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Second Child Profile
Gareth Shute
Second Child were an oddity on the Auckland rock scene in the early 1990s, with their musically complex, almost progressive take on alternative rock. Their line-up gradually shifted around key members Damien Binder and Chris van de Geer, who sought a more melody-driven sound on their 1996 album, Slinky. The pair went on to long careers in music and Second Child's best songs capture them coming into their own as songwriters. The songs serve as a window into how van de Geer's long career as a studio engineer-producer first began.
The earliest incarnation of Second Child emerged in 1987 through guitarist Chris van de Geer. "I was at Avondale College and had a band with Paul Balmer on bass. We put an ad up and found Luke [Casey], who was playing in Albino Slug at the time (who went on to become S.P.U.D.). We used to jam up at Paul's parents place in Titirangi, doing a mix of originals and covers. We needed a singer – I was handling vocal duties but really just wanted to play guitar – and Luke was at Western Springs College with Damien [Binder] and he happened to be into a lot of the same music so he brought him along."
It was a steep learning curve for Binder, who had little previous experience in music. "I was only in the band at the beginning because no one else wanted to get on the mic and sing and jump around. But learning to play with people who were so much better than me, forced me to get better quickly. I just wanted to be the lead singer, but Chris said – 'no we need two guitars, we need more density on some of the songs'. I'd only had one guitar lesson when I was 15, so Chris taught me heaps. It helped so much in the end, because it later influenced the way I wrote songs."
After a few gigs around the city, they did an early recording session at Progressive Studios of their early "post-punky, gothy" tracks and van de Geer immediately found himself taken by the recording environment. (He later enrolled at School of Audio Engineering/SAE). Yet Casey eventually found himself too busy with his other bands and quit the group. By this stage, van de Geer and Binder were living together at a flat on Sentinel Rd, and van de Geer recalls it wasn't hard to find replacements.
"Through the scene someone suggested Jules Barnett. He was great because quite a bit of the stuff that we were doing was quite intricate, involved material and Jules loved to play technically tricky stuff. There was a really creative and supportive scene for meeting other musicians at the time. We were friends with some key people who lived up the road from us on Curran St – Shirley [Charles now Simpson] and Mark Anderson-Jones from Freak Power; Matthew Heine and Lance [Strickland] from Albino Slug/S.P.U.D.; and also Andrew Moore (author of Yeah Bo fanzine). Our two flats partied every weekend and went to a lot of gigs. Paul got a proper job and announced he was leaving. By then we were also flatting with Barbara [Morgan] and she was already playing with Fatal Jelly Space, so we said 'hey, we need a bass player' and she was totally into it."
The young group were intent on not sounding like any other group.
Auckland's live scene was thriving over this period and the band had up to this point often played in front of a couple of hundred people at the University Cafe, as well as doing all-ages gigs at the Grey Lynn and Parnell Library Halls, the Ponsonby Community Centre. They had moved onto shows at licensed venues like the Beach Road Hotel, Rising Sun Hotel and the Dog's Bollocks. During weekend downtime they recorded three new demos on the 8-track at bFM with Matthew Heine, who was the production engineer there. One of these, 'Flock Before Me', became a bFM No.1. By 1989, they'd booked into The Lab with Heine to record seven further songs. They found a strong supporter in Lisa Van Der Aarde who hosted the Freak The Sheep show on bFM and was putting together a compilation through Flying Nun, which gave Second Child their first official release in 1991 ('Right Up' appeared on Side A of the cassette).
Another supporter of the band was music writer Kirk Gee, who became their de facto manager over this period. They'd initially been in discussions with New Plymouth-based label, Ima Hitt, when Gee introduced them to Murray Cammick – Rip It Up editor and Southside label boss, who had just started a rock label, Wildside. Their mini-album, Magnet (1991), appeared on Cammick's label soon after.
The young group were intent on not sounding like any other group, and for this reason van de Geer eschewed power chords in favour of ever-changing riffs that spiralled around Morgan's busy basslines and Barnett's wild, skittering drum playing. Their songs were held together in part by the strength of Binder's voice, which yowled over the top, drawing melody from the chaos. Though van de Geer does believe they got a bit carried away: "We were just stubborn little shits really. We'd say – 'we've got this great chorus, but we're only going to do it once and go somewhere else.' To our own detriment probably. We weren't honing them as songs in a traditional sense, it was more about a journey of energy."
Music writers and DJs lapped it up and, in addition to Lisa Van Der Aarde, fellow BFM DJ Simon Coffey became an early supporter of the group, along with Jonathan King, who edited indie magazine Stamp and went on to direct music videos for the band as well as doing cover design work during their Slinky period. Morgan left soon after the release of Magnet due to her commitments with Fatal Jelly Space and was replaced by Theo Jackson (from funk-metal group, Deep Sea Racing Mullets).
Music writers and DJs lapped it up.
Through this period the band supported The Rollins Band for two nights at Auckland's legendary Gluepot venue, as well as playing with Bailter Space (a fave New Zealand act of van de Geer and Binder's at the time) at the same venue and US post hardcore band Fugazi at the Powerstation. In 1992, along with The 3Ds, they received the much-coveted spot supporting Nirvana at the Logan Campbell Centre. This gave them the opportunity to watch the grunge legends soundcheck from side of stage (though the US trio were burnt out by endless touring and didn't stop to chat).
Binder recalls that Jackson's arrival sparked a new phase of the group, especially once Barnett parted ways with the band the following year:
"Theo was actually a huge fan of Second Child and came to all of our gigs. That's when we started creating more simplified song structures and laying down a strong foundation with drums and bass. Our songs were very long before that. People would say, 'it's good, but I don't hear a hook.' Theo also turned me on to Bob Dylan quite a bit. We were all changing what we were listening to quite a bit around that time. But we were still into Afghan Whigs, along with some of the SST bands, Sonic Youth, Pixies and REM. We also listened to Hüsker Dü quite a bit – I'm still a big fan of Bob Mould. Songs with melody that still had some heavy guitar and still retained a nice edge to the music.
"It was definitely becoming a bit more focused with Chris and I sitting down to write a song then bringing it to the band. Before that, we'd write songs with jams and would spend three months on one song! We could work a lot faster by writing together as a duo first. Then Theo would get a really good groove going that we could put the song on top of."
Second Child kept up their momentum by releasing a follow-up single, 'Hold Back', in 1993. They still had no drummer so Casey re-joined them for a short period and filled in for this session. Isaac Tucker recorded the three tracks on Second Child's next single 'Crumble' (released in 1995) and the track displayed how much the band had changed. Recording it at York Street with Malcolm Welsford meant they now had the big sound of a modern rock band and Binder's melodic singing in the chorus provided the perfect counterpoint – meaning the song came across as both heavy and supremely catchy.
"It was four people going in the same direction."
The drum seat was finally taken over by Ben Lythberg from the hardcore group Balance, which Binder found was the perfect fit. "Ben was a few years younger than us, into faster punkier US stuff and a powerful drummer. He was also a fan of the band and regularly came to our shows. He was just what we needed and leapt at the chance to do some different music. So it was four people going in the same direction for that period of time."
The band were preparing to enter The Lab (where Chris was now working as an engineer) to record a new single, when Binder and van de Geer instead decided to push themselves to complete a whole album. This meant a flurry of songwriting had to take place in the studio, while van de Geer used his growing studio skills to record, mix and produce the sessions (with Binder acting as co-producer).
Their new tracks gave them a more polished sound, but there wasn't an obvious path beyond student radio since Hauraki was the only commercial station that focused on rock at the time (in the years before Channel Z and The Rock). This left van de Geer feeling like they were a little stranded: "We were definitely stuck in between. Especially because our rock wasn't straight-ahead dumb rock. There was always a lot of layers to it, musically and theme-wise. It was a little more complicated than what you'd put on purely as fun party music."
On the upside, their music videos continued to gain high rotate on Max TV (where they found a champion in VJ Zane Lowe) and even regular airings on the music video shows on the mainstream channels, which Binder traces partly to a canny decision by director Jonathan King: "We had a whole run of videos with Shortland Street actors. John Leigh in 'Disappear'. Joel Tobeck in 'Desire You'. Angela Bloomfield in 'Prove You Wrong'. It was a who's who of Shortland Street."
The album, Slinky (1996), showed the group's mature sound: acoustic guitars provided the basis for some of the tracks and Binder's melancholy vocals were pushed out to the forefront. They played some more high-profile support slots over this period (The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Hunters & Collectors) and also played at that year's Big Day Out festival and were featured on a compilation CD that coincided with the 1996 Music Awards (despite not being nominated themselves).
