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The Ace Files: What to do when your dog won't let his claws be trimmed
Ace was born and raised a city dog, and however mean one might consider the streets of Baltimore, they (and its sidewalks) always did a good job of keeping his claws filed down to a less than deadly length.
That was a good thing, because, when it comes to a toenail trim, Ace will have no part of it.
Groomers, vets and I have all attempted it, only to receive the clear message from him that — as much as he likes to have his paws played with, as much as he likes to hold hands — bringing any sort of grooming tool near his claws is a declaration of war.
Ace's claws, for that very reason, have always been too long.
That poses problems, to himself and others. Ace is quick to shake hands, and sometimes does so unsolicited. In Baltimore, when he was working as a therapy dog, I feared he might inadvertenly and with all good intentions rip apart the small children reading to him, and I monitored him accordingly.
They were too long when we pulled out of the city, for a year-long, John Steinbeck-inspired tour of America. But by being constantly on the go, his claws remained at least at a tolerable length during our travels.
They were too long, despite daily walks around the block, after we ended up in Winston-Salem, N.C. and moved into the apartment of my birth.
And since becoming a country dog, when we moved to a little house in tiny Bethania, N.C., they've only gotten worse — to the point they may now be described as a tad freakish, if not lethal weapons.
Once again, I went out and bought some expensive clippers, having misplaced several old and never-used ones. But the latest attempt didn't work either. No brand, no style, no method of claw trimming seems to work on Ace.
He doesn't snarl, or bite, he just bucks and flails and, at 115 pounds, overpowers anyone attempting to trim his nails. What's much scarier is the immense stress it seems to cause him. His heartbeat speeds up. He pants and drools and squirms. His eyes get a frightened look. Maybe I just imagine it, but he even starts to exude an odor. The smell of fear?
Once, back in Baltimore, I asked Ace's vet to trim his nails. Ace resisted. The vet muzzled him and tried again. Ace resisted more. Then the vet called two burly men into the room to usher Ace upstairs.
From below, I heard the ruckus. It sounded like a professional wrestling match was underway, and about two minutes later they brought Ace back down, saying they'd been unable to accomplish the task — despite their muscles and whatever implements of restraint were upstairs.
It was concluded then that the only way to do it would be by sedating him. The idea of that scares me at least as much as how stressed he gets.
For my my most recent effort, I bought the most expensive professional nail clippers I could find. I let them lay around the living room for a week so Ace would get used to them. Then I recruited a friend, and had her feed him treats as I attempted the deed. Despite even that incentive, he balked. By the time it was over, I was almost fully sprawled atop him while whispering sweet nothings into his ear. He bucked me off, and not a single nail got trimmed. (Anybody need some expensive professional nail clippers?)
I described all that to Ace's most recent veterinarian, here in North Carolina, at his check-up last month.
He suggested we start jogging on sidewalks. Then, seeing my reaction, he suggested I find a young and energetic friend to jog with Ace on sidewalks.
He also suggested a complete blood work-up that, in addition to checking for any health problems, might also help determine how well Ace would handle sedation.
We didn't take him up on the second offer, deciding to wait until Ace turns 9 for that.
We did consider his other suggestion — though not to the point of taking up jogging.
Since moving to historic Bethania, and having our own back yard, Ace doesn't go for a walk every day. Bethania doesn't have a lot in the way of sidewalks. Three or four times a week we take a short walk — mostly on the street — to the little post office where I pick up my mail. Two or three times a week we walk the dirt trail that meanders through Black Walnut Bottoms, behind the visitor center.
Once in a while, Ace will hear a hunter's gunshot there, prompting him to turn around and head home. Ace also fears loud, cracking noises — anything from a bat hitting a ball to the crackle of the fireplace. His fears, as he grows older, seem to become more pronounced, but then maybe that's true of all species. Whatever little fears we have turn into big looming nightmarish ones. Probably, there is a drug to help deal with that. But I am increasingly fearful of pharmaceuticals.
Given the lack of options, I decided Ace needed to spend more time pounding the pavement — and at a pace quicker than the slow one at which I prefer to move along.
So we took some of the vet's advice, and reshaped it to fit our lifestyle (OK, my lifestyle). We headed down to the golf course where I work as a bartender a couple of nights a week. (Ace not having appeared in a movie in a while, I took my new camera along, too, to test out its video capabilities.)
I'm thinking of making it a twice-a-week routine. The mile-long trot seemed to make an immediate difference. His claws weren't really any shorter, but they were much less sharp and pointy.
Ace slept great that night, but then he sleeps great every night, with only occasional scary dreams that makes his paws flutter as he emits little whimpers. I don't think he's chasing rabbits in his dreams. More likely, he's running away from scary monsters that want to clip his nails.
(Ace has appeared in one professionally made movie, and several unprofessional ones. You can see some of the latter here.)
Posted by John Woestendiek November 20th, 2013 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: ace, animals, baltimore, bethania, cart, cart paths, city dog, claws, country dog, dog, dogs, golf, golf courses, groom, groomer, grooming, hot to trot, hygeine, jogging, long creek golf club, movie, north carolina, pavement, pet care, pets, problems, refusal, sedation, sidewalks, solutions, stress, toenails, travels with ace, trim, trimming, trot, trotting, veterinarians, vets, video, winston-salem
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Give us the goods on your veterinarian
We want to know about the veterinarian of your dreams – whether you've found him or her, or not.
For an article in an upcoming issue of The Bark on how we choose a veterinarian, we'd like to know what – in your eyes — are the most important factors.
If you've found the perfect vet, just what is it that makes him or her perfect? If you're still seeking that person, just what exactly is it you're looking for?
As our dogs become more and more like family members, the choice of vet is a decision humans probably take more seriously than they did 50 years ago. Time was one's choice of veterinarian was based in large part on proximity.
We're guessing that has changed. Now we seek opinions from friends, question fellow denizens of the dog park, turn to online reviews, and perhaps even make some in-office visits, all in our quest for the perfect vet.
But what makes the perfect vet?
Is it where he or she went to school? Is it a friendly staff, reasonable rates? Is it how quickly you can make an appointment or how long you spend in the waiting room? Is it bedside manner, how much empathy, or compassion a vet exudes? Is it how clearly that vet can communicate? Whether they honor your pet insurance? Is it how the vet connects with you, how the vet connects with your dog, or both?
We want to know what is (or was) the single most important factor in your choice of veterinarian, and how you found the one (if you have) that you can't imagine ever leaving.
Tell us about the veterinarian of your dreams by leaving a comment, preferably with your name attached, on The Bark's blog, or here on ohmidog!
(John Woestendiek, who produces the ohmidog! website, is a frequent contributor to The Bark. His story on finding the ideal veterinarian will appear in an upcoming issue.)
Posted by John Woestendiek September 3rd, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, article, attributes, bark, bedside manner, best, choice, choosing, choosing a vet, communications, compassion, connection, cost, dogs, dream vet, education, factors, great veterinarians, ideal, input, john woestendiek, magazine, perfect, pets, prices, query, rates, reviews, the bark, training, veterinarians, veterinary, vets, waiting, word of mouth, writer
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No! No! No! He's too young to be old
With exactly what, I don't know. But in the past four days, he has taken to yelping when he gets up from a long nap or makes a sudden move.
At the dog park this week, he has plodded along lethargically, showing little interest in other dogs — even when he ran into this little white fellow who shares his name. How's that for a pair of Aces?
I have poked and prodded every inch of his oversized body, but I'm unable to pinpoint what particular spot might be hurting him.
So today, we're off to the vet.
My first thought was the hips. That's based partly on the simple fact that he's very big. Then, too, some of you might recall, when I took Ace to an animal communicator three months ago, she told me he was having some mild discomfort in that area. Add in the 10 months we've been traveling, and all the hopping up into and down from the back of my jeep he's been doing, and the hips seem as good a guess as any.
I knew the day would come when the jumping in and out of the car would need to cease, and given his size, maybe that practice should never have started. Chances are — at age 6 — that day is here, earlier than I expected, and not without some accompanying guilt on my part.
Then again, it might not be his hips at all. Although he's hesitating to jump into the car, he's not yelping when he does so — only when makes a sudden movement, usually after laying still.
I've pushed on his paws, rubbed the lengths of his legs, looked into his ears and down his throat, poked his belly and prodded his hips. None of that seemed to bother him. He didn't yelp. He didn't do that thing he does where his eyes get big, which signifies, to me, anyway, rising alarm on his part. That would have told me I was getting close.
