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Winter 2014 has not been kind to us and the frigid temperatures have an affect on our hair. So, what's a girl to do? Well if you're fortunate to have a friend like Marco Pelusi - you seek his expertise! The Makeup Examiner caught up with Marco and found out about the proper way to keep our locks looking luscious - not just for the winter - but also all year round. On top of Marco's gracious advice, he's going to give away hair care products to one lucky TME reader! Read own to learn the best way to take care of your hair and how to enter the giveaway!
Good, solid hair care begins before we wash, shared Marco from his salon in West Hollywood. He recommends that before you step into the shower, make sure that your hair is free of tangles by giving it a gentle brush through.
Is there an ideal water temperature for washing hair to keep it healthy, shiny and manageable?
Shampoo your hair with warm water, followed by conditioner and a cool water rinse to close the hair's cuticle (the outer layer of the hair).
How does water quality affect hair health?
The fewer minerals in your water, the better off you are. I recommend a showerhead filter. Hair products are an issue as well. Try to find products that have the minerals removed. Often times it's referred to as deionized water.
How often should you shampoo, condition and deep condition your hair?
If you have color treated hair, shampooing less is preferable. It's really an issue of cleansing your scalp, which most likely doesn't need to happen as often during the winter months. As for conditioning, this should be done after each shampoo to replace moisture. And to keep hair healthy and manageable, deep condition once per week during the winter months.
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I think it's important to set aside time outside of the shower. Apply a deep conditioner to your hair, get out of the shower, apply a plastic cap, and leave it on for at least 30 minutes. For better penetration of the deep conditioner, wrap a hot damp towel over the cap or sit outside in the sun in the warmer months to add heat.
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Work a little lather in your hands first and then apply to the hair and scalp.
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My dear Friend,
Unless some one has anticipated me in regard to this "Voice from St Helena," I calculate on furnishing you with some amusement, by introducing you to the sound of it. O'Meara's work presents your favourite under somewhat of a new aspect: it has increased my respect for Napoleon, and my indignation against his Boje.1 Since the days of Prometheus vinctus, I recollect of no spectacle more moving and sublime, than that of this great man in his dreary prison-house; given over to the very scum of the species to be tormented by every sort of indignity, which the heart most revolts against;—captive, sick, despised, forsaken;—yet rising above it all, by the stern force of his own unconquerable spirit, and hurling back on his mean oppressors the ignominy they strove to load him with. I declare I could almost love the man. His native sense of honesty, the rude genuine strength of his intellect, his lively fancy, his sardonic humour must have rendered him a most original and interesting companion; he might have been among the first writers of his age, if he had not chosen to be the very first conqueror of any age. Nor is this gigantic character without his touches of human affection—his simple attachments, his little tastes and kindly predilections—which enhance the respect of meaner mortals by uniting it with their love. I do not even believe him to have been a very wicked man; I rather— But it is needless to keep you from the book itself with this palabra. Send me word if you would like to see the second volume; which in the affirmative case you shall have, so soon as Mrs Buller has done with it. This lady likes Napoleon even better than you do; made a pilgrimage to his grave, stole sprigs of willow from it, &c; and called him the greatest of men in the presence of Mr Croker himself.2 I am sorry however that I cannot bring her to a right sense of Byron's merit; she affirms that none admire that nobleman, so much as boarding-school girls and young men under twenty—which she reckons a sure sign of his being partly a charlatan.
I have some doggrel translations &c which I meant to send; but they are not fit to be seen by you—perhaps never will. When shall I get your productions? I have no right to be impatient but these three weeks have seemed very long.
I am not happy at present; and for the best of all reasons, I stand very low in my own esteem. Something must be done, if I would not sink into a mere driveller. For the last three years I have lived as under an accursed spell—how wretched, how vainly so, I need not say. If nothing even now is to come of it, then I had better have been any thing than what I am. But talking is superfluous: I only beg for a little respite, before you mark me down forever, as an unhappy dunce, distinguished from other dunces only by the height of my aims and the clamour of my pretensions.
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Murder in Rio Grande Valley: "This is coming to a town near you"
Murder in Rio Grande Valley: "This is coming to a town near you"
by Michelle Malkin
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The voice on the other end of the line is exasperated. "It's insane," he wants America to know. "We're in a war zone." And there's no room for apathy.
"This is coming to a town near you," he warns.
The man on the phone is a veteran of the Department of Homeland Security who works in South Texas. He reached out to me last night in the wake of an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent's horrific murder on Friday. The 36-year-old agent, Javier Vega Jr., was shot execution-style in front of his wife, his parents, two of his sons and another child in the Rio Grande Valley. Vega's father was also shot but survived. They were on an idyllic family fishing trip before being robbed and ambushed.
The two suspects are Mexican nationals from Matamoros. "They're here illegally," my source said with a weary sigh. And not just that. They had been previously deported after committing other serious crimes, he says. "But we just drop the thugs off at the border, and they come right back."
Illegal alien murder suspects Ismael Hernandez and Gustavo Tijerina
The National Border Patrol Council issued a moving statement after a middle-of-the-night manhunt led to the capture and confessions of the two suspects this weekend:
"Agent Vega was armed and fought back to protect his family. During the course of the ensuing firefight Agent Vega's father was hit in the leg and Agent Vega was mortally wounded. After Agent Vega fell, his family members continued to fight back. Agent Vega's actions were in keeping with the finest traditions of the United States Border Patrol and his will be a place, deserved of honor and glory, when the final story of the United States Border Patrol is written."
The White House and U.S. Chamber of Commerce may not speak up, but the NBPC gave the law enforcement officers on the border their just recognition: "We want to commend the Border Patrol agents and other law enforcement officers involved in the manhunt for Agent Vega's killers. It is through their professionalism and tenacity that the wretched animals who committed this crime will face the full measure of Texas justice."
No doubt the bleeding hearts will take offense at wretched animals being called what they are. I can hear "progressives" whipping out their overdrawn race cards as I type. That's all they've got.
Last week, Democrats took to the House floor to inveigh against heartless Republicans who oppose expanding President Barack Obama's administrative amnesty. "Un-American." "Deplorable." "Hateful." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi imperiously dismissed enforcement advocate Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., as "insignificant." It's "almost as though they despise and hate all of our children," fumed Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.
So, public safety and homeland security concerns are "insignificant"? More than a half-million border crossers from Mexico, South America and Central America granted administrative amnesty or special border-surge status under Obama are "our children"? Where are the speeches from Pelosi and her fellow House Democrats on behalf of the children of Javier Vega? And for the children of other fallen agents and law enforcement officers?
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Quick observations I need to note - Merry Christmas too!!!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Happy Christmas to those in the UK!
I say that a lot for some reason...and I am not even of British descent.
Anyway.... the season certainly brought out a ton of changes over here in my house. For example: I decided that cookie baking is totally overrated - especially when all it does is bring me grief.
How so, you might ask? Well, you carve out time, to carve out sugar cookies, year after year, host a decorating party, have them hang around for weeks and weeks, then put them out for dessert on Christmas Eve, only to have them not eaten and then have noone take them home like they said they would and then the very next day...you chuck them because noone in your family is going to eat them anyway.
Total waste of money and time.
Enter the MoM GUiLT - "but you just broke with tradition with your kids...what are they going to think?"
My kid's answer: Mom, they are just cookies...we would rather you make cookies more during the year, so we could enjoy them with our school lunches.
I have some really smart kids, don't I? Yup..yup, I do.
I remember my mom baking these special cookies from Czeckoslovakia...very labor intensive...and noone ate them either back then.. maybe because they were as dry as a fart in the desert. She baked them because of tradition...and I tried them one year when I was a new mom, and even then was left with them hanging around the house, just like the sugar cookies I was making every year now. I don't see anyone else in the family making them either...so I think I can give myself a repreive on the guilt over here.
Hubby says to make what we enjoy as a family...that we make our own traditions. So this year, the cookie thing was cut back because of time and stress constraints...and the traditional Slovak dinner (that I so wanted to change up this year) is still mostly intact, except now it will be a buffet on paper goods (our dishwasher is broken)... and next year, when we figure out what this 9-5 job will do to the family... and we will figure it all out once again!
Good heavens!!! What a rambling blog we have today! It must be because I am battling the traditionalist inside of me and the new modern age we live in..to find the balance because this year - there was no balance except for me raising the white flag and saying "NO" to the things that make me most crazy during the holiday season...heck, saying "NO" to more than that if you really think about it. ... and that is OK to do some times.
