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Semester breaks vary in length by university and colleges. However, finding a job during the semester break can be challenging for a student.
Today, D. Simple Life put together these Top 10 Semester Break Jobs for Malaysia University & College Students.
2017 Update: The world is changing, so do the job market. In June 2017, we update this post to include more information and resources to help university & college students find their desired part time job.
This update include new information & resources such as:
- Skills Required,
- Experience & Training,
- Additional Benefits, and
- Where you can find the job
Skills: Working as a waiter or waitress during your semester break could be the best and easiest job ever. This job involves mostly practical and customer service skills (check here for more waiter or waitress skills).
Experience & Training: Restaurant owner often welcome candidates with no prior experience and On Job Training will be available. As a higher education student, who manage to 'survive' through the examination and the abundant of assignments, should not find this job especially difficult.
Additional Benefits: Some restaurant even have the tipping system, which collected tips will be equally distributed among the staffs, but as we acknowledged that this system only applied for full-time staff. So don't be disappointed if you didn't receive any tips (Malaysian does not have the habit to tip).
Despite not having the tips, you will still get free meal for working as a part-timer (most restaurant & cafe provide at least one meal). So, work at your favorite restaurant and you can eat the free food until you get sick of it.
If you doubt about the benefits & costs of the job, you may read the Pros and Cons of Being a Waiter or Waitress to find out more!
Where to find: You may apply for a part-time waiter or waitress position at any restaurant nearby your neighborhood. New cafe or coffee house usually welcome university and college students to join their workforce.
Facebook Group is another wonderful resources for waiter or waitress part-time job. Join Facebook Group such as - Malaysia part time & full time jobs, Freelance & Part-Time Jobs Malaysia, Malaysia Part Time and Full Time Jobs, and many more - then check for any available vacancy. Just keep in mind that jobs are limited and there are thousands of individual like you searching and applying for the same job, so remember to state your strength and competitive advantage in the application. Also, approach the person-in-charge in a courteous manner and make a good first impression may win you the job.
Lastly, hundreds and thousands of jobs are available on the online job portals. Part Time Post is one of the famous Malaysia part-time job platform. Just search for the waiter in the search bar of 'Any Job Function' and you will find several jobs (mostly in Klang Valley).
|How to search for part-time waiter job in PartTimePost
Job Street is another well-known job portals. Again, search for terms 'waiter part-time' in the search bar and select your location to seek for open vacancy. Please note that most open vacancy only accept full-time staff in Job Street, so make sure they accept part-time staff before you drop your application.
|How to search for part-time waiter job in Job Street
2) Babysitting
Skills: Babysitting job not just being a nanny who spent days and night watching after the kids, you can also work at a Daycare center. At Daycare, you will be responsible to take care of the children's homework, playtime and other daily activities. If you are excellent in taking care of children, this would be the place you want to look for your temporary work. Check for Skills and Qualities for a Babysitter, if you were unsure about your quality being a babysitter.
Experience & Training: The demand of Day-care has been rising as the economic raise (Malay Mail Online, 2014); so did the job market in this field. Working parents now expect these Daycare centers to take care of their children while they were busy working for the living. This open up more opportunities for higher education students with minimum experience to get a part-time job in the Daycare center.
On Job Training will be available, and once again, university or college student will not have hard time to deal with the children's homework, all you need is not to lose your patient with these little angels (or demons, sometimes).
Remember, despite you only work as a part-timer there, but kids may see you as important as anyone in their life, so your words and actions are going to influence them, now or in the future. Be a good leader and role model is important to work in a Daycare.
Additional Benefits: You will definitely learn much about patient and anger management working in a Daycare center. Additional leadership skills may be developed, as you now are the 'mother hen' for these children. Other parenting skills such as changing diapers, child safety and health and relationship skills can be learn as well. If you would like to know more about parenting skill, check out Better Parenting site.
Lastly, this could be a well-paid work for student, however, it's not an easy task after all. As the saying goes, "Children are Angels, until they learned to speak". But, if you are a super child-lover, there no job like this one would fit you best.
Where to find: One awesome site to find for a babysitter job is GreatAuPair. Go to the site and click on the cities to check for available babysitter job. Parents will post their request on the page with the information include – weekly rate, hours per week, experience required and the time frame for the job. Most weekly rate is negotiable and depending on the hours per week required to take care of their child. Try look for jobs that required shorter time frame and limited experience (None or 1 year).
|Search for babysitting job that require shorter time frame and limited experience
More information (nationality, child's age, religion…) will be shown after you clicked on individual post. Sign up is needed to apply for the job. Please be careful when you disclose your personal and credit information to the site.
Secondly, you can search for Daycare job at Job Street and Part Time Post. Enter 'part time daycare' in the search box to find suitable vacancy.
We did not manage to find much related job in both Job Street and Part Time Post, so let go back to the traditional method, head to the Daycare center nearby your house and ask for any available vacancy.
Some may not have any listing or notice about hiring, but you can also walk in and ask them politely. Optionally, give them a call or WhatsApp (recommended) to see whether they need an extra hand to deal with those little angels. Last reminder, don't hesitate to show your love to the kids!
3) Data Entry Job
Skills: Data Entry Job is where an agency/company having too many workloads and required a part-timer to complete their simple information entry works, as their full time (Professional or Experienced) employees can work on more skillful tasks. This position is in a high demand as the Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) would like to save their cost and hire a Part Time Data Entry.
It basically involves entering information into an electronic form using word processing or data processing software. Require minimum computer skills and basic knowledge to work with the software. Students should have learn these skills either in their secondary school or in their higher education. If you're not so sure or want to advance your skills in these softwares, check here out these training course for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word or PDF.
The data entry job ranging from arranging sales data, financial data (more like bookkeeping), and other customer's information. You may work with a company, which some required to be on-site (to be in the office), while some allow you to work at home.
Working with company you can expect at least RM 300 (small company) and up to RM 1000 for skilled-position (e.g. Account Clerks). While the work-at-home usually paying lower rate and pay for the quantity of work completed, no matter how much time you spent on it.
Experience & Training: Require no prior experience, as long as you know how to use the software that they requested on. Basic explanation on how to arrange the data will be discussed, formal training will not be required.
Additional Benefits: Many part-time jobs are not suitable to be include in the resume (working experience as waiter when you apply for accountant position may not be relevant), data entry, however, is another case. Let say you're applying for an accountant position, having data entry working experience means you may have experience with bookkeeping, arranging financial documents, and ability to use financial software (Excel is usually the basic).
Your manager will understand that learning these in the textbook is totally different from learning practically. Therefore, these data entry jobs may just filled your job application and make you a more 'experienced' candidates.
Just bear in mind that the data entry job may be quite boring and monotonous. For people who seek interesting and challenging jobs, this is definitely not going to suit you.
Where to find: There are many places that you can find a data entry job. The less formal place to go is Facebook Page (example: Jobs - Data Entry / Admin Malaysia). But, lets be honest, we don't 100% recommend this source. There would be a higher chance that you put yourself in danger or contributing free work for others if you get a data entry job through Facebook. A reader shares his experience of working long hour working with abundant of data and end up earning just a little.
