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Thursday, March 03, 2011

You Are About to Enter a Robot Zone...

You are about to enter a robot zone... are you prepared?

Last Fall, you signed up with the SDA Robotics Club. You went through tech wheel and spent afternoons cleaning a metal shop.

For the love of robots, you built a float and entered the Holiday Parade!

By January you were immersed in day long planning, strategy, and design meetings for FIRST 2102 Team Paradox, and the LOGOMOTION FRC Challenge.

You survived six weeks of build, writing newsletters, writing grants, tracking the budget, eating pasta, lathing, wiring, programming, re-programming, printing T-shirts, sewing tiny horns on parrot heads... all while keeping up grades, doing chores, volunteering, saving whales, and being generally awesome.

The robot was finished, in record time, packed safely into its new deployment crate, and then there was down time. A moment to catch your breath... before THIS!

This is FRC time! This is FIRST Regional Competition season! And FIRST 2102 Team Paradox from San Dieguito Academy is headed to the playing field with not one, but two robots, ready to play LOGOMOTION with gracious professionalism, and a cooperative-competitive-winning spirit!

Are you ready?!

If you have never been to an FRC event, need a refresher, or are simply curious, then we would like to share some tips, suggestions, and rules about preparing for and heading to a FIRST Regional Competition, with particular attention to the glorious aspects of being with FIRST 2102 Team Paradox. To assist, we have pictures and memories from previous FRC events, and our very own Mini-Paradox, Maria O' Van Paradox.

Look what Maile did, for the first time! Great sewing. Nice horns, Maile!

At competition we will be meeting fifty-nine other teams... teams from all over the world. And to welcome them, and to make new friends, and build alliances, marketing developed the Parabox. This cute little Parrot-Ox-Box is complete with a shoulder strap, and comes full of team colors and spirit, in the shapes of buttons and bows!

Everyone is welcome to help cut, glue, sew, and admire Paraboxes... seriously, please see Lonnie, or Suki, or Annie, and help your team complete a hundred or so of these sweet alliance gifts!

The team has a uniform. The team has team colors. Red on the bottom, yellow on top, and Paradox all over.

To outfit the team, families, and friends, marketing has been crazy-busy in the screen-printing room.

Team shirts are affordable, beautiful, original designs made by students!

These collectible, fashion forward shirts are available in Sm, Md, Lg, and XLg. Buy one Listen to Elise, your wise president of corporate: Buy a fresh, clean, good smelling shirt for each day of competition!

Suki is working hard, so you can come to FRC prepared to sweat and look good!

Red on the bottom! This is not a suggestion... it's the law. And nobody breaks the law. Get crazy with it. Get your red pants! Red Skirt! Red tights! Top it with a tutu, cover it in buttons... just make it RED!

See? Yellow on top and Red on the bottom Right, Tom?

STOP! Hold everything. You are yellow and red, and Paradox all over, but are you registered? Are you on STIMS, is your permission slip turned in?! You cannot get a ride to competition, or visit the pits, or miss school, or have a busload of fun if you have not done the paperwork. Please, see Elise, and beg forgiveness, and make sure you are signed, checked, passed, and Paradoxed.

Alright, as long as we are covering official policy: Goggles. FIRST 2102 Team Paradox is a safe team, and safety at an FRC event, in the pits, means we wear goggles. Bring your own goggles, or safety glasses. This is new this year, and comes down from HQ. Goggles are going to be harder to come by this year, and our FRC Director, Bill, wants every student to be prepared with their very own pair.

Make 'em classy, like Olivia's. Make them classic, like Isaac's, but bring them, wear them, and keep it safe!

#1 Paperwork: do it.
#2 Goggles, and safety: know it.
#3 Red pants, yellow top, Paradox all over: wear it
#4 Sponsors: know them and thank them

Gratitude is a beautiful thing... it's part of Team Spirit. FIRST 2102 Team Paradox is all about Team Spirit! Team Spirit shows at school, in our metal shop, in our community, at FRC events, in the pits, and in the stands.

We love our teachers, coaches, mentors, our parents, volunteers. We love our friends and families, and we love it when they cheer with us, and for us. FIRST 2102 Team Paradox loves the sponsors that, through their large and small contributions, give the team the support necessary for all of this to be possible!

See us in the arena. You'll know it's FIRST 2102 Team Paradox, because we are standing up, dancing, and cheering for FIRST, for all the teams, for the love of learning and for the love of everyone that supports learning.

Betty, Kyla, and Erika
#5 Celebrate: have fun and share the joy!

Who are you inviting to FRC San Diego?
School pride, and robot fever cannot be contained. Bring your friends, bring your neighbor, invite your teacher... how about your principal? It's helps the team to have energetic, enthusiastic, smiling support to cheer with us. We love looking up in the stands and seeing that thunderous yellow and red Paradox mass of robo-loving geniuses!

What else?

