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Every year numerous hunters take to the woods in pursuit of the White-tailed deer. As the season progresses conditions in those stands deteriorate as the snow and ice cover the equipment and cold weather numbs the fingers and feet. Still most of the hunters will use a treestand.
Many injuries occur to treestand hunters in the stands and climbing into and out of them. Most of those injuries are preventable with just a little common sense thinking ahead of time.
Hunters go high for a variety of reasons. But, they seem to boil down to just a few basics. The idea is to get above the deer's line of sight and scent. In early days of treestand use the premise was that 6 feet high would accomplish those purposes. The idea that deer never look up soon gave way to experiences of deer seeing a treestand hunter and avoiding him/her.
Soon hunter moved up to higher positions and soon they were taking positions up to 15 or 20 feet off the ground. The deer found that that there are other things in the trees besides the squirrels.
Aside from staying out of high stands, how else can one avoid injury?
To begin, inspect the stand thoroughly for flaws in workmanship. If it is a permanent stand, check it thoroughly before the season begins and at least once during the season. Replace any suspect steps. Look for signs of rotting wood, loose nails, etc. If they even look like they might not be sound, replace them with new materials.
The same common sense applies to the stand itself. Check it for stability and soundness of construction. In addition to the safety angle, check it for squeaks and creaking sounds. Noise from a treestand will spook deer. Make sure the stand is one in which you can be comfortable. If one is uncomfortable in the stand, he will be tempted to move around in order to finds a more comfortable position. Deer fix on movement and it spooks them. The more one moves around the more the risk of falling out of the stand as well.
Falls from stands are the most preventable cause of accidents for hunters. All one need due is invest in a safety harness or use the one that comes with the stand. The best ones have nylon webbing and a 2-3 inch width on the straps which are adjustable. It attaches to the tree not to the stand. That way, if the stand gives way you still have protection.
The safety harness is vital in booth the permanent and portable stands.
In the purchase of a portable stand be aware that they are smaller allowing for less opportunity to shift positions for comfort. If you have stand with a small seat and you have a big bottom you are not going to be comfortable. Take from one who knows.
Portable stands tend to be flexible. It is important to make the stand a part of the tree as far as stability is concerned.
Placement of the stand in a tree can be risky. You must adhere to manufacturer instructions exactly. They have many years of experience and their concern for safety is high. They want you to be safe and to tell you how much you like their product. Practice placement of the stand prior to the season. In the pre-dawn light it not the time to learn how to enter and exit your stand and use the safety harness properly.
If you are using some kind of climbing steps or ladder, make sure they firmly anchor to the tree. If using tree limbs to get to the stand make sure they are not rotten and present an easy pattern for climbing.
Place the stand in a position which allows you easy shooting with a minimum of movement and without having to lean away from it. Clear shooting lanes ahead of the hunting time. These will allow you open access to any area in which the deer are likely to travel.
Use a rope to lug all your gear up to you in the stand. The haul rope should be about 3 feet longer than the distance from the ground to the stand. Do not try to carry it up with you. This includes not only your weapon but also all your other gear you need. Be sure that weapons are unloaded when hauling it up. Some items can be stored in a day pack.
Wait until firmly seated before hauling up your gear. In that way you are not in danger of dropping the gear or worse yet falling on it. Once the gear is up, find a way to make sure you securely attach everything to the tree or stand. The idea is to avoid loose objects falling to the ground at the most inopportune time. Also find a secure place for you weapon.
Never, repeat never; drink alcohol in a treestand or prior to entering one. Alcohol alters ones perception and that can be fatal when perched on a small platform high above the ground.
Once the deer comes into view do not forget safety. Move slowly into position taking care to avoid any sound and within the limits of the stand.
After the shot, or when the day's hunt is over, it is important to do the safety measures in reverse. Do not let being in a hurry to get home, or the anticipation of seeing and revering your trophy cloud your judgment as to safety.
