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As you travel east from Bali through the archipelago known as The Lesser Sundas (or Nusa Tenggara), the diving gets progressively more and more exciting... and the facilities get more basic. With the exception of the magnificent Amanwana resort on the tiny, pristine island of Moyo just north of Sumbawa, comfortable places to rest one's head at night become far and few between.
For the intrepid diver, this can offer a world of new and exhilarating experiences... and a few challenges too! The alternative is a liveaboard.
Several companies offer liveaboard diving cruises through the area, most focussing on the spectacular Komodo National Marine Park, home to the infamous dragon of the same name. A few go further, passing along the north coast of Flores to the remote islands of Alor and Wetar which some believe to be home to some of the best diving in the World.
Boats take several forms from converted wooden fishing boats to steel hulled ships or large motor yachts. Perhaps the most romantic, however, are the traditional Pinisi sailing schooners (pronounced "Finisi"), originally built by master boat builders in Sulawesi as trading ships for Buginese sailors, but now adapted to create deluxe liveaboard dive boats.
For those seeking the thrill, the land route offers numerous cultural encounters along the way and some spectacular scenery. A few small dive operators do exist in Flores and West Timor, and one especially inventive father/son duo run a periodic dive "camp" in Alor, setting up temporarily for a month at a time in a local hotel, contracting local fishing boats to get them to the best dive spots.
The numerous islands which make up The Lesser Sundas - including Komodo, Flores, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba and Timor - vary enormously in flora and fauna. Most visitors never make it as far as these far-flung, little-populated islands - except to visit Komodo and tourism is in it's infancy.
The Balinese have reason to feel lucky -- the "Island of the Gods" truly is a tropical paradise; lush and fertile with a kind climate that is both warm and brings rain (in moderate doses) throughout the year. And much of that exquisite beauty extends beneath the waves. Coral reefs once almost surrounded Bali. However, for many years, blocks of coral were dug up and used to build the numerous Hindu temples on the island (three for every village). This has left much of the east coast exposed to the oceans which have been gradually washing away the once-beautiful sandy beaches. Happily all is not lost. The practice has now ceased and the remaining reefs still offer haven to a multitude of coral and fish species. Bali does not, perhaps, offer the world class diving found in other parts of Indonesia, but few places on earth can match the spirituality and romance of this gorgeous island while still satisfying the scuba diver's craving to get wet and see fish.
Bali has three primary dive locations, two on the north coast and the other around islands off-shore to the south east. On the north coast there is Pulau Menjangan and the Liberty Wreck at Tulamben. In the south there are several good sites around the islands of Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan -- famous for frequent sightings of the bizarre looking mola mola, or sunfish, a mysterious large, flattened fish with elongated dorsal fins. Lembongan also provides a quiet haven from the overcrowded beaches of southern Bali.
Soft and hard corals, numerous reef fish including sharks, large Hawksbill Turtles, shoals of pelagics such as tuna, mackerel and jacks and, if lucky, a lone manta or even a mola mola.
Drive and Dive Bali. Plan to share your time between inland exploration and diving.
Symbiosis can help you to plan a route avoiding the main tourist centres of Kuta, Nusa Dua and Sanur, taking you to hidden boutique resorts and guest houses up in the hills and to lesser-known beaches. In this way you can spend your holiday discovering the rich cultural delights and exquisite scenery, exploring the rice terraces, temples and numerous artisan villages, interspersed with days diving at the best of Bali's dive spots.
Lombok is a beautiful, small island just East of Bali. Taking its name from a spicy red pepper used liberally in local cuisine, Lombok has long been a melting pot of Indonesian art, music, and tradition.Recently developed tourist facilities draw visitors to Lombok \'s serene beaches, soaring mountains and old temples.
Lamok island is quite different from its neighbor Bali. Its climate is drier and the land more rugged. It is only about half as crowded. Lombok has excellent secluded white beaches, however, most diving and snorkeling takes place at the nearby Gili Islands, which lie to the northwest of Lombok in the strait between Lombok and Bali.
The Gili Islands are very close to Senggigi, Lombok\'s main beach resort. Around Sanggigi beach in east Lombok there are also a couple of dive sites, where there is a lot of currents and swells and large pelagics such as sharks, rays and makerels.
Senggigi beach stretches along several kilometers and it is where you will find beautiful white sandy beaches, and attractive bays with mountains in the background. The countryside is most attractive at the Northern end of Senggigi. A trip to the Gili Island usually takes around an hour; therefore, the variety and high standards of accommodation in Senggigi may form an ideal base for diving at the Gili islands.
Three tiny islands off the Northern coast which are magnificent with white sand beaches and fascinating coral formations. In the sea, divers can find rare species of giant clams, turtles, sharks, manta rays, and blue spotted sting rays gracing the warm coastal waters.
Gili Trawangan is the biggest of the three islands and the busiest one. It has good diving and snorkeling spots near the beach, which can be reached without a boat. One of its major attractions is the different types of sea turtles. They can also be seen very easily by snorkeling. Gili Meno is not as developed for tourists as the other islands, which makes it rather quiet and peaceful.
Gili Air is the closest one to Lombok. It is suitable for the travelers who look for relaxation and peace. There are very good snorkeling spots near the jetty. Turtles can be seen very frequently.
There are some dive spots off Kuta beach, however, due to very strong currents and usually high waves very few operators offer dives there.
Komodo is a World Heritage Site best known for its most ancient inhabitant - the infamous Komodo Dragon. The world's largest lizard, a unique species found only on these islands, the dragon can grow to 3 metres long and weigh over 150 kg. Young dragons move fast (they can outrun a dog) and are voracious carrion eaters.
However the Komodo National Park and surrounding area also boasts one of the world's richest marine environments. With over 260 species of reef building coral, 70 species of sponge, marine worms, mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, over 1000 species of cartilaginous and bony fish, marine reptiles, and marine mammals. Some notable marine species include pygmy seahorses, anglerfish, nudibranchs, manta rays, dolphins, whales, dugongs, Napolean wrasse and groupers. With deep seas to both the north and south of the Komodo archipelago, upwellings bring and distribute the nutrients basic to the underwater food chain, feeding polyps and small carnivores, right up to our favourite characters, the whaleshark, mantas, dogtooth tuna and large barracudas.
On land, and in addition to the famous Komodo Dragon, the Komodo National Park hosts a rare diversity of animals including Sunda deer, wild buffalo, wild boar, the macaque monkey and wild horse. For bird watchers, there have been over 150 bird species identified including the sulphur-crested cockatoos, imperial pigeons, white-breasted sea eagles and maleos.
The unique biosphere of Komodo was born in the ancient volcanic eruptions that formed Sumatra, Java, Bali and the islands lying eastward to Papua New Guinea. As a consequence, the topography of the islands are striking and unique. Komodo Island itself is 35km in length and 15km wide. It is mountainous with an average altitude of 500-600m, the highest peak being Satalibo (735m) in the north. The majority of the island is covered in lontar palm savannah with remnants of rainforest and bamboo forests. The irregular coastline is marked by rocky headlands and sandy bays against a backdrop of soaring volcanic cliffs.
On the southern tip of the volcanic island of Sangeang, "Mentjeng Wall" is quite possibly the most prolific nudibranch and invertebrate site in all of Komodo. The wall itself, which drops down to 60 feet, is covered in vibrantly colored crinoids, corals, and colonial anemone. The real action, however, begins where the wall ends, as Mimic octopus, ornate ghost pipefish, cuttlefish, and a variety of nudibranchs make the blacksand slope their home.
The most unpredictable site in Komodo, "Pink Beach," minutes from the ranger station, is swept daily by ferocious currents. Dive at the right time, however, and you'll marvel at manta Rays, sleeping sharks, orangutan crabs, multitudes of feaf scorpion fish, pygmy seahorses and Coleman shrimp.
Rising from the deep, this pinnacle attracts some of the largest fish to roam the Indian Ocean. Best dived on a slack current, escape to the backside for some frenzied action as sharks, jacks, tuna, and rays all vie for supremacy. During August and September we sometimes see mola-mola, the ocean sunfish, at this site.
The newest jewel in Komodo, "Black Magic" rests at the foot of small freshwater spring on the Northeastern corner of Sangeang. This black sand slope has produced innumerable ghost pipefish, spindle cowries, painted and clown frogfish. On either side of the sand is a lush coral wall with lengthy sea-whips, colorful crinoids and numerous murcella sp. fans, crawling with Komodo's most famous critter, hippocampus bargibanti -- the playful pygmy seahorse.
Mantas, mantas everywhere (October, November and early December). Toro Langkoi, in the south of Komodo, has some of the best wide-angle opportunities in all of Komodo. Rimmed by two towering walls covered in untouched hard corals, this bowl is the focus of literally thousands of schooling fish that cascade endlessly.
Perhaps the oddest dive in Komodo, "Copycat2" boasts no coral deeper than 10 ft. But below this line lies the realm of unique critters, the most bizarre undoubtedly being the mimic octopus. Patrol this sandy "muck" in search of the magic log, covered in crinoids, hosting an array of ornate ghost pipefish, frogfish and marble-eyed eels.
Rinca Island , east of Komodo. Made famous by photographers Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock, "Cannibal Rock," a small pinnacle in a deep bay in southern Rinca, is a diver's delight. The rock is literally crawling with bizarre critters, including three colors of frogfish, pygmy seahorses, octopus and feaf scorpion fish. It is surrounded by fish of all types during the day. Perhaps the best night dive in Komodo, "Cannibal Rock" lights up nightly with appearances from bumblebee shrimp, unusual decorator crabs, and spanish dancers.
Making your way east and north you'll be astounded by the sizes of the purple gorgonian fans, some over two metres tall. These fans are home to the pygmy seahorse, always a thrill to spot. Dense thickets of lime green whip coral ferns and yellow and white spiral corals mark your trail. Be on the lookout for yellow-ribbon sweetlips -- endemic to these parts -- and sweeps of gold-striped fusiliers. Green turtles are also frequent visitors to this site to feed on the soft corals. The shallows are loaded with feather stars of all colours, and blue tunicates add ultraviolet shades to the already colourful dive site kaleidoscope.
Altogether, Cannibal Rock is a truly world-class dive site and one of the top sites in Komodo liveaboard diving.
Gili Lawa Laut , north Komodo. This pinnacle just breaks the surface off the northern side of the two small islets to the north of Komodo's main island. It is another excellent dive site and very similar topographically to the famous GPS Point. The reef is packed with bronze- and rust-coloured sponges and soft tree corals. You'll see black snappers, large cuttlefish, pyramid butter fly fish, and several red octopi.
Strong currents normally prevent dives on Gili Lawa and the correct conditions must exist before undertaking any dive here. One of the delights of diving in Indonesia is that the area is so large and the dive sites so numerous that it is possible to come across fantastic sites which are still relatively unchartered.
Padar Island , east of Komodo.Pillar Rock lays a couple of kilometres to the south east of Padar Island, between Komodo and Rinca islands. The best plan at this top notch Komodo liveaboard dive site is to drop in at the southern-most point and let the strong current and surge take you west. To the south lie deeper waters and a series of caves, chimneys and rocky outcrops. Here you'll find large midnight snappers, huge boxfish, and six-banded angelfish. To the west Pillarsteen's walls are painted yellow, green and orange by the dense colonies of soft corals. Yellow and white sea squirts are found here in the thousands. With funnel-shaped bodies and spout-shaped open mouths, these colourful creatures can easily be mistaken for aquatic versions of pitcher plants. In the shallow waters the wall ends and becomes a sloping reef. Here are masses of gigantic soft brown leather corals ( Scleronephthya , Sinulana and Sarchphyton ). You'll see tiny bright yellow sea cucumbers attached to most of the corals. They look surprisingly like members of the sea slug family, but pentacta lutea are indeed holothurians. Strong surges can make this area hazardous among the rocks and corals, especially with the presence of highly toxic and brightly coloured red and purple fire urchins.
North Komodo. Strong prevailing north-south currents dictate where you enter at this dive site, some 30km east of Komodo's northern-most point. When the current runs south, chances are you'll drop into a 2- or 3-knot current, possibly on the north east corner of the island. Turtles are everywhere and you can expect to see many as you navigate the site.
Before you leave the currents behind watch out for the grey reef sharks and black-tail barracuda. Manta rays also make occasional guest appearances.
Further south and slightly west of Tatawa Island is a rocky islet called Batu Besar, meaning big stone, and this is the location of a dive site called 'Current City'. East of the Batu Besar, as the name suggests, currents can regularly exceed three knots, making for some serious drift diving. If the current is this strong along the east face, however, it is usually fairly calm along the west. The west face of Batu Besar offers a series of steep drops to about 30 metres, and several interesting coral caves. The soft coral cover is very good, and there are lots of fish, including large schools of sweetlips. Sharks are common here, too, as are turtles and very large fantail stingrays.
Rinca Island, east of Komod. The Yellow Wall of Texas is a wall running down the east coast of Nusa Kode to the south of Rinca Island. The shallows are very rich in fish life, particularly plankton feeders. Fork-tailed fairy basslets swarm around the drop-offs in great orange and purple schools. Pairs of colourful butterfly fish forage in the reef crannies for small crustaceans or coral polyps. Clown triggerfish, perhaps the most distinctively marked of all the reef fishes with its black body, round orange mouth, yellow face band, white-spotted underbelly and yellow tail, stake out their territory along the face of the reef. In the deeper waters a couple of white-tip reef sharks may swing around to give you a close look. Red snappers with bright yellow eyes will keep a wary distance, and green turtles often row by. The Yellow Wall of Texas is best dived in the afternoon, when the sun provides more natural lighting.
Tala Island, Komodo Island. Tala is a tiny, angular island in Langkoi Bay, just south of the southernmost part of Komodo Island. It is one of the most southern Komodo liveaboard diving sites. The inner passage between Tala and Komodo proper is shallow and has ripping currents, but the southern point of the island has The End of The World to the west in very deep water. Here is a sheer wall of rock, broken up by some nice cuts, overhangs, and sandy shelves down to about 40m, and from there on a flat, black plain. There are white-tip sharks, rays, morays and rich coral growth in the cuts and shelves. The flat areas of the wall are covered with extensive fields of marigold cup corals, a beautiful and vivid effect against the dark rock.
Gili Banta Island, 10km north east of Komodo. Located off the north east point of Gili Banta, the famous GPS Point is a must on any Komodo liveaboard cruise. Many considered it the best dive site in north Komodo. The top of this small sea mount rises to just 5 metres of the surface but it attracts lots and lots of fish. GPS Point is often swarming with dogtooth tuna, and big schools of barracuda and surgeonfish. The soft coral growth at GPS Point in particular is excellent, and the entire surface of the sea mound is richly overgrown with invertebrates. The deep waters provide the opportunity for encounters with hammerhead sharks and Napolean wrasse as well as the more common white-tips and nurse sharks. Strong currents often to three knots sweep the top of the mount. Things settle down around 25 metres or so, but this is not really a beginner's dive. Visibility here is variable, and can drop below ten metres due to plankton, but it is usually clearer at depth.
Pantai Merah Beach, Komodo Island. Red Beach is located just in front of the old dragon feeding station in east Komodo, directly across the bay from Komodo Village. Snorkeling here is excellent over a healthy shallow reef. Diving is at the reef edge where the bottom drops down to 25 metres. Thousands of fish of every colour and shape are here including regal angelfish, checkerboard wrasse and masked unicorn fish, against a beautiful backdrop of acripora corals, gorgonian fans and sponges.
