[MyAppleMenu] Aug 31, 2011

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**** Automator Workflow Of The Month: Automatically Email A Weekly Schedule <http://www.macworld.com/article/161956/2011/08/automator_workflow_of_the_month_automatically_email_a_weekly_schedule.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

If you have a life crammed with meetings and places to be, it can be difficult for others to keep track of you. Sure, you can post your schedule online or scrawl it on a whiteboard at work, but sometimes it’s helpful to present those who want to know your whereabouts with a single email message that contains the details of your coming week. The same goes if you need to keep others informed of a carpool schedule or department meetings. With Apple's utility Automator you can easily create and distribute just such a message. Here’s how.

**** The Man Behind Sparrow Tells Us How He Made $350K, And Why Apple's Walled Garden Is Worth It <http://www.businessinsider.com/dom-leca-interview-sparrow-2011-8?op=1>
Ellis Hamburger, Business Insider

**** The Point Of iTunes' Skip Feature <http://www.macworld.com/article/162077/2011/08/itunes_skip.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Christopher Breen, Macworld



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**** The Cat's Table By Michael Ondaatje – Review <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/aug/31/cats-table-michael-ondaatje-review?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Annie Proulx, The Guardian

Michael Ondaatje's new novel novel tells of a journey from childhood to the adult world.

**** Sick Literature: What To Read When You're Ill <http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/aug/31/2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Sarah Crown, The Guardian

I've spent quite a bit of the last year under the weather, so have had plenty of time to devise rules for the best books to recuperate with.



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**** Why Opposition MPs Can't Be Advisers To Grassroots Bodies <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_707744.html>
Ooi Hui Mei, People's Association, Straits Times

The Government has to appoint grassroots advisers who support its programmes and can play this role well. Opposition MPs cannot be expected to do this and thus cannot become advisers to GROs.

**** The Presidential Election Of 2011: Paradoxes And Perils Of A Politicised Role <http://catherinelim.sg/2011/08/31/the-presidential-election-of-2011-paradoxes-and-perils-of-a-politicised-role/>
Catherine Lim

The paradoxes in the amended constitution could therefore lead to a medley of monstrous scenarios, a shocking array of unintended consequences. It is imperative, surely, that they be looked into and resolved as quickly as possible, as delay will only entrench them in the political landscape, making them useful tools for opportunists and mischief makers. As it is, they have already created disquiet and provoked controversy in a newly revitalized and maturing society that wants to move on quickly to concentrate on more important national issues.

**** 聘外籍员工政策收紧 交通业有车却没司机 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp110831_026.shtml>
陈爱薇, 联合早报

兀兰运输服务公司总经理黄业伟受访时说：“我们能够提高的是质，不是量。收紧聘请外籍员工的政策，对交通业者的打击很大，有车有生意没有司机。”

**** Singapore Divides Over Elite Rule <http://asiancorrespondent.com/63831/singapore-divides-over-elite-rule/>
Garry Rodan, Asian Correspondent

The current complexion of the ruling party’s ranks reflects a political culture that cannot be dismantled overnight. What this presidential election appears to have demonstrated, though, is that many who vote for the party seized a rare opportunity to register their preference for a less elitist PAP.

**** Singapore Gains As H.K. Grants Countries Immunity <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-31/singapore-to-gain-as-hong-kong-follows-china-s-laws-on-sovereign-immunity.html>
Andrea Tan, Bloomberg

**** PE: Counting Of Overseas Votes Completed <http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1150268/1/.html>
Channel NewsAsia

President-elect Dr Tony Tan received the most votes, at 1296, Dr Tan Cheng Bock had 1183 votes, Mr Tan Jee Say had 709, and Mr Tan Kin Lian had 164.

**** End Of Unlimited Surfing On-the-move For M1 Dongle Users <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_707956.html>
Irene Tham, Straits Times

Customers who use the M1 supplied thumb-sized dongle to connect their laptops to the Internet will no longer get unlimited data bundled with their mobile broadband plans.

**** Why Opposition MPs Can’t Be Advisers To Grassroots Bodies <http://trulysingapore.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/why-opposition-mps-cant-be-advisers-to-grassroots-bodies/>
Yours Truly Singapore

Since your reasoning involves connecting to the government and not to the PAP, it is imperative that the PA appoints someone who can connect us to the government and not to the PAP. Suitable persons would be government officials or civil servants. PAP candidates who do not hold government posts would not be suitable to play such a role since they are not even part of the government to begin with and therefore cannot claim to be doing things in the interest of the government.

**** Singapore Raises Land Development Tax Effective Sept 1 <http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/singapore-property-idUSL4E7JV1RY20110831>
Reuters