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The transitional president of Yemen, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, worked to bring together the variouos factions in Yemen for the Conference of National Dialogue starting in mid-November 2012. The dialogue, expected to last six months, was intended to address the range of issues relating to the transition to a "civil state". The dialogue was supposed to include drafting a new constitution for the country, and to prepare the way for Presidential and Parliamentary elections in February 2014. If the dialogue failed, civil war was a probable outcome.
The Conference of National Reconciliation, struggled with demands by separatists from what was South Yemen, which merged with North Yemen in 1990. A group of separatists led by Mohammed Ali Ahmed, a former interior minister, quit the talks in November2013, dimming prospects that the conference might produce a new constitution in time for the elections originally expected to be held in February 2014.
On 27 November 2013 the UN Security Council pledged to support the Governments efforts to rebuild the economy and promote national dialogue while warning all those intent on derailing the exercise that it is ready to consider further measures in response to any actions by individuals or parties that are aimed at disrupting the transition process. The Council also welcomed the Yemeni Governments efforts to safeguard security, including the National Dialogue Conference which has generated a peaceful, inclusive and meaningful dialogue about the countrys future amongst diverse actors, including youth, women, civil society representatives, the Houthi Movement and the Hiraak Southern Movement. The Council futher emphasized the importance of concluding it as soon as possible to move to constitutional drafting and electoral preparations, as the next steps in the transition.
Yemen in the 21st Century reflected the takeover in the 1970s of the Yemeni state by northern Zaydi tribesmen through their acquiring a dominant presence in the military officer corps. The historical tension in both the pre-modern and modern Yemeni states was between state power, representing urban and non-tribal populations derived from the Shafa'i (Sunni) peasantry who lived in the fertile lands of lower Yemen, and northern tribesmen who heralded from the harsh and barren lands of upper Yemen. Upper Yemen could not support significant settled agriculture, so northern tribes from that area supplemented their income through livestock herding, trade, and most importantly, raiding the more prosperous communities of lower Yemen. The state never enjoyed full control over the tribes, but did established a delicate balance of power vis-a-vis the major tribes based on the sharing of economic and political benefits of power.
In the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), all political parties were amalgamated into the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), which became the only legal party. In the aftermath of the 1994 civil war, YSP leaders within Yemen reorganized the party and elected a new politburo in July 1994. However, the party remained disheartened and without its former influence. In 1994, amendments to the unity constitution eliminated the presidential council. President Ali Abdullah Saleh was elected by Parliament on 1 October 1994 to a 5-year term. In April 1997, Yemen held its second multi-party parliamentary elections. The country held its first direct presidential elections in September 1999, electing President Ali Abdullah Saleh to a 5-year term in what were generally considered free and fair elections.
Constitutional amendments adopted in the summer of 2000 extended the presidential term by 2 years, creating a 7-year presidential term. The constitution provided that henceforth the President would be elected by popular vote from at least 2 candidates selected by the legislature. The amendments also extended the parliamentary term of office to a 6-year term, with the next elections occurring in 2009. On 20 February 2001, a new constitutional amendment created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111 seats; members appointed by the president) and a House of Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote). In April 2003, the third multi-party parliamentary elections were held with improvements in voter registration for both men and women and in a generally free and fair atmosphere. Two women were elected. In September 2006, citizens re-elected President Saleh to a second term in a generally open and competitive election, although there were multiple problems with the voting process and use of state resources on behalf of the ruling party.
The General People's Congress (al-Mu'tamar; GPC) was generally similar to other party machines, from Mayor Daley's Democratic Party in Chicago to the contemporary National Democratic Party in Egypt. That was to say that the GPC had no real ideology to speak of, and its raison d'etre was to distribute patronage to any local leader wishing to participate in the system. The GPC could set up employment for clients of local patrons, it could arrange for projects to be built in the parliamentary districts of its members, and given the absence of disclosure laws, it could distribute funds as it deemed necessary. The boundary separating the state's finances from the GPC's was not clear. While the state awarded bloc grants to parties based on their number of seats in Parliament (so the GPC generally got 80 percent of this money), it was widely believed that such open distributions to the GPC made up only a small fraction of state monies that would find their way into the GPC coffers.
Political parties were also not allowed to have permanent symbols posted in public. However, one frequently saw the GPC's rearing horse symbol on buildings, including right next to ministries and other government buildings. Political parties were similarly supposed to have equal access to state media during campaign periods. The advantage of incumbency was that the state's media monopoly ensured continuous coverage of the head of state, often the incumbent presidential candiate as well (this was the case with President Saleh). Again, in established democracies, the incumbent leader also received considerable (some would argue disproportionate) media attention because he is head of state and/or government.
Yemen's elected Parliament prior to 2011 was largely impotent. This was due in large part to (1) GPC political domination (the party controled almost 80 percent of the seats and most leadership positions); (2) the sociopolitical profile of a majority of MPs (many with low, or very low, levels of education and even functional illiteracy, and many with military and security backgrounds); and (3) various constitutional and legal constraints on parliamentary roles and responsibilities; because of the GPC's internal diversity; the presence of some opposition MPs; and the fact that many MPs have their own individual, tribal and regional interests and agendas, Yemen's Parliament possesses a certain political fluidity and occasionally a dynamism which MPs can exploit.
Parliamentary elections were due in April 2009, but following a dispute between the main parties were postponed until 2011. Yemen's first direct Presidential election (September 1999) was won comfortably by President Saleh. A referendum held in 2001 extended the presidential term from 5 years to 7 years. The next Presidential elections were subsequently scheduled for September 2013.
