Yo! Milk: TV Ad Challenging X- Factor Christmas Top Spot

Last year it was Rage Against The Machine - this year a rap song selling milk is set to challenge The X Factor winner for the coveted Christmas No 1 slot.

The music from the Yeo Valley advert - which features four rustic rappers 'bigging up' the West Country dairy's products - has become hugely popular since it was first shown during the show's commercial breaks.

The Sunday after it was first aired it went on to be featured as a 'top trend' on You Tube's home page - and since then has been watched online 1.5million times.

Unlikely rappers: The rustic foursome from the Yeo Valley adverts could soon be enjoying chart success

The advert sees the unlikely rap stars dressed in flat caps and wellies, and features the lyrics 'rollin' with my Massey on a summer's day' - in reference to the quartet's tractor.

It was made by Los Angeles based director Julien Lutz, who has made music videos for a host of stars including R Kelly, Usher, Kanye West and Nelly Furtado.

Among the 'rappers' in the advert is 21-year-old Alexandra Evans, who was the winner of the fourth series of Britain's Next Top Model.

Model rapper: Former Britain's Next Top Model winner Alexandra Evans features in the commercial

'I'm really surprised so many people like it,' she said of the song. 'Getting the Christmas No 1 is a long shot but who knows?'

Yeo Valley, which is based in Somerset, has committed to showing the commercial exclusive during breaks in The X Factor, at a cost of £5million.

The track was released for download via iTunes due to public demand, after Facebook groups calling for its release were set up and fans took to Twitter to air their views.

The Massey massive: The rappers pay tribute to their tractor in the tongue-in-cheek track

Among those who have shown their support for the track are Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, who is known as a champion of new music.

'Must be intimidating for The X Factor finalists to have to compete with the infinitely better Yeo valley crew each week,' he recently said on his Twitter page.

A spokeperson for the dairy added, 'It's not your usual chart topper but the positive response from the public suggests people want to hear it in the top 40.'

Dairy good: The track could pose an unusual threat to The X Factor winner for the Christmas No 1 spot

However the song is not the only one which is being championed to reach the top spot in the Christmas chart, with a number of campaigns popping up on Facebook.

Several pages have emerged to push the Sixties hit Surfin' Bird by The Trashmen, which was made famous by the film Full Metal Jacket, while there are growing campaigns to see Rick Astley's Eighties hit Never Gonna Give You Up and Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell at number one for Christmas.

Also gathering momentum is the four and a half minute silent track by John Cage, which some Facebook fans have dubbed 'Cage Against The Machine' in reference to last year's Christmas campaign on the social networking site.

That one saw Rage Against The Machine's Killing In The Name deprive 2009 X Factor champion Joe McElderry of the festive chart-topper with his winner's single The Climb.

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TANGU Machi mwaka jana alipostaafishwa kazi na Rais Jakaya Kikwete, akiwa Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Mbalali, Mbeya, Hawa Ngulume amekuwa haonekani hadharani wala kusikika kwenye vyombo vya habari kama tulivyomzoea.

Tunakumbuka jinsi alivyoendesha operesheni ya kuwaondoa wafugaji katika Bonde la Ihefu wilayani humo na kusababisha habari zake kutawala kwenye vyombo vya habari na kusababisha malumbano makali kati ya wafugaji na wanamazingira.

Tunakumbuka pia alivyoendesha operesheni hiyo kwa yeye mwenyewe kutembea kwa miguu akisindikiza ng’ombe kuondoka kwenye bonde hilo hali iliyomfanya achukiwe na wafugaji hao lakini akapendwa na wanamazingira.

Tunashuhudia hivi sasa baada ya kuondoka kwa wafugaji kwenye bonde hilo, hali mazingira ni shwali kwani ukijani na uoto wa asili umeanza kurejea katika bonde hilo.

Hayo aliyafanya akiwa mkuu wa wilaya ya Mbalali kabla hajastaafishwa na kumpisha mwenzake Luteni Cosmas Kayombo.

Hayo yote yanakumbukwa na Ngulume, ambaye hivi sasa yuko katika hali mbaya kiafya nyumbani kwake Goba Kinzudi, jijini Dar es Salaam akisumbuliwa na maradhi ya vichomi na mapafu.