The only time he yelped was when I lowered his head, making me think maybe the pain is in his neck, or spine-related. A half hour massage followed, which, though it might not have helped at all, he seemed to appreciate.
I am puzzled, too, about how much of his current "down-ness" is physical, and how much of it might be emotional.
Twice, I've come home to hear him howling — not howls of pain, I don't think, but howls of loneliness. Twice I've left the video camera on, to try and capture their onset, but he didn't howl those times. And the times he did, he immediately cheered up and ran around when I walked through the door.
I'm pretty sure Ace is less than in love with our new basement quarters, though he likes the upstairs and yard just fine. He has shown a distinct preference for being outside, content to lay at top of stairs, keeping an eye on the kitchen window of the mansion owner, who gives him a daily biscuit.
Something about the basement bothers him. And friends I've talked about it with have different theories. Maybe he was mistreated in a basement in his puppyhood. Maybe the old mansion we're living under is haunted. Maybe, with a firehouse around the corner, the sirens are bothering him, though they never have before — and we lived in Baltimore, where sirens are background music. Maybe it's the lack of sunlight, or he's getting arthritic and the cold and dampness of the cellar aggravate it.
He's moving slowly, lethargically (except when the treats come out), and rather than circling twice before laying down, he's circling about eight times.
Yesterday, working with my theory that it might be his neck, I took a treat and moved it around in front of him — from side to side, then up and down. There were no yelps. Either it caused no pain, or the thought of getting food superceded it.
So, with fingers crossed, we're headed to the nearest veterinarian, with hopes that whatever is bothering him is something minor, something that will pass or doesn't cost too much to fix, something unrelated to all the traveling I've put him through — 21,000 miles of it over the past ten months, something that is neither chronic nor old-age related.
Because he's too young to be old.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 16th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: ace, aches, aging, america, animals, back, basement, depression, diagnose, discomfort, dog's country, dogs, dogscountry, emotional, health, howling, howls, mansion, neck, north carolina, old, pain, pets, physical, road trip, sick, spine, travel, traveling with dogs, travels with ace, veterinarian, veterinary, vets, yelping, yelps
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California man seeks vet insurance — for self
You can't blame Hal Ziegler for trying — what was good enough for his golden doodle, he figured, would be good enough for him.
Facing exorbitant increases in his health insurance payments, Zeigler, a self-employed consultant, called up the pet insurance company that covers his dog Charlie — for $37 a month — and asked if he could get a policy for himself.
"They laughed," Ziegler, 47, of Mission Viejo., told the Orange County Register. "I knew what the answer would be but in reality I wasn't joking."
Ziegler noted that his dog, Charlie, has seen his claims paid promptly and without dispute by Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) , including those for vaccinations and a trip to the veterinary emergency room.
Ziegler's dealings with Anthem Blue Cross haven't been nearly as simple and swift, and the price of his coverage keeps going up — a 34 percent jump this year alone.
And even then, it sounds like he lacks coverage for a major medical event. "One one of our greatest fears is to be in a catastrophic medical emergency," he said.
Being without health insurance myself I can relate to the problem faced by Ziegler and so many others who have been priced out of the health market. So I'll share my secret plan, if a major medical problem comes my way: I'm going to go to the vet, get him to give me a bacon-flavored treat, scratch me behind the ears and gently put me down.
Posted by John Woestendiek February 24th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: afford, blue cross, cats, costs, doctors, dogs, euthanasia, health, health insurance, hospitals, insurance, medical, medicine, news, pets, price, put down, treatment, unaffordable, veterinarians, veterinary, veterinary insurance, vets
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More than you want to know about anal glands
Somehow, in three years of dog-blogging, I've managed to avoid addressing the issue of anal glands.
The time has come to express myself.
Dog anal glands are two small glands located on either side of your dog's anus, each of which holds a tiny amount of a foul smelling brown liquid. For a long time, traditional wisdom among groomers was that, every now and then, those glands should be squeezed, or expressed, to clear them.
Fortunately, especially for groomers and do-it-yourself expressers, the wisdom has changed — so much so that some experts, including veterinarian Karen Becker, featured in the video above, now advise that anal glands, as a rule, be left the heck alone.
That's because your dog knows how to express himself, so to speak.
Whenever a dog urinates or defecates, the act applies pressure to the anal glands, and a tiny bit of the fluid is released. Dogs also have the ability to express at will, by raising their tails, which they often do when meeting a new dog — as in "Allow me to introduce you, new acquaintance, to eau de Ace." They just emit a tiny amount, not detectable by humans, but enough to lead those meeting for the first time to a long bout of mutual butt sniffing.
Only once has my dog Ace been the victim of a manual anal gland expressing, by a groomer in Alabama who was pretty much insisting it be done, and insisting I watch and learn. She squeezed and squeezed but nothing came out. Finally she gave up, saying maybe they didn't need expressing after all.
Many dogs never develop any problem with their anal glands, especially those who are eating quality food — not big on fillers — that lead to a firm stool. A firm stool will create the pressure needed to naturally express the glands.
When the anal glands are not sufficiently expressed, bacteria can build up, which can lead to infections, which can lead to an abscess, which can lead to further problems.
If your dog is scooting or dragging his rear across the floor, emitting foul odors from his rear, or licking and chewing the area, those are signs that his anal glands may not be properly expressing. A visit to a groomer, or better yet a vet, can, shall we say, rectify the situation.
If want to do it at home — and trust me, you don't — you can learn more at Lovetoknow.com. To see more of Dr. Becker's reports, visit Mercola Healthy Pets.
Posted by John Woestendiek January 23rd, 2010 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: anal, anal glands, animals, anus, bacteria, do-it-yourself, dog, dogs, express, expressed, expressing, expression, glands, groomers, health, infection, karen becker, manual, pets, rectum, veterinarian, veterinary, vets, video
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Franken's service dogs for vets act passes
Sen. Al Franken's first piece of legislation — aimed at increasing the supply of service dogs for veterans – has been passed and is headed to the White House for approval.
Under the legislation, the Veterans Administration would develop partnerships with organizations that provide disabled veterans with service dogs. Franken said the measure will cost about $5 million and is designed not to interfere with non-profit organizations providing service dogs.
"The government is going to pay for essentially every other dog. What I didn't want to happen was to dry up the funding for the organizations like Hearing and Service Dogs in Minneapolis and all of these non-profits who have been providing dogs to some vets."
Franken said about 200 veterans will get dogs as a result of the legislation. The legislation was passed yesterday as apart of the Defense Authorization bill, according to Minnesota Public Radio.
Franken introduced the legislation after meeting Luis Carlos Montalvan, a veteran who said his service dog improved his quality of life.
Posted by John Woestendiek October 24th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: act, al franken, approved, authorization, defense, dog, dogs, law, luis carlos montalvan, minnesota, passed, passes, sen., senate, senator, service, soldiers, veterans, vets, white house
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Leptospirosis appears on rise in NYC
Veterinarians and dog owners in New York are on alert for leptospirosis after reports this week that two Brooklyn dogs died of the disease and dozens more have been hospitalized.
The infectious illness rarely strikes the city in high numbers, but vets say it seems to be hitting a little earlier and harder this year, the New York Daily News reported.
"Lepto likes warm, wet weather and we've got that to a T," said Dr. Cathy Langston, a renal specialist with the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan, which is treating three dogs for the disease.
The swift-moving illness is spread by a bacteria in the urine of rats, skunks, raccoons and other infected animals, which dogs can come in contact with through contaminated water or moist soil. The disease can damage the kidney and liver and prove fatal if untreated.
The first signs in dogs are weight loss, vomiting, lethargy, depression, muscle pain and sometimes diarrhea or bloody urine.
The Daily News article says Amy Tiscornia, a waitress, returned home from work to her 4-year-old pit bull Bird unable to move. The white dog's skin and belly were glowing yellow from jaundice and his eyes, she said, "were the color of Mountain Dew."
The dog fully recovered after three days of treatment in a Long Island animal hospital.
And after a week of round-the-clock IV and treatment at a Long Island animal hospital — amounting to a $7,000 bill — Traci Schiffer's Boston terrier Fenway also recovered.
Both women live in the East Village and frequently take their dogs to East River Park, where the canines play in the soggy fields and puddles of still water left by the intense rains, the story noted.
A Health Department spokeswoman said it is not considered an outbreak. In 2007, 17 cases were reported in the five boroughs.
