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The Republic of Congo is a nation of four-and-a-third million people in western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon.
About 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them
Current Environmental Issues:
- air pollution from vehicle emissions;
- water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage;
- tap water is not potable; and,
- deforestation
Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo.
A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government took office in 1992.
A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and ushered in a period of ethnic and political unrest.
Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003, but the calm is tenuous and refugees continue to present a humanitarian crisis.
The Republic of Congo was once one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with declining production it will need new offshore oil finds to sustain its oil earnings over the long term.
Location: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Geographic Coordinates: 1 00 S, 15 00 E
Area: 342,000 km2 (341,500 km2 land and 500 km2 water)
Land Boundaries: 5,504 km. Border countries: Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon 1,903 km
Coastline: 169 km
Maritime Claims:
territorial sea: 200 nm
Natural Hazards: seasonal flooding
Terrain: Coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin
Elevation Extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m
Climate: Tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Topography of the Republic of Congo. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Ecology and Biodiversity
Ecoregions of the Republic of Congo. Source: World Wildlife Fund |
People and Society
Population: 4,366,266 (July 2012 est.)
Congo's sparse population is concentrated in the southwestern portion of the country, leaving the vast areas of tropical jungle in the north virtually uninhabited. Thus, Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa, with 70% of its total population living in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the 332-mile railway that connects them. In southern rural areas, industrial and commercial activity suffered as a consequence of the civil wars in the late 1990s. Except in Kouilou province and Pointe Noire, commercial activity other than subsistence activity came nearly to a halt. A slow recovery began in 2000 and continued through 2010.
Before the 1997 war, about 9,000 Europeans and other non-Africans lived in Congo, most of whom were French. Only a fraction of this number remains. The number of American citizens residing in Congo typically hovers around 300.
Ethnic groups: Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%
Livingston Falls on the Congo River, just below Brazzaville and Kinshasa. Source: Wikimedia Commons. |
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 45.6% (male 973,332/female 960,100)
15-64 years: 51.7% (male 1,091,531/female 1,101,057)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 48,383/female 69,526) (2011 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 2.849% (2012 est.)
Birth Rate: 40.09 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death Rate: 11.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Net Migration Rate: -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 55.27 years
male: 53.95 years
female: 56.62 years (2012 est.)
Total Fertility Rate: 5.59 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Languages: French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
Urbanization: 62% of total population (2010) growing at an annual rate of change of 3% (2010-15 est.)
First inhabited by indigenous people, Congo was later settled by Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those states. Several Bantu kingdoms--notably those of the Kongo, the Loango, and the Teke--built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. The first European contacts came in the late 15th century, and commercial relationships were quickly established with the kingdoms--trading for slaves captured in the interior. The coastal area was a major source for the transatlantic slave trade, and when that commerce ended in the early 19th century, the power of the Bantu kingdoms eroded.
The area came under French sovereignty in the 1880s. Pierre Savorgnon de Brazza, a French empire builder, competed with agents of Belgian King Leopold's International Congo Association (later Zaire) for control of the Congo River basin. Between 1882 and 1891, treaties were secured with all the main local rulers on the river's right bank, placing their lands under French protection. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its colonies of Middle Congo (modern Congo), Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (modern Central African Republic). Brazzaville was selected as the federal capital.
Economic development during the first 50 years of colonial rule in Congo centered on natural resource extraction by private companies. In 1924-34, the Congo-Ocean Railway (CFCO) was built at a considerable human and financial cost, opening the way for growth of the ocean port of Pointe-Noire and towns along its route.
During World War II, the AEF administration sided with Charles DeGaulle, and Brazzaville became the symbolic capital of Free France during 1940-43. The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy, including the abolition of forced labor, granting of French citizenship to colonial subjects, decentralization of certain powers, and election of local advisory assemblies. Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville.
The Loi Cadre (framework law) of 1956 ended dual voting roles and provided for partial self-government for the individual overseas territories. Ethnic rivalries then produced sharp struggles among the emerging Congolese political parties and sparked severe riots in Brazzaville in 1959. After the September 1958 referendum approving the new French Constitution, AEF was dissolved. Its four territories became autonomous members of the French Community, and Middle Congo was renamed the Congo Republic. Formal independence was granted in August 1960.
Congo's first President was Fulbert Youlou, a former Catholic priest from the Pool region in the southeast. He rose to political prominence after 1956, and was narrowly elected President by the National Assembly at independence. Youlou's 3 years in power were marked by ethnic tensions and political rivalry. In August 1963, Youlou was overthrown in a 3-day popular uprising (Les Trois Glorieuses) led by labor elements and joined by rival political parties. All members of the Youlou government were arrested or removed from office. The Congolese military took charge of the country briefly and installed a civilian provisional government headed by Alphonse Massamba-Debat. Under the 1963 constitution, Massamba-Debat was elected President for a 5-year term and named Pascal Lissouba to serve as Prime Minister. President Massamba-Debat's term ended abruptly in August 1968, when Capt. Marien Ngouabi and other army officers toppled the government in a coup. After a period of consolidation under the newly formed National Revolutionary Council, Major Ngouabi assumed the presidency on December 31, 1968. One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo to be Africa's first "people's republic" and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labor Party (PCT).
