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LISTINGS: Sports, Martial Arts, Mind & Body, Yoga/Tai Chi ? May 17 ...

Published on Thursday 17 may 2012 11:16

Rugby League, on Friday Sheffield Eagles are home to Dewsbury Rams in the Cooperative Championship clash at Bramall Lane where they will be back on Thursday, may 24, to meet Batley Bulldogs in front of the Sky cameras, both kicking off at 7.30pm.

Speedway, Sheffield Tigers are in Premier League action at Owlerton on Thursday, may 17, against Redcar Bears whom they meet again away on Friday before returning to Sheffield to take on Rye House Rockets next Thursday.

Cricket, on Saturday in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League Sheffield Collegiate play Hull at Abbeydale and Sheffield United are at home to Castleford, meeting the same opponents on Sunday in the knock-out cup at Bawtry Road while Collegeiate go to Harrogate.

Fulwood Sports Club Open Day, lawn tennis, squash and racket ball, crown green bowling and snooker, BBQ and bar, all are welcome, special membership rate available on the day, Chorley Road, Fulwood, Saturday, noon to 3pm

Football, four-game knockout tournament involving teams from Kraft Foods, Booker Wholesale and Singh?s Premier Stores competing for Singh?s Charity Cup to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, Bramall Lane, Saturday, noon to 4pm.

Hallam Grange Bowling Club, new members both experienced and inexperienced welcome. Green open seven days a week, morning, afternoon and evening. Tuition/ assistance provided by members (?68 membership fee which includes 25% discount, Liz Murray, 2307083).

Korfball, Sheffield Trotters Korfball Club require new players for an exciting mixed sex team sport similar to netball and basketballcompeting in the local Yorkshire korfball league and training on a Tuesday evenings (email sheffieldtrotters@hotmail.co.cuk for more details).

Golf, Lees Hall Golf Club is offering membership at reduced fees for ages 22-29 starting from ?250 for both men and ladies (2554402, www.leeshallgolfclub.co.uk).

Golf, Sheffield?s largest and longest running Junior Golf Academy is now taking in new players, Hillsborough Golf Club, each level is run over an eight-week course., clubs and balls provided (PGA professional mark Allen, 2294100/ 07791949073, www.hillsboroughgolfclub.co.uk).

Basketball, sessions for Y2 ? Y6, boys & girls, Thursdays, 5pm ? 6.30pm (?2.50), Y7 -Y11, boys Pay & Play, Saturdays, 10am-11.30am (?3), both at all Saints Sports Centre, Norfolk Park Road. Badminton, established club in North Sheffield seeks experienced players for competitive play (2469853 or 2472031).

Ladies Badminton: Central Hillsborough, well established club of over 20 years, non competitive, all abilities welcome, Thursdays 6-7pm (Jackie, 2326150 or 07918180495).

Badminton, well established friendly and sociable badminton club for mixed doubles offers cheerful encouragement to intermediate players, St Andrews Hall, St Andrew?s Road, Netheredge, every Tuesday and Saturday 8pm-10pm (?4 non-members/?3 members, 2553544).

Badminton, come and join in doubles badminton, Ecclesfield School, Chapeltown Road, Mondays, 7pm-9.15pm (2684090, email alsopevans@sheffield153.fsnet.co.uk, www.ranmoorbadminton.blogspot.com).

Sailing, weekends with the Sheffield-based SailingBreaks organisation. big yacht weekend and full week sailing opportunities depart Sheffield for Scotland?s stunning west coast. Learn to sail yachts through the RYA sail training scheme (www.sailing-breaks.co.uk, andy@sailing-breaks.co.uk, 07836 762248, 2630902).

Mylnhurst Community Fencing Club, Adult and Junior fencing courses for beginners. Intermediate and advanced tuition also available. Private lessons by appointment. Sports Centre, Mylnhurst Preparatory School, Button Hill, Woodholm Road, Ecclesall, Mondays, 7pm-9pm term time only (Pete, 07890 579127 or email peter.ellinger@thefencingcoach.org.uk).

Climbing, instruction for adults includes specific structured courses for beginners and advanced and lead coaching for more experienced climbers, Foundry Climbing Centre, Mowbray Street, Wednesdays 7:30pm-9:30pm (email foundrymountain@btconnect.com , www.greatadventures.co.uk).

Climbing, adult introduction to indoor climbing with a course of three two hour sessions learning basic rope-work and climbing skills, suitable for all abilities which lead on to technique coaching sessions and the opportunity to try outdoor climbing in The Peak DistrictThe Edge Climbing Centre, John Street, Monday or Wednesday evenings, Saturday afternoons. (?17 per two hour course, equipment provided, advance booking required, 2758899, www.sheffieldclimbing.com).

Rugby Union, Wortley RUFC training, Rugby pitch, Finkle Street Lane, Wortley, Adults, Tuesdays, 6.45pm-8.30pm, Kids, Sundays, 11am-1pm (Steve 07711 772771).

Girls Football, Socrates GFC, one of the few football clubs in Yorkshire catering exclusively for girls aged 9-18 welcomes players of all abilities and experience and has no selection process, looking especially for those aged under 14 on 31/8/09. Based in the SW of the city, training sessions are held throughout the year with time and venue variying according to age group. There is no commitment to join straight away ? come and try out some training sessions first (Jane Speddings, 2361021).

Adult Trampoline Sessions, all Saints Sports College, Wednesday, 7pm-8pm (booking essential, Joanne Crowther, email joannetramp@yahoo.co.uk).

Abbeydale Archers, intensive ?long weekend? courses starting soon for anyone wishing to learn archery (www.abbeydalearchers.com, 2481790).

Sheffield American Football Team, looking for new players with or without experience, training Don Valley Bowl every Sunday, 1pm (further information from steelcityamfootball@fsmail.net or coachedley@aol.com).

Meersbrook Netball Club, all ages and abilities welcome meet all year round at the outdoor courts in Meersbrook Park, Wednesdays, 7pm ? 8pm, (?2 per session, just turn up or call 07745 657914 for more info).

