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Governor Nathan Deal laid out his vision, goals and agenda for 2013 and an annual budget of $19.8 billion budget that includes roughly $800 million for new construction projects. Sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but due to a lagging economy and sluggish state revenues the governor's budget total is largely reflective of the amount spent the last few years (technically a $500 million increase over last year but still down $1 billion from 2008's budget).
Highlights of the governor's address and areas of emphasis for his legislative agenda include:
– Ethics – a hot topic for the last year and a half around the capitol, Gov. Deal went a step further than what the legislature has discussed with regard to a cap or ban on lobbyist gifts by suggesting that any gift/cap should apply to all elected officials from the state to the local level. The Georgia Senate on the first day of session this year passed new rules governing the body which included a lobbyist gift "cap." House Speaker David Ralston has referred to it as a "gimmick" and "more of a sun visor than a cap" in remarks and has signaled the House may pass an outright ban. All of this is part of a broader push to clean up the image of Georgia state government and to help prevent the perception of impropriety.
– Healthcare/Medicaid – Georgia faces a $700 million shortfall in funding the state portion of Medicaid due in part to the expiration of the state "bed tax" or fee that hospitals pay back to the government as a way to "draw down" more federal matching dollars (Medicaid is a joint operation of the state and federal government whereby the feds have different schemes for states to bring in more money). Gov. Deal has advocated, and the Senate passed this week, legislation to re-authorize the "bed tax" by shifting the authority to the Department of Community Health. The legislation passed with a strong bi-partisan majority and will now move to the House where the governor will push for swift passage.
- Of note with respect to Medicaid, Gov. Deal has rejected calls from advocates and Democrats to expand Medicaid eligibility (as allowed for under Obamacare) to 133% of the federal poverty level. While the Democrats in the legislature and many advocates cry foul over a big pot of money the feds have dangled over the states to further expand this entitlement program, Governor Deal has pointed to a $4 billion price tag for Georgia taxpayers. NFIB/Georgia members in the 2013 Member Ballot overwhelmingly (90% oppose) support Gov. Deal's position of not expanding Medicaid. In the recent effort to renew the "bed tax" Democrats in the Senate unsuccessfully tried to amend the bill to expand Medicaid and that vote may be a part of the NFIB/Georgia Legislative Voting Record.
– School funding/education – Georgia's schools will see a slight bump in funding with an extra $300 million in new funds dedicated to poorer districts and to help fund the growth in enrollment in K-12, but cost of living increases for teachers and major new investments are not included in the governor's plan. The governor did include some money for new school construction and pledged to return the popular pre-K program to 180 days.
– Government cuts – Credit to Gov. Deal for continuing to cut government in lieu of tax increases. While some of his counterparts have targeted tax increases on small business, the governor remains steadfast in his refusal to balance the state budget on the back of small business and instead has directed agencies to cut an additional 3% out of their budgets.
Things to watch:
The legislature, having burned four days this week, will take next week off to focus on budgetary hearings in the House. In the meantime, many big issues await the General Assembly upon their return:
1) Ethics – the Senate has passed rules, the House wants legislation, and the governor wants parity between state/local elected officials. Meanwhile the state ethics commission remains underfunded and barely capable of accomplishing their current mission.
2) Medicaid/The "Bed Tax" – The Senate has passed a bill with bi-partisan support but now the House must act. With 37 new representatives, many elected with conservative, Tea Party platforms, will House Republicans go along with reauthorizing this tax?
3) Falcons Rise Up in a New Stadium? – Much has been made of the Atlanta Falcons and owner Arthur Blank's move to build a new retractable roof stadium in downtown Atlanta to replace the aging, albeit serviceable Georgia Dome. The public/private partnership will use approximately $300 million in hotel/motel tax revenues paid by visitors to the Atlanta area, but in order to build a new stadium, the GeorgiaWorldCongressCenter, the authority that runs and manages the current Dome and would manage the new stadium, needs the legislature to approve an increase in its borrowing authority. Many conservative Republicans and some Democrats have publicly balked at this move over a myriad of concerns from cost, return on investment, timing and best use of public dollars. This issue will be one to watch going forward.
4) The State Budget – with an uncertain climate in DC, a shaky economy, and uneven tax revenues, budget writers this year are faced with a difficult task of funding state government. Forecasters will be watching state revenues and projections closely as they try to assemble a budget that funds the basics and some key projects such as the deepening of the Port of Savannah.
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Chicken cutlets – chicken breasts pounded thin with a meat mallet – are rolled up with deli-sliced ham and swiss cheese. To seal in the juicy, tender chicken the roulades get dipped in egg and dredged in bread crumbs before baking.
You can serve them whole or cut them into slices for a nice presentation.
The leftovers make the best sandwiches. If there are any leftovers. With oozing swiss cheese and sweet ham peppering every bite they won't last long around hungry mouths.
Chicken Cordon blue roll-ups have layers of gooey swiss cheese and salty ham inside them with a crispy outer breadcrumb coating.
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- Season the chicken cutlets lightly on each side with salt and pepper. Place a slice each of swiss and ham (trim to fit the cutlet, if needed) over top and roll up beginning from the smallest end of the chicken. Secure with a toothpick or two. Repeat until they are all rolled up. Dredge one at a time by dipping into the egg and then into the bread crumbs using your hands to pat the crumbs on. Set in roasting pan and repeat until all are covered with crumbs.
- Bake about 25 minutes, depending on the thickness/size of your cutlets (internal temp should reach 164-175 degrees F). Remove from oven and allow to set 5 minutes. Remove toothpicks and cut into slices 1-2 inches thick, if desired or serve as is.


