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MNFE 500: Intro to Financial Accounting
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Synonym:84371 (for web registration)
Faculty:Jennifer Elder
Semester:Summer 2012
Meeting Schedule:TBA (TBA)
Fulfills requirement for meeting proficiency in financial accounting. Required of and restricted to MBA students (except those taking MNFE 506 Intro to Financial Accounting Test). Section A: this online course is available throughout the summer semester. The final day to register for Section A is August 6, 2012. Students must complete this course and pass the test with 80% or better by August 17.

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Web posted Friday, May 8, 1998 2:08 p.m. CT
It's great year for jobs
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With RICKY GEORGE
Globe-News Staff Writer
At a recent recruiting conference, Northwestern University placement director William Banis casually mentioned a college freshman he had hired to maintain his office computer network. He was astonished when dozens of companies asked for the student's name.
For college students, this is hottest hiring market in almost three decades.
With the economy booming, employers expect a whopping 27.5 percent increase in job openings for 1998 college graduates, according to an annual survey by Michigan State University.
Employers competing for an unusually small pool of graduates this year are offering stock options, tuition reimbursement and, for some top law and business graduates, starting salaries of more than $100,000. One company offered a chance at door prizes such as a TV set just to get students to fill out job applications.
Tawna Morse, career guidance technician at Amarillo College, said summer job opportunities have increased for AC students. Wages have also been higher for some these jobs, starting as high as $8 per hour.
AC's career services office receives about 100 job openings a month, Morse said, and 51 openings already have been received so far this month.
Morse said most of jobs came from out-of-town companies, many based in Austin.
Denese Skinner, West Texas A&M University's director of career services, shared Morse's optimism.
"It's an exceptional year to be graduating from college," Skinner said.
Almost every job field looks fertile for job-hunting graduates, according to Skinner. The industries hiring a lot this season include computer technology, accounting and financial services, management, education and health care.
"This year is really a very fine year to be graduating," said Patrick Scheetz, author of the Michigan State study.
The prizes in this cutthroat competition are young men and women who have grown up with their hands on a computer, giving them an edge in the increasingly technology-based corporate workplace.
"We've seen much more aggressiveness on the part of employers that has led to the class of '98 doing very well and doing very well a lot earlier, with large salary increases and bonuses," Banis said.
Average starting salaries jumped 4 percent to 5 percent, the biggest increase in 10 years, according to the survey, which contacted 497 companies this year. Starting salaries are up for a fifth consecutive year and will rise as much as 15 percent in some undergraduate fields.
Last year, the number of job openings rose about 6 percent. This year's increase represents the biggest in the survey's 27-year history. The previous biggest increase in openings was 9.2 percent for the class of 1985.
The recruiting competition is fierce in part because the number of college graduates this year and next is expected to be lower than in previous years because of a drop in the number of U.S. births years ago.
Rebecca Ingis, a University of Pennsylvania psychology major, chose a marketing job with Chicago-based Quaker Oats Co. over three other offers, all promising salaries in the middle five figures. Location determined her choice.
"I know people who've gotten six offers, eight offers," she said. "It's been pretty difficult to decide."
College placement directors say recruiters are pressing to come to campus as early as October instead of January, and are working to secure new hires through junior-year internships. Recruiters are also increasingly pressing students to accept an offer quickly or lose it.
"We've found an unusual amount of job stress and job-search burnout," Banis said, "not because of an inability to find jobs but because there are so many opportunities out there and because of employers' push to fill their labor needs early."
Employers are stressing perks and resorting to gimmicks to get recruits. GE Capital Auto Financial Services, trying to hire 250 new employees for a new installation in Barrington, Ill., said those submitting applications would earn a chance at door prizes, including a television, Chicago White Sox tickets and a $100 Ticketmaster gift certificate. The company also touted its large cafe and health club, and complete dental and eye package.
While corporations still are making thousands of layoffs, graduating students are highly prized, said John Challenger, general manager of job outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
"Technology is a part of the way companies operate today, everywhere and in every field," he said. "Older people have a hard time adapting to it, but these kids have been doing it since they were 10. That's a very powerful force."
Top average starting salaries include $44,557 for chemical engineering, up from $42,758. For electrical engineering, it was $41,167, up from $39,811, according to the Michigan State survey. But in many cases, students were being offered far more, plus signing bonuses of up to $30,000.
For graduate students, the picture is even better. MBA's in investment banking and consulting are receiving offers of more than $100,000, up from $88,000 last year. And law school graduates in major cities for the first time are seeing their salaries top $100,000.
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~Per their Facebook page, Town Hall Brewery has signed a lease for a second location at 48th and Chicago and are working on a fall opening. Located right by Cafe Levain, Ba-Gu, The Parkway Theater, Pepito's, Town Hall will add an extra eclectic element to the already hopping area. Plus, their Seven Corner location will be releasing Marmalade Sky on tap today, which is brewed with bitter and sweet orange peel, and American Amarillo hops--a fairly new variety of American hops with citrus notes. Pints of Marmalade Sky will be $2.50 today from 5pm-6pm. Also, they tapped their one and only keg of Russian Roulette, a "Belgian Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout" yesterday, so try it while it lasts--both sound delicious.
~The Wine Thief, located at 1787 St. Clair Ave. in St. Paul, one of our favorite places to find interesting and affordable wine, will be closed on Monday, June 7th and Tuesday, June 8th, to reopen on Wednesday, June 9th with their new Ale Jail! The Ale Jail will be a beer store within the wine store, offering a wide selection of craft beers, a build-your-own six pack station, and a landscaped patio (although they are unable to serve on the patio, you can still hang out, and it will be dog friendly.) Looking very forward to checking this out--their beer selection was already rad.
~On Tuesday, June 8th, from 6pm-8pm, St. Louis Park craft beer sellers extraordinaire, The Four Firkins, will hold a Northwoods Brewing tasting event, hosted by "Brad the Beer Guy." This is the first Minnesota distribution of Northwoods Brewing, a small brewpub in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and many selections will be in the house, as follows: Floppin' Crappie Lil' Bandit Brown Prickly Pilsner Kelly's Stout Birch Wood Ale White Tail Wheat Half Moon Gold Red Cedar Red Ale and Bumbl'n Bubbas Buzz'n Brew.
~And we asked local beer distributor Kelly Kuehl, the guy who know pretty much EVERYTHING about beer, his selections for the summer sippin'. Here are his top two choices:
1. Surly's Cynic. It is in the Saison style and is without a doubt one of THE most refreshing alternatives to typical wheat beers available. I give it two big thumbs up.
2. Victory's Prima Pils. In my humble opinion it is without a doubt one of the best examples of European Style Pilsner brewed in the US. It is simply stunning.
And with that all I have to say is MMMMMM beer.
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Which game provided you the best time of killing others in 2006?
