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[photogallerylink id=95961 align=left]This week, we've brought you four fantastic tracks from the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Red Hot Chili Peppers[/lastfm]' forthcoming album, I'm With You: "Monarchy of Roses," "Brendan's Death Song," "Look Around," and yesterday's ballad, "Police Station."
I'm With You, which comes out on August 29, also features the uplifting song "Happiness Loves Company."
Closing out their exclusive video interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers, our friends in L.A. learned from Anthony and Chad that no matter how many years go by, no matter how famous they get, or no matter how many times they hear themselves played on the radio, they always feel grateful and get excited.
Anthony and Chad Talk With KROQ's Stryker About Their Continued Excitement Over Hearing Themselves On The Radio
[pullquote quote="I remember the first time I heard a song on the radio and it still means just as much to me."]Anthony showed sincere excitement at the fact that Red Hot Chili Peppers is being played on the radio:
"I still get freaked out when old songs of ours come on the radio, 'Hey guys! That's us!' It's very exciting. I remember the first time I heard a song on the radio and it still means just as much to me."
"I remember walking into a Walgreens or some kind of establishment like that in Indianapolis, Indiana. And I walked in there to get my peroxide or whatever and they were playing "Other Side" and I just stopped in my tracks and was like, 'What?'"
Chad feels the same way, saying that while he can listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers by himself, when he hears it on the radio he gets really excited that someone else is playing it.
"It doesn't get old. It's great. It's cool. It's fun. I think, 'I can't believe we're on the radio. Or the song before or after and you go, 'Wow, how cool I came after this one or before that one or whatever, you know. No, it makes it seem more real to me. Like when you play your songs yourself and you get them on CD and you put them in the car; when you just hear it on the radio, someone else is playing it!"
"Happiness Loves Company"
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BARBIE The Movie... Don't act so Surprised
Barbie is getting her big screen debut, and you all knew it was going to eventually happen! With all the other toy's getting movie adaptations Barbie was obviously the next step.
Universal Pictures is the studio that will develop the film. The live-action film will be built around the the extremely popular Mattel toyline. Universal really hit the jackpot with this one, a live-action Barbie movie is going to be Huge! Wasn't Sex in the City pretty much a Barbie movie though? I don't know why but when I think Barbie, I think Sex in the City. This will just be the PG version I guess.
If you already didn't know Barbie is the most famous doll in history, she's been around for 50 years and has a 99% worldwide brand awareness. That means it's going to make an awful lot of money.
Mark Laurence is producing the film, he recently developed the surprise hit, Julie and Julia. The next step is to get some writers and decide how they are going to turn Barbie into a family friendly movie. There will be no undressing Barbie in this film! Mark said he felt fortunate to get the job and said there is no shortage of plot possibilities, since Barbie has held more than 120 jobs over the years. He also said:
Barbie may be the most popular girl in the world, and has always been a wonderfully aspirational figure, so we must do her proud.
As of right now there have been 16 direct to DVD animated barbie movies, which have sold over 75 million copies worldwide. So what hasn't a live-action Barbie movie been done yet? Mattel senior veep Richard Dickson said:
The brand wasn't ready for a movie. In the last 10 years, Barbie has evolved from a toy into an intellectual property. We've already had enormous success in the entertainment industry. Barbie has a proven track record in home entertainment, there have been live stage shows, live symphonies and other non-traditional forms of entertainment. There is a flagship store in Shanghai. There are a lot of ways we are already communicating with Barbie's audience, and there is a richness to the brand as an entertainment property. The utmost concern is to make sure every detail is right. Rather than a timetable, I'm more interested in making sure we deliver the right product.
So there it is folks! If you are a fan of Barbie then this must be some pretty exciting news for you. It seems like everyone involved knows what they want. They are going to turn Barbie into a decent film. Not like Paramount, when they didn't know what they were doing, and had no respect for the G.I. Joe fans when they made G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, so they ended up ruining my favorite toy. Barbie fans should be happy. Are you? Who would you like to see play Barbie and Ken?
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Cases presented to me recently at another medical school and within my own department highlight a common clinical problem: picking up ("inheriting") a patient previously under another doctor's care. In resident clinics, it is commonplace, as residents advance through their training.
I shudder at how often I see complex pharmacologic "cocktails," with at least one agent from every psychiatric drug category—sometimes two or three in a category. Truly there are some patients who benefit from polypharmaceutical regimens—as they do in hypertension treatment and other medical specialties. But more often, no one can say why the patient is taking these medicines at these doses: not the chart, the patient, the family, or other caregivers. Commonly, providers inheriting such patients go into "autopilot"—continuing the regimen without understanding it. It's quicker and has less hassle. A resident recently told me how she worked to understand, then disentangle a complicated multi-drug regimen, then explain it to the patient, family, and other staff. By the end of the session, she was exhausted!
