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411 River Glen Drive Bullhead City, AZ 86429. Rivershore Rv Parks & Rentals is a privately held company in Bullhead City, AZ. Davis Camp Park. Bullhead.
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Athletics finish in familiar place
Albany Twilight League team 3rd in AABC tournament
The Albany Athletics closed out their 2019 campaign in a familiar place, finishing third in the American Amateur Baseball Congress Northeast World Series for the third consecutive year after winning their record fourth consecutive Albany Twilight League championship and 10th overall. In 2016, the A's won the World Series title in Waterbury, Conn., when it was last in an AABC national tournament.
Albany was eliminated in its fourth-round game Saturday when it lost 8-6 to the eventual champion Braintree (Mass.) White Sox, who have now won the title the past three years. The A's are actually one of only two teams to have beaten the White Sox over those three years in the tournament, which came in 2017 in the opening round when Braintree sported a 32-0 record going in. In the game Saturday, Albany was down 8-1 before a final-inning rally fell short. Chris Salamida and RJ Pingitore singled in runs, then Austin Lawrence pulled the team to within two on a three-run double. The A's then loaded the bases but Cam Overbaugh couldn't beat out a slow infield roller, ending the game. Pingitore, Greg Sulz and Dan Barbero each collected a pair of hits in the game. If the A's pulled off a win, they would've received a fifth-round bye to the championship game against Braintree or Fedells Mechanics of the West Haven, Conn., Twilight League in a winner-take-all Sunday.
"We fought hard the final two games, evident in the last inning against Braintree," said A's manager Joe Altieri, whose team was playing in its eighth World Series. "We enjoyed another successful season with the Twilight League Championship and 35 wins, despite falling short in the World Series. I'm pretty proud of these guys this year."
In the third round, the A's opened a 3-0 lead when Craig Mastroianni doubled in two runs and Pingitore singled in one in the first inning. Mastroianni then singled in another run in the third inning and Overbaugh doubled in a run in the fourth to give the A's a 5-1 lead. However Danbury's Ben Harrison doubled in three runs in the sixth inning to pull the Pirates to 5-4. Ryan Harper relieved starter Bryan Carr during the Pirates' rally and helped Albany escape the inning with a fly ball and strikeout. The A's tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth on Austin Lawrence's RBI single to make it 6-4, then closer Nick Zuba pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning to earn the save.
Barbero and Mastroianni each had two hits while Carr earned the win.
The A's opened the event by defeating the Tri-State champion Terryville Black Sox (18-2), 6-3. In the second round, the A's dropped a 10-1 game to Fedells, managing only two hits.

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Vision tells us not only what and where objects are but also when they appear and disappear. We have found that patients with right parietal damage have an unusual loss in the ability to differentiate object onset from offset. Specifically, when a single target flickers at the same frequency as five distractors, but out of phase (it is light when they are dark and vice versa), right parietal patients require much slower rates than normals or left parietal patients to detect the target. When we shifted the phase of the flicker in the target relative to the distractors so that the onsets and offsets were not simultaneous, the performance of the patients improved dramatically. Remarkably, the patients showed this loss equally in both visual fields. Since flicker detection was normal for the patients, we suggest that the deficit lies at a level where stimulus transients are interpreted as the appearance or disappearance of objects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)

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Quick 'n' Easy Blueberry Cheesecake
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Blueberry and lemon are a match made in heaven in this no-bake Quick 'n' Easy Blueberry Cheesecake. By using reduced-fat and sugar-free ingredients, you'll get all the glory but none of the guilt!
What You'll Need
- 2 (8-ounce) packages fat-free cream cheese
- 1 (4-serving) package sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
cup nonfat powdered milk
- 1 cup diet lemon-lime soda
cup frozen lite whipped topping, thawed and divided
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teaspoon lemon extract, divided
- 1 (9-ounce) reduced-fat graham cracker pie crust
cup blueberry spreadable fruit spread
What to Do
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, dry pudding mix, powdered milk, and soda. Mix well with a wire whisk. Blend in 1/4 cup whipped topping and 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
- Spread mixture evenly into pie crust.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining whipped topping, remaining lemon extract, and blueberry spreadable fruit. Spread mixture evenly over cheesecake filling.
- Refrigerate 2 hours or until ready to serve. Garnish with blueberries.
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The father of Idaho “killer” Bryan Kohberger flew to Washington state weeks after the killings
The father of the University of Idaho murder suspect flew from Pennsylvania to Washington weeks after the quadruple murder to accompany his son on a cross-country road trip.
Bryan Kohberger’s public defender revealed the 28-year-old graduate student at Washington State University in Pullman did not make the 2,000-mile journey back to his family home alone.
Kohberger was spotted with his father in the white Hyundai Elantra that police were looking for at a Pennsylvania auto repair shop on December 16.
“He was home for the holidays,” public defender Jason LaBar told CNN.
The suspected killer was arrested Friday after a more than month-long manhunt for the killer behind the brutal deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21.
Bryan Kohberger, 28, drove with his father from Washington to Pennsylvania weeks after he allegedly murdered the four University of Idaho students, his defense attorney revealed
Kohberger’s father had boasted to the witness that he flew to Washington to do the cross-country trip with his son in the white Hyundai Elantra. Police were previously looking for the exact model they said was sighted near the Idaho murder home
Kohberger is accused of breaking into the four students’ home outside the Moscow campus on November 13 and stabbing them to death in their beds.
He is currently behind bars in Pennsylvania and is currently awaiting extradition to Idaho in hopes of being “acquitted of those charges,” LaBar told the Idaho Statesman.
LaBar is preparing for Kohberger’s return to Idaho and has already requested that he be given a public defender immediately.
Kohberger may face the death penalty in the state — which his family cannot afford to hire an attorney to fight.
“He doesn’t have the resources to get a private attorney,” LaBar said.
Surveillance footage the night of the killings showed a white Hyundai Elantra near the home when the killings took place around 3am. Police believe it belonged to Kohberger.
The Ph.D. The student had driven the car back to Pennsylvania, where police found it at his parents’ home.
An unidentified person at the dealership confirmed that Kohberger was doing maintenance on his car after the trip with his father.
According to the source, Koherberger’s father boasted that he flew to the West Coast to accompany his son on his holiday trip home and recalled the 28-year-old as being reserved.
It is unclear whether Koherberger’s father knew about the murders.
Police later found the car at Kohberger’s parents’ home, where he was arrested.
Idaho Police said the four University of Idaho students were murdered in their sleep between 3 and 4 a.m. Pictured: victims Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin
The crime happened six weeks ago, 2,500 miles from where Kohberger was arrested. His father flew to meet his son in Washington and drove him back to their home in Pennsylvania
Police were on the hunt for Kohberger’s white Hyundai Elantra, which officers began chasing around Christmas time when the suspect was driving across the country
Kohberger was taken into custody in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, a small town in the heart of the Poconos Mountains more than 2,000 miles from where the gruesome killings took place
Kohberger’s family responded to the charges on Sunday and urged people not to pass judgment.
“We will pursue legal process and as a family we will love and support our son and brother,” the family wrote in a statement seen by TMZ.
“First and foremost, we care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children.
“There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel and we pray for it every day,” the statement said, in part.
“We have cooperated fully with law enforcement to seek the truth and further his presumption of innocence, rather than assessing unknown facts and making false assumptions.”
Kohberger’s family has requested privacy during this time as they are working with law enforcement to get to the bottom of the case.
“We respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families who are suffering losses may go through the legal process.”
The suspect attended college in nearby Washington state, where he majored in criminology
Forensic teams and police are working at Kohberger’s home near Washington State University in Pullman, Washington
Police said they began tracking and monitoring Kohberger around Christmas and stayed with him for four days when they spotted the white Hyundai Elantra they believed was linked to the killings.
Friday’s arrest marks the first major break in the case — Kohberger asks if “someone else was arrested” when he was arrested. An extradition hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
Law enforcement sources told CNN that his DNA was discovered at the scene – with officers managing to track down the owner of the car seen in the area of the killings.
However, according to public records, Kohberger has no previous arrests, so it’s unclear how officials got hold of his DNA.
Kohberger is said to have followed the students in the weeks leading up to the murders. Pictured is the home where the murders took place, just over 8 miles from where he worked as a graduate student and teaching assistant
Kaylee and Madison were found on the top floor of the house in Moscow, Idaho. College lovers Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle were found in a second-floor bedroom, while survivors Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke were sleeping on the first floor
Kohberger is said to have followed the students in the weeks leading up to the murders.
Moscow police chief James Fry did not want to rule out that the killer had an accomplice.
Details of the murders and their motives have yet to be released. Law enforcement officials say a sealed affidavit of arrest will be released once Kohberger is extradited to Idaho.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11591289/Father-Idaho-killer-Bryan-Kohberger-flew-Washington-state-weeks-murders.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 The father of Idaho “killer” Bryan Kohberger flew to Washington state weeks after the killings