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Emanuel calls for 'vote of conscience' on assault weapons ban
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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy, at news conference Monday, November 26, 2012. l John H. White ~Sun-Times
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel called Monday for a "vote of conscience" on an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Connecticut school massacre but Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said it would be like "putting a Band-Aid" on a cancer without a companion ban on high-capacity magazines.
And Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday renewed his call to ban the sale and possession of semi-automatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
After watching politicians do nothing to control the proliferation of guns and ammunition after other mass shootings, McCarthy said he's not so sure it'll happen now — even after 20 first-graders and six adults were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
"I've been watching these [incidents] happen time and time again: Virginia Tech, Columbine, Aurora . . . You name it. And it's not just about schools. It's about rampages on trains [and] at shopping malls. The fact is, nobody's ever done anything about it," McCarthy said. "It's issues like this that, all of the sudden explode and the gun debate starts. But, at the end of the day, nobody does anything about it. After Tucson, everybody was talking about extended magazines. Where did it end up? Absolutely nowhere. We have to awaken an American consciousness to this. I don't know how some people sleep at night thinking they can defend this."
Emanuel made the same argument after joining McCarthy at a Navy Pier graduation ceremony for 41 police recruits and 40 new sergeants.
The mayor said his efforts to put more police officers on the street, lengthen the school day and bolster after-school programs will fall short unless Congress re-enacts the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and Illinois legislators do the same.
"You will be as strong as the rest of our strategy and, as somebody who stood by President Clinton's side to make sure that we had a ban on assault weapons, I do not want to see more weapons on the street, more guns on the street that make your job all that [much] more difficult," Emanuel told the graduates. "It's time that we as a city, we as a state and we as a country make sure that you get backed up. We can't just stand behind you and say we support all the men and women in the law enforcement community and then not have the laws on the books that help you do your job every day."
As the graduates and their families broke into applause, Emanuel pounded the podium and said, "It's time in the city we have an assault weapons ban. It's time we as a state have an assault weapons ban. It's time we as a country have an assault weapons ban, and I would hope that the leadership in Congress would now have a vote of conscience. It is time to have that vote."
Last Friday, Adam Lanza, 20, used an assault weapon to massacre 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
That morning, Emanuel was huddling with gun-control advocates to plot their next move after a federal appeals court tossed out Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons and gave the General Assembly six months to make it legal.
On Monday, McCarthy urged Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to appeal the concealed carry ruling, arguing that "just because 49 states did it doesn't make it right."
He added, "What we're doing isn't working. Look at countries like England where they have very strict gun laws. Look at countries like Canada. They don't have the same problems we have with gun violence. This is not brain surgery. It's really simple. Too many guns means more violence."
Over the years, gun control has been a tough sell in Springfield because of the geographic divide in Illinois and the perennial fight between Chicago politicians concerned about gang violence and Downstate lawmakers whose constituents love to hunt and collect guns and own guns to protect themselves.
Emanuel steered clear of the assault weapons ban while plotting the Democratic takeover of Congress and later as White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama.
But the Connecticut shooting massacre has changed the political equation, as Obama's poignant speech at a Sunday memorial for the Connecticut school victims showed.
It gives Emanuel the opportunity to make the case for strong controls on concealed carry, for even greater restrictions in Chicago and for a new assault weapons ban at the state and national level.
"All of us are residents of [Newtown], Connecticut. There's not a parent. There's not a grandparent. There's not a human being, regardless of whether they have a child, that is not a citizen of [Newtown], Connecticut," the mayor said.
McCarthy said an assault weapons bans at the state and federal level would "make sense" and "help us on the street" but that doesn't go far enough.
"If you have the assault weapons [ban], but don't ban the high-capacity magazines, we're only putting a Band-Aid on a problem. We're not fixing it," he said.
McCarthy also renewed his call for a requirement that gun owners report the loss, theft or transfer of legally purchased firearms that end up being used illegally on Chicago streets.
He noted that the gun used to seriously injured Chicago Police Officer Del Pearson was legally purchased in 1972, but police had no idea where that gun has been all of these years.
"It's been proposed a number of times and it's been defeated every single time. People talk about it. People hide behind the Second Amendment and, as a result, people are afraid to make those changes," McCarthy said.
"It would be nice if we see some action on it this time. And it would at least be some sort of way to try and make sense of a tragedy like this moving forward."
Quinn echoed McCarthy as he called for state lawmakers to ban assault weapons when they return to Springfield for a lame-duck legislative session, beginning on Jan. 2 and extending through Jan. 9. "The message of last Friday is it's time for all of us in Illinois to begin to save lives by banning assault weapons [and] banning high-capacity ammunition magazines that are used to kill people," he said.
"It's time to protect the people, especially the children, the innocent children who I know, if they had a voice today, those children from Connecticut would tell us please act on their behalf," the governor told reporters.
Quinn lost a battle a few weeks ago to ban assault weapons when lawmakers defeated his rewrite of legislation permitting gun owners to buy ammunition online. Quinn used his amendatory veto on the bill and inserted assault-weapon language in it. The Senate turned back that effort 49-4, while the House did so on a 78-28 roll call.
And in one other important gun-related pronouncement, Quinn urged lawmakers facing a 180-day federal appeals court deadline to allow concealed carry in Illinois to ban people from carrying weapons in schools, university campuses, day-care centers and shopping malls.
"The lessons of the past week indicate that with shopping malls, schools, university buildings — we know firsthand from our terrible experience that occurred on Valentines' day of 2008 where five wonderful students from Northern Illinois University were shot in their classroom — we have to have some places people cannot carry loaded weapons that are concealed on their person," the governor said.
