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Natural stimulation for body, mind and senses with the reduction to the essentials. This was the artistic credo of Paul Divjak with the composition of the fragrance elixir SOUL SPLASH. The recipe? This was of course, implemented according to the Saint Charles philosophy – tried and tested from nature, combined with modern knowledge. However, first thing´s first…
SOUL SPLASH | The story
For many years Paul Divjak has been dedicated to, alongside a passion for literature, music and applied arts, the world of fragrances.
The fascination for the olfactory found its feet in Divjak´s early childhood. With a sensitive sense of smell and an obvious endowment, a seven-year old Divjak made himself an impressive collection of herbs, plants and woods in the garden of the family summer house in Semmering; impassioned by the multitude of exhilarating fragrances.
Together with the fact that one day his favourite perfume was no longer available and the increasing incompatibility with synthetic ingredients, Divjak was to later turn his studio into a fragrance laboratory. He read everything on the subject that came his way, kept in touch with international experts and began to distil, experiment and compose …
During the search for a harmoniously effective fragrance mixture, which could become a very special companion in everyday life, one which could transport joy, lightness and brightness, the recipe for SOUL SPLASH was found one morning after waking, clear as day and written in the remnants of sleep, tells the artist: "Like the score for a piece of music that describes a walk through a light-flooded landscape."
In his friend and pharmacist Alexander Ehrmann, Divjak found a kindred spirit – one who believed in the potential of SOUL SPLASH from the very beginning. Together, further steps were taken: the careful preparation on Saint Charles premises now took place in the tradition of a more than one hundred year pharmacist-family history.
SOUL SPLASH | 100% organic energizer
SOUL SPLASH is a natural fragrance elixir, which is composed of 100% natural ingredients. The core product, the herbal vitalising energizer – is an activating body spray. Whether on your face or on your body: SOUL SPLASH stimulates the concentration and lightens and strengthens body and mind.
It contains an exclusive fragrance combination of natural essential oils from controlled organic farming and wild growth. The special blend gives the Eau d´Energie its special touch and soothing properties.
Lemongrass, rosemary and basil provide a real energy boost, while heart notes of bitter orange, cajeput and lavender have an invigorating and clarifying effect. Cedar wood and incense base notes bestow confidence and new strength.
SOUL SPLASH | Correct use
The right application of SOUL SPLASH is based on myths and stories. In addition to the classic use as body spray there is also a special ritual for initiates and energy junkies, according to the slogan – A spritz can make your day –one stretches out one's hand, sprays two powerful squirts in the direction of the body, at the same time breathing into the perfumed cloud with closed eyes. For true SOUL SPLASH fans an effective morning ritual or when you're hoping to succeed at something, or just when the soul thirsts after positive energy.
Due to the enormous demand for the fragrance elixir, in addition to the proven body spray, room spray, sauna infusion and fragrance essence, there is now a SOUL SPLASH body care line available with hair shampoo, hand&body lotion, shower gel and hand soap.
SOUL SPLASH is available from selected partners in the Saint Charles Pharmacy in Vienna and Berlin and in the Saint Charles premium store.
"More bracing than a shot of espresso." Renée Price, NY-Times Magazine.
"Recommendation: Beauty tool for the handbag", Biorama
"Paul Divjak's perfume creation, in the form of a bottle, comes from the outside quite modestly, as one might expect it rather in the pharmacy cabinet than in the perfumery hall … The name of the fragrance: "Soul Splash". This combines stimulating rosemary with concentration-promoting lemongrass, the lavendotenote helps against nervousness and basil in depression. And the oil of the Indonesian Cajeput tree mobilizes creativity and opens up new ideas …" Wolfgang Popp, Ö1 / Leporello
"The best of the world! I have bought 2 bottles. I love it!" Michaela, Journalistin
"Today is a Soul Splash Day – I enjoy it …" Barbara, diplomat
"Very sophisticated. Great soothing effect! Brings back memories of the Mediterranean summer!" Peter, Dancer
"Since I've been using SOUL SPLASH, I've been giving more confidence and power to the company. And also jet lag and overnight accommodation after a social evening are no longer a topic … – A great feeling!" Sabine, employee
"A great fluid! Actually you should put a line directly to the Küniglberg …" Martin, ORF-Employee


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Simulating the Synchronizing Behavior of High-Frequency Trading in Multiple Markets
Benjamin Myers and Austin Gerig
Abstract Nearly one-half of all trades in financial markets are executed by high-speed autonomous computer programs—a type of trading often called high- frequency trading (HFT). Although evidence suggests that HFT increases the efficiency of markets, it is unclear how or why it produces this outcome. Here we create a simple model to study the impact of HFT on investors who trade similar securities in different markets. We show that HFT can improve liquidity by allowing more transactions to take place without adversely affecting pricing or volatility. In the model, HFT synchronizes the prices of the securities, which allows buyers and sellers to find one another across markets and increases the likelihood of competitive orders being filled.
Financial markets have changed considerably over the last 20 years. During this time, most exchanges have switched from floor-based to fully electronic trading where orders can be sent to the market and executed with little or no human involvement (MacKenzie 2012). As a result, automated trading has flourished. One particular type of automated trading, known as high-frequency trading (hereafter HFT), has especially grown in size and importance. HFT exploits short-term price fluctuations and seeks a small profit per transaction many times throughout the day, without taking on significant overnight positions. Although difficult to determine
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Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK e-mail: myers. benjamin. s@gmail. com
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CABDyN Complexity Centre, Said Business School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK e-mail: austin. gerig@sbs. ox. ac. uk
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its true size, most studies estimate that about one-half of all transactions on major exchanges are due to HFT.[39]
This study focuses on one particular effect linked to HFT—the synchronizing of price responses across multiple related securities (Gerig 2012; Gerig and Michayluk 2010). Figure 1 (taken from a recent article) shows this effect. Here, to analyze price synchronization in more detail, we simulate two markets where an identical security is traded and compare investor welfare when the prices in these markets are and are not aligned by the actions of HFT.
In our simulation, investors are modeled in a zero-intelligence framework (Gode and Sunder 1993; Farmer et al. 2005). This treatment strips out the idiosyncrasies of individuals' behavior and assumes only local interactions are of significance— investors are only interested in meeting their own specific price expectations and they do not use complex strategies. To consider the effect of HFT, we simulate two zero-intelligence markets where an identical security is traded and allow HFT to
connect orders between the two markets when their prices cross. We show that HFT activity (as defined in the model) increases the probability that a typical investor entering the market will transact. Furthermore HFT activity reduces volatility so that prices are closer to their fundamental value.

