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Integrating the 8 limbs of Yoga, Seventh Chakra shares various practices of Kundalini Yoga along with classes specializing in Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation. Our teachers are community organizers, mothers, healers, pastors, and artists and our teaching is founded on the promise of service. In addition to our 25 diverse weekly classes, we offer community classes in Yoga and Reiki that are free of charge or donation based. As the principal Kundalini studio in Orange County, Seventh Chakra Yoga exists to build consciousness, happiness, service, and awareness in the community. Catering to all your mind, body and soul needs… from stretching, toning, losing weight, spiritual upliftment, yogic philosophy and meditation, you will find the environment warm, peaceful and unpretentious.
Priya Jain
Premdev kaur
Peter D
Hari Prem
Angela J Brown
Ramtin Pourvasi
Mary Hill
Krishan Singh
Gary Hill
Annette Tagliaferro
Hanna Lindstrom
Marjan Gerami
Randy Ueda
Taylor Cropper
Jo Anne Golden
Karta Singh Khalsa
Priya is the Founder/CEO of Seventh Chakra Yoga, Orange County's first premiere Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Studio. She is a 500 RYT, Certified by KRI (Kundalini Research Institute) and recognized by IKYTA.
Born and raised in India, Priya was exposed to a myriad of cultures, religions, philosophies and yogic practices, early on, in her childhood. She believes thather firm foundation in the wisdom traditions of the East and curious application of science and practicality of the West,gives her a unique perspective that allows the seamless bridging of the Heart and Mind. As she says, " When the Heart and Mind compliment each other, the friction of the internal polarities diminish and the triangulation of Harmony rules."
She completely embodies the qualities of her name, Priya, which in Sanskrit means " The Beloved". In her practice, she endeavors for each of her students to replace the self-sabotaging inner talk with conversations that invoke their inner power, deep love and faith within themselves. "Afterall", she says, " Finding true joy,love and respect for life and its interwoven relationships is impossible without first having that same devotion towards our own Self."
You walk out of her classes buzzing with the delightful alignment of the body, the blissful Clarity of the mind and the innocent playfulness of the spirit. Her Friday Night Workshops " Mastering the Mystery of Life" have become a catalyst for her students view life and all its intricacies through an unusually fresh perspective. It allows them to delve into a deeply committed practice to clear their lives, commit to their own happiness and inspire others through their strength, stability, presence and compassion.
Priya is also the Creator of the deeply transforming, Inner Awakening Program. She is a Motivational Speaker, leads Workshops and Spiritual Retreats along with hosting, administrating and Training at Seventh Chakra Yoga Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Programs.
The name Premdev Kaur was given to me by trusted elders of the Kundalini Yoga tradition. This name means 'Lioness who can receive and transmit Divine Love.'"
Premdev Kaur, also known as Wambezi Ungowa, has been teaching and mentoring students of Kundalini Yoga since 1999. In this ten years she has maintained a solid practice history of the most challenging kriyas and meditations that this ancient system offers. She loves to see life as a context to practice the teachings that Yogi Bhajan introduced. She has two certifications for teaching Kundalini Yoga, one from the Long Beach CA Yoga Alliance-accredited school World Evolution (est. 1972), and one from the Kundalini Research Institute, through Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles CA. In 2009 she was certified in The Khalsa Way, the celebrated training for teaching Prenatal Yoga which was created by Gurmukh Khalsa. She includes four Prenatal Yoga classes per week in her schedule of classes in Huntington Beach, Long Beach and Riverside.
Also a writer, lifelong spiritual student of Sufi Dharma Master Mursshud Isa Moumanie Kadre (in the 70′s, Shuniya Singh) and acclaimed energy worker/healer, she is delighted to join Seventh Chakra Yoga and finds joy every day in introducing people to this marvelous yoga of awareness
Born and raised in the catholic tradition, Marlene is forever grateful to the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi who taught her from an early age the true meaning of servanthood and respect for all creation. Introduced to prayer and meditation during those early years, Marlene has been a longtime practitioner of Contemplative Meditation.
Marlene was introduced to Kundalini Yoga and Meditation when a close friend sent her a DVD. Immediately hooked, she sought out yoga studios at the same time Seventh Chakra Yoga opened its doors, and she became one of the studios very first students!
Certified through K.R.I. (Kundalini Research Institute), Marlene completed the nine month Teacher Training at her second yoga home, Yoga West Los Angeles.
Also a Registered Nurse, Marlene's style on and off the mat encompasses the holistic approach integrating western and eastern modalities. Focusing on body, mind, and spirit, Marlene's strong belief is in empowering the "whole" person.
Classes are both joyful and peaceful as Marlene utilizes the dynamic healing and transformative power of the sacred Gong. All level's of experience are welcome!
"I'm so very grateful to be a part of Seventh Chakra and for the oppurtunity to serve and share these Sacred Teachings. See you on the mat!" Sat Nam
Peter was born and raised in the east coast. He has resided in CA for the past 20 years and now calls it home.
An engineer by training, he has always enjoyed understanding the creative working of all things mind, matter and human. Nature has always been a touchstone to return to and reminds him constantly of the simple elegance and rhythm of life. Outdoor sports has shown and taught him the importance and pleasure of presence along with being completely aware of the moment.
Yoga and meditation is an extension of the above for him……focused and magnified!
He draws powerful analogies from everyday experiences to bring a fresh perspective life and its relationships. He uses the power of Pranayama,Kundalini Yoga, Sound therapy of the Gong and Singing Bowls to bring your entire being in a state of harmony.
Dana has been blessed to live this life with the spiritual name Nirmaljeet Kaur, the Lioness of God who is victorious over the negative and is an unpolluted, clean, clear, humble, pure, beautiful flow of harmony. Elevating others by assisting in their journey of healing is Dana's soul purpose. As an intuitive, empath, channel and healer she is guided by the intention and the desire to empower individuals to clear emotional layers and move forward to a healthier happier life. Having worked with many forms of transformational healing over the past 20 years on her spiritual journey when introduced to Kundalini Yoga and the Gong she was instantly drawn by the deep level of healing that takes place in the presence of this technology. Utilizing her bachelors degree in psychology and masters degree in education she strives to integrate healing into all interactions with others. You will find her classes here at Seventh Chakra Yoga a journey of unconditional love into your own personal transformation. For more information about Dana and her healing work please visit her website at www.spiritualhomework.com
Cindy Cirlincione also known as Hari Prem Kaur has been facilitating meditation classes since 1995 at FCI-Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution in San Pedro, California. She has been employed with the Bureau of Prisons since 1984 and when her own recovery enabled her to be promoted to the position of Drug Abuse Treatment Specialist, her meditation teacher, Robert Espiau and her brought the vision of meditation prison into this facility for the first time. Over the years she has taught different styles of meditation including: Gnostic, Christian, Buddhist (Mahayana, Vipassana, Theravadan), Kaballah, Dream Yoga and Hindu styles. Her devotion to this population led her to complete the Yoga For Youth Teacher Training course in 2004, the Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, Level One in 2006 and the Kundalini Yoga and the 12-Steps course at Golden Bridge Yoga studio in 2007. Since 2006, she incorporated and began teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation at the federal prison and reached out to the yoga community in the Los Angeles/Orange County area asking for yoga teachers to teach kundalini yoga to federal inmates. Over the years, she also has liasoned with numerous gifted teachers in the Agape, Visions for Prisons, Course of Miracles and different Buddhist community to create diverse programs inside the prison that occurred on a daily basis. Additionally, she completed three Kundalini Yoga Level Two courses in Vitality and Stress, Authentic Relationships and Meditation and the Mind and she was teaching these courses to the men in prison. She recently was a Kundalini Teacher who offered her services for free and donated the class donations to the Infinite Yoga Studio in Long Beach, California before they closed the studio in April 2011.
Ms. Cirlincione desired to bring kundalini yoga to the Long Beach community and was one of the main developers of the first 24-hour yoga marathon at the Infinite Yoga studio the weekend of February 26-27, 2011. Her wish is to incorporate Naam Yoga and Meditation more once she complete the Naam Yoga Teacher Training course in Santa Monica, California. She has a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement and a Masters Degree of Arts in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy. Her expertise is in recovery, criminal justice, pain management, mental health and other health issues.
Angela Brown is thrilled to be teaching prenatal yoga, as she is passionate about assisting pregnant women in strengthening their minds and bodies in preparation for "parentbirth" and childbirth. When a pregnant woman practices her yoga during pregnancy on a consistent and regular basis, she trains her thinking mind to be more silent and to live in the moment, and these self-supportive choices allow her to be strong, resilient, and confident about birthing. She uses her yogic breath, the kriyas, the chants, and most importantly, her meditative and powerful mind during labor to birth forth her child naturally.
Angela is a licensed Registered Nurse, certified Birth Doula and Massage Therapist. She began studying Kundalini Yoga in 2000 with Krishna Kaur Khalsa of "IABYT" (International Association of Black Yoga Teachers) in Los Angeles. Sbe immediately embraced Kundalini Yoga and enrolled in the teacher training course in the fall of 2000 and graduated in June, 2001. In 2003, she enrolled in the Pregnancy Teacher Training course with Gurmurkh Kaur Khalsa at GoldenBridge. She graduated from "IPSB" (Institute of Psycho-structural Balancing) and has been a Massage Therapist for over 14 years, with an emphasis in prenatal massage. Angela has joyfully and successfully assisted over 50 women through childbirth. She has been a holistic practitioner for over 20 years.
She became a Spiritual Practitioner in 1992 with Agape International Spiritual Center of Truth. She has used her 20 years as a spiritual practitioner in every area of her life, from teaching yoga, assisting in childbirth, providing healing massage, and speaking engagements. She believes that as we align our consciousness with Truth and acknowledge the Divine Intelligence that we are, we heal ourselves and others. To find out more about Angela, please visit her website at www.doulalovescreation.com. Sat Nam.
Cattien was first introduced to Kundalini Yoga through her children's Kids Yoga class at Seventh Chakra Yoga and was immediately hooked. After taking only 3 classes in Kundalini Yoga herself, she signed up for the Teacher Training program at Seventh Chakra Yoga in August 2012. After a 10 month journey of teacher training, she was presented with the opportunity to serve the Kids Yoga class at Seventh Chakra Yoga. As a Kids Yoga teacher, Cattien is hoping to create a safe and loving environment for children to equip themselves with the tools and techniques of Yoga, Meditation, Visualizations, Sound Healing and Deep relaxation so they can grow strong in mind, body and spirit. She feels in today's technology driven world, such tools are not only essential but they are indispensible to keep the kids actively connected to themselves and to everyone else in their lives. Cattien is actively involved in volunteering services at her kid's school and in a symphony orchestra. Her passion is to help kids become more confident at school and centered at home. Cattien feels that since yoga has helped her and her children so tremendously in their daily lives, she is fully committed to facilitate that blossoming in the lives of all the children that walk into her class.
Mary Hill is a retired hospice RN. Mary became a Reiki Master/Teacher in 2008. She also studied Shamanic healing. Mary became a Certified KRI Kundalini Yoga Instructor in June 2013. A loving grandma in her own right, she is passionate about sharing the life transforming technology of Kundalini Yoga with everyone including the adorable 3-6 year Olds in Small Fry Yoga.
Krishan Singh has been on the path to his Destiny since birth but had another awakening or "re-birth" when he and Kundalini Yoga collided in 2011. He practices, teaches, and learns where ever the Universe leads him but exclusively in Santa Ana (House of Guru Ram Das and Kundalini Yoga & 8th Chakra Yoga) and surrounding areas of Orange County (Seventh Chakra Yoga, Huntington Beach where he received his Teacher Training Certification as of 2013 & Costa Mesa, CA). He is a very informative, practical and 'Blue Collar' teacher/student and while out in the 'real' world or on the 'teachers bench' in studio, he Loves to push, encourage and educate everyone to their higher limits while still having a meditativly great time.
MucLuvSatNaam UngSungWaheGuru.
Cher is a KRI Certified Instructor of Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan and a Reiki Master Teacher. In addition, she has practiced yoga for over 20 years and several years ago she became acquainted with the ancient instrument, the Gong. Ever since, she has shared the gift of love of her gong in live meditations & baths throughout Orange County. Cher also spent 37 years working in the health field as a registered nurse, which has given her extensive experience in helping & healing her patients, as well as a deep sense of compassion & connection to the human spirit. Her desire now is to help others connect with the Divine being that they truly are so that they may live their life in truth, light & love.
She uses those gifts now as she weaves the tapestry of dance between the human mind, body & soul through her work in teaching and helping others awaken to their higher consciousness, encouraging the natural process of growth and increased awareness.
Cher accomplishes this through her passion to serve the universe as a teacher of Kundalini Yoga, sharing the vibrations of the sacred Gong, and working with the healing energies of Reiki.
