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HELLO AND WELCOME, lovely visitors, to the Of Books Giveaway Hop: April Sign-up, which I co-host with Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight!
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"What we need is some fearless iconoclast who will come out boldly against this damnable tyranny, saying 'Fiction is stranger than truth.'"- Henri Bencolin (The Lost Gallows, 1931)
When the 20th century dawned, there was hope that science and reason would usher in an age of reason. It was to be an era in which logic and education would expel the hobgoblins from the dark nooks and crannies of our minds, like a nightmare after turning on a bedside lamp, but humans are a stubborn breed and dragging them from a hansom cab to shove them into a space shuttle was not enough to make them stop believing in ghosts and miracles.
An example of such a miracle in modern times can be found in the belly of Monte Verita (Hill of Truth), situated in the Swiss town Ascona, where a mystic proclaiming to be the reincarnation of Christian Rosenkreutz, the founder of the Rosicrucian Order, settled down in the mountain during the early 1900s, however, the locals were anything but hospitable towards them and their leader decided to lock himself up in a grotto – in order to reflect, meditate and pray. The entrance of the grotto was sealed with rocks, nobody was able to get in or out, but when they returned, after four days, to release their leader from his self-imposed imprisonment, all they found was an empty cavern! His disappearance was left unexplained, but even greater mysteries lay ahead when the town, in 1938, hosted a worldwide convention on the detective story and thus begins Jean-Paul Török's L'enigme du Monte Verita (The Riddle of Monte Verita, 2007) – a well-written homage to John Dickson Carr with a plot that twists and turns like an insomniac snake.
Török is a French movie historian, critic, scenarist, director and apparently has a professorship in narratology and wrote this gem with malice aforethought as a traditional whodunit – drawing heavily on the works of the grandmaster of the locked room mystery. In fact, Török skillfully weaved the plot in such a way that it finished with the same sentence as (the French translation of) The Burning Court (1937), but you could also find vestiges of other Carr novels in the plot.
Solange is a woman who could've easily substituted for Fey Seton or Lesley Grant, who, at the opening of this book, accompanies her newly wed husband, Pierre Garnier, to the mystery conference in Ascona – where she becomes the heroine in something that eerily resembles one of the novels that her Uncle Arthur pens for a living. Pierre is a man who has done his homework on the detective story and is looking forward to spending time among kindred spirits, but even the crisp, clean air of the Swiss countryside is eventually polluted with the toxic fumes emanating from Nazi Germany. A German psychiatrist, police consultant and card-carrying member of the Nazi Party, Dr. Hoenig, turns up and challenges one of the lectures, who claims that impossible crimes are only perpetrated by fictional criminals, stating that he will prove him wrong in a lecture, of his own, that will expose a secret – and makes his sinister purpose clear beforehand in a conversation with Pierre. Dr. Hoenig claims that he has, in his capacity as a police consultant, knowledge of the fact that his wife has buried three husbands, which were most likely murders disguised as suicides and a natural death, two of them discovered inside a locked room, but can Pierre believe that his wife is multiple murderess – even though he has to admit that he knows very little about her past.
Naturally, Dr. Hoenig never had a ghost of a chance to deliver on his promise as a woman, wearing a headscarf, stabs him in front of two policemen and seals up the house from within before disappearing as if in a puff of smoke. The body of Dr. Hoenig also disappears from the locked premise after it was discovered and was even seen walking the streets with a knife sticking in his back, before he ended up in the grotto with the solid bars, covering the only entrance, still in tact. The efficient Brenner of the Swiss police is put on the case, but the expertise of the mystery writer and impossible crime expert, Sir Arthur Carter Gilbert, is needed to successfully fiddle with the lock of this sealed room and he goes about it in a way that immediately recalls H.M. and Dr. Gideon Fell.
The patterns that emerge from this plot are pleasant to watch and fans of John Dickson Carr will recognize a lot of similarities between this book and the work of the master himself, some of them are pointed out in the back of the book, but I also have to admit that the locked room scenarios weren't very original. I immediately spotted and worked out the false solution, which was nonetheless an admirably done reworking of a trick that I have seen more than once, and the correct one was literarily a redressing of one of the oldest tricks in the book. It was done well and fitted the story, but it plays too much like the original and this familiarity tends to make this a predicable story for readers who know their classics.
But rest assured, this took, for me anyway, nothing away from the book, not only because it was written by someone who knew what he was writing about, but also enjoyed writing it, and for a "mere" pastiche this is an absolute first rate effort! Predictability aside, The Riddle of Monte Verita wonderfully captures and evokes the glory days of the detective story, when plots were allowed to roam unshackled and free to explore even the ridiculous. However, we will vehemently deny to our last breath that Harry Stephen Keeler is part of the mystery genre. See? His name doesn't even link to a GADwiki profile page. I told you, not one of our writers.


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Sir Nelson wrote:Wow! It's that time already?
Anyhow, I just wanted to say that I will not be participating this year. I made this decision just after last year's contest, and have chosen to follow LEGOFREAK's example from the year prior.
The prizes are excellent!! There are many good builders here at Classic-Castle, and I hope to see some fantastic MOCs soon. I wish everyone the best of luck, and have fun!
Afraid of my previously announced Latrine of Death? Or was it the fresh Gong-flavored moat eels? All seriousness aside, why not enter? I haven't enetred before and may not again because it's just such a hectic time of year. Alas, I should enter something. I'd like to see what you have been working on. "Or ah you a girlie man, ya?" (say in Governator tone).


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Japan's hawks unveil sweeping defense upgrade
- Plans in response to Chinese aggression
- China says Japan is acting %27unwise%27
- Plan shifts priorities to East China Sea%2C site of turf battle between Tokyo and Beijing
TOKYO — Moving from decades-long pacifism, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that Japan will significantly boost defense spending for drones, fighter jets and naval destroyers to challenge the growing military threats from a rising China.
Abe unveiled a sweeping five-year national security strategy that will extend Japan's military reach farther into the East China Sea, which China claims it owns and has recently taken steps to assert control over.
The announcement comes after weeks of threats from China's People's Liberation Army, which demanded that the ships or planes of other nations seek permission from China when traversing the massive sea that the United States considers international waters.
"The security situation around Japan has become even more severe, and in order to maintain peace, it is necessary to implement national security policies in a more strategic and structured manner," Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Tuesday.
"This does not in any way change Japan's pacifist policies, which have been consistent throughout the postwar period," the ministry said.
A focus of Abe's plan is to shift troops and equipment to the nation's southwest territories that include the Senkaku islands, a chain China says belongs to it. The shift reflects Japan's willingness to ease postwar restrictions on the armed forces.
Japan's constitution bars the nation from possessing "land, sea and air forces, as well as other war potential." The wording of the document was demanded by U.S. military forces as part of Japan's surrender in World War II. Abe's plan would alter the definition of self-defense to include action on behalf of allies under attack.
China accused Japan of acting in "unwise" fashion.
