Gavin Mooney Memorial Essay Competition

TYPE OF CONTEST: Essay Contest

ELIGIBILITY: Entry is open to anyone, in Australia or overseas, whether academics, writers, journalists or citizens.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Criteria
• An essay of not more than 5,000 words exploring the theme of climate change and equity, at a local, national or international level.
• Entry is open to anyone, anywhere.
• Entries must not have been previously published. The winning entry will be published at the online publication, Inside Story.


Entries will be de-identified and will be collated by a staffer at the Sydney School of Public Health who is not involved in the judging.
• Each entry should be accompanied by a 2-page cover sheet as outlined below. The author’s details should be mentioned only on the first page of the cover sheet – and not elsewhere on the entry.
• Members of the judging panel will be announced in December, 2013.
• Judging criteria include:

The work is disruptive i.e. challenging or prompting change in status quo.
The work incorporates novel ideas or approaches or thinking or style.
The work is telling stories that matter.
The quality of the writing.****
Please copy and paste the information below to use as entry forms and cover sheets
Cover Sheet Page 1

Name
Address
Phone
Email
Please provide a short biographical statement (no more than 250 words)

I verify that this is my own, original work.

Signature


Date

******
Cover Sheet Page 2 (Please do not include your name or any other identifying material on this page as it will be forwarded to the judges)


Please provide a short statement about the essay, and how it meets the judging criteria (less than 400 words).

PRIZE: The winner receives a prize of $5,000 donated by the Sydney School of Public Health, and publication at Inside Story. The University of Sydney may also publish the essay as part of a series of mini e-books arising from the competition.

As well as honouring the work and writings of Professor Mooney, the competition seeks to draw public attention to social justice and health equity concerns, and to recognise the public interest value of writing and writers.

HOW TO APPLY: Entries should be mailed to


Gavin Mooney Memorial Essay Competition
Executive Assistant, Room 319
Sydney School of Public Health
Edward Ford Building A27
University of Sydney NSW 2006

• Electronic entries will not be accepted.


DEADLINE: December 2, 2013

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FOUR FUTA STUDENTS TO COMPLETE PROGRAMMES IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

The collaboration between the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, and the Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University (FAMU), Tallahassee, USA has translated into reality with the departure of the first set of students for the United States of America.
The students who are to complete their undergraduate programme at FAMU under the 4-1-1 programme are Oluwalowo Abiodun (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Ogundana Ifedayo Joseph (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) and Ebere Onyewuchi Emmanuel (Mechanical Engineering), while Fasakin Tolulope is to pursue a Master degree in Industrial Engineering.

Responding on behalf of his colleagues, Ebere Onyewuchi Emmanuel gave glory to God for counting him and others worthy to be among the first beneficiaries of the programme. He said, “I believe our going is for good and we promise God and FUTA management that we will not disappoint. 

Professor Daramola, the initiator of the collaboration said its primary aim is to develop academic and research cooperative efforts between the two institutions through which staff and students will enjoy opportunities to enhance their teaching, research and learning activities. He said it would also engender exchange programmes on short, medium and long-term basis as a means of promoting scientific and scholarly research output for the benefit of both institutions.
Present at the send forth were: Dr. Kayode Oke (HOD Mechanical Engineering), Dr. Joseph Omotoyinbo (HOD, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Dr. Lanre Ogunti (HOD, Electrical/Electronic Engineering) and Mr. Adeyemo of the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics).

Electronic cigarettes growing in popularity with teens

Use of e-cigarettes among middle- and high school students doubled between 2011 and 2012. Health authorities worry that young people who use them, like 19-year-old Brian Jung, will wind up hooked on regular cigarettes.

One out of 10 American high school students used electronic cigarettes in 2012, along with nearly 3% of middle school students, according to a new federal report. That's about double the rate of e-cigarette use in 2011 and translates into 1.78 million children and teens who have tried the battery-powered devices.


The sharp increase has public health experts worried. Electronic cigarettes contain the addictive chemical nicotine and traces of cancer-causing compounds called nitrosamines. The safety profile of the devices has not been fully studied, according to warnings from the Food and Drug Administration.

In addition, e-cigarettes are sold with cartridges that give them enticing flavors such as mint or chocolate, and health advocates fear they have the potential to turn teens on to regular cigarettes.

"The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling," Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement. "Many teens who start with e-cigarettes may be condemned to struggling with a lifelong addiction to nicotine and conventional cigarettes."

