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Liège Waffles: Starring Belgian Pearl Sugar
Growing up, my favorite waffles were, of course, Eggos. Flavorless, with a fun catch-phrase, they were the perfect vehicle for syrup and butter. It's no wonder that I always preferred pancakes at renowned breakfast restaurants, like IHOP and Denny's. In college, our cafeteria was equipped with a flip-waffle iron and a bowl of batter. You could make waffles at any time of day. But, after eyeing the thin batter and tasting the outcome, it was clear that these were merely pancakes posing as waffles.
Then, I moved to Massachusetts, where I learned a lot about food (Aunt Jemima's isn't real maple syrup!?). I worked at a creperie as a barista who didn't drink coffee. The crepes were filled with strange, exotic ingredients I had never heard of, like arugula and Brie. I also learned that the owner actually specialized in a variety of waffle called "Liège waffles" (also sometimes known as Belgian waffles). I had no interest in trying one – I knew what waffles were all about. But an extremely enthusiastic coworker convinced me to give it a go. She took the deep-pocketed rectangle, toasted it, got out the whipped cream and strawberries and impatiently watched as I took my first bite. And then my taste-buds exploded (with flavor, not literally exploded). Sweet, dense, yeasted, chewy, filled with sweet crunchy pockets of sugar that also caramelized on the surface of the waffle – why ruin this with whipped cream and strawberries? Eggos were no competition – in fact, I wasn't even sure if they were really waffles at this point – these were the best waffles I had ever had!

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CFOs rejoice! Congress has given you an early Christmas present, in the form of legislation known as "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century" (MAP-21). The law permits employers that sponsor defined-benefit plans to decrease required contributions and improve plan funding attainment percentages (AFTAP) by using "stabilized" interest-rate assumptions for funding calculations over the next few years. Read more...
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July 19. 2013 8:36PM
Diver missing in Portsmouth
— Rescue crews continued to search Friday evening for a diver who did not resurface after making a dive Thursday morning.
Fire Capt. Richard Murphy said emergency responders received a call about 11:20 a.m. that the man had not resurfaced an hour after going into the water.
"The search continued for most of the afternoon," he said.
The man still hadn't been found as of 6:30 p.m., Murphy said and crews from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and New Hampshire Marine Patrol continued searching Friday night, he said.