Hence, we encourage students to search for this job with more established channel - freelance site - for instances. At these sites, the income or payment is secured by the third party (the site). The client must has sufficient credit in their balance to hire someone, and once you're hired, the site automatically keep the specific amount of pay in their system and will release to your account once the job is completed and accepted by the client. There are thousands of freelance site, but some popular one are Upwork, Freelancer, Truelancer, PeoplePerHour, Guru, Project4Hire, and Freelancing.
All these freelance platform required registration and one works differently from others. The first model is where clients post their jobs and you (as a freelancer) apply to the job and place your best price for the service. The another model is you post your service, and your clients approach. Later model can be seen in Fiverr, Fourerr, and Zeerk.
Whatever how the freelance site works, we encourage you to understand how the site works and the terms and condition before putting your head into the freelance world. Remember, violating some rules may risk penalizing your account and freezing your income.
Hence, we encourage students to search for this job with more established channel - freelance site - for instances. At these sites, the income or payment is secured by the third party (the site). The client must has sufficient credit in their balance to hire someone, and once you're hired, the site automatically keep the specific amount of pay in their system and will release to your account once the job is completed and accepted by the client. There are thousands of freelance site, but some popular one are Upwork, Freelancer, Truelancer, PeoplePerHour, Guru, Project4Hire, and Freelancing.
|Register and search for data entry jobs in these freelance sites.
All these freelance platform required registration and one works differently from others. The first model is where clients post their jobs and you (as a freelancer) apply to the job and place your best price for the service. The another model is you post your service, and your clients approach. Later model can be seen in Fiverr, Fourerr, and Zeerk.
Whatever how the freelance site works, we encourage you to understand how the site works and the terms and condition before putting your head into the freelance world. Remember, violating some rules may risk penalizing your account and freezing your income.
|Fiverr is a freelance site that you can post your data entry service for sale.
Lastly, don't forget to check out the online job portal - Job Street and Part Time Post. You may sometimes found one or two part time data entry job here.
Related Reading: How to Manage Your Finances
It is undeniable that the most common job for students is the Promoter. Shopping centers are looking for extra help around this time of year (Festival Season). It not an difficult task to get a promoter position. After all, we would advise you to understand your interest and work for what you passionate in. To make it simple, if you doesn't like pets, make sure you don't work in a pet store.
Moreover, always understand the terms and condition before working. Promoter is not a well-paid job (Except for Luxury Product's Promoter), so if you really want to earn more, you will need to work hard to get more sales in order to earn more commission. Remember, "commission" is the gold mine in promoter job. Always ask for the basic pay and the commission pay, mostly are 5 ~ 10%, depending on the product selling.
To get a promoter job, head to the nearest shopping and search for any shop that paste the notice of available vacancy. Walk in or call the person in-charge to arrange an interview. The other way is to stay alert on the internet for any Event, Fair or Exhibition that recruiting promoter.
Just a quick reminder, if you're not an extrovert, then promoter would not be the best choice for you.
Another great working opportunity for university student would be in bookstores, usually as a store assistance or general employees, where basically do all the book arranging, stock managing, cashier, and customer service. They may shift you from one position to another when needed, so don't get surprised when they ask you to help with those heavy boxes.
D. Simple Life has made a little survey on the market as Popular offers the part time opportunity, especially during their Exhibition, which run throughout the year at different location. Check out their page for more detail.
Secondly, Pustaka Rakyat will be the runner-up who also providing working opportunities for part time student, however, their branch are relatively fewer, compared to Popular and other.
Other options would be Borders, MPH, and Kinokuniya which offers a limited number of part time position. There are also small local bookstores around your residential area, contact them to inquire about part time position.
6) Paid Seasonal Internships
Alright, there is companies looking for interns to fill their empty position in the company. These positions are always available because companies would spend less to employ an intern compared to a full time employee. Don't get fed up when you heard the lesser pay, some company pay up to RM 1000 for intern, especially for skilled position, including, programming, accounting, technician, construction, science-related, engineering-related and other job.
Get in contact with the HR department of a company related to your field and propose an internship for an extra hand help at the office during your semester break.
7) Tutoring
If you are very patient (or strict) and love to teach, why don't consider to be a tutor. There wouldn't be much problem for a university/college student to teach secondary or primary students. All you need you to get your mind, refresh on those syllabus learnt back in the days.
There are basically 3 ways to get a tutor job. First, head to a Tuition Center and ask for a position. This way is the most effective (perhaps, the fastest) way to get a tutor job. The particular center will be testing your teaching ability before they actually employ you. Moreover, you stand a chance to get a long-term part time position here.
Secondly, Home Tuition is another way of getting a tutor job. To be a home tutor, you will require own transportation to travel to your student's house. You may register on the Home Tuition Website to post your skill and experience allow parents to approach you. These are several sites: Tuition Job, My Private Tutor, and Tuition Plaza.
You may also consider teaching near your neighborhood. If you are staying in an apartment, the boy and girl next door would be your customer. Ask their parents kindly to offer your service. If you have been treating them well, they will definitely accept the offer.
8) IT Freelance
As we have mentioned-above, IT-related field could bring great pay for student as they are skilled-position and highly demanded in Malaysia Market. Bear in mind, most SME just started to take their step forward to this IT field and require some help (especially the cost-saving one). So it's time for all the IT expert to grab their gagdets and head to the front-line. Freelance Job Platform such as Freelancer and Upwork are the best sources for students who like to work at home. You can also search for local Part Time Job Site like Part Time Post.
The job ranging from programming, web development, mobile development, designer, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Marketing (SMM).... Remember, the pay-scale depends on your skill, quality of work, and the difficulty of the tasks. (Of course, it's also depends who you work with)
9) Be a distributor
Being a distributor may not be everyone favors, but it's no doubt the easiest job that you could get. Advertising companies are consistently seeking for flyer distributor to give away their handbills.
The distributor is not limited to distributing flyers, there are also distributors work for handing out sample, usually during the events or exhibitions.
To get a distributor job, head to any flyer printing shop around your house and ask for any distributing position.
10) Writer
This is always my favorite job during the semester break! Working as an online writer is challenging, especially when you were asked to write topic out of your niche. This happens quite frequently when you are working with an article writing company. So, get yourself out of the comfort zone and start learning something new today!
Just like other freelance job, freelance writer can enjoy flexible working hour and environment (mostly in your room or on your bed). Despite everyone can write, but not everyone can create quality contents.
Freelance writer jobs can be found at any of the Freelance Job Platform. If you think that you're a skillful writer, why don't you consider to offer your writing service on Fiverr? For an entry-level writer, don't expect online writing is just the same as writing an essay in your examination. You will need to equip yourself with some SEO Writing Skill before you can get your step into this field.
Wrap UpThat's the end of the list. For students who would like to have ease of finding part-time job in the next semester break, we suggest you to start building your network. Networking is so important when looking for employment opportunity, not just for part-time work, but for your career building as well.
Many open vacancies do not published on website or any channel. Having more friends will help you to secure some of these precious working opportunity. Develop you networking skills with these 5 steps from Entrepreneur.