Nicole has been practicing yoga for over 15 years. Her passion for yoga grew exponentially when she began practicing Kundalini Yoga. An accomplished singer and songwriter, she found the mantras, rhythmic nature of the music used in class as well as the invigorating and challenging movements utilized in Kundalini Yoga so inspiring that becoming a teacher seemed like the natural thing to do. Nicole attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and performs in the mantra band Sukha. She has studied Kundalini Yoga at the advanced levels and currently holds an E-RYT-200 with the Yoga Alliance and is a member of IKTYA (International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association).
Join Nicole on a transformational spiritual journey as she and her band help you rejoice in your existence with live music, mantra, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation on SUKHA SUNDAYS at Seventh Chakra Yoga!
Gary has been practicing vinyasa flow and other forms of yoga since 1996 and he's loved every moment of it. A few years ago however, he realized he was ready to expand into something deeper and more spiritually based. That's when Gary and his wife found Seventh Chakra Yoga. He sensed immediately that his life was about to dramatically change. Little did he know!
Nothing he'd ever done or studied has impacted his life like Kundalini Yoga. His mind continues to progressively align with his heart, and his life continues to expand in unforeseen ways, much to his delight!
Self realization, authenticity, gratitude, and personal empowerment are among the major life themes that he loves to teach, along with powerful pranayam (breath control) and meditation. And don't get him started on the healing experience and joy of playing the gong.
He longs to share this amazing technology with others! He has seen it change many lives, including his own. His heart overflows with gratitude for having found this amazing studio, this joyful, vibrant yoga community, and of course Kundalini Yoga! Wahe Guru!!!
Annette was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She took her first Kundalini Yoga class during her second year of law school, and was hooked. In her busy life she felt Kundalini Yoga gave her the practical tools necessary to achieve physical and mental balance. Annette became a Certified Kundalini Yoga instructor in 2014, with a desire to effectively share these teachings with anyone and everyone allowing them the opportunity to grow, test, and experience for themselves Kundalini Yoga. She holds a Masters in Business Administration, a Juris Doctor, and lives in Southern California.
Hanna began her yoga journey just out of high school about 5 years ago, in the beginning of her adulthood. Being a young yogi juggling school, work and bills, she was feeling the stress. Not only did this effect her feelings and emotions, but her physical body as well. Yoga allowed her to find peace amongst the chaos, and it's healing, calming and centered effects had her hooked from the start. Discovering that yoga had so much to offer, she desired to deepen her practice spiritually and philosophically. In August 2014, she received her 200 hour certification, and began teaching right away! Her Vinyasa flow style classes have a strong focus on synchronizing breath to movement, and incorporate fundamental yoga postures which increase energy, strength, flexibility, and balance. Hanna's goal is cultivating not just strong and flexible bodies, but also calm and centered minds. These practices have helped her realize a calm, relaxed, happy way of being, and it is my intention to share the same experience with her students.
Jennifer began yoga in 2011 and fell in love with in her first class. She completed her 200-Hour RYT teacher training through Cloud Nine Yoga in the summer of 2012. She is soft-spokem and overcame her fear of public speaking to share her love of yoga with others. She always knew that her love of teaching was stronger than her fear, and she faced if head-on during teacher training, sometimes through tears. Now, she confidently teaches chair yoga for seniors, restorative yoga, yin yoga and good health with others. She teaches yoga because it makes her a better student, both on and off the mat. She has learned to slow down and really enjoy each experience to the fullesst. An avid runner, she just completed her eleventh half marathon. Three years ago her focus was getting a fast race time. Since practicing yoga regularly, her favorite race memory is of her second time running the Long Beach half marathon, and stopping to get a hug and a kiss at mile eight from her son. It was at that moment that she realized that running, yoga and LIFE is about enjoying the present and stopping for that hug and kiss, rather than getting a slightly faster time. This now, is how she views yoga; being present in life, with gratitude. She considers herself a work in progress and her goal is to create a safe space to come together to practice. She looks forward to seeing you on your mat.
Marjan is an ambassador of promoting personal growth. Her passion lies in supporting others in their journey of self-discovery, life expansion, and elevation. By holding a safe and guided space for healing, she leads others to connect to greater levels of joy through pranayam, mudras and meditation techniques. She also supports her students to release their stress, connect to their soul's desire, and live in greater harmony. Marjan is passionate about teaching and guiding individuals and groups with Kundalini yoga's technology and gong meditation sound healing. The principals she practices and lives by are gratitude, authentic connection & love.
Michell began her yoga journey in 2008 and quickly realized that yoga was more than a typical workout and enjoyed both the physical and mental benefits that a regular practice brought. Desiring to learn more Michell has completed her 200 hour training that focused on Vinyasa and Hatha practice. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Business and a Master's in Public Administration and continues to pursue additional study in yoga practice and philosophy. Her life has been profoundly affected by a consistent practice and wants to share the life changing benefits with her students. Michell and her family recently relocated to the Seal Beach area in an effort to downsize and lead a fully present life.
Ramtin is a Certified Kundalini yoga teacher, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Reiki practitioner. He has been blessed with a spiritual name Jasmel Singh, which means the Lion of God who is blessed with the union with God. Ramtin's first exposure to Kundalini yoga and meditation was back in the year 2006 through a CD and a simple manual that was sent to him by Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa. After only couple of weeks of practicing Kundalini Yoga and meditation, he noticed a mindset and energy shift within him. Ramtin continued his practice of Kundalini Yoga off and on for next few years, but the real journey started with teacher training in 2011 here at Seventh Chakra Yoga.
Ramtin believes as human beings we are comprised of Mind, Body and Spirit. In order to experience this life fully, we have to honor all aspects of who we are. Our mind/soul is the most powerful tool we have for this experience of life. The quality of our life is determined by the harmony between our mind/body and the spirit. The sacred science of Kundaini Yoga is the most complete and ancient technology that honors every dimension of our being.
Ramtin also believes that "change occurs when mind, body and spirit work in harmony." That-as human beings- we are here to evolve through consciousness. And if we do not expand our consciousness, we are by default controlled by our subconscious habits and behaviors.
Come join Ramtin for a transformative class of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, to expand your conscious awareness and the power you possess within.
Randy's life was completely transformed when he found Kundalini Yoga towards the end of 2013. He attended his first class due to unbearable lower back pain, and within two weeks the pain began to vanish. Within a few months he developed a daily practice and has continued ever since, having just recently become a KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher.
Randy believes there is one universal source of energy from which all life stems, and our goal is to align ourselves with this One Infinite vibration. Doing so allows us to recognize our own Infinity, the vast and infinite power that dwells within each and every heart. Connecting our finite self to the Infinite Source of All enables us to enjoy an ever-expanding state of peace, love, joy, prosperity, and bliss. Randy focuses on clearing the subconscious mind and ridding the mind/body/spirit complex of negative and defeating behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. Ridding our being of unwanted and unhelpful behaviors, thoughts, and emotions allows to move ever closer to our true and Infinite Self, full of love and light for self and others. He teaches the Tuesday morning 11:00am class, Breaking Habits and Behavioral Addictions.
Taylor began her yogic voyage her sophomore year of college. Just going in for a sweat, she was stopped in her tracks by a feeling that overcame her in the middle of a posture. Soon after, she found herself in a workshop on mindfulness and knew her life was forever changed. Over the course of two years, she's been trained in both Kundalini and Vinyasa yoga, and believes that yoga is everywhere in everything. She has a passion for nature, yogic philosophy, and self-love. Her classes are meditated on and love-infused as an offering to benefit all beings.
I have been on a dedicated spiritual journey my whole life. I found that I needed to integrate the tools of Zen, Vipassana & Siddha Yoga with Kundalini Yoga, Western Psychology & Physics to help me understand and shift my awareness and states.
My heart's desire is to understand how the mind & consciousness work together. My dedicated spiritual & yoga practices and doctorates in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis have helped open my heart and life.
Since beginning my practice in the 70's, Kundalini Yoga has helped me so much! My practice has given me access to tools that create a direct, authentic, self-initiating, transformative experience. It is my deepest love & desire to share this beautiful technology. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to be part of the family of Seventh Chakra Yoga! Let's Practice together.
Karta is one of the original students of Yogi Bhajan, who brought Kundalini Yoga to the West in the late 1960's. Karta brings over 35 years of rich Kundalini experience to his meditation classes. He combines wit and wisdom with inspiration as he expertly guides his students to experience the power and grace of Kundalini technology.
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From the 1990s to 2015 Wyoming Humanities operated the Reading Wyoming program in much the same way. Identifying, purchasing, housing, managing, and shipping multiple copies of multiple book series, accepting applications from hosting organizations, and contracting with and paying scholar stipends. Host organizations made arrangements and provided the publicity as well as application and reporting paperwork. Participants never had to do much more than read the books and show up.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In the mid-2000s the number of books in a series was reduced from six to four. A decade later we found ourselves needing to make additional changes. The number one comment from book group participants was, basically, "we love our book group, our discussion leader is so good in helping us to explore the topics, please don't stop and we love the way the books challenge and make us think, we love reading things we would not have read otherwise." The other comment received at least as often was along the lines of, "we didn't like the books, people didn't show up because they didn't like the books, something in a book offended us, why would anyone want to read these books, we want to read different books, pick better books".
How best to address these directives was a topic of conversation at Wyoming Humanities for several years. We struggled with how to address the dwindling numbers of participants in many groups. The fact that some participants didn't seem to know or appreciate who is providing funding for books and scholars is of concern. The simply overwhelming reality of having purchased 80 copies of scores of titles over decades, many of which are still housed in our office, is a problem we could no longer ignore. Additionally, we are increasingly expected to provide justification of our expenditures based on the number of participants benefiting from the service and the impact of our programming. Frankly, it is difficult to justify the expenditure of more than $600 to serve the same 3 or 4 individuals in a single community on four occasions even when the community is small and isolated. One argument is that the same or possibly a smaller investment in a single larger community-wide program could likely reach far more individuals in small isolated communities.
Project Directors will use the Wyoming Wyldcat Interlibrary Loan System for book acquisition
We know this program is important. We also need to find a way to keep it viable. After carefully considering our mission as it applies to support for reading groups, it is clear that our support for scholar-led discussions is the best and most appropriate investment of resources for these groups. When Reading Wyoming began in the 1990s Wyoming was a different place. There was no easily available interlibrary loan system. In the early years it made sense for us to acquire and manage books. Now, there is the internet, electronic copies, Amazon, and most importantly, now Wyoming's Wyldcat database provides an extensive Interlibrary Loan system (ILL) with literally hundreds of book club kits available through Wyoming's library database. There are many libraries housing and managing hundreds of book club kits. Most allow extended checkout periods so that groups may use them in exactly the way discussion groups need to have book kits available. Wyoming libraries have long been our best and very greatest partners and we are confident that project directors (working with their local librarians) will be able to effectively use the Wyldcat ILL system to obtain books for Reading Wyoming groups. This method will eventually prove to be an efficient and satisfactory way to resource books for local reading groups.
Wyoming Humanities donations of Reading Wyoming titles
