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Welcome to Artbound's new music series Hear and Now, where we explore songs with a sense of place. The idea is simple: put Southern California musicians in the locations that inspired a song, and document a performance of the song, in that place. Through this juxtaposition, Hear and Now aims to paint a rich, multidimensional portrait of the creative process and draw connections between musical inspiration and the environment that nurtures it. Look closer. Listen in.
To kick off Hear and Now, we wanted to pick a musical group that was quintessentially Los Angeles; a band who could represent the cross-cultural collisions of this sprawling city. We immediately thought of Quetzal, the East Los Angeles Chicano rockers.
Fronted by Quetzal Flores and Martha Gonzalez, the troupe performs a hybridized version of son jarocho, a form of effervescent folk music from the Mexican state of Veracruz. But Quetzal's music doesn't stop there. They explore ranchera, salsa, and good ol' fashioned rock and roll too.
For our debut of Hear and Now, they chose to perform their song "Tragafuegos, "which translates to "Fire Breathers," off their newest album, "Imaginaries," inside the downtown Los Angeles bus terminal of El Paso Los Angeles Limousine Express, Inc. The "limousines," as they are called, shuttle people -- many of whom are migrant workers and weary travelers who have journeyed across borders -- throughout the Southwestern United States. These buses often represent a convergence North and South American cultures, that same cultural melange that Quetzal explores in their music. So there, in that lobby of the bus station, their performance became a sort of greeting, a impromptu celebration bidding those tired bus riders a warm welcome to Los Angeles.
Following the performance, Artbound had the chance to speak with Quetzal's singer/percussionist Martha Gonzalez about what inspired them about "Los Limousines."
Why did you pick this space?
Martha: Well, actually it was a collective decision. And some of us have had more experience in this space than anybody else. But [bassist] Juan's mother, for example, is always traveling out of here. So where other people are used to go to LAX or other places to get to where they're going, I think that a majority of people, especially immigrants and people of lower economic brackets travel out of spaces like these, bus stops, such as these.
What's your own experience here?
Martha: Well, we used to drop my dad off here. What I do remember is that my dad used to come here whenever he had to go to Guadalajara. And so it was always cheaper to travel from Tijuana to Guadalajara. So he would take a bus here overnight, get there, to Tijuana, and then go into Guadalajara from the Tijuana airport. This place has a lot of life but what it reminds me of is my great grandmother's death.
Martha: Because I remember bringing [her father] here late at night when we knew that she was dying, or that she had died already, or something like that. And so we brought him here, dropped him off, and he took off.
So, what was it like standing up there and playing in this space that has all this meaning to you?
Martha: Well, like any other space. We've played some of the nicest stages all over the world and I think this is just as meaningful, maybe even more. I feel even more nervous being in a space like this because you have people walking around you as you're playing and so there is no cheating the sound or whatever is happening. So it is very live and raw and there is nothing like having contact, face to face contact with people that you're playing for.
How did that feel?
Martha: One of the things I did beforehand because I think it's only fair to do, like any other telonero would do--a telonero is a person that plays for tips basically--is that you ask permission before you go in. And so I, before we walked in actually, I said, "you know we're going to make a bit of noise right now." And they said, "oh no, that's fine, that's fine." So I got a lot of okays from people.
I think that there's a dignity to it. So I feel proud, I feel happy that I am able to bring the music to people in this way, and more than anything, it made me think we need to do this more often.
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The president's budget would freeze domestic spending for five years.
President Barack Obama released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2012 today. The budget "will help us live within our means while investing in our future," the president said in a White House video. "It cuts what we can't afford to pay for what we cannot do without." His budget freezes annual domestic spending for five years, which he said will reduce deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, and it cuts programs the president said he cares deeply about. It also puts tax loopholes under the knife, an effort U.S. News blogger Susan Milligan says will be tricky. "The intricate network of lobbyists and special interests in Washington have made it extremely difficult, politically, to rid either the personal or corporate tax code of deductions and loopholes," she writes.
But are the cuts enough to get the deficit and national debt on track? "What the president's budget does is it takes the next step," says Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew in a White House video, adding that it would bring the country to "a sustainable deficit, in the neighborhood of 3 percent of our economy, in the next decade."
But many Republicans say the President's cuts won't go far enough, arguing that the budget doesn't display enough of a sense of urgency about the country's financial situation. "The president has missed an opportunity to show real leadership on the number one issue threatening our country's future," Sen. Bob Corker said in a statement today. "As we approach our debt limit of $14.29 trillion, I see no better time to impose a fiscal straitjacket on Washington."
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Methuen, MA — Marguerite R. Lanctot, 89, of Methuen passed away on Saturday, August 3, at the Holy Family Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lawrence, and was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Annie (Connelly) Burke. She was raised and educated in Lawrence, and was a graduate of Lawrence High School. Marguerite worked at Lucent Technologies in North Andover for 10 years, prior to retirement. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Monica's Church and a member of St. Monica's Sodality. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family especially her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Marguerite was predeceased by her husband, Joseph F. Lanctot, and is survived by her children, Nancy E. Trainor and her husband, Frank, of Atkinson, N.H., Joseph F. Lanctot and his wife, Shelley, of Goffstown, N.H.; a sister, Bernadette Shea of Methuen; grandchildren, Robert C. Courtemanche, Diane M. Herdegen, Colleen M. Lanctot, Paul J. Courtemanche, Christopher T. Lanctot, and Kyle J. Lanctot; great-grandchildren, Ellen, Lauren, Joseph, Shannon, and Erin; several nieces and nephews; and close friends. She is also predeceased by a sister, Ann Burke.
