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April 9, 2017
I dodged effortlessly, threw a perfect roundhouse kick, and followed it with a powerful knee strike. Balanced on my feet, and with arms guarding my chin, I was alert and ready to thwart any attack of the aggressor.
Wouldn't that be nice? I hope I could turn into a martial art genius in any endangered situation. Truth be told, the closest to a fight I had was when my younger brother and I would imagine fancy names for our moves, like "The Furious Slap of Blue Dragon" or "The Ultimate Back Kick of Unicorn," and mercilessly attacked the air. We emerged victorious, if you are wondering. But in a dangerous situation, wherein the optimal option (RUNNN!!!!) is somehow not available, I want to defend myself for real.
Therefore, I signed up for the Self Defense RAD course, which spans 12 hours (over two Saturdays). We spent the first portion of the course learning about preventive measures we could use to minimize the risks of being attacked or robbed. From checking the hidden corners around the car while walking through a dark garage, to not hiding our door keys under that obviously fake rock bought from Walmart, RAD instructors walked us through these do's and don't's. The potential dangers that they discussed were pretty realistic, which made the tips all the more pertinent and valuable.
The next part of the course were really fun! We learned how to block an attack from the aggressor, how to escape from a wrist grab or a chokehold, and how to throw kicks and punches at vulnerable spots of the attacker. Each time we made a move, we were supposed to yell "No" both to assert our objections and to increase our confidence. For each defense strategy, we practiced it over and over for several times to train our muscle memory.
The highlight of the RAD class - for me at least - is the simulation at the end. RAD instructors acted as aggressors and simulated a physical attack on the students, who would then try to escape from the situation using the defense techniques they learned. We all had to dress up in these protective suits so that we could use our 100% force to defend ourselves, without actually hurting the RAD instructor or ourselves.
Fancy, huh?
During this fight-or-flight scenario, my mind went completely blank and my body just acted on its own. The only details I remembered were the cheers of other students, the sound of my own voice yelling "No! Back off! Get away!" repetitively, and the fact that I fought as hard as I could. It felt empowering when I could apply the moves I learned to break out of the situation safely.
This RAD course did not only teach me about defense strategies, but it also taught me new things about myself. That I am strong enough to defend myself determinedly in dangerous situations — that I can be scared but not helpless, vulnerable but not weak. Other women who took the course might have felt the same way, I believe. It was overall a great experience for us!
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Yet, it's also exciting! If you haven't already known, University of Richmond offers a wealth of choices in academics, research opportunities, extracurricular activites and - most importantly - desserts. So my goal is to get out of my comfort zone, jump at different opportunities (or desserts) that intrigue me, and make the most out of my college experience. I love soccer, so my friends and I just formed an intramural team named Kiss My Pass. I'm also interested in martial arts, learning ballroom dancing, painting, learning guitar, baking, making new friends, tutoring and volunteering. Yup, that's quite a lot! But I have 4 years here to follow my passions and become who I aspire to be. As a Spider Diarist, I will also make sure to keep you updated on my journey at Richmond!
Why UR?I actually applied to UR on a whim without researching carefully about it. At that time, all those tedious Why X and "What's your plans bla bla bla" prompts have exhausted my meager creative juices, and writing college essays quickly rose to the top of my most dreaded chores. "Tell us about Spiders" was a fresh air. It revived the truly poetic, hopelessly romantic, exasperatingly dramatic and possibly neurotic side of me. In short, I loved the prompt; and with the waived application fee as a plus, I decided to apply to UR. It was not until I got accepted that I started visiting the school and seriously considering what it has to offer. During my first visit, as cliched as that might sound, I fell in love with Richmond. What's not to love about such helpful and outstanding professors, the wonderful opportunities to engage in research or study abroad, the vibrant, inclusive and diverse community, and again - most importantly - the irresistable desserts? I went to the admission office to pay my deposit right during that visit. And voilà, here I am as an excited baby Spider!
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Sleep deprivation and stress on the rise in education
Intelligence, opportunities, knowledge: all byproducts of getting an education. However, these things often come with a cost of stress, anxiety and sleep deprivation.
Whether it be to get accepted into a specific college or pressure from parents, several students are struggling in an attempt to balance their academic, athletic, extracurricular, and social lives.
Sleep deprivation in students
Though students have different methods of managing this stress, many see the results of it in the same way: sleep deprivation.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, teenagers should be getting between 8-10 hours of sleep each night, though The Journal of Adolescent Health "found that 10 percent of adolescents sleep only five hours and 23 percent sleep only six hours on an average school night."
This holds true when looking at Perry students, as a recent poll of 150 students showed that 49 percent of students only get 4-6 hours of sleep a night and about only 4 percent get 8 or more.
While the simple answer to this problem seems to be for students to go to sleep earlier or take naps, that is not an option for most.
"If you look at what they are doing, there's no room for sleep in their schedule," psychology teacher Jocelyn Dolan said.
Many students are involved in high-level classes, extracurriculars, jobs or athletics, and in many cases, a combination of all of the above. For many, sleep is not a priority.
Junior Trinity Kaufman gets an average of six hours of sleep a night, and explained the difficulties of balancing being an athlete and a student.
