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Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum and I am owned by two beautiful cats, they are brothers and will be 12 years old next week.
I have searched but had no luck in finding any answers so I hope someone can help me. Is it possible for a cat to develop nail fungus? I routinely check my cat's nails and last week discovered that one of my boys has some brownish discoloration at the base of a few of his nails on his front paws. His middle nail on one paw and three on the other paw. He has clear white nails and the brown is only at the base. It looks like it could be dried blood, maybe he was just too rough with his scratching post. He does tear violently at his scratching post, sometimes even knocking it over, and it is huge. There is no swelling or pus at all and he lets me touch them, so he does not appear to be in any pain or discomfort, he also runs around and continues to tear at his scratching post as usual. I did try cleaning one with a Q-tip soaked in salt water but that did not remove anything. Then again, I didn't really scrub hard or for a long time either.
He doesn't seem bothered by it, but I am concerned. He is a very loveable cat but despises the vet, so I would hate to put him through any unnessessary stress if it is something that I could take care of myself. Oh, and there has been no change to diet or litter and my boys are indoor cats.
Thank you for any feedback.
I have never heard of nail fungus in a cat. Do your cats go outside? My outdoor cat often comes in with black gunk around the base of his nails, probably from digging in the dirt. Is it possible your cat got into something that stained his nails?
Yucky kitty nails
Nope, like I said, my boys are indoor cats. They never go outside and there is nothing they can get into inside. Well, thank you for replying anyways, I appreciate it. I will attach a picture this time to give a better idea of what it looks like. I think I am going to bring him to the vet, even though he is in no pain and doesn't seem bothered, I am.
Thanks again.
Just got back from the vet, and it is a nail infection. I wanted to give an update in case this happens to anyone else's little loved one. The vet cleaned and clipped his nails and sent us home with antibiotics. One pill every morning and night, and clean with mild soap every three days. She recommened Spectrogel, but any mild soap will do. We are going back next week to make sure the antibiotics are working. She said it is common with older cats, they get a bit of bacteria in there and stop cleaning and that is what happens. Which is strange because my cat is a clean freak, always washing his little white paws. But perhaps he was just washing the fur and left the nails alone. At least now, I will know what it is if this ever happens again.
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I know your post was some years ago now. But i saw this after looking into something similar that has recently happened to my Cat. They initially thought it was a nail bed infection. However he's been to a specialist in dermatology and she seems to think Chris (my fluffy black baby) has an autoimmune disease called Pemphigus Foliaceus. I was wondering did you get any further on with your cat and his nail problem. The picture you included looks exactly like what is going on in Chris' Nails. it started off in his left dew claw, then to his right dew claw and now after 4 months its spread to 6 nails altoghther. I'm at my wits end and worried for him as he may need to go on steroids to supress his immune system, but the problem is he has a slight heart mumor which can complicate matters.
PLEASE if you read this i would appreciate your update on your own cats issue.
Many thanks from Ireland xx
Hi, noodles88, and welcome to the forum. I'm sorry your kitty is having these issues. The OP has not been back for several years. However, others here may be able to give you some helpful feedback on this issue.
I am not familiar with this particular issue myself. Did the dermatologist rule out bacterial, parasitic and fungus infections and do a skin biopsy to get a definite diagnosis of Pemphigus Foliaceus? Does he show any other signs of this disease? Apparently it can also show up on areas such as the ears, nose, chin, around the eyes, etc.
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Nail Fungus in a Cat
Hi mikischo.
Chris had a biopsy done on his left dew Claw in May. Since then this condition has spread to 6 front toes and one nail on his back foot. He's NEVER had anything on his face, ears. It was pure fate that i looked at his left dew claw one day. I thought it was just dried soil stuck on his nail and when he gave a little cry of pain i looked closer and that's when i saw the swollen nail bed and pus.
The lady in Cedar Grove here in Belfast who he was referred to (Mrs Pat Hart....who is wonderful in her manner not just with Chris but with me as his worried owner, cant praise her enough) took slides of the pus coming from his nails. She explained to me on the phone that he's got alot of bacterial infection going on. Her guts are telling her that it is Pemphigus Foliaceus, but to also treat him for a fungal infection as some can look similar to the PF. There was just a complication that she heard a mumor. He's since had a heart scan and thank God that was ruled out!! He started steroids (sorry some name beginning with P...cant quite recall it) on Wed past there and I have to say his nails look to be getting better already. I know it sounds silly but Chris always had a wee habit of when he jumped onto my bed he would prod on his own wee pillow for ages and when this condition, whatever it is really spread he stopped doing it. Well on Sat there he was back to his normal routine. I cant say how happy i was to see that, perhaps this is a sign that we've got this condition nipped and hopefully the steroids can be reduced in strength.
Chris is my wee son and can't bear the thought of him having something wrong, so i'm obviously doing everything i can to get him back to full health. He's still only a kitten in my eyes (even though he's 9) but to me that's still young.... my sisters cat has recently just celebrated his 23rd Birthday!!!
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My beautiful cat Puff has suffered with chronic nail bed infections for years. We went the antibiotic route and although it seemed to work for a while, the infections always returned. I finally did some research and came up with an easy solution that keeps the ugly sore infections at bay.
