Anything Goes

Anything Goes, Issue: 2/2007 Date: January 12, 2007

Anything Goes

Anything Goes, Issue 2/2007 Date: January 12, 2007

Welcome, to our second issue of Anything Goes and boy, am I excited about the increase in number of readers and contributors to this cause. You will notice the variety of the contents of this issue and yes; each issue is different in its own way.

Sometimes uniformity gets boring. So with Anything Goes we want to make sure that we don’t waste your time, but that the time you spend reading this would either, teach you something new, encourage you, remind you and inform you.

Happy Birthday to cutie Moi who turns 3 on January 13th.

Happy reading!

-EC

TTh hee N Neew wK Kiid dss oon n tth hee b blloocckk!!

By Maggie Lohia

A new studio has opened and has released its first album last month.

The Vevensons Records is managed

by Gabriella Veve, and the executive producer her 19 year old son Bobby Veve who is also an engineer. Her other son 21 year old Ollo is also an engineer. The studio is located under their house at Gerehu Stage 3B Kwanahu Cres, Milner Dr.

The cover of the first album released under the Vevensons Records.

© Estella Cheung 2007

The first album released is the studio's own band comprising of 6 talented individuals who are all cousins. Their album titled "Vetari Kaka" contains a flavor of music ranging from island reggae, techno to local tunes. The songs are sung in Pidgin, English, Aroma and Bali a language in the West New Britain Province.

The cassette is going for K12, so you want to hear some new tunes from the Vevensons Records come down and get a copy for yourself for K12.

For more information on the studio just contact the manageress or the executive producer on Ph: 326 1153.

Love & Best wishes from Kippels of Gerehu, Narakous of Tokarara & not forgetting relatives in Kavieng, Manus & POM. Mommy Narax & Daddy loves you too much.

Happy MEGA Birthday to DJ who turns 27 on January 13.

Another year older and wiser…be good, family man now.

From Mum, Dad, Stel, Wally, Melita, Julie and Ashanti in Kokopo.

What We’re About: Anything Goes is a weekly electronic publication made up of positive and encouraging stories, about anything in general.

The objective of this publication is to make reading, easy, relaxing and enjoyable. Readers are encouraged to contribute ideas, clean jokes, poems, short articles etc. Discretion lies with the Editor on whether submissions are reader-friendly and could be published. ☺

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Anything Goes, Issue: 2/2007 Date: January 12, 2007

10 Most Common PR Mistakes

By Barney Orere

Who needs public relations? Just about everyone these days. Public relations has ceased to be the domain of large corporations, trade associations, and government agencies. Today, everyone engaged in a business or profession needs to use public relations in order to stand out from their competition. All too frequently, however, this area of activity is either ignored or poorly executed.

While there are ample lists of things to do to secure good PR, here's a checklist of what not to do!

1. Don't plan ahead. Never anticipate your "busy season" or a tie-in with a particular holiday or event that can benefit you. (Most magazines need five to six months advanced notice. Newspapers and radio-TV need far less time, but waiting until the last moment is a sure way to lose valuable PR opportunities.)

2. Write a really bad, boring news release. Put a boring headline on it. Make it extremely long, and neglect to list phone numbers where you can be reached.

3. If a reporter calls, don't return their call immediately. Make them wait until the deadline for the story has passed. Be evasive and long-winded. If the real answer is "I don't know," make something up.

4. By no means undertake an ongoing public relations program, reaching out to the media in your area with, at a minimum, a monthly news release featuring useful information.

5. Don't maintain an updated mailing list of local (regional and national media) outlets and, even more importantly, don't keep a list of the newsroom fax numbers available.

6. If an event or issue occurs that relates to your business or profession, make no effort to fax a short news release or "Op Ed" to your media list. Article contributed by Outrages BARNEY ORERE, seen here with a dancer from Meupu village, Kiunga, Western Your experience should be kept a secret. province.

7. Never join any organizations, give any speeches, or enter any competitions. Don't donate time or money to worthwhile community events. Never, under any circumstances, send a thank you note to anyone.

8. Don't engage the services of a public relations counselor or agency to plan and execute a public relations program with you.

9. If you do engage PR professionals, never keep them informed on issues, opinions, and activities, which they can turn to your advantage.

10. And never think long-term (See #1). Pay no attention to the way your reputation is enhanced by a steady flow of positive news about your activities.

Š Estella Cheung 2007

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Anything Goes, Issue: 2/2007 Date: January 12, 2007

Discussion Box: Should the government be providing stationary to public schools?

Last week we asked our readers if they thought it was the responsibility of the government to provide stationary for students who attend public schools. In past years the government vigorously debated the topic of free education and the right for children to go to school. It would still take years of research before a proper free education policy is drafted for PNG. But what could be done now to solve the stationary problem that government schools are facing, so that all children could be fairly and properly educated? Here are some of the responses we got from you: As someone who had passed through the public schools this is my view: PNG Government should provide school stationary to all public schools because with the increase in school fees and project fees, parents particularly those in remote areas find it hard to get their children basic school materials. This affects the learning of a child easily and he/she can also give up school just for the same reason. -Linda.

