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Presenter Overviews (Organized by Session)
Session I: Patience, Persistence and Programming: Starting and Sustaining a Prison Education Program
Jenifer Drew, an Associate Professor at Lasell College, maintains a joint appointment in Justice Studies and Social Science. She has been involved with prison education for more than a decade, first as a professor and, as of 2010, the administrator of the Boston University Prison Education Program. Drew recently completed a sabbatical during which time she explored perspective transformation as a function of prison postsecondary liberal arts education in prison. She has presented at Sociological and Criminal Justice professional gatherings on the subject of prison education, as well as DOC professional development meetings, and organized panels of formerly incarcerated men and women to speak in classrooms and at conferences in Massachusetts.
Boston University has offered credit-bearing, degree-granting coursework in Massachusetts state prisons since 1972; until 1994, BU headed a consortium of MA schools who participated in prison postsecondary liberal arts education. Since 1994, BU has donated the entire cost of the program: faculty and staff salaries, books, materials, and full scholarships for 120 students each semester. The program operates in two state prisons: the largest men's prison, and the only women's prison in Massachusetts. During any given semester, we offer approximately 18 courses to 120 students, delivered by 15 professors, who come from BU and a number of other colleges and universities. The program is situated within the department of Applied Social Science, a graduate department within Boston University's Metropolitan College, BU's school for working adults. Students earn a Bachelor of Liberal Studies (a broad degree, designed on campus to meet specific career goals and/or prepare students for graduate school).
Tanya Erzen is a founder and acting director of the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from New York University. In Fall 2013, she will be a Soros Justice Media Fellow through the Open Society Foundation to finish a book on religion in American prisons. She is currently the Catherine Gould Chism Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Puget Sound and formerly an Associate Professor of religion at Ohio State University. She is the author of Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement (2006), Fanpire: The Religion of Twilight (2012) and co-editor of Zero Tolerance: Quality of Life and the New Police Brutality in New York City (2001). Her writing has appeared in the Nation, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Salon and various academic journals, and she is the recipient of fellowships from the Social Science Research Council, the American Association of University Women, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.
The Freedom Education Project Puget Sound is a college program in the Washington Corrections Center for Women, the largest women's prison in Washington. Since January 2012, the program has offered 15 college courses in Sociology, Literature, Comparative Religion, U.S. History, Psychology, American Politics, International Relations, Spanish and Critical Theory, College Preparatory Reading and Writing and a monthly lecture series. An accredited Associate of Arts degree program at the prison, in partnership with Tacoma Community College, is scheduled to begin in September 2013.
Emily Guenther began volunteering in prison in 2004, when she was a student at Grinnell College. Since graduating in 2008, she has served as the first fulltime coordinator for the Liberal Arts in Prison Program. In this role, Guenther has developed and implemented the First Year of College Program, which offers a year of Grinnell College coursework to men at the Newton Correctional Facility.
The Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Grinnell College enrolls cohorts of incarcerated students in a demanding, rich college program equivalent to the first year at Grinnell College. The program hosts an expansive, multi-tiered student volunteer program that supplements and supports our accredited program. The Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Grinnell College fosters reciprocal learning and intellectual exchange that enriches lives both inside and outside the fences and affirms the transformative power of a liberal arts education. The program is a member of the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison at Bard College.
Doran Larson is Professor of English at Hamilton College. He has led The Attica Writer's Workshop, inside Attica Correctional Facility, since 2006. He is the founder of the Attica-Genesee Teaching Project (2011). He is now working to create a low-to-no-tuition model of post-secondary prison education involving a community college, several private colleges, and Mohawk Correctional Facility, in Central New York, and is working to build The American Prison Writing Archive-an open-access digital archive of essays by American prisoners, prison staff, and prison volunteers. Larson's essays on prison writing, prison teaching, and related issues have appeared in Salmagundi, College Literature, English Language Notes, Radical Teacher, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is the editor of two forthcoming volumes: "The Beautiful Prison," a special issue of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (UK), in which incarcerated writers, prison teachers, and prison critics imagine what the American prison would look like if transformed into a socially constructive institution; and Fourth City: Essays from the Prison in America, the largest collection ever amassed of non-fiction essays by Americans writing about their experience of incarceration (Michigan State UP, 2014).
The Attica-Genesee Teaching Project (AGTP), is a traditional, full-tuition community-college-in-prison program; the AGTP now offers four courses enrolling fifteen men each. The AGTP offers a General Education Certificate at 36 credit hours. The Mohawk Consortium College-in-Prison Program (MCC), is an in-progress effort to create a low-to-no-tuition model of community and private college collaboration, offering three courses per semester enrolling twelve men per course. Each program leads toward the AS Degree in General Studies (history, literature, math, social sciences, and art).
Barbara Sherr Roswell is the Founding Director of the Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP), and has been teaching at Goucher since 1983, where she has directed the Writing Program, Writing Center, and the First Year Colloquium. From 1999-2008 she served as Editor of Reflections: A Journal of Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service Learning and is the co-author of Reading, Writing and Gender (Eye on Education), Writing and Community Engagement (Bedford), and, with Simone Weil Davis, Turning Teaching Inside Out: A Pedagogy of Transformation (forthcoming from Palgrave). Roswell serves on the Executive Board of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and has collaborated with students and colleagues to lead ongoing writing workshops at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women since 2005 and the Baltimore County Detention Center since 2010.
The Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP), directed by Amy Roza, was founded in January 2012, to give men and women incarcerated in Maryland the opportunity to pursue an excellent college education and to stimulate awareness and meaningful dialogue in and beyond the Goucher community about justice, incarceration, and educational access. GPEP currently offers eight courses each semester to 30 men and 45 women incarcerated in two prisons in Maryland at no cost to the students. The GPEP curriculum mirrors the Goucher campus curriculum and GPEP students earn Goucher credits; some courses co-enroll GPEP students and students from the main campus. GPEP also provides tutoring, enrichment programs, and college preparatory (non-credit) classes in writing and math. Courses are taught on site by Goucher College faculty as well as by outstanding professors from nearby universities. Tutors from the main campus and the community participate as volunteers; the program is funded by grants and individual donations. GPEP is a member of the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison.
Session II: Making The Ask: A Case Study in Funding a Prison Education Program
Bridget McDermott Flood graduated from St. Louis University with a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs. Her B.A. is from Saint Louis University in English and Political Science. She serves as the executive director of the Incarnate Word Foundation, a conversion foundation sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio. In addition to overseeing the Foundation's grant making budget, Flood also works collaboratively with other funders to address community issues, e.g. youth empowerment, foster care, and collective impact. Under her leadership, the Foundation has piloted micro-lending projects to empower women in low-income communities. Currently, the Foundation is targeting its resources toward projects in North St. Louis, an urban core area with a primarily African-American population.
The Incarnate Word Foundation collaborates with organizations and other community stakeholders to achieve shared goals in: funding that improves the quality of life of the poor and marginalized; convening others together to discuss, educate, prompt action, and/or foster collaboration; collaborating with others to pool resources and to achieve a common goal; representing the poor and marginalized to the civic arena; and educating others to gain knowledge about issues and our target populations.
Lisa Masters is a fundraiser with more than twenty years of experience in nonprofit marketing and ten of those in development and fundraising-specific positions. She is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University where she studied marketing and business management. Masters' work experience includes the United Way of Greater St. Louis, the St. Louis Arts & Education Council, and Saint Louis University and she has consulted organizations such as the Edwardsville Children's Museum, African Vision of Hope, and Studio STL. Additionally, she offers marketing and fundraising services to the schools her children attend on a volunteer basis.
Kenneth L. Parker is the Director of the Saint Louis University Prison Program and Associate Professor of Historical Theology. He has been a professor at SLU for twenty years and involved in higher education in prisons for six years.
The Saint Louis University Prison Program began six years ago as a pilot certificate in Theological Studies at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. It is now a program that includes an Associate of Arts degree for incarcerated men and prison staff, delivers a speakers series and workshops, and includes a burgeoning project assisting the Missouri Department of Corrections in delivering required core reentry courses for men preparing to leave prison.