On March 18, 1977, President Ngouabi was assassinated. Although the persons accused of shooting Ngouabi were tried and some of them executed, the motivation behind the assassination remains unclear. An 11-member Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was named to head an interim government with Colonel (later General) Joachim Yhomby-Opango to serve as President of the Republic. Accused of corruption and deviation from party directives, Yhomby-Opango was removed from office on February 5, 1979, by the Central Committee of the PCT, which then simultaneously designated Vice President and Defense Minister Col. Denis Sassou-Nguesso as interim President. The Central Committee directed Sassou-Nguesso to take charge of preparations for the Third Extraordinary Congress of the PCT, which proceeded to elect him President of the Central Committee and President of the Republic. Under a congressional resolution, Yhomby-Opango was stripped of all powers, rank, and possessions and placed under arrest to await trial for high treason. He was released from house arrest in late 1984 and ordered back to his native village of Owando.
After 2 decades of turbulent politics bolstered by Marxist-Leninist rhetoric, and with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Congolese gradually moderated their economic and political views to the point that, in 1992, Congo completed a transition to multi-party democracy. Ending a long history of one-party Marxist rule, a specific agenda for this transition was laid out during Congo's national conference of 1991 and culminated in August 1992 with multi-party presidential elections. Sassou-Nguesso conceded defeat and Congo's new President, Prof. Pascal Lissouba, was inaugurated on August 31, 1992.
Congolese democracy experienced severe trials in 1993 and early 1994. President Lissouba dissolved the National Assembly in November 1992, calling for new elections in May 1993. The results of those elections were disputed, touching off violent civil unrest in June and again in November. In February 1994, all parties accepted the decisions of an international board of arbiters, and the risk of large-scale insurrection subsided.
Congo's democratic progress was derailed in 1997. As presidential elections scheduled for July 1997 approached, tensions between the Lissouba and Sassou-Nguesso camps mounted. When President Lissouba's government forces surrounded Sassou-Nguesso's compound in Brazzaville with armored vehicles on June 5, Sassou-Nguesso ordered his militia to resist. Thus began a 4-month conflict that destroyed or damaged much of Brazzaville. In early October, Angolan troops invaded Congo on the side of Sassou-Nguesso and, in mid-October, the Lissouba government fell. Soon thereafter, Sassou-Nguesso declared himself President and named a 33-member government.
In January 1998, the Sassou-Nguesso regime held a National Forum for Reconciliation to determine the nature and duration of the transition period. The forum, tightly controlled by the government, decided elections should be held in about 3 years, elected a transition advisory legislature, and announced that a constitutional convention would finalize a draft constitution. However, the eruption in late 1998 of fighting between Sassou-Nguesso's government forces and a pro-Lissouba and pro-Kolelas armed opposition disrupted the transition to democracy. This new violence also closed the economically vital Brazzaville-Pointe Noire railroad, caused great destruction and loss of life in southern Brazzaville and in the Pool, Bouenza, and Niari regions, and displaced hundreds of thousands of persons. In November and December 1999, the government signed agreements with representatives of many, though not all, of the rebel groups.
The December accord, mediated by President Omar Bongo of Gabon, called for follow-on, inclusive political negotiations between the government and the opposition. During the years 2000-2001, Sassou-Nguesso's government conducted a national dialogue (Dialogue Sans Exclusif), in which the opposition parties and the government agreed to continue on the path to peace. Ex-President Lissouba and ex-Prime Minister Kolelas refused to agree and were exiled. They were tried in absentia and convicted in Brazzaville of charges ranging from treason to misappropriation of government funds. Ex-militiamen were granted amnesty, and many were provided micro-loans to aid their reintegration into civil society. Not all opposition members participated. One group, referred to as "Ninjas," actively opposed the government in a low-level guerrilla war in the Pool region of the country. Other members of opposition parties have returned and have opted to participate to some degree in political life.
A new constitution was drafted in 2001, approved by the provisional legislature (National Transition Council), and approved by the people of Congo in a national referendum in January 2002. Presidential elections were held in March 2002, and Sassou-Nguesso was declared the winner. Legislative elections were held in May and June 2002. In March 2003, the government signed a peace accord with the Ninjas, and the country has remained stable and calm since the signing. President Sassou-Nguesso allowed Kolelas to return to Congo for his wife's funeral in October 2005 and subsequently asked that parliament grant Kolelas amnesty. Parliament complied with Sassou-Nguesso's request in December 2005.