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In Concert at McCabe's - June 28, 2018 9:00pm
Literary historian Malcolm Cowley—author of Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s—wrote a late book on a more personal theme—The View From 80. That's where Tom Paxton is now (b. Oct. 31, 1937), so why not employ Cowley's great title for this great folk singer-songwriter's long look back on a lifetime of songs that have cheered our spirits, confronted our foibles, challenged our idealism, entertained our children, protested our worst social failures, looked squarely at our injustices and made fun of himself along the way? That's what he rambled through at McCabe's last night, before leaving us with a brilliant satire of today's president's climate change deniers. It's a wondrous journey through the highs and lows of America in the second half of the 20th Century and first quarter of the 21st. It is also a celebration of McCabe's 60th anniversary—having opened in 1958—and still giving us the best in modern folk music—which Tom Paxton unquestionably is.
The 60th anniversary is measured by the ticket prices--$60 and $100 for VIP seats and a chance to meet the artists—who include Tom's new backup band, the Don Juans—who also open the show. To be fair, this show is also a benefit concert for Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation—an organization that funds arts education for children—so necessary in a state that passed Prop 13 and defunded arts education once considered a basic necessity of primary and secondary school but is no longer.
Paxton has always addressed the growing indignities of aging—as they have come upon him in times past: Modern Maturity, his delightful welcome to the age of 50, when he received like clockwork his first issue of the official magazine of AARP, and imagined the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger needing an electric lift to make it up the staircase; and his comic masterpiece, Not Tonight, Marie, about being too tired to make love. But that was then—this is now: To the new octogenarian decade he adds: "All of my stalkers use walkers—all my groupies wear Depends—the glitz and glamour never ends." It takes the experience of old age to its Aristotelian entelechy—its logical conclusion—with both a keen eye and sense of humor—as funny as anything he's written.
But it's Paxton's lifelong passion for social justice that makes him stand out as an artist, with songs like Who Will Feed the People, his great song for the family farmer—as good as any song written by the more celebrated hosts of Farm Aid—and Hard Times Are Here Again—his powerful indictment of Reaganomics from the viewpoint of one of its beneficiaries who just received his pink slip--and here he once again follows this history with If the Poor Don't Matter (Then Neither Do I), which highlights the anti-immigrant hysteria of our current president. Paxton, as he always has, still speaks truth to power—from the bully pulpit of our best folk club—McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. Bravo to McCabe's for finding, celebrating and bringing back the modern prophets of social protest like Paxton. He opened with What If, No Matter" ("how angry he was, how violent…how wrong… he couldn't lay hands on a gun.") That song should be in the Congressional Record.
As visiting former McCabe's Concert Director Lincoln Meyerson (from New Zealand, where he now lives with his fiancé Helena Horthy) confided to me during intermission, "We still need his voice—perhaps now more than ever." Amen. It was a joy to see him again, and meet his beautiful fiancé. He now has a beard, and loves New Zealand! Brian Rodriguez now shares his former responsibilities with Koko Peterson and did a lovely tribute for McCabe's 60th anniversary—starting back in 1958—the year the Kingston Trio's recording of fretless banjo-maker Frank Proffit's traditional song Tom Dooley hit the charts. What a long strange trip it's been.
Nashville duo the Don Juans—Don Henry and Jon Vezner—provided brilliant accompaniment on keyboards, lead guitar, ukuleles and harmonium—as well as harmony vocals. They did a great job mastering Tom's extensive repertoire going back to 1960—when he first met Dave Van Ronk at Fort Dix, New Jersey—and incidentally wrote his first song in the army's typing class, Marvelous Toy—which an audience member requests toward the end of the show—a heartwarming moment for Tom. Would that there were more time.
He performed an indelible homage to Van Ronk—The Mayor of McDougal Street—who joined him as the un-credited co-star of the Coen Brother's portrait of the early 1960s folk revival Inside Llewyn Davis—where Llewyn (the character inspired by Dave Van Ronk) meets Tom during an army furlough and hears his then new song, Last Thing On My Mind. It's a riveting moment in the film—and underscores the centrality of Paxton and Van Ronk to the emerging revival—even as Bob Dylan is waiting in the wings—and only appears in the final scene when you suddenly realize that the rising star of the folk revival brings the movie to its climax with:
Fare thee well, my own true love
We'll meet another day, another time
It's not the leavin' that's a grievin' me
But my darling who's bound to stay behind.
It's both heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time—and shows you how much the Coen Brothers got right in their tribute to the Greeenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Fortunately, in the wake of Van Ronk's passing, both Tom and Bob are still here—and still making folk music that matters sixty years later. Van Ronk was his best friend and best man.
Just as moving as his beautiful tribute to Van Ronk is Paxton's wonderful portrait of Mississippi John Hurt—another early hero who he met at the Gaslight in 1963—Did You Hear John Hurt?
Did you hear John Hurt
Play his Creole Belle,
Spanish Fandango
That he loves so well
And did you love John Hurt
Did you shake his hand
Did you hear him
Sing his Candy Man
Did you hear him
Singing his Candy Man
The song ended with a couple of lovely verses from Hurt's My Creole Belle, the best tribute of the night to the traditional songs that underlay his folk-inspired catalog of well over 1,000 songs:
It was a frosty night
It was beginning to snow
On the village streets
The wind began to blow
We all came to the Cellar
We all emptied the bar
To hear a little old fellow
Play his shiny guitar
On a straight-back chair
With his felt hat on
He tickled our fancies
With his Avalon (Hurt's Mississippi home town—where he was rediscovered in 1963)
And everybody passin'
Down McDougal Street
Cocked their heads and listened
To the tappin' feet
Did you hear John Hurt…?
Paxton is a link on this long chain going back to Woody—who he also memorialized in his powerful song, They Couldn't Take the Music. That chain may now be a little ragged and frayed around the edges, but with Paxton's long memory and dedication to preserving the names of all who came before, it still holds this great tradition together. And after a wonderfully entertaining show with many stops along the way going back through the decades to 1970, which he highlights with his still timely Earth Day classic Whose Garden Was This, ("I first sang this at McCabe's in 1970—why stop now?") Tom ended with a tribute Pete Seeger.
It was Pete who gave Tom his entre into the widest possible folk audience—by performing My Rambling Boy at Carnegie Hall with the Weavers in their landmark return concert of 1963 (released on Vanguard Records)—only two weeks after he learned it! Paxton had asked him if he would listen to a new song he had just written, and Pete (in Tom's perfectly mimed voice of America's greatest folk singer—) "Why sure!" Then, to Paxton's amazement, he sang it at Carnegie Hall and single-handedly made him a new folk music star. That was the power of Pete—who also helped Dylan by singing A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall all over the world.
