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Lee Fitzgerald (born 1955) is Professor of Zoology and Faculty Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University.   His biological specialty is the evolutionary ecology and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles (herpetology). Fitzgerald is a former editor of Herpetological Monographs.

Life
Fitzgerald was born in Pasadena, Texas. He attended Pasadena High School and received an undergraduate degree at Stephen F. Austin University of Texas. From 1979 until 1980, he was in the Peace Corps in El Salvador and worked with iguanas, but returned early because of the civil war there. In 1980, he traveled to Paraguay and  worked with Norman J. Scott. He then studied at the University of New Mexico under Scott and finished his masters project in Venezuela before beginning his doctoral studies with Howard Snell. After receiving his PhD in 1993, he did post-doctoral work on Tegu lizard ecology and sustainable use as a conservation strategy in Paraguay. In 1996, Fitzgerald joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, where he is Professor of Zoology and Faculty Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.

Research
Fitzgerald and his research group work in Latin America and the southwestern United States. Their fieldwork concentrates on the ecological factors affecting reptiles, most notably the Tupinambis lizard and the dunes sagebrush lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus.

Selected Publications

Fitzgerald, L.A.1 and contributors. (in press). Finding and Capturing Reptiles, Chapter 5 In M.S. Foster et al. (eds.) Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Reptiles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. (1Chapter coordinator)
Fitzgerald L.A. (in press). Studying and Monitoring Exploited Species. (in press). Chapter 12 In M.S. Foster et al. (eds.) Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Reptiles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
Dayton, G.H. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2011. The advantage of no defense: predation enhances cohort survival in a desert amphibian. Aquatic Ecology 45:325-333. (pdf)
Fitzgerald, L.A. and R.E. Nelson. 2011. Thermal biology and temperature-based habitat selection in a large aquatic ectotherm, the alligator snapping turtle, Macroclemys temminckii. Journal of Thermal Biology 36:160-166. (pdf)
Laurencio, L.R. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2010. Atlas of distribution and habitat of the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) in New Mexico. Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843–2258. .
Fitzgerald, L.A. and Amanda L. Stronza. 2009. Applied Biodiversity Science: Integrating ecology, culture, and governance for effective conservation. Interciencia 34(8):1-8. (pdf)
Chan, L., L.A. Fitzgerald, Zamudio K. 2009. The scale of genetic differentiation in the Dunes Sagebrush-Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), an endemic habitat specialist. Conservation Genetics 10:131-142. (pdf)
Fitzgerald, L.A. and C.W. Painter. 2009. Sceloporus arenicolus. Pages 230-233 In. Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Lawrence L.C. Jones and Rob Lovich (eds.).
Fitzgerald, L.A. 2009. Sceloporus merriami. in. Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Lawrence L.C. Jones and Rob Lovich (eds.).
Fitzgerald, L.A. 2009. Plestiodon tetragrammus. Pages 463–465. Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Lawrence L.C. Jones and Rob Lovich (eds.).
Fitzgerald, L.A. 2004 Amphibians and Reptiles. Chapter 10, In N. Wilkins (ed.), Texas Master Naturalists Curriculum Book.
Fitzgerald, L.A. 2003. Whiptail lizards, tegus and allies (Teiidae). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. (pdf)
Fitzgerald, L.A. 2003. Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. (pdf)
Fitzgerald, L.A. and C.W. Painter. 2000. Rattlesnake commercialization: long-term trends, issues, and implications for conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28 (1): 235–253. (pdf)
Fitzgerald, L.A., J.A. Cook, and A.L. Aquino. 1999. The molecular phylogenetics and conservation of Tupinambis (Sauria: Teiidae). Copeia 1999 (4): 894-905 (pdf)
Fitzgerald, L.A., F. Cruz, and G. Perotti. 1999. Phenology of a lizard assemblage in the dry chaco of Argentina. Journal of Herpetology 33 (4): 526–535. (pdf)
Painter, C.W. and Fitzgerald L.A. 1999. Crotalus atrox. Morphology. Herpetological Review 30(1): 44

References

External links
  Web site at Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection

1955 births
Living people
American herpetologists
People from Pasadena, Texas
Stephen F. Austin State University alumni
University of New Mexico alumni
Texas A&M University faculty
Pasadena High School (Pasadena, Texas) alumni


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In Voyeur II you are a photographer who has moved into the wilderness to live in a cabin built on a canyon by your grandfather. Your grandfather used the cabin for hunting purposes until the anti-hunting regulation was passed. He then locked up his prized rifle and gave the cabin over to yourself.
Your days were spent photographing the birds, deer, rocks and anything that came across your lens. At night you would study your work and sometimes listen to the local radio talk show when the reception was clear. One night while listening to the radio, you heard that you would soon have a new neighbor named Cussler who bought the land opposite of you on the ridge. Wondering what it would be like to have to share the area with others, you began to point your lens in their direction 3,000 feet away. You became fascinated with the day-to-day activities of the construction workers and your new neighbors.
Jennifer O'Neill
Feeling as if they had invaded your privacy, you became preoccupied in your desire to learn everything there was to know about these people. Night after night, you couldn't wait for your next chance to spy. Your obsession drove you to buy a video camera with a long-range lens and microphone. With your new equipment you could listen and watch all the rooms of the cliff-side mansion, seeing everything no matter how private it may be.
As the sun sets, you listen to a radio newscast about the death of the late Dr. Everett Cussler played by William Burns. Dr. Cussler is survived by his two children Peter (Matthew Flint) and Rachel (Karen Mayo-Chandler) and leaves behind the control of his corporation of which Sylvio Donato (David Groh) has had a significant investment in since its beginnings. Spying on Dr. Elizabeth Duran (Jennifer O'Neil), listening to the news is how the game begins with its full screen, full motion video. Tonight, you'll have to pay extra close attention to everything you see and hear, because tonight, you may witness a murder. Will you be able to prevent it? That's for you to figure out as you play Voyeur II.
The game requires that you last the whole night recording important evidence to show who may be the guilty party. This may prove to be a difficult task as your cabin uses solar energy and you must ration your power to make it through the night.
Voyeur II always begins the same way and runs for about twenty minutes depending on your moves. There are no save-game options as the night takes place in real time once started. You can pause and quit the game at any time. Conversations will take place simultaneously in different rooms and you'll be the judge on which of the two or more situations should be recorded. Gathering up all of the information onto video tape is what the game is all about. If you don't have the proper convincing events recorded, the sheriff, John Parker (Dennis Weaver), will not take to you kindly.
Other interesting details can be heard on your radio in the cabin and on your slide projector. They contain important information for figuring out specific incidents. To spy on your neighbors, you'll be using your long range video camera. When looking through the eye piece, you'll see eight different windows that you can zoom in on. To zoom, you just click on the window of your choice and do the same to leave the room. Clicking on the cliff will take you away from your camera and you'll see your cabin again. Your grandfather's gun will be locked up on the wall with a four digit combination. This too can be used for spying on your neighbors and can also be fired if necessary.
The graphics consist mainly of over 80 minutes of enticing video. The full screen video is not as clear as television as it contains a few jagged edges from the pixels, but this is a minor detail when playing the game. Each corner has a small square bracket to indicate that you are looking through a lens and a red light will illuminate at the bottom of the screen while recording. The sound is perfect containing music and sound effects for all the different scenes. With your highly sophisticated spying equipment, you'll also hear all the conversations just as clearly as if you were in the room.
Different endings occur on the CD-ROM as you make unique choices on what should be recorded. Which of the stories and directions are the correct ones is, again, what this game is all about.
Acting is good and convincing and the whole story makes for an interactive movie in which you get a chance to play the good guy. Strong language and mature themes are featured in this game designed for an eighteen plus age group. This is not a game in which you would want to cheat, otherwise you'll spoil all your fun and the game will become just a movie. If you enjoy detective-like games and mysteries, then this game should be up there on your list. Since there are two different endings to the game you get twice the amount of fun in solving the mystery.
Visit Philips' Voyeur II Home Page
Written by Trevor Bennicke
Click here for screen shots.
486 DX2-66 MHz or higher,
Min 8Mb memory,
MS-DOS 6.22 or DOS 7,
Hard drive required with 1Mb free,
Double speed CD-ROM drive or faster,
MSCDEX version 2.2 or higher,
256 color VGA or SVGA display,
SoundBlaster or compatible sound card,
Microsoft compatible mouse.
Graphics: 86%
Sound: 95%
Music: 87%
Gameplay: 90%
Interest: 92%
Overall: 90%
InterWeave Entertainment, Inc.
Philips Media Inc.,
10960 Wilshire Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Web site: Philips Media

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Las Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos en Illinois de 2008 se llevó a cabo el 4 de noviembre de 2008 y formó parte de la Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2008. Los votantes eligieron 21 representantes o electores para el  Colegio Electoral, quienes votaron por  presidente y  vicepresidente.