They recorded a new run of demos, but progress slowed when Lythberg announced that he was moving to the US. After Lythbergs's departure, Andrew Maclaren, the drummer from Stellar*, filled in on 'Slip Away' which was used as a B-side for 'Disappear'. (The also featured Bic Runga on backing vocals: she had been recording demos engineered by van de Geer.) At this time, van de Geer was increasingly busy in the studio working with a diverse roster of acts that included Garageland, Greg Johnson, Pash, Muckhole, Eye TV and the Strawpeople: "My whole engineering and production career was just taking off. I remember being at The Lab one night and I could hear Second Child rehearsing without me in our practice space behind Kurtz Lounge, because I couldn't make it – I had to mix a track. At that point I realised my focus had shifted too far. Damien was still coming up with new songs, but things had started to break away."
Binder found the final decision to end the group came without any animosity.
Binder found the final decision to end the group came without any animosity: "We had our third drummer by then, so that was an on-going problem. Ben had left and he'd really propelled the band quite amazingly – there was a really great energy with him and we just couldn't replicate that ... Theo wanted to do some other stuff and I was doing my own writing. We were all going different directions musically. I think I just rang Chris up one day and said, 'maybe we should just leave it' … It had become a strain because we were also managing the band ourselves. Trying to get gigs, trying to organise rehearsals. When you have the main two people in the band splitting away and doing other things then it's naturally going to reach a conclusion."
After the demise of Second Child, Damien Binder took a little while to consider his options: "I had a whole bunch of songs that I started recording with Second Child. I sat on these songs for a while and wondered if I had the guts to go it alone. That's when I started working with Bob Shepherd, who encouraged me to write. He said, 'I'll produce your record' – and it went very well. The thing is, when you're a band of four people together then you're a gang, but when you're on your own you realise you have to actually get your own band together and make it sound good. Suddenly you're not just thinking about your part, you're thinking about what the bass is doing, what the drums are doing. You grow up real quick."
Binder continued to work with Shepherd on all four of his subsequent albums. Binder's self-titled solo album (2000) led to Jonathan King receiving best music video at that year's awards for the track/video 'Good As Gone'. The title track of his next album, Til Now (2003), was a finalist at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards and he spent the intervening years touring in support of well-respected acts like Ani DiFranco and David Gray (the latter put him in front of audiences of up to 4000 people).
Binder eventually decided to move to Australia and continue his solo career there. "It just didn't feel like I was going anywhere. I didn't feel like I was going to break into the territory of the Bic Rungas and Dave Dobbyns, so I just packed up and went to see if I could forge something new somewhere else with a new audience. I only planned to go for a little while, but I ended up meeting my future wife and so I stayed. I did another record in 2009 [While The Wind's At Your Back] and then one in 2016 [A New World]. The output is a bit slower, but I'm still playing a lot over there. Shortland Street is still playing my solo records, including my new one which is great. [It's] thanks to Graham Bollard who programmes their music, he likes my stuff and has been a strong supporter. I've recently just written a bunch of songs which I'm really happy with and have just kicked off the recording of a new album. It'll be good to follow up my last one more quickly this time."
Chris van de Geer has had an even busier life in the music industry post-Second Child. After a short period he joined the group Stellar* which took him out of the studio for a couple of years. "Around 2000, I came back between albums and did a Tim Finn record and a few other projects. Then we had a break after the second Stellar* album, so I got fully back into engineering and producing records. In 2004 I started a company with Joost Langeveld, doing a lot of commercial-based music production and audio post. In the last couple of years, in addition to running the music and post-production businesses we formed some record labels and a music publishing company so at times I have been right back into mixing and producing new artists."
Over his time in the music industry van de Geer has racked up a raft of achievements: Stellar* had three top 10 albums and he has twice won the categories of best sound engineer at the NZ Music Awards (as well as best producer, as part of Stellar*). He also continues to play live in his new group, Delete Delete. Yet his memories of being in Second Child remain important to him. "In 2016, we put the album [Slinky] up digitally and I listened to it again. It's aged really well, 18 years on. I'm still really proud of the album. I don't know what lasting effect it had on anyone else, but for us it is a major part of our lives and created my bond with Damien. We'll be friends forever and it's all cemented from our time together in Second Child."
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Second Child promotional B&W from Wildside Records (Slinky era, 1995). L to R: Chris van de Geer, Damien Binder, Theo Jackson, Ben Lythberg. Photo by Murray Cammick
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Second Child line-up 1991-92: Chris van de Geer, Theo Jackson, Damien Binder (at-front), Jules Barnett.
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Second Child - Crumble (1995) - directed by Jonathan King
Second Child in a Slinky era news clipping.
Second Child, L to R: Ben Lythberg, Damien Binder, Chris van de Geer (front), Theo Jackson.
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Second Child, Thorazine Shuffle and Sniff at Squid, O'Connell Street, Auckland, February 1994
Second Child, 1994, L to R: Damien Binder, Isaac Tucker, Chris van de Geer, Theo Jackson.
Damien Binder - Good As Gone (2000)
Freak The Sheep (1991), compiled by Lisa Van Der Aarde. bands included Hallelujah Picassos, Freak Power, Second Child, Nixons, Watershed and Nemesis Dub Systems.
Second Child: Damien Binder (top), Chris van de Geer (middle left), Jules Barnett (middle right) and Barbara Morgan (front).
Second Child - 'Disappear', from Slinky, their 1995 Wildside album. Directed by Jonathan King, starring actor John Leigh.
Second Child - A Slinky promo shot.
Second Child - Desire You (1996) - directed by Jonathan King, starring Joel Tobeck
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Luke Casey went on to play in bands as diverse as Seven Dials, Bygone Era, Eye TV, and The Relaxomatic Project. He also started his own group, Tinpot Guru.
Ben Lythberg went on to play in hardcore legends, Snapcase. Through this connection he went on to do stage production and drum tech work for bands like Sick Of It All, The Offspring and Good Charlotte, even working with pop artists like Ricky Martin in more recent years.
Jules Barnett also played bass in Freak Power whilst he was in Second Child. He went on to be the drummer in Thorazine Shuffle. He now works as a production engineer at BFM.
Theo Jackson now lives in Devon UK where he plays double bass in a lively irish influenced folk trio called Castletown.
Barbara Morgan went on to play and tour in the UK with Andrew Fagan's band LIG which became Fagan and the People.
Isaac Tucker went on to drum in The New Loungehead.
Damien Binder's longterm collaborator, Bob Shepherd, has a career that stretches back to 80s post-punk band Missing Tremble, and his connection to this scene later saw him playing in the reformed version of Penknife Glides.
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The Milwaukee Bucks (17-8) became the first team to defeat the Toronto Raptors (21-7) twice this season with a 104-99 victory at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.
Neither team's MVP candidate played in their first matchup as Kawhi Leonard (rest) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (concussion protocol) were sidelined on Oct. 29. Both men played crucial roles on Sunday, but a late surge from the Bucks, which included a Malcolm Brogdon trey with 67 seconds left, gave Milwaukee the win. Despite the loss, the Raptors maintain the NBA's best record as the Bucks trail Toronto in the Eastern Conference by 2.5 games.
Leonard posted 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals while Antetokounmpo had 19 points and tied a season-high 19 rebounds.
The Bucks remain the NBA's only team without back-to-back losses this season. Sunday's loss marks the Raptors' second two-game losing streak as Toronto lost to the Pelicans on Nov. 12 and to the Pistons on Nov. 14.
Toronto was hurt by another poor performance from point guard Kyle Lowry as he did not score any points on 0-of-5 shooting, all from the perimeter. It was Lowry's first scoreless game since March 17, 2013, against the Miami Heat. Ahead of the Raptors' 106-105 overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Raptors' head coach Nick Nurse said Lowry needed to not just shoot better, he needs to shoot more.
"He's in a little bit of a turn-a-few down mode right now," Nurse said. "We don't want him to do that. I want him to shoot 10 3s a night. Once he starts doing that consistently, we'll be happy."
Over his last five games, Lowry is shooting an abysmal 19 percent (8-of-42) from the floor with 25 total points. The NBA's assists leader has still averaged 9.0 assists over that stretch and leads the NBA in that category.
Lowry's backup Fred VanVleet posted a season-high 19 points while Serge Ibaka led all scorers with 22 points. Pascal Siakam added 17 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
Toronto will embark on a pivotal four-game Western Conference road trip. Looking to avoid their third straight loss, the Raptors will face the Los Angeles Clippers (17-8) at Staples Center on Tuesday night.


