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IPCAT 97 International Workshop on Information Processing in Cells and Tissues 1 - 4 September 1997 University of Sheffield PURPOSE OF IPCAT WORKSHOPS The purpose of the IPCAT workshop series is to bring together multidisciplinary groups of scientists working in the general area of modelling cells and tissues. A central theme will be the nature of biological information and the ways it is processed in cells and tissues. The workshop is intended to provide a forum to report research, discuss emerging topics and gain new insights into information processing systems, enzyme and gene networks, second messenger systems and signal transduction, automata models, PDP models, cellular automata models, molecular computing, single neuron computation, information processing in developmental systems, information processing in neural and non neural systems and new insights into non linear aspects of physiological behaviour. A key motivation is to provide a common ground for dialogue and reporting research without emphasising one particular research constituency or way of modelling or singular issue in this area. IPCAT '97 will seek to further the meaningful dialogue and exchange of ideas started at IPCAT '95 between biologists, physicists, computer scientists and mathematicians. ORAL PRESENTATIONS PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION AT IPCAT 97 [Provisional List] ===== Some Aspects of Gap Junction Dynamics in Embryonic Systems S Baigent (a), J Stark(a) & A Warner(b) (a) Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics (b) Dept Anatomy and Developmental Biology University College London UK ===== Morphomechanical Feedback in Embryonic Development L Belousov Dept of Embryology Moscow State University Russia ===== Real Time Processing of Nerve Signals for Controlling Limb Prostheses M Bogdan & W. Rosentiel Lehrstuhl fur Informatik University of Tubingen Germany ===== Information Processing in Computational Tissues M Butler, R Paton & P Leng Department of Computer Science University of Liverpool UK ===== Semiotics of Emergence of a Simple Cell J Chandler Krasmow Institute for Advanced Studies Geirge Mason University McLean USA ===== Bursting of Pancreatic Beta-Cells via Intracellular Calcium Stores T R Chay Dept Biological Sciences University of Pittsburg USA ===== Calcium-induced Calcium Release in Sympathetic Neurons: Kinetic Modulation of Depolarization-induced Ca Elevations D Friel Dept Neurosciences Case Western Reserve University Ohio, USA ===== Mining the Gene Expression Matrix: Inferring Gene Relationships from Large Scale Gene Expression Data P D'haeseleer(a), X Wen(b), S Fuhrman(b) & R Somogyi(b) (a) Dept Computer SCience University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, USA (b)Laboratory of Neurophysiology NIH USA ===== Computational Models of Immunological Pathways M Holcombe and A Bell Dept of Computer Science University of Sheffield UK ===== Control Laws in the Mesoscopic Processes of Biocomputing F Hong Dept Physiology Wayne State University Michigan, USA ===== Theta-neuron, a one Dimensional Spiking Model that Reproduces in vitro and in vivo Spiking Characteristics of Cortical Neurons B Gutkin & B Ermentrout Dept Mathematics University of Pittsburg USA ===== Organ Function and Cell Behaviour: Simulating Disturbances in Ventricular Propagation A Holden(a), G Kremmydas(a) (b) & A Bezerianos (b) (a) Computational Biology Group, CNLS University of Leeds UK (b) Dept Medical Physics University of Patras Greece ===== A Computer System that Links Gene Expression to Spatial Organisation in C elegans T Kaminuma(a), T Igarashi(a), T Nakano(a) & J Miwa(b) (a)NIHS Tokyo Japan (b) NEC Corporation Tsukuba Japan ===== Extracellular Signalling in an Oscillatory Yeast Culture M Keulers & H Kuriyama National Institute of Bioscience & Human Technology Tsukuba Japan ===== A Quantitative Model of Dopamine-mediated Dephosphorylation of N/P-type Calcium Channels in Striatal Principal Neurons R Kotter, D Schirok & K Zilles C & O Vogt Institute for Brain Research Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf Germany ===== Information and Life: Towards a New Understanding P Marijuan Dept Electronic Engineering and Informatics University of Zaragoza Spain ===== Transmembrane Signalling and Action of G-protein-coupled Receptor Kinase J Nauroschat & U an der Heiden Dept of Mathematics University Witten-Herdecke Witten Germany ===== Amplification of the Switching Characteristics of the Biochemical Reaction Network Involving CaM Kinases II: Implications for LTP induced by a Single Burst given at a peak of the theta Oscillation H Okamoto & K Ichikawa Foundation Research Lab Fuji Xerox Kanagawa Japan ===== Verbs, Glue and Categories in the Cellular Economy R Paton (a) & K Matsuno (b) (a) Dept Computer Science The University of Liverpool UK (b) Dept of BioEngineering University of Nagaoka Japan ===== Application of Computational Neuroscience Models of the Biological Olfactory Pathway to Machine Odour-sensing School of Engineering University of Derby UK ===== A Computational Arhitecture based on Cellular Processing M Shackleton & C Winter B T Labs Ipswich UK ===== Influence of Calcium Binding to Proteins on Calcium Oscillations and ER Membrane Potential Oscillations. A Mathematical Model S Schuster (a), M Marhl (a,b), M Brumen (b,c) & R Heinrich (a) (a) Institute of Biology Humbolt University Berlin Germany (b) Faculty of Education University of Maribor Slovenia (c) J Stefan Institute Ljubljana Slovenia ===== A Model of LHRH 'self-priming' at the Pituitary S Scullion (a), D Brown(b) & G Leng(a) (a) Dept of Physiology University of Edinburgh UK (b) Dept Neurobiology Babraham Institute Cambridge UK ===== Distributivity, a General Information Theoretic Network Measure, or why the whole is more than the sum of its parts R Somogyi & S Fuhrman Laboratory of Neurophysiology NIH USA ===== GeNet Database as a Tool for Analysis of Regulatory Gene Networks A Spirov (a,b) and M Samsonova (a) (a)Institute of High-Performance Computing and Databases (b) Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry St Petersburg Russia ===== CA-like Simulations of Dynamic Neural Fields J Wellner (a) & A Schierwagen (b) University of Technology Chemnitz-Zwickau Chemnitz Germany (b) Dept Computer Science University of Leipzig Germany ===== A Metabolic Robot Control System J Zeigler, P Dittrich & W Banzhaf Department of Computer Science University of Dortmund Germany ===== POSTER AND SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS WILL ALSO FEATURE (DETAILS ON WWW PAGES) ============================================ REGISTRATION DETAILS The cost of attendance, including four nights accommodation, all meals and the conference dinner, will be £306 (sterling) for standard single rooms with shared facilities and £330 for rooms with en-suite accommodation. For those making other arrangements for overnight accommodation, the rate will be £130, which will include lunch, coffee and tea. The rate for full-time research students is £250 including accommodation. For those requiring accommodation for a shorter period the cost will be reduced by £56 per night (en-suite) or £44 per night (standard). All delegates will receive the IPCAT97 proceedings at registration and will be sent, when it is published by Plenum Press, the book of the workshop. You may use the electronic registration form which is found at: http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~wmlh/IPCAT97.html Payment may be by (sterling) cheque, money order or cash, and may be made prior to or on arrival at the colloquium. Cheques should be made payable to University of Sheffield and sent to: IPCAT97 c/o Professor Mike Holcombe Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, SHEFFIELD S1 4DP, UK MORE INFORMATION Further details and any queries should be sent to Mike Holcombe email: m.holcombe at dcs.sheffield.ac.uk LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Sheffield is a large and lively city with good transport links to all parts of the UK. The city is surprisingly green and has many excellent sporting, social, shopping and other facilities. The meeting will take place in Halifax Hall a former steel baron's mansion which has been extensively refurbished to provide high grade accommodation. It is located in Broomhill a leafy suburb of Sheffield about 10 minutes walk from the main University campus and 20 minutes from the city centre. The pleasant surroundings were once described by John Betjeman as being the "prettiest suburb in England". Accommodation and meals will be available from Sunday evening (August 31st.). The meeting will commence on Monday 1st. September at 9.00. The meeting will start at 9 o'clock on Monday 1st September 1997 and continue through until the morning of Thursday 4th September. There will be food available on the evening of Sunday 31st August, as well as accommodation for that night. Accommodation for the night of Wednesday 3rd. September is also available. Details of how to travel to Sheffield can be found on the University of Sheffield's web pages: http://www.shef.ac.uk/visitors.html IPCAT 97 is Ssonsored by: SmithKline Beecham, GPT, Unilever, Hewlett-Packard, Geomica Local Organisers Mike Holcombe (m.holcombe at dcs.shef.ac.uk). Matt Fairtlough (matt at dcs.shef.ac.uk). IPCAT 97 Programme Committee Guenter Albrecht-Buehler (Cell Biology) - Northwestern University Dennis Bray (Zoology) - University of Cambridge David Brown (Neurobiology) - Babraham Institute, Cambridge Robin Callard (Immunology) - University of London, London Chris Cannings (Statistics) - University of Sheffield Teresa Chay (Biological Sciences) - University of Pittsburgh Michael Conrad (Computer Science) - Wayne State University, Detroit John Easterby (Biochemistry) - University of Liverpool Bard Ermentrout (Mathematics) - University of Pittsburgh Leon Glass (Biological Sciences) - McGill University Albert Goldbeter (Nonlinear Systems) - University Libre, Brussels Uwe an der Heiden (Mathematics) - University of Witten/Herdecke Mike Holcombe (Computer Science) - University of Sheffield Felix Hong (Physiology) - Wayne State University, Detroit Tsuguchika Kaminuma (Biosciences) - NIHS, Tokyo George Kampis (Philosophy of Science) - Budapest Douglas Kell (Biochemistry) - University of Wales, Aberystwyth Rolf Koetter (Neurobiology) - University of Dusseldorf Gareth Leng (Physiology) - University of Edinburgh Philip Maini (Mathematics) - University of Oxford Pedro Marijuan (Electronics/BioInformatics) - University of Zaragoza Koichiro Matsuno (BioEngineering) - University of Nagaoka Hiroshi Okamoto (Neurobiology) - Fuji Xerox, Kanagawa Ray Paton (Computer Science) - University of Liverpool Peter Schuster (Molecular Biotechnology) - University of Jena Gordon Shepherd (Neurobiology) - Yale University Richard Stark (Mathematics) - University of South Florida, Tampa Rene Thomas (Molecular Biology) - University Libre, Brussels Chris Tofts (Computer Science) - University of Leeds Rickey Welch (Biochemistry) - University of Maryland Hans Westerhoff (Math. Biochemistry) - Free University, Amsterdam Gershom Zajicek (Medicine) - Hebrew University of Jerusalem


