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The Westchester Magazine Wine and Food Festival is now underway.
The event kicked off with a wine tasting at the Italian Cultural Center in Tuckahoe on Tuesday.
People say the festival is a chance to mingle with friends while enjoying good food and drinks. "Myself, my family is from Portugal so I very much have an appreciation for wines and I enjoy tasting them. So meeting good people and tasting some wines is what I'm here for," says one attendee.
The Taste & Style at Savor Westchester event is tonight at The Westchester in White Plains, while the Beer and Burger Blast party is Thursday at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. The Grand Tasting is this weekend, also at the Kensico Dam Plaza.
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Advertising for small business can be a headache, and is often one of the biggest costs you have to cover. However, in our relatively short life running Askew Brook we've got our fair share of free publicity – it's been the right kind of publicity too! It's the easiest thing in the world for you to tell everyone how good you are but it means much more if you get endorsed by other people.
Over the last three years, we've written for industry publications (we're web developers), been featured in the Guardian Small Business Network, been published in a book, spoken at events, won two awards at the local business awards (Small Business of the Year 2015 and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016), and we've been featured in the Small Business 100 which culminated in us being invited to 10 Downing Street.
None of these things directly promoted our services but they have increased our reputation both locally and in the industry. You'd hope that this would turn into future work either directly or indirectly in the future – and it has. Advertising for small business is more than paying for social media ads or getting a mention in the local paper, you want people to talk about your business and let your work speak for itself.
People have continually asked us "how did you get featured in this?" and "how did you in that?" and the answer is simple - we asked. It can be daunting as it requires you to talk about yourself very publicly and many people find that difficult, but it's well worth getting over this if you can.
When it comes to articles, you have to remember that editors need content and you make it much easier for them if you approach them with ideas. One bit of advice I would give though is show you've thought about what you want to say; give a brief outline of what you want to cover and they can say whether or not it's likely to be suitable - it's all about reducing that email ping pong.
When it comes to putting yourself forward for awards you have to be prepared to walk away with nothing, but I guarantee you will get hung up on this much more than anyone else who is there on the night. Getting nominated and shortlisted can be acknowledgement enough - it will certainly lead to column inches about your business.
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All 32 teams will be in action in the opening week of the World Cup. How important is it to get off to a good start? We look into it. – Who will be crowned world champions? Stars from the worlds of music, sport and film including Usain Bolt and Boris Becker give FIFA 1904 their tips on the eventual tournament winners. – A list of firsts: we take a look at some of the radical changes that have been introduced at World Cups. – Everyone wants to predict the World Cup winners. But how do you go about it? PLUS ... Cardiac arrest on the pitch: Dr Michel D'Hooghe shares his experiences as a team doctor with us.
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Immortal Ever After (Argeneau #18) by Lynsay Sands
Valerie Moyer has been kidnapped and locked in a cage for ten days. She stopped eating the food after realising that its full of drugs. Having not eaten in four days and her energy almost completely drained, Valerie is about to engage in the fight of her life in her bid to escape and hopefully free the rest of the women who are being held captive. What Valerie doesn't want to admit is that the people who kidnapped her are not mortal like she is. Fortunately for Valerie, the immortal hunters are on the case. When Anders first sees Valerie, he instinctively tries to control her and read her mind and is stunned to find that he cannot, which makes Valerie his lifemate. Anders is an immortal just like the beings who kidnapped Valerie and so to win her heart, he will have to convince her that not all immortals are the same.
Anders has popped up in a few books in this series thus far. It's about time he got a lifemate of his own. I was really hoping that Anders's story would be huge because he has always been such a mysterious character. I am glad that I learned his origin story but feel that other than his surly nature, I still don't really feel like I really know him. He's sort of a blank slate and could really be anyone.
Valerie as a lifemate is a huge relief, considering the last few in this series. Valerie actually manages to save herself twice and is not pleased at the very idea that Anders might see her as a damsel in distress. I love that Valerie helped Leigh deliver while stopping occasionally to knock out an immortal with a hanger. That scene really got me giggling. Valerie is educated and while she has some issues with her body, she's not constantly harping on it the way that some of Sands female love interests have recently. All in all, Valerie is a big step up.
That being said, there are some issues. Valerie was kidnapped off the street, forcefully fed on and kept in a cage for ten days. Sands says that Valerie has nightmares because of it and that is certainly natural but the character herself didn't actually feel like she was going through PTSD. One cannot be held against one's will, drugged and abused and not have some kind of emotional trauma. I suppose with a HEA looming, Sands felt it better to move onto Valerie getting the hots for Anders and moving the story along. Unfortunately, this made the story feel sort of off to me.
In terms of writing there were a few issues. At times, I feel that Sands is intentionally trying to stretch out her word count because she has nothing new to give to the series. I quickly got sick of Valerie having to walk her dog and discussions about pop bags. Why did Sands feel it necessary for Valerie to have conversations with her dog Roxy and then tell the reader that Roxy doesn't really understand what Valerie is saying? Does she think that none of her readers have ever owned a dog or interacted with a dog? Then of course, Valerie had to shave and was distraught with the hair on her body - keep in mind she just been separated from her kidnapper. Who the hell worries about how they look in a bathing suit after being kidnapped, starved and tortured just days ago? Finally, and this I cannot believe an editor missed, if Ambrose was turned during WWI why would he have a renaissance style painting of himself? If they had said maybe early photograph I could have bought it but renaissance painting? It totally suggests that someone dropped the ball.


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Southampton Village Police used pepper spray to disperse a brawling crowd at 230 Elm, a Southampton Village catering hall on Elm Street, early Saturday morning, as patrons fought, threw chairs and pushed one another down the outside stairs, according to police.
One man was arrested, and additional arrests are possible, they said.
Police said there were about 300 people at the hall, although not all of them were involved in the brawl.
Mayor Mark Epley said he has requested a report on the incident from police after neighbors complained to him about noise and one man complained about getting pepper-sprayed on the arm.
Police said a security guard came running out of 230 Elm on Elm Street shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday, yelling, "We need you guys in there now! There is a huge fight. We need help." Officers had originally responded to the bar at about 2 a.m. for a noise complaint. Security had already removed a man for fighting with another patron but allowed him to return a short time later. Police said they stayed nearby because of the large crowd inside and the potential for further violence.
Once the security guard asked for help, police ran to the front door but could not enter, they said, because of the large number of people fighting in the vestibule.
A large crowd then poured outside. "All were fighting. Chairs were being thrown, and both men and women were being pushed down the cement stairs," the police report of the incident stated.
Officers said that they sprayed several canisters of pepper spray and a pepper ball gun after the crowd did not comply with orders to disperse. "Numerous smaller fights" continued in the street and in front of 230 Elm, police said. Town Police responded to back up Village Police, along with New York State Police and Westhampton Beach Village Police. East Hampton Town Police were on standby at the town line.
