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Have you ever needed to be in two places at once? Now there's technology that could help you do just that.
"So what you're seeing is the Anybots QB -- it's mobile video conferencing," said Nolan Katter, Business Development Executive for Anybots, Inc. "It's not only remote controlled, it's remotely activated."
The robots have 2-way audio and video. It connects to the internet over wi-fi.
The Santa Clara, California-based company Anybots developed QB and they were showing it off in Phoenix Monday.
"QB is governed to 3.5 miles per hour, a nice comfortable walking pace," said Katter.
The robot is battery operated. A full charge lasts four to six hours and comes equipped with a green laser.
So you could essentially be in a meeting and pointing to whatever it is you're talking about.
When he's out of town, Katter uses QB to spend time with his 3-year-old son and the robot recently helped a sick child.
"Grady Hoffman was a 9-year-old going through bone marrow treatment. He was able to use QB when he wanted to bot in and see mom, go in the backyard to be with his dog.. also we had one at school," said Katter.
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ST. JOHN | It's a stable of pitchers any college baseball team would be envious of: four lefties and four righties, a few who can eat up innings and even some closers.
That's what Lake Central has to replace Taylor Lehnert and Jimmy McNamara, both of whom moved on to Central Michigan after the Indians won the Class 4A state title.
"It's just none of these guys throw as hard as college guys," Lake Central coach Jeff Sandor said. "The typical college staff throws 86-88 (miles per hour). We're going to throw it out there at 77-79, with a lot of guys that can do that."
The Indians might start a pitcher for four innings, then replace him with three one-inning relievers.
Deciding which will be the starters is the kind of competition the eight are ready to take on.
"The challenge is great," John Milaszewski said. "It forces us to do our best ever time."
Waiting in the wings while recovering from arm soreness is Brenden Seren, a 6-0 junior who is among the strongest athletes in the school, Sandor said.
Not on the initial list are Steve Fulk, a right fielder who can eat up innings, Ryan Burvan, who will be counted on at shortstop but who can be called on to throw, and Brad Staszewski, who will be needed at third base but his strong arm makes him a threat on the mound.
With that talent on the bench, even the pitchers who could be a No. 1 or 2 on other teams might find themselves pitching for the junior varsity, Sandor said.
"No matter how this shakes, if we get 28 games in at seven innings — and granted we're not going to play seven innings in every game, because we could have a home game or it could be a five-inning game or we could get 10-runned in five innings — but you're looking at 200 innings to divvy out," Sandor said. "That's about 25 innings each if we split it up evenly. We can't do that, because that would mean we have nobody ready to run it out there in a game three in a sectional championship who could give us a 100-pitch effort."
For instance, Glatt, who is slated to play at Dayton next season, threw eight innings for varsity last season, but 44 on JV.
The wealth of talent isn't unnoticed by the pitching staff. What they do with it will help determine how deep into the postseason the Indians play in their title-defending year.
"There's a lot of pressure," Kellams said. "Everyone is out to get us. That just make us want to work harder."


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Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez said Friday that he was sorry for any misunderstandings about a comment some say he made about a public defender who was accidentally shot.
He said he did not remember making the comment, but that he apologized if he offended anyone.
Lopez made his comments in front of police headquarters in Durham, surrounded by his fellow officers.
So far, a total of three attorneys have released statements condemning remarks Lopez is accused of making concerning a shooting victim.
"I do appreciate the patience of the city government here in looking into it," Lopez said.
In a formal statement sent to the media, Lopez said, "While I do not recall making the alleged comment, as the chief of the Durham Police Department, I take full responsibility for anything I may have said that may have offended anyone or any group of people.
"I can assure you that any comment that may have been made among peers of this organization concerning the defense attorney was not made with malice, and I apologize if it offended anyone. It is regrettable when a statement is taken out of context and causes unintended harm."
Letters penned by James E. Williams Jr., Kenneth Rose, and Jennifer Harjo all reference a lack of respect from Lopez if the allegations of offensive remarks are true.
Williams said Lopez showed extreme callousness towards shooting victim David Hall.
Lopez was accused of saying Hall "deserved to get shot because he was a public defender."
Hall, a public defender in Durham, was injured as an innocent bystander in a shooting on June 22 on Gray Avenue. Another victim of the same shooting died two days later.
Harjo, president of the North Carolina Public Defender Association, echoed Williams' remarks by saying any lack of respect shown towards public defenders is unwarranted and shows ignorance to the duties of the occupation.
"Police officers have an obligation to protect all citizens, regardless of race,
occupation or other prejudice," Harjo said.
Rose said if the allegation is true, the "remark suggests disdain for criminal defense attorneys."
Assistant Police Chief Winslow Forbes filed a charge of discrimination against Lopez earlier in August accusing the chief of making racially discriminatory comments and actions.
One alleged remark made by Lopez centered around Hall.
Forbes claims Lopez said Hall "deserved to get shot because he was a public defender."
"He (Lopez) has shown great disrespect for the United States Constitution," Williams wrote.
Williams said public defenders "protect all citizens from potential police misconduct or prosecutorial authority."
Williams continues by saying the alleged remarks made by Lopez need to be investigated thoroughly.
Durham City Manager Tom Bonfield suggested that Lopez issue a public apology,and says the police chief has his full support.


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Over the past couple of months, I've had the good fortune to help develop a new e-reading app. I've been a fan of e-readers since the day I got my very first Kindle. Currently I read on a Kindle Paperwhite, a Kindle Fire, an iPad, and an iPhone. I also use a variety of apps to read. I've tried the Kindle app, iBooks, Marvin, and Bluefire. I read five or more books a week and, despite searching, have yet to find the perfect e-reader.
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the perfect eReader will have….Monday, December 9th, 2013
RWA 2013 ReflectionsMonday, July 22nd, 2013
I look forward to RWA all year long. Admittedly, a large part of it is the sheer fun. This year I kept gleefully telling my colleagues at work that I was off to spend a week going to cocktail parties and talking about books, and that they should feel very sorry for me. But beyond the parties, friends, and chatter, I enjoy the vibe of the conference itself, which is different every year. Since I've been able to attend the last four years in a row, I've enjoyed seeing how that changes. Where do we pick this up? Well, Lynn and I make a huge effort to attend as many publisher spotlights and tweet them when we can. We also watch our tweet streams to see what other attendees are talking about, and talk to authors at the literacy signing and publisher book signings. Here's what was "in the water" this year:
Branding and New Adult: I believe we heard both of these terms at every single spotlight we attended, without exception. Last year, publishers seemed to be scrambling somewhat (especially after Stephanie Laurens' evocative speech) to explain their relevance in the current wide open market. This year, they all seemed to by quite clear on what they brought to the table: Branding, packaging, and marketing. They are making coordinated efforts to turn each author into her own distinct and recognizable brand. All of them said they want multiple contracts and series. Now, to be clear, several clarified that "series" does not have to mean six shape-shifting brothers who all live in each other's pockets; series can mean books set in the same world, even if that means they are more loosely connected. What publishers clearly do not want is an author who genre hops like mad. You can do it, mind you, but that probably means you have two distinct brands, and perhaps that you have them at different houses. If you are a newbie hoping to break into the field, you are better off picking something and sticking with it.
