Hotel Indonesia

Hotel Indonesia was constructed in 1959 with war reparations from Japan. The construction was done by Japan's Taisei Corporation and most of the building's material are high quality imported products. "Except for the timber, the other material, such as the stainless steel ceiling in the corridors, were imported from Japan," Bambang said. In 1961, the hotel was managed by New York-based Inter-Continental Hotel Corporations, and was known as Hotel Indonesia Inter-Continental. It was officially opened on Aug. 5, 1962.
But the value of Hotel Indonesia lies beyond the politics or history. When visitors tour the hotel complex they are immediately struck by the numerous pieces of artwork decorating the walls. The initiator of the hotel, the late president Sukarno, was a very enthusiastic art patron and the hotel's interior is filled with artwork depicting Indonesia at its best. "Sukarno was very involved with the hotel's construction, his concept was to create a little Indonesia in the hotel so that tourists could get a taste of how multicultural the country is," the chairman of the Indonesian Architecture Association (IAI), Bambang R. Yudawan, said.
The building's architecture was designed by American architect Abel Sorensen, who followed an international style,usually favors purism, minimalism and modernism.
Numerous pieces of artwork by local or international artists adorn the hotel. Outside on the left of the hotel is a three-meter-by-24-meter relief depicting the scenes of Balinese life and was created by Sanggar Selabinangun Yogyakarta between 1961 and 1964. Sukarno had a Balinese mother.
Upon entering the lobby -- which was a later addition to the hotel -- visitors are struck by the three flagpoles, created by noted Balinese sculptor Nyoman Nuarta, flying the national red-and-white flag.
During the reformasi years, the HI roundabout became a favorite spot for demonstrations against the government and the hotel was the most strategic place for journalists who covered them. HI public relations manager Meriem Roy said the hotel's balconies facing the roundabout would be filled with cameras and television cameras bearing enormous telephotos to capture the demonstrations below.

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Insurence

Insurance in its basic form is defined as “ A contract between two parties whereby one party called insurer undertakes in exchange for a fixed sum called premiums, to pay the other party called insured a fixed amount of money on the happening of a certain event."

In simple terms it is a contract between the person who buys Insurance and an Insurance company who sold the Policy. By entering into contract the Insurance company agrees to pay the Policy holder or his family members a predetermined sum of money in case of any unfortunate event for a predetermined fixed sum payable which is in normal term called Insurance Premiums.

Insurance is basically a protection against a financial loss which can arise on the happening of an unexpected event. Insurance companies collect premiums to provide for this protection. By paying a very small sum of money a person can safeguard himself and his family financially from an unfortunate event.

For Example if a person buys a Life Insurance Policy by paying a premium to the Insurance company , the family members of insured person receive a fixed compensation in case of any unfortunate event like death.

There are many different types of insurance:

* Travel: Holidays can be dangerous occasions - especially abroad. If someone falls ill it is much more difficult than it would be at home to cope with the situation. Medical treatment is expensive. More here.
* Household contents and building insurance: Contents insurance covers the contents of a home such as furniture, carpets, clothes, television, refrigerators, jewellery and so on. In other words, what you would take with you if you moved. Buildings insurance protects against damage to the actual structure of the home and to its fixtures and fittings. Contents and buildings policies can be bought separately or together in one package. More here.
* Car insurance: Most people know something about motor insurance. This is because any vehicle driven on public roads must have a certain level of insurance. The Road Traffic Act ensures that drivers must meet liabilities they incur should they injure other people or cause damage in an accident. More here.
* Life insurance: A means of providing for your dependents should you die early, but also a way to save cash through endowment policies or similar.
* Private medical insurance: This covers the costs of private medical treatment for curable short-term illness or injury. It means that should you become ill you could be treated immediately privately rather than being put on an NHS waiting list. More here.
* Critical illness insurance: This allows you to insure your income/ health were you to become too ill to work later on in life, and protects any dependents/ loved ones from the financial consequences of such unexpected events. More here.
* Accident, sickness and unemployment cover: According to Moneyextra: "In 1999, 30,000 properties were re-possessed by mortgage lenders... Many lost their homes because they could no longer afford to pay their mortgage payments through an accident, sickness or unemployment." If you are planning on buying a house it may be sensible to think about getting some mortgage payment protection insurance.
* Pet insurance: This basically helps you foot the vet's bills if your pet gets poorly. By paying regularly into an insurance policy it means you have paid for the bill gradually rather than having to find the money for a steep bill when you can least afford it


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No Smoking

The earliest forms of cigarettes have been attested in Central America around the 9th century in the form of reeds and smoking tubes. The Maya, and later the Aztecs, smoked tobacco and various psychoactive drugs in religious rituals and frequently depicted priests and deities smoking on pottery and temple engravings. The cigarette, and the cigar, were the most common method of smoking in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America until recent times.
Research that has been proved that cigarettes cause very addicted, in addition to causing many types of cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, digestive disease, the effects of poor birth, and emfisema.
Many people realize that smoking can kill him. They also know smoking causes a heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and some other serious disease. However, the smokers still just do not care and still smile when reminded that the threat.
According to data from the National Health Education, Ministry of Health of Singapore, that the 90% mortality due to lung cancer occurred among smokers in Singapore. Main causes of death in Singapore is heart disease. Results of research to prove, 40% of deaths due to heart disease before age 65 years associated with smoking / smokers. Stroke occupied while ranking third cause of death in Singapore.
Each cigarette / cigar contains more than 4,000 types of chemicals, 400 of which materials can be poison, and 40 of these materials can cause cancer, like Nicotine.
Nicotine is the drug in tobacco leaves. Whether someone smokes, chews, or sniffs tobacco, he or she is delivering nicotine to the brain. Each cigarette contains about 10 milligrams of nicotine. Nicotine is what keeps people smoking despite its harmful effects. Because the smoker inhales only some of the smoke from a cigarette and not all of each puff is absorbed in the lungs, a smoker gets about 1 to 2 milligrams of the drug from each cigarette. A drop of pure nicotine would kill a person-in fact, nicotine can be used as a pesticide on crops.
So,let's stop smoking now