[MyAppleMenu] May 30, 2011

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**** Preview The Print Queue With Quick Look <http://www.macworld.com/article/160155/2011/05/preview_documents_print_queue.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Lex Friedman, Macworld

Once you're in the print queue, just double-click on an individual print job to open a Quick Look preview of the document being printed; since it's Quick Look, you could instead tap the spacebar to trigger the same effect.

**** Do White And Black iPhone 4s Use Different Cameras? <http://www.macworld.com/article/160168/2011/05/iphone4_camera.html#lsrc.rss_main>
Tim Moynihan, PCWorld

In our tests, the white iPhone 4 turned in better results for image sharpness and color vibrancy in low-light video, while the black iPhone 4 did a better job in terms of flash exposure and color accuracy. However, we can’t rule out the possibility that the discrepancies we saw were simply due to the fact that no two devices are built exactly the same, regardless of what color case they come in.



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**** The Mystery Of Consciousness Continues <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/jun/09/mystery-consciousness-continues/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nybooks+%28The+New+York+Review+of+Books%29>
John R. Searle, New York Review Of Books

How do neurobiological processes in the brain cause consciousness? I think this is the most important question in the biological sciences today. Two related questions: Where exactly is consciousness realized in the brain and how does it function causally in our behavior? Antonio Damasio is one of the leading workers in the field of consciousness research, and after having written a number of books on related problems, in Self Comes to Mind he addresses the problem of consciousness directly. He does not claim to have solved it but he believes that he has made advances and pointed in the right direction for a solution.

**** My Year Of Tears <http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/05/29/mom_crying_in_front_of_kids/index.html>
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon

At times, I worry terrifically about scaring them. I have spent their lives telling them that it's OK to cry, letting them feel safe about expressing themselves. But there is a huge gulf between their emotions and Mommy's emotions.

**** A 911 Call That Can Help Save A Sirloin, And The Griller’s Ego <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/us/28grill.html?_r=2&hp>
Dirk Johnson, New York Times

At the Weber hot line center here, this is the busiest week of the year, as thousands of befuddled grillers (overwhelmingly male) are being rescued by a team of about 40 grilling experts (almost all of them women).



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**** The Housing Mess Or Housing Achievement? <http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2011/05/housing-mess-or-housing-achievement.html>
Chua Chin Leng, My Singapore News

Whatever, policy failure or information failure, something is wrong with the housing needs of the people. They can’t say they did not know or did not see it coming. Boon Wan is only in the job for a couple of weeks and he is in a big hurry to clear the mess. 

**** Cleaning Up After Mr Mah <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/cleaning-up-after-mr-mah/>
Dawson Koo, The Online Citizen

For now, Mr Khaw is hitting all the right notes, quite different from the dissonant tune his predecessor had been singing. But there is still more to be done in terms of the affordability of public housing flats and that could be Mr Khaw’s biggest challenge.

**** 工人党吁支持者指正党或党员的失误 <http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp110530_018.shtml>
联合早报

工人党虽然在最近的大选中小有收获，但党领袖重申工人党不能自满，并呼吁支持者指正党或党员的失误。

**** Singapore: Deregulating Politics But What About The Economy? <http://imranwrites.blogspot.com/2011/05/singapore-deregulating-politics-but.html>
The Grand Moofti Speaks

Along with political liberalization, it is time for economic liberalization through reduced government participation in Singapore's economy. Policies to gradually lessen the influence of the state and government linked corporations in favour of greater participation from the private sector must be actively considered.

**** Singapore’s Property Market Headed Towards A Perfect Storm? <http://www.cnbc.com/id/43191167>
Gauri Bhatia, CNBC

These ingredients include falling demand, more supply and higher interest rates all kicking in together.

**** Push To Free 'World's Saddest Dolphins' From Singapore Theme Park <http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/push-to-free-worlds-saddest-dolphins-from-singapore-theme-park-20110530-1fblz.html>
AFP

A Singapore animal welfare group on Friday launched a campaign to urge a casino and leisure complex to free 25 dolphins destined for a new marine park attraction.