When a physician assumes care of a new patient on a complex treatment regimen, I recommend slow and cautious but methodical diligence. Ask everyone for input on the regimen, review the clinical record, and try to contact previous clinicians. At an initial visit, put confidence building and establishing trust first, but mention that the regimen is complex and might conceivably be less than optimal. Suggest future conversations toward simplifying the regimen, and document the discussion. And over time, consider cautious tapers—one drug at a time—with careful observation for adverse outcomes.
It is time consuming. And emotionally draining. And when a patient or family is adamant against change, I take their wishes seriously. But if I assume medical responsibility for care, I am responsible—not the doctor or doctors who created the regimen in days past.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by oscar_2424, Jul 18, 2006.
Ivanovic out of the AO
Go Home.................
She shouldn't have fired her Swiss coach last november (or whenever it was, a few weeks ago) she was clearly improving under him...
And since Dani Hantuchova has also been kicked out of the AO in this 1st round, it means that now it's up to Arantxa Rus to somewhat represent the "Ivanovic line" of Adidas
she wants to play Wii.
Chang Kai-Chen
Ayumi Morita
nice to see Asian girls here
Sorana Cirstea
Why is Addidas dressing everybody in the same outfit? Don't get me wrong-I like the green and purple.
I'm still not sure how well Peer fits in this thread (doesn't really make my top 10), but she does look pretty good in the new dress and her fighting spirit is attractive.
Caroline Wozniaki at the AO:
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
From today's match
Andrea Hlavackova, sporting the Yonex that ED used to wear
Here's a taste, just for you.
Just watched Georges win. Glad that she won. James Blake fan, you sure do have some collection of photos and videos.
Yep, she plays Sharapova next round, so plenty more Julia to come.
Petkorazzi in trouble...but survives.
Pity Alona Bondarenko is out injured.
OH MY! :twisted:
Dude, this is a tennis thread on a tennis forum. Take that surfer stuff to where it belongs.
my wife and I saw this and laughed....
I kinda think he missed the point..... not too bright this one....
Thanks guys for the real time updates - the German brunettes are fantastic!
More Julia
German brunettes are love
Mr. Petkorazzi and daughter
jamesblakefan#1 for president!!!! 8)
+ Sorana Cirstea
i am in love
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Management Practices Could Help Reduce Cribbing
- Sep 1, 2011
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A recently published analysis of nearly 20 years of research on cribbing will provide horse owners with valuable information about the behavior and ideas for management practices that could reduce the frequency of this undesirable equine habit.
"Owners of cribbers seem genuinely interested in the behavior and are eager to learn about how they may better manage their horses," said Carissa Wickens, assistant professor and equine Extension specialist at the University of Delaware. Wickens conducted the cribbing research analysis as a part of her doctoral program at Michigan State University (MSU), which she completed in 2009.
Cribbing is a behavior in which horses anchor their top teeth onto some fixed object, such as a fence or stall wall, pull backward, contract their neck muscles, and take air into their esophagus, resulting in an audible grunt.
The behavior is known as a stereotypy--a repetitive behavior without any apparent reason or purpose. Viewed by many horse owners as problematic, cribbing can lead to dental problems, weight loss, and poor conditions in horses exhibiting the behavior. Estimates put 4.5% of U.S. horses, or as many as 414,000, as cribbers.
"I think if we can better understand cribbing behavior, especially the cause(s) of cribbing, we may be able to identify horses that are at risk and make improvements as necessary to their management, which would ultimately allow us to further reduce the number of horses that exhibit this and other stereotypic behaviors," Wickens said.
Through analyzing the vast amount of research conducted on cribbing since the 1990s, Wickens found that the behavior likely has multiple causes and might result from a complex combination of or interaction between factors including genetics, gastrointestinal and brain physiology, and the horse's environment and management. According to Wickens, horse owners can reduce cribbing behavior if they put certain management practices in place.
"I think possibly the most important message for horse owners is that the manner in which we house and manage our horses can have a tremendous impact on their behavior," she said.
Many of the studies Wickens analyzed provided evidence that limiting a horse's ability to engage in foraging and social behavior increases the risk of stereotypic behaviors such as cribbing. There are also some strong associations between cribbing and the horse's diet; horses fed high-concentrate and low-forage diets may be at greater risk for developing stereotypic behavior.
"Once a horse becomes a cribber or crib-biter, it is unlikely that the horse will ever completely stop performing this behavior despite attempts from the owner to stop the horse from cribbing," Wickens explained. "However, providing the horse with ample forage, turnout into the pasture, and opportunities to socialize with other horses may be helpful in reducing the frequency of the behavior or the amount of time the horse spends cribbing."
While no one has reported direct economic losses due to cribbing, surveyed owners perceive that cribbing has a negative effect on the monetary value of their horses as many people will not buy a known cribber. Additionally, many owners try to physically prevent horses from cribbing through the use of cribbing collars and muzzles, electric fencing, distasteful treatments or paint on wooden surfaces, nutritional supplements, and even surgery. Those costs, in addition to costs associated with dental work and the extra energy a horse spends cribbing instead of grazing, could be reduced if owners implement beneficial management practices.