Peter Nduati nominated for entrepreneur of the year award

The Johnnie Walker Blue Label CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards acknowledge true pioneers in several diverse fields of business on the African Continent, and countries chosen for this year’s regional ceremonies include Nigeria (West Africa), Rwanda (East Africa) and South Africa.

Now in its second year, the Johnnie Walker Blue Label CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards pay homage to the achievements of visionary individuals as the continent asserts its place at the world economic table.

The East African finalists have been selected for their game-changing contributions to the East African business landscape, and will contend for the opportunity to enter the national round for the title of Africa’s most ground-breaking business person in their respective fields.
The finalist’s for each category in the East African round are:

Business Leader of the Year
• Jonathan Ciano – CEO and Group Managing Director, Uchumi Supermarkets
• James Gatera – CEO, Bank of Kigali
• Duncan Kibui – CEO, Chase Bank

Business Woman of the Year 2013
• Joanne Mwangi – Founder and CEO, Professional Marketing Services Group
• Nasim Devji – Group CEO, Diamond Trust Bank
• Priya Budhabatti – Head of Human Resources, Craft Silicon Kenya ICT and Craft Silicon foundation Kenya.

Entrepreneur of the Year 2013
• Peter Nduati – Founder and CEO, Resolution Health East Africa, Ltd.
• Zafrullah Khan – Group Managing Director, Chase Bank
• Patrick Bitature – Founder, Chairman and Group CEO, Simba Telecoms Group of Companies, East Africa.

Young Business Leader of the Year 2013
• Kamal Budhabatti – Founder and CEO, Craft Silicon ICT Kenya
• Gachao Kiuna – CEO and Managing Director, Trans-Century Group
• Joshua Oigara – Group CEO, Kenya Commercial Bank

EBSU admission list officially now on school website

The Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has released the first batch admission list of candidates admitted into her various undergraduate programmes for the 2013/2014 academic session.

Candidates who sat for the 2013/2014 EBSU post UTME screening can now check their admission status on the EBSU admission status checking website.
How To Check the 1st batch 2013/2014 EBSU Admission List:

Follow the steps below to check Admission Status on the EBSU admission status checking portal;

1) Visit the Ebonyi State University Abraka admission status checking portal via the link below;

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2) Select your Program (i.e. REGULAR),

3) Select Session (i.e. 2013/2014),

4) Type in your Registration Number in the space provided,

3) then click the Submit button

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OFFICIAL RESULTS of LASU Admission List 2013 Out (download here)

The Lagos State State University (LASU) has released the first batch merit admission list of candidates admitted into her different undergraduate programmes for the 2013/2014 academic session.

Candidates who sat for the 2013/2014 LASU post UTME screening can now check for their names on the admission list published by the School.
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21 COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS ARRESTED IN JIGAWA

Jigawa State Hisbah Command has arrested 21 commercial sex workers, as part of efforts to stop them from operating in the state.



The commandant of Hisbah in the state, Alhaji Aliyu Galamawa, who disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, said the arrest followed a security report that they had invaded different parts of the state after they were dislodged from neighbouring Bauchi, Kano and Lagos states.
The commercial sex workers were said to have divided themselves to various towns and villages such as Ringim, Chaichai and Dutse.
Galamawa explained that men of the command arrested 21 of them in Ringim and Dutse with their traditional musicians, while some were arrested in Chaichai town with the owner of the house who gave them rent.
According to him, they were handed over to the state police command, which charged them before a Sharia Court sitting in Dutse under Magistrate Aliyu Hadejia.
The Hisbah commandant, explained that they would support government commitment to rid the state of criminals.

CHILDNOTBRIDE-STELLA DAMASUS Vs SENATOR YERIMA (WATCH VIDEO) on aljazeera

Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus who isn’t in support of Child Marriage and Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerima who is in support went toe to toe on the Al-Jazeera show The Stream to tackle the Underage Marriage issue in Nigeria.



The senator who is married to four wives, married his first wife at the age of 14

Senator Yerima also talks about how he met and married his 14 year old Egyptian bride and they have a child together.

STUDENTS SELLING THEIR SPERM IN LAGOS for 50k

Indeed, investigation by PUNCH showed that spérm has become a commodity in high demand in Lagos. The Chief Consultant and Head, Obstetrician and Fertility Department, Eko Hospitals, Dr. Adegbite Ogunmokun, said fertility problem, based on recent experience, had tilted more towards the male factor.

He said, “If 10 couples come in, there will be problem with the male in six of them, using our parameter of 20 million spérm per millimetre. But 10 to 15 years ago, maybe about four out of 10 men would have problem.”

