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The Robust Federation
Principles of Design
Part of Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
- Author: Jenna Bednar
- Date Published: December 2008
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The Robust Federation offers a comprehensive approach to the study of federalism. Jenna Bednar demonstrates how complementary institutions maintain and adjust the distribution of authority between national and state governments. These authority boundaries matter – for defense, economic growth, and adequate political representation – and must be defended from opportunistic transgression. From Montesquieu to Madison, the legacy of early institutional analysis focuses attention on the value of competition between institutions, such as the policy moderation produced through separated powers. Bednar offers a reciprocal theory: in an effective constitutional system, institutions complement one another; each makes the others more powerful. Diverse but complementary safeguards – including the courts, political parties, and the people – cover different transgressions, punish to different extents, and fail under different circumstances. The analysis moves beyond equilibrium conceptions and explains how the rules that allocate authority are not fixed but shift gradually. Bednar's rich theoretical characterization of complementary institutions provides the first holistic account of federal robustness.Read more
- First example of historical theory of federalism, using institutional complementarity
- Offers systems-based approach to constitutional design
- Can be used in development studies, international and area studies, economics and growth as well as political science
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"Federalism is increasingly prevalent across the globe as a way for multi-ethnic and multi-regional societies to govern themselves. But what keeps these governments from falling apart, what deters the constituent parts from undermining the whole? Bednar shows how no one institution does the trick, but several – courts, parties, political representation – working together in a complementary and even redundant way can ensure a working federation. Historians, political scientists, legal scholars, and interested policy makers all will learn from this rigorous and thorough work."
– Barry Friedman, School of Law, New York UniversitySee more reviews
"While a federation may generate great benefits from the cooperation of heterogeneous states, it faces the complex problems of compliance and adaptation. Jenna Bednar has presented us with a deep and wide-ranging analysis of the federal problem, using the analytical tools of political economy to recalibrate Madison's insights into how 'the right combination of institutions could harness self-interest for the common good.' Her theoretical methods will help us understand federal collapse, transformation, or stability, and will change the way we think about the geopolitics of the twenty-first century."
– Norman Schofield, Washington University in St. Louis
"Jenna Bednar synthesizes the best theory and evidence about federal system performance and greatly extends our knowledge. In an era when many problems require large, if not global, scale to solve, Bednar's analysis shows the danger of relying entirely on one scale, the consequent importance of multi-scale systems, and the need for redundancy. She demonstrates that no federal system is robust if it relies on a single remedy against threat. Multiple complementary remedies are required to enable a federal system, or any governance arrangement, to cope with the challenges that strategic individuals and groups are likely to generate."
– Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University
"Bednar's development of theory on the robust federation is a real contribution to the literature on federalism. The multiple safeguards of federalism intersect to fashion a robust system that is strong and adaptive. This book provides an important link between theory and application and is a major contribution to the growing literature on federalism that enriches our understanding and appreciation of the Founding Fathers' design copied by nations across the world. Madison was right."
– Carol Weissert, Florida State University
"The Robust Federation is an authoritative text on the architecture of federal systems. It highlights the inherently conflicting goals that must be considered when designing a federal structure. This is a thought-provoking book that will be the inspiration for future work."
– Donald Wittman, University of California, Santa Cruz
"The Robust Federation is a well-written, ambitious, and expertly structured book. Expanding on the federal problem with a rhetorical style and clarity of argument that does justice to Madison and the other federalism designers, Bednar relegates her quantitative analyses to mathematical appendices at the end of chapters 3, 4, and 6, where she adeptly employs the tools of game theory to demonstrate her model...This book should be required reading for those scholars who study federalism or who advocate federalism as a mechanism for governing societies comprised of multiple ethnicities, regions, or religions."
Perspectives on Politics, Michael McGuire, Indiana University
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- Date Published: December 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521703963
- length: 256 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.35kg
- contains: 10 tables
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Table of Contents
1. Constituting the robust federation
2. Federal structure and potential
3. The federal problem
4. The safeguards of federalism
5. Coverage
6. Complementarity
7. Redundancy
8. Tying the Gordian Knot.
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Funny Or Die Turns The Wire into a Broadway Musical
Submitted by George Prax on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 12:52
I can't even bring myself to make funny comments about this one folks. It's "The Wire: The Musical" starring the actual Michael Kenneth Williams and other former cast members from what's commonly believed to be the greatest show of all time, on Funny or Die (where else?).
The Wire. In Broadway musical format.
Just watch it:
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|HDR Architecture - Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden in Omaha, Nebraska
|Wednesday, 06 April 2011 07:03
To buffer this precinct of art from the surrounding urban environment, a defining granite wall was used to extend a visual screen from within the garden to the busy street.
The green stone for the landscape, Lake Superior Green granite, was selected to match the granite used inside the Museum's atrium, connecting interior materials with the exterior. This stone was also used to encase the bases for the various sculptures, such as the Museum's signature work of art at the Garden's entry plaza, a 15-foot high 5,000-pound bronze sculpture, "Sioux Warrior." Most of the plant material is native and/or adaptive, with a red and pink color scheme reflecting the colors of the Georgian pink marble cladding on the Art Deco museum building.
The geometric heart of the new Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden is the virtual extension of the atrium of the museum outside the building, to the east. This outdoor addition to the museum is defined by carefully-crafted specialty pavements that lead to the magnificent stone sculpture, "The Omaha Riverscape," by American granite sculptor Jesús Moroles. The centerpiece to the installation is a 118 foot-long, 26-foot-wide reflecting pool. The floor of the pool is 50 tons of Academy black granite, carved with a miniature "river" representing the Missouri River.
The sculpture comes to life with a continuous cycle as water fills the pool and is then drained down, simulating the rising and falling water levels of the river throughout the season. The meandering water feature is also equipped with a snowmelt system (underneath the granite and embedded in the concrete base) that allows the "river" to be seen, even during periods of heavy Midwest snow. Three 11-foot-tall columnar artworks in the reflecting pool, each made of a different kind of granite, are active pieces of sculpture, with water bubbling from their tops and trickling down to the pool below.
Moroles' sculpture continues on the granite pavement east of the reflecting pool with a further segment of the scaled-down "river." This connects to a pool of water that passes beneath a bridge-like driveway, and terminates at the sculpture's primary water source, the Broken Earth water wall. The 26-foot-wide, 12-foot-tall Dakota mahogany granite wall releases water in a continuous cascade from its top. A neighboring water wall, the Sydney Cate Family Fountain Wall, does the same. This dramatic 83-foot-long, nearly eight-foot tall water wall separates the garden from the bustling high school campus to the east.
The overall design of the garden allows visitors to not only view art, but to become immersed in the beauty of what they see. Granite slabs were placed throughout the site for seating, and grassed areas buffer the planting beds from the granite walks. Together, these components encourage journeying off the path, and provide spaces for events, programs and educational opportunities.
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State high court excuses Daniels
Immunity law halts deposition of governor in IBM suit
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels cannot be forced to give a sworn deposition as part of the legal wrangling over Indiana's botched $1.3 billion welfare modernization deal, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The decision came hours after the court heard arguments from both sides — IBM Corp., the company Daniels hired in 2006 to lead the project and then fired in 2009, and Peter Rusthoven, an attorney for the state.
The two sides are suing each other, and IBM wanted to get Daniels on the record answering questions about a deal he initially advocated, and then defended, and then called an idea that looked good on paper but was bad in practice.
The state's five-member high court's decision comes ahead of the Feb. 27 start of a civil trial in Marion County, where IBM is seeking $53 million in contractual fees and equipment expenses, and the state is suing to get back all of the $437 million it had paid IBM when Daniels canceled the contract.
The key issue in Monday's arguments: Just how far the reach is of an 1852 Indiana law that makes governors, lawmakers, active-duty military and others immune "from arrest on civil process, and from obeying any subpoena to testify."
What IBM wanted is for Daniels to give a deposition — that is, sworn testimony, given out of court and with cross-examination, which would then be admissible in court. What the state argued is that such a deposition is barred under that law.
Jay Lefkowitz, the attorney for IBM Corp., said Indiana officials are taking a "sword-and-shield" stance — leveling accusations but refusing to make the state's chief executive available to answer rebuttal questions.
Meanwhile, Rusthoven, hired by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to represent the state both on the original contract and in the lawsuits that followed, said allowing judges to compel governors into depositions would turn Daniels into a "witness in chief."
Lefkowitz said Daniels' testimony is important because his aides have said in depositions that "they were relying on the governor's very deep involvement in all aspects of this contract."
"The governor has made public statements that are directly at odds with the contentions in the litigation," he said. "The governor said at first that IBM didn't do anything wrong; that it wasn't a problem with the vendor, it was a flawed concept."
