Congratulations to Professor Haltom, who will be spending part of his summer in lovely Passau, Germany as part of Puget Sound's long-standing academic exchange program with the University of Passau. While there he'll get the change to meet German faculty, give a talk or two, and no doubt sample the local brews (faculty from Passau similarly come over here). Several of our department members have done this exchange in past and really enjoyed it, and the university has benefited from the connection. Thanks to David Tinsley in German for creating this opportunity. Have fun, Professor Haltom--