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Autism’s Lost Generation Dana Eisman can’t hold a conversation, cross the street by herself, or be left alone. Diagnosed with autism at age 4, she turns 21 this week, graduating from a special-needs school and into the unknown. Who will care for Dana and the hundreds of thousands of other young adults like her? © PARADE Publications 2011. All rights reserved.

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in the Twilight films an actual residence or a movie set? —Becky

high-poverty area with issues ranging from teen pregnancy to crime.”

Dwyer, Waterford, Pa.

A: Both! For the ﬁrst two

films, parts of two houses (one in Oregon and one in Canada) were used. But for Eclipse and both Breaking Dawn movies, three replicas of the Cullen home were built on soundstages in Canada and Louisiana. In the final two films, fans will get to see parts of the house that have never appeared onscreen before.

‘Nobody is indispensable.’ —Robert De Niro on fame and staying levelheaded. He stars in Limitless, in theaters now.

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Hudson get Garry as a middle name? I’m interested because that’s our family name. —Patty Conway, Albany, N.Y.

A: The actress, 31, gets WALTER SCOTT ASKS…

Carrie Underwood The singer, 28, is up for Female Vocalist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, airing tonight on CBS (8 p.m. ET/PT). She makes her movie debut playing a youth-group leader in Soul Surfer, in theaters April 8. Were you nervous about acting? I was! Fortunately, everyone on set was so nice and made me feel so comfortable. Any nerves were gone after five minutes. Your new film tells the story of surfer Bethany Hamilton and the shark attack that almost ended her dream. What did you find most inspiring about her? The whole world was telling her that she could suddenly no longer do the one thing she loved most. But she didn’t let that stop her from finding a way. She truly overcame the odds. You’re a vegetarian but married to a steak lover [NHL star Mike Fisher]. How does that work in the kitchen? I’m pretty useless when it comes to making food for him. We make dinner a team effort, which is much more fun!

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Q: Is it true that Jesse

Williams of Grey’s Anatomy was a teacher? —Martha Gibbings, Manhattan Beach, Calif.

A: Yes. Before he was a

hunk in a hospital, Williams was handing out hall passes in Philadelphia. “I started as a substitute and then taught high school full time,” says the actor, 29. “It was the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had, but it was exhausting, too. My students came from a

the name from a man she never even had the chance to meet: A week before she was born, her mother Goldie Hawn’s Uncle Garry passed away. One of the family’s traditions was naming children in honor of deceased relatives. Uncle Garry was much beloved and, like Hawn and Hudson, known for his sense of humor. GUESS WHO?

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Hunt up to? She truly is a breath of fresh air. —Diane James, Seattle A: Since ending her talk

show last year, Hunt, 49, has been searching for her next project. “I can’t wait to share another creative adventure with an audience,” she says. “I’ll let you know as soon as one of these irons in the ﬁre is ofﬁcial!”

Hint: He’s a singer— nominated for Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards—who’s now more known for his hat than his hair. Go to Parade.com/ﬂashback for the answer!

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“Don’t Stop Believin’ ” nearly two years ago, Glee has taken America by storm. Show choir, which dates back to the ’60s, has become such a phenomenon that fans are taking a cue from the TV series and putting on a national show-choir championship called Finale. This weekend, 2,200 high schoolers from around the country will descend on New York City to compete for the trophy (and a $10,000 cash prize). The Finale creators say the contest is only one part of the weekend, though. “It’s all about the experience,” says spokesperson Jaison Manns. The 28 participating groups will attend singing and dancing workshops and see a Broadway show before the competition starts. But when it does, expect an epic production. The teams will perform at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom in front of a 14-judge panel, which will score them on traditional show-choir elements—from singing to choreography to costumes. Host Mario Lopez will announce the winning group on Saturday night. Find out more about Finale and watch highlights from the competition at Parade.com/showchoir. —Emmet Sullivan

