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Quotes on the decision to ban anchored-stroke putting
Selected quotes on the Royal & Ancient and U.S. Golf Association approving Rule 14-1b, which bans in 2016 the anchored stroke commonly used with long putters:
"We are doing what we think is right for the long-term benefit of the game for all golfers, and we just can't write them for one group of elite players." — USGA executive director Mike Davis.
"I think it's best for the game now that we put this behind us and all get around the rule and move forward. I think the governing bodies have always had the right ... to make rule changes down the years, and I think people coming into the game know that that's a possibility. And so personally, I don't think lawsuits will be on particularly strong ground, but I certainly hope we don't have any." — Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson.
"We've been writing the rules of golf and setting the gold standard in the rules of golf for over 100 years, and all of the other organizations that you've referred to have chosen to play by our rules because they know they're the gold standard. The comment process brought that out ... that the world golf community said we want one set of rules and we want them provided to us by those who have experience at doing it, those who are independent and those who are unbiased, and that's what the USGA is and that's what the R&A is. And that's why we hope that these organizations will continue their past behavior of playing by a single set of rules for the good of the game." — USGA president Glen Nager.
"We are disappointed with this outcome. As we have said publicly and repeatedly during the comment period, we do not believe 14-1b is in the best interest of recreational golfers and we are concerned about the negative impact it may have on both the enjoyment and growth of the game. Growing the game is one of the fundamental purposes of The PGA of America." — PGA of America president Ted Bishop.
"The USGA provided ample time and opportunity for us to not only educate our players, but also to solicit input, concerns and feedback surrounding Rule 14-1b. While we know that not every one of our members is in favor of the rule change, the LPGA will continue to respect and follow the Rules of Golf which includes the implementation of Rule 14-1b in January of 2016." — LPGA commissioner Mike Whan.
"It's been talked about and talked about and it's just disappointing. I just don't understand why it took them 40 years to come to their conclusion." — Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer, who uses the broom-handle putter, to Golfweek magazine.

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Marine Hybrid quietly arrives … positioned to explode
Hybrid is not only here, it is growing, and with that growth it will soon reach far beyond coastal applications.For those who were around for the arrival of Y2K, you will remember the anticipation, preparation and perspiration as the maritime world waited for the failure of communications, navigation, security and machinery associated with the digital change of the clock. The forecasts, now historical urban legend, left the world without a digital catastrophe.We wait now for 2020 and the advent of the IMO maritime emissions regulations.
Shipyard Fire at Meyer Turku
A fire broke out on board a cruise ship currently being built at Finland's Meyer Turku Shipyard, the shipbuilder said on Monday.Welding operations reportedly sparked a fire to stored equipment on deck 15 inside the Costa Smeralda at approximately 4:45 p.m. local time, forcing workers to evacuate the vessel, the shipbuilder said.The shipyard's firefighters were the first on scene and started firefighting measures, followed shortly after by local responders. The blaze was extinguished quickly and work on board was able to resume by 6:15 p.m. local time.Meyer Turku said approximately 10 people have inhaled small amounts of smoke and two people have been examined for minor injuries.
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Ship hull biofouling has significant impacts on fleet readiness, ship performance, cost, and the environment. Biofouling results in increased hydrodynamic drag which results in greater fuel use and greater emissions per distance traveled than a hydraulically-smooth hull. A study by Schultz, et al. found the typical fouling rating (FR) of a US Navy DDG-51 class vessel, FR-30, increases fuel consumption by 10.3% over a hydraulically-smooth DDG-51. Results showed that reducing this fouling rating to FR-20 would lead to savings of $340K per ship and more than double that when the hull was kept at a fouling rating of FR-10, saving the US Navy nearly $800K per hull annually.
Sanmar, CAT Work on Innovative Hybrid Tug
Turkey's leading tug builder Sanmar Shipyards was selected by Caterpillar Marine to build the first tug to incorporate its hydraulic hybrid propulsion system. Construction is currently under way with delivery scheduled for October 2019. Furthermore the two companies, from different continents, are joining together to present their collaborative efforts at the Tugnology 19 Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to be held in Liverpool, England, May 14-15, 2019.Tugs represent some of the more power dense and cost competitive vessels, making them uniquely challenging platforms in which to adopt hybridisation technologies.
Shipbuilding: Rewriting the Book
As maritime digests a number of historical changes, Norway's Fjellstrand shipyard wants to put aside the rule book and look at the whole process in a new way, reducing engineering costs up to 70% and production costs up to 20%.The process of designing and building a ship, even in today's highly standardized mass manufacturing environment, remains largely a one-off, one-of-a-kind design and build. Ships are most often built to a shipowner's or operator's specific requirements, which are often based on fixed parameters such as speed, fuel consumption, route and cargo or passenger capacity.


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When writing your business plan it is really important to have an overriding vision of what your business is going to do, what it is going to be, and what you want to achieve. Very often it is tempting to get straight into the technical details, the monetary concerns, financial matters, where you will be sourcing supplies, etc. Now all these things will be vital in your business plan, but it has to be held together by a coherent, broader vision.


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February 15, 2012
Diversity award recipients praised for strong community connections
Adrienne Morgan and Brenda Lee (right) accept the Presidential Diversity Award on behalf of the Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education, and Diversity (CACHED).
President Joel Seligman and Vice Provost Vivian Lewis congratulate John Fetter as he accepts his Presidential Diversity Award. Recipients were honored Jan. 26 during a reception at the Witmer House.
The Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity (CACHED), led by Director Adrienne Morgan, and John Fetter, assistant professor of music education at the Eastman School, are the 2012 Presidential Diversity Award recipients.
Both awardees were chosen for their commitment to building strong connections between the University and the Rochester community. CACHED was praised for providing visible leadership for the School of Medicine and Dentistry's diversity and community outreach initiatives, while Fetter was recognized for his work with the Urban Strings program at Rochester City School No. 17.
"Part of the institution's mission includes creating an environment that encourages individuals to contribute and improve the quality of life for others," says President Joel Seligman. "I am grateful to both recipients for their dedication to building sustainable programs and initiatives that are of great service to members of both the University community and the Greater Rochester community."
CACHED, which is a division of the Offices for Medical Education, provides leadership for diversity at the School of Medicine and Dentistry and outreach initiatives through a variety of approaches, including community engagement, pipeline programs, affinity groups for medical students, and diversity activities.
In a letter nominating CACHED for the award, David Lambert, senior associate dean of medical student education, wrote that the center has "created a supportive and responsive environment for students from diverse backgrounds" and has a "well-documented history and commitment of designing effective interventions to respond to community needs and to assist individuals most in need."
Linda Chaudron, senior associate dean for diversity, writes that CACHED is a "cornerstone of the medical school's diversity efforts at the early end of the educational spectrum," citing their "stellar efforts … to engage underrepresented students in considering a medical career through education pipeline programs," such as the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship and the Science and Technology Entry Program.
CACHED also was praised for its advocacy of student participation in service learning activities in the community, including an outreach program in which faculty and student volunteers provide free physical examinations and physician clearance to attend school and participate in sports for students in the Rochester City School District who may not have access to a doctor. CACHED coordinates six sessions for students, providing more than 700 free physicals each year.
"CACHED, in conjunction with the dedicated student volunteers, has had a sustained and transformative impact on diverse populations and underserved individuals in Greater Rochester," writes Brenda Lee, assistant dean for medical education and student affairs.
As a master's degree student at the Eastman School, John Fetter became a leader and advocate for the Urban Strings program, which provides private or small group lessons to string students in grades three through seven at Enrico Fermi School No. 17. Now a member of Eastman's faculty, Fetter makes weekly trips to the school, where he coaches current Eastman students as they teach the children. In a letter nominating Fetter for the Diversity Award, Elizabeth Hanan, an Eastman alumna and teacher at School 17 writes that Fetter is the "driving force behind organizing the Eastman teachers and getting them ready to be successful in the urban teaching environment."
In addition to the strings program, Fetter has been an active member of the Eastman School's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Ellen Koskoff, professor of ethnomusicology at Eastman and a member of the committee, writes that Fetter is a strong member of the committee, always ready to "present different perspectives on the diversity issues confronting schools of music."