Hata hivyo, bado madaktari hawajathibitisha ni nini hasa kinachomsumbua kutokana na kukosekana kwa kipimo mbadala cha kupima kansa ya mapafu.

Mwananchi lilifika nyumbani kwake na aliamua kueleza yaliyokuwa moyoni mwake: “Nimeona bora nitumie chombo cha habari kufikisha ujumbe wa ugonjwa kabla sijafa.”

Anaongeza: “Kwa miezi mitatu sasa niko hoi kitandani, siwezi kutembea bila kusaidiwa, naiomba serikali inisaidie niweze kwenda India ambako kuna vipimo na tiba ya maradhi yanayonisumbua.”

Anasema ameamua kutumia gazeti hili ili kufikisha ujumbe kwa serikali na CCM kuhusu maradhi yanayomsumbua baada ya njia nyingine kushindikana.

“Nilipeleka taarifa kwenye chama changu kwamba naumwa nahitaji msaada, lakini sikujibiwa, pia nimefanya juhudi za kutaka kumwona Waziri Mkuu ili anisaidie lakini juhudi zangu hazikuzaa matunda, nimeamua nitumie chombo cha habari kabla sijafikwa na mauti,” anasema.

Ngulume ambaye ni kada maarufu wa CCM aliyetumikia nafasi ya ukuu wa wilaya kwa miaka 18, anasema maradhi yanayomsumbua yalianza baada ya kumalizika kwa mchakato wa kura za maoni za chama hicho.

Anasema aliomba ridhaa ya chama hicho kimsimamishe kuwa mgombea ubunge katika Jimbo la Singida Mjini lakini hakufanikiwa.

“Katika mchakato ule, Mohammed Dewji alishinda na mimi nikawa mshindi wa pili, niliporudi Dar es Salaam nikaanza kujiandaa kwenda kumpigia debe Dewji, kama ulivyo utaratibu wa chama chetu, ndipo nikaanza kuumwa ghafla,” anasema na kuongeza:

“Nilipenda kushiriki kwenye kampeni ili kuwasaidia wagombea mbalimbali wa chama changu lakini anadhani Mungu hakupenda nifanye hivyo.”

Ngulume ambaye amewahi kuwa mkuu wa wilaya mbalimbali zikiwemo za Kinondoni, Bagamoyo na Kibaha anasema baada ya kuumwa amekuwa akipata tiba za aina tofauti lakini hazijamsaidia.

“Nasikia maumivu makali tumboni, utadhani kuna msumeno unakata viungo vyangu, usiku kucha sipati usingizi ni maumivu tu ndiyo yanayotawala mwili wangu,” anasema.

Anasema amekwishatibiwa kwenye Hospitali za Lugalo, Ocean Road na Imtu zote za Dar es Salaam lakini mbali ya kutopata nafuu, hali yake inazidi kuwa mbaya siku hadi siku.

“Katika hospitali ya Ocean Road nilitakiwa kupima kama mapafu yana maji ili kuthibitisha kama ni kansa ya mapafu lakini kipimo kilichopo kinatakiwa kukaa katika kinywa nami sina pumzi, hivyo ikashindikana kupima,” anasema.

Anaongeza kuwa hadi sasa hawezi kuweka wazi kuhusu maradhi yanayomsumbua kwa vile vipimo mbadala ya vile vya kuwekwa katika kinywa vinapatikana nje ya nchi.

“Ndiyo maana naomba msaada wa kwenda kutibiwa nje kwani nikipimwa ndipo naweza kupata tiba ya uhakika,” anasema kwa taabu.

Anasema katika kuhangaika kutafuta tiba aliwahi kwenda katika Hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili lakini cha kushangaza alikaa kuanzia saa 8.00 mchana hadi saa 11.00 jioni bila kuhudumiwa.

“Ndipo mtu mmoja anayenifahamu alipopita nilipoketi akanisalimia kwa kuniita mheshimiwa. Muuguzi mmoja jina ninalihifadhi akaja kutaka kunihudumia, nikamwambia ina maana siwezi kuhudumiwa hadi niwe mheshimiwa? Nikaondoka kwa hasira nikakataa kuhudumiwa,” anasema.