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Our website has been updated with details and dates of our trail rides for 2014. New for 2014 is our Eden Rivers Trail Ride, a 4 day luxury break in our Farmhouse with trail rides following the many beautiful rivers of the Eden Valley
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During the colder months, why not try one of our Winter-Warmer Rides. Spend the morning wandering down towards Ravenstonedale on a horse before heading into the stunning country pub. Relax inf ront of a roaring log fire with warm, homemade mince pies and mulled wine.
There is no better way to spend a crisp, fresh Winter morning than in the picturesque landscape of the Eden Valley.
Stonetrail Riding Centre is offering Christmas gift vouchers. The perfect gift for any rider! Vouchers will be personalised and sent to you, or directly to the lucky recipient. You can put any amount towards a gift voucher - it does not need to be the full cost of a ride.
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After what seems like weeks of constant rain the sun finally shone for a beautiful evenings ride this week which provided a perfect backdrop to show off Archie, Alison's home bred boy for one of his first rides.
It is almost 4 years to the day of this photo that I woke up very early one morning with a sense of urgency that something was not right. When I looked out of the window I saw Dolly and then realised that lying in the grass beside her was a new born foal. Dolly, in her own true style had not shown any signs of an impending birth and Archie arrived a a month early. It was such a fantastic mix of excitement and concern and all I remember was running across the feild in my pyjamas and bare feet to see this tiny but beautiful creature who had been born just minutes before I had woke up. Dolly is a wonderful mum and she allowed me to spend a few moments saying hello to Archie as he lay in the grass surrounded by buttercups. It was a moment I will never forget.
Whilst the birth had gone well, Dolly did require a vet and I was grateful for whatever had woken me up. It then became apparant that Archie, for a reason we do not know, was also born with soft ligaments in his hind legs and was unable to straighten his leg for the first few days. We really did not know initially what the outcome would be but with good advice and care he overcame this early problem.
Archie has grown into a confident, beautiful horse who has a wonderful presence and he will make a fantastic trail horse. He is half brother to Maisy who was the first horse we bred from Dolly but he is the first and only so far to be born here at home. Archie is a fully registered Welsh Cob whose full name is "Ravenstonedale Streets Ahead". His sire is Maylands Sid.
Dolly had a foal with a previous owner called Ebony who we were fortunate to purchase a couple of years ago. It is wonderful to be able to have Dolly with her three offspring living together with us here.
Our second Pennine Bridleway ride for the year completed its journey from Settle to Kirkby Stephen this week and it is fair to say it was not without a bit of drama and excitemement. Despite it being "June" and the fact we had bottles and bottles of suncream and fly spray to hand the weather had other thoughts with low cloud, rain, flash floods and just when we thought it was getting better we were caught in the most incredible thunder and lightening storm on day 3. The horses however were fantastic and although a "little" concerned ( at one point we had all 8 horses lift their feet off the floor at the same time to a clap of thunder ) they did not panic, they worked together and waited calmly until the worst had passed. It is funny how situations like this which you may think will have a negative effect on a ride actually are the defining moment which pulls everyone together. It was dramatic, it was for some a bit scary and we all got very very wet. But we stood in the pub at the end of the ride and glowed with pride at making it through the storm. Tall stories are allowed on this one and we shall talk about it I am sure for many years to come. Joining us our ride this time was Emilia and her father Victor, Julie, Helen, Marie and Jarek. We had an international theme with Marie and Jarek travelling over from Paris and Victor, our mexican horseman who did a marvelous job of clearing the cattle out of our way along the trail. And we were introduced to the versitlity of Tabasco sauce, try it on your ham sandwiches, it works a treat. Thankyou to everyone this week, we look forward to riding with you again.
We have just got home from a great day out at Horten-in-Ribblesdale where we took part in the long awaited opening ceremony for the Pennine Bridleway. We were delighted that Martin Clunes, as president of British Horse Society, agreed to open the bridleway and in doing so helped to raise the profile and support for pleasure riding and the importance of long distance bridleway networks. We were invited to bring along 7 horses, one of which Martin rode called Gemma who was not star struck at all and carried out her role with great pride. The photo is of Martin and Gemma at the cutting of the ribbon with myself ( riding Posh ), the chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Chairman of Natural England ). Once we had carried our our official duties we all let off some steam with a few pony club races back at the field.
Photo Right - Alison with Martin Clunes and the cutting of the ribbon to mark the opening of the Pennine Bridleway
Lots more details and photos on our Pennine Bridleway Trail Ride page.
We have just completed the first Pennine Bridleway Ride of the year ending with the offical handing out of the rosettes ! Thankyou to June, Lisa, Penny, Pat, Chris and Jane who joined us. We had mostly good weather and managed to dodge the showers quite well on the third day. Horses were as ever, quite brilliant.
Here we all are eating our butties in true Trail Ride style.
