Malaysia is the host of the International Crashworthiness Conference 2014 (ICRASH 2014) which is a first. Previous hosts were Melbourne, London and Kyoto. The conference tackled road accident and road safety in the region. The conference commenced on August 25 and culminated on 28 August 28 2014. The venue is in Riverside Majestic Hotel.

The conference started by highlighting number of road deaths in Southeast Asia. According to the World Health Organization, Thailand has the highest number of road deaths gathering 38.1 deaths out of 100,000. Thailand is followed by Malaysia with 25 deaths out of 100,000. In the region, Singapore is the safest road use nation.

Singapore only recorded 5.1 deaths out of 100,000 people. The efforts of the government to keep road users safe paid off. Going back to the ICRASH 2014, the regional average of road deaths is 17.91 out of 100,000. The figures were alarming so the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) gave a statement saying that road accidents are more of attitude than infrastructure.

The director general of MIROS Professor Wong Shaw Voon said that many road victims were men than women. Road users would break the law and if accidents happen, they blame it on the environment or the infrastructure. There are even others who think that road accidents or deaths are destined. This kind of thinking or attitude is wrong.

The point here is safety. Road users should practice and observe preventive measures to be safe. If you are on the road, it pays to be vigilant and slow down. Remember that the faster you travel, the higher the risk of accident.

Every year, thousands of graduates flood the industry to look for a job. Here in Singapore, fresh graduates will see small rise in their starting salary. This is good news for graduates this year. This is revealed by Hay Group, a management firm, on August 26, 2014.

Hay Group recently concluded its annual pay survey. The group presented the average monthly starting salaries for fresh graduates. Here are the starting salaries for fresh graduates:

• Second upper honours: For fresh graduates who garnered second upper honours, they should expect S$2,939 per month. This is 1.6% higher compared in 2013.
• Second lower honours: For fresh graduates who garnered second lower honours, they should expect S$2,852 per month. This is 2% higher compared in 2013.
• Without honours: For fresh graduates without honours, they can expect S$2,741 per month. This is 2% higher compared in 2013.

You should know that the top-paying sector is in the field of engineering. Engineering offers regular pay of S$2,888 per month. Engineering is followed by Legal (with S$2,856), Information Technology (with S$2,816), Project Management (with S$2,813), Production (with S$2,767), Finance and Accounting (with S$2,765), Corporate Affairs (with S$2,755), Property Management (with S$2,750), Research and Development (with S$2,738), Quality Assurance (with S$2,708), Logistics/Supply Chain (with S$2,703), Health and Environment (with S$2,694), Human Resources (with S$2,689), Marketing (with S$2,685), Administration/Support/Service (with S$2,685), Product Development (with S$2,677), Sales (with S$2,658), Customer Service (with S$2,637), Management Trainee (with S$2,605) and Call Centre (with S$2,602).

Additionally, according to the survey conducted by Hay Group, 1 out of 5 employers put a monthly premium (of S$214) for university graduates. This will surely inspire the fresh graduates.

You should take care to your child. This is the main concern of a parent. There is a need to take care of them so that when they grow up, they will not become a criminal. Experts say that when your child is not taught with the proper things there will be a big problem when he grows up.

Taking care of a kid is not an easy task. You will probably need patience and you should love your child no matter what. This love doesn’t only mean that you will always give him what he wants. Sometimes, you need to stop and pause in giving the things he wants.

Kids are not your best friends

Most parents say that their child is the best friend. It’s a wrong connotation because in the first place, he is your child, your son, your daughter and the love of your life. You don’t have to trait him like he is your best friend because, there will come a time that when your child grow, he will just call you a friend and will not listen to you even if how serious and angry you are about what he did. On the other hand, do not forget that it is still your obligation to take care of your child because you are the parent. Once you forget the real meaning of being a guardian, you will also fail to recall that you love your kid.

Parents are given enough time to play with their child. Sometimes, it is not sufficient but there is a need to follow it. Toddlers need to sleep as well as eat. They also need to do their part in order to live. Although they cannot do it on their own, they can act the things they want. Just like crying. When a child cries, the common things that he need is rest and eat. When it comes to playing, children, like adults, feel weary. Therefore, babies also need to stop and pause. By giving them a break, they will feel that they are cared.

