An ethiopian tribe that Beats Women so Hard In a Bid to strenghten them

  Incredible photos shed light on Ethiopia's Hamar tribe and how females are beaten and scarred with thorns to prove their strength

The beatings take place during their brothers' initiation ceremonies which for them involve jumping over a line of 15 cattle. The women volunteer for the beatings which they say show how much they have suffered for their brothers and will remind them to help them when times are tough for the tribe.

MailOnline

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Rivers State University RSUST 2nd Choice Post Utme Screening: Exam date, Registration details

All candidates who chose the Rivers State University of Science and Technology as their 1st and/or 2nd choice University during the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and who have so far not been admitted are hereby requested to take note of the following:-

i. The screening exercise for admission of candidates will be administered on candidates who chose RSUST as their second choice University.

ii. Candidates who participated in the first choice Post-UTME Screening Exercise but did not make the cut-off for programme of their choice and all Candidates who chose RSUST as their first choice but missed the Screening Exercise are also expected to apply.

iii Candidates who scored 180 and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are qualified for the screening exercise in all the Faculties of the University.

iv. Candidates must possess the basic five (5) O’ level credit passes in accordance with the University’s Entry Requirements (Faculty /Departmental) before applying for the screening Exercise. It is mandatory that Candidates should upload their ‘O’ Level results and a scanned copy of their passport photograph.

v.  Candidates are expected to register for the screening exercise On-line by logging onto www.ust.edu.ng and make e-payment of Six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Naira only (N6,250.00) by using Interswitch Verve enabled cards.

vi.   Candidates will be required to upload their O ‘Level results and a scanned copy of their passport photograph.

vii Candidates are to note that the mode of screening exercise is ELECTRONIC. It is important that candidates practice how to use the computer especially the use of mouse and keyboard before they turn up for the screening exercise. In addition, the Information Technology Centre (ITC) may be conducting a 1-week demonstration session prior to the examination date to candidates for the screening exercise.

vii The closing date for the registration of the Post-UTME screening exercise is Friday, 18th October, 2013.

SCHEDULE FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE

The Post-UTME screening exercise will take place from Monday 21st to Thursday 24th October, 2013 at the Information Technology Centre (ITC) of the University. Candidates are requested to please note that the Post-UTME screening exercise is as scheduled in the screening exercise slip they printed out after their On-line registration. The scheduled date, time and venue shall be indicated in the Post-UTME examination slip.

Consideration will not be given to candidates who fail to appear for the screening exercise on the scheduled date and time. All candidates for the screening exercise are required to come to the examination venue with their Post-UTME exam slip printed out during the On-line Post-UTME registration.

Candidates should note that GSM phones will not be allowed into the Examination hall during the Post-UTME screening exercise.

Parents, Guardians and Well-wishers are advised to stay away from the venue of the screening exercise.

Candidates must report at the examination venue one (1) hour before the scheduled exam time on their exam slip.

Further details about the screening exercise can be obtained on-line at www.ust.edu.ng.

It is important to note that the names of successful candidates for admission shall be published on the same site (www.ust.edu.ng.).

We wish all candidates a successful screening exercise.

(Sgd)

D.C. ODIMABO (MRS.)

Registrar

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2013/14 Fountain University 3rd batch Admission List Out: Check Your Name here!!

Following the successful performance at the last Post UTME Screening, the below candidates are to Report to Academic Affairs of the University as from 10th October, 2013 for more information on their Admission status.

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES

1 AKINLADE HALIMAH OLUWATOYIN 35919621IG BIOCHEMISTRY & NUTRITION

2 ABOLURIN NASIRAH OLUWATOYIN 35547079HI INDUSTRIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL  

        CHEMISTRY

3 AZEEZ ABIDEMI AISHAT 35890049EH BIOCHEMISTRY & NUTRITION 

4 ABDULRASAQ FARIDAT 35630650BD COMPUTER SCIENCE 

5 AZEEZ ADEWALE IBRAHIM 35015831BF PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS

6 SHAMSUDEEN OPEYEMI NIL INDUSTRIAL &ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

7 FAJIMOLU NAHEEM ADEKUNLE 35918276EH COMPUTER SCIENCE

8 ASEKUN NAFISAT 35179389GE COMPUTER SCIENCE 

9 BANJO HASSAN AJETUMOBI 35251905IH COMPUTER SCIENCE

COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

1 ABINA ADEYEMI JABAR 35535379GE POLITICAL SCIENCE

2 OLADAPO RAHMAT OMOWUNMI 35401837IA ACCOUNTING

3 SALAUDEEN ZAINAB BOLA 36593558EG ACCOUNTING

4 IBRAHIM HAMMED OPEYEMI 36175390EJ BANKING & FINANCE

5 OLAYIWOLA AFOLAKE KHADIJAH 36455040FC SOCIOLOGY

6 SHEU BOLAJI ALAKA 36382855AG SOCIOLOGY

7 DAHIRU ABDULSALAM KIRAWA 36118923II SOCIOLOGY

8 ABDULGANIYU MARIAM IFEJOLALO 35716347GJ ECONOMICS

Signed: RGISTRAR



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COOL!! All New UNILORIN Students to get tablet Computers- VC

