After 18 months that have been among the most traumatic in Argentina's turbulent history, life in Buenos Aires has finally regained an air of normality. There is a new president, Néstor Kirchner, and a new mood of optimism, and their arrival coincides with the onset today of the Southern Hemisphere winter, which traditionally means a surge in activities in the sophisticated, elegant city that once prided itself on being "the Paris of South America."
A tourist tangos with a professional dancer.
So have the scenes of violent street disturbances and food riots that filled television screens and newspapers around the world late in 2001, when the crisis erupted. Tempers have gradually been soothed as an economic recovery and political renewal gain strenth. The capital today is one of the cleanest, safest and calmest cities in the Western Hemisphere, its broad boulevards and imposing buildings in regal French neo-Classical style restored to their former life and grandeur.
A typical parrilla, or grill.
It is hard to be closer to the center of things in Buenos Aires than the Hotel Crowne Plaza Panamericano, at Avenida Carlos Pellegrini 551; (54-11) 4348-5000, fax (54-11) 4348-5250; www.crowneplaza.com.ar. Many of the 385 rooms, with wood floors and a pastel color scheme, overlook either the Teatro Colón or the towering obelisk that is the city's most famous landmark, and just a block away is Calle Lavalle and its mall filled with restaurants, theaters and shops offering leather goods, sweaters and shoes at bargain prices. Doubles from $150.
Budget: Not only is the Hotel Castelar, Avenida de Mayo 1152, (54-11) 4383-5008, fax (54-11) 4383-8388, www.castelarhotel.com.ar, conveniently located on a main thoroughfare midway between the presidential palace and the Congress building, but guests have the right to use the accompanying Turkish baths and spa. The 160 rooms, often small, are simply furnished, but at less than $50 a night, it's hard to complain.
Luxury: When kings and emperors visit Argentina, they invariably end up at the Alvear Palace Hotel, at Avenida Alvear 1891 in the fashionable Recoleta district; (54-11) 4804--7777, fax (54-11) 4804-9246; www.alvearpalace.com. The accent here is on luxury, with butlers on every floor and many of the 214 rooms decorated in classic French style. Prices, of course, reflect the surroundings, with doubles from $348.
The Four Seasons Hotel, at Posadas 1086, is in a neighborhood of mansions at the end of Avenida 9 de Julio, (54-11) 4321-1200, fax (54-11) 4321-1201, www.fourseasons.com/buenosaires, and its exterior is as impressive as any of the buildings around it. Tasteful paintings and furniture give the public spaces inside a subdued elegance, and the 165 modern rooms have all the amenities one would expect in a five-star setting. Doubles begin at $300.
LARRY ROHTER is the chief of the Rio de Janeiro bureau of The Times.


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Gaulnhofen (umgangssprachlich: Gālnhūfm) ist ein Stadtteil der kreisfreien Stadt Nürnberg und ein Distrikt des Statistischen Bezirks 49 Kornburg, Worzeldorf in der Südlichen Außenstadt.

Lage
Gaulnhofen liegt im Süden von Nürnberg. Im Norden grenzt es an Weiherhaus und Herpersdorf, im Nordosten liegt Worzeldorf, im Osten das Eichenlöhlein und Kornburg, im Süden der Rote Bühl und Greuth und im Westen zuerst der Main-Donau-Kanal und dann Katzwang.

Geschichte
Der Ort wurde 1299 als "Geulenhofen" erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. Das Bestimmungswort des Ortsnamens ist Gūlo, der Personenname des Siedlungsgründers. 1331 wurde der Ort in den Zinsbüchern des Klosters Ebrach erwähnt. Zu dessen Grundherrschaft gehörten sechs Güter in Gaulnhofen, zwei gehörten zum Kloster Pillenreuth. Die Verwaltung übte das Amt Katzwang aus, das Hochgericht stand dem Oberamt Schwabach zu, das Richteramt war in Kornburg ansässig. Die evangelische Kirchengemeinde gehörte bis in die 1970er Jahre zu Katzwang, in dieser Zeit hatte es auch eine eigene Kirche, die jetzt als Kindergarten genutzt wird. Heute gehört es zur evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Osterkirche Worzeldorf.

1806 fiel es an Bayern und gehörte zum Landgericht Schwabach, nachdem es seit 1791 zu Preußen gehört hatte (Justiz- und Kammeramt Schwabach). Seit 1808 war es Teil des Steuerdistrikts Worzeldorf. 1972 wurde Gaulnhofen mit der Gemeinde Worzeldorf, zu der es seit 1818 gehörte, nach Nürnberg eingemeindet.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung
1818 lebten in Gaulnhofen 59 Personen in zehn Gebäuden, 1950 waren es 202 Einwohner in 33 Gebäuden. Seit den 1970er Jahren setzte eine intensive Bautätigkeit ein. Am 31. Dezember 1997 lebten dort 1.476 Personen in 700 Gebäuden.

Literatur

 Statistisches Jahrbuch 1998. Nürnberg

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Statistischer Distrikt von Nürnberg
Ort in der kreisfreien Stadt Nürnberg
Ersterwähnung 1299

