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LANSING — While some Michigan employers struggle to find skilled workers, there are situations like an immigrant cab driver with his Ph.D., or an engineer serving coffee at Starbucks.
Michigan has an estimated 47,000 immigrants who were educated or trained outside the U.S. and have the skills necessary for jobs here, but barriers prevent them from securing professional employment, according to Steve Arwood, director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The state hopes to change that with a new program that helps immigrants and refugees navigate the state's professional licensing process so they can land a job in their field.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday announced the state has partnered with nonprofit Upwardly Global to provide online licensing guides for 10 professions: accounting, architecture, dentistry, engineering, physical therapy, law, nursing, pharmacy, medicine and teaching.
"Many immigrants already are trained in high-demand professions," Snyder said in a statement. "But they often must invest a great deal of time and resources to secure a Michigan license just to resume practice. These licensing guides will help guide them through the process so that they can thrive and contribute to Michigan's economic and cultural enhancement."
The online guides explain in simple terms how the licensing process works, how much it will cost and how long it will take. They also offer alternative pathways for those who decide against becoming fully licensed.
Upwardly Global helps immigrants who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. to target their job search, network successfully, learn how to interview American style and secure employment. The immigrants are typically able to increase their income by $35,000 after working with the organization, said Anne Kirwan, managing director for the San Francisco office.
"It's a one-time intervention and that is very effective in helping skilled immigrants rebuild their careers in the U.S. and helping employers address their talent shortages," she said.
Snyder has focused on the issues of immigration and what he calls Michigan's skills shortage. In March he held an economic summit in Detroit aimed at bridging the gap between available jobs and the skills and talent in the workforce.
Snyder generally avoids meddling in federal issues but has come out in support of immigration reform.
He's especially passionate about the idea of retaining more immigrants who receive advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from Michigan universities. He also launched the Global Michigan initiative to recruit more highly educated immigrants.
Upwardly Global held an event in Dearborn on Thursday to introduce state and local organizations to its online resources and programs. The efforts in Michigan were funded by the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan, which receives money from several Michigan-based foundations.
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A word one adds to the end of another word to emphasize their point.
Omg, Thomas completely failed that math test, he's such a fail-tilla.
מאת Hurricane Tortilla 3 בספטמבר, 2016
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n. This is a shortening, and an English bastardization of, the word tortilla. Tilla still refers to the delicious flat bread used in Mexican cooking. Most notable is the change in pronunciation: Tortilla (tore - tee - yuh) vs. Tilla (til - uh).
I got crazy last night and made a two-tilla quesadilla.
Nothin's easier than wrappin beans and cheese in a hot n' tasty tilla.
Nothin's easier than wrappin beans and cheese in a hot n' tasty tilla.
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A word to add at the end of any other word to let those around you know that you are a ho and should be treated like an infant.
When Heather called someone her "Twin-tilla" we knew that it was time to get her some help.
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Ken Hitchcock Has High Hopes For Morrow-Roy-Ott Line
Derek Roy will be back in the Blues? lineup tonight (versus Minnesota) after missing two games with a shoulder injury, and he?ll be centering a third line ? with gritty veterans Steve Ott and Brenden Morrow ? for which coach Ken Hitchcock has high hopes.
?I want to see [the line] play consistently well before we evaluate whether we?re going to stay with it or not,? added Hitchcock. ?I?m not 100-percent sure yet.?
The Blues are gearing up for one of the most important playoff runs in franchise history. St. Louis has never won a Stanley Cup, but there?s a strong sense that could change this spring, despite a very tough Western Conference.
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Recently at a charity banquet, one of the speakers started out his presentation by saying, "I know I was asked to speak about XYZ, but I decided I would just wing it tonight and see what comes out." Well, let me tell you what "came out."
The speaker was rambling, unfocused, did not have a clear message, and after about five or six minutes, you could see numerous audience members fidgeting in their seats and wondering where this whole thing was going. At that point, the panicked speaker said, "You know, I just remembered. I was asked to speak for no longer than two or three minutes and I've been up here for a lot longer than that. So I figured the best thing I should do is stop right here." Huh? Then, after and awkward pause, he said, "Thank you," and walked off the podium to a smattering of embarrassed applause.
It was an uncomfortable moment to say the least, but a classic example of what happens when speakers, particularity those who have an unrealistic and unwarranted sense of confidence, get up and "wing it."
Regular readers of this column know that I am a big fan of speaking from the heart and connecting with people on an emotional and visceral level. (I don't like people who read their speeches verbatim.) But those lofty goals should never be confused with being a lazy, unfocused communicator who decides to say whatever comes out of his mouth in the moment.
Connecting with people on a deeper level has more to do with preparation than most people think. You have to ask yourself what is the exact purpose of the event and why are these people attending? What is the most important message I can deliver given all the things that are likely to be said by the other speakers? Why have I been asked to speak at this event in the first place? And, finally, this question has to be asked in the moment and based on having solid instincts about people and situations--Given everything that has been said before my opportunity to speak, how should I revise my comments so that I connect and communicate in a more powerful way?
None of this has to do with "winging it." When you take such an irresponsible approach to communicating in public, several things are likely to happen:
--You will speak too long because you don't have a clear focus. Rambling is often the product of not knowing where you are going when communicating and hoping you'll get some place at some point, yet this rarely happens.
--Your level of anxiety will be increased because you don't have a clear message or anchor, which will often give you the confidence you need to know that you have something meaningful to contribute to this event and audience.
--You will disappoint, and in some cases frustrate, those who have asked you to speak. Improvising is fine, as long as you know why you were asked to be on the program. Only the most experienced communicators can take such big risks and say to themselves; "I know I've been asked to speak about X, but tonight I'd rather speak about Y." And even then, it can be a dangerous proposition.
Finally, when you speak in such an uncontrolled fashion, not only is it unlikely that you will have a strong opening that gets your audience's attention, but you will lack the type of powerful and concise closing comments that leave an exclamation point on everything you've said.