Last week, a three-member federal appeals court overturned two lower-court rulings that upheld Illinois' longstanding prohibition on carrying concealed weapons and ordered the state Legislature to draw up a law permitting that. Illinois is the only state that doesn't allow concealed carry.
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Kadner: Catfishing, hoaxes and reality boost entertainment in sports
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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o walks off the field following an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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Manti Te'o has renewed my interest in college sports.
According to sports talk show hosts and reporters, Notre Dame's star linebacker may be among the cleverest jocks in the history of sport.
Many of these observers speculate that this guy created a fictional girlfriend who was injured in a terrible auto accident and then died from a terrible illness. He then persuaded all of the greatest minds in sports journalism not to fact-check any of this stuff.
Notre Dame, seemingly oblivious to the fact that one of its students is alleged to have outsmarted sophisticated adults more than twice his age, claims that Te'o is not the mastermind of an elaborate hoax but an innocent victim.
If that's true, it will reinforce the image of football players as dullards who are easily duped by techno-geeks, and Notre Dame officials can breathe a sigh of relief. Better to be seen producing dimwits after four years of college than tarnish the reputation of the football program.
And isn't there a great episode for the writers of "The Big Bang Theory" somewhere in all of this?
However the story turns out, it fascinates me on a number of levels.
For one, I confess, until late last week I thought catfishing was something that was done with a pole and worms. It turns out it's a word used to describe a scam where people on Facebook and other social media pretend to be someone they're not.
It was popularized in a movie I had never heard of, which turned into a TV show I have never watched.
Viewers are apparently shocked to discover that there are people in the world who would deceive, humiliate and harm other human beings.
Somewhere in Nigeria, there's a person laughing as he writes, "I am the council treasurer for a foreign country and have recently come into possession of $100,000 (U.S. currency) and if you would just mail me a check ..."
I guess the unique thing about catfishing is that instead of looking for some financial reward, the social media imposters are merely hoaxing people for the fun of it.
Such are the advantages of living in the industrial world, where fraud can be indulged in as a game instead of for personal gain.
But then there's Lance Armstrong. Armstrong is not an innocent dupe but a guilty doper.
The winner of seven Tour de France races, Armstrong became an American icon but is now disgraced and has lost his endorsement deals because he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Why did Armstrong have endorsement deals? Because he was a superstar athlete. Because, as a cancer survivor, he had a great story.
There are lots of scientists, college professors and truck drivers out there with great stories and who have survived cancer, but they don't get endorsement deals from Nike because people don't care about them.
I would bet there's even a trucker out there who had to drive cross country the day his grandma died, just like Manti Te'o had to play a football game.
The fact is that no matter how often athletes lie, cheat or beat their wives, Americans still love them.
That seems sort of unfair to congressmen, if you ask me.
The media have also taken a beating in the case of Te'o for failing to ask penetrating questions, for refusing to dig into his private life, for not exposing his personal story as a hoax early on.
The irony is that reporters are often accused of being too cynical, of shouting difficult questions at grieving people and digging up all sorts of "trash" about the private lives of public figures.
I wonder how the public would've reacted if the week before Notre Dame's championship game against Alabama some reporter had asked Te'o at a news conference, "About that dead girlfriend of yours ..."
Like many fans, I don't read the sports pages for news. I read them to escape the crime, corruption and mayhem in the "real" world.
But everything that happens in the one seems to spill over into the other these days.
A basketball game between Morgan Park and Simeon high schools in Chicago ended in a fight, and a student was shot to death outside the gym after the game.
Guns, crime and violence are right there on the sports page along with Lance Armstrong's doping and that Notre Dame catfish thing.
The solution for the public high schools, the experts say, is to have them play their games in an empty gym. Get rid of the guns, get rid of the fans and the world will be a more peaceful place.
You don't need a Facebook page to perpetrate a nasty hoax on the public.
By comparison, I find the story about the Notre Dame football player and his woes far more entertaining than anything else in recent years. There's a real sense of mystery about it.
Who came up with this elaborate scheme? What was the goal?
Was there a real girl involved or wasn't there? Who will play the main characters in the made-for-TV movie?
And can I be cast as one of the sportswriters too sensitive to ask the Notre Dame star why he didn't bother to visit his girlfriend in the hospital after her car accident or while she was dying from leukemia? Or attend her funeral?
However this story turns out, no matter who the victim or perpetrators turn out to be, it has been a diversion from the real-life stuff that really gets me angry.
I mean millions of dollars are being spent on President Barack Obama's inaugural events on Monday, after roughly $2 billion was spent on the presidential election campaigns, and there are people being tossed out of their homes.
I would rather think about a dead girl who didn't exist than any of that.
Sports, it turns out, is still top-notch entertainment.


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We as Christians cannot claim that the world belongs to God and at the same time distrust the systematic study of it.
A common challenge to evolutionary theory is that while life does indeed change over time (what is known as microevolution), no one has ever seen one species evolve into another species (macroevolution).
Because reliance upon experts cannot be eliminated, the central question for Christians today is not "should I believe scientific experts?" but "which scientific experts should I believe?"
I've always thought of the sense of smell as a more intimate sense than most other senses. For in smelling, the thing that we smell becomes almost a part of us.
Many of this week's science links happen at the wondrous intersection of mystery and discovery.
Conflicts, collisions, and comets are the theme in this week's Saturday Science Links.
The prevailing evangelical view that evolution is in competition with the biblical account of creation sets up students to encounter a false dichotomy, where they feel they must choose between science or their faith.
Science is an honest and noble pursuit, evidence of human intellect and curiosity, and to turn away from these is to deny a very important part of who God created us to be in the first place.