Anyway...today is all about the family coming over. We host it every year, and every year, it is fine, despite my nerves that come about each year. We are tweaking some of the traditions, which is fine..and I think it will run more smooothly.. we shall see... maybe the craziness is part of the whole thing! and it's just supposed to be that way no matter what!
Ewwwwww...not one mention from me about my food thing going on right now.
OK - here we go: I do NOT crave sugar anymore....in fact, it turns my stomach to think of eating it.
SO weird. Cookies, just thinking about them makes me cringe. Wine, same thing. And I know I need to eat, but there is nothing that is even remotely appealing to me. I feel like I have a craving for something, but I don't know what it is... Maybe I am having a vegetable craving that is not being satisfied with all of the carbs hanging around me? I don't know.. All I know is that I eat to live...and not live to eat anymore. Maybe it's a maintenance thing... a level of achievement or something that your body goes in to... but it is so WEIRD! Especially when everyone is eating everything around you and you could care less. And no, I am not losing weight....maintenance weight holding steady like a giant bouy in the ocean.
Oh-----I ordered my own Christmas present this year: A PRESSURE COOKER!!! I am so excited!! I cannot wait to use it!
And if Santa is extra good this year....I will be getting a Nutribullet too!!! For my kale drink that isn't good because my blender stinks at pulverizing things.
Holy cow this is such a random blog, it's so not funny!!
Anyway, it is what it is...MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!!!!
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I almost got the Nutribullet too! Then I realized, I have to buy all the veggies, am I ready for that? I don't like all veggies... just yet!
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SAINT, n. A dead sinner revised and edited.
SARCOPHAGUS, n. Among the Greeks a coffin which being made of a certain kind of carnivorous stone, had the peculiar property of devouring the body placed in it.
SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.
SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and follies of the author's enemies were expounded with imperfect tenderness.
SABBATH, n. A weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.
SACERDOTALIST, n. One who holds the belief that a clergyman is a priest. Denial of this momentous doctrine is the hardest challenge that is now flung into the teeth of the Episcopalian church by the Neo-Dictionarians.
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Discover the Original Soul Man: TSC's Mid-South Schools Tour Hits the Road this Week with "Shake(s), Rattle & Roll"
(Memphis, TN, October 15, 2013) – It's hip. It's cool. Students can discover chart-topping, toe-tapping, feet-stomping, get-out-of-your-seat-and-move-with-it SHAKESPEARE – direct from Memphis!
Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, launches its new schools touring show this week with the Memphis-inspired Shake(s), Rattle & Roll.
Created by TSC Education Director Stephanie Shine and featuring actors Slade Kyle and Cara McHugh, Shake(s), Rattle & Roll is booking now in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the Mid-South. Last year, the tour played to 6,000 students in the South. This year's tour will exceed that capacity while touring across the state and into North Carolina, Georgia, and Kentucky.
Shake(s), Rattle & Roll is a 45-minute, tour-de-force that imagines both a social and artistic through-line between the plays of William Shakespeare and the music that makes Memphis unique – Blues, Gospel, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock-n-Roll.
Scenes from Shakespeare's plays include Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Richard II, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night, and The Taming of the Shrew. Music from the on-stage jukebox includes chart-toppers from Sam and Dave, Carl Perkins, Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Big Joe Turner, and Rev. Al Green.
"Shake(s), Rattle, and Roll allows Tennessee Shakespeare Company the opportunity to introduce students to two forces of change in our shared human experience: the plays of William Shakespeare and Memphis music from the 50's and 60's," says Shine.
"It's a joy to find the common links between these major artistic achievements while giving our young people an insight into what classical theatre can offer them. It's also wonderful to highlight many of the reasons we have to be proud of Memphis, the state of Tennessee, and the Mid-South."
Schools may book the show with actor-talkback now through May 9, 2014, for their student groups of up to 100 for just $450. Call TSC's Education Office at (901) 759-0620 to book your school or class. Teachers and chaperones are admitted free. Travel costs may vary.
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Catie Broadwater (Stage Manager) returns for her second season with Tennessee Shakespeare Company. Her TSC credits include Unto the Breach, It's a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play, Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged), Macbeth, Southern Yuletide, the schools tour of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and The Glass Menagerie. Catie comes from Nashville, where she works as a Stage Manager. Most recently, she was a stage management assistant for the pre-Broadway production of The Nutty Professor directed by Jerry Lewis. A few of her theatre credits include Studio Tenn's The Glass Menagerie; Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre's Sherlock Holmes and It's a Wonderful Wife; 3Ps Production's John & Jen and Long Way Down, Parallel Lives, Oklahoma, Ramona Quimby, Baby, Spirit: The Authentic Story of the Bell Witch of Tennessee; and Nashville Shakespeare Festival's The Tempest. She is a graduate from MTSU, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Theatre.
Bruce Bui (Costume Designer) designed TSC's Unto the Breach!, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), It's a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play, Rebel Shakespeare and His Women, and Shakespeare's Greatest Hits. Originally from Southern California, Bruce now lives in Memphis and is going into his twelfth season as the Wardrobe Director and Resident Costume Designer for Ballet Memphis. His works can be seen regularly on the Orpheum stage and numerous other venues around the Mid-South, and have been praised as "dazzling" by Critical Dance Magazine, and a "Master of Chiffon" by The Commercial Appeal. He has also worked with The Western Stage (Always, Patsy Cline), Cabrillo Musical Theatre (Funny Girl), Santa Susanna Repertory Theatre (Shiloh, War of the World), and Kingsmen Shakespeare Company (As You Like It), among others. Some of his specialty garments can be seen on Mrs. Tennessee for Mrs. America 2005, At Home Tennessee Magazine's featured wedding issue 2007, and The Memphis Mystic Krew 2005 court. Bruce also has worked on several commercials in the Mid-South.
Slade Kyle (Actor, Education Manager) as a founding member and former SEWA Professional Wrestler is well versed in many forms of Stage Combat, and serves as TSC's resident Fight Director. TSC credits: The Glass Menagerie (Tom), The Tempest (Fight Director, Prelude Scene Director), Romeo and Juliet Schools Tour (Friar Lawrence/Mercutio/Peter/Abram, Fight Director), Macbeth (Malcolm), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio/Prince/Gregory/Friar John, Fight Director, Prelude Scene Director), Themes From a Midsummer Night with IRIS Orchestra (Puck), Othello (Fight Director, Prelude Scene Director), Julius Caesar (Prelude Scene Director), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck, Fight Director), As You Like It (Oliver, Fight Choreographer). Slade graduated Summa Cum Laude with his BFA from the University of Memphis, focusing on Physical Theatre and Pedagogy.
Cara McHugh (Actor, Journeyman Artist-Manager) is originally from Memphis and received her BA from Murray State University with a dual major in Theatre and Political Science. Cara received her MFA in the Performance program at the University of Louisville, where she graduated recently with a Dean's Citation in Academic Excellence. Cara performed in UofL's Sleep Rock thy Brain, The Artifacts, Richard III, Plays: A Play, A Perfect Wedding, and How I Learned to Drive. She also performed in Reasons to Be Pretty and Misses Strata at the Bard's Town Theatre in Louisville, where she served as a Board member. While in Louisville, Cara taught children's theatre for Encore Youth Theatre and Adelante Hispanic Achievers.
Stephanie Shine+ (Director, Education Director, General Manager) TSC directorial work includes It's a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play, Shakespeare's Greatest Hits, Southern Yuletide, Romeo and Juliet, and The Rebel Shakespeare and His Women. During her 18 years with Seattle Shakespeare Company, 13 as Artistic Director, she directed 17 productions, including The Threepenny Opera, Cyrano de Bergerac, and the lauded all-male Taming of the Shrew. A well-known actress in the Northwest, Stephanie has performed for Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, ACT, The Empty Space, Seattle Children's Theatre, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and Tacoma Actors Guild. Regionally, she appeared with the Oregon and New Jersey Shakespeare Festivals, Houston's Alley Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, and NYC's Theatre for a New Audience. Her Shakespeare roles include Juliet, Rosalind, Lady Macbeth, Beatrice, Regan, Feste, Kate, Bianca, Dionyza, The Princess of France, Hero, Perdita, and The Chorus in Henry V. + Member of The Society of Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
- Henry V: TSC Ascends The Highest Heaven of Invention
- Eighth Season Announced
- The Oliver Experiment
- Midsummer Night
- TSC Announces Four New Members
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
"Ascends the highest heaven of invention"
with its action-packed
Henry V
in partnership with the University of Memphis'
School of Theatre and Dance on the U of M Mainstage
June 9-19
Sponsored by FedEx; Ann and Wellford Tabor;
Pat, Ernest, Marian and Martha Kelly
Henry V Trailer
Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, calls to action-packed theatrical life the battlefields and courts of an ambitious young king in William Shakespeare's masterwork on the chaos of war and the romance of peace: Henry V.
