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Children's Minister Edward Timpson last week announced that the Government will introduce a number of safeguards to ensure plans to allow councils to apply for exemption from children's social care legislation do not impact on children's rights.
Speaking during a debate in parliament on the controversial Children and Social Work Bill, Timpson confirmed that the so-called "exemption clause", which was removed from the legislation following a defeat for the government in the House of Lords last month, will be reintroduced when the bill reaches committee stage in the House of Commons.
According to Timpson, the exemption powers would be revisited "because of the important role that they stand to play in improving the quality of children's social care."
He said that after considering concerns raised by peers he will "bring back a power with significant changes and additional safeguards" that will "provide the reassurances that have been requested".
The amended clauses will continue to allow councils the chance to opt out of legal requirements around children, but stipulates this must not include "core legal duties'", including the duty to protect and provide services to children in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 or to provide accommodation for vulnerable children under section 20 of the 1989 Act. Child protection regulations under sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act 2004 are also removed from areas councils will be able to opt out of. A clause prohibiting profit-making organisations from taking over children's services is also included in the amendment.
Despite the partial climbdown, campaigners have rightly warned that the rights of vulnerable young people will still be undermined by the Children and Social Work Bill.
Children England chief executive Kathy Evans says the concessions "will do little to assuage fears" that the government is looking to "fragment children's social care and create a patchwork of inconsistent rights and duties for children".
She added: "The effect of picking and choosing duties that must stay, while leaving others open for exemption, is still to dangerously fragment and localise the law of the land for children."
Carolyne Willow, director of children's rights charity Article 39, also voiced her concerns: "Rather than quell fears, these amendments demonstrate the Government has recognised the severe risk to children but, inexplicably, is still not prepared to pause....This will be the first time in the history of children's welfare that individual councils will be excused from their legislative duties."
A date for the Children and Social Work Bill to go to committee stage in the House of Commons is yet to be fixed.
I want to be clear: we do not want to privatise protection services for children. We will not privatise child protection services. There are already clear legislative restrictions on the outsourcing of children's social care functions, and it was never our intention to use the power to innovate to revisit those. To put that beyond doubt, however, we tabled clarificatory amendments in the other place. Neither will we remove fundamental rights or protections from children. Our aim is to strengthen, and not to weaken, protections. My mission—since entering this House and before—has always been to improve the lives of vulnerable children. It is our job as a Government to create the conditions in which excellent practice can flourish. I am convinced that with proper safeguards in place, the ability to pilot new approaches will, in the long term, allow this House to enact more effective, evidence-based legislation and drive wider improvement for our most innovative practitioners and services across the system.


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Oh Facebook. Curse you and your complex algorithms.
Happy Friendversary With Jennifer DeVito
16 Aug 2017 1 Comment
in "Niff Love", Difficult Days, Memories Tags: Facebook
Bereaved Parents Made Me Angry
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in Difficult Days Tags: Bereaved Parents of the USA, Facebook
First and foremost, shame on me for not posting in a very long time.
Second, I'm ashamed that my Welcome Back post has a negative tone, but this is something that really upset me.
Like many of you, when I wake up in the morning, I take a few moments before my shower to check my phone. I review my emails, the news, Instagram, and Facebook. As I was scrolling thorough Facebook, I came across a post from the Bereaved Parents of the USA. Granted, I am not a bereaved parent, but this is the parent organization of a lot of helpful resources, and the organization that I have presented for a few times in the past.
As I was scrolling through my feed, I was dumbstruck by their post.
Mom, If you're reading this,
this is the post that I was telling you about.
Please don't click the link below, or scroll down to read more.
I don't want this to ruin your day…
04 Dec 2011 1 Comment
in Friends & Family, Good Days, Tattoos Tags: Confidence, Facebook, Tattoo
Sometimes, things happen with such remarkable coincidences, there is no way it can just be due to chance…
28 Nov 2011 Leave a comment
in Friends & Family Tags: Facebook, Thanks, Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving, I had a very simple Facebook status:
Today, as always, may we be thankful for all that we have.
Thirteen of you "liked" my status, and some of you even left kind comments.
Thank you ❤
Happy (Belated) Birthday Jen!
06 Nov 2011 1 Comment
in "Niff Love", Friends & Family, Memories, Uncategorized Tags: Angel, Birthday, Facebook, Heaven, Thanks
Thursday was Jennifer's birthday, her 20th birthday, and the 2nd year we celebrated without her. I opted to go to work, and did my best to not dwell on the circumstances of the day. I got teary-eyed at some points, but I didn't let it consume me. I even wore my pink confidence shirt to work as a little extra niff-love.
Thank You
23 Aug 2011 Leave a comment
in Difficult Days, Friends & Family Tags: Candle, Cards, Church, Cross, Dinner, Facebook, Flowers, Reading, Sunflowers, Thank You
Well, we made it through the one year mark. It was a rough day, but that was to be expected. However, I don't think it would have been possible without the help and support from our friends and family, and for that, I want to say, "Thank you."
Facebook is Mocking Me
11 Aug 2011 4 Comments
in Difficult Days Tags: Angry, Facebook
I swear, I'm not crazy.
Now that I've cleared that up, Facebook is mocking me, just like that construction sign in my neighborhood. I am sure most, if not all of you have a Facebook account. I was online before reading a comment someone posted on Jen's wall, and noticed something odd on my side bar.

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Horseytalk.net/Hoofbeat EXCLUSIVE
Says Adrienne Yentis
A friend of mine recently was riding on the heath
and she came across a group of cattle strung out across the bridlepath with no way through – the only way off was to turn round. Fortunately her horse
remained calm throughout. But you can imagine how a nervous horse might react ........... read more
Riders protest against Council plans
to tarmac bridleway to make it safe for cyclists
Riders are up in arms over a plan to tarmac one of the few Suffolk bridleways west of Mildenhall.
