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New York Jets Betting Odds
Coming into the 2017 season, there were many who did not feel confident the Jets would win even one game. Quarterback Josh McCown had a very solid year and the Jets ended up winning five. Expectations are very low again as oddsmakers determine the New York Jets betting odds to be the longest shot to win a championship in the entire NFL. Coming off two straight five-win season, fourth-year Head Coach Todd Bowles figures to be on the hot seat. In a division that has certainly seen better days, this may be the perfect year for the Jets to make some noise and flirt with an AFC playoff berth.
Up and down. Up and down. For whatever reason, Josh McCown appears incapable of putting together back-to-back successful seasons under center. 2015 treated him well while 2016 made those around him believe he may have lost it. He shattered expectations in 2017, singlehandedly willing his team to five victories. If the pattern is any indication, we are in for a poor season from the 38-year-old. With a much younger former starter, Teddy Bridgewater, waiting on the bench, Bowles will likely have a short leash with McCown.
Although announcing McCown as his starter, Bowles has refused to comment on the progression plans for Bridgewater, third-year Penn State product Christian Hackenberg, and, most importantly, the #3 overall pick in the 2018 Draft Sam Darnold. A top pick, the Jets would love to see what this young gunslinger is capable of on an NFL field, but two established veterans stand in his way. Look for some mid-season controversy at the quarterback position in New York this year. Although interesting for the media, it can often be the kiss of death to an offense.
Airing It Out
There were few notable performers on last season's roster apart from McCown. The Jets acquired running back Isaiah Crowell over the offseason, but he may not even start as he is coming off of a disappointing 2017 season with the Browns. The Jets best defensive player in 2017, linebacker Demario Davis, has left in free agency to the Saints after leading the Jets in both tackles and sacks. On the bright side, the Jets return their next best linebacker and the staple of their secondary, respectively, Darron Lee and Jamal Adams.
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Justia › US Law › US Codes and Statutes › Connecticut General Statutes › 2016 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 16-19ggg - Public electric vehicle charging stations. Parking restrictions.
Section 16-19ggg - Public electric vehicle charging stations. Parking restrictions.
(a) The owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station, as defined in section 16-19f, that requires payment of a fee shall provide multiple payment options that allow access by the public.
(b) The owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station shall disclose the location and characteristics of each such public electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited to, the address, voltage and timing restrictions, to the federal database operated by the United States Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center.
(c) No person shall park in a space equipped with a public electric vehicle charging station, unless such person is operating a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle, as defined in section 16-19eee.
(d) The owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station may impose restrictions on the amount of time that an electric vehicle may be charged at the charging station.
(e) (1) Owners or operators of public electric vehicle charging stations that require payment of a fee shall not require persons desiring to use such public electric vehicle charging station to pay a subscription fee or otherwise obtain a membership in any club, association or organization as a condition of using such public electric vehicle charging station.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, owners or operators of public electric vehicle charging stations that require payment of a fee may have different price schedules that are conditioned on a subscription or membership in a club, association or organization.
History: P.A. 16-135 effective July 1, 2016.


If you do not provide us with the personal information we request from you we may not be able to provide you with the dental services you require or to do business with you.
We collect personal information from our patients in order to provide them with personalised dental treatment. We are required by guidelines issued by the Australian Dental Association under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 to collect information from our patients and maintain dental records that contribute to the safety and continuity of their dental care.
If you are a patient, we will collect personal information including your name, date of birth, contact details, email, health insurance details and relevant sensitive health information in order for us to provide you with dental care.
If you are a contractor, service provider, supplier or job applicant, we may collect personal information such as your name, contact details and other information we require to do business with you including but not limited to professional qualifications, registrations, banking information etc.
If you are a patient, we will collect your personal information, including sensitive health information directly from you unless you provide us with authority to seek this information from other sources such as a family member or carer or from another healthcare professional.
If you are a contractor, service provider, supplier or job applicant we will ordinarily collect personal information directly from you. However, in some circumstances, we may conduct searches of publically available information and/or conduct background checks (we will advise you if this is required).
If you are a patient, we may disclose your personal information to other healthcare practitioners involved in your care including your health insurer or Medicare.
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In order for us to respond to your request, you will need to provide us with your full name, address and a description of the information you wish to access and/or specific the manner in which the information we hold is inaccurate, out of date, irrelevant, incomplete or misleading and how it should be amended.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may wish contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner via www.oaic.gov.au.


Most family history apps on the iPad or iPhone are either basic GEDCOM readers or linked to online services such as Ancestry. If you're looking for a fully fledged family history app, capable of taking in all your research notes, media and the like, then look no further than MobileFamilyTree.
It's from the same stable as MacFamilyTree, and if not quite identical is close to being a carbon copy in terms of functionality and how it works. That makes it a compelling add-on for MacFamilyTree users – particularly as you can now sync your research between both apps using iCloud – but it's also more than capable of working as a completely independent app.
In terms of features you've got everything you need for building, navigating and displaying your family tree, including full editing capabilities and support for generating reports, charts and even maps where you can plot the places where individual ancestors lived.
The only downside is a complete lack of trial version, but you can get a feel for how it works by installing the demo version of MacFamilyTree – there really is little to separate this from MobileFamilyTree.
MacFamilyTree 7.3 matches OS X Yosemite's new look and offers better navigation as well as support for Apples new feature "Handoff" (Yosemite on the Mac and iOS 8 on iPhone/iPad required).
A comprehensive app that rivals desktop programs for functionality, features and presentation – a trifle overpriced perhaps, but worth it for the serious family historian.


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Q: How to make a list in python when the input file has multiple separators? The sample file looks like this:
 ['>1\n', 'TCCGGGGGTATC\n', '>2\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n',
  '>3\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n', '>4\n', 'TCCGGGGGTATC\n',
  '>5\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n', '>6\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n',
  '>7\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n', '>8\n', 'TCCGGGGGTATC\n','\n',
  '$$$\n', '\n',
  '>B1\n', 'ATCGGGGGTATT\n', '>B2\n', 'TT-GTGGGAATC\n',
  '>3\n', 'TTCGTGGGAATC\n', '>B4\n', 'TT-GTGGGTATC\n',
  '>B5\n', 'TTCGTGGGTATT\n', '>B6\n','TTCGGGGGTATC\n',
  '>B7\n', 'TT-GTGGGTATC\n', '>B8\n', 'TTCGGGGGAATC\n',
  '>B9\n', 'TTCGGGGGTATC\n','>B10\n', 'TTCGGGGGTATC\n',
  '>B42\n', 'TT-GTGGGTATC\n']

