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All leaders struggle with the need to focus and engage their organization in the midst of increasing demands and uncertainties. The back-to-back meetings, endless e-mails and chance encounters in the hallway seem like distractions that keep them from doing their "real work".
Douglas Conant, the former CEO of Campbell Soup, and his co-author Mette Norgaard argue that what seem like interruptions in a senior executive's day are actually overlooked opportunities to expand your influence and deliver measurably better results. In a conversation based on his New York Times bestselling book TouchPoints, Doug Conant joins The Conference Board's CEO Jon Spector to show how a leader's impact and legacy are in fact built through hundreds, even thousands, of interactive moments in time. TouchPoints speaks to the theory and craft of leadership by promoting a rational, authentic, active, and wise approach.
"Conant and Norgaard have captured the essence of great leadership by emphasizing the importance of what happens every day in both formal and informal interactions. All too often, leaders fall short of their potential because they focus more on time efficiency than personal impact. This book will convince you that the latter is what matters most – and can help you make it happen."
—Jon Katzenbach, Senior Partner, Katzenbach Center at Booz & Company
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STOCKTON, Calif. — Castaic native Aaron Martens now of Leeds, Ala., capped off a week to remember Sunday winning the Bassmaster Elite Series "Duel on the Delta presented by Mahindra Tractors" with 85 pounds, 12 ounces over Elite rookie Derek Remitz of Madison, Ala., who finished in second with 78 pounds, 6 ounces. On Tuesday, Martens' wife Lesley had the couple's second child, a boy named Spencer.
The 34-year-old bested Remitz in addition to hard-charging Stephen Browning of Hot Springs, Ark., who finished in third with 75 pounds, 8 ounces.
Fishing fans can see all the details of Martens' winning pattern on ESPN2 Saturday March 31 at 9 a.m. ET.
"If there was one place on the entire Earth that I could pick to win, it would be the California Delta," Martens said. "Finally winning here is an amazing feeling. Heading into the tournament, I just wanted to finish in the top
With the Elite Series win, his fourth BASS win, Martens has amassed more than $1 million in BASS career earnings. He is the 18th member of that prestigious club.
Martens has scored all four BASS victories in the state of California and will look to capture a fifth win in the Golden State at the next Elite Series event on Clear Lake starting Thursday March 29.
Martens primarily concentrated on a short stretch of cover located in the Frank's Tract area. He worked a four-inch and three-inch worm in his trademark color of Aaron's Magic on drop-shot rigs to sparse tulles.
Remitz fished in the same Frank's Tract area as Martens for much of the tournament. The 24-year-old continued an unprecedented rookie run after taking victory in the season-opening Elite event on Texas' Lake Amistad.
"I am really pleased with my finish here," said Remitz. "I didn't have a good practice, so I am absolutely satisfied with second-place."
Remitz was working a red Rat-L-Trap around grass flats near spawning areas and caught the majority of his bigger keeper fish on small underwater structure changes with a jig.
Heading into the final day of action, it looked to be a two-angler race between Remitz and Martens. But the 40-year-old Browning posted the heaviest limit of the day at 24 pounds, 4 ounces, and put some pressure on the leaders.
Rounding out the top five were Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., with 74 pounds, 6 ounces, and Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira, Kansas, with 73 pounds, 12 ounces. Chapman scored the Purolator Big Bass of the Day, a 9-9 lunker, and earned the $1,000 premium.
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A grand bargain in debt talks between Democrats and Republicans remains elusive amid Washington's partisan sniping, as the deadline to avoid a government default draws closer.
President Obama said at the start of a White House meeting with congressional leaders Sunday night that "we need to" come together on a budget deal within 10 days. But the session broke up after 80 minutes without any progress. About the only tangible agreement was to meet again today.
Sources familiar with the meeting said Obama again made a pitch for a "big" budget agreement, and the Republicans again told him the votes weren't there—pretty much a replay of the last meeting, except that the leaders were tieless for the Sunday session.
The president will hold a news conference, before Monday's talks get underway, at 11 a.m.—which suggests he is determined to build public pressure on the Republicans to make concessions. But Obama must walk a fine line between making the GOP lawmakers appear recalcitrant and angering them through harsh rhetoric.
The odds of anything other than a short-term fix grew considerably longer over the weekend. Indeed, the Republicans seemed more deeply dug into their position than just days earlier.
The president of the United States and the speaker of the House may think it's a grand idea to compromise on a sweeping $4 trillion plan to slash the deficit and raise the debt ceiling. But neither had the ability to bring the parties along.
John Boehner came under such fierce pressure from the right that on Saturday he had to abandon the $4 trillion plan, which would have included significant tax increases, and backpedal toward a $2 trillion fix, which is still going to be difficult to achieve before the Aug. 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling.
"Boehner wanted to be a hero, but he got his legs cut out from under him," says a senior Democrat close to the talks. "Their caucus went into a tizzy."
The fast-moving events revealed a real split between Boehner and his House majority leader, Eric Cantor, who has taken a harder line against raising revenue and argued that a $2 trillion target was more realistic.
But Obama also faced a revolt on the Democratic side, led by Nancy Pelosi. The House minority leader and other lawmakers openly rebelled against the Medicare cutbacks that the administration put on the table as a kind of tradeoff for the revenue hikes the GOP was being asked to swallow. The Pelosi wing views Medicare as the most effective weapon with which to club the Republicans in next year's elections, since the GOP has embraced turning it into a voucher program.
Some politicians involved in the process say privately they now expect to run out of time and to be forced to cobble together a short-term deal that simply kicks the can into 2012—precisely what Obama, Boehner, and other leaders have said they don't want to do. But the reality is, their options are dwindling.
It isn't for lack of trying. Even after the budget talks led by Vice President Biden collapsed, Obama and GOP leaders scrambled behind the scenes, recognizing that they would pay a huge price—and shatter the fragile economic recovery—by failing to boost the debt ceiling before the deadline.
The problem comes down to political math. Even if Boehner wants to swallow the closing of some tax loopholes to give Democrats political cover for painful spending cuts, he would lose somewhere between 50 and 80 GOP votes for such a deal. So many Republicans, with Tea Party backing, ran on a no-new-taxes pledge last year that they are extremely reluctant to embrace anything that looks or smells like a tax. Cantor has said again and again that the votes aren't there for any package that boosts revenue.
The result is that Boehner will need a significant chunk of Democrats to join him, but many of Pelosi's troops are balking as well. Anything other than token cuts in Medicare is anathema to a party that has been running on the LBJ-era program for half a century.
And therein lies the dilemma. Without health-care cutbacks and tax increases, it is awfully hard to reduce the deficit by more than $1 trillion, which is the level of spending reductions hammered out in the Biden talks. And with those elements, support declines dramatically on the right and left.
The GOP's congressional wing is feeling the heat from another direction: the party's presidential candidates. Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty are among those urging against a compromise package. In her first television ad, Bachmann, a third-term House member, says flatly: "I will not vote to increase the debt ceiling."