In 2007, Sassou-Nguesso announced he would allow the return of former president Pascal Lissouba, along with a pardon for the 2001 in absentia conviction for "economic crimes" for which Lissouba had been sentenced to 30 years. Although a general amnesty has been granted to Lissouba since December 2009, he has not yet returned to the country. Now a health condition requiring regular treatment not available in Brazzaville seems to be the only real obstacle to his return. Former Prime Minister Joachim Yhombi-Opango returned to the country in August 2007, after the Council of Ministers granted him amnesty in May for a 2001 conviction in absentia for allegedly improperly selling the country's oil while in office. Legislative elections were held in June and August 2007 and were widely viewed as disorganized and marred by irregularities, with low voter turnout. Presidential elections were held in July 2009, and Sassou-Nguesso was declared the winner. Legislative elections are slated for 2012.
Before the 1997 war, the Congolese system of government was similar to that of the French. However, after taking power, Sassou-Nguesso suspended the constitution approved in 1992 upon which this system was based. The 2002 constitution provides for a 7-year presidential term, limited to a maximum of two sequential terms. There is a parliament of two houses that include a National Assembly and a Senate, and members serve for 5 and 6 years, respectively.
Government Type: Republic Capital: Brazzaville - 1.292 million (2009) Administrative Divisions: 10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune (Brazzaville);
Independence Date: 15 August 1960 (from France) Legal System: based mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law. The Republic of Congo has not submitted an International Court of Justice ( ICJ) jurisdiction declaration. It accepts International Criminal Court (ICCt) jurisdiction. Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal |
Source: Jean-François Blanc/Wikimedia Commons |
International Environmental Agreements
The Republic of Congo has ratified international agreements on: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, and Wetlands. It has signed, but not ratified the Law of the Sea.
Total Renewable Water Resourecs: 832 cu km (1987)
Freshwater Withdrawal (59% domestic, 29% industrial, 12% agricultural):
Per Capita Freshwater Withdrawal: 8 cu m/yr (2000)
Access to improved sources of drinking water: 71% of population
Access to improved sanitation facilities: 30% of population
Agricultural Products: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
Irrigated Land: 20 sq km (2003)
Natural Resources: petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Land Use:
arable land: 1.45%
permanent crops: 0.15%
other: 98.4% (2005)
Energy in the Republic of Congo | |||||
Production | Consumption | Exports | Imports | Reserves | |
Electricity |
452 million kWh (2008 est.) |
534 million kWh (2008 est.) |
0 kWh (2009 est.) |
436 million kWh (2008 est.) |
Oil |
302,200 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
11,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
211,800 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
2,832 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2011 est.) |
Natural Gas |
530 million cu m (2009 est.) |
530 million cu m (2009 est.) |
0 cu m (2009 est.) |
0 cu m (2009) |
90.61 billion cu m (1 January 2011 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook |
The Congo's economy is based primarily on its petroleum sector, which is by far the country's greatest revenue earner. The Congolese oil sector is dominated by the French oil company Total and the Italian oil firm Eni. The three American players in the petroleum production sector are Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Murphy Oil. Chevron is a longtime player in the Congolese market, but its participation has been limited to non-operator joint venture partnerships with Total and Eni. Chevron is exploring exploitation of new fields in the Lianzi region, a joint exclusive economic zone agreement between Congo and Angola, in which Chevron would be the principal operator. ExxonMobil owns a relatively small amount of oil-laden acreage and acts as a joint operator in all fields. Murphy Oil exported its first shipment of 600,000 barrels of oil in October 2009 and produces 15,000 barrels per day, or about 5% of Congo's daily production, though revised 2010 figures may as much as double that amount. American companies including Baker-Hughes, Halliburton, Nabors, Schlumberger, and Weatherford also have an important stake in the oil services sector.
The return of stability to Congo is also leading to increased foreign investment in other areas. President Sassou-Nguesso sees the industrialization of the Congo as a key component of his plan to modernize the country. Mineral extraction is one key growth sector. MagMinerals, a Canadian company, recently began construction of a new potash mine that is expected to produce 1.2 million tons of potash (potassium carbonate) per year by 2013. This will make Congo the largest producer of potash in Africa. The most important mineral reserves, however, will likely prove to be iron ore. Seven mine sites have been identified in the north and west of the country, with a variety of international companies heading exploration. Three of the mines are expected to enter production by 2014, including the Zanaga mine, operated by the Swiss Xstrata company, which is thought to have ore reserves enough to be the world's third-largest iron ore mine. The President's plans also call for new lead, zinc, and copper concessions. Agricultural revitalization is also a cornerstone of this modernization plan, with the government recently signing a lease deal for over 100,000 hectares of farmland with a consortium of South African farmers to grow a variety of vegetables and grains. Currently, the American non-governmental organization International Partnership for Human Development (IPHD) operates the largest agricultural venture in the country, a 1,000-hectare corn farm in the southwest.
The country's abundant northern rain forests are a major source of timber. Forestry, which led Congolese exports before the discovery of oil, now generates less than 7% of export earnings. Wood production restarted after having come to a standstill during the war years, and new concessions were leased in 2001. Congo has been active in certifying sections of the forest for sustainable timber development through the Forest Trust Conservancy.
