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SHILLONG: Health and Family Welfare Minister, AL Hek who is looking after the department for the second time, is keen to complete the pending projects of Shillong and Tura Medial Colleges and Hospitasl in the state
Speaking to media persons after assuming office on Thursday , Hek said that apart from the two medical colleges, he would also prioritize the completion of cancer wing at the Shillong Civil Hospital which has been delayed for long.
It may be reminded that Hek who is now a BJP-legislator also held the health portfolio in the previous regime of Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government before he was dropped in 2016.
The previous MUA Government had planned two medical colleges in the state, one at Tura and another in Shillong.
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The structure of the cancer wing in Shillong Civil Hospital has been completed but it need various machinery and equipment before it is operationalised.
The construction of the cancer wing started in the year 2011 with a funding of Rs 26 crore from the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

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Some of these suggestions were discussed in a recent meeting chaired by newly-appointed DoPT Joint Secretary Srinivas Ramaswamy Katikithala on implementation of e- office, or computerisation of office works.
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If the director wants to tell the story of Kreedom like a novel is written, it would definitely win accolades from intellectuals. But for a mass medium like cinema, it won't work. Kreedom is the story of a dream that a doting father has for his son and is how all his hopes get shattered before his dream can get fulfilled. The film is a remake of the Malayalam hit originally made in the eighties with the same title but it has a few changes incorporated to suit Tail sensibilities.
Though the film is basically about the values of a relationship, it fails to grab the attention of the viewers because of the lagging screenplay. Right from the first scene, Ajith's role is underplayed. He doesn't enact the romantic scenes well. As a matter of fact, Trisha overshadows the actor with her performances in these scenes.
Shakthivel (Ajith) is the obedient son of an honest head constable, Rajarajan (played by Raj Kiran). Rajarajan's dream is for his son to become a police officer before his retires. Shakthivel makes an effort to realise his fathers dream. He starts working out in an effort to achieve his fathers dream. He even writes the Police examinations.
His father Rajarajan, being an honest man, faces opposition from some rowdies when he books a MLA's son for breaking the law. He sends the MLA's son on a punishment transfer to Kodiakkarai where Ajay a local rowdy is running his own parallel government. Want to guess how the rest of the story goes...just as you would expect!!!
Divya (aka Trisha) meets Ajith and falls in love with him. Her accept the proposal to have their daughter marry him as they find him to be a decent boy. By this time, Shaktivel passes his examinations and is waiting for a posting as a police officer. Destiny twists his life and things don't work out as he hopes.
He ends up having to fight Ajay after getting emotional about his fathers difficulty in keeping with t law. His fathers dream is shattered and his name ends up being on the list of criminals in the police station rather than the list of police personnel appointees.
Ajith has played the role of an obedient son with ease and comfort. But he has to concentrate more on his body language, which is not upto the mark in the films romantic scenes. His scenes with Rajkiran are one of the more mature scenes in the film. Raj Kiran's cameo in the film is small - yet it has brought the spotlight on him. Trisha has put up a good show employing the right body language tactics and comedy timing.
Comedian Vivek fails to invoke laughter with his role in the film. The films editor Shantaram should have cut out the ambiguous dialogues in the film. These dialogues have caused people to overlook his performance in the film. AR Rahman's cousin GV Prakash has composed music that is bane to the films credits. He has merely copied his uncle's Dil Se song for one of the films songs.
Thiru's camera work is a highlight in the film. He has captured the blue and green colours of nature in Kerala and Vizag where the film was shot. Director AL Vijay should take extra care when directing his next film. A negative approach doesn't go well with the Tamil film audience. Even if the script is good, a negative ending spoils the film. After all, people generally try to move ahead and achieve more in their lifetimes. A positive ending only inspires to do so.
Verdict: Disappointment!
Cast: Ajith, Trisha, Raj Kiran, Ajay, Vivek, Manobala, Ravi Kale
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A University of Canterbury mathematics expert who researches how life on Earth began has been appointed a Distinguished Professor.Canterbury mathematics expert appointed distinguished professor
November 30, 2014
A University of Canterbury mathematics expert who researches how life on Earth began has been appointed a Distinguished Professor.
Professor Mike Steel, of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, has been elevated to the status of Distinguished Professor, a title which is reserved for professors who clearly demonstrate world-class academic leadership and achievements of the highest international standing over a decade or more.
Professor Steel is also the recent recipient of the University Research Medal, the highest honour the university's council can extend to its academic staff in recognition of research excellence.
Professor Steel uses mathematics to help biologists discover more about the evolution of life. He was awarded the medal in recognition of his leading work in phylogenetics which is the science of reconstructing evolutionary trees and networks from genetic data.
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"Mathematics is really essential since it gives a way of systematically exploring the huge space of possible evolutionary scenarios. Also, since evolution is really a random process, probability models play an important role" he says.
"The question of how life began on a molecular level about four billion years ago has been a longstanding problem in science. A necessary condition for early life seems to be the formation of a chemical reaction network.
"We are seeking to find out if the formation of these first steps of life were an amazingly lucky accident, or something that might be expected. Many researchers find it hard to imagine how such a molecular network could have formed spontaneously from the chemical environment of early Earth.
"For scientists the aim in origin of life research is not to find out how life actually began, that's something we may never know, but rather how it might have begun so we know a plausible scenario for its formation by natural processes.
"The origin of life is quite controversial among scientists with many theories but relatively little data. Our findings are helping to provide a mathematical explanation and they suggest that the spontaneous emergences of the first steps of life are more likely than had been supposed by many working in this field.
"I am really honoured to be awarded this promoted position. It's just great for the university and for students also, as we look to an exciting future on a redeveloped campus."