So I went this street along and the street lead to me.
The song, that you sang last evening, is played now in me.
This way will not be easy, this way will be rocky and hard.
Not with many will agree, however this life offers so much more.
Really bad translation! Why publishing a translation if you are not able to translate correctly?
It's quite similiar to translation version 2.
There are lots of mistakes but about half of it is completely right.


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Only eligible students will be given admission in accordance with the announced merit-based criteria.
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For admission to any course, there may be different cut-off percentages for students from different streams, i.e., Science, Commerce and Humanities.
There will be separate cut-offs for General, SC, ST, OBC and PwD Category students.
Rounding-off of fractions to determine eligibility is not permissible.
The cut-off marks which are the basis of admission to the college will be displayed on the notice board, from time to time, in accordance with the University schedule during the admission period.
Applicants are advised to bring sufficient number of self-attested photocopies of certificates.
No one will be given admission, not even provisional admission, if the required certificates in the original, along with one set of self-attested copies thereof, are not submitted.
The college retains its right to seek verification of information submitted from competent authorities. Concealment or misrepresentation of any material information is liable to lead to cancellation of admission, in addition to appropriate legal action.
All certificates are subject to verification by a competent authority. As per the University of Delhi rules, the college will accept self-attested copies of documents/papers provided by the applicant. However, if any false attestation/ falsified records are detected, the student will be debarred from attending any course at the University of Delhi and its colleges for the next five years. In addition, a criminal case under relevant section(s) of IPC (viz. 470, 471, 474, etc.) will be instituted against her.
Original Certificates shall remain in the safe custody of the college and shall be returned only when the student finally leaves the college.
Temporary withdrawal of Original Certificates will be allowed in the case of students seeking admission to professional courses only on the production of proof of call of interview/ counseling session. Students are required to give an undertaking that these Certificates shall be returned to the college by a stipulated date, pending a decision for withdrawal of admission.
Admission to Discipline Course in Music is centralized and through the Faculty of Music, University of Delhi. Candidates should submit their application to the office of the Faculty of Music as well as to the college. Selected candidates will be informed directly by the Faculty of Music about the dates for the Practical Test and Interview. The college will admit only those students who are allotted to it by the Faculty of Music.
Admission to the B.El.Ed. programme is centralised and through Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi, which adjoins Miranda House.
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Q: Function and varible declar inside a block scope Can someone explain the output of this code? I see one code test today and do not understand the output. I know it tests ES6 block scope. I'm fine with the first one, but not the others.

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A: "use strict" should help you to avoid such weird behavior.

A: I finally find the answers, I know nobody will write code totally same as I posted, using block directly, however, if you see this, javascript- Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier * has already been declared, it's possible we may write code wrong if we don't have good understanding about scope in JS. I should mention the code should run in ES6 instead of ES5 strict mode, also mention it's running on Chrome which the browser supports the ES6, so sorry to confuse vikarpov.
Based on, http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/#sec-additional-ecmascript-features-for-web-browsers, B.3.3, Block-Level Function Declarations Web Legacy Compatibility Semantics, In ES6, the function declaration in the block uses ES6 declaration semantics (like let or const), which does not allow redeclarations.
So the answer is
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    window.test1 = test1
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    test2 = 123
    window.test2 = test2
    test2 = 345
}
console.log(test2)

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Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Who Allegedly Robbed Santa Ana Gas Station Store
by: Cindy Von Quednow, Chip Yost
Posted: Nov 22, 2016 / 03:28 PM PST / Updated: Nov 22, 2016 / 03:40 PM PST
Authorities are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of robbing a gas station store last month. The incident was captured on surveillance video.
The crime occurred about 6:50 a.m. on Oct. 13, when a man entered a 76 gas station store at First and Euclid streets and demanded money.
The victim refused and the man yelled at her and jumped over the display table while holding a knife, Santa Ana Police officials said in a news release.
The man is seen in surveillance video chasing the victim out of the store through the back before returning to rip the cash deposit box from the table.
He then drove away from the scene in a newer-model charcoal gray Kia Forte, police said.
"We're hoping that somebody out there can identify this suspect. Obviously he's very aggressive in nature. Had she not had a way to exit the store, we don't know what would have happened to her," Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
Anyone with information about the man or the incident can call Detective A. Garcia 714-245-8408 or email agarcia3@santa-ana.org.