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Fee collection changes related to processing of a medical certificate in respect of a pilot licence or a pilot permit other than a student pilot permit
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This Advisory Circular (AC) is provided for information and guidance purposes. It describes an example of an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with regulations and standards.
The purpose of this document is to clarify Transport Canada's policy for the issuance of Canadian Aviation Documents as it relates to service fees pursuant to Part I, Subpart 4, of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). This document describes specific procedural changes related to the conditions to be met in order to obtain or renew a medical certificate.
This document applies to applicants applying for a Canadian Aviation Document (CAD), to those working in the Civil Aviation Medicine Branch (CAMB), Regional Aviation Medical Officers (RAMOs), and to TCCA licensing personnel.
This document clarifies the requirements specified in AC 401-002 – Application Guidelines for Flight Crew Permits and Licences.
The following reference materials can be used in conjunction with this document:
Transport Canada Form Number 26-0726 – Application for Aviation Document Booklet;
Transport Canada Form Number 26-0738 – Application for Re-Issue of a Civil Aviation Licensing Document;
Part I, Subpart 4 of the CARs – Charges
Part IV, Subpart 1 of the CARs – Flight Crew Permits, Licences and Ratings;
Standard 421 of the CARs – Flight Crew Permits, Licences and Ratings;
Part IV, Subpart 2 of the CARs – Air Traffic Controller Licences and Ratings;
Standard 422 of the CARs – Air Traffic Controller Licences and Ratings;
Part I, Subpart 4 "Charges" – Schedule I of the CARs – General;
Part I, Subpart 4 "Charges" – Schedule IV of the CARs – Personnel Licensing and Training.
Advisory Circular (AC) No. 400-001 – Application Guidelines for an Aviation Document Booklet
Advisory Circular (AC) No. 401-002 – Application Guidelines for Flight Crew Permits and Licences
Canadian Aviation Document: a document issued by the Minister of Transport granting privileges to the holder of the document.
Civil Aviation Medical Examiners: physicians appointed by the Minister to examine the medical fitness of candidates.
CAD : Canadian Aviation Document
CAMB : Civil Aviation Medicine Branch
CAME : Civil Aviation Medical Examiners
CAMIS : Civil Aviation Medical Information System
CAR : Canadian Aviation Regulation
DAPLS : Distributed Air Personnel Licensing System
TCCA : Transport Canada Civil Aviation
RAMO : Regional Aviation Medical Officers
Pilot licenses in Canada do not have an expiry date but require a valid medical certificate. Such certificates must be renewed periodically to allow the pilot to exercise the privileges of the flight crew permit, licence or rating (refer to CAR 401.03(1)).
In order to obtain or renew a medical certificate, pilots must undergo a medical examination administered by a CAME. Following the medical examination, CAMEs prepare a Medical Examination Report and forward it to the CAMB. CAMB is located at Transport Canada's headquarters in Ottawa and has regional offices in Dorval, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver. Within these CAMB offices, RAMOs review and assess Medical Examination Reports and recommend the issuance, renewal, or suspension of the medical certificate.
Medical information for pilots is maintained in the CAMIS. Relevant data from CAMIS uploads automatically on a daily basis to the DAPLS, which issues and validates all personnel licensing aviation documents. Information from DAPLS is subsequently automatically uploaded on a daily basis to the Transport Canada Billing System to produce invoices each day. This process permits the renewal of pilot medical certificates prior to the billing process.
Pilot medical certificate fees are billed and collected pursuant to CAR 104, Schedule IV. Processing, by an employee of the Department of Transport, of a medical certificate in respect of a pilot licence or a pilot permit other than a student pilot permit is subject to a $55 fee. Pilot medical certificate fees represent re-spendable revenue for the Transport Canada. As such, prompt payment is compulsory.
Late remittance and collection issues have been a problem for Transport Canada as many accounts have fallen beyond the 120 days past-due category.
Approximately 55,000 medical examinations are conducted annually by over 950 designated CAMEs across Canada and overseas.
The fees for Transport Canada services reflect a portion of the costs to deliver services to those people who directly benefit from them. This policy has been in effect prior to the introduction of the January 1, 1998, fee schedule. Previously, the costs of regulatory services were borne by the taxpayer rather than those who directly benefitted from them.
To arrive at the fee for any given service, a formula is applied based, in part, on the resources expended to deliver that service. The aviation community is consulted on the nature and magnitude of fee changes.
The CAR 104.05 states, subject to section 104.06, a charge imposed is payable in Canadian dollars at the time the service is commenced.
In accordance with the principles of good financial stewardship, in order to renew a Canadian Aviation Document (e.g. Aviation Document Booklet), TCCA must verify that the account is in good standing and require payment prior to rendering the service. Transport Canada reserves the right to refuse to issue a Canadian Aviation Document where the applicant is in arrears with the department.
This policy modernizes the fee collection process and enhances financial stewardship.
For accounts in arrears beyond the 120 day period, TCCA will pursue measures to suspend the pilot licence until such time as the account is in good standing and/or seek third party collection agencies to recoup the outstanding amounts.
Civil Aviation Communications Centre
Aaron McCrorie
AC 600-005 - Fee collection changes related to processing of a medical certificate in respect of a pilot licence or a pilot permit other than a student pilot permit

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1) All of the listed jobs requires a minimum of a BS degree.
2) I am about to mentioned the A-word, one of the top three jobs is Accounting/Auditor. Auditor is the A-word. The IRS, FTB and BOE are hiring auditors. They are terminating other staff people, but are hiring a boat load of auditors and their sole purpose is to retrieve money for our pockets. Our government is broke, so please learn how to be in compliance on the new rules and regulations.
Remember, there is "no premium on ignorance." Being Average is over with people, our new economy does not allow for being average.
Q. Why would having your e-mail end with hotmail, AOL, yahoo, etc. make your business lack credibility?
A. I got this info from an IRS auditor. It is called pre-screening and it does hurt your credibility in other areas. By having your email end with the aforementioned domains, this does not show that your business is credible. If the IRS should see your email which contains one of the previously mentioned servers then they can view your company as a "hobby" rather than a business. If you are applying for MBE this could have a negative impact on your company as well.
Q. Can you name the 4 items that will sniff out an IRS audit?
A. Your e-mail address, the type of entity you are established, home base business and if you self-prepared the returns.
Q. Did you know that one entity can have a 35% chance of being audited why another one has only 10%?
Q. Do you know what the IRS requires as a tax deduction?
A. The qualifications for a tax deduction are: proof of receipt and proof of payment.
Other questions: Do you know what MBE is? What are the pros & cons for buying/leasing a car? Who do you need to build a great team?
A. MBE is Minority Business Enterprise certification. Most white men are excluded from this category, unless they can prove their heritage. Examples of MBE would be: White husband & wife, and the wife owns 60% of the business (wife-woman is a minority-one part), black husband & wife own a business (black man, black woman, and woman-three part).
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Dinosaur Week! Day 3 – Crafty Little Thing: Edible Dinosaur Eggs!
…that's what my Nan always used to say. And my mum. But did I listen as a kid?
Nope. But I think I might have found something green that the kids will like to eat…and for once it isn't a load of green m&m's! Win!
I was a real fuss-pot eater as a child and now I am a mum, I can't help but feel karma has back back around to bite me on the posterior.
My boys, all 3 of them, are quite fussy. The eldest is coming out the other side of it now, thankfully, and the middle one is still fussy but ate dried, edible worms the other night at dinner so I can only assume he is beginning to see the light too! (Yes really, he did. You can read more about that here).
As part of my Dinosaur Week (in association with Stickerscape and Kali Stileman), I am going to show you all how to make eggs (a brilliant, nutritionally packed food) more 'kid friendly'. To us adults, they probably look pretty gross but, trust me on this one, to a fussy 6 year old, the thought of eating these was so cool he tried them for the first time without a quibble.
So, here is my edible craft activity for Dinosaur Eggs! Perfect for picnics, school crafts, lunchboxes and birthday parties!
1 – Place your eggs in a saucepan.
2 – Fill the pan with water until the water is 1 cm above the top of the eggs.
3 – Place on the hob and bring the water to the boil.
4 – Once boiling, turn down to a gentle simmer and cook for 7 minutes. This will give you a hard boiled egg.
5 – Once cooked, remove from the hob and run the eggs immediately under cold water to stop them cooking any further.
6 – Once cooled, gently crack the shell on the eggs BUT DO NOT BREAK THE SHELL OR PEEL IT OFF!! You just want to cause cracks on the eggs surface. Squeezing the cracked egg gently in your hand will help loosen the cracks a bit more.
7 – Now place your eggs back in the saucepan and fill with cold water, up to 1 cm above the eggs again.
8 – Add your green food colouring to the water and gently stir until all the water is green.
9 – Leave the eggs to sit in the green water for 6 minutes.
10 – Remove from the water and peel the shell off the egg.
11 – Gently dab dry the eggs with some kitchen towel and place in a container ready to eat!
Edible Dinosaur Eggs, fit for any packed lunch or birthday party!
Now, off you go! Get cracking!
You can get 20% off all Kali Stileman wall stickers at Stickerscape until 10th October 2016 by entering the discount code DINOKALI at the checkout.
Disclosure; This post is part of my Dinosaur Week with Stickerscape and Kali Stileman. I was sent some Wall Stickers to review. All words, thoughts, opinions and ideas are my own.


