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by: Michele-Lyn Ault
"Your lingering disbelief that anything important hangs on your life is only evidence of the long assault on your heart by the one who knows who you could be and fears you." Stasi Eldredge
One thing the enemy of our souls uses is comparison to others, which is often rooted in shame, to keep us paralyzed.
Shame whispers, "Do more. Work harder. So, you'll be better than her."
Shame will make you feel defective and inadequate until you become ingrained with a deep sense of disgrace. Shame keeps you from resting in the belief that God finds you beautiful, has deemed you worthy and in Him you are enough. It is why Jesus despised it.
God is changing you. Instead of making you into someone else, He is making you more you — how He created you. We don't have to try to be like anyone else. The more of His we become, the more of our true selves we become.


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Amazon has reported that its sales have risen by more than 30 per cent in the second quarter of 2016 with a revenue increase to $30.4bn (£23bn).
The firm has been expanding in recent years beyond its traditional retail base as a one-stop-shop for consumer goods towards video streaming, music and hardware manufacturing.
It also recently agreed a deal with the UK government to develop and trial drone technology that will be used to deliver parcels to its customers.
The latest results see Amazon's net income rise to $857m compared to $92m a year ago.
Chief executive and founder Jeff Bezos, who overtook Warren Buffet as the third richest man in the world following the results, said the company's recent expansion into India demonstrated its continued ambition.
"It's been a busy few months for Amazon around the world and particularly in India, where we launched a new AWS (Amazon Web Services) Region, introduced Prime with unlimited free shipping and announced that Prime Video is coming soon, offering Prime members in India exclusive access to Amazon Original Series and Movies - including original content featuring top Indian creators and talent.
"The team in India is inventing at a torrid pace and we're very grateful to our Indian customers for their welcoming response," Bezos said.
The technology giant also recently announced that it plans to create 1,000 new permanent jobs in the UK in 2016.
Amazon used the earnings announcement to reveal that sales from its second annual Prime Day, where customers on their Prime membership scheme had access to exclusive deals, were up more than 60 per cent on 2015's event.
Meanwhile, Google's parent company Alphabet and one of Amazon's major rivals also reported a big jump in revenue in its latest financial results, with the company's finance chief hailing the figures as 'terrific'.
Alphabet comprises Google and its other various businesses known as 'Other Bets' which include Nest smart thermostats and the self-driving car programme
Its revenue increased to $21.5bn - well above the $20.7bn analysts had predicted.
Ruth Porat, the chief financial officer of Alphabet, said: "Our terrific second quarter results, with 21 per cent revenue growth year on year and 25 per cent on a constant currency basis, reflect the successful investments we've made over many years in rapidly expanding areas such as mobile and video.
"We continue to invest responsibly in support of our many compelling opportunities."
The Google segment of Alphabet, the search engine business, as well as the Android platform, made up the vast majority of the revenue, accounting for all but just under $200m of it.
Advertising revenue was also up 19 per cent on the same period last year, while Google's websites saw revenue climb 24 per cent compared to a year ago.
The Other Bets segment, made up of Alphabet's more ambitious business projects, saw revenue increase too.
Google has been battling French authorities this year over their right-to-be-forgotten protocols which they want to extend to search results delivered from outside of the EU.


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Great First Experience!
Being a first time mom, I was a little nervous about my son starting daycare (he started in the Infants Room at 6 weeks old). However, we could not have picked a better place! We fell in love with the teachers and staff and he was always so happy there. It was evident that he was completely comfortable and loved his teachers as well. I was sad when he moved into the next class, but the staff has been great with helping him make the transition and I have no doubt his new teachers will be awesome too. Not to mention the things he's already learning...at 12 months he's signing things like "more" and "milk" and doing the hand motions to Itsy Bitsy Spider.
Leslie Williams
Learning so much!
It is very obvious that my son is learning so much at Kids R Kids. He has come home pointing to animals, naming them. When I heared him point and say "hippo," I knew he learned this at Kids R Kids because it is an animal I never taught him. Most recently he came home and told me "Red is rojo!" I was completely taken away to hear that from my two year old, not only have they helped teach him his colors but he is learning them in Spanish as well. The staff at Kids R Kids are attentive to you and your child's needs; they helped tremendously with potty training. I am so happy to see he learns so much; he loves going to school!
Unlike Any Other
My daughter began Kids R' Kids back in July when she was 14 months old. I cannot dscribe how nervous I was putting my only child in a daycare setting after she had been cared for by grandma for all this time. My husband and I went to 12 different daycares to visit before we walked into Kids R Kids. It was the first visit we both walked out of feeling our only daughter will be in good hands. Our intuition about this day care was right on target. Our daughter has flourished socially, academically, and emotionally since attending this first-class daycare facility. My husband and I are both in the eduction field and we like to think we are both intelligent people, but our baby teaches us new things! Although she is only 19 months old, she can recite her ABC's, count to 10, and do sign language. How amazing is that! She teaches us how to sign by her verbal and non-verbal communication she uses at home. There are many other things I can brag about, but this testimonial will become a thesis. I highly recommend this multi-faceted center of learning to any parent looking to see that their child flourishes in many different ways.
W. Alexander
Our KRK testimony
From the day of the tour to today, Kids R Kids has been loving and caring to our son. When I toured Kids R Kids, I was welcomed and encouraged by the teacher that would have Brian. She showed me the room he would be in and the different activities they do with those in the infant room. I was surprised to see the art work they did with the infants. A few weeks later, we enrolled. Of course, I was anxious about leaving him, but was put at ease when the teacher took him and engaged him with the toys on the floor. Every day, I was told about the things they did and how Brian did. Itâs a great comfort knowing that your child is being loved and cared for when you canât be there. We were fortunate that when Brian moved to the 1 year old class, that his teacher moved also. I know that this was a rare case, but for this mom, I loved it. We were involved with parties they had. It was also encouraging to see the teachers help with the development of the children, physically, socially and emotionally. Next was the 18 month class. Again, there was support in the transition of classes. The activities are always age appropriate and include ones that help the children learn and stretch themselves. Before we knew it, we were in the 2 year old class, the 3 year old class and now Pre-K. The curriculum they use builds on what is taught from the beginning. There is a routine and a standard that has helped Brian learn and know what he knows. Being in the private Pre-K, each child is able to have personalized plans. There are children that love reading and writing. There are those that love math and science. Because of the small group, they all get exposed to what each child loves. We are glad to have Brian at Kids R Kids. He has learned so much from his teachers and his classmates. Everyone knows him, loves on him and genuinely cares for him. We chose Kids R Kids because of the location. We stay with Kids R Kids because of the devotion the management, teachers and everyone that works there have for the children. Chris and Cheryl M
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KidsRKids Collins Hill location is the BEST ! i need 1 month of free tuition ! thanks in advance !
