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The Sky's the Limit
Oct 06, 2008 08:04 AM »
Asalaamu Alaikum
Amazing when you think how far up we can go but we'll all end up six foot under…..
If the sky's the limit, Nakheel is coming pretty close. Yesterday it announced plans to build a skyscraper more than a kilometre high, hundreds of metres more than the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, which is just 10 minutes down the road.
The structure, which has been on the drawing board for more than three years, is to be the centrepiece of the Nakheel Harbour and Tower development. It will be built near the Ibn Battuta Mall on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Industry insiders have said that the tower, nicknamed Tall Tower, could reach 1.4 kilometres. That would make it almost double the projected 800 metres of Burj Dubai, and five times higher than the Burj Al Arab, the emirate's iconic sail-shaped, seven-star hotel.
Nakheel, the Dubai Government's property developer, declined to say how much the tower would cost or the overall value of the development. Designed by the Australian architects Woods Bagot, it is to include 40 other towers, between 20 and 90 floors each, a canal system and harbour.
"It will truly be a magnificent engineering feat," said Chris O'Donnell, the chief executive of Nakheel.
Work on the tower's foundations is already under way and is expected to take three years.
Nakheel will finance the development by pre-selling apartments and the 270 hectares of land surrounding the project, as well as bank loans, it said.
Despite the global credit crunch and a slowdown in financing for construction projects, Mr O'Donnell said Tall Tower would proceed because it was being developed over a decade.
"What's happening globally is just a normal economic cycle," he said. "There might be a slowdown but there definitely won't be a crash as the fundamentals of the Middle East market are just too strong. A building project of this type was always going to take 10 years, and we will monitor the economic climate over that period when determining funding for the project."
Mr O'Donnell added that the global economic slowdown would result in a more sophisticated investor. "Dubai has matured rapidly and property buyers are becoming increasingly discerning," he said. "They will choose to buy property that is by the water, close to transport hubs or within an iconic project. In these times there will also be a flight to quality."
Dubai's property sector already has a number of world records to its name. The Burj Dubai, which is just under a year away from completion, set the record as the world's tallest free-standing structure on Sept 12 last year when it surpassed the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. Seven months later, it took over the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota to become the tallest man-made structure on earth, while only three weeks ago it was announced that the Burj's height was more than 688 metres, making it the tallest man-made structure ever built. The Burj will also feature the world's fastest lift, rising and descending at 18 metres a second. Some 56 lifts will carry roughly 40 people at a time.
Palm Deira, which is also being developed by Nakheel, is destined to be the largest man-made island in the world, five times bigger than The Palm Jebel Ali and more than seven times bigger than the almost-finished Palm Jumeirah. Nakheel has said it will be half the size of Paris when completed.
Standing at the foot of the Burj Dubai in the emirate's new downtown district is the Dubai Mall, which will surpass all its rivals to become the largest mall – and set a number of other records – when it opens on Oct 30. Providing 1.12 million square metres of floor space, the building will feature 10 to 15 smaller malls with 1,200 shops. The mall will also have the world's largest aquarium and largest gold souk, with more than 200 retailers, a 79,000sq/m fashion island with 70 outlets dedicated to high-end clothing, a Les Galeries Lafayette department store – the first outside Europe – and an Olympic-sized ice skating rink.
But Nakheel could be outshone this week at Cityscape if Meraas Investment Company, the private equity firm of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announces the Dubai City Tower. That structure is rumoured to be 2.41km high, to be built in an area called "Vertical City".
Elsewhere in the Middle East, kilometre-high towers are planned in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait's City of Silk development.
Say: "O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is God's earth! those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!" [39:10]
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Oct 06, 2008 11:30 AM »
wow. does anyone remember the hadith about 'bedouin arabs competing over building the tallest buildings'
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "That slave women give birth to their mistresses; and that you see barefoot, unclothed, beginning shepherds competing in the construction of tall buildings." part of fuller hadith in sahih muslim.
Among the signs of the Hour mentioned by the Noble Messenger of Allah - Allah bless and greet him and his Family and Companions - in Sahih al-Bukhari is "when the destitute (al-buhm) camelherds compete in building tall structures." Another version in al-Bukhari has: "when the barefoot and the naked are the top leaders (lit. "heads") of the people." In Sahih Muslim: "you shall see the barefoot, naked, indigent (al-`âla) shepherds compete in building tall structures." Another version in Muslim states: "when the naked and barefoot are the top leaders of the people." A third version in Muslim has: "when you see that the barefoot and naked, the deaf and dumb are the kings of the earth."
Ibn Hajar said in commenting this passage of the hadith in Fath al-Bari:
It was said that "bear-foot and naked," "deaf and dumb" are their attributes by way of hyperbole, showing how coarse they are. That is, they did not use their hearing or sight in anything concerning their Religion even though they are of perfectly sound senses. The Prophet's (saws) words: "The heads of the people" means the kings of the earth. Abu Farwas' narration names the kings explicitly. What is meant by them is the people of the desert country, as was made explicit in Sulayman al-Taymi's and other narrations: "Who are the barefoot and naked?" He answered: "The Bedouin Arabs."
Al-Tabarani relates through Abu Hamza, on the authority of Ibn `Abbas from the Prophet Muhammad, sallahu alayhi wa sallam, that "one of the signs of the change of the Religion is the affectation of eloquence by the rabble and their betaking to palaces in big cities."
