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Driving Social Impact Through Sport
September 20th 2017. CAC program participant and coach JohnPaul McTheophilus wrote about experiencing CAC for the first time in Bali, Indonesia with Uni Papua.
I had never heard of 'Coaches Across Continents (CAC)' until last week when my friend (Bationo) invited me to take part in a 5 day Coaching Clinic by CAC. So, I looked up on the internet and a quick glance at their website raised my curiosity.
As a football player I've had the opportunity to work with different coaches at training grounds and listen to all kinds of tactical instructions, and motivational speeches on the sidelines as well as in the dressing rooms. I'm always fascinated at how these coaches create their programs and plans that keep players physically and mentally fit to perform at the highest level. So, my view of football has always been on the professional level. I've never looked at football as an important tool to drive a social impact movement.
First, I was happy and motivated to work and learn from people who are genuinely happy in what they do and are committed to helping others especially young people. From Emily's enthusiasm and excitement, and Tejas' creativity, the atmosphere was positive and there was never a dull moment. I witnessed the essence of using football as a tool to develop coaches and kids to become critical thinkers.
Innovative ideas were shared through drills and games like:
– Circle of Friends
– Mingle-Mingle
– Marta for Conflict Resolution
– Messi For Healthy and Awareness
– Gaza Support System
– Stamford Bridge Tag,
– Games For Children,
– Scary Soccer, etc
I was impressed at how each of these football drills and games presented us with several options to tackle social challenges like drugs, alcohol, smoking, sexual molestation or harassment, bullying etc. Information about health related problems like malnutrition and diseases (e.g HIV/AIDS) can be passed and made accessible to children and communities using sport. The games not only revealed social problems and their causes but they also proffered solutions as well as preventive measures.
At the end, It was the most rewarding experience I have ever had, and I realized that empowering people with knowledge and skills is the key to driving social impact, and we can comfortably inculcate this message through sports. I'm grateful to CAC, especially the coaches Emily Kruger and Tejas, for their positive energy, time and patience throughout the program. I'm very keen to use this experience as a guide to creating social impact anywhere I go.
By Coaches Across Continents On 20 September 2017 In Coaches Across Continents Blog Tags Bali, Coaches across Continents, community impact coach, drugs and alcohol abuse, Education Outside the Classroom, Gender Equality, health and wellness, HIV/AIDS, Indonesia, self-directed learning, Tejas Ramakrishna, uni papua
From Phnom Penh to the Philippines
May 6th 2016. CAC Community Impact Coach Makara Sopheak from our partner ISF in Cambodia writes about his time with CAC and FundLife International in the Philippines. Thanks to ISF who first published this blog.
My name is Makara Sopheak. I am one of the senior coaches at Indochina Starfish Foundation (ISF). I always dreamed of being a football coach and developing football in Cambodia. I used to be the leader of my high school football team and then I was a volunteer coach. I have learned many things since I came to ISF in 2011, I got to know many other football organizations and worked closely with them, especially Coaches Across Continents (CAC). For some years, CAC has been working with ISF to teach coaching and football for social change. They also do international exchanges when coaches from different countries train each other. This month, I was selected to be a Community Impact Coach in CAC's program in The Philippines with FundLife International.
After working with CAC for a few years, in the coaching program and doing the Online Education initiative, I was thrilled to hear that I was selected to join the program in The Philippines. I immediately started to prepare documents and exercises to do during the training. The CAC program in the Philippine is similar to Cambodia and they organize an exchange to share sport for social development skills with other coaches. The training is based on doing fun games to teach about social issues. In this case, the CAC program was focused on child rights and gender equality.
The reason that I wanted to be part of the program was because I want to work closely with CAC in order to learn more about football and share it to other coaches both in Cambodia and other countries. Charlie from CAC and I provided training to 82 coaches in Tacloban and BayBay. First they learnt about some of the games we developed and then they got to create games by themselves. Some Filipino Community Impact Coaches helped us with the sessions.
Besides sharing and coaching them, I also learned a lot from the Filipino coaches. They taught me some English football terms and new methods to create football games about social issues like HIV. Joining this program taught me about being flexible and improved my communication skills with foreigners. I also learned a lot more about football for social change.
It was the first time for me to travel abroad and I really like The Philippines: the green environment, nice food and very friendly people. Even though some things (like flying for the first time) were a bit challenging, I would like to work with the CAC team in the future to do more training abroad. After coming back, I talked to our coaches about what I learned in The Philippines and what skills they need to also do an international exchange. On top of that, I will talk to our Football Programme Manager to arrange a training course that I have done in The Philippines to share with other coaches. I hope other coaches will get the opportunity like me to work with the CAC staff and exchange ideas with others coaches.
By Coaches Across Continents On 9 May 2016 In Coaches Across Continents Blog Tags Baybay, cambodia, Coaches across Continents, community impact coach, conflict prevention, Football for Social Development, FundLife International, Gender Equality, health and wellness, HIV/AIDS, indochina starfish foundation, Makara Sopheak, philippines, soccer for social impact, Sport for Social Impact, tacloban
Laura Kane blogs from Jamaica as the team continue their work in Montego Bay with the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation.
December 21st 2015. The second leg of our journey in Jamaica brought us to Montego Bay. "Mobay" is the second largest city in Jamaica and a huge tourist attraction. Crime is a major problem as pickpocketing and petty theft are common among tourist destinations. However, our efforts this week were focused on child rights and HIV/AIDS.
A rain storm on our third day forced the group to stay inside for a child rights talk. I was slightly nervous given the resistance we faced in Kingston a few days earlier. But I must say, the coaches of Mobay and the surrounding parishes were engaged, respectful, and open to change! We discussed the topic of homosexuality, different forms of abuse, and the important role that coaches play in the life of a child. In Kingston, most discussions began and ended with someone stating, "but this is just our culture." Implying that change simply isn't possible. While we talked about respecting different cultures and the ideals that are unique to Jamaica, we also found common ground in honoring some basic human rights. The coaches did their best to help us understand the issues they face and the cultural norms that make change difficult. But I also felt like we had a group that was actively looking for new ways to help educate those around them. They were engaged and taking notes the entire time. Our discussions were productive and I left the day feeling encouraged.
On the fourth day, we addressed the topic of HIV/AIDS on the field. It was very clear that this topic is not commonly talked about in Jamaica. However, our coaches were open and honest about the taboo nature of this disease. It would be difficult to pinpoint how severe this problem is because men do not often get tested for fear of a positive result. A positive result would mean public shaming within the community. Imagine not being invited to play pick-up on Saturdays because people are fearful that you would pass the virus on to them. Most shocking in our conversation was the fact that most boys become sexually active around the age of 9. The group spoke freely about their culture of men having multiple girlfriends at one time. While the women are more willing to be tested, it is hard to be sure that your partner is being faithful. Our group of coaches identified several ways in which we can help educate others in the community about HIV/AIDS. It was great to see them step up, use their voice, and speak passionately about helping to change the culture.
