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Meet the Emerald Doula: 5 Questions with Genevieve

Editor's Note: Meet one of the newest additions to the Emerald Doulas team! Birth Doula, Genevieve Hutchings, joined Team EmDo this year. Genevieve brings kindness, and a calm, gentle guidance to our clients and their birth spaces. You can read her full bio on our "Meet the Team" page, and learn a few extra, fun tidbits below!

1. Give us a three word summary of who you are.

A kind, open-minded listener.

2. What drew you to a career as a doula?

After working in a maternity clinic in West Africa, I discovered that I wanted to devote my career to supporting parents and their newborns.

Fun Fact: Genevieve served in the Peace Corps, working in Benin, with her counterpart Elizabeth (pictured above with her son, Kenneth, and Genevieve), on a variety of different health topics ranging from how to make enriched porridge to malaria prevention.

3. What's rocking your world right now, in birth or in parenting?

The growing media attention on racial disparities in birth outcomes.

4. When you're not doula-ing, where are we most likely to find you?

When I'm not doula-ing, I'm either reading a book (speculative fiction is a personal favorite of mine), going to a movie theater or cooking.

5. What's your Top 5 Registry Must Haves for new parents?

  • Onesies (and lots of them!). We're big fans of the side-snap style here at EmDo, for easier outfit changes with squishy newborn arms!
  •  A travel stroller
  • A gift card for a portrait session (maybe with EmDo BFF, Heart in Hands NC)
  • A baby carrier (learn to use it, or find the perfect carrier for your family's babywearing goals at an upcoming class!)
  • Either a gift card for a diaper service, or a large supply of disposable diapers


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We all need a little extra guidance and support sometimes. Expectant Parents are no different; especially when planning for the arrival of their new baby. Our Phone Doula Concierge offers the compassionate, non-judgmental support you know and trust from Emerald Doulas, that’s just a phone call away.

This service is designed exclusively for families who are choosing not to hire a professional doula, but who still want to benefit from some of the guidance and advice that our skilled and experienced team offers. Some of the topics covered during your phone conversation with one of our experts might include:

Birth Planning and Goal Writing | Ways To Get Partners Involved in Birth | How To Organize Your Home Nursery | Meal Preparation Guidance Before Baby’s Arrival | Baby Registry Advice (Separating the “Must Haves” and the “Nice to Haves”) | Postpartum Planning | Managing Friends and Family During Birth or Beyond | Packing for the Hospital | How To Create A Welcoming Birth or Postpartum Space

Phone Doula Concierge Services are offered at $75 for up to the first 60 minutes (additional time is billed at a rate of $25 for any portion of 15 minutes thereafter). Book your appointment below with the doula who specializes in your questions:

Melanie: As an experienced, evidence-based birth doula who has attended over 100 births in the Triangle area, Melanie offers support on topics such as: getting evidence-based care, writing an effective birth plan, packing for your stay in the hospital, being your own advocate in birth, options for breech presentation, preparing for birth with an epidural, preparing for an induction, what to expect during and after a surgical birth, ways to manage your friends and family at birth, navigating conversations with your providers, immediate newborn procedures, and just about anything else!

Suzanne: An experienced postpartum doula who has supported families created through birth, adoption, surrogacy, and with experience supporting NICU families and families of multiples, Suzanne offers advice around: planning for postpartum, creating a plan for rest and recovery following birth (especially for families experiencing a perinatal mood disorder or other health crisis), setting up your nursery, ways to manage your eager friends and family, planning and preparing meals for after birth, maximizing rest for your newborn and for you, and registry creation.

Ashley: An experienced birth and postpartum doula, as well as a baby-wearing consultant, certified carseat technician, provisional Spinning Babies Parent Educator, and childbirth instructor, Ashley offers advice on: birth planning and early pregnancy support such as finding a provider that’s in alignment with your goals, NICU-life guidance and homecoming planning after your baby’s unexpected or premature arrival, registry creation and must-have gadgets for new parents, managing tricky relationships or difficult conversations with your providers or family members, carseat and baby carrier purchasing.

Ready to book?
Click below to set up an appointment with the doula of your choice, at a time that’s convenient for you.

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Beating the January Blues with Blossoming Gifts

I can’t say that I have really experienced what they call the January Blues just yet, I have been too busy planning Emmy’s birthday party and shopping in the sales to dwell too much, although ask me again next week when I am knee deep in paper work finalising everything and checking it all twice before I hit send on the dreaded tax return – I promised myself last year I wouldn’t leave it to the last minute yet again but here I am, I will once again and it seems I won’t ever learn.
Joking aside, once the decorations are down the house begins to look rather bare and empty which is why Blossoming Gifts sent me a beautiful bouquet of  Rainbow Freesia‘s to help brighten the house up.
These arrived in a lovely flower box, well wrapped and with the stems securely wrapped in damp tissues to keep them moist.
The Freesias themselves were all closed upon arrival and once in the vase looked a little bare but given a few days to take in the water and sunlight they had opened and blossomed filling the vase beautifully.
The wonderful thing about this type of flower is that each stem contains many flowers so when they are all open your have almost triple the amount of flowers.
Within this bouquet are three different coloured Freesias: Lilac, Pink and Yellow and look stunning together in a vase in the windowsill. My bouquet opened up within 2 days with all the flowers opened within 4 days, a week later they are all still perfect and showing no signs of wilting.
Priced at £29.99 for a standard sized bouquet these would brighten anyone’s day and certainly help with the January Blues.
If you would like to receive a discount on a floral delivery then please enter code: BGIFTS33 which will save you 33% on all flowers (excluding the small flowers by post range) – enter this code at checkout –

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Three Things: Hey You, Mr./Ms./Mx. Pissed-Off

[NB: Check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne]

I get it. You’re furious, en fuego, royally pissed off. You’ve traveled through shock and traversed anger, raging for days now since Attorney General Bill Barr issue that POS four-page letter chock full of holes big enough to drive a 40-foot dry van through again and again.

And now you’ve hit bottom, burned out and blue having reached another stage in the grieving process.

