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Blue Screen of Death and CI error

This happened to me some time ago and let me post this down:

Quite sometime ago, I got this HP laptop returned to me and I need to reimage windows 7 for another user.

After reloading windows 7, windows immediately presented me a gift on the screen. The gift is actually a blue screen with the following info:

A thread tried to release a resource it did not owned

Technical Information:

Stop error: 0x000000E3 (....)

CI.dll - Address (....) base at (.....)

Observations:

1) The CI.dll blue screen will appear after windows starts loading the drivers (especially after
classpnp.sys). This is especially noticeable when running in safe mode.

2) Interestingly, running sfc /scannow in windows and in safe mode as well as in safe mode with command prompt turns up fine.

3) A thorough chkdsk /f is perform and is too fine.

4) Googling the net for info returns some interesting information such as possible of being infected with
malware / virus, etc. A thorough virus scan is performed and turned up fine.

5) A thorough run of the HP diagnostics seems fine.

6) A through run of memtest runs fine too.

So what actually is happening?

Actually that there is a known issue and apply this hotfix

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2735209 should be able

to resolve this issue.


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Measures introduced in 2013 likely to ensure stable property market in 2014: analysts

Measures introduced in 2013 likely to ensure stable property market in 2014: analysts

By Wong Siew Ying
POSTED: 26 Dec 2013 19:19

Property analysts said measures introduced in 2013 such as cooling measures, loan curbs and changes to public housing policies are likely to ensure a more stable real estate market next year.

SINGAPORE: Cooling measures, loan curbs and changes to public housing policies.

Property analysts said 2013 has plenty of them and the measures are likely to ensure a more stable real estate market next year.

They added that private home prices and demand could continue to moderate in 2014.

Over 14,600 units of new private homes, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), have been sold in the first 11 months of 2013.

With the year almost up, analysts said sales volume for the whole year will likely pale in comparison to the 22,000 units sold in 2012.

Key reasons for the slower sales include cooling measures and loan curbs.

Among them, analysts said the Total Debt Servicing Ratio framework (TDSR) introduced in June has been a game changer.

Nicholas Mak, executive director for SLP International Property Consultants, said: "With the TDSR, the amount of property investment that a person can make is actually tied to that individual's income, not so much based on the returns or the earning potential of the asset. So this is actually a very major step which will curtail property investment from the medium to long term."

Looking into 2014, some market watchers said new home sales are not likely to cross 15,000 units for the entire year.

And SLP International Property Consultants said home prices could either grow by up to 4 per cent or contract as much as 3 per cent in 2014.

Private homes in the city and city fringe are expected to see price moderation.

Analysts said the ever-popular mass market segment may also start showing signs of weakness next year.

Desmond Sim, associate director for CBRE Research, said: "What we called the OCR (outside central region) market, based on our estimation, we foresee in the region, 5,000 units would probably come in for sale by the first half of next year. I think the mass market would have slightly bigger pressure to price them correspondingly. The price correction going forward probably could be up to 5 per cent."

Anticipating a more challenging environment, analysts said developers could roll out incentives like rental or capital appreciation guarantees, and discounts to attract buyers.

But consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle said it is important for developers to space out the launches next year.

Ong Teck Hui, national director of research and consultancy at Jones Lang LaSalle, said: "If you are to price your project reasonably, you can still garner good sales, but the difficulty is when many developers start thinking alike, coming into the market at the same time with reduced pricing, and this will give a perception of a price war which they are trying to avoid. When the buying public sees that, they may withdraw from the market and the situation could in fact get worse."

Analysts said a record number of homes are also expected to be completed in the next three to four years.

And this huge supply will also weigh on the private resale market, as well as depress rentals amid tighter foreign worker policies.

- CNA/gn

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Singapore to report advance Q4 GDP on Jan 2

Singapore to report advance Q4 GDP on Jan 2
Thursday, 26 December 2013

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Perennial-Led Group buys Singapore tower for $970mil

Perennial-Led Group buys Singapore tower for $970mil
Monday, 23 December 2013

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SingPost hopes to become regional e-commerce giant

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Thursday, 19 December 2013

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Almost half of childhood stroke cases caused by head injuries

Almost half of childhood stroke cases caused by head injuries

By Hu Jielan and Shahidah Adriana
POSTED: 20 Dec 2013 17:37

Teenagers, children and even foetuses can suffer from stroke. KK Women's and Children's Hospital sees less than 20 cases of the condition each year, and almost half of them are caused by head injuries.

