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Counting for the Moresby North East Open seat heads into the third day of eliminations this morning. After Exclusion 38, progressive tally as of 10:30am this morning sees independent candidate Andapanga Baliawe maintaining the top spot with 10,654 votes followed closely by sitting MP and PANGU Pati candidate, John Kaupa with 10,290 votes.  In third place is Advance Party candidate Peter Dominic with 6,713 votes and in the fourth spot is former MP and Nation Action Party candidate, Labi Kamiak Amaiu with  6,170 votes. People’s Labor Party candidate Joe Tintin Saraga is on in fifth place with 5,861 votes.  Meantime, Exclusion 39 is in progress.  NBC / PNG Today Next :  PNG Politics : Governor General Invites Pangu Pati to Form Government

 Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape says the allocation of four ministries to the agriculture sector is a complete paradigm shift to get agriculture moving again. The Marape Government’s focus on ‘Taking Back PNG’ is deeply embedded in the agriculture sector – which is the backbone of Papua New Guinea to drive the country and economy. The Prime Minister said it was no secret that agriculture had declined since Independence in 1975, and allocation of the four ministries was to rekindle the sector, for it to be a major income-generator for PNG. PM Marape said this when explaining the rationale for his allocating four ministries to the agriculture sector. “Albert Einstein once said, ‘insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result’, which is exactly what has happened to the PNG agriculture sector since 1975,” he said. • Goroka MP Hon. Aiye Tambua (Pangu Pati) is the Agriculture Minister responsible for administration of the department and t

  4 HORMONES IN OUR BRAIN  That Promote Happiness The human brain is the command center for the nervous system and not only brain is a complex organ, but it has at least three levels of functions that affect all aspects of our daily lives: interpretation of senses and control of movement; maintenance of cognitive, mental, and emotional processes; and maintenance of normal behavior and social cognition (14).  According to research, there are four primary brain chemicals (hormones) that are responsible for a substantial portion of an individual’s level of happiness. Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins are the names of the four chemicals that are found in the brain. 1. DOPAMINE Dopamine, also known as the “happy hormone” and sometimes “love hormone” is responsible for producing sensations of general well-being. As a neurotransmitter, dopamine is what drives us on toward our objectives (2 & 12). When we complete a task or achieve a goal, our brain releases dopamine that mak