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Batam hotels
Batam Island Rundown
Inordinate financial clout, a hot economy in hyperdrive and a stamp of approval by the World Bank as the best place in the world to do business have untold repercussions on a country as small as Singapore and, indeed, on every other country in the neighbourhood. To wit, the city-state's maturation as major global financial capital has had significant echo effects in both Malaysia and Indonesia. One of the most superficial yet notable examples is Batam.
The free trade island in Riau Islands Province, Indonesia, much like Johor Bahru, Malaysia, is a de facto annex of Singapore and a quasi-holiday target some 20 km from Sentosa. In the not too distant past, Batam was largely unadulterated, with a small, subsistence population and lush, old growth forests. The events of the last three decades, however, mirror the rapid growth and development of many other islands in the South China Sea.
So while the tale of Batam is not necessarily novel, the island's appeal to scores of weary nine-to-fivers from the Lion City is. After all, land is hard to come by in Singapore and with a population that shows no sign of regression, those that can afford it tend to look elsewhere for diversion and leisure. Batam is a convenient and obvious spot, most significantly as the low-cost labour supply in the SIJORI (Singapore, Johor Bahru, Riau Islands) Growth Triangle. The best resorts on the island are at Waterfront City and Nongsa and duly pamper weekend getaway types. Batam will never be Bali but for those keen to make a tropical dash from Singapore, the island is a decent bet.
It is important to stress, however, that what defines Batam is a role as both gateway to and from Sumatra and base for expats in the employ of multinationals. As such, the island is not rife with tourist attractions in the traditional sense. Golf, casinos and wanton nightlife form a bona fide unholy trinity of sorts on the island of 1 million people.
Batam Island History
- Tanjung Uma – The oldest fishing village on the island has traditional wooden row houses.
- Adhi Vinayakar Temple – The largest Hindu temple on Batam Island and located in the Sei Ladi Hills.
- Vietnamese Refugee Camp – Located on nearby Galang Island, this camp was in use from 1976-95 and has been preserved as a tourist attraction.
- Tua Pek Kong Temple – This famous Buddhist temple is popular with locals.
- Tumenggung Abdul Jamal's Tomb – Resides a descendant of the Bugis family who ruled the area in the 18th century.
Batam Island Art & Culture
- Mak Yong Sampan Kolek Theater – See traditional Indonesian dancing and drama unique to Batam Island.
- Padepokan Seni Art Centre – Arts and crafts from all over Indonesia, plus many types of performances. Located in Sepukang.
- Parade Gebyar and Culture Nusantara – A parade and display of culture from all over Indonesia. Held in December.
- Desa Seni – This Indonesian art village seeks to advocate and preserve Indonesian culture.
- National Flora Flori Week – Held annually in July, this week-long event includes a flower arranging competition, bird singing contest and an ornamental horticultural parade.
Batam Island City Shopping
- Nagoya Hill Mall – Opened in 2007, this modern Batam Island mall offers three floors of specialty shops, ranging from electronics to handicrafts.
- Batam City Square – This large shopping centre has shops selling brand-name clothing and shoes, accessories and jewellery.
- Centre Point Mall – This central mall features spas, salons, a supermarket and food court, besides clothing and boutique stores.
- Mega Mall – Located opposite the Batam Centre Ferry Terminal with five floors of shops selling discounted brand-name goods.
- Top 100 – Located in Jodoh, this shopping centre sells electronics, clothes, fashion accessories and jewellery.
Gay & Lesbian Batam Island
- Noname Café – Located in the Harmoni Hotel, this venue attracts a mixed crowd with a younger male set later in the night.
- Ozon Discotheque – In the Jodoh/Batu Ampar area, this gay-friendly club is popular with locals.
- Pacific Disco – This loud, gay-friendly club is located in the Pacific Hotel of Batam Island, or the "Titanic".
- Harris Resort Batam – A gay-friendly hotel in Waterfront City with water views, sun decks and a hot tub.
- BCA Branch – In front of this bank branch is a popular meeting spot for gays from 8 pm to 5 pm.
Batam Island Outdoor
- Senimba Bay Beach – This beach in Waterfront City offers swimming and other beach activities.
- Tengku Fisabilillah Bridge – This expansive suspension bridge connecting Batam Island to Tonton Island is a popular spot to watch the sunset.
- Batam Dragon Boat Race – This July festival features boat races with participants from many countries.
- Barelang Islands – These six tiny islands can be explored by traversing the connecting bridges.
- Ocarina Park – This complex has plenty of family attractions, including a Ferris wheel.
Batam Island Sport
- Play 18 holes at the semi-private Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort.
- Charter a fishing boat off Galang Baru Island, the last of the Barelang Islands.
- Get towed around the lake on skis or a kneeboard at the Batam Cable Water Ski Park.
