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International Student Services
Information for Students
More Information
Other Resources and Information
Students may open a bank account by simply going to the institution of their choice and stating that they would like to open an account. Generally, two forms of identification are required to open an account. A teller will explain the kinds of accounts that are available. Banks are listed in the Duluth/Superior telephone directory, and there is also one bank located on the UMD campus. TCF Bank, 127 Kirby Plaza, 218-726-8401.
Most students have found the best solution is to open both a savings and a checking account with the same institution. A checking account permits you to write checks, which eliminates the possibility of losing rather large amounts of money that you may otherwise have to carry with you. Some institutions have automatic teller machine (ATM) service to make withdrawals or deposits any time of the day or week. Automatic tellers are located in the Kirby Student Center and nearby shopping centers.
Wire Transfers
UMD Cashier
The Cashiers Office serves as a payment center for the campus. The office is responsible for cashing checks, processing student account payments, selling maroon parking permits and locker rentals, selling departmental deposit cards and processing departmental deposits.
140 Darland Administration Building
Phone: 218-726-8820
Drop box available when the office is closed
Computer Lab Access
For information regarding computer lab access, please refer to the following web site: www.d.umn.edu/itsss/labs/fullaccess/.
Kirby Student Center
First Floor - The first floor of Kirby Student Center houses an information desk, Print Shop, stamp machines, TCF Bank, automatic bank tellers, public telephones, student lounge, UMD Stores, student organization offices, and Northern Shores Coffee Shop. The Kirby Information Desk cashes checks, sells newspapers, provides information about campus events, provides bus schedules, and houses a "lost and found". The series of offices across from the Information Desk house the Statesman (student newspaper), Student Association (student government) and Kirby Program Board (student social activities).
Kirby Games Room:
The Kirby Games Room offers video games, pool, pinball, fooseball and board games.
Kirby Lounge and Meeting Rooms:
The Kirby Lounge (first floor) is open for you to relax in between classes and activities. Special events are often held in there and there are many meeting spaces available as well. Student organizations and university departments can reserve the Ballroom, Garden Room and Meeting Rooms located on the third floor of Kirby Student Center. All rooms are reserved at 134 Kirby Student Center (726-7166) next to the first floor Information Desk.
The UMD Library opened in September 2000. The 167,570 square foot library and annex complex is a beautiful and spacious environment conducive to research and study. Building highlights include group study rooms with network access, reading rooms, classrooms equipped with computers for hands-on instruction, rooms with adaptive equipment for users with disabilities, and full-access computer labs.
The UMD Library provides access to a wide array of electronic resources as well as traditional materials. Since there are numerous computers, laptop connections and wireless connectivity in the building, students can easily access the internet as well as electronic indexing services and full-text reference sources the Library makes available via its web page. The Library is generally open 7:30 until midnight during the week with extended hours during finals.
Locker Rental
Lockers located throughout the campus are available for rent. Students use lockers to store their jackets and coats, especially during the winter months. You can rent one from the Cashier window in the Darland Administration Building lobby. They are available to rent on the first day of class. The cost include a deposit for the padlock, which is refunded if the padlock is returned by the end of the academic year.
University residences have washing machines and clothes dryers located in the building. Students living off campus may find coin-operated machines in the building or laundromats nearby. You must supply your own detergent.
Mail Room
The UMD Mailroom, in located in the basement of Darland Administration Building, Romm #44. Mail services include certified, registered, and insured mail; postage stamps and 1st class metering; domestic and international mail; discount rates for Fed Ex and UPS package mailing; zip code information; and change of address cards.
Vehicles on the UMD campus must be parked in designated parking areas (permit lots, pay lots, or meters) or they will be tagged or towed by Parking Services. The type of lot is designated with signs at the entrance. Overnight parking is only allowed at metered spots. For more information about parking, contact Parking Services, 245 Kirby Plaza, 726-7433.
Safety and Security: Campus Police
The campus is patrolled by licensed, uniformed police officers seven days a week, 24 hours a day. They provide safety and security for the campus and are available around the clock to respond to emergencies. If the need arises, you may contact Campus Police by dialing 911 (for any reason) to request Campus Police assistance. If you need administrative assistance, you can call 726-7000.
UMD has very little trouble with violent crime. However, theft is a problem on many college campuses, and it is recommended that students mark all personal property. Items such as purses, wallets, and backpacks should not be left unattended. Students living in the residence halls are encouraged to carry personal property insurance.
UMD "Safewalk" Service
A free escort service is available for anyone who stays on campus late in the evening to study, attend evening classes or meetings, or for any other reason. You can call the "Safewalk" service or stop by the "walk-in" office to ask someone to accompany you anywhere within a three-mile radius of campus. All escorts wear identification jackets and carry a two-way radio and flashlight. Call 218-726-6100 to request an escort.
UMD Stores
UMD Stores sells UMD clothing, jackets, coffee mugs, art supplies and other UMD memorabilia. UMD Stores also sells gifts, cards, magazines, snacks and personal items. The lower level of UMD Stores carries textbooks, school supplies, calculators, film, and film processing. It also includes a general book selection. The Computer Corner offers computer hardware, software, and accessories.
UMD Food Service
The Dining Center provides cafeteria-style meals for all residence hall students. In addition, students living off campus may purchase economically priced meal tickets for use in the Dining Center. The Plaza Food Court (second floor, Kirby Plaza) offers a wide variety of foods that includes a bakery selection, grill, hot entrees, beverages, pizza and more. Vending machines are located throughout campus offering a variety of refreshments.
Northern Shores Coffee Shop is located in Kirby Plaza's lower level.
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Tired of running on a treadmill or "climbing" stairs to nowhere? There are different (and, yes, fun) ways to stay in shape that are far from the same old workout routine. Fly high with Trapeze-Experience.
Circus Fun
Childhood dreams of running away and joining the circus can come true with Trapeze-Experience, founded by professional trapeze artist Peter Gold. With set-ups in the Hamptons and Rhinebeck, New York, the experience put down stakes earlier this year on Flagler Drive, to teach beginners and intermediates alike the thrill of flying.
Classes are an intensive two hours long that end with students participating in a mid-air catch with one of the trainers. "It blows them away," Gold says of the moment someone "flies" for the first time. "It's empowering, and breaks through the self pressure and limits people have, thinking, 'Oh I'm not strong enough' or, 'I can't do it.'"
Trapeze is a full-body workout, focusing mostly on abs and shoulders. "You can start out not being in great shape," Gold says. "But as you move up, you need more and more of a body connection—strength and conditioning, mental and emotional."
Gold, who has more than 20 years of trapeze experience, says it's also a great activity for families to experience together.
"It is the safest extreme sport there is, period," he says. All participants are harnessed with belts, and there is a net below, and, of course, experienced coaches ready to teach you to fly. Trapeze-Experience will be back in town in September, so book a class early, because they fill up fast. trapeze-experience.com

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Striking Gold: Aerin Lauder's Home Line
Alex Papachristidis loves a spectacle. The gregarious interior decorator, who grew up on Manhattan's Upper East Side, has harbored a passion for pageantry and drama for as long as he can remember. As a child, his default playground was the grand halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where his mother brought him for his weekend entertainment. Her school-age son was her regular companion at the opera and the city's foreign-film houses. "She took me to see Belle de Jour at the Paris Theatre when I was five," he says. A production of Verdi's Aida—seen on a trip to Italy at Verona's Arena, the ancient amphitheater renowned for its extravagantly scaled opera performances—had the greatest impact on the young Papachristidis. "Live animals—real camels!—waltzed out onto this open-air stage," he says. "It was the most extraordinary thing I had ever seen. I instantly became a nature and animal lover."
In the Manhattan apartment that designer Alex Papachristidis shares with his partner, Scott Nelson, the library features a chair, stool, and custom-made sofa, all covered in a Schumacher cotton ikat, a custom-made cocktail table by John Rosselli Antiques, and an artwork by Rob Wynne; the étagères and carpet are by Papachristidis, the vintage foo dog is from Liz O'Brien, a lamp by Christopher Spitzmiller has a custom-made shade, and the walls are covered in a Stroheim velvet.
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Summer Saturdays for Traditional Undergraduate Prospective Students
Saturday, July 13, 2013
9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Summer Saturdays, held on July 13th, July 27th, and August 3rd, provide the chance for prospective undergraduate students and their families to gain an initial glimpse at the various undergraduate programs at Regent and the beautiful Regent campus. Join us for an admissions information session and campus tour on a Saturday convenient for you.
- Hosted by:
- College of Arts & Sciences — Admissions
- Location:
- Divinity Building - Welcome Center
- Cost:
- Event is Free
- Audience:
- Prospective Students
- RSVP not required


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Really Unusual Teas....