Popular protests across the Arab world spread to Yemen, where thousands of demonstrators turned out across the capital, Sana'a, on 27 January 2011. The crowds called for the ouster of President Ali Abdallah Salih, who had been in office for decades, and for economic reform. The Yemen Post newspaper reported that many opposition demonstrators carried banners condemning poverty, calling for new elections and demanding change. It added that pro-government rallies also took place in other cities.
Yemen's interior minister, Mutahir al-Masri, indicated that security forces had been told to protect the demonstrators and that no violence had been reported. He said that up to 1,200 people turned out to demonstrate at one location, while 3,000 to 5,000 others turned out in another. He added that Yemeni security forces were doing their utmost to protect the demonstrators, who were expressing the will of the people.
A protest organizer in Sana'a criticized President Salih for enriching himself and not working in the interest of the nation. He said that President Salih had not respected agreements that his party has signed and that he worried only about his personal interests and treats most people in Yemen like "slaves."
Hundreds of pro- and anti-government protesters gathered 3 February 2011 in different parts Yemen's capital, Sana'a, on what opposition supporters called a "day of rage." The rallies came a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh told Yemen's parliament he would not try to extend his presidency when his current term ran out in 2013, and that his son would not seek to be his successor. Mr. Saleh, who had ruled for 32 years, also called for a halt to all planned demonstrations. The Yemeni opposition said it welcomed his announcement, but said it would continue a string of rallies activists have said were inspired by demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt. The opposition had not demanded Mr. Saleh's ouster thus far, but had asked for reforms and a smooth transition of power through elections.
Government loyalists clashed with protesters in Yemen on 17 February 2011, as demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh broke out for a seventh day. Witnesses said the anti-government protesters had gathered at Sana'a University in the capital and clashed with loyalists armed with batons and daggers. One person was killed on 16 February 2011 during a clash between demonstrators and police in the southern city of Aden. Protesters calling for President Saleh's resignation also maintained a vigil in a central square in the southwestern city of Taiz. Some demonstrators put up makeshift tents in the square, mirroring actions taken during recent anti-government protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
After a month of protests across Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh pledged March 09, 2011 to draft a new constitution, which he says will be voted on by the nation before the end of the year. An opposition spokesperson says the move is too little, too late. In May 2011, the violence escalated to a new level, with government troops clashing with tribal opposition. In June 2011, President Saleh was badly injured in an attack on the presidential mosque in his compound in the capital Sana'a. The country's Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament were injured and at least three guards were killed. Elements of the Army reportedly defected to the opposition and the violence took on the character of a civil conflict. After months of conflict reports about President Saleh's intention to follow a plan sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council, he finally agreed to resign from the presidency on 23 November 2011.
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi - 2012-2015
Violence continued, in part because the crisis had reinvigorated various factions, including Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. In December 2011, however, a new parliament was sworn in and in February 2012, a presidential election was held with only one candidate on the ballot, former Vice-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn in on 25 February 2012 and on 27 February 2012 former President Saleh officially resigned from his post. Unlike Egypt, Yemens military lacked the capability and legitimacy to act as a viable transitional power. The Yemeni political and social landscape is teeming with tribal leaders and Islamist groups that had the arms and the power to turn the situation into an all-out civil war.
President Hadi continued to face protests and violence. Protesters demanded that President Hadi work to remove Saleh family and loyalists from positions or power, and there was anger over the immunity granted to Saleh by the new parlaiment as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council deal. President Hadi's new government did remove some Saleh family and loyalists in early 2012 from positions of leadership in the military. In addition, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its new affiliate, Ansar Al-Sharia, continued to attempt to unseat the established government, taking advantage of the continued instability in the country.
In Yemen, like in many Arab Spring countries, the revolutions center of gravity shifted from the popular revolts in Sana'as Change Square to quiet boardrooms across the capital, where nominally-elected political elites are guiding the beleaguered country through the democratic reform process. However, in contrast to other revolutionary struggles around the Middle East and North Africa, Yemen's political transition is being driven by an experimental regional and international effort to stabilize the geopolitically sensitive hotspot in the Arabian Peninsula. The Saudi-brokered, US and UN-backed Gulf country initiative has achieved progress toward its stated goals of restructuring the military and government in preparation for multiparty elections in early 2014.
The law mandates that political parties be national organizations that cannot restrict their membership to a particular region, tribe, religious sect, class, or profession. The General Peoples Congress party did not exclude adherents of any religion from its membership. The Islamist Islah party, the dominant member of the Joint Meetings Party (JMP) coalition, required that a member be committed to Islamic teachings. The JMP itself did not impose a religious test. Al-Rashad, the countrys Salafi political party, required members to support its Islamist platform. Members of the small al-Haq and al-Umma parties represented adherents of Zaydi Islam. There were other minor political parties said to be Islamist in nature, although it was not clear if they restricted their membership to Muslims.
During 2012, the implementation of the 50-50 power sharing agreement outlined in the GCC initiative allowed a range of political parties to organize and operate without undue limitation. Although instances of harassment of political party members were reported in the media, parties for the most part operated without restriction or outside interference. The constitution prohibits the establishment of parties that are contrary to Islam, oppose the goals of the countrys revolutions, or violate the countrys international commitments.
Although the the General Peoples Congress Party, or GPC, had been the dominant party since unification in 1990, the power sharing agreement and ascendency of the Islah Party, the major opposition party in the JMP, began to erode the GPCs influence. New political parties formed in the wake of the 2011 uprising, some apparently testing the constitutional prohibition against sectarian parties. The Rashad Party, representing Salafi conservative Islamists was formed and officially recognized in March. The Umma Party, representing moderate Zaydi Shias, also was recognized during the year. In addition the Watan Party, Liberal Party, and Arab Spring Party also were formed and recognized during the year, representing various youth and womens groups seeking a voice in the political process.