We all know this isn’t the end of it, no matter how much gaslighting and abuse the White House, its proxies, the right-wing horde, and asshats like David fucking Brooks spew. You know what you saw in the speaking indictments, plea agreements, and sentencing memos produced over the last two years.

We all know who ‘Individual 1’ is no matter how much he and his myriad minions and handlers would like us to forget his role as an unindicted co-conspirator who denied the public the right to know the truth about his past during the 2016 election.

At least one conspiracy to defraud the American public is right there spelled in black and white under our noses, and again in congressional records as part of Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House. Trump worked with Cohen to lie to the voting American public, violating campaign finance laws in doing so.

“If the people don’t have the facts, democracy doesn’t work,” as Judge Amy Berman Jackson told former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort during his sentencing hearing, another liar Trump brought into his team, allowing Manafort to change the Republican’s platform on Ukraine without a wide and open discussion among conservatives about it.

Trust your eyes and ears. You’re right to be angry and disappointed. Take a deep cleansing breath in and center yourself, feel that righteous burn of indignation, then let out the poison.

And then take another deep breath, roll up your sleeves, grab your phone, and let’s kick some ass.

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What: Barr didn’t confine himself to his four-page POS summary on Sunday. Oh no. He had to make it really fucking personal for a huge swath of Americans by refusing to allow the DOJ to defend the Affordable Care Act. From the ABA Journal:

The DOJ’s new stance would strike down additional provisions that allow children to have coverage on their parents’ policies until age 26 and that guarantee “essential health benefits” such as mental health, maternity and drug coverage. The stance also would eliminate an expansion of Medicaid and free preventive services for people on Medicare.

Quite literally Americans could die because of this move.

— Call your representatives and tell them you support the current ACA legislation in the absence of a better, Medicare for All replacement.
— Ask your reps to do what’s necessary to ensure the DOJ fulfills its mission to enforce the laws of this country, which at this time includes ACA.

You can see Barr is now setting a precedent for a unilateral executive branch which can pick and choose the laws it will enforce in spite of precedent backing existing laws. This can’t go any further.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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What: Betsy ‘Multi-Yacht’ Devos decided disabled Americans do not merit an opportunity to achieve; she’s proposed ending funding for Special Olympics.

That shallow, stupid wretch has no real idea what Special Olympics means to the disabled, especially children and their parents. One of my family members has worked for more than a decade at a Special Olympics camp, spending weeks with children who otherwise wouldn’t be able to go to camp like abled children. The kids meet other kids like themselves, make new friends, learn new skills, hone their physical abilities, begin to see themselves as capable of so much more. And their parents get a much-needed respite from caring for children who may need around-the-clock monitoring.

But as the former director of the Office of Government Ethics says, the cruelty is the point. Devos is Cruella De Ville who will kill puppies for their coats given the chance. Pro-life, my foot; she cares not a whit what life is like for the disabled after birth.

She quite literally wants to axe Special Olympics and take the money to give to charter schools, which fail at around 25% rate. The money she will steal from the disabled will literally go down a rat hole and nobody except the charter school profiteers will benefit from this scam.

In fact the amount we spend as taxpayers providing additional support to Special Olympics could be offset easily if Trump spent four less weekends at his golf courses on our dime.

There are those who argue it’s really Trump who insisted on this cut and Devos is merely is grunt doing the scut work of hurting the disabled. Sure — but a person whose values are genuinely aligned with caring for fellow humans would have told Trump to stick this sidewise and quit their post instead.

The chances of this proposal passing the House are slim to none, especially after Devos was grilled by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) on Tuesday, but it’s a line in the sand we should draw.

Needed: Call your members of Congress in both houses and let them know this kind of cruelty to disabled Americans is unacceptable and it will not fix the inherent problem of making schools into privatized profit centers with an unacceptably high rate of failure.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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What: Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is appearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as Trump’s corrupt nominee for Interior Secretary.

If you have a moment or two, watch for the swamp monster — the one in the green mask sitting behind Bernhardt, not Bernhardt (because when you’ve seen one of the fleshy pink swamp monsters, you’ve seen many).

Needed: This guy is selling out our national resources. Call your senators and tell them hell no on this dirtbag, we don’t need another swamp monster helming the Interior Department.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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Don’t forget to check your phone’s battery charge. Get calling!

This is an open thread, by the way.

The Day of Sentencing Judgment for Scott Bloch

When we last left Scott Bloch, the former Bush attorney who was the appointed head of the Office of Special counsel (OSC), it was the original date for his sentencing. The court delayed entry of sentence to further investigate the full extent of his criminal conduct. It appeared that, after strong letters like from this blog and attorney Debra Katz, who represents several former OSC employees and good government groups, the court had real concerns about the entirety of Bloch’s vast criminal conduct compared to the sweetheart whitewashing collusive plea the DOJ was giving him.

Today, the court showed it really was not nearly as concerned as had been hoped. Scott Bloch has just been sentenced to one day in jail and two years probation. The single measly day in jail was stated by the court to be due to the “seriousness” of the offense. What a joke. I guess we should just be thrilled that, unlike James Clapper, Bloch was prosecuted at all. Still, it is a grossly soft sentence considering the entirety of Bloch’s admitted criminal conduct.

Just so the record is complete after all these years, here are the significant documents documents lodged with the court between the first sentencing date and today:

1) Bloch’s supplemental sentencing memorandum

2) DOJ’s supplemental sentencing memorandum

3) Bundle of additional sentencing letters from Bloch supporters

4) Supplemental sentencing letter from this blog

One last thing should be noted, and that is the sheer and craven hutzpah of the Department of Justice in whitewashing this matter. I refer to their supplemental memorandum (item 2 above), but specifically to footnote 1 therein that baldly claims other members of the public and victims aggrieved by Bloch just don’t have all the secret facts that the government was able to collect. It was truly an amazing thing to see the government saying they had the hidden facts mitigating Bloch’s conduct. Simply astounding and, as stated in the responsive letter to the court (item 4 above), it was unconscionable:

The bald faced hubris of the DOJ in footnote 1 of their “Supplemental Memorandum In Aid Of Sentencing” lodged in docket Number 21 to claim, and rely on, uncharged and unstated evidence and facts to mitigate the sentence of the defendant is far the other side of unconscionable and shocking. Hidden considerations cited by the government, in the face of the shocking record of conduct by defendant Bloch, are an insult to the court, and the citizens and rule of law it is designed to protect. In fact, the recitations of fact by the government itself demonstrates how absurd their protestations for mitigation, much those of Bloch himself in his supplemental sentencing memorandum (Docket Number 22), really are.