Amid a swirl of controversy, EVE Online was entered into a run-off and won the 2005 award for Favorite PvP Experience. Now, in 2006, we ask if it still stacks up or if a new experience has swooped in to take charge of this most hardcore of award categories. When voting in this category, please take in consideration the underlying mechanics, the ways the game encourages fun PvP, performance and obviously your own personal opinion.
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Previous UC Alumni Award Recipients
2012 Recipients
William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement
The word that might best fit with Tom Humes is "home." Professionally, he has created 35 new communities that produced over 5,000 homesites for families throughout southwestern Ohio. As a volunteer, he has served many organizations to strengthen the Greater Cincinnati community that so many call home. And as a UC student and alumnus, he has been a model of devotion and selfless commitment toward preserving the university as a lifelong "second home" for all Bearcats.
Thomas H. Humes, Jr.
Bus '71, A&S '77
Alumni Distinguished Service Award
For many lifelong Bearcats, an essential part of the alumni experience involves giving back to the university and its current students in the form of sharing expertise gained from the successful careers launched by their UC educations. Tom Horwitz has done exactly that — imparting his knowledge and perspective to the future architects and interior designers studying in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP).
Thomas Horwitz
Mosaic Award
It's fitting that the 2012 recipient of the UC Alumni Association's Mosaic Award is someone who celebrates all of nature's colors — from black and white to yellow, blue and green. Such is life when you're the Director of Parks for the City of Cincinnati and Executive Director of the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, and when your interpretation of "inclusion" suggests a bouquet of opportunity, capability, ingenuity, sustainability, vibrancy, and the sheer wonder of natural beauty.
Willie F. Carden, Jr.
Univ '80, Bus '86 '00
The Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
Some students and new grads can be called "involved." Some young alumni are "high achievers." Some are selfless contributors to their communities. In Joe Judge, UC has an alum who sets a high standard in all those ways.
Joseph P. Judge
Bus '00
The Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
UC excels in preparing its students to hit the ground running in the business world, while also encouraging them to create impactful relationships in the community and with UC as engaged alumni. In each of these pursuits, Andrea Zahumensky exemplifies the outstanding young alumna.
Andrea Zahumensky
2011 Recipients
William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement
A Cincinnati native, Dr. Wuest served as a UC faculty member from 1967 to 2001, and is currently Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Practice. His former students and colleagues still speak of his teaching skills and ability to make all the components of the pharmacy curriculum come together. His influence continues through his work in developing the college's board of advisors, which advises the dean on all matters of education, fundraising and professional interaction.
Dr. J. Richard Wuest
Phar '58, '68, '71
Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Foley turned his UC co-op assignment at Dayton's Harris-Seybold Printing Co. into a 37-year career there. Along the way, he never lost his fire for being a Bearcat and, more importantly, for fanning the flames in his fellow alumni. He and his wife of 50 years, Marlene, established and continue to fund a scholarship for first-year students in the College of Engineering & Applied Science; he sees this as "paying it forward" to help others realize the same college opportunity he had.
Richard G. Foley
Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Watkins was a mentor and "connector" with his fellow Bearcats as a student, so it was natural to continue as an alum after his 1992 graduation from the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. His love for UC found a tremendous outlet through the UC Alumni Association, building and coordinating the Chicago alumni network. For 18 years, he has essentially been "Mr. UC" in ChicagoLand.
David Watkins
Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
In his senior year on campus, McKenzie served as president of the Class of '05, which found him leading a successful fundraising effort for that year's Senior Gift. He also was a leader in UC's Greek community, which has carried over as an alumnus. McKenzie has been a dedicated volunteer leader with the Greek Affairs Alumni Council, including current service as the organization's co-chair.
Drew E. McKenzie
Bus '05
Mosaic Award
Throughout his career, Abercrumbie has been driven to help create greater equity of opportunity for the underrepresented, and his efforts have earned him many distinctions. He is an accomplished educator, administrator, innovator, collaborator, advocate, ambassador and mentor. And through his efforts in those roles at UC, his determination and compassion have altered the institutional landscape.
Watch him on In Focus speak on the topic of the UC Alumni Assocation
2012 Recipients
Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie
Mosaic Award
Dr. Edmondson has served in higher education, in the traditional healthcare field, and in the public sector, yet she has made perhaps her greatest impact working — hands-on and as a tireless advocate — with organizations bringing health-related opportunities to African nations. Currently, her efforts are expended on behalf of the humanitarian organization CARE International, which provides an array of emergency relief, post-disaster rehabilitation, and community-based projects to address countries' most threatening problems.
Dr. Marilyn A. Edmondson
Nur '62, CECH '76
2010 Recipients
William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement
Nancy Hamant was a teacher and administrator at local high schools before becoming an instructor and eventually an associate professor in the College of Education. Beyond classroom teaching, she was instrumental in accreditation review of schools nationally and even internationally, and she developed a reputation for expertise in training teachers and mentoring students, faculty and staff.
Dr. Nancy Hamant
Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Bob Dobbs has been one of his university's most passionate supporters and on-the-ground leaders, inspiring and cultivating excellence in academics, athletics, development, community service, and shaping the alumni experience.
Robert Dobbs
Bus '76, '88
Alumni Distinguished Service Award (awarded posthumously)
Jim Kelly, Sr., was an institution at UC — a passionate player, coach, administrator, alumnus, ambassador and friend all rolled into one. His loss on January 12, 2009, was felt in all corners of the university community.
Jim Kelly, Sr.
The Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
Ryan Rybolt used his UC education as a springboard to a fast-rising career in the business world as well as becoming a dedicated leader for a variety of community causes. His company, Infintech LLC (Innovative Financial Technologies), of which Rybolt is president and chief operating officer, provides electronic payment processing to business clients nationwide.
Ryan Rybolt
Eng '97
UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award
Becky Lee is an assistant professor in UC's College of Nursing and an emerging national advocate for the delivery of health care to underserved populations.
Dr. Rebecca Lee
RWC '01, Nur '03, '05, 08
UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award (awarded posthumously)
Linda Bates Parker was the director of UC's Career Development Center for 22 years until her passing on December 10, 2009.
Linda Bates Parker
UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award
Erin Riehle is the director of disability services and founder/co-director of Project SEARCH, a unique healthcare and education collaboration, for Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
J. Erin Riehle
Nur '81, '92
2009 Recipients
William Howard Taft Medal for Notable Achievement
Marjorie Motch has devoted her life to community service and volunteer leadership in the Cincinnati area, notably in the fields of girls' and young women's development.
Marjorie McCullough Motch
Hon '03
Alumni Distinguished Service Award (awarded posthumously)
Glenn Sample, who passed away in November 2008, was a legend in the UC community as a student-athlete and later a record-setting coach and administrator, as well as the long-time official scorer for the Cincinnati Reds.
Glenn Sample
The Jeffrey Hurwitz Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award
Karl Zimmer is the vice president of supply chain for General Cable Corp.
