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"These people and these small feelings are the greatest political force there is." – John Cassavetes*
2. You identify with the characters – Great art is never about making us feel comfortable in our current attitudes and prejudices. In art, flattery will get you nowhere. Seek out experiences that challenge our unfortunate tendency to judge people and events. Seek out knowledge of characters you don't identify with. On first viewing of A Woman Under The Influence, many viewers "identify" with Nick's dilemma: how to cope with a crazy wife. Attentive and sensitive viewer will soon begin to question whether Nick is in fact the bad guy, driving her crazy, but still, she is so off the wall! Wait, so what she brings up going to bed with Nick, why do THEY make a big deal out of it. He just wants to control everything. She's alright, just a little wonky sometimes, but…what about that guy she took home in the beginning? This is life. We can't simply slip into easy identification in real life because the little differences, even among our closest familiars, bug the hell out of us. Demand that film invite you to a party where you don't know anyone very well and simply observe how many of the truly weird and annoying things people do (not the cutesy ones from bad rom-coms and faux-edgy indie flicks but really annoying vocal tones and gestures) are similar, while utterly different from things you do yourself. Notice how one moment you've got the person you're talking to figured out, and the next, without warning, they seem like a total stranger, then they come back and you can't even remember what gesture or statement made them seem like a stranger, and on and on, back and forth. Think about how easy it is to sink into a driving rock or rap song because the backbeat starts and ends with basically the same goals and achieves them. Then think about a Charlie Parker solo or a Bach Partita and how, even when they end up in the same place, the path they took to get there was so winding, twisting and with so many stops and starts you felt you were completely lost for a moment, then think about how exhilarating THAT was.
3. It is beautifully composed, shot or produced – Great art can be all of those things but they are not at all necessary in the way that people usually mean. Mike Leigh and Harmony Korrine's work is rough and not "pretty" but allows us to rub up against harsh surfaces and come away transformed by the truth of the characterizations. Art is not a beauty pageant. Getting lost in the motivations of character can be a great thing, it can mean that the artists has captured the flowing, unformulated rhythms of life. Getting lost in pretty pictures is a waste of time. They are easy to make and easy to swallow so with all this easiness where is the chance for growth? If beauty were truth then every great cinematographer would automatically be predisposed to being a great director. Such is not the case. The greatest directors are distrustful of holding a pretty shot too long for fear of losing their characters and the rough, non-composed, lifelike quality they and the performers have created.
4. It is disturbing, shocking or harrowing – Being disturbed out of our complacent belief systems can be a good thing. being disturbed by how horrible humans can be to each other is childish and yields no real rewards. Once again, the media tells us that the extreme characters in life are the ones we should be focused on. Serial killers, prostitutes, heroin addicts, these are the stories Hollywood and the fake independent hacks who emulate it tell us are important. Even if these shock-jocks tell a story about an ordinary cab driver he has to eventually find a conspiracy, or go through a revelatory experience with his friends or family. Remember, as sensitive human beings, going through the grocery store and picking up a few things can take us through a whirlpool of emotions, embarrassments, and incidents. These ordinary events, when there are no extreme forces working against us are what 90 percent of our lives consist of and and they are more important than any story about the harrowing life of a teenage porn star.
5. It is extremely complicated and puzzling – It is easy to construct an oblique narrative in which many mysterious characters speak and act in puzzling ways. When we are young and adolescent this appeals to us most because we distrust the surface appearances or the world so much that we feel there must be something sinister hidden behind the curtains, or smiles. Puzzles are not art, they are games. The key thing about the adult mysteries of life is that they are not hidden, but rather on the surface. Everything is a mystery and none of them have any solution. Films that tell tales where the normal difficulty we encounter with not being able to read what a person's expression is turns out to have some big secret behind it may be entertaining but they are not art. Directors focusing on the void, the abyss or the darkness in the woods fail to realize that the best art, like life, is collaborative. We are NOT lone visionaries seeking a single destiny, we are connected, improved, destroyed, elated or hurt in collaboration with those who love, hate, ignore, or depend on us.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
-Robert Frost
6. It's a metaphor for something – Bad critics and poor education has drummed into our heads the idea that metaphors equal greatness. The truth is that metaphors are easy and distractions from what's important. 'Animal Farm" and 'The Old Man and The Sea' are big metaphors that entertain but never reach the greatness that George Elliot or Henry James do by simply writing about people plainly with no underlying meaning. Meaning is slippery and right on the surface of things. A person who is crying means that a person is crying and if you film them truthfully you will be watching a great natural mystery unfold that requires no explanation.
7. It was the first to do something – Film history is fascinating but it should not be confused with criticism. There are some silent films that are great works of art and certainly 90 percent of them are more pleasurable than anything playing at your local cineplex simply by virtue of being coherent. Nonetheless, simply because a film was the first to use a certain dolly shot or low angle has nothing to do with the experience it offers. Before calling it great, assume I have no knowledge or interest in film history but simply want an experience that will rock me to the core the way a James novel or a Bach composition will.
8. It made a lot of money or won a lot of awards – Yes, this one seems obvious but I still hear people who should know better suggesting, sometimes tentatively, that the box-office take or popularity of a movie must indicate that something was done right. The answer to the question " can _______ number of people all be wrong" is yes no matter what number you insert. Hollywood is a business and while they are frequently wrong they are mostly right about selling their products, the number of people who see these films are no indication of any greatness. Likewise, the very idea of awarding one work of art over another is based on such a twisted value system that it is no wonder that practically no film that has ever won an award i have heard of is even really worth watching for anything other than mindless entertainment.
9. There is nothing else like it – Films that can be said to be sui generis may be masterpieces or they may be garbage. Much like puzzle films, it is easy to simply throw everything but the kitchen sink into your films and hope something will stick with a viewer. There are subtle differences between real art and silliness and we must be careful not to confuse the two. Bujalski's Funny Ha Ha doesn't break new ground technically, thematically, or in terms of it's mise en scene. As an experience, told with absolute attention to the twisting flowing nuances of it's characters, it feels a million times more new than the latest groundbreaking piece of shit the Hollywood machine is offering at the multiplex.