The perfidy, and obstruction to the American form of government, by Executive Branch officials upon the function of the Congress is a scourge that cannot be tolerated by the American people or the courts of the United States. After the questions germinated by ODNI Clapper’s testimony, there has been a sudden and welcome bi-partisan return of healthy concern over the conduct of Executive Branch officials in front of Congress.

This court stands at the crossroads on a seminal issue to the Constitutional health of these United States and the health of the separation of powers in our form of government. The problem of disdain for, and duplicity in front of, Congress must be addressed and a precedent set for the future. Mr. Bloch violated the trust and damaged the people and their lawfully elected representatives. Frankly the plea in this case is outrageous and should never be accepted, it is not in the interest of justice. But, if it is to be followed, and sentenced thereon, a precedent should be set and an appropriate sentence handed down for the egregious conduct of Scott Bloch.

If not in the instant case, then where? If not now, then when?

The answer is Article II Executive Branch officials and attorneys simply cannot, and will not, be prosecuted for perjury and obstruction of Congress, and neither the Article I Congress, nor the Article III Courts, seems to particularly care that such violation of constitutionally protected powers and prerogative is occurring habitually. It is a sad comment.

Scott Bloch Sentencing Blocked By The Court

I have been a bit busy lately, so this is a tad late; but I should probably give the update on the Scott Bloch criminal sentencing that was scheduled for 9:30 am Monday morning May 13 in DC District Court in front of Judge Robert L. Wilkins. As you will recall, this blog has covered the Bloch case closely over the years due to its symbolism for government accountability and/or lack thereof.

The most recent coverage was immediately prior to the sentencing, and was in the form of a comprehensive post entitled “Former Bush Special Counsel Scott Bloch Bullies Journalists and Threatens 1st Amend Speech Before Criminal Sentencing”. As promised, a copy of said post was mailed to the court and it was entered on the docket. Several others sent letters as well, such as here for example.

The upshot is that Judge Robert L. Wilkins heard the voices. In what I can only describe as truly commendable, yet still refreshingly surprising, this is what happened at sentencing as described by Ann Marimow of the Washington Post:

The legal odyssey of Scott J. Bloch, the former head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, continued Monday when a federal judge balked at proceeding with sentencing because of what he called an “improperly sanitized version of events.”
But U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins chastised attorneys on both sides for presenting a narrow account of Bloch’s actions that the judge said doesn’t fully describe the conduct at issue. Wilkins said he was uncomfortable issuing a sentence until a fuller description of Bloch’s actions was in the record.

Sentencing documents, Wilkins noted, make little mention of Bloch’s previous deal with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in which he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of contempt of Congress.
In the current case, federal guidelines call for a sentence from zero to six months in prison. But prosecutors have agreed not to oppose a period of probation and want Bloch to pay a $5,000 fine and complete 200 hours of community service.

Wilkins suggested Monday, however, that he intends to consider Bloch’s conduct related to the previous case, which could expose him to jail time. The judge pointed specifically to Bloch’s position as a presidential appointee, a “position of public trust, operating with little oversight.”

Bloch’s sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for June 24.

We will try to do another update on status again before the next sentencing date on June 24. But, for now, hat’s off to Judge Robert L. Wilkins for hearing the voices of the public who object to the whitewash that was being applied to the misconduct in high office by Scott Bloch. Maybe there is hope for this Rule of Law thing after all.

Former Bush Special Counsel Scott Bloch Bullies Journalists and Threatens 1st Amend Speech Before Criminal Sentencing

CryingJusticeWhen this blog last substantively left the continuing saga of Bush/Cheney Special Counsel Scott Bloch, it was with these words:

So, between August 2, 2011 and December 21, 2012, a period of nearly a year and a half’s time, the DOJ has done nothing whatsoever in furtherance of prosecuting Scott Bloch. Until today. And the vaunted Department of Justice has, on the Friday before the Christmas holiday…..filed a Motion to Dismiss. However, that is not the end of the story, as clause 5 of the Motion to Dismiss contains this language:

Concurrent with this Motion to Dismiss, the government is filing a new information.

Well, not quite concurrent, as the Motion to Dismiss was filed mid to late morning, and the new information was just now made public. The new charge, a misdemeanor, is pursuant to 18 USC 1361 Depredation of Government Property or Contracts. The factual basis is made out from the “seven level wiping” Bloch caused to be done. Here is the new information just filed.

Yes, that is the “Reader’s Digest” version of how Scott Bloch came to be where he is now….awaiting sentencing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. For a crime that barely even references, much less is indicative of, the actual acts he committed against the United States Government, and the citizens it represents.

But, Bloch is indeed now facing sentencing on the latest cushy plea he has been afforded by the Department of Justice; sentencing scheduled for Monday May 13, 2013, less than one week from today. Here is Defendant Bloch’s sentencing memorandum, and here is the curiously collusive memorandum from the DOJ, who simply cannot stand for any Article II Executive Branch attorney being sent to jail/prison for lying to Congress because, seriously, many more might be in jeopardy if that was the case and precedent.

So, what is Mr. Scott Bloch doing? Taking his medicine quietly for having been given the gift plea by the DOJ to a misdemeanor after he actually committed such acts that appear by all legal rights to warrant felony allegations? Allegations as were described the last time Bloch was tried to be handed such a gift horse plea by the DOJ as:

…felony crimes Bloch could have been, and should have been, charged with are staggering; including obstruction of justice, false statements, perjury, willful destruction of government property and Federal Records Act violations. But Defendant Bloch made a deal to plead to one little misdemeanor with the guarantee he would be considered under the most favorable sentencing guideline conditions imaginable.