Posted by John Woestendiek July 6th, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: bacteria, brooklyn, contaminated, deaths, disease, dog, dogs, illness, kidenys, lepto, leptospirosis, liver, new york, puddles, raccoons, rats, sick, skunks, soil, standing water, symptoms, veterinarian, veterinary, vets
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Non-Verbal CommunicationSee also: Personal Appearance.
Interpersonal communication not only involves the explicit meaning of words, the information or message conveyed, but also refers to implicit messages, whether intentional or not, which are expressed through non-verbal behaviours.
Non-verbal communications include facial expressions, the tone and pitch of the voice, gestures displayed through body language (kinesics) and the physical distance between the communicators (proxemics). These non-verbal signals can give clues and additional information and meaning over and above spoken (verbal) communication.
Non-verbal Messages Allow People To:
- Reinforce or modify what is said in words. For example, people may nod their heads vigorously when saying "Yes" to emphasise that they agree with the other person, but a shrug of the shoulders and a sad expression when saying "I'm fine thanks," may imply that things are not really fine at all!
- Convey information about their emotional state.
- Define or reinforce the relationship between people.
- Provide feedback to the other person.
- Regulate the flow of communication, for example by signalling to others that they have finished speaking or wish to say something.
Many popular books on non-verbal communication present the topic as if it were a language that can be learned, the implication being that if the meaning of every nod, eye movement, and gesture were known, the real feelings and intentions of a person would be understood.
Unfortunately interpreting non-verbal communication is not that simple. As covered on our Interpersonal Communication page, the way communication is influenced by the context in which it occurs. For example, a nod of the head between colleagues in a committee meeting may mean something very different to when the same action is used to acknowledge someone across a crowded room.
Interpersonal communication is further complicated in that it is usually not possible to interpret a gesture or expression accurately on its own. Non-verbal communication consists of a complete package of expressions, hand and eye movements, postures, and gestures which should be interpreted along with speech (verbal communication).
The types of interpersonal communication that are not expressed verbally are called non-verbal communications.
These include:
- Body Movements (Kinesics)
- Posture
- Eye Contact
- Para-language
- Closeness or Personal Space (Proxemics)
- Facial Expressions
- Physiological Changes
Types of Non-Verbal Communication
When we communicate, non-verbal cues can be as important, or in some cases even more important, than what we say. Non-verbal communication can have a great impact on the listener and the outcome of the communication.
There are many different aspects of non-verbal communication including:
Body Language or Body Movements (Kinesics)
Body movements include gestures, posture, head and hand movements or whole body movements. Body movements can be used to reinforce or emphasise what a person is saying and also offer information about the emotions and attitudes of a person. However, it is also possible for body movements to conflict with what is said. A skilled observer may be able to detect such discrepancies in behaviour and use them as a clue to what someone is really feeling.
Research work has identified the different categories of body movement that are detailed below with each category describing the purpose they commonly serve:
- Emblems: Gestures that serve the same function as a word are called emblems. For example, the signals that mean 'OK', 'Come here!', or the hand movement used when hitch-hiking. However, be aware that whilst some emblems are internationally recognised, others may need to be interpreted in their cultural context.
- Illustrators: Gestures which accompany words to illustrate a verbal message are known as illustrators. For example, the common circular hand movement which accompanies the phrase 'over and over again', or nodding the head in a particular direction when saying 'over there'.
- Affect Displays: These are facial expressions or gestures which show the emotions we feel. These are often unintentional and can conflict with what is being said. Such expressions give strong clues as to the true emotional state of a person.
- Regulators: Gestures used to give feedback when conversing are called regulators, for example head nods, short sounds such as 'uh-huh', 'mm-mm', and expressions of interest or boredom. Regulators allow the other person to adapt his or her speech to reflect the level of interest or agreement. Without receiving feedback, many people find it difficult to maintain a conversation.
- Adaptors: Non-verbal behaviours which either satisfy some physical need such as scratching or adjusting uncomfortable glasses, or represent a psychological need such as biting fingernails when nervous. Although normally subconscious, adaptors are more likely to be restrained in public places than in the private world of individuals where they are less likely to be noticed. Adaptive behaviours often accompany feelings of anxiety or hostility.
Posture can reflect people's emotions, attitudes and intentions. Research has identified a wide range of postural signals and their meanings, such as:
Open and Closed Posture: Two forms of posture have been identified, 'open' and 'closed', which may reflect an individual's degree of confidence, status or receptivity to another person. Someone seated in a closed position might have his/her arms folded, legs crossed or be positioned at a slight angle from the person with whom they are interacting. In an open posture you might expect to see someone directly facing you with hands apart on the arms of the chair. An open posture can be used to communicate openness or interest in someone and a readiness to listen, whereas the closed posture might imply discomfort or disinterest.
Mirroring: Notice the way a loving couple relate to each other. You might like to observe a close relationship in person or on television. You will see that the partners' postures will match, as if one partner is a mirror reflection of the other. For example, if one partner drapes an arm over the back of a chair this might be replicated in the other person's position. If one partner frowns, it could be reflected in the other partner's facial expression. This 'mirroring' indicates interest and approval between people and serves to reassure others of interest in them and what they are saying.
Eye Contact
Eye contact is an important aspect of non-verbal behaviour. In interpersonal interaction, it serves three main purposes:
- To give and receive feedback: Looking at someone lets them know that the receiver is concentrating on the content of their speech. Not maintaining eye contact can indicate disinterest. Communication may not be a smooth process if a listener averts their eyes too frequently.
- To let a partner know when it is their 'turn' to speak: This is related to the above point. Eye contact is more likely to be continuous when someone is listening, rather than speaking. When a person has finished what they have to say, they will look directly at the other person and this gives a signal that the arena is open. If someone does not want to be interrupted, eye contact may be avoided.
- To communicate something about a relationship between people: When you dislike someone, you tend to avoid eye contact and pupil size is often reduced. On the other hand, the maintenance of positive eye contact signals interest or attraction in a partner.
Para-language relates to all aspects of the voice which are not strictly part of the verbal message, including the tone and pitch of the voice, the speed and volume at which a message is delivered, and pauses and hesitations between words.
These signals can serve to indicate feelings about what is being said. Emphasising particular words can imply whether or not feedback is required.
See our page: Effective Speaking for more information.
Closeness and Personal Space (Proxemics)
Every culture has different levels of physical closeness appropriate to different types of relationship, and individuals learn these distances from the society in which they grew up.
In today's multicultural society, it is important to consider the range of non-verbal codes as expressed in different ethnic groups. When someone violates an 'appropriate' distance, people may feel uncomfortable or defensive. Their actions may well be open to misinterpretation.
In Western society, four distances have been defined according to the relationship between the people involved, the study of personal space is termed proxemics.
The Four Main Categories of Proxemics
- Intimate Distance (touching to 45cm)
- Personal Distance (45cm to 1.2m)
- Social Distance (1.2m to 3.6m)
- Public Distance (3.7m to 4.5m)
These four distances are associated with the four main types of relationship - intimate, personal, social and public.
Each of the distances are divided into two, giving a close phase and a far phase, thus making eight divisions in all. It is worth noting that these distances are considered the norm in Western Society:
- Intimate Distance: Ranges from close contact (touching) to the 'far' phase of 15-45cm. In British society, it tends to be seen as an inappropriate distance for public behaviour and, as mentioned above, entering the intimate space of another person with whom you do not have a close relationship can be extremely disturbing.
- Personal Distance: The 'far' phase of personal distance is considered to be the most appropriate for people holding a conversation. At this distance it is easy to see the other person's expressions and eye movements, as well as their overall body language. Handshaking can occur within the bounds of personal distance.
- Social Distance: This is the normal distance for impersonal business, for example working together in the same room or during social gatherings. Seating is also important; communication is far more likely to be considered as a formal relationship if the interaction is carried out across a desk. In addition, if the seating arrangements are such that one person appears to look down on another, an effect of domination may be created. At a social distance, speech needs to be louder and eye contact remains essential to communication, otherwise feedback will be reduced and the interaction may end.
- Public Distance: Teachers and public speakers address groups at a public distance. At such distances exaggerated non-verbal communication is necessary for communication to be effective. Since subtle facial expressions are lost at this distance so clear hand gestures are often used as a substitute. Larger head movements are also typical of an experienced public speaker who is aware of changes in the way body language is perceived at longer distances.
