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Those of us who become a part of the UAB family quickly realize that we are a part of a diverse and special community. The research that takes place on our campus is world renowned as being on the cutting edge. Our graduate students are quite fortunate to be able to contribute to this research. Paul Mangan is no exception.
Paul received his Ph.D. in microbiology from UAB this August. Before Paul came to study here, he graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame. After working as a pre-doctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), he decided to pursue a Ph.D. After receiving encouragement from two UAB dental students he met at the NIH, Paul decided to look into the biomedical research programs at UAB and discovered that they were among the best in the country. "After visiting UAB for the CMB recruiting weekend I was tremendously impressed by the warm sense of community and collaboration among the students and faculty, which is what ultimately motivated me to choose UAB", Paul commented. "I am still grateful to those two UAB dental students, because if it were not for their recommendation, I never would have considered this excellent University, which has made all the difference in my scientific training."
Paul worked with his mentor, Dr. Casey Weaver, on his research project which concerns the processes whereby a class of immune cells, called helper T cells (Th), is localized to different tissues throughout the body in response to infection or injury. He elaborates, "I was interested in understanding the trafficking properties of two major classes of helper T cells, T helper 1 (Th1) and T helper 2 (Th2) cells. Th1 cells mediate defenses against intracellular bacteria and viruses, whereas Th2 cells defend against infection by extracellular worms called helminthes. Overactive, Th1 responses have been implicated in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and transplant rejection. Aberrant, Th2 responses are associated with allergy and asthma. The initial molecular interactions that lead to the recruitment of Th1 cells to inflammatory sites were relatively well established; however the mechanisms whereby Th2 cells were recruited were poorly understood. Therefore, I sought to research the processes that enable Th2 cells to localize to inflamed tissues."
The research in Paul's lab led to the discovery of a third subtype of blood cell. Paul explains, "A little over a year ago, it became apparent that Th1 and Th2 cells might not be the only two helper T cell subtypes. Our lab published that a third lineage of helper T cells existed that was distinct from Th1 and Th2 cells. These cells were characterized by their production of a proinflammatory chemical mediator, or cytokine, called interleukin (IL)-17. Thus, these cells were named "Th17". In previous reports, these Th17 cells were shown to be strongly associated with a growing list of autoimmune diseases that were once thought to be mediated exclusively by Th1 cells, including experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and type-II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), which are mouse models of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, respectively. Although we established that Th17 was a distinct lineage of helper T cells, it was unclear what was responsible for the development of these cells. With a view toward ultimately defining the trafficking properties of this new lineage, I became very interested in the developmental requirements for Th17 cells. I discovered that a cytokine called transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-â) was critical to the differentiation of Th17 cells. The finding that TGF-â was important to the development of a proinflammatory type of helper T cell was unexpected given that TGF-â was typically associated with the suppression of immune responses. Nevertheless, at least two other reports, one from the United Kingdom and the other from Harvard University corroborated this discovery. This finding is a breakthrough in our understanding of the biology of Th17 cells that could ultimately aid in the development of therapies for a number of autoimmune diseases associated with Th17 responses. With regard to my own research, this discovery enabled me to differentiate a robust population of relatively homogeneous Th17 cells to perform what we believe is the first characterization of the trafficking properties of these cells."
Paul has obviously had some positive experiences during his academic career here at UAB. When asked about these experiences, he listed the following:
- Working with my outstanding mentor, Casey Weaver has been an enormously rewarding experience. Not only has he been tremendously helpful for advancing my scientific training, but also he has been an invaluable asset to me in guiding me to the next stages of my career.
- I had the opportunity to collaborate with a number of different investigators at UAB and at other institutions both in the U.S. and abroad.
- The students in my program have become some of my closest friends and an important support structure for helping me to succeed in graduate school.
- Participating in Graduate Student Research Days in 2005 and winning third place.
- My marriage to my wife, Kristin who is also a graduate of UAB, earning a Master's Degree in Special Education in 2005.
- The birth of my son, Connor in May 2006.
Paul will continue his research as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania in Dr. Gary Koretzky's lab. We wish Paul the best in all his endeavors.


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The countdown on the Roberts Space Industries Website has concluded, and we have word that Star Citizen as the new game from Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts, which will indeed be a new PC-only space combat simulation. The game will be crowd funded through a link on the website, though at the moment this is still asking for a login from their whole viral countdown dealie (enter "42"). Word is that the game has been in development at Robert's LA-based Cloud Imperium Games for the past year, and while it will not be complete for another couple of years, they intend to have a playable version in the hands of their backers in about a year. Here's the Announcement Trailer and here's word:
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A program by Dr. Elizabeth George at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Multi-Purpose Activities Center at Penn State Mont Alto will discuss healthy eating and preventing and reversing chronic diseases.
MONT ALTO — Area residents are seeing green ... and red, and blue and yellow.
That's because they are on a healthy eating adventure.
The next one will kick off with "Eating for the Health of It," a program by Dr. Elizabeth George at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Multi-Purpose Activities Center at Penn State Mont Alto.
George, who will discuss healthy eating and preventing and reversing chronic diseases, is a Mercersburg physician who has spearheaded Community Healthy Eating Adventures in the Mercersburg area, at the Penn National Golf Course community, at Wilson College, and Shippensburg University.
Adventure continues
George's presentation will be followed by a heart-healthy dinner at 7 p.m. in the Mill Cafe. The cost is $10 and reservations, which are required, may be made at:
The healthy eating adventure will continue with a how-to training session Thursday, March 14, followed by a series of weekly potluck dinners on Thursdays from March 21 through April 11 at Penn National.
Penn State Mont Alto, in partnership with Penn National Golf Course Community, is sponsoring the adventure — a 28-day heart-healthy, plant-strong diet based on the one introduced by Austin firefighter Rip Esselstyn in the best-selling book, "The Engine 2 Diet." His book follows the advice of his father, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, who wrote "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease."