Lots more photos of this ride on our Photo Gallery
Today we had a fabulous afternoon ride across Ash Fell ( great canter along the top ) with Helen, Jane, Sue and Dave. We stopped at the Kings Head on a sunny afternoon and everyone enjoyed a cool drink outside next to the river. We had a lovely chat with a gentleman who proudly told us he was 90 and who had lived near Ravenstonedale as a boy and was now living near Southport ( and he was still shoeing horses ). He told us that his dad used to make him ride to school on one of the farm horses and when he got there he would pat it on the bum and it would make its own way home. He took a particular liking to Spencer who he said was just like the ones they used to have on the farm, "gud an strong" he said. We asked him what he did about his tack when he let the horse go and he just shook his head and grinned saying they had no money for fancy things like tack. Can you imagine what he would say if we took him to Derby House ! There is a motorway now where he used to wander to school. Sometimes you wonder if change is all for the best ?
This weekend we rode our Mini Eden Express Trail ride on Saturday and Sunday and then again on Wednesday and Thursday. This ride takes us from Ravenstonedale to Crosby Garrett and back which includes some great canters the through the beautiful Smardale nature reserve. We all had a lot of fun and the horses were brilliant. Poor weather on the Thursday did cut our ride short but we made up for it with a great lunch back at our farmhouse and sometimes it makes you realise that the company and the social side to our trail rides play just as an important part as the riding itself. Spencer, our new horse, made his debut as a customer ride ridden by Anna, and was voted a great success.
Big thanks to Kath, Rae, Jenny, Jane, Anna, Gill, Don and Jo for riding with us.
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If Chip Kelly comes to the Eagles, they won't win more than 6 games a Season regardless of who the QB is, and would be a terrible hire. The Eagles would become even "Smaller and Faster" than they have been under the coach Reid.This franchise and team needs a discplinarian,who will bring basic,sound,fundamental and physical Football back to the Eagles. Not more gadet plays, 5 set wr's formations who rely of 3-4 Play drives instead of controlling the clock and the line of scrimmage with a more balanced approach. No Chip Kelly!!!!
Get a Vic Fanngio, or Brad Seely, or Ed Donatell, Mike ZImmer, Russ Grimm as the next head coach who will stress fundamental, physical and Hard-Nosed Football, and stay away from the genius, gimmicky and gadget style of football for this is what we've just had for the last 14 Years under coach Andy Reid and company. Back to casics and blue collar football that Philly used to be known for.
I honestly would not mind Bruce Arians here.
He seems to bring a lot of success and done a lot with Luck. Maybe I am wrong though
Bring on our 3rd WS ring, our first Super Bowl win, 4th NBA Championship, and 3rd Stanley Cup
I think Luck has made Arians look good more so than vice versa
He woulda been ****ed in Washington...
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I remember hearing a lot of displeasure from Steelers fans about Arians for years, that concerns me. He's made Indy's offense look nice but like LK said above, that has a lot to do with the fact that they got one of the best rookie QB's to ever come out of college.
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Had Seattle not punched us in the face and drafted Wilson is be mildly behind the chip Kelly hire. Mildly
But that has more to do with my mancrush on russell than anything.
Love the Russ Grimm idea, think he'd be a fantastic fit with brown and McCoy. Also I like Winston moss and Ray Horton. Nick saban would be the end of me watching the nfl. Just wouldn't find a new team, would just stop watching any single team and just watch players that I enjoy
He crippled Miami.
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10 Reasons why I love Ovi Maps 3.03 on the N97 and think it's freakin' Brilliant.
Last Tuesday, I went up to Manchester as I had an interview there (sidenote: got an offer yesterday btw – hehe score!). I didn't know Manchester that well (2-3 years the last time I was there) so I made sure I brought the N97 with the newly upgraded Ovi Maps 3.03 with free navigation [and the upgraded firmware V21].
Firmware V21 meant that I could start up my N97 on command. *Touch Wood* no more taking the battery out 50 times (no exaggeration) just to get it to start up.
But it was all about the Ovi Maps 3.03 update which finally makes the N97/Maps/Navigation experience something to enjoy and look forward to, where as previously it may have just caused unnecessary frustration.
Note. As Vinss said in the comment, on the software side at least, this could have been written about the 5800 or other S60 5th Ed phone with GPS and Ovi Maps. Not too sure myself about S60 3rd.
10 Things to love about Ovi Maps 3.03 on the N97:
1. Instant, accurate GPS lock.
N97 has been infamous for having poor GPS signal (due to improper positioning of GPS module apparently). I've had issues with it myself, but it's cleared up to get GPS lock under 30 seconds. Now with A-GPS I can get (accurate, within 20m) locks under 10 seconds. All the time.
Having instant navigation is itself fantastic, but just being able to whip out N97 and check "where am i" is almost as equally good. e.g. if you're on someone else's vehicle/taxi/train and you want to know where abouts you are/how long to go.
2. Instant Compass Lock!
Freakin hell, what did they do to the N97? This was an on and off thing with the N97 as in you weren't sure it was really ever going to work when you wanted it to. Sure you could have made it work with the wrist twist trick but not in navigation.
What's more, you can switch of the compass by just clicking it. You can reactivate the compass the same way. The compass is pretty much an essential thing for pedestrian navigation (N900 has no compass, implements map turning in a different way whereby it rotates map in direction you're going – really cool. Compass/map rotate combination would be even more awesome. Note – Ovi Maps for Maemo on N900 is very bad at the moment. It's only good for telling you where you are)
3. Strong GPS lock
Ok, very similar to point 1, but having an instant lock isn't the same as keeping that lock. Whether in a vehicle, open air, under bridges, the N97 kept a solid GPS lock of where I was at all times. No suddently-disappearing-making-you-lost act.