Suffolk County Council last week announced a £220,000 plan to tarmac a bridleway between West Row and Mildenhall to create a safe cycleway.
But riders, backed by the British Horse Society (BHS), say the plan will put riders and cyclists at risk and they are angry that county rights of way officials failed to consult with equestrian bodies.
Trudy Lovatt, who has a stable yard in West Row, said riders use the route to get to Mildenhall Woods at weekends, when roads through Mildenhall industrial estate are quiet.
"Cyclists approach swiftly and silently and some weave between groups of horses," she said. "I was involved in an incident with one my horse kicked. I warned him to keep back where it was too narrow to get past and he didn't."
Cyclists can legally use the bridleway now, but her concern is that tarmac will allow them to go faster and more quietly.
"The other issue of tarmac is how will they stop the racing cyclists?" she added. "It's not for motorised vehicles, but how will they police that?
"It's in the wrong place. It should be alongside the main road where it can be used by walkers, cyclists and runners going to the air base."
Elizabeth Barrett, a BHS activist and leader of the Camino Riders bridleway group, said: "I think its absolutely appalling. It will encourage the 'head down, flat out' cyclists and there are going to be accidents. Horses don't hear them coming.
"What worries me is if they get this through here, we could lose every bridleway in the county. It would be unstoppable."
The BHS' acting Suffolk rights of way officer Bryan Freemantle told the county that while there was no legal requirement to consult, it would have been courteous and sensible.
But it is not just riders objecting. Bill Phillips, whose home is next to the West Row start of the bridleway, said: "They're calling it an upgrade of the bridle path, but they're destroying it. They're putting two-and-a-half metres of tarmac down — you might as well walk down the road."
West Row's county councillor Colin Noble said people had been asking for a cycleway between West Row and Mildenhall for as long as he has been a councillor so the county obtained a £150,000 government grant to make it possible.
"The opportunity was there, the funding was there and it was what the community had asked for," he said. "I fully accept, not these members of the community. I'm willing to sit down and talk this through with people."
He said the issue of how cyclists behaved round horses was one of education and said a cycleway along the road was a 'financial non starter' because it had been costed at £1.2 million because it had to be to highway standards.
Mrs Lovatt is inviting riders to a 'raising awareness' day to ride the bridleway on Saturday September 21. Those going by trailer or horsebox can park in her yard at Popes Farm, Pamments Lane, West Row.
Says Linda Wright
We moved to a Shropshire location a year ago having surveyed the local OS map and noted the significant number of bridleways around the property. Sadly the map appears a total fiction. Scarce any of the bridleways are usable ........... read more


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Fall | Winter | Spring | Program Director: Ivy Wilson
Fall Quarter 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 3:00 pm || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 022)
Critical American Studies Working Group: Reading Group
The Northwestern American Studies Program announces the formation of the Critical American Studies working group. Bringing together core participants in History, Anthropology, English, Ethnic Studies, Performance Studies, and other fields this group will host a series of readings, writing workshops, and author visits throughout the year. We will also present a symposium, Histories of Violence: War and Memory, on May 10. We invite scholars from all disciplines to join our conversation.
The first fall session will be an article workshop for an essay by Professor John Alba Cutler (Latina and Latino Studies and English), Wednesday, October 24th. Those wishing to participate in the next event, a discussion of Robin Bernstein's new book Racial Innocence.
All meetings will be held in the American Studies, lounge, University Hall, Lower Level, on Wednesday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Materials for writing workshops will be available in the American Studies office.
Sunday, October 28, 10:00 am || 1897 Sheridan Road in University Hall 20
American Studies 35th Reunion Brunch
In celebration of classes 1976-78, the American Studies Program is hosting a brunch reception.
Tuesday, October 30, 5:30 pm || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 022)
American Studies Fall 2012 Welcome Back Party
Tuesday, December 4, 3:15 pm || Evanston
Experiential Learning Outing: Lincoln
An invitation on behalf of the Student Advisory Council for you to join us in a viewing and discussion of Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed film Lincoln. This year's Council, comprised of juniors Stephen Rees and Rhaina Cohen as well as senior Emily David came up with the idea for this event and they are planning our extracurricular events for the winter and spring quarters as well. We are fortunate to have Professor Kate Masur of the Department of History, who has worked closely with the Program in American Studies in the past, join us and led a discussion to follow the viewing. Professor Masur is an expert in nineteenth-century U.S. history and has just published a piece on the film in the New York Times. For those of you wishing to join us for the film and discussion, please read Professor Masur's review which can be found at this link here. Afterwards we will have dinner and a discussion at Thai Sookdee, 1016 Church Street; which is less than a 2 minute walk SW of the theatre.
Wednesday, December 5, 5:00 pm || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 022)
American Studies Holiday and Gift Wrapping Party
For the last four years we have adopted two families (3-4 members in each family) from Family Focus and wrapped the gifts during the party. Each person should donate at least $20 as each member of the family MUST receive at least one gift.
Winter Quarter 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 5:00 p.m. || Harris Hall 108
Robin Bernstein (Harvard University), "Psychological Damage or Resistance?: Re-Evaluating the Clark Doll Tests Through the Lens of Performance Studies"
Department of African American Studies Speaker Series 2012-2013
Co-sponsored by the Black Arts Initiative
Tuesday, January 15, 5:00 p.m. || Harris Hall 108
Robin Bernstein (Harvard University), "The Making of Racial Innocence Workshop"
Professor Robin Bernstein will discuss the making of her award-winning book Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights (2011). She will discuss the genesis of her project, the process of revising the dissertation into a book, navigating archival research, and negotiating the publishing process. This workshop is open to graduate students and faculty. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited.