Engineering Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Evans-Freeman says Professor Steel's research continues to attract world-wide interest, while his teaching passes that knowledge to future generations.
"He is an example of why a strong research intensive university is of enormous benefit to the city and to the region. It is precisely these kind of people we must attract and retain to protect and enhance the reputation of the University.
"Mike is a wonderful example of how pure and applied research crosses boundaries and leads to clear societal benefits and this promotion puts the spotlight on engineering for the benefit of all,'' Professor Evans-Freeman says.
Professor Jack Copeland, who researches the philosophy of computing and cognitive science, and Professor Niki Davis, a New Zealand expert in e-learning, have also been promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor.
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BYTE 1: Bob Beamon's world record leap from 1968. Like all the greats, he makes it looks easy.
Greatest Gaming Moments: Jesse Owens versus Adolf Hitler, Nadia Comaneci, Steve Redgrave, Mark Spitz, Greg Louganis and USA Basketball Dream Team
BYTE 2: Will GB beat USA at water polo? Larry is on a worse losing streak than Australia - can he finally get one right today?
Larry on: WIll GB win their first gold medal?, Will the Games lanes work?, Will Rebecca Adlington win gold in the 400m freestyle, Which Tube line will suffer the worst delays?, Will Michael Phelps win gold? and Will Zara do better than her mother?
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BYTE 3: Jonathan Liew's Armchair Games: Snack Taekwondo - Jonathan Liew aims a kick in the wotsits.
Armchair Games: Scooter dressage, Brisketball, Sensible heavy weightlifting, Frying Pan Tennis, David Beckham Archery and Peach Volleyball


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Archive for the 'Copy & Destroy' Category
Feels Like Friday, issue nine
Writing about: trying to write; reality or lack thereof; boy(s); driving down the coast; identity through nationality; the usual. Short pieces of writing, mostly. Photos. Cut and paste. Made with love and angst. $2 or trade. Email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sticky have been very good to me and I am really excited to go to Melbourne just so I can hang out at the shop all day long!
Two new pieces of writing by yours truly are up on The Dwarf: my not-so-nice review of Iglu & Hartly's album & Then Boom. Watch me turn "this is a pile of shit" into 350 words. Also, my fangirl rant about the Tegan and Sara concert is here.
Yesterday was a nice day. I dropped off some photos to be developed in Cabramatta (never, EVER will I develop photos in Liverpool again. Rabbit Photo charged me $18. My awesome people in Cabra do it for $12). Then I went to the city, obsessively listening to Alisa and Azra on the way. I wandered Basement Books and bought Junkie Love by Phil Shoenfelt which looks pretty interesting – the cover has a syringe and love hearts, and on the back is a quote from Nick Cave about liking the book, so…how could I resist? (Also, it was only $7!) Then I went to Hyde Park and was writing/reading/smoking/drinking coffee/minding my own business/waiting for Morgan, when this random dude with no shoes comes to talk to me. I figured he was just a random drunk who was bored, but then he says he was sent over to invite me to "join their party" and points to this group of people sitting on the opposite side, one with a guitar, one a hippie looking girl with glitter on her face, etc. I say I'm waiting for a friend and so he stays around to talk. He's from Brisbane, has been in Sydney for a few months, slept in Hyde Park last night. Then Morgan arrives and Dave (I think was his name), the shoeless dude, continues talking to us, then the hippie girl (Elise?) joins us and they convince us to join them. So we sit with them for a while and they're all random people that met each other that day in the park and have been 'recruiting' other people to hang out with them. It was so incredibly weird and random and funny. Morgan and I were a little anti-social so we didn't talk to anyone except Dave and his girlfriend (I assume she was, anyway) because they kept talking to us, but the sunshine was nice and we hung around for a while before we left to make use of my 'present' of which we didn't have enough to share with everyone. Then we smoked across from a church which made us feel pretty good. So we hung around for a while and discussed how amazing Josh Beech is, and then Morgan had to leave, and I wandered the city a bit more but it was a Sunday evening and everything was closed so I got some food and headed off.
I went to Liverpool where I met up with Jasmina and Nenad and we went to the cinemas, and with very little movie choice, watched The Day the Earth Stood Still which was SO BAD; it was hilarious. Keanu Reeves cannot act. At all! It was too funny.
Today I had to get up at 7.30 because I had a 'job training' appointment at 9. The only reason people go to job training is because they will stop getting their Centrelink money if they don't. I don't GET money from Centrelink so I realised it is completely fucking pointless for me to go. Oh and not to mention USELESS. The trainer is a condescending asshole who treats us like we are retarded and/or five years old. It was incredibly painful to sit through. I'm going tomorrow to ask them whether I can get money for going, and if I can't, they can fuck right off. Seriously – he SHOWED US HOW TO USE A COMPUTER. He showed us an inspirational video then asked us comprehension questions. He says things like "ok so if you do three hours in the morning, then three hours in the afternoon, how many hours is that – anyone?" UGH. I wanted to shoot myself. But it'd probably be a better idea to shoot him.
I'm making Feels Like Friday #9. Yay!
Thursday, 18th
Up early, lift to the city from parents who were driving to the fish markets, walk from Pyrmont to Town Hall…overly nice Red Cross money collector complimented my hair (and noticed it was dreadlocked…most people just think it's a manic growth on top of my head) and my fork bracelet…met up with Kylar, coffee and cigarettes all over the place, Hyde Park and Bill & Toni's and Hyde Park again….home, Slavica and Jasmina helping my mum cook for Sveti Nikola, but had to leave soon after I arrived…all day running around helping with whatever needed to be done around the house…late night Oz watching. Consumed five coffees and was still dead tired.