When communicating in public, meandering is not a smart strategy, which is why "winging it" rarely if ever hits the mark in the communication game.


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Regardless of the economic climate, I am always a fan of saving money and buying quality for less and I am pretty sure I'm not alone. There are lots of Fourth of July sales to seek out and an event to get you in a celebratory mood.
Charming Charlie on Harwin is having a few people over tonight (June 27) and you are most certainly invited to the shop's Girl's Night Out event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The accessories mecca is offering a 20 percent discount,giveaways, prizes, free jewelry cleaner with a $50 purchase and grand prize giveaways that include vacations and spa giveaways.
Details: 6959 Harwin at Savoy. 713-789-5999.
If you haven't checked out the new location of It's All About You, the summer sale starting today (June 27) and running through Saturday (July 5) is an excellent time. Spring favorites will be marked 30 to 50 percent off and every item in the store will be on some kind of sale, ranging from $10 to $50. Make sure and check out the $10, $20, $30, $40 and $50 racks too. Basically, the whole store is on sale, there is bound to be something in your price range.
Details: It's All About You. 2016 W. Alabama. 713-524-3056.
Details: It's All About You II. 14072 Memorial Drive. 281-493-3056.
It may be a bit of a Catch-22, but now is a great time to score high-end wares, that is if you have money left after filling up your tank. Saks Fifth Avenue is putting its new arrivals on sale through Monday (June 30) marking 40 percent off women's and kid's collections.
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—it was the last day that Medgar and I had together that I truly realized that that might be the last day, and perhaps it was because of the way he, he reacted. He told me how tired he was, that he felt he couldn't go on—
The last day that Medgar and I had together was one that we probably both realized that something was going to happen, either that day or very soon thereafter. I can recall the fatigue on his face and the way he looked at me and looked at the children and told us he loved us, it was something special about it. He said to me as he was about to walk out of the door, he said, "Myrlie, I'm so tired. I don't know if I can keep going, but I can't stop."
Medgar and I both knew that the time that we would possibly have together was short. The last day that we did have was a very special day and I think both…both of us sensed, that—what would happen to him—what we had feared for so long was right around the corner, He was very tired when he left home that morning and he told the children and myself how much he loved us, and he walked toward the door and he said, "Myrlie, I'm so tired, I don't know if I can go on, but I can't stop." And I rushed toward him and I hugged him and told him, "It's going to be all right, it's going to be all right." And we clung to each other, and he walked out of the door, and he came back in and said, "I love you, I'll call you." Well, during that day, he called two or three times which was a little unusual with all of the activity that was going on. And each time he said, "I love you I want you to know how much I love you." And I told him the same thing, and he said, "I'll see you tonight." I said, "Fine." Late that night he came home, the children were still up, I was asleep across the bed, and we heard the motor of the car coming in and pulling into the driveway. We heard him get out of the car and the car door slam, and in that same instance, we heard the loud gun fire. The children fell to the floor, as he had taught them to do. I made a run for the front door, turned on the light, and there he was. The force of the bullet had pushed him forward, as I understand, and the strong man that he was, he had his keys in his hand and had pulled his body around the rest of the way to the door. There he lay, and I screamed, and people came out. Our next door neighbor fired a gun, as he said, to try to frighten anyone away, and I knew then that, that was it.** That the man that I loved, had shared my life with, he had shared his life with me, where I had been a reluctant, in the beginning, supporter of his and wanted him for myself and for my children, but understood that he said, "I belong to my people, and to my state, and I want to help them, and in so doing, can help this country. I'm doing it for you, I'm doing it for the children, for other wives and other children." Realizing that, I realized that I had lost most of my life and that Mississippi, regardless of color, had lost one of their strongest and best leaders, and this nation as a whole, as well as the NAACP, would not ever be able to replace a Medgar Evers.


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Formerly the freelance headquarters for Travis Fain, now a reporter for the (Greensboro) News & Record.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Congress & Money
I'll try not to bore people.
With a nod toward the pending Congressional election in Middle Georgia's 8th District, I thought I would begin with some interesting – and very general – factoids about the U.S. Congress.
On average, the cost of winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is about $1.1 million. Interested in a Senate seat? Start looking for $10 million in change under your couch-cushions.
Sticking with lower house, the above million-dollar-plus figure means that a House member must raise more than $10,000 per week during their two-year spell on the Hill in order to run for reelection.
Speaking of money, here's a list of the ten wealthiest members of Congress (it might be a little out of date):
1. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) $677 million
2. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) $289 million
3. John Kerry (D-Mass.) $235 million
4. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) $234 million
5. Jay Rockerfeller (D-WVa.) $101 million
6. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) $99 million
7. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) $93 million
8. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) $91 million
9. John Campbell (R-Calif.) $78 million
10. Rodney Frelinghuvsen (R-NJ) $67 million
As an addendum, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) checks in at number 15 on the list with $55 million.
4 comments:
- ben lewellyn said...
Keich, this is just your neocon agenda coming to the fore. Everyone knows that all Republicans are extravagantly wealthy, or dumb, or both. The only reason Democrats dominate this list is because Republican special interest groups have to be met dollar for dollar, so all the rich Democrats have to run for Congress or else none would be represented there.
Just another case of the conservative bias in mainstream blogomedia.
- October 26, 2008 at 3:06 PM
- Keich said...
- October 26, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Drew said...
Mr. Whicker,
Your fiscal insight into the current status of many within our Congress only further confirms a sad reality that has been developing in this nation since its inception: The evolution of various institutions, statutes, and regulations continues to ensure participation of "the people" is marginalized for the "betterment" of our national interests, which is seemingly only evident to both the very wealthy and highly educated. I am sure we all await the day that Joe Plumber, whose pants hang only because his middle class was eviscerated by a fiscally irresponsible Congress and he simply cannot afford a belt, will be able to make a successful run for office.
I look forward to your future contributions to the politisphere.
- October 26, 2008 at 6:11 PM
- Lucid Idiocy said...