The $$$  separates the two sets. I need to use .strip function and remove the \n and all the "headers".
I need to make a list (as below) and replace "-" with Z
  [ 'TCCGGGGGTATC','TCCGTGGGTATC','TCCGTGGGTATC', 'TCCGGGGGTATC',
    'TCCGTGGGTATC','TCCGTGGGTATC','TCCGTGGGTATC', 'TCCGGGGGTATC',
    'ATCGGGGGTATT','TT-GTGGGAATC','TTCGTGGGAATC', 'TT-GTGGGTATC',
    'TTCGTGGGTATT','TTCGGGGGTATC','TT-GTGGGTATC', 'TTCGGGGGAATC',
    'TTCGGGGGTATC','TTCGGGGGTATC','TT-GTGGGTATC']

Here is the link to a code (https://stackoverflow.com/a/39965048/6820344), where a similar question was answered. I tried to modify the code to get the output mentioned above. However, I am unable to have the list without the "$$$". Also, I need a list, not a list of lists.
seq_list = []
for x in lst:
    if x.startswith('>'):
        seq_list.append([])
        continue
    x = x.strip()
    if x:
        seq_list[-1].append(x.replace("-", "Z"))
print(seq_list)

A: input = ['>1\n', 'TCCGGGGGTATC\n', '>2\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n',
        '>3\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n', '>4\n', 'TCCGGGGGTATC\n',
        '>5\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n', '>6\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n',
        '>7\n', 'TCCGTGGGTATC\n', '>8\n', 'TCCGGGGGTATC\n', '\n',
        '$$$\n', '\n',
        '>B1\n', 'ATCGGGGGTATT\n', '>B2\n', 'TT-GTGGGAATC\n',
        '>3\n', 'TTCGTGGGAATC\n', '>B4\n', 'TT-GTGGGTATC\n',
        '>B5\n', 'TTCGTGGGTATT\n', '>B6\n', 'TTCGGGGGTATC\n',
        '>B7\n', 'TT-GTGGGTATC\n', '>B8\n', 'TTCGGGGGAATC\n',
        '>B9\n', 'TTCGGGGGTATC\n', '>B10\n', 'TTCGGGGGTATC\n',
        '>B42\n', 'TT-GTGGGTATC\n']

output = []

for elem in input:
    if elem.startswith('>') or \
       elem.startswith('$') or \
       elem.isspace():
         continue

    output.append(elem.replace('-', 'Z').strip())

from pprint import pprint
pprint(output, compact=True)

When the preceding code is run, the following output is the result:
['TCCGGGGGTATC', 'TCCGTGGGTATC', 'TCCGTGGGTATC', 'TCCGGGGGTATC', 'TCCGTGGGTATC',
 'TCCGTGGGTATC', 'TCCGTGGGTATC', 'TCCGGGGGTATC', 'ATCGGGGGTATT', 'TTZGTGGGAATC',
 'TTCGTGGGAATC', 'TTZGTGGGTATC', 'TTCGTGGGTATT', 'TTCGGGGGTATC', 'TTZGTGGGTATC',
 'TTCGGGGGAATC', 'TTCGGGGGTATC', 'TTCGGGGGTATC', 'TTZGTGGGTATC']

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We use a combination of curricula, programs, and formats that are designed to be a building block as the child moves toward Kindergarten.
The children have a Bible lesson each day, as they learn a Bible story per week. They also memorize Bible verses that they recite, as a class, in Chapel.
All classes use Concordia Publishing House Christian Curriculum for Bible lessons and Bible verses.
Welcome to our website and thank you for your interest in our preschool! We serve families of The Woodlands and the surrounding area, during the exciting preschool years. We provide an excellent Christian preschool that offers the highest quality academics, taught by teachers who care about each child's cognitive, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual, development.
We welcome you to visit our school, tour our classrooms, and allow us the opportunity to share more about our program and help you discover if our preschool is a great match for your child and family!
We offer classes for children ages 15 months through 5 (Transition).
* Denotes the child's age as of September 1st of each school year.
School hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Extended Care (before and after school) is available from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at an additional cost.
Ensuring that there is open communication between school and home is of utmost importance to us; given that education is a cooperative activity between parents, children, and teachers. Every child is given a folder that is sent home daily and includes the child's work, important information from the school and Daily Reports that are completed by each child's teacher. These reports indicate the child's attentiveness, participation, socialization, appetite, rest, for the youngest class, toileting, and will also note any specific information or concerns.
To keep parents informed of classroom activities, teachers send home a weekly newsletter. Parent/teacher conferences are typically held once each year, with additional conferences being held at the request of the parent or the teacher. Parents are encouraged to communicate with the child's teacher and/or the director when special information needs to be shared, at drop off or pick up times, through notes, or phone calls.
Parents are asked to be involved in certain "homework" activities to assist children in beginning to communicate their school experience with parents. Since young children are still developing their verbal skills, we value the opportunity for two-way sharing of information between parents and our school.
Since early childhood research shows that there is not one curriculum that is strong in every aspect, that young children learn best when experiencing and doing, and the differences in learning styles, we use a combination of curricula, programs, and formats; and each class is designed to be a building block for the next level, as the child moves toward Kindergarten.
All classes use Concordia Publishing House Christian Curriculum for Bible lessons and Bible verses. The children have a Bible lesson each day, as they learn a Bible story per week. They also memorize Bible verses that they recite, as a class, in Chapel. Chapel is held on Thursday and Friday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Chapel lasts approximately 20 minutes and parents are always welcome to attend.
All students participate in a Special Activities program for enrichment in Art, Spanish, Music and Movement. While the 2-3 year olds remain with their classroom teachers for these activities, the 3-4 year olds, Pre-Kindergarten, and Transition classes go to a separate classroom and teacher for Specials.
Our Toddlers and 2-3 year old program is designed as a loving and exciting environment for the first experience of a child learning in a classroom with other children. Teacher and peer interaction, as well as classroom activities, encourage the children to use expressive language and foster an increase in receptive language. The Core Knowledge® Curriculum provides our learning objectives. This classroom uses monthly Academic Units that are enhanced with hands on academic activities to improve fine and gross motor, pre-reading, pre-writing, early math, and social skills. Students learn about the alphabet, counting and numbers, colors, shapes, and about the world around them, during circle time, story time, table time, movement, art, and centers. Children develop friendships with their peers and their teachers and learn that school is fun!
Our 3-4 year old program is dedicated to furthering each child's academic, social, and leadership abilities, positive self- esteem, and sense of responsibility. Core Knowledge® is our formal curriculum and is enhanced in all aspects. Our curriculum is broken down into an overall topic for each month. Each week the focus is on a specific science or social studies topic, a letter from the alphabet, and a number. An activity is incorporated for each developmental and educational area every day, including science, math, language arts, gross motor, fine motor, art, and, on occasion, an exciting cooking project. Each learning center provides children with opportunities to learn about themselves and their peers, problem solving skills, working together, following classroom rules, and most importantly feeling good about learning. Children continue to build relationships with their peers and are excited about learning and their growing abilities.
The goal of our Pre-Kindergarten and Transition Programs are to ensure that each child is given the final skills needed to enjoy and be fully successful in Kindergarten.
Saxon Early Learning® is a weekly themed curriculum that we use for literature, social studies, and science areas. Literature offers the opportunity for the children to have classic and modern stories read to them, and they learn about the title, author, illustrator and ideas of each book. In social studies they learn about their world and the animals and people who are part of it. Science involves fun hands on experiments and activities. The Core Knowledge® curriculum provides "what your preschooler needs to know" in all aspects to complete the preparation for Kindergarten.
A Beka® curriculum and Saxon Early Learning® are both used to provide a strong foundation in phonics and writing. Through a variety of individual and group activities that teach the letter/sound combinations and letter blends, the children begin to put letters together to form words and practice writing letters and words. Children also enjoy learning sight words throughout the year, sparking an interest in reading as they begin to recognize words.
Hands on Standards® curriculum and Saxon Early Learning® are both used to provide hands on activities to teach the children skills such as counting, patterning, sorting, and adding.
In preparation for Kindergarten, all classroom activities are designed to gradually increase each child's ability to be more independent. Young children thrive when they are independent in age-appropriate skills; which leads to a feeling of security and confidence.
I enthusiastically recommend Living Word Lutheran School. The teachers and staff have provided a loving and carefully planned environment for my son. Their compassion and commitment to their students is evident on a daily basis.
My husband and I were both told about Living Word Lutheran School from two separate friends whose children had attended this school. These families expressed their appreciation for all of the wonderful ladies who cared for their children during their time there and how prepared their children were for Kindergarten. Keeping their words in mind and after seeing the facility, we too were sold. During our time at LWLS, we found each teacher to be enthusiastic in their teaching, compassionate in their faith, loving yet firm in guiding the children's social and behavioral development, and also maintaining a structural learning environment. Our youngest just completed the Pre-K class and is headed to Kindergarten. My husband and I are both excited and saddened to be moving on from this preschool. We will greatly miss the loving environment provided by the wonderful teachers and staff at LWLC.