June 4th 2013 my 2yr. old daughter londyn giselle smith started going to kidsrkids. this was her first time ever having a sitter other than my family, so this was very different for me. BUT when i tell you Wendy, Stephanie and Bridget made me feel more than welcome. They understood my concerns to have londyn in a different class because she is definitely ahead of her time. Her learning is very important to me. So they moved her to the "big girls" class. the move did her great justice and she adapted very well. The curriculum is on point and i have not one complaint. she comes home talking more and more like a 15 year old every day, i love it. londyn is like any other toddler, shes had a few bad days, where shes sick, falls, or shes being mean and the school notified me in a timely manner, and i appreciate that. when it comes to paying tuition, Wendy is soooo understanding, and she even gave me awesome advice for handling a situation that she was all to familiar with. Its never any pressure, and i love that. To know that i have a safe haven for my child means a lot to me, this world is soooo crazy, and there is too many bad things happening to kids, but one thing i do know for sure is that kidsrkids follows policy rules, and they love their families. when i walk inside, i'm greeted every morning, we hold all kind of convos, i love those ladies, if i ever needed anything their always there to help me the best way possible. signed & approved by londyns mommy ! :)) -- Talessa Smith 470.216.6700
Kids R Kids University Center has been such a blessing for our family! My son, who is our first, has been in the infant room since he was three months old. Because I work in the school system, I had him at home with me this summer. Within a week of returning, he was standing and saying "UP" because the teachers in the room worked with him daily. The room is always EXTREMELY clean and well kept. The teachers are also extremely diligent when it comes to taking care of the babies. The school is the best!
M. SMith
Excellent Infant Room
KRK University Center is our second daycare. We searched extensively for a childcare facility that would provide our baby girl with a safe, clean and nurturing environment. But what we found in KRK has far exceeded our expectations. Not only is our daughter in love with her wonderful teachers in the infant room, but she is also interacting with her classmates, exploring her evironment (which is always spotless) and is actually coming home surprising us with new words every week at only 8 months of age! We feel blessed to have found a childcare facility that provides a great education wrapped in hugs and kisses!!!
D. Gaines
Happy Parents!!!!
My 2 month old daughter started Kids 'R' Kids this week. We were very nervous as she is our first child. We could not have picked a safer, more loving environment. We love the care she is receiving on a daily basis. The teachers are so friendly, attentive and loving to our daughter and the other infants in the classroom. The management team is very friendly and they always have smiles on their faces. We would defintely recommend this location to any parents looking for quality care for their children.
Justin S
My son loves his teachers!
I would recommend this place to any of my friends! Matthew loves being here and his teachers are the best!
Kim K.
Excellent Preschool!!
My daughter has learned so much since she started here! The teachers really focus on the curriculum and not just babysitting like some places do. I truly can not believe how wonderful of a feeling it is to know that I can go to work with out worrying about her. Her teachers take such great care of her. You can not find a better place around!
Great option for professors!
After searching for a daycare close to home we decided to look here for our 11 month old. The daycare is right across the street from my husband's office and as a professor there the convenience of having the baby be so close to him along with reduced rates for GGC employees it has been a wonderful choice for us. We love the internet viewing option and the staff there has made the transition for our son so easy. They are a wonderful, caring and engaged staff from the front desk, to the director to the amazing teachers that take care of our baby. We couldn't be happier.
L. Gunther
Pre-K teacher rocks
My son was enrolled in the state pre-k and had Miss Christine as the teacher and Mrs Wanda as the assistant. I had my reservations at first about the facility however I am glad I stayed. His teachers and their passion for teaching exceeded my expectations. Ahmed was never bored there and Miss Christine made sure the kids mastered the pre-k curriculum and more. She made it fun and exposed the kids to people and cultures from all over the world. I rate her pre-k class highly. Keep up the good work. Pre-k needs more teachers like Miss Christine and Miss Wanda.
Kathija Jamaloodeen - GA
My Daughter is Learning So Much
My Daughter is in the 3year old class at Kids `R` Kids and she LOVES it!!!! Her teachers do a great job working with her. I knew what the theme of the week was without even having to ask the teachers. She came home and told me all about fire trucks and the noises they make.
C. Long - GA
My daughter loves her school!!!
My 4 year old really enjoys her Pre-K class and lover her teachers! She gets upset if it is not a school day and even gets up early on the weekends and gets ready to go to school. This is the best daycare/school I have seen.
E. Allen - GA


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WASHINGTON — Can a Republican primary in Indiana have even the remotest connection to a presidential election in France? Richard Mourdock, the tea party giant-killer who defeated Sen. Richard Lugar on Tuesday, clearly thinks so.
"Just yesterday, France elected a socialist," Mourdock declared in his victory speech. "There are those I'm sure in the administration and in the left side of the Democratic Party that were cheering for that. But we're not going to stand for that in Indiana because the supporters of Barack Obama are not going to win!"
Don't scoff. There is a point behind what Mourdock said. It's just not the point he had in mind.
Mourdock's success is decisive proof, if any more was needed, that the Republican Party has lurched far to the right of where it once was. Lugar was regularly described in the course of his re-election campaign as a "moderate." But he is not a moderate, and never has been. He is a conservative who happens to be civil. Lugar earned a lifetime rating of 77 percent from the American Conservative Union. If being more than three-quarters to the right puts you in the "middle" of the political spectrum, it's a very skewed measure.
Being a good tea party Republican, Mourdock is all about slashing government spending without regard to the impact of the cuts on the economy or on those who need government help. He cast his campaign as a battle against "the nightmare of ever-growing government" that would turn the United States into a "Western European-style nation."