Paxton let McCabe's loyal audience know that he owed his career to Pete—and not only his career—but his generation's large place in the firmament. "Had it not been for Pete we never would have caught fire"—and most meaningfully—"I wouldn't be here tonight." So to end, he sang Rambling Boy for Pete, and the whole audience joyously sang along—again in Pete's honor. The standing ovation he received was thus not only for him—but truly for the entire world of folk music—and the humane values he champions—still going strong at 80. His eyes were still on the prize—as he recounted in his song for Isaiah early in the two-hour plus show:
How beautiful upon the mountain
Are the steps of those who walk in peace
-but they are also on the folk heroes whose legacy he does such a great job to carry on. Bravo!
With thanks to Brian Rodriguez for the press pass to cover this wonderful show!


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Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food 2019 - Call for papers
Topic - (Post)colonial foodways creating, negotiating, and resisting transnational food systems
On 15 and 16 November 2019 the sixth Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food will take place at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
The Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food is the result of a collaborative partnership between the Special Collections, University of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam School of Historical Studies, University of Amsterdam and the research unit Social & Cultural Food Studies (FOST) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
This year's Symposium encourages scholars from all relevant fields of research to explore the continuing relevance of the links between (post)colonial studies and food history. We invite abstracts for papers covering any topic related to the study of this theme including, but not limited to, the following:
- (Post)colonial food rituals and customs
- Trade, production and consumption of colonial commodities, such as coffee, sugar, chocolate, and spices
- Migration, diaspora, and hybridization of culinary cultures
- Negotiation and ways of resistance: agency in (post)colonial food practices
- Representation and ideologies: nostalgia, tradition and authenticity
- Colonialism's nutritional, economic, political, and ecological impacts on global foodways
- Colonial exploitative food systems, hunger and resilience
Guidelines Paper Proposals
The symposium program consists of plenary keynote lectures, paper presentations and panel discussions. If you are interested in presenting a paper at the symposium, please submit an abstract before 5 March 2019. Please expect to be presenting to an audience of up to 200 people, including academic as well as professional participants. The symposium language is English. Presenters of accepted papers are asked to speak 20 minutes as lively and engaging as possible, followed by a discussion with the panel and the audience under the supervision of a session chair.
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Sure, the announcement that CVS is going to stop selling cigarettes is welcome news, but it felt like d�j� vu. Maybe it�s because I�d just finished watching �Mad Men� Season 4 when Don Draper wrote that letter to The New York Times after losing the Lucky Strike account.
Or maybe it�s because many independent pharmacies had already stopped selling tobacco products. Newport Prescription Center stopped about a year and a half ago. And hardly anyone noticed.
�It�s a little frustrating,� National Community Pharmacists Association spokesman John Norton told me. The Alexandria, Va.-based association has 23,000 independent community pharmacy members.
�The First Lady, President Obama, they were sitting there patting CVS on the back,� Norton said. �There are other entities out there who have already made the decision to stop selling tobacco products that have not been recognized.�
Woonsocket-based CVS deserves our respect for taking the stand it did � at a loss of $2 billion. Tobacco simply doesn�t fit into its mission of being a health care provider offering in-store clinics and advice from pharmacy staff about monitoring and managing chronic ailments like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and other problems linked to smoking. But two things bother me about the CVS move.
1. The plan is to stop selling tobacco products by October, meaning CVS will continue selling off what it has in stock. I�d much rather see stores holding their own giant bonfires to get rid of their remaining tobacco products and stop selling immediately. That would be more symbolic, don�t you think? And make for a good visual for the news.
2. Doesn�t CVS sell other things that raise health concerns? Such as high-caffeine energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster and Rockstar, which can lead to rapid heartbeat. And sugary soda and snacks and candy which increase risk of diabetes complications. And cinnamon and now Smarties, which impressionable children could inhale after watching YouTube videos and end up with scarred lungs and sinuses and allegedly nasal maggots.
But I�m glad CVS is going all Don Draper anyway. It wasn�t an entirely altruistic move for the fictional advertising executive who continued to smoke after proclaiming his firm wouldn�t take on tobacco clients. But it mattered. And it will for CVS.


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The very first certified organic wine from the estate, this pale rosé is made from 45% Cinsault, 40% Grenache and 15% Syrah, gently pressed directly on arrival at the cellar.
In Occitan poetry Jauzimen evokes a joy realised, happiness, enjoyment marked by a delicate sensuality or a vivid pleasure.
Falstaff Jul-Aug 2019, Ulrich Sutter
Pale cream, almost a Blanc-de-Noirs colour. Herbacious and berry, pepper, lilac, mint, on the palate juicy with fine acidity, a touch of tannin gives structure, tactile-mineral undertones and some carbonic acid increases the tension of the wine, finishing spicy and fresh, with very good length.
Jeb Dunnuck, July 2018
Sporting a light salmon color and made from Grenache and Cinsault, the 2017 Saint Chinian Rosé offers a rounded, salty, mineral-driven style as well as classic dried citrus, orange blossom, and spice aromas and flavors. It's lightly colored yet not light in intensity and depth.
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So pale it looks more like a gris than a rosé. A little bit cheesy on the nose. And a touch of smoky reduction. This has an attractive savoury character on the palate, spicy, creamy and deep. A serious rosé that is more like a savoury white and isn't trying to charm.
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"Hand harvested. Very low sulphur additions. No malolactic conversion. Only just gris-salmon pink; Moroccan colour! This vintage smells in some slight way more of winery than vineyard but it's a very racy, refreshing wine that's absolutely bone dry and is well balanced with some schist element insisting on the finish. An agreeable saltiness about this. Very firm, assertive, extremely long finish with a suggestion of quinine. A much finer rosé than most with the schist playing a most intriguing part."
Jancis Robinson on Jauzimen 2015
"Free sulphur just 13 mg/l! Pure as a mountain stream. Lovely smooth fruit and a certain light smokiness (hints of
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JAUZIMEN 2018 – rosé
Blend: 45% Cinsault, 40% Grenache,15% Syrah
Blocks:15 La Mer, 32/33/36 Puech Redon, 28 Le Dôme, 4 La Croix de Barrac
Yield: 15 hL/ha
Vinification: lightly pressed on arrival of the grapes at the cellar; without maceration
Production: 1600 bottles


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I continue to discover new visuals, new games, new strategies to use with the Lunch Buddies groups. So many good therapy tools, so little time left.