Can anyone recommend some really unusual teas, with unusual ingredients and flavorings? I am really looking to experiment right now and am looking for suggestions. Thanks advance for any leads :-)
take a look at Butiki teas, Stacy just released a pineapple cilantro one that I wish I could enjoy if my taste buds weren't so vehemently against cilantro.
Oh no, cilantro is just one of those love it or hate it ingredients. I was surprised when I was doing a search on here for our tea and I just typed in cilantro and the only 2 teas that came up was a custom blend I made for Indigobloom and the Pineapple Cilantro Cream. I thought it would be more common than that.
There is only one way I can eat it, there's an Indian restaurant near one of my classroom buildings that has a chili cilantro chutney. It's so spicy I can't taste it. So I know pineapple being sweet means the complete opposite would happen haha.
It's weird, but depending on your genes, it can taste like metal. Ugh, like for me.
Mmmmm, cilantro chutney. Sounds yummy.
Incendiare-That's interesting that it tastes like metal to you. I've heard that to some people it tastes like soap. To me it just has an incredibly fresh taste.
I find that sometimes cilantro tastes like soap, and other times as you said Stacy, it tastes very "fresh"! I found that in the tea, it was not a strong flavour at all, and definitely "fresh" tasting. Yum. I should have more soon.
@Butiki Teas – I personally find cilantro to taste like soapy metal (yeah, weird), but I actually like the taste. Yep.
Pineapple Cilantro Cream sounds REALLY good, but the base is Bai Mu Dan, which makes me ill. :(
Daniel-That is so weird about the metal taste and to see others are getting metal taste too. I'd be happy to make you a small batch of the Pineapple Cilantro Cream with a different base if you were interested. Though it would need to be at the same time I'm also making the large batch.
@Butiki – I sure would! I will message you.
One of the reasons that some people don't like cilantro is a genetic effect where some people taste soap when they taste cilantro.
Also, it helps if you change your keywords when searching, cilantro is also known as Coriander, also sometimes misspelled corriander. Hope that helps expand the search range!
Except in food, coriander is considered the seed, which tastes nothing like cilantro.
coriander leaf though might lead to less confusion, but definitely not just coriander…there are opinionated cilantro haters out there who do not like to be thrown off. https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-HATE-CILANTRO/54754722016?fref=ts
Butiki also has tamarind pop. only tamarind tea I have found to date.
Yeah, that was my blend because I couldn't find a tamarind tea and was dying for one! not surprised really, it's an unusual ingredient in most places.
ah! you were the one that made the request! yup, I grew up with it in several ethnic recipes, but that was about it.
I've been thinking about getting this one! I love the taste of tamarind.
Kasumi no Chajin-It was more than a request. Alphakitty did a custom blend with us and made the decisions for that tea including the base tea. That was the first custom blend I had done that I thought was really unique.
I understood that from the description of the product, thanks for the elaboration though.
Hi Pia. We have a Citrus Spice White Iced Tea. There are some reviews here and if you are interested just follow me and I will message you a coupon.
Thanks for the mention momo & Kasumi no Chanjin. :)
Also on our weirder side: Potato Pancake & Applesauce, Mango Lassi (mango, cream, cardamom), and Pistachio Ice Cream.
Kusumi has Algothe…I will be ordering it on my first order with them (not sure when that will be yet ;(. but it is a green tea, mint, and seaweed and blend.
Nature's Tea Leaf has a Rosemary White tea, basic, but I have not seen it anywhere else.
On the flavored matcha front, Red leaf Tea has(that I find unusual at least):
Alfalfa,Aloe,Amla Berry,Bubble Gum,Butterscotch,Chlorella, Cola,Ginger Ale,Hemp,Kiwi,Lucuma,Maca,Pistachio,Royal Jelly,Spirulina,Sea Buckthorn,Wheatgrass
http://malt-tea.com/ yeah, pretty weird if you never had tea like that before. On similar teas, crash a Korean grocery store and you can find dried corn, black bean and barley teas.
barley teas are great, but I have never thought of them as unusual. Though Luprica has some flavored ones that I had never heard of…
Hi Pia, we have a variety of teas at www.teabar.com, including some unusual ones:
Cherry Kiwi Coconut Fruit http://www.mahamosa.com/teabar/en/cherry-kiwi-coconut-fruit.html
Mango Mate http://www.mahamosa.com/teabar/en/mango-mate.html
Apricot Brandy Organic http://www.mahamosa.com/teabar/en/apricot-brandy-organic.html
Turmeric Ginger http://www.mahamosa.com/teabar/en/turmeric-ginger.html
If you need any other suggestions, just let us know!
Tumeric tea sounds good. I love that spice.
I'm glad I started this thread – Thanks for the incoming suggestions, everyone, all these suggestions sound great and I look forward to researching the teas (and the tea purveyors) further!


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Japan's Ueno in judo semis; Rousey of US loses
BEIJING (AP) Athens gold medalist Masae Ueno plowed her way to the semifinals of the women's 70-kilogram judo competition Wednesday, but a much-awaited Olympic showdown with world silver medalist Ronda Rousey of the United States failed to materialize when Rousey lost her quarterfinal bout.
Ueno and Rousey started powerfully, winning their first two bouts by ippon.
Rousey, whose mother was world champion in 1984, easily pinned Nasiba Surkieva of Turkmenistan, then did it again against Poland's Katarzyna Pilocik.
Ueno began with a pin, then threw China's Juan Wang for what looked like an ippon win. The judges ruled it wasn't quite good enough, but Ueno came back seconds later with another throw that made the grade.
Ueno took just over a minute to dispose of Hungary's Anett Meszaros for her semifinal spot.
But Rousey, who had trouble getting inside her taller opponent's arms, had to go into overtime with Edith Bosch of the Netherlands, and lost when Bosch unleashed a counterthrow with less than 2 minutes to go.
Though out of the gold running, Rousey still has a chance at bronze. It would be the first medal in women's judo for the U.S. since the event got on the official Olympic roster in 1992. U.S. women won silver and bronze when judo was a demonstration sport in 1988.
Bosch will meet Ueno in the semifinals, with Cuba's Anaysi Hernandez and Germany's Annett Boehm in the other semifinal bout. Both won all their preliminary bouts with ippon.
In men's 90-kg, Japan's Hiroshi Izumi, the Athens silver winner and a favorite to win in Beijing, struggled from the start, going into overtime in his first match and then lost by ippon to Andrei Kazusenok of Belarus.
World champion Irakli Tsirekidze of Georgia safely made it through the preliminary rounds and will meet Ivan Pershin of Russia in the semis.
The other semifinal will be between France's Yves-Matthieu Dafreville and Amar Benikhlef of Algeria.
Working from a tough draw, the Netherlands Mark Huizinga, the Sydney gold and Athens bronze medalist, took on Ilias Iliades of Greece, who won gold in a lighter class in Athens and silver at the 2007 worlds, in his first-round match.
Huizinga went ahead early and scored an ippon to end the match with just over a minute left. He then lost to Switzerland's Sergei Aschwanden.


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Secretary Clinton opened the plenary session of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue with Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna in the Ben Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State today.
Senior officials from across the U.S. and Indian governments, including Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke; FBI Director Robert Mueller; Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman; USAID Administrator Raj Shah; Dr. John Holdren, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House; Deputy National Security Advisor Mike Froman; and U.S. Ambassador to India Tim Roemer, participated in the plenary. Secretary Clinton said:
"We meet at a pivotal moment. For nearly two decades, India and the United States have worked intensively to build a strong, positive relationship, one that has delivered benefits to Indians, Americans, and people worldwide. This dialogue is an effort to build on that history and deepen our cooperation so that we can together solve common challenges and evoke the full talent and energy of our people.
"Now, while this dialogue marks a new stage in the U.S.-India partnership, it is rooted in exchanges already taking place. Our governments collaborate on nearly any issue you can name, from fighting terrorism to empowering women to eradicating disease to monitoring the weather to improve crop forecasting. Last year, $66 billion in trade flowed between our nations, more than 10 times our trade level in 1990. And the United States is very proud to be home to nearly three million Americans of Indian descent, one of the fastest-growing and most accomplished immigrant communities in our country, as evidenced by Administrator Shah, who you will hear from later.
"Indeed, India holds a very special place in the hearts of many Americans, including me. My first trip to India 15 years ago was a transforming experience for me and for my daughter, and then for my husband when he was able to go in the year 2000. I've returned since, including last July, to witness for myself India's cutting-edge leadership in energy, agriculture, education, and business.