**** Why Singapore Tv Is Dead… <http://thejellyfarm.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/120-why-singapore-tv-is-dead/>
The Jelly Farm

**** 3 Saudi Children Die In A Week At Singapore Hospital <http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=20110523101362>
Fahd Al-dhiyabi, Saudi Gazette

They said they were lured into accepting treatment for their children at the hospital, which presented them with false reports about its high percentage of successful operations, according to officials.

**** Lui Tuck Yew Seen Riding Public Transport Again <http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_674157.html>
Straits Times

**** Musings On Conscription And National Service <http://guanyinmiao.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/musings-on-conscription-and-national-service/>
Guanyinmiao's Musings

**** Solving The Housing Problem <http://singaporedesk.blogspot.com/2011/05/solving-housing-problem.html>
Singapore Notes

What Khaw did not address was the affordability of new purchase flats, and whether they will still be priced at 30 year repayment levels. The market is already bracing for the price softening impact of the record 25,000 new flats to be built this year. Khaw had simply asked HDB to build "ahead of order", a departure from Mah's instruction to call for construction tender only if orders have been received for at least 70 percent of the units launched.

**** Keeping HDB Flats Affordable <http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2011/05/keeping-hdb-flats-affordable.html>
Tan Kin Lian

I hope that the minister will build more rental flats, which do not need to be subsidised. Give people a choice to rent a flat, rather than to own a flat.

**** Bad Idea To Lease Void Decks To MPs <http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/bad-idea-to-lease-void-decks-to-mps/>
Au Waipang, Yawning Bread

We seem to have forgotten that void decks serve important environmental and social purposes.

**** Tan Cheng Bock For President <http://singstatistician.blogspot.com/2011/05/tan-cheng-bock-for-president.html>
Thoughts Of A Singapore Statistician

**** Lui On The Train - Much Ado About Nothing <http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2011/05/lui-on-train-much-ado-about-nothing.html>
Gilbert Koh, Mr Wang Says So

Expecting any less from our ministers is to have unduly low expectations for them. We're not paying them peanuts - we shouldn't be getting monkeys.

**** “Singastar” Is About More Than Qantas/Jetstar <http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2011/05/26/singastar-is-about-more-than-qantasjetstar/>
Ben Sandilands, Crikey

You have to live and work in Singapore to begin to appreciate the intensity with which its business establishment wants to see Tiger, Singapore Airlines, or even Jetstar Asia, curb the expansion of Kuala Lumpur based AirAsia and its long haul AirAsiaX division.

How Singapore Airlines goes about satisfying all of these ‘wishes’ as well as making a net gain from operating an ‘independent’ second long haul carrier is of compelling interest to all the players in a hemisphere that is outgrowing North America and Europe in airline activity.

**** Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Your HDB Housing Ramp Up… <http://singaporegirl.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/mr-khaw-boon-wan-your-hdb-housing-ramp-up/>
Food Fuels Me To Talk...

I certainly hope the new national development minister won’t get distracted from providing rental homes. Because that’s exactly what I think the HDB’s role is: provide public housing to the needy, not help wannabes chase their dream of being property owners when they few beans in their pockets.

**** Excuse Me, Did The Prime Minister Just Say Sorry? <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/excuse-me-did-the-prime-minister-just-say-sorry/>
Sophia Tsang, The Online Citizen

**** Not All Activists Are Angry (All The Time)… <http://kirstenhan.me/2011/05/31/not-all-activists-are-angry-all-the-time/>
Funny Little World

Anger isn’t and never was my main motivation in doing what I do. Hope is. Hope and love for not just myself, but for what I believe in. 

**** Reviving The Minimum Wage Debate (Part 2) <http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/05/reviving-the-minimum-wage-debate-part-2/>
Gordon Lee, The Online Citizen

**** High Ministerial Salaries <http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=6910>
Ng E-Jay, Sgpolitics.net

The establishment of the committee to review ministerial salaries is a step in the right direction, but it is only one step out of many, many steps that the PAP government must take to rectify its faults and reach out to the people again.

**** Expect A Different Kind Of Presidential Election <http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110531-0000075/Expect-a-different-kind-of-Presidential-Election>
Eugene K B Tan, Today