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Department of Surgery faculty members, both physicians and scientists, are world-renown in their subspecialties. Faculty members are passionate in their clinical care and research practices, as well as being mentors for medical students and trainees. The department also invests significant funds to provide protected time and lab space for junior faculty to perform research.
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I was sitting in on a few classes today and I had an overwhelming urge to skip the cut scene. Clark Aldrich defines a cut scene as…"triggered to present backstories, awards, briefings, and end of level resolution, as well as other level milestones. In cut scenes, the participant looses all control except to possibly skip the scene." My problem was I couldn't skip the cut scene.
Our instruction program uses classroom management software in our instruction lab. It started innocently enough, we wanted to be able to grab the students' screens to draw attention to key points and have the students show the class examples of their searching. Unfortunately, like all technology they rise up against their users (at least that's what growing up in James Cameron's film world taught me). Our use of SynchronEyes has become an overuse.
In many ways, it has become an unskippable cut scene. Cut scenes are designed to grab the players' attention and help inform them about the plot or about a needed skill being applied. Our application of the software is designed to advance their understanding of research methods (the plot) and walk them through a new database or advanced search (new skill). But cut scenes work in short bursts, enough to grab their attention, but not long enough to lose it. Our "cut scenes" are too long and drawn out and result in the loss of student's attention. Part of the problem is the desire to show too many skills without the ability to directly use them.
Cut scenes in video games may provide an overview of a new skill or a few hints on how and where to apply it. But they do not walk a player through every detail of the puzzle or skill. Our issue is over eagerness and a desire to explain it all (we're librarians after all). But that is our weakness. Our control and demonstration of skills and strategies is leaving the students behind. We are not providing them with the information at the point of need.
Gee talks about games teaching at the "point of need" right when a player needs to apply the information. It connects the skill with a context. If we only show a little, just enough to get our students started, and then let them search we can come back and provide more detail either as a class (to highlight something key) or individually as needed. Some students will be able to figure out the further application of skills if our introduction is adequate.
We do not need, and should not create "cut scenes" in instruction that our students want to skip. By providing smaller "cut scenes," demos, or examples at the point of need we not only add value to our instruction but create "cut scenes" that do not create an overwhelming urge to skip.
Has anyone done something similar? Or seen similar problems? Our information literacy team will meet next week to talk more about this concept and determine how we determine the point of need.
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The Japanese product designer Sori Yanagi died at the age of 96 on Christmas day,2011.
He had received a gold medal at the 1957 Milan Triennale for his Butterfly Stool and White Porcelain Teapot.
In 1954, Yanagi designed the famous Butterfly Stool, which consists of two curved-shaped plywood elements, which are held together by a metal rod. In his sweeping, almost delicate form it recalls not only a butterfly, but also to a Japanese character. In the same year was also the Elephant Stool is also a simple but beautifully shaped stools made of fiberglass reinforced polyester resin. Both seats were originally manufactured by the Japanese company Tendo Mokko, nowadays, the stool produced by Vitra. In 1964, the Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi and other works at the documenta III in Kassel in the Department of Industrial Design was issued. 1960 to 1961 was Sori Yanagi for two semesters a guest lecturer at the National Art School in Kassel. (Wikipedia)
Personally, I always think the Butterfly Stool is the best product designed by Japanese designer. I remember that I had to give a short presentation on a topic of any chair when I was in interior design school, and I chose the Butterfly Stool. I know there are many great product designers in Japan now, however I believe he is the first internationally acknowledged Japanese product designer. His designs are always simple beauty yet very functional. His beautiful designs can be seen and purchased from here.
R.I.P. Mr. Sori Yanagi.
デザイナーの柳 宗理さんがお亡くなりになったそうです。この方のデザインすごく好きです。日本の伝統工芸の影響を大いに取り入れながら、それでいてとてもモダン。シンプルなデザインはきっと誰もが虜になってしまうのでは。そんなこと言ってみても実は私はひとーつも持ってないんですけどね。でも、もちろん欲しいです!!!私が初めて柳宗理さんの名を知ったのはやはりバタフライスツール。あの美しすぎるフォルムにうっとりします。いつか欲しいです。素敵なデザインを産み出してくれてありがとうございます。どうか安らかに・・・・
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Characteristics of Concussion in Elementary School-Aged Children: Implications for Clinical Management." The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020."
Characteristics of Diagnosed Concussions in Children Aged 0 to 4 Years Presenting to a Large Pediatric Healthcare Network." Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020."
Chronic Care for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Clinical Management from Childhood Through Adolescence." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020;41."
Editorial: Paving the Way Toward Improving Safety Among Drivers With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020."
Individual and Geographic Variation in Driver's Suspension: Evidence of Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Income." Journal of Transport and Health. 2020."
Missed Opportunities to Advance Knowledge on Traffic Safety: Accessibility of Driver Licensing and Crash Data for Scientific Research." Accid Anal Prev. 2020;139:105500."
Pediatric Health Care Provider Perspectives on Injury Prevention Counseling in Acute and Primary Care Settings." Clinical Pediatrics. 2020."
Vehicle Safety Characteristics in Vulnerable Driver Populations." Traffic Injury Prevention. 2020."
Catalyzing Traffic Safety Advancements Via Data Linkage: Development of the New Jersey Safety and Health Outcomes (NJ-SHO) Data Warehouse." Traffic Inj Prev. 2019:1-4."
Characterizing the Learning-to-Drive Period for Teens with Attention Deficits." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019."
Driver Licensing and Motor Vehicle Crash Rates Among Young Adults with Amblyopia and Unilateral Vision Impairment." J AAPOS. 2019."
Driver Licensing, Motor Vehicle Crashes, and Moving Violations Among Older Adults." Journal of Safety Research . 2019;71:87-93."
Driver's License Suspension Policies as a Barrier to Health Care." Am J Public Health. 2019;109(12):1692-1693."
The Effect of Extending Graduated Driver Licensing to Older Novice Drivers in Indiana. Washington, DC: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety; 2019.
Learning to Drive: A Reconceptualization." Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav. 2019;62:316-326."
Risk of Repeat Concussion Among Patients Diagnosed at a Pediatric Care Network." J. Pediatr.. 2019."
Teaching Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults to Drive: Perspectives of Specialized Driving Instructors." Autism in Adulthood. 2019."
Traffic Crashes, Violations, and Suspensions Among Young Drivers With ADHD." Pediatrics. 2019."
Comparing Patient, Clinician, and Caregiver Perceptions of Care for Early Psychosis: A Free Listing Study." Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2018;8(2):157-178."
Can Adolescent Drivers' Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Be Reduced by Pre-Licensure Intervention?" J Adolesc Health. 2017."
Comparison of Older and Younger Novice Driver Crash Rates: Informing the Need for Extended Graduated Driver Licensing Restrictions." Accid Anal Prev. 2017;108:66-73."
Graduated Driver Licensing for Older Novice Drivers: Critical Analysis of the Issues." Am J Prev Med. 2017."
Longitudinal Study of Driver Licensing Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder." Autism. 2017:1362361317699586."


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Sooners dominated by San Diego St in tourney
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- San Diego State traveled 2,732 miles to play in the NCAA tournament. The Aztecs surely didn't mind delaying their return trip home.
