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Simple and easy. No regex, no search and replace. Just clean, built-in tools.
To start, you first need to make sure updatedb has been run/updatedb, and initialized the db:
su -l root -c updatedb
This locate command is provided through the mlocate package, installed by default on most GNU/Linux distributions. It's available on the BSDs as well. Not sure about support for proprietary UNIX systems. The output is self-explanatory- it provides an overview of how many directories and files are on your system.
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Requires figlet. Other than that, this should be portable enough across all the Bourne-compatible shells (sh, bash, ksh, zsh, etc).
Produces a massive number using figlet that counts down the number of seconds for any given minute interval. For example, here's a 4-minute timer:
i=$((4*60)); while [ $i -gt 0 ]; do clear; echo $i | figlet; sleep 1; i=$(($i-1)); done;
And a 1-minute timer:
i=$((1*60)); while [ $i -gt 0 ]; do clear; echo $i | figlet; sleep 1; i=$(($i-1)); done;
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Simple countdown clock that should be quite portable across any Bourne-compatible shell. I used to teach for a living, and I would run this code when it was time for a break. Usually, I would set "MIN" to 15 for a 15-minute break. The computer would be connected to a projector, so this would be projected on screen, front and center, for all to see. Show Sample Output
This will show a numerical value for each of the 256 colors in ZSH. Everything in the command is a ZSH builtin, so it should run on any platform where ZSH is installed. Prints one color per line. If someone is interested in formatting the output, paste the alternative.
The above command will send 4GB of data from one host to the next over the network, without consuming any unnecessary disk on either the client nor the host. This is a quick and dirty way to benchmark network speed without wasting any time or disk space. Of course, change the byte size and count as necessary. This command also doesn't rely on any extra 3rd party utilities, as dd, ssh, cat, /dev/zero and /dev/null are installed on all major Unix-like operating systems. Show Sample Output
This command is more portable than it's cousin netstat. It works well on all the BSDs, GNU/Linux, AIX and Mac OS X. You won't find lsof by default on Solaris or HPUX by default, but packages exist around the web for installation, if needed, and the command works as shown. This is the most portable command I can find that lists listening ports and their associated pid. Show Sample Output
The 'dd' command doesn't provide a progress when writing data. So, sending the "USR1" signal to the process will spit out its progress as it writes data. This command is superior to others on the site, as it doesn't require you to previously know the PID of the dd command. Show Sample Output
This is a cool trick to view the contents of the file on /dev/pts/0 (or whatever terminal you're using), and also send the contents of that file to another program by way of an unnamed pipe. All the while, you've not bothered saving any extra data to disk, like you might be tempted to do with sed or grep to filter output.
On RHEL, Fedora and CentOS systems, and maybe others, the sbin directories aren't in the user's $PATH. For those systems that use 'sudo', this can be inconvenient typing the full path all the time. As a result, you can easily take advantage of adding the sbin directories to your PATH by adding this simple line to you .zshrc.
Useful for switching over someone else's coding style who uses camelCase notation to your style using all lowercase with underscores. Show Sample Output
Quick and dirty command that counts how many words can be typed just using the home row on the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout from a dictionary file, in this case /usr/share/dict/words. According to the regular expression supplied, each word must contain all the keys on the Dvorak home row, and no other characters. For comparison, I've shown how many words are installed in my dictionary, how many can be typed with just the Dvorak home row and how many can be typed with just the QWERTY home row in the sample output. Nearly 10 times the amount. If you want to see the words, remove the -c switch, and each word will be printed out. Show Sample Output
Running this code will execute dd in the background, and you'll grab the process ID with '$!' and assign it to the 'pid' variable. Now, you can watch the progress with the following:
while true; do kill -USR1 $pid && sleep 1 && clear; done
The important thing to grasp here isn't the filename or location of your input or output, or even the block size for that matter, but the fact that you can keep an eye on 'dd' as it's running to see where you are at during its execution.
The pinfo package makes info pages much more bearable. It is a ncurses-based POSIX utility for viewing info and man pages using lynx style keyboard shortcuts and rendering. Links are highlighted blue, the current location of your cursor is red. Navigating and searching are easy. Worth the install.
Several times, I find myself hitting my up arrow, and changing the search term. Unfortunately, I find myself wasting too much time typing:
grep kernel /var/log/messages
Redirecting STDIN allows me to put the search term at the end so I less cursor movement to change what I'm searching for:
< /var/log/messages grep kernel
If you're using the emacs keyboard binding, then after you press your up arrow, press CTRL+w to erase the word.
If this has already been submitted, I couldn't find it with the search utility.
I find this terribly useful for grepping through a file, looking for just a block of text. There's "grep -A # pattern file.txt" to see a specific number of lines following your pattern, but what if you want to see the whole block? Say, the output of "dmidecode" (as root):
dmidecode | awk '/Battery/,/^$/'
Will show me everything following the battery block up to the next block of text. Again, I find this extremely useful when I want to see whole blocks of text based on a pattern, and I don't care to see the rest of the data in output. This could be used against the '/etc/securetty/user' file on Unix to find the block of a specific user. It could be used against VirtualHosts or Directories on Apache to find specific definitions. The scenarios go on for any text formatted in a block fashion. Very handy.
In this case, I'm getting the package version for 'redhat-release', but of course, this can be applied to any package installed on the filesystem. This is very handy in scripts that need to determine just the version of the package, without the package name and all the sed and grep hackery to get to the data you want. To find out all the support format strings that 'rpm --qf' supports:
rpm --querytags
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When typing out long arguments, such as:
cp file.txt /var/www/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/
You can put that argument on your command line by holding down the ALT key and pressing the period '.' or by pressing <ESC> then the period '.'. For example:
cd 'ALT+.'
would put '/var/www/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ as my argument. Keeping pressing 'ALT+.' to cycle through arguments of your commands starting from most recent to oldest. This can save a ton of typing.
This command is a bit Linux specific, as --stdin doesn't exist for passwd on many Unix machines. Further, useradd is high level in most distributions and Unix derivatives except for the Debian family of distros, where adduser would be more appropriate. The last bit, with chage, will force the user to change their password on new login.
'visudo' is installed by default on most Unix-like systems. If not installed, you can get it from the 'sudo' package. 'visudo' will use the text editor found in your $EDITOR variable, whether it's vi, vim, emacs, nano or gedit. After making changes to the /etc/sudoers file, visudo will check for syntax errors, and notify you of them. This is better than 'vi /etc/sudoers', because of this capability. Rule #1 of system administration- if there is a tool that exists for editing config files, use the tool.