He said that while he believes Daniels could choose to simply ignore a deposition notice — and do so with no personal consequences — that would then enable a trial court judge to strike certain defenses as a result, since IBM would have no opportunity to challenge those defenses.
Rusthoven's response was that if the Indiana General Assembly wanted to lay out scenarios in which the 1852 law did not apply, it would have done so.
"The statute admits there's no judicial parsing based on who's plaintiff and who's defendant," Rusthoven said. "Our position is the reasons for the governor's decision, or motives, are utterly irrelevant in the contract case."
Since the state hired Barnes and Thornburg, an outside law firm for which Rusthoven is a partner, to handle the IBM case, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office is not representing the Daniels administration in the case.
Still, Rusthoven handed some of his argument time Monday over to Thomas Fisher, the Indiana solicitor general who was there from Zoeller's office.
"This does have serious separation of powers implications," he said, because it could lead to courts deciding on a case-by-case basis exactly "when and how and whether the governor can be deposed."
Afterward, Zoeller said he hopes the Supreme Court rules in the state's favor to "avoid setting a harmful precedent that would impact the day-to-day responsibilities of future governors."
The dispute is over an effort by the Daniels administration to upgrade the administration's paper-based, county-by-county method of processing applications for Medicaid, food stamps and other welfare programs.
The state hired a team of vendors led by IBM on a 10-year, $1.37 billion contract. Those vendors set up a statewide call center and an online document processing system, and had applicants work through those systems instead of making in-person office visits.
That effort was flooded with complaints of a hard-to-navigate process rife with errors and short on human help, especially for those with physical and mental disabilities.
Citing those issues, Daniels fired IBM in December 2009 and embarked on a new, state-driven effort to create a "hybrid" system that kept in place some of the technological advances but restored the individual, in-person assistance.
In May 2010, both sides filed lawsuits, and Monday's decision was the latest development as those lawsuits have played out.
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Esta página relaciona alguns dos recursos de terceiros oferecidos para ajudá-lo a integrar os bancos de dados do GeoIP Legado e serviços da Web aos seus aplicativos. A MaxMind não dá seu aval a nenhuma dessas páginas, de modo que o uso do código nelas contido se dá por sua própria conta e risco.
- Introduction to MaxMind - Overview of MaxMind on Linux.com. Goes over installing C API, using mod_geoip w/ Apache, showing IP address of a visitor w/ PHP
- Getting Visitor's Country with PHP using Geo IP
- Where are you from? IP Geolocation
- PHP + GeoLite City Portuguese
- Geotargeting PHP Script
- Effective Geotargeting with PHP
- Geolocate your visitors with PHP
- Ad targeting and Drop-down country selector
- Whitelisting countries w/ PHP
Visitor Redirection by Country
Modules and Plugins
Spam Filter
- Installing Milter-Greylist with GeoIP to control spam - "The Milter-Greylist is a milter to sendmail written in C that implements the greylist filtering system, as proposed by Evan Harris."
Web Services
GSLB (Global Server Load Balancing)
- BIND GeoIP - A new patch for BIND which extends support to additional MaxMind databases, including GeoIP City and IPv6 GeoIP Country. Both threaded and non-threaded operation have been tested. >100B production queries have passed through this patch with neither crashes nor leaks.
- HOWTO Implement GeoDNS using BIND & MaxMind - A BASH script that allows the creation of a GeoIP.acl include file for BIND, that can be slotted straight into BIND's configuration file, without the need to patch BIND at all.
- GDNSD - an authoritative-only DNS server
- Note: we have a crossdomain file at http://js.maxmind.com/crossdomain.xml
- GeoIP Stream Locking Module for Wowza - Wowza is a Flash media server
API Resources
- See our Developer's site
- xt_geoip module included in Xtables-addons - replaces patch-o-matic in netfilter/iptables project
Web Stats
- Installing AWStats on CentOS - includes section on GeoIP
- HowTo get GeoIP City working w/ AWStats for PowWeb hosting community
MySQL Optimization
- Looking up the country of an IP using spatial R-tree indexes in MySQL - Great thread following post
- Andy Skelton - how they do lookup at WordPress - references above link
- Fast SQL queries using the CSV database and PHP
- Importing GeoIP CSV files into Oracle 8i+ - By Sascha Pfalz. See link to download GeoIP01.zip


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Tokkalanti cinema... Kaadu Kaadu... Tokka nadipina cinema\r
A film without story is akin to a body without soul. No one likes a dead body. Director Puri Jagannadh is also aware of this fact. He's created the much needed hype around the movie saying it as an experiment without a story, and he also walked the extra mile saying that successful movies can be made without a STORY. In Devudu Chesina Manushulu, he does the same. Albeit the movie starts on a story-telling note where Lord Vishnu narrates/shows a love story of two orphans to Lakshmi Devi, this movie lacks the STORY. In the end, everyone tries to give their version of climax and makes it hard to stomach.\r
The screenplay is different but not new to Telugu/Southern cinema. There's a 90s movie, Adrustham, starring Naresh, with the same screenplay. In Tamil there are some movies with such a screenplay. Pawan Kalyan starrer Kushi directed by S J Surya, and Prabhas starrer Darling directed by A Karunakaran, more or less fits in the shoes of this type of screenplay. In Hollywood we've got many distant cousins who use such a snowball effect that leads to some unrelated events falling under the ambit of the movie's screenplay and drive the plot further. I hope John Woo's Paycheck (*ing Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman) started ringing in your mind.\r
Puri Jaganaddh's secret of success is SPEED. May be right from his school days, he's thrown the quote "Slow and steady wins the race†in a trash bin. He shows lightning speed in everything: scriptwriting, casting, execution, wrapping up shooting schedules etc. But he should realize that story development and screenwriting takes time or else what come out of his stable are half-baked bricks such as DCM.\r
The movie starts with a note from the director - "Devudunnadani poorthiga nammi ee cinema choodandi...†Avunu sir meeru kuda Devudunnadani, Ilaanti cinemani HIT chesthaadani poorthiga nammi ee cinema teesinatlunnaru..!! DCM moves at a rapid pace but leads to loads of confusion. The movie's title has the word "Manushulu,†but none of the character behaves like a "Manishi.†The protagonist of the movie is the BANANA PEEL and is instrumental is showing the audience two movies for the price of one. The movie is haphazardly set around the series of events that follow - "What happens if you step on a banana peel and what happens if you don't?â€\r
Ravi Teja's does the age old act of buffoonery for which he is known for, and Puri has reached saturation in carving a niche to his characters. One can see traces of Prabhas's character from Ek Niranjan and other past heroes of Puri's films in Ravi Teja's character in DCM. Ileana donned a new look but the beauty of Puri's Ileana can't be seen here. Again, her character is photocopy of her role in Nenu Naa Rakshasi. Surprisingly, Prakash raj was forced to emote and do a lot of over-acting esp. in the sister sentiment scene which was dragged to death perturbing the audience.\r
Bottom-line: In DCM, both the stories (tokka meeda kaalu vesthe, tokka meeda kaalu veyyakapothe) compete with each other on distastefulness. And the post interval pathetic "Story 2†wins effortlessly. Puri shines at places as a dialogue writer, but fails miserably as a director. Apart from the screenplay, that's partly engaging, and the comedy scenes between Ali and Lord Vishnu & Lakshmi Devi (Again Puri might land into trouble for touching the sensitive issue) there's nothing worth watching and everything is run-on-the-mill stuff. Watch it if you have nothing else to watch or take my advice and watch Julayi again!!\r
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A man and a woman from Georgetown may end up on death row if they're found guilty of their crimes.
The assistant Commonwealth's Attorney told a judge his office plans to seed the death penalty against Percey Hargrove and Sheena Tipton.
The two were arrested in December because police believe they killed Andrew Ingram who was Tipton's boyfriend at the time.
Police say they found his body in December on the back porch of a house near his own.
Hargrove and Tipton are expected to stand trial in September.


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Having visited many countries in the past 2 years, it gives me fresh perspectives on how people embrace their digital lifestyles. I observed them at the airports, at the malls, at the cafés, at work, as well as at their homes. Things have change quite a bit since I visited those countries. Plenty of study data from prestigious research firms could point you to this shift, but I'm more interesting in sharing real-life stories, hoping to gain insight on where the market is going. Yes, shift does happen, and it happens at faster and faster rates.
|Not just Starbucks, many other
cafes with wifi and great food are everywhere in Asia
So, why Frapple is interesting for entrepreneur, businesses or startups? It is a shift, tipping point, snowballing effects in which many countries are experiencing or would soon go thru the experience in a few years. This is where the big wave and money will be made at least for the next 3-4 years. It would be an exaggeration to say that Facebook and Apple are everywhere. They're not even major players in China, Japan, India or Brazil. China blocks Facebook and Twitter; Japan has Mixi and South Korea has CyWorld. Orkut is popular in Brazil and India. However as more and more people interconnected globally expect changes come quickly. For example, Facebook is getting more and more popular in Brazil as people who live closed to the border of the neighboring country Argentina use Facebook.
