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Summary: Cytochrome c/c1 heme lyase
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EC number | 126.96.36.199 | ||||||||
CAS number | 75139-03-6 | ||||||||
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MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
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Gene Ontology | AmiGO / EGO | ||||||||
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Symbol | Cyto_heme_lyase | ||||||||
Pfam | PF01265 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR000511 | ||||||||
In enzymology, a holocytochrome-c synthase (EC 188.8.131.52) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- holocytochrome c apocytochrome c + heme
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, holocytochrome c, and two products, apocytochrome c and heme.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is holocytochrome-c apocytochrome-c-lyase (heme-forming). Other names in common use include cytochrome c heme-lyase, holocytochrome c synthetase, and holocytochrome-c apocytochrome-c-lyase. This enzyme participates in porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism.
Cytochrome c haem-lyase (CCHL) and cytochrome Cc1 haem-lyase (CC1HL) are mitochondrial enzymes that catalyse the covalent attachment of a haem group on two cysteine residues of cytochrome c and c1. These two enzymes are functionally and evolutionary related. There are two conserved regions, the first is located in the central section and the second in the C-terminal section. Both patterns contain conserved histidine, tryptophan and acidic residues which could be important for the interaction of the enzymes with the apoproteins and/or the haem group.[1]
- ^ Zollner A, Rodel G, Haid A (August 1992). "Molecular cloning and characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae CYT2 gene encoding cytochrome-c1-heme lyase". Eur. J. Biochem. 207 (3): 1093–100. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17146.x. PMID 1499554.
- Dumont ME, Ernst JF, Hampsey DM, Sherman F (1987). "Identification and sequence of the gene encoding cytochrome c heme lyase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae". EMBO J. 6 (1): 235–41. PMC 553382. PMID 3034577.
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Pseudofam: | PF01265 |
SYSTERS: | Cyto_heme_lyase |
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InterPro entry IPR000511
Cytochrome c haem-lyase (CCHL) (EC) and cytochrome Cc1 haem-lyase (CC1HL) [PUBMED:1499554] are mitochondrial enzymes that catalyse the covalent attachment of a haem group on two cysteine residues of cytochrome c and c1. These two enzymes are functionally and evolutionary related. There are two conserved regions, the first is located in the central section and the second in the C-terminal section. Both patterns contain conserved histidine, tryptophan and acidic residues which could be important for the interaction of the enzymes with the apoproteins and/or the haem group.Gene Ontology
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Cellular component | mitochondrion (GO:0005739) |
Molecular function | holocytochrome-c synthase activity (GO:0004408) |
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Seed source: | Prosite |
Previous IDs: | none |
Type: | Family |
Author: | Finn RD, Bateman A |
Number in seed: | 46 |
Number in full: | 463 |
Average length of the domain: | 246.90 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 36 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 87.58 % |
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The advertisements are expected to expose Weinstein's connections to the nation's top politicians and accuse him of corruption. The Weinstein ads will join commercials targeting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman, and other politicians in YouTube videos Eretz Chadasha posted on its website.
"We are running to fight the connection between wealth, power, and the press in Israel," Yaniv said. "There must be a real protest vote in the January 22 election to get activists into the Knesset who would be a fighting opposition. All the old parties in Israel are part of the system governed by tycoons and vote contractors with corrupt primaries. To do it differently we needed to form a new framework that would be transparent and beholden to no one."
Yaniv said Israel should learn from the United States, which has hearings before key appointments to expose all the secrets about the candidates and remove all their skeletons from their closets.
He said his advertisements would also reveal corruption by the owners of the top circulation Hebrew newspapers, Israel HaYom and Yediot Aharonot.
More than a year ago Ma'ariv accused Yaniv of being behind the summer 2011 summer protests. The newspaper said American pollster Stanley Greenberg, who now works for the Labor Party, was also involved in planning them. Yaniv vigorously denied the report.
"Whoever thinks I initiated the protests is an idiot," Yaniv said. "It was started by young people on their own and then it got larger and larger. I said in advance that protests would happen but they were spontaneous."
When the Post ran an article on the smaller parties that are not expected to pass the two percent electoral threshold, Eretz Chadasha refused to cooperate, because its leaders are convinced that the polls are wrong. Eldad complained that Israeli pollsters do not poll people with cellphones or online and they do not know how to reach young people.
"Israeli pollsters don't help democracy because like in the United States, they are unscientific," Yaniv said. "In the US there were pollsters who said the presidential race there was neck and neck. If polls here result in people not voting, they endanger Israeli democracy.