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This original painting is part of Brad Antifolk's "Anarchy of the Abstract series" and is one of a kind. The dimensions are 36" x 36". Acrylic, ink and epoxy resin on canvas. "Primary Target" is a reference to a line in the Gaz Brookfield song "Be the Bigger Man." The song is about bullying. You should watch the video for the song at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mkpol7nn-I As someone who loves people effected by this inhumane practice I also ask you to google ways to help support the victims of bullying. This piece was a labor of love. I hope you like it!
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case where a teacher at a Lutheran School had filed a wrongful termination suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The district court dismissed the case, stating she could not file a workplace discrimination lawsuit because she was covered by the "ministerial exception." The Court of Appeals overturned the ruling based on the fact that the majority of her day was not spent in a ministerial capacity. However the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that she was indeed covered by the doctrine and that the school had the right to terminate her.
The ministerial exception doctrine gives religious institutions the freedom to hire individuals that they think are most qualified to minister to their members without worrying about discrimination charges. But who constitutes a "minister" at a church-affiliated school or hospital and exactly what employment law issues are covered is still unclear. Three recent Kentucky employment law cases involving ministerial exception had differing results.
The first two cases involved two professors at the Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. Both taught at the Protestant school, but neither were followers of the school's faith. In 2009, the seminary cut staff. Both men filed wrongful termination lawsuits, stating they were tenured professors and that they could only be terminated for failing to do their jobs or for misconduct, not for budgetary reasons. But both the district and appeals court ruled against the professors because of ministerial exception, stating the school has the right to decide who to terminate and that the government cannot intervene.
In the third case, a Louisville, Kentucky pastor was fired by the church he led from 2005 to 2010. In this case, the pastor was not claiming wrongful termination, but rather a breach of contract. A breach of contract occurs when and employer and employee agree to certain terms and sign a contract, the one party does not uphold their part of the agreement. In this case, the pastor claimed he was over $64,000 in salary and benefits by the church and he wants the church to pay him this amount. The Jefferson County Circuit Court refused to hear the suit based on the ministerial exception. In this case, the employee was an actual minister, so the court's decision makes sense in that respect.


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SDF’s Mazloum Abdi receives Coalition’s commander, PUK’s leader
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi received on Tuesday US Commander of Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Matthew W. McFarlane, and Head of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani in Hasakah city, northeast Syria.
The delegation included Newroz Ahmad and Mahmoud Barkhdan, members of the SDF’s General Command, and Badran Chia Kurd, co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
The visit follows the resumption of joint patrols by the SDF and the US-led Global Coalition which were suspended by the SDF on the background of the recent military escalation by Turkish forces against the region.
The discussions focused on the threat posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) and its sleeper cells.
The visit is the first by Bafel Talabani to northeast Syria since assuming office of the party.
Abdi and Talabani held talks on the necessity of relations between the SDF and the AANES with Kurdistan Regional Government and Kurdish parties. Intra- Kurdish rapprochement in northeast Syria known otherwise as Rojava were also discussed.

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International investors piled into a rare global bond offering from China, boosting orders to over $22 billion, which allowed the issuer to price it at lower spreads than initially indicated on Thursday.
China, which last sold a global bond in 2004, priced a $1 billion, 5-year bond at 15 basis points over US Treasuries and a $1 billion, 10-year bond at 25 bps over. That compares with the initial guidance of 30-40 bps and 40-50 bps respectively. The bonds are unrated.
“Everyone wants to get their hands on this bond. These are tight levels but we are interested as there is little risk of repeated issuance in the same maturity bucket,” said Edmund Goh, fund manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments.
The sovereign debt sale is expected to serve as a pricing benchmark for China’s state-owned firms which are among Asia’s most active issuers in the offshore bond market.
“Sovereign bonds set the benchmark and create velocity for capital markets to deepen,” said Henrik Raber, Standard Chartered debt capital market head. “We expect to see continued robust primary bond issuance activity across Asia, and in particular, from China.”
Existing bonds from these issuers have seen spreads narrow in anticipation of tight pricing of the underlying sovereign.
Export Import Bank of China’s bonds have rallied 10 bps since the sovereign debt plan was announced earlier this month.
“It will re-price the China (state-owned enterprise) curve across the board particularly higher-rated bonds like CNOOC, Sinopec, Petrochina,” said Raymond Lee of Kapstream Capital adding that he would prefer investing via credit default swaps – insurance-like contracts that protect against defaults.
“I would prefer to go long the CDS if I want exposure to a China sovereign, which is providing an extra around 20 bps of carry and also considered liquid. In recent times it’s uncommon for the CDS to trade tighter than the bond, and it tells us that the technical bid is very strong for the new deal.”
This demand for China’s CDS has pushed it to levels below higher-rated sovereigns such as South Korea.
Investors say that infrequent, high profile issuers such as China can get away with pricing the bonds tightly even though the bonds are unrated.
Last month, S&P cut China’s long-term sovereign credit ratings by one notch to A+ from AA-, after a downgrade from Moody’s in May. The move put S&P’s ratings in line with those of Fitch and Moody’s.

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A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis reported 61,409 alumni living in the city and surrounding counties. That total again earns the school the top spot on the Business Journal's annual list of the area’s largest college and university alumni groups.
The Saint Louis University Alumni Association finished a close second with 60,467 local living alumni. The school is listed as graduating a total of 168,636 students, but that only includes graduates after 1910 — about 100 years after Saint Louis University was founded — when records become available. The Mizzou Alumni Association again ranks third with 52,177 local living alumni.
We also asked the alumni associations on this year’s list how many social events they hosted in the St. Louis area last year, and how many they will host in 2013 (see below).
Check out this week’s Business Journal for the full lists of the metro area’s largest alumni groups. If you think your firm should be on the list, contact me at 314-421-8380 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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My first one is a ribbon storage. Ribbons are just yummylicious and my collection has been growing and hiding away in big plastic containers. Finding the right one to be used for my project has becoming a time consuming mission. The latest Graphic 45 Bird Song collection gave me an idea to house them for easy access and safe away from DUST. Plus, I can turn them into beautiful display.
3D birds and flowers made from air dry clay and Bird Song papers.
My second inspiration came from Graphic 45 Ladies' Diary collection. It was such joy to relive my childhood days . . . . . playing with dolls.
I am still contemplating on what to house inside the cabinet. Meanwhile, there will be more "renovations" (new furniture, light fixture, etc ) and perhaps getting some clothing to fit my current "naked" dress form. Stay tune and check out the new Doll room next week at Papier. Please also feel free to comment or suggest any "renovation" ideas.
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So I was chosen top 5 by allie in her photo happy monday challenge "Something cold". First off I like to say I appreciate being in the top five and you liking my photo so much everytime I'm chosen I feel very honored and it's so heart warming. I gives me more motivation to keep prospering in photography even more and puts a smile on my face so thank you SO much from the bottom of my heart for choosing me in the top 5.
Now you have to vote on what photo you like in the top 5. Mine is #4 in the poll so I'm asking all my
followers friends to please go on over to Allies blog and vote for me pretty, pretty please. It would be extremely appreciated. My photo isn't seen on her blog because the photo was private but if you click the link she has given it will take you back to my site to see my Isicles photo which is the photo shes using. So all you have to do is click here and the poll will be seen at the top part of her blog. There are other fellow bloggers that also entered with superb photos as well so it will be a tough decision for all who vote but I will be very grateful for the ones who vote for me. Thanks everyone and have a good night.