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Scott Bloch and Roll: DOJ Takes a Holiday Friday News Dump

The event we have all been waiting for is here in time for the Christmas Holidays! Yes, it is the long awaited news on the DOJ “prosecution” of the former Office of Special Counsel head under the Bush/Cheney regime, Scott Bloch.

As you may recall, when we last heard tangible news on the Blochhead front, it was June 20 of this year when his release restrictions were voided. The court voided Bloch’s release conditions because the DOJ had inexplicably left the case hanging in limbo after the previous guilty plea had been set aside, thus allowing Bloch to withdraw from it, all the way back in August of 2011.

So, between August 2, 2011 and December 21, 2012, a period of nearly a year and a half’s time, the DOJ has done nothing whatsoever in furtherance of prosecuting Scott Bloch. Until today. And the vaunted Department of Justice has, on the Friday before the Christmas holiday…..filed a Motion to Dismiss. However, that is not the end of the story, as clause 5 of the Motion to Dismiss contains this language:

Concurrent with this Motion to Dismiss, the government is filing a new information.

Well, not quite concurrent, as the Motion to Dismiss was filed mid to late morning, and the new information was just now made public. The new charge, a misdemeanor, is pursuant to 18 USC 1361 Depredation of Government Property or Contracts. The factual basis is made out from the “seven level wiping” Bloch caused to be done. Here is the new information just filed.

Well, at least that is what the information is SUPPOSED to charge. That is the crime noted in the caption, and clearly the crime contemplated by the framing, but in the key statute recitation paragraph, the controlling body of the document mistakenly charges 18 USC 1362 instead. A year and a half the DOJ has had to conjure up this smoking pile of whitewashing garbage, and they still Read more

DOJ Ethics: PIN Heads, Bloch Heads & The Rocket

Whoooosh! And, like that, the complete acquittal in USA v. William Roger Clemens came and went. The five year long, over $10 million Clemens prosecution was a joke on the tax paying American public.

And so it goes for one defendant accused by the Department of Justice. What about other defendants who have come within the purview of the DOJ for false statements, perjury and obstruction of Congress? Say, for instance, our old friend Scott Bloch.

A friend of mine asked if the following order entered yesterday in Bloch’s case by DC District Court Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson meant Scott Bloch must report immediately to Jail?

By a petition filed on June 19, 2012, the United States Probation Office advised that Defendant requests permission to travel internationally in August, 2012. U.S. Probation Office Petition (Document No. [74]) at 1. In the petition, the Probation Office notes that on April 27, 2010, Defendant was released by this court pending sentencing, subject to the condition, inter alia, that he report his travel plans to the Probation Office. Id.; see also Release Order (Document No. 5). The release order was entered after Defendant appeared before the undersigned and entered a plea of guilty to a one-count information by which he was charged with criminal contempt of Congress. 04/27/2010 Minute Entry. However, by an order filed on August 2, 2011, Defendant was permitted to withdraw his plea. Memorandum Opinion and Order (Document No. 73) at 1, 13. In the interim, no other charge has been filed, and no further proceedings have been scheduled; accordingly, Defendant is not on release pending sentencing, and has not been since August 2, 2011, the date on which he was permitted to withdraw his plea. It is, therefore, ORDERED that the release order (Document No. 5) is hereby VACATED nunc pro tunc to August 2, 2011. (lcdar3)

No, my friend was joking; but, still, the laugh is superbly taken. Looks to me like Bloch is scott free (some pun intended) OR (Own Recognizance) pending any other charges. Where are the new charges and/or plea?

When, if ever, will the DOJ Public Integrity Section (PIN) get around to pursuing the blatant in your face, egregious, actual crime against Congress committed by a critical federal investigative and prosecutorial attorney appointed to protect federal employees and whistleblowers instead of the silly corporate and in-bred Congressional protection racket charges inherent in the Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and John Edwards prosecutions?

Okay, if I was Bloch’s defense attorney, William Sullivan of Pillsbury, I would absolutely say this is bunk, put my client on OR or cut him loose considering the dilly dallying, thumbs in ass, conduct of the DOJ. Since I am not him, I would like to know what the heck is going on. It has been nearly a year since Royce Lamberth, somewhat surprisingly, allowed Bloch to withdraw from his plea.

In their collusive attempt to get Bloch’s plea withdrawn, the DOJ and Bloch avowed they had already been discussing alternative paths for either charging or plea. That was before Lamberth allowed the withdrawal, i.e. well over a year ago. What in the world is stopping the DOJ from prosecuting this Criminal? In that same time period, they tried Roger Clemens twice, the second one lasting over two months, but apparently they just can’t find the time to prosecute a real criminal like Scott Bloch, doing real damage to government and Congress

Here is the thing, the date of the “Geek Squad wipe” Bloch obstructively did to his government computers was 12/18/2006 – the statute has now presumptively run on that. House Oversight requested their depo/interview on 12/6/2007 and actually took it on 3/4/2008. So, probably, there are still offenses within the SOL but it is wasting away. This just is NOT that complicated of a gig IF you are not completely pulling punches.

Seriously, please, tell me why we are still hanging where we are? A misdemeanor level rookie municipal prosecutor could have convicted Bloch in about a day and a half, maybe two day, long trial. The crack team at DOJ lead by the heads of PIN just can’t get er done? Scott Bloch should be heading to prison, not off on an Independence Day holiday vacation.

The real question here is not when will Bloch be dealt with, but why has he not been standardly, and appropriately – yet – still, even as of this quite late date within the statute of limitations? This course of conduct by the DOJ of colluding with Bloch to have him avoid accountability is a mocking joke on both the Article I Congress and the Article III Court. Yet, no questions are asked, no explanations given by DOJ, and few, if any, answers demanded by the press or Congress. The Obama DOJ, from their first moment, unequivocally, and inexplicably, aligned and sided with the criminal defendant Bloch, and diametrically opposite the interest of the public and rule of law.

Why do you think that is? Take a look at this in contrast to the way Roger Clemens was treated by the United States Department of Justice. And the way the Banksters have NOT been treated to the “niceties” of the US Criminal Justice system.

