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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Dec 2016 Singapore Savings Bonds - GX17010W

Issuance details - GX17010W

Bond ID	GX17010W
Amount available	$150 million
Issue date	3 Jan 2017
Maturity date(1)	1 Jan 2027
Interest payment dates(1)	The 1st interest payment will be made on 1 Jul 2017, and subsequently every six months on 1 Jan and 1 Jul every year.
Investment amounts	You can invest a minimum of $500, and in multiples of $500 up to $50,000 for this issue. The total amount of Savings Bonds held across all issues cannot be more than $100,000.
Application period	Opens: 6.00pm, 1 Dec 2016 Closes: 9.00pm, 27 Dec 2016 Results: After 3.00pm, 28 Dec 2016 Keep track of the important dates with our SSB calendar.
Apply through	DBS/POSB, OCBC and UOB ATMs and DBS/POSBInternet Banking, from 7.00am - 9.00pm, Mon - Sat, excluding Public Holidays. On 1 Dec 2016, these channels will be open from 6.00pm to 9.00pm. CPF and SRS funds are not eligible.

This bond will be reflected as "SBJAN17 GX17010W" in your CDP statement and "CDP-SBJAN17" in your bank statement.

Interest rates

Year from issue date	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Interest, %	0.91	1.12	1.54	1.99	2.30	2.46	2.64	2.84	3.08	3.40
Average return per year, %*	0.91	1.01	1.19	1.38	1.56	1.70	1.83	1.95	2.06	2.18

* At the end of each year, on a compounded basis

Calculate the interest you will earn based on your desired investment amount using the Interest Calculator.

(1)If this day is not a business day, payment will be made on the next business day.

Should I get this or ignore?

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McAfee DAT version = 8377 (dec 12th 2016)

McAfee DAT version = 8377 (dec 12th 2016)

Link: here ( Select Yes. And it keeps getting updated daily. Region=US)

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Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas
Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

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Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Sutra in Forty-Two Sections - Section 4 & Section 5

Sutra in Forty-Two Sections - Section 4 & Section 5

Section 4
Clarifying Good and Evil

The Buddha said, "Living beings may perform Ten Good Deeds or Ten Evil Deeds. What are the ten? Three are done with the body, four are done with the mouth, and three are done with the mind. The three done with the body are killing, stealing, and lust. The four done with the mouth are duplicity, harsh speech, lies, and frivolousspeech. The three done with the mind are jealousy, hatred, and stupidity. Thus these ten are not in accord with the Way of Sages and are called the Ten Evil Deeds. To put a stop to these evils is to perform the Ten Good Deeds."

Section 5
Reducing the Severity of Offenses

The Buddha said, "If a person has many offenses and does not repent of them, but cuts off all thought of repentance, the offenses will engulf him, just as water returning to the sea will gradually become deeper and wider. If a person has offenses and, realizing they are wrong, reforms and does good, the offenses will dissolve by themselves, just as a sick person who begins to perspire will gradually be cured."

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Finding Money

Finding Money. Where are you?

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