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Justice Department Supports Renewal of Patriot Act Provisions
By Joe Palazzolo | September 15, 2009 3:31 pm

The Obama administration has blessed three controversial provisions of the Patriot Act that expand the government’s reach in counter-terrorism investigations.

In a Sept. 14 letter to lawmakers, Assistant Attorney General Ron Weich said the Justice Department supports the use of roving wiretaps, the authority to access business records and the ability to track so-called “lone-wolf” terrorists, or those without visible ties to a foreign terrorist organization. The provisions sunset at the end of the year.

The Justice Department’s position was expected. During his confirmation hearings, Attorney General Eric Holder told members Congress he would review the provisions but said he would likely endorse their re-authorization.

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Weich said the administration is willing to consider changes that would increase privacy protections, as long as they preserve the effectiveness of the tools. Still, his letter embittered civil libertarians who have long opposed the measures.

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The House and Senate Judiciary committees are scheduled to hold hearings on the provisions next week. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the Senate Judiciary chairman, said in a statement today he was “pleased that the Justice Department has signaled its willingness to work with Congress” on the issue.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Paprikash

chicken paprikash

(Prep Time: 30 minutes. Cooking Time 6-8 hours)

8-10 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
2 teaspoons Hungarian Paprika (Get the good stuff for this recipe! It comes in a large red can)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup, flour
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon (I prefer concentrated stock paste)
½ cup sour cream (you can use light sour cream) (Optional)
1 teaspoon flour (Optional)

1. Place the thighs in a large, unheated, non-stick skillet. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of paprika over the thighs. Turn thighs over and sprinkle the other 1 teaspoon of paprika over the other side of the thighs. Sprinkle the salt and pepper over the top of the chicken. I usually don't measure the paprika, I just sprinkle enough on so that the meat is liberally sprinkled.

2. Place the skillet on the burner on medium/low heat. Watch the thighs carefully as there is no extra oil or water in the pan at this point. This is done deliberately so that the thighs brown nicely. Cook the thighs on one side for about 2 minutes without moving or turning them. You can carefully peek under them occasionally to make sure they don’t burn. It’s okay to let them stick a little as this improves the flavor. After one side is nicely browned. Use tongs and turn thighs over. Cook on this side 1-2 minutes as well until browned. If you need to, you can add a small amount of water to prevent over browning.

3. Transfer the thighs to a slow cooker. Keep the pan drippings intact and add the onion to the skillet. If there aren't a lot of pan drippings, you can add 1 Tablespoon of olive oil or canola oil to the pan. Return the skillet to medium heat and sauté the onions for several minutes. Turn the heat off and add the flour, mixing well.  Add chicken broth and turn the heat back on the medium low, stirring well until mixture starts to thicken. Add the bouillon and stir until combined..

4. Pour the thickened broth over the thighs in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. It will seem quite thick but will thin out as the sauce combines with the meat juices.

5.  OPTIONAL: 30 minutes before serving. Mix the sour cream with 1 teaspoon flour in a separate bowl. Add a few tablespoons of the liquid from the slow cooker to warm up the sour cream mixture (this will prevent it from curdling). Add the sour cream to the slow cooker and stir carefully. The chicken is very tender and can break apart if you stir too vigorously.  Continue to cook on low for 30 minutes. The traditional receipe calls for sour cream to be added to the sauce, but it's just as tasty without.

Serve over wide noodles.

Serves: 6-8. Leftovers freeze well

Recipe Background

My Grandparents emigrated from Hungary and my mother taught me how to make Chicken Paprikash.  I’ve adapted her method to the slow cooker.  I was surprised to discover that I prefer the taste of this method and it's much easier! This is a saucy kind of dish that works well served over broad egg/no yolk noodles or rice.

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Some of the ingredients I use to make Slow Cooker Chicken Paprikash are pictured below.  It really helps to get a good quality paprika - Of course I use Hungarian Paprika pictured below in the red can!

Cooking Tip:  Browning the thighs with paprika, as shown below,sprinkled on top does two things.  The browning improves the attractiveness of the dish and browning it with the paprika enhances the flavor of the spice in this dish.


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My Daughter Recently Starting Claiming She Can't Breathe

I just realized I posted this under the wrong category, so I'm posting again:
My daughter is 6 years old and just recently has started getting pretty severe panic any time she cries, claiming that she can't breathe. Even if she's just crying a little bit, she starts flapping her hands and screaming "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" I usually just tell her to calm down and take a deep breath and then I get her a tissue to blow her nose and she's fine. But this is starting to worry me. It's also more intense if she's lying down. In fact, if she's crying and I tell her to lie down, she'll freak out and says she has to sit up or she can't breathe. Has anyone experienced this? It seems to strange to me that it just started happening out of the blue at 6 years of age. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Has she been tested for allergies and asthma. My daughter has asthma and when she cries, she does feel like she can not breathe. Even when her asthma is under control. There are also certain smells that cause her to feel that way, such as perfumes, cleaning chemicals, and some candles.

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For a few weeks my son kept twitching his eyes. Rapidly he would blink away. I feared Tourette's. I was worried he had a major anxiety issue. Then, I realized that a few days had passed and he had not done it again. I think that some kids experience anxiety physically and then they work it out and it passes. I take my daughter to yoga each week because she grinds her teeth at night. I figure giving her some stress relieving skills helps her in the long run. Finding something that soothes your child does help. Sometimes even just a body hug. But, it is better if the child can find soothing that happens on their own so they can soothe when you are not there.

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It sounds to me that your daughter may have asthma. An asthmatic response can result from suddenly breathing cold air, getting a resparatory infection, allergies or exercise. What your daughter is experiencing when she cries is exercise induced asthmatic attack. Definately laying down will put more pressure on her lungs and make it feel more difficult to get a breath. She should remain standing or sitting up straight and she can even put her arms up over her head to help open her airways.

I have asthma and my two kids have asthma and I have personally seen this happen to my son when he was small. I think you should have your daughter seen by a Dr. or at least mention this at your next visit. Honestly, a lot of Drs. are not up to speed on Asthma and don't really know how to diagnose it or treat it properly especially in young children. My son was diagnosed at age 2. We were lucky.

They are going to tell you she is just getting excited about the crying. But I can tell you from first hand experience, if I start having a sever asthma attach, or a sudden change in my ability to breath, it does cause panic which makes it worse. The primary meds for asthma are Pro Air, which is the new name for Intal, and Advair. The first relaxes the muscles that surround your airway. It is the contraction of these muscles that make it difficult to breath. This med is considered the "fast response" and "emergency med". You get an immediate responses to using this inhaler. Advair is a steroid based inhaled med that reduces swelling of the airway. This is a longer term med and takes longer to affect your body.