Barack Obama ganó la carrera en su estado natal con un margen de victoria del 25.1 por ciento. Antes de la elección, todas las principales organizaciones de noticias consideraban que este era un estado que Obama ganaría, o que de otro modo se consideraría como un estado seguro Estados rojos y estados azules. Como uno de los [estados azules] más confiables de la nación, Illinois no ha votado por un candidato presidencial republicano desde  1988, cuando George H.W. Bush llevó al estado por poco. En 2008, continuando esa tendencia, parecía que un candidato presidencial demócrata genérico podría haber ganado fácilmente Illinois. Por lo tanto, no sorprendió a nadie que Barack Obama, quien representó a Illinois en el  EE. UU. Senado, ganó Illinois en 2008 sobre Republicano John McCain en una victoria aplastante, asegurando cerca del 62 por ciento del total de votos.

A partir de las  2016, esta es la última vez que un demócrata ganó los siguientes condados:  Boone,  Bureu,  Cass,  Calhoun,  Coles,  Gallatin,  Grundy,  Kankakee,  Kendall,  LaSalle,  Macon,  Macoupin,  Madison,  Mason,  McDonough,  McHenry,  McLean,  Montgomery,  Pulaski,  Sangamon,  Schuyler,  Stephenson, y  Vermillion.

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Have you ever tried merguez? It's my new favorite sausage and one I recently discovered thanks to a vendor at our local farmers market. This spicy lamb sausage tastes great grilled, and it's also fabulous on these single-serving pita pizzas.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While oven is heating, brown sausage in frying pan over medium heat, using spatula or large spoon to break meat into crumbles. Remove from heat drain fat from pan. Place two pita rounds on two baking sheets. Combine tomato sauce, oregano and garlic powder in a bowl and whisk with fork until blended. Divide sauce among the four pita rounds, followed by the red onions, feta and merguez. Bake pizzas for 15 minutes, remove from oven and serve.
One of the many reasons why I love my slow cooker? Throw some meat in with a little sauce, simmer for a few hours and BAM! Shredded, meaty goodness. I recently revisited the barbecue chicken aspect of this recipe and crafted up some seriously delicious bowls.
Combine ingredients in large salad bowl and enjoy!
Not sure about you, but little Loryll was a biiiiig fan of french-bread pizzas. This is my grown-up attempt take on this special, easy treat. I've balanced out the food groups just a little bit more -- less pepperoni and bread, with more veggies and still plenty of delicious cheese.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Slice the focaccia horizontally so you've got two thin, flat pieces to work with. Place each focaccia slice on a baking sheet. Spread pesto sauce on one piece of the focaccia and top with half the mozzarella slices and all of the tomatoes. Evenly cover the other slice of focaccia with marinara sauce, remaining mozzarella and red bell peppers. Bake the pizzas for 10 minutes before removing them from the oven, slicing and serving.
Want a thick, creamy soup without adding any dairy? My favorite trick in the past has been to purée some, if not all of my ingredients, with our trusty Vitamix after everything's had a chance to simmer. However, scooping steamy soup into a pitcher can be a bit hot and messy, so with this recipe I opted to purée before cooking. Less mess, and tossing the whole onion into the blender meant less time chopping. Piece of cake.
Put two cans of beans, broth, onion and cilantro in blender pitcher, add lid, and blend ingredients until smooth. Heat olive oil in soup pot over medium flame. Add garlic and cook for a minute or two, until aromatic. Pour contents of pitcher and remaining beans into pot. Stir in cumin. Increase heat and bring soup to boil. Reduce heat, cover pot with lid and let soup simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper, as needed. Remove soup from heat and stir in the lime juice. Divide soup among four bowls and serve.
I don't know about you, but it seems like a lot of people I know are in for a bountiful summer of home-grown goodies. My Facebook and Instagram feeds are blowing up with lovely photos of herbs, fruits and vegetables grown in backyards and container gardens. Me? I'm about to bring in my first ripe Early Girl of the year and can't wait to take a big bite out of that gorgeous red tomato. Use this recipe the next time you find yourself wondering what to do with a cornucopia of sun-ripened veggies from the garden (or just want a quick meat-free dinner idea). While I used zucchini, bell pepper and mushrooms, pretty much any mix of vegetables will work just fine.
Bring 6 cups water to boil in saucepan. Add quinoa and continue boiling for 10-15 minutes, until quinoa is soft. Remove saucepan from heat and drain. While quinoa is boiling, heat vegetable oil in frying pan or skillet over high heat. Add vegetables and cook for a couple minutes, stirring occasionally, until they're tender but not mushy. Reduce heat to low and add fajita seasoning and appropriate amount of water indicated on the packaging. Let simmer for a couple minutes, stirring occasionally so the veggies get a nice saucy coating. Scoop some quinoa into a couple bowls, top with veggies, garnish to your liking and enjoy!
Who doesn't love a good meatball? While handmade always beats the competition, I'm also a big fan of buying a bag of frozen meatballs when there's not enough time or motivation to start from scratch. Simmer pre-made meatballs with a jar of your favorite marinara, serve with creamy polenta (so easy when using the technique described in this recipe) and top with fresh basil and you've got a delicious dinner takes about 30 minutes to make, doesn't require much prep work and won't leave you washing dishes all night.
Bring chicken broth to a boil in large saucepan.
While waiting for broth to boil, place meatballs and marinara in large sauté pan and cover, cooking over low-medium heat and stirring occasionally, until meatballs are thoroughly heated, roughly 30 minutes.
Once broth is boiling, gradually add polenta and bay leaves, stirring for a minute or two, before reducing heat to low and covering the saucepan. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring the polenta for a minute every 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and discard the bay leaves. Divide polenta between four dishes. Top each dish with meatballs, marinara and basil.
Tonight's Make-Fast Monday dinner is the end result in taking what I love about this recipe and ramping it up while scaling back the pasta. The end result is an entree-worthy pasta salad loaded with delicious shrimp, crunchy cucumber and a delightfully dilly dressing. It's easy to prep all the components of this salad while boiling water and cooking your pasta. It's also worth noting that I used Trader Joe's Brown Rice & Quinoa Fusilli Pasta, a new favorite, but a whole-wheat pasta would also yield similar results.
Blend olive oil, Dijon, dill and white wine vinegar in a blender until smooth and creamy. Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl, and stir in dressing until everything's evenly coated.
This is not a quiet salad. Cabbage and pepitas give it plenty of satisfying crunch, and the shrimp possess a nice kick thanks to garlic, cayenne, cumin and lime juice.
Create salad dressing by whisking 2 tablespoons lime juice, agave syrup, salt, 2 tablespoons olive oil and cilantro in a bowl; set aside. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons in frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic to pan and sauté until fragrant, just a minute or so. Add shrimp to pan with cumin, cayenne pepper and lime juice. Cook shrimp for 4 or 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until pink. Build salads by equally divide shredded cabbage, beans, shrimp, avocado and pepitas between two large dishes or bowls. Top with salad dressing and enjoy.
Throw a couple additional items in your shopping cart and you've got a great, grilled dinner in your future. The sausage is already cooked and doesn't need to soak in any marinade to pick up flavor. Grilled veggies taste great on their own, and even better with a little dash of seasoning.
It's worth noting that I use metal skewers because why waste money with one-and-done bamboo skewers? I'm also a big fan of flexible metal skewers, which seem to hold at least double the food as a regular skewer.
Don't have a gas grill or don't feel like cooking al fresco? Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan and stir-fry the sausages and vegetables for a few minutes over medium-high heat.
No matter how you prepare this meal, it's going to taste nice and springy with some pasta salad (no shame in buying some at the deli counter) or rice pilaf (which you'll want to start before skewering the sausage and vegetables).
Prepare your grill (medium-high heat did the trick). Alternate sausage, peppers and mushrooms on skewers. Place skewers on platter and dust skewers with seasoning. Grill until sausage and veggies have some good grill marks but aren't overly charred, turning skewers occasionally, about 8-10 minutes. Remove sausage and vegetables from skewers and serve.
If you've seen "Anchorman," I'm sure you can recall Ron Burgundy singing "I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch." Well, my version of this song would be all about mushrooms, and while it might not be as catchy, and definitely has more syllables, the idea's still the same because I love putting mushrooms in and on everything!
I had planned to grill these mushroomy burgers for dinner last night. However, I did this without checking the forecast. It's been raining quite a bit today, so instead of monitoring my burgers while wearing a raincoat and headlamp, I brought out Nana Dollie's trusty cast-iron skillet instead. I think cooking everything in one skillet made the flavors even better.
Form ground beef into three patties. Place patties on a plate, season each side with a little bit of salt and pepper, and set plate aside. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté, stirring occasionally, for five minutes or so. Put mushrooms in a bowl and tent bowl with aluminum foil. Increase heat to high and add remaining oil to skillet so surface has a light overall coating. Place patties in skillet and cook for three minutes before flipping. Cook patties for additional 5-7 minutes or until they're cooked to your preference. Top each patty with a slice of Brie about two minutes before burgers are done. Sandwich the patty, topped with sautéed mushrooms, between buns.
We finally got some much-needed rain out here in California. Never thought I'd be so happy to see gray skies and wet roads! While we've been waiting for rain to come, I know plenty of friends and family elsewhere in the country who have had their fill of wintry conditions. No matter the forecast for your neck of the woods, brighten your day with this smoothie. This recipe makes enough to fill two pint glasses, plus a little extra.
Baked ravioli is simply irresistible. How do I know?
The first time I made baked ravioli, I was fresh out of college and was just starting to experiment in the kitchen. One night, I got the bright idea to take a package of fresh ravioli, mix it in a baking dish with some marinara sauce, top it with plenty of grated cheese, and bake until melted and bubbly. Not too shabby for a first attempt, I thought, and put a mostly full casserole dish in the fridge after enjoying my dinner.
Imagine my shock when I opened the fridge a couple days later, ready to enjoy my leftovers, and instead discovered an empty, dirty baking dish. My roommate at the time apparently spotted the ravioli, decided to help himself to what would have been three or four meals for me. Instead of cleaning up after himself and apologizing, he thought it would be funny to put the dirty dish back in the fridge and wait for me to find it. Ridiculous.
Let this serve as a warning -- if you make the following recipe, be prepared to fight for your fair share!
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and stir for about a minute before adding mushrooms. Cook mushrooms for a couple minutes, until slightly soft. Add diced tomatoes, oregano, Worcestershire sauce and red pepper flakes to pan. Let sauce simmer for 10 minutes. Spoon one cup of the sauce mix into the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Layer half the ravioli in the dish, cover with a half the sauce, top with one cup of cheese, then repeat. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes to brown the cheese. Remove from heat and serve.
Every day has the potential to be great, but you've got to admit -- Fridays are their own kind of wonderful.
Muddle mint leaves in cocktail mixer. Add grapefruit juice, vodka and agave syrup to mixer. Cover and shake the mixer. Pour contents into glass filled with ice. Top off with some soda water, stir, garnish with mint leaf, and enjoy!
This easy dinner has a lot of things going for it. First off, the key ingredient is delicious salmon. Salmon's pretty good no matter what you do to it, but it tastes particularly great with this quick miso glaze. Served with some kale wilted with soy sauce and other goodies and you've got a wonderful meal that doesn't take all night to prepare.
Whisk miso paste, ginger, vinegar, 3 teaspoons soy sauce, agave syrup and 1 tablespoon sesame oil together in bowl. Place salmon in glass baking dish and coat with marinade. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and place in fridge for 45 minutes. Position oven rack about 6 inches from broiler and preheat. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Remove salmon from glass dish and place, skin down, on baking sheet. Place salmon in oven, rotating baking sheet once, and broil for 15-20 minutes, until salmon is cooked through. Remove from oven. While salmon is in the oven, heat remaining sesame oil over medium heat in large frying pan. Add kale, soy and red pepper flakes, cooking until kale wilts. Remove from heat and serve with salmon.