Karl J. Zimmer
Eng '99
The inaugural UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award
Kenneth Davis, Jr is the assistant dean for diversity and community affairs, as well as professor of surgery and clinical anesthesia at the UC College of Medicine.
Kenneth Davis, Jr., M.D.
The inaugural UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award
Beverly Malone is the CEO of the National League for Nursing and a national leader in the health and nursing fields for many years.
Beverly L. Malone, Ph.D., R.N.
Nur '70, A&S '82


text: No one said that anything was going to come easy for the Del Oro High football team this season. After two tough losses to start the '08 campaign, the Golden Eagles played their best contest of the year and ended up holding off visiting Enochs of Modesto, 31-28, last Friday for their first win of the season. Led by senior quarterback Mason Magleby, junior running back Bryce Pratt and a tough defense that shackled Enochs' running game, the Golden Eagles built a 17-7 halftime lead, extended it to 31-15 and then held off the late charging visitors for the win. Del Oro won't have too much time to savor the hard fought win as the Golden Eagles will hit the road to the San Joaquin Valley Saturday for a game against Merced. The contest is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be played at Atwater High School's stadium which is located off Highway 99 near the old Castle Air Force Base. Merced, a defending Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I finalist, is 2-1 after falling last week in Fresno to nationally rated Edison, 43-12. In last Friday's win, the contest wasn't secured until Del Oro's Fred Cargile fell on an Enochs on-sides kick with less than two minutes to play and the Black and Gold proceeded to run out the clock with Pratt handling the time-consuming chores. Pratt finished the game with 117 yards rushing on 27 carries that included a pair of two-yard scoring runs in the first half. Pratt's first score wiped out an early Enochs lead while the second gave the Loomis gridders the lead for good with just over three minutes left in the first half. Magleby was also a key factor for the winners. The senior Del Oro quarterback hit on 15 of 27 passes for 149 yards, rushed 12 times for 51 yards and two scores and also found time to boot a 28-yard field goal as the first-half clock wound down that helped Del Oro take a 17-7 advantage into the locker room at the break. "It was a good win for us," said Del Oro coach Casey Taylor. "We got the monkey off our backs." Taylor also praised the work of Pratt as a big key in the win. "Bryce had a big game for us tonight," said Taylor. "He always plays tough for us and tonight he got the tough yards when we needed them." Taylor also singled out the defensive work of Joe Brunet, Casey Cox and Blake Landry in the win as Del Oro was forced to survive a second-half aerial attack by the visitors.


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'The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan' Anime Adaptation in the Works
Haruhi Suzumiya, you know this name right? If you are a anime freak like me than you might know this anime which is actually one of the most popular anime.
Recently the SOS Dan revealed the plans of releasing a spin-off series based on Nagato, yup that unsocial alien. The announcement was made in a quite special way. They created an 'error page' at haruhi.tv and below which they linked the page to the anime reveal.
Plot: The spin-off of "The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi" begins! This time the main heroine is Yuki! The story revolves around Yuki and Kyon, about their school life, their club activities, their comedic schoolmates, and the bits and pieces of romantic times that the two have together.
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan ( Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu) is Puyo 's official spinoff manga based on Nagaru Tanigawa 's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series.


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The rock arch is lost. It's around here somewhere but could be anywhere; we've searched all morning and gotten nowhere. Picking my way through boulders and gnarled junipers, I reach the scalloped rim of a high mesa and peer over the edge. My stomach drops. This part of Canyonlands National Park is known as the Needles District, a name too bureaucratically tidy to describe the slickrock chaos erupting from the valley below. There are knobs, blobs, towers, and fins, a euclidean geometrystraining array containing every shape of sculpted rock save the one we're seeking. The arch is lost.Two men join me on the overlook. The first wears a plaid Western shirt neatly tucked into blue Levi's. Leathery, all limbs and no body fat, he steps nimbly to the precipice. "Did you talk to Alex Ranney?" he is saying."I did," replies the second man. Wearing a khaki shirt, shorts, and mirrored sunglasses, he looks like a refugee from a Kalahari game drive. "Did you get any more clues?" asks Western Shirt."Nope, Ranney was elusive," replies Sunglasses."Tight-lipped.""Totally. He said, 'I want you to be able to find it yourself and get the thrill of discovery.'" The rock formation we seek is a contorted quadruple arch known as Klingon Battle Cruiser. The first recorded sighting wasn't until 1994 by Ranney, a canyoneer from Tucson, Arizona. Not on any map or trail, it has probably been glimpsed by fewer than a dozen people in the history of the park. Tom Budlong (Western Shirt) and Tom Van Bebber (Sunglasses) desperately want to add their names to the list. These guys are no casual tourists. Rather, they're members of a singularly possessed subspecies of Desert ratus americanus. They are arch hunters.Few sights are as celebrated in—or as iconic of—the American West as the natural rock arch. Symbolic yet fundamentally unfathomable, monumental but fragile, arches have astounded generations of desert wanderers, from Teddy Roosevelt, who camped below Rainbow Bridge in 1913, to Edward Abbey, who memorably venerated them in Desert Solitaire. America's spans are internationally recognizable wonders on par with Old Faithful and Half Dome, their shapes burned into the collective consciousness by countless photographs and films by everyone from John Ford to Ang Lee. Rock shouldn't take flight in the sky; when it does, in scorn of known physical laws, people take notice. Arches National Park, America's best known repository of spans, draws more than 800,000 visitors each year from around the world. Yet despite such obvious attraction, few consider searching outside park boundaries—even though the Colorado Plateau has the highest density of rock arches worldwide. There are at least 2,000 stone spans scattered throughout the Four Corners states, a bounty that by and large is reaped only by arch zealots like Budlong and Van Bebber. The pair belongs to the world's preeminent, and perhaps only, arch-hunting club—NABS, the Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Its 110 members scour the globe by plane, boat, 4x4, and foot. They prowl Antarctic islands, Algerian sands, and the canyons of the American Southwest. Aesthetes, arch hunters worship the limitless ways that rock defies gravity. Obsessives, they study, measure, and photograph every span they see. True explorers, they live for the moment of discovery: rounding a canyon bend to spot a miracle of natural engineering that perhaps nobody else in the world has ever seen.In the case of Klingon Battle Cruiser, that moment of revelation is proving hard to come by. Van Bebber had invited me along on a week's worth of arch hunting, hoping I might catch the fever. This is not an encouraging start. He examines a map, scratches his chin, and sighs, "It's probably just right below us." I leave the pair to study their charts and hike several hundred yards along the rim. Looking down at an expanse of tawny rock, I realize I am gazing through it—through a yawning window at the tiny green dots of trees in the valley below. Nearby, I see three additional portals. "Over here!" I shout.Until this moment my conception of arch shape had been uncomplicated: a single sideways parenthesis, more