"Today, the United States stands with India, not only because of what India means to us, but what India contributes to -- and represents to -- the world. We've said it many times, but it cannot be said too often: India is the world's largest democracy, its second-fastest growing economy, and a rising power, not only in Asia but globally. It has vibrant democratic institutions, a very free press, a robust civil society, and an innovative private sector. It is also a model of democratic development that is lifting millions of people out of poverty by widening access to tools of opportunity, such as education, health care, food, water, and jobs.
"India's rise is a defining storyline of the early 21st century. And the U.S.-India partnership will help shape the rest of this century. To quote Prime Minister Singh during his recent visit to Washington in November, 'As two leading democracies, India and the United States must play a leading role in building a shared destiny for all humankind.' Well, Prime Minister Singh said it beautifully. And that mission is worthy of our best efforts. To fulfill it, we must not only build on areas of agreement but, frankly, address doubts that remain on both sides, doubts among some Indians that the United States only sees India or mainly sees India in the context of Afghanistan and Pakistan, or that we will hasten our departure from Afghanistan, leaving India to deal with the aftermath; doubts in America that India has not fully embraced its role in regional and global affairs or will not make the economic reforms needed to foster additional progress."
Read the Secretary's full remarks with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna here.


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Going back to LA? Back to see...?ReplyDelete
robert missing kristen never knowReplyDelete
robert miss kristen ???ReplyDelete
Saying goodbye to NY.ReplyDelete
Did Kristen use that bag coming back from PFW?ReplyDelete
Yes it is the same bag that she is carrying in the Sept 28th return from PFW pics.Delete
2 different bags. The "hinges" for the straps are different.Delete
At first i thought it was the same but it isnt i was looking at the pics of kristen having the bag but is not the same her bag is like a color blue and rob bag is black and kristen bag zipper is a color metal and rob zipper is black so dont get your hopes up.Delete
Is not when i saw this pics i thought it was the same bag too but i went and check the pics of kristen having that bag but is not the same if you notice the bag that rob has is black and the zipper is black too and the one kristen has is like blue or gray and the zipper is like the color metal you can go and check i was checking very carefully but is not the same.ReplyDelete
I was think ing the same thing! But sadly, no . . . Compare the two bags: http://imgbox.com/acojfCFc and http://www.imagebam.com/image/3f18cf214171462 || Kristen's had double "buttons" on the bottom and Rob's doesn't, and the colors are quite different. But at least we know they have similar tastes in stuff, right?ReplyDelete
I think you're right. it looks like similarly. Or maybe they have the same bag :)ReplyDelete
Yeah it definitely looks like they both are carrying the same bag...
Yes...it looks like the same bag she carried in the Sept 28th photos leaving LAX.ReplyDelete
Is not the same bag zoom the pics thats what i did.Delete
I was just going through stuff on tumblr and I think the sunglasses are like some I just saw on Kristen in a pic. Well, this is how they would let us know how things are. Picture is worth a thousand words. You go Robsten!ReplyDelete
I think they have the his and hers black bag,the one Kristen got when she came home from Paris is similar but smaller and ladylike hand carry bag.That's one thing with Rob though ,and it never fails ,when he see Kristens picture on the internet looking so sexy and lonely ,he comes homes or travel to be with her right away,good for him.It happens in Paris when Kristen was shooting some pictorial or something,he went to there to see her too,and so as Montreal.I'm glad Kristens dad hangs out with Kristen to avoid all this nonsense about her hanging out with some other dude again.I think Jhon has a lot of respect for Rob and he's probably trying his best to help this two lovebirds to work out on their relationships by making sure that Kristen will be gossip free when shes out and about,what a cool dad.ReplyDelete
See ,i told you so,he's in LA now,Rob will never be able to sit still once he see Kristens picture looking so hot and sexy but lonely for him on the internet, must be the legs up to there that does the trick all the time.Delete
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It's hard to miss the Tally Ho. The black-and-white building with the bold-yet-quaint marquee immediately catches the eye as one walks the sleepy streets of downtown Leesburg. For locals who watched in dismay as the Tally Ho closed in 2000, the sleek, freshly painted facade must be as comforting as it is striking.
The Tally Ho first opened its doors in 1931, charging a mere 35 cents for adult admission. For 69 years the theater continued to screen a variety of movies for its loyal patrons; then competition from multiplexes in other parts of Loudoun County proved insurmountable. In October of 2000, the doors closed. But they were re-opened two years later when local real estate investors Pat Hoke -- a former math teacher and FBI agent -- and Judy Wilson -- a former computer consultant -- decided to bring the Tally Ho back to life. After significant renovations, the theater marked its return to Leesburg in September 2002.
Don't go into the Tally Ho expecting all the comforts of your local stadium-seating cinema. While the place has been nicely refurbished, it's still more primitive than most modern movie houses.
The small lobby provides just enough room for a concession stand and a few paying customers in search of Hot Tamales and buttered popcorn. The auditoriums are also on the petite side. I recently saw "About a Boy" in the tinier of the two screening rooms, which can hold 145 moviegoers. (The other auditorium can accommodate 170 and also boasts a balcony, the classic mark of a true old-time theater.) The leather seats were comfortable, though worn. The screen in auditorium two, positioned behind a modest stage, also isn't much bigger than the wide-screen televisions on sale at your neighborhood Circuit City. (Tally Ho currently uses 35mm projectors, but Hoke says he plans to add digital projectors to the mix as well.)
Though the theater management initially indicated that they planned to make the Tally Ho an art house theater, it's become a first-run cinema that features mainstream movies. Which may not be a bad thing if you're walking the streets of Leesburg and looking for an old-fashioned place to catch a flick.
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Screening in a 1/2 hr of #OnTheRoad followed by Q&A w/ Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund & director Walter Salles. Another great movie day!
— Jane Heller (@janeheller1) December 9, 2012
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- Really nice reception for Kristen Stewart & Garrett Hedlund after the #OnTheRoad screening today. Both very excited about their roles.
- Kristen Stewart talked a bit about her next film with Ben Affleck, but hopes to do a "micro-project" before that shoot starts.
- While I thought #OnTheRoad was beautifully shot, it was the performances by Stewart, Hedlund and Dunst that made it worth seeing
- fabulouschic13: ok will there be vid released on the Q &A ? / No, sorry.
- fabulouschic13: oh ok ...what else did she say about Focus / That she's looking forward to sitting down & discussing the film with the filmmakers. Seems very serious about her craft.
- fabulouschic13: did anything funny happened at the Q&A / She told a funny story about shooting for long periods in the car & how leftover food in the back seat was spoiling.
- athenia_22: Did Kristen sound like she still had the flu? / No, she seemed fine, though Salles, the director, was sick and had to cancel.
- BrokenVivibuff: would u mind telling us what was she wearing? :) / Don't recall enough to describe but a very colorful top (maybe w/ turquoise & pink) that looked great on her.


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Twenty years ago – 1993
Strong objections from several neighbors were heard during a public hearing in Dunkirk on a $500,000 proposal to replace the Country Fair store at 150 Lake Shore Drive West with a new building. The company wants to build a new structure near the back of the existing lot and install gas pumps in the front of the lot. Officials said the company needs to modernize the store and install gas pumps in order to remain competitive. Neighbors' concerns centered around the installation of gas pumps, with 22 residents signing a petition objecting to that.
Thirty years ago – 1983
The Cassadaga Valley School Board has approved a recommendation made by the CVCS adminstration to close the Gerry Elementary School at the end of the current school year. Prior to the 4-1 vote, Michael Constatino, a spokesman for the Gerry Elementary School Parents, made one more plea to keep the school open.
Forty years ago – 1973
Rusch Realty of Dunkirk and Fredonia is celebrating the grand opening of its new main office at 44 West Main St., Fredonia, site of the former Milady Dress Shop.
Fifty years ago – 1963
Floyd "Stub" Sunday of Brocton was the winner of the second annual blarney contests sponsored by the Altar-Rosary Society of St. Patrick's Church. Mr. Sunday also won last year's contest.


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Lectures enhance Journey Stories exhibit
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Oct. 22, 2012) Two guest lectures will be held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in conjunction with the "Journey Stories" traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street project.
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson, an associate professor of American studies at the University of Maryland College Park, will speak Nov. 8, at 12:30 p.m. in the Student Service Center, multi-purpose room. Dr. Robert Ginsberg, professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University with 35 years teaching philosophy and comparative literature, is UMES' guest Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Frederick Douglass Library auditorium.
Both lectures are sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council.
"The 'Journey Stories' exhibit in itself is a gem, but to have these companion activities adds to the breadth and depth of the subject," said Jennifer Neumyer, special collections and outreach librarian at UMES. The lectures further illustrate how the development of transportation and technology has greatly impacted American society, she said.