10. It shows you a world you didn't know existed or captures it's time – This can apply to "world-building" sci-fi flicks, or to some people's approach to viewing world cinema. If Kiarostami's films are great, and I think they are, it has nothing to do with introducing some westerner to Iranian culture. That is the least of what makes his cinema great. The greatness comes from his reminding us about human nature, not transient culture. Similarly, capturing a period of time is for time-capsules. Art should capture emotions and feelings which will be around for all time. Art does not transport us away from the world like a spaceship but rather sends us hurtling down to earth from the spacey recesses of our consciousness only to rise with greater perceptions about ourselves and those all around us.
11. It's "political." This is often a way of stating that a film examines poor or disenfranchised people and the issues that plague them. These may be virtues in a politician but they are weak qualitative measures for a poet or filmmaker. Shakespeare, Henry James and Cassavetes have all been criticized for focusing on Kings, rich people or middle-class concerns. What these artists and any great artist understand, even if they can't verbally articulate it, is that the politics of the heart, mind and soul are the most important concerns for a work of art. Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep isn't important because it shows the plight of an undervalued segment of society, it is great because it depicts the interior conflict in its characters situation through the exterior difficulties they have with expressing their desires and frustrations and turning desire into practical power.
12. Its "personal." This is usually used with good intentions. The problem is that if the artist's personal concerns are shallow it makes no difference whether their film is close to their heart. A filmmaker may be personally obsessed with ghosts, serial killers, or with the feelings of alienation which plagues them in their teens. This doesn't mean their work is of value to adults who are looking for films that deal with what it means to be an adult. There was a thread not too long ago where a hack filmmaker was compared with Cassavetes because his silly film about his obsession with his hot wife's breasts was "personal." This is meaningless. Just because Bob Guccione really likes big tits that doesn't make Penthouse a work that should be compared with Dubliners. Similarly, if an artist is attuned to the movements of men's minds and hearts and how difficult it is to translate these movements into one's daily interactions with the world, it doesn't matter if their location or the nationality of their actors is far removed from their origins. Making your film personal shouldn't depend on making a film about what you saw in your neighborhood growing up, but rather the deepest human concerns which, regardless of specifics, will resonate with any viewer who is equally perceptive.
An addendum: I will more than likely not do a follow up list of 10 Good Reasons To Call A Film Great because the great films can't be reduced to a laundry list of ingredients. It's only the lesser films that end up being called great for silly reasons that deserve to have their dubious charms dissected in this way, although some great films are called great for the wrong reasons.
Another addendum for Number 1. Listening to the radio recently I heard a song by Mariah Carey that illustrates the flawed values our society perpetuates. The song is called 'Obsessed' and is a response to Eminem bashing Carey in one of his dumb songs. There is a line where Carey disses Em, saying "you're a mom & pop, I'm a corporation, I'm a press conference, you're a conversation." Look at what's being espoused here. In truth, every mom & pop store I've seen is more interesting than any boring homogenized corporation and a conversation yields more value than any contrived press conference. Think I'm using a straw-man argument, then ask yourself why so many people will tell you Schindler's List or Saving Private Ryan, two bloated Spielberg pieces of trash about 'important" subjects are better than Ghost World and Junebug, two masterpieces about common human interaction. i'll tell you why, because the media has sold them a bill of goods. It's Time to return the bill of goods and get a refund.
Another addendum to number 6. – 4.9.2010 Number six kind of goes with number 3. These metaphorical films where everything stands for something else flatter our intellectual fantasies about ourselves in much the same way films that concentrate on identification flatter our emotional fantasies about ourselves. We feel smarter because we can see the meaning behind the metaphor and this confirms our belief that if we are smart we can see the meaning behind issues in our lives by going over them in our minds over and over again. We can solve life's puzzles the way we solve a moves puzzles. Life's, and great art's, puzzles are not only unsolvable, but many pleasurable mysteries are missed in the effort to pin them down and dissect them. Great works invite us to slowly float over the surface of their depths. When we stop and try to "figure our" exactly what a mystery below the surface is we find it has disappeared and that we have missed new phenomena because of the attempt. We must embrace flowing and avoid freezing. Freezing kills depth.Read less


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Pretty Unpretty
Back in April, for National Poetry Month, I posted the Pretty poetry slam by Katie Makkai. I swear I could listen that every day {and maybe I should}. Just a few weeks ago I wrote about being cheered up when a comedy group used one of my favorite sad songs in their act.
This battle of feeling pretty enough, or good enough in other ways, is constant. Last week I got disappointed by the ratings on some of my work. {To be fair, it was rated average one place and just below average on another, and while those are probably accurate one always hopes for better.} And then I got unwanted attention from a former lover. And all my insecurities gathered 'round to keep me company.
But this too shall pass. Eventually.
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John Wiswell / Jul 23 2011 11:22 am
Insecurities peck at us sometimes. Sorry about the under-average rating, but I trust you can improve. Persistence really is greater than any other trait.

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One obvious reason I love these hoodies so much is because of the fabric. Art Gallery has an exceptional line of knit fabrics with 5% spandex and I can't say enough good things about it. I already talked it up in this post. I used Where the Heart Is by Sew Caroline for one side and Art Gallery's turquoise solid for the other.
The other reason I love them is because they are practical on many levels. They are going to be our most worn item this fall and winter. For starters, it is a unisex pattern. There aren't a lot of patterns out there for boys so this fits the bill, and a simple fabric adjustment makes it perfect for girls too. If you have both boys and girls you can make matching sweatshirts with different fabrics, all from one economical pattern. They can be worn coordinating or matchy matchy because they are fully lined and fully reversible. Double win.
The original pattern doesn't have a zipper but it is easy to add. Without the zipper the hoodie can be worn all by itself or layered with another T. With the zipper you will want to wear it over another shirt.
I initially was unsure how it would feel to have a knit fabric on both the outside and inside. Generally I layer with a terry knit sweatshirt on top and I wondered if the knit on the inside would cause whatever clothing they are wearing underneath to bunch, but that is not the case. These are very easy to get on and off.
I love how the rolled sleeves and the interior of the hood give a color block pop. Having a reversible hoodie multiplies the pairing opportunities for this piece and make it that much easier to match with everything in their closet.