- Feel your heart race at the Go Kart Circuit in Waterfront City.
- Challenge your skills on the Greg Norman Championship course at Nongsa's Tering Bay Golf Club.
When To Go
A tropical rainforest climate makes Batam desirable for much of the year, despite heavy humidity and rain from November to January. Temperatures waver from 75°F (24°C) to 91°F (33°C) for the year.
Getting Around
Hang Nadim International Airport is the only airport on Batam and serves the likes of Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Johor Bahru and Singapore. The small hub handles more than 3 million passengers a year.
The ferry from Singapore is the most hassle-free way in to Batam. Total journey time seldom exceeds 45 minutes.
On the island, most visitors simply rent a car or take taxis rather than rely on the small Batam public bus network.
General Information
Batam, a valuable island in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, is a notable free trade and special economic zone, with membership in the lucrative SIJORI Growth Triangle with Singapore and the state of Johor in Malaysia.
Home to jus under 750,000 people, the island is a vacation destination fast on the rise, with a mix of Malay, Chinese and native cultures. The coastal areas are replete with tony resorts and offer ferry access to Singapore and Malaysia. As a vital litmus test industrial hub for Indonesia, the island has a vast expat population, most of who are in the employ of the oil service and commercial trade sector.
A disproportionate faction of tourism on Batam Island hails from nearby Singapore, where people like to hop over for the weekend for the duty-free retail outlets and cheap seafood.
The island is a development in progress and as such, holds tremendous appeal for those who want to gain a foothold before Batam becomes unaffordable and mainstream. While it may never become the next Dubai, Jakarta clearly has plans for the island. New towns and construction projects now stand in the place of once virgin rainforest, as Indonesia prepares to take advantage of the island as a formidable commercial, industrial, leisure and tourism focal point.
Nongsa is the principal area of attraction on Batam. One hour from the main ferry port of Sekupang, the coastal resort town has seaside hotels, golf, wildlife preserves and restaurants galore.
Lubuk Baja, or Nagoya, is the capital of Batam by default. Nightlife, duty-free shops, and karaoke bars are the main draws in town.
Kabil is a port town in southeast Batam in the middle of an industrial boom. While not a popular tourist destination, Kabil does afford proximate access to native villages. With superb seafood available in a rustic environment, village residents still fish and live, to a large extent, via traditional means.
The great bulk of tourist-worthy events on Batam Island revolve around simple recreation, especially on the expansive strip of beachfront on the north shore.
The coastal waters are a rich source of freshwater fish. Excursions by boat to view and fish for sport have fast become popular with expats who live on the island, as well as foreign visitors.
Those in search of a rugged adventure can rent mountain bikes in Nagoya and explore the wild backcountry of Batam. Thankfully, a sizable portion of land has yet to be torn down for development and remote, traditional villages are hospitable to outsiders.
The island has a vast water supply in the 60 square km Duriankang Dam. The site is a rare attraction of interest on Batam and offers quiet shores to relax and escape the crowds in town.
Golfers will enjoy the scenery on hand at any of Batam's half a dozen 18-hole courses.
Batam Island has a tropical climate, with temperatures that hover between 25°C and 35°C throughout the year. Rainfall and intense humidity is abundant from one month to the next, although the official wet season is between October and April.
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1 Mercure Batam
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Mercure Batam is a hotel with local color and distinctive style, located at central business district of Batam Island, Nagoya. Mercure Batam with 8 storey's building offer 159 fully refurbished... More
2 Harris Resort Batam
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Business and leisure travellers looking for a tranquil and fun escape in this Indonesia island find suitable accommodations at Harris Resort Batam. Apart from enjoying water recreations at the... More
3 Swiss Inn Batam
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Offering exquisite service and affable hospitality, the Swiss Inn Batam welcomes you to enjoy the uniqueness of the place and makes your stay an unforgettable one. General Swiss Inn Batam offer... More
4 The BCC Hotel and Residence
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The BCC Hotel & Residences is the highest hotel in Sumatera island area, located in the heart of Batam City Area. Surrounding by shopping arcade and 5 minutes to Government district, 5 minutes... More
5 Goodway Hotel Batam
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A stylish hotel set close to the vibrant shopping and entertainment district, Goodway Hotel Batam invites sophisticated travellers to an ideal base for exploring this picturesque Indonesia island.... More
6 Batam View Beach Resort
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A resort hotel with large grounds, exclusive hilltop location and private beach, Batam View Beach Resort has built up a reputation of being the "happening place" for festive occasions. The resort... More
7 Swiss-Belinn Batam
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Offering contemporary service and cordial hospitality, Swiss-Belinn Batam makes you to enjoy all the privileges required for an unforgettable stay. GeneralSwiss-Belinn Batam offers 2 meeting rooms... More
8 Montigo Resorts Nongsa
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Housed in a contemporary architecture highlighted by top-notch facilities and sleek furnishings, Montigo Resorts Nongsa makes for a luxurious haven for travellers looking to get away from the... More
9 Novotel Batam
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The Novotel Batam is a 4 star hotel in the centre of Batam, ideal for business and leisure travellers alike. Only 45 minutes from Singapore by ferry, the hotel is located in a commercial area... More
10 Triniti Hotel Batam
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I'm preparing for a possible new web design job, and decided to put together a collection of links/readings that I've found useful lately, whether they're entire blogs, or just a single post I read in the past few days.
