[MyAppleMenu] Sep 12, 2010

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**** The Macalope Weekly: Choices <http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=8bf7d10f3f84a38c22f5b10d15d5074a>
The Macalope, Macworld

**** Hundreds Camp Out As Apple Store Opens <http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/872490--hundreds-camp-out-as-apple-store-opens>
Sean Pearce, YorkRegion

**** Why The Digital Hub Died <http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/11/switched-on-why-the-digital-hub-died/>
Ross Rubin, Engadget

A decade ago at Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs provided a rare look into the vision guiding Apple. Breaking with naysayers foretelling the demise of the PC, Jobs said that the PC was now entering a third golden age of "Digital Lifestyle," following those of productivity and the Internet. In this era, the PC would serve as a digital hub.

**** How Apple Could Ship 48 Million Facetime Devices This Calendar Year <http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/09/12/how-apple-could-ship-48-million-facetime-devices-this-calendar-year/>
Philip Elmer-DeWit, Fortune



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** My Father's Fortune: A Life By Michael Frayn | Book Review <http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/DCLuYJk81Ug/michael-frayn-my-fathers-fortune>
Elizabeth Day, The Guardian

With this slim, moving memoir, Frayn has finally managed to respond to the father he so clearly loved. He does so with immense panache, writing in a way that evokes emotion without ever lapsing into bathos, threading sentences through with a gentle, touching humour.

**** The Pause That Annoys <http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=6d989e22a83f9366866d0fffd438ed0c>
Jan Freeman, Boston Globe

Punctuation, quietly doing its job, rarely arouses the passions of the general public the way buzzwords and mispronunciations do. Yes, certain manly writers enjoy denouncing the wimpy semicolon, and spotting misused apostrophes is a popular pastime. But when you hear people arguing about the serial comma or the overuse of dashes, they’re probably editors.



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**** National Solidarity Party Plans To Field Some 30 Candidates In Next GE <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1080606/1/.html>
Saifulbahri Ismail, Channel NewsAsia

The National Solidarity Party (NSP) plans to field some 30 candidates in the next general election, to be held before February 2012. This is an increase from the 12 candidates NSP fielded in the last elections.

**** Upset Over Shuttle Stoppage <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_577513.html>
Elizabeth Soh, Straits Times

Despite widespread media coverage that the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) shuttle services had stopped running, Singaporeans still turned up at pick-up points across the island on Saturday in the hope of getting a free ride to the integrated resort.

**** Hot Times In Singapore <http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970203372304575481590115774702.html?mod=BOLFeed>
Leslie P. Norton, Barron's

While the mood in the West is gloomy, with a majority of Americans expecting a double-dip recession, Singapore's government this month moved again to cool speculation in the residential market, with new curbs on the loan-to-value ratios and a boost to the supply of public housing.

**** Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word. <http://udders.blogspot.com/2010/09/sorry-seems-to-be-hardest-word.html>
I Have Succumbed To Peer Pressure.

**** 自己成功的受害者 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/yl/yl100912_002.shtml>
周兆呈, 联合早报

“我们是自己成功的受害者”从政府领导人口中说出来，难免有些复杂的意味。一方面说明政府的成绩，带领国家达致成功的境地，另一方面，已趋此境的民众，对于政府的要求也不再和以前一样，而是有更多超越基本的需要，令政府棘手。说起来好似绕了好几个弯的新鲜提法，除了提醒新加坡人在整体国力强盛的情况下，面对的早已不是贫穷，而是国家发展成功衍生而来的诸多新问题，也刺激人们思考，为什么成功之后的所欲所求，竟然让政府有成为“受害者”的感受。

**** Friedman Talks Crap. Lee Kuan Yew Makes Sense. <http://sriramkhe.blogspot.com/2010/09/friedman-talks-crap-lee-kuan-yew-makes.html>
Sriram Khé

I am with the younger people demanding openness. But, there is a great deal of truth in Lee's comment that we can't ever sit back and have whatever it is on auto-pilot.

**** On Nation And State: The Nightmare Scenario. <http://onnationandstate.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/on-nation-and-state-the-nightmare-scenario/>
On Nation And State

**** Singapore Cooperating In Power Cable Probe <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/12/3009380.htm>
ABC Online

Singapore's ministry of defence says it will cooperate with investigations into how one of its navy vessels snagged an underwater power cable in Darwin.

**** Wet Market Closed For Months As Sheng Siong's Proposals Don't Meet "Requirements" <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1080712/1/.html>
Ng Lian Cheong & Sharon See, Channel NewsAsia

One of the wet markets located in Pasir Ris operated by local supermarket chain Sheng Siong has remained closed for several months.

In a reply to Channel NewsAsia, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said Sheng Siong has submitted several proposals to HDB but they did not meet the stipulated requirements under the lease.

**** Sunday Times Asked Singaporeans To Take Action To Deflect Blame From PAP <http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/09/12/sunday-times-asked-singaporeans-to-take-action-to-deflect-blame-from-pap/>
The Temasek Review

**** Singapore Ready To Embrace New Citizens: Deputy PM <http://www.zeenews.com/news654500.html>
PTI

Addressing some 400 people attending Singapore's Young Sikh Association forum yesterday, Teo reiterated the government stand on foreigners, saying Singaporeans needs to attract foreign professionals and foreign workers.

**** A Trip To Palau Ubin <http://allenpower.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/a-trip-to-palau-ubin/>
Allen Power

**** Activism By A Political Party - A Waste Of Time? <http://yoursdp.org/index.php/the-party/young-democrats/4092-activism-by-a-political-party-a-waste-of-time>
Jarrod Luo, Singapore Democrat Party




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