I have to suggest: sleep Get some. Get plenty. The night before competition, if you want to look and feel this awesome:

You must be kind to your beautiful self. FRC days are long days, and your team is counting on you to be alert, organized, coherent, and spirited!

Isaac, our former and revered team president says, "I wanna feel the floor rumble and the air vibrate up here in Berkeley. I want your ballistic joy and your blinding energy to draw at my spirit from afar.

May your driving hands be deft, may your sharp minds feel guided, may your synergy be inspired.
Run. Make every step a bound. Run. I am running with you."

You are rested, dressed, now grab a bowl, it doesn't have to be team colors, but it could help. Eat some breakfast. Come to the arena ready to meet other teams and share your FIRST 2102 Team Paradox pride. Come fueled, and sharp. You will be talking to judges, sharing your knowledge of the robot, your team, your love of math and face paints.

Without enough sleep, without a healthy breakfast... you may come to competition feeling like this.

Oh dear.

FRC days are not for the weak. So, be prepared.

Let's review:

We need freshly laundered team shirts.

And plenty of them.

We need red on the bottom, and yellow on top, and Paradox all over.
Here's our chance to show our colors, wear our art, and make every step a bound!

FIRST 2102 Team Paradox is a robotics club, and it has creative, skilled, and brilliant members, new and old, all ready to give their best to their team!

We wear our uniforms, and our mascots dance and greet, they get the teams on their feet<--- hey, it rhymes!

We come rested and ready, so we can take initiative, contribute, assist, support, and be a winning team all weekend long.

Grab your hoodie, it could be cold!

Spread your colors! You want to be bold! <---another one!

Invite family and friends, and maybe ask them to bring food! Gosh, that's right, on Friday and Saturday, Team Paradox fixes a lunch for everyone! Holy Cow! Holy Paradox! That is awesome!

There will be dancing, so wear closed toed shoes... no flip-flops in the pit, dude.

Remember Team San Diego! We love our fellow county teams, like the Aluminum Narwhals, and those totally cool Midnight Mechanics! And fifty-seven other teams will be there to meet, cheer, and exchange buttons with! Go robotics!

You are ready!
Prepared, goggled, rested, fed, happy, red, yellow, blue and Paradox all over. FIRST 2102 Team Paradox is in the Robot Zone!

Helpful Links:

FRC Director, "Bill's Blog," for updates, useful suggestions, and rules.

San Diego FIRST Regional Event: March 10-12

Teams Competing in San Diego FRC

Las Vegas FIRST Regional Event: March 31 - April 2

Teams Competing in Las Vegas FRC

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Happy Birthday!

William: "Are you going to post a bunch of pictures of me?"
He is slightly anxious.

Me: "This one? You look good. I could crop it..."
I am aglow with maternal pride, choosing my words for a birthday post. What can I say? How do I express it all? The love, the wonder, the journey...

William: "No. Uh, not that one."

Me: "Okay. How about this one, you're holding Tesla."

William: Mumbles a reluctant word of uncertain approval.

My mom scanned a photograph of William and shared it with us. He and I are cheek to cheek. He was a few months old, and I was not much older... the mommy me, that is. It was all brand new, but never unfamiliar. I felt like his mommy from the first.

He made it so easy. I am, and always have been in awe of him. I love him. He makes it so easy.

And now. Now is here, and the days and moments, the lessons we've shared, the triumphs and challenges of twenty years are these real, yet surreal experiences that I cannot believe have happened.

It's a strange sensation... I am there, in that moment of holding William in my arms, and he is mine and I know his needs and I marvel at all that he is absorbing, all that he is projecting, and I am here, now... seeing him a young man, negotiating with him, marveling at who he is, what he can do. Time is not linear... William you taught me this, and more, in many different ways. I am so thankful to have been on this journey with you. I will always see you from every moment, mine, ours, and your own. Somewhere along this journey you have become your own, and it amazes and delights me.

Happy birthday William.
Carry on.


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Esther Cepeda: Taking it out on the messengers

Even before Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld's "The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America" was published, the book was being denounced as sociologically lightweight and packed full of historical blind spots.

Chua, who gained notoriety as "The Tiger Mom," was savaged as a "full-blown eugenics-pushing racist."

The irony is delicious: An ultra-successful Asian-American lawyer-turned-author writes about how some marginalized groups rise to prosperity and all she gets for it are vicious attacks from people incensed that someone highlighted the achievements of certain groups.

There were many impassioned takedowns, but Jie-Song Zhang's "Tiger Mom vs. Brooklyn Dragon: I Hereby Challenge Amy Chua to a Barefist Kung Fu Duel" on The Huffington Post, accusing Chua of "endangering the American future," was among the shrillest.

The uproar this book has inspired borders on the deranged. And over what? A slim volume that basically says that if you're driven, work hard and think a lot of yourself, you can be successful.

This is what used to pass for common sense.

The craziest part is that if you actually read the book, you'll see it's not at all about why some people are better than others but a manual for success in America.