To no surprise of iPhone app developers and users everywhere, Instagram recently won Apple's Best App of 2012. With its customizable features and user-friendly features, Instagram is our favorite all-around photography app. But the iTunes store is filled with other apps to help with everything from panoramic pictures to polaroids. We've researched and hand-selected the best photo apps so you don't have to! Here are our top picks (non-Instagram) photo apps to download today.
Filterstorm offers more editing features than other similar tools, and it's a favorite app of many professional photographers. Abilities of the app include layers, curves manipulation, and color correction. With this app, turn casual shots into masterpieces!
This handy app stitches together up to sixteen different photographs to create magical panoramic scenes. With built-in color correction and auto-alignment, panoramic images created with the app are virtually seamless.
If color effects aren't retro enough for you, download ShakeItPhoto. As the top-rated Polaroid app in the iTunes store, this tool will take Polaroid look-a-likes and make your current photographs look like the real thing.
If you're already using Flickr on your desktop, you know how useful this photo-sharing social site can be. With this app, you can share on-the-go and view the pictures taken by friends and followers. It even lets you comment on photographs and collect your favorites.
There are plenty of apps to turn your photos into paintings, but this is one of the best. With filters ranging from sketches to cartoons, you'll get lost turning your world into a work of art. You can also import your existing photographs and turn them into cartoons or paintings.
Although Instagram can whip up some nice vintage-styled photographs, Hipstamatic is more obviously retro. With its analog feel and quirky effects, Hipstamatic makes even the most modern photographs look like they were taken decades ago.
This app creates the impression of a toy scene. Use it to alter the perspective of trains, planes, and automobiles—or anything your camera captures. The app even lets you choose whimsical aperture shapes—like hearts and dollar signs—to add subtle playfulness to your pictures.
POSTAGRAM: This app turns your photographs into printed postcards and mails them to you, your friends, and family. It even integrates with other apps like Instagram to send edited pictures. Postcards are inexpensive and arrive quickly. You can even add personal messages to each card!
POSTAL PIX: This app allows you to order real prints directly from your phone in 4 unique ways: on professional quality luster sheets, on scratch resistant aluminum plate, on a mouse pad, or in the unique square shape (for those Instagram pics). And each product is delivered right to your home!
Download these apps to bring professional quality and fanciful fun to your iPhone photographs! You can use them individually or together to create stunning images. And most of them feature sharing options, so you can show your creations off to your friends.
What's your favorite photo app for the iPhone? Do you have a new kind of photography app in mind?
No Photobucket or Snapbucket? This article is horrible.
Another good alternative photography app for iPhone is Hipsta Hipster Cam. It creates new photo filters every time it's used.


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Southern Cancer Center joins The US Oncology Network
Southern Cancer Center, a physician-owned multi-site medical oncology practice serving the Alabama Gulf Coast region, has joined The US Oncology Network. The Network provides strong and comprehensive practice management capabilities and value-based care expertise that are critical for independent practices such as Southern Cancer Center navigating today's challenging healthcare landscape. The Network is supported by McKesson Specialty Health, an industry provider of solutions that empower the community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care. Southern Cancer Center and The US Oncology Network share a vision of keeping independent physician groups strong and viable, while aiming to improve patient health.
"Our top priority was, is and always will be the health of our patients," said Michael W. Meshad, M.D., president and founder of Southern Cancer Center. "That's why joining forces with The US Oncology Network was an easy choice and the right fit for our practice. I, as well as my fellow physicians and care team, can focus on what's most important, our patients, all while knowing that the health and viability of our practice is being cared for by The Network. Additionally, because of this affiliation, our practice can remain independent and physician-owned, caring for patients in the community in which they live."
As part of The US Oncology Network, Southern Cancer Center will have access to expertise and resources from The Network typically only available in large academic medical centers. The practice will have access to state-of-the-art technology and programs to support oncology practices as they transition to value-based care delivery models, including iKnowMedSM Generation 2 electronic health record and Clear Value PlusSM chemotherapy regimen support tool. Additionally, physicians will be able to collaborate on difficult cases with their colleagues across America through eTumor Boards and The Oncology Portal, tapping into the collective knowledge and experience of more than 1,400 physicians.
Southern Cancer Center will participate in clinical trials through US Oncology Research, a leader in bringing innovative therapies to patients in local communities across the nation. The organization manages approximately 300 active trials at any given time and has played a role in more than 60 FDA-approved cancer therapies, about one-third of all those approved by the FDA to date.
The Network also benefits from the collaboration. The addition of Southern Cancer Center's eight highly-credentialed and specialized medical oncology physicians extends the reach of The Network, broadening and strengthening the capabilities and knowledge-base of the organization throughout the Gulf Coast Region of Alabama.
"The US Oncology Network is committed to supporting independent community oncology practices to remain viable and thrive in a complex and evolving healthcare environment," said Kirk Kaminsky, president of The US Oncology Network and Practice Management for McKesson Specialty Health. "Our innovative and comprehensive practice management solutions allow providers to overcome business challenges and ensure long-term practice health so the physicians can focus on their top priority—helping their patients fight cancer. We are excited for Southern Cancer Center to join the Network and look forward to our work together toward our common goal of improving healthcare."