PUNCH correspondents, who visited some fertility centres in Lagos, learnt that more men are having low spérm count, thus necessitating the need for more volunteer donors. But because donors are scare, fertility clinics offer as much as N50,000 to men who are interested in selling their spérm.

They also pay more when sellers have special features that the beneficiaries are looking for.

Like blood sellers, investigations show that many people in Lagos, especially students, now sell their spérms anytime they need money.

A student of the University of Lagos, who identified himself as John, said he had sold spérm to a few fertility centres in Lagos. John said he had been funding his education for the past two years with what he earned from selling his spérm.

John said he was introduced to the programme by a friend and that he had in turn brought in two other friends to ‘business’.

“I’ve sold to a number of fertility centres. The money has really helped me to stay in school. It takes care of my tuition and some other personal needs,” John said, with a measure of satisfaction.

“It’s cool money, really and I’m also doing a service to mankind by helping out some people in need. Even friends that I introduced to it have not turned back since then.”

An employee in a Lagos fertility clinic, who identified himself as Olufunsho, told PUNCH that some women would pay any amount to get a spérm seller with the features they want.

He said, “We pay N50,000 here but there are times when women come in and request that, at all cost, they must get a tall man. The person can earn more when they make such requests, especially if we don’t have any that fits the profile in our bank.

EWN REPORTS

ASUU STRIKE: sight and sounds of FUTA campus and hostels

As the tussle between FG and ASUU continues, campuses all over Nigeria are taking a quiet toll.

Activities all brought to an abrupt end.....here are some pictures from the federal university of technology, akure showing the state of tranquility which a buzzling NAIJA university never has. ENJOY

(photo): popular FUTA abiola hostel as silent as a cementary

(photo) a football court, now a den for RABBITS and CASTLES for soldier ants

(photo): a room of 8 persons, now a room for EMPTY BUNKS

S.U.B : where boys and girls mingle and jingle now quiet

(photo): even shoe menders, food sellers bear the burnt

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FEAR SYNDRONE: 13 of the most unusual phobias

1) Xanthophobia – fear of the colour yellow





Sufferers of xanthophobia may fear anything yellow, including the sun, daffodils and yellow paint. In its most aggressive form xanthophobic symptoms may include an overwhelming fear of even the phrase yellow.

2) Turophobia- fear of cheese

Sufferers of Turophobia usually associate cheese with a traumatic memory. From cheddar to mozzarella turophobes often have to run away if they so much as see a slice of cheese. Some may fear one type of cheese while others may fear cheese altogether.

3) Somniphobia- fear of falling asleep

Somniphobia comprises often irrational and excessive fear of sleep. Somniphobes may fear falling asleep because they associate going to bed with dying. It may also result from a feeling of lack of control or from suffering repeated nightmares. Somniphobics may also fear losing time while sleeping.

4) Coulrophobia – fear of clowns

Coulrophobia is a relatively common phobia, and usually present in children according to various surveys. The 'scary clown' has often been used in popular culture, for example in the form of the Joker in Batman comics and film adaptations. Coulrophobia has some celebrity sufferers- namely Daniel Radcliffe and Johnny Depp. Depp said of his clown fear: "it’s impossible, thanks to their painted-on smiles, to distinguish if they are happy or if they are about to bite your face off."

5) Hylophobia- fear of trees

Hylophobia involves an irrational fear of wood, forest, or trees. It is often caused by exposure to films and fairy tales which involve scary woods in childhood. Many sufferers don't grow out of the phobia and any walk in a scenic setting can trigger anxiety. Hylophobes suffer extreme anxiety when they simply think about a wood.

6) Omphalophobia- fear of the navel

Omphalophobia is the fear of bullybuttons. Sufferers are afraid to have their bellybuttons touched, or to touch another person's belly button. The fear is often linked with the belly button's association to the umbilical cord and a mother's womb. Omphalophobes can be repulsed just by seeing or thinking about a belly button

7) Nomophobia- fear of being without mobile phone coverage

The name for the phobia of being without mobile phone coverage was coined five years ago after researchers discovered the phenomenon. According to recent surveys, more than half of people in the UK suffer from it. The phobia is brought on by the fear of losing signal, running out of battery or even losing sight of a mobile phone.

8) Ombrophobia- fear of rain

Ombrophobes have an abnormal fear of rain which can cause severe anxiety attacks. It is thought to be triggered by a number of factors, including the fact that children are often told not to go out in the rain because it will make them ill. Rain is also often associated with depression.