As for New Adult, my sense is that publishers are scrambling to hop onto this bandwagon and ride it while it's hot. How long will it be hot? Who's to say. But I did tell my 21 year old writing daughter that since she is writing about characters her age she should be submitting them now…while everyone is looking.
Paranormals are on the backburner: I admit to thinking I might never hear these words, and since I am not really a huge paranormal fan I admit to being pretty happy to hear these words. After several conferences spent hearing about how readers were clamoring for more vampires, shapeshifters, succubi, and just plain others, I'm a little glad that the enthusiasm has run its course for now. This also helps me out as Managing Editor of AAR. I've spent the last several years with a list full of complicated paranormal series books that reviewers struggled to follow because they could not always read the previous 37 books in the series.
Publishers still want paranormals. But if you're a new author they are looking mostly for paranormals with humor, for which there is still more of a demand, or something very high concept (another big conference buzzword). However, if you love to write and read more traditional paranormals don't despair, because…
Digital publishing makes nearly anything possible: Every traditional publisher has a digital arm, and many publishers who started out digital and gaining traction. The digital arms (and small but growing e-only or e-mostly pubs) are willing to take a chance on nearly any setting or subgenre if they think the writing is good enough. This is where they'll publish your vampire book or your Colonial romance if you are not Christine Feehan or Pamela Clare. They'll brand you and (hopefully) let you take off in a more niche market, which is much cheaper to do in the digital milieu. This can only be good news for readers who crave variety (if a little challenging at times for those of us who are trying to find all these great books and tell you about them). The other interesting thing that more than one publisher noted is that the digital market and print market are really not the same. Different types of books can perform better in each market, and what takes off digitally does not always translate to print (and vice versa).
Indy and e "friendly": And speaking of e-publishing, I personally was thrilled to see the conference becoming more e-friendly. A few publishers – most notablyAvon – had their authors hand out ebooks as well as print versions. Those of us shipping books home to, say, Colorado – and who might have husbands who complain about the possibility of being killed in a book avalanche – were very grateful. RWA also held its first indy book signing, which was well attended and popular with both indy authors and conference attendees.
Usually, this is the spot where I talk about my conference workout photo, but working out at this hotel was kind of a drag and the view was not inspiring. I am more of an outdoor girl in the summertime, and this hotel in the heart of downtown Atlanta was not really situated in a good place to run outside (though the weather was really not bad). I took photos from the gym, but they were depressing. Instead, you can enjoy the cheery picture of our hands (Lynn's and mine) – sporting the glowy, sparkly rings they were giving out at the Avon party. We'll be reporting to you next year from San Antonio. Dare I ask if anyone runs along the River Walk?
And it's Cyber Monday!Monday, November 26th, 2012
And, it's Cyber Monday! I tend to do my holiday shopping all throughout the year, so I've never been a Black Friday shopper, but sometimes Cyber Monday sucks me in. I do spend a lot of time on the computer after all….
I like my Kindle and I'm not looking to replace it. However, I know my brother wants one, and the Paperwhite is already backordered to December 21, so it looks like I'm not the only one on the hunt. And if you've been looking for a Kindle Fire, they're just a little bit cheaper today.
Freading? The Continuing Saga of EBooks and Library LendingThursday, November 15th, 2012
I have to admit that my passion, ire and wrath about publishers and eBook pricing has been more about how it affects me as a consumer. But now that things seem to be turning around I have lost some of my tunnel vision and realize that our libraries have been through the wringer as much as we have(if not more, quite frankly), and they still don't have a viable resolution yet.
Oh, I have talked about it before in this blog but it is not something that I followed religiously. One reason is that as a Kindle owner, library lending wasn't an available feature for a long while since Amazon didn't have any type of agreement with libraries. And finally when they did add this feature, I found a very limited collection of books available. Almost all major publishers such as Macmillan Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Group, Brilliance Audio, and Hachette Book Group blocked libraries' access to eBooks. HarperCollins limited the access to 26 times before the book expired. Random House reaffirmed its commitment to the library eBook market but tripled their prices. (more…)
Cheap EBooks: Bane, Boon, or Bust for Readers?Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
If you follow eBook news, you know it's often all about pricing. From complaints about high prices and allegations of collusion on prices to concerns about cheap eBooks, customers are always keeping their eye on the price. It's annoying to find that the new eBook you want is $14.99, while the hardback often costs less (including shipping).
To avoid paying too much for eBooks, I check out bargains on the MobileRead Deals, Freebies, and Resources forum every day. The eBook Bargains thread is also hugely popular on AAR's own Potpourri board. It's great to find free and bargain eBooks from authors I love, or from authors I've been wanting to read. Not long ago, I got nostalgic and gladly bought some Newberry Award winners for $1.99 each because the books reminded me of those great trips to the school library. Of course, I also wound up buying some higher priced titles because I just had to get a copy of The Witch of Blackbird Pond again. (more…)
E-Lending and the LendInk BrouhahaTuesday, August 14th, 2012
The latest Internet scandal about piracy isn't about piracy — it's about misunderstanding what eBook lending is all about. What happened proved that social media can be a powerful force, but those powers aren't always used in the right way. Just ask the owner and users of LendInk, a legitimate eBook lending site that did not host any files. LendInk was taken down because of erroneous takedown notices from concerned authors. This story even made news in Australia.
Writers are one of the biggest forces in getting eBook pirating sites shut down. This power is a good thing. But what if the site isn't actually a piracy site? What if, like LendInk, it's one of several lending sites, sites that are allowed by Amazon, B&N, and other eBook vendors? Then we have a problem. (more…)
eReading SurveyWednesday, April 18th, 2012
The must-have device for readers these days seems to be an e-reader whether Kindle, Nook, Sony, BeBook, or other dedicated reader. For those who want to do more than simply read on a device, there are always computer screens, tablet computers, netbooks, and more.