Hopefully someone else might find them useful too. These aren't in any real order, and I might use this as a running list if I come across other interesting posts/tools. If you have any great things to share, just add a note!
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Comment: Re:The fuck do you mean "heavier"? (Score 1) 109
How do you modify the spin of a particle without measuring it? (and how would you know the difference of whether you had measured it or not?)
How do you modify the spin of a particle without measuring it? (and how would you know the difference of whether you had measured it or not?)
"Because in every" implies that a singular noun will follow.
The star would see the rest of the galaxy as moving slower than it should, to just the same degree that the galaxy would see the star moving slow than it otherwise should.
Each party would see the other as moving with a slower measure of time than itself.
Surely, all of those are definitions of a civilian.
I think people should keep in mind that science doesn't try to prove thing - it tries to disprove things.
A theory is proposed, and it is scientific if and only if it makes testable, unique, quantifiable predictions. Those predictions are then tested and if they are shown to be 'not wrong' then we keep the theory.
At some point with most theories a prediction is found that does not pass the test, and then the theory is modified or replaced.
None of this implies that the theory is proved correct, only proved not wrong.
Religion doesn't do any of this - it does not make any testable predictions. So, there are valid reason to prohibit religion from the arena of science, but not really valid reasons to prohibit religion from the arena of truth.
(oblig. disclaimer - I am an atheist)
It isn't, I'm afraid. A 'herd' or a 'flock' etc. are a grammatical class called collective nouns, which are indeed treated as singular. The word 'data' isn't (and here I am refer to the single word 'data', not some collection of many datums).
You can tell that they're not the same thing, try saying "A data indicates that..." - it doesn't feel at all right does it? The fact that it only work when prefixed by 'the' tells us that it is a true plural noun and not a singular.
However, language being something that is subject to perpetual change though, it is something that 50 years form now will probably be very different. Many (most?) people do feel more comfortable conjugating 'to be' in the singular for the word data ( "the data is" rather than "the data are" ) so it is clearly undergoing some change at the moment.
Apologies - I am posting to undo the mod I just left. I had modded informative, but I should have realised that this conversation is off-topic so I should have left it alone mod-wise.
Yes, but so long as we also accept that the President is also the person who, as an individual, is most able to try and change the system.
In the UK we have VAT (Value Added Tax), currently at 20%.
It is not applicable to food, clothing, utilities (electricity, gas, etc.) and a very few other things, but is applied every other consumer retail transaction (things you might buy with cash or credit card)
In principle this exempts the bare necessities, but includes everything else.
It does not apply to capital spending, investments, property, etc, but then these fall under other tax categories (stamp duties, capital gains, etc.)
Just trying to give some context to the discussion.
Watch out for the infinite regress though...
It is though in part an issue of reputation - nobody claims that IE6 + 7 and older were secure; even Microsoft accepts that they are insecure.
But OpenSSL gets/got an implicit guarantee of security from its OSS nature.
Everyone knew IE6 was awful at security. People just trusted that OpenSSL was OK because of the OSS argument.
"Many eyes make all bugs shallow" is true, but relies on there being many eyes looking our for all of the bugs (not just those in the most obvious of systems).
Information does travel through space at a velocity faster than c - see the EPR paradox, which was subsequently questioned by Bell, and then experimentally tested by Alan Aspect (sorry I don't know the correct French spelling for his name).
Based on the evidence, quantum information does seem to travel faster than c.
Given the paradox of the wave-function collapse within the Copenhagen interpretation of QM (once a particle is measured it takes on a definite set of properties, which means that the wave-function must collapse everywhere simultaneously) it suggests that quantum information is transfered instantaneously.
I agree with you entirely, rational debate about the facts and their support is entirely subsumed by the factional rivalry. But, there is a great and similar split in the followers of String Theory - those that assume it to be the only and obvious explanation of the world vs. those that don't even consider it science. The only difference is that because ST doesn't touch upon public policy there is a larger third community - those who don't care.
I think that fundamentally the difficulty with the AGM debate is that it is very hard (i.e. impossible) to separate the policy issues from the science issues.