"If Japan really hopes to return itself to the ranks of a 'normal country', it should face up to its aggression in history and cooperate with its Asian neighbors instead of angering them with rounds and rounds of unwise words and policies," the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Manila for talks with Philippine officials, said the guidelines reflect the "joint vision of Japan-U.S. cooperation in terms of security for the region and elsewhere."
"This is not a sudden response to something or anything that anybody should get particularly upset about," Kerry said.
The plan is a reflection of Japan's growing concerns over China's increasing military assertiveness and territorial demands.
Under the plan, which sets out both policy and budget goals, Japan will spend about $240 billion over the next five years on new equipment and related costs.
Surveillance drones and long-range surveillance planes will be acquired to patrol the East China Sea and other waters surrounding Japan. Nearly half of Japan's ground forces will be reconfigured for rapid deployment.
Significantly, a special Marine Corps-like unit will be organized to guard Japan's southwest islands, which sprawl across a vast area of ocean south of Japan's main islands. For the first time, Japan will buy V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, amphibious assault vehicles and other equipment designed primarily for amphibious warfare.
"This is a sensible plan, and it's long overdue," said Grant Newsham, a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Tokyo and a former Marine Corps liaison with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force. "It lays out a road map of how the Japan Self Defense Force will transform into something more capable and more able to defend Japan. And it's one more step in the psychological change Japan has to make in order to play a part in its own defense. It doesn't call for replacing the Americans, but it does see Japan playing something closer to a proper role."
Under the 1960 U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, U.S. forces are obligated to defend Japan if its territory comes under attack. The Obama administration says it takes no position in territorial disputes but has pointedly declared that the Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, fall under the treaty.
About 50,000 U.S. troops and the powerful U.S. 7th Fleet are based in Japan.
Japanese officials have voiced increasing concerns about Chinese military activity in the region in recent years, including creation of an air defense zone last month that includes the disputed islands.
China's People's Liberation Army has overseen sustained increases in military budgets for years. It has expanded nuclear and ballistic-missile arsenals, boosted cyber-warfare programs, is building up a navy that can sail worldwide and is developing anti-satellite weapons systems.
Abe, a conservative, came to power as China stepped up its military expansion and aggressive claims in the East China Sea and elsewhere. He regained office in a landslide a year ago, promising to focus on Japan's flagging economy.
This month, he established Japan's first National Security Council, which will concentrate decision making in the prime minister's office. Last week, he pushed through a controversial national defense secrets law.
The new plan is an important step forward but does not signal a resurgence in Japanese militarism, said Narushige Michishita, director of the Security and International Studies Program at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.
"We've been talking about defending remote islands since 1994, but we haven't done anything about it. This is the first step in making that happen in the real world," Michishita said. "It's not about competing with China. We are trying to demonstrate our determination to maintain a balance of power in the region. I don't know if it's enough, but it's the best we can do."


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Is anyone going to attend any of Sarfati's talks on his forthcoming UK tour? Following the creationist conference in London next weekend he is going on a lecture tour:
Tour dates
• Friday 9–Saturday 10 September, Creation Declares European Conference, Emmanuel Centre Ph: 0116 2848999, 9-23 Marsham Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3DW.
Full details and brochure available here.
• Sunday 11 September, 11.15am, Lincoln Road Chapel Ph: 0208 443 3492, Ponders End, Enfield, Middlesex EN3 4AH.
Design, Deluge and Dilemma
• Monday 12 September, 7.30pm, public meeting, BAYLink-Evangelical Alliance, Immanuel Church Southbourne, 120 Southbourne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH6 3QJ.
Busting the Myths of Evolution
• Wednesday 14 September, 7.30pm, public meeting, Gloucestershire Creation Group, Ph: 01452 595377, Trinity Baptist Church, Finlay Road, Gloucester, GL4 6SE.
Busting the Myths of Evolution
• Thursday 15 September, 7.30pm, public meeting, Stanley Park Church, Ph: 07984 800146, Walton Street, Anfield, Liverpool.
Busting the Myths of Evolution
• Friday 16 September, 7.30pm, public meeting, Upton Baptist Church, Ph: 01244 377142, Flag Lane South, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 3QD.
Busting the Myths of Evolution
• Saturday 17 September, 7.00pm, public meeting, Manchester Apologetics Group, Ph: 0116 2848 999, Emmanuel Community Church, Houldsworth Mill, Houldsworth Street, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6DD.
The Christian Roots of Science
• Sunday 18 September, 10.45am, All Saints Ripley, Ph: 01765 677123, Main Street, Ripley, North Yorkshire, HG3 3AY.
Design, Deluge and Dilemma
• Sunday 18 September, 6.00pm, Grace Baptist Church, Ph:0524 841133, Lune Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2AJ.
Design, Deluge and Dilemma


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Cookbook cover image courtesy of Random House
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Active Time
- 5 min
- Total Time
- 15 min
- 4 steaks, 1/2 pound (220 g.) each, from the fillet, rump,or sirloin, and without any kind of fatty wrapping
- Crushed pepper—black, gray, or green
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil
- 4 tablespoons (60 g.) cold butter
- 1/2 cup (10 cl.) dry white wine
- 1/2 cup (10 cl.) brown veal stock (or from a bouillon cube)
- 1 tablespoon crème fraîche (optional)
- 1 tablespoon mustard (optional)
- 1. Remove the steaks from the refrigerator 20 minutes in advance. Prepare a cooling rack (or small overturned plate - over a large plate).
- 2. Cover the steaks on both sides with crushed pepper. Pat it on firmly so that it sticks into the flesh. Salt the steaks on both sides. (Be sure to pepper and then salt, or the pepper will not stick to the steaks.)
- 3. Heat the oil in a sauté pan over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon butter. Rotate the pan as the butter melts, and when it begins to foam, lower the heat to medium. Lay the steaks in the pan and cook for 4 minutes, rotating them in the pan and spooning the cooking juices over them. Flip them with tongs or a spatula and cook 4 minutes on the other side, rotating and basting as before. Stand the steaks on their sides, using tongs to help, and cook them 2 minutes on their edges. Remove the steaks to the cooling rack and tent them loosely with aluminum foil.
- 4. Put a serving dish and a sauceboat to warm in the oven, turned to 150°F/80°C.
- 5. Pour the wine into the sauté pan and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula until the wine is syrupy.
- 6. Dice the rest of the butter, which should be well chilled. Add the veal stock to the pan and boil for 2 minutes. If you are using the crème fraîche, stir it in. Then stir in the diced butter bit by bit. Put this sauce through a fine strainer into the warmed sauceboat. If you are using the mustard, stir it in now. Taste for salt and pepper.
- 7. Put the steaks on the warmed serving platter, coat them with sauce, and serve the rest of the sauce on the side.
Per serving: 1723.2 calories, 556.8 calories from fat, 61.9 g total fat, 16.2g saturated fat, 49.0 mg cholesterol, 3086.5 mg sodium, 266.2 g total carbs, 2.5 g dietary fiber, 147.0 g sugars, 31.7 g protein
Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database
From The Complete Robuchon by Joël Robuchon Copyright (c) 2008 by Joël Robuchon Published by Knopf.
