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Salutations, fellow denizens of the night, and welcome to our newly-launched local music round-up, "Queen City Inferno." What's up with the sinful moniker and horn-ed imagery? Well, as the preacher man said, popular music -- rock, hip-hop, salsa, country, jazz -- is the devil's music. That's my purview, friends, so who better to deliver the news?
And what better place to start than with a band sporting a name after my own heart -- Blanco Diablo? The Charlotte-based, classic rock-tinged trio recently returned from its second UK tour, which stopped at the Oswestry Music Live Festival in Shropshire. Formed in 2004, Blanco Diablo includes bandmates Jamie Ray (guitar/vox), Jeff Nunnery (drums) and Patrick Jason (bass), who play rock with a metal edge and Southern roots -- what one reviewer likened to AC/DC picnicking on Billy Gibbons' ranch.
Its debut on New York's Rock Ridge Records, Paper Poison Revolution, has enjoyed some local and national kudos, including favorable write-ups in Charleston, SC, and at www.altrocksource.com. But it's in England where the white devils have made their biggest splash, including a sold-out date with Double Pneumonia at the famed Cavern Club in Liverpool. Ray called it a "religious experience" -- which makes me understandably nervous, but I get his point.
"We were told to push the record in our own backyard," Nunnery adds, "which we have -- it's just that our backyard is also 3,500 miles away."
And that's where the band's headed again for a month-long set of dates beginning in October, including some opening slots for Welsh hard-rock legends (and Spinal Tap doppelgängers) Budgie. Ultimately, BD's goal is to land a spot on next summer's Glastonbury Festival roster. For now, however, it's the gig-to-gig slog -- and that's fine by Blanco Diablo.
"It's not about the dollar with us," says Nunnery. "I'd rather have five Blanco Diablo fans in the audience than 50 waiting for a Nickelback cover."
Hmmm. So would Satan.
Blanco Diablo plays Amos' Southend on Aug. 26, opening for Led Zep tribute Zoso.
Live Out Loud: Queen City Independent has booked a slew of notable August shows (September's even better; go to www.queencityindie.com for full info), including the Say Hi to Your Mom date at the Spot. Opening will be Durham/Chapel Hill-based Bombadil, which joins the Avett Brothers on Concord's Ramseur Records as the label's latest signees. The four-piece sounds like Village Green Preservation Society-era Kinks crossed with the Band .... Speaking of the Avetts, congratulations to the punk-grass heroes for selling out New York's Bowery Ballroom recently. Locals can get an Avetts fix on Sunday, Aug. 27, when the band holds "An Avett Jubilee -- The Festival Essex" at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Donna the Buffalo, Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles, the Blue Rags, and the everybodyfields are also on the bill. Another QCI date is the Aug. 21 show at the Milestone, featuring New York City's Dirty on Purpose and locals the Talk -- which just happens to have wrapped up its new record at Mitch Easter's Fidelitorium. The as-yet-untitled record was produced by Triangle fixture Brian Paulson (Slint, Wilco) and is being mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, the Hold Steady) at Headgear Studios in New York
Bigger Definitely Better: That's certainly the case at Amos' Southend, whose face-lift now makes it the largest club in the Carolinas, besides House of Blues in Myrtle Beach -- which, since it's in Myrtle Beach, doesn't mean dick to us anyway. I haven't taken a tape measure to Amos' new layout, but it seems downright cavernous with much better sight lines and really feels like a big city club. Now if the powers-that-be can continue mixing in quality gigs like the recent Echo & the Bunnymen show with the march of tribute bands...
Set to launch: In addition to the Talk's new one, a host of locals have albums either in the works or nearing lift-off. Calabi Yau has a split 7-inch with Asheville's Ahleuchatistas due out this month, and expect new releases soon from the following: Secondhand Stories, Simplified, Bill Noonan Band, Carey Sims/Black Market Radio, the Near Misses, Poprocket, Mike Orlando, Jared Allan, Pyramid and John Dungan. Thank you to one of my favorite local minions for input -- she knows who she is. And if we missed your band, don't sweat it. Drop 'ol Mephistopheles an e-mail at email@example.com and try to convince me which circle of the Inferno your act should be mentioned in -- but don't bother asking for your soul back; that ship sailed, friend.
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At 6 pm sharp on Friday, the 1,200 participants
of the 20th edition of the Sellaronda Skimarathon
shot out of Selva like a cannon ball over the 42
km and 2.800 meters of vertical height gain around
the Sella Group. At the front the top skiers were
lead by the great favourite leading up to the event,
Tadei Pivk from Tarvisio, winner and record-man of
last year's edition together with the legend
of ski-mountaineering and skyrunning, the Catalan
Kilian Jornet Burgada. Among their tougher opponents
the Italian-German couple Damiano Lenzi and Anton
Palzer, Pietro Lanfranchi (Pivk's winning partner
last year and record holder) with his new partner
Werner Marti, the team Boscacci-Holzknecht and Beccari-Trettel.