This gets us to the irony: Right now, it's conservatives who want to follow the Western European path of austerity that voters in France and Greece rejected last weekend. The Obama administration, by contrast, has chosen a distinctly American path that kept austerity at bay. As a result, the American economy has climbed out of the Great Recession more quickly than most of Europe. Had Obama accepted the right wing's assertions that cutting government is the one and only route to prosperity, we would have gone the way of Britain, which is slipping toward recession again.
In fact, the "socialist" Obama has presided over an economy in which private employment has risen by 4.2 million jobs during the recovery even as governments at all levels have cut public payrolls by some 600,000 since the beginning of 2009. If shrinking government is the political right's goal, this puts Obama to the right of both Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. The United States should have been even more aggressive in pump priming the economy — and Obama would have been if conservatives and some moderates had not been so resistant.


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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Warner TV sets Premiere Date for New TV Series "Krypton" - 22 March, 9 PM
Bring up the name Krypton, and the first thing that comes to mind is Superman aka Kal-el. The Superman legend is very well known by now, but do we know what happened in the House of El during his grandpapa's days?
Developed by David S. Goyer and Damian Kindler, a new superhero TV series "Krypton" aims to expand the Superman mythology, and explore new canon about one of the most prominent noble houses of Superman's home planet. The events happening in the series will unfold before Krypton's fateful and explosive destruction.
Seg-el (Cameron Cuffe), the grandfather of Kal-el, is faced with a difficult situation. The House of El is being ostracized, and Krypton's leadership is in disarray. He has to find ways to save his family honour so that Kal-el's future is secure. But that might mean that the planet of Krypton may have to be destroyed, causing his kind to be annihilated.
Friday, February 16, 2018
It's Chaos in Westworld Season 2 - Premiering 23 April 2018 on HBO Asia
The violent, dystopian world of make-believe in HBO's award-winning series "Westworld" was one of the most unforgettable, provocative shows in 2017.
The scifi show about the complex interactions between humans and androids in a futuristic theme park, had Red Dot Diva at the edge of her seat as plot twists and surprises were slowly revealed layer after layer in each episode.
Credit had to go to the stellar cast of actors consisting of Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, James Marsden, Tessa Thompson, Clifton Collins Jr, and many more. Their performances, especially the actors who played the hosts,were nuanced and haunting.
Season 1 of HBO's original series "Westworld" wrapped up with a satisfying yet tantalizing finale that offered up a few twists (one in particular) that most fans did not expect. After those last shocking few seconds, Red Dot Diva has so many more questions about Ford, the future of Delos Incorporated now that the hosts are awake, and the repercussions of Dolores' and Maeve's actions.
Some reprieve from all that unresolved suspense came in the form of a Season 2 sneak peek released at SDCC 2016. The teaser showed a series of bloody massacres happening in the park and in Delos, with a vengeful Dolores going on a rampage.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Win a HBO 2018 Calendar to Help you Countdown till Game of Thrones' Final Season Airs in 2019
Lots of things happened in the Season 7 finale of HBO's award-winning series "Game of Thrones".
What is the repercussion of the liaison between Daenrys and Jon Snow? Is Tormund still alive? Will there be a brother vs brother, Drogon vs Viserion showdown? Who will sit on the Iron Throne when the series ends?
Unfortunately, it will be more than a year before fans will get to know the answers. The final and 8th season of "Game of Thrones" will air only in 2019. The actual premiere date has not been announced yet, but Season 8, which consists of 6 episodes, will air on HBO Asia the same time as the U.S. telecast.
The wait seems interminable, so what can fans do in the meantime until Season 8 premieres?
Sunday, August 20, 2017
HBO Asia: Singapore-based Sitcom "SeNT" premieres 17 September
In recent years, HBO Asia has been actively committed to the Asian region, giving local and regional talent a chance to shine, and providing avenues to put original Asian stories on the international stage.
Dark fantasy series "Halfworlds", which used Indonesia and Thailand as backdrops, continued for two seasons. Earlier this year, "The Teenage Psychic', HBO Asia's first Chinese-language drama set in Taiwan, received high ratings locally and in Taiwan for its first episode.
Now, HBO Asia has ventured into comedy. Their first English-language comedy series "SENT" (#HBOSeNT) will premiere across Asia with two episodes aired back-to-back on 17 September, 2017 (Sunday) at 9PM.
"SeNT" features local talent Alaric Tay's directorial debut for a TV series. The comedian, best known for his hilarious scenes as Andre Chicak and reporter Xin Hua Hua in the Emmy-nominated satire, "The Noose", is also co-producer of "SeNT". The series is produced in partnership with the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA).
Jay Bunani (Haresh Tilani of "Ministry of Funny") is a regular financial compliance officer who writes scathing emails to his boss and colleagues whenever work frustration strikes. These emails were stored only in his drafts folder until one fine day, an unfortunate incident caused the highly inappropriate emails to be sent to everyone who had aggravated him.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Game of Thrones Season 7: Diva Heads to Westeros at Cathay Cineleisure & Vivocity
|The Iron Throne at Cathay Cineleisure
There may not be any "Game of Thrones" cast or crew members helping out with the Season 7 promotion in Red Dot Island this year, but there are still some pop-up activities that fans could take part in.
These events will only run from 15 to 16 July (Sat and Sun), and lead up to HBO Asia's Season 7 premiere which will air on 17 July morning, the same time as the U.S. telecast.
Red Dot Diva and Lannister Lion teamed up to check out two different parts of "Westeros" - Cathay Cineleisure and Vivocity.
For this weekend, Cathay Cineleisure hosts the Ice Throne and Iron Throne. A few weeks ago, both thrones were on display at Chevron House, Raffles Place.
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Game of Thrones' Ice Throne / Iron Throne Will Be At Orchard Cineleisure - 15 & 16 July 2017
Already parading your House banner around your housing estate? Have an army of loyal warriors on stand by? What about your own specially designed crown?
Check on all three?
Then, you are SET to sit on the life-sized Iron Throne, which will be displayed at Orchard Cineleisure on July 16, Sunday! Capture a photo of your regal moment together with some "Game of Thrones" characters, for Winter is Here!
