1 In general, the cat's posture should be fairly straight instead of having the cat sag against your chest, with its head and neck craned downward. 2  This is uncomfortable for the cat and may cause it to struggle and scratch you. 3  You should always pick up a cat with its head above its body.f you want to pick up a cat, then you should first approach it in a way that lets it know you're coming. This can mean talking to it softly, letting it see you, or just making your presence known in some way.
Heating degree days, or HDD, are a measure of how much (in degrees), and for how long (in days), outside air temperature was lower than a specific base temperature (or balance point). They are used for calculations relating to the energy consumption required to heat buildings.
With regard to heating degree days, the base temperature of a building is the temperature below which that building needs heating. Let's consider a regular office building. In fact, seeing how I put all that effort into the Dan story, let's consider the office building that Dan the facilities manager is in control of.