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It’s almost the end. Here are the results from Friday’s Rounds 39-44 of Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft.
In Round 39: Charles Hinojosa, catcher from Don Lugo High, was taken 1,184th by the New York Mets, and Kyle Hendricks, right-handed pitcher from Capistrano Valley High, was selected by the Angels with pick No. 1,189.
In Round 40: Kirk Singer, shortstop from Los Alamitos High, was selected 1,196th by the Baltimore Orioles.
In Round 41: Peter Bidwell, right-handed pitcher from Riverside College who’s from Spokane, was chosen 1,226th by the Baltimore Orioles, and Mason Radeke, a right-handed pitcher from Santa Barbara High, was selected by the Chicago White Sox with pick No. 1,230.
Tony McClendon, outfielder from Damien High, was taken by the Houston Astros with pick No. 1,232.
In Round 42: Marc Oslund, right-handed pitcher from West Torrance High, was drafted 1255th by the Kansas City Royals. Randy Molina, first baseman from Stanford by way of South Gate, 1272nd by the Seattle Marines.
In Round 43: Robert Ross, left-handed pitcher from Saddleback College by way of Northwood High, was taken 1283rd by the Tampa Bay Ray. Zach Thornton, right-handed pitcher from Ventura College by way of Oak Park High, 1287th by the San Francisco Giants. Gregory Zebrack, outfielder from Capmbell Hall, 1297th by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In Round 44: Patrick Johnson, outfielder from Colony High, was selected 1315th by the Kansas City Royals. Aaron Lowenstein, catcher from UC Irvine by way of Calabasas High, 1317th by the San Francisco Giants.
If I’ve missed any of our local players who have been drafted out of college, let me know!

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Five months after his disappointing UFC-debut loss to Lyoto Machida, Team Quest’s Remeau Sokoudjou (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is ready to prove he belongs among the elite in the light-heavyweight division. The first step in that quest is a UFC 84 clash with fellow judoka Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday.
Sokoudjou discussed his preparation for the bout while a recent guest on TAGG Radio (www.taggradio.com), a content partner of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
“I trained really hard,” Sokoudjou said. “Coming from a loss, I don’t want to have two losses in a row on my record. So I made sure I was in the gym all the time, enough time for me to come back and do what I usually do.”
That time in the gym was spent in intense training sessions with a world-class roster of teammates, including UFC and PRIDE veteran Dan Henderson and K-1 star Peter Graham.
“I wish it was (just) intense,” the 24-year-old said. “It’s a nightmare because we got a bunch of big guys trying to hurt you, trying to destroy you. It’s a nightmare to train out there. You got guys like Peter Grahame trying to kick your head off your body. You got Dan Henderson trying to body lock you and slam you on the ground. … It’s pretty ugly when you got a fight coming up, training with all those guys.”
“Judo Thierry” said he will be bringing a different game plan to the octagon in this bout, and he plans on doing “whatever it takes” to return to winning ways.
“I used to think, ‘You know what? I’m a Judo guy. I’m going to go there and do my Judo and throw people around,’” Sokoudjou explained. “I came in there, I got thrown off by my game plan, I didn’t know what I was doing, and I lost. And after that I told myself, ‘You know what? I’m going to go in there right now and do whatever it takes for me to win the fight.’ … If I need to use some of my Judo skills, I’m going to use it, but if I have to go in there and punch, kick, knee someone on their head, I’ll do that.”

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Two Tivos To Paradise 05.02.08: Where Every Week Is Sweeps!
Is Lindsay Lohan joining the cast of Ugly Betty?, Tom Cruise chats with Oprah, more news on the new 90210, A & E’s new line up, the Daytime Emmy Award nominations, a defense of American Idol, raves for Lost, the latest in Neilsen ratings, tons of news and notes, the TV Pick of the Week, and more, all in this week’s Two Tivos To Paradise!
Hello Friends. Another crazy week on the home front; we closed on the condo on Wednesday and have done quite a bit of packing/throwing stuff away; nothing makes you feel more out of shape than going up and down a few flights of stairs carrying boxes. Not sure if I mentioned Richard Bradley’s The Greatest Game, a phenomenal book about the Yankees-Red Sox one game playoff in 1978. It’s a tribute to how well written it is that by halfway through I had forgotten how it ended and started to think the Sox had a chance.
Yesterday’s gone and now all I want is some news.
Now And Then I Get Insecure From All The Fame, I’m So Ashamed
TVGuide.com is reporting that not only is Lindsay Lohan in talks with ABC to appear in the May 22nd season finale of Ugly Betty but that they are discussing her character returning for as many as 8 episodes next fall. Lohan was rumored to be taking a role on the show late last year but that was derailed by the WGA strike. There has been no confirmation from either side but the website labeled the talks as “advanced.”
What hath Britney wrought? Clearly Ms. Spears effect on the ratings of How I Met Your Mother is playing some role in these negotiations but UB was interested in LiLo long before Brit hit the small screen, and the show has done a very good job with guest stars up to now. The truth is I have no idea how good an actress Lindsay is or isn’t but a role on a well run show where she won’t be required to do any heavy lifting makes a ton of sense for her. This story was breaking as TTTP was going to press so we’ll have more next week.