We understand this change may be bumpy but honestly Wyoming Humanities simply can no longer afford to purchase, manage or ship books to reading groups. We don't have the budget, we don't have the time and resources, and especially we don't have the space. Well into the 21st century, our previous way of doing no longer makes sense. Within the next month or two we will begin donating multiple copies of series titles that we have in the office. These donations will go to libraries around the state and will become book club kits, which will then be available to people across Wyoming wanting to check out a kit. If you or your group are interested in having a particular set of books from a particular series or an entire series to use for your group and if your library will then make the books available as book club kits through the Wyldcat ILL system, please send a list of the specific titles in which you are interested. If the books are still available, we'll send the books to you as soon as possible. We are not charging a fee or shipping for the books that will eventually end up as book club kits. We only require that they be made available as a book club kit within 1 year of your receipt of them. Accepting a set of titles to use and then eventually turn into book club kits could be a great way to transition reading groups. A group could use Wyoming Humanities titles for the next round and use the interim time to talk and think and learn about how best to begin using the Wyldcat ILL system in the future.
Support of project directors and scholars by participants
Reading Wyoming group participants will need to support scholars and project directors to select titles from the huge number of reading group kits available through the Wyoming Wyldcat ILL system. We heard participants' pleas to continue supporting scholars as discussion leaders for book groups and we have thought long and hard about how we could preserve that important aspect of Reading Wyoming. We were interested to learn that many Wyoming libraries host reading groups with staff or other professionals facilitating discussions as part of their regular job or without additional compensation. Reading Wyoming seems to be the rare program wherein a scholar is given a stipend to facilitate discussions. It is important for us to continue supporting scholar-led discussions. We need participants to help get the word out to ensure that discussions will include at least the minimum 8 participants required.
Our goal with turning to the Wyldcat ILL systems' books, in addition to turning the books over to professionals better suited to handle that aspect, is to provide groups with more choices for what to read and what subjects might be covered. For example, the Riverton group decided to allow people in the group to select different titles within a certain topic range and then report to the group about and discuss the various titles at each session over the course of four discussion meetings. Their scholar is excited to be providing guidance, an overview, and context on suggested titles, and facilitate the discussions. Some may simply purchase the books they want to read. We love this idea and hope that other groups will seize this opportunity to think creatively about how you may all work together to bring more interest and enthusiasm to your scholar lead reading and discussions.
Reading a "series" is no longer required
We at Wyoming Humanities are very excited by what this potentially means for reading groups. One effect of using libraries' book club kits is that Reading Wyoming groups will have far more flexibility in book choices. You may even decide that your group wants to read four totally unrelated books—that's fine. Your selected books don't have to be part of a series.
For those who do want to read books that speak to the same subject or theme, you will find in the Additional Resources section of this page a list of some book club kit titles taken from the Wyoming Wyldcat ILL system list, organized by potential 'series' groupings. Prepared by Erin Pryor Ackerman of our office, this list provides a sampling of book kits available through the Wyldcat ILL system and how groups could read some of those within a thematic, or series framework.
We are sorry that we were unable to provide a comprehensive list, we really had no idea just how many book club kits are available through the Wyoming Wyldcat ILL system. In order to keep the program on track we simply had to stop. Consequently, the list provided is not a comprehensive list of all of the book club kits available in Wyoming, only what Erin was able to come up with over the course of a month around her regular job. It is simply a beginning point for groups not yet ready to jump into identifying and selecting titles to create the series of their dreams or develop some sort of thematic grouping to explore and discuss.
We have accepted the fact that it is not necessary for us to choose the books that groups will read and best to trust our scholars to lead scholarly humanities-based discussions for reading groups regardless of what titles are selected. We ask that, as groups familiarize themselves with the book club kits available throughout the state, they share information with us and each other about the number of books available in kits used, what books were selected and why, and share ideas for additional potential series using titles available through the Wyldcat ILL system.
Using Interlibrary loan will present challenges
We understand that using the Wyldcat ILL system may pose some challenges for book club groups and their project directors and scholars. However, Wyoming's librarians are much better suited to explore and explain the workings of this system than are we and eventually using this system will make it possible for project directors to move efficiently through the process without waiting on Wyoming Humanities to process books. In our own research we discovered that some kits have only 6 copies of a book in a particular kit. However, there are sometimes titles available in multiple kits from different libraries. Also, we found additional multiple single copies available at other libraries throughout the state. Many kits have 10 books and some kits have 15 to 20 books in a kit. Natrona County library in Casper has by far the most kits, but there are many others with kits available. Some libraries don't know the number of books in a kit until you call them and ask them to look at that kit and let you know the number of books in the kit (although the majority of libraries do indicate in the Wyldcat ILL system the number of copies available). Most book club kits come with a list of discussion questions, though apparently not all.
We understand that a few reading groups are still experiencing participation levels of more than 15 participants, and for these there will be additional challenges to acquire books. This could mean that some group members may need to arrange to share their books, request additional assistance to acquire additional single titles through the Wyldcat ILL system, or possibly explore other possibilities.
We've been told that some readers actually prefer to purchase used copies of books on Amazon or access electronic copies through the library or other resources. We've often had suggestions about making electronic versions of titles available. Many Wyoming libraries already obtain and have electronic copies of books available. Perhaps project directors could assist participants in accessing electronic versions of books or direct participants to someone who could. If a group has members who prefer to purchase their own book, could those people be identified in advance to help address the count issue for kits containing fewer books than the number who want to participate? If the reading groups are as important as has been indicated on our evaluations we hope that local participants will be willing to step up to help project directors and each other ensure that everyone has a book to read.
We know that organization project directors, particularly those working in tiny branch libraries with little or no outside support will need to have good support from local group members to help with acquiring book club kits through interlibrary loan, promoting the discussion groups, and bringing new and different people to the discussions. Perhaps project directors can work with a volunteer or volunteers from the group who will be willing to accept responsibility for developing a checklist with dates to request and acquire books for each particular group discussion. Though no one will be waiting on Wyoming Humanities, someone will need to be on top of the Wyldcat ILL system requests to insure that books arrive with enough time for everyone to read the books prior to the discussion. Also, someone will need to accept responsibility for making sure all the books have been returned so that they can be returned to the loaning library within the specified time-frame. A group may want to set up a schedule of when and whom will submit book requests and assign different participants to be responsible for different books.
Fees, Expenses and Scholar Stipends
Wyoming Humanities will continue to provide this service at no charge to host organizations. Additionally, we will hold a portion of our Reading Wyoming funding to pay for scholar travel expenses at .56 per mile. We are asking host organizations to include the anticipated cost of mileage on the application form so that we know the full financial commitment being made at the time the application is submitted.
Also, while we are still learning about how the Wyldcat ILL system works, host organizations may apply for reimbursement of expenses to cover the cost of unexpected charges relating to the use of the Wyldcat ILL system. Each library has different rules and fees for using the Wyldcat ILL system. Until groups begin using the database to obtain books, it is unclear exactly how much libraries may be asked to pay for obtaining books for reading groups through the Wyldcat ILL system. Though we expect the costs will not be significantly more than the shipping costs host organizations covered in the past, we aren't sure. Additionally, we heard from some that it may be possible for libraries to waive and minimize fees for organizations hosting reading groups and using the Wyldcat ILL system. The reimbursement option is just in case there are unanticipated fees related to using the Wyldcat ILL system.
Wyoming Humanities will accept applications for reimbursements of significant amounts over and above the cost of one-way shipping for 3 or 4 sets of books, depending on what that host organization requested. Host organizations applying for reimbursement of costs must provide a detailed list of the expenditures for which they are requesting reimbursement and an explanation of why reimbursement is necessary. We hope this will help us all to address and plan for expenses relating to use of the Wyldcat ILL system into the future.
Wyoming Humanities will continue to contract with scholars and pay scholar stipends. We are increasing the amount of the scholar stipend to $200 for each reading group discussion. Scholars must be more involved in selecting titles for their groups and the increased stipend amount is in recognition of that fact.
Wyoming Humanities is responsible for working directly with scholars to obtain signed documentation
We are no longer asking the host organization to provide scholars with contracts, W9 forms, or vouchers. That has not been working consistently and we've had too many occasions when scholars ended their facilitation without the proper documentation on file at our office, claiming never to have received the necessary documentation. Project directors will provide scholar names and contact information on the application and Wyoming Humanities will provide scholars with documents for signature and conduct all follow-up.
Group Discussion Reports by Scholars and the Reading Wyoming Archive of Group Discussion Reports
Scholars are still required to provide a written report of the questions and discussion covered by the group to the Reading Wyoming group list (email@example.com) immediately following each group discussion. Failure to do this will result in a reduction of the amount provided to the scholar when a final voucher is submitted. Humanities scholars are paid a stipend to facilitate group reading discussions and report on those discussions. The majority of Reading Wyoming scholars are very attentive to providing a thorough discussion of the themes, issues, questions and impressions discussed by the group. In a few instances however, reports have been inadequate, sounding more like a book report and not including any analysis of Humanities content in the discussion. We encourage all scholars to remain attentive to providing relevant insight into the Humanities discussions held by the group.
For many years Debbie Sturman at the Niobrara County Library in Lusk has maintained an archive of the group discussion reports provided by scholars. Our new approach to allowing groups to identify and select their own titles may make it impossible to continue archiving the scholar reports in the way they have been archived in the past. This is an issue we have not yet resolved. Although we'd like very much to continue having scholar reports available for review, we have not yet identified the best way to do that. We are open to suggestions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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The Order of the Holy Cross
The Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross (ORC) is a contemplative and active community. We live a life dedicated to the sacred liturgy, adoration, contemplation and ministry in communion with the holy Angels. The consecration to the holy Angels gives a special mark on our religious life. We are a community of priests and brothers.
The coat of arms of the Order shows the essential characteristics of our spirituality: The Cross, the Lord in the Holy Eucharist, with Mary and the holy Angels.
The ORC forms one spiritual family in the Opus Angelorum with the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Mission Helpers of the Holy Cross and the faithful who join the Opus Angelorum.
1. A Life of Adoration
In communion with the Angels we adore God especially through solemn liturgy and daily Eucharistic adoration.
2. Contemplation of God's mysteries
The Word of God is our fountain and strength: daily we ponder with the help of the holy Angels the mysteries of God and meditate it like Mary – for our community is entirely Marian.
3. Expiation for the sins of the world
Every week we accompany the Lord in His Passion: on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon, we join our prayers, sacrifices and fasting with His suffering, for the salvation of souls. We pray especially for the priests and religious.
Thus, we want to console Jesus like the Angel did and follow His invitation: "Come and watch with Me!" (cf. Mt 26:38)
4. Mission in communion with the angels
Like the holy Angel and together with them, we are sent by the Lord to serve in the work of salvation.
Promotion of the Opus Angelorum
In our apostolate, we bring people closer to Christ also through linking them with their holy Angels. We promote the devotion to the holy Angels and the spirituality of the Opus Angelorum (Work of the Holy Angels), usually by means of talks at days of recollection and retreats.
Priestly Formation
Our great concern is the help for the priests. In Brazil, we have an Institute for the formation of seminarians. We assist priests and religious who need spiritual help.
Pastoral Ministry
In the Order of the Holy Cross, we work also in parishes and assume different ministries according to the needs of the local Church.
We are flexible in our tasks and missions like the Angels and are ready to be sent anywhere where God wants us to serve Him and the community needs us.