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Traffic stop turns violent after police allegedly attack family
It could have been a routine traffic stop. Police could have witnessed a driver roll through a stop sign, pull the driver over and issue a ticket. The driver could have been on his way in a matter of minutes, upset only with the fine he was required to pay for the traffic violation. But that is not what happened two years ago when a 26-year-old man was stopped by an officer with an aggressive work background.
The young man had allegedly failed to make a full stop at a stop sign near his home in another state. A police officer witnessed this and pursued the driver, but by the time the officer had pulled the man over, he was pulling into the driveway of his home. The situation escalated quickly from there when the driver's mother came out of their home.
According to the mother, she came out of her home to see why police were in front of her house. Rather than explain that the young man had run a stop sign, the officer reportedly told the mother to go back inside. Refusing to do so, the woman says she told the officer that it was her house, and she would stay right where she was.
For some unexplained reason, this response set the officer off. The mother was pulled to the ground and dragged to a police car. By this time, two other police vehicles arrived at the scene and more family members from inside the home came out to see what was happening. At least one more person was attacked by police and he suffered broken ribs after an officer shoved his knee into the man's side.
The responding officer will face charges for his actions. The family members and their attorney say that the officer was completely out of line in his response after the traffic violation. He is accused of using excessive force, which is something he reportedly had a history of doing on the job.
Traffic stops can quickly spiral out of control when an officer's response is far more aggressive than the situation warrants. Rather than ignore the frightening altercation, victims can challenge the traffic stop as well as an officer's behavior in order to clear their names and records. Taking legal action can also help to uncover questionable policies and responses by police.
Source: New York Daily News, " Investigators warned Texas police station about officer charged with beating man during Houston traffic stop," David Boroff and Joe Kemp, Sept. 14, 2013