Joël Robuchon was born in Poitiers, France, in 1945 and began his apprenticeship at a hotel restaurant when he was fifteen years old. In 1981, he opened his own restaurant in Paris, Jamin, which had earned three Michelin stars by 1984. It was the fastest rise in the guidebook's history. Named Chef of the Century in 1989 by the Gault Millau, he now works as a consultant and runs L'Atelier restaurants around the world.


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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Soft foods?
I'm getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow, and I'm NOT excited. I'm totally blanking on nice, soft, delicious foods I should be eating, and am instead obsessing about delicious, crunchy foods I won't be able to eat for a few days. What kinds of foods would you eat if you couldn't chew for a few days?
The only things I can think of to eat are jello, smoothies, and chicken broth with an egg stirred in. Oh and applesauce. Help? If I can't think of anything else, I'll just buy a bunch of baby food, but, gross.
Oh and, heads up, once I can eat solid foods again Alex and I are going to eat super healthy for February, so I apologize in advance for the lack of cakes, cookies, and delicious desserts that won't be on here until March, when I will make up for lost time, maybe.
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I would go for soups that you could puree with a immersion blender, or green smoothiesReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10:59 PM
Don't forget the simple thigs like fried chicken, pork & beens, cottage cheese.Delete
I fried the chicken, waited until it cooled, stripped the meat from the bones, put the meat in my new ninja blender and chopped it in to very little pieces. You can eat the chicken 'as is' or if it's too dry its great topped with gravy. Chopped in small enough piecs no chewing is necessary, just swallow it.
I did the same with fried fish, and finely ground hamburger(like for tocos) works well too.
I just had exactly the same problem, with oral surgery. Besides chalky protein-banana smoothies, I ate soy yogurt, mashed potatoes, applesauce, and a few other mushy or totally-liquid soups (like split pea, if you pick out the veggies and/or ham, and Pacific Foods makes several pureed varieties that you can get in little 2-serving boxes). I also found that almost any soup can go in the blender and come out edible, you just might not want to look at it while you eat it...ReplyDelete
Good luck!
I ate lots of jello, pudding and mashed potatoes :) Yummmy.ReplyDelete
BUT do not make the mistake I made and eat anything too hot right after you get home. I was not thinking super clearly and had a drink of hot soup. OUUUCH.
Good luck!!
We have alot of pudding recipes! You should check em out, they're all healthy too! http://sketch-freeveganeating.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
Pudding and mashed potatoes is what I went with. Good luck-- hope you get better quickly!ReplyDelete
- Sarah12:43 PM
Mashed potato & sweet potato, yogurt, egg custard, tomato & other soups, banana/fruit smoothies, hummus & baba ghannouj... egg drop soup is good, and largely what I ate when my wisdom teeth were out. The salt helps your gums feel a little better, too.ReplyDelete
When I couldn't eat solids for three months due to a brace, I mostly lived off smoothies and milkshakes : ) Liquidized curries and soups are good too, and when I wanted a treat I would eat cake by mushing it up against the roof of my mouth with my tongue, or I would suck on chocolate : ) I hope everything goes well : )ReplyDelete
Here are some of my favorites that are delicious and nutritious:ReplyDelete
Broccoli Soup:
Cream of Spinach Soup:
A nutritious chocolate milkshake:
Spinach and Feta Quiche (you'll be able to chew it):
Also good is mashed cauliflower with butter and sour cream! Yum!
Good luck with your wisdom teeth removal. I had mine done about 15 years ago. You'll be fine.
I ate chocolate milkshakes when I had my wisdom teeth out. I also slept a lot because of the Vicodin so there really wasn't much time for eating. :)ReplyDelete
Wisdom teeth removal is not fun! Here are some good, soft, healthy recipes to help your mouth heal.ReplyDelete
Healthier Banana Milkshakes (minus the chocolate chips)
Banana Ice Cream
Almost Raw Carrot Soup
Cauliflower Soup
Healthy Creamed Spinach
Good luck and a fast recovery!
- Anonymous8:17 PM
Mashed avocado :) cooked oatmeal, with cinnamon and brown sugar. :) Roast veggies until tender, then mash, and enjoy. :)ReplyDelete
Melt in your mouth cheese cake. Cheesy potatoe soup. :) Rice pudding :)
Hope you feel better soon. :)
Whenever I've had similar instruction from the dentist, I've taken it to heart and made the most of it.ReplyDelete
Usually by treating myself to a milkshake every day; sometimes two...
My husband just had his wisdom teeth out a few weeks ago so we've been dealing with the same limitations and to make it tougher he's a picky eater, we're watching our weight and I have food allergies and Celiac disease so almost everything we eat is made from scratch. Here's what we ate.ReplyDelete
Breakfast: Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies
Snack 1: Fage Greek Yogurt w/Honey, Cherries or Peaches
Lunch: Broccoli Bean & Cheese Soup
Snack 2: Boost High Protein Shake
Dinner: Red Pepper & Tomato Soup W/Ricotta
Breakfast: Pumpkin Smoothie
Snack 1: Carrot Souffle
Lunch: Red Pepper Curry Soup w/ Chicken or Almond Butter Half-Sandwich
Snack 2: Protein Drink
Dinner: Taco Soup
Breakfast: Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese Quiche
Snack 1: Cheesy Italian Popovers
Lunch: Rice Noodle w/Peanut Sauce and Steamed Vegetables
Snack 2: Cottage Cheese & Peaches
Dinner: Steamed Tilapia w/Steamed Rice and Mango Ginger Sauce
Dessert - Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas
Breakfast: Whole Grain Apricot & Pecan Muffins w/ Hot Herbal Tea
Snack 1: Apples & Cheese
Lunch: Black Forest Smoothies w/Carrot Sticks & Dip
Snack 2: Bear Granola Bars (they're soft)
Dinner: Dal Makhani & Naan Bread
Oatmeal/Cream Of Wheat/Quinoa
Most Cheeses
Soft Breads
Smooth Soups
Popsicles without seeds
Whipped Cream
Hot Chocolate/Juice/Tea
Marinara Sauce (or any smooth/soft sauce)
Almond Milk (or any type of milk)
Frozen Yogurt or Ice Cream
Apple Sauce (or any steamed mashed fruit)
Steamed mashed Vegetables
Eggs (in any form)
Soft Deli Meats
Potato Salad
Beans of any kind
Yogurt or Kefir
Just make sure you avoid anything hard/crisp, seeds, nuts and foods that are spicy or very acidic as they will burn the raw gum tissue! And make sure you get plenty of protein to speed healing. I hope it goes well for you and you have a speedy recovery :)
- Anonymous10:43 PM
When I got my wisdom teeth out this summer, I too was trying to consciously eat healthy. I ate mashed sweet potato, mashed avocado and humus. Any vegetables pureed as well. Good luck!ReplyDelete
- Bezajel1:12 AM
Silken tofu with your choice of flavour; creamed rice...ReplyDelete
I lived off jelly and creamed rice for a few months when I had a horrific throat infection that made eating unbearable...
