MWANAMITINDO LILLY PULITZER ROUSSEAU AMEFARIKI NA MIAKA 81

Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau, the iconic fashion designer of the brand that featured her name, died in Palm Beach, Fla., today, according to her company's Facebook page. She was 81 years old.

"Lilly has been a true inspiration to us and we will miss her," a statement said. "In the days and weeks ahead we will celebrate all that Lilly meant to us."

The company added of its founder: "Lilly was a true original who has brought together generations through her bright and happy mark on the world."

Her schoolmate Jacqueline Kennedy, while First Lady of the United States, was photographed wearing one of Pulitzer's dresses and made her a star.

The dress "was made from kitchen curtain material, and people went crazy," Pulitzer said in her book, "Essentially Lilly: A Guide to Colorful Entertaining."

"They took off like zingo. Everybody loved them, and I went into the dress business."

Her career sprang from her husband Peter's citrus groves, SI reported in 1968.

She opened an orange juice stand in Palm Beach, and designed her own colorful cotton shirts for herself to work in comfortably in the heat and humidity.

Soon, customers wanted to buy her shirts as well as the O.J.

WATOTO NDIO WANAONGOZA KWA KUBAKWA NA KUDHALILISHWA KINGONO

Watoto ni wahanga wakubwa wa udhalilishaji wa kingono katika maeneo ya mizozo, linalalamika shirika la Uingereza, Save the Children na kuutaja utovu huo kuwa 'maovu makubwa na ya kutisha ya vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe.

Kwa mujibu wa ripoti ya shirika hilo lisilomilikiwa na serikali, Save The Children, iliyochapishwa jana mjini London, zaidi ya asilimia 70 ya wahanga wa ubakaji katika nchi zilizoathirika zaidi na vita, mfano wa Liberia au Sierra Leone, ni watoto.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa umebainisha kwamba watoto wenye umri wa miaka miwili waliangukia mhanga wa visa vya kinyama vya maprofesa, wakuu wa kidini na wanajeshi waliopelekwa kwa ajili ya kutumikia harakati za kusimamia amani. Uchunguzi huo unazungumzia pia kuhusu vifo vya watoto walioangukia mhanga wa ubakaji au kudhalilishwa kingono na makundi ya wanajeshi.

KRIS HUMPHRIES SUED FOR CLOTHES STORE DEAL GONE WRONG

Someone other than Kim Kardashian is taking issue with Kris Humphries. The Brooklyn Nets baller is being sued by Scott Hill, the owner of a designer clothing boutique in Beverly Hills who struck a deal awhile back with Humphries:

Kris introduces Hill to two other NBA players and, in return, Kris receives 30% off all items in the store.

However, Humphries failed to hold up his end of the bargain... while racking up over $46,000 in bills at the discounted price.

Hill alleges that Kris owes him $6,000 for the suits and is suing for $52,000 in damages, plus interest.

Sounds like a tough case to win if there's nothing in writing. But whatever. Humphries is an idiot.

Team Scott Hill!

- See more at: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2013/04/kris-humphries-sued-for-clothing-store-deal-gone-wrong/#sthash.wr8ojnYR.dpuf

G8 WAILAANI KOREA

Mawaziri wa mambo ya kigeni wa mataifa manane yaliyoendelea zaidi kiviwanda wameungana kuilaani Korea Kaskazini, na kuitaka nchi hiyo kukomesha mara moja kutoa vitisho vya kivita

Waziri wa mambo ya kigeni wa Ujerumani, Guido Wester Welle, amesema katika siku ya pili ya mkutano wa mawaziri hao unaoendelea jijini London, Uingereza, kuwa mataifa yote ya G8 yanaaminini kuwa kuongezeka kwa matamshi hayo ya kuchochea vita kutoka kwa Korea Kaskazini lazima kusitishwe.

"Suala la kwa nini matamshi hayo ya kuchochea vita yanaongezeka – ingawa ni muhimu, lakini halina uzito mkubwa. Muhimu zaidi ni kwamba matamshi hayo hayapelekei kuripuka kwa vita. Na ndio maana ni muhimu sasa kuona jumuiya ya kimataifa ikiwajibika na kuzungumza kwa sauti moja.

FARRAH ABRAHAM SCANDAL OF PORN VIDEO

The saga of the Farrah Abraham porn video continues as she reportedly shops around for the best deal, despite claiming it was made purely for posterity.

Yes ... she really said that.

After initially denying it existed at all, then trying to pass the Farrah Abraham porn off as a "sex tape," the Teen Mom star finally conceded that it's real.