Jamaal Franklin scored 21 points, James Rahon had 17 and San Diego State beat Oklahoma 70-55 on Friday night to earn its third NCAA tournament victory.
The seventh-seeded Aztecs (23-10) will play No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday in the South Regional. The Eagles introduced themselves to the college basketball world with a 78-68 win over Georgetown.
After that thriller, this game never stood a chance.
The Aztecs did nothing spectacular, but everything well and used a modest 8-0 run late in the second half to snap a tie game and take control.
Romero Osby scored 22 points for the 10th-seeded Sooners (20-12).
The Aztecs are in the tournament for the fourth straight season but they had only won games in 2011 when they reached the round of 16.
Built around upperclassman, the Aztecs firmly believed they had a deep run ahead and wanted to send out seniors like Chase Tapley and DeShawn Stevens as winners. They treated the game like a business trip and played like it, doing enough to advance for at least one more game.
Basketball fans looking for flashy dunks and YouTube worthy highlights will have to look at other games around the bracket.
Most of the crowd of 20,125 -- perhaps spent from watching the Florida Gulf Coast-Georgetown upset -- left by the time the Aztecs wrapped this one up.
There was nothing spectacular about the way the Aztecs constructed their win. They just methodically picked apart OU's defense one open look at a time.
Tapley snapped a 50-all tie with a layup and Stephens made a fantastic out-of-nowhere tip in off a missed layup during a routine 8-0 run that, fittingly, was the difference.
Osby broke up the fun with a 3 to keep the Sooners within striking distance
But Rahon hit a 3 and Franklin buried a long jumper for a 10-point lead. Rahon jogged off the court during a substitution to an appreciative ovation from the fans behind the bench. Coach Steve Fisher slapped him on the back for job well done.
No other player hit double digits for the Sooners. Lon Kruger became the first coach to lead five different programs to the NCAA tournament. He brought Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV into the tournament.
Osby was their lone sense of hope. Every time the Aztecs seemed they might stretch their lead even more, Osby was there with a short jumper or tough basket inside. Once the Aztecs broke through and took the lead for good, they simply made the parade of free throws in the final minutes to seal it.
A small pocket of fans chanted "Coach! Coach! Coach!" as Fisher walked off a winner. The Aztecs made 16 of 17 free throws; OU was just 4 of 8.
Behind Osby, Oklahoma led 33-31 at the break. With no other support, the Sooners couldn't keep it going another 20 minutes.


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Securing the OfficeBy Elizabeth Millard Print
In the mobile software arena, major players--Apple with its iPhone, Google with its Android platform, RIM, Palm and others-- are duking it out for control of an emerging market where start-up applications on open platforms are winning consumers and business users alike. Will features that emphasize efficiency win, or will the gold medal go to apps that promise better integration with enterprise systems?
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For some enterprises, quibbling over the features and functions of different mobile applications may be a fruitless discussion, since there are still numerous companies that aren't embracing mobile technology due to perceived security risks, Pelino notes.
"These risks are often related to the devices, rather than the applications, but they hinder adoption of mobile apps because IT doesn't want to deal with all the security issues," she says.
As mobile applications mature in the marketplace, security is likely to become a much larger discussion, notes Richard Rushing, CSO of AirDefense: "Security at the device level is a relatively easy process, but on the application level, it's much more complicated. It's not being addressed, and as a result, as an industry, we're cleaning up mess after mess."
Mobile apps in the near future are likely to win more users through emphasis on features like encryption and authentication. "Security is now becoming a forethought in these apps, instead of the afterthought it once was," he notes.
As IT departments peer more closely into security controls, employees devoted to their devices are likely to keep pushing for more access to applications, particularly as the consumer space brings continual innovation.
Much like PC-centric applications, what becomes adopted at an enterprise may depend largely on user preference, and how emphatically they push for apps, believes Stephen Katz, founder and president of Security Risk Solutions, and formerly the first CISO at Citibank.
"Demand is spurring manufacturers to improve mobile technology offerings, and creates this need to have more mobile apps in the office," he says. "Now, it's up to the enterprise to recognize how to make the best use of them, instead of throwing up roadblocks."
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UT Dallas Student Catches Jupiter Fireball on Video
On Sept. 10, UT Dallas student and amateur astronomer George Hall awoke at 5 a.m. to set up his telescope in his back yard. With clear skies and his telescope fitted with a video camera, he had hoped to spend the time before sunrise capturing a series of videos of the planet Jupiter, which was directly overhead.
George Hall is a retired engineer and Dallas resident who takes classes at UT Dallas, including astronomy and geosciences.
By the end of the day, a snippet of his Jupiter video would be internationally famous.
Hall may have been the only person in the world to capture video of an apparent object hitting the planet Jupiter on that date. The impact created a bright fireball on the planet that lasted only a few seconds, but catching the event resulted in several hours of fame for the unassuming Hall.
"The last thing I expected was for a historical event to happen in my back yard," said Hall, a retired engineer and Dallas resident who takes occasional classes at UT Dallas, including astronomy and geosciences. He's currently enrolled in a special topics class in astrophysics taught by associate professor of physics Dr. Lindsay King.
Hall posted a four-second video clip of the Jupiter impact to Flickr, and overnight, the site received more than one million visitors. His website had about 50,000 hits, he said.
A bright spot on the left side of this video shows the impact of an object on Jupiter captured earlier this month by George Hall. (Viewing the video may require Flash.)
Hall has had requests for his video from personnel at NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the SETI Institute. Dozens of news agencies from around the globe have interviewed him or requested permission to post his video.
The apparent object impact on Jupiter was first observed visually at about 6:35 a.m. Sept. 10 by Dan Petersen, an amateur astronomer in Wisconsin, who relayed his observation to an online astronomy forum. Hall saw that post at about 5 p.m. and went back to check the raw footage he had taken that morning.
Had it not been for Petersen's post, Hall said he might never have known he had captured the moment of impact for posterity and science. Here's why:
The camera attached to Hall's telescope can take digital photos of Jupiter at 30 frames per second, and he takes about 2 minutes of video at a time. But even during the clearest observing conditions, fluctuations in the atmosphere can result in some of the frames being sharp and others blurry. Hall uses special software that automatically selects the clearest frames from the raw data and combines them to form a detailed image, while discarding the blurriest frames.
"I would never have seen the impact had Dan not seen it first and posted his email, which alerted me to go back and look at my raw footage," Hall said. "It was just happenstance that it all came together."
"The last thing I expected was for a historical event to happen in my back yard."
George Hall,
retired engineer and UT Dallas student
Hall's reaction when he saw the impact on his own video?
"Elated, excited, jaw-dropping," he said.
UT Dallas' Department of Physics hosts a web page where Hall provides technical information about his video capture for scientists and astronomy enthusiasts, including the equipment and techniques he used and a very large file containing about 2 minutes of the raw video of Jupiter. The impact can be seen as a bright flash about halfway through the footage.
Hall will give brief remarks about his Jupiter video at a Friday, Sept. 28, meeting of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Kusch Auditorium in the Founders North Building on the UT Dallas campus.
