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What is the "creative process"? Where does art come from, and how does an artist develop it, from idea to finished artwork?
We're following San Diego artist Margaret Noble as she considers, creates and constructs "44th and Landis," a large multimedia work on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown from Aug. 9 to Jan. 20.
We hope to provide some answers, as well pose a few more questions.
March 25
Cutting across boundaries: Noble aspires to reach a broader audience as she gathers a circle of artists around her to help her reach her goal.
June 17
Returning to the neighborhood: As the project evolves, Noble continues to visit City Heights, doing research, collecting images and recording sounds.
Sound decisions: With the visual elements in place, Noble's focus is on the work's critical sound design.
Aug. 5
Assembly required: With the opening less than a week away, Noble and her team put together and install the final artwork.
Who is Margaret Noble?
When she was growing up in City Heights, the choices were clear:
She could be a dancer. Or she could be a fighter.
"Those were the two things on the top of the child food chain," Noble said.
She decided to dance, a choice that continues to reverberate in her artwork.
"I really attribute my connection to sound to motion and dance," Noble said. "I studied dance for years, and I think that's really the connection: How do you get things to move?"
The answer is relatively straightforward if you are a
But what if you are creating sound for a multimedia installation comprising hundreds of Victorian-inspired paper dolls hanging from a gallery ceiling, like Noble's San Diego Foundation-supported work-in-progress, "44th and Landis"?
"It's the ultimate challenge," Noble said. "I'm always working with motion, with people moving, whether it's the puppeteers (as in her collaboration with Animal Cracker Conspiracy in "The Collector"), or dancers (with Leslie Seiters and Lux Boreal in "Fear of Numbers") or video (with Edyta Stepien in "NonPhenomena").
"Now I'm like, 'How can I make these things feel alive?' I think it may be eerie if it does work, if people look at these paper dolls and start to feel that they are in their world. I don't know if that's possible, but that's what I'm going for."
Happy accidents
With the visuals and the overall structure for "44th and Landis" pretty much set, Noble is focused on assembling the sound aspects of the ambitious, large-scale work that will fill an entire gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown's location starting Aug. 9.
"The visual thing was almost identical to how I'm doing the sound," Noble said. "We sampled images of City Heights, used samples of lithographs and different etchings from Victorian times, and then sampled photographs and pop media from the '80s.
"We recombined them, synthesized them, refined them and polished them. And just as we're tuning the sound objects, we tuned the colors. In essence, it's the same process. … It's reappropriating things and making them new."
Noble captured the sounds of barking dogs, ice cream trucks, video games, slamming doors, kids playing, birds singing — the myriad utterances of an urban neighborhood that typically are ignored, or considered a nuisance.
She's also created sounds, whether on a synthesizer or by digitally sampling everyday occurrences, such as the sound of a marble rolling through a toy wooden maze, a spinning top, the ripping of paper. Those sounds, like her street samples, can be endlessly manipulated and ultimately assembled into something that moves forward through time.
"I really look (or listen) for happy accidents," Noble said. "I'll experiment, I'll record everything, and then I'll go back, and I'll go, 'That worked. Let's try to cultivate that some more,' or, 'That definitely didn't work. Let's erase that.' "
But how does she know what works and what doesn't? Is there criteria beyond sheer instinct?
"You have to consider if it's too heavy, or too light," Noble said. "There's a weight to everything you are working with. 'The Collector' (her most recent project) was very heavy and intense and dark, and the sound supported that.
"Now, with this project, things are literally made from paper. They are flimsy, they are thin, and they are fragile. So how does the sound support the weight? Not only the physical weight but the emotional weight? And what's it all about? Does it make sense? It's tough. Sometimes it makes sense and you go back to it and go, 'What was I thinking?'
"I hate to say it's just a feeling, but it is."
Place and space
As she continues to test, refine and combine, she's organized her sound assemblages into six segments. Each of the work's five sections has its own continuous soundtrack. A sixth segment contains sounds that will eventually run through the entire piece.
Each of the sections (which contain multiple suspended elements, including the dolls) has its own specific visual character (dealing with an aspect of growing up near "44th and Landis"), which Noble is working to enhance, enliven and extend through her sound design.
"I'm trying to create a place where you walk in, and there are different places to go and different experiences to have," Noble said. "What I'm trying to do is make sense of the space."
One of her primary concerns from the beginning has been to make the piece accessible, to make it "smart without alienating the audience."
But even more important for Noble is to make it authentic as she incorporates her own eclectic, even quirky, range of influences (from hip-hop to urban soundscapes), interests (Victorian culture to experimental art) and identities (DJ to sound artist) into the piece.
"I've always done work like that," Noble said. "There's some vintage feeling, simplicity, maybe something eerie, but I also juxtapose it with gnarly synthesizers."
And music boxes.
She specially ordered a music box that plays the theme of Ms. Pac-Man, which she is sampling for the piece.
"This project is me being me," Noble said.
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National and local humane organizations are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to rescind his proposal to repeal a state requirement that municipal animal shelters hold stray dogs and cats for more than 72 hours before euthanizing them. In his budget proposal, the Governor has also called for eliminating the requirement for shelters to provide necessary and prompt veterinary care and would allow shelters to legally euthanize rabbits, reptiles and other animals immediately.
These modest sheltering requirements — first enacted in 1998 as part of what is often referred to as the "Hayden Law" (named for the legislation's author, former state senator Tom Hayden) — have been suspended for the past three years, but the Governor is now proposing wholesale repeal.
Statements from each participating organization are included below:
- The ASPCA urges California lawmakers not to repeal the animal adoption mandate which would reduce the current six-day stray hold in local animal shelter, significantly limiting the chance of homeless animals from becoming adopted. "California is known for its progressive laws protecting animals and repealing this mandate would be a setback for animal welfare, public health, and local communities who have already realized benefits from the provisions in place," said Jill Buckley, senior director of community initiatives for the ASPCA.
