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Nutrition Makes a Difference
Optimal athletic performance requires food and nutrient intake that is tailored to each athlete’s sport, training schedule and individual needs. Many athletes, especially younger ones, gravitate toward typical eating patterns which can significantly decrease their chances to reach their peak performance. The basics of performance nutrition are discussed here so your developing athlete can feel and perform their very best.
As the school year in Haiti begins, there are mixed feelings of hope and fear amongst organization leaders. UNICEF reports “some 1.3 million Haitians are still displaced 10 months after the earthquake” and adolescent girls remain one of the most disadvantaged groups due to disparities and poverty.
Haitian girls face structural challenges which put them at risk even before the earthquake. Now, living in displacement camps, they are particularly vulnerable to sexual and other forms of violence.
» Read more: New Program Aims to Educate and Protect At-Risk Haitian Adolescent Girls
The Travelling People constitute a Gypsy-like minority population in Ireland that has been a long-standing target of racism and assimilative state settlement policies. Using archival and ethnographic research, Jane Helleiner’s study documents longstanding anti-Traveller racism in Ireland and explores the ongoing realities of Traveller life. Through analyses of constructions of Traveller origins, local government records, the provincial press, and debates of the Iri… More >>
» Read more: Irish Travellers: Racism and the Politics of Culture