Friday, 19th
Sveti Nikola, my family's Slava. I am horrible at getting into the spirit of things so I mostly hid in the living room and avoided all the guests who were in the sun room. I get really awkward every year because I rarely see a lot of those people, and there's the confusion of whether I should just shake their hand or do I need to kiss them as well, and do I kiss them once or three times, and what the hell should I talk to them about, etc. Plus, every year someone makes a comment about me losing weight, which makes me wonder if I was obese as a child or something… Towards the end of the night I managed to get away with sitting on the couch and reading as most of the guests had left, my parents were with the older ones and my sister with her friends, and Jasmina had left – these days I have only a few Serbian friends, and those that I do have go to Nikola's house because his Slava is also Sveti Nikola, and as they've been going to Nikola's well before they met me, they of course still go there. Plus, everyone gets drunk there so it makes more sense anyway. Our house tends to be a bit quieter. Sveti Nikola reminds me every year, very blatantly, just how hard it is for my family to spend a day together and get along. The upside is waiting for midnight so I can eat chocolate.
Saturday, 20th
Kalaediscope fun; Emma; Kylie; Seeta & T-Nev; Katie & moi; Arex
During the day, Annie and I went to a small zine fair that was happening at the first Voiceworks launch to happen outside Victoria. It was nice. Small and kind of quiet, and the people that came along didn't really seem to know what zines were, but it was chilled out; I mostly sat around reading and occasionally talking to the kids from Just Like Candy & the Black Rose Anarchist Bookshop (on Enmore Rd, Newtown). Afterwards we wandered around a bit, bought a present for Emma which was directly responsible for us speaking Engrish all day – part of the present was a Guns n Roses cigarette case. On the side it had a warning label against smoking but it said something like "cigarette smoke the harmful health"…what the fuck? So all day we were speaking Engrish – replacing every L with an R. "hero, may I have a rarge vanirra mirkshake?" Then I went home, frantically rushed around for an hour getting ready to leave again, then off to Scary Canary…which is a terrible venue but Up the Bracket happens there and it featured good people + vodka and therefore wasn't horrible like the venue is. Good company featured: Emma (we were celebrating her birthday), Alex (Arex), Katie (ok just quietly, I'm sort of in love with Katie), Kylie, Seeta, T-Nev, etc. Seabas played a bit of November Rain – hell yeah! After a while we went to Emma's (new) place which I really like. Stairs everywhere! Emma put on The Doors and packed a cone as soon as we walked in which made me very happy. Katie asked me why I love The Doors and I really couldn't put an answer into words – they are just so special to me. Bit of hanging around, being lazy, that sort of high when sitting on a couch with a blanket is just like the most perfect thing, then we wanted to watch That 70s Show but the speakers connected to the fancy-computer-TV weren't working so instead we watched so-bad-it's-good Stripperella on SBS, then something else I don't remember, before we went to sleep.
Sunday, 21st
I woke up around 9.30 and Annie was already awake. We sat on the little balcony smoking – I really wanted to have a cigarette first thing in the morning because I can never do that whilst living at home! Then we wrote a note for Emma and left before her housemates, who we don't know, got up to find two weird kids hanging out in their living room. Wandered the city in search of a pretzel (nowhere to be found!), then went home. I napped on the couch, watched Oz, and otherwise generally lazed around.
Monday, 22nd
Spent the day in a really unexpected unbelievably happy mood. I don't even know why! I just feel good all over. Have lazed around in the sun, reading, listening to silverchair's Live From Faraway Stables, Love, Alice Coltrane (the last two thanks to Kylar), dancing around the backyard like a character from Hair, discovering Gogol Bordello and reconnecting with my Eastern European roots with mad gypsy music. Good times.
(Photos by ANNIE LY.)
Damaged goods, send them back
Lived through incessant cramps
Read Down and Out in Paris and London in the sun in my backyard
100 sit-ups and 50 crunches
Lots of work for TEETH LOVES STUFF #5
CD reviews for The Dwarf – Circlesquare (really good) and The Tossers (not so good)
Gig review for Faster Louder – Tim Freedman, happening tomorrow night
Make it through a night at The Vanguard without killing myself or anyone else
Rewrite article for Stiff Magazine
Add finishing touches to TEETH LOVES STUFF #5 and copy it
Post new band interview on the TEETH blog
Marry Stephen Colbert
Send zine orders/trades
Vacuum room
Find a job
Because I can do TEETH stuff all the time
Because Law & Order: SVU is always on TV
This arrived in New Zealand today so now it's safe to post it here without the surprise being ruined – mail I sent to Dee with a mix I, just quietly, think is some of my best mix work yet.
Straylight Run – Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)
Bjork (feat. Kelis) – Oceania
Tricky (feat. D'na) – Call Me
The Weakerthans – Without Mythologies
Die! Die! Die! – Whitehorses
Kicks Joy Darkness – Collapse of the Wave Function
MGMT – Weekend Wars
The White Stripes – I Want To Be the Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart
The Magnetic Fields – With Whom To Dance
Patrick Wolf – Lycanthropy
The Dandy Warhols – I Love You
Bloc Party – Selfish Son
Pulp – 97 Lovers
Speaking of mail, this morning I received a lot of zines and it was so good; it felt like back in the day when the only zines I knew of were from overseas or from elsewhere in Australia and the idea of zinester friends in person seemed so far-fetched, so I'd get really excited every time I got mail addressed to "Ivana Stab".
I chopped off more of my hair yesterday and have started straightening the ends so it fluffs out more and curls less and it's pretty rad.
