Recent food recalls and quality concerns have driven consumers to become more interested in the on-farm management practices used to produce food. This is especially true in animal agriculture, where perceived consumer preferences threaten the use of modern management technologies. Alpharma Inc., Animal Health is embarking on an exciting program that will begin to educate consumers about how their food is produced, enlisting the help of college agriculture students along the way.
Research conducted by Alpharma in partnership with GfK Roper indicated that consumers came to support the use of antibiotics in food animal production once educated about their use to prevent or treat disease. This indicates that opportunities are available to help consumers understand the importance of antibiotics—and other on-farm technology—to support animal welfare, food safety and agricultural sustainability.
“We know that, in order to feed a growing world population, certain technologies will need to be at the disposal of American farmers in order to support modern agricultural practices,” says Jeff Mellinger, Global Leader, Sales & Marketing for Alpharma, Inc., Animal Health. “As consumers continue to have a greater impact on retailer’s decisions, and as those decisions trickle down to impact how animals are raised on the farm, we need to make sure that consumers are aware of the importance of some of the technologies—including the use of antibiotics—to ensure healthy animals and a safe, abundant food supply.”
In an innovative step toward consumer education, agriculture students from the East Coast to California are invited to participate in a three-phase contest, the first of which is an open call for farm-related video clips. A variety of clip suggestions are listed on the contest Web site, www.meetwhatyoueat.com, ranging from cows being milked to combines harvesting crops in the heartland. Students can submit their choice of any number of video segments, whether recorded on a digital camera or high-power video recorder.
As the contest sponsor, Alpharma will award participants a $25 gift card for each usable clip submitted, up to 10 per person. These video segments will be available online for the next phase of the contest where participants will be able to compile their own video using segments chosen from the site. This will provide students with an opportunity to create their own version of the story of food production.
Completed videos will then be posted on the contest Web site, allowing those who view them to vote for their favorite in support of the friends, club or school who produced them. The contest culminates with the top video producers winning a $5,000 cash prize, courtesy of Alpharma.
“This is an exciting opportunity for students involved with and passionate about agriculture to educate consumers in an innovative way,” says Mellinger. “We look forward to seeing what students can come up with, and we enjoy supporting the student’s creativity and expression.”
The contest began September 8th and will run through the middle of December, with the winning video announced December 22, 2008.
Alpharma Inc., Animal Health is a leading manufacturer and marketer of animal health feed additives to the cattle, poultry and swine industries worldwide. Alpharma is committed to providing feed products that foster health and welfare in livestock animals.
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Alpharma : Ag Students Invited To Tell Story Of Animal Agriculture - Deadline : the middle of December 2008
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Friday, October 3, 2008
2nd Annual 2008 Indie Short Film Competition Announced - Deadline : Deadline : Nov. 29
Deadline : Nov. 29
The Indie Short Film Competition has announced the launch of the 2nd annual international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers.
The short film competition is the most innovative international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers worldwide. It offers a unique online competition that focuses on creating opportunities for aspiring filmmakers by bringing support and recognition to the art of creating films.
The short films and videos can be entered into 10 different categories including: comedy, horror/thriller, documentary, music videos, drama, animation, action/adventure, family/children, Sci-Fi and LGBT. Filmmakers can enter as many submissions as they like until Nov. 29.
The winning filmmakers will receive awards and cash prizes along with merchandise and services from the long list of industry sponsors. Winner will be chosen by a judging panel of industry professionals who are seeking out the next generation of talented filmmakers.
The competition is sponsored by Sony Creative Software, Write Brothers, FrameForge 3D Studio, JellyPie Software, Media Services, MovieMaker Magazine, Partners In Rhyme, Blackmagic Design, TwistedTracks.com, BoilerPlate, Post Magazine, SmartSound and United One Productions.
More information on the competition can be found at indieshortfilms.net.
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Friday, October 3, 2008
The Bupa Great North Run Short Story Writing Competition - Deadline : 31 October, 2008
Deadline : 31 October, 2008
Terms and Conditions
1. Closing date for entries is 31 October, 2008
2. Unless otherwise stated, the competition is open to all residents of the UK and ROI except employees of Times Newspapers Limited (“TNL”), and the Great North Run Cultural Programme and their associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their families, agents, or anyone connected with this competition, including the third party promotional partners.
3. Entry limited to one per person.
4. By entering, all eligible entrants agree to abide by each and all these terms and conditions. TNL reserves the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. TNL reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the Website.
5. Entries must be the original unpublished sole work of the entrant. Obscene or inappropriate entries will not be accepted and the judges reserve the right to reject any entries for any reason. Entries may be fiction or non-fiction. Entries must explore one or more of the themes of participation, preparation, achievement, the mass event and the lone journey. Entries must be no longer than 2000 words.