SINGAPORE: Teenagers, children and even foetuses can suffer from stroke.

Cases of childhood stroke in Singapore are rare.

KK Women's and Children's Hospital sees less than 20 cases of the condition each year.

Almost half of them are caused by head injuries.

Dr Christelle Chow from Department of Paediatrics’ Neurology Service at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital said: "The problems that children can face after they develop a stroke can be difficulty in moving around, in their activities of daily living, and keeping up with their peers in school."

The hospital said three out of 100,000 children in Singapore may suffer from stroke.

Inflammation or blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the brain could also be the cause of childhood stroke.

Mr Ng's son suffered from stroke when he was 14.

Mr Ng thought he was having normal headaches in school, but his son lost control of the left side of his body.

He was rushed to the hospital, where they diagnosed him with childhood stroke.

Mr Ng saw significant improvement in his son's condition after two years of intensive treatment.

Mr Ng said: "If any normal person looks at him, he looks normal and he is doing everything that he is doing, yes. The only thing he has to be very careful with, is he is still on a certain medicine to thin his blood, to control the blood."

- CNA/gn

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Swiss banks sign up to reveal hidden accounts as US deadline looms

Swiss banks sign up to reveal hidden accounts as US deadline looms

POSTED: 22 Dec 2013 14:38

Swiss banks are scrambling ahead of a December 31 deadline to decide whether to join a US programme aimed at zooming in on lenders that helped Americans dodge taxes.

GENEVA: Swiss banks are scrambling ahead of a December 31 deadline to decide whether to join a US programme aimed at zooming in on lenders that helped Americans dodge taxes.

Around 40 of Switzerland's some 300 banks have already said publicly they will take part in a US programme set up to allow Swiss financial institutions to avoid US prosecution in exchange for coming clean and possibly paying steep fines.

"What are the others going to do? That is the very big question," Swiss business lawyer Douglas Hornung told AFP.

Washington alleges that Swiss banks have helped US citizens hide billions of dollars in assets from tax authorities, in a row that has soured relations between the two in recent years.

The two countries reached a deal in August aimed at ending the dispute, piercing a significant hole in the tradition of secrecy upon which the Swiss banking industry was built.

The banks have until the end of the year to decide whether to fess up to potential wrong-doing and hand over their files to US authorities, and thereby shield themselves from legal action, or take their chances outside the programme.

Picking the wrong option could saddle a bank with crippling fines, fees or a US indictment.

Banks that opened undeclared accounts for US clients -- especially the ones that actively wooed such clients -- definitely should join the programme, experts say.

Washington in 2009 fined Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, $780 million for complicity in tax evasion.

"If one of the 10 to 15 banks the US Department of Justice already has in its files does not show up..., you can be sure there will be a BOOM in January," Hornung said.

Earlier this year, Switzerland's one-time oldest bank Wegelin & Co. discovered the price of not coming clean to US authorities when given the chance. Founded in 1741, the bank was pushed out of business after being slapped with a $74-million fine for helping wealthy clients avoid at least $20 million in taxes.

Fourteen banks, including Switzerland's second-biggest bank, Credit Suisse, are already officially under US investigation and will have no chance to skirt legal action.

The other banks can however opt in to the programme by determining which of the three remaining categories they belong in.

Most so far are signing up for category two and thereby acknowledging they may well have had US clients with undeclared accounts.

"More banks have said they will go for category two than would be expected," said Walter Boss, a tax lawyer with Poledna Boss Kurer AG in Zurich.

"Category three, reserved for banks that aim to prove their innocence, "won't be crowded, it looks like," he said.

Especially surprising perhaps is that a large majority of the publicly backed cantonal banks have opted for category two. These banks which are regionally based and have long insisted they never went after US clients.

Small banks could be forced out of business

All the banks rushing to the confession booth have not necessarily committed any misdeeds though, experts say.

A number of banks insist they have only had a few US clients and have never done anything to encourage tax evasion, but have chosen to initially join category two for fear that a single tax-dodging American, even unbeknownst to them, could land them in legal qualms.

"I think the fears in Switzerland are too big when it comes to the United States," said Peter Viktor Kunz, a business law professor at Bern University.

"I really hope that common sense prevails in the end," he said.

Switzerland's third-largest bank, Reiffeisen, and private bank Vontobel have for instance said they will opt for category three or four, reserved for local banks with no US clients at all, which should show some of the smaller banks with few US clients that the self-flagellating is unnecessary, Kunz said.