Lastly, we kindly remind you to ensure your safety when approaching new employers or conducting transaction online. When in doubt, don't accept the job, better to be safe than sorry.
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Sometimes I think that doulas have the worst job out there. Thankfully that does not happen too often. I LOVE the work I do and it is a greatest honour to share in that special moment. It is also a humbling experience. I know I have it in my blood and everything around me is saturated with pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding. But sometimes, and the past week I had been thinking this, I don't understand my job and grow frustrated. And as this feeling peaked I came across this awesome video of a baby being born in the caul (in the amniotic sac, in the membranes, in the bag of waters, behind the veil, etc) IN WATER! How cool!!
It was made even cooler as I just came from a hospital birth where the OB AROMed my client, the birthing woman. Just before the procedure she expressed some reservations about the intervention. The OB replied that the membranes will have to break at some point before the baby is born so why not do it now to get things going, to which I replied that they don't have to break at all and that baby can be born in the sac without the AROM-associated risks. After some debate the woman chose to have her membranes ruptured (AROM). She ran up a fever and had to be put on antibiotics few hours later.
I learned from the Navalgazing Midwife Barbara Herrera about birth in the caul and that the amniotic membranes, just like newborn boys' amputated foreskins, stolen from their rightful owners ("donated" by omission in most cases), are a) used as a grafting tissue (truly thank you for that) and b) sold to cosmetic and big pharma industry to do what they want with it (no thanks there).
It can be quite disheartening seeing the birth rape and coercion women willingly subject themselves to, and feeling that I am not doing enough). Maybe I am feeling a bit too depressed right now with all the crap happening in my life and major life changes swirling around me tugging and pulling in all sorts of directions. I don't know why women want to hire a birth professional to guide them on their journey through pregnancy and birth so they can NOT listen to a word that the professional says, and be surprised that they ended up with a c-section when they let the doc induce at 40wk GA and have pit and epi through out the labour.
But I should know. I was one of those women, sort of. Not once, but twice, except it was reversed.
When I was pregnant for the first time I hired a midwife who fought with me through out our prenatals. Patronized me in early birthing, interrupted my birth at the end and I had trouble birthing the placenta, and did not believe me in postpartum about breastfeeding being slightly off. I felt unsupported and not heard through out my pregnancy and postpartum.
When I was pregnant for the second time I hired a different midwife. I felt good during my prenatals and felt no pressure to do any tests and my autonomy was not questioned once, though the intended use of a doppler by my midwife during the birth was a concern for me. The birth was very different. After every contraction I was interrupted by talking, cellphones, dishes falling, door bells, testing of equipment, and requests to do vaginal exams that I had to turn down three times. Again, as my son was visibly being born the anxiety and anticipation in the people around me increased, they started shuffling things around, unzipping this and that, setting up the other, and I felt my birthing to be interrupted even more. I felt no urge to push the placenta again but this time I had to have it manually removed in a hospital.
I knew what i wanted from before I was pregnant. I knew how my body worked and my psyche. I knew how birth worked and how I was going to get it right. I did not listen to myself and surrounded myself with people that were not willing to go the distance for my birth because I wanted to 'keep peace' and appease my husband.
What is about women wrecking their first birth so they can finally have the third birth the way they want to, and that is not measured by the 'outcome' but rather by the MOTHER's feeling of satisfaction with the process and the whole experience, and feeling that she is the most powerful woman walking on Earth and that she can do ANYTHING? Even Gloria Lemay blogs about it here.
How does one have a waterbirth where Dad catches the baby and cuts the cord after delayed cord clamping IN A HOSPITAL?
This is how …. get Gentle Beginnings doula to support you all the way and watch over you during your birthing, hire a care provider that you trust will respect you and normal birth in general, educate yourself on the pros and cons of possible birth interventions, have confidence in your body's ability and stick to your guns. 😀
Congratulations Mom & Dad, welcome Liliana. Birth story coming in time.
Now I need to catch up on three days without sleep. 😀

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God, for whom and through whom everything was made,
chose to bring many children into glory.
And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering,
a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation.
Hebrews 2:10
John C. Maxwell, world-renowned leader, teacher, pastor and author with more than 60 books published on leadership often acknowledges that the foundational principles he teaches come out of examination of the life of Jesus Christ and God's Word. One of those lessons I have had reinforced multiple times from Maxwell's teachings and God's word is that no organization, no family, no couple—in fact, no relationship—can succeed if there are two leaders competing for control; two heads makes something abnormal, not able to function properly.
Ephesians 5:23 reminds us that Jesus Christ is head of His church, and since my body is to be a holy temple, that means Jesus Christ should be the leader and head of this "church"—my life. Oh, I struggled with that for years!!! I wanted control. I wanted independence and not to be "told" what to do by another. This attitude leads to competition in my marriage, rather than partnership and a constant struggle in every relationship.
How has that attitude worked for me? Not so well. Fighting for leadership in my own heart or in relationships with others means I haven't always chosen God's best for me, but rather what I thought was best. Equally, it has meant I haven't led others well. After all, I can't be an effective leader unless I first learn how to follow. Those I lead must also see that I am willing to submit myself to the mission of another (ladies, this is the definition of submission), and when I fail to submit to Christ's leadership, I lose credibility in my testimony with others.
It is easier to identify the leadership of Jesus Christ in writings and to acknowledge my need to submit to that leadership than it is to take the action steps in my heart that will assure Jesus Christ is the leader of my life. So, today, I acknowledge that struggle and will seek the Holy Spirit's guidance to give me the strength to take the steps to submit and acknowledge with my actions and words that He is the leader of my life.
How about you?


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A little about me;
I am a wife and mother to the most handsome red heads. I was born, raised, work and live on our family farm. I am proud of our life, and thankful for the many blessings it has brought to me and my family. I am a stay at home mom, so I understand having to live on a budget, that is why I wanted to pursue this adventure. So every person could afford to have pictures to show their life. I also understand that I am always behind the camera, and that is why I am here..to put you in front of the lense and capture the memories when they happen so you have photographs to look back fondly on.
One of my many hobbies is breeding and rasing chickens. Hoover Hen House is my chicken coop name, if you ever see anything about chickens on this webpage, it is becuase I will combine the two adventures into one on the website. I thought the name was catchy, and fits into my life so I will use it for a business name for both.


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I am a lover of rain, but waking up to a thunder storm this morning in an already flooded state was probably not the best feeling. As I watched the torrents of rain all I could think was God knows and is in control. The antique mall where our little shop is, was flooded last week and as my daughter and I were carrying out a lot of damaged goods I looked around at all the volunteers working so hard to clean up the mess and not a one had a gloomy look, in fact, they were talking and laughing in spite of the disaster the rain has left on our sweet antique mall. I think of those who lost their homes, families of lives who have been lost and pray for them everyday. Our state has a mess to deal with but I know with God's help we will pull through just fine! Today is very special day for one happy little girl, my sweet Hannah! She turns 10 today! "Happy Birthday" my baby girl, "I love you to the moon and back!"
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It was such a big day in high school sports Thursday that everybody won.