I'll be leaving Jamaica with a sunburn, some new friends, and a lot of hope for the future. I can't wait to return to this beautiful country someday!
By Coaches Across Continents On 21 December 2015 In Coaches Across Continents Blog Tags child rights, Coaches across Continents, culture, Football for Social Development, HIV/AIDS, jamaica, Laura Kane, Mobay, montego bay, self-directed learning, soccer for social impact, spanish jamaica foundation, Sport for Social Impact
Quaking (With Laughter And Learning) in Bhaktapur!
CAC perennial volunteer Graham Bradford writes about his week in Bhaktapur, Nepal with Childreach Nepal.
December 16th 2015. Coaches Across Continents Founder, Nick and 5 year returning volunteer Graham began a two week program with partner organization Childreach Nepal (CRN) in the historic and ancient city of Bhaktapur, a hour's ride east of Kathmandu. CRN is an organization with a holistic philosophy and approach to helping Nepali children realize their potential despite widespread poverty, and work in areas of education, child protection, health and enterprise. The organization had been at the forefront of relief work and emergency shelter provision following the disastrous earthquake of April 2015, particularly in the mountainous region of Sindhupalchok, north of Kathmandu and where the CAC coaches would travel next week.
Whilst not as badly affected as other areas, the earthquake caused significant damage across the city, including some of the wonderful historic temples in the immediate proximity to our accommodation. Houses on both sides of the hotel were essentially destroyed, although it was amazing and humbling to see families in the rubble seeking to rebuild brick-by-brick and at the same time surviving day-to-day hardships of poverty and increasingly cold nights. Following a first night of restlessness caused by fighting dogs and 5AM puja bells, Nick and G somehow managed to sleep through a 4.2 Richter scale aftershock which we are sure was a great concern to those having to live in already damaged homes.
Working with a city center school badly affected by the earthquake, we worked with around 40 young and enthusiastic people and 5 local teachers across a program addressing locally pertinent issues, and particularly child trafficking and child rights. The young leaders worked out of temporary classrooms as the main school building, whilst still standing, was structurally unsafe. This limited the area available to run the On-Field elements of the program, but did not prevent an active, energetic and noisy week of games and Self Directed Learning progressing to a boisterous conclusion.
The program in Bhaktapur coincided with World Aids Day and gave a perfect platform to address the issues facing the young people through a series of fun but educational and informative games based around the dangers of HIV and good choices that can be made to reduce the risk of infection. Whilst the students ranged from as young as 12 years of age, they approached the issues with openness and maturity, a credit to their community and the work of CRN with the school, particularly our partner workers Prateek and Animika who worked tirelessly behind the scenes and in front of stage to ensure an efficient program.
Bhaktapur remains a city in the early stages of recovery, a recovery not helped by a dramatic fall in visitor income since the earthquake, however the energy and resilience of our young leaders will make that recovery a more likely outcome in the months and years ahead.
By Coaches Across Continents On 16 December 2015 In Coaches Across Continents Blog Tags Bhaktapur, childreach international, childreach nepal, Coaches across Continents, earthquake, Football for Social Development, Graham Bradford, HIV/AIDS, kathmandu, nepal, Nick Gates, self-directed learning, soccer for social impact, Sport for Social Impact, world aids day
Sweaty and Satisfied
CAC volunteer CJ Fritz blogs from Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania and our work with the Municipal Council.
December 3rd 2015. A hectic national exam schedule for students across Tanzania saw our training start on Tuesday and run until Friday in order for local teachers attending our program to prepare their students for the exams that loomed.
Although we only had four days with our group, all forty participants – made up primarily of schoolteachers with a few coaches mixed in – made the program supremely enjoyable. Every morning began with big smiles and warm welcomes, making us feel less like wazungu (the Tanzanian term for foreigners) and more like close friends of the participants.
We had the unique opportunity to conduct our sessions in a newly opened sports complex complete with turf, futsal and basketball courts as well as sand pits for volleyball. The complex, sponsored by Sunderland Football Club in England, hosts many programs and provides activities for homeless and disadvantaged children in the area. It was fantastic to see such a great safe space that sustains so many helpful activities for children who need them.
During the week we focused mainly on financial literacy, HIV/AIDS prevention and gender equity, all of which were objectives set by the participants for the week. We also detailed some ways that the participants could effectively teach or coach large groups of children – because many of them work in overcrowded schools – and how to coach when they don't have materials, which are sorely lacking for physical education programs at schools in the area.
The participants enthusiastically jumped into new games that addressed the problems that they were most passionate about, and many of them asked every day about when we would send them instructions on how to set up the games. They were very eager to study and implement the games they were learning. It was a very encouraging sign for sustainability during the year to come.
We spent four hours every morning with the participants in the sweltering heat and humidity, but they were so excited about the games that we had to insist on a water break.
By the time Friday rolled around many people asked if CAC could come back for a longer stay next year. Their eagerness to learn was unstoppable, their dedication to change undeniable and their focus on the issues at hand unwavering. I am confident that they will put to use what they learned this past week. I believe that the schools in which they teach and the teams over which they oversee are in the capable hands of teachers dedicated to change who will not settle for anything less.
By Coaches Across Continents On 3 December 2015 In Coaches Across Continents Blog Tags Coaches across Continents, Dar es Salaam, financial literacy, Football for Social Development, gender equity, HIV/AIDS, Ilala Municipal Council, soccer for social impact, Sport for Social Impact, Sunderland FC, Tanzania
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day
November 30th 2015. Tomorrow, December 1st, is World AIDS day. Since CAC was founded in 2008 we have been a proud supporter of the day which is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. It is estimated that 34 million people worldwide currently live with HIV. Since 1984, 35 million people have died of HIV/AIDS.
This year we have given all of our global partners an HIV/AIDS packet of educational games for them to use within their community. In total this packet will be used by 830 organizations in 87 different countries. These games teach youth how to prevent HIV/AIDS and how to support people living with HIV/AIDS through sport. Many of the partners we work with across the world focus specifically on HIV/AIDS within their community such as Rumah Cemara and VAP. They use sport to educate children about HIV prevention and promoting regular testing through sport. Over the past eight years many of our partners have run testing events and tournaments on World AIDS day.
World AIDS Day is one of the three global days we ask all of our partners to participate in alongside International Women's Day on March 8th and Peace Day on September 21st. These days bring attention to some of the biggest issues in the world today. They highlight groups and communities of people who have often been marginalized. CAC is delighted to continue supporting these powerful days and these underserved communities.
By Coaches Across Continents On 30 November 2015 In Coaches Across Continents Blog Tags Coaches across Continents, December 1st, Football for Social Development, HIV/AIDS, International Women's Day, peace day, Rumah Cemara, soccer for social impact, Sport for Social Impact, VAP, world aids day