4. Search works in Ovi Maps!
Holy moose, I never thought I'd see the day when I gave up searching for places on Google Maps app because Ovi Maps was so incompetent at searching back then. Before, searching for anything on Ovi Maps (even the desktop version) would NOT find you anything. e.g. searching for "Pub" or even the name of that pub will not get you what you are looking for. Now
5. Ovi Maps search has details!
So, in addition to being able to actually find the place you're looking for by search, you can also see any additional details like phone numbers/email addresses/websites. I found this helpful when I had to phone up my hotel in Manchester and confirm reservation. I didn't have the number saved but it was there on search.
6. Revamped UI.
We saw the beta version at Nokia World O9. It's much more simplified, more visual UI with icons rather than lists of clogged up options [weather/events/lonely planet/michelin only available when online].
This is the main start screen. My Position will show you the map and home in on your current position. Below are a couple of screenshots, one taken on the way to Uni (hence the red dot showing I'm 1.2KM away – don't want to show my Uni house location :p) and the second being actually at Uni. [Note, if you're unaware, pressing that red dot centres your position, also allowing COMPASS to work]
- The bottom bar is minimised and gives you the option to go to Menu or search.
- The top bar gives the name of where you are.
- The gears lets you change map view/satellite view/terrain view as well as showing 3D view/landmarks and night mode. [I'll post a screenshot later, I have a lecture to go to right now]
- The compass is off by default, but pressing it activates it and turns it green when you have a compass lock [meh, I just realised I've got the wrong screenshot that doesn't show compass on - will update after my lecturest there's a screenshot with compass on in the final image of this post].
- The green bar on bottom right indicates signal strength as well as any data amount downloaded.
This all of course translates nicely to Landscape view – I just haven't got screenshots
7. Share Location!
Geotagging and sharing your location isn't a new thing but it's a welcome integration to Ovi Maps.
Connect up to facebook, add a photo from album or take a new one, write your message and off it goes to be shared with your facebook friends.
8. Michellin Guides and Lonely Planet
This is brilliant if you're a tourist, not sure where to stay, what to see and do. These city guides along with Ovi Maps Navigation is like having your own personal tour guide to show and tell you about the sight
And these are of course, location dependent so you can get to the good things nearest to you!
9. Events
I really like this one as it's something it's something I can use all the time (as opposed to just assisting when I'm in new places).
Events tells you about activities that are happening right now or some time today around your area. The main screens shown are Cinema and Concerts as well as other things like sporting events, theatre, nightlife etc.
I really like the movie search as it gives you up to date showing times as well as which venues/cinema that's located. No more having to google[or other search engine] cinema times. ^_^.
10. Excellent Car and Pedestrian Navigation.
The reliability of Ovi Maps 3.03 and whole package combined brings fantastic Navigation experience. It's super easy to find the place you want to go, either from guides, search or just by clicking on the map. Select Drive to or Walk to and Ovi Maps will give you turn by turn directions, with voice in Car Mode and with beeps and vibrations when in pedestrian mode. A great thing about having the N97 for Sat Nav is the simple transition between car to pedestrian as you can simply pop it in your pocket.
In Manchester, instead of getting a taxi, I used Ovi Maps. A couple of other interviewees were heading to the train station but I suggested walking instead of a taxi as it's not that far and it'll save on cash. When I mentioned I'd use Sat Nav, they giggled at the weird thought of bringing a big Sat Nav device randomly…but when I mentioned it was on a phone they were quite impressed (Quite odd really, I assumed people my age would know that type of thing of Sat Navs on phones).
Amazingly, the N97 worked in front of people. Normally, when ever I try to demonstrate something it crashes. But it didn't! I even managed to give directions to a tourist for a local bank. Stopped my navigation, searched for banks…showed them on Ovi Maps banks around the area and then went back to finding Picadilly Station.
This part of Ovi Maps has always been good since the V3. version but with everything else being polished up, it's that cliche of "the whole thing becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
Areas of Improvement:
Some things I would like to see maybe is actual satellite images. However, Ovi Map's maps do have silhouettes of the buildings so that's a midway compromise of working out what certain places are (as well as 3D landmarks)
Now if only the rest of the N97 would work as well as Maps (never thought I'd say that), I might have less of an urge to throw it in the bin [gah, frustrated because email won't send - it's just refreshing over and over. Utter fail.]
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completely agree with you, I have a 5800 but all you said could be for this phone too, Nokia is really improving his software technologies that was the big leak point, keep on the good work Nokia you guy rule !
Hi Vinss,
Yup, you're right, this could have been written about 5800 or any Nokia phone with the Maps 3.03 (touch anyway).
Nokia's come leaps and bounds in terms of their navigation, not just features list but the straight forward UI. It used to be so frustrating to use, especially the poor search function.
Now just things like Satellite/streetview/latitude integration (they did have some kind of friend finder thing which was like google latitiude)
Are you completely crazy?
The GPS signal in the N97 is the worst I've ever seen in an abut ten devices GPS-enabled I own. It is so bad that Nokia made a separate version of Maps exclusively for the N97 (trying to correct the GPS delay).