Earlier in the 1990s, Congo's major employer was the state bureaucracy, which had 80,000 employees on its payroll--enormous for a country of Congo's size. The World Bank and other international financial institutions pressured Congo to institute sweeping civil service reforms in order to reduce the size of the state bureaucracy and pare back a civil service payroll that amounted to more than 20% of GDP in 1993. The effort to cut back began in 1994, with a 50% devaluation that cut the payroll in half in dollar terms. By the middle of 1994, there was a reduction of nearly 8,000 in civil service employees.
Between 1994-1996, the Congolese economy underwent a difficult transition. The prospects for building the foundation of a healthy economy, however, were better than at any time in the previous 15 years. Congo took a number of measures to liberalize its economy, including reforming the tax, investment, labor, timber, and hydrocarbon codes. In 2002-2003, Congo privatized key parastatals, primarily banks, telecommunications, and transportation monopolies, to help improve a dilapidated and unreliable infrastructure.
By the end of 1996, Congo had made substantial progress in various areas targeted for reform. It made significant strides toward macroeconomic stabilization through improving public finances and restructuring external debt. This change was accompanied by improvements in the structure of expenditures, with a reduction in personnel expenditures. Further, Congo benefited from debt restructuring from a Paris Club agreement in July 1996.
This reform program came to a halt in early June 1997 when war broke out, and the return of armed conflict in 1998-99 hindered economic reform and recovery. President Sassou-Nguesso has moved forward on improved governance, economic reforms, and privatization, as well as on cooperation with international financial institutions. President Sassou-Nguesso also has made speeches outlining the need for good governance and transparency in the Congo, particularly during his 2003 and 2004 National Day addresses.
Before June 1997, Congo and the United States ratified a bilateral investment treaty designed to facilitate and protect foreign investment. The country also adopted a new investment code intended to attract foreign capital. Congo has made some commendable efforts at political and economic reform, but despite these successes, the country's investment climate has challenges, offering few meaningful incentives for new investors. High costs for labor, energy, raw materials, and transportation; a restrictive labor code; low productivity and high production costs; and a deteriorating transportation infrastructure have been among the factors discouraging investment. Five years of civil conflict (1997-2003) further damaged infrastructure, though the privatization of some statal and parastatal enterprises has generated some interest from U.S. companies.
In March 2006, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Paris Club group of official creditor countries approved interim debt relief for Congo under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, noting that Congo had performed satisfactorily on an IMF-supported reform program and developed an interim Poverty Reduction Strategy. Resources freed by interim debt relief granted to Congo had to be used for poverty reduction under a reform program closely monitored by the international financial institutions. The London Club of commercial creditors and Congolese Government also signed an agreement in November 2007 forgiving 77% of the country's London Club debt. In 2008 and 2009, the government worked closely with the IMF and World Bank to implement reforms that would satisfy all of the "triggers" in the Poverty Reduction Strategy, and in January 2010 the IMF declared that the Congo had satisfied all of these triggers. Following this declaration, Congo was granted U.S. $1.9 billion in debt relief from the Paris Club in March 2010. Congo had paid over U.S. $900 million to a vulture fund in 2009 in order to avoid having problems with international financial transactions. The payment raised concerns at the Paris Club because it was not on "comparable terms," but the Paris Club determined that it would grant debt relief nonetheless.
In November 2007, Congo was readmitted to the Kimberley Process, an international multi-stakeholder initiative designed to stem the trade of conflict diamonds. Congo had been suspended from the Kimberley Process in 2004, after reviews showed its diamond exports vastly outnumbered its production capacity. Congo is seeking Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) validation and is listed as a candidate country. Significant transparency hurdles remain in the oil and transport sectors that hinder Congo's candidacy.
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $18.36 billion (2011 est.)
GDP (Official Exchange Rate): $15.1 billion (2011 est.)
GDP- per capita (PPP): $4,600 (2011 est.)
GDP- composition by sector:
agriculture: 4.1%
industry: 68.7%
services: 27.2% (2011 est.)
Industries: petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes
Exports: petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds
Imports: capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Ports and Terminals: Brazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire


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Crystal Palace have boosted their attacking options with the capture of Manchester City striker Alex Nimely on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old Liberian-born England U20 internation has not long completed a loan spell at League One Coventry City where he impressed, despite only scoring one goal in 17 appearances.
First team chances at the City of Manchester Stadium have been limited to single appearance in 2010, and prior to his time in the Midlands, Nimely made nine appearances for Middlesbrough while on loan.
Ian Holloway told the Crystal Palace website: "I've admired him for a couple of years, I like his movement, skill and his tenacity. I want him to play for us and get some goals and hopefully he'll do that.
"He's a nice kid and he's one of the ones that they tend to stack and rack at clubs like Manchester City and I'm very pleased that with the choices he had he's chosen us."

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Weekday farmers market moves into Phillippi Creek
Date: January 7, 2010
by: Loren Mayo | Staff Writer
With two existing farmers markets in downtown Sarasota and Siesta Key, the perfect complement could only be a weekday market for those who can't make the weekend options.