Treestands are an effective hunting tool if used with common sense. Being in one on a crisp morning is an experience that is a greater high than any artificial high.


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Negotiations on Brexit and statistics from the U.S. were the focus of market attention last week
Weak statistical data from the United States
New Brexit agreement
Slowdown of the Chinese economy
Last week's market movement was determined by the news from Brussels and Washington. Negotiating groups of Great Britain and EU made every effort to work out a new agreement on Brexit before the EU summit. The task has been successfully accomplished, but the uncertainty surrounding Brexit remains very high.
In the United States, investors followed the publication of macrostatistics and corporate reports. Both in the first and in the second case there were some surprises.
Currency market
In the currency market the main attention of investors was focused on the GBP/USD pair. Negotiations on Brexit significantly increased the volatility of trading. With the conclusion of a new agreement between London and Brussels announcement, the currency pair updated 5-month highs of trades. As a whole, at the end of the week the GBP/USD pair demonstrated growth at the level of 2%. But the market can very quickly move from growth to decline in the event that the British parliament does not approve the new agreement with the EU. Parliamentarians rejected the draft agreement of Theresa May three times, it is likely that the "Groundhog Day" is waiting for Boris Johnson too.
The EUR/USD pair also ended the trading week in the green zone. The main driver was not only the news related to Brexit, but also a series of weak statistics from the U.S. Unexpectedly weak report on retail sales increased investors' concern about the prospects for the U.S. economy. Therefore, the dollar demonstrated weakness across the entire spectrum of the market last week.
Precious metals market
Gold was trading in a very narrow price range all week. On the one hand, support to precious metals was provided by weak data of economic statistics from the USA and downward dynamics of the dollar index movement. On the other hand, the pressure on gold was provided by rather positive reports of American companies and increased interest in risky assets on the background of a new agreement on Brexit conclusion.
Oil market
The oil market traded in a narrow range for most of the week, keeping the sideways vector of the movement. Price continues to be pressured by the investors' concern regarding excess demand. The support factor was the situation on the stock market, where the main indices demonstrated positive dynamics of trading, indicating the increased interest of investors in risky assets.
Stock market
Major European and American indices finished the trading week in the green zone. For the European stock market, the main driver of growth was the news about the approval of a new Brexit contract. The U.S. stock market kept the upward trend due to optimistic reports of the companies included in the S&P 500.

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Create a Natural Home Nuance with a Glass Roof
Glass roofs are one of the most popular things that talked about in among people who want to build a house. When you want to buy a house, you need to make sure that you arrange every part perfectly. As you know, house is created from many parts each of which is influential. It is […]Read More →


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Barbara was elected to the European Parliament in May 2019. A relative newcomer to politics, Barbara is a businesswoman and academic who became a Hertfordshire County Councillor in 2016. She holds a PhD in Intercultural Communication, and has lectured on intercultural communication and global business for universities and business schools in the UK and across Europe.
With more than 25 years' experience as a business communication professional, she has worked with companies worldwide, and is a past international chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). She is also past-president of SIETAR UK (the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research) and a past International Group Chair of CIPR (the Chartered Institute of Public Relations).
A true internationalist, Barbara believes the UK needs a more outward-looking approach in order to compete in the globalised world. A native of Oklahoma, USA, Barbara has lived in the UK since 2002 and became a UK citizen in 2011. She lives in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, with her husband Andrew and their two dogs.
Barbara said, "Upon settling in my adopted home, I found an affinity for what I perceived to be core values of British culture, including fairness, tolerance, and reason. It was seeing the erosion of these values over the last few years -- overwhelmed by the wave of nationalism, populism, racism, misogyny and homophobia that seemed to be sweeping from America and across Europe -- that motivated me to take a more active role in politics. Then the referendum happened, and we've watched the complete failure of the Government to deliver anything like the fantasies that were promised.
