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Is Sex Necessary? or Why You Feel the Way You Do
Get PDFContents: The Nature of the American Male : A Study of Pedestalism • How to Tell Love From Passion • A Discussion of Feminine Types • The Sexual Revolution : Being a Rather Complete Survey of the Entire Sexual Scene • The Lilies-and-Bluebird Delusion • What Should Children Tell Parents? • Claustrophobia, or What Every Young Wife Should Know • Frigidity in Men • Answers to Hard Questions • Glossary
The year was 1929, the height of the Roaring Twenties and the eve of the Crash and Great Depression. A “Sexual Revolution” was in progress, and two writers from The New Yorker published this guide for the perplexed. The book launched two impressive publishing careers and helped establish its authors as paragons of 20th-century American letters. With 55 illustrations.
James Thurber (1894–1961) was a journalist, writer, cartoonist, and longtime editor and contributor to The New Yorker. His later works included My Life and Hard Times (1933), The Middle-Aged Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935), The Male Animal (1940), Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated (1940), My World—And Welcome to It, (1942), and The Years with Ross (1959).
E. B. White (1899–1985) was a poet, author, essayist, stylist, and longtime editor of The New Yorker. His later works included Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and—with William Strunk, Jr.—The Elements of Style (1959).
“One of the silliest books in years, and perfectly lovely.” — Saturday Review of Literature
“One grand and glorious assortment of literary whoopee.” — R. James, Brooklyn Eagle
“There are lovely drawings which sometimes illustrate the text and sometimes don’t.” —Isabel Patterson, New York Herald Tribunehttps://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook/1166/thumbnail.jp
The Employer/Employee Relationship: It’s More Than Just Hiring
Get PDFFor some businesses this year, they may be thinking about hiring one or more new employees. This is a big decision. Initially, they may be thinking, “Can this business support another employee?” That could be the easy question. The harder questions could be, “How do I find a good employee, and then what do I need to do to retain them?”
These questions are at the top of the minds of businesses all across the country right now. The workplace environment is subtly changing with current trends impacting both employees and employers. In a recently published article by the Harvard Business School, several trends and their practical implications were highlighted: Employees want greater flexibility Employers want skills People overseeing the workforce must have conflict-resolution skills Entering and exiting the workplace will be more fluid
A productive workforce is a key element in keeping the economy of a community moving forward. As societal issues push and pull on us as individuals and families, we need to make way for new situations and opportunities. Knowing these trends ahead of time allows us to plan and prepare for the next stage of our participation in the local workforce
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Repair/Preservation of Concrete Compression Members in Bridges Using Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC)
No full textAs of 2024, approximately 36% of bridges across the United States require repair or replacement, with 7% classified as structurally deficient. The estimated cost to address these deficiencies exceeds $260 billion. In recent years, Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) has emerged as a repair material for infrastructure preservation, drawing increased attention from transportation agencies and researchers worldwide. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has notably advocated for UHPC’s adoption in bridge preservation initiatives, recognizing its exceptional mechanical properties and durability.
This report presents a comprehensive literature review on the application of UHPC as a repair and strengthening material for bridge compression members. While significant progress has been made in employing UHPC for bridge decks and joints, its use in repair or strengthening bridge columns/piles remains relatively underexplored. To address this gap, the study introduces an analytical model designed to predict the axial and flexural capacities of reinforced or prestressed concrete compression members encased with UHPC jackets. The model is formulated based on strain compatibility and integrates idealized UHPC material behavior in both tension and compression, consistent with the latest UHPC design specifications. In addition, an experimental program was conducted to evaluate the structural benefits of UHPC encasement in compression members. The investigation consisted of two phases. Phase I assessed the confinement effect of UHPC on small-scale concrete cylinders with varying jacket thicknesses, revealing notable enhancements in compressive strength and ductility. Phase II focused on full-scale reinforced concrete columns subjected to axial loading and bending, examining the bond behavior at the UHPC–conventional concrete (CC) substrate interface under different surface preparation methods and the influence of transverse reinforcement within the UHPC jacket. Results confirmed a strong interfacial bond and underscored the role of transverse reinforcement in delaying failure and improving overall structural performance. The report concludes with a detailed design example, demonstrating the model’s applicability and its predictive accuracy in estimating strength gains due to UHPC jacketing. Collectively, this study provides both a practical design framework and novel experimental insights, reinforcing UHPC’s potential to enhance structural performance and extend the service life of aging bridge infrastructure