- Travels4Food7:38 AM
Are your wisdom teeth impacted, or are they partially exposed? Mine were the latter and recovery was not a big deal at all - hopefully you'll heal quickly. To that end, for the first couple days, you may only want really cold things in your mouth to bring the swelling down: you can freeze just about any juice or liquid into ice cubes or popsicles, but if you don't already have one of those popsicle molds, I'd get one. Icy things are really the most soothing for the first little while, and for me, it was also comforting to know that I wasn't putting anything in my mouth that might get stuck in the stitches.ReplyDelete
Soups are good, but sometimes the temperature can hurt the mouth. When I had oral surgery I made chicken and broccoli and then threw it in the food processor. Looks like mush but still tastes like chicken and broccoli!ReplyDelete
Also: yogurt, scrambled eggs, Bobs Red Mill GF Hot cereal, and smoothies.
Keep up the protein intake to aid in the healing process!
Take your 'egg stirred in chicken stock' and make it egg drop soup!ReplyDelete
And you might be having some problems with your comment section. It keeps telling me my 'OpenID credentials could not be verified', but I am indeed gfpumpkins on WordPress.
Risotto! Or how about some Chinese congee? Polenta. Ooh, cheesy polenta...ReplyDelete
- Janie9:39 PM
Personally I would not recommend any grains at all no matter how squishy. My oral surgeon told me (last year when I got my wisdom teeth out) that it didn't really matter what I ate. On day 2 I figured squishy risotto would be good. Problem is some grains of rice got lodged in the sockets and I could not get them out. It got horribly, horribly smelly and tasted awful and I ended up with a dry socket on top of it all after I tried swishing gently with listerine to get the rice out.. I was so freaking miserable.ReplyDelete
So, wait until the oral surgeon says it's OK to really squirt water in the the sockets with a syringe to clean them out before you eat anything that could get stuck. I'd stick with pureed stuff only for like the first week. I know it takes about that long for the sockets to heal enough that you can be rough with them.
- Janie9:43 PM
Oh, that said, the foods that worked best for me were smoothies from Jamba Juice and the pureed soups that come in the little boxes from Pacific foods. I also ate some baby food (pureed fruit) and yogurt. After my initial bravado with the Risotto and the subsequent dry socket I had no energy at all to cook so I stuck to stuff that was easy. :)ReplyDelete
I'm sure that you'll be having lots of different types of soups, I hope you have a speedy recovery.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:39 PM
Do not eat rice!, or anything with small particals that can get stuck in the holes!!! Think mushy foods that you can basically swallow with little to no chewing. I had my 4 wisdom teeth out 2 days ago. I have sensitive teeth normally so icecream and popsicles and milkshakes are not an option for me. You are not supposed to use a straw, no sucking, so i dont think popsicles are an option. My diet the past 2 days has been chef boyardee ravioli, scrambled eggs, boiled pierogies, mac and cheese, and hostess mini chocolate chip muffins. I havent been able to think of anything else and i havent seen any "normal" suggestions on any websites.ReplyDelete
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I know this is a year old, but I just got mine out and have been struggling with foods, but I did think of a clear one--Indian food. Palak paneer is perfect and delicious as long as it's not spicy. I've gotten chili in a wound before and am taking no chances of getting spice in my teeth-holesReplyDelete


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The Rhinocerous Times will no longer publish a newspaper after 21 years, editor and publisher John Hammer announced on its website Tuesday.
"It is with a great deal of sadness that I announce that the April 28 edition of The Rhinoceros Times now on the stands is the last," Hammer said in a statement.
The Rhino will continue to run its website "for as long as possible," Hammer said.
The free, weekly conservative paper is hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, Hammer said.
"Like a lot of small businesses, we took a huge hit in 2008, and although we have done everything we could think of, we simply can no longer pay our bills," Hammer said.
Hammer asked readers for donations in order to pay off its creditors.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A proposed new high school in West Orange County is drawing opposition from neighbors who live in what would be its backyard.
The new school, which would be located at the northeast corner of Winter Garden-Vineland Road and Ficquette Road in Windermere, has already won the support of some parents whose children face a growing overcrowding issue at nearby West Orange High School. The overcrowding is fueled by new housing developments popping up in the area.
"Change does happen," said Ricardo Cumberbatch. "We are for change."
But he isn't for the kind of change that would see a new high school built where an orange grove now sits right next to his gated community.
"Those lights would be right over there for my neighbors. The noise, also," he said.
Cumberbatch said Orange County has already declared the area a "rural settlement," and a comprehensive plan drawn up back in 1991 stipulates what can and cannot be built.
"Noise factor, not part of the comprehensive plan. The lights doesn't comply with the comprehensive plan. The use of land doesn't comply with the comprehensive plan," Cumberbatch claimed.
Because of this, he and some of his neighbors have established their own non-profit organization and have taken their petition drive online to get the plans for the school moved. They've even raised more than $10,000 to pay for a lawyer to help with their fight.
"If you go to Oak Ridge High School, you see exactly what it looks like. It's a big box, a prison, and that's something we don't want in our community."
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- Ohio Theatre: a natural historic landmark and performing arts centre recognised as the "Official Theatre of the State of Ohio."
- Easton Town Center: an indoor and outdoor shopping complex in northeast Columbus designed to replicate the feeling of a small town, boasting a variety of stores, restaurants, and service-oriented businesses.
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2011 RTC Mock Draft: Final VersionPosted by zhayes9 on June 21st, 2011
Zach Hayes is a editor, contributor and bracketologist for Rush the Court.
One final stab at how Thursday night will play out before we finally send off some of our favorite college players to the next level:
1 ) Cleveland Cavaliers- Kyrie Irving, PG, Duke. Any Derrick Williams-to-Cleveland rumor is searching for intrigue that's simply non-existent. Irving was the pick the night the Cavaliers struck gold at the lottery and remains the pick today. Irving is a safe bet to develop into a dynamic player at such a vital position on the floor.
2) Minnesota Timberwolves- Derrick Williams, SF/PF, Arizona. Ideally, Minnesota would be eyeing a 2-guard, but they'll have to swing a pre-draft deal to fill that need, as no shooting guard is worth taking this high. My money's on GM David Kahn holding on to the pick and trying to trade Michael Beasley later. Williams has all of the skills to be an eventual All-Star.
3) Utah Jazz- Brandon Knight, PG, Kentucky. The Jazz are fairly set up front with Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Derrick Favors waiting in the wings, so look for #3 to come down to either Knight or Kemba Walker. Given Knight's shooting ability, size and character, I see the former Kentucky point as the most likely choice.
4) Cleveland Cavaliers- Enes Kanter, C, Turkey. Rumors are spreading that Cleveland is looking to trade #4 for more picks to fill multiple needs, but passing up on Kanter here could be a grave mistake. The young Turk has a great attitude, impressed at the Chicago combine and could mold into the best post player in the entire draft.