Aside from the inconceivable pain caused by my menstrual cycle, today was a pretty good day. I had plans of going to uni to return some books but the thought of climbing up all those steps was just too much. All I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and clutch my stomach. I got to the city around 1.30 and hung out at Hyde Park reading zines – Brainscan #23 by Alex Wrekk is absolutely fucking amazing and everything I love about zines combined into the one well written, amazing-looking zine. I bought a World AIDS Day ribbon, leaving me with $1 in my wallet. The man that was selling them said "excuse me sir" before I looked up…then he apologised quickly. Hah. I was wearing yet another shirt stolen from my dad, though. The man has a much bigger wardrobe than I do and he's got style! Then Kylar joined me and brought some tube of neon green goo which was apparently candy – didn't look very edible and neither of us wanted to try it. Kylar also brought presents. Then Morgan joined us, bringing Panadol thankfully (which sadly didn't end up helping at all). We hung around for a while, put Kylar's present to use, though it didn't really do much for me, then left Hyde Park because they wanted food, then wandered aimlessly before going into Red Eye where I saw lots of CDs I wanted to buy (although the one that really interested me was by a band I'd never heard of but loved the name – Agnostic Front! …also, why are bands like Cobra Starship and Fall Out Boy and Simple Plan in the Punk section…?). Then Kylar left and Morgan and I went to Hyde Park again where we ended up staying until 7, I smoked an entire packet of cigarettes and it was decided that I have to go to Mother Russia before moving out, and I can move out after I've discovered the meaning of life in the mother country. Yes!
I came home to realise mother has completely stopped talking to me and I have no fucking idea why. Something about how I'm not taking care of my health and don't listen to her? Lollerskatez.
Alright, because I don't have a job at the moment, I need to sell like 40 of my zines to get my haircut. Yeah, I know, $75 for a haircut, it's insane. But I need to get rid of this thing living on top of my head. SO, you know what to do.


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An attempt has been made to investigate the nature and cause of the variation of surface finish with cutting speed during orthogonal cutting operations. It is found that the variation of cutting speed alone is sufficient to give rise to the three different mechanisms of chip formation, conventionally known as discontinuous, continuous without "bue" (built-up-edge) and continuous with bue. The transition from low-speed, nonbue cutting to high-speed, bue cutting is found to greatly influence the surface finish and in fact the entire cutting mechanism. Photomicrographs of the cutting zones, the chips, and the profiles of the finished surfaces have been taken to observe these changes closely. Tests have also been carried out to determine the relative importance of cutting speed and cutting temperature in affecting the surface finish of the workpiece being machined.
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The importance of a Social Media Strategy
When I wake up every morning, the first thing I do, after silencing the annoying alarm, is check my phone and go on social media. I'm definitely not the only one, a study from 2013 showed that 79% of people aged 18-44 years old did the exact same thing.
Social media is part of our everyday life, not only is it the first thing we say "hello" to in the morning, it is also the last thing we say "goodnight" to. It has become a key tool to announce anything from engagements and births to which foods are currently being consumed.
It is therefore not surprising that, as consumers, we would choose to engage with brands and public figures through this medium. We may use this to complain, give praise or raise concern, because we have finally been given a platform where we can have our voice heard without being put on hold while we are forced to endure some awful music, and dammit we are going to use it!
What does come as a surprise though, are all the social media faux-pas committed by numerous businesses and public figures.
A perfect example of how not to handle social media is the recent backlash against NSW Premier Mike Baird regarding his Facebook post to defend Sydney's lock-out laws. Whether you are a supporter of the MP and agree with his views and statistics, or you heavily oppose him and find his statistics to be over-inflated, I think we can all agree that he could improve the way he managed the social media backlash against him. The biggest mistake anyone can make is deleting comments because they do not support your views. Social media is a way to engage with people and try to promote healthy debate. When a business or individual deletes posts, this, more often than not, irate the consumer a lot more than the original misstep.
How this should've been handled
First and foremost, unless the post is incredibly offensive, you should not delete a comment. EVER. Instead, you acknowledge the complaint/opposing view, and either offer a solution or politely explain your point of view. Or you can always go to plan D and simply ignore the comments. But you never, ever delete.
The most surprising part is, this is not the first time this has happened. Time and time again we see organisations commit this faux pas, and yet it keeps happening. We need to start learning from other people's mistakes.
How to use social media in your favour
In contrast, Telstra's mobile services recently crashed, customers could not send nor receive calls or texts and internet mobile services were also down. Telstra utilised the power of social media to keep its consumers informed and reply to any concerns. A variety of memes and mockery trended on social media, which Telstra embraced so much they even had a dig at it themselves. In the end, they announced it was a human error from one of their engineers, which consumers quickly jumped to defend to ensure they would keep their job. There was no backlash from this, if anything, Telstra got a lot of free positive publicity from this one.
What is the difference between both situations? Telstra being a big company has seen the benefit of investing in social media strategies. More often than not, organisations think they can handle the social media themselves and manage a crisis if and when it comes along. The misconception towards a social media strategy is always "How hard can it be? I post my photos on Instagram every day, I know how to hashtag and I constantly share on social media. Surely I can do it myself!"
A social media strategy is not just about what content you should be posting. It is a big document outlining the Do's and Don'ts of what to post; which tone of voice you should be using; how to improve your brand's public perception and equity; and most importantly, what to do in case of a crisis. Agencies like Adelphi Digital use their expertise, research and understanding of your audience to ensure that you can get the most out of social media and thrive in this digital world. You wouldn't sew your own wound just because you know how to sew a dress, you would go to a professional that will ensure you get the best care possible to avoid losing a limb, so why not do the same with your digital strategies and let us take care of you?


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We're proud to be supported by The Songwriting Academy and their search for the UK's greatest unsigned songwriter through the inaugaral UK Unsigned Songwriter of the Year 2016. Think you have what it takes?