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Edward and Justine got married at Ashford Baptist Church and held their reception at Winter's Barns on the 5th of September 2016.
Ed got ready at a friends house while Justine got ready with her family and bridesmaids at at her home.
After the ceremony we all headed off to Winter's Barns, everyone had arrived before Ed & Justine giving everyone enough time to get out the back to set up for their enterance with confetti. Once Ed and Justine walked through we did the big group photo followed by family photos.
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£15 and below underappreciated xbox 360 bargain recommendation super fun thread
ok so i been on a buying cheap old 360 games tip of late, picked up some real scorchers - the darkness was actually pretty good, dead space was super great, rainbow six vegas i am shit at but enjoy, im lookin to continue this trend. anyone got any good recommendations? are shits like the club, stranglehold, all the games you always see second hand for like £7 any cop?
Stranglehold is awesome.
Basically just diving on trollies, shooting tons and I mean tons of bad guys, cool slow motion stuff, precision bullet time, comedy cut scenes, rocket launchers. It should be re-named "BIG NASTY GUNS."
Not sure if you've played it yet, but Crackdown must be about a tenner now and I recommend that.
I'm playing the Darkness at the moment, just got the pistols from that upsidedown corpse. It's really, really good so far.
thx guys
ok i might pick up stranglehold it sounds like fun. i played the demo for mirrors edge and i didnt really like it? currently playin prototype which combines running up and over buildings with the ability to throw helicopters at other helicopters so i think ill give it a miss.
darkness is good isnt it! i really kind of hate the main character too so im kind of rooting for his a perfect circle-fan ass to get totally merked by the darkness. the loading scenes are shit though - i got to the stage of muting the tv whenever he started talkin about "crazy abdul" or whatever
i have crackdown but i cant really get with it for some reason. the targeting system is worse than gta4's? didnt think that was possible tbh
I found Mirror's Edge to be a massive pain.
Didn't enjoy it, some bits were controller-bitingly annoying. The idea was good and it looks gorgeous but I just found it frustrating.
Hahahaha, yeah his voice seems to be devoid of all emotion and he reminds me of the singer from Type O Negative. Have you been picking up those collectable phone numbers? Apparently there's an achievement for getting them all. I'm not sure if ringing them helps with the game or not, seems like a distraction. Darklings are so, so great though. I want an army of them!
Never really noticed a problem with the targetting. It always locks on fine for me. Or with the rocket launcher, I just blow up a massive group of people. fuck em if there pedestrians (which are the most retarded bots ever in the history of gaming.)
well i rung about 25 of them, got an achievement
and then got bored of waiting for that evanescence fuck yo pick up and the phone and then having to listen to the inane dribble which got played back so never bothered with em again. fuck a "collect 100 of these pointless baubles" achievement imo
The Orange Box
Civilisation Reveloution
Fable II
Race Driver: Grid
Condemened 2
civilisation revolution is basically civilisation for retards isnt it?
i hope so because man i am bad at civilisation
It's a lot more streamlined for the console
still one more turn addictive though, shame the games tend to be over in like 2 - 3 hours as opposed to 10 - 15 :(
I never finished condemned 2. Its cack.
The first one is the scariest game I have ever played.shattered_ghoul this'd this
I got about 20 minutes into condemned 2
before I realised the'd ruined it.
The first one freaked me right out. Damned mannequins.
Yeah totally the same to me, but i kept playing.
Think I'm near the end now, but i havent touched it since it first came out. Like a neglected gay.
Condemned had so many frightening bits. The mannequin bit was terrifying, they repeat it in number 2. Fuckers.
Just all the bits in the original where your guy slowly goes mentaller and mentaller. The bit in the empty pool / locker room was pretty scary.