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"I have devoted my life to uncertainty.
I don't know about you, but that's some deep stuff right there. This idea that if we dedicate ourselves, our efforts, talents, emotional and physical expenditures to an uncertain outcome, we release ourselves from a sort of prison of expectation. That we have to sacrifice, if sacrifice is even the appropriate word, our ideals and just allow our creativity to exist on its own terms. What a beautiful, freeing approach, when we can reject the expected, and accept the reality, in whatever incarnation it manifests. There's beauty there, I think.
Sure, there's an element of risk involved. We can always prick our fingers on the unpredictable edge of the "unplanned". But I wonder if the risk isn't worth the reward... seeing the bloom of creative passion, expressed in unabashed abandon, that we might otherwise hamper with the pressure of our own expectations. Gives me all kinds of warm and fuzzies just thinking about it and, I suppose, this will always be a risk I welcome.
I sometimes wonder if I'm too safe. Do the expected thing, make my apologies for it, and do it again. I wonder if I take enough risk. I wonder on the value of risk. It's late, and I tend to romanticize these things, internalize them and twist them all up with my own creative processes just to see what happens. Perhaps that's a risk all on its own.
And then I wonder if I appreciate the risks I've been allowed to take in my life, if I fully understand their lasting presence, their effect on every future creative endeavor. It's kinda heavy when you think about it.


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Q: handlebars : Ajax datas insertion EDIT :
The problem is, when my html page is generated by Node/express/hbs, the handlebars parser try to resolve the blocks inside the script tags, it can't so it is just ignoring it, is there a way to make handlebars ignore the content of the script tags ?
Here is my Handlebars template file

Then I have this ajax done() function :
.done(function(datas) {

    var source = $('#movies2sort').html();

    var template = Handlebars.compile(source, {noEscape: true});