Fetter also delivered a presentation during the University's 2011 Diversity Conference, using his violin to demonstrate the many musical styles that can be associated with one instrument and the varying biases audiences develop toward different styles. He used this concept as a springboard to create dialogue about broader issues of diversity.
"John is a violinist, conductor, and educator with a mission," writes Jamal Rossi, Eastman School executive associate dean, in a nomination letter. "He is deeply dedicated to urban education, demonstrating for our students and faculty a philosophy of teaching that he lives out every day."
Seligman created the Presidential Diversity Awards in 2009 to recognize faculty, staff, students, units, departments, or teams that "demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion through recruitment and retention efforts, teaching, research, multicultural programming, cultural competency, community outreach activities, or other initiatives." This year's winners were chosen from among nine nominees who were recommended by their colleagues. The recipients and other nominees also were honored at a reception with the president and other University leaders at the Witmer House.
Each award includes a $2,500 prize; individual award winners will receive half and will designate half to support the budget of a program or department of the winner's choice. Team award winners will designate the entire $2,500 prize to the program or department of the team's choice.


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Will P needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 114 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
Ginger Mint
We have developed a new style of social networking website which we are aiming to launch at the end of 2010. The website is still being designed/developed, but the one thing we have not yet worked out is the Logo.
Our website is there to bring communities together. You can see who is in your local area - join or create events, discuss issues, or just engage in a bit of banter with people in your city. It is there to inspire people to meet new people in their local area, or city - using a number of new and unique features. The branding for this is going to be a massively important aspect of our project and will be an integral part of the website and any advertising campaigns.
People looking to expant their social circle. Will tend to suit more outgoing personalities.
So The Logo needs to obviously have the Words GingerMint (or Ginger Mint).
We dont exactly have a clear idea of what we are currently looking for so we are looking for some inspiration. It needs to look quite Funky, creative and fun - whilst at the same time looking professional.
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You could even come up with something more creative - have a look at the logo at http://london.ratemyarea.com or http://www.peuplade.fr - Even though the text is a bit simple and the logo isnt very exciting, they communicate what the website is for in a simle way. If you do go down this route then please dont use images like this - http://lonewolflibrarian.files.word…etwork.jpg - It looks just too unoriginal
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Training >> Browse Articles >> Patrol
10 Ways to Generate Complaints on Patrol
Dr. Richard Weinblatt
With a public always looking to give law enforcement officers the benefit of the doubt and high profile police officers and deputy sheriffs never making mistakes that catch the public eye, this article is devoted to giving the aspiring and veteran law enforcer alike ten sure fire tips on how to generate complaints from the public and your supervisors. If you want to get attention from your agency's top administrators, be sure to pay close attention and adhere to these proven ways to garner the ire of the taxpayers.
Better yet, the truly devoted administrative complaint-generating officer may even aspire to the loftier criminal complaint level. At those heights, the pay off for a negative adjudication is having your room and board paid for by those same complaining taxpayers.
1. Keep your holster unsnapped and your hand on your gun at all times
You should ignore all the studies and experiments from my fellow firearms instructors. Just because they say that having the holster unsnapped at all times defeats the handgun retention advantages is no reason for you to do so. Ignore all those studies that show an officer that practices can draw and fire their weapon from a secured holster in an acceptable amount of time. By having your holster unsnapped and your hand on it, you'll be sure to create that adversarial relationship at every police-citizen contact you have during your shift.
2. Take your time getting to calls
Figuring that people think we in law enforcement take too long to get to calls for police service anyway, take your time. Make that complaint a good solid one by stopping for ice cream on the way. If you get held up on a higher priority call, be sure to tell dispatch not to contact the other caller and advise them that you will be enroute as soon as the exigent call is completed.
3. Use profanity
Lowering yourself to the level of street gangs and being disrespectful to the public will certainly irritate them. They will not view you as a professional or focus on the substance of what you are trying to tell them. Instead, they will fixate on your perceived disrespect and conjure up different ways to complain on you and otherwise damage your career.
4. Assault and Batter Suspects
Throw out all allegiance to the department's use of force policy and make yourself no better than the people we arrest. Be sure to assault and batter suspects without provocation or justification. Better yet, be sure that those injuries are visible so that they can be photographed later and used against you to sustain the complaint.
5. Downgrade all Calls for Service
In the vein of being responsive to your bosses concerns on crime rates, be sure to artificially lower those local crime trends by reclassifying calls for service as you handle them. Make that assault a disorderly conduct and so on. For example, tell young men that if it is an assault, it meant that they were in fear so therefore they are chicken. Trick and browbeat people into changing the facts of the incident to meet the elements in lower crimes.
6. Smoke and eat at calls
When you do show up your calls for police service, be sure to smoke, eat, and engage in other such sloppy and unprofessional conduct. Don't worry about how such behavior appears or the role model influence that you have on young people.
7. Hassle Dispatchers
Ignore the conventional wisdom that dispatchers are your lifelines and hassle these folks no end. Be rude, demanding, and cut them off on the radio. You could even scratch the microphone with your nails to signal your unprofessional attitude. With the identifier technology embedded in today's communications equipment, the agency will be sure to be able to track down such behavior to you.
8. Mishandle Reports and Forget About Submitting Evidence and Crime Lab Items
Be sure that all of your reports are incomplete, fraught with grammatical and spelling errors, and inaccurate. While you are at it, be sure to omit any written voluntary statements, any photographs, and use of force reports. Forget that the police are the world's biggest record keepers and that detailed, factual, chronologically reported documents are need for years to come for investigations, as well as the criminal and civil proceedings. And while you are at it, lose that evidence and forget to submit that evidence to the crime lab. Leave it in the trunk of your cruiser and ignore that chain of command evidence tag that is supposed to lead to your evidence custodian.
9. Shortcut calls
When you are at those pesky calls for service, be sure to ignore the need or requests to take fingerprints. Forget about canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses. Try to dispose of the call in the quickest possible so you can go on that coveted meal break.
10. Drive Fast
Be sure to drive fast, so you do not force drivers behind you to slow down. Fast driving, along with aggressive lane changing, are sure to garner attention. Most folks will assume that you are getting a pizza and not on the way to a call (even without your lights activated).
Theses ten items, while not all encompassing, are sure to generate complaints that you will have to answer. That may give you much desired time off during an administrative professional standards investigation to contemplate your new career and welcoming friends at the local car wash.
Better yet, some of those complaints may even lead to a separate criminal investigation and charges being pressed. Ignore that annoying idea that if we in criminal justice break the law, we're no better than them. Instead, focus on how much you'll enjoy meeting new friends and learning new activities when you get locked up for breaking the law.
On the other hand, if you want a long, productive, and rewarding record of respectfully generated service to the community, be sure to do the opposite of this negative list. There is some truth to the theory that active, professionally behaving officers do statistically generate more complaints. However, by acting in a diametrically opposed manner from the above, the incidences of complaints will be greatly minimized.
Dr. Richard Weinblatt, a former police chief and criminal justice educator, has written articles and provided media commentary since 1989. He can be reached via www.TheCopDoc.com.


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Music Awards, 2004 will go down as the year of the Latino. First off, there were a half-dozen or so new categories for Latin music, all of which were, of course, won by Latinos. Also, this year's big overall winner was Chingo Bling. The pride of North Tamaulipas won a total of four of the fist-shaped trophies, including Local Musician of the Year, Best Latin Rap, Best New Act and Best Local Label.
As is already plain, it wasn't just Latin categories where Latinos prevailed. Norma Zenteno took home Best Female Vocalist honors, Vatos Locos prevailed in punk, and Nick Gaitan of Los Skarnales broke the hold of the Fondue Monks' Rozz Zamorano (a Latino himself, now that I think about it) on the Best Bassist category.