Senate Democrats, meanwhile, have drafted a $4 trillion debt-reduction plan that doesn't touch Medicare or Social Security but relies on $2 trillion in new taxes, according to The Washington Post. The new levies would fall primarily on families earning more than $1 million a year. With GOP leaders balking at even relatively modest measures to close tax loopholes for ethanol, oil, and farm products, the Senate Democratic blueprint seems like a nonstarter.
No one knows what will happen if the impasse drags on, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Fox News he has a "contingency plan" in his back pocket—undoubtedly code for a short-term compromise to get the country past the default date.
The politicians were back to their usual talking points on the morning talk shows, although White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley did acknowledge that Washington's "dysfunction" is hurting business. "I do firmly believe that one of the wet blankets on this economy—and on companies, on the system right now—is a question as to whether or not our political system, whether the leaders can get together, whether they can solve big problems, or are they just going to kick the can?" he said on ABC's This Week.
On Fox News on Sunday, GOP Sen. Jim DeMint minimized the importance of the deadline and accused the president of "gaming" Republicans.
"He's playing Chicken Little here," DeMint said. "The fact is, we will pay our debts if it's the last dollar we have. There are enough assets in Social Security and Medicare to pay the benefits of those programs for several years. Other programs can be funded from tax revenue."
The spending cuts–vs.–tax hikes argument played out on CNN's State of the Union. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House majority whip, said the talks hit a snag because the Democrats are insisting on boosting revenue (in addition to offering $1 trillion in spending cuts). "In principle, no, we're not going to go there…I've never found one tax increase that created a job," McCarthy said.
Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen countered: "They walked out, because they did not want to take away the tax breaks for corporate jets for the purpose of deficit reduction, oil and gas companies, and folks at the very top."
The unyielding rhetoric makes clear that, for the moment at least, both sides are firmly dug in.


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Virginia Rush is pleased to host the Atlantic Futsal League at the RAVE! The league is sanctioned by Virginia Futsal and United States Futsal. Recreational, Advanced & Competitive levels are available! Atlantic Futsal League is open to Non-Rush teams or individual players seeking to participate on a team formed by Virginia Rush.
Saturday and possible Sunday Games
Rec & Advanced: January 11, 18, 25 and February 1, 8, 15, 22
Competitive: January 4, 11, 18, 25 and February 1, 8, 9
Rave Soccer Complex Indoor Center, 2949 Shipps Corner Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23453
Between 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Recreational, Advanced, & Competitive (Travel)
Futsal is FIFA's approved indoor soccer game. Futsal is played in a 5v5 (4v4 U6-U8) format, on a hard surface roughly the size of a basketball court. Futsal teaches ball control, technique, transition from offense to defense and stronger shooting skills. Atlantic Futsal League is the premier Hampton Roads area sanctioned Futsal league by Virginia Futsal and U.S. Futsal, the largest U.S. Soccer affiliated futsal organization in the United States! Atlantic Futsal League is not associated with any one club to ensure every team has the same opportunity to play competitively and learn the sport of Futsal.
The priority in Futsal is to motivate players in an environment that is conducive to learning. The more pleasure kids derive from their participation, the more they wish to play and practice on their own. While their instinct to play is natural, their affection and appreciation for soccer must be cultivated. Futsal is the foundation to such goals because it:
- Allows players to frequently touch the one "toy" on the field, namely, the ball.
- Presents many opportunities to score goals and score goals often.
- Encourages regaining possession of the ball as a productive, fun and rewarding part of the game (defending).
- Maximizes active participation and minimizes inactivity and boredom.
- Provides a well organized playing environment with improvised fields.
- Reflects the philosophy of player development expressed in state and national coaching schools.
- Eliminates complicated rules such as off-sides that may hinder youngsters from "playing".
- Reflects the appropriate roll of the coach as a Facilitator.
- Makes the game more "beginning coach" friendly because the game is simpler, thus making it easier to recruit more volunteer "coaches".
- Allows the game to be the teacher!
The origin of Futsal (Five-a-Side Soccer) can be traced back to Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani devised a five-a-side version of soccer for youth competition in YMCAs. The game is played on basketball-sized courts, both indoors and out without the use of sidewalls.
The term FUTSAL is the international term used for the game. It is derived from the Spanish or Portuguese word for "soccer"– FUTbol or FUTebol, and the French or Spanish word for "indoor" — SALon or SALa. The term was adopted by U.S. Futsal since it includes the initials "fUtSAl" (USA). The term was trademarked in the United States after U.S. Futsal changed its corporate name within the state of California.
The game is frequently referred to as Five-A-Side or Mini-soccer. Once Ceriani got the ball rolling, Futsal gained rapid popularity throughout South America, particularly in Brazil. The skill developed in this game is visible in the world-famous style the Brazilians display outdoors on the full-sized field. Pele, Zico, Socrates, Bebeto and other Brazilian superstars developed their skill playing Futsal. While Brazil continues to be the Futsal hub of the world, the game is now played, under the auspices of FIFA, all over the world, from Europe to North and Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Asia and Oceania.
The first international competition took place in 1965, when Paraguay won the first South American Cup. Six more South American Cups were held through 1979, with Brazil winning all of them. Brazil continued its dominance with a victory in the first Pan American Cup in 1980 and won it again the next time it was played in 1984. A U.S. team took part in the 1984 cup, but finished out of the running.
U.S. Futsal was founded in 1981 and incorporated in January, 1983. Osvaldo Garcia was it's first president. The game is referred to as Minisoccer, five-a-side soccer, Futbol Sala or Futebol de Salao, but it is also widly refereed by it trademark name, Futsal. The current U.S. Futsal president is Alex J.C. Para.
The first Futsal World Championship conducted under the auspices of FIFUSA (before its members integrated into FIFA in 1989) was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1982, with Brazil finishing in first place. The Brazilians repeated as champions at the second World Championship in 1985 in Spain, but lost in the third World Championship in 1988 in Australia to Paraguay. FIFA took over direct sponsorship of the event in 1989 in Holland and 1992 in Hong Kong. Brazil won both times. The U.S. Futsal (Indoor Team), finished third in 1989 and second in 1992 at the FIFA Five-a-Side World Championship. The highest showing by any team from the United States in a FIFA tournament until the U.S. Women's team won the gold medal in China for outdoor soccer. The Third FIFA World Championship was held November 24 through December 11, 1996, in Spain and for the first time FIFA names it the FIFA Futsal World Championship. The Fourth FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Guatemala between November 18 to December 4th, 2000. The fifth Futsal World Championship was held in Taipei in December 2004.
The first international Futsal match played by the U.S. Futsal National Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada, and the United States won 6-5. The first international Futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. The U.S. select team, defeated Australia, 9-5.
U.S. Futsal has conducted a National Championship each year since 1985. Futsal is establishing itself at the youth level in the U.S. The Boys and Girls Clubs of America took a strong interest after the Columbia Park Club in San Francisco asked U.S. Futsal to give a demonstration. The national organization adopted the sport, and it is now played at about 1,100 Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the U.S. The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) also plays the sport in a close working relationship with U.S. Futsal since 1988.