Badminton in Ranmoor, four courts available for friendly and competitive, doubles at an intermediate level, Tapton School Sports Hall, Darwin Lane, Crosspool, Fridays, 7pm-9.45pm (2302961, http://ranmoorbadminton.blogspot.com/)

Ladies Badminton Group, welcomes new members, friendly (no cliques), reasonable standard but not ultra serious about winning, Queen?s Park Sports Centre (main hall), Chesterfield, Thursdays, 8.30pm-10pm (?2 for guest session, Gail 07814 371884).

VaVaVita Badminton, mixed doubles for improvers and intermediates, fun social games for all ages 20 plus, newcomers welcome, Concord Sports Centre, Wednesdays, 8pm (Alex 2310869, www.VaVaVita.co.uk).

Ladies Badminton Club, located central Hillsborough, seeks few more players, non-competitive, Thursday evenings (2397225). either Opportunities for beginners/ improvers at other times,

Sheffield Ski Village, New state of the art ten Pin Bowling Alley now open daily, ski slope opening times, Monday-Friday, 2pm-10pm and weekends, 9am ? 7pm, ski and snowboard lessons available for individuals and groups plus recreational slope use, including freestyle Fun Park; Guaranteed to Ski courses (?80), Adventure Mountain outdoor play area and caf? open at weekends and holidays, children?s parties, holiday academies, licensed bar and function room available, Vale Road, Parkwood Springs (www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk or 2760044).

Golf, Lees Hall Golf Club is currently offering membership with no joining fee for new members in all sections, mens, ladies and juniors (contact the Secretary, 2552900 or visit www.leeshallgolfclub.co.uk).

Lacrosse, Sheffield Steelers Lacrosse compete in the Northern Championships. There are two senior men?s teams, a mixed team and ladies team and juniors compete at under 19, 16, 14 and 12 age groups. Senior home games are played on Saturday afternoons at Abbeydale Park, Abbeydale Road South. Senior training is at Abbeydale, Wednesdays, 9pm, ladies, Broomgrove Road, Mondays, Juniors, Tapton School, Darwin Lane, Fridays, 4pm. New and old players are welcomed (sheffieldlacrosse@hotmail.co.uk or 2663335, 07788916838).

Gliding, an exciting sport for all and the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club situated in the glorious Peak Park, close to Hathersage offers glider flight training at all levels, seven days a week during the summer and five days in the winter. Trial flights available (01298871270, www.dlgc.org.uk, dlgc@gliding.u-net.com).

Sheffield Viking Sailing Club, dinghy sailing and racing, Sundays all year round, Thursday evenings and Saturday during spring and summer, beginners course available, experienced also welcome, Dam Flask, Bradfield (family membership ?125 per year, includes partner and children under 18, 2 305418, Denis.Porter@tiscali.co.uk, www.sheffieldviking.org.uk or just turn up on a Sunday 11am till 4:30pm).

Sheffield Ladies RUFC. summer fitness training open to all, Hillsborough Park, Tuesdays, 7pm, meet at car park, and Millhouses Park, Thursdays 7pm, meet car park (for details email: root2@lycos.co.uk).

Steel City Striders, running club meets weekly, Graves Tennis Centre, Bochum way, Norton, Wednesdays, 7pm, and other Sheffield locations during the week (07790844274, steelcitystriders@hotmail.com).

Women?s Running Group, friendly group meets every Monday at the junction of Rustlings Road and Ecclesall Road opposite Jimmy?s Plaice fish and chip shop to run through the park in summer and on the roads in winter (new members welcome, Helen 2686674).

Sheffield Fencing School, small but well established fencing club, mainly foil. Range of ages (11+ to adult) and experience (beginner onwards)Ecclesall Parish Halls, Room Two, Ringinglow Road, Thursdays, 6.30-8.30pm (?6 per session or ?20 for four, all kit provided, contact Toby Hazel on 01246566854 or sheffieldfencingschool@o2.co.uk).

Kiveton Park & Wales Fencing Club, tuition in foil, epee and sabre, all ages welcome at friendly club, more than 20 years coaching experience, all equipment provided, Kiveton Park and Wales Village Hall, Walesmoor Avenue, off Wales Road (B6059), Kiveton Park, Tuesdays, 7pm- 9pm including school holidays (0789 0579127).

Sheffield Sword Club, fencing and coaching at all levels and ages, English Institute of Sport (Sheffield), Coleridge Road, Attercliffe, Mondays and Thursdays 7pm-10pm, foil, epee and sabre up to Level 5 with BAF/BFA coaches, latest safety equipment. Beginner?s course starting the first Monday of every month at 7.15pm, everyone from 11 years to OAP?s welcome (Howard 07990 556823, email yfence@aol.com. www.sheffieldswordclub.co.uk).

Sheffield Table Tennis Club, welcomes all juniors of seven years and over of all abilities to learn the game, practise their skills and enjoy the fun, English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Mondays, 6pm-7.30pm for under 14s, 7.30pm-9.30pm for over 14s (just turn up, first session free, equipment provided).

Vulcan Table Tennis Club, coaching and competition, Croft House Settlement, Tuesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm (2440717).

City of Sheffield Basketball Club on Saturday ? Hatters U16s v Gateshead, 12.30pm, Sheffield Saints v Loughborough University, 6.30pm both at all Saints Sports Centre, Hallam Hatters Division II away v Stockport, Junior Sharks U 15s away v Oldham, U14s away v Bradford: Sunday Junior Sharks U18s v Stockport, 3pm, U16s v Stockport v Stockport, 1.00pm, Hatters Division II away v Leicester.

City of Sheffield Basketball Club is looking for new players to join their highly successful Junior Sharks and Junior Hatters teams. if you are a boy who wants to play basketball, the Junior Sharks are inviting boys currently in Y6 to Y10 to come to open sessions every Saturday morning 10am-12 noon at all Saints Sports Centre. if you are a girl, the Junior Hatters girls basketball club invites any girls who want to play basketball to open sessions every Tuesday 5-6.30pm for girls in Y5 to Y8 and every Thursday 5-6.30pm for girls in Y9 onwards. Both boys and girls basketball sessions are held at all Saints Sports Centre (GOALS), Norfolk Park Road Sheffield S2 2RU.