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Although several ongoing projects have the goal of porting Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK) to Linux, for the purpose of this article I will look at the largest and most stable effort. It is hosted by the Blackdown Organization, with much of the effort coming from Randall Chapman (for JDK 1.0) and Steve Byrne (for JDK 1.1). At the time of this writing (August 1998), JDK 1.1.6 version 3 was in beta testing. This version will be publicly released by the time this magazine is printed. See the Blackdown's web page at http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html for up-to-date information on the JDK port for Linux.
Note that I use the Caldera Open Linux 1.2 Standard distribution of Linux, so I will discuss the JDK installation with respect to that distribution. The JDK 1.1.6 port to Linux is quite stable on Caldera Open Linux 1.1 and 1.2 out-of-the-box installations. It will also work with many other distributions of Linux.
The Blackdown Java Linux porting effort still needs volunteers. Please feel free to contact them. In fact, I received an e-mail message from Steve Byrne stating that the source code is not hard to understand and many areas besides debugging need volunteers. He also said many areas of specialization exist in the source code, so if you are good at one thing but not another, please don't let that stop you from volunteering.
I will review the high points of three different JDK files, drawing on personal experience. The main source of information is the Java Linux FAQ at the Blackdown site. The first file is http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/docs/faq/FAQ-java-linux.html. The two other files are the README that comes with Sun's JDK and the README.linux that comes with the Linux port of the JDK. These two files are found in the jdk1.1.6 directory after installing the JDK. There is also a link to README.linux from the Java-Linux FAQ.
Two types of Java programs exist: applications and applets. Applets are simply small Java programs that run within the context of a web browser. Applications are stand-alone programs.
Both applications and applets start as Java source code files. When a Java program is compiled, the source code is turned into Java byte code. In general, a byte-code file is generated for each "class" declared in your source-code file. These byte-code files have the extension ".class".
The byte code is then interpreted by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Unless you have a machine that implements Java byte code in hardware, the JVM is a program run by the operating system you are using. This is the case under Linux.
As I stated before, the difference between applications and applets is revealed by the way each is started. An application is started from the command line. It is a stand-alone program. In contrast, an applet is started by a web browser.
When an application is written, a method called main is defined. Execution of the application starts in main. To start an application at the command line, type java SomeApplication. Please note that you do not type in the .class extension.
An applet has a method called init. In addition to the applet byte code, an HTML file exists which contains an <APPLET ...> </APPLET> tag pair defining the location of the byte code and other useful information. When the applet is started from within a web browser, init is called to start the applet. An applet can be started from the command line with a program called appletviewer. This program, distributed with the JDK, takes the name of an HTML file, finds all applet tags and runs those applets.
Both main and init can be implemented in a single Java program. The resulting program can therefore be started by either java SomeApplication or with a web browser.
As I mentioned above, the Blackdown Organization is the repository for the largest Java Linux effort. This site contains distribution locations, e-mail lists and known problems with the current JDK for Linux. Currently, the latest release of the Java Development Kit for Linux is JDK 1.1.6 version 3.
JDK comes in two flavors: one for libc and one for glibc. For an explanation of the differences, see the Java-Linux FAQ. According to the README.linux file that comes with the JDK, a good way to determine which version you need is by looking at the libraries installed on your system. This can be done with the following command:
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If the files are libc5, you should download the libc version. If they are libc6, then you should download the glibc version.
To download the JDK distribution, point your web browser to http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.cgi. This page lists sites that distribute the JDK. You can obtain the Linux JDK port only from a mirror of Blackdown.
Take a look at the mirrors, and choose a download site near you. Since Caldera uses libc5, I followed the links to JDK-1.1.6/i386/libc/v3/. Download the file jdk1.1.6-v3-libc.tar.gz. You can also download other files from this directory.
Choose a directory to unpack the distribution using the tar command. I chose /usr/local/. If you choose a different directory, use that directory in place of /usr/local/ wherever it appears in the rest of this article. Once you've picked a directory, go to it using cd, then type:
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The installation of JDK is complete. You should now visit JavaSoft to download documentation. Please see http://www.javasoft.com/docs/index.html for download and installation instructions.