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Property owners across the devastated Connecticut coast began the long and expensive process of rebuilding their homes and cottages Wednesday.
The shoreline from Greenwich to Stonington was hammered by strong winds and sustained storm surge. Some communities, such as Cosey Beach in East Haven, suffered so much damage that rebuilding will take months. Even in areas with less damage, short-term rebuilding will be hampered by widespread power outages.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The anticipated return of cult television series "Arrested Development" will premiere on May 26 with the entire 15-episode new season available to stream online, Netflix said on Thursday, seven years after the show ended on network television.
The Emmy-winning series, which was canceled after three seasons by U.S. network Fox in 2006 because of poor ratings, will be streamed online beginning at 12:01 a.m. PST (03.01 EDT), the Internet subscription service said.
Netflix, which has been adding original shows to its online library of films and television this year, will put the entire series online at once, tapping into the trend of audiences "binge watching" rather than the broadcast television method of weekly episodes.
"Finally my simple wish for the show is coming true: that it be broadcast every second around the clock to every television, computer or mobile device in existence," the show's creator and executive producer Mitch Hurwitz said in a statement.
"Arrested Development" tells the riches-to-rags story of the dysfunctional and scheming Bluth family who are being held together by eldest son Michael (Jason Bateman) after the family patriarch (Jeffrey Tambor) is convicted of fraud.
The series also stars Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera and David Cross, with guest appearances by Ben Stiller and Liza Minnelli, among others. It is narrated by executive producer and "A Beautiful Mind" director Ron Howard.
"Arrested Development" was a critical darling for its quirky plots and cinema verite style.
Netflix Inc, which entered big-budget original programming with political thriller "House of Cards" starring Kevin Spacey in February, is available in the United States, Canada, Britain, Ireland and parts of Latin America, among other areas.
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The book's central argument is that spatial thinking, or what has been called the geographical or spatial imagination, has tended to be bicameral, or confined to two approaches. Spatiality is either seen as concrete material forms to be mapped, analyzed, and explained; or as mental constructs, ideas about and representations of space and its social significance. Edward Soja critically re-evaluates this dualism to create an alternative approach, one that comprehends both the material and mental dimensions of spatiality but also extends beyond them to new and different modes of spatial thinking.
Thirdspace is composed as a sequence of intellectual and empirical journeys, beginning with a spatial biography of Henri Lefebvre and his adventurous conceptualization of social space as simultaneously perceived, conceived, and lived. The author draws on Lefebvre to describe a trialectics of spatiality that threads though all subsequent journeys, reappearing in many new forms in bell hooks evocative exploration of the margins as a space of radical openness; in post-modern spatial feminist interpretations of the interplay of race, class, and gender; in the postcolonial critique and the new cultural politics of difference and identity; in Michel Foucault's heterotopologies and trialectics of space, knowledge, and power; and in interpretative tours of the Citadel of downtown Los Angeles, the Exopolis of Orange County, and the Centrum of Amsterdam.
"Thirdspace is Soja's most demanding theoretical work to date. It is a book which attempts to open up new ways of thinking about and responding to the binaries which continue to dominate the way we make practical and theoretical sense of the world. In concluding this short review of a very complex text I can only echo a comment Derek Gregory (1990:41) made when reviewing Soja's Postmodern Goegraphies: 'its intellectually sparkle is the product of a rare and generous critical intelligence'." Richard Bedford, University of Waikato
"In all, a compilation of empirical and intellectual journeys." The Geographical Journal " Such as serious and important undertaking by such a prodigious intellect compels an in-depth and extended transdisciplinary and critical dialogue. Its destiny, I suspect, is to be the centre of a heated and fruitful debate. ed Soja has changed how we think about space." Robert Beauregard, Milano graduate School of Management
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IndyCar returns to Pocono for 1st time since '89
Apr. 10, 2013
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — For the first time in 24 years, an Andretti was behind the wheel of an open-wheel car at Pocono.
Marco Andretti, a third-generation driver, slid into the cockpit of his No. 25 Chevrolet on Wednesday and sped off at over 200 mph on the smooth Pocono Raceway asphalt to officially end an open-wheel drought that stretched to 1989.
IndyCar was back on track at Pocono.
Mario Andretti, Marco's grandfather and an open-wheel great, tinkered with the car on pit road and even picked bugs off the windshield. Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears watched from the garage before leaving for the spotter's stand.
The throwback stars weren't about to miss the IndyCar Series hit the triangle track Wednesday for a tire test in preparation for the race July 7. Marco Andretti, Will Power and four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti were among the current crop of drivers who hit speeds of 215 mph in open-wheel's first action at the track — now known for hosting two Sprint Cup races each season — since the race won by Danny Sullivan on Aug. 20, 1989.
"A lot of things have changed," Mears said. "But a lot of things haven't. I think a good line then is a good line today."
The return to Pocono is being celebrated as a nod to IndyCar's history and tradition. Pocono's three corners were designed in 1965 to model corners at Indianapolis, Milwaukee and now-defunct Trenton, and fans have always considered the track an important venue in open wheel racing.
"This place was built by IndyCar for IndyCar," Pocono CEO Brandon Igdalsky said. "It's part of who we are."
Marco Andretti was not yet 3 years old when three Andrettis — Michael, Mario and John — all competed in the last Pocono race. Andretti, from nearby Nazareth, said he was excited to have the chance to drive in front of friends, family — heck, probably the entire town will be on hand in July.
"I'm going to have a huge hometown crowd," Andretti said. "I think I'll have to renegotiate my contract with dad to get more tickets for this race, for sure. But the hometown support's going to be huge. The convenience of it is huge. But obviously it's going to be tough, just like the rest of 'em."
Having grandpa Mario, who a Pocono race in 1986, out to assist could give him an edge.
"He'll definitely be valuable, especially on the race weekend," Andretti said. "I'd be foolish to not listen to what he has to say, anywhere really, not just here."
Franchitti was the only driver with experience at the track, competing in 2008 during his ill-fated NASCAR stint. The facility has since undergone a multimillion-dollar renovation that included significant safety upgrades, and the track was repaved in 2012 offering glass-smooth racing at 200 mph.
"That's really allowed us as IndyCar as a group to come back here. It's very much appreciated," Franchitti said. "I said at the time, to run an IndyCar around here would be a blast, and it is."
Franchitti struggled in the first two IndyCar races with consecutive 25th-place finishes and is off to the worst start of his career. He went to pit lane 41 laps into Sunday's race at Barber Motorsports Park with an electrical issue after driving from the back of the field into the top-10.
He's last in the IndyCar Series standings.
"It's not like an ideal start. But we'll keep plugging away," he said. "The trick will be to be competitive every weekend, then we've got half a chance of closing the gap."
Franchitti can name three big wins this season he'd love to have on his resume. In bringing Pocono back to the schedule, IndyCar resurrected the "Triple Crown" challenge, a three-race competition in 2013 for $1 million to the driver that wins the Indianapolis 500, the 400-miler at Pocono and the season finale at Fontana, Calif. The challenge will give $250,000 if a driver wins two of the three races.
"To pull that off would be pretty massive," Power said. "Three very tough tracks. It's tough enough just to finish the three, let alone win the three. I don't know much about the Triple Crown, to be honest."
"There's money involved, mate," Franchitti said, laughing.
"It's not a points system, it's just if you won the three?" Power said. "Wow, I'm going to have to do that."
The drivers will return July 4 for another open test. About 300 fans attended Wednesday's test and Igdalsky said enthusiasm in the area is high for another race. Perhaps impressed by cool cars and sizzling speeds, plenty of fans lined up at the ticket window to snag a seat for the race on July 7.
Igdalsky said he wanted to check out an IndyCar race at St. Petersburg last season as a fan, but it morphed into a conversation with series officials that led to the return. He's locked the track into a three-year deal with IndyCar. The open wheel series made its debut at Pocono in 1971 when Mark Donohue won the race when the series was known as USAC Champ Car Series.
Igdalsky also has looked at how other tracks expanded its use outside racing and plans for Pocono to host more than motor sports.
Dover International Speedway in Delaware, for example, will host the wildly popular Firefly Music Festival again in June.
"You look at the stadiums around the area and they're all running these different events," Igdalsky said. "Why can't we do the same thing? Why can't we add more events and get more people in the door here and have some fun? We've got this large stadium. Let's use it."
He also dismissed the idea that the market would be over-saturated with racing. NASCAR hits Pocono for Cup races on June 9 and Aug. 4.
"Do Eagles fans complain when they do three games in three weeks? It's not any different," Igdalsky said.
Igdalsky was vague on any safety changes the track may implement following a tragic end to last August's Cup race when a lightning strike killed one fan and injured nine others.
"You always learn," Igdalsky said. "We'll update and we're changing things, but we'll let it go at that."
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - When Imran Khan tumbled spectacularly off a mechanical lift at an election rally this week, a frenzy of media coverage erupted, the last thing Pakistan's mainstream parties needed as they fend off a spoiler threatening to up-end the political order.
Khan has predicted a "tsunami" of support for his party in Saturday's general election as voters, particularly urban youth, turn against the traditional grandees of Pakistani politics after years of misrule and corruption.
It could end up holding the balance of power if there is no clear-cut winner among the two main parties, as seems likely.
"Until recently people didn't have a choice, it was a case of choosing the best worst option," said Shafqat Mahmood, who is hoping to win a parliamentary seat for Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (Pakistan's Movement for Justice) party in the city of Lahore.
"Now people have another choice, someone who is...a national hero in more ways than one."
Pakistan's most famous cricketer and perhaps its best-known playboy, Oxford graduate Khan captained his country to its only cricket World Cup victory in 1992. As a philanthropist, he built a cancer hospital and aided victims of a flood disaster in 2010.
Charismatic and - despite his 60 years - still athletic and craggily handsome, a jump in popularity has now brought Khan the political break he craved for so long.
Opinion polls have shown Khan's PTI trailing Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) in Punjab province, which - with 183 of the national assembly's 342 seats - is the key to power.
The PTI may also struggle to beat the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which presided for the past five years over a near-failed economy and was widely castigated for allowing the country's Taliban insurgency to spiral out of control.
However, the media's sympathetic coverage of Khan's election-rally accident - including a TV interview from his hospital bed that was set to stirring music - could sway voters seduced by the prospect of a third force in a political landscape so long dominated by the PML-N and PPP.
Khan cracked a rib in the accident and his doctor said he would not be out of hospital on time to vote on Saturday.
Junaid Ahmad, a law and policy academic at Lahore University of Management Sciences, said that for democracy to be sustained a "dramatic reconfiguration of mainstream politics" is needed, and the rise of Khan's party is a step in that direction.
"Otherwise, the mainstream political parties' corruption and absence of any vision for independence and self-respect for the country, and economic development, will provide a very easy opportunity for the military to come back to power - and ordinary people will be fairly indifferent," he said.
Pakistan has been ruled by the military for more than half of its 66-year history, through coups or from behind the scenes.
The likely outcome of the election is a hung parliament, where no one party commands a majority, which means there will have to be a coalition government.
Mahmood said the PTI could win enough seats to be kingmaker. But he said it would not join hands with either of the main parties to form a government, and would be content to sit in opposition.
A weak coalition government, with Khan's party - which remains untested and has only briefly held one seat in parliament, his own - as a forceful opposition could suit the military, still the real center of power in the country.
A senior diplomat said the military sees Khan, who has vowed to wipe out corruption, as a useful safety valve for popular anger over the graft and incompetence of the political class.
A survey by the Pew Research Center released this week found an "exceedingly grim" public mood in Pakistan, with roughly 90 percent saying their country is on the wrong track.
Six in 10 people surveyed by Pew said they had a positive view of Khan, who says he is one of the very few political leaders to declare his income and assets to the tax authorities.
In power, however, Khan could be a thorn in the side of the army, which is frustrated by the lack of support from politicians for its battle against Taliban insurgents in tribal areas that has killed and maimed thousands of soldiers.
Khan has vowed that, if he comes to power, he would end Pakistan's cooperation with Washington in the war on Islamist militancy, stop the American drone strikes targeting militants and refuse further U.S. aid. He also wants to stop the fight against the Taliban and seek a negotiated settlement.
He has sometimes been ridiculed as "Taliban Khan" for his views on the insurgency and ties with the United States. Indeed, his party - unlike three others - has not been targeted by militant bomb attacks in the northwestern borderlands.
"With his immature statements on drones and 'Americans must go', an Imran in power would be a big problem for the military," said a senior lawyer in Islamabad.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Patrick Nyarko has likely been the most consistent performer for the Chicago Fire this season. Despite the team's rough start, he's also been one of the locker room's consistent voices in saying the side is capable of much more than their 2-7-1 beginning this season.
"The start has been disappointing," he told Chicago-Fire.com. "I've said and I'll keep saying it again, I believe we can turn this around. The first 10 games are out of the way and you move on to the next phase."
Nyarko's shift up top two weeks ago against Philadelphia seemed to provide a spark in the team's attack. The Ghanaian hit the post and provided several dangerous runs to put the Union on their back foot for much of the match.
In the team's visit to Philadelphia last week, he was again dangerous but over the course of both matches, the side couldn't convert any of their 22 chances.
Despite the difficulty finishing, the team felt they did enough to earn a point after Sherjill MacDonald was pulled down in the box in the 73rd minute of their 1-0 loss in Philadelphia.
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Down to 10 men, a penalty call and conversion would have given the Fire a valuable draw on the road.
Despite that, Nyarko remains positive given the team continues to create chances.
"We go on a run and we're right back into it," he said. "I might be disappointed with the results but what is done is done. We just need to focus on what's up next and how we can make it better. I believe we have the team to turn it around, we all just need to sit down, reminisce on the past 10 games and focus on the next ones."
Nyarko's positivity is refreshing in the face of the amount of fouls he takes.
The Ghanaian suffered a game-high six fouls in Saturday's defeat at Philadelphia and drew two yellow cards on Brian Carroll in the 56th minute and Conor Casey in second half stoppage time.
In the latter case, Casey crunched Nyarko with a reckless two-footed tackle at midfield that many considered worthy of a red card.
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Nyarko was the most fouled player in MLS last season and sits behind just David Ferreira (35) and Eddie Gaven (32) with 29 fouls suffered, though he's played less minutes than both.
Casey's yellow was the sixth the Ghanaian has drawn this season and it often seems at times referees aren't doing enough to protect a player that is being targeted time and again.
Despite that, Nyarko has come to terms with the brutal treatment he receives at times.
"I'm alright. I've been getting better as the season goes along. I've just accepted the tackles are going to keep coming. It's a matter of me getting stronger in the weight room so as to keep taking those beatings. Health wise the last couple weeks are the best I've felt in a while."