"I believe the UK needs to remain in the EU, we should be leading and influencing and driving the change we wish to see from the inside. As a leading force within a global economic superpower, we can have far more influence in the world, far more economic clout,, and a far brighter future. UK businesses have more opportunities with direct access to 500 million EU customers. Walking away from the EU would be a huge loss of freedoms, protections and opportunities, and it's not something I'm willing to accept. So I'm pleased to be part of the Lib Dem fight to stop it."


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A pre-mounted time switch with safety switch controls the operating time. The ideal time frame for drying boots is in the morning from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. The anti-odour insert is used in the head module below the fan. It makes the ski room smell nice. The insert box is optional and has to be ordered separately.


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Don't Sacrifice Privacy on the Altar of Convenience
We all hate long lines, whether we're at train stations, airports, or grocery stores. Researchers and governments are hard at work to ease frustrating line congestion via facial recognition technology. Facial scanners may reduce time spent standing in boring lines, but they also threaten our privacy, which we shouldn't sacrifice on the altar of convenience.
In the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking steps to implement facial scanning systems at airports. Facial scan trials are already underway in six airports, with more deployments planned by early next year at "high‐volume"international airports. The scanners are part of a biometric entry‐exit plan that aims in part to confirm the identity of travelers leaving the U.S.
Two airlines—Delta and JetBlue—allow travelers to use facial scanners at select airports. From the Associated Press:
DHS officials hope to defray costs through partnerships with airlines that are incorporating biometrics to boost efficiencies. Two airlines in the pilot program—Delta and JetBlue—tout identity‐verification technology's convenience for other ends: Delta for speeding baggage handling, JetBlue for eliminating boarding passes. Both carriers say they will not retain customers' face scan files.
In their privacy impact assessment for the facial scanning scheme DHS bluntly states, "the only way for an individual to ensure he or she is not subject to collection of biometric information when traveling internationally is to refrain from traveling." The same assessment also points out that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can share facial recognition information with state, local, and federal agencies.
Although CBP does mention that all newly captured photos will be deleted after 14 days it's worth keeping in mind that CBP could extend this time period in the wake of a terrorist attack or other emergency
In the United Kingdom, government‐backed facial recognition technologycould be used to ease congestion at London Underground stations. The goal is for participating passengers to simply walk by cameras rather than wait at cumbersome ticket turnstiles. The technology, built by Bristol Robotics Laboratory, is reportedly accurate enough to distinguish between identical twins. According to Bristol Robotics Laboratory's Professor Lyndon Smith, the technology could be commercially available in 2019.
The United Kingdom is one of the most surveilled countries in the developed world, and the data collected as part of this proposed scheme will be in the hands of Transport for London, a local government body. We shouldn't be surprised if London Underground's facial recognition data finds its way into the hands of law enforcement.
Such data sharing between Transport for London and London police would hardly be unprecedented. A 2014 report from London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) stated that Transport for London sends MPS license plate data for national security purposes:
The Mayor's Crime Manifesto, published in April 2012, made a commitment to make Transport for London Automatic Number Plate Recognition data available to the Metropolitan Police Service for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime.
[Transport for London] collects [Automatic Number Plate Recognition] data from the central London Congestion Charging Zone and the London‐wide Low Emission Zone camera networks and processes it for the purpose of enforcement and traffic monitoring. This data is already transferred to the MPS for the purposes of National Security.
In May 2015, the London mayor announced that MPS had access to license plate data for criminal—not only national security—investigations:
The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has more than doubled the number of high‐tech cameras used by the Police (MPS) to help identify criminals and bring them to justice. Around 2,300 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are now in use for policing purposes in London after the MPS were granted access to 1,300 Transport for London cameras which were developed to enforce the Congestion Charge Zone and the Low Emission Zone. Each camera takes a digital reading of passing traffic, allowing speedy identification and collecting real‐time data on the precise whereabouts of stolen cars or vehicles involved in crime. This vital information enables the police to detect more criminals, and deter and disrupt criminality on London's streets. The move to incorporate Transport for London's ANPR cameras into the Met's network was one of the Mayor's 2012 Manifesto pledges and part of his drive to bear down on crime in the capital.