Spice, adventure sports and social group for adults with more than 1,700 members around Yorkshire offers a wide range of sporting activities including badminton, ski trips, bowling evenings, mountain biking, and even scuba diving (2889997 or email listings@spiceyorks.com).

Martial Arts and Tai Chi for Beginners, new course to discover the amazing fun of Lishi, Meersbrook United Reform Church, Chesterfield Road, Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm, Heeley Institute on Hartley Street, Thursdays, 7pm-8pm (email Susan on smg6161@gmail.com , 07973607852

Sheffield Hallam Traditional Aikido Club, Collegiate Crescent Campus on Broomgrove Road, Broomhill, Mondays, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Fridays, 7pm-9pm (free for Sports Hallam card holders, ?3.50 for non-card holders, www.sheffield-aikido.co.uk).

New Beginners Courses for Kung Fu/Tai Chi, have fun discovering the power of Lishi, first lesson free, Meersbrook United Reform Church (opposite Currys), Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm; Heeley Institute near Heeley City Farm, Thursdays, 7pm-8pm (email smg6161@gmail.com or telephone 07973607852).

Martial Arts/Tai Chi Day Course for Beginners, enjoy Lishi arts, great for fitness and health, Meersbrook United Reform Church (opposite Currys), Saturday, June 6, 11am-4pm (email smg6161@gmail.com or telephone 07973607852).

Award Martial Arts Taekwondo Club, small, friendly club welcomes new members, Church Dale Road, Frecheville (www.awardmartialarts.org, 07788474384).

Martial Arts Classes, weekly classes covering several disciplines, The Workstation, Paternoster Row, Thursday, 6.30-9.30pm.

White Crane Silat-Indonesian Martial Art-Self Defence, everyone welcome, The Institute, Hartley Street, Heeley, Wednesdays, 7-9pm ( first session free, 2890181 jacqui@silatpgbuk.fsnet.co.uk).Women Kick Boxing Classes, fully qualified insured female instructor, Grimesthorpe Islamic Institute, off Lyons Road, Pitsmoor, beginners class, Saturdays, 11.30am-1pm (?3); everyone Centre, Broadfield Road, off Abbeydale Road, Heeley, Sundays, 2pm-3.30pm (?2 per session, al_nisasportandleisure@yahoo.co.uk or call 07752094070).

Jiu-jitsu (How to handle yourself if attacked), for adults 16+, generally 1 to 1 tuition on the basis of current ability, small friendly group, track suit bottoms and T-Shirt or similar attire is fine, Brampton Parish Hall, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Rotherham), Fridays 7 ? 9 pm.

KapapSheffield, Self Defence and Self Protection classes based on Kapap, Senshido and Brazilian Jui Jitsu, plus Kickboxing, Grappling, BJJ and Body Conditioning, Unit 2, little London Road (Craig and Debbie on 07732 744188, wwwkapapsheffield.co.uk, info@kapapsheffield.co.uk).

Women?s Thai/ Kick Boxing, Grimesthorpe Islamic Institute, Grimesthorpe Road, off Lyons Road, Pitsmoor, Saturdays, 10am ? 11.30am (al_nisasportandleisure@yahoo.co.uk or call 07752094070).

Sifu William Lai Wing Chun kung fu classes, Sheffield Chinese Community Centre, London Road, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8pm-9.30pm and Saturday, 6pm-7.30pm (0792 0045128 or www.wingchun.me.uk).

Hallamshire Aikido Club, traditional Aikido classes, Sheffield Springs Academy, Hurlfield Road, near Manor Top, Tuesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Thursdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm (?5/ ?3, www.hallamshireaikido.co.uk).

Self-Defence, based on Brazilian and traditional jiu-jitsu, men and women welcome, Upper Movement Hall, Dronfield Centre, Green Lane, Dronfield, Mondays, 8.15pm (Steve, 2557763).

Brian Aiken World of Martial Arts and Fitness Studio, stepbox, aerobics, box-a-cise, yoga, circuit training, Pilates, Tae-Bo circuti, Ju-jitsu for chldren and adults, grappling for children and adults, women?s self defence, Earl Street, between Decathlon and Gatecrasher 1 (2013690/ 0785 9909963).

Shaolin Fists International Kung Fu and Qigong, The Fitness Club, Surrey Street Wednesdays and Thursdays 7:30pm-9:15pm and Satrdays 3pm-5pm, Fitness First, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield Tuesday 8pm-9:30pm and Sundays, 4pm-5:30pm (details call 07960531968).

Aikido, English Institute of Sport, Thursdays, 7pm (contact Steve Walker 07799 608356).

Boxercise, Martial Arts and Circuit Training, alternative form of circuit training in which you will develop high level of fitness and lose weight, all welcome at friendly class, 393 Club, Langsett Road (?3, 2561114 for details).

Taekwondo, total fitness training and self defence, adult beginners class, Fitness Club, Surrey Street, Mondays, 6.30pm-7.30pm (?4 per class, open to non members, 2753755).

Hoan Lung Shaolin Kung Fu Association, Fitness Club, Surrey Street, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm, and Saturdays, 3pm-5pm, Queens Park Sports Centre, Chesterfield, Tuesdays and Sundays, 7.30pm-9pm (Peter Allsop, 07960 531968).

Self-Defence Classes, covering all aspects, suitable for all ages and abilities, 5 Mappin Street, off West Street, Wednesdays, 7pm-9pm; St Mary?s School, Cundy Street, Walkley, Mondays, 7pm-9pm (2305882).

Abbeydale Ju-Jitsu Club, coaching for juniors, beginners and advanced, Croft House Settlement, Garden Street (off foot of Broad Lane), Mondays, 6.30pm-9.30pm (2630047).

Tombo Dojo, Japanese martial arts coaching, Croft House Settlement, Sunday , 5pm-7pm (2827662).