In the US, RIM-Blackberry has still the biggest market-share for smartphone, and even Android outsells iPhone in the last quarter. But what Frapple has is loyal and passionate users and developers who will buy, build, sell on their platforms. Many countries fall into this category. Japan, Singapore is good example. While iPhone market share is still tiny in those countries, but the reactions to the product are overwhelming. iPad is another product that they just love. Even in China, you can find iPad wannabe runs on Android. As a software developer and entrepreneur of a small startup, the trajectory is as (more) important as the market share size. Last month, it was a landmark milestone for Facebook with 500 million users, while iPhone boasts more than 200 thousands applications with more than 3 billion downloads.
Let's look at what I observed when I spent time outside US:
At the International airports. More and more airports around the world provide free Internet access, in the form of free wireless or Internet kiosks.
|Internet Cafe at Taipei International Airport
|Picture was taken 12:35 am in Jakarta
This also happens at the bottom of pyramid. A surprising number of users can afford mobile Internet access with cheap mobile handsets. Most of them use pre-paid cards to access Internet with as little as US $1. Yes, they skip PC generation altogether. In just 2 years, for example, Indonesia has 165 million users who have Internet access from the mobile, thanks to Facebook and Blackberry (and its copycats).
Online Search – Does it matter? This trend may not be good news for Google. While online users can't live without search engine, mobile users much less incline to do search. As I meet many people, many times they ask me what company I work for? When I tell them I work for a startup and they can search it on the Internet, they wouldn't try to search from their phone. If I tell them that they can find the company info from their Facebook mobile, their face lights up. It's still painful to browse pages from such a small device, even with zoom in/out capabilities.
Does this mean the "search war" really matter anymore? It does still given the gigantic size of the market, but it becomes less and less relevant. As more and more find the products and services from friends' recommendations (for example for Facebook "Like" feature). On the top of that, more and more interesting news, links are brought you by your friend via Twitter and Facebook update streams. For me, I don't need to filter a humongous RSS streams anymore; let my friends (happily) do it for me.
Developers and Startups. Every company who offer platform knows how important developers are. If you're still in doubt, you should watch this.
|Startup Weekend, Seoul -
Geeks on A Plane. May-June 2010
Can't Frapple be stopped? Well, the default future seems like pointing that way; but as you know missteps could cost company dominance, even its existence. There are a few cracks already seen and competitors won't stand still. In addition, government plays major roles in a few countries dictating the technology and services used for their citizens. Among a few things that I see:
• In a few countries, like Thailand and Indonesia, Blackberry platform is surging ahead. Although, Indonesia is the 3rd largest Facebook country, RIM comes up with their own social networking (allowing users to create a group, post pictures). As I landed in Jakarta, I updated my Facebook status with my temporary phone number, but no one seemed want to connect to me. After a week, I got a call from a friend who happened to open his Facebook, and forwarded my phone number to his Blackberry groups. The following days for the next 4-5 days, I got so many lunch and dinner invitations.
• Apple has a world class marketing team. However, in a few countries, its products have difficulty penetrating the market; not so much the products itself, but the price is unreachable for vast majority of the population. I understand that they would like to protect the profit margin; but will it be too late as other mobile platforms can offer good enough products at fraction of the cost? In Jakarta, I saw a big billboard for iPhone 3GS "for just 13 millions rupiah", that's roughly $1,300. As a result, iPhone becomes just a status symbol, instead.


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Solomon Islands, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of a double chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in Melanesia. The country comprises most of the Solomons chain, with the exception of Buka and Bougainville, two islands at the northwestern end that form an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. Honiara, on Guadalcanal Island, is Solomon Islands' capital and largest city.
The main islands of the group are large and rugged, rising to 7,644 feet (2,330 metres) at Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal. They lie in two parallel chains running northwest-southeast: the southern chain includes Vella Lavella, the New Georgia Islands, Savo, and Guadalcanal; the northern, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, and Malaita. The chains converge on San Cristobal (Makira Island). The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of small islands located some 345 miles (555 km) east of Guadalcanal; the largest island in the group is Nendö (also called Ndeni Island or Santa Cruz Island). Geologically, the Solomon Islands are part of the volcanic arc extending from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu.
The climate is tropical oceanic—that is, hot and humid but relieved by cool winds and abundant, year-round rainfall. Temperatures seldom exceed 90 °F (32 °C), and rainfall generally averages 120–140 inches (3,000–3,500 mm) a year. Heavily wooded, mountainous terrain is characteristic, and, although there are extensive plains, only those on the northern side of Guadalcanal have been developed for large-scale agriculture. As in most island groups, animal life is limited.
There are hot springs on Savo, where a volcano last erupted in the 1840s. Solomon Islands has a number of other volcanoes. For example, Tinakula in the Santa Cruz group and Kavachi, a submarine volcano near New Georgia, have erupted regularly every few years, and Simbo Island has a solfatara (a volcanic area or vent that yields only hot vapours and sulfurous gases). Earthquakes and destructive cyclones also occur regularly. Earthquakes and a subsequent tsunami in April 2007 killed several dozen people and displaced thousands; in January 2010 a less-severe series of earthquakes and the tsunami that followed left more than 1,000 people homeless.
Most of the population is Melanesian. Polynesians, who form a small minority, live mainly on outlying atolls, principally Ontong Java Atoll, Bellona, Rennell Island, the Reef Islands, the Stewart Islands (Sikaiana), Tikopia, and Anuta. There are also small numbers of Chinese and Europeans and of Gilbertese from Micronesia who were resettled on Ghizo and Vaghena islands between 1955 and 1971 by British administrators seeking to alleviate overpopulation in the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati). Almost all Solomon Islanders are Christian; most are Protestant (mainly Anglican), with smaller numbers of Roman Catholics and members of other denominations. A small minority practices traditional beliefs. More than 60 languages and dialects are spoken. English is the official language, but Pijin, an English-based Melanesian pidgin, is the language that is most widely used and understood. Most of the people live in small rural villages. They engage mainly in subsistence gardening, pig raising, and fishing but are also involved in the cash economy.
Civil unrest in the late 1990s and early 21st century, including a coup in 2000, led to the near-collapse of the country's economy. Damage to infrastructure on Guadalcanal resulted, disrupting transportation, commerce, and agriculture, and many enterprises were forced out of business. The 2007 earthquakes and tsunami caused further economic setbacks.
In the early 21st century the service sector employed the majority of the active workforce and contributed almost half of the country's gross domestic product. Tourism has been developed but is not a major source of income. Solomon Islands' main resources, fish and timber, have been exploited excessively, which has resulted in their depletion. Its other export products are derived from plantation crops: palm oil, copra, and cacao (the source of cocoa). China, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand are the major recipients. The chief imports are machinery, fuels, manufactured goods, and food, and Australia, Singapore, Japan, and New Zealand are the main suppliers.
The islands have significant reserves of bauxite (on Rennell Island) and phosphates (on Bellona), and some gold has been extracted on Guadalcanal. Manufacturing primarily involves the processing of coconut and other vegetable oils and of cocoa. Traditional handicrafts, including woodwork, shell inlay, mats, baskets, and shell jewelry, are made both for the tourist market and for export. The Solomon Islands dollar is the official currency; indigenous currencies such as shell money (from Malaita) and red-feather money (from Santa Cruz) are also made for use in customary transactions.