First, let me show you a power card that I made for one of my students
Love the concept of the power card developed by Elisa Gagnon.
SOL testing in the morning this week, but we have managed to squeeze in a few groups.
I love this activity created by Kristine Lamb over at http://livelovespeechkl.blogspot.com. I bought the download on http://www.teacherspayteachers.com.
This social language game has a bit of everything. Not only is it fun but it targets inferences, predicting, cause and effect, and verbal reasoning. I even took it a step further, using social thinking vocabulary and the social behavior mapping concepts.
The individual game boards look like this. With each correct answer, student accumulate points.
The students worked hard on this activity.
My Best,
2 responses to "As the year winds down…"
Love your blog. Spoke to Joel Shaul who suggested I contact you about a project I am working on, but I do not see your contact info. If you have an interest in 'speaking', please contact me at email@example.com Thanks so much.
Robin, you ROCK!


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The biggest moon I've ever seen was over the North Sea in Scotland. Many nights, I watched it from a bench overlooking the beach. The moon was absurdly large and luminous as it rose or perhaps sunk into the sea, so that I felt I was actually on its surface looking out into space at the earth dipping into the blackness of the universe.
Over the course of four years, I had the opportunity to watch the waxing and waning of this moon. My first year in grad school when I lived in student housing just behind a barrier to the beach, the sea and the moon were visible out the tiny kitchen window from the apartment I shared with three other women.
It was very cold those nights on the beach. Though most evenings that first year were cold to me. I moved there from Texas and the wind off the sea would beat against the outer stone wall where my bed was; sometimes I felt I would never be warm again.
I hesitate to admit how I chose Scotland over another grad school. It reveals the romantic, emotive, and self-absorbed way I have made some major decisions in my life. The fact that I even had a choice is a desperate sign of my privilege.
But here it is: I decided to move while listening to a song by Enya on The Lord of the Rings soundtrack. The Enya song, with both its Celtic musical influence and some of the lyrics sung in the Elvish language created by Tolkien, transported me to the mysteries and magic of the bleak highlands.
As I listened to the music, I was that girl who wished Middle Earth were real because she longed to live with the elves in the trees. And the feeling of that moon was that same sort of longing that had taken hold of me with the Enya song, a longing that reached deeper than the physical chill.
I wonder if St. Francis had a similar moon in mind when he wrote his famous Canticle of the Creatures. Even though it was a remarkable moon when I walked along the beach, I never would've thought to call it Sister the way that St. Francis did. I suppose, at that time in my life, I would've thought that naming parts of the earth, elements, and the universe as family members would be a bit pagan.
But for Francis, loving creation was a way of loving God.
I weep to think that when he finally wrote his Canticle, St. Francis was nearly blind. What a tragedy for the saint who loved creatures so much, who preached to the birds and made a friend of a wolf, to be nearly blind and write the most beautiful song giving praise to God for the earth, its creatures, and its celestial bodies.
Yes, he must've felt a deep longing. But how different a feeling it was from that grad school girl who wished that Middle Earth were real.
It took illness and the proximity of death for St. Francis to finally pen such a lovely song.
It took the loss of his sight to really see.
When Francis spoke of the moon, he knew that it represented the shadows and cycles of life. When he spoke of the wind, even a wind such as the hard cold that swept off the North Sea, he might have been speaking of the Holy Spirit, which blows with purpose and mystery.
And then, there was death, the "ultimate poverty." (St. Francis's thoughts on the elements, the moon, the wind, and death are taken from Marie Dennis's book St. Francis and the Foolishness of God.)
In the final days before he died, St. Francis wrote the last verse of the song. In Francis of Assisi In His Own Words, Jon Sweeney says that Francis called his close companions, Leo and Angelo, to sing to him:
"Praise to you, O my Lord, for our Sister Death and the death of the body from whom no one may escape…"
If I traveled back to Scotland now, I might feel differently than I did on that cold beach fifteen years ago. Grief, maturity, loneliness, depression, and a more focused longing have changed me. I don't suppose I would think of elves or Middle Earth, but perhaps I would think of St. Francis.
And maybe I would be a little bit closer to the blindness necessary to call the moon Sister, to the foolishness necessary to call the wind that battered my Texas constitution Brother, and to the proximity of suffering that named death itself Sister.
Christiana N. Peterson lives with her family in intentional community in the rural Midwest. Her forthcoming book with Herald Press is about the Christian mystics and life in community. You can find more of Christiana's writing on her blog at christiananpeterson.com and follow her on twitter.
The Image archive is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Written by: Christiana N. Peterson
Christiana N. Peterson lives with her family in intentional community in the rural Midwest. Her forthcoming book with Herald Press is about the Christian mystics and life in community. You can find more of Christiana's writing on her blog at christiananpeterson.com and follow her on twitter.
The above image is by Joe Jungman, who designated it as public domain.
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Well, we're certainly on the same wave-length! The past few months or so, I've taken to reciting Francis's "Canticle" as part of my morning prayer. A line I especially love is "All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air; and fair and stormy all the weather's moods, by which you cherish all that you have made." It's that "cherishing" that makes my heart melt. And yes, his praise of God through "Sister Death, from whose embrace no mortal can escape": I find this "embrace" so consoling.
Oh, I'm so glad I have a companion in those thoughts!
It is right and good to long for Middle Earth. But I love what you say about Francis loving nature as a way to love God–even in the very natural but horrifying act of death.
I think you're right, Jessica. And perhaps I wasn't fair in seeing that longing for Middle Earth as childish. Maybe my understanding of it just wasn't full enough yet.


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Photo of the day
Olyvia Simpson
October 15, 2018
President Gayle Hutchinson and Marqia Smith share a moment of celebration of the new science building groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. Smith was walking by the ceremony when President Hutchinson invited her to grab the last shovel and hard hat and break ground for the new building alongside her....
Pulitzer prize winning author, visits Chico for Book in Common
September 18, 2017
Students and the Chico community are invited to the kickoff event for this year's community book, A Deadly Wandering by Matt Richtel . The free event will take place on Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m., on the steps of the Council Chambers at 421 Main Street. The book will be shared by President Gayle Hutchinson, along with Butte College President Samia Yaqub, Butte County Supe...
Chico World Music Festival returns to campus
September 11, 2017
The 24th annual Chico World Music Festival took place on campus, Saturday. Every year, the festival brings together a variety of musical acts to showcase sounds and styles from all over the world to the Chico community. The event also celebrates multicultural food and art. International voices and in...