- "The repeal of these laws will only lead to more euthanasia and force animal welfare back to the dark ages. Owners who lose a pet on Friday will face the reality that their pet may be dead on Monday," said Julie Johnson, executive director of the Bakersfield SPCA. "Let's rethink this repeal."
- "Best Friends Animal Society and our legions of dedicated members in California adamantly oppose a repeal of the Hayden Law. A repeal will not only cost the lives of untold numbers of homeless pets and cause heart break for families unable to locate their lost pet in a scant 72 hours, a repeal, unlike a suspension, will forever change the character and guiding principles of California's shelters by officially lowering the standards of expected care for companion animals that fall into the sheltering system," said Best Friends Animal Society chief executive officer Gregory Castle. "A recent AP-Petside.com poll showed that 71 percent of Americans (and likely more Californians) believe that animal shelters should only be allowed to euthanize animals when they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be adopted. Repealing this law would fly in the face of public opinion and set California back decades in the humane care of shelter animals."
- "Repealing the Hayden law would undoubtedly affect families here in the North State. For example, because Northern California is primarily rural – three days is simply not long enough for many families to find their beloved pets when they are lost," said Kristen Staggs, president of the Butte Humane Society board of directors. "We should explore other options to help keep animals out of shelters - ultimately saving taxpayers millions of dollars. Repealing this law is not a step forward in California's animal welfare standards; it is a major step backwards."
- "Since these requirements are already suspended, the Governor's repeal proposal is a policy decision, not a budget decision. And the policy consequences of repeal are likely to be adverse for homeless animals' prospects – indeed repeal cannot possibly move California forward," said Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for The Humane Society of the United States. "We urge Governor Brown to scrap this repeal idea while calling on California's sheltering, rescue, veterinary and philanthropic community to come together this year to evaluate current policies and practices based on the outcomes they achieve, and to identify reliable and stable sources of funding tied to policies that promote saving animals' lives. We must find ways to deliver the outcomes for homeless animals that Californians expect."
- "While some shelters like the Marin Humane Society have always held animals for as long as possible to promote adoption, we work regularly with other shelters in California that are unable to do so, whether because of fiscal limits or space restrictions," said Marin Humane Society executive director Nancy McKenney. "We should continue to safeguard these most vulnerable animals, and a repeal of any or part of the Hayden law would be a sad and lethal move."
- "The Sacramento SPCA will continue to abide by guidelines established in the Hayden law and will work to ensure that other shelters do as well," said Rick Johnson, chief executive officer of the Sacramento SPCA. "A great deal of good work was made possible through the financial support that accompanied this piece of legislation, and we urge that the law not be repealed."
- "The Santa Cruz SPCA often takes animals from over-crowded shelters in rural areas where second chances for the animals are rare. We all suffer when money is tight, no one more so than our four-legged friends," said Santa Cruz SPCA executive director Lisa Carter. "Our family pets are brought into this world to be our companions, our allies, and on some days the only ones who understand us. It's important that we work to stop any repeal of the Hayden law because there is no good reason to deny our defenseless companions a little help when they need it most."
- "Our fear is that a repeal of the suspended requirements would loosen many shelters' commitment to providing necessary veterinary care to animals and offering reasonable holding times to help more animals find homes. Repealing the Hayden law may become an excuse for many local governments to further cut shelter budgets," saidSan Francisco SPCA co-president Jennifer Scarlett, DVM. "We believe that it is possible to balance the needs of repairing California's budget with the needs of homeless animals. That's why we are calling for a conference of leaders from shelters and rescues to thoughtfully revise the Hayden law in a way that will benefit the animals, with an eye on budgetary needs."
- SPCA for Monterey County executive director Gary Tiscornia calls Governor Brown's attempt to codify the suspended provisions of the Hayden law unconscionable. "Lost and injured pets will suffer from lack of mandated veterinary care and the 72 hour holding period 'from time of capture' will become a race against euthanasia," he said. "The SPCA for Monterey County is committed to continuing our current practice of holding lost pets long enough to reunite pets with their owners, not placing time limits on the pets in our care, and continuing to provide quality medical care for lost and injured pets arriving at our shelter. Write, call, or email Governor Brown and let him know it is time to build on the momentum we've achieved over the past thirteen years, not revert to the failed practices of the past."
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Marc Emery Prison Blog Post Number Forty One
Marc's "Freedom Party" Back In Action for Ontario Election!
Dearest Jodie: That was a wonderful three day visit we just had, the only three day visitation weekend I'll have until Memorial Day next year, when you'll hopefully visit me again for the three day weekend. We took ten photographs today on Labor Day, and I'm hoping they turn out as well as we think they should. The next photo day is when you visit me on New Years Day, January 1st, 2012. By that day I'll be near the half-way mark of my sentence, and the downhill slide to my release day of July 9th, 2014 begins.
As of Labor Day today, I have 1,038 days to go in my sentence. The next milestone I'm excited about is October 14th, when its 999 days to go, down to three digits from four!
On your next visit to me on the weekend of September 17th and 18th, something special happens. Long ago, in my home province of Ontario in 1982, I founded a political party dedicated to individual liberty, freedom and limited but rational government. I know that seems like a contradiction in principles (government is never rational), but you know I have been an idealist all my life, and I always held that is was possible for limited, rational governance oriented around a strictly adhered to set of principles.
These principles were articulated by Ayn Rand, my great inspiration for my life since 1979, and other great philosophers in history such as Thomas Jefferson, Frederic Bastiat, Ludwig Von Mises, Frederick Hayek, Isabel Patterson, Lysander Spooner, and other great individuals whose outlook on government and life would be considered libertarian. That is, the answer to all crises is liberty and freedom, and that governments that respect and protect the liberty and free choices and free markets of its people is most faithful to the idea of 'governance with the consent of the governed.'
