Therapeutic touch ( commonly shortened to " TT "), also known as Non-Contact Therapeutic Touch ( NCTT ), is an energy therapy which practitioners claim promotes healing and reduces pain and anxiety.

* www. opt. indiana. edu Non-Contact Tonometry

* Díaz-Andreu, M. Brooke, C. Rainsbury, M. and Rosser, N. ( 2006 ) ‘ The Spiral that Vanished: The Application of Non-Contact Recording Techniques to an Elusive Rock Art Motif at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria ’, The Journal of Archaeological Science 33, 1580-1587.

The university's intramural sports program includes competition in soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, flag football, table tennis, racquetball, and water polo.

The exact derivation of the term is unknown, but it has been thought that in early Canadian football, the scoring of a single was signalled with a red flag.

Intramural sports put cadet squadrons against one another in many sports, including basketball, cross-country, flag football, ice hockey, racquetball, flickerball, rugby union, boxing, soccer, mountain biking, softball, team handball, tennis, Ultimate, wallyball and volleyball.

AYSO soccer, Club Soccer such as Apex Soccer Club, Newbury Park Soccer Club and Conejo Valley United, Conejo Youth Basketball Association, also known as CYBA, Conejo Valley Thunder Wrestling, Pop Warner football, Little League baseball, CYFFA flag football, girls ' softball, organized swim team leagues, ice hockey, and even organized lacrosse and field hockey involve hundreds and even thousands of participants and their parents year in and year out.

Activities include football, flag football, basketball, softball, soccer, and cheerleading.

Recently, Crockett Park has added an indoor arena used for soccer, lacrosse, and flag football.

The ages range from 4-12 with sports such as football, basketball ( both boys and girls ), softball, baseball, and flag football.

Grizzlies flag football and tackle football teams are open for children ages 4 – 13.

Also St Ann ’ s C. Y. O has sports for kids such as soccer, volleyball, flag football, track, basketball, baseball, and softball.

Established in 1998, the Adamsville Recreation & Parks Department maintains flag and American football leagues, a cheerleading team, basketball and soccer teams.

As a state flag the Union Flag has superiority to the Cross of St. George that most England football team fans display.

The flag is also seen during other sporting events in which England competes, for example during England Cricket matches ( the Cricket World Cup and The Ashes ), during Rugby Union matches and in football.

An active Intramural sports program includes competition in basketball, billiards, bowling, disc golf, dodgeball, flag football, futsal, golf, racquetball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, track, ultimate, volleyball and weight lifting.

In the fall Gonzaga offers golf, soccer, flag football, volleyball, dodge ball, 3-on-3 basketball, badminton and various tournaments.

The flag shape is not uncommon for Norwegian football clubs formed during the transition from the 19th to the 20th century ; other examples include Start and Fredrikstad.

Requiring individuals to participate in physical education activities, such as dodge ball, flag football, and other competitive sports remains a controversial subject because of the social impact these have on young children.

A co-ed game of flag football being played at University of Texas

The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game ( often called " tackle football " for contrast ), but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier (" deflagging ") to end a down.

In Contact flag football, none of the rules above apply.

She used to tell me, `` When I stand there and look at the flag blowing this way and that way, I have the wonderful, safe feeling that Americans are protected no matter which way the wind blows ''.

The figure leapt from the box, almost lost its balance, the flag draped there tore in the air, the figure landed on its left leg, fell on its hands, and pressed itself up.

In his account he described how “ on one side there was a wooden stage with two streamers – Hatuey beer and Bacardí rum – on each end and a Cuban flag in the middle.

Fans began honoring Earnhardt by holding three fingers aloft on the third lap of every NASCAR Cup race, and the television coverage of NASCAR on Fox and NASCAR on NBC went silent for each third lap from Rockingham to the following year's race there in honor of Earnhardt For the first three weeks after Earnhardt's death, on-track incidents brought out the caution flag on lap three.

Sources from Dithmarschen, written shortly after the battle of 1500, do mention banners, including the Royal banner, being captured from the Danes, but there is no mention of Dannebrog or the " original " flag.

In some countries, such as the United States and Canada, the national ensign is identical to the national flag, while in others, such as the United Kingdom and Japan, there are specific ensigns for maritime use.

In the current European flag, there is a fixed number of stars.

The former South African prime minister and architect of apartheid, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, had a dream to change the then-current flag of South Africa, remove the three small flags in its center ( he objected especially to the British Union Flag being there ) and replace them with a leaping springbok antelope over a wreath of six proteas.

In recent times, there has been a dispute between the FSLN and the dissident Sandinista Renovation Movement ( MRS ) about the use of the red and black flag in public activities.

Fish discovered there was question over whether Virginius had the right to bear the United States flag.

Although there are 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 71 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games as a number of British overseas territories, Crown dependencies, and island states compete under their own flag.

In addition to the flag bearers, who are positioned in the center of the color guard, there are two or more individuals who carry rifles and or sabres.

The Territory considered holding a plebiscite as to whether the British and U. S. Virgin Islands should merge under the U. S. flag, but ( although there was no opposition from Westminster ) it is unlikely that the U. S. State Department would have acquiesced to taking over responsibility for the impoverished Territory, and in the event no plebiscite was ever held.

For example: if the goal of the game is to guard a flag as long as possible ( as it is with " King of the Hill "), customizing your army with only ranged units would not be wise because there would be no melee units to guard the flag.

Effectively it implied that there are enemies of the Communist cause within the Party itself: class enemies who " wave the red flag to oppose the red flag.

After two magazines caught fire, the commandant was summoned again to surrender ; there was some delay, but a flag of truce was sent at 2100, and the capitulation was concluded at 0100 the next day.

In Louis ' absence, a small revolt in the traditionally pro-royalist Vendée was put down, but there were otherwise few subversive acts favouring the Restoration, even though Napoleon's popularity began to flag.

Since that date there has been no further suggestion of banning the Australian flag from Big Day Out events.

Other symbols alluded to are the coat of arms, flag, and banner ; there is also allusion to a regional anthem, though as of 2009 none has been adopted.

The flag is only flown in addition to the Canadian national flag, where physical arrangements allow ( e. g., when there is more than one flag pole ).

In general, there are no prescriptions regarding the use and disposal of the flag in a manner akin to the United States Flag Code.