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But one estate solves them by roping in workers for patrols 

A DORMITORY for foreign workers may be half a kilometre away, but its problems could still end up on the doorsteps of its neighbours.

In residential areas like Jalan Kayu and Jurong, where foreign-worker dorms have sprung up, littering, loitering and rowdy behaviour are some of the problems residents have had to put up with.

And as more foreigners arrive to work in industries such as construction, where they will live will become a contentious issue.

Early this week, residents in Serangoon Gardens banded together to petition against housing workers in a former school in the neighbourhood.

Though complaints have subsided in Jalan Kayu, where two dorms housing 6,000 workers were built three years ago, some residents say that the problems never really go away.

Neighbourhood committee chairman Terry Fong remembers how there was a barrage of complaints from residents when the dorms went up.

Mostly, they were about Indian and Bangladeshi workers dirtying the neighbourhood by littering and spitting. But there were also concerns about safety as workers had a tendency to loiter in big groups and become drunk and rowdy.

Knowing that something had to be done, the committee roped in several foreign workers late last year to participate in regular patrols around the neighbourhood with the police and local residents.

They were mentors to their peers, helping them understand the laws and social norms of where they lived, said Mr Fong.

There are fewer complaints now, and it is partly a result of getting workers directly involved in security, he felt.

'The majority say it is good that we have this programme, but it is something we have to keep working at,' he said.

The same problems may also plague Serangoon Gardens, if preliminary plans to convert a former school into a workers' dorm go through. Serangoon Gardens Technical School, a proposed site, is less than 10m away from the nearest house along Burghley Drive.

It made headlines this week when residents rallied against the idea. About 1,400 signed a petition, which was handed to Aljunied GRC MPs George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua on Wednesday.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) confirmed yesterday that the school is just 'one among the sites being studied, and there is no decision to proceed yet'.

But it also noted that the growing number of workers meant that buildings such as the unused Serangoon Gardens school would be needed to meet the housing needs. 'Many state buildings, by their nature, are located in accessible areas. So some are likely to be within or near residential areas,' said the MND.

It was a reiteration of a response made earlier this year to Parliament by Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan that, given the constraints of land, foreign workers' dorms would eventually be near residential areas.

The Straits Times checked the location of 20 dorms and found that seven were less than 600m away from an apartment block. Dorm operators who spoke to The Straits Times felt that even this distance was too close.

Mr Eric Yeoh, a director of the Ama Keng Hostel in Lim Chu Kang, said a dorm near residents would bring about 'a lot of complaints for sure'.

Another dorm operator said the situation was 'asking for trouble'. The unnamed manager said workers often hung out in groups, and would spit and litter, which people here find unacceptable.

'The workers have had these habits for 20 to 30 years, so it's hard for them to change within a short time,' he said.

In Jurong West Street 61, residents of Block 651A have to deal with boisterous workers converging on their void deck.

The nearest dorm, Blue Stars, is about a 15-minute walk away.

While workers raise their glasses and blast music from their MP3 players, residents keep their windows closed and call the police in to disperse the rowdy crowd. This happens every night.

On weekends, the party goes on till 2am, said residents. When they return to their dorms, they leave a mess behind.

FINDING SUITABLE SITES AN INCREASING CHALLENGE

'Given that Singapore is becoming more built up, it will be an increasing challenge to find suitable sites for foreign workers. Residents may find more foreign workers living in their midst, or dormitory sites located near to their premises.

We hope that Singaporeans will be more understanding and accommodating in this aspect. Foreign workers are here to contribute to our economic growth.

Employers and dormitory operators must also play a part in educating the foreign workers on the social norms and way of life in Singapore, and ensuring that the workers are properly housed.'

Mr Mah Bow Tan, on how dorms will be moving closer to residential areas, in a written parliamentary response earlier this year

Source: Straits Times

Odensjö Recordings is a net-label and non-netlabel started in 2001 by Swedish musician and artist Lars Tängmark. The label now migrates from its old website into blog format for practical reasons.
Some releases are free to download in mp3 format (192 kpbs) but will also be available to order as CDR shortly. Some releases will be "proper" CD releases with physical distribution. New releases will be announced here.
In 2008 Fredrik Rydberg (Wendy, Clark Nova, The Wounded Meadow) and Johan Levin (Galta Galdr, Desiderii Marginis, The Wounded Meadow) will be stepping in as co-owners of the label. Expect releases from The Wounded Meadow, Lars Tängmark, Lars Tängmark's Lost in the Woods, The Fuck Machine and more.