When Michael N. Lacy, 20, of Southampton was asked to leave, he ran past officers back inside the club with his shirt over his face, they said. He then came back out and charged toward officers, cursing and inciting the crowd, police said.
Police said there was nothing to indicate that Mr. Lacy was one of the men involved in the initial fight, and they could not say what first sparked the altercation.
Mr. Lacy was arrested at 3:50 a.m. and charged with rioting in the second degree, resisting arrest, criminal mischief in the fourth degree and obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, all misdemeanors, and two counts of disorderly conduct, a violation. The mischief charge came from his damaging a Southampton Town Police vehicle by kicking its door and window.
He was taken to Southampton Hospital because he had to be subdued with pepper spray. "We take everybody to the hospital if we pepper-spray them, if we can," Southampton Village Police Chief Thomas Cummings said.
Mr. Lacy was then taken to Suffolk County Jail in Riverside in lieu of $2,500 bail following his Saturday morning arraignment in Southampton Village Justice Court. He is due back in court on Monday, September 12.
Several Village Police officers were also exposed to the spray, and Village Police Officer Michael Horstman injured his left thumb during the altercation with Mr. Lacy, according to police. Officer Horstman went to Southampton Hospital for testing. He is currently out of work because of the injury for seven days, pending medical test results, police said.
The owner of 230 Elm, Tim Burke, who was present that morning, was ticketed for noise violations for that incident and later that weekend as well, police said. Mr. Burke said he was upset that police used pepper spray, but he would not offer an alternative suggestion. "I felt it exacerbated the situation. It also forced people back inside the building," he said.
One patron who was at 230 Elm at the time of the commotion, Tunica West, criticized police's handling of the incident. Ms. West said that she and other patrons, who were there for a party featuring DJ Capri, were trying to exit the club to get away from the fight, but were forced back inside when police pepper-sprayed them, which, she claimed, was done without warning. Police said they resorted to using pepper spray when verbal commands were not followed.
"When I was finally able to get outside, you couldn't get outside, because [an officer] Maced us, and we had to run back in toward the violence," Ms. West said. "A lot of people's clothes got ruined. People got burned in their faces. I got hit directly in my eye, up my nose. I swallowed some of it, and I have an asthma condition."


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One of the major assignment findings on a recent event "Broadband policy and regulation in Nepal" was merely 2.6% of the universal service funds collected in Nepal has been used – mind that over a significant 17 years of duration. Assess the likelihood of success of the following elements of the Broadband Policy Draft of the NTA, by assembling evidence on the past performance of the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund (RTDF) (including disbursement efficiency (i.e., what percentage of money was spent within a defined time period) – LIRNEAsia.
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There are a ton of triathlon training schedules.
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10. Eat Lunch Fast. Taking 5 minutes to eat your lunch will leave, in most cases, 55 extra minutes in your triathlon training schedule. So what takes a long time to eat? Salads, casseroles, dinner leftovers – and pretty much anything that requires cutlery. Choose these instead: wraps, sandwiches, smoothies and shakes. And yes, I am that guy riding my bicycle down the road as I finish up a turkey-avocado wrap that I've wrapped in aluminum foil and stuffed down my bike jersey.
9. Quality Over Quantity. Most triathletes, especially the Ironman ones, swim 140% too much, bike 200% too much and run 170% too much – mostly because there is too little hard fast training and too much long slow training. I personally use a ton of high intensity interval training workouts (HIIT), and that means I get to watch movies with my kids at night. So what's an example of HIIT? Rather than going on a 45 minute run, I'll do 10 treadmill 30-60 second sprints on the highest incline I can possibly manage, and then do my core workout between each sprint.
8. Indoor Training. It sounds a bit blah, but if you want to free up time in your triathlon training schedule, you can save many, many minutes by hopping on an indoor trainer or treadmill rather than getting dressed for weather conditions, going outside, and fighting stop signs, stop lights, traffic and Grandma's on rollerblades with their 8 grandchildren and 2 schnozzle dogs. You'll even find me sometimes skipping my swim to do an indoor workout like the one in this FIT10 Indoor Workout video.
7. Commute. Ride your bike to work (or find a fast way to school or class if you're in high school or college). Put your clothes in a backpack, and pack babywipes orActionwipes to wipe yourself down. If you're like me, you can even go so far as to wash your hair in the sink. If this doesn't work for your triathlon training schedule you can also: A) run to the grocery store or to errands (I run hard there, and then easy back while I'm carrying stuff like bananas); B) do errands on your bike (not recommended for anything that involves your hair looking nice); or C) ride or run to social events, like parties, and then drive home with your friends or family.
6. Eat Right. If you're eating calories that don't have high nutritional value, a good part of your triathlon training schedule is going to be spent simply A) trying not to get fat and/or B) fighting against the recovery and fitness reducing effect that "empty calories" have on your body. Anything process, refined or packaged should comprise only a very small part of your diet, and everything else should come from whole, raw, real food. And yes, the local coffeeshop bakery case falls into the latter category, even the cookies with the pink frosting that say "Fat-Free". I also recommend that just about everybody take the bare minimum supplementation protocol (for reasons I discuss in an nutrition supplements audio you can hear by clicking here ): Vitamin D, Magnesium, Fish Oil and Greens.
5. Train with Friends/Make the most of your situation. As soon as my wife and I found out we were pregnant with twins (actually she was, I just helped, which was the fun part), we equipped our garage with a double bike trailer and a double jogger. Some triathlon training schedule advice is to do "Invisible Training", which is done early in the morning or late at night when your training is "invisible" to your family, but I encourage you, at least once a week, to set a good example and make family a part of your training. Now, in regards to younger athletes, this can apply in a different sense. Training with friends can help you catch up/bond while fitting in a workout at the same time. It can also provide and added sense of motivation.
4. Communication. You, your family, your friends, your classmates, teammater and/or your boss should be aware of your triathlon training schedule when you have a 5 hour bike ride planned for the weekend, or you decide to disappear to the gym for an extra hour on Wednesday morning. I'm also very open to friends and co-workers when I can't hang out. Don't be embarrassed to wear your triathlon training schedule on your sleeve – most people will respect you for being committed to fitness.
3. Friday Night Fuddy-Duddy. Speaking of friends, I don't recommend you engage in heavy drinking or late night social activities regularly on Friday night. Having said that, if you do decide to have a late night on Friday, be sure to compensate for it with heavier training on Sunday or Saturday afternoon so that you don't sacrifice your training plan. I say this primarily because Saturday is such valuable time for getting in your triathlon training scheduled workouts. Save the tom-foolery for Saturday nights or Sunday afternoons, when you've gotten your high quality training out of the way.