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2018-2019 WFHS Boys Basketball Schedule
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Boys basketball season runs from October - February. However, players are continually involved in strength and conditioning workouts to become better athletes. While the coaching staff aides in improving athletic ability, our main goal is for players to leave the program with skills that will help them later in life such as discipline, team work and commitment. Student-athletes must maintain a "C" average to be eligible and attend daily practices. Tryouts for incoming freshmen are held in the spring. We participate in a summer league during June and players lift weights all summer.
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|The Berenstain Bears Go to Camp
|Stan and Jan Berenstain
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Brother and Sister have graduated school, but the summer gives them nothing to do. All their friends have gone away on vacation, so Mama sees an advertisement for a day camp and pays for the cubs to go, figuring they can make new friends and have outdoor activities. The camp is called "Grizzly Bob's Day Camp", owned and managed by a bear who built the camp on his own land near a lake. The cubs are surprised at being in unfamiliar surroundings, and Grizzly Bob looks nothing like their teachers. The first thing Grizzly Bob does is give each of the cubs name stickers, telling them that they are to learn everyone else's name. The second thing he does is tell them of the activities they will be doing, which look intimidating to Brother and Sister, but both decide to give them a try when they are available. The third thing Grizzly Bob does is take the cubs on a hike up Spook Hill, which is a large mound overlooking much of Bear Country. It was quite a climb! Once atop Spook Hill, they are shown a place that looks like a human skull, aptly named Skull Rock. When Grizzly Bob says the penultimate day will be night camp as well, in that the cubs will spend the overnight sleeping on Spook Hill, Sister becomes worried, as she never spent any nights away from her family, let alone outdoors. As the days go on, Brother and Sister learn to appreciate the day camp. Many of the activities there are akin to sports and games they did with their friends, as well as arts and crafts. However, Sister is still nagged by the upcoming campout. When the big day finally arrives, Sister elects to face her fears of being away from home for the first time. As twilight comes, the cubs climb up Spook Hill, which is easier as they are in better shape, and unroll their sleeping bags atop Skull Rock, which offers a splendid view of the natural scenery of Bear Country. Grizzly Bob makes a campfire, then goes into a small cave where he dons an Indian outfit. He tells the cubs a few tales of Indian lore, then they have hot cocoa and fall asleep outdoors. The final day of camp is a sports festival and awards ceremony with the cubs' families in attendance. Sister made the best beaded belt and Brother comes in second in a foot race, to which Grizzly Bob awards him a red ribbon. Mama and Papa are proud of the cubs, but more glad they made good use of their summer. Sister, who has overcome her fear of camping away from home, says the forthcoming school year can present new challenges she can face.