Surely, when the UK has a population of around 65 million, and China has a population of around 1400 million it makes a difference. We are talking about influencing government policy. So, we spend a huge effort changing UK policy, and at most we can effect a reduction in an output of:
7.7t * 65m = 500.5 million t
7t * 1400m = 9800 million t.
The entire UK output is 5% of China's. If the UK can reduce its output by 20% (hugely unlikely, as just holding steady seems impossible to do), while the Chinese increase theirs by just 1% then the two effects cancel out (to some rounding error that I can't be arsed to calculate).
Focusing on those countries who are both raising their output the most and also have the largest populations (hello too India) seems perfectly sensible.
I assume it is an ironic joke.
Historically calculating the date of Easter was a hugely difficult and complicated task for medieval scholastic monks - one that involved a huge amount of time and controversy.
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A facial X-ray is a series of pictures of the bones in the face . One type of facial X-ray (called a paranasal sinus X-ray series) looks at the air-filled cavities (sinuses) around the nose and eyes.
X-rays are a form of radiation, like light or radio waves, that are focused into a beam, much like a flashlight beam. X-rays can pass through most objects, including the human body. X-rays make a picture by striking a detector that either exposes a film or sends the picture to a computer. Dense tissues in the body, such as bones, block (absorb) many of the X-rays and look white on an X-ray picture. Less dense tissues, such as muscles and organs, block fewer of the X-rays (more of the X-rays pass through) and look like shades of gray on an X-ray. X-rays that pass only through air, such as through the lungs, look black on the picture.
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Sankei in Japan reports that McGehee has agreed to a one-year, $1.3 million deal with the Rakuten Golden Eagles, which is the same team that signed Andruw Jones earlier this week.
As recently as 2010 he hit .285 with 23 homers and 104 RBIs for the Brewers, but McGehee has hit just .221 with a .632 OPS in 269 games since then, bouncing from the Brewers to the Pirates to the Yankees in the process.
Given the relatively modest payday in Japan it seems obvious that he couldn't find a guaranteed major-league job for 2013, so he chose Rakuten over competing for a bench gig on a minor-league deal.
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Wouldn't he have been a better option (or at least cheaper) than Polanco for the Marlins?
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Rays should buy it out and we can use him. If they think Loney will be back to his hitting ways why not give this guy a shot?
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In May 2004, while Israeli society debated the merits of Ariel Sharon's proposal to "disengage" from the Gaza Strip and a handful of West Bank settlements, the IDF launched a major military campaign in the Gaza Strip that resulted in widespread destruction unprecedented in the current uprising.
Rafah bore the brunt.During forays into the camp, the IDF razed entire rows of houses along the buffer zone and destroyed extensively deep inside Rafah.Armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozers plowed through houses and shops, indiscriminately ripped up roads, destroyed water and sewage systems, and turned agricultural fields into barren patches of earth.Fifty-nine Palestinians were reportedly killed in Rafah during a series of incursions from May 12-24, including eleven people under age eighteen and eighteen armed men.[179]In total, these incursions left 254 houses destroyed and nearly 3,800 people homeless; another forty-four houses were razed in the Rafah area during the same month in smaller operations.May 2004 witnessed a level of destruction unprecedented in Gaza during the uprising the number of homes destroyed that month was 8.75 times the monthly average for Rafah.[180]
Most of the destruction took place between May 18 and 24 during the major incursions into Tel al-Sultan and Brazil.Instead of attempting to control the heart of the camp as many residents expected, the IDF focused its attack on specific neighborhoods whose wide streets facilitated the movement of their forces and would have deprived Palestinian gunmen of cover to move undetected.Israeli forces converged from multiple directions, quickly overwhelming armed resistance with Apache helicopter gunships and Merkava tanks.Based on interviews with the IDF, two Palestinian armed groups, international aid agencies and residents of Rafah, as well as physical examination of the town, Human Rights Watch found little evidence of a sustained battle or resistance in Rafah during the incursions into Tel al-Sultan and Brazil.Instead, extensive destruction of infrastructure and property occurred mostly in areas already under direct Israeli control.Human Rights Watch's research strongly indicates that the nature and scope of the destruction could not have been justified by absolute military necessity.One of the most egregious examples was in the neighborhood of Tel al-Sultan, where two large agricultural fields were destroyed after the area was effectively secured (see below).
During the May 18-24 incursions, the IDF says it found three[181] tunnel entrances: One was in the vicinity of the Termit outpost in the buffer zone.Another, in the Brazil neighborhood, was an incomplete shaft that Rafah residents say had already been sealed by the PNA weeks earlier (see Chapter 4).The third was in the town of Dahaniya, located four kilometers outside Rafah and not connected to any demolitions.[182]The IDF reportedly killed thirty-two Palestinian civilians, of whom ten were under age eighteen, as well as twelve armed fighters.According to UNRWA statistics, the IDF destroyed 166 houses, leaving 2,085 people homeless.