County residents must keep their pets confined to their property or leashed at all times. No owner isallowed to let their pets roam free or become a nuisance to other landowners and passersby.
The Yellowhead County Animal Bylaw 03.06 has laid out specific regulations for owners in caring for their pets. Section 8 of the bylaw lays out the regulations for dog owners.
Community Peace Officers patrolling the county continue to enforce the animal bylaw and all other Yellowhead County bylaws. Animals may be impounded for infractions and owners may face impound fees and or fines in that circumstance.
Yellowhead County strongly urges its residents to properly care for their animals and ensure that they are not a threat to any surrounding neighbours.
If you have any questions regarding the Yellowhead County Animal Bylaw, please contact 780-723-3221.


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Dr. Claudio Naranjo: On the Meaning of Life
By Excellence Reporter on March 29, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )
Excellence Reporter: Dr. Naranjo, what it the meaning of life?
Claudio Naranjo: Questions about of meaning of life are prompted by its loss, which derives from the loss of oneself; or, as it is sometime said, by the loss of our "soul".
Finding the meaning of life has little to do with finding arguments concerning the meaning of suffering or the possible reasons for which a divine being may have for willing our existence.
The meaning of life is found in the experience of Being, and the answer of the meaning of life lies in the recovery of the knowledge of being.
Short of that, the meaning of life lies in the search of being, which is not only a yearning but an involvement in a process of psycho-spiritual development. It's as if we had been sent to a lower world on a mission to find a way of returning to the high place from which we have fallen.
In other words: The meaning of life is completing a cycle of "fallenness" (Falling) and returning; in the recovery from the disintegration of our mind through our work of reintegration; in our healing from the sickness of common humanity; in the victory over the forces of our obscuration.
~Claudio Naranjo MD, is a Chilean-born psychiatrist of Jewish descent who is considered a pioneer in integrating psychotherapy and the spiritual traditions. He is one of the three successors named by Fritz Perls (founder of Gestalt Therapy), a principal developer of Enneagram of Personality theories and a founder of the Seekers After Truth Institute. He is also an elder statesman of the US and global human potential movement and the spiritual renaissance of the late 20th century. Dr Naranjo is the author of various books. He has been recently nominated for the Nobel Peace prize.
www.ClaudioNaranjo.net
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Factors Influencing the Early Development of World-Class Caribbean Track and Field Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation
Candice E. Thomas1, , Timothy P. Chambers2, Luana C. Main3, Paul B. Gastin4
1 Centre for Sport Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
2 Discipline of Psychological Sciences, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia
3 Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
4 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Candice E. Thomas
✉ Centre for Sport Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, 3125 Australia
Email: cethom@deakin.edu.au
Received: 27-03-2019
Accepted: 12-09-2019
Published (online): 19-11-2019
Candice E. Thomas, Timothy P. Chambers, Luana C. Main, Paul B. Gastin. (2019) Factors Influencing the Early Development of World-Class Caribbean Track and Field Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (18), 758 - 771.
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This qualitative investigation sought to explore through a socio-cultural lens the perceived early training and competition environment, and support network of world-class Caribbean track and field athletes and the influence on their sport engagement and progression during early childhood and adolescence. Sixteen world-class track and field athletes (8 males and 8 females; M age = 29, SD = 5 years) from 6 English-speaking Caribbean islands took part in semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis was performed on the transcribed data. Three superordinate themes were identified as key factors that influenced the early sporting development of world-class Caribbean athletes: (1) conducive sporting environment, (2) functional social support network, and (3) key organizational input. Findings revealed that perceived high levels of deliberate play activity in childhood (6 – 12 years) and an intense track and field competition culture in adolescence (13 – 20 years) were conducive to the continued engagement and progression of world-class Caribbean track and field athletes at the junior level. Furthermore, world-class athletes perceived themselves to be positively influenced by the support received from their immediate social support network and key organizations during this period. This study showed that a conducive sporting environment coupled with optimal social and organizational support may have encouraged world-class Caribbean athletes to remain engaged in track and field and to successfully progress within the sport at the junior level. Findings shed light on the sporting culture at the junior level within the Caribbean region and provide insight into key environmental factors that can influence and foster the development of future World Champions and Olympians.
Key words: Elite athletes, high performance, motivational atmosphere, psychosocial influences, talent development
Perceived high levels of deliberate play activity in childhood and an intense track and field competition culture in adolescence were conducive to the athletic development of world-class Caribbean track and field athletes
Immediate social support network was perceived to be highly influential on world-class Caribbean track and field athletes' engagement, and progression, within the sport during childhood and adolescence
Talent recruitment process by key personnel during childhood and adolescence perceived to be highly influential to the initial entry of world-class Caribbean track and field athletes into the sport
Perceived tangible industry support received in late adolescence was a key contributor to the continued progression within track and field for world-class Caribbean athletes
Findings provide insight into key environmental factors that can influence and foster the development of future World Champions and Olympians within the Caribbean region.
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Almost forty students on construction-related courses at West Nottinghamshire College have been rewarded for their successes and achievements over the past year.
A special awards ceremony was held at the college's Construction and Logistics Skills Academy in Kirkby-in-Ashfield last night (Tuesday 7 June).
It saw principal and chief executive Asha Khemka OBE handing out certificates to 35 students who have all achieved excellence on their courses, or overcome adversity to be successful in their vocational areas.
The learners study a range of full and part-time courses including brickwork, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, plumbing, electrical and professional studies.
The award for endeavour was presented to 19-year-old Russell Metcalf, who is studying for the City & Guilds certificate in electrical electrotechnical technology. Russell's tutors nominated him in recognition of the progress he has made throughout the year.
Russell, from Newthorpe, Nottingham, didn't have a good experience at school and was constantly in trouble. At the beginning of the year Russell admitted he was struggling to get to college and was getting into debt running a car. He visited the Citizens Advice Bureau, whose debt management advice enabled him to sort out his finances and keep his car on the road, helping him continue to attend college.
An audience made up of students' families, tutors and industry representatives heard that Russell had grown in confidence throughout the year; changing from a shy and sometimes angry person into an enthusiastic and proactive student who passionately engages in lessons and activities.
Tutors recognised how Russell had changed from a disillusioned teenager into a professional young man with morals, values and a positive attitude towards his work.
Russell said: "I've never been recognised for anything like this in my life – it's a completely new feeling. I feel proud and my family are proud and we've all see the positive changes in me over the past few months. It's the little things that have made a difference in me.
Associate director of learning for construction and building services, Julian Walden, said: "The celebration event reflected the successes and achievements of so many of our students throughout the year. There was a clear sense of pride, not only from the learners but also from their families and tutors.
Guest of honour at the event was Irvin Robinson, chairman of Mansfield 2020, and awards were sponsored by a range of industry specialists.
The full list of sponsors is: Crown Trade Paints, ARG Mansfield Ltd, T J Timber & Joinery Supplies Ltd, Herbert Baggaley Ltd, ConstructionSkills, City Electrical Factors, Screw Fix Direct Ltd, Mansfield Brick Company Ltd, Pegler Yorkshire, Bilbecks (Merchants) Ltd, F G Walton (Plumbers Merchants), Federation of Master Builders sponsored by John A Stephens Ltd.