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The project will provide the opportunity to reconcile the campus' late 19th- and early 20th-century structures with its contemporary buildings."The University of Cincinnati campus presents a unique opportunity to consider simultaneously the challenges of preserving the historic and the modern on campus," said Joan Weinstein, interim director of the Getty Foundation. "We are pleased to support UC in this important effort." The $150,000 grant from the Getty Foundation was announced on July 18, and the preservation planning process it will fund is the brain child of Mary Beth McGrew, director of campus planning at the university and a former architect with Harley Ellis Devereaux and with Woolpert, Inc.Said McGrew, "I sought the grant because the university and community have invested millions over the past two decades to transform campus. It's only logical that we begin thinking about the preservation process in the same way that the University of Virginia has to be mindful of balancing future needs with preservation of its buildings and grounds as they were designed by Thomas Jefferson."She predicted that the architecture and design profession as a whole, as well as cities, institutions and other campuses with significant modern architecture, will watch closely as UC works to develop a process for preserving its award-winning architecture.Because of UC's Master Plan set in motion in 1989, the UC campus is now a living museum with signature structures and landscaping designed by architects David Childs, Henry Cobb, Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, Rodolfo Machado, Thom Mayne, Bernard Tschumi, Buzz Yudell and others – all set within the larger Master Plan designed by George Hargreaves and Mary Margaret Jones.With work by so many architectural luminaries on campus, McGrew explained that it's only a matter of time until proposals will be put forward to add to or alterate UC's celebrated architecture. Repairs will be needed, and expansions proposed as program needs evolve and change. And "that's why we need a process to address change. We need to ask ourselves now, what's the best way to go about this? Do we bring back the original architects and firms if changes are required? Who among the campus and community need to be involved?" she said.The Getty-funded project will begin with a three-day, kick-off event in the fall of 2006. Aiding with the process will be Charles Raith, principal with John Milner Associates, Inc., and Michael Sorkin, principal at Michael Sorkin Studio.Raith, who will head a team of architects and planners from his firm in work on the UC plan, has previously led projects related to campus heritage planning. Sorkin is former architecture critic for The Village Voice and author of numerous texts on architecture. His recent projects include master planning in Germany, planning for a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem and campus planning for the University of Chicago.During the three-day, kick-off of the heritage planning process, Sorkin and Raith will meet with university teams and walk the campus grounds and signature buildings. Via lectures, exhibits and campus meetings and conversations, a variety of campus units – such as Auxiliary Services, Facilities Management, the Architects Office, Campus Planning as well as the Provost's Office, President's Office and academic units – will participate in the preservation planning process.Stated McGrew, "It's only natural that Sorkin and Raith will meet with those who live in and are responsible for our structures and will really delve into why these buildings are so well known and well regarded. These are the people and the questions that will form the final preservation plan."It's expected that the campus heritage plan for UC will be complete in March 2008, and it will encompass• Processes and procedures for addressing the long-term management, maintenance and preservation of recent signature buildings and landscapes on campus as well as older structures and spaces• Documentation of preservation priorities for campus• Documentation of the physical history of campus• Documentation of the role of campus in the communityThe J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that features the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Getty Research Institute. The J. Paul Getty Trust and Getty programs serve a varied audience from two locations: the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Malibu.Additional information is available on the Getty Web site.