Siku moja baada ya kuzungumza na gazeti hilo, Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu, Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa, (Tamisemi) aliyokuwa akifanya kazi chini yake ilitoa tamko la kusimamia matibabu yake nje ya nchi.

Ujumbe wa maofisa wa Tamisemi ulifika nyumbani kwa mkuu huyo wa zamani wa wilaya kumjulia hali. Hatua hiyo imekuwa faraja kwa Ngulume ambaye anasema ingawa bado ana maumivu makali, amefurahi kwani kuna maofisa kutoka Tamisemi waliomtembelea na kumpa matumaini kwamba huenda akaenda nje kutibiwa.

“Baada ya gazeti lenu kuandika habari zangu, ujumbe wa Tamisemi umefika nyumbani kwangu kuniangalia na kuniahidi kwamba utafanya mipango kwa kushirikiana na Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii ili niweze kwenda nje kutibiwa,” alisema.

Alisema mbali na ujumbe huo, watu wengi ambao hawakuwa na taarifa zake, wameanza kumtembelea na wengine kumpigia simu wakimuombea kwa Mungu ili aweze kupona maradhi yanayomsumbua.

“Nawashukuru waandishi wa mwananchi, kwani nyie ndiyo mlioujulisha umma kuhusu hali ya afya yangu, ninaomba kwa Mungu usiku kucha ili niweze kufanikiwa kutibiwa kwani maumivu ninayoyapata ni makali.

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Muungwana mmoja amenitumia comment ambayo kwa hakika imenigusa sana.Naomba niinukuu

Mbona umekatisha mijadala ya kuendeleza nchi ghafla mno. nilitegemea utakuwa na tasmini ya matokeo ya uchaguzi lakini umezimika ghafla. Vipi au jamani inakuwaje uchungu na nchi unakuwa kwa muda tu? Au wameshakutishia na wewe?

Naelewa kwanini mzalendo huyu anataka tufanye tathmini ya uchaguzi mkuu ambao wengi wetu tuliupa umuhimu wa kipekee kutokana na mwenendo wa mambo ulivyo huko nyumbani.Baada ya kushuhudia taifa likienda mrama kwa kugubikwa na ufisadi ilionekana ni lazima Watanzania wenye uchungu wa dhati kwa nchi yao wachukue hatua zinazostahili.Na hatua mwafaka ilionekana kuwa ni kuing'oa CCM madarakani.

Mgombea urais kwa tiketi ya Chadema,Dkt Wilbroad Slaa,ameweka bayana msimamo wake kuwa uchaguzi huo ulichakachuliwa.Baadhi ya taasisi zilizotuhumiwa kufanya uchakachuaji huo zimejitokeza hadharani na kukanusha tuhuma hizo.Haihitaji hata cheti cha kozi ya siku 1 ya uchambuzi wa siasa kumaizi kuwa hakuna hata mmoja kati ya wanaotuhumiwa atakiri mchango wake katika kuirejesha CCM madarakani.Wakubali ili waadhibiwe?

Kadhalika,kuna dhana iliyojengeka kuwa katika uhalisia barani Afrika na katika baadhi ya nchi "za dunia ya tatu" sio rahisi kwa chama tawala kushindwa uchaguzi,na ikitokea kimeshindwa basi yayumkinika kuhitimisha kuwa hayo ni matokeo ya uzembe wa chama husika au migogoro ndani ya chama hicho.Hebu chukulia mfano mazingira ya uchaguzi wetu.Vyombo vya dola vilionyesha waziwazi kuipendelea CCM huku watendaji wa taasisi zinazopaswa kuwa huru wakijibidiisha kumlinda mgombea wa chama tawala.Ndio maana haikumtia hofu Mhariri wa Daily News,gazeti linaloendeshwa kwa kodi za walalahoi,kutamka bayana kuwa Dkt Slaa asingeweza kuwa rais hata baada ya miaka mitano.Kujiamini huko hakukutokana na uimara wa CCM bali ndoa ya kifisadi kati ya taasisi za umma na chama hicho tawala.

Tulisikia taarifa kadhaa kuhusu watendaji wa Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi kutowatendea haki wagombea wa vyama vya upinzani.Kadhalika,ilifika mahala Msajili wa Vyama vya Siasa akaamua kuweka wazi mahaba yake kwa CCM na kujipachika jukumubla kuitetea hata pale ilipokosea waziwazi.

