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As with movies, there are a few anime series that get a lot of buzz and popular acclaim. More times than not however, the reality doesn't live up to the buzz. Sure, these over-hyped shows are often good, but not as spectacular and groundbreaking as one would hope. It was with that mindset that I started watching Fullmetal Alchemist. I was expecting a good show, one that was definitely above average, but I wasn't prepared for the all around excellent show that I saw. Filled with exciting stories, heart-felt moments, and surprising twists as well as being set in a unique universe that's complex and interesting, Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the better anime series out there. If you've managed to miss it so far, FUNimation has released the first season in an attractive package that's well worth picking up.
Edward and Alphonse Elric are two brothers who live in a quite village with their mother, their father having left them years before. The two brothers, especially diminutive Edward, excel at the science of alchemy, and are able to change the shape and function of objects using this ancient art. When their mother takes ill and dies before either of the boys reach their teens, Ed makes a disastrous decision: although it is forbidden, they'll use alchemy to bring their mother back from the dead.
Gathering the elemental components that will form their mother's body and adding a drop of their own blood to make her soul, the two boys perform the ritual they've worked out only to have it backfire horribly. The thing that they make, a zombie that bears little relation to their beloved mother isn't human and soon dies, but what's worse is that Al's body is disintegrated along with one of Edward's legs. Thinking quickly, Ed uses his own blood to draw a binding circle onto a suit of armor and links his brother's soul to the metal form. Something has to be given for the spell to work and Edward gives up the only thing he has available: his right arm.
The binding spell works however, and the giant suit of armor carries the wounded alchemist to the village healer who is able to save his life. Not only that, she crafts a metal leg and arm for him, but while his body is healed, his mind has not. Edward is wracked with guilt over imprisoning his younger brother into a suit of armor and vows to one day give him his real body back.
Edward knows the only way he can possibly get his brother back into a real body is to have access to the great alchemy library in the capital, but only State Alchemists, scientists who are deemed worthy to join the military, are able to access this great source of knowledge. So Edward trains and at the age of 12 becomes the youngest State Alchemist ever. With every step forward he takes one back. Edward soon discovers that the only way he can achieve his goal off restoring his brother is with the possibly mythical 'philosopher's stone' and object that increases an alchemist's power greatly. So in between doing jobs for the government Ed and Al search for the elusive stone and hopefully their salvation.
This show has an interesting premise but there are a lot of anime programs that with solid foundations that end up being run of the mill. There are several things that set this series apart. One of the strongest aspects of the show are the well developed characters and the fully realized personalities. Al and Ed act like true brothers, they fight and bicker at times, but their bond is extremely strong due to the tragedies they've experienced. Even the supporting characters are more than just stereotypes. People like Maes Hughes, the military officer who constantly brags about his daughter, starts off as a cliché but slowly develops a personality over the course of this first season. Mustang, Ed's immediate superior is the same way. He seems to be a subdued officer who enjoys putting Ed in dangerous situations but as the story unfolds its becomes clear that he has hopes and aspirations and that there is a reason for everything that he does.
The story is fairly complex to, and like the best anime shows this one starts off rather simple. Though it opens as a program about a couple of kids with unique powers on a quest, the series slowly evolves as time goes on and turns into much more than that. The viewpoint widens and it becomes clear that the philosopher's stone can affect more than just the two main leads. The fact they are searching for it sets things in motion that will affect not only Ed and Al, but the military and possibly the fate of the country as a whole. Some of the story lines can get quite tense too, and as unexpected atrocities come to light the show takes on a certain weight that it didn't have in the early episodes.
Fullmetal Alchemist isn't a dark and depressing show however. There's a good amount of humor and most of it works very well. There are a couple of running gags that are always good for at least a smile, such as when people met the Elric brothers for the first time they always assume that the armor clad Alphonse is the Fullmetal Alchemist (Ed's military label.) Just when things start to get too down or emotionally dark, like after the serial killer story, the creative team throws in a couple of lighter shows to lift the mood, and it works quite well.
The one thing that really sets this show apart from most others however is the philosophical undercurrent that it has. The program looks at power and how it corrupts, but that's a fairly common theme. The more unique aspect is that of equivalent exchange. At the beginning of every episode Al states the first law of alchemy, that you have to give something to get something, and that's a theme for the show. Not just in terms of alchemy, but for life in general. Anything that the boys are able to accomplish comes after working hard and usually having to give something up, commonly their innocence. Although this is a fantasy series, that lesson applies to this world too.
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The w25 episodes that make up this first season come on four DVDs each with its own thinpak case. In addition there are six booklets that were originally included with the single volume release of this season. They contain character sketches, background info and short statements from the creators. It was very cool of FUNimation to include these as they're fun to read.
This set presents the show with the original Japanese stereo soundtrack or an English dub in both DD 5.1 and stereo. While I really wish the Japanese track had a DD 5.1 option too, both tracks sound very good. People who prefer dubs will be happy with this one; the voices aren't artificially high for the women or filled with fake accents. The English actors did a good job and brought their characters to life. The Japanese track sound a bit more 'natural' to me however and the optional subtitles offer a nice translation without any glaring grammatical errors.
Full frame image looks great. There was a tiny bit of aliasing in the background occasionally but the colors were vivid and strong (and they used a wide palate too) and the blacks were nice and dark. The level of detail was fine, what you'd expect from an anime series that's about 5 years old, and the lines were nice and tight.
There are a few bonus items included with this set, none of them too exciting, all located on the last disc. There is a single Japanese commercial promoting the show, a music video as well as a promo clip for the album the song comes from, a textless opening and closing and a set of trailers.
Final Thoughts:
Exciting, thought provoking, and a whole lot of fun, Fullmetal Alchemist has quickly become one of my favorite shows. Easily in the top 10 anime shows of all time, and probably in the top five, this is a program that should be in every anime fan's library. This is a keeper that will have a lot of replay value. This set belongs in the DVD Talk Collector Series.


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Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Potts gives the necessary information on:
Not just a plan of action, vagabonding is an outlook on life that emphasizes creativity, discovery, and the growth of the spirit. Visit the vagabonding community's hub at www.vagabonding.net.