Al-Qurtubi said: "What is meant here is the prediction of a reversal in society whereby the people of the desert country will take over the conduct of affairs and rule every region by force. They will become extremely rich and their primary concern will be to erect tall building and take pride in them. We have witnessed this in our time as well as the import of the hadith: "The hour will not rise until the happiest man will be the depraved son of a depraved father (lukka` ibn lukka`)," and also "if the leadership is entrusted to those unfit for it, then expect the hour," both found in the authentic collections."
yousee poor,naked,barefootshepherdsofsheepandgoatscompetinginmaking tallbuilding
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Saudi Arabia to build world's tallest building
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A Saudi prince plans to build the world's tallest building at around 1,000 metres.
Al-Waleed bin Talal says the tower will be more than a kilometre high and will cost approximately $40bn to be built.
The tower will be built in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
The world's tallest man-made structure is currently the Burj Dubai skyscraper in Dubai which is still under construction but already stands at more than 680 metres in height.
However, it is not yet known exactly how high the tower in Jeddah will be as Mr Al-Waleed is remaining tight-lipped about the details.
"I don't want to say [the exact height] right now," said the prince. To do so would give other developers a specific height to surpass, he explained, hinting at the race taking place in the Middle East to build the world's tallest building.
The building will, however, be more than a kilometre high and is part of a larger multibillion project to develop Jeddah.
The project, called Kingdom City, will span 23 million square metres and will include luxury homes, hotels and offices.
Prince Al-Waleed's business, Kingdom Holding Company, is in charge of the project.
Forbes estimates his personal fortune to be $21bn, making him the 19th richest man in the world.
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Oct 15, 2008 05:27 AM »
Salam Jannah
But we already know that the hour is near
Look around us...we see fitnah widespread instead of 'amal. We see Muslims by the millions but we also see Islam being attacked. I feel sad, because the Prophet SAW said that when the hour is near, there will be many Muslims but we will be like the foams on waves. We will be weak and we disappear when the strong waves crash into shore. It scares me that I might be one of those foam, a'udzubillah.
This is definitely the time to reflect and repent.
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Oct 15, 2008 02:42 PM »
Is it me, or can one see the entire hadith reflected in real life, or even being discussed on the threads on this forum as it has coem true??
Quote from: jannah on Oct 06, 2008 11:30 AM
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "That slave women give birth to their mistresses; and that you see barefoot, unclothed, beginning shepherds competing in the construction of tall buildings." part of fuller hadith in sahih muslim.
And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright. Surah 2 Verse 186
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Oct 20, 2008 05:43 AM »
Building to the skys on the backs of slaves. This is so sad. And why are Muslims in the forefront of this? Just so wrong. Major reforms need to be made in the Muslim world. Anyone who thinks the Muslim world is perfect needs to read this. -- J.
'We need slaves to build monuments'
It is already home to the world's glitziest buildings, man-made islands and mega-malls - now Dubai plans to build the tallest tower. But behind the dizzying construction boom is an army of migrant labourers lured into a life of squalor and exploitation. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports
Workers sleep on the street in Dubai
The sun is setting and its dying rays cast triangles of light on to the bodies of the Indian workers. Two are washing themselves, scooping water from tubs in a small yard next to the labour camp's toilets. Others queue for their turn. One man stands stamping his feet in a bucket, turned into a human washing machine. The heat is suffocating and the sandy wind whips our faces. The sprinkles of water from men drying their clothes fall like welcome summer rain.
All around, a city of labour camps stretches out in the middle of the Arabian desert, a jumble of low, concrete barracks, corrugated iron, chicken-mesh walls, barbed wire, scrap metal, empty paint cans, rusted machinery and thousands of men with tired and gloomy faces.
I have left Dubai's spiralling towers, man-made islands and mega-malls behind and driven through the desert to the outskirts of the neighbouring city of Abu Dhabi. Turn right before the Zaha Hadid bridge, and a few hundred metres takes you to the heart of Mousafah, a ghetto-like neighbourhood of camps hidden away from the eyes of tourists. It is just one of many areas around the Gulf set aside for an army of labourers building the icons of architecture that are mushrooming all over the region.
Behind the showers, in a yard paved with metal sheets, a line of men stands silently in front of grease-blackened pans, preparing their dinner. Sweat rolls down their heads and necks, their soaked shirts stuck to their backs. A heavy smell of spices and body odour fills the air.
Next to a heap of rubbish, a man holds a plate containing his meal: a few chillies, an onion and three tomatoes, to be fried with spices and eaten with a piece of bread.
In a neighbouring camp, a group of Pakistani workers from north and south Waziristan sit exhaustedly sipping tea while one of them cooks outside. In the middle of the cramped room in which 10 men sleep, one worker in a filthy robe sits on the floor grinding garlic and onions with a mortar and pestle while staring into the void.
Hamidullah, a thin Afghan from Maydan, a village on the outskirts of Kabul, tells me: "I spent five years in Iran and one year here, and one year here feels like 10 years. When I left Afghanistan I thought I would be back in a few months, but now I don't know when I will be back." Another worker on a bunk bed next to him adds: "He called his home yesterday and they told him that three people from his village were killed in fighting. This is why we are here."
