Jeff

jeff

jeff [dʒɛf]
vb (tr) Austral slang
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to downsize or close down (an organization)
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to reduce (staff numbers) or dismiss (an employee)
3. to spoil or destroy ruthlessly Also called kennett
[named after Jeff Kennett, former governer of the state of Victoria, Australia]

http://jeffthegiantorangecat.com/

http://jeffthegiantorangecat.com/2012/02/13/jeffsplosion/

http://i.imgur.com/cBUwIUB.jpg

that bird has a small bottom

Jeff Schlupp was born in Hamburg, Germany to Ghanaian parents.

Coming from my hand, the phrase “my boyfriend lives in a dumpster” still seems unlikely, though it’s simple enough to explain why it’s true: Jeff, a science professor and university dean, is leading a yearlong social experiment in which a team of students, designers and engineers are converting a used dumpster into a high-tech, sustainable home in order to test the extreme limits of what one needs for a good life. Jeff, the intrepid guinea pig, is living inside it, on campus, during each renovation phase — from rusty bin to solar-powered über dumpster.

Jeff doesn’t expect anyone else to live in a dumpster and he’s the first to admit there’s a clear element of spectacle that comes with converting a trash can into a mini domicile. But spectacle is kind of the point. After years of teaching undergraduate science courses, Jeff realized he was bored stiff with rote curriculum — and if he was bored, what were the students? Enter professor-in-a-box: a science experiment so extreme — so far-fetched — that curiosity and engagement would be inevitable.

Jeff The Giant Orange Cat passed away this afternoon. We think he was 16 years old.

He was taken to the emergency vet last Saturday after a brief seizure-like episode. It was caused by anemia, which turned out to be related to an acute kidney infection. Treatment for the kidney infection involved a lot of fluids, which apparently exacerbated an underlying heart condition and resulted in congestive heart failure. After 2-3 days in an oxygen cage and various courses of treatment, he was still unable to breathe comfortably without oxygen support. His condition worsened this afternoon and nothing more could be done.

Our devastation cannot be described.