My view is that school must be encouraged to start up money generating measures aside of sponsor-walkathon sheets eg, start up a small school canteen with just five hundred or one grand, if they have no land. If they have land, then cultivate the land and grow vegetables for sale or raise poultry or piggery. Many ways of raising money instead of the lazy attitude and mentality of free sponsorships.-Helen I think within the school board a candidate should be appointed to spearhead fundraising drives and seek alternative means of fundraising (aside from sponsor-sheets for walkathons. There should be a law against that.

We should totally scrap that mentality of asking for money). At the moment the norm is fashion parades and cultural shows but maybe a bit more effort into expos, be it science, arts, agriculture. Bring back the drama and stage plays, mini film production would be an idea. Why wait for Uni? The government should continue whatever minimal support they currently provide but we can’t rely on that to get us anywhere and there’s no chance of a generous increase so improvise.-Kathleen Nowadays schools ask for too much from parents and such mentality should really change. Parents pay substantial amount of school fees, then pay for school uniforms etc. Most Parents in PNG can’t afford it and due to the ‘always asking for money” by the schools, it is just tough and in the end some parents just give up trying to get their children educated and then this leads to other problems such as crime etc. Most times the government is blamed for it but from my view, the schools, school regulations and their lack of ability of improvise to do something for themselves contribute greatly to our Country’s problems.

I think the schools are just plain lazy, stationeries especially should be the schools responsibility. I’m sure if teachers and school boards could put in place a system so such ideas can be implemented: 1) 1) Schedule as part of their activities or include as detention, students with supervision of teachers should be appointed to areas to collect bottles/ cans and then sell them and money goes into an account for a bigger fundraising.

2) 2) Establish a contract with NCDC to clean up the city, explaining your objectives.

3) 3) Hold school fares were students sell their products and money goes back to the school while the student can be paid for labor etc.

4) 4) Establish a contract with Stationary offices such as Theodist to come up with an activity and in payment for the labor provided by the students, stationeries maybe given It may sound dirty work etc, but students need to know and understand that times are tough and they need to work to earn an income and the only way to do so is to start at the bottom and build their way up. Reality is not easy at all. Teachers and schools are not installing such realistic mentality into the students instead they sit back relax and keep asking the government and parents to support, support, support and in the end most students never make it to the next level.-Isabel For next week, we want to discuss your views on this question: How far should parents go to discipline their children? How do you discipline your children, what do you think is the right way to discipline naughty children?

Should parents just scold them, smack them, ground them, make them go without food, stand in the corner etc.

Let us know what you think? Email us at ulaveo@yahoo.com.au

© Estella Cheung 2007

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Anything Goes, Issue: 2/2007 Date: January 12, 2007

Helpful Household tips

By Nizar Glass Table Tops…

Glass tops can protect your wooden tables, but don't let moisture get trapped between glass and wood. Create airspace by elevating the glass top on clear butyl rubber bumpers available at most glass shops and let your wooden tabletops breathe.

Before painting your house to be sold…

When choosing a color, it should not be something garish and unusual, but a color that fits well in your neighborhood. Of course, the color also depends on the style of your house, too. For some reason, different shades of yellow seem to elicit the best response in homebuyers, whether it is in the trim or the basic color of the house.

Friday Teaser: See if you can work out which of the newspapers listed below are either Australian, British or from the United States. (See page 5 for answers) 1. Newsday 2. USA Today 3. Central Western Daily 4. Telegraph 5. Daily Star 6. The Courier-Mail 7. Washington Times 8. City News 9. Independent 10. Morning Star 11. The New York Times 12. The Chronicle 13. The Gold Coast Bulletin 14. Irish News 15. Los Angeles Times 16. Times 17. Campaspe Times 18. Country News

By Estella Cheung

The new Beijing New Building Materials (BNBM) Home Centre has opened in Waigani.

The two-story building took about K6 million to build and was officially opened on Tuesday 9, January with the Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare as guest speaker.

BNBM is one of the first Chinese companies to invest in Papua New Guinea. BNBM PNG Ltd founder and CEO, Thomas Cao said the opening of the new Home Centre was timely with the 15th anniversary of BNBM PNG Limited.

Guests being welcomed into the new BNBM Home Centre building after its official opening on Tuesday evening.

© Estella Cheung 2007

A famous Chinese tradition, the Lion Dance, putting up a performance at the opening of the new Home Centre.

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Anything Goes, Issue: 2/2007 Date: January 12, 2007

GUESS THE WORD: See if you can figure out what these words are.

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PLIS AJW ARE NRIG XBO IPHS HTWAC KOBO RAPPE POHE LOCD DHAN EORP

Answers to Friday Teaser (from page 4) 1. Newsday -USA 2. USA Today-USA 3. Central Western Daily-Australia 4. Telegraph-UK 5. Daily Star-UK 6. The Courier-Mail-Australia 7. Washington Times-USA 8. City News-Australia 9. Independent-UK 10. Morning Star-UK 11. The New York Times-USA 12. The Chronicle-Australia 13. The Gold Coast Bulletin-Australia 14. Irish News-UK 15. Los Angeles Times-USA 16. Times-UK 17. Campaspe Times-Australia 18. Country News-Australia

Answers to Guess the Words: 1.Lips 2.Jaw 3.Ear 4.Ring 5.Box 6.Hips 7.Watch 8.Book 9.paper 10.hope 11.Cold 12.Hand 13.Rope

Š Estella Cheung 2007

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