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vocational programs may consist of participants working for a Potomac, Md., is like any other young adult. She company in isolation, doing piecework like shredding paper. rocks out to Train, adores Glee, and eats pizza “It’s not what we want for our kids,” says Jeff Sell, a vice presievery week. And this June, like many of her dent of the Autism Society and the father of autistic twins. “The peers, she’ll leave school and join the real world. situation in many places is sad, disheartening, and disgusting.” But for Dana—and her parents, Beth, who works in a doctor’s Of course, decent programs for autistic adults do exist, but ofﬁce, and Rob, a business owner—that prospect is terrifying. “I they usually have long waiting lists, says Larry Lam, a New want to celebrate,” Beth says, “but what I feel is a knife in my heart.” Jersey father whose autistic son, Jonathan, is 21. “Parents throw That’s because Dana is autistic. She can’t hold a conversation, up their hands, and their kid sits at home watching TV.” make eye contact, verbalize her thoughts, cross the street alone, or The Eismans considered 10 vocational-training programs for control herself when she’s upset. Starting when she was 4—thanks Dana. Their top choice, Community Services for Autistic to a federal law that guarantees disabled children an appropriate Adults and Children (CSAAC), is the only one they knew of education—she has spent her weekdays at Ivymount, a private in their area designed for individuals with autism; the rest serve school for special-needs students that she a range of developmentally disabled loves and that has been paid for by the adults. But autism is different from state and county. But because Dana turns many disorders with which it is fre21 this week, that support will dry up quently lumped together: Though 44% when the school year ends, leaving her of autistic people have mild to moderate parents to agonize about the quality of life mental retardation, some have none at their daughter is facing. all, according to National Core IndicaIn the next 15 years, an estimated tors, which collects data on the disabled. 500,000 autistic children like Dana will Often, autistic adults’ capabilities are graduate out of school systems in the masked by a lack of social skills or an U.S. and into the unknown. Meaningful inability to articulate ideas. programs for them are scarce, and fundThat was the case with Dana—until ing even scarcer. “We’re at the moment a few years ago, when she went to a Dana Eisman is 20 and autistic. Her parents of truth to address the numbers of program in Austin, Tex., and learned to worry about what will happen after she children aging into adulthood,” says communicate by typing and pointing to graduates in June. Theirs is a heart-wrenching autism activist Linda Walder Fiddle. letters on a board. One of the first story playing out across America. BY JOANNE CHEN “Their lives are hanging over a cliff, and things she typed was: “I don’t want to COVER AND OPENING PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL LAVINE we must not let them fall.” leave Austin because no one is going to think I’m smart.” And: “I’m so uncom“It’s like cold water in your face.” fortable inside my body. I don’t know Beth and Rob Eisman, like so many parhow to stop myself.” ents of autistic children born in the 1990s, became trailblazers The Eismans were proud—and stunned. Says Rob: “For 15 out of necessity—they fought with their health-insurance comyears, we thought Dana had the mind of a 4-year-old. What pany to cover speech therapy for Dana and demanded that the kind of parents are we that we didn’t realize this wasn’t true?” school system fund education suited to her needs. Now they and other families are gearing up for another grueling battle, Where are the jobs? pressing their communities, states, and the federal government Every week, Dana puts on a blue employee T-shirt to work at to create viable opportunities for their adult children. a pet store. Shadowed by a job coach, she unwraps boxes, shelves “It’s like a splash of cold water in your face,” says Robin Heyd products, and cleans cages meticulously and methodically. of New Jersey, whose son Eric is 20. “You’re devastated twice: When a customer asks for assistance, the coach prompts Dana ﬁrst, with the diagnosis; then, years later, when you realize that to reply, “Let me take you to someone who can help.” A MOTHER’S FEAR Dana Eisman in after all the interventions, you still have a kid with autism and Dana is not paid for her work, which is part of Ivymount’s her room with her you have to plan his future.” vocational-training program. Indeed, an autistic adult’s prosmom, Beth. That planning process—which begins during a child’s teenpects of landing a paying job are bleak: Only 20% are employed, “Ultimately, she’ll have to live without age years—is called “transition,” but many parents can’t tell what one study estimates, and at least 60% of those with jobs are us,” Beth says. exactly they’re transitioning to. Only about 3,500 programs are thought to be underemployed or paid below-market wages. “But who’s going to available nationwide for autistic adults, compared with 14,400 In the workplace, many autistic adults need support, like job love your kid as much as you do?” for autistic kids. Some are little more than day care, while coaches and aides, which autistic children are legally entitled

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A $3.2 million lifetime cost As Beth drives Dana to a weekly music-therapy session on a brisk spring afternoon, she is distracted. She’s just heard that an acquaintance’s child has received funding for a workshop. Why hasn’t Dana gotten word yet? The Eismans have learned that ﬁnding the right program— which takes hours of research, visits, phone calls, and interviews—is just the ﬁrst step. Getting into that program and getting funding to cover it are essential for all but the wealthiest families. Services at CSAAC, the Eismans’ pick, can cost up to $38,000 a year, and many participants will go there for decades. The steep, recurring price of many programs and therapies is why raising an autistic child, according to a Harvard University study, can add up to $3.2 million over his or her lifetime,

compared with the $222,360 it typically takes to raise a child to age 18. Fortunately, Beth and Rob have been told they have a good chance of receiving state funds—the severity of a disability is a major factor, and Dana is considered more impaired than most.