To test how up to date you are on eReading, I've come up with a little multiple choice quiz. (I'm a former teacher. Testing's in my blood.) The answers come from the recent PEW Report on E-Readers published in April 2012. (The questions use PEW wording so that the results stay true.)
What percentage of Americans have read an eBook?
The Obligatory Fifty Shades of Grey PostFriday, March 9th, 2012
Every once in a while, a book will pop out of nowhere and get all kinds of mega media attention. Usually, this is limited to Nicholas Sparks' novels in which the heroine (and sometimes the hero) usually dies, but this time out it's linked to a novel that is, unmistakably, a romance. With an HEA and everything.
I've read the book – the first two, in fact – and, excuse me, if I just don't see what the Big Deal is all about. Fifty Shades of Grey flirts with BDSM, but isn't really, since the focus is on how "wrong" the hero is for his obsession and it seems to me as if the BDSM lifestyle is diminished increasingly throughout the first two books. I haven't read the last one, yet, but I'd be pretty damn surprised if a BDSM-lite HEA isn't involved.
Now, for the eleventy-seventh time, I'm not knocking BDSM, but it's just not my thing, okay? But the BDSM in this book is of the ultra mild variety so, if any of the masses out there are reading it for their secret BDSM thrill, the truth is there really have to be books out there that can more effectively satisfy that desire.
eBook Lending – A Reader's ViewThursday, March 1st, 2012
Last week, I mentioned that certain publishers won't let libraries lend their eBooks. To bring it home more, if you are looking for romance eBooks by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lora Leigh, Keiran Kramer published by Macmillan Publishing at your local library or Simon & Schuster's authors such as Jayne Ann Krentz or Sabrina Jeffries, don't waste your time looking because their eBooks are not available for lending. If that is not enough, Penguin, which only offered backlist eBook titles for library lending, announced that it is terminating its contract with OverDrive, the library digital vendor, and starting February 10 will cease to offer any of its eBooks to libraries.


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WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) - Police have identified the suspect and released more information into a weekend shooting that left a Weston woman dead.
The suspect is being named as 21 year old Richi Vue of Saint Paul. Vue faces charges of homicide, possession of a firearm as a felon, theft of a firearm, operating a vehicle without consent and fleeing police. He's being held on both a probation hold and a million dollars cash bond. Vue was captured about 6 hours after the call first went out that shots had been fired in a Weston apartment complex.
Officers were called around 8pm Saturday to the 5100 block of Aspen Street. When they arrived, they found 20-year-old Lee Xiong dead in the apartment. Everest Metro captain Clay Schultz says they can't call this case a domestic violence incident. "That requires officials things in place, but we can say that this was a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship"
Reports in the criminal complaint say that Vue and Xiong were dealing meth out of the apartment, and that a dispute over a drug deal lead to the shooting. A preliminary autopsy showed that Xiong died of a single gunshot wound to the neck, but a full report on toxicology could take several weeks.
The attack came in a family apartment, and there was a 14 year old female witness inside the apartment at the time of the shooting. She was the one to make the initial calls to police to start the investigation.
Vue fled the scene and may have been attempting to get back to Saint Paul. Clark County deputies found him on a dead end road and arrested him without incident. Vue had two handguns with him at the time of his arrest, and was driving a truck stolen from a Wausau car dealership last month.


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His past medical history includes: atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, L-5 spine radiculopathy with moderate stenosis at vertebrae L4-5; a positive electromyography of mild motor sensory polyneuropathy; elevated cholesterol; elevated blood pressure; gastroesophageal reflux disease; glaucoma; and multiple joint degenerative joint disease.
The patient is allergic to warfarin (Coumadin, Bristol-Myers Squibb) and has a history of purple toe syndrome from warfarin. His medications include simvastatin (Zocor), generic omeprazole, tamsulosin (Flomax, Boehringer-Ingelheim), alprazolam (Xanax), candesartan (Atacand), hydrochlorothiazide, metoprolol (Lopressor), Tylenol prn, aspirin 325 mg, bimatoprost (Lumigan, Allergan) timolol and Azopt eye drops.
In regard to the examination, the patient presented with local redness, tenderness and hypertrophy to the left great toe border. He had increased heat and redness of the right first MPJ, ankles and across both midfoot regions. Edema was +3 of the calf and feet, and there was palpable tenderness to both midfoot regions/ankles.
I contacted the ER physician and asked the doctor why the patient was discharged at the time of his visit six days prior. The ER doctor said there was no reason for him to be admitted. After much discussion with the ER doctor, he stated that there was no reason even that night to admit the patient with his progressive symptoms. Lab testing results obtained from the ER visit six days prior showed a urinalysis with 30 to 50 white blood cells in the urine, negative glucose/ketones and +1 occult blood. Other lab testing results showed a red blood cell count of 7.3, a white blood cell count of 4.10, potassium 4.1 mmol/L, sodium 138 mmol/L, sugar 128 mg/dL, and a uric acid level of 8.2 mg/dL with no HgA1c completed.
The EKG showed ventricular tachycardia. X-rays upon examination show significant midfoot degenerative joint disease and soft tissue swelling. His dorsalis pedis pulse was 1+/4 and his posterior tibial pulse was 0/4 B/L.
Working diagnoses include hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, possible prostatitis, ventricular tachycardia, acute kidney failure and other organ shut down, and L-5 spine stenosis with radiculopathy.
During this office visit, I contacted his internal medicine physician and he agreed with me to send him to the nearest ER. We were both concerned about the progressive symptoms. I again contacted the ER doctor and after much pressure, he decided to reconsider the patient coming back to the ER for possible hospitalization with working diagnosis discussed.
The patient was admitted to the local hospital through the ER and a hospitalist, urologist, vascular surgeon and rheumatologist saw him.
The final diagnoses include acute prostatitis, acute gout, kidney failure and ventricular tachycardia. Treatment included medical management for hyperuricemia secondary to prostatitis. Once the patient was stable, the patient underwent successful prostate surgery. Within 10 days, the patient was medically stable with significant improvement in swelling with both local and systemic symptoms essentially resolved. All lab testing results returned to near normal values.
This case demonstrates the important role of the podiatrist for the comprehensive care, collaboration and correlation with other professionals of the healthcare team for the treatment of local and systemic medical issues. This case has become an excellent practice builder. This single case alone has created multiple new patient referrals for both conservative care and surgical intervention.