A History of African Americans in Nebraska
No full textBlack people have been present in Nebraska from its earliest days as a U.S. territory. The first U.S. Census of Nebraska, conducted in 1860, counted eighty-one Black people who, together, formed .28 percent of the young territory’s 28,841 residents. That number grew to 3,443 Black residents in 1900, representing 3.5 percent of the 102,555 residents of the state of Nebraska. The number and location of Black Nebraskans varied greatly through the twentieth century, comprising 13.7 percent of the state’s population in 1940 and 11.8 percent in 2020. Although African Americans have been relatively small in numbers, the historical record reflects the formative role that they have played in Nebraska’s history, and in the national movements for political equality and racial justice. The struggles Black Nebraskans endured as they contributed to the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the state prepared them for leadership on the national stage. If one is to know the history of Nebraska, and of Nebraska’s influence on U.S. history, they must know the history of Nebraska’s Black people and Black communities
NEBLINE, November/December 2025
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Nebraska Extension celebrates 25 years of nutrition school enrichment kits
Recipe of the month: Fruit & yogurt parfait
Celebrating the season with American persimmon by Rachel Anderson
Love gardening? Become a master gardener by Mary Jane Frogge
Extension master gardener volunteer spotlight: Carol Rustad
Garden guide: Things to do this month by Mary Jane Frogge
Choosing child care: What parents should know by Jaci Foged
Commercial/noncommercial pesticide license
Little black bugs, big bite by Kait Chapman [about pirate bugs]
What you need to know about having a well drilled by Becky Schuerman
2026 nebraska custom rates survey by Glennis McClure
Heart of 4-H volunteer award: Joy Harvey and Brett Jurgens
State 4-H shooting sports results
4-H specialty clubs invite new members
4-H announcements for 4-Hers and volunteers
4-H awards and scholarship forms due January 3
Homeschool youth science day
Extension calendar
New 4-H support staff: Olivia Lentfer
Outgoing 4-H Council members: Phil Wharton, Carley Parrott, Ruby Dean
Ag Society annual election and meetin
Behavioral Insights Impacting Preweaning Mortality
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This study investigated the average time spent on posture behaviors (lying, kneeling, sitting, standing) of sows by analyzing the effects of time segments, farrowing crate types, parity, heat lamp configurations, and mortality groups. Sow posture behaviors were significantly influenced by mortality, parity, crate type, heat lamps, and day category. High mortality sows spent less time lying and more time standing events. Parity 1, 2, 3 sows were more active, spending more time kneeling in transitions, lying, and sitting events. Sows in TSL crate had longer lateral right lying and standing events, while ESCSL crates sows had longer sitting events. Two heat lamp settings increased resting time in lying sternally, post-farrowing days had longer lateral lying, while pre-farrowing days had longer standing events. Kneeling remained consistent across all conditions. These findings highlight the importance of posture duration, frequency, and management factors in reducing piglet mortality. Future research should integrate these variables into a mothering ability index (MAI) to guide management strategies and improve sow and piglet welfare
Introduction
No full textWhat follows in these pages is some of the scholarship that law professors from around the country came to discuss at the fall 2024 Nebraska Law Review Symposium: Democracy Without Trust? Professors Jennifer Breen and Brandon Johnson both tackle the question of whether institutions deserve trust, especially the nation’s courts. Professor Jacob Eisler discusses the role of party politics and gerrymandering. Professor Anthony Gaughan examines the rise and fall of trust in American higher education. The Nebraska Law Review chose this topic—proposed by Professor Johnson—for its timeliness ahead of a consequential presidential election. The Nebraska Law Review would like to thank additional panelists including Wayne Bena, Professor Haiyun Damon-Feng, Professor Kyle Langvardt, Professor Daniel Walters, Professor Anthony Michael Kreis, Professor Eric Berger, Professor Wilfred Codrington III, Sen. Danielle Conrad, Professor Michael Dimino, and Dr. Gina Ligon. Our thanks extend to Nebraska College of Law Dean Richard Moberly for supporting this symposium and to the college’s Law and Democracy Series with generous funding from Ron and the late Barb Schaefer.
If trust is indeed the fabric that binds our society—and our democracy—together, then the words of warning from Abraham Lincoln in 1858 are especially relevant in this moment: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Lincoln’s words served as a prophecy for when the American house came apart in 1861. In our modern political era, some researchers claim the nation’s polarization is at its worst since the Civil War. We hope a sustained effort at examining country’s trust deficit and working to repair it can reverse the trend and strengthen our system of government to keep our collective American house standing strong for generations to come