Tribalism distorted political participation in previous years and still had an impact, influencing the composition of parliament and various ministries within the central government. Observers noted that elections and positions in government ministries sometimes were based on tribal affiliation. Patriarchal systems dominated in tribal areas, providing some tribal leaders with the reported ability to influence other tribal members votes.
The so-called southern question was considered by many to be the greatest challenge. In only five years, the Southern Movement or Hirak, based out of the southern port city of Aden, has transformed itself from a simple alliance of disgruntled workers from the former Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) into a formidable, although divided, political bloc whose more radical elements are calling for nothing short of secession from the northern government in Sanaa. Internal divisions among southerners in general has been a sensitive topic for both the committee and the Yemeni population at large.
Another major obstacle to the plan for a unified Yemen lay north of the capital in Saada governorate, which borders Saudi Arabia. There, a Zaidi Shiite movement, known as Al-Huthi, has been beating back government forces for control of the territory for most of the past decade. Last years anti-government revolts created an opening for the rebels not only to solidify their stronghold in Saada but to expand southward into the capital. President Hadi has routinely accused the Huthis of accepting Iranian support aimed at destabilizing the transition process. And the group continues to lambast what it perceives to be American and Saudi meddling in Yemeni affairs. Its caustic slogan, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam, has flooded Sana'a.
President Hadi, for his part, had insisted that he will relinquish his post in February 2014, in an apparent gesture to his domestic audience and the international community that the days of power grabs in Yemen have given way to the rule of law. President Hadi has made commitments to respond to citizens grievances. For example, in January 2013, he established two committees to address land disputes and resolve cases of early dismissal or retirement of civil, security, and military personnel in the southern provinces, where grievances have persisted since the civil war in 1994.
Yemen continued to be plagued by frequent kidnappings, which have traditionally been used as a means for tribes to pressure the government to accede to their demands for resources or improved services. A government crackdown in recent years has reduced the number of kidnappings however. Investment projects outside the capital often succeed or fail solely based on the strength of relations with the surrounding tribes. Tribes frequently hijack vehicles belonging to foreign companies in order to pressure the central government to provide additional social services in the area. Attacks on oil pipelines are common in Yemen. These types of attacks occur most frequently in oil exploration and production areas, including, but not limited to, the outlying governorates of Marib and Shabwah. Tribes in these regions claim they are not getting their fair share of economic activity in their areas, and investors should be very sensitive to their need to build strong and lasting community relations. The provision of community-based services, such as healthcare and education, can contribute to protecting investments in isolated areas.
In addition to AQAP, other destabilizing elements were active in Yemen. For example, the Houthi tribe based in northern Yemen is another security challenge. Similarly, in January 2013, the US ambassador to Yemen stated that Iran was destabilizing the region by assisting secessionists in southern Yemen. As of November 2012, the US State Department described the threat level in Yemen as extremely high due to terrorist activities and civil unrest. As indicators of the continuing tenuous security environment in Yemen, State noted the mob attack on the US embassy compound in September 2012, the murders of several US citizens in 2012, a growing trend in violent crime, and continuing piracy near Yemens shores.
Yemen's prime minister resigned September 21, 2014 as the government and Shiite opposition members were poised to sign a peace agreement after a week of intense clashes around the capital. Mohamed Basindawa stepped down amid reports that Houthi rebels had taken over several government buildings without resistance. In a resignation letter to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the outgoing leader said he was leaving to pave the way for the formation of a national unity government.
Representatives of the main political parties, including a wing of the southern separatist Herak group, the Houthis and the Islamist Islah party signed the accord. The agreement called for the formation of a government of technocrats within one month. Under the deal, Hadi would also appoint advisers from the Shi'ite Ansarullah rebels and southern separatists within three days.
A showdown between the Houthis and President Abd-Rabbu Mansour forced Prime Minister-designate Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, whose appointment on 07 October 2014 under a power-sharing deal signed in September had angered Houthi leaders, to turn down the post.
On 13 October 2014 Yemen's president appointed Khaled Bahah, the country's envoy to the United Nations, as prime minister. The move was welcomed by the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group which controlled the capital Sana'a.
Yemen's political factions, including Shi'ite Muslim rebels who control the capital, signed an agreement 01 November 2014 to allow the president and prime minister to form a new government. The deal called on all sides to ask President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah to form a "competent national government" committed to human rights and neutrality in national affairs.
Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned 22 January 2015, throwing the country deeper into chaos days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace. Hadi submitted his resignation to parliament after being pressured to make further concessions to the rebels, saying he had reached a deadlock in talks with the militant group who rule the capital and had confined him to his home.
Yemen's powerful Shi'ite rebels finalized their takeover of the country 06 February 2015. The Houthi's revolutionary committee would chose an interim national assembly, replacing the old parliament. The new 551-members assembly would chose a five member presidential council to govern the county.
The Yemeni economy would collapse without the financial aid provided by neighboring Saudi Arabia. The country would become a failed state the day it was unable to pay salaries to its public service employees. Saudi Arabia would not be willing to pour more money into Yemen if it is controlled by the Houthis. Iran provided the finances needed for the Houthis to gain control.