Williams-Forson's topic is "Freedom to Travel: When the Proper Airs of Refinement, Beautiful Clothes, and a Packed Lunch Were Just Not Enough." She "facilitates a lively discussion" among participants who are asked to contribute their own experiences in order to think more deeply about how race, class and gender have affected and still impact one's ability to travel, Neumyer said.
Forson is author of "Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power" and "Taking Food Public: Redefining Foodways in a Changing World." Her research and teaching interests, Neumyer said, includes cultural studies, material culture, food, women's studies and the social and cultural history of the U.S. in the late 19th and 20th centuries. She holds a master's and doctorate in American Studies from the University of Maryland College Park and a bachelor's in English from the University of Virginia.
"The Global Village in the New Millennium" is Ginsberg's topic. He proposes that values are changing as the world becomes one community as a result of the technological revolution, Neumyer said. In the 21st century, communication is instant, the economy is a global one and human rights are becoming a universally recognized principle. His presentation looks at the problems associated with these three areas and explores how to expand the benefits associated with them, as well.
Ginsberg holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania and bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago. He specializes in value inquiry, social and political philosophy, aesthetics and philosophy of the Enlightenment. Over 173 of his writings have been published in five languages in 19 countries.
"Journey Stories" events are free and open to the public. Call 410-651-7696 or 410-651-7770, email email@example.com or visit www.umes.edu/mosely for information on exhibits, book discussions, films, lectures and other activities.
Gail Stephens, assistant director, UMES Office of Public Relations, 410-651-7580, email@example.com.


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African intellectual property law, practice and policies. This weblog provides news, information and comment on IP law, practice and business deals right across Africa. Ce blog propose des actualités, informations, et commentaires sur la législation et la pratique en matière de propriété intellectuelle et de droit des contrats d'affaires en Afrique. For some insight into the origins of this blog click here.
Friday, 25 February 2011
ProBatter: The Last Instalment
These appear to be limited to copyrights and personality (image) rights.
It is clear that there will be copyright in the broadcast and images of the bowler. The question which arises is: where do the images come from? In all likelihood the images are licensed from a broadcaster such as Sky or SuperSport. It would be interesting to study licensing agreement to see whether any restriction is placed on the use of the images. The view of Media law experts is that standard agreements of this nature will not place any limit on the further or ancillary use of the images, and the use should therefore be permitted.
The logical solution from ProBatter's point of view is to shift the obligation of obtaining the requisite images to the purchaser. In this regard, it would be interesting to hear comments on whether this use of the images is any different from recording a match for later video analysis – something which every professional sport team in the world does.
The next issue is whether the bowler has any rights in either the display of his image or in the bowling delivery itself?
In my opinion the answer will once again lie in the contracts. Although there are certain personality rights which the bowler holds in his image, it seems likely that these rights would have been transferred/licensed to the original broadcaster, and depending on the scope of rights granted, the ancillary use may very well be permitted. The view of Media Law experts is once again that standard agreements will not prevent such use of the bowler image (at least not under South African Law).
The short answer is therefore that the bowler is not likely to have any rights which may prevent ProBatter from using his image and bowling action. Any alternative view or debates will be welcome, especially from a US and English Law point of view.
This is the last instalment of our ProBatter series of articles. Good luck to the teams taking part in the Cricket World Cup – we know that at least the English and Kenyan teams have used the ProBatter device during training in the last year. From those teams' first round performances one would not have guessed it. Or maybe the English team just did not have footage of the Dutch bowlers.
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Johan Nortje: Update - man gets 22 years
Friday, 18 February 2011
More on Probatter
ProBatter further have a number of patents for the machine, with the main one seeming to be held under number US2001006064 (A1) entitled Pitching system with video display means. A copy of the patent is available here.
The main claim of the invention reads:
'…A pitching system including:
means to propel balls interchangeably at different speeds and rotational velocities to different locations;
means to visually display a moving image of a pitcher; and
means to synchronize the propelling of said balls with said moving image…'
A rather interesting debate may be formulated around the claim, and whether it relates to a bowler or a bowling machine in a cricketing sense at all. Pitching and Bowling are two vastly different disciplines practised by vastly different athletes, it therefore stands to reason that a pitching system and a bowling system must be different. If this argument was to succeed, this patent will not protect a bowling application at all!
I do however admittedly have limited experience in patent interpretation and any input by the wordsmiths in the patent world will be appreciated.
This patent appears to have been extended to Australia, Canada, China, the EPO (European Patent Office), Japan, Mexico and of course the USA.
As tends to be the case with many of these US based inventions, Africa has been completely ignored as a potential market – whether rightly or wrongly remain to be seen. It is also interesting to note that India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka and Bangladesh have all been ignored. Anyone who has watched cricket in the last 5 years (and who are familiar with the UDRS (Umpire decision Review System) fiasco) will know that the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) hold all the aces and subsequently all the money in cricket.
If one considers that the broadcasting rights of the IPL (Indian Premier League) were sold for US$ 1.026 billion and the brand is reportedly valued at US$ 4.13 billion, this may have been an error in judgement by ProBatter, unless of course the bowling application was never foreseen. (Note: the above figures may be based on the opinion of Mr Lalit Modi, in which can a certain tolerance may need to be applied)
The question of whether the remaining unregistered rights (if any) in the system may be enough to prevent a clever entrepreneur from manufacturing the machine and selling it in unprotected jurisdictions, is moot. Next week I will discuss certain key issues regarding this matter.
On a less serious note, with the Wold Cup starting tomorrow, is anyone brave enough to venture a prediction? Can the Aussies do it again? Will the favourites (India) send that enormous country into ecstasy? Will South Africa…c…c…conquer? Or will Pakistan spring a surprise?
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Nigeria Develops Own IP for Voter Registration
Afro Leo usually discusses changes in IP laws or interesting cases dealing with a suspected infringement of someone's IP, but today Afro Lea has an opportunity to highlight a different kind of IP development from Nigeria: the creation of new intellectual property for Nigeria's voting registration system.
Nigeria's voting system has come a long way in the last decade. Photo: Election in Nigeria 1999
Nigeria's next big election is coming up in two months and the country is getting ready by registering its eligible voters. A new voter registration system was recently put into place; a new system where both the software and hardware have been developed in Nigeria.
Nyimbi Odero built the registration software using a Linux operating system. Since Linux OS's are released under open source licenses, Nyimbi was able to develop the software without the huge expense of licensing fees for every computer running the software. Al Jazeera estimates that this move saved Nigeria hundereds of millions of Naira. Overall, the combined savings from developing the software in country and having it run on Linux is estimated at more than USD$100 million.
Hardware for the registration process is also being built in country. Lagos-based company Zinox has put together over 80,000 computers for collecting the registration data.
Afro Leo is always excited to see African intellectual property for African intellectual property laws to protect. In the words of Zinox CEO Leo-Stan Ekeh, "Africans are taking control and this is what civilization is all about."
Full Al-Jazeera report (video).
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
South Sudan: one to watch
"South SudanAfro Leo isn't sure what's happening there either -- and speculation might be premature. However, he hopes that anyone who has any information about IP developments in either part of Sudan will keep this weblog informed.
The creation of South Sudan as a political entity seems to have gone smoothly so far. By all accounts the country has more pressing issues to be resolved than trade marks law.
However, I would be interested to learn what are the transitional provisions for existing Sudanese registrations and whether these require re-registration and, indeed, when a South Sudanese trade marks office might open".
Saturday, 12 February 2011
The Sticky Situation Surrounding Plumpy'nut
Afro-Leo is pleased to bring you a guest post by Isaac Rutenberg, PhD, Patent Agent at Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP in San Francisco, CA, USA. If you would like to contact Isaac directly, he can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Is intellectual property always harmful to poor people? Plumpy'nut has been cited as an example that supports the case against allowing patent rights in matters of humanitarian aid. On the contrary, Plumpy'nut is a shining example of how proper use of intellectual property protections could have significantly enhanced international aid and development work.
A recent article in the NYTimes describes the row that has developed over Plumpy'nut. In short, Plumpy'nut is a revolutionary peanut-based product with the potential to end or significantly reduce severe acute child malnutrition. Developed by Dr. Andre Briend, a "crusading pediatrician" who became tired of traditional (frequently unsuccessful) solutions to acute malnutrition, Plumpy'nut is a simple product that is remarkably effective and practical.
