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Oxygen.ie Smedias 2010 rules

Rules applying to all categories:

1. Unless otherwise stated, all work entered must have been published in the student media since April 1st, 2009. Submissions from 2009 graduates will be accepted, but only those created after the April 1 date and not as part of any professional work

2. Unless otherwise stated, 3 different examples of your work must be submitted with the appropriate application form. Check the categories page carefully to make sure you are submitting the correct material to avoid disappointment.

3. All students must pre-register their intention to enter the National Student Media Awards between January 15th, 2010 and Febuary 19th, 2010. You then have until March 10th, 2010 to submit physical entries and samples to the Oxygen office, which must also include an application form.

Shortlists for the awards have now been posted. These will be narrowed down to a final list of 5 nominees, which will be announced in the week of April 5-9.

To discuss any Smedias enquiries please call Oxygen on 01-6471540 or email Zoe@oxygen.ie

4. Unless otherwise stated, Student Media Awards are not open to students who have worked professionally in the category into which they are entering (not including summer work and internships).

5. Any publication which receives professional assistance in design, maintenance or production is not eligible to enter. This does not apply in the website of the year category where professional design help is allowed, but must be stated on the application form.

6. The closing date for completed, returned applications is 5.00pm, March 10th, 2010 to: Smedias 2010, Oxygen, Leeson Business Centre, 25/26 Windsor Place, Lower Pembroke St, Dublin 2. Please, please note- an application form must accompany every entry.

7. Application forms may be photocopied.

8. Applications are submitted at the owner's risk and cannot be returned.

9. Not a rule, but a suggestion. Cut out the articles you are submitting for the journalism and writer categories and past them on to stiff backing card- not too big please! This makes things much easier for the judges. And they're the people you want to impress. Please don't send torn pages from the newspaper with jagged edges and highlighter all over them.

10. Radio Entries are accepted on CD only. TV or animation entries must be on DVD (VHS entires will not be viewed- for your own good, don't send them!). No other formats will be accepted. This might sound crazy but we did receive blank disks last year, so best to check and make sure before you send them in.

11. Photography entrants must supply prints of their photos. Photocopies or newspaper reproductions will not be accepted. Prints to be no larger than A4 size.

12. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed application form. All application forms must be signed by the entrant and all application fees and support material included. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

13. In the case of a group entry [e.g. radio production or short film] one form should be submitted signed on behalf of the group. This form should contain the names of all members of the group. There is no need for each member of the group to fill in separate forms.

14. The fee is €12 per entry [1-9 entries], or €10 each for 10 or more entries [per publication i.e. everyone on your paper put together]. This is to cover organisational and administration costs and may be paid by cash or cheque (make cheques payable to 'Oxygen' please). Each shortlisted entry gets free admission to the awards ceremony.

15. This contest is open to full-time students of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

16. The judges' decision is final. No entries will be returned and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the judging of the competition.

17. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in April. Venue and date TBC.

18. The National Student Media Awards are produced and run by Oxygen. Oxygen reserves the right to change the rules without notice.

19. You must be an Oxygen member to enter. Joining is easy, it only takes a minute, click here to do so.

20. This is important: You may only submit one entry per category. But you can enter as many categories as you like.

21. Any attempt to contact or canvass judges will result in immediate disqualification from this and future Student Media Awards.

22. The organisers of the awards may request proof from applicants that they are full-time students, or othewise conforming to the criteria specified in category descriptions regarding their full-time professional or academic status.

The organisers cannot undertake the return of submissions as they are archived for reference purposes. Neither oxygen or the organising committee accept responsibility for any entries lost or damaged in transit. 

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Irishman makes "billion-euro home" of shredded notes

(Reuters) - An unemployed Irish artist has built a home from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion), a monument to the "madness" he says has been wrought on Ireland by the single currency, from a spectacular construction boom to a wrenching bust.

Frank Buckley built the apartment in the lobby of a Dublin office building that has lain vacant since its completion four years ago at the peak of an ill-fated construction boom, using bricks of shredded euro notes he borrowed from Ireland's national mint.

"It's a reflection of the whole madness that gripped us," Buckley said of what he calls his "billion-euro home."

"People were pouring billions into buildings now worth nothing," he said. "I wanted to create something from nothing."

A wave of cheap credit flowed into Ireland in the early 2000s after Ireland joined the currency zone fuelling a huge property bubble that transformed the country.

The bubble's collapse since 2007 plunged Ireland into the deepest recession in the industrialized world, forcing the former "Celtic Tiger" to accept a humiliating bailout from the EU and the IMF.

Buckley was given a 100 percent mortgage at the peak of the boom to buy a 365,000 euro home on the far reaches of Dublin's commuter belt, despite the fact he had no steady income.

He has separated from his wife who lives in the home, which has since lost at least one-third of its value.

Living in his "billion euro home" since the start of December, Buckley is working on adding a kitchen to the living room and hall.

The walls and floor are covered in euro shreddings and the house is so warm Buckley sleeps without a blanket.

Pictures made from notes and coins decorate the walls, including one of a house, made from Irish 5 pence pieces.

"There are houses in Ireland worth less than that," Buckley quips.

Buckley said he wants Europe's politicians to solve the eurozone debt crisis without destroying its currency. But if the currency ultimately fails, he will happily use the euro zone's defunct notes as fodder for future projects.

"Whatever you say about the euro, it's a great insulator."