Soak your cat's paws in a small bowl with luke warm water and about a quarter to half teaspoon of Epsom salts. Rinse paws and put them in another small bowl with more luke warm water and a small amout of antibacterial liquid soap ( ask your local pharmacist). Make sure that your own hands are clean and gently scrap the crud from your cat's nails. Be very gentle and resoak paws every few seconds to soften the crud.
You will get almost all of the crud off. Gently dry your cat's paws and apply a very light coating of antibacterial cream or gel on the nail beds.
If you do this once a week for a month or so you will see a remarkable change and they will heal. Then, you will only have to so the aforementioned once a month to keep the infection away. It really only takes about 6 mins or so and it is a great bonding time with your kitty. Once he/she figures out that what you are doing will take the pain away I can guarantee that your kitty will almost look forward to the soaks. Good luck.
Nail "infection" in cat's nail bed NOT infection...
The picture is of pemphigus foliaceus. It's an autoimmune disease. The cells attacking each other. Antibiotics will not work. Steroids are required, oral, but sometime a topical will work. It can also manifest itself around the nipples or the lips/ears. Good Luck!
Harry HATES water with a passion. He's too big to fit in a grooming bag being crossed with Maine Coon, he gets out of a towel with ease. I have the scars to prove it. Is there any other way to treat without soaking them? I feel so bad for him. Along with his nail problem he has tummy vomiting problems as well. I have a feeling it may be connected but his nails are definitely more pressing at the moment until I find if he can be sponsored by a group for pensioners so he can go to an animal hospital for a full work up. Until then though I need to treat him.
I'd appreciate all the help I can get.
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Gender-specific patterns of self-selection into competitive and cooperative environments may have multiple reasons. One of the most prominent explanations to this point is, that there are inherent differences between men and women when it comes to preferences regarding competition. We take a different point of view and claim that gender-task stereotypes are able to explain a large part of the under-representation of women in tournament like environments. We conduct an experiment with a quantitative task which has been shown to have a strong male connotation and a verbal task which we hypothesize to be gender neutral. After controlling for differences in performance, risk attitudes, and overconfidence, we find that women self-select significantly less into competition against men only in the quantitative task. This finding suggests that remaining gender differences for entry into competition are driven by gender-task stereotypes. As a robustness check, we explore the self-selection into incentive schemes given different gender compositions of groups and self-selection into single-sex groups given different incentive schemes. Furthermore, we report the results of a framed field experiment, where we explore a further task - throwing balls into a bucket - that has as well a male connotation. These additional results further strengthen our interpretation.
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How to distribute English alphabet letters among Boggle game dice? How to make rolling for example letter "A" more often than others? How to choose how many copies of each letter to make, and how many copies of them to put on one dice? Can you please answer to these questions?
I think the question you're trying to ask is: 'how can I distribute my letters among the faces of the (16) Boggle dice so as to approximately match English probabilities?' This is actually a more interesting question than it looks at first glance, because the first-order approximation is easy, but subtle 'nonlinear' effects creep in past that first approximation, and I'm not offhand sure how to best handle them (I've coded a small handful of word games, and my answer has traditionally been 'fake it').
To first order, note that you've got 96 (16$\times$6) faces to play with; furthermore (and this is the key point of that first approximation), it doesn't actually matter which faces you put which letters on. Whether you paint all six faces of one die with the letter 'A', or one face each of six different dice, the mean number of 'A's on the board (averaged over many rolls) will be the same: the probability of any given face being an A (6/96) times the number of faces visible in a roll (16) - that is, on average you'll have exactly 1 'A' per roll. To a first approximation, then, you can multiply the basic letter frequencies (which can be found any number of places, or even found by doing a dictionary analysis of your own) by the number of slots to fill (96 for the classic Boggle problem) and, rounding appropriately, come up with an appropriate number of tiles to use for each letter; once you have those, it doesn't matter how you assign them to the faces of the dice.
But again, of course... this is 'to first approximation', with the assumptions that letter probabilities are independent of each other; that the probability that a word has two As in it is the square of the probability that it has one A, or that the probability that a word contains an A and an S is the product of the individual letter probabilities P(A) and P(S). But of course, this isn't true; letter combinations in English are highly correlated. For instance, Q appears so much more regularly with 'U' than without it that virtually every English word game (with the rare and notable exception of Scrabble) pairs the two together into a single glyph. There are plenty of other examples, too: many consonants (and a couple of vowels) are more likely to appear in multiples than single-letter probabilities would dictate; 'H's are often paired with 'T's and 'S's, 'G's with 'N's, etc. What's more, these correlations are inordinately hard to model, because it's not even clear what the appropriate measure is; do you want to know the probability that two letters appear next to each other, or simply the probability that they appear in the same word, or something else entirely? And on the other side, explicit values for the probability of two letters appearing together on your grid are going to be hard to calculate with anything short of simply enumerating all the possibilities. The best approach may be something akin to Dan Brumleve's mention of simulated annealing: start with an arbitrary 'layout' (an assignment of 96 tiles to the 6$\times$16 faces of your dice) and then run a few thousand simulations to get the joint probability for all (or some suitably chosen set) combinations of two letters. Then make a change to your layout, do another simulation run, and if the joint probabilities are closer to 'correct' than they were for the first layout, accept the change; repeat this until you come up with a distribution that offers reasonably good joint probabilities.