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock more than 3,500 years ago have been hacked out and stolen by thieves who also damaged other engravings at a historic site in California, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
The petroglyphs in the Volcanic Tablelands east of Yosemite represented a "pristine example of Great Basin rock art" that portrayed the daily hunter-gatherer activities that took place in the area, the Bureau of Land Management said.
"The individuals who did this have destroyed an irreplaceable part of our national cultural heritage," Bernadette Lovato, Bureau of Land Management field office manager, said in a statement.
"We have increased surveillance of our sites and are working with other agencies to bring the responsible parties to justice and to recover the petroglyphs," Lovato said.
It was not immediately clear when the petroglyphs, or rock engravings, were removed from the site near California's border with Nevada. A volunteer monitor first spotted the damage on October 31, bureau spokesman David Christy said.
"This is terrible. This place is on the National Register of Historic Places," Christy told Reuters. "Among the rock art community, it's known as one of the outstanding examples of rock art."
Christy said the thieves would have needed ladders, concrete cutting saws and power generators to cut out the petroglyphs - not a fast or easy job.
"This wasn't casual, somebody walking around picking up arrowheads. This was a serious effort," he said.
No suspects have been identified so far. Christy said the petroglyphs had not yet surfaced on the black market for stolen antiquities.
The Volcanic Tablelands are described by the Bureau of Land Management as a vast volcanic landscape formed more than 700,000 years ago by materials spewing from the Long Valley caldera to the northwest.
The high-desert site and its volcanic rock outcroppings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, protected under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act and still used by local Paiute Indians for ceremonies.
"The location of archaeological materials, feature remains and the rock art clearly portray the activities that occurred at the site during the last 3,500 years," Greg Haverstock, an archaeologist for the Bureau of Land Management's field office in Bishop, California, said in a statement.
The Bureau of Land Management has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the theft.
According to the Bureau of Land Management, first-time violators of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act can be imprisoned up to one year and fined $20,000.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Peter Cooney)