In the female race, the absolute favourites leading
up to the event were the athletes from Valtellina
who have won the Sellaronda a number of times: Francesca
Martinelli and Roberta Pedranzini. Pedranzini came
down with the flu at the last minute, and forced
her team mate to set off with Corinne Ghiardi instead.
This, on the other hand, guaranteed some excitement,
increasing the possibility of success for the other
female teams: Michaela Essl-Victoria Kreuzer and
Martina Valmassoi-Elena Nicolini.
With a beautiful sun set in the background and the
red tinted rock faces of the Sella Group, the participants
first of all tackled the 4 km and 758 m vertical
height gain up to the Gardena Pass, the most difficult
in terms of vertical height gain, passing by Dantercepies.
Three teams among the favourites leading up to the
event, as was predictable, took the command during
this first phase.
The sharpest of them all, up the steep slopes leading
to the Gardena Pass, was Michele Boscacci, behind
him his team mate Lorenzo Holzknecht, then Damiano
Lenzi, Anton Palzer, Kilian Jornet Burgada and Tadei
Pivk. Passing by the change-over point in Corvara,
where as always, a large audience encouraged the
competitors during their transit,
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The quality is so good I want to buy an additional ankle holster but I should get a discount for waiting that long.
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Ordered holster and magazine. Delivery was longer than originally promised, but once I received it I realized it was worth the wait. I own original Alessi Talon, Milt Sparks, and Mitch Rosen holsters. In my opinion, no better holster per price point than Alessi. Incredible fit and craftsmanship. In fact, ordering 3 more for my other weapons.
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I have had off the shelf holsters from all the major manufacturers, Galco, DeSantis, Safariland, Bianchi, Blackhawk, etc. - never did want to pop the big bucks for a custom, but I decided to try Alessi based on all the great things I have heard about them. GLAD I DID!! This holster is outstanding in fit and finish and the mahogany color is beautiful. As with all holsters, the fit is tight for a few days, but it is breaking in easily. Alessi will be my holster of choice from now on. Spend the money, you won't regret it!
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Have been carrying Alessi holsters for more than 20 years. The CQC-S is the best designed concealment holster ever made. Lou was a genius and a master artisan. It's good to see that Tom and the crew are keeping those traditions alive today.
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Current and former national athletes seeking support in their career development during and after their competitive sports careers have been well supported by the spexBusiness Network initiative since it was launched in November 2013.
The spexBusiness Network has since grown from strength to strength with an increasing number of multi-national and local firms investing in its 'out-of-the-box' strategy to recruit elite sportspersons to give their companies a competitive edge.
At the spexBusiness appreciation lunch event held on 13 January 2016, Minister Grace Fu (Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth) welcomed 9 new corporate partners on board, expanding the network from 7 to 30 companies from 19 different industries. Furthermore, a total of 62 Team Singapore athletes have been placed with various partner companies either on internships, part-time, flexi-time or full-time employment.
Among the new partners that came on-board is Hyflux Limited, whose Executive Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer Ms Olivia Lum said: "As a home-grown Singaporean company, Hyflux believes in lending our support by providing career development opportunities for local talents. It is a mutually beneficial arrangement as we're able to recruit and nurture local national athletes whilst providing them with a platform to shine and develop their career through our diverse business units. This unique talent pool of sportsmen also provides diversity in background and will hopefully bring fresh perspectives to our business."
Mr Delane Lim, Group CEO of Agape Group Holdings, another new corporate partner, added, "We are committed to provide athletes with a train-while-work opportunities so that they can continue to excel and represent Singapore yet not lagging behind their peers in terms of work experience or progression. Having athletes working in my organisation can also help to create a healthy and sporting culture in the organisation and ultimately promote a 'winning mentality' amongst everyone."
In just over 2 years, the list of corporate partners has grown by more than four-fold and this is a strong testament that more companies are seeing the value of sports, specifically in using sports to build the 'Ethos of Excellence'. Moving forward, the spexBusiness Network is strategically positioned as the primary vehicle for the Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) to engage Corporate Singapore to build partnerships and create value to support our Team Singapore athletes.
