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SUNDAY, MARCH, 22, 2011 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2
CONTENTS REGISTRATION TRANSITION AT THE I .U .A
Registration ways of ratio at the campus branch.
payment during However, the students’ disgust
at I.U.A
the preceding followed their misconception
changes for the years. Students that the registration was only to
better Pg 1 would simply be done at the campus branch.
walk to the That was absolutely wrong. The
registrars’ services are available at all RCB
Ali’s wherea-
offices of their branches countrywide for full
bouts till ques- respective working hours. Among other
tioned Pg 1. faculties where branches within the country are;
they received Khartoum main branch
their pay slips. Khartoum North branch
Latest techno- Twayar- Murad branch
It took a student
logical devel- the least time to Omdurman branch
opment Pg 2 register on a A s a j a n a b r a n c h
day of his choice within M a d a n b r a n c h
With effect from the second W h i t e b r a n c h
The caravan registration schedule. This is no
semester of the 2010/11 intake, Port Sudan branch
more; students were overheard
‘kaafila’ cul- the International University of
complaining about the long G e d a r e f b r a n c h
Africa transforms its Nila branch.
ture at I.U.A registration to use of the
queue at the RCB university
branch where most of them On the other hand, the students
Pg 3. banking services of Al-aqari were delighted with the
co n ver g ed to p a y t h eir
bank also known as Real estate transition which is one of the
registration fees. “I was at the
The prophet’s Commercial Bank (RCB) for
bank immediately after morning university’s latest developments.
efficiency and proficiency. Anyone anywhere can now
marriage life At first, this was received as a
tea but still stood far behind the
queue,” a student said. “I could register without having to travel
Pg 4. rumour by the students as they to school first as it only requires
not register till it was after ten
thought it would be more hectic o’clock,” he added, attributing access to the RCB.
Sports bit. Pg for them considering the easy the delay to the banker student
6
ALI’S MYSTERIOUS DISAPPPEARANCE
facebook
A fter completing his
Uganda Advanced
Certificate of Education
Kampala).
Among other ideas haunting
Ali’s mind was travelling
apartheid South Africa and
this made the South African
visa priceless. As he could
(UACE) examinations at abroad and Johannesburg not raise the money for the
Kibuli Secondary School, happened to have been his visa, Ali decided to sneak to
Ali Makaba in the company dream city. Ali strived tooth the country on illegal terms.
of his other friends thought and nail and was able to Together with two other
of vacation occupation as is secure a Ugandan passport for friends, they were able to get
common among holiday himself. to South Africa on the pretext
makers in preparation for Uganda like other African of visiting the mountainous
‘bazza’ (freshers’ orientation countries by then held an kingdom of Lesotho in
at Makerere University embargo on trade with the S.Africa…… To page 4
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THE PROTOTYPE HANDHELD CAMERA THAT REVEALES THE HIDDEN
R emember those x-ray glasses
advertised in the back of comic
books? Imagine a handheld camera
damage to buildings or concealed weap-
ons at secure zone like airports.
The tech could also be used for finding
several hours on a laptop size battery
as its source of power.
Researchers are planning to upgrade
that can reveal the unseen inner struc- “defects in thermal insulated materials it more to a single unit that it works
tures of everything from concrete that are found in space craft , heat insu- more like a video camera according
bridges to body parts. lating foam and tiles, space habitat to the university ,’It may eventually
Research at Missouri university of structures, aircraft radomes and compo- produce real time 3D or holographic
science and technology under engi- site-strengthened concrete bridge mem- images’ Zoughi said.
neering professor REZA ZOUGHI bers” said Zoughi in his release speech.
have developed a patented device that The prototype camera has been in de-
can show the inner structures of ob- velopment for several years. In its cur-
jects in real time by using millimeter rent form, objects have to be placed be-
and microwave signals. tween a transmitter for the microwave
Potential applications include the de- radiation and a collector. It can run for
tection of cancerous skin cells, termite several hours on a laptop size battery as
WORK LIFE BALANCE
ONE-LINERS
T he solutions to getting your work-
life balance lie within you.
