Tips berbelanja murah di Batam

Pulau Batam terkenal di mata masyarakat dengan barang-barang berharga murahnya. Mulai dari produk elektronik, produk fesyen, hingga makanan ringan. tapi tidak menutup kemungkinan kita mendpatkan barang dengan harga yang tidak berbeda jauh dengan daerah lain. tips-tips agar kita bisa berbelanja dengan harga murah.

Pertama, sebelum membeli kita harus mengetahui harga asli suatu barang di kota lain, misalnya Jakarta. Ini penting, terutama saat kita hendak membeli produk elektronik. "Misalnya beli kamera, lihat dulu di Jakarta berapa harga kameranya. Terus kalau yang dagang nawarinnya dengan harga sama dengan yang di Jakarta atau nggak beda jauh, bilang saja begini, di Jakarta saja harganya sekian, masa mau kasih harga sama," Cara ini dianggap sebagai cara tawar menawar paling efektif, karena kita bisa mendapatkan barang resmi dengan harga jauh dibawah harga pasaran.

Kedua, saat kita menawar suatu barang, perlihatkan kalau kita serius membeli dan punya uang, bukan sekedar iseng. "Orang sini kalau yang beli serius pasti dikasih harga bagus, tapi kalau cuma iseng-iseng enggak bakalan mau turun banyak dia. Yang penting jangan kelihatan butuh banget,"

Tips ketiga adalah tanya dengan seksama kualitas barang yang akan dibeli. Biasanya, untuk produk elektronik terdapat tiga jenis barang: asli dan resmi, rekondisi, dan ilegal alias selundupan. Jangan sampai kita membeli dengan harga yang seharusnya menjadi harga barang resmi tapi mendapatkan barang rekondisi.

Keempat, kita perlu tahu tempat pusat penjualan suatu barang, misalnya jika ingin mencari elektronik pergilah ke Lucky Plaza di kawasan Nagoya, Batam. Jika ingin mencari barang-barang fesyen pergilah ke Nagoya Hills di kawasan yang sama. Dan jika ingin mencari makanan-makanan kecil luar negeri pergilah ke Plaza Top 100 Penuin di kawasan Penuin, Batam.

Kelima, jangan membeli produk dengan tipe paling baru. Usahakan agar kita membeli produk yang sudah beberapa bulan keluar di pasar. "Kalau tipe-tipe yang baru keluar bedanya enggak terlalu banyak, apalagi untuk barang elektronik,"

Keenam, usahakan mengajak seseorang yang kita percaya untuk mengantar ke toko karena ada beberapa toko di Batam yang nakal. "Takutnya kalau jalan sendiri ditipu, jadi lebih baik bawa orang sini,"

Dapat di coba jika anda sedang berpergian ke Batam. namun yang lebih penting tetaplah berhati - hati di tempat orang.! kemampuan menawar seseorang juga menentukan.

Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) test of latest artillery system

The 13-day joint exercise at Fort Sill in the United States, which ended on Sunday, involved 170 soldiers from the 23rd Battalion Singapore Artillery and US Army units. The exercise, code-named Daring Warrior, was held from 10 to 21 November.



The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has tested the latest addition to its artillery weaponry, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The HIMARS can engage targets 70km away, move at a top speed of 94km per hour, and "shoot and scoot" in under 20 seconds, ensuring crew and equipment survivability.

Training in the US allows the SAF to build up its operational capabilities and readiness, and facilitates the sharing of professional knowledge among soldiers of the two armies.

Rabid bats found in Los Angeles

According to the Department of Public Health, 21 bats with rabies have been found in Los Angeles County this year, more than double the average number of 10. but the reason for the increase is unclear.



Meanwhile, 21 rabid bats have been found throughout Los Angeles County this year — higher than the annual average of eight to 10 rabid bats, according to a statement from the Department of Public Health. All dogs and cats should receive the rabies vaccine.

The county’s Department of Animal Care and Control reported Aug. 31 that a dog in Canyon Country had a rabid bat in its mouth. It was unclear if the dog was infected, but it was quarantined for 30 days as a precaution. County officials said one resident who was trying to nurse a sick bat back to health was bitten and had to be treated for rabies.

Facebook launch email service

Along with backing the use of @facebook.com addresses for the new service
, two anonymous sources said the future platform wouldn't be stand-alone like Gmail or Hotmail but would instead integrate tightly with the existing social network.

Social networking site Facebook
may soon offer e-mail services to its 500 million members to compete gmail and yahoomail, making it the largest such service on the planet.

Yahoo, Google and Microsoft are already scrambling to re-tool their e-mail services to build them more around people's social connections. The updates at the scheduled Monday event would bring more than just e-mail, the sources said.