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Now that his body of work is longer, David Krejci can no longer be called one of those "primetime" playoff performers.
We know that if the Bruins advance beyond the first round, the club's No. 1 center can turn it up and set the league on fire. But just don't expect him to light up the scoreboard in the first round.
Krejci's 2011-12 season was supposed be about taking his game to another level and cementing his status as a top-line center. He performed to mixed results, capped by just three points (one goal) in Boston's seven-game first-round series. This after he recorded just one assist in the 2011 first round against Montreal before leading all scorers in points by the time the Bruins hoisted the Stanley Cup.
Although they could move Krejci in order to lessen their depth down the middle and add some scoring from the wings, the Bruins didn't sound too interested in trading Krejci once the dust settled on their playoff loss. Perhaps Krejci will start his new contract extension with a new-found semblance of consistency, and maybe that will be helped by either a new addition on his wing, the return of Nathan Horton or some combination of both.
Regardless, if the Bruins are going to continue to build around Krejci, he cannot keep up the roller-coaster streakiness that has become his hallmark through his first several NHL seasons.
Regular season: 79 GP, 23-39-62, minus-5
Playoffs: 7 GP, 1-2-3, Even
Contract status: Signed through 2014-15 at a cap hit of $5.25 million
Regular season recap
Highlight: In a sign he might be ready to close out the season with a hot streak, Krejci torched New Jersey in a 4-3 win at TD Garden March 1. Krejci registered a hat trick, including the game-winner 2:59 into overtime. He also won 6 of 10 faceoffs and was a plus-2 in the victory.
Lowlight: The Bruins needed some extra offense Feb. 4 vs. Pittsburgh, but came up short 2-1. Krejci was little help with no points and no shots on net in 15:08 of ice time. He also won just 4 of 13 faceoffs.
Playoff recap: Many nights against the Capitals it was difficult to find Krejci on the ice. Like P.K. Subban and Hall Gill the year before, the Washington defense pair of Karl Alzner and John Carlson used mobility and strength to limit the opportunities of Krejci and his linemates. Somehow he skated 17:31 in Game 4 and didn't record a shot on goal.
Grade: B-minus. Krejci's career-high goal total and career-high-matching point total were spoiled by his minus-5 rating in the regular season and his Invisible Man impersonation in the playoffs/
Carnac predicts … Krejci comes back to the Bruins, and if he starts the season slow could wind up back on the wing (where he skated a few games last season) or bumped down the depth chart behind Patrice Bergeron and possibly a shift to center by Tyler Seguin.


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Drug-free Workplace
Policy Information
- Issue Date: May 9, 2005
- Primary Contact: Director of Human Resources
- Senior Administration: President and Director
- Responsible Office: Human Resources
ContentsPolicy Information
I. General
The passage of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, requires the Institution, as a federal contractor, to certify that it operates a drug-free working and learning environment. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the Act may result in the suspension or loss of federal funds or the debarment of the Institution from receipt of any federal funds.
II. Policy
A. The Institution prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance in the workplace. As defined, the workplace includes any location where an employee or student is working and receiving funds from the Institution.
B. All Institution personnel, including students and guests, are affected by this regulation and are expected to comply as a condition of continuing their affiliation with the Institution. Notification of the terms and conditions of the Act are distributed to all Institution personnel and students on an annual basis.
C. In the event that an Institution employee or student has been convicted of any drug violation in the workplace, that person must notify the Human Resources Manager within five days of the conviction. Appropriate Institution action, from participation in a drug rehabilitation program to disciplinary action up to and including discharge, will take into consideration the nature and severity of the conviction. (See Involuntary Termination, and Substance Abuse, for more information.)
III. Drug Counseling/Rehabilitation
A. In recognition that any form of drug abuse is dangerous to the health and well-being of all Institution personnel, the Institution has contracted with an Employee and Student Assistance Program provider to conduct periodic educational workshops and to provide counseling as necessary. (See Employee and Student Assistance Program, for a description of services.) Other assistance is also available from the HR Manager /EEO Officer and the Human Resources Office.
B. The Institution has an obligation to inform the appropriate funding agency in the event of an employee's conviction of a drug violation in the workplace. Such notification must be within ten days of the employee's conviction or within ten days of actual knowledge of such conviction.
C. The funding agency has the authority to impose sanctions on the Institution if, in the agency's view, the Institution has not demonstrated a good faith effort to be in compliance with the Drug-Free Act. Those sanctions range from suspension of grant payments, to grant/contract terminations, to debarment. A debarred grantee or contractor may be declared ineligible to receive federal grants or contracts for as long as five years.
D. Questions regarding the Institution's drug-free policy are to be addressed to the Human Resources Office. Questions concerning drug counseling or rehabilitation are to be directed to the HR Manager/EEO Officer.
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What's the Buzz on West Nile Virus? Mosquito Expert Provides Tips on Abatement for 'Mosquito Week'June 24, 2014
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WACO, Texas (June 24, 2014) — Mosquito bites can trigger more than just irritated, itchy skin. They can signal the beginning of potentially harmful diseases such as West Nile Virus. This week for National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, Richard Duhrkopf, Ph.D., biology professor in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, provides several tips on how to avoid being bitten and reduce the number of mosquitoes buzzing around.
"In any location, there are hundreds of different types of mosquitoes with different characteristics. Some are more likely than others to transmit diseases like the West Nile Virus. Mosquito populations are associated with heat and rainfall. So, if we have regular rainfall, we will have mosquitoes," Duhrkopf said.
He said eliminating standing water is crucial in reducing mosquito populations that could be carriers of disease.
"Any object that can hold water can become a mosquito breeding site. Five-gallon buckets have become popular to hold gardening materials and a variety of things in a yard," Duhrkopf said. "These can also hold water and breed mosquitoes. But, it does not have to be something that large. A soda can is able to collect enough rainwater to foster the breeding of mosquitoes."
Duhrkopf, regional director for the national American Mosquito Control Association, said one of the most effective ways to prevent mosquito bites is awareness.
"Anyone can help to reduce mosquito populations by simply being aware of the places mosquitoes breed. Getting rid of mosquitoes will greatly decrease the chance you and your family have for getting West Nile," Duhrkopf said.
This week has been declared the eighteenth annual "National Mosquito Control Awareness Week" or "Mosquito Week" by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA). The AMCA, an international organization of nearly 2,000 public health professionals, has been dedicated to preserving the public's health and well-being through safe, environmentally sound mosquito control programs since 1935.
Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
The College of Arts & Sciences is Baylor University's oldest and largest academic division, consisting of 26 academic departments and 13 academic centers and institutes. The more than 5,000 courses taught in the College span topics from art and theatre to religion, philosophy, sociology and the natural sciences. Faculty conduct research around the world, and research on the undergraduate and graduate level is prevalent throughout all disciplines.
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The drought appears to be slowly declining in the hard red winter wheat (HRW) area. Just when you think that the wheat is going to keel over and die, it rains enough to keep most of it alive.
Reports indicate that the parts of the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma Panhandle and western Kansas have the best potential wheat crop in years. But along parts of the Kansas/Oklahoma border, severe drought persists.
USDA's Nov. 13 Crop Condition Reports indicated that Texas winter wheat was 92 percent planted and 89 percent emerged compared to 89 percent planted and 70 percent emerged in 2005. The Texas crop condition index is estimated to be 77 this year versus 56 last year.
Oklahoma's winter wheat percent planted was 98 percent with 85 percent emerged compared to 95 percent planted and 80 percent emerged last year. Twenty-nine percent of Oklahoma's wheat crop is classified poor to very poor compared to 12 percent last year.
The Kansas report did not include a percent planted estimate but estimated that 94 percent of the wheat was emerged. Only five percent of the wheat was classified as in poor to very poor condition.
The reports indicate that both the Texas and Kansas crops are in better condition than last year's crops. Some analysts report that planted acres are expected to be about 10 percent higher in both states.
The 90-day forecast for most of the HRW Wheat Belt is for normal precipitation, which may be sufficient to maintain the Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas wheat crops. Overall, the 2007 U.S. winter wheat crop has the potential to be above average.
Since Sept. 28, the KCBT July '07 wheat contract price has been trading between $4.70 and $5 and most of the time between $4.70 and $4.90. Most elevators are offering between a minus 35 cents and minus 45 cents basis the July contract price for June '07 delivered wheat.
At this writing, the July '07 wheat contract price is about $4.90. Using a minus 40 cent basis produces a June 2007 price of $4.50. Elevator managers report that they have written more forward contracts than in past years.
Since Oct. 4, the KCBT December wheat contract price has been between $5 and $5.50. During this same time period, the basis has remained constant at about a minus 28 cents. At this writing, the December contract price is $5.22. It will take two consecutive KCBT December contract price closes below $5 for prices to establish a downtrend and two consecutive closes above $5.50 to establish an uptrend.
Besides the condition of the 2007 winter wheat crop, the market is watching U.S. wheat exports. For the 2006/07 wheat marketing year (June 1 through May 31) the USDA projects that all wheat exports will be 925 million bushels. As of Nov. 9, 513 million bushels of wheat had been sold for export and 354million bushels had been shipped. For the first 23 weeks of the marketing year, weekly shipments averaged 15.4 million bushels. To meet USDA's estimate, weekly shipments must average 19.7 million bushels.
As of Nov. 9, 149 million bushels of HRW wheat had been sold for export and 91 million bushels had been shipped. This is an average weekly shipment of 4 million bushels. Between now and May 31, weekly HRW wheat export shipments must average 7.2 million bushels.
Wheat prices have stabilized in about a 40-cent price range. Barring weather surprises with the U.S. winter wheat crop or production surprises with Argentina or Australia's wheat production, prices should remain relatively stable. Between now and late winter, the odds of the KCBT March contract price ($5.31 at this writing) going above $5.60 or below $5 are relatively small.


