BEYOND KSU : FG Dispels Rumour On Scraping Of NYSC

The Federal Government has dispel the rumours making rounds that the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) has been scraped.

 This was contained in a statement
credited to the special adviser to the resident on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu. According to him, "NYSC is a creation of the law. Only another law can repeal it." The public are therefore advised to disregard the rumours as it is unfounded.

Things You Can Do Every Day To Benefit Your Brain

A mind is a valuable thing to waste. You’ve heard the
saying many times, but it truly does ring true. Your
mind is your most valuable asset. You need to take
care of it. So here’s a list of 10 things you can do every
day to benefit your brain:

 1. Take a nap.
Refreshing your body can also help you improve brain
function, increase memory, and improve your mood.
Even just 15 minutes can make a huge difference in
your day-to-day life. So take a nap, feel refreshed, and
help your brain all in one. Naps improve your brain
performance, so why are you still awake?
2. Do something creative just before going to
bed.
When you’re tired, your brain can be more creative.
Take advantage! Whether you’re writing the next great
American Novel or dusting off the old paint brush and
canvas, finding your creative outlet just before going
to bed can yield great results. So tap your inner
Picasso and create something beautiful. Just don’t fall
asleep with the brush in your hand.
3. Focus on one task at a time.
Did you know that it’s literally impossible for your
brain to multitask? By focusing on one task at a time,
you can keep your brain working at maximum
capability and accomplish more than you imagined.
Find a task you need to finish and focus solely on it.
Leave the phone in the other room, turn the TV off,
and focus. Your brain will thank you.
4. Do cardio. And exercise.
You’ve heard that cardio leads to a healthier, better
body. But it also helps the mind. Find 15-30 minutes a
day and get moving! You don’t need a gym
membership or any fancy equipment. Just a walk
around the neighborhood can do wonders and benefit
your brain.
5. Write. Like on a real piece of paper.
Computers, iPads, tablets, smartphones and the
connection to the internet everywhere means it’s
becoming less and less likely that you will pull out a
piece of paper and write. But research suggests
handwriting makes you smarter. So leave the
computer on your desk during your next meeting and
write your notes.
6. Take a multi-vitamin daily.
Your car needs oil, your smartphone needs a battery,
and your brain needs nutrients. A daily multi-vitamin
will ensure that you get your body what it needs. And
it will help your brain according to research from the
British Journal of Nutrition. Pro-tip: Take your mutli-
vitamin with a healthy smoothie to get your day off to
a great start.
7. Learn a new language.
Learning a new language is one of the best ways to
benefit your brain. It forces your brain to adapt.
Learning a language can enrich your life and help you
explore new culture, but also has great benefits for
your brain. So grab your Rosetta Stone or use a free
service like Duolingo and learn something everyday.
8. Play Words With Friends.
The hit game Words with Friends is addictive, yes, but
also has great benefits for your brain! Research has
found that Scrabble or other word games help
increase your IQ and improve your brain power. So
play your favorite variation of “jabberwock” and have
fun with your friends while benefiting your brain.
9. Meditate.
Meditation is one of the best, oldest forms of
relaxation. But it also helps your body and mind! The
benefits for your brain found in this study show that
meditation benefits nearly every part of the brain. So
spend time every day in meditation! You’ll feel more
relaxed and truly will be in a better state of mind.
10. Be optimistic.
Being optimistic not only helps you enjoy life, it also
does wonders for your brain. When you think
positively, research suggests that your brain can be a
huge beneficiary. So start taking life with the glass half
full approach and help your attitude and your brain.

Lies You Were (probably) Taught In School

The educational system should be a citadel of
education and enlightenment, an abode of learning
where anyone can safely discover the truth about
everyday facts. This system given us the opportunity
to become mature and responsible adults, securing
our knowledge in science, mathematics and history.
Except, of course, for all the ridiculously irresponsible
lies we’re being fed. Here are nine of the biggest lies
taught to us in school.