Monday, February 4, 12:30 pm || Hagstrum Room (University Hall 201)
Simeon Man (Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Asian American Studies and American Studies, Northwestern University), "Aloha, Vietnam: Race and Empire in Hawaii's Vietnam War"
Abstract: In the 1960's, Hawai'i was popularly imagined as a "paradise" - its tropical climate, natural terrains, and racial diversity made it at once a premier destination for American tourists and a conduit of U.S. Cold War objectives in Asia. In this talk, Simeon Man explores a lesser-known fact: the islands during this time also served as a pivotal staging ground for the Vietnam War.
Saturday, March 2, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. || 1852 W 19th St (Chicago)
Experiential Learning Outing: National Museum of Mexican Art
We will team with Professor Alba Cutler who is currently teaching, Immigration and Xenophobia in American Culture, which is co-listed as American Studies 310 and Latina/o Studies 393, for a cultural outing to the National Museum of Mexican Art. Elena Gonzales, a visiting scholar from Brown University specializing in Museum Studies, will give a guest lecture about the NMMA to Alba Cutler's class this week in preparation for the trip. Elena worked at the Museum for several years, and will be discussing a special exhibit about the 2006 May Day immigration protests. Elena has worked with the education department at the museum to give us a tour of "Mexicanidad," the permanent exhibition, and followed by the Chaz Bojorquez exhibition. In addition to the museum exhibits, we will take a walking tour through the main artery of Pilsen--18th Street. Keeping with the theme of art, we will pay particular attention to the print makers and public murals in the area. We will conclude with a dinner at El Nuevo Leon Restaurant located at 1515 W 18th Street. Co-sponsored by the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences and the Latin@ Studies Program
Wednesday, March 6, 5:00 pm || Hagstrum Room (University Hall 201)
Joseph Crespino (Emory University), "Strom Thurmond's America and the Origins of the American Right"
Abstract: Professor Crespino's talk will take a fresh look at the life and politics of Strom Thurmond, the longtime U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Thurmond, the firebrand segregationist who secretly had a black daughter, was one of the last of the Jim Crow demagogues. Crespino contends, however, that Thurmond was also one of the first of the post-World War II Sunbelt conservatives. He didn't start out as one and gradually morph into the other, Crespino argues; for a critical period, from roughly the late 1940s to the 1970s, he was both at the same time. Understanding this paradox has much to tell us about important transformations in American political life in the second half of the twentieth century. Co-sponsored by the Northwestern University Program in American Studies and the Departments of African American Studies, Communication Studies, History, Political Science, and Sociology.
Thursday, March 7, 11:30 am || Hagstrum Room (University Hall 201)
Joseph Crespino (Emory University) - Lunch with AMST Majors
Spring Quarter 2013
Thursday, April 4, 12:00 pm || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 022)
Lunch with investigative reporter/alum Joseph Neff
We'll be hosting an informal lunch with Joseph (Joe) Neff, an alum from the class of 1983 who then went to Columbia Journalism School and is a lead investigative reporter for the Charlotte News Observer. The purpose of this gathering is simply to create an opportunity for majors to talk with someone who was once like them who has gone on to have a successful and interesting career doing an important kind of American Studies work. If you can, I advise you to read either or both of two samples we have of Joseph Neff's work, one a print version (there are numerous copies in the office) on a questionable murder conviction ("Who Killed Ray Jenkins?"), another online on the finances of supposedly nonprofit hospitals. Joe also wrote extensively about the complex Duke lacrosse case.
Thursday, April 11, 5:00 pm || Helmerich Auditorium (Annie May Swift Hall)
Stephen Wade (Musician/Scholar), "The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Connections: Community, and Creativity"
Abstract: Combining images, live music, and spoken narrative, Wade's dynamic presentation will bring his audience along on his journey into musical traditions across the American South, which culminated recently in his book (with accompanying CD), The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience (University of Illinois Press, 2012).Wade's remarkable research combined with his unmatched musicianship and deep knowledge of music history rediscovers the largely unknown players and singers whose performances of traditional songs were captured on early Library of Congress field recordings. Wade will share stories of folk tunes, creators, and communities that speak to the interconnectedness of American lives. Sponsored by the American Studies Program with co-sponsorship from Anthropology, English, History, and Musicology.
Friday, April 12, 8:30 am || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 022)
Stephen Wade (Musician/Scholar) - Breakfast with AMST Majors
Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 p.m. || Harris Hall 108
David Montejano (Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley), "Gang Identity and Conflict During the Chicano Movement: A Case Study"
Abstract: "When the striking farm workers marched through San Antonio in 1966, the City was in the midst of gang warfare. Professor Montejano will discuss how the social movement set off by the farmworkers transformed youth culture and ended barrio warfare." Co-sponsored by the American Studies Program, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of History.
Friday, May 10, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm || Evanston Campus
Critical American Studies: Histories of Violence: War and Memory
Lisa Lowe (Department of English, Tufts University), Keynote Speaker
Full Day Symposium sponsored by The American Studies Program, Critical American Studies Working Group, and Histories of Violence Collective
Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am || Evanston Campus
Lisa Lowe (Department of English, Tufts University), Workshop with graduate students
Friday, April 29, 10:00 am || The First Congregational Church, 1417 Hinman Ave
Experiential Learning Outing: Evolution of Chicago
Henry Binford and Carl Smith are teaching a class this quarter that includes three field trips. This is the third one, and it will encompass a tour of all sorts of suburbs, old and new, the commercial side of O'Hare airport, the Northwestern Settlement House, some historic churches, and various other things. Sponsored by the Department of History.
Wednesday, May 22, 3:00 pm || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 022)
Critical American Studies: Reading Group
We will be discussing Margot Canaday 's The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America (Princeton UP, 2011) for our Spring Quarter Reading Group. Light refreshments will be provided!
Wednesday, June 5, 4:30 pm || Hagstrum Room (University Hall 201)
2013 Senior Research Symposium
Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of the following American Studies graduating seniors, who will deliver presentations on their research: The symposium will have two panels with four students apiece moderated by a faculty member. The first panel, comprised of EMILY DAVIDSON, SARAH LOGAN, SAMMIE OFFSAY, and BEN PURDY will be moderated by Professor Elizabeth Pardoe. The second panel, comprised of AHSIN AZIM, WILL BLOOM, HYUNGJOO HAN, and CHRISTINA POWERS will be moderated by Professor Kathleen Belew. Dinner will follow the presentations.