The triple package that Chua and Rubenfeld describe rests on the premise that we live in a world in which "certain individuals and groups do strikingly better than others in terms of wealth, position and other conventional measures of success." This assertion disgusts the book's critics, but it's just a fact.

The three factors are: a superiority complex — a deeply internalized belief in your specialness, exceptionality and superiority based on a story about the magnificence of your people's history and civilization; insecurity — a feeling or worry that what you've done or have is not good enough; and impulse control — the ability to resist giving up in the face of hardship.

I found the best part of the book to be the explanation of why some groups don't succeed.

"The absence of the Triple Package was not the original cause of their poverty," the authors contend. "In almost every case, America's persistently low-income groups became poor because of systematic exploitation, discrimination, denial of opportunity and institutional or macroeconomic factors having nothing to do with their culture."

In describing why the combination of triple-package factors doesn't work for some low-income groups, the authors describe a variation on the "Marshmallow Test" of self-control.

In it, test subjects are promised a double serving of a favored treat if they delay gratification. But some are promised by a person who has proved to be untrustworthy and others by someone who kept their word in a previous instance. Those who had been prompted by the untrustworthy person did not delay gratification.

"If people don't trust the system, if they think society is lying when it tells them that discipline and hard work will be rewarded — if they don't think that people like them can really make it — they have no incentive to engage in impulse control, sacrificing present satisfactions in hopes of future gain. This is as true in America's inner cities as in rural Appalachia," the authors say.

This is the big takeaway of the book — one too important to be missed in silly discussions about imperialism or racial superiority. If we want a nation of people willing to work hard and sacrifice to attain the American dream, we'd better be ready to consistently deliver on its promise.

Esther Cepeda's syndicated column appears each Tuesday.

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I really appreciate it when brands step up to the plate to support worthy causes, both by raising awareness and by making a donation to the cause itself. As a consumer, I want to know who those companies are so that I can support them with both my wallet and my voice – online and off. I was honored when Electrolux approached me about helping them to build awareness for The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (did you know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month?), and I agreed right away, even without many details about how I could contribute.

About a week and a half later, they got back to me with said details – I was being asked to walk in a Fashion Show, hosted by Kelly Ripa, on September 8th, along with nine other incredible fashion bloggers.

Oh. Emm. Gee.

I was being asked to wa…hold on while I gather my composure and pretend like I don’t think this is a big deal.

So, tomorrow, September 8th, I will be exuberantly crossing something off of my bucket list by walking in a runway show – something I had pretty much filed under the bucket list category of “Don’t Be Absurd Erika, You Will Never Get To Do This But Since This Is A Bucket List You May As Well Write It Down”. I know what you’re thinking so I’ll just go ahead and acknowledge that yes, I know I should probably work on shortening my category titles but hey, IT’S MY LIST PEOPLE.

So where was I? Oh, right.

(Why did I eat french fries for dinner last night?!)

Walking in the show hasn’t been all glitz and glamour – it came with a challenge: create the perfect white-hot weekend look for the runway, polished with teal accessories (teal is the official color of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month). Naturally, I whined a bit – it was the end of summer, so how would I ever find something in white that is suitable for a RUNWAY?! Oh, and did I mention that I live in LA – as in LOUISIANA? Home of if-you-can’t-get-it-at-a-department-store-you-can’t-get-it-anywhere, sugah?

Luckily, after THREE very intense shopping excursions and at least one whiny phone call to LA Stylist Mom (who lives in the real LA, people) I found myself with two very viable options, a delicately draped strapless dress from White House Black Market, and a Grecian-inspired Calvin Klein dress that I purchased months ago but have never had the occasion to wear. My original intention was to wear the dress from White House Black Market but after speaking to Mindy, the stylist for the event, on the phone – I decided to bring both options and see what worked the best for the show. I’m not sure what dress I’ll actually be wearing in the show yet, though I will find out today – but you’ll have to tune in to the show live on September 8th to see the final look!

Strapless Drape Blouson Dress from White House Black Market

So, returning back to the important part of this article, and the whole reason that I have this opportunity; beginning on September 8th (that’s tomorrow!) you can help to do your part to support this very worthy cause as well. Ovarian Cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer in US women, and The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2010, 21,880 women will be diagnosed with it, and 13,850 women will die from the disease. (via OCRF.org). By visiting the Wash ‘n Care lounge at Kelly Confidential, you can support the cause by entering to win a Perfect Steam washer and dryer from Electrolux, as well as a daily shopping spree. Each time that you enter by pressing the Perfect Steam button at Kelly Confidential, Electrolux will donate $1 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

In addition, if you’d like to watch me potentially make a fool out of myself on the runway, simply by looking gloriously happy to be struttin’ my stuff, you can watch the live stream of the show at Kelly Confidential or on the Kelly Confidential Facebook Page. The show will be live on September 8th at 1 pm Eastern time (for those of you counting backwards, that’s 12 pm Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific).

You should definitely watch. I’ll do a little wink, and you’ll know it’s just for you.