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Each year Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayon, surprises us with his new collaborations. This year, for the first time in his career, Hayon launched a chair for the famous Italian brand Ceccotti during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. The chair is called "Twenty Two" because there are 22 pieces of the finest wood which make up this amazing work of craftsmanship.
I have a clear impression that Jaime has been influenced by the design of Gaudi with this chair.
Jamie…this chair is beautiful and it looks very comfortable. Great workmanship.


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Innes Smith
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I've been playing table-top role-playing games since the early 80s. Details are sketchy, but it's possible that I started playing in 82 or 83 and we (my elder brother and friends) played the original edition of Warhammer first. And it was fun. 5 or a 6 for follow on combat. See? I remember. But we kept seeing adverts in White Dwarf Magazine for Runequest, and how many prizes it kept winning, and our curiosity got the better of us. Runequest was to D&D as Betamax was to VHS; it came after, was way better, but was not as popular. But we loved it. And although D&D is now synonymous with role-playing games, and is enjoying a renaissance due to Stranger Things, (unlike VHS or Betamax) true nerds amongst nerds, recognise Runequest as the best fantasy role-playing game around. And it too is undergoing its own renaissance.
In a world full of tired and weary reboots, the game which unleashed my imagination all those years ago, is now back as Runequest: Glorantha. And it's magnificent.
Despite decades of cringe, Geek Culture is now triumphant. However, there has always been – and always will be, something distinctly weird about Fantasy Role-Playing. I mean: fantasy. And: Role-Playing. No. We don't dress up. I have never shouted, 'Fireball, fireball, fireball'. And the perennial question: "Have you won yet?" No. Not yet. Like life, and polyhedral dice, roleplaying rolls on.
As a hobby which exercises the imagination and is very social, I would recommend it highly. We seem to value the imagination and entertainment, but combine the two and some people get self conscious. Maybe because it's a collective endeavour, a collaborative effort to imagine together. And we do it just for fun. Just for fun!? How dare we!?! Isn't that kind of thing – getting together and imagining – just meant to be for religion or politics?
And to the imagination. I have often written adventures or scenarios. Back in the day it was on bits of paper with pencils and pens. But it is 2020. So, I rewrote an old thing I wrote back in the 90s and published it as a pdf. On the internet! It's free! Feel free to log on, download and have a peek!
I've published it in pdf form on Drive Thru Games, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/331998/The-Pendulum–The-Pit
Already, more than 600 downloads and 4.5 out of 5 stars. Not bad for a first effort.
It won't be my last effort. Stay tuned! The next one will be on sale for COLD HARD POST-BREXIT SURVIVAL CASH.
I've also enjoyed drawing the artwork. Here's some for your perusal!


If you "flip" to pages 18 and 19, you will see a story by yours truly. It is a quirky little ekphrastic tale, though you can't tell it: I wrote it during a Creative Writing course in college. The assignment was to choose a photo and write a story based on it. I wish I still had the photo, although I do remember what it looked like: an oppressed-looking woman held a baby while surrounded by a passel of children. Her eyes drooped and she looked unkempt. I asked myself what her story was as I stared carefully at a red mark around her wrist, and the story grew from that. I have always been fond of the story, and I'm grateful it has found a home, especially today. What an unexpected holiday treat for me.
The whole magazine is well worth a read. I hope you'll take a look at it.
What Do I See in The Sea, the Sea?
Author Iris Murdoch loved art. In fact, she often incorporated it into her writing. I just finished reading The Sea, the Sea this morning, and this novel was no exception: she mentions two paintings in particular. Both paintings are in London's The Wallace Collection. The first is Franz Hal's The Laughing Cavalier who is not really laughing, of course, but is certainly smiling. The second is Perseus and Andromeda.
Besides not really smiling, in all likelihood, neither was the subject a cavalier. Charles, the protagonist of this novel, is a retired actor, thus he is used to "being" something he is not as well. That is probably the theme of this book: things are never what they appear to be.
In the story, Charles sees a sea monster. He wonders if it is merely a flashback from an LSD trip, but he's not sure. The question is, who is the monster? Who needs saving? Who is the one doing the saving? I think Charles would think HE is the one trying to save Hartley, the woman he loved and lost when he was young. When he moves to the seaside, he inexplicably encounters this woman after decades of no contact. She is married and has clearly moved on. Hartley has aged, and she is not the sort of woman Charles has been known to date. Charles, despite his age, is still a sought-after man.
There is this cycle of love where a person loves someone who loves someone else, which sounds a bit like a Shakespearean play. Fitting, isn't it, for a stage actor?
Longing builds this novel, and I couldn't resist blogging on it because it is such a direct example of ekphrasis. I really can't say much more, in case you haven't read the book. But think on these things, think about the paintings, and know that's what Murdoch wanted you to do.
When my baby sister, Cherokee, was very young I would read her favorite books to her on Saturday mornings. Too soon her favorite stories were from the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. I don't know why but I never really cared for them, but she did. In them you were given two choices at a certain point in the story: does she run away or open the door? Does he give the ball back or toss it into the street?
Writing is much like those books. One of my mentors, Roy Hoffman, once said that when you write you get to a door and if you open THAT door it means you can't choose the other and soon you are too far away to even get back to the first door. Okay, I am taking probably gross liberties with what he said, but I have long since lost my notes on our phone conversation. Still, the principal is true.
That's what's completely wonderful about writing, and what's so difficult about it: you have all of these freeing choices. You can remake the world. But once you've made those choices, unless you either have absolutely no deadlines or infinite patience, it's hard to retrace your steps. Imagine a maze whose form is completely transformed once you head down a path, and its walls become only those which your hands press, and the rest of them disappear.
I, sadly, have more patience than the average writer, which can be great, but it can also be maddening. I have been known to write twenty pages and immediately erase ten. I have brutally demoted 400 page novels to scant 75 page novellas. But even I come to those points where I have to choose, and I'm there right now: does the painter travel by brig or steamship? Which port does she leave from? To which port does she sail? Who meets her once she gets there? Once there, where does she stay?
Again, it's wonderful to have so many choices, but as the title of the series states, you do, ultimately, (as Roy stated) have to choose. But don't be sad when all of the choices are made — there will always be new questions to ask, new adventures of which to dream. So go ahead, choose your own adventure.