Brahma Kumaris, Positive Thinking, Tuesdays, 7pm-8.30pm from may 8; Self-Esteem for a Balanced Life, Saturdays, 10am-11.30am; Raja Meditation Part 1, Mondays, 7pm-8.30pm from April 2; Raja Yoga Meditation Part 2, Mondays, 7pm-8.30pm from may 7 Oakbrook Road, Nether Green (2306781, email sheffield@uk.bkwsu.org, www. bkwsu.org/uk/sheffield).

Abraham-Hicks Law of Attraction, Sheffield group starting (abhicks.group@yahoo.co.uk).

Essential Physiotherapy for Pregnancy, one-off antenatal class led by Vicky Keates, specialist women?s health physiotherapist, teaching small groups of pregnant women how to improve posture, reduce back and/or pelvic girdle pain, strengthen their pelvic floor muscles and keep fit during pregnancy, Hallamshire Physiotherapy Clinic, Broomhill, first Tuesday of every month, 6pm-7pm (2671223, www.womens-health-physio.co.uk).

New Spiritual Group, meditation and social events to meet like-hearted people, initial meeting with a guided meditation ?creative visualisation? by Shakti Gawain, Quaker Meeting House, James Street, Tuesday, may 15, 7pm (?3/?2, refreshments afterwards).

Hypnosis, can help such difficulties as dealing with phobias, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and insomnia, or less easily defined problems. Janet Tomlin, qualified registered experienced hypnotherapist. is offering free 15 minute discussion sessions at Wellforce Complimentary Medicine Centre (2769500, email L1i2m3e@yahoo.com).

Sheffield Breathing Help, one-off session in the Buteyko technique for sufferers of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma, panic, anxiety, bronchial problems, sleep apnoea, chronic fatigue, and any other form of breathing related disorder as well as people wishing to improve their general state of health, Longley Four Greens Centre, Southey Avenue, Monday, 6.30pm (booking essential, www.buteykomethod.co.uk, 0844 357 7373).

Osteoporosis 2000 Exercise Classes, Mosborough Methodist Church School Room, Cadman Street, Mondays, 10am-11am; Chapletown Methodist Church, Nether Ley Avenue, Mondays, 10am-11am; St Polycarp?s Church Hall Loxley Road, Wednesdays, 10am-11am; Polish Catholic Centre, Ecclesall Road, Wednesdays, 12.30pm-1.30pm; Woodseats Methodist Church, Holmhirst Road, Woodseats, Thursdays, 10am-11am; Sutton Hall, Dunella Road, Wisewood, Thursdays, 10am-11am (Natalie, 2344433).

Mindful Mamma, launch in Sheffield of classes using the latest techniques in psychology and hypnotherapy combined with the use of more traditional approaches such as meditation and mindfulness to get women in the right frame of mind for the birth of their child, with qualified hypnotherapist and coach Louise Richards, The Stillpoint Practice in Nether Edge, February 18 (?99 includes a birth preparation CD, www.louiserichards.com for more information and to book).

Essential Physiotherapy for Pregnancy, monthly antenatal class run by Vicky Keates, otherapist at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Clinic, Tuesday, February 7, 6pm-7pm and first Tuesday of every month (2671223,www.womens-health-physio.co.uk).

Fun Zumbastyle Aerobics Classes, burn off calories, increase your energy and improve your overall physical health, Woodseats WMC, The Dale, every Monday, 6.30pm-7.30pm (no bboking required, info at www.easydance.co.uk, 07905 162256, email m-goddard@o2.co.uk).

Stonewater Zen Sheffield, (formerly White Plum), weekly meditation and discussion, Quaker Meeting House, St James Street. Tuesdays 7.15pm (WhitePlumZenSheffield.org.uk, mark.Shawcroft@gmail.com 07412 563924).

Sunday Evening Meditation, Sundays, 6.30pm-7.30pm, introduction 6pm (newcomers book in advance, Brahama Kumaris, Oakbrook Road, Nether Green (2306781, email sheffield@uk.bkwsu.org, www. bkwsu.org/uk/sheffield).

Buddhist Meditation Class, traditional way to develop inner strength, calm and understanding, beginners always welcome, Ranmoor Parish Centre, Ranmoor Park Road, Thursdays, 8pm (www.samatha.org/sheffield).>

Pilates Classes, tone muscles, improve flexibility and posture, increase core strength, reduce stress, Beginners welcome, St Marys Church, Bramall Lane, Wednesdays 6-7pm, 7-8pm, (Teresa Tinklin 07906 312372, email teresa.tinklin@btinternet.com, www.bodyhealthpilates.co.uk).

Pilates Classes, all levels, all ages, with qualified Body Control Pilates instructor, a complete body-conditioning programme for a longer, leaner and toned physique and to improve mobility, strength, flexibility and posture and ease back pain, Fulwood Old Chapel, Monday and Tuesday afternoons; Dore Old School, Wednesday mornings, Hathersage Memorial Hall, Thursday mornings, private and small groups also available (0781 7220324 or email caroline1north@btinternet.com, www.pilatescarolinenorth.co.uk).

Arvigo Therapy, deep abdominal Massage Therapy to help with Infertility,Digestive problems, Endometriosis,Polycystic Ovaries etc.learn how to manage these conditions using ancient Mayan Massage techniques (Sue Calvert 2368559, email atmat@hotmail.co.uk, www.thebabymaker.co.uk).

Buddhist Relaxation, Meditation and Positive Thinking Classes, everyone welcome, Quaker Meeting House, St James Street, Wednesdays 7pm ? 8pm; Totley Library, Thursdays, 7.30pm ? 8.30pm (?3 a class).

Gyaltsabje Buddhist Meditation Centre, everyone welcome to come and learn ancient methods for accomplishing stress-free living. Ecclesall Road, Soup and Serenity ? 30 minutes relaxation followed by bowl of homemade soup only ?3, Thursdays & Tuesdays 12.30?1.30 pm. Meditation Class, Mondays, 7.30-9pm (?5); Gyaltsabje Centre, Ecclesall Road (www.meditateinsheffield.org.uk),

New Spirituality Study Group, exploring together practical ways of deepening our spiritual awareness and making life work at all levels. Friendly open discussion over books such as Conversations with God, The Power of Now and a Course in Miracles, Quaker Meeting House, St James Street, Tuesdays, 7.15pm (?2.50/?2 room hire contribution, no need to come to every session, Claire 2305397).

