Laurie Brooke Adams

Contents

• Employee Information
• Current Projects
• Personal Interests
• Contact Information
• Comments and Suggestions

Employee Information

Job title
Web author & publisher

Key responsibilities
I design, manage, and maintain the web pages for two related groups: the Technical Marketing Engineering group and the Performance and Design Verification Center in RTP, NC, USA. I create and maintain all templates for their documentation, edit the documents created by the group members and customers, convert them to several formats, and put them on the groups' web pages for ready access by the SEs and CEs who rely on the latest information coming from our lab and think tank group. Once the documents are on the web, I then convert them to yet another format, so they can be put onto Cisco documentation CDs for internal and customer use.

Department or workgroup
Technical Marketing Engineering and the Performance and Design Verification Center

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Current Projects

• Design templates and page formats approved for use throughout Cisco RTP.
• Define web structure for PDVC and TME
• Design and develop web pages for intranet and internet
• Create/maintain templates and standards for the group's documents
• Help guide development of templates for use throughout our business unit and RTP
• Edit and convert the lab documents and white papers for web access
• Convert final documents for CD distribution to internal and external audiences
• Track planned and existing documentation
• Magazine articles and other small projects

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Personal Interests

• Long-time breeder of Old English Mastiff dogs.
• Researcher into canine health and genetics.
• "Mother Mastiff" on Usenet dog-related groups and lists for ~5 years.
• Dedicated participant on the mastiff list and vetmed list.
• Involved in The Mastiff Reporter from its inception.
• Cover artist and copy editor, The Mastiff Stud Dog Register and Mastiff Database
• Creator of fine art: jewelry, stained glass, pen & ink portraits.
• Artisan/crafts: tee shirts and umbrellas w/ mastiff art; wooden plaques.
• Poet, gardener, & creative cook.

If enough people express interest, I may sell the mastiff stuff online via another page.

NEW!!! Pictures of a mad dash through the San Francisco area.

Some well-loved mastiff creations

My three adult mastiffs (plus a fourth one no longer with me) were born in England, and I imported them. Rufus (Farnaby Fearful Symmetry, CGC) was the first import ever to be a 5-star mastiff (an award devised by The Mastiff Reporter that is granted on receipt of evidence the dog has passed 5 or more critical health tests). Rufus was one of the first mastiffs to be 5-star rated, regardless of origin! At six, he still gets perfect ratings on heart (OFA) and eyes (CERF) and other annual tests.

For fellow North Carolinians, Rufus was NOT named for any NC official. He was named long before I moved to the Triangle, by a woman in England who named him for an ancient king of England. Luckily, my Rufus has a much better character than his historic namesake.

Pictures of the puppies shown individually, then some other shots. They have grown a lot since then!
(Of course, this is true if the pictures are even a week old....)

I have a few pictures of the pups' relatives; Woodrow is a CH and a Rufus son who is the father of my puppies, and Farfel is one of Rufie's TWO OFA Excellent sons; Shooter is so far Rufie's biggest son, 220 lbs at 2 years (with plenty of time left to grow....)

An older puppy picture, taken Easter Day (thanks for the noisy eggs, Lynnie!); then if you want to see an individual in more detail, I have two more, of the pup called The Heffalump, or "Lumpy" (this shows him standing, from the side. Forgive the yaaawn, puppies are wizards at sleeping).

Rufus, Madame Bitch, and puppies (a friend's page dedicated to my new litter). These pictures were taken the day the pups were 3 days old. Poor Madame Bitch needed a brassierre. Black lace, to match her lovely brindling.