Hamidullah earns around 450 dirhams (£70) a month as a construction worker.
How is life, I ask.
"What life? We have no life here. We are prisoners. We wake up at five, arrive to work at seven and are back at the camp at nine in the evening, day in and day out."
Outside in the yard, another man sits on a chair made of salvaged wood, in front of a broken mirror, a plastic sheet wrapped around his neck, while the camp barber trims his thick beard. Despite the air of misery, tonight is a night of celebration. One of the men is back from a two-week break in his home village in Pakistan, bringing with him a big sack of rice, and is cooking pilau rice with meat. Rice is affordable at weekends only: already wretched incomes have been eroded by the weak dollar and rising food prices. "Life is worse now," one worker told me. "Before, we could get by on 140 dirhams [£22] a month; now we need 320 to 350."
The dozen or so men sit on newspapers advertising luxury watches, mobile phones and high-rise towers. When three plastic trays arrive, filled with yellowish rice and tiny cubes of meat, each offers the rare shreds of meat to his neighbours.
All of these men are part of a huge scam that is helping the construction boom in the Gulf. Like hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, they each paid more than £1,000 to employment agents in India and Pakistan. They were promised double the wages they are actually getting, plus plane tickets to visit their families once a year, but none of the men in the room had actually read their contract. Only two of them knew how to read.
"They lied to us," a worker with a long beard says. "They told us lies to bring us here. Some of us sold their land; others took big loans to come and work here."
Once they arrive in the United Arab Emirates, migrant workers are treated little better than cattle, with no access to healthcare and many other basic rights. The company that sponsors them holds on to their passports - and often a month or two of their wages to make sure that they keep working. And for this some will earn just 400 dirhams (£62) a month.
A group of construction engineers told me, with no apparent shame, that if a worker becomes too ill to work he will be sent home after a few days. "They are the cheapest commodity here. Steel, concrete, everything is up, but workers are the same."
As they eat, the men talk more about their lives. "My shift is eight hours and two overtime, but in reality we work 18 hours," one says. "The supervisors treat us like animals. I don't know if the owners [of the company] know."
"There is no war, and the police treat us well," another chips in, "but the salary is not good."
"That man hasn't been home for four years," says Ahmad, the chef for the night, pointing at a well-built young man. "He has no money to pay for the flight."
A steel worker says he doesn't know who is supposed to pay for his ticket back home. At the recruiting agency they told him it would be the construction company - but he didn't get anything in writing.
One experienced worker with spectacles and a prayer cap on his head tells me that things are much better than they used to be. Five years ago, when he first came, the company gave him nothing. There was no air conditioning in the room and sometimes no electricity. "Now, they give AC to each room and a mattress for each worker."
Immigrant workers have no right to form unions, but that didn't stop strikes and riots spreading across the region recently - something unheard of few years ago. Elsewhere in Mousafah, I encounter one of the very few illegal unions, where workers have established a form of underground insurance scheme, based on the tribal structure back home. "When we come here," one member of the scheme tells me, "we register with our tribal elders, and when one of us is injured and is sent home, or dies, the elders collect 30 dirhams from each of us and send the money home to his family."
In a way, the men at Mousafah are the lucky ones. Down in the Diera quarter of old Dubai, where many of the city's illegal workers live, 20 men are often crammed into one small room.
UN agencies estimate that there are up to 300,000 illegal workers in the emirates.
On another hot evening, hundreds of men congregate in filthy alleyways at the end of a day's work, sipping tea and sitting on broken chairs. One man rests his back on the handles of his pushcart, silently eating his dinner next to a huge pile of garbage.
In one of the houses, a man is hanging his laundry over the kitchen sink, a reeking smell coming from a nearby toilet. Next door, men lie on the floor. They tell me they are all illegal and they are scared and that I have to leave.
Outside, a fistfight breaks out between Pakistani workers and Sri Lankans.
The alleyways are dotted with sweatshops, where Indian men stay until late at night, bending over small tables sewing on beads.
A couple of miles away, the slave market becomes more ugly. Outside a glitzy hotel, with a marble and glass facade, dozens of prostitutes congregate according to their ethnic groups: Asians to the right, next to them Africans, and, on the left, blondes from the former Soviet Union. There are some Arab women. Iranians, I am told, are in great demand. They charge much higher prices and are found only in luxury hotels.
Like the rest of the Gulf region, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are being built by expat workers. They are strictly segregated, and a hierarchy worthy of previous centuries prevails.
At the top, floating around in their black or white robes, are the locals with their oil money. Immaculate and pampered, they own everything. Outside the "free zones", where the rules are looser, no one can start a business in the UAE without a partner from the emirates, who often does nothing apart from lending his name. No one can get a work permit without a local sponsor.
Under the locals come the western foreigners, the experts and advisers, making double the salaries they make back home, all tax free. Beneath them are the Arabs - Lebanese and Palestinians, Egyptians and Syrians. What unites these groups is a mixture of pretension and racism.
"Unrealistic things happen to your mind when you come here," a Lebanese woman who frequently visits Dubai tells me as she drives her new black SUV. "Suddenly, you can make $5,000 [£2,800] a month. You can get credit so easy, you buy the car of your dreams, you shop and you think it's a great bargain; when you go to dinner, you go to a hotel ... nowhere else can you live like this."