The Bankruptcy and Family Law Committees hosted a CLE on "The Interplay of Bankruptcy and Domestic Law" on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Welcoming a diverse audience of bankruptcy and family law practitioners, the program offered an extensive review of community property in bankruptcy, domestic support obligations, domestic relations exceptions to bankruptcy court jurisdiction, and ethics. A panel discussion including the Hon. Bernadette D'Souza, the Hon. Douglas Dodd, and Bill Babin concluded the four hour program. Following the program, attendees enjoyed a social at Marcello's Restaurant and Wine Bar.


Siegmund Ritter von Benigni in Müldenberg was born in 1855. He started the war ranked Generalmajor, and was soon elevated to Feldmarschalleutnant. Benigni's brigade fought through the winter and spring of 1915 in the Carpathians as part of Army Group Pflanzer-Baltin. Korps Benigni was formed in July 1915, at the height of the summer offensive against Russia. Benigni was promoted to Feldzeugmeister on 11 September 1915. In July 1916, Korps Benigni was renamed VIII. Corps, after the previous Corps was disbanded (previously under the command of FZM Viktor v. Scheuchenstüel). Benigni led the VIII. Corps until March 1918, when it was turned over to GdI Emmerich Hadfy and redesignated the 1. Generalkommando for service in Austrian-occupied Ukraine. He was elevated to Graf at this time.
Siegmund Graf von Benigni in Müldenberg died in 1922.


Dog Model, a photo by Andrea Pokrzywinski on Flickr.
Nolan models his new windproof, fleece lined coat from Duluth Trading. I never thought I would buy clothing for a dog, but the wind is brutal and riding on a machine adds a windchill. Now he is ready for a long afternoon of hawking.


A wood burner? Great idea!
People often tell us that their Malbrook Orangery or Conservatory is their favourite room in the house, so why not think about a toasty wood burner for that all round feel-good factor?
Your home is a sanctuary and by adding a Conservatory, Orangery or Garden Room you will create a space where you can unwind and feel completely rested. Natural light by day and a crackling fire by night. Cosy, comfortable and at peace with the world.
Natural light is essential to our health and happiness so ask us about how we can help you add a light airy Conservatory, Orangery or Garden Room to your home, especially as an extension to your Kitchen - the perfect place for hygge.
Invite Malbrook to your home and you are at the beginning of an exciting project. Most companies will produce a standard solution – but we offer more than that. Malbrook will consider the whole space and how the new building will work with existing rooms.
Malbrook are based in Putney, South West London with staff and resources spread across South East England and beyond.
So contact us today to discuss creating hygge in your own home: Call us on 020 8780 5522 or use our contact form.


Skin the fish and cut it into 2cm cubes.
Bring the milk to the boil and add the fish and garlic.
Poach for 2 – 3 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
Drain well and reserve the cooking liquids.
Divide the fish equally between 6 individual oven-safe serving dishes.
Stir to combine and then return the still-warm milk to the saucepan, whisking all the time until thickened, then cook a further minute or so.
Season to taste, remove from heat and stir in the mustard and cream.
Pour sauce over fish and tuck in the mussels.
Combine the cheese and herbs and sprinkle over the fish.
Grill briefly until the cheese melts and bubbles before serving with fresh baguette.
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namespace rosidl_typesupport_introspection_tests
{
namespace testing
{
namespace
{

template<typename WStringsMessageT>
class WStringsMessageIntrospectionTest
  : public MessageIntrospectionTest<WStringsMessageT>
{
};

using WStringsMessageTypes = ::testing::Types<
  rosidl_typesupport_introspection_tests__msg__WStrings,
  rosidl_typesupport_introspection_tests::msg::WStrings>;
TYPED_TEST_SUITE(WStringsMessageIntrospectionTest, WStringsMessageTypes);

// NOTE(hidmic): cppcheck complains about gtest macros
// cppcheck-suppress syntaxError
TYPED_TEST(WStringsMessageIntrospectionTest, MessageDescriptorIsCorrect)
{
  using WStringsMessageT = TypeParam;

  using TypeSupportLibraryT =
    typename introspection_traits<WStringsMessageT>::TypeSupportLibraryT;
  using MessageDescriptorT = typename TypeSupportLibraryT::MessageDescriptorT;
  const MessageDescriptorT * message_descriptor = this->GetMessageDescriptor();

  EXPECT_STREQ(
    get_message_namespace(message_descriptor),
    TypeSupportLibraryT::messages_namespace);
  EXPECT_STREQ(get_message_name(message_descriptor), "WStrings");
  EXPECT_EQ(get_message_size(message_descriptor), sizeof(WStringsMessageT));
  ASSERT_EQ(get_member_count(message_descriptor), 7u);

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 0u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "wstring_value");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_simple_structure(member_descriptor));
  }

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 1u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "wstring_value_default1");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_simple_structure(member_descriptor));
  }

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 2u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "wstring_value_default2");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_simple_structure(member_descriptor));
  }

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 3u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "wstring_value_default3");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_simple_structure(member_descriptor));
  }

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 4u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "array_of_wstrings");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_array_structure(member_descriptor, 3u));
  }

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 5u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "bounded_sequence_of_wstrings");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_bounded_sequence_structure(member_descriptor, 3u));
  }

  {
    auto * member_descriptor = get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 6u);
    EXPECT_STREQ(get_member_name(member_descriptor), "unbounded_sequence_of_wstrings");
    EXPECT_TRUE(is_wstring_member(member_descriptor));
    EXPECT_TRUE(has_sequence_structure(member_descriptor));
  }
}

TYPED_TEST(WStringsMessageIntrospectionTest, CanReadTypeErasedMessage)
{
  using WStringsMessageT = TypeParam;

  const auto message_ptr = Example<WStringsMessageT>::Make();
  const WStringsMessageT & message = *message_ptr;
  const void * type_erased_message = message_ptr.get();

  using TypeSupportLibraryT =
    typename introspection_traits<WStringsMessageT>::TypeSupportLibraryT;
  using MessageDescriptorT = typename TypeSupportLibraryT::MessageDescriptorT;
  const MessageDescriptorT * message_descriptor = this->GetMessageDescriptor();
  ASSERT_EQ(get_member_count(message_descriptor), 7u);

  EXPECT_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, wstring_value,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 0u));

  EXPECT_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, wstring_value_default1,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 1u));

  EXPECT_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, wstring_value_default2,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 2u));

  EXPECT_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, wstring_value_default3,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 3u));

  EXPECT_ITERABLE_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, array_of_wstrings,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 4u));

  EXPECT_ITERABLE_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, bounded_sequence_of_wstrings,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 5u));

  EXPECT_ITERABLE_MEMBER_EQ(
    type_erased_message, message, unbounded_sequence_of_wstrings,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 6u));
}

