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Record players were the only source of music back in the day, but the craze for record players slowly started dying with advances in technology. However, retro designs of turntables are getting popular again. And, they aren't simply meant to be able to play vinyl records anymore.
While there are turntables designed specifically for the purpose, record players that are also equipped with modern day features have been gaining popularity in recent years.
The competition is stiff and it's not just about having most features either. Manufacturers are constantly trying to come up with as many features and quality at the lowest price possible. There are lots of different kinds of record players on the market, and choosing a single product can be a much harder task than it needs to be.
Each company claiming their product to be the best one doesn't help either. Electrohome is one company that has built a reputation as a reliable manufacturer of turntables. The Signature Vinyl Record Player from the company is one of the best in the business.
- This Electrohome record player features a retro design and perfectly tuned acoustic cabinet. The acoustic cabinet paired with four speakers provides optimal audio performance.
- This record player can play vinyl records, and also features the ability to play AM/FM radio, CDs, MP3s through USB, and this device even features a 3.5mm auxiliary input to play music via mobile devices.
- The ceramic needle used on this device is diamond-tipped, which further enhances the audio quality.
- Electrohome has been in the business for a long time, and this product shows off yet another vintage design handcrafted with real wood carpentry and a deep walnut finish.
- This turntable can play 7, 10 and 12 inch records without any problems, and you also get the option of customizing the speed to 33, 45 or 78 revolutions per minute.
- You can easily convert your classic records into MP3 files through the built-in USB port. There is no hassle with having to connect to a computer; just plug in your USB drive and start recording.
- This unit has the look of a vintage unit, feels sturdy and is capable of a variety of functions, including playing CDs, recording MP3 files and much more.
- The sound quality is absolutely amazing with this product. This retro machine will surely take you back in time with its amazing sound.
- The price is remarkably reasonable.
- Electrohome has always provided good customer support and it holds true with this product too. You will get prompt and effective service regarding the product.
- There have been complaints about the tone-arm not having much weight, causing the records to skip. You could try to attach a dime to the arm, but you need to be extremely careful with the weight or you'll end up damaging your prized vinyl possessions. However, this could be a problem with just a few faulty products and yours could be perfectly fine.
- For those who want a loud volume, you might need to reconsider your choice. There is no option of attaching external speakers with this unit.
- There have also been a few complaints about defective products being shipped from the company.
This is one fantastic modern turntable from Electrohome. The company has always been known for its outstanding analog sound systems and this model, inspired by traditional record players, is one of the best looking turntables out there. It's not just limited to its looks.
You can easily convert your records simply with a USB drive and you can also use the AUX input to use this device as a speaker and play music from your mobile devices.
Granted, it's bit big but it won't feel like a burden at all. The price is not bad either. You will hardly find any other product with this level of sophistication and features. It's great value for money.
It goes without saying that the record player from Electrohome isn't the only product on the market. Two of the worthy competitors for this product are 1byone Belt-Drive 3-Speed Portable Stereo Turntable with Built in Speakers and Pyle PTCD56UBGR Record Player Stereo System Turntable Stereo System.
Both these products are excellent in their own right, so it comes down to what you want in a product. They are different in terms of looks and they are in different price ranges. Make sure you do your own research to study the features, pros and cons of each in order to make an informed decision.
All three of the brands mentioned above are well reputed in the business and you won't regret purchasing any of these items, as long as the product meets your requirements.
The record player from 1byone is a sleek looking device that offers 3-speed settings, built-in stereo speakers system, dynamic balanced tone arm, and RCA/headphone jack outputs. This briefcase styled record player is lightweight and highly portable. The company has backed the product with a year's guarantee, so that's a huge plus.
The second alternative for you is the machine from Pyle. It looks like an elegant vintage sound system but also sports modern features like a USB flash reader, Bluetooth connectivity, AUX input and so on. It even features a CD player and AM/FM radio. If size doesn't concern you, then it's a perfect buy for you.
Both of these products are cheaper than the one from Electrohome. The product from Pyle is definitely closer to the Electrohome record player in terms of design and features, but the Electrohome turntable is better when it comes to the sound quality. If you're looking for a simple and cheap product, you should be fine choosing the product from 1byone. However, quality is expensive, and if you can spare the cash, the product from Electrohome is well worth buying.


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The Railway police is organising a series of workshops for its personnel on identifying, rescuing and handling orphans and destitute children on trains.
A total of 35 railway police personnel from Egmore, Central and Chengalpet are undergoing the training, being held on five successive Saturdays. The resource personnel for the workshop are T. Tripurasundari of 'Railway Children', a United Kingdom-based organisation, and V.S. Valavan of Community Health Education Society.

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Child support issues can arise in different circumstances involving married and unmarried parents. The Law Office of James M. Marshall has experience in dealings with child support issues and can offer legal advice regarding establishing child support in a divorce or paternity action, enforcement of a current child support order, or modification of a child support order.
Child Support in Tennessee is calculated on a formula basis, taking into account both parents' incomes, the number of days each parent has the child, as well as other factors such as the cost of health insurance, educational expenses, extra-curricular activities and work-related child care expenses which might affect the amount of child support that should be paid pursuant to the Tennessee Child Support Guidelines. At the Law Office of James M. Marshall, we examine all of these factors that influence this determination and assist our clients in making decisions that support a positive future for you and your children.
In Tennessee, the courts will consider a modification of a child support order where there is a significant variance between the Tennessee Child Support Guidelines and the current child support order. There are several factors that may create a significant variance justifying a modification of a child support order. Those factors might include:


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Browse our wonderful selection of Aboriginal Arts which can be printed onto high quality canvas. Aboriginal art is made by the indigenous people of Australia. It includes a wide range of mediums and styles including rock painting, dot artwork, leaf, wood carving, sculptures and ceremonious clothing, face and body painting.
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Today the city we live in was replacing electrical transformers in our neighborhood. They gave us more than adequate notice that we would not be able to park on our street and would not have power. However, I have been a nut all day. No really, A NUT!
I started laundry … and couldn't turn the washing machine on. I loaded the dishwasher … and couldn't run it. Every room I went into I attempted to turn the light on … at least twice. I finally just left the house because I was starting to drive myself kooky! I can't believe, that even after having days to prepare myself for this, I couldn't get out of my old routines.
Well, I hope you all have a day where you aren't a creature of habit!!!


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JACKSON — Mayor Tony Yarber and his team have devised a financial plan that he says will reduce city of Jackson spending by $110 million without any tax hike. Yarber outlined about his proposed budget with city council members yesterday. The budget is nearly a 22 percent decrease from fiscal year 2014. The total budget is $392.5 million for the ...Read More »
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Aldermen review adult business ordinance, call public hearing
OXFORD — The city of Oxford is holding a public hearing on Dec. 17 on a new ordinance regulating adult businesses. The Oxford Board of Aldermen reviewed a proposed ordinance this week. When the city rewrote its land development codes in 2004, the original adult entertainment ordinance was inadvertently left out. The ordinance restricted adult entertainment business to highway business ...Read More »
Close vote expected on proposed baseball stadium
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The vote to finance construction of a minor league baseball stadium in downtown Biloxi is expected Tuesday after a public hearing and it's expected to be close. The state contributed a $15 million grant from BP to build the stadium. The council now must decide if the city should back a $21 million bond, which will ...Read More »
Legislators to conduct public hearings on FY2015 budget
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are holding public hearings this week to start setting priorities for the next state budget. Fiscal year 2015 begins next July 1. Agency directors will appear today through Thursday before the 14-member Joint Legislative Budget Committee. They'll request money for schools, highways, prisons, Medicaid and other services. The hearings are being held on the first floor ...Read More »
City trims personnel expenses, but mayor wants deeper cuts
VICKSBURG — Projected personnel expenses in the city of Vicksburg will be reduced by about 3 percent for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 but are still too high for Mayor George Flaggs Jr., who wants to lower employee costs more. The Vicksburg Post reports that a public hearing on the budget is 7 p.m. tomorrow at the City ...Read More »
Aldermen call public hearing over mayor's budget proposal
OLIVE BRANCH — Olive Branch's mayor is proposing 3 percent average pay raises for city employees and a half-million dollars set aside to pave roads. The Commercial Appeal reports the Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing tonight on the budget proposed by Mayor Scott Phillips for the 2013-14 fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Phillips tapped various government ...Read More »
Hearing to be held on proposed deepening of port channel
GULFPORT — A public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow on the state port's proposal to study deepening the ship channel to as much as 47 feet. The port has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a deeper ship channel as part of an ongoing environmental assessment of port expansion. The Sun Herald reports the ...Read More »
Public hearing called to mull community's new liquor law
NEW ALBANY — New Albany residents will get a look at the city's new liquor ordinance at a public hearing on May 7. Local voters approved the sale of liquor and wine on March 19. The board of aldermen was to adopt an ordinance setting parameters not addressed directly by state law. Mayor Tom Kent says bringing liquor sales to ...Read More »
Public hearing called to discuss subdivision development
VICKSBURG — Warren County will hold a public hearing on Jan. 22 on proposed changes to the county's ordinance on subdivision development. The Vicksburg Post reports versions of a revised ordinance have discussed by the board of supervisors for months. The county is considering a prohibition on the sale of residential lots until roads are dedicated for county maintenance. The ...Read More »
Speaker Gun conducting 'ideas tour' next month
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn is holding an "ideas tour" in October. The Republican from Clinton says the nonpartisan public meetings are designed so people can tell him what issues they want lawmakers to consider. On Oct. 8, meetings are set for 9 a.m. at the state Capitol, 1 p.m. at Greenwood City Hall and 4:30 p.m. ...Read More »