Golly, I wonder why that is? If Barack Obama and Eric Holder’s DOJ cannot answer for the lack of viable Wall Street/Financial Products Industry prosecutions, and have such little to say after the catastrophically worthless persecution of Roger Clemens, maybe the DOJ could at least tell the people it represents what the hell it is doing with Mr. Scott Bloch.

Naw, that is probably just too much to ask from America’s finest.

Rove and the (Escape) Hatch Act

When Michael Mukasey announced in 2008 no one would be charged for politicizing DOJ, I had this to say.

Understand: Mukasey has turned into a terrible shill for the Administration. But it has been clear for over a year that the Administration would escape criminal charges for having committed massive violations of the Hatch Act. But that has more to do with the Hatch Act than with Michael Mukasey. Even a Democratic AG would have a hard time charging this stuff, given the stated penalties for civil Hatch Act violations.

The Hatch Act gives citizens no real recourse for the politicization of our government. And the loyal Bushies know this. After all, by all appearances, they’re still committing Hatch Act violations.

And when Karl Rove resigned in 2007, I noted that it would make the ongoing Office of Special Counsel investigation into Hatch Act violations meaningless. And for good measure, here’s where I predicted that investigation would last into the next decade.

Welcome to the next decade, when we finally get the report telling us what we knew back in 2007 when this investigation started, that Rove politicized the government.

Note that footnote 3 of the report says what these reports almost always say (the one exception was Lurita Doan), that since everyone who violated the Hatch Act has moved on now, they cannot be punished for doing so.

Because all of the officials who were involved in Hatch Act violations described in this report are no longer employed by the federal government, OSC cannot bring disciplinary actions against these employees.

As I said last decade, no one will be held accountable for the abuses described in the report. So forgive me for being underwhelmed by the release of the report that does no more than catalog what we already knew.

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Scott Bloch Cops A Plea For Bloching Justice

You might remember our old friend Scott Bloch, the former head of the United States Office of Special Counsel under the Bush/Cheney Administration. The OSC’s primary mission is to safeguard the Federal merit system by protecting federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing. You might also remember Bloch was the one David Iglesias was sure could unravel the US Attorney Purgegate and nail Karl Rove. That didn’t work out so well, and then Bloch got in hot water himself for purging his own computers with the pros from “Geeks on Call” performing a “seven level wipe” for him.

Well, to make a long story short, it appears Lady Justice has finally caught up to the intrepid BlochHead. From the Washington Post:

Scott J. Bloch, the former director of a federal office in charge of helping shield government whistleblowers from unfair treatment, plans to plead guilty to withholding information from congressional investigators after he had his office computer files professionally deleted in 2006.

U.S. prosecutors filed papers in federal court Thursday that accuse Bloch, who led the Office of Special Counsel through much of President George W. Bush’s administration, of failing to truthfully answer questions about whether he arranged for private computer technicians to “scrub” his office computer and that of other political appointees. This type of filing, known as an information, is made public when a suspect is about to plead guilty to the allegations.

Bloch came under criticism early in his tenure as special counsel for ordering all mention of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation be removed from OSC’s Web site and printed materials. Bloch stated his office lacked the authority to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

He was abruptly removed from his post and barred from returning to his office in October 2008 after a meeting with White House officials.

The root here is Bloch is to plea to withholding information about his computer scrape from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. A criminal information was filed today, and that means his change of plea to guilty is on the immediate horizon, very possibly tomorrow. Here is the AP version of the story.

Hilariously enough, Bloch’s troubles began when someone blew the whistle on him; from a February 2007 Washington Post article:

A trouble-plagued whistle-blower investigation at the Office of Special Counsel — whose duties include shielding federal whistle-blowers — hit another snag this week when employees accused the special counsel of intimidation in the probe.

The Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general has been investigating allegations by current and former OSC employees that Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch retaliated against underlings who disagreed with his policies — by, among other means, transferring them out of state — and tossed out legitimate whistle-blower cases to reduce the office backlog. Bloch denies the accusations, saying that under his leadership the agency has grown more efficient and receptive to whistle-blowers.

The probe is the most serious of many problems at the agency since Bloch, a Kansas lawyer who served at the Justice Department’s Task Force for Faith-based and Community Initiatives, was appointed by President Bush three years ago. Since he took the helm in 2004, staffers at the OSC, a small agency of about 100 lawyers and investigators, have accused him of a range of offenses, from having an anti-gay bias to criticizing employees for wearing short skirts and tight pants to work.

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Muse Research Receptor 1.5 is a rackmount DSP host for VST plug-ins.
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Muse Research's Receptor ($1,699), a DSP host for Windows VST plug-ins, is based on the notion that most computers make lousy musical instruments. The Receptor is a task-specific, 2U rackmount PC that operates as a signal processor and instrument-playback system. Because it was designed only to execute plug-ins, you can't use it to print documents or browse the Internet (for an in-depth Receptor 1.0 review, see the February 2005 issue of EM, available online at

The Receptor 1.5 contains an AMD Turion 64-bit processor with a 1 MB Level 2 cache. According to Muse, the cache is critical for efficient performance. The base Receptor comes with 256 MB of memory, which you can upgrade to 2 GB using DDR400 RAM. The unit currently ships with an internal 160 GB hard drive, which you can upgrade to a maximum 750 GB. The Receptor runs Linux with a Windows VST Dynamic Link Library (DLL) wrapper layer.

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The Receptor 1.5 can take the load off your computer by hosting dozens of VST instruments and effects plug-ins. The rackmount unit is built around an AMD Turion 64-bit processor, up to 2 GB of RAM, and a maximum 750 GB factory-installed hard drive.

The Receptor provides 16 channels assignable to instruments or effects, as well as 2 effects buses and a master channel. An instrument channel contains a virtual synth or sampler with up to three insert effects. An effects channel is similar, but its audio source is one of the Receptor's real-time audio inputs. The two effects buses and master channel each allow three effects plug-ins. The Receptor can run as many as 16 instruments and 57 effects plug-ins simultaneously, along with a 16-channel software mixer.