Give your Children enough Space

You have to control and limit the activities of your child. Do not let him soak his eyes in the computer or drown himself on his sweat while playing. It is the obligation of the parent to secure the safety of their child. Also, you have to give your kid time to play, time to do his homework and time to go around and shop anything he wants. As your child matures, let him do the things that you are doing to him. Try to teach to him the things that you do to him so that he can do the job and he’ll become independent. Also, it will be an advantage to you because you as a parent because you can do the things that you have to finish on time.

In today’s modern era, many equipment were invented for the comfort of all people. An example of this are cellphones. Today, cellular phones are the most popular gadgets which may be about to be declared as one of the basic need of people. In many countries in the world, there’s no doubt that cellphones really give comfort to all users.

Apart from cellphones, washing machine is one equipment that is invented and is now used by many people in order to ease their burden in washing their clothes. Unfortunately, using this gadget is absolutely expensive however, it can ease the pain that people feel when washing clothes.

If you think that using washing machine can help you save money, actually, it’s not. It will only let you spend more and it increases the chance of damage to your laundry. To save money in laudrying your clothes, here are some tips:

• Manually Wash Your Clothes: One of the things that teenagers hate is performing the manual method of washing clothes. Although it’s a little bit weary, it can really save you a lot.
• Use Detergent Bar: While it is very easy to wash clothes using detergent powders, it is still not a big help most especially when you are saving in reality, you can use 2 sachet of powders in an average number of clothes. But with the use of detergent bars, you will only use 1 cut of bar for the numerous garments.
• Use Lemon in Stains: Instead of using bleaching chemicals in your clothes, use the juice of the lemon and squeeze it to your clothes and the stain will be gone.

For some people, radio have been through their ups and down. This means that radio have been around them for almost all of their entire life. Today, even of many experts say that radio is dying, it still remains a big asset for companies who wants to advertise their products and goods.

Moreover, with the help of the internet and cellphone creators, advertisers has the advantage of getting a large amount of listeners because radio can be mobile. Apart from that, there are still traditional house owners and workers who listen to radio.

Unlike TV, radio is among the cheapest medium when it comes to advertising. In fact, many small business owners tend to choose or venture in putting up an advertisement in radio rather than in TV or print because there are still people who remains listening to radio.

In different radio stations, there are also different radio programs that will cater a specific group of audience. This can be teenage, adults and oldies. In addition, there’s this category for the elite and the average people.  Since radio target all kinds of audience, there will be always a big possibility that advertisers will gain clients which can help business income boost.

On the other hand, the only disadvantage of radio is that there is only a partial attention on the advertisement because most of the time, do not really give their full attention to the ad. It’s like saying “I really don’t care.” People are too busy in doing chores which makes them listen only to the background music of the advertisement and misses the message of the ad.

You should know that what you act will reflect how you feel or think about something. This is called body language. Body language may be subtle or unnoticeable but if you look deeper, it will reveal a lot of things unsaid. It is important that you know several body languages so you will know how to interpret it or you will understand it.

In this case, you should be familiar of body languages that you should avoid at work. It might suggest different things to your employer or co-workers. Here are some body languages that you need to avoid at work:

• Crossed arms: Crossing arms will make you look defensive. The best thing to do is put your arms on your sides especially when answering questions.
• Leaning forward: If you lean forward when someone is talking to you, you appear aggressive. Just pose as you would during ordinary times.
• Shifting eyes: Establishing eye contact is important. When your eyes meet, do not shift it too soon. It will suggest nervousness or untrustworthiness.

• Hands on hips: Refrain from putting your hands on your hips. It is a clear sign of aggressiveness.
• Stepping back: Do not step back when you encountered decisive moments because it suggests uncertainty or fear. If you are into something and you think you are right, stand your ground with conviction.
• Nodding too much: Nodding too much is not good. Even if you agree to all the things, you should limit nodding. Once is enough. The other person will understand that you get his/her point.

Now you have ideas. If you see these body languages to others, you now know what they are possibly thinking or feeling.