And sadly, there came an untimely reminder that Latinos had been a part of the Houston music scene for many, many years. Word passed around that Norma Zenteno's father, Roberto, had passed away that afternoon, though that was not confirmed until hours later when his daughter took the stage. (My grandmother once reminisced to me about going to see Roberto in the early 1950s, making him perhaps the only musician we have ever both seen live.) In her acceptance speech, Norma said that she considered not coming to the ceremony, but her mother told her that many years ago her grandfather had ordered her father to a gig from his deathbed, and that Roberto would no doubt tell her the same thing, that the show must go on.
Roberto would have been proud to see this night, and not only because his daughter won her umpteenth award. He also would have seen how Hispanics have come to define music in Houston.
For no musician represents H-town, the city where Aztlan meets the Dirty South, better than Chingo Bling, the ghetto vaquero, the tamale kingpin. Who else dares to combine the hip-hop of the Boxx with the sounds of Los Tigres del Norte? Who else would dare fuse the fashion from the latest narcocorrido flick on Raza TV with the crunkest clothes or ice grill Lil' Jon could sport? Even his fighting cock is crunk -- have you seen Cleto's ice beak?
Unfortunately, neither Chingo nor Cleto was able to make the ceremony -- they were out in L.A. chunkin' la deuce and poppin' trunk on the pinche bootleggers that steal his chit. But he was considerate enough to send along an acceptance speech on what he would call a "DBD." And for some reason the audio didn't work on that film. (Did the pinche bootleggers steal the sound?)
But big winners are just a small part of what the awards ceremony is about. Much earlier on in the evening, Rodney Elliott of JW Americana -- a fine band, albeit one on the ballot for the first time -- spoke for many of the also-rans when he told me sincerely how much it meant to him to just be in the ceremony. "This is really weird for us," he said. "I mean, I've got a lazy eye and all that. Nobody likes us."
And in a way, he was right. Almost without exception, it was the old, non-lazy-eye guard that prevailed. Los Skarnales, Zenteno, Grady Gaines, the Zydeco Dots, D.R.U.M., DJ Sun, Mike Snow, Carolyn Wonderland, Ezra Charles and Brian Davis of Middlefinger have all been winning awards since Bill Clinton's first term. Tony Vega, John Evans and Faceplant have been doing so since his second. Other winners came from last year's crop of first-timers, including Drop Trio, Caliente and Molly & the Ringwalds.
But then there were the upstarts and surprises, not the least of which was the narrow triumph of Vatos Locos over 30footFALL, the blowout win of Lisa Novak and Melinda Mones over a tough crowd of Folk/Acoustic competitors, Lise Liddell's conquest of some pretty stiff competition in the Best Songwriter field, the Handsomes' handy victory over several much more battle-tested bands in Best Rock/Pop, and Kiss Kiss Kill Kill's easy win in Best Indie Rock. And even those that didn't win got to revel in the camaraderie of the evening, one of the only nights of the year when Houston's music community doesn't scratch, fight, claw and drag each other down like crabs in a bucket.
Anyway, thanks to all the sponsors, presenters (sports reporter Jorge Vargas of the WB, Quinn Bishop of Cactus Music and Video, Steve Sucher of the Musicians Benevolent Society of Houston, Jerry Brown of Budweiser and host Michael "Hi-Tech Texan" Garfield. Thanks also to the bands that performed (John Evans Band, Silverleaf, Faceplant, Arthur Yoria and the Handsomes). And thanks to all the bands on the ballot, the fans who love them, and congrats to the winners, a list of which follows below. -- John Nova Lomax
Best New Act, Best Latin Rap, Local Musician of the Year, Best Local Label
Chingo Bling
Rapper-entrepreneur- tamale kingpin Chingo Bling is as much a social commentator as he is a musician. Swipes at la migra, big-business radio and snooty stars like J.Lo are standard with the "Money and Masa '04" tour headliner. But even the glare off Chingo's bling (which includes belt buckles as big as his head) doesn't outshine the rapper's musical talent. The first-time nominee also earned nods as both Best New Act and Local Musician of the Year, an almost impossible combination given the stellar competition in the two categories.
Chingo has his money (at least he says it's his money) where his mouth is. Big Chile Enterprises, the record label of which Chingo is president, CEO and mero chingón, handed out $500 scholarships to two Chavez High School students this year. Of course, Chingo made some of that money selling Torta-thongs (a.k.a. pan protectors) and T-shirts that have a copyright-infringing "Air-Chingo" logo, but hey, the checks didn't bounce. -- Olivia Flores Alvarez
Critic's pick: Chingo Bling (Best New Act, Best Latin Rap, Local Musician of the Year), Big Chile Enterprises (Best Local Label).
Song of the Year
"Suga Suga," Baby Bash and Frankie J
In all but one of the last nine HPMAs, the song of the year in this competition has either been about or had a strong undercurrent of substance abuse. The streak began in 1996 with Carolyn Wonderland's "No Really I Can Drive" and continued the next year with the Suspects' "Caffeine." After an off year, the streak commenced again with Poor Dumb Bastards' legendary "My Dad, Two Whores and a Crack Pipe," which was followed by South Park Mexican's weed ditty "High So High." In 2001 the winner was Rodney Crowell's "Telephone Road," which reminisced about getting wasted off the vapors trailing behind the Jacinto City mosquito dope truck. In 2002, Davin James's "Magnolia" took top honors, and while the drug content in that tune was minimal, it was there -- there is a line about "cool mint juleps." Hayes Carll's "Highway 87" reupped the ante: Carll's narrator drank for six straight months and had a stash of coke. And this year, Baby Bash's weed-drenched hip-hop/doo-wop number finds the rapper boasting that he loves to get blowed, has a fat sack and that he treats his Suga "like my sticky-icky or my sweet ooey-gooey." To trot out that overdone phrase one last time, Houston, we have a (drug) problem. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: "Just a Dog," Big Moe
Songwriter of the Year
Lise Liddell
Since she was attired in black jeans and matching T-shirt and not her trademark postage-stamp-sized miniskirt, it's safe to assume that Lise Liddell didn't expect to win. And all she could do once her name was announced was take the stage, brandish her award, stare myopically at the blaring spotlights and waffle on aimlessly. Winner by a wide margin, all Liddell could say later was "I wish I hadn't sounded so retarded up there." Liddell also professed to be at a loss about how it was she came to win. After all, she said, her last album had been out for over a year and "didn't sell squat," and her new one has yet to be released. (When it does come out, it will be on brother Frank Liddell's new Carnival Music label based in Nashville.) Liddell once said she doesn't write her dark, Leonard Cohen-ish lyrics "while having orange juice and cornflakes," and whatever her doubts, there seems to be a large non-OJ-and-cereal-consuming fan base here. -- William Michael Smith
Critic's pick: Hayes Carll
Album of the Year
Houston Guitar Blues, Little Joe Washington
Voters went old-school with this pick, tabbing the 1961 vintage guitar blues of the pint-sized Third Ward wildman over candidates in several more up-to-date genres. Not that this wasn't a worthy pick -- Washington is the sole survivor of a group of guitarists/neighbors that once included Joe "Guitar" Hughes, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Albert Collins and Johnny Clyde Copeland, and this smokin' disk, which ranges from sizzling slow-burners packed with blues feeling to sophisticated, jazzy old-fashioned R&B can stand next to the best work any of them ever did. Special kudos goes to Austin-based producer Eddie Stout for catching the lightning that is Little Joe in the bottle that is this album. Sadly, Little Joe couldn't make this gig; happily, he had an even better one lined up: opening for the White Stripes in Japan. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Houston Guitar Blues, Little Joe Washington
Best Rock/Pop
The Handsomes
After treating the Engine Room to two slices of their Sublime-esque sound, the Handsomes thanked the crowd and did a little self-promoting: "We're playing a free show tonight at the Lounge. It's on Montrose. Look us up on www.thehandsomes.com." Later, after winning their award, they again reminded the crowd about their show and Web site, prompting a hater to shout, "Get a publicist!" The thing is, they don't need one. The band of law students knows that a bit of the ol' word of mouth goes farther than anything else. Sold-out shows at the Continental, Rhythm Room and Lounge (it's on Montrose -- they're playing a free show there, look 'em up) have proved that. -- Brian McManus
Critic's pick: Panic in Detroit
Best Recurring Club Night
Rent at Union
It would be easy to look at a party like Rent -- with its buzz, its sheen and its addictive energy -- and assume the elements somehow came together effortlessly. An effusive and ever-affable Jonathan Sewell, whose breathlessness upon receiving the award could not have been faked, pointed to the realities of promotion, however: the "blood, sweat and tears" that go into making a good house night great.