2. Cross-Train. Lately, many of my social relationships are now formed from playing tennis with a group of guys. For me, that's my social outlet that keeps me from being an isolated triathlon geek who has lost the skill to communicate with the general population and mostly just stares off into space and utters phrases like "Oily Cassette Blurby Blah-Blah". You're not "wasting time" when you cross-train in your triathlon training schedule – instead, there is often a very good training effect upon your triathlon fitness. While the social sports of golf, softball and baseball may not be the best cardiovascular cross-training activities, look into group activities like soccer, basketball, tennis, or if you are an international reader, cricket (I know nothing about cricket, but I threw that in there to make this a globally relevant article and to appease any Eastern hemisphere readers).
1. Non-Triathlon Post-Race Festivities. Turn your races into fun! If you're at a race that requires staying at a hotel, engage your family and/or friends so they don't regret going on the trip. Take some time to spend time with friends after the race if they've come to see you watch. Whatever it may be… a nearby amusement park, a bite to eat, a nearby beach… it could turn the experience into a lot of fun.
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In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., 29 commercial fishermen, seafood processors and trade groups closely associated with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), are seeking to further restrict angling for red snapper. The lawsuit challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service's policy of managing recreational fishermen with seasons, size limits and bag limits.
"After the shortest recreational seasons in history, it appears that the goal of EDF is to ultimately keep the fishing public off the water as much as possible and by any means necessary, including litigation," Chester Brewer, chairman of CCA's National Government Relations Committee. "A lawsuit filed by an elite group of snapper barons to protect their financial interests and further restrict recreational participation is probably the last thing we need along the Gulf Coast right now."
The Environmental Defense Fund has long promoted the concept of catch shares for the commercial industry, which gives businesses a share of the harvest to manage as its own. Catch shares were originally touted to reduce overcapacity and bycatch in the commercial sector, but in the Gulf snapper fishery the program has created a class of "snapper barons" that have bought out smaller operations and now lease their shares back to other fishers. Many no longer actually fish for red snapper and are instead profiting from the lease and sale of a public natural resource that they obtained originally for free. From a high of around 1,800 commercial license holders, currently about 350 people, including many of the plaintiffs listed on the current lawsuit, now claim they own 51 percent of the entire harvest of Gulf red snapper.
"Seasons, size limits and bag limits have been used for decades with great success by the states in both marine and freshwater fisheries to manage recreational angling. Those tools work," said Brewer. "What doesn't work is taking a federal system that is geared almost exclusively to manage commercial fisheries to the pound and trying to apply those same standards to recreational angling. That is the recipe for chaos, and it leads to ridiculous diversions like this lawsuit."
In contrast to the conditions described in the lawsuit, a red snapper benchmark stock assessment released just a few weeks ago paints a glowing picture of the recovery of Gulf red snapper. In fact, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meets next week in New Orleans to discuss lengthening the recreational season in 2013 because the assessment allows so much increased harvest.
"This lawsuit is not about conserving the stock or rebuilding a fishery or preserving access for the public to a public resource - it's about a large environmental organization preserving a flawed catch share system for a few commercial entities and greatly restricting Gulf recreational angling, which is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people," said Brewer. "There is far more to managing a fishery than counting, weighing and selling every dead fish for profit. We cannot allow successful management of our nation's wild natural resources to be defined in these terms or be dictated to by deep-pocketed environmental groups."
Over the past several years, Gulf Coast governors, Congressmen and the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus have voiced concern and opposition to privatizing wildlife resources and limiting public access to public resources through catch share programs. In 2009, four Gulf governors wrote to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce stating that, "We are concerned that in the desire to adopt and implement catch share systems NOAA has forgotten its most fundamental responsibility under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act-to maximize the net economic value from the use of a public resource. Recreational fishing is an important activity in all of our states, and one that we would like to see continue to grow as a healthy activity for the public. However, we are concerned that NOAA policies could frustrate our ability to do that."
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- Title: Playground Love
- Premiered: 2006-03-15
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Title: Playground Love
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Music: Scramble
Artist: Horie Yui -featuring- Unscandal
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Time: 1:45
I'm a big fan of School Rumble and I've always really dug the ska sounding opening. It's fun, upbeat and always brings a smile to my face. I'm reminded of a parody when I listen. Well, the lyrics definately fill part of that notion. "I just want to jump onto your chest" I giggle like a little school girl everytime I read it from the opening credits. ;P Well, the concept came from naota's reaction to Haruko. She reminds you of the girl that used to push you off the swing and laugh. But secretly, she had a crush but would never tell. I tried to stay with the lyrics as much as possible, but it wasn't always easy. Hope this brightens up your day. Even a little. ;)
These feelings I want to tell you are so heavy
at this rate, I'll be flattened down
so many feelings I can't describe into words.
it just won't reach, to that special person
This short yet very far distance
the sky is always blue
but you just can't keep staring at it
round and round spinning round and round
round and round spinning round and round
you, who always pretend to be tottering
I just want to jump onto your chest
round and round spinning round and round
round and round spinning round and round
rising softly into the air
I am drifting above the clouds again today
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Captains' opinions are sought after by nearly everyone in the superyacht industry. It's their opinions that drive so much industry activity, from which shipyards owners choose for a build to a yacht's cruising itinerary. For so many, captains are the select few, the Holy Grail of yachting. But their role in the industry is changing, so how this will affect the industry's perception of this always-sought-after figure?
There have been numerous reports of a bottle neck of captains: more captains than there are captain positions. Do the figures support this? Absolutely. If we look to the gold ticketing standard of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as an example, the past three consecutive years have seen more MCA Master of Yachts 500gt and 3,000gt Certificates of Competency (CoCs) issued than Red Ensign-flagged superyachts, on which these tickets are valid, launched. Data supplied by the MCA and SuperyachtIntelligence suggests that, approximately, in 2013 there were 103 more deliveries than tickets; in 2014 12 more deliveries; and in 2015 30 more deliveries.
This in turn is affecting the relief business – relief captains are no longer needed if the first officer can step in.
Strong foundations to support the statements of so many, the figures could mean a change for the sought-after captain. Because the market is now a recruiter's market (although Debbie Blazy, director of Camper & Nicholsons' crew placement division, believes this has always been the case – this year, she says, we're just seeing it even more), having a job is likely to become a higher priority than the salary, as recruitment agents report captains willingly taking a cut in salary merely to guarantee themselves a job.