The best person I've ever spoken to RE:asthma is a pulmanary nurse. She really knew her stuff.

Two last things: I've spent many nights sleeping beside my kids while their bed was elevated so they could breath. My daughter now has what they call "night onset cough variant asthma". Basically when she lays down she starts coughing. Laying down does make it harder to breath. Finally,if you do find she has asthma and you want to know what if feels like, put a straw in your mouth and while breathing only thru the straw go about your business.
Good Luck

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I think you hit the nail on the head. Sounds like a panic attack to me. Your daughter is probably hyperventilating when she crys, which leads her to feeling like she can't breathe. Point out to her that she is breathing just find or she wouldn't be talking. I agree getting her to lie down in this panic state would be difficult. Try to divert her attention from her breathing. The more she concentrates on it the worse it will get.

When we inhale, air enters our lungs. In the lungs, oxygen crosses into the blood stream and carbon dioxide crosses out of the blood stream. The carbon dioxide is then exhaled out. We always have a combination of these two gases in our bodies. When someone gets overexcited, respiratory rate goes up and we exhale more carbon dioxide. Sometimes we exhale too much carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide helps to balance the Ph of our bodies. The normal Ph of the human body is between 7.35 and 7.45. Carbon dioxide = acid. Too much carbon dioxide (Co2) and the Ph drops below 7.35 and the body becomes acidic. Too little Co2, and the Ph raises above 7.45 and the body becomes alkalotic.

I know this sounds more complicated then it needs to, but it helps to understand that the symptoms are real. When your daughter exhales too much Co2 and becomes alkalotic this can increase her anxious feelings. Of course, these anxious feelings will cause her to struggle even more to breath which of course increases the amount of Co2 she is exhaling and worsening the problem. Ultimately, this will not harm her and her breathing will regulate, but it is quite uncomfortable.

Redirecting her in a physical manner, not only is distracting, but doing something active increases her body's need for oxygen, therefore, requiring a higher respiratory rate and in essence you increase the need for oxygen to meet her higher respiratory rate and the body's Ph becomes balanced.

Many people also will breath into a paper bag which will assist them in rebreathing their own exhaled Co2 and in that way balancing Ph. I just think it is difficult to get a 6 year old to breath into a paper bag.

Of course, if the problem persists, or your gut tells you there is something more involved, then speak to your pediatrician, although unlikely, there is the remote possiblily that your daughter has some other physical cause for these symptoms.

Best Wishes,
J. L.

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Hi C.,

Let me first say that I'm not a clinician, so take what I say with a grain of salt. I do however suffer from both asthma and an anxiety disorder.

The fact that your daughter is fine once she has calmed down makes me think that it may not be asthma. Once asthma kicks in (the airways constrict) it generally requires medication to open the airways back up. Without medication (albuterol), at the very least she would be uncomfortable for awhile.

The quick recovery you mention (by using calming mechanisms) seems to point more toward panic attack. The crying may trigger some physical sensation, like mild shortness of breath, that then makes her panic and then she's in a vicious cycle. The more she panics the harder it is to breathe. And yes, lying down puts even more pressure on the lungs. It only takes one panic attack to train sufferers to fear even the slightest hint of the strange sensation. So that now, even crying a little bit brings an anticipation of the fear.

It seems that once she has calmed down, the panic subsides, her breathing stabilizes and she's back to her normal self.

All that said, asthma and panic often go hand in hand. In fact, as a sufferer of both, I've learned that asthmatics suffer significantly higher rates of panic disorder. Once you know what it feels like to not be able to breathe, any situation that brings about even just THE FEAR OF not being able to breathe, will trigger a panic episode.

We all have a natural fight or flight reflex. It's what has enabled human beings to survive. However, in people with panic disorder, that wiring has just gotten a little too sensitive.

You should talk to her pediatrician about it. They may even be willing to refer you to a behavioral therapist who can help teach her some coping tricks.

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I am no expert and no medical person, but it sounds like she might be having a panic/anxiety attack. Whether or not the crying precedes the attack, or the attack happens because of the crying, I'm not sure, but feeling breathless and panicked to the point of needing to be calmed down sounds like an anxiety attack to me. Is something happening first that sets her off? Does this happen at certain times of day or as a result of a daily event, chore, etc.? I have not experienced this with my own kids but I have had a couple of panic attackes myself, and the feeling you get is just beyond awful. Like crawling out of your own skin awful! I got some therapy years ago when I was in my 20's and it really helped. I'd talk to your pediatrician about it and go from there. In the meantime, ask your daughter if she can share her thoughts with you afterwards, and maybe she'll be able to articulate what is going on in her head at the time it occurs. Good luck, it's hard when they are so young!

Hi C., my gut tells me to ask your pediatrician for a referral to cardiologist. It is probably a panic attack, but panic attacks can also occur because of things that are going on in the heart.

While important to talk to a doctor about that, the most probable explanation is that she is simply hyperventilating. Try to teach her to take slow, deep breaths before she starts getting upset. You could even practice some deep, slow breathing techniques when she is not upset, or introduce to yoga style breathing. And, make sure that you model that technique for her, taking slow breaths whenever you get upset, too. Good luck-

Well it sounds like she is having panic attacks - even adults think they can't breathe during an episode. This must be very scary for her (and you). I would strongly suggest that you get her checked for any form of asthma and if it is ruled out I would get her to see a therapist to assess her for panic attacks. Good luck!

Sometimes when kids see something on TV, they translate it differently and it becomes a fear of some sort. For example, my friend's husband used to jokingly moan and groan when he was in the bathroom, so their daughter got scared to poop because she thought it would hurt. Their mother could not figure out why she kept trying to hold it, and somehow a combination of talking to her and thinking about it she figured it out. You might want to ask her if she saw something on TV where someone couldn't breathe just like her.

If it is something medical, which is also possible, it would be good to ask the pediatrician.

Good luck!

C., this used to happen to me, and I was probably about the same age when I realized it. I'd get so worked up that I'd hyperventilate and then I'd start to panic. I think all you an do is assure her she is ok and to take some deep breaths. As long as she's not blue, I don't think you have to worry. I have a heart murmur and my mother used to notice the skin around my mouth getting a blueish tinge to it from lack of oxygen, but usually a few deep breath and soothing words helped out. I'd be careful not to react too much, it could become a tactic to avoid whatever is unpleasant and making her cry! (especially if it's a consequence!) Sounds like you are on track to me!