    $("#movies-to-sort").html(template(JSON.stringify(datas)));
    // I have also tried without stringifying the datas
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Synthesis and characterization of new linear π-conjugated molecules containing bis(ethynylpyridine) units with a benzothiadiazole spacer
Md Akhtaruzzaman, Masaaki Tomura, Md Badruz Zaman, Jun ichi Nishida, Yoshiro Yamashita
Three novel 4,7-bis(n-pyridylethynyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazoles (n = 2, 3, and 4) were synthesized by using the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of 4,7-dibromo-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole with the corresponding ethynylpyridines in the presence of a Pd(II) catalyst. The viologen analogues were also prepared by methylation of pyridyl nitrogen atoms. X-ray structure analysis of these compounds revealed the linear molecular structures with unusual columnar crystal structures. Insertion of a benzothiadiazole moiety into the acetylene-pyridine skeleton brings about a large increase in electron affinity and the bispyridyl compounds obtained here show high fluorescence quantum yields.
Journal of Organic Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0202334
10.1021/jo0202334
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Benzothiadiazole Chemistry 100%
Molecular Structure Chemistry 75%
X-Ray Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 50%
Pyridine Chemistry 25%
Sonogashira Cross-Coupling Chemistry 25%
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Akhtaruzzaman, M., Tomura, M., Zaman, M. B., Nishida, J. I., & Yamashita, Y. (2002). Synthesis and characterization of new linear π-conjugated molecules containing bis(ethynylpyridine) units with a benzothiadiazole spacer. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 67(22), 7813-7818. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0202334
Synthesis and characterization of new linear π-conjugated molecules containing bis(ethynylpyridine) units with a benzothiadiazole spacer. / Akhtaruzzaman, Md; Tomura, Masaaki; Zaman, Md Badruz et al.
In: Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 67, No. 22, 01.11.2002, p. 7813-7818.
Akhtaruzzaman, M, Tomura, M, Zaman, MB, Nishida, JI & Yamashita, Y 2002, 'Synthesis and characterization of new linear π-conjugated molecules containing bis(ethynylpyridine) units with a benzothiadiazole spacer', Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 67, no. 22, pp. 7813-7818. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0202334
Akhtaruzzaman M, Tomura M, Zaman MB, Nishida JI, Yamashita Y. Synthesis and characterization of new linear π-conjugated molecules containing bis(ethynylpyridine) units with a benzothiadiazole spacer. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2002 Nov 1;67(22):7813-7818. doi: 10.1021/jo0202334
Akhtaruzzaman, Md ; Tomura, Masaaki ; Zaman, Md Badruz et al. / Synthesis and characterization of new linear π-conjugated molecules containing bis(ethynylpyridine) units with a benzothiadiazole spacer. In: Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2002 ; Vol. 67, No. 22. pp. 7813-7818.
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Azar Nafisi's new book is on what it means to 'Read Dangerously'
Azar Nafisi says books might not save us from death, but they help us live. The acclaimed author of "Reading Lolita In Tehran" and "The Republic Of Imagination" has written a new work, and it consists of letters to her late father in which she explains how reading authors that include Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin, Margaret Atwood and others has helped her survive - I don't think that's too strong a word - travails, terrors and turbulence. Her book is "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power Of Literature In Troubled Times." Azar Nafisi joins us from Washington, D.C. Thanks so much for being with us.
AZAR NAFISI: Thank you so much for having me.
SIMON: Our times - I don't have to tell you - have recently become more troubled. But I want to begin by asking you about your Baba...
NAFISI: (Laughter).
SIMON: ...Your father, who passed away in 2004. He was well-known, the youngest mayor of Tehran. How did you come to address these letters to him?
NAFISI: I had such an exchange with him since I almost was about 3 1/2, 4, when every night he would tell me stories. And that became a way of communication between he and I. So I learned from very early childhood that I can sit in my small room in Tehran and the whole world will come to me through stories. He and I developed this habit of either conversing or writing to one another. And I didn't want to write straight essays, so letters seemed the best way to do it. And my father seemed to be the best person to whom I could now tell my stories. Our roles are reversed.
SIMON: Let me ask you about some of the authors you mention, and let's begin with Plato, one of the ancients.
SIMON: And you say at first you were exasperated by him.
SIMON: But what did you come to find in his work?
NAFISI: From the very first, in Plato, we find the conflict between what we call the poet and those who are in power. That poetry appears in Plato as something that cannot be controlled, that is unruly. So that was the part of the "Republic" that I felt exasperated with, you know? The other aspect of "Republic," which I agree with, is when he talks about how we do not want to be enlightened, how frightening it can become to think because thinking means responsibility. While giving in to a totalitarian mindset, you don't need to be responsible. Someone else decides for you. Someone else defines you.
SIMON: Of course, let me ask you about Salman Rushdie and "The Satanic Verses." It was even more dangerous to read it than you did - than it was to read "Lolita In Tehran." You didn't share the ayatollah's estimation of the novel, did you?
NAFISI: The ayatollah was such a bad reader...
SIMON: (Laughter).
NAFISI: ...Because he wanted to impose his own confirmed views on a book. And the book, as we talked about the poet, is an unruly one. It is not at all anti-Islam. It is anti a way of interpreting Islam because in the novel, those who show Islam in a bad light - the person who shows it is also a schizophrenic who is dreaming a world where it's ruled by what Rushdie calls Jahilia. And Jahilia means ignorance.
SIMON: Mmm hmm.
NAFISI: And before the prophet, they said that the city was ruled by ignorance, and the prophet comes and changes that to knowledge. So to accuse him of being anti-Islam is a mistake.
SIMON: Margaret Atwood, "The Handmaid's Tale."
NAFISI: Yes.
SIMON: What did you see in her creation of the Republic of Gilead?
NAFISI: What impressed me so much about Atwood was not just - as she claims, she used all facts to shape her dystopian novel. And she shapes these facts in a way that you get the spirit, the atmosphere, of a totalitarian state. She makes it come alive for you so that when I experienced it, I simultaneously was experiencing my life at the Islamic Republic.
SIMON: Got to ask you about Baldwin. You were dazzled by James Baldwin.
NAFISI: Oh.
NAFISI: I'm absolutely and unconditionally in love with Baldwin. He comes from a place of confidence. The uniqueness of Baldwin is that through appropriating the English language and English culture, he interpreted it in his own unique way. It was, by no means, uncritical. But at the same time, he believed that there is this realm of culture that is not just political but existential and that we all, as human beings, share this common humanity in the best and the worst sense of the word. His first novel was about an African American boy, but he said that it was only a gateway to becoming a universal writer. The second novel he wrote, his publisher told him, don't publish it, because it was about a white American man who was also gay. And they said, look; you're Black. You have a niche here. Don't give it up. And he said, I told them go something yourself, and I published in London.
NAFISI: I empathize with that. When I came here, some people told me that you are a woman and you come from an Islamic majority country, so you can talk about those things only. And I said, you talk about those things. I want to talk about dead white males because literature is always, always about others. Whether we like those others or dislike them, we write about them, and we read about them. And if we believe in diversity genuinely, and if we believe in respect for the other, we do not confine ourselves to just ourselves. Come out of yourself, and join the other. That is the message of great novels.
SIMON: Azar Nafisi - her book, "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power Of Literature In Troubled Times" - thank you so much for being with us.
NAFISI: Thank you so much. It's always such a pleasure talking to you, always. Thank you.
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AMT Electronics are a Russian company specialising in effects pedals. Their origins can be traced back to 1982 in the then Soviet Union.
Behind the Iron Curtain, founder Sergei Marichev, an avid musician and electronics engineer decided to try and build replicas of synthesisers and effects pedals that simply weren't available in the Soviet Union.
In 1987 Marichev formed a company which would become AMT Electronics, and the rest is history.
AMT Electronics were not exactly a company on my radar was far as musical equipment go, but thanks to the folks at Jemsite and AMT Electronics, I am now very aware of them thanks to the SS-20 guitar preamp they arranged to have sent out to me for review. If the quality and tone of this little unit are anything to go by I am happy to wave their flag, and hope that other musicians get a chance to try out their gear and be amazed.
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Each channel has dedicated volume, bass, mid, and treble tone controls, and gain. The crunch channel has a 3 way switch for adjustments in the frequency response and gain, and the boost has it's own gain control as well.
AMT Electronics have also managed to fit an effects loop, and a cabinet simulator, which allows you to run the SS-20 direct to a PA or PC, etc and retain the same sort of tone you would have running through a guitar amp speaker.
The unit itself is primarily black, with a chrome grill covering the 12AX7 valve.
One thing I was kind of disappointed by was the knobs the SS-20 came with. The pictures online show the SS-20 having white knobs with blue stripes. I had read somewhere that they were apparently styled like the Soviet era nuclear capable missile the preamp is named after. My model only came with regular looking black knobs. It's only a minor quibble though, what really matters is the TONE.
The SS-20's clean channel does a lovely job of achieving that chiming Fender amp sound, and sounds particularly beautiful with a guitar set to split coils. You can also push the gain and give your tone a little grit, much like a clean valve amp sounds when pushed hard.
Switching over to the crunch channel you will discover hot-rodded Marshall stack tones. High output pickups will even push the SS-20 enough for great metal tones.
Activating the boost switch will give you a fatter tone, and even more distortion. This is great for huge metal tones, and scorching leads.
And the beautiful thing about the SS-20 is that no matter how brutal a distortion tone you set, there is barely a whisper of unwanted noise when playing.
The tone controls on each channel are extremely versatile, and very user-friendly. I was able to dial in some great tones straight out of the box with minimal fuss. I was able to get beautiful, mid-strong rock and metal tones, and even great scooped extreme metal tones without even a hint of mud. Of course sludgy sounds were possible as well, but they are not my preference.
The crunch channel's 3 way switch is supposed to alter the frequency response, but I did not notice a big difference in sound. Maybe just slight amounts more of dirt, and slight changes to the frequency response.
The SS-20's 12AX7 valve heart.
The SS-20's 12AX7 valve it certainly is not a gimmick. You can have the crunch channel maxed out, and roll back the volume knob on your guitar, and have your tone clean up considerably.
The SS-20 also achieves that distinct tube sound that occurs when you crank a valve amp. It really is quite amazing that it captures all the overtones and harmonics you find when playing a valve amp. The SS-20 responds to your playing dynamics. Softer picking or finger picking will result in a cleaner tone on the crunch channel, and hitting the strings hard really smashes out heaps of of dirt.
From what I could understand, AMT Electronics talk about the SS-20 operating just like a valve amp, where the valve is creating all the tone. The solid state electronics apparently only affect it once the boost on the crunch channel is dialed past 7. After testing the SS-20 out considerably I'd be inclined to believe them.
It is brilliant that AMT Electronics have managed to capture authentic valve amp tone in such a small package, but there is more to the SS-20. The cabinet simulator works well for running straight to a PA or even a computer.
AMT Electronics have really managed to simulate a great tone that sounds so much like a real amp running in to a great speaker cabinet. Now you can go to a gig and plug straight into the house PA, or easily achieve that cranked up valve amp tone for recording to PC without annoying the neighbours.
I especially see this as a brilliant addition to home recording enthusiasts. It's a great little addition to your desktop, and having the ability to hook your pedal board to it is great.
AMT Electronics have certainly put a lot of effort into using quality materials with their products. The SS-20 has a nice basic metal chassis that feels nice and solid. It's not about to fall apart like a lot of plastic pedals feel.
The 12AX7 valve is protected with a vented metal cover, and it also has vents on the bottom of the pedal. AMT Electronics also saw fit to provide rubber feet so that the pedal is lifted a little off the ground to help with ventilation.
All of the dials on the SS-20 move smoothly and freely. I'd prefer a little more resistance in them, but that's my personal preference, nothing against the quality of the pots installed.
The only slight concern with the build of the pedal is the footswitches. At first they look like the same sort of units you find on MXR and Electro-Harmonix, etc but they aren't actually the same. The switches showing aren't actually the switch, they just push down and activate a micro-switch on the PCB. I'm sure that they should stand the test of time, but it would have been nicer to have the real deal switches.
Overall the SS-20 is capable of any style of music. It is one extremely versatile unit. It sounds phenomenal through a valve amp, and even a solid state amp doesn't hinder the valve tone this preamp generates.
I believe that if you have a solid state amp that has the power to for a band situation, and an effects loop built in the SS-20 will give you authentic tube tone on a budget.
A special thanks must go out to Alan at Jemsite, and AMT Electronics for sending me out the SS-20. It was provided as part of Jemsite's review program. My original Jemsite review can be found here.
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z (8) + a (1) + i (9) + n (5) = => 2+3 = 5
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You are healthy, energetic, excitable, short-tempered, and stubborn. You are also honest, sensitive, brave, and you inspire confidence and trust. You are the most eccentric. You neither borrow money nor make flowery speeches, but you tend to be soft-hearted which sometimes gives others an advantage over you. Full of vitality and enthusiasm, you are popular even with the reputation of being foolhardy and a 'big mouth' at times. You are intelligent, gifted, and a perfectionist but these qualities make you unduly demanding on others. You would be well-suited to be an artist, priest, or politician. You are balls of fire! You are full of vitality and love of life. Always on the run, you drag your faithful band of admirers behind you. You are egotistical, eccentric, demanding, and giving.
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Z You are very successful when it comes to education. You like reading and you are interested in science.
N You have a great common sense and a higher ability in life. You see thing much before they happen.
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Koreans in Japan: Koreans in Japan are the ethnic Korean residents of Japan. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic group in Japan.
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin: Ali ibn Husayn (Arabic: علي بن الحسين) known as Zayn al-Abidin (the adornment of the worshippers) and Imam al-Sajjad (The Prostrating Imam), was the fourth Shiite imam, after his father Husayn, his uncle Hasan, and his grandfather Ali—Muḥammad's son-in-law.
Zainsky District: Zainsky District (Russian: Заи́нский райо́н; Tatar Cyrillic: Зәй районы, Latin: Zəy rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
Zainsk: Zainsk (Russian: Заи́нск; Tatar Cyrillic: Зәй, Latin: Zäy) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Stepnoy Zay River (Kama's tributary), 287 kilometers (178 mi) east of Kazan.
Zain, Iran: Zain (Persian: زائين, also Romanized as Zā'īn) is a village in Olya Rural District, in the Central District of Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, Iran.
Zain Group: Zain Group is a mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC or Mobile Telecommunications Company, and was later rebranded to Zain in 2007. Zain has commercial presence in 8 countries across the Middle East and North Africa with 44.3 million active customers as of 31 December 2014. It employs over 7000 people.
Zainab Masood: Zainab Masood (also Khan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nina Wadia.
Zaïnga: Zaïnga is a village in the Zorgho Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 897.
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Thank God we have July to look forward to as June is a complete disappointment. Inception is obviously going to be the big fish, hope it doesn't disappoint!
Did you not like "Signs"?? I thought it was fantastic.
I've been looking forward to "The Last Airbender" for a while now because I've watched so many episodes of that show while babysitting. Also, its not really a rental movie, its definitely something that I would prefer to see in theaters. I'm also hoping M. Night Shyamalan can redeem himself from the flops "The Village" and "Lady in the Water." I'm not necessarily holding my breath though.
June was a disappointment; "The Kids Are All Right" looks good, and "Solitary Man" seems to be promising. I am excited for the release of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" for the same reason you are excited for the release of "Despicable Me," I am so tired of seeing the trailer. I actually thought it already came out, and was upset when I had to watch the trailer before a movie AGAIN. I don't think its going to be very good though, the plot seems recycled and from some of the lines in the trailer it doesn't sound like it has a good script.
O good point about "Scary Movie 3." I've never seen a "Scary Movie" movie for that purpose.