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"Loved it! - Great resource"
Very interesting book with applicable details related to traveling from prepping before to getting back home.
"Not impressed.."
I expected to learn a lot about how to travel asks live fairly comfortably on a REALLY tight budget (Vagabond) and it turned out to be more of an empowering lecture that encouraged you to realize that Y.O.L.O. and that you should drop your life and take off, essentially... Ugh..
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Has definitely affected the way I think about consuming products (Will this hold me down in the future? Could I put this money toward a great meal in Japan someday? If I lose this object traveling, can I easily afford to replace it, or will it be a huge loss?).
Short enough that it's a relatively quick listen, and well worth it. Long enough to still provoke lots of thinking.
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this was the most obsolete audio I've ever listened to. hearing Tim Ferris literally drooling over this book in his recommendation by calling it a game changer and a 'must read' made me want to know what it was all about, obviously I was disappointed. spare yourselves the money and go travel
"review of a well seasoned traveler."
I like to read books where I come out with something. I've been thinking about reading this book for a long time, since Tim Ferris was a fierce supporter. But I struggled to see what pointers I could take on this book.
Many of the "conclusions" are opinionated, posing a right and wrong way of traveling. Myself, I travel rather similar to how the author of the book has done, but I find that most of his advice is common sense, the rest is just his opinion, which sometimes coincides with mine, and sometimes not.
For someone that has never traveled outside of package tours, this book my pose a different way of traveling, something that many people can enjoy and learn from if they try. I was expecting to find something creative and different from what I saw, instead I just saw criticism of those that do package tours, drugs or alcohol.
I'm not saying the way he travels is not interesting, I'm saying that if this is what you like, this is what you will do. If someone rather go to a club med, well, there can be something in that too, different tastes make up for different traveling ways.
My self, I like to mix up a bit of everything.
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A good read even if you dont want to backpack across Asia give it a try. Travel and exploration can be achieved closer to home too. Open your eyes and heart and enjoy all the moments of your life.
"Excellent book for anyone who travels regularly."
If you enjoy traveling off the beaten path this is a must read. Perfect for those who care more about experiencing life rather than buying happiness.
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The book challenged me to look at travelling from a new and wider perspective. It provoked me to reconsider the real necessities in my life.
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It has convinced me to live abroad indefinitely.
By speaking clearly about his philosophy and using good examples.
Worth a listen. One area I would have liked a lot more depth on is finances. A lot of the excerpts he puts in from vagabonders all over the world seem to be freelance writers - what about the rest of us? That said it is still inspiration to just set off and follow your feet.
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The narrators voice is good keeps you interested, at the same fjme you can pyt but book down and easily pick it up and continue folloowing storvy from previous night..
i use the read chapter per night and easily feel relaxed to fall asleep yet picj story up from previous night.
As a blind person thee narrator has got. his speed pitch and tone right unnlime many wh o get it wrong thinking using multi attempts to try to portray different chaacters in story and
"A great listen."
The narration was great with bought an easy listing vibe to the book. Full of light hearted theory which really gets you thinking about what travel is really about.
"Mostly mundane, common sense."
Very dull overall. I expected a lot more from a book that was so highly touted by Tim Ferriss. Nothing to take away I'm afraid, and presented in a tone and style that made listening a struggle.
"More about why&how we travel than how to payforit"
I didn't learn anything new about financing travel or cutting costs during travel, but part about why we travel and how to approach it was realy good!
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Excellent book written in a friendly understandable manner with great insight into travelling.
A must for anyone considering going backpacking for any length of time.
Great audio book. Very clear narration. For anyone thinking of giving up the 9-5 in search of something more fulfilling. (or reading 'the four hour work week'
"this book is a waste of time"
useless information and very obvious conclusions, didn't learn anything new from this. not recommended. J.
"Great for those who've never travelled..... if you have though...... :("
I was really hoping for great insights on vagabonding from this book as I'm researching into ways in which I begin a far longer journey than any I've done before. I was hoping on actual information on how to do this, instead I feel it's like a guidebook for those who have never left their own country, a beginners guide if you will..... there are an exhausting amount of quotes where I would have favoured actual information , dealing with logistics, consulates etc. It unfortunately glosses over too much. It really is worth reading if you've never had the chance to see another country or culture but for those slightly travel savvy it may disappoint. Sorry!!
"To Travel or Not to Travel"
If you've every thought about traveling or are young like me and want to explore the world before you commit to a full time job and possibly a family and home etc. Then you should give this book a read or listen. If it intrigues you then maybe you've found your next calling. like it says in the book, the world is like a book, you'll never really experience or know what it's about if you only live on the first page.
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Tuesday Mewsday: Bobitha Grace, Continued
Here are some better pictures of Bobitha Grace Stubbins—
Look at her long, long whiskers.
And the pretty little line down the center of her nose.
Not to mention her darling tail.
On Sunday we put a collar on her with a note taped to it, asking her owners (if they exist) to give us a call so we will know she has a home. So far, no calls. Melissa's latest theory is that she is living in the boat in a neighbor's driveway. It's tarped, so it would provide shelter, and she often appears from that direction when she comes to join us.
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3 Responses to "Tuesday Mewsday: Bobitha Grace, Continued"
tammy on 27 Oct 2009 at 4:28 pm #
She's lovely. I love that little tabby 'M' on her forehead. I wish I could take her but we are at capacity. Or so Mr. Beentsy tells me. 🙁
ellen Strauss on 31 Oct 2009 at 8:41 pm #
Hane I lost count or does Bobitha make 8?
Joanna on 04 Nov 2009 at 5:51 am #
She is one lovely little girl! Reminds me a lot of my own little Dressie, but lighter in color. Have you tried advertising at vet's offices? She's seems so sweet & non-wild. Maybe she just got lost & someone's looking for her.


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Hagai Hadas' conduct in a medical fraud case revealed his superficiality - not a trait expected of a diligent intelligence officer.