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January 13, 2022 8:22:29 am
The Big Story
With Punjab voting on February 14, there was no love lost between the BJP and Congress on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach as chief ministers of BJP-ruled stated kept the issue simmering by accusing the Congress and its government in Punjab of a “pre-planned, well-orchestrated conspiracy”. At least two chief ministers, Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam) and Biplab Kumar Deb (Tripura), alleged the involvement of “Khalistanis”, with Sarma even demanding the arrest of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for the “conspiracy to kill” the PM.
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta remembers Indian classical singer Kumar Gandharva in this week’s column. “By the time he took his last breath, he had not only become one of the greatest musicians of all time, he had arguably become the highest point of Indian culture,” he writes.
From the Front Page
The ‘double engine sarkar’ of the BJP was jolted for the second time in 24 hours after another Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister resigned and met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, indicating that he too was headed there. There was relief, however, in the BJP camp when two MLAs and a former MLA joined the ruling party in New Delhi.
As a series of defections by sitting MLAs rattles the BJP, the party is considering fielding Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who announced earlier that he would contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, from Ayodhya. The move is being seen in the party as one that would amplify the Hindutva message and galvanise the cadre. More so when the Ram temple project is well underway. It would also be the first time a sitting CM would contest Assembly polls in UP since Rajnath Singh did so in 2002.
The civilian unrest in Kazakhstan has grounded flights, leaving foreign nationals visiting the country, including Indians, stranded. Among them are Delhi-based travel firm owner Sumeet Nagpal, his wife and two daughters aged seven and eight. The family’s trip to the country to ring in the new year has turned into a nightmare experience.
ISRO has an ambitious goal for 2022: putting a man in orbit. And the agency has now named its next chief who will be responsible for carrying out this gargantuan task — top rocket scientist and director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Dr S Somanath. Putting the human space flight programme back on track will be far from easy. But if Somanath’s impressive career is anything to go by, he is the man for the job.
In an interview with The Indian Express, BSP National General Secretary S C Mishra insisted that his party was still a major contender in the upcoming UP polls, adding that one of the cornerstones of the BSP’s campaign was addressing “the issues of the Brahmin community”. “What have they got in the last five years, except being targeted and killed in shootouts?” He asked. “The BJP has been exposed. They see only one caste…The rest, like the Scheduled Castes, have been neglected.”
A team of US doctors made history this week when they transplanted a genetically modified pig’s heart into a patient in Maryland. But a controversial doctor in Assam has claimed that he performed the complicated surgery for the first time in 1997. Dr Dhani Ram Baruah courted controversy over two decades ago, when he managed to transplant a pig’s heart and lungs on a 32-year-old man. The patient survived for seven days, before dying of multiple infections.
On Wednesday, India recorded an alarming 2.3 lakh new cases of coronavirus, a big jump compared to the last few days, indicating that it was still premature to read much into the apparent recent slowdown in cities such as Mumbai and Delhi. Anything concerning trend: deaths outside of Kerala have almost doubled in just the last three days, crossing 170 on Wednesday. We take a look at why cases are rising, despite a declining growth rate.
For young shuttlers Mithun Manjunath and Malvika Bansod, both in their early 20s, their objective is clear: eventually upending the established order by defeating Indian badminton’s present flag bearers, Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy. Considered Bangalore’s most elegant, young shuttler, Mithun was highly rated as a junior. Meanwhile, Bansod will need to prey on Nehwal’s dodgy fitness if she wants to stand a chance.
Delhi Confidential: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee marked Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary on Wednesday by carrying out a unique drive in his Lok Sabha constituency Diamond Harbour – that of Covid tests.
In today’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we talk about OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s exit from the BJP. We also discuss the Kerala sexual assault case and the Congress vs Governor tug of war in Chhattisgarh
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What new technologies have you been evaluating or implementing?
For wastewater collection, American Water is implementing a sewer inspection tool using acoustic technology. The acoustic inspection helps the operators to identify the blockage of the sewer and prioritize cleaning effort in a timely and efficient manner. An innovative GIS and Asset Management integration tool has been developed and will go live this month at American Water. The user-friendly platform allows system managers to manage work orders, oversee preventive maintenance, and perform other asset management-related activities in a geographic view. American Water is also implementing sewer collection system early warning and flow monitoring technologies for SSO control and prevention.
For wastewater treatment, American Water is implementing an in-house developed technology, NPXpress. NPXpress is an innovative technology that removes nitrogen and phosphorus in a controlled reactor with energy savings up to 50% compared to conventional MBR systems. NPXpress has been installed at seven water resource recovery facilities in American Water. American Water is also implementing green energy technologies such as solar and biogas energy recovery at various facilities.
American Water has been evaluating technologies in sludge treatment enhancement to produce Class A biosolids, trace emerging contaminants removal for reuse, and real-time energy monitoring and minimization for wastewater treatment.
What technologies are you interested in investigating?
We have a goal to continue to focus on SSO reduction and meet all treatment plant discharge permits, so technologies for collection system assessments and I/I reduction are of interest. We are also interested in investigating digestion enhancement technologies to boost the quantity and quality of biogas for anaerobic digestion, foaming control for activated sludge systems especially for SBRs, and odor control technologies for collection systems.
What are your facility drivers/needs?
Our main drivers are enhancing customer service, ensuring health and safety, increasing efficiency, and improving sustainability.
How has LIFT helped, or how would you like LIFT to help your facility?
LIFT has been a great channel for us to obtain the first-hand information for cutting-edge technologies to build/manage/operate a resource recovery facility. We have a dedicated research staff and 200 wastewater facilities that could be sites for LIFT evaluations. American Water has a specific Innovation Development Process for validating, implementing, and promoting new technology.
If there were one technology you would pilot or collaborate on tomorrow, what would it be?
We would like to pilot technologies that would help make digester gas energy recovery more economically feasible for smaller plants (less than 5 mgd).


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Marie du Chastel firstname.lastname@example.org writes:
Looking for artists — art residency in speculative design.
Festival, the Goethe Institut and the Cultural Center of Namur are
organizing a residency program in the field of speculative design.
It’s time to question the future, write its possible scenarios and
give them shape.
A 3-week residency program in Namur From September 1 to 22, 2017, two
artists from Germany and Belgium will be testing new technologies on
all machines from the TRAKK Fab Lab with the Fab Lab Manager’s
technical support. They will be working on their project either on
their own or together for 3 weeks and may have the chance to show it
at KIKK Festival 2017. Challenge accepted?
A bursary of 5000 € per head Both of the two artists will be given a
bursary of 5000€ as well as accommodation and a free access to the
TRAKK fab lab and to the workshops of Abattoirs de Bomel / Cultural
Center of Namur.
Send your application by midnight on May 14 Feel free to share this
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Rayco’s powerful new T415 forestry machine allows customers to change between a Predator forestry mower/mulcher head and a Hydra-Stumper stump cutter attachment for the ultimate in high production versatility.
The C275 is a mid-sized forestry mulcher that delivers 275 hp (205 kW) in a compact, low ground pressure package. This mulching machine is suited for clearing small trees, underbrush, and a variety of unwanted vegetation across a wide range of environments.
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The piece I'm knitting is probably about 8.5 inches long now, and I have about 5 more rows to knit, except that I have made an error in two of those five rows, and have to do some un-knitting. Sigh.
It's mostly that I got carried away and forgot to read the chart. After the 5 rows, I have the body of the sweater to knit, which I do hope will fly by really quick on up to the underarms at which point it gets interesting again... in the good way. It's going to be a long coat/jacket type thing. I'll take a picture of it soon I hope.
There's also sleeve knitting that I very much need to spend some time on.
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Gum ghatti is a natural gum, mostly found in India and widely used as in making food, in making of pharmaceutical products, and in making paper. It is excellent emulsifier and thickener. It is a mixture of sodium, potassium magnesium and calcium salt.
Gum ghatti is also referred as Anogeissus latifolia. It has been used since the ancient Egyptians. That time ink and cosmetics are used gum ghatti as one of the important ingredients. Gum ghatti used by mummification process that time. Founder of this product is Arabians in Europe. It is in powder form. It is mostly available in Pakistan and major part from India. Now a day, some little amount is grown in Australia, china, United States, Africa countries. It is best grown from July to November, December months. Its peak season is in winter. It needs lots of water for growing.
Its chemical structure is a complex non-starch polysaccharide. It is an exudate of Anogeissus latifolia tree wall and it is comprised of high molecular weight polysaccharides (12000) such as arabinose, mannose, xylose and glucuronic acid. It is highly water-soluble product. When it dissolves into water, it will become slimy product. It is not affected by the little amount of acid or alkali agent. Sometimes it is used as a buffering agent. It forms mucilage that less viscous than gum karaya and higher than gum Arabic.
It is white to slightly yellowish color and odorless.
Tree of gum ghatti is very large in size. Dry and deciduous forest is convenient for growing gum ghatti trees. It has multiple rounded tears and glassy fractures on its surface. Diameter of one crystal is less than 1 mm.
It is best accepted for its medicinal effects on the body. Gum powder is widely used for medicinal use. It is a part of alternative medicine to treat different varieties of the disorders.
Cell communication process in the body is depending on eight essential amino acids. These amino acids are available from polysaccharide of gum ghatti. Polysaccharide is essential for increasing immune system against neurological and autoimmune disorders. It is widely used as preservative and thickener agent in various food products. Very little quantity is needed for thickening food. It works ten times more than cornstarch as thickener agent. Salad dressing and butter-flavored syrups are best-used gum ghatti powder. Its main characteristics are antibacterial, antioxidant and provide protection against gastric disorders. Sometimes it is also used as lubricant in the body. It also works a healing and soothing product. Appetite suppression is best achieved by the intake of gum ghatti powder.
Reduce cholesterol level
It is widely used to decrease the concentration of cholesterol in blood. It decreases the reabsorption of the fat soluble. It decreases the activities of liver lipids and functions of enzymes such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and NADP-linked malic enzyme and reduces cholesterol. Dosage – 250 mg per kg is effective to reduce cholesterol level. It significantly decreases triglyceride levels. It helps to elevate high density lipids, which are good for our body. 500 to 700 mg per kg shows the powerful effect on serum cholesterol level.
Healing of wounds
It also increases the speed of the process of healing of wounds. It has highly antibacterial effect that destroys bacteria and provides immunity. It also enhances the circulation at the local site.
Other healthy effects
It also lessens the harmful effects of chemotherapy in patients with cancer. It also helps to fight against the early aging process. Weight loss is also achieved by intake of this powder.
Reduce blood sugar levels
Consumption of gum ghatti will decrease or restricts the absorption of sugar in blood from the intestine that why it decreases the blood sugar level in blood and helps to keep away diabetes.
As emulsifying agent
It is widely accepted for its emulsifying characteristic. This characteristic is due to its protein compounds. It greatly binds with oil. Oil in water emulsion is widely used in us as an application. Acid stable wax emulsion is also used little quantity of gum ghatti. Aqueous resole dispersion making process also uses this gum. It is widely used as emulsifier in butter containing syrup, beverages, petroleum, non petroleum waxes, etc…
Excessive consumption of gum ghatti powder or capsules cause diarrhea. Its high dose increases the laxative effect. It swells up in the intestine and makes it dilate.
Please do not take it more than 50 grams per day it interferes with absorption of some minerals and vitamins from the intestine into the blood. If you want to take it in powder form, do not consume more than two tablets per day.
Who should not eat?
There is no side effect of gum ghatti. Everyone can take this. However, who are under nutrition. Take it with caution because gum ghatti sometimes interferes with absorption of useful elements.