TYPED_TEST(WStringsMessageIntrospectionTest, CanWriteTypeErasedMessage)
{
  using WStringsMessageT = TypeParam;

  const auto message_ptr = Example<WStringsMessageT>::Make();
  const WStringsMessageT & message = *message_ptr;

  auto type_erased_message_copy = this->MakeTypeErasedMessage();
  const WStringsMessageT & message_copy =
    *reinterpret_cast<WStringsMessageT *>(type_erased_message_copy.get());
  EXPECT_NE(message, message_copy);

  using TypeSupportLibraryT =
    typename introspection_traits<WStringsMessageT>::TypeSupportLibraryT;
  using MessageDescriptorT = typename TypeSupportLibraryT::MessageDescriptorT;
  const MessageDescriptorT * message_descriptor = this->GetMessageDescriptor();
  ASSERT_EQ(get_member_count(message_descriptor), 7u);

  EXPECT_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, wstring_value,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 0u));

  EXPECT_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, wstring_value_default1,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 1u));

  EXPECT_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, wstring_value_default2,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 2u));

  EXPECT_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, wstring_value_default3,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 3u));

  EXPECT_ARRAY_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, array_of_wstrings,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 4u));

  EXPECT_SEQUENCE_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, bounded_sequence_of_wstrings,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 5u));

  EXPECT_SEQUENCE_MEMBER_ASSIGNMENT(
    type_erased_message_copy.get(), message, unbounded_sequence_of_wstrings,
    get_member_descriptor(message_descriptor, 6u));

  EXPECT_EQ(message, message_copy);
}

}  // namespace
}  // namespace testing
}  // namespace rosidl_typesupport_introspection_tests

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The Rams Last Stand at LA Memorial Coliseum
By Jesse Goldberg-Strassler on December 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Rams, NFL
The Los Angeles Rams, newly arrived from Cleveland, first began playing their home games at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in 1946.
They played 34 seasons at the Coliseum before moving, first to Anaheim and then to St. Louis. But in 2016, the Rams returned to L.A., with the Coliseum's gates open to welcome them once more.
At the end of the current NFL season, on December 29, the L.A. Coliseum will bid farewell once more to the Rams, who will move into SoFi Stadium in Inglewood next year.
It was known from the time they returned to Los Angeles that the Coliseum would only be a temporary home until the Inglewood stadium was ready for play. In fact, the original plan had the Rams scheduled for only three seasons at the Coliseum — but record rainfall cost the project 40 work days, keeping the Rams at the Coliseum for 2019 and bumping SoFi Stadium's scheduled Super Bowl hosting duties from Super Bowl LV (2021) to Super Bowl LVI (2022).
It was far from a quality Rams team that relocated to Los Angeles in 2016. The Rams had not finished above .500 since 2003, a rapid fall for a franchise that reached two Super Bowls in a three-year span at the turn of the 21st century. But on September 18, 2016, a Week 2 kickoff against the eventual NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks, a crowd of 91,046 showed up to officially welcome the NFL back to town. "Hollywood-style entertainment abounded Sunday at the Coliseum," wrote Gary Klein for the LA Times. "The Red Hot Chili Peppers rocked the crowd before kickoff. Singer CeeLo Green delivered an inspired national anthem. And television host James Corden danced with cheerleaders, presumably before taking off to attend the Emmy Awards up the street." Clad in bold blue and gold once again, the L.A. Rams triumphed over former USC head coach Pete Carroll's Seahawks, 9-3, notching a home victory at the Coliseum, as Klein noted, "for the first time since 1979."
It was the Rams' only home win of the year. They won at Tampa Bay in Week 3 and in Arizona during Week 4, raising their record to 3-1, before cratering with 12 losses in their final 13 games. Head coach Jeff Fisher was fired after a Week 14, 42-14 loss to Atlanta at the Coliseum, replaced by John Fassel for the final three contests. The Rams finished the season on January 1, 2017, at the Coliseum, losing 44-6 to the same Cardinals team they had beaten earlier in the season.
Still, the gate numbers were impressive: with over 70,000 season ticket holders providing the foundation, the Rams set single-season NFL records for first-year expansion/relocated teams since 1993 in single-game attendance (the 91,046 drawn for the opener), average attendance per game (84,457), and total attendance (591,197).
The Rams adjusted their selling strategy entering year two in the Coliseum, however. Rams vice president of ticket sales Jake Bye told the Orange County Register, "The environment in the building was spectacular. But what we learned was that the tradeoff at times came in ways that sometimes compromised the fan experience. The ability to purchase concessions in a quick orderly manner. Or the challenge of parking around the building, which was strained by putting that many people in the building." Rather than crowds of 80,000-90,000, the Rams set their new sights toward crowds of around 70,000. Complicating matters in Year 2 was the arrival of the Chargers in Los Angeles, moving up from San Diego starting with the 2017 season. It all added up to the greatest drop in team attendance in one year for an NFL franchise since 1993.
The Los Angeles Rams drew 60,128 to the Coliseum for Week 1 against Indianapolis, a 46-9 victory, and then 56,612 to a Week 2 loss against Washington. By the end of the season, L.A.'s total attendance had dipped to 433,400 and the average attendance rested at 61,914, below what the team had been shooting for. While the box office struggled, the team did not. The Rams reversed their on-the-field fortunes behind new head coach Sean McVay, finishing 11-5 and winning the NFC West title. On January 6, 2018, the Rams hosted Atlanta in Wild Card round action. It was the franchise's first home playoff game at the Coliseum since January 7, 1979, when Ray Malavasi's Rams lost to Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys, 28-0, behind a 101-yard day on the ground from Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett. Tickets sold out in less than a week's time, with a roaring crowd of 74,300 backing their Rams. On this night it was L.A.'s Todd Gurley who rushed for 101 yards, but the Rams came up short, 26-13.
Coming off such a surprisingly sparkling campaign, the L.A. Rams entered 2018 with hopes of taking another leap upward. They soon met these expectations, winning their first eight games. Attendance steadily increased, from a crowd of 66,515 for the Week 2 home opener to a peak of 77,002 for a memorable, record-setting Week 11 Monday night showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs.
That game was originally intended to be played in Mexico City, but field conditions at Azteca Stadium caused the NFL to reschedule it for the Coliseum a week prior to kickoff. "[T]hey played before a crowd that included thousands of first responders and others affected by the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks and deadly wildfires that destroyed homes and forced the evacuations of thousands, including Rams players, coaches and staff," wrote Gary Klein in the L.A. Times.
It was likely the most anticipated regular season game of 2018. Both the Rams and the Chiefs entered with 9-1 records, boasting explosive offenses. Kansas City, led by second-year sensation Patrick Mahomes, had not scored fewer than 26 points all season; the Rams' lowest total was 23. At the half, the score was already tied 23-23, and the Rams added 17 more points in the third quarter, grabbing a 40-30 lead on a Samson Ebukam 25-yard interception return. The Chiefs answered with two touchdowns within a sixty-second span in the fourth quarter, jumping ahead 44-40 on an Allen Bailey two-yard fumble return. The Rams' Jared Goff found Gerald Everett for a seven-yard touchdown, and Los Angeles led 47-44 with 9:38 to play. Mahomes struck back with 2:47 left on a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chris Conley, and the Chiefs leapfrogged in front, 51-47. But Goff calmly connected on four straight throws, the last a 40-yard touchdown to Everett for a 54-51 lead. Two interceptions of Mahomes later, and the Rams prevailed in the highest scoring Monday Night Football game ever, as well as the first NFL game in which both teams scored over 50 points. The two teams combined for 1,001 yards of offense. "Until those final seconds ticked off, you weren't able to breathe," said L.A. head coach McVay after the game. He added later, "I feel like I might need a couple beverages to relax tonight." Los Angeles linebacker Mark Barron reacted differently. "As a defensive player with a lot of pride, I hate to see that many points on the board," he told the media. "But it was an amazing atmosphere."
The Rams finished with a 13-3 record and the No. 2 seed in the NFC, with attendance up a good 14% from the disappointment of 2017.
They drew 579,439 total, an average of 72,430 a game, exactly what they had been aiming for. Then they enjoyed a first-round bye before hosting their old playoff rival, the Dallas Cowboys, in the divisional round. A reported 77,187 fans showed up on January 12, 2019, and watched the Rams deliver their first home playoff victory at the Coliseum in decades. C.J. Anderson and Todd Gurley each rushed for over 100 yards while the Rams' defense held Ezekiel Elliott to 47 yards in a 30-22 win. A week later, the Rams won at New Orleans in overtime, 26-23, to advance to Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where they fell 13-3 to the New England Patriots.
Coming off a Super Bowl trip and not yet able to move in to SoFi Stadium, the 2019 season dawned with the Rams enjoying the benefits of a fully renovated Coliseum, thanks to a $315 million USC-spearheaded upgrade that enhanced the seating bowl and added premium viewing areas, in addition to a great deal more. It was the Coliseum's first renovation with fan amenities in mind since 1993.
The Rams' attendances continued to hover around their 70,000-target this year — 71,460 at their Week 2 home opener, 75,695 against the 49ers on Week 6, and onward — but it is important to mention that a significant proportion of the Coliseum crowd each Sunday arrives to support the opposition. In a Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta, Jr. ESPN.com piece last month on the tenuous business relationship between the Rams and Chargers' ownership groups, the writers observed, "…at any given game, roughly 40,000 fans are [the Rams'], 30,000 root for the visiting team — as was the case when the Chargers played the Rams at the Coliseum in 2018 — and the rest seem to be wearing Tony Romo or Bo Jackson jerseys. It's a leaguewide problem in the age of the secondary ticket market but an acute problem in L.A."
This in the end sums up the Rams' second stay at the Coliseum. The crowds were first too large and then too small. They supported the Rams at their worst, and then attendance dropped (and was overtaken by visiting fans) when the team began to excel.
The Rams' final home night game at the Coliseum came on November 25, a Monday Night Football showdown against the NFL's newest upstart team, the Baltimore Ravens. A crowd of 72,409 watched L.A. lose badly, 45-6.
The L.A. Rams are currently 8-6, with a slim chance to make the postseason: they must defeat both San Francisco and Arizona to end the year, while rooting for Minnesota to lose to both Green Bay and Chicago. Even so, this would only guarantee the Rams a playoff berth, not a home game, leaving one last game at the Coliseum remaining before the official move to SoFi Stadium next year: December 29 vs. the Arizona Cardinals.
And then USC will have its historic stadium on South Figueroa Street all to itself once again.
Image courtesy Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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 Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.
 Rossiter, Sean. Otter & Twin Otter: The Universal Airplanes. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1998. ISBN 1-55054-637-6.