Flash AnimationGeorge Halls video captures an object impact on Jupiter at about 6:35 a.m. on Sept. 10. He has had requests for his video from media around the world, personnel at NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the SETI Institute.
Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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Koh Samui, ThailandKevin (เควิน) Khaosan
Hat Chaweng is the island's longest and most popular beach. This area is party central and you will find restaurants catering to every taste, large beach bars and theme pubs and clubs. Although not as large as those on Koh Pha-ngan, there are often lively beach parties at Chaweng, especially around the full moon.
Also popular is Hat Lamai, which is famous for the Grandfather and Grandmother rocks and the slightly seedier night life.
Hat Bophut is a quiet and romantic fisherman's village. This area is relaxed and more traditional than the larger communities, and has a number of very good French-owned cafes and restaurants.
Nearby, Ao Bang Po is a quiet bay perfect for snorkeling, swimming and meditation, whilst Ao Tong Takian is a small cove north of Lamai beach. Also known as Silver Beach, this is a good place for people who crave tranquility.
Bang Rak, is situated just two kilometers east of Bophut. The big attraction in this area is the 19-metre gold tinted statue of Lord Buddha, which overlooks the entire bay. Climb the steps to the top for an excellent view over the island.
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Another weird and wonderful attraction is the mummified monk, which can be found at Wat Khunaram. The mummified remains are of monk Luang Phaw Daeng and can be seen complete wearing dark sunglasses.
Of course, water sports such as snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing, jet skiing and kayaking are popular in the area. Other diversions include a crocodile farm, monkey theatre, elephant trekking, a snake farm, an aquarium and a butterfly garden.
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Of the OECD countries surveyed in Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health, Germany and Austria rank among the highest populations whose trips are made entirely by walking, with average trips by foot exceeding 25%. However, in industrialised countries, the average length of a walking trip is quite short. For the Swiss, while 28% of trips are made by walking, 60% of them did not exceed 1 km, and only 10% exceeded 2 km. The average journey in Sweden is somewhat longer, at 2 km, with around 22% of all trips taken by foot. As for Americans, they may not walk often, but when they do, they walk further than the Swiss.
Societies that walk are healthier, see less traffic congestion, and have greater social equity and more vibrant economies–as the reports points out, the best customers are pedestrians. Policies that encourage walking facilitate liveable, more compact and sustainable cities. Indeed, urban planning should give greater weight to mobility management, and particularly to non-motorised transportation, so that cities themselves can aim for a healthier waistline.
See www.internationaltransportforum.org
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Baatorian Arcanovore (3.5e Prestige Class)
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Baatorian Arcanovore[edit]
|I know fiends can shrug off some magic, I seen 'em do it back in my younger days when I did a little of the plane-hopping myself. But this weren't no spell deflection, it were more like spell consumption! Thing just marched right into the guild hall and took everything they threw at it like it was a 'tween meal snack, gettin' tougher and ornerier all the while!
|—Tauro Glibrider, dwarven ex-adventurer and witness to the massacre at Ryanod Mage's Guild.
Also called magebreakers by some planars, the arcanovores of Baator are infernal agents specialized in eliminating wielders of arcane magicks. A product of training in dark and cryptic arts at a secluded temple in the layer of Maladomini, the arcanovores are a branch of an order shrouded in secrecy. The true name of the order is known only to its members, but its symbol, two conjoined skulls opposite each other devouring an hourglass, is recognized by more inveterate denizens of the lower planes. Arcanovores are extremely resilient against arcane magic, and have access to a host of powers that tear down the spellcasting ability of their quarry. Only 222 arcanovores (called Tongues within the order) exist at any one time, each numbered according to their standing. Arcanovores themselves are a mixed bag, with members ranging from grizzled half-devils to greater devils and other outsiders captured at an early age. For reasons unknown, the Lords of the Nine allow the order considerable autonomy, placing arcanovores somewhat outside of Hell's normal chain of command. Although often serving as kill teams in the infernal legions, or acting as agents for powerful devils, arcanovores ultimately report to the order. On occasion they have been known to travel to other planes to corrupt or assassinate select mortals.
Becoming an Arcanovore[edit]
Initiation into the arcanovore ranks is by invitation only. When a slot needs to be filled, the scouts of the order locate suitable replacements using mysterious criteria; the majority of new recruits don't survive the initial training. Members are numbered according to their successes, experience, strength, and sometimes political maneuvering. Rankings are mutable, and like all hierarchical structures in the Nine Hells, there is no shortage of plotting and backstabbing. The hallmarks of this class are powerful defenses against arcane magic, the ability to nullify and even draw power from hostile arcane spells and effects, and enhanced damage versus arcane spellcasters and creatures with spell-like abilities. The latter also makes them effective against all kinds of outsiders. Charisma is important to the effectiveness of their special abilities, and high ranks in Spellcraft can help them better thwart arcane spellcasters.
|Non-good and non-chaotic.
|Hit Die:
|Outsider or extraplanar subtype.
|Knowledge (arcana) 10 ranks, Knowledge (planes) 10 ranks, Spellcraft 5 ranks.
|Point Blank Shot or Power Attack.
|Must have innate spell-like abilities, access to see invisibility or true seeing spell or spell-like abilities, spell resistance (Ex) or SR-granting abilities. Must have been approached by the order to become an arcanovore.
Attack Bonus
|Saving Throws
|Arcane defense +1, detect magic, devouring brand, improved caster level, magebane weapon, spell resistance
|Arcane interference, smite arcane 1/day
|Arcane defense +2, magebind
|Mageslayer, reject arcane
|Arcane defense +3, inviolate mind
|Spelleater, smite arcane 2/day
|Arcane defense +4,deplete power
|Seal magic
|Arcane defense +5, Magedoom weapon
|Destroy Magic, smite arcane 3/day
Class Skills (2 + Int modifier per level)
|Arcane defense +6
|Arcane defense +7, bonus feat
|Smite arcane 4/day
|Arcane defense +8
|Bonus feat
|Arcane defense +9
|Smite arcane 5/day
|Arcane defense +10, bonus feat
Class Features[edit]
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: An arcanovore is proficient with two weapon groups of her choice (see Unearthed Arcana, p.95). She gains no proficiency with armor or shields.
Arcane Defense (Ex): Extensive training in countering arcane magic of all types manifests itself as a bonus to saving throws against arcane (but not divine) spells or spell-like abilities. These bonuses are +1 at 1st level, and increase by 1 every odd level thereafter.
Detect Magic (Sp): As spell. Continuously active.
Devouring Brand (Ex): Part of an arcanovore's power stems from an infernal brand placed upon her body. While it grants considerable benefits, it also consumes some of her vitality and imparts certain vulnerabilities. Arcanovores take double damage from silver weapons and permanently lose 2 points of Constitution as a sacrifice to the brand. An arcanovore loses one spell-like ability of her choice upon taking the first level of this class (it cannot be an ability granted by this class). In addition, high ranking members of the order can induce wracking pain in any arcanovore within 1 mile. This manifests as a -4 penalty to attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks. However, the brand confers immunity to energy drain, ability drain, and death effects.
Improved Caster Level (Ex): The caster level for an arcanovore's spell-like abilities (Sp) increases by 1 for each arcanovore level gained.