"This is grassroots social movement that connects human beings," according to avid participant Patti Nitterhouse.
"It has been a really successful sustainable program. Your tastebuds change (following this plant-based diet). You get so excited about getting healthy," she added.
Nitterhouse credits the success of the program to the passion of George and her group of volunteers.
"We (participants) share food and ideas and new recipes. We have programs, like how to use a pressure cooker, and how to read a label. I thought I was smart and knew what I was doing, but this changed how I look at the world.
"We're getting restaurants to include plant strong recipes on their menus. We're changing Franklin County," she said.
The program attracts a variety of participants, according to Nitterhouse. "We've had farmers, doctors, electricians, etc. They have been surprised by the quality and diversity of the food," she noted.
"Getting more fruits and vegetables in your diet will make a difference in your life. There is no medication to reverse heart disease. They might expand your arteries ... do a lot of things, but by following this diet your body will be able to repair itself," she added.
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Five Huskers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors
Lincoln - Five Nebraska women's golfers captured academic All-Big Ten accolades when the conference office announced its academic awards on Wednesday, May 29.
Juniors Steffi Neisen and Katelyn Wright headlined the group of academic All-Big Ten selections. Neisen, a native of New Prague, Minn., claimed academic All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season as a social science education major.
Wright, a native of Incline Village, Nev., earned her first academic All-Big Ten award as a textiles, merchandising and fashion design major. She also led the Huskers with a 77.39 stroke average on the season.
Redshirt freshmen Jackie O'Doherty (Lincoln, Neb.), Morgan Smejkal (Columbus, Neb.) and Cassidy Stelzmiller (Placerville, Calif.) also earned their first academic All-Big Ten awards of their careers.
To be eligible for academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Overall, the conference recognized 1,279 spring and at-large sports student-athletes with academic All-Big Ten honors.
The conference office will also present the Distinguished Scholar Award in July. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school. The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award was established by conference Faculty Representatives as an addition to the conference's academic All-Big Ten program.
Nebraska Women's Golf Academic All-Big Ten Selections
- Steffi Neisen (Jr.) - Social Science Education (New Prague, Minn.)
- Jackie O'Doherty (RFr.) - Food Science & Technology (Lincoln, Neb.)
- Morgan Smejkal (RFr.) - Management/Marketing (Columbus, Neb.)
- Cassidy Stelzmiller (RFr.) - Accounting (Placerville, Calif.)
- Katelyn Wright (Jr.) - Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design (Incline Village, Nev.)


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Amherst Disarmament Coalition Collection
Vigil for Peace and Justice group that peacefully protested the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons, and government policy in Central America and the Middle East by organizing a weekly vigil in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts. Includes handouts and news clippings.
- Amherst (Mass.)--Social conditions--20th century
- Anti-imperialist movements--Massachusetts--Amherst
- Antinuclear movement--Massachusetts
- Nuclear Moratorium Vigil (Amherst, Mass.)
- Peace movements--Massachusetts--Amherst
- Social movements--Massachusetts--Amherst
- Vigil for Peace and Justice (Amherst, Mass.)
- Amherst Disarmament Coalition (Amherst, Mass.)
- Crowe, Frances, 1919-
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A moon, a planet and a star form a fine isosceles triangle in the southwestern sky Tuesday evening, October 8. The astronomical significance is really limited to another opportunity to encourage people to "look up" and appreciate the night sky. That is always a good thing.
A moon, a planet and a star form a fine isosceles triangle in the southwestern sky Tuesday evening, October 8. The astronomical significance is really limited to another opportunity to encourage people to "look up" and appreciate the night sky. That is always a good thing.
Find a place with a low view in that direction and look at about an hour after sunset. Planet Venus will stand out brilliantly against the glow of dusk. To the upper left will be the crescent Moon, its darkened portion faintly illuminated by the reflection of sunlight off the Earth. Look down to the lower left of the Moon for the bright red star Antares.
This star is the prominent "heart" of the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, which stands out in the summer evening sky in the south. As the Earth glides around the Sun, the summer evening stars (speaking for the Northern Hemisphere) are gradually disappearing in the sunshine, as autumn's stars take their place in the evening dark.
Binoculars will help you enjoy the view and makes finding Antares much easier, in the twilight. The Moon and its "earth shine" are outstanding in binoculars. The sight of the crescent Moon near stars gives such a three-dimensional effect.
The stars and planets over our heads look like they are equally distant from us, as if pasted to the underside of a great bowl with us inside. That's how the ancients thought of the Universe. The isosceles triangle of Antares, the Moon and Venus we see on Oct. 8 is only from our perspective.
In actuality, Antares is over 619 light years away, or three and a half QUADRILLION miles. The Moon is only about 238,000 miles away and Venus is 26 million miles at its closest to the Earth. The three heavenly bodies are making an extremely long and narrow triangle in deep space.
An isosceles triangle is one with each side equal. Before and after Oct. 8, the planet, star and moon will still make a triangle, but will be of varying lengths and angles and the heavenly bodies move apart.
Triangles are practically unlimited in the night sky. Just connect any three stars that are not in a perfectly straight line and you have a triangle. There is a constellation known as Triangulum the Triangle.
Triangulum is visible on October evenings in the northeast, just below the constellation Andromeda. Forming a narrow triangle, the base is at left and the apex is at right. Under dark skies and with binoculars, search just above (west) of the apex star for the galaxy M33. It will appear as a small, faint fuzzy spot. This galaxy, at magnitude 5.8 is the brightest in the sky after the Andromeda Galaxy M31, in the constellation next door. The two galaxies are part of the "Local Group" of galaxies that counts the Milky Way in its neighborhood. M33 is suspected to be a satellite of M31.
There is also a constellation visible in the far southern sky known as Triangulum Australe (Southern Triangle).
First quarter Moon is on October 11.
