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NEWS BRIEFS
LANSING
Gov. Snyder visits
Shanghai on Asian
trade mission
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is
seeing lots of opportunities for
Michigan businesses to sell to
China as he works to attract Chi-
nese companies to the state during
a weeklong trade trip to Southeast
Asia.
"A lot have already established
small businesses in Michigan or
are looking at coming to Michi-
gan," the Republican governor
told The Associated Press in a
phone call last night. It was Friday
morning in Shanghai, and the gov-
ernor was at the airport prepar-
ing to fly to his last stop in South
Korea before returning to Michi-
gan over the weekend.
Snyder had been to Taiwan
about 10 times in the 1990s when
he was an executive with com-
puter maker Gateway and also had
visited HongKong. He had visited
the Chinese mainland only once
until this trip.
BOSTON
Man arrested for
remote-controlled
plane bomb plot
Model airplanes are suddenly
on the public's radar as potential
terrorist weapons. A 26-year-old
man from a Boston suburb was
arrested Wednesday and accused
of plotting to attack the Pentagon
and the U.S. Capitol with remote-
controlled model planes packed
with explosives.
These are not balsa-wood-and-
rubber-band toys investigators
are talking about. The FBI said
Rezwan Ferdaus hoped to use
military-jet replicas, 5 to 71/2 feet
long, guided by GPS devices and
capable of speeds over 100 mph.
Federal officials have long been
aware of the possibility someone
might try to use such planes as
weapons, but there are no restric-
tions on their purchase - Ferdaus
is said to have bought his over the
Internet.
TORONTO
Ice shelves near
Canada melting
Two ice shelves that exist-
ed before Canada was settled
by Europeans diminished sig-
nificantly this summer, one
nearly disappearing altogether,
Canadian scientists say in newly
published research.
The loss is important as a mark-
er of global warming, returning
the Canadian Arctic to conditions
that date back thousands of years,
scientists say. Floating icebergs
that have broken free as a result
pose a risk to offshore oil facilities
and potentially to shipping lanes.
The breaking apart of the ice
shelves also reduces the environ-
ment that supports microbial life
and changes the look of Canada's
coastline.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
Pakistan leaders
unite, back army
Pakistan's political leaders
voiced their support yesterday for
the country's powerful army in
its destabilizing standoff with the
United States over allegations the
force supports insurgents attack-
ing American troops in Afghani-
stan.
More than 40 political party
leaders signed a resolution after
a 10-hour meeting in the capital
called by Prime Minister Reza
Yousuf Gilani to formulate a
response to fresh American claims
that the army and the nation's spy
agency is supporting the Haqqani
network. U.S. officials say the
Haqqani group is based on the
Pakistani side of the Afghan bor-
der and is the most deadly militant
faction in Afghanistan.
The vaguely worded resolu-
tion, born of compromise between
the country's feuding parties and
reflective of many of their anti-
American and pro-Islamist views,
called for peace with insurgents in
Afghanistan.
-Compiled from
Daily wire reports
ALLISON KRUSKE/Daily
A grease fire at Sheesh on Main Street on Aug. 22 caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
SHEESH
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Arbor, Pittsfield Township
and Ypsilanti fire departments
responded to the fire, which
caused hundreds of thousands
of dollars in damage, according
to an Aug. 22 AnnArbor.com
article.
"(AAFD and addition-
al - departments) showed up
because this was an old build-
ing, and old buildings have voids
in between spaces, so the smoke
traveled," Farrakand said.
However, Farrakand said the
AAFD's response was timely.
"The fire was under control
ADMISSIONS
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dents are paying an additional
$1,781. Out-of-state students pay
about three times the amount
in-state students pay at $18,794
per semester fpr non-resident
undergraduate students who
are full-time in the College of
Literature, Science and the Arts.
However, financial aid for
University students is at an
pretty quickly," she said.
The future of the restaurant
remains unknown. The owner
of Sheesh did not respond to
numerous inquiries from The
Michigan Daily.
Eric Schreffler, co-owner of
nearby computer store Myth-
logic at 209 North Main St., said
he is unsure of the current situa-
tion of Sheesh and hasn't heard
anything about the restaurant's
reopening.
Mythlogic had minimal
smoke damage from the fire. The
computer store subsequently
hired a cleaning company, and
the store opened again for busi-
ness several days after the fire,
Schreffler said.
all-time high, Jerry May, the
University's vice president for
development, told the Univer-
sity's Board of Regents at its
meeting earlier this month. In
July, the regents approved a
$137-million increase in finan-
cial aid to assist students given
the current economic crisis.
Out of 30,947 applications
received last year, the Universi-
ty admitted 15,436 students - of
which 6,300 students enrolled.
Complete enrollment data for
"We didn't have any damage
to our garments or facilities,"
Schreffler said. "We are pretty
well off."
Similarly, the other busi-
ness bordering Sheesh, Edible
Arrangements located at 205
North Main St., was not greatly
affected by the fire. While the
shop - which sells fruit gift bas-
kets - was minimally damaged,
storeowner Michelle Toul said
she was already planning to relo-
cate the business to Washtenaw
Avenue.
"The fire gave a good oppor-
tunity to move out, since a lot
of customers have complained
about parking on Main Street,"
Toul said.
this year will be released next
month.
Margaret Rodriguez, senior
associate director of the Uni-
versity's Office of Financial
Aid, wrote in an e-mail inter-
view that 64 percent of enrolled
undergraduate students
received financial assistance for
the 2010-2011 academic year.
Additionally, 17,211 undergradu-
ate students received a scholar-
ship, grant, loan or work-study
award last year.
RECYCLING
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there now are very material-
specific and they use a lot of
graphics," Artley stated. "We're
hoping that being very specific,
and using graphics will lead to
much lower contamination rates
so that their contents actually
can be recycled."