For now, good night from New York City, the home of fashion and NYFW, where for one delicious season I will be on the runway and not in the audience. Wish me luck (I need it!).

(My participation in the ‘Rumpled to Runway’ Campaign was sponsored by Electrolux, who provided me with a $150 stipend to style my look as well as travel arrangements to and accommodations in New York to participate.)

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  1. Yakini says:

    Hey there! I was one of the bloggers invited to the show. You were awesome ~ great job today!!! :-)

    I think this is you… if so, feel free to tag yourself in my album! http://bit.ly/94zgZL (If it isn’t you, whoops – definitely let me know so I can fix it! lol)

  2. Why are there no comments here? This is bad ass erika! Congrats to you and you are going to be amazing!

  3. melissa says:

    I’m so glad I’m not the only one bringing two outfits. I’m so undecided ;-)

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Tibial nerve dysfunction

Tibial nerve dysfunction is a loss of movement or sensation in the foot from damage to the tibial nerve.

Alternative Names

Neuropathy - posterior tibial nerve; Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Tibial nerve dysfunction is an unusual form of peripheral neuropathy. It occurs when there is damage to the tibial nerve, one of the lower branches of the sciatic nerve of the leg. The tibial nerve supplies movement and sensation to the calf and foot muscles.

A problem in function with a single nerve group, such as the tibial nerve, is called mononeuropathy. The usual causes are:

  • Direct trauma
  • Pressure on the nerve for a long period of time
  • Pressure on the nerve from nearby body structures

Entrapment creates pressure on the nerve where it passes through a narrow structure.

The damage may destroy the myelin sheath that protects and insulates the nerve, or part of the nerve cell (the axon). This damage reduces or prevents the movement of impulses through the nerve.

The tibial nerve is often injured by pressure from a ligament on the inner part of the ankle. Injury or disease of structures near the knee may also damage the tibial nerve. The tibial nerve may also be affected by diseases that damage many nerves, such as diabetes.

In some cases, no cause can be found.

  • Sensation changes in the bottom of the foot and toes, including burning sensation, numbness, tingling, or other abnormal sensation, or pain
  • Weakness of foot muscles
  • Weakness of the toes or ankle

Exams and Tests

An examination of the legs will be done to diagnose tibial nerve dysfunction. The health care provider will also take a medical history.

Signs include:

  • Inability to curl the toes, push the foot down, or twist the ankle inward
  • Weakness

In severe cases, the foot muscles may become very weak and the foot may be deformed.

Tests for tibial nerve dysfunction may include:

Other tests that may be ordered include blood tests and imaging tests, such as ultrasound or MRI.

Treatment is aimed at restoring feeling and strength to the foot and toes. In some cases, no treatment is needed, and patients will recover on their own. Severe loss of sensation may lead to toe or foot sores (ulcers) and infections.

Surgery to enlarge the tarsal tunnel or transfer the nerve helps reduce pressure on the tibial nerve and may benefit some people.

Over-the-counter analgesics may be helpful for mild pain (neuralgia). Other medicines may be prescribed to help control severe pain.

Physical therapy exercises may help some people maintain muscle strength.

Job counseling, therapy, changes, or retraining may be recommended.

Outlook (Prognosis)

If the cause of the tibial nerve dysfunction can be found and successfully treated, patients can recover fully. Some people may have a partial or complete loss of movement or sensation. Nerve pain may be uncomfortable and last for a long period of time.

Possible Complications

  • Deformity of the foot (mild to severe)
  • Movement loss in the toes (partial or complete)
  • Repeated or unnoticed injury to the leg
  • Sensation loss in the toes or foot (partial or complete)

When to Contact a Medical Professional

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms of tibial nerve dysfunction are present. Early diagnosis and treatment increases the likelihood that symptoms can be controlled.

Prevention is variable depending on the cause of the nerve damage.

Katitji B, Koontz D. Disorders of the peripheral nerves. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 76.

Shy ME. Peripheral neuropathies. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 428.

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The Listening to Mothers I Forum was held at the Manhattan Center in New York City on October 24, 2002, to release results of Listening to Mothers: The First National U.S. Survey of Women's Childbearing Experiences. More than 300 people attended this historic event including health professionals, mothers, advocates and media representatives. Dr. Eugene Declercq, chairperson of the Listening to Mothers National Advisory Council, presented the survey results. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen gave the keynote address. A panel of health professionals and mothers engaged in dialogue with the audience about survey results and their implications.

At the Forum, Penny Simkin received Childbirth Connection's Carola Warburg Rothschild Award for outstanding contributions to the health and well-being of women and their families. The award recognizes her major and influential contributions in many areas of central concern to childbearing women, including: labor support and labor companions, labor pain relief and comfort measures, physiologic labor and labor progress, childbirth satisfaction, women's long-term memories of their childbirth experiences, children's experience of birth, and childbearing experiences of survivors of sexual abuse.