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Dana Eisman at 4, the age at which she was diagnosed with autism. Her parents started worrying when she was delayed in crawling and then walking.

Who will take care of these kids? Though legislation to benefit families with adult autistic children is inching its way through Congress, parents are taking matters into their own hands. For some families in New Jersey, which has one of the nation’s highest autism rates, that may mean moving to a state where there’s good coverage and less competition for services. Other parents are calling local businesses to craft makeshift job programs—or even pooling their resources to buy property and hire support staff to create assisted-living situations for groups of autistic adults. Larry Lam formed the Post-21 Club of Bergen County, N.J., to help families like his find appropriate programs and workshops for their adult children and to raise funds for those facing shortfalls. Outside Austin, Dan E. Burns is soliciting charitable donations for the Autism Trust USA, a nonprofit he cofounded

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to. “The burden of responsibility shifts after they age out of the system; once they’re adults, they must ask their employers or vocational programs for such services,” says Ari Ne’eman, a presidential appointee to the National Council on Disability. Ne’eman himself has Asperger’s, a form of autism. “Many of them have not been taught the skills to do that.”

to build a campus for autistic adults, with vocational programs and small businesses run by residents. In Phoenix, Denise Resnik, the mother of 19-year-old Matthew, cofounded the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC). Two years ago, it started a Vocational & Life Skills Academy to train adults in ﬁelds like gardening and cooking, with the goal of helping them start their own businesses. SARRC is now planning a residence, too. “It’s important that someone take care of our adult children when we’re no longer able,” Resnik says. The Eismans’ older daughter, Melanie, who is 22 and in graduate school, has said that she’ll always be there for her sister, but Rob and Beth do not want to force that responsibility on her. Since Dana was 6, she’s been on the waiting list of the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, a nonsectarian agency that offers staff-supported housing for small groups of disabled adults. However, it can cost more than $70,000 a year, and the limited state funding goes to those with the most urgent needs, like a 50-yearold autistic man whose 75-year-old mother is critically ill. This year, Dana had dinner at a Jewish Foundation home while her parents hung out in the living room. Beth describes it as “cozy and welcoming.” When asked her opinion, Dana typed out that she liked the girls she’d met but felt scared, too. “If I go away to a program,” she typed on another occasion, “can I come back if I don’t like it?”

A growing population of autistic adults These issues are not going away, because the number of autistic adults will only continue to increase: Today, one in 110 children (and one in 70 boys) born in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism, and the numbers have been rising 10% to 17% a year. Advocates say that the needs of this population must be addressed by the private and public sectors, such as by building appropriate housing, creating tax-free savings accounts for parents to use for their adult children’s care, or providing government incentives to companies that hire autistic employees. “They’re hard workers, have excellent attitudes, and don’t mind repetitive work,” says former NBC president and CEO Bob Wright, who founded the nonproﬁt Autism Speaks after his grandson’s diagnosis. “If I were a business owner, I’d say, ‘Bring them on.’ ” In Potomac, Dana and Beth sit together every night at the antique white desk in Dana’s bedroom. Typing sentences to each other on the computer, they discuss everything: their horoscopes, school, something they saw in the news. As the Eismans anxiously wait for their version of the golden ticket—the funding letter from the state disabilities agency—Beth asks Dana: What do you want to do next year? What is your dream? “A good job,” Dana carefully types, calling out each letter as she presses the key. “I want to be safe and happy.”

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Dana Eisman at 4, the age at which she was diagnosed with autism. Her parents started worrying when she was delayed in crawling and then walking.