One notable effect that has been highlighted by crew and recruitment agents alike is the seeming over-qualification of crew. With so many Master tickets, some will have to take first officer roles; first officers will have to taken second officer roles, and so on. And, yet again, the issue pertaining to salary cuts arises once more. "Chief-officer tickets are stuck in second-officer roles, and even a lot of the chief-officer jobs this year have gone to those with their Master 3,000gt for the same price as they'd get for having just their chief mate's ticket, because they know they're available as a built-in relief captain," explains Liam Dobbin, managing director at wilsonhalligan Yacht Recruitment. Dobbin believes this in turn is affecting the relief business – relief captains are no longer needed if the first officer can step in.
There are myriad reasons why the industry is experiencing a bottle neck of captains, all of which are looked at in detail in issue 80 of The Crew Report (out in November and available at GSF). However, the industry is only beginning to see the knock-on effects of this and how it impacts today's captains, who have such a prominent role, from a buyer and influencer to an HR manager and recruiter, in today's superyacht industry.
Captains will be given the opportunity to air their ideas and concerns at the upcoming Global Superyacht Forum (GSF). Captains will be given the floor, answering questions from industry professionals and sharing their views on a range of topics. GSF is taking place from 14 to 16 November, 2016, in Amsterdam. For more information on attending, click here.
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Alot of golfers never get to experience the joys of playing on a golf team, let alone both a high school and college team.
Playing on a high school team is great, and if you take it seriously, it prepares you to raise the bar and move onto a college golf team.
I worked my ass off in high school to have the chance to play college golf, and I was fortunate to receive a scholarship to play for the University of Evansville.
In a team environment, though, the TEAM has to be in your head while your playing.
When your playing a round, your obviously an individual and trying to shoot the lowest score possible. However, sometimes, you are faced with a situation where you have to make a decision. Ultimately, you should make the decision that is best for YOUR score, but with team events, the difference between going to the Regionals can be 1 shot. Do you try and punch the ball through a 1 ft gap while keeping it 2 feet off the ground from 180 yards, or do you punch out in the fairway and accept your possible bogey? Sure, the gutsy shot under the tree through the gap could reward you…but it could also penalize you big time. How will those 3 shots affect your team as a whole.
The Fifth Man
Often in golf tournaments, you have a 5th man and at the end of the round, the team score is the TOP 4 men. Well, there ARE times when the 5th man will be the tie breaker.
I had this happen in a tournament. Our fifth man HELPED us win our tournament because his score was 1 shot better then the other teams fifth man score. Crazy, but it happens.
So whether you are the #1 player or the #5 player, you have to FINISH your round and never give up. If your 5th man gives up because he isn't playing well and he thinks the other 4 will lead them to victory, he/she should be kicked off the team because that is a poor attitude. That 5th man might determine the outcome.
The reason this is filed in the College section, is because I feel the level of play is higher in college and the level of importance for some tournaments is much more important then at the high school level.
This is obviously still good information for any high school player to read because it still applies, but hopefully it gives you a sense of what to expect in college.
The point of this article is that though you are an individual AND playing for an individual title (i.e; Medalist honors), you still have to consider yourself part of your team to help THEM win. It's great if you do well, but hopefully your teammates can pull through and give the team a final good score.
Making the best decisions for your round ultimately is the best decision for the team. They work hand in hand. Its those that give up on their rounds or start playing stupid are the ones that cost their teams strokes.
My sophmore year in high school, I was faced with a 7 over par round going into the 18th hole. I get par, I shoot 77. I proceeded to snap hook my drive out of bounds, make triple, shot 80, and we lost by 2 going to State.
I am not blaming myself soley because 2 shots could have been made up by anyone of our 5 players, but the whole day, I was TRYING to stay in contention. I was trying to make my round better. Now, if any one of the other 4 players happen to 'give up' during their round because they were pissed, well, that may have cost us our trip to state.
Every stroke counts. The round isn't over until the ball has dropped in the 18th hole (9th hole if its a 9 hole match). Win for yourself, but also help the team win.


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Only if the deployment and manipulation of the center for looting galore, for squandermania on a colossal scale, and for a wastefulness of national assets and resources that is without equal anywhere else in the world are all either eradicated or substantially reduced in our country. These are the preconditions, the premises on which the case for a relatively strong center can, at this point in time, not only be made, but successfully "sold" to the majority of Nigerians everywhere in the land, North and South, East and West. Moreover, I believe that this case cannot only be made but ought, as a matter of fact and necessity, be made.
Probably, nearly everyone reading this is aware that what I am urging here is unpopular both in our country and in the world at large. In Nigeria, everyone knows that restructuring governance away from concentration of power and sovereignty at the center has been the single most dominant and persistent issue in our national public sphere for a long time now. And as I myself noted again and again in the series on IPOB in this column last month, the secessionist and devolutionary movements and organizations in Nigeria seem to be completely in accord with the tendencies around the world, not the least in Europe and indeed most of the Western world. Thus, it is most definitely not a particularly auspicious or opportune historical moment to argue for a relatively strong center for federalism in our country and our world today.
Indeed, both politically and ethically, to argue for a strong federalist position in Nigeria today is to find oneself in lockstep with strange, unsavory fellow travelers. This is because with perhaps the single exception of those who fought to keep Nigeria one during the Nigeria-Biafra war and are extremely sentimental about the unity of the country, nearly all of the groups and individuals that are arguing for a strong center of authority and sovereignty for our country come from the ranks of those who derive extensive economic, political and symbolic benefits from the strong center that they wish to maintain in Abuja, in the presidency as well as in all the organs and institutions of federal power in our country.
Concretely speaking, which retired general, air marshal, admiral or former senator that has been given an "oil block" does not want a strong center of federalism in our country, now and for as long as possible? Which well-connected Nigerian elite hoping for an ambassadorial appointment, possibly in London, Washington, DC or Berlin, wants to see an end to the hegemonic concentration of power and patronage at the center of governance in Nigeria? What of the thousands of contracts, appointments to plum, sinecure posts, and nomination for honorific titles and awards that come from the federal might in Abuja? Are the "patriotic" Nigerians who are hoping, indeed struggling for these perquisites and honors not powered by the knowledge that only as long as a strong center subsists and lasts in Abuja will their dreams and aspirations come true? Finally, isn't it troubling that the loudest and most insistent voices for a strong center in Abuja as a basis for Nigerian unity come from vigorously conservative groups and individuals like the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Ango Abdullahi and Tanko Yakasai (who, by the way, used to be in the ranks of "progressives")?