It is possible she has allergies? I would have that checked or she could have asthma that can make you feel pressure .Thats if you haven't thought of this already best wish K. Call the Doctor :)

Hi C.,
It does sound like she is having anxiety issues,
Did she have a situation where she was crying so much she couldn't catch her breath? This could trigger anxiety if she cries as she may be afraid it will happen again.

I would also want to rule out anything medically wrong. Have your discussed this with your pediatrician?

Has she been tested for allergies and asthma. My daughter has asthma and when she cries, she does feel like she can not breathe. Even when her asthma is under control. There are also certain smells that cause her to feel that way, such as perfumes, cleaning chemicals, and some candles.

I'd head to the doctors - this could be serious (whether it's medical or emotional). And I'd tell the doctor that you didn't come in until you were sure it wasn't a passing phase.

I have asthma and crying really hard can make it worse.

I have reflux too (the lying down part is what triggered this idea) - being upset can trigger stomach acid, lying down or crying can cause one to aspirate the acid. For me it triggers asthma, but it can just make breathing hard.

If it is panic/anxiety, it real enough for your daughter and should be addressed.

Asthma, perhaps, triggered by stress?

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1 P.M. — WASHINGTON - Homeowners with corrosive Chinese drywall should remove and replace the drywall, wiring, electrical components and gas-service piping, two federal agencies announced Friday.

But the question of who will pay for what could be billions of dollars in repairs to tens of thousands of homes remains unresolved, even as the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development offered their advice.

"Our investigations now show a clear path forward," said Inez Tenenbaum, the CSPC chairwoman. "Our scientific investigation now provides a strong foundation for Congress as they consider their policy options and explore relief for affected homeowners."

The problem is that some Chinese drywall emits corrosive hydrogen sulfide and sulfur gases, and potentially represents a fire hazard. The corrosion hurts pipes, wiring, appliances and smoke detectors.

Repairs could cost billions. Enough Chinese drywall was imported in recent years to build 60,000 homes. Contractors estimate it would cost $85 per square foot to tear out all of a house's drywall and replace it, which would total $170,000 for a 2,000-square-foot house. But replacing wiring and appliances would cost even more.

The Florida Health Department found 530 homes in Florida with metal corrosion blamed on Chinese drywall by March 1, with the most (86) in Lee County. But county appraisers identified 2,505 homes that had their value reduced because of drywall and another 846 cases are pending.

A question remains about whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission's remedy is the best one.

Cases in U.S. District Court in Louisiana could decide on remediation fix the problem. But if the remedy differs from the commission's recommendations, lawyers and analysts are divided on which remedy would prevail.

"This guidance, based on the CPSC's ongoing scientific research, is critical to ensuring homeowners and contractors have confidence that they are making the appropriate repairs to rid their homes of problem drywall," said Jon Gant, director of HUD's office of health homes and lead hazard control.

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Gov. Charlie Crist asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 10 for help dealing with drywall problems. But FEMA's regional administrator rejected the request two days later as a product-safety matter rather than a disaster.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission received nearly 3,000 drywall reports from 37 states by February. Florida had the most, representing nearly 60 percent of the reports.

The CPSC and the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued warnings in January for dealing with problem drywall installed from 2001 to 2008.

Sen. Nelson, who first called for an investigation of the toxic drywall and traveled to China to press the government there to help U.S. consumers, issued the following response to the latest finding by the CPSC.

"The studies find that the drywall is bad enough to require the stuff to be removed from houses," said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. "Now the question is: who pays for it? The way I see it, homeowners didn't cause this. The manufacturers in China did. That's why we've got to go after the Chinese government now."

Metal corrosion showing blackened copper electrical wiring or air conditioner evaporator coils are each symptoms of bad drywall. But federal authorities said a chemical analysis of the corrosion or markers on the drywall are also required to diagnose the problem.

HUD has announced financial help for housing insured by the Federal Housing Administration to rehabilitate their properties. Also, the Community Development Block Grant program could provide funding for communities to deal with the problem.

The consumer agency's advice stops short of urging the removal of appliances and heating-and-air conditioning equipment, which might also be corroded by drywall. But Richard Kampf, a Cape Coral resident who leads a grassroots group of 350 homeowners, said the advice was "excellent news" in setting up a scientific justification for Congress to determine how to pay for the remediation.

"This is a significant step forward for the homeowner," Kampf said, because it establishes a federal protocol rather than relying on local contractors to decide what strategy is best. "The only downside that I see here is that there is not a funding source."

While the recommendation covers tainted drywall, Kampf said he thought all drywall in a tainted home would have to go. He also plans to remove the insulation in his home when the drywall is out. Replacing switches on the wall for heating and air conditioning without replacing the rest of the equipment could be risky.

"To stop short of that is a safety risk," Kampf said. "The bottom line is that CPSC should be applauded for their efforts in getting this done. I think it sort of sets the standard now for a lot of fly-by-night outfits out there. Now we have a standard for what you should."

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From the inspirational author of The Ragamuffin Gospel comes a powerful contemporary retelling of the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Jack Chisholm is 'the people's pastor.' He leads a devoted and growing megachurch, has several best-selling books, and a memorable slogan, 'We have got to do better.' Jack knows how to preach, and he understands how to chastise people into performing. What he doesn't know is anything about grace.

This year, when it comes time for the Christmas sermon, the congregation at Grace Cathedral will look to the pulpit, and Jack will not be there. Of course, they will have seen plenty of him already---on the news. After an evening of debauchery that leads to an affair with his beautiful assistant, Jack Chisholm finds himself deserted with chilling swiftness. The church elders remove him from his own pulpit. His publisher withholds the royalties from his books. Worst of all, his wife disappears with their eight-year-old daughter.

But just as Jack is hitting bottom, hopeless and penniless, drinking his way to oblivion, who should appear but his long-estranged father, imploring his prodigal son: 'Come home.'

A true companion piece to The Ragamuffin Gospel, The Prodigal illustrates the power of grace through the story of a broken man who finally saw Jesus not because he preached his greatest sermon or wrote his most powerful book, but because he failed miserably. Jack Chisholm lost everything---his church, his family, his respect, and his old way of believing---but he found grace. It's the same grace that Brennan Manning devoted his life to sharing: profound in nature and coming from a God who loves us just as we are, and not as we should be.

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Buzzards Bay spill costs Bouchard $6 million more

The Department of Justice, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island announced today that Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. and its affiliates will pay more than $6 million to settle a portion of the federal and state natural resource damages claims for the April 2003 spill of up to 98,000 gallons of oil into Buzzards Bay. The settlement announced today is in addition to damage assessment costs for federal and state governments of almost $1.6 million.

And it is in addition to the fine of $10 million levied on Bouchard under a 2004 plea agreement in which the company also was placed on probation for three years.