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MEDICATION GUIDE Prolia® (PRÓ-lee-a) (denosumab) Injection Read the Medication Guide that comes with Prolia before you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This Medication Guide does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or treatment. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions about Prolia. What is the most important information I should know about Prolia? Prolia can cause serious side effects including: 1. Low calcium levels in your blood (hypocalcemia). Prolia may lower the calcium levels in your blood. If you have low blood calcium before you start receiving Prolia, it may get worse during treatment. Your low blood calcium must be treated before you receive Prolia. Most people with low blood calcium levels do not have symptoms, but some people may have symptoms. Call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of low blood calcium such as: • Spasms, twitches, or cramps in your muscles • Numbness or tingling in your fingers, toes, or around your mouth Your doctor may prescribe calcium and vitamin D to help prevent low calcium levels in your blood while you take Prolia. Take calcium and vitamin D as your doctor tells you to. 2. Serious infections. Serious infections in your skin, lower stomach area (abdomen), bladder, or ear may happen if you take Prolia. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocarditis) due to an infection also may happen more often in people who take Prolia. You may need to go to the hospital for treatment if you develop an infection. Prolia is a medicine that may affect your immune system. People who have weakened immune system or take medicines that affect the immune system may have an increased risk for developing serious infections. Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms of infection: • Fever or chills • Skin that looks red or swollen and is hot or tender to touch • Severe abdominal pain • Frequent or urgent need to urinate or burning feeling when you urinate 3. Skin problems. Skin problems such as inflammation of your skin (dermatitis), rash, and eczema may happen if you take Prolia. Call your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms of skin problems that do not go away or get worse: • Redness • Itching • Small bumps or patches (rash) • Your skin is dry or feels like leather • Blisters that ooze or become crusty • Skin peeling 4. Severe jaw bone problems (osteonecrosis). Severe jaw bone problems may happen when you take Prolia. Your doctor should examine your mouth before you start Prolia. Your doctor may tell you to see your dentist before you start Prolia. It is important for you to practice good mouth care during treatment with Prolia. Call your doctor right away if you have any of these side effects.

What is Prolia? Prolia is a prescription medicine used to treat osteoporosis (thinning and weakening of bone) in women after menopause (“change of life”) who • Have an increased risk for fractures (broken bones). • Cannot use another osteoporosis medicine or other osteoporosis medicines did not work well. Who should not receive Prolia? Do not take Prolia if you have been told by your doctor that your blood calcium level is too low. What should I tell my doctor before receiving Prolia? Before taking Prolia, tell your doctor if you: • Have low blood calcium. • Cannot take daily calcium and vitamin D. • Had parathyroid or thyroid surgery (glands located in your neck). • Have been told you have trouble absorbing minerals in your stomach or intestines (malabsorption syndrome). • Have kidney problems or are on kidney dialysis. • Plan to have dental surgery or teeth removed. • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Prolia may harm your unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking Prolia. Pregnancy Surveillance Program: Prolia is not intended for use in pregnant women. If you become pregnant while taking Prolia, talk to your doctor about enrolling with Amgen’s Pregnancy Surveillance Program or call 1-800-772-6436 (1-800-77-AMGEN). The purpose of this program is to collect information about women who have become pregnant while taking Prolia. • Are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. It is not known if Prolia passes into your breast milk. You and your doctor should decide if you will take Prolia or breast-feed. You should not do both. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of medicines with you to show to your doctor or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. How will I receive Prolia? • Prolia is an injection that will be given to you by a healthcare professional. Prolia is injected under your skin (subcutaneous). • You will receive Prolia 1 time every 6 months. • You should take calcium and vitamin D as your doctor tells you to while you receive Prolia. • If you miss a dose of Prolia, you should receive your injection as soon as you can. • Take good care of your teeth and gums while you receive Prolia. Brush and floss your teeth regularly. • Tell your dentist that you are receiving Prolia before you have dental work. What are the possible side effects of Prolia? Prolia may cause serious side effects. • See “What is the most important information I should know about Prolia?” • Long-term effects on bone: It is not known if the use of Prolia over a long period of time may cause slow healing of broken bones or unusual fractures. The most common side effects of Prolia are: • Back pain • Pain in your arms and legs • High cholesterol • Muscle pain • Bladder infection These are not all the possible side effects of Prolia. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