5) Toronto Raptors- Jan Vesely, PF, Czech Republic. Toronto has a major need at power forward and worked out both Vesely and Bismack Biyombo this past weekend. The Raptors have been connected with Vesley since the first draft prognostications began and we see no reason to change our minds now. Vesley is a high-level athlete with commendable versatility for his size.
6) Washington Wizards- Kawhi Leonard, SF, San Diego State. Washington could be a candidate to move up to either #4 or #5 and take Kanter or Vesely. If they hold fort here, look for Leonard to be the selection. The former Aztec is a phenomenal rebounder and athletic freak that can instantly boost a position of dire need for the Wizards.
7) Sacramento Kings- Kemba Walker, PG, Connecticut. The Kings wouldn't mind if Leonard fell to them at #7, but if Washington grabs him, point guard is the next choice with Tyreke Evans more suited as a scoring guard. This pick will come down to Walker, Alec Burks and even Jimmer Fredette. Walker could instill some character to a shaky locker room and can contribute immediately.


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O'FALLON (AP) — Neighbors remember Nathan as a happy, energetic toddler who could be seen laughing and playing with his 32-year-old father outside their home along Joy Drive in southwest Illinois.
Now the little boy is dead and his father, Wayne M. Hubert, is accused of involuntary manslaughter. Hubert is accused of placing his son in a sweltering hot car then passing out after drinking at their O'Fallon home.
Hubert was released from the St. Clair County Jail on Saturday afternoon after posting a $25,000 bond, which is 10 percent of his $250,000 bail, according to the county sheriff's office.
The complaint says Hubert planned to take a trip. He strapped 23-month-old Nathan into a car seat in vehicle parked in the driveway around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, then went back inside the home, drank some alcohol and passed out, the complaint says. The mother came home about 5 p.m. and the child was found.
Neighbors describe Hubert as a loving father and Nathan as energetic.
"He was out there playing and giggling in the pool," neighbor Craig Gross told The Belleville News-Democrat about the boy. "It's a horrible thing. A little kid like that — it's a crying shame."
The temperature outside was between 85 to 90 degrees Thursday afternoon. When first responders arrived the boy had a body temperature of 104.6 degree, the coroner's office has said. He was pronounced dead just before 6 p.m.
Summer is only just underway, but at least 13 children have already died this year from overheating inside vehicles, according to statistics from the Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University. At least 32 children died from vehicular heat stroke in 2012, the department's website says,
A telephone message left for Hubert on Sunday was not returned, and there was only a busy signal to multiple calls to the same number on Monday.
A conviction of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum prison term of 14 years in prison. Hubert also faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly leaving his 4-year-old daughter unattended inside the family home.


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It is one of my card for Stamper's Dream this month...using an older JustRite stamp set from the store. This stamp set is perfect to have on hand for all the different holidays during the year!
It is also my card for CPS Sketch #225 this week....which is a fun one!! As you can see...I changed out the middle rectangle layers with a doily cut in half. I think it is important to showcase that you don't have to use all the exact shapes, etc...when using a CPS sketch!! You can really turn them into your own, while still creating something that resembles the sketch well!
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Joseph Steven Sakic (pronounced /ˈsækɨk/; born July 7, 1969) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played his entire National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. In his 20-year tenure, Sakic won the Stanley Cup twice, captured numerous NHL trophies, and was voted into 13 NHL All-Star Games. Named captain of the team in 1992 (after serving as a co-captain in 1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and one of the strongest team leaders in the league's history as he was able to motivate his team throughout his career to play at a winning level.
Over the course of his career, Sakic was one of the most productive forwards in the game, having twice scored 50 goals and earning at least 100 points in six different seasons. His wrist shot, considered one of the best in the NHL, was the source of much of his production as goalies around the league feared this shot. At the conclusion of the 2008–09 NHL season, he was the eighth all-time points leader in the NHL, as well as 14th in all-time goals and 11th in all-time assists. During the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sakic helped lead Team Canada to its first ice hockey gold medal in 50 years, and was voted as the tournament's most valuable player. He represented the team in six other international competitions, including the 1998 and 2006 Winter Olympics. After the 2000–01 NHL season, Sakic was named the MVP of the NHL by the hockey writers and his fellow players. He retired from the NHL on July 9, 2009 and had his jersey number retired prior to Avalanche's 2009–10 season opener on October 1, 2009 at the Pepsi Center.
Sakic was born in Burnaby to Marijan and Slavica Sakic (originally Šakić, Croatian pronunciation: ), immigrants from Croatia (then a part of Yugoslavia). Growing up in Burnaby, he did not learn to speak English well until kindergarten, having been raised with Croatian as his mother tongue. This language barrier would make him a demure, quiet individual later in life. Growing up as the child of immigrants, Sakic was instilled with a strong work ethic, a trait which would serve him well in his hockey career. At the age of four Sakic attended his first NHL game, a match between the Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames; after watching the game, Sakic decided that he wanted to become a hockey player. As a smaller player, he was forced to use skill rather than size to excel, and modeled himself after his idol, Wayne Gretzky. After showing exceptional promise as a young hockey player in Burnaby, Sakic was referenced as a new Wayne Gretzky in the making. He scored 83 goals and 156 points in only 80 games for Burnaby, while attending school at Burnaby North Secondary . Soon after, he was added to the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League for the last part of the 1985–86 season.


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Join us as we gather together to pray for others (Room WC3, behind the Worship Center). Each week prayer requests are submitted for the purpose of lifting each other up in prayer. At this prayer meeting we will read through and pray for the requests on the sheet. If you cannot make it, please fill out a prayer request and turn it in to the office, or to an usher on Sunday morning, so we may be praying for you.
For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. -Isaiah 56:7
Let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. -Hebrews 4:16
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Women's Recognition Dinner Honors Two from the Past Plus a New Generation
Stevens honored two pioneers who helped women thrive on campus – and an outstanding new generation of current female students – at a Women's Recognition Dinner on March 31 on campus.
The event, which included awards, a reception and an elegant candlelight dinner with dancing, attracted 150 people and was part of the 40 Years of Women at Stevens celebration that has been held this academic year. Women first entered Stevens as undergraduates in the fall of 1971.
The people honored that evening have all made a difference in the lives of both male and female students at Stevens. Two pioneers honored were Rev. Dr. Audrey J. Vincentz Leef, M.S. '47, who earned a M.S. in Mathematics from Stevens and was among the first graduate alumna (Stevens admitted women to its graduate program staring in the 1940s); and Robert H. Seavy, M.S. '48, who worked at Stevens for four decades and, as director of admissions, was an advocate for women on campus and was critical in the historic decision to admit the first class of undergraduate women at Stevens.
Four current female students received the Women of Distinction Award, given to undergraduate and graduate females who distinguished themselves by positively impacting the experience of women at Stevens. These honorees were: Amanda DiGuilio '11, M.S. '11, a first-year Ph.D. student in Chemistry; Bosede Omolayo, a graduate student with the Howe School of Technology Management; and undergraduates Kendra Appleheimer '12, Allyson Mackavage '12; and Melissa Wiegand '12.