Banks in category two will face penalties equivalent to between 20 and 50 per cent of the value of undeclared accounts, depending on when they were opened, not to mention towering legal and translation fees.

"Many of the smaller banks simply will not be able to afford this," Hornung said, cautioning that a number of banks might go belly-up.

He urged banks that had done nothing wrong to opt out of the programme altogether, insisting that Washington was not interested in hunting down the minnows in the pond.

Regardless of how many banks decide to sign up by the December 31 deadline, observers warned that the programme was unlikely to provide much immediate relief to a Swiss banking sector desperate to shake off the uncertainty that has been dogging it throughout the dispute with Washington.

Confusion over how the US programme will be implemented means "the uncertainty is still there for many," Kunz said, adding: "So no happy new year for them."

- AFP/fa

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China interbank rates surge again despite cash injection

China interbank rates surge again despite cash injection

POSTED: 23 Dec 2013 18:08

China's interbank interest rates surged again on Monday despite hefty cash injections last week by the central bank, suggesting money market stress remains as authorities maintain a prudent stance.

BEIJING: China's interbank interest rates surged again on Monday despite hefty cash injections last week by the central bank, suggesting money market stress remains as authorities maintain a prudent stance.

The seven-day repurchase-agreement rate -- a benchmark for interbank borrowing costs -- rose to 9.8 per cent, the highest since it hit 11.62 per cent on June 20 at the peak of China's summer cash crunch that unnerved global markets, according to Dow Jones Newswires.

"The spike in interbank rate indicates that the lack of market confidence has worsened the liquidity crunch," Wendy Chen, a Shanghai-based economist at Nomura Securities, told AFP.

The rates, which serve as funding costs for pricing and investment, have been trending higher recently as the People's Bank of China (PBoC) had refrained from injecting further liquidity through a routine open market operation for two weeks.

In a gesture to calm the market, the PBoC announced Friday that it had injected more than 300 billion yuan ($49.4 billion) into the financial system over a three-day period via the so-called short-term liquidity operations (SLOs).

"Currently the banking system has excess reserves of over 1.5 trillion yuan, a relatively high level compared with the same periods in history," it said on its verified account on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo.

The announcement followed a similar statement on Thursday that the bank had "appropriately injected" an unspecified amount of cash into the market through SLOs.

The interbank market responded with brief signs of improving funding conditions earlier Monday. The repo rate began the day's trading at 5.57 per cent, down from Friday's 8.2 per cent, before rebounding.

"More credit and further measures from the PBoC are probably required, to let the market regain its confidence, before the rate can become stabilised," Chen said.

Chinese shares edged up Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ending up 0.24 per cent at 2,089.71. But analysts warned that the gains will soon evaporate without fresh funds flowing into the stock market.

The state-run Securities Times newspaper on Monday quoted analysts as saying that the central bank intended to signal to the market its "neutral but slightly tight" policy stance by keeping suspended its routine, more aggressive liquidity-releasing tools and appeasing the market only with SLOs.

The SLOs are discreet, targeted exercises confined to a select group of 12 banks that are deemed crucial to the overall stability of China's financial system. They are a new tool the PBoC introduced in January.

- AFP/nd

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SERS receives strong support from residents

SERS receives strong support from residents

    By S Ramesh
    POSTED: 19 Dec 2013 15:37

The latest survey of HDB residents who were offered the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) showed continued strong support for the scheme.

SINGAPORE: The latest survey of HDB residents who were offered the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) showed continued strong support for the scheme.

Of the 628 households from five projects who participated in the survey, 87 percent expressed support for SERS.

Most of the residents surveyed were happy that SERS allowed them to continue living in the same estate close to their long-time neighbours.

Almost all households expressed a strong sense of belonging to their town and estate.

HDB said this affirms one of SERS' objectives -- which is to preserve the close community ties built up over the years, as the community moves en bloc to their new flats.

Seventy-two percent of those surveyed reported no change in their family life after SERS.

In fact, another 24 percent of households said their family life improved, attributing it to the new flats and a better living environment.

HDB said the survey findings reaffirmed the popularity of SERS among the residents, adding that this was not surprising as SERS offers many attractive benefits. These include a new home with a fresh 99-year lease at a subsidised price, a modern living environment, and financial concessions to ease cash flow and facilitate relocation.

The latest survey was conducted from October 2012 to December 2012, and the majority of households stayed in 3-room and 4-room flats before SERS.