The preinstalled software includes freeware plug-ins such as PSPaudioware PianoVerb, commercial plug-ins such as LinPlug RMIII, and demos for other commercial plug-ins such as GForce Minimonsta. Muse has teamed up with many plug-in manufacturers to officially “Receptorize” their software instruments and effects. You can download custom prep files that allow you to use the unit with user-installable commercial software you purchase elsewhere, including plug-ins from Native Instruments. The Receptor also has an Unsupported Plug-ins folder for plug-ins that Muse hasn't tested and sanctioned. You can purchase plug-ins, download software updates and documentation, and access the Receptor knowledge base at

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The Receptor 1.5 has two new features that help speed up patch changes. One is Z-Load, which precaches plug-ins to reduce instantiation time to milliseconds. Some plug-ins can be persnickety, however, so test your setup thoroughly before using Z-Load on a gig.

The second new feature, Snapshots, offers instantaneous bank loading. A Snapshot Bank can preload all the plug-ins for 16 channels simultaneously, as well as any necessary samples. After that, when you switch from one configuration, called a Snapshot Patch, to another, you instantly change which plug-ins are active. Any plug-ins you no longer need are bypassed; they still reside in RAM but don't affect your processor load. Snapshots give you more CPU cycles by powering only the instruments you're playing at the moment. You can load a Snapshot Bank that contains all the samples and patches you need for a song or set, and then change the Snapshot Patches to instantly reroute your MIDI controller.

Another recent feature is UniWire, which greatly increases the Receptor's usefulness as a DAW accelerator. With UniWire, all MIDI and audio data travels between the unit and your computer over Ethernet; no other cables are required. The Receptor appears as individual VST plug-ins in your digital audio sequencer (an RTAS version is nearing completion and will be free of charge to Receptor owners). UniWire is terrific for mixdown, because you can route 16 channels of audio into the Receptor and insert 3 effects on each channel. Configuring UniWire so that it worked properly took a little doing, but once everything was up and running, it was stable. You'll need a wired 100Base-T or better Ethernet router. If your computer has wireless networking, use that for the Internet and connect the Receptor to the computer's Ethernet port with a crossover cable.

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The Receptor has come a long way in the last two years. Despite five free updates (including a hardware upgrade) since the first version, its most significant drawback is the lack of a built-in sequencer. Considering the Receptor's usefulness as a performance instrument, a performance-oriented sequencer would be a major plus. Muse has not made any official announcements but considers onboard sequencing a high priority.

The Receptor is a well-designed DSP monster with low latency, impressive stability, and regular updates that add functions and fix bugs. Features such as UniWire and Snapshot Banks make using it easier than ever. If you want a road-ready alternative to laptops or are tired of pushing your computer's CPU to the breaking point, check it out.

Value (1 through 5): 4
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Posting on social media is an essential part of our lives, and nothing can be more effective than photographs; to be more specific—smartphone selfies. But how often do people feel satisfied with the selfie taken? The dissatisfaction has reached such a great extent that people are opting for surgeries to get their nose “fixed” so that they appear “better” in the selfies. The surgery is performed to make noses look smaller in size. Researchers at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons support this intervention. Instead of placing the camera at a proper distance, young people are increasingly for nose surgery. In fact, one of the researchers had to use a mathematical model to prove that the placement of the camera instead of the nose should be “changed.” Hope this gives you some insights into the art of taking selfies!

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Property Type: Condo
Year Built: 1982
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Countless things come to mind when thinking about DOCKSIDE! Deeded boat dock, endless bay water views, multiple patios, covered parking, lush landscaping, quite cul-de-sac and downtown convenience are amongst them. From the moment you enter this sleek contemporary condo youll experience skylight volume ceilings pouring over an open airy floor plan that is perfect for entertaining. Finest high-end features include Philippine shellstone floors, imported Lube Italian cabinetry, granite counters, luxury appliances, steam shower, surround sound, and a halogen lighting system. 2 Levels provide a stunning complete remodel of this 3 bedrooms, 3 bath with one level providing a perfect private on-suite. Come experience condo perfection and have your expectations exceeded!!

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Tired of fat PR agency retainers? Pay-for-placement firms like Annie Jennings PR ( offer an attractive alternative. The firm bills only when it's scored a story in one of your "wish list" media. Fees are based on the medium's reach, the contact information included and other factors. A feature in a daily paper may run about $1,500, while an interview on the Today show could hit $6,000.

Reed Byrum, president and CEO of the Public Relations Society of America, cautions that before hiring a pay-for-placement firm, ask:

  • Who is my audience? Customers, financial contacts and other audiences may all want different information.
  • Are results guaranteed? No reputable company will promise placements.
  • Is this company communicating my key messages? Or are they just sending anything that will get picked up? Annie Jennings PR usually adjusts fees based on the value of the placement to the client. Firms differ in their policies, so shop around. Primetime Publicity and Media Consulting Corp. ( and PR firm Jadis Communications ( are two more options to consider.

Got media lists? If not, online media directory Contacts on Tap ( serves up about 60,000 U.S. contacts, including key personnel at newspapers, consumer and trade magazines, radio and television stations, and wire services. Sample the service through its 15-day free trial. After that, a single-user annual subscription to the database costs $395. (The site's sharp-witted editorial on topics such as PR tips and tactics is free.) Add an extra $300 to your tab for Premium service, and you can export the contacts into a database, spreadsheet, contact management or label program. Send in a competitor's 2003 or 2004 media directory, and they'll comp you an extra $95.

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Hear everyone talking about the low-carb revolution, but think it's too late to get in the game? Don't worry--there's still plenty of opportunity to profit from America's newest obsession.
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Fighting for headline space right along with the presidential election and celebrity woes, low-carb has become one of the most talked about topics at home, at work and with friends and acquaintances. The low-carb buzz, spearheaded by the Atkins diet and a handful of similar weight-loss plans, has boosted sales in traditional food industries such as meats, eggs and nuts. And it has turned a once-quiet specialty market into a burgeoning empire of low-carb products and services that has businesses cashing in on carb-conscious dieters.