Hagai Hadas, the official tasked with securing Gilad Shalit's release, has shown contempt for the public's intelligence. He is convinced that Israelis' collective memory does not extend beyond 24 hours. Only this can explain how he could have so brazenly issued a statement riddled with contradictions on Thursday.
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But this is not Hadas' personal problem - it is a public problem. Each day Hadas remains in his post he is liable to further damage the efforts to free Shalit. Hamas is probably aware of this and will know how to exploit his shortcomings in the negotiations for Shalit's release. It is incumbent on the prime minister to request that Hadas leave his post immediately, not only for the sake of the public good but also for the benefit of the campaign to secure the abducted soldier's release. If not, this sticker will also stick to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The American will be the highest profile cyclist to give evidence at the trial in Madrid of Fuentes, who is accused of endangering the public health by administering banned substances and blood transfusions to an array of cyclists and other sportsmen.
Hamilton, code-named 41-42 by Fuentes – the last four digits of his best friend Jeff Buell, from his hometown of Marblehead, Massachusetts – had believed he was being reinfused with his own blood by Fuentes for a period of three years, which is an illegal but undetectable doping practice.
However, Hamilton tested positive to "mixed blood cell population" or receiving someone else's blood, just weeks after winning cycling's road time trial at the 2004 Athens Olympics and a month after suffering a severe reaction to a blood reinfusion.
Team-mates of Hamilton, including the German cyclist Jörg Jaksche, have already told the court that Hamilton believed he was going to die in 2004 when he suffered a feverish reaction and urinated blood after having blood reinjected during the Tour de France.
Hamilton, who will give evidence via video link, is expected to elaborate on the circumstances of that reinfusion in testimony against Fuentes, who faces a possible two years in prison if convicted of administering drugs in an unsafe manner.
At the time, providing drugs and transfusions to athletes was not a criminal offence in Spain and Fuentes has pleaded not guilty to endangering the public health.
Hamilton has already given six hours of testimony to the US Federal authorities about his drug taking in sport, which began before Fuentes with another disgraced Spanish doctor, Luis García del Moral. Hamilton even boarded a private jet with Lance Armstrong to fly to Valencia to see Del Moral to have blood withdrawn before the 2000 Tour de France.
Hamilton has told how he was introduced to Fuentes by the CSC team director, the Dane Bjarne Riis, and he had agreed to a four-year blood doping and drugs programme with Fuentes.
Meanwhile, the Spanish newspaper El País says Spanish world champion steeplechase runner Marta Domínguez has been linked to Fuentes once again after previously being acquitted of three criminal charges linked to a separate drugs raid.
In documents linked to the Fuentes trial and seen by the newspaper, Domínguez is listed by Fuentes as starting treatment in December 1997.
In papers seized from a file belonging to Fuentes a dot is shown surrounded by a red circle, identified in court as a code representing EPO. El País also says documents show her code name being that of her dog, a practice Fuentes used with Jaksche and the Italian cyclist Ivan Basso.


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Hunter Pearson belts a home run during the recent Pony-14 Southwest Region South Section championship tournament. Photo by Rodney Regala
Chula Vista North-Maroon Pony finished first n this year's Pony-14 Southwest Region South Section championship tournament. Photo by Rodney Regala
Chula Vista South Pony finished second in this year's Pony-14 Southwest Region South Section championship tournament. Photo by Rodney Regala
Chula Vista North's Pony-13 all-star team defeated Vista to capture the Southwest Region banner. Photo by Rodney Regala
Could we be ready for a magical three-peat? It's still a long way off until the Pony-14 World Series in mid-August in Washington, Pa. But by the way the Chula Vista North All-Stars were blasting opponents in mid-July en route to claiming this year's Southwest Region South Section championship title, the local group of hard-ballers appeared as if they had what it takes to punch their ticket to youth baseball's promised land.
And why not? Ten of the 14 players on this year's CVN-Maroon squad were members of last year's Pony-13 World Series championship team.
Success seems to be ongoing for this talented group and, specifically, for two of the 2009 fabled Park View Little League World Series champions who have made the transition to Pony baseball.
CVN-Maroon manager Joel Corona admitted he was very fortunate to be handed this group to coach this summer.
"It's a team that works well together," Corona said. "They pretty much shut people down."
CVN-Maroon swept through the section finals with a 4-0 mark. Included in the team's win streak was a 7-0 forfeit victory over Sunshine, a 10-0 run-rule win over CNN-Grey, a 12-1 run-rule decision over Chula Vista South and an 11-5 victory over CVS in the championship game on July 6.
In the three games contested on the field, CVN-Maroon out-scored opponents 33-6, averaging 11 runs in each victory.
The top three teams from the section tournament advanced to the eight-team double-elimination regional finals ongoing through Monday in Lakeside. The top three finishers from that tournament advance to the Super Region tourney July 28 to Aug. 2 in Whittier/Camarillo.
The West Zone finals are Aug. 4-9 in Whittier, followed by the World Series Aug. 12-20.
CVN-Grey, as the third-place finisher in the section tourney, advanced along with CVS to regionals.
CVN's 13-year-old all-star team finished runner-up in its section tournament to also advance to the next level. CV North capped its trip to the regionals in Lakeside with a wild 12-11 victory against Vista this past Monday to qualify for the Super Region tourney. The CV squad rallied from what had seemed an insurmountable 9-1 Vista lead.
"It's been very successful so far," CVN President Saul Corona said. "We're very fortunate to continue our good showing. We're very proud of our three teams that have made it to the regionals."
Hudson Pearson and Bulla Graft each smacked two-run home runs and Rob Weissenfels and Andy Rios both launched solo blasts to power CVN-Maroon in the Pony-14 South Section championship game. Hudson also picked up the win on the mound.
The hosts scored eight times in the first inning to get out to a decisive lead.
Aaron Chavez slammed three-run and two-run homers to account for all five runs for CVS in the game.
Chavez and CVS's Abraham Villafana each collected three round-trippers in the weeklong tournament that started June 30 to finish as home run co-leaders. La Jolla's Jack Bailey and CVN-Maroon's Rios each finished with two homers.