or less. This one, however, has ribbons of rock that swoop like the curves of a Möbius strip to form a quartet of linked arches. I step carefully from the canyon rim onto the top of the arch and feel a swirl of vertigo. After it subsides I take a second step, then a third, following a rock catwalk into blue sky. Reaching the apex I rotate slowly around, a full 360 degrees, the canyon bottom hundreds of feet straight below. The birth of an arch: It usually begins with a freestanding fin of rock. Material is removed from the center like a hole being punched to make a doughnut. Many forces can accomplish this (crashing waves, rushing rivers, oozing lava), but another process is behind most of the spans in the Southwest—seeping water. The structural dynamics of fins are such that the lower-central region tends to be the thinnest, weakest, and most crack-ridden. Water works into these seams, expands as ice, and snaps loose hunks of rock. This continues for hundreds or even thousands of years. The lower center gradually drops away; the abutments on either side are compressed and strengthened by the weight bearing down from above; at last a natural arch erodes through what was once solid rock. Worldwide, arches number in the tens of thousands, and probably no place is better suited to their formation than the Colorado Plateau. The ubiquitous sandstone is porous and erosive. The geological strata are such that harder layers lie atop weaker ones; the softer rock erodes from below to leave an arch standing above. And finally, the plateau is in the midst of a rapid geological uplift. Cliff walls push higher while at the same time rivers and meltwater carve deeper and faster. The twin forces produce the critical fins and cracks.The process is unguided, the results wildly unpredictable. Arches curve daintily from the sides of bluffs like teacup handles and extend long and straight over mesas like cello bows. They're as symmetrical as the arch of St. Louis or as warped as any design by Frank Gehry. They are named for resemblances to objects—Mask, Needle, Ring, the ever popular Window—and also to animals—Woodpecker, Seahorse, Fire Ant, Camel, Caribou. Many are no larger than footstools; a few are so wide that a 747 could roar through. Quadruple, quintuple, and even sextuple spans exist. Limitless variety is what makes arch hunting addictive. Something unexpected always awaits. A day after finding Klingon Battle Cruiser, I stand at the base of an undulating mass of slickrock, a natural staircase of narrow benches and tilted slopes. With Van Bebber's outstretched palms providing a necessary toehold on blank rock, I scramble up to the first shelf. After walking along it until I find a low-angle passage, I clamber to the next level of the staircase, and the next. A few hundred yards upslope is my goal: the massive triangular portal of Cleft Arch. The only visible route up to the fourth and final bench, however, is too steep. Frustrated, I follow the shelf south and round a corner to make a startling discovery. Tucked under an overhang, invisible until I'm right upon it, is an Anasazi ruin with three well-preserved walls of neatly stacked stone. Arch hunting, I'm learning, often yields much more than the arches themselves. The next morning Van Bebber pilots a Land Cruiser across the sprawling country of southern Canyonlands. The NABS president has an open Molson Golden pinched between his thighs, the beer cozy fighting a losing battle against the day's heat. His wife, Cindy Bell, rides shotgun and clutches a GPS in one hand and a pair of binoculars in the other. Van Bebber, gesturing toward the red-rock bluffs flanking the road, communicates with her in spousal arch hunter code."Nav, is that UT 910?" Van Bebber asks."Yep, I think so," Bell replies. "Pull over!" She hops out to take a telephoto-lens picture of a cliff-top formation. The couple's goal is to gather information—measurements, photographs, GPS coordinates—about various obscure spans. These details, though, matter less to me. What I'm really hoping for is to find an arch that has never before been reported.The moment comes late in my final afternoon in Canyonlands. As we drive toward camp, I look out the window and spot something atop the northwest wall of Lavender Canyon. Something that isn't on the maps. It's rare, and virtually impossible to verify, that you are the first human ever to see a particular arch, but it's enjoyably common to be the first in history to formally record your viewing. My excitement mounts even as the veterans advise caution. "When the adrenaline gets going, everything starts to look like an arch," Bell warns. But I'm sure. It's a petite but distinct loop of rock on the horizon. Van Bebber pulls up next to a cottonwood and, after peering upward for a few minutes, issues the confirmation. "I'm putting down New Arch. Five feet [two kilometers]." For years the Guinness Book of World Records contained this tantalizing factoid: "The highest natural arch is the sandstone arch 25 miles (40 kilometers) west-southwest of K'ashih, Singkiang, China, estimated to be nearly 1,000 feet (305 meters) tall." The remote arch had surely been known locally for centuries, but word didn't reach the outside world until its discovery by renowned British explorer Eric Shipton in 1946. His book Mountains of Tartary misdescribed the location, however, and after a Guinness team was unable to find the span years later, the listing was ditched. The world's tallest arch was lost once more, and so it remained until a National Geographic expedition relocated and climbed it in 2000.It beggars belief that a significant wonder of the world could remain missing in an age of satellite imagery, but there it is. What's more, arch experts believe that many of the widest spans have yet to be found, or at least logged in the record books. According to a NABS statistical analysis, there are an estimated 400 arches in the world with a width of at least 165 feet (50 meters), and only 100 have been documented. This inspires arch hunters like Ray Millar, an Englishman who has traveled to 30 countries and all seven continents to photograph arches. On his last major trip he shot a dramatic double sea arch of volcanic basalt. The location? Spert Island, off the western tip of Antarctica. Guilain Debossens, meanwhile, claims 1,250 documentations worldwide. In October 2006 the French canyoneer and NABS member mounted his most ambitious expedition yet—a three-week, 150-mile (241-kilometer) exploration of Algeria's Tassili-n-Ajjer National Park. Traveling by camel across the Sahara, he braved sandstorms and poisonous vipers to witness a staggering and mostly undocumented collection of rock arches rivaled only by those of the American Southwest. The United States, meanwhile, is considered tapped-out for major finds—or at least it was until recently. In September 2006 a group of canyoneers led by Scott Patterson, a 32-year-old from Denver, was exploring Dinosaur National Monument in northwestern Colorado when it made a startling discovery. After fording the Yampa River, rock climbing up an unnamed peak, and rappelling into a steep-sided canyon, the team members suddenly realized they were dangling next to a massive arch. It wasn't on any map or known to park rangers; considering the remote location and the highly technical access route, it is probable that the span had never before been viewed by human eyes. Patterson returned later with equipment to measure what his team dubbed Outlaw Arch and found that it was 206 feet (63 meters) across—the ninth longest on the planet. While Van Bebber and I came across nothing of such import in Canyonlands, I have high hopes for the second half of my trip in Utah's Zion National Park. On an expedition led by NABS co-founder Jay Wilbur, we are hoping to resolve the arch world's most contentious debate: Is Kolob Arch, a hulking, cliff-top giant, the world's longest span? The question hearkens back to the great geographic mysteries of yore—the true height of Everest, the origin of the Nile—and when I arrive at the park, the answer is still unknown. Rain falls all day, then relents by late afternoon as shafts of sunlight pierce the dissipating clouds. In the middle