I've tried on various scenarios: on regular streets the apps show the correct turn about 150-200m I've surpassed it, in the highway (130 km/h) the position is continuously lost (not the fix, the position!): one moment you are on the highway, the next you are on the country road beside! About every 30 sec. the app try to reroute to your destination. It is totally unuseful and maybe dangerous in some situations.
The GPS accuracy is about 150m and is varying in continuos.
To me write an app for such a shame GPS on N97 is a ridiculous mockery for the customers!
They must admit: "We made a mistake with the N97 GPS, we apologize", it would have been better that make the app free.
Hi. What firmware are you on? [Also is the N97 connecting with data? N97 works much better with AGPS.]
I've had really bad experiences with the N97′s GPS. One time last year it stopped working for a couple of weeks. No signal, no nothing. I don't exactly know what's been happening but it's gotten better and now I can get it to lock under 10 seconds.
Perhaps it's just my particular handset. A huuuuuuge issue with the N97 it seems is the inconsistency of the quality of N97s available. There's actually newer batches of N97 at the moment with improved keyboard lighting and non scratchable lens.
On the road, N97 GPS has been working well, keeping track even at 70mph. These were just my experiences, I could just be overly lucky.
On the Maps/Software side that can't be denied of how good that's become.
Spot on review. I even get a GPS lock (N97) in my office which is never possible with my TomTom. Would like to link journey planning with contacts though.
Thanks mike! Good to hear you've got good GPS with your N97. Great idea with connecting contacts with journey planning.
I'm on 21.0.045, the last one!
It is unbelievable! It is like selling a car without the seats… It works? Yes! Can travel from A to B? Yes! But it doesn't have the seats!
Can do calls? Yes! Can sends messages? Yes! It Has the navigation app (FREE, WOW!)? Yes but you CAN'T use it, 'cos the nasty GPS!
Btw, in Italy (my region, maybe) the maps are not so accurate and the ViaMichelin and Lonely planet are very very poor of data.
Hi Michele,
Sorry you've been having difficulty with the GPS on the N97.
What's your GPS like outdoors/ i.e. pedestrian navigation? Are you having locking problems there too?
Might be difficult, but were you able to try out other N97s, perhaps yours maybe faulty?
There's a "hack" to increase the signal by adding copper wire on the N97.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypljg3MLAf8 Perhaps this could boost your signal?
There might be accessories available to boost your GPS signal too.
Alternatively if there's no way to fix your N97 but you're stuck with it for car navigation, perhaps an additional BT module? Not ideal but something to get the functionality of Ovi Maps.
My N97 GPS performs great! In OVI maps, in Google maps…no problem at all so must be a difference in region or build?
Hey Ozzi,
Good news your GPS is performing well! Must be a regional/batch build problem some people are experiencing.
no the difference is the people who get a lock within 10 secs have a-gps enabled, but not the users without data usage.
For those still having GPS issues with thier N97 – Don't suffer – book it into a Nomia Service centre. There *is* a fix bu way of new GPS antenna. I had mine done 2 weeks ago and it's been like a new phone since. No GPS issues AT ALL and perfect accuracy.
Great tip – is it a free fix by Nokia Service Centre?
Excellent review of the new version. Good work!
Thanks Kensai!
On my N97 with latest firmware I still find the Garmin XT is the best nav programme.I put the nokia maps on when it became the free one and did some testing and I find it is usually late in showing my location,which translates to missing my turn,it is often "lost" and spends quite a bit of time recalculating route.The only thing I really like is speaking the actual street names.I did a test using all the different routing settings,basically straight up the freeway from work to a known location,only about 5 turns until I got on freeway and same at other end,about 10 miles,almost a straight line and nokia maps got lost 5 times,sometimes several miles off.
Wow, that is very dangerous if it's loosing signal and constant re-routing journeys.
Perhaps you could get in touch with Nokia Service Centre if possible and see if they can sort a fix for you?
Thanks for the review, it inspired me to work out why mine wouldn't upgrade, and then get the new version (I had to uninstall the old version, and then the new one would install).
Your wish for satellite views seems to have been granted. If I click on the Cogs icon, it offers Map view, Satellite view, and terrain view.
Hi Steven,
Good to hear you're on the new version now.
As to Satellite view, yup it's there. But it isn't very detailed, i.e. it disappears beyond city level. At least at Cardiff. Not entirely necessary as mentioned, Nokia maps silhouettes buildings so you can tell which is which, but it would be a nice option one day.
Agree with most of the Jay's observations. Have a 5800XM with FW40.0.005 (after prod code change…kinetic scrolling…couldn't wait for Orange!). Both current and previous FW 31.0.101 are very stable with free Nokia Maps. My GPS lock is very fast when the phone is first stationary. If the car is moving around city, it can take 2 minutes to get a lock. Once locked, very accurate turn by turn performance with no significant lag. A BIG difference in performance vs earlier FW versions (e.g.: 21.0.025). Nokia has continued to invest in 5800 FW. For the money, is has been an excellent and versatile phone to use. Sorry for folks with bad experience…recommend backing up then updating to latest FW followed by a good reset.
Why I don't have michillin on my my N97 navigation?
worst.. week GPS signal on N97. only once i could connect to the GPS after installing OVI map. then always showing 'waiting for GPS' In Dubai..
Agree with all the points above. However, one thing i thought you might mention was the ability to see safety (speed) cameras whilst navigating. I havent seen this on my N97 Mini yet….is it available in the UK?
