Update on youth book camp in Durham

The youth book camp in Durham during the week of July 13 will be held at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Pre-registration is available online for this and other classes. Click on the following links for details about youth and adult classes being offered this summer by the NC Japan Center.

12th Mainichi Haiku Contest

Charles E. Smith, Associate Professor of Statistics and Biomathematics at NCSU, was a second prize winner in the International Section of the 12th Mainichi Haiku Contest. His entry:

半袖の群れがぶらつく
ミシシッピのゆるやかな流れ
遅い月の出
—チャーリー・スミス（アメリカ）

short-sleeve stroll
slow Mississippi
slower moon
—Charlie Smith (USA)

Additional information on the contest from the Mainichi Daily News is here: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/haiku/etc/archive/contest2008.html

Congratulations, Charlie.