This assumes you have the 'rpm', 'rpm2cpio' and 'cpio' packages installed. This will extract the contents of the RPM package to your current directory. This is useful for working with the files that the package provides without installing the package on your system. Might be useful to create a temporary directory to hold the packages before running the extraction:
mkdir /tmp/new-package/; cd /tmp/new-package
Many like to use 'dd' for creating CD/DVD iso images. This is bad. Very bad. The reason this is, is 'dd' doesn't have any built-in error checking. So, you don't know if you got all the bits or not. As such, it is not the right tool for the job. Instead, 'reaom' (read optical media) from the wodim package is what you should be using. It has built-in error checking. Similarly, if you want to burn your newly creating ISO, stay away from 'dd', and use:
wodim -v -eject /path/to/image.iso
This assumes you have the package installed necessary for converting WMF files. On my Ubuntu box, this is libwmf-bin. I used this command, as libwmf is not on my wife's iMac, so I archived the directories containing the WMF files from OS X, ran them on my Ubuntu box, archived the resulting SVGs, and sent them back to her. Quick, simple and to the point. Searches directories recursively looking for extensions ignoring case. This is much more readable and clean than -exec for find. The while loop also gives further flexibility on complex logic. Also, although there is 'wmf2svg --auto', it expects lowercase extensions, and not uppercase. Because I want to ignore case, I need to use the -o option instead. Works in ZSH and BASH. Haven't tested in other shells.
This is a simple example of using proper command nesting using $() over ``. There are a number of advantages of $() over backticks. First, they can be easily nested without escapes:
program1 $(program2 $(program3 $(program4)))
program1 `program2 \`program3 \`program4\`\``
Second, they're easier to read, then trying to decipher the difference between the backtick and the singlequote: `'. The only drawback $() suffers from is lack of total portability. If your script must be portable to the archaic Bourne shell, or old versions of the C-shell or Korn shell, then backticks are appropriate, otherwise, we should all get into the habit of $(). Your future script maintainers will thank you for producing cleaner code.
Discovering all executables on your system that can be run as another user, especially root, is critical for system security. The above command will find those files with have SUID or SGID bits set and are owned by the root user or group.
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UED6038, New August 1980
Missouri CourthousesContact and other information about this county is available on the National Association of Counties website, http://explorer.naco.org/.
Courts in Greene County met first in the home of John P. Campbell. He donated 50 acres to the county, and proceeds from the sale of the lots provided revenue for public buildings. Orders in the court record suggest facilities for a courtroom were installed in his home.
Instructions to build a courthouse on the square came on Nov. 28, 1836. Sidney Ingram, superintendent, presented the plan for a brick, two-story, 40-by-36-foot building on rock foundation. A flat roof was first contemplated, but later changed to a hip roof. The court appropriated $3,250 for this building.
A description of the anticipated building is in the County Court Record, Book A. In addition to the roof change, a brick partition wall order was later rescinded, and new orders pertaining to stairs were made. No known illustrations exist, but a 1910 description in the Springfield Daily Republican called it a modest brick structure, plastered or cemented on the outside and marked to imitate cut stone. This same account referred to a pretentious central dome and four entrances to crossing halls.
An order issued in January 1859 to sell the building and have it removed apparently was never carried out. Civil War prisoners were confined in the building in 1861. Also restrained in the courthouse was a deranged local man, who set a fire that destroyed the building Oct. 28, 1861.
A site off the square was selected for the second courthouse, which was begun in 1858. Commissioners recommended purchase of a $3,000 lot on the northwest corner of the public square at College Street; the court appropriated $40,000 for the building.
By April 1861 three rooms were finished and clerks moved into the new quarters. The courtroom was on the second floor. This was one of the few three-story buildings in southwest Missouri; the design is unusual for Missouri courthouses of this period, but the architect is not known.
The court paid Josiah Leedy, one of three commissioners, $163.25 for plans and specifications of the nearly square building featuring columns and classical details. Pillars at the base were of "cotton" rock (Figure 1). Leedy then submitted the low bid of $36,000 for construction. Acute financial circumstances and the Civil War prevented Leedy from fulfilling the contract. The courthouse acquired military significance during that tumultuous period, but miraculously escaped destruction. Repaired after the war, it continued in use as a courthouse until 1914.
Figure 1Greene County Courthouse, 1859-1914. (From: Past and Present of Greene County, 1915)
An active community developed north of Springfield, and for a number of years the two towns had separate corporate existence. They became united in 1877 under one city government. For the 20th century courthouse, a site on Central Street, north of the previous square, was selected and purchased by the County Court commissioner in February 1908. The decision was intended to link the two developments but instead became the subject of great controversy.
The campaign for a new courthouse started a year later. From competing architects the court selected the plan of A. N. Torbitt, of Miller, Opel and Torbitt, a Jefferson City firm which may have had a Springfield office. The announcement came as something of a surprise, for there was speculation that Reed and Heckenlively, a Springfield firm, would receive the commission. Other contenders included George E. McDonald and P. H. Weathers. Both were responsible for several Missouri courthouses. McDonald designed courthouses for Johnson, Andrew, Lawrence and Bates counties. Weathers did Cape Girardeau, Daviess and Stoddard counties. Out-of-state architects came from Texas and Alabama.
The design had an optional dome, but for financial reasons, the court decided against it, saving an estimated $25,000 (Figure 2). Built of Greene County Phoenix stone, the building measured about 100 by 200 feet. The first stage of construction called for the shell of the building; expensive interior work was completed later, after a $150,000 bond issue was passed in April 1911. The court estimated final costs to be about $200,000.
Figure 2Greene County Courthouse, 1910-. Architect: A. N. Torbitt of Miller, Opel and Torbitt (Courtesy: State Historical Society of Missouri)
The first contract was awarded the J. E. Gibson Construction Co. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for $81,749, but later assigned to Hiram Lloyd Co. of St. Louis. Construction began in April 1910. Cornerstone ceremonies were held July 16, 1910. County offices moved into the new facilities in March 1912, although work continued until the building was completed in 1915.
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Church of La Peregrina
Contact details
Plaza de la Peregrina, s/n
36003 Pontevedra (Galicia)
Tel.:+34 886151555
- Autonomous region: Galicia
- Province/Island: Pontevedra
This church's dedication to the cult of the Virgin, as well as its unusual design in the shape of a scallop shell, indicate that it was intended for use by pilgrims on the road to Santiago.
It is located beside the Gothic church of the old convent of San Francisco, on the Portuguese section of the Way of Saint James. Built between 1778 and 1832 according to plans by Antonio de Souto and Bernardo José de Mier –typical of the late Baroque with early neoclassical elements–, its greatest originality lies in its floor plan in the shape of a scallop shell and its convex façade flanked by two towers. The nave itself, culminating in the sacristy, is in the form of a cross. It is preceded by an atrium with a stairway and a pinnacled balustrade presided by carved image (19th century) of the Virgin of La Peregrina, the patron saint of the city and province of Pontevedra. The main altarpiece in the neoclassical style was created by Melchor de Prado in 1789.
