I put on a recording of Richard Goode playing Beethoven piano sonatas around 5:30pm. It has been on auto repeat ever since, through the cooking and eating of dinner, various computer-related tasks, and Skylar's post-prandial play. Whenever I listen to something over and over like that, I find myself periodically thinking about the sort of awareness that accompanies such repetition. For the most part, it remains in the background of my consciousness. Each go round, though, I find myself momentarily made aware of the music in a fuller sense. As I type this, for example, I'm paying closer attention than I was a half hour ago, though I am unable to write when I'm totally focused on the music. I wonder what the effects of this kind of aesthetic experience are. Is Skylar, sitting close to the right speaker, also letting the music slide back and forth between something taken for granted and a subject of scrutiny? Wait, I'll ask her. "I know it's there, in the background," she reports. "It's incorporated into what I'm playing, like the music in a movie. You know how there are different kinds of music for different scenes or stories?"
Presumably, it would be harder for her to incorporate Black Sabbath or the Elders of Zion into her play in this manner. But her capacity for concentration when she is completely focused on an activity are immense. So is mine, come to think of it, though I have spent far too much of my time in recent years mired in distractions. The other day, though, I spent three hours listening to the first Babyshambles album while sorting through sheaf after sheaf of papers, which suggests that I could get back into the groove with the right sort of push. I remember when Skylar was a baby, at home with me while her mother worked. Music was an important part of our environment. When I had a deadline, I would sometimes put on Stereolab or The Notwist for the better part of the day in order to lay a foundation for our respective activities. Maybe that's why she is so used to having music serve that function. I'm sure there are plenty of serious devotees of classical and popular music alike who would take issue with such instrumentalization. Adorno is assuredly tossing and turning in the afterlife. Nevertheless, I don't regret making her take the presence of music for granted. Someday that familiarity might even help her to conjure the illusion of home in a place where she is in danger of being overwhelmed by the absence of comfort and security.
When I was growing up, the easy-listening station in DC was the "soundtrack" to my life. My mother insisted on having it on 24 hours a day. Perhaps somehow she thought that the supposed soothingness of the music would cancel out the very real difficulties in our home life. I hated it.
I can understand that. I sure hope Skylar never feels that way about the music that she has been exposed to in the auto repeat mode. With any luck, quality will win out. My father often had classical music on at home or in the car. I wasn't that into it when I was in elementary school. But it still made me feel secure in my immediate environment. Still does, come to think of it.
What I want to show now, though, in advance of an answer to this question, is that popular music is a refrain. Like the tick, the refrain is composed of three functions. It comforts us by providing a rough sketch of a calming and stabilising, calm and stable, centre in the heart of chaos. (6) It is the song the lost child, scared of the dark, sings to find his or her way home. The tune also creates the very home we return to when our foray into the world grows wearisome. Home is the product of a very particular gesture: one must draw a circle around that uncertain and fragile centre one is accustomed to calling home in order to delimit it.
A housewife might sing to herself as she washes the dishes, or else have the radio playing in the background, and by so doing build a wall of sound around her to shelter a precious interiority, her self-created reserve of inner strength. A song also enables us to launch forth from the home it helped us to build. One ventures from home on the thread of a tune. With a song in our hearts we are able to extend indefinitely the secure interiority of the home; it is as though we take home with us wherever we go. The song is our future, a future of our own dreaming. To put it differently, we need not venture into the dark, chaotic world of the unhomely again so long as we have a song. The refrain is these three things at once, not in succession: it is a block of sound that is at once a way home, the very source of home, and the home in our hearts. But, Deleuze and Guattari insist, the refrain is not music, it is rather the block of content proper to music.
Oh, that's amazing! So perfect. I am even deeper in debt to your uncanny ability to reference just the right thing.
I apologize for the block quote. It deepened and extended my own meager thoughts on this theme so dear to me. Just the other day, I wrote to a friend, "I often feel that no matter where I am music is my true home. All my LPs and CDs could vanish tomorrow and I would not in the least bit be sad because there will always be music."
My pleasure! I'm guessing our replies crossed paths somewhere above River and Campbell!
I agree with that sentiment. Up to a point, at least. I do think that the advent of digital media has made the loss of one' music collection far easier to contemplate than was the case when you or I were growing up.
Of course, that's true, but I wasn't thinking about the possibility of recreating one's music collection should that ever be necessary. I had in mind the sheer availability of music on offer even in the traditional (!?!) ways - on the radio, at live performances, trips to the thrift store revealing records you've never crossed paths with before. Not to mention the oft-remarked-upon music-everywhere quality of everyday life at the present conjuncture.
Absolutely. Still, the reverse phenomenon, in which a particular copy of a record or a particular show are fetishized, seems to be on the rise. The resurgence of vinyl is bound up with that, though there are other reasons for it as well.
Oh, yes. As an occasional dealer in such objects, I can attest to that up close and personally. (If I recall correctly, Joel and I met over a Barry Goldwater LP.) I should have specified that I was referring to my own experience. The often arcane rules which dictated my collecting mercifully have lost their grip. This may simply mean that I have successfully globalized my music-collecting fetish!
That's such a cool quote about refrain that you posted above. And (sorry to jump in) I find the sentiment here in this comment really fascinating. I've had so much trouble getting myself past the missing object when cds of mine have gone awol (lost in the move, lifted by former roommates, etc) even though I still have electronic copies of most of the music. But then it's when I hear the song in a different environment (from a car radio etc) or when it comes into my head out of nowhere that I remember the lost object doesn't matter so much. I don't know that I get to the point of "not the least bit sad" but I get closer.
I was amazed myself at just how beautifully this passage complemented what Charlie had written. It maps remarkably close to my own experience too. My friends have delighted in pointing out my tendency to sing little bits of songs over and over again.
As for being "not the least bit sad", I can say some more about this. In brief, it had finally occurred me that I might not be able to collect every record made that was worth hearing. I needed another kind of relationship to the astonishing array of music available to any given person over a lifetime. So I began to value contingency and serendipity as sorting processes. As a consequence, my attachment to any given piece of music (past, present, or future) became markedly less strong because I had confidence that something else worthwhile would present itself in due course. As you suggest in your comment, the experience of surprise ("hear(ing) the song in a different environment") is an excellent reminder that music is both "out there" and "in here."
I was much too blithe in my other reply. Here's a few quotes from the other side of things which I suspect are near to CB's heart too.
"The true, greatly misunderstood collector is always anarchistic, destructive. For this is its dialectics: to combine with loyalty to an object, to individual items, to things sheltered in his care, a stubborn subversive protest against the typical, the classifiable"
"For inside him there are spirits, or at least little genii, which have seen to it that for a collector—and I mean a real collector, a collector as he ought to be—ownership is the most intimate relationship that one can have to objects. Not that they come alive in him; it is he who lives in them. So I have erected one of his dwellings, with books as the building stones, before you, and now he is going to disappear inside, as is only fitting."
From Walter Benjamin's "Unpacking My Library: A Talk About Book Collecting"
Sorry I didn't reply sooner--I've been away camping--but I love the _Illuminations_ collection--and _Reflections_ too. But _Illuminations_ and the library essay are especially close to my heart. These quotes remind me I need to dig that essay back out and read it again. Soon. Thanks for that very much.
I always loved that "Music for Babies" piece! I think about it a lot, actually, as I J's baby cousin dance to the music from her dad's cell phone or watch my kiddie cousin dance to this one particular record in her dad's collection. I wonder how long that body memory will persist, or what difference it makes that the one kid dances to anything but the other for at least a year requested the same song over and over (I can't remember it and haven't seen her do it in a while so I wonder what changed).