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Freycinet National Park
Freycinet National Park consists of knuckles of granite mountains all but surrounded by azure bays and white sand beaches. The dramatic peaks of the Hazards welcome you as you enter the park.
Freycinet National Park offers a wide variety of activities. Take a walk to the pass overlooking the perfectly shaped Wineglass Bay or try less strenuous activities like beach strolls, swimming or wildlife spotting.
Freycinet National Park is administered by the Parks and Wildlife Service[2] of Tasmania.
Freycinet National Park was named after the French explorer Louis de Freycinet (1779 - 1841), who sailed through the area in about 1800.
Freycinet has stunning scenery - from the peaks of The Hazards of Coles Bay to the wonderful crescent of Wineglass Bay, Freycinet is a fascinating and breathtaking experience - one not to be missed on a visit to Tasmania.
Flora and fauna[edit]
You will be sharing the park with wonderful plants; and animals like wallabies.
Feeding of animals in the park is strictly prohibited, and is unhealthy for the animals. Fines will be imposed if you are caught feeding animals. Rangers are on patrol around the park. You can report people feeding animals to the visitor centre.
The climate in Freycinet is like most of Tasmania - relatively cool all year round. As it is windy, bringing an umbrella is not practical. Be prepared for all kinds of weather, though.
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By Car[edit]
Freycinet National Park is about 2.5 hours to 3 hours drive from either Hobart or Launceston. All roads to Freycinet are sealed, so a 4WD is not needed.
When driving from dusk to dawn, do take care as you are sharing the road with wildlife. Drive cautiously and keep a lookout for wallabies and wombats. An advisory speed limit of 60 km/h applies on the roads to and from the park after dark because of the risk of hitting wildlife.
You need a permit for all of Tasmania's National Parks. They can be bought at the national park visitor centre at the park entrance, and there are several different options from a day pass for just this one national park to a pass that is valid for an entire year and includes all National Parks of Tasmania.
The fees are shown below (currency is in Australian dollar):
Daily Pass: up to 24 hours Per vehicle (up to 8 people): $22 Per person: $11
Holiday Pass: Up to 8 weeks Per Vehicle (up to 8 people) :$60 Per Person :$28
Get around[edit]
You can get to the major locations by car or bicycle, but then you will have to walk. There are some tours offered to the park.
However, if you do wish to follow tours or use public transport, find more information at the Parks and Wildlife Services of Tasmania's Freycinet National Park Section.
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If you do not wish to get to the beach, go to the Wineglass Bay Lookout. It is the same walk as the one which takes you to Wineglass Bay itself, but it is half the journey. Enjoy spectacular views and take postcard shots from there.
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Take the many walks at Freycinet. Be sure to wear proper walking shoes and have a good map. Here is a guide:
Short walks (Under 2 hours return):
Medium walks (2-4 hours return):
Long walks (4-8 hours return):
Be sure to check the weather before planning the walks. Besides these walks, there are other shorter walks, like 5-10 minute walks which are worth taking. Get more information at the Freycinet Visitor Centre.
Do take scenic drives around Freycinet. Here is a guide:
Do participate in water activities at Freycinet. Swim at Wineglass Bay, snorkel and dive at Sleepy Bay and Honeymoon Bay.
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Souvenirs can be bought at the Freycinet Visitor Centre. They are rather affordable, and you can find good stuff there.
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There is one pub in Freycinet, the Iluka Tavern in the town of Coles Bay which has a bottle shop as well.
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It is a popular area over Summer so booking in advance is advised. Camping in the park over summer is by application and ballot. There is also accommodation in nearby Coles Bay and Bicheno.
You need a camping permit to camp at Freycinet. For more information, inquire at the Freycinet National Park Visitor Centre.
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How to I get moving in the right direction to get him trained to retrieve? We hunt quail and chukar out here in the desert and that is what I need him to retrieve. If you have any books or DVDs that you recommend that won't put me in the poor house I would appreciate it.
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The late Dr. Jack Kevorkian, known for his life's work of advocating assisted suicide and for helping to end over 130 lives with his ominous-sounding Thanatron, or "machine of death," was also an oil painter. The doctor, who spend 8 years in prison, created a little-known body of work tinged with the horror of pain; illustrating his controversial ideas on compassion, the paintings take aim at his religious critics and appeal to a nuanced moral ideal where death is seen simultaneously as a terror and an escape.
Kevorkian's Thanatron takes its name from the ancient Greek personification of death; in his paintings, he also uses mythological themes. In "Fever," he illustrates a hell composed of the ill and suffering; like Dante's Virgil, he leads his painted patient through the depths of agony and fear with wide, sweeping brushstrokes. The Christian Brotherhood is reimagined as a monster characterized by multiple grotesque, sharp-toothed heads vaguely reminiscent of Inferno's Satan.
Seemingly drawing inspiration from symbolist painters like Paul Gauguin and Edvard Munch, the artist, often referred to as "Dr. Death," distorts the form of his subjects so that they might express psychological despair and heightened anxiety. In one image, titled "Coma," a man, draped in a bed sheet, is inhaled by ghostly skull, his body absurdly foreshortened and his lined feet disproportionately swelled to express profound weariness. As the monstrous spirit of "coma" sucks him in, his tiny, darkened eyes beg for release. In "Paralysis," the body becomes a prison, the brain removed and bound in chains.
When exhibited alongside the doctor's paintings illustrating his love of music (Johann Sebastian Bach, a treble and bass clef), as they are at Gallerie Sparta, the more frightful images take on a strange operatic quality, evoking eery tonal climaxes with expressionistic bursts of color. 11 of the doctor's paintings will be on view through April 30. (via Huff Post)