A similar access policy will no doubt be in place once the London Underground's facial recognition system is up and running.
Chinese companies are developing facial recognition technology that can not only identify people but may one day be able to predict crimes. A Singaporean company, Xjera Labs, has built surveillance technology that can identify vehicles as well as people. It also allows users to search CCTV footage for particular activity, such as a street fight. Xjera Labs' technology is used by police in Singapore as well as Chinese schools. This may strike some as creepy and intrusive, but many people see benefits. Chinese researchers have built ATMs that use facial recognition to determine identity. Thanks to facial recognition, one cafe owned by the Chinese e‐commerce company Alibaba does not need self‐checkout kiosks, let alone human check‐out assistance.
These innovations from the United Kingdom and China or others like them will find their way to the United States, where around half of adults are already part of a facial recognition network.
Shorter lines, no ticket turnstiles, and stores without checkouts sound great, but they come at a significant cost when they rely on facial recognition.
The increased use of facial recognition will enable law enforcement to more easily track your lawful movements. When merged with CCTV, body camera, and drone technology facial recognition will allow law enforcement to identify law abiding citizens. The widespread use of facial recognition will open the door for increased tracking and surveillance as well as the stifling of First Amendment‐protected activities.
We shouldn't think of facial recognition as a necessarily nefarious technology. It would be great to live in a world where there are fewer airport and shopping lines and our privacy is protected. And we could, provided that lawmakers take steps to limit the facial recognition data government collect and citizens don't hurry to sacrifice their privacy for convenience.


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'Ello there. My name is Joshua Pavlica (link to my Facebook, sign in and tell me who you are). You can also find me here by following me personally (@joshpav) or by following the official Gaming News Twitter for FC, (@FC_GamingNews).
Now that I've beaten all the other introductions with my connectivity prowess, I shall formally tell you who I am.
Again, my name is Joshua Pavlica, and I am 20 years of age.
I currently attend the University of Michigan at Dearborn and I am studying Information Technology Management.
I currently work as a Computer Sales Associate at Best Buy.
Now to how I came about in FC.
I don't remember who specifically recruited me (it was through peeps in Injured Knee Productions, who created Lost: Halostyle and Special Ted), but I joined in FC1 and my first battle was the BLUE Army Capital Battle on Valhalla. We were up against the proverbial wall. I got in the Scorpion Tank. 43 Kills and 7 Deaths later with said Tank, we pushed back the Red Army and won the war.
Yup, I'm awesome.
Through a large portion of the "Never-Ending War", I was a Colonel under Field Marshall IX Dr Doom XI. I later went reserves and eventually came back near the final months of battle under LilxDevon as my CO, while I was the XO of Delta/Nova Squad.
Other Squads I have been in include:
Reaper Squad (with Coolio as FM)
Ice Squad (under fireandice31 - an awesome Brit)
Argent Crusade
(whatever Argent turned into)
and Delta Squad, which became
Nova Squad.
I've also been the Field Marshal for BLUE and I have been General for many wars in the BLUE as my time I was able to dedicate to FC on XBL dwindled.
As it appears, I've been here a while, and I fully expect to be here at some capacity for a long time.
BTW, I'm on a boat.


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Storms Beyond Your Control
Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jun 30, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: An encouraging message about finding stability in the middle of the storms of life.
TEXT: Mark 4:35-41
Mark 4:35-41 KJV And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. [36] And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. [37] And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. [38] And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? [39] And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. [40] And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? [41] And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
-Every person sitting here is in one of three places. You are either in a storm, emerging from a storm, or about to enter a storm.
-Storms are just as much a fact of life as are death and taxes. By the way, storms do not respect people. They befall the rich and the poor, the young and the old and any other category in between. Storms are simply a part of life.