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I don’t like messes especially while on the road, which is funny considering road trips + babies = mess. Last week I was joking with family members saying our vehicle is a grocery store in the making. Frozen grapes – check! Half eaten cookies in the sides of car seats – check! Cheerios and crackers on the seats – check, check!

A couple of weeks ago, my family and I embarked on a cruise (look for coverage on that very soon) and I decided to do away with all the traditional snacks and brought a case of squeezable fruit pouches. I can’t even begin to tell you what a boon this was. Whether he was strolling along in his stroller or playing by the sand, my son had a squeezable snack that was healthy and didn’t make a mess.

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International science and technology cooperation and exchange is an important part of China's open-door policy. It not only represents an important measure for developing the Chinese economy, science and technology but also constitutes a major component of the overall bilateral relations China has with other countries.

Since the advent of reforms and opening to the outside world, China has conducted both governmental and non-governmental science and technology cooperation and exchange through bilateral and multilateral channels worldwide, according to the requirements of China's scientific and technological and economic development and in line with the principle of "equality and mutual benefit, sharing results, protecting intellectual property rights, and respecting international norms". Thus far, China has established cooperative scientific and technological relations with more than 150 countries and regions and entered into governmental science and technology cooperation agreements or economic and technical cooperation accords with 96 countries. In addition, China has acquired positions in over 30 scientific and technical institutions within the United Nations system and participated in 800 or more international S&T and academic bodies.

The Chinese government has adopted a series of measures to encourage S&T personnel and research institutes to involve themselves in international cooperation in all aspects through various channels at different levels in a multitude of forms such as attending international academic conferences, holding international S&T exhibitions and symposiums, inviting foreign exports on lecture tours and for technical consultancy and feasibility studies, conducting cooperative research, joint investigation and exploratory activities, holding academic seminars, establishing joint laboratories, technical training centers, joint venture high-tech enterprises, sending scholars to conduct joint research in institutes abroad, and S&T personnel being hired overseas. The Chinese government strives to gear international S&T cooperation towards integration with cooperative activities in other areas, particularly in the economic sector.

In 1979, Deng Xiaoping and Carter signed Sino-US Agreement on S&T Cooperation during the summit in US. Under this framework agreement, the governmental agencies in the two countries have signed their respective cooperative protocols covering over 30 fields, which resulted in several thousands joint research projects and more than ten thousand personnel exchanges. As a result, a number of cooperative projects of S&T and economic importance were created such as Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Electron-Positron Collider, China Digital Seismological Forecasting Network, Coal Gasification Power Generation, Giant Panda Reproduction Research, Exchange and Cooperative Studies of Flora and Fauna Species, Studies on Chinese and American Food, Life Styles and Chronic Diseases, Human Genome Studies and project in the fields of environmental protection, agriculture and energy.

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On the basis of equality and mutual benefit, the Chinese side has learnt advanced S&T theories and management experience from the US side and the US has also obtained important statistics and data on cancer studies, rich agricultural crop species resources and abundant valuable data critical for the studying of the cause and formation mechanism of earthquakes and the improving of its forecasting.

On April 25, 2002,  the 10th Session of Sino-US joint Committee raised its curtain in Beijing. During the session, both sides discussed issues of common concerns such as energy and mass sciences, ecological system and environment science, life and health science, agriculture and food science, science education and popular science and future direction, mechanism and approaches of S&T cooperation between the two countries. The participants also raised their suggestions for future cooperation in the field such as agricultural sciences, cleaning energy, gene science, nanotechnology, global diversification, science education and popular sciences, and information technology. At the end of the session, both parties signed a summary report for guiding the future cooperative activities between them in the field of science and technology. It is briefed that the said joint committee meeting that has run to its 10th session on a biannual basis created helpful platforms for the scientists from the two countries to meet challenges in the field of agriculture, health, energy and basic sciences.

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China's rural population may drop from 720 million to 400 million in 30 years, said Han Jun, a senior official at the State Council Development Research Center, the Beijing Times reported today.

"More of the rural population wants to stay in town and pursue a better life. It will bring an explosive increase in China's urban population," Han said.

China's urban population has increased by 400 million in the past 30 years to reach 600 million. Of that population, 27 percent live in cities but are not permanent residents, according to Han.

"Every one in four resident in cities is actually a member of the rural population. It's rather predictable that the rural population transfer to urban areas will happen in the future," Han said.


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WASHINGTON--The death toll from an American meningitis outbreak linked to tainted medication has reached 12, according to U.S. officials, who have documented more than 120 infections in 10 states.

Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said as many as 13,000 people might have received doses of the contaminated steroid injection that has caused an outbreak of the rare fungal infection.

Among the hardest hit states are Tennessee with 39 cases, Michigan with 25, and Virginia with 24. Florida, Maryland and Minnesota, New Jersey, Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio also reported cases.

The Florida Department of Health reported the state's first death late Tuesday, saying a 70-year-old who died of the disease in July had been linked to the contaminated steroid injection.