Friday, June 7, 4:00 pm || American Studies Lounge (University Hall 020)
Annual End-of-Year Picnic
Join us as we celebrate the year and say goodbye for the summer. Congratulate both the new majors and the seniors, featuring great food, games, prizes, camaraderie, and general hilarity.
Saturday, June 22, 8:30 am || Hagstrum Room (University Hall 201)
American Studies Pre-Convocation Breakfast
Annual traditional for all of the graduating seniors, their families, and American Studies faculty.
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Stick to practical solutions. I was working on something and went towards 'fancy' solutions instead of sticking to the simplest, fastest, cleaner, easy-to-understand solutions. I was having a bit of fun, doing 'cool' stuff instead of just focusing on practical solutions. After all they don't' pay me to do 'cool/fun stuff' rather practical/usable/simple solutions. So this is something to keep in mind.
And the principle applies to all aspect of my life, 'what is practical here'? What is the most practical approach here? In looking for energetic-high solutions, I may end up compromising myself. That feeling 'high', feeling 'cool', sense of rushness, feeling of achievement etc, so simply breathe, say out loud "NO ENERGY", "NO ENERGY". Because it seems everything I do got that touch of 'emotional energy' instead of looking for practical/liveable/physical solutions.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not see/realize, my 'base program' is to look for energy-based solutions, always want bit of high from anything and everything I do. It is not in my base program to look for practical/liveable solutions. So, with that in mind, I direct myself to push through my base program and look for practical, liveable, physical solutions, which may be devoid of any energy. And this is something I have to remind myself often that my 'base program' is high-seeking, like a drug addict, in that missing lot of the real 'good stuff' in life. There is no high in house-cleaning or planting a tree or taking your car to car-wash, there is physical-satisfaction, yes, which is different from emotional high.
Is this practical? Or am I doing this to get a high? Or to secure some future high? So if I don't' do this, will I lose a future high, so out of fear I do it anyway. See how not taking practical approach compromise me and others. So when and as I see myself heading towards 'emotional/high' kind of solutions, I stop, I breathe, and I direct myself to ask the question "what is the most practical thing here"?, and accordingly I direct myself to take practical approach to things.
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Qatar Petroleum (QP), Total E&P Qatar and Q Analytica have signed a joint research and development (R&D) agreement regarding petroleum profiling
Also known as 'oil fingerprinting', petroleum profiling is used to identify and quantify all components of crude oil and to study how these components affect the properties and reactivity of that specific crude oil.
The agreement was signed by Issa Shahin Al-Ghanim, director for strategic planning and policy chairman of the research and technology steering committee at QP, Stéphane Michel, managing director of Total E&P Qatar and John Hassard, general manager of Q Analytica.
Al-Ghanim said, "This new research agreement is the second one we have with Total and we are also highly pleased to partner with Q Analytica in this project, thus allowing us to bring our resources and expertise together in developing new methodologies and technologies for the continued development of the global oil and gas industry."
The joint research project will be implemented in three phases in accordance with the R&D strategy of QP.
The main objective of the project is to analyse the opportunity in acquiring the techniques applied in biomedical research into oil and gas research fields.
The research work will be undertaken at the laboratories of QP and Total at the Qatar Science and Technology Park.
Michel commented, "We are very pleased to sign this new research agreement on the geochemistry of carbonate reservoirs with QP and Q Analytica. This follows a previous agreement signed last year with QP on acid stimulation."
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Just want a release? Come make a free Make-and-Take and a Make-and-Donate.
When: April 19, 2014
Time: 10am-1pm (The library opens at 10 Make-and-take/donate will be ready at 10:15/30)
Where: Southglenn Library Your RSVP guarantees you a work space & a make & take.
FEATURING Make & Donate cards for Operation Write Home. (All supplied provided).
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Issue 123
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK -
established 1934. May 2010..
Click below
for Guest Ticket info
Fishing, golf, sun & sand
2 bedroom family apartment to
rent on the Costa Del Sol.
Special Offer
May - Just £240/WK
Now booking for 2010. Discount for VAC
Some school holiday dates still available
Click for info
VAC Clothing
Orders Now
Being Taken
Click here to download order form
Luxury 8 berth
caravan to let - White Acres, Newquay, Cornwall
The caravan is sited
on this 5 star award winning holiday complex which is also one
of the top coarse angling centres in the country comprising 15
Open from March to October
Contact Barry
Killinger on
07966 394717
Aldenham Reservoir,
another water for the VAC
Now we are spoiling you...
last months magnificent news was that the Verulam Angling Club are now part of
the Fishers Green Consortium, offer members access to some of the biggest chub
and barbel in the UK. This month we have news of yet another water now available
- and coming next month, news of yet more waters still to come !!!
Aldenham Reservoir, close to the A1
near Elstree and Borehamwood, has a glorious history of specimen fish and was
also capable of 50lb bags of roach. In recent years, cormorants, crayfish and
dense weed have impacted upon the fishing although massive carp, pike, bream and
tench are known to still be resident.
The fishery is now available to
current VAC members on a limited basis as some of the finer details are still
being negotiated. In time, the club hopes to re-introduce the use of boats on
the reservoir, as was the case many years ago, which allows access to some of
the better swims on the reservoir. Bank fishing continues to be restricted to
the same areas on the north and east banks and day ticket sales will also
More details on access to
Aldenham and any special restrictions or notices will be circulated via e-news
to all members who have registered their email address plus will be included
with your new season's membership pack. Anyone particularly keen to fish
Aldenham now and anyone keen to assist with bailiffing and fishery duties should
email Barry Killinger (details on the Contacts page).