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We'll probably be hearing more about PlanetSide 2 soon, as John Smedley tweets that the NDA has lifted for the MMOFPS sequel (thanks Blahman), saying simply: "The NDA for the Planetside 2 beta is now officially lifted." He also clarifies once and again that this does not mean they are about to release the game.
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Pick some up for Valentine's Day at Kathy Herm's State Farm Insurance
The Kiwanis Club of Taft is selling See's Candy, and, with Valentine's Day coming, it's a good idea to pick up a box for your sweetheart.
The candy can be purchased at Kathy Herm's State Farm Insurance at 1056 W. Kern Street, right next to Subway in the Albertson's Shopping Center.
Half of the proceeds from the candy sale go to Alpha House, Taft's shelter for battered and homeless women.


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A Wolverine man accused of methamphetamine charges was granted a 30-day adjournment while awaiting trial Tuesday in Cheboygan County 53rd Circuit Court.
A Wolverine man accused of methamphetamine charges was granted a 30-day adjournment while awaiting trial Tuesday in Cheboygan County 53rd Circuit Court. Lyle Gordon Ochs, 38, earlier stood mute to 10 charges in connection with possession of materials and operating a meth lab — felonies that carry up to a 20-year sentence upon conviction. However, due to Ochs' previous conviction on drug charges, the maximum is enhanced to 40 years in prison. Not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf by the court. Tuesday, Indian river attorney Thomas Hungerford stated that he is now representing Ochs and needed time to prepare his case. Judge Scott Pavlich granted the request and set Oct. 8 for jury selection. Ochs was stopped by a Cheboygan County Sheriff's Deputy in early March after running a stop sign near Wolverine. During a search of the vehicle, it was determined that newly-purchased materials found with receipts of purchase to be those used in manufacturing methamphetamine. The Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement team, also known as SANE, was called in to assist in executing a search warrant on a Nunda Township residence where Ochs was residing. Police allege that additional items of meth production were found in addition to marijuana, and Ochs was also charged with possession of marijuana and operating while intoxicated/drugs. Ochs came to his initial preliminary examination free on a $20,000 cash or surety bond, but after testing positive for a random drug screen he was taken into custody. Tuesday, Judge Scott Pavlich reinstated a new cash or surety bond of $30,000. Ochs was free on bond Tuesday. Hungerford stated in court that his client has been presented a plea agreement that is being considered.


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Anthony Hopkins goes virtually unrecognizable in the biopic Hitchock, which revolves around the relationship between the acclaimed director and his wife and business partner Alma Reville. Focusing on the time when Hitchcock was filming "Psycho," this biopic begins with a knowing wink as the director addresses the audience much like he did during his popular "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" TV series. In this sequence, he comments on the infamous Ed Gein murders, which are seen in in a reenactment. (Incidentally Gein was the inspiration for not only "Psycho," but "Silence of the Lambs" which won Hopkins an Oscar.)
Cut to the premiere of Hitchcock's hugely successful "North by Northwest," a glossy spy melodrama that audiences had come to expect from him. Not wanting to follow-up with something similar, he seeks a project that would be completely different. And believes he finds it when he sees an article on "Psycho," Robert Bloch's novel about a serial killer that was influenced by Gein's crimes. He immediately buys all the existing copies of the novel to insure that the film's twist ending remain a mystery. His only obstacle is Paramount Pictures, which is wary to finance a project as sensational as this one promises to be. (The story features gory murders, transvestitism and a heroine killed off in the first half-hour.) When the studio balks, Hitchcock finances it himself (mortgaging his home to raise the capital) and sets out to find a writer and a cast.
All the while, Alma (Helen Mirren) stays faithfully by his side offering support and guidance while trying to forge her career as a screenwriter. The problem is that she is co-adapting the work of a tepidly talented author Whitfield Cook (Danny Huston), who is clearly interested in more than a business relationship. This isn't lost on Hitchcock and the idea of losing his wife puts him into an emotional spiral (bringing to mind Jimmy Stewart's experiences in "Vertigo").
Nothing, though, in the more modest "Hitchcock" resembles the emotional turmoil seen in that classic (recently picked by Sight and Sound magazine as the greatest film ever made). As directed by Sacha Gervasi, the film is pleasant and swift-paced, full of fun facts and enjoyable performances by all of the main players. These include Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh, Toni Collette as Hitch's assistant Peggy Robertson, and Jessica Biel as Vera Miles - with whom Hitch had a not-so-pleasant working relationship.
When it opens, the film feels quirky, as if directed by Tim Burton (that may be because the film's score was composed by Burton's frequent collaborator Danny Elfman). Once it gets moving, however, the film seems a bit more conventional, winding up feeling like an HBO Film Event. Ironically HBO has its own Hitchcock biopic in rotation: "The Girl" - about the making of "The Birds," the film that followed "Psycho" that is alluded at the end of "Hitchcock" with a visual joke.
While the film, adapted by John H. McLaughlin ("Black Swan") from Stephen Rebello's "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho," sports a number of interesting tidbits about the making of the film (and about Hitchcock himself), it plays a bit too on the surface. "Hitchcock" winds up being more of a curiosity than a deep study of the Master of Suspense.
Performances are top-notch with Hopkins virtually disappearing into the role with the use of prosthetics to make him more jowly and obese. While the makeup is extremely effective in close-ups, other scenes look like the make-up crew had to do a rush job. But that's a minor quibble when Hopkins delivers a delicious showcase for his acting chops. Mirren is both strong and vulnerable as Alma giving us a portrait of a woman who stood by her man even though credit for his success was partly due to her own business savvy. Johansson as Leigh is particularly winsome, changing her gait and mannerisms to reflect not only the actress herself, but that of the era itself.
While it does seem a bit TV movie-like, "Hitchcock" is thoroughly entertaining, filled with humor and charm. And gives film buffs more than enough anecdotes to get excited about. Sure, this isn't a groundbreaking look into the mind of a genius filmmaker, but it's an easy and entertaining way to spend 98 minutes of your time.