The U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) and U.S. Futsal signed an agreement in August of 1995 and in 1999, to promote futsal in all their National State Association as their game of choice for indoor soccer under the auspices of U.S. Futsal.


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Jadeveon Clowney makes the hit of the year, Kansas State gives us a one-point safety, a cowboys fan blows up a Tony Romo jersey, JaVale McGee cooks up a great celebration, and the Nebraska sideline loses its mind. Here are the best videos of the week.
Jadeveon Clowney Decapitated Vincent Smith, Then Palmed The Football
Here's Jadeveon Clowney putting Wolverines running back Vincent Smith in a very bad place. Watch »
Only Two One-Point Safeties Have Ever Happened In NCAA Football History, And Brad Nessler Called Them Both
The Wildcats blocked Oregon's extra point try, recovered it outside of the end zone, then retreated into the own end zone where they were tackled for what the NCAA officially calls a "try safety." Watch »
Angry Cowboys Fan Fills Washing Machine With Explosives, Fires Rifle At It Just To Blow Up Tony Romo Jersey
Blasting Tony Romo is the feel-good hit of the season Watch »
JaVale McGee Hits Buzzer-Beating Three, Unveils Wonderful Celebration
McGee stirs up what looks like an imaginary yet delicious bowl of food, then proceeds to lick the sweet taste of victory off three of his fingers. Watch »
The Nebraska Sideline Reaction To A Missed Georgia Field Goal Was Ridiculous
Here's Nebraska coach Bo Pelini and the rest of his staff reacting with a bit too much emotion after Georgia missed a field goal late in the first half. Watch »


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The Uzumaki clan (うずまき一族, Uzumaki Ichizoku) was a prominent clan in Uzushiogakure. They were distant relatives of the Senju clan and as such, both were on good terms; an alliance that extended onto their hidden villages — Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure. The shinobi of Konoha integrated Uzushiogakure's symbol onto their uniforms and flak jackets as well as on the shoulders of their uniforms as a sign of friendship and goodwill between the two villages, and continue to do so to this day, in memory of their friendship even years after Uzushiogakure's destruction.[1]
Members of this clan were very knowledgeable in the art of fūinjutsu, and were both respected and feared worldwide because of it. This however, eventually led to the destruction of Uzushiogakure and the rest of the Land of Whirlpools during the era of Shinobi World Wars as others had begun to see the village as too great a threat. With the destruction of their homeland, the survivors fled the country and went into hiding, scattered all around the world.[2]
The members of this clan possessed both incredible longevity and life force.[3] Their longevity can be seen in part through Mito, who lived from long before the founding of Konoha, to well into the term of the Third Hokage's reign. The clan's life force was the reason Kushina survived the extraction of her tailed beast, despite additionally just giving birth only moments before, though she was left severely weakened.[4]
- The surname "Uzumaki" is a pun on "spiral" (渦巻), because it refers to a three-dimensional spiral, like a whirlpool or vortex. "Uzumaki" can also mean "whirlpool", in reference to the Naruto whirlpools (鳴門の渦潮), named after the city of Naruto.
- All of Kurama's jinchūriki have been members of the Uzumaki clan.
- Red is a common hair colour among the members of the Uzumaki clan.[5][3]
- The anime character Honoka was hinted to be a member of the Uzumaki clan. She had red hair and fūinjutsu talents akin to the clan. In Naruto: Shippūden episode 227, Aoba also found a book stating that they had found a survivor of a "certain clan of ninja".[6]


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Former world champion boxer Amir Khan has been questioned by police over an incident in which two youths were allegedly assaulted.
However, a spokesman for the 27-year-old professional fighter and Olympic silver medallist said he was expecting the case to be dropped on Monday, describing the altercation as "minor".
Greater Manchester Police said its officers were called to Russell Street in the boxer's home town of Bolton at about 1.30am after reports of an assault.
A spokesman for the force said: "Officers attended Russell Street and discovered two 19-year-old men had been assaulted. Their injuries are not serious.
"A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of two section 47 assaults and remains in police custody for questioning." The former two-time world champion Khan was later reportedly released on police bail with investigations continuing.
A spokesman for the welterweight fighter confirmed he had been questioned by police about an incident but was expecting the case to be dropped.
He added that some reports in the media had seen the incident "blown out of all proportion".
"It was a minor incident and we're expecting the case to be dropped against Amir," the spokesman said.
"We're expecting to formally hear that from police on Monday morning."
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YAM Developer Summit 2012 (Wohlenberg, Germany)
On the evening of June 1st 2012 and June 2nd 2012 the two leading YAM developers Thore Böckelmann and Jens Langner met in the nice little city of Wohlenberg, Germany. One of the goals of this meeting was to discuss and decide on the 2012/2013 development roadmap of YAM. Besides general discussions on the current development situation of YAM the development roadmap for the YAM 2.8 and versions beyond were discussed throughoutly. This page should summarize information on the general consensus of this meeting so that users and interested developers can get an impression which road the future development of YAM will take.
General consensus/decisions
- The development of YAM 2.8 is progressing nicely and there are chances that it might already be released before its planned release date (christmas 2012).
- Major changes in YAM 2.8 will be the recently implemented multi-identity/multi-smtp server as well as unlimited signature support which will greatly support the introduction of the IMAP protocol in future versions of YAM.
- Before releasing a final YAM 3.0 version with full IMAP support a 2.9 version will be released in the course of 2013 with some intermediate (limited) IMAP support already.
- Future versions of YAM will continue to be released for AmigaOS4/PPC, MorphOS/PPC, AmigaOS3/m68k, AROS/x86, AROS/PPC and AROS/x86_64.
- While all AmigaOS-derived platforms will be supported, maintainers (developers) for MorphOS/PPC and all AROS-based platforms are missing and should be encouraged to join the YAM project.
- The introduced multithreading (multiple processes) support in YAM 2.7+ has been proved to work stable. In the course of YAM 2.8/2.9 development the multithreading framework will be take over more tasks like e.g. mail filtering in the background, etc.
- Contributing translators are updating their catalogs on a regular basis which supports the initial decision to open catalog translation for every interested translator rather than solely relying on the nowadays vanishing Amiga Translators' Organization (ATO).
- More translators are required and should be encourage to join the project so that we can support a larger amount of different languages.
- Consolidation regarding moving our different online support systems (FAQ, Forum, Documentation) to solely using 'trac' will continue with eventually porting important topics from the formerly phpBB-based forum to the trac-based forum plugin.
YAM 2.8 roadmap decisions
- #37: Full IMAP support is still a *major* goal for YAM. During development on YAM 2.9 a basic implementation of the IMAP protocol should be implemented and already released. As soon as full IMAP support is implemented YAM will be released as YAM 3.0.