 1. There are three states of matter
You might remember being taught that there are three
states of matter namely; solid, liquid and gas. Well that
is not entirely true. Your teacher might have lied to
you because you were probably too young to
comprehend the other states of matter. Although it
wouldn’t hurt your science teacher to say something
like “there are three popular states of matter” or “we
are going to learn three state of matter at this stage”,
your science teacher had to ram a lie to your throat
not minding how difficult it would be for you to
unlearn such a prevarication.
Four states of matter are observable in everyday life:
solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Many other states are
known such as Bose–Einstein condensates and
neutron-degenerate matter but these only occur in
extreme situations such as ultra cold or ultra dense
matter. Other states, such as quark–gluon plasmas,
are believed to be possible but remain theoretical for
now. For a complete list of all exotic states of matter
click here.
2. Bats are blind
Despite the old adage “blind as a bat” it would surprise
you to know that absolutely every bat has eyes and
can see better at night than humans.
Yes! You can close your mouth now. True they use
echolocation, but it is simply to augment their vision,
not to replace it.
Interestingly, bats will even rely on their eyes over
their echolocation results. In some studies, they have
flown directly into a window through which light is
shining, ignoring the echolocation telling it that the
path was not all clear.
3. You have five senses
Humans do not have just five senses, there are at least
nine senses and most researchers think there are
more like twenty one or so.
Humans have more than the commonly cited five
senses. The number of senses in various
categorizations ranges from 5 to more than 20. In
addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing,
which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans
can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception),
pain (nociception), body and limb position
(proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative
temperature (thermoception).Other senses
sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching,
pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need
to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide
levels.
Each time a teacher says there are five senses, the
teacher is referring to Aristotle’s classification of the
senses, which if you ask us is a very old text to teach a
student in the 21st century.
4. People thought the earth was flat
If you learned in school that Christopher Columbus
sailed from Spain in 1492 and crossed the Atlantic
Ocean, disproving a common belief in those days that
the Earth was flat, then the lesson was wrong.
Several books published in Europe between 1200 and
1500 discussed the Earth’s shape, including “The
Sphere,” written in the early 1200s, which was required
reading in European universities in the 1300s and
beyond. It was still in use 500 years after it was
penned.
It is not true that people thought the earth was flat
and that was the reason why they refused to travel
thinking that they would get to the end of the earth
and fall off. And this was the reason why Christopher
Columbus was not allowed to sail round the world in
1942
It’s well documented that we’ve known the world is
round since the days of the mathematical geniuses of
ancient Greece. People like Pythagoras (6th century
B.C), Euclid, and Aristotle (4th century B.C) all wrote
works indicating that clearly, the Earth was round.
5. Humans evolved from apes
It is true that humans do belong to the same
taxonomic family as the great apes, like gorillas. It is
also true that the closest known living relative to
Homo sapiens is the chimpanzee. However, this does
not mean humans “evolved from monkeys”. We share
a common, humans and the great apes—
chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans—started with a
common ancestor, and then evolved in separate
directions over the years.
So next time someone claims you evolved from a
monkey, correct his mistake. Better yet, if this person
is a political or cultural leader, inquire why he is
spreading misinformation. The truth may be
surprising.
6. Diamonds are formed from coal
You might have been made to believe that diamonds
come from pressurized coal. This misconception
stems from the fact that diamonds and coals
are made of carbon.
If you believe that diamonds are made from highly
compressed coal, don’t worry—so does everyone else.
But it’s completely false: diamonds are found in
vertical shafts filled with rocks formed by volcanoes,
while coal is mainly found among other types of rocks
—like limestone and shale.
Coal is almost never found in the same type of
environment as diamonds. Coal is formed near the
surface from plant matter, while diamonds are formed
in the Earth’s mantle—over ninety miles (145 km)
closer to the core—and then carried up to the crust
during volcanic eruptions.
It’s true that diamonds are formed from carbon by
intense heat—2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 degrees
Celcius)—and high pressure, but it’s unlikely that the
carbon comes from coal. So while the idea of a lump
of coal becoming a beautiful diamond makes a pretty
picture, it’s still one big spoonful of lies.
On the other hand, modern science can pretty much
turn anything into a diamond in the lab: even the
corpse of your recently deceased loved one. Aww.
7. There are different taste areas for taste on
your tongue
All different tastes can be detected on all parts of the
tongue by taste buds, with slightly increased
sensitivities in different locations depending on the
person, contrary to the popular belief that specific
tastes only correspond to specific mapped sites on the
tongue. The original tongue map was based on a
mistranslation of a 1901 German thesis by Edwin
Boring.
In addition, the current common categorical
conception is there are not 4 but 5 primary tastes. In
addition to bitter, sour, salty, and sweet, humans have
taste receptors for umami, which is a savory or meaty
taste.
8. Mother birds will abandon their chicks if
they are touched by human
Popular belief claims that if mothers smell the scent of
human on their chicks, they will leave them to die. But
it turns out that the touch of a human isn’t enough to
drive a mother away from her maternal duties.
“Birds don’t have a very strong sense of smell, so you
won’t leave a scent that will alarm the parent,” Cornell
biologist Miyoko Chu tells Livescience.com.
In reality, mother birds can be just as devoted as
human parents.
“Usually, birds are quite devoted to their young and
not easily deterred from taking care of them,” Chu
said.
But experts still advise not to poke through bird nests.
“The fact is, birds don’t abandon their young in
response to touch, [but] they will abandon [their
offspring and their nest] in response to disturbance,”
University of Montana biologist Thomas Martin tells
Scientific American.
9. Lightning never strikes the same place
twice
This myth is actually an old idiom meant to explain
that unfortunate occurrences will not happen twice in
the same way to the same person. While the old saying
is comforting, lightning can actually strike anywhere
twice – the main question is the probability of this
occurring. For a random object in your backyard, this
might be fairly low.
But the 1,454-foot-tall Empire State Building is actually
struck about 25 times per year. Humans are no
exception: US park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by
lightning seven times between 1942 and 1977, and
lived to tell the tale (or rather all seven of them).
Lightning is more likely to strike taller objects because
they carry the upward channel better than shorter
ones. But the probability of a lightning strike also
depends on other factors, such as the presence of salt
water, metal, or moisture in or near the ground.