In addition, eight female students received the Service and Leadership Award, recognizing their great service as role models, leaders and agents of change. They were: undergraduates Caroline Amaba '12; Molly Bennett '12 ; Lauren Gutierrez '12; Alecia Hart '12; Suzanne Hartwell '12; Lauren Mayer '12; NancyMarie Santora '13; and Systems Engineering graduate student Amanda Nauman, who earned her undergraduate degree from Stevens in 2011.
The evening's master of ceremonies Dr. Maureen Weatherall '78, M.T.M. '78, Stevens' chief administrative officer, noted that this event has traditionally been a women's recognition brunch for the student community. But the event was expanded for this historic year at Stevens to recognize how successfully women have integrated into the university's community. Indeed, a strong showing of alumnae – from the Classes of 1947 to 2011 – turned out for the dinner inside the Bissinger Room.
Seavy and Leef are simply "the two people who made it possible to be where we are today," Weatherall said.
In introducing Seavy, who worked as a Chemistry professor, administrator and director of admissions at Stevens before his retirement in 1986, Weatherall said that it was his strong support and charisma that helped convince the faculty and the board of trustees that women could come to Stevens and succeed.
"Bob went to the Board of Trustees (and said) – 'It's time,'" she said.
When Seavy stepped up to the stage to receive his award, the audience erupted in applause and gave him a standing ovation.
The audience awarded their second standing ovation of the evening to Dr. Leef. An ordained minister and longtime professor of mathematics at Montclair State University, she is currently professor emerita in the Department of Mathematics at Montclair State University and pastor emerita at First Congregational Christian Church of Irvington, N.J., and of The Community Church of Mountain Lakes, N.J.
Dr. Leef comes from a Stevens legacy family, as her great uncle, Leon Guilloud, Class of 1887; her brother, Chester C. Vincentz '33, M.S. '37; and her nephew, Chester Vincentz, Jr. '59, are all Stevens graduates. But years ago, as a math teacher at Millburn High School in Millburn, N.J., she decided that she wanted her master's degree from Stevens, and she didn't need her family legacy to lean on.
Approaching the dean of students, "I said, 'How about letting me in?' And he said 'Okay,' so I came," she says.
Her talent and determination helped her thrive at Stevens in classes where she was the only woman. But she did recruit the two tallest men in her class to walk her to the Hoboken train station after evening class, as River Street was deemed unsafe for a woman walking alone back then.
"One guy got off in East Orange; that's the one I married," she said. Her husband, George "Bob" Leef, earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stevens in 1953.
Leef credited her mother, who worked in real estate and took classes at Cornell at age 55, as instilling in her belief that she could do anything that she put her mind to. This mother of four, grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother previously gave this advice to female Stevens students: You can have it all, but you can't have it all at once.
But when she took the stage to be honored this March evening, an emotional Leef altered her philosophy a bit.
"I told them: You can have it all. You can't have it all at once. That's not true (anymore), because I feel at this very moment – I had it all."
The student honorees carry on a strong legacy made possible by Leef and Seavy.
DiGuilio was honored for her outstanding work in the graduate school community. She serves as president of the Graduate Student Society of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering; is an RA at the Lore-El Center, which offers a residence and various programs for women; and is a member of the President's Advancement of Women Committee, which has been formed to help increase the number of female students and faculty on campus. She says that the committee's work is going well.
"If you compare Stevens with other (engineering) schools, we're leaders," she says. "We're at a really good point, but there's still work to be done," to increase the number of women on campus.
Appleheimer has left an indelible mark at Stevens, from her varied leadership roles as vice president of the Student Government Association, president of Gear & Triangle, captain of the tennis team and as a member of Stevens' Strategic Planning Committee. Her leadership positions have taught her as much as her classroom work has, she says. The Strategic Planning Committee has been particularly rewarding.
"It's a lot of work but a lot of fun," she says. "The learning aspect of it is fun, and being a part of change for the better."
Wiegand served as editor in chief of The Link, Formula SAE secretary, executive board member of Red Shift, the literary magazine, a reporter for The Stute, and a flautist with the Stevens Orchestra, Stevens Concert Band and the Stevens Dramatic Society's Pit Band. The Chemical Engineering major, with a nearly flawless grade point average, will attend graduate school at Stevens and study materials engineering after graduation this spring.
"There is no real secret to my success," she says. "The past four years have been a delicate balance of school work, research, co-op terms, and extra-curricular activities." She gave thanks to her great Link staff – and her wonderful parents and boyfriend – for their support.
Santora was honored for spearheading the historic effort to affiliate Omicron Pi sorority with a national sorority. Mostly through her leadership, the colony of Theta Phi Alpha was born on campus on Sept. 12, 2011 and is now a full-fledged chapter.
"I wanted to come back in 40 years and see my sisters here," she said. "I knew as a local, we may not be here. Sisters are forever."
Hart received honors for her role on the executive board of the student government and acting as the liaison to more than 80 student organizations on campus. She helped the groups with budgets and kept the lines of communication open between student government and student groups.
Mayer was honored for her many leadership roles, from orientation leader and peer mentor, as well as leadership positions with the National Society of Black Engineers, Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, and other groups.
Mackavage was honored as a leader and innovator, from chair of the Boken Committee, co-founder of the Stevens Knitting Club, secretary of Tau Beta Pi and other groups. Her work as chair of the Stevens Honor Board was most visible, as she redesigned the Ethics course that helps rehabilitated students convicted of a violation, reformed the Honor Board Advisory Council, and scripted the Honor System Video presented at freshman orientation.
Omolayo has helped to invigorate graduate school life at Stevens, as an inaugural member of the Graduate School Council, and her work as graduate Orientation Leader and in clubs sponsored by the Office of Graduate School Affairs. And she's done this while raising two boys, ages 16 and 17.
Nauman has continued to be a leader. Her most prominent role is as president of the International Council on Systems Engineering, which has seen an increase in membership and events.
Amaba has juggled majors in computer science and art & technology and has thrived as a Stevens leader. Her work as chairperson of the Entertainment Committee has resulted in its resurgence, and she has also held leadership roles with Gear & Triangle and the Computer and Console gaming Society. She also works and performs with the Performing Arts Department.
Gutierrez balanced variety field hockey with her duties on the executive committee of Phi Sigma Sigma. She's also a member of the AFROTC at Stevens and will commission as a second lieutenant with the U.S. Air Force after graduation. She will work as an electrical engineer.
Molly Bennett was honored for her outstanding work as an RA and as a leader at the Lore-El center on campus, where she helped establish a variety of programs, such as tutoring and educational programs.
"It's kind of great seeing girls working together," she says. "I only cherish my memories."
And Hartwell was honored for tirelessly working to bring about the re-emergence of the Stevens chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. SWE, which boasts many Stevens alumnae members, enjoyed a resurgence thanks to Suzanne's efforts, after a recent period of inactivity. Today, the group has 70 members, offers a variety of programs and participates in regional and national conferences.
"It's my baby," she says of SWE. "I have nursed SWE so long … I'm a leader. I want to bring women to do what they can do, to the best of their ability."