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With Monday night’s last-minute change to Lafayette’s smoking ban, restaurants that cater to both smokers and families are left with a tough choice — families and no smoking or smoking and no families. What are local restaurants going to do?
For more, see the Wednesday edition of the Journal & Courier.
If the pungent smells of bright tree blossoms are not enough to show that spring is finally here, evidence of one of the great journeys in nature is a sure sign.
During the past few weeks, monarch butterflies have reappeared in the Midwest as they progress on a 4,000 mile journey across North America from their winter habitat in Michoacan, Mexico.
The first official siting in Indiana was reported in western Tippecanoe County on April 20, according to journeynorth.org.
The habitat of the monarch butterfly, their eggs and larvae — or caterpillars — is under threat both in Mexico and the United States. Conservationists, entomologists and a growing number of concerned citizens and students are now working to preserve the future of the orange and black butterfly and its young.
For more see the Wednesday edition of the Journal & Courier.
Innovation, financial incentives and shaking off the fear of failure are important elements as Indiana and the United States try to continue making progress in the global game of advanced manufacturing.
That’s the message several speakers presented Tuesday during the seventh annual advanced manufacturing summit at Purdue University.
“We need the researchers. We need the bright people at Purdue … and we need the entrepreneurs — the people who will go out there and take a risk,” said Alan Hubbard, a former assistant for economic policy to President George Bush a former executive director of the Council on Competitiveness.
For more see the Wednesday edition of the Journal & Courier.

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Former Miss CNMI Universe Janet Han King and chief prosecutor Jeffery L. Warfield Sr., along with two others who passed the NMI Bar, took their oath of attorney yesterday in the Supreme Court.
Associate Justice John A. Manglona administered the swearing in of attorneys King, Warfield, James W. Hofman II, and Braddock J. Huesman.
In a brief speech, a teary-eyed King stated that her parents-Juan Borja King and Lucy Han King-taught her to build a strong foundation.
“We talk about the rule of law, commitment, integrity, sincerity. And from my mom and dad, that’s where it all started. Mom and dad, thank you for being here!” said the former beauty queen, who then walked outside the court’s bar and hugged her mother who was in a wheelchair, crying.
In an interview with Saipan Tribune, King said it has been a more special day for her because her parents were able to make it to the ceremony.
“And I just want to thank them for making the effort to come out here,” she said, referring to her parents who left Tinian just to attend the ceremony.
King also expressed her congratulations to the three other new Bar members.
“I think we all did very well. We’ll do our best to uphold this profession,” she said.
With respect to the Bar examination, King said she was sincerely anxious for the results.
“Although I took the Hawaiian and Guam Bars, the CNMI Bar has that added weight because it means so much to me. So it was more of an expectation. It was more worry whether I would pass or not and I am glad that I did,” she said.
King said it was a very difficult exam. “Anyone who is going to take it should definitely study hard,” she said.
King is an assistant public defender. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law.

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LAKEWOOD — Tim Mulligan used the BlueClaws in the Park 5K Run as a primer for the prestigious Penn Relays.
And judging by the results on Sunday, Mulligan is in near peak form heading into the annual event held at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mulligan, 27, bested a field of 329 runners with a time of 15:03 to earn the gold medal. He finished over a minute ahead of runner-up 16-year-old Maximilian Sparshai (16:04) of Rumson and third-place finisher Luciano DeOliveira (16:09) of Long Branch.
It was the first time Mulligan, a 1999 graduate of Pinelands Regional High School, had entered the BlueClaws in the Park event.
“Normally, I don’t like running road races,” said Mulligan. “I prefer running on tracks. But I decided to run the race and then watch the ballgame afterward with my family.”
The Whiting resident, his two sisters and brother, all participated in the run. After the race, the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws hosted the Delmarva Shorebirds in an afternoon baseball game. All entrants in the 5K-Run received a free general admission ticket to the contest.
On Thursday, Mulligan is entered in the 10,000-meter run at the Penn Relays. This will be the fifth year he has participated in the Penn Relays but the first time he will run at the 10K distance.
“My goal is to run under 30:30 at the Penn Relays,” said Mulligan, who is a teacher and assistant track coach at Colts Neck High School. “If I run the same pace I did today, I will do that.”
In the women’s division, Diane Petruzzelli, 40, of Lincroft took advantage of a change in her son’s Little League game to enter at the last minute. She ended up winning the women’s race with a time of 18:36.

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The Democratic Party of Hawaii calls it a tremendous night.
Previously, the biggest turnout for a democratic caucus was 5,000 people.
Now we know more than seven times that came out to cast their votes last night and with the crowds came chaos.
Caucus organizers said they were overwhelmed, but despite the problems they said they are confident the results reflect Hawaii’s Democratic choice.
"It was tremendous," said Flo Kong Kee, the executive director of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. "I mean I am still in shock!"
In Waikiki, the line outside Jefferson Elementary wrapped around the neighborhood.
In Kailua, rows of people stretched out at least 400 yards long.
At Kawananakoa Middle School in Nuuanu, the biggest turn out of all. Organizers estimate 2,000 to 3,000 people.
Even in Hilo, outside the ILW Hall, the line seemed to never end. Voters young and old were feeling the spirit of Democracy.
"The first time our vote will count. It’s historical, so we should be here!" said one Hilo voter.
But once people packed into the polls, for some, excitement turned into confusion.
"We spent about an hour in line coming in but when we came in the door there was nothing clear about you are supposed to do," said Tammy Martin, who voted at Kawananakoa.
Many said it was disorganized and shocking when caucus volunteers ran out of ballots. Voters instead were handed scratch paper.
"We were not prepared for 37,000 people," Kong Kee said.
Kong Kee said there were a shortage of volunteers and no way to predict the massive turn out.
Almost twice as many people came out than were actually registered as Democrats. Volunteers did their best to handle the crowds.
"I think they did do a great job at improvising and at least allowing people to vote and to participate," Kong Kee said.
Kong Kee admits some precincts didn’t always check identification, and lines were long and parking tight.
But for Hawaii, the presidential preference poll broke records and all expectations.
"I’d like to say thank you," Kong Kee said. "Thank you for your patience, thank you for your understanding, and thank you for participating because that is democracy at work."
Organizers said they plan sit down and assess Tuesday night’s caucuses in hopes to be better prepared for the next one in 2012.

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