Loft bed white – Whoever lives in a small home will often want to have the powers of the Gadget Inspector to be able to configure the environments as much as possible. The bedroom is often the object of these dreams. Especially when we decide to include, for comfort or necessity, a double bed in a particularly small room. The entire surface of the room is completely blocked by the bed. We find a corner to be used for the closet, and we must forget forever the side corridors. In fact there is a very simple and at the same time brilliant solution: the loft bed.
Evolution of the awkward bunk bed, the loft bed is comfortable and smart. It can be single or double, with a traditional structure or, as we will see, suspended. Loft bed come in many vary design, size and colors. Choose loft bed white that can make you room will feel larger. One important factor to consider is the height of the ground bed. So that you can sleep comfortably and at the same time have a sufficient height in the lower area to insert a desk, a couch or a walk-in closet. The loft bed can be made "in operation". Realizing a real floor with wooden or steel beams fixed to the masonry on which to fix all the necessary parts.
Or loft bed white can be "ready for use" and purchased directly between the various solutions on the market. As we have already said, the loft bed allows you to save space in the room because below it you can place what you want. If your ceiling is at least 3 feet tall, you can make more of it and put under the loft bed white a sitting area with a sofa and relaxation area. However, if you are lower, you will need to optimize your space and you can. For example, place a desk (ideal for the children's room). Alternatively, if you want to play more games, you can put a cloakroom under the loft bed white.


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Genre Classical (Concerto)
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
I. —
Johann Sebastian Bach; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
II. Adagio
IV. Minuet
IV. Trio I
IV. Minuet da capo
IV. Polacca
IV. Trio II
I. [Allegro]
III. Allegro assai
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
III. Presto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
II. Affettuoso
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051
II. Adagio ma non tanto
"This lively new look at the Brandeburgs from Gardiner and his excellent English Baroque Soloists is refreshing and likely to provide enduring pleasure." - BBC Music Magazine Early music enthusiasts will adore John Eliot Gardiner's lively interpretation of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos on this album. Gardiner is known for his expressive and historically accurate readings of J.S Bach's work, this album is a perfect example of his musical expertise.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


• At least 256 MB of RAM, a mouse, and enough disk space for recovered files, image files, etc.
• The administrative privileges are required to install and run R‑Studio utilities.
• A network connection for data recovering over network.


text:
var Colu = require('colu');
var db = require('../database/db_api');
var config = require('../../config');
var bitcoin = require('bitcoinjs-lib');
var api = {};

var Asset = {
    fpn: {
        btc_value: 0.0063,// 1 FPN = btc_value BTC
    }
}

console.log('islocal',config.islocal)

if(config.islocal){
    Asset.network = 'testnet';
    Asset.fpn.assetId = 'LaAZFMSvQnjLS9j6GyrRyit1MR95C9xbusbBVa';
    Asset.adminSeed = '64526f129648ee631ba47554ebe60ebb7886067a87486a8c7eb8447486346953';
}else{
    Asset.network = 'mainnet';
    Asset.apiKey = 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ0aWQiOiI1N2RlN2VjYTlmNTBlOTY4MTY1ZDc5OWQiLCJleHAiOjE0ODE5NzUyNDIwMzN9.lM2dmyNquCDiGjcjvbp1hfDJ9sjNvnb-J1RynTXNmUg';
    Asset.fpn.assetId = 'Ua4Gyceh1vvBMyiWeEYSfvXDq8cGW9JN9jXopG';
    Asset.mainnetSeed = '25ebc6dae1cb75369de3347270883c92e7090012c99036cc5761bd548d0cd419';
}

api.getPublicConfig = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    cbok({
        network: Asset.network,
        fpn_btc_value: Asset.fpn.btc_value,
    })
}

api.init = function(socket,password,cbfail,cbok){
    if(!socket || !socket.uid || !password || password.length < 8)return cbfail("undefined user");
    db.getMyWalletSeed({
        uid: socket.uid,
        pas: password
    }, fail => {
        if(fail === false){
            db.findUser({
                uid: socket.uid
            }, fail => {
                cbfail('user not found');
            }, ok => {
                var hash = require('../../requires/crypto-hash')(password + config.server_salt);
                if(hash != ok.password)return cbfail('password mismatch with yours');
                var colu = new Colu({
                    apiKey: Asset.apiKey,
                    network: Asset.network,
                });
                colu.on('connect', function() {
                    var seed = colu.hdwallet.getPrivateSeed();
                    db.setMyWalletSeed({
                        uid: socket.uid,
                        seed: seed,
                        pas: password
                    }, fail => {
                        cbfail("unable to create your wallet account");
                    }, ok => {
                        socket.colu = colu;
                        db.logWalletDecryption({
                            uid: socket.uid,
                            addresses: colu.addresses.slice(0,2)
                        }, fail => {
                            cbfail('cannot register your wallet addresses');
                        }, ok => {
                            cbok(api);
                        });
                    });
                });
                colu.init();
            });
        }else{
            console.log(fail);
            cbfail('unable to decrypt your wallet');
        }
    }, seed => {
        var colu = new Colu({
            apiKey: Asset.apiKey,
            network: Asset.network,
            privateSeed: seed,
        });
        colu.on('connect', function() {
            // console.log('colu privateSeed',colu.hdwallet.getPrivateSeed());
            // console.log('addresses',colu.addresses.length);
            socket.colu = colu;
            db.logWalletDecryption({
                uid: socket.uid,
                addresses: colu.addresses.slice(0,2)
            }, fail => {
                cbfail('cannot register your wallet addresses');
            }, ok => {
                cbok(api);
            });
        });
        colu.init();
    });
}

setTimeout(function(){
    console.log('Loading admin colu...');
    if(Asset.network == 'testnet'){
        var seed = Asset.adminSeed;
    }else{
        var seed = Asset.mainnetSeed;
    }
    if(!seed)return console.log('Admin colu not initialized');
    var colu = new Colu({
        apiKey: Asset.apiKey,
        network: Asset.network,
        privateSeed: seed,
    });
    colu.on('connect', function() {
        // console.log('colu admin privateSeed',colu.hdwallet.getPrivateSeed());
        // console.log('addresses',colu.addresses.length);
        // if(seed === false)console.log(colu.hdwallet.getPrivateSeed());
        Asset.colu_admin = colu;
        console.log('Admin colu ready');
    });
    colu.init();
});

api.getAdminColu = (socket, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!socket || !socket.admin)return cbfail("access denied");
    if(!Asset.colu_admin)return cbfail('colu admin error');
    socket.colu_admin = Asset.colu_admin;
    cbok(api);
}

api.getAdminFPNAddress = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!Asset.colu_admin)return cbfail('colu admin error');
    var colu = Asset.colu_admin;
    cbok(colu.addresses[0]);
}

api.getAdminBTCAddress = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!Asset.colu_admin)return cbfail('colu admin error');
    var colu = Asset.colu_admin;
    cbok(colu.addresses[1]);
}

api.getAdminData = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket || !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail("permission denied");
    var colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    var params = {
        assetId: Asset.fpn.assetId,
    }
    if(obj && obj.addresses)params.addresses = obj.addresses;
    colu.coloredCoins.getAssetData(params,function (err, body) {
        if (err){
        	cbfail('error');
        	return console.error(err);
        }
        cbok(body);
    })
}

api.systemTransferFPN = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!Asset.colu_admin)return cbfail('colu admin error');
    if(!obj.toAddress)return cbfail('undefined receiver');
    if(!obj.amount)return cbfail('undefined amount');
    var colu = Asset.colu_admin;
	var args = {
        from: [colu.addresses[0]],
	    to: [{
            address: obj.toAddress,
            assetId: Asset.fpn.assetId,
            amount: obj.amount,
        }],
    }
	colu.sendAsset(args, function (err, body) {
	    if (err){
	    	cbfail('err, see console');
	    	return console.error(err);
	    }
	    var util = require('util');
	    cbok(util.inspect(body, {depth:1}));
	});
}

api.getMyBalance = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(obj.admin && !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    var colu;
    if(obj.admin){
        colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    }else{
        if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
        colu = obj.socket.colu;
    }
    var params = {
        assetId: Asset.fpn.assetId,
    }
    params.addresses = colu.addresses[0];//.slice(0,5);
    colu.coloredCoins.getAssetData(params,function (err, body) {
        if (err){
            cbfail('error');
            console.log('error when getting balance')
            return console.error(err);
        }
        cbok(body);
    })
}

api.showAllWallets = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(obj.admin && !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    var colu;
    if(obj.admin){
        colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    }else{
        if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
        colu = obj.socket.colu;
    }
    cbok(colu.addresses.slice(0,2));
    // cbok([colu.addresses[0]]);
    // colu.hdwallet.getAddressPrivateKey(colu.addresses[1],(e,d) => {console.log(d.getFormattedValue())});
}