of a forested valley encircled by rock towers, Wilbur stands by his tent gazing intently upward. I approach him with my skin scratched and clothing soggy. To reach this little-visited corner of Zion, I scaled a steep, brushy slope nicknamed "The Green Monster"; rappelled down half a dozen cliffs; and swam through inky, frigid water at the bottom of a shoulder-width slot canyon. The route was called Icebox Canyon, and, as exciting as it was, the stiffer effort comes tomorrow. I follow Wilbur's stare westward and glimpse, for the first time, the colossal span that I will soon be climbing: Kolob Arch.Kolob, in Mormon theology, is the powerful star at the center of the galaxy; it controls planets such as Earth and is next to the throne of God. Though Kolob Arch was probably known to local ranchers by the late 19th century, the remote span wasn't named until 1957. "Calling the arch Kolob made sense for a couple of reasons," Wilbur says. "One, it was at the center of some of the most majestic scenery on Earth. Two, it was already believed to be the largest natural arch in the world." Just how large, however, has long been contested. The first measurement was made in 1952 by one Victor Fritz, who, standing on the slopes far below, gauged the length at 315 feet (96 meters). (Fritz was fixated on Kolob, and he visited on six different occasions. On his final trip, he viewed his beloved span once more, then died that night of a heart attack in his sleeping bag.) In 1953 Fred Ayers, a chemistry professor from Oregon, bagged the first ascent of the arch and estimated it between 290 and 310 feet (88 and 94 meters) long. In the 1980s there were two additional expeditions, both backed by Brigham Young University. The first reported 310 feet and the second 292 (89 meters). The controversy continued.Wilbur, who has a master's degree in astronomy and writes computer software for a living, says that the past attempts were marred by a lack of scientific formality. As one of his first orders of business at NABS, he helped to assemble a panel of veteran arch hunters, park rangers, geologists, and mathematicians, who, he says, "came up with rigorous standards so that measurements would be accurate and compatible." In 2004 Wilbur used those standards to measure Kolob's only rival, Landscape Arch, a thin, soaring curve in Arches National Park. It was 290 feet. Now Kolob is in his crosshairs. The plan is for him to remain on the valley floor with an arsenal of photographic, telescopic, and survey equipment, and to use a radio to gather information from the climbing team of Wade Christensen, Josh Heiner, Tim Nguyen, and Craig Shelley, four rock climbers from Salt Lake City. Ours will be only the fifth known ascent. "You guys are going to have all of the fun tomorrow, but I'm going to survive," Wilbur jokes. "That's my compensation." The chimney is narrow, near vertical, and mossy. Dark boulders, shoe box to boxcar in size, have tumbled from unseen heights, an avalanche arrested. My turn to climb arrives. I clip an ascending device on to the rope that Heiner rigged earlier and work my way up to a narrow ledge. For almost the entire way, the ascender, connected to my harness via a runner, will keep me on a safe, short leash. It's only here at the beginning, 15 feet (5 meters) above the ground, that there's dangerous slack in the main rope, and as I step into a small puddle on the ledge . . . I slip.My arms pinwheel and my body swings out from the ledge like a piñata on a string; I drop, smack my elbow against the rock, and land on my rear in damp sand. Whoa. I'm shaken but fine, and the next time across the ledge, my steps are more sure. At the top of the chimney, a hefty boulder chokes the gap and forms a narrow cave. After squirming through, I emerge in a different world, claustrophobic dankness yielding to bright sun. We scramble up a series of ledges. We thrash through brushy gullies. By early afternoon the team stands at the base of a curving dome of Navajo sandstone. On the next two pitches, I lean back into my harness and walk my feet up the rock, sliding the ascender as I go. It feels like scaling a giant red Easter egg. And then we've made it, to the sprawling, piñon-dotted top of the mesa. Kolob is just to the south.To measure an arch, you don't determine the length of rock that arcs through the air but rather the straight-line distance it bridges. The complexities of choosing the correct points for your measurement are many, but in effect you gauge the gap. Wilbur needs to know exactly where Kolob separates from the cliff wall behind it, and only a close-up view will provide the answer.Walking onto the broad top of Kolob feels like stepping onto the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge—if that bridge spanned a sea of red rock and pine. I help Shelley affix a nylon line to a piñon growing from the middle of the arch and lower a red tether ball. The color allows it to be easily spotted by Wilbur, who has a laser range finder set up in the valley below, and the rope is marked for measurement so that we can assess the width of the arch. Christensen, Heiner, and Nguyen, meanwhile, find anchors for their climbing ropes and prepare to descend. "Don't bounce," Heiner warns. "If you do, you'll cut your rope on the edge, fall, and die." Making the first ever rappel off Kolob, they drop into the abyss, the trio looking like something out of Mission: Impossible. After identifying the precise ends of the arch—something no previous team was able to do—they radio to an ecstatic Wilbur.As they work, I hike off the arch and onto the mesa behind it for a different perspective. The entire Kolob Valley spreads before me. During the Canyonlands trip, NABS member Tom Budlong surprised me by saying that arches don't matter that much to him. "For me, they're just an excuse," he said. Now I see what he means. You can nerd out on the numbers like Wilbur, or compulsively catalog like Van Bebber and Bell, but these are just the reasons you give yourself to search, linger, and worship. Arch hunting is a convenient pretext to explore slickrock country in an entirely different way.When we finally make it back to camp, well after nightfall, Wilbur is awake and excited. "We unquestionably have the result," he says. "I just have to do all of the data processing." Several months after I return home from Utah, a manila envelope arrives in the mail from NABS. Inside is the latest copy of Span, the house organ, and I sit down immediately to read it, only slightly sheepish at how fully I've embraced arch zealotry. A member in Costa Rica relays the legend of an arch built by the devil. On another page, above a grainy photo taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, is the caption "Natural Arch on Mars?" The key item, though, begins on page one and is heralded by 36-point bold type: "Kolob Arch Measured at Last."". . . Span = 287.4 feet [87.7 meters]."Yes, right there in paragraph one, 287.4, an arm's width less than Landscape, which could now be confidently pronounced the World's Longest Arch. Kolob is number two. I feel an initial pang, but of course it doesn't really matter. Wilbur made the Landscape measurement too, so one way or another, he succeeded in his quest to determine the greatest span. Besides, with major new arches still being discovered, Landscape's reign may be temporary. Arches themselves certainly are. They usually last only 10,000 to 15,000 years and sometimes much less—mere seconds on the scale of Earthly time. When you see one, you know you are looking at something fleeting and precious. Kolob seems sturdy but isn't; the span's connection to the cliff could give within a few hundred years, Wilbur wrote. "At that point, gravity will reduce the arch to rubble. What took millennia to form and develop will be destroyed in seconds."There will always be more arches to find, though—good thing, since I've contracted the hunter's bug. My eyes linger on the back page of Span, which carries a small but enticing item from Van Bebber. He wants us to track down lost arches—ones that have been reported in the past but whose locations have been forgotten—and he writes encouragingly, "There is still no shortage of mysteries to be solved."