Gili Banta Island, 10km north east of Komodo. Off the northwest point of Gili Banta, White Angels steep reef and wall are at their best in the early morning when pelagic fish are out to feed on the bounty provided by the swift currents. From a shallow sheltered bay the reef quickly drops to 35m and then beyond. You'll need to swim against a current over a short distance to gain the corner of the bay, but once around it all plain sailing as you drift along in the strong currents with queen mackerel, yellowtail tuna and grey reef sharks. Fifteen minutes or so into your dive you'll come into a shallower reef section away from the currents. Here you'll find a fantastic array of sponges and corals, lionfish, batfish and oval-spot butterfly fish along with countless and colourful nudibranches.
There are over 3,500 marine species living in the reefs and seas of Indonesia. In comparison to the Great Barrier Reef (1,500 species) and Red Sea (600 species), 25 % of all reefs in the world are in Indonesia.
The drop-offs, plateaus and slopes of the Gili's reflect a good cross-section of what Indonesia has to offer. Dive in and be fascinated by turtles, White-tip Reef Sharks, Cuttlefish, Moray Eels, Angel Fish, Ghost Pipefish and more.
Around the three Gili islands in the north-west of Lombok (Gili Air, Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan), are more then 15 different dive spots and there are new reefs being explored all the time.
Shark Point, to the east of Gili Trawangan, is a popular dive spot in the mornings. This dive site consists of different levels (24m, 20m, 18m). It starts with a slope of hard and soft corals, the native territory of Green and Hawksbill Turtles.
The different levels are sandy areas with small coral locks -- the variety of underwater life is large, starting with schools of Trevally Napoleon Fish to White-tip Reef Sharks and Rays in the sandy areas, ending up with Ribbon Eels, Leaf Fish and even Mantas.
Volkers' Golf Course is about 500m east of Shark Point and starts at a depth of about 20m. It looks green like a golf course and is the best site to see Sharks, Schools of Mackerel and Doctor Fish.
Because of its depth and the sometimes very strong currents, it is a dive for advanced divers.
Meno wall, off the west coast of Gili Meno, goes down to depths of 18m. It offers a lot of small coral fish like Lionfish, Soldier Fish, Gobies, crabs, as well as Wart Slugs and Nudibranches coming out of hiding. It is also called "Turtle Heaven" because of the many resident Hawksbill and Green Turtles.
Air Wall, to the west of Gili Air, is a very beautiful wall that, due to the soft coral cover, shines yellow-orange depending on the position of the sun. The highlight of this wall is a coral block at 22m in which Leaf Fish (Scorpion Fish) make their "home", surrounded by shrimps, Pipe Fish, White-banded Cleaner Shrimps and thousands of Glass Fish. Look into the deeper parts for White-tip Reef Sharks.
Also popular for morning dives are the two dive spots in the north of Gili Trawangan: Coral Fun Garden and Basket Coral Garden. In the first few metres you have the feeling of being in an aquarium -- schools of colored Fairy Basslets, Fusiliers, Banner Fish live here. Deeper, around the big coral and stone blocks, Groupers, Batfish, Trumpet Fish, hiding Octopus and Bearded Scorpion Fish. Look out to the blue, sometimes Eagle Rays, Mantas or Reef Sharks can be seen.
In the rainy season, when the water is rich with plankton, this dive site in the south of Gili Trawangan gives you the best chance to see Manta Rays. But even without the Mantas, you still have a good chance to see Reef Sharks and Turtles.
Some of the best diving within easy reach of Bali, the three island s of Nusa Peninda, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningen, separated by narrow straits through which the currents rush, has abundant marine life fed by the Indian Ocean swell.
Swarms of reef fish hang out underneath the moorings of the various cruise companies who use this site as a day-tripping destination. You can see a bizarre orange lionfish hiding with his friends the yellow spotted eel, flute fish and box fish. There's even a reef trail set up with large marked information plaques to help divers understand what they're looking at. An easy dive with lots to see, it's also a favorite for those that have been out of diving for a while, or want a long, relaxing dive.
Novice to Experienced. Lots of sharks swimming around, and this area is a great place and big chance to see the legendary Sun Fish or Mola-Mola from May until August. Other marine life includes Manta Ray, eel and nudibranches. Dropping away to 50 metres, a series of overhanging terraces hide White Tips and large Black Marbled Rays.
For those divers looking to satiate their thrill-seeking appetite, Lembongan Point is a wild ride. Currents up to 4 knots sweep you through your own action movie in fast forward. The strong nutrient-rich waters bring with it cooler temperatures, rich coral growth and an abundance of marine life. The fish seem to grow a little bigger out here.
Intermediate to Experienced - 25 to 35 meters. Blue Corner Bali Diving Site is located off shore in Nusa Lembongan Islands on South East of Bali Island. This dive site is the only dive spot surrounding Nusa Lembongan Island, where waters can be cold and rough with strong currents. With its ripping, unpredictable current of 4+ knots, Blue Corner can be a wild ride for even experienced divers.
Unremarkable in terms of coral growth, the main reason this site is dived is that, in season, Mola Molas are often seen here. Blue Corner takes no prisoners and experience does not guarantee that a diver will come back without having soiled their wetsuit. Experienced only 30 to 40 meters deep.
Nusa Penida is south of Bali. The area consists of three big islands: Nusa Penida; Nusa Lembongan, the smaller one; and Nusa Ceningan, the smallest among these three main islands.
Nusa Ceningan lies between Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan. It is the big sister of Bali. With a speedboat, you can reach the island 30 to 40 minutes from Sanur. This island is also accessible by traditional boat, called a jukung (read it as joo koong), from Padang Bai, Candi Dasa and Kusamba.
The dive sites here are Batu Abah, Gamat Bay, Tugu, SD, Malibu, Manta Point, Ceningan, Karang Sari, batu Nunggul, Toyapakeh and Crystal Bay and Batu Abah point situated on south west of Nusa Penida Island and reachable by the speedboat from Sanur in 45 to 60 minutes depends on sea condition.
Because of rough waters and strong currents, this is not a well-serviced dive spot. Itis recommended only for expereinced divers with 50 or more dives and significant drift dive experience.
Gamat Bay is a tiny bay on this island; it is where the Gamat River ends. Precisely, it is located in Toyapakeh channel and directly in contact with Nusa Ceningan. The strong current usually occurs at low and high tide. This dive site is well known among local divers in Bali. To dive it, one must be an experienced diver with at least 50 dives or with advanced experience in drift diving. Gamat Bay is a drift dive with strong currents and rough waters. This dive site is one of the most challenging sites beside Blue Corner (Ental Point), which is also located in Nusa Lembongan, the nearby island.
Tulamben has become Bali's most famous diving area and therefore it is where you are most likely to meet internationally recognised underwater photographers and writers. Tulamben Bay, like the rest of Bali, is situated in the richest marine bio-geography zone in the world. Being on the north-east coast, the bay receives very plankton-rich waters from the major ocean current that moves from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. This, coupled with the fact that the three main dive sites provide totally different physical environments, gives Tulamben a stunningly diverse underwater ecosystem.
The beach is fist-sized black volcanic rocks that become sand in the shallows. This black sand does not provide the reflective properties of white limestone sand and, combined with the amount of plankton in the water, accounts for the relatively low visibility (12-25M). It does, however, provide a dramatic contrast, which brings out the colour of the corals, gorgonians, fish and other marine life. The 100s of macro-species that live here both blend and contrast beautifully with the sand.
Tulamben is a wonderful place to learn to dive and to learn about underwater life. There are occasional sightings of mola-mola (sunfish), manta rays, whale shark, tuna and other pelagics, but it is the permanent population of Tulamben that brings people here for the first and 100th time.
The USAT is Bali's most famous dive site, created circa WWI. This cargo ship, which was equipped with guns for battle in WWII, was torpedoed by the Japanese off Lombok. Despite attempts to tow the ship to North Bali, it was taking on too much water so was semi-beached at Tulamben.
Over the years anything reusable was removed. In 1963, with the earth tremors from the last eruption of Mount Agung, the wreck slid further down the slope where it still lies -- as close to the beach as it can be and still be underwater.
This dive site, created by a lava flow from Mount Agung, is at the opposite end of the bay from the USAT Liberty Wreck (about 15 minutes walk along the stony beach). The dive starts off on a steep sand slope with nudibranches, flounders, goby/shrimp sets. At 12m are sponges with many varieties of shrimp, leaf scorpion fish and crinoids, often with attendant Ghost Pipefish. Continuing round to the right, the slope develops into a reef with very impressive topography, becoming a vertical wall from 15m and descending to below 60m.
Visibility, best in the morning, is usually 15-20M (due to the amount of plankton in the water) and, because of the location, it is rare that there is a current, even a mild one.
The wall has profuse sponges, corals, black coral bushes and gorgonian fans. At 30M there's one that reaches 2M in width that we visit for the "deep dive" on advanced courses. The wall -- a lava spur -- then reverts to being a steep slope.
Running along the middle section of Tulamben beach is a shallow reef averaging 8-12m -- so also excellent for snorkeling-- of mainly table and fire corals interspersed with anemones as well as barrel and other sponges. The fish life, as with the Drop-off and the Wreck, is very diverse. It is here that you can see a surprising number of blue ribbon eels (the juveniles are black) and octopus. The variety of shrimp is surprising too along with the different anemone fish. The bigger fish seen here are bumphead parrotfish and black tip reef shark. The depth and location make the Coral Garden a very popular night dive on which you may see Spanish Dancers and flashlight fish.
The diving, in fact, actually extends much deeper than 12m, and if you carry on down the sand slope, you'll find barrel sponges with many surprises: juvenile emperor angelfish, two-spot lionfish, maybe a school of juvenile catfish, cleaning stations with shrimp and wrasse, a shoal of razor fish swaying in their hiding place. Continue along the slope towards the start of the Drop-off and you'll come to a dry river bed, scooped out into a bowl-shape, marked by ridges radiating outwards. These ridges are often the best places in Tulamben to find unexpected specimens. Although it is certainly not an area for divers looking for a profusion of marine life.
Discovered by Portuguese explorers in 1512 who named this island Capo de Flores or Cape of Flowers, Flores is a long and mountainous island with astonishing landscapes, rain forests, dramatic volcanoes, deep ravines and picturesque villages.
Ancestral beliefs are still widespread in remote village. Flores has great collection in megaliths and cult houses. Mount Kelimutu, with its 3 crater lakes -- each with different colors of water -- makes Kelimutu one of the world's greatest natural beauties.
Diving in Flores gives you the perfect chance to add new, small fish and aquatic animals to your knowledge base since it is known for its endemic species. Although the combined effects of dynamite fishing and the earthquake and tsunami of 1992 caused damage to certain areas, including Maumere, the regeneration of the reefs here is cause for celebration.
The space cleared by these natural phenomena has allowed new corals to flourish, which has bought even greater diversity to the area. Once considered among Indonesia's finest, dive sites at Maumere in Flores are well on their way to a full recovery and provide some excellent and interesting diving.
At South Pangahbatang you may have some currents to deal with as you descend over the mass of large leather corals, present in numbers along a sloping wall that plateaus at around 28 m. Soft corals abound here too in impressive sizes and spectacular colours. The sight is enough to take your breath away but faces competition in this regard from the finning you may be doing to combat the current.
Just above the sandy floor you may catch sight of any number of sharks and eagle rays lazily hanging in the current, or garden eels easing themselves into the bottom holes as you pass above. All the while colour will surround you in the shallows, where you may find mantis shrimps, leaf fish and other small, interesting creatures.
Just off the coast of mainland Flores you will find this Japanese World War II freighter lying on its side from a depth of 25 m up to about 12 m. The coral growth on this wreck has improved considerably over the years and now the old ship plays host to a fair number of hard and soft corals harbouring small fish life.
One thing you should try to avoid is kicking up the silt here, since a careless hand or leg in poor visibility could bring your skin into contact with one of the many resident lionfish, a sensation worse than a nip. Eels, cuttlefish and anthias are among the other pleasures to be had on what is a very rewarding wreck if not one that allows too much penetration.
Sumbawa Island lies between Lombok to the west and Komodo Island to the east, and is dived as part of the Bali liveaboard cruises that run to and from Komodo.
The rugged, sprawling land mass of Sumbawa, with its many jutting and twisted peninsulas, forms plenty of protected bays for its islands along the north coast, such as Moyo, Sangeang, Tanjung Batuputih and Satonda. These sheltered and varied havens offer crystal-clear waters, deep and vibrant walls, and fertile, volcanic breeding grounds for some fantastic muck diving opportunities.
Often overlooked as just a port of call onto better dive sites to the east, Sumbawa diving has vast schools of trigger and butterfly fish, macro sightings of blue-ringed octopus, clown frogfish and nudibranches, numerous reef sharks and tunas in the deep walled sections, and topside attractions of volcanoes and bat colonies -- reasons enough for you to plunge deep and explore the underwater tapestry.
You can dive in Sumbawa all year round. Overall, the best diving conditions are from April to December. Liveaboard runs all year round.
Angel Reef, west coast, 15km north of Sumbaw. Located just south of Panjang Reef, Angel Reef boasts healthy hard corals in its protected, shoreward shallows, and an abrupt vertical wall, plunging to well over 40 metres in depth. Making your way down the steep bank to the top of the wall, you'll encounter large and impressive schools of red tooth triggerfish, long-fin banner fish and rounded batfish. The striking wall is laden with colorful soft tree corals and a few hardy sheet corals. There is dynamite fishing here, as evidenced by the fractured, barren blast zones dotting the wall. Yellowtail tuna often streak past, hunting in the deep channels, and black-tip reef sharks are common predators at this large dive site at Moyo.
Located 45 km north east of Bima in east Sumbawa. Sangeang is a quite spectacular small active volcanic island. You can easily make out the lava ridges running down its steep green sides. The dive site is rather typical for this area, with good visibility, warm waters, and a mixture of soft and hard corals. Black feather stars, white stinging hydroids, anemones, leather corals and plate corals are all found in healthy numbers.
Fish common to the area are red-cheeked fairy basslets, pink anthias and yellow-bellied damsels. Basslets, or anthias, are seen in large congregations in shades of purple, violet, blue, orange, yellow, pink and green, hovering above hard corals. They are small, gregarious fish with forked tails. At the slightest hint of danger they quickly dart to refuge in the coral folds and branches. At 18m the reef breaks up over dark brown volcanic ash and sandy patches. Look carefully and you'll see volcanic bubbles escaping from the sea bed through air vents. Sometimes the visibility can be washed out as larger air exchanges disturbed the sediment on the sea floor.
A small island with a large fresh water lake at its centre, Satonda is home to a large colony of fruit bats. Every evening at sunset these bats awake from their daylight slumber and leave the island in search of food. The sight of thousands of large bats departing on their forage in the darkening skies across the sea revives memories of old vampire movies. The small sheltered bay on the island makes for an ideal night dive and Bali liveaboard stop-over on the way to Komodo. The sandy bottom is a great opportunity for some muck diving and the sparse coral patches are home to a large array of critter creatures - ideal for macro enthusiasts.
With a keen pair of eyes, you may be luck to spot the extremely rare clown frogfish. About an inch in size, these rather odd-shaped creatures are bright yellow with dark red patches and are rarely seen to move. Heavily disguised, they are often overlooked or falsely identified as sponges. Other common creatures here are black, red and yellow crinoids, polecat flatworms, arrow crabs and banded boxer shrimp. The soft corals have an ultraviolet glow under torch light, lending the scenery an alien ambience.