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Huskers Nearly Knock Off Buckeyes
Bloomington, Ind. - A corner kick from the No. 21 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (14-4-1, 8-2-1 Big Ten) in the final minute of the first half proved to be the difference on Wednesday afternoon at the Big Ten Tournament, as the Buckeyes eliminated the Nebraska soccer team (7-12-1, 4-7-0 Big Ten) by the score of 1-0. The No. 2 seed Buckeyes survived a close game with the No. 7 seeded Huskers, who were looking to pull just the fifth 7-2 upset in the 17-year history of the Big Ten Tournament.
Both teams played great defense on the afternoon, as neither team record double-digits shots, but the OSU defense was just a shade better.
The Husker defense nearly put together a perfect first half, but the Buckeyes were able to sneak a header by NU goalie Emma Stevens at 44:15 following a corner kick from Megan Fuller. After denying the Buckeyes on their first two corner kicks of the first half, Fuller put the ball right in front of the goal and Ellyn Gruber was able to connect with the ball among a host of Huskers and Buckeyes.
Nebraska got off a pair of shots in the first half and each attempt narrowly missed putting the Huskers on the board. Freshmen Katie Kraeutner and Alex Massey each came close to scoring their first postseason goal, but both attempts sailed just above the crossbar.
The Husker offense continued to be the aggressor in the second half, but OSU's stiff defense held NU at bay. Nebraska got the ball into the box on multiple occasions, but was never able to find an equalizer.
The loss ends the 2012 season for the Huskers following their first trip the Big Ten Tournament. Nebraska loses just one player from the 2012 squad and will return a much more experienced team in 2013.


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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _ Sentencing is scheduled for a suburban Chicago woman whose children were found bound and blindfolded in a Walmart parking lot in Kansas.
Deborah Gomez of Northlake, Ill., pleaded no contest in December to three counts of child endangerment. Her husband, Adolfo Gomez, has also pleaded no contest to two counts of felony child abuse and three misdemeanor counts of child endangerment.
Both parents have been in custody since they were arrested June 13, 2012, after a woman at a Lawrence Walmart reported seeing two children bound and blindfolded near the family's vehicle.
Prosecutors have recommended a year of probation for Deborah Gomez, who's scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon in Douglas County.
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While most of her classmates and teammates have spent their summer soaking up the sun, Dartmouth volleyball player Kaira Lujan has logged six to eight hours a day in a lab with researchers at Northwestern University.
The sophomore middle blocker traded in her sunscreen for a lab coat during her off term, as she was one of 12 students chosen from a pool of over 170 to participate in the Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience Program (CURE) at the Illinois institution. CURE gives selected students from across the country the opportunity to work with cancer researchers at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern. Each member of the program has a mentor within the lab.
Lujan, a biomedical engineering major, is working with a Ph. D. candidate in the Shea lab.
"I'm working with Brian Aguado and the focus of our project is to examine how different immune factors act in the establishment of a premetastatic niche," Lujan said. "Brian and I are attempting to identify specific immune factors that affect how cancer cells spread. We are doing migration, invasion, and proliferation assays as well as cell arrays to determine what affect the immune factors have on the growth and spread of the cancer cells."
As the soon-to-be Big Green sophomore explains, the lab she is working in is studying the connection between factors secreted by immune cells and the establishment of a premetastatic niche and subsequent recruitment of cancer cells.
The Sante Fe, N.M., native is quick to point out that it's not all work and no play as the program offers weekly seminars with guest speakers to provide students with a foundational understanding of cancer biology and research.
Lujan first heard about the program after receiving an email from the Nathan Smith Society about summer research opportunities.
"While looking at the program details, I was very excited for the opportunity to work in a biomedical lab studying cancer," the second-year member of the Big Green stated.
Lujan's interest in the disease and studying it, isn't just scholarly, but deeply personal as well.
"Cancer terrifies me. My grandmother died of lung cancer in 2005 and my mother is is a breast cancer survivor," the six-footer added. "This has fueled my interest in cancer related research. At Dartmouth, through the Women in Science Program (WISP), I worked with Professor Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy on breast cancer imaging with the overall aim of improving pre- and intra-operative breast cancer screening. From my great experience at school, I wanted to continue doing research over the summer. I was also excited to work in a big research environment."
The connection that Lujan and many others have with cancer make the early mornings and late nights in the lab all the more meaningful.
Outside of the lab, Lujan is making the most of both her free time and commuting time each day. Her schedule is regimented during the week, and on her travels into the city, she has time to read relevant research papers and current fiction. On the weekends, she has had the opportunity to take sailing classes and explore the city of Chicago.
"It's really wonderful because we are working right in downtown. I went to the Navy Pier to watch fireworks for the Fourth of July and during the Taste of Chicago I was able to see the band Fun. perform," Lujan said.
"I'm glad to be in the windy city though because it is excellent fall sailing conditions," she quipped.
Despite enjoying the big city environment and her work in the lab, Lujan admits that the summer program is now the longest she's been away from her Dartmouth teammates since joining the squad last fall.
"I can't wait to see all my teammates again for preseason. We have a group text where we all share what we are doing and frequently exchange stories and photos. I'm a little disappointed that I can't make it up there to help with the volleyball camp, but I'm really excited for the fall season," Lujan exclaimed.
Although her schedule has been busy, she has been keeping up with the team's summer workout program. She has found some time this summer for the sport she loves.
"For the two weeks I was at home, I joined my friends club team for practice as they prepared for Nationals," Lujan said. "I was able to get on the court for about nine hours a week. It was fun, but I'm looking for forward to being back with my Big Green family in Hanover."


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The Taliban claims to have taken a U.S. military dog captive during a firefight in Afghanistan's Laghman province in late December, although the dog's nationality is being questioned.
A video posted to a Taliban-affiliated website shows a medium-sized brown dog in a black vest and heavy chain leash surrounded by a group of bearded men.