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Though tired from our Bukidnon Adventure we went out 8:30 PM for the Divisoria Night Market. It's in our itinerary and it is just few minutes away from where we're staying.
The Plaza Divisoria (Golden Friendship Park) is so different from the usual sight were seeing ever since we arrived here. On weekdays its familiar to see people getting back and foot massage in the park from blind masseurs. But on Friday and Saturday nights it's so different.
Divisoria Night Café and Night Market, set up every Friday and Saturday nights. Divisoria streets is close to traffic and fills with delicious food stalls and cheap pitchers of beer, and most importantly thousands of people shop and enjoying a cheap night out. Haggle over a pair of imitation Adidas then relax at a plastic table with a huge piece of grilled tuna and beer with ice cubes and watch the crowd go by. –Wikitravel
Cheap finds. Shop till you drop. 🙂
Divisoria street is also filled with street stalls, barbecue grills, and live entertainment.
Tables and chairs set up on the street.
Movie playing on the big screen.
We had dinner at the night market while listening to the band playing. The city is so lively and we're loving the atmosphere. We went back to Willshire past 10:00 PM to have a good rest. We're sleeping with a smile on our face. So far we're enjoying this 7-day Northern Mindanao Trip.
Next: CDO – Sunday = Free Day


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For decades, the intersection of Magnolia Road and Highway 61 was home for decades to the West Ashley Bait & Tackle Shop, a store that began selling nightcrawlers and evolved into slinging Budweiser. Resurrected into a "bluegrass tavern" in 2005, complete with the best barbecue shrimp 'n' grits and authentic cheese curds in town, the bar was a friendly, homey joint. When it closed, the legions of patrons worried we'd get condos, a flower shop, a dentist ... who knew? Fortunately, good, music-loving, drinking folks bought the lease. The blue walls were painted red and black, and a spooky haunted tree painting was plastered to the wall behind the new stage. The music schedule is buzzing, their gourmet hotdogs are a hit, and fortunately for us writers, they've kept the PBR cheap and cold.


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Peterson's drive for quick recovery freakish, but not out of character
First, there was a showing of the viral video "Draft Me Maybe," a parody of the song "Call Me Maybe." Alliance teachers Theresa Bowlen, Tom Betlock and Endre Gunter collaborated on the video, which features Gunter, wearing a No. 28 Vikings jersey and pretending to be running back Adrian Peterson, running inside a mall, on a track and around Mall of America Field as he urges fantasy football players to draft him even though he is coming off knee surgery.
I know it's risky and kind of scary, but my knee is better so draft me maybe.
After that, there was a video of Peterson, in which he thanked the teachers and students for their support but apologized for not being able to attend because he was preparing for the upcoming game against Seattle. Then, he said he had one more surprise.
Suddenly, Peterson -- the real one -- walked into the gym through a side door as the students screamed with delight.
Peterson has surprised us -- no, amazed us -- all year. Ever since he underwent reconstructive knee surgery in Gulf Breeze, Fla., last Dec. 30 for a torn ACL and MCL, he has done the improbable. Two weeks after surgery, he walked up steps without crutches. In May, he raced teammate Percy Harvin up a hill during offseason workouts at the team's training facility. He was held back during training camp and didn't play in any preseason games, but when the Vikings opened the regular season against Jacksonville at home on Sept. 9, he started and carried the ball 17 times.
Now -- a little more than 10 months since his surgery -- Peterson leads the league in rushing. In nine games, he has carried 168 times for 957 yards (a 5.7-yard average) and six touchdowns. He is on pace for a 1,700-yard season, which would rank second in his career, trailing only his 1,760-yard season in 2008.
"It goes to show how blessed I am and how good God is," Peterson said during an interview with SI.com. "To lead the league in rushing right now is amazing."
Were it not for Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who is having a terrific season himself after missing all of 2011 because of multiple neck surgeries, Peterson would be a slam dunk choice for NFL comeback player of the year. He still could win the award. And he would be in the conversation for league MVP if the (5-4) Vikings had a better record.
Maybe we shouldn't be surprised by Peterson. He has set high goals for himself ever since he came into the league as a first-round draft pick in 2007, and he usually achieves them. He has gone on record as saying he is driven to be the best to ever play in the NFL.
"The passion has been in me since I was young, when I played sports in general," said Peterson, who began writing his script in Palestine, Texas, before starring at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a Heisman Trophy runner-up as a freshman in 2004. "I always competed to be the best. I always wanted to be the fastest, the strongest, [the guy who] could jump the highest, the best vision, the best hands. Anything that had to do with competing, I wanted to be the best.
"It was something that was instilled in me at a young age, and I've had that same mind-set ever since. That's why I set my bar and my standards so high."
According to conventional wisdom, a running back has a shorter-than-average shelf life in the NFL because of the pounding he takes each game. And once a running back turns 30, he often is considered to be on the downhill side of his career.
Peterson, 27, believes that is so much balderdash. In fact, he intends to poke a big hole -- much like the ones he runs through -- in that perception.
"I will," he said. "That's something I don't even worry about. They have different standards in the league about the quarterback position, the running back position, this, that and another. Some people buy into what people say, but I don't buy into it. Like where somebody can't come back from an injury and be the same. Look at me now."
Yes, just look at him. In addition to leading the league in rushing yards, Peterson leads in explosive runs (10 or more yards). He has 27, including a 64-yard dash for a touchdown against Tampa Bay in Week 8 and a 74-yard burst against Seattle this past Sunday.
"I just respect him," Seahawks defensive end Red Bryant told reporters after Sunday's game. "It's not every day you're on the field with a running back of his caliber. You hear about Jim Brown, Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders. Adrian Peterson is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I can't come up with enough adjectives to describe how special of a running back he is."
As the season has reached the halfway point, Peterson has shown no durability issues. If anything, it looks like he's getting stronger by the week. Over the last three games, he averaged 6.7 yards per carry against Arizona (23 rushes for 153 yards), 8.2 against Tampa Bay (15 carries for 123 yards) and 10.7 against Seattle (17 attempts for 182 yards).
The 6-foot-1, 217-pound Peterson is at his best when he runs between the tackles. He loves banging it inside, finding a seam and then accelerating up the field.
"North and South, that's where I love to run," he said. "Everything happens fast, like power plays and lead plays. It's full steam ahead."
As he lay in his hospital bed in Birmingham, Ala., last New Year's Eve, hours after his surgery, Peterson put on a happy face. He wore a party fedora and held up a noisemaker and a pint of ice cream for a picture that he tweeted out, garnering much attention. In reality, though, he knew he faced a long road back.
Most running backs who suffer torn ACLs need at least a year to recover. And when they do get back on the football field, they find their skills are sometimes diminished. They are a step slower, or unable to cut as quickly as they once did.
At first, Peterson made incremental advances. He measured his progress by the number of calf raises or knee lifts he could do. He can't point to the exact moment when he felt like he had reached a significant plateau, but running up that hill against Harvin was a good sign.
"The first three or four [races], he beat me," Peterson said. "Then when endurance took over, I was able to get him. I was more well-conditioned than he was at that time. Knowing what I could do then, and knowing I still had two and a half months before training camp, that's when I knew -- just feeding off my body and knowing how hard I was working -- that I'd be back."
Sightings of Peterson were rare during the Vikings' training camp at Minnesota State University in Mankato this summer. While the rest of the team practiced, Peterson usually was on a far field, doing drills under the watchful eyes of head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman.
Although Peterson was eager to join his teammates in practice, coach Leslie Frazier took it slow with his running back, giving him plenty of time to work back into game condition. Even after Peterson was activated off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list on Aug. 12, he was held out of contact drills in practice.
Peterson's availability for the season opener was a game-time decision, but after the Vikings won the coin toss and returned the opening kickoff, Peterson ran out on the field with the rest of the offense. On the second snap, he took a handoff from quarterback Christian Ponder and ran for four yards. He finished the game with 84 yards rushing and two touchdowns -- and by then everyone knew Peterson was back.
At least two things about Peterson have stayed the same. He wears a new pair of shoes for every game -- "I like my shoes to be snug and tight," he said -- and he has a craving for sweets.
"What might really surprise people is just how much junk food I eat," he said. "I eat Blue Bell ice cream [four or five times a week]. Brownies are one of my favorites. Just sweets in general. I eat a lot of sweets. I'm conscious of what I eat. I try not to eat too much fast food. But ice cream ... I just have this thirst. I can't deny it."
And it seems like nothing can deny Adrian Peterson -- not even a major knee injury. Everyone who took Gunter's advice and drafted Peterson for their fantasy football team made the right choice. No maybe about it.


text: Digital Extreme Makeover: The Hill Edition By Drey Dailey|October 31, 2013 Share By Drey Dailey|October 31, 2013 Share The Hill this week announced the relaunch of its revamped and redesigned website, increasing readability and interactivity for users and advertisers. The new and improved website, whose redesign was led by HyperGraphics Design, looks bigger, cleaner, and is easier to use and navigate.So what all has changed? Some of the new features that visitors can expect include: Streamlined design and dynamic homepage to feature breaking stories Richer integration of photography, video, interactive elements and ads Increased social media integration Better tablet support Dynamic personalized menus that changed based on viewing habits and an article suggestion slider Topics / people pages and tagging, including a new section called PEOPLE, which includes bios, The Hill's recent relevant news and links to social media pages for members of Congress and other notable figures New multimedia with full slideshow functionality for stories and annual features such as Watch List, 50 Wealthiest, 50 Most Beautiful Extensive video including streaming video events Extensive events section "The new website unlocks a host of possibilities for further enhancing the depth of our editorial," says Hugo Gurdon, editor-in-chief, The Hill. "Keeping up with news from The Hill will now be easier and more interactive than ever." Check out the redesign for yourself! Or you can just check out the screenshot below. Share http://adweek.it/2kNVruP copy Adweek Adweek


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posted … Tuesday night.
I have been so caught up with sports and watching sports and hearing about sports that I haven't had time to watch the second episode, but Jeremy told me about this awesome new show called The Killing. The pilot and first season were impressive and I'm looking forward to securing some couch time to watch the second episode sometime soon. Maybe in a few months after the NHL playoffs.
After spending the week (yes, when the person you live with is putting together a pool it's at least a week long event) talking about and watching the Masters, this Bill Simmons article was one of the best things I've read in a long time. I think I would have been as impressed even if my week hadn't revolved around the Masters.
Also, as a side note, my big sister is running the Boston Marathon Monday morning. This Bill Simmons article about the event is also one of my favorites.
This is getting a ton of attention of late, but in case you haven't seen it, check out chicks with Steve Buscemeyes.
Another dating website. I think this one is a really good idea for Jeremy because it's based on music taste. I wonder if they have a filter for Red Sox fans.