api.get_encrypted_backup = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
    db.getMyWalletEncryptedBackup({
        uid: obj.socket.uid
    }, fail => {
        cbfail(fail);
    }, ok => {
        cbok(ok);
    });
}

api.get_raw_backup = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
    var colu = obj.socket.colu;
    cbok(colu.hdwallet.getPrivateSeed());
}

api.getMyFPNAddress = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(obj.admin && !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    var colu;
    if(obj.admin){
        colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    }else{
        if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
        colu = obj.socket.colu;
    }
    cbok(colu.addresses[0]);
}

api.getMyBTCAddress = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(obj.admin && !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    var colu;
    if(obj.admin){
        colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    }else{
        if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
        colu = obj.socket.colu;
    }
    cbok(colu.addresses[1]);
}

api.issueAsset = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(!obj.admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    if(obj.admin && !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    var colu;
    if(obj.admin){
        colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    }else{
        return cbfail('later');
        // if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
        // colu = obj.socket.colu;
    }
    var amount = 1000 * 100000000;
    var asset = {
        amount: amount,
        divisibility: 8,
        reissueable: false,
        transfer: [{
            amount: amount,
            address: colu.addresses[0]
        }]
    }
	colu.issueAsset(asset, function (err, body) {
        if (err){
        	cbfail(err);
        	return console.error(err)
        }
        console.log("Body: ", body);
        cbok(body);
    })
}

api.sendCoins = (obj, cbfail, cbok) => {
    if(!obj.socket)return cbfail("undefined user");
    if(obj.admin && !obj.socket.colu_admin)return cbfail('permission denied');
    var colu;
    if(obj.admin){
        colu = obj.socket.colu_admin;
    }else{
        if(!obj.socket.colu)return cbfail("undefined user");
        colu = obj.socket.colu;
    }
	if(obj.to && obj.from){
        var fromAddress = obj.from,
		toAddress = obj.to;
	}else{
        return cbfail("undefined addresses");
	}
    if(fromAddress == toAddress){
        return cbfail("you shall not pass!");
    }
	var amount = obj.amount || 1;
	var args = {
        from: [fromAddress],
	    to: [{
            address: toAddress,
            assetId: Asset.fpn.assetId,
            amount: amount,
        }],
    }
	colu.sendAsset(args, function (err, body) {
	    if (err){
	    	cbfail(err);
	    	return console.error(err);
	    }
	    var util = require('util');
	    cbok(util.inspect(body, {depth:1}));
	});
}

module.exports = api;
/////////////////////////////////
(function(){
var list = [
    'xtx',
    'bitcoin'
];

var shared = {
    db: db,
    config: config,
    Asset: Asset,
    network_key: Asset.network == 'testnet' ? bitcoin.networks.testnet : bitcoin.networks.bitcoin
}

list.forEach(name => {
	try{
		var obj = require('./' + name)(api,shared);
	}catch(err){
		console.log('Error for Colu API:',name,err);
	}
});

}());

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
wbls
Emmis Announces Agreement to Sell LA's Power 106 to Meruelo Group
Urban Radio Nation emmis communications, hot 97, KDAY, los angeles radio, New York radio, power 106, radio, urban, wbls
Los Angeles' legendary Hip Hop stations, Power 106 and KDAY are now owned by Meruelo Group. Power 106, has taken a dip in ratings since the popular Big Boy's Neighborhood Morning Show move to with iHeartRadio's Real 92.3 more than two years ago. Emmis, which owns WBLS and Hot 97 in New York City, is facing financial debt. The impending sale helps the bottom line for the company that mainly owns Midwest radio stations.
Emmis Communications has announced an agreement to sell KPWR-FM Power 106 in Los Angeles to an affiliate of the Meruelo Group for $82.75 million, subject to closing adjustments and prorations, pending FCC and other regulatory approvals.
"Power 106 has been part of the Emmis family for more than 32 years, so this day is bittersweet, but I am confident that the station and our team are in good hands," said Jeff Smulyan, Chairman and CEO of Emmis Communications. "The Meruelo Group will be great owners of this historic brand, and take it to even greater heights."
A Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) will begin promptly following the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.
The Meruelo Group, whose Meruelo Media affiliate acquired Los Angeles TV station KWHY-22 in 2011 and radio station KDAY-FM in 2014, is the largest minority owned media group in California.
Following its participation in the FCC TV spectrum auction earlier this year, Meruelo Media is now re-investing a portion of the auction proceeds to expanding its media holdings with the acquisition of heritage station KPWR-FM. Closing of the KPWR-FM sale is subject to FCC approval of the assignment of the KPWR-FM FCC license, as well as receipt of the incentive auction proceeds.
"The acquisition of Power 106 is a game changer for our group and our media division," stated Alex Meruelo, Chairman and CEO. "As a fan and someone who has had a business relationship with this station for more than 30 years, I understand the importance of Power 106 to this community. We are committed to bringing the resources, talent and passion necessary to make this legendary brand the #1 radio station in Los Angeles."
Emmis purchased KPWR-FM from Century Broadcasting in May 1984. The transaction is expected to close in the back half of 2017.
Labels: emmis communications, hot 97, KDAY, los angeles radio, New York radio, power 106, radio, urban, wbls


The glass ceiling doesn't seem so far, far away now. Star Wars just reached a major milestone for both the franchise and the movie industry as a whole, hiring Mahoney as the first African-American woman to serve in any directing role for the franchise, according to Variety.
Ava Duvernay, who recently helmed Disney's A Wrinkle in Time and previously worked with Mahoney on her series Queen Sugar, was the first to announce the news via Twitter.
Mahoney followed up Duvernay's tweet by thanking her for putting her name in the running.
Mahoney is probably best known for her television work, establishing herself as a journeyman director on episodes of Queen Sugar, Grey's Anatomy, and American Crime. She seems to have built up a relationship with Disney, recently directing the pilot for Freeform's Misfits reboot. She made her directorial debut with the 2011 feature film Yelling to the Sky, which she also wrote and produced.
Star Wars: Episode 9 will be Mahoney's most high-profile project to date. Although she's not the movie's main director, she will get to make her mark on the film as the second unit director. Second unit directors are often put in charge of "supplementary" shots, which often include establishing shots, stunts and cutaways. And in big productions like Star Wars, second unit directors will often helm entire shoots in different locations.
Mahoney's hiring is a major step for Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy, who has assured fans that she is looking to diversify the filmmakers of Star Wars — despite recent hires to the contrary.
"We want to make sure that when we bring a female director in to do Star Wars, they're set up for success," Kennedy previously told Variety.
Abrams, on the other hand, has always been proactive when it comes to diversity. His production company Bad Robot's initiative since 2016 has been to encourage diversity in front of and behind the camera, and he's consistently lived up to his promises.
Abrams is currently preparing Episode 9 for a summer production start, beginning casting for several new roles.
Star Wars: Episode 9 is scheduled to hit theaters on December 20, 2019.