In addition to the canine captive, insurgents in the video boast of stealing weapons from U.S. troops during the raid.
"This dog was very important to the Americans," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told NBC News. "Once we got this dog, the Americans tried their best to get it back but they did not succeed."
The U.S.-led International Assistance Security Force did lose a dog during a December operation, Lt. Col. Will Griffin, a spokesman for the international military coalition in Afghanistan, confirmed to NBC News Thursday.
Another military official told NBC News the dog was from a British unit.
Officials believe this is the first military dog to be taken captive, Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a Pentagon spokesman, told the Washington Post.


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The Pratt City Commission and Pratt County Commissioners will hold a joint meeting at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at City Hall.
The regular meeting of the City Commissioners will be held at 5 p.m.
The Pratt County Commissioners will hold a regular commission meeting starting at 5 p.m. in the county commission room in the courthouse followed at 5:30 p.m. with a public hearing about the proposed Ninnescah Wind Energy project. That meeting will start in the county commission room but may move to another location depending on the number of people attending.


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I have never posted here, but i came into some really good news for our Chiefs and i had to share it.
I doubt this is true, but i have it on really good sources that Mike Shanahan has been in contact with the Chiefs and is interested in becoming our new coach.
My sister is a really good friend with Mike's daughter Krystal, and because of that, Krystal told my sister about her dad's plans. He has said he plans to take a year off from coaching unless a team or opportunity really interested him, and our team interested him.
right now he is just in the beginning of talks with the team, but is intrigued because of the new stadium coming soon and the young talent on the team.
again this might be bogus, but it makes sense, and how great would it be to stick it to the donks twice a year?


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Don't try to sell me Christmas cards. I'm all stocked up. Not only on holiday greeting cards, but return address labels, gift tags and other paraphernalia festooned with "seasonal" graphics: evergreen boughs, doves, red and white caps, chubby men with white beards, diminutive men with pointy ears, snowflakes, cross-shaped stars, reindeer, and so forth. Nothing overtly religious, like a crèche or nativity scene – just, well, seasonal.
It's not an identity crisis. I didn't buy any of this stuff. The items simply appear, unrequested, in my mailbox, beginning early November and continuing for about two months. The return addresses vary, but, so far as I can tell, none of this holiday cache comes from religious institutions clamouring for my conversion.
Like most folks these days, I rarely get mail any more. People who write me personal letters use email. Perhaps I receive the occasional birthday or anniversary card, but even these, increasingly, reach me via the Internet. Some bills show up, but these, too, mostly arrive electronically. This time of year, however, my postal box is often filled to overflowing.
That's because most often, what comes to my physical mailbox are solicitations from charitable organizations. Most of them are worthy, and they need funding to further such important things as medical research, education, peace, and tolerance, and to fight such things as poverty, hunger, inequality and homelessness. And since the "holiday season" coincides with the fiscal year end, it's clearly a propitious time to ask high and low rollers to open up their hearts and purses.
There is an art and a tradition that shapes mass-mailing solicitation, and it's rare this time of year to receive a request accompanied only by a description of the cause. Instead, bulging envelopes outstrip the holding capacity of our postal box – envelopes containing unasked for "holiday gifts." The sender (or their marketing advisers) clearly hope that, reminded of the "holiday spirit," I will be overcome by the imperative of "goodwill toward men" and other "seasonal" slogans and that I will feel obligated to "pay" the sender for these gifts with a contribution to the cause.
I've put words such as "holiday" and "season" in quotation marks, because, although that's the generic language used in these campaigns, the pitch is centred on Christmas and the rituals associated with it. In our household, this kind of stuff goes straight to the recycling bin. Then we evaluate the appended solicitations based on merit.
But this year, I decided to do something different. I tossed the whole packet, contribution card and all. I'm not wiping these causes off my list permanently, but I don't want to add to the statistics of positive responses to this particular way of soliciting.
Canada is a diverse country. So many people who support cancer or diabetes research or homeless shelters or children in need don't celebrate Christmas. It seems to me that the varied traditions of the givers deserves if not respect, then at least acknowledgment. Calling it a "holiday season" doesn't quite suffice.
Canada is also a country that values the environment, and there is no need to feed an already glutted recycling bin. Even my Christian friends toss most of the "holiday" stuff that arrives in their mailboxes. Most people like to choose the cards they send, or they send greetings via the Internet. Many of us print out envelopes via our computers, so we rarely need to affix return address labels. And it would be nice to think that more of the contributed funds go to the cause, rather than to printing out this stuff.
I wonder how much direct-mail marketing is based on outdated research that hasn't yet caught up with the demographics and social media habits of 21st-century Canada. I'm not suggesting printing even more unrequested stuff in an attempt to capture all of the religions and ethnicities of this country. Let the causes speak instead of trying to rope in contributions with cheesy gifts.
So have a festive and illuminated Chanukah, and deploy your Chanukah gelt in ways that would make the Rambam proud!


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What: Public hearing on new marijuana ordinances
When: 5 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Council Chambers, Boulder Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway
Under Amendment 64, Coloradans will be able to buy recreational marijuana Jan. 1, but under proposed Boulder ordinance changes, those who don't already have existing medical marijuana shops may not be able to open their own outlets until almost a year later.
And initially, recreational pot consumers will have to do their shopping outside of city limits.
That has some in the industry complaining that the city is stubbornly dragging its feet.
Boulder City Council will hold a public hearing and a second reading of the new set of ordinances that would govern the sale of recreational marijuana in the city Tuesday.
Under the proposed rules, existing medical marijuana dispensaries would be able to apply convert to recreational marijuana facilities months before new businesses can apply to sell recreational marijuana.
The city said allowing existing medical marijuana dispensaries to be the first to convert and sell recreational marijuana makes sense, since those business owners have already satisfied the regulations associated with having medical marijuana licenses without issues.