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Tips for a successful and smooth school day
By Wendy Altschuler For Sun-Times Media
You barely have time to take a sip of your coffee as you rush out the door with your children in tow. As you toss granola bars back to your breakfast deprived kids, you do a mental checklist to be sure you didn't forget lunch boxes, homework or backpacks. There's no close parking and you have to gather your brood and trek through the front doors huffing and puffing and ten minutes late. After a quick squeeze goodbye and a nod to the teachers, your kids are in their classrooms and accounted for. The only thought in your head is: 'that could have gone better.'
"I think parental school etiquette is often overlooked for that fact that parents are in a hurry, whether they have multiple children or just one, our days are usually filled with appointments, play dates, classes, etc. Sometimes as a parent, we are just trying to get from one obligation to another, which can include getting your child to and from school in as timely manner as possible," said Ami Speigel, Wheeling mother of three. "Hallways and classrooms are often crowded and parents are busy enough navigating through the masses."
The success of your children at school in some ways depends on how well parents abide by social niceties and decorum. Be prepared before the next school day by reading the following tips to help your children flourish at school.
Tick tock, be on time
Tardiness can be disruptive to the class and disrespectful to the teachers.
"It's really important that all school rules for parents are followed to keep things in order and for the day to flow nicely. It's absolutely critical that parent's pick up their children on time. When a child is picked up late it puts a strain on the teacher's schedule," said Afsaneh Karimian, director and teacher at Arlington Montessori School. "When a child is left waiting, they begin to wonder and it really upsets them and they think they are forgotten."
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"Attending the school events, celebrations and field trips is vital not only to see what is going on in the school but to show their child they are involved and care," said Karimian. "Parents need to realize the impact their participation in their child's school life has. When a child whose parents do not participate sees their classmates with their parents, they feel very isolated and sad."
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Be effective educators and motivators at home by engaging in learning activities with your children to ensure academic success.
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Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 659642, 6 pages
Research Article
Novel Robust Design Method of Multilayer Optical Coatings
Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Received 16 November 2011; Accepted 3 January 2012
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To promote the launch of its new flagship phone, the G2 [2], LG held an event in Korea called the "G in the cloud." Hundreds of balloons were launched into the air, and attached to each one was a voucher for a free phone G2.
Some people carried long random objects to poke at the balloons while everyone rushed towards them. But other members of the crowd might have been a little too eager to land themselves a new phone and decided to use BB guns to shoot down the balloons. 20 people were injured during the event.
LG has apologized to those that were accidentally shot during the event and promises to take care of most of their medical care.
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February 2013 Edition Of"The Excellence" Time To Sparkle January has been a jam packed month and I have barely been able to catch my breath. I don't mean because of Miss Gay America business but because of my regular job. I am a dance teacher at Next Step Dance in Frisco,TX and I am assistant director for the Next Step Drill Company, which consists of 4 competitive dance teams, separated by grade level that compete at drill team competitions. For those of you around the country who are not familiar with what a drill team is (most likely those people not from the south) we are not a color guard who twirls flags and rifles, we are not a military team, and we are not a step team, we are a precision style dance team. If you google or youtube the Kilgore College Rangerettes you can see what a drill team does because they were the originators of it all. Our competition season starts at the end of January and finishes at the beginning of March, meaning that almost every Saturday in the month of February I am with my teams at competition. We have been preparing for these competitions since August and just like with a pageant when it is almost time to compete there is still a list of things to get taken care of. I realized that if competition season for drill teams is upon us then in no time flat we are going to be heading into the 2014 pageant season! I was sitting here thinking about how exciting it is going to be at Miss Mid America where I am not only going to be giving up the title of Miss Mid America 2012 but also where I will be debuting at my first regional pageant as Miss Gay America 2013. I was on the phone with Terry of L&T and I told him, "I can't help it but I'm nervous! I know I can do the performing part, and I know I can do the administrative part, it's doing them both at the same time that makes me kind of anxious!" Over the past few months I have been answering hypothetical questions that L&T have sent me. These questions have consisted of possible scenarios of incidents that could happen at a preliminary pageant, and how would I handle them as Miss Gay America. While I feel like I have prepared myself and have spent plenty of money and effort on trying to increase my wardrobe for my preliminary pageant season I can't help but wonder If I will be good at it or just mediocre. Will I excel at my first pageant as MGA or will I get a whole slew of e-mails and texts about how horrible I did. The only thing I can do is breath, keep myself calm and continue preparing myself. I am human just like everyone else. I get scared, I second guess myself, I worry about the opinions of others, I worry about the opinion of myself. Miss Gay America is a public figure, one subject to ridicule and harsh judgement. While I am confident and comfortable in myself I still can't help being a tiny bit worried. Probably one of the biggest things that has helped me prepare myself to be Miss Gay America is trying to act like Miss Gay America before actually being crowned. I remember L&T saying," Before winning Miss Gay America you have to BE Miss Gay America." So for the past 5 years I've tried to look the part, act the part, and BE the part of Miss Gay America. I know that so many people understand the concept but not as many people put that into practicum. I know this because as I check my facebook every day I see so many negative posts of people ranting and raving about particular people or groups of people and I think to myself, if I did that as Miss Gay America, I would definitely lose the respect of other's out there and