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Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal [Album Review]
Christopher Anthony | September 3, 2015 June 25, 2014 | Headphone Approved Music, Review Archive, Reviews
What's Your Rupture? / Mom & Pop Music [2014]
Fire Note Says: Parquet Courts are the current New York City sound.
Album Review: Sometimes it is hard to explain why an album puts up a roadblock but that is exactly what happened to me on the third record from breakout band Parquet Courts. Sunbathing Animal is a follow up to the headphone approved Light Up Gold (2012) which was a refreshing slice of indie rock, so the anticipation for this album was very high and every time I would spin through the record, I kept thinking – this is good stuff but how good? Could it be better than their last one? Could it be one of the better albums released so far in 2014? I kept thinking I was missing something because it is rare for lighting to strike twice, so I cautiously kept listening to the NYC band's post-punk/slacker indie rock. And then I listened again!
Many times patience pays off and when it comes to Sunbathing Animal it pays off big time. This record on the surface is full on indie slacker rock that feels slightly lazy and loose. That is where you might think that Parquet Courts took several steps back from Light Up Gold but after absorbing the record, you will realize that it is the exact opposite. Sunbathing Animal is a sharp and smart record that finds a classic punk groove that will remind you of Wire and even several more punk art bands such as Television. Parquet Courts even goes down the Velvet Underground hole with the wandering track "Raw Milk" that just is the cherry on top. This somewhat gritty but controlled old school approach would probably be good enough to place this record on a pedestal but when you inject the bands Pavement like song structures and singing into the mix, the unique combo only strengthens the album.
Parquet Courts edge out their previous records with Sunbathing Animal because it is so well planned out without trying. The hooks are more distinct here which helps grab you while the guitar work and quick tempo changes will leave you wanting more. They are quick and to the point without being cute and you never get caught thinking the band is trying to be something they are not. You absolutely won't get that vibe even when the band goes from the hard pounding title track to the over six minute extended jam "She's Rollin." This balance of tempo changes turns out to be very engaging. The key to this album's success is that Parquet Courts refined all their best attributes while making a record that progresses their sound and is 13 minutes longer than Light Up Gold's 33 minute running time. The end result is that Parquet Courts confidently have taken their rightful place at the top for current and most important NYC sound right now! Where they go from here will be an exciting journey but Parquet Courts have made a solid statement with Sunbathing Animal as it is one of the best records released so far this year!
Key Tracks: "Black And White " / "Always Back In Town" / "Sunbathing Animal"
Artists With Similar Fire: Arctic Monkeys / Wire / Pavement
Parquet Courts Website
Parquet Courts Facebook
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Mom & Pop Music
– Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Feature, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Mom + Pop Music, Parquet Courts, Release Date: 6/3/14, What's your Rupture?
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Great band. Great album. Light Up Gold might be slightly better (in my opinion) but they are both amazing records!!!