If you decide that achieving a better
Organize your time with basic time
management techniques ‘to do
lists’, time planners etc.
Worrying works! 90% of the
things we are worried about
never happen.
work-life balance is important, you Plan to do things by your own self
need to start by examining your values and with friends and family and
Some people cause happiness
and beliefs. wherever they go. Others
stick to those plans.
Firstly identify what are your values whenever they go.
Schedule to leave work at a certain
(not something many people do or
time and stick to it. Money can't buy happiness, but
have done!). List them and decide what
else you might want to add and then Avoid carrying work home with it sure makes misery easier to
you and doing it in evenings or live with.
prioritize them. Check back on your
weekends, only allowing yourself
time logs and notice what is robbing
very rare exceptions.
Be careful, you're never too old
you of your time from what would be to learn something stupid.
your priorities in your balanced life. If your work-life balance is not what
Be open to change – remember, if you you want it to be, recognize that one of A TV can insult your
continue to do what you have always the reasons for this is that you have intelligence, but nothing rubs it
done, you will always get what you allowed others to take control of your
have always gotten. Below are some time and life. To achieve the balance
basic things to do; New Year comes every year but
you want, which leads to a happier life, 2011 is a special year which is
Decide what you need to reduce or less pressure and greater contentment, to happen once in a lifetime. It
cut back at work .
you need to put yourself back in control. started with 1/1/11, after 10 days
Learn to say ‘no’ more often, be it was 11/1/11 and after 10
To do this, have the will to change,
o.k. about being unavailable to months it will be 11/11/11. But
others in order to get on with your taking responsibility of your own
10 days before that it will be
own work. This includes the actions and reactions and use the
1/11/11. Isn’t that mind blowing?
telephone. appropriate behaviors to get the work- It’s just the first quarter of the
Accept that you need to take life balance you want. year, Do not wait to reach for
breaks and have some solitary your blankets when the cock
moments in order to be productive By ;sah_bast@yahoo.com crows.
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‘KAAFILA’/ MUKHAYAM LAY OUT AT I.U.A (continuation)
THE NILE
nilenewsletter06 and enlighting the people of
@yahoo.com religious concepts.
Request by different areas’
inhabitants and their leaders to
host the students.
The places whose arrangement
is accomplished by other
organizations or faculties to
implement the da’wa programs
T h e by specific groups like the
organization of the Islamic
International da’wa or spiritual guidance or
University of public propaganda among
A f r i c a others.
students’ The number of caravans
depends on the number of
c a m p s students and those for each
(mukhayam) caravan range from fifty to
for Islamic call Students return from the camps sixty and this includes students
T
(Da’wa) within from different faculties,
his month the Nile Recognizing the university and
specializations and different
the outskirts of newsletter brings you its goals and the fields in which
nationalities.
Khartoum mor e concer ning it is involved.
The targeted students for the
university caravans and Strengthening and deepening
caravan are usually those in
.by the camps as continuations of last the university bonds and
third year whereas those for
month’s publication. The connections by important
department of the camps are usually the first
earlier highlighted topics are personalities in places to which
students’ years.
today detailed as below. the students go .The students
After the places have been
caravans and play a greater role in
Aims &Objectives strengthening the bonds as they identified, the staff members
camps under chosen to supervise the activity
Training students towards train for what is expected of
Center f or planning, management and them in future. tr avel t o confi r m t he
Da’wa and implementation of Da’wa Enhancing students to express acceptance of the personalities
Community activities. their findings in knowledge and responsible for the places.
Development. Discovery of different exposure of their ideas through Together they agree upon the
students’ potential as regards discussions about situations in
REQUIRED programs for the students
research processes, studies their countries and how to go
OF EVERY and appointment of Islamic about them. during their stay. All the
STUDENT leaders. The choice of places for procedures are completed a
Emphasis of the spirit of ‘kaafila’ month prior to the travel date.