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Study on the performance of two given speech recognition devices under different acoustic propagation conditions
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Multicarrier Codemultiplex concepts with M-ary orthogonal modulation schemes for use in cellular mobile radio networks
Development and analysis of new concepts and algorithms for the digital baseband signal processing of a multistandard mobile station
Optimization of a new CDMA concept using a hybrid modulation scheme
Optimization of blind algorithms for estimation and equalization of mobile radio channels by applying higher order statistics and second order cyclostationary statistics
Usability of CDMA and OFDM for future mobile radio systems
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Iterative Blind and Non-blind Channel Estimation in GSM Receivers BibTEX
T. Petermann, V. Kühn, K.-D. Kammeyer
IEEE International Symposium on Personal and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2000), London, UK, 18. - 22. September 2000
Impulse truncation for wireless OFDM systems BibTEX
H. Schmidt, K.-D. Kammeyer
5th International OFDM-Workshop (InOWo 2000) , Hamburg, Germany, 12. - 13. September 2000
An iterative Channel Estimation for a Hiperlan/2 OFDM System BibTEX
M. Feuersänger, H. Schmidt, K.-D. Kammeyer
Study on Combining Multi-Channel Echo Cancellers with Beamformers BibTEX
M. Kallinger, J. Bitzer, K.-D. Kammeyer
International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2000), Istanbul, Turkey, 5. - 9. June 2000
Channel Coding Aspects in an OFDM-CDMA System BibTEX
V. Kühn, A. Dekorsy, K.-D. Kammeyer
3rd ITG Conference Source and Channel Coding (SCC 2000), Munich, Germany}, 17. - 19. January 2000
Blind Channel Estimation Under Channel Coding Conditions BibTEX
T. Petermann, D. Boss, K.-D. Kammeyer
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 99), Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 7. - 10. December 1999
Exploiting Time and Frequency Diversity by Iterative Decoding in OFDM-CDMA Systems BibTEX
A. Dekorsy, V. Kühn, K.-D. Kammeyer
IEEE Global Conference on Communications (Globecom 99), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5. - 6. December 1999
An Alternative Implementation of the Superdirective Beamformer BibTEX
J. Bitzer, K.U. Simmer, K.-D. Kammeyer
IEEE Workshop on Application of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics (WASPAA 99), pp. 7-10, New Paltz, New York, USA, 17. - 20. October 1999
Multi-Microphone Noise Reduction by Post-Filter and Superdirective Beamformer BibTEX
International Workshop on Acoustic Echo and Noise Control (IWAENC 99), pp. 100-103, Pocono Manor, USA, 27. - 30. September 1999
Iterative Decoding with M-ary Orthogonal Walsh Modulation in OFDM-CDMA Systems BibTEX
4th International OFDM-Workshop (InOWo 99), Hamburg, Germany, 21. - 22. September 1999