L&T's phone would be blowing up. Recently I bought a poster with a quote that I think sums it up perfectly and I believe this quote will be my mantra throughout the year. It says, "Always wear your invisible crown." L&T have told me many times that it is all about an image and with the Miss Gay America pageant system I believe we all strive to make a positive impact and show a positive image. Future contestants and contenders of the America system, please know that what you do now as a person and entertainer can affect you later on down the line, not only as far as your reputation as a competitor but also as someone who wants to one day be a Miss Gay America. I realized after I was crowned and was walking back up to my room in the hotel that while I had that crown on I had an image to uphold. All the sarcastic remarks I kept making as Sally needed to be tapered down because in that crown I was held to a higher standard. As any city, state, and regional titleholder I believe the same to be true for you. Please know that you could be making an impact on someone's life. Even on the smallest scale you are a role model, and the world is never full enough of positive role models. So I have had one AMAZING thing happen this month. I was checking my facebook messages, as I always do, and received a message from MGA 1996 Kerri Nichols. She asked if I had heard a certain song that had just come out. She told me she had heard it and thought of me. I thought this was so sweet of her and then the realization hit me that a former Miss Gay America had thought of ME when hearing a song! She thought of me so much that she messaged me to let me know about it! It was very humbling to have that happen to me, little old Michael Sharp from Copperas Cove, TX. So of course I looked it up on itunes and bought it and got teary eyed listening to the words. I messaged Kerri back and told her I loved the song and would be sure to perform it and every time I did I would think of her. And so with the first month of this new year coming to a close I have 2 special people to thank for helping me get to be Miss Gay America 2013. These 2 gentlemen reside in St. Louis, Missouri . They saw me for the first time while I was competing at Miss Gay America as Miss Gay Texas. I like to call them my UN-Lucky charms - Monty and John. These 2 gentleman have been huge Sally supporters and have given of themselves monetarily and emotionally plenty of times. They came and saw my give up as Miss Gay Texas. They also came and watched me compete at Miss Mid America my first time when I placed 2nd alternate. They watched me place 1st alternate at Miss Gay Heart of America and place 2nd alternate at Miss Gay Mid-East. They also saw me place 3rd alternate TWICE at Miss Gay America. They have NEVER SEEN ME CROWNED ANYTHING! Seems like every time they were around in the audience my placements were not that hot! So that is why they are my UN-lucky charms but a GOD SEND either way! They have helped me out with hotel rooms, travel expenses, and they have always offered way more help than I was willing to let them give! I always felt bad that their girl never turned out to be a winner! WELL FELLAS! I DID IT!! From the bottom of my heart I thank you both for believing in me so much over these years! You both played a big part in helping me finally see my dream come true of becoming Miss Gay America! Also, thank you for not being able to make it to Miss Gay America this past year, if you had been there who knows what I would have placed! (partially kidding) Even though neither of you got to see that crown placed on my head, I hope you know that without your help, love and support it NEVER would have happened. You guys are two people that I wanted to win this crown for! THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER! With only about a month and half until the search for Miss Gay America 2014 starts I hope everyone is loving those around them and with Valentine's day just around the corner please know I am open and willing to receive as many giant sized Teddy Bears from Wal-Mart as you are willing to send! With that said I've gone out and made it my time to sparkle, so go out there and make it your TIME TO SPARKLE! Sincerely,
Sally Sparkles From the desk of Larry & Terry The Miss Gay America 2014 Pageant Season… Wow, what an eventful month that January 2013 has turned out to be. So far during 2013, the list of accomplishments from the national perspective include that we: 1. 1. Released another promotional photo of Miss Gay America 2013 Sally Sparkles 2. Updated and released the Miss Gay America 2014 Pageant Season Promoters Handbook 3. Announced the "Miss Gay America 2014 Pageant Season Advertisement Facebook Favorite" Contest 4. Finalized and announced that the Miss Gay America 2014 Pageant will be held October 9-13, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis 5. Announced the addition of the Miss Gay Great Lakes America pageant, to the list of Miss Gay America 2014 pageant season direct preliminary pageants 6. Renewed Franchise Agreement with most promoters… 7. Published the advertisement for the first scheduled preliminary (Miss Mid America-March 17, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee) to the Miss Gay America 2014 pageant season 8. Continued our thorough orientation of Miss Gay America 2013 Sally Sparkles to ensure that she is prepared to help the promoters and contestants, to enjoy a great pageant experience 9. Viewed, approved and will soon make available for sale, the video of the Miss Gay America 2013 pageant 10. Began to acquire vendors and sponsors of the Miss Gay America 2014 pageant And from there, it is really going to get busy… We are excited to begin the 2014 pageant season and anxiously await who will qualify this year, in hopes of becoming the next Miss Gay America. While this time of year seems to be a vicious circle for L & T Entertainment, we can hear the excitement in the voice of Miss Gay America 2013 Sally Sparkles, in that she is near ready to begin making her mark on the legacy that so many of us jealously guard. As Sally has already expressed, the job of Miss Gay America is already more detailed than she thought, and that is before the direct preliminary pageant season officially begins in March. Then, once the pageant season begins, she will really experience the reality that becoming Miss Gay America is more than just rights to claiming victory in capturing the title of the most prestigious pageant for female impersonators. So to the world, while it seems that the events of the Miss Gay America pageant have been somewhat low key, there has been much work inserted behind the scenes to ensure that this upcoming pageant season is one of the best yet. While the new pageant season is already in motion for many state pageants, it is still difficult to believe how quickly the year of Miss Gay America 2012 Kirby Kolby rushed by… (but what a great year it was) and now to think that Sally Sparkles has already been in the position as the pageant system leader for 3.5 months is difficult to phathom. But as quickly as time passes, we trust that each titleholder, whether you are called Miss Gay America or called a city/state/regional titleholder, will