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13-YEAR-OLD IS OUT OF THIS WORLD
By Edward Johnson Feb 28, 2017
A 13-year-old aspiring astronaut named Taylor Richardson belongs in space because she is truly a star.
The Jacksonville, Florida, native has always been interested in space exploration, and was extremely inspired after watching the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures – a film based on three black women mathematicians who were pivotal in sending the first American into space.
Taylor was so moved by the film that she came up with an idea to raise enough money to send other young girls to to the theater to see it.
She started a GoFundMe page with the goal of raising enough money to send 100 girls to the movie theater. She ended up raising $18,000, which has so far paid for more than 1,000 girls to see the movie. She's also been able to hand out 700 books to young girls.
Taylor says, "I feel it's important for everyone who has a dream or who may feel they can't reach it or are told they shouldn't reach to see this movie. Girls need to know if we do the work and stick together like these women did, we can accomplish many things. One day maybe one of us will even be a president!"
Taylor's efforts have gotten her recognized as GoFundMe's Hero of the Month for February. (People)


A handmade recipe comic minizine featuring a tried and tested recipe for fish pie with a little sprinkling of cats for good measure.
This comic was originally made for the "Comics in the Kitchen" exhibition at Orbital Comics organised by the lovely Camila Barboza. It was inspired by nursery rhymes and vintage cooking guides and children's books.
You can order these from at the etsy shop @studiohsu. All orders from the online shop also come with your choice of one free miniprint!
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Q: Cannot load /home/pavanbsd/wlsplugin/lib/mod_wl.so into server: /home/pavanbsd/wlsplugin/lib/mod_wl.so: undefined symbol: ap_log_rerror Can anyone help me?
HTTP -2.4
 wls -12
 wl 11g plugin mod_wl.so