So why the row? Turns out that the Plumpy'nut formulation has been patented in 38 countries, including the US, France, and much of Africa. The owner of the patent, the French company Nutriset, appears to be bent on commercializing not just the miracle product but the entire process of combating acute malnutrition. Nutriset and Nutriset's collaborators (including a US for-profit company manufacturing Plumpy'nut in New Jersey for distribution to USAID) have defended their approach and their product, taking steps to prevent others from producing similar products. Criticism of Nutriset has been unsurprisingly harsh: non-profits worldwide say that Nutriset is trying to profit on the backs of the poorest and most vulnerable children. Inevitably, there is the claim that intellectual property is to blame for this disaster.
I say, not so fast. The NYTimes article says that Nutriset obtained the patent rights because Dr. Briend "signed a consulting agreement" with Nutriset after developing Plumpy'nut, since he "never knew anything about manufacturing food." This is somewhat vague, but according to a United States Patent and Trademark Office database, Dr. Briend and a co-inventor assigned (i.e., sold) the patent to Nutriset. This left Nutriset entirely in charge of the patent – Dr. Briend has no say in how it is used.
Had Dr. Briend kept control of the patent, things might look very different today. If his intentions were truly humanitarian, he could have used the patent to benefit the public in much the same way that open source software uses copyright protection. Contrary to popular belief, open source software is protected by copyright. The copyright owners (e.g., the software authors) have simply said that they are willing to grant an open license to anyone who would like to use the software, subject to some conditions. One important condition is that any advances made on the software must also become open source, so the software continues to improve but always remains freely available for use. If there was no copyright protection of the original open source software code, the open source system would not work.
Similarly, Dr. Briend should have kept his patent, and used it to ensure that anyone can produce Plumpy'nut. In particular, local producers in the countries that need it most would not then be reliant on USAID or the UN food relief programs as their sole source of the miracle product.
Although the entire story may be more complicated, one should not blame either Nutriset or patents in general for these events. The problem is that intellectual property and the implications of certain acts are often not fully understood by scientists and especially by the general public.
Had Plumpy'nut been developed by a multinational corporation that never made any pretenses of putting humanitarian interests above profit, then there would be a stronger case for mandating government intervention to make the formulation accessible to all. But this appears to be a case where one individual could have taken steps early on to secure patent rights and ensure universal availability of a life-saving miracle product.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Nortje Update - will the real perpetrator please stand up?
Monday, 7 February 2011
Call for articles: art and the law
- Moral rights and resale rights – is protection available to an artist after sale of the artwork?
- Self-plagiarism – when do variations on a theme become mere copies of previous works?
- Legal protection for works of art, craft and architecture in South Africa – how to prevent the copying of such works.
- Inadequate protection afforded to movable artworks by the SA National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999 and suggestions for its improvement.
- When may a work of art be reproduced: issues relating to use for study, reproduction rights, virtual copying and parody.
- Criminal law and art. When is art pornography or blasphemy and can its status as artwork protect it?
- Computer-assisted creativity and its associated legal problems.
- Portraiture and invasion of privacy or denigration, relating to both commissioned portraits and other works where an individual is identified or identifiable.
- Commissioned art and contractual issues. What happens if the patron dislikes the work?
- Collaborative creative works and disputes arising between co-creators.
- Posthumous protection of artworks and inheritance problems.
- Art in a deceased estate and death duties.
ProBatter - stay tuned for more..
The question is now – would you have picked the Ball of the Century? And more importantly, will you be able to emulate Gatting's flabbergasted expression (priceless) if you don't?
With new(ish) technology from the company ProBatter Sports LLC Ltd you can now face that ball. You can also face a thousand Zaheer Kahn in swingers (if you are Graham Smith) in the hope of avoiding ever getting out to him again, or maybe Shewag can face a few Morkel short balls and see if he can clear third man. If you are brave, you can face Donald's spell to Atherton at Trentbridge in 1998 or Steyn to Tendulkar in Cape Town in 2011 (pardon my bias, it should be clear which flag I will be waving at the upcoming World Cup)
When offered the opportunity to guest write a few posts on Afro-IP regarding the potential IP issues surrounding this technology I jumped at the chance. After all, IP and cricket are two of my favourite topics!
I shall start by commenting on the registered rights which ProBatter hold for its pitching (bowling) machine. In follow up posts, I shall briefly highlight potential further IP implications for the use of this machine including sponsorship, broadcasting and ownership rights in the images, and any rights which the bowlers themselves may have.
I shall end every post with a plea to CSA (Cricket South Africa) to purchase one of these machines and a reel of Zaheer bowling…"
Friday, 4 February 2011
The OAPI Caravan
The OAPI Caravan initiative is described -- and it sound quite imaginative -- as a way of taking the case for IP to the people.
"The OAPI Caravan Initiative is proving to be an effective means of introducing IP to the general public. For any high-profile event in one of our member states, the OAPI Caravan sets up at a local university or marketplace to attract, and engage with, a wide range of people. So far, we have used the Caravan at events in Dakar (Senegal), Yaoundé (Cameroon), Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) and Bamako (Mali), and it has been met with great enthusiasm by young people, students and businesspersons alike. The Caravan enables us to reach a broad public including, most importantly, those who might not have anyone else to speak to about IP. For example, there's a general perception that if a product is cheaper it's better, regardless of whether it is genuine or counterfeit. By discussing with the public, we can explain the risks and threats associated with purchasing counterfeit goods. Once they understand this, they are very supportive of our efforts to crack down on such illegal trade.
The OAPI Caravan distributes T-shirts, runs quizzes, and engages with passersby to discuss IP, explain what it is all about and why it is of relevance to them. It's an innovative approach and, while we will only see the concrete benefits in the coming years, it is proving a cost-effective way of raising public awareness about IP.
We still have much to do, but I hope that over the next five years, we will have succeeded in transforming the IP landscape of the OAPI region. Building broad-based awareness of IP is a key factor in achieving this goal.The OAPI Caravan Initiative is proving to be an effective means of introducing IP to the general public. For any high-profile event in one of our member states, the OAPI Caravan sets up at a local university or marketplace to attract, and engage with, a wide range of people. So far, we have used the Caravan at events in Dakar (Senegal), Yaoundé (Cameroon), Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) and Bamako (Mali), and it has been met with great enthusiasm by young people, students and businesspersons alike. The Caravan enables us to reach a broad public including, most importantly, those who might not have anyone else to speak to about IP. For example, there's a general perception that if a product is cheaper it's better, regardless of whether it is genuine or counterfeit. By discussing with the public, we can explain the risks and threats associated with purchasing counterfeit goods. Once they understand this, they are very supportive of our efforts to crack down on such illegal trade".Afro Leo likes this idea, but he thinks you'd need an entire Continent full of caravans if any sort of meaningful impact is going to be made on one of the most infringement-friendly consumer zones that any vendor of fake products could ever hope to find -- and he wonders whether there is the possibility of any metric to gauge the effectiveness of the OAPI Caravan, or at least some form of follow-up, to see whether it has made an enduring mark or is just another set of footprints in the shifting desert sands.
ProBatter IP - anyone takers?
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Investigation Update - Nortje
Afro Leo with the help of Izabella Panek spent over two hours trying to get in touch by telephone and email with Interpol's HQ, their South African Office, the World Customs Organisation and the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Monnye Ngobeni whose office heads up the local investigation. The only joy came from Ngobeni's office who referred us to Brigadier Gopaul who informed Afro Leo that "he was not in charge of the investigation" but he was "responsible for helping to deal with the affairs of Johan Nortje and his family". He explained that we had to "be patient" and would not comment on the investigation but admitted that an "investigation was underway" and that he was aware of the calls from brand owners and the industry.
The Brigadier went on to suggest that parties interested in making a contribution could do so directly to the family or by assisting with funding for training or facilities of the local office (readers who wish to do so please email email@example.com and we will gladly put you in touch.). Brigadier Gopaul was Johan Nortje's commanding officer and is also currently looking at ways to minimise the risk to individuals on his force.
Afro Leo read, with interest, the efforts of World Trademark Review's Trevor Little in Paris yesterday at the WCO Congress on combating Counterfeiting and Piracy who directed questions at the Secretary Generals (Ronald Noble and Kunio Mikuriya) of both Interpol and WCO about the incident. Both refused to comment on the investigation (which I suppose is one better than refusing to answer our emails and telephone messages). Trevor's post "Enforcement Agencies tight lipped over South Africa murder investigation" is contained here.
In summary, an investigation is taking place but the involvement of Interpol and WCO is unclear. I suppose at least they know about the incident and thanks to WTR for pressing the issue. Gopaul explained that the investigation would unlikely call on Interpol or the WCO unless they felt there was a need to. So we wait. The South African Authorities are under pressure for a full report.


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Road decision polarizing
MARQUETTE – From anger, contempt and frustration to relief and gratitude, this week's Michigan Department of Environmental Quality decision not to grant a permit for the Marquette County Road 595 project has drawn a range of reaction.