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Kingdoms of Amalur's supposedly going to have combat that's even better than Skyrim. Key word here: "Supposedly."
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was a surprising treat at E3, being described as "everything you love about the best RPGs into one package." The game's got some big names involved, too, with a story by fantasy novelist R.A. Salvatore and artwork by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. With the title's launch just around the corner, its lead designer has stated that it'll surpass other excellent titles like Skyrim thanks to features like the best combat to ever appear in a videogame.
Speaking to Gamefront, Ken Rolston (known for his work as lead designer on previous Elder Scrolls titles Morrowind and Oblivion) talked about what will make his latest RPG better than all other games in that genre:
"What makes Reckoning differ from Skyrim? The simple answer is that Reckoning has the best, coolest, fastest-paced, most tactile and silly-exciting fantasy combat of any video RPG.
"The pace, fluid movement, tactical richness, and physical and visual theatre of fantasy combat has always seemed the weakest feature of video RPGs, and Reckoning offers a fresh new answer in that department. There are a couple of other obvious contrasting features, like Reckoning's more vivid, colourful art style, and easy-to-pick up, faster-paced gameplay in general.
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Based on what I saw in the game's demo this afternoon, I'm willing to agree that it's got a big storyline that feels like something straight out of one of Salvatore's books; the art style is also impressive (even though it's more than a little reminiscent of World of Warcraft). That said, I'm not sure I agree with the claim that it's got the best combat ever to appear in fantasy videogames, based solely on the the fact that I kept getting stuck on objects when I tried to roll away from enemy combatants.
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On Sunday, January 17, the rectory was robbed. The theft happened between 9 and 10 in the morning at a time when no one was in the building. The most serious loss was the collection from the 5 pm and 7:45 am Masses. All four collection bags as well as the cash from the candle offerings was taken. I also lost some cash from my own personal quarters. Because the collections were not yet opened or counted, I do not know how much money was taken from the parish, and I am not interested in telling anyone how much money I lost in the theft. The police and the archdiocese have been informed, and we will determine what losses may be covered by our diocesan insurance. Now I am informing you. I suggest that all who donated by check last weekend monitor those checks and stop payment on them if possible.
I am embarrassed and disappointed by this theft for several reasons. One reason is that I was too trusting that our rectory would not be violated by crime. We are not cavalier with collection money, but it was too easily accessible for the thief. It appears that this could have been an "inside job" of sorts — not that it was performed by someone who works or volunteers at the parish, but that someone had unauthorized access to a key to the rectory and knew exactly where cash was likely to be, both on the office level and in my own living space. Another larger reason is that I did not act decisively enough to secure the money that people so generously gave to the parish. The third is that the collection for Haiti produced a larger than normal amount at all the other Masses and probably had done so in the two that were stolen.
Please accept my humble apology for my mistakes that allowed this theft to be so damaging to our parish. I will work with the police to the extent that I must to catch this criminal and bring about justice, but we all know that there is no real likelihood of an arrest. I will also make sure that our collections are safeguarded at any time when no authorized people are in the rectory.
Thank you for your ongoing generosity to the parish. I hope that this incident will not make you reconsider your contributions. I assure you that I will do everything in my power to make sure that such a crime is never repeated.
Fr. Phil Cyscon
Even before the crime that befell us over the weekend, I had been thinking about this topic for my reflection. There are a few times a year when the theme of forgiveness is expressed in the readings, and I usually take those opportunities to reflect on the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
Forgiveness is the act of pardoning someone for a mistake or wrongdoing. Reconciliation is the ending of conflict or renewing of a friendly relationship between disputing people or groups. We know from sacred Scripture that God always forgives. We also know from both Scripture and church tradition that God always wishes to be reconciled with sinners. God wants us to know that we are always pardoned, and God always wishes for us to be in relationship with him. That is a great comfort and ought to be a delight for all sinners.
It isn't so easy or clear for people. When Peter asked Jesus how often he needed to forgive a brother who wronged him, Jesus replied in essence that he must forgive every time. The trouble with sins is that they tend to stick more to the victim than the perpetrator. Let one terrorist come onto an airplane with a bomb in his shoe, and every single person who flies must stand barefoot while all the shoes are x-rayed. Let one thief steal a collection bag from a rectory, and forever will we have locked rooms and lock-boxes to protect these precious gifts from our parishioners. Let one person lie to you, and you are likely to carry around distrust for that person for a long time to come.
We forgive to get rid of the burden of carrying around the hurt done to us. We do not want to hate, and unforgiven sin leads to hatred. Eventually, we get over airport security, or security measures in our parish house, or even the checking we must do for our family members because we don't want to carry anger or something worse with us.
That is very different from giving someone the chance to hurt us again. I want any terrorist punished to the fullest extent of the law. I want the same for the thief. I want the liar to be forced to tell the truth all the time, even if I must follow the person around to make sure it happens. Just because I am willing to put down the anger and hatred caused by the sin doesn't mean I want to or need to allow the person the opportunity to sin again.
I forgive for my own sake. I reconcile in order to have a relationship again. Reconciliation is serious business because it is the act of love. If Peter had asked Jesus how many times he must reconcile with someone who had sinned against him, I suspect that Jesus would have given a very different answer than the one he gave about forgiving. Jesus would have known that sometimes a relationship is irrevocably broken by the sin or dispute. He would have known that sometimes it is better not to allow a person the chance to hurt us again.
I reconcile when I want more than anything else to build a loving and respectful relationship with a person who has sinned against me. I seek reconciliation with someone I have wronged when I want them to know that my love is greater than the hurt I have caused. It doesn't always happen, and it isn't ever automatic. As I work through feeling angry, hurt, and embarrassed by the person who stole from our parish and from me, I am already in the process forgiving the unknown thief. I don't know whether I'll ever be able to reconcile if I even had a prior relationship with the person who did this evil deed.
Please consider the persons who have wronged you. Forgive them always, and reconcile with them when it is possible to rebuild a loving, trusting relationship. Please consider all the persons you have sinned against. Seek their forgiveness, and reconcile if they allow it.
God bless you!
