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MyAppleMenu
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**** Samba Growing Pains Continue In OS X Lion ****
<http://www.zdnet.com/samba-growing-pains-continue-in-os-x-lion-7000001353/>
David Morgenstern, ZDNet



**** Where Microsoft Has ‘More Taste’ Than Apple ****
<http://www.cultofmac.com/180084/where-microsoft-has-more-taste-than-apple/>
Mike Elgan, Cult Of Mac


> If Apple wanted interface design with taste, and design that’s consistent with its own hardware design, it would create software designs that come from the same European minimalism.

> You know, like Windows 8.



**** iCloudy With A Chance Of Intermittence ****
<http://tidbits.com/article/13137?rss>
Michael E. Cohen, TidBITS






The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** Ninja Power: Open-source HTML5 Toolset Aims To Enable Richer Web Apps ****
<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/ninja-power-open-source-html5-toolset-hopes-to-unleash-the-web/>
Kris Kowal, Tim Statler, Zachary Cohen, Ars Technica






MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** Poem Of The Week: Night Subway By Katha Pollitt ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/23/poem-night-subway-katha-pollitt>
Carol Rumens, The Guardian



**** The Risks Of Using Asterisks In Place Of Swearwords ****
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your-language/2012/jul/22/mind-your-language-asterisks-swearwords>
David Marsh, The Guardian


> Omitting letters can confuse. How is the poor reader expected to differentiate between b******* and b*******?






SingaporeSurf
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**** RaviGate: What We Need To Know ****
<http://atans1.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/ravigate-what-we-need-to-know/>
Thoughts Of A Cynical Investor



**** Consumer Price Developments In June 2012 ****
<http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/mti/press_release/P-20120723-2/AttachmentPar/0/file/InflationJun12.pdf>
Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Government


> Singapore’s CPI-All Items inflation came in higher at 5.3% y-o-y in June.



**** The Ghosts Of Absent Lawyers ****
<http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/the-ghosts-of-absent-lawyers/>
Alex Au, Yawning Bread


> It is at this point that an eerie question rises out of the dark water: Why is Ravi the only lawyer taking on these public interest issues? Why must everything rest on his shoulders?



**** Unemployment Looms In Q3 ****
<http://sbr.com.sg/hr-education/news/unemployment-looms-in-q3>
Singapore Business Review


> Only over a third or 34.7% of employers plan to increase headcount, says survey.



**** More Young People Who Email SOS Self-harm ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120723-0000081/More-young-people-who-email-SOS-self-harm>
Today


> More young people who email the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) are engaging in self-harming behaviour, the SOS said today.

> It has seen a surge in email traffic to its SOS Email Befriending service in recent years, with 774 people sending 3690 emails during the financial year 2011-2012, respectively 46.9 per cent and 67.7 per cent more than during the previous financial year.



**** At Home With The Community ****
<http://www.fivefootway.com/magazine/article/at_home_with_the_community>
Justin Zhuang, Five Foot Way


> At the age of 45, he has finally found his calling.

> For some two decades, Mr Andrew Loh didn’t know what to do in life. He sold insurance, served as a waiter, opened a restaurant, taught yoga and even tried out as a rag-and-bone man, but he never stayed long in any of these jobs.

> That is until he started blogging. What started as a means to voice his opinions and ideas has become his career. For the last four and a half years, Loh has worked full-time on The Online Citizen (TOC), an independent alternative media outlet in Singapore.



**** Our Homeless Sleeping In Public Places ****
<http://gintai.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/our-homeless-sleeping-in-public-places/>
Gintai_昇泰


> But here in Singapore, we know that it’s never easy to receive handouts from the government. Before the government disburses any fund to any needy citizen, they screen the recipient and his family upside down and inside out! It won’t be easy to get a decent handout from this government but they are willing to splash money on vanity purchases like the recent $2,200 foldable bicycles!



