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Sophie Christiansen Evening – February 2021
On 23 February The Wheelwrights, The Farriers, Riding for the Disabled (RDA) riders, drivers, and volunteers, and Sophie's 'Gold Club' members were treated to an inspirational evening with Sophie Christiansen. The Master of the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights, David Mortlock commented "Sophie's Interview by Chris Roche really helped us to better understand the key factors that have led to her success in Paralympic dressage and in life generally. The main things that struck me were her ability to overcome adversity, being disciplined but adaptable, the importance of team working and helping others. Sophie captivated the 60 or so attendees and I am pleased that the evening raised almost £700 towards her funding",
Including Sophie's historic Gold Medal appearance at the London Paralympics, Sophie brought us up to date with her story since the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Sophie has built a new team, and is working with two horses, Die Furstin (Stella) and Innuendo III (Louie), training them up to qualify for selection for the Tokyo games.
Sophie has also founded the Gold Club, which allows members an inside scoop on her progress in representing Great Britain at world competitions at home and abroad.
There followed a wide ranging Q & A where Sophie fielded questions such as how her fitness training for her sport differs from her exercises for her cerebral palsy. A highlight of the evening was when a 12 year RDA rider from Cobbes Meadow group in Canterbury was introduced personally to Sophie and then asked his question using the skills he had gained at school with Zoom.
With our Farrier guests in mind, Sophie explained that her horses wear wide webbed long shoes (continental). They are wider to stop the horse sinking into the surface. Stella also has lateral extensions to try and stabilise the foot for longer. They always wear overreach boots in the field to stop them pulling the shoes off as they are big moving horses.
As a disability campaigner, Sophie has hit the headlines numerous times – most memorably when she was unable to leave the train on her return from work in Canary Wharf due to a lack of staff at the station to put a ramp in place for her mobility scooter. More recently, Sophie has tweeted about prioritizing Covid vaccines for people with disabilities
"We were so excited to hear from Sophie and listen to her awesome all inspiring story. Our dream is to win that first rosette in a dressage competition one day" was the reaction from one guest.
Sophie is pictured in the second row down and the second screen in.
What a fantastic example she is to us all and such a lovely sense of humour too. On behalf of the Wheelwrights and all who attended our Zoom event I wish Sophie every success in the Paralympics, getting more 'Gold Club' members and settling into her new home, " commented the Master of the Wheelwrights, David Mortlock.
If you would like to know more about Sophie's Gold Club go to https://www.sophiechristiansen.co.uk/


Waves of extreme heat have dominated large areas of Japan and resulted in the deaths of more than 20 people so far. Among the dead was a primary school boy who collapsed after a field trip to a park 20 minutes' walk from his school. At the same time, more than 100 have been killed this month as floods swept over parts of western Japan. Christian relief activities, led by Japanese churches, are taking place where landslides continue and where there is no running water. Ask the Lord to bring vast numbers of Japanese to Himself in deep and satisfying relationships. Despite centuries of Christian activity, the Japanese remain one of the world's largest unreached peoples.


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EHC Winterthur is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who play in Winterthur in the canton of Zurich. They have played in the Swiss League (SL) since the 2015–16 season, the second tier of the main professional ice hockey leagues in Switzerland, behind the National League.

History
EHC Winterthur was founded in 1929 and remained as an amateur club in the Swiss Regio Leagues until earning promotion to the National League B for the first time in 1961, where Winterthur remained for two seasons before leaving. After relegation from the NLB, the club was merged with the second Winterthur club, EHC Veltheim, to form Rot-Wiess Winterthur on May 30, 1963. As a result, 1963 is also referenced as the club's foundation year.

Rot-Wiess played the following 6 years in the lower leagues before playing a lone season in the NLB in 1969. On April 22, 1980 the club returned to its original name as EHC Winterthur. In the 2009–10 season, EHC Winterthur won the Swiss amateur champion title, but due to lack of financial backing opted not to participate in the NLB.

