diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d8faaf..4edfa96 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ var/
 .DS_Store?
 ehthumbs.db
 Icon?
-Thumbs.db
\ No newline at end of file
+Thumbs.db
+app.yaml
diff --git a/appengine_config.py b/appengine_config.py
index 5c35975..721d5cc 100755
--- a/appengine_config.py
+++ b/appengine_config.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from logging import error
 
 
+sys.path= [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'shared'), os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '.')]+sys.path
 
 
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 673245c..60dfbcd 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from google.appengine.ext.webapp import util
 
 
-sys.path= [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'shared'), os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '.')]+sys.path
 
 
 # Django imports and other code go here...
diff --git a/static/event-add.js b/static/event-add.js
index 06841a8..2c73ed4 100755
--- a/static/event-add.js
+++ b/static/event-add.js
@@ -19,21 +19,6 @@ $(function() {
     	max_chars: 250
     });
     
-
-
-
-    if ($("#id_description").val() == ""){
-		    $("#event_description").hide();
-		    var add_descriptions;
-		    add_days=$('<div><em>No link? You can <a href="#">add an short description instead</a></em>.</div>').click(function(){
-		        $("#event_description").show()
-		        $(this).hide();
-		        return false;
-		    })
-		    
-		    $("#link").append(add_days)
-		}
-
     
     if ($("#end_date input").val() == ""){
 		    $("#end_date").hide();
diff --git a/templates/account/edit_profile_form.html b/templates/account/edit_profile_form.html
index 4713489..c24abcd 100755
--- a/templates/account/edit_profile_form.html
+++ b/templates/account/edit_profile_form.html
@@ -12,8 +12,4 @@
 	{{form.link}} <span class="help">{{form.link.help_text}}</span>
 	{{form.link.errors}}	
 	</div>
-	<div class="field">{{form.subscribe.label_tag}}
-	{{form.subscribe}} <span class="help">{{form.subscribe.help_text}}</span>
-	{{form.subscribe.errors}}	
-	</div>
 </fieldset>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/base-cacheable.html b/templates/base-cacheable.html
index 34725b2..8213ead 100755
--- a/templates/base-cacheable.html
+++ b/templates/base-cacheable.html
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 	<script>
 	$(function(){
 		window.setTimeout(function(){
-		$("#messages li").fadeOut()
+		    $("#messages li").fadeOut()
 		}, 7000);
 
 		
-	        $(".datepicker").datepicker();
+	    $(".datepicker").datepicker();
 
 	   
 	
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index df9cdbf..6c02904 100755
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 		$("#messages li").fadeOut()
 		}, 7000);
 
-		if (!Modernizr.inputtypes.date || $.browser.name== 'chrome'){
-	        $(".datepicker").datepicker();
+		
+	    $(".datepicker").datepicker();
 
-	    }
+	
 	
 
 
diff --git a/templates/events/add.html b/templates/events/add.html
index cd6ad96..14116f1 100755
--- a/templates/events/add.html
+++ b/templates/events/add.html
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ <h2>add an event</h2>
 		{{form.link.errors}}	
 		</div>
 
-		<div class="field" id="event_description">{{form.description.label_tag}}
-		{{form.description}}
-		<span id="description_charlimit">This description can be 250 characters long</span>
-		{{form.description.errors}}	
-		</div>
-
 
 		<div  class="field fakeplaceholderOK">
 		{{form.location.label_tag}}
diff --git a/templates/events/one_event.html b/templates/events/one_event.html
index cb3d8d5..864bd2a 100755
--- a/templates/events/one_event.html
+++ b/templates/events/one_event.html
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ <h3 class="summary entry-title">{{ event|eventlink|safe }}</h3>
 	{% if event.link %}
 	
 	{% else %}
-	{% if event.description %}
-    <em> {{ event.description }}</em>
-    {% endif %} 
+ 
     {% endif %}
 	{% if event.source %}
 
diff --git a/templates/events/one_event_thisweek.html b/templates/events/one_event_thisweek.html
index 033593a..ba196e9 100755
--- a/templates/events/one_event_thisweek.html
+++ b/templates/events/one_event_thisweek.html
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ <h3 class="summary entry-title">{{ event|eventlink|safe }}</h3>
 	{% if event.cost %}
 	<div>{{ event.cost}}</div>
 	{% endif %} 
-	{% if event.description  and event.link %}
-	
-	{% else %}{% if event.description %}
-    <em> {{ event.description }}</em>
-    {% endif %}{% endif %} 
 	{% if event.source %}
 
 		{% if event.credit_link %}
diff --git a/templates/eventsite/sidebar.html b/templates/eventsite/sidebar.html
index d981f4b..bcca652 100755
--- a/templates/eventsite/sidebar.html
+++ b/templates/eventsite/sidebar.html
@@ -3,17 +3,8 @@
 
 </div>
 
-	<div>
-	
-			
-		<h2>Subscribe to {{site.name}}</h2>
-		<form method="post" action="/subscriptions/new/">
-		<input id="id_email" type="text" name="email" maxlength="255" placeholder="you@whatever.com">
-		<input type="Submit" value="Subscribe"/>
-		</form>
-	
-	</div>
-	<div id="ical">Or, get the <a href="webcal://{{site.host}}/ical">iCal</a>
+
+	<div id="ical">get the <a href="webcal://{{site.host}}/ical">iCal</a>
 	or <a href="/thisweek.xml">RSS feed</a>
 	</div>