- Construction: Church
- Artistic period: Baroque
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A winner was selected from 32 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
A Burly Man!! A man that is proud to be a man and all the responsibilities that go along with manhood. He loves to work hard and play hard. He will fight for what is right. A Burly man represents a return to AUTHENTIC MANHOOD. He strives to be the best husband, father, neighbor, employer, employee, and friend he can be...
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2013 Field of World-Class Cyclists Announced
Published on May 11, 2013
Race Draws World and National Champions, Olympic and Grand Tour Contenders
LOS ANGELES (May 10, 2013) – The start list for the 2013 Amgen Tour of California was announced today by AEG, presenter of the race. With 128 riders from 16 elite professional cycling teams, this world-class roster (attached) promises to bring exciting competition to the eighth annual Amgen Tour of California, which kicks off this Sunday, May 12, in Escondido, Calif. The race will run south to north for the first time, covering nearly 750 miles of California's most scenic highways, roadways and coastlines over eight days, concluding on May 19.
"The Amgen Tour of California has developed into one of the best bike races in the world," said NBC Sports commentator Phil Liggett.
"As is our goal every year, the field features a great mix of international and domestic teams, as well as the world's cycling superstars alongside the next generation of top riders," said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the race and senior vice president of AEG Sports. "We're thrilled to welcome each and every rider to California for what is going to be the most exciting Amgen Tour of California yet."
"It is a world-class event," said eight-time Amgen Tour of California veteran and RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK cyclist Jens Voigt. "It is a great race, and that's one of the reasons I keep coming back here every year. And I still love to be here."
The Amgen Tour of California has become known for attracting top international talent, while also serving as a pinnacle event to develop younger cyclists, especially for domestic teams.
"The Amgen Tour of California is obviously the toughest and biggest race in America. So just to be able to compete in it at such a young age and to be here with Bontrager is such an honor," said 21-year old cyclist Lawson Craddock.
The Amgen Tour of California is the largest cycling event in America, and one of the top races in the world. The elite field includes the second-ranked cyclist in the world, Cannondale Pro Cycling's Peter Sagan, Grand Tour podium finishers, a Tour de France champion, several world champions and 11 current national champions of their countries. All will be competing to take top honors in America's most prestigious cycling race. Featured riders include:
World Champions (7):
- Philippe Gilbert, BMC (2012 road race)
- Thor Hushovd, BMC (2010 road race, 1998 U23 time trial)
- Michael Rogers, TST (2003 – 2005 time trial)
- Bert Grabsch, OPQ (2008 time trial)
- Cameron Meyer, OGE (2010 madison, team pursuit, points - track; 2011 madison – track; 2012, points race – track)
- Michael Hepburn, OGE (2013, 2011-2010 team pursuit – track; 2012-2013 individual pursuit – track)
- Michael Morkov, TST (2009 madison – track)
Current National Champions (11):
- Timmy Duggan, TST (USA, road)
- David Zabriskie, GRS (USA, time trial)
- Marc de Maar, UHC (AHO, road race; time trial)
- Cameron Meyer, OGE (AUS, time trial)
- Ryan Roth, CSS (CAN, road race)
- Sylvain Chavanel, OPQ (FRA, time trial)
- Matt Brammeier, CSS (IRE, road race)
- Peter Sagan, CAN (SVK, road race)
- Laurent Didier, RLT (LUX, road race)
- Lieuwe Westra, VCD (NED, time trial)
- Maciej Bodnar, CAN (POL, time trial)
Tour de France Stage Winners (11):
- *Thor Hushovd, BMC (10)
- Jens Voigt, RLT (3)
- Sylvain Chavanel, OPQ (3)
- Andy Schleck, RLT (3)
- *Tyler Farrar, GRS (2)
- *David Zabriskie, GRS (2)
- Philippe Gilbert, BMC (1)
- Baden Cooke, OGE (1)
- Haimar Zubeldia, RLT (1)
- Juan Antonio Flecha, VCD (1)
- Matteo Tosatto, TST (1)
- *NOTE: includes team time trial wins
Grand Tour Overall Podium Finishers (2):
- Andy Schleck, RLT (1st 2010 Tour de France; 2nd 2011, 2009 Tour de France)
- Thomas de Gendt, VCD (3rd, 2012 Tour of Italy)
Some other "riders to watch" include the healing heroes taking part in two Amgen Tour of California Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) Honor Rides in Escondido and Santa Rosa on race day to support R2R's mental and physical rehabilitation programs that feature cycling as the core activity. And, there are plenty of ways to take in the pro action, whether in person on the race course May 12 – 19, via daily broadcasts on NBC Sports Network and NBC, or by downloading the free Tour Tracker app, which features live race updates, rider background and full race results. More information on all of the ways to watch is available at www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.
About the Amgen Tour of California
The largest cycling event in America, the 2013 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, created and presented by AEG, that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course that stretches across nearly 750 miles of scenic California roadways, highways and coastlines from May 12-19, 2013. For more information about the race, please visit www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.
About Amgen
Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about Amgen's pioneering science and vital medicines, visit www.amgen.com. Follow Amgen on www.twitter.com/amgen.
About Ride 2 Recovery (R2R)
The mission of Ride 2 Recovery is to improve the health and wellness of healing heroes through mental and physical rehabilitation programs that feature cycling as the core activity. In 2013, R2R is partnering with the Amgen Tour of California, featuring three ATOC Honor Rides to help raise funds. Palmdale, Escondido and Santa Rosa are the host cities, where cyclists ride parts of the professional cycling course, cross the actual finish line in Escondido on May 12 and Santa Rosa on May 19, and importantly, ride alongside healing heroes on a non-competitive, fun ride. For more information, visit www.ride2recovery.com.
About AEG
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, The Home Depot Center, Sprint Center, The O2, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Best Buy Theater Times Square; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Bay to Breakers foot race and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race; AEG Live, the organization's live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production. For more information, visit AEG today at www.aegworldwide.com.
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Gartner Security Summit analysts predict security will move off networks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The network security forecast is cloudy, and that's not a bad thing if you're to believe what analysts are saying at this week's Gartner IT Security Summit.
Gartner predicts that by 2008, carriers like AT&T, Verizon, MCI and others will operationalize security functions like firewalls and intrusion detection into routers and
"We would take what an MSSP does and mesh that with our infrastructure so that the service provider and carrier becomes one," said AT&T CISO Ed Amoroso.
CISOs, meanwhile, will still have network responsibilities like setting policy and aligning policy with an enterprise business model. They'll be alleviated of costly signature updates and license renewals.
"Carriers and ISPs will provides these services for you," Gartner research director John Pescatore said.