Understanding these distances allows us to approach others in non-threatening and appropriate ways. People can begin to understand how others feel about them, how they view the relationship and, if appropriate, adjust their behaviour accordingly.
Non-verbal communication is an extremely complex yet integral part of overall communication skills. However, people are often totally unaware of the non-verbal behaviour they use.
A basic awareness of non-verbal communication strategies, over and above what is actually said, can help to improve interaction with others. Knowledge of these signs can be used to encourage people to talk about their concerns and can lead to a greater shared understanding - the purpose of communication.

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Welcome to All FSR & USSF Members and Visitors to our Web Site
Florida State Referee Association Standards
Where provided, U.S. Soccer expects Florida State Referees, Inc. to establish requirements that best support the needs of the local competitions and the referees servicing them. This means that State Referee Associations are expected to work collaboratively with State Association(s) FSSA/FYSA leaders and local competition authorities.
Specific to requirements associated with grade...(Read More)
New Look For Florida State Referees
During this administration, Florida was one of the first states to consider and implement "Online Registration" to be followed by "Online Course Scheduling" and now "Online Education" for all members. We have come a long way since the old times, listening to you and the sport we serve in an attempt to constantly improve our services and make the delivery of annual in-service requirements much easier.
Please feel free to explore our web site by using the menu on the left. You will be able to find all kinds of information from how to "Become A Referee", getting the name of your local Referee Administrator, what is the "Referee Academy" and most important of all, how you are going to become a referee and how to meet your "Annual Recertification" requirements.
In our quest to always be on the forefront of our sport, FSR has entered into a number of cooperative relationships with other states willing and able to cooperate with us in implementing our constantly evolving vision. This change in policy has already proven successful. A few years back FSR changed its appearance and the way we will be implementing our referee development and providing services to the sport.
First, you will notice by visiting our home page at http://www.fsr-inc.com that it has a new look and feel. A constantly evolving dynamic page, it is intended as your "Gateway" to everything FSR has to offer. We will be constantly improving on that as we are planning some more changes to make this page friendlier.
The menu button titled "Member Login to the Secure Server" highlights our intent to maintain the outmost security and protection for our data. We have accomplished that in partnership with LeagueGM. This is your secure portal for updating your personal information, registering for all courses, both physical and virtual (online) and for accessing your personal record within FSR.
There are many more improvements to come. Until then, thank you for supporting FSR and our sport.
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List of English back-formations
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|This article may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations that do not verify the text. (September 2011)
Back-formation is either the process of creating a new lexeme (less precisely, a new "word") by removing actual or supposed affixes, or to the neologism formed by such a process. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping.
Each back-formation in this list is followed by the original word from which it was back-formed.
- aborigine as a mistaken singular for aborigines (the correct English singular is aboriginal, the Latin has no singular)[1]
- accrete from accretion (root: accrescere)[2]
- acculturate from acculturation[2]
- addict from addicted (root: addicere)[2]
- admix from admixt[3]
- adsorb from adsorption[1]
- adolesce from adolescence[1]
- adulate from adulation[3]
- advect from advection[3]
- aesthete from aesthetic[2]
- air-condition from air conditioning[2]
- anticline from anticlinal[4]
- antipode from antipodes (non-standard)
- attrit from attrition[4]
- auto-destruct from auto-destruction (cf. auto-destroy)
- automate from automation[2]
- aviate from aviation[2]
- babysit from babysitter[2]
- back-form from back-formation
- bartend from bartender[4]
- beg from beggar[dubious ]
- benefact from benefactor (and also the derived benefactee, cf. benefactor)
- bibliograph from bibliography
- bicep from biceps (non-standard)[2]
- biograph from biography
- blockbust from blockbuster[4]
- book-keep from book-keeping
- brainwash from brainwashing[4]
- bulldoze from bulldozer[4]
- bum possibly from bummer[4]
- burgle from burglar[4]
- bus ("to clear dirty dishes from table") from busboy[4]
- bushwhack from bushwhacker[4]
- buttle from butler[4]
- cadge from cadger[2]
- caretake from caretaker
- cavitate from cavitation[1]
- cherry from Old French cerise, treated as English plural[4]
- Chess (river) from Chesham
- choate from inchoate
- choreograph from choreography[4]
- claustrophobe from claustrophobia
- cohese from cohesion (cf. cohere)
- commentate from commentator[4]
- committal from non-committal
- complicit from complicity[3]
- computerize from computerized
- congratulation from congratulations
- contracept from contraception (cf. rare contraceive)
- contrapt from contraption
- convect from convection[2]
- conversate from conversation or conversing[5]
- cose from cosy
- couth from uncouth[2]
- co-vary from covariation
- cross multiply from cross multiplication
- cross-refer from cross-reference[6]
- curate (verb) from curator[3]
- custom-make from custom-made
- dapple from dappled[4]
- darkle from darkling[2]
- decadent from decadence[2]
- deconstruct from deconstruction[4]
- dedifferentiate from dedifferentiation[4]
- demarcate from demarcation[2]
- demograph from demographics
- destruct from destruction[4]
- diagnose from diagnosis[2]
- diffract from diffraction[2]
- dinge from dingy[2]
- diplomat from diplomatic[4]
- dishevel from disheveled[2]
- donate from donation[2]
- drear from dreary
- drowse from drowsy (possibly a backformation)
- dry-clean from dry cleaning[4]
- eave from eaves[6]
- eavesdrop from eavesdropper[2]
- edit from editor (from Latin stem edere, to bring forth)[1][2]
- electrocute from electrocution[2]
- elocute from elocution[6]
- emote from emotion[4]
- enthuse from enthusiasm[4]
- escalate from escalator[4]
- eutrophicate from eutrophication
- evaluate from evaluation[2]
- explicate (meaning "explain") from explicable
- extrapose from extraposition[4]
- fine-tune from fine tuning[6]
- flab from flabby[2]
- flappable from unflappable[4]
- flake ("eccentric person") from flaky
- floss ("to show off") from flossy[6]
- fluoresce from fluorescence[2]
- fragmentate from fragmentation[4]
- free-associate from free association (backformed adjective-verb compound)
- funk (quality of music) from funky[3]
- gamble from gambler[2]
- gestate from gestation[2]
- ghostwrite from ghostwriter[2]
- gid from giddy[2]
- gladiola from gladiolus[2]
- gnarl from gnarled[4]
- godsend from god-sent[2]
- greed from greedy (the noun was originally "greediness")[4]
- grid from gridiron[2]
- grovel from groveling[2]
- grunge from grungy[2]
- gruntle from disgruntle[2]
- handwrite from handwriting[2]
- hard-boil from hard-boiled[2]
- hawk (meaning "to sell") from hawker[4]
- haze from hazy[2]
- headhunt from headhunter[citation needed]
- headquarter from headquarters[4]
- helicopt from helicopter[citation needed]
- herp (a reptile or amphibian) from herpetology[citation needed]
- herpe (a single herpes sore) from herpes[citation needed]
- housebreak from housebroken[2]
- houseclean from housecleaning[2]
- housekeep from housekeeper[2]
- hustle from hustler[2]
- ideologue from ideology[2]
- incent from incentive[3]
- indice from indices (cf. index)
- injure from injury[4]
- intercept from interception (possibly a backformation)
- interfluve from interfluvial[4]
- interlineate from interlinear
- intuit from intuition[4]
- isolate from isolated[2]
- lase from laser[2]
- laze from lazy[2]
- legislate from legislator[2]
- letch from lecher[4]
- liaise from liaison[2]
- loaf (meaning "to be idle") from loafer[4]
- logroll from logrolling[4]
- luminesce from luminescent[4]
- manipulate from manipulation[2]
- mase from maser
- mentee from mentor
- mix from mixt (adj. from Old French, misconstrued as past participle of verb)[2]
- mottle from motley[2]
- moonlight (the verb, work on second job) from moonlighter[2]
- multimillion from multimillionaire
- obsess (meaning "to behave obsessively") from obsessive[dubious ]
- obligate (as a verb meaning "oblige") from obligation
- one-up or one-upman from one-upmanship[2]
- orate from oration[2]
- orientate from orientation
- panhandle (meaning "to accost") from panhandler[4]