"They have been good businesses and followed through with requirements of the city and been responsible," said Assistant City Attorney Kathy Haddock.
The proposed timeline right now would have the city stop accepting medical marijuana applications in March, to allow the city time to finish processing both renewals and new applications. On June 1, the city would begin accepting applications by those medical marijuana dispensaries to convert to recreational shops.
The city would only begin opening up applications to new recreational marijuana businesses in October 2014.
As a result, Boulder's licensing clerk Mishawn Cook said the city has seen an increase in applications and renewals for medical marijuana licenses, as those looking to avoid a longer wait seek to get in under the deadline. She said she expects more in the coming months.
Currently, Boulder has 39 pending applications, with 13 of those being for new medical marijuana licenses.
"We expect we will see another little blip as owners are trying to make plans to properly position their businesses for the transition," Cook said.
'We've been through this'
David Threlfall, the owner of Trill Alternatives, 1537 Pearl St., said at the moment he is leaning toward keeping his business a medical marijuana dispensary, as opposed to transitioning into a recreational shop. But he said it does make sense that dispensaries should get the first shot at opening recreational stores.
"I think that's a great decision," he said. "The last thing they want to do is start with everybody being new. We've been through this. We've been through it and sat down with Mishawn Cook before. We know what they want and we know what's expected of us."
Cook said she doesn't anticipate too many issues with converting existing licenses.
"We expect and hope that recreational marijuana conversations will be pretty straight forward in the sense that they are already existing businesses," she said. "Overall they're very good licensees and now they've been operating for nearly three years in a compliant manner."
Added Threlfall, "Anybody who has survived in this business this long, you've had to jump through a lot of hoops. A few more is not something that would keep me from doing this."
'Not acceptable
But Shawn Coleman, a consultant who works on behalf of the marijuana industry, said the Boulder needs to move faster on opening recreational marijuana shops in the city. He pointed out that the city of Denver anticipates having recreational retailers open in January -- well ahead of Boulder.
"The idea that the city of Denver will do this but the city of Boulder wouldn't be able to handle 39 applications until June of next year, I struggle to understand the logic of that," Coleman said.
"Boulder has been extremely effective at regulating marijuana. I don't quite understand why staff seems to have such low confidence in doing what they've been doing so successfully for the past three years."
Coleman said the lag will put marijuana businesses that have chosen to set up shop in Boulder behind, at cost to both businesses and the city.
"If I'm an adult who wants to buy recreational marijuana on January 1, I'm not going to just buy marijuana," he said. "I'm going to get a bite to eat, I might see a show. And all that is transported from would have been taking place in Boulder down to Denver.
"The longer that goes on, the greater the risk for places that have made a commitment to Boulder," he said.
The city said it needs the time because the licensing office -- in addition to processing medical marijuana applications -- will have to be writing up a new applications for recreational marijuana while still carrying out the normal duties of its office. Cook also said even if they could hire and train more staff, other departments they work with on licensing issues won't do the same.
"We don't anticipate our partner departments will have additional staff devoted to this alone, and we work very closely with other departments," Cook said. "We just don't anticipate that those other departments will have the additional staffing, and we at city licensing do a myriad of other things."
In addition, Boulder also does not want any new recreational marijuana applications until June because of a legislative error this year that prevents cities from obtaining access to background checks done by the state on applicants. But the city said the author of the bill acknowledged the omission and plans on correcting it by June.
In the meantime, Boulder can move forward converting medical marijuana licenses because those applicants have already gone through background checks.
"One reason we can do it before we get the background checks is that it's just a conversion," Haddock said. "They've already had checks done."
In a memo to city council, staff said it could possibly speed things up by halting medical marijuana applications in November and starting the conversions in January, but added that would put a strain on the licensing office.
Coleman, however, said none of the city's reasons for delaying the conversions are logical and compared the delay to the recent federal government shutdown. He said the city was simply dragging its feet, hoping that delay would help to stop the recreational marijuana movement.
"That is the motivation here," he said. "They don't want recreational marijuana so they are going to delay it as long as possible. January 2, that's acceptable but not ideal. But June, that's not acceptable."
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SI Swimsuit Edition Cover Girl Kate Upton Body Paint Photos
Photos were leaked months ago from Upton's SI Photoshoot, but today the greatness that is Jimmy Traina and SI Hot Clicks has blessed us with this body paint photo of Upton that will be in the magazine.
There isn't much paint to be seen though and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Even though Upton doesn't sing, she should have been Katy Perry and Kat Dennings date for the Grammys.
Pure milk and honey.


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- Oct 22:
- Police: Definitive link between May abduction try and murder of Jessica Ridgeway
- Oct 20:
- Jogger choked 8-year-old boy near Ketner Lake in Westminster in May
- Westminster police: Cross could lead to Jessica Ridgeway's killer
- Oct 13:
- Investigators follow all leads to find Jessica Ridgeway's killer
- Oct 12:
- Police moved quickly in first hours of search for Jessica Ridgeway
- Boulder experts offer tips on talking to kids in aftermath of Jessica Ridgeway murder
- Officials: Body is that of missing Westminster child Jessica Ridgeway
- Long search ends: "Justice for Jessica" as hope turns to grief
- Oct 11:
- Jessica Ridgeway case makes Longmont parents think twice about letting kids walk to school alone
- Jessica Ridgeway search: Westminster police say body found is not intact
- Jessica Ridgeway search: FBI asks for help finding suspect who fits profile
- Oct 10:
- Maine police one of many agencies investigating Jessica Ridgeway tips
- Parents ruled out as suspects in search for Jessica Ridgeway
- Oct 9:
- Hundreds attend vigil for Jessica Ridgeway in Superior park
- FBI probing link between Wyoming kidnapping and Jessica Ridgeway case
- Jessica Ridgeway's dad: I just want to find my daughter and bring her home
- Jessica Ridgeway search continues in Superior, Westminster today
- Oct 8:
- Jessica Ridgeway case: Neighbor noticed backpack on Superior street night before
- Dual prayer events to be held for Jessica Ridgeway in Superior, Westminster on Tuesday
- Jessica Ridgeway search expands to open space areas surrounding Superior
- Oct 7:
- Jessica Ridgeway search in Superior: 'We believe it is her backpack'
WESTMINSTER — More than 1,000 people stood in the rain and wind Saturday afternoon, waiting for one last chance to say goodbye to Jessica Ridgeway.