Under the leadership of the spexBusiness Network Advisor, Minister Teo Ser Luck (Ministry of Manpower) and Chairperson of the spexBusiness Advisory Panel, Ms Tan Yen Yen, a new and exciting vision has been developed to build on this positive momentum with the intent to forge a sustainable relationship with Corporate Singapore and create a myriad of synergies and confluences of aspirations to achieve win-win. Ms Tan said, "I see immense potential for Corporate Singapore to play an even greater role in the development of sport in Singapore, beyond the recent Southeast Asian Games and ASEAN Para Games. Our new vision for the spexBusiness Network is essentially about forging stronger and more sustainable partnerships between Corporate Singapore and our athletes, so much so that when companies think of Team Singapore athletes, they think 'spexBusiness Network'. I am confident that the spexBusiness Network is well-positioned to develop the new foundational pillars of this new vision." Ms Tan is also the Regional Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific (South), SAS Institute.
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At the same event, two new initiatives were also announced by Minister Grace Fu.
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Thursday Thrift: Vintage Coach Purse
Or the tale of how I got a Coach purse for under $25. Yes, really.
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I've never been one of those people who needs designer ... anything. Sure, I like things that are high quality and I'm willing to pay more for them, but I'm also not willing to drop several hundred dollars (or more) on a purse. If you're interested, Maddie of Whisky Tango Flat White wrote a really interesting piece on the blogger designer handbag matter that you can read through. That being said, I really hate poor quality purses which is why I usually turn to leather bags. This mini purse? It's an '80s era Coach crossbody.
It's basically perfect, right? I picked this tiny sized bag so I could take just the essentials with me. I wanted something simple, but you know, nice. Again, this purse was a cheapie find on ThredUp for only $24. They actually didn't mark it as a Coach purse (admittedly the branding is only on the inside and could be easily overlooked) and it had been discounted quite a few times. Essentially the stars aligned to get me this babe for less than half my budget for this lil purse purchase.
I was between picking up this purse, a Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac (which was a bit over my $50 budget) and another unknown brand mini leather crossbody. But, it took me so long to decide on which one I wanted to spend my little dollars on, that the other two sold! So - hot tip - if you're buying on ThredUP, be quick and decisive.
It fits literally just the essentials. Like that little blue bag? Um, it kind of doesn't really fit. But I can get my wallet (which, incidentally came tucked in this purse for free) keys, sunnies, my phone and a couple of odds and ends. So like three lipsticks, realistically. I picked it up for my Euro vacation so that I wouldn't be tempted to lug around a bunch of stuff I really don't need.
As always I picked out a few different mini crossbody bags in the widget down below. They're a variety of prices and materials for you to take a looksie through. I actually found this exact same Coach bag on ebay in black but it sold before I was able to set this post live. So, sorry about that but, I'd keep a sharp eye out on ebay if you want this exact same guy for a real steal.


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Re: Rose Adams born 1882 in Kansas lived in Illinois
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There's a marriage record for a Rose ADAMS BOCK, age 36, b. White Cloud, KS to Martin LECHNER, age 47, b. Germany, on 3-Feb-1919 in Clinton, IA.Groom's parents were John LECHNER and Elizabeth WESTINIZER.Bride's parents were Zachariah ADAMS and Sarah E. SHOOK.
The 1900 census for Woosung & Grand Detour Townships, Ogle Co, IL has this family:
ADAMS, Zachiriah b. May 1850 in IL, married 30 yrs, both parents b. MD occ: Merchant
wife Sarah b. Nov 1851 in PA, 11 children born, 7 children living, both parents b. PA
dau Rosa b. Sept 1884 in KS
son William b. June 1888 in IL
dau Nellie b. Nov 1889 in MO
son Zachiriah b. June 1892 in AR
In 1910 Zachariah and Sarah with sons William H. and Zachariah are in Dixon, Lee Co, IL
I believe they are this family in the 1880 in Washington, Ringgold Co, IA, though Zachariah's age is off my a decade:
ADAMS, Zach age 39 b. IL, father b. MD
wife Sarah age 29 b. PA, both parents b. PA
dau Jenny age 11 b. WI
son James age 3 b. IA
dau Mary age 5m b. IA
There's a death record for a Jennie CASE, b. 8-Dec-1869 in Jonesville, WI, d. 9-June-1940 in Dixon, Lee Co, IL.Buried in Grand Detour Cemetery.Spouse was Elmer CASE.Parents were Zacharias ADAMS and Sarah SHOOK.
There's a marriage record for Zachariah ADAMS, son of Zachariah ADAMS and Sarah Elizabeth SHOOK, to Ida May PATTERSON, daughter of Samuel PATTERSON and Mary SHAUGLER on 22-March-1918 in Dixon, IL.
There's a death record for James ADAMS, age 67, son of Zacharia ADAMS and Sarah SCHOOK on 16-Feb-1943 in Dixon, IL.
There's a death record for Zachariah ADAMS, age 75, d. 8-Sept-1925 in Ogle Co, IL.Wife was Sarah Elizabeth ADAMS, parents were Jacob ADAMS and Elizabeth FURRY.His birth place is listed as Hagerstown, MD, not IL.