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Eating disorders don't discriminate
Eating disorders are as prevalent as breast cancer, HIV, and schizophrenia. But when most of us envision a person who has one, it's the face of an adolescent female that comes to mind.
But eating disorders don't discriminate; they affect people of every age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic class.
Eating disorders affect people of every age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic class.
Minnesotans who
have an
It is important to change the face of eating disorders because stigmas dissuade people from seeking help and prevent people from receiving the correct diagnosis and care. And because untreated eating disorders can be deadly serious.
Anorexia and bulimia, for instance, can result in heart failure, early-onset osteoporosis, kidney failure, and pancreatitis. And binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating can lead to morbid obesity, Type II diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
In this article, we profile Wayne Glass and Lisa Nasseff. Glass is a 26-year-old gay man. Nasseff is a 46-year-old divorced woman. Neither individual fits the face of an eating disorder. But both have compelling stories of struggle and recovery.
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Wayne Glass is a residence hall director at St. Paul's Macalester College. He's also an advocate for people with eating disorders.
Glass traces the origins of his own eating disorder to when he was eight or nine years old. "I was a pretty overweight kid. I struggled with body image. I was made fun of a lot," he says.
Those years of bullying took a toll, and when Glass was 14, he vowed to take ownership of his weight. Thus began a vigorous exercise and eating regimen that lasted a decade.
"Unbeknownst to me, I ended up developing an eating disorder," says Glass, who was diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia in 2013. "But if you would have asked me [in my teens or early 20s], I had no idea what [an eating disorder] meant."
Eating disorders affect men and boys. Approximately 3 percent of males struggle with an eating disorder. Among adolescent males, it's 6.5 percent.
Between age 14 and 24, Glass felt compelled to exercise every time he ate. He would typically work out six or seven times a day.
When he looks back to those days, two moments stick out.
Once, after surgery to remove his wisdom teeth, the dentist told Glass not to exercise while his mouth healed. But not exercising made then-21-year-old Glass so anxious that he worked out anyway — running laps around his partner's apartment complex with a mouthful of bloody gauze.
On another occasion, Glass went to the university gym on a Friday night, only to discover that it was closed. He became so emotional that he called an old friend. She gently told Glass that she thought he had an eating disorder.
The conversation was a catalyst for Glass to seek help. "[I realized that] it was very real. It was not going to go away if I didn't do something about it," he says.
Glass went to therapy temporarily, and felt better for a while. But then his eating disorder resurfaced in graduate school, alongside depression and anxiety.
Eating disorders have no single origin. They are affected by biological, psychological, emotional, familial, cultural, spiritual, sexual, gender, and social factors.
Again Glass sought therapy, and this time a nutritionist, too.
One of the biggest things he learned from these professionals was that eating and exercise could complement each other. He recognized that he'd been perpetually tired, lethargic, and grumpy for a decade.
"If I don't eat well, I won't perform well," he says.
Around that time, a friend introduced Glass to CrossFit, a fitness routine that incorporates functional movements performed at high intensity. "It completely changed my life," he says. "For the first time … I was able to use food as a way to fuel my body for exercise."
When Glass began working at Macalester College in 2015, he learned about The Emily Program. He now volunteers with the organization.
Through his work, Glass tries to challenge misconceptions. "[People think that] men cannot have eating disorders, which is clearly a lie," he says. "Additionally, there are huge statistics on gay men ..." (According to the National Eating Disorders Association, gay men represent 42 percent of males with eating disorders.)
Today Glass is critically aware of situations that trigger his eating disorder, and is better at talking himself down from emotional precipices. "[Recovery] takes time and it takes a lot of effort and energy," he says. "My eating disorder is never going to go away [completely] … but it's not impossible to manage."
These challenges are why Glass believes community is paramount. "Utilize any support services you have ..." he says. "Don't struggle in silence."
The Emily Program is a national leader for eating disorder treatment with locations in Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington.
Lisa Nasseff was 14 and a dancer when she began dieting, abusing laxatives, and engaging in extreme exercise. She knew her habits were abnormal, but she couldn't stop.
Every few months Nasseff was rushed to the ER with dehydration. While there, she was often met with contempt; once, a doctor said, "There are people who need to be here. Why are you doing this to yourself?"
"It was the late '80's and ... eating disorders were just not understood at all," she says.
Two years later, Nasseff was committed to a hospital psychiatric ward for anorexia. (At the time, there was no eating disorder ward in the hospital).
She was there a year.
Nasseff does not feel like she was offered meaningful recovery supports in the ward. Instead, she says staff were fixated on rules about how much she should weigh and on "finding the deep, dark secret that was causing this."
"Finally, I just gave in," she says. "This is what I need to weigh, this is what I need to say, this is what I need to do [to get released]."
After she left the hospital, Nasseff went to college, launched a public relations firm, and got married. During most of those years she was a functioning anorexic. "I could work, I could go about my business. But I was still suffering," she says.
But when Nasseff's relapse peaked in 2004, at age 34, everything came crashing down.
People from pre-teens to seniors can have eating disorders.
Mired in a cycle of dieting and extreme exercise again, Nasseff was often too weak to attend work meetings. Sometimes, she was too exhausted to even make it to the bathroom. She was ultimately forced to sell her PR firm and, in 2007, she was admitted to the Melrose Institute, and later to another inpatient facility.
For three years, Nasseff was hospitalized. But there was a silver lining to that period. She met a provider who was "the first person to understand my case" and began therapy.
"[Cognitive behavioral therapy] was about changing the way I was thinking," Nasseff says. "I had a good childhood. I had a wonderful family. I don't have a tragedy to blame. For me it was that I was anxious, a perfectionist." (In addition to an eating disorder, Nasseff has been diagnosed with panic anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.)
The Emily Program Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that works to save lives, change minds, and eliminate eating disorders.
People with eating disorders often have other health issues, including chemical dependency, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual abuse history, depression, anxiety disorder, and morbid obesity.
After she left the inpatient facility in 2010, Nasseff continued intensive therapy. She also turned to writing for solace.
In the intervening years, she's learned to manage anorexia and panic anxiety disorder. But managing major depressive disorder has been trickier. "There are good days and there are bad days [with depression]," she says. I can be the belle of the ball, and then I can't get off my couch to make some coffee or go to the bathroom."
Today Nasseff is 46.
"It's been a long journey," she says. "But thank God I didn't give up … After struggling for 30 years, I think I've made great progress because I've begun to love my body."
In 2017, Nasseff will publish a memoir about her eating disorder. She's also become a public speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
"Every 62 minutes someone [in America] dies of an eating disorder," she says. "Why isn't this on the radar more? Over 200,000 Minnesotans suffer from an eating disorder … It's not just an entertainment business problem."
In her writing and speeches, Nasseff stresses that eating disorders are a disease, not something someone chooses. "I want people to understand that this isn't vanity run amok," she says. "We don't want this."
She also emphasizes that eating disorders affect more than the person with the disorder. "The impact of eating disorders is so wide," Nasseff says, explaining that her family were "casualties," too.
But Nasseff's biggest message is hope. "At the very first sign [of an eating disorder] it's never too early to seek treatment," she says. "Help is out there and recovery is possible."
Written by: Lori Imsdahl
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? healthyhennepin@hennepin.us
©2015 Hennepin County