In Conclusion
Gout is a relatively common inflammatory arthritis that occurs in all age groups. It can be a particularly debilitating disease, causing limitation of activity and lowering the quality of life. It is now associated with the comorbidity of other systemic diseases.


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Drama series for four- to six-year-olds about the parallel lives of parents at work and their children with child minder Granny Murray. There is a horrible smell coming from Tina's taxi. She soon works out what's causing it, and has the taxi smelling of roses.
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Screeeeech! Bang. Oooooooowww!
As Ms Morissette sang all those years ago, 'Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on yeeeooooou when you think everything's okay and everything's going riiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeiiiiight'.
And dogs, it transpires, have a funny way of sneaking right up in front of the bike tyres of husbands riding home in the dark, sending them flying not too gracefully over the handlebars.
Poor old Galumph. He hobbled in the door, clutching his chin, and whimpered (in a manly sort of way, of course) "I think we're going to need some Dettol". After sitting him down in the bathroom, and getting him to remove his hand from his chin, I had to deliver the bad news that his chin, jaggedly sliced open and oozing copious amounts of blood, was going to need a little more than Dettol. After calling our old neighbour to come over (because I don't drive, although that was definitely a time that I wished I'd gotten my licence), I patched up his knees, thighs and hands, all of which were magnificently grazed, then sent the fellas off to the emergency 24 hr clinic to get the chin looked at.
One puffy jaw, a lovely square banage and quite a few stitches later, he was back home, and definitely with some bizzare sort of delirium setting in. He kept laughing hysterically, even though I'd implore him not to, as it would make his stiches hurt.
This morning, however, it's all about the moaning and "Can you please make me another cup of milo - with a straw?". So folks, send a Get Well message his way. The old Galumph needs them!
PS I'd post a pic, but it's gruesome.
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The Road Less Travelled- shirt design entry for Petron
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El teletrabajo siempre es una opción pero parece que en estos tiempos hay más interés por el tema por parte de las empresas.
El teletrabajo se convierte en el antídoto de las empresas para salir de la crisis
Trabajar desde casa supone un generoso ahorro para las empresas, que suprimen las dietas, los gastos de viajes y reducen el consumo de energía en las oficinas. Además, para el empleado todo son ventajas: conciliación familiar, mejor organización del tiempo y un lugar de trabajo al que no hay que desplazarse.
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This lecture, entitled "How to Write and the Art of Writing," will take place on Wednesday, November 30 in the Tuohy Hall Auditorium (245 Clinton Avenue, between DeKalb and Willoughby) at 6 p.m., and is free and open to the public.
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Please go do yourself a favour and check out her website, her galleries, and her print shop. Ohhhh money, why do you always evade me when I find stuff I love…
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RIP Patrice. I will tell you one of the weirdest things I have ever done, in his honor. When I was 22 I worked at a comedy club, and Patrice was performing. I was up in the box office so I didn't get to watch the show, and thus was out of my mind bored. There were a bunch of leftover flyers with his headshot promoting his appearance. It was the last night he was performing, so they were garbage at this point. I was so bored I spent the show cutting his head out of the flyers in the shape of hearts. Tons of them. And taped them all together, and presented my artwork to him after the show, barely able to suppress my laughter. He was like, "Um, really?" And I was like, "Yep, this is for you." He thanked me and went on his way, probably wondering who the crazy girl was, but he was totally cool about it. I was just wondering how he was doing post-stroke this morning when I heard the news. Sad.
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One of the Eagle chicks hatched!by Tom Mitchell
Several weeks ago I posted the link to the Eaglecam in Minnesota that is mounted on a tree just outside of Minneapolis. Three eggs ...Read More »
EagleCam is back!by Tom Mitchell
Here it is - the EagleCam is back. Watch this nesting pair of bald eagles as they incubate and eventually hatch two new eaglets! ...Read More »
Trophy deer for sale: Killing, not huntingby Mike McFeely
Trophy deer for sale: Killing, not hunting Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:40 a.m. by Mike McFeely And we wonder why hunting gets a ...Read More »
Pheasant numbers down in N.D., S.D. and Minnesota ... and it's not just the weatherby Mike McFeely
North Dakota Game and Fish released the results of its roadside pheasant count and the news is what everybody expected: the pheasant...Read More »
A Bald Eagle in churchby Tom Mitchell
The resurgence of the Bald Eagle over the past 20 years has been incredible. From the endangered species list to now thriving, in a...Read More »
How much should you water your lawn?by Tom Mitchell
One of my greatest pet peeves is people who waste water irrigating their lawn. Over the weekend our area received over 2 inches of ...Read More »
Jellyfish on the beachby Tom Mitchell
Most of my outdoor experience comes from things in the Midwest. On our recent family trip to California we spent considerable time ...Read More »
Rocky Mountain Sunsetby Tom Mitchell
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A great soundtrack marries music with imagery, forming a symbiosis between song and sight. And let's face it, although some have tried, films just don't work as well without them. The same can be said of a journey through Sonora.
A tour through this northern Mexican state isn't just about sightseeing: it is about 'soundseeing'; it is about opening your ears, as well as your eyes to the hum of its deserts, the throng of its villages, the pulse of its people. Most soundtracks are written for films, to complement their movements, accentuate their subtleties: in Sonora, it is almost as if the landscape is written for the music.
A soundtrack to Sonora begins in silence, in a stillness only a desert of such beauty can evoke. But with each passing hour, much like the landscape, it begins to transform. And then, almost unnoticeably, it reaches a crescendo, bursting into life as you enter into one of its vibrant townships. On this occasion, it is the village of Alamos that sets the tone.
Upon arrival into Alamos, there is time to reflect upon its prettiness. And then, the lull is broken by bread. In Alamos, as in all of Sonora, almost every meal eaten out is accompanied by live music. Whether through a lone pianist sitting in a corner, or a 'mobile' mariachi-esque duo/trio, music will present itself somehow to the diner.
But the real reason we are here is to experience the annual international Festival Cultural Alfonso Ortiz Tirado.
When an entire town is taken over by a music festival; when in every direction you turn, there awaits a musician, ready to serenade you with a melody, you know you're in for something special.
And so it is here. The Festival Ortiz Tirado literally spews out on to the town's streets, uncontainable in its vivacity. On the El Callejon del Templo (main stage), there's the Latin-pop of 'Puerto Rican Power', infused with traditional sounds and rhythms. Inside the Palacio Municipal, listeners are taken, via Noche de la Universidad de Sonora, to Vienna and beyond by four gifted opera students performing the works of Mozart, Strauss, Schumann and Schubert. And in between, music fans are treated to over a hundred performances on stages strewn across the entire town.