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Today We Are All French
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Philadelphia – "La amenaza del Estado Islamico es como un rio subterraneo que puede desbordarse en cualquier momento," dijo escritor Febrizio Larousso de La Jornada de Mexico. "Sus brotes en la superficie transformo en ciclon sangriento en cuestion de minutos."
Mexican writer Febrizio Larousso said this week that ISIS is like an "underground river that can overflow the banks at anytime, transforming into a bloody cyclone" in minutes.
A tri-color French flag dangled loosely below Robert Indiana's Love sculpture as a sombre crowd of more than three hundred French nationals and friends gathered at JFK Plaza, Saturday night, paying quiet tribute to at least 129 killed in an orchestrated series of attacks in Paris on Friday.
The evening's solemn hush was broken by the singing of 'La Marseillaise" the French national anthem. A replica of the Eiffel Tower at the foot of the sculpture was carefully adorned by numerous candles and flowers.
Both Chloe and Gaelle D., Au Pairs from France working in the city -requested not to use last names- met with three other French friends at a local coffee shop prior to the event. While admittedly stunned by the attacks on the Bataclan Concert Hall, Le Carillon Restaurant and the other sites around Paris, Chloe and Gaelle D. recalled that only ten months earlier "attacks were made on (the Parisian publication) Charlie Hebdo and on a Kosher grocery store."
Questioned over whether they felt more secure living and working in the United States, these twenty-something friends referred to terrorist attacks in Boston and the 11th of September in New York. "It's something that can happen anywhere."
Even well-known figures, such as Fox News Commentator Geraldo Rivera and the musicians of the band U2, were caught in the aftermath of the violence in Paris. A visibly shaken Geraldo Rivera spoke on-air of his daughter who was at a soccer game when "chaos" ensued following the Friday night irruption of terrorism.
Describing his daughter Simone as "wonderful" and "gentle soul,' Rivera conceded he was struggling with his emotions: "It's very upsetting," he said. "It's a lot easier to report on these things."
Bono, the leader of the band U2 which had to cancel a scheduled concert, angrily denounced the attackers as "cold blooded," noting that they intentionally targeted young "music fans."
In an analysis of the terrorist attacks, Fabrizio Larousso of Mexico's La Jornada, characterized this "threat of the Islamic State (ISIS) as an underground river that may overflow at any time. It bubbles to the surface transforming it into a bloody cyclone in minutes."
Larousso recalled the "slaughter" of 9/11 on the Twin Towers and recent attack on Charlie Hebdo, noting that many of these terrorists are educated in Europe or the U.S. and have passports, meaning they have "no need to disguise" themselves.
Mr. Larousso also highlighted the fact that ISIS and other terrorists are well financed by middle eastern banks, oil magnates and countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Pope Francis and other religious leaders expressed profound sadness over the attacks in Paris, denouncing the use of God and religion "to justify use of violence."
Local leaders, such as Camden County Clerk, Angel Fuentes; Philadelphia Managing Director Rich Negrin; and Danilo Burgos, aide to Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez, all took to social media to express their unity with the people of France, many of them adopting the imagery of the artist Jean Jullien's Eiffel Tower shaped into a peace symbol.
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York noted that Albany's Alfred E. Smith Building and the SUNY System Administration Building were aglow in blue, white and red in "continued solidarity with the people of Paris."
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf released a statement on the attacks in Paris, extending "our deepest condolences to the French people and all those affected by these horrific acts of violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with victims of this heartbreaking tragedy and their families."


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The A-Z of Erika
A. Age: 32- shhh I don't say it very often.
B. Bed Size: Queen
C. Chore you hate: Putting away laundry. I can fold but I hate putting things back.
D. Dogs: I have two darling little pug monsters. Winston and Yoda and I often wonder if they are planning on taking over the world.
E. Essential start to your day:: Coffee and Checking emails- a must!
F. Favorite Color: Mustard Yellow and that retro turquoise.
G. Gold or Silver: Gold! I think I am a little allergic to silver.
H. Height: 5'5
I. Instruments you play: Piano and Flute. I played Flute in high school before all the American Pie movies :) Don't judge me.
J. Job Title: Oil painting blogger. I also do the books for a couple of tech start ups.
K. Kids: I have 2 puppy children- who do like to be held like babies.
L. Live: Born and raised in Portland, Oregon.
M. Mother's Name: Vilma
N. Nicknames: Some people call me E.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Nope
P. Pet Peeves: When my hubs pretends he is listening to me :).
Q. Quote from a Movie: "Close you eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, there's no place like home."- the Wizard of Oz
R. Right handed or Left handed. I am a righty all the way! This is random but I can only snap my fingers with my right hand. Left doesn't work.
S. Siblings: 2 older sisters... even though they try to convince people they are the younger sister.
T. Time to wake up: 7:00 am.
U. Underwear: Stripes
V. Vegetables you hate: Lima Beans.. I got one stuck in my nose when I was 4. I can't even look at one.
W. What makes you run late: Myself. or I should really blame television.
X. X-rays you have: just dental. I did do one of those head scans at the dentist and that freaked me out a little.
Y. Yummy food that you make: I make a mean grilled cheese. Want to have a grilled cheese eating contest?
Z. Zoo animals: I love the elephants and giraffes.


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Just Stop It...Twitter - Our Insight
January 23, 2013
We love us our Twitter Streams. Each day we use Twitter for personal and business reasons to learn, teach and talk with people all over the world. It's an amazing tool.
Often we head back and check on folks who have followed our stream so we can, if they are active, follow them...back. And there is the rub. "Active". We've seen it all, "Social Media Experts" who post once a day or once a week. "Advertising Agencies" who talk social media but do little. Writers, photographers, voice talent, businesses, marketing "gurus" all, at one time, get the urge to use Twitter for Business but...fail. Always selling or never engaging.
So...stop it. Please. If you honestly don't get it...stop. Delete your Twitter Stream and quit. Or...
If you really want to figure this out get some help. Learn how to incorporate Twitter into your Blog or Facebook or LinkedIn or YouTube...the choices are here. But, in the end we understand why it doesn't work for you. Because it takes...work. It's not magic. It isn't broadcasting. And, it can't be outsourced with great rewards.
What do you think. Go ahead, take a shot. Let us know where we're missing the boat...your turn.


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By Gil Troy, HNN, 10-17-12
The editorial section of Real Clear Politics gives the ultimate verdict on the second debate. It shows the pro-Obama New York Times declaring Mr. Obama Comes Back. It shows the pro-Romney New York Post concluding Romney Wins on Points. And it has the middle of the road USA Today proclaiming Second Debate a Split Decision. In short, Barack Obama did not have a second debate debacle and Mitt Romney continued appearing solid, presidential, and far more moderate than the caricatures of him suggest.
The polls echo these findings, although they tend to be giving Obama a slight edge. Obama's bigger win was in the campaign narrative wars. Predictably, proving Woody Allen's insight that "Eighty percent of success is showing up," when Obama showed up, loaded for bear, he launched hundreds of Obama is back campaign stories. This was a classic pseudo-event, a media-generated moment that fit into the narrative many reporters were looking to right, to keep the campaign alive.
In truth, stylistically, both candidates were more similar than different. They were well-prepared and well-spoken, assertive without being too aggressive, with neither giving much ground. The moment relatively early in the debate when they each looked like they were about to butt heads or chests over gas drilling, was great theatre – but not a game changer.
Substantively, serious issue differences persisted, with important clashes over Libya, taxes, immigration, and energy. Whereas some debates tend to diminish one or both candidates, this debate boosted both. Obama left feeling vindicated that his first-time stumble was a fluke. Romney continued feeling vindicated that the stereotype of him as a fanatic or a fumbler was fading. And the American people should feel vindicated that amid all the hoopla and distractions, this set of debates is proving entertaining and edifying, introducing the candidates and their positions to tens of millions of voters, building excitement and engagement toward Election Day.


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Kylie Jenner has deleted every photo where her daughter Stormi Webster's face is showing from her Instagram page. The lip kit entrepreneur left behind those photos that only show Stormi Webster's back view and other parts of her body but not those showing her face.
She then revealed that she won't be sharing photos of her daughter's face for now. It all began after Kylie shared a photo where it looked like she had cropped a child out of the picture. Fans immediately assumed it was Stormi who was cropped out and wondered why.
Kylie then replied; "Yeah, I cut my baby out. I'm not sharing photos of my girl right now."