Rampage in Rafah: An Overview
On May 12, an IDF armored personnel carrier (APC) was destroyed in the Rafah buffer zone near Block O, apparently by a rocket-propelled grenade.The APC was heavily laden for explosives to be used in an antitunneling operation.It is unclear whether the APC was on its way to an incursion into the camp or if it was to be used inside the buffer zone only.The powerful explosion killed five soldiers and showered the area with fragments.The military wing of Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
The attack on the APC more than doubled the number of Israeli fatalities in Rafah over the past four years.And it came one day after the death of six soldiers in an APC during an incursion into the GazaCity neighborhood of Zaytoun.The back-to-back incidents with eleven deaths prompted calls for both strong action and accelerating the "disengagement" from the Gaza Strip.
Shortly after the APC was destroyed in Rafah, IDF troops entered the buffer zone to collect the soldiers' remains.Within hours, tanks, Caterpillar D9s, and helicopters moved against Block O on the evening of May 12, firing shells and missiles as residents fled.Rafah residents interviewed by Human Rights Watch saw small groups of armed fighters approaching Block O as they fled.The flight of the civilians under IDF fire, leaving few eyewitnesses, makes a detailed assessment of the nature and extent of hostilities in Block O difficult.The IDF insists that soldiers engaged in the recovery operation came under constant fire from the area.While there were hostilities in Block O, the nature and extent of the destruction suggest that bulldozing was indiscriminate and excessive.The IDF demolished several rows of houses in Block O, including homes that had been separated from the buffer zone by several others.As nearly all of the housing in this area had been composed of one-story houses and were located on level ground, it is unlikely these homes could have been used to fire at the APC or the recovery teams.
On the second day of the incursion, Israeli forces moved into Qishta, a neighborhood next to Rafah, also facing the border, and spent one day methodically bulldozing shops and small houses, while commandeering taller buildings as sniper outposts.Many residents did not expect an incursion there and were still at home, as Qishta has experienced relatively few demolitions.Eyewitnesses insisted that Palestinian fighters were not operating in the area, and Human Rights Watch researchers found no evidence of battle damage on the sides of remaining buildings that did not face the border.The IDF also destroyed homes that were several rows from the buffer zone; some homes were demolished even though their view to the buffer zone was obstructed by taller buildings that are still standing.Two Israeli soldiers were killed in Qishta and two more wounded late in the operation, but they were apparently shot by snipers stationed outside of Qishta.
[179] As mentioned in the summary of this report, Human Rights Watch's investigation was focused on the pattern of property destruction rather than deaths.Figures on deaths were compiled from an analysis of reporting by local human rights organizations, media accounts, and statements by Palestinian armed groups, supplemented in some cases by Human Rights Watch's own documentation.
[180] The IDF destroyed 429 houses throughout the entire Gaza Strip in May, as well as numerous factories, shops, and fields.Statistics from UNRWA.
[181] This figure conflicts with a list of tunnel discoveries provided by the IDF to Human Rights Watch on July 20, 2004, which lists only two tunnels discovered during this period (on May 22 and May 23).
[182] Human Rights Watch interview with Major Assaf Librati, Spokesman, IDF Southern Command, Tel Aviv, May 25, 2004; Letter from Major Sam Wiedermann, Head of International Organizations Desk, IDF Spokesperson's Unit, to Human Rights Watch, August 22, 2004.


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BETHESDA, MD (RNS) As coming out parties go, this was a big one.
As the American Atheists convention here wound down in March, a woman with short dark hair and a dark suit took the stage.
Standing under the projection of a large capital "A," she told the crowd of several hundred that she was a pastor who, for the last several months, had been questioning her beliefs online under the pseudonym "Lynn."
Then she took a deep breath and said, "My name is Teresa. And I am an atheist." As the room exploded with cheers, Teresa MacBain wiped away tears.
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"When you leave the ministry, you can lose all of that, " said Dan Barker, a former minister, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and a founder of The Clergy Project. "You have to ask yourself, 'Who am I now?' . . . . The Clergy Project is a place where their self-respect is restored."
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Anjali Sreekumar,
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The Rahul Mahajan episode has come in handy for the media to go to town on the BJP's discomfiture with perceptible glee. Let them not create an impression that it is the BJP leaders and their wards alone who commit mistakes and get involved in offences. Let us not forget various cases involving leaders of other parties pending in court.
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I fail to understand how Rahul taking drugs is a BJP issue, and why the media are so obsessed with the case. Pramod Mahajan was a flamboyant and successful leader who had an unfortunate death.
To suggest that the present crisis is somehow related to his lifestyle is not fair to him. It is true that the BJP has been having problems lately. But the Rahul affair is a non-issue blown completely out of proportion.