The 1850 census for Pine Creek, Ogle Co, IL has this family:
ADAMS, Jacob age 32 b. MD
Elizabeth age 30 b. MD
Adam age 11 b. OH
Eli age 8 b. OH
Jacob age 6 b. IL
John age 5 b. IL
Daniel age 3 b. IL
Zacharias age 1/12 b. IL
They are living right next door to Adam & Susan ADAMS with children Peter, Anne & Lydia.
The 1860 census for Mt. Morris, Ogle, IL:
SHOOK, John S. age 38 b. PA
Kasia age 36 b. PA
Hannah C. age 15 b. PA
Nancy J. age 13 b. PA
Mary F. age 11 b. PA
Sarah E. age 9 b. PA
John R. age 7 b. PA
Charity A. age 5 b. IL
Henrietta age 3 b. IL
Daniel S. age 0 b. IL
In 1850 John S. and Kesiah SHOOK are in Montgomery, Franklin Co, PA with daughters Hannah, Nancy and Mary.


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The Kentucky Innovation Network Pikeville Office welcomed aspiring entrepreneurs to the University of Pikeville for the Appalachian New Business Competition. This is the sixth time for the event and it is held every December. It was originally named the Startup Challenge, but was rebranded this year to further encourage participation from members of the community. This is the largest event of its kind in Eastern Kentucky and everyone in the region is eligible to participate.
The Appalachian New Business Competition was developed to seek new, independently proposed ventures in the conceptual, seed or startup stages. The event was held in collaboration with the Coleman College of Business.
Entries from high school students, college students and community members were received. Individuals and teams submitted written plans for a chance to compete for $10,000 in prize money. The most comprehensive plans were chosen as finalists to attend the event. The finalists delivered oral presentations before an exceptionally qualified panel of judges. The three highest scoring business proposals were selected as winners.
"This year's event was filled with innovative and timely business ideas. We want and need to see more creativity such as this in Eastern Kentucky," proclaimed David Snow, D.M., director of the Kentucky Innovation Network Pikeville office, director of the SBI program and business competitions, associate professor of business and the founder of the event.
K² Medical won first place and the $5,000 prize. The team members are UPIKE MBA students Kaitlyn Abdon and Katelyn Simpson who created an innovation in emergency medical equipment by designing a new type of scoop stretcher, the Xtra Scoop. This device addresses the growing obesity epidemic and offers emergency medical technicians a safer way to lift and transfer their patients.
"It was such an incredible experience to get the chance to compete in this competition and to see our hard work pay off is such a rewarding feeling," stated Simpson. "We are excited to see where this opportunity takes us."
The second place award of $3,000 went to the Lifetime Learner team of Brigitte Anderson and Andrew Reed. They are both UPIKE professors and MBA students working to provide web-based training services to target the serious problem of sexual harassment in higher education.
"My experiences in the UPIKE MBA program have really opened my eyes to the rewarding opportunities that the world of entrepreneurship provides and I am grateful for this wonderful competition here on our campus," commented Reed.
Pikeville Counseling Center is the business proposed by Robyn Crouch. She wants to bring Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to Pikeville. This is a proven method to improve child behavior, but is not offered in the region.
"I feel fortunate to have placed in the competition, but most fortunate to have been able to discuss at length my business," said Crouch. "After the competition, the panelists gave me terrific feedback and ideas for cost cutting."
From assisting startups in assessing an idea, to developing a business plan, to finding grants, loans and capital, the Kentucky Innovation Network helps local entrepreneurs and local companies discover the resources needed to be successful. The Pikeville office operates in UPIKE's Community Technology Center and serves the nine counties of Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Perry and Pike.
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They?re around every corner, frighteningly vacant shells of what they once were. What renowned editor Harold Evans calls ?zombies? ? or, words that have lost their vitality ? are spotted often amid unclear writing. And, according to Evans, they?re muddying up our language to the point of total opacity.
Evans? new book, Do I Make Myself Clear?, is a case for the value of clear writing, and a thorough guide for making writing clearer.
?One of the reasons we get tired in writing and in studying, is we have to carry all this dross in our heads. All this excess wordage,? Evans told HuffPost in a phone interview.
A statement like that might be dismissed as pedantry, but Evans? professional experiences more than qualify him for making such a claim. He was the longstanding editor of The Sunday Times, and has since held positions at The Atlantic Monthly and New York Daily News. Before that, he worked in India and Northern England, where he endeavored to use straightforward, evocative language to communicate directly to papers? readerships.
In the 1980s, Evans moved to the U.S., where he founded Conde Nast Traveler and later served as the publisher of Random House. These roles inspired him to hone another title on his resume: author of instructional writing books.