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6 thoughts on "Could Mo pitch again in 2012?"
Never say never. One thing working in Mo's favor is his job. Unlike a starter, he doesn't need the extra weeks to stretch his arm out and build up his pitch count. Every spring, it's almost comical how little work Mo needs to be ready for the season. So if he heals quickly enough and his knee can handle he stress, it's not outside the realm of possibility.
How 'bout activating him for Game 7 of the WS?
Not that such a game would need even more hype, but it sure would make a cool storyline.
Not that it would ever happen. With the Yankee's problems with RISP and dependance upon the long ball – they'll never make it that far. ;)
Why rush him back? I'd rather see him take the full year to rehab, and come back strong next season, than have him suffer a set back that would delay his return or possibly jeopardize it.
With Mo, while I also personally would like to not rush things, I take sort of the inverse-Wesley Snipes/Passenger 57 rule and "never bet against Mo."
So, with the emergence of Soriano and the inconsistency and injury of Robertson, would it be safe to say that Soriano will opt out of the last year of his contract and look for a longer one? If he does, does it mean the Yankees are actually in a position where they would extend him?!!? This is all as unthinkable to me as Mo being injured in the first place!
As someone who has had ACL surgery, the comments about the work Mo put in before surgery is correct. If he was able to work on strengthening his Quad and Hamstring, it will be an easier recovery after surgery because these muscles will not atrophy as much.
That said, like Brien said, it isn't worth the chance of Mo getting hurt to rush him back. Not sure of the exact number now, but when I was rehabbing everyone kept telling me that 75% of people who re-tear their ACL do so within a year of surgery. If Mo had been injured at the end of last season or early in the winter he could probably come back, but this time frame isn't worth it.


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Peyton Manning's creaking across the Heartland to the Broncos doesn't exactly blow up my kilts. But then, whatever happens in Denver can't stay in Denver, for reasons that escape my minimum security brain. Everything becomes an overblown dirigible, especially when it comes to their quarterbacks.
Maybe it's too much helium and a lack of oxygen.
John Elway comes out of Stanford, creates a ruckus, goes to Denver and can't even go to the bathroom without the papers announcing time and volume. Then Tim Tebow becomes the Coloradans' Messiah. Everybody loves Timmy, but then the hypocritical Elway, now Broncos GM — who along with coach John Fox obviously never liked Tebow in the first place — makes a rich, terribly risky play for Manning. And he ships the Chosen One off to the New York Jets, where Tebow will find no lack of sinners (and probably will have to work hard to find 12 disciples).
In fact, I wonder aloud if opponents such as the Chargers might have a simpler time preparing for Manning than they would Tebow. No question Manning's the better quarterback, but you pretty much know what Mr. P. can do and where he's going to be (if healthy). Tebow is Peyton's opposite, and there were times last year when he ran defenses into submission.
Tebow may not start in New York, but Jets opponents must prepare for him. I don't believe Timmy should start in The League, but he's a problem. The Broncos have given away an advantage and I can't say they've become more dangerous, because we have no idea how Manning will perform.
It's pure speculation. Speculation stinks.
"All of us in the league don't know what Tebow is," Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith says. "What is he going to do? You're not talking about a traditional football player.
"Manning's starting over with new teammates, but we know what he's going to do, just as we knew what Terry Bradshaw was going to do, and now what Aaron Rodgers is going to do, and teams know what Philip Rivers is going to do.
"I see no difference at all. Great players can come at any time. It's still a game of matchups. If Manning is healthy, no question he's a challenge. But I'm not sure what he'll be, the old-fashioned, Hall of Fame Manning or somebody with four neck surgeries opening himself up to nerve damage. You go into it saying he's the Hall of Fame Manning, but you can't know until he plays. For us, if we don't have a dominant defense, it won't mean a thing, because without one we're not winning a championship no matter who's quarterbacking the Denver Broncos."
Denver, Denver, Denver. I'm sick of Denver and the incredible advantage the rarefied air gives its sports teams. And those gushing that with Manning the Broncos will stroll through the AFC West and onto the Super Bowl are full of it up to their earlobes.
It isn't going to be that easy. This isn't 2008. Manning may be a four-time NFL MVP, but he just turned 36, has had at least three next surgeries (possibly four) and hasn't thrown a meaningful pass since January 2010. He never was mobile. Elway and Fox don't even know if he can play.
Suppose he can. It's doubtful he'll be as good. And as far as Super Bowls are concerned, he won one with Indianapolis, and there's no denying he had far better teams and weapons with the Colts than he's going to have with the Broncos. Has any great quarterback lost more big games with good teams in his life than Peyton Manning? Can't think of one.


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New Year is a return to the eternal beginnings. Back to where there is only hope and promise and enthusiastic, well-intentioned energy. Back to the original big bang back seat cosmic conception. Back to the future. New Year is the birthday of everything. In accordance with this understanding, New Year's Day throughout Asia, is celebrated as everybody's birthday. Everyone within society is automatically one year older all at the same time. Older and ostensibly wiser.
The time of the Great Turning is critical, for it creates the ambient atmosphere and attitude for the entire year, decade, century to come. The period preceding the actual New Year is typically devoted to reflection, repentance, restitution, resolution and focus on rebirth. Once a year, on New Year, or on our birthday, we take the time, make the commitment, to confront our true selves. To think about the intention and direction of our lives. To evaluate our progress. To assess our sins and redress the wrongs of our own doing. To promote positive personal change. To cultivate compassionate forgiveness, understanding, and acceptance of ourselves, and empathy for others so that we might truly begin anew with a clean slate.
The New Year rituals of many lands enact a literal removal of the old year and an attendant readiness for the new. At Asura, the Moroccan New Year, the figure of the mythical being, Baba Aisor,The Old Year, is buried in the earth. Similarly, in Ecuador, effigies of the old year, Año Viejo,are constructed from clothes stuffed with straw and then burned at midnight on New Year's Eve. In Laos, the Goddess of the Old Year departs on the last day, leaving the people for one full, dangerous day before Her replacement arrives. Today, in the West, the old year is personified by Old Man Time who limps out leaning on his scythe. He exits upon the arrival of the brand new baby year, scattering the used pages of the old calendar behind him.
In a grand operatic out-with-the-old-and-in-with-the-new gesture, Italians throw all the belongings that they no longer want out of their windows on New Year's Eve. Everything from used bars of soap to broken sofas is dispatched with abandon. In a more tame tradition, symbolic of the same spirit, the Mayans replace all of their articles of every day use. And in many Native American cultures, in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, hearth fires are extinguished and ritually rekindled. On Songkran, Thai New Year, birds are released from their cages to fly free and bowls of fish are returned to the rivers. In Japan, all debts are paid.