The rousing play famous for its many powerful speeches and orations, including "O for a muse of fire," and "Once more unto the breach," and "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" plays in a fun, new "wooden o" on the University's mainstage from June 9-19.
Featuring a new, Elizabethan seating configuration that places patrons just off the raised stage (for only $10), a moving set, and slides of original wood-cuts from the early 15th century, TSC's production of Henry V employs ten professional actors, including AEA performers from around the country. They will play over 30 roles in what is perhaps Shakespeare's most theatrically self-aware play: "And let us, ciphers to this great account,/On your imaginary forces work."
Photo: Colton Swibold as Henry V
Though costumed for 15th century battle and adorned for the period's courts of England and France, the company of actors constantly address their audience, changing costumes and characters in plan view, inviting the audience to become the eleventh actor.
The production's title sponsors are FedEx; Ann and Wellford Tabor; and Pat, Ernest, Marian, and Martha Kelly. Together, they make possible Free Will Kids' Night each Thursday night (up to four children 17 years and younger admitted free when accompanied by a paying, attending guardian). Additional funding is generously provided by the University of Memphis and First Tennessee Foundation.
Henry V is produced in memory of TSC friend, Dan Copp, who died in 2015. From 1943 to 1945, Lieutenant Copp served in the U.S. Navy on the battleship Tennessee. He saw action in the Pacific theater from the Aleutians to the South Sea Islands. With this production, TSC honors Dan's courage, service, and friendship.
Directed by TSC's Stephanie Shine (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet), Henry V features a professional ensemble from around the country: Montana native Colton Swibold in the title role, Paul Kiernan (recently in TSC's Twelfth Night) as Fluellen/Canterbury/Cambridge/Burgundy, Gabriel Vaughan (recently in TSC's Twelfth Night) as Dauphin/Westmerland/Jamy/Williams, Phil Darius Wallace (recently in TSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Exeter/Nym/Orleance, Michael Khanlarian (recently in TSC's All's Well That Ends Well) as Pistol/Constable, Heather Roberts (TSC's All's Well That Ends Well) as Montjoy/Quickly/Alice/MacMorris, and Kaitlyn Maurer (TSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Katherine/Grey/French prisoner.
New to the acting company are Jeffrey David Kent as Gower/French King/Ely/Erpingham, Blake Currie as Gloucester/boy, and Nic Picou as Scroop/Borbon/Bates/Bardolph.Read More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Announces Eighth Season of Plays and Education Programs:
Celebration 400
(Memphis, TN, September 1, 2015) – Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, today announced its 2015-16 performance season, which commemorates the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death with a celebration of plays, readings, salons, feasts, and extensive programming for children.
TSC continues its cultural/educational partnerships with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance and with Dixon Gallery & Gardens. Full productions of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well (Dixon) and Henry V (UofM) will feature professional, AEA casts from around the country and Memphis.
The Company also partners with the Memphis Hunt & Polo Club to feature three weeks of feasts and two-hour readings of Shakespeare plays that TSC has not yet produced. The Southern Literary Salons continue in September with a focus on Harper Lee, and in February spotlighting Ernest Hemingway in Key West. The Seventh Annual Shakespeare Gala at Germantown Performing Arts Center moves to April to commemorate Celebration 400 during the month of the 400th anniversary.
Running concurrently with the performance season are the expanded offerings of TSC's Education and Outreach Department. These include a newly-authored schools show touring the southeastern U.S., student matinees, playshops and residencies, expanded Summer camps, and the recently-trademarked Romeo and Juliet Project™ literacy/non-violence residency.Read More
Sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (NYC)
Presents its Third Musical in Development August 15 on the University of Memphis mainstage:
The Oliver Experiment
What if your entire life were a Broadway musical…and you had no clue?
Featuring Broadway's Brightest Stars
Memphis, TN (July 27, 2015) – Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its third and final developing musical reading on the U of M mainstage with The Oliver Experiment by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson on August 15 at 7:00 pm.Read More
Midsummer Night
Live music, glow sticks, and power chords!
Featuring Broadway's Katrina Lenk and Eric B. Anthony
Memphis, TN (June 15, 2015) – Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its second developing musical reading on the U of M mainstage with Midsummer Night by Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn on June 27 at 7:00 pm.
Tickets for the reading are just $15, or $10 for Students and Seniors.
Midsummer Night, directed by Janet Roston, is the second of three developing musicals in TSC's inaugural Showplace Memphis: Musical Works in Progress.
Broadway's Katrina Lenk and Eric B. Anthony
Sponsored by one of Broadway's elite musical licensing companies, Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) and President/CEO Steve Spiegel, based in New York City, Showplace Memphis has been devised as the next creative stage for three musicals en route to full productions in New York and on the regional theatre circuit across the U.S. The first musical in Showplace Memphis last month was a very successful reading of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical. The final musical will be a charming and surprising new piece, The Oliver Experiment (August 15).
TRW has selected the musicals, and the Actors' Equity casts and directors are coming from all around the country and Memphis.
The cast includes Broadway's Katrina Lenk (Once; Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark; The Miracle Worker) as Titania and Eric B. Anthony (The Lion King; Hairspray; Mary Poppins) as Puck.
Songwriters Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda join with co-creator/director Janet Roston (Artistic Director of The Los Angeles Rock Opera Company) for this new take on William Shakespeare's beloved comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. The musical is set within a modern-day rock festival. It's a rollicking collision of rock music, iambic pentameter, and hipsters – where rock stars Titania and Oberon quarrel, festival assistant Puck creates havoc, and roadie Bottom gets a chance to shine.
Keyboardist Milburn and electric violinist Vigoda have been singing and writing songs together for over 20 years, first for their band GrooveLily, and more recently for musical theatre and film. Theatre: Striking Twelve, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Beautiful Poison, Wheelhouse, Toy Story: The Musical, Long Short Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, its complete reworking as the rock musical Midsummer Night, and Ernest Shackleton Loves Me. Film: many songs for Tinker Bell for Disney animated movies. Additional music is provided by Gene Lewin.
The Midsummer Night creators and cast will collaborate and rehearse at the U of M for ten days leading up to its reading. Though it will be going through both script and music changes, Midsummer Night will be played and sung in its entirety and with musical accompaniment on the U of M's mainstage. No other design elements (scenic/costumes/lights) will be integrated.
Audiences will have an opportunity to speak with the actors and creators of Midsummer Night immediately following its reading. Audiences also will inform the production by completing an audience survey that will help the creative team in future development phases.Read More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company Announces Four New Members to its Board of Directors
Memphis, TN – Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional classical theatre and education organization, announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, led by President Owen B. Tabor, M.D.
Now in the midst of its eighth season, TSC has expanded the Board to its largest membership. The Board is made up of 26 members and now six Emeritus members.
New members voted onto the Board beginning FY16 for their first three-year terms are:
Elise L. Jordan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with FedEx Express.
Dorothy O. Kirsch, Memphis philanthropist with a long history of supporting the arts and culture in the Mid-South.
Anne Johnson Mead, partner at the law firm of Butler, Sevier, Hinsley & Reid, PLLC, focusing her practice on litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. Anne is a member of the Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations, and serves on the Board for the Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar.
Tracy Vezina Patterson, Director of Alumni Relations at Rhodes College. She is an alumna of Rhodes College and the University of Memphis School of Law. Tracy is actively involved in several ministries of St. George's Episcopal Church and has served on the Vestry and as Senior Warden. Past civic involvements include Memphis Civitan and Special Kids and Families.Read More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company is generously supported by:
Season Sponsors:
Arts Memphis, Barbara B. Apperson Angel Fund, Nancy Copp, FedEx Corporation, Independent Bank, International Paper, Rose M. Johnston, Ernest and Pat Kelly, Jr., Milton T. Schaeffer, Margaret and Owen Tabor, Ann and Wellford Tabor, Tennessee Arts Commission, and The University of Memphis.
Season Partners:
Boyle Investment Company, Dixon Gallery & Gardens, and The University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance.


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By Parrish Alford | NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – The Ole Miss-Mississippi State basketball series began to tilt decidedly in the Bulldogs' favor in the latter seasons of Rod Barnes' time as head coach at Ole Miss.
After replacing Barnes, Andy Kennedy got off to a good start in the series, winning three of his first five meetings, but it's a five-game losing streak to the in-state rival that Kennedy will try to break now.