With the clock winding down in the City Section because of budget cuts that would have trimmed the budget by 25 percent and cut coaching stipends, the Dodgers and various philanthropists and corporations teamed to raise more than $1.4 million in emergency funding to save sports for schools within in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The "Save Our Sports" initiative will pay coaches' stipends to ensure all 14 sports offered by the district can continue for at least one more year.
"This was a very easy decision for the Dodgers to make," said team owner Frank McCourt at a news conference. "This is what people do. We help each other in time of need."
McCourt was quick to point out some of the Dodgers' most legendary players, such as Don Drysdale, Willie Davis and Eddie Murray, all started off at City Section ballfields.
"I just started to think, `What would school be like without baseball?' Don't these kids deserve the same chance?" McCourt said. "It's also about the effect on all these kids that aren't going to be major leaguers but are taught about hard work and being graceful whether you win or lose. The Dodgers care deeply about what happens in our community."
Derrel Thomas, who played for the Dodgers from 1979-83 and now works for the organization in community relations, learned to play baseball at Dorsey High.
"I'm a product of the LAUSD, and I remember it was like an adrenaline rush when I came to the Dodgers because Maury Wills was my idol," Thomas said. "The Dodgers, it's a great organization because there's so much history. Everyone talks about the Yankees, but we've got to be the top baseball organization."
Barbara Fiege, the LAUSD director of athletics, was so grateful she nearly broke down emotionally.
"I don't think anyone is happier than me," Fiege said. "You always hear about all the negative stuff out here, but today is a very positive day. Without this funding, we would have lost 700 coaches. I had the unenviable task of having to decide which students would get to play and which ones would not. Thankfully, I no longer have to cross that. For these kids, this opens doors for a whole new world."
Among the others who helped with funding were the LA84 Foundation, Nike, Chivas USA, Lincy Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Easton, the Pete and Ginny Ueberroth Foundation, the L.A. Lakers Youth Foundation, L.A. County supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and private individuals.
A projected $640 million deficit in the 2010-11 school year prompted the school district to institute a 25 percent budget cut in the sports program. In football, the plan was to cut two of the six paid coaching positions, and there were also plans to cut freshman-sophomore basketball teams, among others.
"In such difficult economic times, our partners and neighbors have stepped up," Board of Education president Monica Garcia said.
Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines, tired of making budget cuts, said he is thrilled he didn't have to make cuts in athletics because he believes prep sports are "untouchable."
"It was something that wasn't going to be touched," Cortines said. "L.A. is about a sense of community. People have stepped up to the plate when there was a need."
For those wishing to be involved with the "Save Our Sports" program, contact Melissa Infusino, director of partnerships at LAUSD, at (213) 241-7000 or go to www.cif-la.org.


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Biomedical data is generally multi-modal (imaging, genomics, demography), multi-scale (molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organism), and large-scale (Giga-, Tera-, Peta-byte). As quantitative medicine becomes widely accepted, there is a push to integrate different "views" of a patient into a holistic model for identifying, diagnosing, and treating disease. This presents a number of challenges for organizing and displaying this data: How do we visualize the difference between patients described in 10 dimensions? 100 dimensions? How should we combine 50 genomic features with 100 imaging features? These are not straightforward problems.
In this project, a student will work to develop visualization methods for multi-modal, high-dimensional data. He or she will work with real clinical datasets with the goal of presenting relationships, categories, and important diagnostic information in a way that is clear for the lay-person. The overarching goal of this project is to facilitate "hypothesis generation": by looking at complex data in an intuitive way, we can start to make connections and propose experiments that were previously not obvious.
Disciplines: Biomedical Engineering, High-dimensional Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Science
Student Skill-Set Needed: Ability to work with and code web-based visualization technologies (D3.js, HTML5, CSS), MATLAB / Python / R tools, or another data processing and presentation software is necessary; An understanding of biomedical imaging and genomics is crucial for recogn
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Calif. newspaper defies trend to shrink costs
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SANTA ANA, Calif.
New and expanded sections to cover business, automobiles and food. A nearly five-fold increase in community news pages and more investigative reporting. Even daily color comics.
It feels like a throwback to an earlier era at the Orange County Register, where a first-time newspaper owner is defying conventional wisdom by spending heavily to expand the printed edition and playing down digital formats.
Aaron Kushner added about 75 journalists and, with 25 more coming, will have expanded the newsroom by half since his investment group bought the nation's 20th-largest newspaper by circulation in July.
Changes also include thicker pages with triple the number of colors to produce razor-sharp photos and graphics. By the end of March, the newspaper will have 40 percent more space than under previous owners, Freedom Communications Inc.
Kushner, 39, believes people will pay for high-quality news. His bet is remarkable in an industry where newspapers have shrunk their way to profits for years, slashing costs while seeking clicks on often-free websites to attract online advertising.
As more newspapers charge for online access, Kushner's spending spree is drawing attention.
"If he's successful, it's going to show the way for other papers to follow," said Walter E. Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Seated behind his large, clutter-free desk, the former Stanford University gymnast said his lack of industry experience may be a plus because he hasn't been through the tough times in newspapering.
"We're a little crazy in that we really do believe that we can grow this particular newspaper," Kushner said. It's too early to know if he's right. Kushner said advertising revenues have grown, though he won't say how much.
Average daily circulation rose 5.3 percent as of Sept. 30 from a year earlier to 285,088 on weekdays and 387,547 on Sundays, bucking an industry decline of 0.2 percent, according to the Alliance for Audited Media.
One key test will be when the Register begins charging for online access by the end of March. He said readers will pay the same as the print edition — a contrast to publications that charge online subscribers substantially less.
Kushner, who has a master's degree in organizational analysis, founded a business in the 1990s that allowed people to change their addresses online and later owned and managed a greeting-card company for seven years.
In 2010, he started an investors group, 2100 Trust LLC, to scout for newspapers. Kushner settled on Freedom and its 107-year-old flagship paper, the Register, for an undisclosed sum. The newspaper serves affluent, growing, well-educated and ethnically diverse communities near Los Angeles, bolstered by 24 community publications.
Kushner became Freedom's chief executive and the Register's publisher.
The newsroom is nearing 300 employees, including about 40 year-round interns who are paid $10 an hour and provided housing.
Like other newspapers, the Register experimented over the last decade as its circulation tumbled 40 percent and the newsroom shrank in half. A tabloid paper featuring snappier stories failed, as did a weekly entertainment publication.
To focus more on the print edition, the Register slashed the number of blogs and scrapped an iPad application for news, traffic and weather.
The new owners have introduced a daily page for coverage of a major development, began sending a reporter and photographer to every one of the region's 50 high- school football games on Fridays and doubled editorial pages.
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Self-driving vehicles will drive 'smart cities' of the future
It is time to revisit an opinion first published in 2016 in the Idaho Statesman.
To recap, Mayor Dave Bieter presented to the Boise Downtown Association in 2016 his thoughts for the future of Boise, including transportation. Those thoughts are at odds with the future. To the best of my knowledge, these ideas are still current. The proposed circulator streetcar around Downtown Boise is still on the drawing boards, as it was in the 20th century. But this is not a path to the future. It is a reflection of the past.
In a short eight years we will be a quarter century through the 21st. The continuing change in transportation in those eight years will exceed those seen in the last 125. It is time for the city to revisit the future of transportation through the lens of rapidly changing advances.