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Christian Bale: Doting Dad
Christian Bale welcomes his daughter home with open arms on Saturday (February 7) in Santa Monica, Calif.
The 35-year-old British actor was doing some household chores when his wife Sibi Blazic returned home with their daughter, who turns 4 next month.
On Friday, Bale apologized profusely for his screaming and shouting on the set of Terminator Salvation, which opens on May 22. He said, "I acted like a punk, I regret that and there is nobody that has heard that tape that has been hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it, it is inexcusable and I hope that is absolutely clear."


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23 Dec 2014 06:45:03 AM
Shill 'Em All, Part 5: Good Night and Good Luck
(Sixty years ago, we had Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly. Now, we've got these guys.)
To read previous installments of the award-winning "Shill 'Em All" series, look here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
The class action lawsuit filed against the UFC by Cung Le, Nate Quarry and Jon Fitch has dramatically polarized the MMA sphere. Instead of debating the merits of the case, many are debating whether the lawsuit has a right to exist.
Chael Sonnen has characterized the lawsuit as a "shakedown"; others say that the plaintiffs are just bitter ex-fighters who have an axe to grind. It's bizarre that so many are acting as if these events suddenly crept up quietly to ambush the UFC—and it's also a symptom of the poor job done by the MMA media in reporting business concepts in a way fans can understand them.
Last month, Chael Sonnen sounded off on Ariel Helwani on his podcast, saying "You're not a journalist, you're a parrot." The message wasn't coming from a warm, fuzzy place inside Sonnen's heart—the Oregonian wrestler was irate at Helwani's handling of the steroid scandal Sonnen had been embroiled in, which lead to Sonnen's exit from MMA competition.
FrontRowBrian—a Twitter personality who has the ability to scoop news stories and rumors that the mainstream media either doesn't know about or is too scared to touch—added his own insight into the Helwani-UFC relationship, which hit a snag when Helwani was reported to be on the outs at UFC partner FoxSports in January 2014.
With his typically cheerful ginger candor, FrontRowBrian tweeted (then later, deleted) that Helwani was a "useful idiot," and said that the UFC had temporarily fired him because they "just wanted to show him who is the boss and how they can end a career."
Ariel Helwani is an extreme case of someone with overt dependence on the UFC. Like many media members, he knows what the key issues are between MMA promoters and the fighters, but he makes a conscious effort to restrain himself from fully developing very specific ideas in his reporting.
For example, when Nate Diaz's complaints about pay made headlines in April, Helwani wrote a very detailed article for MMAFighting.com outlining Diaz's points, as well as a succinct reply from Dana White. Carefully omitted from the article is any analysis of the revenue Nate Diaz generates for the UFC versus what he's paid.Read More DIGG THIS