Meningitis inflames protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

The disease often goes undetected until it is too late because its flu-like symptoms can be mild at first.

Treatment requires a hospital stay and intravenous anti-fungal medications.

U.S. health officials suspect a fungal contaminant in a sealed vial of the drug produced by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts caused the outbreak, and have launched a multistate investigation.

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’round the blogs – great stuff from elsewhere in the traditional boat blogosphere

It has been far too long (we do I always find myself starting this way? SIGH) since we here at Chine bLog highlighted the great posts others have offered the world regarding wooden / traditional boats. Yes, believe it or not, Chine bLog is NOT the only source. Really. It’s true. If you haven’t discovered it already, you should be sure to read the stuff below:

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Tom Armstrong’s 70.8% – still love the name – offered these nuggets:

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The Breaking Bad Series finale will take place on Sunday night with Season 5 Episode 16 set to be broadcast, titled "Felina," which will be the very final episode of the hugely popular AMC series.

Fans will get to see the conclusion of the story of Walter White when the series finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.

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Regarding "Federal website to shine light on drugs, doctors" (Page D1, Sunday), I appreciate the reporter's attempt to provide a balanced reporting from two opposing perspectives about free drug samples.

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    Default Everdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro)

    Hi everyone, I'm new to these forums but have enjoyed reading a lot of posts for a while now and thought I'd finally "join" in

    I really like the new KWPN stallion Everdale but I was just wondering whether anyone else finds his neck quite short?

    Would love to know people's thoughts on that issue and anything else people want to share.

    What type of mare do you think would suit him? I realise it's hard to say with certainty given he's new to the market, but there seems to be a lot of experience on this forum worth learning from

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    Hi dressage1982, I'm posting a link to the KWPN report for Everdale. They think his neck length is fine. In the report about his dam, the Elite mare Aliska, they describe her as having a "very long neck". Everdale got impressive scores from the KWPN, as you can read in the report; along with the very high quality of all gaits, they report that he is exceptionally willing and they rate him very high for rideability and attitude. I would use this stallion in a heartbeat, but for the comments that they think he will add, or contribute size along with movement and willingness. I would like to see how much size he does contribute before I use him, as I have mares who produce large. There are conformation comments in this report also. I want to add that I think this young horse is very impressive; imo, he was the far and away standout from the newly approved stallions for the KWPN.
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    Can't imagine why you think his neck is short. In the photos on Hilltops site, he is under saddle with an arched neck, but his neck is quite suffieient in length.
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    Everdale is lovely and I would certainly consider him. His neck appears to be a normal length to me. I would love to know if he is considered to be more on the sensitive side though, if anyone is familiar with this? He has so much presence and beautiful gaits! Does anyone know how to find out how Everdale did on the jumping portion of the stallion test or does the KWPN test not include a jumping portion for "dressage type" stallions?

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    KWPN dressage stallions do not have to jump for their approvals anymore.
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Nine CIA students won cash awards totaling $11,000 and will have their works added to the contemporary art collection owned by Dealer Tire in an art contest sponsored by the Cleveland-based corporation.

In a three-way tie for first place, the following students each received $2,500: Brian Mouhlas for “Aftermath in the Philippines,” Oscar Gresh for “A Small Conversation,” and Abbey Blake for “Growth.” Anastasia Soboleva won third place and $1,000 for “Apprehending the Reality of Real. ” Honorable Mentions and $500 each went to: Chen Peng for “Balance,” Tina Egan for “Le Sabre,” Abigail Clark for “Library Sale 2013,” Nicole Matthews for “Head in the Clouds,” and Abbey Blake for “Systems 1.” There was no second place winner.

Jurors for the competition were Mueller; Brett Shaheen, founder of Shahaen Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery; and Beau Rutland, Cleveland Museum of Art’s assistant curator of contemporary art. Results were announced in early April.

In all, approximately 80 works were submitted for judging, said Kyle Todaro ’12, technical specialist for CIA’s Visual Arts and Technologies environment. Submissions were judged based on creativity, originality, technical execution, and how the artwork relates to Dealer Tire’s core values: fairness, personal and team accountability, playing to win, and innovation. Richard Konisiewicz ’76, CIA’s director of corporate, foundation and government relations, organized the competition with assistance from Todaro.

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Nippert Stadium timeline

1895: UC football organizer Arch Carson introduced a plan to build a stadium in Burnet Woods.

1902: UC plays its first game at Carson Field, the site of Nippert Stadium.

1916: Funds for a permanent brick-and-concrete stadium were secured through a city bond issue.

1923: James Gamble donated $250,000 in memory of his grandson, UC player Jimmy Nippert, to complete the 12,000-seat stadium.

1954: Reed Shank Pavilion was completed to boost capacity to 28,000.

1968: NIppert hosted the Cincinnati Bengals while the city built Riverfront Stadium.

1970: Astroturf replaced the natural grass surface.

1989: Nippert was closed for renovation. UC played its 1990 home games at Riverfront Stadium.