Down at the base of the pyramid are the labourers, waiters, hotel employees and unskilled workers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, the Philippines and beyond. They move deferentially around the huge malls, cafes, bars and restaurants, bowing down and calling people sir and madam. In the middle of the day, during the hottest hours, you can see them sleeping in public gardens under trees, or on the marble floors of the Dubai Mosque, on benches or pieces of cardboard on side streets. These are the victims of the racism that is not only flourishing in the UAE but is increasingly being exported to the rest of the Middle East. Sometimes it reminds you of the American south in the 1930s.
One evening in Abu Dhabi, I have dinner with my friend Ali, a charming Iraqi engineer whom I have known for two decades. After the meal, as his wife serves saffron-flavoured tea, he pushes back his chair and lights a cigar. We talk about stock markets, investment and the Middle East, and then the issue of race comes up.
"We will never use the new metro if it's not segregated," he tells me, referring to the state-of-the-art underground system being built in neighbouring Dubai. "We will never sit next to Indians and Pakistanis with their smell," his wife explains.
Not for the first time, I am told that while the immigrant workers are living in appalling conditions, they would be even worse off back home - as if poverty in one place can justify exploitation in the other.
"We need slaves," my friend says. "We need slaves to build monuments. Look who built the pyramids - they were slaves."
Sharla Musabih, a human rights campaigner who runs the City of Hope shelter for abused women, is familiar with such sentiments. "Once you get rich on the back of the poor," she says, "it's not easy to let go of that lifestyle. They are devaluing human beings," she says. "The workers might eat once a day back home, but they have their family around them, they have respect. They are not asking for a room in a hotel - all they are asking for is respect for their humanity."
Towards the end of another day, on a fabulous sandy beach near the Dubai marina, the waves wash calmly over the beautiful sand. A couple are paragliding over the blue sea; on the new islands, gigantic concrete structures stand like spaceships. As tourists laze on the beach, Filipino, Indian and Pakistani workers, stand silently watching from a dune, cut off from the holidaymakers by an invisible wall.
Behind them rise more brand-new towers.
"It's a Green Zone mentality," a young Arab working in IT tells me. "People come to make money. They live in bubbles. They all want to make as much money as possible and leave."
Back at the Mousafah camps, a Pakistani worker walks me through his neighbourhood. On both sides of the dusty lane stand concrete barracks and the familiar detritus: raw sewage, garbage, scrap metal. A man washes his car, and in a cage chickens flutter up and down.
We enter one of the rooms, flip-flops piled by the door.
Inside, a steelworker gets a pile of papers from a plastic envelope and shoves them into my lap. He is suing the company that employed him for unpaid wages. "I've been going to court for three months, and every time I go they tell me to come in two weeks." His friends nod their heads. "Last time the [company] lawyer told me, 'I am in the law here - you will not get anything."
Economically, Dubai has progressed a lot in the past 10 years, but socially it has stayed behind," says Musabih. "Labour conditions are like America in the 19th century - but that's not acceptable in the 21st century."
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There was an entire pavilion dedicated to safe driving at CTIA. If there was a way to block texts, email, and services while you are behind the wheel, then it was at CTIA. We'll be covering a few of these solutions from our interviews during the event; including one with a solution called iZup that takes safety and emergency response to a whole new level. Look for our highlight of iZup to hit this week. It's a service that may very well change how you think about safety and aid accessed through your mobile.
Mobile Commerce
The promise of using your smartphone as your true wallet in the U.S. has been an elusive one at best. We met with the team at First Data during CTIA and they showed us their plan for enabling our smartphones to finally become our wallets.
Androids Everywhere
While the carriers got their spotlight, along with the handset makers like HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Kyocera, etc., there was not much coming from BlackBerry, Palm or Apple (in fact, I saw no Apple presence at CTIA). Sure, there was a big Windows Phone Series 7 booth with demos; but the real OS star was undoubtedly Google's Android, which seemed to be powering every smartphone getting attention during the event. If recent conventions like CTIA are any indication, devices running Android will continue to hit the market at a frantic pace.
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Local hotels and resorts are always good bets for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dining, and many local restaurants are planning lavish menus as well. Here is a sampling of what's on the menu. Prices do not include tax and tip.
Bosphorus, 108 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-644-8609; 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd, Orlando, 407-352-6766; bosphorousrestaurant.com: The Turkish restaurant is serving its regular menu 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Bull & Bear Prime Steakhouse, Waldorf Astoria, 14200 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando; 407-597-5500; waldorfastoriaorlando.com: The restaurant opens on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. with a tasting menu that includes sun artichoke bisque, spiny lobster salad and chateaubriand. On Christmas Day enjoy a four-course meal from 6-10 p.m. Cost is $95 per person.
Café de France, 526 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; 407-647-1869; lecafedefrance.com: Open for regular lunch (11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.) and dinner (6-10 p.m.) on Christmas Eve.
Cafe Gauguin, Rosen Centre, 9840 International Drive, Orlando; 407-996-2385; rosencentre.com: A Christmas Day champagne and mimosa buffet served from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Cost is $39.95 for adults, $16.95 children ages 4-12.
Cafe Osceola, Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando; 407-996-3663; rosenshinglecreek.com: Buffet served 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Christmas Day. Cost is $64.95 for adults, $24.95 for children 4-12. (Florida residents and hotel guests get 25 percent off with proper identification.)