Eating disorders in college are on the rise
Lorinda Sasan
October 24, 2016
The years spent in college are pivotal for the future. Eating disorders plague many college-aged men and women. The university should provide more support for these individuals. Currently, the student services center offers group therapy for those struggling with sleep or eating disturbances, as we...
Chico State serves rotten dining options
Carson Predovich and Dongyoung Won
October 10, 2016
In recent years, colleges have spent millions of dollars to improve campus life. These expenditures include new recreation centers, state of the art learning facilities and high-quality dining experiences.Chico State has followed suit with most of these trends but is seriously lacking when it comes to di...
Smoking should be banned on campus
Carson Predovich and Dongyoung Won
September 18, 2016
When walking through the gorgeous Chico State campus, there are a few things to expect. You should be prepared to see a seemingly endless variety of trees, hear the birds chirping and the creek babbling. What you shouldn't have to be prepared for is inhaling a cloud of someone else's secondhand sm...


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Two Mouth Lakes is a 9.1 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Bonners Ferry, Idaho that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until September. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Great Hike up, started to hail when we approached the trailhead. Once it stopped we hiked in and only had to avoid a few muddy areas. The hike was pretty easy for a 2K elevation change, only a few difficult parts. The mosquitoes were pretty bad, and it was really cold at night, did not come prepared for that. The lake was beautiful, the area had about 3 good campsites around the big lake, didn't explore the small lake much, would definitely return!
Amazing views!!! Just an awesome area! A little muddy, but not bad on the trail. Still feels like spring up there, so if staying the night bring a light coat. We had a lightning/wind storm overnight. Only downside is the large company of mosquitoes that tried to carry away my hiking buddy. ;)
This is a great trail, starting up an old road and then turning into a trail for remainder. It's seems rather wet up there. We had horseback riders and hikers. It's about 4.5 miles up, I think and it took us 1 hour and 40 minutes. This trail is not for novice riders, horses, or hikers. It can be a bit of a climb. Rocks, bridges, creeks, the usual. The lake is actually 2 lakes. We veered off the the left of the first lake and found our way to the bigger of the two. It's a swampy area. Lake is relatively shallow in areas. Fish were not biting today. Hour and a half back out. Tired but rewarding. Thanks
Ami Taniguchi recorded Two Mouth Lakes
Trail conditions somewhat muddy and snow patches up top near the pass which can be slightly confusing. Otherwise trail very well maintained with fresh cuts thanks to recent trail workers. Obvious bear habitat with signs of bear everywhere but didn't see any. We did have a moose run in which ended fine. Otherwise each lake has unique beauty and if not for the strong cold wind and moose, would have wanted to stay longer.
This was a fairly difficult trail with good elevation gain. It was well maintained, but due to snow we did lose the trail near the top for a few minutes and had to improvise. Made it to the top however and down to the first two lakes where we camped for the night before making our way back out in the morning. We heard a bear growl/roar echo off the cliff face in the distance (probably at the next mountain lake over) and had a large hoofed visiter in the night pass on by. All in all a great hike!
Great hike with rewarding views!!!
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Great hike. You have to hike up the logging road past the locked gate about 1.3 miles to the trailhead. Some downed trees over trail but easy to maneuver over. Still a lot of water running across the trail if you have dogs. Beautiful views. Bring bug spray!
This is great trail. Yes you go through where they logged but once past that the trail is awesome. There still snow in the upper elevations but when it's 60 out it's a lot of fun. Both lakes are amazing. They have their own beauty. I highly recommend this hike!
Hiked to the lake with the Boy Scout Troop for a quick 1 day/1 night trip. We had anticipated having some spotty snow on the ground at the lakes, and hoped to do some rock climbing practice in the area. However, we hit the snow line less than 1/2 mile into the hike and were looking at 8-10 inches by the time we reached the lakes. The biggest surprise was that the lake was quite solidly frozen over already. We had to break trail through the snow on the way up, but we found it pretty easy to follow the route. Plenty of bridges over the marshy areas and orange ribbons showed the way. The temperature ranged from the upper 20s to the upper 50s while we were out, so the snow was soft and wet during the daylight hours, and frozen over during the night. Majestic views of the mountains and beautiful landscape made this a worthwhile outing.
I did this on 7/15 as a day hike. The first 1,5 miles is on a dusty logging road. Once on the trail, it's mile after mile dense huckleberry bushes and forest. It finally starts to open up near the top of the ridge. The cirque holding both lakes is large and much nicer than the trail getting there. The way out went fast except for the last 1.5 miles on the sun baked dusty logging road. Also, the GPS directions to the trailhead took me on a lengthy route on terrible roads. If you do this hike use the driving route as in Rich Landers' book 100 hikes in the inland NW I took that way out. Much nicer. This is one I won't repeat. Oh. The GPS trail tracking feature on the downloaded map worked great! I used it all day. I never would have found the trail without it. And it used almost no battery life. It was great. Thanks for that feature !!
This is no longer a trail. They decided to log the area and ruin it. I drove out on 7/12/17. And the start of the trail is now a gated rough dirt road marked for logging and says trail closed.
beautiful. looks like an Asian rock garden. worth every step.
This was our first hiking trail in the Bonners area and we loved it! The drive out was beautiful, but took a while and you need to pay attention to the mileage when you need to turn on the dirt roads because they are not marked! Also, about two miles before the trail there is another trail marker for a different trail which we almost went to. Once you get to the trail, the signage is clearly market Two Mouth Lakes. To get to the lakes it took us about 3 hours with rests. 95 percent of the trip to the lakes us UP HILL. There are amazing vistas and views once on the top of the ridgeline right before you descent to the lakes. In our opinion we liked the lake to the left, but its all a mater of opinion. Both are beautiful. The walk back was a relief as it was mostly downhill which was a relief because we were very tired. I would recommend taking gear to camp and planning for long rests at the lake. We had a blast!
Great hike with lots of views of the surrounding peaks! Be aware though that this hike, unlike all the others I have done in the Selkirks, does not have a bear box for food storage (that I was able to find). I camped at the 2nd (larger) lake, but I would say they are equal in terms of views. I used google maps to find the driving route and it got me right there, the trail is also well labeled for parking. Cheers!