All over the world houses are scrubbed and walkways are swept clean. In old England, New Year's Day was the annual sweeping of all chimneys. The expression "to make a clean sweep" comes from this custom. Moroccans pour water over themselves, their animals, the floors and walls of their homes, and in Wales, children scatter water over the houses of their neighbors in order to bless them. At New Year in Bengal, pilgrims bathe in the River Ganges. The Cherokee spend the eve of the New Year in vigil on the banks of a river. At dawn they immerse themselves seven times, emerging purified and new like the year.
The old year never goes out with a whimper. Worldwide, the great turning of the year is greeted with raucous noise, which effectively shatters and scatters any evil spirits lurking about. Jews sound a ram's horn strong enough to cause the walls of Jericho to come tumbling down. The Chinese set off fireworks in the streets. Hungarian herdsmen crack their whips to turn the year as they would their herds. In Denmark, people smash all the year's broken crockery against the doors of their friends in a New Year benediction. In cities across America, drunken men gather on rooftops and shoot their firearms into the sky.
As the moment of the New Year approaches, Igbo children dash home and bolt themselves inside so that they won't be carried off by the old year. They bang on the door and wail the whole while, joining the village-wide loud lament. Tibetan magicians perform New Year exorcism dances wearing demons masks, brandishing daggers and beating skull drums. At midnight New Year's Eve in Japan, the watch gong rings out 108 times to purge the 108 human weaknesses describes by Buddha.
On New Year's Eve, bells, horns, whistles, and sirens ring all over the world, sending shrill cheers into the middle of the night for the grand changing of the annual guard.
On this New Year, may we all together chant, sing, shout our vision for a world of peace, understanding and goodwill among all people. May women lead the way toward a global healing for people, nations and our mutual Mother Earth.
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One of the many highlights from PONI's conference as Sandi National Laboratories last week was a lunchtime debate between PONI's own Chris Jones and John Warden (both experienced college debaters in their own right), debating whether the United States should withdraw its nuclear weapons from Europe. Following the standard debate format, Warden spoke in the affirmative before taking questions from Jones, and then Jones spoke in the negative before taking questions from Warden. PONI Director Clark Murdock questioned both Warden and Jones, and then opened the floor to questions from the audience. Following the questions, Jones and then Warden offered closing remarks.
In the affirmative, John Warden offered three reasons for why the United States should not unilaterally withdraw its weapons, but should instead take a leadership role in the conversation about what security threats really face Europe. The first advantage from removal would be credibility in the international community and in nonproliferation, especially because some countries (though not the United States or NATO) believe that the NPT does not allow the United States to place weapons on another nation's territory. What's more, Warden argued that keeping weapons in Europe demonstrates that nuclear weapons are perceived to be crucial for security. Removal will demonstrate that the United States is decreasing the role of nuclear weapons and therefore encourage our international partners to do the same. Second, Warden argued that removal will increase security because of the questionable nature of security at some of the bases. While Warden was quick to note that while the security threat remains quite low, it is nevertheless an unnecessary threat. Finally, Warden argued that removal of U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe, if done correctly, would enhance NATO's security. He argued that nuclear weapons may have certain political value, but no strategic utility, especially given the lack of adequate delivery aircraft now and in the future. In most of the scenarios actually threatening Europe, U.S. nuclear weapons would not be useful (or even usable—the response times for the weapons are measured in months) and thus would not be an effective deterrent or weapon. In his closing, Warden argued that the United States and NATO need more realistic security arrangements for Europe.
In Jones' cross-examination of Warden, he pressed Warden on what sort of alternative security arrangements might replace U.S. nuclear weapons. Warden suggested that cyber defenses, diversified energy sources and joint military exercises could also address the specific security threats to Europe. Jones countered that joint military exercises in Eastern Europe could have provocative implications vis-à-vis Russia.
In the negative, Jones offered five reasons why the United States should not remove U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe. First, as a matter of deterrence, Jones argued that they are important political weapons that serve a function and send a message that coercion will not be tolerated. What's more, in the face of Russian threatening military exercises in recent years (including a wargame involving a nuclear attack on Poland), U.S. nuclear weapons were needed. Second, Jones argued that nuclear weapons serve a fundamental role in the transatlantic link between the United States and NATO. They facilitate common funding and planning mechanisms in the alliance and no alternative arrangements could match these common activities. Jones added that U.S. nuclear weapons help protect against both horizontal and vertical escalation. Third, Jones argued that the nuclear weapons serve as a valuable tool in preventing proliferation, specifically with regards to Turkey. In the face of the growing threat from Iran, Jones argued that without U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, Turkey would either develop its own nuclear weapons or seek rapprochement with Iran. Fourth, any decision regarding the role U.S. nuclear weapons in NATO is a decision for NATO to make rather than the United States alone, and that NATO still needs to do a lot of strategic review about the decision. Fifth and finally, Jones argued that none of the alternatives proposed provide the same security benefits as American nuclear weapons. New arrangements need to measure up to nuclear defense and deterrence, and none of them have been sufficiently analyzed nor offer sufficient joint enterprises.
In Warden's cross-examination of Jones, he asked whether the use of nuclear weapons in response to a Russian incursion into Poland was a realistic more. What's more, Warden suggested that the United States and NATO could still respond with nuclear weapons if need be, even if they weren't stationed on European territory. Jones responded that it was less about the ability to use the nuclear weapons and more about the needs of our allies and the signals that nuclear weapons send them.
In his role as moderator, Clark Murdock then asked a question to both debaters. To Warden, Murdock asked whether Warden's argument that the "United States should take a leadership role in the conversation about what security threats face Europe" was really equivalent to advocating the withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons. Warden clarified his earlier remarks, arguing that in the future conversation, the United States should advocate for withdrawal, but within a NATO framework, rather than unilateral withdraw. To Jones, Murdock asked why we needed nuclear weapons deployed in Europe if we don't need them in Asia (where the security situation is more fragile). Jones responded that the difference is due to the fact that removal of the weapons would send a worrying signal and make a significant change to the existing relationship.
Clark Murdock then opened the floor to questions from the audience. The first question was for Warden, asking what role nuclear weapons could have for cyber or energy security. In his response, Warden argued that if nuclear weapons only play the role of deterring a nuclear attack then that only strengthens the argument for withdrawal. The next question concerned the possibility of linking withdrawal of U.S. nuclear weapons to cuts in Russian tactical weapons. Jones felt that they should be linked but that the Russians might not agree to it. Warden maintained that the Russians wouldn't feel that their security is advanced by removal (because they already don't consider the threat of use by the U.S. to be credible), and therefore, the United States and NATO don't have leverage to get Russia to make cuts. What's more, Warden argued that U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe don't even target Russia, so linking would be difficult.