Riverside Road - open for coarse fishing from
Monday 10th May
Membership for 2010-11 Season
Existing members
should receive invitations
for renewal early in May. Some 1,800 were posted on Friday 30 April so
if yours does not arrive by Friday 7th May it could be that you have
moved and not updated your details or simply it's lost in the post.
We have not yet implemented
on-line payments therefore the process for renewal is the same as
previous years in that you tick the membership(s) you require, plus any
extras, add up the costs and send back the completed form plus cheque
payment and two passport photos (if we've not already got your picture
from last season). Please remember to include an A5 SAE.
Do not worry if you do not
get a form or mislay yours as you can renew on-line via
Member Services. Once you have completed your details you will need
to print out and post back the form with payment and pictures if
* * * *
New memberships
follow a similar process. Simply click this link to
register yourself as a new member on Member Services and complete
the form carefully. Select the membership and extras you require, print
out the completed form (remember to select Print to Fit so that
all the columns are included) and post back with an A5 SAE to the
address provided. Please either upload your passport style photo or
include two copies with your form as we print your picture directly onto
your membership card. Please DO NOT CREATE a new account if you
are an existing VAC MEMBER.
Additionally, new member
forms will be available from local tackle shops in May.
Remember, that unless your email
address is registered on Club DB, our membership database, we can't keep you up
to date via e-news nor can we accept your application to join the VAC Forum. To
check and update your details see the Subscriptions page
Picture Perfect?
Club DB, our
excellent member database, is now serving us well with members able to
log in and update their details at any time.
However, a large number of
members have not yet sent in or uploaded a passport style picture which
we will need to print up your next membership card. We believe we have
now resolved some the technical difficulties but for those who cannot
upload a suitable picture please find time to either email your photo
(quoting ID number) or pop a picture in the post to the Registrar. More
details on the Subscriptions page.
Associate Venues -
click the logos to go to the fishery web sites
VAC members, on production of their
club card, can fish for no charge subject to conditions. See VAC fisheries page
for details.
VAC members can fish The Tring
Anglers stretch of the Aylesbury Arm as part of a water share agreement.
£1 off all day
tickets for VAC members
VAC members, on production of their
club card,
can fish the day ticket section of
Jack's Lake free of charge
Your Contribution
Don't be shy, send your catch pics
to the webmaster...
The VAC trout section has had a
record season with great fish like this 6-11 beauty landed by Brian Gear.
Dawn on the Island Lake at Moor Mill
where plenty of carp been showing recently
Troy Lake doesn't get many mentions
on here but bailiff George Chambers has found some fish including this super
26-14 mirror
Tony's Lake at Frogmore holds some
genuine crucians. Dave Canning had this little beauty.
Tony's Lake also holds some nice
perch. Nick Darke had this one on a small surface plug along with some barely
bigger than the plug !
Verulam Angling Centre
VAC bailiff Terry Field is the new
owner of the Verulam Angling tackle shop in Fleetville, St Albans.
Situated at 219, Hatfield Road, directly opposite the Morrison's store.
Terry looks forward to meeting VAC
members. Equally, non members are welcome and Terry can provide lots of advice
regarding VAC waters plus membership forms to get you into the best angling club in the
You can also call him on 01727 861777
Click here for the
VAC Record List
Discount Baits
VAC members, on production of
a valid membership card, get 5% discount on
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Vernon missed a second straight practice Friday due to an ankle injury and head coach Pat Shurmur acknowledged he will not be available against visiting Jacksonville.
"It's safe to say that Olivier Vernon isn't going to make it this week," said Shurmur, via the team's official Twitter feed. "He's making progress and we'd love to have him on the field."
Vernon sustained a high-ankle sprain on Aug. 26. He was carted off the field after his foot was tangled with an offensive lineman during a drill.
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I liked this collection of short stories, but I was kind of underwhelmed. There's a lot of repetition (i.e. a scene that we've already read in the series, but from a different character's perspective, so the dialogue is the same, though the thoughts are different.) It was interesting and gave some more insight into the characters, and I did really enjoy the illustrations, but I'm not as eager to own this one as I am the rest of the series.
Unfortunately, I can't rate each individual story because it's been too long since I read it, but I remember that I preferred the stories about the more minor characters to the stories about Maxon and Aspen (because of the aforementioned repetition). I liked learning more about Amberly, Celeste, and America's maids.
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"All history is remorse."
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade
|Cradle Era
|The past of Legend
|The Watchers' War
|The battle between rival factions of Chaos and Law-seduced Nephilim nearly brings about Sentar's end
|Dawn of the New Gods
|The emergence of Sentarean Polytheism
|Age of Dragons
|The Age when Dragons emerged and ruled Sentar as the dominant species
|Age of Giants
|The Age when Giants emerged and ruled Sentar as the dominant species
|Age of Mortals
|The Current Age
|Age of Indistinction
|The coming Age foretold by the Theoneans (???)
|The Aelea is a term some use to refer to all of Elfdom as a whole. More accurately, it refers to the ancient servants of the Inbetween Men who are themselves the forebearers of contemporary Elves. Some of whose ways still reflect their ancient masters' wishes, for the good (such as the Lunar Elves of Seluna) and for the bad (the Feraln).
|Battle of Ajukit Shadow (48 OE)
Near the end of the Dwarven Civil War, in 48 OE, shortly before the departure of the Stone Druids, the Battle of Ajukit Shadow was one of the last great battles between the Steel Dwarves and the Dwarves of the Heir - that is, those loyal to the Maddock. The Maddock's Dwarves were slaughtered, and those few of them who survived the day wished they had not. Though the Steel Dwarves carried the day, historians accept that it was the Maddock who won the battle. The Battle of Ajukit Shadow marked the beginning of the Steel Dwarves' final defeat.
|Battle of Bithal
|The battle that began with the surprise invasion of Bithal province and the fall of its capital, Sunfalls.
|The Claimer Conspiracy
|The Dark Age of the Mazari
|Between the collapse of the Mazarian Civilization, approximately 1,000 years ago, and the rise of the Five Kingdoms in Terranse a little over 400 years ago, there was a great Dark Age of disorder and feudal warlords and on the Mazari mainland.
|The Doom's Eye Eclipse a.k.a. The Eye of Independence Eclipse
|* Lunar
Elves call the event "the Awakening," when the smaller,
ovoid moon, Dakar, passes between Seluna and Sentar, appearing to create
a darkened "Eye."