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Unity and Activism - Key to Victory!
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Stress in America: The Impact of Discrimination
Nearly half of U.S. adults report they have experienced a major form of unfair treatment or discrimination, including being unfairly questioned or threatened by police, being fired or passed over for promotion or treated unfairly when receiving health care. These acts of discrimination are associated with higher reported stress levels...
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Discrimination-Related Stress Effects on the Development of Internalizing Symptoms Among Latino Adolescents
Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. These mental health outcomes were more pronounced among Latino teens born in the U.S. to immigrant parents, as opposed...
The Relationship Between Racial Discrimination and Mental Health in African American and Afro-Caribbean Youth: Results from a National Study
The vast majority of African-American and Afro-Caribbean youth face racial discrimination, and these experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May 3, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The researchers analyzed...
A Survey of LGBT Americans: Attitudes, Experiences and Values in Changing Times
An overwhelming share of America's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults (92%) say society has become more accepting of them in the past decade and an equal number expect it to grow even more accepting in the decade ahead. They attribute the changes to a variety of factors, from people...
Racism Takes a Toll on Kids' Mental Health
Being a victim of racism may trigger poor mental health, depression and anxiety in children and teens, according to a new review. The report, published in the October issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine, looked at 461 cases of links between racism and the health and well-being of youngsters....
The Relationship between Perceived Discrimination and Psychotherapeutic and Illicit Drug Misuse in Chicago
A new study finds a link between more experiences of discrimination and higher levels of drug use. "One of the interesting findings of this study is that discrimination is harmful to all groups of individuals, not only racial or ethnic minorities," researcher Haslyn E.R. Hunte, PhD, said in a news release....
Same-Sex Legal Marriage and Psychological Well-Being: Findings From the California Health Interview Survey
A study published in the American Journal of Public Health found less "psychological distress" among same-sex couples in California who got married in the short time window in 2008 when gay marriage was legal in the state. That was in comparison to gay, lesbian and bisexual Californians who were not in...
Racial Discrimination, Coping Strategies, and Racial Identity Among Black Adolescents
Prior studies have shown that in the U.S., perceptions of racial discrimination are commonly linked to lower life satisfaction levels, decreased self-esteem, and enhanced depressive symptoms among African American adolescents. This study examined general coping strategies as mediators of the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and depression, and used dimensions...
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One size won't fit all for future Kia EVs
Aaron Cole October 5, 2018 Comment Now!
For an automaker that's pitching itself toward the fun side of the Hyundai Motor Group, the tone for the automaker's sizable electric push soon sounds altogether like pants.
"It's all about what fits," said Michael Winkler, director of powertrains for Kia in Europe.
By the end of next year, Kia will offer in the U.S. all-electric versions of both the boxy Soul and the hatchback Niro.
Neither have been officially confirmed by the automaker: the next-gen Soul is still in development, and the Niro EV just made its debut for Europe with no word for a version in the U.S. Confirmation of both for buyers in the U.S. is just a formality.
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The specs for the Niro EV are all but set for the U.S.: 64-kwh battery, 201 horsepower, more than 240 miles of range—if not more. Although what the Niro rides atop is shared with the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, it borrows most of its powertrain components, including battery and motor, from the Kona Electric crossover.
When the Soul EV arrives, it's likely to share its fundamental layout with the Kona Electric, although its powertrain configuration is less clear.
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It's unlikely to get the same 64-kwh battery as the Niro EV, and instead may receive a 39-kwh battery from the European and Korean version of the Niro. If the Soul EV is a funky, urban green car, the Niro EV will be the big, electric family car.
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As You Like It / Hamlet, Shakespeare's Globe review - ensemble emphasis sets a leaner style
Michelle Terry's new company ups gender fluidity, charts new directions
by Tom BirchenoughFriday, 18 May 2018
Michelle Terry as Hamlet, left, with Catrin Aaron as HoratioImages by Tristram Kenton
There's a distinct feeling of back to basics to this opening double bill at the Globe under the theatre's new Artistic Director Michelle Terry. The elaborations (some would say gimmickry) of Emma Rice's short tenure have been reined back, and a new concentration prevails. This first presentation – two plays written around 1599, the year in which Shakespeare's original Globe opened: As You Like It was staged that year, Hamlet a little later – is built on a new approach to ensemble that draws on a broader casting base than usual.
That involved a gender-neutral approach (with a 50:50 gender ratio), and has made for a round-dozen company of versatile actors. They apparently rehearsed together – attending all rehearsals, regardless of appearance in any particular scene – over three months (considerably longer than usual). Federay Holmes and Elle White are jointly credited as directors for both shows, while Terry has spoken of "ownership" shared across the company.
Stature is as much of an issue in this 'As You Like It' as gender
The big issue is, of course, how such an approach has come to fruit in the productions. Another question entirely, whether these are "sibling" pieces which gain something by playing alongside one another on the same day? Not significantly so on the latter, I think, though there's certainly real interest in seeing how the pairings work across the two plays.
On the former, Terry's taking on the title role in Hamlet hardly qualifies as a surprise at all. It's in the already role-overlapping world of As You Like It (★★★) that readjustments of expectation come into the equation. There's certainly a new dimension to Jack Laskey (channelling David Tennant) as he moves from Rosalind's stiff Spanish court skirts to a new naturalness of gait as the youth Ganymede; it certainly makes the "counterfeit to be a man" injunction freshly piquant. Casting Bettrys Jones as Orlando rather fudges the gender question, however, since the role here has a tomboy element of compromise; he/she's an aspiring boy-hero throughout, whose slight stature emphasises an immaturity that barely develops.
Indeed, stature is as much of an issue here as gender, with Laskey's Rosalind/Ganymede – "more than common tall" has never rung truer – towering over Jones's diminutive Orlando, an unlikely pairing that adds considerable humour (pictured below: Bettrys Jones, Jack Laskey). But is the extra confusion engendered by adding another layer to the role disguise a step too far: it's now that of a man playing a woman pretending to be a man, who is wooing a man, who's all the time, of course, really a woman? Possibly, but there's insight, too. Much simpler is Helen Schlesinger's doubling of the two dukes, as able as the swiftness with which, on a stage virtually free of props (which minimises our sense of contrast), the action transfers from court to forest. Laskey looms tall over Rosalind's bosom companion Celia, too. Casting D/deaf performer Nadia Nadarajah (also playing Guildenstern in Hamlet) in that role challenges expectations in a different way. There's definite expressiveness, and initial comedy to Celia communicating with Rosalind and others in sign language, while some of the sense lost is offered by those with whom she is conversing (it also reveals how the Duke her father doesn't communicate with her at all). But there's no getting away from an accruing loss of story context and development, not to mention Celia's rapier textual wit.
Designer Ellan Parry's costumes have an ensemble quality too, spanning period to present day, and brought together from a range of sources (the Globe's wardrobe reserves as well as items contributed, as in the theatre's original day, by the players themselves). That gives the emotional conflicts and couplings of the down-to-earth forest natives a nicely contemporary context – almost, with the Welsh accents on display, a sense that we have dropped into Gavin and Stacey territory – into which Colin Hurley's Touchstone fits fluently. He finds easy comradeship there with Pearce Quigley's Jaques, lugubrious in black and complete with Russian philosopher beard, who gives his speeches an emphasised slow casualness ("Seven Ages of Man" begins mid-mouthful of banana).
Production-wise there could have been more comic touches like the flock of (human) sheep which accompanied the action's move to Arden. The musically reinforced stag interlude starts up a growing ensemble haste, which concludes with Tanika Yearwood as Hymen in a scene that brings the spectacle to an ebullient conclusion, as well as offering the most elaborate stagecraft of the whole day.
The evening's Hamlet (★★★★) felt considerably starker by comparison, as well as generally more conventional; this court is presided over by an all-too-solid regal pairing (pictured above: Helen Schlesinger as Gertrude, James Garnon as Claudius, with Bettrys Jones as a player), alongside Richard Katz who is winning, though hardly over-complicated, as Polonius. Michelle Terry's gender transposition proves more memorable than that of Bettrys Jones as Orlando, Hamlet's slightness of youth accompanied here by a sense of flighty poetry that is brought home by a mid-play white-suited Pierrot costume: it might have seemed simply affected, but felt instead an effective interlude.
For this was a prince with as much a sense of "ecstasy" as of madness, whose soliloquies came over with an equal sense of real sincerity and colloquial, improvisatory freedom. Terry excelled in them, Hamlet's agility emphasised too by an initial stiffness in Ophelia (Shubham Saraf), the result partly of costume. She began in another constricted court dress (if not as elaborate as the Velazquez riffs of As You Like It), which gave an attendant rigour of poise that lasted even into the simple black garb of madness.
The company of actors arrived straight from the present day, and the play-within-the-play, led by a jeans-clad Laskey (also a brisk Fortinbras) was a stand-out. Composer James Maloney was having fun with mysterious rumblings of the grave (moments relating to the Ghost), while jazz elements counterpointed the recurrent stern brass fanfares.
Both productions had moments which must have seemed better in concept than they did in execution: Hamlet seemed the more fully realised of the two, As You Like It perhaps yet to settle. For all the ensemble background to their creation, the central roles here (Terry as Hamlet, Laskey as Rosalind) rather defined both – and clarity of text, it's good to say, is back at the Globe. Co-directors Federay Holmes and Elle While prove that less is more (especially when you remember how inappropriate that "more" has occasionally been at the venue recently), though we can only guess quite what (and how) they contributed as directors in the standard sense when responsibilities were so shared. Under Terry's inclusive helm, the Globe has already changed: there's more exploring to come before any new "face" reveals itself, but this bodes well.
As You Like It and Hamlet at Shakespeare's Globe to August 26
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Oh, Lord. I didn't know the production of Hamlet was "gender-neutral." See if I can get my money back.
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East Africa: Burundi Sets Sight on East African Community to Lift Economy
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By Luke Anami
Burundi, currently under European Union sanctions over its human and political rights record, is asking its East African neighbours to help unlock its economic development potential.
Last week, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye toured Tanzania on a three-day state visit to strengthen trade and investment. This was just three months after Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu paid a state visit to Burundi, resulting in several new infrastructure projects, including the construction of roads, and a renewed focus on the mining sector.
During last week's visit, the two countries signed multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects, among them the construction of the standard gauge railway that will connect three countries up to the Democratic Republic of Congo, but whose financing is yet to be finalised.
The EU placed sanctions on some Burundian politicians and state officials and froze government financing in 2015, after a political crisis that followed former president Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a controversial third term. The ensuing violence left at least 1,200 people dead and 400,000 others had to flee the country.
The EU froze €432 million ($514 million) worth of funding and Belgium blocked disbursement of €60 million ($70 million) to Burundi, which depended on foreign aid for most of its budget.
On October 29, 2020, the Council of the European Union extended the sanctions. to December 2021.
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Burundi has now turned to her neighbours for assistance.
"We want to thank Tanzania for efforts to strengthen relations within the EAC and its support to have our sanctions lifted," said President Ndayishimiye during his Tanzania visit. "We also wish to thank President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and the EAC's role that led to the reduction of economic sanctions."
Even with President Ndayishimiye's ascension to power last June, the political crisis in the country is far from being resolved and restrictions on democratic space are still in place.
According to the EU, the government has not taken any steps to bring the perpetrators of violations to justice, including those facing EU sanctions.
In May, President Ndayishimiye made a two-day state visit to Kenya where, with President Kenyatta, they announced the use of Kisumu port as a transit route for goods destined for Burundi.
President Ndayishimiye also asked Rwanda's President Paul Kagame to allow refugees back to their homeland.
About 315,000 Burundians are still sheltering in other nations, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
According to Burundi Security Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca, the country expects 150,000 refugees to return this year. More than 21,000 refugees have been repatriated since the start of 2021.
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The country has also applied to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC), of which Tanzania is a member.
"Tanzania has agreed to support our membership bid in the SADC and also call on the countries that imposed economic sanctions on us to lift them. Diplomatic efforts are underway to remove all barriers and sanctions fully lifted," said President Ndayishimiye.
Burundi has for many months been struggling to join the regional bloc but to no avail. In 2016, the SADC ministerial committee sent a delegation to Burundi to assess its eligibility to join the bloc, which was rejected.
As the country fights for the lifting of the EU sanctions, President Ndaysihimiye has is looking to use its neighbours' goodwill to steady the economy.
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Robbie Amell Hints at Return to DC Television Universe!
The Flash alum Robbie Amell spoke with ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis to get confirmation of Amell's character, Firestorm, as well as hint at what the future could be for him.
Amell gave a soft confirmation that Earth-1 Ronnie as Firestorm is dead.
"I think that version of Ronnie is dead probably because if I flew up and sacrificed myself to save city, you don't want to come back from that. I think it's a little bit of a cheat on the audience."
However, Amell hinted that there is always room for him to return.
"But you know there is always Earth-3, Earth-4, Earth-5."
And when Davis pressed on him whether he would return to the show Amell was optimistic, "I hope so." And when Davis asked if he would play Deathstorm he responded, "Maybe."
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Keck Medical Center of USC has once again been recognized as one of the nation's best hospitals.
The medical center, which includes Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, placed among the top 50 nationwide in eight specialties in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings for 2022-23.
The placements include two specialities in the top 10: Gastroenterology and GI surgery at No. 6 and Urology at No. 8. Both specialties, plus Cancer and Orthopedics, rose significantly since last year.
"These results reflect our ceaseless dedication to providing patients with the highest standards of care," says Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC.
'High Performing' status awarded for 16 medical procedures
Keck Medical Center ranked among the top 10 hospitals in California and top three hospitals in the Los Angeles metro area — designations that place the academic medical center in the top 25 hospitals nationwide.
It was also rated High Performing, the highest rating possible, in 16 out of 19 common procedures and conditions.
The ratings were awarded for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), colon cancer surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, knee replacement, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and uterine cancer surgery.
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Here the upper and lower fridge cabinet openings are made .
Here it is all done and put on the deck….
Although an outdoor kitchen seems to be a luxury, you don't have to break your bank to build one. Look around you and find alternative materials you can use to build your own outdoor kitchen.
Thanks to coolbeansbaby68 for this great tutorial!
Build your own unique rocket grill from scrap metal!