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Pretoria - Three high court judges still have unanswered questions on the departure of elusive Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, despite the existence of a court order barring him from leaving South Africa.
“Perhaps the questions that can be asked about the apparent non-compliance with this court’s explicit order of Sunday, June 14 are - how was it possible that President al-Bashir with his whole entourage would travel from Sandton to Waterkloof Air Base without any of the respondents’ (government officials) knowledge?” Judge President Dunstan Mlambo questioned on behalf of a full bench that included Judge Aubrey Ledwaba and Judge Hans Fabricius.
“How was it possible that the Sudanese plane would take off from the Waterkloof Air Base without the respondents knowing whether President al-Bashir was on board or not? How would the plane land in Sudan by late afternoon, if it had not departed at about noon? The answers suggest themselves,” he said.
The State is scheduled to file the responding affidavit to the judges’ questions by Thursday.
Mlambo, however, had words of caution for government officials: “The State is founded on the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. They are also aware of the constitutional enjoinder that international agreements bind the Republic, especially those that have been ratified”.
“They (State officials) must also be aware of section 65 of the Constitution which says the judicial authority of the Republic is vested in the courts. The courts are independent and subject only to the Constitution and the law. No person or organ of State may interfere with the functions of the courts,” he added.
Mlambo said a decision of the courts was binding to all people and organs of the State.
“At this stage, on a common sense approach, there are clear indications that the order of June 14 was not complied with. It is for this reason we state that a democratic state based on the rule of law cannot exist or function if the government ignores its constitutional obligations and fails to abide by court orders,” said Mlambo solemnly.
“If the State, an organ of State or State official does not abide by court orders, the democratic edifice will crumble stone by stone until it collapses and chaos ensues,” he said.
Mlambo said International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane went beyond her mandate when she guaranteed diplomatic immunity for African Union summit delegates, including Bashir.
“The Immunities Act, at its highest, confers discretion on the minister to grant immunities and privileges on persons of her choosing, but she must exercise that discretion lawfully, in accordance with South Africa’s domestic and international law obligations,” Mlambo pointed out. “She cannot lawfully exercise the discretion where the effect will be to prevent the arrest and surrender of a person, subject to an ICC (International Criminal Court) warrant and request for surrender.”
The judge said no agreement reached with the African Union could trump South Africa’s obligations under the Rome Statue.
“The Rome Statute gives effect to international human rights law and enables the prosecution of customary international law crimes. As such, its provisions enjoy pre-eminence in our constitutional regime. Moreover, it has been domestically enacted,” said Mlambo.
“By contrast, the OAU (Organisation of African Unity) convention has not been domestically enacted. Despite the Immunities Act having been passed after the adoption of the OAU convention, it was not ratified. That represents a clear choice by the legislature not to confer blanket immunity on AU bodies, meetings and officials that attend them.”
In a government notice published June 5, Nkoana-Mashabane, signed an agreement granting diplomatic immunity to delegates participating at the African Union summits and events. Mlambo said immunity on Bashir was waived by the ICC.
“The June agreement doesn’t confer immunity for heads of state. President Bashir could thus only claim head of state immunity based on customary international law. However, the Rome Statute expressly provides that heads of state do not enjoy immunity under its terms,” said Mlambo.
This means the immunity which Bashir might have enjoyed as a head of state becomes waived in respect of the crimes he faces under the Rome Statute.
The high court has requested the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) to consider initiating criminal charges over al-Bashir’s controversial departure.
“The departure of President Bashir from this country in the full awareness of the explicit order of Sunday June 14, objectively viewed, demonstrates non-compliance with that order,” said Mlambo. “For this reason, we find it prudent to invite the national director of public prosecutions to consider whether criminal proceedings are appropriate.”
Mlambo said that last week the court wanted an explanation on why Bashir was allowed to leave South Africa on June 15, despite an interim court order barring him from departure issued by Judge Fabricius on June 14.
Bashir has been indicted by the ICC for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against some of the tribes of Sudan’s western Darfur region. Two warrants of arrest were issued against him in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
As a member of the ICC, South Africa is obliged to arrest him and surrender him to the ICC.
The application before the High Court in Pretoria was brought by an NGO, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, which has sought to compel the South African government to fulfil its obligations to the ICC.
Bashir attended the 25th African Union Summit held in Johannesburg. He was congratulated by AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on June 14 for his election victory at the glamorous heads of state event chaired by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, chairperson of the continental bloc.
Last week, President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of Advocate Shaun Abrahams as the new NDPP.


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How to Get a Divorce in British Columbia
Are you married or in a common law relationship? You don’t have to obtain a court order to be separated if you have been in a common law relationship. For the purposes of the Family Law Act in British Columbia, you are in a common law relationship if you have been living in a marriage-like relationship with another person for two years. It is crucial to note that the period of time you should have cohabited in a marriage-like relation to qualify as common law varies under different statutes. For example, according to the Income Tax Act, you are in a common law relationship if you have been cohabiting for at least one year.
Couples may divorce on different grounds in Canada. The common ground for divorce is separation for more than one year. The other common grounds for divorce are adultery and physical or mental cruelty. These grounds do not require you and your spouse to wait for one year before filing for divorce. Regardless of the ground, it is advisable to contact a family lawyer in Vancouver if you are going through a divorce in British Columbia.
Perhaps you are legally married and want to adopt the one-year separation approach. The law considers you separated the moment one spouse expresses to the other party or makes obvious their intention to separate. When one party expresses the intention to separate, the separation takes effect even if the other party does not agree.
For you to be considered separated, you must be living different lives even if you still share a home. This means that you should not be sharing a bed, cooking together, or spending leisure time together. You must be living separate and independent lives.
When applying for divorce, you should apply to the BC Supreme Court. Before granting the divorce, the court must be satisfied that you have made reasonable arrangements regarding your children, including child support agreements. You can file a divorce any time after separating from your spouse, provided you have been separated for a minimum of one year.
What Happens If You and Your Spouse Weren’t Married Within Canada?
You shouldn’t worry even if you and your spouse weren’t married in Canada. All that matters is that you were married in another jurisdiction, and you have a marriage certificate or an equivalent of a marriage certificate from that jurisdiction. If you meet this requirement, you can begin your divorce filing in BC. Let’s say that you are your spouse were married in Korea. In this case, you should obtain a marriage certificate. You can obtain these documents from the Korean consulate in Vancouver.
You have to meet one more condition before you commence your divorce proceedings. You should have lived in the jurisdiction where you intend to file the divorce for at least one year.
Can Your Immigration Status Prevent You from Filing a Divorce?
No, your immigration status doesn’t matter and will not affect your ability to file for divorce. You can still apply for a divorce even if you don’t have permanent residency in Canada. However, you should meet the requirement of having lived for at least one year in the jurisdiction where you intend to file for divorce. You should also have a valid original marriage certificate or an equivalent document from any jurisdiction.
What If Your Spouse Sponsored Your Permanent Residency?
Well, this could lead to other legal issues. However, it will not affect your ability to file a divorce in Canada.
What is the Process of Applying for Divorce in Canada?
The first step involves submitting court documents to the Supreme Court of British Columbia. You should choose a registry that is closest to where your children live. If you have no children, you should file the court document to a court registry that is nearest to where you reside. You should file the following court documents:
- A Notice of Family Claim (this could be a Joint Notice of Family Claim)
- A marriage certificate or an equivalent document
- A divorce registration form
Perhaps your marriage certificate is in another language other than English. In this case, you should have the document translated and attached to an affidavit before filing.
Upon submitting the registration form, it will be registered at Ottawa’s Divorce Registry that a divorce was started in BC.
If you file a Notice of Family claim instead of a Joint Notice of Family Claim, a copy should be served to the other party. You should contact a lawyer to find out how you should proceed.
It’s crucial to note that once you file the original marriage certificate, you will not get it back. You will have to forfeit the certificate forever.
Even if spouses agree about the divorce, child support, parenting arrangements, and property issues, they still need the court to grant the divorce. In such a case, a couple can jointly apply for divorce. Jointly filing for the divorce eliminates the need to serve the other party. It also allows the couple to apply for an undefended or uncontested divorce (also known as a desk-order divorce) together.
What Happens When One Spouse Settles Everything and Only Seeks a Divorce Order?
Having a spouse settle everything is great news, way better than fighting. However, you should seek legal counsel to ensure that the settlement terms are reasonable and favour both parties. After establishing that you have settled on fair and reasonable terms, you must file and serve certain documents if you are not filing a Joint Notice of Family Claim.
Our lawyers always advise clients to ensure that they seek adequate legal advice to find out how to proceed with a divorce. It is particularly crucial to seek legal guidance when children are involved or if you want to get the divorce order by way of a desk order. A desk order divorce involves getting a divorce order by submitting court documents.
Filing a divorce in British Columbia is not a simple process. The process is characterized by many pitfalls. However, if you understand which documents you should submit, you can avoid most of these pitfalls.
A divorce is considered to be final 31 days after the court grants a divorce order, provided none of the spouses file an appeal. You can only remarry after this 31-day period has lapsed.