"We didn't think it would [succeed]," says Sewell, who hatched and nurtured the monthly affair with his DJ partner, Little Martin. "We dreamed it would and we hoped it would." And so it has. He had great praise for fellow promoters at Spundae, Danseparc and the like who are working to make dance music vibrant in Houston. In the coming year, he says, Rent will expand with CDs, merchandise and even other cities to be announced. Their goal in the beginning, he told the crowd, was to bring a little bit of Chicago, New York, London, Miami and Ibiza to Houston. Perhaps one day soon Houston will return the favor to a much-obliged world. -- Michael Serazio Critic's pick: Rent at Union
Best Folk/Acoustic
Lisa Novak and Melinda Mones
While both of these talented women have bands and albums of their own, their regular Friday-night duo gigs at the Harp on lower Richmond have become one of the city's choicest easy-listening evenings. Accompanied by bassist John Haddad and ace sideman Mark Zeus, Novak and Mones manage to inject a higher-than-usual amount of energy and passion into acoustic, adult-situation original songs that are smart enough to make both of these women strong candidates for songwriter of the year. Given their grueling workday schedules (Novak is a well-known hairdresser and Mones is a high school teacher and soccer coach), both admit that the music is something that just has to be squeezed into their lives. -- William Michael Smith
Critic's pick: Hayes Carll
Best C&W; Best Male Vocalist
John Evans Band
Although his two-year string as Local Musician of the Year was broken, it was still another year, another couple of wins for the singer and his slammin', rockin' honky-tonk band. (For those keeping score, these are his eighth and ninth wins.) Meanwhile, the lanky, bespectacled singer has another album in the works, one that should be in by the end of the year and available on Houston label Compadre. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: John Evans; Felipe Galvan
Best Keyboardist
Ezra Charles
He's been on the Houston scene longer than complaints about potholes and freeway construction, but this boogie-woogie piano man remains a steady draw and a regular crowd-pleaser at everywhere from holes-in-the-wall to fancy Super Bowl bashes. The dapper Charles is never at a loss when it comes to playing for an audience; at his red-hot HPMA Showcase gig, he deemed it both timely and appropriate to ignite his piano, as his smokin', jive-choreographed, four-horn big band vamped its way toward one last blazing crescendo. -- William Michael Smith
Critic's pick: Ezra Charles
Best Roots Rock/Rockabilly
Opie Hendrix
"I can't live in sin," Opie Hendrix said at the Music Awards, "but I can sin and live." The latter statement must be true, as the notoriously hard-living singer-guitarist bested all his competition for a second consecutive year. And he's had lots more to deal with than most bands: Since winning his first award in 2003, he's lost not one but two bass players, not to mere band attrition, but to that big band we'll all play in someday, the one beyond the grave. Still, the Opie Hendrix juggernaut goes on, older and wiser with each passing band member. Or at least one would hope. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Greg Wood
Best Rock en Español; Best Bassist
Los Skarnales, Nick Gaitan
Yep, they've been around forever. Yep, they've won a bunch of these awards. Yep, a lot of y'all bitch about how Los Skarnales always winds up on our showcase and then later how they win our awards. (Answer: People vote them there.) And the reason people vote them on the ballot and then into the winner's circle is simple. They are fucking awesome. If there has ever been a Skarnales show that has been something less than seriously entertaining, I wasn't there, and I've seen them five or six times. If you've seen them, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't -- that's your loss. You're missing the chance to see the Specials in 1978, albeit a brown-and-white version of two-tone rather than a black-and-white one. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Chango Jackson (Rock en Español); Rozz Zamorano (Best Bassist)
Best Conjunto (Four-Piece Group with Accordion)
Los Hermanos Cortez
The Hermanos Cortez conjunto is now on its third generation of hermanos. Tony Cortez (bajo sexto) started the group more than 25 years ago. After his death in 1983, sons Monico Cortez (vocals, bass) and Ray Cortez (drums) took over, and now Monico Jr. is also singing with the group.
Like most local groups playing traditional Mexican music, Los Hermanos Cortez isn't waiting for fame and fortune. Band members have day jobs, and gigs are weekend affairs. "We do this out of our hearts; we love to see a crowd. We love to play, to perform for the people," says Tony Cortez.
Cortez sent a message to everyone who voted for the group: "I do want to thank our fans and our family, all the people who voted for us. On behalf of Los Hermanos Cortez, we'd like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. My dad would be very proud." -- Olivia Flores Alvarez
Critic's pick: Tina y los Gallitos
Best Bluegrass
Lonestar Bluegrass
As Bill Monroe once said, "There's no room for vulgarity in bluegrass." So give the LSB band credit for some of the best ad-lib acceptance remarks of the evening. They admitted that their previous win in this category "got them a lot of good gigs this past year." They also noted that "God is good all the time, God is good." Then this candid admission: "Thanks, Mom, for making me learn the fiddle." Forget or forgive their unscripted remarks, and just know that the folks in Lone Star Bluegrass can flat play their asses off. They deserve more attention than they get. -- William Michael Smith
Critic's pick: Lonestar Bluegrass
Best Tejano/Orchestra (Five or More with Keyboards)
Houston's Powerhouse a.k.a. AVIZO
The group's multiple names give you some indication of their sound. Sounds, actually. Houston's Powerhouse is a party band playing pop, R&B and rock tunes; AVIZO plays traditional Tejano and Mexican music with some salsa thrown in. The group also acts as the no-name backup band for Latin music pioneers such as Augustine Ramirez and Sonny Ozuna. Same guys, different sounds. Founder-trumpeter Robert Dorantes says, "I don't like the Tejano label because we basically do everything. Not that I'm ashamed of the label, because that's where we started, but we work hard at other types of music, too. We try to be an all-around group."
Powerhouse/AVIZO is putting together a CD called 20, to celebrate their 20th anniversary together. Longtime friends and Tejano stars Little Joe and Jay Perez joined the group for the recording. -- Olivia Flores Alvarez
Critic's pick: Houston's Powerhouse a.k.a. AVIZO
Best Lounge DJ
DJ Sun
You'd think that winning for the umpteenth time at something would make it easier. That the butterflies would fade away in successive contests. Not so, says DJ Sun, honored recipient -- yet again -- of the Best Lounge DJ award.