Columbia, 649 Front St., Celebration; 407-566-1505; columbiarestaurant.com: Open for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The restaurant will offer traditional Cuban-style roast pork and baked Virginia ham along with the regular menu on Christmas Day. Adult dinners are $21.95, $5.95 for children 10 and younger.
Deep blu Seafood Grille, Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, 14651 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando; 407-390-2420; deepbluorlando.com: From 5-10 p.m. the three-course meal on Christmas Day includes butternut squash soup, grilled tenderloin with huckleberry demi-glace or lobster thermidor with truffle potatoes. Cost is $65 per person.
Fiorella's Cucina Toscana, Westin Imagine Orlando, 9599 Universal Blvd.; 407-233-2950; fiorellasorlando.com: Seatings at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the Christmas Day buffet brunch. Cost is $39 for adults, $15 for children 4-12.
Garden Grove, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, 1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd., Lake Buena Vista; 407-934-1609; swandolphin.com: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day buffets from 5-9:30 p.m. Cost is $38.95 for adults, $17.95 for children 3-9.
Harvest Bistro, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, 14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando; 407-597-3600; hiltonbonnetcreek.com/holiday: Christmas Day buffet is 5-10 p.m. Cost is $39 for adults, $19 children 12 and younger.
Islands Dining Room, Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Universal Orlando, 6300 Hollywood Way, Orlando; 407-503-3463; loewshotels.com/Royal-Pacific-Resort: From 11 a.m.-8 p.m. the Christmas Day champagne buffet will offer smoked seafood, an iced raw bar, sushi, stir fry and omelet stations, orange-brined turkey, Palmetto Creek farm-fresh ham, oven-roasted stuffed quail and pecan-crusted snapper, along with freshly baked breads, pastries, cakes and pies. Entertainment will feature Santa Claus, face painter, balloon twister and hula dancers. Cost is $54 for adults, $24 children 12 and younger.
Lakeside Inn, 100 N. Alexander St., Mount Dora; 1-800-556-5016, 352-383-4101; lakeside-inn.com: A la carte Christmas Eve dinner 5-8 p.m. is $32.95 for adults, $9.50 for children ages 6-12. Christmas Day buffet served from noon-5 p.m. is $39.95 for adults, $18.95 for children ages 6-12.
La Hacienda and Nicker's restaurants, Mission Inn Resort & Club, 10400 County Road 48, Howey-In-The-Hills; 800-874-9053, 352-324-3930; missioninnresort.com: Christmas Day buffet from 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. includes turkey with giblet gravy, cherry-glazed roast pork, crab stuffed sole and steamed mussels. Cost is $35.99 per person.
La Luce by Donna Scala, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, 14100 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando; 407-597-3675; laluceorlando.com: Christmas Day a la carte Feast of Seven Fishes will be served 5-10 p.m.
Marriott Orlando/Lake Mary, 1501 International Parkway, Lake Mary; 407-995-1100: Christmas buffet served from 11 a.m-3 p.m. The cost is $36 for adults, $16 for children 12 and younger.
Ming Court, 9188 International Drive, Orlando; 407-351-9988; ming-court.com: Open for regular lunch (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) and dinner (4:30-11 p.m.) on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Oscar's, Waldorf Astoria, 14200 Bonnet Creek Resort Lane, Orlando; 407-597-5500; waldorfastoriaorlando.com: Family-style service from 5-9 p.m. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Cost is $49 per person.
Pannullo's, 216 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; 407-629-7270; Pannullos.com: Open regular hours Christmas Eve and serving regular dinner menu 4-10 p.m. Christmas Day.
Park Plaza Gardens, 319 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; 407-645-2475; parkplazagardens.com: Open Christmas Eve from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. with a la carte brunch menu and from 3-7 p.m. for special holiday dinner. Cost is $49.95 for adults, $19.95 for children 12 and younger.
Rosen Plaza, Grand Ballroom, 9700 International Drive, Orlando; 407-996-0256; rosenplaza.com: Christmas Day holiday buffet with wine from 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Cost is $34.95 for adults, $15.95 children ages 4-10. One child free with each paying adult; also visit website for a coupon for $5 off each adult.
The Kitchen, Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando, 5800 Universal Blvd., Orlando; 407-503-3463; hardrockhotelorlando.com: Christmas Eve dinner buffet from 6-10 p.m. includes New York strip, slow-roasted ham, sage butter-basted turkey, roasted cod, soups, salads, sides and kid-friendly items. Santa visits from 6 -7 p.m. Cost is $42 for adults, $18 children age 12 and younger.
The Tropicale, Caribe Royale, 8101 World Center Drive, Orlando; 407-238-8020; cariberoyale.com: From 1-7 p.m., the buffet includes roast pork loin, New York strip, sugar reef jerk breast of chicken and blackened mahi mahi. Cost is $42 adults, $15 children ages 3-9.
Tesoro Cove, Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, 14651 Chelonia Parkway, Orlando; 407-390-2386: Christmas Day dinner served 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. with specials of roast turkey breast, pan gravy, garlic whipped potatoes, green beans, caramelized onions and smoked bacon and cranberry relish. Cost is $24 per person.