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Q: Play few seconds of video onclick Is there a way to play html video only for few seconds?
Currently when a user clicks on a table row the video seeks to a predefined time (highlighted below). So in the below example the video would seek to 7 seconds.
Is there a way to play the video from seconds onwards for just 10 seconds? i.e seek to 00:07 and play to 00:17 and stop?

Thanks

A: You can use timeupdate event along with currentTime attrribute
function playVideo() {
    var starttime = 7;  // start at 7 seconds
    var endtime = 17;    // stop at 17 seconds

    var video = document.getElementById('yourVideoId');

    video.addEventListener("timeupdate", function() {
       if (this.currentTime >= endtime) {
            this.pause();
        }
    }, false);

    //suppose that video src has been already set properly
    video.load();
    video.play();    //must call this otherwise can't seek on some browsers, e.g. Firefox 4
    try {
        video.currentTime = starttime;
    } catch (ex) {
        //handle exceptions here
    }
}

A: You could create a timer so after you "seek" the video, it will stop the video in 10 seconds.
so inside you seek function you would place.
var Video = $('Video Element')[0];
// After getting the video element play it.
Video.play();
// Now create a timer so in 10 second (1s = 1000 so 10s = 10000 ms) it will pause the video.
setTimeout(function(){
    Video.pause();
},10000);

A: I made a small script which might help with this.
https://github.com/demux/jquery-video-cuepoints
Usage:
$(document).ready(function() {
    var $v = $('#video');
    $v.cuepoints({
        17: function() {
            $v[0].stop();
        }
    });

    $('button').click(function(){
        $v[0].play();
        try {$v[0].currentTime = 7;} catch(e) {}
    });
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Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt is back with another spookfest in the '1920' series, titled '1921', starring Zareen Khan and Karan Kundrra in pivotal roles.
According to reports on BoxofficeIndia.com, the film has minted Rs 1.25 crore on its fifth day at the box-office, thus taking its overall total collection to Rs 9 crore.
Based in the year 1921, the film deals with the battle Ayush (Karan) and Rose (Zarine) have with a cursed spirit that would lead them to their ultimate redemption or downfall. For Zarine, this is her first horror film while Karan has earlier worked with Vikram in the 2012 film, 'Horror Story'.
Shot extensively in the United Kingdom, the film's cinematography has been a plus point. Even superstar Salman Khan had promoted the film and wished Zarine the best of luck for the film's success.