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I. Introduction. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, it's an honor to be with you today, to present my views on "Should the Office of Homeland Security Have More Power? A Case Study in Information Sharing." Let me begin by saying that the statement I am about to give represents my views and in no way should be taken as the institutional view of CSIS. Before beginning though, let me provide you with some background on the work we are doing at CSIS. CSIS has completed a number of homeland security projects both prior to - and since the tragic events of September 11. In January 2001, CSIS released a report on the results of an eighteen-month study, Homeland Defense: A Strategic Approach. In June 2001, CSIS co-directed Dark Winter, a high-level simulation of a smallpox attack originating in Oklahoma City. In the immediate aftermath of September 11, CSIS convened an internal task force on terrorism, the results of which were published in To Prevail: An American Strategy for the Campaign against Terrorism.CSIS is currently working on two projects in the area of Critical Infrastructure Protection:1) A comprehensive series of events to address critical infrastructure issues facing the United States establishing the foundation for a report that will focus on what business and government can accomplish together to meet future threats - pulling together public-private partnerships. A simulation exercise, patterned after our Dark Winter effort - to focus on energy infrastructure in the United States. Rather than consequence management, this simulation exercise will focus on the less understood - and explored - scenarios in which policymakers must decide on whether and how to act in the case of a credible threat against critical energy infrastructure.
II. Overview.In the seven months since the tragic events of September 11, there has been a great deal of momentum, both inside and outside of government - and it would seem that we are all developing a clearer understanding of the Homeland Security problem in all of its complexity - but most often, solutions remain out of reach - which should be expected at this point - as we are barely seven months into a much deeper examination of the issue which in most ways represents the most daunting challenge the United States has ever had to address.In this new and very dangerous environment, it is clear that government reform will be necessary to ensure clear lines of authority, responsibility and most importantly, accountability to unify the efforts of the 46 federal agencies that, to varying degrees, have responsibility for Homeland Security. With responsibility spread across so many agencies, effective communication and coordination is extremely complicated and will only become more difficult in the long term as threats to the homeland increase. This is made far more complex by the additional requirement for the federal government to coordinate and communicate efforts with state and local governments and further, to develop the means to work with, and cooperate with the private sector. The most important question to consider at this juncture is: When should reform be initiated? Some would argue that there is no time to waste and that well-informed decisions should be acted on immediately in this environment. However, the President has given Governor Ridge the task of developing a strategy for National Homeland Security and as such, the Office of Homeland Security should be allowed some time to fully address the problem. In the absence of a comprehensive strategy, there can be no clear understanding of the threat to be addressed or any real sense of priorities from which specific requirements will emerge. If the strategy that emerges is truly comprehensive, the debate that will follow will certainly involve the appropriate organization of government to address the problem. It would seem, that with each passing day, the Administration, in the process of developing a National Strategy, is learning that organizational and process reform will be necessary to streamline the process of coordination and communication. At a Senate hearing on April 11, to address Senator Lieberman's proposal to create a Department of National Homeland Security and a White House Office to combat terrorism, at which I was also fortunate to testify, OMB director Mitch Daniels Jr., told the Senate Government Reform Committee that President Bush "has said from the outset that the structure for organizing and overseeing homeland security may evolve over time...should the ongoing strategy review ultimately recommend to the President a different homeland security structure, there is a chance it may resemble Senator Lieberman's bill." Among the many organizational issues the strategy will have to address, the following would seem most important:Create a foundation for unifying the efforts of the federal government or at least establish the conditions for effective cooperation and coordination.2) Point the way for those agencies of the federal government, with direct responsibility for Homeland Security, to effectively cooperate, coordinate and communicate with state and local governments. 3) Establish the conditions for every level of government to effectively cooperate with the private sector since they own and operate most of the critical infrastructure in the United States and as such, are ultimately responsible for securing it.Developing a National Homeland Security strategy that points the way toward effectively addressing these issues is no small task, it is truly a daunting challenge - the likes of which have never been faced at any other point in our Nation's history. It is important to note that despite the criticism in the media and on Capitol Hill - that the Office of Homeland Security is understaffed and has no budget authority or power to make decisions - the public should understand that the Administration has really not been given enough time to fully address this new challenge. While time is of the essence, this new environment demands some patience to allow a strategy to emerge. The strategy should serve as the basis to initiate government reform and allocate resources and assuming the Office of Homeland Security can produce a comprehensive strategy this year - and once it published - the debate can begin on implementation.