9) Papaphobia- fear of the pope

The fear of the pope or the papacy is uncommon. It is closely related to Hierophobia (the fear of holy individuals or sacred things). It is also related to hagiophobia which is an exaggerated or irrational fear or dislike of saints and holy things. The fear is often triggered by a trauma associated with the pope.

10) Uranophobia- fear of heaven

Sufferers of uranophobia fear the sky and the afterlife. It can be triggered in religious believers who fear the idea that they will be judged after life.

11) Pogonophobia- fear of beards

The term pogonophobia has been used since the 1850s to describe a strong fear of beards. Earlier this month presenter Jeremy Paxman accused the BBC of suffering from pogonophobia after he was criticised for presenting Newsnight with a beard.

12) Trypophobia- fear of holes

Sufferers of trypophobia fear objects with small holes. It is not yet considered an official phobia, although thousands of people are reported to suffer from it. According to new research trypophobics associate holes with danger. Examples of feared objects include honeycomb, sponges and any plant with small holes in it. Symptoms of Trypophobia range from nausea and itchy skin to full blown panic attacks.

13) Triskaidekaphobia- fear of the number 13

Many people are superstitious about the number 13 but few have a fully fledged phobia. It is closely associated with the fear of Friday 13. Sufferers take great care to avoid using, or doing anything related to the number.

THE TELEGRAPH

2013 DSTV EUTELSAT STAR AWARDS

TYPE OF CONTEST: Essay/Photo Contest

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Enter the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards 2013 and you could win some fantastic prizes.
All you need to do is write an essay or design a poster about how satellite technology shapes your world.

ELIGIBILITY: The Awards are open to students between 14 and 19 years of age in secondary, high or combined schools anywhere in Africa where MultiChoice operates.

Entries can be submitted in English, French or Portuguese.


RULES AND REGULATIONS:

TopicImagine you were allowed to use all the satellites in space. What would you do with them to benefit your community, your country or your continent? Write an essay or design a poster elaborating on three priorities.

PRIZE: In addition to amazing prizes up for grabs in the individual country awards, overall winners will be rewarded with the trip of a lifetime:
The overall essay winner will win a trip with their parent/legal guardian to Eutelsat in Paris, France followed by a visit to a spaceport to attend a live rocket launch.

The overall poster winner will win a trip with their parent/legal guardian to Eutelsat in Paris followed by a visit to a satellite construction site.

The runners up of the poster and essay entries will win a trip with their parent/legal guardian to visit MultiChoice in Johannesburg followed by a visit of the South African National Space Agency at Hartebeesthoek.
HOW TO APPLY: Entries must be:

Deposited:
in the entry box at MultiChoice Africa country or regional offices (African countries) OR for South Africa at the MultiChoice Africa Building,141 Bram Fischer Drive in Ranburg, Johannesburg (South Africa only).
Posted:
To MultiChoice offices listed on the entry form. For South African entries only : To MultiChoice Africa, Corporate Affairs, 141 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg. Attention: Nada Mxube
All entries must be accompanied by an entry form and in the case of posters an entry form and creative summary.
For queries you may email your question to: dstvstarawards@multichoice.co.za or phone your nearest MultiChoice Office. In the case of South Africa, please contact Mahlatse Sithole on 011 781 9950

Download the entry form here

DEADLINE: September 19, 2013

The 2013 AFAC "Why Culture?" Video Competition

TYPE OF CONTEST: Video Contest

ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to the general public as well as to professional filmmakers, animators and video artists.


The competition is open to the general public as well as to professional filmmakers, animators and video artists. There are two categories to win: The Voter’s Selection Award and The AFAC Selection Award.
- Videos can be filmed using professional, semi-professional, amateur video cameras or smartphones.
- If there is language use in the video, it must be, partially or entirely, in Arabic. Both formal and colloquial Arabic are acceptable.
- Video submissions should be sent through password-protected links on Vimeo, YouTube, DropBox or other similar websites.
- Video duration should not exceed 2 minutes and the submitted file size should not exceed 100 MB.
- Send your submission link to the following email address: whyculture@arabculturefund.org and be sure to mention your full name and your country of origin.
- Deadline for submission is November 22nd , 2013.
- Stay tuned for results!

PRIZE: The winners’ names will be given recognition on our news bulletin and will receive an award of $1,000 each. They will also be invited to attend an AFAC event to be acknowledged for their work.
-The two winning videos and the shortlisted top ten will be displayed on AFAC’s website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page giving recognition to their directors.


HOW TO APPLY: Send your submission link to the following email address: whyculture@arabculturefund.org and be sure to mention your full name and your country of origin.

DEADLINE: November 22, 2013