At this point in the discussion, I should perhaps point out to the reader that the very fact that I have very carefully and indeed rather meticulously gone over these important caveats against the case for a strong center of federalism in our country means that I have in no way forgotten them nor am I ignoring them. Indeed, to the contrary, my point, my frame of reference in this piece is to argue vigorously against the kind of strong federalism represented by the named groups and individuals. In other words, my central point in this piece is that the case for a relatively – as opposed to an absolutely – strong center of a kind that is totally different from what groups like the ACF is pushing can and ought to be made. Here is another way of putting my position on this issue across: I think hard, very hard, and I ask myself: How would genuinely progressive and patriotic Nigerians like Eddie Madunagu, Bene Madunagu, Col Abubakar Umar (rtd.), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Balarabe Musa, Dipo Fasina, Attahiru Jega, Issa Fage, and Kayode Komolafe make the case for a relatively strong center for federalism in Nigeria? I do not speak for any of these comrades and compatriots, but I am certainly thinking of them as I write the following second segment of this piece.
At the risk of oversimplification, here's the central plank of my argument for a relatively strong center for Nigerian federalism at this moment in both local and global history: in all the post-tribal societies of the world, nations and regions that have strong and competitive markets are incalculably better suited for the challenges and vagaries of capitalist modernity than those that have weak and dispersed markets; moreover, strong markets for the most part work best with and in nations and regions with relatively strong centers of political governance. Seen in this light, a large, multiethnic and culturally diverse country like Nigeria with a relatively strong center of federalism is like a common market in which borders are easily crossed; people, goods and services are easily exchanged without prohibitive and protectionist regulations and protocols; and security of life, property and personal possessions are guaranteed both within and well beyond one's cultural and linguistic locality. In case the point I am making here is (still) not clear, permit me to make it clearer through a brief but harrowing elaboration on this metaphor of our nation as a "common market".
As a nation, Nigeria at the present time – and with its enormous actual and potential reserves of wealth and resources – is a grotesque caricature of a common market. The "common market" is there but it operates at a level far below the standards of most of the common markets of this world – precisely because the center does not operate even minimally in the interests of the constituent members. The most telling manifestation of this tragic and absurd situation is the seeming utter helplessness of the Buhari administration in particular and all post-1999 governments in general in ending or even substantially curbing the savage killings and massive population displacements produced by the herdsmen' and farming communities' standoff. Axiomatically, a "common market" protects not only property but also producers, the peoples who buy and sell and live out their allotted time in this world either as migrants or as settlers. Buhari's administration is doing neither – protecting the "properties" and/or the lives of those killed in this almost nationwide standoff.
If we look both closer and wider at it, we find that the herdsmen and farmers' savage standoff is a microcosm of the terrifying failures and crises of Nigeria as a national "common market". The manifestations are legion. There is, for one instance, the use of central institutions of the Nigerian state like the legislature and the judiciary to prevent the operation of the rule of law in the administration of justice where corruption, the nation's number one moral and material cancer, is concerned. For another instance of the same seemingly unending crisis, there is the fact that like emergency businessmen and contractors that spend more of their operating capital on luxury consumer goods than on the business itself, all the administrations of the country, federal, state and local government, spend far more on recurrent expenditure than on capital projects. And for yet another manifestation of this pervasive and defining "anti-common market" ethic of Buhari's and APC's Nigeria, small and medium enterprises (SME's), the backbone of the national economy, get far less of available investment capital from both the government itself and the financial services industry, the most profitable sector of the national economy. Perhaps the single most frightening specter of all, at least in my humble opinion, is this: all the projections of Nigeria's population growth indicate that in about another two to three decades, Nigeria will move from the seventh to the third largest nation in the world. This, by the way, will take place whether or not we remain one united, federal nation with or without a relatively strong center. The horrors to come in the wake of this looming demographic explosion if a relatively strong center does not emerge soon to manage our chaotic internal "common market" are better imagined than prophetically spelt out in detail!
For those who might think that my use of the metaphor or trope of the "common market" in this piece falls into the trap of an endorsement of capitalism mutatis mutandis, permit me to briefly make a clarification. Just as money, as capital, existed long before modern capitalism, so too did markets. And to say the least, it does not appear as if markets are about to disappear into the oblivion of history. What has been happening since the advent of modern capitalism is the growing and ever-expanding critique of markets, especially in their tendency to place profits and consumption far above humanity and the values that sustain both its material and non-material needs. In other words, increasingly, markets and market forces are being made subject to regulation and correction, unlike what used to obtain in both the distant and recent past when markets were pretty much unregulatable. And in this connection, let us note, compatriots, that Nigeria, Buhari's and the APC's Nigeria, is one of the last holdouts of unregulated and unregulatable national markets in the world.
I find the metaphor of the national "common market" useful in making the case for a relatively strong center for Nigerian federalism because those who, in my opinion, have been making the most eloquent and persuasive case for restructuring have not deemed it obligatory or even necessary to indicate just how "strong" or "weak" the center will be in their "restructured" Nigeria. Reading between the lines, between the implicit and unspoken hints in their analyses and prognostications, I do find that some of them do want a relatively strong center in place of the current absolutely strong, bloated presidency and the associated executive and legislature. Specifically, I have not read anyone calling for the armed forces to be broken up into state or ethnic militias. I have not read anyone calling for the judiciary and the administration of justice to begin and end at state or regional borders. I have not read that each state or region should send its ambassadors to the nations of the earth and/or play separate, exclusive hosts to foreign ambassadors accredited to our country. I have read of pundits or activists asking for state police formations to replace the current national force, but as I am against this, I do not wish to comment on it here beyond noting that at one stage in this country that coincided with my early youth, we had local constabularies and the experience was almost entirely negative.
I bring the observations and reflections in this piece to a close with the following point: just as it is necessary to note that restructuring is not secession, not a repudiation of the country's unity and corporate existence, so is it necessary to ask of all advocates of restructuring to indicate clearly what will remain of the center in their "restructured" Nigeria. Reading between the lines, I get it that what most of these thinkers and pundits have in mind can be called a polycentric federal Nigeria. Very well. But even polycentrism has a center, no matter how small, how vestigial and so what, compatriots, would remain in the "center" in this visionary polycentric federalism of the "restructurenistas"?


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Graduation ceremony of the 2016-2017 academic year of the University Masters of the Institut Guttmann
Students, professors, relatives and friends filled the Guttmann Institute Audit Room at the graduation ceremony of the Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Masters of the University Institute of Neurorehabilitation.
Dr. Josep M. Ramírez, Managing Director of the Institut Guttmann, welcomed the attendees and gave way to the speech of Professor Ignacio Morgado, Professor and Director of the Institute of Neurosciences of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, who spoke about the brain, mental processes and how life expectancy ends up affecting neurodegeneration, which highlights the importance and validity of our master degrees.
After the diploma delivery ceremony, the rector of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Dr. Margarita Arboix made the closing speech of the event. The Rector highlighted the importance of the UAB as a reference university at the international level, and encouraged future professionals to carry out their vocation from the most humanistic point of view.