- paramedic from paramedical
- partake from partaker[2]
- patriation from repatriation
- pea from Middle English pease[7]
- peddle from peddler[2]
- peeve from peevish[2]
- pettifog from pettifogger[4]
- phosphoresce from phosphorescent[2]
- pleb from plebs
- ply from reply
- preempt from preemption[2]
- process from procession[7]
- prodigal from prodigality[4]
- proliferate from proliferation[2]
- proofread from proofreader[4]
- pugn from impugn[citation needed]
- quadrumvir from quadrumvirate[2]
- quantitate from quantitative
- raunch from raunchy[2]
- reminisce from reminiscence[2]
- resurrect from resurrection[2]
- ruly from unruly
- rotovate from rotovator
- sass (impudence) from sassy[4]
- scavenge from scavenger[1]
- sculpt from sculptor[4]
- secrete (meaning "to produce and emit") from secretion[2]
- secretive from secretiveness[2]
- sedate (the verb) from sedative[3]
- self-destruct from self-destruction (cf. self-destroy)[3]
- semantic (adjective) from semantics
- sharecrop from sharecropper[2]
- shoplift from shoplifter[2]
- sightsee from sightseeing[4]
- sipid from insipid[4]
- sleaze from sleazy[2]
- sleepwalk from sleepwalking[4]
- smarm from smarmy[2]
- sorb from sorption (also a back-formation)
- soft-land from soft landing (backformed adjective-noun compound)
- sorption from adsorption and absorption[2]
- spectate from spectator[4]
- stargaze from stargazer[2]
- stave (the noun) from staves[2]
- steamroll from steamroller[4]
- stridulate from stridulation[2]
- suckle from suckling[2]
- sulk from sulky[2]
- summate from summation[2]
- sunburn (the verb) from sunburned[2]
- superannuate from superannuated[2]
- surreal from surrealism[4]
- surveil from surveillance[4]
- swashbuckle from swashbuckler[2]
- swindle from swindler[4]
- syncline from synclinal[4]
- tamale, as a singular of tamales (plural form of tamal)[4]
- tase from Taser
- televise from television[4]
- tongue-lash from tongue-lashing[2]
- transcript (verb) from transcription (cf. verb transcribe)
- tricep from triceps (non-standard)
- trickle-irrigate from trickle-irrigation (possibly backformed from verb-noun compound but may also be verb-verb compound)
- tweeze from tweezers[4]
- typewrite from typewriter[2]
- vaccinate from vaccination[4]
- vend as in vend out (meaning to contract out to a vendor), derived from vendor
- vinify from vinification[2]
- vivisect from vivisection[2]
- wiretap from wiretapper[4]
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Like many works of art, the 2011 Painter Bridge Zinfandel was designed with an eye towards good composition. The fruit for this wine comes from four Paso Robles Zinfandel blocks and is blended with a wonderfully soft and spicy Petite Sirah, which offers body and palate structure. Each lot of Zinfandel was fermented separately, extracting the nuances of the individual vineyard blocks and drawing out a supple texture. Painter Bridge Zinfandel is awash with the gorgeous red fruit characters of the Zinfandel grape, and has been stylized to accent the delicate fruit without overpowering it with too much oak.
Enjoy in its youth, or lay down for up to five years
|83% Zinfandel, 17% Petite Sirah
|Bottling Chemistries:
|pH: 3.51
|Total Acidity: 0.67 g/100ml
|Alcohol: 13.1% alcohol by volume
|Res. Sugar: 0.06 g/100ml
This 2011 Painter Bridge Zinfandel shows great color with a youthful red hue. The aromas are of ripe, brambly loganberry fruit with raspberry confection, black tea, vanilla and dark chocolate. The palate delivers crisp, red fruit with good volume and roundness, along with that unique peppery quality that zinfandel is known for.
-Steve Peck, Red Winemaker
Pairs well with pasta puttanesca, pizza or grilled meats.


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ERWIN – The heart of football is simply big guys lining up and knocking their opponents off the field.
And after trailing Unicoi County at the Homecoming half, Gatlinburg-Pittman went big after the break and the Blue Devils just couldn't respond.
The Highlanders defeated the Blue Devils 28-9 at Gentry Field Friday night despite trailing 9-7 at the break.
After getting outgained in nearly every statistic in the first 24 minutes of play, Pittman went almost exclusively wishbone rushing and Unicoi couldn't hold the front.
"They got in the wishbone set and just pushed us off the ball and did a good job at taking care of the football," said Unicoi (2-4) coach Jerad Huskins, who saw his team cause three first half turnovers. "We didn't have anything to stop their power and they powered us up and down the field."
A pair of second half blocked punts and a playmaking quarterback getting cold sure didn't help.
Pittman's Justin Horner blocked two punts after the break and after a clean 9-for-16 first half performance by Devils' quarterback Austin Hensley (11 carries, 92 yards), the senior playmaker went 0-for-6 with a pick in the second half.
"Austin got out of rhythm," said Huskins. "They did a good job of derailing routers and we couldn't overcome. But he fought his heart out though. He was running the ball hard and made good decisions."
The Blue Devils took control early when Highlander quarterback Ryan Myers let one get away. The ball floated as Unicoi's Josh McKinney picked it on Gatlinburg-Pittman's 44.
But a little trickery blew up in Unicoi's face on the next snap. The Blue Devils ran a hook-and-ladder but when Hunter Abbott came around for the pitch from Hunter Goddard the ball hit the turf. The 'Landers D. J. Ball jumped on the ball to cut the possession short.
McKinney got his second turnover of the half when Gatlinburg-Pittman (3-2) muffed a punt. The drop gave Unicoi a 34-yard field and the Devils used 10 plays including nine rushes to cover the distance with Abbott pounding it in from four yards out to take a 6-0 lead.
The Blue Devils defense held the 'Landers offense without a first down until halfway through the second quarter. And when a shanked punt gave the 'Landers the ball at the Devils' 36-yard-line, McKinney again found the ball when running back Ty Smith coughed it up.
But another short punt setup Gatlinburg at midfield. A pair of slants from Myers to Brandon Merritt gave GP its first pair of first downs and from there Smith made up for his mistake.
Smith (24 carries, 167 yards) went untouched 26 yards to take a 7-6 lead with 1:31 left in the half.
Unicoi took advantage of the time left, however. Hensley found Hunter Goddard twice before finding Chase Honeycutt for a 31-yard strike to give Unicoi a first down at the Highlanders' 20-yard-line.
On third down with 20 seconds left, Hensley scrambled 13 yards before running out of bounds at the four. Roberto Martinez nailed a 24-yard field goal to give Unicoi County a 9-7 lead at the half.
"We said all week long they have the ability to beat us if we're flatter than a flitter after our win last week against Gibbs," said Gatlinburg-Pittman coach Benny Hammonds. "But you've got to give all the credit to Unicoi. I was telling their coach they've made a tremendous amount of improvement in the last year."
The Blue Devils got the ball out of the half, but on the second snap Gatlinburg defensive back Jamel Foster picked Hensley.
The Blue Devils turned them back on downs at the Devils' 13, but on the ensuing possession Pittman came after the kick.
Horner got through the line for the deflection and Riley Trotter recovered at Unicoi's 12-yard-line. And on fourth-and-two from Unicoi's 3-yard-line Smith powered through for the score.
The Highlanders stayed big and used a 7-play, 64-yard ground drive on its next possession to tack on another score. From the wishbone, Myers ran a play-action for the 22-yard score to push the lead to 21-9.
And on the Devils next punt, Horner again got to the kick. This time he deflected it for teammate Hunter Meier to cover at Unicoi's 44.
From there the Highlanders scored another touchdown when on fourth-and-16 Myers tossed one up for Blade Durbin down the right sideline. Durbin made a juggling catch at Unicoi's 3-yard-line and Smith ran in his third touchdown.
Phillip Franklin led the Devils' defense with six tackles and while McKinney accounted for five. The 'Landers defense was led by Ball with seven takedowns. Unicoi has a bye week before hitting the heart of its conference slate.
"People are seeing that we're getting better," Huskins said. "We just have to win football games."


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Chuck Landon: Reversal of Navy's decision flatters MU
Mike Hamrick feared the worst.
When the letter from the United States Naval Academy landed on the Marshall athletic director's desk in the Shewey Building, Hamrick uttered a mental, "Uh, oh."
Then, his dread was realized.
The letter from veteran Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk was informing Hamrick, as well as all the other athletic directors who had scheduled future football games with the Midshipmen, that all those contests had been canceled.
The reason?
Navy is joining the Big East Conference and needs to schedule only four games now instead of 12. In reality, four isn't even the right number.