HDB said many subsequently upgraded to bigger replacement flats, with seven in 10 now residing in 4-room and 5-room flats.

Writing on his Facebook page, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said: "SERS is not only about creating new hardware. We make a conscious effort to develop the heartware by keeping community ties strong.

"After all, many kids grew up together in HDB estates and have forged lifelong friendships. Through careful planning, SERS enable residents to continue to live near their neighbours in a better environment."

SERS is part of the government's Estate Renewal Strategy for older public housing estates.

- CNA/al

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72.8% of Normal (Academic) students get to move on to Sec 5

72.8% of Normal (Academic) students get to move on to Sec 5

    By Sharon See
    POSTED: 19 Dec 2013 16:05
    UPDATED: 19 Dec 2013 21:28
  
The Singapore-Cambridge GCE N-Level (or Normal Level) results were out on Thursday. Nearly three quarters, or 72.8 per cent, of the 12,419 Normal (Academic) students who took the N-Level examination this year will move on to Secondary 5.

SINGAPORE: The Singapore-Cambridge GCE N-Level (or Normal Level) results were out on Thursday.

Nearly three quarters, or 72.8 per cent, of the 12,419 Normal (Academic) students who took the N-Level examination this year will move on to Secondary 5.

And more than 99 per cent of them will be awarded the Normal (Academic) Level certificate.

In all, 17,929 students took the N-Level examination this year, with a third from the Normal (Technical) stream.

And 98 per cent of these students will get their certificate.

At Hillgrove Secondary, Nicholas Chua is one of the top N-Level students of his cohort.

But he was not always hardworking, especially in his lower secondary years.

That changed when he found a dream he wanted to pursue.

Nicholas said: “I was quite playful back then -- I didn't see the importance of studying. I was often distracted by my friends… to go out with them and all.

“The turning point probably (came) in Secondary 3, when the school introduced us to many various careers and the different courses in polytechnic. And when I found a particular interest, which was engineering, I set a target for myself to work hard for that. It gave me a clearer direction to what I want to be in the future.”

With an aggregate score of eight points, Nicholas is hoping to apply for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme, which allows him to skip Secondary 5.

The best possible score is five points, which takes into account a student's grades in English, Mathematics and best three subjects.

Abdul Haziq Abdul Hafiz could have gone to the Express stream with his results, but he chose the Normal (Academic) stream as he wanted to give himself more time to learn.

Tragedy struck the Temasek Secondary School student when he was in Secondary 1, as he suddenly lost his father, the breadwinner of the family.

But Abdul Haziq did not let his grief get him down.

Instead, he worked hard and even took up leadership positions in his co-curricular activities.

And he credits his good results to support from his mother.

Abdul Haziq said: "It has to be my mum. She has been there for me the whole time since my father left. I know she's really sad about what happened -- I don't know how sad she really feels -- but no matter what, she still supports me."

Reshma Nambiar from Yio Chu Kang Secondary said her mother did not let her go out with her friends for almost the entire year, so that she could concentrate on her studies.

In retrospect, she is glad she listened to her mother.

Reshma said: “I have some friends, they can go out, but they would still do very well, but I'm not that type of person. I have to actually sit down and study, and I think my mum knows that about me, so a lot of times, throughout the whole year, she didn't allow me to go out with my friends, or she just made me stay at home and just study and study.

“I got very angry. I was very upset because why can all my friends have fun, and… I can’t? But I think in the end, it really paid off and I'm very grateful to my parents for doing that.”

After the N-Level examinations, students have a range of choices on where to go next.

Most will go on to Secondary 5 to do the O-Level examinations, while some may choose to do a year at ITE before moving on to polytechnic.

The best of the cohort -- those with an aggregate score of 11 and below -- may gain direct entry into polytechnic.

This year, the five polytechnics are offering 1,200 places in total.

- CNA/gn

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Sec 1 posting results to be released on December 20

Sec 1 posting results to be released on December 20

    POSTED: 13 Dec 2013 11:53

This year's Secondary 1 posting results will be released on December 20, 2013 at 9am.

SINGAPORE: This year's Secondary 1 posting results will be released on December 20, 2013 at 9am.

In a statement released on Friday morning, the Education Ministry said students are to report to their assigned secondary schools on December 23 at 8.30am.

Parents and students can check the school posting results by going to the student's primary school or through the ministry's S1 Internet System.