Wickens believes there is still work to be done to further investigate cribbing behavior. While some clues exist, the underlying mechanism behind the behavior still needs to be explained completely. The information researchers currently have could also apply to stereotypic behavior prevention and management in other species. Since the horse genome is available to scientists, cribbing could provide an ideal case study on the relationship between genetics and the environment in the development of stereotypic behavior in horses.
For more information on Wickens's research, contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Michigan State University College of Agriculture
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NEWARK – Parents are asking to keep what the schools already have and for more technology, the first school budget meeting for the next school year revealed.
Work began this week on next year's budget for Worcester County public schools with a parents input session on Tuesday evening at the Board of Education building.
Each School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC) was given a chance to speak, with most SIAC representatives asking that funding be maintained at current levels and that staff receive competitive salaries, though few asked specifically for raises for teachers and other school personnel.
By state law, the Worcester County Commissioners must provide the same amount of funding per pupil from year to year, a requirement known as maintenance of effort.
Buckingham Elementary School (BES) is asking that the next budget maintain current staff levels and the current materials of instruction budget. BES also needs eight new cafeteria tables and 18 student chairs. The tables are worn out and have been in place since the school was built.
"For special needs students, it is very important to keep class size to a minimum," said Cedar Chapel Special School SIAC representative Mary Anne Price, who went on to ask that an educational assistant position cut in 2010 be restored. Educational assistants for special needs students take care of a variety of practical issues, from eating to health monitoring for seizures, in addition to assisting in the classroom, Price said.
Cedar Chapel would also like to make a long-term substitute position and assistant position permanent. The handicapped curb needs to be moved to allow students to be dropped off under the awning in bad weather, according to the budget request, and the drainage on the basketball court needs to be fixed. Cedar Chapel has also requested two Smart Boards.
"In these current economic times we're asking only to preserve the resources our children have received in the past," said Ocean City Elementary SIAC representative Roxanne Pitcher.
Ocean City Elementary is also requesting funding for a laundry list of repairs and improvements to the school, which is just a few years old, including repaired ceiling leaks, replacement of the OCES canopy sign, replacement of fabric in a showcase, numerous minor painting requests, a portable sound system amplifier for student vocal group OC Stars, foam padding on the west wall of the gym, replacement of document camera and lamps and two Smart Boards.
Pocomoke Elementary School would like to keep its current staff levels and allotments, with a specific request for a salary increase for all staff.
"We feel we would be doing a disservice to our staff and teachers not asking for a salary increase. We realize it is tough times and we probably will not get it," said PES SIAC representative Heather Gladding.
Showell Elementary School (SES) is asking for a cost-of-living increase for staff, to keep the current staff size, to continue the after school and summer school programs and for a feasibility study on renovating or replacing the over crowded school to get the process started.
The school's SIAC representative said members understand that funding a costly feasibility study might not be possible this budget year, but pointed out that there are 542 students at the school and the school needs nine outside trailers to accommodate the student body, which does not fit into the regular school building.
Feasibility studies, according to County Commissioner Linda Busick who represents the Showell area, are only good for two years once finished. As SES is not slated for any kind of serious planning work, much less construction of improvements, for several years, a feasibility study would expire before it could be used.
Snow Hill Elementary School also asked for a cost-of-living salary increase for all staff, as well as the maintenance of current staff and class sizes, and the continued funding of after school and summer school academies. Materials of instruction also should be maintained at the current level.
Berlin Intermediate School SIAC representative Gary Williams outlined his school's specific funding requests, saying, "In the end we are simply asking for your support in maintaining what we have this year."
BIS made several specific funding requests – maintain class sizes, maintain materials of instruction funding, covered walkways to the portable classrooms, a.k.a. trailers, air conditioning for the gym and locker rooms, replace the gym floor, more playground equipment, remodeling of the main hallway bathrooms, a 20 station wireless lab and 20 classroom computers, three LCD projectors, a document camera and five dry erase boards.
Last year, BIS lost two education assistant and one teacher position, which was transferred to another school.
"More cuts would be detrimental to our children," said Williams.
Pocomoke Middle School asked for continued funding for the after-school program, sufficient funding for textbooks and materials of instruction, more technology and education in its use, the replacement of HVAC units, 12 Smart Boards, and 15 document cameras.
Snow Hill Middle School took the bold step of asking for two additional teachers, another foreign language teacher and a technology teacher. SHMS also asked for additional funding for technology.
The school also requested continued funding for materials of instruction, funding for after school and summer school programs, an upgrade to the HVAC system, replacement of aging computers, furniture, and a laser printer, a 25-station computer lab and a student networking server.
Stephen Decatur Middle School made two requests: three camera and LCD projector combinations with laptop computers and the replacement of 10 laptop computers. SIAC representative Laurie Kratner said SDMS was trying to live within its means and hold the line.