The name of that political party was The Freedom Party, and it has never gone away. It was quietly awaiting a renaissance since I departed its daily workings in 1989. Thirty years after it was founded by myself and a brilliant, wonderful man named Robert Metz, the Freedom Party renaissance is happening now.
In Ontario, there is a provincial election on October 6th. There are the usual statist parties vying to bury the province of Ontario in a graveyard of debt, regulation, police empowerment, the dictates of the nanny state, prohibition, and decline, but there are now 65 candidates of the Freedom Party on the ballot in that election to challenge the status quo. By mid-September there may be more to contest the 109 ridings up for grabs in this election.
The Freedom Party candidates in this election are all opposed to the prohibition of cannabis, but significantly, over half of the candidates under the Freedom Party banner are activists from the cannabis culture! Our people have invigorated this party I co-founded, under the inspired leadership of an incredible man of vision and principle, Paul McKeever, into a contender of a political party.
Paul McKeever, whose blogs I have enjoyed while I have been incarcerated for my 18 months now (he is one of my 30 Corrlinks prison "email" contacts), is a constant correspondent of mine, and, incredibly, for a man I have never met in person, the producer and director of the definitive video-biography of my life, The Principle of Pot (watch it at www.YouTube.com/PaulMcKeever).
Paul is a dedicated and articulate activist politician determined to bring liberty and freedom to the people of Ontario. I love Paul, I cannot endorse anyone more than him to protect the fundamental rights of liberty and all that entails in Canada. Ontario voters are incredibly lucky to have a great yet humble man like Paul McKeever as the leader of an Ontario political party that is on the ballot for Ontario citizens to support October 6th.
The Freedom Party has a moneybomb fundraiser on Saturday, September 17th, in just a few short days. Political campaigns require money. Chris Goodwin, perhaps one of my greatest proteges in this movement for liberty, this cannabis culture, is a candidate in this Ontario provincial election. He has recruited dozens of candidates to the Freedom Party campaign and is organizing a 24-hour online fundraiser moneybomb from midnight Friday, September 16th to 11:59 pm Saturday, September 17th.
Click here for information about WHERE to watch the LIVE event online and HOW to donate!
I know you will give some money to them, to support the party I founded long ago. It's vital you show as much support as possible to uplift the wonderful members of the cannabis culture who are Freedom Party candidates, as well as the others who are running with Freedom Party because they have a passion for liberty and a thirst to make that a reality in Ontario.
I hope you will encourage as many other people as you can to watch, participate and donate to this moneybomb. I know Chris Goodwin has an incredible show planned, webcast for 24 hours live. The owner of Vapor Central has generously committed to donating the revenue of VC from that day to the Freedom Party campaign. I hope our supporters will be generous to the cause of liberty, and donate that day. I am so proud of them for what they are doing, and all Canadians can participate in enriching their chances in this election campaign.
The Freedom Party isn't just about freeing the cannabis culture, they're about freedom for all! Go to www.freedomparty.on.ca for information.
Thank you for everything you do for me and others, my sweet wife. And thank you to everyone who has supported me during this ordeal, with letters, mailed photos, books, and donations to my commissary. I'm looking forward to returning to Canada and helping restore liberty when Canada will need it most.
Yours, always,
Mailing guidelines and more information at www.FreeMarc.ca
Video is playing every day, all day!
Tune in now for various shows, and LIVE all September 17th!
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Sticky Coconut Chicken
While the picture doesn't do this dish justice, this sticky coconut chicken with coconut rice is absolutely amazing.
The recipe comes courtesy of Leigh Anne and is one of the many I have tried of hers and loved (i.e. Macaroni Grill Penne Rustica, Sour Cream Banana Bread – to be posted soon!).
This chicken dish is a dream because it is so easy to prepare and even quicker to grill. I will be making this again and again. Thanks, Leigh Anne!
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- 6-8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
- 1 tsp. fresh ground pepper
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- Marinade chicken in coconut milk, ginger, pepper and red pepper flakes at least one hour (I let mine marinade four about four to five hours). Grill on barbecue.
- While the chicken is grilling, bring above ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until mixture is reduced and thickened, about 8-10 minutes. Be patient because it takes a little while. But once it starts getting really thick, immediately take it off the heat!
- Glaze both sides of chicken the last few minutes of grilling and serve chicken over rice.
I used the extra coconut milk left in the can as part of the liquid in my rice and it was unbelievable! It was very mildly sweet and paired so well with the chicken. Yum!
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Created by phaller on 2007-05-24. Updated: 2008-08-28, 09:46
With the advent of multi-core processors concurrent programming is becoming indispensable. Scala's primary concurrency construct is actors. Actors are basically concurrent processes that communicate by exchanging messages. Actors can also be seen as a form of active objects where invoking a method corresponds to sending a message.
The Scala Actors library provides both asynchronous and synchronous message sends (the latter are implemented by exchanging several asynchronous messages). Moreover, actors may communicate using futures where requests are handled asynchronously, but return a representation (the future) that allows to await the reply.
This tutorial is mainly designed as a walk-through of several complete example programs that can be readily compiled and run using Scala 2.4 or newer.
First Example
Our first example consists of two actors that exchange a bunch of messages and then terminate. The first actor sends "ping" messages to the second actor, which in turn sends "pong" messages back (for each received "ping" message one "pong" message).
We start off by defining the messages that are sent and received by our actors. In this case, we can use singleton objects (in more advanced programs, messages are usually parameterized). Since we want to use pattern matching, each message is a case object:
case object Ping case object Pong case object Stop
The ping actor starts the message exchange by sending a Ping message to the pong actor. The Pong message is the response from the pong actor. When the ping actor has sent a certain number of Ping messages, it sends a Stop message to the pong actor.