embrace the year of their reign and know that they only have one year for which to make their positive mark on that particular title. As we continue to say, "you have to be it, before you become it" but while working to become it, one should also think about goals and objectives to accomplish once they become it. As Sally, Kirby, Coti, Coco, Victoria, Mikaila, Luscious, Nicole, Raquel etc. will attest, once you become it, the "to-do" list grows exponentially because once you are thought of as "the best"… once must work to maintain the reputation of being the best… needless to say, there is lots of pressure in being Miss Gay America. Being successful is about planning… its about knowing where you want to go and how you are going to get there. This is true in the course of every day common life. To the contestants, we encourage you to select your preliminary pageant for which you want to qualify for this years national competition and make that preliminary pageant your "next Miss Gay America experience"… that is, take nothing for granted and bring your very best to the preliminary pageant of your choice. Don't assume that because a "big name" has stated that they will do a particular pageant, that you, as a contestant do not have a 'chance to win". In fact, we (L & T Entertainment) pride ourselves that we have maintained the integrity of this pageant system and that ALL contestants have the same "clean slate" beginning with each pageant. What the contestants do with that clean slate is in their control. Granted, more often than not, the seasoned veteran competitors and entertainers generally score high than the "rookies" but as Miss Gay D.C. America 1st alternate Roxy Brooks and Miss Gay North Carolina America Ariel Nicole Knight Addams reminded us, it is possible to make the Top 10 (as a first time competitor in the national competition) if one applies themselves to focus on the category description requirements. Also another shining example of preparation, was Miss Gay Mid Atlantic America 1st alternate Deva Station and Miss Gay Virginia America 1st alternate Patti Lovelace for their first time experience as a Top 10 finalist at the national competition. In fact, for the first time in many years, 4 of the Top 10 finalists at the national competition placed as 1st alternate in their preliminary pageant. Also for the first time in pageant competition history, the winner and 1st alternate to the national competition (Sally Sparkles and Blair Williams) placed as winner and first alternate in their preliminary pageant for which qualified them into the national competition. It is about preparation, studying the requirements, then execution of a polished competition package that is attractive to the Judges. Congratulations again to Ariel, Deva, Patti and Roxy and the other Top 10 finalists on a job well done as you made your preliminary pageant promoters proud! We were proud of each of the contestants at the 2013 national competition and it was exciting to see the expressions of the "first time Top 10 finalist". Again this year, many have said that the Miss Gay America pageant was "the pageant of the year" so for all involved, we thank each of you for what you do so make this organization something for which we can all be proud of!
Until next time… A Note From The Editor
The Excellence strives to be an informative newsletter delivered to the promoters,
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2008 Weblog Awards are Back. Nominate Me, Please.
I've been a finalist in three of the last four Weblog Awards hosted by the guys at Wizbang, but I've yet to taste the sweet, sweet savor of victory. Or even the middle of the pack.
This year, though, could be different. This could be the year I win one of those stinking awards!
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In this day and age, we are living in a digital world where cell phones are attached to everyones hands. Mobile carriers are in the ultimate competition and always trying to have the latest and greatist smart phone. With so many different operating systems in the mix, it can get confusing for a shopper to narrow it down to one. Which phone should you choose to be your newest accessory?
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Editor's Note. The following is the second installment of a series about the Yannigans football team of decades ago. The first installment appeared in last week's issue of the Sanford News.
The quarterback was unlike the T or winged-T quarterback that came into vogue a few years later. Occasionally, the single-wing QB would take a direct snap close to and hiding behind the line and spin and hand off to the other backs (spinners), keep and/or block. Sweeps and cross bucks were bread-and-butter plays.
Dropkicks for extra points and field goals were being phased out and placements by a holder were kicked through the uprights. Interestingly, with no tees, placements were struck off the toe of a holder.
A very good Portland Red Raiders came to town, but were met with defeat, 7-0. A Clarence Landry TD and extra-point rush were all the scoring the Yans would need, while Landry's booming punts kept the Forest City club at bay.
The Yannigans scored in the first 10 minutes on a pitch back to Landry, who dropped back the required five yards and passed across the field to an open Dick Stritch for a score. (Rules then stated a forward pass must be attempted five yards behind the line of scrimmage.) Porell then threw to Pouliot for the extra point for a 7-0 lead.


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Father John's Medicine is a cough medicine that was first formulated in the United States in a Lowell, Massachusetts pharmacy in 1855 by Charleton and Hovey to give relief to ailing Father John O'Brien. The tonic was a non-alcoholic mix made of cod liver oil and had a licorice taste.[1]
Mr. Charleton and Mr. Hovey, using Father John as the spokesman, began to manufacture and mass produce the medicine in Lowell, until the company was sold and moved to Cody, Wyoming in the early 1980s.[2]
Today, as sold, the active ingredient in Father John's Medicine is Dextromethorphan HBr.
Many of Father John's Medicine Company Records are housed at the University of Lowell's Special Collections.


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APEX Express, for November 20, 2003 - 7:00pm
APEX Express - November 20, 2003Special re-registration/ Special detainment? Sounds and true stories from Nov. 19th's rally to halt registration and endangerment of civil liberties for immigrants, Muslim Americans, South Asians, and North Koreans held at INS in SF. Also, learn about Asian American prisoner Mike Ngo's struggle to end segregation in prison. Plus, a Native American History Month Special: Cherokee and Pacific Rim stories are featured in Ghost Festival III: Fire in Heaven. Acclaimed story-tellers Brenda Wong Aoki and Gayle Ross - a descendent of John Ross, leader of the Cherokees during their forced removal along the Trail of Tears - talk about their collaborative performance at Yerba Buena Center in SF on 11/23. Asian American Jazz bassist Mark Izu, June Kuramoto of Hiroshima and Cherokee flute player Tommy Wildcat also perform. Plus music, calendar, and more.