Multi-platinum songwriter, producer and songwriting coach Martin Sutton shares his tips on how to write a great song to help inspire you!
They say everyone has a song in them, but does everyone have a GREAT song in them? At The Songwriting Academy we say yes! But great songs don't just happen by accident. There are certain common denominators that many great songs have, and if we as writers know what those commonalities are, our strike rate of writing a classic will improve for sure!
Here are just a few of The Songwriting Academy top tips for writing a great song.
1. Hooks Make Hits
Hooks are essential in creating a killer song. A hook is a really catchy melody, lyric (often the title of the song) or riff, that is repeated within the song. Remember a hook is not just a one off moment in the song. Repeat it enough and it will stick in the brain of the listener forever!
2. People ignore songs when songs ignore people
Even though it's important to write something that has meaning to you, try and make your lyric easy to relate to for other people who hear it. How amazing would it be to have a song that resonates with you, the writer, but also to have listeners say to you "How did you know what I was feeling?" Swallow your pride, play your song to people and ask them if they 'get' it!
3. Be Believable
Don't fake feelings when you write. Write about something you have actually experienced or an emotion you have really felt, or are feeling right now. That way your song will be so much more believable to the listener.
4. Have A Solid Structure
There are certain structures that work in songwriting and keep the listener engaged. If a song takes too many twists and turns and has too many different sections it becomes too hard to follow and a percentage of your audience will lose their way and switch off. Keep it simple and your listeners will stay with you.
5. The Replay Factor
We all know songs like Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway To Heaven and American Pie; classic songs that can last up to eight minutes. But don't underestimate the power of a song that lasts as little as 2 - 3 minutes either. Chances are a short, punchy, well crafted song will make your listeners hit the replay button. That way you get two shots for them to fall in love with your song!
6. What Makes A Song Catchy?
The first thing that people hear in songs is the melody, so work hard on creating unique melodies that are interesting and have definition. Once you've drawn the listeners in with your killer melodies they'll tune in to your lyrics too. Use plenty of repetition to make your songs even more catchy.
7. Evoke A Strong Emotion
We believe one of the most important goals of songwriting is to evoke a strong emotion in the listener. This could mean your song makes someone feel joyful, ecstatic, tearful, strong and empowered or makes them want to dance around the room. All of these are far more preferable to someone describing your song as "nice"…Eurgh! How you do this is down to you, but always remember:
If your song doesn't evoke a powerful emotion in YOU when you write it, it's not going to move anyone else when they hear it!
Do you think you've got what it takes to write a GREAT song? Have you already written one? Are you the #NextBigSongwriter?
You could win over £7,000 worth of prizes in the UK Unsigned Songwriter of the Year Competition 2016.


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Welcome to the mama® blog
5 Simple Tips To Help the Nips!
Breastfeeding Solutions
Let's Face It, Breastfeeding Ain't Always Easy.
For many women it can be an uncomfortable process to settle into and there are plenty of factors that can leave you feeling discouraged as you navigate this exciting milestone. Common concerns like sore nipples, breast tenderness, lack of milk production and engorgement can make nursing uncomfortable and this stress can affect new moms on both a physical and emotional level in the first few weeks postnatal.
In most cases, discomfort while breastfeeding is a sign that something ain't quite right.
Much to your surprise, a lactation consultant may advise some helpful tips that can get you back on track to a more comfortable and confident breastfeeding experience. We put together a list of our top 5 favorite tips to help mamas make their breastfeeding journey more comfortable and rewarding.
#1 Support Your Body
Your comfort is most important and getting yourself in a comfortable position to support your baby is a great first step. Some women prefer to lie on their side in bed while others comfortably lounge upright in a chair. Take some time to get yourself comfortable a few minutes before you begin breastfeeding, making sure you have plenty of support for your back, arms and a surface that you can comfortably elevate your legs.
#2 Support Your Baby
Getting your baby supported and situated comfortably will improve their latch and allow them to nurse as efficiently as possible. Your little one should be at the same height as your breast and nipple with their mouth directly opposite the nipple. Pillows or folded blankets help support your baby's weight to keep them positioned properly and from tiring out your arms in the process. Some added support for baby can be a huge relief for mom.
#3 Find the Right Position
Trying out different positions help you customize your experience and make breastfeeding more comfortable for you. You may find that a combination of different latch positions help you stay comfortable during feedings and testing out different ways to hold or support your baby's head and body weight will help you find one that works for you.
#4 Soothe Discomfort
When breasts become swollen or engorged, it can become painful. Allowing milk to drain completely by nursing or pumping frequently prevents ducts from becoming irritated or infected. Ice packs can also provide gentle relief from swelling discomfort.
Sore nipples usually occur when your baby isn't latching properly, they're pulling away too fast when they're done eating or even a lip or tongue tie. Soothing chapped or irritated nipples prevents infection and allows feedings to more comfortably drain milk supply, preventing mastitis.
So, what is the best product to soothe and moisturize sore, chapped nipples during breastfeeding?
Soothe Those Suckers! Soothing Nipple Spray
Healthy mama's Soothe Those Suckers! Soothing Nipple Spray helps soothe nipple discomfort with a touch-free spray that offers a sanitary alternative to messy nipple butter, creams and salves. Just spray and air dry for a few seconds for all natural relief that's pediatrician approved, gynecologist reviewed, hypoallergenic, vegetarian (AKA- No Lanolin) and safe for baby to ingest. There's no harmful chemicals to worry about or synthetic fillers that can irritate your skin further.
Does it really work?
Just ask Dr. Amy Gerhardt!