Unfortunately, even this still doesn't actually accomodate all of the relevant correlations that occur in the english language. For instance, the probability that at least one vowel occurs in a word is much, much higher than would be estimated either from either individual letter or joint two-letter probabilities, to the extent where (again) dice-based word games often make certain to have one or two dice that are all-vowels (and contrariwise, some dice that are all-consonants) to ensure that at least one vowel will come up and that the variance on the consonant:vowel ratio is lower (as it's relatively low in English). This is really a problem where a little domain-specific knowledge goes a long way, and where there is no hard and fast answer; you're just going to have to test to find out what feels right.
Let's work with Scrabble tiles (without blanks) instead of Boggle dice, just to keep things as simple as possible. (At the end, you can make your Boggle dice by sticking the Scrabble tiles onto them.) Suppose we have $n$ tiles, with $n \ge 26$, and a table of letter frequencies (for instance, this one), which we convert to probabilities by dividing by 100.
The first thing to do is to pick each letter once (assuming that you want all letters to occur at least once). Then subtract $1/n$ from each letter frequency to account for this, and set $n = n - 26$. This might make some of the letter frequencies negative, so we discard those letters, and renormalise the remaining frequencies so that they add up to $1$ (that is, if $S$ is the sum of the remaining frequencies, we multiply each frequency by $1/S$.)
Now just do the following (Updated to work correctly):
That's how I would do it, anyway.
Assuming you want it to approximately match the distribution of letters in English words, you can generate a histogram with something like this:
Convert these values into probabilities by dividing by the total, multiply by the total number of dice, multiply by 6, and then round up to an integer so you have at least one instance of each letter. Fudge the numbers so that the total is divisible by 6. Then label each face with those letters in such a way that you minimize the number of duplicate letters on each die.
If we make the problem more specific, there is probably a better (but more complicated) way. If you actually want to maximize the expected number of words that appear on the Boggle board, I think you will have to use some sort of simulated annealing approach to optimize it.
I've just written a simple python program to do this, and am looking for the actual letters that occur on the dice.
You want a 16 element array, each element of which is a 6-element array of ints.
constructs the required array. Then you put the appropriate character codes in. (Or something like this -- I can't remember the array type codes apart from i, so I just used that, together with
this gives each letter equal probability. You then need to replace this line with something that, for each i and j, gets the right letter for an actual Boggle game.
Then you do
to get an array of 16 letters.
will print out a nice 4x4 grid, like
and this final example shows why you need to manually set the letter choices rather than picking random letters from the alphabet.
http://thewikiman.allsup.co/BogglePlay has a complete Python script for this.


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The magazine's decision sparked strong public backlash, with many saying the cover was insensitive to the victims. Three prominent New England-based businesses - CVS pharmacies, Stop & Stop, and Tedeschi Food Shops - announced they would not sell that edition.
But others, including the magazine itself, defended the decision, saying the story is about how a young man popular with his friends became someone who could perpetrate such a violent act.
"The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this happens," the magazine said in a statement.
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My Aztec shaman character, Chimalli, is primarily a spirit summoner, using Willpower (5)+Charisma (7) to resist drain. He has one level of the Focused Concentration quality (+1).
Is there any easy way that I can increase drain resistance for summoning? Are there any items/qualities/whatever I can get to increase his resistance? What's the cheapest in terms of karma cost?
The Sacrifice metamagic is not beyond the realm of possibility if I can find a teacher (it's highly appropriate to the Aztec tradition, after all). However, it would be hard to use this in combat summoning, since it takes two full Complex actions (I would have to maintain Increased Reflexes, also.), and I have to have something to kill handy.


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With their first-round series against the New York Islanders tied at two games apiece, the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins announced Wednesday that they would bench goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and replace him with Tomas Vokoun. Given how Fleury has performed in the postseason lately, it is no wonder coach Dan Bylsma decided to make a change.
After giving up 14 goals over his last three games, Fleury is the latest member of the 40-7 Club. Since 1990, he's one of just five NHL goalies to unfurl a 10-game playoff stretch in which he's allowed a total of at least 40 goals and surrendered four or more goals in at least seven games.
In fact, the Penguins' first-round series last year against the Philadelphia Flyers may have featured the worst goaltending rivalry in recent NHL history, as both Fleury and the Flyers' Ilya Bryzgalov were on their way to joining the 40-7 Club. Over the six games in the series, Bryzgalov gave up 21 goals and posted a brutal .871 save percentage. And yet his team won, because Fleury gave up 26 goals and had an .834 save percentage—the worst of any goaltender with at least four games in a playoff season since 2000.
When Fleury is good, he's very good: He helped the Penguins win the 2009 Stanley Cup, and he shut out the Islanders 5-0 in Game 1 last week.
If he can take any consolation out of this series, maybe it is this: Through those four games, he had a higher save percentage (.860) than his counterpart, the Islanders' Evgeni Nabokov (.846).
