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  https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/news/colombian-man-creates-hand-gestures-so-blind-friend-can-watch-football/ar-AASXWsK?ocid=uxbndlbing This photo shows two football fans enjoying a live game together, They support Columbia. One of the men, Carlos, is blind and deaf. His friend Cezar is helping him follow the live football game by running his hands over a scaled down football pitch. Cezar Daza holds Carlos Humberto's hands throughout the game. He guides his hands over the miniature pitch using a set of unique gestures so that Carlos can understand what is happening.  Cesar has invented gestures for penalties, corners and red cards. Their team is Columbia and when Columbia scores, both erupt in to celebratory cheers along with the crowd. - in the photo, which one do you think is Carlos and which one Cezar? How can you tell?  - How do you think Cezar and Carlos invented their gestures? - is there another way Carlos could access the game? - Do you think Cezar feels he is mi...

Penguin dads

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  https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-gay-penguin-power-couple-is-celebrating-their-third-anniversary-maybe-true-love-does-exist?fbclid=IwAR3EQ_yk85JCHwVWMTl0QJpH0LTW0B3xnWoXpHqFkQ1BOFJVxBMWC296M7A People across the world are celebrating the anniversary of a penguin family who have stayed together for three years. Two boy penguins, Sphen and Magic got together in 2018 and since then have adopted two penguin chicks and recently built a new home. When Sphen and Magic got together in 2018 they tried to incubate a rock by sitting on it, Keepers at Sea Life gave them an egg that another penguin couple were not able to look after and after two months it hatched. In 2020, the couple hatched another chick. The two dads are now entering their third season together and have recently moved house. The keepers say Sphen and Magic are one of the strongest couples in the penguin house; "They are a great example to the rest of the colony. They are inseparable and proving just how strong penguin bonds ca...

Football

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-59764179 Ruby Matthews is 12 years old and has become the UK's No1 table football player in her age group. You can watch a short film of Ruby speaking about her game in the link above. She says, "You've got to be able to control the ball, be able to shoot, maybe have a good goal keeper and defend so when they attack you and the ball gets past this line, you've got to defend it so they can't score." Ruby was taught Subbuteo by her dad and now they play every night, sometimes three times a night. She is now going to compete in the Table Football World Cup in Rome next year. - what is table top football, how is is similar and how is it different to real football? - How has Ruby become good at football? - What do you notice about the people in the photo? - why do you think there are not more girls or women in the photo? - who is football for?  - why might Nancy feel like an outsider in her Subbuteo team? - who is the best p...