Islamic brotherhood amongst The Centre for Da’wa and
students and getting to know Community Development Watch out for more leaks
each other better. chooses the areas to which the about the kaafila in the next
Recognizing different students go camping depending Nile newsletter issue. Among
communities of Sudan in on the following criteria. ot her t opi cs wi l l be;
different regions and their
Programs at the sites.
ways of life and their Islamic Need for the region to be
attitudes. exposed to Islamic teachings Future prospects for kaafila..
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LUST; NOT CAUSE FOR THE PROPHET’S POLYGAMY
I n continuation to last
month’s publication about
the prophet’s marriage life,
vides solution to that. In such
environment girls reached
youth very young. Not only in
fiyah after her father, a Jew,
embraced Islam, so giving
him and his daughter the
now, we mention the political, Arabia, but also in Rome and honour among his people
social and religious reasons as Persia, girls were married that FIFTH: He wanted to have
to why the prophet had multiple y o u n g . ties and links with the dif-
m a r r i a g e s . SECOND: To strengthen the ferent nations of the world.
FIRST: To spread the culture relationships with his com- When he married Mariya,
through eye witnesses with all panions, he married Abu all Egyptians were on his
the details known only to inti- Baker’s daughter and Omar's side, and when he married
mate people. Aishah, being so sister, married his daughters Jowayriyah, all her people
young, was able to tell all those to Othman and Ali, May God (the Bani Almustalaq) that
details to the Muslims for more be pleased with them all. were captured by the Mus-
than forty two years. She had THIRD: Out of mercy and lims after the battle, em-
seen and learnt so much from rewarding the early Muslim braced Islam.We can there-
him. Her young age was a great widows and divorcees. He fore conclude that lust was
advantage in this respect. She gave them the honour of mar- not behind the prophet’s
could tell what the Prophet used rying them himself. multiple marriages.
I got in a to do or say in all aspects of (Husbands either died in bat-
life, so that people do and say tles or were non Muslims who According to Islam, no
fight one time the same in related situations. divorced them.). Sawdah, Om Muslim man is supposed to
with a really Aishah was the most knowl- -salama and Habeebah were marry more than four
edgeable person when it came w i d o w s . wives. How come the true
big guy, and to the daily life of the Muslim FOURTH: The Prophet was Muslim’s role model (the
he said, "I'm and how it should go as was being a role model for the prophet PBUH) beat the
lived by the Prophet himself. Muslims being kind to the number greatly? Answer;
going to mop But how come he married her widows and to the people of
the floor with when she was only nine years the book who newly em- Q: Al-ahzab: 50
old? The desert climate pro- braced Islam. He married Sa-
your face." I
said, "You'll From page 1
arrested by the Apartheid survive in the wilderness.
be sorry." He Immigration Police and They spent some time in the
said, "Oh, Immigrants from neighbouring detained at Hindela animal kingdom padding with
hopes of reaching the
yeah? Why?" states and all over the world
illegally flocked S.Africa for
repatriation center. According
to eye witness many foreigners
electrified fence of barbed
I said, "Well, greener pastures. Many died in jail due to chronic
wire that separated S.Africa
from Zimbabwe.
mines of
you won't be w o r k e d i n Kimberly and
Johannesburg,
illnesses, overcrowded That he was oversize and had
conditions and others died
able to get Rustenburg. Others worked in from starvation.