"I have no time for naps, like there's always something to be doing," she said. "I'll be drowsy in class and not be able to focus and that really sucks, especially during finals."
Sleep plays a large role in a student's academic performance. According to Karen Huffman, author of Psychology in Action, sleep deprivation can cause impaired ability to perform everyday tasks, such as taking notes or quizzes.
Many have argued that a later school start time would not only benefit students academically but psychologically as well.
"I really respectfully disagree with the school starting time for high schoolers," said English department chair Cindy Pino. "I think having you all here at 7:30 is counter-intuitive to what scientists say to your sleep patterns."
However, in order to accommodate Chandler district's bus schedule, this change has not and cannot be made at this time.
The National Sleep Foundation explained that pushing start times back just an hour later would improve the academic and social behavior of students. Many students lacking sleep are unengaged and less productive and would benefit from an 8:30 a.m. start time, as it would be more in sync with their internal clock.
An increase of stress
Sleep deprivation and stress go hand-in-hand. The two typically have a cause and effect relationship, and both can be seen extensively in students, especially during this time of year.
"The stress level for students goes way up towards the end of the semester," counselor Scott Uyeshrio said. "They are just overwhelmed with a lot of exams."
Though stress is heightened during the weeks prior to finals, it never seems to leave students. This is mostly due to the fact that many students are unaware of how to manage it, and it begins to take a toll on their mental health.
According to a Psychology Today article, collegiate-level educators are noticing that students coming directly out of high school are not familiar with stress coping mechanisms and are showing that they are unable to deal with even the slightest of difficulty.
"You get so wrapped up in the grade or the end-goal, that you forget about the now and that's not really a positive, healthy thing to do," Dolan said.
Higher expectations
Stress and sleep deprivation have not always been this prominent in students however, and has transformed over the years. Students today are more anxious and overworked than they ever have been before.
"I definitely think since I've started teaching high school, I've seen students get more stressed out and sleep deprived," said Dolan.
However, Pino disagreed that stress has increased as a result of school, but rather because of the increasing expectations outside of the classroom.
"Things are so much more stressful in the real world, that I think it then it starts to affect school," she said. "So I don't think schools changed, but I think what's happening outside of school has changed."
According to the Psychology Today article, "The number of those in counseling varies from campus to campus depending on its culture – ten percent at some large schools, nearly 50 percent at some small, private ones. The figure has been steadily growing for two decades and shows no signs of slowing."
Within the last few years alone, it seems student stress level has risen at Perry as well. "I think it's increased. I think the expectations of teachers are higher in the classroom," Uyeshiro said.
This increase of stress in students seems to stem from many different sources. Higher expectations from colleges, parents, and even students themselves have lead to the increased pressure many feel.
"I think it comes from adults and parents, [who] put a lot of pressure on their kids," Kaufman said. "Especially this time of year, college is in our future."
The impending future of college has an influence on several students, as they push themselves to excel in academics. Many are enrolled in one, if not multiple, honors or advanced placement (AP) classes, in addition to being involved in extracurriculars and sports.
"A lot of my best students are overworked," Dolan said. "They're trying to do everything because they are trying to get into the best college."
While the stress and work students put into these classes tends to pay off, it may come with a cost. Putting academics and extracurriculars above sleep and mental health has a great effect, which many students have begun to feel.
As Dolan put it, "High school should be fun at some point, not all work and driving yourself into the ground."


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Thornton Cleveleys (UK), January 17, 2017 – Early clinical results presented by surgeons at the 2016 annual meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS)1 demonstrate high fusion rates at 6 months and beneficial clinical outcomes, for patients in the majority of cases, when PEEK-OPTIMA™ HA Enhanced is used for interbody-fusion devices. The implantable high-performance polymer, from Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, uniquely combines PEEK-OPTIMA, the principal PEEK-based biomaterial with over 15 years of proven history in clinical use, and hydroxyapatite (HA), a well-known osteoconductive material that enhances bone apposition, and is fully integrated.
Previous studies by Invibio have highlighted that enhancing bone apposition on all surfaces of an interbody-fusion device may offer better integration and improved potential for spinal fusion. "The findings on first clinical cases for PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced presented at the NASS 2016 annual meeting are demonstrating the Invibio goal of providing solutions that have the potential to improve clinical outcomes and advance bone apposition in interbody-fusion procedures2," said John Devine, Invibio Medical Business Director. "In addition, the results presented confirm that the partnerships we have forged with device manufacturers and surgeons are pioneering approaches that are leading to positive results for patients."
The clinical results were evaluated for pain on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), opiate usage, neurological function, re-operations and complications. Fusion results were evaluated using anteroposterior (AP) and lateral X-rays at six weeks and 12 weeks, and a CT scan at six months. Dr Bassett concluded, "Very rapid visible bone fusion occurred in the interbody region in six weeks, according to plain radiographs, with correspondingly good clinical results including no neurologic consequences beyond 6 weeks, no implant migrations, no subsidence, and no pseudoarthroses. More importantly, 9/10 fusions were definitively solid on 6 month CT scan with autograft bone, despite some challenging patients. The one that didn't show complete fusion was progressing to fusion and used one pack of tobacco daily, both pre- and post-operative, contributing to the fusion challenge.