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Having already survived six years at the Tildor's top military academy, sixteen-year-old Renee De Winter is determined to graduate, training day and night to compete with her male classmates. When the boys overpower her parries, she works harder. When a bully sabotages her gear, she fights without it. But when an underground crime group captures her mentor for its illegal gladiatorial games, she must choose between her career and her conscience. Determined to penetrate the group's inner circles, Renee will leap from academia to the crime filled streets, pick up a sword, and weigh law against loyalty.
THE CADET OF TILDOR will be available January 10, 2013 from Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin). Add it to your Goodreads shelf, or pre-order on Amazon today!
BBC: Did you have any pre-conceived notions about what you wanted your cover to look like?
AL: Orange. And with a sword. The word TILDOR just feels orange.
I also had expected to see at least one of my characters on the cover. Upon reflection, this wish had more to do with me wanting to see my character's picture than with a genuine belief that the characters belonged on the jacket. See, that's why writers don't design covers!
BBC: How far in advance from your pub date did you start talking covers with your house?
AL: When I first met my editor, shortly after she acquired CADET, she handed me a copy of GRACELING (Cashore is also a Dial author) saying that she thought I'd like the novel. The editor also pointed to the cover, saying that she imagined something similar for my book. "And glitter," she said. "We like glitter."
And then that editor left publishing.
My new editor and I talked about the cover once the major edits were done. Glitter has not come up in conversation.
BBC: Did you have any input on your cover?
AL: On a scale of 1 (you'll see it when we're done) to 10 (draw your own), I'd put me at about a 5: Enough to feel involved and considered, but not so much that I could mess things up.
BBC: How was your cover revealed to you?
AL: Anticlimactically. An email showed up out of the blue one day saying, "ok, cover time. Here is what we have in mind."
I was excited to learn that the designed had specifically asked to work on CADET and read the whole novel, which does not usually happen.
BBC: Was there an official "cover reveal" date for your art?
AL: Yes! We had a Cover Team of about 50 bloggers – including this one here – that all revealed together on June 11, 2012. It was a lot of fun and I'd love to do something like that again. Maybe with the trailer reveal in a few months?
BBC: How far in advance of the reveal date were you aware of what your cover would look like?
AL: I had the general notion for months, but got the final art less than a week before the reveal. Penguin knew and approved my reveal date - we based it around Penguin's internal schedule.
BBC: Was it hard to keep it to yourself before the official release?
AL: Impossible. I showed CADET'S cover to my mom and dad. I didn't email it though - just to make sure one of us did not accidentally forward it along. Also, my agent was CCed on the cover, which was important because I had someone to legally talk about it with.
BBC: What surprised you most about the process?
AL: The number of people involved. There is the editor. And the designer. And the artist-who is not the same person as the designer. And the marketing folk. And me. And my agent. And the people at the press who need to adjust stuff to get the colors just right. I'm sure there are others too…
BBC: Any advice to other debut authors about how to handle cover art anxiety?
AL: Write down all your thoughts, wishes, ideas. See a cover you like? Take a picture. Make sure you know what you like and can describe / show it to the editor if she asks. For example, at one point in my cover we were discussing color tinge. I applied a photoshop color filter to the mock-up to explain what I was talking about.
Another suggestion: Find out which audience your publisher believes will buy your book. For example, Penguin thinks THE CADET OF TILDOR would appeal to Tamora Pierce and George R. R. Martin fans, so I spent some time looking at those authors' posters/covers and phrasing my comments to the editor in those terms.


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Alright, all my cyclists out there, holler. I can't hear you. Ok, I can hear you now. The bike question of the day, or perhaps of our current era of Presidential Administration, is: could Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood be, as no politician has been before, an actual hero of United States cycling culture and advocacy? Is he the Real Deal Holyfield, movin' and shakin' his way through red tape and dissenting auto purists to champion bicycles as having an equal share in the way our streets and public spaces are planned? Is he, indeed, THE DOMESTIC REINCARNATION OF MADONNA DEL GHISALLO?! These things cannot be determined by a single human; they require the analyzation of many. Begin at LaHood's own blog, where you can read his thoughts on the recent National Bike Summit and view some videos of him speaking there.
The skinny is that LaHood plans to shake up the way our country approaches transportation planning. To quote from his blog: "Today, I want to announce a sea change. People across America who value bicycling should have a voice when it comes to transportation planning. This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized." You can read the official language of his new policy here, but a few of his stated principle aims are to:
- Treat walking and bicycling as equals with other transportation modes.
- Ensure convenient access for people of all ages and abilities.
- Go beyond minimum design standards.
- Collect data on walking and biking trips.
- Set a mode share target for walking and bicycling.
- Protect sidewalks and shared-use paths the same way roadways are protected (for example, snow removal)
- Improve nonmotorized facilities during maintenance projects.
As a cyclist, this basically sounds too good to be true. And, of course, it may be, for the political backlash from LaHood's goals was immediate and, as we all know, conservative politicians have an uncanny knack for repainting progressive ideas, however rational and necessary, to look half-baked. Speaking of which, the main vocal opponent of LaHood's policy, Steven LaTourette (Double "La-s"? LaBattle of LaBicycle?), went so far as to mockingly suggest that LaHood was on drugs. I really have no idea, but even if he WERE on drugs, let's say, hittin' that chronic, would that make a comprehensive cycling plan that levels the playing field between autos and cyclists, as well as pedestrians for that matter, any less reasonable and fair? If we are, in fact, in the beginning or the middle or the short, bitter end of a green revolution, shouldn't every form of human transportation factor equally into the success of an integrated community, a space that serves to exclude no one, include everyone?
Or is that an inaccurate, neo-hippy perspective, and does this increase in the planning status of the bicycle actually threaten our economic survival, as the National Association of Manufacturers claims? Will the trucking and freight industries be jeopardized by more bike paths and fewer commercial-only roads through town centers? Will large, multi-ton semi-trucks, traveling at breakneck speeds, be forced to screech to suicidal halts when young tricyclists suddenly decide to merge onto freeway on-ramps to shave a few minutes off their preschool commutes? Am I repeatedly asking questions as a means to avoid answering them? Perhaps; I'm no Ray "Ghisallo" LaHood, after all. "Madonna Ray," I think he's called.
-Jeremy Pearson


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Experimental label Data Garden celebrates its first year with The Switched-On Garden 002 (Sunday at Bartram's Garden)
Experimental electronic music label Data Garden celebrated its launch one year ago this weekend by transforming Bartram's Garden, the botanical garden in West Philadelphia, into an interactive art exhibit called The Switched-On Garden. There were numerous sound installations located throughout the park, and live performances by the musicians whose recordings made up the label's first releases. This Sunday, to mark its one-year anniversary and to unleash a new batch of albums, Data Garden returns to Bartram's for The Switched-On Garden 002.
Like last year, the goal is "to explore the relationship between plants, music and technology." Over a few slices of pizza, Data Garden co-founder Joe Patitucci tries to explain to me what exactly that means. "We want to create an expression of our values that will make a statement about who we are as a label," he says. "We don't want to have a traditional record release show at a bar, because that's not what we're all about. Instead, we're creating a place where people can go outside, get together, and experience nature and electronic music at the same time." Continue reading →