The U.S. Coast Guard first reported an oil spill on April 27, 2003. At that time, the tug Evening Tide was towing the unmanned tank barge Bouchard B. 120, which was carrying No. 6 fuel oil. The barge was in route from Philadelphia to the Mirant Power Generating Facility in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

The barge grounded on a shoal soon after entering the western approach to Buzzards Bay, rupturing its hull and allowing the release of the cargo. In the days and weeks following the grounding, winds and currents drove the spilled oil ashore, affecting approximately 100 miles of shoreline in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Cleanup of the oiled shoreline took months.

Hundreds of loons, seaducks and other birds were killed as a result of the spill.

The natural resource trustees in this case include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island.

"The Bouchard oil spill in Buzzards Bay caused extensive damage to our shoreline, to wildlife in the area, and to Massachusetts businesses and citizens who rely on Buzzards Bay for their livelihoods and for recreation. This settlement, while not a substitute for prevention, will help to restore those precious resources," said Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.

"I am pleased to join Attorney General Coakley and our federal partners in announcing this settlement, which will go a long way toward compensating the public for the environmental damage caused by the Bouchard oil spill," said Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. "As the commonwealth's NRD trustee, and with the public's input, I intend to make sure that these funds are put to the highest and best use to restore the vital wildlife habitat, and important aquatic resources and recreational areas of Buzzards Bay."

"The state of Rhode Island is pleased that restoration work for the natural resources impacted by the 2003 oil spill into Buzzards Bay can now begin," said Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Director W. Michael Sullivan.

The settlement will, once approved by the court, compensate the public for injuries to shoreline and aquatic resources, piping plovers and coastal recreational uses, such as beach access, shellfishing and boating that depend on the natural resources affected by the spill. The current settlement does not address injuries to terns, loons and other birds. The trustees continue to discuss these injuries with the responsible parties and also to pursue the recovery of additional damage assessment costs.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty added, "We are pleased that a settlement has been reached. These funds will help increase summer breeding success for piping plovers and other shorebirds."

The proposed consent decree outlining the settlement was lodged in court today and is available at www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. It is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final court approval.

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APRIL 15, 2014 — International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE:ISH) expects to report a first quarter net loss, before preferred dividends, in the range of $3.3 million to $3.7 million. It says this is primarily attributable to lower than projected results from supplemental cargoes, repositioning days in the international dry bulk segment and out-of-service days in the Jones Act fleet related to both adverse weather conditions and repairs due to a machinery casualty to one vessel, which have since been completed. As a result of this, the company now expects its full year 2014 EBITDA to be in the range of $60 million to $64 million.

Niels M. Johnsen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, says: "Results for the first quarter of 2014 primarily reflect the impact of three developments which we expect to be temporary in nature. First, while we expect the lower supplemental cargo results to persist into the second quarter, we anticipate increased demand in the second half of the year, which should bring our supplemental cargo results for that period closer to normalized levels for a typical year. Second, to increase the number of revenue days in our international dry bulk segment, we are taking steps to place the vessels, as they complete existing voyages, on short to medium-term time charters. Third, we have completed the repairs on our Jones Act vessel and it has returned to service. In conjunction with improved weather conditions, we expect the results from our Jones Act segment for the remainder of the year to be consistent with our original estimates."

Adds Johnsen, "We believe the fundamentals of ISH's business remain strong and the steps that we are currently taking, combined with our significant revenues from fixed contracts, position us for improvement through the second quarter and the remainder of the year. In addition, we remain poised to continue to evaluate attractive acquisition opportunities and have maintained our financial and strategic flexibility by receiving from our principal lenders a deferral of more stringent financial covenants from year-end 2013 through June 30, 2014. Moving forward, we believe that our capital structure, predictable cash flows primarily from medium to long-term contracts with high-quality counterparties in niche market segments and consistent dividends will allow us to continue maximizing value for our shareholders."


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Clinton defends response to Benghazi attacks

Published: Jan 23, 2013 11:37 a.m. ET

Hearing turns testy with questioning by Sens. Johnson, Paul

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered an unwavering defense Wednesday of the Obama administration’s response to the 2012 assaults on U.S. government posts in Benghazi, Libya.

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Clinton again took responsibility for any security lapses in Benghazi but praised the response from her department and other government agencies.

She said the attacks “are part of a broader strategic challenge to the United States and our partners in North Africa” because of the emergence of violent extremism there.

As she began her testimony, Clinton became visibly emotional as she recalled meeting relatives of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans who were killed in the Sept. 11 assault.

“I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews [Air Force Base],” she told senators, choking back tears.”I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters.”

Her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had valedictory overtones, as she plans to step down once Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) has been confirmed as the new top diplomat.

“It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to lead the men and women of the State Department and [the U.S. Agency for International Development],” she said.

After listing a battery of government reactions to the Sept. 11 assault in Libya, she praised the work force of her agency.

“They ask what they can do for their country,” she said.

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Clinton also is scheduled to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the Benghazi attacks.

That hearing, like its Senate counterpart, will be public.

The grueling day of testimony comes as Clinton recovers from a month of health problems that began with a stomach virus and ended with her hospitalization for a blood clot near her brain. She has been back at work for two weeks, holding meetings, placing phone calls and making several abbreviated public appearances.

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Google loses some traction with iPhone 5

Published: Sept 20, 2012 6:10 p.m. ET

Analysis: Apple’s exclusion of Google Maps, YouTube could backfire

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Friday’s high-profile launch of Apple’s iPhone 5 raises concerns about the effect the new device will have on Google Inc., which appears to be losing traction in the ecosystem created by the popular smartphone.

Apple Maps on iPhone 5

In fact, Apple AAPL, -0.13% is seen trying to shut its rival out of the iPhone ecosystem, highlighted by the decision to replace Google Maps with Apple’s own mapping application, as well as not to have the YouTube app preloaded on the iPhone 5.

Google GOOG, +0.30% has emerged as one of Apple’s main competitors in mobile computing, as its Android operating system has overtaken Apple’s iOS has the top platform for smartphones in the world.

Many existing iPhone users have come across the changes already, after Apple made iOS 6, the latest version of its mobile operating system, available for download Wednesday. Professional reviewers had noted some weaknesses in Apple’s mapping application, which has replaced Google Maps on the updated platform.

Apple customers were a little more harsh. “Terrible maps — when is Google Maps coming back?” asked one user on an Apple customer-support discussion board Thursday morning.

“The reviews I’ve seen reinforce the view that Google’s search development on the mapping side is not easily replicated,” Susquehanna analyst Herman Leung told MarketWatch.

AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg cited the map feature as the “biggest drawback” in his review of the iPhone 5. See: Walt Mossberg’s review of the iPhone 5.

Leung noted the “fear” that the new iPhone could have a serious impact on Google. But that fear may be overstated, as YouTube is the No. 1 free application on the Apple app store.

“I think the world will realize that ... customers will vote by usage,” Leung said. “What we’re seeing is people want YouTube. People miss Google maps.”

Google, which is dominant in the search market, also has the most widely used smartphone operating system in the Android, used in 61% of mobile phones as of the second quarter, according to IDC.

Apple’s iOS was No. 2, with 21%.

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MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Shares of HSBC Holdings PLC HSBC, +1.10% HSBA, -0.88% 0005, +0.00% fell over 5% on Monday after the banking group posted a profit that fell short of expectations. Full-year 2013 pretax profit for HSBC rose 9% to $22.56 billion compared to $20.65 billion a year ago. A consensus forecast of analysts polled by Bloomberg News was calling for a profit of $24.6 billion. In the fourth quarter, pretax profit fell to $3.96 billion from $4.43 billion in the year-ago period.

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Is LinkedIn a $300 stock or a $100 stock?

Published: Mar 3, 2014 12:01 a.m. ET

Opinion: While there are pluses here, the minuses may outweigh them

NEW YORK: (MarketWatch) — LinkedIn is the largest social network for professionals in the world. On balance, LinkedIn stock is in no-man’s-land at this time. It can as easily go to $300 as it can to $100. As of this writing, the stock is at $213.30. Let us examine the eight most important factors for this stock.

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After three to five months of a downtrend trend of a popular stock in this bull market, it is common for the relative-strength index (RSI) to start diverging from the price action. Such divergence is typically an early sign of a turnaround. However, as the chart shows, in the case of LinkedIn LNKD, -0.10%  there is no RSI divergence at this time.

The sum total of the foregoing is that the technical picture for LinkedIn is decisively negative at this time.

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At The Arora Report, we pay lot of attention to fund flows. Fund flows tell us what big institutional investors are doing. So far in 2014, funds have been coming out of LinkedIn. In comparison, there is a strong fund flow into Facebook FB, +0.43%  and a mildly positive fund flow into Twitter TWTR, +0.90%

Multiple income streams

LinkedIn has an advantage over competing social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus GOOG, +0.30%  in that LinkedIn has three distinct revenue streams, whereas other networks primarily depend on advertising.

LinkedIn breaks down its revenues in three segments: Marketing Solutions, Talent Solutions and Premium Subscriptions.

In the fourth quarter, Marketing Solutions revenue came at $113.5 million, a 36% increase year over year. Talent Solutions revenue came at $245.6 million, a 53% increase year over year. Premium Subscriptions revenue came at $88.1 million, a 48% increase year over year.

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Nokia's profit falls 30% but margins hold

Published: Oct 16, 2008 10:57 a.m. ET

Industry leader loses market share but confirms outlook

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a 30% drop in third-quarter profit and a 5% decline in sales, but the world's largest maker of mobile phones managed to improve gross margins at its all-important device division and reiterated its outlook.

Net income for the three months ending Sept. 30 fell to 1.09 billion euros, or 0.29 euro a share, from 1.56 billion euros, or 0.40 euro a share, earned in the year-earlier period. Adjusted earnings came in a 0.33 euro a share, in line with consensus forecasts.

Sales fell 5% to 12.2 billion euros, hit by the weaker dollar. Analysts, on average, expected sales of 12.7 billion euros. At constant currency, sales rose 1%.

Nokia NOK, -1.61% (NOK1V) shipped 117.8 million phones in the quarter, up 5% year-on-year, but down 3% sequentially.

Demand for phones has slowed in the past few months with people waiting longer to replace ageing handsets in Western Europe, and the rhythm at which emerging markets add new subscribers slowing.

These worries about the resilience of the mobile phone industry to a sharp economic slowdown combined with a warning from Nokia last month to send its share price back to levels not seen since April 2005.

Better margins; confident outlook

There were some positives in Thursday's results, however, and U.S.-listed shares rose 3% in early action.

Gross margins at the key devices and services division rose to 36.5% from 36.1% in the second quarter, suggesting cost control at the company was highly efficient in the quarter.

"As a result of our strong operational management and market position, Nokia was able to achieve solid margins and operating cash flow of 1.3 billion euros for the third quarter of 2008," Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in a statement.

The outlook was also not as dark as many feared.

Nokia said it still expects global industry volumes to rise about 10% this year to 1.26 billion units. It also confirmed it should gain market share in mobile devices this year.

"What you're basically seeing is some relief that they're providing some visibility for the fourth quarter and that the situation is not deteriorating as much as feared," said Richard Windsor, analyst at Nomura International.

At U.K.-based telecoms consultancy CCS Insight, Geoff Blaber said the overall results confirm that Nokia is sacrificing volume for profitability, as it has signaled in its September warning.

He added that the vendor is seeing very tough competition at the low end, from Chinese vendors and South Korea's Samsung Electronics SSNGY, +0.00%

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RBA deputy governor: Inflation to remain contained

Published: May 13, 2012 11:24 p.m. ET

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australia's central bank said Monday it expects inflation to remain contained over the coming years, but also sees little respite from the two-speed nature of growth in the economy, with the non-mining sector set to remain weak.

Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of Australia Phil Lowe said in a lunchtime speech the role of the central bank in that environment is to ensure inflation remains contained and the economy stays on an even keel.

The RBA has cut interest rates by a combined 100 basis points since November to 3.75%, which will restore economic growth to trend rates over time, Lowe added.

"The unemployment rate in Australia remains low, output is continuing to expand, inflation is contained, the banking system is strong and public finances are in much better shape than in other advanced economies," he said.

"Yet the structural changes that are taking place are creating a sense of unease for many in the community, particularly amongst those who are not benefiting directly from the mining boom," Lowe added.

Following the easing of policy, interest rates across the economy are now "slightly below average," he said.

The disinflationary impact of the high Australian dollar is expected to weakened over time, but at the same time, domestic sources of inflation risk are expected to ease, Lowe said.

The Australian dollar has risen by 70% since 2008, putting pressure on exporters and helping to slow the economy in the last year.

Still, Lowe was upbeat about a turnaround in the country's trade outlook. He expects problems associated with coal supply to ease over time, helping to fill a gap in the trade accounts that have seen three consecutive monthly deficits in 2012.

"Despite all the talk about Australia's resources boom, the volume of resource exports increased by only 1% over 2011. A much stronger outcome than this is likely both this year and next," he said.