Sasa unaweza kujiuliza,"kama tulishaona mwenendo wa aina hiyo ie wa kuitengenezea CCM mazingira ya ushindi,kwanini tulijipa matumaini kuwa Dkt Slaa angeibuka mshindi?".Jibu rahisi kwa mtizamo wangu ni kwamba kulikuwa na matumaini kuwa sauti kubwa ya umma ingeweza kukwaza jitihada zozote za uchakachuaji.Au hata kama jitihada hizo zingefanyika basi zingezidiwa nguvu na sauti hiyo ya umma.

Naomba kukiri hadharani kuwa hofu yangu kubwa haikuwa kwenye mikakati ya kundi dogo lakini lenye nguvu kubwa la mafisadi bali MTAJI MKUU WA CCM yaani umasikini wa Watanzania walio wengi.CCM inategemea sana masikini na hata matokeo "halali" yanathibitisha hilo ambapo maeneo yaliyogubikwa na umasikini ndio yaliyoipa CCM kura nyingi.Huu ni uhusiano ambao kitaaluma unaweza kuelezwa kama wa mnyanyasaji na mnyanywasaji (abuser-abused relationship).Mnyanyasaji anawekeza nguvu nyingi kumwaminisha mnyanyaswaji kuwa pasipo uwepo wake (mnyanyasaji) basi mnyanyaswaji hatakuwa na maisha.Ndio hadithi za amani na utulivu,umoja wa kitaifa,mshikamano,na madude mengine kama hayo.

Kitaaluma,mnyanyaswaji anaweza kufikia mahala akawa anaskia raha kunyanyaswa (punch drunk).Ni kama hali ya kuzowea makonde kwa bondia.Hakuna maelezo mengine mwafaka ya kuelezea namna watu wanaoamka wakiwa hawajui siku iyaisha vipi,wanaotembea maili kadhaa kusaka maji safi japo wafadhili wanamwaga fedha za miradi ya maji,wanaoshinda juani kutwa nzima na kulala vibambazani wakiuza peremende lakini bado wanaandamwa na jeshi la mgambo huku polisi wakiwawinda wawabambikizie kesi,wanaokwenda mahospitalini na kuambulia matibabu hewa kwa vile hakuna madawa,watu wenye watoto ambao makalio yanaota sugu kwa kukaa sakafuni mashuleni,watu ambao haki zao hazipatikani bila kutoa "kitu kidogo" kisha watu haohao wakipigie kura chama kinachostawisha mateso yao.

Na kwa waliodhani akina sie tuliokuwa tukipiga kelele za nguvu kutaka CCM iondoke tulikuwa na chuki binafsi basi matukio mawili yaliyojiri hata masaa 72 hayajapita baada ya CCM kurejea madarakani yanapaswa kuwafumbua macho.Tukio la kwanza ni la mtuhumiwa wa ufisadi wa rada,Mzee wa Vijisenti Andrew Chenge kuchukua fomu ya kugombea Uspika kisha kufanya press conference iliyojaa ngebe,nyodo na dharau kwa wote wanaokerwa na ufisadi.Binafsi,naamini kuwa Chenge katumwa na kundi flani linalotaka kuifakamia keki ya taifa kwa kasi ya marathon hasa kwa vile wanaelewa kuwa Awamu hii ya Tano inaweza kuwa ni lala salama.Chenge ameonyesha bayana kuwa anataka kuwa Spika ili kusafisha majina ya "waliosingiziwa kuwa mafisadi".

Lakini kubwa zaidi ni hisia zangu kuwa Chenge ana baraka kamili za uongozi wa juu wa CCM ikiwa ni pamoja na Mwenyekiti Jakaya Kikwete.Si bado tunakumbuka jinsi Kikwete alivyokwenda jimboni kwa Chenge kumpigia debe na kisha akatetea uamuzi wake wa kuwapigia debe watuhumiwa wa ufisadi kwa kudai kuwa kinachowakabili ni tuhuma tu.Kama tuhuma si tatizo mbona Bashe aliondolewa kwenye mchakato wa mchujo wa kupata wagombea ubunge kwa tiketi ya CCM kwa tuhuma kuwa sio raia wa Tanzania?Kwahiyo tuhuma kwa Chenge,Mramba,nk zinapaswa kubaki tuhuma tu lakini kwa wengine tuhuma ni sawa na hukumu!