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Being neither Theravadin nor Mahayanist I am in a position to compare neutrally. Since buddhism is about overcoming stress through overcoming the consciousness of self I can confirm that Mahayana is on the same track. It is just that the Mahayana teachings mostly do not tell explictely about this track but apply skillful means instead.whynotme wrote:Hi everyone,
This is a therevada forum, so I assume most of you are Therevadists. What do you think about Mahayana? Do you consider it part of Buddism? Do you consider ordination under those traditions?
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The International Studies major is offered through an interdisciplinary program which integrates social, economic, political, geographic, and historical perspectives in the examination of the dramatic trends toward increased interdependence among nations. It seeks to develop an awareness of the fact that many problems or issues which have been regarded as primarily domestic can no longer be understood or resolved without consideration of the global context. The program also aims to provide majors with a recognition of the importance of cultural diversity, through grounding in a specific foreign culture and language, as an essential complement to the international courses in the curriculum.
International Studies majors are strongly encouraged to take advantage of study abroad opportunities.
The International Studies major is prepared to enter graduate training in various fields of international relations and area specialization. Careers in international business and government are often sought as well as careers in teaching, journalism and related fields. The major is good preparation for entry into a variety of graduate programs.
Requirements for the International Studies Major (12 Credits)
Core courses (3)
- ECON 132 (US) Introduction to Economic Inquiry
- POLI 214 (US) International Politics
- INTST 499W Seminar in International Studies
3rd Year Foreign Language (2)
- SPAN 331W and 333(TH) or 335(TH)
Elective Courses from Economics, History and Politics (7)
Economics (2)
- ECON 351 Comparative Economic Systems
- ECON 352 The Economics of Developing Countries
- ECON 353 International Economics
History (3) (at least two above 100-level)
- HIST 116 (TH) Western Civilization Since 1650
- HIST 118 (TH) East Asia Civilization Since 1800
- HIST 237 (TH) History of Modern Iran
- HIST 254 (TH) 20th Century Europe
- HIST 255 (TH) Cities and the Making of Modern Europe: 1750 to Present
- HIST 258 Modern Latin America
- HIST 282 (TH) China in Revolution
- HIST 331 (TH) Asian Environmental History
- HIST 372 History of Modern Russia
- HIST 379 Studies in Comparative History
- HIST 381 (TH) History of Modern Japan
- HIST 383 Mao's China 1949-1979
- HIST 390W (4th Sem Lang Req) Germany from Bismarck to Hitler
- HIST 391 (4th Sem Lang Req) Germany Since 1945
- HIST 440W (TH) History of Modern Socialism
- HIST 445 Postwar Japan
Politics (2) (at least one 300 level)
- POLI 216 (US) Politics of Advanced Industrial Societies
- POLI 218 (US) Politics in the Developing World
- POLI 316 The Politics of International Justice
- POLI 326W Globalization and Equity
- POLI 362 Latin American Politics
- POLI 370W Europe and the International System
- POLI 373 International Security and Cooperation
- POLI 374 Asia and the International System OR POLI 380 Asian Politics and Development
- POLI 382 (US) Capitalism, & Democracy
- POLI 384 Transnational Feminist Politics
- POLI 387 Africa and the World
- PPLE 372 (TH) American Foreign Policy
Courses taught on a one-time basis, or special topics course in Economics, History, or Politics that contain significant international content may be counted towards the relevant elective set.
Indicators of Achievement
Student Learning Outcomes for the International Studies Major
- Knowledge of international/comparative/global issues: develop an understanding of important international (comparative and/or global) processes and conditions:
- Students read widely about, follow, and be able to discuss topics of current international significance, with an ability to relate them to economic, historical and political contexts;
- Students attend or participate in co-curricular events that discuss international affairs (events or trends);
- Students formulate a research proposal for the senior seminar that draws on and integrates their courses and co-curricular experiences.
- Capacity for multidisciplinary and analysis: develop an ability to undertake critical analysis of issues of international, comparative, or global significance that draws on and integrates economic, historical, and political approaches:
- Students can identify and discuss multiple dimensions of single international trends or problems, including some combination of those issues' economic, historical, political, and economic elements;
- Students formulate and carry out a research project that reflects a multi-disciplinary approach to such a problem.
- Greg Felker, Associate Professor of Politics, International Studies Program Chair
- Sarah Clovis Bishop, Associate Professor of Russian; German & Russian Department Chair
- Maria Blanco-Arnejo, Professor of Spanish,
- Gaetano DeLeonibus, Professor of French and Francophone Studies,
- Amadou Fofana, Professor of French and Francophone Studies; French Department Chair,
- Miho Fujiwara, Professor of Japanese
- Jonneke Koomen, Associate Professor of Politics
- Yan Liang, Associate Professor of Economics, Department Chair
- Michael Marks, Professor of Politics
- Raechelle Mascarenhas, Associate Professor of Economics
- Cecily McCaffrey, Associate Professor of History
- Joyce V. Millen, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department Chair
- Ana Montero, Professor of Spanish
- April Overstreet, Associate Professor of Spanish
- William T. Smaldone, E. J. Whipple Professor of History
- Laura Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics
- Patricia Varas, Professor of Spanish, Spanish Department Chair
- Huike Wen, Associate Professor of Chinese
- Juwen Zhang, Professor of Chinese, Department Chair of Japanese/Chinese
- Aili Zheng, Associate Professor of German
Course Listings
INTST 499W Seminar in International Studies (1)
Interdisciplinary examination of international issues with emphasis on global interdependence.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing-centered
- Prerequisite: Senior standing in International Studies or consent of instructor
- Offering: Spring semester
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Eventually, the law of averages would catch up to the Ogden Raptors. It just took 24 games.
Ogden saw its winning ways end, perhaps temporarily, when the Raptors dropped the final two games of a five-game set at Grand Junction last week.
For the Raptors (15-9), Monday's off day precedes a seven-game homestand against Missoula and Helena that begins Tuesday with the first of four games against Missoula (13-11). The Saturday through Monday games are against Helena.
All game times are 7 p.m. except for Sunday's game against Helena, which starts at 4 p.m.
Vargas, Robinson, Amaya hitting well
Ogden is hitting .299 as a team, which is second behind Idaho Falls (.304) in the league. Part of it has to do with recent call-up Miguel Vargas, who's batting .500 through his first six games with four doubles and eight RBIs.
Single-A Great Lakes has an abysmal 3-15 second-half record (27-59 overall) and is batting .242 as a team in the Midwest League. Might the Loons get reinforcements from the Raptors?
Outfielder Daniel Robinson, who has only slightly cooled off at the plate, still has a .389 batting average with 10 RBIs, four doubles and two triples through 17 games.
After a tough start to the season, Jacob Amaya is batting .339 with a .481 on-base percentage after a recent six-game hitting streak bumped up his average.
Not to be forgotten are Ronny Brito (.333), the surging Niko Hulsizer (.333), Jefrey Souffront (.327) and RBI hound Dillon Paulson (.321). Up and down the lineup, the Raptors are lethal.
Leading the way in the South
The Raptors have a one-game lead over Idaho Falls in the South Division, which is effectively a two-game lead since Ogden possesses a tiebreaker advantage against the Chukars.
At this point in the season, such a small lead isn't a matter of consequence since any team can get hot or go into a nosedive each week.
The South doesn't have quite the early logjam of the North Division, which has a three-way tie for first place with Great Falls, Helena and Missoula all at 13-11.
All three of those teams have the same home record (9-3) and away record (4-8).
Ogden (3,709) is still leading Idaho Falls (3,113) in average attendance.
The last Brew
This homestand will be the only time the Helena Brewers visit Lindquist Field this season, and it'll be the last time the Brewers visit Ogden for the foreseeable future.
The Helena Brewers announced last summer that they're relocating to Colorado Springs in 2019. There may come a time when a minor league team resides in Helena once more, but for now, no more Brew Crew.
Helena does feature the Milwaukee Brewers' No. 15-rated prospect, shortstop Jean Carmona, and outfielder Je'Von Ward, the Brewers' 26th-rated prospect by MLB.com.
Pitcher Aaron Ashby was this year's fourth-round pick in the draft by Milwaukee, and he's the highest-drafted player from this year's class on Helena's roster.
The Arizona Diamondbacks, Missoula's big-league parent club, failed to sign their first-round pick from this year's draft. Catcher Nick Dalesandro (10th round) is the highest-drafted player from this year's draft on Missoula's team, which doesn't feature a top-30 prospect.
Among promotions during the homestand: Wednesday, the first 500 fans receive a free Raptors poster. Friday, the first 300 fans get a free T-shirt.
Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15, are part of Bank of Utah Weekend, where fans can get four free tickets if they show their Bank of Utah debit or credit card.
On Monday, July 16, the first 500 fans get a Corey Seager bobblehead. Seager played for the Raptors in 2012 and was the 2016 National League Rookie of the Year.
You can reach prep sports reporter Patrick Carr at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @patrickcarr_ or like him on Facebook at Facebook.com/patrickcarr17.