While I was installing Apache(HTTP 2.4.9 stable version) on web logic 12c it's generating a syntax error like:
  HTTP: Syntax error on line 150 of /home/pavanbsd/apache/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load /home/pavanbsd/wlsplugin/lib/mod_wl.so into server: /home/pavanbsd/wlsplugin/lib/mod_wl.so: undefined symbol: ap_log_rerror

Thanks,
  -Srikanth

A: From the Apache documentation:
"Many third-party modules designed for version 2.2 will otherwise work unchanged with the Apache HTTP Server version 2.4. Some will require changes; see the API update overview."
The version of mod_wl.so that came with Weblogic will not work with Apache 2.4 (at least not out of the box). You will probably have to copy in a newer version of the mod_wl.so library or go re-download the latest plugin from Oracle. Check what versions of that library you have in <wl home>/server/plugin/linux/x86_64/ and try using a different one.
Reference:
https://community.oracle.com/thread/2544579?tstart=0
https://community.oracle.com/thread/2352914?tstart=0

A: astling, Thanks for your advice it worked with apache 2.2. Now the issue with accessing weblogic-handler. To test I am using proxy to the Admin server ip, port.

     WebLogicHost localhost
     WebLogicPort 8100

     SetHandler weblogic-handler

When I tried to access the url from the browser:
http://192.168.1.105:3001/mywebapp/console

getting 404 --Not Found.
Anything I need to configure for this?
host-level?
permissions?

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I am incredibly humbled that another CRPS angel here in New Zealand has set up an event through which she hopes to raise money for my dog. I am blown away by people's kindness. Thank you so much Alicia and Lydia for your support - it means the world to me. And thank you to everyone who has supported either myself or Alicia's page so far!!
Wow I'm blown away by how generous people have been already! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far <3 I am so appreciative!!!!
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This multi pink patterned petite caftan is 34″ and grazes just above the knee on a petite person around 5′ tall. This resort wear caftan has an interesting pattern, reminiscent of traditional Mayan clothing, gives it an exotic feel. Be a world traveller in this, even if you're not headed south of the border.
Pretty crystal embellishments sparkle along the neckline. The light flowy crepe material will blow in the wind, and be sure to keep you cool on those hot summer nights. This crepe caftan is only slightly sheer, you won't need to wear a slip underneath when transitioning from the beach to the clubs.
Take this petite caftan along with you on your next vacation. You can wear it to the beach, out for drinks, or sightseeing around town. A truly versatile piece.


