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...delivers a full-body workout. "You end up working the tiniest muscles," says platinum-selling R.-and-B. singer Deborah Cox, who recently unveiled the new, more muscular body she attributes to her jump-rope routine. Renee Zellweger and Jennifer Beals have taken Ultimate Jump Rope with guru Louis Garcia at Crunch in Los Angeles. (Garcia's workout is available on videotape at ijumprope.com. And if you like your ropes high tech, the Swingmaster, left, lets you add up to 5 lbs. of weight resistance to your workouts. It sells for $60 at itsverycool.com --By Desa Philadelphia
...Marisa Garcia was a senior in high school that fateful night when she was stopped by the police near her California home. Her car was inspected, and a small pipe containing marijuana resin was found. Garcia received a ticket for marijuana possession, went to court, paid a $400 fine, and thought the matter was finished. She was wrong...
...months later, her application for financial aid from the California State University system was sent back to her because she inadvertently failed to answer the infamous Question 35, which asks whether or not an applicant has ever been convicted of possessing or selling drugs other than tobacco or alcohol. Garcia immediately contacted the financial aid office and, thinking little of it, told them of her minor transgression involving the ashes of a cannabis plant...
...thanks to a provision Congress inserted into the Higher Education Act (HEA) when it was reauthorized in 1998, the financial aid office promptly replied that she was no longer eligible for money. Marisa Garcia, who until that moment had every reason in the world to expect a bright, college-bound future, was devastated that she would not have enough money to attend the following fall. Marisa was not alone. In the 2001-2002 school year around 43,000 students were denied federal aid because of their response to Question 35; many of those denials were for possession of small amounts...
...FRANCISCO (11-6) at TAMPA BAY (12-4), 1 p.m. ET When we last saw the 49ers, they were bowling over any 300-pound lineman standing near the goal line in the ugly finish to last week's thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Giants. Quarterback Jeff Garcia's blend of brilliant decision-making, flawless execution and sheer athleticism in the fourth quarter was all it took to eke out the one-point victory. The Bucs are used to bringing offenses down to earth, however. Their defense led the NFL in total defense, points allowed and interceptions, and they...