The next opportunity is Wednesday night at 8 when MSU visits Tad Smith Coliseum.
The last five losses to MSU have come by an average margin of 6.6 points, though the Bulldogs won by 13, 71-58, on Feb. 19 of last year in Starkville, the most recent meeting.
Kennedy says he doesn't sense the the Bulldogs fight harder in the Ole Miss game than they do against other opponents.
"No, I don't think so. We obviously understand when we play the in-state rival we're also in the same league, and it's unique. In college basketball you have 30 some-odd games, and I think we both prepare as if we're in SEC play," he said. "We have two days to prepare as Mississippi State does. We'll get together a game plan we think will put us in position to be successful, then we have to go out and execute that plan. I'm sure they'll do the same."
MSU leads the all-time series 138-105.
Expecting a zone
Junior guard Nick Williams believes the Rebels can expect to see more zone defense until they prove they can shoot teams into other defensive plans.
Auburn packed it down tight, and the Rebels struggled much of the game until hitting some big shots late – one a 3-point basket by Williams to force the first overtime.
"We've got to get back in the gym and practice making shots. That's all we can control, control ourselves, making shots, making shots, seeing the ball go in the rim. They'll eventually fall," he said.
The Rebels are last in the SEC in 3-point shooting at 27.0 percent.
The Bulldogs have typically been a man defense team under Rick Stansbury.
Defensive personality
While offense was an issue, defense was still solid against Auburn. Ole Miss held its opponent to less than 40 percent field goal shooting for the fourth time in five games, the second straight SEC game.
The Rebels' 39.4 percent field goal defense ranks fourth in the SEC behind Kentucky, Alabama and Arkansas.
Players believe their defense gives them a chance to win games. That's certainly how it played out at Auburn, as the home Tigers were unable to take full control of the game in spite of the Rebels' shooting woes.
"That's really what our team is. We don't lay down on defense. If we play defense, we're going to win most of our games," freshman point guard Jarvis Summers said.
Williams says players know their strengths and play to them.
"That's our MO. Playing tough defense and taking whatever we can get on the offensive end," he said. "We've just got to keep fighting."


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Wirth, Stefan*; Kelly, Deirdre†; Sokal, Etienne‡; Socha, Piotr§; Mieli-Vergani, Giorgina||; Dhawan, Anil||; Lacaille, Florence¶; Raymond, Agnès Saint#; Olivier, Sophie#; Taminiau, Jan#
*Clinic for Children and Adolescence, HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Witten-Herdecke-University, Germany
†The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
‡Service de Hépatologie Pédiatrique, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc
§Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Immunology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
||King's College London School at King's College Hospital, London, UK
¶Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades Service de Gastroentérologie Pédiatrique, Paris, France
#European Medicines Agency, London, UK.
Received 22 May, 2010
Accepted 20 July, 2010
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Prof Dr Stefan Wirth, Clinic for Children and Adolescence, HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Witten-Herdecke-University, Heusnerstr. 40, D-42283 Wuppertal, Germany (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
The views expressed in this article are the personal views of the authors and should not be understood or quoted as being made on behalf of or reflecting the position of the EMA or one of its committees or working parties.
This Guidance is the result of a consensus meeting of a working group in November 2009 consisting of members and experts of the ESPGHAN Hepatology Committee and the EMA: Stefan Wirth, Deirdre Kelly, Etienne Sokal, Piotr Socha, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Anil Dhawan, and Florence Lacaille for ESPGHAN; Agnès Saint Raymond, Sophie Olivier, and Jan Taminiau for EMA.
Most children with chronic hepatitis C are infected vertically, have a low natural seroconversion rate, and carry a lifetime risk of cirrhosis and cancer. Affected children are usually asymptomatic, and histological findings are mild with a low risk of progression, although 5% develop significant liver disease in childhood.
The use of combination treatment with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin has changed the outcome and prognosis for this disease, with approximately 60% of children achieving sustained viral clearance. Combination therapy is not ideal for children because pegylated interferon is administered subcutaneously, impairs growth velocity, and both interferon and ribavirin have significant adverse effects that affect compliance. In addition, approximately 50% of children infected with genotype 1 do not respond to therapy. Thus, additional treatment options are required including improvement in dosing, reduction in the length of treatment, and evaluation of new drugs, such as protease inhibitors, which could be more effective for patients infected with genotype 1.
The primary goal of treatment is to eradicate the infection. The future clinical trial design should ensure that any new drugs demonstrate noninferiority to the present standard regimen in both children and adults. The measure for documenting substantial improvement above present therapy should be increased viral clearance rate or the same clearance rate, with a shorter duration of treatment and/or fewer adverse effects. We do not believe there is any need for a placebo arm because approved therapy is available and new treatments can be compared with present therapy.
Safety measures should include the standard recommended laboratory investigations, growth parameters, quality-of-life or psychological measures, and a requirement for long-term follow-up for up to 5 years.
In adults, treatment guidelines for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are based on a large number of published natural history studies and randomized controlled trials. There are fewer data available regarding the epidemiology, spontaneous course, and treatment of chronic hepatitis C in children and adolescents. Initially, most guidelines recommended children to be managed and treated in a similar way as adults, although recent data suggest that this may no longer be appropriate. Some experts recommend postponing treatment until adulthood because children are asymptomatic and have mild liver disease. Recently, several published open-label treatment trials have demonstrated significant efficacy and safety of HCV infection therapy in children and adolescents using either interferon-α 2b or peginterferon-α 2b in combination with ribavirin, which resulted in official approval of this treatment regimen by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) (1–5). In addition, there is now considerable experience with peginterferon-α 2a in combination with ribavirin in children (6,7). As in adults, sustained viral response (SVR) depends on genotype. Patients infected with genotype 2 and 3 respond significantly better than those with genotype 1 or 4 who only have response rates of 50% (5,7). Therefore, half of the treated patients remain chronic virus carriers with a risk of progressive liver disease (8,9), so there are compelling reasons to improve the present treatment options.
The prevalence of HCV infection in children in developed countries ranges between 0.1% and 0.4% (10–12). During the last 10 years the predominant mode of viral hepatitis C transmission has become vertical infection. In developed countries, contamination through transfusion or health care is exceedingly rare, but it may remain frequent in developing countries. The rate of perinatal transmission from an infected mother to her child ranges from 2% to 5% and is now the nearly exclusive mode of infection in Western countries (13,14). In the United Kingdom the prevalence of HCV infection in pregnant women was 0.16% (10). In Scotland the prevalence ranged between 0.29% and 0.4% depending on age (15). From France a 0.53% HCV infection RNA prevalence of the young population was reported (16). Seroprevalence of antibody to HCV infection in the United States was 0.4% (17). Given a perinatal transmission rate of approximately 4% in HCV infection, RNA-positive mothers, and an annual birth rate of 4.4 million newborns in North America and 5 million in Europe, there could be an estimated 530 to 600 new unavoidable infections annually in infants for these industrialized regions. In cases of vertical infection, the chronicity rate is extremely high (18). Spontaneous viral clearance after HCV infection in children seems higher in parenterally infected individuals and may reach 35% to 45% up to adolescence (19,20). However, viral clearance in vertically infected children seems to be dependent on the genotype and was found to range from 2.4% to 25% (13,21,22). In contrast, children infected with genotype 3 had a higher spontaneous clearance rate than those infected with genotype 1. Beyond age 4 years spontaneous viral clearance became unlikely (22).
It is well documented that HCV infection in children is clinically asymptomatic. Histological findings are usually mild and the risk of severe complications is low. Nevertheless, despite the favourable prognosis during the first and second decades of life, approximately 4% to 6% of children have evidence of advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis (8,23). Large liver transplantation units have reported on children who needed liver transplantation due to progressive HCV infection (24). In a lifetime, the risk of developing cirrhosis is about 20%, which is influenced by alcohol consumption, whereas the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma is based on developing cirrhosis at 2% to 5% (25). However, these data are from adults and there is no valid information about the long-term course of vertically infected children. A recent study in pediatric patients cured of malignancy with chronic hepatitis C documented liver cirrhosis in 5% after 3 decades of observation (26).
Initially, treatment of chronic hepatitis C in children and adolescents was based on an α-interferon monotherapy with multiple dosing regimen yielding an SVR rate from 0% to 76% (27). Nineteen studies using α-interferon have been published between 1992 and 2003 (28–46). With increasing experience α-interferon monotherapy (injections thrice weekly) showed a rather poor response, and ribavirin was added. Six studies were published between 2000 and 2005 and demonstrated an SVR from 27% to 64% (1,3,45,47–49). The stratification according to genotypes revealed a good response (>80%) in patients with genotype 2 and 3 and an SVR of approximately 36% to 53% in those with genotype 1. FDA and EMA approved interferon-α 2b (3 Mio U, thrice per week) in combination with ribavirin (15 mg · kg−1 · day−1).