walked for more than he could
contain, left Ali unable to step
into the white farms and the Muslims Shortly after the detention, Ali
beyond his feet. Ali also
worked as mosque attendants and his friends were flown out
corners very in the Indian localities. of S.Africa by the apartheid
suffered from acute ulcers and
nothing edible was in their
well." Batches of Indians had earlier police helicopter and dropped
reach. His friends hesitated-
fled to S.A following their in Kurunger national park in
expulsion from Uganda in Zimbabwe. The boys were not to bear Ali’s weight on
1972 by the late Iddi Amin dropped along with a loaf of their backs in turns but it
Dada. bread and some sachets of wasn’t long before they too
Ali and his friends were milk on which they were to were ….... To page 5
VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2 The Nile newsletter PAGE 5
From page 4 ALI’S WHEREABOUTS STILL A MYSTERY
too heavy for their own weights. Ali direction. Fortunately, the chopper’s seen. Hopes for Ali’s existence and
was however still unable to stand on route wasn’t far away from theirs. They his search were terminated by the
his feet and requested to be left under put off their tops and waved them in sight of his scattered pair of shoes
God’s mercy. His comrades were in a violence screaming out for help to and blood spotted tatters of his
dilemma about whether to leave Ali signal the crews. clothes.
behind but later leaned him against a The occupants of the chopper spotted The search was called off and the
tree and reassured Ali they would be the people on the ground and an team flew back to S.Africa.
back if their search for rescue was emergency landing was made. The boys Ali’s whereabouts are still a
successful. sighed with relief as the chopper mystery; however his colleagues
The two students proceeded with their belonged to the Red Cross society, the still worry the park carnivores could
sad journey under the scalding weather world’s outstanding life savers. have feasted on his fresh.
till they finally lost sense of direction. The bizarre story behind them was
They were stranded and neither narrated and the search for Ali As narrated by one of the survivors
considered progressing nor making a U commenced. The team traced the boys’ to our reporter.
-turn. After a short while, the boys foot steps till they finally reached the By; Sematimba Abubakar
could here the sound from a distant tree against which Ali was left leaning.
chopper which increased towards their Unfortunately Ali was nowhere to be
WISE AFTER THE EVENT
WINNERS VERSUS LOSERS
Win, dine and shine not my job”.
I n Kampala, an old guy’s Peugeot
and a young man’s jeep had a head
on collision and all went rack and ruin.
Winners say “I must do something”, The gentlemen crawled out of the
I n all your pursuits, you either win or
lose, what then makes you a winner
or a loser?
losers say “something must be
done”.
wreckages amazed as neither of them
was injured. “What a miracle! This
must surely be a revelation that we
Here’s the difference;
Winners always have a program, should make the best friends and live
losers have excuses. peaceful lives for the rest of our days”.
Winners have dreams whereas Winners see a gain, losers see the Said the old guy.
pain. “Sure?” Argued the young man,
losers have schemes. convinced the old guy was crazy.
Winners see answers for every Winners use hard arguments but “And look at this!” Says the old guy,
problem, losers see problems in soft words, losers use soft reaching for the whisky bottle at the
answers. arguments but hard words. back seat of his car, “a miracle, my car
Winners are a part of the team; Winners make commitments, losers is dismantled but this bottle is
make promises. untouched, surely God wants us to
losers are a part from the team. drink and celebrate our good fortune.”
Winners say “it may be difficult but Winners plan and prepare to win;
it is possible”, losers say “it may be losers prepare to win without The young man was sweet talked into
possible but it is too difficult”. planning. taking the first sip. So the old guy
Winners choose what they say, Winners believe in win-win opens the bottle and passes it to him.
losers say what they choose. solutions, losers believe in lose The young man smiles and guzzles
some, win some solutions. several swigs of the liquor, then tries
Winners see a potential, losers see handing it over to the old guy who to
the past. Winners stand firm on values and
his surprise refuses. Aren’t you having
compromise on petty things, losers
Winners see possibilities, losers see any? Demands the young man.”No
stand firm on petty things and boy” replies the old guy. “I’ll wait for
the problems.
compromise on values. the police.”
Winners make it happen, losers let So where do you stand?
it happen.