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MOLOKAI SURF
© 2019 by Molokai Surf.
Surfing in the modern era
Matthew Kazanc
Surfing is not only a sport, but an entire culture with its own history and heritage. All throughout the world's beaches, surfers can be spotted. Some waiting for the next big wave while others are riding them. But this sport this not become popular at random. Various innovations and trends have given the impetus to allow this sport to grow. Our modern understanding of surfing takes has evolved over the centuries, from its Polynesian beginnings to its modern lifestyle. Here's a short glimpse into surfing's more recent history.
In 1946, a huge shift rocked the surf world. Bob Simmons, a surfer and surfboard designer from Pasadena, California, constructed a foam-filled surfboard that included balsa wood rails and a deck made of plywood. This meant that surfboards need no longer be made out of wood. After this innovation, Pete Peterson took it a step more and created a surfboard made of fiberglass that weight about 25 pounds, a feat that was unheard of to surfers at that time. Fiberglass technology, a material that was becoming more and more developed during World War II, was now becoming the new norm in surfboard material. Then came Hobie Alter and Gordon Clark who made the first boards completely out of foam and fiberglass and thus revolutionized the market. These surfbords were much more agile. The renowned Jack O'Neill, whose name became synonymous with surf equipment, then made the first wetsuit in the 1950s.
Around that time, in 1953 a photograph was published in many newspapers and journals around the world which showed surfer Woody Brown surfing an enormous wave off the Oahu's coast in Makaha beach. This photograph inspired many amateur surfers and surf lovers alike to move to Hawaii and continue their passion there. Among these emmigres were Fred van Dyke and Peter Cole, who alongside Edie Aikau and Buffalo Keaulana, became one of the more renowned and greatest surfers of the modern era. In those times, surfing then moved up from being a hobby to a recognized sport. Hollywood then embraced this new phenomenon. Movies like "Gidget" and "The Endless Summer" were big hits and brought out many people out to the beach to learn how to surf. Surf fashion also started to become a trend. Boardshorts became highly popular and surfwear shirts became more and more of a trend. Surfing even became a popular theme in music with the Beach Boys making airwaves throughout the world. Surfing became an unstoppable movement.
Then in 1966, a daring innovation by Nat Young occurred in the world of surfing. The shortboard was invented sparking the "shortboard revolution". Measuring at about 6 feet, this small board now created a new boom in the surf industry. In places where only dozens of surfers were to be found, thousands were now seen flocking to the waves. These surfboards were now being constructed in mass-produced plastic making them easier to find and cheaper. These surfboards now look almost alien-like to their original Hawaiian and Polynesian origins.
There are now hundreds of surf magazines, newspapers, journals, video games, movies, fan clubs, camps, and other institutions around the world dedicated to surfing making it a multi-billion dollar industry. Despite all the commercialization and hype, surfing still sticks to its simplicity and natural wonder. Surfers, regardless of all the publicity, still have to wait for nature to form the waves. It is a sport that can never be spoiled for it is an quintessential to nature itself.
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Wix Video Monetizes Small Biz Videos
By Pedro Hernandez | Posted May 03, 2017
Wix.com, the popular do-it-yourself website builder, has added a new service that not only makes it trivially easy to add video to Wix-hosted sites, but also potentially earn some money from them.
The company recently launched Wix Video, a video streaming and hosting service available on the platform's app marketplace, which enables customers to manage their video content, whether it's held on Wix's own servers or on third-party providers, namely YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. The free Basic package provides the bulk of available functionality, while the paid Premium version adds extra storage and ecommerce capabilities for $9 per month.
Why should small business owners even bother with online video? According to Danielle Raiz, head of Wix Video at Wix.com, there are few things that can captivate and delight online like video. "Video is one of the most powerful and engaging tools today to tell your story and grow your business," Raiz told Small Business Computing.
And she has the data to back up her assertions.
Recent studies have found that visitors spend an extra two minutes on websites featuring video content compared to sites that don't, plus the chances of getting a page to show up on the coveted first page of Google search results increases 53 times with video.
Video can also help boost sales. Web users are 64 percent to 85 percent more likely to purchase a product online if they view a video of it first.
Wix Puts Online Videos to Work
Wix Video provides users with the tools to control their video content and customize how it appears on their websites. In essence, online videos are no longer an afterthought or awkwardly wedged into a webpage.
Instead, videos become an integral part of the experience for visitors. Users can fully control design and layout of their video content, ensuring that it properly reflects their brand. "Our creators are very excited to have complete control over their video content," Raiz said.
Now, shop owners can include videos of their wares in action and professional services providers can show off their expertise. If there's a compelling story behind a company's founding, it can now be used to connect with potential customers.
For users whose stock-in-trade is video content, the services offers them new ways to monetize their creations.
"Wix Video enables you to sell your creations straight on your website," the company announced in a blog post. "Filmmakers can choose between selling video subscriptions for full access to your site's content access, a temporary pass for 24, 48 or 72 hour viewings of your content, or a monthly subscription for the videos on your site."
For example, Yoga instructors can now take things a step further than enabling their customers to book classes online, Raiz said. Now, they can also sell yoga videos. Essentially, video can serve as an "additional revenue stream to what you're already doing," she added.
Users need only upload a video to Wix, settle on a price and set the currency. Each time a visitor purchases a video, the service sends a notification email and the funds are deposited into a PayPal account.
What's more, Wix Video is "100 percent commission free," meaning that the company doesn't take a cut from the revenue generated by videos on the service, said Raiz. Nor does the service contain hidden fees or foist unwanted ads on viewers.
To ensure that videos are delivered in pixel-perfect clarity, Wix employs adaptive streaming technology that helps video content look its best on internet connections of varying quality. Finally, users can track how their videos are performing by digging into statistics like views, revenue and social shares.