"I get nervous every time," says the sultan of soul, "and I'm very appreciative every time." This probably won't help Sun shake the reputation that hails him as a top-notch spinner of downtempo (see "The Sun King," page 69). These things take time. MJ, after all, was still considered a basketball god, even when he was taking BP in the minor leagues. If Sun's command of all things Soular on KPFT is any indication, we think he'll make it to "the big show" -- Best Dance Club DJ -- in no time at all. -- Michael Serazio
Critic's pick: DJ Sun
Best Blues
Tony Vega Band
I didn't even recognize Tony Vega without his trademark flashy cowboy shirt and felt Western fedora, but whether he's tricked out in his gig duds or looking like a nerdy urban professional in his Buddy Holly glasses, Vega is one of the hottest live acts in town. His Music Awards showcase performance was the most impressive show I saw all day: The three-piece ensemble blasted through standards and originals with the cocksureness of a band that tours hard and plays harder. No SRV imitator stuck in the past, Vega's got chops that are choice but innovative. And he rocks. -- William Michael Smith
Critic's pick: Little Joe Washington
Best Horn/Horn Section
Grady Gaines and the Texas Upsetters
No contest here. The former Little Richard sideman continues to be one of the most popular and revered acts in town. Like the blue-collar segment of the population that he represents so well, Gaines just keeps getting up and going to work because blowing that horn and makin' people happy is what he does, who he is, what his very being is about. Despite worldwide fame, respect and recognition, Gaines maintains a humble persona, giving credit for his win to his fans and to his band. Ever the self-effacing gentleman, Gaines said, "Winning this award means everything to me and the group." -- William Michael Smith
Critic's pick: Grady Gaines and the Texas Upsetters
Best Cover Band
Molly & the Ringwalds
Like VH1, Houston loves the '80s. Mike Snow, spinner of '80s records, wins year after year in the DJ category, and this band of Reagan-era revivalists won by one of the widest margins on the ballot, and picked up more votes than almost anyone on the page. Despite the somewhat controversial and bitter departure of their founding bassist in the past year, the Ringwalds just roll on and on, and they seem likely to continue doing so until the Point becomes the oldies station. Meanwhile, a steady, packed-out Friday happy hour gig at the Continental is the best place to catch 'em. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: The El Orbits
Best Alternative Rock
They're the new Blue October. New October, if you will. And you will! This four-piece is primed and ready for 94.5 gallons of Buzz, and they've now got a trophy to prove it. The band graciously shared its award with a few of the others in its category: Paris Green and Pilot Radio. Those who thought Silverleaf was light and poppy were learned their lesson when they played an intense song off The Show (the runner-up for Local Album of the Year), one that, uh, showed us why they so richly deserved their first ever award. -- Brian McManus
Critic's pick: Silverleaf
Best Indie Rock
Kiss Kiss
Kill Kill
They may have named themselves after a Bollywood B-movie, but tonight the band graded out at an A-plus. Together just under two years, this fashionable foursome crafts polished, catchy songs -- which is why they're constantly compared to Interpol and the Strokes. A strong Internet presence and frequent local shows ensure the band will make hay in this category for years to come. -- Brian McManus
Critic's pick: UME
Best Tejano/Grupo
Sangre Latina
Former rock guitarist Erikk Castillon and singer Bianca Morales launched the six-piece group Sangre Latina in 1997. With a style they call Tejano-pop, the group counts Kid Rock, Jay Perez, Pink, Santana and Lil' Kim as its musical influences. While the group's management team (Gordy "The Boogieman" Rodriguez and Jesse "Jumpin' Jess" Rodriguez) hasn't been able to land the group a recording contract yet, Sangre Latina has been getting lots of both industry and audience attention. Morales was nominated for the Tejano Music Awards' 2002 Female Rising Star, and Castillon was nominated in the Best Guitarist category that same year. -- Olivia Flores Alvarez
Critic's pick: Grupo Animo
Best Metal/Industrial
Hailing from the chemical wastelands between Pasadena and Texas City, this quintet wins this award year after year, and when they're all on stage, their energy threatens to blow the roof off the joint. They've played dates on the Warped Tour and are sponsored by everyone's favorite cough syrup, Jägermeister. The HPMA crowd was treated to two fast, rhythmically upbeat songs of their melodic, rap-rock style, and as is the norm, Bryan Broussard conducted the audience's reaction with hand-written cardboard placards. Even with the disadvantage of playing for industry types and not their own enthusiastic crowd, Faceplant turned the sucka out! -- Brian McManus
Critic's pick: Faceplant
Best Salsa/Merengue/Latin Pop
Once again, the Diaz Music Institute's student orchestra edged out some of Houston's most popular Latin bands. Walter Suhr & Mango Punch! and Accent both have more than a dozen years as regulars on the local circuit, and Norma Zenteno has more than two dozen. But it was a group of kids who took home the prize. Don't think that just because these kids are beginners, they aren't professional. Jose Diaz, the group's director, insists on a conservatory-style training program. And while any student can join the workshop, only the most talented and most dedicated are accepted into Caliente. Latin music greats Pete Escovedo, Eddie Palmieri, David Sanchez and Ndugu Chancler have all taught master classes or performed with the group, and each has praised the mini-musicians as among the most talented in the country.
Since all of them are underage, none of the kids could attend the awards ceremony. -- Olivia Flores Alvarez
Critic's pick: Norma Zenteno/Mango Punch!
Best Hardcore
Machine Gun Romantics
Mikey, Alex and Ryan tried playing shows after a fourth band member left, to less-than-satisfactory results. "It sounded totally weak," the band admits. Not to worry -- they've just added a new member, Houston's preeminent shredder Beau of Calculus and Coffin Grinder Fame. This adds so much more fury to an already vicious lineup that it's almost not fair. The band received its first-ever Houston Press Music Award. Visitors to their Web site can learn that, contrary to popular belief, they're not a straight-edge or screamo band. What they are is Houston's best hardcore act -- the people have spoken. -- Brian McManus
Critic's pick: Machine Gun Romantics
Best Zydeco
The Zydeco Dots
After last year's major upset victory by Lady D and the Zydeco Tornadoes, Houston voters returned to the Dots, who have won this competition more than any other band in any genre. Guitarist Tom Potter graciously sent out props to the Diva of Zydeco from the stage, though you can bet the two bands will go at their friendly rivalry this year with renewed vigor. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Step Rideau
Best Reggae
D.R.U.M. is to the Houston reggae community as Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boys are to crunk music. They're the undisputed kings. They combine history in the scene with a distinct reverence for their music and a worldly vision, and are as much a part of Houston as the Astros, Rockets and Oilers -- I mean Texans. Combining roots sensibilities with dub-ish rhythms and even a little hip-hop, D.R.U.M. has been the local reggae band of choice for years. At this year's ceremony, where they received their 5,027th HPMA, band leader Alafia Gaidi and percussionist Robert Smalls accepted the honor humbly, and with a raise of a fist in the air, they were gone. Probably to a gig. -- Matt Sonzala
Critic's pick: Dubtex
Best Jazz, Best Funk/Soul/R&B
Drop Trio
The instrumental jazz funksters took home multiple awards for the second year running, though this year's tally was down by one from last year. (Scene stalwart Ezra Charles beat out relative newcomer Ian Varley for Best Keyboardist.) Still, not a bad start for a band that has been together for less than three years. The band's upcoming album, which will be culled from lengthy all-improvised sessions, will showcase what's both funky and jazzy about this trio. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Drop Trio
Best Mariachi
Mariachi Imperial
Mariachi groups have it tough. Every drunk thinks he's the next Vicente Fernandez and wants to hog up the mike. (Not that drunk mariachi wannabes need mikes.) Even world-class groups like Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan have to contend with concert halls full of spotlight-stealing "I can do that, too!" fans. So, how does the 17-year-old Mariachi Imperial manage to stand out? By loving the music. Fans like Elsa Rodriguez flock to Imperial performances because they "sing like their heart is going to break on every sad song. They can make you cry, they can make you dance, they can make you feel like you're back in Mexico." -- Olivia Flores Alvarez
Critic's pick: Mariachi MECA
Best Guitarist
Carolyn Wonderland
"Jailbait can play some mean guitar." So said Little Screamin' Kenny many years ago, when he first heard the teenage Wonderland pick. While that was true then, it's much more so today. Some Tuesday, if you aren't already in the habit, you should head on up to the Last Concert Cafe and watch her make her co-lead guitarist Scott Daniels earn his keep. Wonderland more than holds her own -- in fact, their two-headed guitar attack reminds me of Los Lobos, with Daniels in the sophisticated David Hidalgo role and Wonderland as the bluesier, grittier Cesar Rosas. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Carolyn Wonderland
Best CD/Record Store
Cactus Music and Video
Year after year, this lively institution at the corner of West Alabama and Shepherd takes this award. Why? Is it the many in-stores with free refreshments? The killer CD jukebox? The excellent selection, particularly of roots music? Or is it the big local music section, or cool music-related clothing? General manager Quinn Bishop has another answer: "It's my staff," he says. "They rock. I love them." -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Cactus Music and Video
Best Punk
Vatos Locos
Google this band's name, and approximately the first 50,000 hits are of gangbangers taunting each other on message boards. First-time winners Vatos Locos fit right in with that image, if not that lifestyle. Their Dickies, flannel shirts and bandannas are the classic uniform of the East L.A. barrio warrior, and the fact that they clawed their way to the top of the punk pack in Houston shows that they know a thing or two about how to fight and win. "It's wonderful," says Vato Loco Ed Reyes. "I've been on the scene for 27 years, and this is the first recognition of any kind I've ever gotten. It's really cool." And it will be even more so when Fortune and Fun, their long-awaited CD, comes out in a couple of weeks. -- John Nova Lomax
Critic's pick: Fatal Flying Guilloteens
Best Rap/Hip-hop
Mike Jones
Last week Mike Jones was dissed mercilessly by another local rapper, Chamillionaire, on his Mixtape Messiah three-CD set. In fact, Cham spent about 85 percent of disc one railing against the man, calling him "Dyke Jones" throughout. This week he takes home the HPMA for Best Rap/Hip-hop artist. You could say the man and his lazy, infectious flow are hated by few but loved by many. Neither Jones, nor any members of his camp, the Swishahouse, were in attendance to receive the award, but if they had been, they would've felt the crowd's silent reaction to his victory. It was as if they all thought quietly to themselves, "Who? Mike Jones? Who?" in unison. Regardless of what Chamillionaire and the Houston rock, blues, country and DJ communities think, Mike Jones is poised to be Houston's next shining star. Just watch. -- Matt Sonzala
Critic's pick: Mike Jones
Other Winners
Best Folk Venue: McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Best Jazz Venue: Sambuca
Best Rock Venue: The Engine Room
Best Country Venue: Blanco's
Best Blues Venue: The Big Easy
Best Regional Mexican Act: Alazaan
Best National Act from Houston: ZZ Top
Best Latin National Act from Houston: La Mafia
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Best Dance Club DJ: Mike Snow
Best Female Vocalist: Norma Zenteno (see introduction)
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31 Dec 2012
27 Dec 2012
Photos and Playlist from Too Cute To Puke with Sofia
Aw, come on?! Where are the photos from the last club night?! Calm down! Here they are!