Hi all
You can check the quality of your N97 GPS with A-GPS=OFF(Diabled) ONLY.
I'm fed up with this model. My first N97 was in Nokia Care for 3 times, my second N97 is there for 2nd time, just because of poor GPS reception. They changed probably everything, but without result.
I dont what's wrong with mine one, but I am not getting lock that easily for navigation.
OK I am getting in seconds, if I try to get my location.
But its not the case, if I put it for navigating to somewhere. After driving around 2 or 2.5 kms (10 Mins) it starts telling me where to turn and all… though work permissibly perfect after that. I could understand the calculating time for the route, but its not the case of N82, which is faster in that case at least.
Though I have checked that NOkia N982 getting 4 Satelites and Nokia N97 Mini getting 5 at the same time, so its better, but… may be some local glitches.
Does anyone know how to add few hundred POI's into Ovi maps?
Is it possible also to do route through multiple way points?
THanks for any help!
I hope you can help me. I live in Chiang Mai Thailand. I do have Chaing Mai map installed. When I went to find out how to get to a location I was instructed by the Nokia salesperson that I couldn't find a location by putting in a street address. I have to find on a paper map some recognizable place that might be close to where I need to go and then put in that name. Is this correct? Hopefully not as to me that defeats why I'm using the GPS. If this isn't correct can someone please instruct me differently where I can put in an actually address.
Thanks for your help.
What I do not like is driving directions. OK it will help you reach destination, BUT not in shortest way. NOKIA "Drive to" can be used only in emergency cases.
You must be smoking some weed or something. Bought my N97; had a blast navigating for a week – Then stupid update to ovi maps 3.03. It's a dead duck in water. Waiting for gps since forever. On previous version, I could get a Satellite lock in my bedroom and car. With current version I'm standing on my roof – no lock. How can I go back to previous version? Unless we're having nokia positioning server problems down south of Zimbabwe.
same thing! horrible! and nothing about going back on their answers.bastards, i am going to file a complain letter, i will recomend doing same
Hey all,
I have something of a side problem with my N97. GPS works great! contended with that..but the stupid thing locks (i mean the phone, not the GPS signal) on my after the defined 60seconds and then I am left with a blank screen..while driving!! The only way to get back is to unlock the phone (with the side slider)…
Is there no way stop the phone from locking while using Ovi maps!?
Hi my n97mini s ovi is not connecting to server and ovi gps cannot find location . I live in zimbabwe can you help
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I am trying to delete a printer driver from print management. I am getting the error:
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I deleted the printer no problem I am just trying to delete the driver now. I restarted the printer spooler and that didnt do anything. Is something holding on to this driver, like a process of some sort. I did a little research on this issue and I found out about driver isolation and that could be holding the driver as well. I dont understand driver isolation that much , that is if it is a fix to my problem.
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Aug 15, 2011 at 2:02 UTC
Make sure there is not another user profile on that PC that has the printer installed. Such a case will result in the error message when trying to delete the driver.
Aug 15, 2011 at 2:03 UTC
Temporarily stop your print spooler. From the Start Menu, and Run, type: services.msc
Then scroll down to Print Spooler, and click stop, then go back and delete that driver, then go back to the services windows and start that service again.
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@ShawnKennedy I only have one local profile with this printer installed.
@Jeremy7043 I already tried that, no luck
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I've written about hilaritas elsewhere, but I thought I'd bring it up here for the benefit of Boing Boing readers who may not be familiar with the concept. I was introduced to the term via the work of Robert Anton Wilson. The more common hilarity springs from the same root. Hilaritas was a Roman goddess of rejoicing and good humor. She appeared on Roman coins from from the time of Hadrian until the late 3rd century AD. Hilaritas was a Roman public virtue, something that people were supposed to strive to exhibit and inspire others with. Wilson was keen on this word as he thought it perfectly expressed a rare quality of being that revealed a special kind of person. He defined hilaritas as "profoundly good natured" and made clear that, for him, it was more than just being happy or having a good sense of humor. I've also seen it defined as "being of pleasant spirits." There's a kind of cosmic it-factor involved. People possessed of hilaritas are people you're drawn to because they have something indefinable that you want, a kind of playful knowing about the world. They seem to be having just a bit more fun on the slip'n slide flow of the Tao than the rest of us. Santa Claus has hilaritas. Bugs Bunny. Hotei. Mark Frauenfelder. And, of course, our dearly-departed Bob Wilson (Eris playfully unrest his soul) embodied this quality. My life has been a quest to surround myself with as much hilaritas as possible. It's ultimately hard to define, but (as they say) like pornography, you know it when you see it. Discuss
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Stefan Jones says:
"You can't get away with murdering a clown."
– Lennie Brisco, Law and Order.
#7: I love that definition. I've been there.
Anonymous says:
Also good term "Mensch" Yiddish for "good guy" but also one who simply by their presence makes you feel good.
Gareth Branwyn says:
Somebody emailed me and said she'd been looking online and there wasn't much on "hilaritas" and where was my RAW source.
I read it in one of his books, don't know which one, applied to Leary. He also uses it, and applies it again to Leary, on the excellent 5-CD interview series "Robert Anton Wilson Explains Everything." On there, he says he first heard the term in Ezra Pounds' Cantos, and that Pound says he got it from an obscure Greek philosopher Gemithus Plethon. I've searched on Robert Anton Wilson and hilaritas before and gotten basically nothing. I just searched on Pound and hilaritas and found the passage in Cantos 98 and a passage in a book about Pound (Ezra Pound and China), about his interest in the word:
Cantos 98
A soul, said Plotinus, the body inside it.