Osteopathy and Cranial Osteopathy, for adults, babies, mums-to-be and children. Safe, effective treatment for a wide range of conditions with Chris Johnson, The Osteopathic Practice, Sale Hill, Broomhill (2664786, www.theosteopathicpractice.com).

Hypnosis, lose weight amd overcome panic attacks, fears and much more with xperienced hypnotherapist and author of The little Book of Diet Help, Kimberly Willis, based at Wellforce Centre, www.kimberlywillis.co.uk, tel 0114-2769500.

Open Day at Sheffield Yoga Centre, Burgoyne Road, Saturday, noon ? 4pm, free 30 minute taster sessions; Man Friendly Yoga, 12.15pm; Yoga Demonstration, 1.30pm; Taster sessions for all, 2pm and 3pm, tea and Homemade cakes. Drop in any time (2346475/ 07944 169238, www.sheffiedlyogacentre.co.uk).

Pregnant Yogini, now at new location, Carrie Landells, corner of Sharrow Vale Road and Cowlishaw Road, Women?s Only, Mondays, 7.45pm, Toddlers/Family Yoga, Tuesdays, 10am, Baby/Post Natal Yoga (Mum & Baby), Tuesdays, 11am, Pregnancy Yoga, Tuesdays, 6pm or 7.45pm, Wed 12:00 ? Chill Out, Tone up Yoga (Mum & Baby), Wednesdays, noon (Nicola 07739490143, email pregnantyogini@hotmail.com, www.pregnantyogini.com).

Ashtanga Yoga Courses, starting next week, Sheffield Buddhist Centre, Howard Road, Walkley, Mondays (for those with yoga experience) 6pm-7.10pm (?72/ ?62) for 13-week course); Thursdays: Beginners: 7.25pm-8.25pm, Intermediate: 8.25pm-9.45pm (?77/ ?67 for 14-week course, www.fwbosheffield.org, email info@fwbosheffield.org, 2349994).

Tai Chi, course for beginners onwards starts Thursday, April 19, Sheffield Buddhist Centre, Howard Road, Walkley, 6pm-7.15pm (?66/ ?56 for 12 weeks, www.fwbosheffield.org, email info@fwbosheffield.org, 2349994).

Laughter Yoga, fun exercises to loosen up those laughter muscles, no experience needed, new fortnightly session Meersbrook Park Pavilion, 7.30pm-8.30pm (?4/ ?3 a session or five for ?15/?10, 07931 343854).

Iyengar Yoga, new starter classes, perfect introduction to suitable for complete beginners, Sheffield Yoga Centre, Burgoyne Road, Walkley, Mondays, 12-1.15pm, Tuesdays, 6.45pm-8pm, Thursdays, 7.30pm-8.45pm (?40 for five weeks or ?8 per class, discounts available, 2346475, www.sheffieldyogacentre.co.uk).

Beginners and General Classes, places still available in dedicated yoga centre in central location, Sheffield Yoga Centre, Burgoyne Road, Walkley (2346475, www.sheffieldyogacentre.co.uk).

Iyengar Yoga Classes, Hagglers Corner, Queens Road, Beginners, Mondays, 10am to 11.20am; Level I, Fridays, 10am to 11.20am (07597 129471, www.zagyoga.com).

Iyengar yoga classes, with Lorraine Bonete and Pascale Vacher, Silverdale School, Bents Crescent, Bents Green, beginners, Tuesday 6.45pm and Wednesday 6pm; General classes, Wednesday 7.15pm and General/Intermediate, Thursdays, 6.45pm (www.yogasheffield.org/YogaClassesAtSilverdaleSchool.html or email lorraine.bonete@gmail.com, 0780 7567532 or Pascale_Vacher@yahoo.co.uk, 07941646418).

Mother and Toddler Yoga Course, 11 weeks for all levels, Sheffield Buddhist Centre, Howard Road, Walkley, Wednesdays, 2.15pm-3pm (?55/ ?50, www.sheffieldbuddhistcentre.org, info@sheffieldbuddhistcentre.org, 2349994).

Special Beginners Courses in Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, discover the amazing fun of Lishi, Meersbrook United Reform Church, Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm (Susan on smg6161@gmail.com, 07973 607852); Heeley Institute, Hartley Street, Thursdays, 7pm-8pm (Paul on sheffield@lishi.org, 07740 870848).

Sheffield Satyananda Yoga School, Postnatal Yoga and Baby Yoga, Ebenezer Hall, Greenhow Street, Walkley, Mondays, 1pm ? 2.15pm (?5); Pregnancy Yoga, no experience necessary, suitable from 16 weeks onwards, Broomhill Methodist Church, Fulwood Road, Broomhill, Tuesdays, 6pm-7.30pm, 7.45pm-9.15pm (?7); Ebenezer Hall, Greenhow Street, Walkley, Thursdays, 7.45pm-9.30pm (?6); Beginners Hatha Yoga/Satyananda Yoga, Ebenezer Hall, Walkley, Mondays, 7.45pm-9.15pm, Wednesdays, 6pm-7.30pm; Intermediate Hatha Yoga/Satyananda Yoga, Ebenezer Hall, Walkley, Mondays, 6pm-7.30pm, Wednesdays, 7.45pm-9.15pm, Thursdays, 6pm-7.30pm; Yoga, Relaxation and Health, beginners yoga and meditation, classes run through WEA, Heeley Institute, Hartley Street, Heeley, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am-12, concessionary fee for those on benefit (2338340, www.sheffieldyogaschool.co.uk).

NCT Relax, Stretch and Breathe for Pregnancy, yoga based exercise classes run in an Active Birth format, with different topics covered each week, suitable from 12 weeks pregnancy onwards, Christchurch Hall, Hackenthorpe, Mondays, 7.45pm-9.15pm (?6 per session, concessions (Samantha Forde 07868 481461, email smanthaforde@aol.com, www.nct.org.uk/course/13616269).>

Beginners Courses in Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, discover the power of Lishi, Meersbrook United Reform Church, every Tuesday, 7pm-8pm (Susan smg6161@gmail.com, 07973 607852); Heeley Institute, Hartley Street, every Thursday, 7pm-8pm (Paul sheffield@lishi.org, 07740 870848).