**** Hey, The War Is Over! ****
<http://vivitelaeti.blogspot.sg/2012/07/hey-war-is-over.html>
Dum Fata Sinunt, Vivite Laeti



**** 东南亚多国出现招工难现象 工厂开始外迁别国 ****
<http://finance.sina.com.cn/world/20120723/072312639725.shtml>
暨佩娟, 人民日报


> 分析认为，造成招工难有两个主要原因。一是高学历人才“高不成、低不就”。泰国《世界日报》12日引述泰国发展研究所劳工发展研究处负责人勇育吞的话说，一方面，市场急需的大量中低层劳动力岗位“无人应聘”，另一方面，高学历人群却被就业难所困扰。



**** Crazy Inflation To Rocket 70% Higher Than The 30-Year Historical Average ****
<http://sbr.com.sg/economy/news/crazy-inflation-rocket-70-higher-30-year-historical-average>
Singapore Business Review



**** The New Million Dollar Politician Mindset ****
<http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.sg/2012/07/the-new-million-dollar-politician_23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MySingaporeNews+(My+Singapore+News)>
Chua Chin Leng, My Singapore News


> Imagine this is the new mindset of the politicians, after being paid in multi millions annually, do not have to be responsible for providing solutions and even can go on creating more problems.



**** Real Incomes To Fall This Year, Survey Warns ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_825030.html>
Straits Times


> Real incomes are likely to fall this year, according to a survey of employers by the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) and wage consulting firm Remuneration Data Specialists (RDS).

> And those entering the workforce or thinking of switching jobs next year should brace themselves for a longer job hunt.



**** Prospective Singapore Students For New Yale Campus Angry At “Contradictions” ****
<http://www.bikyamasr.com/73446/prospective-singapore-students-for-new-yale-campus-angry-at-contradictions/>
Mariam Yuan, Bikya Masr


> These recent high school students were excited about potentially studying at Yale University’s new Singapore campus. Now, however, they are angry and frustrated at the American university’s decision to crackdown on protests on campus.



**** Singapore's Inflation Rate Expected To Remain High ****
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18949747>
BBC


> The latest inflation number is expected to show that consumer prices grew by nearly 5% in June, at a time when the Singapore economy is slowing down.



**** Yale, Singapore And The Value Of Freedom In Higher Education ****
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444464304577537123465163412.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
Pericles Lewis, Noah Bokat-Lindell, Wall Street Journal


> The vision for Yale-NUS College is to create Asia's premier liberal arts college, an institution that upholds the principles of academic freedom and nondiscrimination. Rigorous debate will be part of Yale-NUS campus life, and this will include political debate. We will ensure that academic freedom is preserved on our campus. At the same time, the Yale-NUS College community must respect the laws of the country.



**** Tweaking Medishield Vs Revamping The 3M's ****
<http://www.publichouse.sg/categories/topstory/item/702-tweaking-medishield-vs-revamping-the-3ms>
Ng Jing Song, Publichouse.sg



**** Fault Lines Between New Citizens, Native Singaporeans: Whose Fault? ****
<http://rogerpoh.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/fault-lines-between-new-citizens-native-singaporeans-whose-fault/>
SpotlightOnSingapore


> Sadly for Singapore, the regime was only generous with itself.



**** Rail Corridor – A Safe Green Ride From Bukit Timah To Holland Village ****
<http://otterman.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/rail-corridor-a-safe-green-ride-from-bukit-timah-to-holland-village/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OttermanSpeaks+%28Otterman+speaks...%29>
Otterman Speaks...


> I hope the corridor will become a reality but not become manicured space in the process. We need rustic spaces to explore and move about safely. This legacy of the Malaysian railway is a boon we should preserve and celebrate.



**** Employers Want Makeover For National Wages Council ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120723-0000041/Employers-want-makeover-for-National-Wages-Council>
Teo Xuanwei, Today


> When asked if the NWC needs a makeover, just one in 10 employers here believes the status quo should remain while an overwhelming majority of the rest felt that improvements are in order. Almost three quarters of the 167 companies polled said more industry sectors should be represented and guidelines should be tailored for each sector. Two thirds said the NWC should "get feedback from industry associations and focus groups more pro-actively".







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