Pocomoke High School asked for a cost-of-living increase for teachers and staff, the retention of the same level of staffing, and an additional custodian because the expansion of the school will add about 47 percent more space to the school building.
Snow Hill High School lost two positions last year and is requesting that those positions be returned to the school this year.
This year's request from SHHS also asked that maintenance of effort funding be sustained, that material of instruction funding stay at the same level, continued funding for after school and summer school programs, three document cameras with projectors, new student chairs in the band room, new microscopes, resurfacing of two tennis courts, replacement of auditorium carpet, replacement of stage curtains and repair or replacement of HVAC in classroom.
Stephen Decatur High School asked for replacement bleachers and lighting system in the gym, 100 new cafeteria chairs and eight folding tables, soundproofing between the band and choir room and maintenance of the after-school academy and materials of instruction funding.
"In these economic times there are no key requests but one: please don't take anything more from Worcester Technical High School (WTHS)," longtime vo-tech booster Ginger Gillis said.
WTHS did ask for an increase in funding for materials of instruction, at least 25 percent more, and funding to repair or replace equipment. The school also asked to keep current staff levels.
After all the SIAC representatives had spoke, the meeting was then opened to the public for comments.
Ed Lee, chair of the Worcester County NAACP, was the only speaker.
"This is going to be a fun year. I think our position will be wait and see," said Lee. "This year we're not going to come forward and make any requests."
Public support will be key during the budget process, he said.
"I'm sure there'll come a time when your support is needed," said Board of Education chair Bob Hulburd. "All the support you're giving [here tonight] is like preaching to the choir. … It was a tough year last year and it could be a tough year this year."
Board member Jonathan Cook reiterated Hulburd's comments, affirming how he views his role on the school board.
"We recognize our responsibility to advocate for all the children of Worcester County and we intend to do just that this year," said Cook.
Board member Doug Dryden said the SIAC members' support will be needed when it comes time to lobby the County Commissioners for any additional money beyond maintenance of effort requirements.
"It will be a group effort this year to get the things we need, to get the support we need from the County Commissioners," said Dryden. "Parents are a very powerful voice in this county."
Friction between the Worcester County Commissioners and the Board of Education is not uncommon.
"It's not an 'us versus them' situation, so it's a 'we' situation," said Hulburd. "We're going to take the high road. We're going to do things the right way," said Hulburd.
The school board must submit a budget to the County Commissioners in late February.


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Rox choose high schooler Wall with second pick
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
DENVER -- The Rockies drafted for athletic ability when they selected Forrest Wall, a second baseman from Orangewood (Florida) Christian School, with the second of their three picks -- 35th overall, in Competitive Balance Round A -- on Thursday night in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Wall, 18, was one of the top high school players in Florida throughout his career. According to scouts, he has well above average speed and a consistent swing from the left side.
The Rockies also selected a Denver native, University of Evansville left-hander Kyle Freeland, with the eighth overall pick, and Phoenix Brophy College Prep right-hander Ryan Castellani in the second round with the 48th overall pick.
A torn labrum in Wall's right shoulder in 2011, which required surgery, led to a move to second base from shortstop. He also suffered a left-shoulder separation that cost him a few games this year, but he still led Orangewood Christian to the finals of its state tournament.
Wall displayed his surprising power during a charity event in February, when he outhomered Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista.
Wall has signed with North Carolina and is one of several players from the talent-rich Orlando area weighing whether to sign professionally or play collegiate ball.
"They've got to weigh out the college experience, cost of college and what kind of monetary investment a team will give," Orangewood Christian coach Scott Hilinski recently told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
Rockies take college lefty with local roots in Round 1
DENVER -- Kyle Freeland let the emotions flow as he grabbed his father, Don, and held on tight.
The Rockies selected the 21-year-old Denver native, a left-handed pitcher from the University of Evansville, with the eighth-overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft on Thursday night. MLB Network cameras caught the heartfelt moment in the Freeland family living room.
"Leading up to it, what was going through my mind was I didn't know how I was going to react or what was going to happen," Freeland said. "It was just a roller coaster of emotions when they called my name. I just had to grab my dad and give him a hug."
The Rockies had to be just as happy that they could use their top pick on Freeland, who was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 7 prospect heading into the Draft. He went 10-2 with a 1.90 ERA and posted 128 strikeouts against 13 walks as a junior for Evansville and earned Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year honors.