But perhaps the most enjoyable part of the festival is found on its cobbled streets and alleys. On one corner, we find ourselves literally standing between two 'acts' that alternate performances for anyone who will stop and listen (and of course, many do). Then, on the next night we follow a large ensemble that lead a procession through the streets of the village, with wine-laden donkey in tow. Dancing is not optional.
As visitors, we are told Mexicans are often late for their own funerals – although this clearly does not apply to Mexican music. It is rhythmic, it is regular, and it is never late.
The Festival Ortiz Tirado is a celebration unlike any other, where song and dance flow freely, both metaphorically and literally (the $300 price tag of Coachella, or the $250 tag of Bonnaroo definitely don't apply here).
And when the credits to this carnival start to roll, be sure to see them out, with eyes, and ears, open.I write this in silence. But in my head I still hear the sounds of percussion, of horns and of so, so many guitars. I still hear the sounds of Sonora.
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Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
|Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
|Studio album by Shakira
|November 28, 2005
|Shakira chronology
|Singles from Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 is the seventh studio album and second English language album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on November 28, 2005, by Epic Records. After attaining international success with her third studio effort, Laundry Service, (2001), Shakira decided to create a two-part follow-up record. She released the project as the follow-up to her sixth studio effort Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, with which she had attained international success five months prior. As co-producer, Shakira enlisted producers including previous collaborators Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis Fernando Ochoa and Rick Rubin to work alongside newer partners Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Tim Mitchell and The Matrix.
Musically the album follows in the vein of her earlier works, the album is heavily influenced by Latin pop styles, and additionally incorporates elements of dance-pop, pop rock, and trip hop. Upon its release, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented it as her strongest project to date. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 128,000 copies, the album was later certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 1.7 million units in the country. It additionally topped charts in Denmark and Mexico. To date, the record has sold approximately 8 million copies worldwide.[2][3][4]
Three singles were released from the album. Its lead single, "Don't Bother", reached number forty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Hips Don't Lie", peaked at number one in the country, becoming her first single to do so. The third and final single, "Illegal", peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs component chart. In December 2006, the albums were reissued as an expanded version, titled Oral Fixation, Vol. 1 & 2. The projects were additionally promoted through the Oral Fixation Tour, which visited several countries throughout 2006 and 2007.
"The idea of making a double project was never planned or premeditated, it just happened. I found myself writing 60 songs and put myself on the mission of selecting my favorite ones, which happened to be 20. And those 20 songs formed this project, Oral Fixation Vol. 1 and 2."
After attaining international success with her third studio effort, Laundry Service, in 2001, Shakira opted to create a two-part follow-up record. Having co-written nearly sixty tracks for Laundry Service, she put herself "on the mission of selecting [her] favorite ones" to record for Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 and its predecessor, the Spanish-language Fijación Oral, Vol. 1.[5] While recording the project, Shakira worked with previous collaborators Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis Fernando Ochoa and Rick Rubin, and newer partners Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Tim Mitchell and The Matrix.[6]
For the album, Shakira wrote all the lyrics, and the majority of the music. "To start seeing people's first reactions, and how people start relating to these songs and appreciating every single piece of work I have done over the past two years, is the best reward an artist can have after so much hard work," says Shakira. "I will not lie to you; it was not a path of roses. It was painful at times to come up with two albums, to write more than 60 songs and to fight my own insecurities and doubts."[7] While speaking about the difference about expressing herself in Spanish and English, Shakira told, "When I express myself in Spanish, I find elements that help me express an idea in perhaps a different way than when I do it in English. There are different aesthetics, but there is a certain style to the way I write my own songs, a particular way of describing feelings and emotions that I have developed over all these years making songs. I have gotten in touch with my own gift - I am sure, 10 years ago, I was not half as good as I can say I am today, and I am still not good enough. There is a long way to go."[7]
Cover art[edit]
For both Oral Fixation records, Shakira commented that the album artworks were inspired by Eve, elaborating that "[she wanted] to attribute to Eve one more reason to bite the forbidden fruit, and that would be her oral fixation" and that "[she always felt] that [she has] been a very oral person. [It is her] biggest source of pleasure". The second volume's cover sees an unclothed Shakira covered by a tree's branches and leaves while holding an apple in her hand. The baby girl she held in her arms on the cover of the first volume is sitting in the tree, alluding to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's theory that infants begin discovering the world through their mouths during the oral stage of psychosexual development.[8]
For Jon Pareles of The New York Times, "For obvious reasons, it's eye-catching, as was the cover of the Spanish-language companion album, "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1".[8] In Middle Easts version of the album, Shakira was covered up with leaves.[9] Complex Magazine selected "Oral Fixation" album cover as the eleventh "sexiest album cover of all time", writing that it is "the hottest portrayal of Eve in the Garden of Eden we can imagine."[10] Maxim also listed the album's cover as one of the "sexiest album covers", writing that, "A naked girl holding up an apple in a garden is played out, but not when the girl is hip-shaking Shakira. Damn, it could happen all over again, couldn't it?."[11]
Music and lyrics[edit]
A 24 second sample of "Don't Bother" containing part of the chorus. On the rock-tinged song, Shakira refuses to ask for her former lover's sympathy after the end of their relationship and assures him that she will move on.