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Tag Archives: Felix Gonzalez-Torres
MOURNING — ON LOSS AND CHANGE
MOURNING—ON LOSS AND CHANGE, curated by Brigitte Kölle, looks at death and grief through the eyes and works of nearly thirty contemporary artists.
Participants include Bas Jan Ader, Kudjoe Affutu, Khaled Barakeh, Christian Boltanski, Helen Cammock, Anne Collier, Johannes Esper, Sibylle Fendt, Seiichi Furuya, Paul Fusco, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Aslan Ġoisum, Ragnar Kjartansson, Maria Lassnig, Jennifer Loeber, Ataa Oko, Adrian Paci, Philippe Parreno, Susan Philipsz, Greta Rauer, Willem de Rooij, Michael Sailstorfer, Thomas Schütte, Dread Scott, Rein Jelle Terpstra, Rosemarie Trockel, Tilman Walther, and Andy Warhol.
Cammock—recent joint winner of the Turner Prize—makes her German debut with the exhibition, which includes a sound piece produced by Philipsz that "revives the old mourning tradition of keening in the atrium of the Gallery of Contemporary Art."*
A bilingual exhibition booklet can be viewed here.
MOURNING—ON LOSS AND CHANGE*
Glockengiesserwall 5, Hamburg.
Mourning—On Loss and Change, Hamburger Kunsthalle, February 7–June 14, 2020 , from top: Maria Lassnig, Balken im Auge / Trauernde Hände, 1964; Khaled Barakeh, The Untitled Images, 2014; Helen Cammock, Untitled, (If You Won't Be Touched) Shouting in Whispers, 2017; Seiichi Furuya, Mémoires, 2012; Ragnar Kjartansson, God, 2007; Paul Fusco, RFK Funeral Train, 1968/2019; Andy Warhol, Jackie, 1964; Anne Collier, Woman Crying (Comic) #8, 2019. Images courtesy and © the artists (and their estates and galleries), the photographers, and Hamburger Kunsthalle.
This entry was posted in ART, CONVERSATION and tagged Adrian Paci, Andy Warhol, Anne Collier, Aslan Ġoisum, Ataa Oko, Bas Jan Ader, Brigitte Kölle, Christian Boltanski, Dread Scott, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Greta Rauer, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Helen Cammock, Jennifer Loeber, Johannes Esper, Khaled Barakeh, Kudjoe Affutu, Maria Lassnig, Michael Sailstorfer, Paul Fusco, Philippe Parreno, Ragnar Kjartansson, Rein Jelle Terpstra, Rosemarie Trockel, Seiichi Furuya, Sibylle Fendt, Susan Philipsz, Thomas Schütte, Tilman Walther, Willem de Rooij on March 1st, 2020 by Barlo Perry.
PARKETT — PHOTO
Parkett presents PHOTO, "the first survey exhibition of all photographic works made by artists for the journal over the last three decades. On view at Parkett's Zurich space, the show includes some ninety works spanning a rarely seen, vast, and diverse range of photographic positions and ideas."*
"The exhibition follows the evolution of photographic methods in the past three decades, with many of the earlier photographs making use of analog techniques, while digital editing informs the more recent works. Common threads including people and portraiture, landscapes both urban and natural, everyday objects, and abstraction, connect an otherwise expansive range of visual topics."*
"Many of the works on view combine photographic elements with other media, such as gouache, collage, textiles, installation, or printmaking. Also on view are works, which while similar in terms of media and format, are unique and contain distinct differences within each project. Further exhibition displays include five video works, as well as a selection of artists' inserts—the specially commissioned 10–12 book page projects published in each issue of Parkett."*
"You can grab an issue from thirty years ago and see the context. You can grab that context and time. The internet has no historical orientation. You click on an article and you don't know what context [it was published in]. I think this loss of memory is deplorable." — Jacqueline Burckhardt, Parkett co-founding editor**
THE FIRST SURVEY OF ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS MADE BY ARTISTS FOR PARKETT SINCE 1984*
Through September 28.
Parkett Space Zürich
Limmatstrasse 268, Zürich.
**See "Time, Context, Object—The Parkett Story," PARIS LA 16 (2018).
PHOTO artists include: Tomma Abts, Franz Ackermann, Doug Aitken, Allora/Calzadilla, Francis Alys, Ed Atkins, John Baldessari, Yto Barrada, Vanessa Beecroft, Alighiero e Boetti, Christian Boltanski, Glenn Brown, Angela Bulloch, Maurizio Cattelan, Chuck Close, Tacita Dean, Jeremy Deller, Thomas Demand, Trisha Donnelly, Tracey Emin, Omer Fast, Robert Frank, Katharina Fritsch, Cyprien Gaillard, Ellen Gallagher, Adrian Ghenie, Gilbert & George, Robert Gober, Nan Goldin, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Dan Graham, Andreas Gursky, David Hammons, Rachel Harrison, Christian Jankowski, Annette Kelm, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Jannis Kounellis, Lee Kit, Zoe Leonard, Liu Xiaodong, Paul McCarthy, Marilyn Minter, Tracey Moffatt, Jean-Luc Mylayne, Bruce Nauman, Gabriel Orozco, Richard Phillips, Sigmar Polke, Richard Prince, RH Quaytman, Charles Ray, Jason Rhoades, Pipilotti Rist, Ugo Rondinone, Mika Rottenberg, Thomas Ruff, Anri Sala, Wilhelm Sasnal, Gregor Schneider, Shirana Shahbazi, Cindy Sherman, Roman Signer, Dayanita Singh, Hito Steyerl, Beat Streuli, Thomas Struth, Sturtevant, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Sam Taylor-Wood, Diana Thater, Rosemarie Trockel, Wolfgang Tillmans, Danh Vo, Charline von Heyl, Jeff Wall, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner, Christopher Wool, and Yang Fudong.
Parkett editions, from top: Doug Aitken, Decrease the Mass and Run like Hell, 1999, for Parkett 57; Vanessa Beecroft, untitled, 1999, for Parkett 56; Andy Warhol, untitled, 1987, for Parkett 12, 1987; David Hammons, Money Tree, 1992, for Parkett 31; Wolfgang Tillmans, Parkett edition 1992–1998, for Parkett 53; Trisha Donnelly, The Dashiell Delay, 2006 (2), for Parkett 77; Shirana Shahbazi, Composition with Mountain, 2014, for Parkett 94; Sigmar Polke, Desastres und andere bare Wunder, 1982–1984, for Parkett 2; Cindy Sherman, untitled, 1991, for Parkett 29; Jannis Kounellis, untitled, 1985, for Parkett 6; Tracey Emin, Self-Portrait, 12.11.01, for Parkett 63; Franz Ackermann, Peak Season, 2003, for Parkett 68. Images courtesy and © the artists and Parkett.
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TO FRANK WAGNER
Frank Wagner (1958–2016) introduced Berlin to Félix González-Torres, Cady Noland, Marlene Dumas, Alfredo Jaar, Barbara Kruger, and Nan Goldin, and in 1992 curated Close to the Knives—A Memoir of Disintegration: Ein Gedenkraum für David Wojnarowicz at KW.
For nearly four decades, Wagner was involved with RealismusStudio, a curatorial working group of Berlin's neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK). The memorial show TIES, TALES, AND TRACES—DEDICATED TO FRANK WAGNER draws from a selection of artworks and documents from his estate—Wagner left over 10,000 books and catalogues and about 350 artworks—and includes talks, tours, and symposia conducted by his friends and colleagues.
TIES, TALES, AND TRACES—DEDICATED TO FRANK WAGNER
Through May 5.
Auguststrasse 69, Berlin.
From top: Frank Wagner at LOVE AIDS RIOT SEX, 2014, neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK), Berlin, installation view photograph by Christin Lahr, artwork by Anna Charlotte Schmid, Gabor and Stefano III, Budapest, 2012, C-Print, courtesy the artist, the photographer, and nGbK; Wagner at the exhibition Félix González-Torres (1957–1996), RealismusStudio, 1996, photograph by Jürgen Henschel, courtesy KW; Wagner and AA Bronson, photograph by Alyssa DeLuccia, courtesy Visual AIDS.
This entry was posted in ART, CONVERSATION, EDUCATION/ACTIVISM and tagged AA Bronson, Alfredo Jaar, Anna Charlotte Schmid, Barbara Kruger, Cady Noland, Christin Lahr, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Frank Wagner, Isabelle Meiffert, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Marlene Dumas, Nan Goldin, Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK), RealismusStudio, Susanne Weiss, Ulrike Riebel, Vincent Schier on March 2nd, 2019 by Barlo Perry.
GROUNDINGS
GROUNDINGS, organized by Grace Deveney and Tara Aisha Willis, explores movement—seen and unseen—through a series of residencies with artists who work in dance, music, and performance art. The exhibition considers the reciprocal influence between bodies in motion and the invisible forces that govern movement, such as gravity, time, and electricity.
Over the run of GROUNDINGS, performers will hold open rehearsals in which they create performances and physical objects that speak to the themes of the exhibition.
GROUNDINGS artists include Katinka Bock, Blythe Bohnen, George Brecht, John Cage, Martin Soto Climent, Julia Dault, JimmyDeSana, Jonas Dovydenas, Adam Ekberg, Whit Forrester, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Rashid Johnson, IsaacJulien, Annette Kelm, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Jack Pierson, Stan Shellabarger, Nancy Spero, Dannielle Tegeder, CarrieMae Weems, and James Welling.
Through May 12.
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago.
From top:
John Cage, A Dip in the Lake: Ten Quicksteps, Sixty-two Waltzes, and Fifty-six Marches for Chicago and Vicinity, 1978. Felt-tip pen on map. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. © 1993 John Cage Trust. Photograph © MCA Chicago.
Annette Kelm, Untitled, 2012. Chromogenic development print. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Jimmy De Sana, Cowboy Boots, 1984. Vintage cibachrome. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Courtesy of the JimmyDe Sana Trust and Salon 94, New York.
Rashid Johnson, Multiple Consciousness, 2010. Gelatin silver print. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. © 2010 RashidJohnson. Photograph by Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago.
This entry was posted in ART, DANCE, PERFORMANCE and tagged Adam Ekberg, Annette Kelm, Blythe Bohnen, Carrie Mae Weems, Dannielle Tegeder, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, George Brecht, Grace Deveney, Isaac Julien, Jack Pierson, James Welling, Jimmy DeSana, John Cage, Jonas Dovydenas, Julia Dault, Katinka Bock, Martin Soto Climent, MCA Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Nancy Spero, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Rashid Johnson, Stan Shellabarger, Tara Aisha Willis, Whit Forrester on December 30th, 2018 by Barlo Perry.
THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM
"Colors, like scents, are a royal road from the outside world to our emotions." — Peter Schjeldahl*
The Underground Museum—founded in Los Angeles in 2012 by artists Noah Davis and Karon Davis—is dedicated to the exhibition of museum-quality art, and serving as a cultural hub for low-to-moderate-income communities.
According to UM director Megan Steinman, the museum's current show ARTISTS OF COLOR—the third UM show curated by Noah Davis before his death in 2015—explores "how color is perceived or deployed, and how that can shift over time or by culture."** Artists represented in the show include Josef Albers, Lita Albuquerque, Michael Asher, Jo Baer, Jeremy Blake, Noah Davis, Dan Flavin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Joe Goode, Carmen Herrera, E.J. Hill, Jim Hodges, Jennie C. Jones, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Imi Knoebel, Diana Thater, and Brenna Youngblood.
The museum has strong local partnerships with LAXART, MOCA, and Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation. and future programming will be organized by Karon Davis (Noah's wife), artist and director Kahlil Joseph (Noah's brother), and MOCA chief curator Helen Molesworth.
All programs are provided free of charge.
ARTISTS OF COLOR, through February 4, 2018.
THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM, 3508 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles.
theunderground-museum.org/Artists-of-Color
A Friday night cinema series runs through October in the museum's Purple Garden:
LA JETÉE (1962, directed by Chris Marker) and CRY OF JAZZ (1959, Ed Bland), Friday July 21, at 8 pm.
THE CHILDHOOD OF THE LEADER (2015, Brady Corbet), Friday, July 28, at 8 pm.
CITIZENFOUR (2014, Laura Poitras), Friday, August 4, at 8 pm.
PURPLE GARDEN CINEMA, THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM, 3508 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles.
*Peter Schjeldahl, "Going Pop: Warhol and His Influence," The New Yorker, September 24, 2012, 94.
** latimes.com/underground-museum
From top: Joe Goode, Purple, 1961–1962. Photograph by Brian Forrest. Image credit: Underground Museum, MOCA, and Joe Goode Studio.
Noah Davis, 2004 (1), 2008. Image credit: Collection of Lindsay Charlwood and Ryan McKenna, and the Underground Museum.
This entry was posted in ART, BOOKS/PERIODICALS, EDUCATION/ACTIVISM, FILM and tagged Artists of Color (UM), Brady Corbet, Brenna Youngblood, Brian Forrest, Carmen Herrera, Chris Marker, Citizenfour (Poitras), Cry of Jazz (Bland), Dan Flavin, Diana Thater, Donald Judd, E.J. Hill, Ed Bland, Ellsworth Kelly, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Helen Molesworth, Imi Knoebel, Jennie C. Jones, Jeremy Blake, Jim Hodges, Jo Baer, Joe Goode, Josef Albers, Kahlil Joseph, Karon Davis, Keven Davis, La Jetée (Marker), Laura Poitras, Lindsay Charlwood, Lita Albuquerque, Megan Steinman, Michael Asher, Noah Davis, Peter Schjeldahl, Ryan McKenna, The Childhood of the Leader (Corbet), The Underground Museum on July 19th, 2017 by Barlo Perry.