While this boils down to essentially outsourcing these services to carriers, enterprises may be skeptical about doing so until auditors are satisfied.
"I could see some [savings] with these services, but they'd have to be secure by definition," said Neil Delaney, IT infrastructure manager with NJ Manufacturers of New Jersey. "The SLA with the carrier would have to say no DoS attacks, no scanning, no RPC viruses getting through. And let's say I push all this to the cloud, does that mean I don't have a firewall on my side anymore? What are my operational best practices then? Are these services reliable, or do I still have to have my own security as a best practice?"
In the meantime, Gartner cautions that it may be more crucial than ever to establish secure zones between IT systems and the Internet. Attacks are maturing beyond broad-based worms, and now target specific applications and business processes putting additional perimeter pressure on managers to deploy tools like next-generation firewalls that combine IPS and a Web application firewall, in addition to traditional IDS and IPS defenses.
"You're not going to see mass signatures that protect anymore," Pescatore said.
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"Having a secure perimeter and more zoning around systems is more important than ever," Pescatore said.
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This Best of Bogue column originally was published Nov. 15, 2009.
Dear Gary: My daughter recently moved about three miles away, and she took her cat with her. He is a 5-year-old male outdoor cat.
Anyway, his pattern is to be out at night, come home in the morning, sleep most of the day inside, go outside for a couple of hours, back again for a late-night snack, and then out again for the night.
He is trying to adjust to living with two other indoor cats at the new place. The female cat has no problem, but the other male isn't too thrilled he's there. We understand it will take awhile for all of them to adjust, and hopefully, it will all work out.
However, how in the heck did that little imp find his way back home to my house?
He showed up at my doorstep the other morning and I couldn't believe my eyes. When I called my daughter, she was just as surprised and said he had been home all day the day before, and she had let him out that night.
The cat had only been at the new place for about two weeks, and I can't figure out how he would even begin to find his way back here when he'd never been in that area before. It's mind-boggling.
Of course, our worry is that he will do it again, and he has to cross a couple of very busy streets to get here. Is there anything we can do to try and discourage him from doing that?
If he does it again and she just keeps bringing him back to her place, will he finally get it and understand that is his new home?
Kathi J.
Dear Kathi: Cats and dogs have reportedly made some amazing journeys over the years.
I admit I was somewhat skeptical — until it happened to me.
I had a cat named John when I was a youngster, still living with my parents in Pleasant Hill. When I was 22, I got married and we moved about eight miles away to Walnut Creek. We left John the cat with my parents.
After a week or so, my mom called to say John had disappeared. I spent days prowling the neighborhood and trying to find John. No luck.
A couple of weeks later I opened the back door at my Walnut Creek house to take out the garbage and there was John, skinny, matted, dirty, sitting on my back steps meowing for me to let him in. Boy, did we hug.
John stayed and lived with us for the next 10 years, finally dying at the fine old age of 21.
How are cats and dogs able to find their ways back to previous homes, often many miles away? No one really knows. Oh, there are probably as many theories as there are cats. Do they use Earth's magnetic fields? Follow the stars? Don't you need to know where you're going before you use navigational skills?
I've yet to see an answer I can live with. Maybe it's better not to know as it would take the fun out of it.
I'm also concerned that your daughter's cat might get in trouble crossing those busy streets if he tries to come back to your house again. I wouldn't be surprised if he tried it because it sounds like he doesn't like living with those other cats. If your daughter can keep him inside the house for a couple of weeks, maybe in his own room with a litter box and food, gradually letting him meet and try to get to know the other cats, he might figure that's his real home.
If he takes another trip back to your house, you might consider letting him stay because that sounds like where he wants to be. Or maybe you should make that decision now so he doesn't take any more dangerous trips.
Gary Bogue has retired after 42 years of writing this column. If you have animal-related questions, contact Joan Morris at email@example.com; or P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.


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Spinach-Stuffed Chicken
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour
Makes6 servings
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- Additional paprika, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the spinach, cheeses, onion, garlic, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Carefully loosen the skin on one side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff each breast with 1/2 cup spinach mixture.
- Place chicken skin side up in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Combine the oil, paprika, oregano and thyme; brush over chicken. Sprinkle with additional paprika if desired.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted into the breast meat reads 170° and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 461 calories, 24g fat (10g saturated fat), 144mg cholesterol, 430mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 3g fiber), 53g protein.
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This is one of my favorite chicken recipes that I have tried from this cookbook so far. I substituted mozzarella cheese for the Swiss, and I omitted the ricotta. I also added diced mushrooms. I will definitely keep this recipe.
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This was dinner tonight... MMMmmm good! I used 4 skin-on, bone-in thighs and 3 skin-on, bone-in breasts. It was DELICIOSO! I served it with garlic-onion bow-tie pasta (I sauteed fresh garlic cloves with fineley diced onion and simmered it in olive oil. Then tossed bow-tie pasta & grated parm til pasta was coated... mmmmm) and canned asparagus. It was another thumbs up meal! I used 1 tsp italian seasoning instead of 1/2 oregano, 1/2 thyme b/c I didn't have thyme. I hope you all enjoy! I know we did!
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I change the recipe to eliminate the fat. I used skinless boneless chicken so I flatened them out and put the spinach on them and rolled them up and then baked them.


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A jury weighing murder and racketeering charges against a Philadelphia abortion provider dug in Friday to work on the capital murder counts, but reached no verdict in the aging doctor's death-penalty case.
Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, ran a corner medical clinic in a run-down stretch of West Philadelphia for 30 years. According to trial testimony, the clinic deteriorated over the years, and women increasingly went to Gosnell for abortions closer to, or perhaps beyond, the state's 24-week limit.
The jury asked for help Friday distinguishing among the four babies Gosnell allegedly killed or had killed after they were born alive. Staff members at Gosnell's clinic have testified that they saw each one move, breathe or whine outside the mother's body.
The jury also asked for a list of drugs found during an FBI clinic raid in 2010. The agents did not find the abortion drug Digoxin, although Gosnell says he used it to stop the babies' hearts in utero during late-term abortions.
The jury later asked about the legal definition of racketeering, one of more than 250 counts lodged against Gosnell and a codefendant. The deliberations began Tuesday afternoon and are scheduled to resume Monday.
Former clinic workers have testified that Gosnell tried to end second-trimester pregnancies after a 2007 ban on partial-birth abortions by injecting Digoxen through the mother's abdomen to stop the fetal heart.
But it was a "hard target" to hit the heart, especially with Gosnell's outdated ultrasound equipment, they said. So the babies often came out alive before Gosnell or others "snipped" them with scissors in the back of the neck, to sever the spine, the witnesses said.
By then, some had shown signs of life, either breathing or moving or letting out a low whine, they said.