III. The Challenges.Although there are numerous challenges associated with securing the homeland, the following are a few that should be given priority going forward:A National Strategy as the for basis initiating government reform: There have been numerous commissions and studies conducted - the Hart-Rudman Commission, the Gilmore Commission, the Bremer Commission, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies Working Group on Homeland Defense - that addressed the lack of coordination among the 46 federal agencies that have specific responsibilities for Homeland Security. There have also been a number of proposals floating around in the Administration and in Congress that call for consolidating some of the agencies responsible for securing the homeland. The Administration's proposal to consolidate Immigration and Naturalization Service, Customs and the Border Patrol in one agency and Senators Lieberman and Specter's proposed National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 are just two examples. Governor Ridge's original proposal also included the Coast Guard and border-related parts of the Agriculture Department. In addition, many commissions and studies recommended that Congress develop the means for reviewing the President's policy and budget for Homeland Security. The lines of responsibility are unclear in the Executive branch but they are just as unclear in the Legislative branch given the existing committee structure that further complicates coordination in the Executive branch.Most importantly, in the absence of a comprehensive National Strategy which addresses all aspects of waging an on-going war against terrorism to include, detection, preparation, prevention, protection, response and recovery, there is no framework for establishing clear priorities and defining requirements to base decisions on how to organize the government and spend the taxpayers' money. With real threats to the homeland and agreement that we are unprepared to deal with those threats, what is needed now is leadership in the Administration to finish a comprehensive National Strategy. Significant organizational reform cannot happen without all the strategic underpinnings - the strategy in all its interrelated parts - that enables government to make decisions on how best to move forward. A comprehensive threat assessment as the basis for the National Strategy: It would seem that the administration has, since September 11, taken a "vulnerabilities-based" approach to the problem. That is, in the absence of a strategy, they have attempted to identify the Nation's critical vulnerabilities and focus attention and resources accordingly. Unfortunately, at this juncture, this is exactly the condition the public should expect where everything appears to be a critical vulnerability. This situation will not resolve itself until the Nation has a comprehensive Homeland Security strategy.At the heart of any effort to develop a strategy is the requirement to address the likely threats. The strategy that emerges at the end of the development process will need to be first and foremost, threat-specific. However, defining likely threats in this new environment is problematic in that they will likely derive from multiple sources with different objectives and various means to do us harm. Defining the threat is risky but absolutely necessary to developing a coherent National Strategy to fully address the problem. It is hard to develop plans, organize and allocate resources to address the myriad vulnerabilities that exist without taking an informed position on potential threats.While we remain extremely vulnerable in many areas, most do not represent critical vulnerabilities simply because they are not likely targets. How many people would argue, at this point, that commercial aviation is a critical vulnerability? On the other hand, private aviation with 500,000 private pilots and 200,000 private aircraft operating from approximately 18,000 airfields could represent a critical vulnerability. Some would argue that the nuclear power industry is critically vulnerable. I would submit that the nuclear power industry, the most regulated in the United States, is far less vulnerable than other aspects of energy infrastructure to include, liquid natural gas operations, refineries and petro-chemical operations. Without an informed assessment of how those that would do us harm may act, the ability to organize and allocate resources effectively is extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible. Another important point relates to the way in which the current organization of government looks at the threat. FEMA is a good example - with an organizational culture that has, for the most part, addressed natural disasters rather than a thinking enemy. A National Strategy that addresses the principal obstacles to information sharing and coordination: There are numerous obstacles that stand in the way, culture certainly not the least among them. No one disagrees that coordination and the sharing of information is absolutely essential in this environment but there is little mention or debate about the cultural barriers that exist both within the federal government and between the federal government and state and local governments, and between all aspects of government and the private sector. With extremely large agencies, like those in the intelligence community, the senior leadership has their own business interests and their own relationships with the customers and capabilities they think they are protecting that are the source of their influence. The CIA is a good example and many ways is supposed to be focal point for the intelligence is community. CIA has a privileged access to the President of the United States, and privileged access to the Congress. Why would the Director of Central intelligence want to cooperate fully with the other intelligence agencies and give up the power that he has as the CIA director? However, behavior can be changed through incentives and disincentives. Leadership is critical to cultural change - leaders who see the broader need - the greater good - and aggressively pursue them to initiate change in their organizations and across government. The inherent distrust between the federal government and state and local governments is another obstacle that will have to be overcome. In this new environment, State and local assets will play the lead role in responding to and managing the consequences of an attack. With the exception of some specialized federal capability in DOE for nuclear weapons and DoD's specialized chemical and biological capabilities, the majority of first response assets will come from state and local governments. It would seem that the federal government is primarily focused on the federal apparatus but the National Strategy, to be comprehensive, must establish the framework