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The Sleaford Navigation Trust: … is a non-profit distributing company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (No. 3294818) … has a Registered Office at 10 Chelmer Close, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 8TH … is registered as a Charity (No. 1060234) … has a web page: www.sleafordnavigation.co.uk
Aims & Objectives The Trust aims to stimulate public interest and appreciation of the history, structure and beauty of the waterway known as the Slea, or the Sleaford Navigation. It aims to restore, improve, maintain and conserve the waterway in order to make it fully navigable. Furthermore it means to restore associated buildings and structures and to promote the use of the Sleaford Navigation by all appropriate kinds of waterborne traffic. In addition it wishes to promote the use of towpaths and adjoining footpaths for recreational activities.
Articles Please send all articles to: firstname.lastname@example.org or 10 Chelmer Close North Hykeham Lincoln LN6 8TH
Articles and opinions in this newsletter are those of the authors concerned and do not necessarily reflect SNT policy or the opinion of the editor
Editorial Welcome to another newsletter. This one is primarily focused around the forthcoming AGM, although we do also have the usual work party reports and other news. We also have an article about the forthcoming South Kyme boat gathering on May Day Bank Holiday weekend, which is a very popular event incorporating the village scarecrow competition. There will be other attractions in the village to attract visitors. For information see Chris Hayesâ€˜s article on page 11. As ever, this newsletter relies on people submitting articles for publication to the address on the left, so if you have an article you would like to share, then send it in, and hopefully it will make it into the next newsletter. If you wish to receive an email copy of the newsletter, please email the address to the left. These are sent out at the same time as the postal versions, but also include colour photos.
A previous boat gathering at South Kyme, with Rebecca and David Pullen and Scarecrow James Bond on the boat in the background Photo supplied by Norman Osborne 3
Chairmanâ€˜s Report Chris Hayes With Spring here at last we can all look forward to our own form of enjoyment of the inland waterways as a whole and the Sleaford Navigation in particular. I have described elsewhere in the newsletter the events organised by the villagers and Parish Council at South Kyme this year and itâ€˜s wonderful to see such a range of activities for locals and visitors over the May Day weekend. Boats and boaters are a part of that celebration but are just one piece of the jigsaw.
Later in the year, Trust members will be manning a stand at the IWA National Festival in Burton on Trent. Iâ€˜d just like to assure regular visitors to the stand that we will be handing out the customary Lincolnshire Plum Bread and giving information not only on the Slea but on Lincolnshire Waterways. It is worth noting though that the date of the festival has changed and this year will be from Friday July 29th to Sunday July 31st. If you are going to the Festival please call in and say hello.
Thanks again, as ever, are due to all those directors and members who give so generously of their time in so many ways for the benefit of the Trust. I have nothing but praise and gratitude for those hardy souls who turn out for work parties regardless of the weather. Much is said at the moment of the Big Society but my own view is that the waterways societies and trusts in general have embodied exactly those qualities of cooperation and concern for the community and environment for many years as a matter of course. Volunteers have been the impetus for waterway restoration in the past and continue to be an essential part in the present.
The newsletter includes details of the AGM in Sleaford on May 11th. All members are welcome and feel free to bring your friends!
SLEAFORD NAVIGATION TRUST NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Sleaford Navigation Trust will be held at the Sleaford Sports Partnership, Sleaford, on Wednesday 11th May, 2011, starting at 7.30 p.m. for the purpose of transacting the following business.
To receive apologies for absence.
To approve the Minutes for the previous year.
To receive the Directors‘ Report for the year ending 31st December 2010.
To receive the Accounts for the year ending 31st December 2010.
To re-appoint Page Kirk of Nottingham as the Company‘s Auditors and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration.
Election of Directors. Debbie Scott and Penny Carnell are due to retire by rotation.
To transact any other business that may be deemed appropriate by the Chairman.
Following the meeting there will be a talk by Nic Rawlinson of the Environment Agency about the latest developments on the Boston Barrage and the Fenland Link.
New Members Welcome to our new members, Marcus Wilkinson, Lesley Heritage & Andrew Lewin.
SLEAFORD NAVIGATION TRUST A non-profit distributing company limited by guarantee. Registered in England & Wales No: 3294818. Registered Charity No. 1060234 Registered Office: 10 Chelmer Close, North Hykeham LN6 8TH
Directorsâ€™ Annual Report December 2010 This is the fourteenth annual report of the Directors of the Trust and covers the year to 31st December, 2010. The company was incorporated on 19th December, 1996 and its full name is the 'Sleaford Navigation Trust'. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales No. 03294818. On 17th January, 1997 the Trust became a registered charity No. 1060234 and on 20th January, 1997 took over all assets and liabilities of the 'Sleaford Navigation Society' Registered Charity No.515144. The Society was subsequently dissolved being removed from the Charity Commissioners list of charities on 24th September, 1997. The address of the registered correspondent is 10 Chelmer Close, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 8TH. The governing documents of the Trust are the memorandum and articles of association which have been approved by the Charity Commission. The Directors of the Trust during the year to 31st December 2010 were: Christine Hayes (Chairman)
Stephen Hayes (Secretary)
Penny Carnell (Treasurer)
David Pullen (Engineer)
All the directors were elected at the first annual general meeting in 1998 with the exception of David Carnell who is the nominee of the Lincolnshire Branch of the Inland Waterways Association and Debbie Scott, Melvin Sowerby, John Line and Penny Carnell who were elected later. The Trustâ€™s governing documents contain powers to authorise outside bodies to appoint a nominee director and this authority was used at the 1998 Annual General Meeting for the Lincolnshire Branch of the Inland Waterways Association. No director may remain in office for more than three years without seeking re-election. The Trust registered office is: 10 Chelmer Close, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 8TH. General correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary at the registered office. 6
The main Agents of the Trust are Bankers : Lloyds Bank plc, 2 Northgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. NG34 7BL Solicitors: Shakespeares, 10 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham. B2 5RS. Auditors : Page Kirk, Sherwood House, 7 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham. NG7 6LB, Membership Secretary: Jenny Osborne: Bank House, Ruskington Fen, Billinghay, Lincoln, LN4 4DS
Objectives Organisation and Activities The Company was established to stimulate public interest in and appreciation of the history, structure and beauty of the waterway formerly known as The Sleaford Navigation or Kyme Eau and to promote the restoration and preservation of the waterway for navigation and other purposes. These aims are being furthered by the Trust's policy of mobilising support for the restoration, finding solutions to the technical and other difficulties associated with its revival and ongoing operation, and the identification of sources of funding with which to finance the work. In appropriate situations the Trust will use volunteer and / or paid labour to advance the physical work of restoration. This is a continuation of the policies adopted by Sleaford Navigation Society which led to the route of the navigation being recognised and protected under the County Structure and District Council Local plans. No material change of policy has been made by the Trust during the year. The Trust is organised and controlled by its Directors who provide their services on a volunteer basis as members of the Executive Board. The Board meets monthly, or more frequently if necessary, to formulate and implement strategy and to review progress. There are no paid or seconded staff. The Trust is a corporate member of the Inland Waterways Association which shares certain objectives with the Trust and provides help and support nationally and locally to all organisations engaged in waterway restoration. The physical restoration work by the Trust's own volunteers is supplemented by that of the Waterway Recovery Group (WRG), the national co-ordinating body for volunteer labour on the inland waterways of Britain. The Trust is a member of the Sleaford Chamber of Commerce and the Sleaford Sports Partnership. The Trust works with the Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership which is being led by Lincolnshire County Council, British Waterways and the Environment Agency in order to enhance and develop Lincolnshire waterways for the benefit of the community. Representatives of the Trust attend meetings of AINA and Northern Canals Association.
Review of Progress and Achievements The Trust has, over the last year, continued to be a committed member of the Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership which is seeking to develop Lincolnshire waterways for all users and to support the establishment of the Fens Waterways Link. Use of the waterway and its surroundings is being promoted through the Partnership News Letter. The Trust produces its own newsletter which is circulated to members. Together with the Sleaford Rugby Club, the Sleaford Women's Rugby Club and the Sleaford Women's Netball Club, the Trust is part of the Sleaford Sports Partnership. The Trust continued to use the Sports Partnership premises for some meetings. The Trust has continued the publicity campaign undertaken in previous years. Activities have included attendance at a series of events which were successful in raising public awareness of the navigation and also proved a success in the secondary function of fund-raising. These included Charity Markets at Washingborough, Heckington Show and a Tastes of Lincolnshire Christmas Food Fair. A number of press releases and interviews resulted in valuable publicity in local and waterways press and on local radio. In addition visual promotional presentations were given by Trust members to a variety of audiences. Trust work parties have continued at a number of locations. The traditional informal boat-gathering at South Kyme took place in May and has continued to build on the good relationship that has been established between the Trust and the village during previous events. The major project in Sleaford to establish a new Head of Navigation was finished during the year with the completion of the slipway on Riverside Green. The construction of the slipway was project managed by the Trust and completed well within the budget that had been allocated for the work. The slipway and the lifting bridge were officially opened on July 3rd 2010. The celebrations were very successful with two trailboats attending, the first substantial sized boats to be on the water in Sleaford for many years. Schandelle, a trailable boat owned by a member of the Trust, was used to carry the official party after the opening ceremony. The Trust continues to work with LWP to establish a â€˜Water Accessâ€™ point in South Kyme and a Winding Hole just upstream of the village.
Review of Financial Activities and Affairs The financial position of the Trust is broadly similar to that of last year. The resources available are considered adequate to enable the Trust to continue its work effectively at this stage of the restoration programme. The involvement of other bodies through the Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership gives support both 8
in financial terms and in funding applications. In addition the Trust has received monies from individual donors. The Trust's assets are adequate to fulfil all its obligations and there are no commitments which are required to be disclosed in this report or the notes to the accounts.
For and on behalf of the Executive Board Steve Hayes, Director & Secretary
Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting held at the Sleaford Sports Partnership, Sleaford, on Wednesday 5th May, 2010 Apologies: Mrs D Scott, Mrs S Line, Mrs B Jones, Mrs M Isfont-Waugh, Mr DJ Hayes, Miss RJ Hayes, Mrs Y Pullen, Mr & Mrs K Foster. Minutes of the last AGM: The minutes were proposed as a true record, proposed by Mr P Jowwett, seconded by Mr M Sowerby. Directors Report: It was recorded that the report had been circulated. Mrs Hayes summarised the report, noted as being the thirteenth annual report, and outlined current progress. The report was proposed by Mr P Jowett, seconded by Mrs P Taylor. Thanks were extended to all committee members and members for the work that they carried out on behalf of the Trust. Accounts and Auditorsâ€™ Report: The accounts and report were presented to the meeting. The accounts were proposed by Mr P Jowett, seconded by Mr D Pullen. (Continued on page 10)
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The auditors, Page Kirk of Nottingham, proposed by Mr D Carnell, seconded by Mrs S Sowerby, were re-elected unanimously. Election of Directors: The following Directors stood for re-election, Mr S Sowerby and Mr D Carnell. Mrs P Taylor. Proposed by Mr S Hayes, seconded by Mr N Osborne. They were elected unanimously Any Other Business: None.
The Way We Were Dave Carnell To commemorate severe flooding in Boston some 200 years ago, Boston Borough Council, the Internal Drainage Board and the Environment Agency held a public display which created a great deal of interest. Among the many people attending was a retired waterways engineer, Wally Franklin, who brought along a booklet showing steam dredgers working in and around Boston. The company, Mournement and Ray, from Norfolk, operated in the 1920s and one photograph of particular local interest shows a dredger named ―Kyme‖. This is seen working in the entrance to the Sleaford Navigation, the Kyme Eau, and reminds us of the number of workers required at that time for such operations in comparison with today‘s more easily operated hydraulic machines. The fleet was sold off in 1924.
A Right Royal Boat Gathering in South Kyme Chris Hayes Sleaford Navigation Trust will again be joining with the villagers of South Kyme to celebrate the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. This year however, things will be on a rather grander scale than before. In addition to Saturday‘s duck race, the annual scarecrow competition and the tabletop sale in the village hall, the village will be hosting a series of events on Sunday which will be centred around Kyme Tower. Not only will this provide a rare opportunity for the public to visit the tower itself, it will also afford a glimpse of life in the past. South Kyme will be visited by The Knights of Skirbeck, a medieval re-enactment society, who will be giving demonstrations of hand to hand combat, armoury, medicine and living in the Middle Ages. I met one of the ―Knights‖ recently and what they are proposing sounds both fascinating and good fun. Lots of other events are promised with a Flower Festival and exhibition in the church together with daytime barbecue and evening hog roast near the tower. Visitors will be coming by boat too and we hope to welcome 20 plus boats from around the country to the gathering. Several will be taking the opportunity to (Continued on page 12)
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visit the Black Sluice Navigation and the Witham Navigable Drains during their cruise in this area and itâ€˜s good to see that Lincolnshire waterways are getting recognition in this way. What is good too is that the event has grown out of the warm welcome the village of South Kyme has always given to the Sleaford Navigation Trust Boat Gathering. The boats in their turn have attracted visitors to the village and the events such as the scarecrow competition and duck race have built on that interest. This celebration is living proof that waterway restoration is about much more than allowing a few boat owners access to a stretch of water. It can create the opportunity for real community involvement and bring the benefits of increasing visitor numbers to an area. It should be a great weekend and well worth a visit. All this and a Royal Wedding too!
Forthcoming waterway events Boat Gathering at South Kyme As detailed elsewhere in the newsletter, there will be a Boat Gathering over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend of April 29th to May 2nd 2011. on the Sleaford Navigation. Those wishing to attend by boat should contact Steve Hayes at Sleaford.email@example.com or Tel. 01522 689460 Black Sluice Navigation Cruise. Over the weekend of May 13th, 14th and 15th, the Environment Agency are offering a concessionary rate of ÂŁ5 per boat for organised groups of craft to enter the Black Sluice Navigation. The tides on these dates allow for groups of boats to pass through Grand Sluice Lock in Boston and along the tidal Haven to Black Sluice Lock. Refreshments will be available at the Lock Keepers cottages/ information centre prior to passage to Hubberts Bridge and Swineshead Bridge where moorings are available.