Gosnell sometimes did 20 to 25 abortions a night, but women spent the day at the clinic enduring labor and sometimes delivery, given his unorthodox technique. If they delivered before Gosnell arrived, unlicensed doctor Stephen Massof or untrained medical assistants had to "snip" the babies and monitor the highly sedated patients, the employees said.
The chaotic conditions allegedly contributed to the 2009 overdose death of Karnamaya Mongar, 41, of Woodbridge, Va. A mother of three, she had recently come to the U.S. after 20 years in a refugee camp. Gosnell is charged with third-degree murder in her death.
Massof said he felt like "a firemen in hell," given the high patient load.
"It would rain fetuses," Massof testified last month. He has pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder in the infant deaths, but said he did many more. Three other workers have also pleaded guilty to murder.
Authorities called the clinic a "pill mill" for addicts by day and an all-cash "abortion mill" at night.
Gosnell is also charged with running a corrupt organization, along with conspiracy and about 250 abortion law violations, for allegedly performing third-term abortions or failing to counsel women 24 hours in advance.
Defense lawyer Jack McMahon insists there were no live births at the clinic, and says Gosnell performed a service, however unsavory, to desperate women and teens.
"This is a targeted, elitist and racist prosecution of a doctor who's done nothing but give to the poor and the people of West Philadelphia," McMahon said in closing arguments Monday.
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(CBS) - Ryan Ferguson, a Missouri man jailed for nearly a decade for a murder he says he didn't commit, was released from custody Tuesday night.
His release came after Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Tuesday that his office will not re-try Ferguson, 29.
Ferguson spoke at a press conference shortly after his release, appearing before a throng of media and supporters who clapped and cheered as he thanked family, friends and supporters.
"I didn't know this morning I'd be standing here tonight," Ferguson said. "It was very scary, very daunting. I'm very glad to be here. I want to thank the Attorney General for looking at the facts of the case and making decisions based off those facts and doing the right thing."
Last week, an appeals court threw out Ferguson's 2005 conviction in the killing of Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt. The appeals court ruled that Boone County prosecutors violated federal law by failing to share several pieces of evidence with Ferguson's defense team during his trial,reports the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Ferguson's family, friends and thousands of supporters have always maintained his innocence. Ferguson drove away from the Boone County jail in a car bearing his picture with his parents, Bill and Leslie, according to "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty.
Ferguson was arrested for Heitholt's 2001 murder in 2004 after a friend, Chuck Erickson, told police he and Ferguson committed the crime. But Erickson struggled with important details when being interrogated by police, and later recanted his trial testimony. An eyewitness who testified that he saw Ferguson at the scene also later recanted.
Hair, fingerprints and bloody footprints were found at the scene, but none of them pointed to Ferguson.
"48 Hours" has covered Ferguson's case extensively. Moriarty interviewed Ferguson in prison hours after his conviction was vacated last week.
"I know what it is to be a teenager, I don't know what it is to be an adult in the real world, as nearly a 30-year-old," Ferguson said. "I look forward to finding myself out and learning what it is I enjoy and what I love about life and finding what my passion is and acting on it."


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday the president would veto legislation that would prioritize U.S. debt payments if the nation hits its borrowing limit, sending an early salvo in the next round of federal budget skirmishes.
The nation's debt ceiling has been a centerpiece of budget fights between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans for several years and brought the nation to the brink of defaulting on its debt in the summer of 2011.
While there has been a lull in the dispute, matters are expected to soon fester again when the administration begins running out of ways to raise money to pay U.S. government obligations.
On May 19, the borrowing limit's temporary suspension voted by Congress in March comes to an end. Then, a new debt ceiling lawmakers approved would go into effect at the level necessary to pay U.S. debt up to that point.
That new cap is anticipated to be about $16.9 trillion, up from the current level of $16.4 trillion.
With U.S. debt immediately meeting the new ceiling, the Treasury will then juggle its funds to meet federal financial obligations through at least the end of July, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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The measure would almost certainly fail to pass the Democrat-led Senate and is therefore unlikely to become law. But it shows that Republicans aim to use the debt issue for leverage.
The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement that the administration "strongly opposes" the debt payment prioritization measure, which it described as "political gamesmanship" and said would result in Congress refusing to pay obligations it has already agreed to.
"This bill would threaten the full faith and credit of the United States, cost American jobs, hurt businesses of all sizes, and do damage to the economy," OMB said in a statement. "If the president is presented with legislation that would result in the Congress choosing to default on the full faith and credit of the United States, he would veto it."
The president this year has refused to negotiate with Congress over raising the debt ceiling, saying that a U.S. debt default should be unthinkable to either political party.
At the last face-off between the White House and Republicans over budget issues in February, Republicans stood firm on letting across-the-board spending cuts go into effect March 1 despite dire warnings from the administration the cuts would damage the economy.
But Republicans backed away from making an issue of the debt ceiling at that time and voted to allow it to be suspended until this month.
As a policy matter, Republicans are focused on debt and deficit reduction and shrinking the size of government. Democrats' primary focus is on strengthening economic growth and job creation - which is helped by federal spending. They therefore advocate a more gradual approach to deficit reduction.
After the deepest recession since the Great Depression and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the debt held by the public as a percentage of the nation's output has soared from 35.5 percent in 2007 to 71.3 percent in 2012. During that time, Congress has raised debt limit from $9.8 trillion to its current $16.4 trillion.
Republicans have said the need to raise the nation's borrowing cap should be an opportunity to discuss reining in spending or tax reform.
"Every single one of the half-dozen proposals that have actually worked to reduce spending in Congress over the last three decades have come out of this same process," Senate Budget Committee member Rob Portman, a Republican, said Tuesday at a conference sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
"Why? Because the American people do not like to extend the debt limit," he said.


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Laguna Beach is a haven for artists and all that you have to do is take a walk in any direction and you will find an art gallery to prove it. To be a fan of art is not required to visit Laguna Beach, but it will not take you long to see the beauty that engulfs so many artists. Laguna Beach will be just as breathtaking to every tourist that visits this classic Orange County beach town as it is to the artists that try to capture it on canvas.
The beach cities up and down the Southern California coast all have their own identity and Laguna Beach has one a little different than all of the rest. It is home to some of the most beautiful beaches that you will find anywhere on the west coast but you will find a setting that is a little more peaceful and relaxing than the rest. Don't think that means that you can't find fun, as there are plenty of things to do as you make your way through town and you still can get enjoy the ocean with a swim or if you are up to it you can go surfing. It really is just a take it at whatever type of pace you want to take it type of town.