EHC continued to play between the Regio leagues again earning claiming the Swiss amateur championship at the end of the 2014–15 season, defeating the like of  EHC Wiki-Münsingen and HC Sion-Nendaz.

Applying for promotion to the NLB, Winterthur gained its green card with increased financial power and solidified its position within the league through the 2015–16 season.

Honors
Swiss Regio League: (2) 2010, 2015

References

External links
 EHC Winterthur official website

Ice hockey teams in Switzerland
Ice hockey clubs established in 1929
Winterthur

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Q: steps to safely logrotate on Cloud Run containers As /var/log is a black box, as it's engineered by PaaS mount which we don't really are able to inspect.
The context is that log files supposedly are building up storage space counting towards the memory, and over the time of an instance they should be cleanup.
Do we have a way to know when a log entry has been picked up, and safe to be removed?
Do you know if there is an automatic logrotate included in the hidden-gem-stackdriver integration?
How do we know when it's safe to issue a logrotate?
What's the recommendation here, shall we use separate files every 1 minute, 10-15 minutes? hourly?

A: Cloud Run automatically sends the log entries received at /var/log to Cloud Logging. It does not retain these logs in a local file and these logs do not count against the memory allocated to your container.
As a developer, you should not need to worry about cleaning up /var/log on Cloud Run and can assume that anything that you have written to /var/log will end up in Cloud Logging with high reliability (higher than if you were sending the logs yourself via an API call)

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There is no holiday greater than the holiday of receiving the Torah. If not for the Torah, we would be confined to leading an animalistic existence for as long as the Earth goes 'round.
Yet, we have received the opportunity to use the Upper Force and with its help, to enter the Upper Dimension, where we continue our existence and life in the spiritual dimension. We can go smoothly from our world and this reality that we now feel, to a new state, a different world or dimension that is in no way connected to the planet Earth and this universe. We can reveal our existence in an eternal and perfect form, complete harmony, without the limitations of the material world.
With the help of the Upper Force, we can reveal the passageway from our world and this flawed life, to a perfect existence. The means of making the transition from our dimension to the upper one is called "Torah." This is a special force that gradually changes us, leading us into a new state. To the degree we change, we smoothly make the shift to that state, until all of our "earthly" (egoistic) qualities change to spiritual, altruistic ones.
We then gain the opportunity to lead an eternal, perfect existence. Therefore, receiving this opportunity is the most important event of our life, a true holiday!
How Do You Define Good And Evil?