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Oz Soft Genesis Pro: the ultimate powerful virtual synthesizer you'll definitely want to download. Three oscillators, many types of synthesis, huge possibilities, monstrous performance and an incredibly huge number of settings. It looks like he can do almost anything. Independent developer Ummet Ozcan has unveiled the Oz Soft Genesis Pro virtual synthesizer. The plugin combines many types of synthesis, and the developer himself calls the tool "the ultimate software synthesizer." Ammet claims to have used dozens and hundreds of software synthesizers, but he was constantly missing something. For this reason, he decided to create his own synthesizer with a unique sound and performance engine capable of creating almost any signal. The developer describes the Genesis Pro as "a digital version of his vision for sound synthesis." As complicated as the description looks, the tool itself turned out to be quite simple to use. The Genesis Pro is designed to be easy to use with its rich features. The synthesizer interface is simple and familiar to most of these designs. Behind each knob, however, there are a number of unique settings that are displayed on the center display when the knob is touched. This approach makes the synthesizer convenient for both beginners and experienced users: beginners will have enough interaction with the main knob, while advanced users can easily climb under the hood to tune every element of the instrument. Ozkan notes that the synthesizer is not afraid of complex settings and suggests getting into the settings as far as possible. Oz Soft Genesis Pro is equipped with three main oscillators with different sound. Each oscillator offers a huge palette of a wide variety of sounds and several types of synthesis: subtractive, sampling, frequency modulation, phase distortion, combining different sound waveforms. Different syntheses can be used simultaneously or independently by combining and mixing them with each other. Oscillators are linked to other sections of sound generation and processing - changing the type of synthesis changes the way the filters and envelopes work. The filters are designed with an emphasis on analog processing and offer eight types of signal filtering as well as saturation capabilities. Finally, the synthesizer is equipped with a rich section of effects, consisting of additional filters and customary treatments such as distortion, overdrive, delay, reverb and others. According to the developer, the effects do not make the synthesizer sound, but serve only as a tool for finishing and polishing the sound, so the section works somewhat independently of the rest of the Genesis Pro. Each knob can control other elements of the synthesizer. The modulation section offers two low frequency oscillators with different sound waves (the modulated parameter is indicated by a glowing halo around the knob). Additionally, the synthesizer provides four ADSR envelopes, a step modulator and two Source-To-Destination modulators within the matrix. Users can link any components to each other to change the final sound.
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Governor Abiodun:Giving Ending Value To Ogun People -Kehinde Onakoya
It was indeed a new dawn in Ogun State on May 29, 2019 when the present administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun mounted the saddle of leadership of the State. Jubilations were rife just as the old and young, males and females alike felt the tingling of a new wave of breeze that swept across the state.
But the ecstasy came with immediate expectations from the government, which ab initio had already conceived a solid blueprint aimed at meeting the yearnings of the people under the new administration.
Before Governor Abioduns assumption of office, it was obvious that the State was in dire need of complete re-positioning in virtually all sectors- education, health, agriculture, human capital development, ICT, Sports, employment generation and youth empowerment, commerce and industry, security and crime prevention, among others. For instance, in the area of infrastructure, the unsatisfactory state of roads across the length and breadth of the State remained quite undesirable and the concerns of the people in this regard were well placed.
It was definitely not lost on Governor Abiodun that change management is one of the most intricate aspects of management, nay leadership, especially given the politicking that characterised the elections that threw him up as Governor. He must have read the minds of great thinkers of change management such as Christopher G. Worley, et al, who believed that changing the direction of an organization, be they government or business, could be quite harrowing because it involves changing management methods and strategies against the backdrop of the usual public resistance from some quarters.
Recalling his inaugural speech, the Governor had said, inter alia, that: Our vision summarises the kernel of our Agenda; To give Ogun State focused and qualitative governance and to create the enabling environment for a public private sector partnership, which is fundamental to the creation of an enduring economic development and individual prosperity of the people of Ogun.
With a systematic approach to governance and within a space of few months, even the skeptics would agree that a new vista has indeed been opened as evidenced in the rapid transformation being witnessed in all spheres. Governor Abiodun had through his body language showed that great preference must be given to painstaking diligence in building a strong and formidable institution to allow the people enjoy enduring dividends of democracy, rather than embarking on quick fixes.
For instance, in the area of infrastructure , it was evidenced that the need to maximize the full benefits of government spending through meticulous planning and evaluation gave birth to the Public Works Department(PWD), As at today, the agency is solidly institutionalized and had touched no fewer than 37 roads in the 3 Senatorial districts of the State, comprising both States and Federal roads. In actual sense, the two major roads that connect Ogun with Lagos towards the densely populated Sango-Ota axis, namely the Raypower and Joju-Ikola roads were completely reconstructed by the State Government to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the area and also enhance the developmental efforts under the much envisioned mega city project.
Believing that the wealth of any society is dependent on the wellness of the citizenry, the administration places topmost value on facilitation of easy access to quality and affordable health care services. The focus on primary health care centers (PHC) as the nucleus of the health care delivery system include the promotion of preventive health care and free medical services across the three Senatorial Districts as part of efforts to promote preventive health care. The services offered includes blood pressure check, random blood sugar test, Hepatitis B screening, eye screening, immunization, family planning, consultation and health talk.
The revamping of the health sector became inevitable due to the apparent rots inherited by the administration. Most of the State Hospitals were dilapidated, and only fits into the picture of mere glorified Clinics. The present administration has procured modern medical equipment for hospitals across the State while the State Hospital, Ilaro has bounced back to life. The Governor also moved in swiftly to salvage the ailing Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu from its comatose state by setting up a visitation panel, which has made recommendations, already being implemented to restore the fast fading glory of the Institution.
It is most disheartening that education which is the pivot of human capital development of the State was on the precipice and this was of utmost concern to Prince Dapo Abiodun who virtually declared a State of Emergency in the sector. From dilapidated structures in the primary and secondary schools, to the lingering crisis rocking some tertiary Institutions, especially, the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta and Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu, Ijebu, it was apparent that all was not well with the sector. Happily, today, academic activities had commenced fully in the institutions while the season of matriculation and graduation ceremonies are back to the delight of students and parents. The on-going rehabilitation of primary school buildings in the 236 wards of the State, the approval of the release of letters of promotion for primary and Secondary school teachers for the year 2016/2017, the on-going employment of 1,500 primary school teachers and the various interventions/ funding of the educational Institutions are some of the cheering news, sparking hope in the sector.
The highly focused administration also absorbed 28 Community based secondary schools and in the process provided means of livelihood for over 578 teaching and non-teaching staff of those schools with the future of over 9000 students of the absorbed schools secured. The human capital development programme of the government was also given further impetus with the attendance of a training programme, in Dubai by some Secondary School Principals in the State, a development which the State President of ANCOPSS, Dr (Mrs) Ayodele Womiloju described as a step in the right direction.
The ICT revolution in the state has also underscored the determination to berth a centre of excellence which will contribute significantly to research, learning and innovation through provision of broadband connectivity and strategic alliances. The Ogun TECH HUB provided a ready answer to this drive. Prince Dapo Abioduns administration embarked on a comprehensive rehabilitation of one of the abandoned model School buildings, situated at Kobape road in Abeokuta. The centre readily engender a beehive of activities including training programmes to enhance the ICT drive in the State.
The recent recognition of Ogun State as the ICT Infrastructure Development State from the National Council of Commission and Digital Economy, lent credence to the avowed commitment to this sector. The Gombe State Commissioner for Information, Science and Technology, Dr Aishatu Maigari averred recently that Ogun State ranked among the States of the Federation that has placed premium on the development of the sector.
In the area of security, the three pronged approach include; protection of lives and property through the strengthening of the internal security system, protection of the border region in the State and provision of job opportunities for the teeming youths for economic empowerment and crime prevention.
According to Prince Abiodun, there is no hiding place for criminals in Ogun State. He has continued to demonstrate this in words and deeds. The recent purchase of 100 patrol vans, 200 power bikes and security gadgets for security agencies in the State aptly captured his determination to confront criminal activities headlong. The Signing into law of the Security Trust Fund would ,no doubt help strengthen security operations and promote efficiency in security management.
Alleviating unemployment and youth bulge is very key in the agenda of the present administration and the various initiatives in the area of road rehabilitation through the PWD, the creation of Waste Management Agency among others are direct ways of providing instant means of livelihood for various categories of artisans, waste disposers with multiplier effect on the local economy. The Ogun Jobs portal has continued to drive the various job creation and empowerment initiative such as the Anchors borrowers programme which has empowered over 10,000 outgrowers under the CBNS interest free facility. Ogun State has been adopted as a model State, having allocated about 10,0000 outgrowers who were employed by turning them into agripreneurs and matched them with Anchors (Offtakers) that sign a forward offtaker contract.
The various initiatives including Oko wo Dapo has empowered numerous market women. Many top grade graduating students of various higher Institutions in the State have also benefitted from the employment scheme. No wonder, the recent recently won an award as the BEST STATE IN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND AGRIC INDUSTRIALISATION, courtesy of the apex bank, CBN.
On agriculture, the target of Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration is to produce enough food to attain self-sufficiency in food security in the short term and over long term produce enough for other State for export. Apart from facilitating linkages between farmers and the industries, the government has continued to encourage local processing to enhance value chain with the ultimate aim of increasing food production.
The Apoje farm settlement came alive with a Broiler Empowerment Programme with the delivery of 54,000 day old chicks for 54 beneficiaries. Under the programme, each beneficiary, within 42 days with 1000 birds each, is expected to earn a minimum profit of about N130,000 per cycle of production. The State Ministry of Agriculture is providing technical support for the project which was designed to meet the demand of poultry meat, reduce importation of frozen products and create source of livelihood for young agripreneurs.
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach to governance cannot be over emphasized with a number of initiative such as the Ogun State Investment promotion agency, Ogun State Business Environment Council and the Enterprise Development Agency all aimed at enhancing accountability and effective investment management in the State. Also, the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project Implementation structures, has the capacity to enhance access to World bank finance facilities.
Prince Dapo Abioduns administration did not lose sight of sports. The Stadia across the State were virtually lying prostrate while the main bowl, pitch, dressing rooms and offices at the FIFA rated Dipo Dina International Stadium , Ijebu-Ode, including the Games village were in complete shambles with rodents virtually taken over. A visit to Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu Ode as at today indeed testified to an administration, ready to keep sports alive. Barely three months in office, the present administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun rehabilitated the abandoned stadium , thus salvaging the sporting legacy.
The recent hosting by the State of two major international sporting events including the first African edition of the 50km Value jet IAU Afrcan Championship race tagged REMO 2019 and the Marathon race in Abeokuta, the State capital indeed gave fillip to the development of the sector. Ogun State under the present administration is a sporting destination of choice. The President, International Association of Ultra runners, Mr Naden Khan described the Abeokuta Marathon event as the first of its kind in Africa. The establishment of Ogun State Sports Commission , as being conceptualized and nurtured to fruition has also underscored the resolve to reposition the sports sector by Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration.
Of course, provision of affordable housing schemes across the zones of the state underpins the governments resolve to ensure the well-being of the citizenry. As at the moment 50 housing units are under construction at the Obasanjo Hiltop Estate, Oke Mosan Abeokuta, another 200 of such houses by the Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC) were being constructed at the Agbara Estate. These would be replicated in all other senatorial districts in due course.
The Governor specifically directed that the low cost housing scheme must indeed by affordable to prospective buyers. The recent turning of the sod of OPIC Kings Court estate ,along the Presidential Boulevard in Abeokuta by Prince Dapo Abiodun is an eloquent testimony of a pro-active measure to create and promote an enabling environment for public and private sector partnership which would enhance economic development.
In concluding, it is noteworthy that the icing on the cake of these sterling initiatives is the year 2020 budget, christened The Budget to Build Our Future Together which is indeed an all-inclusive budget that derived its inputs from town hall meetings earlier held in all the three senatorial districts of the State.
The budget, according to the Osile of Oke Ona Egba, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso is the beginning that is blessed and a beginning that will take Ogun State miles away from where it is at the moment
Surely, there couldnt have been a better descriptive to capture the consistent, strategic and result-oriented steps of Governor Abiodun towards giving enduring value to the people of the State.
This is a focused and people-centered government.
Onasanya is a Director of Information in Ogun State
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Perseverance Pays Off with Energy Savings for Lab HVAC Control Project
/ HVAC, Lab Sustainability / By Alison Farmer / May 14, 2021 June 8, 2021
Title image source: VicktorCap from Getty Images via Canva.com
Providing the required environmental conditions for lab experiments always takes priority over energy savings in laboratory buildings. This can create extra challenges for retrofit projects designed to improve sustainability. But with experience and perseverance, you can navigate through almost anything to achieve your energy and performance targets.
Over our years working on whole-building controls retrofit projects, we've learned some useful lessons for overcoming challenges in lab buildings. One lesson is to be ready to learn a lot of new things about the building once the new DDC controls are in place and you can see what's actually happening in the zones. Another is to be adaptable in the face of that new information, and to be ready to work through (or around) issues that arise, without losing sight of the project goals.
I'd like to share a story from a recent project we completed at Stanford University as part of their Sustainable Stanford efforts. The project took place in a mixed-use lab and office building. kW performed an energy audit, prepared bid documents for the controls upgrade from pneumatic to DDC, and acted as Stanford's commissioning agent during implementation.
Source of Energy Savings
Proposed energy-saving strategies included:
Occupancy scheduling for some spaces,
CAV to VAV conversions, and
Demand-based resets for the air handlers and exhaust systems.
Determining Occupant Priorities
Stanford polled the occupants and established that for most of the lab spaces, a temperature deadband of ±1°F was acceptable. The most temperature-sensitive space was a laser lab in the basement, which was equipped with its own cooling-only fan coil unit for local temperature control in addition to supply air from the AHU.
Initial Performance
When the controls retrofit was almost complete, the team enabled the demand-based AHU supply air temperature reset. A couple of weeks later we received an email complaint from the laser lab researcher, saying that the temperature in his space was now swinging unacceptably. The primary purpose of any lab building is to provide the optimum environment for the occupants' research, and so the team discussed whether we should disable and abandon the energy-saving SAT reset. But we didn't want to give up on those energy savings so quickly, so we asked the project team for some time to try to solve the root problem in the laser lab before making a final decision on the SAT reset.
Investigating Unacceptable Conditions
First, we scheduled a meeting with the researcher to better understand his needs and experience with the space. He confirmed that the recent unstable temperatures had started around the same time as the SAT reset was turned on, but also mentioned that the relative temperature stability he'd lost had been a recent phenomenon too: the space had experienced problematic temperature swings since his arrival at Stanford years ago. So this wasn't just a new problem caused by the SAT reset. He also told us that his experiments require ±0.1°F temperature stability in the space.
Next, we looked at the trends from the new DDC system (via SkySpark), and we discovered a few key things:
We noticed that the space was often at 100% cooling load and was not meeting its cooling temperature setpoint, which explained why we were seeing fluctuations that exceeded the ±1°F initial deadband that had been set by the contractor.
We found that someone had overridden the AHU SAT setpoint to 55°F (from its usual value of 62°F) in the month prior to enabling the SAT reset. That extra cooling capacity explained the unusual temperature stability the researcher had also experienced.
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Problem Solving to Save Energy Savings
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Persistence Paid Off with Performance and Energy Savings
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Johann Georg Vetter (* 1681 in Leukershausen; † 1745 auf der Festung Wülzburg bei Weißenburg im Nordgau) war ein deutscher markgräflich-ansbachischer Kartograf und Ingenieurhauptmann.