"By Hilaritas," said Gemisto, "by hilaritas: gods;
and by speed in communication.
Anselm cut some of the cackle, and relapsed for the sake of tranquility.
"Pound adored the concept that the gods have 'Hilaritas, the virtue hilaritas' (83/548), a mirth and rejoicing that has at its roots a 'sublime joy of wonder and intellectual love,' and he cherished 'speed in communication.' The 'mental velocities' of the gods (93/652) he compared to the speed and arrow-straightness of 'the wing'd fish under Zoagli' (76/479) and to the grace and playfulness of dolphins: 'Came Neptunus/his mind leaping/like dolphins' (116/815)."
bjacques says:
Greek? That would be Comus, the God of revelry and feasts. Not to be confused Momus, the god of mockery who was kicked off of Mt. Olympus because he didn't know when to quit. He had a pretty good second career as a Scottish pop musician, though.
markmarkmark says:
This is interesting because most Hillarys I know are kind of dour?
Phikus says:
Not mine! =D She perfectly exemplifies. Thanks for the serendipitous post Gareth.
Gareth Branwyn says:
That's kind of true for me too, now that you mention it, altho I know one Hillary that's something of an exception (locale DC-area newscaster Hillary Howard).
eustace says:
You shouldn't give up on hilaritas just because it isn't second nature to you. Like some other virtues*, all you have to do is practice it a little to want to practice it more.
*Not all of them though – chastity springs to mind…
Gareth Branwyn says:
Serendipity — not really a virtue, but another wonderful life-quality that I love.
Stefan Jones says:
I try. But sometimes it is damn hard.
I maintain a cookie jar at work. People put dollar bills in a can. I combine those with some of my own money and buy cookies to keep the jar full. On Monday I put two adhesive googly eyes on the jar.
Today those eyes aren't cutting it. They are just mocking me.
Note: Clowns do not have hilaritas. They are hilaritas parasites. They suck it up with their red noses and store it in their big shoes. This is why children are afraid of them.
Anonymous says:
Seek Ye the Lulz!
FAC33 says:
#7 – I love Augustine. Even after he converted to Christianity, you get the idea he didn't completely regret the fun he had as a yoot.
daemonsquire says:
The character, Poppy, from Mike Leigh's most recent film, Happy-Go-Lucky (synonym?), for which Sally Hawkins won a Golden Globe, pretty well fills the bill for 'hilaritas', or for "a kind of playful knowing about the world". I think the movie pisses off a large segment of viewers, tempting as it is to make the equation elsmiley does above ("hilaritas = simple-tas", or should that be simple ass? Or is he referring to Latin roots? I dunno). Some complain that she "spends her whole life happy and silly", even though the movie's only an hour and a half long. I think the movie gradually presents how difficult it is to embody the spirit of Hilaritas. I saw it over Christmas, and made a new year's resolution, to myself, to "be more like Poppy". Turns out it's no easier than any other self-improvement scheme. Your description, Gareth, that people like Poppy "seem to be having just a bit more fun on the slip'n slide flow of the Tao than the rest of us", feels right; and it raises the whole nature vs. nurture question for me (to which I answer "both": those happy-go-lucky people are born with a certain capacity, and circumstances have aligned for them to develop it further).
Gareth Branwyn says:
>Clowns do not have hilaritas.
I agree, and I lived with one for years (Patch Adams). No offense to Patch, but I found myself uneasy with the whole clown shtick. There's something extraordinarily passive-aggressive about it.
The definitive meditation on clown repulsion is Mark Dery's amazing "Cotton Candy Autopsy" in _The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium_ (Grove Press, 1999). I recommend this essay all the time whenever the topic of clown phobia comes up.
hilaritas says:
Peter Brown describes Augustine's definition of "hilaritas" as "a mixture of intellectual excitement and sheer aesthetic pleasure at a notable display of wit." This is the definition I always think of when I hear the word (and I hear it a lot, given my usual username.)
Phikus says:
Bevis. Uhuhuhhuhhuuuhuhhuuhhhuh…
Phikus says:
Anon@18: I can attest that my Hillary makes me feel better just by being around, but I think that is probably subjective. She says the same thing of me, though, so at least it is mutual.
mdh says:
next: Novice.
Re: the post. Wow. Sweet. That spirit really blows my hair back.
Takuan says:
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Gareth Branwyn says:
Oh wow. That's a definition I hadn't heard. I LOVE that! Fascinating.
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Hilaritas = simple-tas
Bob says:
Very interesting. Has me wondering if Hilaritas had a Greek predecessor/counterpart as so many other Roman deities did. Here's another point to ponder: Other cultures also had/have gods or goddesses of the sense of humor. In China I seem to recall the god of laughter and good humor was/is Budai (not exactly Buddha)
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Yeah, Budai is the same as Hotei, whom I referenced in the item. Hotei is the Japanese version of Budai. Budai/Hotei is associated with mirth and merriment, and cosmic trickery, and is often depicted surrounded by children, as is Hilaritas.
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I think this goes a bit beyond being a good person. I love #7 definition. It seems to me to be a bit of that tickle you get when someone you like to speak to, because of their sharp and joyful wit, is around.