Magebane Weapon (Su): At first level an arcanovore may choose an individual weapon that becomes her magebane weapon. Arcanovores are automatically proficient with their Magebane weapon. Magebane weapons deal an extra 2d6 points of damage against arcane magic users and creatures with spell-like abilities, and are considered to have an enhancement bonus 2 higher than normal (thus, a +1 spear becomes a +3 spear when wielded against such targets). If the weapon is destroyed, the arcanovore loses the ability to deal the extra damage until a replacement weapon is reinfused with power. This process takes 1 week, and requires full attention each day at the expense of all other activities. In the hands of anyone other than the arcanovore these weapons do not deal extra damage granted by this ability. Arcanovores share a link with their weapon, and can summon it as by the Instant Summons spell once per day. Magical enchantments may be placed on the weapon as normal; this ability does not count toward a weapon's total enhancement bonus for the purposes of determining cost.
Spell Resistance(Ex):A Baatorian arcanovore's spell resistance increases by 1 for every Baatorian arcanovore level she has.
Arcane Interference (Su): Beginning at 2nd level, the arcanovore can emit a field of arcane static up to a range of 10 feet per class level, negating the telepathy ability of all creatures within range. In addition, arcane spells and spell-like abilities cast or used in the area are impeded. To use arcane spells or spell-like abilities, a caster must succeed on a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + spell level + arcanovore Cha modifier). If the check fails, the spell or spell-like ability does not function but is still lost as a prepared spell, spell slot, or daily use. If the check succeeds, the spell functions normally. This ability does not affect the arcanovore's own spells or abilities. She can suppress this ability for 1 round as a free action.
Smite Arcane (Su): Acquisition of the smite arcane ability marks acceptance as an official numbered Tongue in the order. Once per day, an arcanovore may attempt to smite an arcane magic user or creature with spell-like abilities with a normal or ranged melee attack. She adds her Charisma bonus (if any) to her attack roll and deals 1 extra point of damage per class level. If the arcanovore accidentally smites a creature that is not an arcane caster, the smite has no effect, but the ability is still used up. The number of uses per day increase at 6th and 10th level.
Magebind (Sp): As a standard action the arcanovore may block all extradimensional travel for a single arcane magic user or creature with spell-like abilities in line of sight within 120 ft. Forms of movement barred include astral projection, blink, dimension door, ethereal jaunt, etherealness, gate, maze, plane shift, shadow walk, teleportation, and similar spell-like abilities. Magebind also prevents the use of an existing gate or teleportation circle. The effect persists for 10 minutes per caster level but may be negated by spell resistance. The arcanovore's caster level is equal to her caster level for spell-like abilities. This ability is the equivalent of a 5th level spell.
Reject Arcane (Su): Once per day as an immediate action an arcanovore may attempt to dissipate any incoming arcane spell or spell-like ability targeted at her, or to dispel the effects of a spell she makes contact with. Roll 1d4 + class level. If the total is higher than the spell level, then the spell fizzles and has no effect. It is possible to dispel pre-existing spells in this way as long as the arcanovore is in the area of effect or makes contact with the enchantment.
Mageslayer (Su): Once per day the arcanovore can make a single attack with a magebane weapon that has the chance to kill arcane magic users or creatures with spell-like abilities outright. The declaration must be made before the attack is rolled. The attack receives bonuses to hit and damage the same as the arcanovore's smite arcane ability. If the attack hits, damage is dealt and the target must succeed a Fortitude save (DC 10 + class level + Cha modifier) or be destroyed, their own arcane energies blasting them apart. On a critical hit the DC increases by (2 x critical multiplier). A successful fortitude save negates destruction, and the attack instead deals an extra 4d6 points of damage. Creatures not subject to critical hits are still affected by this ability. Arcanovores are themselves immune to mageslayer attacks.
Inviolate Mind (Ex): The archanovore becomes immune to mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, patterns, phantasms, and morale effects), harmful telepathy powers, and spells attempting to detect her thoughts and alignment as if affected by mind blank. She can raise or lower this ability as a free action.
Spelleater (Su): The name arcanovore derives from the formidable spelleater ability. This ability enables absorption and digestion of the energies that power arcane magic. Whenever an arcanovore of 6th level or higher 1) makes a successful saving throw against any arcane spell or spell-like ability, 2) whenever her spell resistance negates such abilities, 3) whenever she successfully uses the reject arcane ability, or 4) whenever she makes a declared spelleater touch attack against a creature or area with ongoing magical effects, roll a special caster level check. The original spellcaster rolls (1d20 + caster level + spell level) against the arcanovore's roll (1d20 + Spellcraft + Cha modifier). If the arcanovore's total is greater, the spell ends, is absorbed, and is converted into infernal energy augmenting her power. The next single melee attack made gains a temporary profane bonus to attack and damage equal to the level of the absorbed spell. A profane bonus can be stored for up to one hour. The arcanovore also heals hp equal to the level of the spell absorbed. If multiple spells are absorbed in one round, only the highest level spell is stored as a profane bonus for attacks, but multiple absorbed spells stack for restoring hp. Hp gained that bring her total hp above their normal maximum are temporary and last for 1 hour. This ability cannot be used on magic items, and an arcanovore cannot absorb her own spells or abilities.
Deplete Power(Su): The attacks of an arcanovore are now extremely dangerous to spellcasters and anyone who uses mental attributes to draw power. 3/day as a standard action the arcanovore can make a 'deplete power' attack with her magebane weapon. If it hits no hp damage is caused, but it instead deals temporary ability damage to a mental attribute. The damage dealt is equal to the arcanovore's charisma modifier. The attribute is whichever one the target draws his or her power from (Cha for sorcerers, Int for mages, Wis for clerics, Cha for spell-like abilities or psi-like abilities, etc). If the target relies on multiple attributes, one is randomly affected. Creatures that don't have spellcasting, psionics, spell-like, or psi-like abilities aren't affected. The target may make a Will save (DC 10 + class level + Cha modifier) to avoid ability loss. Failure indicates that he or she may lose access to spells due to the ability loss. Points lost return at the rate of 1 point per day (or double with complete bed rest).
Seal Magic (Su): Starting at 8th level, an arcanovore can temporarily neutralize arcane spellcasting and spell-like abilities by reading and disrupting the flow of arcane energies. Three times per day she may make a melee touch attack as a standard action requiring a special caster level check to be made. The target rolls (1d20 + caster level + relevant ability modifier) against the arcanovore's roll (1d20 + Spellcraft + Cha modifier). If the target scores lower than the arcanovore, they are unable to use arcane spells or spell-like abilities for 1d3+1 rounds.
Magedoom Weapon (Ex): At 9th level an arcanovore's magebane weapon becomes a magedoom weapon. Its enhancement bonus is now considered 3 higher than normal against arcane magic users and creatures with spell-like abilities, and an extra 4d6 points of damage are dealt against such targets. Furthermore, any critical hits scored count as if they were critical using the mageslayer (Su) ability and require a similar Fortitude save vs destruction. This does not use up the daily use of mageslayer, but the attack does not retroactively receive a bonus to damage equal to class level.