Sorry for the slight delay but life got busy towards the end of the year. Anyway, it was another fantastic night. We had people dancing on top of pianos, people falling over, people texting to let us know that the person the got caught on camera making out with, wasn't really the one they were supposed to make out with. We can't even begin to tell you how often this happens. Seriously folks. Behave.
Sofia played an amazing and eclectic set and as usual we had to do some serious hard work to keep up with her. Can't stress enough that what makes these nights so special are the fabulous girls playing their favourite tunes.
Oh, before we forget. If you are in need of tickets or have tickets to sell for the now sold out How Does It Feel To Be Loved's New Years bash head over to the event page where there's more info on how to do it.
We will see you there in a few days! On to the photos! Tons more in the Facebook album
Here's what we played!
Yeastie Girlz - Orgasm Addict
The Bangles - September Gurls
Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?
Wanda Jackson - Baby Loves Him
The Girls - Chico's Girl
Tracey Ullman - You Broke My Heart In 17 Places
Blondie - Platinum Blonde
The Honeys - Shoot The Curl
The Orlons - Surfin'
Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
Dara Puspita - A Go Go
Pandora & The Males - Kiddie A Go Go
Shelly Y Nueva Generacion - I'm Just A Fool
Connie Little - Boy For Me
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Heatwave
The Ikettes - Peaches 'N' Cream
Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song
She Trinity - He Fought The Law
The Pinups - Lookin' For Boys
Lynne Randell - That's A Hoe Down
Barbara Perry - A Man Is A Mean, Mean Thing
Donna Lou - White Cadillac
The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
Marilyn Barbarin – Reborn
Cleo Brown - Cleo's Boogie
Shirley Ellis - Ka Ta Ga Boom Beat
Shangri-Las - Give Him A Great Big Kiss
Rondelles - Like A Prayer
Säkert! - Dansa, Fastän
The Primitives - Way Behind Me
Aislers Set - Been Hiding
Elastica - Connection
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Bis - Kandy Pop
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
Blondie - Denis
The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
The Exciters - Tell Him
Nai Bonet - Jelly Belly
Cristina - Drive My Car
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Vivien Goldman - Launderette
Hanin Elias - Get It Back
Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh!)
Lykke Li - Get Some
Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
Lily Allen - Fuck You
Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away
M.I.A - Bad Girls
Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad
Lindy Lane - Low Grades And High Fever
The Chiffons - One Fine Day
Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me
Dolly Parton - Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind
Dolly Parton - Don't Drop Out
Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
Shonen Knife - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Cars Can Be Blue - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
The B-52'S - 52 Girls
Babes In Toyland - Sweet '69
The Donnas - Get Rid Of That Girl
Thee Headcoatees - Teenage Kicks
L7 - Pretend We're Dead
The Detroit Cobras - Bye Bye Baby
Linda Ronstadt & Stone Poneys - Different Drum
The Raincoats - Lola
PJ Harvey - Dress
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours!
Hole - Celebrity Skin
Blondie - X-Offender
Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
Sandy Sarjeant - Can't Stop The Want
Millicent Todd - A Man Is Two Faced
Eloise Laws - Love Factory
Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone
Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer
Icona Pop - I Love It
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
Big Mama Thornton - I Smell A Rat
Rihanna - Man Down
Rihanna - We Found Love (Feat. Calvin Harris)
Grimes - Oblivion
Girls Aloud - Teenage Dirtbag
No Doubt - Just A Girl
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
Mika Miko - Capricorinations
Ronettes - Be My Baby
Patience & Prudence - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Breeders - Buffy Theme
And here's the Previously on TCTP Spotify playlist
4 Dec 2012
Too Cute To Puke with Sofia Fredlund
Last one for 2012 folks! To finish off this year we've invited Sofie Fredlund from the independent art gallery Makeriet. She played a fantastic set for us back in February with her co-conspirator Kristina and we look forward to hear what she's bringing in the record box this time.
As for us, well, we plan to play some Period Pains, the new Las Robertas single, Mil Mascaras, White Lung, Garlands, some Petty Crime, Spook School, Cool Moms, Veronica Falls, Les Calamités, Stag, Lio, Potty Mouth, some Casual Dots as well as your favourite sixties girl-group and soul spinners. You know. Songs about killing your boyfriend. And in tribute to this years Turner Prize winner Elizabeth Price a bunch of Talulah Gosh tracks!
Too Cute To PukeFriday 7th December
Moriska Paviljongen in Folkets Park, Malmö
23-03 | 20 yrs (email us for under-20 list)
Free before 23 then 100kr/80kr for students
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Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Kmart, Nordstrom, and thousands of other retailers have been using the Certegy since 1984 to stop bad check writers. With over 7 million check transactions processed every day, Certegy is the most widely used verification service in the nation. Now you, as a small, medium, or large sized retailer are welcome to utilize the exact same database as the national retailers.
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When accepting a check at the point-of-sale, Certegy customers use a check reader or designate one of the keys from your existing credit card terminal or electronic cash register (ECR) to dial into the database to verify that the check writer is not in the database. Your check reader will either read or you will manually key in the Full MICR (check writer's bank routing and account numbers) plus the driver's license number and state code. In as little as 8 to 10 seconds, Certegy responds with an "accept" or "decline" message. If the check is accepted, the sale completes as usual; if declined, the merchant requests another form of payment. In addition, you will have a supply of "decline" pads which allows you to tear of a little piece of paper to give to the customer with a toll-free number for the customer to call themselves to find out the reason for the decline and how they can resolve the problem. You are not involved in this process. In addition, toll-free technical support is available to you when questions might arise from either you or your employees.
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HP Pavilion ze5600
This document applies in particular to ArchLinux on my HP Pavilion ze5615CA laptop. It also applies to the entire ze5600 series on any modern Linux system (using at least kernel 2.6.39). Feel free to contact me if any problems or suggestions (lagagnon at gmail.com) (English or Spanish).
This laptop has as standard an Intel Celeron 2800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM (of which 446MB are available due to video chip RAM sharing), 40GB IDE hard drive, wireless, modem, DVD ROM optical drive, 2 PCMCIA ports, touchpad, multimedia keys, 15" LCD screen, 3 USB ports, S-video and VGA out ports, parallel port, PS/2 port, IR sensor. Chip details from lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge [IGP 340M] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 340M]
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533/M1535/M1543 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV/V/V+]
00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
00:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller
00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50)
00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4)
00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M
What Works Without Configuration?