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy took a turn for the better in March as the weather warmed up, but the upturn in growth can only continue if consumers get out and spend a bit more.
Sales at U.S. retail stores in March — the main attraction this week — are expected to show consumers did exactly that. Auto sales in particular rebounded sharply and stronger demand for vehicles in the months ahead would bode well for the economy.
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Wall Street will also maintain its vigil on the Federal Reserve. Chairwoman Janet Yellen is among seven senior Fed officials who will deliver public remarks, perhaps offering more clues on the central bank's strategy of unwinding its long-running economic-stimulus program. The Fed thinks the economy is strong enough to handle it, and the raft of reports this week is unlikely to say otherwise.
Take retail sales. They bounced back in February with a 0.3% gain after falling in January and December amid a bout of especially severe weather. In March, sales are projected to rise a much faster 0.8%, according to economists polled by MarketWatch.
The big boost should come from autos. Sales last month sped up to a 16.4 million annual rate — matching a post-recession high — from 15.3 million in February. Auto dealerships account for about one-fifth of all retail spending.
Even if autos are excluded, sales should climb a solid 0.4%. Clothing stores, home-and-garden centers and bars and restaurants could see stronger gains.
What won't be known for several more months is if that kind of spending can be sustained. Even though consumers have sharply reduced their debt, they simply aren't spending as fast as they used to.
Tampa, Charlotte among gainers.
• U.S. homeownership at 18-year low
"The 'once bitten twice shy' mentality appears to be still holding sway," said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West. "Past credit losses are still fresh in borrowers' and lenders' minds."
Slow wage growth is another leg-iron shackling consumers. Inflation-adjusted wage growth has been quite weak during the recovery. Most households except the very rich actually experienced a decline in real income from 2008 to 2012, Anderson calculates.
Yet a steady increase in hiring and a recent uptick in wages, combined with stable gasoline prices and lower utility costs, could give households more room to spend over the next few months.
Another plus for consumers is low inflation. The consumer price index is expected to show a meager 0.1% increase when it's released on Tuesday. Over the past year the CPI has climbed a scant 1.1%, just a notch above a post-recession low.
Yellen takes center stage with a speech on Wednesday before the Economic Club of New York. Fed chiefs often use the event as staging ground to signal broad policy shifts, but Yellen has already laid down her marker for a go-slow approach to raising interest rates. A dovish central bank is unlikely to reveal sharp talons absent the sudden emergence of an unforeseen threat.
Also Wednesday, the government probably will report that construction on new homes rose in March to an annual rate of almost 1 million units, just a touch short of its post-recession peak. Housing starts softened in January and February because of bone-chilling cold and the higher cost of buying a home.
The weekly jobless claims report on Thursday, meanwhile, could give a hint on what to expect in the monthly employment report for April. Last week claims fell to the lowest level since May 2007. See Slide Show: What's different between economy in 2014 and 2007.
The government collects hiring data during the second week of each month and flat or declining jobless claims could signal faster job creation in April. The economy added 192,000 new jobs in March and 197,000 in February, when initial claims were running closer to 325,000 a week.
Also read: 5 questions with Alan Krueger on long-term joblessness


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Must See Art: "The Art of the Brick" by Nathan Sawaya
Photos by G. Art by Nathan Sawaya.
I've seen several exhibits by Lego brick artist Nathan Sawaya before ("Red" and "In Pieces") and I've really loved them, but his most recent showing "The Art of the Brick" in Times Square takes the cake for awesomeness. Sawaya has used over 1.2 million legos in his sculptures and the exhibit will appeal to people of all ages.
Aside from his mind-blowing sculptures, where nearly every one of them on display – and there are over 100 – will make you think "how did he do that?" possibly what I liked the best was the way the exhibit was laid out. As you walk in, you are in a museum like atmosphere where you see Sawaya's renderings of some of the most iconic paintings and sculptures of all time.
As the sculptures are made of Legos, the exhibit will surely be a big hit with children, who may be too young to appreciate art. By seeing these works, Sawaya potentially exposes and inspires a new generation to explore the vast world of art, and for that alone you should definitely take the kids to see this exhibit.
After seeing Lego-versions of The Mona Lisa, Starry Night and so many other classics, you will see a bunch of Lego sculptures that will blow your mind. For example:
I don't want to spoil the exhibit for you by showing too many pictures, but as you can see from the photos that have been posted, you should not miss this exhibit!!!
You can get tickets for this exhibit (with location info, museum hours, etc) at this link.


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We're all guilty of it: Buying something at our local retailer because it's quick, easy and cheap, only to kick ourselves later for being so impulsive. If we had just waited, saved and bought something better, we'd be much happier.
Travis Beckum, who plays tight end for the New York Giants, recently experienced the same buyer's remorse. The two speakers and subwoofer setup he bought on a whim simply weren't living up to his expectations. Looking for a better listening experience, he contacted Todd Anthony Puma from The Source Home Theater Installation & Design Corp. in Staten Island, N.Y., to recommend and install a higher-quality audio system (see the equipment list).
What was your audio system like before you decided to upgrade?
Pretty bare bones. I had two speakers and a subwoofer that I picked up from Best Buy in both my bedroom and living room. It was time for something better. So now I have a complete sound system in each area. Is there a big difference in quality? The clarity is so much better. It becomes really apparent when you crank the volume. The dialogue is still clear no matter how loudly I play the system. There are times when I just sit back and listen. I can actually understand the lyrics of my music now.
What are your favorite types of music?
I like hip-hop and R&B. Jay-Z and Lil Wayne are two of my favorites.
Do you find yourself entertaining more now?
Absolutely. Before, I used to just invite a couple of people over. Now it seems like my place has become the party pad.
What about the system? Is it easy to use?
The receiver (Marantz NR1602) has so many settings to fine-tune the audio. I haven't really had the chance to toy around with it, but I definitely plan on doing so.