Destroy Magic (Sp): Upon reaching 10th level an arcanovore is anathema to all magic, and can permanently destroy magical effects and even disjoin magic items and their enchantments. Three times per week, an arcanovore can use a modified version of Mordenkainen's (Mage's) Disjunction. It is the same as the spell in every way except that its radius of effect is 20 feet. Caster level for this ability is equivalent to the arcanovore's caster level for spell-like abilities.
Campaign Information[edit]
Playing an Arcanovore[edit]
Combat: Arcanovores are decent melee combatants, especially if they have lots of outsider HD. They seek out and target arcane spellcasters, neutralizing their casting ability and rendering them ineffective in the battle. An arcanovore's smite arcane and mageslayer abilities are then used to finish off the enemy once they are weakened. They can also destroy area effects and spells placed on party members with the reject arcane and spelleater abilities. Taking the quicken spell-like ability feat for magebind allows for immediate cornering of spellcasters without wasting a move or attack action in a potentially critical first round.
Advancement: It's best to take as many levels of arcanovore as you can in sequence to get the abilities you want, then move on to other classes or outsider HD. Multiclassing choices depend on whether you would want to be a stalker, a spellslinger, or a basher type mage killer.
Resources: Considering their autonomy and the secretive tasks undertaken by the order, Baatorian arcanovores have a good information network and resource pool at their disposal, at least in the lower planes. Most of the time arcanovores work alone, but it is not unheard of for them to work in small teams of 3-10. All 222 are never assembled in one place at one time, and members are often only familiar with those they have worked with previously. Orders are handed down by adherents called 'eyes' of the order.
Baatorian Arcanovores in the World[edit]
|No, I have nothing against spellcasters. I myself am one. You ask why then have I ravaged your eyries and hunted your order mercilessly, doggedly, and without rest these past months until only you remain? I pursue you because it is what I was made for. I kill you because it is what I am good at.
|—Sadrisa, erinyes arcanovore ranger, to a cowering wizard
NPC Reactions: Most NPCs wouldn't know what a Baatorian arcanovore is. Those that do are likely to be characters in the know who are leery of dealing with some of Hell's special soldiers. Mages in particular would probably take an immediate dislike to them.
Baatorian Arcanovore Lore[edit]
Characters with ranks in Knowledge (planes) can research Baatorian arcanovore to learn more about them. When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.
|Baatorian arcanovores are some kind of specialized soldiers from the Nine Hells.
|They are adept at slaying arcane spellcasters.
|There is a small, fixed number of them and they work for an order outside of Hell's normal chain of command.
|They have a brand located somewhere on their body that confers great powers, but also certain weaknesses.
Baatorian Arcanovores in the Game[edit]
The arcanovores of Baator usually keep their own council. When not on missions, they are likely to be honing their skills while traveling or waiting in a Hellish citadel. As NPCs they could be villains targeting the party or targeting an ally of the party. As a PC class they could be escorts or servants of another PC, or a party leader who uses the other PCs to help complete the tasks he is assigned.
Adaptation and Notes: The Baatorian arcanovores can be used as is in any campaign where the lower planes exist, or the flavor can be modified to better fit in with your universe. This class was originally made for NPCs in a Planescape-like campaign with outsider PCs, and it is admittedly a powerful class. But outsiders themselves are powerful even without class levels, unlike PCs of normal races. Compared to gaining outsider HD, this class receives fewer hp, slower BAB advancement, and considerably less skill points per level. They also do not gain some of the benefits that may come with advancing outsider HD. It does offer a wide variety of useful abilities for outsider characters, however. Much of the inspiration for these abilities came from the Hellbreaker, Hellreaver, and Occult Slayer WoTC PrCs, adapted and consolidated especially for extraplanar characters. Tieflings are an attractive normal PC class option, since they have the extraplanar subtype, although it would be up to you how they manage to get spell resistance.
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Joe Berlinger's back is against the wall. Last week the independent filmmaker, already facing crushing debt from legal bills, was dealt a major blow in his continuing fight against the third largest company in America, Chevron.
It's a battle that epitomizes the hardship individuals face trying to challenge corporate giants that punch back with a knockout force of high-powered lawyers and unlimited cash.
What's more, Joe's struggle continues to raise serious First Amendment issues and - as we approach the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision -- throws yet another spotlight on the increasingly pro-business stance of the nation's legal system.
It was this past May when my friend and colleague Bill Moyers and I first wrote about Joe's documentary Crude and its legal troubles. The film tells the story of how Ecuadorians challenged the pollution of rivers and wells from Texaco's drilling in the Lago Agrio oil field, a rainforest disaster savagely damaging the environment and the local population's health that's been described as the Amazon's Chernobyl. When the petrochemical behemoth Chevron acquired Texaco in 2001 and attempted to dismiss claims that it was now responsible, the indigenous people and their lawyers fought back in court.
In May, Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ordered Berlinger to turn over to Chevron more than 600 hours of raw footage used to create the film. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit limited the amount of footage to be turned over (although it still amounts to more than 500 hours), but ordered Berlinger to submit to depositions.
Now, on January 13, that same court ruled, as reported in The New York Times, that Joe "could not invoke a journalist's privilege in refusing to turn over that footage because his work on the film did not constitute an act of independent reporting," and that the argument "that he was protected as a journalist from being compelled to share his reporting materials was not persuasive." As evidence, the court said that the film "was solicited by the plaintiffs in the Lago Agrio litigation for the purpose of telling their story, and changes to the film were made at their instance."
Berlinger responded, "While the idea for Crude was pitched to me by Steven Donziger, one of the Lago Agrio Plaintiffs' lawyers, this was not a commissioned film. I had complete editorial independence, as did 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair who also produced stories on this case that were solicited by Mr. Donziger. The decision to modify one scene in the film based on comments from the plaintiffs' lawyers after viewing the film at the Sundance Film Festival was exclusively my own and in no way diminishes the independence of this production from its subjects. I rejected many other suggested changes and my documentary Crude has been widely praised for its balance in the presentation of Chevron's point of view as well as the plaintiffs'."
Were mistakes made, errors in judgment? Perhaps. But the court's ruling fails to fully understand the nature of news and documentary reporting and will have a chilling effect on journalists who constantly receive information and suggestions from sources representing a variety of interests and points of view. It's the professional journalist's job to sort through them on the way to determining the truth. As Moyers and I wrote in May, "This is a serious matter for reporters, filmmakers and frankly, everyone else. Tough, investigative reporting without fear or favor -- already under siege by severe cutbacks and the shutdown of newspapers and other media outlets -- is vital to the public awareness and understanding essential to a democracy."
Just as dismaying about this latest ruling is the endless sinking feeling that the courts more than ever are stacked against the individual seeking redress against big business. In the 39 states where judges are elected, corporate cash has poured into judicial races - contributions have more than doubled in recent years, prompting Sandra Day O'Connor to say, "No state can possibly benefit from having that much money injected into a political campaign." And in the federal courts, well, suppose Joe Berlinger's case were to make it all the way to the Supreme Court. A recent Fortune magazine cover proclaimed it "the most pro-business court we have ever seen," and as the Times more understatedly noted last month, "It is clear... that the Supreme Court these days is increasingly focused on business issues."