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Cemeteries packed as millions honour dead in Philippines
Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network
PHILIPPINES - Millions of Filipinos filled cemeteries across the country on Friday, All Saints' Day, to honour their dead in typically festive fashion despite appeals from the Catholic Church to keep the day solemn.
Police in Metro Manila went on full alert, though the yearly observance was peaceful, with no untoward incidents being reported.
There was heavy security as well at seaports and airports, with many residents of major cities rushing to get home to their villages in the provinces in time for "day of the dead" commemorations.
The Christian tradition dates back to the ancient practice in Rome, which honors all saints and martyrs who died for the faith. All Souls' Day, the day after, is often when those wanting to avoid the crowds of All Saints' Day visit the cemeteries to pay their respects.
But while the day of the dead is supposed to be solemn, Filipinos use it to plan family gatherings at the tombs, where drinking and even open-air karaoke singing sessions are held.
"It's like an annual family reunion to remember our departed loved ones," said 34-year-old housewife Mary Jane Mendoza, who went to the packed public cemetery in Barangka, Marikina City, to visit the tomb of her baby, who died last year from pulmonary illness.
"We've packed enough for a picnic for the whole day," she said, as she and her four other children struggled through a maze of narrow pathways in the cemetery.
The Catholic Church discourages partying on what is supposed to be a solemn day, but Filipinos tend to make a fiesta out of any occasion.
In Manila on Thursday, the Church praised a Halloween parade of children dressed as saints and angels.
But in Laoag City in Ilocos Norte province in the country's far north, the annual "Iloca-locano" Halloween festival, with a parade of vampires, witches, fantasy and action characters, went through despite rains brought by Typhoon "Vinta."
Power lines downed
Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, dressed as a crowned spider, led the parade, which did not last long, as Vinta started to blow across the province on its way out of the Philippines.
There were no festivities in Cagayan province, where Vinta knocked down power lines on Thursday night.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said damage to power lines cut electricity to Paoay and San Nicolas towns.
Lilibeth Gaydowen, NGCP spokesperson for north Luzon, said the Laoag-Marcos line was also damaged but repairs were completed at 9 a.m. Friday.
With the repairs finished, power was restored in Laoag City as well as in the towns of Piddig, Carasi, Sarrat, Marcos, Banna, Nueva Era, Dingras and parts of Vintar and Solsona.
Major roads were impassable, however, with toppled trees and landslides blocking the way.
In southern Luzon, day of the dead commemorations went peacefully, with thousands of police deployed to ensure security at seaports, airports and bus terminals.
In Camarines Sur province, security was signficantly tighter in Pili town and surrounding municipalities after nine inmates escaped from the Bicol penal farm in Tinagis village on Wednesday.
Pili Mayor Alexis San Luis said police tightened security in his town because they believed the escaped inmates were still there. Few travelers
In Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), police noted fewer people were traveling to Mindoro and other provinces in the region on Friday.
Chief Supt. Jesus Gatchalian, Calabarzon police director, said only about 300 people departed from the port in Batangas City and there were no delays in vessel departures.
Gatchalian said All Saints' Day commemorations in the region were peaceful, with 4,000 police officers deployed to the cemeteries to ensure security.
Minor road accidents were reported in the provinces of Laguna and Cavite.
In Naga City, hundreds of people visited the graves of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, who died in a plane crash in Masbate province last year, and Sen. Raul Roco, who died in 2005.
In Bicol province, police reported peaceful day of the dead commemorations.
In Mogpog town, Marinduque province, girl and boy scouts helped the police in maintaining order in cemeteries.
Apartment-type tombs
In Marikina's Barangka cemetery, final resting places are called "apartment-type tombs" and are stacked on top of one another, reaching several meters high.
Mendoza, whose daughter's grave is on top, had to make the perilous climb up the structure just to light a candle and say a prayer.
Senior Insp. Eduardo Cayetano, chief for investigation of the Marikina Police, said 100,000 people were expected to flock to Loyola Memorial Park, but the day of the dead commemoration was peaceful.
The Catholic Church, meanwhile, put up a special website for the millions of Filipino workers abroad who could not come home to visit the graves of their dead.
Found at www.undasonline.com, the site is operated by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and allows those unable to make it home to offer special prayers for their deceased.
Visitors to the site simply have to list the names of their loved ones, and click a "prayer request" button.
Priests in Manila can then say a prayer on their behalf free of charge.