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FS100 is getting more and more irrelevant for UW shooting since Sony does not even think its a problem or even bother even to look into. None of the Sony tech knows.
This thread has suddenly got sidetracked into interior design and horticulture.....stay on topic please. Now what was it we were talking about?


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In November 2002, Cass Business School Professor Harry M. Kat, Ph.D., began to circulate a Working Paper titled "Managed Futures and Hedge Funds: A Match Made in Heaven," that later (Q1 2004) would be published in the Journal of Investment Management. The paper described how adding (equity-based) hedge fund exposure to traditional portfolios of stocks and bonds increased returns and reduced volatility. It also produced an undesired side effect — increased tail risk (lower skew and higher kurtosis).
Kat went on to analyze the effects of adding managed futures to traditional portfolios and the effect of adding both hedge funds and managed futures to traditional portfolios. He found that managed futures were better diversifiers than hedge funds, and that they reduced the portfolio's volatility to a greater degree and in a more timely manner than did hedge funds, without the undesirable side effects. He concluded that the most desirable results were obtained by combining both managed futures and hedge funds with traditional portfolios. Kat's original period of study was June 1994 – May 2001.
In September 2012, Sunrise Capital published a white paper that revisited and updated Kat's work. We analyzed the out-of-sample period since the end of his study, June 2001 to December 2011, and found that his observations continued to hold up. During the past 10.5 years, a highly volatile period that included separate stock market drawdowns of 36% and 56%, managed futures have continued to provide more effective and more valuable diversification for stock and bond portfolios than have hedge funds.
Skewness and kurtosis
When building portfolios using the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) framework, investors focus almost solely on the first two moments of the distribution: Mean and variance. According to a 2011 study by Marc Odo, the typical MPT method of building portfolios appears to work well as long as historical correlations between asset classes remain stable. But in times of crisis, asset classes often move in lock-step and investors who thought they were diversified experience severe "tail risk" events. By only focusing on mean return and variance, investors may not be factoring in important, measurable and robust historical information.
Skewness and kurtosis, the third and fourth moments of the distribution, frequently offer vital information about the real-world return characteristics of asset classes and investment strategies. Skewness and kurtosis are paramount to this study:
- Skewness, a measure of symmetry, compares the length of the two "tails" of a distribution curve.
- Kurtosis is a measure of the peakedness of a distribution — i.e., do the outcomes produce a "tall and skinny" or "short and squat" curve? In other words, is the volatility risk located in the tails of the distribution or clustered in the middle?
To understand how vital these concepts are to the results of this study we revisit Kat's original work. Kat states that when past returns are extrapolated, and risk is defined as standard deviation, hedge funds do indeed provide investors with the best of both worlds: An expected return similar to equities but with risk similar to bonds. However, Kat showed that during crisis periods, hedge funds also can be expected to produce a more negatively skewed distribution. Kat adds, "The additional negative skewness that arises when hedge funds are introduced [to] a portfolio of stocks and bonds forms a major risk as one large negative return can destroy years of careful compounding."
Kat's finding appears to be substantiated in Koulajian and Czkwianianc (2011), which evaluates the risk of disproportionate losses relative to volatility in various hedge fund strategies: "Negatively skewed strategies are only attractive during stable market conditions. During market shocks (i.e., the three largest S&P 500 drawdowns in the past 17 years), low skew strategies display: Outsized losses of –41% (vs. gains of +39% for high skew strategies); increases in correlation to the S&P 500; and increases in correlation to each other."
Skewness and kurtosis may convey critical information about portfolio risk and return characteristics.


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Giorgio Frassati
My Catholic Family
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Thomas and his wife Helen guide their children Alex and Sarah in the ways of
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The report includes statistical and graphical information, such as the number of comments by individual and community, and the types of disturbances reported. Also included is descriptive information, such as specific aircraft operations that caused more than one individual to report a noise comment.
The noise comment reports are listed below by month and year.


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Okay, here is the deal... I'm wanting to setup a firewall at home and incorporate an IDS such as snort. I'm considering using m0n0wall but it looks like I would have to install my IDS on a seperate machine as oposed to say IPcop which would allow me to install snort. Is this because IPcop is linux based and m0n0wall is BSD? I would prefer to have one system doing both jobs, that I can log into remotely. I have never configured IPtables or IFwhatchamacallit on BSD, nor have I run monowall or IPcop before. I am also running a wireless router. So what would be the ideal setup?
A) [DSLMODEM] ---> [m0n0wall] ---> [IDS] ---> [Wireless Router]
B) [DSLMODEM] ---> [IPcop w/snort] ---> [Wireless Router]
C) [DSLMODEM] ---> [m0n0wall] ---> [Wireless Router] ---> [IDSbox w/Airsnort]
or am I way off here?