The principal airport is Honiara International Airport, although there are several airfields throughout the islands that may also serve as international points of entry. The government-owned Solomon Airlines provides domestic and regional air service. Ports handling overseas cargoes include Honiara, Tulagi (the former capital), and Gizo Harbour. Aola Bay, Viru Harbour, and Graciosa Bay are used mainly for log exports. Interisland shipping is operated both privately and by the government.
|Official name
|Solomon Islands
|Form of government
|constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (National Parliament [50])
|Head of state
|British Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General: Sir Frank Kabui
|Head of government
|Prime Minister: Manasseh D. Sogavare
|Official language
|Official religion
|Monetary unit
|Solomon Islands dollar (SI$)
|(2014 est.) 642,000
|Total area (sq mi)
|Total area (sq km)
|Urban-rural population
|Urban: (2011) 20.5%
Rural: (2011) 79.5%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2012) 71.8 years
Female: (2012) 77.1 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
|Male: (2009) 88.9%
Female: (2009) 79.2%
|GNI per capita (U.S.$)
|(2013) 1,610


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Bake the Book: Stout and Pretzels Ice Cream
Pieces of salty pretzels are strewn about a dark chocolate ice cream base flavored with Guinness beer. Need we say more? More
Pieces of salty pretzels are strewn about a dark chocolate ice cream base flavored with Guinness beer. Need we say more? More
The best endorsement I can give these caramels: I turned them into Christmas presents. Malty, sweet, and just a little crunchy, cut them as large or as small as you'd like, wrap them in wax paper, and get ready to be everyone's favorite this year. More
To up the testosterone in these manly cupcakes, Arrick has incorporated a duo that's more at home at your local bar than in a pastry shop: beer and pretzels. The beer here is your choice of stout, Guinness is good but a darker, more chocolaty stout is even better. Since the stout is baked into the cake base and swirled into the icing, you're looking for a stout full of roasty caramel-and-coffee notes. More
Brewers have been fermenting sour beers with stone fruits and berries for centuries but it's Jeni Britton Bauer, the ice cream mastermind behind Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home who had the good sense to bring them together in ice cream form. Her Sour Beer Sorbet is a model for a whole world of sweet-tart and totally refreshing sour beer and fruit combos. More
In the world of upscale ice cream, salted caramel is the new black. Every parlor with a pedigree has a version, and home ice cream makers practically write it love poems. I won't be the first to say that salted caramel is one of those perfect foods best left unmolested by other flavors. But I can't leave well enough alone. More
Ah, St. Patrick's Day—the color green, pinches, and parades. But what on earth is a chocolate blogger to do on this, the drinkiest of holidays? Why, talk about chocolate stout, of course! I decided to ask Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, to fill me in. And if for some reason you don't drink it all, try it in this Chocolate Stout Irish Stew recipe. More


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Before coming to American Progress, Estrada worked for Gannett Corporation's USA Today division in circulation systems.


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Spotlight: Mozart's 'Jupiter'
San Antonio Symphony
: November 14, 2012 : Updated: November 14, 2012 1:45pm
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The program for this weekend's San Antonio Symphony concerts holds Mozart's "Jupiter" symphony, four dance episodes from Copland's "Rodeo" and Ravel's Piano Concert in G major. The Ravel will feature guest pianist Ewa Kupiec (above). Symphony Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing conducts.
Fine print: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St. $12-$92, Ticketmaster. 210-554-1010.


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That's an interesting shade to pop up in three different spots on the same day. Looks like celebrity-town is fully embracing the spring spirit and bringing out bright colors. Orange, for instance, was the shade of the day, yesterday. Tina Fey wore it from head-to-toe in New York while filming 30 Rock with the extremely delicious James Marsden. Elsewhere in New York, a very pregnant Kourtney Kardashian wore the same punchy hue in a loose A-line shift with skyscraper heels. We're totally digging her maternity wardrobe, but wonder how she's navigating herself in those shoes.
Lastly, Paula Patton was a breath of fresh air in a vermilion flirty frock while filming Extra at The Grove in L.A. for Pepsi NEXT. That's three great looks, and we're sold. By that we mean, we're finally packing away our dark, depressing clothes and opening up to some summer fun. Which silhouette do you like best? We're leaning towards Kourtney's, only a tad more taken in since we're not preggers. Although, our regular body type may just be Kourt's preggo physique because that woman is tiny.
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P is for Popcorn, Peach and Pet
Great job on the popcorn especially!
Nice, Charlie.
By CrAzY Working Mom, at June 12, 2011 4:02 PM
Very neat writing!
By Lexie Loo & Dylan Too, at June 29, 2011 1:07 PM
Keep it! Keep everything! I wish I had, and what little I kept, my husband tossed on this last moved.
Oh yes, hide them well.
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Nurdin Hasan
Banda Aceh. In a move criticized as an insult to the dignity of women, an Aceh district speaker has called for the replacement of a female subdistrict head, arguing that women were unfit to lead under Islamic law.
Ridwan Muhammad, the Bireuen district council chairman, said on Thursday that the move against Anisah, head of Plimbang subdistrict, was prompted by complaints from the public.
"It's what the people and the clerics … are calling for," he told the Jakarta Globe.
"According to Shariah, a woman is prohibited from becoming a leader." Ridwan said Anisah's appointment as subdistrict chief in April had caused a rift in the community, "with one side supporting her and the other against her."
The council had received petitions from both camps, he said. "Rather than allow this rift to lead to social unrest, we've asked the district head to replace Anisah," he said.
"I'll admit she's deft and quite competent, but in order to avoid riots, we advise that she be replaced immediately," Ridwan said.
He added that the Bireuen district council had already met with the district head, Nurdin Abdul Rahman, to discuss the issue.
"Nurdin didn't make any decision during the meeting; perhaps he needs more time to consider it," Ridwan said.
Nurdin could not be reached for comment. Meanwhile, Anisah said most of the criticism directed at her had come from two district councilors from the Aceh Party, which dominates the local legislature, who objected to a female subdistrict head.
Ridwan is also from the Aceh Party. "They've raised the issue in their Friday prayer sermons at mosques, which is what provoked the people," she said, declining to name the councilors.
"Perhaps they're unaware that a subdistrict head isn't a leadership post, but only an extension of the district administration's authority," Anisah said.
She claimed that Nurdin had encouraged her to stay.
Evi Narti Zain, executive director of the human rights coalition HAM Aceh, said Ridwan's move discriminated against women and was a violation of basic human rights.
"He has also insulted the dignity of women as a whole," she said, calling for his dismissal.
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|HOK-Designed Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport
|Wednesday, 24 February 2010 09:38
HOK-Designed Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport, which debuted in 2008, was the first designed with new security protocols following the 9/11 attacks.
In designing the new terminal within the 1.2 million square foot airport complex, HOK responded to passenger needs to travel at a convenient, unhurried pace while accommodating post-9/11 security necessities. It includes:
The first "greenfield" U.S. airport designed and constructed since 9/11, the terminal is also a showcase of sustainability, with an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the building. By the simple relocation of the new terminal at the centre of the two parallel main runways. HOK estimates that airlines will save $1 million in jet fuel per year because of shorter taxiing patterns.
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Lambda Sigma
Lambda Sigma Society is a national honor society for second year men and women dedicated to the purpose of fostering leadership, scholarship, fellowship, and the spirit of service among college students, and to promoting the interests of the college or university in every possible way.
Founded over 80 years ago at the University of Pittsburg, Lambda Sigma is a national honor society that recognizes scholarship, leadership, and service among sophomore students. Membership is limited to 50 students or 10% of the first year class, whichever is the smaller number. Selection and induction take place during the second semester of a student's first year and active membership is for the member's sophomore year. The Pace New York Beta Zeta chapter was installed in 2005, and the Pace Pleasantville Beta eta Chapter was installed in 2006.
Faculty Advisers
Shannon Haick (NY)
Vincent Birkenmeyer (PLV)
Executive Board
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|President - Heidi Clorofilla
|Vice President - Michael "TJ" Williams
|Vice President - Joe Cairo
|Secretary - Kelly Donovan
|Secretary - Luiz Ribeiro
|Treasurer - Dorothy Wong
|Treasurer - Ashlyn Darmanin
Membership in Lambda Sigma is not only recognition for accomplishment, but also a challenge to serve throughout your college career and as an alumnus. Lambda Sigma offers opportunities for personal growth, leadership experience, a sense of involvement on your campus, and the friendship of other student leaders/scholars. As a member of a group of outstanding second year students, you will be challenged to fulfill your own intellectual and leadership potential while serving your college/university and your community.
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Jackie's Virtual Playground
According to HMV, us women find not only downloading music mystifying, but we also find shopping in record stores intimidating.
From an article on the BBC website –
*'Less intimidating'*
"Record stores have generally been a bit of a male preserve," an HMV spokesman said.
"When more women are comfortable with downloading they may find it less intimidating to do that on their own computers, rather than go into a record store."
Now I can't speak for any other woman obviously, but I can't say that I've ever felt intimidated by a record store. The prices might intimidate me, but certainly not the store or the people in it.
I wonder where they get their information from? Did they interview a group of record store phobic women or something?
I don't know, it's a new one on me. No wonder I like Virgin better than HMV (which actually has more to do with price than feeling intimidated by racks of CD's and DVD's).
You're probably right Shadow.
And yes, HMV are still alive (don't know about well) on the high street. :)
Have you noticed your bold/strong is not always applying itself?