By 2020, self-driving vehicles (SDVs) will begin to dominate the roads of the world. Boise will not escape. Already Portland, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, London, Walt Disney World and Georgia allow SDVs on their roads.
We all agree we need transportation in the future. But SDVs will nullify light rail at a lower cost.
Even Elaine Chao (U.S. Transportation Department secretary) acknowledged the disruptive nature of SDVs in the immediate future.
Smart cities will be safer, more efficient and provide innovative solutions to age-old transportation problems. Even though the mayor may not have his "Jetsons Jetpack," he will soon have his SDV.
Samsung and Verizon joined Google, Apple, GM, Ford, Mercedes, Tesla and Uber in the SDV chase. Winners will reap trillions.
South Korea is now building an entire city on 88 acres to test SDVs. Recently the University of Michigan opened a 32-acre model city for SDVs.
Disruptions on the horizon: The auto insurance industry will suffer because traveling will be safer; paid parking may suffer because cities are becoming very intelligent; and traffic offenses will be reduced, lowering police income from driving-offense tickets.
What stops Boise from joining with Boise State University to build a model city in the desert just south of the city? Seems like an ideal step to take.
As Pink Floyd once rhymed ("Dark Side of the Moon," 1973):
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
The next eight years will be momentous. It is exciting to live in such times. Let's move Boise forward, not into the distant past.
Let's make Boise part of the 21st century, "smart city" revolution.
James Redfield, scientist and entrepreneur, is a Boise native. For the last 20 years Redfield has been a senior manager of several Silicon Valley high-tech and medical startups and currently lives in Boise.


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Everyone, man, woman, young, old, rich poor, Christian, Muslim, Jew all need self defense to protect themselves. Crime is an equal opportunity destroyer of lives-makes no difference who you are. Anybody can become a target of theft, murder, burglary, rape or assault so it is for our self interest to stay prepared to handle any unwanted event in our life.
These days you can find a wide variety of self defense and personal safety products and services available in the market. A stun gun is one of these. A stun gun is an effective non lethal self defense device that temporarily disables a person with electric shock by putting out a high voltage and low amperage shock. The high voltage which ranges form 80,000 to 975,000 is enough to go through the thickest of clothing, but at just 3 milliamps it will not do any long term damage to the body. So it is more for self defense than to cause injury.
Stun guns temporarily incapacitate targets by sending a high voltage but low amperage charge of electricity to the nervous system. This causes a disruption in the body's neurological impulses that control muscle movement overwhelming the neuromuscular system causing the victim to lose balance and become confused. It also causes temporary partial paralysis and depletes the body's system of blood sugar (energy) making the body too weak to move for approximately 5-10 minutes
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If you are looking for self-defense, travel security or personal security, a stun gun can be one of your best choices available. They are effective, affordable, easy to carry and use-when are you getting one?
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text: Humanities › Literature Dystopian Novels for Teens A Top Picks List Share Flipboard Email Print Literature Children's Books Young Adult Books Children's Book Reviews Top Picks Authors & Illustrators Best Sellers Classic Literature Plays & Drama Poetry Quotations Shakespeare Short Stories by Jennifer Kendall Jennifer Kendall is an English teacher, librarian, and writer specializing in young adult and children's literature. Updated November 30, 2017 Dystopian novels are the current sensation in many young adult books (what's dystopian?). In addition to the very popular Hunger Games series, here are several other dystopian novels and series for teens that include strong heroes and heroines battling tyrannical governments and grim futures. Check out this list of dystopian novels for teens. 01 of 06 Divergent Divergent by Veronica Roth. HarperCollins Debut author Veronica Roth has created an exciting new dystopian series for teens. Sixteen year old Beatrice Prior must choose a faction. Will she chose Abnegation, Dauntless, Candor, Amity, or Erudite? Despite the faction she chooses, Beatrice harbors a secret that if discovered could bring harm to herself and the ones she loves. This book is recommended by the publisher for teens 14-up. (Katherine Tegen Books, HarperCollins, 2011. ISBN: 9780062024022) Read the review of Divergent. 02 of 06 Delirium Love is dangerous and brings nothing but destruction and disease. Seventeen year old Lena Haloway is counting the days when she will turn eighteen and have the mandatory government operation that will remove her ability to feel love. All is well and going according to plan until Lena meets Alex and discovers that the feelings she is taught to fear are far more powerful and pleasant than she realized. Lauren Oliver delivers a fast paced and deeply romantic dystopian book about what happens when a government controls a society's emotions. This book is recommended by the publisher for teens 14-up. (HarperCollins, 2011. ISBN: 9780061726828) Read the review of 03 of 06 Wither Hoping to eradicate death and disease, scientists unleashed a genetic virus that's killing second generation males by 25 and females by 20. In an attempt to preserve family lines, wealthy males are kidnapping young women and turning them into polygamous brides. When Rhine is captured and separated from her twin brother, she enlists the help of Gabriel, a house servant, to help her escape. Lauren DeStefano's debut novel is an exciting dystopian tale with a strong heroine and unpredictable outcomes. This book is recommended by the publisher for teens 14-up. (Simon and Schuster, 2011. ISBN: 9781442409057) Read the review of Wither. 04 of 06 Unwind The Second Civil War in America over reproductive rights turned into a compromise now called The Bill of Life. Abortion is illegal, but any teen between 13 and 18 can be unwound or harvested for body parts if they are unruly, a ward of the state, or a tithe. Connor, Risa, and Lev are "Unwinds", but they are on the run and trying to flee from the government who would use their bodies for the benefit of others. Award winning author Neal Shusterman opens the door for a profound discussion about organ donation and personal rights about choice. This book is recommended by the publisher for teens 13-up. (Simon and Schuster, 2009. ISBN: 9781416912057) Read the review of Unwind. 05 of 06 The Hunger Games When Katniss Everdeen's sister's name is drawn in the reaping she steps in to take her place. The annual Hunger Games is a battle to the death and Katniss will not let her little sister die, but now she must be partnered with the one boy from District 12 she cannot bear to harm. Katniss must rely on keen battle skills and sharp wit to protect both her and the baker's son while thinking of a way to outsmart the government that would control them all. This is the first book in Suzanne Collins' popular Hunger Games trilogy. This book is recommended by the publisher for teens 14-up. (Scholastic Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780439023481) Read the review of The Hunger Games. 06 of 06 Ship Breaker Seventeen year old Nailer scavenges the beach looking for copper and other treasures found in ship wreckage. In a world trying to survive the ravages of global warming, Printz award winning author Paolo Baciogalupi introduces readers to teens trying to survive in the leftovers remaining from the environmental choices of earlier generations. This story of survival in a grim and dreary world is lesson to be heeded by readers. This book is recommended by the publisher for teens 14-up. (Little, Brown & Co, 2010. ISBN: 9780316056212) Read the review of . Continue Reading


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The New York Times' most-emailed story today is about the "Vision of Gabriel," which we discussed here.