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Blast Your Baby with Vitamins!
During pregnancy you want to provide your growing baby with plenty of nutrients— including the antioxidants: vitamin C and beta-carotene. Read on and learn which fruits and vegetables supply the biggest bang for your buck.
- Fruits rich in vitamin C: Oranges, grapefruit, mango, strawberries, papaya, raspberries, tangerines, kiwis, cantaloupe, guava, lemons, orange juice, grapefruit juice, and other vitamin C–fortified juices.
- Vegetables rich in vitamin C: Broccoli, tomato, sweet potato, pepper, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts, rutabaga, cauliflower, and spinach.
- Fruits rich in beta-carotene: Apricots, cantaloupe, papaya, mango, prunes, peaches, nectarines, tangerines, watermelon, and guava.
- Vegetables rich in beta-carotene: Broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots, collard greens, escarole, dark green lettuce, spinach, sweet potatoes, kale, butternut squash, chicory, red peppers, and tomato juice.
Keep on Drinkin', Sippin', Gulpin', and Guzzlin'!
Proper hydration is another vital component for a healthy pregnancy. Did you know that the average female is about 55–65 percent water, and the average newborn is about 85 percent water? During this nine-month period of bodily change, shift, and growth (to put it mildly), your fluid demands skyrocket for the following reasons:
- You need to maintain your expanded blood supply and fluid volume. You see, through the blood and lymphatic system, water helps deliver oxygen and other nutrients all over your body.
- Like always, fluids are needed to help wash down your food and assist in nutrient absorption.
- Extra fluids, along with fiber, can help to alleviate some of the bothersome plumbing problems (alias "mom-to-be" constipation).
- Fluid provides a cushion for the developing fetus and also helps lubricate your joints.
- Lastly, fluid is needed for the normal functioning of every cell in your body.
"Favorable fluids" you should be guzzling down include water, club soda, bottled water, vegetable juice, seltzer, calcium-fortified fruit juice, and skim or 1% low-fat milk.
Liquids you should steer clear of are alcohol, coffee, tea, soft drinks, diet cola (and other artificially sweetened drinks), and questionable herbal teas.
Also realize that in some instances, you might need even more than the already increased amount: for example, if you're perspiring in hot weather, or when you're exercising, or if you have any type of fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. (Obviously, in the last cases, contact your doctor immediately.)
Foods to Forget!
The following is a suggested list of foods to avoid (or moderate) until after the baby is born
- Raw foods: This includes sushi and other raw seafood, beef tartar, undercooked poultry, raw or unpasteurized milk, soft-cooked and poached eggs, cookie dough, and Caesar salad. These foods increase your risk of bacterial infection.
- Alcohol: Avoid all beer, wine, and liquor.
- Caffeine: This includes tea, coffee, and any other highly caffeinated beverages. If you must include regular coffee or tea, try to do so in moderation (1–2 cups per day).
- Nitrates, nitrites, and nitrosamines: These are found in hot dogs, bacon, bologna, ham, deli turkey, and any other processed cold cuts.
- Herbal teas: Some have medicinal properties. Check with your physician before consuming teas other than mint teas or raspberry leaf.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG): Commonly found in Chinese food, soups, and frozen convenience meals, it can cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea.
- Artificial sweeteners: Since the safety of these sweeteners is controversial, it may be best to use in moderation:
- Aspartame (NutraSweet)
- Saccharine (Sweet N' Low)
- Sucralose (Splenda)
- High-mercury fish: King mackerel, swordfish, shark, and tilefish. (See the explanation for this in The Story on Mercury and Fish.)
- Cheeses: This includes soft, unpasteurized cheeses such as Brie, Camembert, feta, goat, Limburger, Montrachet, Neufchâtel, queso fresco, Point-Leveque, and ricotta. Also avoid unpasteurized semi-soft cheeses such as Gorgonzola, Muenster, and Roquefort. These cheeses carry a bacteria called listeria monocytogenes, which has the potential to be dangerous. Hard cheeses and pasteurized cheeses do not contain listeria. Additionally, all American cheeses are made with pasteurized milk and are therefore safe to eat during pregnancy. Imported cheeses, however, are not pasteurized and should be carefully considered. At cocktail parties, if you don't know what types of cheeses are being served, avoid them completely.
- Olestra: Because it is a fat malabsorber, it's not appropriate to consume olestra during pregnancy. It can cause abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and malabsorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
More on: Children's Nutritional Needs
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Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition © 2005 by Joy Bauer. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
To order this book visit the Idiot's Guide web site or call 1-800-253-6476.


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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that women get their first Pap smear at the age of 21 or three years after they become sexually active, and to get one every other year until the age of 30. Women over 30 who have had three consecutive "normal" results can then get one once every three years.
This essential test helps to detect cervical cancer at an early stage, when the recovery rate is very high. Additionally, start getting tested for HPV when you are 30, and then with your Pap smear every three years. HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer, and many sexually active women contract this infection at some point. It is tested using an HPV DNA test, and can use the same specimen as the one taken for your Pap smear.


