[MyAppleMenu] Oct 1, 2011

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**** A Lego Game Where Your iPhone Is The Judge <http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/a-lego-game-where-your-iphone-is-the-judge/?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Warren Buckleitner, New York Times

How quickly can you build a fish out of Legos? How about a ship, or a tree? Lego: Life of George, available in stores tomorrow, lets you test your pattern-matching skills under pressure, providing you have a camera-equipped iPhone or equivalent, and a free app called Life of George which is your blueprint, timer, progress tracker, and — most interestingly — your judge.



MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** First Glance <http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2011/sep/30/saturday-poem-ben-wilkinson-glance?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29>
Ben Wilkinson, The Guardian



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**** NS Graduation <http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_718516.html>
Ng Beng Choo, Straits Times

Parents sacrificed by offering two years of their sons' lives to serve the nation and yet the Ministry of Defence is unable to allocate a tiny sum for the light refreshments.

**** Wealthy Parents Buy S’pore Houses For Their Kids <http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/01/wealthy-parents-buy-s%E2%80%99pore-houses-their-kids.html>
The Jakarta Post

Singapore’s strong economy, stable political climate and relaxed regulations on property ownership for foreigners have attracted wealthy Indonesian buyers, an executive says.

**** Politics For Young Singaporeans <http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2011/10/1/columnists/insightdownsouth/9604529&sec=insightdownsouth>
Seah Chiang Nee, The Star