Kundalini Yoga, works with breath, movement and mantra and is a full yogic experience, classes run from Rushdale Road, Meersbrook, Mondays, 7pm-8.45pm and Wednesdays, 6.30pm-8.15pm (90 mins Yoga and Meditation, 15 mins Yogi Tea and Relaxation, Shaura 07758 826614 or email shaura@yogalove.co.uk).

Yoga Boutique Sheffield, Vinyasa Flow classes taught by Carly Mountain, Brentwood Road, Mondays, 6pm-7pm, 7.30pm-8.30pm and Thursdays, 6pm-7pm. (www.yogaboutiquesheffield.com or 07773430889).

Yoga with Katie Bennett, Hatha yoga suitable for beginner, and intermediate level. Small friendly classes, Beauchief, Ecclesall and Fulwood (2304752, email katie626@btinternet.com).

LISTINGS: Sports, Martial Arts, Mind & Body, Yoga/Tai Chi ? May 17 ? May 24

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Ghosts from the Past: A Story of Modern Day Gaming ? Part I ...

Traditionally gamers attribute the advent of gaming to PC. Though it?s true to certain extent, the reins dates back to early ?50s. While the first game was a really simple version of Tic-Tac-Toe- ?Noughts and Crosses?, gaming has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry.

Today, we?re going to take a look back at the evolution of the gaming industry over the years.

Early Birds

Worlds first shooter

After the successful launch of Nought and Crosses by the University of Cambridge, many scientists started focusing on developing new gaming systems.

Exactly 9 years after the first successful game, a few MIT students introduced the first shooting game(*ahem*), Spacewars in 1961 on a PDP-1 mainframe computer. This game had 2 player-controlled spaceships maneuvering around a star fighting against each other.

Ping-Pong

This went on to become the first arcade game when some students at Standford University set up the coin-based Arcade game- Galaxy Game. Needless to say, it was a spectacular debacle, owing much to huge operating cost and poor marketing strategy. But, they?ve shown the way, the path to glory to the gold diggers.

Atari was one of the early entrants and literally managed to set up coin-machine games everywhere across the country and all with their hugely successful game- Pong.

Many competitors followed suit with widely popular titles such as Space Invaders, Pac-man, Donkey Kong and made the arcade a $8bn industry by early ?80s. This phase also witnessed some remarkable improvements in vector graphics.

Fall of Arcade

As Moore once famously predicted, hardware specs started improving at a phenomenal rate, enabling home computers to run more complex games. With the breakthroughs in 3D graphics and declining cost of PC?s, PC gaming was estimated to roll.

People started realising the potential market for this and started commercializing what once had been for pure academic research. MicroChess was the first game to be released to the general public, which went on to sell 50,000 copies in early ?80s. This triggered a sharp decline arcade gaming.

PC gaming attained a new peak during the first half of ?80s and there were many legendary titles getting released- Prince of Persia, Legend of Zelda and the first 3D game- 3D Monster Maze. With the success of Apple II, so many companies flooded the PC market triggering a price war.

In the technological front, when most of the companies were boasting with 8 color, IBM raised the bar with their 256 color PS/2, taking it to the next level. PC was all set to soar high.

Rise of PC

A Mortal blow.

The gaming industry hit a slump in 1983, bankrupting several gaming agencies until Nintendo managed to revive the industry with the next-generation consoles.

A few years later when Capcom released Street Fighter II, it was a huge success. This led to the next wave of fighter games- Mortal Combat sparking a chance of revival. But the technology advancements in the home PC segment had cut the dream short.

?90?s was earmarked with remarkable innovation on the gaming industry. Developers had finally started moving towards 3D from their decade long obsession with raster graphics. There were a few improvements in storage as well.

Manufacturers started packing their games in neatly packed CDs. Many games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Sims were released and was a smashing hit.

But again there was this one problem- advanced games required advanced hardware. So whenever a new game was released it demanded more power. But a typical user would not be able to afford to change their hardware that often. The games had to be streamlined for certain hardware.

This paved way to the humble beginnings of the fifth generation consoles including the first PlayStation. We?ll see more about the evolution of consoles in the next part of this series.

Mid ?90s also saw the first glimpse of graphics cards. At a time where all the hardware advancements were streamlined towards arcade machines or the consoles, 3dfx Interactive launched the world?s first 3D accelerator Voodoo Graphics PCI chipset. And the world was never the same.

The First Wave

With PCs gearing up to compete with the second generation arcade machines, franchises started pouring in dollars for PC game development.

Though developers were focusing on all kinds of games, FPS rose to prominence with popular titles like Quake and Doom. Let?s revisit some of the early games that turned the industry around.

Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein-3d

Wolfenstein 3D was the first FPS game for DOS. The game was based on an arcade game- Castle Wolfenstein. The game was designed after WWII reins and the objective of the game is to escape a prisoner from a Nazi prison and destroy the Nazi empire. The game is often recogonised for having created a new genre in PC gaming.

Doom

A Monster from Mars

With the phenomenal success of their first FPS- Wolfenstein 3D, ID Software decided to develop a more graphic intesive, violence stridden series to woo customers. Doom was launched in 1993 for DOS, amid huge fanfare, and was rated ad one of the besst games ever.

Doom was one of the early games which pioneered 3D graphics and networked multiplayer gaming. The game was so popular that all the FPS were called as Doom Clones, in fact the term FPS was coined much later.

Take Batman to Mars, with me.

Another interesting feature that attracted many fans was the ability to create your own scenarios with custom WAD?s(Where is all the data). With this, the users were able to create many custom levels and characters.

Backed heavily by John Carmack, lead programmer at id Software, this was introduced in 1994 and went viral. Many enthusiasts joined the community and created thousands of expansions, hundreds of new characters and much more.