- #57: The upcoming threaded mail view will not use NListtree because of performance considerations. It will be implemented by using simple text indentation in the current mail listview. Internal changes are still required to link the "References:" header field entries to an internal mail hierarchy.
- #74: Full Content-Type 'format=flowed' support requires substantial changes to TextEditor.mcc so that quoting characters (>) are replaced by vertical bars.
- #124: The current mailing-list support (in each folder config) will be abadoned and replaced by an own YAM configuration page which will allow to configure an unlimited amount of mailing-list addresses for which e.g. Mail-Reply-To: and Mail-Followup-To: will be applied.
- #127: xadmaster.library support will be integrated mostly for allowing to unarchive all supported xad client formats.
- #128: The SPAM filter routines will be synced again to the latest Thunderbird sources and support for external SPAM systems (e.g. spamassassin) added similar to how this is handled in Thunderbird.
- #131: Full SSL certificate authentication support is needed but requires substantial changes to allow the user to add own root certificates, etc. A simple notification of a potentially invalid certificate is nevertheless highly required and will be implemented first.
- #132: The current way of storing passwords in the .config file is insecure. A complete encryption of the .config file is, however, not desirable. A master password mechanism will therefore be implemented which will store the master password in the .users file and then encrypt all passwords in the .config file with that master password. If no password is set the user should be warned/reminded that a master password is required.
- #135: The current error/event console is far from being perfect. It will be changed to carry several groups of events (warnings, errors, information) and will be changed to be a vertical list rather than having to switch horizontally between items.
- #222: Previous versions of YAM were creating folders in the PROGDIR: of YAM. With 2.8 a PROGDIR:folders directory will exist were folders will be stored per default.
- #284: Currently the YAM window have to be explicitly snapshotted to save the column and folder list sorting in the global config. With 2.8 YAM will automatically save its state to disk upon exit of the application. This will improve usability of the main window.
- #306: Amigaguide-based documentation lacks maintainers and will be converted into wiki pages to which YAM will directly link when using the HELP key.
- #309: The 'Status Update' option will be removed from the config GUI and moved to the hidden option. In addition it will be changed to only change the 'new' mail status to 'unread' upon restarting YAM and not after each mail download.
- #310: The GUI elements for manually changing the attachment encoding (quoted-printable vs. base64) will be removed from the write window as the automatic works perfectly.
- #311: The write window will get an AttachmentImage/Group similar to what the read window has since YAM 2.6. As soon as an attachment is added it will be displayed on the first page of the write window so that it is more easily clear that the mail being composed contains an attachment.
- #313: The Daylight Saving Time switching notification will be removed for platforms directly supporting DST switching (e.g. AmigaOS4).
- #314: Default folders will be placed at the right position when they are recreated (currently they are always added at the bottom).
- #315: The "New Mail" config page will be removed and options moved to the identities config page instead.
- #317: An attachment reminder will be added to the write window. As soon as user-definable keywords are entered (e.g. 'attachment') the write window will show a reminder that an attachment might be missing.
- #320: The possibility to move folders to different root directory or partitions/volumes will be removed as this constantly leads to misconfigurations by users (folder should always be in the same directory tree).
- #321: The recently added cycle gadget to choose the identity in the write window will be modified to be more easily usable via keyboard.
YAM 2.9+ roadmap decisions
- #77: While there seem to exist binary versions of GnuPG (gpg) on AmiNET (http://aminet.net/package/util/crypt/gpg-m68k) there are no ports of libgpgme which in our opinion would be required to support GPG in YAM. Therefore we still have to wait and eventually try to port it on our own at some time.
- #102: Using a publicly available anti-phishing list seems to be a nice idea. However, this requires a larger amount of changes to YAM and some more evaluation of the google project mentioned.
- #104: Direct DKIM support in YAM would be a nice idea. But it requires to have full SSL certification support which is due in YAM 2.8. If that support is finished we could thing about this relately new anti-spam method.
- #122: User-definable toolbars requires a large rework on the configuration site of YAM and potentially also some changes to TheBar.mcc. It nevertheless seems to be a task doable but simply has low priority on our list.
- #123: User-definable context menus also requires a large amount of changes to the configuration to make it possible to let the user define the context menu entries. While definitly helpful we will hopefully find some time in the course of 2.9 development to implement that.
- #125: There is general consensus that the addressbook GUI requires a larger overhaul in YAM. It should be largely synchronized to the possibilities the addressbook in other clients like Thunderbird provide while still keeping the hierarchy based sorting in place.
- #126: The current embeded HTML to Text converter does a pretty good job. However, full HTML-Mail support is still a task in YAM. Unfortunately, this requires to have a MCC class available which will allow to display HTML+CSS mails directly in YAM. Such a class is still not publically available and would be best based on the current MUIOWB project. Hopefully such a public mcc class for displaying HTML+CSS pages will be available until YAM 2.9 is scheduled to be released otherwise we have to stick with our HTML2Text converter engine in YAM.
- #130: Besides full GPG support S/MIME support should be added. This would allow to sign and encrypt emails with SSL certificates rather than GPG/PGP keys. As soon as full SSL certificate support is integrated in YAM the implementation of S/MIME should be quite straight forward.
- #134: A 'Stop' button in the toolbar will be added to abort jobs performed in the background (e.g. filtering) via the multithreading framework.
- #137: To increase the parsing speed our flex-based parsers for converting HTML emails to plain text and to color highlight mails will be converted to re2c-based scanners which seem to provide more flexibility and a higher performance.
- #142: Similar to the 'about:config' editor in Mozilla projects YAM will get a config editor GUI to directly modify all config items including the hidden options.
- #230: A new column in the mail listview will be added which will display information through which mail server a mail had been transfered. This would allow to sort mails by incoming mail servers.
- #312: To improve performance and flexibility a prototype will be created to evaluate the possibilities to move the currently index-based mail storing mechanism to a sqlite based approach since binary versions of sqlite3 already exist for various platforms (http://aminet.net/package/biz/dbase/sqlite-3.6.1-amiga).
- #318: A Quick-Reply possibility will be added to the read window/read mail group which will allow to quickly reply without having to open a write window.
- #319: The current management of the internal config values/structures is cumbersome and error prone. It will be replaced by a mutator/accessor based approach with functions allowing to modify a certain config option based on a config item string.
- #322: The current implementation of the UpdateCheck mechanism will be changed to allow automatic update installation not only update archive downloads.


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Working Procedures and Terms of Reference
At UNECE we develop global agricultural quality standards to facilitate international trade. The standards encourage high-quality production, improve profitability and protect consumer interests. UNECE standards are used internationally by Governments, producers, traders, importers, exporters and international organizations.
They cover a wide spectrum of agricultural products: fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV), dry and dried produce (DDP), seed potatoes, meat, cut flowers, eggs and egg products.
You can download the standards cost free from this website and use them free of charge.
You can also find here information on the meetings and other activities of the UNECE's expert groups that develop these standards, namely the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards and its four specialized sections - on fresh fruit and vegetables, dry and dried produce, seed potatoes and meat.