Todd English's bluezoo, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, 1500 Epcot Resorts Blvd., Lake Buena Vista; 407-934-1609; swandolphin.com: From 5-11 p.m. on Christmas Day the restaurant will offer its regular menu with a $34 special for roasted turkey, sweet potato, brioche stuffing and turkey gravy.
Trattoria del Porto, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Universal Orlando, 5601 Universal Blvd., Orlando; 407-503-3463; loewshotels.com/Portofino-Bay-Hotel: Christmas Day champagne buffet from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. featuring chilled seafood, risotto and pasta stations, smoked ham, grilled beef strip loin, seared lemon sole, pork osso bucco, plus signature pastry station. Entertainment will include Universal Orlando characters, face painter, balloon artist and strolling musicians. Cost is $58 for adults, $24 children 12 and younger.
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Seriously? That's a very reasonable price for an amazing juice.
Thread: Is New Haarlem worth $92?
EDIT: I bought it this morning. It was actually $91 with free shipping from FragranceNet's Amazon store.
Hey everyone, so I was graciously given a sample of New Haarlem by a friend of mine on site, and after wearing it today it's definitely something I could see having in my collection. Naturally I'd like to wear it a little more, but I came across a pretty good deal where I can get 50 mL's for $92 plus a few dollars shipping from a reputable place.
My main thing is that I hear stuff like Rochas man and MJ Legend are similar, but would it be worth getting this stuff now? I have the money available, so would you say that it is worth getting the NH at this price and not something else? I've never smelled the other stuff either.
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Seriously? That's a very reasonable price for an amazing juice.
If you enjoy the fragrance significantly more than Rochas Man, then yes.
IMO yes. I own both RM & NH & find them different enough to enjoy & have both. RM is definitely more versatile & casual, but NH is very high quality juice IMO & can easily find its place in a collection.
IMO, no i can get Rochas Man and get the same result, thats my 2€
It's time to try out the other stuff as it may save you cash. I prefer Rochas Man over NH which I find too sickly sweet like someone pouring maple syrup on your skin and then sprinkling coffee on top.
It is certainly worth it IMO. I am not sure I would buy it from a place selling it that low however -- it would make me worry about the bottle itself. But if you are sure it was stored properly, and that it was authentic then it would be a great deal.
I own NH myself -- not because I love it (I think it is nice), but because my wife LOVES it. One of her 5 favs for sure. It is very long-lasting and a well made fragrance.
Seasonal favorites:
1. Creed - Spice & Wood
2. Creed - Aventus
3. Brückner - Aoud 1
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5. by Kilian - Incense Oud
6. Dior - Vetiver
7. Les Nez - Turtle Vetiver Back
8. Neela Vermeire - Trayee
9. Amouage - Jubilation XXV
10. Creed - Royal English Leather
By the way, the place is beautyencounter, which, from the reviews online and on here say is a very reputable place to get stuff from, so I am not really worried about their storage.
Easily worth it.
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2. Dior Leather Oud
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4. Le Labo Patchouli 24
5. Amouage Opus VII
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Definitely worth it...I bought it for more than that and I felt that price was worth it. I personally smell a huge difference between Rochas Man and New Haarlem...I never get why people are always saying they are basically the same. I don't like Rochas Man and I love New Haarlem so thus, to me at least, there must be a huge difference. New Haarlem is far better quality and is definitely worth $92. If you love it, go for it...by the way, my wife absolutely loves it too.
Only you can say.
At that price, it's a bargain, and in my opinion it's way worth it. I don't wear New Haarlem much, but when I do, I love it.
Current Top Ten:
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2. Serge Lutens Chergui
3. Hermes Concentre d'Orange Verte
4. Creed Virgin Island Water
5. Chanel Eau de Cologne
6. Thierry Mugler Pure Havane
7. Van Cleef & Arpels Pour Homme
8. Bulgari Blu
9. Bond No. 9 New Haarlem
10. YSL Kouros
For sure at that price.
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Thats a very good price
It's worth it, it's probably the best gourmand
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Not bad, not bad at all.
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keep in mind that 50ml of New Haarlem will last you longer than 125ml of the average fragrance.
Because one spray of New Haarlem is all you need for the day. Unlike most fragrances where you need 3+ spray.
Easy answer: Go for it!
For coffee I like Play Intense and for a sweeter/greener version I prefer Rochas Man. Personally I'd at least sample these first, but if you enjoy wearing NH then go for it.
My current favorites:
Bleu De Chanel, Dior Homme Sport 2012, Mauboussin M Generation, Zino Davidoff, Pal Zileri Viaggio D'Africa, and Rive Gauche.
im in the minority but i thought this stuff was terrible. the longevity is beast so it made the experience even worse for me. smells like a syrupy sweet waffle grafted onto a generic cologne base. even the bonbon atomizer itself was putting off the stink so i had to take it outside and toss it down into the gutter.
comes out to $78.20 before 1% cash back on BE after my 15% birthday coupon. Might pull trigger soon..
I think it's worth it. Great fragrance.
Current top 10 (No order):
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2. Menthe Fraiche
3. Tobacco Vanille
4. L'Air Du Desert Marocain
5. Green Irish Tweed
6. Fahrenheit
7. Musc Ravageur
8. Tonka Imperial
9. Gucci Pour Homme II
10. Dior Homme Intense
Yes it's worth. I think it is good price.