The two run-rule victories posted by CVN-Maroon were dominating at both ends. Brandon Torio allowed just two hits while striking out seven batters in the 10-run win over CVN-Grey while CVN-Maroon's hitters rapped out 14 hits. Isaac Vargas struck out six batters and allowed three hits in the 11-run win over CVS. Vargas also went 3-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run.
Other hitting highlights from the first win over CVS included a walk-off home run by Rios to end the game and a two-run home run by Tucker Torano. Graft went 3-for-4 in the contest.
With so many players on the team having played through the various tournaments to win last year's Pony-13 World Series, they know there is still a long road ahead. Expectations are admittedly high, so the excitement level might not be that visible right now.
But that doesn't mean the motivation isn't there — because it is.
In fact, very much so.
"We've got a pretty good strong team," Saul Corona said. "They're a very talented team that is playing together as a team."
"I don't think they're feeling a lot of pressure to win right now because the expectations are fairly high," Joel Corona said. "You can tell they're having fun. They're just all improved so much from last year."
CVN finished 2-1 in the Pony-13 section finals held June 29 to July 2 in Mira Mesa. CVN defeated La Jolla (9-5) and North City (15-0) before dropping a wild 19-18 decision to La Jolla.
In the Pony-14 sectional field, CVN-Grey defeated La Jolla to reach the challenger bracket final against CVS. CV South advanced to the championship game by defeating CVN-Grey, 5-1, on July 5.
For updated tournament brackets, visit the Web site at www.pony.org.
Chula Vista North Pony-14
South Section Champions
Players: Bulla Graft, Andy Rios, Daniel Schneemann, Justin Sparby, Hudson Pearson, Tucker Torano, Isaac Vargas, Gustavo Fimbres, Robby Weissenfels, Ricky Reynoso, Brandon Torio, Mike Maldonado, Nic Marchesano, Adrian Ventura.
Manager: Joel Corona.
Coaches: Javier Moctezuma, Alfredo Reynoso
Chula Vista North Pony-13
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Players: John Freeman, Jason Peabody, Abraham Rodriguez, Darryck Williams, Blake Flippen, Parker Flippen, Dominic Irigoyen, Christopher Luna, Andres Velasco, Riley Richardson, Mario Murillo, Jack Sandberg, Daniel Nakano, Luis Peraza, Riley Regala.
Manager: Darrell Williams.
Coaches: Luis Peraza, Brad Nakano
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Chula Vista South 10, National City 5
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National City 7, Sunshine 0 (forfeit)
Tecolote 11, Paradise Hills 1
July 3
Chula Vista South 3, La Jolla 1
Chula Vista North-Maroon 10, Chula Vista North-Grey 0
National City 12, North City 10
July 4
La Jolla 10, National City 0
Chula Vista North-Maroon 12, Chula Vista South 1
Chula Vista North-Grey 12, Tecolote 6
July 5
Chula Vista North-Grey 11, La Jolla 1
Chula Vista South 5, Chula Vista North-Grey 1
July 6
Chula Vista North-Maroon 11, Chula Vista South 5


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BOGART - In only its fourth year of operation, North Oconee's sports teams have made school history almost every time they've taken the field.
Last week Jamie Fullington and the baseball team added a King Henry VIII-sized portion of drama. Fullington's game-winning home run beat Armuchee in Game 1 of their best-of-three series in Round 2 and propelled the Titans to a sweep and their first berth in the Class AA state quarterfinals.
"I really wasn't expecting to hit a home run. I was just trying to get the guy in on third," Fullington said. "As soon as I hit it, I knew it was gone. That's the first time I'd ever hit a (game-ending home run). It set in once I hit the plate and everybody jumped on top of me and went crazy. That's when I knew exactly what I'd done."
North Oconee (24-6) plays Screven County (19-8) in a state quarterfinal doubleheader, beginning at 4 p.m. today at North Oconee's Olympus Park. If necessary, Game 3 is 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Olympus Park.
Fullington's game winner came in a situation often seen in movies. North Oconee entered the bottom of the seventh with the score 3-all. Armuchee pitcher Tyler Wilson walked Lane Thompson. A sacrifice and an error pushed Thompson to third with one out when Fullington walked to the plate. Fullington socked a two-strike fastball over the fence to give North Oconee a 5-3 win in Game 1. The Titans ended the series with a 7-3 win in the nightcap.
"That one swing completely changed the series," North Oconee coach Dwayne Sapp said. "It completely fired our team up and completely deflated their team. You saw kids in the bullpen hanging their heads. This was supposed to be their year and their pitcher. There were scouts from the Yankees here to see him (Wilson). He'd struck out seven in a row and 14 in the game going into the seventh so he was cruising. But he walked the leadoff man and got behind 3-1 against Jamie. The kid was throwing 91 mph so I told Jamie to just swing normally because if he made contact, he was going to hit it hard."
Fullington, a junior, plays center field and bats sixth for the Titans. He's hitting .465 and has between 25 and 30 RBIs. His homer against Armuchee was his second of the season.
"Jamie is such a good athlete that he can play multiple positions and he's the only kid that I know of who plays three different sports and it's very difficult to do that," Sapp said. "Jamie's come through in big moments. Last week he hits the game-winning home run. Certain kids are athletes and Jamie's one of them."
The season is Fullington's third in the school year and third sport to set school history. He played football on a team that went 9-1 in a non-region schedule, the most wins in school history. He was a forward on the basketball team that made playoffs. Although he feels a fatigued at times from the three-sport grind, the emotional boost of playoff games and inspiration from Titans third baseman Josh Amabile pull him through the day.
"It's been exciting to know you're setting the standard for everybody else who'll come after us," Fullington said. "It's tough. We're starting to build traditions around here. But it's still a work in progress. A new school like ours doesn't have guys you can look at who came before. You can look at other schools, but it's always going to be different. It was rough the first couple of years. But we've gotten where we can hang with them now."
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Princes talk to Dr Dolittle's animals
State-of-the-art robotics make their first ever stage appearance
Prince Charles and his youngest son Harry laughed and joked with the cast at Monday's royal charity gala performance of Doctor Dolittle in London.