On the day before (15 July, Saturday), a special life-sized ice carving of the Iron Throne will be exhibited at the same venue. You cannot sit on this one of course, but you can still try to win limited edition prizes on site! These premiums have been frozen in blocks of ice, and you can try to chip away to get to them.
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Sunday, June 25, 2017
Winter Is Here! New Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailer and Posters Offer More Hints
While gazillion "Game of Thrones" fans have been waiting impatiently for Season 7 to arrive, a new trailer was released by HBO. The cable channel had sneakily usurped the summer solstice with the battle cry that #WinterIsHere.
Needless to say, the action-filled trailer got the GoT fans going Stark crazy.
Red Dot Diva herself spotted a huge grin on her face that looked somewhat like this (minus those awesome sharp teeth):
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Any hardcore "Game of Thrones" fan must have watched the new trailer multiple times by now, trying to piece together the sneak peeks of various characters in different locations. There are a host of geek websites and podcasts that have broken down each teaser scene in detail, so Red Dot Diva is not going to rehash that.
All she is going to say is, not only #WinterIsHere, #WarIsComing also. Massive, fiery, bloody wars that seem to be the focus of the season, as the various houses and their alliances begin to converge.
Here are scenes that Red Dot Diva is eager to watch in Season 7:
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Labels: #GoTS7, #WinterIsHere, cable, Drogon, fantasy, Game Of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO, HBO Asia, Jon Snow, Liam Cunningham, Night King, Singapore, Starhub, trailer, TV series
Monday, May 1, 2017
Diva Watched Master Artist Salavat Fidai Transform Pencil Tips into Game of Thrones Microsculptures
Game of Thrones".
However, to promote upcoming Season 7 of "Game of Thrones", fans are invited to view their beloved TV show in a much smaller scale. An epicly miniscule scale, to be exact.
Together with art studio and curatorial space K+, HBO Asia commissioned microsculptor Salavat Fidai to carve 16 pieces of various images from the show, all on the tips of fragile graphite lead pencils.
The entire exhibit took 4 months for the Russian artist to complete.
The result is a special exhibition called "Game of Thrones: A Pencil Microsculpture Exhibition by Salavat Fidai", held at K+ Scotts Square till June 4, and admission is FREE!
However, to promote upcoming Season 7 of "Game of Thrones", fans are invited to view their beloved TV show in a much smaller scale. An epicly miniscule scale, to be exact.
Together with art studio and curatorial space K+, HBO Asia commissioned microsculptor Salavat Fidai to carve 16 pieces of various images from the show, all on the tips of fragile graphite lead pencils.
The entire exhibit took 4 months for the Russian artist to complete.
The result is a special exhibition called "Game of Thrones: A Pencil Microsculpture Exhibition by Salavat Fidai", held at K+ Scotts Square till June 4, and admission is FREE!
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Labels: #GOTPencilArt, art, cable, Direwolf, drama, exhibition, fantasy, Game Of Thrones, HBO, HBO Asia, K+, microart, microsculpture, pencil, Salavat Fidai, sculptor, sigil, TV series, video, White Walker
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Get Up Close To "Game of Thrones" Pencil Microsculptures by Salavat Fidai at K+ - 22 April to 4 June 2017
However, to promote the upcoming new season, HBO Asia is offering fans a chance to view Westeros in a whole different level - a very tiny level to be exact. The company has specially commissioned Russian artist/ sculptor Salavat Fidai to carve a series of microsculptures on the tips of graphic pencil leads!
16 of these astoundingly intricate carvings will be on display at K+ Curatorial Space this coming weekend till 4 June, and it is free to attend! The sculptures include iconic images like the White Walker, Hand of the King, various different house sigils, Drogon, Three-Eyed Raven, the Oathkeeper and more!
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Labels: art, demonstration, Direwolf, exhibition, Game Of Thrones, HBO, HBO Asia, K+, microart, microsculpture, pencil, Salavat Fidai, sculpture, Singapore, TV series, video, White Walker
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Game of Thrones Season 7 Arrives on HBO Asia 17 July 2017, 9 AM
After that shocking "Game of Thrones" S6 season finale where a whole bunch of people went Kaboom!, the cruel and scheming Cersei ended up being crowned as Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. From then on, things are just going to get more intense.
The convergence of the different houses in Season 7 will unfold in just seven episodes as the different players focus on King's Landing. This is ominously depicted in the first official teaser made entirely of sigils belonging to the main Houses at play - the Lannisters, the Targaryens, the Starks, the Baratheons and the Tyrells, plus one more powerful game changer - the White Walkers.
Will the Great Wall hold? Or will it all come tumbling down?
Sunday, January 15, 2017
The Synths are Back! Humans Season 2 Returns on AMC Asia, 14 February 2017
Before HBO's "Westworld" took TV and scifi audiences by storm, there was a brilliant series by UK's Channel 4 and AMC called "Humans" about sentient androids hiding in the plain sight from human beings.
The first season which starred a wonderful ensemble cast including William Hurt as Dr George Millican, one of premiere robotics engineers of the first working synthetics (or "synths" for short), Colin Morgan, Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Katherine Parkinson, Ivanno Jeremiah and more.
The follow-up season of "Humans" returns on AMC Asia, Singtel (Channel 322), 14 February 2017 at 10 PM.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Celebrate The Festive Season with HBO Asia's Original Chinese Martial Arts Anthology!
Here's a way to infuse some Asian-ess in the year-end festive celebrations. You can watch two Chinese martial arts shows while chowing down on some baked ham and roasted turkey, and you can do this wayyyyy before Chinese New Year too! That is because HBO Asia will be screening an original martial arts anthology at 9 PM on 25 December and 26 December respectively! Shiok!!!
Set in China's Qing Dynasty, the two stories "Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So" and "Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying", will be sub-titled in English and Mandarin. These HBO movies are a co-production with China Movie Channel (CMC), and will be the first time HBO is airing Mandarin films.
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Diva Checked Out The Official F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Central Perk Cafe in Singapore!
The Official F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Central Perk Cafe finally opens to the public today, 26 November 2016, from 6 PM to 10 PM.
If you can't make it on its first day, the cafe (aptly located at the ground floor of Central Mall; the shop front faces Magazine Road) operates from Tuesdays to Sunday, from 10 AM to 10 PM.