Pre-booking with name of craft, dimensions, registered number and number of crew is required. Details and further Information are available from Dave Carnell, Conifer Cottage, Northend, Goxhill, North Lincs. DN19 7JX. Tel. 01469 530138 Mobile 07974510320. Witham Navigable Drains Cruise. Over the May Bank Holiday weekend of May 28th, 29th and 30th, local and visiting boaters may wish to join a group of boats to explore these unique waterways in the Boston area. The Witham 4th District Internal Drainage Board allows craft into the system from May 1st to 30th September each year, subject to weather conditions. A new map giving navigation details and outlining facilities available including access to quiet moorings in the centre of Boston, together with a tourist street map, is available by contacting Dave Carnell as above.
Work Party Progress Mel Sowerby The first two work parties of the New Year included tree pruning on the Slea. Work on tree growth always has to be done before the end of March so as not to interfere with nesting birds. At Bottom Lock the trees overhanging the channel to the lock were removed. Branches were cut by hand near the top first, then the tirfor was used to drag them to dry land. There they were cut up into smaller sections, thanks to new visitor David Belton and his chainsaw, ready for removal later in the year. There was then some interesting scientific experimentation as it seemed two men in a boat were testing how much wood could fit in to a small dinghy with an outboard. Is this the first load to be transported on the lower Slea since it was re-opened? Shrubs were removed from the wing wall of the lock and the brickwork tidied thanks to Dave Pullen. Upstream of Halfpenny Hatch some obstructions which had caused problems for boats were removed before the work party moved on to near Cobblers Lock. Here the problem was an overhanging willow which was partially blocking the channel. Andy James had brought his inflatable boat and this was (Continued on page 14)
invaluable for getting the equipment and people to the opposite bank of the river. Quite a few of the branches had started to put out roots in the water which made the tree growth difficult to remove. This obviously called for ingenuity and perseverance. After a lot of pulling on ropes from the opposite bank we began to make headway. We were ably assisted by Andy in his boat returning the rope for the next onslaught and finally the channel was widened for two boats to pass. The rest of this tree can be taken out next year but care is needed working there in waders, you get stuck in the considerable depth of silt that has accumulated. Thanks to all who have helped and hope you can continue to help out in the future. New members are always welcome. It‘s always good to see new faces.
Our Heritage? Chris Hayes In the main, with one or two exceptions that tend to stick in the mind, I have always found the boating fraternity to be a friendly lot who greet you cheerfully when passing. By the time you have worked up a flight of locks with the crew from another boat you have usually exchanged anecdotes and information, parting eventually with a friendship that rekindles when you meet the boat again in the future. This has not always been the perception of ―boat people‖. In the second half of the 19th century they attracted the attention of Victorian reformers and one, George Smith of Coalville, campaigned hard for legislation to regulate what he saw as the immoral and insanitary living conditions on the narrowboats. I find second hand book stalls hard to resist and some time ago bought a volume of The Quiver, An Illustrated Magazine for Sunday and General Reading, published in 1881. It has a series of edifying and moral tales wherein temptation and liquor lead to damnation with fascinating titles, ―In Vanity and Vexation‖, ―Freda‘s Choice‖ and ―What Common Politeness Did‖, just the kind of thing to read on a Sunday. The value of missionary work is continually extolled and you can read of the conversion of people in Africa, India and Australia as well as work to help those nearer to home. I was intrigued to find the following account of the attempts to rescue that 14
disreputable section of the population living on boats. I must confess though that my sympathies lie rather with the boaters than the author and I think his judgement of them pretty harsh. I think I‘d take exception to the idea that I took no steps to control my children and I‘m not too sure that after a long and hard week‘s work I should fancy being ―reclaimed‖ or ―compelled‖. I might well have responded with ―wicked badinage‖ myself.
A Barge Mission Those who live in the Midlands, and in districts through which canal navigation is extended, will fully appreciate the value of the Barge Mission. Mr. G. Smith, in one of his books, has shown us the degradation to which the in-habitants of bar-ges have fallen, and a few notes concerning the noble efforts made to reclaim the erring population of these floating dwellings will have a great interest for all true Christian workers. The difficulties attendant upon such labour are manifold. The people are rough, careless, and often antagonistic. Even at the best of times parents will take no steps towards compelling obedience from their children. Let us glance at the situation. Sunday's work begins, let us say, at half-past nine A.M., at the Sunday-school, which we must premise is held upon a barge. The bell is rung, a flag is hoisted, and the gate of the basin is opened, and a watchman appointed to see that no damage is done. Meantime the chaplain has been visiting the various barges, and from the highways and hedges of water communication, has been compelling the people to come. The reception he meets with would discourage any one but a thoroughly earnest worker. The ex-cuses are manifold, and nowhere does the parable of the King's Supper come more forcibly to mind than here. One says the children have not been washed. Another pleads that she cannot send them without shoes, as "I never likes to let chil-dren of mine go to school without them!" "I'll send them in the afternoon"—and so soon. But, notwith-standing, the chaplain collects a fair 15
congregation in his floating church or school-house. Then again in the afternoon and evening the beating-up for children and adults has to be gone through, and much wicked and senseless badinage is indulged in by the bargemen, or the idlers in the basin. The task undertaken so cheer-fully is no sinecure, and by no means a pleasant one, but by the assistance of friends, the mission will prosper, and Lloyd's Banking Company at Lichfield will take care of any subscriptions. An excellent work is being done by a most excellent man, and those who can appreciate the difficulties of the position will doubt-less do what they can to remove them. Come to think of it, I think he was lucky not to get thrown in the Cut or threatened with a windlass!
A National Waterways Charity Steve Hayes Below is a press release from the IWA regarding the move of British Waterways from a government body into a charity. Initially this will only involve British Waterways navigations but, from 2015, the Environment Agency waterways will be brought into the charity. I feel that it is essential that the Trust keeps abreast of developments and make sure that we are in a position to be able to work with the new charity as soon as possible. If any members want to look at the new proposals then they can view them on Defra‘s website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/waterways-1103/ where the following documents can be found
They are well worth a look and may give an indication of future directions for the Trust. IWA WELCOMES DEFRA PROPOSALS ON BRITISH WATERWAYS CHANGE INTO A CHARITY IWA Press Release, Issue Date: 31 March 2010 16
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) welcomes Defra‘s long awaited consultation document – A New Era for the Waterways – on how it proposes to transform British Waterways into a third sector body. Clive Henderson, IWA national chairman, said: ‗I am in no doubt that the right way forward for Britain‘s navigable inland waterways is for them to be managed by a third sector body and I am pleased that the detailed proposals on how government intends to change British Waterways into a new civil society body are now available. We will take our time to consider the detail of how this transformation is to be achieved with great care and will aim to share our preliminary thoughts as quickly as possible. We have said all along that the funding package needs to be viable, the governance needs to be right, and that the new body should also inherit the Environment Agency navigations. So we are especially pleased that the Government has now signalled that it shares our views. I specifically welcome the commitment in principle to inclusion of the Environment Agency navigations in 2015; the stated aim that this move to civil society must create a sustainable model for the future of the inland waterways; and the emphasis on governance arrangements that involve local stakeholders in decision making for their waterways‘. Finally, he said: ‗It is now a matter of considering how these aims can best be translated into a successful civil society body which can flourish in the future. key aspects of the consultation that we will be looking at are how: the indicative funding stacks up in delivering a sustainable charity. the governance proposals can best achieve community enagagement consistent with localism and so that local ‗ownership‘ of waterways can lead to tangible benefits for the waterways. the Government is planning to ensure that the Environment Agency navigations can transfer smoothly in 2015/16.‘ We will also want to explore in further detail how the status of the commercial, cruising and remainder waterways will be dealt with to meet the charitable purposes of the body in a manner that sustains and enhances existing usage‘.
Photos From the Past The following two photos are from some scanned slides:
Bottom Lock before the gates
The gas pipeline being put under the Slea above Haverholme Lock
Chris Hayes 10 Chelmer Close , North Hykeham, Lincoln LN6 8TH Tel: 01522 689460
Steve Hayes Contact as above
Penny Carnell Conifer Cottage, Northend, Goxhill, South Humberside, DN19 7JX Tel: 01469530138
David Pullen Brinkburn House, Church Street, Scothern, Lincoln LN2 2UA Tel: 01673 862278
John Line Tel: 07967362141
Debbie Scott Tel: 01529 305755
Susan Sowerby Tel: 01522 856810
Chairman, Sleaford Navigation (Sales) Ltd
Lincolnshire IWA Nominee
Tel: 01522 790652
Non-Committee Contacts Membership Secretary
Jenny Osborne, Bank House, Ruskington Fen, Billinghay, Lincoln, LN4 4DS Tel: 01526 832256
Sleaford Sports Partnership (SSP) Liaison
Contact number as above
Contact number as above Email: firstname.lastname@example.org Work Party Organisers
Tel: 01522 856810
Dates for your diary: The following activities are planned over the next few months, so please make a note of them and endeavour to support your Trust in any way you can. All Sleaford Sports Partnership Events will be held at the David Williams Pavilion, Sleaford Rugby Club, Ruskington Road, Sleaford, NG34 7SP. April 30th—May 2nd
South Kyme Boat Gathering
Sleaford Navigation Trust AGM
May 13th-May 15th
Black Sluice Cruise
May 28th—May 30th
Witham Navigable Drains Cruise
National Waterways Festival (Burton upon Trent)
Sleaford Navigation Trust is a member of the Sleaford Sports Partnership (SSP) All SNT members are automatically SSP members, and are welcome to join in any of the SSP events, which are all held at the David Williams Pavilion, Sleaford Rugby Club, Ruskington Road, Sleaford. Further details available from Norman on 01526 832256, or Barbara on 01529 303749
Sleaford Navigation Trust Newsletter Spring 2011, news and updates about the restoration of the navigation between Sleaford and the River Wi...
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CLT20: It's Sachin Tendulkar vs Rahul Dravid in the final
Emotions aside, it's a match that promises to be engrossing - a clash of styles, a clash of team character.
The Champions League Twenty20 2013 will end with the same teams on the field as when the first match was played on September 21 - Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. Just over two weeks on, it's Rahul Dravid v Sachin Tendulkar again in what is mostly likely to be the last time the two greats will be seen together on the field, pitted against each other.
But emotions aside, it's a match that promises to be engrossing - a clash of styles, a clash of team character.
Mumbai and Rajasthan have played each other four times this year, and the honours have been even. Both won their home matches in IPL VI, Mumbai won the second IPL qualifier in Kolkata, and Rajasthan won the inaugural game of CLT20 2013. That makes things look balanced, except that there's one factor to be accounted for: Rajasthan's CLT20 campaign has been entirely based in Jaipur - their fortress - while Mumbai have now won two games in two at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi, where the final will also be played on Sunday (October 6) night.
John Wright, the Mumbai coach, stressed on that advantage when he spoke to the media at the end of Mumbai's six-wicket semifinal win over Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday. "We're pleased to have played two games here, which is good for us, while they have to make some adjustments," he said. "They are strong at home, but they have to come here ... should help us. They are a good, well-organised side and we've had some tough matches against them."
Not only would Rajasthan have to play out of their comfort zone, they will have to take the field less than 24 hours after settling down in New Delhi, having reached the city only on Saturday evening. The Mumbai boys will also have to recover quickly too, because the final starts at 8 pm, just over 20 hours after the semifinal ended.
"Recovery is key," pointed out Wright, adding, "It's probably good for the guys. We had a good one in the semifinal, not too taxing... it may work for us. It's a final and we are very keen."
And keen Mumbai should be, considering the factors at play. Yes, Rajasthan have won every game in the tournament so far and, yes, they are the team in form, with a number of players raising their hands when the occasion called for it. But theirs has been a success story that's been scripted against the odds - from the spot-fixing blow to losing key players prior to the tournament to, now, losing Brad Hodge for the final.
Hodge has played key knocks in the tournament, and although Ajinkya Rahane has been the standout star of the Rajasthan batting order - he aggregates 223 runs from five games at 55.75 - Hodge was a crucial member of the middle order. Kusal Perera, the Sri Lankan, has been called up as Hodge's replacement for the final, after Hodge tore a ligament in his left knee during the semifinal against Chennai Super Kings, and should feature in the playing XI.
But, as we started by saying, the final is more about the clash of styles and character of the two teams. Rajasthan are about teamwork, about doing the hard grind, about players coming to the fore and surpassing themselves when the need arises. Mumbai, on the other hand, back themselves because of the number of match-winners they have in their mix. Dwayne Smith has been outstanding all tournament and they have found batting stars whenever they have needed one. And while the bowling has been average on the whole, they have done the job, Nathan Coulter-Nile standing out as the pick of them.
One of the big holes in the Mumbai arsenal, Sachin Tendulkar's poor form, might not be as big a worry anymore after he hit a 31-ball 35 against T&T in the semifinal. Along the way, he also became the 16th man to score 50,000 runs in recognised cricket. "We're all thrilled for Sachin. It's good to make 50,000 runs ... maybe a few more," smiled Wright after the semis.
"Always pleased for players, whoever they are, when they achieve something special. We're very fortunate as a franchise to have him; it's great for us. Tomorrow is even more special for that reason - definitely."
It promises to be a super game of Twenty20 cricket. Rajasthan's has been a fairy-tale story that probably deserves a happy ending, if only for the men, led by Rahul Dravid, who have come out and given such a good account of themselves. But Mumbai have looked so, so good when they have been on song and should be, keeping everything in mind, the favourites to add the CLT20 trophy, which they also won in 2011, to the IPL title they won earlier this year.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ambati Rayudu, Aditya Tare, Rishi Dhawan, Abu Nechim, Akshar Patel, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell.
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson (wk), Ashok Menaria, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Harmeet Singh, Rahul Shukla, Pravin Tambe, Shane Watson, Kusal Perera, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper.