Fr. Phil Cyscon


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As you may have noticed lately, there's been a lot of focus on the literature and book side of things lately, rather than the coding. Well, that's because I haven't been learning any new coding stuff. It's been a bit of a stressful time, and so I decided to focus my energies on continuing the project through a medium that would give me a chance to have fun and take a breath. That's not to say the coding element isn't fun, but it is very demanding and tough on the old noggin when you've never learned anything like it before.
I am hoping to return to learning Swift and Xcode in about two, maybe three weeks' time, once I get back from my work experience away. I'm hoping to do this with the market research stuff as well, as that's also ended up on the back burner. This is still just a possibility, however, as I have an interview for another internship, and that might just blow all my plans out of the water! We shall have to wait and see.
That being said, with the book-elements I've been focusing on lately, do you think I should make that a separate blog? Would you rather the two elements become slightly more independent of one another, rather than the integrated format it is now? Let me know in the comments and I'll look into it.
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well here I am 7 months into recovery......I WAS Bulimic 36 years! and yes I was at X Lbs at one point in my life. I thought I was going to die from my disease,But I woke up 7 months ago and I just said this is it....I started by eating very small amounts of food just enough to not feel full I drank a lot of protein drinks an of course I exercised to work off the calories,well Now I have the exercise at 1/2 hour away with Jullian Mihaels 30 min work out. I eat the calories required for my body most days somedays I feel full but I will still eat. I try to make sure I get the protein required. Let me tell you by following a diet of good nutrition I have a wonderful looking body that is getting firm I am 47 years old so No I'm not going to look 20 but my body looks better than ever I have gained my weight that I should be but I look better than the thin ugly look that I thought looked great but now with my new look I just look great.I also have to tell you that my weight distributed in my body that I still wear my same clothes I always wore, they fit better and not hang......and let me tell you my husband loves the look. Plus I feel human again I feel honest.I have a better attitude I'm happier. All the years I wasted on this Eating Disorder is such a shame. I kept myself in a closet,I have no memory ,I forget everything I read something an I just cannot understand things an I was smart. I know that it is due to this eating disorder. So I guess what I'm saying just stop and say "I give up and give eating a try small amounts and work your way up to meals" But there is always a but.....Yes you will go though that horrible bloat It is BAD I'm not going to lie.......I had it so bad for 6 months an I still have bloat not as bad........But that will all settle down. With me having Bulimia for so many years I will have bloat for quite awhile but it is much better now.........I still have a long way to go ........I still only eat certain foods I I picked a handful of foods so I don't get in a panicked when my husband an I go out to eat instead of eating something I'm afraid to I just order a salad so I know what I'm eating.......My goal is to have more options I feel comfortable with......But I have to say I tried many times to stop and failed....But this time I never had 1 mess up. I know that I was told to eat large quantity of food in calories but that just didn't work for me I have to work into it. That may have been a large part to why the bloat hung in so long,but I did what I had to to make it through. So what ever you do to hold down nutrition do what is best for you. I don't go to any doctors for help I just go to get my numbers to see where my health stands. I use to have high cholesterol and my numbers look better everytime I go now. My immune system is coming back. So go to the doctor to find out where you stand and give yourself a reason to try to eat. If I can do it you can do it I promise. That fear of fat is still in my head but not like it was it gets better everyday........get though those first few months and it keeps getting easier and you will wake up and have a normal day for the most part. I think in a year. Will be in a state of mind that will be normal. Try the probiotics and Keifer sauerkraut for bloat. It' helps but please trust me it will come down in time and the weight you gain will all adjust. Promise you will be much more happier than letting this monster run your life ?
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Thank you to all the families who have kindly shared their baby's journey through neonatal care with us. We hope you will find the stories inspirational and comforting, as they offer a unique and realistic insight into life on a neonatal unit from a parents' prospective.
Leanne & Dave's Story (Evie & Noah's mum & dad)
On 5th August 2015, at 28 weeks pregnant, I very suddenly gave birth to our beautiful twins Evie (weighing 2lb 7oz) and Noah (weighing 2lb 14oz) at Tameside General Hospital. As they were nearly 12 weeks premature they required Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) treatment. Noah was unfortunately separated from his big sister Evie on his birthday as there wasn't another intensive care incubator at Tameside General Hospital to support him. He was transferred to Royal Oldham Hospital NICU and his big sister Evie luckily followed him the day after. Once Evie and Noah were well enough to be in a level 2 neonatal unit we were moved to Calderdale, which was our local unit. Our 9 week NICU journey was a long, emotionally draining rollercoaster, but eventually we got to bring our miracle babies home. We found it so comforting to speak with other families who have gone through similar experiences, to share our concerns, our ups and our downs.
Sarah & Steve's Story (Heidi's Mum & Dad)
Our little girl, Heidi, was born on Mothers' Day 2015 at Tameside, after a very straight forward pregnancy and labour (even though I had to be induced as I went 11 days over). However, something went wrong during the hour after Heidi was born and she collapsed while she was skin to skin.
Things happened in a blur, and it was like I was watching a film of someone else, but it was happening to us. Heidi had to be resuscitated, and was whisked up to NICU. We were left in shock – no idea what was going on and whether she was ok.
I remember the consultant coming in to give us an update, telling us that Heidi had suffered a lack of oxygen to the brain (which we now know as hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, HIE for short) and was being transferred to Oldham NICU for cooling treatment. We had a few minutes to see her before transport arrived. Leaving her was so difficult, and whilst part of me couldn't get to Oldham quick enough, another part of me was terrified of what it would be like there and what would be waiting for us.
The nurses at Oldham were amazing. They took such good care of Heidi, and of us; from making arrangement for us to stay in the parent room, to encouraging me to express so that Heidi could be fed my milk via a tube. They were with us every step of the way. We stayed there for a couple of weeks, before being transferred back to NICU at Tameside, and eventually the Children's Unit before coming home, 8 weeks after she was born.
The injury to Heidi's brain was severe – she now has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, is fully tube fed, has a tracheostomy, and severe developmental delays. She is also pretty awesome! We never imagined that we would be on a journey like this, and we have found ourselves in a whole new world of "special needs", but it's not such a bad place. We have made new friends, learned so much, and above all, realized that there is always hope.