Get it
I bought it this morning. It was actually $91 with free shipping from FragranceNet's Amazon store.
That is a fantastic price. I would certainly buy it.
New Haarlem is the stuff.
To me, it is.
I think that is about as cheap as you'll get it.
It most definitely is!
My current top ten:
1. Spice and Wood
2. Noir De Noir
3. Musc Ravageur
4. Bois D'Argent
5. Aoud 1
6. Aventus
7. Ore
8. Dior Homme Intense
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|Two notorious drunks are sitting at the bar. One is crying. The other asks what's wrong.
"I've puked all over myself again and my wife is gonna kill me."
The other drunk says "do what I do pal. Explain to your wife that some other drunk puked on you. Put a ten spot in your shirt pocket and tell her that the drunk was sorry and gave you ten dollars to have your clothes cleaned."
"Sounds like a great idea" says drunk number 1.
When he gets home, sure enough his wife is fuming and begins yelling at him about his clothes and how disgusting he is. The drunk starts spinning the lie and says " look for yourself, there's ten bucks in my shirt pocket."
His wife looks in the pocket and finds twenty dollars.
"Wait a minute, I thought you said the guy gave you ten for puking on you," says the wife.
"He did," says the drunk.
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And God Created Woman
One fine morning in the Garden of Eden, God looked down upon Adam and noticed that he was looking glum. So the Lord said to Adam "What troubles you, my Son?"
Adam looked up to God ad said "I'm lonely, Father. I have no one to talk to."
So God said "Then I shall give you a companion, and she will cook and clean for you, and wash your clothes. She shall bear your children and never wake you in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will give you love and compassion whenever you want it. She will not nag at you, and will always be the first to admit she is wrong if you two ever disagree. She will love and support you no matter what, and always agree with any important decision you make. She shall be called a 'woman.'
Intrigued, Adam asked God "What shall this woman cost, Father?"
God replied "One arm and one leg, my son."
Adam pondered this question for a minute, and with the seriousness that only comes from complete certainty, he answered... "Hmm, what can I get for just a rib?"
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Luke and Obi-Wan are in a Chinese restaurant having a meal.
Obi-Wan is deftly manipulating his chopsticks with the ease you'd expect from a Jedi Master.
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State Medicaid Reform That Works...If Washington Bureaucrats Will Allow It
Posted By Kathryn Nix On December 5, 2011 @ 12:30 pm In Obamacare | Comments Disabled
As the fight continues against the one-size-fits-all changes enacted under Obamacare, some states continue to work on health care reform specific to the needs of their residents.
Florida is one such state. Its Medicaid Reform Pilot passed with bipartisan support in 2005 and has been implemented in five counties over the last five years. It has been a remarkable success, shifting a failing government health program away from the status quo of top-down micromanagement toward consumer-driven, patient-centered care.
In a detailed analysis [1] written for The Heritage Foundation, Tarren Bragdon, CEO of the Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida based think-tank, outlines the successes and difficult road ahead for the Florida Medicaid Reform Pilot. As he explains [1], the Reform Pilot provides an important example for state reformers because it includes such a large population of Medicaid recipients:
Today, 290,000 Medicaid recipients are part of the five-county Reform Pilot—more individuals than the state Medicaid programs in 17 states and more than the entire Medicaid managed care populations in 28 states, including 17 states with no comprehensive Medicaid managed care programs.
After five years, the results of the pilot program are impressive from the standpoint of both patients and taxpayers.
Bolsters Patient Choice
Bragdon writes [1], "The patient, not politicians or bureaucrats, controls the money and chooses which plan, based on his or her needs and desires, receives the taxpayer dollars." At least two options have been available to each individual participating in the Reform Pilot, and, depending on the year and county, the number of options has grown to as many as 16. The differences between plans are meaningful, so making the choice is a substantive one. Patients are able to reward the plans that best meet their needs and punish those that don't.
Improves Quality of Care
The Reform Pilot offers Medicaid patients financial incentives for positive, healthy behavior. Combined, participants have been offered more than $31 million in incentives to remain diligent with immunizations, disease management, and annual physicals.
Data on quality shows that patients enrolled in Florida's Medicaid Reform Pilot have better outcomes compared to those in traditional Medicaid. Using the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, Bragdon writes that [1] "Reform Pilot counties outperformed non-Reform Pilot counties in 64 percent of the measures and exceeded the national average in 53 percent. For 68 percent of the measures, Reform Pilot counties showed greater improvement than non-Reform Pilot counties."
Reduces Taxpayer Costs
In addition to improved health and satisfaction for patients, taxpayers have benefited as well. The Reform Pilot has saved the Florida Medicaid program $118 million each year, and if implemented statewide, would reduce Medicaid spending in Florida by $901 million annually. If replicated nationwide, savings could reach an annual $28.5 billion.
Success on the Line
The Florida legislature has passed legislation to implement these Medicaid reforms statewide, but its implementation is pending approval of six waivers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Washington.
CMS should grant Florida the waivers needed to make their successful Medicaid reform permanent. The agency has granted several waivers to Democratic states, including a particularly controversial waiver for California to make sweeping 10 percent reimbursement cuts to a wide range of providers including nursing homes, doctors, dentists and therapists.
According to CMS, [2] those cuts will not affect access to care, but experience proves otherwise [3]. States would be better off to follow Florida's lead and take a new direction in Medicaid reform rather than, like California, pursue more of the same, failed policies.