All classes, objects and traits of the Scala actors library reside in the scala.actors package. From this package we import the Actor class that we are going to extend to define our custom actors. Furthermore, we import all members of the Actor object since it contains many useful actor operations:
import scala.actors.Actor import scala.actors.Actor._
Actors are normal objects that are created by instantiating subclasses of the Actor class. We define the behavior of ping actors by subclassing Actor and implementing its abstract act method:
class Ping(count: int, pong: Actor) extends Actor { def act() { var pingsLeft = count - 1 pong ! Ping while (true) { receive { case Pong => if (pingsLeft % 1000 == 0) Console.println("Ping: pong") if (pingsLeft > 0) { pong ! Ping pingsLeft -= 1 } else { Console.println("Ping: stop") pong ! Stop exit() } } } } }
The number of Ping messages to be sent and the pong actor are passed as arguments to the constructor. The call to the receive method inside the infinite loop suspends the actor until a Pong message is sent to the actor. In that case the message is removed from the actor's mailbox and the corresponding action on the right side of the arrow is executed.
In the case where pingsLeft is greater than zero we send a Ping message to pong using the send operator !, and decrement the pingsLeft counter. If the pingsLeft counter has reached zero, we send a Stop message to pong, and terminate the execution of the current actor by calling exit().
The class for our pong actor is defined similarly:
class Pong extends Actor { def act() { var pongCount = 0 while (true) { receive { case Ping => if (pongCount % 1000 == 0) Console.println("Pong: ping "+pongCount) sender ! Pong pongCount = pongCount + 1 case Stop => Console.println("Pong: stop") exit() } } } }
There is one interesting point to notice, however. When receiving a Ping message, a Pong message is sent to the sender actor, which is not defined anywhere in our class! In fact, it is a method of the Actor class. Using sender, one can refer to the actor that sent the message that the current actor last received. This avoids having to explicitly pass the sender as arguments to messages.
After having defined our actor classes, we are now ready to create a Scala application that uses them:
object pingpong extends Application { val pong = new Pong val ping = new Ping(100000, pong) ping.start pong.start }
Analogous to Java threads, actors have to be started by calling their start method.
Let's run it!
The complete example is included in the Scala distribution under doc/scala-devel/scala/examples/actors/pingpong.scala. Here is how you compile and run it:
$ scalac pingpong.scala $ scala -cp . examples.actors.pingpong Pong: ping 0 Ping: pong Pong: ping 1000 Ping: pong Pong: ping 2000 ... Ping: stop Pong: stop
Make it Thread-less!
Actors are executed on a thread pool. Initially, there are 4 worker threads. The thread pool grows if all worker threads are blocked but there are still remaining tasks to be processed. Ideally, the size of the thread pool corresponds to the number of processor cores of the machine.
When actors call thread-blocking operations, such as receive (or even wait), the worker thread that is executing the current actor (self) is blocked. This means basically that the actor is represented as a blocked thread. Depending on the number of actors you want to use, you might want to avoid this, since most JVMs cannot handle more than a few thousand threads on standard hardware.
Thread-blocking operations can be avoided by using react to wait for new messages (the event-based pendant of receive). However, there is a (usually small) price to pay: react never returns. In practice, this means that at the end of a reaction to a message, one has to call some function that contains the rest of the actor's computation. Note that using react inside a while loop does not work! However, since loops are common there is special library support for it in form of a loop function. It can be used like this:
loop { react { case A => ... case B => ... } }
Note that react calls can be nested. This allows to receive several messages in sequence, like this:
react { case A => ... case B => react { // if we get a B we also want a C case C => ... } }
To make our ping and pong actors thread-less, it suffices to simply replace while (true) with loop, and receive with react. For example, here is the modified act method of our pong actor:
def act() { var pongCount = 0 loop { react { case Ping => if (pongCount % 1000 == 0) Console.println("Pong: ping "+pongCount) sender ! Pong pongCount = pongCount + 1 case Stop => Console.println("Pong: stop") exit() } } }
Second Example
In this example, we are going to write an abstraction of producers which provide a standard iterator interface to retrieve a sequence of produced values.
Specific producers are defined by implementing an abstract produceValues method. Individual values are generated using the produce method. Both methods are inherited from class Producer. For example, a producer that generates the values contained in a tree in pre-order can be defined like this:
class PreOrder(n: Tree) extends Producer[int] { def produceValues = traverse(n) def traverse(n: Tree) { if (n != null) { produce(n.elem) traverse(n.left) traverse(n.right) } } }
Producers are implemented in terms of two actors, a producer actor, and a coordinator actor. Here is how we can implement the producer actor:
abstract class Producer[T] { protected def produceValues: unit protected def produce(x: T) { coordinator ! Some(x) receive { case Next => } } private val producer: Actor = actor { receive { case Next => produceValues coordinator ! None } } ... }
Note how the producer actor is defined! This time we did not bother to create an extra subclass of Actor and implement its act method. Instead, we simply define the actor's behavior inline using the actor function. Arguably, this is much more concise! Moreover, actors defined using actor are started automatically--no need to invoke their start method!
So, how does the producer work? When receiving a Next message, it runs the (abstract) produceValues method, which, in turn, calls the produce method. This results in sending a sequence of values, wrapped in Some messages, to the coordinator. The sequence is terminated by a None message. Some and None are the two cases of Scala's standard Option class.
The coordinator synchronizes requests from clients and values coming from the producer. We can implement it like this:
private val coordinator: Actor = actor { loop { react { case Next => producer ! Next reply { receive { case x: Option[_] => x } } case Stop => exit('stop) } } }
Note that inside the handler for the Next message, we use reply to return a received Option value to some requesting actor. We are going to explain this in the next section, so stay tuned...