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When I was growing up, our family life often revolved around the game of hockey. Every winter, my father would make a skating rink in our back yard. My sisters and brothers, all nine of us, learned to skate, twirl and shoot a puck on that bumpy make-shift ice.
My Dad loved watching our winter performances. He was always a constant presence, keeping vigil by the snow banks that framed the rink. Now that my siblings and I are all hockey parents ourselves, we often reminisce about my father and his love of the game.
In today's column, I'd like to share one of my favorite hockey stories, a winter remembrance that has become a family classic.
The story is written from the perspective of Timmy, my youngest brother. I hope this reflection reminds you that a father's love is one of God's greatest gifts.
Back in the winter of 1969, when I was a little boy, my dad and I made an ice-skating rink in our backyard. Set against the frozen Minnesota moonlight, I held a garden hose with mittened hands, the water freezing on its way to the ground.
My dad stood by, a six-foot-four giant in a puffy down jacket.
"It's like heaven out here," he said, the smoke from his cigarette melding with the smell of hardening ice.
I looked upward, following Dad's gaze to a starlit sky. My toes were numb, curling inside my boots. My water-soaked mittens were growing a thin coat of ice.
"Heaven?" I asked. I didn't know what he meant.
The winter weeks passed while Dad and I spent many nights skating together on that homemade rink. While wind chills dipped well below zero, Dad taught me how to grip a hockey stick and how to "slap shoot" a puck. Beneath a snowy firmament, Dad and I would glide around a makeshift net made of shovels and sheets, the metal blades of our skates etching lines on the ice.
"C'mon. Shoot it! Go for a breakaway! Don't hit the goal post!" Dad would shout, his voice echoing against the snow banks.
He was loud and gruff. But at the end of every evening, as we gathered up equipment, Dad would quiet himself, lifting his eyes to the sky.
I knew that Dad stored the Lord in his heart, but he seldom used words to express his faith. This nightly reflection was a prayer of sorts, his way of showing me that God was important.
One night, I got tired of waiting for him to finish up his intercessions. I was cold and Mom had hot chocolate waiting for us in the kitchen.
"It'll feel like heaven when we get inside," I yelled, trying to pry him away from his winter worship.
Dad pulled off my stocking cap and started tickling me. We laughed all the way to the kitchen door.
Winter after winter, Dad was at my side, helping me to perfect the game. He taught me how to speed skate around orange construction cones, how to pass a puck, how to guard a goal post.
By the time I made captain of our high school hockey team, Dad was content to watch me from the sides of a new indoor arena.
At the state tournament, as I scored a goal, the standing room only crowd began to clap and cheer.
But I skated past the crowded bleachers, racing my way to the goal post. There, behind the plexi-glass, dad stood alone. I tapped the glass with my stick. Dad gave me thumbs up.
"Heaven!" he shouted.
As my high school years came to a close, I signed scholarship papers to attend Providence College in Rhode Island. The school was miles away from Minnesota.
It was an honor to wear the Providence uniform. I made a lot of new friends and played against the best hockey teams in the country.
Every week, I'd write Dad, sending him team programs and newspaper clippings. The truth was, I get homesick whenever I skated in unfamiliar arenas. The space behind the plexi-glass was always empty.
Then one Friday night, back in March of 1985, Providence played Michigan State, a national championship game.
Before the game, as I laced up my skates, my coach told me I had a visitor waiting outside the locker room. It was my dad.
"Hey," I said, greeting him with a friendly punch in the arm.
"Not too bad a drive from Minnesota," my father quipped.
Standing in my skates, suited up in shoulder pads and thick breezers, I suddenly realized I was looking down on him.
He lingered fro a while, trying to put his thoughts into words.
"The good Lord is proud of you," he said, patting me on the back. It was seldom that I heard Dad talk like this.
"The good Lord is proud of you too," I replied.
The game began. As I skated past the cheering crowds, I searched for Dad behind the goal post, but found him sitting with my mom in the bleachers, right behind the players' bench.
As our eyes met, Dad pointed to a banner posted high above the rink-it spanned the entire arena.
Intended to highlight the superior skill and strength of the opposing team, the banner read: Welcome to Heaven."
I laughed to myself as the referee dropped the puck to begin the opening face-off.
The crowd roared. Minute by minute, Providence maintained a two point lead with Michigan State. With five minutes left in the game, our team scored a goal.
Looking up toward the bleachers where Dad was sitting, I expected to see him give me thumbs up. Instead, I saw the team chaplain and a doctor huddled over him. There was a look of shock on my moms face.
As an ambulance pulled up in front of an entryway that overlooked the goalpost, my coach ushered me through the jammed crowd.
Dad died 15 minutes after I arrived at the hospital.
While the team chaplain comforted my mom, I slipped away to a large lobby window. Still c lad in my skates and uniform, I watched a snow shower blanket the city. I began to recount the last few hours.
How fitting it seemed that a "Welcome to Heaven" banner had decorated the arena where Dad had passed away.
I was certain that eternity was now within his reach, a reward for teaching me about the love of God.
He taught me about this love, not with well-spoken words, but in the time he spent with me. Throughout the years, Dad had stood by my side, like an ever-present heavenly father, teaching me how to perfect the game of life.
How to share laughter.
How to offer the gift of presence.
How to pray without uttering a sound.
As I stood there, a passage from Matthew's gospel came to mind: "The kingdom of heaven is near." Matthew 3:2.
I understood a little better that the love between a father and a son is a bit of heaven on earth.
It's been over twenty five years since that night in Michigan. Now, I have three little boys of my own.
This past winter, my youngest son and I made an ice skating rink in our backyard. As he held the garden hose with his small mittened hands, I stood by, dressed in a puffy down jacket.
Though wind chills dipped well below zero, I looked upward and smiled.
"It's like heaven out here" I said softly.
Excerpted from MOMENTS OF GRACE: STORIES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE AND AN EXTRAORDINARY GOD, by Nancy Jo Sullivan. Copyright 2000 by Nancy Jo Sullivan.
Used by permission of Waterbrook Multnomah, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.


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I just received my property tax bill from Baltimore County and needed to call about the other charge appearing on the bill. It was more than the $39 rain tax — I had forgotten about the flush tax.
Both of these taxes are to benefit the Chesapeake Bay so I guess we now have a tax on top of a tax.
The only way to stop all this taxation and bring reasonable budgeting to our government is to change the people who run our government. There was no required fee amount imposed by the state, so the Baltimore County Council could have made the required fee a dollar, but they didn't have the courage to tell Gov. Martin O'Malley enough of the taxation and it was time to reduce government spending.
This upcoming election will give taxpayers the opportunity to elect officials who actually understand budgeting and stop electing those who promise to do things that will force taxes to increase.
J. Michael Collins, Reisterstown


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Topic: Member star graphic
um, well this is technically an observation, but why are the stars for our post count so big?
Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → Dialogue → Member star graphic
um, well this is technically an observation, but why are the stars for our post count so big?
they look diferent....
maby its for when ppl like me forget their glasses.
whoa yeah whats with that
I was wondering the same thing. I just saw it now and I was like "Woah! huge stars!"
I hope they shrink back though. These are too big.
perhaps they're working on the site? can an admin pls give us an answer?
Mine look the same, but then I've got a widescreen monitor...
I assumed we'd been invaded by alien parasit stars that were growing exponentially until they fill up the whole computer screen and break through into the real world.
Thankfully, it appears that I was mistaken.
i dont like them, i wouldent mind so much if they wernt so cartoony
Mine are big too. I don't really like it.
Mine look the same, but then I've got a widescreen monitor...
Me too but they're still large. Blargh.
ha! Blarg!
I DEMAND INFORMATION SO I CAN......do....nothing at all....
Mine look the same as before...
Am I missing something?
For those of you who can't see it, here's what the new stars look like: [ADMIN: Defunct link to starwarsdotcom dot com removed.]
Yah like on the image galleries. Mine look the same as before.
vista ftw!
Hmmm I just switched PC and Monitor today and noticed the chhange. Wasn't sure if it was because of my new 20" widescreen monitor =P or vista, but it seems it was an actual change...
Mine are still the same. But then I never log off. Do you guys log off? Maybe something happened when you logged back on?
yeah, i log off. Thats when it happend....when I logged back on.......
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! me is afraid maybe they eat my avatar and maybe some of my stars dissapeer NOOOOO hard earned stars WAHHHHH WAHHHHHHH.... ohh Aaron please ohh great creator of the BFFC please changes the stars backs to normal so i can have some sanity!!!!!!!!
I logged off and in, but nothing happened.
The Stars are still small.
That's no big deal.
Now they're big. Woohoo, three BIG stars...
These stars are way too big * i'm seeing stars* lol
I always stay logged in. They just changed one day is all.... I still don't like them. I can get used to them, sure, but I prefer the small stars.
These stars are a hazard to my avatars housing....He used to live all happily, next to Adeptus_Astartes, and Topic Necromancer!!!! but then, his mortal enemy Stars who had managed to make a uneasy peace with Avatar and had a family of other Stars. Then all of a sudden the stars took over less then a tenth of Avatars front lawn.
the stars sorta shrink out avatars.
See now mine have changed as well. Interesting.
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Even if you have never heard about the quiet island of Nevis in the West Indies- you probably have heard about its most popular beach bar, Sunshine's. Famous for his tasty rum punch drink, The Killer Bee , and the best food on the island, Sunshine's has been the most prominent tourist attraction in Nevis for over 12 years. No visit is complete without a stop in at Sunshine's where you can meet the legend himself, Sunshine. While the legend will chat about almost anything- he is quite secretive about the exact ingredients in the Killer Bees. "First there's some rum, then some passion fruit juice," he says. "Then some more rum."
Open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, dancing and drinking- you have no excuse not to visit! His menu consists of a variety of tasty BBQ dishes including fresh, local lobster and fish, shrimp, chicken and ribs. Sunshine also makes delicious salads utilizing the bounty of vegetables and fruits grown right here in Nevis. Open daily at 11am, Sunshine and his staff will keep the bar hopping and the music cranking until the early morning hours- so long as the guests are happy and the killer bees are keeping everyone buzzing!