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20 Nov 2012 4:20 AM #1
Unanswered: Sencha Cmd app Build (production, testing ...) Ext.create vs xtypes
What are the differences betwen using xtypes and the Ext.create() way?
I am asking, because, i was trying to build an app based on ST 2.1. In develop mode all worked fine. But after using sencha cmd to build (minfier) the app
sencha app build production
after some tests, i recognized the problem has something to do with using multiple view files. if i was putting the whole view stuff in one file, all worked fine in developmode and also after builds.
the comments in the docs gave me the needed hint. here (go down to comments) the user talwinder is posting a solution
I was using Ext.create() to instantiate a class/view. After using xtypes all works.
thanks to talwinder
21 Nov 2012 7:43 AM #2
I have the same problem. but i can't render it in one view because i render each view to another component in a page by the component id.
Does anybody from Sencha have a solution? or is it a bug?
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short example. two ways to add same view, all works, but after build the form added by function call is not working
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He was a man who didn't deserve a second chance... but he needed one. Emily and her husband, Sandy Portman, seemed to live a gracious if busy life in an old-world, Upper West Side apartment in the famous Dakota building. But one night on the way to meet Emily, Sandy dies in a tragic accident. The funeral isn't even over before Emily learns she is on the verge of being evicted from their apartment. But worse than the possibility of losing her home, Emily is stunned when she discovers that her marriage was made up of lies.
Suddenly, Emily is forced on a journey to find out who her husband really was... all the while feeling that somehow he isn't really gone. And what if he isn't?
Angry, hurt, and sometimes betrayed by loving memories of the man she lost, Emily finds comfort in a scruffy dog named Einstein. But is Einstein's seemingly odd determination that she save herself enough to make Emily confront her own past? Can he help her find a future - even after she meets a new man?
©2011 Linda Francis Lee (P)2011 Tantor
If I follow you, it's because I've glanced through your reviews and more than likely found books I've agreed with you on and also found at least one book that the majority loved, and you and I were less than thrilled with. I know I should follow you then for that next read that I will enjoy.
"Well-written, kept my attention"
This is no Devil in the Junior League, nothing like that, which I loved, loved, and have been checking back to see when Ms. Lee would put something else out. I have listened and/or read her other books, so used one of my credits on this book. I think, myself, of having no knowledge of how a book is published, what editors do, et cetera, was one of the most interesting points of this book, i.e., getting a "good" book supported. Really and truly, enjoyable listen, good story.
All kinds of things woven in the relationships among the characters in this book.
"Thought Provoking"
I have so many titles in my library and perhaps I should go back and begin to listen to them all again. Would this be on the top of my begin again list? Well no, it isn't "The Pillars Of The Earth", but I truly enjoyed the many layers of this book.
When the dog was telling his part of the story.
Each time Einstein the dog had to "reevaluate" his thinking in order to "not fade away."
Being an extreme dog lover, it made me both laugh and cry. The idea that a man in a dog's body can better understand his human nature and fix his flaws is genius!
"I didn't want it to end!"
Rarely do I listen to a book twice but this one has grabbed my attention. By the end I was sad to hear it finish. What an original idea and so well performed. There are a few glitches in the recording with repeats of segments but overall it is well worth your time.
Linda Francis Lee has written another great book. Emily & Einstein is different from her other books, but the author's voice and subtle humor are still evident. Throughout the book it is difficult to determine if you ever really like Einstein, the dog (due to a twist in fate, all is not what it seems), but in the end he does the honorable thing for Emily, his devoted owner. Lee takes us through the emotions in a moment in time for Emily. Anyone who has been through a terrible break up or death of a loved one will recognize themselves in this book as you slosh through the ups and downs of trying to regain balance. Lee does an excellent job in character development not only of Emily, but also of Einstein and Emily's sister, Jordan. Some of it was a little far fetched, but it didn't matter because Lee gave us pieces of our human condition, which is always captivating in a book. It is not wholly a happy ending, but it's real. The performance of the narrators was excellent, as was the switching back and forth of the point of view (Emily and then Einstein, etc.). While I think I still like the Devil in the Junior League better, this was well worth the time and money invested and I'm glad I read it.
"I loved this book"
This book was terrific. I'm now going to check out the author's other works. It was so creative and funny. Listened to it in 3 days! A lot of fun and brought a smile to my face when I listened to Einstein.
Both narrators were great. But you really can here Sandy's personality through Einstein which I may not have interpreted while reading.
I would take Einstein. My husband's dog is a little Bichon and I have a feeling his personality is much like Einsteins. I even told my husband to listen to Eistein's chapters for the fun of it.
"Emily and Einstein"
I very rarely write a review, I do however simply press the "review button."
I never actually shed a tear......... no, never ..... except this time.
What a great writer and what a great story.
She did it all! Read it. Don't weep, it is good
"Kind of weird...."
I like Linda Francis Lee's other audiobooks, so I was hoping to like this one too. But......unfortunately, that didn't happen. The premise in a nutshell: Emily's husband dies and comes back as a dog named Einstein. His mind is in tact and he remains the pompous jerk that he was in life....but as a dog.