Heather Rich is the Vice President for Development and Marketing at Provident, Inc. She spent four years working as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at SLU, where she raised funds to support the SLU Prison Program. Rich is currently serving as the Board Chair for the Saint Louis University Prison Program.
Provident, Inc., is a social service agency that serves over 39,000 individuals annually in the Greater St. Louis Region through counseling, crisis intervention/suicide prevention, and community programs. Provident staff work closely with probation and parole, and offer treatment programs for ex-offenders, with emphasis on addiction, sex offenses, and domestic violence. Provident is the second largest recipient of United Way funds in the region.
Session III: Creating the Prison Classroom: From Policy to Practice
Brenda Dann-Messier was nominated by President Obama as assistant secretary for vocational and adult education on July 14, 2009. On Oct. 5, 2009, she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and began her official duties on Oct. 13, 2009. As the first assistant secretary who is also an adult educator, Dann-Messier leads the Department's efforts in adult education and career and technical education, as well as efforts supporting community colleges and correctional education. She runs the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), which oversees the administration of seven grant programs in these areas, totaling approximately $1.7 billion annually. In her role as assistant secretary, she has led extensive strategic planning and policy initiatives to craft a blueprint for reform in the U.S. career and technical education system and codified new legislative priorities for the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act in order to transform service delivery and build viable career pathways for low-skilled youths and adults. Dann-Messier received her Ed.D. in educational leadership from Johnson and Wales University.
The Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) oversees the administration of seven grant programs in these areas, totaling approximately $1.7 billion annually. OVAE's vision is that all youths and adult students (1) are ready for, have access to, and complete college and career pathways; (2) have effective teachers and leaders; and (3) have equitable access to high quality learning opportunities on demand.
Rebecca Ginsburg is a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Education Justice Project, the campus' prison education program. She received her Bachelors degree in English from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, her JD from the University of Michigan Law School, and a PhD in Architectural History from the University of California at Berkeley. It was while she was a graduate student at Berkeley that she first became involved in prison education, through the Prison University Project. At the University of Illinois, she is on the faculty of the Department of Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership and the Department of Landscape Architecture.
The Education Justice Project (EJP) is a unit of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. EJP has been active since 2008 and currently serves about 120 men at the prison; 26 alumni; 200 family members and loved ones; and 70 instructors from the University of Illinois and the community. The heart of EJP exists at our Danville prison campus, a men's state prison in central Illinois, where a learning community of incarcerated students and instructors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign come together multiple times each week to engage in a range of different programs. We offer for-credit classes; extracurricular reading groups; and science, math, business, and writing workshops. EJP also has theatre and mindfulness groups and an English as a Second Language program through which our students serve as peer ESL instructors to men in the general population. On the Illinois campus we host monthly forums on issues related to incarceration and criminal justice. Our outreach components include a weekly radio program, an alumni program for our released students, and outreach to family members and loved ones of EJP students, most of whom are from Chicago. We also have an active research group and make a priority to produce scholarship about our work at the prison.
Rob Scott is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, and a Horticulture Instructor for the Danville Area Community College. He works with the Education Justice Project sustainable prison landscapes program, and his students maintain a one-acre biointensive garden in the prison at Danville, Illinois. As the instructor for the horticulture program, Scott teaches nine distinct courses for Danville Community College, host design competitions, and explore extra-curricular subjects related to sustainability at the Danville prison.
The Danville Area Community College provides an associates degree program as well as several vocational training courses in the Danville Prison. The community college offers an Associates of Arts and an Associates of General Studies, and vocational offerings include Construction/Building trades, Automotive Maintenance, and Drug Counseling certificate courses, as well as an art course offered in the prison art studio. Productive Prison Landscapes is a program of the Education Justice Project in conjunction with the prison garden managed by the Danville Community College horticulture program. The garden is one acre in size and is maintained using organic practices, including biointensive and permaculture techniques. The garden began its transition to a more sustainable design in 2012 but it already has over one hundred species of perennial in addition to annual vegetable beds maintained by the students.
Kyes Stevens is the founder and director of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project.
The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project at Auburn University offers diverse educational programming in nine prisons in Alabama. The classes, which are based on college-level courses, are designed to engage students with intellectual and creative opportunities, with the hopes that access to these meaningful and sustained courses allows them to open doors and awarenesses within themselves.
Session IV: Collaboration Beyond Campus: Building Connections Between the Prison and University Campuses
Jody Lewen started volunteering with the College Program at San Quentin in 1999; the following year she became director of the program, and founded the Prison University Project in 2003 to support and expand that work. She received her Bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in modern European history; her Master's degree from the Freie Universität, Berlin in comparative literature and philosophy, and her Ph.D. in rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley. As an instructor at San Quentin, she has taught composition, literature, communications, and other courses. Her publications include "Punishing Evil: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on the Spectre of Inmates in the Public Imagination" (in Evil, Truth, and Reconciliation, Rodopi, 2004) and "'So eine Gemeinheit': On the Use of Irony in Hugo Bettauer's Die Stadt Ohne Juden" (in Austria and Austrians: Images in World Literature, Stauffenburg Verlag, 2003). She is the recipient of the Peter E. Haas Public Service Award ('07) and a finalist for the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award ('13).
The mission of the Prison University Project is to provide high quality higher education to people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, to create replicable model for such programs, and to stimulate public dialogue about higher education access and criminal justice. The College Program at San Quentin is an extension site of Patten University. The program has its origins in a small volunteer initiative established in 1996, when the withdrawal of Pell Grants forced most pre-existing prison college programs in the country to close. PUP has since grown to become among the largest on-site, degree-granting prison higher education program in the U.S., and the only one in California. Without state or federal funds, it provides both an intensive College Preparatory program and an Associate of Arts degree program to over 300 students each semester at San Quentin. The only prerequisite for participation in the College Program is a high-school diploma or GED; students pay no tuition or fees. An all-volunteer faculty teaches PUP's academically rigorous classes; most are professors or graduate students from UC Berkeley, Stanford, San Francisco State University, the University of San Francisco, and other local colleges and universities. In addition to offering the classes in the humanities, social sciences, math, and science required to complete the AA degree, the program also offers all the courses required for transfer eligibility to any University of California or California State University campus.
George Lombardi is a 35 year veteran of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Missouri Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon nominated George A. Lombardi to the Director of the Department of Corrections on December 18, 2008. The nomination was confirmed on January 29, 2009. Lombardi previously served as the Director of the Division of Adult Institutions for 18 years, Assistant Director of that division for three years and a Warden for seven years. He was recognized at the December 2002 Commencement at the Central Missouri State University with a Distinguished Alumnus Award. In November 2011, he was presented the first Mel Carnahan Public Service Award from the University of Missouri Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs. He received the 2012 Region VII Missouri State Champion Award (Head Start Association).
The Missouri Department of Corrections comprises of 20 adult correctional facilities, seven community supervision centers, two community release centers and 54 parole offices across the State of Missouri. This includes approximately 11,500 staff, 75,000 probation and parolees and 30,000 inmates.
Nalini Nadkarni is a forest ecologist and a science communicator. She taught at the Evergreen State College for 20 years, and in 2011, joined the University of Utah as a Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education. She received her B.S. degree from Brown University, and her PhD from University of Washington. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship, the 2011 NSF Public Service Award, and the AAAS Award for Public Engagement in 2012. Her research concerns the ecological roles of canopy-dwelling biota in forest ecosystems. She has published over 90 scientific articles and four scholarly books. She is deeply interested in public engagement of science, has given two TED talks, and has been highlighted in magazines such as National Geographic, Glamour, and Playboy Magazine. She recently created the "Research Ambassador Program" to train scientists to engage the public in non-traditional venues, such as pre-schools, churches, and sports stadiums. In 2005, she co-founded the Sustainability in Prisons Project, which brings science and nature to incarcerated men and women, and is now being expanded to a national level.
The Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) is a partnership founded by The Evergreen State College and the Washington Department of Corrections. Our mission is to bring science and nature into prisons. We conduct ecological research and conserve biodiversity by forging collaborations with scientists, inmates, prison staff, students, and community partners. Equally important, we help reduce the environmental, economic, and human costs of prison by inspiring and informing sustainable practices. In Washington State, the SPP was formalized in 2008, and has since expanded to all 12 state prisons. Programming includes four areas: science education, conservation biology, sustainable operations, and community contributions. Partnerships have also reached across the country and internationally, with inquiries from more than 20 states and several countries. Recently, eight new teams completed SPP Action Plans, and join the SPP-Washington as the core of the new SPP Network.