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Johann Georg Vetter wurde 1681 in Leukershausen bei Crailsheim als Sohn des aus Dinkelsbühl stammenden evangelisch-lutherischen Pfarrers Johann Georg Vetter und seiner Frau, der Feuchtwanger Bürgermeisterstochter Christina Barbara, geb. Beck geboren. Er bewarb sich 1710 beim Ansbacher Markgrafen um die Anfertigung von Karten und Beschreibungen aller Oberämter des Fürstentums. Vetter wurde angenommen, zum Landfeldmesser und später zum Ingenieurleutnant ernannt. Es verbrannten seine fertiggestellten Unterlagen im Jahr 1719, die Oberamtskarten blieben jedoch erhalten. 1723 begann er die Beschreibungen erneut, 1732 waren alle ein zweites Mal abgeschlossen und als ausführliche Darstellung des Markgraftums Brandenburg-Ansbach unter dem Titel Topographie oder Beschreibung des Burggrafthums Nürnberg Unterhalb Gebürgs in vier Teilen zusammengefasst. 1738 wurde Vetter zum Ingenieurkapitän (Ingenieurhauptmann) befördert. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeiten erstellte er 1717 den ältesten Grundriss-Plan von Fürth. Er starb 1745 auf der Festung Wülzburg nahe der Reichsstadt Weißenburg.

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 Karl Hauck: Johann Georg Vetter (1681–1745) – der Schöpfer der ersten einheitlichen Ansbachischen Oberamtsbeschreibungen und Landkarten (mit einer Kunstdruckbeilage sowie einer Tabelle als Anlage). Jahrbuch für fränkische Landesforschung 11/12. Lassleben 1953, S. 297–322.
 Ludwig Schnurrer: Johann Georg Vetter (1681–1745) und sein Werk. Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins "Alt-Dinkelsbühl" für 1967/68. Dinkelsbühl 1968. S. 30–31.
 Crailsheimer Volksbank (Hrsg.): Das Brandenburg-Ansbachische Oberamt Crailsheim in den Landkarten von Johann Georg Vetter (1681–1745). 1995.

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A "trap street" is a street that doesn't exist, placed by cartographers on their maps as a kind of copyright to protect themselves against counterfeiters. Li Quiming, the main character in TRAP STREET, encounters the opposite.
When a young, somewhat naive intern at a company that makes digital maps bumps into an attractive woman one day, he is unable to find her again. The street where he met her and where, according to her business card, she works turns out not to exist.
A thriller with Kafkaesque elements unfolds at a great pace. Director Vivian Qu subtly comments on Chinese state control through the internet, telephones and other technology—a highly current topic given the recent NSA snooping scandals and WikiLeaks revelations. Even gadget-addict Quiming, who alongside his regular job installs security cameras to make ends meet, is forced to examine how relative his freedom actually is.


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BJP Current Affairs, GK & News
PM Modi: Rs 100 Commemorative Coin in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia
On October 12, 2020, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to release a commemorative coin of 100 rupees in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia. Vijaya Raje Scindia is also known as Rajmata of Gwalior. The coin is being released to celebrate the birth centenary of Vijaya Raje Scindia. She was one of the Founder members ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Bharatiya Jana Sangh • Birth Centenary • BJP • Coinage Act • Commemorative coin • Gwalior • Vijaya Raje Scindia
Shivraj Singh Chauhan takes oath as Madhya Pradesh CM
Senior leader of the Bharathiya Janata Party, Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for the fourth time. The leader had ruled the state for nearly thirteen years, before Kamal Nath won in the assembly elections in December 2018. Now Kamal Nath has resigned after 22 rebel MLAs who ..
Topics: BJP • Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh
Resolution to be moved in Rajya Sabha to remove the word "Socialism" in the Constitution
The ruling party (BJP) member of Rajya Sabha Shri Rakesh Sinha has issued a notice to the Chairman to permit to move a resolution. The resolution aims to drop the word "Socialist" in the Constitution. Highlights The resolution claims that the world socialism is redundant in the current scenario. It has to be dropped to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: BJP • CLAT • Constitutional amendment • Democracy • Emergency • Indira Gandhi • preamble • Secular • Socialist • Supreme court
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Centre to be inaugurated in Varanasi
The 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Centre' is to be inaugurated at Varanasi by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the event, the Prime Minister is also expected to unveil the statue of Deendayal Upadhyaya in the city. The memorial centre is a Greenfield infrastructure project in the city of Varanasi. The Indian Prime Minister ..
Topics: BJP • Deendayal Upadhyaya • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • RSS • Varanasi
NPP gets National Party Recognition
The National Peoples Party (NPP) which is currently in power in the state of Meghalaya has been recognised as a national party . The addition has taken the count of National Parties in the country to eight. The other parties with the tag of national party are Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI, CPI (M) and ..
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A supportive attitude helping out the Talons cross country team
Posted on September 25, 2018 by 40 Mile Commentator
Commentator/Courier File Photo Grade 12 Eagle Butte Talon Kelsey Hamill leads her group around the opening corner during the 2018 Talons invitational
Justin Seward
Commentator/Courier
There were about a dozen local area schools that sent students to brave the winter-like elements to run the trails of Echo Dale Regional Park in the 15th annual Talons Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 22.
The host Eagle Butte High School Talons has a great start to the day as Grade 12 runner Terry Pearson led the race from start to finish in the senior boys category.
"Last year we had some really good runners, so I was following them, (and) it was nice to finally win a race," said Pearson.
Lots of clothes was beneficial for the runners in the cooler temperatures, but it was not as bad as it seemed once you started to run, he added.
Pearson took pointers the last few years off one of the school's recent stalwart athletes in Trevor Mickey, who he felt pushed him harder in training sessions.
"I feel like last year's senior group actually pushed me towards to where I'm at this year," said Pearson.
The Talons team cam together quickly this fall.
"It's a very close team group and we all push each other to work harder," said Pearson.
"It's definitely a different environment from last year. We have a lot junior guys. We don't have too many senior runners, which is unfortunate."
The goal now for Pearson and the rest of the squad is to train for the zones and then focus on a provincial berth in Vermilion.
Experience is what coach Darryl Smith wanted to see out of the runners in their home meet and to correct mistakes from the Vermilion meet.
"It's about limiting the mistakes we made in Vermilion," said Smith.
"Cross country is more than just running. There's learning hills. There's running down hill. We raced the flats and manage the hills and now is to streamline the mental part of the race. Especially at the start, be patient at the start and push towards the end."
Smith has been impressed with the students attitudes so far this year and the support they give one another.
"What I'm really impressed with is the kid's attitudes. Even when we were in Vermilion on Thursday and they just really get it and they really support other kids as well and we got a lot of feedback from that … Cross Country seems to be growing and in a positive way."
He said with the likes of seniors Pearson, Derien Larson, Kelsey Hamill and Lexi Waldbauer comes high leadership skills and trying to convince them to take on that role is purposeful.
"I always say to the kids that you have one shot at this. You've got to make the most of it," he said.
"For our own kids, we're saying 'Your job is school. Your job is to run. Your job is to enjoy high school.' That's the biggest thing. We're seeing more kids not having to do those things."
He hopes there are 60 runners that attend zones.