The $82 million project would have built a 21-mile north-south road from County Road AAA to U.S. 41, providing a more direct route for Rio Tinto to haul nickel and copper from its Eagle Mine to the Humboldt Mill. In addition, the road was to provide safety, recreational and economic development benefits and opportunities for county residents.
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mission Engineer-Manager Jim Iwanicki said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to remove objections to the project prevented the DEQ from issuing a permit which had the required federal backing.
"They never liked this project from the start," Iwanicki said, referring to the EPA, saying the agency put up several roadblocks, stalled and continued to raise the bar in its expectations.
Marquette County Board Chairwoman Deborah Pellow agreed.
She said though the DEQ ultimately refused to issue the permit, the EPA is responsible for the denial, costing the area jobs and other benefits.
"They're out of control," Pellow said. "They didn't do their job at all. They cost us money and I wish there was a way we could sue them."
Pellow said though there were staff at the DEQ who didn't support the project, they worked with the road commission and county officials to clearly detail what expectations were required. The DEQ ultimately told the EPA it had good cause to approve the project.
"They (the DEQ staff) were fair, honest and above board and the EPA was none of those," Pellow said. "What they've done is appalling. They're supposed to work for the people, not against them."
U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, RCrystal Falls, is expected to meet with road commission officials next week.
"I am deeply disappointed to learn the Michigan DEQ will not be granting a permit for this jobcreating project in the Upper Peninsula.?The EPA's costly regulations have proved too high a hurdle for this project and it will cost Northern Michiganders many good paying jobs," Benishek said.
"The fact is that if we can't build a privately funded road in Northern Michigan today without Washington regulators suffocating it, where can we build anything?"
The basis for the EPA's objection was impacts to aquatic resources with the project were significant and proposed mitigation would not sufficiently compensate for impacts. On Dec. 4, the EPA provided requirements to the road commission which needed to be satisfied within 30 days by law.
IwanickisaidtheEPA "stonewalled" road commission efforts to comply with the agency's request in several phone conversations held with the road commission, EPA and DEQ in Decem-ber. The road commission re-
sponded on Dec. 27 to the EPA's requirements for removing its remaining objections, but Iwanicki said it became clear before Christmas, the federal agency would not be satisfied.
Catherine Parker, an environmental activist from Marquette who has worked hard to try to stop the County Road 595 project, said "although the road commission is blaming EPA for the permit denial, the truth is that no amount of mitigation could've made this a good project."
"The proposed County Road 595 would have directly impacted 122 wetland complexes and bisected a major wildlife corridor," Parker said. "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comments on the County Road 595 permit application state that 83 avian species were identified during surveys conducted along portions of the proposed route, and recommended that no habitat disturbance take place during nesting season-basically, from mid-April through mid-August. How do you mitigate for that?"
Rio Tinto had agreed to fund the County Road 595 project, provided the permits required could be obtained and construction started by May 2013. Without the road commission's permit being issued, Rio Tinto has decided to shift its focus and money to helping the road commission upgrade existing roads, which Rio Tinto will use to bring ore to the mill via a much longer route, through Marquette.
The DEQ previously approved Rio Tinto trucking ore from the Eagle Mine along County Road AAA to County Road 510 and then County Road 550 to Marquette and then along Sugarloaf Avenue to Wright Street to County Road HQ to U.S. 41 to M-95 to County Road 601 to the mill.
The cost to improve the county roads involved is roughly $45 million, with work expected to start this summer in anticipation of the mine's first production in 2014. Rio Tinto will fund the majority of the cost.
Parker said she's "relieved thatwecanfinally lay this issue to rest and direct our resources elsewhere, namely to improving existing roads."
Jessica Koski, a mining technical assistant with the Natural Resources Department of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, said the decision not to grant the permit for the project is "very gratifying news for a large tract of our treaty territory and our wetlands, streams, wildlife, traditional plants and cultural resources, and in light of KBIC's concerns for foreseeable additional impacts and development that this proposed road would likely facilitate."
Koski said the decision is also a victory for the integrity of the nation's Clean Water Act.
"The immediate refocus on existing routes demonstrates the continued avoidance of federal permitting authority and more comprehensive environmental review processes that should be associated with the Eagle sulfide mine and Humboldt Mill development project," Koski said. "Rio Tinto was originally planning to put the ore on a rail head to Ontario. As plans changed to process and leave the sulfide waste in our homelands for eternity at Humboldt, it seems the road was an afterthought or expected entitlement."
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5 Things to Make the Holidays Brighter
Looking to make an impact this holiday season?
Here are five things you can do to make the holidays a little brighter for someone in our community.
- Impact local students.
One Idea: Go to DonorsChoose.org and search the database for a teacher-submitted project at a local school. Once you find a program that moves you, make a donation and directly impact kids in their school. The coolest part? You can get thanked directly from the teacher and kids you impacted.
- Continue a tradition of helping people with the greatest need.
One Idea: Take part in this year's Red Kettle Campaign with the Salvation Army. Call the Red Kettle Hotline at (585) 987- 9500 ext. 2313 and leave a message with your contact information or register online.
- Ensure a healthier community.
One Idea: St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center is always looking for everyday supplies to help meet the needs of the un/underinsured in our community. Review their Wish List and drop off a care package of supplies like baby diapers, paper towels, laundry detergent, file folders, etc.
- Bring comfort to women and/or children in crisis.
One Idea: The YWCA has many ideas for you. You can do something special for a woman, for a family, or for just the kids. You decide.
- Give of yourself – literally.
One Idea: Give Blood. Find a Red Cross blood drive and donate. Blood is something that is always in need – especially O negative. If you can't donate for some reason, you can always volunteer at a drive or help organize one. Go to the American Red Cross website to learn how.
These are just five ideas to get us started as December arrives. There are more out there if you look.
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Housing projections
Ward County will need another 10,000 housing units to accommodate projected population growth, according to an economic analysis detailed at a meeting of a Vision West ND steering committee in Minot Wednesday.
Committee members, who represented Ward County, Minot, Burlington and Surrey, considered housing figures developed by North Dakota State University to possibly be low since they were based on oil development alone. The statistics didn't consider a refinery and potential potash development in the region or what might happen if new technology allows for mining more oil or mining oil from new areas.
The analysis provided a scenario in which 38,000 housing units would be needed but also offered a more optimistic scenario for about 38,500 units. The Ward County population of about 64,000 is projected to exceed 86,000 by 2036.
"To me, this does seem really conservative with what's being projected out there," said county engineer Dana Larsen. Larsen had just come from a meeting in Makoti, where there was discussion on a housing development. A refinery is to be built at Makoti.
Joel Feist, a committee member and Minot developer, said the forecast for temporary housing also could under-count the population if temporary workers decide to stay rather than leave. The NDSU analysis indicated a current need for about 4,000 temporary housing units, which could be hotel rooms, crew camps or other portable housing. The demand for temporary housing is expected to level off in about 10 years and gradually shrink and disappear by 2032.
Even if the projections for housing needs are on target, the question for the steering committee was whether Ward County is on pace to meet that demand.
Feist said out-of-state developers continue to look to North Dakota as a potential new market because of the sluggish national economy. There is no lack of developers, he said, but there is a lack of existing infrastructure to accommodate more development.
Larsen said infrastructure constraints are a problem for Burlington, Surrey and Minot, which all have large development projects in the works.
The committee made plans to get a handle on the developments that are planned to see whether the county is on track to meet the future housing demand or if steps need to be taken to encourage more development.
"Let's not just sit back and wait for the next development to come. Let's say, we need this many units by this period of time," said Neil Scharpe, who represents Ward County on the Vision West ND Consortium. Scharpe is with the Great Plains Center for Community Research and Service at Minot State University.
The consensus of the committee was that affordable or low-income housing development is not on track, and that creation of this type of housing could draw more residents to the region.
The committee discussed the county housing situation following a webinar with representatives from the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Nebraska, on housing and workforce projections from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources and NDSU.
Ward County can be expected to make a modest contribution to the state's oil activity in the future, based on study findings. The number of oil-related jobs in Ward County is expected to peak at about 225 between 2015 and 2023 before declining to about 160 jobs. About 11 percent of jobs in the Minot region are in the oil industry, compared to 27 percent in the Dickinson region and 57 percent in the Williston region.
Ward County's annual growth rate is projected to be about 2 percent through 2020, then drop to 0.8 percent. A growth rate from 1 to 3 percent is considered healthy, and a rate from 3 to 5 percent typically will strain resources. Counties in the heart of the Bakken Field are projected to continue growing at 8 percent a year for the next several years, according to the NDSU analysis.