After the show, the princes met the cast and crew on stage. Prince Charles joked with Phillip Schofield, who plays the Doctor, asking if his fake long grey sideburns were real.
Julie Andrews' comeback
The royals were seated next to Julie Andrews, making her first appearance - albeit in voice only - on a British stage for 40 years. She had pre-recorded the lines for Polynesia the Parrot.
"Prince Charles asked me if it was good to have an evening off," said Ms Andrews.
Earlier, they watched Schofield fly into the auditorium on a giant moth which dropped him on the stage.
As one of the heads lowered its 3ft electronic neck, Prince Charles stepped back in surprise, peered at the creature and asked: "Are there really people in there?"
"The lights were shining in my eyes and I didn't realised I nearly headbutted the prince," said one of the heads, Lynn Robertson-Bruce.
It took more than 60,000 man-hours to create the various animals using "animatronics" techniques perfected by Creature Shop for films like Labyrinth, and Babe.
Among the other motorised characters are a five-foot-high snail, a dog, a horse and a seal. Each creature took at least three months to complete.
"The difference between this show and the Disney production is the animals talk their own languages," said the show's producer Adrian Leggit.
Dr Dolittle is based on the 1920s stories by Hugh Lofting and the 1967 movie starring Rex Harrison. Leslie Bricusse who wrote the original film score has rewritten has added three new songs for the production.
The event raised money for the charity Friends of the Elderly which runs residential and nursing homes to provide security for people on low incomes.
The official premiere takes place on July 14.
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10 Things IMBA Did for You in 2011 — And What's Next
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IMBA's mission is to create, enhance and protect great mountain bike experiences — it's a mantra that has guided our work for more than two decades. In 2011, we scored some great successes that we're proud to share.
Looking forward to 2012, we see even greater opportunities. But they can only be achieved if IMBA continues to receive your generous support. Please consider making a donation to our Annual Fund drive, and join IMBA if you're not already a member.
1) Protected Bike Access on U.S. Federal Lands
At the outset of 2011, mountain bikers faced a real threat of getting kicked off trails managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), particularly in areas managed as Wild Lands. IMBA staff quickly booked meetings with top-ranking BLM officials and clarified that biking is compatible with strong land protection measures — we even turned the discussions to riders' advantage by planning for enhanced partnerships between the BLM and IMBA-affiliated chapters and clubs around the United States.
2) Helped Launch the Award-Winning Documentary Movie "Pedal-Driven"
Illegal trail building stirs people's emotions and creates conflicts between mountain bikers and land managers. IMBA partnered with Howell at the Moon Productions to create Pedal-Driven, a powerfully told documentary film that tackles this important topic. Since its premier at the Sea Otter Classic, Pedal Driven has earned widespread praise — including a selection to the prestigious Banff Film Festival and an official endorsement from the U.S. Forest Service.
3) Lobbied for Mountain Bikers' Interests in Washington, D.C.
IMBA represents mountain bikers in the U.S. Capitol year-round, including retaining some of the best-regarded lobbying firms in Washington. In March, the National Bike Summit (NBS) is the biggest public lobbying event for bicyclists, and IMBA has stepped up to a top-level sponsoring role for the event. Please join us at NBS in 2012 for a crucial year as federal budget battles will decide the fate of the Recreational Trails Program and other vital sources of funding for trail improvements.
4) Provided Rewards for Dedicated Trail Volunteers
IMBA's grassroots network generates more than 600,000 hours of volunteer-based public service efforts every year. They do it because they love trails and the feeling of giving something back to places they love to ride. With support from Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), IMBA rolled out Teaming for Trails, rallying even more volunteerism and providing rewards for our greatest asset, our members.
5) Put Expert Trail Builders to Work Creating Amazing Riding
IMBA's Trail Solutions team has emerged as one of the largest and most effective providers of professional trail building services in the world. Their team of trail experts plans, builds and tweaks every kind of mountain bike facility, for all levels of riders and in locations all over the globe. They push the boundaries of trail design (as shown in this video) and teach land managers how to offer outstanding trail riding while carefully protecting natural resources.
6) Advanced Bike-Friendly Forms of Land Protection
IMBA members have long shown a deep dedication to conservation values — we want to see pristine places protected from development and abuse. Because Wilderness designations offer one of the strongest forms of land protection, but also eliminate bike access, mountain bikers have long wrestled with Wilderness expansions. Thanks to IMBA's Public Lands Initiative, today's bike advocates have better tools than ever before to partner with conservation-minded groups and find win-win solutions.
7) The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews Spread the Gospel
Nothing has done more to advance the sport of mountain biking and the gospel of sustainable trail design than the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew program. For nearly 15 years, we've put teams of trail experts on the road in specially-equipped Outbacks and sent them to meet with mountain bike clubs, land managers and all types of trail users. Attend a TCC event (they conduct more than 60 each year) and the depth of their knowledge, the effectiveness of their methods and the joyfulness of their presentations will blow you away.
8) Put Thousands of Kids on Bikes
If you want to see mountain biking thrive in the decades ahead, there's no better reason to support IMBA than our annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day event. In 2011, we hosted more than 230 rides — including ones in Australia, Canada, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico and South Africa. These young mountain bikers get a chance to connect with the IMBA-affiliated chapters, clubs and patrols that ensure they will grow up with great places to ride.
9) Increased Support for IMBA-affiliated Chapters and Clubs
IMBA's Chapter Program was bolstered in 2011 by the addition of a new staff position. Tiffanie Beal now serves as the Chapter and Services Coordinator, joining a team that provides top-rate service to IMBA's network of chapters, clubs and members. More than 60 IMBA clubs have already stepped up to chapter status, and 2012 will see even larger enrollments for the strongest level of organizational affiliation.
10) Celebrated the Best Mountain Biking in the World
IMBA's Model Trails announcement — including the 2011 Epics, Ride Centers and more — generated dozens of news stories and earned widespread attention for some of the best riding areas on the planet. Why does IMBA offer these accolades? Because seeing what mountain biking looks like when it's done right help communities, land managers and knobby-tired enthusiasts envision what's possible, and inspires even higher achievements.