Wit is probably the sexiest quality around.
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Around 10:20 p.m., the suspect, 24 year-old Carlos Pierola, of the 1800 block of Greenwich Woods Drive, became aware of the police officers presence at his home and tried to escape. He forced his way into an adjacent apartment where he barricaded himself, according to Prince George's County Police.
At 5:45 a.m., police heard sounds that indicated Pierola was in distress and made entry.
He was taken to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. Pierola's weapon was recovered, and no police officers were hurt during the incident.
Pierola was wanted in connection with a domestic kidnapping on Dec. 15. The warrant charged him with forcibly taking his estranged wife against her will.
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- Give your child the right to have these feelings. Children can easily get the idea that it's not okay to feel depressed and start to hide their feelings rather than deal with them in a healthy way.
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Apigee, the Palo Alto-based company that provides application programming interface (API) support, management and service, today announced a new $20 million round of venture investment, led by Focus Ventures, and including existing investors Bay Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, SAP Ventures and Third Point Ventures. For Apigee, which helps power, track and analyze the API calls of plenty of massive companies like AT&T, Netflix and Dell, the fresh injection of cash will help it pursue additional opportunities in overseas markets.
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These are busy times for API specialist Apigee after the Palo Alto-based company closed a $20 million funding round, led by new investor Focus Ventures, to take its total venture capitalist backing to more than $72 million. Existing investors Bay Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, SAP Ventures and Third Point Ventures also took part in the round.
A Palo Alto company that is embracing the growth of the "app economy" announced Tuesday it raised $20 million in new venture funding.The company, Apigee, makes a platform to build and manage application program interfaces, or APIs, which are essentially the building blocks of a software application. APIs that are openly released can be used by outside programmers to develop their own apps that integrate some features or work with the original.
Apigee, a company that helps manage and monitor APIs, snagged a $20 million round of funding led by new investor Focus Ventures, with participation from current investors Bay Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, SAP Ventures and Third Point Ventures. The eight-year-old company plans to use the money to match its growth with the overall rise of APIs and the app economy.
API management startup Apigee has just announced it's acquired some interesting mobile payment processing and other technologies from the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC).This deal includes a specific API for carrier billing for in-app purchases, and it plays nicely with carriers all around the globe.WAC's technology offering is its mobile payment API, which lets users pay for digital and/or virtual goods using carrier billing.
The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) is breaking up after Apigee announced today that it has acquired the initiative's technology assets to deliver a unified network API service for operators, as well as a cross-device mobile app development platform.The GSMA, which has taken the lead on WAC until now, said it will integrate WAC's major programs with its own operations and provide Apigee's services to its nearly 800 mobile operator members.
After two-plus years of trying to make a better platform for selling mobile apps, the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) is handing over its assets to Palo Alto, Calif.-based Apigee. The goal of the WAC, started by AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone and others, was to build yet another app store. Turns out that its most interesting assets were around payments, including the ability for consumers to easily pay for goods using their phone bill.
Apigee, the API management company that was most recently spotted powering that new "print to Walgreens" feature in half a dozen or so mobile applications, is now acquiring the technology assets of WAC, aka the Wholesale Applications Community. WAC, an alliance of global telecom companies, like AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Deutsche Telecom, China Mobile, Orange, and others (and pegged by TechCrunch writer Jason Kincaid back in 2010 as "a disaster in the making") was intent on building a platform that would allow mobile developers to build an application once, then run it on any carrier, OS or device.
Fresh from revealing plans to open an office in London to grow its European business, API management firm Apigee has inked a deal with Telefonica Digital that will see it become the partner for the operator's API management platform.


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When court convenes in Durham on Monday, it's anybody's guess what will happen.
A five- to 10-day hearing on the murder conviction of Durham author Michael Peterson had been on the calendar for months. But District Attorney Tracey Cline upended that long-standing event just a few days ago when she launched an unprecedented fusillade against Durham's top trial judge.
Cline has filed motions in three cases, accusing Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson of "moral turpitude, dishonesty and corruption" and alleging that the judge has led a conspiracy to destroy her.
Cline has asked that Hudson be removed from these cases, and that request has jumped to the front of the line.
On Monday at 10 a.m., Superior Court Judge Carl Fox of Orange County is scheduled to hear Cline's three motions.
The first will be Cline's motion in the Peterson case. Peterson's lawyer, David Rudolf of Charlotte, has said he will vigorously oppose any attempt to remove Hudson or delay the case. Cline had no involvement in the case, Rudolf said, and the sole issue is the competence and honesty of an expert witness in the case.
It's unclear how long this argument will take and whether Cline will attempt to put witnesses on the stand to support her case.
If Fox denies the motion and allows Hudson to remain on the case, there will probably be a brief recess and then Hudson will take the bench to hear any other motions in the Peterson case, according to Durham's trial court administrator.
Cline is likely to ask for a continuance so that the state Attorney General's office can take the over the state's defense of the Peterson verdict. Rudolf said he will oppose any continuance and argue that the date has been set for five months. In addition, Rudolf will bring in witnesses and experts from out of state and around North Carolina.
At this point the number of possibilities expands. Hudson could grant a short continuance so Fox could hear the motions in the other two cases. He could grant a continuance so the Attorney General's office can take over the case. He could deny a continuance and order the Peterson hearing to start.
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