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These results from The Workforce Institute at Kronos and Future Workplace came from a survey of nearly 3,000 workers across Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. Part one, "The Case for a 4-day Workweek?," uncovered that 75 percent of workers say it should take less than seven hours each day to do their job – yet specific time-wasters attribute to two in five employees working more than 40 hours a week, with 71 percent saying work interferes with their personal lives. Part two asks employees: If you could get these lost hours back in your day, what would you do with more time?
People wish they could spend more time with family, traveling, and taking better care of their mental and physical health in their personal lives.
With more time, the top five things people worldwide wish they could do more of are spend time with family (44 percent); travel (43 percent); exercise (33 percent); spend time with friends (30 percent); and pursue their hobbies (29 percent).
Rest and relaxation were also big themes, as 27 percent of people worldwide said they would want to get more sleep and nearly one-quarter (22 percent) would focus on mental health. More sleep is a universal desire regardless of age – from Gen Z (27 percent) to Baby Boomers (26 percent) – although U.S. workers (33 percent) crave more sleep than all other nations, with Indian workers desiring the least amount of additional shuteye (16 percent).
While all nations rate spending time with family and travel as their top two desires, the remaining top five "more time" wish lists vary by country. For instance, employees in France, Germany, the U.S., and the U.K. listed "sleep more" as a top five-priority; U.K. and India workers wish they had time to learn a new skill or hobby; people in Mexico and India would spend more time watching TV, movies, or listening to music; and Mexico employees were the only ones to have "read more" in their top five.
On the bright side, 62 percent of all workers agree that their job offers enough flexibility to have a healthy work-life balance, while only 14 percent either disagree or strongly disagree.
What would you do with more time at work? Personal development leads the way.
Regardless of age, role, level, or country, all employees wish they could spend more time developing new skills, as it was the top-rated answer for both individual contributors (44 percent) and people managers (40 percent) alike – with exactly half of Gen Z respondents and 47 percent of Millennials craving more time to develop skills.
A whopping 66 percent of employees in India wish they had time to develop new skills, with the U.K. (49 percent), Mexico (48 percent), and Australia (47 percent) following suit as the nations where more professional development is desired the most.
People managers specifically would spend more time with people, as four of their top six answers include developing or training employees (no. 2); building relationships with their team (no. 4); coaching or mentoring others (no. 6 – tie); and helping customers (no. 6 – tie).
While helping customers was the second highest-rated wish for individual contributors (31 percent) – and a greater desire the older the worker – the remaining top-five desires fall squarely in the personal maintenance camp: take a meal break (no. 3); take a mental break / meditate (no. 4); and catch up on work (no. 5).
Both managers and employees – especially in Australia – wish they could spend more time on long-term or significant projects (27 percent and 23 percent, respectively), and 23 percent of employees wish they had more time to innovate, brainstorm new ideas, or find a better way of doing things.
Workers in Mexico (37 percent), Canada (27 percent), and Germany (26 percent) would use extra time to exercise during the workday. On the opposite spectrum, only 13 percent of U.K. employees would use extra time to exercise, but 32 percent wish there was more time to eat.
Workers in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. apparently feel the busiest, as they are most likely to spend additional time in the day simply catching up on work. While organizations in France need to watch out, as one in four French workers would spend extra time looking for a new job compared to the worldwide average of 16 percent and Mexico at only 11 percent.
Note to editors: Please refer to this research as the "What Would You Do with More Time?" survey by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and Future Workplace.
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Footnote 1: The term "non-managing employees" or "individual contributors," unless otherwise noted, refers to full- or part-time employees without any direct reports.
Footnote 2: Generations are defined as follows: Gen Z, born between 1994-2009; Millennials, born between 1982-1993; Gen X born between 1965-1981; and Baby Boomers, born between 1945-1964.
Research conducted by Future Workplace on behalf of Kronos Incorporated based on a survey fielded by market research agency VIGA between July 31– Aug. 9, 2018. For this survey, 2,772 employees were asked general questions about their workplace, managers, time, and work burnout. The study targeted full- and part-time employees living in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. VIGA respondents are recruited through a number of different mechanisms, via different sources, to join the panels and participate in market research surveys. All panelists have passed a double opt-in process and complete, on average, 300 profiling data points prior to taking part in surveys. Respondents are invited to take part via email and are provided with a small monetary incentive for doing so. Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. In this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 1.9 percentage points from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample. For further questions about survey methodology, contact Domenic.Locapo@kronos.com.