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I've been wanting to do a grocery store themed shoot for a while and when Sarah told me about her love of the Friendly City Food Co-op and her recent pregnancy cravings, I felt like I hit the jackpot! I met with Sarah, Chris and their sweet pup on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. After spending some time in cool air and bright sunshine we headed down to the FCFC for some Friendly City photo fun!
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True or false? 600,000 jobless EU migrants in UK
'An EU study has found 600,000 unemployed migrants are living in Britain' – The Sunday Telegraph claimed yesterday. True or false?
The story was immediately described by the European Commission as, 'a gross and totally irresponsible misrepresentation of the facts'.
The Commission pointed out that the 600,000 figure refers to non-active migrants, which as well as job-seekers, also includes older school children, students, retired people, the disabled and those taking time off work to bring up children.
About 43% of the UK population aged between 15 and 64 – representing around 12 million people – is also classified as 'non-active'.
Commented the commission, 'Clearly no-one would seriously claim that there were 12 million people unemployed in the UK.'
BBC News also reported that the European Commission has for three years been asking the UK government for 'evidence' of a problem of 'benefit tourism', but so far none was forthcoming.
And The Guardian also ran a story to counter The Telegraph's inaccurate one: 'Benefit tourism – the facts', making the point that, 'the Telegraph writer doesn't know the meaning of the word unemployed'.
The Telegraph story was also fact-checked by FullFact.org, the UK's independent fact-checking organisation. They concurred with the EU Commission's complaint and clarified with the following facts:
'While 30% of EU nationals in the UK are non-active, 43% of British nationals are likewise. Similarly, whereas 77% of working-age EU nationals were employed, 68% of British nationals in the same age bracket could say the same.'
Commented FullFact.org: 'We'll be asking the Sunday Telegraph for a correction.'
The Telegraph's misleading and inaccurate report was also copied by The Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Express, the Evening Standard and Sky News, along with many other media, including local newspapers and radio stations across the country.
This is my comment:
'About two million* Brits live, work, study or are retired in other EU countries. Over 800,000 of them are estimated to reside in Spain alone; over one million if you include those who sojourn there for just part of each year.
'A large proportion of British people living in other parts of the EU are also 'economically inactive' because so many of them have decided to retire there. There are also many British people claiming unemployment benefits in other EU countries.
'The point of the EU is that it works both ways. More British people live in Spain than Polish people live in Britain. All citizens of the EU – and that includes all British citizens – have rights under EU membership benefits to live, work, study or retire in any other EU country.
'If we're going to have a meaningful and mature debate about the UK's future in the EU, it's essential that newspapers partake in responsible and accurate reporting.'
PS Proof it works both ways. Telegraph story 20 October 2013:
Thousands of Britons claim dole in Germany
What Nigel Farage told British Expats in Spain
The value of being citizens of Europe
The EU: Should we stay or go?
My vote for Europe
*Click the image for the original source of data from the IPPR
PS The Sun published a correction – but tucked away in a place where The Sun don't shine 🙁
True or false? 600,000 unemployed EU migrants live in Britain. 'EU ROPE' http://t.co/LEfQ4V03NZ#EU#Telegraphpic.twitter.com/tXCcjfxUPP
— Jon Danzig (@Jon_Danzig) October 15, 2013
Other articles by Jon Danzig:
The free movement of people – it works both ways
The value of being 'citizens of Europe'
What Nigel Farage told the British expats in Spain
EU migrants give more than they take
Two-faced Theresa is at it again
Britons to lose 'free movement' across Europe
Brexit is one big double-standard
How newspaper lies led to Brexit
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I only have to look around our Inner citties to know we are being lied to about the true figures, why should I beleive anything gthe EU or Westminster tells me.
everything they tell you is lies, the best estimate is to look around you and trust your instincts.
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Jon Danzig says:
Ade, anecdotal evidence is only of extremely limited value. If we relied only on anecdotal evidence, planes would never fly, all computer screens would be blank, cars wouldn't move, and medicines wouldn't work or be safe. To be valid and valuable, evidence needs to be empirical, scientific, independent, validated and repeatable. For my journalism, I try not to rely upon one source. Governments and the EU aren't the only source of statistics and data.
For example the organisation that provided me with the estimates of British people living in other EU countries was the Institute of Public Policy Research, an independent charitable organisation, and nothing to do with the EU or Westminster or any government.
I am in full agreement that the basis of a valid debate, which is imperative in a democratic country where we decide by majority rule; is access to information. Else, democracy is undermined and we are ruled by media elites (as is the case in point). Therefore I can only add to the last sentence 'it's essential that newspapers partake in responsible and accurate reporting' by Jon Danzig, that all media should be held accountable and made to reflect on real issues, which could be verified, rather than allow a fictional story escalate out of control.
As to Ade's comment above- if you so obviously distrust Westminster/ EU, presumably instinctively, and make sweeping statements that 'all they' tell "is" lies, how come you find your instincts so trustworthy? Surely, we can doubt your instincts too- or should we trust our own eyes? Hmmm…
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Driving is a skill we want our children to acquire at the right age. I remember back in the day when young boys were in such a hurry to learn how to drive. I'm sure you know a lot of Filipino men who got their Driver's License way before they reached the legal age of driving. And you don't even have to look far. (Hello brother and hubby!) This is why when you renew your license, there is an option to correct your personal details which says "Change birthdate." I'm not kidding, I saw this several years ago when I renewed my Driver's License. And mind you, there were no questions asked, no perjury cases filed.
Let me put the records straight, I'm not one of those who got their Driver's License before the age of 18. In fact, I was already in my twenties when I got mine. And although I keep my license current, I hardly drive. There were only a couple of years when I drove on a regular basis. This was when I held a consultancy job that allowed me to go to the office and go home at off-peak hours. I was able to handle that. Then when my youngest decided he wanted to go to a school different from that of his older brothers.' During his first year in his new school, I had to drive him two to three times a week, alternating with his carpoolmate. That one, I didn't like because I had no choice but to drive during peak hours. But on his second year, we mastered the logistics of one driver bringing the boys to two different schools and I was happily off the hook.
I have never enjoyed driving. Even if it feels limiting to always schedule my appointments and errands to conform to the boys' scheduled activities, I'd rather do that than drive myself to wherever. I don't like driving because driving in Manila makes you experience every second how people who don't follow rules get away with it and even get ahead! Driving also teaches you how to curse. That's how I expressed my "driver's rage," well, except when my then little boys were around. But my anger in unruly drivers impressed well on my boys that one time I heard them say, "Bus driver is short for bastos driver. It's true, that's what my mom said." Uh oh! We really have to be careful with what we say in front of our impressionable little tots.
Now that they're all grown up, two of them are already driving. And as much as doing our logistics is easier to handle now, my husband and I have to face a new challenge – i.e. to ensure that our young boys are responsible drivers.
The alarming statistics of drunk driving accidents and the real stories of children whom we or our friends personally know scare us even more. In the last month, I have heard and read about a handful of tragic car accidents of young boys. A friend of mine was hit by a teenaged drunk driver at 6am on June 12. The boy was just coming home from a party. Luckily, she was not hurt but the young boy was bleeding and his car was a total wreck. Another fatal accident involved two sons whom the parents thought were sleeping in their bedroom. Can you imagine the anguish of losing two sons in one senseless accident?
There was one parenting seminar we attended where the couple speakers said they'd rather hire a driver to drive for their kids than risk losing them to drunk driving. I also know some worried moms who try to delay allowing their kids to get their Driver's License for fear of getting them into these accidents.
But as long as efficient and convenient public transportation is not yet available in our country and your kids see a car parked in your garage, I think you're better off teaching them responsible driving than any delaying tactic.
The minimum age for one to get a Driver's License is now 17 years old. You may apply for a Student Driver's License at the age of 16. But the very first thing to consider is your child's maturity. Is he or she a responsible child who can be trusted to stay behind the wheels? Remember it's not only your child's safety at stake but also those who will ride with him/her and those who will be in his/her vicinity while driving. Maybe before your child turns 16, you may talk about the situation and even use it as an incentive for him/her to show greater responsibility – going home on time, bringing home good grades, helping out at home, etc.
In our case, our two older sons got their Student Driver's License when they turned 16. Then they had one year to learn how to drive and practice, under the supervision of my husband and our driver who had a Professional Driver's License. So it was a relaxed learning period, no need to rush everything in six days, and no need to enroll in Driving School.
When they turned 17, they went to the LTO (Land Transportation Office) filed their application, waited, took the driving test, waited again, had their photo taken, then waited again until they got their Driver's License. This was their first taste of government bureaucracy. It took them practically the whole day to process their license in a not-so-convenient setting. Both of them complained about it, especially when they found out that some of their friends and cousins got their licenses without doing any of the stuff they did. But we're not about to change anything for somehow the tedious but legal process they went through made them more aware of this milestone in their life. The act of going through the ritual of one year learning and one whole day processing gave them a better appreciation of the privilege and corresponding responsibilities of holding a Driver's License.
Then here comes drinking during parties. Our rule is DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE! I can only tell them the stories of other people – how sometimes it's so tempting to do it and how to avoid being pressured to do that crazy thing. I, personally, have zero experience of drunk driving or even the temptation to do so. First of all, I'm the most reluctant driver in the world with probably the lowest total driving hours clocked in. Another thing is I have never been drunk in my entire life. Really! I don't really like the taste of alcohol which makes me unable to consume a quantity enough to even make myself tipsy. In rare occasions when I have to raise my glass and say, "Cheers!" or during the times I attempt to enjoy a glass of wine while having dinner at a fine dining restaurant, the most that I ever consumed was probably 10 ml. That's even less than the dosage of my cough syrup!
I know that boys will be boys and they would have to experience getting drunk someday. The idea is to really make them see how stupid and irresponsible it is to drink and drive. That's why we tell them these horror stories. And we have to follow through. We should never tolerate even just a shot. If there are times that they don't follow this rule, we have to be very stern on them, no matter what you or your spouse did during your younger days. If you did those irresponsible things in your wild youthful days, there's no need to pass them on to your kids.
I remember one time when my husband and I were away and my oldest son went to a party. Our youngest reported to us that his kuya didn't come home that night but instead came home the following morning. Of course, we were mad at him. It's a standing rule that the oldest becomes the guardian when both parents are away. When we got home, he explained that he drank that night and decided to sleep over in the house where the party was held because of our rule of Don't Drink and Drive.
There are times when they would request to be driven because of the possibility of drinking during the party and we allow that.
Recently I read an article entitled Drunk Dialing by James Deakin which talks about a service that is available to anyone who finds himself in a situation when he can no longer drive. You simply call Lifeline's hotline (16911) and ask for a driver. Lifeline will dispatch a vehicle with two drivers on board, no questions asked.
Another thing we have to look out for is the use of the cellphone while driving. As a matter of rule, no cellphones while driving. Only in emergency cases should one use his cellphone while driving. And no texting while driving. Do you know that a study made in the US revealed that texting while driving is even more dangerous that drunk driving? This is why Oprah had a strong campaign against the use of cellphones while driving. She asked his guests and followers to sign an oath not to use cellphone while driving. I guess most of Filipino drivers are guilty of this bad habit of texting while driving and the excuse is the traffic, "I'm not moving anyway." But having seen the danger of this crazy habit, I have also implemented this rule, "No texting while driving!" to all my boys, including the hubby.
No matter how we prepare our teens about careful and responsible driving, some minor accidents are bound to happen. My sons have experienced hitting the pavement, the gate, being hit by a taxi in a blind corner. The scariest so far was when one of them hit a street kid who suddenly crossed his path from nowhere. It was a good thing he was moving slowly and there was a security guard who saw the accident. The guard even scolded the kid who immediately ran away. My son called the kid and her older sibling so he could bring them to the hospital to check if she's ok. When my son called us to tell us what happened, I was in near panic. We rushed to meet him at the hospital. Thank God, the kid was not hurt at all.
It's a good thing that my husband is calm about situations like this. Whenever he gets emergency calls from our young drivers, he assesses the situation then instructs them what to do. When the damage to the car is caused by negligence, he makes them pay for the repair.
Despite the dangers we have to look out for, we cannot deny the importance of allowing our children to drive. It is a step towards independence. A Driver's License, when responsibly used, gives both our children and us parents some form of liberty – liberty for them to travel on their own, and liberty for us parents from the responsibility of hatid-sundo. Let's just remind them that this privilege to drive goes with corresponding duties and responsibilities that they have to take seriously all the time.
So are your teenagers ready to drive responsibly?