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Waltham, Massachusetts
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With the phenomenal increase in the number of news channels, each one is trying to increase its ratings by breaking news. When something big breaks out, the channels are forced to send their reporters to the scene.
This cannot be helped when the electronic medium is catching up with the global trends of live coverage. But trial by the media is unacceptable. The need of the hour is to lay down norms on privacy.
D.B.N. Murthy,
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It was disturbing to see the various channels competing for one-upmanship in the sordid drama. The media assumed the role of prosecutor, jury, and judge rather than that of an observer and commentator.
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Satish R. Murdeshwar,
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What happened at Pramod Mahajan's erstwhile official residence is not only shameful but also alarming. All was well until the facts regarding the drug scandal were revealed. One must thank the framers of our Constitution who vested the ultimate power in the masses.
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GLAMGLOW Mud Mask
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INGREDIENTSAqua (Water), Montmorillonite (Volcanic Minerals), Kaolin (French Sea Clay), Magnesium Aluminium Silicate (Purified Clay), Polyethylene, Pumice (Micro Volcanic Rock), Camellia Sinesis Leef (Green Tea Leef), Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract (Green Tee), Chamomilla Recutica Flower Extract (Chamomile), Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract (Marigold), Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract (Cucumber), Hedara Helix Extract (Ivy), Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract (Comfrey Herb), Lavandula Hybrida Oil (Lavender), Glycerin (Vegetable), Parfum, [Benxyl Benzonate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool], Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Prpylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea.
on 12/3/2013 7:36:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I've been looking for a deep-cleansing face mask that would help minimise my breakouts and smooth out my congested skin. This has had good reviews online so I thought I'd give it a whirl.
The price is pretty ludicrous and because I wasn't sure if it would work I got the tiny jar, which was $20 Canadian and lasted for only 3 ¼ applications (I only had enough for my nose and chin for the last application). I applied a thin layer in accordance with the online instructions - in hindsight I would have rather used more and not had enough for the ¼ face application, but never mind. I don't mind the smell at all but it stings a bit going on and is full of annoying tea leaves that cannot possibly serve any purpose (there aren't enough of them) other than to maybe provide an excuse for the high price. Ah well. I wouldn't have minded any of this if it had a miraculous or even pretty good impact on my skin.
I left it on for 10 – 20 minutes and then washed off with warm water and a cloth. Afterwards my skin certainly felt softer, but this effect was gone by the next day and I honestly didn't notice any difference in breakouts, black heads or bumpiness of skin. Even the reported 'glow' was nowhere to be seen (although to be fair my skin is always pretty glowy thanks to the epic amounts of oil it produces).
All in all, this is definitely not a good 'deep cleansing' mask and I will not be repurchasing.
on 11/23/2013 3:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Great product even on my dry skin. It brightened my face and got rid of the dead skin. Just think it's too expensive in comparison to the results. I mean, $70 a jar? I'm almost sure the packaging probably costs them more than the product itself. Overall, good product but way too pricey!
on 11/13/2013 5:24:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This review is for the black jar (tinglexfoliating mask).
Price: borderline ridiculously expensive for a brand that just appeared out of nowhere, but a little goes a very long way and I only plan to use this twice a month at most to avoid over exfoliating, especially if you use a clarisonic or a daily/weekly scrub
Packaging: box way too big for the size of the jar, even full size, packaged like a perfume bottle with plastic wrapping the box and inner carton to support the bottle so it doesn't move around in the humongous box.
Smell: i actually like it... Kinda like a muddy fragrant green tea
Texture: very grainy.. Wouldn't "scrub" it on my face. Just "slide" it on with fingers and wipe it of gently to avoid irritating skin.
Skin reaction: i have combo skin at the moment and when i applied this at the end of the day (which means it should be at its oiliest time) it stung like a dang hornet! I was kinda shocked coz i had never experienced such a strong reaction to any skin care product coz my skin is usually kinda tough.. It is definitely NOT a mere "tingle" BUUUUUTTTT after i washed it off... Holy canoli baby bum soft skin!!! Morning after, my skin looked sooooo clear and radiant.. Even my colleague noticed that the nasty black heads on my nose were gone!
Overall: by far THE best mask I've ever tried in my life! Wouldn't recommend it for peeps with dry or sensitive skin though.. They should put that on the box! try a sample first if you can, and see how your skin reacts to the formula coz this is some potent stuff!!
on 11/11/2013 4:33:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Awesome face mask- reduces redness and makes my skin glow. However I can tell why some people may not like it-it exfoliates like no tomorrow, may be harsh on certain skin types. Sensitive skin or damanged skin must avoid this product.