This hike is stunning! I have done a lot of hiking in the NW and this one is one of the best I have done in Idaho. I have hiked it twice now, and plan on hiking it once or twice a year every year. The views of the granite mountains on the way up and once you get there are just amazing. You hike up to a saddle and descend to the lakes. If you want my advice, go to the upper lake first. Pass the lower lake and just keep following the trail. Once you are done exploring the upper lake, find the creek that leaves the lake toward the lower lake. There is a trail you can follow through a meadow all the way to the lower lake following a beautiful creek. The views of the mountains from this creek are stunning and create some of the best photo opps on the whole hike. I have uploaded photos from both hikes so you can see what it looks like. Also, one other tip. If you really want to experience all this hike has to offer, when you get to the saddle heading toward the lakes, take a right into the bushes and keep following the little trail. You will be lead out to the ridge, great views! Keep following the ridge to the top. It looks intimidating, but it's more than doable. There are some area you will need to rock climb a bit (we did it with no equipment) but it's so incredibly worth it when you get to the top. There is another lake that can be seen, not sure of the name. There is a lot to experience here, definitely worth hiking more than once!
Two mouth has beautiful alpine lakes and scenery. View of Harrison Peak. Hiked this twice, once stayed overnight and was sunny and gorgeous. The second it was cool, cloudy and the trail had snow in places and some of the trail pretty muddy (July 4th). Nevertheless, the views as the mist swirled around was awesome. Hiked up to the other lake where the views are equally good but a little wet getting there.
Two mouth lakes is great alpine country, but the lakes were not compatible to others I've hiked to in the area (Harrison Lake). To improve your experience, I would recommend blazing a trail up to the ridge, and enjoy the view from above, and if you have time, ridge-climb to Harrison Peak. Expect to see moose, and if you stay overnight, the second lake would be my choice.


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Council members and town superintendents were recently given a demonstration as to how a GIS (geographic information system) can benefit the town, during a regular council meeting on Aug. 20. A Think Map would allow for the documenting of the sewer, water and stormwater systems. The system also allows layers to be created for zoning districts. The map also indicates streets, elevations, GPS coordinates, alleys and utility easements.
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This year's Oktoberfest from Montclair Center BID and the Pig & Prince features more beers, more vendors and more music!
Dance, drink artisan beers and enjoy fine foods all afternoon at Montclair's Oktoberfest at Lackawanna Plaza on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 12 noon-8 pm. Presented by the Pig & Prince Restaurant and Montclair Center BID, the adult-focused event features more than a dozen local and traditional Oktoberfest style craft beers, gourmet food vendors and rocking music all day long on the Montclair Center Stage. Admission to this popular and anticipated event is free and open to all.
Music at the Oktoberfest will include performances by KIDS (Indie/Folk), SMOCK (alt/psychedelic), Julie's Party (American roots), Pioneer the Eel (indie/art rock) and the Watchung Mountain Riders (rock and roll/jam). Izabelle the Amazing will also be visiting with her Hula hoops.
"Everyone looks forward to Oktoberfest," said Israel Cronk, executive director of the Montclair Center BID. "It's one of the biggest parties of the year and we hope everyone comes out to enjoy the fall weather and all the festivities."
Oktoberfest is made possible by the Montclair Center BID and the Pig & Prince restaurant. The event has been generously supported by Bella Arte Tattoo, Tortoise and Blonde, Cool Cat Music Company, Salt Float Center and Corra.
FamilyFest will also be taking place in Montclair Center on Saturday, Sept. 22, in nearby Crane Park, located at Glenridge and Greenwood Avenues. The free family-friendly event will take place from 12-4pm and includes Montclair Center merchants, a scavenger hunt, face painting, games, and craft vendors.
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How about a decorative garland? It will make a nice addition for your festive decor. All you need to do is string your dried orange slices.
A festive dining table is a must for the holidays. And a pretty centerpiece is a thing that will elevate your table to a whole new level. Make it yourself using oranges and cloves. Despite for looking excellent, it will spread a pleasant aroma in the space.
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Beautiful!The song starts very pleasantly, with the instruments...then the Voice of the Angel. What a Professional sounding voice. Very well recorded. You can hear all that you need to hear. Good mix. Really enjoy this Artist and her voice. There is a very comfortable feel about the voice quality, and sound in general. Reminds me of Christmas' long ago. The world needs more, great sounding songs like this one. Thanks for doing a great song. Sincerely Edward Westbrook
HiThis is one of The Best Recordings..I'm hearing that You put Your Heart in to Recording..kind of Cabaret Style.. I Love that..I really think that You should Perform It a Lot at Christmas Time hey all You need is a Good Piano Man..and make as a Duo..I really like It and I listen It 2 times..I really hope that This Year I will hear It on The Radio..( if is not to much problem make a shorter version 3.5 min because Main Radio Stations very rear play longer songs.. I wish You good Luck with submissions..
Professionally comfortableSmooth and secure voice, secure and professional arrangement. Nice to listen! Warm voice, happy and comfy vibe. Admiring the bass line... I like it! I only miss a little bit of surprise! Congrats!
ChristmasHello Ms Lite, Beautiful. We are in the beginning of spring and you have offered me a holiday classic. Not simply the song. But your incredible performance make this in the honor roll. Congratulations. Thanks Magic
Very niceI think it is very nice. Sounds like you put a lot of time and effort into it. Keep up the good work. I look forward to hearingmore from you in the near future. Maybe i should do a Christmas song for Christmas.
A Christmas Carol reviewAll in all a good rendition of an old Christmas Carol great Arrangements and good singing I think it could have used some more Harmony to the vocals that's just my thoughts. I am very grateful to you for asking Me to review your song Thank you very much. As always keep up the good work
Beautiful start to ChristmasWhat a lovely track. The start of the song certainly caught my attention and I'm pleased you asked me to review it for you. It wasn't what i expected to hear if I'm honest but I do like your smooth vibe interpretation of this very popular song and I love the music well done and I'm looking forward to hearing more from you
ToiIs great it's like the way this song Start is amazing I never seen anything the script for my life this is the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life I'm so blown away by this amazing beautiful amazing thing this thing is so amazing keep doing what you're doing so grateful you see when I come in if there's any way you need me to send you some beats or anything I can do to help
PowerfulI can tell you worked really hard on this song and it really shows. You're lyrics had so much meaning and the way you're vocals sounded was just perfect. It was an honor to listen to your song
????Like your version, it really gets me in the Christmas Spirit. Like the mixture of jazz and folk and how you allowed the music play along.Keep up the work...hope to hear more of your material soon.
Christmas Season Wins Over Your HeartA Christmas song hits home all the time. It's tune is all so warmed, with love and the special need for giving. The most beautiful season and most heart-felt time of the year, allows for the embracing of this song. The melody is so sweet with the suttle voice delivering the lyrics. Very soothing to my ears...