From the archives: A common argument leveled against the theory of evolution is that scientists have not been able to produce transitional fossils that show the change of one species into another. In this podcast, we address a common misconception about what transitional fossils actually are.
When a Christian explores divine action in nature, that person also moves into the realm of revealed purpose and meaning of existence—each of which emanate from within the triune God who is love.
In science news this week, read about magical nose cells, 45,000 year old thigh bones, and the weirdest looking dinosaur ever.
In this video originally featured in March of 2012, Dr. David Finch, a biologist at New York University, discusses his thoughts on both Creationism and the effects of "new atheists" like Richard Dawkins.
If discussions of science and religion sometimes get bogged down in Genesis, perhaps that is because they have not made the preparatory journey through the rich material of the Wisdom books.
Are black holes in trouble? Could life have come from space? What do we know about the religious lives of Indian scientists? Find the answers to these questions and more.
But what I heard on Sundays did not seem to fit with what I experienced of the world the rest of the week. Growing up in New Mexico in the cottonwood bosque of the Rio Grande valley provided everything for a kid to become a biologist. I roamed along the river, cooked over cottonwood fires, ate wild asparagus, watched clouds form thunderheads over the distant peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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Essence: Original
Emeril's Pot Roast
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5.5 to 6 pounds boneless chuck roast (or two 3-pound roasts)
1 head garlic, cloves peeled and sliced in half if very large
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons
1/3 cup cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped carrots
1 1/2 quarts
1/4 cup red wine
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 bay leaves
2 pounds red potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 cup celery
Preheat the oven to 300°F. With a small, sharp knife, make 1 1/2-inch-deep slits around the outside of the roast(s). Insert the cloves of garlic into the slits. Rub the roast(s) with the salt and black pepper on all sides. Heat a large Dutch oven or other heavy, wide pot over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and heat. Add the roast(s) and sear on all sides, about 4 minutes per side. Remove the meat from the pan and sprinkle with Essence on all sides. Reduce the heat to medium-high. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until chocolate brown in color, about 5 minutes. Add the onions, celery, and carrots and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the beef broth, red wine and tomato paste, and bay leaves and stir to blend. Return the roast(s) to the pan and top with the potatoes. Cover and cook in the oven for 3 to 4 hours, depending on how tender you prefer your meat. Remove the pot from the oven and remove the meat and potatoes; set aside. Place the pot on the stove over medium-high heat and cook until the gravy is reduced slightly and begins to thicken, about 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaves. Puree the gravy with an immersion blender or in batches in a bar blender. Slice the meat and cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces; return to the pot with the gravy. Serve warm. Makes about 10 servings
Chicken Cacciatore
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1 whole chicken, 3 1/2 to 4 pounds, cut into 8 pieces
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onions
2 cups shitake mushrooms, steamed
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup
1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 pound pasta, cooked according to package directions
1/2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Season chicken all over with 1 tablespoon Essence, 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Put flour in a medium bowl, season with remaining teaspoon of Essence and dredge the chicken, coating completely. Set aside. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and brown for 3 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from the oil and set aside. Add the onions to the Dutch oven and cook for 3 minutes until translucent, stirring as needed. Add the mushrooms and continue to cook 3 minutes longer. Add the garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, bay leaves, thyme, basil and crushed red pepper and cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the wine, chicken broth and tomatoes. Add the chicken back to the Dutch oven, bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Simmer until chicken is very tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve over pasta and garnish with cheese and parsley. Makes 6 to 8 servings, about 1 quart sauce
Lemon Chicken
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1 whole chicken, 3 1/2 to 4 pounds, cut into 8 pieces
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed between your fingers
1/2 teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup thinly sliced onion
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 cup
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons softened butter
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Season chicken all over with 1 tablespoon Essence, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. In medium bowl combine ½ cup of the flour, ½ teaspoon Essence, paprika and rosemary. Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a 10- to 12-inch flame proof casserole or sauté pan over medium-high heat. Place the chicken pieces skin side down in the pan and cook until nicely browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and cook until the onions are translucent, about 2 minutes. Return the chicken pieces to the pan and place in the oven. Cook for 20 minutes. In a 1 quart sauce pan or larger, combine remaining 1/3 cup lemon juice, chicken broth, honey, soy sauce and ½ teaspoon salt. Set over medium high heat and bring to a simmer. In a small bowl, make a paste with remaining 2 tablespoons of flour and the butter. Whisk the butter-flour mixture into the lemon chicken broth and continue to cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 1 minute longer. Remove the chicken from the oven and pour the lemon sauce over the chicken. Return to the oven and cook for 10 minutes longer or until the thighs registers 165 degrees when tested with an instant-read thermometer. Remove chicken from the oven and transfer pieces to a serving platter. Spoon the sauce, onions and garlic into the bowl of a blender. Puree for 1 minute, or until smooth. Transfer the sauce to a gravy boat for serving, or spoon some of the sauce over each piece of chicken. Makes 4 to 6 servings, 2 cups sauce
Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo/Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
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3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
3/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
3/4 cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
6 cups
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1/2 pound gumbo crabs (about 2, optional)
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
3 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 12-ounce bottle amber beer
3 teaspoons
1 pound medium-size shrimp, peeled and de-veined, (or 1½ pounds diced chicken meat)
1 pound white fish fillet, such as catfish, grouper, snapper or sole, (or 1 pound diced smoked sausage)
2 cups shucked oysters with their liquor, optional
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped green onion tops
Place an 8-quart stockpot over medium-heat, and add the oil. Allow the oil to heat-up about 5 minutes, then, add the flour to the pot. Stir the oil and flour together using a wooden spoon to form a roux. Continue to stir the roux for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the roux is the color of milk chocolate. Add the onions, peppers, and celery to the roux and stir to blend. Stir the vegetables in the roux for 5 minutes, then, add the garlic to the pot. Cook the garlic for 30 seconds before adding the beer and stock to the pot. Season the gumbo with the thyme, bay leaves, gumbo crabs, Worcestershire, and salt. Bring the pot to a boil, and lower the heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer the gumbo for 1 hour, skimming the foam and oil that rises to the surface when necessary. Season the shrimp and catfish each with 1½ teaspoons of the Essence. Stir the shrimp and fish into the gumbo, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the oysters to the pot and cook, stirring often for an additional 5 minutes. Taste and re-season the gumbo if necessary. Serve with the chopped parsley and green onions for garnish. Makes 10 to 12 servings, 3 quarts
Emeril's One Pot Chicken and Rice
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4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (1 cup), optional
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
2 large, bone-in chicken breast halves (about 1 ½ lbs), each cut crosswise in half
1 small onion, sliced
1 can (14 ½ oz) diced tomatoes
1 1/4 cups
EMERIL'S CHICKEN STOCK or Chicken Broth
1 cup rice
2 tablespoons
Heat oil in heavy 5-qt saucepot, and cook chicken, skin-side-down, over medium-high heat 5 minutes until skin is well browned. Turn chicken and add onion to pot. Cook 5 minutes longer until other side of breast pieces are browned and onion is tender-crisp. Add remaining ingredients to pot; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender. Makes 4 main-dish servings
Pork Tenderloin and Veggie Casserole
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1 pork tenderloin (about 1 lb)
1 pound red potatoes (3 to 4 medium-size potatoes), each cut into 6 pieces
1/2 pound baby carrots
1 medium-size red onion, cut into wedges
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons
Preheat oven to 450F. Spray small roasting pan or 13x9x2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place pork lengthwise in center of pan; place vegetables around pork. Toss vegetables with olive oil. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon Essence evenly over pork then toss remaining tablespoon with vegetables. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until pork and vegetables are tender, stirring vegetables once or twice during roasting. Makes 4 main-dish servings
Crunchy Baked Chicken Breasts
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4 medium-size skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1½ lbs)
1 1/4 cups plain bread crumbs
2 tablespoons
1 can (5 oz) evaporated milk
1 tablespoon or margarine, cut into small pieces
Preheat oven to 400F. Spray large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or line with non-stick foil. Place one chicken breast in heavy plastic freezer bag. Using a mallet or a heavy pot, pound each breast to an even thickness. In pie plate, mix breadcrumbs and Essence until well blended. Pour milk into shallow bowl. Dip chicken into milk then coat with crumbs; place on baking sheet. Sprinkle any remaining crumb mixture over breasts; dot with butter. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until fork-tender. Makes 4 main-dish servings
Southern Barbecue Shrimp
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1 1/2 pounds unpeeled extra-large shrimp (about 20 per lb)
1 tablespoon unsalted (sweet) butter
2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Regina White Wine Vinegar
Preheat oven to 350F. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tail intact if desired. Place butter in 12x8-inch baking dish; place in oven to melt. Stir in Essence, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar; mix well. Stir in shrimp; toss to coat with sauce. Arrange shrimp in one layer. Bake 15 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, stirring once or twice. Makes 10 to 12 appetizer servings or 4 to 6 main-dish servings
Spicy Shrimp Linguine
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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound frozen shelled and deveined large or extra-large shrimp, thawed
2 tablespoons
, divided
1 small onion, chopped (about ½ cup)
1 can (14 1/2-oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 pound or spaghetti, cooked according to package directions
In 4-qt saucepot over medium-high heat, in hot olive oil, cook shrimp and 1 tablespoon Essence until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. With slotted spoon, remove shrimp to plate. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir onion into oil remaining in saucepot; cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring once or twice, until onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce and remaining tablespoon Essence; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in shrimp; heat through. Spoon hot linguine onto plates; top with sauce. Makes 4 to 6 main-dish servings
Easy All Prupose Seasoned Breading
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1 tablespoon
1 cup breadcrumbs, flour or cornmeal
Add 1 Tablespoon of EMERIL'S ORIGINAL ESSENCE per Cup plain breadcrumbs, flour or cornmeal. Use as an all-purpose seasoned coating for chicken, fish, or pork. Lightly salt meat or fish, and then dredge in the seasoned coating. Bake at 3750 F in oiled roasting pan, or sauté over medium heat in lightly oiled pan until done. For a heavier & richer coating, beat one egg, and dip meat or poultry in beaten egg before coating. This foolproof method will result in perfectly seasoned foods.