In case you missed the Times story over the holidays, it was headlined "Justices Offer Receptive Ear to Business Interests." Scholars at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago prepared a report analyzing nearly 1500 Supreme Court decisions across almost six decades. It found, "The Roberts court, which has completed five terms, ruled for business interests 61 percent of the time, compared with 46 percent in the last five years of the court led by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who died in 2005, and 42 percent by all courts since 1953."
According to the Times' Adam Liptak, "The Roberts court's engagement with business issues has risen along with the emergence of a breed of lawyers specializing in Supreme Court advocacy, many of them veterans of the United States solicitor general's office, which represents the federal government in the court. These specialists have been extraordinarily successful, both in persuading the court to hear business cases and to rule in favor of their clients."
Many of these lawyers work for or with the US Chamber of Commerce and its National Chamber Litigation Center, which calls itself "the voice of business in the courts on issues of national concern to the business community."
The Times reported, "The chamber now files briefs in most major business cases. The side it supported in the last term won 13 of 16 cases. Six of those were decided with a majority vote of five justices, and five of those decisions favored the chamber's side. One of them was Citizens United, in which the chamber successfully urged the court to guarantee what it called 'free corporate speech' by lifting restrictions on campaign spending."
The court's independence -- and historic skepticism about the needs of corporate America -- are relics of the past. Here's what was in a 2007 edition of BusinessWeek magazine: "Robin S. Conrad, head of the Chamber of Commerce's litigation arm, notes that the judicial branch offers an alternative forum where business can seek changes it has failed to win from other branches of government. In the 1990s, the chamber and other business groups made this a vital part of their tort reform strategy on a state level, pouring money into local judicial campaigns to reshape state supreme courts and, ultimately, state laws. Now with a U.S. Supreme Court that's not allergic to business cases, the approach is playing out on a national level..."
It was President Calvin Coolidge who in 1925 famously declared, "The chief business of the American people is business," a sentiment this Supreme Court and much of the American judicial system would stoutly embrace. But ironically -- especially for journalists and filmmakers like Joe Berlinger -- he made the remark in a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Its title: "The Press under a Free Government."
Truth and freedom, Coolidge said, "are inseparable." There is "no justification for interfering with the freedom of the press, because all freedom, though it may sometime tend toward excesses, bears within it those remedies which will finally effect a cure for its own disorders."
Michael Winship was senior writer at Bill Moyers Journal on PBS and is president of the Writers Guild of America, East.


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Reds block Cueto from playing in WBC
Ace coming back from injury
The Cincinnati Reds have blocked ace Johnny Cueto from pitching for the Dominican Republic in next month's World Baseball Classic.
Cueto strained his right oblique eight pitches into last October's division series against San Francisco. Because he finished the year with an injury, the Reds had the right to block him from playing in the WBC.
"I wanted to pitch for the Dominican but the team said no. It's all right," Cueto said Thursday. "I am going to work to get ready for the season. I was ready to pitch. I'm 100 percent."
Cueto was 19-9 with a 2.78 ERA in 33 starts during the regular season
"I'm not sure happy is the right word. I'm more relieved." manager Dusty Baker said. "I understand the pressure for the Latin player to pitch for their country. If he was a 10-game winner instead of a 19-game winner, there wouldn't be as much pressure."
The Dominican Republic is in Group C with Puerto Rico, Spain and Venezuela.
"I will be watching the Classic and rooting for the Dominican," Cueto said.


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I am trying to use the GDAL merge tool and receive the following error message:
The process failed to start. Either the invoked program is missing, or you may have insufficient permissions to invoke the program.
On install I checked the "Path to the GDAL Executables" and it already had the /usr/bin added to the install. Here is what I have in this field:
Thanks in advance for any help with this issue


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PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for the 2010 NAMM Show where she visits the Budda Amps booth. In this segment, we get to check out their newest amp for 2010 -- the MN-100.
The Budda MN-100 is a highly versatile, high-gain amplifier featuring three independent channels, a 100-watt power section driven by four 6L6GC tubes, and a preamp consisting of seven two-stage 12AX7 tubes. The MN-100 also features dual 5U4 rectifier tubes and a solid-state rectifier, with the patent-pending PowerPan? variable rectification control that allows players to open uncharted tone territory by selecting full tube rectification, diode rectification or anywhere between the two.
All three of the Budda MN-100's independent channels?Clean, Rhythm and Lead?include separate three-band EQ, Reverb, Resonance, Presence, and true bypass effects loop with send and return levels. Each channel also features Overboost, a stompbox-style lead boost that engages an additional tube-driven gain circuit to gives players a supercharged boost. The effects loop on channel 2 can also be used as a global loop for incredible versatility in effects routing. The included nine-button footcontroller digitally switches via MIDI all three channels, effects loops and Overboost functions, as well as Master Reverb and Master Boost, a second Master Volume control that can be used to boost the overall volume of the amp.
This multi-faceted, innovative amplifier found its aesthetic equal in the custom Italian leathers, signature dragon embellishments and metalwork of footwear designer Mark Nason (www.marknason.com). No stranger to the rock&roll lifestyle, Mark Nason's signature couture creations translate easily from Sunset Boulevard to center stage on the Budda MN-100 and MN-412.
The Budda MN-100 also features a half-power switch for operating the amplifier in either 50 or 100 watt mode. The back panel also features an amplifier chain section with power-amp inputs and a slave output, impedance selector and MIDI input and output for use in MIDI-switching rigs. The matching MN-412? cabinet features four Budda Phat 12 loudspeakers and Mark Nason leather covering.


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Stars Turn Out for Marc Jacobs
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The celebs came out in full force for the Marc Jacobs show in N.Y.C. last night. From fashionistas like Victoria Beckham and Mischa Barton to famous friends like Courtney Love and Michael Stipe to fabulous fans like Heath Ledger and Sheryl Crow, the front row was packed with A-list stars. And they had a lot of patience — the 9 pm show didn't actually begin until after 11 pm, with Posh (in vintage Herve Leger) slipping into her seat 15 minutes before the show started. She told PEOPLE that "New York is a little edgier than other cities. And I'm excited to see Marc's collection. It's always a great show, and a fantastic atmosphere. It's very, very exciting." And once the show started, it didn't disappoint with the presentation running in reverse. Marc kicked off the collection with his thank you run, followed by the models doing their final group walk, and then breaking into their individual struts last. You might need to be brave to pull off this collection — transparency was the major theme.


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Caesarean section births may put babies at higher risk for lifelong health problems by altering the amount of "good" bacteria in an infant's gut, Canadian researchers are reporting.
Appearing this week in Canada's top medical journal, the finding could explain why babies delivered via C-sections are at increased risk of asthma, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, diabetes and other illnesses.
The study is based on sophisticated DNA testing of 24 babies born in Winnipeg. After analyzing the babies' fecal samples, researchers found that infants born by C-section lacked a specific group of bacteria found in babies delivered vaginally.
Babies that were exclusively formula fed also had significant differences in their gut bacteria compared with breastfed babies.