Since Navy has long-standing series with Army, Air Force and Notre Dame, the Middies really only need one additional non-conference game per season.
So much for Marshall's visit to Annapolis, Md., scheduled for Sept. 3 in 2016 and a home game against Navy on Oct. 13 in 2018 at Edwards Stadium.
Or so it appeared.
But Hamrick refused to concede.
"Their AD and I are old friends," said Hamrick. "Chet was the athletic director at Houston when I was the AD at East Carolina. So, I communicated with Chet and said, 'We'll get out of it if you want us to. We understand your dilemma. But we really want to play you.' "
That was enough to encourage Gladchuk to ponder the situation along with all the circumstances and nuances that are part and parcel of Marshall's unique football program.
Maybe it was the crash.
Maybe it was the presence of Jack Lengyel who was Navy's long-time athletic director after serving as Marshall's post-crash head football coach.
Maybe it was the "We Are Marshall" movie.
Or maybe it was all of the above.
Whatever the reason, Gladchuk reconsidered and made an exception for Marshall. The only non-conference games on future Naval Academy schedules are Army, Air Force, Notre Dame and, yes, Marshall.
Nice company, huh?
"Very nice," said Hamrick. "Now, we're going to play Navy in 2021 and 2022. At Navy in '21 and Navy here in '22 as the season-opener.
"Knowing that Navy has to play Army, Air Force and Notre Dame and they can only schedule one other non-conference game per season ... and they're going to play us? I feel good that they said, 'Hey, we'll still play you, Mike. We'll still play Marshall.' "
Hamrick should feel good about it.
Very good.
Particularly since another series with Navy he once scheduled has been given the kibosh.
"When I was at UNLV I scheduled a four-game series with Navy," said Hamrick, who was the Rebels' athletic director before coming home to his alma mater. "Well, I know that Navy and UNLV have agreed to discontinue that series because of Navy going into the Big East."
But the Middies still are going to play Marshall.
"I feel pretty good about this," said Hamrick. "When I took the athletic director's job at Marshall, I had two goals. I wanted to schedule a Big Ten opponent to play in Huntington. And I wanted to bring a service academy here for a home game.
"Now, we have Purdue as our home-opener in 2015 (Sept. 5) and Navy as our home-opener in 2022."
Mission accomplished.
Which just goes to prove once again how well respected and highly regarded Marshall actually is nationally.
"I just hope I'm still alive to see Navy play here," said Hamrick.
Me too, Mike, me too.
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Mohave County trying to ID burned body
KINGMAN, Ariz. -- Mohave County sheriff's officials are trying to identify a man whose burned body was found next to Interstate 40 in the Kingman area.
The Daily Miner reported that the body was found Monday on the south side of the interstate and that a gas can was nearby.
Sheriff's officials said the man is believed to be African-American and in his mid-20s to mid-30s.
He had a beard and mustache as well as a large tattoo on his chest with the words "the truth hurts" underneath.
He was wearing a long-sleeved blue denim shirt, black pants and black lace-up dress shoes.


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Developers whose accounts were due to expire during the downtime have been told they're getting a one week extension, according to 9to5mac.
Apple Developer Portal still down, still no end in sight
Apple's Developer Portal has been down for a while now, and if the latest notice posted on the site is any indication, it might just be down for a while still. Here's Apple's latest update:
We'll be back soon
We apologize that maintenance is taking longer than expected. If your program membership was set to expire during this period, it has been extended and your app will remain on the App Store. If you have any other concerns about your account, please contact us.
Thank you for your patience.
The good news is, iTunes Store, Apple Online Store, Apple ID, and iTunes Connect aren't affected, so you can still buy electronic and real goods, log into iCloud and all associated services, and manage existing apps. What you can't do is anything that requires login to dev.apple.com, including get to beta builds, manage your developer account, and manage associated profiles and certificates.
Which, for developers, must be beyond frustrating. It must be beyond frustrating for Apple as well, especially with speculation about the ongoing downtime running rampant.
Apple will have to address what happened and why eventually. For now, best wishes and thanks to everyone in the trenches working hard to get the dev center back up.
If you're having problems related to Apple Developer Center downtime, let us know!
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Apple Developer Portal still down, still no end in sight
Via @boredzo on Twitter:
@danielpunkass Documentation still works: http://t.co/4jEmMYK15d
You can get to it from the documentation search: http://t.co/Bym3pHhX38
The developer portal seems to have been hacked on thursday.
I just got an email from Apple saying the following:
Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers' names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then.
In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we're completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.
My iPhone 5 went to recovery mode with latest beta release (happens sometimes during beta) and I always download it again from the portal and restore my backup and so on. But I can't get in to the portal now! And iTunes restored to iOS 6 which is fine for now but it can't restore because it says the backup belongs to a newer version! I should've kept the file that I downloaded :( but who knew it's gonna take that long!


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CAD Users Rejoice: Sunglass Brings Slick 3D Modeling To The Browser
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Facebook Shares Slide Nearly 12% To $33.76 On Second Trading Day After IPO
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Tears of joy are a priceless gift at the CCSPCA.
It is a joyous occasion when you have to wave your hand though the tears to your team mates only to explain that they are "happy tears." Those tears of joy soon turned to endless smiles and laughter because Roofus got adopted! Roofus had been through so much and all the while he wrapped himself around our hearts. There is a rippling sigh of relief throughout our team when an animal reaches the hopes that you have for them. Our team went above and beyond for Roofus. He had so many needs that no other organization had openings to fit him. Roofus needed extra attention, surgery, rehabilitation, and medication, not to mention the baths in between to keep him handsome for adopters. Our team donates a lot of their time and energy so that a re-homing opportunity is not missed and the animal goes to a desirable home.
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Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis is confident "everything is possible and nothing is lost" despite two consecutive defeats.
The Vesuviani were in second place and within three points of leaders Milan, but back-to-back losses against Udinese and Palermo have knocked them down to third.
"We will cancel out Palermo by looking to the future," said the patron on Radio Marte.
"The lads have certainly matured and I found a relaxed atmosphere in the locker room.
"I believe everything is possible and nothing is lost. Just as we will play our final mini-tournament of four games, so will the other sides.
"The challenge with Genoa is there awaiting us and we will be ready for it. Our objective for this season was to improve on sixth place, so anything more is a bonus."
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Mariah Carey Has Wardrobe Malfunction at Performance in Austria
Oops! Mariah Carey had an unusual wardrobe malfunction in Austria. While most clothing fails happen on the red carpet and involve the dreaded nip slip or a starlet going commando, the singer showed off the also-dreaded camel toe in a skintight, black and red jumpsuit that looked painted on during a performance at the Top of the Mountain concert in Austria.


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Monday, August 30, 2010
World's Best Mom and Cook Bracelet
My daughter made this bracelet for me at sleep away camp for my birthday which is in July.
Growing up, I hated having a summer birthday because I always missed out celebrating at school and with friends. Now it gets me an extra phone call with my daughter who is at camp and a special, handmade gift.
How lucky am I?
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Gone Fishing...
Enjoy the last bits of summer and every chance you get. Before you know it we will all be searching for matching gloves and warm socks.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger: Peanut Coleslaw with Lime and Cilantro from Gluten Free Goddess
I have a million things to do before I leave for a trip tomorrow to Bald Head Island, North Carolina, but I was really inspired to participate in GlutenFreeEasily's Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger for August. Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger was started by Sea at Book of Yum a few years ago and I am thrilled to participate for the first time in this event.
I am adopting Karina at Gluten Free Goddess whose poetic blog inspires me to continue to cook and write in the hopes that I will one day have a blog as fantastic as hers.
Because my refrigerator broke last week, I was searching for a recipe that wouldn't require refrigeration and I stumbled upon Karina's list of Gluten-Free Picnic Recipes that sounded like the right direction given that my fridge was 80 degrees. The Coleslaw Recipe with Peanut Dressing sounded like it would do well at room temperature and I love, love, love Asian inspired food. I had some peanut butter on hand and it seemed like a recipe that needed minimal ingredients so I wouldn't have to buy to many items--which also was appealing given how empty my fridge was. I refrained from buying the red cabbage because of I was leaving the next day and I had no fridge. I know you aren't supposed to alter the recipe but I am hoping that they will forgive me for this slight adaptation. I also chopped up the entire bunch of cilantro. Usually I carefully pick off the leaves, which is kind of a time consuming process. But, because I was in a rush, I used the whole bunch and discovered that you actually don't really need to pick the leaves of the stems.