Dr. Amy Gerhardt, practicing OB/GYN at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ speaks about her experience with Soothe those Suckers! Soothing Nipple Spray and shares her feelings of safety on our YouTube channel.
# 5 Focus on Relaxing
It might seem like a no-brainer, but staying relaxed through your breastfeeding session is important. When you're relaxed and well positioned while breastfeeding it helps empower you, promote improved milk flow and can help calm your fussy baby. Take a series of deep and calculated breaths to loosen up your posture and relax your muscles.
Along with some tips, patience and practice can help you find the positions and routine that works best for you and your little one.
Before you feel discouraged, take the opportunity to focus and relax before settling down to breastfeed. From finding the right position to an extra helping hand with irritation, breastfeeding can be an amazing and rewarding experience for mom and baby.
Don't worry, you got this mama!


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I'm at a table with a computer and a printer near the front door where the sign at my elbow catches patrons' eyes as they walk in the door.
"Really? That's cheap." a customer says to me.
"Only one American dollar," I underscore. "All proceeds go to charity. We'll write about anything you want."
"Something about this weather? My back pains?"
"Sure. You'll get a laser-printed custom-made poem in twenty minutes, a poem that will last a lifetime."
Welcome to Rent-a-Poet, an event I dreamed up for my poetry workshop students. With this exercise we're stretching the city limits of a place called "Creativity" (can we write on demand and under severe time constraints?). At the same time we're putting nice little poems into the pockets of people who a minute ago were totally bereft of such.
Most of all, everyone, including me, is having fun.
This is an odd outcome when one considers I'm the guy who used to absolutely hate poetry.
O' How Poetry Doth Sucketh!
I suppose it began in grade school. The poetry I was exposed to tended to be cobwebbed and not about subject matter I felt drawn to. A poem about a jet pilot or an astronaut? I would have liked that! But no such luck.
|Step right up! Get your rhyming words!
As did the end rhyming. What was with all the rhyming? It reminded me of books read to me as a youngster and I was no longer a child.
The last problem was that the poetry was presented by teachers as a sort of mystery we expected to puzzle out.
Here's how it worked:
We would read a poem, barely grasp what it was about. Great! We were present to be educated,were we not? So tediously, line by line, we had to examine individual words and discover half an hour later, "Oh! That's what the poet was saying!"
Who had the patience for such literary games?
Poetry? I loathed it. And that would be my attitude for decades.
The Poetry Pagan Gets Saved
When I went to graduate school I received some bad news. I had been accepted into my MFA program as a promising ficiton writer, but guess what? The curriculum called for all poets to take one fiction workshop and now, too late, I saw it coming: all fiction writers were required to sign up for a semester of poetry workshop.
What? Me? The person who hates poetry with all the undying effusive, overheated passion of a spewingingly verbose romantic poet? I was going to have to write @#!$%@%*& poems?
|Read some books of poetry, try writing some poems
and a person might even end up liking this stuff...
The important thing was that my poem move. That it have a sort of rhythm, a burning, palpable urge behind it. That it go somewhere and take me and the reader to some place or angle of life we hadn't seen before.
The best thing, as far as I was concerned, was that a good poem was hard to write. I could revise a single poem upwards of twenty times and it was just starting to sound slightly good...
I liked that challenge. I was the man who hated brussel sprouts, but came to love them, not by eating them (that would happen later), but by being compelled to grow them.
I finally "got" what a poem was all about by being placed inside the finely meshed verbal gears and wheels of one, the one that I wrote myself.
Reading Poetry
It was natural that I started to read some poetry and discover favorite poets. The first was May Swenson. She actually had poems about astronauts!
However, there were many other poets whose work I failed to appreciate. It was too obtuse, cerebral for my taste. One of the poets I studied with in grad school, Edward Hirsch (a poet of luminescent clarity whom I like) wrote a book called How to Read a Poem, and Fall in Love with Poetry. Did I fall in love with poetry? Not quite. I began to like it a great deal. It was more like I was now willing to very selectively date certain poets from time to time, but I would never marry one, if you know what I mean.
But that's the point: a person doesn't have to like all poetry ever written to appreciate the art form and enjoy it from time to time.
Listening to Poetry
Some of the greatest moments of literary pleasure I've ever had were when we had the opportunity to bring major visiting poets come to our campus. There's nothing like hearing poetry well read by its author. This is actually a fairly rare occurence.
|The incomparable Li-Young Lee
doing his poetry thing...
No poet reads better and slower than Mr. Young. He goes around the country dazzling audiences with his poems.
Each poem is introduced in a humble, personable way. There's nothing dry or dusty or academic about Mr. Lee. Though today he's a very gentle man, he describes his teenhood as a time when "I wore around my neck dog collar with spikes sticking out" and he was into martial arts.
At our university Li-Young Lee read to an audience of over 400 undergrads. Most of them walked out afterwards saying, "I thought poetry sucked, but I liked that!"
The other poet whose readings are in a class of their own is Galway Kinnell. As one person said of the voice this poet has been endowed with, "Galway could read the phone book and you'd be entranced."
|Galway: La voce of poetry...
Galway Kinnell is getting on in years yet he remains another poet quite capable of changing the minds of those who think they hate poetry.
Poems for Sale, Cheap!
So I've come to believe poetry is not so bad. A poem sometimes works to surprise us or call our attention to something we otherwise would miss and a poem can even make us laugh (Billy Collins). That's reason enough to expose more people to poetry by taking it into non-traditional venues.
Just think: What if Wal-mart endorsed poetry and had books of it at every checkout stand? What if you could find poems hanging on hooks for 25 cents each in the bread aisle of the grocery store? What if at the restaurant instead of an after-dinner mint you received a complimentary poem? Or your fortune cookie was stuffed with, yes, a poem?