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This workforce reduction plan, together with employee reductions resulting from MPC's indefinite idling of its Martinez, California and Gallup, New Mexico refineries, affects approximately 2,050 employees. In total, these reductions and the open positions MPC has elected not to fill, represent approximately 12% of MPC's workforce, excluding employees at its Speedway operations. MPC has previously announced its agreement to sell Speedway, its company-owned and operated retail transportation fuel and convenience store business, to 7-Eleven, Inc.
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Cryptocurrencies markets now appear to be reverting to the downward trend it got us used with since the beginning of the year. Bitcoin (BTC) is quoting at about $7,380, and the overall cryptocurrencies market capitalization has dropped by about $40 billion, reaching $260 billion. The XRP (XRP) is trading at $0.437, shedding only 0.08%, while the Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 3.36%.
One of the reasons why you should keep an eye on XRP (XRP) is its stability, regardless of the cryptocurrencies market trends, be them up or down.
Indeed, based on Ripple's Q2 report for 2018, XRP (XRP) showed less volatility and dependency on Bitcoin (BTC) in comparison to other cryptocurrencies.
"XRP was significantly less volatile in the second quarter, and the 9.0 percent price drop for XRP was in line with the 8.2 percent drop for bitcoin. Despite the warm environment, the company's XRP sales proved to be a drop in the bucket of an XRP market that traded $45.35 billion," the Ripple's Q2 2018 report reads.
On August 1st, XRP (XRP) recorded a significant increase, even though it was a brief one the cryptocurrency lost eventually. However, behind this surge, there was the SBI Holdings plan on launching XRP derivatives, at least according to eToro's Mati Greenspan.
"It is likely that the recent rise in the XRP is related to the Ripple investor's plan, SBI, to launch XRP derivatives. What's more confusing is why the XRP rose 6% yesterday in one hour – one possible explanation is that the big banks may be testing the system for wider adoption," said Mati Greenspan.
The latest predictions made by Willy Woo say that Bitcoin (BTC) will dump briefly but would recover and go to the Moon. That could also trigger the same response in the XRP market, despite the Ripple's proudly announcement that XRP (XRP) is not entirely dependent on BTC.
In short, XRP (XRP) remains one of the most stable cryptocurrencies in the market and is most definitely the one we should keep an eye on as it might surge significantly, eventually.


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The Marshfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, in association with Leadership Marshfield, recently announced the completion and full implementation of the Marshfield Community Bikeshare.
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Tiffany Jacqueline Bullock of Amarillo and Ryan Cole-Sarjeant Kaiser of New Canaan, Conn., were married Saturday, Oct. 1 at Lee Park Arlington Hall in Dallas. The Rev. Marty Younkin officiated.
Parents of the bride are Michelle Fuqua Bryson and husband Neil Allen Bryson of Amarillo and Mark Eldon Bullock and wife Nora of Kingwood. Grandparents of the bride are Kay and Jack Fuqua and Mary and Glen Bullock, all of whom attended.
Kaiser is the son of Gayla and William Kaiser, both of New Canaan. Grandparents are Peggy Donaldson, who attended, and Dorothy and Frank Kaiser.
Maid of honor was Lauren Barnes of Tulia. Bridal attendants were Blair Bullock and Emily Bryson, sisters of the bride, of Amarillo. Lindsey Kaiser of New York City; Alexandra Dick of Albuquerque, N.M.; Carolyn Crouch of Fort Worth; and Sarah Durkee of Austin. Flower girl was Lily Kate Burrow of Sachse.
Best men were Taylor Kaiser of New Canaan and Shane Kaiser of New York City, brothers of the groom. Groom's attendants were Jackson Marlow of New Canaan; Thomas DeCurtis of New York City; Jeffrey Albus of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Benjamin Ackerly of New York, Elliott Dee of New Canaan; and Christopher Smith of Dallas.
Special music was provided by Kaitlyn Barnes of Tulia.
The bride chose sunflowers and bluebonnets for her bridal bouquet. The couple met while studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain.
The wedding reception was held at Lee Park's Arlington Hall.
The bride graduated from Tulia High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in history and English in 2008 from Texas Christian University. She is currently employed as a small group manager with Ameritas Insurance Company.
The groom graduated from New Canaan High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Butler University. He is currently employed as a security trader with Fidelity Investments.
Following a honeymoon trip to France, Italy and Spain, the couple will reside in Dallas.
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Here's a look at an antique Brunswick billiard table we recently disassembled for our client in Long Beach, CA. This model is called the Wellington and was manufactured in 1908-1909 by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. Back in those days, this 46″ by 92″ billiard table was the smallest size eight foot table that Brunswick made. This size was probably sold as a home recreation model. The most common size of that time period would have been a nine footer (50″ by 100″) and was the standard for billiard halls. We will be moving this table to our client's new home and although the green billiard cloth was removed with care and could have been re-stretched my client decided to have us re-cloth the table with camel colored cloth.
Hello, I am no sure I have a Brunswick table, though I have never seen the nameplate even when I was a child. The table is over 50 years old and in medium shape. If I send a picture, can you identify it?
I am in the process of purchasing the house and the seller has a Brunswick table approximately 100 years old that he wants to leave with the house. How can I determine what model it is and ultimately its value? Any help you can lend would be very much appreciated.
Any pics you could provide me would aid in the valuation. Dave.
How much did this sevice cost the client and how much do you believe this pool table is worth now. I have a very similar table that needs this done.


Sonic just couldn't get right.
Sonic Runners is being taken offline only about a year after it first released for iOS and Android, shuttering this July 27. You may remember it as one of Sega's endless runners that attempted to mesh all of the trademark Sonic-isms into one game to satisfy that free-to-play itch. But it turns out the game actually wasn't all that good at all, and so it's being shut down.
At least, that's what we can surmise about the game, anyway. Most likely, Sega determined the game just wasn't making enough money for it to remain part of its online roster. The Red Star Ring premium currency has been taken offline as well, and you can no longer make purchases with it.
You've got about a month left if you still want to play Sonic Runners, so take advantage of the game's last few weeks of life left with our guide on how to have a great few runs. It's the least you can do for the fastest thing alive, after all.