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Cats face a tough call on Young
SHAYNE HOPEThe West Australian
Monday, 15 March 2010 12:07PM
Camera IconGalen Young Credit: The West Australian
Perth Wildcats import Galen Young appears set to fall victim to the club's policy of keeping one of their two import spots as insurance for long-term injuries.
Young was signed as a replacement for Paul Rogers midway through the season, which ended last Friday night when the Wildcats secured a record fifth title with a 96-72 thumping of Wollongong in the deciding game of the grand final series.
The American forward's short-term deal has expired, along with the one-year contracts of five other championship-winning Wildcats.
Local product Martin Cattalini has retired and captain Shawn Redhage, Luke Schenscher, Drew Williamson and US guard Kevin Lisch will become free agents if they are not re-signed before the April 1 deadline.
Grand final MVP Lisch, who scored a game-high 29 points, is the Wildcats' priority to fill their designated import spot, which would leave Young without a place on the roster.
"Galen really is probably the only one where there's more question marks over his plan," Perth chief executive Nick Marvin said.
"My understanding was that it was always only for one year and I haven't heard otherwise from Galen … but outside of Galen we really would like to keep them all."
Lisch was the only overseas player on the roster at the beginning of the season and the policy paid dividends.
Rogers went down with a season-ending triceps injury after two games and having an import spot open enabled the Cats to replace him with Young.
The 34-year-old played a pivotal role in the Cats snaring the title, providing experience and muscle in 16 games after Christmas.
"It's inevitable that every team will have at least one major injury during the season," Marvin said.
"Our strategy worked really well and we want to repeat that. We want to open the season with one import spot up our sleeves."
Competition for Lisch's services will raise his price tag, with the Wildcats' salary cap limitations hampering their bid to keep him.
"That's our biggest issue right now - that the salary cap's going to be tight," Marvin said. "Apart from the salary, I'm very confident of keeping hold of Kevin."
Redhage will head back to Puerto Rico for another stint with Quebradillas Pirates next week.
He wants to sign a new deal with the Wildcats and finish his career in WA.
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It's time did talk pants and specialty events. With the doctors from veterinary referral and emergency center in clarks summit. You can call in with your questions. 5708830098. Or 1804370098. To. And now the -- and specialty events on WYAOK. Good morning northeast PA named doctor -- is off this week so I'm here I'm Kathy -- am going to -- Among would you say do the round up to their pets and specialty events roundup it's VR EEC. Which is. In clarks summit. It's a 24/7. 365. Emergency in referral hospital since south Abington Township really. Not I mean technically collects technically south Abington Township. And down there's emergency surgery internal medicine neurology cardiology and nuclear medicine all that stuff. Right here in northeast PM so today we've got doctor Susan Kolb and -- political but not called assigning him. And I know when I so thought I knew I was on M Maceda abducted -- Ferguson and doctor Rachel. Yeah grand casino and announced as it's as it looks good. But we're going to be talking about your pets your kids here mom on passes specialty events and you are more than welcome to call in if you have any questions. About your pets at all in any pac -- It's 8300980180437009. -- so what's going on. Ladies and not too much we're looking into identical to sunny here from hometown animal hospital -- all the fun as a general practitioner. Okay and your GPA guess this also. Do alternative medicine really puncture herbal medicine food therapy for and some. That's so cool. I've never heard of that we have to talk a lot about that and then and then like you know future of this show the more popular things you -- -- -- -- also the the most gratifying ones I have -- the dogs that come in paralyzed. The little. He's a little toxins we -- paralyzed in the people. You don't want to have surgery can't afford surgery and we can get some of their walking again. How does it happen that they become paralyzed they have been blown disk in their spine home. -- back -- doesn't work anymore. I know a dog -- listener to this to this radio stations had a dog -- exactly just quit work and at one point. And so it's it's sort of the same thing as -- like in the same. I think is they have this Malaysia where a lot of them just get it now a lot of a certain breed just get it and this is what happens in you have to deal with that wow. That's initially was when they come and they look at me like I'm crazy and it's. They stand there and glare at me because they don't believe it's gonna work and then after a couple weeks -- may see them start to take their first step. And like oh okay. What exactly do you do you have tend to mitigate the desk. And it's called electro acupuncture. And and you could be as little hard to describe about the dodge your -- You. And that's sort of sounds like aunt and you're trying to get as you're doing special points they're also. Putting electrical current down the -- I. On and it just opens up the meridian is -- -- and the spinal pathways and helps them. Cool walk again I really early impulse suspect council wouldn't work and means what I'm probably -- -- I probably would I don't -- censor myself do yeah that's the one thing I've never done -- like as far as you know homeopathic. Have never done because it just I I couldn't understand the point it's a. Pretty amazing my own guy is getting acupuncture -- doctor needs that are clinic for urinary incontinence and it's unbelievable how improved she has been quiet. She's been on medication are all -- surgery is about being. She started leaking in and she couldn't control it doctor he's been doing acupuncture and just within a couple weeks starting that is absolutely -- -- let anybody acupuncture Meehan would be directly to. And a golden Knight and -- I let him do it. That's us that's really -- so what's going on and TR EC. You've seen in the past we continue what I wanted to give a shout out to one of our patients that we actually just -- yesterday the owner gave us permission talked about little -- -- about a week ago was hit by a trained. Also came in to see us after the train ran our commercial exit -- -- then -- -- unfortunately trainers come in through -- Attracts so we had to do about eight different surgeries so lucky to be -- she is a trooper and she came in looking -- yesterday still another week of recovery but. And believe really no major fractures no -- major internal damage is needed some cosmetic surgery. I understand that's amazing unbelievable yeah. That's really sound pretty impressive one that everybody works together the guarantees surgery team on. That's cool -- -- the point of TR EC is. As an emergency in referral hospital it's like you can go there 24/7 365. Right away something's happening here at the weight. For the person to get in in the morning you can go and done immediately and immediately get to act gets some kind of -- what -- is seeing. Recently. We have. -- some tire roll recently that seems to be coming through now isn't that is that the one that you can prevent by giving them the heart worm. If the vaccine comes the next one on the court vaccines so -- music you like slap in the minute pace I feel like I'm sorry I don't think they're easy it's not always their phone honestly in the every now is fully vaccinated so alone. Actually how there -- primary care veterinarian has contacted the vaccine company to kind of say. Hey what's up. Let's put that I'm so I'm kind of hoping -- hoping that may be able to help them out but he actually had three vaccines. And he's very very sick he is getting better -- to check on today well we are hearing a lot of puppies come and her round with -- area. The protesting for -- the first symptom less. Well it can be anything from just lethargy needs plus interest and food. But vomiting and bloody diarrhea are kind of a classic signs of -- a puppy come in with vomiting or diarrhea and -- until we prove otherwise. And it's just a very very infectious virus. And end the scary things about Paramount. Is very easy for them to pick up you know all they have to do with his via the dog park or whatever and and get some on their foot and look at off -- and it can live and so it's not transmitted through the air no. But I -- so. Yeah and that it could -- mammoth first six months or longer per episode just 'cause you don't see a lot of dogs in that area -- don't think your -- safe to play there yes it's really really careful. Until I'm out -- their vaccines they're they're can be a break in between where you know the maternal antibodies in the vaccine antibodies are reacting and they're not protected so. -- has to be really careful and you know. You don't talk -- your. Pound primary veterinarian about it and -- -- might have protected and when is my pet freed and go to the dog part sorting facility puppy daycare that's kind of Singaporeans think about taking them out. Because first CNN it's out there right now and that means business and substantially help there too wide because of it's out there it's gonna live it can live on just on the ground for six months -- even in the data winner yeah that's that's very wrong. That is it's a virus -- -- the virus. It's is it anything like I remember Tom cats that we obtained on someone's porch which is how you doing here in northeast yeah. Ended up being tested positive for feline leukemia. And so the person that told me this said. Probably every kitten that was in that barn has feline leukemia because it's a very. -- easily transmitted what is sort of the same thing is that no use with feline leukemia. Among most -- we'll clear that virus common a lot of kittens won't yeah around his leg but it's. It's it's kind of a weird buyers as a different kind of virus is much more complicated than her own cats do get harder row it's called him look at -- and cats and again that's something else that -- fascinating sport. I'm but it's a very similar thing in -- and we actually had a -- last week with that that didn't make yet I'm very very wrong or Zach. So in -- is even more aggressive but you know cast in a slump and you. Similar. Disease and cats don't like each other the way constant. They just don't hang out with each other. I have I actually inherited a cat recently. From. A friend of mine. That couldn't keep him anymore and he had I guess I'm -- -- discount before but he has I'd guess an allergy to fleas which is just -- just unbelievable. And I noticed when I first got and he was really he was not well how all his hair was gone. While most of his hair except around the neck and around the head -- can't lick it off I guess. And he smelled so me and he just had this. This awful send -- to about him and I had never smelt. A cat like that before and I want if there's any other anything else that could cause that. That could cause him to smell band like that. Because it wasn't like. -- -- not to intrude and Jerry Easter bacterial infection an idea because it once we could took care of the fleas and -- brain and I got the revolution and I put that on them. She was fine. He took a while now his hair's going back but good lord it's taking a long time. And now of course the changes seasons can be blown his coat and lose more hair before he gets in fact good. Put -- hopefully that's that's interesting because I thought it was because of the flea allergy and you think it's maybe something secondary also that. And different infection. All right well -- numbers 8300. And I made 104. 3700. Made this is -- is specialty bets an any question you have about your -- Tom Peters colony -- topic. You want to the doctors here to discuss -- and you know I'm just gonna say that they know at all. I -- I'm just gonna say that. So we're gonna take a very short break and we will come right back you're listening to W I can. You were listening to pets and specialty -- with the doctors from veterinary referral and emergency centering clarks summit. On double BYOK. We're back -- letting go anywhere but we're back now. I'm Kathy Donnelly and with me are doctor Susan called a sunny whose name I can now say. From hometown animal hospital in Oliphant sort of -- -- They're on today's program doctor -- Ferguson doctor racial Correia -- and we're talking about your pets because they -- specialty that's. And it's VR EEC. Is the emergency surgery internal medicine place we need to take your -- Open 24/7. 364. For any pet emergency referral. South Abington Township AKA Clark summon what CM actual address. Three when he Northern Boulevard at large. Whenever it is the traffic in the afternoon sometimes everything else will be green. And Northern Boulevard is -- thing you're in the afternoon. And they really got to do something about that but that's another show again. But there -- three it's -- -- I Wear the black person must be used to make correct Jim dandy smiled -- right right -- OK I guess I haven't played there once. I played there now a million years ago but in any case I want to ask you if on and eat any of you. If you see anything specific. In the fall did you see anything like and when the fall comes do you see any thing that's different or unusual I mean other then. Well there's hair all over the play case we're talking during the break -- Ballot there's then I have a flu outbreak. And after Golisano was talking about the cases that she's been -- has. Being primary care that she is kind of the forefront -- -- other cases that we don't see come here because we only see them. You know when they get bad enough to come to us sounds I know she wanted to talk about that a little bit because it's -- pretty and -- -- yeah. Com. I've probably seen at least twenty cases the last couple months and at first we didn't know what it was. Com we knew it wasn't -- cost these these dogs were coming they were they were -- -- they're coming back. Sick. And the primary symptoms that we're seeing where past snotty nose cut sneezing. Fever the really bad cough and hacking up slam and they're in -- really sick like a respiratory and tech analysts say respiratory. Carol classes it's a dry hacking annoying cough but they're not sick. This is actually more contagious too they get a very quickly and and mostly we were seeing it from channels but you can also. Had the dogs are at risk if they go to a group Murphy go to the dog park and telling people don't even go to -- Smart or any places like. If your dies without them being vaccinated and there is a vaccine available but. Like I say we didn't know what it was -- first and now we do so where we're -- you get vaccinated to prevent any you know our. Some would say is never leave your home. Ever go -- though it because it's a new disease and a new vaccine. You have to do a vaccine two weeks apart before you get a good immunity. So you know you can't just -- say I'm gonna board iPad tomorrow and I need that vaccines dry it has to OKC you have to have some time -- -- here's three inch screen calling in by the way you can call 830098. Or 180437. 0098 you can also text top 1099404. Inside you can't call for whatever reason here's hurry hurry you're on W -- okay. We're campaign led -- Paris today. The -- serious confrontation. In no -- no matter how large. Chasing -- all season. And knowing you have. I don't move on going yesterday I'm -- is changing a lot more -- inadequate and play like that. Who. Half or so let's say somebody drives a motorcycle -- do you Atlanta that are at 10 AM chasing. 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And also cheaper out of harm's way you know she's gonna go after a year lot more than don't we were outside like him on the line. I'm new big thing you know the extensive -- yeah yeah you wanna marry okay that. They're on a leash isn't I mean they don't realize that a car cannot kill them how they don't it's an exciting moving no easy thing so they wanna go after it. I guess so it's not like what I think you're trying to -- yeah I think your idea may have been that is some mental deficiency -- in the hunt. -- com and apparently. Yet to -- -- now shown so many and she's just a puppy right there yeah. So did you make now out of the -- I would like to think. I would probably relate I'm going to -- -- owning a cat bank. Yeah it's not a good -- and end like a little child he can't leave them like little Tyler you can't leave them run a Marxist too big episode MA carrier yeah you have to nights certain when. OK so try and maybe try a trainer. You -- -- relieve the anxiety. 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Not doing the flea treatments long enough then they have them over winter in our house to. I'm so you wanna make sure you run it run your flea treatments at least you know guys if you weren't seeing them. You had taken care of him but I thought you know I actually and they weren't jumping on him to get enough animals they're gonna jump on the animals first. So you're not gonna see them again. That's champ. I -- a name of the town now because I have a canary in a coma I would thank -- into the -- allergic. So Roscoe gets stinky car and -- -- you can tell because he doesn't -- -- doesn't even drink he does that sometimes just. Just I think the -- with my head. Where he'll eat but he won't drink for a drink any -- -- -- and then the next day he needs an entire bowl of food anyway here's Brian in the back mountain. About scratching all the time and it's not you Brian -- scratching on the time right. No no no it's -- I'm -- to say Kathy I'm Patrick female airedale optional and shoot him. She didn't have a separate condition which I have -- stand she gets medication for -- also -- a -- -- Underneath her body parts are -- her -- and everything. It looks like little bite marks little red marks there and chief strategist continuously I've given her hope we don't Balch. I'm -- an important game he ever -- a conditioning IE from restricted her having a week. Because I thought perhaps that would be the problem and I'm totally baffled as to what I can do for this -- -- because -- scratch and all the time. Mean that's a shame what you think it is probably some type of allergy in it and the travelers food allergies if it is a food allergy thing. You have to go to a totally high for allergy -- diet to start like a prescription diet from your veterinarian to really start to see what's bothering her. But food allergies are usually all your round. Yeah they can be exacerbated by other allergies if they have an underlying food allergy and then another allergy comes on top of it like a fall allergy like we're talking about and ragweed or fleas or anything like that and she's gonna get worse in the fall. You can try that -- -- -- drew special quote any -- are no well I eventually did that work. You know. Now. Because is not just taking what I had to to say you probably see your vet what you what you probably should because there's so many different things that it could be. So I've been to the vet and the back into extension blood work and notified me that's a dark petrified of great condition the Republican leadership. But he says that should have no effect. That's what is he baffled and I'm sure baffled crowd -- helped -- -- because -- stretching local. I don't it depends on whether treatments that she's had a she bent on steroids and antibiotics has she been you -- -- severe -- was pregnant the last year I'll put some better. I don't that would everything you do which -- Now that she probably needs -- staring at this point. Bodies are rarely -- she needs something to take away the -- in the -- the allergic response either have to use a steroid or an antihistamine. But I live very mantra okay then I should dumped by -- -- mind. My home that area I should ask him about possibly for a month -- -- -- us -- them. He asked if she thinks she is I mean I don't know what other problems she has -- she had the only problem should it has I actually do good directional can watch doesn't. It could be only an email I keep an animal on -- is a snack good if there's a temporary thing just a fall allergies and then -- -- would be immensely helped by that. And nothing else is working you know sometimes your pattern animal recommends seeing us specialists like a dermatologist and they can actually do allergy testing. Just like -- when you let us. Rebellion -- is here but sense you know old nothing is working. I'm not maybe something they recommend but I would I would give them you know who can give a visit there aren't safe. You know they are frustrated and feeling -- feeling like she's not she's not doing well we need to do something also weigh in on May be a referral may be trying some medications does sound like. We need to do something for her. Okay thank you so much in the -- -- -- -- -- into a preview number recommend anybody for a as far as going to someone who productive summit was partially be done with her skin. I would check with your veterinarian first like I said. And then they recommend seeing a specialist unfortunately there's we don't have a dermatologist he had we would love to have ones I believe the closest one right now is an Allentown. And that's doctor Palmeiro in common he's really good. -- I've worked with Camelot hound but I would check with your name first because there are many things that they would recommend before going to that. Okay thank you so so much and I'm gonna get right on this project because that would boost arguments -- let you watch doctor. Our Brian thanks a lot and if you can't if you keeper on the steroids you -- enrolled her in the NFL's. And I would I would think that would be nice income boost anywhere numbers -- 300981800. 4370098. I did lose track of the show for a moment because the most cue this baby in the world walked in the studio. And is here with us now and he is. Gosh she's pretty and he belong I think he belongs to one of these ladies I think I know which went on some of but sounds so he's he's yeah he's still must again here you will baby noises it's not me. It's city it's the actual baby high numbers 8300981804370098. You can text talk to 99404. If you don't I'll want to call in just text your question. -- that we get him right away it's instantaneous which is the cool things. About as taxing anyway we are talking to the -- -- VR SEC. The primary care veterinarians. At. -- 24/7 365. Days a year emergency referral hospital. That's located at Northern Boulevard in south Abington Township clarks summit really quick before you get to -- Manning's. The only reason never got to clarks summit and that my health food store and it's up over the past the tip I can imagine coming -- and god I love that place so much. -- they have a web site you can visit VR ECPA. Dot com VR EE CPA and on FaceBook and Twitter because that's what you do these days. And that's also VR EC POK so give us a call with your question or check them out anywhere they were gonna take a short break and we'll come right back. Listening to W I can change. -- -- his pants and specialty -- with the doctors from veterinary referral and emergency center in clarks summit. I'm -- -- double BYOK. And you can check in with your question -- any question about your pets or pets. Give us a -- 300981804370098. Joining me. Is stuck to -- Ferguson and doctor Rachel Graham from the REC and actors Susan -- -- from hometown animal hospital in Oliphant. Pennsylvania because sound there are more than there is more than one animal hospital in Michael and -- ladies and gentlemen -- It's it's actually true so how does anybody has. Any thing anything special coming up that you wanted to mention I know -- -- here he always gets so. Technical. With the with the stuff that's going on and everything. But you know do you have any like interesting surgeries coming up or or weird cases or anything like that that's been going on. At the end hunt that I can think of that's good that's a good thing happen again and again none weirder the better yet because you don't want weird but. I don't know I -- I the only thing I could think of really was. The hat because I have cats and and everything and I was thinking a lot about. Dogs and end their life spans. We had. Part Golden Retriever. Who was the greatest dog ever -- name is Arthur king instead -- -- -- peninsula after the Monty python's holy ground thank. But. He did not very long and I I was I was made to understand that the goldmans just don't have that long lifespan. And so I remember that's stupid dog from the -- -- the young -- that's stupid dog with a target on his -- Stupid dog went to be 26 years old or some ridiculous amount like that. And it's like why aren't they lived to be 26 years old but as it turns out there is it's a difference. And lifespan with -- with complete and I wanted to and asked if for instance I know when I was a kid golden shepherds -- -- and German shepherds were the thing which. Dates me I know and then after that doberman swear the thing. And then do you know Golden Retriever is and what happened I have also been led to understand is they get inbred. Because they want a pure stock. And and sometimes it's easier to just read this is through the Brothers something and then does that affect the lifespan and all that kind of inbreeding. Descent linked trailing unfortunately we were just talking about Golden Retriever before the show started her. On that and that a lot of people don't know how it's -- it's actually something I would highly recommend anyone who's. I'm thinking of getting a dog please talk -- primary here veterinarians. -- about the breeds that you're interested in and educate yourself because if you're just kind of looking books and on the Internet. -- a -- -- interest -- and guess what it's gonna be all sunshine and roses and they're the best again their healthy and everything else. If you want to know all the NL though the worst thing about a dog went and virtually he -- and all the good and the bad before you fall in love. You know you need to talk to your veterinarian and unfortunately. I can't tell you how many times. IE unfortunately have to tell an owner Google retriever that -- -- has cancer. And then this breed is very predispose to cancer and I can't tell you how many times. These people say I never knew that I never knew that and we had you know all three -- -- golden and I'm never known that my whole life. Sounds so I highly recommend before you get a died. Don't just research on the Internet you don't have time to talk to this you know other. -- that -- as your veterinarian they're the ones that know about you have helped so if you wanna know what health problems they get and you know what what breeds are kind of healthy vs unhealthy they all have their quirks can pound you wanna know those quirks before you get into it because in some cases for example. -- On the and they get serious back disease and in some cases is shaped fundamentally wrong there hey it's just not right it is their shape but I am a lot of people actually recommend. You know -- either pet insurance or some people even recommend go ahead and start seeming. I'm you know put a savings account bound for your dog because again they needed they may have they may have a life threatening emergency surgery that they need and it's it's terrible to not be prepared. On a cell you know you just wanna you wanna talk -- your of your veterinarian they are the specialists in pet health. Com's if you wanna know about your pet and get the good and the bad. Dancing need to talk. Do stupid you can't do that with a husband. -- -- or you know I love yes. And that's exactly try to follow us who in recent that I thought we know and looking nice -- take this person prone to do in the next when he. Anyway -- I numbers 8300 NA 1800. 