First-round selections
|LHP Brady Aiken
|RHP Tyler Kolek
|LHP Carlos Rodon
|C Kyle Schwarber
|SS Nick Gordon
|OF Alex Jackson
|RHP Aaron Nola
|LHP Kyle Freeland
|RHP Jeff Hoffman
|OF Michael Conforto
|C Max Pentecost
|LHP Kodi Medeiros
|SS Trea Turner
|RHP Tyler Beede
|LHP Sean Newcomb
|RHP Touki Toussaint
|LHP Brandon Finnegan
|RHP Erick Fedde
|RHP Nick Howard
|1B Casey Gillaspie
|OF Bradley Zimmer
|RHP Grant Holmes
|OF Derek Hill
|SS Cole Tucker
|3B Matt Chapman
|SS Michael Chavis
|RHP Luke Weaver
|LHP Foster Griffin
|SS Alex Blandino
|RHP Luis Ortiz
|LHP Justus Sheffield
|OF Braxton Davidson
|RHP Michael Kopech
|RHP Jack Flaherty
The Rockies also selected Forrest Wall, 18, a second baseman from Orangewood (Fla.) Christian School, 35th overall in Competitive Balance Round A, and Ryan Castellani, 18, a right-handed pitcher from Brophy Prep in Phoenix at No. 48 overall, in the second round. The Draft continues on Friday with Rounds 3-10. The MLB.com pregame show begins at 10:30 a.m. MT, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 3-10 beginning at 11 a.m. MT.
Before going to college, Freeland set the Colorado state high school strikeout record with 145 for Thomas Jefferson High in southeast Denver.
"I had a little feeling that I might end up with the Rockies, but for me wherever I landed I knew I was going to be extremely happy," he said. "To be drafted by the Rockies and land back in my hometown is just amazing."
With their 2012 supplemental first-round pick, right-hander Eddie Butler, set for his Major League debut Friday night against the Dodgers, and their 2013 top pick, righty Jon Gray, close to ready, the Rockies aren't holding back pitchers who make quick climbs.
Rockies vice president of scouting Bill Schmidt sees Freeland has having two above-averages pitches and the ability to throw strikes -- necessary traits to make a quick impression.
"We feel the ability with his command, his ability to follow the catcher, are advanced, and he's able to get to Denver at a fairly quick pace," Schmidt said. "But ultimately, he's going to have to go out and prove that. We think he's equipped to do that.
"Kyle is a two plus-pitch left-hander that's a strike thrower. He's a Colorado kid and we're excited to bring him into the organization."
The Phillies selected Freeland in the 35th round out of high school and, according to reports, offered a hefty bonus that nearly swayed him. Success didn't come immediately at Evansville -- a combined 8-13 with a 4.44 ERA during his freshman and sophomore seasons.
However, Freeland had a breakout performance during last summer's Cape Cod League, a respected collegiate wood-bat league. Freeland struck out 48 against four walks while posting a 2.25 ERA for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks.
"Cape Cod helped me accelerate so much -- my maturity as a person and my maturity as a player," Freeland said. "It helped so much going against elite hitters and elite teams every single start. I had to be at the top of my game. Sure enough, I performed well."
Having grown up in Denver's mile-high altitude could be an added advantage for Freeland, long before he begins the Major League future the Rockies envision. The Rockies' Rookie-level club is in Grand Junction, roughly 4,600 feet above sea level, and the Triple-A team is at Colorado Springs, where Security Service Field is 6,531 feet above sea level.
"I have to fine-tune, now that I'm at the next level, but I feel I do have a slight advantage knowing how to throw in high altitude," said Freeland, who is listed at 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds -- an increase of 20 pounds since high school.
The work ethic it takes to make the improvements was evident during his high school days.
Freeland grew up a Rockies fan and said former outfielder Larry Walker was his favorite player, but didn't have a pitching favorite.
"I really don't follow pitchers in the bigs," he said. "It's just not my style."
Robbie Bales took over as Thomas Jefferson High head coach in 2011, Freeland's senior year. During the offseason program, Bales saw a lefty with an 84 mph fastball and enough athletic ability -- he could hit and field -- to deserve a chance at a mid-major school, and Evansville was a fit. But day by day, Bales saw Freeland increasing his potential.
"I wish I could say we coached him to change his arm slot or something, but what it came down to was hard work," Bales said. "I'd go by the field to mow the grass or something on Saturday or Sunday, and there Kyle was, running, throwing, just doing everything he could do to get better.
"By the time his senior year was up, he had gone from 84 to 91, then the Draft became a reality with him going in the 35th round to the Phillies. He went to Evansville, worked his butt off and look where he is now. I'm very proud of how far he's come, and now he's a first-round pick of the home team."
High school pitcher selected in second round
DENVER -- The Rockies' emphasis on ground-ball pitching led them to select high school right-handed pitcher Ryan Castellani with their second-round pick, 48th overall, Thursday on the first night of the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Castellani, 6-4 and lanky from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, was the Rockies' third selection. Evansville left-hander Kyle Freeland, a product of Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, was the team's top pick, eighth overall. The Rockies took Orangewood (Florida) Christian High School second baseman Forrest Wall at 35th overall in Competitive Balance Round A.
The Draft continues Friday with Rounds 3-10. The MLB.com pregame show begins at 10:30 a.m. MT, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 3-10 beginning at 11 a.m. MT.
Castellani, 18, is a veteran of baseball showcases who had a higher profile when he was younger than going into his senior high school season. MLB.com ranked him 131st on its list of Draft prospects.