When a Rockefeller is No. 5 on the money list, you know you're dealing with some money.
- October 27, 2008 at 12:30 AM


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Prof. Jeff Riffell and collaborators are the first to determine how moths learn. The research team has shown that when Manduca sexta, the palm-sized hawk moth, is not able to find its favorite sources of nectar, it uses a specifc neural pathway to locate alternates. The ability to find and remember substitute food sources helps the moths survive in unfavorable conditions. Riffell also found that the moths have innate preferences that guide them to the flowers exuding a chemical profile that the creatures love.
The insect has long-served as a model organism in neurobiology because of its easily accessible nervous system, and a clearer understanding of the neural basis underlying moths' olfactory preferences might lead to insights into how humans process scent. The findings were published today in Science Express, the early online edition of the journal Science.
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HOUSTON: The ad-hoc committee of the Diocese of South West America was held on Friday August 7, 2009 at the Diocesan Aramana office in Houston and unanimously passed a budget for $230,000.00 for this fiscal year. Diocesan Metropolitan Alexios Mar Eusebius presided over the meeting. Ad-hoc committee secretary Fr. P. M Cherian presented the first budget of the new diocese.
Centralized salary, home allowance, and family health care for the priests will be implemented in the diocese shortly. The committee approved a diocesan level grant for priest welfare and priest annual retreat expenses. Diocese will take initiative in supporting the theological students of the diocese and approved a grant per student from the diocesan account.
All diocesan spiritual organizations (Balika Bala Samajam/ Sunday School, MGOSM/Campus Ministry, OCYM/FOCUS, Martha Mariam Samajam and Prayer fellowship) will be reorganized. The committee recommended the Diocesan Metropolitan to appoint Vice presidents / General secretaries for all spiritual organizations.
The demarcation of the South West American Diocese into five regions for the convenience of coordinating the spiritual activities, seminars and conferences was approved. The regions are South East, Mid West, South, West, and North West.
A Diocesan counseling center will be opened shortly. Fr. John Kunnathusseril (St.Marys church‐Dallas) has been appointed as the counseling Center director by the Diocesan Metropolitan. He is given the responsibility to start the Christian premarital counseling courses, to propagate family counseling awareness programs in all the parishes.
10% of the total diocesan income will go for charity and this will be implemented with immediate effect.
Metropolitan appointed K.V. Chacko (St.Thomas, Houston), Thomas Mathew (St.Stephens Houston) and Varughese Kuriakose (St.Gregorious Houston) as subcommittee members. A supplementary budget for purchasing the temporary Bishop House has been approved by the committee.
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Actually, its the other way round - Z is in Crosby's head, hence his behaviour at the end of the game. Zetterberg has pwned Crosby at every attempt and Crosby knows it. Detroit is pretty much the only team that Crosby hasn't been able to run roughshod over. And because he's a spoilt little ***** with an entitlement complex, this is how he expresses his frustration.
Halak also stopped Crosby single handedly also, Crosby went from 15 points in the first five games against Senators to 3 points in 7 games against Montreal. Just shows good players like Z and Halak imo can shut down so called 'Great' players.


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CamboMare, Kempten (Allgäu)
Endless water fun: Laguna, jet stream canal, bubbling grotto, adventure slides and a large children's area. Moreover, a sports pool (25 metres long, six lanes) and a diving platform. Or take your time and relax with eleven saunas, a natural swimming pond or on our nudist sunbathing lawn.
A time full of fun and recreation for you, your family and your friends: Is there any better place to spend his leisure time as CamboMare Kempten?
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All athletic facilities will be available to returning alumni throughout the weekend. Tompkins Golf Course and Gray Tennis Courts will be open from dawn to dusk daily.
The air-conditioned Burke Library will be open to all alumni and guests. Yearbooks will be available for alumni to view, and current newspapers and magazines are available at the Circulation Desk.
College computers are available for alumni use in Burke Library, Sadove Student Center at Emerson Hall and Kirner-Johnson Building. If your laptop has wireless capability, access is available at several locations throughout campus. (More information is available at Reunion Registration.)
The Hamilton College Archives, located in the basement of Burke Library, will be open to all alumni and guests. If you have a specific question, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 315-859-4471 prior to Reunion Weekend, and the archivist will respond to you. You may be able to arrange to have some materials held at the Circulation Desk for you to look at in the Burke Library.
The College Store, now located in the new Sadove Student Center in Emerson Hall, will offer 20% off any "Hamilton College" or "Kirkland College" emblematic clothing.
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(Rajon Rondo by Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports)
Every morning The Hoops Manifesto scours the boxscores from the previous night's NBA games to find which player helped out his fantasy owner the most. If you are here looking for a different kind of NBA Fantasy Stud, you are at the wrong place. Pervert.
Rajon Rondo vs Orlando
9-11 FG, 19 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals
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Filed under: Dietary supplements
HPRC has received a lot of questions about phentermine, a prescription drug used for weight loss that's similar to amphetamine. If you're a service member, is it okay to use as long as you have a prescription? Will you pop positive on your drug test? Read the OPSS FAQ to find out answers to these questions.
For answers to other frequently asked questions that we've received, visit the FAQs section of OPSS. You can also visit the OPSS High-Risk Supplement List for information about certain dietary supplements that may pose a sport anti-doping or health risk.
Trying to lose weight as your New Year's resolution, meet body composition standards, or just be healthier? Weight-loss supplements might be a tempting solution, but before you take one, ask yourself these questions:
- Is it safe? Having a faster heart rate isn't "normal" or a "good sign" that the supplement is working! Many weight-loss supplements contain plant-based ingredients and other stimulants that can have serious side effects such as chest pain, high blood pressure, and even heart attack. If you want to know about the safety of a specific product or ingredient, you can look it up in the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.
- Does it work? Unfortunately, just because a product seemed to work for your friend doesn't mean it'll work for you. There's limited scientific evidence that weight-loss supplements alone help people lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off. Question the claims on the label, and remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
- Do you know what's in it? Many dietary supplement products marketed for weight loss have been found to contain hidden prescription drugs or compounds that haven't been adequately studied in humans. Be sure to check the label to see if the product has been evaluated by an independent third-party organization.