After a rousing and successful crowdfunding project, the journey of bringing the fictional Central Perk Cafe to existence has its share of ups and downs. Generally, Red Dot Island fans who remember and watch the TV series were joyous when Jit Min, founder of the passion project, shared that he was looking for a suitable space for the cafe. However, a few months later, the brickbats came fast and furious when a very atas-sounding SGD 1,000 membership package was announced.
"Is this going to be a scam?" cried many cynical folks. With a couple of notably unfortunate incidences recently (*coughHelloKittycough*), Red Dot Diva is not surprised that some people felt that way. Especially when the owners were tight-lipped about providing more details at that time.
Regardless of the naysayers, there were more than enough fans who were eager to see Red Dot Island get their very own Central Perk Cafe.
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Sunday, September 25, 2016
HBO Asia's "Westworld" Premieres 3 October 2016 - Man vs Machine in the Wild, Wild West
When best-selling author Michael Crichton passed away in 2008, Red Dot Diva was utterly devastated. She was a big fan of his writing and have devoured several of his geeky scifi, medical, techno-thriller-based books - "Jurassic Park", "Timeline" and "Prey" being her favourites - with relish. Many of Michael Crichton's stories were set in a not too distant future and hence, they were like a chilling warning of possible outcomes due to medical or technological advances. It was a little like Black Mirror before there was Black Mirror.
So, when HBO announced that they will be adapting Michael Crichton's "Westworld" movie to a TV series, Red Dot Diva whooped with joy. The 10-episode series, produced by J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, has attracted a cast of fine and award-winning actors including Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris (mmmmmmmm... another of Red Dot Diva's favourites), Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Rodrigo Santoro, Clifton Collins, Jr., Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson and Sidse Babett Knudse.
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Sunday, June 19, 2016
Welcome to "Orange Is The New Black"'s Litchfield Penitentiary Cafetaria: No... No Complaints About The Food!
Hailed by Netflix as one of its most bingeworthy and re-watchable original series, "Orange Is The New Black" (OITNB) the female prison comedy-drama show based on memoirist Piper Kerman's book, just premiered its fourth season last week. According to statistics, about 53% of OITNB fans has re-watched at least one full season of the series.
To create some hype for the series and its new season, Netflix Asia brought Litchfield Penitentiary's Cafeteria right into the heart of Orchard Road. Fans could cure their addiction for two days on 16 and 17 June 2016 when diner & bar Overeasy transformed their Liat Towers branch to the familiar "Orange Is The New Black" women's prison.
If it weren't for Red Dot Diva's geek pal Jas, she would not have known about this interesting promo that was held free of charge, specially for the show's fans. With her fast skillful fingers (*Diva smirkes and wriggles her eyebrows*), she managed to chope their seats for lunchtime on Friday ,17 June.
Besides, Red says she's giving the Red Dot Islanders, with their fussy tastebuds, a second chance:
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Singtel TV Go May Be Worth A Go - AXN, MTV Live and MTV China Added to List of Channels!
Last week, local service provider Singtel invited a small group of bloggers including Red Dot Diva, for a special event held at Elements & Co Cafe. The night of simple fun and games was focused on providing the bloggers with a first-hand experience on their Singtel TV GO application, that allows one to tune into over 120 channels on the go!
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Cutie Joakim Gomez, 98.7 FM's radio producer and presenter for "The Bro Code", was the lovely (and lively!) host for that evening.
Red Dot Diva brought her Evil Twin along to the event, and the first thing they did was download the Singtel TV Go app on a smartphone to see what it looks like.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
"Fear the Walking Dead" Season 2 Is Now On AMC Asia
Following the phenomenal success of "The Walking Dead" (TWD), a prequel/ spinoff called "Fear The Walking Dead" (FTWD) was aired last year on the AMC cable channel.
The show is also the brainchild of TWD's Robert Kirkman and co-creator Dave Erickson. There seems to be lot of faith placed on FTWD's showrunners, as a second season was renewed ahead of the airdate for its Season 1 premiere.
Set in sunny and highly populated city of Los Angeles, FTWD followed the series of events that unfolded right after the initial onset of a virulent strain of infection. A group of survivors which consisted mainly of an extended family, stumble and bicker as they attempted to avoid being zombie lunch. Although to be clear, in the series' timeline, the hungry biters were called "The Infected".
Red Dot Diva found the first season of FTWD a very very VERY slow burn, even though there were only 6 episodes aired.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Singtel x Netflix Meet & Greet: Diva Shook Hands with "Daredevil" Charlie Cox!
Comic book superheroes seem to be putting Red Dot Island as part of their travel plans this year!
This week, Charlie Cox, star of Netflix's highly lauded Marvel superhero TV Series "Daredevil", dropped by for a few days to meet the media, including a "top secret event" with Harpers Bazaar Singapore. Then, on 28 March early evening, a selected group consisting of 50 pairs of Singnet's subscribers got the chance to meet at Charlie at Comcentre's Singtel Shop!
Thanks to the awesome guys from Here Be Geeks and Singtel's representative, Red Dot Diva had a surprise opportunity to attend the session. How can one say NO to a chance to meet Charlie Cox?!
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Spy On Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie in "The Night Manager" premiering on AMC Asia, 22 February 2016
Tom Hiddleston, Red Dot Diva cannot get enough of his undeniable charisma and screen presence. There is still no release date in Red Dot Island for his next movie "High Rise", so Red Dot Diva is delighted that she is able to swoon over Hiddles tomorrow night instead.
"The Night Manager" TV series is based on the John le Carré spy novel of the same name. A hotel manager goes undercover for an intelligence agency in a bid to take down an international criminal and arms dealer. While doing so, he becomes untangled in a dangerous game of secrets that also involve corrupt officials from both the CIA and MI-6. Unlike the book where the story unfolds in the post-Cold War era, the show is set in modern times, with most of the action taking place in the exotic locale of Cairo, Egypt.
"The Night Manager" TV series is based on the John le Carré spy novel of the same name. A hotel manager goes undercover for an intelligence agency in a bid to take down an international criminal and arms dealer. While doing so, he becomes untangled in a dangerous game of secrets that also involve corrupt officials from both the CIA and MI-6. Unlike the book where the story unfolds in the post-Cold War era, the show is set in modern times, with most of the action taking place in the exotic locale of Cairo, Egypt.