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Pecier Decierdo from Filipino Free Thinkers, reflects on a decision made earlier in the year by the Filipino Education department to remove 'Science' from the first and second grade education, based on a view that Science is not child-friendly enough for young learners. He provides stories of where science has been taught well and badly. He reflects on whether things should be 'taught' to children or whether they are able to be curious and explore for themselves
Science is difficult, yes. Science does not end in being amazed and awed, indeed. Science is not all about the happy-happy-joy-joy, true. That is why when science is taught, you do not simply teach it as a body of knowledge and not even as a body of theories. When science is taught, it must be taught as a human activity. And like all human activities worth pursuing, it requires a certain set of attitudes.
Among the virtues required by science are curiosity, attentiveness to detail, ambition, and intellectual honesty, all of which can be taught to kids as early as possible. In fact, for many kids these virtues need not be taught but only encouraged and reinforced


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When elected as Minnesota State Senator representing Senate District 48, Steve Cwodzinski is committed to working with Governor Mark Dayton AND reaching across the aisle to put good ideas to work for Minnesotans. Steve has the passion, skills, and vision to make Minnesota a better place for all of us to live, work, learn, and play. That's the kind of leadership our state needs to build a future that works for all Minnesotans.
As your State Senator, Steve Cwodzinski will work with community members to turn up the HEET on critical issues:
As your State Senator, Steve Cwodzinski will work with community members to turn up the HEET on critical issues:
- Steve knows how hard it is to look out at a classroom full of students and explain that there was another school shooting like Columbine, Rocori, Red Lake, or Sandy Hook. We need to put a stop to gun violence in our communities. As a State Senator, Steve will do everything he can to improve our approach to gun safety; including measures to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill.
- Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, and a natural beauty that we all can enjoy. But, our natural resources are under real threat. Climate change is real; it is caused by human behavior. We need to take immediate action to protect our global and local environment. The answers aren't always easy, but future generations are depending on us.
- Preschool: By offering more 4-year-olds the chance to attend preschool, we are closing the opportunity gap and ensuring more students are ready for school and have a better chance at a successful educational career.
- Minnesota must expand and promote partnerships between employers and institutions of higher learning in order to train workers for high-wage and high-demand jobs.
- School Counselors: Minnesota has a school counselor crisis. Counselors have less time to spend with students with mental health concerns and career guidance questions--which leaves vulnerable students with unmet needs.
- Nearly all workers need to take time away from work at some point to deal with a serious personal or family illness or to care for a new child. Establishing a paid family and medical leave program in Minnesota would allow workers to meet these needs without jeopardizing their economic security.
- Steve would propose initiatives to level the playing field for women and people of color. It's time for equal pay for equal work—regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion.
Steve Cwodzinski knows our community needs a 21st Century transportation system and supports a comprehensive transportation plan that includes the South West Light Rail. Beyond being an efficient transportation option and relieving traffic congestion around the west metro area, the light rail expansion will attract new businesses, and create jobs.


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Time is money, especially in professional life, and for the founders of small businesses. Since they have to manage themselves, and their team too. For this, you are required to use certain employee time tracking apps to keep a good hold on time. Using an employee time tracking app, it becomes easy for you to keep the record of your employees.
If you're an entrepreneur, then it's important for you to stay updated with the working hours of your employees, and the billing records related to your business.
You can simply install the app on your smartphones, or you can use your tablet to access various services for time tracking and billing.
Following is a list of five apps, that would help you getting details of your employee hours, and expenses related to a client and your company.
Hubstaff is one of the best time tracking applications, that include project management tools for small businesses, as well as the large companies. It also includes online timesheets. When your employees are using this application, you'll also be able to track what they'are looking for.
Hubstaff lets you stay updated with the time they're spending on a particular project. It also offers the automatic payroll, and is available in native free versions for Linux, Windows, and Mac.
You can also get your employee's work details, and track the URLs and apps they visit.
TimeLog is a free android application, that records your working hours, as well as for your employees. It tracks the record when you're working on your computer and when you're away from it.
This app is fast, easy to use, user-friendly and free to download. It works both online and offline. Using this application, you can directly call your contacts, and download contacts to your personal phone book.
To use this app, you're required to haveTimeLog project account. You can download this app from Play Store.
Toggl is also a time tracking application, which is available for iOS, android, and desktop as well. Using this app, you can start the timer when you start your work, and can stop it when you're done. If you like to code things as personal, this app lets you do so. Also, you can create charts for the things consuming your time. The basic version of this application is available for free.
It's a one-click real-time android application on which you can use voice commands on this app. This app lets you track working and billable time. If in case, you forgot to log into the app then you can enter time later on.
Hours time manager
Hours time manager is an iOS application for freelancers and small businesses. This app helps you in your time management. It will keep a record when you're working and when not working. There's a feature of social timeline and ranking, that makes you feel the presence of your peers near you.