If your goal is to lose weight this year, challenge yourself to do it the old-fashioned way with a healthy eating plan and regular physical activity. And be patient: Making changes to your lifestyle and body takes time, but you will see results.
For more information about weight-loss supplements, visit the Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) FAQs about Weight Loss.
Stimulants are common (and potentially problematic) ingredients in dietary supplements such as pre-workout and weight-loss products. But do you know how to tell if your dietary supplement product actually contains a stimulant? OPSS has some answers. Check out the OPSS FAQs about why stimulants are a problem and how to identify them on labels, both of which link to our list of "Stimulants found in dietary supplements."
And while you're there, visit our other OPSS FAQs, where you'll find information about specific stimulant ingredients such as DMAA, DMBA, BMPEA, yohimbe, and synephrine. We also have several FAQs about caffeine, probably the most common stimulant.
Your body makes 5-HTP, but it can also be made in a lab and used in dietary supplements. Products containing 5-HTP are marketed to help with a number of health conditions, including appetite control and depression. Do they work? Read the Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) FAQ on 5-HTP to find out.
Do you have other questions about dietary supplements that need answers? Then check out our other OPSS FAQs, where you'll find information about performance products, weight-loss products, specific ingredients, and more.
Do you know what's in your dietary supplement? In the case of supplements, ignorance isn't bliss, and what you don't know can put your health at risk. Performance Triad has created 2 videos highlighting the dangers of dietary supplements. In "The Dangers of Supplements," Drill Sergeant David Cross talks about the consequences he dealt with from using supplements, including permanent liver damage. Also watch the Operation Supplement Safety App video to learn more about what goes into dietary supplements. You can download the OPSS app to get access right in your hands to information about thousands of dietary supplement products and ingredients. Please visit the Apps tab of HPRC's Tools for the Warfighters to download the app.
HPRC has often posted information about FDA and safety surrounding the topic of dietary supplements, but there's another Federal agency watchdogging the supplements industry: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). One of FTC's primary missions is to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices. That includes misleading or false advertising and claims. FTC advertising law states that all claims made by dietary supplement manufacturers and distributors must be substantiated before they are made. Unfortunately, not all supplement manufacturers follow the rules, so check out FTC's new infographic to learn more about deciphering dietary supplement claims.
Just as FDA has a reporting system for adverse effects associated with dietary supplements, FTC has a consumer complaint process that you can use. For information about how to report a problem, visit this FTC web page.
Dietary supplements that claim to be "all natural" aren't necessarily safe. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 2 Consumer Updates warning consumers about "all natural" products for erectile dysfunction and imported dietary supplements.
According to FDA, supplements marketed as "all natural" sexual-enhancement products might be tainted with hidden drug ingredients. Some of these are the same active ingredients found in prescription drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction. Not only could you potentially be consuming multiple drug ingredients, you could be consuming them in amounts even greater than prescription doses. Either way, these types of products can put your health and career in danger. For more information, please read FDA's Consumer Update on "'All Natural' Alternatives..."
Consumers should also beware of dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs marketed as "all natural" remedies for serious conditions such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, or heart disease. "Natural" does not necessarily mean safe, and these products also can contain undisclosed chemicals or drug ingredients that can be harmful. FDA specifically warns consumers about imported products sold online or at flea markets, or swap meets. Please read FDA's Consumer Update on "Some Imported Dietary Supplements..." to learn more.
Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) has two new products to help you stay safe when it comes to dietary supplements.
Now you can have the OPSS High-Risk Supplement List at your fingertips as a free app. With the app, you can either search the list for a specific product or use the barcode scanner to see if a product contains any high-risk ingredients such as stimulants, steroids, hormone-like ingredients, controlled substances, or unapproved drugs that could put your health or career at risk. For more information about how to download the app, please visit the Apps tab in Tools for Warfighters.
Want to learn more about supplements and how to choose them wisely? Check out the interactive presentation, "Get the Scoop on Supplements," where you can watch videos, check your knowledge of dietary supplements, and find other helpful resources to help you reduce your risk of a positive urinalysis drug test and potential health issues. To view the presentation, please go to the Get the Scoop tab in Tools for Warfighters.
Dietary supplements aren't approved or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration before they are sold on the market. That means there is no way to know whether a product contains the exact ingredients listed on the label or any undisclosed ingredients unless it's tested in a laboratory. In fact, some supplements have been found to contain dangerous ingredients and even ingredients not allowable in dietary supplements. So how do you know which supplements are safe to take? Watch this new video from Operation Supplement Safety about Decoding the Dietary Supplement Industry.
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa korth) is marketed and regulated as a dietary supplement in the United States, yet this psychostimulant has numerous side effects. It's a tropical tree in Malaysia and has been used as an herbal drug for years. However, in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration says it is not approved for use in dietary supplements.
Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) has an FAQ on kratom, which includes pertinent information from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Also visit other OPSS FAQs on various dietary supplement ingredients.


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A 21-year-old Amarillo soldier helped saved the life of a Serb outside a church in Vitina, Kosovo, on Oct. 29.
Pfc. Gabriel J. Lambert, attached to Co. A 3rd battalion, 504th parachute infantry, regiment 82nd airborne division, performed first aid on a Serb who was shot through the abdomen and in the arm, keeping him alive until medics arrived on the scene. Lambert was on guard duty outside the Vitina church at the time, according to the Nov. 11 issue of Paraglide, the Fort Bragg Post newspaper.
"A small red and white car screeched to a halt in front of the guard post. A young woman jumped out of the car. She was crying and yelling to us," Lambert said, according to the newspaper account.
Lambert applied his own field dressing to the wounds and tried to comfort the man and the young woman who was the man's daughter. The man's assailant was arrested, according to a letter sent by Lambert to David and Laveta Purdy of Canyon.