These too weren't explained, but they would “greatly expand” communication on Facebook beyond the simple instant messaging, direct messages and wall-to-wall posts that define Facebook today.

Speculation has existed that Facebook might prioritize e-mail based on whether or not it comes from friends and how closely connected other contacts can be. If closely tied to the regular network, the e-mail wouldn't be directly comparable to what Google and Microsoft do today but could threaten their businesses by giving users more reasons to stay on Facebook for most of their communications.

Facebook would have a tremendous advantage because it owns a vast trove of data about people's relationships and would find it easier to graft e-mail onto its existing social services such as photo-sharing.

All this added a social network that is already the world's most used vehicle for sharing information, photos, videos, activities and causes. Every month there are about 25 billion content that Facebook users make available to the network of "friends" Digital

However, a Facebook e-mail service would be most remarkable not for the size of its network, but for how it could use its web of social connections to transform one of the oldest -- and perhaps still the most important -- functions of the Internet.

People Killed after the eruption of Merapi Second growing up

The death toll from the eruption of Mount Merapi on 4 November 2010 continues to grow. Today, the death toll increased 10 inhabitants. The total death toll to 161 people.

than 10 deaths increased, as many as eight bodies found today. Six bodies found in Ngancar, Cangkringan, while two bodies found in Bangkalan, Cangkringan. For victims who were treated to reach 91 people. Consisting of 20 patients with serious burns and 71 patients with minor injuries.

As for reports of missing this sat recorded reached 253 people. Most were Cangkringan. "Currently in forensics is still there 12 bodies. 10 which arrived today, and 2 of yesterday. The possibility of tomorrow is the funeral mass," said Trisno.

Batas aman gunung merapi pada radius 20 km

Gunung Merapi terus memuntahkan isi perutnya. Kamis (4/11) malam, gunung paling aktif di dunia itu meletus dua kali lebih besar dari letusannya selama ini. Akibatnya, jarak aman diubah dari 15 km menjadi 20 km dari puncak Gunung Merapi. Asap panas yang disebabkan letusan itu mencapai delapan kilometer. Sejak Kamis sore, terjadi 600 gempa. Gempa terbesar terjadi sekitar pukul 23.30.




Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG), Badan Geologi, Kementerian ESDM mengeluarkan rekomendasi kepada masyarakat sekitar Gunung Merapi untuk menjauhi puncak hingga diluar radius 20 km.

Peningkatan jarak aman dari sebelumnya 15 km ini seiring terus meningkatnya aktivitas vulkanik Gunung Merapi. ”Memperhatikan data-data hasil pemantauan visual dan instrumental yang menunjukkan peningkatan aktivitas Gunung Merapi dan kepanikan masyarakat, maka terhitung 5 November 2010 Pukul 01:00, wilayah yang aman bagi para pengungsi diubah dari di luar radius 15 km, menjadi di luar radius 20 km dari puncak Merapi”, Kepala PVG Surono dalam situs resminya..

Badai siklon anggrek di Indonesia

Badan Meteoroligi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) meminta masyarakat agar mewaspadai Badai Siklon Anggrek yang terjadi pada beberapa wilayah di Indonesia. Kepala BMKG, Sri Wowo B. Harijono menyatakan saat ini Badai Anggrek sedang terjadi dan diprediksi akan melanda sejumlah wilayah di Indonesia hingga beberapa hari kedepan seperti wilayah DKI Jakarta, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah dan Sumatera Selatan.

Datangnya badai siklon tropis ini memperburuk distribusi bantuan dan evakuasi korban gempa tsunami di Mentawai. Kepala BMKG itu menuturkan badai tersebut akan mengganggu trasportasi darat serta angkutan lau karena gelombang tinggi.

Badai anggrek terjadi akibat massa uap air meninggkat sehingga berdampak pada kenaikan curah hujan yang tinggi yang mencapai lebih dari 50 milimeter per hari. Badai Anggrek ini menimbulkan curah hujan yang tinggi atau di atas normal.

Budiman Sumiaji, Koordinator Analisa Meteorologi BMKG Padang mengatakan, siklon tropis Anggrek terjadi pada 1.050 kilometer barat daya Kerinci. Kepulauan Mentawai berada di dekat pusat siklon sehingga memicu cuaca buruk di kawasan ini.

Namun, cuaca buruk kembali datang, sejumlah helikopter di Mentawai masih sulit kembali ke Padang. Angin kencang hingga 25 knot sempat terjadi di wilayah Bandara Internasional Minangkabau dan menganggu penerbangan di sini.