It's behaving very erratically…
I hadn't no, thanks for pointing it out. Will hopefully be fixed with the upgrade (which I wanted released like yesterday). :D
The Textile problem is for single letters. It's a known bug. Nothing to do with TXP itself so don't hold your breath.
I prefer MVC myself but I find plenty of women in various music shops (not that I'm looking for them you understand). I think these surveys are totally biased by being restricted to south of Watford. Maybe they ought to get out and about in the real world.
Probably one of those surveys where they totally confuse people into giving the response they are trying to get.
Do you feel intimidated when buying a CD? No.
Do you feel intimidated in most record stores? No.
Do you think you are more prone to feeling intimidated in a] a record store or b] at home? *A* – a record store.
So out of the 3 choices of a] home, b] record store or c] a restaurant, which would give you the strongest feeling of intimidation? *B* – a record store.
Have you bought many CD's lately? No.
Is this because you have felt intimidated? No.
But you do feel intimidated more in a record shop than in a supermarket? Yes.
So finally, please choose only one of the following: a] In a record store you may feel intimidated if you are not sure which CD to buy and you ask for help and they belittle your choices. b] You could feel intimidated if you went to the counter to pay for your purchase and realised you did not have enough money and everyone looked at you as if you are a lower class citizen. c] You will always make sure you show confidence in a record store from now on, in order to avoid intimidation such as those described above. *C*.
Judging by the results of this survey, you are prone to feeling intimidated in a record store…
Just on a side note – are they still called record stores and does HMV still exist?


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Section 3.1: Diamondback Terrapins
Statutory authority: Environmental Conservation Law, §§ 11-0311[2]
§3.1 Diamondback Terrapins
(a) Purpose
(b) Open season
(c) Regulations
(d) License
(e) General provisions
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide protection for the diamondback terrapin, "Malaclemys terrapin", including all of its subspecies. Protective measures include the establishment of a closed season, requirement for a license to take diamondback terrapin from the wild, establishment of size limits and restrictions on the sale of diamondback terrapin.
(b) Open season. Diamondback terrapin may be taken from August 1 to April 30 inclusive.
(c) Regulations.
(1) The following are prohibited:
(i) taking, attempting to take, or assisting in taking diamondback terrapin except during the open season. Possession of a diamondback terrapin on the waters or shores of New York State during the closed season shall be presumptive evidence that the diamondback terrapin was taken during such closed season;
(ii) taking, attempting to take, or assisting in taking, of diamondback terrapins without a license;
(iii) taking or possessing at any time while on the waters or shores of New York State a diamondback terrapin which has a straight line upper shell length less than four inches or greater than seven inches;
(iv) purchase or sale of diamondback terrapin which has a straight line upper shell length less than four inches or greater than seven inches. As used in this section, "sale" means any delivery or transfer of a live diamondback terrapin or the flesh of a diamondback terrapin whether for a consideration or as a gift. As used in this section, "sale" includes offering for sale or possession with intent to sell;
(v) sale of diamondback terrapin from May 5 to July 31 inclusive except that diamondback terrapin legally taken during the open season may be sold throughout the year if they were killed and processed for consumption prior to May 5;
(vi) taking diamondback terrapin except by the following methods: (1) dip nets, (2) hand capture, (3) seine nets as authorized by Section 13-0343 of the Environmental Conservation Law, and (4) traps capable of capturing diamondback terrapin alive. Each trap must be marked with a tag bearing the name and address of the licensee and must be checked daily;
(vii) willfully taking, destroying or disturbing in any manner the eggs or nest of a diamondback terrapin in the wild;
(viii) failing to immediately release at the point of capture diamondback terrapin which are caught accidentally or incidentally, or which are not within the legal size limits; and
(ix) liberating diamondback terrapin to the wild, except immediately upon, and only at the point of, capture, without authorization by the department.
(d) License.
(1) A valid diamondback terrapin license is required to take diamondback terrapin.
(2) Application for, and purchase of, a diamondback terrapin license may be made by mail or in person at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, SUNY Building 40, Stony Brook, NY 11794. The fee for such license shall be ten dollars and such license shall be in effect from July 1st through the following June 30th.
(e) General provisions. The general provisions of the Environmental Conservation Law are applicable to the taking of diamondback terrapin.


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The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 Media Reader & Writer lets you drag and drop files, images, and music to your computer from your PDA or handheld, MP3 player, digital camera, or other device. You can store your files at transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps - 40 times faster than USB 1.1 media readers. This Media Reader & Writer lets you transfer files from one media card to another, or transfer files from all four media card slots simultaneously. It features four dedicated slots to accommodate all popular types of media giving you the flexibility to work with virtually any type of media.
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After finishing in second position in 2011, the former Italian Champion hits the victory. So came the first "foreign" win of the season for yellow-fluo girls.
Last year was Emma Johansson to burn on sprint Monia Baccaille.
This year the roles were reversed and the italian athlete has taken his revenge,
cutting the line in first position and forcing the Swedish to second place.
This time the sprint of Monia Baccaille was perfect
and the Grand Prix de Dottignies, after a year of waiting, it's in its way,
with a sprint well prepared, thanks to an excellent team-work,
and masterfully directed. So arrives in Belgium land, the first win of the season
outside the Italian borders for the girls of MCipollini - Giambenini - Gauss Team
who, after many good placings, conquer the top step of the podium.
They do it at the end of a race lived, once again, as protagonists,
with yellow-fluo color to make the race. Marta Bastianelli after the start,
then Alessandra Borchi and Marta Tagliaferro have tried the sprint,
also to test the condition of the enemy, in a hard race consists of a series
of attacks and counterattacks.Failed all attempts to escape, the train
of MCipollini-Giambenini-Gauss goes into action to put Monia Baccaille
in the best position for the sprint. She doesn't mistake and take
a well deserved rematch."Finally: after the third and second place
I managed to reach the top step of the podium in this race.
I have to thank the whole team that has worked very well and put me
in the ideal conditions for the sprint". Very pleased the Sports Director
Louisiana Pegoraro: "We went in Belgium to come back home
with something important. Yesterday, in the Ronde van Vlaanderen,
we have not succeeded, but today we have repaid our fans.
After so many excellent performances, not crowned by the final triumph,
this result is the recognition of our work.It was important for us
to get a victory, after the double Zorzi-Jasinska in Vaiano,
and to start winning even abroad of Italy. Surely this success
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Duke law's Civil Justice Clinic to help poor
Low-income Durham residents who need a lawyer but can't afford one will get a boost from Duke Law School as it launches a Civil Justice Clinic.
The clinic will partner with Legal Aid of North Carolina, a nonprofit law firm with an office in Durham, that provides free legal services to those in poverty in civil matters such as housing and employment.
The clinic will welcome its first class of students next week. It will provide them real-world experience as they work directly with clients and enhance their litigation skills, according to Duke law professor Charles Holton, who directs the new clinic.
Holton will teach basic civil litigation skills at the school and offer a confidential forum where students can discuss their cases.
Housing matters involving tenant-landlord disputes will be a top priority at the clinic, Holton said.
He said the need for free legal help in civil matters is "tremendous," especially because the Legislature's recent cuts to Legal Aid have caused staffing cutbacks and heavier caseloads for the remaining attorneys.
"This is really an ideal opportunity for the law school to step in and help them, and at the same time provide very useful training for lawyers to be," Holton said.
Each clinic student, under supervision, will act as the main counsel on at least one case before a court or administrative agency, and may work with teams of lawyers on other cases, Holton said. He hopes to have students work with Legal Aid attorneys on more complex litigation.
"My goal as a litigator with more than 40 years of experience is to teach them skills such as client and witness interviewing, how to assess a case, developing theories, putting together pleadings that reflect those theories, going through the discovery process, preparing for hearings on contested motions, and ultimately preparing and handling trials," Holton said.
Only second- and third-year law students will participate in the clinic. Each student will be responsible for three or four cases, allowing the clinic to serve 30 to 40 clients at a time in Durham and surrounding counties.
Holton said he'll measure success by the number of people the clinic serves. "We appreciate the fact that people need lawyers," he said. "Whether they win or lose, we'll do our best to serve people in our adversarial system, where there are at least two sides to every case."
George Hausen, executive director of Legal Aid of North Carolina, commended Holton and Duke Law School's dean, David Levi, for their efforts in creating the clinic, calling it "path-breaking."
Hausen said Duke students will work at the Legal Aid office and learn what's involved in handling complex cases.
He gave an example of how his office can make a difference in the lives of people living in low-income housing.
Often, he said, children come to medical clinics with asthma caused by cockroach infestation in their homes. Doctors relay that information to the Legal Aid office, and lawyers present the landlord with two choices: Fix the problem or go to court.