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Exclusive Apple has confirmed the existence of a 4GB fourth-generation iPod Nano, following the appearance of mysterious pictures online.
Apple's confirmed that a 4GB 4G Nano exists
Initially a set of unofficial pictures clearly showed a 4GB logo on the back of the red oval-shaped iPod Nano player. The images then set the web alight with rumours because Apple has, in the UK at least, only released the player in 8GB and 16GB capacities.
However, an Apple spokeswoman has confirmed to Register Hardware that it did make a "limited number of 4GB iPod Nanos for some international markets".
The spokeswoman couldn't confirm which countries the 4GB model was shipped out to or how much it cost, but the device is said to have been spotted for sale by a Dutch retailer.
Apple's 4GB 4G Nano has since been spotted for sale on a European version of retailer Dixons website, priced at €120 (£95/$170).
Apple added that the 4GB model isn't one of its "main configurations," which suggests that the lower capacity player is designed to appeal to those on a lower income or someone without a vast music library.
Of course, Apple wouldn't confirm if the 4GB fourth-generation iPod Nano will be launched in the UK.
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Since Prop Zero is a blog, this is an odd place to warn against the rush to judgment. We're the pot calling the kettle black when we say such things.
But still, it needs to be said that the harsh judgment of Gov. Jerry Brown's new contract with the prison guards' union is premature.
Yes, Brown's contract doesn't save as much money as he had promised in his budget. And it may have hidden costs that start showing up too soon. But it's too soon to evaluate the deal because we don't know the payoff: What did Brown get for giving the guards a contract? And what might he get in the future?
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If Brown can get the prison guards to go along with changes to criminal sentencing or to the budget that save billions, then millions of extra goodies in this contract are a bargain. If the governor can get the union to support -- or at least not stand in the way -- of structural reform that restores democracy and common-sense budgeting to California, then this contract will seem cheap.
The hard question, thus, is not about this contract, but about Brown's plans for bigger reform -- or his apparent lack of them. In the current budget debate, there has been far too much attention paid to small things that don't impact the budget very much, from Brown's announcements of savings to this deal. The budget and governance crisis is a big thing. The small things only matter in the context of whether Brown can help deliver real solutions to the big problem.


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This little, nerdy, techie nichy type of article would normally go right over my head, but given my background in security (Computer Associates and Comodo), the recent news about Symantec acquiring VeriSign got me thinking. The deal, in a nutshell, means that Symantec, known for its security suite is looking to expand into the authentication business by buying VeriSign, a certification authority, whose core product, SSL certificates, is BTW shrinking.
Here's the official Symantec spin:
"The combination of VeriSign's security products, services and recognition as the most trusted brand online and Symantec's leading security solutions and widespread distribution will enable Symantec to deliver on its vision of a world where people have simple and secure access to their information from anywhere."
Symantec and VeriSign actually have a lot in common. They both grew by acquiring technology (as an aside I think Symantec is good at integrating new companies into its line-up). Both are in a commodity business with real challenges in managing partners and pricing:
"With this acquisition, we extend our strategy to create the most trusted brand…The VeriSign check mark is the most recognized symbol of trust online… Symantec's security solutions and the company's Norton-branded suites protect more than one billion systems and users around the world. By bringing these security assets together, Symantec will become the leading source of trust online."
But one is left scratching their head when you continue to read the Symantec explanation of why they are acquiring VeriSign. Here is clincher:
"Symantec plans to incorporate the VeriSign check mark into a new logo to convey that it is safe to communicate, transact commerce and exchange information online."
You read right. While the clearly appreciate the power of the VeriSign icon – they intend to ditch it. Something does not compute.
What do I think is going on here? For my money, both companies needed each other as a defensive stance rather than as growth measure. Let's start with VeriSign. Their product line has come under significant pressure from a wide variety of sources given the wide net of their largely unsuccessful acquisition efforts. Worse, in their core SSL business, there was no way to maintain a premium pricing structure given the success of value based alternatives such as GlobalSign or Comodo.
As for Symantec, they are frantically acquiring companies and the VeriSign deal was the third encryption-related purchase for Symantec in three weeks! Their land grab in the authentication space is necessary because; a) there little home grown technology to build from and b) as security solutions become utterly commoditized, the higher margin opportunities are left in authentication services.
I can only speculate on the net gain or loss for the shareholders of both companies, but Symantec's sudden fondness for becoming "…the leading source of trust online" seems rather "Johnny come lately" especially given their current "confidence in a connected world" focus.
Becoming a "leading source of online trust" is not something you wake up to one morning and decide to do. It is has to be the central "why" to a company. It has to drive how you innovate, what you acquire and how you build your offerings. Have I ever seen that kind of intense commitment to online trust from Symantec? Nope. Can you say that the VeriSign is a brand that means some notion of online trust? Yup. Are either company known as a technology innovator? No and not in this lifetime.
That's why when you add this acquisition to the other companies Symantec acquired, you start getting this vague techno-Frankenstein quality to its brand as though some "mad board of techno-scientists" tried to create a viable company from the parts other companies. Paying $1.3B for a company with about $400MM in sales seems a lot to pay so possibly some "trust" dust will cling to the Symantec brand. IMHO though – the math doesn't add up.
But hey – don't trust my opinion – I'm just a curious bystander.
Judy Shapiro
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Passing the Torch to Serge Matta as Comscore's Next CEO
One of my most important objectives in building Comscore has been to ensure that the company has the talent and bench strength to thrive without me at the helm. I am proud to announce that we have reached that milestone as a part of a carefully planned, board sanctioned, CEO transition process that started over two years ago.
Effective March 1, I am handing over the CEO responsibilities to Serge Matta and I will be assuming the role of Executive Chairman. Gian Fulgoni, with his customary passion, will continue being fully engaged with the company. Gian will remain on our board, assuming the title of Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus.
In the last two years, Serge, working closely with Cameron Meierhoefer, Chris Lin, Mike Brown and our commercial leaders, has demonstrated his ability to lead the company by progressively taking on broader responsibilities for commercial operations and marketing, followed by a deeper involvement and leadership in the strategic and operational decision making process. I strongly believe that this change will bring Comscore even more success than we've already achieved.
Serge started his Comscore career shortly after the company was founded as a product manager, and has always maintained a strong understanding of our products and technology. He has been successful in every assignment we have given him and over the past several years has played a crucial leadership role in driving Comscore's market success.
Serge has a magic touch with clients and understands what client-facing people need to be successful with their customers. He is naturally skilled at understanding and interpreting market trends – and continuously uses this to drive Comscore's industry leadership. He has a proven ability to get things done by working across the organization, appreciating the role all teams have in our success. Serge played an instrumental role in landing the Google deal we announced yesterday, a deal which has the potential to be a game changer for Comscore and our industry.
This change also allows me to focus more energy on the part of my job that I have always loved: strategy and product innovation. Truth be told, I have never thought I would spend almost seven years as a CEO of a public company. I feel fortunate to be able to put the company in good hands, while also being able to bring renewed energy to important tasks at which I enjoy and excel.