* In the Sunterran Federation, the event is known as the "Eye of Independence" for it was widely interpreted as a good omen for the rebellion that led to the foundation of Sunterranse.
* In 19 A.I. the eclipse occurred during the pre-harvest Festival of Two Moons.
* It last occurred in 17 A.I.
|The Dragon Fleet
A massive fleet of over 1,000 ships that set sale from Imperial Hankuo on the other side of Sentar shortly after the magical disruption that occurred following the opening of the First Great Seals of the Stone Druids. The Dragon Throne charged its Commanders with investigating the disruption of magic that so devastated the Empire and its own eternal war against demonic forces. There were three portions to the fleet, the Eternal CLoud, the Dancing Moons, and the Guiding Stars.
The Eternal Cloud portion of the of the fleet, the largest at 400 ships and nearly 40,000 men, arrived in the Mazari 30 years ago. Ten years ago, after learning much of the events there and witnessing the birth of the Sunterranse Federation, about two thirds of its ships returned to Hankuo, with a diminished and mixed compliment of sailors and merchants, promising to return again to reinforce the links that had been established. Most of the returning ships were fully laden with the finest goods the Mazari could muster. The fate of the Dancing Moons and the Guiding Stars is not commonly known.
Known as the Dragon's Tears, the full military flotilla that remained in the Mazari, 150 ships, is a force unto itself, and it is growing. Some of the best shipyards in Selunaport are owned and operated by the Hankuan. Today, it divides its time between its moorings at Selunaport on Lake Seluna "getting fat and playing politics," in the Sea of Lost Souls, battling pirates, and at ports further south looking for signs of the rest of the fleet.
Though technically neutral in the politics of the Mazari, the remaining Emissaries of the Dragon Throne are extremely pragmatic, recognizing the value of the Maddock's leadership and the Federation's control of Axes Bithtat.
|A highly addictive drug that comes in an oil paste. It is smoked or consumed to induce a euphoric state amongst other side effects. It is extracted out of living sentients in a process that is shrouded in mystery, but is believed to mean the doom of the "extractees." Most Dream is smuggled into the Federation from Divinity, the renegade breakaway province of the Monotheocrate Order. It is said the trade fuels a brutal Civil War within Divinity as well as Divinity's ongoing hostilities with the Order. People who use too much Dream are immediately recognizable. They are known as Dreamstock, Dream Herds or Dream zombies, but they are not actually Undead (Not yet, at least). The origins of the trade in this drug are generally unknown.
a.k.a. the Last City
|Those who built the Devourer were denizens from the last City of the Giants, called Dröss Jämmerlich, also called "the Last City." Built during the Durgoshii Empire, this city was a final refuge for the declining civilization of the Giants. It was established by a group of frustrated Giantish scholars, scientists, reformers and warriors in an effort to revitalize their failing civilization. They worried incessantly about Humans flirting with the powers of the One, a force they had long since grappled for an age. Established approximately 2,400 years ago, it disappeared after approximately 1,900 years ago around the time the Wall of the Righteous was completed. The Devourer itself seems to have been one of its last outposts.
|The Dwarven Civil War
Somewhere in the forgotten past, a Dwarven prophet warned against cooperating with the multitude of other races - it would lead to nothing but sorrow.
This prophecy inspired the Dwarves to generations of xenophobia and mistrust. As they encountered other races, their mistrust grew. But prejudice had its discontents, and they too grew bold. They would challenge the strictures of the prophecy and its self-fulfilling interpretation. Now, only the most venerable Dwarves remember when these divisions erupted.
265 years ago, a militarist faction known as the Steel Dwarves, seized control of the Dwarven Nation of Dreii Undermountain and exiled the Maddock, the Dwarven monarch, and his followers. "If you love these frail races teeming upon the shores of Seluna and Dakar, muddying the waters of the Bithtat Sengar, go and live amongst them. You are no Dwarf." With those words, the Dwarven nation was torn asunder - even its Pantheon cracked in two. A horrible civil war finally erupted.
Kronos was founded on the far shore of Lake Seluna a couple of years later, and the two factions settled in for a long and bloody conflict. During the process, they became known as "Lake Dwarves." One of the first errors of the Steel Dwarves was to attempt to destroy the Three Cities - the human colonies of Old Terranse on the distant coast. They still felt the threat of the ancient curse. That just made the humans mad and prepared them for their eventual alliance with the Maddock, and the eventual rise of the Sunterranse Federation.
The Dwarven Civil War ended after the Maddock joined forces with the Elves and Humans of the New Terranse Colonies.
|Durgoshii Empire
|An ancient empire of tyrannical giants. Its ruins can be found throughout the Wilderlands in the Durgosh continent, and in parts of the Mazari. The Durgoshii Empire was the most successful efforts by the last races of Giants to recapture their past glory. It flourished for only a few hundred years. At its height, however, it stretched across the mountainous continent that still bears its name amongst mortals, Durgosh, separated from the Mazari by Upheaval, the Great Range Mountains where the Wilderlands begin today. Humans, Dwarves Orkin dwelt among the Giants in their own communities, but served them as cattle, slaves and fodder for their entertainments. The decline of the Durgoshii Empire began with a massive slave revolt (the Winter Rebellion)amongst the Orkin who formed their own civilization, Rakka (aka Rakkish Civilization). Human slaves migrated into the Mazari, taking some of the Giant's own gods with them (the Aesir). But the One destroyed the All-Father of the Aesir and others who rallied against the Theoneans after the Ra-Nephi and their Gods were all but wiped out. The death of the All-Father spurred the Giants into war against the Theoneans.