The Iterator Interface
We want to make producers usable as normal iterators. For this, we implement an iterator method that returns--surprise!--an iterator. Its hasNext and next methods send messages to the coordinator actor to accomplish their task. Take a look:
def iterator = new Iterator[T] { private var current: Any = Undefined private def lookAhead = { if (current == Undefined) current = coordinator !? Next current } def hasNext: boolean = lookAhead match { case Some(x) => true case None => { coordinator ! Stop; false } } def next: T = lookAhead match { case Some(x) => current = Undefined; x.asInstanceOf[T] } }
We use a private lookAhead method to implement the iterator logic. As long as the next value has not yet been looked-up, the current variable has value Undefined which is simply a place-holder object:
private val Undefined = new Object
The interesting bit is in the lookAhead method. When the current value is Undefined it means we have to get hold of the next value. For this, we use the synchronous message send operator !?. It sends the Next message to the coordinator, but instead of returning like a normal (asynchronous) message send, it waits for a reply from the coordinator. The reply is the return value of !?. A message that was sent using !? is replied to using reply. Note that simply sending a message to sender does not work! That's because !? waits to receive a message from a private reply channel instead of the mailbox. This is necessary to distinguish "true" replies from "fake" ones resulting from old messages that happen to be in the mailbox.
The producers example is also included in the Scala distribution under doc/scala-devel/scala/examples/actors/producers.scala.


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Local bus, air-conditioned bus/minivan, longtail boat, ferry, plane.
Local Flights
All local flights are included in the cost of your tour unless otherwise noted. It is important that we have your passport information at the time of booking in order to process these tickets. Internal flight tickets are issued locally and will be given to you prior to the flight departure.
Solo Travellers
We believe solo travellers should not have to pay more to travel so our group trips are designed for shared accommodation and do not involve a single supplement. Single travellers joining group trips are paired in twin or multi-share accommodation with someone of the same sex for the duration of the trip. Some of our Independent trips are designed differently and solo travellers on these itineraries must pay the single trip price.
Hotels (7 nts, with air conditioning).
My Own Room
Please note that if you have booked the "My Own Room" option for this tour, you will receive your own single room for all night stops
Joining Hotel
For details of your joining hotel please refer to your tour voucher, G Account, the G Adventures App or contact your travel agent.
Joining Instructions
When arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport (pronounced 'su wan na poom') in Bangkok, proceed to the Arrivals Hall where you can change money into Thai Baht. (You may be approached by nicely dressed, official looking touts offering an expensive limousine service to your hotel; ignore these offers.)
If you have paid in advance for an arrival transfer, a G Adventures representative will be at the airport to meet you (go to gate number 10). If for any reason you are not met at the airport, please call our local support line. If you are unable to make contact for whatever reason, please make your way to the joining point hotel via taxi.
Please note that Day 1 is an arrival day and no activities have been planned for that day other then your welcome meeting in the evening, so you can arrive at any time. A G Adventures Representative will organize a short meeting soon after arrival, during which you will meet other tour participants and receive information about general and specific aspects of the trip. A welcome note will be left for you in the hotel so you have all the necessary information regarding the meeting time. If you arrive late, s/he will leave you a message detailing what time and where you should meet the next morning.
The airport is located 30km's away from downtown Bangkok. Approach the taxi counters, advise them where you are going and they will write this information down for you along with the taxis registration details. Taxis should always use the meter and you are required to pay a 50 Baht airport surcharge on top of the metered fee plus any tollway fees (approx 75 -125 Baht depending on the route taken). Total journey will cost between 350 THB – 500 THB, depending on traffic and toll fees. The expressway is substantially faster, so tell the taxi driver to use the expressway, you can say either ""kuen ton-way"" (from 'tollway') or ""kuen taang duan"" in Thai (but most understand Tollway/express way in English).
Emergency Contact
Should you need to contact us during a situation of dire need, it is best to first call either the G Adventures Local Representative (if one is listed below) or our G Adventures Local Office. If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, so they may return your call and assist you as soon as possible.
If you have purchased an arrival through G Adventures or if an arrival transfer is included in the cost of your tour, please note that:
Your arrival transfer has been arranged based on flight information provided to us. If you are advised of a flight schedule change within 48 hours of your scheduled arrival time, we will do our best to rearrange your arrival transfer however we cannot guarantee this. If your arrival transfer does not arrive within 30 minutes after you have exited the arrivals area please take a taxi to your start point hotel.
If your call is specifically concerning Bangkok Airport Transfer complications please call our local G Adventures Transfer provider directly at: +66 86 321 0729 (086 321 0729 from within Thailand) or +66 82 450 2777 (082 450 2777 from within Thailand)
G Adventures Office Bangkok, Thailand
During Office hours (Weekdays, 9am-5pm Local Time)
From outside Thailand: +66 2 508 8630
From within Thailand: 02 508 8630
After hours emergency number
From outside Thailand: +66 87 049 6074
From within Thailand: 087 049 6074
If you are unable for any reason to contact our local office, please call the numbers listed below, which will connect you directly with our 24 hour Sales team, who will happily assist you.
Toll-free, North America only: 1 888 800 4100
Calls from UK: 0344 272 0000
Calls from Germany: 0800 365 1000
Calls from Australia: 1 300 796 618
Calls from New Zealand: 0800 333 307
Outside North America, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the UK: +1 416 260 0999
Packing List
Conservative Dress:
• Modest clothing that covers knees and shoulders (Long pants, long skirts, shirts that cover shoulders)
• Shawl or scarf (for temple visits)
• Flight info (required) (Printouts of e-tickets may be required at the border)
• Insurance info (required) (With photocopies)
• Passport (required) (With photocopies)
• Required visas or vaccination certificates (required) (With photocopies)
• Vouchers and pre-departure information (required)
• Binoculars (optional)
• Camera (With extra memory cards and batteries)
• Cash, credit and debit cards
• Day pack (Used for daily excursions or short overnights)
• Ear plugs
• First-aid kit (should contain lip balm with sunscreen, sunscreen, whistle, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, bandaids/plasters, tape, anti-histamines, antibacterial gel/wipes, antiseptic cream, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, rehydration powder, water purification tablets or drops, insect repellent, sewing kit, extra prescription drugs you may be taking)
• Flashlight/torch (Headlamps are ideal)
• Fleece top/sweater
• Footwear
• Hat
• Locks for bags
• Long pants/jeans
• Moneybelt
• Outlet adapter
• Personal entertainment (Reading and writing materials, cards, music player, etc.)