On my way searching for a better substitute as it is ridiculously expensive. Will buy it again and use it sparingly :)
on 11/9/2013 11:45:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
After having heard and read about this product now for many months, I caved in and bought the trial size, which is only 0,5oz and still costs 20Euro - very pricey stuff, but I hoped it would be worth it. In my humble opinion, it´s not. It´s just very, very gritty stuff with big old tea-leaves in there, which constantly fall off my face, which is annoying. And I highly doubt, that they have much of an effect, as sparse as they are distributed in there (thank god on the other hand that there aren´t more in there, like I said, they just tend to drop off after some minutes). The whole mask feels a lot like "Coalface" by Lush - same extremely gritty texture, dries on the skin like any ordinary claymask, leaving it feeling kind of clean but also quite tight and parched after rinsing. Even though the tingling effect is bearable and my sensitive skin surprisingly wasn´t red at all after rinsing, the peeling-effect just feels way too harsh for my taste. I´m not impressed, and won´t buy again.
on 11/6/2013 7:14:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Very Oily, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Okay, so for 69$ @ Sephora, I was very skeptical about buying this mask, but I ran into a really good SA who gave me a sample of the Black exfoliating mask, and then she gave me another sample of a similar mask (forgot the name) but much cheaper. So I'm thinking, "Seriously, how good can this mask be?" Well, let me tell you, this mask made my skin look phenomenal. Smooth, firm, glowing. I was really surprised because there's soooo much hype around this mask. And then I tried the much cheaper, similar mask and I could definitely tell the difference. The Glamglow Black exfoliating mask works for me. It really does live up to the hype, so I went out and bought a full-size jar. Call me crazy, but if a product really works, I'll shell out the big bucks. But you have to prove it to me first. That being said, get a sample first because it seems like for some people this mask works great, and for others, not so much. There definitely was tingling/burning sensation when I put it on, but it quickly went away. But I definitely think this mask is at last worth a try.
on 10/29/2013 11:06:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Super mud clearing mask. Week Three & I still don't feel great about this purchase. I have numerous large pimples & tons of smaller ones. More than usual. I am so frustrated. But I am going to give it one more week. I will update my review.
on 10/29/2013 5:44:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Blue
I was at Sephora a few days ago when I came across a section in the skincare part of Sephora that held their new or most popular face masks. While they all looked interesting for their own reasons, there were two that intrigued me the most: The GLAMGLOW masks. When I spoke to a sales associate, she explained the difference of them with this sentence: "The white mask is deep cleaning, but the other one is super deep cleaning!" So I decided to purchase the mask in the black jar. After all, I knew that if it reacted badly to my skin, I would be able to return it and buy the mask in the white jar.
So Saturday night rolled around, and I decided to give it a shot. I cleansed my face with my MAC Lightful Marine Bright Cleanser, and made sure my face was dry before I began to apply the mask onto my face.
At first, my face did not like this product. My face stung quite a bit, and I contemplated washing it off and calling the idea off. But I decided to stick with it, and I told myself that I would stop if it hurt even more. Luckily, once the mask was applied completely, my skin felt fine. I left the mask on for exactly ten minutes before washing it off. Like the box said, I made circular motions with my hands while rinsing my face to let the mask work to its full potential.
After drying off my face, I was surprised by how soft my skin felt even before I applied moisturizer! My skin is relatively normal and isn't really dry right now, but my skin definitely loved this mask! After I applied my moisturizer, my skin felt even softer. It was a huge yet pleasent surprise! I now plan on making it a part of my skin care routine once a week.
The little bits and pieces of product actually don't bother me all that much. I think they serve a good purpose, and I can tolerate them. The smell isn't pretty, but it's a mud mask for God's sake. Besides, it smells better than the GLAMGLOW mask in the white jar (I smelled it when I was in Sephora).
I think if you have sensitive skin, I would not recommend it because I think it might be too harsh. However, I think those with oily skin would love this product because it really gets all the dirt and gunk out of your skin. Sure it's pricey, but I don't mind one bit! It's definitely my "Holy Grail" face mask.
on 10/13/2013 12:57:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I got the small exfoliating sampler at a whopping $19 at Sephora. It worked ok! The tingling was at first extreme and then subsided. The consistency was bizarre due to the presence of leaves or twigs or something in it. It smelled like ... Something. Licorice? Not my fave. I didn't get the crazy good results that some people claim and definitely not anything like the photos you see online, but maybe that's because I do masks a couple times a month. This didn't work any better than the Aztec mud mask I normally use, and for a full size at literally TEN TIMES the cost, it's 100% not worth it for me.
on 9/27/2013 2:51:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
The mask itself is probably one of the best masks I've ever used. I have oily dehydrated skin. I've suffered from breakouts over the past few years and have always resorted to using acne products to dry my skin out to no avail. I recently started using more hydrating products and my skin has cleared up with fewer breakouts. This mask has given me noticeable results. I use a thin layer 2x per week and I immediately notice that my skin is more refined, pores are reduced, breakouts have decreased and my skin feels smooth and phenomenal. I love it!
