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20120101 Fundamental Resolutions to Singapore Floods

http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/12/20120101-fundamental-resolutions-to.html Referring to so frequently repeating flood 20111223 Orchard Road Flood Again - Media Report & PUB Findings http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/12/20111223-orchard-road-flood-again-media.html Singapore frequent floods can be fundamentally resolved. Our flood is due to downstreams ponding, not due to 1. Immense water cathment upstreams, like Kuala Lumpur (Conventive Effect from Immense cathment Upstreams) , better 2. No intensification by Orograhpic effect in Thailand (Orographic effect from immense cloud up North blocked by Northern mountains tapering off Mount Everest) PUB using the right word, "Ponding." Ponding means water stayed stagnated as a pond, not flowing. Therefore the solution is quite clearly implied, we must make the water flow, we must therefore break this stagnation. There are two level of "Ponding" Micro-scopic - Choked filter, drains. When there a...

20111223 Orchard Road Flood Again - Media Report & PUB Findings

PUB releases latest findings on Orchard flash floods http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111230-319062.html AsiaOne Friday, Dec 30, 2011 Findings from investigations of Orchard flash floods show that water could not flow out into Stamford Canal as it was full, said national water agency PUB in a statement today. Rainwater that drained off from the roof and the back area of Liat Towers overflowed into the basement area from an internal drain as water could not flow out into the canal when it was full. These were among the findings by PUB with regard to flash floods in the Orchard area on Dec 23, resulting in ankle-deep water in the basement shops of Liat Towers and Lucky Plaza. RELATED STORIES Countermeasures fail to stop flooding at Liat Towers Flash floods hit Liat Towers and other parts of Orchard Road PUB said that the pumping system at Liat Towers was able to pump out the water from the open basement area when the canal is not full. When the c...

20111203 Structure, Design and Managment Caution: MRT

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From: Sweekeng Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2011 7:39 PM To:   Lim Bok Niam;  Chew Hock Yong; 'Tuck Yew LUI Cc:   PM, M MOF, M MHG, M MEWR Subject: 20111203 Structure, Design and Managment Caustion: MRT Dear Minister Dear Hock Yong, Bok Ngam I cc PM, two DPM (Finance and Home Affair Ministers) engineering, money and rescue effort must be in placed . I cc Vivian for good effort, seemingly there is no flood reported despite intense rain in recent one week as alerted twenty one days before this bout of days long rains. (it is best time to work with weather department and LTA, Traffic Police, Transport operators to see where we did right, where are next likely improvement, bottleneck) I am most ready to assist, do not invest in another team of same domain world experts who are yet to master how to accelerate river flow on a small island. Let this be an opportunities we learn and progress together, let Singapore be an ever learning, progressing nation. Structure ....

20111103 NUS New Law Dean Chesterman and Its Immense Impact

20111103 NUS New Law Dean Chesterman and Its Immense Impact http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/11/20111103-nus-new-law-dean-chesterman.html Professor Simon Chesterman has been named the new dean of the National University of Singapore (NUS) law school after more than 60 candidates were considered for the job. His appointment takes effect on Jan 1 next year. The 39-year-old Australian, currently the law school's vice-dean of graduate studies, joined NUS in 2007 as director of the New York University (NYU) School of Law Singapore Programme. At a press conference on Monday, he outlined what he wanted to achieve. He said NUS needs to ensure that its graduates are not just good technical lawyers but are also creative thinkers and have the soft skills to work with people from different backgrounds New NUS law dean has big plans for school by Amelia Tan, 2011 10 21  http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_729058.html Key of Legal Train...

20111102 Is our elected working

PMO Chok Tong GOH (PMO) Not read: 20111029 Drop the Feeble Old Moral Education - Lively Effective way is here Not read: 20111027 Shenton Way Flood - Its Deeper Implications Not read: 20111026 Hold Not Singapore government at Ransom Not read: Casino, What Next? Not read: 20110809 Singapore - An Aged, Dilapidating Nation - Facts Presenting here what is he concern and working on?

20111031 Singapore - The First and Last Social Experiment of Mankind

20111031 Singapore - The First and Last Social Experiment of Mankind http://bettersingapore.blogspot.sg/2011/10/20111031-singapore-first-and-last.html Concisely This article is to point out the severity and encourage all not to point blame to any party, but unite to develop solutions - solutions is to find industries we can export. This article consists of 7 section, read what is relevant. Facts - American Indians face smaller, slower migrants. They did not put leadership, scholarships in migrants hand. Divide NOT - Problem is very big. Unite, do not blame any one. It is OUR duty - No one will do for us, also we know better our strength. The Government - Identify one or two industries we can lead the world. We are export economy. Without own brand, own product, own leadership, we are held to ransom. The Oppositions - Go beyond criticism, actively engage people for ideas, assist them in refining ideas into mature solutions. The People - observe proble...

20111029 Drop the Feeble Old Moral Education - Lively Effective way is here

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20111029 Drop the Old  Feeble  Moral Education - Lively Effective way is here http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/10/20111029-drop-feeble-old-moral.html Background Drop the boring Moral Education. It has been tried by mothers and teachers, saints and emperors,  for thousands years, it did not succeed. Often it devolves into teaching of courtesy  礼, which many knows most comprehensively prescribed by Confucius. Courtesy 礼 is  perceived by Lao Tze  (the originator of Tao, whom Confucius went to seek his teaching)  as the indication of thinning out of Loyalty and Trust, also courtesy is the heading into chaos.   夫礼者, 忠信之薄,而乱之首。 Confucius' teachings therefore were severely criticized   occasionally in Chinese history . How can there be any valid reason moral education of old can succeed in today's very real, very materialistic world. Material is about survival, about comfort, about enjoyment, they are more real...