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04 May, 2006
6:13 PM
Greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2005: US study
The greenhouse effect has always been with us, but scientists say that as cars and power plants release increasing amounts of gases like carbon dioxide, temperatures rise faster and have already begun to disrupt weather patterns. - AFP/zf
Uh oh...
Malaysia says no to more casinos
"We have a policy that we will not have a new casino in the country or issue a licence," Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency. It recently entered a bid for the first casino in neighbouring Singapore. - AFP/de
Thanks ah...
PM Lee says countries worldwide respect and admire Singapore's proven system
Speaking at the first lunchtime election rally in Singapore in nine years, Mr Lee says the PAP has a proven system that works. He says some Singaporeans want a more open, multi-party system. But the opposition parties are capitalising on this by asking for their votes, not because of their abilities or policies, but because then, the opposition would exist. So he questioned if this would make things better for Singapore. "Right now we have Low Thia Khiang, Chiam See Tong, Steve Chia. We can deal with them. Suppose you had 10, 15, 20 opposition members in Parliament. Instead of spending my time thinking what is the right policy for Singapore, I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the right way to fix them, to buy my supporters votes, how can I solve this week's problem and forget about next year's challenges?" - CNA/de
Politicians really know now to counter one another's crap!
Inspiring Words
"The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident."
- Charles Lamb (1775-1834)
"It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place."
- Abigail Van Buren
"Just because you love someone doesn't mean you have to be involved with them. Love is not a bandage to cover wounds."
- Hugh Elliott
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself."
- Oscar Wilde
"The best thing about pain, it tells you you're not dead yet."
- the movie G.I. Jane
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
- Kahlil Gibran
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in
you."
- Dale Carnegie
"Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear."
- William Shakespeare