PBF Energy, owner of the Torrance Refinery, was fined $150,000 this month for storing hazardous waste without proper permits. The refinery is already under pressure from neighbors, environmentalists and air quality regulators to limit its use of a toxic chemical that could harm thousands of people if released.
The fine adds to the refinery's troubles, and calls into question PBF Energy officials' repeated assertions at community meetings that safe operations and compliance with legal standards come first.
Imagine one of those truck-mounted roll-off storage bins — 22 feet long, 7 feet wide — more than 300 of them, all full of containers of hazardous sludge.
That's what a team of inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) found at the Torrance Refinery back in December 2016.
The sludge was waste from refining operations, including slop oil emulsion solids, and crude oil storage tank sediments.
SOUNDS NASTY, BUT IT'S A REFINERY. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
The material was being stored without a permit, in violation of state regulations, and the refinery had no means of recycling it or disposing of it on site.
It's a new black mark for a refinery that is struggling to continue doing business in a community that has become skeptical of the company's assurances that it is a safe neighbor.
"Whenever I hear from PBF representatives the first thing they say is safety is job one," said Jerry O'Connor, of the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance. But a revelation like the illegally stored waste makes him not trust the company's words.
"Not only do they disobey their federal standards," O'Connor said. "They give public testimony that safety is important when their practices prove the exact opposite."
Sally Hayati, president of the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance said, "It costs less to pay the fine than to dispose of those materials safely."
HOW DID THE WASTE GET THERE?
The sludge and sediments are what was cleaned out of tanks at the refinery both before and after the February 2015 explosion under former owner Exxon-Mobil.
It also continued to accumulate after the sale of the refinery to the current owner, according to PBF Energy spokeswoman Gesunia Paras. PBF Energy added to the stockpile as late as 2017, Paras said in an emailed statement.
The waste was stored in leak-tight containers with lids and it is inspected every week to make sure there are no leaks, Paras said. It was held at dedicated storage areas.
"Because of those steps, she said, the bins of waste "do not present a risk to refinery workers or the community," Paras said.
WHAT'S THE REFINERY SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE WASTE?
In March, the refinery got an order from the DTSC to remove it. In April, the EPA turned enforcement of the hazardous waste fine over to the state DTSC to handle. A follow-up order containing the $150,000 fine was issued this week.
The fine resulted from negotiations between DTSC and PBF Energy, representatives of both said. PBF Energy agreed to the fine to avoid costly litigation and to speed a resolution.
Torrance Refinery agrees to meet a series of deadlines to get rid of the waste by the end of the year. If it misses any of the targets, it could be fined an additional $6,000 per bin.
BUT TORRANCE REFINERY'S GOT OTHER PROBLEMS, RIGHT?
In February 2015, a big explosion at the facility — then owned by Exxon-Mobil — sent a massive chunk of metal into the air. That debris landed just feet from a tank containing deadly hydrofluoric acid. The chemical is especially dangerous because if it is exposed to air, it can vaporize and create a toxic ground-hugging cloud that can move along for miles, injuring or killing those in its path.
The South Coast Air Quality Management Committee has been holding hearings aimed at minimizing the hazard from hydrofluoric acid, possibly through very costly changes in the refinery's equipment, or possibly through an outright ban. A decision from the AQMD board could come later this year.
The company has also been fined over its emissions, especially ones coming from the refinery after power outages, when excess hydrocarbons in the refinery are burned off by an open flare.