Ethernet, video, audio, microphone, touchpad, USB ports, optical drive, external video port (if booted with video device attached), CPU frequency scaling, screen brightness keys.
What Works With Configuration?
What Does Not Work?
Three of the upper multimedia keys (2nd, 3rd and 4th from left), fn+f12, wireless off switch at front right of laptop, audio mute switch at right front side of laptop.
Not Tested
PCMCIA, Modem, S-Video port, parallel port.
Wireless: The older Broadcom wireless chip in this laptop requires the b43legacy module to function properly. Also, you must specifically follow the instructions on how to install the firmware - this is explained here: Broadcom wireless , in the "b43legacy" section of that wiki entry. The wireless off hardware swith at left front of laptop does not work but you can do almost the equivalent with "sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower off".
Video: The older ATI IGP 330M video chip in this laptop requires the xf86-video-ati "radeon" open-source driver. Apparently the latest "catalyst" drivers from ATI do not work with this chip, but I have not tested this. The radeon driver, however, works well, but runs a bit hot (see below).
Kernel boot parameters: It might make some difference to your power consumption if you add the following kernel parameters to the "kernel" of your boot config file (for those using grub this is /boot/grub/menu.lst):
acpi_enforce_resources=lax pcie_aspm=force
Suspend/Hibernate: The "pm-suspend" and "pm-hibernate" scripts from the pm-utils package work well but you need to bind keys to access these scripts because fn+f12 has no scancode.
Function Keys: Only two of the upper keyboard silver multimedia keys have scancodes. For information on how to bind keycodes please read Extra Keyboard Keys.
CPU Temperature: The Lm sensors package utility "sensors-detect" does not find any sensor chips. Instead, read the file:
to get the CPU temperature. Using ArchLinux with kernel 2.6.39 I find that the laptop runs quite hot. It starts at about 32degC and then continues to climb rapidly to 47deg C, with the fan on past 47degC, even at idle, with less than 2% CPU activity. I have attempted many energy saving tools as per Laptop but to little avail. The laptop consumes about 25 watts at idle with the screen on at about mid brightness. I suspect some of the heat may be generated by the video chip as I have heard that the "radeon" module can run the video chip hotter than necessary. I have been unable to get energy saving features of this video chip activated as per https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ati#With_KMS_enabled . As I have never run any other operating system on this laptop, I would be interested to hear if other owners have success in dropping the power usage and temperature level of this laptop.
This laptop is now older hardware. Out of the box it has only 446MB RAM available. It is suggested you do not install the Gnome or KDE desktop environments as you will then constantly be using your swap partition and you can therefore expect sluggishness. I use the Fluxbox window manager. My ArchLinux system boots from cold button press to a ready desktop in just 35 seconds, including a SLiM graphical login page. It shuts down in about 7 seconds and resumes from suspend in about 2 seconds. Immediately after desktop ready and with one urxvt terminal open it has used just 47MB, excluding buffers and cache! The Opera browser launches from cold within 9 seconds. I have seen very modern laptops running Windows 7 perform much worse than this. Have fun with it, it is still an incredibly usable laptop with the right operating system and window manager installed.
Also, many owners have commented how annoying all those bright blue multimedia key LED lights are as they are located immediately beneath the screen. I have placed black electrical tape over them and then with a razor knife cut around the tape to form the tape to the grill edges. It now looks as if those silly lights were never there and reading the screen is much easier on the eyes!
The leftmost upper multimedia key can be used as an on/off switch and a resume from suspend/hibernate key. This is useful because the default on/off button for this laptop is poorly designed and often fails or requires significant pressure to work properly.
BIOS Flashing Concerns
It is possible that a BIOS upgrade may fix some of the missing key scancodes and missing hardware control function as listed above. But probably not ;-). Nonetheless if you wish to upgrade your BIOS this is how to do it in Linux. The BIOS upgrade download at the HP support website ( http://tinyurl.com/629wd38 ) is a Windows only executable file and is designed to create bootable floppies. This is about as useless as tits on a bull because this laptop has no floppy drive! To get it to flash under Linux you need to:
- Run the Windows BIOS upgrade file as an executable under a MS Windows operating system
- Rather than inserting a floppy use Windows Explorer to navigate to the directory where the extracted image file (rom.img) was stored.
- Copy the rom.img file to a USB thumb drive and then copy that file from the thumb drive into your Linux system
- Using "unetbootin" ( http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net ) create a bootable FreeDOS USB thumb drive with that image file
- Set the BIOS to boot first from a USB device
- Boot your laptop from the USB thumb drive
- The BIOS flashing software (Phoenix Phlash) should start automatically
This procedure should be foolproof yet did not work for me. The Phlash software started up but hangs at reading the .bin file. I suspect that it balks at reading data from USB. Someone needs to test this with an external floppy drive device and see if a BIOS flash upgrade really does work on this laptop. Please let me know if you are successful with either method and I will include further details here.


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When working with Oracle, drivers are truly a pain to get working correctly. I will discuss my preferred choice and why for the following tools – SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS.
SSIS Drivers
Without much question, you should use the Attunity tools for working with Oracle data in the Data Flow task. In SSIS 2008, the SSIS Connector is free and can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/search.aspx?q=oracle%20connector. It includes the connection manager, source component and destination component. Without a doubt this is the only way to work with Oracle data components in the Data Flow task.
(NOTE: I cannot find the SSIS 2012 equivalent at the moment. However, Matt Massan's blog post after PASS Summit 2011 notes more work is being done with Attunity.) UPDATE: I wrote this prior to a blog post from Matt Massan on support for SSIS 2012 with v2.0 of the Microsoft Connector. Check out Matt's update on this: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2012/04/04/microsoft-connectors-v2-0-for-oracle-and-teradata-now-available.aspx.
However, this connector does you no good when working with the Execute SQL task. In SSIS 2008, I use the OLE DB provider from Oracle to create the connection used with Execute SQL Task. In my work with procedures in my first tip, I used the OLE DB provider with 2012 as well and it worked fine.
SSAS Drivers
When working with SSAS 2008 and, until I know differently, SSAS 2012, I would recommend using the Oracle OLE DB driver from Oracle. This driver is not the fastest I have seen (third party drivers are marginally faster and the .NET driver is faster as well), but it has provided consistent results for the right price. Third party drivers will improve the throughput, but not substantially. The Oracle provided .NET driver is faster as well, but has an unchangeable active query timeout of one hour. If you have any processing times that exceed this, it will unceremoniously drop the connection. For these reasons, I have stuck with the OLE DB provider from Oracle which is not necessarily the fastest, but it has been the least painful to work with.
SSRS Drivers
It is with SSRS I have seen mixed results. Primarily because of the better performance in the Oracle .NET driver. If you can guarantee that your reports will return their data in under an hour, this seems to be the best option. However, if you want to manage to a single driver set across all tools, you may find that the management of the OLE DB driver as the only driver makes sense in your organization.
Test, Test, Test
I have given you my experience using the drivers above. However, you may find value in purchasing a third party driver or you may find a different experience when you implement in your environment. Be sure to test and understand the implications in maintenance and system cost when choosing different drivers across your solutions.


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Chinese Crab Recipes
Cua Rang Muoi (Vietnamese Salted Crab Recipe)
I love cooking seafood, but I don't always get the chance because of the number of vegetarians in my house. So when I do prepare seafood, I make a point of getting the freshest ingredients I can, and today that was crab.
Cua rang muối is one of my favorite recipes for preparing crab. The Vietnamese name literally translates to "crab toasted (roasted) in salt crust". The preparation is quite messy but the cooking time is fairly fast. The main ingredients are whole crabs (of course), freshly cracked black pepper, coarse sea salt, garlic, jalapeño chile peppers, green onions and tapioca starch. When cooked properly, the strong smell of seafood shouldn't bother anyone around with a seafood phobia. And for those of you who love seafood as much as I do, you're in for a treat!
Don't they look like dentist tools?
Full Recipe...