All newly admitted students of the University of Ilorin will have a PC tablet each to boost the institution’s ICT drive and enhance e-communication between the students and their lecturers.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, disclosed this last Wednesday (October 2, 2013) while answering questions on a special Unilorin 89.3 FM live interview programme, ‘Talk to the VC’, to mark his one year in office.
Prof. Ambali said, “We hope to start a new era with those coming in because we have to empower them to face the challenges of the ICT world,” adding that “all the curriculum and courseware will be on the tablet so that you have the whole classroom on your hand.”

The Vice-Chancellor charged the students to concentrate on their primary reason for coming to the University, which is learning, noting that his administration is committed to providing a comfortable environment for the students with adequate accommodation facilities on campus.

Prof. Ambali also noted that the University was committed to producing graduates endowed with requisite entrepreneurship skills in order to prepare them for the larger society.

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Scientists trace 19 living relatives of Ötzi the Iceman whose 5,300-year-old body was found frozen in the Alps

Austrian scientists tested the DNA of 3,700 male blood donors in Tyrol
They matched a genetic mutation to the mummy found back in 1991

Scientists in Austria have found 19 living descendants of a prehistoric iceman whose 5,300-year-old body was found frozen in the Alps.

Researchers from the Institute of Legal Medicine at Innsbruck Medical University took DNA samples from blood donors in Tyrol in the west of the country.

They managed to match a particular genetic mutation with that of Ötzi, whose body was discovered back in 1991.

Descendants: Scientists have found 19 living relatives of Ötzi the Iceman who was found frozen in the Alps

It's all relative: The prehistoric iceman had a genetic mutation which matches those whose DNA was sampled in Austria
Experts now believe that the same mutation might also be found in the nearby rgions of Engadine in Switzerland and the South Tyrol region of Italy.

According to the BBC, Walther Parson from the university, said: 'We have already found Swiss and Italian partners so that we can pursue our research.'
DNA from around 3,700 blood donors were analysed and the men were also asked to provide information on their ancestry.

None of the donors have been informed that they are distantly related to Ötzi.

Since the body was found frozen under the Alps two decades ago, scientists have conducted experiments to learn how he came to be buried between the Austrian and Italian borders more than 5,300 years ago.

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The gadget that can tell you how many calories are in your dinner just by scanning it

Is this the future of dieting? 

Tellspec contains a spectrometer to analyse the chemical compounds in food
The keyring-sized device can also list allergens, chemicals, nutrients and ingredients in food - as well as the calories
Its Canadian creators hope to raise funds via crowdsourcing site Indiegogo for the £180 gadget, which can even scan food through plastic
For anyone watching their weight, it could be a perfect gadget - a keyring sized sensor that can tell you exactly how many calories are in your food simply by scanning it.

The small handheld gadget, which works with a mobile phone app, contains a spectrometer to analyse the chemical compounds in food.

From this, its Canadian inventors claim it can ‘tell you the allergens, chemicals, nutrients, calories, and ingredients in your food’.

The creators hope to raise funds via crowdsourcing site Indiegogo for the £180 gadget, which can even scan food through plastic, so savvy shoppers can roam the supermarket checking their food before they buy it.

It works by scanning the food and uploading the data to special web server.
There’s an algorithm that creates a report, which is sent to a mobile phone app revealing the food’s contents.

The small handheld gadget, which works with a mobile phone app, contains a spectrometer to analyse the chemical compounds in food. From this, its Canadian inventors claim Tellspec can tell you the allergens, chemicals, nutrients, calories, and ingredients in your food

HOW IT WORKS
The small scanner contains a spectrometer.

Light is made up of particles called photons.

When you beam the low-powered laser in the TellSpec scanner at the food, some of the photons are absorbed, raising the energy states of the molecules in the food.

Lower energy photons are then reflected back.
The spectrometer inside the TellSpec scanner sorts these photons by wavelength and counts them.
The resulting numbers, called a spectrum, describe the chemical compounds in the food.

This spectrum is uploaded to a web server where it is analysed.
Information about the allergens, chemicals, nutrients, calories, and ingredients in the food is then downloaded to you and displayed on your mobile phone.