Sean Pica is the executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, a not-for-profit organization that provides college education, life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women to help them make a positive impact on their own lives, their families and communities. Prior to joining Hudson Link, Pica was the Director of Club Access, a psychosocial clubhouse for adults with mental health disabilities, and a tenant advocate for the James Weldon Housing Projects in East Harlem. He serves as a Senior Fellow with Mercy College's Center for Social and Criminal Justice, on the Service Providers Advisory Committee (SPAC), which collaborates on policy issues in the NYS Department of Corrections, on the Board of Career Gear re-entry services organization and as a facilitator for STRIVE Fatherhood Programs. Sean earned a Master of Professional Studies degree from the New York Theological Seminary, a Master of Social Work degree from Hunter College and is currently pursuing his MBA at Mercy College.
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison was established as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1998, by a group of academics and volunteers who believed that education in prison transforms lives and has a direct effect on reducing poverty, incarceration and recidivism. Hudson Link accomplishes this by sponsoring a college education, life skills and re-entry support to men and women incarcerated in the New York State Department of Corrections facilities. Hudson Link's programs include sponsoring college credit and college degree granting programs inside New York State correctional facilities, assisting with life skill and professional development, and helping with re-entry support after release. In partnership with Mercy, Nyack, SUNY Sullivan and Vassar Colleges, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison sponsors educational programs inside Fishkill, Sing Sing, Sullivan and Taconic Correctional Facilities, including: college preparatory classes, college credit-bearing classes, Associate and Bachelor Degree Programs (Behavioral Science, Liberal Arts and Organizational Management), and life skills speaker series. Currently over 250 students enrolled in college classes. Since 2001, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison has sponsored 240 college degrees and more than 90% of our released graduates are employed and working in the social services field helping their communities. Hudson Link's success is supported by one key statistic, NOT ONE of our graduates has been re-incarcerated for a new crime.
Workshop: Theater Games for the Prison Classroom
Elizabeth Charlebois is an Associate Professor of English at St. Mary's College of Maryland, the pubic honors college of the State of Maryland. For her most recent sabbatical project, she served as the Scholar in Residence for Prison Performing Arts in St. Louis, helping inmate actors prepare to perform productions of Shakespeare's plays. She worked with PPA's Artistic Director Agnes Wilcox on A Midsummer Night's Dream at WERDCC, the women's prison in Vandalia, MO; Richard III at NECC, the men's maximum security prison in Bowling Green, MO and Hamlet with juvenile inmates at the Hogan Street Regional Youth Center. Her work with inmates on A Midsummer Night's Dream is featured in a chapter she contributed to Performing New Lives: Prison Theatre, edited by Jonathan Shailor (Jessica Kinsley Publishers, 2011). While Beth's area of scholarly expertise is English Renaissance literature and drama -- she earned her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2000, her particular passion is performance, either as a pedagogical strategy, an object of critical inquiry, or a means of personal transformation. She has written and lectured extensively on Shakespeare in performance at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Rachel Tibbetts is the Director of Education for Prison Performing Arts in St. Louis, MO. She has worked in arts education since 2000 as an Education Associate and Assistant Director of Education at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington; and Arts Partners Program Administrator and Assistant Arts Education Director at Young Audiences of St. Louis and Director of Education at Prison Performing Arts. Tibbetts received her B.A. in Theatre in May 2006 from Oklahoma State University. She graduated from the 2006-2007 Community Arts Training Institute at the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, and is a member of the Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, a St. Louis based professional theatre company.
Prison Performing Arts is a 21-year-old, multi-discipline, literacy and performing arts program that serves incarcerated adults and children at St. Louis City Juvenile Detention Center, Hogan Street Regional Youth Center, Northeastern Correctional Center (NECC) in Bowling Green, MO, Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia, MO and Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (MECC) in Pacific, MO. Prison Performing Arts involves incarcerated youth and adults in the performing arts to inspire intellectual curiosity and personal development. We nurture the discipline, teamwork and communication skills necessary for successful re-entry into society. We encourage members of the larger community to connect personally with program participants, and we offer continuing programs for participants who have been released.


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text: CindySays: The egg is a highly nutritious body builder By Cindy Boggs January 19, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dear Cindy,I'm an active 44-year-old. My profession keeps me moving, my kids keep me at a frantic pace and I like to run. Still, my weight has started to climb, so I decided to work on my diet. Because I'm always in a hurry, I need something quick and easy and I love hard-boiled eggs. But no one seems to agree whether eggs are good or bad for us. First they said they would raise our cholesterol, then that changed. Now I see a study that says we should not be eating egg yolks, and it is as bad as smoking for our health. What's your opinion of eggs? -- LisaDear Lisa,Yes, over the years, the information about eggs has been a bit scrambled. Just as cholesterol was becoming a household word, health experts demonized and demoted the egg -- specifically the yolk, because it contains cholesterol.This began a barrage of studies, all with conflicting opinions, which has served to keep both health experts and the public confused. It was decided that the yolk must raise our blood cholesterol levels. However, after hundreds of studies during the past 25 years, it was determined that the yolk didn't raise blood cholesterol, but rather it was the saturated fat we were cooking and frying them in. And with this news, the incredible egg once again became edible.Cigarettes and eggs?Then last year it happened again. Dr. J. David Spence, a professor of neurology at Western University in Canada, found a relationship between egg yolk consumption and the development of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the accumulation of plaque on the walls of our arteries, which increases heart attack and stroke risk. Spence contended this was much like the connection between smoking and arterial plaque buildup and went as far as to suggest that eating egg yolks is two-thirds as harmful as smoking!Spence's research team surveyed 1,231 middle-aged male and female patients, all of whom either had a stroke or a mini stroke. Carotid wall thickness and egg yolk consumption were measured along with lifestyle choices such as smoking and exercise habits. From this, the researchers found that the top 20 percent of egg consumers had narrowing of the carotid artery similar to those who smoked. Note that the study did not look at overall dietary patterns.Not what it's cracked up to be This study has met with great opposition. Dr. David J. Frid, a staff cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, says, "A high level of blood cholesterol can lead to arterial plaque, but there are so many factors that can affect your cholesterol above eating eggs. There's the rest of your diet, whether you're overweight, whether you exercise, genetics. The eggs could be a marker of people who have poor diet, rather than an actual characteristic."Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of the department of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, agrees the study is flawed: "This is very poor-quality research that should not influence patients' dietary choices. It is extremely important to understand the differences between association and causation."Talking smackI prefer to call the egg a terrific "smack" -- meal/snack -- because it is portable, delicious, inexpensive and, because it is packed with protein, an egg keeps you feeling fuller longer. Keep in mind the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, copper, nearly all of the calcium, iron, folate and B6, and 100 percent of the vitamins A and E are found in the yolk. Here are more Grade-A reasons to shop your local farms for eggs:Vision: Eating just one egg a day significantly boosts levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in your blood. These protect your eyes from free radicals and UV exposure, which may lower your risk of developing cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Immune system: A large egg gives you 15.3 micrograms of the 55 mcg of selenium that your body requires a day. Selenium boosts immune function, helps prevent skin infections and, according to the National Institutes of Health, may decrease your risk of skin cancer.Skin: Eggs are filled with vitamin A and copper, and both help with tissue regeneration. Vitamin A prevents acne, and copper boosts the production of elastin, which keeps skin strong and healthy.Inflammation: The choline in eggs can reduce inflammation, linked to heart disease and cancer, by more than 20 percent by helping produce new cell membranes and improving neural connections, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Muscle growth: Eggs have a high concentration of leucine, an amino acid that helps turn the protein in your meals into strong, lean muscles.Hair: Eating eggs can help keep your mane healthy because it has vitamin D (prevents hair loss), vitamin A (scalp health), biotin (improves hair thickness) and B vitamins (prevents graying).Brain function: Egg yolks are the richest source of choline (113 mg) and only 10 percent of us get enough choline. According to studies at Tufts University, choline and lecithin in eggs help regulate brain activity, the nervous system and cardiovascular health by maintaining the integrity of brain cell membranes. The long-chain omega-3 fatty acids also have been shown to help memory, enhance mood and ward off cognitive disease. Folic acid: This B vitamin is critically important for health and is more likely to be deficient if you are deficient in choline.Weight loss: Replace the carbs at breakfast with eggs and lose more weight. The protein in eggs will give you energy and keep your belly satisfied longer. Eggs' satiety index is 50 percent higher than that of most cereals.Heart health: Studies show that eggs do not significantly affect cholesterol levels in most individuals.Nutrition profile: Eggs are also a good source of iodine, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12 and vitamin D.So enjoy healthfully prepared eggs and make them part of your regular diet. Registered dietitian Desiree Nielsen says, "We always have to take care in demonizing any one food, especially when it is a natural and unprocessed food. Eggs scrambled with plenty of vegetables and served with a single piece of sprouted grain toast is a dramatically different meal than greasy fried eggs served with giant slices of ham, hash browns and white toast. One meal has plenty of nutrition; the other is fiber-poor, drowning in salt and fat."Cindy Boggs, fitness presenter, author and Activate America director, has been an ACE-certified instructor/trainer since 1989. Send your questions about fitness, training or health to her at YMCA of Kanawha Valley, 100 YMCA Drive, Charleston, WV 25311, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. 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The Los Angeles Clippers will resume a four-game road trip Friday night against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
The Clippers had their six-game winning streak stopped Wednesday, a 117-111 overtime defeat at the hands of the defending Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 23 points and Chris Paul was limited to nine in the loss. Paul dished out nine assists for the Clippers, who still lead the Pacific Division and were aiming for their first seven-game winning streak since an eight-game surge Nov. 30-Dec. 15, 1991.