Peginterferon in combination with ribavirin became the standard of care for adults with chronic hepatitis C. Advantages were better SVR, reduced injection frequency to once per week, and a better adverse effect profile. Subsequently, the therapy was evaluated in children and adolescents and the results of 6 trials have been reported (2,4–7,50). SVR in patients with genotype 1 from 5 trials with >30 patients ranged from 44% to 59%. SVR in children with genotype 2 and 3 was >90%. Three trials used peginterferon-α 2b, and 2 used peginterferon-α 2a. The level of aminotransferases or histological findings by liver biopsy did not correlate with SVR. In 1 study, 32% of children with genotype 1 and high viral load (>600,000 U/L) and 73% with low viral load (<600,000 U/L) achieved SVR (5).
Peginterferon-α 2b (60 μg · m−2 · week−1) and ribavirin (15 mg · kg−1 · day−1) were approved by the FDA (2008) and the EMA (2009). Recommendations are that patients with genotype 1 and 4 should be treated for 48 weeks, with treatment discontinued at 6 months if there has been no viral response. Patients with genotype 2 and 3 should be treated for 24 weeks. The majority of treated children and adolescents will tolerate peginterferon and ribavirin well. Most adverse events were mild to moderate, although dose reductions of both drugs were required; the rates of discontinuation were low in all published trials. Severe psychiatric adverse effects were rare in prepubertal individuals, but thyroid dysfunction and transient growth impairment were reported (1,5). Follow-up studies to evaluate long-term sequelae are in progress.
In summary, despite considerable progress in the treatment of children with chronic hepatitis C, in approximately half of the patients with genotype 1, which represents the vast majority of infected individuals, treatment remains unsuccessful. The need for subcutaneous administration of pegylated interferon and the range of significant adverse effects with both interferon and ribavirin mean that further improvement in terms of dosing, reducing the length of treatment, and evaluating new drugs such as protease inhibitors is required.
Present treatment is demanding with respect to parenteral administration, the range of adverse effects, and patients' compliance, and its efficacy against genotype 1 is suboptimal.
Eradication of childhood HCV infection is desirable because children with chronic hepatitis C carry a lifetime risk of cirrhosis and cancer. The risk is probably not linear and may be strongly influenced by environmental factors. However, affected children further expand the pool of hepatitis C carriers in the population and hence participate in viral transmission. Importantly, children may feel stigmatized by their friends and develop serious psychological problems, resulting in reduced quality of life. In addition, educational problems may rise with the risk of restricting their career choices by the infection, especially in the health field.
Moreover, therapy may be more efficient in children due to the general absence of comorbidities or intoxications. The present standard of care regimens using peginterferon in combination with ribavirin are long, relatively toxic, and expensive. New protocols, either shorter or with different drugs, are thus desirable.
The primary goal of treatment is to eradicate the infection to prevent late complications. Hence, the aim is not the treatment of an ongoing liver disease, but the prevention of a future one. All children with chronic hepatitis C with active infection with a measurable level of HCV-RNA should be considered for treatment. Although neither the level of aminotransferases nor of HCV-RNA predicts the long-term outcome, these criteria should be included in the analysis of the results because SVR may be better in individuals with genotype 1 who have a lower viral load (5).
Histology: We do not feel that liver histology is a useful entry criterion because children generally do not have severe lesions. However, because steatosis is a prognostic factor for treatment response in adults and is partly related to HCV infection itself as well as to body weight, it would be desirable to perform a liver biopsy at the beginning of a trial as a baseline and to include measures of fibrosis/steatosis in the analysis of the results (51,52).
Endpoints: The primary endpoint should be SVR, which is defined as persistent HCV-RNA loss more than 6 months after cessation of treatment, anticipating eradication of the chronic HCV infection. A secondary endpoint should be normalization of aminotransferases.
The drug to be tested should have demonstrated noninferiority to the present standard treatment in adults and children (pegylated interferon-α in combination with ribavirin). We do not feel that there is a need for a placebo arm because approved effective therapy for children and adolescents is available and new treatments could be compared with present therapy. The test drug could be used in triple combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin or as monotherapy.
New treatment options should focus primarily on patients infected with genotype 1 because of the relative lack of efficacy of present therapy. Improved efficacy could be evaluated as an increased viral clearance rate (eg, >65%) in those patients. Alternatively, new treatment regimens could achieve the same viral clearance rate, but with a shorter duration of treatment or with less adverse effects.
All of the children with chronic hepatitis C, defined as persistence of viral replication with positive HCV-RNA for more than 6 months, are eligible independent of the mode of transmission and the level of aminotransferases before treatment. Treatment is not indicated before age 3 years because of safety reasons and to allow for the possibility of spontaneous viral clearance. Trial protocols should stratify patients according to genotype 1 and 4 and 2 and 3, respectively. Two age groups (3–10 years and 10–18 years) should be separately documented and analysed. In view of the effect on final height, treatment during rapid growth spurts or puberty should be avoided if possible. Additional factors influencing SVR such as mode of infection; sex; aminotransferase levels; and histolological grading of fibrosis, inflammation, and steatosis (51,52) should be recorded. Female adolescents should be advised to protect against pregnancy.
Children with previous treatment failure could be included 2 years after the end of treatment to allow for delayed seroconversion and/or the effects of the previous medication. Individuals with significant comorbidities interfering with liver function, such as co-infection with HIV, chronic hepatitis B, hepatotoxic treatments, or other liver diseases, should not be treated in clinical trials.
The recommended necessary baseline investigations before treating patients with chronic hepatitis C in a clinical trial are summarized in Table 1. A baseline liver biopsy is recommended, although histological inflammatory activity and fibrosis are likely to be mild, but measures of steatosis may be useful as discussed above. Table 2 demonstrates 2 internationally established scores that could be used to assess fibrosis and inflammation (51,52).
Surrogate markers of steatosis such as findings of ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, or Fibroscan are not generally available and are not standardized. Thus, for a more reliable analysis of the results it is desirable to have a liver biopsy at the beginning of a clinical trial. Because insulin resistance is also a factor associated with response to treatment in adults, determination of homeostatic model assessment index is useful at the beginning and end of the treatment. Iron load has been related in adults to a more severe disease (53). Therefore, the determination of serum ferritin levels is a meaningful marker for the analysis of results. Because of possible transient growth inhibition of interferons and evaluation of growth parameters including z scores for height and weight, growth velocity needs to be performed regularly. Bone age in children older than 7 years at the beginning and the end of treatment may be a guide to estimated final height.
The recommended investigations and repeat frequency during treatment are shown in Table 3. The decrease of HCV-RNA during 4, 8, and 12 weeks after the initiation of treatment are evaluated and included in the analysis of the results. Patients with persistence of positive HCV-RNA at 6 months, irrespective of genotype, should stop treatment because SVR is unlikely.
Five-year follow-up after cessation of treatment is recommended and includes the measurement of standard blood tests, liver function tests, and quantitative HCV-RNA at 6 months and then annually to document SVR. Growth and pubertal development should be assessed every 6 months and bone age should be assessed at the end of treatment. Other tests may be necessary depending on the safety profile of each test drug.
We have summarized the rationale, indications for treatment, baseline investigations, and safety parameters to be considered when designing future clinical trials of chronic viral hepatitis C in children. We hope they will be of value to guide clinicians, the regulatory authorities, and the pharmaceutical industry.
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children and adolescents; chronic hepatitis C; clinical trials; peginterferon; ribavirin; treatment
Copyright 2011 by ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN
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You probably don't waste much thought on where to plug-in your iPhone, but not using a real Apple charger has its disadvantages. Not only are they higher quality, and safer, but they also charge faster than a 5W Chinese knockoff.
Millions of cheap Apple copycats make it difficult to tell whether a charger is the genuine article and have been blamed on everything from iPad explosions to spontaneous electrocutions, but thanks to a teardown comparison from Ken Shirriff there's one little flaw to look for that gives the dangerous fakers away.
Just look for the signature.


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It's not clear that the middle class understands our situation. This generation grew accustomed to taking money out of poverty relief (welfare) to pay for other things (primarily, war, and to "make up the difference" for the trillions of dollars of tax cuts handed to the rich). We still hear people calling for cutting welfare (which has been gone since 1996). The poor have been drained. Now, the rich are doing to the middle class what the middle class did to the poor.