A. I Lost My Boat, But I Preserved My Life
An American (Ken Barnes), safely headed toward land after three days adrift, said a driving storm off the tip of South America snapped his masts and rolled his yacht, shattering his dream to make a nonstop, round-the-world voyage. "I lost my boat, but I preserved my life," Ken Barnes told a group of reporters in a radio conversation from the fishing vessel that rescued him Friday.
Barnes said his 44-foot (13-meter) ketch, Privateer, was hit with winds between 40 and 50 miles per hour and waves of about 20 to 25 feet. "The boat rolled 360 degrees. I was inside the boat, if I would have been outside, I wouldn't be here today," he said. "But like I say, I went around with the boat as everything else did inside the boat. The batteries ended up in the sink, all the tools, the floorboards, one of them came up and broke in half."
Barnes received a long gash on his right thigh but was otherwise uninjured. The 47-year-old man from Newport Beach, California, hoped to become the first American to circumnavigate the world in a solo, nonstop voyage from the West Coast. He left Long Beach, California on October 28. He said he knew the attempt would be dangerous.
"Anybody who sails these waters knows the risk that they are taking," he said. The U.S. Coast Guard and Chilean maritime officials received signals from Barnes' distress beacon on Tuesday, minutes after he called his girlfriend on his satellite phone to report he was in trouble. It wasn't until Friday that the Polar Pesca 1 fishing vessel, guided by a navy plane, was able to reach Barnes.
He was some 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the western entry to the Strait of Magellan at the time of his rescue. Navy Capt. Ivan Valenzuela said Barnes' boat, which he spent years equipping for what he expected to be a six to eight month voyage, had to be abandoned.
"It was badly damaged, its two masts broken and had also meter-high flooding," Valenzuela said. "It will probably sink very soon, and Mr. Barnes himself told us he has no interest in recovering it." After his rescue, Barnes spoke briefly to relatives gathered at his condo in Newport Beach, California.
Barnes wore a survival suit and ate Pop Tarts and granola bars while waiting to be rescued, his family said. "He was very well equipped," Valenzuela said. After the fishing boat reaches land, expected Sunday, Barnes will be flown by helicopter to Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city. (AP – 1/7/07)
B. We Survive. . . But. . .
-Often we survive the storm, but the injuries stay with us for a while. The storms of life frequently come without warning:
A phone rings and a doctor asks, "Could you come to my office. . . now?"
A letter in the mail. . .
A knock on the door. . .
A phone call. . .
A severe look from the boss. . .
A clearing of the throat followed by the words, "We need to talk. . ."
-Storms can approach in velvet slippers with silent footfalls but in the end thunder roars from the steps of the storm.
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On September 21, 2018, at 6 pm, welcome to Lviv Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine (reading room No 1) for the book presentation by Joanna Majewska "Demon of Movement, Spirit of Time, Ghosts of the Place. Fantastic Grabiński and his World" ("Demon ruchu, duch czasu, widma miejsc. Fantastyczny Grabiński i jego świat", Wydawnictwo Ossolineum, Wrocław 2018)
130 years ago, in Kamionka Strumiłowa, a writer was born who was destined to live in the shadow and on the verge: shadowed by the death or life threat, while on the verge of wake and sleep; shadowed by literary stars, and on the verge of epochs, trends, and styles; shadowed by the Great War that showed its dreadful face of modern times, and on the verge of the fall of Austro-Hungarian empire, and later of the revived Polish Republic.
Stefan Grabiński in question remained to be a second line author even though he had always urged to get to the front line. The canonical writer of Polish fantastic literature inspired other authors of the genre, such as Stanisław Lem. Trapped within the stereotypical patterns ("Polish Po", "Polish Lovecraft", "Polish Meyrink"), today, he is being revealed as a unique author deserving more than mere references in historical literary overviews.