In the health care bill going through Congress at the moment, the deceptions in the language are serious.?
Harold Evans, author of 'Do I Make Myself Clear?
?There was no economy in the writing, there was no conciseness,? Evans said. ?My metaphor for it was, while the English are still on the starvation diet of WWII ? which we were, because all the newspapers shrank in size, and had to be very economical ? Americans grazed gently over acres of pasture.?
In Do I Make Myself Clear?, Evans ventures to change that. He identifies the worst offenders of verbose, inexpressive writing. ?Academia is one of the major criminals,? he said. ?The major criminals are lawyers, academics, bureaucrats of all kinds, insurance companies.?
Politicians, of course, are among the guilty. Evans points out Trump?s unclear language, and the power it has to mask the decisions being made by his administration. With his book, Evans is interested in alerting readers to ?the deceptions practiced on us. For instance, in the health care bill going through Congress at the moment, the deceptions in the language are serious.?
To this end, Evans points out several easily identifiable offenses. The aforementioned zombies, or verbs that are used as nouns, are one. For example, rather than, ?I authorized the expenditure,? a zombiefied version would read, ?the authorization of the expenditure was approved.? ?The verb is being turned into a flabby noun,? Evans said.
Another impediment to clarity: pleonasms, or extra words. The example Evans gives is ?35 acres of land?; ?of land? is an unnecessary add-on. ?American newspapers and online are full of pleonasms, some of which are funny,? Evans said.
And another: flesh-eaters, or, as Evans puts it, ?words [or phrases] without any meaning whatsoever.? In his book, he lists pages? worth of examples, and translations into clearer iterations of the words. So, ?currently? becomes ?now,? ?adjacent to? becomes ?near,? ?due to the fact that? becomes ?because,? ?in order to? becomes ?to,? and ?this day and age? becomes, simply, ?today.?
Today, Evans? ode to clarity is much needed. As he argues in his book, murky descriptors make it harder for readers to see the truth behind a tweet, a treatise, or a proposed new law.
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|B Jean Marie Vernon (Melton Aurora)
|C Janet Cooke (Peterborough Ortons)
|D Rodney Spokes (Leicester)
|E Jim Davies (Market Harborough)
|F Steve Howe (District 1070 E Club)
|John Dewis (Peterborough)
|Graham Martin (Soar Valley)
|Visioning administrator
|Lawrie Cooke (Huntingdon Cromwell)
|Social -District Quiz
|Charles Stevens (Wreake Valley)
|Graham Packwood ( Wreake Valley)
|-District Golf
|Iain Martin (St Ives)
|-Minor Sports
|Les Aldridge( Ashby Hastings)
|Club Basket Storage
|Ian day (Corby Phoenix)
|Global Rewards
|Geoff Blurton(Kettering)
|Alumni and RIBI Leads
|John Saunders (Leicester)
|Rotary Fellowships
|PDG Geoff Blurton( Kettering)
|Liaison AG
|Graham Martin( The Soar Valley)
Membership Options available
We're looking for men and women of all ages and backgrounds to join us either as volunteers, members or both. You can use your time, talents, professional skills and energy to improve the lives of people in our local communities and around the world.
You can enjoy business networking, personal development, meeting new friends, having a great deal of fun and experiencing the fulfilment that comes from achieving something worthwhile
Full Membership
This is where you join Rotary and become an a full active Rotarian with full voting rights and provide valuable input in determining the projects and activities undertaken and have fun and fellowship.
Guiding Principles
The Guiding Principles of Rotary have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
Second: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
Third: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships.
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Associate Membership
This is a taster, " a try before you buy" so an associate can get to know the Club and then become a full member in time. Associates pay subs to the Club not RIBI and the Club sets the amount . Wellingborough has 4 new members each year and many other Clubs have introduced this highly successful form of membership. There is a fixed period for associate determined by the club and most join as full Rotarians.
Corporate Membership
What is Corporate Membership? The RIBI Corporate Membership Pilot Programme allows an organisation or company in a club's area to become a member of the Rotary club, through an established membership approval process, and to appoint up to four designees as the individuals attending club meetings, serving on projects, voting on club matters, and serving as club officers and on club committees and so on. Is there an established membership approval process to be used by clubs in RIBI? No, it is up to each club to decide what this process should be. It is best to develop this before organisations are invited by the club to consider corporate membership. What is a good way to get started? Once you have identified an organisation that wishes to be considered for corporate membership the Rotary club might establish the background to the organisation and whether it maintains the high ethical standards expected of Rotarians.