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Home › Main News › Hunter Valley Football Announces its 2017 Newcastle Permanent Community Award Winners
Hunter Valley Football Announces its 2017 Newcastle Permanent Community Award Winners
PICTURED: Hunter Valley Football's Newcastle Permanent Referee of the Year Zachary Butchard accepting the NNSWF Newcastle Permanent Referee of the Year Award at NNSWF's Awards Night
Hunter Valley Football would like to congratulate this year's Newcastle Permanent Community Award Yearly Winners in their Zone.
Official Community Football Partner, Newcastle Permanent Building Society once again provided the monthly award program to recognise and reward the efforts of volunteers, coaches, match officials and clubs in each of Northern NSW Football's seven-member Zones.
Hunter Valley Football Operations Manager, Sarah White, said this was another tough year in selecting the annual winners for their Zone but congratulates those who received their deserved award.
"The Newcastle Permanent Community Awards provide a valuable opportunity to recognise a range of individuals across the football community and within our specific member clubs who make our game as great as it is today," White said.
"Community Football relies on a collective effort and these awards reflect the appreciation extended to everyone who plays a role in progressing our game."
Newcastle Permanent Chief Executive Officer Terry Millett echoed White's sentiments and said Newcastle Permanent is proud to honour those who give up their time to assist in the community.
"Without the dedication of volunteers, coaches and match officials such as these generous people – grassroots sports including football, would not survive. These committed people make it possible for kids to lead active, healthy lives, " Mr Millett said.
Hunter Valley Football, Northern NSW Football and Newcastle Permanent congratulate all the recipients.
Newcastle Permanent Club of the Year
Maitland Junior Football Club
This award was not given to how many Premierships or Grand Finals the Club has won, or how good their hot chips are (they are good!), but more so to recognise their active participation in our sport and the quality of their Club Administration by means of developing a healthy relationship with our Zone Office; from attending required Zone General Meetings to keeping us informed of their day-to-day running and upcoming events, etc. Another important aspect is encouraging participation. Maitland JFC offer community programs (teams) as well as inter-club development teams for those wanting more advanced coaching, whilst supporting the Talented Player Pathway by educating their players and families about the Hunter Valley Football Skill Acquisition Program (SAP) and surrounding National Premier League (NPL)/Women's Premier League (WPL) Clubs. Conducted MiniRoos Kick Off programs, Summer 6s, gala days with the "Fair Play" initiative – With the games being played for fun, Maitland Junior FC came up with the great idea to award a point scoring system based on a fair play which allowed teams to score points and compete for the Fair Play trophy. Coaches and parents of each team were awarded points for the continued encouragement of both teams. Teams were scored on their fair play with teamwork and player involvement being rewarded. 740+ Player Registrations. Volunteer Registrations 150+, of which 80 are registered Coaches. Player to Coach ratio 1:12. Ground Officials are always visible and patrolling on game days. The Club did a full check of their High-Vis Vests and Bibs to ensure that all were NPBS branded (or no branding at all). Their game day governance is outstanding. Match Day Co-Ordinators are issued with two-way radios to effectively communicate across the grounds and back to Committee as required. They were issued with an NPBS Marquee which was used in a prominent position at Fieldsend Oval every weekend throughout the season, including the Final Series. Supporting the Referee Branch by encouraging their Members to complete a Level 4 Course and join the local Branch. With this also comes a strong support for Silent Saturday and 'Thanks, Ref' weekends at their home ground. Committee invited Representatives from the local Referee Branch to attend their pre-season Coaches Seminar to discuss the laws of the game with their Coaches. Willing to assist the Zone Office with hosting rescheduled wet weather fixtures or neutral venue fixtures if required. Team and Player Registrations and Referee Claim Sheets per Round are managed in an efficient and timely manner. Their Meeting attendance is 100% and invoices are paid promptly. The Club was rewarded with hosting 2017 NPBS Grand Finals on the Saturday and Sunday. They had an army of Volunteers and Ground Officials present and we could not have asked for better governance and support on the day. Congratulations Maitland JFC!
Newcastle Permanent Referee of the Year
Zachary Butchard
