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Climate policy mandate?

One of the eternal frustrations of the way our democracy works is that at elections we get just one vote. We are somehow expected to synthesise down to one choice our opinions and decisions on many complex issues ranging from … Continue reading

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Lightning strike

The sudden flash was so bright and the bang so loud that Jan and I and the two little dogs all levitated six inches off the bed a bit after midnight on Monday. A storm that Singaporeans would regard as … Continue reading

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Indians to Mars?

Today, India is launching a rocket to Mars. The Guardian newspaper has the story: The cyclone season is almost over, the planets are in alignment, the countdown has started. On Tuesday at 2.46pm local time, a rocket will blast off … Continue reading

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