Monday, November 16, 2015
HBO Asia's Jakarta-based Supernatural Thriller "Halfworlds" To Premiere on 29 November 2015
Cable channel HBO Asia has been busy these past few years!
Their latest Asian-based production, "Halfworlds" is set for a premiere date on 29 November 2015.
"Halfworlds" is HBO Asia's fourth production and Red Dot Diva really appreciates their constant effort to create as well as develop stories that are recognizably Asian but are also set to appeal to a wider audience. For those who have not caught up with HBO Asia's recent works, their first original title was "Dead Mine" in 2012, followed by their first prime-time series "Serangoon Road" and a four-part horror mini series "Grace".
An eight-episode supernatural thriller set in the dark and mysterious alleys of Jakarta, "Halfworlds" is about the Demits - a host of demons huddled in a covert society, who have lived among humans for centuries. When Sarah, a street artist uncovers the secret and tips the balance, a chain of events sets off, leading to a clash between the two sides.
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Researchers already have identities from the universities and companies where they work, and/or via social identity providers like Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Cirrus Identity's solutions make it easy for research collaboration platforms to integrate multiple external identity providers for user login. This way, faculty can log in with their university account, private researchers can log in with their company accounts, and others can log in with custom-federated identity providers or social identity providers.
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No Tears for the Dead, starring Jang Dong Gun (A Gentleman's Dignity) and directed by the same director as the hit film The Man From Nowhere, is being released in America tomorrow, and to celebrate, we're giving away a free movie poster signed by Jang Dong Gun and Kim Min Hee to a lucky DramaFever fan! Here's how to win it.
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Another opportunity to win a signed poster!
The 2nd "I Heart Korean Movies and Dramas" meetup event will be launching this week with a screening of No Tears for the Dead in both NYC & LA! To join, visit:
DramaFever will be providing fun giveaways at both events, including shirts, posters, and more!
Abandoned by his mother shortly after immigrating to America, Gon is raised by the mafia and grows up to become a cold-blooded hitman. Though usually flawless in taking out his targets, Gon makes a terrible mistake of killing an innocent young girl. A flood of guilt takes over his life and the situation becomes worse when his boss assigns him the job of killing the young girl's mother. Gon's new target, Mogyeong, is a risk manager at an investment firm and has buried herself in work to bury her grief. She is completely unaware of her role at the heart of a dangerous conspiracy. Finally, she meets the man who wants to tell her the truth behind the death of her child.
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you should start of by buying boots of speed, and then buy 2 health potions and 1 mana potion when your clarity is on cooldown then go buy b.f sword to get your damage go higher than most of the players in the game and let you gank more easily early, after you have bought it you should buy berserker's greaves and then save money for infinitys edge to get more crit damage, then move on to phantom dancer to get better movement speed more attack speed and get about 52% crit chance, then you will buy madreds bloodrazors to get even more damage against tanks or to get buff's more easily, then buy black cleaver for armor reduction per hit to do more damage and even more devestating crits, then you should buy bloodthirster for even more damage and then lifesteal witch gets even higher per kill you get (minion kills included) then you are pretty OP GLHF hope you liked my build


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Split-Up Microsoft Would Be Valuable
Split-Up Microsoft Would Be Valuable
Nov. 10, 1999
NEW YORK (AP) _ With a market value of $450 billion, Microsoft is already worth more than any company on Wall Street. Lost somewhere in the shadows of that mighty valuation is another $50 billion worth of Internet businesses.
The analysts say forget about it: Even though Microsoft now bears the mark of ``monopoly,'' it's way too soon and most unlikely that the software maker will be divided into smaller companies. And yet even they find it hard not to wonder whether Microsoft is actually worth less than the sum of its parts.
After all, the government-ordered breakups of the AT&T and Standard Oil monopolies both paid off nicely for shareholders. Their offspring, giants like Exxon and Bell Atlantic, eventually proved to be more valuable as independent companies, maneuvering with greater ease than their bloated parents.
Microsoft would seem to fit the same description, especially with a big stable of Internet businesses and investments that would be worth far more on Wall Street if not hidden in the shadow of such a huge company.
But even those inclined to speculate on an eventual Microsoft breakup in the government's antitrust case would be well advised to wait, analysts cautioned.
For one thing, especially if history is your guide, it may be too soon to act.
While most any investor would be pleased today with the combined stock gains of Ma Bell and all its eventual children, there was an extended period leading up to the 1984 breakup where AT&T's shares struggled, said Gail Dudack, chief equity strategist for Warburg Dillon Read.
AT&T rose just 4.7 percent from January 1982, when AT&T's antitrust suit was settled, to February 1984, when the Baby Bell local phone monopolies began trading as separate stocks, Dudack said Tuesday. By contrast, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 34.6 percent over that span.
The problem, which Microsoft seems sure to encounter, was a nagging doubt about whether AT&T's case would drag on for years.
Already, Microsoft has been hit with a damage suit hinged to late Friday's ruling by a federal judge that the software maker exploited the dominance of its Windows operating system to control the computer industry.
``The period of uncertainty is the difficult period in antitrust suits. The good times begin after settlement,'' said Dudack, noting that Microsoft was already lagging its rivals and the overall market in 1999 before last week's ruling.
Quite possibly, she added, better bargains on Microsoft stock may arise on the way to a final resolution, whether its a settlement with the government or a penalty other than a breakup.
Still, most analysts say a breakup of Microsoft into smaller companies would ultimately be a good bet for investors.
The software maker could be divided into four companies: one that makes operating systems like Windows; another that makes software applications like Microsoft Word and Excel; one operating Web businesses such as the Internet Explorer Web browser and the MSN online service; and a holding company for the companies investments in a wide array of Internet-related businesses.
Like most popular Internet companies, Microsoft's Web-related ventures lose money, weighing down the software maker's bottom line and its market value.
But spun off as a separate company like CMGI _ the savvy firm with stakes in AltaVista, Lycos and nearly 50 other Web companies _ Microsoft's money-losing ventures would be worth anywhere from $50 million to $100 million, said PaineWebber analyst Don Young.