GOP Congressman Won't Extend Middle Class Tax Cuts To Avoid Giving 'Control' To Democrats
Earlier this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sought to overcome the GOP's resistance to voting on a Senate-passed measure that would extend Bush-era tax cuts to middle class Americans by introducing a discharge petition that, if signed by 218 members, could force the House to take-up the measure. Some Republicans, weary of the overwhelming public support for raising rates on the richest two percent of Americans, have urged the GOP leadership to allow the vote, but have yet to formally sign Pelosi's discharge. Republican leadership continues to insist on extending tax cuts for all Americans, while President Obama said he would only sign legislation that would maintain reductions for individuals who earn $200,000 or less and couples who make $250,000 or less.
But in a recent photo-op with constituents, Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) explained why Republicans are refusing to give in. The Tennessee Republican admitted that he won't vote to extend tax cuts to 98 percent of Americans because doing so would cede control to Democrats:
CONSTITUENT 1: Are you going to sign the discharge petition?
DUNCAN: Ummm…Oh no, I'm not. No Ma'am. I'm not about to sign the discharge petition.
CONSTITUENT 2: Well if you sign the discharge petition, you'll immediately etend the tax cuts for the middle class.
CONSTITUENT 1: Yea, why would you not want to do that? [...]
DUNCAN: It would take too long to explain that. I'm not going to give control of the floor to the Democrats.
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If Congress does not act before the end of the year, taxes will increase for all Americans. Polls show that "nearly half" of Americans believe tax cuts "for people earning more than $250,000 should expire while they should continue for those earning less, while 32 percent said the tax cuts should continue for everyone."


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On June 7th Alice Crisci, the founder of Fertile Action will honor Alecia "P!nk" Moore with a Visionary Award for her commitment to women's health issues. Alice founded Fertile Action after being diagnosed with cancer at 31 and within days she realized her lifesaving chemo treatment would leave her infertile and she might never become a mother.
Fertile Action was created to help women with cancer become mothers after treatment, without having the burden of the expense she had to endure. With the support of celebs like P!nk, Kate Beckinsale, Brooke Burke and Christina Applegate Crisci has been able to spread the word about this amazing cause. Continue reading below to learn more about how Alice is helping women everyday achieve their dreams of becoming a mother.
How can women improve their fertility health? Are there certain foods or lifestyle practices you can suggest ?
"Age is the number one risk factor for infertility. Most women don't know their fertility status while they are aging. Most of us spend years preventing pregnancy and not giving a second thought to whether or not we are fertile. I strongly advise women check their anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) because its the best indicator we have for assessing their egg supply. If women know their fertility status they can use the information to plan their futures accordingly or complete fertility preservation to freeze their eggs.
In what ways did you maintain a healthy mind while undergoing treatment?
The vision of my future as a mom pulled me through the darkest times of my life while going through cancer treatment. I envisioned my child's laugh and his dark hair and sweet smile. 6 years later my dream came true. That's why we advocate women preserve their fertility when diagnosed with cancer if they have a vision to become moms.
How have other women that are both diagnosed and in remission responded to Fertile Action?
It's astonishing how many women didn't learn their fertility was at risk prior to going through cancer treatment. We have many women seeking financial aid to help them with IVF, egg donation and surrogacy after they survive cancer. Many of them come to us in time for the fertility preservation program and are so incredibly grateful. Many survivors say "I wish I knew about you sooner."
What should other women know when selecting a course of treatment for cancer if they still hope to become mothers?
What's really sad and the reason I am advocating for insurance coverage across the country is seeing women choose a less effective course of cancer treatment when they can't afford fertility preservation. It's their way to protect fertility and almost always ends in worse outcomes. Women should seek a consultation with a fertility specialist as soon as they are diagnosed with cancer to asses their options prior to treatment. They should contact us as soon as possible as well so we can help them access physicians who can freeze eggs, embryos or ovarian tissue.
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What: Willamette Bible Chapel's Harvest Carnival Party!!!
When: Thursday, October 31st, 6-9pm
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Police Investigate Shooting
Posted on 06/17/2013 9:58 am
- Wilmington, Delaware
Date/Time of Occurrence:
- Monday, June 17, 2013, at approximately 12:44 a.m.
- 21-year-old Black male, of Wilmington, Delaware
- Unknown
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning.
Monday morning at approximately 12:44 a.m., uniformed officers responded to Wilmington Hospital's Emergency Room regarding a person who was shot. Upon arrival, officers met with the 21 year old victim who sustained a gunshot wound to his upper thigh. The investigation revealed that the victim, who was intoxicated, heard gunshots in the area of 28th and North Washington Streets. After realizing he was shot, the victim changed his pants and was taken to the hospital by his cousins in their personal vehicle.
The victim's condition is unknown. The victim was uncooperative with police and did not provide any suspect information.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should call:
- Detective Gary Tabor at (302) 576-3661.
- Wilmington Police Confidential Tip Line at (302) 576-3990.
- Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 (1-800-847-3333) or online at www.tipsubmit.com.


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Persistent, stubborn, headstrong? Anyone who has ever had a Dachshund in their presence (dare I say "owned" one) knows that these characteristics are common for the "big dog in the little body."
This little guy, Ricky Bobby, or RB as a nickname, is a truly inspirational story. Get the hankies out (it's a good story, though!)
This dog was rescued from a puppy mill in Samson County, North Carolina. He was found unable to walk, dragging his back legs, getting the paralysis that is common for the breed. (Usually, if surgery isn't done within 72 hours the dog can never walk again.) The dappled Doxie with big brown eyes was forced to drag his limp legs across the floor to get around.
But, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, RB was helped by the people at the local Humane Society and hero Megan Bliss, a veterinary technician who built a wheelchair (actually, wheels that serve as the dog's hind legs) and now the dog can get around as fast as anyone.
It's heartwarming, funny and sweet. I have seen a brave dog like this thanks to a local charity, Dachshunds Outreach Giving & Socialization. Johnny Ortez-Tibbels who runs the charity helps out with education of the breed, and there are a few people who were helped with their Dachshunds' back problems. It's true, that dog could get around just as well as any other dog.
RB, who was all skin and bones and living in a cinderblock cell, is now running around with his "brother" a Lab mix named Tucker.
As you know from the heartbreaking commercials on late night that the Humane Society does important things like shutting down puppy mills, end dog fighting, stop seal hunts, reduce the suffering of animals on factory farms, and helps animals like RB.
You can help RB and the Humane Society specifically at:
Read more at http://theilovedogssite.com/paralyzed-dog-gets-wheels/#W0EgcQ3JssdtUuCP.99
Find out more about D.O.G.S. by going here: https://www.facebook.com/DOGSnonprofit
You can donate directly at: HumaneSociety.org/rickybobby and here: https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Donation2?df_id=14484&14484.donation=form1&s_src=web_vanity_rickybobby


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Franchise Encyclopedia ▪ < 1988-89 Washington Bullets ▪ 1990-91 Washington Bullets >
Record: 31-51, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Wes Unseld (31-51)
PTS/G: 107.7 (13th of 27) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 109.9 (23rd of 27)
SRS: -2.42 (19th of 27) ▪ Pace: 99.4 (8th of 27)
Off Rtg: 107.5 (16th of 27) ▪ Def Rtg: 109.7 (20th of 27)
Expected W-L: 35-47 (19th of 27)
Arena: Capital Centre ▪ Attendance: 458,332 (27th of 27)
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|June 25, 1990
As part of a 3-team trade, the Washington Bullets traded Jeff Malone to the Utah Jazz; the Washington Bullets traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Mike Iuzzolino was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings; the Sacramento Kings traded Pervis Ellison to the Washington Bullets; and the Utah Jazz traded Bob Hansen, Eric Leckner, a 1990 1st round draft pick (Anthony Bonner was later selected), a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Walter Palmer was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings.
|June 27, 1990
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WEEK 8 (MARCH 28-30): ARIZONA STATE // Tempe, Ariz.
