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by ajgphd » Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:18 pm
Perhaps I should have never mentioned that affirmative action quotas got in the way of my finding employment in my first love - teaching. People not living in the US would not know what I meant.
But the bottom line is that there are many things that I like about the Singaporean way.
> No affirmative action quotas
> Strict and swift punishment for pushing hard drugs - vice a push to make drug usage legal.
> government pays tuition for medical school, and you agree to work in a government hospital for several years, vice students going heavily into debt, and then many people defaulting on student loans.
>guest worker passes. No such thing as illegal immigrants. You guys don't have a welfare problem.
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by JR8 » Tue, 13 Sep 2011 3:52 pm
A similar thing happened in the British police force over a period of several years, maybe a decade.
After the MacPherson report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence concluded that the police were 'instututionally racist' and their make-up did not reflect that of the communities that they served, you could not get into Police College/training unless you were from an ethnic minority.
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Use better quality masks
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Use better quality masks for better filtration.
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You noticed, of course, they have tried to cover their own arses.....
Reusable masks such as masks issued by the People’s Association and Temasek...
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Hong Kong is better?
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The author lays out the facts and its hard to disagree that he's right about the points he raises.
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Well, what Beijing cares about is the land and not the people in it. The people are easily replaced if they don't fall in line - happens in much...
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Migrating from Singapore on job offer , Please suggest on better Country/City
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Hello All,
I am on EP in Singapore and lives with family and it looks like finding new job is becoming tougher for EP holders.
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Depends on your long term goal. Sydney if you are looking for an opportunity to settle overseas. Middle East if you want to make money before you...
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Which is better - buying for dividend payout or buying for gain
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Since share prices usually falls after dividend ex-date, isn't it better to buy after the ex-date (rather than buying for the dividends)?
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Btw, do you guys use the candlestick method/MACD method to buy/sell?
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