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Business 12.85% 12.85% 12.85%
Student 13.14% 13.14% 13.14%
Balance Transfer 14.12% 14.12% 12.86%
Airline 15.10% 15.10% 15.52%
Reward 15.14% 15.14% 14.89%
Cash Back 15.27% 15.27% 14.91%
Instant Approval 18.00% 18.00% 23.33%
Bad Credit 22.73% 22.73% 22.73%
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Published: Dec 3, 2012 11:15 a.m. ET

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BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Trader Joe's is recalling its butter chicken and rice frozen meals over concerns that they might be contaminated with Listeria, according to its website Monday. The recall covers Trader Joe's Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice meals that bear a SKU number 99032 and production date code of "305 12." The retailer said it was informed by the product's supplier that the meals could be tainted with the bacteria Listeria, but that no reports of illness have been received at this time.

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March 18, 2013 11:00 ET

Harper Government Kick-Starts Entrepreneurial and Innovative Business in Beaconsfield, Quebec

BEACONSFIELD, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 18, 2013) - The Honourable Larry Smith, Senator, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, is pleased to announce the awarding of two contracts totaling $635,347 to Adventure Lights Inc. for its pre-qualified innovations, the SMART Beacon and the Clustered Beacon System, through the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP).

"Our Government's top priority is the economy and we understand that helping Canadian businesses expand and succeed directly benefits Canadian workers and families by creating jobs and prosperity," said Minister Ambrose. "We are proud to encourage Canada's entrepreneurial spirit by supporting Canadian businesses to get their innovative products and services from the lab to the marketplace."

"This announcement brings great news for Beaconsfield, and great news for the Canadian economy," said Senator Smith. "Our Government's top priority is jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, and projects like the SMART Beacon System are key to driving that kind of growth."

Adventure Light's pre-qualified innovation, the SMART Beacon, is a mesh networked wearable light beacon system that allows military and civil authorities to instantly identify friendly forces in contact situations. The SMART beacon system also allows for instant visual identification of people, places and objects for military, search and rescue, security and civil applications. A $313,919 contract for this innovation was awarded through the CICP.

The Clustered Beacon System is the world's smallest, most versatile runway lighting system for expeditionary airfields and first-responder helicopter landing zones. Small enough to be carried by a single person, this portable integrated beacon system allows an unprecedented variety of landing field configurations. This pre-qualified innovation was awarded a $321,428 contract through the CICP.

"Adventure Lights Inc. is very pleased to receive the support of the Government of Canada through this program. The CICP initiative will give our company further recognition and help support our innovative and unique products that have contributed to Canada's economy," said Tim Ford, President of Adventure Lights Inc.

Launched in 2010, the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program has already shown encouraging results, connecting Canadian companies with federal departments and agencies that have a need for innovative products and services. By selling to the federal government, businesses can demonstrate the value of their products and services, and potentially generate future sales to non-federal customers.

To build on the early success of this program, Economic Action Plan 2012 allocated an additional $95 million to it over three years, starting in 2013-14, and $40 million per year thereafter to make the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program permanent. The program will include an added military procurement component.

For the complete list of the successful innovations, please refer to the CICP website.

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February 14, 2013 11:00 ET

Message Bus Sponsoring JVM Evolution for Scala Meetup

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 14, 2013) -  Message Bus, pioneer of cloud-based infrastructure for email, mobile and social messaging, is sponsoring the JVM Evolution for Scala meetup taking place tonight at 6:30 p.m. PT at the Oracle Santa Clara Campus Auditorium:

There Paul Phillips, the most prolific contributor to the Scala compiler and a co-founder of Typesafe, and Adriaan Moors, who is the Scala Tech Lead, will discuss the current state of scalac and how it emits byte code. They will then segue into a discussion of features on their wish list for the JVM that would allow for better performance of typical Scala code.

JVM Evolution for Scala will give away two copies of IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 12 for personal use, two copies of JRebel and two e-copies of "Monadic Design Patterns," published by Artima.

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Message Bus provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email, mobile and social channels, helping to ensure deliverability of critical communications, transactional messages, and marketing messages. The company removes the burden and cost of deploying multiple messaging servers with a service available via SMTP or through a programmatic API. Market leading companies rely on Message Bus to manage the trust relationship between senders and recipients, increasing their message deliverability rates and revenues. Key benefits include lower cost to market, compliance to industry regulations and protecting brand reputation. More information is available on the company's website:

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Belated Chinese New Years' Tweet Up at Red Phoenix (CLOSED)

Chicken Wings stuffed with Sticky Rice
This past weekend, I held a belated Chinese New Years dinner tweet up with pals @BigAddie, @CynthiaStrawson, @MirabelleMacs, @CaldwellCreates, as well as other friends and my family. We gathered at the Red Phoenix, my favorite place to go for authentic Hong Kong style Chinese cuisine. A family run business, the restaurant is located in what's obviously a former Pizza Hut in Kingsway Mews. It's always a good sign when the owners don't speak English very well, and the best food is located on a set menu written entirely in Chinese.

Honey Shrimp with Peaches
Allowing my humans Chinese speaking mom to order, we wound up getting a set dinner for 8 plus adding a few of our favorites too. In total we wound up with 14 dishes, more than enough food to feed 10 adult humans, a bovine, plus @MirabelleMacs' little human, with food to spare that everyone left with lunch for the next day.

Green Beans with Minced Pork
Although the dishes are too numerous to review, some of my favorites included a crispy chicken wing stuffed with sticky rice, that although is not listed on the menu is well worth asking for. I've never seen it done quite this way anywhere else. They painstakingly remove the meat from a chicken wing, replace it with sticky rice, wrap the skin back on it, and finally deep fry it. The result is a crispy thin chicken skin that crunches and crackles when you bite into it. Inside is a piping hot cavity filled with moist, flavorful sticky rice. Genius! The honey shrimp with peach dish consists of battered and fried shrimp, resulting in a satisfying crunch and plump, soft shrimpy texture all in a singular bite. Sitting on a bed of crisp, shredded lettuce with peach slices, every moral is coated in a peach flavored mayonnaise sauce which might sound disgusting until you've tried it. Lastly the green beans here although simple, are delectable. Lightly seasoned and still crisp, they are mixed with a sprinkling of minced pork that keeps you coming back for more and wondering why all your vegetables growing up couldn't have been as enjoyable. Noticed all my favorites are crunchy or crispy?