That frequently results in the landlord ridding the complex of roaches, improving residents' health.
"Having Duke involved with us will be a great resource," Hausen said. "That will be an immense contribution to eliminating dangerous housing conditions that people often find themselves in. It's a wonderful opportunity for us."
For information, call Legal Aid's Durham office, located at 201 W. Main St., at 919-688-6396.


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Posted by Jennifer on 07/13/2006
I went here for brunch. The cafe is very cute and the atmosphere is lively. However, the food was only a little above average and the service was extremely poor. I waited at least thirty minutes to receive the change to my bill ($15 for a $40 bill). It took me 45 minutes to catch the attention of a waiter (after very obvious eye contact and hand motioning).
Posted by Anonymous on 07/09/2006
This place has some of the best food in the city but is almost not worth bothering with for the poor service. It took us almost 2 hours from being seated to eat and get the check. Our waiter seemed to disappear after he took our order while we watched tables that had been seated after us receive and finish their food before ours came.
Posted by LB on 02/19/2006
I've been here a number of times and have always found it excellent. The decor is very cozy, making it ideal for a date or intimate dinner with friends. The sandwiches and eggs are great, as are dinner items like their fish and steak,. Very reliable, you won't be dissapointed. The mussels I had there once were awesome.
Posted by Yana on 02/15/2006
The pre-fixed menu on V day fell so much below our expectations. Certain items on the menu were not even worth mentioning due to their taste and of course size. The appetizer I ordered was missing one of its main ingredients. The main dish wasn't any better. I had to send it back to be cooked more as the meat, though ordered medium done, felt like it was barely in the oven. The service was rushed. The only good thing was the wine, I guess because it was not included in the pre-fixed selection. When we left the restaurant, I felt like we were robbed. $145 (that includes a tip of $20, which my boyfriend left out of the goodness of his heart).
Posted by Ruby on 02/12/2006
A lady on the street suggested we go to breakfast here--she said it is her favorite spot, so we decided to try it. The cafe has a very cozy atmosphere. We went this morning--right in the middle of the blizzard. As we sat in the dining room, we watched a man and his dog play catch out in the small street and other restaraunt owners shoveling the sidewalk! My husband and I both ordered Huveos Rancheros and thoroughly enjoyed them. The service was fine--nothing too special. The only thing that would deter me from going back were the prices. I didn't think they justified the food. We payed $4 each for a wine glass full of OJ. Our eggs were $8, which was ok, and the side of bacon was $4. Beside the main dish, I thought the rest of the sides were over priced.
Posted by Ri on 01/18/2006
I ordered the duck confit over the beet salad. It was a generous portion, delcious, and fairly inexpensive. My mother is a chef and used to cook duck confit all the time, so I've had my fair share of it, but never with beets! I highly recommend it. And has a cute, cozy atmosphere.
Posted by Anonymous on 11/13/2005
On my quest to find the PERFECT eggs benedict in NYC, I was so happy to find them here! The coffee is excellent too! :)


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The Seattle Sports Guy
Lifelong Seattleite Reed Wacker provides a running commentary on Seattle sports.
Monthly Archive for June, 2010
Mad love for The Glove
Gary Payton sporting a long grey pimp suit that would have made Too $hort proud, eyebrows arched like the Grinch and wearing his famous devilish scowl delivered the 5-word speech, "Bring back our Seattle SuperSonics." The Glove reiterated his desire to hang his jersey in Seattle rafters. [Read More]
And It was written, "Jesus (Shuttlesworth) would Bruise the head of the Serpant (Black Mamba)."
Big Baby Davis is Kung Fu Panda. Panda said, I felt like a beast out there. He found the fortune cookie on top of the backboard. What I may remember as Ray Day, turned into something bigger for our region, and for my girlfriend. NateRob called him, The best shooter in NBA history. [Read More]
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, good-bye
The last bout of drama surrounding Junior has been sad and clumsy, but now it's over. This part of the country will always be mysterious. The lore of Forks, Washington and the "cold ones", Cobain's short violent rise and fall, and Griffey's off the radar decade of dominance are illustrative. [Read More]


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Dager: Never too late to say thanks
When my younger daughter was a ninth-grader, she had an English teacher who took her aside and scolded her for not trying her best in his class. She was mad at him.
"Are you kidding me?" I said. "He wouldn't have done that if he didn't care about you. You should thank him."
She didn't get it. But she gets it now that she's in college and an English major.
I got it when I was 11.
Elementary school became a nightmare for me right around the fourth grade, when I had a teacher who wasn't careful about hiding her dislike of me, and classmates who were starting to learn the unkindness typical of the age and burgeoning hormone levels. This was the beginning of a troubling and troubled time, and lasted until I was maybe 20. I know what you're thinking: "Oh, boohoo, Dager. We all had rotten childhoods."
I agree that almost everyone thinks it's tough to be a kid. I hate to break it to today's young people, but the painful memories don't go away even when you approach your AARP membership years. You're eventually able to think about some situations without cringing, but they're always there with you. Ideally, whatever you suffered makes you a better, stronger person and not a sniveling wimp who blames your problems on it. Sure, it's hard. That's why a lot of people never get over it. What helps — if you were lucky — is the memory of that one adult who seemed to understand.
My sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. T., was a commanding presence with a dry sense of humor, but she never insulted her students by being condescending or mean. She liked having a lively class. I never saw her get angry. She maintained her authority, but talked to us 11- and 12-year-olds as if we were people.
This was the '70s — a time when there was no family counseling or anti-bullying assemblies or sensitivity training. You were thrown to the wolves, and if you were a lamb, then too bad — you were on your own, waiting for them to attack.
I had some issues at home, was picked on by my peers for being physically awkward, and I wasn't doing as well academically as the adults expected. I was in the gifted program, but even in the sixth grade I couldn't tell time — there were no digital clocks back then — or do my times tables. I felt like a poser who didn't belong with the smart kids.
Mrs. T. would occasionally dismiss her students early from class by throwing math facts at them: "Billy, what's four times five?"
She knew I struggled with multiplication, but on those early-dismissal days she never humiliated me into trying to answer.
She once held up a report I did on Argentina as an example for the whole class. I got an A-plus-plus-and-a-half-plus. It may seem like a small thing now, but she had no idea that this bit of recognition would be a self-esteem boost I'd never forget.
I recently had the chance to tell her how much she meant to me. She's still brilliant and funny, and continues to carry with her that authority I'll always respect and admire.
Even though our circumstances were different, I told my daughter that she should make an effort to visit her ninth-grade teacher and tell him she understands what he was trying to do five years ago. It's easy to remember which teachers were awful or which kids made our lives miserable. What's more important is showing gratitude to the ones who may not know — even four decades later — that they made a positive difference.
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Beginning June 1 and running through August, the Bistro at Grand Center will host a wide array of musical styles in addition to jazz. The schedule opens with a performance by trumpeter Russell Gunn, accompanied by his hip-hop-influenced Ethnomusicology band, and also includes Chicago-based pianist/singer Patricia Barber. But alongside those jazz performers, the Bistro will feature veteran English pub rocker Graham Parker, blues guitarist Duke Robillard, singer/songwriter Steve Forbert and the Cajun sounds of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys.
The eclectic schedule is being assembled by Nanci O'Dea, who's working as an independent contractor out of the offices of Contemporary Productions. O'Dea says the series was proposed by the owners of the restaurant as a way to attract customers during the summer, when the Jazz at the Bistro series is on hiatus and other events and attractions in the Grand Center area slow down as well.
"The Jazz at the Bistro series won't start up again until September," O'Dea says. "The symphony stops performing at Powell Hall during the summer, and the Sheldon, Fox and Grandel are not doing their subscription series, either. So the owners decided a music series at the restaurant -- one that featured a variety of styles -- was the way to go."
In fact, previous owners of the Bistro shut down completely during the summer because there just wasn't enough traffic to merit staying open. But the current owners decided it made more sense to try making the Bistro a year-round destination.
"Myself, John Shriner and Eddie Neill took over the restaurant in mid-February," explains owner Mike Mitchell. "We were told that traffic really dries up in Grand Center in the summer, so we figured we either had to shut the doors or come up with something to get people in here. And we wanted to try and get people who hadn't been here before, either. So a music series featuring other music in addition to some jazz seemed to make sense."
O'Dea has already booked the June schedule for the Bistro, and, thanks to the help of Dagmar von Tress, a local architect and interior designer who is also a devoted jazz fan, the series will open with something special: the first appearance in St. Louis of Gunn and Ethnomusicology in a large tent set up in the triangular park outside the Bistro.
