[MyAppleMenu] Jul 26, 2009

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**** iPods May Help Asperger's Kids Navigate Life <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flifestyle%2Fhealth%2F51702302.html%3Felr%3DKArks%3ADCiUo3PD%3A3D_V_qD3L%3Ac7cQKUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU&usg=AFQjCNEdx2_zRJztfgaesqv2BreXx1MDEA>
by Maura Lerner, Minneapolis Star Tribune

It may have started out as a form of entertainment, but Pederson says this kind of technology is turning into an unexpected boon for children and teenagers with special needs. The devices, it turns out, can be crammed with the kind of information they need to get through the day. While it's still experimental, she said, "I think it's going to spread like wildfire."

**** Apple: Another Opening, Another Show <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.money.cnn.com%2Ftools%2Fredirect.jsp%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fbrainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com%2F2009%2F07%2F26%2Fapple-another-opening-another-show%2F&usg=AFQjCNHHIN9-cL3drOz5t3gXXDxEMbvkPQ>
by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, CNNMoney.com

The Apple Store is the company’s steel-and-glass public face — a high-tech oasis as close as the local mall where one can experience first-hand the attention to design, the hand-holding support and the unrelenting focus on the user’s experience that make Apple different from every other computer maker (and are used by company and customers alike to justify Apple’s extraordinary profit margins).



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**** Dead Presidents, Thespian Dreams, And The Meaning Of Life <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/07/26/dead_presidents_thespian_dreams_and_the_meaning_of_life?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+Magazine>
by Charles P. Pierce, Boston Globe

A bucket list doesn't have to be epic to give you a fresh perspective. I've got just the proof.

**** Frank McCourt And The American Memoir <http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=08e3140b72398ffe315ff55e639e4f56>
by Jennifer Schussler, New York Times

When Frank McCourt died last weekend at age 78, we were momentarily transported, it seemed, to a more innocent age of the American memoir.



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**** Give PSC The “Real” You? <http://blog.alicecheong.com/?p=426>
by Alice Cheong in Wonderland

It is even more interesting to hear the subtle encouragement to challenge authority shrewdly and with street-savvyness, through it is uncommon for shrewdness and street-savvyness to be applied in this sense.

**** More Female Lawmakers In Singapore, Thanks To Men <http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/26/nation/4395996&sec=nation&FORM=ZZNR>
by Foong Pek Yee, The Star

Women lawmakers here are thanking the men for the 325% jump in their numbers. The People’s Action Party (PAP) women’s wing chairman, Lim Hwee Hua, attributed the rise in the numbers to efforts not just from the women but those of the men as well.

**** What The Government Is Looking For In A Government Scholar <http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-govt-is-looking-for-in-govt.html>
by My Singapore News

**** Yasmin's Death Also Felt In Singapore <http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nst.com.my%2FCurrent_News%2FNST%2Farticles%2F20090726171747%2FArticle%2Findex_html&usg=AFQjCNEOXmFMvC7knCwXfW-zn1ZqAcrmXw>
by Bernama

The demise of renowned film and advertising director Yasmin Ahmad, 51, in Kuala Lumpur last night was not only felt by Malaysians, but also impacted film enthusiasts in Singapore.