When asked about other current drivers for interoperability within NATO (a common small arms munition, for example), Jones responded that while there are other forms of interoperability, nuclear level interoperability and cooperation is of a high-level, and therefore especially important. The next question concerned the credibility of nuclear deterrence in Europe and whether the existence of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe triggers Russia's desire to conduct trainings and be cautious about American ambitions. Warden argued that as NATO nuclear capability deteriorates, the credibility of the deterrent deteriorates, as well as the assurance value. He argued that Europeans aren't afraid of a full-scale nuclear exchange, but rather of smaller conflict where nuclear weapons would play no role. What's more, Warden suggested that Russia would not have an excuse to maintain so many nuclear weapons if we removed NATO nukes.
The last question concerned whether concessions to Russia would make them more willing to be cooperative on other issues (like Iran). Warden argued that while we don't know what specifically causes Russia to cooperate, they have recently supported UN sanctions against Iran, cancelled the S-300 sale to Iran and negotiated START, all positive signs of cooperation. And furthermore, Warden felt that even if we didn't get anything out of Russia by removing nuclear weapons, there would still be tangible benefits. Jones expressed skepticism that olive branches will play out.
In his closing remarks, Jones stressed that nuclear weapons are critical to the NATO alliance to deter conflicts. He argued that there should be a high presumption against removal because there are obvious benefits, as opposed to nebulous nonproliferation benefits. He also questioned any doubts about the security of the weapons in Europe. He maintained that nuclear weapons on European soil reiterate to Europeans that the United States is protecting them and therefore work better than alternative forms of defense, like cyber defense. And in closing, Jones argued that at their core, nuclear weapons provide a strong linking partnership between the United States and NATO.
In Warden's closing remarks, he maintained that nuclear weapons in Europe are not an effective deterrent and are not credible. He argued that what NATO really needs is a discussion about the real security threats and commitments in the region, not a focus on unlikely high-end threats. He felt there were a host of other things that the United States and NATO can do to really enhance Europeans' security and confront real threats.
While no winner was declared from the debate, it was still an extremely provocative discussion that continued amongst the audience for the rest of the day. Jones and Warden offered nuanced and detailed summaries of the issues, and fostered the sort of constructive and engaging debate that PONI is all about. Hopefully the lunchtime debate tradition continues at future PONI conferences.
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No directions are needed to locate the big blue truck called Vij's Railway Express. Just scan for a crowd near the restaurant's intersection. Dish recommendations aren't essential either — you can't go wrong.
"The Rice Puff and Chickpea Salad is one of the most unique dishes in the city," general manager Chris Carter told me as I stood waiting (briefly, despite the line) for the Lucknow Lamb Kebabs.
Spicy, slightly charred ground meat is cloaked snugly in house made chapati.
The Indian flatbread is mouthwateringly moist with sweet onion and intoxicating mint. Satisfyingly dense cassava fries, showered with an incredible seasoning, are extraordinary, too.
Each menu item represents a "station" along India's railway journey and only three of them are permanent. Have a moment with your aromatic Indian before diving in. The smell alone is more intoxicating than a perfumery.
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DAVENPORT, IA—Waste Commission of Scott County is hosting a free, guided tour of the Scott Area Recycling Center and Electronic Demanufacturing Facility from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15 in celebration of America Recycles Day. The tour is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about local recycling programs. However, space is limited and an RSVP is required by November 14. To RSVP, call Paula Webinger at (563) 468-4218.
The Scott Area Recycling Center is located at 5640 Carey Avenue in Davenport. This facility receives, sorts, bales and markets material from the curbside recycling programs in the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, from the five drop-off recycling centers located throughout Scott County and from some businesses and outlying communities in Scott County. Tour attendees will learn about acceptable and unacceptable material, watch how material is sorted and marketed and see examples of products that are made from recycled material.
The Electronic Demanufacturing Facility is located at 1048 East 59th Street in Davenport, which is on the same campus as the Scott Area Recycling Center. This facility receives electronic waste (e-waste) such as computers, televisions, monitors, printers, copiers, VCRs and DVD players. Electronics received at this facility are demanufactured and, to ensure data security, are not refurbished or reused. Demanufacturing, or disassembling, involves manually breaking down equipment into marketable components, which are then sent for recycling. Hazardous material, such as lead and mercury, from e-waste is removed and properly managed. Both facilities are handicapped accessible.
This free tour is in celebration of America Recycles Day. Since 1997, communities across the country have come together on November 15 to celebrate America Recycles Day. More than a celebration, America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to the promotion of recycling in the United States. Learn more at www.americarecyclesday.org.
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Nominations will be judged on contributions in such areas as innovation, transferability, secondary benefits and the long-term development of Placer County's economy. The judges also will look for community impact, participation in collaborative partnerships and measurable impacts on the area's jobs, investment and revenue generation.
The EDB is an advisory body that assists the county with its business attraction and retention efforts, film-promotion program and Business Advantage Network. The board includes representatives from the Placer County Board of Supervisors, the town of Loomis and the cities of Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. It also has members who represent agriculture, public and private education, health care, utilities, manufacturing, tourism, communications and nonprofit organizations.
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Sandwiched in a Cannes Contender, a Diner Scene for the Ages
"Hell or High Water," a contemporary Western, has one of the top diner or deli scenes in movie memory, rivaling those in "Five Easy Pieces" and "When Harry Met Sally."
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MoMA Galleries to Change Their Focus
The Modern reworks its second-floor galleries; a new vision for the Armory Show; a 450-medal gift to the Frick; and a School of London show.
April 29, 2016, Friday
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The Last Word: Inside the Times' Obits Department
The editor of the Obituaries section, William McDonald, talks about "Obit," the movie and obit, the job.
April 27, 2016, Wednesday
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Midsummer Night Swing Unveils a Season Including Septeto Santiaguero
Lincoln Center's annual outdoor dance party series runs from June 21 through July 9.
April 26, 2016, Tuesday
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces Audience Awards
The winners were "Here Alone," directed by Rod Blackhurst, and "The Return," directed by Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway.
April 25, 2016, Monday
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You've Read the Obits, Now See the Movie
Margalit Fox, a Times obituary writer, on the genesis of the recently-released documentary that chronicled life on the "dead beat."
April 25, 2016, Monday
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KCON to Return to Prudential Center in June
The celebration of Korean music, TV and culture will take place over two days, June 24 and 25, and feature musical acts like BTS, Mamamoo and more.
April 23, 2016, Saturday
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A Shakespeare Anniversary Brings Pomp and Plays to Stratford-upon-Avon
In the birthplace of William Shakespeare, where he is also buried, festivities are planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death.
April 22, 2016, Friday
The Tribeca Film Festival Announces Winners
Demetri Martin's "Dean" won the United States narrative feature prize, while the world documentary award went to Craig Atkinson's "Do Not Resist."
April 22, 2016, Friday
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Tribeca Interview: Tom Hiddleston
The actor jokes that he apologizes for being in so many productions right now, including "High-Rise," "I Saw the Light" and "The Night Manager."
April 22, 2016, Friday
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