Monday, May 16, 2011
S'poreans reluctant to venture outdoors, PSI at 43
S'poreans reluctant to venture outdoors, PSI at 43
By Zhao Quan Yin | Posted: 15 May 2011 2043 hrs
SINGAPORE : As hazy conditions affected parts of the country, some Singaporeans are refraining from venturing outdoors.
At 43, Sunday's PSI reading as of 4pm still reflects a 'good' air quality level, according to the National Environment Agency's website.
This compared to a PSI of 58 on Saturday.
But some Singaporeans are still reluctant to head outdoors.
At East Coast Park, bicycle rental shops Channel NewsAsia spoke with said they have seen a 50 per cent drop in business this weekend, compared to last weekend.
Hawker centres and food courts said they have also been affected by the lack of patrons, citing about a 30 to 40 per cent drop in sales.
But some beach-goers are unfazed, coming out to enjoy some quality family time.
- CNA /ls
- wong chee tat :)
Private home sales up 29% in April
Private home sales up 29% in April
By Julie Quek | Posted: 16 May 2011 1324 hrs
SINGAPORE: Sales of private residential properties increased in April.
1,788 private homes were sold last month, according to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday.
That's a 29 percent month-on-month increase from the 1,386 units sold in March.
Including Executive Condominiums (ECs), total sales would have reached an even more impressive figure of 1,901.
Chalking up the best sales was Eight Courtyards at Yishun Avenue 7, which sold 340 units at a median price of S$789 per square foot.
The best selling EC was the Prive at Punggol Road, which sold 34 units at a median price of S$682 per square foot.
Meanwhile, the most expensive property sold in April was at The Orchard Residences at Orchard Boulevard, where a unit was sold at a median price of S$4,799 per square foot.
- CNA/ir
- wong chee tat :)
Prajñāpāramita-Hṛdayam Sūtra
prajñāpāramita-hṛdayam sūtra
oṃ namo bhagavatyai ārya prajñāpāramitāyai!ārya-avalokiteśvaro bodhisattvo gambhīrāṃ prajñāpāramitā caryāṃ caramāṇo vyavalokayati sma:
panca-skandhās tāṃś ca svābhava śūnyān paśyati sma.
iha śāriputra: rūpaṃ śūnyatā śūnyataiva rūpaṃ; rūpān na pṛthak śūnyatā śunyatāyā na pṛthag rūpaṃ; yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā; ya śūnyatā tad rūpaṃ. evam eva vedanā saṃjñā saṃskāra vijñānaṃ.
iha śāriputra: sarva-dharmāḥ śūnyatā-lakṣaṇā, anutpannā aniruddhā, amalā avimalā, anūnā aparipūrṇāḥ.
tasmāc chāriputra śūnyatayāṃ na rūpaṃ na vedanā na saṃjñā na saṃskārāḥ na vijñānam. na cakṣuḥ-śrotra-ghrāna-jihvā-kāya-manāṃsi. na rūpa-śabda-gandha-rasa-spraṣṭavaya-dharmāh. Na cakṣūr-dhātur. yāvan na manovijñāna-dhātuḥ. na-avidyā na-avidyā-kṣayo. yāvan na jarā-maraṇam na jarā-maraṇa-kṣayo. na duhkha-samudaya-nirodha-margā. Na jñānam, na prāptir na-aprāptiḥ.
tasmāc chāriputra aprāptitvād bodhisattvasya prajñāpāramitām āśritya viharatyacittāvaraṇaḥ. cittāvaraṇa-nāstitvād atrastro viparyāsa-atikrānto niṣṭhā-nirvāṇa-prāptaḥ.
tryadhva-vyavasthitāḥ sarva-buddhāḥ prajñāpāramitām āśrityā-anuttarāṃ samyaksambodhim abhisambuddhāḥ.
tasmāj jñātavyam: prajñāpāramitā mahā-mantro mahā-vidyā mantro 'nuttara-mantro samasama-mantraḥ, sarva duḥkha praśamanaḥ, satyam amithyatāt. prajñāpāramitāyām ukto mantraḥ.
tadyathā: gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā.
iti prajñāpāramitā-hṛdayam samāptam.
- wong chee tat :)
iOS 4.3.3 Software Update
iOS 4.3.3 Software Update
About iOS 4.3.3 Software Update
This update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache including:
- Reduces the size of the cache
- No longer backs the cache up to iTunes
- Deletes the cache entirely when Location Services is turned off
Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 4 (GSM model)
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)
This update is available via iTunes.
- wong chee tat :)
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