"Dagmar is a good friend of Russell's," O'Dea explains. "She knew Russell was on tour with Harry Connick's orchestra, which is booked to play at the Fox on June 1. So she got on the phone to Russell, and things just came together. After playing with Harry, Russell will walk across to the tent at the Bistro and start playing around 10:30, and we hope a lot of the audience from the Fox comes, too!"
Gunn, who grew up in East St. Louis and was a member of the acclaimed Lincoln High School jazz band when Ron Carter was its director, formed Ethnomusicology several years ago as a way to bridge the two areas of music he loves best, jazz and hip-hop. But despite the fact that both of the group's recordings have been nominated for Grammys, Gunn and Ethnomusicology have made only rare appearances in New York City and a few other areas -- and have never played St. Louis.
"Russell has always wanted to bring Ethnomusicology to St. Louis," says von Tress, "but the places that would bring him here wanted him to play straight-ahead jazz, not the music that incorporates rap and hip-hop. They felt safer dealing with more traditional jazz. But this new series at the Bistro is perfect for Ethnomusicology's sound."
After eight shows in June, the Bistro will close for two weeks for renovations. From the middle of July through August, concerts are scheduled for every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That portion of the series is still being finalized, but O'Dea tosses out several acts she is seeking to fill out the lineup.
"I'm working to bring in blues artists like Charlie Musselwhite and John Hammond and singer/songwriters like Alejandro Escovedo and Iris DeMent," she says. "We originally had the Iguanas booked for June, but they had routing problems, so they'll be coming later in the summer. And as far as jazz, we're bringing Kurt Elling in July."
Escovedo, Parker and the Mamou Playboys have performed at other area clubs, such as Off Broadway, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room and the Broadway Oyster Bar. With O'Dea scooping up quite a few of these acts for the Bistro, the summer music scene is getting a little more crowded -- and competitive. But O'Dea thinks the Bistro is offering audiences something distinctively different than what they get in the usual music-club scene.
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The "budget process" has become more a season than a procedure for Johnson City this year, and the financial almanac calls for continued decreases in funding unless a remedy is found.
Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin began Thursday's meeting with another stoic statement — this one to the public about the final steps in the process and what options remain to properly fund shortfalls.
The mayor ran down the ABCs, informing the audience and those watching at home that each commissioner has articulated to him their concerns about various proposed cuts as well as their interests in restoring funding for certain items.
Next week, commissioners will revisit departmental budgets and delve into particulars
"Since we are past the point where the budget can be changed outside of the public readings, any changes in the budget will have to come through the amendment process during the first, second or third readings," Van Brocklin said. "The importance of these follow-up sessions should then be — at a minimum — a process of identifying for amendment items that the City Commission wants approached differently."
He laid out the following four methods to accommodate costs: through cost-saving measures; reductions in expenditures in other areas of given departments; through a reduction in fund balance; or by raising property taxes.
The three areas that have generated the greatest concern are schools, golf and Freedom Hall.
"We can cover other items if there is time, but I would about bet that we will be pressed to get through the three," he said.
Here's the lineup:
• Monday: A budget session with several organizations.
• Wednesday: A budget workshop
• Thursday: Another budget workshop.
• June 19: A first reading.
• June 26: A second reading.
• A third and final reading on either the 27th or 30th.
Thursday's meeting marked the last departmental/organizational budget proposals, beginning with the Washington County Economic Development Council, in which President and CEO Mitch Miller asked the city for about $240,000 for the WCEDC and $120,000 for the Johnson City Development Authority.
The WCEDC oversees the JCDA and this coming year will untangle the entities' funding for the first time.
The council is interviewing applicants to work closely with the JCDA, an organization Van Brocklin said had "lost it's focus over the past few years."
"What kind of an edge do we have?" Vice Mayor Clayton Stout asked Miller about downtown Johnson City.
"Right down the street," Miller said while pointing over his shoulder. "ETSU. Tupelo Honey. If you had not said yes to (Tupelo Honey Cafe), they would have gone to Bristol or somewhere else."
The Convention & Visitors Bureau was up next, with Grant Summer representing.
The bureau, which recruits sports and recreation tournaments and other events, brought in $1.25 million in lodging collections in 2013, up about $500,000 from the prior year. Summers gave a presentation and asked that the city provide $595,000, an increase of about $57,000.
Washington County Emergency Medical Services Executive Director Dan Wheeley asked the city for $697,000, about the same level as the current year. Wheeley said EMS receives about $1.6 million a year from the county and $21,500 from the town of Jonesborough.
The department, which has 115 full-time employees, has a proposed budget of about $10.1 million for FY 2015. EMS is primarily funded by insurance revenues.
Next, Bob McNeill, Washington County Emergency Communications/911 director presented a roughly $3.5 million budget, which is up by $144,000. The service is funded by both the city and county and utilizes 44 full-time employees.
In other business, commissioners:
• Approved a second reading of an ordinance to rezone General Mills property from B-2 (Central Business District) to B-3 (Supporting Central Business), for Evolve LLC's $18 million apartment project off West Walnut Street. The rezoning already had been completed, but the city failed to provide adequate public notice of the original public hearing, so the process had to begin again from the beginning.
There were several impassioned pleas to restore the mill, but commissioners voted on this second go-round just as they did on the first: 3-2. Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin and Commissioners Jenny Brock and Jeff Banyas voted for the move; Vice Mayor Clayton Stout and Commissioner David Tomita voted against the rezoning.
• Rejected a $130,000 bid by Armstrong Construction to build a ticket/souvenir office at Cardinal Park. Commissioners did so after a recommendation by Assistant City Manager Charlie Stahl. It was revealed a pre-fabricated building of similar dimensions — about 500 square feet — could be had for $11,000, minus the needed retrofit.
• Approved an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the evaluation of Brush and King Creek's water flow and to be used to produce additional remedies for flooding downtown, at ETSU and in the Tree Streets. The $100,000 expense for "hydraulic modeling" of the two creeks would set the city back $50,000, while the remaining $50,000 would be paid for at the federal level. The local portion would come from the city's storm water fund and take about one year to complete.
• Deferred approval of $25,000 to install a new logo at Science Hill High School's Kermit Tipton Stadium's 50-yard line on the Science Hill campus. Commissioner Jeff Banyas said he could not approve funding for a new design he's not seen. Commissioners concurred. The high school had been using a logo trademarked by Pittsburgh's Duquesne University.
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Warren County tops Northern in five innings
Kelly Norwood threw a two-hit shutout, Kassie Clary was 3-for-3 with a home run and Warren County cruised to a 12-0 win at Northern Vance Tuesday in five innings.
The Eagles (2-0) extended their lead to 10-0 in the third inning with a six-run frame, highlighted by a Denaisha Wortham double.
Both of Warren County's wins came over Northern. The Eagles host Northern Nash today.
"I think we're OK," said Warren County head coach Shannon Jones. "We're going to play a very challenging team tomorrow so we'll see how we react."
Norwood didn't quite react in time to a line drive off the bat of Kayleigh Spencer in the third inning. But the Eagle sophomore recovered after taking the ball to the chest and threw Spencer out at first.
It was that kind of day for the Vikings (0-3).
"We were hitting the ball, but we were getting out," said Northern coach Keyachtta Hawkins. "And we weren't hitting the ball out of the infield."
Warren County has three pitching options in Norwood, Clary and Brittany Pitzing. Jones liked what she saw out of her left-hander on Tuesday.
"I think she did great," Jones said of Norwood. "I think she did a wonderful job."
Megan Andrews started on the mound for Northern before being relieved by Charlise Hawkins in the fifth.
Hawkins recorded one of the Vikings' two hits and Katie McCallister had the other.
Warren County finished with six hits and was aided by walks, hit batsmen and errors from the inexperienced Vikes, who are still a work in progress.
"I do think they're going to progress as the season goes on," said Keyachtta Hawkins. "But right now, we're taking baby steps."
Keara Avent and Deja Merrit also had hits for the Eagles.
Northern returns to action next week when it opens 3-A Big Eight Conference play at home Tuesday against reigning 3-A Carolina Conference champion Orange.