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With its release coming, Aston Martins offers up a closer look at the upcoming 2018 DB11 Volante.
The new supercar has some notable power, via its AMG-sourced 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine, pushing out 503 horsepower. This allows the car to zoom from 0-62 mph in 4.1 seconds and hit a top speed of 187 mph.
Unfortunately, there will not be a V12 version, because the Volante already weighs 1,870 kg, due to the extra parts needed for the drop top.
Aston Martin is taking orders for the new DB11 Volante, which starts at $216,495 USD. A release date was not announced, but is expected in Spring 2018.


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Day 163: Binary Charts, Reader's Theater May 14, 2010Posted by garvoille in Uncategorized.
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1. Binary Charts. Students worked in groups to create a visual representation of the binary set they completed an analysis of yesterday.
2. Review of play so far. We briefly discussed the timeline of the play up to III.i.
3. Reader's Theater. Students acted out part of Act III, scene i for the class.
HW: Finish reading Act III for Wednesday.


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Wednesday, 2 January 2013
New Year, New News
I had thought to share my lack of New Year's Resolutions, all the basking in the sun I achieved, the books I read, the champagne I managed to soak up as if by magic. But instead I get to squee with some fab New Year's News, courtesy of Entangled Publishing. The fab international rights team there have sold The Boss and Her Billionaire to the Greek market! It'll be in print and digital format, which is fun too. Now all I have to do is learn some greek....hmmm anyone say Agápe...
With that news, I think I'll hold off waxing lyrical about the sun, the sea and the surf, which have filled my days this last week - yep, I actually had a holiday - not even any cellphone reception. I'm off to get back to writing. Nothing like a burst of good news to remind us what we're passionate about and thus why we do what we do. Thanks for stopping by!
x Michele
This photo of Greece is courtesy of TripAdvisor
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John M. O'Brien & Associates
717 K Street, Suite 530
Sacramento, CA 95814
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About Me
John M. O'Brien and Associates is a personal injury law firm founded and led by John M. O'Brien. The Sacramento-based firm provides quality legal representation in a wide variety of personal injury cases. John M. O'Brien is a proven trial lawyer with more than 24 years of experience. Since 1996, his firm has successfully recovered millions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts on behalf its clients. Mr. O'Brien enjoys an excellent reputation for aggressive advocacy and integrity. He is Avvo-rated Superb, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and was selected as 2009's Advocate of the Year by the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association.
I am Licensed to Practice in:
State Bar Of Californiasince 1990
My Education
University of Southern California Law SchoolJD - Juris Doctor - 1990
University of the PacificBA - Bachelor of Arts - 1987
My Memberships
American Board of Trial Advocates
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District
United States Supreme Court
All California State Courts
American Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of Sacramento
Sacramento County Bar Association
Sacramento County Superior Court
American Association for Justice
Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
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This Attorney is Rated in the Following Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Law - Plaintiff since 2014
- Verified Experience
- Peer Recommended
- Spotless Record
Practice Highlights
Representative Verdicts & Settlements
$4.5 million settlement in a complex, product liability case
$1.4 million jury verdict in federal court against Wal-Mart
$2 million settlement for a man who was severely injured
Received the Following Awards
Advocate of the Year, 2009, CCTLA
American Jurisprudence Awards
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Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library this week include the following:
6:30 p.m. Monday: Classics Book Discussion Group. The group will discuss the book, "The Ox-Bow Incident" by Walter Van Tilburg Clark.
10 a.m. Saturday: A "Reading Buddies: Read to the Dogs" program. This event is designed for preschoolers and early elementary-aged children who will have an opportunity to read their favorite stories to licensed therapy dogs. No registration is required, and all area children are invited to attend.
Adult groups
New members are always welcome to join all three adult book discussion groups at the library. One group meets the first Wednesday evening of every month at 6:30 p.m.; the Classics Book Discussion Group meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. during the months of March, April, May and June and again in September, October, November and December; and the third group meets every third Monday at 1:30 p.m. Information on all these groups can be obtained by calling the library at (724) 758-6458.
Summer reading
Registration is also under way for all of this year's Summer Reading Program activities for area children and youth. Programs are available for children from preschool through junior high, and more information may be obtained by calling the library.
The following is a partial list of the memorial contributions the library received in April. All memorial contributions received by the library will appear in this weekly column, and will be printed throughout the month:
l In memory of Rose Anna Valvano Cortez from the Schill Manor Residents Association.
l In memory of Clifford R. Deemer from Shirley A. Deemer.
l In memory of Emma R. Druschel from Charles and Barbara Schweinsberg.
l In memory of Alma Egan from the Schill Manor Residents Association.
l In memory of Robert Farrell from Sally Copper and family.
l In memory of Thomas Freed Jr. from American Legion James McClintock Post 749, Robert and Vera DeAngelo and Mrs. Natty DeCarbo.
l In memory of Catherine Maggi Funari from Clyde and Rose Bartley, the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc., Leah K. Toth, and Richard and Joann Verone.
l In memory of Johanna Gaiser from The Kildoo Agency Inc.
l In memory of Andrew W. Gib from the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home Inc.
l In memory of James G. Gillespie from Ellwood Lodge 599 F&AM of Pennsylvania.