I often think of parents who may just be starting out on their own journey, and how daunting it must seem. It's true when they say that it's like being on a rollercoaster – there are some big drops, but also so amazing highs.
Katie & Simon's Story (Flo's mum & dad)
Florence Ellen was born on 10th March 6 weeks early. Flo's early arrival was due to my waters breaking early. I had a premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at 31 weeks pregnant. Once my waters had broken I spent some time in hospital where we were prepared for our early arrival. We spent time talking with the doctors about what was going to happen once baby arrived, and we also had our first visit to NICU. It was expected that I would go into labour shortly after the PROM happened but I didn't. Both myself and baby were monitored daily at the hospital and it was decided that I would be induced at 34 weeks. Florence Ellen arrived at 1.56am and to our surprise she was 4lb 14oz (larger than we all expected!)
After we'd had a very quick first cuddle Florence was whisked off with the NICU team. She required some help including drugs for her lungs and antibiotics for an infection she had. She spent time on both CPAP and the ventilator. Flo spent 5 days in intensive care before she was moved into special care. In total we spent just 2 weeks on the neonatal unit before we were able to come home.
Spending any amount of time in hospital is tough, but it was made even more challenging as we have a little boy (Benjamin who was 3 at the time) who couldn't understand why his mummy was in hospital, why he was having lots of extra sleepovers at Nanny's or Granny's and then it was even more confusing when his little sister arrived and she couldn't come home with him to his house.
Benjamin would say every time he left the hospital 'I'll take strawberry home with me now' (strawberry was the nickname Benjamin had given the baby while I was pregnant) and it was always very difficult to explain why he couldn't! It really affects the whole family.
NICU is a wonderful place the staff and support you receive is excellent not just from staff, but the parent support groups and the other parents you meet. They are going through the same as you and that can 100% appreciate how you feel!
Kirsten & Gareth's Story (Tom's mum & dad)
Tom was born at Royal Oldham hospital 24 weeks and 5 days, he weighed 1lb 7oz, he was taken straight to NICU. I was totally unprepared for the neonatal unit. I had never seen anything like it, so many machines and beeps and incubators it was terrifying but strangely calm. I was even less prepared for seeing Tom for the first time. Underneath all the tubes and wires was this tiny little baby, his skin was red and see-through, his eyes were still fused shut. It was a shock! Despite him being so early and small his first few days were pretty stable. The nursing staff taught me how to do cares, but I dreaded them asking me if I wanted to change his nappy because I didn't. I was too scared to touch him. When he was a week old they discovered he had a shadow on his right lung. The doctors weren't concerned straight away as Tom was stable and improving, but after a few days Tom started to go downhill and he had become distressed. The doctors realised that whatever the shadow on his lung was, it was causing major problems and from ultrasound scans it was clear it was getting bigger. After a week, Tom's pressures on the vent were going up and so were his oxygen requirements. The shadow on his lung was a growth and was stopping his lung from working properly. Everyone was baffled by it and the decision was made to move him to St Mary's. Tom was booked in for surgery to remove what was thought to be a CCAM on his lung, but this was cancelled as the day before the surgery it was noted that the shadow had started to disappear. Twelve days later we returned to Oldham. Tom began to have a fairly smooth ride at last, we had many setbacks and he gave me and the nurses' lots of scares. The nurses and doctors became our family and the unit became our home.
The days are long for parents on the unit and it can get very tough and isolating. I found peer support got me through the day and I made friends with lots of other parents. I was able to room in for several nights with Tom, to establish breastfeeding and learn to get to know him properly. This was so valuable for me and I felt well supported and ready to take him home. Tom came home after 127 days in neonatal care, he was on home oxygen but we were prepared for that and it didn't faze us. Tom is 3 now and he is doing well, he is a little behind but he does things his way. He has a fantastic personality and is an absolute handful. I could never find the words to thank the people who were involved in Tom's journey. We are eternally grateful that we were given the opportunity to watch our amazing little boy grow up. Without the wonderful neonatal teams he would not be here today.
Kerri & Lee's STORY (Hollies mum & dad)
When Hollie was born it was clear she was very poorly, she was unable to breathe on her own and the medical team suspected Trisomy 21, more commonly known as Downs Syndrome. After a tough 48 hours and little or no improvement the doctors discovered Hollie had two holes in her heart, this is known as VSD. It was also confirmed that Hollie did have Downs Syndrome, which was a huge shock to us. Our stay on NICU was just under 5 weeks and it was a tough time for us as new parents. The staff were fantastic and the support we received from other parents on the unit was amazing. We have met some fantastic families, who have shared our highs and our lows and supported each other through some rough times. We definitely made friends for life.
Hollie's doing really well now and is turning into a proper little lady. We still meet up with our friends and are very involved in the parent support on the unit.
Hayley & David's Story (Harrison's Mum & Dad)
I knew Harrison was going to be born early and poorly after my 8 week blood results came back, I am rhesus negative but also carried the Anti D anti bodies, this meant weekly bloods and Doppler scans to make sure my antibodies were not attacking my boy. We managed to get to 28 weeks and my levels became very high indicating Harrison had become dangerously anaemic. He had his first blood transfusion when I was 29 weeks pregnant still in utero. They said that should hold him for 3 weeks then they would decide on inducing me early or giving him another transfusion.
On the Monday, my family and I went to Wales for a holiday. By the Wednesday Harrison had stopped moving so we went to hospital in Wales to get checked. They wanted to deliver him there but my gut said no. I came home the next morning and went straight to Oldham. On Thursday 14 May, my boy was delivered via emergency section, 2 months early. I was mortified, this was at 5pm and by 10pm, I still hadn't met my boy. The doctor told us to expect the worse and that our boy probably wouldn't make the night. They had started his blood transfusion and we had to just wait and see. At 9am the next morning I finally got to meet my prince and he was still going strong, trying his best to stay alive. He had been through so much I just wanted to pick him up but I couldn't. He was on the Billi bed and there were so many lights, he had tubes coming out of everywhere and a machine to help him breath. He had many problems including a bleed on his brain, a hole in his heart and so much more. After 12 long days, I finally got to hold my boy. It was such a special moment I was told Harrison was getting stronger but we still had a way to go. We were in NICU for 9 weeks and 5 days, the staff was amazing they did everything for Harrison.