But the question remains: Will CMS allow it? As Bragdon wrote in a letter to Richard Jensen [4], director of the Division of State Demonstrations and Waivers at CMS, "the health future of Florida's Medicaid Patients and the fiscal future of Florida taxpayers rest with CMS."
Co-author Alyene Senger is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Click here for more information on interning at Heritage. [5]
Article printed from The Foundry: Conservative Policy News from The Heritage Foundation: http://blog.heritage.org
URL to article: http://blog.heritage.org/2011/12/05/state-medicaid-reform-that-works-if-washington-bureaucrats-will-allow-it/
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[1] detailed analysis: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/11/floridas-medicaid-reform-shows-the-way-to-improve-health-increase-satisfaction-and-control-costs
[2] CMS,: http://lat.ms/vaRMFj
[3] experience proves otherwise: http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/17/medicaid-reform-a-moral-imperative
[4] As Bragdon wrote in a letter to Richard Jensen: http://www.floridafga.org/2011/11/release-think-tank-touts-medicaid-reform-pilot-to-feds-urgest-statewide-expansion-approval
[5] Click here for more information on interning at Heritage.: http://www.heritage.org/about/departments/ylp.cfm
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Three years ago, Valdosta State University Theatre & Dance created a twist on its seasons' conclusions.
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SGMC, Kohl's Department Store, Lowndes County Sheriff's Department and Safe Kids Lowndes County will host Bike Smart!
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Beautiful Dancers
The Ballet School in Valdosta offers children with special needs the chance to live out their dreams of being a dancer. For many, this may have seemed like a far fetched dream given their physical limitations, but as the Ballet School proves, there is no such thing as a physical limitation.
VSU Opera, Chamber Singers Present 'Dido and Aeneas' April 19-20
The Valdosta State University Department of Music will present "Dido and Aeneas" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, in the West Hall Rotunda. Seating is limited to 100 people per performance.
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Our reviewer looks at "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," 'The Grand Budapest hotel' and "Bad Words."
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Easter egg hunts are an old tradition, but this Saturday, the Therapeutic Division of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority is putting a new spin on it.
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For a decade, the Allman Brothers have made it an annual tradition to settle along the Suwannee River and jam with some friends and fellow musicians. And music fans from near and far can come watch, listen and dance.
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Ever since GSC, Chansey has been outclassed by her evolution, Blissey. Things have changed in BW, however; with an Eviolite equipped, Chansey is actually much bulkier than her evolution, with her defensive stats rise to monstrous levels. Unlike Blissey, Chansey can take non-super effective physical hits with relative ease, something Blissey cannot do. Unfortunately, it's not all good news for Chansey. Although Eviolite boosts Chansey's defenses, her Defense stat is still rather low. Finally, Chansey falls to every commonly seen Fighting-type in the Dream World tier, most notably Breloom and Conkeldurr. Without Toxic Spikes support, Substitute + Calm Mind Chandelure can easily set up all over Chansey and proceed to destroy the blob and her teammates. Don't let these flaws deter you from using Chansey, though, as she can prove to be an excellent member of your team.
Chansey makes for an excellent Wish supporter, with a ridiculous amount of HP, excellent Special Defense, and Eviolite to help remedy her poor Defense. Wish allows Chansey to keep herself healthy, while being able to fully heal the HP of most of her teammates, due to her high HP stat. Protect is useful for scouting for Trick, Fighting-type STAB moves, and guaranteeing that you regain HP with Wish. Alternatively, Softboiled can be used to make Chansey more healthy immediately, instead of waiting a turn; Chansey should run Softboiled if you want to ensure that Chansey's primary goal is to wall threats and her secondary objective is to heal teammates. Toxic allows Chansey to stall out many Pokemon, and is Chansey's main way of taking down Pokemon. Seismic Toss helps to prevent Chansey from being completely neutralized by Taunt, and lets Chansey have a consistent way of dealing damage.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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Chansey has a plethora of other options to support your team with, as she doesn't always need to run Wish. She has access to Aromatherapy and Heal Bell, which are useful for stall teams who want to avoid status, or sweepers who are afraid of paralysis. Chansey also has access to a number of special moves such as Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt. However, it's generally better to use Blissey if you want to use a special attack, because she has a higher Special Attack stat.
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Anything with a STAB Fighting-type attack will destroy Chansey; Pokemon such as Terrakion, Breloom, Conkeldurr, and any other Fighting-type easily defeat it. Keldeo is one of the only special attackers that can beat Chansey, because its signature move, Secret Sword, targets Chansey's pitiful Defense stat. Substitute + Calm Mind Chandelure can set up all over Chansey, as Chandelure can use Substitute as Chansey uses Toxic or Thunder Wave, and proceed to get to +6 Special Attack and Special Defense while Chansey sits on her butt and wastes PP. Other Substitute + Calm Mind users with 101 HP Substitute, such as Jirachi, also make for great checks to Chansey, as it will take two Seismic Tosses to break the Substitute. Toxic Spikes is one of the best checks to Chansey, as it prevents Chansey from staying on the battle field for too long, or forces her to use Heal Bell or Aromatherapy. Trick and Knock Off users are a pain for her as well, as Chansey is reliant on Eviolite to maintain her bulk.