• Reusable water bottle
• Shirts/t-shirts
• Sleepwear
• Small travel towel
• Sunglasses
• Toiletries (Preferably biodegradable)
• Watch and alarm clock
• Waterproof backpack cover
• Windproof rain jacket
• Drybag (Will help keep cameras and essentials dry)
• External battery pack
• Motion sickness tablets
• Sarong
• Snorkel gear (optional) (Only if own equipment is preferred.)
Sleep Sheet and Pillow:
• Sleeping bag liner/sleep sheet
• Travel pillow
Warm Weather:
• Sandals/flip-flops
• Shorts/skirts (Longer shorts/skirts are recommended)
• Sun hat/bandana
• Swimwear
Laundry facilities are offered by some of our hotels for a charge. There will be times when you may want to or have to do your own laundry so we suggest you bring non-polluting/biodegradable soap.
Spending Money
Every traveller is different and therefore spending money requirements will vary. Some travellers may drink more than others while other travellers like to purchase more souvenirs than most. Please consider your own spending habits when it comes to allowing for drinks, shopping and tipping. Please also remember the following specific recommendations when planning your trip.
Emergency Fund
Please also make sure you have access to at least an additional USD $200 (or equivalent) as an 'emergency' fund, to be used when circumstances outside our control (ex. a natural disaster) require a change to our planned route. This is a rare occurrence!
It is customary in Asia to tip service providers such as waiters, at approximately 10%, depending on the service. Tipping is expected – though not compulsory – and shows an expression of satisfaction with the people who have assisted you on your tour. Although it may not be customary to you, it is of considerable significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels. There are several times during the trip where there is opportunity to tip the local guides or drivers we use. You may do this individually, or your CEO will offer to collect the money and tip as a group. Recommendations for tipping drivers and local guides would range from $1.5-$3.5 USD per person per day depending on the quality and length of the service; ask your CEO for specific recommendations based on the circumstances and culture. Also at the end of each trip if you felt your G Adventures CEO did an outstanding job, tipping is appreciated. The amount is entirely a personal preference, however as a guideline $20-25 USD per person, per week can be used.
Optional Activities
Ko Samui
- Ang Thong Marine Park Island Hopping Tour
Ko Pha Ngan
- Ko Pha-Ngan Waterfalls Exploration
- Swimming
- Yoga and Meditation Courses
- Hiking
Koh Tao
- Open Water Half Day Dive Experience
Ko Tao
- Bangkok Express: Ko Tao to Bangkok (129-195USD per person)
Safety and Security
Many national governments provide a regularly updated advice service on safety issues involved with international travel. We recommend that you check your government's advice for their latest travel information before departure. We strongly recommend the use of a neck wallet or money belt while travelling, for the safe keeping of your passport, air tickets, travellers' cheques, cash and other valuable items. Leave your valuable jewelery at home – you won't need it while travelling. Many of the hotels we use have safety deposit boxes, which is the most secure way of storing your valuables. A lock is recommended for securing your luggage. When travelling on a group trip, please note that your group leader has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the trip itinerary if it deemed necessary, due to safety concerns. Your Chief Experience Officer (CEO) will accompany you on all included activities. During your trip you will have some free time to pursue your own interests, relax and take it easy and explore at your leisure. While your CEO will assist you with options available in a given location, please note that any optional activities you undertake are not part of your itinerary, and we offer no representations about the safety of the activity or the standard of the operators running them. Please use your own good judgement when selecting an activity in your free time. Although the cities visited on tour are generally safe during the day, there can be risks to wandering throughout any major city at night. It is our recommendation to stay in small groups and to take taxis to and from restaurants, or during night time excursions.
Water based activities have an element of danger and excitement built into them. We recommend only participating in water based activities when accompanied by a guide(s). We make every reasonable effort to ensure the fun and adventurous element of any water based activities (in countries with varying degrees of operating standards), have a balanced approach to safety. It is our policy not to allow our CEOs to make arrangements on your behalf for water based activities that are not accompanied by guide(s).
Swimming, including snorkeling, is always at your own risk. Read more about travel safety for ways to further enhance your personal safety while traveling.
A Couple of Rules
Illegal drugs will not be tolerated on any trips. Possessing or using drugs not only contravenes the laws of the land but also puts the rest of the group at risk. Smoking marijuana and opium is a part of local culture in some parts of the world but is not acceptable for our travellers. Our philosophy of travel is one of respect towards everyone we encounter, and in particular the local people who make the world the special place it is. The exploitation of people in the sex trade is completely contrary to this philosophy. Our CEOs have the right to expel any member of the group if drugs are found in their possession or if they engage in any form of paid sex work.
Travel Insurance
What you need to bring depends on the trip you have chosen and the countries or regions you are planning to visit. We suggest that you pack as lightly as possible as your are expected to carry your own luggage. As a rule we try not to have to walk more than 15-20 minutes with your bags which is why we recommend keeping the weight of your bags between 10-15kg/22-30lb. Suitcases are not recommended for G Adventures trips. Most travellers carry a backpack or rolling bag of small to medium size. You will also need a day pack/bag to carry water, cameras and other electronics like ipods and mobile phones. If your trip involves overnights in homestays, villages or camping then you usually have the opportunity to rent sleeping bags if need be instead of bringing them with you. Please note that this trip spends a lot of time on or near water so please pack your clothes or travel items in large plastic bags so as to protect them from getting wet.