The timing is still ripe for entrepreneurial newcomers--as The Valen Group, a strategy consulting firm for Fortune 500 companies, discovered in a recent study. According to the survey, 59 million U.S. adults are controlling their intake of carbohydrates, and more than 40 million others said they were considering a low-carb diet in the next 12 months. Collectively, those figures are fast approaching half of all U.S. adults.

While competition in the low-carb industry has indeed increased in the past year, especially with major companies jumping on the bandwagon, there are plenty of opportunities to get in and start a business catering to the picky palettes and pocketbooks of these watchful consumers. Carbolite Foods Inc., for one, is a once-small operation that has rocketed to a projected $150 million in 2004 sales, thanks to its Carborite line of low-carb candy and assorted goodies. (For more on Carbolite, see last month's "Carb Your Enthusiasm.") Clearly, low-carb dieters are gobbling up products that allow them to taste low-carb versions of what would otherwise be off-limits, and Gus Valen, CEO of The Valen Group in Cincinnati, says demand is outstripping supply.

For low-carbers, it's not just a diet, it's a full-blown lifestyle. For entrepreneurs, it's an industry rife with possibilities. For those who've already taken the plunge, it's clear there's a hunger to be satisfied. Dean Rotbart began the first industry newsletter, LowCarbiz, in July 2003 and has seen the number of subscribers soar to more than 1,400 since he started requiring paid subscriptions in September. And when Rotbart held the first low-carb industry summit in Denver in January 2004, more than 500 attendees--ranging from the likes of Frito-Lay Inc., Kraft Foods Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to entrepreneurs--turned up to discuss issues and opportunities surrounding the growing industry. With so many restaurants and food manufacturers joining the ranks of smaller operations in offering low-carb options, Rotbart thinks the stir among Fortune 500 companies to take action won't endanger the opportunities out there for entrepreneurs, but will actually reinforce and authenticate the market. "It's good news for the entrepreneur that Fortune 500 [companies are] validating [that] it will be an industry for years to come and not just a flash in the pan," says Rotbart. "Their very movement into this creates a self-fulfilling prophecy."

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Philip Goglia, Ph.D., knew about low-carb long before the recent craze. An All-American wrestler for Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and former Mr. North America, Goglia points out, "To the bodybuilding, Olympic and professional athletic community, low-carb dieting was always a primary aspect of food programming." His passion for fitness and health propelled him to earn a doctorate in nutrition and start Performance Fitness Concepts (PFC), a nutrition and wellness firm in Santa Monica, California, in 1981. The company helps clients worldwide set up and manage their nutrition and exercise programs, and has helped celebs like Owen Wilson and Brendan Frasier shape up for physically challenging roles.

With low-carb attracting the mainstream, PFC estimates that between 74 and 84 percent of its clients are now on a low-carb diet. In fact, PFC's revenues will increase from $1.2 million in 2003 to a projected $2.5 million in 2004, due in part to its low-carb books, nutritional programs, support groups and other products. PFC's corporate wellness program--which aids companies in helping their employees reach health goals using a nutritionist and workouts if an onsite gym is available--has signed on its first corporation, with 7,000 employees. PFC also recently created an entertainment division that caters to busy agents and actors. The company's latest venture is a pharmaceutical-grade supplement line, sold through retail stores, that enhances the low-carb or no-carb food program.

Goglia, 44, maintains that, unlike most other nutrition firms, PFC's approach is metabolically based. The company assesses clients' blood chemistries and uses lipid profiles, which determine how much fat and protein an individual can manage based on readings like HDL, LDL, triglycerides, total cholesterol and glucose, and the ratios between them. Though multitudes start low-carb diets on the fly, the Atkins diet recommends that dieters obtain tests such as these; and those dieters serious about monitoring their health do. If clients' metabolic types don't fit with the low-carb diet, Goglia will find an appropriate food program to help them stay fit.

Valen feels that conscientious businesses like these will help reinforce the validity of the low-carb lifestyle. "If you have a bunch of fringe players that come in and promote the wrong things, or if the media picks up just that side of it," he says, "that could be detrimental to the long-term growth of the marketplace." Validity is a major issue in the industry, and Rotbart is spearheading a nonprofit association that will establish and adopt scientifically based nutritional, manufacturing, testing and marketing standards. Called the Low Carb Consumers League, it will offer a seal of approval for products. Efforts have been made to create other industry trade associations, but the industry has grown so quickly that it's playing catch-up. In fact, no resources specific to the low-carb industry are available for startups, other than LowCarbiz, but Rotbart is already working on an industry conference to be held May 5 and 6 in Washington, DC, and another in January 2005. (Visit for more information.)

A Second Wind
You don't necessarily have to create a new product to take advantage of the low-carb craze. Sometimes you just have to market an existing product in a new way to point out its relevancy.

Consider Asher's Chocolates Inc. in Philadelphia. Since Chester Asher started the company in 1892, times have changed, including the types of chocolate we eat. Sugar-free chocolates were introduced to Asher's Chocolates line in the 1970s to offer diabetics a substitute for the forbidden real thing, but a few years ago, the company had noticed the public's interest in Atkins-style diets. Though they knew their sugar-free chocolate had only 0.7 to 1.5 net carbs, carb-conscious consumers didn't. After changing the packaging in late 2002 to include bright-yellow lettering specifying its low-carb grade, Asher's Chocolates experienced a triple-digit increase in sales.

"We may be 112 years old," quips Chester's great-grandson Jeff Asher, 41, vice president of sales and marketing, "but we're able to react in a timely manner. We weren't burdened [like major companies] with the same five-year, locked-in-stone plan." The fourth-generation, family-owned enterprise will produce up to 3.5 million pounds of the sugar-free, low-carb chocolate in 2004.

Finding Your Niche

Opportunity in this industry is all about giving low-carbers more choices, and that's exactly what Pure Foods LLC is doing with the first-ever low-carb restaurant in the United States, in addition to its retail stores, food product line and catering divisions. The company projects $10 million in combined sales for 2004.