How should I handle Prolia if I need to pick it up from a pharmacy? • Keep Prolia in a refrigerator at 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C) in the original carton. • Do not freeze Prolia. • When you remove Prolia from the refrigerator, Prolia must be kept at room temperature [up to 77°F (25°C)] in the original carton and must be used within 14 days. • Do not keep Prolia at temperatures above 77°F (25°C). Warm temperatures will affect how Prolia works. • Do not shake Prolia. • Keep Prolia in the original carton to protect from light. Keep Prolia and all medicines out of reach of children. General information about Prolia Do not give Prolia to other people even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about Prolia. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about Prolia that is written for health professionals. For more information, go to www.Prolia.com or call Amgen at 1-800-772-6436. What are the ingredients in Prolia? Active ingredient: denosumab Inactive ingredients: sorbitol, acetate, polysorbate 20 (prefilled syringe only), Water for Injection (USP), and sodium hydroxide What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become thin and weak, increasing the chance of having a broken bone. Osteoporosis usually causes no symptoms until a fracture happens. The most common fractures are in the spine (backbone). They can shorten height, even without causing pain. Over time, the spine can become curved or deformed and the body bent over. Fractures from osteoporosis can also happen in almost any bone in the body, for example: the wrist, rib, or hip. Once you have had a fracture, the chance for more fractures greatly increases. The following risk factors increase your chance of getting fractures from osteoporosis: • Past broken bones from osteoporosis • Very low bone mineral density (BMD) • Frequent falls • Limited movement, such as using a wheelchair • Medical conditions likely to cause bone loss, such as some kinds of arthritis • Taking steroid medicines called glucocorticoids, such as prednisone • Other medicines that may cause bone loss, for example: seizure medicines (such as phenytoin), blood thinners (such as heparin), high doses of vitamin A What can I do to treat osteoporosis? There are many steps you can take to treat osteoporosis. Taking Prolia, along with calcium and vitamin D, may be one option for you.

Amgen Manufacturing Limited, a subsidiary of Amgen Inc. One Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks, California 91320-1799 This Medication Guide has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. v1 Issued: 06/2010 ©2011 Amgen Inc. All rights reserved. MC51243-A

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BASKETBALL LEGACY AUSTIN RIVERS TOPS OUR 55TH ANNUAL LIST OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BY BRIAN McLAUGHLIN

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for austin rivers, career day at school was always a little bit different. Other students had to explain what their parents did for a living, but not Austin. For as long as he can remember, his dad, Doc Rivers, has been a head coach in the NBA (since 2004 with the Boston Celtics and before that with the Orlando Magic). “It seemed like my dad was always a thousand miles away, coaching,” says Austin, 18, PARADE’s 2011 Player of the Year. “I’ve been on more planes than I can count.” But back home in Florida, Austin, a point guard at Winter Park High School near Orlando, was making his own mark on the court. He had a big senior year, scoring a season-high 46 points against Florida’s Montverde Academy and 38 points against highly ranked St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.). And last month, Winter Park won the state championship for the second year in a row. By topping PARADE’s list of 40 seniors from 22 states (compiled in association with Sporting News), Austin edged out several other players who had big senior seasons, including Bradley Beal (committed to Florida next year), Anthony Davis (Kentucky), Chase Fischer (Wake Forest), and Wayne April 3, 2011 • 17

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Blackshear (Louisville). Austin, who signed with Duke, may be about to enter the grueling arena of ACC basketball, but he’s also a kid who’s happy when his father, a former point guard for the Atlanta Hawks, flies down to the Orlando area for games. “It’s very impressive that his dad makes that trip so 18 • April 3, 2011

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often,” says Austin’s coach, David Bailey. “He’ll plan his practices in Boston around his ﬂight schedule so he can see Austin play. If you travel much, you know the physical toll that takes. He H doesn’t miss anything if he can help it. He lets let his kids know he loves lo them.” With or without W his dad around, Austin knows not A to ﬂaunt his athletic résumé at le home. His mom, hom Kristen, wouldn’t Kri have it. And this is hav a family fa that has had it its share of athletic acco accomplishments. Oldest br brother Jeremiah i a senior is senio starter for the Indiana Ind Hoosiers. Sister Callie was nationally C ranked in high school ra volleyball and starred for voll the University of Florida this season. And youngest brother Spencer, a freshbro man, played with Austin man this year on the Winter Park team. Par ““My sister said she hoped I’d get another hop state championship this stat year, but even if I got it, I year still couldn’t get three, like her,” Austin says, laughing. “My family’s pretty normal, though. I get picked on by my older brother and sister, and I get yelled at for picking on my little brother and for not c leaning my room. You can’t strut around in my house, because everybody has their own achievements.”

ALL-AMERICA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM Name, Position, Ht.

High School

College*

FIRST TEAM Austin Rivers, G, 6'4" Bradley Beal, G, 6'4" Anthony Davis, C/F, 6'10" Chase Fischer, G, 6'4" Adonis Thomas, F, 6'7" Rodney Cooper, G, 6'6" Dantley Walker, G, 5'11" DJ Gardner, G/F, 6'6" Trevor Lacey, G, 6'4" Wayne Blackshear, G/F, 6'5"

Winter Park (Fla.) Chaminade (Mo.) Perspectives (Ill.) Ripley (W.Va.) Melrose (Tenn.) Russell County (Ala.) Lincoln County (Nev.) Okolona (Miss.) Butler (Ala.) Morgan Park (Ill.)