UNECE Sustainable Agricultural Standards and Guides
All interested parties can take part in developing UNECE standards. We welcome experts from producer, trade and consumer associations, as members of national delegations.
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HOUSTON — On Saturday, the Houston Dynamo will have a new look as they square off against the Philadelphia Union. Several Dynamo players, including Craig Waibel, Bobby Boswell and Mike Chabala, will shave their heads this week at Texas Children's Cancer Center in an attempt to raise funds for the Waibel's Warriors Bald is Beautiful fundraising event.
"I'm excited as it is a great event," Chabala said. "It's a charity that means something to Craig and me. Over the past couple of years, I have made a home [at Texas Children's Hospital]. Friends that have survived and beat the odds and friends that didn't. It's a great event and I'm looking forward to it."
This will be the second edition of the Bald is Beautiful campaign. Last year, on relatively short notice, Waibel's Warriors raised over $40,000, and Waibel hopes to raise $75,000 this year. All proceeds will benefit Nick's Team and the Curing Childhood Cancer Fund, a 501(c)3 charity supporting cancer research.
Though last year was extremely successful, Waibel hopes that having a silent auction, a bone marrow drive, and allowing people to make donations to Locks of Love will make the event an even larger success this year.
Waibel will also be joined by teammates Chabala and Boswell in getting their head shaved this week. Chabala noted that he and Boswell had to step up to the plate since Waibel is so follicly challenged.
"It brings a significance and importance that Craig [cutting his hair] can't bring to the table," Chabala said jokingly.
As for how he got involved in the fight against cancer, Waibel credits Nick Doize, who about six months ago lost his fight with leukemia.
"I went down there the first year in 2005 in Christmas to visit a young man, Nick Doize, and that was it," Waibel said. "Once I met him that was it. It's nice to be able to go down there and see family after family that just say, 'Thanks, because my child hasn't smiled for weeks, and for ten minutes you made him smile.' When you hear things like that it's easy to go back down."
"After getting to know these families and their situations, I realized there has to be more that we can do," Waibel added.
For fans, there are several ways they can contribute to the cause. First, any fan that can raise $100 can have their head shaved and will receive a light hair cut for the summer, commemorative T-shirt, wristband and a Tex-Mex dinner.
"Anybody who has hair knows friends who will pay to see them bald," Waibel said. "So we ask people to find ten friends to give you ten bucks a piece to shave your head. Last year we had 50 people or so shave their head and we're hoping for more this year."
For those that are a little too vain to get their head shaved, there will also be a silent auction and a bone marrow drive and of course donations can be made either the day of the event or can be sent directly to the Curing Children's Cancer Fund, 1001 Fannin St, Suite #722, Houston, TX 7702.
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Noteworthy: New school makes lessons hip
Sitting together in the tiny room on Seventh Street that's home to their new Fingerdance Studio music school, Jay Pun and Morwenna Lasko seem like excited kids– and indeed that's sometimes an apt description.
"Sometimes we look at each other and say, 'Whoa, we're teachers!'" laughs 22-year-old violinist Lasko, who began dating 23-year-old guitarist (and Charlottesville native) Pun during their last year at Boston's Berklee College of Music. The duo moved to Charlottesville following their 2003 graduation, and since that time they've taken on nearly 30 students– more, they say, than they could handle from home.
The secret of their success? It may have something to do with the "hip factor."
Though they have students ages four to 50, they say their bread and butter is the 12-to-15-year-old crowd. Pun, says Lasko, "uses slang and stuff" with his students.
"I really relate to how they think and what they're talking about in school," adds Pun.
Lasko, who had some music teachers who "made me feel horrible about myself," says she won't do that to her students. "It's so important to not only be the child's music teacher," she says, "but also their friend."
But while they can easily relate to their younger charges, they also can crack the whip.
"They're both very serious teachers," says Yumi Womack, whose eight-year-old daughter, Lana, has been studying violin with Lasko for a year. Though Lana had spent three years learning classical violin, with Lasko she focuses on jazz and Irish fiddle. Her daughter "loves it," Womack says.
It's their skill as performers that may most inspire their pupils, however.
Bluesman Corey Harris offers Lasko high praise on flyers around town: "She's sick," he says. "There's no cure a doctor can prescribe for her." (That's slang for "really good," for all you fuddy-duddies out there).
In addition to playing on Harris's upcoming CD, Lasko has performed with big stars like Celtic and bluegrass guitarist John McGann and even Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.
Pun, whose specialty is "fingerstyle," in which both hands are on the guitar's neck, has also won props from famous music celebrities. Following a stadium show in Boston, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore invited Pun to go on tour with them, playing in stadium parking lots with his music piped over speakers. He credits his hometown for that introduction and that opportunity.
"When you're that big, you meet so many people," says Pun of DMB. "But Charlottesville makes that connection."
While both Pun and Lasko love the idea of "making it" with their music, they're not looking to be typical rock stars.
"The MTV thing? That's not us," says Pun. "I'd just love to sell out a show at Starr Hill or the Prism."
They're hoping to sell out the Gravity Lounge on Thursday, December 9.
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Sometimes it can be easier to understand concepts that apply to financial risk-taking by looking at them in a different domain. Risk tolerance is domain specific, there being five domains: physical, social, health, ethical and financial. Let's look at an example of physical risk-taking.
For more than 50 years I have been a keen body-surfer. Some years ago I lived on Bronte beach, a surf spot in Sydney, and was able to indulge myself whenever I chose. On some days I couldn't find the time but on other days, when I did have the time, I still chose not to surf.
Why not? For one of two reasons, either the surf was too big and there was too much danger or the surf was too small and there was not enough fun. My physical risk tolerance didn't change from one day to another, what changed was my perception of the risk/reward being offered on that particular day. So my behavior changed, not because of a change in my risk tolerance, but because of a change in how I perceived the situation.
Adjacent to Bronte beach are two other beaches, Tamarama and Coogee. Tamarama is a more dangerous beach. On any given day the waves are usually bigger there than at Bronte. On the other hand, Coogee beach usually has much smaller waves. When the waves were too small at Bronte, I would consider surfing at Tamarama. Similarly, when the waves were too big at Bronte, I would consider surfing at Coogee.
We can think of this stretch of the Sydney coastline as representing the investment market, with Coogee being a 30% stocks portfolio, Bronte a 50% stocks portfolio and Tamarama a 70% stocks portfolio. Just as the general surf conditions will impact differently on the three beaches, so general market conditions will impact differently on the three portfolios. Even though risk tolerance hasn't changed, the choice of beach/portfolio can change depending on perceptions of risk/reward.
Risk behavior is not solely determined by risk tolerance. Risk perception is also a factor, as are goals and perceived alternatives, not to mention risk capacity.
At the risk of taking this analogy too far, let's consider risk capacity. In any particular surf conditions there will occasionally be a set of much bigger waves. When I was younger, fitter and had better lung capacity, I could handle a set of waves which today would drown me. So while the general surf conditions might be okay on a particular day, the possibility of a big set could, today, persuade me not to surf because of my reduced risk capacity.