Joanna Majewska is trying to render his world centered in Lviv. She lists places, people, and events that shaped the writer's imagination and talent. She is searching for support of her intuitive assumptions in his legacy. Grabiński's works present a genuine phenomenon shaped by personal experience and provincial microcosm that either consciously or unconsciously fits within transformations in the macrocosm of European literature and culture.
The meeting will be moderated by Taras Nazaruk, coordinator of "Lviv Interactive" project.
Dr. Joanna Majewska – literary scholar, graduate from Warsaw University and Sorbonne University. She teaches at Alexander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art. Author of texts about Joris-Karl Huysmans, Guy de Maupassant, Bolesław Prus, Władysław Reymont, Stefan Żeromski, and Victorian horror fiction.
The presentation will be held in Polish.
Organizer: Ossolineum Publishing House (Wydawnictwo Ossolineum)
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Belize
Belize is known as a hidden jewel. Belize is a small country in Central America not known by many. However, in recent years tourism has become a primary source of revenue for the tiny country once commonly referred to as "Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret". Today, Belize is no secret and if you haven't visited Belize – it should be on your bucket list. Here are 10 interesting facts about Belize.
1. Less Populated than Neighboring Central American Countries
Belize measures approximately 8,867 square miles (22,700 square kilometers) with a population of merely 321,115. Although Belize's population has seen an increase in the past years it still remains the least densely populated country in Central America. A great portion of Belize's land is covered by natural resources with a high level of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity.
2. Equivalent in Size to the U.S State of Massachusetts or New England
Belize is such a small country people often ask where in the world is Belize? Belize is located in Central America bordering the beautiful Caribbean Sea by Mexico to the North and Guatemala to the West.
3. Primary Language is English
Although, Belize is located in Central America do not be surprised to learn that Belize holds more in common with the Caribbean countries. It is the only English speaking country in Central America. The local dialect spoken by all Belizeans regardless of ethnicity is Belizean Kriol. Once colonized by Britain the history has impacted the presence of strong British systems evident in Belize today.
4. Home to 8 Diverse Cultures
Belize: a melting pot of cultures! Belize has been a safe haven and home to many migrants since it was known as British Honduras in 1862. Today, Belize is home to 8 diverse cultures: Maya, Mestizo, Kriol, Garifuna, East Indian, Mennonite, Arab and Chinese. The diversity is immense in this tiny country and many other languages are spoken such as: Spanish, Garinagu, German, Chinese, Hindu.
Read more: http://www.splashbelize.com/10-things-didnt-know-belize/


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Ramadan recipes – Ramadan kareem to all the readers celebrating the holy month. Wishing you all tons of Joy & health. Since the collection of Iftar snacks recipes turned to be very large, I made this separate post exclusively for the Main course veg and non-veg recipes.
I had a lot of requests for a few special recipes to share for this ramadan. I will be sharing them one after the other and update on this page during this month.
You may also find these collections useful
150 Indian sweets recipes
20 Paratha recipes
35 Biryani recipes
100 Rice recipes
35 Dal recipes
200 snacks recipes
70 chicken recipes
50 Egg recipes
50 Paneer recipes
110 Veg curry recipes
35 Juice & beverage recipes
12 Kulfi & Ice cream recipes
Raita recipes
I have shared below only the recipe links which I have felt are special for the festive meals, however I suggest looking into the collection posts which I mentioned above to suit your personal preferences & choices.


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Ever since my first trip to visit Björn, I have been in love with Lisa Larson's cats.
Lisa Larson is a Swedish ceramic designer who as been working since the early 1950's. She's especially well known for her distinctive cat designs.
Björn took me to Design Torget in Stockholm's Central Station and what do you think I found? A Lisa Larson cat wooden cutting board/trivet! I told Björn I thought it looked a bit like an Aby…I mean, look at the banding! This is obviously a ticked cat!
I find it amazing that, even though Lisa Larson started in 1954, she's still active today, making new cat designs.