Zachary was our youngest at just 13 yr old when he became a qualified referee with Hunter Valley Referees in 2016. The improvement shown by Zachary throughout the year was outstanding particularly at such a young age and is a testimony to his willingness not only to watch, listen and learn but to question things he does not understand. The enthusiasm shown by Zachary both as a referee and as an assistant cannot be questioned as he continually works hard at improving his knowledge of and administering the laws of the game. For his first year, his willingness to listen and ability to take the advice given to him on to the field to try and implement was impressive. Zachary officiated many games throughout the year both as a referee and as an Assistant Referee and whilst he was having fun and enjoying refereeing he was continually showing improvement and confidence. I am also very impressed that despite his young age the first thing Zachary always does upon arrival at the ground takes the initiative by shaking hands with all his fellow officials introducing himself to those who he does not know. He also does this before he or they leave the ground, I think this is a very mature thing for someone of his age to do particularly with the much older senior referees. The efforts shown by Zachary were rewarded with both semis and grand final appointments as an Assistant Referee in older age groups where he performed extremely well making many positive and important decisions. His knowledge of the Laws of the Game and how to interpret them was certainly at a much higher level than earlier in the year. The willingness to learn and the improvements were shown by Zachary throughout the year both as a referee and as an Assistant Referee did not go unnoticed and Zachary was rewarded by his peers with Hunter Valley Football Referees Association Rookie of the Year 2016. Zac was also a strong support for the SAP games at Turner Park. If he was not appointed to Community Football, he would make himself available to be appointed to SAP. He attended the Talented Official Pathway (TOP) Camp in June at Coffs Harbour, and also took the opportunity to do some NPL Youth games when offered by Brad. Zac collected the overall vote of Northern NSW Football's and won the Newcastle Permanent Referee of the Year at Northern NSW Football's Awards Night.
Newcastle Permanent Volunteer of the Year
Justin Ison
Thornton Junior Football Club
Justin has coached his son's team at Thornton Junior Football Club (TFJC) since 2011. In 2017 he joined the committee and stepped into the roles of Club Coaching Co-Ordinator and Grounds Officer. In both roles, Justin has gone above and beyond. As Club Coaching Co-ordinator, he undertook the training course earlier this year in between working shift work and making time for his wife and 2 children. He then jumped right into the role by welcoming new coaches, sharing useful coaching tips, advertising coaching courses and being available to anyone at any time to help. When Justin isn't helping other coaches, he is ensuring our grounds are top quality in his role as Grounds Officer. Even after a long shift at work, you will often see Justin down at the grounds aerating them, mowing, line marking, fixing goals or walking the fields to look for foreign objects that may harm one of the children in our Club. The week before our trial matches, Justin spent every afternoon down at the Oval ensuring the grounds were up to his very high standards. As well as these official roles in the Club, Justin is the first to offer to help at working bees, BBQ fundraisers, Organisation Days and whatever jobs need doing to keep the Club running smoothly. Game Days, Justin is down at the Oval at 7 am to set up. He ensures the grounds are safe for our families and that the facilities are ready to be used for the day. He is also there at pack up time, ensuring all volunteers are assisted in their roles. In between, he coaches his sons 13's team and plays in an All Ages team. I am at a loss as to where he gets his energy! On behalf of the TJFC and committee, Hunter Valley Football would like to formally recognise Justin for all his hard work and dedication. Congratulations Justin!
Newcastle Permanent Coach of the Year
Mark Ling
Mark has coached this team since some of them were in U6; in that time he has been an outstanding mentor for the boys. He has made all the players feel like valuable members of the team regardless of their skill level. He has nurtured the development of players who required extra assistance due to issues that sometimes hindered their teamwork, he has always demonstrated respect and been patient where others may not have. His passion for the game is second to none and he has instilled this passion in the team, so much so that despite the team naturally growing as the age group progressed, players desperately wanted to join the team to be part of his high-quality training program. In the 6 seasons that the team has been blessed to have him, coach has always remained positive and built the team up when they have felt defeated, his famous end of game huddle has always been an integral part of learning from the game, be it a win or loss and acknowledging the effort that was given. He models good sportsmanship by interacting with officials and the opposition's coach and manager in a friendly and positive manner. He has devoted and volunteered over 200 hours of his time to his team. It would be a huge honour, as the boys move on to graded soccer next year, to acknowledge our appreciation of his outstanding contribution by having him recognised as Coach of the Month. If there was a Coach of the Season, Year or Decade we would nominate him for that as well! Congratulations Mark!
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Effect of Self-Efficacy and Instrumentality Beliefs on Training Implementation Behaviors: Testing the Moderating Effect of Organizational Climate
Samina Quratulain, Abdul Karim Khan, Meghna Sabharwal, Basharat Javed
Department of Leadership and Organizational Agility
This study examines the individual and work-related factors that can affect the transfer of training processes. Specifically, our study focuses on organizational, individual, and training-related factors that can affect learning transfer in public service organizations. Based on a survey of public sector employees, our findings indicate that instrumentality/utility and self-efficacy beliefs are significant predictors of training implementation behaviors. Furthermore, organizational flexibility and feedback dimensions of organizational climate interact with trainees' cognitions (instrumentality and self-efficacy) and positively affect training implementation behaviors. Our findings provide important insights that pave the way to extend our current understanding of training transfer processes in public organizations. This study adds to the literature by unpacking instrumentality—an understudied but key element of Vroom's valence–instrumentality–expectancy framework—as an important predictor of training implementation behaviors among public sector employees.