The price is kind of outrageous - but I will continue to buy it based on the results and I can make it last. You don't need to use a lot to cover your face with a thin layer. The important thing is to know not to rub the mask in otherwise the tea leaves will start to rub the mask off. Just smooth a thin layer over your face and it will start to dry quickly. The tingling sensation is probably the most intense that I've experienced in any product I've used, but it doesn't last long and it was bearable for me. I did notice that when the mask is drying you can literally see the gunk coming out of your pores. It's kind of cool.
As for the packaging - seriously who cares if it's cute? If you're spending the money and want to see results just worry about the product and less about how cute you feel holding the box, no? Just keeping it real.
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FACTS & STATS: Site: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,085) -- Monroe, Louisiana. Television: None. Home Record: ULL 6-0, ULM 2-1. Away Record: ULL 2-4, ULM 1-4. Neutral Record: ULL 1-0, ULM 0-0. Conference Record: ULL 0-0, ULM 0-0. Series Record: Louisiana leads, 48-19.
GAME NOTES: Intrastate rivals engage in a Sun Belt Conference conflict on Saturday evening, as the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and ULM Warhawks battle in their league opener at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
With wins in three of the last four games, Louisiana enters league play on a bit of a roll. The most recent victory was a 90-58 rout of NAIA foe Central Methodist, but the Ragin' Cajuns are 9-4 overall. That includes just a 2-4 mark on the road, and the team will take on Texas-Arlington next.
ULM has been in a free fall since posting a 3-1 start. The Warhawks were stomped by No. 3 Ohio State last time out, falling for the fourth straight time in a 71-31 final to the undefeated Buckeyes. They are now just 3-5 overall, although they do have two wins in three tries at home. Texas- Arlington is also ULM's next opponent, although the Warhawks will face the Mavericks two days prior to Louisiana's encounter.
Neither of these teams had much success in league play last season, with Louisiana finishing 8-12 against the rest of the Sun Belt, and ULM even worse at just 3-17. The Cajuns got two wins against ULM to add to their total, while also increasing their all-time series lead to 48-19.
Not surprisingly, Louisiana had no trouble with Central Methodist. The Ragin' Cajuns connected on 49.3 percent of their shots from the floor and scored 29 points off turnovers. Shawn Long piled up 26 points and 12 rebounds and Elfrid Payton tallied 17 points and seven assists in the winning effort.
Slowing down Louisiana will be a major challenge for the entire conference this season. The Cajuns lead the league in both scoring (83.9 ppg) and assists (14.1 apg), while ranking second in rebounds (38.6 rpg) and field goal percentage (.476). Long (21.5 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.4 bpg) and Payton (19.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.6 apg) are the key contributors on the roster, with Long a constant double-double threat, and Payton a solid scorer and distributor as well as a rebounder out of the backcourt. The Ragin' Cajuns are a bit too reliant on the duo, with reserve Kasey Shepherd (8.8 ppg) the next-best option.
While Louisiana had no issues in its last bout, ULM had nothing but trouble against Ohio State. The Warhawks finished with only 10 field goals and shot a miserable 18.5 percent from the field. Jayon James only had seven points as the team's leading scorer.
Even though they aren't likely to be as ineffective offensively in this contest, it is also not a given that the Warhawks will be overly efficient. ULM is netting just 65.6 ppg and shooting at a 42 percent clip. The Warhawks are a decent rebounding team, ranking third in the Sun Belt with 38.3 rpg. Amos Olatayo (14.1 pg, 5.5 rpg) and Tyler Ongwae (12.5 ppg) are the team's top scoring threats, although the two combined for just nine points on 3-of-11 shooting against the Buckeyes. James (9.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.6 apg) is a solid performer across the board.
The Warhawks don't score enough or put forth enough defensive pressure to pull off an upset here, even at home.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Louisiana 75, ULM 65
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March 17th, 2013 #1
How to develope and get better at drawing
(Not sure if this is the right place for this thread)
Greetings fellow artists.
I, like many others, want to get better at drawing. I'm in my first year in illustration so I draw quite a lot during the day, including life drawing.
I know generally that the answer to my questions is just to keep drawing, but I wanted to ask you if there are any certain exercises, studies or something that really helped you to get better.
Also I have gotten comments that I'm too stuck in "my own style" and if anyone has ideas how it's good to shake things up and break out of what you know, that would also be great.
So I hope some of you can give me some wisdom!
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberMarch 18th, 2013 #2
Look through the stickies of various forums for good ideas.
March 20th, 2013 #3
Look through people's sketchbooks through, especially the early pages - helps to see what others are doing.
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