She still claimed somehow that it was a tape that's just for her, to commemorate her 21-year-old hotness ... though she'd also sell it for a few million.

Well, turns out she's actively trying to do that. Here's what we know about the Abraham-James Deen video, courtesy of a source close to the situation:

Despite her meeting with Vivid and Steve Hirsch's professed interest in the Farrah Abraham sex tape, they haven't acquired it yet.

She's in talks with PornHub (dot) com now.

She's unlikely to get anywhere near the $2 million she wants, as "she isn't a celebrity per se" and the element of surprise is also gone.

Farrah is more in the Octomom porn range, it seems. She received an offer of $100K in an open letter from BangYouLater (dot) com.

Her publicist(s) really dropped the ball, as they knew about Abraham and Deen's meeting with Vivid, which of course leaked to the press.

ALICHOKISEMA ZE BATO WA HIGH LIFE MUSIC KUHUSIANA NA BONGO FLAVA HIKI HAPA

Kawaida tumezoea kusikia  speech  mbali mbali toka kwa wasanii mbali mbali wa muziki hususan muziki wa Bongo Flava, lakini speech hii toka kwa msanii anaye kuja kasi katika game ya Bongo flava toka lebel ya High Life Music  Ze Bato ‘B 16’ kwangu naona katoa kitu kipya sana.

Akizungumza na BonMusic Blog katika Exclusive interview Ze Bato amesema kuwa “mimi kama msanii wa bongo flava ugumu katika muziki huu nahisi ni uelewa wa mashabiki na kukariri kuwa mtu fulani ndiye tunaye amini ni mkali lakini kumbe kuna watu wengi ambao ndo first time  kusikika katika masikio yao, ni wakali isipokua imani inakosekana. Lakini ujio mpya unatofauti kuliko tunavyoelewa japo yaliopo tunayaamini”
Pia  alimalizia kwa kusema haya..” napenda kuwashukuru mashabiki wangu, radio na blogs kwa kunipa mchango wenu mimi, Mungu ibariki Tanzania, Mungu bariki High Life Music Ameen”

HIVI NDIVYO MFALME WA MATEKE, JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME ALIVYO SASA BAADA YA KUZEEKA

MAKAMPUNI YA MANDELA YANYANG'ANYWA KWA WASAIDIZI

Wanawe rais mstaafu wa Afrika Kusini Nelson Mandela, wameamua kuchukua hatua za kuwaondoa wasaidizi wake watatu kutoka katika makampuni anayoyamiliki. Hii ni kwa mujibu wa vyombo ya habari nchini humo.

Makaziwe na Zenani Mandela wanadai kuwa watatu hao hawana haki ya kuwa kwenye bodi mbili za kampuni hiyo ambazo ni za thamani ya dola milioni 1.1

Mmoja wa wasaidizi hao, ambaye pia ni wakili wa Mandela, George Bizos,amekana madai hayo.

Kesi hiyo inakuja wakati kuna wasiwasi mkubwa kuhusu afya ya Mandela mwenye umri wa miaka 94

Mandela aliondoka hospitalini baada ya kutibiwa ugonjwa wa mapafu pamoja na homa ya mapafu.

Mandela alilazwa hospitalini mara ya nne katika kipindi cha miaka miwili.

Duru zinasema kuwa kumekuwa na mzozo wa kichinichini tangu mwaka 2005 wa kudhibiti pesa zinazotokana na mauzo kwenye jina la Mandela hususan picha alizokuwa anachora akiwa jela.

Makaziwe na Zenani Mandela waliwasilisha kesi mahakamani wakidai kuwa bwana Bizo, waziri wa nyumba, bwana Tokyo Sexwale na wakili wa zamani wa Mandela, Bally Chuene, hawakuwahi kuteuliwa kama wamiliki au wakurugenzi wa kampuni ya Harmonieux Investment Holdings na Magnifique Investment Holdings, kulingana na gazeti la Star.

VIFAA MAALUMU KUTUMIKA KATIKA KATIKA MAGOLI YA VIWANJA VYOTE 20 LIGI KUU NCHINI ENGLAND MSIMU UJAO

Kampuni ya Uingereza ya Hawk-Eye imeshinda tenda na kupatiwa mkataba wa kufunga vifaa maalumu kwenye viwanja vyote 20 vya timu za ligi kuu nchini England.