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Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)
Vincent Gallo; Kiefer Sutherland; Max Perlich; Rod Steiger; John C. McGinley
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Raymond Lembecke (Vincent Gallo) is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago (Rod Steiger). (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he's in love.
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Lock Up (1989)
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Lost in the Sun (2015)
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Charley Varrick (1973)
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends. Instead of obtaining a small amount of money they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
Linewatch (2008)
Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert with a secret past that is about to catch up with him. When his old gang leader tracks him down and forces him to smuggle drugs across the border, he must choose between the life he swore to leave behind and saving his family at any cost.
Paid in Full (2002)
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
Fall Time (1995)
Three young men decide to plan a mock kidnapping, but everything goes wrong because a real bank robbery was already planned by two other guys.
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Pusher (1996)
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
In another typical Jean-Paul Belmondo vehicle, the French action hero plays a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord (Henry Silva) who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal. Stunts (performed by Belmondo) and chase scenes on land and water enliven the story, but the scenes with Belmondo's love interest are rather marginal themselves.
Sökarna (1993)
Jocke has grown up in one of Stockholm's rough suburbs. Nowadays he spends the daytime getting into trouble at school and going into Stockholm in the evenings and getting into even more trouble. After being sentenced to prison he meets Tony. After their release they begin a series of robberies.
Chained Heat (1983)
Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after drink driving and killing a man. The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling lesbian rapists and the guards and warden are no better.
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Death Warrant (1990)
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Lois, using his outstandings martial arts is able to save his life and make himself respected in that violent world. At least, helped by two another prisoners, he succeded in finding the truth about the dreadful crimes.
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.
Daylight Robbery (2008)
Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his unlikely gang of robbers. Setting up their alibi, the gang check in for a flight and join in with thousands of England supporters that are part of a mass exodus to The World Cup Tournament in Germany.
Island of Fire (1990)
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
Across 110th Street (1972)
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police? Written by Ken Miller
True Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Out of Bounds (1986)
Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.
The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
Rapid Fire (2006)
A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun battle in Law Enforcement history. Based on the true events.
Johan Falk: Barninfiltratören (2012)
A group of young robbers, specializing in robbing shopping center security guards, are raging through out Gothenburg. A robbery goes awry when an innocent passerby is killed. Ricky, the gang's young leader, tries to quickly find an expert who can clean the money of the dye pack that exploded while Johan Falk, and his colleagues at GSI, accelerate their hunt.
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Robbery (1967)
A dramatization of the Great Train Robbery. While not a 'how to', it is very detail dependent, showing the care and planning that took place to pull it off.
7 Minutes (2014)
A young athlete takes a wild turn in life after suffering a serious injury.
Players (2012)
Two thieves, a magician, a computer hacker, a wannabe actor and a explosives expert plan a robbery to fulfill the dream of Victor Braganza. Will they be successful or will destiny have something different for them?
Deep Cover (1992)
The black policeman Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA: the Columbian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss. First step is to get the lawyer and hobby dealer David Jason to trust him.
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Dark Angel (1990)
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Cell 211 (2009)
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
Revanche (2008)
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
The Unholy Three (1925)
Three sideshow performers leave their lives of captivity and form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a sideshow ventriloquist, midget, and strongman work together to commit a series of robberies.
Blue Streak (1999)
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as a LAPD detective
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses!
Thoonga Vanam (2015)
An undercover cop finds himself in a Catch-22 situation where he has to return the drugs he had stolen from a kingpin in exchange for his son. The bag containing the drug goes missing, and with both gangsters and cops on his tail, can he get out of this mess?
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
No Escape (1994)
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.
In Hell (2003)
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
Vampires (1998)
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
A huge South Asian law enforcement contingent embarks on a dangerous cat-and-mouse game of capturing DON (Shah Rukh Khan) - high-ranking member of the ruthless drug mafia in Malaysia. When DON gets seriously injured in a police encounter, the word that he is dead begins to do the rounds. The reality, of course, is that DON is held captive in a secret location, while his bumpkin of a look-alike, Vijay, is polished and sent to infiltrate DON's gang. In a bizarre twist of fate, when the policeman shielding the humble street singer Vijay, is killed, the latter comes to terms with the horrifying realization that both the police and the gang are out to get him for different reasons. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, he is aided by the glamorous Roma (Priyanka Chopra), and ex-con Jasjit (Arjun Rampal), who owes Vijay a debt for caring for his son during his imprisonment. But will Vijay be successful in his mission?
The Front Line (2006)
An African immigrant bank security guard turns the tables on Dublin's nastiest criminals when they force him to be the "inside man" on a bank robbery.
Dead Heat (1988)
LAPD police officer, Roger Mortis is killed while arresting zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies.
Bronson (2008)
A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.
Elite Squad (2007)
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die (1968)
A famous gunman decides to change his life around and turn himself in when amnesty is declared by the new governor of the New Mexico Territory, but a vindictive sheriff sets out to stop him from reaching the Territory.
Set It Off (1996)
Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks. While initially successful, a policeman who was involved in shooting one of the women's brothers is on their trail. As the women add to the loot, their tastes and interests begin to change and their suspicions of each other increase on the way to a climactic robbery.
Menace II Society (1993)
Menace II Society is a coming of age tale detailing the summer after its protagonist Caine (Tyrin Turner) graduates from high school. This is Caine's story, which details real life in today's tough inner city.
Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
When Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, he fears he will relapse into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Meanwhile, Stone's investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council, which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.
Layer Cake (2004)
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Varg Veum - Yours 'till Death (2008)
Private eye Varg Veum is on a routine mission searching for his client Jonas Andresen's stolen car. The car is found having been used in a brutal robbery and not long after that the client himself turns up dead.
Maria Full of Grace (2004)
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
The Big Bird Cage (1972)
Grier and Haig are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside.
Agneepath (2012)
In a small Indian village Mandwa, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan is taught about the path of fire (Agneepath) by his principled father. His life is shattered when the evil drug lord Kancha Cheena hangs his father. Vijay leaves for Mumbai with his pregnant mother, and takes an oath that he will return back to Mandwa and take revenge against Cheena. In Mumbai, Vijay is taken under the wings of the drug lord Rauf Lala. Fifteen years later, his hatred for Kancha takes him back to Mandwa.


How do I sign up for the SAT and/or ACT during the 2018-2019 school year?
Colleges are interested in your score on the SAT or ACT because it is an objective way to measure your academic strengths and weaknesses. Your score is a way to supplement what the college already knows about your academic record from your transcripts, and it gives the college a way to assess your readiness for college-level work. Many students take their first SAT and/or ACT during junior year. All colleges accept both the ACT and the SAT equally.
2018/19 SAT Dates: SATs are offered on October 6, November 3, December 1, March 9, May 4, and June 1. Registration deadlines are usually approximately one month before the test. In addition, all Hillsborough County public school 11th grade students will take a free SAT during the school day on April 9, 2019. Some students choose to take additional SAT tests, either before or after the free test.
Information about the SAT: Register for the SAT at www.collegeboard.com. This website also has sample questions, listing of test centers, tips on how to prepare for the SAT, and more. Cost of SAT is $47.50 without the essay, and $64.50 with the essay. Most students who are planning to attend a 4-year university take the SAT with essay. Students eligible for free lunch are eligible for fee waivers for 2 SAT tests & 2 Subject tests (speak to your school counselor).
SAT Subject Tests: SAT Subject Tests are one-hour long, multiple-choice tests administered by the College Board to measure your knowledge in particular subject areas. Florida public universities don't require them, but many selective private colleges require/recommend that you submit two SAT Subject Tests. SAT Subject tests are offered in October, November, December, January, May, and June in 20 subjects. Check the websites of the colleges you will be applying to in order to determine if you should take 2 or more SAT Subject tests.
2018/19 ACT Dates: ACTs are offered on September 8, October 27, December 08, February 09, April 13, June 8 and July 13. Registration deadlines are generally one month before the test date.
Information about the ACT: You can sign up at www.actstudent.org. Cost of ACT is $50.50 without the essay, and $67 with the essay. Most students who are planning to attend a 4-year university take the ACT with essay. Students who are eligible for free lunch are eligible for fee waivers for 2 ACT tests (speak to your school counselor).
Study for the ACT: The best way to study online for the ACT is by getting on their website: www.actstudent.org. You can also use paper-based study guides (from book stores or public library) and free practice test booklets (from the Cube or Guidance).
Notes on testing: Many students take both tests. Some students have a learning style that is a better fit for one test vs. the other. It is recommended to take the SAT and/or ACT once, and then re-test with the one on which they did better. Many (but not all) schools "super-score", which means that they choose your best combination of scores when considering you for admission.
What are some good websites to learn about the college application process?
Naviance Student: All RHS students have access to Naviance Student, an online college and career planning program. You will use Naviance Student to manage your college application process. You can use college search tools to discover which schools may be a great fit for you, then research those colleges further. Naviance Student will be used to complete applications, request transcripts be sent and build a resume that will assist teachers in writing recommendations. Students can also take interest assessments, research careers and career clusters.
Other good college search tools: College Board: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search; College Navigator by the US Dept. of Education: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/; ACT: www.actstudent.org; and many others. For example, www.cappex.com allows you to determine your chances of admission based on GPA and scores, and http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/best-colleges provides rankings of colleges based on variables like "best campus food" and "best athletic facilities". Of course, the most commonly cited list of rankings is at http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/data.
What are some good websites to learn about finding financial aid for college?
Learn about how to apply for Financial Aid and Scholarships: Follow this link to a great explanation of the steps you'll need to take to apply for financial aid and scholarships: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college. Learn the difference between need-based vs. merit-based aid. You will need to complete a FAFSA in order to qualify for Pell Grants, work-study, loans, etc. You will apply for need-based financial aid starting on October 1 of your senior year at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Attend a District Financial Aid Night: Financial Aid Nights for the 2018-19 School Year will be held in November and December from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at eight different schools throughout the district. Click here for a flyer about these dates.
Investigate Scholarships: Explore scholarship opportunities through www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org (Bright Futures information), www.scholarships.com, www.fastweb.com, and www.studentaid.ed.gov, www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/portals/students.asp.


Wisdom and/or Dementia: Is This the Choice American Society Is Mired In?
Gullette, M.M. (2014). Wisdom and/or Dementia: Is This the Choice American Society Is Mired In? Interpretation April 2014 vol. 68 no. 2 122-135.
Abstract: Using the socially-constructed binary between wisdom and cognitive impairment as its case study, this essay tries to break this binary, first by describing and contextualizing the situation of the author's mother in her 90s. Dangers to American well-being in general include failures of medical assessment and caregiving, and, not least, problems maintaining the crucial traditional link between old age and wisdom. Hope resides in viewing minds differently, restoring respect to elders, and recognizing wisdom wherever found.
Read the article: Gullette, M.M. (2014). Wisdom and/or Dementia: Is This the Choice American Society Is Mired In? Interpretation April 2014 vol. 68 no. 2 122-135.