They can also find out the results through SMS text messaging if they have provided a local mobile phone number during the submission of the student's school choices.

Parents with enquiries can call the ministry's customer service centre at 6872 2220 during office hours.

- CNA/fa

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HDB subletting approvals tripled in last 6 years: analysts

HDB subletting approvals tripled in last 6 years: analysts

    By Khoo Fang Xuan
    POSTED: 07 Dec 2013 22:02

Analysts said HDB's approvals of subletting of whole flats have tripled in the last six years, resulting in a concentration of foreigners in a block or neighbourhood. The National Development Ministry is looking at imposing a cap on the percentage of foreigners in HDB flats.

SINGAPORE: Analysts said HDB's approvals of subletting of whole flats have tripled in the last six years, resulting in a concentration of foreigners in a block or neighbourhood.

The National Development Ministry is looking at imposing a cap on the percentage of foreigners in HDB flats. This was the result of feedback from residents.

Khoo Swee Yong, CEO of Century 21, said: "Within the last six years, we actually had 30,000 additional flats across the island that were given permission for whole-flat subletting.

"45,000 flats as a total proportion of the HDB stocks in Singapore of over 900,000 is just about five per cent. How that five per cent of HDB flats that are allowed to be sublet could congregate into certain blocks of HDB flats that may have up to, as minister (Khaw Boon Wan) said, 18 per cent foreigners living in those blocks."

National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan had written about the cap in a blog post on Friday.

Analysts said the restriction will affect companies that hire expats, as HDB flats are a more affordable housing option for foreigners as compared to private housing.

Lee Bee Wah, GPC chair for national development and environment, said: “We need to have this cap perhaps while MND is working out the details. The cap can be based on block level and then neighbourhood level. This is to spread out the foreigners from congregating and forming that enclave."

- CNA/xq

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SingTel to boost mobile data speed in crowded locations

SingTel to boost mobile data speed in crowded locations
    POSTED: 10 Dec 2013 14:10

SingTel said faster mobile internet connection in crowded places is on the cards for its customers. To make that happen, it is rolling out small cell technology at some 20 sites -- including concert venues, malls, commercial and residential buildings.

SINGAPORE: SingTel said faster mobile internet connection in crowded places is on the cards for its customers. To make that happen, it is rolling out small cell technology at some 20 sites -- including concert venues, malls, commercial and residential buildings.

The telco said it is carrying out this work progressively and intends to complete it in three to four months.

Working hand-in-hand with small cell technology is a mobile network management solution called self-organising networks.

This software technology, which is already in place, allows slack network capacity in one area to be dynamically reallocated to ease demand elsewhere.

The telco said with both enhancements, mobile internet access for its subscribers should be up to 20 per cent faster at the 20 selected sites.

The chances of its customers getting a dropped call at these crowded locations should also reduce by as much as 40 per cent, it added.

- CNA/ac

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Economists expect S'pore GDP to grow 4.7% in Q4

Economists expect S'pore GDP to grow 4.7% in Q4

    By Nicole Tan
    POSTED: 11 Dec 2013 12:47
    UPDATED: 11 Dec 2013 23:49

Private sector economists are now more optimistic about Singapore's economic performance this year. According to the MAS's latest Survey of Professional Forecasters, they expect Singapore's GDP to grow by 4.7 per cent in Q4.

SINGAPORE: Private sector economists are now more optimistic about Singapore's economic performance this year.

According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) latest Survey of Professional Forecasters released on Wednesday, they expect Singapore's GDP to grow by 4.7 per cent in Q4, up from 3.4 per cent in the September survey.

Economists have also revised their growth forecast for 2013 to 3.8 per cent, up from 2.9 per cent previously.

Private sector economists said the Singapore economy should do better this year, supported by stronger performance in the manufacturing and construction sectors, as well as wholesale and retail trade.

They have also upgraded their growth forecast on the back of better-than-expected growth in the third quarter.

The Singapore economy expanded by 5.8 per cent in Q3 2013 compared with the same period last year, higher than the expected 4.0 per cent.

The growth expectations are in line with the government's 2013 full year growth forecast of 3.5 to 4.0 per cent.

Going into 2014, economists have also raised the GDP forecast to 3.9 per cent from 3.5 per cent in the last survey.

However, amid the optimism, some economists warn there are potential risks ahead.

Irvin Seah, senior economist and senior vice-president for economic and currency research, said: "China's growth momentum has picked up, and I think that will be a significant impetus on Singapore's economic performance in 2014.