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For Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, the album touches on everything from the expected Latin rhythms to glitzy Euro disco, trashy American rock & roll, and stomping Britpop, all punctuated by some stark confessionals.[1] "How Do You Do" is a bold opening track that features Gregorian chants and an eerie reciting of "The Lord's Prayer" before thrusting the listener into a song similar to Sarah McLachlan's 'Dear God', according to Kristina Weise of Songwriting Universe. It presents bitter questions regarding faith and religion. The lyrics say, "How many people die and hurt in your name?/Hey does that make you proud, or does it bring you shame?" Shakira affirms, "I decided in the bridge of the song to include chants from different religions like Islam, Judaism and Christianity. And the three chanters are saying basically the same: they are asking for forgiveness," she said off the track.[7] The first single, "Don't Bother", presents the final chapter of a relationship and the confusion that faces anyone in a break up. It includes the lyric lines, "For you I'd give up all I own and move to a communist country/If you came with me, of course/And I'd file my nails so they don't hurt you." She quickly follows with: "And after all I'm glad I am not your type/I promise you won't see me cry/So don't bother/I'll be fine, I'll be fine." For Shakira, "I think 'Don't Bother' has a lot of pain in it as a song, but also a lot of humor and sarcasm. Yes, it is a way of exorcising all of these feelings, a form of catharsis, getting rid of all of those emotions that torture us women at some point in our lives."[7]
"Illegal" features a guitar solo by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, and features lyrics such as, "You said you would love me until you died/And as far as I know you're still alive", which were compared to "Alanis Morissette"'s "You Oughta Know", according to Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.[1] "I'd like to be the owner of the zipper on your jeans," she sings on the racy "Hey You," which was compared to the works of American rock-band No Doubt, by Slant Magazine.[12] Mariachi horns bump up against surf guitars in "Animal City", a don't-go-there warning against fame and fake friends; while bossa nova accents wind through "Something", one of only two tracks reprised from Fijación Oral, being called En Tus Pupilas on the first edition.[13] While "The Day and the Time" is on the first edition, with the title "Dia Especial".[14] Meanwhile, gypsy-caravan violin and marauder guitar complete "Your Embrace," a teardroppy, adult-contemporary balladry, whilst "Costume Makes the Clown," talks about she cheating on her guy, over battering-ram guitars.[13] Shakira also dives into pulsating neo-disco on the closing track "Timor", but in the form of a protest song.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
|Professional ratings
|Aggregate scores
|Review scores
|Boston Herald
|Entertainment Weekly
|The Guardian
|Los Angeles Times
|Rolling Stone
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, "Oral Fixation" received an average score of 74 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album a rating of 4 stars (out of 5), calling it "a deadly serious, ambitious pop/rock album, most assuredly not frivolous dance-pop, [...] it's pop, but it's unconventional".[1] Erlewine also wrote that Oral Fixation, "is not only a markedly different album from Fijación Oral, but from every other record in her catalog -- or, most importantly, from any other pop album in 2005."[1] Matt Cibula of PopMatters agreed, writing that Oral Fixation is "the best pop record of the year".[20] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that "Oral Fixation is the sound of an utterly unique voice in a uniform world."[18] Agustin Gurza of Los Angeles Times wrote the album "is a stronger work as a whole, with sharper edges and darker undertones," praising its music, writing that "this work stands on its own, squarely within the mainstream of U.S. pop and rock with a lot less Latin flavor."[19]
David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B- rating, writing that, "Although Oral Fixation is hardly the first time a Latina act has aimed straight for the middle of the North American road and nearly lost control of the wheel in the process, it's among the most disappointing. For all the musical ingredients at her disposal, Shakira winds up with a relatively bland dish."[13] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the weakest part in some songs on the album are "the main(stream) hook, an attempt at radio-accessibility that white-washes the personality that sets Shakira apart from her competition."[12] Barry Walters of Rolling Stone acknowledged that, "Occasionally clumsy but most often clever, Shakira's English lyrics and performances still lack the confidence of her Spanish tracks, yet Oral Fixation manages to maintain the musical credibility that Fijacion Oral won back."[14] Edward Oculicz of Stylus Magazine concluded that, "Oral Fixation Volume 2 strikes a good balance between the creative audacity of its more extreme songs, all of which work as good pop, and the filler, which is well crafted and catchy."[21]
Commercial performance[edit]
In the United States, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 128,000 copies. After being reissued in 2006 with "Hips Don't Lie" and an alternate version of "La Tortura", the record moved from number ninety-eight to number six. With sales of 81,000 copies that week, it had experienced a 643% increase. By 2007, the album sold over 1.7 million units in the country.[22] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. Shakira received 18 Platinum certifications for the sales of Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 in the following countries: Canada, Mexico, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Peru, Chile, India, Greece, United States, United Kingdom, and her home country, Colombia. Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 was named the ninth best selling album of 2006 worldwide. Also it was the 23rd best selling album in the United States of 2006. After the performance of "Hips Don't Lie" at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, which featured Shakira dancing in an Indian outfit,[23] the album topped India Charts and was certified Platinum selling 80,000 units.[24] In April 2007 Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 re-entered the UK Albums Chart at #70 the same week that "Beautiful Liar", Shakira's duet with Beyoncé, entered the singles charts at No. 10 solely through downloads.[25] It later moved to #69. The album was also certified Platinum in the UK in April 2007.[26]
To further promote Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, Shakira embarked on the Oral Fixation Tour. It was launched on June 14, 2006, at the Feria De Muestras in Zaragoza, Spain.[27] With the assistance of the Creative Artists Agency, she visited twenty-seven cities and performed forty-one shows across five continents.[28] The tour concluded on July 9, 2007, at the Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.[29] It grossed over $42 million in North and Latin America, and grossed $100 million worldwide.[30] The set list primarily consisted of Spanish-language tracks, and additionally included earlier singles from Shakira's albums Pies Descalzos (1996), Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998), and Laundry Service (2001).[31]
In November 2007, Epic Records released the Oral Fixation Tour live album, filmed during a show in Miami, Florida in December 2006. Robert Silva from About.com provided a positive review, describing the recording as a "very entertaining and lively performance"; he expressed an additional interest in the bonus behind-the-scenes footage.[32] William Ruhlmann from Allmusic shared a similar sentiment, complimenting her vocals and dancing abilities.[33]
The lead-single, "Don't Bother", was released on October 4, 2005. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its production and songwriting. Commercially, the song was a moderate success, reaching the top-ten in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and UK, while it only peaked at number 42 in the US, reaching a lowest peak than "La Tortura", the lead-single of Fijación Oral.[34]
"Hips Don't Lie" is a salsa and reggaeton song, which heavily incorporates samples from Jean's earlier single "Dance Like This" and "Amores Como el Nuestro" written by Omar Alfanno.