BEYOND KSU : Auchi Poly Shut Down Till Further NoticeFollowing Students' Protest

Following the protest by part-ti me students of Federal Polytechnic Auchi yesterday, the institution has been shut down till further notice.

 The protested started when the students in the School of Evening Studies where stopped from participating on the ongoing examination for not paying their school fees. However, the students insisted on gaining entrance onto the examination but where resisted by the institution's security personnel triggering agitation from the students and degenerated to violent protest. Cars belonging to lecturers as well as other facilities on the school were damaged. When contacted, the the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mustapher Oshiobugie, said the situation has been brought under control and that no student sustained injury. He equally stated that the management is deliberating on the situation and that the institution has been shut down till further notice.

BEYOND KSU : Scrapping Of Post-UTME Is Myopic And Irritating - MURIC

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) rejects has described the decision by the Federal Government to scrap Post-UTME as myopic and irritating.

 According to the group, it is JAMB itself that should have been abolished; stating that Post-UTME Was introduced due to the loss of confidence on JAMB as a result of gross corruption that bedeviled the conduct of JAMB examinations prior to the introduction of Post-UTME ranging from impersonation, swapping the candidates' marks for the highest bidders etc.
And since it was obvious that JAMB was dumping dullards in our tertiary institutions, the schools themselves had to find a way to ensure the quality of candidates admitted. This necessitated the introduction of Post-UTME. The group reiterated that Post-UTME is in line with the change mantra of the current administration since the basis for its establishment was to fight corruption in the admission process and as such should not be the one to be scrapped adding that schools cannot conduct adequate screening without a written examination.. The group rather advocated that JAMB itself be scrapped as it has the lion share of the blame for the fall in the quality of education in Nigeria today.

BEYOND KSU : Possible Effects Of Scrapping Post-UTME And Pegging Cut-Off Mark At 180

Following some of the decisions
taken at the 2016 JAMB Combined Policy meeting which include the official announcement of the 2016 cut-off mark as 180 for Universities, Polytechnic and Colleges of education and the scrapping of Post-UTME, many candidates are asking a lot of questions with regard to how the admission process for this year is going to run.

 Having examined the situation, we would like to point out some factors that may likely come in to play in 2016 admission process.
First, one thing that will likely be a fall-out of this new development is the fact that the cut off-mark of top institutions like UNIBEN, UNILORIN, OAU, UI, UNILAG may shoot up to 220, 240 or even 250. However, no institution will go below 180.
The responsibility of placing candidates in schools will now reside with JAMB. However, JAMB has to first confirm the requirements of institutions before placing candidates in such institution. For instance, if UNIBEN decides that its cut- off mark for this year is 250, it is only candidates who applied to study in UNIBEN and score up to 250 will secure admission.
Similarly, since the bench cut-off mark is 180, JAMB may decide to re-distribute candidates who scored up to 180 to other institutions (who knows, it could be a university, polytechnic or College of education since they all have the same cut-off mark) if the institution they originally chose have reached its admission quota or if such candidates UTME score fall below the set cut-off mark of their specific institutions.
The scrapping of Post-UTME does not necessarily mean that institutions cannot conduct other forms of screening, it only means they cannot conduct another form of examination similar to UTME. So schools may decide to use oral interview or verification of documents to screen candidates.
The scrapping of post-UTME will equally save candidates the cost of purchasing their school's post-UTME form and going through the usual hassles associated with it.
However, all these factors will be expected to play out when ASUU, ASUP and NCEE accept the outcome of the 2016 JAMB Combined Policy meeting. Since these bodies are yet to express their stance on this, we will only wait to see how it plays out at the end of it all.