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Featuring: Lil Jon
Song: Twisted
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Featuring: Snoop Dogg
Song: Just Like My Chevy
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Song: Alright (Patron)
Since last year's economic crash, many former high-rollers have gone a more populist route, creating "recession music" for the common man (and woman, of course). Is Gorilla Zoe following... More
Posted 5 years ago
Featuring: Ne-Yo
Song: Echo (Remix)
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Artist: Paul Wall
Featuring: Yung Joc | Gorilla Zoe
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Posted 6 years ago
Artist: Derty Den
Song: Fly Sh*t ft. Gorilla Zoe
Though Derty Den expanded beyond the usual Dirty South lyrical topics of money, jewels, and females on previous features Reality, Street Dreaming, and Industry Need Me, all three received mixed... More
Posted 6 years ago
Song: Echo
With the March 17th release date of sophomore album Don't Feed The Animals less than a week away, Gorilla Zoe's marketing team at Block/Bad Boy South have been scrambling for a fitting... More
Posted 6 years ago
Song: I Like Them Girls
This past December, Gorilla Zoe teamed up with DJ Holiday to release his newest mixtape (and the official Don't Feed The Animals prequel), Feeding Time. On the street album, Zoe included a... More
Posted 6 years ago
Artist: Jay Rock
Featuring: Game | Gorilla Zoe | Busta Rhymes
Jay Rock, the street soldier recently seen doing guest duty on fellow Left Coaster Nipsey Hussle's Army All By Myself, is back in the Booth with a remixed version of All My Life. Though... More
Posted 6 years ago
Back in July of '08, Gorilla Zoe's Lil Wayne-featuring Lost premiered at the Booth, receiving lukewarm ratings from many of our regulars. Since then, it's become the officially... More
Posted 6 years ago
Featuring: Rick Ross
Song: What It Is ft. Rick Ross
For most of us, March 17 is a day spent wearing green clothing and eating corned beef and cabbage (though we at the Booth prefer Irish stew). For Block Ent's Gorilla Zoe, however, it's... More
Posted 6 years ago
Artist: Ciara
Featuring: T-Pain | Gorilla Zoe
If you thought Ciara's VIBE magazine cover shot was too much to handle, then you'll certainly be interested in hearing how she sounds on the remix to her current single, Go Girl. In addition... More
Posted 6 years ago
Artist: Traffik
Featuring: Jadakiss | Pitbull | Gorilla Zoe
Traffik, a Brooklyn native currently residing in Orlando, Florida, has waited patiently at plenty of red lights during his brief but hectic rap career. Moving from state to state four times as a... More
Posted 6 years ago
Featuring: Lil Wayne
Song: Lost ft. Lil' Wayne
During a recent interview inside the DJ Booth, Block Ent./Bad Boy South artist Gorilla Zoe described his style of music as "kudzu," explaining that he can "wrap around... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Luney Tunez
Featuring: Gorilla Zoe | Yung Joc
With a stage name like Luney Tunez, its safe to assume the Georgia native is a little crazy. In fact, crazy is exactly what this ATL producer/emcee's buzz has been like lately. On the... More
Posted 7 years ago
Featuring: Sean Kingston
Two weeks ago, DJBooth posted the new Gorilla Zoe track, I'm Dumb, off his upcoming mixtape, No B*tch Ass Ness. Many members noted the track's similarity to his debut single, Hood... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Tone Tone
Song: Jockin' ft. Gorilla Zoe
Detroit's hip-hop acts have famously fit into various subcategories of rap, from the acid sound of the early 90's to the unconventionality of Slum Village and Eminem. With that said, rapper... More
Posted 7 years ago
Song: I'm Dumb
When Gorilla Zoe released his debut single, Hood N*gga, in early '07, it led to radio and street success, which in turn led to his solo debut, Welcome to the Zoo. One year later, the Block... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Tay Dizm
Song: Freakin' ft. Gorilla Zoe
After building a buzz thanks to numerous collaborations with T-Pain (She Got It, Nappy Life, Beam Me Up), the world will finally get a chance to hear Tay Dizm rap on a track… without his... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Roccett
Song: G Move ft. Gorilla Zoe
Signed to Young Jeezy's Corporate Thugz Entertainment (and currently being courted by Akon's Konvict Muzik), California artist Roccett continues to get the streets ready for his newest... More
Posted 7 years ago
Song: Work That Pole
Despite his debut album, Welcome to The Zoo, coming and going faster than a Twista verse on speed, Block Entertainment's Gorilla Zoe has steadfastly continued to make new music. Since his... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Webbie
Featuring: Boosie BadAzz | Gorilla Zoe
As of last week, Webbie's popular new single, Independent, ranked Top 5 at nationwide urban radio and was second in most increased plays. In an attempt to further expand its fast growing buzz,... More
Posted 7 years ago
Featuring: Gucci Mane
Song: Waddle ft. Gucci Mane
After the disappointing SoundScan totals for Hustlenomics, Welcome to the Zoo, and Back Up n' da Chevy, rumors started to abound that Block Entertainment was dropped from their distribution deal... More
Posted 7 years ago
Featuring: D. Woods
Ever hear your mother use the expression, "Don't judge a book by its cover"? Clearly Bad Boy South artist Gorilla Zoe has, because his new single, You Don't Know Me, showcases the... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Justin "JC" Crowder
Justin "JC" Crowder is the only solo R&B artist signed to Block Ent./Bad Boy South and is preparing to release his Voicemail to the world in 2008. Following an earlier... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Baby Bash
Featuring: T-Pain | Hurricane Chris | Gorilla Zoe
Baby Bash's Cyclone has been remixed and sent out to clubs nationwide; disrupt on the dance floor will almost certainly ensue. Back for a second go-round is T-Pain and joining him are club... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Shawty Lo
Featuring: E-40 | Jeezy | Plies | Gorilla Zoe
Two months ago D4L leader Shawty Lo announced to the world that "Dey Know." The song began to buzz in Atlanta and through various southern cities, but never picked up steam nationwide. ... More
Posted 7 years ago
Artist: Yung Joc
To help boost the meager sales of Hustlenomics, Yung Joc has released yet another single. Bottle Poppin', which seems like the 27th collaboration with rhyme partner Gorilla Zoe, finds the... More
Posted 7 years ago
Featuring: Rick Ross
Everyone's favorite hood figga, Gorilla Zoe, has a potential new single from his upcoming debut, Welcome to the Zoo. Tryna Make A Jug has Zoe—once again—talking about his... More
Posted 7 years ago
Featuring: Lil Wayne
Song: Get Money ft. Lil' Wayne
After emphasizing his Hood Figga status (with two remixes), Gorilla Zoe drops his next single from the upcoming, Welcome to the Zoo. On Get Money, Zoe enlists hip-hop's guest verse king,... More
Posted about 8 years ago
Featuring: Jeezy | Jody Breeze | Rick Ross
As if one remix wasn't enough, Gorilla Zoe decided to make an "Official Remix" to his underground smash/mainstream single, Hood N*gga. Jeezy can be found on the... More
Posted about 8 years ago
Artist: Trae The Truth
Featuring: Yung Joc | Gorilla Zoe
Houston MC Trae returns with the newest street single, Throwaways, from his upcoming album Life Goes On. The term "throwaways" refers to inexpensive guns that can be thrown away... More
Posted 8 years ago
Featuring: Jeezy
For those who doubted as to whether Gorilla Zoe was a suitable replacement for Young Jeezy in Boyz n da Hood, here is the ultimate test. This remix of Zoe's underground hit Hood N*gga is... More
Posted 8 years ago
Artist: Yung Joc
While parents of young children will be nodding their heads to Yung Joc's street single Coffee Shop during their morning carpool run, their well educated children will be shaking their... More
Posted 8 years ago
Artist: Cheri Dennis aka Cheri Coke
Featuring: Gorilla Zoe | Yung Joc
Cheri Dennis is Diddy's current queen of Bad Boy (sit down Danity Kane) and on her new track Portrait she shows she's got more than just powerful friends. The song is heavy on synth... More
Posted 8 years ago
Song: Hood N*gga
Gorilla Zoe is the next new artist out of the Block Entertainment camp. After making a name for himself in the mixtape circuit, Zoe hopes to generate the same reaction from mainstream audiences... More
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Rep. Mike Rogers will not run for an open Senate seat next year, he will announce later today. Michigan Republican pollster Steve Mitchell confirmed in an email that Rogers will take a pass.
The decision is not unexpected. Observers thought Rogers would keep his post atop the House Intelligence Committee, and in recent days the National Republican Senatorial Committee has sounded more supportive of former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
A source familiar with NRSC thinking said the committee "has no expectation that [Rogers] will run" and has not met with him recently. The operative cited polling that showed Land running closest to Rep. Gary Peters, Democrats' presumptive nominee. "The NRSC also believes that forcing Democrats – who've made a point of campaigning on women's issues – to publicly attack a well-liked, well known, strong woman like Terri Lynn Land (which the DSCC has already aggressively done) will hurt their political strategy," the operative said in an email.
With Rogers out, Land is settling into frontrunner position. Rep. Justin Amash remains the wild card. He's promised to fight any "anti-civil liberties, pro-corporate welfare Senate candidate," but some see that as a veiled shot at Rogers. Amash and Land hail from the same district and seem to have a friendly relationship.
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