The University Institute of Neurorehabilitation of the Institut Guttmann has been a UAB-affiliated center since 2001. In 2010, it launched the two official master's degrees adapted to the European Higher Education Area with the aim of promoting the specialized training of health professionals linked to the world of Neurorehabilitation, while promoting Knowledge of the techniques and experiences that favor the health and the quality of life of the people affected by a physical disability.


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Description and Uses
Stainless steel is the material of choice when you actually want your food to stick to the pan. The idea is to develop a browned crust of caramelized goodness (called fond) so you can then remove it with liquid (called deglazing) to make a pan sauce—or simply to add more flavor to whatever you're making.
Inside bottom diameter: 10 inches
Outside top diameter: 12 1/2 inches
Depth: 2 inches
Care and Maintenance
Clean stainless cookware like you would just about any other pot or pan: with soap and hot water, and either a non-abrasive or abrasive scrubber. Air dry in a drying rack. Stainless steel cookware is typically dishwasher-safe as well.
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Equipment: Large Stainless Steel Saute Pan
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Wednesday, May 23 2018 at 7:30PM
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Twisted Barrel Ale Brewery and Tap HouseFargo Village,Far Gosford Street,Coventry,CV1 5ED
Liam Brierley
What's the talk about?
We're constantly threatened by outbreaks of new viral diseases, such as SARS and Ebola. This show, first performed at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, is an interactive pandemic scenario that explores whether humanity is really at risk of extinction from the next viral outbreak. The room is quarantined because of the discovery of a new virus and we'll need the audience's help as we race to understand where this virus might have come from, whether it could go global, and how we could fight to stay one step ahead.
Liam Brierley is a statistician and epidemiologist with reseach interests in predicting outbreaks of infectious diseases and teaching methodologies in statistics. Liam is also a media advisor for the Royal Statistical Society, and has spoken to national radio and magazines about how crunching numbers can save lives. He is currently a lecturer in statistics at Coventry University
Wednesday, April 18 2018 at 7:30PM
Dr Anna Williams
This highly illustrated talk (graphic images) describes the unique outdoor forensic laboratories known colloquially as 'Body Farms' in the USA and Australia, and discusses how the research that has been conducted at them has helped criminal investigations. It details how there isn't a similar facility in the UK or Europe, and explores the reasons for and against them, and discusses public opinion towards them, in order to stimulate healthy debate.
Dr Anna Williams is Principal Enterprise Fellow in Forensic Anthropology at the University of Huddersfield. She read Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford University, and specialised in Forensic Anthropology through a Masters, PhD and lots of casework. She's an expert in forensic osteology (bones) and decomposition. She has appeared on TV and radio discussing anthropology and forensic science. She was a 2014 British Science Association Media Fellow for New Scientist.
Wednesday, March 21 2018 at 7:30PM
David Baker
David Baker is a proud Coventrian and works at Coventry University as a lecturer in criminology. His research is on deaths after police contact and how accountability is (or is not) constructed after these deaths. He has published on this issue in both the UK and US in the last few years. His latest projects focused on interviewing families of the deceased in these cases to try and understand how they attempt to get justice in the aftermath of such a death. This talk will cover who dies, how they die, and why - it will also debunk some popular myths on this issue and conclude by suggesting proposals for change.
Wednesday, February 21 2018 at 7:30PM
Dr Daniel Allington
The persecution of Jews has always been underpinned by the idea that they participate in secret and sinister plots to exert wide-ranging control throughout the world. From 9/11 and 7/7 truthers, to David Icke and the Zionist Occupied Government, antisemitism is the conspiracy theory which lies at the heart of many modern day conspiracy theories.
Dr Daniel Allington from the Campaign Against Antisemitism takes us through the history, psychology and varied manifestations of the oldest hatred.
Wednesday, January 17 2018 at 7:30PM
Natalie Bennett
Natalie Bennett was the leader of the Green Party from 2012-2016. Over that time she and the party became known as champions of the policy of universal basic income - a guarantee that people's basic needs will be met by an unconditional payment to meet their essential needs. She argues that it is a guarantee of the basic human right to life, a way of providing people with the chance to use their talents well, and ends benefit traps. No one would be left penniless, as far too many are being left now by zero-hours contracts and swingeing benefit sanctions. And it might mean that sewer cleaners are paid more than bankers - as they probably should be. Trials are underway now in Finland, Holland, Canada, the US and Kenya - it is an idea that is catching on fast, in part because of fears about the impact of automation on jobs.
Wednesday, November 15 2017 at 7:30PM
Frederick Taylor
On that fatal night in November 1940, the people of Coventry were subjected by the German Luftwaffe to the most deadly and sustained bombing attack yet suffered by any British civilians. Such was the trauma inflicted on the lightly defended city - both industrial power-house and historic treasure-house - that over the years rumours began to spread that the government had received prior information about the attack through its code-breaking team but had "sacrificed" Coventry in order to protect its sources.
Frederick Taylor's recent reappraisal, COVENTRY, THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 1940, was described by distinguished historian and Hitler biographer Sir Ian Kershaw as "easily the most authoritative study... a gripping account". His bestselling book about the destruction of the German city of Dresden also weighed up the legends as well as the facts when considering another notorious bombing raid.
In his talk, Frederick will compare what were probably the two most notorious bombing raids of World War Two and bring his close knowledge of both these attacks, as well as of the wider war, to give his audience food for new thought. Aerial bombing was brutal. It aroused feelings of anger and helplessness in those it affected. Confusion, bewilderment and, especially because of wartime news censorship, a lack of reliable information caused many legends to arise in both British and German cities. These were a strange and fascinating, even unique, feature of the bomber war.
Wednesday, October 18 2017 at 7:30PM
BackhausUnit 7, Fargo VillageCoventryCV1 5ED
(Film screening)
Coventry Skeptics in the Pub presents its first film screening, at Backhaus Bake & Brew in Fargo.
Many people have a strong sense that their views are right and couldn't possibly be wring. So how do we come to hold strong convictions and why is it hard to consider we could be mistaken?
Through the eyes of a group of people convinced that they knew the date for the end of the world, Right Between Your Ears explores how people believe, how we turn beliefs into certainties, and mistake them for the truth.
A stock trader with a young family, a philosophy student about to graduate, and a retail manager who became so convinced she quit her job of 18 years. Crossing the boundaries between belief, pychology and neuroscience, the film reveals how we can become convinced we're right, even when we're wrong.
Wednesday, September 20 2017 at 7:30PM
Ann Furedi
Ann Furedi sets out the ethical arguments for a woman's right to choose. Drawing on the traditions of sociological thinking and moral philosophy, she maintains that there is a strong moral case for recognising autonomy in personal decision-making about reproductive intentions, and that to prevent a woman from making her own choice is to undermine the essence of her humanity. She asserts that true respect for human life and individual conscience demand that we respect a woman's right to decide.
