A deus ex machina ("god out of the machine"; plural: dei ex machina) is a plot device whereby a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability, or object. The Latin phrase deus ex machina comes to English usage from Horace's Ars Poetica, where he instructs poets that they must never resort to a god from the machine to solve their plots. He refers to the conventions of Greek tragedy, where a crane (mekhane) was used to lower actors playing gods onto the stage. The machine referred to in the phrase could be either the crane employed in the task, a calque from the Greek "god from the machine", or the riser that brought a god up from a trap door. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina

Coined word with the root (anni, annu, enni) changed: monthiversary See other roots here: https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx2.htm
Prefixes: https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm
Coined word with the suffix (able, ible) changed: Lunchables See other suffixes here: https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/sufx/gre_suffx.htm
Coined words: snackage, websterize, wordage Bucky Katt in Get Fuzzy comic strip August 5, 2011

IndieBound is a Web site listing recommended books and reasons for shopping at independently owned businesses. Click on find bookstores and search by zip code or address. Although when I searched by my zip code, I found that a few stores had closed down, it was still helpful to find stores, addresses and distance from my house. http://www.indiebound.org/
IndieBound was begun by the independent bookseller members of the American Booksellers Association.

Regarding the Borders liquidation, ABA CEO Oren Teicher issued the following statement: “It is jolting news for any community when a bookstore closes, and independent booksellers are saddened to hear that almost 11,000 Borders employees will be losing their jobs. However, we do not believe that the Borders closing is a bellwether for the future of bricks-and-mortar bookstores nationwide. Rather, it is, in part, an unfortunate right-sizing of a bookstore landscape that has suffered from overexpansion in certain markets. ABA is not only bullish on bricks-and-mortar bookselling, but we see opportunities for our current members to expand and for new stores to open. Indie bookstores have cultivated strong ties to the local community, curated hand-picked selections of titles, and leveraged well-designed retail spaces to serve book lovers across the country. The result has been a stable market share in an unstable economy. We are optimistic for our industry and our channel.” http://news.bookweb.org/news/borders-final-step-liquidation

Q: Someone bet me there is a way to drive to France.
A: Oui. Just drive about 2,000 miles to Fortune, Newfoundland, Canada. Then, take the ferry just 16 miles to the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. They are France's oldest, closest and smallest overseas territory. Counting several uninhabited islands, their area is about 1.5 times that of Washington, D.C. About 7,100 French citizens there are mostly descendants of fishermen from Basque, Breton and Normandy. Merchants of Saint-Malo, France, first settled Saint-Pierre in the late 17th century for a large codfish curing and salting operation. The islands bounced between French and British rule from 1713 to 1816. After Germany occupied France in 1940, a ship of Gen. Charles de Gaulle's Free French Forces "liberated" the islands on Dec. 24, 1941, without resistance and without informing annoyed Canadian and American authorities. The islands were symbolically, but not militarily, significant. De Gaulle visited in 1967. Today, tourists visit the French shops, lighthouses and museum, and hike and watch birds. The language is French, the currency is the euro, and the islands have their own postage stamps. In addition to the ferry, one can sail to the islands privately, or fly Air Saint-Pierre from Montreal or Halifax. Americans must have a passport to visit France. St-Pierre-et-Miquelon.com; Peter Mattiace http://www.thecourier.com/Opinion/columns/2011/Aug/JU/ar_JU_080811.asp?d=080811,2011,Aug,08&c=c_13

Summer Skewers by Brent Cox I go way back with spiedies. During my childhood days near Rochester, New York, there was a trattoria, since gone, called The Vineyard that my family would hit for a night out. Next to the meatballs on the buffet were the spiedies—tangy, tender cubes of grilled pork on skewers that tasted exotic to our suburban palates. We couldn't get enough. At the time, we did not bother to question the provenance of spiedies. Now that I am grown up and more curious, I find that Rochester is 150 miles northwest of the spiedie sphere of influence, which revolves around the tri-cities of Binghamton, Endicott, and Johnson City in New York State's Southern Tier. The story has it that spiedies, whose name is derived from spiedino or spiedo, Italian words for "skewer" and "spit," respectively, were the invention of Augustino Iacovelli, an immigrant from Abruzzo. The specialty is so popular, particularly during grilling season, that there's an August festival dedicated to it. Precubed meat is sold for spiedies in markets, and though the marinade is easy to make yourself, prepared ones are widely sold. My sister, who now lives in Virginia, has Salamadia's Original State Fair Spiedie Sauce shipped to her by the case. If you find yourself hungry near Binghamton, though, the thing to do is head straight for Sharkey's, an unassuming tavern whose reputation for spiedies is righteous and deserved.
http://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Summer-Skewers-Spiedies

Recipe for spiedies: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Spiedies

Quotes
Courts need a certain measure of dignity--and, yes, mystique--to function at their best. The Great and Powerful Oz was never the same after the dog embarrassed him, and without his mask the Lone Ranger would be a run-of-the-mill do-gooder, just another guy on a fancy horse.
We either have consistency or we have anarchy and star chambers. Law du jour is no law at all. The Legal Limit, a novel by Martin Clark

The Star Chamber (Latin: Camera stellata) was an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster until 1641. I t was made up of Privy Counsellors, as well as common-law judges and supplemented the activities of the common-law and equity courts in both civil and criminal matters. The court was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of laws against prominent people, those so powerful that ordinary courts could never convict them of their crimes. Court sessions were held in secret, with no indictments, no right of appeal, no juries, and no witnesses. Evidence was presented in writing. Over time it evolved into a political weapon, a symbol of the misuse and abuse of power by the English monarchy and courts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Chamber

The Salt Museum in Liverpool, NY stands as a reminder of the great industry that once took place on the shores of Onondaga Lake. The museum itself was built in 1933 as a part of an Onondaga County work relief program during the Great Depression. The brine (salt water) came from springs around Onondaga Lake – the lake itself is a fresh water lake. In 1806, the first salt well was dug. It measured 20’ square by 30’ deep and every salt manufacturer, by common hand pump, supplied his own brine works. The manufacturers each had a Salt Boss who kept an eye on the weather. If rain threatened, he would ring the bell. Everyone, no matter what they were doing (including children), were responsible for responding quickly to push the covers over the “crop” so it wouldn’t be spoiled
http://onondagacountyparks.com/assets/Uploads/pdfs/saltmuseumbrochure.pdf Hours and contact information at: http://onondagacountyparks.com/salt-museum/