Most of the people who gathered at 2 p.m. to remember the 10-year-old girl had never met her. Still, they joined hands and prayed together before releasing enough purple balloons that the gray sky was, for a brief moment, masked in Jessica's favorite color.
Jessica disappeared from her Westminster home on Oct. 5. Authorities confirmed Friday evening that a body found just miles from where she was taken was, in fact, Jessica's.
Diane Johnson stood, like many, huddled under an umbrella. She'd never met Jessica.
"It's horrible knowing someone could do that to a little girl," Johnson said.
Extras: Jessica Ridgeway
- Read the complete charges against Austin Sigg
- View more images from the day of the arrest announcement
- Read the Austin Sigg custody report from Westminster Police
- View photos of a memorial bike and car cruise for Jessica Ridgeway on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.
- More photos of Jessica Ridgeway's path the morning she was taken.
- Images of the Jessica Ridgeway memorial in Arvada on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
- Photos: Officials confirm body found in Arvada is Jessica Ridgeway.
- Photos: Volunteers help police search for Jessica Ridgeway.
- Video of Jessica's family talking about her disappearance.
- View the FBI Denver press release on the case, Oct. 11.
The celebration for Jessica's life was in the parking lot near the American Furniture Warehouse at West 94th Avenue and Wadsworth Parkway. People walked up to half a mile to attend, after traffic on the roadway became clogged with people trying to get to the event.
Almost everyone was draped in purple and most could not help but wipe away tears with raindrops.


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LONGMONT -- Fifteen men gathered in a classroom at the Boulder County Jail on Wednesday afternoon and mulled the reasons why they were there.
Not the crimes they are accused of committing, but beliefs at the core that motivated those behaviors.
"I didn't realize that ... most of our emotions and feelings come from core beliefs," inmate Chad Morris said.
Some of the men completed the cognitive behavior therapy class Wednesday and earned certificates. Morris, 22, said the lessons he learned are valuable and he believes he will be able to apply them to try to stop his cycle of being in and out of jail. It is cycle he started as a juvenile.
But the program could take a blow if far-reaching federal budget cuts go into effect Friday. The program is one of several inmate programs at the Boulder County Jail funded with a federal grant. The instructor, Michelle Pierce, is paid out of those funds.
"That is saddening," Morris said of the possibility that the funding could be cut or lost. "They definitely need to have programs like this in more jails. People need to learn, especially coming in and out of jails, to learn new coping skills."
Sgt. Tim Oliveira, who oversees the programming, said jail officials see the positive effects of the programs.
"Those who take advantage of it really benefit from it," he said.
The jail draws only one federal grant. The jail uses a private company to apply for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program money. If the grant is awarded, the private company gets 15 percent for the application process. Boulder County Division Chief Bruce Haas said without the company, a county employee would have to work full time to apply for the data-heavy grant.
Essentially, the grant is used to reimburse county jails money spent housing illegal immigrants who are accused of crimes in order to shore up funding for inmate programs. In 2012, the county pulled down $125,000 from the grant, minus the private company's fee.
Haas said it has been difficult to determine if the federal budget money on the chopping block this week will affect the grant funding, but it is likely, he said.
"If we do lose this funding, I would go back in front of the (Boulder County) commissioners," he said, as part of an effort to save it.
Already, the grant award varies from year to year with the federal budget allocation and the amount of competition nationwide for the funds. Haas said the future of the funding has been in question since 2005 as rumors circulated that the federal government was going to discontinue the grants.
For now, officials are watching pending cuts and bracing. Morris is holding out hope.
"I need something to change my life and this is definitely in that direction," he said.
Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Doctor is in: Penthouse Pet and Ph.D. holder, Dr. Z
Relationships may be more complicated than ever, but the eternal truth is, sex is - and should be - good. In order to help you get the most out of your sex life, you need advice from experts on both sides of the bed: Martin Downs, M.P.H., and Penthouse Pet Victoria Zdrok, Ph.D.
Q: I recently asked my boyfriend if we could watch porn together. I thought it would be hot, but the question made him really uncomfortable. He told me it doesn't work that way for him, that the whole point of porn is so he can imagine himself having sex with other women, and that it defeats its purpose if I'm there. I'm not one of those women who thinks that using porn is a form of cheating - I know it serves a physiological need - but his reluctance to share this part of his life (or even humor me just once) has me puzzled. Does he need a stronger nudge, or should I leave this alone?
Martin Downs says: I think it's awesome that you want to watch porn with him. But everyone deserves privacy.
Porn serves many needs. Sometimes, it's an easy aid to masturbation. Maybe you think it would be nice to rub one out, but you're not aroused yet. Rather than take the time to get worked up using your imagination, you look at some porn and you're on the fast track.
I agree that watching porn isn't cheating. It's a way to feed the need for sexual expansion while staying comfortably monogamous–to have your cake and eat it, too. But for some porn dogs, it's all about multiplicity. Porn gives them the ability to see thousands of different people fucking without the hassle of setting up thousands of sexual encounters in real life. For others, it's mostly about filling a gap. For example, a guy might be happily married to a woman who doesn't share his fondness for anal sex, so he watches anal porn to compensate. In some cases it allows people to flirt with edgy sex–things they might not enjoy doing for real, but are fun to see on-screen.
There are also differences in how men relate to porn while they're watching it. Some get fully absorbed in fantasy, imagining how his own dick would feel in that pussy. Others are more voyeuristic; they're aroused by the visual stimuli, but don't project themselves into the scene.