According to Artley, the Uni-
versity has a contract with the
city of Ann Arbor's recycling
facility. Loads of recyclable
materials have to be thrown out
if more than 9 percent of the
volume in each recycling bin is
trash.
Eco-conscious volunteers
tested the effectiveness of the
recycling bins during EarthFest
on Tuesday by sorting through
the bins to compare waste versus
recyclable items. According to
Artley, 25 percent of the volume
in the recyclable bins was trash
- indicating that more educa-
tion on recycling is necessary
before more bins can be placed
on campus.
"When they're used as trash
cans, we have to dispose of the
contents as if it were trash, and
then it looks like we're not really
recycling," Artley said.
LSA senior Samantha
Schiebold, a project manager
for the University's Student Sus-
tainability Initiative, said the
placement of the recycling bins
was the result of a conversation
between members of SSI, Michi-
gan Student Assembly's Envi-
ronmental Issues Commission
and LSA Student Government.
The three organizations
were concerned about the lack
of recycling bins near the Diag.
Schiebold also started a petition
in April to have recycling bins on
the Diag. The petition garnered
more than 700 signatures in its
first three days.
In the future, Schiebold said
she would like to see a one-to-
one ratio of trash bins to recycle
bins on campus because she
thinks convenience will get
more students to recycle.
"Most likely, students will not
recycle just because it is incon-
venient to do so," she said. "By
having the recycling bins very
visible and very easy to use, it is
going to divert a huge amount
of recyclable materials from the
landfill."
LSA senior Cameron LaFleur
said he has notseen the recycling
bins on the Diag and doesn't
have a need for them, though he
still supports the initiative.
"I have a CamelBak, so I don't
really have water bottles a ton,"
he said. "But I think it's a good
thing for the environment and
for the University."
LSA freshman Christopher
Hunt said he has noticed the
blue bins because they stand out
from the usual black trash bins.
"They are definitely brightly
colored, and the signage is good,"
Hunt said. "So they're definitely
promoting it, and I think it's a
great effort."
Kinesiology senior Dan Ritter
said he has used the recycling
bins but didn't notice the signs
on top indicating which materi-
als are recyclable and which are
not.
"It'd probably be helpful if
they made it more obvious," Rit-
ter said. "It's a good idea, but for
me it didn't matter because they
have recyclable bins inthe build-
ing, and I would carry some-
thing - if I finished my drink
outside - into the building."
LSA sophomore Alexandra
Brill said though she already
knew what materials to recycle,
she believes the images on the
sign are helpful to students who
aren't accustomed to recycling.
"I think it's great because
I know that whenever I have
something I need to recycle, I
have to go inside a building to do
it, but now that they're outside
it's a lot easier," Brill said.
FLEET FOXES
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beat sound," Firsht said.
That sound is also a result
of the band's rich and complex
harmonies, which bring to mind
folk groups of the '60s like The
Mamas and the Papas and Peter,
Paul and Mary. In last night's
show, Fleet Foxes incorporated
unlikely instruments includ-
ing the mandolin, flute and har-
monium - giving their songs a
unique, rustic flavor.
A giant screen greeted con-
certgoers with the cheeky
phrase "YOU ARE AT A MUSI-
CAL CONCERT CONGRATU-
LATIONS" projected over a
scenic picture-postcard image
of a mountain range. The mostly
college-aged audience burst into
applause when Fleet Foxes open-
ing act, The Walkmen, took the
stage.
The five East Coast-based
members of The Walkmen have
a driving and energetic garage-
band style. One particularly
bouncy number, "Blue as your
Blood," spurred two audience
members to alternately bounce
up and down in their seats like a
see-saw.
Fleet Foxes took the stage
after a 15-minute set change,
playing songs from Helplessness
Blues, as well as hits from their
eponymous debut LP. After a
long standing ovation, the band
returned to the stage to play two
encores. The first, "I Let You,"
is a previously unrecorded song
that Pecknold said he wrote a
few months ago.
The band will stay in the
Midwest for the weekend, play-
ing shows in Chicago today and
tomorrow.
- Managing Arts Editor Sharon
Jacobs contributed to this report.
U.S. .criticizes
U.N. for failure
to cut budget
United Nations
proposed budget at
$5.2 billion
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -
The United States criticized
the U.N. yesterday for not mak-
ing deeper cuts in its proposed
$5.2 billion budget for the next
two years amid an economic
crisis that has forced member
states to make far greater sac-
rifices.
Ambassador Joseph M. Tor-
sella, U.S. representative for
management and reform to the
United Nations, told the U.N.
budget committee that the cur-
rent plan eliminates just 44
positions from a work force of
10,307 - a mere 0.4 percent.
At the same time, said Tor-
sella, an expected "onslaught
of add-ons" could push the cur-
rent proposal for the 2012-13
budget as high as $5.5 billion.
U.N. member states includ-
ing Brazil, South Africa and
Mexico are finding ways to do
more with fewer resources, he
added.
The world economic crisis
"has made financial resources
ever more scarce, made efficient
outcomes ever more important,
and made leaders - including
every one of us in this room
today - ever more accountable
to the citizens we represent for
the fiscal decisions we make,"
he said.
Torsella said that U.N. chief
Ban Ki-moon early this year
called on managers to trim 3
percent from their proposed
spending plans, but "not all of
the organization has risen to
the challenge set by the Secre-
tary-General."
For a decade, the U.S. ambas-
sador said, the U.N..operating
budget has grown,."dramati-
cally, relentlessly, and expo-
nentially: from $2.6 billion in
2001-2002, to $5.4 billion in
2010-2011."
He said that growth has sig-
nificantly outpaced the growth
of the budgets of nearly all
member states that fund the
world organization through
assessments.
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