for effective communication and coordination at every level of government. The terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 were able to move information, people, and finance across a sophisticated terrorist network. The fact that government at all levels is not networked must be addressed. The intelligence community again offers a good example. There are at least 11 agencies in the intelligence community doing analysis. Coordinating intelligence across those disparate agencies involves moving information across those agencies. The terrorists of September 11 proved that they could beat us at this game. On the September 12, if you were employed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, you were getting reports about Osama bin Laden's potential attack against nuclear facilities. Most assuredly, those reports came from a newspaper or from CNN not from the intelligence community. We are still in the infancy stage of determining how best to do this but in the context of Homeland Security, if you're a fireman or policeman, you certainly do want and should expect relevant information and effective communication from your federal government. As the concern about security abates as inevitably it will in our society, networking the federal government with state and local government functions must be aggressively pursued. To effectively respond to threats to the homeland, government at every level is going to have to be networked. A National Strategy that accounts for the primary missions of federal agencies associated with Homeland Security: The National Strategy must establish the framework to account for large gaps in missions that potentially stand in the way of unifying around the Homeland Security mission. Most agencies that are now focused on Homeland security have other primary missions that will have to be accounted for. The Customs Service is a good example because its mission is as a revenue-generating agency, focused on goods and trade, not on security. Last year the Customs Service collected in $23.5 billion in taxes, fees, and penalties, second only to the Internal Revenue Service in generating government income. The Coast Guard is another good example with non- Homeland Security missions associated with routine law enforcement, fisheries, and deep-water drug and political refugee interdiction. A National Strategy that provides for private sector involvement: A good example of the complexity of initiating public-private cooperation can be seen in the containerized shipping industry. Approximately 7.5 million containers enter the United States each year. The Customs Service only inspects 2 percent. The contents of these containers originate with approximately 450,000 shippers globally. This represents an unworkable number but there are steps that can be taken now to reduce our vulnerability. Recently more that 50 large corporations agreed to work with the government to ensure adequate security of goods entering the United States in exchange for faster passage through border checkpoints. An interesting statistic is that the contents of 60 percent of shipping containers entering the United States originate with just 1000 large shipping companies worldwide. This would seem to be a workable number where cooperation between government and the private sector could again make a difference and drastically reduce our overall vulnerability. Much of the Nation's strength rests on its privately-owned critical infrastructure but the private sector does not just own and operate the Nation's critical infrastructure, the private sector owns a lot of the expertise that could improve the way in which government approaches the Homeland Security problem. The private sector does not just have interest in working with the government, the government absolutely has to have help from the private sector. The Y2K problem is a good example where the private sector did a much better job in understanding the problem and developing responses to it. Networking is an area that the private sector has mastered. In the National Security Council or Homeland Security Council, you won't find our federal agencies networked in the way you would find similar functions networked in the private sector. Developing public-private partnership is complicated by the need to protect sensitive information and the lack of information sharing and coordination between the numerous agencies of the federal government with responsibility for Homeland Security. The National Strategy must be the vehicle for simplifying the communication and coordination problem within government - and between government and the private sector. The private sector must be included in the development of the strategy and the strategy must formalize the means to ensure private sector involvement in its implementation.
IV. ConclusionMr. Chairman, over the long term, in this new and very dangerous environment, government reform must be initiated to ensure unity of effort and clear lines of authority, responsibility and most importantly, accountability. In the absence of a comprehensive National Homeland Security Strategy, there can be no clear understanding of the threat to be addressed or any real sense of priorities from which specific requirements will emerge. The strategy should be the vehicle that establishes the framework for every aspect of government to move forward together in a unified and coordinated way to fully address what is surely the most complex problem our government has ever had to face. Mr. Chairman, the road ahead remains complex and dangerous with numerous challenges yet to be addressed. The Center for Strategic and International Studies is ready and willing to help. Organizing effectively to secure the American Homeland is essential to our country's prosperity and to the prosperity of our allies. We appreciate the Committee's leadership on this issue, and we look forward to helping in any way we can.


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Chicken with Creamy Jalapeno Sauce Recipe
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 2 cups hot cooked rice
- Sprinkle chicken with salt. In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, brown chicken in oil on both sides.
- Add the onions, broth, jalapenos and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Remove chicken and keep warm.
- Stir cream cheese and sour cream into onion mixture until blended. Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Serve with chicken and rice. Yield: 4 servings (2 cups sauce).
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This recipe has great flavor. We would add another jalapeno or different type of pepper to jack the heat up next time. I ran out of sour cream, so I just added a touch of milk to smooth out the sauce and it was delicious!
Fantastic creamy, colorful sauce, super easy and fast to make.