I think I'm getting carried away. And purists will argue that a poem will never be a retail item. Like buying a loaf of bread, a Coke, a newspaper. There's too much human blood and soul poured into a good poem.
I guess so, but I still like those little one-dollar poems my students wrote when they "rented" out their poetic abilities. The customers seemed so pleased walking away. Sometimes they sought out the student who wrote the poem and thanked them. Sometimes they asked for the student to sign the poem.
And all we're talking about is a few words. Words on the page. But when it works it's like nothing else. - V.W.
Coming: What is poetry anyway?


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Over the weekend we carried out my most treasured tradition of not only the festive season, but the whole year. We went out and picked our Christmas trees, bundled them home, wrestled them into stands, played a fun game of 'to the left a bit, now to the right', carried copious amounts of boxes down… Continue reading O' Christmas Trees
Category: cosy
Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Unfortunately in England we don't really celebrate Thanksgiving, however I love the whole tradition behind it of being with your family, celebrating what you're thankful for, and eating a whole lot of food! Through TV and films, notably Gossip Girl (which is amazing if you haven't watched it before), it's clear that Pumpkin Pie is… Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Recipe
My Favourite Winter Candle
As the self-confessed candle connoisseur that I am, over my time I've spent a lot of time trying, buying and smelling a lot of different candles. Throw together the combination of my love for candles with my love for winter and Christmas, and I'm sure you can imagine the sheer masses of candles and scents… Continue reading My Favourite Winter Candle
DIY Pumpkin Light Box
Happy Halloween everyone! If you're carving your pumpkins later tonight ready for the trick or treaters then I've got a fun DIY to take them to the next level. Light up message boxes were all the rage on Instagram a while back so I'm guessing a few of you might have them stashed in the… Continue reading DIY Pumpkin Light Box
Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
I'd be completely lying if I said that I didn't love a Starbucks PSL, as 'basic' as it may be . I feel like Halloween is becoming bigger and more americanised every year, so maybe in a few we will have some many more options and pumpkin spiced everything. But until that time heres a simple… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
Let's Get Cosy – Autumnal Hints
Hi everyone! Just thought I would do a short post on how I have decorated the house for Autumn this year. I did a bit more of an in-depth post last year and as I have refrained from buying many more decorations this year it's mostly the same, except for a few that I have… Continue reading Let's Get Cosy – Autumnal Hints
Gingerbread Loaf Recipe
Just incase I haven't said it enough, A/W is my favourite time of year. From scents, taste, music, films - everything is better. So, you best believe I've got some corkers of spicy, rich and aromatic recipes to share with you all. Kicking it off is definitely not one to disappoint - my gingerbread loaf… Continue reading Gingerbread Loaf Recipe
Cosy Crafts – DIY Fabric Pumpkins
One of my favourite times of year is here again, so to celebrate I'm doing a small series of a few fun autumnal crafts you can do at home to have some adorable seasonal touches to decorate with. I made some of these cute little fabric pumpkins a few years ago, but I wanted to… Continue reading Cosy Crafts – DIY Fabric Pumpkins
Favourite Cosy Candles
A/W is my prime, as I may have previously mentioned I love EVERYTHING to do with this time of year and go pretty all out, so what could be more autumnal and cosy than doing a post dedicated to my favourite candles for this time of year, (excluding christmas, they will be a different post! ).… Continue reading Favourite Cosy Candles
Autumn Details
My favourite time of year is fast approaching, the leaves are falling, the nights are drawing in and the air is cold and crisp, perfect if you ask me. Autumn/Winter is my time, I love being chilly, big jumpers, pumpkins, candles and cosy nights by the fire. Whilst it's not quite cold enough here down… Continue reading Autumn Details


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Distance from Mexico, PA to Pleasant Hall, PA
Driving distance between Mexico, PA and Pleasant Hall, PA is 52.50 miles (or 84.50 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Mexico, PA you would reach Pleasant Hall, PA in about 1 hour 31 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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Topic Reading-Vol.2196-4/16/2018
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Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Delivery robot puts pressure on deliverymen
I-M-WAY is a street centering on intelligent manufacturing in the Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing. The core of the street is an agile manufacturing center that provides much-faster research and development opportunities for manufacturing businesses than conventional processes by 3D printers, material testing machines and various kinds of manufacturing and testing devices. It is a home to more than 360 enterprises and programs and provided services for over 5,000 businesses.
One of such manufacturing entrepreneurs has developed a delivery robot. The one-meter-tall yellow robot runs as long as 60-80 kilometers after a single battery charge. It can carry up to 30 kilograms at a maximum speed of 12 kilometers per hour. Just like auto-driving cars, the delivery robot uses laser radars to avoid road barriers automatically. To pick the delivered parcel, a QR code needs to be read by a smartphone, just like bike-sharing.
It seems that more unmanned, autonomous technologies are being developed in China where labor costs are rising faster than ever before.
Enjoy reading and think which machine delivery method you'd prefer, a drone, robot or human.


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Under the date you joined Ravelry, your Ravelry number will appear.
Isn't that cool?
As of right now, there are 5,279,183 registered users. I'm number 1595!! That was waaaaay back in 2007 when it was in Beta and one had to email Jess and Casey to ask to be put on the list.


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Apply for: 2018 Academic Year (both fall and spring semesters)
Application Available: Monday, March 26, 2018
Application Deadline: Friday, May 4th, 2018, 11:59 pm
Notification of Award: Late July 2018
NHCC offers scholarships based on a variety of eligibility requirements. See the scholarship list below for more detail. Please note that all scholarships listed may not be awarded every year. Most award amounts range from $500 to $1,000.