SINGAPORE - MacarthurCook Investment Managers (Asia), the Manager of MacarthurCook Industrial Reit (MI-Reit), said on Thursday that the manager has obtained new independent valuations for seven of MI-Reit's properties.

The revaluations have resulted in a carrying amount of $554.1 million (US$386.0 million)for MI-Reit's portfolio, up from the book value of $553.6 million reported on June 30, 2008.

The properties revalued included those in Bukit Batok Street, Pandan Crescent and Tuas Avenue 7.

Source: Business Times

Singapore-listed Union Steel Holdings says one of its units will sell a property at Jalan Samulan for 6.5 million dollars.

The sale is subject to approval from relevant government authorities.

Union Steel said the transaction is expected to have a positive impact on its results for the current financial year.

Source: 938Live

De elitære voldspop'ere fra Beta Satan har længe huseret i den danske undergrund. Numre som "Great Moments of Pleasure" og "Sunken Empire" har været højt placeret på min personlige hitliste i en rum tid. Nu ligger deres første album endelig klar, og det kan lånes lige her.

/thorlund

so while it is charging and I am praying that there is still some light out around 8pm (yeah right) I am going to update you on what it is like living in san francisco.

so far, I love it. it is way different from san deigo/vista/oceanside area, but at the same time i know i am still in california. the distance is only a shock when i realize how long of a train ride/drive it will be whenever i want to go home. one of the many pluses is that there are literally no white-supremest bros with their lifted trucks and their skin industries stickers that are 10x too big....you don't know how glad i am of that. There are a ton of people at my school, and alot of them ride bikes which is encouraging to see. And people are def more nice at a university than community college...I try to ride my bike when I can but I live in the very bottom of Daly City, more toward Colma or South San Francisco (we are literally paralled across the freeway from SFO) and there are a ton of hills....and basically i am lazy and out of shape...thus i need to get a bus pass

my classes are so far very easy...as this is the first two weeks and with art classes it really depends on if you have the materials or not, and for my mon/wed we have only had two class meetings so....not much has been accomplished.

later: i did go on my photo walk and i have some pictures but im going to use the time in digital photo to process them and post them later

Name - Greta

Age - 15 (today is her birthday!)

First piercing (other than earlobes)- Nose at age 13

Favorite piercing - Industrial bar

From - NJ

Serangoon Gardens folk get assurance their worries will be looked into 

FOR some time now, Serangoon Gardens resident Kelvin - he did not want his full name used - has been trying to find housing for his firm's foreign workers, with little luck.

So when he found out that the former Serangoon Gardens Technical School might be converted into a foreign worker dormitory, the 38-year-old, who is in the construction business, went into a tizzy.

The reason: The proposed dorm is next to his home, and there is no way, he says, he is willing to accept 'half-naked men' sitting in his neck of the woods.

Last night, Kelvin and about 250 other indignant residents of the firmly middle-class neighbourhood trudged through the rain to make their views known to their Members of Parliament from Aljunied GRC, Mr George Yeo and Ms Lim Hwee Hua.

At a two-hour dialogue, held under a marquee at a park along Chartwell Drive, the residents listed their objections to the proposed move, with some barely able to disguise their anger over it.

Their key worries: Security, traffic congestion caused by vehicles which will ferry the foreign workers to their worksites, and insufficient infrastructure in the area to support over 1,000 new residents.

Madam Lim Chor Yeow, 71, a retired teacher, echoed a view of many when she asked: 'If we have workers coming in here, is it safe for old people?'

Administrative manager Rose Koh, 52, said she would worry about leaving her ageing mother and two young children at home when she left for work.

Others said parks might be overrun by foreign workers. As would buses.

One resident, Mr E.T. Mohan Dass, 60, a programme manager, feared that as foreign workers flood in, the estate's value would go south.

Assuming there were 1,400 households, each worth $1 million, in the estate, he said 'even a 1 per cent drop in asset value (because of the workers' presence) would mean a $14-million loss'. Another, Ms L.S. Lim, 70, urged the authorities to 'think of Singaporeans first'.