"Give the Thunder a little credit but we have to do a better job of helping Chris Paul out," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We need to open up the floor as much as we can. I was proud of our guys though, we could have folded easily but we kept fighting."
Matt Barnes finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and four steals, and was filling in for injured forward Caron Butler. Butler is dealing with a balky shoulder and is questionable for Friday. Barnes is probable with a dislocated pinky finger.
L.A. is off to its second-best 11-game start in team history and has held opposing teams below 46 percent shooting in eight straight games -- one shy of matching a franchise record set in 2001-02.
The Clippers are third in the league with 102.4 ppg and will close out their four-game swing at Atlanta Saturday night.
Brooklyn looks to get back on track and has dropped two straight since reeling off five wins in a row from Nov. 9-18.
In a 102-93 loss at Golden State in the finale of a three-game western road trip, Brook Lopez scored 22 points and Joe Johnson added 13 for the Nets, who saw the Warriors make 53.3 percent of their shots. Andray Blatche and Kris Humphries had 11 and 10 points, respectively, in defeat.
The Nets were outscored 33-20 in the third quarter.
"We have to figure how to change it up. Our defense really had a low grade in the third quarter," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. "They were ready and had more energy than we did in the second half."
The Warriors held a 17-5 edge over Brooklyn in fastbreak points.
Brooklyn is slated to host Portland and New York as well on the homestand, and hopes to improve to 5-1 as the host this season. The Nets have held their opponent under 100 points in five of the last seven games and are 4-0 when scoring 100-plus points.
The Nets and Clippers split a pair of meetings a season ago, with each team winning on its home floor. The Clippers have lost their past four as the guest in this series.


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TALLADEGA, Ala.—Denny Hamlin has received approval to start the Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hamlin, who is recovering from a compression fracture in his lower back suffered in a March 24 crash in California, received the approval Thursday after consulting with doctors, according to Joe Gibbs Racing.
Hamlin tweeted Thursday night: "Don't call it a comeback- LL cool J" and earlier in the week tweeted that "I can not wait to get back in car. The smell of fuel and tires Ahhh."
NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said that Hamlin will need to practice Friday afternoon and qualify the car Saturday.
Hamlin has approval to run the full race but JGR said in a news release the exact plan for Hamlin will be determined throughout the weekend. Hamlin has said he expected to get out of the car early in the event and hand the wheel over to Brian Vickers.
A driver who starts the race gets credit for the points earned by where the car finishes no matter who is driving at the checkered flag.
Having missed four of the nine races this year, Hamlin is 28th in the standings, 126 points behind 10th and 81 points behind 20th.
After 26 races, the top-10 in the standings earn automatic bids to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The two drivers 11th-20th with the most wins earn Chase wild-card spots.
Hamlin said last week in Richmond that his doctors were in a consensus that he could start the race and get out but he didn't want to do that at Richmond, where the team would lose several laps. Because Talladega is a bigger track, Hamlin's team likely would lose only a lap or two—possibly none under caution—if it makes a driver change.
Hamlin hopes that he can run the entire race next week at Darlington, the race that doctors initially estimated for his return.
"They all came to the conclusion they were happy with me starting Talladega and getting out when it's a safe time to get out," Hamlin said last week.
"Ultimately, we even talked about doing that at Richmond (last week), but it's unfair to the team for me to get out and then go three or four laps down on pit road. … We'll start our process at Talladega and then rescan again and try to go to Darlington."


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Photography Takes Center Stage at Texas State Parks This March
AUSTIN – Channel your inner Ansel Adams or Wyman Meinzer this spring by heading to one of more than 90 Texas state parks and historic sites to photograph your friends and loved ones, wildflowers, wildlife and revered state landmarks. Snap away just for fun or record your best images to enter in the Texas State Parks Photo Contest.
Whether you capture the look on your child's face after she catches her first fish, a mountain-top sunset, a roadrunner, the majesty of such historic icons as the San Jacinto Monument or a 19th century frontier fort, you'll be creating life-long memories of the fun you had exploring Texas' natural and cultural treasures.
Adams was a renowned 20th century environmentalist and photographer best known for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West. Meinzer is the official State Photographer of Texas whose images capture the essence of the Lone Star State.
The Texas State Parks Photo Contest on Flickr will run between March 1 and April 30. Photographers could win any number of prizes, including a video camera courtesy of Whole Earth Provision Company, a weekend excursion in the Texas state park of your choice or a campout for up to six people in one of the many Texas Outdoor Family workshops.
To enter, go to www.texasstateparks.org/photography and follow the links to the contest. Sign into Flickr (Yahoo), or for entrants who prefer to sign in with an existing Google account or Facebook account, there's a way to do that, too. Select "Join This Group" to be added to "Texas State Parks Photo 2013 Contest," then upload your entries. Be sure to tag the state park where the photo was taken.
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Whether you plan to enter the contest or not, Texas' state parks represent ideal locations for viewing and photographing some of the state's most remarkable scenery, flowers, wildlife and landmarks. For tips on where to find the best photo opportunities in state parks and more, visit: http://tpwd.texas.gov/photography. And to find out "where the wild things are," such as foxes, woodpeckers, prairie dogs and dolphins, visit: www.texasstateparks.org/wildlifeviewing .
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& Multi-dimensional influences
Whether we know it or not, reality is arrayed in multiple dimensions of consciousness and our lives are greatly influenced both positively and negatively by the various flows and interplays between them.
There are benevolent energies and entities supporting our natural evolutionary unfolding and others intentionally retarding it. By becoming increasingly aware of these influences and sensitive to them, we're able to align ourselves more accurately with our destined evolutionary path and not get diverted down some blind alleyway.
Of course such etheric experiences are always dependent on the subjective perspective of the person experiencing them. These feelings are frequently abstract and challenging to rationalise. But they are a part of our lives and therefore of great benefit to understand and integrate from our own perspective.
Index of articles on Multidimensionality:
- Living 5D Consciousness Now...5 Typical Experiences
- Understanding the Shift...The 5D Shift Project
- The Tides of Change...Prospering from a Vibrant New Phase in the Great 5D Shift
- Recent Accelerations in the 5D Shift...And How You Might Personally Benefit
- Torsional Influx of High Vibrational Energy - Rise Up!
- Return of the Pleiadians...and Earth Energies Reconciliation
- The Complexity of Blending the Higher Flow with the Lower on the Spiritual Path
- Understanding the Nature of 'Soul Exchange' or 'Walk-in'
- Dealing with the Challenges of Being an Empath...or highly sensitive
- The Back of the Intervention is Broken - time for Humanity to Walk Free!