As an experienced surfer I am very confident about my surfing decisions. Interestingly, though I am also an experienced investor, I am less confident about my investing decisions. In my view, it is easier to understand the surf as it relates to my physical self than it is to understand investment markets as they relate to my financial self.
Our clients are usually not experienced investors and, even if they are, a second opinion and some expert guidance can be invaluable. To fulfil our role in untangling risk for clients, we need to have a proper general understanding of market risk and proper specific understandings of our clients' risk tolerance and risk capacity. Successfully guiding clients through the risk maze not only ensures that they make the best decisions for them but, by increasing their understanding, will also give them more confidence in those decisions.


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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
In business, we often look to social media as another venue through which to achieve our business goals. It's a marketing goldmine - at least that's what the experts are telling us. Sites like Facebook and Twitter are the websites and apps that the people, our potential customers, are visiting, so putting out our marketing messages on these venues makes absolute sense.
The problem with that premise is that people aren't going to those sites to receive marketing. One can argue that the same is true for television and they would be right. Television is an extremely effective advertising platform for many despite the fact that most people don't like seeing advertisements. The real difference is choice. On television, radio, and other venues, we have the choice to change the channel but normally we sit through and watch the marketing in between our shows because we don't want to miss it when it comes back on. On social media, the messages are chosen. Those who are posting content that doesn't appeal can be easily unfollowed. In the case of Facebook, they can be blocked, removed from the news feed, unfollowed, and even reported as spam.
It's a paradox. How does a business achieve their goals on social media while maintaining a connection with the audience that prevents them from blocking us? There are several answers to this question and many different strategies that can work, but one of the easiest and most underutilized is simply posting the things that we and our audience enjoy.
In the example above, the city in which a car dealership resided had their local team playing for their playoff lives. Sunday was the day that would determine whether it was time to pack it up for the season or continue on into the playoffs. The post itself, a simple message, was put on Facebook the day before the game and promoted through Facebook ads. The results were very strong. It had over 100 likes, a handful of comments, and dozens of shares, the majority of which were done by locals to the area since the Facebook ads were extremely geo-targeted.
How will this help them sell more cars? First, it expresses the dealership's personality. They love their local team. It's not a marketing ploy - the owners and most of the employees are strong supporters of their football team. Second, it's a shared love - many of their customers and potential customers are fans. These two things are great from a PR and branding perspective but they don't answer the question of how this directly helps them sell more.
That answer is the algorithmic response. When a piece of content resonates and is widely liked and shared by the target audience, it dramatically improves the ability for the marketing messages that follow to be seen by the same people and their friends. Facebook's and Google+'s algorithms are designed to reward businesses and individuals who post popular content with more visibility. By working in the truly likable things within a business' market area into the overall social media mix, the marketing messages will see more exposure. One strategically placed and properly promoted "fun" or "inspiring" message followed by one or two marketing messages will have a dramatically higher reach than a flurry of marketing messages that are not set up by the fun pieces.
The easiest way to find the right content is to look inwards. What do you know? What do you like? What do you enjoy that your audience will enjoy as well? For local businesses, it's best to stay laser focused; don't jump on a movie's buzz bandwagon, for example, but stay in the realm of your business' expertise and/or the local area's interest.
As with so many pieces of advice that I've been giving lately, the moral of the story is that if you "keep it real" and deliver authentic messages that resonate within you, there's a good chance they'll resonate with your audience as well.
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Two years ago most dealers would say "so what, how is this helping me sell cars?"
Do you think we are we past this now?
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James Trip to Colombia Reinforces College's Malaria Leadership Role
Professor Mark A. James, executive director of global health programs for the college, spent an influential and productive week in Colombia recently, representing Kent State and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As chair of the scientific advisory group (SAG) for the NIH-supported International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, James visited Cali, Tumaco and Medellin from May 28-June 4, meeting with numerous experts from the academic, scientific and medical communities, as well as representatives from the media and citizens of the regions in which he traveled.
In addition to holding an annual business meeting, SAG members visited neighborhoods in Tumaco, an endemic area, where they observed mosquito breeding sites, saw demonstrations of mosquito trapping inside and outside of houses and visited malaria surveillance facilities. Center of Excellence representatives from Guatemala, Panama and Peru were present, along with SAG members from Colombia and the United States. James conducted several media interviews in Tumaco, providing his assessment of the international impact of malaria research in Colombia.
Following the SAG meeting, James participated in a two-day symposium regarding prospects for the elimination of malaria in non-Amazonia regions. Speakers included malaria control authorities from throughout Colombia, as well as members of the international scientific community. The Colombian minister of health was present and expressed gratitude for the international community's supportive efforts to help control and eliminate malaria. James also met with representatives of the Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseases (PECET), an interdisciplinary group focused on the design, development and evaluation of strategies for the prevention and control of tropical disease in Colombia and Latin America. In addition, he provided assistance and advice regarding human subject research to the ethics committees affiliated with the Malaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center and the Imbanaco Medical Center in Cali. James also explored internship opportunities for Kent State students, discussed partnerships with local universities and met with potential candidates for doctoral study.
"I'm proud to say that we're increasing the international profile of the College of Public Health and Kent State," says James. "My presence in Colombia as chair of the SAG on malaria research was recognized by our NIH, specifically the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, along with the Pan American Health Organization and the Colombian scientific and academic communities," he explains. "This has already led to further discussions on future international internship, practicum and dissertation opportunities for our students," he continues. "What's more, this serves to emphasize the importance of cross-border cooperation in addressing major global public health problems such as malaria," James concludes.


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Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, corn, or another cereal is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal and grits are all grain products. There are two main types of grain products: whole grains and refined grains.
- Whole grains contain the entire grain – the bran, germ and endosperm. Examples include whole wheat, oats/oatmeal, rye, barley, corn, popcorn, brown rice, wild rice, buckwheat, triticale, bulgur (cracked wheat), millet, quinoa, and sorghum.
- Refined grains have been milled (ground into flour or meal) which results in the bran and germ being removed. This gives grains a finer texture and improves their shelf life. This process removes some important nutrients, including B-vitamins, iron and dietary fiber. Some examples of refined grains are wheat flour, enriched bread and white rice.
Most refined grains are enriched, which means that some of the B vitamins and iron are added back after processing. Fiber, however, is not added back to enriched grains. Some examples of enriched grains are wheat flour, enriched bread and white rice.
Eating whole grains provides important health benefits:
- Many whole grains are good or excellent sources of dietary fiber. Most refined grains contain little fiber.
- Dietary fiber from whole grains, as part of an overall healthy diet, may help improve blood cholesterol levels, and lower risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
- Dietary fiber can make you feel full, so you may eat fewer calories. Including whole grains in your diet plan may help you reach or manage a healthy weight.