Na kwa wanaidhani Chenge anafanya utani mbaya ( a bad joke) basi labda hawaielewi CCM vizuri.Chenge anaweza kabisa kupitishwa katika mfumo wa "kidemokrasia" wa CCM.Yea,kama ameendelea kuongoza kamati ya maadili ya chama hicho na kupitishwa kugombea ubunge (na kushinda) iweje basi kuukwaa uspika liwe suala gumu?Nguvu anayo,sababu anazo,sapoti anayo na VIJISENTI anavyo.Kipi cha kumzuwia kumrithi Samuel Sitta?

Tukio la pili linahisiana na hilo la kwanza ambapo Taasisi ya Kuzuwia na Kupambana na Rushwa (TAKUKURU) imekurupuka na kudai kuwa Chenge alishasafishwa katika tuhuma za ufisadi wa rada.Yaleyale ya kuisafisha Richmond japo angalau katika ishu ya Richmond serikali ya Kikwete ilikuwa na umri wa zaidi ya mwaka madarakani.Safari hii vimbwanga vimeanza hata kabla ya wiki kumalizika tangu iingie madarakani!Maumivu ya kichwa huanza polepole...

Na kwa kuthibitisha kuwa kura za kuirejesha CCM madarakani zilikuwa kura za kuubariki ufisadi,Ubalozi wa Uingereza umeishushua TAKUKURU kwa kutoa ufafanuzi kuhusu suala la ufisadi wa rada.Sijui nani ameipa TAKUKURU madaraka ya kusafisha watuhumiwa lakini hata sie tusio na uelewa mkubwa wa masuala ya sheria tunafahamu kuwa jukumu la kuhukumu ni la mahakama.Badala ya taasisi hiyo kumpeleka Chenge mahakamani ili kama kusafishwa asafishwe huku,yenyewe imekurupuka na utetezi wake wa kifisadi pasipo hoja za msingi.Hii yote ni katika kuandaa mazingira mazuri kwa Chenge kuwa Spika wa Bunge jipya.

Nitaendelea na tathmini yangu kadri siku zinavyosonga mbele.Najua kuna mengi tu ya kuyazungumzia hasa tukizingatia mazingaombwe yaliyotawala Awamu iliyopita hivyo ni suala la muda tu kabla hayajajiri mengine mengi ya kuwasuta wale wote waliotarajia miujiza kutoka kwa CCM.

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Hundreds of angry comments were posted on the social networking website Twitter about the glitch on the Apple device, which occured even though the rest of the phone's features updated the time automatically.

"Well done Apple - you've made me decide I need to use a proper alarm clock rather than relying on my iPhone," one user tweeted.

"Stupid iPhone alarm clock went off an hour late. What a great start to the week," said another.

Australian iPhone users experienced similar problems three weeks ago, although alarms went off an hour early there rather than an hour late.

Apple said at the time that a software patch was being developed to resolve the issue. The technology giant has not yet issued an official response to the British version of the glitch.

The popular gadget has suffered a turbulent year. The latest iPhone 4 model has been blighted by problems with its antennae, proximity sensor and security system.

The latest fault can apparently be avoided by using one-off alarms instead of pre-set daily wake-up calls.

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MGOMBEA urais kupitia tiketi ya Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo, (Chadema), Dk Willibrod Slaa amesema, atayakataa matokeo ya urais yatakayotangazwa na Tume ya Uchaguzi (NEC) kwa kuwa kumefanyika wizi mkubwa wa kura.Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jijini Dar es Salaam, Dk Slaa alisema, kama NEC inaitakia mema nchi hii, ifute matokeo yote ya urais na uchaguzi urudiwe upya.

Dk Slaa ambaye pia ni Katibu Mkuu wa chama hicho, alisema wamekuwa wakifuatilia matokeo ya nchi nzima kwa umakini mkubwa na wamegundua kuna wizi mkubwa wa kura kwenye nafasi za urais na ubunge.

"Kuna uchakachuaji mkubwa wa kura na kazi hiyo inafanywa na usalama wa taifa,"alisema Dk Slaa

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