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The mist clears on the fell and in the distance is the stone circle. You shiver slightly as you imagine what may have taken place here over the centuries, and the human lives that have been touched by this bewitching gathering place. You can feel the haunting spirit here, souls and ghosts from down the ages, and in the stillness you may imagine you catch sight of a shadowy figure moving between the stones.
What is it about the mystery of a stone circle that draws us in? This unexplained connection down the years with our ancestors, meeting places or ancient rituals. When you step into one, let go of your 21st century logical brain, and be transported to a mysterious time gone by, listen to the power of the wind and nature all around you. Drink in the atmosphere and wonder about the meaning of them and how many human feet trod this place before you.
Each circle is different, but they all hold an unexplainable mystery and an eeriness that we don't quite understand. In this world of social media, science and clarity about almost everything in our world, spend a moment embracing the unexplainable.
We are lucky enough to have over 50 stone circles in Cumbria, including some of the earliest stone circles in Britain. Explore our top three.
Located in a mystical setting above Keswick, and below Blencathra with 360-degree views of the surrounding majestic fells, is one of the most well known and oldest circles in Britain – at a stunning 4,500 years old.
There are 38 stones, and a further 10 stones forming a small rectangle known as the Sanctuary, inside the circle. Legend has it that Castlerigg was used in Neolithic times as a place for the exchange of axes produced nearby; it is thought that some kind of ritual was used to ensure a safe exchange. Castlerigg has other mysteries too as the stones are aligned to catch sunsets and movement of the stars and planets. Why? We don't know.
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Long Meg and her Daughters
In the haunting beauty of the Eden Valley sits one of the largest and earliest stone circles in Britain, dating from late Neolithic or early bronze age. The circle (the Daughters) is made up of 69 glacial stones, with Long Meg herself, a piece of red sandstone standing at 3.8m high. She has also been carved with rings, cups, grooves and concentric circles. Not much is known about what they mean or when they were carved.
If you stand in the centre of the circle, Long Meg aligns with the midwinter sunset. Close by you'll find Little Meg and Glassonby, both featuring mysterious carved stones.
Birkrigg
The Druid's had an eye for location when they chose this site. It's one of our favourites because of the breathtaking views as far as the eye can see. It sits on the south east of Birkrigg Common, overlooking Bardsea Village, out to Morecambe Bay with sweeping sands and tides in the distance.
It seems this was used for burials, as at least 5 shallow cremation pits have been discovered. There is much evidence of prehistoric occupation in the area around Birkrigg, near Ulverston. Several bronze age tumuli can be found on the Common. It consists of two roughly concentric stone rings, of which there are only about 30 in the UK, the best example of course being Stonehenge.
Most of these magical places were built by farming communities in the Neolithic era or in the early Bronze Age. In Cumbria particularly many of the circles are on high ground, with clear sight and views all around, perhaps to worship the sun, moon and stars.
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December 13, 2017 News » Local News
Undercover officers take the stand to explain infiltration of local Socialists
By Nat Stein @_natstein_
Courtesy Springs Socialists
The Colorado Springs Socialists take to the streets in black bloc.
When "Mark" and "Amy" took the witness stand, they seemed uncomfortable with all the attention. The two are undercover Colorado Springs Police officers serving with the Metro, Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence Division (Metro VNI) whose intelligence-gathering work relies on anonymity.
Already, their cover was partially blown as a result of an operation on March 26. That day, the officers went undercover to embed in a "March Against Imperialism" organized by the Colorado Springs Socialists, which culminated in the citation of four marchers for obstructing a roadway and failure to disperse. When the City Attorney's office turned over the evidence in discovery, the defendants viewed body camera footage that revealed the undercovers in their midst. The Socialists were alarmed to know that law enforcement had infiltrated their peaceful assembly, particularly given CSPD's history of spying on (generally leftist and environmentalist) activist groups.
Powerhouse civil rights firm Killmer, Lane & Newman LLP out of Denver took the Socialists' case and filed a motion to dismiss based on "outrageous police misconduct," arguing police violated federal regulations when they infiltrated a group with no history of or clear intent to commit violence.
According to testimony by the two undercovers and Metro VNI Lt. Mark Comte at the Dec. 6 evidentiary hearing, the intelligence-gathering operation began early this year, when they became interested in local leftists based on "national trends" — particularly the proliferation of black bloc, a tactic most closely associated with anti-fascism in which protesters wear black and mask up to hide individual identities from law enforcement, disapproving employers and/or right-wing enemies.
Wary of that tactic, Comte sent "Mark" and "Amy" to an open meeting, organized by the Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists, in the back room of the downtown Wild Goose Meeting House in January. The meeting was organized to plan how to "shut down" right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos during his scheduled appearance at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
There, "Mark" says he heard some attendees propose rushing the stage and disabling the sound system. During cross-examination, he told David Lane, lead defense attorney, that pulling power cords could be considered violent in his opinion. That particular proposal was never incorporated into the group's plan and the protest was nonviolent. Yet, the undercover operation continued.
As for why an interest in antifa would lead to surveillance of socialists, the prosecution argued there's ambiguity and overlap between the memberships. The defense maintained there are distinct differences, namely that antifa tends to align with anarchism, meaning they want to abolish the state, while the Socialists self-identify mostly as Marxist-Leninists, meaning they want workers to command and expand the state. "We don't even like each other," one defendant said slyly from the stand, to chuckles from the gallery.
Defense attorney David Lindsey asked "Mark" to explain the characterization of his client as a "member of antifa." (Note, antifa doesn't, in fact, have members as it's a tendency, not an organization.)
"[I saw] him show up to a protest wearing black bloc clothing," "Mark" answered.
Judge Kristen L. Hoffecker is expected to rule on the defense's motion to dismiss in the coming weeks.
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Rio Tinto coal and copper boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques says thermal coal prices are likely to stay depressed for five to seven years but copper could stage a recovery in two years.
Thermal coal is languishing near US$51 ($70) a tonne, down 20 per cent this year, and a huge drop on the $US150 a tonne it was trading at during the peak of the boom in 2011.
Metallurgical coal prices, like thermal coal, also had "a long way to go" before there was any light at the end of the tunnel, Mr Jacques said.
Rio Tinto has been readying to bow out of coal, restructuring its Hunter Valley business and kicking off its staggered exit two months ago with the $US606 million ($867 million) sale of a minority stake in Bengalla, one of its three mines in the New South Wakes region, to New Hope Group.
But Mr Jacques would not be drawn on Rio's sales process, saying "all assets in Rio Tinto are for sale at the right price".