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Our life’s stresses can strain our relationships, and sometimes, it can destroy our marriages and relationships. People get stressed from many things such job insecurity, problems at work, financial concerns, health problems, kids struggling in school, and so on and so forth. When these types of situations require your attention, they can strain even the most resilient and healthy relationships or marriages. Let’s face it, situations like these are stressful and are detrimental for any relationships to grow and thrive, so this is an important thing to recognize.
In reality, most of us are unable to do that and project our pain and disappointments onto others, especially our partners, and eventually we add to their grief. But what if your problems in your relationship aren’t because of the stress? The problems get deeper when we take this understanding about stress and how it contributes to creating tension, and use it to distract us from a larger pattern in the relationship. For example, when there are kids, most couples tell themselves that their lives will become less stressful and they’ll be happier once again once the children grow older. We assume that we’re unhappy because of all the challenges of raising young kids. Raising children is a 24-hour job, and is physically and mentally exhausting. It’s very stressful balancing your kids, your job, your life, etc., all at the same time. It's what many married couples say to themselves that when their kids are bigger, they’ll finally have more time for their partners. They believe if they pass through this stage. Eventually, things will be back to normal. But, “back to normal” isn’t that great as we expect it to be.
Stress in life like childcare, career issues, or financial concerns, impact a relationship, which increases the chances of both conflict and connection. They key difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship is the approach we take in resolving these conflicts and how we turn them into connection or disconnection.
In healthy and happy relationships, couples have conversations about their thoughts and feelings that surround around life stressors. When things get hard, they lean on each other and treat one another as friends. Whereas, couples in unhealthy relationships, have a tendency to withhold their thoughts and feelings, and project them onto their spouses resulting in blame and criticism. They don’t seem each other as friends and think that their partners are the source of their unhappiness. In unhealthy relationships, couples often don’t disassociate themselves from blame and criticism. All they do is tell that their partners aren’t his or her, which only creates more disconnection among themselves.
So, why do some couples remain in the unhealthy relationships? It’s mainly because of our preconceived notions about our roles as spouse and parents and spouses. These preconceived notions are often unspoken, pretended concepts. A healthy couple focuses on these differences and discusses them; reaches an agreement on how they can fulfill these roles. When you’re in a relationship, you’re 100 percent responsible for where you are. If you’re willing to handle the stress in the right way get curious with yourself and your partner. If you aren’t interested, then it’s clear that you’re choosing pain over freedom.