Chopping the coleslaw reminded me of when I used to have to chop cabbage at Le Bernardin years ago. When I first starting working there I would tell people I was a professional chopper because so much of my job, at times, involved chopping this or that perfectly. The peanut sauce in the coleslaw recipe is both delicious and simple and could be used as a dip or on noodles.
Please check out the original Coleslaw with Peanut Sauce recipe as well as all Karina's wonderful recipes and photographs on Gluten Free Goddess. Karina's post on How To Go G-Free is also an amazing overview of foods that are gluten free. And if you want to participate in the Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger for August visit Gluten Free Easily and sign up.
Home Sweet Home Sans Fridge
After two months of being on the road we are finally home--well, home for three days before a family trip to Bald Head Island, North Carolina.
I love, love, love traveling and being away but I must admit it was nice to be home. I was about to unpack my cooler when I discovered my fridge had broken. AHHHHHH!?!?! It wasn't a little warm or not cold--the fridge was actually 80 degrees. I had bags and bags of stuff to unpack including a cooler full of Udi's bread, Joan's bagels, corn tortillas, pepperoni, Daiya Cheese and Almond Breeze Almond Milk and homemade pickles that all needed to be put away. The good news was I hadn't brought a ton of meat back from Vermont--which would have definitely complicated the already complicated situation.
When we went to buy some ice to keep the food cold, I explained to my kids how they used to call the refrigerator an "icebox" because they would have blocks of ice delivered to keep the food cool. Their big question was--where did the store get the ice??? I am wondering if anyone knows the answer. It's a little bit of an icebox riddle. We are surviving without a fridge by keeping some food on ice and mostly going out to eat for meals. We went to Peter's for brunch and will order Chinese food from Lily and Loo's gluten free menu for dinner. We are pretty lucky to have so many gluten free options nearby. My kids had fun played silverware tic-tac-toe at Peter's--so I included a picture above of our low-tech restaurant fun.
Home Sweet Home sans fridge.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Mimiccreme Beverage--Not My Favorite Milk Substitute
"If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" is generally my policy when reviewing gluten free food. If something is gluten free and not that good I try to mostly refrain from saying so because I don't want to put a company under that might be having a bad day. Also, others might like and depend on a product and I don't want to play a part in a particular gluten free food not being available to people who like the product. In the case of Mimiccreme, which I purchased on Amazon in bulk after reading about it on Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom, I have to override my policy of not posting negative reviews.
Mimiccreme, an almond/cashew milk beverage which is both gluten free and dairy free is really not a good milk or cream substitute. Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom used it to make chocolate pudding, so maybe the chocolate flavor masked the off taste of the "creme" product. I ordered the almond/cashew creme product because in theory an almond/creme blend would be amazing. Cashews give any product a wonderful buttery flavor and fresh almond milk is wonderful. Which is why I ordered four boxes of this product without ever trying it. How disappointing to find that it had a terrible glue like consistency and off taste. I couldn't drink more than a few sips of it. My sister said "You need to tell them it is inedible" after reading this review. My kids don't seem to mind the taste of Mimiccreme as milk in Envirocrisp Kaola Krisp cereal because the sweetness of the cereal disguises the off taste of the milk so we are using up the four cartons we have of it.
"It's not my favorite" is what I have taught my kids to say when they hate something but don't want to offend anyone who might like something. And in that spirit, I would say Mimiccreme is not my favorite. I prefer the taste of homemade almond milk, Almond Breeze, or So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage to Mimiccreme. Even straight coconut milk watered down is a better choice for our family.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Gluten Free Crab Cakes
1 lb. Phillips Crab Meat
1 egg
2 tsp Worcestire Sauce
1/4 tsp dry mustard
2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp chopped parsley
1/4 tsp onion or garlic salt
1/2 cup bread crumbs (Shar Table Crackers ground up in mini cuisinart until fine crumbs)
Combine all ingredients except crab meat. Gently fold in crab meat. Shape into ten 3 inch crab cakes. Pan fry until golden brown in olive oil. Serves 5 people.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Finding a Farm Using Pickyourown.org
We went blueberry picking over the weekend in Massachusetts at Cider Hill Farm with my family and then made delicious blueberry muffins. It was a great way to celebrate summer as a family and after three years of picking together it is now a family tradition. This year we also picked peaches--which were out of this world. Wherever you are you can find a place to pick your own fruit at pickyourown.org. Even if you don't pick now, it is nice to know where nearby farms are in case you want to pick another time.
Gluten Free Blueberry Muffin Recipe
½ cups cashew nuts-ground finely
1½ cups gluten free flour blend
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon xanthum gum
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup canola oil
2/3 cup maple syrup
2 eggs
6 tablespoons coconut milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1& 1/3 cup blueberries
1. Preheat oven to 325º and prepare muffin tray by spraying muffin liners with oil or using a paper towel to grease tray with oil or organic spectrum shortening.
2. Grind ½ cup cashews in a food processor or blender. Add dry ingredients to ground cashews and blend more to combine.
3. Put dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.
3. Mix wet ingredients together separately.
4. Wash blueberries and place on a sheet tray to dry. Toss with 1 Tablespoon of dry ingredients.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until combined.
6. Add blueberries until mixed in. Scoop into 12 prepared muffin tray using an ice cream scooper. Sprinkle with granulated sugar or cinnamon sugar. Bake at 325º for 25-30 minutes.
For nut free muffins: add ½ cup gluten free flour to replace ½ cup ground cashews
To use regular flour: replace gluten free flour with regular wheat flour and leave out xanthum gum.
For egg free muffins: eliminate eggs and use 2/3 cup milk instead of 6 Tablespoons.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Feeding Baby Green Recipe for Chewy Oat Nuggets
Feeding Baby Green, by Dr. Alan Greene, is a wonderful book to have when you are wondering what to feed your baby who is graduating to solid food. It is both a cookbook as well as a book with advice on how to approach feeding your baby and young child. Here is Feeding Baby Green's recipe for Chewy Oat Nuggets with the variations that I would add to the original to make them more appealing for older kids. The oat nuggets weren't quite sweet enough for my four year old, but they ate them when they were the only dessert option. My husbands advice was to add some chocolate chips to them to make them more popular with the preschool crowd. But they are a great "cookie" for a baby or child. Because there is no sugar in the recipe, you need to use a ripe banana so that the sugar from the banana will sweeten the cookie. I would really suggest anyone with a baby or one year old invest in this great baby book which is light years beyond most baby feeding books. You can read a sample of the book on amazon.com by clicking here.
You can also learn more about "pediatrics. naturally" from dr.green.com, which is great website full of a ton of information about parenting.
2.5 cups gluten free oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts (use sunflower seeds for pumpkin seeds for babies that haven't begun nuts)
2 cups sliced bananas (4 large bananas)
1/4 cup walnut oil (I prefer coconut oil)
OPTIONAL variations for older kids...
1/2 cup EnjoyLife mini chocolate chips or
1/4 cup raisins or dried fruit (chopped up in the food processor with the flour) or
2 Tablespoons cocoa powder or
2 Tablespoons unsweetened coconut
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Put the gluten free oats, salt, cinnamon, and nuts in a food processor and process until the mixture looks like flour. Add bananas and oil. Process until combined.
3. Drop teaspoonful rounds onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Gluten Free Morning Glory Muffin Recipe
This gluten free recipe for Morning Glory Muffins is an adaptation of a recipe that was handed out at a Healthy Living cooking class from the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking Book. My sister, who tried the original recipe and my gluten free version said the gluten free muffins were identical to the original recipe--only she felt better eating the gluten free version. These are great to have for breakfast, a snack or dessert. They are chock full of nutrients because they contain 3 cups of grated fruits and vegetables as well as almonds and eggs. The oil keeps these muffins moist for days, but if you want a low fat version, you can substitute applesauce. I used almond flour because to make my muffins a little more kid friendly, but the original recipe called for shaved almonds. With the oil the muffins will keep fresh for 5-6 days. If you use applesauce instead of oil, I would recommend freezing them after a day or two so they don't dry out. They are super fun to make with kids. Below is a picture of us grating the carrots.