Fill out one online application for all NHCC scholarships during the open application period. Your application will be considered for any scholarship where you meet the requirements. Some scholarships require additional submissions. If you qualify for one of these, a prompt will appear within the application telling you what additional items you may need to submit (i.e. additional essay, transcript, letter of recommendation, letter of support, etc.). All of the additional items are also due by the scholarship deadline, so apply early!
All NHCC scholarships require students to meet minimum academic progress standards at the time the award is made. Academic progress includes:
In addition, scholarship recipients are required to meet a minimum enrollment of six (6) credit in each semester their scholarship is awarded.
Financial need is evaluated based on income information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
A freshman student has earned 0-30 credits at NHCC or in transfer. A sophomore student has earned 31 or more credits at NHCC or in transfer.
There are four (4) essay questions required to fulfill the application. Each of the four essay are scored up to a maximum of 15 points each by individual readers. The reader scores for each essay are then averaged. Scholarship readers consider the following:
The 15 point essay score guidelines generally are:
Essay Questions (to be completed within your application form):
With few exceptions, all scholarships are awarded for the academic year, and split equally for confirmed enrollment in fall and spring semesters. At a minimum, you must register for the required number of credits identified in your scholarship. Awards for enrollment at NHCC are disbursed at the same time as all other aid. Transfer scholarships are disbursed to the transfer institution after the awarded student has submitted registration confirmation to the NHCC Foundation.
If you have additional questions on NHCC Scholarship opportunities, call the Foundation at 763-424-0815.
For students who have struggled to overcome alcohol or drug abuse and are ready to make a positive change in their lives by pursuing higher education. The scholarship may be awarded to students who have been impacted by addiction of a family member. Also required by deadline:
Essay requirement: Describe the impact alcohol or chemical abuse has had on your life and how receiving a scholarship will help you reach your goals. (this is in the on-line NHCC application where you check the box to apply for this scholarship), and write the essay there.Letter of recommendation requirement: Provide two letters of support from persons who are either involved in your recovery or can address your commitment and potential for making a positive change in your life. Letters of recommendation should be submitted to the Foundation Office at email@example.com.
For students majoring in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Marketing, or other related field. Must have at least 6 credits earned in business or computer science.
This scholarship provides a TRIO student support to ensure their success. A paragraph (250 words) is required describing the impact the TRIO program has had on the applicant's education and the role the TRIO played in helping overcome obstacles in order to accomplish their educational goals.
Chris Hakel attended North Hennepin Community College and was a dedicated TRIO student who experienced firsthand how TRIO impacts lives.
For current NHCC female students at least 28 years of age or older who have entered college after a period of absence. Must be US citizens.
Must have earned a minimum of 16 credits at NHCC (1000-level coursework and above) and enrolled in a minimum of 9 credits for the upcoming semester. Minimum GPA of 2.5 required.Must provide two letters of support (one from NHCC faculty), an official transcript, and answer additional essay questions. Letters of recommendation and essay answers should be submitted to the foundation office at email@example.com. Established in honor of Dr. Barbara J. Johnston, former NHCC Sociology faculty.
For students majoring in Nursing or other health professions. Must be a veteran or a sibling of a veteran.
Must demonstrate financial need.
Must have a minimum of 8 credits earned in life sciences (biology, anatomy physiology, etc.).
Established in memory of Albert D. Law by Don Levens and family.
For students majoring in Nursing or other health profession.
Established in memory of Evelyn Schmidt, former NHCC Foundation Board member.
For Paralegal students in their second semester, 26 years of age and older, may be full or part-time students, but have 6+ credits.
Established by JoAnn Jones, NHCC Alumnus.
For students majoring in Art or Graphic Design. Portfolio requirement: Submit your portfolio (10-15 examples of work).
This scholarship was established in memory of Marie Zieminski by her family and friends in honor of her love of the arts.
The scholarship is established in memory of Bob Hewitt who taught Math at NHCC. It is intended to fund students studying Math or Math related fields.
This scholarship will be awarded to a non-traditional student with an interest in Creative Writing, who is enrolled at NHCC. In addition to the application, the following documents must be submitted with the application. (Must be received by the Foundation by the scholarship application close date):
A paragraph (250 words) explaining why creative writing is an important part of the applicant's academic goals.
A short piece (500 words) of fiction or nonfiction (excerpt from a longer piece) or three poems that the application has submitted to the NHCC literary/arts magazine, Under Construction. If prose. please clearly label the genre of the work submitted.


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Toshiba is expanding integrated Mobile Broadband into its consumer notebook range and the NB100 and Satellite A350 are the first two to have embedded mobile broadband. The updated NB100 and A350 gets embedded support for HSPA wireless broadband offering data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps in the downlink and up to 2.0 Mbps in the uplink. They will be available throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa in Q1 2009.
Toshiba's NB100 is the company's netbook model based on Atom 1.6Ghz processor. It has 1GB of memory and a 8.9-inch display.
Toshiba Satellite A350 series is powered by Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of RAM and up to 320GB hard drive. It has either integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics.


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It's Sunday, and that means it's Random Photo Day.
Today I present you with this...
This isn't nearly as violent towards animals as it looks.
My husband (then fiancée) and I were on a Moose Tour of Canada ('Moose' was the name of the touring company, we didn't do a tour of Canada's greatest mooses or anything. Yes, I said mooses. Deal with it) and we went to this awesome drive through animal park thing. There we met this guy, and about a dozen of his friends. We opened up the back window of our tour bus and fed a few carrots to him. I managed to accidentally take this photo just as he was biting down on a carrot our friend had given him.
It does kinda look like he just got bopped on the head, though, huh? :P