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Microsoft pays $100k bounty to British researcher who found Windows 8.1 bug

 Photograph: James Forshaw, who works for Context Information Security, discovered the bug in a preview version of the Windows 8.1 system.


Microsoft has paid $100,000 (£62,600) to the British researcher James Forshaw for finding a critical security flaw in the software firm’s upcoming Windows 8.1 operating system.oft

Forshaw, a researcher for the security firm Context, found a “mitigation bypass” – a hack that circumvented the protection systems built into Windows 8.1 which could have allowed hackers widespread access to the system.

“While we can’t go into the details of this new mitigation bypass technique until we address it, when we strengthen platform-wide mitigations, we make it harder to exploit bugs in all software that runs on our platform, not just Microsoft applications,” said Microsoft’s senior security strategist, Katie Moussouris.

Forshaw said it had taken three and a half weeks to find the flaw, responding to “a very specific brief” from Microsoft.

“I think I originally came up with the winning idea sitting at home, pondering what I could do. When it comes to vulnerability testing, though, the eureka moment is more about the final working proof of concept. There are so many stumbling blocks that can trip you up along the way that you just can’t get too excited too quickly.”

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7TH SHIPS & PORTS ANNUAL NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION

ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to every member of the public irrespective of age, sex and vocation.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:
This year, participants are expected to write on the theme:

 “How to check corruption at Nigerian ports".

1. All entries must be typed and double spaced.
2. Use font size 12 only.
3. Entries must not be more than 5 typed pages
4. Multiple entries by an individual will be disqualified
5. Attach this form to your essay
6. All entries must be typed on A4 paper.
7. Enclose photocopy of purchase entry fee payment receipt/teller.
8. Closing date for submission of entries is 15th November, 2013
9. Return all entries to Ships & Ports Communication Company, 8, Ayinde Giwa Street off Alhaji Masha Road, Surulere, Lagos

             OR
P.O. Box 2190, Surulere, Lagos.

ENTRY FEE:
Entry fee into the Ships & Ports Annual National Essay Competition is N2, 000.00 (Two Thousand Naira). Please pay at any branch of these banks,
Account Name: Ships & Ports Communication Company
Account Number:
GTBank Account Number: 0010968261

PRIZE: The prizes for this year's competition include Prize for Best Overall Essay, Prize for Creativity, Prize for Originality, Prize for Research, and those for outstanding essays. Variouscash prizes will be presented to winners while the Best Overall Essay winner will smile home with N100,000.
HOW TO APPLY:
Return all entries to Ships & Ports Communication Company,
8, Ayinde Giwa Street off Alhaji Masha Road, Surulere, Lagos
OR
P.O. Box 2190, Surulere, Lagos.


DEADLINE: November 15, 2013

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Kadpoly emerges 3rd in Enactus international competition in Mexico

Kaduna Polytechnic emerged third among 35 countries that participated in the Entrepreneurship in Action and Us (ENACTUS) international competition in Cancun, Mexico.

Kadpoly’s ENACTUS team beat 40 other contesting schools in July at the Student in Free Enterprise national competition in Lagos, before heading to Cancun to represent Nigeria at the four-day event which ended October 1.
In third position, Kadpoly beat higher institutions from countries as widespread as the United State, China, France, Malaysia, Singapore and Korea, said the school’s rector Mohammed Ibrahim when he received the team on its return.
He said: “The euphoria that greeted the national victory has not yet died down when the team once again demonstrated the quality Kaduna Polytechnic is reputed for by emerging third out of 35 countries that participated in the competition.”
Ibrahim said the victory by Enactus Kadpoly, formerly Kadpoly SIFE, was the result of two of its numerous outreach projects, including Project Evergreen, executed in Mai’adua and Kaita Local Government Areas of Katsina state and the Power in my Palm (PIMP) project at Kaduna State Rehabilitation Centre.

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Uniuyo pre-degree and Basic Studies Screening postponed Indefinitely

The Management of the University of Uyo wishes to inform prospective candidates that the Pre-Degree and Basic Studies screening test has been postponed till further notice. Registration for the screening tests however continues for prospective candidates for the Pre-Degree and Basic Studies programmes. Management regrets inconveniences caused by this postponement. 

Signed Mrs Edak U. Umondak Registrar

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2013 St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Essay Competition

 

Join the debate with 600 top global decision makers
Expenses for travel, board and lodging covered, travelservice provided.
Meet 200 of the world’s brightest young minds
EUR 20,000.– prize money shared by the three winners
Share your thoughts and visions with the global elite
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, you must fulfil all of the following criteria:

Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate program (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university
Born in 1984 or laterMake sure you can provide the following documents:

Copy of passport or other identification (in English for non-Roman languages)
Confirmation of matriculation / enrolment from your university
Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the filemetadata or the file itself.