The Phillippi Farmhouse Market will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 South Tamiami Trail.
The idea to start the market came from Roxanne Williamson, a naturalist at Phillippi Estate Park, and Tim Brown, a third-generation grower with Brown's Grove, also a vendor at the Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market.
"We thought Sarasota could support another market, but we didn't want to compete with the other markets and thought a weekday one would be best," Willamson said. "We're more centrally located — I think people from mid-county may find it easier to come to the county park."
The mission of the market, managed by Friends of Sarasota County Parks, is to promote local growers and agriculturally related products by featuring plants, local produce and prepared foods such as smoked mullet, "swamp cabbage" and "mater (tomato) sandwiches." It will also offer sustainable products, such as solar ovens and rain barrels, and gardening classes.
Food-and-produce vendors are required to be growers at this particular market, which doesn't offer craft items unless they are agriculture-related. This way, the farmers will be able to answer questions about maintaining rose gardens or the best way to grow citrus, as well as offer demonstrations to shoppers.
"We're giving people an opportunity to live a green lifestyle and promoting Florida's agriculture," Williamson said. "By doing that, it reduces the energy required for produce to be delivered from across the country or world."
Market proceeds will help restore the on-site historic farmhouse built in 1916 by Edson Keith. For information, call 861-5000.
WHAT: Phillippi Farmhouse Market grand opening and ribbon cutting
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 13
WHERE: Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 South Tamiami Trail
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Charges of wrongdoing become potent wild cards in any big election -- and the New York City mayoral contest holds a few in the deck.
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Illinois [BAD] Dream Act
Fellow Illinoisans, recently the General Assembly passed the "IL Dream Act," aka SB2185. For some inexplicable reason the majority of Illinois politicians (61 House 50-D/11-R, and 45 Senate 34-D/11-R members), and Gov. Quinn believe giving money to the common criminal, oops I mean "undocumented" is the right thing to do. Our state is already billions in debt, and cannot afford to pay its bills, yet want to give away money to illegal alien families. Does this make any sense? Particularly when tax-paying citizens of this community are attempting to send their own children to colleges and universities but cannot due to the costs involved, but do not qualify or are skipped over scholarships and grants. Families across this state struggle everyday to make ends meet, making major sacrifices at home so a single child can receive a higher education. Even more struggle to retrain themselves for a new career, while at the same time sending a child to school.
The "IL [BAD] Dream Act" is wrong for our state, and it is time to stand and let Springfield know we do not support it. Our failure to support this act, which Gov. Quinn intends to sign, goes far beyond the financial inability of Illinois to pay for the program. These children may have been born in the America, but even this is under false pretense, as their parents are here ILLEGALLY! There I said it. I am sick and tired of the whining left calling them "undocumented," call them what they are illegal. No matter how you state it however, in the end they are criminals, and under Federal Law are to be arrested and deported back to their country of origin. I am sorry if their homeland is not as opportunity laden as America, but that does NOT give them the right to come into our nation other than that delineated by the law. So the question at hand, "Why are we treating criminals as though they have all the rights and privileges allowed those who follow the law?" read more »


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Release date | 23 October 2002 (Update) |
Members? | Yes (for F2P only in Daemonheim) |
Quest item? | No |
Tradeable? | Yes |
Equipable? | No |
Stackable? | No |
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Destroy | Drop |
Store price | Not sold |
Exchange price | 2,968 coins (info) |
Buy limit | 10,000 |
Examine | These would feed a dog for months. |
Weight | 1.5 kg |
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Dragon bones are associated with the Prayer skill, and are dropped by all adult dragons, excluding wyverns and frost dragons . Dragon bones give 72 Prayer experience when buried (60 experience on RuneScape Classic), 288 Prayer experience when offered at the Ectofuntus, or 252 Prayer experience when offered at a gilded altar with 2 burners lit. The relative ease of collecting dragon bones, combined with the amount of experience earned from them, makes them widely viewed as a fast, cost-effective way to train Prayer. Free players can only obtain and use dragon bones by killing green dragons and iron dragons in the Daemonheim dungeons. They cannot buy, sell, or obtain any of these bones outside the dungeons of Daemonheim.
Members can also get dragon bones as a reward from the Soul Wars minigame by selecting the 'Gamble' option when choosing rewards. If a player gets dragon bones, they will likely be noted in quantities of 11 or 22.