- How an Opposing Consciousness affects our Kids...and what to do about it
- The Influence of the Solar Logos on our Ascension
- Interdimensional Entities influencing Daily Life.
- Incredible joy of Multidimensionality
- Removing energy implants...the healing of humanity
- What are Angels? An essential guide
- Entities and what to do about them.
- Amazing upliftment of Multidimensional Meditation
- Liberation of the Orions...dealing with "grey" energy
- A Benevolent Guiding Presence...the Group of Nine
- Intervention on Planet Earth (Part 1)
- Intervention on Planet Earth (Part 2)
- Intervention on Planet Earth (Part 3)
- Gobekli Tepe - a key to Humanity's History
- The Spirit of the Dolphin...Incarnated Angels
- The Hunted Gatherer
- Deception on the Spiritual Path
- Homo Divinicus - the shape of things to come
- Human Origins...how did we really evolve?
- Humanity's DNA heritage...unlocking the hidden code
- Connecting with your Guardian Angel
- How are we helped and opposed in our evolutionary unfolding?
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Brescia lies at the foot of the hills below the Pre-Alps, bordering on the Po Plain. Its location is favourable to industry, trade and tourism.
Brescia is rich in culture and traditions: it was first populated by many populations (Ligurians, Etrurians, Celts, etc..). In 27 BC Brixia turned to be part of the Roman empire. In the 7th Century AD the city became the capital of a Lombard duchy and around the 11th Century it turned into a medieval commune, that was disputed by many conquerors, such as Milan and Venice. During the Venetian rule, Brescia prospered in both agricultural and handicrafted fields , increasing, for example, weapons' production. At the end of the 18th Century, the French army led by Napoleon put an end to Venetian rule, so Brescia became part of the Cisalpine Republic and of the Regno d'Italia (Italian Reign). After the fall of Napoleon reign, Brescia became part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire until 1849, when the people of Brescia came up against Austrian rules. The city was called "Leonessa d'Italia" (the Lioness of Italy) because of the courage shown during those memorable days, also named "Dieci Giornate" (Ten Days).


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Chapter 29 (Pictures Delivered) is published....
[To read all, click "Route66" link, top left corner.]
This editorial was fun to write, partly because I love history & timelines of cars, roads, etc. I suspect the fact that I enjoy timelines is part of the attraction/addiction I have to watching the brackets as teams advance & others are eliminated in the NCAA basketball tournament....
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Toyota Camry. Honda Accord.
Since 1982 and 1976 respectively, these two models have evolved and changed with the times, without enduring a name change. Similar history can be traced for such entries as the Honda Odyssey. The first one wasn't much about which to write, but Honda persevered with the name and developed it into a top seller in its segment.
While some examples of continuous monickers don't celebrate similar history, the names have stuck. For instance, the Nissan Quest, first available in 1993 (with a re-badge model sold as the Mercury Villager), is today in its fourth generation even though none of the variations have particularly resonated with buyers.
Yet, American manufacturers have a knack for giving us a plethora of different names for virtually the same model. GM, Ford and Chrysler do this, perhaps too well.
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Fans in the upper deck? Bands in the parking lot? Cheers you could make out from the border?
Yeah, this was definitely not a Padres game.
When Petco Park hosted a soccer exhibition between the Tijuana Xolos and Club America on Saturday night, the stadium got a shot of Red Bull that it hadn't felt in a while. Raucous tailgating at 4:30, ardent drum-banging until 9:30 — this was 5-Hour Energy personified.
It's not that all the seats were occupied — because they weren't. And it's not that fans rushed the field in celebration — because they didn't.
But for a friendly involving a Xolos team without five of its starters, there was a remarkable buzz in the park. And I don't just mean the vuvuzelas.
"People don't realize how big it is," said Carlos Padilla, a San Diego resident who was born and raised in Mexico. "People don't realize how passionate the fans are."
Walk into an average sports bar in San Diego, and preseason lacrosse is as likely to be on TV as the Xolos. Mexican League champion or not, a Tijuana player could spend a day in anonymity, depending on where he is in S.D.
But to the Mexican and Mexican-American communities down here, the Xolos might as well be the Red Sox players sauntering down the streets of Beantown. And though Club America isn't quite the Yankees equivalent, their fans also did their best Energizer Bunny impressions Saturday.
Seriously, how many times has an athlete or coach said something to the effect of, "We took the crowd out of the game"? Well, at Petco Park, you couldn't have taken the crowd out of it with tear gas and a SWAT team. Club America trailed 5-0 at one point and ended up losing 5-2, but a contingent of team-flag-bearing die-hards in the upper deck never once gave their larynxes a break. When the Chargers are taking a similar beating in a game that, you know, actually counts, the Qualcomm Stadium crowd is cut in half before the fourth quarter begins. Saturday, the crowd at the end of the first half was no larger than at the end of the game.
"And we're not violent," said Ramon Granados, a Xolos fan who was among the near-30,000 people in attendance. "There is a really sad image about Mexican soccer that people are fighting all the time. You might hear someone get heckled about their team from time to time. But there's never really anything more than that."
OK, so that quote would have been a touch more potent if it had been uttered a few days earlier. On Thursday, after all, some 400 soccer fans brawled in Las Vegas before Club America played despised rival Chivas, then watched the aggression extend to the game as players exchanged blows as well.
But like an Alaskan heat wave or an ugly Brazilian, such instances are very much the exception.
Petco Park featured a crowd that was much about family as fandom, with toddlers yelling chants and infants wrapped in Xolos scarves. It included salsa dancing before the match and any-kind-of-dancing-you-can-imagine during.
One night earlier, thousands had filed into Qualcomm to watch the U.S. men's national team face Guatemala in an exhibition, and while the crowd was no doubt audible, it paled next to the one pervading Petco in Xolos jerseys and Lucha Libre masks.
Before Saturday's match, Xolos fan Teresa Tirado was explaining how much her team meant to Tijuana, how its success has united a city and given its people a "lift" that goes beyond words.
I would imagine the Xolos feel similarly about their fans. Seems like it would be tough to be around them and not get a pick-me-up.


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Animal studies have suggested that resveratrol may help regulate blood sugar. This study looked at the effects of resveratrol on blood sugar in people with diabetes. Specifically, 19 men with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to receive 5 mg of resveratrol twice a day or placebo for four weeks.
Glucose regulation was measured through lab tests and results showed that insulin resistance decreased in the resveratrol group, which means their glucose was better regulated.
While the authors caution that the significance of these study findings has yet to be determined, they add that such studies help us gain further understanding about insulin regulation and the role of foods and nutrients such as resveratrol in common conditions such as type 2 diabetes.
Increasing research has shown that resveratrol—found in red and purple grapes and ultimately in red wine—influences important metabolic pathways in the body and may benefit our health. Here are some important tips to consider:
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In the afternoon, we watched Kevin Durant sizzle for 39 points and lead the Oklahoma City Thunder into the NBA's Western Conference finals for the first time since the franchise moved to the plains.
In the evening, there was Derrick Rose smoking the Miami Heat with 28 points, six assists and more hit crossovers than Carrie Underwood.
And by midnight, we all were left to wonder: The NBA's age limit is bad for basketball because ... why?
During Durant's one season at the University of Texas, he averaged 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds, swept the national player of the year awards, led the Longhorns to a 25-win season and impressed a lot of important people on campus with his humility and commitment.
"His experience here was huge for him," Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds told Sporting News a while back. "I'm one of those that thinks if we can have them for a year, if we can help them and make them better men, that's what we'll do."
During Rose's one season at the University of Memphis, he averaged 14.9 points and 4.7 assists and quarterbacked what currently stands as the greatest team in the school's history, the 2007-08 squad that finished 38-2 and was two minutes or one free throw or one defended jumpshot or one overtime away from an NCAA championship, depending on how you want to measure it. Rose was by far the best player at the 2008 Final Four -- which included an astounding 17 future NBA players.
It's impossible to argue Durant and Rose are not better players because of their one season in college basketball -- impossible because we'll never know the players they might have become without their NCAA experiences.
