[MyAppleMenu] Feb 7, 2009

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**** Apple's Not So Quiety Rally And Why It Will Continue <http://www.cnbc.com/id/29054085>
by Jim Goldman, CNBC

In recessionary times, cash is always king, and Apple has a mountain of it. But the company's business is also surging. It's an incredibly powerful one-two financial punch not replicated by any other company, to this degree, that I can think of.

**** Can Apple's Multi-Touch Patent Withstand Scrutiny - Or Challenge? <http://industry.bnet.com/technology/1000741/can-apples-multi-touch-patent-withstand-scrutiny-or-challenge/>
by Erik Sherman, BNET Technology

**** 10 Secrets Of iMovie '09 <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10052>
by Jeff Carlson, TidBITS

**** Apple Rejects Obama Trampoline iPhone App, Leaves Us Puzzled <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/07/apple-rejects-obama-trampoline-iphone-app-leaves-us-puzzled/>
by Robin Wauters, TechCrunch



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**** The Random Beauty Of "25 Random Things" <http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/07/25_random/index.html>
by Robert Lanham, Salon

Why the latest annoying Facebook trend might be one of the most inspiring Web crazes in years.

**** Haunted Castles Of The Barrier Islands <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001901.html>
by Tony Earley, Washington Post

**** The Bridge <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001900.html>
by Ellen Gilchrist, Washington Post

**** 10,000 Steps <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001894.html>
by Ann Hood, Washington Post

**** Jumpin' At The Woodside <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001904.html>
by Breena Clarke, Washington Post

**** Sonora Pass <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001893.html>
by Sam Esquith, Washington Post



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**** Netizens To Decide <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_335307.html>
by Li Xueying, Straits Times

Senior minister of state Lui Tuck Yew yesterday stated categorically that he was not pushing for more internet regulation when he crticised netizens for not rebutting online attacks on MP Seng Han Thong.

He noted that in responding to the report by the Advisory Council on the Impact of New Media on Society, a group of bloggers proposed that community moderation replace the government's lighter-touch regulatory approach.

**** Taiwan, Singapore To Jointly Train Talent For Casino Business <http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=858799&lang=eng_news>
by Taiwan News

**** Singaporean Linked To Terrorist Network <http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20090206.C04&irec=3>
by Dicky Christanto, The Jakarta Post

A police officer told a Jakarta district court Thursday that terror suspect Muhammad Hasan alias Fajar Taslim, a Singaporean man arrested last year in Indonesia, was part of a terrorist cell operating within his country.

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by 赵灵敏, 南风窗

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**** Is It Politics Next? <http://www.todayonline.com/articles/300861.asp>
by Chrstie Loh, Today

About a month ago, certain circles were abuzz with talk that Ms Ho Ching was planning to leave Temasek Holdings to join politics. Strong skepticism greeted those murmurs at the time. The talk is now back.

**** Clamp Down On Internet Will Breed More Adversarial Netizens <http://wayangparty.com/?p=4948>
by Fang Zhui Yuan, The Wayang Party Club

Political dissent can only be managed through effective communication and not quashed completely by adopting a hard-ball approach which will cause the relationship between the government and blogosphere to become more sour and adversarial.

**** Unease Over Nation's Assets <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=insightdownsouth&file=/2009/2/7/columnists/insightdownsouth/3204879&sec=Insight%20Down%20South>
by Seah Chiang Nee, The Star

Singaporeans are becoming more anxious about not knowing how much their collective savings have been lost  - or tied up - in troubled investments as a result of the global market collapse.

In a few years' time the recession will blow over, almost everyone is sure. But no one can be equally sure that even when it happens Singapore can recover from its investment mistakes, even years after that.

**** Tertiary Students Seek Lower Public Transport Fares <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/407434/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia

Close to 5,200 tertiary students have signed a petition for lower public transport fares. 

They say it is unfair they have to pay 80 per cent more in fares compared to students in junior colleges and institutes of technical education.

**** More Theatre Productions Pass Uncensored In Singapore <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/407483/1/.html>
by Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia


>From poking fun at political figures to tackling homosexuality and religion and even full frontal nudity, theatre companies in Singapore are increasingly pushing the boundaries.


**** Behind Today's Lui Story <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-980.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

The anatomy is very interesting, and quite typical of news stories in the mainstream media. The element that is most supportive of the government is placed first, then the factual context is explained. After that, the components are arranged roughly in descending order of support; the more dissenting, the further down the article your view is.

**** Full House At SDP's Forum <http://wayangparty.com/?p=4951>
by Fang Zhi Yuan, The Wayang Party Club

Nearly 100 Singaporeans filled the Aerides Room at Orchid Corpthone Hotel to attend SDP’s forum on the future of opposition politics, almost half of whom are young people.

**** Deliberations Of President Shrouded In Mystery <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/02/deliberations-of-president-shrouded-in-mystery/>
by Andrew Loh, The Online Citizen

The question thus remains: What were the president's reasons for approving the reserves, and what process did he go through to approve it?

**** Madame Prime Minister Bows Out <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/02/madame-prime-minister-bows-out/>
by The Online Citizen

Madam Ho's connections to the Singaore's founding Lee family were long considered to have rendered her unimpeachable, yet the timing of her impending departure would inevitably send an ambiguous message.

**** Opposition Unity Still Illusory <http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-981.htm>
by Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

How does one make progress when the starting point is an illusion?