Hawk-Eye itafunga kamera saba kwenye kila goli maalumu kwa kutambua kama mpira umevuka mstari wa goli na kumjulisha mwamuzi wa mchezo huo kupitia saa yake ya mkononi,na imesema inauhakika hakuna marejeo yoyote ya matangazo ya picha ambayo yatapingana na maamuzi ya teknolojia hiyo.

Kampuni hiyo ya Hawk-Eye inajulikana kwa kufunga teknolojia kama hiyo kwenye mchezo wa Tenesi na Kriketi,ambapo camera maalumu huweza kutambua iwapo mpira umegusa mstari ama la na kumjulisha mwamuzi na wasaidizi wake ndani ya sekunde chache.

Chama cha soka nchini England FA,kitafunga vifaa hivyo kwenye uwanja wa Wembley tayari kwa kutumika kwenye mchezo wa ngao ya jamii hapo mwezi wa nane mwaka huu.

Vilabu vikubwa vyote nchini England vimepiga kura ya kupitisha maamuzi hayo katika mkutano wao uliofanyika hii leo jijini London,Huku viwanja vingine vya timu 17 zitakazosalia ligi kuu na zile 3 zitakazopanda daraja vitawekewa teknolojia hiyo na shughuli nzima itachukua wiki sita kukamilika.

Msukumo wa kutumia teknolojia maalumu ya kutambua goli ilipata nguvu baada England kukataliwa goli lao la kusawazisha walipocheza na Ukraine,Mchezo ambao England walifungwa bao moja kwa bila kwenye michuano ya kombe la mataifa barani Ulaya mwaka 2012, Ambapo mwezi mmoja baadaye bodi ya vyama vya soka vya kimataifa (IFAB) katika kikao chake mjini Zurich kilipitisha teknolojia mbili ili zitumike kwenye michezo ya soka.

CHRIS BROWN NA RIHANNA BADO WAPO PAMOJA

Chris Brown and Rihanna are still together...

The on again-off again couple has been giving each other the cold shoulder lately, but apparently that's just because they're in the middle of a lovers' quarrel. 

DETAILS: Is It Really Over? Chris Brown & Rihanna Have Reportedly Called It Quits

To shut the blogosphere up, Ri posted the above photo, which looks like a happy moment between the two, riding top down. Chris was also spotted at Rihanna's L.A. show during the Diamonds World Tour. 

BOKO HARAM WAGOMEA MSAMAHA

Kundi la wapiganaji wa kiisilamu nchini Nigeria, Boko Haram , limekataa pendekezo la kukubali msamaha.

Wiki jana Rais Goodluck Jonathan, aliuomba mkutano wa maafisa wakuu wa usalama kutafakari swala la kuwapa msamaha wapiganaji hao ili kuwashawishi kusitisha harakati zao.

Tangazo na mtu anayeaminika kuwa kiongozi wa kundi hilo Abubakar Shekau.

Katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, Boko Haram imekuwa ikiendesha kampeini ya ghasia na vurugu katika eneo la Kaskazini mwa nchi, na kuwaua takriban watu 2,000.

Kundi hilo linasema kuwa wapiganaji wake wanapigania kile wanachosema ni taifa la kiisilamu katika eneo la Kaskazini ambalo lina idadi kubwa ya waisilamu.

Bwana Shekau alisema kuwa kundi lake halijakosa hata kidogo, na kwa hivyo msamaha kwao sio jambo la kuzungumzia.

Aidha Shekau aliongeza kuwa ni jeshi la Nigeria ambalo linakiuka haki za waisilamu.

"nashangazwa kwa kuwa serikali ya Nigeria inazungumzia kuhusu msahama. Sisi tumefanya makosa gani? Ni sisi ambao tunapaswa kuwasamehe.'' alinukuliwa akisema Shekau

HABARI ILIYO HIT LEO TANZANIA KATIKA MAGAZETI: NI DIAMOND TENA, AVUNJA NDOA YA UWOYA RASMI

KAMA ULIKUWA HUJUI AFGHANISTAN NDIO HOME OF HEROIN

Afghanistan produces 90% of all opiate drugs in the world, but until recently was not a major consumer. Now, out of a population of 35 million, more than a million are addicted to drugs - proportionately the highest figure in the world. 

Right in the heart of Kabul, on the stony banks of the Kabul River, drug addicts gather to buy and use heroin. It's a place of misery and degradation.

In broad daylight about a dozen men and teenage boys sit huddled in pairs smoking and injecting. Among them are some educated people - a doctor, an engineer and an interpreter.

Tariq Sulaiman, from Najat, a local addiction charity, comes here regularly to try to persuade addicts to get treatment.

