damien

if possible, rear it at a QT first to start feeding.

in addition to higher shipping cost from a place further away, if the shipment has only a small qty of certain sp. of fish (say, Red Sea Regal Angel and Golden Butterfly) then selling price will be much higher thus supposingly making it to a 'better grade' category.

DE website: http://www.delightings.com/

could be a sea slug, they come in a million shapes and colours. maybe Chiton, or if u r lucky an Abalone most things are reef safe as they are algae grazers, don't worry

can get replacement from hardware shops at less than $2 per hinge. your door shld already have circular holes to fit the hinges, most are standardised design.

that's funny! another here, http://commentarysingapore.blogspot.com/

SG is safe enough not to be mugged or gun down in a back alley. But, knowing this is SG and our newspapers, statistics may not be very accurate and reflect other types of crimes....

high pay job=stress Somemore, owning a big flat/condo is still expensive nowadays and force u to be in debt for many more yrs. (technically, it does not belongs to u when not fully paid up). We are constantly reminded that labour force is the most valuable asset in our small little country, and pleas were made not to retire early. Ask yourself, are you a slave to materialism and had missed out so many wonderful things in this world? Once we are old and frail, we would not be able to do the things that we want anymore.

12 commando police vs Fantastic Four

as mentioned in the papers, it's 7 high and 3 low keys

SME will usually try to act blur when talking abt bonus, increments etc. But MNC still quite ok. I really think the pro-business policies set by the govt have hurt many of our wallets....

Riot police break up demonstration of four people in Singapopre ************************************ Riot police broke up a rare demonstration by four people demanding greater transparency and accountability in Singapore's state-managed pension fund and other government-linked agencies. A dozen anti-riot police wearing helmets and knee-high protective gear and carrying shields and batons formed a phalanx outside the offices of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) as a commanding officer approached the demonstrators. "You are committing an offence of public nuisance. If you don't disperse you will be arrested," the officer told the protesters as business people and employees watched in the central business district. The four protesters, among them an office administrator and the sister of an opposition leader, Chee Soon Juan, voluntarily dispersed. They denied being part of any political group. Police later asked them to hand over their protest materials -- T-shirts and placards -- as part of an investigation to determine whether they had violated any laws. The two men and two women assembled at lunchtime outside the CPF building in the business district. They said they did not need a permit and staged their protest for about an hour. Under the law, any public protest of at least five people without a police permit is deemed illegal. The protest took place as Singapore was in the midst of official celebrations of its 40th anniversary of independence. The protesters hoisted placards calling for greater openness in how the government handles public funds used for retirement pensions, overseas investments and the building of subsidized high-rise apartments. A police officer said they had received a telephone call from a "member of the public" about the protest, prompting them to send in the riot police. Monica Kumar, 45, one of the protesters, said they had been insipired by public outrage that followed revelations last month that the chief executive of Singapore's biggest charity, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), was being paid 350,000 US dollars annually. The scandal sparked an online petition signed by more than 40,000 people and forced the NKF chief executive, T.T. Durai, and the entire board to resign. "In reality, the NKF is reflective of the entire system in Singapore where public matters are run in a non-transparent and non-accountable manner," the protesters said in a statement. The statement called on the Housing Development Board and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) to open their books for public scrutiny. GIC manages more than 100 billion US dollars in funds and invests globally. "We call on the government to make Singapore more transparent and accountable, starting with the state organisations mentioned above," the protesters said. *****************************************************

Training cycle for NSmen to be cut from 13 to 10 years By Johnson Choo, Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE : The training cycle for Operationally-Ready National Servicemen (ORNS) will be reduced from 13 to 10 years with effect from April 1 next year. The move will affect some 17,000 NSmen now in their 10th to 12th year of in-camp training (ICT). The batch of NS infantrymen doing their 10th in-camp training were elated when Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean told them it would be their last under the new Enhanced National Service Training System (NSTS). Under the present system, they would have to be back for three more basic individual training courses over the next three years. The Defence Ministry says shortening the training cycle without compromising operational capability is possible for three main reasons. Firstly, with the move to form a 3rd Generation (3G) SAF, superior technology will reduce the dependence on manpower. Secondly, better educated NSmen can make better use of technology to enhance their fighting power. And lastly, a surge in the intake of full-time NSmen is expected over the next 10 years. The shortened training cycle is coupled with a change in the way ICTs are conducted. Said Mr Teo, "We're making better use of the training time when the NSmen come in for their ICTs; for example, the in-processing is a lot more efficient now. So the time that the NSman spends in his ICT is better used for training. That's the first point. The second is that the training itself is made more effective. It will be more performance-based; it will be more outcome-based." With more realistic training under the Individual & Group Combat System training course, the Army believes the NSmen will be better trained to face real enemy fire. And with a continual assessment system, commanders will have greater leeway to tailor the training content according to the unit's performance. Outstanding units can expect to have their last three years of training converted to two-day stints each year. - CNA /ct

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