The Purdys, close friends of Lambert, consider him a son. He worked for four years with Dr. Laveta Purdy, a veterinarian, as a veterinary technician at Animal Medical Clinic before joining the army.
Lambert's parents, George and Carol Lambert, live in Hawaii. His aunt and uncle, Albert and Lori Ann Lambert, live in Amarillo.
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Re: OC kernel for the NST and NSTG availablebobstro Oct 7, 2012 9:54 PM (in response to roustabout)
I wasn't overly interested when the thread 1st started out, as performance hasn't been a problem for my NST, given what I use it for. I am, however, impressed with the video mode enhancements and multitouch that are being included along with the faster speeds.
This is yet another example of why companies should embrace the developer community rather than try (futilely) to lock them out. I wonder how many of the long-standing B&N bugs would be fixed in short order if they'd release the source code to this crowd.


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Jean Hee Park, who doesn't like driving, prefers to walk to the grocery store. So when she graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 and landed a job at a government agency in Atlanta, her choices were limited. Atlanta isn't a city with a lot of sidewalks. Or wasn't, that is, until the opening of Atlantic Station, a 138-acre community smack-dab in the middle of the city. Park promptly got a one-bedroom apartment for $950 per month in May, 2005, and today takes the metro train to work. "I don't have a car, and I walk for groceries -- I love it," she says.
Atlantic Station is the latest example of "new urbanism," a trendy antidote to the suburban and exurban sprawl that has defined the American way of life for the past five decades. It's a shiny new town, complete with city blocks, sidewalks, street parking, a train station, parks, schools, offices, town houses, and even loft residences right above the retail stores. It officially opened in October, 2005, though the condos and townhomes started selling before then. Its storefronts boast many well-known retailers, including a Banana Republic (GPS), a West Elm (WSM) furniture store, the country's first urban Ikea, a Coldstone Creamery, and a Publix grocery and pharmacy.
"There is a desire to regain some of the types of communities that Americans lived in decades ago," says Leonard Bogorad, managing director at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., a real estate advisory firm.
Atlanta officials hope the $2 billion project will help reduce traffic: Residents can walk to restaurants and entertainment, and use mass transit or walk to work. Wachovia (WB) bank and several law firms have already leased office space there. "It's the perfect answer to a suburb, where there's no defined place for a community to get together," says Anita Kramer, director of retail development at Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization.
Indeed, mini-towns like Atlantic Station and Main Streets are sprouting up all over America. Sometimes even located in the middle of a suburban sprawl, these developments give residents an identity -- and a place to go for entertainment, shopping, and people watching -- whether it's at Santana Row in San Jose, Calif.; Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio; Centerpoint on Mill in Tempe, Ariz.; or the revival of Crossroads in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
New urbanism emerged a couple of decades ago as a backlash against the cookie-cutter suburban way of life, with its social isolation, its reliance on cars, and the traffic congestion they caused. Led by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, dean of the University of Miami's School of Architecture, the architects involved proposed reverting back to towns, with centers of activity where people can walk to and neighborhoods that foster social contact rather than deter it. "Traffic congestion is growing a lot faster than the growth of suburbs -- it's highly stressful and erodes people's quality of life," says Andy Kunz, director of NewUrbanism.org.
Such town centers are truly picking up steam and will soon change the landscape of America. Nowhere is the trend more visible than with mall developers: Out of 147 new retail developments that started construction last year, only two were the big-box, enclosed malls of yesterday. Developers are dramatically shifting gears, making retail centers that include residences, libraries, art centers, boulevards, ice-skating rinks, and other public amenities. Many are located around suburbs of larger cities.
"The idea that a metropolitan area with only one center is no longer the functioning model for most cities -- today we have a galaxy with multiple high-density nodes," says Thomas D'Alesandro, senior vice-president of Chicago-based General Growth Properties, a large mall developer, which is currently in the process of building several such mixed developments.
Many counties across the U.S. see this as a great opportunity and are rewriting or adding new clauses to ease zoning laws that previously prohibited mixing residential areas with retail and office space. Virginia's Arlington County adopted "parallel codes" for the Columbia Pike district, allowing such multiple development in one area of the county while leaving the rest of it unchanged. And Cranberry township in Pennsylvania changed its zoning regulations in late 2004 to encourage a mix of commercial, retail, and residential use. Simon Property Group is now preparing to develop a township there covering 80 acres.
"Clearly, townships are promoting the idea of preventing sprawl, in clear contrast to the past when developers had to battle city hall for zoning changes," says Roy Higgs, chief executive of Development Design Group, an architecture firm in Baltimore. This comes at a time when developers are under a lot of pressure to maximize use of both land and construction, costs of which have spiraled in the past decade.
Furthermore, many counties and townships find that the sprawl has stretched their own finances. "Communities want to trim their budgets for new roads and schools," says Terry W. McEwen, president of Memphis-based Poag & McEwen, a developer currently making six master-planned communities, one with condos over retail shops.
Who moves to these communities? Not only young singles like 28-year-old Park, but newly retired baby boomers and empty-nesters looking to downsize yet still live near their friends. "People are also getting married and having children later in life, and don't want to leave urban settings," says Bogorad of advisory firm Robert Charles Lesser.
Some of these developments have been highly successful. For instance, The Woodlands, situated to the north of Houston, is a master-planned community on 280,000 acres, with a man-made canal, along which there are homes, office buildings, a Marriott (MAR) hotel, an outdoor theater, and the town library. The single-family detached homes have been selling for $350,000. Condos right in the city center, initially priced at around $250,000, are now selling for $400,000. "Even the Marriott on the Waterway is one of the highest-occupancy hotels in Houston," says D'Alesandro of General Growth, the lead developer of the project.
The Reston town center in Virginia has a similar story. Condos were constructed on an existing retail center, and they started selling in the late 1990s. The builders were surprised that many of the homes sold for higher prices than originally anticipated. The development also attracts a lot of diners: Clyde's Restaurant Group, which operates 12 restaurants in the Washington (D.C.) area, has its busiest restaurant in Reston, beating out its city eateries.