Melt In Your Mouth Gaaahlic Bread
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1 long loaf French or Italian bread
1 stick (8 Tablespoons) butter, softened
2 tablespoons oil or Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 1/2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Cut bread in half lengthwise. Lay the two halves cut side up on the lined baking sheet. Place butter and all remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend well. Spread the butter mixture evenly onto the cut side of each loaf half. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, 15 to 18 minutes. Slice the bread diagonally and serve immediately. Makes 1 large loaf, serving 6 to 8 as a side dish
Emeril's Portuguese Seafood Stew
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1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon
2 8 oz bottles clam Juice
1 can (16 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
12 littleneck or other small clams
1 shrimp, raw & deveined
1 bay scallops
1/4 cup white wine
2 tablespoons
1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
Crusty bread
Heat oil in large pot. Add garlic, onion and Essence. Sauté until slightly brown. Add clam juice, tomatoes and celery. Bring to boil. Add clams and cook for 2 – 3 minutes or until clams begin to open. Stir in shrimp, scallops, wine, pepper sauce and simmer for additional 3 minutes. Garnish soup with parsley. Serve with bread. Makes 8 servings
New Orleans Garlic Chicken
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2 tablespoons
5 slices white bread, crumbled
4 cloves garlic
1 cup cilantro leaves
4 tablespoons Olive or Vegetable oil
1 - 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup flour
2 eggs beaten
1 tablespoon fresh limejuice or lemon juice
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup sour cream (optional)
In food processor combine garlic, cilantro and 1 tablespoon oil. Process until pureed. Set aside ½ mixture. Add Original Essence and bread and process on high for 1 minute until well blended. Dip chicken breasts first in flour, then eggs, then breadcrumb mixture. Heat remaining oil and sauté chicken breasts until browned and cooked through. Remove chicken from pan. Add remaining cilantro mixture, lime or lemon juice and wine. Deglaze pan and reduce mixture slightly. Pour over chicken. Serve with dollop of sour cream.
Some Real Good Beef Chili
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cups chopped yellow onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 15oz can whole peeled tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups
Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add meat and stir with a spoon to break up the pieces. Cook, stirring, until meat is browned & cooked through about 5 minutes. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, Emeril's Essence, salt, cumin and pepper. Cook, stirring until soft, about 4 minutes. Put the whole tomatoes in a large mixing bowl and squeeze them with your hands to break them into pieces. Add the squeezed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and stock to the pot. Stir well and bring to boil. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent chili from stocking to the bottom of the pot. Remove the pot from the heat, ladle chili into bowls, and serve.
Emeril's Chicken Soup
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 cups sliced carrots
2 teaspoons
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 quarts (2 boxes)
2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup orzo pasta
Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrots, Essence and cook, stirring over medium-high heat until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add Stock, water, pepper and bay leaf. Stir well and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 35 minutes. Add orzo and stir well. Simmer until pasta is cooked through. Remove the pot from the heat. Ladle into bowls and serve. Makes 10 cups, serving 8 to 12
Fried Mustard Coated Fish
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1 ½ pounds catfish fillets, sliced on the diagonal into 1-inch strips
½ cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons
2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons red hot sauce
1 cup flour
2/3 cup cornmeal
¼ teaspoon salt
Vegetable oil for frying
Favorite tartar sauce for serving, optional
Place the catfish in a nonreactive bowl. In a second bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, mustard, 1 tablespoon of the Fish Rub, Essence, garlic, and hot sauce and pour over the fish. Stir to thoroughly coat, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat a large saucepan with 4 inches of oil to 350 degrees F. Remove the fish from the refrigerator. Combine the flour, cornmeal, remaining tablespoon of Fish Rub and salt in a resealable plastic food storage bag and shake to blend. Using a fork, remove the fish fingers, a few pieces at a time, from the marinade, allowing excess marinade to fall from the fish. Transfer the fish to the seasoned cornmeal mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to a plate and repeat with the remaining fish. Fry the fish, in batches if necessary and turning to promote even browning, until golden brown, crispy and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper-lined plate to rest briefly before serving hot with your favorite tartar sauce. Makes 4 servings
Kicked Up Mayo Spread For Sandwiches
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1 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon
¾ teaspoon
Combine the mayonnaise, mustard and Essence in a small mixing bowl and whisk to blend. Use as a spread on sandwiches or even as a dipping sauce for fried fish or chicken nuggets. Makes about 2 cups
Emeril's Famous BAM! Chips
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1/4 inch Vegetable oil, for frying
2 Idaho potatoes, peeled, and thinly sliced
Dusting Finely grated Parmesan or Romano, for dusting
Dusting Emeril's Original Essence, for dusting
Heat oil in a large, heave pot to 360ºF. Only fill oil halfway up the sides. Carefully add potatoes to hot oil and fry until golden brown. Remove from oil with strainer or slotted spoon, and drain on plates lined with paper towels. Sprinkle with Parmesan and Essence.
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Laparoscopic vs. Open Colectomy for Sigmoid Diverticular Disease. 8 years of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery at the Community Teaching Hospital
Dan Ruiz, M.D., Robert Shirinov, M.D., Howard Tiszenkel, M.D., James Turner, M.D., Amanda Bailey
Background: Surgery for diverticulitis can be a challenge due to significant inflammatory process in the surrounding area. Laparoscopic management of sigmoid diverticular disease has emerged as an important adjunct to the armamentarium of surgical options for this disease process. We compared laparoscopic colorectal resections to open surgery for left sided diverticular disease in a community teaching hospital.
Methods: After IRB approval, between July 1999 and January 2008, 66 cases of laparoscopic sigmoid colon resections (Group 1) and 65 cases of open resections (Group 2) for diverticular disease of the colon were reviewed and compared. This study represents a retrospective data analysis of patients' charts and medical records database, together with ongoing prospective review of eligible cases.
Results: Based upon the collected data, the mean age of Group 1 is 49 years of age (ranging from 20-60) and 65 for Group 2 (ranging from 32-85). In Group 1, there were 41 female and 25 male patients, with average ASA score of 2.1. In Group 2, there were 37 female and 28 male patients with average ASA score of 2. Postoperative length of stay (LOS), was significantly less in laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy patients 5.3 when compared to the open colectomy group 10. In Group 1, the mean length of stay was about 6.2 days, while in Group 2, it was about 14. There was a significantly shorter time to resume a diet for the laparoscopic group (approximately 2.3 compared to 5 for clear diets and 4.2 compared to 7.1 for regular diets in Groups 1 and 2 respectively). Group 1 had no mortalities; there were post op complications in 4 patients, and conversion to open surgery in 3 patients. In Group 2, there was a mortality of 4, and post op complications in 7 patients. Average operative time was 244 min. in laparoscopic group, compared to 219 min. in open group. Average estimated blood loss (EBL) during operation was 208 ml in group 1 and 378 ml in group 2.
