http://yjblog.stupidchicken.com/archives/2005/07/09/the-new-javascript-countdown-timer Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://yjblog.stupidchicken.com/archives/2005/07/09/the-new-javascript-countdown-timer#comment-9116 Poppins Fri, 19 May 2006 11:13:40 +0000 http://yjblog.stupidchicken.com/?p=227#comment-9116 Hi, Could you possibly do one that just counts down to a spesific date in the future - i want to post in on my site -how many days, minutes and sec. before i get married in nov 06 - thanks! Hi,
Could you possibly do one that just counts down to a spesific date in the future - i want to post in on my site -how many days, minutes and sec. before i get married in nov 06 - thanks!

]]> http://yjblog.stupidchicken.com/archives/2005/07/09/the-new-javascript-countdown-timer#comment-8152 e pur si muove » Blog Archive » Meritocracy: Singapore’s and Malaysia’s takes Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:18:44 +0000 http://yjblog.stupidchicken.com/?p=227#comment-8152 [...] But the economic angle is far from the only important aspect of the scholarship system. Zuco touches upon the disparity between the social engineering benefits of the scholarship system, and the needs of the scholarship agency itself. Arguably the staffing requirements of said agencies is the only (economically) rational driving factor for instituting a scholarship system, but in the past it had the additional benefit of greasing the paths of upward social mobility for a select few. Which in recent years appear to have become a very select few, indeed, as mentioned by Sze Meng: This year’s President’s Scholars all live in private housing, and quite arguably belong solidly to the upper-middle classes. Mr. Wang Zhen of Commentary Singapore also notes the classist disparity. Mr. Wang Examines Scholarship Issues and Why it worked then, & why it fails now are incisive pieces on how modern society challenges the validity of the fundamental principles upon which the scholarship system was first founded: the confluence of increased affluence and an accelerated pace of life make scholarships suddenly look like the slow train to wealth and success, rather than the iron rice bowl that gleamed so gloriously in yesteryear. And the bit about scholars biding their time is so true. Perhaps without meaning it, YJ is proving the point with his bond countdown timer script. [...] [...] But the economic angle is far from the only important aspect of the scholarship system. Zuco touches upon the disparity between the social engineering benefits of the scholarship system, and the needs of the scholarship agency itself. Arguably the staffing requirements of said agencies is the only (economically) rational driving factor for instituting a scholarship system, but in the past it had the additional benefit of greasing the paths of upward social mobility for a select few. Which in recent years appear to have become a very select few, indeed, as mentioned by Sze Meng: This year’s President’s Scholars all live in private housing, and quite arguably belong solidly to the upper-middle classes. Mr. Wang Zhen of Commentary Singapore also notes the classist disparity. Mr. Wang Examines Scholarship Issues and Why it worked then, & why it fails now are incisive pieces on how modern society challenges the validity of the fundamental principles upon which the scholarship system was first founded: the confluence of increased affluence and an accelerated pace of life make scholarships suddenly look like the slow train to wealth and success, rather than the iron rice bowl that gleamed so gloriously in yesteryear. And the bit about scholars biding their time is so true. Perhaps without meaning it, YJ is proving the point with his bond countdown timer script. [...]

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