While vacationing in Europe in September 2003, friends Stephen Bikoff, 35, and Brad Saltzman, 36, talked about going on a low-carb diet when they returned to the States to lose some of the weight the rich European food had added. When Bikoff, who had already tried low-carb dieting, lamented about how long it took to receive low-carb products ordered online and the lack of variety and availability elsewhere, they decided to start their own low-carb retail store. Saltzman shared the idea with Romina Kiryakous, 40, and Linda Mihka, 37--he was already running a valet parking business with the two--and they wanted in.

In December 2003, Pure Foods Low Carb Market launched, with three stores open and another seven in the works for this year. While planning the retail store, the partners realized that there was still a lack of variety and good-tasting low-carb food on the market; so they created a line of food products (including frozen meals) that's carried not only in their own stores, but also in other specialty and grocery stores. Pure Foods, which is based in Beverly Hills, California, and does catering in the local Los Angeles area, has discussed wholesaling some of its cheesecakes to a restaurant chain and has been approached by several others. Pure Foods Low Carb Cafe is now open in Beverly Hills, offering low-carb treats like BBQ chicken pizza and an ice cream and hot fudge-topped brownie. They hope to open eight or nine more locations before the end of the year and plan to franchise their cafe and low-carb market concepts.

To succeed as well as these entrepreneurs have, Rotbart says the way to go is to veer off from the Fortune 500 radar. "To create a product that competes head-to-head with [big companies] is folly for the entrepreneur," he advises.

Valen concurs and offers an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" alternative: "If entrepreneurs are willing to invest in the capital, plants, R&D and manufacturing, they could help a larger brand," revealing that many of the Fortune 500 companies are simply scared or hesitant to enter the market themselves.

If you want to go it alone, Valen says another area ripe with opportunity is the many ancillary services surrounding the industry, like business development, financing, and consulting firms such as his that have benefited from low-carb businesses. And Rotbart says the ethnic low-carb food niche-like Asian, Spanish, or even kosher or organic low-carb fare-is still an open area. Finally, he says, ultra low-carb (0 to 2 grams of carbs) and gourmet items will give entrepreneurs who can outpace slower-moving corporations an edge.

The Next Wave
Low-carb food regimes could be the new standard of dieting, but looking back at history, there's always something new coming along.

Just ask Jay Robb, who's quite possibly paving the way for other entrepreneurs to benefit from a potential low-carb backlash and burnout. The certified clinical nutritionist, fitness trainer and founder of Jay Robb Enterprises Inc. in Carlsbad, California, contends that the secret to real weight loss lies not in low-carb eating, but in a combination of low- and higher-carb intake. His book, The Fat Burning Diet: Accessing Unlimited Energy for a Lifetime (Loving Health Publications), details his program, which relies on glycogen management rather than net carbs. He predicts low-carb dieters will soon look to diets like his when they give up on the restrictive lifestyle.

Robb may represent the evolution of low-carb businesses. Offering workshops, information and supplements that promise dieters weight loss without the constant limitations, Robb projects 2004 sales of $4 million.

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Pastry chef John Muscarello found his niche with low-carb Italian food. As the owner of Jean Marie Patisserie in Garden City, New York--a business Muscarello no longer owns--he concocted a zero-carb wrap for his diabetic mother. Stuffing it with grilled vegetables or chicken salad and offering it alongside his sweets, he saw it ring up more sales than his pastries. Being Italian, Muscarello, 42, decided to try making low-carb versions of favorites such as ravioli, manicotti and stromboli using the wrap. He boasts, "People don't even realize it's not pasta."

Struggling with weight loss himself, Muscarello ate his creations for six weeks, exercised and ended up losing 33 pounds. He soon added a Philly steak wrap, chicken parmigiana and several other items and decided to go all low-carb, launching the West Babylon, New York-based Carbs a Weigh--a company providing low-carb meals, snacks, desserts and appetizers--in October 2003. Selling his frozen meals through wholesale, retail, mail order and his Web site, Muscarello has had pizza parlors order pasta items from him, and QVC featured his line in March. Sales for 2004 are projected at more than $1.5 million, and Muscarello is rolling out Carbs a Weigh parties, where guests can sample and purchase food from the host. Muscarello is thrilled, but stresses his mission: "I just wanted to give people an opportunity to really enjoy food. That's why I say, 'Losing weight has never tasted this good!'"

While the environment is a prosperous one, entrepreneurs who still want to open retail stores or enter other quickly saturating areas may want to consider becoming franchisees. "If you're set on being an independent, you're going to face a lot of competition from your neighborhood supermarket," warns Rotbart.

One such franchise is Castus Low Carb Superstores, based in the San Francisco Bay area. These low-carb retail stores already have 48 franchisees on board, and founders Paul Chalupsky and Rick Schott plan to span the United States and Canada, and are working on entering Australia and the United Kingdom. With plans to open 200 locations this year, Chalupsky, 47, and Schott, 50, realize the low-carb retail store wars have already begun. "If you don't have additional players, it's not a game. I wish them well," Schott says good-naturedly. While he welcomes the competition, Schott worries about those who are entering the industry just for the money.

Schott travels and offers low-carb workshops to help inform and educate others on the low-carb lifestyle. Both founders are serious low-carbers and require all their employees to follow a low-carb lifestyle. With projected 2004 sales at $10 million, their retail model is "We don't sell low-carb products; [we sell] our customer doing well on a low-carb lifestyle."

Like the Internet boom, the low-carb craze has created a feeding frenzy among businesses that are ready to serve the needs of the mushrooming low-carb community. "A lot of people are going to have success if they have some originality. It's easier to succeed [now because of its popularity], but the time to get it right will be truncated," says Rotbart. With everyone racing to be the biggest, best and especially the first, he predicts that many will enter the marketplace in 2004, but only a few will survive. Watch out, though--Rotbart predicts that a second wave of entrepreneurs will enter the market in the following two years, after watching and learning from the current successes.

Valen acknowledges the risks entrepreneurs must take, but he still stresses the advantage they have over the corporate powers in this arena: "Entrepreneurs can get products done and on the market in about half the time."

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