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NRHM Chandigarh Recruitment 2017
NRHM Chandigarh Recruitment 2017: In this article, I am giving the latest walk-in recruitment. candidates Who are willing to do the job in the govt sector will apply online. The NRHM recruitment has released the official notification for the post of house surgeon. They want to fill the 37 vacancies by the merit candidates. This is the walk in interview. The walk in date, venue details are given at below. So check for more details which were given in the table format below. Here this application is only for the experienced candidates. the age limit of experienced candidates should above the 30yrs. then only he is eligible for this job. check here for some more Govt jobs here.
NHRM Chandigarh job vacancies 2017
Aspirants of individuals will check the NHRM Chandigarh job vacancies 2017. here you have the advantage of that the job location is also the Punjab state. so both Punjab and Haryana state jobs hunters use this opportunity. The official address also given to attend the walk in interview at that venue. So report before the time the date and time to attend for the walk in an interview was given below. So I request all the willing candidates will carry the academic original documents, certificates etc. The lodging, boarding facilities they won't provide for the candidates. find some more details on our website www.jobschat.in.
NHRM Chandigarh job openings on the House Surgeon posts
Candidates will get the details of NHRM Chandigarh job openings on House Surgeon posts at below. The house surgeon includes some of the departments such as Medicine Department, Surgery Department, Ortho Department, Gynae Department, Paed. Department, Eye Department etc. So apply for this job only after know the provided details. Who are qualified in the interview will receive of salary 31500rs per month. So get ready to apply for this job. prepare for the interview by using the NRHM previous papers on our website.
NRHM Chandigarh Recruitment 2017
|Organisation Name
|National Health Mission (NRHM) Chandigarh
|Post Name(s)
|House Surgeons
|Number of Vacancies
|check below for qualification information
|Walk-in Date
|15th June 2017
|Start Date
|1st June 2017
|check below for salary information
From the above table, we get the detailed information of the recruitment details. such as the number of vacancies, walk in date, official website.
About NRHM Chandigarh Recruitment 2017 Post-Wise Details
|Sr. Number
|Name Of The Posts
|Number Of Vacancies
|Medicine Department
|Surgery Department
|Ortho Department
|Gynae Department
|Paed. Department
|Eye Department
National Health Mission Chandigarh Recruitment 2017 Eligibility Criteria
Contenders can check the complete eligibility criteria details from this section.
NRHM Chandigarh House Surgeons Vacancies Education Qualification
Candidates who are interested in NRHM Chandigarh Recruitment 2017 must have M.B.B.S from recognised university and Completed/ completing internship on or before 30.06.2017.
NRHM Chandigarh Age Limit
Aspirants must have more than 30 years.
Age Relaxation
For age relaxation details check the NRHM Chandigarh Recruitment 2017 advertisement
Application Fee
Refer the official notification for application fee details
Selection Process
The selection was made only as per academic merit.
Pay Scale
Selected candidates must get impressive pay scale from the National Health Mission (NRHM) Chandigarh that is Rs. 31,500 /- per month (Fixed).
How to apply:
- Go to the official website www.nrhmchd.gov.in
- Click for the notification.
- The new window is open in separate.
- Apply the application by using the given instructions.
- Attach a recent Passport size Photograph, signing copies in the required format and size
- Then click on the submit button.
- Print a hard copy of it for future use.
Postal Address
The provisional list of eligible candidates will be available on the website of NHM i.e. www.nrhmchd.gov.in on 19.06.2017.
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St. Petersburg, 1917. After Rasputin's body is pulled from the icy waters of the Neva River, his 18-year-old daughter, Masha, is sent to live at the imperial palace with Tsar Nikolay and his family. Desperately hoping that Masha has inherited Rasputin's healing powers, Tsarina Alexandra asks her to tend to her son, the headstrong prince, Alyosha, who suffers from hemophilia. Soon after Masha arrives at the palace, the Bolsheviks place the royal family under house arrest. As Russia descends into civil war, Masha and Alyosha find solace in each other's company.
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Behold: in the beginning there was everything, just as there is now. The giant slap of a thunderclap and, bang, it's raining talking snakes. A greater light to rule the day, a lesser light to rule the night, swarming water and restless air. A man goes down on two knees, a woman opens her thighs, and both hold their breath to listen. Imagining God's footsteps could be heard in the cool of the day. But God walks silently along the bank of the muddy river that flows out of the Garden, the river that divides and becomes many: Usa, Kolva, Yug, Onega. Narva, Obsha, Luga, Okhta. Volycha, Sestra, Uver, Oyat. Volga, Kama, Neva, Ob.
From the windows of the house that was my childhood home, I heard a river running. The Tura hurried past our village to join the Tobol, and the Tobol joined the Irtysh, and the Irtysh joined the Ob, and the Great Ob carried our cries and emptied them into the Kara Sea, which, being frozen, preserved them like flies in amber.
"Go on," Alyosha said whenever I fell silent. "Please, Masha, I like to hear your voice."
And I did; I told him about my father, about me, about Siberia. I told him stories my father told us when we were children. I did whatever I could to distract him.
The day they pulled Father's body out from under the ice, the first day of the new year, 1917, my sister, Varya, and I became wards of Tsar Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov and were moved, under imperial guard, from the apartment at 64 Gorokhovaya Street to the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, the royal family's private village outside the capital. Eighteen years old, I hardly felt I needed a new set of parents, even if they were a tsar and tsarina. But every week brought more strikes and increasing violence to St. Petersburg. Revolution, anarchy, marshal law: we didn't know what to dread, only that we were accelerating – hurtling — toward it, whatever it was. And, as the tsar's officers pointed out, having summoned Varya and me from our beds before dawn, banging at the door with the butts of their rifles, anyone with a name as inflammatory as Rasputin would be an idiot to try to leave St. Petersburg unaided and without protection. As long as the Romanovs remained in power, they represented our only possibility of escaping Russia before it was too late to get out.
But first: my father. For without Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin, the end of the Romanovs is no different from that of the Hapsburgs or the Ottomans or any other of the great dynasties that collapsed at the beginning of the century.
Word traveled quickly, more quickly than it would had any other man's body been dragged from the river. After I signed a paper confirming that the deceased was indeed my father, missing by then for three days, the police escort was to return Varya and me to Gorokhovaya Street to gather our clothes and what few things we cared to keep. But before we could climb back into the sledge it was surrounded by a mob. A crowd of people had come running to where we'd stood minutes before, on the frozen river. They came from their homes with bowls and jugs and cast-iron kettles — anything that could hold water. Some ran pouring wine and vodka, even perfume, into the gutters as they hurried to the Neva to fill their newly emptied bottles. I saw a samovar so big it required three men to carry it, and I saw an old woman lugging a chamber pot. Now, that would have made Father laugh until he hooted and howled and dried his eyes with the heels of his hands — the idea of a withered crone ladling his ghost into her chamber pot.
The crowd surged onto the river like a wave and swept all the officials away from the hole in the ice, the one out of which the police had dragged my father, beaten and bloodied, his right hand raised as if making the sign of the cross. People thronged the hole. They fell on their knees, praying and weeping. The common people, the people my father loved, all along they understood what the intelligentsia were too blind to see. They wanted the water that touched my father as he was dying, the water into which his soul had passed, through which it had swum.
Thousands of people, tens of thousands — the officials lost count as they continued to arrive — came to the Neva that day and the next and the one after that. They came and they came and they wouldn't stop coming, from all parts of the city and from the outlying towns and provinces. They came over the Urals, from Siberia. Nothing could stop them, not blizzards, not cavalry soldiers. Squadrons of Cossacks on horseback took aim and fired into the crowds, and their nervous mounts reared up and came down plunging, their shoes striking sparks from the paving stones, pale pricks in the freezing gloom.
For all the horses I'd ridden in my life, I'd never seen any as spirited as these. Towering black giants, not one of them less than twenty hands high, they weren't shying at the noise and chaos — no, that was what they wanted, an orgy of movement and sound. The dark luster of each animal's coat; the volatile quiver of its flesh as it responded to its rider's intent, not to his hands, which were busy with a firearm, but to his will, which commanded the horse's body as if it were his own; the nostrils flared wide at the smell of gunpowder; the shrill whinnying and the sharp gleam of each hoof: in an instant, the sight and sound and smell of them had, like a whetted blade, pared away the rind of shock that left me, in the wake of my father's disappearance, insensible to every feeling.
I watched, struck still with wonder, as the air around the horses changed color, like iron held over a flame, stealing its heat. The officer who had his gloved fingers wrapped tightly around the top of my arm gave it a shake, as if to dispel what he must have assumed was my fear. But all it was was my succumbing to them, allowing their desire to possess me to the point that I wanted it too — the crumple and yield of bodies under hooves. Then the clamor around me ceased, all the clatter and cries and sharp cracks converged into words only I could hear, and my father's voice spoke my name. Masha, he said, be comforted, and though I wasn't faint, I fell back so the officer had to support my weight. At last something had caught and cut me, made me gasp. Until that moment, I was afraid I'd lost not only my father but myself as well.
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On an overcast, humid June day, I top a high dike built to prevent the Susquehanna River from flooding William T. Piper Memorial airport. The levee gives a wonderful elevated view of the eastern end of the airfield, nestled north and south by steep, tree-choked ridges rising above the once-thriving industrial town of Lock Haven, Pa.
Here's where it all took off for Piper Aircraft, until that dark day in 1984 when the company moved to Florida, and the factory forever closed its doors.
And here today is where more than 70 Piper J-3 Cubs, Vagabonds and a smattering of classic and antique taildraggers have come, for the 26th time, to celebrate Sentimental Journey, the annual pilgrimage of Cub owners to this verdant central Pennsylvania valley.
Below, parked Cubs on the lush green grass line up like niblets of corn, where thousands of Cubs once rolled off the line. Cubophiles from all over the country come to greet old friends, swap stories, compete in fun contests and take folks for rides. There are lunches, poker runs, live music and dancing (to '40s music, natch), awards and as much flying as the weather will allow.
On-site vendors sell homemade ice cream, barbecued chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs, coke and beer. Booths, educational forums and nightly movies (Spirit of St. Louis, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo) give everybody plenty to look forward to, all four days.
More than 200 volunteers, such as Ed Watson and Kim Garlick, help organize the considerable logistics for Sentimental Journey, a true mecca for all things Cub.
Amy Gesch is a perfect example of a new-generation taildragger maniac. A 21-year-old phenom with 600 logged hours, she's also a light-sport CFI with 150 teaching hours. She also flies and reps a Dakota Cub (a Super Cub-clone kitplane) at air shows nationwide.
Gonna set my heart at ease…
—as sung by Doris Day, 1944
I do declare without reservation that Gesch is a reincarnated Piper Cub pilot. She lives and breathes everything Cub and summons anecdotes, factoids and statistics with astonishing speed.
Ms. Gesch not only loves fun flight, but also has mad skills as a stick jockey. In three consecutive visits to Sentimental Journey, she has won the spot-landing contest twice, and also placed second and third. Why four placings instead of three? After winning this year in the Dakota Super 18 (two feet from the line!), she came right back, in the same competition, to fly friend Dave "Speedy" Richardson's PA-11 Cub Special to a third-place finish! Yep…a true Cub fangirl.
Anchoring the other end of the Sentimental Journey age spectrum are Leah Mae Jones, 84, and Len Buckel, 80.
Jones is a former Piper employee who flew Cub ferry flights back in the day. "I gave Bill Piper such a terrible time, he had to give me a job," she remembers as we talk near the flight line.
I ask her the secret to looking so good at 84. "Always find something," she says with a small smile, "to be crazy about."
Her story is classic Cubomania. "I got to know some ferry pilots at Piper when I worked the swing shift. They showed me the fine points of cross-country flying. I was still pretty green; didn't have a license even."
One memorable 1947 flight shows the unglamorous side of ferrying. After flying all night, she and a fellow pilot hitchhiked to Utah, ferried a Stinson to Oklahoma, then a J-3 to Florida and brought a Globe Swift back up East.
"Those days, you were paid 7½ cents per mile…straight-line distance! And that had to cover all your expenses, including the ride home!"
Jones never lost her love of flying, though. In her 70s, she took up soaring. Even after a heart attack in 2003, she flew a J-2 at Sentimental Journey 2004. She's writing a book: Flying With a Herd of Turtles: One girl's view from a thousand feet, more or less.
Len Buckel is another Sentimental Journey mainstay. He's flown his J-3 to Lock Haven 15 times—all the way from California! He figures he's put 75,000 miles on that plane, and leaves two weeks in advance to allow for weather and visits to friends along the way.
"Every year," says Amy Gesch, "Len tells us, 'This is gonna be my last year!' He can't sit in the airplane like he used to so he restricts himself…to only eight tach hours per day!"
On the last day, under persistent leaden skies, Gesch, Speedy, a couple other Cubbies and I fly to a grassy hilltop strip an hour east to the new Eagles Mere Air Museum at Merritt Field. Gesch keeps me sharp from the rear seat of the Super 18 as we fly a three-ship low pass at a ripping 90 knots, antique-looking hangars and pristine historical aircraft blurring by.
One bouncy landing later (curse you, tall balloon tires!), we take in the wonders, which include a feast of homemade potato and macaroni salads, barbecued chicken and brownies and pies, to restore gastronomic equanimity after our pilgrimage.
Eagles Mere is the creation of George Jenkins, a true aficionado of antique aviation. It's a private grass strip—landing permission required—but a public museum. If you're ever near, go! Antique fuel trucks, gas pumps and 22 immaculate, award-worthy airplanes, including a knockout 1928 Curtiss Robin, 1933 Aeronca C3 "Bathtub" and the last remaining Travel Air 10D, honor aviation's glorious past there.
After a bucolic flight back to Piper field, the awards banquet features '40s music from Stardust, a World War II tribute band, and a stirring presentation from the crew of Spirit of Freedom, a Douglas C-54-E turned into a flying Berlin Airlift museum that visits air shows each year.
After the awards, the Cubs lift off for home from Lock Haven's carpet of green as they have since 1937. They'll all plan to return next year: Count on it. Take it away, Doris: "Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, to renew old me-mo-ries…."
"Save Time, Fly Piper"—Not!
In the Piper Museum, a retro electric wall clock has the phrase "Save Time, Fly Piper" emblazoned on its face.
Last April, taildragger wunderkind Amy Gesch, Speedy Richardson, a host of Cub pilots across America and I had the brain-numbing bad luck to discover that Cub flying, in bad weather, is the singular aviating thing most remote from a time-saving experience.
Everything started nominally in our quest to join scores of Cubs headed for Lakeland, Fla.'s annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In. The culmination would be a formation flyby at the air show, commemorating the 1936 Cub Convoy.
Dakota Cub Aircraft, a very busy PMA Cub parts supplier and kit Cub manufacturer, lives in Brandon, South Dakota. On a crisp, clear morning, Gesch, Speedy and I launched from there in two of the company's Cubs for Florida: Little Airplane, Gesch's name for the LSA-eligible kitbuilt Cub, and Super 18, the 180 hp certified Dakota Cub that Speedy flew. Lucky me, I got to hop back and forth between both planes.
Initially cheered by the 500-mile sunny leg we logged the first day—we even passed a couple J-3s to land in Sparta, Ill., that night—it all flew downhill from there.
A massive weather system caught us from behind. Over the next five days, we averaged about 100 miles per day. Even then, we barely snuck in to Lakeland after a very, very low scud run down Florida's Gulf Coast, just ahead of another weather system, that arrived with a tornado that destroyed dozens of airplanes two days after we arrived.
One of those airplanes was Speedy's Super 18. It was a total loss. Tears flowed that night at Lakeland.
In the end, we missed the flyby. Only four Cubs made it. Of the rest, some gave up and 180'd back home. Some, like George Richmond and Dick Pattschull, persevered. Both men took nine days in their J-3 Cubs to make Lakeland.
"They deserve the Cub Convoy Iron Butt award for that trip!" quips Amy Gesch, who faithfully kept track of everybody en route through a frenzy of texts, emails and Facebook posts.
As she says, wise beyond her 21 years, Cub pilots flight-plan with a calendar…not a clock.
Piper's Aviation Museum
Standing in the hangar of Lock Haven's Piper Aviation Museum (www.pipermuseum.com), Piper historian and board member Harry Mutter regales me with his encyclopedic knowledge of all things Piper. But for my money, the centerpiece of the museum is right here before us: a gorgeous restoration of the first private light airplane to fly around the world: the City Of The Angels, an immaculate PA-12 Super Cruiser.
The museum is chock-full of eye-catching memorabilia, including a Piper Tomahawk flight simulator and the original PA-29 Piper Papoose, a prototype fiberglass composite that Mutter describes as "a lead brick" and was never produced. There's even a store selling fun Cub stuff: T-shirts, mugs and the like.
But the City Of The Angels—now, there's a story. Owned by Mr. Mutter, restored by David Liebegott, it won Rolls Royce's prestigious Paul E. Garber trophy. Mutter has since donated the airplane to the museum.
George Truman, a 39-year-old pilot and former motorcycle racer, thought the Super Cruiser was the ideal plane for a record-breaking round-the-world flight. There was one problem: William T. Piper thought Truman was nuts, and declined his request for two airplanes to be donated for the flight.
Truman persisted. Mr. Piper, concerned over Piper's potential liability, agreed to finance the sale of two used Super Cruisers for $2,000 each. If Truman succeeded, Mr. Piper also promised to dismiss the loan.
"Piper was not one for profanity," Mutter recounts. "But when he tossed the papers at Truman to sign, he said, 'Why the hell do a fool thing like this?'"
Truman and Clifford Evans, in the other PA-12 (this one named City of Washington—now on display at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center) flew 22,436 miles and set the record. And William Piper, true to his word, tore up those loan papers.
Harry Mutter reflew part of that historic journey years later in the City Of The Angels, hitting all the Canadian and U.S. stops.
Yes, the other Super Cruiser may be in the Smithsonian. But Piper's museum has the one that landed home first! How fitting is that?