Bill Schmidt, the Rockies' vice president of scouting, said Castellani has regained momentum recently. Castellani appeared in five games for Brophy as a senior and went 1-0 with a save and a 1.59 ERA.
Castellani, who has signed with Arizona State, was a Perfect Game third-team All-American and was first-team West Region.
"I think there's a little more velocity in there than he's shown," Schmidt said. "I'd say going from his sophomore to his junior year, he was one of the better-looking kids. Then it kind of plateaued a little bit, but as this spring came along he took a step forward.
"There's that potential to take another step. He's a good competitor and he does get ground balls. He's a strike-thrower. Those qualities work where we're at."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The City Council held a joint meeting with the Environmental Advisory Commission on Monday to discuss EAC goals and projects, including the annual Trash Bash. This year's event will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, and will feature Richardson residents and groups participating in a citywide effort to pick up trash and recyclable items. The event averages 600 people picking up 5,000 pounds of trash and 2,000 pounds of recyclable material on more than 200 acres in Richardson.
In addition to the cleanup, participants are invited to an after-party that runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature an environmental education fair, refreshments and free plants. Free recycling bags and compost courtesy of the Richardson Environmental Action League will also be available.
The Trash Bash will also include electronics and plastic grocery bag recycling and document shredding sponsored by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. These services will be available starting at 9 a.m. at the Civic Center. New events this year include a book drive sponsored by Friends of the Library, a clothing drive to benefit Network of Community Ministries, adoptable pets from the Richardson Animal Shelter, and an activity area for children and families near the City Hall fountain.
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Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant helped the USA men's basketball team win the gold medal. But if NBA Commissioner David Stern has his way, none of them will be eligible to play in the 2016 Olympic games. AP Photo/Charles Krupa
It's a good thing that James Harden made this Olympics team, because if the NBA gets their way and puts a 23 year old age limit on the U.S. team, then Harden will not be able to play in the 2016 games. AP Photo/Charles Krupa
To make the games more competitive, the NBA may not send their top stars to the 2016 Olympics.
The USA basketball team has proven their point. That the Americans that play in the NBA are the best in the world.
After embarrassing themselves in 2004 with a bronze medal in Australia because the top NBA players declined to play for the team, a sense of pride was instilled into NBA players, and the ship was righted in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
With the top NBA players, the USA team defeated Spain in 2008, and once again this past week. In both gold medal games the team from Spain, which featured NBA stars Pau and Marc Gasol, gave the USA team a run for their money, but in the end, the Americans had too much talent to be denied.
Just like in 1992 with the Dream Team, the point has been proven. The U.S. is the best, so now NBA commissioner David Stern is looking to shift gears by holding out the league's best players in favor of a 23-years-old and under team.
Stern and other NBA owners, most notably Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban, have said that they want to keep the stars out of the Olympics because of the injury factor, the wear and tear on the marquee players, and a 23 and under team would make the Olympic games more competitive, instead of the USA team steam rolling their competition.
But many fans and critics do not like those arguments to keep the NBA stars out of the Olympics.
Every other country sends their best players, so why should the U.S. team do them a favor by giving them a better chance to compete? The Jamaican sprint team in track and field took the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the men's 200-meter dash, they took the gold and silver in the 100-meter dash, and they dominated the field in the 4×100-meter relay while setting a world record. Should they stop sending their best runners so that the rest of the world has a chance to win? Nope, they will continue to dominate.
There have been no major injuries in Olympic action, and many of the players have had career seasons after playing in the Olympics. After the 2008 Olympics, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol helped the Lakers win the championship, while LeBron James was the league's MVP.
Reports say that there may be other motives for Stern to add an age restriction to the Olympic team. The NBA does not profit off of the Olympic games, which is one reason why Cuban thinks the idea of sending the league's top stars makes no sense. Stern is not suggesting that this age cap be put on the FIBA World Championships, which is similar to soccer's FIBA World Cup. While the NBA has no financial interest in the Olympics, the league does in the FIBA World Championships.
It would appear that Cuban, and several other NBA owners, would get their wish. They would send their star players to a world championship where they can make millions of dollars.
With the star basketball players skipping the Olympics, it would raise interest in FIBA's World Cup of Basketball.
The Olympics is a money making machine, and so is the NBA. The NBA is not making any money off of the Olympics, but they will off of the World Cup. It is as simple as that.


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great 3pt shot by Lin.
Bad pass by Lin, but why oh why is Stat always out of the paint -_-
Mello can actually hit a free throw this game and last game
about time
Holy **** bro, Rose must have these refs in his pocket.
Oh damn, 4 on Lin, not good.
refs are calling phantom calls now
they have been terrible all night smh
D'Antoni before he inserts his penis into his wife: "Lets go!"
Shump and Lin are so good together on the D!