So much food!
Some of the dishes that weren't my favorite included the fish isinglass with crab meat soup which I found had an undesirable slimy texture with rubbery crab meat. The boneless duck with taro root came in rectangular pieces that didn't have enough crunch and too much of a gooey mushy texture for my liking. The spicy shrimp although had a great crunchy texture from the fried batter was slightly awkward to eat. It came as a whole shrimp meaning you had to take off the head and suck out what little meat there was from the shell that it was battered in. The sweet and sour pork although flavorful, with the bone in didn't have as much meat as one would like and required that you gnaw around the bone to get at what little meat there was.
Boneless Duck with Taro Root

We also didn't wind up ordering some other dishes that we usually enjoy such as a rex sole fillet with cream corn sauce, that although sounds strange is really tasty. They also have a lobster with cream sauce dish that sits atop a bedfull of noodles.

Overall, it was a lot of fun, a lot of food, and not a lot of money. The food comes swiftly here and I recommend that you give them a try. Just remember that although they do dim sum and a lunch time buffet, your best bet is to order from the menu, the authentic Chinese portion, not the western Chinese part of their menu.

More photos at PhotoBucket.

Red Phoenix
10503 Kingsway Ave
Edmonton, AB

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  1. Thanks so much for the invite! A lot of food and not a lot of money - so true! I look forward to revisiting this place soon... nice article

  2. I love your reviews and only wish I could get there to try the restos. PS. Just as well really, as Chumbles (my bear) has a thing for Mr Moo!

    1. Hi Chumbles and human!

      Thanks for your comment! I'm flattered (I guess no one can resist my mooey cuteness)!

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Blackberry-Bay Leaf Jam

Blackberries are especially delicious when transformed into a spread; if you add a bay leaf, a very subtle flavor change occurs, and the spoonfuls get bigger as they are scooped out of jars onto toast.

  • Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Blackberry-Bay Leaf Jam

Source: Martha Stewart Living, July

  • 3 pounds fresh blackberries
  • 4 1/2 cups sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon, plus 4 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • Pinch of coarse salt
  • 1 or 2 dried bay leaves

  1. Place a few small plates in the freezer. Stir together berries, sugar, lemon zest and juice, salt, and bay leaves in a large, heavy stockpot. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar and mashing lightly with a potato masher. Skim foam from surface. Cook, stirring more frequently as jam thickens, until it is the consistency of very loose jelly, 10 to 11 minutes. Remove pot from heat.

  2. Press about half of the jam through a medium sieve; discard seeds. Return strained jam to pot, and stir until combined. Return to a boil.

  3. Remove a plate from freezer, and drop a spoonful of jam on it. Return to freezer for 1 to 2 minutes, then gently nudge edge of jam with a finger. If jam is ready, it should hold its shape. If jam is too thin and spreads out, return to a boil, testing every minute, until done. Remove bay leaves, and discard. Spoon hot jam into hot sterilized jars, and cover immediately with sterilized lids.

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Spinach-Cucumber-Celery Juice

Because celery isn't overpowering, it allows the spinach and cucumber juices to stand out. Spinach is a good source of calcium, iron, and potassium.Per serving: 80 calories, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 16 g carbs, 140 mg sodium, 7 g protein

  • Servings: 1
  • Yield: Makes 12 ounces; serves 1
Spinach-Cucumber-Celery Juice

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  • 2 cups packed spinach (4 ounces)
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 celery stalk

  1. Cut large produce into chunks, and remove big seeds or pits. Don't worry about those in fruits like apples and pears -- a juicer will filter them out. To combine several fruits and vegetables, alternate between soft pieces and hard ones. Finish with the latter to push through anything that's stuck.

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French Rolls

These delicious rolls are simply small, rounded baguettes. They convey a more formal air than a baguette, making them ideal for entertaining. For more on baking bread, see our photo galleries By Bread Alone: Making Dough and By Bread Alone: Shaping Dough, and our article By Bread Alone: Baking the Perfect Loaf.

  • Yield: Makes 16
French Rolls

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Source: Martha Stewart Living, January

  • French Dough
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • Vegetable-oil cooking spray

  1. Working with 1 portion of dough at a time, keeping remaining dough covered, fold dough in half lengthwise to form a tight, narrow log. Gently press edges with lightly floured fingertips to seal. Using a dough scraper or a knife, cut into 8 pieces.

  2. Gather edges, and gently pull and tuck them underneath the dough to create a round shape, pinching to seal.

  3. Place dough on the work surface. Cup one hand around dough, and rotate it in circles until a smooth, taut ball forms.

  4. Place rolls on a generously floured linen towel or a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover loosely with oiled plastic wrap, and let rise at cool room temperature until rolls have almost doubled and a floured finger pressed into side leaves a slight indentation, 30 to 40 minutes.

  5. Place a skillet on oven rack adjusted to lowest position and a baking stone on middle oven rack. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. If using a linen towel, gently transfer rolls to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Just before baking, use a lame or a razor blade to slash the surface of each roll, forming an X. Pour 1/2 cup hot water into skillet in oven. Slide rolls and parchment onto baking stone.

  6. Immediately reduce oven to 450 degrees. Bake until rolls are deep golden brown, sound hollow when bottoms are thumped, and interiors register 205 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool on racks. Rolls are best the day you make them, but they can be wrapped in parchment and then foil, and stored at room temperature overnight (or frozen for up to 1 month; thaw at room temperature before serving).

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Functions and Responsibilities

The Policy and Accountability Branch assists local lead agencies, local school systems, and public agencies in the development, revision, and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices for the provision of early intervention services and special education and related services, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). The Branch fulfills the role of federal liaison to the Office Of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for Part C and Part B of the IDEA.  It is the Branch’s responsibility to lead the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program (MITP), to manage the Part C and Part B database systems, and to develop Statewide resource documents, guidelines, and technical assistance materials.  The Branch coordinates cross-divisional teams, the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC), the Special Education State Advisory Committee (SESAC),and other stakeholders to develop and submit federal Part C and Part B 618 data, and the Part C and the Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) to the OSEP.  The Branch is charged with aligning Part C and Part B general supervision and oversight responsibilities by developing and implementing a data-informed, differentiated, birth through 21 monitoring system focused on results driven accountability.