Hamilton, NJ – Trenton Catholic Academy welcomed their Iron Mike Foundation Board Members, Fr. Gabriel Zeis, vicar for Catholic Education and Catechesis, Diocese of Trenton, Mrs. JoAnn Tier, Moderator, Office of Catholic Education and Superintendent of Schools , Diocese of Trenton, community stakeholders, faculty and students to the unveiling of the newly renovated technological research and learning center named "The Iron Mike Collaboratory" on Friday, November 4. The Collaboratory, formerly the school library, is a flexible learning area where students and teachers can access data, communicate information and interact with fellow students and colleagues.
The Collaboratory is outfitted with a Promethean ActivWall, an interactive learning system where teachers and students can collaborate, connect, and share ideas virtually. The room also houses a Polycom Video Conferencing System, which creates "a classroom without walls" and allows the students an opportunity to participate in discussions and connect with people from around the world. Students will also have access to countless books and periodical collections on-line.
"This Collaboratory will provide our students with the open space, the digital tools and the means to research and to solve problems. The students and teachers have the world at their fingertips and can become even more actively engaged as learners and members of our global society," said Trenton Catholic Academy President Sr. Dorothy Payne, SSJ.
The evening highlighted testaments from recent alumna and The College of New Jersey Freshman, Kassandra Sanchez, as well as current TCA students who receive scholarship monies toward their tuition through the Tuchman Foundation. The event also served as the commencement for the school's Iron Mike Foundation Annual Giving Campaign.
"It is through financial gifts from our generous donors, such as Marty Tuchman, Chairman of the Board of the Tuchman Foundation, that we are able to offer our students these educational opportunities. We encourage anyone who is interested in making a donation to visit our school and witness firsthand the return from that investment. We are here for systemic change. You are not only investing in their present, but also in their future, and the future of all of society," Payne shared.


Is Race a Social Construct? And Why Does It Matter? Find out on April 30!
Is Race a Social Construct? And Why Does It Matter?
Human genome research has challenged the notion that white people evolved from a separate Arian ancestry with the proposition that all humanity evolved from a common ancestry that originated in sub-Saharan Africa. Such research also suggests that racial distinctions are less genetic than they are social constructs. What impact do these findings have on the present reality of race relations in America?
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Do You Need To Get Sore From Your Workout?
Performing a brand new workout is often exciting. But more than the workout itself, the soreness that comes on over the next couple of days is often something we take as an indication that what we're doing is working.
But does muscle soreness actually mean our workout is more effective? Or, more importantly, does not feeling sore mean that we're not getting as much out of our workouts as we should be?
The goal of this article is to briefly answer those questions and to put into context the importance of delayed onset muscle soreness (otherwise known as DOMS).
I think that when we wake up feeling the soreness from a workout we presume that a certain process has occurred. We presume that the soreness is from muscle damage and that the damage we created is producing growth. So what we really need to do is determine whether either of those assumptions are true.
When it comes to damage, it actually turns out that damage IS often associated with muscle growth, but it is not a requirement. Rather there are circumstances (such as higher rep training) that can elicit muscle development in the absence of measurable muscle damage.
So what this basically means is that while damage is a part of the process of muscle growth, it is not the only one. Tension, damage, and metabolic demand are all stimuli for building new muscle and none alone is sufficient to maximize growth.
But since damage is at least one of the factors in terms of developing muscle, is it still good to use soreness to determine if at least that has occurred?
It turns out that when subjects are asked to rate their muscle soreness the correlation between their pain ratings and actual measured muscle damage is not very strong. It appears that the muscle soreness you experience after training may be more closely related to some of the connective tissue elements of the muscle being damaged than the muscle fibers themselves.
And after you've done a workout a few times muscle soreness actually decreases due to something called the repeated bout effect even though it still may actually be developing at the same rate.
So in the end, it turns out that muscle damage is only part of the picture for growth and that our perception of soreness is only loosely correlated with the muscle damage anyway so this is unlikely to be a very good indication of muscle growth.
This point actually reminds me of the subjects in my study that I was running while I was doing my Masters program. I was looking at the effects of training concentrically (only the lifting phase) with one arm verus training eccentrically (only negatives) with the other arm for a period of several weeks to determine the effects on muscle growth and strength.
As it turned out, only the arm that trained exclusively with negatives ever felt any muscle soreness afterwards, but the arm that did only concentric movements for the entire protocol never once felt sore. In the end though, the both experienced the same amount of muscle growth as a result. So this lends support to the idea that you don't have to experience pain to grow.
Marathon runners, on the other hand, may travel great distances and experience a fair amount of muscular soreness the next day in the absence of much (or any) stimulus to build muscle at all.
When you're training, expect to get sore with a novel stimulus. But remember that this is not inherently indicative of muscle damage or muscle growth. Similarly, remember that the decreased pain with repeated bouts is also not necessarily indicative of the fact that your plan isn't working.
In the end, it comes down to applying tension, creating damage, and really challenging the muscles in a variety of set and rep ranges to optimize development. Soreness may or may not accompany your workouts, but it isn't necessarily a marker of progress anyway.