Thanks to their unbounded potential, Internet ``pure plays get a much higher market valuation than Microsoft does,'' said Andrew Roskill, the analyst who follows Microsoft at Warburg Dillon Read. Microsoft, he said, is valued ``relative to it slower growth prospects, like other large-cap gorilla tech stocks.''
But on the downside, the creation of one or more Windows-specific businesses may not be so appealing, especially if they are restricted by new government regulations or compete directly with one another.
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Deadline is March 12th 2012 (midnight)
To win this handmade lantern, all you have to do is comment on this post. Please limit yourself to one comment per e-mail address. (Click the comment button below the post title.)
This is one of the lanterns I made; it has the constellation Hercules on one side and Orion on the other. I came up with this idea after experimenting with luminaries made with patterns of holes that allow light to spill out. I thought that if I made them with constellations; my kids would want to learn them and they would have an easier time doing it. Plus they're so neat. It's working.
Good Luck!
Learn more about how I made this lantern here.
I'll randomly pick a winner and send an e-mail on March 12th 2012. I'll need the winner to respond and provide a name and address to be used for mailing purposes.
If you live in the United States, I'll also pay for shipping. If not, you will need to cover the shipping cost.
I'll carefully pack it up and send it right out to you. Expect a clean but reused box and packing materials (no surprise there).


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Are you still waiting for that special someone to seal the deal with a stunning diamond ring? Or an occasion when you "might" be gifted that sparkling pair of studs you've had your heart set on? Well, we highly recommend you wait no more and treat yourself to the jewelry you've always desired. After all, every independent woman deserves to invest in something that is as priceless as she is. But before you begin, take a look at this handy guide that will make your jewelry buying experience an exciting one.
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- Does your wardrobe have more of business attires or smart casuals?
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- For social events & parties: A gorgeous tennis bracelet adorned with brilliant gemstones, like sapphires or rubies is a great way to showcase your refined taste in jewelry. Similarly, a cocktail ring or a necklace bejeweled with a dazzling rock is sure to effortlessly grab attention.
- For special occasions: Birthstone jewelry, as well as those with significant symbols makes a valuable gift for yourself. Some examples of the latter include a beautiful past-present-future necklace and a pair of captivating infinity knot earrings.
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- Avoid contact with chlorine, bleach and other chemicals, as they can cause irreparable damage and also discolor them.
- Friction is another concern; hence storing your fine jewelry in separate pouches is a good bet.
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This is what you get for poking the eye of the tiger.
Sly Stallone is aiming to deliver a one-two punch to the writer who accused the "Rocky" star of stealing the story for his 2010 movie "The Expendables."
The aging action hero has asked a judge to make Marcus Webb cough up more than $300,000 to cover the cost of knocking out Webb's plagiarism suit. A judge tossed Webb's federal court suit last year.


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High Five, MalloryWednesday, October 26th, 2016
Hi Everybody,
Halloween is almost here! It's one of my favorite holidays and one of Mallory's too. But in High Five, Mallory, Mallory is now in 5th grade and she's having a hard time deciding how to spend Halloween. Should she go trick-or-treating with the girls in her class? Or to a party at Mary Ann's house? It's a big decision. I hope you'll read High Five, Mallory and find out what she does.
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The air conditioning is now working at Osteria Il Sogno and the doors are once again open for business.
After having to turn away crowds earlier in the day, the restaurant got its a/c up and running about 3 p.m. and the restaurant is now 100 percent cool again.
Il Sogno is at 200 E. Grayson St., Suite 100. Call (210) 223-3900.
In other news, though we don't have many details, we can confirm that Patrick Kennedy, founder of the Watermark Hotel and owner of Brasserie Pavil, has leased the space that housed Reggiano's before its closing.
The space is at 18740 Stone Oak Parkway.
"We acquired the space only days ago, so this is very new. Anything beyond that, we're still not ready to make that announement," says Michael Bazar, vice president of operations.
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Cut the cuff off of a sock and use it as an armband to hold your portable music player on your arm so it doesn't slide or fall while you're working out.
Use the cuff of an old sock to corral wrapping paper and keep it from unraveling.Or slip some cuffs over your wrists to keep your shirt dry from drips while you're painting or cleaning.
If you have little ones, turn a cotton athletic sock inside out, slip a bar of soap inside and tie off the top, now the kids have soap and a washcloth in one and they don't have to worry about dropping that slippery soap.
Slip valuables or extra cash into an old sock and ball it up in your dresser, it will look like any other pair of socks and no one will be the wiser.
Cut the toe and heel off of a knee sock and sew the end closed. Fill the sock with some white rice and a few drops of essential oil.
Sew the other end and you've got a microwaveable hot pack. Pop it in for a minute and it will retain the heat for about an hour!
Try these sock-tacular ideas for yourself! I'm Mrs. Fixit and it's just that simple!


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GlobalFileRegistry overview
GlobalFileRegistry provides a centralized database that contains the unique identifiers of millions of infringing files captured and collated on behalf of multiple content owners, where "unique identifier" means a filehash, URL, Content Management System ID or other means of uniquely identifying a particular data item on any of the network types supported by Global File Registry.
Adding content to the GlobalFileRegistry database
We provide each content owner and their employees with secure authenticated login to the GlobalFileRegistry database via a BackOffice interface. Content owners can log in to quickly register and assert that a particular content item is owned by them and should be taken down on a particular search engine, torrent site or P2P network.
An additional Web Services Interface allows content owners to batch-register ownership of thousands of unique identifiers. Instead of employees needing to manually enter the unique identifiers for thousands of files, content owners can connect their databases, or the databases of companies they already contract to patrol search engines and P2P networks, directly to the GlobalFileRegistry database.
Content owners can either use this Web Services Interface themselves, or they can contract with 3rd-party companies – including companies who provide audio and video fingerprinting services – to input unique identifiers into the Global File Registry database on their behalf.
Web site connectors
Web site web search engines, torrent sites and social networking sites who subscribe to Global File Registry's file take-down service can connect directly to the Global File Registry server using our file taken-down Web Services Interface. Your server(s) can then periodically connect to ours to receive a feed of the latest take-down notices from GlobalFileRegistry. This allows you to automatically and seamless remove those files from you database, so that they no longer appear on your web site or as search results in your search engine.