Christmas ReviewVery nice low register in the vocals. Warm slick bluesy flow. The contemporary feel of the music takes me back to the 80:s 90's smooth jazz era. Production is tight and over all it's good easy listening music pleasing to the soul. Get the fireplace going and through on this tune for a relaxing night with that special someone, and your good to go. Much luck and success with this one.
christmasI think you did a great job with a very simple but very present and nice musical tour. your piece is very Christmas, very fresh, if you close your eyes you will see the tree, the lights, the snow and it's Christmas. everything flows without frills in a very easy way and the message inside the piece arrives in a direct way. last but not least, I would like to say on your voice that for me it is very particular. try singing some mariah carrey or withney houston ..
Christmas song ReviewThis is a interesting version of the song, definitely a jazzier version of the song. I like it, I think the music is a little too Christmas for the Jazz ensemble. I think if the music were a little less and the focus was more on the vocals that it would be amazing. I liked it though, good job!
Nice laid back music with potential :-)Very interesting arrangement, nice jazzy groove! Sometimes though, the vocal is hard to hear, so you should boost the vocal in the mix. You could also boost the bass just a little, to provide a more solid foundation. Also, if it is to be a real Christmas song, then it should have some sounds and/or effects, that give it a Christmas feel. :-) Pernille


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Urban Problems in Developed World Traffic issues: Roads influence land zoning, & affect the shape & direction of urban expansion. 3 main factors influencing traffic movt & congestion are: *Street pattern*Pattern of traffic movt*Traffic control Street Pattern: Unplanned streets: Older parts of cities street narrow, unplanned & winding. Problem with on street parking & footpaths..E.g. Wexford. Unplanned older streets meet at irregular angles… problem for heavy traffic turning corners. Off street parking & multi-storey car parks reduces congestion. One way system required. Street parking on one side only.
Planned Streets: Planned rectangular form….grid pattern E.g. Limerick. Wide streets, allows for on street parking & easy one way flow system. Patterns of movement: 2 main categories A Traffic into & within CBD & suburban downtowns B. Traffic within & between suburbs. A (above) is usually to work & school…. rush hour traffic, morning & evening…. extreme congestion… traffic jams. Added to by urban sprawl & car ownership. B (above) is movt from home to suburban downtowns & leisure centres/schools. Weekend movt often from cities to suburbs or to rural areas & leisure activities.
New motorways & ring roads improve traffic movt. Public transport by bus, DART & LUAS & new port tunnel help to ease traffic congestion. Traffic control: Multi-storey parking, widen streets (urban renewal), parking zones(disc & meter), one way streets, restricted turns off roads, clearways & video camera monitoring with computerised traffic lights. Ring roads keep traffic from CBD, flyovers & river tunnels help avoid delays. E.g. Cork Dev. n efficient integrated public transport system with bus lanes & rail links.
Dublin Traffic : Case Study 1999-2000 a 43% increase in cars on the road…up 160,000. Travel time increased & 80% of cars have only one person. Road transport: Public service vehicles = 2% as opposed to 79% cars. Promotion of walking, cycling & use of DART, LUAS & bus. Quality bus corridors (QBCs) & dev. airport link. Congestion costing 500m per year. National roads authority responsible for road management. Involves public/private partnership. Toll charges to recoup dev. costs
Dublin Transport office (DTO) set up in 1995…. aim of strategic land use & plan traffic flow. Found growth in car ownership, number of households & pop meant transport projections were outdated. Result was huge increase in traffic volumes. DTO aims 1)to reduce growth in travel from private to public transport Integrated transport system reached by walking max of ten mins. Traffic & parking policies which restrict use of private cars Improve freight transport to ports & airport. Good quality cycle & pedestrian facilities. Expand the M50
2. Expand public transport network & strategic road dev. Quality Bus Corridors DART & suburban rail links Luas A Metro Park & Ride facilities Quality cycle routes. Four strategic corridors of national primary roads (motorway) to link Dublin to Cork, Sligo, Limerick, Belfast & Waterford…. Set up under National Roads Authority.
Urban Planning & Renewal Limerick city: Limerick Corporations strategic dev. Plan…. Transport management: aimed to integrate transport needs in the city Built 2 new bridges, Shannon & Abbey… part of northern ring road to connect Ennis & Dublin road. Completed a southern ring road to serve sth west. Completed an inner and outer ring road for the city. Built 5 new multi-storey car parks… reduce on street parking Introduced disc parking & mobile top up parking. Computerised traffic lights system to aid flow of traffic. Introduced cycle paths and new bus lanes. One way systems and pedestrianised streets for safety.
Paris : Case study Transport: efficient underground rail service (metro), integrated with RER & TGV. Planned city with wide streets & a ring road & motorway access..… capable of handling large volumes. Arc de Triomphe centre of main avenues…. Its roundabout has 12 radiating routes… congestion. Urban decay & redevelopment: Many aging ind. areas with poor overcrowded accomm. Renewal by building social housing La Defense… financial centre an effort to renew the city… attract workers, residents & create jobs. 8 new suburban downtowns dev. … create employ, new housing & reduce commuter traffic. E.g.. Les Halles
6 new towns dev. outside city… attract pop away from city. E.g. Marne-le-Valee 8 growth centres selected to reduce dominance of Paris, with road & rail links to each one.
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Out in the Vineyard's Big Gay Wine Weekend 2015 is coming and The Seattle Lesbian has the details to keep you informed! Big Gay Wine Weekend 2015 will feature a TWILIGHT T-Dance and is dubbed by producers a "Weekend of Wine & Celebration, benefiting Face to Face, Sonoma County AIDS Network."
This year will feature new winemaker dinners, winery tours and events. There will be three full days of LGBT events in Northern California's magnificent Sonoma Valley – home to some of the world's most prestigious wines and wineries.
Host Hotel Information
MacArthur Place is recognized as one of the "World's Best" U.S. hotels in Conde Nast Traveler's annual Reader's Choice Awards.
MacArthur Place is offering special Big Gay Wine Weekend Rates, starting at $299 per room, per night. Come early or extend your stay. Reserve and stay three nights or more and receive a $100 credit per room at the Garden Spa. Limited number of room types available.
Book online or call (800) 722-1866 and ask for the Big Gay Wine Weekend special rate.
Friday, June 19
V.I.P. Reception – 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Check in and Exclusive Wine Reception for guests of Big Gay Wine Weekend 2015 staying at MacArthur Place, VIP Pass Holders and Gay Wine Weekend Sponsors.
"Wine & Dine OUT" Winemaker Dinners – 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy a beautiful night out around Sonoma's Historic Plaza for exclusive winemaker dinners as some of Sonoma's chefs create custom wine paired cuisine for Big Gay Wine Weekend guests! Seating is incredibly limited. Advance Reservations Required.