When it comes to finding a place to spend your vacation that really encompasses what Laguna Beach is all about the Inn at Laguna Beach is literally the perfect spot. There are other hotels that are on the beach, but this one somehow found a home above the bluffs to give you a one-of-a-kind view that no one else can offer. You will find 70 modern and updated rooms that all have beds that are so soft and plush they were seemingly made to pair with the ocean breeze to give you a night of slumber you won't soon forget. A number of the rooms give you the perfect beach view and there is nothing like walking onto the balcony and just enjoying the sunset and the view of Laguna Beach.
The summer is clearly the best time of the year to enjoy the beach, but one of the best parts of the Inn at Laguna Beach is snuggling up to the fire pit terrace with a glass of wine on the roof top terrace. You can usually find a number of guests up there taking in the sunset and just enjoying then end of another memorable day at Laguna Beach. You also don't have to worry about the climate if you stay at the Inn at Laguna Beach because if the ocean is a little too chilly for you, the Inn at Laguna Beach has a beautiful heated pool and hot tub that are right outside the rooms so you still get the beach atmosphere.
The Inn at Laguna Beach also recently unveiled a multi-million dollar environmentally sensitive renovation in which they put a number of great sustainable practices into place throughout the property. The hotel has taken various steps to minimize its environmental footprint and significantly reduce waste with the implementation of the following measures: in-room and back-of-the-house recycling, in-room reusable water bottles, low flush toilets, birch wood key cards and a partnership with Clean the World organization which recycles discarded soaps and shampoos and then distributes them to various organizations throughout the world to prevent disease. The Inn at Laguna Beach is certainly at the forefront when it comes to being green in the hotel industry, they have not taken anything away from the guest with all of these improvements.
When it comes to breakfast while staying at the Inn at Laguna Beach there are only two options that you should consider. If you have an ocean view, order the breakfast and get pastries so fresh you would think you pulled them out of the oven yourself and enjoy the ocean breeze and sunrise. If this does not sound like a magical enough way to start the day then walk just a few minutes up the hill to Las Brisas and by a few minutes I mean two, three tops. The first thing you will ask is how did any restaurant capture the best location in all of Laguna Beach and the answer is they were the first ones to realize it was the best spot. Incredible Mexican food is served throughout the day, but the breakfast buffet is a fantastic way to start the day. The food is not only fantastic, but they have something for everyone and the food is only topped by the impeccable service.
Once you venture just down the hill from the Inn at Laguna Beach and make your way into town you will find no shortage of restaurants but if you want a unique and local dining experience, Three Seventy Common Kitchen + Drink is a must stop for you. Ryan Adams is the chef and owner, having purchased the restaurant in 2011 and quickly put his stamp on the menu with his farm-to-table fare. If you are in Laguna Beach on any Sunday make sure to go to the Sunday Night Social as Chef Adams brings back the revered Sunday tradition of weekly family-style meals. The menu changes every week, you could find roast chicken, pot roast, meatloaf or seasonal fish. This meal is a great bargain, as for one price you are taken from appetizer all the way to dessert and everything in between. You will quickly appreciate that Chef Adams creates his vegetable dishes from the best and freshest local ingredients. To encourage face-to-face interaction, diners are asked to refrain from the use of cell phones, smart phones and other electronic devices in the dining room. A great experience and perfect for Laguna Beach. Chef Adams everyday menu is one that features his unique flavors and you will be able to find dishes such as bacon wrapped meatloaf, bone marrow, clams and chowder just to name a few. Grab a table by the fireplace and you won't find a better dining spot in Laguna Beach.
This is the beach so you have to treat yourself to lunch with sun reflecting off of your sunglasses and the ocean breeze cooling off the heat of that sun is creating, very close to the perfect setting. When it comes to capturing this setting there is nothing that will put you right on the edge of the surf and sand quite like The Deck. The Deck is the only restaurant in Laguna Beach right on the sand and while it is all beach in atmosphere, the food is anything but typical laid back casual cuisine.
On those days in Laguna Beach there really isn't much better than cozying up to a bowl of clam chowder at The Deck. If you a connoisseur of clam chowder you will love this thick and robust version that will not cheat you on the clams and I would be willing to put it in the class of a chowder you by find on the east coast or the San Francisco bay. The appetizer menu is so good at The Deck you might not find your way to your main course. Crab cakes that are thick and have a perfect crispy exterior are a great choice, but you can't go wrong with the calamari that is complimented so well by the marinara and jalapeno tartar sauce.
When it comes to the main course, The Deck takes advantage of the fresh fish that is available to them as you have your choice of yellowfin tuna, halibut, mahi mahi as well as salmon. The Deck also has steak, pork chops and lobster, but this is one place to give the fish as try as you can find creative flavors such as chorizo and saffron butter sauce that accompany the pan seared halibut. Make sure to pair one of the freshly prepared cocktails with your dining experience, the Pure Joy says it all, what more could you ask for than a day at the beach with this cocktail prepared with fresh raspberries , Ketel One Citroen and lemon, so fresh and perfectly beach.
Laguna Beach allows you to take your day in any direction you want and at the end of the night you fall peacefully asleep to a cool beach breeze and melodic sounds of waves that most people only can hear from a recording. Laguna Beach is a true vacation spot, and then some.
For more information on the Inn at Laguna Beach, visit: www.innatlagunabeach.com


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Longbow Research chip analyst JoAnne Feeney today writes that her conversations with suppliers of components for personal computers suggest to her that the second half of the year is shaping up as worse than expected, and could cause trouble for PC-related names such as Intel (INTC), Advanced MicroDevices (AMD), Nvidia (NVDA), and Intersil (ISIL).
Feeney maintains Neutral ratings on all four names.
"Contacts now see DT [desktop] units down 5-10% for the year vs. our forecast for INTC DT segment to be down 4% Y/Y in 2013," writes Feeney.
Feeney thinks the PC trends have shifted somewhat Intel's plans for the roll-out of new chips:
Look for a slow Haswell ramp as last year's inventory build, following a surprisingly weak 2H, leads the industry to stick with the safer Ivy Bridge platform (socket compatible with Sandy Bridge, unlike Haswell) and for Haswell to make up less than 50% of desktop CPU shipments even in 4Q. Contrasting earlier reports, however, Haswell for DT (Denlow platform) looks set to launch with cautious volume in June using the faulty C1 stepping, and then to see a stronger ramp once the glitch is worked out. Still, this is more than we had hoped for in June. Caution in Ivy Bridge units still likely to constrain gross margin for INTC and contacts point to August as the more significant launch period.
Feeney thinks there is "downside risk" for AMD and Nvidia graphics processing unit (GPU) sales, given that integrated graphics are taking "significant steps forward" this year. She sees Nvidia's GPU business declining 3% this year.