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Dropping monsters Edit
Levels 1 to 99 Edit
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Green dragon 90 1 Always Green dragon (Daemonheim) 73, 97, 120, 153, 193 1 Always Iron dragon (Daemonheim) 84, 89, 98, 114, 138, 170 1 Always Dragon impling N/A (hunter) 52–95 (noted) Uncommon Zombie impling N/A (hunter) 3 Common
Levels 100 and above Edit
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Black dragon 144 1 Always Blue dragon 106 1 Always Bronze dragon 124 1 Always Brutal green dragon 150 1 Always Green dragon (Daemonheim) 120, 153 1 Always Iron dragon 148 1 Always King Black Dragon 120 1 Always Mithril dragon 178 1 Always Red dragon 120 1 Always Steel dragon 154 1 Always Chaos Elemental 138 1 Uncommon Queen Black Dragon 220 8 Always
Price historyEdit
In Runescape Classic, the street price of Dragon Bones was about 3000 coins. The price fell below 2000 coins at the beginning of the year 2009. It then started to gradually increase up to 6000 coins by July 2010, but fell again to 4500 coins by the end of January 2011. After free trade was reintroduced, the price skyrocketed and fluctuated between 5500 and 6500 coins. However due to the amount of bots killing dragons, the price of dragon bones dropped down to 2000 coins. With the introduction of the Bot-Nuking day, the price of Dragon Bones rapidly rose to well over 5000 coins per bone. Recently, sighting of green dragon bots are steadily increasing, which has begun to affect the price, which has now fallen below 2000 coins per bone.
Cost and XP analysisEdit
This table can be used to compare and decide on how to train with the bones for the most desired cost versus experience gained. Notice how the cost in coins per XP point varies greatly depending on how the bones are used — but also remember that the different methods have different training speeds.
Bury | Gilded altar | Ectofuntus | |
Experience | 72 | 252 | 288 |
Cost per XP | -41.2 | -11.8 | -10.3 |
- Notes:
- It is assumed that two incense, mahogany or marble burners are lit while using the Gilded altar.
- The costs only include the cost of bones. The cost of clean marrentills used with the burners is not calculated.
- Almost all dragons, with the exception of baby dragons, frost dragons and skeletal wyverns, drop dragon bones. Most dragons are strong opponents. However, green and blue dragons are the weakest types of dragons, and dragon bones are mostly accumulated by killing them.
- Green dragons are the lowest level dragons in the game. They can be found in various places in the Wilderness, as well as in two locations in the Chaos Tunnels. Green dragons in the Chaos Tunnels are grouped together with baby black dragons, while players may be attacked by Player Killers while fighting green dragons in the Wilderness locations.
- The high value of dragons' drops (bones plus hides every kill for chromatic dragons) makes dragon-hunting a highly profitable combat activity. Players can make 120K to over 450K coins per hour fighting green dragons, depending on how fast they can kill the dragons and bank the loot. About 35K to 100K can be made per run on dragons (depending on inventory space /B.O.Bs), and more if more valuable items are brought back as well.
- Baby dragons do not drop dragon bones. Instead, they drop babydragon bones.
- Burying dragon bones is not recommended; usually they are best used on a gilded altar.
- Dagannoth bones, ourg bones and frost dragon bones are faster ways to train Prayer than Dragon bones, but cost much more per Prayer experience point.
- While gilded altars give the fastest experience, some prefer to use the Ectofuntus due to the fact that gilded altars give 36 less XP per bone. Although it's slower, the Ectofuntus gives more experience per bone, decreasing costs, and eliminates the need to obtain marrentill and/or find a house party offering an altar.
- In Runescape Classic, Elvarg dropped dragon bones that F2P players could Telegrab once they defeated her. These bones were labeled as 'Members object' and could not be used unless the player was a member.
- A player choosing to use dragon bones all the way from 1-99 Prayer, using a gilded altar with lit burners and no other experience boosts, would, if all the bones were bought at the current medium price on the Grand Exchange, spend 153,516,631.78.


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It's a busy, and for some folk, stressful time. I don't know what makes the holiest part of the year stressful. Well, it's Jesus' birthday, if you're of a Christian nature. This time of year don't bother me with stress. It's a time to settle down and regroup 'cause this is when folk get the most time off. It's been real strange to me though, how there are so many folk outta work, and have been for awhile, but the malls and store parking lots are packed. I'm like, shit, where did the money come from all of a sudden?
I wish at the end of every year, I could go and shop like a mad woman but I'd probably end up extremely bored with it. Redundancy is unsettling to me. Like, if I was dating a fella and all we did on Friday nights was pop in a DVD and eat chicken nuggets or some other fake food of that nature, I'd eventually want to pop the shit outta him. Not that I would but I'd certainly imagine it and humor myself with the thought.
I remember this one fella I dated was always talking about women he dated. He thought he was hot shit. One time he told me, "I'm gonna work out and be all fine the next time you see me." I told that ass, "Must gonna be a loooong time before I see you again." If you knew anything about him, you'd understand why I had to shoot off like that. Then again, you can meet him now.
Anyhow. I'm gonna be a little quiet over these last days of this year as I try to wrap up some things. Plus, my son, who calls himself Masta Unk now, is here from the army, so I'm gonna enjoy his time here. Now, ladies, not 'cause he came from me, or maybe so, but Masta Unk IS the shit. (Wink, wink y'all).