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In the spring of 1789, a quiet revolutionary fervor was roiling through France, slowly seizing its rebellious bourgeoisie as the entire country approached the point of murderous rage over endless war, shitty economic conditions, and institutionalized class inequality, not to mention the pair of obnoxious demigods — Louis XVI and his cake-eating wife, Marie Antoinette — sitting on their perfectly fat asses in the Château de Versailles.
The time had finally come to exterminate this king who considered himself the emissary of God and his queen who couldn't stop compulsively gloating over her own obscene wealth. In that moment, an eerie calm belied the bloody future. But somewhere, safe and hidden, somebody loyal to the cause was sharpening the guillotine and picking out baskets for Louis and Marie's severed, crownless heads.
Now 222 years later, a similarly silent insurrection is worming its way through the world of hip-hop. As real unrest and actual upheaval sweep across the Middle East in the form of the Arab Spring, and the Tea Party battles the Occupy Wall Street movement for primacy in the next American Revolution, there is a young and vicious onslaught of 20-something spitters quietly plotting the overthrow of rap's royal family. And presumably, that's why Jay-Z and Kanye West have chosen this very moment to band together and Watch the Throne.
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Yes, Jay and Ye's recent 12-track collaborative album is supposed to be a definitive artistic document from two of the game's current kings. But it's also a strategic offensive maneuver against the rabid, Internet-mobilized mob of upstart MCs actively conspiring to push Hova and Yeezy off their huge and exalted solid-gold seats.
(Just to fully break down the dramatic dynamic of this seemingly imminent rap revolution, let's quickly run through the players: Regal, Forbes-listed Jay-Z is our Louis XVI; high-strung divo Kanye West might be considered Marie Antoinette; and swag rap crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, along with its millions of acolytes, could be cast as the hyperviolent horde raging at the gates with an insatiable hunger for buckets of royal blood.)
Now, one might wonder, Why exactly do Jay-Z and Kanye West need to be dethroned? Well, they don't. It's simply the natural order of things. There is birth and then death. There's the rise and then the fall. There's the reign and then the revolution. And right now, OFWGKTA's Tyler, The Creator; Hodgy Beats; Sid Tha Kyd; Earl Sweatshirt; and their followers are slowly stalking through the streets toward Jay and Ye's fortified palaces — i.e., the Roc Nation headquarters and GOOD Music compound — as the bosses hide in their bulletproof offices, rooftop penthouses, or petits appartements du roi, peeking through the blinds at the terror below.
But even though Jay and Kanye remain perfectly viable rap royals, there are significant signs of decay and decadence. For one, these kings are getting kinda old: Hova is a 41-year-old married man with a Queen Bee in the bedroom and an heir on the way, while Yeezy has become a 34-year-old man-child desperately trying to hold onto his status as hip-hop's enfant terrible. And there's no more embarrassing example of their rapidly advancing age than that silly boast about having been the progenitors of swag, the very movement that's threatening to overturn and torch their twin thrones.
"I invented swag," Jay-Z goofily insists on "Otis," the lead single off their album, before resorting to standard pimpin' stereotypes ("Poppin' bottles, puttin' supermodels in the cab"), shouting out his $20,000 wristwear ("New watch alert, Hublot/Or the big face Roley, I got two of those"), and just generally revealing his and Kanye's fundamental misunderstanding of the whole Odd Future-led uprising. It's what could be called a "Let them eat cake" moment.
Another omen of Jay and Kanye's inevitable decline: the fact that the pair's musical products — solo releases, guest spots, and even Watch the Throne — have become increasingly uninspired and rigidly formulaic as both the Roc Nation boss and his overly emotional sidekick seem to have reached that late phase of their careers when the music is no longer the chief focus of their kingdom. After a decade-plus reign, Hova's and Yeezy's records have merely become another means (in addition to record labels, fashion lines, autobiographical tomes, etc.) to push and profit off an increasingly extravagant brand that's geared less and less toward the common people, the street heads, the real rap fans.
Of course, there are innumerable instances of Jay and Ye's mushrooming elitism throughout Watch the Throne's track list. But one needn't even listen to the album to get the essentially accurate impression that this is a 24-karat slab made by a couple of nearly middle-aged millionaires. Honestly, just look at it. In an age when the compact disc is dying a sad, protracted death (and the recording industry is literally planning its funeral), Jay-Z and Kanye have chosen to wrap their magnum opus in the most luxurious album packaging possible — a gaudy gold cover that looks like it was ripped right out of the fucking ceiling at the Palace of Versailles.
Nevertheless, Hova and Yeezy remain comfortably fixed atop their kingly chairs for now. And perhaps the pair's unspooling Watch the Throne tour will help momentarily halt the onward march of those swagged-out masses seeking to unseat, beat, and extinguish all remaining members of rap's reigning royalty.
Early reports about Jay and Ye's massive U.S. excursion have been wholly positive, even glowingly adulatory. And although their live production appears to be just as ridiculously over-the-top (elaborate stage sets, equally elaborate minisets, 50-foot floating cubes, building-size LED screens, levitating platforms, laser shows, even Givenchy-designed American flags) as their recorded exploits, there's undoubtedly a dazzling kind of intimacy to holding court with these kings. So maybe like another once-omnipotent, now-waning royal — Lil Wayne, whose recent blazing trek around the country seemed to contradict the lame morass of his latest album — Jay-Z and Kanye will emerge from the Watch the Throne tour as reconfirmed monarchs who've beaten back the pretenders, the usurpers, the punk bitches.