Arm pain was resolved in all 8 patients; in 5/8 patients neck pain was resolved and improved in 7/8 patients. Furthermore, all 8 patients demonstrated improved neurological function, with residual numbness in 3/8, and residual weakness in 1/8 patients. 17/17 levels were fused 6 months post-operatively.
PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced biomaterial offers all the clinical advantages of PEEK-OPTIMA Natural including a modulus similar to cortical bone, reduced stress shielding and artifact-free imaging that allows for clear fusion assessment. Developed by Invibio, a leading provider of biomaterial solutions, this innovative high performance polymer for spinal fusion implants eliminates the extra processing time and expense of alternative bone on-growth technologies, such as coatings. Implant devices made of the novel PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced have already been cleared by regulatory bodies in both the US (FDA 510(k) clearance) and Europe (CE mark approval).


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Dairy's $3.6b contribution to NZ economy
"When dairy farmers are smiling, the whole region smiles."
This quote from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's report in December on dairy's economic contribution to New Zealand illustrates how important the sector is, not only to the national economy but especially rural economies.
With as many as one in four jobs in some rural areas dependent on the dairy farming and processing sectors, it should be easy to see that dairy is not only the backbone of the rural economy, but in many ways its lifeblood.
Yet until now, the true value of dairy's economic contribution has been unclear. Beyond the big numbers, such as 26 per cent of exports, or 2.8 per cent of GDP, New Zealanders until now have been unable to easily identify the direct benefits flowing to them.
That's why Fonterra and DairyNZ commissioned NZIER to quantify what dairy contributes to rural and urban communities. It illustrates that when dairy farmers are smiling, we're all doing well. In the more rural regions, we're doing very well indeed.
In fact dairy's contribution to regional economies is far greater than the national average of 2.8 per cent of GDP.
Take Southland, for example. Southland has nearly 10 per cent of the national herd, reflecting the sector's growth in the South Island. Dairy revenue in the region in the 2009 calendar year was $710 million. Dairy growth since 1999 means every Southlander is $650 better off. Southland and Otago combined generated nearly $900m in dairy production in 2009. More than 4200 workers are directly employed by the sector in the region. It's a similar story across regions like Waikato, the Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and the King Country.
All of these local economies sit up and take notice when Fonterra announces our payout forecasts. They know it will determine the answer to the question, "how's business?" That's because, as the NZIER report shows, 50 cents in every dollar a dairy farmer earns goes back into the economy. Last year, that amounted to $3.6b paid for farm supplies, services like vets and accountants and utilities costs such as the whopping $45m spent on electricity. That $3.6b does not include farm wages.
That spending creates demand for goods and services and demand for the workers who produce them. This creates jobs and contributes to wages. The dairy sector employs about 35,000 workers, supports as many as 10,000 self-employed contractors and indirectly supports workers in firms that supply the dairy sector.
Right across rural New Zealand, farmers are out in the dairy sheds at dawn, getting the milk in for tankers to collect and transport to Fonterra's sites. That milk gets turned into export products, with every tonne crossing the wharves contributing to better living standards for New Zealanders.
Recently, New Zealand announced it had just recorded a decreasing trade deficit led by dairy exports, which rose to more than $1b in October, up 61 per cent from September, out of a total of $3.7b.
For folk out shopping, the only surplus that makes sense is some cash left over after the bills get paid. Productive cows just don't come into the picture at all. But they should. Whether you live in Khandallah or Kaiapoi, Stratford or Sumner, dairy is doing you good, keeping the trade deficit down and enabling greater government spending through a higher tax contribution.
That trade deficit is a good example. As NZIER notes, the strong export growth from the dairy sector has been a key factor in New Zealand's current account deficit narrowing in recent years. This is important because as the deficit rises as a proportion of GDP, foreign investors and ratings agencies start to have concerns over the ability of the New Zealand economy to withstand any unexpected negative economic shock.
These concerns translate into New Zealand having a higher risk premium attached to it on foreign borrowings. In short, it becomes more expensive for New Zealand firms, households and the Government to borrow on international markets and that means higher interest rates. Keeping the balance of trade on the positive side has saved households $1.2b in interest repayments on foreign debt over the past decade. It has also delivered better education, health services and policing, with the tax flowing from dairy to the Government enabling more spending in these important areas.
There's no doubt dairy is the backbone of the economy. At 2.8 per cent of GDP, our contribution is greater than that of the fishing, forestry and mining sectors combined and 10 times that of the wine sector. Each of these productive primary sectors helps us earn our way in the world, but take away dairy and New Zealand would be a very different place.
As New Plymouth's former mayor Peter Tennent put it, when asked how his region would look without dairy: "We'd still be smiling, but not as wide – and there'd be fewer businesses."
So let's break with the New Zealand tradition of cutting down our tall poppies. Let's celebrate our dairy industry's success on the global stage, and appreciate Fonterra and the dairy industry as an achiever that makes a difference to our everyday lives.
Andrew Ferrier is Fonterra's chief executive.