A company, school, acadamy or similar organisation pays the membership fees and can nominate up to 4 people to be corporate members serve on committee and have a vote on the management of the Club
Flexible and Innovative Clubs
The RIBI Innovative and Flexible Club Pilot Programme focuses on clubs' ability to self-determine their operations to fit better with the needs of their members and the community. Innovative and flexible clubs are fun, dynamic, resilient, tolerant, interested in trying new things, proactive and members driven. (Note: They must have been formed prior to 2010)
What sort of things could we do? The club could try out different meeting logistics (time, day, frequency, location, online, use of social media, club event or social activity, and so on).
District 1070 E Club
This is first and foremost a Rotary Club. They are a group of fully engaged and fully committed Rotarians dedicated to the concept of Service Above Self. The difference between their club and most traditional Rotary Clubs is that they use technology to their our advantage.
"Increased work commitments and the resultant pressure on family times means that nowadays, especially if you are younger, still working, or trying to bring up a young family, your time is precious. It doesn't mean that you haven't the got time or the inclination to get involved, help out and do good in the world. It means that you have got your priorities right.
In our world, family comes first. The time that you can spare to devote to Rotary is precious and should be used wisely. We want your help where it is most needed, our Rotary projects. Our club meets online, using social media, Google Apps and state of the art video conferencing. The club is active 24x7x365. Members log in and contribute when time permits. All we ask is that, as a member, you personally commit to a minimum 12 hours of service per quarter. We do hold a short weekly video conference at 7:30pm on a Thursday evening that we encourage you to join for a minimum of 30 minutes and we all try to get together once a month either for a social activity or to work on a service project (yes, the children are invited too.) If you can make it, you are very welcome. If work or family life gets in the way, we understand. We want Rotary to work for you as well as you working for Rotary".
What is an Alumnus of the Rotary Foundation(Charity) award ? American words to describe any person, Rotarian or not, who has received a Rotary Foundation grant or scholarship award including Ambassadorial Scholars, Peace Scholars, recipients of Grants for University Teacher or Carl Miller Discovery Grants, Group Study Exchange team members, and Rotary Volunteers. Alumni are potential speakers for Rotary events. Possibly those in your area might wish to join your Club.
We ask that clubs keep the committee informed of the whereabouts of Alumni with whom they have contact. John Saunders of Leicester who is developing an E Club specifically to keep Alumni in contact with Rotary
Rotary Fellowships
Get a lot more out of Rotary – join a Rotary Fellowship
If you have a hobby, pastime or interest there is likely to be a Rotary Recreational or Vocational Fellowship which will bring you in touch with like-minded Rotarians both locally and worldwide.
A bit like new Rotarians, often those joining a fellowship wish they had done so earlier.
The following are some of the most active Fellowships:
- International Caravanning Fellowship of Rotarians.
- International Fellowship of Cricket-loving Rotarians.
- International Fellowship of Cycling Rotarians.
- International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians.
- International Fellowship of Rotarian Doctors.
- International Fellowship of Rotarian Musicians.
- International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians.
- Rotarian Retro Automobile Fellowship.
- Rotarians of Amateur Radio Fellowship.
- Rotary Global History Fellowship.
- International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians.
For more information, contact:-
Membership Options at school and beyond:-
These clubs provide a fun way for 7 to 12 year olds with energy, enthusiasm and great ideas to make a difference. They are based in local schools and work with Rotary clubs on projects which could be anything from fundraising to sponsored events.
For young people aged 12 to 18 to work together helping others in their communities and across the world, whilst having fun and learning about the world. They are based in secondary schools or colleges and organise at least two service projects a year: one that benefits their community and one that benefits international understanding.
A unique international service organisation for people aged 18-30, offering a wide range of activities that enable young adults to try something new, whilst having a great time and meeting others. Rotaract is an opportunity for young men and women to enhance their personal development, address the physical and social needs of their communities and promote better relations between people worldwide through friendship and service. Contact Alan Jukes (Northampton Rotary Club).
Growing Rotary with New Clubs
Rotary District 1070 now has 89 clubs with nearly 2,500 members – but the need for the unique service to the community which Rotary provides is growing.
We are deeply involved in helping existing clubs retain and increase their membership. However, there is always the opportunity to open new clubs and expand the choice of meeting days and times for potential new members.
Another new development for our district is that the Rotary Club of Northampton now meets twice a week – Monday lunchtimes and Tuesday evenings. This gives busy people a better chance to attend their club meetings and play a full part in their club's activities.
If you are interested in becoming part of a new and vibrant club in any of these areas, or if you want more information about Rotary, please contact our District New Clubs Officer, Dick Parsley. He will be delighted to tell you more and invite you along to a meeting to see for yourself.