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A couple months ago we came upon an RV for dirt cheap, so we rounded up a bunch of friends from all along the coast, got the RV fixed slightly, slapped some false tags on it, and headed over the the mountain pass for ten days in Phoenix, Arizona.
It's a long story how we actually got the motor home, but here's the shortened version. Our friends, Mr. X and Mrs. Y, passed it on to us. It's pretty old--a '76 Dodge Fireball with a license-plate holder that says "Sexy Senior Citizen."
At 35 miles per hour, we were having a little trouble getting over the mountains. There were fourteen of us and Chica the dog, so the weight affected our speed. Once we got over the top, though, we started haulin' ass down the mountain. I heard blast beats.
Our friends Sleazy and Jaycee had just moved to a pretty large and crowded complex in Phoenix that's gated to keep out all the desert scumbags. Coincidentally, that night an RV full of out-of-town scumbags came through to camp out in their parking lot and terrorize everyone who lived there for a couple days. The residents were a little bummed to say the least.
The next morning we skated the first spot of the trip--Cactus Banks. We had a killer session. Wes Cobb and Mike "CEO" Childress were bustin' hella flip tricks, yo. CEO would haul ass and do fakie flips and Caballerials into the ditch. Pretty sick. Joe Pino rolled up pushing Mach ten and cracking waist-high ollies into the ditch. He's pretty much Evel Knievel on a skateboard, just not all jocked out. Chris "FC" Adams and Mike "Dober" Crespino both got injured--down and out in the ditch. We weren't even an hour into skating. Good session, though.
Sleaze and Jaycee brought us to a couple of new cement parks. The parks out there are pretty fun--free, smooth, lit up at night, and no pads required. There's good entertainment at most of them, too. I guarantee you'll see some kids trying their best fly-out manuevers. I saw some roast beefs, two-handed roast beefs, roast beef varial attempts, et cetera. Not a damn benihana, though.
We saw this one chick skating, and we thought she was wearing a thong hiked way up, but it turned out to be a tattoo of a thong hiked way up. She skated pretty fast and aggressively, and she even took out a Rollerblader. We all agreed her name was "Savage." Some of us were mesmorized by her weathered desert beauty. She was definitely one of the gnarlier locals.
Another night we hit up a park with some flatbars and bowls with metal coping. Sleaze was killing the big bowl. Lots of 'Bladers at this park. Lots of waxed metal, too. They'd slide down this ledge on their butts and film each other. Real cute. I don't call wax and plastic moving across metal "grinding." So anyway, there was this one blaster hip Wes Cobb did head-high methods over. He came back around to do another one and landed on his shoulder. Snap. The shit broke and the session was over.
It was pretty rough for Wes--his first big trip with us, and he was skating tough. Now he had to go back to the bridge he lives under in SD and hang out by himself in his truck with a broken shoulder on his birthday. That's a lot at once. (Oh yeah, he also got fired from his job when he got back.)
We sent him home with FC and our friend Stephanie who'd followed us out there in her truck. Dober stayed even though he still couldn't skate.
On Wes' birthday, we decided to celebrate it for him by going to this dive to play pool and hear some music. I played Creedence for our good friend Wes. I don't know what kind of agreement was made, but someone weaseled the bartender into giving us free drinks for the whole night. That place was ours. A hole was punched in the ceiling. I'm not sure who did it. Maybe me. Who knows? Glenn told the owner it was okay and put some stickers over the hole. After that, he and I socked each other in the face for a while. Pretty fun. Next thing I knew, Chica ran from thhe RV through the parking lot at full speed past the doorman and jumped onto the pool table where we were playing. The owner came over and said, "All right, you guys can stay, but stop punching holes in the ceiling and keep the dog off the pool table." Sounded easy.
By the time the Fireball left, the parking lot was a lake of puke and bile. Mike Smolik drove us back to Jaycee and Sleaze's place because he has a license and isn't a drinker. When we got there, we found a party waiting for us and things got even crazier. The night wasn't over for us, but it is for you.
The next morning I looked out of my black eye at the Fireball. The rear was half in the street and the front was up on the curb. Nice parking, Mike. The neighbors were slightly chapped about the parking job and the previous night's ruckus. "I think they're in a band," Pino overheard one woman say that morning.
The park life got old pretty quick. Everyone was sick of big crowds and the lack of cement coping, so we knew it was time to start hunting down some holes. These skaters with a pool in their backyard had heard we were in town and wanted us to stop by.
It was a sick kidney shape with a crazy kink around the whole deep end. The coping was chillin', though. The pool owners' Steve and Cressy showed us how they ride and hyped everyone up. They let us get the barbecue going, and we all had a blast.
They kicked it with us a bunch throughout the rest of the trip and took us to all these different holes in Phoenix. One of them happened to be in another skater's backyard. Now with twenty people in the Fireball this time, along with two dogs, the RV felt pretty cramped. Anyway, we got there and the pool looked really rad--the shallow end was carveable and included a love seat, a light, and a deathbox. It had a crusty old fiberglass surface that kicked up clouds of particles when you skated--it made our eyes sting and lungs feel like we'd smoked a carton of cigs. Calvin, the owner, said something about having to paint the bowl before he moved out, so we said, "F--k, we'll paint it!" We scraped off some of the fiberglass and painted it for him. He was pretty hyped.