Ann is Chief Executive of British Pregnancy Advisory Service, a not-for-profit provider of abortion services in the UK. She is a leading pro-choice advocate and has written extensively on issues relating to pregnancy and birth control.
Wednesday, July 19 2017 at 7:30PM
Russ Mayne
Do women talk more than men? Does swearing show a lack of intelligence? Do Eskimos really have hundred words for snow? These questions and more will be the subject of this talk. Language is one of the most complex and fascinating things in the world and yet many people's knowledge of language is based on myths, lies and half-truths. This talk will examine some of these myths and misconceptions, but it will also look at why linguistics and language is such a blind spot for many skeptics. How did this situation arise and is there anything that can be done about it?
Russ Mayne teaches English at the University of Leicester. He has also worked in universities in Taiwan and Japan. He writes about pseudoscience in language teaching and language myths on the 'Evidence Based EFL' blog
Wednesday, June 21 2017 at 7:30PM
Dr Miguel Farias
Two years after the publication of his ground-breaking book on the good and dark side of meditation, Dr Farias talks about the lessons learned since then. He will also talk about the new book he is working on, the Oxford Handbook of Meditation, with contributions by world experts from a wide range of disciplines, including history, anthropology, sociology to psychophysiology and psychotherapy.
For more information visit https://miguelfarias.co.uk
Wednesday, April 19 2017 at 7:30PM
Tom Louden
For thousands of years humans have imagined the presence of worlds other than our own, but only in 1995 was the first planet around another star detected, proving that our solar system is not unique. Since then, the number of these "Exoplanets" detected numbers in the thousands, and they display an astonishing range of characteristics that are often stranger than science fiction. I will discuss the current state of the art observations of the atmospheres of these distant worlds, and how exoplanet science is moving towards answering the ultimate question - could any of these worlds be a home to alien life?
Tom Louden is a postdoc working at Warwick University's Astronomy and Astrophysics Group.
Wednesday, March 15 2017 at 7:30PM
Andy Masson
Since 2001, the UK Government has used VED (Car Tax) as a means to encourage take-up of more fuel efficient vehicles - with great success. How will recent changes due to be implemented on the 1st April (VED Reform) affect the continued success of that policy?
Having initially studied Engineering and Computer Science, Andy has spent the last 15 years in the automotive industry, the majority in Product Management, where he specialised in vehicle tax and company car taxation. He currently lives in Coventry and works for a local car manuacturer.
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Celebrating Yarn Bombing
Posted on 20 May 2016
There's a lot of talk about passion and following your heart. But many a times we don't even know what we're passionate about. Maybe instead of forcing ourselves to narrow down what we love through a rigorous pros and cons list, we just need to let that passion seek us. People have, most unknowingly, discovered their calling at the most random times.
We are celebrating the Yarn Bombing movement that is gradually taking over the world. Also known as Guerrilla Knitting, Yarn Bombing is to graffiti the ordinary public places with yarn without taking away their identity or functionality. It's about literally adding color to the mundane. Magda Sayeg, a Math major with no certified design skills, unknowingly started this movement. She was just feeling bored one day, and covered her door handle with yarn.
Credits: Image taken from dsvc.org
That moment paved the way for bigger forms of yarn bombings by Sayeg….
Credits: Image taken from www.dumbofeather.com
Credits: Taken from Google images. The original can be found on www.magdasayeg.com
If you think about it more deeply, this movement is not limited to doing something fun to kill time. It shows how essentially we're all seeking the same things—to be able to relate to our surroundings and to move away from feeling desensitized. It is about finding a common language with the rest of the world. Most importantly, it is a symbol of having your passion strike you when you are least expecting it, and letting that passion take over you in order to not just be happy yourself but also to spread that joy of being with others.
Discovering one's passions is very difficult sometimes because we have already set constraints on what it could mean. Are we being too insistent on defining and following a passion on the basis of the monetary returns it can provide? What if you loved building sand castles, and could do it all day long but you stopped yourself because it seemed 'childish' or a waste of time?
"Hidden power can be found in the most unassuming places, and we all possess skills that are just waiting to be discovered."
- Magda Sayeg


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The wait was a long one.
As one of the few players in the green room of the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., former Tennessee Lady Volunteer Meighan Simmons was projected as a late first-round pick.
But the first round came and went without Simmons' name being called. Then so did the second.
Then it happened.
With the second pick in the third round of the 2014 WNBA Draft, the 5-foot-9 guard's dream of being a WNBA player became reality when the New York Liberty selected Simmons 26th overall.
"All I could think while waiting for my name to be called was be patient, and God's got me," Simmons said in a university release. "I've been put in a position to succeed, and now I just have to work 10 times harder to show that I'm just as good as anyone else."
In her final season as a Lady Vol, Simmons averaged 16.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per contest on her way to being named SEC player of the year by the Associated Press – a year after being named co-SEC player of the year by the coaches in 2012-13.
As Tennessee's lone senior, she also led the Lady Vols to an SEC Tournament title and a Sweet 16 appearance.
Simmons finished her career fifth on Tennessee's career-scoring list, pouring in 2,064 points in her four years at Knoxville.
The Cibolo, Texas, native becomes the 38th Lady Vol to be selected in the WNBA Draft – the second under head coach Holly Warlick – and the fifth UT player to be drafted by the Liberty, the last being Simmons' former teammate, Kamiko Williams, who was selected 15th overall last year.
Former Lady Vol Nicky Anosike, who played from 2004-08 and was part of the team that won back-to-back national championships in 2007 and 2008, is also a current member of the Liberty.
"Just bringing a lot of energy, bringing the extra scoring ability with Cappie Pondexter, along with my former teammate Kamiko Williams," said Simmons of what she can bring to the Liberty. " I'm just really excited. I'm excited to see what God has planned and ready to see my purpose unfold."
But even though her plummet in the draft boards came as a surprise, Simmons still has an opportunity to contribute to a Liberty squad that went 11-23 last season, which tied for second-worst record in the WNBA.
"I am so proud of Meighan," Warlick said. "She was on the board longer than everyone expected, but she has an opportunity to show Coach Laimbeer what she can do and try to help that team win some ballgames. She has some gifts that can make her a very valuable player in the WNBA.
"Obviously, she has the speed you don't find every day, and her intensity and scoring ability also will provide immediate benefits in New York. I'm anxious to see her go to work and show everyone what she's made of."


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The Grow/Learn Team works together with the pastor to evaluate the Christian education of the congregation, research the availability of resources, and provide a wide variety of learning opportunities for Biblical and spiritual growth.