6. The Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme and Times Newspapers Limited (the Promoters) reserve the right to publish any and all entries submitted, but publication may not indicate that the entry has won a prize. Winners may be required to provide proof of age. Entrants under the age of 18 must have the permission of their parents or or guardian.
7. The Promoters reserves the right to edit entries in its discretion for publication. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries; however, by entering, all entrants give the Promoters a worldwide royalty free perpetual licence to edit, publish and use all or segments of each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. In particular, all entrants license the Promoters the right to print their entry on timesonline and in print.
8. Entries will be judged in 3 categories 9-13 years old; 14-18 years old; 18+ (age on 31 August 2008) Prizes are an Asus EEEPC 901 Netbook laptop for each category, £250 prize money for each of the under 18s categories and £500 for the adult category.
9. There is no cash or other alternative to the laptop prizes, and prize are not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
10. The winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.
11. The judge's decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
12. TNL will not be liable for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant's ability to participate in the competition. Other than death or personal injury arising from the acts or omissions of TNL, or their employees, TNL will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the winner or their guest’s enjoyment of the prize
13. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by TNL or any associated or subsidiary company of News International Limited.
14. TNL reserves the right to publish all or parts of entries other than the winning entry, and publication does not necessarily mean that the entrant has won a prize. TNL reserves the right to edit entries in its discretion for publication. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries; however, by entering, all entrants give TNL a worldwide royalty free perpetual licence to edit, publish and use all or segments of each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. In particular, all entrants license TNL the right to print their entry on thetimes online and in print.
15. Uses of personal data received by TNL in the course of the promotion are subject to the privacy policy found on the Website. Winners' names may be published on the Website.
16. Completion and submission of a registration slip or e-mail will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.
17. TNL reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering prizes) if, in their sole discretion, a competition is not capable for being conducted as specified. TNL reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.
18. The promoter of this prize draw is Times Newspapers Limited (address below) and the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme
19. For a list of winners, please send a stamped envelope to Times Newspapers Limited Competitions Department, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1RL, stating for which competition you would like winners’ details.
20. Terms and Conditions printed in The Times/The Sunday Times newspaper or on Times Online form a part of these terms and conditions.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
THE WRITERS COLLECTIVE 2008 POETRY CONTEST - Deadline : October 31, 2008
DIVISION:
Adult: (ages 18 and over)
PRIZES:
Prizes in the adult division are: First ($150), Second ($100), and Third ($50). All winners will be published in The Collective Consciousness, the quarterly journal of The Writers’ Collective.
RULES:
Only original, unpublished poetry may be submitted, maximum 42 lines per poem. Poems should be typed, using spacing of poet’s choice, one side only, on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper. Author’s real name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Minimum of 3 poems per entry, maximum of 6. Enter as often as you like, only one prize awarded per person. Each new entry of 3-6 poems should include an entry fee. Fee is $10 per entry, $5 for Writers’ Collective members. Submit three copies of each poem. Entries must be postmarked by October 31st, 2008.
Complete the form below and include it with your entry. Photocopy for multiple entries. A written evaluation of your entry is available for an additional fee of $20; cheques made payable to the Writers’ Collective. Please allow 10-12 weeks from contest deadline date for evaluations. Include an email address to receive a list of winners. Manuscripts will not be returned. All entrants not complying with these rules will be disqualified. Winners will be notified by phone in late November. Winning entries will be celebrated at an awards evening date to be announced. For details, call (204) 786-9468 or email writerscollective@uwinnipeg.ca.
ENTRY FORM
NAME :
ADDRESS :
TELEPHONE :
EMAIL :
DIVISION (check off) : ADULT (18 and over) : ___
TITLES OF POEMS :
Yes, I would like a written evaluation of my entry (additional $20) _____
How did you hear about this contest? (please circle one): Winnipeg Free Press /
Winnipeg Library / Rural newspaper / Rural library / school / Writers’ Collective website / Writers’ Collective email list / poster / other _______________
Mail all entries to : Poetry Contest, c/o The Writers’ Collective, 4th Floor Library, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT ENTRIES BY MAIL. NO EMAILS OR DROP OFFS, PLEASE.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Lions Club International Poster Contest - Deadline : October 31, 2008
Published in the Citizen Herald Oct. 1, 2008
Enter the Lions Club International Poster Contest for a chance to win $2,500 and a trip to the United Nations in New York City ! That’s what the grand prize winner will receive.
There will also be 23 merit award winners who will win $500 each, and a certificate.
Locally, here in the Jesup area, the first-place winners will receive a $50 Savings Bond and a certificate.