Planeterra-The G Adventures Foundation
The Planeterra Foundation planeterra.org is a Canadian non-profit organization that helps empower local people to develop their communities, conserve their cultures, and create humane and supportive systems for their endeavours. Planeterra provides capacity building and catalyst grants to get community social enterprises off the ground. These businesses address local challenges by providing benefits for indigenous people, empowering marginalized women, and granting disadvantaged youth access to education, employment, and brighter futures. Planeterra also works to ensure these businesses have a thriving customer base by integrating programs into G Adventures' itineraries globally.
G Adventures is Planeterra's largest corporate donor, covering all operating costs so 100% of your donation will bring opportunity to people in need.
Dollar-a-Day Program
G Adventures' Dollar-a-Day Program provides travellers with the opportunity to give back to the people and places visited on our tours by donating one dollar for every day you are on trip. 100% of these donations go directly to support community development projects worldwide that are implemented by Planeterra.
Local Dress
In Asia the dress standard is more conservative than it is back home. When packing try to pick loose, lightweight, long clothing that will keep you cool in the usually hot and humid climate of Asian summers. In predominately Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim countries we ask that you dress respectfully and avoid very short shorts/skirts and singlets/tanktops when visiting temples or mosques or other holy sites. In Southern Thailand topless or nude sunbathing is not allowed or appropriate and in some Muslim villages passengers should swim using a sarong or a long tshirt to cover up their swimsuit.
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Minimum Age
You must be 18 to travel unaccompanied on a G Adventures tour. For minors travelling with a guardian over 21 years old, the minimum age is 12.
International Flights
Check-in times and baggage allowances/restrictions vary by airline and can change at any time. For the most up-to-date information for your flight, please contact your airline. We recommend checking in online in advance to avoid potential delays at the airport.
Day 1: Bangkok
Arrive at any time.
Included Activities:
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
Day 2: Bangkok/Ko Samui (1B)
With tons to do in the area, spend the next couple of days enjoying this tropical paradise.
Private Vehicle (0.75 hour(s))
Plane (1.00 hour(s))
Private Vehicle (1.00 hour(s))
Ferry (2.00 hour(s))
Private Vehicle (0.50 hour(s))
Day 3: Ko Samui (1B)
Relax on the beach or visit the bustling little town. Opt for a snorkelling trip in Ang Thong Marine Park.
Day 4: Ko Samui/Ko Pha Ngan (1B)
Take a ferry to nearby Ko Pha-Ngan, with time to explore the island's waterfalls, swim in lagoons, hike, or relax. If it's the right time, opt to take part in the island's famous Full Moon Party.
Transfer to the ferry terminal and board for the short ride to Ko Pha-Ngan.
Ferry (0.75 hour(s))
Day 5: Ko Pha Ngan (1B)
With everything from yoga and meditation courses, natural beauty, and its famous full moon parties, Ko Pha-Ngan has something for everyone.
Day 6: Ko Pha Ngan/Ko Tao (1B)
Travel by ferry to Ko Tao, in English known as 'turtle island'. While most of the visitors spend their days in the water, in the evening the beach bars and hotels spill over with people looking to share their tales of the days activities and a cold beer or two. Want to discover the fascinating coral and marine life inhabiting the area? Pre-book the Open Water Half Day Dive Experience extra to take two dives, guided by the experts.
Transfer to the ferry in Ko Pha-Ngan and on the other end in Ko Tao.
Ferry (2.50 hour(s))
Day 7: Ko Tao (1B, 1L)
Enjoy an included snorkelling trip from Ko Tao through Ko Nang Yuan.
Included Activities:
Snorkelling Excursion
Day 8: Ko Tao (1B)
Depart at any time. If booking a flight out of Ko Samui airport, the earliest departure time should be 11:00 am
Want to take the hassle out of getting back to Bangkok? Book the Bangkok Express, a two-day post-tour Extra. Speak to your Global Connection Officer or travel agent to book.
Additional Notes:
Add the "Bangkok Express: Ko Tao to Bangkok" to your adventure and make your way back to bustling Bangkok with the guidance of a CEO. This nifty post-tour Extra includes a ferry to the mainland where you'll board an overnight train to Bangkok arriving in the city early the next morning. Speak to your Global Connection Officer or travel agent to book.
Included Activities:
Departure Day


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text: Global real estate funds still have room to run. By Nellie S. Huang, Senior Associate Editor From Kiplinger's Personal Finance, March 2013 Think fast: Which mutual fund category posted the best returns in 2012? Red-hot India funds? Rejuvenated financial-sector funds? The correct answer is, believe it or not, global real estate funds. The 53 funds in the category, most of which invest in foreign real estate investment trusts and other property companies, returned an average of 31.8% for the year. That's a remarkable improvement from 2011, when the funds posted double-digit losses because of worries about global economies.See Also: The Kiplinger 25 -- Our Favorite Funds Sponsored Content Asian property stocks, a drag in 2011, led the rebound in 2012. Chinese property stocks, for instance, surged 98% last year, and real estate shares in Singapore jumped 65%, according to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT indexes. The top two no-load funds in the category outran their peers by a wide margin: Forward International Real Estate (symbol FFIRX) gained 53.7%, and Fidelity International Real Estate (FIREX) climbed 43.9%. Both benefited from what wasn't in their portfolios: U.S. stocks. That's because the global real estate category includes funds that invest in U.S. and foreign REITs, and a few, among them the Fidelity and Forward funds, that invest only in foreign stocks. And although property-owning U.S. REITs performed well in 2012 (delivering an average total return of 18.0%), overseas property stocks did even better. Advertisement Forward manager Michael McGowan tilts toward small and midsize companies. Plus, he says, he limits his universe to firms in a handful of cities he knows well, including Hong Kong, Montreal and Manila. Guillermo de las Casas, the Fidelity fund's manager, favors growing companies that are trading at bargain prices. Small and midsize concerns account for half the fund's assets; large companies make up the rest. You'd have to be wildly optimistic to expect foreign property stocks to deliver a repeat performance in 2013. Even so, de las Casas says, "I can absolutely still find value" in foreign REITs. "Many of the stocks are still below their 2007 highs."