Harrison is now two years old and is very cheeky, he lights up every day with his beautiful smile, he has a cerebral palsy and a few other problems but nothing we can't handle. I love him to bits
Sarah & Colin's Story (Isabella's mum & dad)
Isabella was born 9 weeks early in November 2010, weighing 3lb 5oz. I'd had a straight forward pregnancy up to that point but that morning I hadn't felt her moving much and had a few twinges. I was monitored at antenatal clinic and everything showed both me and the baby were fine. Two hours later I was suddenly in agony and thought something was seriously wrong. It didn't occur to me that I could be in labour, yet half an hour later we were in the delivery suite being told I was 9 1/2 cm dilated. Isabella was born not long after.
Once she was born I was able to have a quick peep at her before she was whisked away to the neonatal unit. She was struggling to breathe so was put on c-pap to help her. I was able to go down to see her after a couple of hours but it was 3 days before I was allowed to hold her. She looked so tiny and fragile in the incubator with so many wires and tubes we could barely see her. For the first couple of weeks I just felt numb, like this was happening to someone else not us. It had all happened so quickly and I was in shock. I didn't feel like I'd had a baby and didn't feel like a real mum.
Isabella had her ups and downs, she was on c-pap for 5 days, had prolonged jaundice and had a bleed on her brain. The neonatal unit quickly became our second home and as we became more involved in her care (changing nappies, tube feeding etc) I began to feel more like her mum. We were finally able to take our girl home after 4 long weeks, weighing just 4lb 6oz.
I don't think what happened really hit me until after we had come home and I felt quite isolated and 'different' to other new mums. Isabella had severe reflux, struggled to put on weight for a long time, and seemed to have a permanent chest infection for the first 2 years, she also had a few developmental delays. She had follow up brain scans and appointments with her consultant until she was 2 years old.
Isabella has just had her 6th birthday and is doing so well. She has no health concerns now and has had a massive growth spurt in the last 12 months, bringing her to average height for her age. She has come so far and I couldn't be prouder of her.
Jen & Stuarts story (Robbie's mum& dad)
Robbie was born at St Mary's hospital, at 23+2 days on the 28th April 2016, he weighed 1lb 5oz. He was taken to the NICU straight away and put on a ventilator within six minutes of being born. This was the beginning of an unforgettable 10 month journey.
Every week there would be a different priority. First it was reducing the ventilator settings which took two months to eventually get him off after three courses of steroids, then it switched to his eyes or heart then back to lungs. Infections, immunisations, blood transfusions. All these things were a setback. Having a child in NICU is like being on a permanent rollercoaster of emotions – you can take one step forward and then three steps back. Things you expect to do naturally with a baby become big milestones for you, every ml of milk and every gram gained was a step in the right direction. Bonding with Robbie was a milestone in itself – I was too scared to form a bond in case I had to say goodbye. I was in shock and found it so hard to even talk to him. Most parents cuddle their child in the first few minutes after they are born – I had to wait two weeks before I could give my son his first cuddle. Robbie's eyes were fused shut when he was born. It was nearly three weeks before he opened his eyes and could see me, but I can't put into words how rewarding and exciting each of these little milestones felt to us. The first hours and days are crucial. You do your best to rest and you begin to build trust in the people who are caring for your child. These days merge into one, you live in a constant bubble and it's almost as if you feel safe. Nothing that happens in the outside world matters anymore.
It became a bit like a job I would be on the unit for 9am caring for Robbie, dressing him and bathing him, play time with him, toys, stories or music including physio. I made friends with the nurses and other parents, so would chat to them all the time. I would nip out for some lunch and then be back with Robbie till dad arrived back from his work at 6pm. We would spend time together as family and then Dad and I would head to the pub or go back to Ronald Mcdonald and watch a film – this was our new life but we always knew it wouldn't be forever.
After 245 days on NICU, Robbie left Saint Mary's and was moved next door to Ward 85 at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Here we got even more confident and prepped for taking him home. But as usual there was still ups and downs. After 307 days Robbie was finally discharged on the 28th February 2017. He came home on oxygen but every month we have been able to wean him and as we wait for an operation to fit a gastrostomy he is fed by a tube but we are making slow progress weaning him into solids. The hole in his heart has closed, the bleed on his brain has gone and he wears glasses now. Who knows what other challenges he will face as he gets older but we know we will always have great support from the hospital.
Life won't ever be what some people would say is normal as he will be closely monitored by specialists till he's at least 2 but the main thing is that Mummy, Daddy, Big Brother and Robbie are
finally home together as a family.
Vic & Tom's story (Tommy's Mummy & Daddy)
At 21+2 weeks into my pregnancy, I had Pprom (preterm premature rupture of membranes) – in other words my waters broke. I was told by many doctors that I would go into labour imminently and that my baby would not be resuscitated as he was not yet viable. After a week in hospital with no signs of labour, I was sent home on bed rest. I leaked amniotic fluid constantly. My son seemed to be growing well at scans but he never had more than 0.8cm of amniotic fluid around him (average is 12-20cm). Apart from going to the Trauma Unit at the hospital for checks twice a week, I lay in bed for 9 weeks.
Labour came quickly. My son was breech and doctors prepared me for a section. however, it was too late, he was coming fast. A few big pushes later and my son Tommy came into the world. I had prepared myself for the worst. The most important time for lung development is between 19-24 weeks gestation and the amniotic fluid is vital to help the lungs mature. Although Tommy was born at 30+5 weeks, there was a very high chance his lungs could have been the size of a 21 week old foetus, and therefore not able to support his body. As Tommy was born, he let out a tiny cry. To me it sounded like a roar. Our boy had arrived.
The next 48 hours were very scary. Unfortunately, Tommy's lungs were causing concern and both collapsed. He needed two chest drains to remove fluid off his lungs and was ventilated. He was on an oscillator which made him vibrate to promote the vessels in his lungs to open more. Finally, he was on the highest dose of nitric oxide to treat pulmonary hypertension. Tommy was gradually weaned off everything as he grew stronger. He was left needing CPAP for 6 weeks until he started on low flow oxygen. The rest of his NICU stay was uneventful. Tommy needed to learn how to feed and to grow. Eventually after 54 days of NICU we found ourselves having oxygen installed in our house, rooming in at the hospital and preparing for our son to come home so we could be a proper family.