Grains are also important sources of many nutrients:
- B vitamins (thiamin (Vitamin B1), riboflavin (Vitamin B2), niacin (Vitamin B3) and folate (Vitamin B9) are important in a variety of biological functions.
- Folate (folic acid), one of the B vitamins, helps the body form new cells and can prevent certain birth defects.
- Iron is used to carry oxygen in the blood.
- Magnesium is a mineral that is involved in more than 300 processes in the body.
- Selenium is important for a healthy immune system and regulating thyroid hormone action.
It's important to include a variety of grains in your eating plan because grains differ in their nutrient content. Whole grains can be a good source of fiber, but refined grains usually are not.
Whole grains are consumed in the United States either as a single food (e.g., wild rice, popcorn) or as an ingredient in a multi-ingredient food (e.g., in multi-grain breads).
Whole grains cannot be identified by the color of the food. Bread, for example, can be brown because of molasses or other ingredients, not necessarily because it contains whole grains. That's why it's important to read the ingredient list on the food nutrition label. For many whole-grain products, you will see the words "whole" or "whole grain" before the grain's name in the ingredient list. The whole grain should be the first ingredient listed.
Choose whole grain foods that contain one of the following ingredients first on the label's ingredient list:
- whole wheat, graham flour,
- oatmeal,
- whole oats,
- brown rice,
- wild rice,
- whole-grain corn,
- popcorn,
- whole-grain barley,
- whole-wheat bulgur and whole rye.
When grocery shopping, an easy way to identify healthy food choices is to look for the Heart-Check mark on food labels.
|This mark on a whole-grain food product means that it:
Dietary fiber is the term for several materials that make up the parts of plants your body can't digest. Fiber is classified as soluble or insoluble.
Dietary Fiber
Soluble fiber
- Soluble fibers are able to swell and hold water.
- When eaten regularly as part of a diet low in saturated fat and trans fat soluble fiber has been associated with increased diet quality and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Soluble fiber modestly reduces LDL ("bad") cholesterol beyond levels achieved by a diet low in saturated and trans fats alone.
- Oats have a greater proportion of soluble fiber than any other grain.
- Insoluble fiber has been associated with decreased cardiovascular risk and slower progression of cardiovascular disease in high-risk individuals.
- Wheat, rye, rice, and most other grains are primarily composed of insoluble fiber.
Legumes, beans, and peas are also excellent sources of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Certain fruits and vegetables are better sources of both soluble and insoluble fiber than others. Many processed oat bran and wheat bran products (such as muffins, chips, waffles) may be made with refined grains, not the whole grain. They also may be high in sodium, added sugars and saturated fat. Read labels carefully.
Getting the Right Amount Counts
How many servings of grains do you need each day? It depends upon your age, gender and calorie needs. The American Heart Association recommends that at least half of your grains are whole grains.
We recommend obtaining fiber from foods rather than from fiber supplements. Check the Nutrition Facts label on food packages to find foods with a higher amount of fiber. The daily value for fiber is 25 grams of fiber each day for a 2,000 calorie diet.
Serving SizeThe following count as 1 ounce-equivalent (or 1 serving) of whole grains:
- 1 slice whole-grain bread (such as 100% whole-wheat bread)
- 1 cup ready-to-eat, whole-grain cereal
- 1⁄2 cup cooked whole-grain cereal, brown rice, or whole-wheat pasta
- 5 whole-grain crackers
- 3 cups unsalted, air-popped popcorn
- 1 6-inch whole-wheat tortilla
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- Adrian Sutil confirmed as Force India's second driver
- The German will join Paul di Resta for the 2013 season
- Sutil is rejoining the team after a one-year's absence
- He was convicted of assault in 2011
Adrian Sutil was confirmed Thursday as Force India's second driver for the 2013 Formula One season, pledging to make the most of his "second chance" after being sacked by the British-based team following a conviction for assault.
The German will join Scot Paul di Resta at Force India, who finished seventh in the constructors' championship last season.
The 30-year-old Sutil is returning to the team he drove in from 2007 - 2011, originally Spyker, until Force India took over.
Sutil sat out last season after being replaced by compatriot Nico Hulkenberg, who has subsequently moved to Sauber.
He had been involved in an altercation in a Shanghai bar after the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix with Lotus co-owner Eric Lux.
He was later given an 18-month suspended sentence by a Munich court after Lux filed assault charges.
"I want to thank Sahara Force India for giving me a second chance," he told the official F1 website.
"Having been away from the sport, I'm even more determined to achieve my goals in Formula One.
The decision to rehire Sutil in favor of the team's 2012 reserve driver Jules Bianchi of France was not an easy one said team principal Vijay Mallya.
"It was a close call, but ultimately we felt that Adrian's experience and historic links to the team gave him the edge, and will provide us with the best possible chance of realizing our ambitions for the coming season.
"If he can rediscover the exceptional form he showed in the second half of 2011, I'm confident that we can pick up where we left off at the end of 2012."
Sutil, who has made 90 Grand Prix starts, has a best finish of fourth at the 2009 Italian GP.
All the F1 teams are in Barcelona this week for the final round of testing ahead of the start of the season in Australia in a fortnight's time.
Thursday's rain-hit session at the Catalunya circuit saw Australia's Mark Webber record the fastest time after conditions dried out in the afternoon.
The Red Bull star was timed at one minute 22.693 seconds, nearly two seconds quicker than Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes.
Hamilton was fastest in the morning in the wet and completed 113 laps as he fine tunes his new car ahead of the opening race.


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New music from Ja Rule and Harry-O, recorded before Ja started his prison stint a month or so back. Pain Is Love 2 coming soon.
Ja Rule – F*ck 'Em All (Feat. Harry-O)
Ashanti and Ja Rule remind us how great their chemistry is on "Helpless" from The Hamilton Mixtape.
Ja Rule Smacks A Beer Throwing Heckler (Video)
An angered Ja Rule smacked a heckler in the face last night at Harrah's Pool After Dark in Atlantic City after being hit with…
Ja Rule – Tell Your Friends (Remix)
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Today in Florida, President Obama will announce his new goals for the NASA space program. Robots will go to space instead of humans. And Americans may never walk on the Moon again. But is that a bad thing?
UPDATE: Obama's speech has concluded. Speech highlights are here.
The new NASA budget
In February, Obama announced the new budget for NASA, which involved cutting the Constellation "humans on the Moon" program. It also outlined ways that NASA would retire its human space travel projects, outsourcing those to private companies like SpaceX. But it also fattened up NASA's research budget considerably, allocating billions of dollars for robots to explore the solar system and pave the way for a Mars colony. (You can read a detailed analysis of that budget here.)
Astronaut Neil Armstrong says this is "devastating"
Astronaut Neil Armstrong has just come out vehemently opposing Obama's plans. In an open letter to the president, he wrote:
Although some of these proposals have merit, the accompanying decision to cancel the Constellation program, its Ares 1 and Ares V rockets, and the Orion spacecraft, is devastating.