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First Steps with Tempo is made for children of 6-8 years of age, the practices last 30 minutes and takes place during the lunch time at school. This program was created to improve your child's technique, soccer skills, physical skills and soccer intelligence. A lot of work with the ball will be the major factor in the steps for their improvement.
This program is intended and created for children from 9 to 11 years of age. The practice takes place once a week at the child's school (gym or field) in the Langley area. The practices last 45 minutes and take place right after school.
Our goal is to provide a fun and safe atmosphere for the students, as well as the fundamental skills to improve their technique and performance on the field. With proper activity at this age, the children will benefit more at the older stages of their lives.
Upon request of parents or guardians, Tempo Footbal School Coach/Staff will stay for an additional 15 minutes after practices with the children until they are picked up by their parents/guardians.
Actively involved in the coaching process will be previous students who are currently involved in higher level soccer. With their work and behaviour, they will provide a good example for the younger students.
Our football school provides 60 minute practices once a week and is intended for children of 7-14 years of age. The goal of our practices is twofold. The first is to have the students work together as a team, secondly they will follow the given set of practices/workouts that improve their fundamental skills.
Through out our workouts, the main focus will be set on the four main skills: Physical, Technical, Tactical and Psychological activities. Detailed and complete player evaluations, including a training plan will be provided every 6 months. It is important to stress that each program is made in the way that it can be adapted to each age group of players based on their needs and characteristics.
During the child's participation in the Football School, there will be a number of friendly exhibition games and tournaments. We believe that our football school is not a place for just collecting the best talented children, but instead a place where children come to improve their already acquired knowledge and skills. We support children in training and playing for their local community clubs.


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weekend round-up
With a multitude of League races across the UK (results still to published in many instances) in addition to the opening event of the 2011/12 McCain UK Cross Challenge Series in Bristol, it was otherwise a relatively quiet weekend.
IAAF Cross-Country permit meeting, Atapuerca, Spain, November 13
There were wins for Gemma Kersey (coach: Eamonn Martin) and Mark Shaw (Steven Shaw) in the under 20-races, but the the leading British senior women's run came from Hannah Walker (Bud Baldaro) who was eighth in 26:20 for the 7.8km event. She was the second European behind Ireland's Finn Britton in a race won by former World 10,000m champion Linet Masai of Kenya, a three-time World Cross Country Championships runner-up, in 24:20.
The leading British man was James Walsh (Mike Baxter), who finished 29th in 29:34 for the 9.807km event which was won by World 10,000m bronze medallist Imane Merga in 27:21.
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Our new concept Mels kitchen is situated at the intersection of Geary Blvd and Van Ness Ave, two of San Francisco's essential streets. Located across from the new California Pacific Medical center!
We now have a full Bar with the finest cocktails and craft beer! We also offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner! We locally source our ingradiant and our menu consists of items like our avocado toast, fried chicken and waffles, egg benedict, the impossible burger, and the Mels Cubano Sandwhich!
Next door you'll find the brand new Marriot. Steps away you'll find the AMC Van Ness 14 Theatres, a favorite for movie goers and architecture fans. Nearby are some of the best music venues in the city: The Great American Music Hall, The Fillmore, and The Warfield Theatre.