I still remember the first time I saw the original Star Wars DOOM mod. Seeing how someone had put the death star into our game felt so amazingly cool. I was so proud of what had been made possible, and I was completely sure that making games that could serve as a canvas for other people to work on was a valid direction. ? John D. Carmack

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Doom was notorious for having high level of violence, blood gore and satanic imagery. It was called as ?mass murder simulator? among other things. Many religious organizations rallied against the game. The protests intensified after the infamous Columbine High School massacre, which saw 12 people killed.

Regardless of the controversies, Doom is considered as a game well ahead of it?s time, in many respects.

Quake

Shoot 'em up

Quake, the most popular FPS series, was launched in 1996 for DOS. With impressive gameplay, solid graphics and an awesome soundtrack, it attained near universal acclaim with a MetaCritic score of 94.

The story is simple? A government experiment goes wrong and you?re the only survivor. You?ve to fight against a vicious army of monsters at each level and destroy them to proceed. As with their other games, id Software didn?t spare any expense in creating a beautiful 3D environments(it was indeed beautiful back then), overwhelming violence and some compelling gameplay.

If you?re into action games, or even if you?re not, you should be playing Quake right now ? it?s as good as PC gaming gets. ? GameSpot

Quake had revolutionized modern day gaming in its own terms. It had taken multiplayer gaming to the next level with their hugely popular Death matches. Some intuitive features like rocket-jump added to the fun. Quake- Multiplayer turned out to be a huge hit and many other developers followed suit, including the incredible Unreal Tournament.

And Quake has set a new trend in terms of shooting precision. Back then most of the games were played with a keyboard or a game pad. So, games just used to point in a general direction and shoot to watch the enemy blast away.

Nothing feels good than watching the monsters die.

It's a huge tree.

Apart from the gameplay, Quake series had a pretty solid game engine. It was so popular among game developers and was used in various other games including the most famous Call of Duty series.

GTA

All mine

GTA is the most notorious action, open-world game developed by RockStar North(DMA Design then). The game play constitutes of various levels with the objective of reaching certain points. The gamer work closely with various crime syndicates and completes various missions for large sums of money.

The most attractive part of the game is its openness, i.e there are no pre defined events ? you can play it the way you want. It?s totally upto you, if you want to take up a mission or not.

The game was a huge commercial success but some reviewers were critical about it. With mafia link up and violence, this too stirred many controversies.

Half Life

Crowbar is more effective

Half-Life is undoubtedly the most popular game in the game universe. Half-Life was developed on top of the Quake engine and was later modified it to include Direct3D support. The game was not only technically superior, it employed a intuitive approach to the game play. Instead of relying on cut scenes, Half-life uses pre scripted sequences to detail their plot line.

Half-Life had a far superior Artificial Intelligence engine than the other games in its time and had received several accolades. The bots were a lot smarter than the other games released during that time. Half Life is one of the best games under the Sun and has changed our gaming experience for ever. We?ll be seeing about that in a later of this series.

Counter-Strike

Classic shoot-out

Valve is a ground-breaking company in many respects. First they fought against the stereotypical gaming industry with their innovative Half-Life even when most of the publishers refused to sign them up. After the huge success of Half-Life, they came up with a free mod and showed the world that it doesn?t take huge resource to develop a game.

Counter-Strike is addictive. It?s one of those games that I still play from my school days. I?ve burnt the midnight oil far too many times and spent countless hours to perfect the art of sniping. With real-life recoil velocity effects, I learnt more about the weapons and gradually improved my aim.

It didn?t take long for the folks at Valve(incidentally they?re old Microsoft alums) to realize its potential and they released a standalone version. It sold more than 27 million copies by the latest data and one of the most popular games even today.

As with the other shooter games, CS was sued for excessive violence. It was blamed for the Virginia Tech attack. A Brazilian court had banned the games salea in 2010 but the order was revoked back later.

Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

Daggerfall is the second part of the Elder Scrolls sequeal and a fitting sequel to The Elder Scrolls: Arena, developed by Bethesda Softworks and was released for DOS and Windows in the Spring of ?96. It?s an action, role based, open world game is set to take place on a fictional continent of Tamriel.

It was one of the few bold games that had different endings based on the players actions. It was one of fore-runners of role-playing games and set up the trend for the other Elder Scroll games.

Wrapping Up

The ?90s was a great decade for gaming. It saw the evolution of consoles, video cards and a a lot of exciting games. And as we know things just got better in the new millennium. We?ll be talking about that in the next part.

The list here is no way complete. I?ve focused most important PC games that changed the course of time. I?m sure there are many other awesome games that are not in this list.

Have I missed something here? Do let us know you thoughts by joining us in the discussion below. Thanks a lot for reading and stay tuned.

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Homeopathy as way to treat obesity | Health information and ...

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Homeopathy is an effective therapeutic method nature based, known and respected worldwide. When homeopathic remedies is used, have to be account the fact, that each person is unique, with own individuality, personal characteristics, work rate and specific own environment.
The clinical efficacy of homeopathy is proved daily by thousands of doctors around the world, but also by many scientific experiments carried out over 50 years the most stringent criteria of modern science. Homeopathic remedies have mineral, vegetable and animal origin, so-called plus nosode. Production contain natural products and it is environmentally friendly. Taken in small or infinitely small doses, they bring the body specific information (energy, electromagnetic field) and stimulate the protective forces and balance weight. Store in tightly closed containers in a cool dark, away from electromagnetic fields, strong odors and radioactive radiations. Granules and tablets shoudn't be touched by hands. In case of accidental spillage is not returned in packaging. Liquid drugs have not to be confused with a dropper or anything, but they have been taken care not to touch the bottle with lip or tongue.Can be applied externally as tinctures, creams and lotions.Homeopathic remedies are taken orally once or scheme. At least half an hour before and after their taken do not eat or drink anything.
Homeopathic products like hcg weight loss drops contain active ingredients to improve your physical condition and will probably achieve the effect, if you are strict and acted. Select your homeopathic treatment and a schedule for treatment for two months. Whenever you can reduce your calories enough to spend more than they take, then your weight will start to decrease.
It is important to know that everything is individual and depends on the dilution of the drug, and the man who has him and his particular problem. It also depends on whether it is acute or pathology case of chronic condition. In acute cases, the effect of the drug may be insignificant for an hour and therefore can be repeated several times to help. In chronic diseases this effect can last for days, weeks and months and it is given once.