Conclusion: Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy as the modality of treatment for diverticular disease had better outcomes in respect to postoperative length of stay, mortality, and time to resume diet. Average operative time did not differ substantially in laparoscopic surgery compared to open and there was less blood loss during operation.
In addition, the outcomes for laparoscopic colorectal resections for left sided diverticular disease performed in a community hospital were similar to the historical results from academic health science centers.


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Tinley Park mayoral incumbent Ed Zabrocki and his granddaughter Emily Zabrocki, 13, look on as the positive early numbers are posted at his campaign headquarters at Bailey's in Tinley Park, Illinois, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
Contested races
Edward Zabrocki Jr.: 5,066 (70%)
Stephen Eberhardt: 2,190 (30%)
42 of 42 precincts reporting
David G. Seaman: 4,435 (23%)
Brian S. Maher: 4,533 (23%)
Terrence "T.J." Grady: 4,000 (20.4%)
Andrew S. DeLuca: 2,070 (10.4%)
Nancy M. Petro: 2,354 (11.8%)
Karen Elizabeth Weigand: 2,362 (11.7%)
42 of 42 precincts reporting
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Updated: May 11, 2013 6:14AM
Longtime Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said his election Tuesday to a ninth term was a "validation" of the work done by the current village board and a repudiation of "fiction" spread by his opponent.
With nearly all precincts reporting, Zabrocki claimed 70 percent of the vote compared with 30 percent for challenger Steve Eberhardt.
"Fact won out over fiction," Zabrocki told a room full of supporters. "That made a difference for all of us."
Winning re-election with Zabrocki on the Team Tinley slate were incumbent trustees T.J. Grady, Brian Maher and Dave Seaman along with village Clerk Patrick Rea, who was unopposed.
Eberhardt said he was disappointed by a relatively low voter turnout. Running with him were trustee candidates Andy DeLuca, Nancy Petro and Karen Weigand.
"So many people complained, and so few do anything," Eberhardt, an attorney, said.
He said he didn't know whether the race would've been closer if more residents had gone to the polls, saying his slate knew "what we were facing when facing an entrenched political machine."
Seaman called it a campaign that was marred by opponents espousing a "lot of misrepresentations, a lot of manipulation of truth. We had to show him (Eberhardt) for what he was or what he wasn't."
Seaman described the margin of victory for Team Tinley candidates as a "vote of confidence from our constituency. Now, there's a lot of work to do."
Appointed a village trustee in 1978 and mayor since 1981, Zabrocki also called the margin of victory "significant."
In a letter dated Monday from Zabrocki and posted at the home page at Team Tinley's website, the mayor contrasted the accomplishments of the incumbents with the inexperience of their challengers. He said Eberhardt and his slate were "ill-equipped to move this village forward."
Eberhardt and his running mates had entreated voters to "take back Tinley" and promised to cut what they viewed as wasteful and "improper" spending.
While Team Tinley preached a record of stability, fiscal responsibility and strong economic growth, Eberhardt had tried to persuade residents to consider a fresh approach. He contended that the "vast majority of residents are (mad) and they want some kind of change."
Eberhardt last year spearheaded a petition drive that resulted in an advisory referendum in November, asking whether residents supported term limits for elected officials. His slate had said it would vote to enact term limits if elected.
Voters overwhelmingly approved the concept of term limits, although Zabrocki maintained that the question was confusing and led some voters to think they were also being asked to support term limits for state and federal officials. Zabrocki said the referendum vote wasn't necessarily a reflection of residents being dissatisfied with his administration.
The village in February named a commission that will study the issue of mandatory term limits for elected village officials. It could be several months before the panel makes a recommendation to the full board.
Zabrocki and other village officials have questioned the need to establish term limits, saying that voters already can remove officials at election time.
On Tuesday, the mayor was noncommittal about what action the village board would take once the commission submits its recommendation.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," he said.


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Toy Machine Sign Josh Harmony 8.25 Pro Skateboard Deck.
The Sign series from Toy Machine designed by Colt Bowden!
This 7-ply Hardwood Maple deck by Toy Machine is the Josh Harmony Pro deck with the Sign artwork and Toy Machine logo. Available in a size of 8.25 x 31.75 inches.
Toy Machine decks feature:
- Built from 7 plys of maple wood
- Special drying and gluing technique to reduce delamination and add strength
- Built at the Tum Yeto factory in the U.S.
Toy Machine skateboard decks are made from 7-plys of rock hard maple wood. The plys are kiln-dried at a high temperature. The plys are cross-grain laminated for extra strength. This results in a better pop, great performance and a longer lasting skateboard deck.
This is the skateboard deck only. To complete a full skateboard assembly, you will also need grip tape, trucks, hardware, bearings and wheels, which can be ordered individually or as a full gear package in a separate listing on ChutingStar-Skate.
Note: Desired skateboard width can vary based on skate style, body size and individual preference. But in general, 7.5"-7.8" widths work great for younger skaters, street skaters or those needing a board that is easier to maneuver for tricks. The 8"-8.75" width are great for jumping off tall objects, larger skaters, skate filmers, vert/ramp skating or cruising. For more assistance, contact us directly.
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Deck Width | 8.25 inches |
Deck Length | 31.75 inches |
Type | Street |
Materials | Maple |
Truck Attachment | No |
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Join entrepreneur Ellen Burton as she tackles every aspect of a personal branding makeover with The Image Studios. Today, she talks about understanding her "personal style baseline."