"The infant gut microbiota plays a crucial role in lifelong health," the researchers write in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Among other things, bacteria prime a baby's immune system, providing protection against disease-causing organisms.
"We want parents (and physicians) to realize that their decisions regarding C-section and breastfeeding can impact their infant's gut microbiome and this can have potentially lifelong effects on the child's health," first author Meghan Azad, of the University of Alberta, said in a statement released with the study.
In Canada, nearly 27 per cent of all babies are delivered via C-section. Doctors say most surgical births are performed for medically valid reasons. But there are concerns too many C-sections are being ordered because labour isn't progressing quickly enough, and that to many "routine" but unnecessary interventions are now being done that increase the odds of a woman needing a surgical delivery.
Babies, like all mammals, "are naturally inoculated as they pass through the birth canal," researchers from the University of Colorado and New York University School of Medicine write in a related commentary.
Yet C-sections are rising globally. In the U.S., more than 30 per cent of babies are now born by caesarean. In China and Brazil, nearly half of babies are born by C-section.
"The human body harbours trillions of microbes, known collectively as the 'human microbiome,' " the Canadian team writes in the CMAJ.
"Some people call it the forgotten organ, because it protects us from pathogens and also helps in the absorption of nutrients," said Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj, research chair and associate professor of the University of Alberta.
"Increasingly we're learning that these good bacteria are quite important to the development of the immune system in the infant," she said. "They train the immune cells not to overreact."
The gut microbiome is laid down or developed during the first year of life after birth. "We start off with almost a clean slate," Kozyrskyj said. "During (vaginal) delivery, babies acquire mum's microbes from her vagina and her GI (gastrointestinal) tract."
Using DNA sequencing technology, the team found that C-section babies had undetectable amounts of Bacteroides, an important gut bacteria involved in priming the immune system.
Compared with breastfed babies, formula-fed infants had higher amounts of C. difficile, which has been linked to allergies and asthma later in life.
The study was based on only a small number of babies (the researchers are now testing 200 more infants). It's also not clear exactly what makes up the "ideal" infant gut microbiome.
However, "There's certainly lots of evidence to promote breastfeeding and vaginal delivery," said Kozyrskyj. Much of the focus on the rising number of C-sections has been on the risks to the mother, she said, but not babies.
"This evidence provides information on the harmful effects of caesarean section delivery on the infant."


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Maine man charged with trespassing at Taylor Swift's beach house in Rhode Island
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) � A 55-year-old Maine man has been charged with trespassing at the Rhode Island beach house of singer Taylor Swift after he allegedly handed a security guard a note telling her to call him and leaving his cellphone number.
Joseph Bernatche (ber-NATCH'-ee) of Portland, Maine is due in court Friday for a pretrial conference. He previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of willful trespass after his July 27 arrest.
His lawyer, Michael J. Robinson, says Bernatche was not on Swift's Westerly property when he delivered the note, so he did not trespass.
Robinson says police have said they gave Bernatche a no trespass notice after he allegedly was on Swift's property in April for a similar reason.
Robinson says he doesn't know if Bernatche has ever met Swift.


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Transatlantic Council on Migration
Transatlantic Council on Migration
Recent Activity
Recent Activity
This Council Statement for the fifth plenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration captures key elements of deliberations on the best ways to bring greater order and legality to migration, border management, and labor market systems through transatlantic cooperation.
While policymakers are under increasing pressure to reduce illegal immigration, the estimated population of unauthorized immigrants in EU-15 countries has declined since 2002. European governments are collaborating on the management of their external borders, as this report details, discussing the detected and estimated scope of irregular migration in the European Union.
This volume from MPI's Transatlantic Council on Migration aims to fill the analytical gap regarding the question of what greater global cooperation on governing the flow of international migrants could achieve. The book focuses on a set of fundamental questions: What are the key steps to building a better, more cooperative system of governance? What are the goals that can be achieved through greater international cooperation? And, most fundamentally, who (or what) is to be governed?
This Council Statement from the sixth plenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration provides an overview of the Council's discussions on how states can work together to move beyond the mantra of "global governance," and begin taking concrete actions in pursuit of a shared agenda of safe, secure, legal, and orderly migration.
This Migration Policy Institute event was held to discuss the release of MPI's book, Migration and the Great Recession: The Transatlantic Experience, which reviews how the financial and economic crisis of the late 2000s marked a sudden and dramatic interruption in international migration trends.
Information and technology are centerpieces of a new border architecture that seeks to respond to the competing demands of facilitating mobility and managing cross-border risks while remaining cost-efficient and respectful of rights and privacy. This report shows how governments must approach border management systems to ensure properly balanced development.
The global economic downturn and rising debt levels in all European countries have put immigration at the forefront of many debates surrounding public spending. This report presents a diversity of findings with regard to European governments' responses to immigrant integration organization, financing, and programs.
This book takes stock of the impact of the crisis on immigrant integration in Europe and the United States. It assesses where immigrants have lost ground, using evidence such as levels of funding for educational programs, employment rates, trends toward protectionism, public opinion, and levels of discrimination.


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I just installed Emacs 24 (emacs24 24.1+1-2ubuntu3) in Ubuntu 12.04 but it does not seem to work with Auctex (the current version is 11.86-2ubuntu2). My .emacs file contains a line loading Auctex, so when starting the editor for the first time I received an error it cannot find auctex.el. Indeed /usr/share/emacs/24.1/site-lisp does not contain any trace of auctex. I thought it could be an issue with auctex being installed before emacs 24, so I reinstalled it. The installation log reads as follows:
Setting up auctex (11.86-2ubuntu2) ...
Install auctex for emacs
Install auctex for emacs23
install/auctex: Setting up for emacs23 (log file: /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/auctex//CompilationLog)... done.
update-auctex-elisp[20829]: Further output will appear in: /var/log/auctex-emacs23.log.
Install auctex for emacs24
install/auctex: Ignoring emacsen flavor: "emacs24".
Is the current version of auctex incompatible with emacs24? Alternatively, is there a way to get around this issue?


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GOP OverreachWednesday, June 22nd, 2011
It's crystal clear that Tennesseans have soundly rejected the extremist GOP agenda rammed through the state legislature this year.
A new, statewide Vanderbilt University poll found that support for the Republican-led state legislature has "plummeted 20 percentage points since January."
The GOP honeymoon is over and Tennesseans are riled up like never before over lawmakers stripping teachers of their right to collectively bargain for smaller class sizes, school supplies, and text books while cutting millions from public and higher education budgets.
Attacking teachers and our public schools is outrageous! Please contribute $5 or more to help us fight back. A generous Democrat will match your gifit dollar-for-dollar making your donation go twice as far.
Teachers and public education weren't the only targets of the GOP.
Since January we have seen a systematic assault on Tennessee values:
- IGNORED JOBS CRISIS. In 2010, Republicans campaigned on a platform of jobs, jobs, jobs. Less than one year later, the majority party buried its head in the sand and ignored the crisis facing 300,000 Tennesseans looking for work. And since the GOP took charge, Tennessee's unemployment rate has climbed to nearly 10 percent.
- LAVISH RAISES. Gov. Bill Haslam made cuts to important health programs while handing out more than $250,000 worth of raises to his top cronies, all of whom already made six-figure salaries. One commissioner even got a 32% raise — in his first week on the job!