This is one of those books that could be an easy, middle-of-the-road listen if the narrators were good. I actually found Cassandra Campbell to be great. Her reading really gave some depth to the Emily character that I think could have been lost with a lesser reader. But, Dan John Miller, was terrible! He paused at weird times, pronounced things incorrectly (a brown stone, instead of brownstone) and had an uneven pace. It really took me out of the book whenever his reading came. I was wishing that CC just read the male part too.
Overall, not terrible.....just not great or as good as her other books.
Newly retired, I am a reading fiend! I like many types of books, both fiction and non-fiction, with the exception of romance and fantasy
"Disappointing for me!"
I guess I am really in the minority in that, try as I might, I just could not like this story.
I found the story shallow and very unbelievable. I did not have a good time listening to this story. It is the type of story that might only be interesting to females, in my opinion. Even having a dog in the story did not help.
I found the characters unlikeable. Emily, the daughter of a strong feminist mother, was wishy-washy, weak, and indecisive til the very end. Her husband, Sandy, was despicable. Her sister was irresponsible and selfish. The dog had no dog personality (no spoilers here.) The themes of this story were boring to me, and I got so tired of Emily referring to her mother. I did finish the story and I felt the narrators did the best they could given a slow, boring story.
"fine, just not a favorite"
I should have been more cautious when buying- the whole dog as a main character/narrator situation was not my thing.
That said, I thought the story was pretty decent within the confines. I knew from the start that I would not ever relisten.
Emily as a character was great and I thought both narrators did well.
"A cute but shallow book"
Emily and Einstein is a favilous book without any substance. It is a fun read but that is all.
This is the first performance by Dan John Miller and Cassandra Campbell that I have listened too. They did an excellence job with a very mediocre book.
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CNN -Actress Lupe Ontiveros, who co-starred in the hit films "Selena" and "As Good As It Gets," has died, CNN confirmed on Friday. She was 69.
Her publicists told CNN the cause of death was liver cancer.
Ontiveros passed on Thursday night following calls from actors all over Hollywood as well as political figures, including calls from Edward James Olmos and Hilda Solis, said Roy Cosme of Arcos Communications.
The Mexican-American actress built her career playing domestic workers, and in a 2009 interview with NPR said she had appeared as a maid more than 150 times in roles on shows like "Who's the Boss." Her near constant gigs made her one of the most recognizable Latina actresses in Hollywood.
One such recognizable role came later in life when she played Yolanda Saldivar, the woman convicted of killing Tejano superstar Selena in the blockbuster movie of the singer's life.
TMZ reports that Ontiveros' "Selena" co-star Jacob Vargas was at her bedside when she passed. He told CNN in a statement that Ontiveros was diagnosed with liver cancer in January of this year, but kept it quiet from friends and family.
At time of her passing, Vargas said, "she was surrounded by many friends and family." He called the 69-year-old star "an amazing person. A force of nature. Always smiling and ready to pull you out on the dance floor. She will be dearly missed."
Jennifer Lopez, who starred in 1997's "Selena" as the titular superstar, said in a statement, "I am tremendously saddened by the news of Lupe's passing! I've enjoyed her work throughout the years. She was a great actress and working with her in 'Selena' was an unforgettable experience. She will truly be missed."
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Actress Eva Longoria shared similar condolences, telling CNN in a statement that she's "deeply saddened at the news of my dear friend Lupe Ontiveros' passing. She was more than a colleague to me, she was my family. My heart is with your family Lupe."
Actor Luis Guzman tweeted Friday, "R.I.P. Lupe Ontiveros thank you for all your work and being a Pioneer."
Cosme, who serves on the board of the Latino Commission on AIDS, described Ontiveros as a community activist as much as a movie star, and a major voice in the Latino community's ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS. In the past, Ontiveros was a co-host of the Latino Commission on AIDS' fundraiser.


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When I first started focusing on short stories, I submitted to a range of top professional magazines (Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, etc.). I wasn't surprised to be rejected, but now I wonder if after rejecting a few pieces from me, they will attach a negative note or connotation to my name that could hurt future submissions. Obviously I don't/won't submit work that I don't think is ready for the world, but hopefully my future work will become increasingly better. Is there a benefit to holding off top-tier submissions until some time in the future?
Does submitting multiple pieces to professional magazines (and being turned down) hurt chances of later stories that may be better-written?
No, don't hold stories back unless you have a specific reason. Unless a publication specifically asks you to re-submit a specific piece at a later time (maybe they have a theme issue planned), holding stories back makes little sense. There's no secret to getting published aside from (1) Write beautiful things (2) send the beautiful things to publications that things like the things you wrote. (i.e., send to appropriate markets and follow their submission guidelines.)
The stories that you send in should be the best you're capable of at that time. Why would you hold work back unless you think it's not ready? By saving top-shelf material for later, you'll all but ensure that you're not giving your best stories a chance to be noticed. And it's expected that writers will improve over time.
If you were rejected with a form letter, they may not even remember you. If you were rejected with a personalized note, it's because they want to encourage you. If you send in a better story later, and they remember you, they'd almost certainly love to see that you've improved.
Absolutely not. Getting rejected is all part of the business. Just because they don't like one - or maybe several - of your stories doesn't mean they won't find one that they love in the future. Keep submitting and keep dreaming. You'll get there in time.