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Apple Releases Revised iOS 5.1.1 (Build 9B208) For GSM iPhone 4 [Updated]

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This is interesting. As pointed out by 9to5Mac, Apple has quietly released a revised version of iOS 5.1.1.
The build number of the revision iOS 5.1.1 is 9B208, where as the build number of iOS 5.1.1 released last week was 9B206.
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Effectiveness Of Keyword Research In Multilevel marketing Blogging

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The character of multi-level marketing needs a wide and extensive network of personal contacts for you to have the ability to market your products and services as well as possibly recruit as people of the downline organization. If you will be in the business for a relatively good time them you will observe that you have went from market. You will even observe that people will discover it tedious if you sell your products for them again and again again. Such situations demand prospecting and the Internet is becoming a vital tool for Multilevel marketing prospecting.

Technologies have undeniably transformed the things we have lengthy grown familiar with, particularly with the developments of technology. Multilevel marketing businesses effectively utilize the Internet to help keep with the altering occasions and meet the ever inconstant needs of society. Many people want the Internet searching for products as well as opportunities to earn. Multilevel marketing marketers can take advantage of these chances to market their products as well as convince others to become listed on the downline organization. Multilevel marketing marketers can make blogs and websites that promote the business. They are able to also pay search engines to show advertisements that may attract potential customers and downline people. Marketers can also generate leads through the use of the Internet, an art that?s vital to have an Multilevel marketing business to flourish.

Multi-level marketing can be very exciting for beginning entrepreneurs. They could earn money through a number of different ways and may utilize several effective methods to enhance and expand the business. Using the Internet enables you to achieve to a large audience and market your products and services to a lot of new contacts. You may even get to understand people that may become people of the growing downline organization. Furthermore, you will find several great ways to market your Multilevel marketing business online. One such method, using one of the best and affordable, is search engine optimisation.

As described above, search engine optimisation truly does hold a possible of turning your Multilevel marketing business right into a effective one. Your Multilevel marketing blog plays a really important role within this process and should be developed and maintained with the utmost care while benefiting from key phrases. Key phrases are the life blood associated with a Multilevel marketing blog because it determines whether your site will generate traffic or do poorly. Researching the right key phrases can be advantageous for your Multilevel marketing blog and business itself.

Considering a lot of excellent key phrases is the first and many crucial part in keyword research. This is when you devote all of your mind into producing key phrases associated with the character of the Multilevel marketing blog. The key phrases shouldn?t be limited simply to a few because more key phrases associated with your site increase the possibility of it being found on the Web. You?ll want to begin with as lengthy a listing of key phrases as you can develop. It might be greatly hard to examine the lengthy listing of key phrases that you have created. Typing the general term in Google can help you examine these key phrases and discover what are associated and what aren?t because Google readily presents related searches for your query. After effectively selecting the key phrases which have the best likelihood of being looked for, you must then determine the traffic for every keyword. It might be greatly useful if you would know many searches are carried out relating to every keyword. Google Keyword Tool enables you to do this and identify which key phrases to include more inside your Multilevel marketing blog. Finally, don?t overlook the competition for the key phrases. You should then discover how many websites are producing content associated with the key phrases and discover of the way to contend with them If completely overlooked, all of your search engine optimisation efforts is going to be for naught.

Keyword research is crucial to Multilevel marketing blogging and search engine optimisation. Completely studying the right key phrases and determining methods to best use them may either spell the disaster or success of you Multilevel marketing blog. Keyword research allows you know the key phrases which are more often looked and the key phrases that you may connect together with your Multilevel marketing blog. This can also help you organize a method which will work for the Multilevel marketing blog.

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President Shimon Peres Launches Facebook Page, and Music Video?

Following recent interviews and visits from President Obama and other esteemed politicians, Facebook continues its perpetual evolution by further delving into the political arena. ?Increasingly, the social media site has connected both local and national political figures with their constituents, as well as providing specific issues a forum to garner interest. ?With this in mind, Israeli President Shimon Peres has created an official bilingual Facebook page with the intent of connecting citizens of the world in a quest for peace.

?Launching a Facebook page for the president is an extremely important move to strengthening the ties between the president and the broad public throughout the globe,? stated the Director General of the President?s Residence Efrat Duvdevani, ?and it will form a platform to promote President Peres? vision of peace while offering positive exposure for the State of Israel.? Ynet News reports that Peres? page will initiate an avenue of communication specifically between residents of countries that Israel has not held diplomatic relations with, thus enabling dialog that helps bring people, rather than just governments, closer.

To launch the page, President Peres visited Facebook headquarters earlier today and tour a number of tech companies, including Google, which has opened Research and Development Centers in Israel.? Additionally, Peres met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and took part in an interview with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg which was streamed via the company?s own live video service Facebook Live, allowing viewers to pose questions to the Israeli leader.

So how did President Peres launch his facebook page? With a music video of course! In a collaboration that could only happen in Israel, President Peres teamed up with Noy Alooshe, the Israeli journalist and musician made famous for his Moammar Gadafi parody, ?Zenga Zenga.? The resulting video, ?Be My Friend For Peace? was put up on YouTube over the weekend and is already causing a sensation (see below).

In his first Facebook post, Israel?s president wrote: ?I have dedicated most of my life to make peace between countries and governments. Today I invite people from all around the world, from Europe, U.S.A, India, Latin America, Asia, Africa and specifically Iran, Lybia, Syria, and Egypt to join me and promote peace between the people.? He added, ?Facebook empowers us. So let?s dare to believe, start to change our world and create a better tomorrow.?

Peres has also announced plans to launch ?Peres 360?, which will utilize Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on YouTube to broadcast a ?day in the life? account of the Israeli leader. With all of these social media tools in hand, Peres hopes that by connecting the passion of people around the world, citizens will enable his dream of peace to become a reality.

Make sure to ?Like? President Peres on Facebook, and more importantly, share his message of peace.

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