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Captain_Jack wrote:Seeing as how the name "Johnson" is a European last name, it's pretty likely his family acquired it through slavery.
Well, that's probably true, but still is his family name. And he changed it for a f*cking number... that could be considered as an even bigger reminder of slavery.
Captain_Jack wrote:People have different ways of preserving their heritage, maybe he didn't feel it was necessary to keep his last name, it's not our place to judge.
As for stage names, some are legal some aren't. Either way it is the same thing, people change their names, and it's no one else's business.
I get what you're saying, Cap. I just can't agree with it. I do agree with changing names when there's a bigger reason (and there are lots of valid reasons) than a publicity stunt. Other than that, I just think it's totally disrespectful towards your family.
Allowed?. Sure, as you say, it's nobody else's business... but I don't have to like it.
I guess we'll have to just agree to disagree on this one, Cap.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With his trademark top-of-the-lungs, high-fiving, rambunctious enthusiasm, former Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer introduced himself to Los Angeles Clippers fans on Monday, promising a new era for the NBA team after former owner Donald Sterling was banned for life over racist remarks.
Ballmer, 58, who paid an NBA-record $2 billion for the Clippers, greeted the several thousand gathered at the team's Staples Center home with the primal screams that punctuated meetings at the Seattle technology company.
"I couldn't be more honored or excited or fired up to be here," Ballmer exclaimed as he was welcomed with a standing ovation.
Ballmer, who said he will be a courtside fixture at games, took over the Clippers last week, ending Sterling's 33 years of ownership that were marked by decades of losing and second-tier status to local rival, the Lakers.
The NBA banned Sterling for life in April, days after his privately taped remarks imploring a girlfriend not to publicly associate with black people were published.
The remarks, which were publicized during the Clippers' playoff run, sparked public outrage, prompted sponsors to cut ties with the team and caused Clippers players, who are mostly black, to consider a boycott.
The 80-year-old real estate billionaire also unsuccessfully fought in court to keep the team after his estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, struck the deal with Ballmer.
"Everything is about looking forward," Ballmer told the crowd, striking a tone about new beginnings for a team that finds itself for the first time as a playoff contender behind superstars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
The playoffs came after the Clippers acquired top players in recent years. Now they are also in a new position of commanding the off-season spotlight.
"We made lemonade out of lemons," Ballmer said alongside eight of the team's players who were in attendance, praising their performance last year during the Sterling saga.
Sterling's comments embarrassed the NBA and Clippers supporters.
"I think it's going to be a great change, a positive change," said Clippers fan Teri Renty. "It's something we desperately needed, and it will really be great for the team in giving them the energy and the momentum to look forward to good things."
The rally served as a restart for fans who were given t-shirts in Clippers red, white and blue that read "We are Clipper Nation" along with "It's a New Day" on the back.
Head coach Doc Rivers, who considered quitting if Sterling remained as owner, characterized the Ballmer era as one of relief for fans, who had for years been publicly reserved in their support for the longtime Western Conference doormats.
"Now they can actually say it and be proud of it, and I'm very happy for them," Rivers told reporters after the rally.
"If we do it right, the name can stand for something."
Additional reporting by Alicia Avila; Editing by Mary Milliken and Ken Wills


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Matt Whitehouse, a junior pitcher for UC Irvine in 2013, has signed with the Cleveland Indians on Friday and has been assigned to the Mohoning Valley Scrappers, their short-season Single-A affiliate in the New York-Penn League.
Whitehouse was chosen in the 19th round by Cleveland in last week's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft after going 5-6 with a 3.29 earned-run average for the Anteaters.
The Scrappers are scheduled to open their season on Monday.
Dominique Taylor, a junior center fielder for the Anteaters in 2013 who was taken in the 15th round last week, signed on Tuesday with the Kansas City Royals. His minor league assignment is not yet known.
— Barry Faulkner
Smith shines for USA
Former UC Irvine All-American middle blocker David Smith had 18 points to help the United States men's national team defeat France, 22-25, 25-22, 24-26, 30-28, 15-9, in World League play on Saturday at the Tulsa Convention Center.
Opposite Carson Clark, another former UCI All-American, also contributed to the victory, which improved the team coached by former UCI head man John Speraw to 3-1 in World League action. The Americans also defeated France on Friday. Team USA split its two matches with Argentina last weekend to open World League play.
The Team USA roster also includes setter Brian Thornton, another former UCI All-American, while Matt Fuerbringer, a product of Estancia High, is an assistant coach for Team USA.
The Americans will be off until they play host to Bulgaria on June 28-29, in Reno, Nev.
— From staff reports
Cheer camp coming
The Costa Mesa High world-ranked cheer program is hosting its annual youth cheer clinic.
The camp will run Aug. 12-15 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The cost will be $75 and includes a T-shirt, snack and instruction. The camp is for girls in pre-K through eighth grade.
For information, contact Kori Johnson at firstname.lastname@example.com.
— From staff reports
OCC ranks 10th
Orange Coast College finished 10th in the National Assn. of Two-Year Colleges Athletic Administrator Cup Championship, which rates California's community college athletic programs based on an overall points system for the 2012-13 school year.
The Pirates produced 128.5 points, 59 fewer than winner Mt. San Antonio.
Riverside (157.5), American River (150.5), Cerritos (147.5), Fresno City (146), Santa Rosa (193.5), Sierra (139), Golden West (136.5) and Palomar (129.5) round out the top 10.
The Pirates' state championship in women's cross country contributed 20 points, while men's golf (19), men's cross country (18), women's swimming (16) and men's swimming (15) also added to the total.
Mt. SAC had 11 programs produce at least 14.5 points, including state titles in men's and women's basketball and men's soccer.
— From staff reports
UCI runners lauded
The UC Irvine women's cross country program has earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA based on its Academic Progress Rate.
The Anteater team's score ranked among the top 10 percent in its sport for 2011-12, the most recent year in the report. This is the third consecutive year that the UCI women's cross country program has earned the award.
A total of 976 Division I teams from 268 schools, out of 346 Division I colleges and universities, were recognized with the award for 2011-12.
"The NCAA's quintessential student-athlete exhibits dedication and commitment both on the playing field and in the classroom," said NCAA President Mark Emmert in a statement. "These teams and programs truly embody the overall values of the NCAA, and have exceeded standards to post fantastic academic scores. We are delighted by such a clear example of our membership's commitment to providing well-rounded experiences to student-athletes."
Each year, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I team through the annual scorecard of academic achievement, known as APR. The rate measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic performance in each sport. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-2012 academic years.
— From staff reports