I am proud that we have built a company full of talent that is well prepared to handle change and poised to enter a new phase of growth and success. I am also thankful to Gian for his willingness to continue his 24/7 tireless efforts to promote the company and to be a leading industry voice on our behalf.
I want to take the opportunity to thank the entire Comscore staff for helping us build the company to its current success, prominence, and future potential. This has and always will be a team effort; I am proud to continue to be part of it!


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IFf you're a Canadian author or copyright holder, you might be interested in the following in regards to your published or future published works. Writer Katherine Gordon was on CBC and you can hear the interview here if you're interested: www.cbc.ca/onthecoast/
Following is a letter put together by some Canadian authors and if you're at all worried about Google trying to grab everything in regards to copyright, then you might want to get your name on these petitions.
Fellow authors and copyright holders:
Many of you are already familiar with the Google Book Settlement, and its dangers for Canadian copyrights. For those of you who are not, we suggest you skim through a highly readable statement by the U.S. National Writers Union, which flatly opposes it. http://www.nwubook.org/NWU-GBS2-FAQ.html
We are a group of concerned Canadian authors who would like to protest this settlement in as effective a way as possible. Accordingly, we have written a protest letter, which we hope will gather names, including yours. Then we intend to release the letter to the media, to politicians, and anywhere else that might conceivably have an effect.
A court in New York City will soon be deciding whether to approve or reject this settlement. We hope the judge rejects it.
For those of you who have considered opting out, the deadline is January 28. This is also the deadline for any submissions to the court.
We have very little time left to influence the debate. If you would like to respond, please do so as quickly as you are able.
To add your name to this petition, please email your name to: email@example.com
(Your email will NOT appear on the petition.)
The following Canadian authors and copyright holders wish to protest the Google Book Settlement. Even in its revised form, it is an assault on international copyright law and has distorted class action law for the benefit of a predatory corporation.
New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa and India – all countries with English-language presses similar to Canada's — have been exempted from the settlement because they protested vigorously against it. We wish to protest just as loudly. The Governments of France and Germany protested that illegal digitization of books amounted to theft of a cultural heritage. We agree, and believe that Canada's heritage of Cultural nationalism should be applied to the Google settlement. All of Europe is now exempt, and so should Canada be.
We believe that Canadian Copyrights should be subject to Canadian courts, as well as to the Berne Convention. We believe that Canadians should not lose control over their works because they fail to sign up in a registry in another country; and, further, that the opt-out (rather than the time-honoured opt-in) clause serves to co-opt many copyright holders who do not have the the time or inclination to study this complicated settlement. Also, the deadline for opting out insults common sense and benefits only Google.
The director of the US Copyright Office has said "no factors have been demonstrated that would justify creating a system akin to a compulsory license for Google – and only Google – to digitize books for an indefinite period of time." She has called it "an end-run around copyright law". We agree.
The US Department of Justice sees no reason why Google should not negotiate with authors and publishers individually, just like anyone else who wants to purchase copyright licences. We agree.
The Google Settlement was negotiated by the Authors Guild of the U.S. But other U.S. groups — the National Writers Union, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers — are all unequivocally opposed to it. We do not accept that the Authors Guild speaks for us and join the above organizations in demanding that the settlement be rejected.
If the settlement is not rejected, we see no reason to trust in the future. The Google Corporation has behaved in an illegal and predatory fashion in the past and will likely go on behaving in this way.
We join with the writers' and publishers' groups, as well as with the foreign law courts and governments, who reject the settlement in its entirety.
Sarah Sheard
Kim Goldberg
Katherine Gordon
Mona Fertig
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by Michael Caruso
Chestnut Hill's Woodmere Art Museum continued its series of Sunday classical music recitals with a performance Sunday, Nov. 18, featuring tenor Perry Brisbon accompanied by pianist Oxana Harlamova. The program's first half focused squarely on the classical repertoire, offering music by Handel, Donaudy, Rossini, Liszt, Strauss and Cilea. The second half, however, moved into the 20th and 21st centuries, with Brisbon singing music with a distinctly African American flavor. It was in these songs that Brisbon was heard at his best, both vocally and interpretively.
Four years ago, Brisbon gave the world premiere of a suite of six songs by Luke Abruzzo set to poems by Langston Hughes: "As I Grow Older," "Quiet Girl," "Dream Variations," "Dream Keeper," "Life Is Fine" and "I Dream a World." Hughes' poetry strikes a lovely yet powerful balance between the nostalgic and the forceful, and Abruzzo's music matches and even enhances the poetry by following the natural rhythm of the words with melodies and harmonies that touch the heart and inspire the soul. Brisbon sang them with intensity and eloquence.
A member of the voice faculty at Settlement Music School, Brisbon gave a sassy and compelling reading of "It Ain't Necessarily So" from George & Ira Gershwin's jazz opera, "Porgy and Bess," and he gave Hall Johnson's arrangement of "Witness" a rendition that stood the test of my memories of Leontyne Price and Jessye Norman singing the same song.
Romanian-born conductor Valentin Radu will lead Vox Renaissance Consort in its annual performance of "A Renaissance Noel" Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m., in the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. The historic church is located at the corner of Willow Grove Avenue and St. Martin's Lane.
Radu explained, "We invite our friends in and near Chestnut Hill to enjoy a very special Christmas musical experience that is perfect for audience of all ages. 'Renaissance Noel' is a joyous musical journey through centuries-old folk songs, carols, madrigals and motets, many of which are sung, loved and revered right up to the present time … beautiful classics such as 'Greensleeves,' 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel' and the gentle 'Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming.' The concert is also a feast for the eyes because the professional singers of Vox Renaissance Consort will be attired in beautiful High Renaissance dress."
The concert will last approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. More information at 610-688-2800 or www.VoxAmaDeus.org.
Fresh from battling the crushing banality of "Alexander Nevsky," guest conductor Stephane Deneve led the Philadelphia Orchestra in a program far closer to his French-born heart this past weekend in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall. The concert opened with Debussy's "Images," continued with Poulenc's Suite from "Les Biches" and concluded with Gershwin's "An American in Paris."
Deneve's best work was heard in the Poulenc, a delightful five-part collection of dance-inspired movements that combine memories of French traditions with the American jazz that Poulenc heard in Paris during the Roaring '20s. Deneve elicited rhythmically energized and texturally colorful playing from the Philadelphians.
The Gershwin made its accustomed impact on Saturday night's audience, but the Debussy was less effectively performed. The French Impressionist's music can veer from magical to flaccid very easily, and it threatened to do so under Deneve's baton. There were evocative moments, but there were also some rather dull ones. In particular, "Iberia" lacked the fiery passion so typical of all things Spanish — and that Debussy so splendidly captured in this score.
The particular problem with Deneve's conducting overall was his inability to draw from the ensemble that distinctive sound that once made the Philadelphians so "fabulous." Under his baton, the players sound like a very, very fine orchestra, but they didn't sound special, as they do when their new music director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conducts them.