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ISFED (Грузия): Окончательный доклад по итогам долгосрочного наблюдения за президентскими выборами, 27 октября 2013 г.
The present document is a report of monitoring of the October 27, 2013 presidential elections by the International Society of Fair Elections and Democracy (hereinafter, the ISFED). At the 2013 presidential elections ISFED, as an organization with one of the broadest networks was actively involved in pre-election as wells as the Elections Day and post-election monitoring. Similar to the 2012 parliamentary elections, the ISFED carried out monitoring of the presidential elections with the use of new methods and innovative technologies.
Читать дальше ISFED (Грузия): Окончательный доклад по итогам долгосрочного наблюдения за президентскими выборами, 27 октября 2013 г.
EPDE протестует против ареста в Баку независимого наблюдателя за выборами Анара Мамедли
16 декабря председатель Центра мониторинга выборов и обучения демократии (EMDS, Баку) и член правления EPDE Анар Мамедли был арестован и заключен в тюрьму на срок в три месяца предварительного заключения решением Насиминского районного суда города Баку. EMDS осуществляло независимое наблюдение на последних президентских выборах в Азербайджане в октябре 2013 года и опубликовала критическую оценку избирательного процесса
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Statement on the human rights situation with EPDE member organisations
European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) has to state with concern that a number of states that are home to EPDE member organizations are not only marked by a regression in the field of free and democratic elections, but also grossly violate human rights, with ongoing harassment of civil society activists for their civic and human rights activities.
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Экспертная дискуссия по гражданскому наблюдению за выборами в регионе Восточного партнерства и Российской федерации в 2013 году
EPDE member EMDS (AZ) regrets misleading opinions on independent observers
Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS) regrets false statements made by state officials on opinions of domestic and international organizations about the Presidential Election and calls the government to demonstrate political will to conduct objective and comprehensive investigation of complaints and reports of violations occurred on the Election Day.
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EPDE protests against pressure on EMDS (AZ)
On 31 October the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan conducted a search in the office of EPDE member organization Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS) in Baku. The search lasted for five hours, in the end 20 folders with project documentation, press releases, reports and financial documents along with two computers were confiscated for further investigation.
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ISFED (Georgia) presents PVT projections on election day
EMDS (AZ) first post-election statement on investigation of election complaints
Baku, 23 October 2013: EMDS regrets that the CEC, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court failed to ensure effective remedy mechanisms for complaints on election violations and therefore impartial investigation of election violations did not take place. Consequently, both the CEC and judicial system did not undertake actions to execute proper investigation of election complaints in accordance with their duties required by the law. EMDS is concerned about the fact that investigation of four complaints about the election violation received by the CEC were carried out partially or were ignored completely.
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ISFED (Georgia): Sixth Interim Report on Pre-Election Monitoring
ISFED found that various political parties and candidates held 377 public meetings from October 7 through October 24, 2013. Notably, the number of meetings was significantly increased as the Elections Day approached and in this respect the pre-election campaign became particularly active. Observers reported two acts of political pressure and threats against member of Sakrebulo and three acts of physical assault on political grounds. Eelection campaign posters were intentionally damaged in three instances. Abuse of administrative resources was reported at Giorgi Margvelashvili's pre-election meeting in Poti.
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SUMMER SCHOOL AND OBSERVATION OF THE GERMAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
EPDE concerned about EP and PACE statement on presidential election in Azerbaijan
Source: News Agency "Trend"
EPDE Member EMDS (Azerbaijan) Preliminary Report on Presidential Elections in Azerbaijan
EMDS noted that the voting process was marred with serious violations as multiple voting, organised group voting, voters whose name were not on thevoter lists and ballot-box stuffing. In more than 100 polling stations voting results were not accurately reflected on the protocol and copy of protocols were not displayed in front of building. Observers who protested against occurred violations and requested to observe the process of vote counting faced serious pressure.
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ISFED (Georgia) publishes its fifth report on the pre-election campaign
During the period from September 8, 2013, through October 6 ISFED identified five acts of pressure on voters who were forced to attend pre-election meetings, one case that involved physical assault, three cases of obstruction of pre-election campaigning, one case that involved pre-election campaigning at an improper venue. Similar to the previous reporting period, use of state resources remained an issue.
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EPDE Member EMDS (Azerbaijan) issues second Interim Report on the Pre-election Campaign
OSCE Human Dimensions Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw
ISFED fourth interim report on Presidential Elections in georgia, 27 October 2013
EPDE Member EMDS (Azerbaijan) issues first Report about Nomination and Registration of Candidates of Presidential Elections in Azerbaijan
EPDE Member Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) issues Press release of the Norwegian Parliamentary Elections 9 September 2013
Foto: Tom Henning Bratlie
GOLOS Press Release on regional and local elections in Russia: Election Day Proceedings
Moscow, 9 September 2013: 8 September 2013 became the first "Single Voting Day", transferred to the second Sunday of September instead of two Single Voting Days, previously (since January 1, 2006) held in March and October.
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GOLOS 1st report on regional and local elections in Russia
The movement for the defence of voters' rights, GOLOS, is presenting its first overview of the elections in Russia, which are scheduled to be held on 8 September 2013. This summary includes materials from activists and experts associated with GOLOS, as well as expert reports and analyses taken from publicly available sources.
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GOLOS 2nd report on regional and local elections in Russia: Election Campaign
Moscow, 7 September: In a number of cases, the Russian Federation's Central Election Commission overturned the decisions of lower election commissions to refuse to certify and register party lists and candidates for the regional elections. However, these examples represent only a small proportion of the cases among numerous instances of non-admission of parties and candidates for elections.
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EPDE Member ISFED - Georgia issues THIRD Report of the Pre - Election - Monitoring
Tblisi, 2 September 2013: EPDE Member International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presents third pre-election monitoring report for the October 27, 2013, presidential elections.The report covers the period from August 5 through August 20, 2013.
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EPDE protests against ongoing repression towards GOLOS
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Civic Election Observation in Russia at Risk
The European Platform for Democratic Elections protests against ongoing harassment and legal prosecution of its member organisation, the Association GOLOS and of its director Lilia Shibanova. We call on the government of the Russian Federation to respect the basic human rights for free and fair elections, for freedom of assembly and for the protection of human rights defenders and to follow its commitments as laid down in the Russian Constitution and in its international obligations. We call on the Ministry of Justice to drop the ungrounded and unlawful allegations against the Association GOLOS and its director Lilia Shibanova. We call on the government of the Russian Federation to bring its legislation in line with international obligations and to annihilate the 2012 amendments to the Law on non-commercial organisations claiming the registration as "foreign agents".
See here for english and here for russian versions of the EPDE statement (pdf).
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EPDE Member ISFED - Georgia issues SECOND Report of the Pre - Election - Monitoring
EPDE and its member Golos Start Observing the Local Elections, 8 September 2013
EPDE meets with ODIHR Director Lenarcic in Warsaw
EPDE concerned about the Postponement of Local Elections in Kyiv
Kyiv, 31st May 2013: EPDE and its Ukrainian member organization OPORA are worried about consequences in realization of constitutional rights of citizens and the right on local self-government, which result from the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
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Russian EPDE Member GOLOS faces to be shut down – European Institutions alarmed on the crackdown on Russian Civil Society
EPDE CONCERNED ABOUT CHANGE OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN MOLDOVA BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Chisinau, 22 April 2013: The European Platform for Democratic Elections and its Moldovan member organization Promo-LEX Association are alarmed by the hurried and non-transparent modification of the electoral system in Moldova. On April 16th the draft law on changing the electoral system was registered in the Parliament by a group of deputies; on April 17th it received the approval of the Juridical Commission of the Parliament and on 18th and respectively 19th of April the Parliament adopted the law in first and second (final) readings. By April 20th, 2013 the President promulgated the law and it was already published in the Official Monitor.
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EPDE Strategy for Municipal Elections in Erevan
EPDE Statement on Presidential Elections in Armenia, 18 February 2013
EPDE protests detention of civic activists in Azerbaijan
PRESENTATION OF EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS (EPDE) AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN BRUSSELS