437009. -- now there are some people who just are devoted to certain breeds. I used to be very good friends with a great gain person. And that's what she was she was a great -- person she played mean guitar but she was also. Just in to that sort of saying there's a lot of stuff that goes along with that so I guess if you if you are devoted to a certain breed it does behoove yet. To find out everything you can't and that's her entire life -- those -- giant greens are no they just run out of life yeah end and a smaller redone and people ask me will what breed doesn't have problems and as you'll probably in my hand. Ever -- has their own set of problems. Do you feel now like I feel like if you're if you're in the name if you're in the market. For an animal that maybe you we may not end up doing this but junior first. Thing be to go to a shelter there. And at least see if there's some an area like absolutely I mean I mean -- cash doctors do have a -- purebred dogs you clear your mind and it could find just about anything and every green has a rescue team go on the Internet everything still rescue. Yes they do that's something that I found. The incredible. Was every single breed there are people who who will put you in touch with somebody that has won all -- -- can get one. And stuff that Cindy in the person didn't want -- they couldn't -- they were removing or whatever. And that's that that blew my mind is only got to do is -- say Golden Retriever rescue we think there would be any any. Because Beckel we had first got ours was. -- is in the late ninety's and they were just be. Everything the they were -- breed what city breed these days. We just say oh well there's a lot of money to stay popular forever like labs and Golden's are still very popular I -- -- are still very I have the little ones I think we see Eli York's east -- a lot of learning. -- -- I here's Katie from clarks summit hi Katie you're on W while tank. The bank and taking my call mom I don't know if then that's. Well essentially got 28. Since. But came meaningful way and that's whether they were. Good and confirmed or third game changing bit. By current diagnosis. Some good so we didn't know what it was heard for quite some time week as I say we knew it wasn't -- -- we knew it was something else. And I didn't test a lot of mine but there were there were several cases that went to Cornell network confirmed. And they all have the same symptoms so. Out of -- -- not from my office. OK so you're right I am from several other offices with the same symptoms. He would say we're confirmed case -- on account. I don't know that I don't -- let you know you personally know what you figured you -- such. Probably three that I know -- there are actually test it's difficult to test for. It's very difficult it's it's very difficult to test -- well. I wanted to know Schwab -- -- shot. Now I now know. It's a -- Nielsen rob and then you can do a little blood sample as well that they love that I ended down their throat problem is it's such a fast virus that it's very easy to get a false negatives because -- can only got a negative. After they're married showing signs it's already and it hasn't had an ambitious and happen so quickly. Yes so it's difficult to confirm. Let's get them early and do all the testing which a lot of people don't wanna spend the money and all the testing and that's the reason you know yeah. I think there and -- I'm going to I'm an artist going to be conducted in the Dallas area on this topic. And maybe. Pharmaceutical -- It's stating. That there were there. You know. This -- -- cases and a -- I want -- county and I've been calling around the very best and I thought oh maybe different the work and that's the key -- that's what she's saying that. There are so many cases this is an epidemic proportion than -- pulmonary that the laws. Including my own. I I I can't say that there were tons and tons of confirmed cases but. Some of the best in the area because we wanted to confirm what this outbreak was they did send. Send either samples or the dogs themselves up to Cornell university and they weren't confirmed. Not an old and you know you don't have to test every dog tend to know that that's what it is just they all have the same symptoms and -- you know there's an outbreak and some of them are tested for that and you know and it is well. To test them all but most people is the symptoms are mild. You know they don't wanna pay the extra money when the -- doing fine now they're a -- case they may wanna do those extra diagnostics annulled and impartially. Not every -- -- on every pet owner wants to pay an extra money when they're doing fine anyway -- have -- sometimes we would love to do all the testing. -- certainly if it was free. You know the test everybody and screen every one we would do it all the time aiming to kind of get a better picture of what's going on but unfortunately it's -- -- to -- -- -- -- property taxes. If that was the case so. You don't wanna do that trip all right Katie thanks -- -- WI OK here's Sharon hello Sharon you have a question for the next. -- And art. And what are their bank and it came out there. A pretty neat and an airport because of a problem. That's -- the only pain medications that cast tolerate very well or -- always on the need to be prescribed by your real high calorie OP was so yeah. -- -- -- zone as well as monster royals now. Because -- kidneys and liver very sensitive -- something you have to get from your veterinarian and London violate a lot for cancer and arthritis or look listening country -- supplement her. Specific for. Animals and cats and Jessica winning goes to plan I have done had great success because cats can't tolerate some of the things we would use for dogs. How much I glucosamine tundra who worked on me -- when I was having joined troubles on people and that's only isn't their cats in the recording very good success with -- that some very can't make your that may be to describe one means specifically forecast. Can I -- I'm wondering you don't carry it all out and eat eat and play with and in my part of that is apparent favorite event. -- an event and her. I'm a bit. Because I got that -- -- the US -- and even you know you can't. -- where I may have some glucosamine supplements over the counter at the pet stores. That's how I think I know cause it. I'm sorry I've just got to pet store to get it. Yeah is its joint pain is its arthritis it would probably will yes. All right good luck OK 300 -- 10437. 0098 because we're -- the end of the show that's when everybody's calling texting now. Here's a guy that texted and said -- into the guy. I don't know if I'm just lucky but my Boston Terrier stay pretty healthy and live to be about seventeen. That is -- signs which is really interesting. And here's another text that says I have a cat about twelve or more years old she has a habit of making herself sick. And I'm not sure if his hair balls or deprecating on the bed a couple of that's what can I do around yeah I would definitely take that to that catch your veterinarian did -- well actually my cat does and when she's an enemy. She doesn't doesn't get on the bad for cheap Jessica is in different places since she's a post. Do you know we should make clear is sick cats don't behave badly because they're being meaner because they're mad that you they do it from anxiety. They do it because something's bothering them either way how could you -- out alone words they had anxiety problems it's not because there. Badcaps. Yeah a lot of people think hair balls are normal for cats may be one every now and then but if your -- vomiting hair balls everyday or every week. That's an excessive there may be a medical problems he should probably see your veterinary and get it checked out -- bombing all the time I heard a rumor you could. You could let amount and let me grass. And that would help them with the hair balls is that true it sounds like an although I -- now let me. -- as they do is far from the grass in the inside enhance the whole deal that. I should my cat in interestingly enough when I got this other cat I kept him down the basement for a little while that's for the litter box was. So she took two going in the tub with. Amanda well she was Shakespeare and he announced -- and so I understood that's another still litter box in the house once for haren and -- -- heat and she has her tarnished credit they happy with that and now she doesn't. -- anywhere except the box so if I know is anxiety and they're both they're both -- But something else I wanted to ask you how to introduce them to each other and I remember. Being told you how to take them both out of their environment out of their territory. In order to introduce them to one another. And if I did that if I jam them in that stupid carrier that's going to be even more anxiety. So I haven't decided how to deal with that yet. But they really they don't like to mess was -- -- interact at all. You know they're gonna. -- -- solitary animals did but they're not pack animals like dogs and right times. They call -- social groups and cast and sometimes the cat is a social group or one. They don't -- another attack especially female -- especially PGA I don't know what is it's funny because this cat lived in that with a female cat. But -- now now she it's it's different now he's. He just has the basement herself I guess gunfire killing cats seem to manifest stress with. Urinary. Issues and what possibly get a man doesn't she is thus related illness and maybe Howland the -- eight you know I mean. Well it's been a really quick our thanks to everybody ended reminding you. But it's -- DR EEC. And they are located on Northern Boulevard in clarks summit of their open twining -- 7365. For any emergency thanks to doctor Susan called a sunny for coming from hometown animal hospital all the way -- have been -- Pennsylvania. And tune in again in two weeks right -- Ten and again in two weeks -- pads since specialty that's next ladies and gentlemen it's doctored and a bandage demand. Maximizing your health and W laughter.


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