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Eric Church Cancels Concert After Losing His Voice
Eric Church was forced to cancel his show on Sunday (April 29) after he lost his voice due to illness. Fans were already in line by 6PM at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum when the announcement was made that the concert was axed due to circumstances beyond the singer's control.
A singer canceling a concert due to voice issues in a fairly common thing in music, but it was particularly a bum out for the Eric Church faithful (no pun intended!), since many had traveled in excess of 100 miles to see him play in Bloomington, Ill. One fan even took the night off work for the show.
According to the Pantagraph, Church released a personal note to fans, issued by the venue. It read: "I've played shows with injuries before, but unfortunately (I) cannot overcome having no voice."
That's beyond understandable. Church expressed that he tried to soldier through it, but his sickness became insurmountable. The note continued: "I hate (that) this came so late in the day, but I've tried everything I know of to get (my voice) back and wanted to give it as much time as I could to try and make the show happen."
Church also promised to make it up to the fans who came out, saying, "To the fans that were planning on attending, I owe you one."
Get better soon, Eric. Take care of that voice and make sure you head back to Illinois sooner rather than later! Church is scheduled to perform in Springfield, Mo. on Thursday (May 3).


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Jon Dawson reviews 'Dissolve' by Horsecops, and 'Automatic for the People' by R.E.M.
New album: Dissolve (e.p.)
Artist: Horsecops
Label: Come Sunday
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
It must be tough for a young rock band to find an identity in 2013. If they emulate their heroes they�ll be labeled a retro band, while avoiding their basic instincts may lead to Green Day-esque fake accents and mandatory goofy shark fin haircuts.
On their debut release, Philadelphia�s Horsecops sidestep those potential landmines and deliver a welcome dose of oomph.
Produced by Horsecops bassist Ben Schwartz, the �Dissolve� e.p. is a near perfect combination of garage band drive and top drawer musicality. Free of the slick, overproduced sheen that has sterilized many potent bands, �Dissolve� is a raw, invigorating rock record.
�Can�t Go On� is a great guitar fuzzathon in the tradition of the MC5, Husker Du and early Foo Fighters, with vocalist Josh Lesser pouring out a vocal reminiscent of Sting�s early punk forays with The Police. Drummer Nick Myers drives the song with steam hammer precision while guitarist Conor O�Mara�s tasteful lead lines are concise and melodic.
�Dissolve� and �Finale!� are gear switchers but compelling nonetheless. Along with possessing the writing chops of more seasoned musicians, Horsecops know how to play as a band. The arrangements for �Dissolve� and �Finale!� aren�t fussy, but the interplay is as architecturally sound as anything Billy Corgan has ever cooked up for the Smashing Pumpkins at their most visceral.
With �Dissolve,� Horsecops have laid out what could be the blueprint for an interesting career.
Classic album: Automatic for the People
Artist: R.E.M.
Label: Warner Bros.
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
To some, the 1992 release of R.E.M.�s �Automatic for the People� proved to be the zenith of the band�s recording career. The album was universally hailed by critics as a masterpiece and it sold about a gazillion copies to boot.
R.E.M. started out as a sideways combination of new-wave indie folk filtered through a 1960s rock prism. From their full-length debut �Murmur� in 1983, R.E.M. pulled off the neat trick of always getting good reviews, keeping their fan base happy while at the same time generating greater sales with each successive release.
Usually when a band becomes successful, their initial fan base accuses them of selling out, but for whatever reason it was OK for R.E.M. to grow up in public.
In 1991, the band decided not to tour behind their �Out of Time� album, which contained their surprise hit �Losing My Religion,� among others. Feeling they�d tapped into some great reservoir of songwriting juice, they immediately started working on �Automatic for the People.� Fans were upset by the band�s decision not to tour, but in retrospect it was a genius move.
R.E.M. decided to float a curve ball for the first single with �Drive,� possibly the eeriest tune to reach the upper levels of the charts in 1992. Between the tsunami of grunge oozing out of Seattle and the ever present boy bands and pop tarts, the stark �Drive� was an anomaly � complete with a string arrangement by Led Zeppelin�s John Paul Jones.
Of course the big hit from �Automatic� was the simple, Stax-like ballad �Everybody Hurts.� Serving as a rallying cry for some and a source of endless derision for others, �Everybody Hurts� is the song that rightly or wrongly cut all ties with R.E.M.�s status as an underground band.
Truth be told, �Everybody Hurts� � along with �So. Central Rain� and �Walk Unafraid� � is one of Michael Stipe�s greatest achievements as a singer.
Another �Automatic� track that would with time become a massive hit was �Man on the Moon� � a paean to comedian Andy Kaufman. With imagery of heaven as a truck stop and Kaufman wrestling beyond the ether, �Man on the Moon� became the great stadium sing-along for the remainder of R.E.M.�s life as a touring band and enjoyed a second life when the Kaufman biopic of the same name was produced seven years later.
Radio hits and stadium raisers aside, the strength of �Automatic� lies in its more subtle moments. �Try Not to Breathe� is a lilting track driven by guitarist Peter Buck�s acoustic excursions and bassist Mike Mills� plaintive backing vocals. Dealing with the impending demise of an elderly loved one, �Try Not to Breathe� proved that rock music could grow up gracefully.
�Star Me Kitten� is a rather lascivious celebration of love that somehow manages to sound like a starry summer night by the lake, and �Monty Got a Raw Deal� manages to rock a little Montgomery Clift into the proceedings.
�Automatic for the People� is the album people who know nothing about R.E.M. own, but that�s no reason to deny yourself this great piece of pop art.
Jon Dawson�s album reviews appear every Thursday in The Free Press. Contact Jon at 252-559-1092 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Purchase books, music and beepers at jondawson.com.