1992: A renovation brought capacity to 35,000.

2001: UC added a video scoreboard, and the season opener against Purdue was the first advance sellout in Nippert's history.

2005: A permanent grandstand upgraded seating behind the north end zone.

2009: 9,000 new black cushioned seats installed in the UCATS seating area.

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1. South Florida: Raymond James Stadium, 65,587 seats

2. Pittsburgh: Heinz Field, 65,050

3. West Virginia: Milan Puskar Stadium, 60,000

4. Rutgers: Rutgers Stadium, 52,454

5. Syracuse: Carrier Dome, 49,262

6. Louisville: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, 42,000

7. Connecticut: Rentschler Field, 40,000

8. Cincinnati: Nippert Stadium, 35,000

On the Nippert Stadium field Friday, the University of Cincinnati will showcase its No. 5-rated football team when it takes on Illinois at noon.

In the stands, on the concourse and in the restrooms, UC will showcase its need to renovate and expand the 35,000-seat, 107-year-old stadium, the nation's fifth-oldest.

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It's the smallest stadium in the eight-team Big East Conference and UC is one of only two Division I schools nationally to play games and practice on the same field.

"We can't accommodate the crowds we're currently getting," Athletic Director Mike Thomas said. "I tell people we have more contact on the concourse than we do down on the field."

UC hasn't decided whether it will add tens of thousands of seats, or concentrate more on amenities and revenue-rich luxury boxes and club seats. Some of the more ambitious ideas could include adding to Tangeman University Center or new seats wrapping around the north end of the stadium, near Dieterle Vocal Arts Center.

The project doesn't have a price tag, and won't until UC receives a feasibility study around the end of the year.

Renovating Nippert is not even the most immediate priority of the athletic department, which still is trying to raise millions of dollars to fully pay for football practice fields and an athletic complex along Jefferson Avenue.

But it's safe to say that if UC is to successfully renovate and expand Nippert, fans will be among those paying for the project through premium seats, with private fund-raising financing the rest of a project that could top $50 million.

The program's biggest supporters, emboldened by the recent success and determined to demonstrate UC is a big-time program to keep Coach Brian Kelly, seem ready to try.

"Nippert was just fine for when they were putting 15,000 or 20,000 people in there," said Jim Amann, president of the UCATS booster group. "When you put 35,000 people in there, the amenities need to be addressed. You're looking at a fairly large bill just to get started."

Most successful projects start with a naming gift of $10 million or more, but those kinds of gifts haven't emerged yet, Amann said.

"Our support base is fairly wide but not deep," he added. "We have a lot of million-dollar donors but when you start thinking about those numbers, we don't have that money."

Thomas said UC recognizes it has a jewel in Nippert, an on-campus facility with an intimate atmosphere that fans love. But he said the stadium clearly needs an update.

When added to the practice fields, UC has plenty at stake. In the short term, it's trying to keep Kelly in Cincinnati as the coach already is one of the hottest coaching commodities in the country.

It's also trying to build a base for a big-time program that can not only produce a winning team, but spread the university's name nationwide and supports the rest of the athletic department.

"Those revenues (from an expanded Nippert) help for the project, but they also help support the needs of 18 sports," Thomas said.

The program overspent by nearly $30 million during the last decade and is trying to pay that money back to the university. Last year Thomas was forced to cut scholarships for men's swimming, cross country and track.

Larry Sheakley, president of a business-services company in Springdale, already has contributed or pledged $2.5 million to the Jefferson Avenue complex. He said financial support for any renovation of Nippert Stadium should be there.

He said during one game last year it took him 20 minutes to get through the crowded, narrow concourse to his seat.

"We don't need 80,000 seats," Sheakley said. "We need another 10,000 or 12,000 seats. And you need luxury boxes there to make the project work properly. The biggest problem at Nippert is it's just so old."

Practice complex to start soon

The department's top priority right now is the Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex, which could start construction next week. UC has raised $6.6 million in private donations, most to be paid over five years, and will use about $5 million in game contracts to pay for that project.

UC will borrow $9.7 million to pay for the project until that money is collected. It will pay for one full practice field, one half field and a bubble over the larger field.

Construction could start as soon as next week( on that project, said Andy Hurley, senior associate athletic director.

But UC still is trying to raise at least $4 million more to add seats, locker rooms and concessions and enable Thomas to use all game proceeds to run the athletic program.

"We need community leaders to recognize there's still an urgent need for this project," Hurley said. "To say there's a campaign (for Nippert Stadium) would be premature."

Supporters say the best sales pitch for any Nippert renovation or expansion is the success of the team.

"You have to have a winning program," Sheakley said. "That doesn't mean you're in a big bowl game every year, but you have a viable program. I think we're there now. People realize we're playing big-time football down there."