Feelings against the dorm plan run high in the estate: A petition against the idea has been started by residents, and has been signed by about 1,400 households so far. There are about 7,000 households in the area.

After hearing their complaints and trying to temper some of their concerns, Mr Yeo and Mrs Lim said they would pass the feedback and petition to the Ministry of National Development.

At the meeting, Mr Yeo said he could understand the residents' position, adding that Serangoon Gardens is a place where 'people feel a lot for the heritage, and we should not upset that'.

But he also asked them not to cast aspersions on foreign workers, as they have 'come to Singapore, and benefit Singapore'. Mrs Lim added that residents' security will be taken into account in the plan.

However, after the dialogue, she admitted to reporters that those living in the estate should have been informed about the plan first-hand, instead of having to read about it in newspapers or get the news from neighbours.

She added that she has been in touch with MND, and is trying to 'bring home the points, the valid concerns that residents have to the minister...'

Mr Yeo also told residents: 'We are not just postmen and women transmitting your views. URA and MND have the final decision, but I assure you we are not doing nothing.'

Source: Straits Times

Pero hay que ganar en competitividad. Nos comen los de afuera. ¿Qué hacer? Hagamos que el BNA de créditos a tasas reales (exageradamente) negativas, facilitemos la aplicación de medidas proteccionistas antidumping (probablemente razonables) y tomemos crédito en Brasil para exportar. Simultáneamente, se paguemos una deuda de 6.700 millones de dólares que no baja el costo del financiamiento ni da mayor credibilidad a esta administración (y posiblemente genere alguna devaluación del peso en un contexto de tipo de cambio real multilateral sostenidamente alto). (De color: la presidenta anuncia que se paga esa deuda sin negociación de ningún tipo de plazos, intereses o inspección de la legitimidad de la deuda, según ella contraída en un 45% por la anti-industria dictadura del 76, ¡en el día de la industria!). Ninguna medida apuntando realmente a lo que hace que una industria sea competitiva y viable a nivel internacional.

Bueno, pero este gobierno está a muerte con la producción, ¿no? Esto lo que hace es fortalecer un paquete de medidas ya existente tendiente a solucionar los problemas de competitividad no-precio de las empresas de nuestro país...

No parece. El presupuesto 2008 del INTI es de 26 millones de pesos. El presupuesto del programa de fomento de la pequeña y mediana empresa es de unos 285 millones de pesos, compuestos por 70 millones provenientes del tesoro (de los que se usan 50 para pagar impuestos) y 215 millones de créditos, usados en su mayoría para subsidiar tasas. Existe un programa de capacitación, instrumentado como... crédito fiscal que reintegra el costo de la capacitación.

Todo el tiempo da vueltas el tema del empresario argentino que no hace más que reclamar subsidios sin hacer un real esfuerzo por competir. Pero el estado tampoco genera oportunidades diferentes. ¿La culpa es del chancho o de quién le da de comer?

Age - 15

Favourite piercing - Industrial

First piercing, other than ears - Nose, at age 13.

From - New Jersey

I have found out that Speedaire is a brand of Grainger's, headquartered in the U.S., that there's no such animal as a Speedaire company, and that likely Grainger goes out to the compressor manufacturers of the world to see who will give them best value on compressors, and then Grainger lets a contract to that company to manufacture Speedaire for a certain quantity or a certain time period, I would think.

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Shot this summer as I was passing through the neighborhood and I noticed the strange mist coming from deep inside the tunnel, probably due to the fact this abandonned tunnel is mostly located underwater.

De hecho los impresos –que constan de dos ejecuciones que serán aplicadas en revistas y prensa desde esta semana en Europa- me gustan mucho, el tema de la relajación es claramente evidente y los chicos de DDB Milán supieron linkear el beneficio de servicio que vende Volkswagen con el clásico sabor de una gráfica de esta marca alemana:

Tengo que admitir que estoy posteando esto por una razón independiente a la creatividad, y es simplemente que desde Italia es hasta cierto punto extraño ver buena creatividad y cuando eso sucede nos sentimos obligados a mostrarla, así que un buen trabajo desde Europa es con lo que comenzamos el día en esta ocasión en Cólicos Creativos.