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After the moderate success of "Don't Bother" and of the album, her label Epic Records asked Wyclef Jean, in early 2006, to remake his song "Dance Like This" with Shakira, attempting to revive sales of the album. After that, "Hips Don't Lie" was released as the second single from the album (first from the reissue) on February 28, 2006. The song received positive reviews from critics, while it gained 6 awards. Commercially, the single proved to be more successful than "Don't Bother", peaking at number-one in more than 13 countries, including Australia, France, Ireland, UK and US, becoming her most successful single to date.[35]
The third and final single, "Illegal", was released on November 14, 2006. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, due to the inclusion of Carlos Santana on it. However, the song didn't perform well on the charts, after the huge success of "Hips Don't Lie", only managing to peak inside the top-ten in Austria, Italy and Netherlands, while elsewhere it reached the top-forty, including the UK. In the US, the song didn't enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[36]
Track listing[edit]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Oral Fixation, Vol. 2.
|"How Do You Do"
|"Don't Bother"
|"Illegal" (featuring Carlos Santana)
|"The Day and the Time" (featuring Gustavo Cerati)
|"Animal City"
|"Dreams for Plans"
|"Hey You"
|"Your Embrace"
|"Costume Makes the Clown"
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|"How Do You Do"
|"Illegal" (featuring Carlos Santana)
|"Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
|"Animal City"
|"Don't Bother"
|"The Day and the Time" (featuring Gustavo Cerati)
|"Dreams for Plans"
|"Hey You"
|"Your Embrace"
|"Costume Makes the Clown"
|"La Tortura" (Alternate Version) (featuring Alejandro Sanz)
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|Re-issue – Latin America and Spain bonus track
|"Hips Don't Lie (En Español)" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
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Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
|Chart (2006)
|US Billboard 200[43]
|Argentina (CAPIF)[44]
|Australia (ARIA)[45]
|Austria (IFPI Austria)[46]
|Belgium (BEA)[47]
|Canada (Music Canada)[48]
|2× Platinum
|Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[49]
|Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[50]
|France (SNEP)[51]
|Germany (BVMI)[52]
|3× Gold
|Ireland (IRMA)[53]
|2× Platinum
|Italy (FIMI)[54]
|Mexico (AMPROFON)[55]
|Netherlands (NVPI)[56]
|Norway (IFPI Norway)[57]
|Portugal (AFP)[59]
|Russia (NFPF)[60]
|2× Platinum
|Spain (PROMUSICAE)[61]
|Sweden (GLF)[62]
|Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[63]
|United Kingdom (BPI)[64]
|United States (RIAA)[65]
|1,800,000[citation needed]
|Europe (IFPI)[66]
*sales figures based on certification alone
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- ^ a b "Shakira: Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 - PopMatters Music Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ a b "Shakira - Oral Fixation Volume 2 - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "Five (Almost) Write-Offs For Tax Day" (in German). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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- ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Mexico's AMPROFON Top 100 of 2006 Chart > Chart Peak" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Shakira in the field Interpret. Enter Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2006". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol 2". Music Canada.
- ^ "Danish album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2". IFPI Denmark.
- ^ a b The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
- "Shakira" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- "Kultalevyjen myöntämisrajat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^ "French album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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- ^ "Travolgente Shakira: disco d'oro". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Certificaciones –" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
- ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Shakira - Oslo Spektrum". oslospektrum.no. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Portuguese album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
- ^ "Russian album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
- ^ "Spanish album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Shakira; 'Oral Fixation Vol. 2')". Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Shakira – Oral Fixation". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
- Albums certified platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
- Albums certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria
- Albums certified gold by the Belgian Entertainment Association
- Albums certified double platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
- Albums certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Denmark
- Albums certified gold by Musiikkituottajat
- Albums certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
- Albums certified triple gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
- Albums certified double platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association
- Albums certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry
- Albums certified platinum+gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas
- Albums certified gold by the Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers
- Albums certified platinum by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa
- Albums certified double platinum by the National Federation of Phonogram Producers
- Albums certified platinum by the Productores de Música de España
- Albums certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden
- Albums certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Switzerland
- Albums certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry
- Albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- Albums certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
- 2005 albums
- Albums produced by The Matrix (production team)
- Albums produced by Rick Rubin
- Albums produced by Wyclef Jean
- Shakira albums
- Epic Records albums
- Sequel albums
- Albums produced by Jerry Duplessis


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Taste THIS Party - Monday, September 17th 2012
Here are some events that we support and would go to. More added throughout the day. Please note that RSVPing doesn't always gain entrance to an event. Factors such as doorman, your physical appearance, and if the list is still open (sadly) come into effect. But usually you're just fine if you get a confirmation email :)
Open beer bar 10 - 11 pm . No RSVP. EVENT INFO HERE
2 hour open bar by Pierre Ferrand 9 - 11 pm. RSVP - email@example.com - They send out confirmation emails but last time we went they didn't check so I guess arrive early if you didn't RSVP? EVENT INFO HERE
RSVP - firstname.lastname@example.com
RSVP Website - GiantStep.net/DJQuestLove - UPDATE - RSVP NOW CLOSED. If you want our RSVP (no plus one) please Tweet @ us.
Stanton Social always has an open bar on Monday night from 11 - 12 am that ranges in cocktail mix. There is no RSVP but arrive a little earlier than 11 to ensure a good spot at the bar. Not lying when I say this place gets packed.
Open Tequila Bar + hors d'ouevres 7 - 8 pm - RSVP - firstname.lastname@example.com - EVENT INFO HERE
Open PRB Bar 11 - 12 am. No RSVP as far as I can tell. Just show up.
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Full Length Jewel Case 2CD
Waer016, released 11th march 2009. Two Worlds is the Waerloga debut of both Anabasis & Gargrim the Liar. Yet it is not right to call this release a split CD as each artist got one CD for their own "world" and release. Both CDs are packed in one Jewel case with great cover/back artwork made by none other than John Howe, famous for his work as the leading artist in Peter Jackson´s Lord of the Rings trilogy and other brilliant illustrations. The music (almost 120 minutes total) of both artists are dark fantasy inspired, cinematic and neoclassical.
Anabasis "The Challenge"
Inspired by a poem by the English poet Robert Browning Anabasis music paint a wonderful story filled with heroism, adventure, darkness and valor. Anabasis is not only inspired by the poem, he also "describe" (in music) personalities and events presented in themes in a Wagnarian way (leit-motives). You will find a hero-theme, traitor theme, stronghold-theme and so forth. They all show up disguised in different tempos and different meters. The music is highly cinematic and instrumental.