|Fall of Sunfalls (Berrona, 19 AI)
|In Berrona 19 A.I., the City of Sunfalls, capital of the Sunterran province of Bithal fell during a surprise siege that originated within Bithal and, by some reports, from within the city itself. A similar siege from Lake Dakar was reportedly thwarted by the Keepers. Acting on an anonymous tip they found a large weapon stash and a dimensional portal. Similar Giantish portals are being sought throughout the major cities of the Federation. North east of Sunfalls, Bithal has been largely overrun, though pockets of resistance remain. Southeast of Sunfalls, Brutish scouts and raiding parties continue to harass Sunterran forces. A major push by the Brutes to occupy the rest of Bithal is widely expected during the coming Spring.
|The First Great Seal of the Stone Druids
A year before the defeat of the Steel Dwarves, the mysterious Stone Druids of Axes Bithtat abandoned the city. They retreated into its depths of the Undercity and sealed their passage behind them. None knows the fate of those Dwarves they cut off below. The Druids left only the uppermost level open. The first Great Seal was broken 40 years ago and all hell broke loose. Quite literally. On that day magic was disrupted around the world for a single day. The devastation was massive. The effects were felt all over Sentar - the Dragon Fleet of the Emperor of distant Hankuo, on the other side of the world, was dispatched precisely to investigate what had happened. As if that were not enough - two creatures straight out of legend manifested in the burgeoning streets of Riot's Gate shortly after it happened: The Nephilim - an Infernal and a Celestial. Their titanic battle with one another laid an entire section of town to waste before they were finally destroyed. If not for the Wizards from the College of Magic, more people would


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EMILY BOURKE: In Victoria's north residents of Nathalia are preparing for floodwaters to peak. And locals have been told to evacuate if they're outside the town's levee system.
The ABC's Guy Stayner is in Nathalia and I spoke to him a short time ago.
GUY STAYNER: Well Emily the floodwaters have risen quite dramatically since early yesterday afternoon. Walking around, there was quite calm and serene around town as people just waited for the very slow moving floodwaters in this part of the state to rise.
But then between about four o'clock and seven o'clock water started to break significant banks and we started to see floodwaters moving up over the footpath, along the walkways, alongside the creek.
And also water started to rush in and really swamp the roads on the eastern side of the town, which is the other side of the Broken Creek that isn't protected by the levee systems in and around Nathalia.
So what we have now are several homes to the eastern end of the town that are isolated by floodwaters. They're not inundated at the moment but the forecast peak for these floods isn't for probably another 24 hours or even more.
EMILY BOURKE: What's the situation with the temporary levee system?
GUY STAYNER: Well at the moment the waters are just lapping the base sandbags of that system. So water is now starting to test how well that system holds.
There are signs of seepage underneath the sandbags and the wall.
EMILY BOURKE: Have authorities expressed any concern about that seepage?
GUY STAYNER: No they're actually confident that it will hold. But in issuing evacuation orders yesterday they reinforced to the residents of Nathalia that while they're confident the levees will hold they can't guarantee them. And as a result of that they're urging elderly and sick residents of Nathalia who are protected by the levee system to evacuate anyway.
They've also issued evacuation orders for all of the residents who live outside the levee system. It's going to be a pretty anxious 24 to 48 hours for a lot of the people around here.
EMILY BOURKE: Joy Hutchins is a resident of Nathalia who lives outside that levee system. This morning her home is being protected by a wall of sandbags.
Joy Hutchins is speaking to Guy Stayner.
GUY STAYNER: How are you holding up at the moment Joy?
JOY HUTCHINS: Okay at the moment. Son and my husband, we've been up since 4.30 this morning and yeah, we're okay.
GUY STAYNER: There's a little bit of seepage. Is that normal and how are you preparing for it?
JOY HUTCHINS: Yeah that's normal. We've got two pumps ready to go.
GUY STAYNER: The fact that the waters are expected to rise another 70 centimetres or so, is that a concern? Are you going to need another layer of sandbags here?
JOY HUTCHINS: Oh well, we won't worry too much. If it just gets too bad, well we'll just have to go, won't we? (Laughs) Yeah.
GUY STAYNER: In previous floods you were baking scones at five o'clock in the morning.
JOY HUTCHINS: Oh in 74 I was because I couldn't sleep. I'd never experienced a flood before. But we're getting a bit accustomed to them. (Laughs)
EMILY BOURKE: Nathalia resident Joy Hutchins speaking there with the ABC's Guy Stayner.
The full story...
Nathalia residents preparing for Vic floodwaters to peak
Guy Stayner reported this story on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 08:06:00
EMILY BOURKE: In Victoria's north residents of Nathalia are preparing for floodwaters to peak. And locals have been told to evacuate if they're outside the town's levee system.
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Greece's D-Day – Wall Street Underground
Greek D-Day is here
Hi, Europe is in for a rough ride. This game has just gotten a hell of a lot more serious. Let me explain. The Europeans are pushing the Greeks against the wall HARD. And to their credit, the Greeks are pushing back. What Europe refuses to understand is, Greece is dead broke and no matter what they do, they will never be able to pay back the money they owe.
The IMF and the Central bank of Europe refuses to accept reality. And the reason is very simple. If they forgive the debt of Greece, then they will be forced to do the same for dead broke Spain and Italy.
The truth is, the IMF and the ECB can afford to cover Greece's debt. Especially if they do it in stages. But it's still a Trillion dollar hit. Here is the problem. The other dead beat European nations will not be far behind, demanding the same. The IMF and the ECB can't afford to forgive the debt of Italy, Spain and maybe even France.
What the IMF and ECB fail to understand is, they have driven Greece to the breaking point. Instead of breaking point, Mr. Tsipras used the term humiliation.