What's Next? 3 Big Things for 2012
2011 was an awesome year, but looking forward we see plenty of inspiring opportunities:
1) Don't Miss the 2012 World Summit
In October, Santa Fe, New Mexico will provide the backdrop to the 2012 IMBA World Summit.
2) More Regional Directors to Serve You
We're adding more Regional Directors, professional IMBA staff who work in distinct territories to develop mountain bike opportunities.
3) Amazing Bike Parks
Have you checked out the IMBA video about Valmont Bike Park, a cutting-edge facility in Colorado? Park projects are popping up everywhere, helping more people experience mountain biking.


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pp: 337-348
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/34.917570

Abstract—We present a class of models, derived from classical discrete Markov random fields, that may be used for the solution of ill-posed problems in image processing and in computational vision. They lead to reconstrucion algorithms that are flexible, computationally efficient, and biologically plausible. To illustrate their use, we present their application to the reconstruction of the dominant orientation and direction fields, to the classification of multiband images, and to image quantization and filtering.

Bayes methods, estimation theory, Gaussian distributions, image classification, image segmentation, Markov processes, probability, simulated annealing.
Mariano Rivera, Fernando A. Velasco, Jose L. Marroquin, Miguel Nakamura, "Gauss-Markov Measure Field Models for Low-Level Vision", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence, vol. 23, no. , pp. 337-348, April 2001, doi:10.1109/34.917570


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An international research on interactions between universities and firms is an opportunity to investigate this subject beyond the developed countries. This project involves 12 countries from three continents: Africa (South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda), Asia (South Korea, China, India, Thailand and Malaysia) and Latin America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil). This paper introduces a theoretical framework to deal with this broad set of countries, their different levels of NSI formation and their different levels of development. This framework may help public policies to understand the role of universities for a country search for an "active insertion in the international division of labor".
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Appeal for victims of Typhoon Haiyan
18 November 2013 - Last Friday, when most of us were looking forward to our weekends, several islands far away in the Philippines were struck by a devastating storm. It wasn't until the next day that the true enormity of the so called 'Super Typhoon Haiyan' was understood.
This was the most powerful typhoon ever to hit land anywhere in the world. Homes, schools and hospitals have been destroyed, roads are unable to be used and children still urgently need food, water, shelter and power. In areas of the worst affected island, it's reported to look like the aftermath of the terrible tsunami that struck on Boxing Day almost a decade ago.
The news trickling through was, and still is, absolutely horrifying. Thousands dead, homes flattened, with children lost and separated from their parents, surviving without food or water.
In any emergency, children are the most vulnerable and with each passing day, the danger these children face is heightened. So now, I am writing this to you, fellow readers of 'The Daily Mirror', as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and as a Dad to four children.
An estimated 5 million children are now affected. Those figures so huge that it's hard to really get how many children that is. In footballing terms, it's enough children to fill 64 packed Wembley stadiums. Any parent seeing the news will be thinking of their own children, I'm certainly thinking of mine. It's terrifying to imagine them alone after the storm, injured, lost and confused, just trying to survive each day on their own.
But there is hope. And everyone really can make a difference. A real, life-saving difference.
Responding to an emergency of this level is complicated, unimaginably so. It feels impossible but organisations like UNICEF do make it possible to ease the suffering. UNICEF is working around the clock to deliver life-saving aid to these children.
Several plane-loads of supplies landed in some of the most badly affected areas last week, delivering supplies such as emergency food for malnourished children, health kits, water pumps and generators, which are being used to get the water supplies up and running again. Providing clean water is one of the most important steps in preventing an outbreak of disease. Hygiene kits, that contain things like soap and water buckets, have now reached children and their families in Tacloban. UNICEF will continue to deliver supplies to children affected, providing life-saving emergency food for malnourished children and setting up safe spaces for children to play, while their families are traced.
Weeks and months later, when the news coverage has moved onto another story, UNICEF will still be there, helping children to survive and recover, reuniting children separated from their families during the typhoon, protecting them from the threat of abuse or trafficking and helping them to overcome the trauma of what they've seen and experienced.
I was with UNICEF in the Philippines two years ago so I know with utter certainty that the team will be doing everything in their power to help. UNICEF has been working in the Philippines since 1947 so their experience and local knowledge is huge.
As a father I know there is nothing I wouldn't do for my children and I am sure you feel the same – but for those families in the Philippines facing an uncertain future, they need you to do something.
Children in the Philippines need your help now. I promise your donation will make a huge difference.
Thank you,
David Beckham UNICEF Goodwill Ambassado
UNICEF Philippines Children's Disaster Appeal
UNICEF Malaysia has launched the "Philippines Children's Disaster Appeal" to respond to the needs of the children and families most affected by this calamity. Those who wish to donate to the Appeal in Ringgit Malaysia can visit www.HELPunicef.my to make a secure online donation via credit card. You can also issue a crossed cheque or bank transfer payable to 'UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND-EMERGENCY'. Click. For more information, call (03) 2092 5812 or (03) 2095 9154.
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It's not on the practice field, or the film or weight rooms. It's in the dining room.
Ken and Denise Bean, parents of junior linebacker KJ Bean, host the Rebels the night before every game for a pregame meal to beat all meals. This week's menu? 12 racks of ribs, 36 ears of corn, four potato casseroles, and "countless rolls," according to the Beans.
"You sit down and you get relaxed enough to go play a game, you watch a little film, and you just get to get that mental state that you need," K.J. Bean said.
Sometimes as few as ten players show up to the meal, sometimes as many as fifty. The Beans never know, and their overpreparation often means they often have plenty of leftovers.
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It's the closing weekend for Jeff Swearingen's Game of Thrones, Junior, a double spoof of the popular HBO show and the juniorizing of theater for youth performers, at Fun House Theatre and Film, which performs at Plano Children's Theatre in Plano. During intermission of the matinee, for $5 cash, you can buy a pie to throw in Jeff's face.
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Older daughter just applied to Duke and Chapel Hill for grad school. Hopefully, she'll be accepted at one (or both!) of them. If that's the case, I and my younger daughter will move to the area so we can stay geographically close.