The next night he threw a backyard pool barbecue party. It went nuts. Whitey was there, and Slob and G-Man arrived at the Phoenix airport just in time to make it to the party. G was mildly chugged from the plane ride. Everybody was crushin' shit in that pool. The heavyweights were in town. Whitey carved so hard this one time his board snapped in half. No joke. Really gnarly session.
The next couple of days were intense. We skated pools, fullpipes, ditches, Big Surf, and Love Bowl. We saw scorpions, got attacked by cacti, celebrated Carter's birthday, and more stuff I can't remember. We had one final meal at Whatever Burger and looked back on the trip.
Thanks to Sleaze, Jaycee, and JP, too; Emily, Mikey, Trent, Steve and Cressy, Calvin, Stoney, Nameless for the shirts, and Mr. X. and Mrs. Y.
Slob and G got dropped off at the airport. After that, Joe Pino, Glenn, Justin Hendery, Jamie Weller, Sperm, Mike "Dober" Crespino, FC Adams, Mike Smolik, Mike "CEO" Childress, Carter, Ballatard, Brendan, and Chica all got in the Fireball and made the drive back to Troll Village where they belong. End.


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A cafe owner had to think fast and take on the role of midwife after his baby daughter made a very speedy entry into the world.
Jon Warbrick –owner of The Cafe In The Woods in Wendover Woods – was preparing to take wife Amy to hospital at around 5am on January 12, but they didn't even make it to the car before the little one decided to make a surprise appearance.
Jon, 36, said: "I'd put everything in the car and Amy was being helped down the stairs by her mum, but by the time she'd got to the bottom, she was saying: 'No, we're not going to make it!'".
Mother-in-law Sally took Amy through to the kitchen and made her as comfortable as possible while Jon was guided through the birth on the phone by midwives at Watford General Hospital.
Jon said: "The midwives were brilliant – I really cannot thank them enough. Our first child was a natural birth in hospital, so all I can say is thank God I was paying attention so I knew what was happening this time around."
Baby Emilia arrived at 5.37am weighing 7lb 120z, but Jon described the panic he felt as it became apparent she wasn't breathing.
The dad-of-two said: "She had the cord wrapped around her neck, so she didn't breathe straight away. We patted her on the back and blew in her face to get her to breathe, and what a relief when she did."
Paramedics arrived ten minutes after the birth to check over mum and baby and declared both healthy, but there was a deja vu moment as the paramedic recognised the Warbricks straight away – it turned out that he's a regular customer at The Cafe In The Woods.
Jon said: "I recognised him too, and I couldn't believe it. It's such a small world."
The couple – who have owned and run the woodland eatery for eight years and also have a two-year-old son named Finlay – decided to christen their daughter Emilia Sally in honour of her grandmother's part in her birth.
Jon said big brother Finlay was thrilled to have a new baby sister, and is being a great help to 33-year-old Amy by fetching nappies and wipes at their home in Hemel Hempstead.
Jon said: "Word has got round and we've had lots of well-wishes and cards from our customers. It's been really lovely."


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For everyone attending, FanFest a home run
By Meggie Zahneis / MLB.com
That much was evident as soon as you walk through the door and are handed the complimentary plastic bag, complete with a program and map -- and you will need it!
By the time fans left Bartle Hall, their maps were surely well-worn: They were required to navigate the multitude of exhibits on display.
For the younger crowd, there was "The Diamond," a miniature field set up smack in the middle of FanFest. Daily clinics featured stars of both the past and the present. There were also batting cages, speed-pitch booths, and an exhibit that allowed fans to simulate a basestealing play by one of their favorite players.
Older fans no doubt enjoyed seeing some of the greats at FanFest, from Gaylord Perry holding court in the All-Star clubhouse to Ferguson Jenkins signing autographs.
For the baseball mavens, there was memorabilia aplenty. You could find just about anything baseball-related, from collectible pins to a vast array of autographed baseballs, the classic baseball card, bats, hats, jerseys, or even a retro ad featuring Babe Ruth.
For the casual fan, there were many other attractions scattered throughout FanFest. Milling around, they would come across a traveling selection of items straight from the Baseball Hall of Fame, a homage to the Negro Leagues (Kansas City is also the home of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum), impressive displays on the 2013 World Baseball Classic and Minor League Baseball (featuring a hat from every single farm team), and the World's Largest Baseball, which also happens to be signed by the likes of Hank Aaron, among many others.
It's safe to say that no matter your level of interest or what team you root for, FanFest was a home run.
Meggie Zahneis, winner of the 2011 Breaking Barriers essay contest, earned the job of youth correspondent for MLB.com in the fall of '11. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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