[MyAppleMenu] Feb 6, 2012

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The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** A New Net ****
<http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/39631/?ref=rss>
Tom SImonite, Technology Review


> With his startup, Nicira, Martìn Casado intends to make Internet services slicker by rewriting some of the rules of computer networking. 






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**** Why We Love Zoos ****
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/why-we-love-zoos/>
Diane Ackerman, New York Times


> What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity.






SingaporeSurf
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**** Fixing Low Fertility With Immigration : A Dangerous Solution... ****
<http://singaporemind.blogspot.com/2012/02/fixing-low-fertility-with-immigration.html>
Diary Of A Singaporean Mind


> Resorting to short cuts like importing people to boost GDP growth and importing people to compensate for the lower fertility rate is unsustainable and putsus  in a vicious cycle of foreign influx dependency. In time to come, the Singaporean identity which we all treasure so much will be destroyed and with that the emotional meaning of being a Singaporean will disappear with it.



**** Construction Workers Strike At Tampines ****
<http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/02/construction-workers-strike-at-tampines/>
Cheong Yaoming, The Online Citizen


> Over a hundred mostly Bangladeshi workers went on strike today at a construction site in Tampines Industrial Street 62, over a dispute of unpaid salaries.



**** The People Won't Listen To Lee Kuan Yew ****
<http://www.yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/5126-the-people-wont-listen-to-lee-kuan-yew->
Singaore Democratic Party


> It is such policy reversals without adequate accountability that has caused deep suspicion, if not outright resentment, of the PAP's agenda. 

> Can you blame the people for being suspicious of the Government when it says one thing and does the complete opposite? 



**** Dear Straits Times, Give Singapore’s Educators A Break ****
<http://guanyinmiao.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/dear-straits-times-give-singapores-educators-a-break/>
Kwan Jin Yao, Guanyinmiao's Musings


> Give our educators a break; yes, even though there have been unfortunate transgressions, the employment of precautionary reminders and guidelines would be more than sufficient to remind teachers to be more cautious. There is no need to anxiously sound alarm bells, or to establish strict rules for schools to adhere to.



**** Will Esplanade Get Its 'Missing' Mid-sized Theatres? ****
<http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_763510.html>
Clarissa Oon, Straits Times


> Will two mid-sized theatres - shelved in the original building plans for the Esplanade arts complex - finally be built?

> That is one key question that has emerged with Sunday's release of a new cultural policy review which recommends developing mid-sized performance spaces at Singapore's premier arts centre.



**** A 'Speakers' Corner' For The Arts? ****
<http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120206-0000013/A-Speakers-Corner-for-the-arts?>
Mayo Martin And Cheow Xin Yi, Today


> Calling for rules and regulations - such as the need for busking licences and measures to control lighting and noise - to be reviewed in certain precincts, the Arts and Culture Strategic Review Steering Committee recommended that the idea of "no censorship zones" be explored in some areas after factoring in, among other things, public order considerations.



**** Singapore Parliament Replies On Its Accessibility ****
<http://thinkhappiness.blogspot.com/2012/02/singapore-parliament-replies-on-its.html>
Dharmendra Yadav, Think Happiness


> This was a response I got from the Clerk of Parliament in relation to certain queries I made about parliamentary proceedings in Singapore.

> Since then, I note MediaCorp now makes parliamentary recordings available to its viewers much quicker than before. I am not sure why should only MediaCorp be given the complete video footages. I wonder if any other media has applied to Parliament for such recordings, and how Parliament has responded to such request.



**** Singapore Faces Growing Pains As Setbacks Pile Up ****
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/05/singapore-politics-idINDEE81402Z20120205>
Anshuman Daga And Kevin Lim, Reuters


> The city-state remains a relative paragon of good governance but a succession of embarrassing setbacks is damaging its reputation and heaping pressure on the long-ruling government as it faces an unprecedented erosion of public support.