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Mississippi College led the American Southwest Conference in ASC All-Academic players. All-Academic representatives include student-athletes who are in their second year of play and carry a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Some 107 MC players representing fall, winter, and spring sports made the list. This marks the ninth consecutive year that MC has led the American Southwest Conference in All-Academic conference representatives.
On and Off the Court, Patterson Shines
Whether she's drilling three-pointers, playing tenacious defense, or serving others off the court, senior Anna Patterson has been an exceptional leader for the Lady Choctaws basketball team.
The 2010 recipient of the MC Outstanding Senior Athlete Award for women's basketball, Patterson also landed a spot on the second team of the American Southwest Conference East squad. During the 2009-10 season, Patterson scored an average 11.8 points per game and shot a superb 35 percent from the three-point line.
Patterson is also a success off the court. In addition to posting a 4.0 grade point average, she served as president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, was an active member of the Swannanoa social tribe, and helped raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation to fight cancer. Following her graduation from MC this spring, Patterson plans to pursue a career in the medical field or enroll in graduate school to become a teacher and basketball coach.
"When people ask me what I want to do when I grow up, I tell them I want to help people," Patterson says. "That's been a big part of my time at MC. I've been blessed to be surrounded by other athletes who were not only pursuing greatness in their sport and the classroom, but also for Jesus Christ."
For Whom the Bell Bats
MC outfielder Bo Bell was one of five American Southwest Conference players named a preseason All-American by D3baseball.com. Bell was named ASC East Hitter of the Year after finishing second in the conference with a .438 batting average, tops among division players. The Gulfport native led the league for the second straight year in runs batted in, this season compiling 56. Prior to enrolling at MC, Bell was a standout at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Double Trouble
Kicking or catching, Brannon Walls is a winner either way. The kinesiology major suits up for Choctaw football and baseball, and excels in both sports.
Walls was the hero who kicked the game-winning field goal with four seconds left to play in a crucial win over Mary Hardin-Baylor last fall. Walls' winning kick gave the Choctaws the victory they needed to claim the American Southwest Conference championship and earn a ticket to post-season NCAA Division III play. The Choctaws went on to finish 2009 with a 9-3 record.
In May 2010, Walls belted two homeruns in a crucial 9-8 win over the University of Texas-Tyler as the Choctaws eliminated the Patriots from the NCAA Division III West Regional in Oregon. Walls is also involved in MC athletics off the field as a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes leadership team and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
"My college years at MC have been some of the best of my life, emotionally, spiritually, and socially," Walls says. "I've made some lifelong friends here who share my interest in sports and love the Lord just as much as I do."
Conference Call
Choctaw sports fans that thrive on American Southwest Conference competition will soon have another match-up at which to cheer. In April, the ASC announced that Shreveport's Centenary College will move from NCAA Division I to Division III affiliation and will join the ASC. Centenary fields athletic teams in 13 ASC championship sports, including basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, golf, cross-country, and volleyball. With the addition of Centenary College, the ASC will return to a 16-member level with teams representing private universities in Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.
Coach Brian Owens Racks Up 100th Victory
MC baseball coach Brian Owens reached a major milestone with his 100th career win as the Choctaw's leader.
Number 100 didn't come without its share of suspense. The Choctaws edged the Millsaps Majors in a nail biting, 7-6 come back triumph on April 20th at Frierson Field on the Clinton campus. The ninth-ranked Choctaws wiped out a 6-2 deficit with three runs in the 8th inning and added two more in the 9th to knock off rival Millsaps and give Owens a 100-67 record during four seasons as the Choctaws' head coach.
In 2010, Owens led the Choctaws to a record number of wins as the team reached an NCAA Regional Championship for the first time in program history. The Choctaws closed out the season with an impressive 39-11 record as they fell to Linfield College on May 22 in the championship of the NCAA Division III Regional in McMinnville, Oregon. In 2009, Owens led the Choctaws to an American Conference East Co-championship with a 30-16 overall and 14-4 conference record.
Paddling it out in Wisconsin
Mississippi College's table tennis team paddled its way to a 5th-place finish at the 2010 National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) championship in Wisconsin. More than 150 college teams nationwide play ping-pong; around 40 squads from the United States and Canada punched their ticket to NCTTA's big dance in the dairy state.
During their April 9-11 showing, the Choctaws netted wins over several larger schools, including Virginia Tech, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the University of Southern California. MC finished one notch below number four Princeton and one above number six California.
"We won the games that we were supposed to win," said MC table tennis team captain Ken Qiu. "We finished number five, exactly the same as the pre-nationals ranking."
All six MC players who made the road trip to the championships are natives of China, where table tennis is considered the national sport. The 2010 championship represents Mississippi College's third championship appearance in three years.
"Amazing as it seems, prospects look even better for 2011," says team sponsor Andy Kanengiser, the university news coordinator.
Qui and fellow players Bill Cai, Johnson Liang, Renping Ge, Lishun Lu, and Ou Lan are among the sport's top national collegiate stars. When they're not paddling balls, the six can often be found hitting the books together; all are students in the MC School of Business.


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SUNY Fredonia repairs broken lines
The water has been restored to all of the Andrews Complex on the SUNY?Fredonia campus. Toilets and showers are now available for use.
However, the Chautauqua County Health Department has now advised the campus that all occupants of the Andrews Complex Residence Hall should not ingest the tap water at this time, and should instead use bottled water for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until it can test the safety of the water in the Hemingway, Hendrix, Igoe and Schulz residence halls.
Please note that this is standard operating procedure during a situation like this, and there is no indications that there are any issues with the actual water quality.
All drinking fountains have been bagged and signs have been posted throughout all four residence halls with this information.
The village of Fredonia was scheduled to collect water samples first thing Wednesday morning and analyze them at the Chautauqua County Department of Health. Results are typically available within 24 hours. Thus, this notice will continue until at least this afternoon.
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tamc98 19:20 18 Aug 03
As far as I am aware all TFT monitors can run at 800x600. 1024x768 is the max resolution.
I have mine set at 800x600 as anything higher makes text and icons too small on a 15" screen.
HTH, Tony
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A range of events, reflecting the threats from global warming to the people and wildlife across the world, are to be staged in Norway's most northerly city Tromsø as well as the capital Oslo and other Norwegian cities. 2007 also marks the start of International Polar Year.
World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
The day's agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.
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Curmudgeonly English comedian Jack Dee once said that he disliked the term 'Old Aged Pensioner' because it was essentially telling them the same thing three times and it's fair to say he had a point. Any single word from that terminology could accurately be used in isolation to describe a person of SuperGold Card holding vintage, which means that utilising either of the other two is essentially wasting your breath.
The same could also be said of KEA – Kiwi Expats Abroad – who for the sake of a snappier acronym decided it was necessary to point out that the place for ex-patriot New Zealanders to be found was beyond the shores of Aotearoa. But to dwell on such a point would be a case of extreme pedantry, particularly when KEA has just published the results of its five yearly 'Every Kiwi Counts' survey which has revealed a startling piece of information.
46% of Kiwi's living and working overseas earn in excess of $100,000 per year.
Rather predictably – and it must be said, against the logic of the people at KEA who sagely regard our overseas-based populace as a valuable resource for both current investment and the future – the national media jumped on this as 'evidence' of the brain drain the nation is suffering from. Pictures of London's skyline were emblazoned on the front of The NZ Herald, with the headline "Goodbye NZ, Hello $100,000" almost mocking those of us still slogging away in the Land of the Long White Cloud.
And I'm the first to admit that a $100,000 salary sounds like a lovely thing indeed, but before you start digging out the visa application forms let me add a dose of realism to the matter.
Firstly, as anyone who has tried to live a comfortable life in London will tell you $100,000 doesn't really go that far. Not if you have aspirations of living in anything bigger than a shoe box, without the need to flat share with a group of alcoholic students with broken body clocks. Yes, there are lots of interesting old buildings to look at, but finding a day when the sky isn't leaking so you can properly enjoy them can be a challenge.
And don't even mention Australia. You'll need all of $100,000 just to keep the air conditioning running in summer and the family dosed up on anti-venom when they bump into the local wildlife. And it's full of bloody Australian's anyway.
Although I'm not about to go all gooey and proclaim NZ the capital of all that is awesome, because I'm fully aware that for any given thing you care to mention someone, somewhere will do it better. The Italian's have better food, the Swiss better scenery, the American's better entertainment, the British a better health service; the list could go on for ever.
But crucially, there is absolutely nothing that we do badly. Our beaches are great, our cities cool, the mountains of the Southern Alps are stunning, the people are friendly and if we're being brutally honest, the wages aren't at sweat shop levels either. Sure there may be politicians and newspaper editors trying to cause ructions by playing to the financial avarice inherent in all of us, but take every last thing into consideration and you'll realise that while the base salaries may not be the flashest, the whole package is nigh on unbeatable.