It is possible, though, to construct a logical argument about the value of that experience to each player.
Durant was an extraordinary talent as a high school prospect. Texas' recruiting victory over North Carolina was considered a coup, particularly given Roy Williams' track record -- before, and since -- of landing his most prized targets. With the Longhorns, Durant gradually grew into the role of college basketball's most dominant scorer in the 2006-07 season.
He accepted the responsibility that goes with taking his team's biggest shots with the obvious pressures against him, whether it was the overt pressure of a college defense facing him or the intangible pressure of pursuing a conference championship or NCAA Tournament advancement.
In Rose's case, the transformation was even more profound. He arrived at Memphis as the final piece of a talented veteran team and eventually found a way to direct his elders even though leadership never has come naturally to him. At the Final Four, Rose found a new level of possibility when he successfully attacked such exceptional players as Russell Westbrook, Darren Collison, Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins.
It surely had to empower Rose to discover he was the most talented player at that Final Four. He never has been as reluctant as a pro to dominate the game as he was for a time at Memphis.
One can suggest Rose or Durant would have done as well without college experience, but it's just a guess. The evidence we have clearly indicates they benefited from their time in college, which again raises the question of why so many are so vehement in opposition to what they derisively term the "one-and-done" rule.
In this year's NBA "final four," there is a stronger college influence than we've seen in recent years. The top eight rotation players for Rose's Chicago Bulls consist entirely of players trained in NCAA programs. Of the 32 top-eight players in the conference finals, 20 played at least two years of college and four more -- Rose, Durant, Chicago's Luol Deng and Miami's Chris Bosh -- were in for a year.
The most absurd arguments against the age limit rule are those which suggest it has a deleterious effect on college basketball -- because they're not only wrong, they're wrong-headed.
Any discussion of this rule must be framed in the context of what is best for the sport of basketball. NCAA basketball is an important -- I would say essential -- element of the game in this country, but it does not merit exceptional treatment any more than the NBA or high school or USA Basketball. It is a part of the whole.
And besides, the idea college basketball is diminished for having played host to Rose or Durant or Mike Conley seems ridiculous. How could spending time with these young men be bad for any enterprise?
It is known NBA commissioner David Stern would like to see the age limit increased to 20 years, which would mean the new catchphrase might be "two-and-through." If he is successful in adding that to the NBA's next collective bargaining agreement, it would be better for the game at all levels.
If "one-and-done" were to remain the law of the land, though, that is not a worst-case scenario.
School days
Of the NBA's final four this year, 20 of the 32 players in the teams' playing rotation (starters plus top three reserves) played at least two years of college basketball and only four of the 32 jumped straight from high school to the NBA:
Chicago Bulls
Derrick Rose: Memphis (1 year)
Luol Deng: Duke (1 year)
Joakim Noah: Florida (3 years)
Carlos Boozer: Duke (3 years)
Ronnie Brewer: Arkansas (3 years)
Taj Gibson: USC (3 years)
Kyle Korver: Creighton (4 years)
Keith Bogans: Kentucky (4 years)
Miami Heat
LeBron James: High school
Chris Bosh: Georgia Tech (1 year)
Mike Bibby: Arizona (2 years)
Dwyane Wade: Marquette (2 years)
Mario Chalmers: Kansas (3 years)
James Jones: Miami (4 years)
Joel Anthony: UNLV (4 years)
Zydrunas Ilgauskus: International
Dallas Mavericks
Tyson Chandler: High school
Jason Kidd: Cal (2 years)
Shawn Marion: UNLV/Vincennes (3 years)
Brandon Haywood: North Carolina (4 years)
Jose Barea: Northeastern (4 years)
Jason Terry: Arizona (4 years)
Peja Stojakovic: International
Dirk Nowitzki: International
Oklahoma City Thunder
Kendrick Perkins: High school
Kevin Durant: Texas (1 year)
Russell Westbrook: UCLA (2 years)
James Harden: Arizona State (2 years)
Nick Collison: Kansas (4 years)
Eric Maynor: VCU (4 years)
Serge Ibaka: International
Thabo Sefolosha: International
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Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University's outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, continues its 46th season with Starmites opening on July 4.
Performances run through July 19. A preview performance will take place on July 3.
Directed by Michael McIntosh, "Starmites" follows teenager Eleanor as she escapes into the world of her beloved comic books and discovers that the stories she loves may not just be stories after all. Critically acclaimed and nominated for six Tony Awards when it debuted on Broadway in 1989, "Starmites" was written by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross. Performances are July 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 at 8 p.m.; and July 6 and 13 at 2 p.m.
The production stars Actors Equity Association member Colleen Longshaw as Diva/Eleanor's Mother. The cast is comprised of Porthouse Theatre's Young Professional Company: Lucy Anders, Jessica Nicole Benson, Mackenzie Duan, Grace Falasco, Miriam Henkel-Moellmann, Daniel Lindenberger, Elliott Litherland, Darian Lunsford, Dylan Ratell, and Christopher D. Tuck.
For subscriptions and tickets, call 330-672-3884, purchase online at www.porthousetheatre.com or in person at the Porthouse Box Office located in the Roe Green Center lobby of the Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent, OH 44242. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell believes Prime Minister Julia Gillard's proposals to ease power prices will be approved at Friday's Council of Australian Government (COAG).
Ms Gillard plans to pitch several measures to state premiers to save consumers up to $250 a year on their energy bills.
The states will be asked to boost competition in their electricity markets and consider introducing smart meters and cost-reflective pricing so consumers can better manage their energy usage.
Mr O'Farrell is optimistic the measures will be approved.
"The prime minister's package will get through if for no other reason that it doesn't deliver anything until after the next federal election campaign - and who knows who will be prime minister then," he told ABC Radio.
Mr O'Farrell said the prime minister's proposals would not cut power prices much but would help people avoid power costs.
He says the best way to cut power prices would be to wind back the carbon tax and other green schemes.


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AN ILLEGAL immigrant who was caught running a cannabis farm in a converted house has been jailed for two years.
Hung Nguyen was operating as the gardener with the responsibility to water and tend the 106 plants, which could have netted £50,000, found in the Gorse Hill semi.
But the 23-year-old, who came to the UK in search of a better life, will be deported after serving his sentence behind bars, Swindon Crown Court was told.
Colin Meeke, prosecuting, told how officers raided the property on June 5, after receiving information about what was going on there.
He said: "Police executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Malvern Road, Swindon, and found what they expected, a cannabis farm.
"Two upstairs bedrooms had been converted in the manner which one has sadly become familiar with. Lighting, hydroponics, ventilation and the like.
"There were 106 plants in the rooms and the third bedroom was in the process of being converted. It contained a couple of trays of very small seedlings.
"Mr Nguyen was the gardener. His story is a sadly familiar one. He met a man in London who offered him a job, he was placed in Swindon to look after the crop.
"He didn't go out. Food and cigarettes were delivered to him. He had a small room downstairs to live in.
"He arrived in the country about a year ago. He has no English and no documents."
Nguyen, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis.
Richard Williams, defending, said: "He came from Vietnam to the UK in search of a better life. He grew up in poverty and hoped to better himself.
"Sadly the only opportunity that came up was this one and he was offered financial reward but sadly didn't get any. He was fed and watered. He had been in this property approximately 20 days."
He said his client was suffering from severe abdominal pains but because of the language barrier he was finding it hard to get it treated in prison.
"That may emphasise his time within the prison estate may not be the easiest, he finds it more onerous than someone who speaks English well," he said.
Jailing him, Recorder Ian Lawrie QC said: "It is clear that you accepted the invitation to become what is known as the gardener of these cannabis plants.
"You allowed yourself to be the gardener. You clearly were responsible for the production of this cannabis.
"Because of the quantity of plants and the arrangement and your involvement in it, it clearly crosses the custody threshold. That means it merits prison as it is so serious."


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Offering direct access to the beach, this Ko Olina resort is next to a golf course, 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Ko Olina Marina, and 3.1 mi (5 km) from Wet'n'Wild Hawaii. Paradise Cove Beach and Ko Olina Golf Club are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Spend the day catching some rays at Marriott's Ko'Olina Beach Club's private sand beach, relaxing by one of the resort's 3 outdoor swimming pools, or pampering yourself at the full-service spa.