- PROTECTED PREJUDICE. The GOP gave into the radical right-wing of its party, bowing to demands to overturn Metro-Nashville Council's CANDO ordinance that required businesses with city contracts to employ non-discrimination hiring policies.
Click here for a more complete look at damage done by Republicans this year.
In short Republicans junked their promise to strengthen the state economy and create jobs in favor of ideological pet projects that harm our families and the least among us.
This poll shows that Tennesseans regret giving Republicans a chance behind the wheel and have quickly become sick of their reckless driving.
Tennesseans are not interested in political retaliation against teachers, they want good schools for their children.
Tennesseans are not interested in the anti-woman demands of the far right, they want to make sure their mothers, sisters and babies are healthy and well cared for.
Tennesseans are not interested in protecting reckless corporations from the damage they do, they want to protect victims and hold corporations responsible for their actions.
Republicans have given us no reason to think they will come to their senses in 2012. Last month Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey bragged on Facebook:
"This year was just an appetizer. Next year, and in the years to come, you will see the main course."
Whatever Ramsey has in mind, you can rest assured it won't be good for Tennessee.
If you want to stop the GOP's radical agenda and put Tennessee on a path to a thriving economy where prosperity is shared by all, a path where a good education is available to every student, regardless of their circumstance, a path where government serves the people and is not beholden to moneyed special interest then stand with us.
Your gift of $5 or more will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your effort to take back our state for working and middle class Tennesseans.
We can win this fight, but we can't do it without your support.


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From PostgreSQL wiki
3rd Postgres Cluster Hackers Summit, pgCon 2012
Time and Place
Tuesday, May 15th, 10am to 5pm
Conference room at the University of Ottawa, room TBA
Draft agenda follows. Please let me know of any contributions/changes to the agenda you have:
Project Reports: 5 minutes from each project
- Hot Standby/Binary Replication -- Simon
- pgPoolII -- Tatsuo
- PostgresXC -- Koichi
- Slony -- Steve or Chris
- Stado -- Jim
Technical Issues of common interest
- SSI in cluster/replication - Koichi, Kevin
- Parser export - Koichi, Tatsuo
- Managing consistent views of data - Koichi
- Fault detection and handling - Koichi
- Node addition/removal - Koichi
- Configuration and operation - Koichi
- Cursor in replication/multi master - Koichi
- Command Triggers - Dimitri
- Detecting database change caused by triggers and cascade operations - Tatsuo
- Bi-Directional Replication - Simon
The Cluster Summit will be from 10am to 5pm, with a break for lunch, which will be provided, sponsored by NTT.
- Koichi Suzuki, Postgres-XC
- Álvaro Herrera, Mammoth, Postgres-XC
- Jim Mlodgenski, Stado
- Mason Sharp, Stado, Postgres-XC
- Dimitri Fontaine, Slony, Londiste, Bucardo
- Christopher Browne, Slony
- Steve Singer, Slony
- Kevin Grittner, SSI
- Simon Riggs, Binary Replication
- Michael Paquier, Postgres-XC
- Ashutosh Bapat, Postgres-XC
- Tatsuo Ishii, pgPool
- Kaori Inaba, pgPool
- Daichi Matsusaka, pgPool
- Guillaume Lelarge
- David Wheeler
- Josh Berkus, moderator
- Tetsuo Sakata, Postgres-XC
- Ahsan Hadi, Postgres-XC
- Andres Freund, Bi-Directional Replication
- Greg Smith, Bi-Directional Replication
Joining the Meeting
If you will be able to attend, please email Josh (firstname.lastname@example.com) with the following:
- Your Name
- Project(s) you work on
- If you will be giving a Project Report
- If you have additions to the agenda
- Special dietary needs for lunch, if any
- If you need travel assistance
Note that the availability of travel funding is not guaranteed; I can just agree to request it.


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If you're in the process of wedding planning, then you know how stressful it is to stay on a budget without compromising your overall vision. While you don't want to skimp on the food, venue or dress, there are some creative ways you can save money on decorations, and the experts at the Dollar Tree are here to share their favorite tips.
3 Wedding Decorations You Can Buy at the Dollar Tree
1. Favors
Whether you're inviting 50 or 200 people to celebrate your big day, party favors are a must. At the Dollar Tree, you'll find everything you need to create memorable gifts like wedding bubbles, custom candles or goodie bags.
2. Centerpieces
Creating your own artificial floral centerpieces can save you hundreds of dollars. Simply choose your favorite flowers, containers and accessories, and shape each bundle to your liking. They'll look beautiful, and your guests will love the personalized details.
3. Dinnerware
While it may be tempting to rent china from your caterer or a local party supply store, opting for disposable dinnerware is the most logical and budget-conscientious decision. You can find bulk plates, bowls, flatware, serving dishes and even wine glasses at your local Dollar Tree store.
Shop the Entire Collection Today!
For more tips, tricks, designs and ideas, visit your local Dollar Tree store today! You can also browse their entire collection online, or visit their bridal blog to discover all the latest DIY trends.


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Want to be seen alongside Anton Yelchin, David Tennant, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in the upcoming vampire-next-door flick Fright Night? If you can make it to the American southwest, filmmakers need a bunch of extras ranging from vampires to nerds.
Fright Night (which stars Colin Farrell as the is-he-or-isn't-he vampire) will be shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 7/26-10/01. Even though the film is being filmed in Albuquerque, it takes place in Las Vegas.
Here's the casting description from OnLocationVacations:
If you're interested in becoming an extra on the film, On Location Casting is looking for all types to appear as background actors in the film, no previous experience is necessary. They are looking for some specific types too, including 18+ year olds to look like younger high school students, 16 to 17 year olds, various high school clique types: nerds, jocks, cheerleaders, asians, stoners, etc., teacher types with professional attire, parents of high school students, Las Vegas Showgirls, poker players, vampire types, and more.
If you're interested, you can fill out a talent application at On Location Casting. It might be good to cover all the bases and diversify your look (i.e. Bauhaus t-shirt + showing up to casting stoned + pom-pons = vampire pothead cheerleader).
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Adventure Time is filled with whimsical ideas about its characters: people made out of candy, superstretchy bipedal dogs, and vampires running around everywhere. But how might those characters look in a dimension closer to the real world?
Aldo Katayanagi created these portraits, retaining the body shapes of the Adventure Time characters while adding just a dash of realism to them. Princess Bubblegum is particularly inspired; it looks as though her sticky, sugary exterior is constantly getting tugged on, leaving behind an airy, almost furry film, like cotton candy. Jake is wonderfully creepy as a Pug with oversized eyes, although keeping Finn's proportions makes him look like an entirely different character. (Maybe it's just too freaky seeing him with a nose.) But Katayanagi's series certainly proves one thing: Marceline will look fantastic no matter what.
Katayanagi has plenty of whimsical ideas of his own, including an eldritch horror combing a young boy's hair, the robotic beneficiary of a glorious knitting project, and a crew of bird-headed dogwalkers whose charges threaten to float away.
Adventure Time [Aldo Katayanagi]