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12 Weirdest Snacks in the World
Nicole Campoy-Leffler
From scorpion lollipops to turtle eggs, these are some of the world's most bizarre snack foods
Adventurous eating has many layers. The courageous eater's starter kit begins with sushi and escargot before graduating to authentic Chinese dim sum (chicken feet, anyone?), blowfish, and game meats. Then, you're on the level of fried insects, live octopus, and the infamously stinky durian fruit. But to really get a taste of local favorites, gastronomic adventurers should turn their attention to snacks; they'll sample the sweet and savory treats that locals eat on the go, at the movies, or to quell that afternoon slump (we're sure that's universal). Popcorn, chips and dip, and cookies seem more than normal to us, but what are other countries' versions of those ubiquitous snacks?
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When we might crave candies and sweets, kids in Cambodia pop deep-fried tarantulas as addictive afternoon snacks, and while we may be partial to a lox spread on our bagels, breakfasts in Wales consist of a boiled seaweed, called "laver," spread on toast or baked into cakes. And despite looking like a tiramisu or creamy bread pudding, the Turkish dessert tavuk göğsü combines sweetened milk and cinnamon with… chicken, of course.
These snacks may seem strange (or they may not), but they're incredibly popular in countries around the world; they're found at roadside stands, in shopping malls, at home-cooked meals, and in local grocery stores, which makes them easy to track down for brave souls. Of course, Japan boasts some of the most off-the-charts bizarre treats in the world, which is why Japanese snacks appear on this list twice — once for the most innovative (and slightly scary) ice cream flavors we've heard to date and the second time for tiny baked fish skeletons that reportedly make popular movie snacks. But no matter which country's quirky snacks you dive into first, walking the streets with these eats (and no map) will make you instantly feel like a local. Even if you try them once and never go back.
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Yes, you can do all this, just go to Youtube, and ask those who make the custom levels and whatnot where to get the skins.. OR whatever you're looking for.
*Edit* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdMdvkK_gEU Ask this user.
I don't think we have a level editor for the Legend engine yet :( Maybe if we keep begging them like we have so far they might give us one.
Yeah it would be great if they released a level editor, but even though their own level designers probably had a particular editor built for them, I think it would be a fair bit of work to get it up to public standards with things like help files (or at least basic function descriptions), and make sure it is compatible with as many systems as possible etc.
It is still with the Chronicles engine, but upgraded tweaks sometimes work wonders. Check out Po Yu's Lara model for it.


Big Dai X - Anyone heard from Shane?
No you're right - I thought it was but I checked and I fumbled it - I think I was given the IP and host of an NSLookup server instead. This isn't exactly my area of expertise. The "tracert" in command prompt says it's 204.251.15.169 instead - which you'll see basically takes us back to square one, and as Andy says that's probably not even what we need to be looking for. Might as well stow that German dictionary. If figured if I emailed the host they'd be willing/able to tell us the subdomain address for bigdaix which is what Felice is talking about....dammitHowever I'm gonna say this:.. We have a member of this forum with nearly 500 posts who hasn't been seen now for 5 months(!) and suddenly his site, that he's spent so much time and effort on starts going over the edge... plus he doesnt respond to Any emails. Even if he didnt want to talk to us - you're not seriously telling me he wouldn't have said "look I'm just bored of the whole thing - but don't worry I'm OK".I think Andy's post "he can get in touch is he wants to" completely misses the point I'm making. I'm not the only person around here who thinks something untoward may have happened.I may have been tired last night and mesed up with the numbers but at least I've woken up to the basic facts of the matter.
Crash, I think we all appreciate the potential seriousness of the situation - the point I was making was that if Shane is out there, and wants to get in touch to explain what's happening, he can. As you say, it seems very unlikely that he would just completely cut himself off without some explanation and so, yes, something may have happened to him but unfortunately I can't think of any way to find out one way or another unless someone has "real life" contact details for him.
No, his e-mails originated from aol.com and a freeserve address - the AOL one is dead and the Freeserve one, while not bouncing, isn't getting a reply. No website at the Freeserve domain, either.
Did he ever mention what he did for a living? Might come in useful.
Shane seems to have been logged on here tonight (in theory it could be someone else using his account, but...) However, I haven't heard anything from him directly and he would have picked up his messages from here so I'm not any the wiser as to what's going on I'm afraid.
Oh yes... hello. I saw he logged in sometime in mid October as well. I guess it might have been him - who else would be enough of a fan of the show to turn up and use Shane's account at the same time?Although the fact he hasn't answered is odd.Maybe he's just been really busy. We might hear something from him later over Christmas if that's the case.
*whew* I can't tell you how much of a relief this is, Andy. I'd truly worried about the bloke. On another online forum, we'd faced the tragedy of one of our members' death. He had disappeared for a couple weeks and then his wife came to us and told us his story. It was completely sudden, as you might suspect, and shocked the lot of us.Of course, there are other circumstances that could cause people to disappear from online forums. Inevitably "real life" will interrupt sooner or later. I think even I have been away from this site for many months at a time without notice. One could have new kids, a new marriage, or other family affairs taking up time. One could go on sabbatical or vacation out of the country. Or worse, one could be incarcerated for some sort of crime.It's just an unfortunate product of how these online communities work. Most of us just barely know each other by the digital words and images we put here online. Outside of these web sites, we really have no idea what could be going on. Blogs help some people get to know each other, but they still may not be of much help if someone just stops writing.In any case, I'm very relieved to hear that Shane is still with us. Even if I never see another post from him here at SFXB again, I'll sleep better knowing that at least nothing too terrible has happened to him.