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All 560 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and sitting areas, plus free WiFi and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find balconies or patios, DVD players, and refrigerators.
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Smell the salt air and watch the ocean waves from the private sand beach. Spend the day at the beach and work on your tan with sun loungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with cabanas (surcharge). At Marriott's Ko'Olina Beach Club you can cool off in one of the 3 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.
The resort offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This eco-friendly resort also offers a children's club, a children's pool, and a 24-hour fitness center. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Marriott's Ko'Olina Beach Club has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Restaurant
- Private beach nearby
- Direct access to private beach
- Beach cabanas (surcharge)
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Snack bar/deli
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Grocery/convenience store
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Waterslide
- Children's club
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 2003
- 24-hour business center
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Waterslide
- Free Wi-Fi
- Grocery/convenience store
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Playground on site
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- Balcony or patio
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Daily housekeeping
- Sofa bed
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Satellite TV service
- Free newspaper
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Sofa bed size
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Longboards Bar and Grill - This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
Nearby Things to Do
3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a waterslide, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Playground on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Beach yoga on site
- Boat tours nearby
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, sports massages, Swedish massages, and massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including reflexology.
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Reflexology
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: USD 37.70 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 37.70 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Marriott's Ko'Olina Beach Club Hotel
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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The North Platte Community College volleyball team defeated Eastern Wyoming College and Colby Community College on Saturday to finish the Subway Invite undefeated.
The Lady Knights had no problem with Eastern Wyoming in the first match of the day. NPCC swept the Lancers 25-19, 25-12, 25-12.
In the first set, the Knights broke away late after falling behind 9-4. But it was all NPCC in the second and third sets.
Thalken said that she was impressed by how her team handled Eastern Wyoming.
"Eastern Wyoming is a tough team and they're a better team than they showed against us," she said. "We jumped on them and took the wind out of their sails."
NPCC then finished the tournament with a hard fought 25-22, 27-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-9 victory over Colby.
The Lady Knights took control late in the first set by taking a 20-17 lead and that was enough of a cushion for them to take a one set advantage.
North Platte had to setpoints in the second set. But Colby fought them off on both occasions before the Trojans won the set.
The third match also went beyond 25 points but this time it was the Knights who were victorious.
But in the fourth set, Colby kept gaining steam and the Trojans took a commanding 21-13 lead. A late run by NPCC made the score of the fourth set closer than it may have felt.
But that fourth set rally wasn't futile as it helped turned the tide for the fifth set.
"I thought we gained something in the fourth quarter," Thalken said. "I think it carried over into the fifth."
In the fifth, Kylie Wroot made kills on each of the first two plays to give NPCC a 2-0 lead.
Then after Lorena Rosario made a kill to give Colby its first point. The Lady Knights scored the next three points to go up 5-1 with Sam Kennedy getting kills on each of the last two points of the mini run.
The Trojans battled and got within 7-6 after an ace served by Kamryn Forrest. But Sandrina Hallahan got a kill on the following play to give the serve back to the Knights.
Sabrina Hallahan then ran off five straight points as NPCC took firm control of the set.
After the run by Sabrina Hallahan, the Lady Knights scored the final two points to win the match and finish their annual season-opening tournament undefeated for the first time since the Subway Invite's inception in 2004.
"Every team we played this weekend is big and explosive," Thalken said. "We beat them in transition. We played good defense and we passed the ball well."
There were six teams in the tournament. Northeastern Junior College also went 4-0. Colby Community College was 2-2. Williston State College was 1-3, Sheridan College was 1-3. and Eastern Wyoming College was 0-4.
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Today, USAID announced four new grants to winners of the joint USAID-Humanity United Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention. The grants of up to $50,000 will help recipients partner with an operational NGO or an established human rights group to further develop and pilot their innovations to document atrocities and facilitate communication for those at risk.
Power Africa Coordinator Herscowitz will participate in a plenary session on Power Africa and Infrastructure Opportunities at the Discover Global Markets Business Forum Series on Sub-Saharan Africa hosted by the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration and the Georgia District Export Council.
On November 3-6, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment Susan Markham will travel to the West Bank and Israel. Her visit will focus on USAID's development assistance to the Palestinians, specifically programs supporting gender integration and women's empowerment, in the economic, democracy and governance, health and education sectors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To combat youth violence, gangs, and some of the highest murder rates in the world, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and the Government of Guatemala will bring together public, private, and civil society leaders from across the Americas to examine crime and violence prevention approaches.
– Una evaluación de impacto dada a conocer este día muestra que los programas comunitarios de prevención del crimen y la violencia en Centroamérica, financiados por la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), ayudan a los habitantes a sentirse más seguros, percibir menos crímenes y homicidios y expresar una mayor confianza en la policía. El estudio de tres años, considerado el mejor estudio aleatorio controlado de su tipo, estuvo a cargo del Proyecto de Opinión Pública de América Latina (LAPOP) de la Universidad deVanderbilt y se realizó en Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala y Panamá.
An impact evaluation released today shows the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) community-based crime and violence prevention programs in Central America help residents feel safer, perceive less crime and murders, and express greater trust in police. The three-year study, considered the gold standard of randomized control trials, was conducted by Vanderbilt University's Latin American Public Opinion Project in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will travel to New Delhi, India, November 4-5, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) and participate in bilateral meetings with Indian government officials.
Tomorrow, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will give the keynote remarks at the University of Notre Dame's 2014 Global Impact Forum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Shah will discuss how USAID is embracing a new model of development--harnessing science, technology, and innovation to unlock opportunity for the world's most vulnerable people. He will highlight how this approach is embodied in USAID's U.S. Global Development Lab, which empowers a global community of innovators to create cutting-edge development solutions. In addressing the U.S. response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, Dr. Shah will underscore the importance of seeking new and improved tools to solve significant challenges, such as how USAID is sourcing proposals for improved personal protective equipment (PPE) in the fight against Ebola through its Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development.
The World Bank Group has released Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency, the 12th in a series of annual reports benchmarking the regulations that affect private sector firms. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports regulatory reforms in developing countries and is proud to have partnered with several countries in successfully implementing a number of reforms highlighted in this year's report.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will travel to London on Tuesday, October 28, to meet with leaders in government and business about strengthening the capacity of African governments and economies, as well as continuing to build international support for combating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Western Union announces the official launch of the third round of the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM III), an initiative that promotes sustainable economic growth and job creation in Africa by supporting African diaspora entrepreneurs.
On October 24, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Paige Alexander will participate in a panel discussion on the upcoming Ukrainian parliamentary elections at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will travel to Sweden on October 22-23 to continue to build the U.S.-Sweden overall development partnership.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today two new contract mechanisms designed to provide worldwide support to basic education programs for children and youth around the world. The awards are structured to support up to $1 billion in activities over five years, subject to the availability of funds: $500 million in activities to increase access to education in crisis and conflict-affected environments for 15 million children; and $500 million in activities to improve reading skills for up to 100 million children in primary grades. USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment Charles North detailed the awards today at the Mobiles for Education Alliance Symposium in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a major event focusing on Advances and Challenges in Political Transitions on Tuesday, October 21, 2014.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced nearly $142 million in humanitarian projects and grants to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Shah made the announcement after meeting with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia in the capital city of Monrovia.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced Katie Taylor as interim Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator, focused on the goal of ending preventable maternal and child deaths.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will travel to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Senegal Oct. 13-17, to meet with national and local officials, aid organizations, and staff coordinating the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. USAID is helping to coordinate an aggressive U.S. Government response to the Ebola outbreak that leverages broad expertise and personnel from several federal departments and agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and State, as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the SPRING initiative, a partnership aiming to accelerate economic empowerment for girls. The project, with initial funding of $29 million, will help businesses bring products to market that enable girls to learn, earn, invest and save. The announcement commemorates International Day of the Girl, celebrated each year on October 11 to promote the rights of girls and address the unique challenges they face.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator for Food Security Tjada McKenna will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, October 14-16, to participate in the Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium as part of the 2014 World Food Prize events.