Satellite Clubs:
A satellite club is a potential Rotary club formed in the same locality as the sponsoring club, or in a community in a neighbouring area which would benefit from a Rotary presence. All members of a satellite club are to be inducted into membership of the parent sponsoring club to become Rotarians, sharing membership of the parent club with the existing Rotarians but, thereafter, operating as a Rotary satellite club. As such, satellite club members will hold their own regular weekly meetings at a venue, time and day of their choice, organising and managing their own programmes, activities and budgets in accordance with Rotary aims and objectives.
The introduction of Satellite clubs provides a new and exciting opportunity to expand Rotary and grow membership, increasing our capacity to do more for those in need.
In towns and cities there must be many who up 'til now cannot attend a local Rotary club because things like the day, or time, of meetings, may not be convenient. There must be many young business men and women of goodwill who would like the opportunity to join us. No minimum number is given for forming a satellite club.
Northampton had a number of their members having to spend time at their businesses so they formed a satellite Club. They meet at a convenient time evening as opposed to Lunchtime do not have a meal and do their rotary business in an hour they still mix with the main club. It has been a great success.
A strategic review done by the Clubs for the Clubs to develop a long term plan. At the invitation of the Club, the District team will provide facilitators to assist in the process which develops and promotes the ideas of all the Club into a cohesive way forward.
For more information contact Lawrie Cooke of Huntingdon Cromwell
Rotary – A Service for YOU?
- Do you really know what members of Rotary do?
- Would you like to know more about the Rotary Experience?
- Would you be interested in joining?
- There are Rotary Clubs near to you, why not find out more?
For details log on to the web site of Rotary International in Britain and Ireland and find out more. www.ribi.org.
An introduction to Rotary International
Why Rotary? from Rotary International in Britain & Ireland
Membership Services
(It is all about having fun and fellowship)
This team consists of:
District Golf – Iain Martin(RC St Ives) has organised this great event and looking forward to a great 2016 District Golf Competition
District Minor Sports – Les Aldridge (RC Ashby Hastings) organises this fun event usually centred around a pub. Sometimes it gets very competitive but Les's decision is final.
District Quiz – Charles Stevens (RC Wreake Valley) and Graham Packwood ( RC Wreake Valley) organise this highly successful competition where all members not just the Egg Heads have a great night.
Approximately two thirds of the Clubs in the District participate in these events. As each of the competitions are a chance to meet and share success stories and have fun and fellowship, this initiative during then forthcoming year is to encourage the remaining Clubs to participate.
News and Events
See what we do:-
Latest news
"Know your Rotary" and Rotary GO events are being planned for 2016/7 dates and locations will be publicised here shortly.


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CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians won their 21st straight game on Wednesday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to set a AL winning-streak record and join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many consecutive games.
Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (4-3) and Mike Clevinger (10-5) won his fourth straight start as the Indians matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest streak since 1900. The run has put Cleveland within five wins of catching the 1916 New York Giants, who won 26 straight without a loss but whose century-old mark includes a tie.
The Indians haven't lost in 20 days, and they've rarely been challenged during a late-season run. However, they had to overcome a costly error and rely on their bullpen to hold off the Tigers, who closed within 4-3.
Roberto Perez added a homer in the seventh and four Cleveland relievers finished, with Cody Allen getting his 27th save.
With the crowd of 29,346 standing and stomping, Allen retired Ian Kinsler for the final out, giving the Indians the league's longest streak since the AL was founded in 1901 (see full recap).
Yankees beat Rays, take 2 of 3 at Citi Field
NEW YORK -- A disappointed Jaime Garcia didn't say a word to manager Joe Girardi when he was removed one out shy of qualifying for his first win with the Yankees, and New York beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 Wednesday to take two of three games in a series moved from Florida to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma.
Garcia is 0-2 in six starts since the Yankees acquired him from Minnesota. He allowed one run and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, giving up a leadoff homer to Kevin Kiermaier in the third.
Chad Green (5-0) struck out the side in the sixth, and Tommy Kahnle overcame two hits in the seventh with the help of a double play. Dellin Betances was replaced with Aroldis Chapman with one on and two outs in the eighth. Chapman walked Steven Souza Jr. and gave up an RBI single to Adeiny Hechavarria that sent Souza to third. Chapman struck out pinch-hitter Wilson Ramos.
Curt Casali walked leading off the ninth. Chapman then struck out Brad Miller, Kevin Kiermaier and Lucas Duda for his 18th save in 22 chances (see full recap).
White Sox score 2 in 9th to beat Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia drove in runs in the ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Wednesday.
Abreu's sacrifice fly scored Tim Anderson, who led off the inning with a single, took second on a wild pitch by Scott Alexander (4-4) and stole third.
Garcia's single to center scored Yoan Moncada with the second run. Garcia is hitting an American League-leading .432 against left-handed pitchers.