America's only path to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station will now be subject to an agreement with Russia to purchase space on their Soyuz (at a price of over 50 million dollars per seat with significant increases expected in the near future) until we have the capacity to provide transportation for ourselves. The availability of a commercial transport to orbit as envisioned in the President's proposal cannot be predicted with any certainty, but is likely to take substantially longer and be more expensive than we would hope.
It appears that we will have wasted our current $10-plus billion investment in Constellation and, equally importantly, we will have lost the many years required to recreate the equivalent of what we will have discarded.
For The United States, the leading space faring nation for nearly half a century, to be without carriage to low Earth orbit and with no human exploration capability to go beyond Earth orbit for an indeterminate time into the future, destines our nation to become one of second or even third rate stature. While the President's plan envisages humans traveling away from Earth and perhaps toward Mars at some time in the future, the lack of developed rockets and spacecraft will assure that ability will not be available for many years.
However, other astronauts like Sally Ride and Buzz Aldrin have been very vocal in their support for Obama's new goals for NASA.
Can Constellation be saved?
At stake is whether America will continue putting humans into space, which puts the Constellation program front and center of the debate.
According to the Wall Street Journal:
Congress wants to save NASA's existing exploration program, called Constellation, which was expected to produce 25,000 jobs and more than $60 billion in contractor revenue over its lifetime.
As originally conceived, Constellation was a $100 billion project to take astronauts into orbit, and later to deploy next-generation rockets and landers to explore the moon and, eventually, pave the way for manned exploration of Mars.
The White House believes the Constellation program will take too long and that a fresh approach is required. Lawmakers say they are skeptical of the president's plan to entrust core functions of the space program to untested start-up companies.
NASA chief Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, said Mr. Obama's visit to Florida would persuade doubters that "he is dedicated to exploration and human space flight" and "committed to a vibrant future" for NASA.
The president also plans to provide details on a few concessions, such as retaining a small portion of the Constellation program, as well as announcing that workers who lose their jobs when the space shuttle retires will be eligible for retraining and other benefits, according to people familiar with the matter.
The White House responds
Yesterday in a press conference Robert Gibbs told reporters who asked about Neal Armstrong's criticisms:
An independent commission was formulated to study where the [space] program was, whether it was capable of fulfilling what it said it was going to do. The commission — and, again, an independent commission — came back and said that was un-executable, not going to happen. What the President has done is put in place something that is sustainable, that will return astronauts and rockets to space, increase our investment in cutting-edge research and innovation, and provide us the best opportunities.
You can listen to Obama announcing his NASA goals live at 2:50 EDT here.
Additional research from Andrew Liptak.


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"It's about the guests," mused the good-natured Executive Chef Charlie Reed as he fiddled with a small piece of paper, methodically turning it over and over in his well-worn hands. Henry's Place is new, but the intimate ambience and impeccable service allow guests to feel right at home. Setting a tone of supreme comfort and excellence, their first American Brigade Wine Dinner last night began with an intoxicating strip of lightly-scored garlic bread and a small bowl of gorgonzola-wine sauce that I unabashedly would like to be alone in a secluded and dark place with. It was warm with a swoon-worthy viscosity and a magnificent depth of flavor that enveloped my senses with bright punches of citrus, wine, creamy gorgonzola, mushroom, and garlic.
The 1st course, roasted lemon quail perched amidst a pool of rich, velvety natural jus, was perfectly cooked with a bright and complex filling. A delicate quail egg resting on a gold coin beside it was a triumphant sunburst of flavor – clean, smooth, and impossibly delicious. The Franciscan Chardonnay, my favorite of the evening, was rich and alive with notes of butterscotch, pear, apple, citrus, and honey, rounding out the flavors of the dish impeccably.
The 2nd course, a consommé with a chicken-fennel mousse, smelled like Thanksgiving. In a very, very good way. I spent my first minute or so with it simply closing my eyes and inhaling the comforting wafts that curled upwards and embraced my nose. The mousse was a cloud, enveloping a tender thyme- and lemon-laced meatball. A Parisian potato offered a nice variation in texture, while ribbons of shaved fennel danced around my spoon, casting a veil over the delicate slice of smoked duck hiding at the bottom of the bowl. The wine, a Sauvignon Blanc, was dry and slightly bitter with an intense acidity that made the overall flavor tart. It paired perfectly with the dish.
The 3rd course, a Honey-Blueberry sorbet to cleanse the palate, was brightly-flavored and served at the perfect temperature – not too cold, but cold enough that it balanced out the warm consommé we had just eaten. I tasted more citrus than blueberry, but it was appropriately tart and sweet.
The 4th course was my favorite. A Morbier pear potato was gorgeous and impressive with a smooth, rich, and impossibly light interior. Sweet, crunchy caramelized squash waited to be devoured inside of a freshly-hollowed roma tomato. Veal stuffed with king crab was superb, and the luscious veal glace was dark, rich and complex. It tied everything on the plate together, striking a perfect balance with each component. The Cabernet Sauvignon had less body than the previous wines, and it smelled sweet, but had a sharp, slightly bitter taste that worked well with the veal farce.
The 5th course, a Malabar salad, was a general favorite among the diners. It was clean, crisp, and balanced. The peking duck pate was like butter, the Fol Epi cheese underneath made the dish divine, and the roasted shallot vinaigrette… Purrrr. The Pinot Noir was incredible - alone, it managed a lovely balance of acidity, sweetness, and bitterness, but with the salad, it was simply stunning.
Dessert was a work of art. Flowers of piped chocolate, the petals filled with brightly-colored gels, bloomed across the plate from a gorgeous (and HUGE) slice of key lime charlotte with a layer of slightly bitter spiced chocolate mousse that formed a gingerbread flavor with the crust. A pool of luscious sauce sat to the side with a bonbon that proved a very elegant version of cookies and cream, impossibly smooth inside once the crisp shell cracked with the slightest pressure of my tongue. Chef Charlie even hand-crafted tiny marzipan mice with sugary, striped tails that sat atop the charlottes. Almost too cute to eat. Almost. The accompanying Moscato was smooth with a bright acidity and a subtle effervescence that helped to cut the richness of the dish, and in turn, the dessert lessened the sweetness of the wine, producing a balanced and distinct pop of orange flavor.
The representative from Southern Wine & Spirits of Kentucky, Joey Aarvig, was friendly and knowledgeable, and my server, Rebecca, was prompt, sweet, and attentive.
As a chef, I have to comment on the fact that the kitchen not only put out a separate 6-course wine dinner flawlessly, but did so without a single hiccup during regular service for a completely full restaurant. Bravo.
Every dish was delicious, nicely-portioned, elaborate, and well-seasoned. The amount of thought that went into the dinner is astounding, and I am truly impressed. Henry's Place is the epitome of Louisville fine dining – elegant with great service, friendly faces, delicious food, and an atmosphere that encourages relaxation. They take a distinct pride in employing a very experienced staff of people who care about the quality of your dining experience. I felt completely taken care of and I ate an unforgettable meal. It truly is all about the guests, and I will certainly return.


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