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The forthcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen has a single purpose – to drain the wealth from developed countries and usher in a one-world government. Its coming folks – both the Bible and current events prove it. The good news is Jesus Christ is returning to sort of the mess of this present world; unfortunately there will be much weeping and gnashing of teeth first.
God bless,


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The game was created for VR. It has very nice realization of crosshairs - it lies exactly on surfaces
Removed: Many Stars on HUD (were harmfull for 3D effect)
- Download Tested on 220.127.116.11208 and extract the contents into the game directory.
- Use Nvidia Inspector to assign the game's EXE to the profile "3D-Hub Player". (For instructions on how to assign profiles, see this guide)


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Japanese role-playing game fans have a reason to get excited for the Switch.
During its stream event today, Nintendo revealed a short teaser for a new Shin Megami Tensei game from developer Atlus. SMT is one of the most popular role-playing franchises in Japan, and its reach has extended to the U.S. thanks to the success of the Persona series, which is a spin-off, and SMT's successes on the DS and 3DS handheld consoles.
The next entry in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise is coming to #NintendoSwitch!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 13, 2017
It's unclear if this is Shin Megami Tensei V or a new entry (or even spinoff) in the series. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey appeared exclusively on the Nintendo DS.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Pat LaFontaine did enough during six years in Buffalo to have his No. 16 Sabres jersey retired to the rafters.
"Not in my wildest dreams I'd think a night like this would happen," LaFontaine said Friday night when the Sabres honored him before a game against Toronto. "To be back in this fashion is really special. This gesture is over the top and overwhelming."
LaFontaine, who was Buffalo's captain from 1992-97, became the sixth Sabres player to have his number retired by the team. He joined Gilbert Perreault (11), Rick Martin (7), Rene Robert (14), Tim Horton (2) and Danny Gare (18).
LaFontaine was acquired by Buffalo from the New York Islanders in a blockbuster 1991 trade that also involved former No. 1 overall pick Pierre Turgeon. He immediately made an impact, scoring 46 goals for the Sabres in 1991-92.
The following season, the Michigan native teamed with winger Alexander Mogilny to produce the most electrifying offensive in the Sabres' 36-year history. LaFontaine scored 53 goals and set up 95 others for a franchise-record 148 points. Mogilny was the beneficiary of most of those assists, scoring a team-record 76 goals.
Both marks still stand.
Overall, LaFontaine had 158 goals and 385 points in 268 games with the Sabres.
"I feel a little bit of everything, but most of all I'm humbled and honored," LaFontaine said.
After a one-season stint with the New York Rangers, LaFontaine retired in 1998 after 15 years in the NHL. His career was cut short by the last in a series of concussions.
He finished with 468 goals and 1,013 points in 865 games -- mostly recorded with the Islanders -- and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. The Islanders haven't retired his No. 16.
LaFontaine, who lives on Long Island with his wife and three children, is heavily involved with humanitarian and charitable work. His Companions in Courage foundation has established playrooms and provided computers to numerous children's hospitals, including one in Buffalo.


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Ever since the Xiaomi phones have hit the Android market, buyers are going nuts for its range of budget phones. And not that the phones have been compromised in terms of the quality. Xiaomi is now one of the leading manufacturers for its budget phones and awesome features.
And talking about the smart features, buttons have long left the smartphones. The only reason we have buttons for, is to unlock and manged the volumes! And if you wish to even shoo away the need to unlock you phone with that button, here's how you can do it.
With the new series of Xiaomi phones, users are now able to double tap the screen to unlock the phone. So here is How to enable double tap to wake feature on Mi 4i
How to enable double tap to wake feature on Mi 4i
Doing this is quite simple. And you will not have to dig inside the settings much.
- Go to the settings page of your phone
- Scroll down and go the Display tab
- From the list of options, slide the toggle bar which says "Double tap to screen wake"
And that's it you're done! Doing this, you will not have to reach out to your phone's unlock button to activate the screen. You can simply double tap your phone screen to wake it up!
Are you going to try the double tap to wake feature on Mi 4i? Leave your comments below!


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What is a Unix shell?Posted: March 28th, 2010 | Author: lucero | Filed under: Shell scripting | No Comments »
A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter (see shell) and script host that provides a traditional user interface for the Unix operating system and for Unix-like systems. Users direct the operation of the computer by entering command input as text for a command line interpreter to execute or by creating text scripts of one or more such commands.
The most prominent Unix shells are the Bourne shell, which is the original Unix command line interpreter for system control and user sessions, and the C shell, a shell primarily used for interactive user sessions in the line of Unix-derived operating systems based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Both shells have been used as coding base and model for many derivative and work-alike shells with extended feature sets.
My favorite is KSH (Korn shell), second it's BASH which is the most shell used and it's basic for linux systems.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell


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123 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
CCBC is holding a breakfast networking session in Toronto on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, to inform members and guests about the many opportunities available at the upcoming China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, China, from April 15 to May 5, 2018 (see Phase details below). The Fair is an opportunity for Canadian businesses to source or exhibit products.
The 123rd Canton Fair is China's premier trade event and is focused on the international market. It is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC and the People's Government of Guangdong Province and is organized by the China Foreign Trade Centre. The Fair will exhibit over 150,000 categories of products, both from China and overseas, and approximately 24,000 enterprises will participate in each session held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex.
Mr. E Defeng, Commercial Consul of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Toronto will address the attendees and a representative from the China Foreign Trade Centre, will be speaking by video conference from Guangzhou, PRC, to provide the latest details about the Fair and the benefits for the Canadian businesses that participate.
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
8:30 am – 10:30 am (8:30 am – 9:00 am – registration and networking)
Breakfast will be provided.
The Canton Fair will be arranged in three phases:
Phase 1: April 15 – 19
Phase 2: April 23 – 27
Phase 3: May 1 – 5
Click here for more information on the Canton Fair.
For more information CCBC's breakfast networking session, please contact Tina Tian at 416-954-3800 x320.