BEYOND KSU : Scrapping Of Post-UTME Is A Calamitious Mistake - Afe Babalola

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, who is also a one time Pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos, an elder statesman and lawyer has condemned the move by the Federal Government to scrap post- UTME describing it as a “calamitous mistake.”

 He expressed surprise over the fact that this decision was taken without duly considering the factors that necessitated the introduction of post-UTME.
He pointed out that in 2003, it was discovered that most of the candidates admitted into Nigerian universities through JAMB were academically deficient and unable to justify the high marks scored in JAMB examination. According to him, the committee of pro chancellors of Nigerian Universities met to address this ugly situation and advocated that JAMB be scrapped since it's integrity has been called to question. However, the government at that time decided to adopt a middle-ground by allowing JAMB to remain in charge of admission process and schools to conduct a screening exercise for candidates now known as post-UTME. He further mentioned that post-UTME from inception has proved to be a veritable quality control measure going by the huge drop in all forms of malpractice and fraudulent activities in the admission process prior to its introduction. He emphasized that every university has the right to screen candidates it wants to admit whether through written or unwritten method and sighted the case of Oxford university were every student applying to study law must as a requirement sit for the Law National Aptitude Test (LNAT), student applying for Biomedical Sciences must take Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT) and any student applying for Chemistry must take Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA), while any one applying for Classics must take Classics Admission Test (CAT). He however stated that universities should not use the exercise as a money-making venture but can charge Students for the cost of papers and other logistics.

10 Words Nigerians Commonly Misspell

The 9 Types Of Intelligence Exhibited By HumanBeings

The way people bahave,think,talk,and act sometimes
makes me wonder that something natural is behind
their ways of reasoning,so here is some fact(study)
about the way humans behaves,act,think,and talk.
1. NATURIST INTELLIGENCE (“Nature Smart”)
Designates the human ability to discriminate among
living things (plants, animals) as well as sensitivity to
other features of the natural world (clouds, rock
configurations).This ability was clearly of value in our
evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers;
it continues to be central in such roles as botanist or
chef.It is also speculated that much of our consumer
society exploits the naturalist intelligences, which can
be mobilized in the discrimination among cars,
sneakers, kinds of makeup, and the like.
2. MUSICAL
INTELLIGENCE
(“Musical Smart”)
Musical intelligence is the
capacity to discern pitch,
rhythm, timbre, and
tone.This intelligence
enables us to recognize,
create, reproduce, and
reflect on music, as
demonstrated by
composers, conductors,
musicians, vocalist, and
sensitive
listeners.Interestingly,
there is often an affective connection between music
and the emotions; and mathematical and musical
intelligences may share common thinking
processes.Young adults with this kind of intelligence
are usually singing or drumming to themselves.They
are usually quite aware of sounds others may miss.
3. LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE
(Number/Reasoning Smart)
Logical-mathematical intelligence is the ability to
calculate, quantify, consider propositions and
hypotheses, and carry out complete mathematical
operations.It enables us to perceive relationships and
connections and to use abstract, symbolic thought;
sequential reasoning skills; and inductive and
deductive thinking patterns.Logical intelligence is
usually well developed in mathematicians, scientists,
and detectives.Young adults with lots of logical
intelligence are interested in patterns, categories, and
relationships.They are drawn to arithmetic problems,
strategy games and experiments.
4. EXISTENTIAL INTELLIGENCE
Sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about
human existence, such as the meaning of life, why do
we die, and how did we get here.
5. INTER-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE (People
Smart”)
Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand
and interact effectively with others.It involves effective
verbal and nonverbal communication, the ability to
note distinctions among others, sensitivity to the
moods and temperaments of others, and the ability to
entertain multiple perspectives.Teachers, social
workers, actors, and politicians all exhibit
interpersonal intelligence.Young adults with this kind
of intelligence are leaders among their peers, are good
at communicating, and seem to understand others’
feelings and motives.
6. BODILY -KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE(“Body
Smart”)
Bodily kinesthetic intelligence is the capacity to
manipulate objects and use a variety of physical
skills.This intelligence also involves a sense of timing
and the perfection of skills through mind–body
union.Athletes, dancers, surgeons, and craftspeople
exhibit well-developed bodily kinesthetic intelligence.
7. LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE (Word Smart)
Linguistic intelligence is the ability to think in words
and to use language to express and appreciate
complex meanings.Linguistic intelligence allows us to
understand the order and meaning of words and to
apply meta-linguistic skills to reflect on our use of
language.Linguistic intelligence is the most widely
shared human competence and is evident in poets,
novelists, journalists, and effective public
speakers.Young adults with this kind of intelligence
enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing
crossword puzzles.
8. INTRA-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE (Self
Smart”)
Intra-personal intelligence is the capacity to
understand oneself and one’s thoughts and feelings,
and to use such knowledge in planning
anddirectioningone’s life.Intra-personal intelligence
involves not only an appreciation of the self, but also
of the human condition.It is evident in psychologist,
spiritual leaders, and philosophers.These young adults
may be shy.They are very aware of their own feelings
and are self-motivated.
9. SPARTIAL INTELLIGENCE (“Picture Smart”)
Spatial intelligence is the ability to think in three
dimensions.Core capacities include mental imagery,
spatial reasoning, image manipulation, graphic and
artistic skills, and an active imagination.Sailors, pilots,
sculptors, painters, and architects all exhibit spatial
intelligence.Young adults with this kind of intelligence
may be fascinated with mazes or jigsaw puzzles, or
spend free time drawing or daydreaming.