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This whole idea of socialism has created a system that is way beyond what anyone in their right mind would have created. The Swiss pension system is at risk no different from anyone else. Swiss life insurance companies guarantee one part of the pensions of Swiss workers. Now the Swiss unions have figured this mess out and warn that the system is unsustainable because it is threatened by the low interest environment. For you see, Swiss life insurers have invested about 80% of assets in government bonds. What they do not tell the public is that in the process of the governments directing central banks to keep interests artificially low to stimulate the economy, they are setting the stage for our financial doom. Yes low interest rates reduce the interest expenditures of government so they can spend more elsewhere. However, the dirty little secret is that the Swiss government obligates the Swiss life insurance companies to invest the "majority" of assets into so-called "risk free" government bonds. The duration is now for over 100 years rendering the future insolvency a complete disaster.
The Swiss contrivance of pension funds is not much different from what the US Congress did to the Federal Reserve for World War I. The Fed "stimulated" the economy by buying corporate paper. When WWI started, government directed the Fed to buy its bonds not corporate. Once government alters something, they never put it back. To this day, central banks "stimulate" buy government paper instead of corporate that would directly expand the economy.
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This work contains the first comprehensive description of the Biak language, an Austronesian language spoken by approximately 70,000 speakers on the island Biak and in several settlements along the northern coast and off-shore islands of the Bird's Head peninsula of Papua, Eastern Indonesia. The description focuses on the language as spoken in the village Wardo, but also contains data from other villages in the area.
The study is mainly based on primary data gathered by the author during fieldwork on Biak. It is not placed within an all-encompassing theoretical framework, although insights from various linguistic theories are used to support the analysis.
The Biak language is part of the South Halmahera West New Guinea subgroup of the Austronesian family, of which only a handful have been described in any detail. Given the close historical relation between this group and the Oceanic languages, the present book contains valuable data for a closer understanding of these languages.
In the area around the island Biak we find a mixture of Austronesian and non-Austronesian (Papuan) languages. Due to the traditionally prominent role of Biak people in trade, the language has been in contact with many languages in the area. The present work, then, is of interest not only to scholars of Oceanic languages or Austronesian languages in general, but also to scholars of Papuan languages, scholars of language contact, and those interested in the typology of language as such.


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LAWYER INVESTIGATED
Joseph Farish, the West Palm Beach attorney who prodded the Mark Baltes hit- and-run case into the national limelight, now says he has an investigation by The Florida Bar to contend with.
Farish said the statewide bar association has begun investigating whether he made unethical remarks about Palm Beach County State Attorney David Bludworth in newspaper articles about the Palm Beach traffic death.
The Baltes case has been controversial because the driver, who hired a lawyer after the March 9, 1986, accident, was shielded for 2 1/2 years by the attorney-client privilege. Farish represented the victim's parents.
Farish said the Bar association investigation was sparked by a letter and copies of articles sent by the county's chief assistant prosecutor, Ken Selvig.
Officials from The Florida Bar declined to comment.