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Am I the only one concerned about the speeds the Moto GP are reaching ? It was already high before, but now with the new engines its even higher. They have tyres which are different on the left of the rolling surface and on the right, and so on. It seems they are going faster and faster, despite the fact they are already too fast imo.
In F1 the FIA always try to reduce the speed, but in Moto GP they are going faster and faster. 335kph at Estoril on 2 wheels is just not right imo. I like speed, but there its a bit too much. Will be interesting to see what speed they can reach on the Catalunya circuit. What do you think about the speed in Moto GP ?


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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Walk Like A Geisha
60 comments:
- Fashion Addict said...
your shoes look like a more fashionable geta! although I do love getas... I adore your title for the post!
- June 18, 2008 at 5:04 AM
- Imelda said...
Lovely outfit, love the shirt, skirt and the shoes!
- June 18, 2008 at 5:42 AM
- saray said...
I love your outfits! and you heels are fab!
those dhoes from Japan are not comfterbal at all! my father bought me a pair a couple of years ago and it was nice wearing it on purim but thats it. - June 18, 2008 at 6:09 AM
- Ashe Mischief said...
So charming! I love the geta/geisha comparison.
- June 18, 2008 at 7:05 AM
- ray said...
the shoes are gorgous.id never take them off if they were mine!love the skirt tooxx
- June 18, 2008 at 7:17 AM
- Shatice Brown said...
i love your style :)
nice blog - June 18, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Sally Jane said...
I've never had much luck with heels either. Every once in a while I decide it's time to try them again but I always end up back in flats of some kind.
- June 18, 2008 at 7:54 AM
- Yetunde said...
I wear things 2 days in a row sometimes 3 if need be or I just feel like it. :)With my big feet I am not sure I could walk in the wooden shoes! I like how your pictures are in a grocery store.
- June 18, 2008 at 8:02 AM
- tara said...
Love your outfit, but I LOVE LOVE your heels!
- June 18, 2008 at 8:05 AM
- Sam said...
love those heels!
and the shirt and skirt combo is really great. - June 18, 2008 at 8:20 AM
- yiqin; said...
I like wearing the same skirt wit a different top again too! & yes, I need to practice walking wit heels more!
- June 18, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- Nadine said...
I really love your shoes :).
- June 18, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Miss Woo said...
Lucky! its so rare to find heels that are comfortable.
- June 18, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- penelope said...
Still love your skirt!! It's so pretty!
- June 18, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Milla said...
lovely! covet it all. also tag you're it, if you're in the mood.
- June 18, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Amber said...
I am completely with you on trying to wear more heels. I've been attempting too but it's been hard. I'm very much a flats girl. I liked what you said on WR about carrying flats in your bag. Very good idea.
- June 18, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- Molly :] said...
Agh, i really need that AA skirt. Its everywhere in magazines in the UK, and i've heard it comes in lots of colours?
The shoes are great, and im glad they're easy to walk in. I'm hopeless in heels! :) - June 18, 2008 at 10:28 AM
- Dotti said...
I adore your super market outfit shots!
- June 18, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- gilda said...
i ADORE getas. i have two of my own and i should really wear them more. we should!!
- June 18, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Blue Floppy Hat said...
Your shoes are really pretty- I love the black/grey combination (are they black and grey, or is it just me?). They sound really, really comfy.
- June 18, 2008 at 11:53 AM
- Shen-Shen said...
This outfit.. AHH!!
I love everything about it, and the shoes.. SO GORGEOUS! I love high heels :D
Those geta things look pretty cool.. What're they for? - June 18, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Anushka said...
this is one of the best things about wearing platforms - that feeling of floating! you look lovely - i like your t-shirt and the fact that you took the photos in the freezer section! i would never dare to do that. it'd be too embarassing for me.
- June 18, 2008 at 12:18 PM
- Shen-Shen said...
That's skyscraper high, basically! I think I'll have to make it a point to try some if I ever go to Japan :D
- June 18, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- NICOLE said...
i like those shoes....
http://theavenuea.blogspot.com/ - June 18, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- pretty face said...
Can we see a side snap?
I adore your colour palette - it complements the supermarket perfectly! - June 18, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- apricot. said...
I love, love, love your little diary. I stumbled upon it a few days ago & I cannot pull myself away. :] You have been linked, my dear. Au revoir!
- June 18, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- Katia said...
I love the mustard skirt and I adore those shoes! And their comfortable heels!? triple score =]
- June 18, 2008 at 2:02 PM
- Aretha said...
Ohhh I have the same shoes that you wear in that pic but mine are golden!
- June 18, 2008 at 2:03 PM
- Rice and Beans Vintage Clothing said...
Love the shot of you in front of the frozen food. Rad.
- June 18, 2008 at 2:18 PM
- Belle said...
you're making me want that skirt even more, aren't you? dangerous thing considering i need to save for the Alexander Wang sample sale next week.. Boo!
needless to say awesome outfit. those shoes rock. - June 18, 2008 at 2:28 PM
- L. said...
Lovely shoes, for someone with little heel experience you pull them off with aplomb and most importantly, you don't let the shoes wear you (as so many people do).