5 thoughts on "Three Days"
"This should shake our basic view of Christianity," he said as he sat in his office of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem where he is a senior fellow in addition to being the Yehezkel Kaufman Professor of Biblical Studies at Hebrew University. "Resurrection after three days becomes a motif developed before Jesus, which runs contrary to nearly all scholarship. What happens in the New Testament was adopted by Jesus and his followers based on an earlier messiah story."
I'm confused. I thought the Christian claim was precisely that Jesus recapitulates all messianic motifs from Jewish revelation that predates his advent. What's so new and unprecedented about the idea of resurrection of the body in Judaism predating Jesus? When haven't we accepted that? Don't we recall Prophet Jonah's 3-day interment in the belly of the fish as a prefiguration of Christ? There's also plenty of evidence before Jesus that the Messiah will suffer and be from Bethlehem. So? Either I'm still a clueless Catholic or this scholar is a clueless Jew.
In the previous post you link to you state that the tablet refers to a figure who dies, then rises, but in fact, the text nowhere speaks about the death of the figure (unless I missed something). If I am correct, the absence of a reference to death becomes quite problematic.
The idea of being raised up after three days is not unknown in the Old Testament, for Hosea 6:2 Reads: "He will revive us after two days; on the third day He will raise us up, to live in His presence." Here the text is not speaking (at least at the literal level) about a bodily resurrection, rather "it simply stands as a poetic device that conveys the rejuvenation and rescue of the nation at a time of crisis. Whether by bringing rain or by delivering the people from enemies, YHWH (God) gives life to the nation of Israel so that the people "live before" YHWH." (Marvin Sweeney, THE TWELVE PROPHETS, Vol. 1, Berit Olam Series, pg 70). Likewise, Ezekiel 37:1-14 speaks of Israel being freed from the Babylonian exile under the image of a bodily resurrection. Given the militaristic and political themes on the tablet, not to mention the absence of any reference to the actual death of the individual being spoken of, is it not likely that the rising being spoken of here is salvation from, or victory over, enemies? This is why Knohl has to speculate rather insistently that the tablet is referring to Simon, who was murdered by a commander in the Herodian Army. He needs some dead Jewish rebel to bolster his thesis
Dim Bulb's comments are pertinent, and reveal a bulb that is very bright indeed. It is fascinating the number of things that happen "on the third day" or "after three days" in ancient Hebrew literature. Some highlights: (1) in Genesis 40, the chief butler is restored after three days, but the chief baker is executed. In Genesis 42, Joseph's brothers languish in prison for three days before being set free. In Exodus 19:11, we find Moses preparing the people for a theophany: "on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai…" These are only a small sample of the passages relating to the number three. In general, in Hebrew Scripture, three days is the length of time one must wait for vindication, or a revelation from God. In the case of Jesus, His resurrection is both a vindication of his life and ministry, and a unique revelation from God.
Of course, a typological reading of scripture can reveal the significance of a particular event, but cannot prove or disprove the event. But it is clear that the events recorded in the New Testament surrounding Jesus of Nazareth are deeply rooted in the ancient Jewish understanding of how God acts in the world. This should surprise no one.
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After sewing the strips together I then proceeded to measure out the circumference of 1/2 circle on to the cloth. This was then cut out and the edges hemmed. Along the circumference of the semi circle I added 24 peg loops which were constructed from black webbing.
The next stage was to measure out the smoke flaps and the lifting triangle. These were carefully cut, hemmed and reinforced as per the Laubin's instructions.
The door hole was then added. Next, pairs of buttonholes were sewn up what would become the front of the tipi. This job was made much easier by utilising the sewing machines buttonhole function.
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) Josh McCown's playing status for Sunday's home opener against Tennessee is unclear. Once again, Cleveland's quarterback situation is as blurry as ever.
McCown is following the NFL's protocol on head injuries after sustaining a concussion on a daring - some would call it foolish- run in the first quarter of Sunday's 31-10 loss to the New York Jets. It may be several days before the team knows if McCown can play face the Titans, and until then the Browns will prepare backup Johnny Manziel to start.
McCown, who took a helmet-to-helmet blow from linebacker Demario Davis while trying to dive into the end zone, was evaluated Monday at the team's facility. Coach Mike Pettine said McCown watched film and attended meetings, perhaps a sign his injury may not be as severe.
Pettine said Manziel, who threw his first career touchdown pass Sunday but also had three turnovers, will take the snaps with Cleveland's starting offense in practice as McCown waits to be cleared.
''It's an ideal situation that Josh would be back at the end of the week, but we have to plan otherwise that he won't be available at least early for practice,'' Pettine said. ''We'll see how it plays out.''
McCown became the 23rd starting quarterback for Cleveland since 1999, but he didn't make it through his first drive.
On third-and-14 at New York's 14, the 36-year-old McCown dropped back and, unable to spot any open receivers, took off toward the end zone. He launched himself at the 3 trying to score, was hit by two defenders, fumbled and did a 360-degree spin in the air before crashing hard onto the turf.
Pettine didn't fault McCown's effort. The Browns know the veteran is ultra-competitive, but do wish he would be a little more careful and slide.
''How do you tell him different?'' Pettine said. ''You're talking about a guy that was instinct for him to do that. But you're that close to the end zone, if he had hung onto the ball and not gotten helicoptered in and landed and we had won the game, we're carrying him off the field - in a good way.''
Pettine said it's easy to second-guess McCown's decision, but hard to fault him for trying to get the Browns an early lead.
''That would be real difficult to try to coach out of him, say, `Hey, listen, don't risk yourself,''' Pettine said. ''I think he just in his mind it was the situation, `Hey I've got a chance to score a touchdown here. It's third down.' If it's second down, my guess is that he would've slid.''
Manziel had some positive moments in his relief appearance, showing continued growth following his rough rookie season.
Despite not getting any reps with Cleveland's starters, Manziel, who has been slowed by a sore right elbow, finished 13 of 24 for 182 yards. He got sacked three times, threw a costly pick and fumbled twice while trying to scramble. The former Heisman Trophy winner made a couple good throws from the pocket, and gained a team-high 35 yards on five carries.
Pettine thought Manziel did a good job of taking what the defense gave him, but felt the young QB took an ''unnecessary hit, especially in light of that Josh was already down for the game'' on one run.
Overall, Cleveland's opener couldn't have gone much worse.
The Browns committed 12 penalties, committed five turnovers, got just 46 yards on 20 carries by their running backs and lost their 11th straight season opener.
''We can't get no worse,'' said cornerback Tramon Williams, who spent the past nine seasons in Green Bay. ''Five turnovers, you're going to lose 100 out of 100 games. Every time we made plays, we got penalties. It was just bad football.''
NOTES: Pettine called the road-rage incident involving CB Justin Gilbert ''troubling.'' Gilbert was not injured when he crashed his car into a ditch following a confrontation with a 55-year-old man on Friday. Gilbert, who was ticketed by police, traveled to Sunday's game but was inactive because of a hip injury. Pettine did not say if Gilbert will be disciplined by the team. ... WR Dwayne Bowe was not active after he suffered ''a setback'' from a hamstring injury last week. The team signed Bowe a two-year contract with $9 million guaranteed. ''We want him out there and we want him to be a big part of what we're trying to get done,'' Pettine said.