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By Michael Maune
Title: Steven and Clara Summers papers, 1941-1946
Primary Creator: Summers, Steven (1914-)
Extent: 4.2 Cubic feet. More info below.
1. Correspondence, 1942-1945 (2 cubic feet). The correspondence involves a number of senders, including Steven, Clara, Rudy Summers (Steven's brother), and Mrs. R. Summers (Steven and Rudy's mother), although the only recipients are Clara and Steven. It is typically one-way correspondence, although through some periods of time, specifically in June-July 1945, the correspondence is two-way, as Clara was preparing to give birth to Dorothy, their daughter. One notable gap in the correspondence occurs in the last half of 1943, when Clara lived in California with Steven. While there are a few letters from July-November 1943, there is no correspondence from November 15, 1943-December 31, 1944. In 1944, the primary correspondent is Mrs. R. Summers writing to Steven and Clara in Alabama and Mississippi. Another notable gap occurs from December 8, 1944-May 12, 1945. A few letters were unopened in late December 1945, indicating that Steven returned home from war before Christmas.
Materials in the series are arranged chronologically.
2. Photographs, circa 1940s. The photographs document Steven's visit to Paris, France and various other occasions during his service in World War II. There are also many family photographs, mostly unidentified. The original order of the photographs is maintained.
3. Greeting Cards, circa 1940s. The greeting cards involve a number of senders, but most likely only Steven and Clara are the recipients. The cards primarily focus on holidays, namely Christmas and Easter, but also mark occasions like Steven and Clara's anniversary, their birthdays, and the birth of their daughter, Dorothy. None of the greeting cards are dated. The original order of the greeting cards is maintained.
4. Military papers and other material, 1942-1946. This series includes a number of documents pertaining to Steven's military career. Notable documents: order to induction, notification of release from service, documentation of Dorothy's birth, a certificate of completion of an auto mechanics course, and a request to live off-base with Clara. The series also includes multiple "passes" that Steven used whenever he traveled or did something off-base. A military-issue pamphlet on venereal diseases is also included, as well as some French currency, presumably acquired by Steven when he was serving in France. The original order of the papers and other material is maintained.
5. Portraits, circa 1940s. The portraits feature Steven and Clara exclusively. Two are photographic portraits of Steven and Clara, enclosed in cardboard cases. Two are color caricatures of Steven and Clara, which they received in Los Angeles, probably while they were living in California. One is a black ink portrait of Steven. Another is a colored pencil drawing of Steven from his stay in Paris. PLEASE NOTE: Some items are oversize material and are housed separately.
6. Artifacts, circa 1940s. The artifacts document Steven's military service. They include his army-issue belts, metal and cloth insignias, and sunglasses.
Date Acquired: 02/08/2010
Subjects: United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945
Forms of Material: Black-and-white photographs, Clippings (Information artifacts), Correspondence
Steven Summers was born in 1914. He lived in South Bend, Indiana In May, 1941, he married Clara Gertrude Buwa, who was from Monterey, Indiana. Their daughter Dorothy Marie Summers was born on June 16, 1945.
Summers served in the United States Army, 879th Ordnance Regiment, Company Q during World War II. He was ordered to report for induction on June 23, 1942. He was certified in basic automotive mechanics while in the Army, although he did work as an auto repairman during his civilian life before the war. He was stationed in various places during the war, including Illinois, California, and Arkansas. In 1945, he served in France and visited Paris. While in France, his daughter Dorothy was born. He received a letter on February 6, 1946 from the chairman of his local Selective Service board notifying him that he had completed his period of service.
During some of Summers' service time, Clara lived with Steven's mother, father, and dog Bouncer in South Bend. While living here, Clara wrote Steven almost every day during parts of 1942 and 1943. In July 1943, Clara lived with Steven off-base near Banning, California before returning to South Bend. Clara worked for a number of companies around South Bend during the war, including Bendix Appliance.
Steven's brother, Rudy, lived in South Bend for a time and corresponded with Steven. A topic Rudy often mentions in his letters is the status of their sister Olga's grave, which he regularly maintained and sometimes sent pictures of.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 6 mss. boxes, 1 small flat box, 1 large flat box
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Source: Charles Apfelbaum
Acquisition Method: Purchase
Processing Information: Whenever possible, original order of the materials has been retained. Some materials have been housed in polyester sleeves, acid-free folders, and acid-free boxes. All newsprint has been photocopied and original newspaper clippings have been discarded. Oversized photographs, portraits, and artifacts have been separated and grouped into individual series for preservation purposes.


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Patricia Westenbroek said that when she was young, her mother instilled in her a desire to help others. While her agricultural education at the University of Delaware helped lead her to a role in the Cooperative Extension Service, it is that desire to help that brought her to Afghanistan, working as an agricultural adviser for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service.
Westenbroek — a UD alumna who graduated in 1997 with a bachelor of science degree in animal science with a pre-veterinary concentration and minors in agricultural economics and chemistry and went on to earn a master's degree in agricultural development at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland — said that her job entails working with extension specialists in the Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL). She said that she works on "a variety of agriculture projects, including animal husbandry, animal nutrition, beekeeping, and planting perennial trees at the district and provincial level."
DAIL works closely with United States and coalition forces, the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and local organizations as a team to "strengthen the capacity of the Afghan government, improve farm management and rebuild markets," said Westenbroek.
One part of her job that she finds especially enjoyable is working with the female extension agents employed by DAIL in the province. "In them is so much promise," said Westenbroek. "Public roles for women have been limited in Afghanistan and that has been changing. These women take the risk to help their people improve their lives by providing social, agricultural and education services."
While some might have reservations about moving to Afghanistan, Westenbroek said that the decision for her was fairly easy. "I've wanted to be able to do this type of work for a long time," said Westenbroek. "It was natural to say yes to an opportunity to help farmers and extension agents."
Although she does admit that there was initially a bit of trepidation about going to Afghanistan, Westenbroek said, "The opportunity to work with Afghans as they rebuild their country outweighed my concerns."
Though her day-to-day routine is varied — one day she may be out on a mission with military colleagues to meet villagers while the next she may be meeting with government officials or extension agent — she always has a daily Dari lesson to help her learn the local language.
The other thing that remains constant is what she enjoys most about her job: the people.
Westenbroek said that she meets all sorts of people ranging from "DAIL representatives who truly want what is best for their province or district to help the farmers to make positive changes; a young boy who is extremely proud of his goats because they are healthy; a little girl excited to see two women with the military team walking with me around the village and telling me about her day at school; the kindness of everyone as I learn Dari — teaching and laughing with me.
"I have been overwhelmed by the warm welcome from a young Afghan woman who embraced me with tears of joy, thanking me and all Americans for coming to Afghanistan to help her country."
Article by Adam Thomas
This article can also be viewed on UDaily.


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