#8/9 Arizona Wildcats (28-6, 3-3 Pac-12) vs. #9/11 Arizona State (30-5, 4-2 Pac-12)
Date Time (PDT) Opponent Location
Friday, March 28 5:00 p.m. Arizona State Farrington Stadium
Saturday, March 29 7:00 p.m. Arizona State Farrington Stadium
Sunday, March 30 7:00 p.m. Arizona State Farrington Stadium
T.V.: Pac-12 Networks
Live Stats: arizonalivestats.com
Live Updates: Twitter: @UA_Softball (twitter.com/ua_softball)
THIS WEEK: Eighth-ranked Arizona (28-6, 3-3 Pac-12) heads to Tempe to take on 11th-ranked Arizona State in a series televised by the Pac-12 Network. Both teams look to keep their momentum going after week 7 Pac-12 sweeps. The Cats' three-game sweep of Oregon State featured three mercy victories in which UA outscored the Beavers 36-2. Meanwhile, Arizona State used a run-rule win sandwiched between two bottom of the seventh comebacks to sweep Stanford. Arizona will be the first top-10 team that ASU has faced all season. Arizona and Arizona State meet Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. PDT, respectively.
ARIZONA AGAINST OREGON STATE: The Wildcats own an 88-46-1 record all-time against Arizona State. Arizona's 135 meetings with ASU are the most with any opponent. The Cats erased a six-game losing streak in the series when they took two of three from the Sun Devils last season in Tucson. The Cats, who entered the series unranked, took the first two games from the then-third-ranked Sun Devils before dropping game three after taking a three-run lead into the seventh.
- Arizona is at or near the top of nearly every offensive ranking in the NCAA. Arizona leads the nation in batting average (.361), home runs (54) and slugging percentage (.638). The Cats are third in scoring, averaging 7.94 runs per game.
- UA is getting done on the other side of the ball as well. Arizona's 1.47 ERA ranks 10th nationally while its .980 fielding percentage is tied for second in the country.
- Catcher Chelsea Goodacre is tied for NCAA lead with 13 home runs. Shortstop Kellie Fox is not far behind with 12 homers, which is tied for fifth nationally. Goodacre has 48 RBI, fourth in the country, while Fox's 45 RBI rank fifth.
- Arizona is 19-0 at home, including 16 run-rule victories. Arizona is outscoring opponents by an average of 9.95-0.74 at home. On the road (neutral plus away games), Arizona in 9-6 with just three mercy wins. On the road, Arizona's average margin of victory is just 2.8 runs, compared to the 9.21 run average margin of victory at home. Arizona is hitting .442 at home while batting just .268 on the road.
- Arizona hit three grand slams last week in five games: Katiyana Mauga vs. UNLV (game 2), Hallie Wilson vs. Oregon State (game 1) and Chelsea Goodacre vs. Oregon State (game 3). The three grand slams in six days betters Arizona's entire 59-game total from 2013, when UA hit two grand slams. On the season, Arizona has hit seven grand slams. Mauga has hit three grand slams this season.
- From Feb. 22 to March 4, Arizona run-ruled eight consecutive opponents, setting a school record. The previous record was six straight mercy wins, accomplished thrice (2003, 2001 and 1994). The Cats have run-ruled 19 opponents on the season in just 34 chances after run-ruling eight opponents in 59 games in 2013.
- Arizona heads back on the road after a brief three-game stint in Tucson last weekend. At the conclusion of the ASU series, Arizona will have played 13 of its last 16 games away from Hillenbrand Stadium. The recently-completed 10-game road swing was its longest regular-season road swing since an 11-gamer in 2010.
- Arizona is the only team in the country that ranks in the top 10 in the country in batting average (1st - .361), ERA (10th - 1.47) and fielding percentage (t2nd - .980).
- Arizona's pitching staff has allowed just 42 earned runs this season in 34 games and has a 1.47 ERA. In 34 games this year, Arizona has tossed 12 shutouts. In 59 games in 2013, UA threw just three shutouts. UA pitchers have thrown five one-hitters this season and one no-hitter (Estela Piñon and Kenzie Fowler, Feb. 9 vs. Southern Miss).
- Arizona leads the conference in batting average (.361), slugging percentage (.638), on-base percentage (.461), runs scored (270), RBI (254), home runs (54), total bases (521) and fielding percentage (.980).
- With Pac-12 play just beginning, it will be difficult to keep these figures up, but as of right now, Arizona's .361 average would be the best since 1998 (.385) while its 1.47 ERA would be the best since the 2006 team's 1.10 ERA. Also, the Wildcats' .980 fielding percentage would be second best in school history.
- On the season, Arizona has 111 extra-base hits. Its opponents have 132 total hits.
- Opponents are just 2-for-22 (.091) batting with the bases loaded. Meanwhile, Arizona is 21-for-60 (.350) with the bases loaded, including the aforementioned seven grand slams.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils (30-5) enter the weekend coming off of a series sweep at home against No. 24 Stanford. The series opener was a dramatic 16-15 extra inning shootout victory for ASU before shutting down the Cardinal in game two. The series finale was another dramatic win as the Sun Devils got a walk-off homer from Cheyenne Coyle to complete a come from behind victory. Amber Freeman leads ASU at the plate with a .447 average to go with five homers and 29 RBI. The duo of Mackenzie Popescue and Dallas Escobedo lead the Sun Devils in the circle with a combined 28-5 record.
HEAD COACH MIKE CANDREA: Arizona head coach Mike Candrea is in his 29th year at the helm of the Arizona softball program with a career record of 1,371-328-2 (.806). A winner of eight national championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007), Arizona has made 22 trips to the Women's College World Series under his guidance, missing just four times in the last 26 years (2004, 2011, 2012, 2013). In 2012, Candrea became the sport's fastest ever, and second all-time, to reach 1,300 wins. Under Candrea, Arizona has a spectacular postseason record of 152-47. An even 50 All-Americans with a staggering 90 total citations have played in the program since Candrea took over.
THE RANKINGS: Arizona moved down one spot to eighth in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll and it remains ninth in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. UA began the season unranked, marking the first time since the NFCA began publishing polls in the early 90s that Arizona was unranked in the preseason poll.
RECENT RESULTS: Arizona swept the three-game series against Oregon State over the weekend to even its Pac-12 record to 3-3 on the season. The Cats' three-game sweep of Oregon State featured three mercy victories in which UA outscored the Beavers 36-2. Arizona also slugged 10 home runs for the series including two grand slams.
RECENT RESULTS AGAINST ARIZONA STATE: he Cats erased a six-game losing streak in the series when they took two of three from the Sun Devils last season in Tucson. The Cats, who entered the series unranked, took the first two games from the then-third-ranked Sun Devils before dropping game three after taking a three-run lead into the seventh.
5/3/13 - Down Eight Runs, Cats Come Back, Walk Off : Down eight runs early, Arizona softball, with help from a pair of two-run homers by Chelsea Goodacre, chipped away and completed a grand comeback when Hallie Wilson's two-out single in the bottom of the seventh gave Arizona a 10-9 victory at home against third-ranked Arizona State.
The Wildcats plated three in the third inning, one in the fourth, two in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in the seventh to earn the come-from-behind victory that will go down as one of the classics on a field that has had its share of awesome moments.
5/4/13 - Cats Win Another Comeback Thriller : For the second consecutive night, Arizona needed a late-inning rally to defeat third-ranked Arizona State. For the second consecutive night, the Wildcats prevailed. Down four runs in the fifth inning, the Cats scored the game's final six runs, punctuated by a three-run, go-ahead Mandie Perez home run in the sixth inning to give Arizona the eventual 6-4 victory.
The Wildcats (30-22, 7-13 Pac-12) used a three-run fifth and a three-run sixth to earn their second straight come-from-behind victory over the Sun Devils. Arizona, which had just three top-25 victories entering the series, has ensured itself a series victory over the third-ranked Devils (42-9, 13-7 Pac-12).
The Cats, who did not have a hit until the fourth inning, plated six runs on four hits in the final two innings after getting just four total base runners in the first four innings.
5/5/13 - Softball Falls Short on Senior Day: For the third consecutive game, a team used a dramatic, late-game comeback to persevere in the Territorial Cup battle between Arizona softball and Arizona State. For the first time, though, Sunday Arizona was the victim, not the conqueror.
The Wildcats (30-23, 7-14 Pac-12) took a three-run lead into the top of the seventh inning, three outs away from sweeping the third ranked Sun Devils. ASU (43-9, 14-7 Pac-12) scored four times in the seventh to rally and defeat the Wildcats, who took the first two games of the series.
In her final game in Hillenbrand Stadium, Arizona's lone senior Brigette Del Ponte put together arguably her best game of the season. For the first time in 2013, Del Ponte had three hits, including a home run and a two-run double. The senior drove in four of Arizona's six runs in the game, tying for her most RBI in a game all season.
Hallie Wilson: Wilson is the table setter for the Arizona offense as she leads the Pac-12 in runs scored (42), while ranking second in walks (29) and triples (3) and she finds herself third in the league in RBI (35) and total bases (70). She currently ranks fourth on the squad with a .404 batting average. Wilson hit .556 with a team-best three homers and 11 RBI in the series sweep of Oregon State this past weekend.