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This Sunday there will be disappointment. Both teams cannot win the Super Bowl. While there is guaranteed happiness in one fan base there is guaranteed failure for the other.
Personally I hope the Giants win. Being a Dallas fan (I have heard all the jokes and criticism about a pastor being a Dallas fan) it hurts to root for them. However, we want the champion to come from our division. Go Giants.
Disappointment rules our world. We try to put all sorts of spin on our disappointment. We can deny it. We can act like it doesn't hurt. We can go get a stiff drink. We can do all sorts of things to seek a way out of our disappointment. There even seems to be an attitude that we are never to experience disappointment. Sorry to say, we can't!
Discouragement takes many shapes and sizes. Over time I have learned that a small situation can be just as fatal as a major one. A broken dream which in many ways was not realistic can destroy a person's sense of well being just as much as the death of a loved one or a sudden tragedy which alters our lives.
Depression may result. Anger can take root. Fear can have a grip on anyone's heart. That seems to be the major reason why we all tend to deny and avoid it.
However, when we take the opportunity to accept disappointment (it's not a sin) as a means by which God grows us, it has the potential to be a growing moment. What we all have to be careful of is not playing God to avoid it, manipulate it and eventually fix it.
The feelings of disappointment to an adult are often treated like a crying child. Instead of allowing the child to cry we seek means to silence the baby. Extreme cases leave spoiled children in their wake. We have the ability and do the same as adults. Only our manipulation leads us deeper into illusion. The illusion is that I am in control.
We aren't in control. Our disappointment follows two thinking processes. We are either disappointed that and event or person did not do what I wanted them to do or we don't like how God answered our prayers. He has a way of reminding us that we are not the boss.
People will disappoint. Life will disappoint. Why? It's fallen. It's tainted. It lost its purity a long time ago. It is only God who can bring sense to insensibility.
Disappointment is God's way of reminding us that He is in charge. It is his way of letting us know we put our faith in the wrong person or thing. It is only God who can take our disappointment and turn it into his glory and our good. Life does boil down to one issue like always. It is either God's way or ours. Pick one.
One last time, go Giants!


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Kicked out of the greatest rock band ever, Pete Best is history's most famous person famous for not being famous. The reasons behind Best's notorious 1962 dismissal as The Beatles' drummer two years before their historic Ed Sullivan show have been a point of debate among Beatlemaniacs and members of the Pete Best Fan Club for decades. Some claim he lacked the solid beats needed to support a rock band, while others claim John and Paul vainly wanted a less attractive drummer. Considering his replacement was the dubious-looking Ringo Starr, the second theory actually seems likely.
As a musician, Eric Stefani (brother of Gwen) has the other kind of bad timing. His rhythm is fine, but his career moves have always come at the wrong time. Shortly after making Airwalks and trombones cool again with No Doubt's breakout album, Tragic Kingdom, Stefani left to become an animator just as the band was becoming great, then joined The Simpsons just as that show's decline into thorough suckitude was beginning.
Getting fired from a Dunkin Donuts for disorderly conduct is already badass. So imagine the Rock God-levels of drunken antics necessary to kicked out of a metal band whose works include the lyrics, "Our brains are on fire with the feeling to kill/And it won't go away until our dreams are fulfilled." According to VH1's Behind the Music on Metalica, Hetfield and Ulrich didn't approve of Mustaine's excessive drinking and constant tormenting of bassist Ron McGovney, including pouring a full can of beer down McGovney's electric guitar and nearly killing him.
Before Blink became the Mark, Tom, and Travis show, the California rock trio was gaining momentum with their 1997 album, "Dude Ranch," featuring Raynor on drums. The exact reason for his expulsion was never made public, though the most popular rumor is that he was fired for drinking. The band's 2000 single, Man Overboard, is allegedly about his release. Raynor was replaced by Travis Barker just in time to record "Enema of the State," making all three members filthy millionaires. Drink up, Scotty.
Pelissier was in MCR long enough to help them record their platinum-selling 2004 album, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge," and then replaced a month after its release. Sources say he was fired for making mistakes on stage and being unwilling to play with a metronome during live performances. Gerard Way, the band's lead singer, refused to comment on the situation, saying he "doesn't like to talk shit." He then proceeded to write a song about killing his ex-girlfriend.
Doug Hopkins, Former Guitarist, Gin Blossoms
The only thing worse than being fired right before your band hits it big is being fired after writing the songs that make your band big. That's exactly what happened to Doug Hopkins, who after penning "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You," was promptly fired for alcoholism. Although Hopkins would commit suicide in 1993, his feud with the band didn't end there; apparently at his memorial service he had a messenger inform the band that he put sugar in their gas tank during their last tour. Take that, jerks.


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 1/24/2014 19:00 (Entered as : 01/24/2014 19:00)
Reported: 1/25/2014 10:26:15 AM 10:26
Posted: 1/30/2014
Location: Seattle, WA
Shape: Light
Duration:1 hour
|The object appeared near the Orion constellation, but was very bright (like a bright star) and was cycling through a number of different colors (white, red, blue, green). It was stationary and was in view for at least an hour. If not for the colors, I would have assumed it was a satellite.
((NUFORC Note: Probably Sirius? PD))


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Royal nurse death probe gathers pace
Dec. 9 - Australian authorities are cooperating with London police in an investigation into the death of a nurse who answered a prank call from an Australian radio station to the hospital treating Prince William's wife Kate. Lindsey Parietti reports.
A joke, a tragedy, and now, a police investigation. London police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the prank call to the hospital where Prince William's pregnant wife Kate was being treated -- after the nurse who answered it was found dead. Australian police say they are cooperating with the investigation into the apparent suicide of Nurse Jacintha Saldanha. The New South Wales deputy police commissioner says London police may wish to interview those involved in the call from Australia's 2Day radio station. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER NICK KALDAS, SAYING: They haven't actually asked us to do anything yet, but we've certainly opened up the lines of communication and obviously we're happy to assist in any way we can. It's a bit of a tragic set of circumstances. Our condolences obviously go out to the family." The two presenters pretended to be Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles when they called Tuesday and were given confidential details about how the duchess was faring. Saldanha, who passed on the call to a nurse in the ward where the duchess was being treated, was reportedly not facing disciplinary measures. The station's parent company, Southern Cross Austereo, said the two presenters are very distressed and are receiving counselling.


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It is a pleasant day today with intermittent rain and lots of clouds. For some of us, it turned to be a beautiful day as we visited Earth Saviours Foundation. We got a Gift of Joy from the inmates of the NGO, run as a shelter of hope in Bandwari Village.
The day started with a tree plantation drive in the shelter and a number of local Jamun (Black Plum) trees were planted by the senior inmates and some of our friends.
Next was a round of sweets shared with the inmates. The smiles were precious as were some comments, like "I had 3 laddoos" and the feeling was priceless.
After spending some more time talking to the inmates we said our goodbyes but not before we left more goodies (rations) for them and a promise to return soon.
Thank you friends for this gift of joy and spread of smiles.