RULES AND REGULATIONS: Answer one of four questions from your own unique perspective on “The Clash of Generations” to prove yourself as a true Leader of Tomorrow. We expect professional and thought-provoking work which could be an essay, a video or a multimedia presentation. Be unconventional, bold and constructive to convince the jury. The following criteria must be met:

Form	Essay (max. 2100 words), Video or Presentation (max. 15 minutes)
Language	English
Anonymity	Your name must not be mentioned anywhere in the contribution file
Deadline	1 February 2014

PRIZE:

Expenses for travel, board and lodging covered, travel service provided.
Meet 200 of the world’s brightest young minds
EUR 20,000.– prize money shared by the three winners

HOW TO APPLY: To submit your application, click here

DEADLINE: 1 February 2014

 

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The 2013 Love and Human Agency Essay Competition

ELIGIBILITY: Essays are invited from philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, economics, law, and any other academic discipline whose methods can shed light on these or related questions.

RULES AND REGULATIONS: Examples of questions an essay might address include, but are not limited to: What is love? What is it to care about something or someone? How can an understanding of love contribute to our understanding of our capacity to value? What role does caring play in free or autonomous agency? What role should love play in the theory of practical reason? What connection is there between caring and moral character? How does the capacity for love develop in infants and children? What cognitive mechanisms or abilities are necessary for the capacity to care? What can we learn about the capacities to love and care from brain disorders that compromise these capacities? What role does the capacity to care play in moral or legal responsibility? Essays must be unpublished and not accepted for publication at the time of submission, and other things being equal we prefer they not be more than 12,000 words.

PRIZE: Prizes will be awarded to three winning essays, with a top prize of $3000; they will also be considered for publication in an edited volume on love and human agency. Winnerswill be invited (travel and lodging expenses paid) to an interdisciplinary conference on love and human agency to be held at Franklin and Marshall College in Autumn, 2014, where prizes will be awarded.

HOW TO APPLY: Essays should be submitted electronically to submissions@loveandhumanagency.org no later than May 16, 2014.

DEADLINE: May 16, 2014

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“I Know a Nigerian Star” Writing Contest – Win Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Do you know a Nigerian ‘Star’? Then, submit an original article about an individual who is MAD [making a difference] around you: in your community, school, workplace, marketplace, locale or state. It is your turn to have a go at inspiring Nigerians and Africans at large, and celebrating the Stars that you encounter on a daily basis.

ELIGIBILITY: This edition of the Competition is only open to those who are resident in Nigeria
This edition of the Competition is only open to those who are resident in Nigeria - See more 

RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Entry Requirements are:
1. Submissions must not be less than 500 words or above 1000 words.
2. It must be the original work of the author and include at least one picture and the contact details of the ‘Star’.
3. Your ‘Star’ cannot include any person(s) already featured on www.konnectafrica.net.
4. Kindly ensure that your submission is accompanied by a short profile of you.
A Few Tips: Your entries will be judged based on:
Originality, Creativity and the amount of credible information you have about your ‘Star.’You can thank us later because the judges are:

Alibaba Akporobome: Ace Comedian, Creativity Addict, MC and Writer.

Chika Oduah: International Journalist.
Bola Essien-Nelson: Blogger and Author of the ‘Desperate Naija Woman’ Diaries and True Confession.


PRIZE: The First (1st) Prize winner will smile away with a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet, while the 2nd and 3rd prize winners will win one A2W Verizon Tab each. In addition, the winning submissions will be published and promoted on konnectafrica.net.

HOW TO APPLY: Just be sure to forward your finished product to competition@konnectafrica.net, with the subject heading, ‘I Know a Nigerian Star,’ on or before Tuesday, 15th October, 2013; [which also happens to be our one year anniversary!!!]. Winners will be announced November 1, 2013, on Konnectafrica.net.


DEADLINE: October 15, 2013

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REMINDER: UNILORIN 2013 convocation takes place on October 22nd - 23rd ]DETAILS]

University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) convocation proper(i.e awarding of degrees,PGD and item no 7) will take place on Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013.

(a) CONVOCATION FOR THE AWARD OF PRIZES, FIRST DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES FOR THE FACULTIES OF ARTS,
EDUCATION, LAW, MANAGEMENT SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

Venue: University Auditorium
Time: 10.00 a.m. prompt

(b) Commissioning of Projects by the Visitor
Time: 3.00 p.m. Wednesday, 23rd October, 2013

(a) CONVOCATION FOR THE AWARD OF PRIZES, FIRST DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES FOR THE FACULTIES OF AGRICULTURE, COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, POSTGRADUATE DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS.

Venue: University Auditorium
Time: 10.00 a.m.

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