Cynthia Pelayo: The junior has made the most of her nine plate appearances this season, producing in eight of them. Pelayo has five hits in six at-bats (.833 avg) plus has been hit by a pitch, walked and registered one sacrifice bunt. One of her five hits was a home run. She has four RBI on the season.
Kelsey Rodriguez: In the first 72 games of her Arizona career (58 games in 2013, first 14 games of 2014), Rodriguez hit 12 total doubles, (.167 2B/G). In her last 20 games, Rodriguez has hit eight doubles (.400 2B/G). The senior leads Arizona (and is third in the Pac-12) with a .462 average and is third in the conference with a .558 on-base percentage.
Courtney Rodriguez: After recording just eight hits in 36 starts as a freshman, C-Rod has more than tripled that in 34 games this season. Rodriguez is 28-for-77 (.364) on the year, good for fifth on the team. Rodriguez is second on the team with eight doubles and has 12 RBI after having just one and three, respectively, in 2013. She is batting .237 points better than last season.
Estela Piñon: The senior leads the team and is third in the Pac-12 with a 1.09 ERA this season, having allowed just 10 earned runs in 64.0 innings pitched. In her last 86.1 innings pitched, dating back to last season, Piñon has allowed a total of 12 earned runs (0.97 ERA), with 84 strikeouts.
Kellie Fox: The junior leads the Pac-12 in three different offensive categories and is second in three more. She leads the conference in slugging percentage (.944), on-base percentage (.573) and total bases (85). She is second to teammate Chelsea Goodacre in RBI (45) and home runs (12), and second to teammate Hallie Wilson in runs scored (38).
Kenzie Fowler: Fowler has given up just 19 hits in 45.1 innings pitched this season. Her .130 opposing batting average ranks first in the Pac-12 and her 1.70 ERA ranks ninth in the league.
NEARING THE CENTURY MARK: Kenzie Fowler has 84 career wins, eighth most in program history. With 21 wins in 2014, Fowler would become the eighth pitcher in Wildcat history to reach the 100-win milestone (Alicia Hollowell - 134, Nancy Evans - 124, Jennie Finch - 119, Carrie Dolan - 103, Becky Lemke - 103, Susie Parra - 101 and Taryne Mowatt - 100). Fowler is also on pace to become the fourth pitcher in school history to strike out one thousand batters.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Wildcats are a perfect 19-0 this season inside the friendly confines of Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium. Since its opening in 1993, Arizona has put up a 602-69 record on the field. That's a .897 winning percentage at home in the last 20-plus years. Hillenbrand has led the nation in attendance nine times since 1994 and set the NCAA record in attendance in 2011 when 77,129 fans turned the turnstiles (since broken by Alabama). For the sixth consecutive season, Arizona is drawing over 2,000 fans per game in 2014. In 19 home dates, the Wildcats are averaging 2,135 per contest.
PICK YOUR POISON: The Wildcats have had production 1-through-9 in the order this season and boast a lineup that, for the most part, is void of any holes. This offensive balance is the reason Arizona is third in the country in runs scored (256). Here is what Arizona has had out of each spot in the order:
1 - .396 avg, 8 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 35 RBI
2 - .378 avg, 2 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI
3 - .440 avg, 5 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI
4 - .316 avg, 6 2B, 10 HR, 44 RBI
5 - .434 avg, 9 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 33 RBI
6 - .287 avg, 5 2B, 6 HR, 25 RBI
7 - .333 avg, 4 2B, 7 HR, 24 RBI
8 - .359 avg, 8 2B, 5 HR, 25 RBI
9 - .318 avg, 3 2B, 10 RBI
DEADLY D: One of Arizona's strengths in 2014 will surely be its defense. With athleticism at every infield position, head coach Mike Candrea has stated that this may his best infield D since he arrived at Arizona in 1987. The Cats own a .980 fielding percentage on the year, the top mark in the conference.
BEATING THE BEST: In 2014, Arizona is scheduled to play 21 games against teams currently ranked in the NFCA Top 25, including 13 against the top 10 and seven against the top five. This year, UA is 4-5 against the top 25, 2-4 against the top 10 and 2-4 against the top five. Since 1994, Arizona is 516-202-1 (.718) against ranked competition, 251-141 (.640) against top-10 teams and 122-97 (.557) against top-five teams.
THE K ZONE: In 817 at-bats this season, UA hitters have struck out just 111 times (13.5 percent of at-bats). On the other side of the ball, Arizona pitchers have struck out 196 batters in 200.1 innings pitched. Twenty-eight percent of opponent at-bats have resulted in strikeouts. The Wildcats have not had a positive K/IP ratio since Arizona pitchers struck out 492 hitters in 392.2 innings in 2008. Offensively, the .135 strikeout rate would be the best since 1995 when it posted a .100 strikeout rate. In the leadoff spot, Hallie Wilson has struck out just twice in 94 at-bats, making her the 14th hardest batter to strikeout in the country.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: Arizona is scheduled to play 21 games against ranked competition. In the nonconference schedule, the Cats played six games against ranked opponents, three of those coming against top-five competition. UA is 4-5 against ranked teams so far this season. The Pac-12 has three teams ranked in the top five in the latest USA Today/NFCA Top 25. Arizona will play two of those three series on the road this season, starting at second-ranked UCLA, plus a meeting with 5th-ranked Washington on the road in early May.
FRESH FACES: The 2014 Arizona roster features nine newcomers. Five of the nine newbies are transfers -- Nikki Dunlap (Texas Tech), Payton Kornfeind (Colorado at Colorado Springs), Cynthia Pelayo (Pima College), Siera Phillips (Dixie State) and Erika Tapia (Paradise Valley Community College) -- and four are freshmen -- Michelle Floyd (San Marino, Calif.), Katiyana Mauga (San Diego, Calif.), Mo Mercado (Temecula, Calif.) and Eva Watson (Victoria, Va.).
FAMILY TIES: Prior to last season, head coach Mike Candrea had never had sisters come through the program, in 2014, he has two pairs. Siblings Kelsey and Courtney Rodriguez are the first pair of sisters to ever be on the same Wildcat team. UCLA transfer Kellie Fox is the sister of former Wildcat shortstop and two-time national champion Kristie Fox (04-07). Additionally, third baseman Lauren Young's brother Brandon is one of the team's managers.
FOLLOW THE TEAM: Be sure to follow the Wildcats on their various social media platforms. To stay up-to-date on all the latest happenings with the team, follow Arizona softball on Twitter (@UA_Softball) and for behind-the-scenes photos and infographics, follow the team on Instagram (@UA_Softball).
UP NEXT: The Wildcats return home to take on No. 24 Stanford, April 4-6.


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Kitten season is in full swing. All during the summer months and on into the start of fall, little kittens are being born everywhere and many of them end up in shelters and rescue organizations. Although they are so adorable, it is sometimes hard for families to take care of an entire litter and thus they are forced to take an alternative course of action and find someone that can take care of the little babies.
Little fluffy felines are so cute and cuddly though that cat lovers cannot help but want to take them home. The only thing is that many of the mothers and fathers of these lovely creatures are left behind in rescues and shelters; having been overlooked because they are bigger and not as active as a kitten appears to be. That is certainly not fair because the older cats sometimes have even more to offer a family than a young kitten does.
As with other animals, older cats have most likely been trained to use their litter box. They eat on schedule and tend to keep a neat eating area. They do play and sometimes are simply seeking a forever family to get excited about; one willing to play the games that adult cats like to play!
It is so unfortunate that so many adult cats are overlooked time and again during kitten season. Depending on the organization, if the felines are present for an extended period of time, they are in danger of being euthanized.
Thankfully, PAWS Chicago is one of our nation's largest NO Kill shelters. They work desperately hard for each and every animal that enters their premises. But because there are more cats than there are homes, adult cats are in trouble!
PAWS Chicago would like for people to understand the needs of the adult cats and for them to consider adopting an adult cat into their home. In many cases, adult cats may even fit into the family environment better than a kitten will initially do. This is a great consideration for people who work but would like to come home to a loving furry companion.
If you would like to view the cats available at PAWS Chicago, simply go onto their website www.pawschicago.org. You can also connect with them on other social network sites by clicking the following links: Facebook – Twitter - Pinterest - Instagram. You can also drop into their Adoption Center located at 1997 North Clybourn Avenue in Chicago.
PAWS Chicago would like to thank you in advance for giving older cats a try. They feel certain that the effort will be well worth your time and energy!