"After five months of tough negotiations, our partners ended up with a proposal in the form of an ultimatum," Mr. Tsipras said, arguing that the creditors were calling for "new, unbearable measures," including cuts to pensions, salaries and tax increases.
"The goal of some of Greece's partners is the humiliation of an entire nation,"
What has upped the ante in the game is something that happened Saturday. In an unexpected move, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras went on national television early Saturday to call for a referendum on July 5, so that Greek citizens can decide whether to accept or reject the terms of a bailout deal proposed by the country's creditors. The Greek parliament approved a referendum calling for a vote so the citizens of Greece can decide their fate.
Mr. Tsipras said, he was calling a referendum because Greece's creditors — the I.M.F., the European Central Bank and the Eurozone countries — had refused to negotiate in good faith and present a fair compromise.
Read that as a referendum on a Greek exit from the Eurozone. It's a very cleaver move. He put it to the Greek people this way. Chose to accept further draconian taxes and a severe cut back in government services and a huge cut in pensions. Or to reject the ECB demands.
What is not being said publicly is, Greek Prime Minister Mr. Tsipras is forcing the Europeans hand. If the citizens of Greece rejects (a most likely event) the austerity that the IMF is demanding, they will be in default. Loans will not be paid back.
A chain of defaults in the world banking system will occur. More importantly the new loans Greece needs will not be funded. In essence, Greece will be booted out of the European Union. And Spain and Portugal and Italy will not be far behind.
We have been warning about this for years. Kicking and screaming along the way, Southern Europe will be leaving the currency and banking union.
The only question is, when and how chaotic the exit will be. And that my friends depends on the super egos that rule Europe. The powers that be are out of touch with reality.
It is a very interesting and very dangerous game the Greeks are playing here. What happens in Greece threatens the entire European Union and the global financial system. And here is why. A chaotic default and exit will create a global economic crisis. And the IMF and the ECB damn well know it.
I have prepared for you a tape of my disaster master scenario I see on the near horizon. Please listen to it carefully. You don't want to miss this. Because a Greek default will bring chaos to the world banking and financial system.
Click here to listen to this report.
Thank you,
Nick Guarino
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"Red State" has generally been called a horror film, when it's better described as an exceptionally dark satire with some horror elements. It starts out like a typical slasher, with a trio of teenage boys, Travis (Michael Angarano), Jared (Kyle Gallner) and Billy Ray (Nicholas Braun), driving out to meet a woman they met online, who is offering sexual favors. Of course this is only a ruse, meant to lure the boys into the hands of a murderous, homophobic Christian cult, led by Pastor Abin Cooper (Michael Parks). Modeled after the Westboro Baptist Church among others, Cooper is as charismatic as he is clearly out of his mind, living with an extended family, including daughter Sarah (Melissa Leo) and granddaughter Cheyenne (Kerry Bishé), along with other worshipers on a compound called Five Points.
The situation becomes more interesting when the authorities get involved. Eventually local Sheriff Wynan (Stephen Root) calls in the Feds, namely Agent Keenan (John Goodman), who is investigating Cooper's group for possibly stockpiling firearms. Any argument about the film demonizing Christian groups should be tempered by the film's portrayal of the government operatives as bumbling, self-interested, borderline incompetents, blindly following the orders of superiors who are driven by petty grudges. The clash between the two groups, both ideologically fanatical in their own ways, is shocking not for the amount of violence, but for the lack of doubt or hesitation regarding mutual self-destruction on either side. Once the cult is branded as a domestic terrorist group, and the lawmen declared to be in league with Satan, there's no turning back.
I want to reiterate that this isn't a horror film. There's tension and unease in abundance, but no reals scares. "Red State" doesn't work as horror, being far too concerned with larger messages regarding religion, politics, and sexuality. And though it apes a few horror conceits and there are some gory moments, it also seems to delight in refusing to let the audience enjoy the carnage. Deaths, when they occur, are quick and clinical. It's the motivations behind the killers that are meant to disturb us. "Red State" is very smart in this regard, though maybe a little too on the nose with its messages. Despite being so different from anything that writer-director Kevin Smith has done before, his fingerprints are all over the script. This isn't the first time he's tackled social issues, but here his intentions are blatant, and his usual frathouse sensibilities are nowhere to be found. A few bleak laughs do get through, but they're more reminiscent of recent British satires like "In the Loop" and "Four Lions" than anything in the View Askew universe.
What really sells it is the direction, which is a considerable improvement over Smith's previous films. Here, he demonstrates he's perfectly capable of shooting action sequences, and knows how to summon tension and sustain a mood for his own purposes. Most of the film is shot on handheld camera, with a utilitarian visual style common for low-budget horror pictures, but a little easier on the eyes. I could actually follow the action and work out where everyone was spatially. That puts Smith ahead of a lot of directors that I could name. I think there are still some elements that could use work or that come off as gratuitous - Kevin Pollak's entire contribution to the film, for example - but I'd happily trust Smith with any thriller or horror project after this.
And even if you don't like what the director is doing, it's hard to deny the performances. Michael Parks gets a nice, long, bit of sermonizing to drive home just how evil an evil pastor can be. Melissa Leo gives what could have been a stereotypical, flat character, some welcome depths. And it's always good to see John Goodman, here playing the federal agent stuck between a rock and a hard place, who does a lot to sell the more unlikely bits of the story. Just about everyone in the film has a good veneer of reality - the horndog boys, the cult members, the police - even though the situations they're placed in are extreme, and play out in a fantastic way.
I really enjoyed "Red State," in spite of some reservations. It's not a great film, but it's one which has a coherent and distinctive point of view, good insights, and a lot passion behind it. So it aggravates me to no end that by all indications, Kevin Smith won't be pursuing other projects in a similar vein. The man wants to retire. Retire! He's barely in his forties! Oh well. At least the big galoot is leaving us on a high note.
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