P2P connector
P2P networks work in a very different way to web sites and typically can't make use of the Web Services Interface used by web sites and search engines. Accordingly, GlobalFileRegistry services the file- and user- take-down requirements of P2P networks via a proprietary "P2P connector".
The P2P connectors comes in two halves: A Server-side Connector, which runs on Global File Registry's servers, and a Client-Side Connector, which is bundled with supporting P2P applications.
The P2P network developer ships the Client-Side Connector with their P2P application. Each time the user performs a P2P search or tries to download a file, the P2P application passes the filehash of each file returned as a search result, or of the file the user has requested to download, to the Client-Side Connector, and requests the take-down status of that filehash.
The Client-Side Connector makes contact with the Server-side Connector, requesting the status of those file hashes. This is done over an encrypted and authenticated channel, ensuring that results cannot be tampered with.
The result is that files marked with take-down notices in the GlobalFileRegistry database simply disappear from supported clients on that P2P networks, and don't even show up as search results.
Through its extensive P2P knowledge and experience, GlobalFileRegistry is uniquely able to build these connectors and publish take-down information into supported P2P networks.
User take-down
The DMCA requires that, in addition to removing infringing files, repeat infringing users also need to have their accounts disabled. Since most decentralized P2P networks don't have any user login capability, in order to provide the fastest possible implementation time (i.e. you want to go live tomorrow!), our Client-Side Connector provides a complete user login and take-down system. Working in conjunction with supporting server-side login and registration pages, the Client-Side Connector provides your P2P application with a ready-to-go secure, authenticated and encrypted login system. We'll even give you the complete ready-to-use server-side ASP.NET code. If you don't have any servers capable of acting as login servers, we can host your user login on our servers.
File Put-back
The DMCA requires that, in the event that a file is incorrectly taken down, that the file can be restored within 48 hours. Accordingly, the Global File Registry database and Connectors support such file put-back functionality.
With millions of P2P clients each generating periodic requests for filehash take-down status on multiple files, clearly the system needs to be architected for massive scalability. The Global File Registry system has been engineered to meet this demand. Scalability is achieved through a number of methods, including but no limited to:
Stats reporting
Global File Registry customers can log into the GlobalFileRegistry BackOffice to view comprehensive file and network statistics showing the number of take-downs issued for their content, or for their search engine or P2P network, view an audit trail showing which of their employees logged in and issued take-down notices, and more.
Protected by one or more of the following: U.S. Patents 5978791, 6415280, 6928442,
7802310, 7945539, 7945544, 7949662, 8001096Japanese Patent No. 3865775. Patents Pending in the U.S. and other countries
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Fabulous six bedroom home plus one bedroom flat
- 7 Beds
- 3 Baths
- 1 Car
RV: $760,000 (not indicative of market price)
Conveniently located only a few minutes' walk to Kilbirnie village shops, supermarkets, schools, bus stops and only a quick 10 minute drive to the city awaits this sizeable 210sqm Home and one bedroom flat. Very stylish and well-presented throughout this beauty offers so much and features
- Six generous bedrooms, an absolute rarity
- Spacious main living room opening to deck with views over Kilbirnie and Evans Bay
- Open plan modern kitchen and separate dining/family room
- Large 470sqm section with terrace lawn, established trees and superb sun
- Two bathrooms plus a separate laundry and masses of storage throughout
- Lovely one bedroom flat returning $290pw ($15,000per year) with possible upside
- Single garage plus off-street car pad
- Heatpump, re-wired, re-roofed, and scope for further cosmetic enhancement
- $65,000-$70,000 per annum (rental appraisal available)
This beauty with so many bedrooms and in such a prime location would be ideal for large families and/or people wanting the supplement rental income from the flat which has a current rental appraisal between $300-$330 per week. Or this could be a brilliant investment property with the main dwelling having a current appraisal at $950-1050 per week. This is a must view!
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By James Regan
SYDNEY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Nickel led gains in Shanghai metals futures, hitting a one-month high on Friday, on bets China's Communist Party congress next week will result in stronger demand for imports.
The potential by China to accelerate or broaden moves to eliminate environmentally inefficient mines and metal plants to better meet international industrial standards following the meeting is seen as a potential boost for imports.
China, the most important trading partner of more than 130 countries, is the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter.
"Nickel once again led the sector higher, as an ongoing curb on Chinese output continues to support prices," ANZ said in a note. "However demand also remains strong, particularly from the alloys industries."
A weakened U.S. dollar and growing arbitrage opportunities, particularly in copper, were also fuelling gains, according to commodities traders, as premiums for copper held in China bonded zones have climbed by $9 this week to $74, the highest in more than two months. CU-BMPBW-SHMET
Copper was also underpinned by Chinese data showing monthly imports rose by 50,000 tonnes in September to 430,000 tonnes, the highest since March.
* LONDON NICKEL: Three-month nickel on the London Metal Exchange climbed 0.8 percent to a one-month high of $11,487.50 a tonne by 0700 GMT, extending a 2.3-percent rise from the previous session.
* SHANGHAI NICKEL: The most-traded nickel contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed 3.27 percent higher at 92,290 yuan ($14,024.56) a tonne, the highest since Sept. 13.
* PARTY MEETING OUTCOME: Many metals market participants are awaiting the outcome of China's Communist Party congress next week, Capital Economics analyst Caroline Bain said, for an indication of broader policy initiatives and their implications for metals demand.
* COPPER PRICES: Three-month LME copper was little changed $6,878 a tonne, after hitting an intraday one-month peak of $6,903 overnight. ShFE copper climbed just under 1 percent.
* CHINA COAL MINES SHUT: China's Hebei province has ordered two big coal producers to shut a total of 59 mines during a key Communist Party gathering in Beijing later this month, state-run China Coal News reported on Thursday.
* MACQUARIE: Australia's Macquarie Group, a rising commodities bank powerhouse due to its turn towards the energy sector, is paring back its aggressive lending against metals, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
* WEAK DOLLAR: The dollar inched down on Friday, as U.S. Treasury yields stayed near recent lows, awaiting U.S. inflation data for a potential boost following this week's fall from 10-week highs.
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ARBS ($1 = 6.5806 Chinese yuan)
Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Joseph Radford and Sunil Nair