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Q: single-spa: importmap angular 14 library es module together with systemjs-importmap I am trying to get a running single-spa application with some angular micro frontends and a shared library @myorg/mylib for angular UI components.
@myorg/mylib is similar to https://github.com/angular-microfrontends/game-core, which is consumed in angular app https://github.com/angular-microfrontends/play and dependencies are resolved in browser at runtime with import maps defined in index.html by  <script type="systemjs-importmap" src="/importmap.json"></script>
you can see the sample importmap json for the github examplere at https://storage.googleapis.com/angular.microfrontends.app/importmap.json

@myorg/mylib generates build output in es(.mjs) format and if i import that with systemjs-importmap json directly as .mjs format, browser gives me runtime error Cannot use import statement outside a module. like so
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I do not have a .umd format because angular does not create it any more
If i import it with plain importmap, instead of systemjs-importmap, like below
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      {
        "imports": {
          "@myorg/mylib": "http:someserver/myorg-mylib.mjs"
        }
      }
    </script>

i get runtime error
Uncaught Error: Unable to resolve bare specifier "@myorg/mylib" from http://localhost:4302/main.js

where http://localhost:4302/main.js is the angular micro app which is trying consume a component from @myorg/mylib
I already have a webpack config in the consumer app which tells webpack that not to worry about those dependencies at bundling time, as described in single-spa-angular docs
const singleSpaAngularWebpack = require('single-spa-angular/lib/webpack').default;

module.exports = (config, options) => {
  const singleSpaWebpackConfig = singleSpaAngularWebpack(config, options);

  // Feel free to modify this webpack config however you'd like to

  singleSpaWebpackConfig.externals.push(
    '@myorg/mylib'
  );
  return singleSpaWebpackConfig;
};

how to get this working so that i can share UI components from @myorg/mylib in other angular micro front ends.


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JPD Seeks Body Cams from Axon on 30-Day Free Trial
Pending council approval on at the meeting Aug 28, 2018, the Jackson Police Department seeks to get body cameras from Axon on a 30-day free trial. Photo by Imani Khayyam.
By Ko Bragg Monday, August 27, 2018 1:04 p.m. CDT
JACKSON — The Jackson Police Department will seek Jackson City Council's approval for body cameras through a month-long trial with Axon, the company formerly known as TASER International. The cameras will come at no cost to the City of Jackson, supporting council documents show.
The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company supplies TASERs and other law-enforcement technologies such as body-worn cameras to more than 17,000 agencies in 100-plus countries worldwide, the company's website says.
Police nationwide have increased the number of body-worn cameras since 2014 when officer Darren Wilson gunned down teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. However, as the Jackson Free Press previously reported when JPD asked for council permission in May 2018 to apply for the U.S. Department of Justice's Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program, body cameras are not a cure-all for transparency.
The Body-Worn Camera Scorecard, which Upturn, a non-profit focused on equity in digital technology, and The Leadership Conference, a coalition centered around legislative advocacy, updated in 2017, lists five civil-rights principles relating to body-worn cameras: develop policies in public; commit to a set of narrow and well-defined purposes for camera use; specify clear operational policies for record, retention and access; make footage available to promote accountability; and prohibit officers from viewing footage before filing their reports.
This report also points to the shortfalls of cameras in communities of color such as Jackson.
"[C]ameras could be used to intensify disproportionate surveillance and enforcement in heavily policed communities of color," The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights & Upturn report reads. "Without carefully crafted policy safeguards in place, there is a real risk that these new devices could become instruments of injustice, rather than tools for accountability."
The Scorecard also reports that of 69 major-city police departments, 62 have body-worn camera programs and policies in place. Of those, more than a third do not make body-worn camera policies accessible to the public on department websites. At least 55 allow officers to have "unrestricted footage review" of camera footage, including before filing police reports. None included in the scorecard have "blanket limitations" on when officers can review footage.
Apparently, JPD does not yet have a body-worn camera policy in place, and could use this free-trial period to develop one.
"The trial will also assist the department with the development of policies and procedures prior to the purchase," Interim Chief James Davis wrote in a July 23 memo to the mayor.
JPD has a history of not being transparent. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba implemented an officer-involved-shooting task force this spring to develop policy around officer-involved shootings because the department has a "longstanding practice," as the mayor puts it, of not releasing names or subsequent investigatory details after officers shoot, and even kill, citizens.
Since Lumumba has taken office, there have been at least nine of those shootings, detailed here.
Reporters and citizens used to get the basic details about those incidents. However, since the Jackson City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations in May to have the state agency handle all officer-involved shootings, JPD releases far less information about officer-involved shootings, deferring to MBI instead. However, the agency does not give out information on open or closed investigations.
The mayor's officer-involved-shooting task force promised to vote on a finalized version of policy recommendations at its next meeting, slated for Aug. 27 at 6 p.m.
The city council meets today at 4 p.m. for a work session and will conduct a formal meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug 28 at City Hall in downtown Jackson to vote on this issue.
CORRECTION: This story has been upated to reflect the correct time for the Aug 28 city council meeting: 6 p.m.
Email city reporter Ko Bragg at ko@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more about office-involved shootings here.
UPDATED:After 7 Shootings, JPD Still Shields Officers
Body Cams, Community Policing, Mental Health Funds on JPD's DOJ Wish List
Lawyers Say JPD Officer May Have Killed Twice, Demands More Names
UPDATED: City May ID Cops Who Discharge Weapons Within 72 Hours, Establishing Task Force
UPDATED: MBI Investigates Third Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting in Jackson in 2018
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Come on down to the Funky Monkey Bars showroom and see for yourself just how fabulous our locally made Funky frames are for backyard play and fitness at our Open Day 2018, Saturday November 10, 11am to 4pm.
We love to show-off our Funky Monkey Bars in all 16 fabulous variations, in eight magnificent colours because we are super proud of the products we make right here in Yangebup.
Our story started with our kids in 2009 and it's our kids that have helped shape our local business that is now getting kids outdoors all over Australia, New Zealand and to the far corners of the world.
We've got Olympic Champion and Australian Ninja, Olivia Vivian on our team and she'll be dropping in at 2.30pm for a special appearance. Other funky fit friends will be doing kids cross-fit demos to demonstrate the strength and versatility of our backyard frames.
You can order and pick-up on the day and the family Christmas will be sorted!


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Q: Apk installation failed with memory space message despite there is enough memory space I try to install apk 767kb into android device (smasung galaxi 2) and get error: ".. could not be installed. Free up some space and try again." However when I go to Memory usage I see 215 MB free. Is anybody can explain and advise?
By the way I uninstalled a few applications which definitely hold more memory and it is still not enough.