- June 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM
- Chelsea Rae said...
For some reason I think I'd feel safer walking in 5 in heels than getas. especially the really really tall costume-y ones, they seem like really cool stilts to me!
- June 18, 2008 at 3:06 PM
- The Stylish Wanderer said...
you make me want heels again!
- June 18, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- jayne said...
oo cute, very vintage shoes
- June 18, 2008 at 4:34 PM
- Nay'Chelle said...
Love the shoes! You look really different in those picutres for some reason that I can't quite put my finger on. Okay, enough of being a creeper for now.
- June 18, 2008 at 5:04 PM
- Vintage Vinyl said...
Thanks for the last comment you made, I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was nice of your school to create the orphanage, even if they didn't end up using it. Wouldn't it be odd if they still did? You get out of class and there are cute little orphans playing on the campus.
I like this outfit, and the skirt is always nice to wear. I like how you took photos in a supermarket :) - June 18, 2008 at 5:15 PM
- emma said...
ah you're like me, i have so many heels but i never wear them
- June 18, 2008 at 5:18 PM
- Winnie said...
Your shoes are really great. Well, your skirt is obviously too lovely to stay in your wardrobe!
- June 18, 2008 at 6:03 PM
- Nay'Chelle said...
That's what it is! You're not wearing glasses. Okay, now I can stop thinking about it.
- June 18, 2008 at 7:42 PM
- enc said...
Those are beautiful shoes. I like the shot of you in the frozen-food section. :D
- June 18, 2008 at 8:15 PM
- Daiane said...
wow, lovely heels you have there! i'd like to walk in geta, your description sounds interesting...
- June 18, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- Wendy said...
I always always love your outfits! Your shoes remind me of origami, and I love that.
- June 18, 2008 at 9:30 PM
- copperoranges said...
i love seychelles!
- June 18, 2008 at 9:42 PM
- Heidi said...
lovely photos!
btw, i have tagged you :) - June 18, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- Pratishtha Durga said...
Wow, I didn't know they were called Geta! You know what, these are so similar (minus the solid wave) to the ancient indian "Paduka"!
Good to know that you finally decided to include some heels in your wardrobe. The pair you have chosen looks sensible and smart. They do add that much more feminine grace to an outfit. But for me, it's flats any day. aND Not just because I tower over most Indian women even without heels. (We are not a very tall race of people) - June 19, 2008 at 12:03 AM
- ashley heaton said...
i LOVE those shoes! so cute and dainty-looking.
- June 19, 2008 at 12:26 AM
- thesil said...
Love love love your bag!
You look fantastic as usual. - June 19, 2008 at 1:39 AM
- Ca said...
Wow, the shoes! And such a chic outfit for grocery shopping, haha!
- June 19, 2008 at 1:51 AM
- susie_bubble said...
Surely they aren't as uncomfortable as geta shoes... I love Seychelles....!
- June 19, 2008 at 1:55 AM
- styledigger said...
Lovely outfit, I love this skirt, shirt, shoes but most of all the way you wear this belt!
- June 19, 2008 at 2:26 AM
- iñaki said...
I think that mustard skirt suits you wonderfully. It's a good colour for you. And i love the belt, i want something like that in watermelon to spice up my plain summer ensembles.
xx - June 19, 2008 at 3:19 AM
- Vain and Vapid said...
I love the Seychelles and they look great with the outfit. It a great idea to shoot your pics in the supermarket, so much more fun than the average mirror in bedroom thing.
- June 19, 2008 at 4:28 AM
- Sunniva said...
Lovely shoes and gorgeous outfit as always! I've linked you now ;)
- June 19, 2008 at 4:50 AM
- Lady Melbourne said...
I love that you are in a supermarket yes? It's such a cool idea, I might have to borrow it!
- June 19, 2008 at 5:01 AM
- Secretista said...
Sooooooo... did fall the first time you wore the Japanese slippers? They look scary! Okay may be not too scary, but scary enough.
- June 19, 2008 at 5:17 AM
- Savvy Gal said...
I had chances to wear gets like these before, and these are the only times that I can't rush off anywhere having to walk with tiny steps in fear that I am going to fall on my face if I try to walk with large strides.
- June 19, 2008 at 3:12 PM
- Hailey @ stylesymmetry.com said...
adorable lil shoes, love the posing by a freezer!
- June 20, 2008 at 3:22 PM
- Mimi said...
Ohh I love your shoes!!
- June 21, 2008 at 8:36 AM
- AlicePleasance said...
I have the same feeling about heels: I feel I'm old enough to learn how to walk in those. But it's not easy...I also feel I need someone besides me to prevent me from fall down in pieces...
- June 25, 2008 at 1:32 PM
- shinbikkuri3 said...
Awesome, I notice you even did the knock-kneed, pigeon-toed stance of any good Japanese girl for the photo. I love my geta and want to wear them all the time.
- July 7, 2008 at 11:08 AM


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