On a somewhat related note, research firmiSuppli today reported what might be a contrary data point, namely that inventories of semiconductors worldwide declined faster than expected in Q4, led by Intel, in response to weaker-than-expected PC demand:
Days of Inventory (DOI) for semiconductor suppliers in the fourth quarter declined by 5 percent compared to the third quarter—higher than the 1.5 percent initially forecast. Meanwhile, inventory value in dollar terms fell almost 5 percent—larger than the originally projected 3 percent. Semiconductor companies reduced their inventories at a faster-than-expected rate in the fourth quarter as they moved to adjust to weakening demand. Many chip suppliers demonstrated great agility in their reactions to the drop in demand. No. 1 semiconductor supplier Intel Corp. was the most aggressive, cutting its stockpiles by more than half a billion dollars—the largest decrease on a dollar basis of any chipmaker.


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We are smack dab in the middle of summer but some of my dear friends' children start kindergarten in the next week or two. Will, Hannah, Aiden and Maddie all are making the big leap to Kindergarten. Kindergarten is such a milestone because it signals the beginning of the "school years" which seems miles away from "toddlerhood" or even the pre-school years.
Anyway, I was thinking about some great books that I read to Grace last year in anticpation of kindergarten and that we'll read again to get ready for first grade. As most of you know, I love children's literature and try to find a picture book to fit every occasion. Here are a few we really enjoy.
First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg
This book is really fun because it addresses the nervousness that many children (and adults) feel in new situations. The story follows Sarah as she protests going to school on the first day. She gives every reason or excuse in the world for not going but is cajoled and forced to get dressed, eat breakfast and get in the car. When she finally makes it to the classroom it is revealed that she is actually the teacher! The illustrations are fun and the surprise ending makes it really stand out.
Mr. Ouchy's First Day by B.G. Hennessy
This book is told from the point of view of the teacher and how he is nervous and excited about the first day. I think this book helps to give children some perspective about teachers and that they have a life outside of school. It's really a simple text and the pictures are lively and engaging.
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
This is a classic book that I think speaks to the parents as much as the child. Chester Racoon doesn't want to go to school. He wants to stay home with his mom. His mom tells him that she has a family secret, The Kissing Hand. The kissing hand is a simple gesture that makes Chester and his mom feel better.
There are many, many more books out there that explore starting school. What are some of your favorites?


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Like Jacey wrote the other day, here at SpouseBuzz we are on the Girl Team. We like the idea of the ban on women in combat being lifted, because we think that women can and should be able to reach whatever heights in whatever profession they choose -- and that includes the military.
But we know that many of you do not agree. We know that our readers come from all walks of life, with experiences that we do not have.
We want to know what you think. So we are running a little poll to find out. Do you think women should be allowed in combat? Take the poll and view the results below.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has formed a new, interdisciplinary research center to study the strength and security of the global financial system. The Center for the Study of Global Financial Stability seeks to build academic, government and industry partnerships to engage in joint research efforts that will develop a better understanding of the complexity of the global financial markets and help improve international financial stability.
A joint effort between several colleges and units at Penn State, the center is being led by John Liechty, professor of marketing and statistics at the Smeal College of Business. The center is engaging a broad range of key faculty members from around the University as well as leading practitioner experts in banking, information technology and computer science. The main objective of the center is to contribute to the understanding of the global financial system and identify new approaches to use data to monitor the global financial system and enhance its stability, ultimately leading to improved financial regulation, better-informed policy decisions, and industry-led, market-driven stability initiatives.
Liechty's interest in the global financial system was piqued during a 2009 academic workshop on financial risk, where, during one of the discussion sessions, he asked what federal agency was in charge of monitoring the entire system for risk. There wasn't one. So Liechty and a handful of colleagues spent the next year and half working to change that by conducting research, gathering industry support and meeting with members of Congress to explain the need. When U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act last year, he created the Office of Financial Research (OFR), a new federal watchdog growing out of Liechty's question at the conference 18 months earlier.
While the Penn State's Center for the Study of Global Financial Security has no direct ties to the OFR, its overarching goal is to make the agency's job easier and more effective.
"We want to find new data in the financial system and new ways to collect and analyze that data that will help academia, industry and government monitor the health of the global financial system," Liechty said. "Our ultimate goal is to improve financial security."
In addition to Liechty and a handful of colleagues at Smeal, the new center incorporates the expertise of Penn State faculty members in the Applied Research Laboratory, College of Engineering, College of Information Sciences and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Eberly College of Science. Liechty is exploring collaborations with other Penn State units, too.
"With the depth and breadth of knowledge that the Penn State faculty possesses in such a wide range of disciplines, the University is the perfect home for an organization doing such vital work," said Peter Schiffer, associate vice president for research at Penn State and a member of the internal advisory board of the Center for the Study of Global Financial Stability. "We've gathered the best minds in information technology, statistics, finance and more, to gain a better understanding of the global financial system and its interconnectivity."
"The recent financial crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the financial sector and made us ask hard questions about systemic risks," said Arvind Rangaswamy, Smeal senior associate dean for research and faculty and another member of the center's internal board. "This new research center will allow us to break new ground in data analysis, providing industry and government with better tools to forecast major disruptions to the financial system and for understanding systemic risks in the global economy."
In addition to Schiffer and Rangaswamy, the internal advisory board consists of Patricia Gruber, deputy director of the Applied Research Laboratory; Bill Kracaw, chair of the Department of Finance; Padma Raghavan, professor of computer science and engineering and director of the Institute for CyberScience; and Andrew Stephenson, associate dean for research in the Eberly College of Science.
Liechty and the board are currently in the process of establishing an external advisory board and finalizing the center's complete slate of activities. Already this semester, the center has hosted several seminars with guest speakers from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and J.P. Morgan, among others. The fall seminar series will continue on Oct. 19 with a talk by Heber Farnsworth, assistant professor of finance at Smeal. The complete seminar series schedule is available at stability.psu.edu/seminar-series-1 online.
The center is also planning on hosting conferences and workshops and making its website a repository for information on the stability of the financial system. The site will feature econometric tools that can be used by other researchers and the general public to assess the financial system. Eventually, it will keep visitors up to date with information on related regulatory changes under proposal in Washington. There are also plans in the works to publish online a daily assessment of the risks posed to the financial system.
"At some point, with the right analysis, government and industry leaders will be able to predict the next financial crisis and avoid it or at least lessen its effect," Liechty said. "The Center for the Study of Global Financial Stability seeks to identify the data, tools and techniques to make this future a reality."
For more information on the Center for Study of Global Financial Stability, visit stability.psu.edu online.