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DHHS.vic
Information about community support services that help improve the lives of vulnerable Victorians such as children and those living with a disability.
Information about policies, programs and services for health sector and community service agencies that service DHHS clients.
Health.vic
Health services information including planning, policy development, funding, regulation and activities that protect Victorians' health.
HousingVic
A website that makes it easier to find the right information about housing and housing assistance in Victoria.
Better Health Channel
Health and medical information that is quality assured, reliable, up to date, easy to understand, regularly reviewed and locally relevant.
A website and online community filled with useful information for older people in Victoria.
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Supporting partnerships between the Health and Human Services, Education and Training and the organisations they fund.
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Protecting vulnerable Victorians and promoting health at every age.
Around 40,000 people use Victoria's alcohol and drug treatment and support services each year.
An ambulance response within 15 minutes for 85 per cent of Code 1 emergency incidents.
Our programs help create safe and caring homes and communities for all Victorian families and children.
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We're working to ensure Victorians get the best care, from the best professionals, in the best facilities.
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How our organisation is structured to deliver services, drive reform and provide regulatory oversight.
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Discover the range of the department's projects and initiatives.
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Introducing the Victorian Government's senior officers providing leadership and strategic direction for the healthcare sector and the broader community.
Chief Health Officer
Dr Brett Sutton is Victoria's Chief Health Officer. Dr Sutton provides expert advice on matters relating to the health and wellbeing of Victorians in the areas of communicable diseases, environmental health, radiation, food safety, drinking water quality and public health emergencies.
Chief Preventive Health Officer
The Chief Preventive Health Officer is Dr Bruce Bolam. Dr Bolam shapes forward directions and strategies for prevention and population health to enhance the health and wellbeing of all Victorians.
Chief Medical Officer
Victoria's Chief Medical Officer is Associate Professor Andrew Wilson. Associate Professor Wilson ensures that Safer Care Victoria and Victorian hospitals have the right systems, governance and processes in place to support our health clinicians to deliver high-quality, safe care.
Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer
Adj. Associate Professor Ann Maree Keenan is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Safer Care Victoria and the Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer. She provides collaborative and strategic leadership to the nursing and midwifery workforce.
Chief Psychiatrist
Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist is Dr Neil Coventry. Dr Coventry provides clinical leadership and promotes continuous improvement in the quality and safety of mental health services and promotes the rights of people receiving mental health treatment in public mental health services.
Chief Mental Health Nurse
Ms Anna Love is Victoria's Chief Mental Health Nurse. Ms Love provides leadership in the mental health nursing sector, and promotes collaboration between the department and the mental health nursing workforce.
Chief Paramedic Officer
The Chief Paramedic Officer is Mr Alan Eade. He provides strategic clinical leadership and oversees the development of collaborative initiatives to support the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality and integrated paramedic care.
Chief Allied Health Advisor
Ms Kathleen Philip is Victoria's Chief Allied Health Advisor. Ms Philip provides leadership and strategic direction to the allied health workforce. She advocates on behalf of the allied health workforce and professions while generating a greater understanding of the contribution of allied health to the health, and wellbeing of Victorian families and communities.
Chief Advisor on Cancer
Professor Robert Thomas is our Chief Advisor on Cancer and is responsible for the translational research agenda and funding for cancer research in Victoria.
Chief Digital Health Officer
Mr Neville Board is Victoria's Chief Digital Health Officer. Mr Board works with Victoria's public healthcare services to implement clinical information system improvements. He coordinates programs to assure technology operations and cyber security in the healthcare sector, and convenes a number of statewide working and advisory groups to support continual improvement in digital health capability.
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import * as React from 'react'

import { shallow, ShallowWrapper } from 'enzyme'

import { IProps, ProteinsViewer } from './ProteinsViewer'

describe('<ProteinsViewer/>', () => {
  let props: IProps
  describe('componentDidMount()', () => {
    beforeEach(() => {
      props = {
        fetchProteins: jest.fn(),
        pageLoaded: jest.fn(),
        pocketRadius: 4.5,
        proteins: []
      }

      const comp = new ProteinsViewer(props)
      comp.componentDidMount()
    })

    it('should call props.fetchProteins()', () => {
      expect(props.fetchProteins).toBeCalled()
    })

    it('should call props.pageLoaded()', () => {
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    beforeEach(() => {
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      wrapper = shallow(<ProteinsViewer {...props} />)
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    it('should have rotein in title', () => {
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We reported the effects of Technology on the Media and Communications between 2001 and 2009. We were featured on the BBC, described by the Guardian as 'Informative' and also cited in a myriad of tech publications.
Nintendo DS – Big US Ad Campaign Due
Its efforts to spread the word about the innovative, touch- and dual-screened Nintendo DS may reach Biblical proportions, and will certainly be the largest launch program ever for a Nintendo product, as well as the first outside of Japan.
Pre-launch television ads for the Nintendo DS started on Oct. 25. And in fairness, a new level of sophistication incorporating voice recognition, wireless features allowing multi-user play using one DS game card, and the PictoChat chat function catering for up to 16 simultaneous users, has been brought to the handheld game console market.
A series of three provocative ads presents a static-filled screen with a female voice-over inviting viewers to interact with two blue boxes on the screen, while MTV have produced a custom ad featuring the stars of Wildboyz using the Nintendo DS wireless features. In December, Nintendo will run ads on more than 5,000 movie screens, and to add the icing to the cake, Nintendo DS is being featured on the multi-city Nintendo Fusion Tour.
While Nintendo DS goes on sale in the US on 21 November and in Japan on December 2nd, Europe must wait until early 2005. It will sell at $149.99 (~£84, ~€122) and comes bundled with a playable demo of Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt.
Before the end of the year, Nintendo DS users will be able to enjoy the following eclectic mix. Super Mario 64 DS, Madden NFL 2005, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005, The Urbz: Sims in the City, Spider-Man 2, Ping Pals, Feel the Magic XY/XX, Rayman DS, Asphalt Urban GT, Ridge Racer DS, and Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits. In addition to this more than 120 games remain in development for Nintendo DS around the world. New games will come from 100 different companies, while Nintendo itself is developing 20 titles.
Ben Hur won the chariot race and Spartacus ended up being crucified – how will Nintendo DS and Sony PSP fare in battle?
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With the summer just around the corner (and the weather already in the double digits) it's time to talk about sun protection. Protecting our skin from the suns harmful rays should be a number one priority throughout each season, but more importantly during the spring and summer months. Sun damage is one of the top factors for pre mature aging... not to mention the dangers and risk of skin cancer. As beauty professionals it is our duty to inform and educate our clients on sun protection.
There are two types of protective creams - sunblock and sunscreen.
Sunblock is a physical barrier that contains ingredients that sit on top of the skin acting as a barrier, physically blocking the suns rays. While sunscreen contains ingredients that are absorbed by the skin and absorb the UV rays before they reach our dermal layer.
Sun Protective Factor, or SPF for short, measures how well a sunscreen or sunblock will protect the skin from UVB rays.
As you can see the difference between SPF 30 and SPF 50 is only 1 percent. Most dermatologists recommend an SPF 30.
Many believe that the SPF in their makeup is enough for the day. However, in order to be fully protected you must reapply your sunscreen or sunblock every two hours and every time after we return from the water.
Most people tend to apply less than half of the recommended amount. You should be applying around 6 teaspoons around your whole body. Here is a great diagram to help you and your clients remember how much sunscreen they should be applying.


How much do I feed my cat each day?
Great question! Kitty's nutrition needs can vary depending on her age, her activity level, and her current BCS (body condition score). To figure out your cat's needs, we recommend following the feeding guidelines listed by the manufacturer of the brand of food you give kitty. Be sure to speak with your vet about an appropriate amount of food, too!
When do I feed my cat? How many times per day?
The answer to this question also depends on many factors, including age and activity level. Kittens are growing little sprouts with appetites to match: you'll need to feed them more food, more often.
What does Limited Ingredient Diet (LID) mean and what is the purpose?
Limited Ingredient Diets are foods with a single protein source. For example a "Limited Ingredient" duck food diet contains only protein from duck meat. Limited Ingredient Diets can be a great option for a kitty with a sensitive stomach or food allergies. However, if you're considering a LID, please consult with your veterinarian before changing foods.
I think my cat might be gaining too much weight… What should I do?
2) Create an eat/play routine.
Before kitty has her meal, play with her! Wand toys and laser toys are especially fun, interactive toys that promote lots of running and leaping. (When you use a laser, be sure to give kitty a physical toy to play with afterwards, though, so that she can have the satisfaction of putting her paws on something!
3) Limit the treats you give each day.
Then when it is time for kitty to have her daily treat, she'll be extra excited. Maybe you can even teach her some tricks!
Although these might be the most common questions we get regarding how to feed your cat, we are always happy to answer any other questions you have. At SAFe Rescue, one of our goals is to make owning a cat as easy and fun as possible. We are happy to help take the guesswork out of caring for your feline friend!
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