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Alaska: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Innovation, and Welcoming Initiatives in the Frontier State
In Alaska, there is no doubt that immigrant entrepreneurs and innovators play an important role. Immigrant entrepreneurs bring in additional revenue, create jobs, and contribute to the state's economy. Highly skilled immigrants are vital to the state's innovation industries and to the metropolitan areas within the state, helping to boost local economies. Furthermore, local government, business, and non-profit leaders recognize the importance of immigrants in their communities and support immigration through local "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
Immigrant entrepreneurs contribute to Alaska's economy.
- From 2006 to 2010, there were 3,394 new immigrant business owners in Alaska and in 2010, 10.1 percent of all business owners in Alaska were foreign-born.
- In 2010, new immigrant business owners had a total net business income of $160 million, which is 7.8 percent of all net business income in the state.
Highly skilled immigrants are vital to Alaska's innovation industries, which in turn helps lead American innovation and creates jobs.
- Immigrants contribute to Alaska's economic growth and competitiveness by earning degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields from the state's research universities. In 2009, 33 percent of STEM graduates earning masters or PhD degrees from these universities were foreign-born.
- In 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor certified 141 H-1B high-skilled visa labor certification applications in Alaska, with an average annual wage of $65,098, which is higher than Alaska's per capita income of $31,944.
- An expansion of the high-skilled visa program would create an estimated 480 new jobs in Alaska by 2020. By 2045, this expansion would add around $257 million to Gross State Product and increase personal income by more than $240 million.
While the numbers are compelling, they don't tell the whole story.
- Immigrant entrepreneurs not only contribute to large innovative companies, but also to small businesses in local communities. In cities across Alaska, immigrant family-owned small businesses contribute to the vitality of their local communities. Although initially aimed at other immigrant customers, many businesses quickly see an expansion of their clientele to include a diverse array of immigrant and native-born customers alike.
- In Anchorage, the state's largest city, immigrant-owned businesses are found along and around Fireweed Lane, Arctic Boulevard, and Tudor Road in the city's Midtown neighborhood. "Immigrant-owned small businesses stud strip malls, offering ethnic groceries, acupuncture, shoe repair, manicures and a dizzying array of restaurant food," reports the Anchorage Daily News.
- In this neighborhood, which has become known as the hub of Anchorage's Korean community, and one of the city's most visible ethnic business districts, customers find a variety of Korean-owned restaurants, markets, retail, and other services. The Anchorage Daily News noted in 2013 that "a directory of local Korean-owned businesses lists more than 400."
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With a rooted phone and an app you can overclock or underclock your processor. Also, off Android, with some hacks you can boost power of a wifi router and wifi antenna. It seems to me that if you can do those things you could boost the reception of your cell antenna some how. Am I right? If so, how?
As a telecom engineer student, I know that one of the main limitation for power is the EIRP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalent_isotropically_radiated_power).
Overpassing the EIRP is one of the must known way to increase wifi router power (by adding a better antenna, which leads to an increase in gain, and in power RX/TX). This power is perhaps fixed by the software in Android handsets, and you could use this parameter to leverage the emission power.
But, as far as I know it's illegal (at least in France).
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17 Apr 2012 6:08 AM #11
We had a good laugh about this thread yesterday.
Sencha Architect 2.0, the new product name for what was previously Ext/Sencha Designer was released as a GA product this morning.
When you launch Sencha Designer it should prompt you with a major update. Clicking the link, you should be able to download the Sencha Architect installer. Users who purchased Sencha Architect (or Sencha Designer Jan 1+) will be receiving emails with activation codes later today. Users who have not yet purchased Architect will receive a 30 day trial.
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congratulations guys, thanks for all the hard work on this great product!
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For the record! I was not wondering when GA date was going to be!Phil Strong
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That sounds like a good competition! Maybe even one that we could offer up something for the winner...Aaron Conran
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Great news! Are there patch notes anywhere?
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@scottilde - Between 374 (the last public beta) and 410 (the GA release) the following things of note happened...
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So, here's a little background. I'm 24 years old, no job, no responsibilities, no obligations. My father died last November (cancer) and I've been sort of out of it since then. I've been spending my days sleeping playing video games and reading comics and manga, and not much else. I just turned 24 on the 14th of this month, and upon waking up the next day, I stared at the ceiling, and out of nowhere I had that White Snake song "Here I Go Again" run through my head.
See, I'm in the process of moving to a small town at the southwest tip of VA (I'm in Richmond til the end of this month). The plan is to go down there and start going to to the much, much cheaper community colleges that litter that area. Actually make something of myself and whatnot. But I can't get the grants and everything for the semester that starts at the end of August, so I'm probably going to have to wait 'til the semester after that. That leaves me with a whole semester to either: A) Hang around the house and play video games B) Get a job down there and just sort of bleh my way until next semester or C) RIDE THE RAILS AND LIVE BY MY WITS AND HAVE ZANY ADVENTURES.