My family can't take a lot of heat (spicy heat) so I used fired roasted poblano pepper in stead of jalapeños. The pepper added good chili taste as well as a little smoky flavor to the dish and it was fantastic.
I've made this recipe a couple times now and appreciate how easy it is to prepare. I double the chicken broth and add extra cream cheese. I usually use fresh roma tomatoes as directed, but one time I didn't have them on hand and used petite diced tomatoes from a can instead, and it was just as good. I usually serve with a baked potato instead of rice. Very yummy! Update - by using 1 cup broth & 4 oz cream cheese, there is plenty of sauce for 6 medium size chicken breast halves. I return the chicken to the pan at the end to heat through.
I used two jalapenos and the sauce was not very hot. I will add another one the next time I make it. This recipe reminded me of green enchiladas. You could probably cook this in a crock pot all day and just add the cream cheese and sour cream before serving. I did not add the tomatoes since my family does not eat them.
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Biodiversity Loss and Conservation in Fragmented Forest Landscapes is the product of over 10 years of intensive field research into the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America. By concentrating on these largely overlooked environments, the studies reported allow for comparative analysis across areas and help identify how human disturbance has impacted the biodiversity of all forest types. Chapters incorporate features of landscape ecology, floristic biodiversity, conservation and policy and vary from in-depth investigations of a single study area to integrated examinations across regions.
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That's the view from the Department=s perspective in Washington. As a prosecutor in the Southern District of Texas, I also want to share with you my perspective on what is happening in the field with respect to trafficking investigations and prosecutions. Investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases is one of the highest priorities of the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and other government agencies engaged in the fight against human trafficking. The border between the United States and Mexico runs the length of my District=s southern border and presents a unique challenge. The constant flow of illegal immigrants results in thousands of prosecutions each year for illegal entry and alien smuggling. In 2002, the Southern District prosecuted 7,483 immigration related cases, including 480 smuggling cases. In 2003, the number of immigration cases increased to 12,689, with 591 of these involving smuggling or trafficking. For 2004, we project more than 17,000 immigration cases, with over 700 including a smuggling or trafficking charge. Moreover, we have noticed a significant increase in the use of violence by members of organized smuggling and trafficking rings and an alarming increase in their willingness to disregard the basic safety and welfare of those they attempt to smuggle and traffic. Indeed, in the past three years, we have seen a significant increase in the number of such cases resulting in death. These are but a few examples of how the U.S. Attorney=s Office in the Southern District of Texas, in cooperation with other federal agencies and state and local law enforcement, has succeeded in taking down and prosecuting those who break the law by trafficking in human beings. Unfortunately, however, I know that this problem is probably bigger than we realize and that much work remains to be done. Mr. Chairman, I also want to thank you for your leadership on this important issue, and look forward to working with you and the Congress as we continue to maintain our commitment to combating these criminals. I look forward to your questions. |


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People in the US think that everyone should go to college. Just think though, as a doctor, if I charge $100 to see someone, Medicare only pays $32. It doesn´t matter if it was at 2am or 2pm. A plumber, gets paid what he or she charges, extra if it is after hours. Click Here if you Like this Comment 2 persons like this.
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If I read another one of those articles that show income differences between college grads and non-college grads, I´m going to scream.I would like to know what the income diference is between welders, and the millions of kids who have absolutely no business going to college but are pushed there by HS administrators who want to make their schools look good on paper. Click Here if you Like this Comment 2 persons like this.
The article talks about qualified applicants needing math. However, the math that is currently taught in high schools is not what they need. In many schools, trigonometry has been dropped in favor of algebra 2 and calculus. Welding doesn´t require algebra 2 and calculus. Practical math gets ignored in favor of theoretical. Click Here if you Like this Comment 2 persons like this.
Being degreed in a certain field also does not mean the most intelligent of their field; i.e., a family member without a degree in engineering took a project which had been in limbo almost a year without progress from a group of engineers and was capable of solving the problem in a matter of a couple of months. A lot of common sense would have helped with those degrees. With another project the family member´s leadership, a problem solving program to possibly save multi-millions to billions for the company led to a patent application for intellectual property rights--naming the family member as a co-participant on the project for which they had given all credit to their team members but the team members recognized the leadership. Knowledge of work product co-mingled with common sense produced results in both incidents. Click Here if you Like this Comment 2 persons like this.
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Use of emergency contraception among American women spiked between 2006 and 2010, more than doubling in that time span, according to a new Centers for Disease Control report.
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