I'm ready to get rolling, but first, I had to complete a pretty in-depth questionnaire about my lifestyle, my values, how I think I'm perceived and what I'd like to express with my image. Another way to say it: what I'd like new people to know about me without saying a word.
I have to tell you, some of the questions were tough to answer. How the heck should I know how I am perceived by others?
In a coaching session with Kali Raoul, founder of The Image Studios, we determined my brand attributes. These are the attributes that capture my essence: spiritual, intelligent, healthy, wise and sensitive. The Image Studios' nomenclature for my brand is my "Personal Style Baseline." My entire "brand," message and image are built on my style baseline.
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Today, I am more easily effective in situations where visual communication is subordinated to vocal and behavioral communication, like live one-on-one meetings and phone calls. This is pretty interesting to me since my coaching practice has focused on one-on-one phone sessions with clients.
Kali explained that as I align my visual communication, I will more effectively communicate in visually dominated environments, like on camera, live public speaking engagements and networking settings. This sounds good to me, because I want to have high-impact with large audiences.
My question is: Is it possible that how I look is telling a different story than what I say and how I behave?
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Most everyone has communication strengths and weaknesses. Communication is multi-faceted: visual, vocal, behavioral and even spatial. Typically, we use and refine the one or two modalities with which we are naturally most effective. For you, those strengths are what you say; how you say it; and the many, many elements of how you behave.
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A division of the Safran Group based in France, Morpho is a global leader in security solutions—from biometrics identification and detection systems to smart cards and e-documents. Morpho delivers innovative security solutions to governments, police and border agencies, administrations, and businesses for a wide range of applications, including aviation security, electronic document issuance, biometric identification, access control, and road safety. Morpho's field-proven explosives, narcotics, and chemical detection systems are used to help safeguard people and high-risk targets, such as air and ground transportation, government and military facilities, and other critical infrastructures.
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"Since the users are able to self-provision from anywhere in the world without our IT staff having to travel to them to configure their devices, McAfee EMM is a tremendous time- and money-saver," notes Porracchia. "[McAfee] EMM has turned out to be a quick and efficient solution for our IT staff as well as end users."
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McAfee EMM software is at the core of Morpho's overall strategy to prevent unauthorized access to its sensitive corporate and technical data—a must in the company's highly competitive industry.
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Jessica Alba has been acting since the age of 13. Take a look at her over the years.
Alba's first role was in the 1994 movie "Camp Nowhere," but she also appeared in the short-lived TV series "The Secret World of Alex Mack" that same year.
She continued her TV career with the lead role of "Maya Graham" on "The New Adventures of Flipper."
Alba appeared on 24 episodes of the show, which ran for four seasons.
The year 1999 saw Alba return to movies, with her screen credits including the Drew Barrymore film "Never Been Kissed" as well as ...
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But her breakout came in the James Cameron-created Fox sci-fi series "Dark Angel," which ran for two years beginning in 2000.
Alba with Cameron at a premiere screening of "Dark Angel's" two-hour series opener Sept. 25, 2000, in Los Angeles.
The "Dark Angel" role won her the award for Choice TV Actress at the 2001 Teen Choice Awards.
Following "Dark Angel's" cancellation, Alba took a role in romantic-drama "The Sleeping Dictionary."
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"Honey" earned Alba four award nominations at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.
Alba poses during a stop in Berlin during a promotion tour for "Honey" on Dec. 8, 2003.
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Alba arrives for the seventh annual Young Hollywood Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on May 1, 2005.
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DDF At-A-Glance
Strengths: Several good water-soluble cleansers; excellent Photo-Age sunscreens and every DDF sunscreen includes sufficient UVA-protecting ingredients; some truly state-of-the-art moisturizers and serums; a few good AHA and skin-lightening options; a good benzoyl peroxide topical disinfectant.
Weaknesses: Expensive; products designed for sensitive skin tend to contain one or more known problematic ingredients; several irritating products based on alcohol, menthol, or problematic plant extracts; more than a handful of average moisturizers, many in jar packaging.
This skin-care company's Web site has it right with the statement that "before the beauty world discovered dermatologic skincare brands, there was DDF." Launched in 1991, well before it became common practice for "known" dermatologists to create their own skin-care lines, pioneering dermatologist Dr. Howard Sobel began and is still behind this brand. This is a long-standing line that has the backing of a dermatologist (and later that of nutritional consultant Elaine Linker), so you would expect DDF to be just what the doctor ordered. In some respects, it is. However, more often than not, products from dermatologists are just as prone to outlandish claims, exorbitant prices, and use of unproven ingredients as products from any other cosmetics line. A founder's medical background isn't a guarantee that every product he or she creates will do exactly what it claims or even be sensibly formulated. In that sense, DDF falters more than it succeeds. Sobel's credibility for creating treatment-based skin-care products is diminished when inappropriate ingredients (alcohol, menthol, and others) are included in products positioned as prestige products with a medicinal slant. Still, there are some very impressive options available (particularly in the moisturizer and serum categories) that, price notwithstanding, are worthy of consideration.
It will be curious to see what the future holds for this line, as its ownership has recently changed hands. Consumer product giant Procter & Gamble bought DDF in 2007 to expand the line's global reach, but has since sold it to UK-based Designer Parfums. Designer Parfums says it intends to bring Dr. Sobel on board to play a larger role in the company's marketing and development of both current and future products. Sobel himself says he looks forward to "Playing an active role in rebuilding this brand." (Source: www.wwd.com) We'll have to see exactly what that means as DDF moves ahead!
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