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The refrain was admirable, if not entirely predictable.
Upon introducing Oscar Pareja as Gary Smith's replacement in January, the Colorado Rapids declared the hire a transition away from the Englishman's pragmatic approach to a flowing, possession-oriented style of play, one with some attacking panache that would be built upon a 4-3-3 foundation.
Pareja preaches possession in Colorado
"It's not just about scoring a goal," Rapids technical director Paul Bravo said at the time. "It's about how you get there to do it. We want that style for 90 minutes."
And, all things considered, what else was Bravo supposed to say? That the Rapids wanted to be even more direct? That they were aiming for nil-nil with a few 1-0 victories sprinkled in for good measure?
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Now, roughly a third into Pareja's first season in charge, seems like an apt time to determine whether Bravo was all talk or if Colorado (5-6-0) really have changed their stripes. After all, it certainly wouldn't be the first time lip service was paid to attractive play only for results and personnel to force a hasty U-turn.
Based on the numbers, though, it appears Bravo, Pareja and the Rapids have indeed ushered in a new era in Colorado. They're among the best in the league at keeping the ball. They're creating more chances. In short, they're already delivering on January's lofty promises.
In a strictly big-picture sense, Colorado are the second-best side in MLS at keeping possession this season, holding the ball 54.73 percent of the time, behind only Sporting KC (55.07 percent). That's a nearly five-percent increase from 2011, when the Smith-led Rapids found themselves in the middle of the MLS pack with a mark of 49.96 percent.
|Possession in Colorado, 2011 vs. 2012
|Average possession
|Passing accuracy
|Passing accuracy (forward passes)
|Percentage passes defensive third
|Percentage passes middle third
|Percentage passes final third
Similarly, only Real Salt Lake have completed more passes in 2012, and no team has a better passing accuracy through the season's first two months (78.99 percent). Predictably, the jump in possession correlates to better passing accuracy, which has jumped nearly five percent from 2011 (see chart at right).
And while these developments give some insight into the club's philosophical and tactical change, they only scratch the surface of what Pareja and his team have accomplished, despite a distinctly up-and-down start from a strictly results perspective. Sure, they have the ball more often, but has that equated to a more potent attack?
The answer, as it turns out, is a resounding yes, an improvement that's based on an increase in the efficiency of forward passes, possession further up the field and overall chances created.
One of the supposed hallmarks of an attacking side is a proclivity to play the ball forward, as opposed to simply circulating it from side-to-side and backward without truly probing the opponent's defensive shape. Surprisingly, Colorado are actually attempting fewer forward passes per game in 2012 (178 vs. 187 in 2011), but they are completing more of those attempts (114 vs. 108) and at an MLS-best 64.15-percent clip as opposed to the 57.77 mark recorded under Smith's leadership.
That would seem to make sense based on the direct style employed in past campaigns. Rather than direct hopeful balls over the top for the likes of Omar Cummings, Caleb Folan and, before he tore his Achilles, Conor Casey, the Rapids are picking their spots and attempting higher-percentage passes, resulting in fewer attempts to move the ball forward but better results when they do push ahead.
By not bypassing the midfield, Colorado have also seen the percentage of their total passes in that portion of the field rise from 50.94 to 53.92 percent, while the ratio in the attacking third has stayed roughly the same. That suggests that the midfield is more likely to combine with each other instead of constantly looking up field. See the passing charts from the Rapids' 2-0 victory against Chivas USA below for a graphic representation of how efficient Colorado's midfield – in this case Jeff Larentowicz, Martín Rivero, Jaime Castrillón and Brian Mullan – has been this season.
Of course, philosophical changes can only truly take hold with the right personnel, and it seems Pareja's roster shuffling has hit all the right notes so far.
The most important developments thus far have been the introductions of Castrillón and Rivero into the midfield as the creative fulcrums, while stalwart Larentowicz has played in a deeper position free to focus on facilitating possession and recovering the ball.
|Chances created in Colorado, 2011 vs. 2012
|Min/Chance created
|Min/Shot inside box
|G/Shots inside box
|Shooting accuracy inside box
|Percantage of shots inside box
The result has been a marked increase in the frequency with which Colorado has created chances and taken shots, especially inside the penalty area (see chart). The bulk of those chances are being created by Rivero, who is setting up a teammate once every 27 minutes on the field, but Kosuke Kimura, Mullan and Tony Cascio are also making crucial contributions.
Of course, that increase hasn't been reflected in the one stat that matters most: goals scored. Colorado are averaging 1.36 goals this season, up from 1.29 in 2011, but that has much to do with the absence of a proven finisher in Casey, the fact that Rivero and Castrillón are still adapting to MLS and Cummings' move to the center forward and recent injury. The next logical step is for Colorado to start finishing the chances they are already creating, an effort which will center on Casey's return to fitness and form and how quickly Brazilian attacker Edu makes his presence felt.
Still, it is clear that Pareja – through shrewd additions and a tactical shift – is beginning to accomplish the things Rapids brass expected of him when he was hired at the beginning of the year. Colorado may not be playing flowing, attacking soccer for 90 minutes just yet, but they're certainly on the right track.