In any case, porn preferences are personal and private. Letting someone else in on your porn life can feel too close for comfort, especially if it's someone with whom you're intimate in every other way.
That's not to say that couples shouldn't go there. Many do, and it can be rewarding. Your boyfriend may indeed need only a little nudge to get past his inhibition. You might try setting up an incident where he "accidentally" walks in on you diddling yourself to a video. Invite him to stay and join in. I think he would be hard put to refuse.
But handle this with care. Porn can tickle your insecurities as well as your fancy. For example, if he wanted to watch Scale Bustin' Babes, would you accept it without question, or would you demand to know if he thinks you're fat? And if you were to swoon over a porn dude's gigantic schlong, might he lose confidence in his adequacy?
When you watch porn with company, differences are likely to arise over what cranks your motor or grosses you out. You might be annoyed to hear, "Oh, yeah, that's hot," when you're thinking yuck. And it's embarrassing to have a raging boner when someone else is saying, "Eww, that's so wrong!"
Weigh the potential upside against the risks of opening the door on your boyfriend's private domain of porn, and if it seems worth it, go ahead and nudge. If not, let him continue to enjoy his "gentleman's time."
Victoria Zdrok says: For many people, porn is a way to get lost in fantasy and engage in masturbation. That experience is best served as a solitary dish. That's why it's called autoeroticism or self-love. It doesn't mean your boyfriend doesn't love you or is not into you. It's just that, once in a while, he might feel like screwing some unreal sex object, like your typical porn star, without having to worry about what you think about the nasty acts he's watching and enjoying.
In a typical porn video, there is minimal foreplay (which is probably not the way you would like it),
the actresses all have multiple screaming orgasms (which are often faked), and the guys last forever (which your boyfriend only dreams of doing). That's why such sex scenes should be left to fantasy.
I wouldn't push him to share that experience with you. After all, relationships are not about totally submerging our individuality. It's okay to leave some portion of our sexuality unshared, particularly our fantasies. Some days I, too, just feel like getting off by myself, whether triggered by porn or my own fantasies, without anyone watching or participating or assisting me. It's quicker, easier, and, well, cleaner.
If you still want to use porn as a way of spicing up sex with your boyfriend, I'm on the same page as Martin: Get your own porn and let him walk in on you watching it. He may be unable to resist joining in.


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Federal spending funneled to Colorado as a result of the state joining the Medicaid expansion would boost jobs by 22,000 and produce $4.4 billion in new economic activity, according to a new economic analysis.
The U.S. government would pick up 100 percent of the cost early in the health insurance expansion, rather than the usual 50/50 split with states, and the spending is projected to pump up average household earnings by $608 by 2026, said a study commissioned by the Colorado Health Foundation.
The foundation and other Medicaid backers favor Colorado joining the expansion because of greater access to health care. They also argue it would cost the state less than declining the expansion.
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In addition to paying for 253,000 new Medicaid insured by 2026, the federally-financed expansion will shift other state health costs such as prisoner care to the national budget, the study said. It was conducted for the foundation by former Legislative Council director Charlie Brown and other analysts.
The expansion, part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, is to be paid for in billions of dollars in new taxes on medical equipment, high-end insurance policies and other services.
Critics oppose the taxes as a drag on the economy, and say health inflation and entitlements will overwhelm new revenue.
"Once again people are asked to believe that taking money from private citizens to fund an expansion of federal spending produces more jobs and income than if the private citizens got to keep and spend their own money," said Linda Gorman, a health policy analyst with the libertarian-conservative Independence Institute. Models of tax impact on consumer plans shows "taking money from the private sector and giving it to the public sector reduces future output," Gorman said.
The study estimated new jobs at hospitals and clinics treating the formerly uninsured, at medical suppliers, home health agencies and other peripheral industries. The new economic activity is expected to generate $128 million more in state tax revenue in 2026 than would exist without the expansion, the study said.
"The purpose of the Act was to insure folks, and it happens to have a stimulus effect," said Phyllis Resnick, a consultant on the report.
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by Irina GonzalezAugust 13, 2014
Last week, we were lucky enough to receive a visit from chef Aarón Sánchez. Stopping by the Latina offices, he and the Ortega team shared news about an exciting new product, the Fiesta Flats. These fun taco shells are a great way to serve appetizers, and chef Aarón has developed some exciting new recipes for Ortega featuring the Fiesta Flats and the Fiesta Flat Minis. Naturally gluten-free, we loved the versatility of these shells, whether you're serving up some of your favorite ceviche or making them a part of your DIY taco bar.
For our money, one of the best recipes was this super-easy take on a layered dip. For a simple but sure-to-wow-them appetizer, try Aarón Sánchez's Seven-Layer Dip Fiesta Flats!
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- 1 (16-oz) can ORTEGA® Traditional Refried Beans
- 1 tbsp. ORTEGA® Taco Seasoning or 40% Reduced Sodium Taco Seasoning
- 1 (12 ct.) package ORTEGA® Fiesta Flats™ Flat Bottomed Taco Shells
- 1 cup shredded cheese, such as Cheddar or Monterey Jack
- 1 (16-oz) jar ORTEGA® Salsa, any variety
- 1 (4-oz) can ORTEGA® Fire-Roasted Diced Green Chiles
- Shredded lettuce
- Thinly sliced scallions
- Diced tomato
- Sour cream
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Put the refried beans in a saucepan over medium heat and stir in the taco seasoning. While the beans are heating, arrange the Fiesta Flats on a single layer large baking sheet and put them in the oven for 3 to 4 minutes.
- When the Fiesta Flats are heated through, remove from the oven and divide the refried beans among them, using a spoon to spread the beans along the bottom of each flat. Top the beans with some shredded cheese, then a spoonful or two of salsa, a few of the green chiles, some shredded lettuce and scallions. Scatter some diced tomato on top of each and top with a dollop of sour cream. Serve at once.