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Here's a riddle for you: How did RVCA get its name? It actually translates into the word "clothing" in the Greek language. Here's another riddle: What's black, white and rad all over? Give up? A RVCA men's t-shirt.
All comedy aside, you have to admit, RVCA's v-neck, polo, raglan, and long sleeve men's tees are indeed pretty rad. In fact, we think their special cuts and quality are better than most other men's tees. Can you guess why?
It all comes down to attention to detail. And if you've ever worn a RVCA t-shirt you know exactly what we're talking about. As a clothing company that has art as their primary focus, RVCA's keen eye for color and craftsmanship is carried over into every stitch and style point of their world famous men's tees.
Always up for the unexpected, RVCA's t-shirt designers pride themselves on mixing clever with classic - just like their tagline "a balance of opposites" suggests. You'll see this with styles like the RVCA Change Up Pocket Tee that incorporates a standard t-shirt body with futuristic color-blocking and the insanely soft feel of a cotton-poly blend. And more to the point, RVCA's Kindling Henley Tee (a PacSun exclusive by the way), takes your style to the next level by adding a Henley collar and tonal striping to the mix. These extra touches make a big difference when it comes to setting yourself apart with distinction.
And that's really what representing the California lifestyle is all about, right? Total Golden State of Mind! Go ahead and re-work the trends with your own personal flavor for a look that's undeniably individual. RVCA's men's t-shirts will help you get on your way, and so will PacSun as we'll always be among the first to have RVCA's latest and greatest t-shirt designs in stock. In fact, we're so tight with RVCA many of the styles we carry were designed just for our customers. Which means: You'll. Only. Find. Them. Here.
And while we're on the subject of RVCA men's clothing, you can't forget to check out RVCA's amazing men's hoodies and fleece, v-neck t-shirts, shirts and flannels, men's pants, and their world famous men's hats. All right here at PacSun.


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Minn Kota Terrova 80/AP/US2 Freshwater Bow-Mount Trolling Motor
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Effortless stow and deploy
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Built with more power and uncompromising strength to stand up to anything you encounter. New stow/deploy mechanism lets you effortlessly move your motor in and out of the water.
Stow And Deploy
Effortless by design. Simply depress the handle, and fall-away ramps effortlessly deploy the motor into the water. The balanced motor design makes stowing easy, and a special master cut-off switch automatically turns the power off when stowed.
Universal Sonar 2
Push a button. Find a fish. Dual beam capability (with all Humminbird DualBeam PLUS and select Lowrance and Garmin units) provides expanded coverage, greater bottom detail, and temperature sensing compatibility with all major sonar brands. Integrated transducer is built into the lower unit while all wiring is housed entirely in the indestructible composite shaft, completely protected from the elements. Universal Sonar 2 gives you more choices, a clean look, better protection, and optimal, interference-free sonar performance.
Digital AutoPilot
Delivers infinitely variable steering adjustments for smoother course corrections and tighter heading accuracy. Point the motor to your desired heading, turn AutoPilot on, and experience the ultimate boat-control advantage.
Low-Profile Foot Pedal
Waterproof, low-profile foot pedal with 18' cord offers precise control with less than one degree of steering resolution. Offers two steering options: heel/toe pedal or left/right steering buttons. Includes rotary speed dial, AutoPilot on/off button, and momentary/constant on toggle. Works in conjunction with CoPilot accessory (not included).
Cool, Quiet Power
Nothing runs cooler or more quietly than Minn Kota. Extra large windings and commutators are used to dissipate heat, resulting in cooler operation, extended battery power, and longer motor life. A unique bearing system produces low rpms with high torque to cut down on fish-spooking noise.
Weedless Wedge 2 Prop
The latest generation of this legendary Roland Martin design features swept-back and flared blades to "wedge" weeds away. Pass through the thick stuff at any speed without chopping and hacking. A Minn Kota exclusive!
Indestructible Composite Shaft
The standard of the industry since 1991! Pound for pound, our ultra high-yield composite material has been tested to be three times the strength of stainless steel. Virtually indestructible, it flexes on impact and then returns to its original position. Unlike stainless steel, it will not kink, break, rust, or corrode.
Terrova bow-mount trolling motors feature a two-year warranty.


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We've been carrying our new line of POLYWOOD recycled plastic outdoor patio furniture for a couple months now. We've got a lot of different colors and styles but the one that's charging ahead faster than all the others is Plastiq.
Do you like teak furniture? I love it. I think we've been trained by the furniture industry to see teak as the quintessential luxury outdoor furniture choice. But it's popularity has come at a price: the destruction of much rainforest land (and indigenous species) all around the tropics.
Our faux teak (aka Plastiq) furniture is designed to look just like teak, but it's made from recycled plastic bags. How cool is that? A win-win. Customers are not just helping to save the rainforest, they're taking waste out of the waste stream and keeping it out of our landfills.
But we learned long ago that we have to first get the style, quality and price right before we can talk to customers about the environmental benefits of our furniture. The quality of our outdoor furniture is commensurate with that of our indoor furniture– about as high as you will find anywhere.
With style, we're starting with this modern look which seems to be very popular. Do you like it? Right now only our modern outdoor lines are available in Plastiq but I'd like to be able to offer faux teak in all of our outdoor furniture styles soon.
Now price. It's high, there's no way around that. It's about the same as real teak furniture. But Plastiq is something you will never have to replace. We are so certain of this, we give it a lifetime guarantee and I've never seen anyone do that for outdoor furniture, have you?
If you're interested in teak furniture, give Rebecca a call and she'll send you a free Plastiq sample. You'll be amazed. I've never seen a faux wood this good. It really looks and feels like teak.
But unlike real teak, Plastiq doesn't rot, chip or degrade from sun, sand, wind, salt spray– or anything else I know of. It's easy to clean (just use a hose or power washer) and like the plastic bags it comes from, it will take about a million years to degrade. That's probably going to be long enough for most of us.
If you have Plastiq furniture, please comment and let us know how you like it. Thanks!
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Topic: Tumor Shrinkage!
I am 39 and was diagnosed in December 2006. I have mets to my bone which have been surgically removed, radiated and 5FU'ed (we think the mets to the bone are gone!) and mets in my liver. The largest tumor in the liver is 2x3 cm and there are spots. I have been on a 3 week cycle of Gemzar, Taxotere and Xeloda and completed 2 of those cycles. (The cycle is: Xeloda days 1-14, infusion of Gemzar and Taxotere on days 4 and 11, days 14-21 off meds.) I have been scanned once since starting the chemo. and had shrinkage in the main tumor. (The spots are too small to really measure.) I haven't had any horrible side effects from the GTX combo. other than fatigue on the day after I infuse. I am thrilled to have "hit" the right combo of drugs on the first try...and I pray that they continue to work for me! The fact that I can actually have a fantastic quality of life with them is an extra added bonus. Keep holding on to your faith and keep your attitude strong! I am going to shrink this stuff and get it out of my body (who knows if that will be via surgery, radiation or something that we don't even know yet!!) but I believe it will happen.


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Franklin Mountains State Park to Grow By Almost 1,700 Acres
AUSTIN, Texas — The largest urban wilderness park in the continental United States — Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso — is destined to grow even bigger as a result of action taken Thursday by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
Commissioners directed the executive director to take steps necessary for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to acquire roughly 1,670 acres in two separate tracts from the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board to add to the 24,247-acre state park. The 80th Texas Legislature required TPWD to acquire the additional park land and allocated $162,000 for that purpose.
The larger piece of new real estate, a 1,470-acre tract adjacent to the Castner Range, would expand the Franklin Mountains State Park boundary at the northeastern corner of the park. The smaller 200-acre tract on the western side of the Franklins would provide the state park some protection against pending development in the southwestern corner of the park.
"At the end of the day, the property acquisition will give us a buffer between previous state park boundaries and pending development areas," says John Moses, director of El Paso's state park complex that includes Franklin Mountains State Park. "The buffer zone on the east side of the mountain will be where we'll put trailheads that will connect new communities in northeast El Paso with the park."
Franklin Mountains State Park is the United State's largest urban park, being entirely located within the city limits of El Paso. The state park offers rock climbing, mountain biking, rock climbing, primitive overnight camping, picnicking and guided tours.
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