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Impending USCIS Furloughs Will Contribute to a Historic Drop in U.S. Immigration Levels
A looming furlough of 70 percent of staff at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services could halt processing for tens of thousands of green cards, citizenship applications, and other immigrant benefits each month it is in effect. Alongside the long list of Trump administration policies slowing immigration to the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, this could contribute to a precipitous—and likely historic—decline in new arrivals to the United States.
Ally or Exploiter? The Smuggler-Migrant Relationship Is a Complex One
As highly industrialized countries ramp up their border controls, human smugglers are playing a central role in moving migrants through key migration corridors around the world. Despite the illicit nature of their work and being cast as villains in the public eye, smugglers have complex, multifaceted relationships with their clients. At times, the relationship can be mutually beneficial or even lifesaving; at others, it can be predatory and dangerous, as this article explores.
Global Demand for Medical Professionals Drives Indians Abroad Despite Acute Domestic Health-Care Worker Shortages
India is the world's largest source for immigrant physicians, and for Indian-trained doctors and nurses the allure of working abroad is strong despite an acute domestic shortage of health-care workers. Against this pull, the Indian government has enacted a number of policies to limit and regulate the emigration of health-care professionals, though these have been more ad hoc in nature and not part of a fully realized strategy.
La Bienvenida Se Agota para Colombianos en Ecuador Mientras Venezolanos Se Hacen Más Visibles
Aunque colombianos encontraron un refugio cálido en Ecuador después de ser desplazados de su país por una guerra civil que duro décadas, la vida se ha vuelto más difícil para ellos en los últimos años, en parte como resultado del flujo de venezolanos que buscan seguridad. Este artículo se basa en encuestas de migrantes en Quito, comparando y contrastando las experiencias de colombianos y venezolanos, y evaluando sus percepciones de discriminación, victimización y esperanzas para el futuro.
Welcome Wears Thin for Colombians in Ecuador as Venezuelans Become More Visible
Though Colombians displaced by a decades-long civil war found a welcome refuge in Ecuador, life has become more difficult for them in recent years, in part as a result of the influx of Venezuelans seeking safety. This article draws on surveys of migrants in Quito, comparing and contrasting the experiences of Colombians and Venezuelans, and assessing their perceptions of discrimination, victimization, trust in institutions, and hopes for the future.
Dependent on Remittances, Tajikistan's Long-Term Prospects for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Remain Dim
More than 1 million Tajiks migrate to Russia every year—a sizeable outflow for a country of about 9 million people. These high levels of emigration have had major effects for Tajikistan, especially in the generation of remittances that help lift everyday Tajiks out of poverty but have also made the country increasingly dependent on Russia. This article explores challenges faced by Tajik migrants in Russia and the effects of emigration on Tajikistan's economy and society.
Korean Immigrants in the United States
Approximately 1 million Korean immigrants—the vast majority from South Korea—resided in the United States in 2017. Korean immigrants tend to be highly educated and of high socioeconomic standing. Get the latest data on this population, including flows over time, geographic distribution, employment, and more in this Spotlight.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States in 2018
Immigrant arrivals to the United States and the makeup of the foreign-born population have been changing in significant ways: Recent immigrants are more likely to be from Asia than from Mexico and the overall immigrant population is growing at a slower rate than before the 2008-09 recession. This useful article collects in one place some of the most sought-after statistics on immigrants in the United States.
Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
Caribbean immigrants represent 10 percent of the 44.5 million immigrants in the United States, with the vast majority coming from just five countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago. Depending on their origin country and period of arrival, immigrants from the Caribbean have varying skill levels, racial composition, language background, and motivations for migration, as this article explores.
Immigrants from New Origin Countries in the United States
The national origins of new arrivals to the United States are shifting, in ways not always fully appreciated. Recent newcomers are more likely to come from Asia, Central America, and Africa, and less likely to be from Mexico. This article offers key demographic information about the 15 immigrant groups that have experienced the largest growth since 2010, including Indians, Chinese, Colombians, Nigerians, and Bangladeshis.
South American Immigrants in the United States
South Americans represent a small, but growing share of immigrants in the United States, composing 7 percent of country's total foreign-born population. Recent growth has been marked by an uptick in arrivals from increasingly failing Venezuela, with an increase of 61,000 Venezuelan immigrants from 2016 to 2017. This article offers an interesting data snapshot of South American immigrants in the United States.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Migration History Marked by Crises and Restrictions
One of the least developed countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced significant migration outflows and inflows tied to political and economic crises in recent decades. While most Congolese migrants head to neighboring countries, destinations have diversified, with an uptick in those leaving for opportunities in Europe and beyond. This country profile explores historical and contemporary patterns of migration to and from DR Congo.
Embracing Emigration: The Migration-Development Nexus in Albania
From ongoing emigration flows and a surge in asylum seekers, to more than 150,000 returnees, this country profile examines contemporary and historical migration trends in Albania. Driven by extreme poverty and unemployment, more than one-third of Albania's population has emigrated in the last 25 years. The government now seeks to capitalize on diaspora resources by linking migration and development policies.
Revolution and Political Transition in Tunisia: A Migration Game Changer?
With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, Tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring have also fueled emigration desires for many Tunisians. This country profile explores historical and current trends in Tunisia from colonial settlement to the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and the new focus on migrant rights at home and abroad.
From Humanitarian to Economic: The Changing Face of Vietnamese Migration
The end of the Vietnam war, marked by the fall of Saigon in 1975, precipitated the mass Indochinese refugee crisis, which saw more than 2 million people flee the region, often on unseaworthy boats. Following the war, Vietnamese migration was divided between humanitarian flows to the West, and labor migrants to allied communist countries. More recently, Vietnam's rapid economic growth has prompted increased labor migration to Asia and a rise in migrant brides.
Ecuador: From Mass Emigration to Return Migration?
This country profile analyzes Ecuador's migration trends and examines how remittances and return migration have become an important policy focus for a country with an estimated 1.5 million to 2 million nationals living abroad, chiefly in the United States, Spain, and Italy. As waves of emigration occurred, the country also has experienced significant inflows of refugees and economic and lifestyle migrants.
Trump Administration's Unprecedented Actions on Asylum at the Southern Border Hit Legal Roadblock
The Trump administration's latest effort to narrow the ability to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a legal roadblock within days of implementation, as has been the pattern for much of its immigration agenda. This article examines the actions on asylum, which alongside deployment of active-duty military to the border, are among measures taken to seek to reduce the flow of Central Americans to the United States.
Sessions: The Trump Administration's Once-Indispensable Man on Immigration
In less than two years as Attorney General, Jeff Sessions oversaw wide-reaching changes to the U.S. immigration system. Even as the zero-tolerance policy, fights with "sanctuary" cities, and DACA termination might be more visible, Sessions' enduring legacy may be his muscular use of a little-noted authority, which he wielded to significantly reshape immigration and asylum policy by referring immigration cases to himself.
Census Citizenship Question Triggers Legal and Political Fallout
Legal and political controversy surrounds the Trump administration's decision to include a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial census, the first such inclusion since the 1950 census. This article examines the administration's conflicting statements about the genesis of the plan, concerns that the decision could affect the accuracy of the census, and legal challenges pending in a number of states.
Trump Administration's New Indefinite Family Detention Policy: Deterrence Not Guaranteed
As the Trump administration moves to be able to indefinitely detain parents and children intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border, whether illegal border crossers or asylum seekers, recent apprehension trends and history suggest hardline policies might not be a slam-dunk deterrent with a Central American population often driven by the desire to escape gang or other violence, as this Policy Beat explores.
Once Relatively Obscure, ICE Becomes a Lightning Rod in Immigration Debate
With the #AbolishICE movement catching fire among some on the left, critics of the Trump administration's immigration policies have seized on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as their main target—even condemning it for actions taken by other agencies. This article explores the evolution of ICE and resistance to it, as well as actions taken by the agency itself that have made its mission even more controversial.


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U.S. CO2 Mitigation in a Global Context: Welfare, Trade and Land Use
Ronald D. Sands, Katja Schumacher, Hannah Forster
We describe carbon dioxide mitigation scenarios specified by the Energy Modeling Forum study (EMF-24) "U.S. Technology Transitions under Alternative Climate Policies," using a global computable general equilibrium model that simulates world energy and agricultural systems through 2050. One set of scenarios covers variation across five major technology groups: end-use technology, carbon dioxide capture and storage, nuclear electricity generation, wind and solar power, and bioenergy. Other scenarios cover variation across policies. Policies such as a renewable portfolio standard for electricity generation or a clean electricity standard have the potential for significant emissions reductions, but at a greater cost than a cap-and-trade scenario with the same reduction in emissions. Cap-andtrade scenarios resulted in carbon dioxide leakage rates of 11 to 20 percent depending on the stringency of the targets. Oil-exporting regions without a mitigation policy may still have significant welfare losses when other world regions reduce emissions. Keywords: Carbon dioxide, Climate policy, Carbon leakage, Land use, Bioenergy
JEL Codes: Q16: Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services, Q42: Alternative Energy Sources, Q24: Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land, Q28: Renewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy, Q54: Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming, Q41: Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
Keywords: Carbon dioxide, Climate policy, Carbon leakage, Land use, Bioenergy
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.35.SI1.10
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'Me, Myself & I' yanked from CBS after 6 episodes, 'Man With a Plan' stepping in
Rick Porter November 1, 2017 November 1, 2017
CBS has pulled its first-year comedy "Me, Myself & I" from its schedule after six weeks, and although it's remaining in production, the show is on its way to cancellation.
The network will also reshuffle its Monday comedy block in the wake of "Me, Myself & I" being pulled. Fellow freshman "9JKL" will take over the 9:30 p.m. ET/PT spot starting Nov. 6, and "Man with a Plan" will begin its second season at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. A "Big Bang Theory" rerun will air at 8:30 on Nov. 6.
"Me, Myself & I" struggled in the ratings during its run on Mondays. The show premiered to a decent 1.6 rating among adults 18-49 but dropped off quickly, posting a 1.0 in week 2. CBS' decision to pull it comes after it hit a season-low 0.7 on Monday. It averaged a 1.0 in adults 18-49 and a little under 5 million viewers for initial airings.
The show follows one character, Alex, at three different stages of his life: a teenager in the early 1990s (where he's played by Jack Dylan Grazer), a present-day adult (Bobby Moynihan) and an older man 25 years in the future (John Larroquette). Dan Kopelman created the show.
"Me, Myself & I" will finish production on its 13-episode order, and CBS says it will air again "at a later date." But there's almost no chance it will go beyond that.
The show is the second new broadcast series to get bumped in the past week. ABC has taken "Ten Days in the Valley" off of Sundays and will run the remainder of its 10 episodes on the relative dead zone of Saturday night starting in mid-December.
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