The Royals tied the score at 3 in the eighth. Alcides Escobar singled in one run, while pinch runner Terrance Gore scored the other on an Alex Gordon groundout.
Juan Minaya (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up the victory. The White Sox won two of three in the series.
Royals starter Eric Skoglund lasted only three innings and 66 pitches, giving up three runs on five hits.
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito yielded one run, a homer by Salvador Perez in the sixth inning, in 6 1/3 innings (see full recap).


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The bestselling author of The Girl On The Train on the highs and lows of life as a reluctant literary star
How do you follow the mega global success of a book like The Girl On The Train, the hottest thriller of the decade? It's a question author Paula Hawkins must have asked herself when she sat down to pen her second standalone thriller, Into The Water – and the 44-year-old admits she has the jitters about how people will react to her latest offering.
The publicity wheels are already turning at a ferocious pace, while film rights have been snapped up by DreamWorks – who also turned The Girl On The Train into last year's box-office hit starring Emily Blunt – with Hawkins as executive producer.
Not bad for a woman who had maxed out her credit cards in 2014, and had to borrow money from her father to make ends meet. 'When I got a book deal, it was the greatest call to be able to ring him and say: "It's all going to be fine, you can have your money back!"' she says.
'There are different sorts of pressures now. The first time around, all the pressure was internal and to do with my own situation. Now the pressure is possibly quite self-inflicted. Lots of people have been waiting for this, lots of people are going to read it and lots of people are going to talk about it. That makes you feel very nervous.
'I tried not to let it bother me when I was writing it, but inevitably, you think about what you were criticised for and wonder if you are doing the same thing again.' Into The Water centres on the mysterious deaths of two women – one a single mother, the other a 15-year-old girl – in a section of river known as the Drowning Pool at the foot of a cliff where, historically, suspected witches were thrown in to sink or swim, in the fictional town of Beckford in Northumberland.
While the history and relationship of two sisters form the anchor of the story – one deceased, the other left to look after her dead sibling's daughter, who also happens to be the best friend of the dead 15-year-old – Hawkins works a huge range of characters into the mix, from dodgy teachers and questionable policemen, to an eerie old woman convinced she can hear the voices of the dead.
'I wanted to have a gothic, dark atmosphere to the whole work, so constructed this fictional town, and I wanted a place that had a myth around it. The water seemed to be a good setting,' she continues. 'The terrifying part is waiting to see how people respond to it, but there's nothing I can do about it. The problem is that bad reviews are the ones that stay with you.'
The former financial journalist – who was born and raised in Zimbabwe but moved to London at 17 – is now in a very different position to little more than two years ago, when she was living hand to mouth, wondering if she'd ever make it as a writer. The Oxford-educated author had already had a string of romantic fiction novels published, under the pen name Amy Silver, but when her fourth one tanked, she had to think again.
'Romantic comedy was never a natural fit for me. I'm not the kind of person who is fascinated by happy-ever-after stories. I'm always interested in how things can go wrong. I'm not denigrating romantic comedy at all, because I enjoy it and when it's done well – like Jojo Moyes or Helen Fielding – it's wonderful. But my books kept getting darker and darker.
'I saw The Girl On The Train as the last chance saloon at the time. I'd pretty much stopped being a journalist, as the second and third Amy Silvers did well enough to keep me fed and watered. Then the fourth one bombed, and I didn't know what to do, although I had lots of ideas.
'My agent said: "Write the one about the drunk girl [Rachel, played by Emily Blunt in the movie]." I thought: "If this doesn't work, I'll have to get a real job."'
But the book was a phenomenal success, shooting to the top of the UK charts within two weeks of being published in 2015, as well as topping the US charts – unheard of for an unknown British author. Almost 20 million copies have now been sold worldwide. 'I had been feeling desperate up to that point, so it was such a relief,' says Hawkins.
Steven Spielberg's production company DreamWorks bought the film rights in 2014, before it even hit the shelves. Hawkins didn't have much to do with the film but went on set in upstate New York and met Emily Blunt. 'Emily's lovely. She's so un-Hollywood, so English. I liked the film, they did a good job,' says Hawkins.
Her new-found wealth has enabled her to buy a bigger flat in Clerkenwell and a few more designer clothes, but Hawkins remains a reluctant literary star. 'I'm not at home on the red carpet. That might sound ungrateful but it is daunting, if you are not skinny and glamorous, to go to those things where people are looking at you,' she says.
And after the inevitable fuss over Into The Water has died down, she's looking forward to some quiet time at home with her boyfriend, a lawyer. 'Like most writers, I'm quite introvert,' Hawkins confesses. 'I'm happiest at my desk, not talking to anybody!'
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