Vietnamese Tamarind Sweet Crab (Cua Rang Me)
Vietnamese-style tamarind crab (cua rang me in Vietnamese) is an incredibly simple, yet absolutely mouth-watering dish. The real key to making this dish successfully is to have the freshest crab you can get. The roughly cracked pieces of crab are stir fried in a sweet and sour tamarind sauce. The sauce is made of tamarind, chili, Thai basil and garlic. The Thai basil imparts an intense fragrance to the sauce, and by extension, to the crab.
We eat this dish family style. No pretense here. Just get a large platter, fill it with the tamarind crab and put it in the middle of your dinner table. We don't have enough meat eaters in my house, so I always call over a couple of family members or friends to share in the bounty. Roll up your sleeves, and dig in!
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This is Quinn. He is an Akita, about 6 years old. This delightful boy aims to please. He is super friendly and will make anyone a wonderful lifelong friend. For more information on how to adopt Quinn, call Jasper Animal Rescue Mission at 726-7799 or go to www.JARMission.org.
Dewie is an energetic 5-year-old Pointer/Spaniel mix who came to us from another rescue. This happy-go-lucky fellow needs someone who will exercise him. Dewey is very friendly and likes to show his affection. He is especially anxious to show his new owner how much love he can give. For more information on Dewey or any of the animals at the Hilton Head Humane Association, call 681-8686 or go to www.hhhumane.org.
Ghost is a white Basset Hound mix. He is 10 months old, neutered with crystal blue eyes. For more information, call 816-6676 or go to www.maranathafarm.org.
Meet Mimi. Mimi and her sister Marlowe have grown up together at Palmetto Animal League. They recently celebrated their second birthday. These sweet girls have never known a home or had a family to call their own. Please do not let these sweet girls spend another holiday season without a family to share it with. Mimi and Marlowe are spayed, microchipped and current on vaccinations. You can meet Mimi and Marlowe Monday through Saturday from noon-7 p.m. at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center in Riverwalk Business Park. For more information, call 645-1725 or go to www.palmettoanimalleague.org.
Meet Graham, an adult staffordshire terrier mix. Graham loves to lounge on his bed and go for walks. He is neutered, microchipped and current on vaccinations. You can meet Graham Monday through Saturday from noon-7 p.m. at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center in Riverwalk Business Park. For more information, call 645-1725 or go to www.palmettoanimalleague.org.
Protect your pets
Due to the unseasonably warm winter thus far in South Carolina, some of the outdoor hazards that typically become a lesser concern in the cold winters continue to be causing illness in dogs and cats in the Lowcountry.
Two illnesses to be aware of are:
• Sago Palms - Looking around your neighborhood, you're bound to see Sago Palms, or Cycads, utilized in the landscapes. Although these are hardy and attractive plants, many people are not aware that Sago Palms are extremely toxic to both dogs and cats. Ingestion of even two seeds can cause clinical signs of toxicity, although all parts of the plant are toxic to pets. Signs of toxicity include vomiting, loss of appetite and ultimately liver failure and bleeding. Seizures can also be seen. If your pet has ingested Sago Palm, contact your veterinarian or a veterinary emergency center immediately. Sago Palm toxicity is most successfully treated within 2-3 hours of ingestion, and untreated ingestion often results in liver failure and even death.
• Snake bites - Of the more than 120 species of snakes in the U.S., 20 are considered venomous. The venomous snakes of the state include three species of Rattlesnakes, the Cottonmouth, the Copperhead and Coral Snake. Cats tend to be more resistant to snake venom and tend to suffer bites to their torso while dogs are most commonly bitten in their face, tongue, eyes and neck. Bites in these areas are more serious since the venom is often delivered directly into the victim's bloodstream. Immediately after a snake bite, there's no difference in the appearance of the bite wound if venom has been delivered or not, therefore seeking immediate veterinary care is crucial to your pet's health.


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Nature "The Mystery of Eels" Though much of the natural world is discovered and understood, a few mysteries remain. Consider the eel - snakelike and slimy, with a row of jagged teeth. Yet aside from these fearsome qualities, we know little about this creature from the sea.G
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Wild! "Chasing Wild Horses" Roberto Dutesco, a New York City fashion photographer, photographs human beauty every day, but since childhood he has carried with him a singular artistic vision: the wild, long-maned dark horses of Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia. We see him and the wild horses interact as the horses roam through the white sand dunes of the remote island.G
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LAS VEGAS — BLR Aerospace reported at the National Business Aviation Association convention that it recently delivered its 600th Winglet System to Bssx Administradora e Participacoes Ltda of São Paulo, Brazil. The Winglet System was installed on a King Air 200GT at Banyan Air Service in Fort Lauderdale.
"My client needs to land on short fields and wanted a better safety margin," said Alex Fischetti, Director of Aircraft Sales for Aircraft Sales of Brazil Ltda.. "We also saw value in better climb performance and fuel efficiency so he can fly longer legs — a common requirement in Brazil."
After researching options and speaking to BLR Winglet operators, Fischetti and his client concluded that, "the BLR Winglet System will help us accomplish all of these things and will enhance resale value."
"BLR is proud to reach this important milestone, and to bring the aerodynamic benefits of Winglet technology to the King Air community," said Dave Marone, the company's vice president of sales and marketing. "Winglets continue to be an important part of successful operations worldwide, including in Brazil and throughout Latin America."
BLR offers a range of certified Winglet Systems, with certified performance improvements, for King Air 90, 200, and 300 aircraft models. In addition to supporting aftermarket customers, BLR Winglet Systems have been incorporated into production by the Original Equipment Manufacturer Beechcraft Corporation and are standard equipment on the King Air 90 GTx and 250.
The King Air B200GT Ultimate Performance Package, available as a fielded fleet retrofit, also incorporates the Winglet System and certified runway performance improvements while delivering an increase in maximum mach operating speed. Certified runway performance for the King Air 90 Series is anticipated shortly after the FAA returns to full operational strength.
Winglet Systems enhance aerodynamics and safety for the King Airs on which they are installed, and deliver a range of handling and operational benefits, including reductions in runway length requirements, up to a 5% reduction in fuel consumption, and LED lighting upgrades, according to company officials.
Winglets increase wingspan (by 3 feet 5 inches) as well as wing aspect ratio, lowering induced drag. Winglets also act as a physical pressure barrier, which conserves lift at the outboard extremities, said company officials, who noted that safety is enhanced through improvements to handling, OEI climb, and slow flight.


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IBM Launches New 'Big Data' Tape, Archiving Products
Perhaps it was coincidence and perhaps not, but IBM just happened to come out this week with a major new Big Data storage product launch at exactly the same time as competing storage giant EMC is holding its big annual conference in Las Vegas, which is titled "Cloud Meets Big Data."
Big Blue on May 9 announced a set of new products involving tape storage backup, enhanced archiving and deduplication that aim to help clients better store and extract business intelligence from massive amounts of data.
Something should be clarified before we go any further here: The increasingly used term "Big Data" does not refer to volume alone. "Big Data" also signifies the wide number of data types that need to be stored, archived, protected and accessed, whether they are created by humans or generated from devices.
Tape Still an Important Asset
Tape may be a 1950s-era technology (IBM invented magnetic tape in 1952), but it is still a major player in enterprise data storage, no matter what the spinning disk hard drive storage makers say. Analysts who track such things generally agree that between 50 and 60 percent of all the world's businesses that maintain digital records have tape in the mix somewhere.
"IBM has an edge over storage vendors like EMC that don't support tape," Doug Balog, general manager of IBM's storage business unit, told eWEEK. "Tape and disk can be used together to deliver to clients tiered storage that enables them to store data within the different tiers based on their data priorities."
"For those of you who think tape has no future, please take note of the following quote from James Gleick's very worthwhile new book 'The Information,'" wrote Mesabi Group analyst David Hill in Charles King's May 11 Pund-IT report. "'Hardly any information technology goes obsolete. Each new one throws its predecessors into relief.' In the context of IBM's announcements, tape is likely to continue to play a key role in the backup process and to pick up new business, especially in providing bulk storage for active archiving.
For more, read the eWEEK article: IBM Upgrades Its 'Big Data' Tape, Archiving Lineup.
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