Can anyone recommend towns that are close to the schools....about 30 minutes in any direction. Chapel Hill seems to be quite expensive. Looking for a small town feel with a lot of charm. A good high school is a must...doesn't have to be top-tier, but should have a solid reputation.
At this point, no matter where we end up, I'm uncertain about buying vs renting. If renting, I'd like to keep costs under 1500/mo for a 2 -3 bedroom property.
Thanks in advance everyone!
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Older daughter just applied to Duke and Chapel Hill for grad school. Hopefully, she'll be accepted at one (or both!) of them. If that's the case, I and my younger daughter will move to the area so we can stay geographically close.
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I have a lot of co-workers in the area. The most popular locales seem to be Cary/Apex/Morrisville or Raleigh. I would say that none will meet the small-town or charming requirement. That being said, Cary, especially, will offer good schools. For the most part, the area, while nice, has morphed into one large collection of sprawl.
For small-town atmosphere, you might look at Hillsborough, though I don't know that much about the schools.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro are nice and have great schools.
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First, I hope your daughter gets into grad school at UNC! Duke not so much Just kidding! I went grad school at UNC for one of my degrees and it was so great that both of our kids went there to undergrad school, so I am prejudiced!
Second, I am not sure from your query if your older daughter is planning to live with you or if it is just yourself and your younger daughter.
Third, never buy in a new place the first year. You won't have any idea what you are getting into. Always rent. You won't get much at your price point in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, and if you do find a place, your neighobrs are likely to be students. Otherwise, it is a wonderful place, one of the best in the country. If you had bundles of bucks or were going into a retirement community, my advice would be different.
If you want a small town atmosphere, Hillsborough is very pretty, but you will have to investigate the schools yourself. Durham is a former industrial city that did not have particularly good schools, but that may have changed. Raleigh and its suburbs are a pretty fair commute away with heavyish traffic unless you are used to Washington, DC, or Connecticut, in which case you will chuckle.
And that leads me to my fourth point. Graduate school is completely different from undergraduate school, much more like a job than like going to school. Despite my silly prejudices, both Duke and UNC are top notch graduate schools (as is NC State in its fields). Students don't spend a lot of time in class, but they have more than a full time commitment. In the humanities, she will have to master everything ever written about her subject in order to prepare for comprehensive exams. Social science students usually have extensive clinical placements and internships. Science students spend 60-70 hours per week in the lab -- on top of taking classes. Even a student who was a top student as an undergraduate is likely to be average in graduate school, and it is very stressful. Lots of marriages break up in graduate school.
Thus you may not be doing your daughter any favor by living "geographically close" if that means you expect to be able to do things with her, expect her to come for meals, or otherwise to be "part of the family". In a first class graduate school, these expectations would put huge pressure on her. As you consider a move, please examine yourself and ask whether this is the best thing you can do for her or whether she would be better off if you maintained your stable home in a place she could visit for Christmas (maybe Thanksgiving) and Spring Break.
Good luck to both of you.
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Ackslander, that is such a thoughtful post. Your recs are great. I would add Mebane. It's a little farther away, but they've done some nice renovations to the downtown area, and I know people live there who can't afford the Hill.
And, ah, go Duke.
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I think Ack has good ideas also, especially about renting. I wonder where the OP is coming from. Is getting a job important.
Grad school isn't usually an excessively long period--will they move again when the daughter gets her degree? Does the daughter need to be near?
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Thanks, everyone, for your insightful posts.
We are currently living in Williamsburg, Va, but were originally from Jersey....very congested and crazy traffic. Looking for a radical departure from that hectic lifestyle.
Younger daughter really wants to stay "close" as a family...her Dad, and my husband, died very suddenly earlier this year. My older daughter will be getting her own accommodations. We all know her "free" time is going to be limited, but the knowledge that she is close by will give the 14 yo a measure of security and comfort.
Renting is definitely the way I'll go...that's what we're doing in Virginia. I don't know where I'll end up once the younger one graduated High School.
Hillsborough looks good....I'll check out Mebane. Any thoughts on Pittsboro?
Thanks again and happy holidays to all!
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I know this is none of my business - but the general advice is not to make any major life changes based on short-term effects of the loss of a close family member. Often the initial grieving process makes changes seem necessary - which may not be the best choice long-term.
I can understand a teen missing her sister after losing her dad - but picking up and moving at this point would be a huge change for her - new schools, new friends to make, new activities to explore - when she may not be at her strongest.
And I'm not sure that being an hour away from a sister who won't really have time to spend with her is going to be a major source of support. And might put a lot of pressure on the older sister to do way more than she can at this point.
And agree about the longer-term questions:
Are you going to keep moving to follow the elder daughter around the country?
And have you looked into job opportunities in the new areas (some parts of the country have largely recovered from unemployment while other areas are still mired very deep)?
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Ditto Ackislander on the school choice. Go Heels.
Hillsborough was my first thought as well. Orange County schools used to not be as good as Chapel Hill/Carrboro; however, I last lived in the area seven years ago and I know Hillsborough has grown since then, so things may have improved with the influx. (And I'm not sure they were "bad" in the first place - it's just that Chapel Hill/Carrboro city schools are excellent. But as you noted, you pay a price for that in housing.) Pittsboro also came to mind - when I lived there it was a very small town but was starting to grow a bit from people who wanted to be close to Chapel Hill. I'm not sure what the schools are like.
Wake County (Cary/Raleigh) schools are good, but you lose some of the small-town feel, so it's a tradeoff there as well. It's a 25/30-minute drive between Durham/Chapel Hill and central Raleigh, outside of rush hour (assuming your endpoints are close to I-40, which in any of those towns may or may not be the case).
A lot would also depend on if/where you find employment yourself. Commutes can vary greatly.
I also agree with Ackislander on your daughter's time commitment, though it sounds like you understand that. I have a master's from UNC, and it was indeed like a full-time job (or more, really, depending on the field - most people in my program had a research assistantship in addition to a full load of classes). A PhD would likely be even more. Duke would be the same way. And then there's basketball... In all seriousness, I'm sorry for your loss and hope that a new start will be helpful for the three of you.