Review of Public Personnel Administration
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Quratulain, S., Khan, A. K., Sabharwal, M., & Javed, B. (2021). Effect of Self-Efficacy and Instrumentality Beliefs on Training Implementation Behaviors: Testing the Moderating Effect of Organizational Climate. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 41(2), 250-273. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X19876676
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One Month into Devastating Blockade of Lachin Corridor, Menendez, Reed Urge Biden Admin to Hold Baku Accountable
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are demanding that the Biden administration strengthen efforts to end Azerbaijan's month-long blockade of the Lachin corridor. Imposing devastation on communities still reeling from the aftershocks of Azerbaijan's 2020 attack on Nagorno-Karabakh, the blockade has dangerously accelerated the region's already worsening humanitarian crisis.
"According to the Armenian government, Baku is denying 120,000 Nagorno-Karabakh residents freedom of movement, effectively holding them hostage in an effort to advance its own objectives …. Many more lives are at risk due to an increasing shortage of food and medicine," the senators wrote in a new letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "We must support organizations working to provide relief, and work with our like-minded partners across Europe who have also expressed concern over Baku's actions to pressure the Aliyev regime to stop this unacceptable blockade."
"The United States cannot stand aside while the Aliyev regime callously threatens the lives of Nagorno-Karabakh's citizens, and must hold Azerbaijan to account for blocking a civilian population's access to food and basic necessities," the senators added.
Find a copy of the senators' letter HERE and below.
Dear Secretary Blinken,
We write to express our deep concern with the month-long Azerbaijani blockade on Nagorno-Karabakh and the rapidly-worsening humanitarian crisis that has been created for the region's ethnically Armenian population. Despite claims that the blockade has been formed by "eco-protestors", it appears that the Aliyev regime in Azerbaijan bears ultimate responsibility. Furthermore, Russian forces entrusted with keeping the peace have clearly failed in their duties.
This blockade is imposing devastation on an already vulnerable region, which is still reeling from the aftershocks of Azerbaijan's 2020 attack on the population of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the Armenian government, Baku is denying 120,000 Nagorno-Karabakh residents freedom of movement, effectively holding them hostage in an effort to advance its own objectives. The Armenian Ombudsperson has already reported the death of a Nagorno-Karabakh resident who was prevented from accessing medical care in Armenia. Many more lives are at risk due to an increasing shortage of food and medicine. Two weeks ago, local officials in Nagorno-Karabakh reported that the region's supply of fruits, vegetables, grains, and sugar were about to run out, with shortages of eggs, oil, flour, and rice also causing alarm. Today the situation is certainly more dire.
The United States cannot stand aside while the Aliyev regime callously threatens the lives of Nagorno-Karabakh's citizens, and must hold Azerbaijan to account for blocking a civilian population's access to food and basic necessities.
We were pleased to see the Department of State Spokesperson recently "call on the Government of Azerbaijan to restore free movement" in Nagorno-Karabakh. While we welcome the recognition that Azerbaijan is responsible for the blockade that is causing the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the United States must also take action to resume the free flow of humanitarian and basic goods to this besieged population. We must support organizations working to provide relief, and work with our like-minded partners across Europe who have also expressed concern over Baku's actions to pressure the Aliyev regime to stop this unacceptable blockade.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to your prompt response and to working with you to help end the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Juan Pachon


"I would have gotten up out of my deathbed to be here tonight," said Elvis Costello — and he was hardly hyperbolizing. The El braved a bad case of the mumps late last month to be on hand for a duet with premier country singer George Jones, who was taping an upcoming Home Box Office special in LA. Despite his illness, Costello was in superb voice, whipping through "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" and the Patsy Cline warhorse, "He's Got You," before swapping verses on Elvis' own "Stranger in the House" — a number the mutual admirers had previously recorded for a Jones LP. Backing the boys: Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve of the Attractions. guitarist John Hiatt and Rockpile vet Nick Lowe, whose failing eyesight recently earned him a pair of prescription specs.
Random Notes reports on the taping for the George Jones HBO Special, Tuesday, April 28, 1981, at the Country Club, Los Angeles, CA.
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