By; kassheee@yahoo.com
When a winner makes a mistake, he
says “I was wrong”; losers say “it’s By : shaafah
VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2 The Nile newsletter PAGE 6
ZUCKERBERG TO MEET PRESIDENT OBAMA OVER THE FUTURE OF 2012. “We have to prepare our users for
FACEBOOK. the end of Facebook and offer them
ways to keep their social networks
a worldwide sensation that proved alive.”
hard to contain. There were rumours that Zuckerberg
Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg himself was going to appear on the
has publicly denied the rumours, Oscars on February 27th, when The
saying, “Facebook is not going to Social Network is sure to win Best
Picture of the Year Award. But
close down. Not now, not Zuckerberg did not show. New
ever. We’re just getting started.” rumours are that Zuckerberg will make
David Ebersman, the CFO of “an important announcement to the
Facebook, and the man working world” about the future of Facebook
with Goldman Sachs on the new when he meets with President Obama
Facebook financing deal said, in the White House on June 15th.
“many people feel that the deal with Meanwhile, top celebrities Tyra Banks,
Goldman Sachs will lead to a Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Justin
F acebook continues to deny
rumours it is shutting down on
March 15th of 2012.Sources,
however, have confirmed that it is true.
On January 9th, reporters broke the
change in Facebook or that we might Beiber, Ashton Kutchter, Carrot Top,
shut down. All of those rumours are and Meryl Streep, are all panicking
about losing Facebook. “I’m addicted
false. We are going to be stronger to Facebook,” said Tyra Banks.
than ever after March 15th. “Without it, my life is over!”
Sources inside Facebook report that An online SAVE FACEBOOK
international story that Facebook was the company is already making plans PETITION was started recently to help
going to close down on March 15th on how to handle the big shutdown persuade Mark Zuckerberg reconsider
because Mark Zuckerberg wanted to lest there should be a revolution. “We his tragic decision.
return to a normal life. The story caused can’t just turn it off on March 15th of By Fahiim
ARSENE WENGER’S SOCCER CAREER 1995 : Takes charge at Japanese outfit
Grampus Eight on a reported salary of
A
£700,000.
look at the key dates in September 28 - Becomes manager of
Arsene Wenger's career in Arsenal.
football. 1997 : Leads Arsenal to third place in
Premiership and a place in the UEFA
1949 : Born Strasbourg, October 22.
C u p .
1969 : A sweeper-defender, starts his 1998 : Wins Premiership with new club
amateur playing career with Mutzig, a record 10 consecutive League wins.
French League Third Division outfit, 2004: Arsenal win Premiership after
and has spells with two more amateur going through season unbeaten.
clubs - Mulhouse and Vauban - before 2005: May - Wins FA Cup with penalty
turning professional. shoot-out win over United.
1974 : Graduates with a degree in Wenger's Highbury Years.
economics from Strasbourg University. 1996-97 F i n i s h e d t h i r d
1997-98 FA Carling champions, FA Cup
1978 : Makes professional debut for 1987 : Appointed Monaco coach and w i n n e r s
Strasbourg against Monaco. his career takes off. 1998-99 F A C a r l i n g r u n n e r s - u p
1979 : Wins French title with 1988 : Wins French Championship and 1999-00 UEFA Cup runners-up, FA Carling
Strasbourg but plays only three matches mana ger of t he ye ar awar d. r u n n e r s - u p
1989 : Monaco second in League, 2000-01 FA Carling Cup runners-up, FA
for them during the season. C u p r u n n e r s - u p
1981 : Obtains manager's diploma in quarter-finalists in European Cup and 2001-02 Premiership champions, FA Cup
Paris. Appointed Strasbourg youth team l o s i n g F r e n c h C u p f i n a l i s t s. w i n n e r s
coach - a position he held for two years. 1990 : Monaco come third in League 2002-03 FA Cup winners, Premiership
1983 : Becomes assistant coach with and semi-finalists in the European Cup. r u n n e r s - u p
2003-04 P r e m i e r s h i p c h a m p i o n s
C a n n e s . 1991 : M o n a c o a r e F r e n c h 2004-5
1984 : Appointed coach of Nancy and championship runners-up and cup Premiership runners-up, FA Cup winners 2005
makes a bad start as the club were w i n n e r s .