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Let's take a moment to talk about where we want to go with this community. It's something that I didn't consider much when I began, being irritated with the last community I was a member of, my first thought was to just leave and make a comfortable and welcoming community. Since you all are the "founders" of The Rat Cafe, I'm looking for input on where we should go from here.
I would like to be able to have this focus in part on our pets, obviously! Our ratties are so wonderful and important (all of our other babies as well) and I would love to see pictures and stories down the road. However, I would also like this community to takle some of the controversial and unusual topics that aren't brought up for fear of getting "slammed".
Add any ideas or comments you have!


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Commitments to improve energy access for rural areas announced at Global Conference
A number of commitments to help bring modern and reliable energy services to impoverished rural communities were announced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organisation (WHO), UN DESA and several other Stakeholders at the "Global Conference on Rural Energy Access: A Nexus Approach to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication", which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 4 to 6 December 2013.
The commitments were made as a contribution to the 2014 – 2024 UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All. The main theme of the Conference, which was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in collaboration with Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), UN-Energy and the Economic Commission for Africa, was the essential role that access to energy services has for enabling sustainable development and poverty eradication. Over 250 participants from 40 countries attended the Conference.
Participants agreed that lack of clean, affordable, reliable energy is at the heart of a range of interconnected problems faced by the energy poor in rural areas. Discussions therefore focused on a nexus approach to sustainable energy, which acknowledges the strong link between energy and other development factors such as education, health, gender, environment, economic growth, food security, and water, and seeks to address these in a holistic way.
An exhibition, at which 25 organisations displayed renewable energy technologies that enable affordable, clean energy, was an integral part of the Global Conference. The exhibition demonstrated that advanced "clean" cook stoves and stand-alone electric generation systems, which are practical, reliable and durable, are both widely available and affordable. A summary of the Conference discussions, recommendations and further information can be found on the
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Means of implementation for future SDGs discussed by Open Working Group
The sixth session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on sustainable development goals concluded on 13 December after five days of discussions. In their closing remarks, the Co-Chairs of the OWG, the Permanent Representatives of Hungary and Kenya, highlighted some of the views expressed during the session.
They said there had been broad agreement that ambitious goals could not be set without considering how they will be achieved and what it will need in terms of political will, capacities, institutions, resources and other factors. Many parties called for defining means of implementation for each goal that is proposed. Science, technology and innovation were seen as imperative for future SDGs.
Several African countries mentioned that industrialization, diversification, and structural transformation must be promoted to increase employment and broaden the tax base in their countries. Small Island Developing States called for stronger international action to tackle climate change. Land-locked developing countries asked for international assistance to support them in regards to the high costs of market access.
There was agreement among the members of the OWG that human rights and fundamental freedoms are essential for everyone to lead a life in dignity. Many called for the right to development to be clearly and centrally reflected in the post-2015 development framework.
Major Groups and other Stakeholders engaged actively with the OWG. Major Groups representatives attended the session as official observers, and the Co-chairs met with them every morning for a one-hour session. A summary of the sixth session of the Open Working Group and further information is available on the
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The "High-level Expert Group Meeting for the Global Sustainable Development Report 2013 – Engaging National Assessments" took place from 12 to 13 December in Beijing, China. It brought together 70 scientists and experts from more than 20 countries who discussed how research findings and analytical perspectives from national sustainable development reports and related assessments can contribute to the Global Sustainable Development Report, which in turn will inform the deliberations of the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development.
Many participants thought that national and regional sustainable development assessments are important inputs for the Global Sustainable Development Report. Most expressed the need to consider the creation of a working group or advisory group to guide the preparation of future editions of the UN Global Sustainable Development Report. The group could include science and technology focal points nominated by each national Government.
Some expressed the need to draw on the wider range of global modelling and scenario analysis capabilities, in order to assess various sets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and pathways toward their achievement, including in terms of technology and financing needs. Scenarios could also help interpret progress towards SDGs, once they are agreed.
Many experts highlighted the importance for future editions of the Global Sustainable Development Report to take into account various types of knowledge, beyond peer-reviewed knowledge, and to consider the full range of perspectives, especially those of scientists in developing countries. A Chair Summary of this meeting reviewed by participants can be found on the
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Lee Frecklington and Tom Adeyemi could boost Rotherham against Birmingham
Rotherham midfield pair Lee Frecklington and Tom Adeyemi both hope to be fit for the home game against Birmingham.
Frecklington, who returned from ankle surgery in February, has missed the last two games due to knee and calf problems.
Adeyemi has missed the last three matches due to a calf strain, but is also battling to be fit to feature in the Easter weekend fixtures.
Joe Newell will be assessed after shaking off a knock to start in last week's defeat at Wigan, while boss Paul Warne has reported no new injury worries.
Birmingham manager Gianfranco Zola could be without striker Clayton Donaldson because of injury.
Donaldson picked up a knee injury in training and will be checked on before Zola decides if he can make the trip with Birmingham needing a rare win to ease their relegation worries.
Defender Josh Cogley has a problem with his ankle and could also miss out while central defender Michael Morrison remains the only long-term absentee.
Zola will be looking for his side to bounce back after conceding an injury time winner to Derby on Saturday in Gary Rowett's first return to St Andrew's as an opposition manager since his sacking by Birmingham.
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As an editor, one of my biggest annoyances is the use of unnecessary dialogue tags. What I mean is the obsessive use of "he said" and "she said."
A friend insists on tagging every instance of dialogue with one of these. For me, this habit is like fingernails on the blackboard. His excuse is he took a writing class years ago where the instructor insisted the word "said" is invisible. I told him I found it annoying, so obviously it wasn't invisible. He continues to write tagging every instance with "said," and I refuse to read his books.
So, if you don't use these tags, how do you let the reader know who is speaking?
First, write distinctive voices for your characters. If you have two characters and each of them has a distinctive speech pattern, rhythm, and POV, it may not be necessary to tag their words at all. Your reader should be able to identify the speaker simply from the word choice and position advocated by each.
If the conversation is between a man and a woman, the words may also be quite obvious.
But in cases where the scene features several characters, it may be necessary to indicate the speaker. One of the easiest ways to accomplish identification is by using actions. People aren't just talking heads. They move, make gestures, and interact in nonverbal ways.
It helps for the writer to determine what each character does when under stress. Do they bite their nails, twist their hair, tense their jaw or clench a fist? When quizzical, does the character raise an eyebrow or frown or do a double take? Each of these reactions will not only help identify the speaker but also give depth to the character.
Are the characters drinking coffee? They can pick up their cups, take a sip, slam the cup down, etc. These actions can show the emotions involved as well as identify the speaker. If they are walking down the street, they can stop, turn, face another character, wave at a friend, etc.
What about body language? If a character leans forward, they are interested in what the other person is saying. If they lean back, they may either be resistant or they may relax. If characters are comfortable (and young), they may pull their feet up on the chair. If they are resistant, they may fold their arms. These gestures can add a level of subconscious information to the scene.
If characters are angry, they can slam drawers or doors, stomp out, thrust out their chins, etc.
The next time you are tempted to write "he said" or "she said," try to find a more creative and interesting way to convey the identity of the speaker. Your readers will thank you.
Do you have other ways of identifying speakers? If so, what are they?