Rapidshare: Meat Beat Manifesto - Autoimmune

So here it is – the last sucker – in more than name, as tonight we’re presented with Ministry’s final gig. Ever. Progenies of thumping, seiminal industrial metal whose legacy can still be heard ringing loudly in everything from Rammstein to Red Harvest. Anthemic stompers such as ‘Thieves’ and ‘Just One Fix’ have sealed their legendary status, and they will be sorely missed. It’s hard to believe that this is their swansong, and indeed Ministry go out in style tonight, as their raucous, politically soaked anthems wash over the sizeable throng amassed in Dublin’s Tripod.

Yet bizarrely, Ministry begin by treading water, setlist-wise that is. Al Jourgensson emerges behind a large chickenwire fence, separating him from the audience, his trademark Stetson and mic-stand resplendent in its antlery glory. He is flanked by his assembled bandmates, most noticeably the ever gurning figure of Prong’s Tommy Victor on guitar. 3 cuts from The Last Sucker open proceedings, best of all being ‘Let’s Go’. The Last Sucker is easily the least interesting of Ministry’s trio of anti-Bush tirades, and it’s a little disconcerting that they chose to open their finale in such a tepid fashion. Luckily, however, ‘No W’ heralds a batch of Houses of the Mole material and things suddenly erupt, both onstage and off. ‘Waiting’ and ‘Worthless’ are both up there with Ministry’s best, and things only get better as ‘Rio Grande Blood’, ‘Senor Pelegro’ and ‘Lies Lies Lies’ puncture the air. The latter is the apex of the night’s first half, as the greatest ‘9/11 was a conspiracy’ rant ever literally flattens an all too receptive crowd.

Ministry’s pot-shot at Bush Snr soon emerges as the steamroller riffs ‘n samples of ‘N.W.O.’ fly off the stage. By now the relentless strobes, menacing background imagery and aforementioned wire meshing give the impression that one is participating in a sort of metal rave, and it’s hard to know whether moshing or dancing would be more appropriate. Al’s voice is as abrasive and threatening as you’d want, and Tommy Victor stomps around the stage looking worryingly unhinged. ‘Just One Fix’, surely the highlight of the evening, has a riff that the likes of Rammstein have been basing their entire careers on for years. The figure of William Burroughs looms above the stage, and from here on in the whole thing is a treat. ‘Thieves’ rolls out of the speakers at full force, and the band close with a storming rendition of ‘What a Wonderful World’. People have decried the emphasis on their last 3 albums, as well as the omission of anything from Filth Pig, The Dark Side of the Spoon, or even their fantastic breakthrough album The Land of Rape and Honey. This may have been somewhat of a glaring oversight on their part, being as it was their last show and everything, but when they did pull out the big guns it was tantamount to a revelation. The world needs bands like Ministry to be a razor sharp thorn in the side of conservatism, and one of the few bands who truly exuded the kind of punk ethic that’s bandied about by so many but actually lived by so few. ]]> http://ceitmorelia.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/maana-elecciones-de-consejales/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:50:00 +0000 ceitmorelia http://ceitmorelia.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/maana-elecciones-de-consejales/ Que tal los saludamos a todos y les recordamos que el día de mañana serán las elecciones de nuevos consejales.

Las casillas estarán abiertas de 10am a 4pm, y solo necesitas tu credencial de la escuela o una identificación oficial.

Las Carreras que participarán son:

• Ing. Electrónica *1 consejal
• Ing. Industrial *1 consejal
• Ing. Bioquímica *1 consejal
• Ing. Sistemas *1 consejal
• Ing. Materiales *1 consejal
• Lic. Informática *2 consejales

Es importante que voten, pues de ustedes depende el quien los represente. Nos encontramos en un proceso de renovación en el cual es determinante el interés y la participación del alumnado para poder generar nuevos y mejores proyectos que beneficien nuestra institución.

Recuerda si no votas, no tienes derecho a replica.

Saludos.

Residents of Serangoon Gardens sign petition against converting an unused school in private estate into foreign workers' quarters 

FOREIGN workers? Not in our neighbourhood.