An emphasis on several special classes, small group, studies, training, retreats, workshops, trips or conferences each year are all excellent ways to help the congregation grow in discipleship and Christian wisdom and knowledge.
The team also works to assist and encourage the teachers of Adult Sunday School. Youth and Children are not a part of this team's ministry area.
Invite Team
The Invite Team works to make First United Methodist Church of Pine Mountain a place that says: "Come on in! You are welcome here!" Much like the Evangelism Committee of earlier days, the Invite Team reaches out to the community, to make visitors to our church feel welcome, and to include our new members in the life of the congregation.
Is our church "ready for company"? Is there enough publicity for the community to know who we are and what we're doing? Is signage adequate? What about parking? How are people being welcomed on Sunday morning? This team works with the pastor, the Trustees, the head usher, the web page team, the publicity person, the church office and others to address these important needs of the church.
If you are interested in being a part of the Invite Team, contact the pastor at .
At FUMC Pine Mountain we are raising tiny disciples and providing our teenagers with a safe place to find their place in the church and the Kingdom of God.
For Children's Ministry click here: http://fumcpinemountain.org/ministries/childrens-ministry/
For Youth Ministry click here:http: http://fumcpinemountain.org/ministries/youth-ministry/
Or contact the Associate Pastor at 706-663-2538 or
Reach Team
The Reach Team works to be "Christ's hands and feet while serving the congregation" through family ministry, Sunday morning coffee fellowship, Wednesday night meals, bereavement meals, congregational care and various other areas. If you are interested in this ministry please contact Sally Cobb @ 706-881-4029 or or Frankie Mabry @ 706-801-6042 or .
Serve Team
The Serve Team offers the love of Jesus Christ to the church family, the surrounding community, the region and the world through nurturing care and hands-on mission and outreach.
This team is the first step in planning mission trips, projects and fund raisers for mission. It is also the team that works closely with Open Door Ministry, FOCUS, UMW, UMM, Disaster Relief and others.
If you are interested in being a part of the team, please email Carol Hamric at .
Worship Team
The Worship Team works hard with the altar guild to keep our sanctuary ready for the needs of the congregation and to maintain a worship experience that is one of passion, excellence and joy!
Working closely with the pastor, the music director, and the head usher, this team makes sure all is ready for the church family and our visitors to come and worship!
If you would like to be a part of the Worship Team, contact Judy Westbrook at .
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Since debuting as an electronic pop duo last September, Triplets has played to packed houses at Austin venues like Cheer Up Charlie's, Empire Control Room, and the Mohawk. They've been featured in KUTX, gotten 51K plays on their biggest song on SoundCloud, and opened for electronic artists such as POMO. Combining future soul sounds with EDM, pop and trap music, and giving energetic, dance-oriented live shows, Triplets are poised to be Austin's next breakout electronic act. Can we call them the American answer to AlunaGeorge? Catch an electrifying live set from this dance duo to find out.
We spoke with Triplets members Wangene Hall and Bradley Will to learn more about Austin's hottest new duo.
Can you explain a little about your artistic background and what brought you each to Austin?
Bradley: Making music has been my passion since I was 13 years old. Though I have many interests, music is the only path I've ever considered pursuing. I've been playing in bands ever since. It hasn't always been easy, but it's very rewarding. I arrived in Austin when my former band Holiday Mountain decided to relocate from Boston. Since the end of my time with the band I've become focused on writing and producing for other artists; something which allows me to scratch more of my musical itches in a way that being in a band often cannot. I'm very motivated by the possibilities of the recording medium and the worlds we're able to create.
Wangene: Similarly, I've been singing and writing songs since a very young age. I've always been obsessed with music and melody, lyrics and narrative. Prior to Austin, I was living and working in NYC. Since Austin is the live music capital of the world, I wanted to come and see the scene for myself. The really vibrant, supportive creative community made me want to stay.
How did Triplets originate?
Wangene: We met at a haüs party where we discussed music and the universe. Pretty standard stuff. We kept seeing each other around town and when we finally got to hear each other's music, it clicked. We kept making things from there.
Bradley: The spark for Triplets formed when Wangene and I met at the dinner party of some mutual friends. We exchanged music and kept in touch from there forward. One day she sent back three of my instrumentals with some really exciting vocal parts on top of them. I thought "Wow. There's something really interesting here." We've been writing and performing ever since.
Triplets experiments within so many genres, how would you describe your sound to someone seeing you live for the first time?
Bradley: Get ready for some future shit. We're trying on all of the new techniques and seeing where we can take them. One thing's for sure; we're interested in making new stuff you've never heard before. If we can write a great song that also sounds like nothing you've ever experienced before, then I'm satisfied.
Funnily, I always wonder how well our stuff will age. Someday we may look back on these tracks and look at them the way we look back at 1950's concepts of what the future was gonna look like, where everyone has flying cars, jetpacks and silver unitards. That's a risk that comes with the territory, I suppose.
Some of my biggest inspirations are the single songs or albums that jump-started an entire musical tradition, like James Brown's 'Cold Sweat' or Miles Davis' 'On the Corner'. I feel like Kanye's 'Yeezus' is going to turn out to be one of those turning-point records. He staked out a lot of new ground on that record by going super far left field and making radical choices. It's a really fascinating mutation of what we think of when it comes to hip hop. For a lot of young people coming up, that record is going to be a guiding light that they're going to follow and develop upon in the years to come.
Wangene: Future soul vibes plus the occasional hella hype dance break. Come to a show and see if you're picking up what we're putting down.
Your live shows involve a lot of movement and energy. What should fans expect to see at a Triplets show?
Wangene: I'm interested in sounds that take the listener on a journey. I've studied theater and have a dance background, so I incorporate all of that into live performance. When you come to a Triplets show, I want you to come into a space with us and believe in your own magic. I want you to feel powerful, to feel seen, to feel brave. I want you to fall in love with your own sense of possibility. Most importantly, I want you to dance your fucking ass off.
How has the reception you've received in Austin been so far?
Wangene: Austin has been great. People are responding to what we're doing. They're coming out and getting excited about our shows.
Bradley: Well, I'm not currently being fed grapes by muscly oiled-up servants while laying on a chaise lounge and being manually fanned, so I consider our career to be a total failure up to this point.
Are you currently working on a follow up to "Bitter Brain" and "Check Please"?
Bradley: Mmhm. We're sitting on lots of unreleased material. It's funny. Most of our work is behind the scenes songwriting and production work, that may never be released under the Triplets moniker. It will all end up coming out under someone else's name. That said, our next release should be out in a month, so gird yourselves for that.
Wangene: Yeah, we are! Stay tuned. It's gonna be exciting. Major vibes.
Check out Triplets' latest track 'Check Please' below.


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