- 1&3/4 gluten free flour blend
- 1 teaspoon xanthum gum
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2 cups peeled, grated carrots
- 1 large apple, peeled and grated
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds or almond flour
- 3 large eggs
- 2/3 cups vegetable oil or applesauce
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Eco Gift Idea: Family Photographs by Jay Ackerman
I am adding photographs by Jay Ackerman to my list of Top Gift Ideas for 2010 and posting now for people who want to get a head start on the holidays. Jay has a wonderful way of shooting the family portraits early on before everyone is bored and complaining and then he moves on to more fun, spontaneous artistic shots. The shoot ends up being fast and fun for everyone involved. Also, he has a family and friends special running right now if you mention you are a friend of ourGFfamily.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
GFCF Grilled Cheese using Daiya Cheese and Udi's Bread
This has been a landmark summer for our gluten free family. It has been over THREE years since we have enjoyed a yummy grilled cheese sandwich. But now, with Udi's bread and Daiya cheese, everyone in our family can enjoy a traditional grilled cheese using these gfcf products.
I first tasted Daiya cheese at Pala Pizza in New York City. It is a tasty, dairy free cheese made from tapioca that actually melts and becomes stringy. And unlike most nut cheeses I have seen, it is actually casein and soy free. They use the mozzarella style cheese at Pala Pizza.
Although I was impressed by the Daiya mozza cheese at Pala, I was even more impressed by the cheddar style shreds when I made a grilled cheese for breakfast.
I had run out of eggs--my normal "go to" breakfast--so I had to think outside my box. I remembered I had some Udi's whole grain bread and some Daiya Vegan Cheese, so I thought I would try making a grilled cheese. IT WAS AMAZING--more for me than for my kids because I grew up eating grilled cheese. But they liked it too!
The nicest part about a GFCF grilled cheese made with Udi's bread and Daiya cheese is that it allows me to offer an equivalent meal for my kids when other kids are having a grilled cheese. My kids won't necessarily choose a grilled cheese, but it makes me SOOOO happy to be able to offer them the possibility of eating what everyone else is eating.
GFCF Grilled Cheese
1 loaf Udi's wholegrain bread
1 package Daiya Vegan Cheddar Style Shreds
olive oil
1) Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat in a small frying pan or 2 tablespoons of oil in a larger pan.
2) Place a slice of bread down in the pan. Cover the bread with a layer of Daiya Cheddar Shreds. (Repeat this step to fill pan if you want multiple sandwiches.)
3) Place a second slice of bread over the shreds. Press sandwich down with a spatula every minute or so.
4) Turn sandwich over when the bottom is golden brown.
5) Cook until the other side is golden brown and cheese is melted. You can cover to retain heat and melt cheese if it doesn't melt. Be careful not to burn. Turn over sandwich if cheese hasn't melted by the time the bread has turned golden brown.
Cut in half and serve with a pickle and some chips for an old fashioned grilled cheese experience.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Pasta with Kale, Raisins and Toasted Pine Nuts
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
2 bunches kale
4 cups water
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup raisins
salt to taste
1 package tinkyada organic gluten free pasta
1. Toast the pine nuts on a sheet tray in a 325º oven until they are golden brown--about 5 minutes.
2. Wash kale and fold leaves in half in order to rip the hard stalk off so that only the leaves remain. Throw away the stalks and coarsely chop the kale leaves in 1/2 inch strips.
3. Bring water to a boil in a large pot and add chopped kale. Cover and cook in boiling water for 5 minutes to soften kale. Stir a few times.
4. Drain kale (you can save the liquid to drink if you want or to make garlic soup.) Rinse and dry pot and heat olive oil in pan. Swirl the olive oil to coat pan. Saute chopped garlic for 15 seconds and then add raisins and cook for 30 seconds until they puff a little but before they burn.
5. Add cooked greens and season with salt.
6. Set aside until pasta is cooked al'dente.
7. Add cooked pasta and toss together over medium heat. You can season with salt and pepper.
Serve with olive oil and goat cheese on the side.


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2013 Sat out the season recovering from a broken leg suffered in the 2013 spring game.
2012 A member of the Houston team ... did not see any game action.
2011 Redshirted
High School Recorded 113 tackles, two sacks and four forced fumbles as a senior ... Helped lead team to the playoffs in 2009 ... Had 142 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions as a junior ... Posted 63 stops and six sacks as a sophomore.
Personal Born Sept. 8, 1992 in Seattle, Wash. ... Son of Jan and Patrick Hogan ... Brother, Matt, was Houston's starting kicker from 2009-12 ... majoring in health.


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The Perth Wildcats will introduce new Perth singing sensation Ritchell Lim this Friday night, who will be performing at their game at Perth Arena.
Ritchell is a talented singer, pianist and songwriter who, at just 17, has already recorded three studio albums.
The songstress has also toured internationally in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia where she impressed her audiences with her powerful voice and unique blend of musical styles.
Perth Wildcats managing director and former writer for Rolling Stone magazine Nick Marvin, says Wildcats fans are in for a real treat this Friday.
"I heard Ritchell Lim perform recently and was so impressed that I wanted her to play at one of our home games," Marvin said.
"Ritchell Lim is a name we are going to hear a lot more of in the coming years, especially as her voice develops and she matures as a musician and singer. I am truly excited for her and for what the future holds."
Ritchell was born 10 weeks premature in Jakarta, Indonesia, before her family moved to Australia six months later.
By the time she was eight years old she had already composed 10 songs, and with a decade of performing experience since then, she has taken her musical to the next level.
Ritchell will perform a 25-minute set prior to the Wildcats game on Friday at 6.10pm. At half-time she will return to the floor for another two songs.
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Ticonderoga Ticonderoga Elks Lodge No. 1494 supported this year's Capital Region Veterans' Stand-Down, hosted by Colonie Elks Lodge No. 2192, with a check for $500.
The Stand-Down is an effort to assist veterans by providing assistance and services. Although the homeless and at-risk veterans are the primary focus, they are not the only ones being helped. Many veterans and their families were greeted and directed to various booths inside, which were managed by experts who provided various forms of assistance. No veteran was turned away for any reason.
In the Elks' pavilion were tables full of clothing, shoes, underwear, sleeping bags, etc. and each of the veterans were given a 50-gallon plastic bag that they filled with any of the items they wanted. The veterans were also served a breakfast and lunch by the Elks.
The news media, representatives from various schools, businesses and numerous organizations as well as political leaders that took part in this effort were all thankful that the Colonie Elks provided their lodge building, parking area, enclosed pavilion and hospitality.
Ticonderoga Elks Lodge No. 1494 has supported this effort for many years.
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1 cup
extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves
garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon
dried oregano
1 pinch
salt, or to taste
1 pinch
dried rosemary, or to taste
1 pinch
dried basil, or to taste
ground black pepper to taste
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Olive Oil Dipping Sauce
Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 127
** Calories from Fat: 126
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Accelerated Performance Subaru BRZ runs the quarter-mile in 11.3 seconds [video]
Produces 440 hp (328 kW / 446 PS) at the rear wheels.
An Accelerated Performance Subaru BRZ has run the quarter-mile in less than 12 seconds.
During testing at the Milan Dragway, the company was able to get the car to post an impressive time of 11.3 seconds at 127 mph (204 km/h).
To get these figures, the 2.0-liter boxer engine was equipped with a turbocharger, an AEM Tru Boost Controller and a high-performance exhaust system. There's also an upgraded fuel pump, new injectors, an Exedy clutch and a reprogrammed ECU. Thanks to these modifications, the car produces 440 hp (328 kW / 446 PS) and 340 lb-ft (460 Nm) of torque - at the rear wheels.
Thanks for the tip Tom!
Source: FT86 Club
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Comments (6)
Once again, the SRA is not used for performance but rather a cheap cost-savings device.
Sep 9th, 2012 1:56pm
Seriously considering this car... However, I'm still sitting on the fence between the BRZ and the Megane RS. Yes yes, I know the RS is faster, but there is just something about the driver appeal of this RWD car.. Tough choice.
Sep 8th, 2012 7:38pm
I'd choose the BRZ. But no the whole, I've gone from being enthusiastic about this car to being totally indifferent. Don't know exactly why but I think it's the engine. Shame really.
Sep 8th, 2012 9:03pm
Understandable. It's not the obvious choice as there are many hot hatches that are faster for the same money and have better interiors and also great hamdling (esp. the RS). However, after watching many many reviews of the BRZ/gt86 its has been nothing but praised by the world. Very interesting.
Sep 9th, 2012 9:09am
its only a matter of time till we see 1000hp brzs!
Sep 8th, 2012 12:01am