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  Communications, Partnerships, and Grants
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  Educator Effectiveness
  Early Childhood Development
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  Special Education and Early Intervention
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        Alternative Programs
           Dropout Prevention and Alternative Programs
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        Best Practices in School Discipline Workgroup
        Bullying Prevention
        HIV/AIDS Prevention
        Home and Hospital
        Home Schooling
        Inhalant Abuse
        Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools Grant
        Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
        Pupil Personnel and School Social Workers
        Safe and Drug-Free Schools
        School-Based Health Centers
        School Counseling
        School Health Services
        School Mental Health
        School Psychological Services
        Student Enrollment Issues
        Suicide Prevention
        Teen Pregnancy
        Emergency Planning and School Safety
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Dropout Prevention and Alternative Programs

Dropping out of school has especially dire consequences for young people and for society as a whole.  Twenty-five years ago, almost 90% of high school dropouts could find regular work.  Today, slightly more than a third of young dropouts find full-time employment and only 11% of them are earning more than poverty wages.  And while some full-time job opportunities remain, the ability to earn a living wage without a high school diploma is difficult at best in today’s society.  Today, a dropout earns about $260,000 less in a lifetime than a high school graduate (Alliance for Excellent Education, September 2007).  As we watch our nation develop and transition to a technology-based society, more and more workers are being displaced.  High school graduation becomes imperative as high school graduates do twice as well, and college graduates fare six times better than dropouts.  Clearly education pays off for students who complete high school.  From the class of 2007 dropouts, the United States will lose $329 billion in wages, taxes, and productivity (Alliance for Excellent Education, September 2007).

Beyond the personal costs of dropping out of school, the average dropout costs the community more than $300,000.  We know that 75% of the individuals received by the Maryland Division of Corrections (1998 Dropout Prevention Taskforce Report) report themselves as high school dropouts.  This means that approximately 17,250 of the 23,000 inmates are dropouts. Each year of incarceration costs state taxpayers more than $30,000 per inmate.  Maryland spends about $518 million per year to house the 17,250 inmates who are dropouts.  Dropping out is not the only challenge of this population, but we cannot dismiss the correlation between earning a high school diploma and incarceration.  A five percent increase in Maryland’s male graduation rate could result in $160,557,762 annually in crime-related savings and $50,869,458 in additional earnings, for a total benefit to the State of $211,427,220 (Alliance for Excellent Education, August 2006)

A ten percent increase in the male graduation rate could reduce murder and assault rates by about 20 percent, motor vehicle theft by 13 percent and arson by eight percent (Moretti, 2005).  Thus, we need to do everything possible to ensure that our young people have every opportunity to graduate from high school.

Each local school system (LSS) has developed strategies to address dropout prevention.  A description of the services and interventions provided is included in the LSS Bridge to Excellence Master Plan, and the annual updates to that plan.

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Questions about snow leopards from a 5th grade student (Note: The Maryland Zoo does not have snow leopards):

What does a snow leopard eat?

Snow leopards are carnivores that feed mostly on mountain sheep, deer and ibex but also on medium sized birds, marmots (which are like groundhogs), pikas, hares and other small mammals. When wild prey is scarce, they may resort to feeding on livestock like sheep, goats and cows which can bring them into conflict with humans.

Where does a snow leopard live?

The Himalayan and other mountainous regions of central Asia including India, Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Russia and some former soviet republics like Uzbekistan.

How long does a snow leopard live?

Like most cats, snow leopards in captivity can live for 15 to 20 years. Wild cats typically have shorter life spans than those in captivity.

How fast can it run? Because of the steep and rocky terrain that they live in, snow leopards rely less on outsprinting their prey and more on stalking and surprising them with quick and powerful attack. They have retractable claws that allow them to move silently amongst the rocks without scraping their claws on the ground and therefore giving themselves away to their prey. Cats are typically very patient hunters and wait for the best opportunity to make their attack. The black-spotted, white coat of the snow leopard makes it difficult to see in a terrain that is often snow-covered. Snow leopards can pounce as far as 45 feet horizontally and 30 feet .

How many young does a snow leopard have?

Snow leopards may have between 1 to 5 young with 2 to 3 being typical.

How long do the young stay with their mother? Young snow leopards need to learn a difficult skill, how to hunt, within a fairly short period of time. They typically stay with their mother for around 18 – 22 months.

Why is the snow leopard endangered?

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) does list the snow leopard as Endangered. Habitat loss is the main problem. As human populations grow in the region, more land is used for farming and housing. As snow leopards get squeezed into smaller areas, they have to compete for the limited prey available and some of the cats will not survive. Also, as their prey becomes harder to find, some cats may resort to feeding on farm animals which may force farmers to kill the cats. Livestock also take food resources away from the natural prey animals of the leopard making them less abundant. Snow leopards are also vulnerable to poaching (see below). Today, many people are aware of the conservation threats to animals like the snow leopard. The IUCN website listed below describes several actions that are being taken to curb the decline of the Snow Leopard. Organizations like the The Snow Leopard Trust are focused on these issues – lobbying governments to take action to prevent snow leopard declines through enactment and enforcement of legislation limiting the trade of snow leopard parts and striving to educate people living in the areas where snow leopards live on how to avoid problems with snow leopards and how snow leopards can actually help them earn money through eco-tourism and other means that do not result in the killing of the leopards. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), which oversees the care of animals in accredited zoos like the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, has a program called the Species Survival Plan (SSP), which strives to maintain healthy captive populations of endangered and threatened species like snow leopards. For more information on SSP’s go to the Conservation section on our website: or visit the AZA website .

What is the snow leopard killed for?

Mostly for its coat, but also for organs and bones (both used in oriental medicines as a substitute for tiger) and claws. It is also killed to prevent them from feeding on livestock as has already been mentioned.

How many snow leopards are left?

Studies estimate that there are between 4080 and 6590 snow leopards remaining in the wild with most of them estimated to be in China (approximately 2000) and Mongolia ( 500 -1000).

I would highly recommend that people interested in further information on snow leopards visit the Snow Leopard Trust Website and the IUCN Redlist website .

  • Vonina57

    I <3 Snow Leopards! Why do you hunters keep killing them?!?

  • Doggiedodo

    Why do you think they keep killing them wow you don’t know anything

  • Alakazam

    Wow. Dude you be trippin’ Doggiedodo. They explained it, read the text…

  • Alakazam

    Yo snow Leopards are da bomb

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    Tori :I love the snow leopard! Isabella :There’s not so many snow leopards left, so sad! Cynthia :I love snow leopards! It is my inspiration! Jade :Who cares? I eat snow leopards.Cat Valentine :Hiiiiiii! It’s me, Cat! Tori : Wait…. so all the girls in vicTORIous is here? Jade : Yea…. Better tell the shrimp in your bra! Tori : Seriously, Jade?

  • _reckless_baller

    Follow me on instagram @_reckless_baller to see my snow leopard that lives at my dads zoo his name is Sammy

  • lala 4454

    how fast do the run tho


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PA-510-02 Clinical Assessment and Diagno (3 ) 9:00AM - 11:00AM
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This course is intended to provide students with the foundation, background and skills needed to accurately assess and diagnosis patients using detailed history taking and appropriate and thorough physical examination techniques. This course will use a systems-based approach, incorporating lectures, audio-visual aids, teaching models, and laboratory sessions. Normally offered in Summer session only.

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