“It will be an important catalyst for the manufacturing sector, for the services sector, some of the trade-dependent sectors.

“That being said, there are also risks particularly in the form of QE tapering, which will be a concern for the financial markets especially for investors."

Meanwhile, inflation for 2013 could ease slightly with more stable housing costs.

Economists expect headline inflation to fall to 2.4 per cent this year.

And MAS core inflation, which excludes housing and private transportation costs, is projected to come in at 1.7 per cent.

But rising business costs could exert some inflationary pressure going forward.

Joey Chew, regional economist at Barclays, said: "Growth is picking up so we should see a stronger labour market interact with stronger demand for labour, pushing up wages, and therefore prices.

“We should also expect pent-up cost increases, like public transport costs to also filter through now that the economy is doing better.

“Why we should expect inflation to rise is also because some of the commodity prices globally has bottomed out. For example, we've seen electricity tariffs in Q4 being revised up, and we should also see oil prices moving a little higher in 2014."

Economists said core inflation for 2014 could rise to 2.3 per cent, up from their earlier forecast of 2.1 per cent.

But headline inflation could dip slightly to 2.8 per cent next year, compared to 2.9 per cent in the previous survey led by potential decline in housing costs and COE premiums.

- CNA/xq/nd

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AXS D-Pay	-	-	-
Token Registration	-	-	-
e-Commerce on 3D Secure Websites	-	-	-

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The Building Blocks of Home - Purchasing a 4-Room BTO flat

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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Cashflow

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The Building Blocks of Home - Intro / Purchasing a 3-Room BTO flat

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Andrea Bocelli - What Child Is This

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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Condoms Ad

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Vanessa 16th Birthday Trailer [THE TENDER AGE OF 16]

Vanessa 16th Birthday Trailer [THE TENDER AGE OF 16] from Axioo on Vimeo.

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Yakking

Recently, I met some people keep yakking for no good reason. Oh no! This is indeed not good! =(


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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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Andrea Bocelli - White Christmas

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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System Status: Fan Maintenance

Fan cleaned! ^^

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The Building Blocks of Home - Purchasing a 2-Room BTO flat

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Om Mani Padme Hum

Om Mani Padme Hum

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Weekend

Settled dad's 100th day.

I gave myself a good rest for this rest of the weekend. First, went to the barber's and have a nice short haircut. After that went to the beach to walk about.

It is raining the whole day on Sunday, so have a good nap.

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The CEO Obsessed With Making Eggs Without Chickens

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Andrea Bocelli - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

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Breathe Easy: This Building Eats Smog

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No Thanks: Why BlackBerry Rejected Bieber's Help

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2013

Published: Thursday, December 05, 2013

Version: 1.0

This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on December 10, 2013.
This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the December bulletin summary on December 10, 2013. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.
To receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft Security Bulletins are issued, subscribe to Microsoft Technical Security Notifications.
Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on the security bulletins on December 11, 2013, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the December Security Bulletin Webcast.
Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security, high-priority updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.

Bulletin Information

Executive Summaries

Affected Software

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

Other Information

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.

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Non-Security Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS

For information about non-security releases on Windows Update and Microsoft Update, please see:

• Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 894199: Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content. Includes all Windows content.
• Updates from Past Months for Windows Server Update Services: Displays all new, revised, and rereleased updates for Microsoft products other than Microsoft Windows.

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Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP)

To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. Security software providers can then use this vulnerability information to provide updated protections to customers via their security software or devices, such as antivirus, network-based intrusion detection systems, or host-based intrusion prevention systems. To determine whether active protections are available from security software providers, please visit the active protections websites provided by program partners, listed in Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Partners.

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Security Strategies and Community

Update Management Strategies
Security Guidance for Update Management provides additional information about Microsoft’s best-practice recommendations for applying security updates.
Obtaining Other Security Updates
Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:

• Security updates are available from Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update".
• Updates for consumer platforms are available from Microsoft Update.
• You can obtain the security updates offered this month on Windows Update, from Download Center on Security and Critical Releases ISO CD Image files. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 913086.

IT Pro Security Community
Learn to improve security and optimize your IT infrastructure, and participate with other IT Pros on security topics in IT Pro Security Community.

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Support

• The affected software listed has been tested to determine which versions are affected. Other versions are past their support life cycle. To determine the support life cycle for your software version, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.
• Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support
• Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus and Security Solution Center
• Local support according to your country: International Support

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Disclaimer

The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

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