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From Waste to Wealth Using Green Chemistry
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'How should a chemist understand brewing?' Beer and theory around 1800
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A short Introduction to the Nano2Hybrid European Research Project. A video profiling a nanotechnology research project supported by a European Materials Research grant aims to produce a tiny gas sensor using nanotubes that have been developed to be s....More details | Watch now
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The Namur group are heading up the nano2hybrids project. They are the specialists in plasma treatment of the carbon nanotubes to activate their surfaces, followed by putting down metal nanoparticles under vacuum. These are then sent to Spain to be ma....More details | Watch now
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The Louvain-la-Neuve group are specialised in theoretical modelling at the atomic scale of the metal nanoparticles on the carbon nanotube surfaces, and in particular how electronic charge passes through the tubes in this case.More details | Watch now
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The CRPGL group is a newly formed lab in Luxembourg. Within the project their role is to start looking at 'scale up', plasma treatment at larger scales than is possible in the other labs, coupled with a battery of different sample testing techniques.More details | Watch now
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Institut des Materiaux, Nantes, France. The IMN group are specialists in computer modelling - in this case, of atomic defects and damage in the surface of the carbon nanotubes caused by the plasma treatment. What is the plasma doing to the nanotube s....More details | Watch now
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Relatively new to Kiteboarding. One thing through my lessons I really wish I had to help me relax and give me more confidence is a higher buoyancy life preserver (High Hook/Kite specific of course).
I'm currently using an NPX Immortal (don't know what it's rating is) but I sit lower than I'd like. Can anyone recommend me another brand/model with a 44 inch chest to keep a big guy afloat.


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Hi there, hi. Hello. I've been quiet for quite some time now. Lots of different things have happened (more on that later - don't mean to sound so ominous there), but I thought why not break the silence and show you some Little Fille stuff I've been working on. On a Saturday night at 3:39am, no less. Fun, party times.
I've been experimenting with shells, plastic and metal. Usually my personal style is quite minimalistic (or whatever I pick up from my bedroom floor, let's be real), so sometimes it's quite a challenge to get into "Little Fille" mode. I hardly ever wear headbands. Shock, horror! But I absolutely love to create new pretty, little things - so look forward to more in the future.
Mari x
PS Oh and follow me on Instagram http://instagram.com/mar1onette Do you have one? Tell me what it is! So late to the game, but I love stalking people.


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(Plegadis falcinellus)
The cosmopolitan glossy ibis is the smallest ibis in Australia, it looks black when seen from a distance. It is only when seen close up that its red-brown colouring and the metallic, iridescent sheen on the wings become noticeable. In flight, they resemble black cormorants, their regular wing flapping alternating with short glides, but they hold their necks lower, inclined towards the ground.
The glossy ibis frequents at swamps, lake margins and flats, and fields near water throughout Australia. The glossy ibis is nomadic or migratory, occasionally seen in eastern Victoria but mainly occurs in northern Queensland and central Australia.
Glossy ibises are gregarious birds and feed in small flocks of two or more in shallow freshwater swamps and mud flats, particularly where trees and bushes provide shelter. They walk along and probe their bills into the water and mud, searching for frogs, snails, spiders and aquatic insects. Sometimes they eat beetles and grasshoppers, which they pick off plants.
Nesting in small colonies of 10-20 pairs, glossy ibises may breed within colonies of straw-necked ibises and sacred ibises. They start breeding later than the other ibises, (September – April) and build their nests sometimes lower or just above the water. A nest platform is built of sticks and lined with aquatic plant material. The common nest site is between upright branches of bushes or trees growing in water. Both sexes incubate up to 6 eggs green/blue eggs for 21 days.


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Craters & Freighters was founded in June 1990 and since has become the leader in specialty freight solutions.
Craters & Freighters was founded in June 1990 to meet the needs of businesses and consumers for specialty freight handling, including pick-up, crating, shipping, packaging, tracking, insuring, and delivery of shipments that are too heavy, oversized, valuable, awkward, and time-sensitive for other shipping agencies. The company serves consumers and businesses in all sectors including telecommunications, electronics, medical equipment,aerospace, biotechnology, and heavy machinery. With expertise that delivers, the company dominates the specialty freight industry.


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Want to turn yourself off cupcakes once and for all? Pay a visit to The Evil Cake Shop, where fondant comes in boils, scabs, and genital warts. And these treats are meant to be enjoyed with your eyes open.
The Evil Cake Shop will be holding its second Eat Your Heart Out exhibition at the Pathology Museum at St. Bart's in London from October 26th-28th. They'll have tons of grotesque goodies on display, including polycystic kidney cake and lung cancer cookies. You can pre-order some of their sick snacks if you're in the mood for vertebra chocolates or fungus toenail cookies. Just be warned, the sight of all those sugary sores might just ruin your appetite.
STD Awareness Cupcake Set (NSFW) [Eat Your Heart Out via Oddity Central]


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Annual Assembly of the Municipal Councillors for European Affairs in Vienna
At the second general assembly of the members of the initiative of Municipal Councillors for European Affairs held at Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna today, the 500th member of the initiative was welcomed.
Much to the delight of Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger who had launched the initiative together with the Representation Office of the European Union in Vienna in 2010: "I am happy that so many municipalities have appointed contact persons for EU matters. The voluntary service provided by these people is of particular importance now that scepticism vis-à-vis the EU is growing. As "Municipal Councillors for European Affairs" you fulfil a bridging function providing information about the EU at local level. The multi-faceted activities and projects of the Municipal Councillors for European Affairs are important elements in the communication about the European project."
After the welcoming words of Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Spindelegger, State Secretary Reinhold Lopatka and the representative of the European Commission in Vienna, Richard Kühnel, the municipal councillors engaged in a discussion with the Austrian members of the European Parliament Ulrike Lunacek, Paul Rübig and Josef Weidenholzer. Presentations by Walter Grahammer, permanent representative of Austria at the EU and the Director of the Department for European Affairs of the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Thomas Mathà, and an EU Information Exchange made the general assembly complete.
"Talking and informing about Europe means most of all to demystify Europe, to take away false fears and worries and to correct half-truths and untruths. It also means offering criticism if something goes wrong. What is most important is to illustrate the benefits that Austria can draw from its membership in the European Union. You as representatives of your communities know best how important personal exchange and direct contact are. I would like to thank you most warmly for your commitment to Europe", the Vice-Chancellor continued.
The initiative aims at making Europe more tangible at local level. To this end, the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs offers various services, such as information tours to Brussels, training seminars, and much more. The initiative receives great support from the European Partnership (www.zukunfteuropa.at). Network meetings, such as the event today which was dedicated to information and exchange, are important elements of the initiative.
The DARUM EUROPA information tour is also part of the talking about Europe initiative. The information tour takes State Secretary Lopatka to companies in all nine Austrian provinces where he discusses questions relating to the EU in various companies. "Many questions can be answered and many fears and worries can be taken away in direct encounters. I wish to provide facts and counter false statements. The visits that I have already made to Austrian companies have clearly shown that people wish for more information about Europe", the State Secretary said.


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