KSU Guys be Careful – You can get these deadly diseases through kissing

You may have heard that the mouth is the dirtiest place
in the body; this is because saliva contains numerous
microorganisms. Human bites are said to be more
dangerous than a dog bites as it contains more bacteria.
Worldwide there are billions of kisses exchanged by
people each year. The air kiss, casual peck on the cheek
or the cultured kiss on the hand aren’t much of a threat
but a kiss that exchanges saliva from one another is a
different matter.

Viruses That Can Be Transmitted by Kissing
Colds: many viruses cause the common cold. It can
spread by direct contact with the virus, from airborne
droplets, or from direct contact with secretions from the
infected person’s nose and throat.
Infectious Mononucleosis: also known as kissing
disease is caused by Epstein Barr virus. The virus is
spread through saliva and infection occurs through
contact.
Herpes Infection: includes varicella zoster (causes
chicken pox) and herpes simplex (cold sores in mouth).
Herpes is easily spread to others when others when cold
sore blisters are forming or have erupted. The virus is
shed to others from the site of blisters even when they
have healed. So, can you get herpes from kissing: yes.
Hepatitis-B: kissing may also transmit this virus even
though it may be contained in higher levels in blood.
Infection can occur when infected blood and saliva come
into direct contact with someone else’s bloodstream or
mucous membrane. A person may be easily infected if
they have sores in and around the mouth.
Warts: these can spread through kissing especially if in
case of recent trauma. Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease:
this is caused by Coxsackie virus and is spread through
open sores in the mouth. This infection is common in
kids especially those in day care. It is spread via the fecal
oral route (maybe while changing diapers)
Bacteria That Can Be Transmitted by Kissing
Meningococcal Disease: this is a life threatening
condition which includes meningitis, (inflammation of
the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord)
and septicemia. Studies show that deep kissing seems to
be one of the risk factors.
Tooth Decay: numerous studies indicate that
Streptococcus mutans, the main bacteria implicated with
caries is transmissible. Direct contact occurs most
commonly via kissing. Indirect contact occurs though
shared contaminated objects such as eating utensils,
toothbrushes, cups and even toys.
Gum Disease
Since gum diseases are considered the equivalent of
open wounds kissing or having oral sex when you or
your partner had bleeding gums is an invitation for the
transmission of unwanted organisms.
There is no need to give up kissing; while disease causing
bugs can be transferred during a kiss, most won’t cause
the disease and the risk of serious disease is small BUT it
may happen. And it’s not all bad.
Research into passionate kissing has uncovered many
valuable health benefits. For those who are calorie
conscious a 60 second kiss burns 26 calories.
Be conscious to keep your mouth as healthy and germ
free as possible everyday. Make sure your partner takes
preventive actions too so that you can both enjoy those
smooches. Mwaaaah!
Source: WebDental