After all, these kings have already been to war. They've been guarding their huge and exalted solid-gold seats for more than a decade without incident. And this wouldn't be the first time they've fended off threats from the hip-hop hordes.
But then again, maybe the days of His Hovatastic Majesty Jay-Z and King Kanye are finally over, and the Reign of Terror is almost upon us.
Are you serious? Were you there last night? That was the best show I've seen since I saw MJ back in the day!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who are these music writers for the New Times?...Nothing I ever read, specifically when it comes to hip-hop/rap, is any good. There is a bias and it's pretty obvious
taylor swift is hip-hop in some circles, all i need to see is taylor swift brings out rick ross and im done.
Huh? Odd Future's Frank Ocean was featured on two tracks on Watch the Throne. Pretty sure they support what Kanye and Jay did. Actually, I know they do: http://oddfuturetalk.com/watch...
You write like an idiot.If you dont like Hip Hop dont write about i cause you are walking the respectful line.This show is one of the greatest shows ever.Why knock what you dont understand its called ignorance.


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Marroccoli, 24, was an assistant coach at city rival Loyola University the past two seasons. The Wolf Pack were 51-20 during Marroccoli's tenure, including 28-9 in 2012 to break that program's season record for winning percentage. The 2012 Wolf Pack began the season with eight consecutive victories and won 11 straight during the second half of the season — the Wolf Pack's longest streak in 10 years.
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Swagger Creator Wants to Build Better SOAP for Web APIs
During the recent GlueCon 2014 conference in Colorado, Tony Tam, the creator of Swagger and CEO of Reverb, gave a well attended talk on Swagger APIs for humans (and robots), where he announced the Swagger 2.0 Working Group and an early version of an online code editor offering a dynamic YAML to Swagger UI conversion.
UBER: A New Hypermedia Format for APIs
Mike Amundsen, author of "Building Hypermedia APIs with HTML5 and Node" and "RESTful Web APIs", has recently announced a new media type design that he's been working on. It's called UBER hypermedia, which stands for "Uniform Basis for Exchanging Representations."
Zoeticx Middleware API Unifies Incompatible Electronic Medical Records
Zoeticx has written middleware which can unify data from any current provider into a single common format. Their newly released API provides easy access to that middleware, enabling developers to easily write applications against multiple databases storing records in different formats.
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Microservices
There has been significant buzz around microservices lately, enough to generate some hype. After implementing heavy and cumbersome SOA solutions for more than a decade, are microservices the solution the industry has been waiting for? Or, are microservices simpler than monolithic solutions?
IBM's Nick O'Leary Demos Node-RED for the Internet of Things
Nick O'Leary presented Node-RED, an open-source project focused on the Internet of Things (IoT), at the last QCon London. The project, created by IBM's Emerging Technology team, provides a browser-based environment for visually "wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways".
A New Style Is Emerging in the Enterprise: Software-Defined Architecture
According to Gartner's Yefim V. Natis, VP & Fellow, a new enterprise architectural style is rising these days: Software-Defined Architecture (SDA).
UN's New ReliefWeb API Improves Humanitarian Dev Experience
This update to the premier source of humanitarian data worldwide will help international aid organizations by simplifying access, improving data flexibility, and improving the system's performance and robustness.
Kin Lane on How API Commons Will Shape the Future of Web APIs
InfoQ asked Kin Lane, the leading API evangelist, to share his views on open API designs and on what led him to launch the API Commons initiative with Steven Wilmott. He explains how translation and interoperability between the emerging API description languages matters, and how an open internet culture should prevent API Commons from making the same mistakes as past initiatives like UDDI.
Microsoft's New OneNote Service API Backs Free Apps for Windows, Mac OS, iOS and Android
Microsoft recently announced the initial release of the OneNote API, which enables programmatic integration of its free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration tool across different programming languages and platforms like Windows, Windows Phone, iOS, Mac OS, Android and the web.
REST Support for .NET Micro
During Build 2014, Microsoft renewed its commitment to the long ignored .NET Micro Framework. This very lightweight version of .NET can be found in for very small devices such as the open source electronics platform Netduino. But the .NET Micro is rather limited, even basic functionality such as accessing REST based resources requires help from people like Daniel Stegmaier of the mfRCF project.
Continuous Development,is it our new maintenance reality?
The Internet of Things, Web APIs and Big Data will make continuous development a necessary reality and will tie developers down with maintenance work on completed applications, says Andrew Binstock of Dr. Dobbs. In that case, short sprints, continuous integration and deployment and modern programming practices are even more important to ensure a developer's time is better utilized.
RESTistential Crisis over Hypermedia APIs
Software developer Evan Cordell initiated a debate about how the hypermedia constraint of REST is at odds with common web APIs requirements in the API-Craft mailing list a few weeks ago.
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Espresso Logic has added RESTful endpoints for SQL stored procedures to their DBaaS service.
Layer 7 Survey - Strong Growth Predicted for Hypermedia APIs
Layer 7 recently released the results of a survey focussed on API design and deployment. The survey showed that API designers are divided on security versus usability as their top priority, there is an even split between XML and JSON representations and strong growth is predicted for Hypermedia style APIs. In summary the survey showed there is no one-size-fits-all way to manage APIs.
Amazon Chooses HAL Media Type for AppStream API
Amazon has released a new API, the AppStream API, which allows you to programmatically manage apps hosted on the Amazon AppStream platform. For this API, they chose to build it with the HAL media type. HAL is a minimalist hypermedia enabled media type for building machine-to-machine APIs. Amazon is one of the largest organizations to choose hypermedia as a technique for a public-facing product.