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EA Sports hits all the small things in the latest edition of its top-selling soccer simulation, and the beautiful game is captured through an unprecedented amount of realism in "FIFA 15."
Console users get to enjoy vastly improved graphics through the stunning next-generation visuals. Corner flags bend, uniforms get dirty and the pitch wears down with boot marks throughout the course of the match.
"FIFA 15" brings soccer to life for fans and actual players in the game. Players react to bad passes and missed chances, but encourage teammates for shots on target.
Electronic Arts put much of its focus on emotional intelligence. With more than 600 new emotions, the intensity of the game can change substantially at any point in the match.
Players celebrate last-minute game winners together through the new 10-man goal celebrations. The bench and the crowd get involved as well, singing specific chants distinguished by their club team.
Also, stadiums are alive and authentic. The game includes fully-licensed stadiums for all 20 teams in the ever-popular Premier League.
Layers of realism come out in the gameplay as well. Player control affects the momentum of player movement and gives players more personality on the ball. Athletes turn faster and more precisely, and defenders make smarter decisions by containing the attacker and going in for the tackle at the right time.
"FIFA 15" allows players to be the receiver when taking throw-ins, free kicks and corner kicks. This gives players a better chance to get open and make runs down the line or toward the net.
The game gives individuals the ability to make their own decisions in key situations.
Furthermore, artificial intelligence is much improved, especially for goalkeepers. More than 50 new animations make saves look more natural and give goalies an important feel to the game.
The new features enhance the quality of play in the game modes.
The fan favorite "ultimate team," where players can build custom teams to play on offline, has some useful additions, including "concept squads," which lets you plan future trades, and online "friendly seasons," where you can challenge friends to an entire season of matches. Also, one has easier access to obtaining superstar players by signing them to their club on loan.
Career Mode isn't the only place to manage teams and create customized tactics anymore. One has the ability to create Team Sheets, where users can lay out their desired squad and formation for each team and bring it with them online.
"FIFA 15" allows the gamer to become somewhat of a player-manager Players who want to be like Chelsea's Jose Mourinho can adjust their tactics to play conservatively or go all-out in attack if an equalizer is needed.
The additional layers of realism in "FIFA 15" are brilliant. Just as in real life, Barcelona's Luis Suarez is suspended until Oct. 27 when you start a season in Career Mode.
It's all about the little details. For the first time ever, "FIFA 15" has introduced goal-line technology.
The only thing that's missing is vanishing spray for the referees.


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Those of us who earn our living from visitors to the Lakes rarely get the chance to do the things which the visitors come her to do- such as take a cruise on Lake Windermere (and before pedants start foaming at the mouth because I've used the word "lake" before "Windermere", yes I do know that mere means lake, and no, I don't think it's tautologous).
Tonight we had the chance to enjoy what the tourists enjoy and there couldn't have been a better evening for it. The occasion was a fund-raising event organised by the Lakes Hospitality Association in aid of the Japanese Tsunami victims. It was rather ironic that the weather conditions tonight couldn't have been more benign, with clear skies, and a warm breeze- and views to die for. Windermere Lake Cruises provided mv Swan free of charge, and a superb Japanese-style buffet was put on by Andrew Southcott. The Jazz band, Palladium, provided the music- very well indeed. This was a small gesture on our part to show our solidarity with our Japanese friends and it was one which came from the heart.


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New Sales Numbers Are In. The Verdict? Sony Is On Fire!
Sony has announced that they have sold 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide as of February 8th, 2014. This surpasses the corporation's projections of having 5 million units sold by the end of March. This announcement also comes 4 days before the scheduled release of the PlayStation 4 in Sony's home market of Japan. Troy has a quick look at how Sony are doing. Are they flying high or just an apparent spike in numbers?
Click on the link to read the full article
Sony Is On Fire


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From 6 April 2016, charities will need to ensure that they are using the new model Gift Aid declaration published by HM Revenue & Customs last year.
When a donor makes a donation to a charity, say £800, the charity can recover the amount of basic rate Income Tax (currently 20% so £200) which would have been deducted to provide the donor with the net income of £800 to donate, so the charity would receive £1,000 in total. The Income Tax recovered by the charity is known as a Gift Aid payment.
HMRC's rules require charities to be registered to claim Gift Aid payments and donors to make a declaration, which is the instrument that gives the charity the authority to recover the tax paid on the net income donated.
If a donor has not paid sufficient Income Tax (this may be due to their taxable income being below the tax-free Personal Allowance threshold) and makes a Gift Aid declaration, there is an issue whereby the charity would claim tax from HMRC which has not been paid. In this instance, it is the donor's responsibility to top up their payment to make up the amount claimed by charity; effectively, the donor is landed with an Income Tax bill even though his or her income may not be at a level where they would ordinarily pay tax.
The main change to the Gift Aid declaration template is to the confirmation that the donor understands they need to have paid enough Income Tax personally for the charity to recover from the receipt of the donation.
The wording used to read:
"I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give."
This was considered too 'wordy' and confusing to donors. Also, the mention of VAT and Council Tax was irrelevant.
The new statement reads:
"I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference."
Whilst this reduction in the amount of text that the donor needs to read is a welcome simplification, there has been concern in the charity sector, that the new way in which the confirmation is worded may be off-putting to potential donors, as it emphasises their liability to pay Income Tax if they have not paid enough in the tax year in which the Gift Aid donation is made.
Another change is that the signature line has been removed from the template, as it is not necessary for a Gift Aid declaration to be signed.
The new model declarations were published on 21 October 2015 for use by 6 April 2016 and it is recommended that charities begin to use these at the earliest opportunity.
HMRC has confirmed that charities can continue to use up their old stocks of printed materials before having to use the new declaration format. However, this is on the proviso that they were ordered and printed before 21 October 2015.
For donations previously made using the old form which applies to all 'previous, current and future donations', it will not be necessary to arrange for the donors to make new declarations.
Charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) can find copies of the new forms for single donations at here.
For multiple donations, please click here.
For anyone raising donations through sponsorship, there is an updated template here.
No. These are only model templates which HMRC has produced to save charities' time producing their own forms.
If a charity would like to administer declarations for Gift Aid payments in their own way, there is no set design for the form but it must include the following information:
A donor can make a valid Gift Aid declaration verbally, if they are donating over the phone. HMRC recommends keeping a record of the audio recording. In any event, for verbal declarations, a letter with the above listed information must be sent to the donor, also informing them that they can cancel their declaration within 30 days.
A donor can cancel a Gift Aid declaration at any time. This may be due to the donor's income no longer being at a level at which they pay Income Tax. A cancellation will not be retrospective, so it won't affect previous donations, nor can a donor make a cancellation of a declaration for one-off donations.
Once a declaration has been cancelled, the charity will no longer be able to claim the tax on future donations from the donor.
All charities must keep records of cancellations of declarations and a note of the date on which they were cancelled.
Charities should keep records of any Gift Aid declarations for 6 years from the end of the accounting period in which they were made. For enduring donations, these should be kept permanently.