I'm obviously choosing C. I'm gonna be a drifter and travel from town to town righting wrongs and becoming the sheriff of some small town and HAVE BYGOD ADVENTURES!!!11. The only two places I really feel like I need to go are Florida and Texas, to see my friend and mother respectively. Other than that, it's going me, my digital camera, my laptop and my Dodge Neon causing various shenanigans all over the U.S.A. I'm just going to point the Neon in a direction and drive, let the wind blow me where it will. I might even hit WA or Cali. The whole United States is my playground.
In short, it's going to be FRIGGIN' AWESOME.
However I don't want to head out without
kind of plan as to where I'm going to stop and what I'm going to see. The way I take to get to my destinations and how long I decide to take, that's gonna be up to me and the wind, but I would like to have some places I know I can stop.
So, what I'm getting at, if any of you guys can give me some suggestions as to places that might be fun to stop by on my whirlwind adventure, I'd be appreciative. Also anyone who might want to hang with Whup, this would be a good chance.
I'm gonna be a DRIFTER. I am so totally psyched by this idea.
Also what cheap motels are good and have internet access, and,... well tell you what, since the only plan I have is to point the car one way or the other and drive, any advice/thought you have for me is appreciated.
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The bums will always lose Lebowski!
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I was actually looking for a Pulp Fiction response, but fair dos.
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I'm impressed.
Question: From where is the money to do this coming?
The insane gas prices (and not to mention hotel and food costs) stop me from attempting anything like this.
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I'd also be afraid to do something like this by myself. *shrug*
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Question: From where is the money to do this coming?
Dad left me a little. It's not a lot, but it's enough for me to at least get started in school.
I've worked out how much I have and how much this should cost me, and I'm not in too much danger financially. Not to mention how I'll probably sleep in the Neon a lot of the time. I'm only going to get a motel when I'm in a spot where it's worth having a "home-base". Maybe every few days, just for the sake of the shower. I'm going to be cheap with the food too, I was thinking just carry some bologne and cheese in my cooler and keep some bread around for the most part. Save the eating out for the special stops. If nothing else, McDonalds is universal, and a couple bucks on a dollar menu will take you far.
I'm trying to be smart about it, which is hard considering that overall it's kind of a reckless thing to do. But I've always wanted to see the country, and there's never going to be a better time in my life to accomplish it. I feel like I'd regret it later in life, having the dream go unfulfilled. I think Dad would appreciate the spirit of it too. He was a trucker and big into westerns. If I was taking off riding a horse instead of a Neon, it'd be perfect.
Edit: Oh and having a Neon helps with the gas a lot. The mileage on these things is fantastic. Not that 20 bucks a day for gas isn't still a lot in the long run, but it's doable. I'll try and position myself where I can walk or bus where I need to go after I hit a destination town. Plus bum rides off my e-buddies.
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When I was but a cub, I did something like that. I sold my body for food and gas. The whole event left me scarred; I'll never be able to look at men the same way aga... wait, that's not
story.... er, um, ...
I always found a solution to all obstacles. Most times, some kind stranger would help me out and eventually, I found my way back home to my Mast... wait, that's not right, either.
Ah! Here it is. It was a coming-of-age thing for me. I went across country on a Honda 350CL and $500. It was a bit scary at times, but when I got done I knew I could do whatever I set out to do. Except, of course, deal with Mom freaking out because her 'little boy' was 'out there somewhere all by himself.' Moms never see their kids grow up.
Still, as fun and interesting as your journey is likely to be, I'd suggest your time would be better spent getting ready for school. It's been a few years since you last had a class. I found that I badly needed a refresher before tackling some subjects, most notably Algebra and Trig. Audit a course, or just blatantly sit in (some teachers don't mind, if you ask); it'll help. That way you can get some remedial stuff out of the way, find out what college level work is like (high school does not always prepare you), and be ready to go onto new material when you actually start classes for credit.
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I dont suppose you fancy drifting across the atlantic?
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I dont suppose you fancy drifting across the atlantic?
I don't think my Neon floats. It does many things, but floating is not one. However I wish I could pull off such a feat.
Flion, yeah that's not a horrible idea. However considering how much time I have, I think I'll have plenty of time to prepare after I get back. I might just be gone a couple weeks, I might be gone a month or more, but I doubt I'll be gone the entire semester.
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I would like to reccomend something... get a video camera and a digital camera, make a documentary of your travels and then sell it to TLC or Discovery afterwards (if it lasts for a month or more, call it the $20 journey or something) to make back the money from the trip... it sounds like it would be an awesome ride and quite an experience that many people would love to share, if you are willing to share your experiences... or at least share it with your friends here....
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Get a pistol. I recommend a large-frame S&W .357 Magnum.
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What kind of stuff are you interested in? I could recommend a boatload to you, but they'd all be nature things, and I don't know if you're into that.
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Sounds awesome. My recomemndations:
A) Look for hostels. While they aren't ubiquitous here like they are in Europe, there are a couple hundred scattered throughout the country. Find them online. If you're looking to pay to spend the night somewhere just for the sake of a shower, why not do it at a place where you can get by for 10-50 bucks?
B) Whenever I'm on the road, I buy bagles and bananas. They're great, reasonably healthy food that sticks with you. And they don't require refridgeration or anything. Mmmm....bagels.
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