That's not to say these projects are easy. Most developers in the past have been experts in one field -- residential, office, or retail. Combining them all is not a simple task, and many opt for partnerships.
Atlantic Station was first set in motion by AIG Global Real Estate, a division of giant insurer American International Group (AIG). It soon teamed up, however, with several developers of condominiums and hotels, such as Beazer Homes (BZH) and Novare Group. "We wanted to mitigate the risk, so we started by first selling the most marketable portion, the residential land, to other developers," says Kevin Fitzpatrick, president of AIG Global Real Estate.
But others are taking chances. General Growth Properties (GGP), traditionally a mall developer, is expanding the Natick Mall near Boston to include around 250 condominiums.
Despite some success stories, it isn't necessarily a proven model. Given the huge expenditures, some developers may not recoup their investment. It's still early, and many of these townships are under construction. "It's certainly not for the faint of heart. It's not like rents are going up in proportion of construction costs, which are rising at 20% per year, along with land costs," says McEwen of Poag & McEwen. Access to lending is also tough. Historically, banks have developed expertise in only one of the disciplines and are reluctant to branch out.
In addition, once the buildings and city blocks are built, developers have found that not all of their renters get along. Residential, retail, and office users compete for parking. Retailers complain about support columns that are essential in a multistory building, but interfere with their open-store formats. Loft residents complain about noise from delivery trucks for restaurants and grocery stores.
What's more disconcerting is that these towns give the impression of having less character, with an eerie sense of monotony, as the same pattern of storefronts, townhomes, and condos multiply across America. In a sense, their uniformity mirrors the very suburbs they escape.
Consider Seaside, one of the first towns using principles of the new urbanism: Built in Florida two decades ago, Seaside was ridiculed for its perfection in the satirical movie The Truman Show. General Growth's D'Allesandro counters that many of the towns stick to historical architectural styles of the area -- Mission style in California, for example, or Classic European brick in New England.
Still, the fact remains that it's an attractive option for many people. Atlantic Station's Park, for instance, says apartments like hers are already being advertised for higher rents. "I'd rather have the activity of a town center, which might have less character than a dreary suburb," says Park. Indeed, such reflections are getting more people thinking. At least four counties in greater Atlanta -- Gwinnett, Lakewood, De Kalb, and Fort McPherson -- are contemplating their own developments, with Atlantic Station as their model, to pump some life into their part of town.


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Pavement management justifies equitable fee for gravel hauling on Town of Plymouth roadways
Gordon Daring
Senior Project Manager
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Middletown, Connecticut
Member, APWA Engineering and Technology Committee
In addition to perhaps the most famous "Rock" in the United States, the Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts has significant gravel reserves within its boundaries. Sixteen gravel removal permits were issued by the Town between 1999 and 2003, totaling 4,378,226 cubic yards. It was estimated that these gravel removal operations would affect 23.81 miles of Town roadways. There was understandable concern over the potential for accelerated deterioration of the Town roadways affected by the gravel hauling.
The Town enlisted the assistance of a consultant with expertise in pavement management and engineering to estimate the level of pavement deterioration caused by the gravel hauling operations. The Town's goal was to establish a user fee that would be equal to the costs associated with road damage caused by the gravel hauling. It was anticipated that these fees, coupled with the Town's normal roadway maintenance and rehabilitation funds, would serve to maintain the public roadways in a safe, aesthetically pleasing and adequately performing condition. To assure that the Plymouth roadways are being maintained in an adequate manner, these fees will also serve to support increased administrative and maintenance costs related to the gravel truck routes.
Through meetings with the Town and the gravel operators, the haul routes used by each gravel area were identified. In early October of 2003, the town conducted detailed traffic counts on selected gravel hauling routes, and determined that the average daily traffic of 6,281 vehicles included 5.94% trucking of which 4.10% were gravel trucks from the permitted sites. In addition to the gravel haul routes, control segments were identified on which normal vehicular and truck traffic occurs. Where possible, segments of the gravel haul route roadways that do not carry significant traffic from the gravel sites were used as control segments.
The Town, with assistance from its pavement consultant, concentrated on applying pavement management technology to develop the estimate of an equitable gravel truck impact fee for the Town roads. This involved using the Town's existing pavement management database. Pavement condition data existed for every Town roadway within the community based upon an August 1999 pavement inventory and visual condition survey. Since many of the subject gravel excavation permits were issued near or after that time, an excellent record of factual pavement condition prior to the commencement of gravel hauling operations existed.
Pavement conditions were reevaluated on these routes as well as the control segments in 2003 in order to measure the deterioration in pavement condition on both the gravel truck routes and the control segments. This analysis revealed an estimated loss in service life between the gravel truck routes as compared to the normal road segments represented by the control segments.
The overall average loss in pavement condition for the selected gravel trucking routes was computed to be 0.56 PCI points per month. The overall average loss in pavement condition for the control segments, without the gravel trucks, was computed to be 0.14 PCI points per month, or a net damage loss of 0.42 PCI points per month due to gravel hauling. At this rate, the portion of deterioration over the 41-month study period that could be attributed to gravel hauling is 17.2 PCI points. The average PCI on the gravel truck hauling routes was 94.5 at the beginning of the study period. The deterioration due to gravel hauling would result in a PCI of 77.3.
It was determined that a nominal one-inch leveling course followed by a two-inch hot mix asphalt overlay and tack coat at a total cost of $4.75 per square yard would be required to return a road with a PCI of 77.3 back to a 94.5. The cost of rehabilitating the average haul road, calculated to be 1.81 miles long and 26.8 feet wide, was computed to be $135,178. Dividing this cost by the average of 585,959cy per gravel area yielded a cost of $0.23 per cubic yard to repair road damage related to gravel hauling.