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I couldn't help but be reminded of the Reds' precocious speedster after I had finished my story Tuesday about Eric Davis' reaction to the racist remarks of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

Having called Davis late Tuesday morning Los Angeles time – just as the new NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, was hammering Sterling with a lifetime ban and $2.5 million fine – and then watching Hamilton blast his first big league homer that night at Great American Ball Park and also steal a base and get caught stealing, it sent me into a Hamilton-Davis reverie.

It's difficult to imagine Billy Hamilton having a better mentor than Davis, who was not only similar in size and speed to Hamilton, but became a team leader, a revered to-this-day Cincinnati sports icon and a never-dodge-an-issue spokesperson.

Basically, Davis is everything Cincinnatians could want a sports hero to be. He is also the best athlete I've ever covered.

It intrigues me that Davis was an eighth-round pick, and that Hamilton was a second. Nothing against Hamilton, who not only has world-class speed, but was also a wide receiver and punt returner and terrific basketball player in high school in Mississippi and turned down a grid scholarship to Mississippi State. But Davis could have played in the NBA and was not only fast, he was a 30-35 home run hitter.

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Hamilton hit only .205 his first season in the minors, Davis .219. In 43 games, Hamilton stole 14 bases and was caught three times. For Davis, it was 33 games, 10 steals, caught one time. No homers for Hamilton in 180 plate appearances in the Gulf Coast League in Florida, only one for Davis -- not very many for the future power king, in his 87 plate appearances in Eugene, Ore.

They've both come a long way, no?

Someday, I'm going to write a bigger story comparing these two thoroughbreds, what it was like for them in the early minors and when they first came up to the majors. Their body-types are very similar, both tall'ish and slight-ish, Davis 6-foot-2, 165 pounds, Hamilton 6 feet and 160 pounds. To put it in Kentucky Derby terms, what with the big race coming up on the first Saturday in May, I find myself drawn to their colt years, 30 years ago for Davis, now for Hamilton.

It is interesting to me how much more hype Hamilton arrived with, and I wonder if it plays even a subconscious role in the way he's being called out with surprising frequency at second base. Maybe I'm imagining things, but it reminds me of a super-ballyhooed rookie pitcher not getting the outside-corner call from umpires. Hamilton never protests a call, just springs to his feet and is back in the dugout before anybody thinks to signal for a challenge.

The reason I bring this up is because while the hype tells me Hamilton is the fastest base runner I've ever covered – Davis never approached Hamilton's stolen-base numbers in the minors – my eyes tell me that Davis is the fastest, faster even than Deion Sanders. (Barry Larkin is the best and smartest base-runner I ever covered, and Joe Morgan the best and smartest I ever saw; I didn't cover Morgan, because I was a metro reporter, not a sports reporter, when Morgan was winning his back-to-back National League Most Valuable Player awards in 1975 and 1976.)

Davis, like Hamilton, was crazy-fast, but for some reason that I can't figure out, Hamilton has been thrown out five times this season in 15 attempts, meaning that his 67 percent success rate is barely passable (granted, it's small sample size), because anything under 67 percent and you're better off staying put.

Think about that.

Ask Billy Hamilton to stay put? Might as well ask the sun not to rise, the wind not to blow, and Cincinnatians to stop eating so darn much chili.

Yes, Hamilton -- who I am convinced would beat Usain Bolt in a 120-yard dash if the track was laid out in a diamond shape and they had to run it counter-clockwise and step on a white sack every 30 yards -- has stolen 10 bases and been thrown out five times.

Hamilton will have to be successful on 40 of his next 41 attempts to match Davis' 50-of-56 in 1987. Hamilton will have to be successful on 70 of his next 76 attempts to match Davis' 80-of-91 in 1986.

I'm telling you right now that isn't going to happen.

All I know, and I remember this as clear as a Verdin bell in 1986, my first full year of covering sports for the Enquirer when I was at the ballpark practically every night, is that when Davis took off, he was gone. He stole against every pitcher, every catcher, pitchouts, slide-steps and every anticipating man in blue that was out there. He was an incredible 130-of-147 (88 percent) in those first two seasons. The distinct feeling in watching Davis back then is that when he went, he was gone for good. Whoosh.

When he was thrown out, we all had to shake our heads to try to clear the blur. Davis hadn't just been thrown out… Had he?

Hamilton, who stole 13-of-14 bases last year as a first-year Red, is no longer leaving us with that uncatchable feeling. We expect to see him safe, but are no longer shocked when he isn't. I can't explain it. It's almost as though he's a better base runner than base stealer. I've gotten to the point where I prefer to watch him leg out a triple, or to have him start from second or third, and that way I can root for a popup to the mid-outfield, or deep-infield, and hope that he goes.

I didn't ask Davis for any advice for Hamilton. We were too busy talking about Sterling.

But if I could give any advice to Hamilton, it would be this: If you think you're safe, don't be afraid to say so. The umpires aren't infallible, and neither (obviously) are those monitors and camera angles in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

I, for one, will never believe you aren't faster than your present theft-rate suggests you are.

And I'm willing to bet there's a 51-year-old former speed demon out in LA watching Reds games on TV who would agree with me.

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