Who can enter
While the Peace Poster Contest for Lions Club International is open to all ages, only participants who are ages 11, 12 and 13 by Nov. 15, 2008 will advance to the state and international contest.
Locally, here in Jesup, there will be three age groups: ages 10 and under; ages 11-13 (those go on to state/international contest); and ages 14 and over.
What to draw
The theme for the Poster Contest is Peace Begins with Me.
Letters or numbers cannot be used on the front of the poster.
Any type of media can be used, however, chalk, charcoal and pastel entries should be sealed with a fixative spray. (Don’t laminate your poster.)
Artwork should measure no smaller than 13 x 20 inches and no larger than 20 x 24 inches. The artwork should not be framed or matted or folded. It must be able to be rolled for shipping in a mailing tube.
No three-dimensional entries will be accepted.
Where to take your entry
Artwork entries may be brought to the Citizen Herald office at 930 6th Street, Jesup, by 5 PM Friday, October 31, 2008.
Judging
Posters are judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.
Use the theme “Peace Begins with Me” to decide what to create. Make sure the size is correct and pay attention to the detail of the work.
Try to create something different from the rest.
To see a sample of a poster that won in the past, go to www.lionsclub.org and go to “youth programs.”
Prizes
There will be one international grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.
The international grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City, NY. The artist will also be presented with an engraved plaque and $2,500 cash prize.
Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive $500 and a certificate.
Local winners will receive a $50 Savings Bond and a certificate from the Jesup Lions Club.
The local contest is sponsored by the Jesup Lions Club and the Citizen Herald.
Local contest chairpersons are Rich Schaefer, 319-827-6892, and Kim Adams, 319-827-1128.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sun Announces Code For Freedom 2008 Contest - Deadline : December 31th, 2008
Organised By : Sun Microsystems
Key Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Project Proposal : December 31, 2008
Contest Ends : April 30, 2009
Winners Announced : June 14, 2009
For Whom : Any resident student (foreign or Indian) of an accredited Indian Educational institution.
The free and open source movement is emerging as the new world order in the technology sector across the world. Today, free and open source products such as Apache Web Server, OpenOffice.org and GNU/Linux have dwarfed several proprietary software products. Sun Microsystems has announced the Second Edition of Code For Freedom 2008 Contest where students across India will contribute to the technologies that are empowering the Participation Age. One can gain industry experience while at college by participating in this contest.
Code For Freedom is an open source code contest conducted by Sun Microsystems targeting the student community. Through this contest, they intend to involve the large student community to join the open source movement by contributing to the various open source initiatives that Sun espouses.
The various Sun Technologies one can work on are: GlassFish, GridEngine, JavaDB, java.net, Mobile & Embedded, MySQL, NetBeans, OpenDS, Open ESB, OpenJDK, OpenCDS, Open HA, Cluster, OpenOffice.org, OpenSPARC, OpenSSO, OpenSolaris, PostgreSQL, VirtualBox.
For more details on the Technologies visit here.
One can view the prize details here.
For more details contact : codeforfreedom-AT-sun.com
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
2nd Annual 2008 Indie Short Film Competition - Deadline : November 29, 2008
The launch of the 2nd annual international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers has been announced by The Indie Short Film Competition. The competition is sponsored by Sony Creative Software, Write Brothers, FrameForge 3D Studio, JellyPie Software, Media Servies, MovieMaker Magazine, Partners In Rhyme, Blackmagic Design, TwistedTracks.com, BoilerPlate, Post Magazine, SmartSound and United One Productions.
The Indie Short Film Competition is the most innovative international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers worldwide. It’s not your usual brick and mortar film festival, it’s a unique online competition whose focus is on creating opportunities for aspiring filmmakers from around the world by bringing support and recognition to excellence in the art of filmmaking. The Indie Short Film Competition is a great opportunity for indie filmmakers to advance their career, gain recognition in the filmmaking industry, and receive international exposure. Winning filmmakers will also receive awards, cash prizes, and merchandise & services from industry sponsors that can help further your career in filmmaking.
Entrants stand a chance to win over $25,000 in cash and prizes. Short films and videos may be entered in 10 different categories (Comedy, Horror / Thriller, Documentary, Music Videos, etc.). Filmmakers may enter as many short films as they wish. Submissions accepted now through November 29, 2008. Enter today at www.indieshortfilms.net
Winners will be selected by a judging panel of industry professionals who are looking for the next generation of creatively talented filmmakers out there. Entering this short film friendly competition gives you a shot at being discovered by the right people and opening the right doors to get your short films seen by top industry professionals in the filmmaking business.
For more information, entry form and rules visit the competition website at www.IndieShortFilms.net
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