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I have never done a book review before, but I guess there's a first time for everything. I recently read a book I got for my birthday called Unoffendable–How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better. The author is Brant Hansen–a Christian radio host who is both awesome and hilarious. He can talk about Jesus and toast in the same half hour with flawless ease.
Anyway, the topic of Unoffendable is one that is both hard to talk about but desperately needed: letting go of anger. Brant (and yes, I'm using his first name because I listen to him so much I feel like he's my friend), is addressing the very thing that is plaguing social media comments and online forums.
The whole world seems to be angry, especially Christians. There are so many injustices in this world, and sin is running rampant. Something must be done! How can this Brant guy possibly tell us to get rid of our anger. Well, he does. And even though it feels like ripping off a band-aid, it truly does bring a spark of revelation and ultimately healing.
Brant shows us that even though feeling angry comes naturally, we have the ultimate choice to either hold on to it or let it go. This is something that can be hard to accept because we all think that our anger is just and righteous. However, Brant lovingly destroys the concept of "righteous anger" for us all.
Truth is, we want Jesus to leave our self-righteousness intact. He wants to smash it. –Brant Hansen, Unoffendable (pg. 70)
Even though this book brought up some challenging topics, it is very easy to read and is quite humorous. Brant humbles himself with funny and inspiring stories. He also came up with some hilarious chapter titles like Bert, Ernie and Satan and Reverend of the Dumpster.
I can't really think of anything I didn't like about Unoffendable. Although it did call me out on some things, I truly appreciated Brant's honesty and his ability to be refreshingly relatable to his readers.
Without giving away any spoilers, I cant tell you that Unoffenable had three main points:
- We have no right to anger–this is hard to grasp at first, but Brant breaks it down very practically.
- Humility–In order to let go of anger, we must learn humility before God. Brant reminds us of our place before God.
- God's amazing grace–How no one gets what they deserve (and how blessed we are for that!).
I hope you all enjoyed this review! Go check out this awesome book. I don't think you will be disappointed.
(Note–I am not being sponsored by a publisher or the author. I simply like this book and wanted to review it. No money is involved.)
Don't condemn the culture; redeem it. –Brant Hansen, Unoffendable (Pg. 84)
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North Fork Scrapbook » Unicorn Arts Collective Presents: Elemental Rising
Unicorn Arts Collective Presents: Elemental Rising | North Fork Scrapbook
The Paonia Fashion Show is back! This time the Elements are rising to the occasion. More than just a fashion show, this year The Unicorn Arts Collective is bringing a multi-media arts experience to the Paradise Theater.
Originally conceived as The District 81428 Fashion Show, created by Regna Jones, it was a staple of the community for many years. When the Paradise was sold the fashion show lay dormant and was greatly missed. In 2014 the Unicorn Arts Collective was co-founded by Chelsea Bookout and Sharon Bailey to resurrect and recreate the production. Working tirelessly, the members of the Collective have been hand crafting the endeavor of reviving a beloved community experience. "I am constantly blown away by the level of talent in the valley and the beautiful collaboration happening with this years' show.
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Entrepreneur launches crowd funding campaign for new tech device
Twenty-five year old Natalie Price has launched a crowd funding campaign to raise £14,000 to bring her low cost Proximity Button device for people with dementia and their carers to market. Price was inspired to create a device that would keep people living with dementia safer having watched her own mother care for people with the disease for over 15 years.
The Proximity Button, the first of its kind in the dementia market, is a low cost product that helps prevent the problem of wandering - a common and dangerous side effect of dementia.
With her Indiegogo campaign Natalie Price hopes to crowdfund £14,000 to manufacture her product and change the lives of thousands of people around the world.
The smart Proximity Button sensor, worn by a person with dementia, connects to a carer's iPhone or Android device and alerts them when the wearer of the Button wanders too far.
The Proximity Button is a warning device rather than a tracking device. The person with dementia wears the button - a small, magnetic badge-like device. The button emits a Bluetooth signal and through this signal, the button connects to the Proximity app that the carer downloads to their smartphone. If the wearer of the button wanders off and the phone can no longer 'see' the button, the carer's phone will alert them.
Price has a working prototype that's been tested on real people and has proved successful. People can help her bring this new product to market by visiting her crowd funding page. From here they can donate or purchase the button itself. Once the crowdfunding campaign is complete, Price estimates product launch will be in September 2016.
Dementia affects 850,000 people in the UK, where sufferers find everyday tasks almost impossible and eventually no longer remembering the faces of your loved ones. More than 60% of people with dementia will wander, and if they're not found within 24 hours up to half of individuals can end up seriously injured and in some instances have a fatal accident according to figures from the Alzheimer's Association.
Proximity was founded in 2014 after Price won a business incubation programme held by TMW Unlimited, the digital marketing agency she works for. Price's initial funding got her to the proof of concept stage.
Price said: "The Proximity Button uses innovative technology to bring people an affordable product that is easy to use. The carer and the person with dementia have been at the core of the product development process, something I am extremely proud of. I hope my product will bring carers that much needed peace of mind and ultimately keep loved ones safer."
James Ashwell, founder of the online marketplace for products and services for dementia and memory loss Unforgettable.org, added: "There are a few tracking products available in the market, but they use expensive and complex technology. I'm excited about Proximity because it's unlike other products out there - it's a simple solution to prevent wandering at a much more affordable price point."