A number of comments the Libraries received on the Service Quality Survey related to difficulties finding known items in the Catalog, and other catalog-related issues. To address these concerns, the catalog tab in the search box on the Library website has been redesigned. We've provided radio buttons to select each catalog, arranged in order of increasing scope. We've renamed the Catalog as the Discovery Catalog, and placed it second, as it is broader in scope than the Classic Catalog. Also, the Word Cloud is hidden by default; if you want to view it, click the Show Word Cloud button when viewing the Discovery Catalog. We've moved WorldCat onto the catalogs tab. A "What is this searching?" link provides a summary description of each catalog's content.


Arnica and breastfeeding. Are they compatible?
The flowers as well roots and leaves of this herbaceous plant are used.
It contains sesquiterpenic lactones, essential oil, flavonoids and traces of pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Used topically on unbroken skin.
Indicated in traditional medicine without evidence of its effectiveness: topical anti-inflammatory to treat bruises, sprains and localized muscle aches (EMA 2014).
It is very toxic when taken orally (Anderson 2017) with reports of gastroenteritis, cardiac arrhythmia, neurological problems and death (WHO 2007 p.77, nal 2001) in people who have taken it and a case of severe hemolytic anemia in a 9-day newborn whose mother took an arnica infusion (Miller 2009).
The small dose and the low plasma absorption of most topical dermatological preparations make transfer to breastmilk in significant amounts unlikely to happen.
Do not apply on the chest so as to prevent the infant from swallowing it, nor over extended areas or for prolonged periods in order to avoid systemic absorption.
Wash your hands after application of arnica in order to avoid possible contact with the infant's mouth.


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Flores Komodo island tours 7D/6N is medium tour package to visit Flores island and the islands of Komodo national park. This is recommend tour packages for both of the destination where will cover main objects during your holidays.
Main destination is Flores Island and the island of Komodo national park. Discover; Kelimutu Three colored lake, traditional villages, hand weaving, Komodo dragon, wild life, wonderful corals and colorful of fishes.
On Flores Komodo island tours including short tour package according to length of stay and doing on both of destination. But Flores Komodo island tours is one of our recommendation if you have enough time on holidays. Although not long overland but still not so hard driving on the way. Because you spend 4 days on Flores overland tour.
You will get 2 days and 1 night stay on boat also same like other tour packages here. Therefore, Flores Komodo island tours would be good for holidays on Flores island and Komodo national park. Boat is same on other tour packages where you can choose type of boat. Traveler can choose cabin with air condition or non AC, its depend on your prefer. However, the boat is different but similar that you will use. Air condition boat is perfect big size, 6 cabins and strong engine power while non AC boat is opposite of it.
To get type of the boat, you should ask information from our staffs in addition. Of course different type of boat will implicate to different cost. AC cabin boat is really limited, so we need your early confirmation to keep the schedule of our reservation lists. You have to know that on high season either AC or non AC boat still need early booking.
Any questions that you can't get here, so please leave an email to get more information about Flores Komodo island tours. We are licensing Travel company of Flores island, consequently you don't scare about our reputation. Under the government control, we always give reliable service for all our clients because will implicate to our reputations.
In conclusion, satisfaction or not of our service since first communication until the ending of tour, please leave the comments. Our tour guide can tell which media you write as long as it is really happen on the way. Of course, we will respond for any complaining either directly to our office or by an email. As a result that we want to make all our service for you without any problems.
Upon arrival at Frans Seda airport of Maumere town, meeting service with our guide then drive to Moni is a small village lies on the slope of Kelimutu Lake. Some stops will make at Jopu, is a traditional house of Ende Lioness tribe with unique construction interior or exterior. Drive up to Moni village for you accommodation. Dinner will serve at your hotel.
Early morning drive up to the top of Kelimutu Lake, to see wonderful three colored lake. If the weather is permiting, you will see sunrise from top of mountain. Drive down to Moni for getting breakfast.
After breakfast, drive you to Bajawa town in mid of Flores Island. Some stopping will make at Nua Bosi to enjoy the landscape of Ende town and crater of mount Iya. Continue drive you to Nanga Penda to see blue stone beach then continue to Nage Keo village to traditional house with its unique construction and see grand buffaloes horn. Drive to Wogo, to see traditional village and hand weaving called IKAT by local language. Arrive in Bajawa town then you will check in at hotel. Dinner will serve at local restaurant.
Get breakfast at your hotel then drive to south part of Bajawa town to see Bena village. Bena is the biggest traditional village in Flores Island with their megalithic stones and hand weaving.
After take pictures then drive to to Aimere district through Bajawa town. This is the place where local people are making local alcoholic drinking called ARAK by local language. Continue drive you to Ruteng to get your lunch.
After lunch drive to Labuan Bajo (west part of Flores Island). Stops will make at Cara Village to see spider web rice field and district of Lembor to see the biggest rice field irrigation in our province. Arrive in Labuan Bajo then you will get check in at hotel. Dinner will serve at hotel.
Pick up at your hotel then drive you to harbor for boating 2 hours to Rinca Island. Arrive at Rinca Island you will register to Komodo National Park office for your entry permit to do activities around the area. After check in you will start to trek 5 km or more depending on your request during check in time. Trekking will go with ranger from Komodo national park to secure your trip from Komodo Dragons.
After trekking you will go back to for boating to Pink beach for snorkeling, swimming or sun bathing in clear water with wonderful and colorful fishes. Late afternoon you will go to Kalong Island for anchorage. Dinner and accommodation will prepare on the boat.
After trek depart to Manta point for snorkeling or swimming with wonderful and colorful of fishes. If you are lucky will see Manta Rays hanging on the surface of water or they will go snorkeling with you on strong current. Lunch will provide on boat. Afternoon you will go back to Labuan Bajo. Arrive at harbor drive you to hotel for your accommodation and dinner.
After breakfast you will visit local market to see local people are selling and buying of local products. Drive you Batu Cermin cave to see stalactites, stalagmites and some dry coral fossil. After explore the cave then drive you to airport for flight to Denpasar-Bali or next destination.
Price charge in USD or IDR per person with confdition minimum 2 peoples once departure.


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Philip Glass' "The Seasons Project" @ Harris Theater
The Venice Baroque Orchestra, one of Europe's premiere ensembles devoted to period instrument performance, performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons on Baroque-style instruments and then uses modern instruments for Philip Glass' Violin Concerto No. 2: The American Four Seasons. American violin virtuoso Robert McDuffie will perform as both soloist and leader. The performance takes place at 3pm at Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St. Tickets are $45-75 and may be purchased through the Harris Theater website.
7 For All Mankind Warehouse Sale @ Union Station
All weekend, go to Union Station for big discounts on 7 For All Mankind clothes, from jeans to jackets. Today, jeans start at $45 (typical prices are close to $200). 210 S. Canal St., Great Hall, 10am-6pm. RSVP required.
The Misanthrope @ Victory Gardens Theater
Bernard Sahlins, the founder of The Second City, is directing two performances of The Misanthrope by Molière, presented by the Poetry Foundation. Intrigued? Then come see Chicago actors do a staged reading of the French satire, as translated by Richard Wilbur. Performances are tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow, Oct. 25, at 7:30pm at the Richard Christiansen Studio, Victory Gardens (2433 N. Lincoln). Tickets can be purchased here for $20 ($10 for students).
Joffrey Ballet "All Stars" @ Auditorium Theatre
The Joffrey Ballet opens their 2010-2011 Season with "All Stars," a performance featuring George Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto (1972), an homage to Igor Stravinsky; Balanchine's brief but explosive pas de deux Tarantella; Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain (2005); and Jerome Robbins' charming and hilarious The Concert (1956). The performance takes place at 2 pm at Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. Tickets are $25-145, and available for purchase at The Joffrey Ballet's official Box Office, located in the lobby of 10 E. Randolph Street, the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University box office, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at (800) 982-2787 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Informal Cities Colloquium @ MCA
Audience members are invited to join a discussion between four architecture practitioners and writers on global informal urban development. The presentations are led by Alexander Eisenschmidt, Daniela Fabricus, Jesse LeCavalier, and Jiang Jun, editor-in-chief of Urban China, a publication devoted to issues of Chinese urbanism and the catalyst for the the latest exhibition at the MCA, Urban China: Informal Cities. Informal Cities Colloquium takes place at the MCA, located at 220 East Chicago from 2-4pm. Free.
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