More than 600 residents of Serangoon Gardens, a private estate in the north-east, have signed a petition against converting an unused school there into a dormitory for foreign workers.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) confirmed that it is assessing whether Serangoon Gardens Technical School can be converted into quarters for foreign workers, although no decision has been made yet.

The school in Burghley Drive has been vacant for about four years and can possibly house 1,000 workers.

When residents of the estate, which has more than 2,000 homes, heard about the news earlier this week, a petition was started by the residents' committee asking the authorities to reconsider.

The one-page petition said the move would 'create security and social problems and spoil the ambience of the estate'.

'I signed the petition immediately and got 80 of my friends to sign it too,' said retired teacher S. Raja, 69.

MP for Aljunied GRC Lim Hwee Hua said it is 'good that residents are speaking out with an interest' on the issue and encouraged them to give their feedback, which she would convey to MND.

The residents will be meeting Mrs Lim and fellow MP George Yeo, who is also the Foreign Minister, today as part of a dialogue series and will raise the issue.

Especially concerned are the residents who live opposite the former school.

They said that security was their main worry. Many were afraid that their maids might befriend the foreign workers and invite them into their houses while they are out.

Already, with a few construction sites and a small number of workers in the area, there have been problems, they said.

Housewife S.K. Lim, 70, said her sister, who also lives in the neighbourhood, had forgotten to lock her car one evening. A foreign worker was caught trying to steal her CashCard and other items in the car.

Sales executive Josephine Ng, 46, said she has also seen her neighbour's maid letting a man out of the house when her neighbours were on holiday.

'My husband tried to confront the stranger but he ran away,' she said.

Residents were also concerned about loitering, alcoholism and congestion problems along Burghley Drive.

Mrs Raja noted how residents in Little India complained about workers sitting in the void decks drinking and making noise.

'I hope it will not happen in Serangoon Gardens,' she said.

Another retired teacher, Mrs L. Raja, 69, was concerned about taking the bus on Sundays.

'Sometimes, I take the bus to the food centre. With 1,000 workers living here, there would be so many of us using the buses,' she said.

Other residents expected weekday congestion to increase. They pointed out how the narrow roads in the estate are currently packed with parents sending their children to the CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel in Burghley Drive.

'During peak hours, the jam is bad already. Can you imagine if there are lorries picking up and dropping off workers?' said Ms Ng.

MND told The Straits Times that while 11 new dormitory sites providing 65,000 additional bed spaces for foreign workers had been released, these will take time to build, so existing buildings will be converted into temporary quarters. The school is one such building being considered.

The ministry is at a preliminary stage of assessing all available properties, and will consider factors like the site, competing uses for the property and residents' feedback.

It said that it sought residents' understanding if they find more foreign workers living in their midst and added that employers and dormitory operators also had to educate the foreigners on the Singapore way of life.

Said Mrs L. Raja: 'It is not that we are not grateful to foreign workers. It is just that we do not want any problems.'

Source: Straits Times

Claro, los japoneses tienen fama de ser muy minuciosos para todo lo que fabrican, y creo que los creativos de CraveroLanis encontraron la perfección –al igual que en los automóviles que en esta ocasión anuncian-, para comunicar las ventajas de la mano de obra supervisada de aquel país asiático.

El simplemente maravilloso el trabajo de dirección de arte y un inmejorable copy, hacen que esta campaña se aleje a lo antes visto con el recurso de este material. Buenísimos ¿no?

SINGAPORE: Residents of Serangoon Gardens are upset over news that a workers' dormitory may be built at Burghley Drive where Serangoon Garden Technical School used to be located.

Residents' concerns include noise pollution, traffic congestion and the safety of residents – many of whom are retirees.

Over 500 people have signed a petition against the construction, with the intention of presenting it to their MPs at a community dialogue session on Wednesday.

The government announced in February that it would release 11 new dormitory sites to house over 65,000 foreign workers. These dorms are scheduled to be completed in stages by 2010.

But the Ministry of National Development (MND) said temporary facilities have to be built in the meantime, which is why it is reviewing all available vacant state properties to see if they can be converted into dorms.

The Serangoon Gardens site, which has been vacant since 2003, is one of the many properties that are being assessed. MND said it would take into account the other possible uses for the property and residents' feedback.

Source: Straits Times