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20 Fitness and Running WordPress Themes for Sports Website 2019
Sport is big business, and if you want to maximize your potential in the sports industry a modern sports website can make it happen. Sure thing, being one of the most competitive industries to date, a professional website can help you make your own mark without much thinking. So, if you want to make your sports business a success, here are the best 20 fitness and running WordPress themes designed to cut corners when building a sports website.
First of all, you need to find the best solution that matches the needs of your sports niche. Indeed, with an abundance of beautiful WordPress themes out there, it's hard to make the best decisions. Yet, the best fitness and running WordPress themes can come to the rescue.
Why Does it Make Sense to Choose the Best Fitness and Running WordPress Themes for Your Website?
In order to have a successful business in a sports industry, you should constantly improve the visual image of your sports brand, reach out to potential clients and engage them online. This can be achieved with your modern, responsive and user-friendly website that can really make your sports brand stand out.
The reason behind choosing the best decision is that your site should meet and manage customers' expectations and stay current in the industry market. Every business is different, yet namely first-class WordPress themes can help best represent your business while still nailing best web design practices.
Are you sure your sports website is relevant and up to date? Still in doubt? Then head on to the collection of amazing fitness and sports WordPress themes hand-picked below.
If you are struggling to create an online presence, then do not fret, no coding or programming skills needed to build a website from the ground up. Simply do not take it on trust, try it. In the end, you & your bottom line will be glad you did.
20 Fitness and Running WordPress Themes to Inspire You
Tornados | Basketball WordPress Theme
Tornados WordPress theme is a responsive multi-functional web solution suited for all kinds of websites related to the sports industry. The fully editable layout of the theme is available in light and dark versions. You may feel free to apply all kinds of changes to the layouts and pages of the theme in the intuitive visual mode of the Elementor page builder. You can also use 3 ready-made homepage styles, which are ready to be imported to your site with one click. Tornados theme includes literally everything that's needed to create a sports site. You can make use of the schedule and results feature, which is important to keep the audience updated on the latest sports news. You can also add the eCommerce functionality to your site by means of the WooCommerce plugin.More info / Download Demo
Rumble | Boxing & Mixed Martial Arts WordPress Theme
Rumble WordPress theme is intended to become a functional and powerful foundation for a range of sports-related web projects. You can use it for both blogging and eCommerce purposes. Whatever kind of changes you'd like to apply to its pages, you can complete all customization tasks in the intuitive visual mode. The theme's compatibility with the Elementor page builder makes it impressively easy to modify without any design and programming skills at all. Additionally, you are provided with an opportunity to choose from 3 premade homepage demos and multiple inner pages that are ready to be brought online out-of-the-box.More info / Download Demo
Corredo | Bike Race & Sports Events WordPress Theme
Corredo is a ready-to-go WordPress theme that's perfectly suited for sports-related blogs and online magazines. It's fully compatible with Elementor page builder. The modular structure of the latter allows you to apply all necessary changes to the theme's layout in the intuitive drag-and-drop dashboard. The theme is 100% responsive and fully editable. It also supports Gutenberg page builder and a number of premium plugins from the WordPress community. It's ready to become a solid foundation for you your fully-featured blog. 9+ demo styles and fully customizable blog layouts support all types of content, including photos, videos, quotes, audio files, galleries, and more.More info / Download Demo
Redy | Marathon & Sports WordPress Theme
Looking to save time when creating a sports website, don't miss out on Redy. This clean and responsive WP template can help build a strong sports website right from the ground up. Designed for all kinds of athletes, coaches and healthy lifestyle people, Redy offers an amazing range of customization options to match all particular needs. Besides, built on Elementor page builder, it gives you the freedom to build awesome layouts without much thinking.More info / Download Demo
FC United | Football, Soccer WordPress Sports Theme
If you are looking for a WordPress theme to build an informative soccer o football-related website, then FC United will help you manage this job perfectly. The theme contains all features that are needed to reveal your data and engage your audience. You can save your time on the creation of the perfect layout for your site as you choose from ready-made homepage designs. You are also provided with the freedom to choose from multiple premade inner pages. If you are looking for the way to customize your site code-free, then the theme's compatibility with Elementor page builder will let you achieve the perfect look of your site as you work in the intuitive visual mode. In order to achieve a catching and dynamic presentation of your data, the theme includes several photo galleries and Revolution Slider.More info / Download Demo
RunCrew | Running Club, Marathon & Sports WordPress Theme
When it comes to building sports websites, an eye-catching visual image of the brand can make a great impression. RunCrew is of the best fitness and running WordPress themes designed to make an impact on the visitors. Its clean and attractive design fits well-running clubs, sports magazines, healthy lifestyle coaches or sports blogs. Moreover, it comes with several pre-designed pages and awesome ready to use shortcodes. What's more, you can easily add an online store to your site thanks to WooCommerce integration.More info / Download Demo
Run Gran | Sports Apparel & Gear Store WordPress Theme
Your nice website is the number one thing your visitors want to explore before building trust with your brand. So, wait no longer and give them a reason to stay with you longer. Run Crew is another mobile-friendly solution that will scale your website to any modern device the user is on. Thanks to WooCommerce integration, your fully-functional online store can start up an running within 5 minutes. Besides, WPBakery page builder allows you to create unique layouts on a fly. Learn what's more comes included in Run Crew.More info / Download Demo
Steven Watkins | Personal Gym Trainer & Nutrition Coach WordPress Theme
Take a peek at this bold and powerful WP template designed for personal trainers and fitness coaches. Its responsive design looks awesome on all last-generation devices, so every mobile visitor will enjoy your website on every screen resolution. Besides, an awful lot of amazing features allows you to build a sports website for nutritionist, healthy lifestyle blogger, gym coach or dietologist. Thus, it includes 3 homepage designs, MegaMenu compatibility, a set of popular plugins, and WooCommerce integration.More info / Download Demo
GYM | Sports Clothing & Equipment Store WordPress Theme
Remember, an hour of running may add 7 hours to your life. If you already love running, let your professional website represent this. Gym is a modern and attractive solution designed for runners, sportsmen and athletes. Designed with care, it allows you to build any web project related to sport. Indeed, it's mobile-friendly, SEO-optimized, and includes lots of amazing shortcodes to do something much more significant on your site. Did we mention it's WooCommerce compatible?More info / Download Demo
Niobe | A Gym Trainer & Nutrition Coach WordPress Theme
The thing is that running improves the quality of your emotional and mental life. With Niobe, you can improve the visual image of your sports website. The reason behind it is that Niobe is one of the best fitness and running WordPress themes to date. Built with WPBakery page builder, it allows you to create unique layouts as per your liking without the headache of coding. Moreover, it includes 3 homepage layouts, multi-language support, customizable Google map and awesome Fontello icons.More info / Download Demo
Welldone | Sports & Fitness Nutrition and Supplements Store WordPress Theme
Welldone is a Gutenberg-compatible WP theme developed specially for sports websites. Sure thing, it's GDPR compliant, so your visitors can keep peace in mind that their data is secure. Welldone suits well for a fit blog, marathon runner, corporate fitness coach or health store. To begin with, it's WooCommerce integrated so you have the freedom to start selling just about anything directly from your site. Then, it offers several stunning demo layouts, a fully responsive design, multi-language support and much more.More info / Download Demo
GYM | Sport & Fitness Club WordPress Theme
Puzzled over the choice of fitness and running WordPress themes available as of today? GYM pale in comparison to most of them. In fact, this clean and responsive WP template comes with a modern, flexible and customizable layout which suits all sports-related websites. Besides, it's compatible with Events Calendar, WPBakery, and WooCommerce plugins. Apart from this, it offers advanced classes and trainers hierarchy and superb hover effects to make a great impression on your visitors.More info / Download Demo
Alex Stone | Personal Gym Trainer WordPress Theme
Alex Stone can come in handy when building a sports website without coding skills. This beautiful and responsive WP template fits fitness trainers, healthy bloggers, yoga classes, or sports magazines. No matter what sports niche you are in, Alex Stone can help get you started. Remember, it's compatible with popular WP plugins to help you enhance the functionality of your site. Indeed, its responsive layout will scale smoothly to all modern devices and screen resolutions. Poke around its key features. It's fun.More info / Download Demo
Melanie Hanson | Health Coach Blog & Lifestyle Magazine WordPress Theme
It's safe to say that blogging has completely changes our lives. Healthy blogs are no exception, too. To help you achieve this, check out Melanie Hanson. This clean and beautiful solution fits health coaches, nutritionists, lifestyle bloggers, personal fitness trainers or dietologists. The best thing about this theme is that it allows you to create new unique layouts even with a skill gap. Stop bothering with code. Grab this mobile-friendly theme and enjoy its beautiful design on any modern screen resolution. Enjoy this highly functional solution right now.More info / Download Demo
GoFit! | Fitness, Gym and Crossfit WordPress Theme
Stating a gym website could potentially be a great business opportunity to boost your business to new heights. GoFit! is one of the best fitness and running WordPress themes that can make it happen. It fits sports clubs, health centers, crossfit gyms or personal trainer websites. In case you wish to start selling sports nutrition or equipment, WooCommerce integration comes in handy. Thanks to the compatibility with popular WP plugins, it's easy to enhance the functionality of your sports website and create any layout at your taste. Check its live demo learn its key features.More info / Download Demo
Ironfit | Fitness, Gym and Crossfit WordPress Theme
Before diving head first to start your own fitness or gym website, a top-notch WP theme should be your first stop. In fact, Ironfit offers an awful lot of amazing features useful when building a sports website. This first-class WP template comes with a truly responsive design and 3 beautiful homepage layouts. Moreover, it includes advanced online booking & schedule tables, booking management, and online programs, lessons & WOD. Plus, compatible with most popular plugins, Ironfit can definitely expand the functionality of your site and satisfy your needs.More info / Download Demo
Endurer – A Running Club and Sports Theme
Thinking of joining the healthy lifestyle bloggers? With Endurer, that's as simple as that, in fact. Enjoy this beautiful and eye-catching design that will look awesome no matter what modern device the user is on. Indeed, it comes with several inner pages, highly customizable & cross-browser compatible layout. Don't shy away from building new unique layouts even without having to hack into any code. What's more, it includes lots of shortcodes, different portfolio layouts, MegaMenu, and a set of popular plugins.More info / Download Demo
Fitness Zone | Gym & Fitness Theme, perfect fit for fitness centers and Gyms
Choosing a strong WordPress theme is a make or break for sports websites. That's why Fitness Zone gives you a chance to build your own website with minimal investment for maximum reward. Designed for modern gyms, sports clubs, fitness centers or personal trainers, its beautiful layout helps you get visitors to pay attention to your site. Do not bother with code, simply drag and drop design elements to where you need them and make the website creation a whole lot easier. Besides, it comes with the power of WooCommerce to help you sell your merchandise effectively.More info / Download Demo
Gym & Fit | Fitness Gym and Fitness Centers WordPress Theme
Face it, this modern and eye-catching WP theme is worth your attention. Built for sports clubs, gyms and fitness centers, it gives you a kick-start you need when building your own website. Even if you're a newbie, Gym & Fit offers you an awful lot of amazing features to start promoting your website from day one. So, it includes different layouts, high-speed performance, Event Calendar and an unlimited number of styles to help your site stand out from the crowd. Besides, built with best SEO practices in mind, it helps to rank your website higher in the organic search engine results.More info / Download Demo
Athlete Fitness | Fitness WordPress Theme
Athlete Fitness makes it easy to create a fitness site & start selling your videos, nutrition or sports accessories within minutes. This mobile-friendly WP theme is the wise choice for gym, fitness or boxing centers. Designed with care, this one of the best fitness and running WordPress themes can help make an impact. Moreover, you can choose between 7 beautiful homepage layouts, multiple header & footer styles, umlimited color options, and unique Visual Composer addons. With this in mind, do not forget to check its live demo to learn more key features included in the theme.More info / Download Demo
Prowess | Fitness and Gym WordPress Theme
Running round in circles when choosing the best solution for your sports website? End your search here. Developed especially for fitness and gym web projects, Prowess can boost your sports website to incredible heights. Want to showcase your project in the best light possible? No problem, Prowess can make it happen in no time. Jam-packed with a plethora of sports elements and features, it can help represent your brand image like no other. Enjoy numerous home and inner pages, lots of shortcodes and portfolio templates enabling you to get straight to the matter & create a supreme website.More info / Download Demo
Aslan – Modern Gym & Fitness Responsive WordPress Theme
Are you thinking to start your own fitness website? Good for you! In fact, you're only one step away from your modern and responsive fitness website. Aslan is here to turn your joy for sport into the fuel for your success. In addition, it includes custom posts & widgets, unlimited color scheme, Contact Form, and an intuitive user interface. Do not miss the chance to create an eye-catching site that connects you with your potential clients. Give them a reason to come back for more.More info / Download Demo
Gym | Fitness & Gym WordPress Theme
Well, designed especially for girl's gym centers or fitness classes, Gym comes with a beautiful and engaging design that scales correctly to all modern devices. Thanks to a collection of over 150+ shortcode elements, Gym offers you an awful lot of unique elements to help you build a first-class website that stands out. Besides, it includes several inner pages, 11+ different type of headers, 6 nice blog layouts, and much more. The best thing is that you do not have to write a single line of code. Gym can help you ease this pain.More info / Download Demo
Gym Edge | Gym Fitness WordPress Theme
Gym Edge is another eye-catching specimen of the best fitness and running WordPress themes designed to inspire you. To begin with, it comes with 6 multi-page & 6 one-page home styles that resize to any screen resolution. Its nice and clean design fits gym and fitness centers, personal trainers and lifestyle coaches, as well as other sports related sites. Sure thing, it's WooCommerce compatible, so your online store is minutes away from you. Besides, thanks to different class schedule styles your visitors can choose the best option with ease.More info / Download Demo