My advice to new parents on the unit is look after yourself emotionally and mentally. Take time out, even just a few minutes, to check in with reality and be normal again. Tommy is now three years old. He is no longer the special care baby he once was. He is funny, clever, naughty and brilliant. He has no lasting health effects from the Pprom or his time in NICU.


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The Georgia Department of
Transportation has called adding "flex auto lanes" to congested highways in the
state unfeasible and unsafe. But that didn't slow the Georgia House from
passing a bill to let commuters use emergency lanes and paved shoulders during
certain time periods.
The measure, which passed 103-57
on Feb. 16, would encourage – but not require – the highway agency to make it
The flex lanes would be used only
in certain hours, such as morning and evening rush hours, and never for more
than eight hours a day.
"We feel that Georgians –
predominately in the metro areas – need some relief from the congestion," Rep.
John Lunsford, R-McDonough, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Is
it a permanent fix? The answer is: No. But we feel it is a pretty good
temporary fix."
Georgia would need federal
permission to implement the program on interstates and major highways that were
built with federal funds.
Such programs already are in
effect in Connecticut, Washington state and Virginia.
Lunsford and Speaker Glenn
Richardson, R-Hiram, a bill co-sponsor, conceded there have been no feasibility
or safety studies done in Georgia but argued that using emergency lanes and
shoulders, where possible, is a quicker, cheaper way to untangle traffic than
widening the highways.
DOT Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl
is leery of the plan. He told the newspaper he has reservations that extend to
air quality issues and the durability of such lanes. He said using emergency
lanes for traffic would make clearing accidents more difficult and would leave
stranded vehicles without a safe place to go.
Mike Kenn, president of Georgians
for Better Transportation, says his group thinks the idea has merit.
"I don't think it's something you
want to discount out of hand," Kenn said. "It's obviously been applied in some
other states with some success."
The bill would also allow solo
drivers to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, or HOV lanes, on the weekends.
Lunsford said the lanes should be open to all drivers when there isn't much
HB273 has been sent to the Senate
for further debate.


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As the weather has finally decided to start acting like it is summer, i thought it was about time i got a hair cut!
There are a few things that needed doing to my hair. Currently the main thing being my roots. I cannot even look at them at the moment. However, i am being a bit fussy about where i get my roots done, so i am still trying to find a decent hairdressers up here in leicestershire. So seen as my roots are on a waiting list right now, there is one thing that was an emergency! And that is the ends of my hair. I cannot stand it when i have spilt ends. Every other day or every few days, i will use hair straighteners on the ends of my hair to curl it slightly, giving my hair a bit more volume and bounce. If you have read my blog post on how i maintain my white hair, then you will know what hair products i use. Therefore you will know that i use heat protection spray. It really is a must when you apply heat to your hair! I currently use a heat protection spray by Aussie and it works fabulously. Yet, no matter how much heat protection you use, those pesky spilt ends will make there appearance at some point! For me, spilt ends affect the texture and the look of my hair. Which results in my hair looking unhealthy. As soon as i start to see them arrive, i send myself off to the hairdressers to cut them away from the rest of my hair. Which is exactly what i did last week!
I am one of those people that have been trying to grow their hair for years! When i was 16/17 i had shoulder length hair and hated it! Then when i stopped curling it everyday and left it alone for a bit, it finally started to grow. After years of waiting and watching, my hair had reached my chest. A.K.A the bottom of my boobs! This length has been good to me. It allowed me to try more styles and i found it care free and easy when i didn't want to put much effort into my hair.
So last week i walked into my local hairdressers and asked from a trim. Just enough off to get rid of my spilt ends. After doing the usual small talk with my hairdresser and fiddling around on my phone a bit, did i realise i had been sat there for a while and my hairdresser and just kept on cutting. Now i do realise it is a common thing for hairdressers to get a little scissor happy, and to by honest it does not bother me that much if they do. In the end, your hair will always grow back. When i got back home and did the usual looking in the mirror and checking out my new cut, did i realise i had slightly longer than shoulder length hair again. For a second the panic struck in. The years i has spent hating having shoulder length hair and the other years i had spent growing it out, all flushed away down a big toilet for hair. It was only when i started to play around with my new hair and try different styles, that i realised it was the perfect cut for me for the summer. Yes long wavy beach hair for the summer is every girls dream, but my new hair has been great this past week since i had it cut. I have found that the best look for me is when i curl it and leave it down. It seems a lot more of a relaxed hair style, and compliments the weather like a dream. Hot sticky necks are now a thing of the past for me!
Like i said, at the end of the day hair is hair and if you get a bad hair cut it will grow back. However, this time round it worked out great for me. So who knows, if you go into the hairdressers asking for one thing and come out with something slightly different, just go with the flow! And if you really don't like it... i suggest not going back to that hairdressers.
Have you ever been to the hairdressers and come out with a different style than you expected? And what do you think is the perfect hair cut for summer? Let me know by commenting down below or contacting me at my twitter.
Peace & Love,


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Short and sweet. This post, I mean, not the food. If I don't pre-plan my meals, I don't eat or I don't eat well. Big mistake, either one.
This week, I made a southwestern quinoa and chicken salad. While all that was cooking, I threw some chicken breasts in the crockpot with some limes and chipotle peppers. I will use those with leftover salsa and rice for some awesome wraps/tacos.
Southwestern Quinoa
- Rinse and prepare quinoa according to directions (1 cup dry)
- Add juice of one lime
- chopped cilantro
- green onions
- 1/2 cup of rinsed black beans
- 1/2 cup of can shoepeg corn
Chicken Walnut salad
- Cubed chicken breast
- celery
- green onions
- walnuts
- 1/8 cup of greek yogurt
- juice of one lemon
- 2 teaspoons of dill
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
I take the dressing separate and mix right before eating. I usually eat this with crackers, bagel, bread, or wrap.