"We are already losing our children to suicide attacks, rocket and bomb attacks," he says. "But now addiction is another sort of terrorism which is killing our countrymen."

At the age of 18, Jawid, originally from Badakhshan in the north of Afghanistan, has already been hooked on heroin for 10 years. His uncle introduced him to drugs when he was a small child, to make him work harder on the land.

SAMSUNG UNVAILS THE BIGGEST SMARTPHONE

Samsung has unveiled the biggest smartphone to date - the Galaxy Mega, which features a 6.3in (16cm) screen.

The firm suggested its size made it ideal for watching videos or running two apps alongside each other.

Samsung helped popularise the so-called "phablet" category - in which phones approach tablet dimensions - with its original 5.3in Galaxy Note in 2011.

That proved more popular than many expected, but one analyst suggested the latest device might be a step too far.

Samsung is marketing the Android-powered handset as having a high-definition screen - however, a spokesman was unable to confirm whether it supported 720p or the "full HD" 1080p resolution.

Another South Korean firm, Pantech, currently lays claim to offering the biggest "full HD" smartphone with its 5.9in Vega No 6 which was announced in January.

China's Huawei had previously boasted having the biggest largest-screened 720p smartphone with its 6.1in Ascend Mate.

Samsung also makes the Galaxy Note 8.0. Some versions of this 8in-screened device feature an HSPA+ radio allowing them to make calls, but the machine is being promoted as a tablet with phone functionality rather than the other way round.

'Too cumbersome'

Samsung suggested that, despite its dimensions, the Galaxy Mega was still small and light enough - at 199g (0.44lb) - to fit into users' pockets and be used with one hand.

However, the firm is hedging its bets by offering a smaller 5.8in-screened version as an alternative.

HABARI KUBWA ZA LEO DUNIANI APRIL 11

G8 states condemn NK nuclear moves Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:45:32 AM
G8 foreign ministers condemn North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in the "strongest possible terms" after talks in London.

US Senate prepares for gun debate Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:56:14 AM
US gun control advocates are making an push for new legislation as the Senate prepares to debate a bill expanding background checks on gun buyers.

Scandal claims France's top rabbi Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:26:07 AM
France's top rabbi, Gilles Bernheim, resigns after admitting plagiarising several authors and faking an academic status on his CV.

NYOTA WA BONGO MOVIE KAJALA MASANJA

HUYU NDIYE RAIS MASIKINI ZAIDI DUNIANI, JOSE MUJICA WA URUGUAY

RATIBA YA MECHI KUBWA ZA LEO DUNIANI

MAMA KANUMBA: NAMPENDA LULU

Mama wa marehemu Kanumba Flora Mtegoa amesema anampenda msanii Elizabeth Michael maarufu kwa jina la Lulu, licha ya matatizo yote yaliyotokea na kwamba anamwachia Mungu katika yote.

 

Akizungumza na Mwananchi katika makaburi ya Kinondoni mara baada ya misa maalum ya kumuombea marehemu na kuweka mashada ya maua Mtegoa alisema yeye ni mkristo hivyo hana kinyongo na mwigizaji huyo.

 "Mimi ni mkristo tumeambiwa samehe mara saba sabini, binafsi sina kinyongo chochote na ninampenda kama ilivyokuwa kwa mwanangu, ila kila ninapomuona siachi kumkumbuka mwanangu," alisema Mtegoa.

 Alisema Kanumba alikuwa ni kama mtoto, mume, kaka na kama rafiki yake, alimfanya kuwa mtu wa karibu yake na anashukuru mwanaye pia alimfanya ajisikie furaha muda wote.

 "Mara ya mwisho kuongea naye ilikuwa ni Aprili 6 usiku, siku moja kabla ya kifo chake, tulizungumza mengi kwa njia ya simu aliniahidi mengi na kunieleza kuhusu safari yake ya Marekani, nammisi kwa kweli," alisema.

 Akizungumzia suala ya ushiriki wake katika filamu ya Without Daddy Mtegoa alisema "Nilikuwa naigiza tangu nasoma sekondari lakini sanaa hapo nyuma haikulipa hivyo sikuendelea na sanaa, baada ya kufariki Kanumba niliombwa nicheze filamu ya Without Daddy, nilikubali na ikawa filamu yangu ya kwanza," alisema.

 Alisema kwa sasa yeye anafanya kazi chini ya Kampuni ya Kanumba The Great, hivyo itakapotokea filamu nyingine yupo tayari kuicheza.