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Sorry for the lateness on this – here are my voting intentions on Guild Council motions/Democratic Structures Review amendments being discussed in Guild Council tonight at 6pm.
Also our last event of Imperialism Awareness week is at 6pm today – Far from Post-Colonial: The continued struggles of Indigenous peoples.
For more information of the Democratic Structures and Officer Reviews being proposed, see the write-up here.
Any questions/issues email me at axs278 [at] bham.ac.uk
Amendments to Democratic Structures/Officer review
5a) Guild Affairs name change
I intend to vote For this amendment
Change proposed name of 'Guild Affairs Officer' (taking place of Vice President Democracy, Resources & Sustainability) to 'Democracy and Sustainability Officer'
5b) Officer Open Forum
I'm unsure how i'm voting on this amendment
Proposes the establishment on Officer accountability/scrutiny sessions to be held at least twice a term, separate to Guild open meetings.
Would like it f these could be integrated into the main meetings ideally, but otherwise think the issue of Censures being able to be proposed on the spot at these Forums without Officers having time to prepare a defence needs to be addressed.
5c) Home students
I'm unsure how i'm voting on this amendment
Dissolve the position of Home Students Officer and the Home Students' Association and instead having Home Students representative speakers at the envisaged Open meetings to ensure Home students' representation. Not sure, want to hear from the current Home students Guild Councillor at least.
5d) Guild General Summit
I'm probably voting For this amendment
Proposes 7 Guild Open/General meetings per year which feed into a Referendum, changes the name of these meetings to 'General Summits'.
Don't like the name, but this governance structure seems good.
5e) Sabb positions
I'm voting For this amendment
Make all Liberation officers full-time (Black & Ethnic Minority; LGBTQ; Women's; Disabled & Mental Health)
5f) NUS policy
I'm voting For this amendment
A forum/meeting will be created specifically to discuss/pass motions going to NUS National Conference from the Guild.
5g) Full-time Officers
I'm voting For this amendment
'Sabbatical officers' name change to 'Full-time officers';
'non-Sabbatical officers' to 'Part-time officers'.
5h) Accountability in Assemblies
I'm voting For this amendment
Brings accountability sessions into general meetings; reprimands and censures can be proposed in them.
5i) Add amendments to General Assemblies
I'm voting For this amendment
Project group working on the DSR to find a way to implement an amendments system into motions proposed at Guild open meetings, which is currently not an option but is really necessary for deliberative democracy.
5j) Amendment submission
I'm voting For this amendment
Outlines a system where amendments can be implemented into Guild open meetings
5k) Indicative voting
I'm voting For this amendment (I think)
Indicative (pre-meeting) votes on proposals will not be published, but instead will be used for the purpose only of gauging/reaching a minimum number of votes to continue with the voting process on to the actual vote.
|Motion title
|Motion summary
|My voting intention
|11a) University Disciplinary Action
Deferred from February Council
|Sabbatical Officers of the Guild to call for the University to cease disciplinaries against students involved in protest action, and Guild to support students going through the proceedings.
but may not be necessary now that the students have been reinstated
|11b) Appointments Panel make-up
Deferred from February Council
|Proposed removal of University representatives from the Guild Appointments Panel, which influences who is proposed to join the Guild's Trustee Board.
Having University representatives here is a threat to the guild's political autonomy and they should have no place in high-level Guild political affairs, especially given that the Trustee Board can override the decisions made by any other body in the Guild.
|11c) Ideals
Deferred from February Council
|Re-wording of the 'Demands' motion which fell in January Council, re-iterating that the Guild should support demands of the University made by the Defend Education group (this motion removes two of those demands though: one regarding Hall fees and one about the University publishing its financial reports)
All of the original demands should have been supported though.
|11d) Disaffiliation
Deferred from February Council
|Guild to un-endorse the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC).
Mainly because:
Nothing objectionable about those particular points mentioned here, in my opinion.
|11e) In the event of a tie…
|If votes on a motion etc. fall to a 50:50 tie, then that will be settled by a ballot of all the Sabbatical Officers nstead of just the President.
|11f) Priority Ballot motion
|Guild Council motion order to be decided by a ballot of Councillors prior to Council.
Cannot change order of motion during Council.
Dunno if any there could be a way to make exceptions for time-sensitive motions though.
|11g) I'm a Believer (in protected characteristics)
|Faith/belief societies give greater protection to meet Equality Act guidelines; cannot be de-recognised except where there's no committee/voluntarily.
|11h) Returning Officer
|Returning Officer who oversees Guild elections shall be chosen by Guild Council, rather than the University.
|11i) Postgrads who teach
|Guild should campaign for Postgraduate Teachers, alongside the UCU academics' union and the Postgraduate & Mature Students' Association to secure better pay for the postgrads.
|11j) Freshers' Fest Committee
|Bring the Freshers' Fest committee into the Guild Bye-Laws and so ensure its protection in the long-term
|11k) Full Members can do it
|Guild sub-committee elections which are currently open only to Guild Councillors shall be open to all Full Members of the Guild
|11l) Fab for All
|Guild to conduct urgent review into accessibility at Guild club nights+ implement better arrangements for disabled students
|11m) When is the right time to pull out
|Election candidates can withdraw at any point up to close of ballot
Election rules do need to be changed so that candidates can drop out with shorter notice than currently is possible, if welfare reasons etc. come up.
But having it up until close of ballot might mean the risk someone abusing that politically to another candidate's benefit – would be happy with this amended to take that into consideration
|11n) Student staff speaking rights
|Allow student staff to speak in Guild Council on issues pertaining to them directly or indirectly, which they can't do at the moment, provided they don't disclose on specific cases and declare conflicts of interest.