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Nothing like your favorite fruit for the summer, mine is watermelon. Easy and enjoyable to eat, it looks cool and inviting, especially cut up in squares in a cute bowl:
The same adjectives can be used for McCalls 6554 pattern, simple, easy, enjoyable to make.
I think a good marriage of material and pattern was achieved this time around:
Because of the sheerness of the material I decided to underline the fabric with a simple red posh lining from Joann's
Dress is feels light and very comfortable to wear, with the center pleat giving it a flirty feel.
Although the pattern calls for an invisible zipper I decided on a center zipper due to the unusual light/sheer fabric that I used:
I didn't realize that I forgotten the hook and eye for the top of the dress until I took this pic hahaha oops:
I also lined the bodice and under stitch the lining for a smooth finish:
lining and under stitching process
I found these cool earring at Target and thought they would complement the dress well, what do you think?:
Nothing else special to report about the dress, I will say it is very easy to sew and a beginner could make the pattern. However, pay close attention as to how they tell you to hem the skirt, I had to blink and read it twice.
As always, I have included my goofy out takes:
Thanks for taking the time out to share in my experience, hope the see you here again soon. Until then remember, one stitch at at time..................

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Gurkhas win battle to be British
Rule change will grant former soldiers citizenship rights
GURKHAS who have served with the British Army have won their battle to be allowed to settle in Britain and get a British passport, the Prime Minister will announce today.
Tony Blair’s decision that immigration rules should be changed will mean an estimated 230 Nepalese soldiers plus about 800 dependents will settle in Britain each year.
The announcement comes at the end of a long campaign to give the soldiers the right to live in Britain and follows an 18-month review by defence chiefs and officials in the Home Office and Foreign Office.
The Prime Minister said: “The Gurkhas have served this country with great skill, courage and dignity during some of the most testing times in our history. They have made an enormous contribution


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In a Third Look, Joseph Maida reflects on Lee Friedlander's nudes from the 1970's and 80's, reinterpreting this series as a cutting edge homage both to Friedlander, the modernist titan of photography, and to LGBTQIA+ bodies across gender and identity spectra. When curator John Szarkowski first presented Friedlander's nudes in a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1991, he wrote that "the qualities of generosity and openness, and the habit of continual exploration-of logical extemporization enlivened by an unassuming audacity" make Friedlander's nudes so "richly and rewardingly complex." Maida, viewing the traits of openness, exploration, extemporization, and audacity as queerness itself, reimagined Friedlander's nudes by picturing different bodies in A Third Look to converse with Friedlander's. Maida calls their feminist reclamation of history "a visual queering of modernist photography, providing a visible reconciliation of where the canon of art photography has historically allowed us to see" with the broader spectrum of the human nude.
Hardback, 88 pages, black and white photographs

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