And the good news is that most people seem to realise it too – they must do, because the Mazda MX-5 continues to sell for Africa.
Much like Kiwi salaries, the figures associated with the MX-5 are not much to write home about. While the days of the asthmatic 1.6 variant have gone, there are still plenty of family cars that will make it look rather foolish in a straight line and there isn't a neighbour in the world who will get badge envy over one of Fuchú's finest.
I'm not going to pretend that the styling overly excites me either. Yes, the MK 1's Lotus Elan inspired looks had a certain olde worlde charm, but subsequent revisions certainly haven't been what you would call head turners.
But crucially, neither of the above things are a let down. Performance is brisk and there's certainly nothing offensive about the little Mazda from whichever angle you look at it. And the absolute best way to look at it is from behind the steering wheel, because when you get an MX-5 – any MX-5 – on a winding back road, it simply comes alive.
Encased in the snug cockpit, slung low to the ground and with the wind in your hair the sensation of speed belies the relatively tame numbers on the dials in front of you. Once into the bends the MX-5 clings to the tarmac more tightly than a Syrian President holds onto power; the thrill of hard driving in one of these little beauties can rightly be compared with ostensibly more sporting cars costing several times as much.
And best of all when the fun is over, the MX-5 becomes a normal car again. Unlike traditional roadsters the roof doesn't leak, with the hard top up the boot offers ample room for shopping or travel bags and it has developed an enviable reputation for reliability and longevity.
It's little wonder that with 20 years production and over 900,000 examples behind it, the MX-5 is the best-selling two-seat convertible sports car in history. For my money it could lay a claim to being one of the great cars of all time and I could go on for hours telling you over and over how wonderful it is.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012 - Pictures by Badmintonphoto (LIVE)
Denmark's Tine Baun failed to take advantage of a sluggish start from top seed Wang Yihan as she exited the Yonex All England at the quarter-final stage on Friday.
Two-time winner Baun (right), who has beaten the world champion five times in 11 previous meetings, eventually fell 19-21, 25-23, 21-9, in 65 minutes.
Despite her narrow escape, which included facing match point, Wang Yihan kept calm and never once lose her focus as she showed just why she is the favourite for the gold medal at the London Olympics later this year.
"Overall, I was quite relaxed and was not too tired," said Wang Yihan, who won this tournament in 2009.
"I could see that she was tired in the third game and was able to close out the match. I have some strapping on my thigh, but it is not serious.
"There, however, was one moment when I was going towards the net and slipped. I was a bit worried at that stage.
"I haven't thought about winning the title again. I still have to face my teammate in the semi-finals first.
"I want give a good performance first before thinking about winning any championship."
Wang Yihan will meet teammate and defending champion Wang Shixian for a place in the final after the latter defeated Jiang Yanjiao 21-18, 21-10.
The other semi-final will see Taipei teenager Tai Tzu Ying taking on German Open champion Li Xuerui.
In the mixed doubles, unseeded Malaysians Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying (left), go in search of their first OSIM BWF World Superseries Premier title when they reached the semi-finals by beating English-Scottish combination of Chris Adcok-Imogen Bankier 21-16, 15-21, 21-17.
Peng Soon-Liu Ying will meet fourth seeds Tontowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir in the semi-finals after the Indonesians survived an encounter with English duo Nathan Robertson-Jenny Wallwork, winning 21-19, 14-21, 21-6, in 59 minutes.
World champions Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang and second seeds Tian Qing-Zhao Yunlei also made it to the women's doubles semi-finals.
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In OCZ's enterprise PCIe devices, VCA 2.0 supports the creation of a virtual pool of logical units (LUNs) and features best-in-class configurable performance aggregation, simplifying data management without impacting performance, to provide clients with an easily deployable total solution. According to OCZ, VCA 2.0 is the only virtualization layer in the industry with TRIM and SCSI unmap support which enhances the sustained performance by significantly reducing the overhead associated with garbage collection.
Additionally, VCA 2.0's user-selectable data recovery and non-stop modes allow for unprecedented data protection, while consolidated SMART support provides system administrators with advanced features for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting device attributes. Unlike other flash virtualization layers, VCA 2.0 also supports complete power fail protection. In the event of unexpected system power loss, OCZ's enterprise power fail protection completes all in-progress transactions, protecting the integrity of all active data.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (168 votes).
In short: Was very surprised to be told that all races aren't as good!In full: My first ever race and I loved it. Didn't feel intimidated, other runners were chatty and smiley. The course is easy and well laid out - I think as a newbie the last thing you want to worry about is where the hell am I going! Loved the fact that they called mine and my husbands name out as we crossed the line, made it very special. Will definitely do it next year and hope to take a decent chunk off my time of 61 mins (Can you call it a PB when you've only run one race???)Date of review: August 10, 2011
In short: Lovely flat course, good facilities, brilliant organisation, chip timingIn full: This was a really well organised event. From the well-marshalled car parking, the excellent facilities, secure bag storage, pacer runners, water stations, chip timing, to the great encouragement from the organisers, this event was arranged with runners in mind. It is a nice, flat, wide, car-free track; definitely PB material. Should attract both beginners and pros, and had with a really friendly atmosphere; only my 2nd 10km but it all worked like clockwork. Best bit - the guy on the loudspeaker encouraging finishers home by name as they approached the finish line. Could do better bits - 1. I needed a 40 min pacer!!! 2. Official event photos still not posted after 4 days... :-( I'll be back for another PB in 2012 though!!!Date of review: August 3, 2011
In short: Flat course, nice surface and great goody bags ! In full: This was my first 10k and I picked for its reputation as a flat and fast race. In this respect it was perfect because I managed a time of 42:48 which I was very happy with considering my 5k PB was 19:00. I thought the pacers were great. They were really supportive and kept chatting all the way round. They even offered around cups of water at the regular water stations which was a nice touch. The organisation was good - the goody bag was packed with interesting things and the medal was really nice. The queues for the toilets were very long though and it is worth noting for next year that there are also toilets in the boathouse. Very few people seemed to realise ... With water, Powerade and bananas at the finishing funnel as well as toothpaste, toothbrush and other goodies I felt my £14.00 was very well spent. Date of review: August 1, 2011
In full: Was warned from previous reviews that this race was a little bit dull. No constantly changing scenery but for where we were it was pleasant enough. Nice & flat too. Plenty of free parking although was a bit of a walk to the start! Could have done with a few more toilets, a few minutes before the gun went off I was still in the queue! The organisation seemed fine & the marshals were friendly & supportive. The medal was pretty good & the goody bag lived up to its name, plenty in there!Date of review: August 1, 2011
In short: you must do this race,and for a pb its up for grabsIn full: I drove over 80 miles from east Sussex for this race and it was well worth itDate of review: August 1, 2011
In short: Great flat course, ideal for beginners and PBs, good organisation, picturesque locationIn full: Really enjoyed this, only my second 10k race, and despite the very warm day managed to knock 4.5minutes off PB down to 53minutes. Good flat route, didn't find it boring as it's a lovely setting. The atmosphere at start was good with the race commentator being excellent, free good parking and cafe available for good drinks and food before and after. The only thing I would say compared to other reviewers would be that there was not much supporter atmosphere apart from at start, finish and halfway - due to the layout of the route supporters cannot really get up to other points on the route to cheer and still get back to the finish in time to see you come in (unless they run too!!)Very generous goody bag.Date of review: July 31, 2011
In short: Too flat - not sure I like flat races - have to work the whole way round but brilliant atmosphere and brilliant marshallingDate of review: July 31, 2011
In short: Great venue, as quick as it gets in right weatherIn full: Like a few of the reviews below, I'd been put off by a few things before, like the supposed "dull" course, but also the tales of high wind, and the fact it was a mid summer race.After a really hilly 10k 2 weeks back, i fancied a real go at the pb, and in good conditions, stonked 30secs off for a 35.20. Delighted with this, and didn't find the laps too bad at all, as it wasn't a full 2 laps, as at 7k you cut off to come back and do a different return to the finish line.Lovely smooth road to run on, even the slight ups on the bridges just kept things interesting and gave points to focus onGreat race....is there a 5k version in the year!Date of review: July 31, 2011
In short: Great race - nothing negative to say.In full: Rather than list everything that was good, it is easier to say that there was nothing bad about this race at all. I had been put off in the past by the 'twice around the lake' boring tag, but it didn't feel like that at all. Fun, friendly and flat. Brilliant.Date of review: July 30, 2011
In short: Well organised, excellent setting: great way to spend a Saturday morning.Date of review: July 30, 2011
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