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A Covington woman is suing a local shopping center, alleging lack of handicap accessibility to and within the property.
Yadi Mark, who uses a wheelchair. filed a lawsuit Nov. 12 in U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana against N&S Investment Company and Petite Esplande Covington.
According to the complaint, the accessible-designated parking signage at the shopping center is faded and unreadable, there is no accessible route between buildings and some curb cuts are excessively steep, among other violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Mark asks the court to declare the property in violation of the ADA, to order the defendants to alter the property to bring it up to compliance, and award court costs and attorney fees. She is represented by attorneys Andrew D. Bizer, Garret S. DeReus and Amanda K. Klevorn of The Bizer Law Firm of New Orleans.
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana case number 2:15-cv-05862-MLCF-JCW.


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Monday, January 17, 2011
26 Weeks ~ Big Kicks!
Wow, this baby is getting very strong! He is an active one, and we are often amused by his crazy antics. We think he is practicing for the 2028 Olympics or something! Mommy has been experiencing some bad backaches and some dizziness and lightheadedness which she thinks is related to her low iron levels. She is trying to get more iron through her prenatal vitamins and through her diet. She has her next doctor's appointment on Friday to check her hemoglobin levels to see if she has developed anemia and for her glucose screening. Let's hope she can get her iron levels up to a reasonable level for her and Brody's sake!
According to Babycenter.com, "The network of nerves in Brody's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear our voices as we chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches, the size of an English hothouse cucumber, from head to heel."
UPDATE: Baby check up this month went great, and Mommy is just waiting to hear that she passed the glucose screening test. Brody's heart rate was about 158. We have been super busy planning and getting the house ready for baby. Mommy sorted and organized all of Evan's old baby clothes and with a few new outfits, Baby Brody's closet is well stocked. Thank goodness for two boys born in the same season! Daddy started some projects in the baby's room including installing a new light fixture. We had to create a swag fixture because there was no overhead light at all in that room, and it was so dark. I think the painting fun will probably begin next week. The crib should arrive this week as well. We are getting so excited!
Thank you, Lord, for this little miracle preparing to enter the world. We love him so much already and can't wait to meet him and get to know him better. He will be such a special part of our family.
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text: TV / VideoIs SocialGuide Enough to Give Nielsen a Leg Up?Measurement giant's new purchase knows Twitter, but there's more to social mediaBy Sam Thielman|November 13, 2012ShareBy Sam Thielman|November 13, 2012Share Nielsen and NM Incite (Nielsen's joint venture with McKinsey & Co.) have acquired SocialGuide, a company that tracks the viewing habits of Twitter users. The question is, will the deal usher in a new era of receptivity and attention to digital media by the measurement giant, or is this just Nielsen ticking the "social media" box and moving on? "The skyrocketing adoption and use of social media among consumers is transforming TV-watching into a more immediate and shared experience," Steve Hasker, Nielsen's president of global media products and advertiser solutions, said in announcing the deal. Trouble is, SocialGuide only tracks Twitter. "SocialGuide has a fantastic analytics platform, but overall, it's just one piece of the social platform," said Jesse Redniss, svp of digital for USA. "It's a great first move. Since the competition is Trendrr, Bluefin and SocialGuide, it was interesting to see the choice because there's only one metric out there they're using, and that's Twitter." And marketing dollars have been flooding Facebook for a while now, although that platform is a much less stable social site than Twitter, with near-constant interface overhauls and several extremely public clashes with users over privacy concerns. Still, Facebook is also used by over 800 million people. The other question is whether Nielsen will adopt a C3-style measurement system to gauge social activity (C3 is one of the company's recent ratings innovations, which includes a wider range of viewer options across three days), rather than the now-standard window of mere hours around the program's airtime. "There's a lot to be said outside that three-hours-before and three-hours-after window," Redniss asserts. "There's a lot of fast-forward disabling, and even then, [analytics are] not just about the ad placement." Nielsen is obviously changing—the company's OCR (online campaign) and XCR (cross-platform campaign) ratings are slowly taking off—it's just a question of how much. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2k7mY87 copy Adweek Adweek


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Daft Ted.
Ted was big and amiable,
"Too Soft and too Daft about his job as a policeman,"
according to Ada.
"Its 1919 , our pay and conditions are a laughing stock across the country.
Ted, you've no kids, you go on strike we've family to look after !"
So Daft Ted joined the nine hundred and seventy three other poor souls
and marched arm in arm towards police stations
to try and persuade the others to join them
but were met with abuse and violence
and while it lasted
law and order broke down.
For over three days Liverpool was subjected
to a spree of looting and vandalism.
before the non-strikers supporting the army
eventual gained control of the streets
but only at the cost of several lives
and more than two hundred arrested.
And so the strike ended
and every man who went on strike was sacked,
their pensions lost.
But because of their actions the Government realized
how important the Police were to society
rewarded the Police that remained
by doubling their wages
and establishing the Police Federation.
But Daft Ted without any support for himself and Ada
now with child
had to tread briny waters for many a month whilst she gave birth alone.
They lived from hand to mouth because he was Daft enough to
support what he believed in.
I really hope that today's policemen appreciate what you and the others did
... Grandad.
By Roger Cliffe-Thompson


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The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was established in the year 1998. The Department offers Undergraduate programme in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
The Department has a separate Computer Centre with Pentium IV Systems equipped with software applications and suites such as MATLAB, XILINX ISE and Multi - SIM packages. It has a substantial collection of teaching tools, instruments, equipment and computers for conducting experiments in different domains of Electronics and Communication Engineering. We are committed to involve students in conceptual instruction and real-time practicals by encouraging them to do extensive study and research with the support of library, internet and industry. Technical discussions, symposiums, paper submissions, seminars are regularly conducted. The students have also been working on various microcontroller and embedded system based electronics projects under the active guidance of faculty members.
- The department admires technology Development through innovations and its exploitation for the benefit of human kinds.
- The ECE department at VITAM under JNTUK University is running B.Tech and M.Tech Programs in Electronics & Communication Engineering with intake of 120 and 18 respectively. It is equipped with the latest experimental and computational facilities for taking up R & D in various fields.
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