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As a Licensed Mental Health Professional, and actual therapist, nytraveler is right. Generally speaking, making irreversible decisions during a grief episode is usually not recommended. However, it doesn't sound like lorijv has strong ties to the current community and that little sissy has some input in the process. And they can always go back to Williamsburg if they hate wherever they land.
I say visit the Triangle, and see what fits.
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lorijv, you are all going through difficult times. I meant to be helpful and hope I was, though some of what I wrote might qualify as tough love. You have plenty of understanding of your situation.
It is hard when you have two children with needs, different needs. It will be hard I am sure for your 14 year old to move, though as an Air Force kid, it didn't hurt me to go to three different high schools.
Many people recommend team sports for kids who are facing difficult times, but I was more a loner. There are lots of good outdoor things to do in the area -- river running, hiking, bicycling -- with groups or with small numbers or solo. I learned a long time ago that I can't brood and walk at the same time, and when my father was dying, I hiked to the top of a mountain every week. Some people find the same release in music or other arts. I would worry about access to the latter in Pittsfield or Mebane, both nice towns in other ways.
Blessings and better times for all of you in the new year . . . .
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Thanks Akislander for your good wishes and everyone else for your feedback!
Just want to set the record straight. The decision to move from Jersey was not entirely predicated on my husband's death. ALL of us were heartily sick of the frantic pace of Jersey and the hostility that often went along with it. My husband and I had planned on heading south once the youngest was done with HS. Once he died, the kids and I thought to enact the "early retirement" plan a liitle earlier than originally planned. My youngest was the most vocal about leaving...very much in favor of it.
This move, wherever we end up, will be for the duration of my younger daughter's HS tenure. Where she or I end up next is anyone's guess!
Happy holidays all!
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As I understand it from Kharns post, (elsewhere on this forum, in the post about cvg) Interplay probably agreed to sell the Fallout license to Bethesda/Zenimax, since they, Interplay, probably thought that Bethsoft could or would make a hit game = a game that sold fairly or really well. As I understand it from Kharn's post, if Bethsoft's royalties exceeds 1,75 million US Dollars, Interplay also gets 1,75 million US Dollars. And my qualified guess is that Interplay hopes for this to come true as this would mean Interplay's creditors can be paid and there's money in the bank, too.
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MLBPA Has Not Encouraged All-Star Game Boycott; Demonstrators Prepare Protests
MLBPA Exec Dir Michael Weiner on Friday issued a second statement on the controversial Arizona immigration law that has been likened by many to racial profiling. Weiner decried the law last year, but with key portions of the measure now tied up in federal legal disputes, he said Friday that he has not advised players to boycott this week's All-Star Game events in Phoenix. The game "is a chance to celebrate Major League Baseball's unprejudiced commitment to excellence -- a commitment, undiminished for decades, to judge solely on the basis of individual ability and achievement," Weiner said. Several protests and a ribbon campaign are still planned near and around All-Star Game events this week to raise awareness of the SB 1070 immigration law. But Weiner in his statement said, "Our nation continues to wrestle with serious issues regarding immigration, prejudice and the protection of individual liberties. Those matters will not be resolved at Chase Field, or on any baseball diamond; instead they will be addressed in Congress and in statehouses and in courts" (Eric Fisher, SportsBusiness Journal). USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale notes Red Sox 1B Adrian Gonzalez was "among several players who attacked Arizona's immigration initiative, SB 1070, a year ago, saying he would consider boycotting the All-Star Game if it wasn't moved out" of the state. Gonzalez has since said that he will "decline to answer all questions on the subject in" today's news conference. Gonzalez: "What I said was misinterpreted. At the time, I didn't know much about the law. I still don't. It's not something I'm even going to get into" (USA TODAY, 7/11).
LOUD AND CLEAR: In L.A., Kevin Baxter reported Somos America, Arizona's largest immigrant-rights coalition, will "have a presence outside Chase Field" and in front of "the Phoenix Convention Center, where the concurrent FanFest" is being held. Somos America President Luis Avila said the demonstrators will be asking people to wear white ribbons to "take a stand against divisive hate-based legislation." Baxter noted that is a "far cry from what they were asking for a year ago, when Commissioner Bud Selig was being pressured to move the game out of Arizona." Baseball officials said that "relocating the game was considered but rejected because it was unlikely to affect the Arizona law" (L.A. TIMES, 7/10). In N.Y., George Vecsey reports MLB has "given signals that the players are free to air their personal opinions during the All-Star celebration." Avila said that he "expected some of the many Latino players in the game to wear ribbons on their street clothes and to speak out against the bill" (N.Y. TIMES, 7/11). In an Op-Ed piece from today's ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Avila writes, "We are asking fans, athletes and coaches to wear white ribbons in support of this cause" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 7/11).
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About 2,000 tickets still remained as of late yesterday for tonight's MLB Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix, continuing a multiyear run in which the annual event has failed to sell out. Chase Field, with a capacity for this week's events of about 47,000, is the second-largest All-Star Game host ballpark in the past decade. A longer-than-normal sales run-up of nearly six months and heavily discounted prices relative to recent years still failed to sell out tonight's event. Unlike last year in Anaheim, however, D'Backs President & CEO Derrick Hall said yesterday a further last-minute price cut to move unsold inventory will not be employed. "It will look sold out and should get very close," he said. MLB's official ticket reseller, StubHub, had dozens of ticket listings late yesterday for the event at prices below the lowest face value mark of $60. The All-Star Game tomorrow has also seen its own erosion of demand on the secondary market. Average listing prices according to ticket data outfit TiqIq are $288 per seat, down from $440 a week ago. StubHub, as per MLB directive, has not been permitted to disclose MLB-related sales data this year, but below-face value listings for the All-Star Game are also readily available on that site. Meanwhile, MLBAM will stream the Home Run Derby live on Facebook, a first for a league jewel event. Located in an embeddable player at Facebook.com/MLB, the Derby will also be shown live at MLB.com and mobile devices through the At Bat app.