[MyAppleMenu] Apr 27, 2008

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**** Retail Sources Confirm iMac Refresh <http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/26/retail-sources-confirm-imac-refresh/>
by Arnold Kim, MacRumors.com

**** Synchronize! Pro X 6.0 Brings Performance, Options <http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/26/synchronize.pro.x.60/>
by MacNN

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Mevio/Podshow "Never Believed In User-Generated Content" <http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2008/04/26/meviopodshow-never-believed-in-user-generated-content/>
by Dave Slusher, Evil Genius Chronicles

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**** Odd Couple Of The Jungle <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/opinion/27kristof.html?ex=1367035200&en=df37e6cae7f1dc19&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
by Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
Douglas McMeekin was a failed businessman in Kentucky, and Juan Kunchikuy was a hunter in a remote nook of the Amazon rain forest who killed monkeys, deer and wild pigs with a blowgun and poison darts.
Now this unlikely pair has joined forces in a remarkable campaign to save the rain forest, "the lungs of the earth" that suck up the carbon we spew out. Of all the struggles to fight climate change, this is one of the more quixotic &mdash; and inspiring.

SingaporeSurf
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**** Wanted: New 'Director' For Capitol Theatre <http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_231526.html>
by Tan Dawn Wei, Straits Times
It is up for tender again, as part of a cluster with three other buildings.

**** Myanmar Nationals Protest Constitution In Singapore <http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKSP15170620080427>
by Reuters
Hundreds of Myanmar nationals, many wearing red or t-shirts with the word "No", gathered outside the Myanmar embassy in Singapore on Sunday to protest against the country's proposed new constitution.

**** More Comments On The Mas Selamat Scandal <http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/27/more-comments-on-the-mas-selamat-scandal/>
by Catherine Lim
The disconnet is due mainly to the PAP government's failure, or refusal, to understand the importance of the affective component in a government-people relationship. Indeed anything outside their sternly pragmatic, rationalist, functionalist framework is viewed as just so much unnecessary emotionalism or ideology.

**** My Experiences At A Marriage Preparatory Course <http://rinaz.net/2008/04/marriage-preparation/>
by Marina's Bloggariffic

**** Buying Live Chickens In SIngapore <http://isaiahlim.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/buying-live-chickens-in-singapore/>
by This Is Premium Writing, No?
Just like ordering pizza.

**** Old Meets New In Delightful Ways In Visitor-Friendly Asian City-State Singapore <http://www.islandpacket.com/lifestyle/wire/story/475555.html>
by John Bordsen, McClatchy Newspapers

**** Affluent Singapore Feels Pinch Of Inflation At 26-Year Highs <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gOu-huIOVsO-zvDxUeSMCadczZ3g>
by AFP

>From taking fewer taxi rides to eating out less and shortening shower time, residents of affluent Singapore are trying to cope with inflation, which has soared to 26-year highs.

Rising costs of housing, food, and transport have eaten into family budgets of Singaporeans as well as the large number of expatriates working in the city-state, consumers and analysts said. Except for the ultra-rich, the impact of the sharp price increases has cut across social classes in one of Asia's wealthiest nations, they said.

**** MOH To Regulate Liposuction Services, Feedback Sought On Proposals <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/343954/1/.html>
by Channel NewsAsia

**** Domestic Maids, Mas Selamat And Why Wong Kan Seng Should Be Fined <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/04/maids-mas-selamat-and-why-wong-kan-seng.html>
by Mr Wang Says So
Mas Selamat ran away. But PM Lee said that Wong Kan Seng was not at fault and should not be punished in any way. The reason being that Wong Kan Seng personally did not do anything which allowed Mas Selamat to escape.
Strangely, if your maid runs away, it /is/ your fault and you /should/ be punished. Even if you did not personally do anything to let her run away (apart from giving her a day off).

**** Who Should Challenge PM's Verdict? Voters. <http://singaporealternatives.blogspot.com/2008/04/who-should-challenge-pms-verdict-voters.html>
by Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Alternatives

**** Smoking In Casinos - The Beginning Of The End? <http://blog.simplyjean.com/2008/04/26/smoking-in-casinos-the-beginning-of-the-end/>
by Simply Jean

**** "Singapore Fortunate To Have Neighbours Like India, China" <http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/27/stories/2008042755901100.htm>
by P.S . Suryanarayana, The Hindu
Singapore's sense of urgency to engage India and China, especially in the present global economic environmment, was emphasised on Friday at a function held here to intsall the new leadership team of the 84-year-old Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

**** Has Complacency Lead To Conspiracy? <http://feedmetothefish.blogspot.com/2008/04/pegging-pay-to-accountability.html>
by Feed Me To The Fish
Si peh song leh, suka suka change laws, suka suka fix laws.

**** Smoking In Casino: Our Laws Should NOt Stand In The Way Of Making Money <http://urbanrant.blogspot.com/2008/04/smoking-in-casino-our-laws-should-not.html>
by Urbanrant

**** Rabble Rousing <http://www.dailybacktrack.com/index.php?/archives/689-Rabble-rousing.html>
by Joel Tan, Daily Backtrack