Duke Florida Kentucky Wake Forest Memphis Alabama UNLV Mississippi St. uncommitted Louisville

SECOND TEAM D’Angelo Harrison, G, 6'3" Adam Smith, G, 6'1" Tony Wroten, G, 6'5" Chane Behanan, G/F, 6'7" Cody Zeller, F/C, 6'11" Trey Burke, G, 6'1" Kyle Caudill, C, 7'0" Jahii Carson, G, 5'10" LeBryan Nash, F, 6'7" Angelo Chol, F, 6'9"

Dulles (Tex.) Fayette County (Ga.) Garﬁeld (Wash.) Bowling Green (Ky.) Washington (Ind.) Northland (Ohio) Brea Olinda (Calif.) Mesa (Ariz.) Lincoln (Tex.) Hoover (Calif.)

St. John’s UNC Wilmington Washington Louisville Indiana Michigan Boston College Arizona St. Oklahoma St. Arizona

THIRD TEAM Wesley Saunders, F, 6'6" Shelby Moats, F, 6'8" Devonta Abron, F/C, 6'8" Jarvis Threatt, G, 6'1" Amir Williams, C, 6'10" Jordan Baker, G, 6'3" Branden Dawson, F, 6'7" P.J. Hairston, F/G, 6'6" James McAdoo, F, 6'8" Xavier Ford, F, 6'7"

Windward (Calif.) Waconia (Minn.) Seagoville (Tex.) Highland Springs (Va.) Detroit C.D. (Mich.) Tempe (Ariz.) Wallace (Ind.) Hargrave Military (Va.) Norfolk Christian (Va.) Harrison (Colo.)

Harvard Vanderbilt Arkansas Delaware Ohio St. Pepperdine Michigan St. UNC UNC Buffalo

FOURTH TEAM Julien Lewis, G, 6'4" Jake White, F, 6'7" Johnny O’Bryant, F/C, 6'10" Tanner Wozniak, G, 6'5" Myck Kabongo, G, 6'3" Reese Morgan, G, 6'3" Michael Gilchrist, F, 6'7" Colin Gruber, G, 6'3" Ryan Spangler, F/C, 6'8" Marquis Teague, G, 6'2"

La Marque (Tex.) Chaska (Minn.) East Side (Miss.) Keswick Christian (Fla.) Findlay Prep (Nev.) Palos Verdes Pen. (Calif.) St. Patrick (N.J.) Harbor (Calif.) Bridge Creek (Okla.) Pike (Ind.)

Texas Wichita St. LSU FIU Texas Cal Poly Kentucky N. Arizona Gonzaga Kentucky

* College selection may be subject to change

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Stay Healthy Spring-Clean Your Pantry Healthy eats can spoil quickly or lose their nutritional benefits over time. Check out our guide to see how long they last.

Olive oil is rich in polyphenol yphenol antioxidants, which have ave been shown to help ward off cancer and heart disease, among other things. But a 2009 study in the Journal of Food Science found that these compounds can deteriorate after six months.

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1 year Whole-wheat ﬂour is loaded with heart-smart unsaturated fats. But these fats go bad rapidly when exposed to heat and oxygen—in fact, wholewheat ﬂour spoils four times faster than white. Replace yours after three months, or store it in a sealed container in the fridge for six months or in the freezer for up to a year.

Cancer-ﬁghting antioxidants called catechins are one of the most beneﬁcial compounds ounds found in green tea. But a 2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture studyy found that green tea’s catechins lose ose 32% of their potency after just st six months. To get the biggest st antioxidant punch from yourr cup, use fresh, loose leaves, es, and store them in an airtight tin to block out light and nd moisture.

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Grinding increases spices’ exposure to oxygen, which breaks down healthful antioxidants and causes the ﬂavor to fade. If tossing the expensive jars makes you cringe, consider buying whole spices and preparing them as needed in a coffee grinder—doing so can extend their shelf life up to two years.

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Olive oil: 6 months

Green tea: 6 months

Nuts and nut oils: 3 to 6 months

Like whole-wheat ﬂour, walnuts and pecans are top sources of healthful fats that turn rancid quickly. In a 2009 study published in the International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition, British researchers discovered that one brand of walnut oil had an actual shelf life 20 times shorter than the “best before” date printed on the label.

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