01. Title
02. The Challenge
03. Skavedal Tavern
04. Roses and Brimstone
05. Enchanted Forest
06. Chasing Traitors
07. Distant Stronghold
08. Decievers Narration
09. Catacombs
10. Calling the Long Since Lost
11. At the Gates 12. Dirge - End Title
Total Playing time: 57 minutes
Gargrim the Liar "Stories of Long Forgotten"
01. Preludium
02. Of Noble Blood
03. Left Alone to Die
04. Carmen Ex Miragliano
05. The Story Unfolds
06. Their Fate Sealed
07. Silvano´s Waltz
08. No Way Out
09. Death of a Father
10. Requiem for Miragliano
11. Tilea Forest (Bonus Track)
12. The Pavillion (Bonus Track)
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By: Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing
The consumerization of IT, referred to by many people as "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD), is a very hot topic these days as organizations grapple with the challenge of managing the risks in allowing their data to be placed on personal mobile devices, like smart phones. The challenge here is that some of the devices that employees decide to bring to work might not have the basic security or management capabilities. This challenge is compounded by the risks associated with these same devices connecting to ubiquitous social networks and the diverse ways organizations and people are choosing to connect and share data today – such as the utilization of cloud services.
The list of smart personal devices capable of connecting to private and public networks is rapidly and constantly expanding. For CISOs and CSOs, managing an ever growing list of devices isn't a sustainable model. Some of the security professionals I have talked to are shifting their focus to managing the data instead of devices. They have concluded that device security is only a proxy for data security; if they can't effectively manage the security of the devices that employees are bringing to work, they will focus their efforts on managing the security of the data itself. I think the industry recognizes the importance in securing personal devices and I expect to see them with much better management controls in the future.
So what does this mean in the cloud computing context?
I had a conversation with Jim Reavis, executive director of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) on this topic, when we got in front of the video camera at the RSA Conference in San Francisco just a few weeks ago. You can watch this conversation in the latest installment of the Trustworthy Computing Cloud Fundamentals Video Series below.
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|Standard Name
|Systematic Name
|Feature Type
|ORF, Verified
|Nuclear exosome exonuclease component; has 3'-5' exonuclease activity that is regulated by Lrp1p; involved in RNA processing, maturation, surveillance, degradation, tethering, and export; role in sn/snoRNAs precursor degradation; forms a stable heterodimer with Lrp1p; has similarity to E. coli RNase D and to human PM-Sc1 100 (EXOSC10); mutant displays reduced transcription elongation in the G-less-based (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and see Summary Paragraph)
|Name Description
|Ribosomal RNA Processing 1
|Chromosomal Location
|2 genes
|530 total interaction(s) for 302 unique genes/features.
|Physical Interactions
|Genetic Interactions
|Length (a.a.)
|Molecular Weight (Da)
|Isoelectric Point (pI)
|PhosphoGRID | PhosphoPep Database
|Last Update
|Coordinates: 2011-02-03 | Sequence: 1996-07-31
|Subfeature details
|Retrieve sequences
|S288C only
|S288C vs. other species
|S288C vs. other strains
|External Links
|All Associated Seq | E.C. | Entrez Gene | Entrez RefSeq Protein | MIPS | Search all NCBI (Entrez) | UniProtKB
|Primary SGDID
The exosome complex possesses 3'-5' exonuclease and endoribonucleolytic activities that are essential for diverse ribonucleolytic processes in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm (11, 12, 13). The nuclear exosome is associated with the TRAMP complex and is involved in RNA catabolic processes including RNA surveillance (14, 15 and references therein), pre-mRNA turnover (4) and the production of mature 3' ends for snoRNAs, snRNAs and rRNAs (12, 16 and references therein). The cytoplasmic exosome is associated with Ski7p and the SKI complex and is involved in RNA catabolic processes that include both the routine turnover of normal mRNA (17) as well as the degradation of aberrant mRNAs (18 and references therein). The 10-subunit core exosome complex (Csl4p, Rrp4p, Rrp40p, Ski6p, Rrp42p, Rrp43p, Rrp45p, Rrp46p, Mtr3p, Dis3p) is the same in both locations, but the nuclear exosome contains an additional subunit (Rrp6p) and two additional accessory factors (Lrp1p, Mpp6p) (13).
Although the exosome was originally described as a "complex of exonucleases," with multiple subunits proposed to have RNase activity (11), later work has shown that this mechanism is unlikely in yeast. With the exception of Ski6p, none of the yeast subunits that show homology to E. coli RNase PH retain the active site residues seen in the bacterial or archael enzymes. Further research has also demonstrated that most, if not all, detectable enzymatic activity resides in the Dis3p and Rrp6p subunits (19, 20).
Rrp6p is a 3'-5' exonuclease that is a subunit of the nuclear exosome (2, 21). In addition to its involvement in processes mediated by the nuclear exosome, Rrp6p also performs the final trimming step in the maturation of pre-5.8S rRNA and certain pre-snoRNAs that have already been processed by the core exosome (1, 22). Rrp6p exonucleatic activity requires two divalent metal ions (Mn2+ and Zn2+), similar to other exonucleases in the DEDD family, of which Rrp6p is a member (23 and references therein). Other DEDD exonucleases include the Rrp6p homologs bacterial RNase D and human PM-Scl 100/EXOSC10 (1).
Null mutations in rrp6 result in slow growth at normal temperatures and inviability at 37 degrees C (1, 16), while point mutations in the catalytic domain lead to cold-sensitivity (1). Other rrp6 mutant phenotypes include 5-fluorouracil sensitivity (24), accumulation of processing intermediates and polyadenylated forms of rRNAs, snRNAs, and snoRNAs (22, 5, 25, 12), impaired mRNA surveillance/degradation/export, and defects in UV-induced DNA repair (26, 5 and references therein).
|Briggs MW, et al. (1998) Rrp6p, the yeast homologue of the human PM-Scl 100-kDa autoantigen, is essential for efficient 5.8 S rRNA 3' end formation. J Biol Chem 273(21):13255-63
|Burkard KT and Butler JS (2000) A nuclear 3'-5' exonuclease involved in mRNA degradation interacts with Poly(A) polymerase and the hnRNA protein Npl3p. Mol Cell Biol 20(2):604-16
|Hilleren P, et al. (2001) Quality control of mRNA 3'-end processing is linked to the nuclear exosome. Nature 413(6855):538-42
|Bousquet-Antonelli C, et al. (2000) Identification of a regulated pathway for nuclear pre-mRNA turnover. Cell 102(6):765-75
|Hieronymus H, et al. (2004) Genome-wide mRNA surveillance is coupled to mRNA export. Genes Dev 18(21):2652-62
|Vodala S, et al. (2008) The nuclear exosome and adenylation regulate posttranscriptional tethering of yeast GAL genes to the nuclear periphery. Mol Cell 31(1):104-13
|Tous C, et al. (2011) A novel assay identifies transcript elongation roles for the Nup84 complex and RNA processing factors. EMBO J 30(10):1953-64
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