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The Last Kingdom Season 4 Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Plot, Spoilers, News and Updates
The Last Kingdom season 4 is going to release in April 2020 as per the official update. It has become a big series on Netflix, the streaming giant. So, we are here with everything that you would like to know about it including its cast, spoilers, plot, production details, trailer, and much more. (check: One Piece Chapter 978.)
TLK is a Netflix original series adapted from the The Saxon Stories written by Bernard Cornwell. BBC was its original producer while Netflix co-produced it later on. The streaming company picked up the series for its complete production. Thus, it became a full Netflix original. Since then, everything is history.
The Last Kingdom Plot
The Last Kingdom's story revolves around a young boy named Osbert who is rased by the Danes. His uncle betrayed him and thus he was taken from his ancestral home. When taken, his name was changed to Uhtred, and is raised as a son of Earl Ragnar. After sometime, Ragnar put his part of the blame on Uhtred when his banished shipmaster returns to take revenge upon him.
After that, Ragnar was left with no choice than to flee with his lover Brida. They leave for the Kingdom of Wessex. Uhtred was left alone by Ragnar that forced him to serve King Alfred. Under that service, he was ordered to train the armies of Alfred to fight and protect the kingdom from invading Danes. Uhtred still dreams to reclaim his birthright by going back to his ancestral home.
The Last Kingdom Season 4 Release Date: When will it premiere on Netflix?
The fourth installment of TLK is scheduled to be released no April 26, 2020, Sunday, on Netflix. Due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous productions have been stalled. But, the fans of this Netflix series don't have to wait any longer for the series to drop. Its filming was already over in October 2019.
Who is in the cast of The Last Kingdom season 4?
Almost all of its cast and characters are returning for the fourth run. They are as follows:
Alexander Dreymon will reprise his role as Uhtred
David Dawson will come back as ruthless King Alfred
Emily Cox as Brida
Ian Hart plays the Saxon priest Beocca
Timothy Innes as King Edward
Eliza Butterworth as Aelswith
Mark Rowley as Finan
Millie Brady as Aethelflaed
Magnus Bruun as Cnut
Jeppe Beck Laursen as Haesten.
Stefanie Martini as Eadisth
Jamie Blackley as Eardwulf
Toby Regbo as Aethelred
What will happen in The Last Kingdom season 4? Plot/Storyline
The new installment will bring the story a decade in the future. The fourth season of The Last Kingdom has been adapted from the book titled 'The Pagan Lord. If Netflix stays true to the book's story, then we could some new actors in the act. Dreymon will be featured as a little older version of Uhtred of Bebbanburg. He thinks that the right time has come to challenge his uncle Aelfrica played by British actor Joseph Millson.
Is there a The Last Kingdom season 4 trailer?
The official Twitter and Instagram handle released a new teaser recently. Check this out:
Strong words, Aelfric. We'll see. #TheLastKingdom pic.twitter.com/QR9T9fQsQf
— The Last Kingdom (@TheLastKingdom) April 22, 2020
Yes, an official promo video featuring the events of the upcoming season has been featured. It features battle scenes of epic and brutal violence on huge open fields. At his lowest point, Uhtred can be heard saying: "I've lost my home, I've lost my name….I'm no longer Uhtred of Bebbanburg."
The ancestral home of Uhtred has been featured several times in the trailer. Let's see if this is the actual installment in which he gets successful in reclaiming his home.
Stay tuned for updates on The Last Kingdom season 4 and much more.
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Q: Ruby: Could not find rake-0.9.2 in any of the sources Note:  I retagged this question since I neglected to include the Aptana tag.  The error occurs when choosing "run server" in Aptana Studio 3.  Aptana tries to execute script/rails server, which results in the error below.
Perhaps an Aptana guru can answer?

I've looked through and tried the suggested solutions in all the similar questions I found.  Most of the questions did not have an accepted answer.
I've started a fresh Rails project to start on a tutorial, and when I try to run the server, I get the infamous:

Could not find rake-0.9.2 in any of the sources

However, gem list shows:

rake (0.9.2, 0.8.7)

How can I be receiving this error when gem list clearly shows the gem is there?
How can I debug and resolve this issue?
My gemfile is:
gem 'rails', '3.0.4'
gem 'sqlite3'
gem 'sqlite3-ruby', :require =>'sqlite3'

A: You need to require rake gem in your Gemfile
gem 'rails', '3.0.4'
gem 'sqlite3'
gem 'sqlite3-ruby', :require =>'sqlite3'
gem 'rake', '0.9.2'

now run bundle install make sure you are connected with internet.
now if you want to execute rake tasks then use bundle exec rake task_name

A: Actually, in a subsequent update of Apatana, this error went away.  I now can run my application with the "Run Server" menu item again.
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Trump administration says it will miss deadline to reunite separated parents and children under 5
Buena Ventura Martin-Godinez holds her son, left, while talking to the press in Homestead, Florida, on July 2 about reuniting with her 7-year-old daughter, right, after being separated at the border under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy.
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July 9, 2018 12:30 PM PT
The Trump administration, under court order to reunite children under age 5 with their parents after being forcibly separated at the border, told a judge Monday that it will only be able to reunify just over half of the families by Tuesday's deadline.
Of the 102 young children identified by the government, two have been reunited with their parents and 54 are expected to be by Tuesday.
4:05 p.m. July 9, 2018In an earlier version of this article, the headline said the Trump administration will be able to reunite only half of separated families by Tuesday deadline. It will only be able to reunite half of the separated children younger than 5 with their parents.
Those cases have been easier to accommodate because the parents are in immigration custody. Authorities have been moving those parents to detention facilities close to where their children are being sheltered.
By Tuesday the children will be brought to the parents in the detention facilities located around the country, and then the families will be released together on immigration parole into the community, said Sarah Fabian, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which requested the injunction as part of a lawsuit, is hoping to be notified of when and where the releases will take place so volunteers can respond with offers of assistance — from bus tickets to clothing to hotel rooms.
The families will then be able to pursue their immigration cases or asylum claims as a unit, with lawyers provided by the ACLU if needed.
The rest of the children fall under varying circumstances — at least nine have parents who have already been removed from the U.S., while others have parents who are still being vetted or still need to be located after being released into the U.S. from immigration custody.
Twelve children have parents who are in either state or federal criminal custody and won't be able to be reunited at this time.
Three children were found to have crossed the border with parents who have criminal backgrounds that make them unfit to care for their children, while another three children crossed with adults who were found not to be their parents, Fabian said.
Authorities can't find evidence of any parental records for one child, a 3-year-old boy.
"This is obviously of enormous concern to us," ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt told reporters outside the courthouse.
The ACLU is also hearing reports from the field that as many as 10 other parents are claiming to have children under 5 taken from them who don't appear on the list provided over the weekend by the government. The DOJ said it would investigate those cases.
The updated numbers were given during a court hearing in San Diego federal court Monday morning before U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw, who has been closely monitoring the government's ability to comply with the order.
The judge is holding the government to the deadline while acknowledging that it will be impossible to reunite every child under 5 within the next day.
"I am very encouraged by the progress," he told attorneys for both sides. "I'm optimistic that many of the families will be reunited" by Tuesday.
He has ordered the DOJ and the ACLU to continue to work together to locate parents who have been scattered around the U.S. and world to make the other reunifications happen quickly.
A major point of contention remains on how to reunite the 2,000 to 3,000 other children age 5 and up by the court's July 26 deadline.
ACLU attorneys are hoping the government will adopt streamlined processes to make it happen while still protecting the safety of the children.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been working under existing procedures under a federal law meant to protect kids from human trafficking that can take some time to complete. That includes using DNA cheek swabs to verify parental relationship, background checks to determine whether the parent has a criminal history that would make him or her a danger to the child, fingerprinting and a lengthy biographical questionnaire.
Gelernt said that process was designed to vet relatives other than parents who might care for children who crossed the border without a parent. He said using such a detailed process to reconnect a parent and child who crossed together is unnecessary and "makes little sense."
The ACLU will ask the government for a similar list containing the names of all the older children identified for reunification.
Another hearing is set for late Tuesday morning to hammer out those details and for the government to provide an update on the reunifications.
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Just before the vote, Jeff Flake said for the record in committee that he would vote to advance Kavanaugh, but his condition was that the full Senate vote be delayed for up to a week, to allow the FBI to wave its mythical Magical FBI Wand over the allegations about Kavanaugh.
Flake's condition, stated to the committee, produced an uproar of annoyance on Twitter.
However, Senator Grassley then immediately called the committee vote (as noted earlier, scheduled for half an hour ago), without committing to Flake's condition.
So we don't know if Grassley or McConnell will take the Flake stipulation for action.


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Welcome to GCS – Directors of Communications appointments
Alex Aiken, Executive Director for Government Communications and Head of Profession congratulates colleagues appointed to Directors of Communications roles for the profession.
Welcome and congratulations to Craig Woodhouse who has been appointed as Director of Communications at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Craig will join BEIS in July from Edelman where he is currently a Senior Director.
Craig Woodhouse said:
"I am delighted to be joining the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as Director of Communications. This is an incredibly exciting time for the department, which has a key role in two of the major communications challenges facing the Government – helping to guide the business community through our departure from the European Union and seize new opportunities once we have left, and ensuring that society embraces the technological and green energy revolution taking place in our economy which will transform the way people work, travel and live."
"From my work with some of the world's leading companies at Edelman I know just how important both of these issues are. I look forward to joining the excellent BEIS team and getting started."
Congratulations Penny Fox
Congratulations to Penny Fox who will be taking up the role of interim Director of Communications at the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to cover a period of parental leave from the middle of June.
GCS Leadership
GCS aims to help every government communicator perform to the best of their potential and is committed to the Civil Service Leadership vision. As a profession we seek to develop leaders who are:
Inspiring – about their work and its future;
Confident – in their engagement; and
Empowering – their teams to deliver.