In addition to the road rehabilitation costs estimated above, there was a recognition that the gravel hauling operations will result in increased administrative and maintenance costs to the Town. These include additional roadway sweeping and catch basin cleaning, more frequent pavement condition surveys on the gravel routes, and pavement design and quality assurance testing costs associated with the rehabilitation work. The cost of these activities was estimated to average $39,267 per permit area. Distributing this cost over the average of 585,959cy per area resulted in an additional assessed fee of $0.07/cy for the increased town administrative and maintenance costs. The total impact fee can be spread over the life of the permitted operation to determine the actual fee per cubic yard.
The condition of the Town's roadways will be tracked through the use of the Town's pavement management system and annual road program. In the future, the fee structure for gravel hauling on Town roads can be reviewed based on updated roadway condition information and pavement structure data that will be obtained. Many communities are successfully using pavement management systems to forecast future roadway funding needs, justify budget requests, and plan annual road programs. The Town of Plymouth recognized that data from its pavement management system could help determine the true impact of gravel hauling truck traffic on Town roadways, and serve as the basis for an equitable roadway user fee.
Gordon Daring can be reached at (860) 632-1500 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Editor's Note: The following publications are excellent resources in the area of pavement management: Pavement Management with MicroPAVER; Pavement Management for Airports, Roads and Parking Lots; PAVER: Pavement Condition Index Field Manual - Concrete; and PAVER: Pavement Condition Index Field Manual - Asphalt. All of these publications can be ordered online at www.apwa.net/bookstore or call the Member Services Hotline at (800) 848-APWA, ext. 3560.


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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) today announced its quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share of common stock, or $0.90 on an annualized basis. This new payout has a 3.93% annualized yield based on yesterday's closing price and is the same rate Intel has paid since August 2012, after raising the amount from $0.21 per share.
Per the Board of Directors' announcement, the quarterly payout will be made payable on Sept. 1 for shareholders on record as of Aug. 7. Intel has paid a quarterly dividend to its shareholders since July 1995.


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Two people evicted from a vacant suburban house in North Texas were arrested on burglary charges after a judge dismissed their ownership claim under an old state law that gives squatters a right to abandoned property in certain circumstances.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Andrew LaTour II and Alicia LaTour had occupied a $224,000 house in Mansfield after filing an affidavit of adverse possession with the Tarrant County clerk.
A state law allows squatters to claim property if the squatters live there for three years, the property taxes are current and no owner steps forward to challenge the claim. A justice of the peace ruled the LaTours had not met any of those criteria and had in fact committed a crime, so they were arrested.
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett has testified before a grand jury believed to be investigating the Houston Police Department's troubled mobile breath-alcohol testing vans and the district attorney's office.
Emmett appeared before the grand jury in Houston on Tuesday. Other county officials and workers were also expected to testify.
In October, the county ended its contract with Lone Star College and hired the Texas Department of Public Safety at the DA's insistence to maintain DWI testing equipment and testify in such cases.
Police say two West Texas men were arrested on charges of faking a carjacking and kidnapping in a prank intended to scare a woman who was a friend.
El Paso police said Brian Fischer and Rafael Acosta, both 19, were arrested Monday night after the woman told an officer she had escaped a kidnapping. They were charged with making terroristic threats.
Authorities said Fischer stopped a vehicle to pick up Acosta, who threatened Fischer and the woman with a knife before Fischer stopped the vehicle again. The woman got out and went to a restaurant, where police found her.
The number of illegal immigrants caught crossing the Mexican border in New Mexico and far West Texas has declined to its lowest level since 1967.
Officials with the El Paso Border Patrol sector say the number of apprehensions dropped to 10,345 in fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30. That's a 15 percent drop from the 2010 total of 12,251.
The volume in the El Paso sector has fallen steadily since 2006 and is a fraction of the 312,000 persons detained in 1992, the busiest year on record for the sector.
Texas regulators have adopted rules requiring oil and gas drillers to disclose on a website the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing operations.
The Texas Railroad Commission adopted rules Tuesday to enforce a law passed by the Legislature earlier this year.
Texas has been a pioneer in efforts nationwide to force drillers to be more open about chemical-laced water pumped into the ground to crack dense rock formations to withdraw oil and gas. The process is known as fracking, and some environmental groups fear the chemicals could taint water and pollute the air.
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This spring, Republicans in the Legislature were hoping to get headlines for authorizing the extension of federal unemployment benefits for 99 weeks.
Michigan, which has consistently been near the top of the unemployment rate charts for the last decade, became the first state to cut benefits. Others like South Carolina followed.
Now the Legislature is doing another dual approach to jobless benefits. Lawmakers are weighing more restrictions to unemployment benefits and tougher penalties for fraud. An official from the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Department told the House Commerce Committee last month that the changes were necessary to get business groups on board with other bills that would issue bonds to pay off Michigan's $3.1 billion unemployment insurance debt.
It looks like Republicans in Congress are taking a page from their counterparts in the Michigan Legislature. A House GOP bill that the Congressional Budget Office says would add $25.3 billion to the deficit would extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for a year. But Republicans also want to cut federal unemployment insurance benefits by 40 weeks in 2012.
That's more than half the maximum 73 weeks available under the current federal programs, which are scheduled to expire Dec. 31, according to the National Employment Law Program.
"Most Americans feel that unemployment insurance should be somewhere
between 26 and 99 weeks, and we're looking at policies that will end up
with an employment plan somewhere in that range," House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp (R-Midland) i told The Hill.
Federal unemployment insurance programs currently provide 34 to 73 weeks of assistance to unemployed workers in every state, depending on the state's unemployment rate, after workers exhaust state unemployment insurance, according to NELP.
Camp's proposal would cut Tier I of the federal assistance (14 weeks available to workers in every state) as well as Tier IV (six weeks available to states with high unemployment). The proposal would also allow the last leg of the federal unemployment insurance extension – the 13 to 20 weeks of extended benefits in the hardest-hit states – to expire.
"As a result, states with the highest unemployment, including Representative Camp's home state of Michigan, would face a triple-whammy of cuts to three different pieces of the federal programs," said Christine Owens of NELP.
Susan J. Demas is a contributing political columnist who provides opinion and analysis and reports breaking news on local and national issues from a Michigan perspective.


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Inside a frenzied Citadel locker room, coach Kevin Higgins was doused by ice water and crowd-surfed over happy players.
"Here's what they said!" Higgins yelled. "They said this football team couldn't come back and win a big game!"
For once in a disappointing season, the Bulldogs proved otherwise. They fell behind by 17 points against the Southern Conference's top team, No. 19 Samford, and then stormed back for a 28-26 victory at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
The Citadel scored 21 straight points and outscored Samford, 28-3, over one stretch to take a 28-20 lead early in the fourth quarter. By the time Samford's attempt at a tying 2-point conversion failed with 1:22 left, a homecoming crowd of 13,828 that seemed resigned to a loss at halftime was shouting its approval.
"We beat the No. 1 team in the conference on homecoming, and 13,000 fans witnessed it," said senior quarterback Ben Dupree. "It can't get any better than that."
Samford dropped to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the league, creating a logjam atop the SoCon with No. 16 Wofford (5-3, 4-1) and Chattanooga (7-2, 5-1), a 35-28 winner over Appalachian State. Furman (4-5, 3-2) is just a game back after a 16-14 win at Georgia Southern.
The Citadel (3-6, 3-4) won't be in the hunt for a SoCon title or FCS playoff bid. But for one afternoon, anyway, all of those close losses didn't matter. The Citadel is now 3-5 in games decided by a touchdown or less this season.
"I'd much rather have a winning record," said senior fullback Darien Robinson, who scored a career-best three touchdowns. "But we come out and fight every week. The margin of defeat in our games is proof of that. We could have easily won any of those games we lost. But it was great to come out and get one."
Especially against Samford, which entered the game with a four-game win streak and an offense averaging 43.5 points in league games. The Citadel caught a break when Samford's top back, Fabian Truss, suffered a leg injury in the first half. He did not carry the ball in the second half, finishing with 58 yards on 11 carries.
The Citadel's defense pressured sixth-year quarterback Andy Summerlin, sacking him three times and forcing two turnovers, an interception by safety Nick Willis and a fumble picked out of the air by linebacker Tevin Floyd.
On offense, Citadel coaches tweaked the triple-option against Samford's "Bear" front, which places linemen over the center and both guards. Speed sweeps and shovel passes helped The Citadel gain 393 yards, with slotback Vinny Miller rushing for 95 yards and a score, Dupree for 90 yards and Robinson for 83.
"This was a tough loss," Samford head coach Pat Sullivan said. "Give Citadel all the credit in the world. I said earlier this week I thought they had as good of a team as we were going to play the rest of the year."
Samford built a 17-0 lead in the first half on a 22-yard TD pass from Summerlin to Chris Cephus (off a double-reverse) and Truss' 1-yard TD run.
Dupree scrambled for gains of 13 and 25 yards as The Citadel salvaged a TD just before the half, on Robinson's 3-yard run. That made it 17-7 at intermission and gave The Citadel some hope.
"That was big," Higgins said. "You don't want to go in being down 17-0."
But the play that really changed the game was a 27-yard run by punter Eric Goins on a fake punt on fourth and 11 from his own 36 on The Citadel's first drive of the second half. Five plays later, Robinson scored from nine yards out and the game was on at 17-14.
"We had talked about running the fake a lot of games before that," Goins said. "I just saw a bunch of green grass in front of me. I was running behind (tackle) Devin Bice, and I felt good about that, because he's a pretty big guy."
The Citadel took the lead after defensive end Mark Thomas forced a fumble with a sack of Summerlin, linebacker Tevin Floyd picking the ball out of their air. Robinson ran for eight yards on third-and-4, and Miller scored from eight yards out for a 21-17 lead with 4:44 left in the third quarter.
Robinson's 29-yard TD burst with 12:27 left made it 28-20.
All The Citadel had to survive from there was:
A final Samford TD drive (Summerlin passed eight yards to Jauan Davis to make it 28-26 with 1:22 left).
A 2-point try to tie the game (blanket coverage by cornerback Sadath Jean-Pierre forced an incompletion).
An onside kick (Samford touched it illegally, but Ian Thompson recovered it anyway).
And three Samford timeouts as The Citadel tried to run out the clock.
"It says a lot about this team," Higgins said of the win. "It's a great senior class. They've been in every game this year, and unfortunately haven't found a way. But today, they wanted this game more than the other team, and found a way to get it done."
Ben Dupree ran for 90 yards and moved into No. 7 on the career rushing list with 2,435 yards ... Darien Robinson is now 57 yards behind Andrew Johnson (2,792 yards) for No. 4 on The Citadel's career list ... The Citadel now has nine wins all-time against other Bulldog teams — four each against S.C. State and Samford and one against North Carolina A&T.
Safety Nick Willis led The Citadel defense with 10 tackles and an interception ... Sophomore DE Mark Thomas had 1.5 sacks, giving him nine sacks in just 22 career tackles ... Justin Oxendine also had a sack, and Tevin Floyd split one with Thomas ... LB Carl Robinson had nine tackles.


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Fall Salad of Corn, Cherry Tomatoes, and Oven-Roasted Green Onions
Published: October 1, 2001
Servings: Makes 8
Fall Salad of Corn, Cherry Tomatoes, and Oven-Roasted Green Onions
Servings: Makes 8
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup olive oil
- 6 tablespoons sour cream
- 18 green onions
- 6 cups fresh corn kernels
- 3 cups halved cherry tomatoes
Combine first 4 ingredients in processor. With machine running, gradually add 3/4 cup oil. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Whisk in sour cream. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 450°F. Place onions on rimmed baking sheet. Brush with remaining 1/4 cup oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Cool. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Transfer to large bowl.
Cook corn in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain; add to onions. DO AHEAD Dressing and onion-corn mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill. Add tomatoes and dressing to onion-corn mixture and toss. Serve warm or at room temperature.