Saturday, June 20
Wine Tours & Lunch – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Big Gay Wine Weekend 2015 wine tasting tours to some of the best producers in the Sonoma Valley. Departing from the Sonoma Square, you'll venture to amazing wineries for intimate wine tasting and a box lunch.
TWILIGHT T-Dance VIP Reception 5:00 p.m./T-Dance 7:00 p.m.
Proceeds benefit Face to Face, Sonoma County AIDS Network. Imagine dancing into twilight at the birthplace of Wine Country, California's first and oldest winery, the luxurious Buena Vista Winery, located just minutes from Sonoma's Historic Plaza.
"Apres-T" After Party – 11:00 p.m.
The party continues at host hotel MacArthur Place with light bites and no host bar – til closing.
Sunday, June, 21
The Big Gay Wine Auction & Recovery Brunch – 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The culinary feast continues over Sunday Brunch as Big Gay Weekend attendees raise paddles and much needed funds for Face to Face, Sonoma County AIDS Network. 100 percent of the monies raised benefit Face to Face.
Sunday Pool Soirée – 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Spend Sunday Sonoma style, with a chill afternoon poolside at host hotel MacArthur Place. Enjoy the final afternoon of Gay Wine Weekend, lounging and soaking in the warm Sonoma Sun until departure – or extend your stay and keep Gay Wine Weekend going!
Located only 45 minutes north of San Francisco, Sonoma is truly an amazingly breathtaking place to gather and show your Pride, Out In The Vineyard.


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We provide a sensor fusion framework for solving the problem of joint egomotion and road geometry estimation. More specifically we employ a sensor fusion framework to make systematic use of the measurements from a forward looking radar and camera, steering wheel angle sensor, wheel speed sensors and inertial sensors to compute good estimates of the road geometry and the motion of the ego vehicle on this road. In order to solve this problem we derive dynamical models for the ego vehicle, the road and the leading vehicles. The main difference to existing approaches is that we make use of a new dynamic model for the road. An extended Kalman filter is used to fuse data and to filter measurements from the camera in order to improve the road geometry estimate. The proposed solution has been tested and compared to existing algorithms for this problem, using measurements from authentic traffic environments on public roads in Sweden. The results clearly indicate that the proposed method provides better estimates.
The use of radar and camera for situation awareness is gaining popularity in automotivesafety applications. In this thesis situation awareness consists of accurate estimates of theego vehicle's motion, the position of the other vehicles and the road geometry. By fusinginformation from different types of sensors, such as radar, camera and inertial sensor, theaccuracy and robustness of those estimates can be increased.
Sensor fusion is the process of using information from several different sensors tocompute an estimate of the state of a dynamic system, that in some sense is better thanit would be if the sensors were used individually. Furthermore, the resulting estimate isin some cases only obtainable through the use of data from different types of sensors. Asystematic approach to handle sensor fusion problems is provided by model based stateestimation theory. The systems discussed in this thesis are primarily dynamic and they aremodeled using state space models. A measurement model is used to describe the relationbetween the state variables and the measurements from the different sensors. Within thestate estimation framework a process model is used to describe how the state variablespropagate in time. These two models are of major importance for the resulting stateestimate and are therefore given much attention in this thesis. One example of a processmodel is the single track vehicle model, which is used to model the ego vehicle's motion.In this thesis it is shown how the estimate of the road geometry obtained directly from thecamera information can be improved by fusing it with the estimates of the other vehicles'positions on the road and the estimate of the radius of the ego vehicle's currently drivenpath.
The positions of stationary objects, such as guardrails, lampposts and delineators aremeasured by the radar. These measurements can be used to estimate the border of theroad. Three conceptually different methods to represent and derive the road borders arepresented in this thesis. Occupancy grid mapping discretizes the map surrounding theego vehicle and the probability of occupancy is estimated for each grid cell. The secondmethod applies a constrained quadratic program in order to estimate the road borders,which are represented by two polynomials. The third method associates the radar measurementsto extended stationary objects and tracks them as extended targets.
The approaches presented in this thesis have all been evaluated on real data from bothfreeways and rural roads in Sweden.
Mapping stationary objects and tracking moving targets are essential for many autonomous functions in vehicles. In order to compute the map and track estimates, sensor measurements from radar, laser and camera are used together with the standard proprioceptive sensors present in a car. By fusing information from different types of sensors, the accuracy and robustness of the estimates can be increased.
Different types of maps are discussed and compared in the thesis. In particular, road maps make use of the fact that roads are highly structured, which allows relatively simple and powerful models to be employed. It is shown how the information of the lane markings, obtained by a front looking camera, can be fused with inertial measurement of the vehicle motion and radar measurements of vehicles ahead to compute a more accurate and robust road geometry estimate. Further, it is shown how radar measurements of stationary targets can be used to estimate the road edges, modeled as polynomials and tracked as extended targets.
Recent advances in the field of multiple target tracking lead to the use of finite set statistics (FISST) in a set theoretic approach, where the targets and the measurements are treated as random finite sets (RFS). The first order moment of a RFS is called probability hypothesis density (PHD), and it is propagated in time with a PHD filter. In this thesis, the PHD filter is applied to radar data for constructing a parsimonious representation of the map of the stationary objects around the vehicle. Two original contributions, which exploit the inherent structure in the map, are proposed. A data clustering algorithm is suggested to structure the description of the prior and considerably improving the update in the PHD filter. Improvements in the merging step further simplify the map representation.
When it comes to tracking moving targets, the focus of this thesis is on extended targets, i.e., targets which potentially may give rise to more than one measurement per time step. An implementation of the PHD filter, which was proposed to handle data obtained from extended targets, is presented. An approximation is proposed in order to limit the number of hypotheses. Further, a framework to track the size and shape of a target is introduced. The method is based on measurement generating points on the surface of the target, which are modeled by an RFS.
Finally, an efficient and novel Bayesian method is proposed for approximating the tire radii of a vehicle based on particle filters and the marginalization concept. This is done under the assumption that a change in the tire radius is caused by a change in tire pressure, thus obtaining an indirect tire pressure monitoring system.
The approaches presented in this thesis have all been evaluated on real data from both freeways and rural roads in Sweden.


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After witnessing Wooden Shjips' awesome concert at the Comet in April, local musician/author John Gillanders of the band Black Science e-mailed promoters Aubrey Nehring and Darlene Nordyke to gush: "I was actually practicing some magick rituals during their set and felt like I was kind of floating around the room and transforming my field of consciousness into predesigned sigils. Great experience."
That phenomenon has become more common in the last year thanks to Portable Shrines, a collective dedicated to fostering psychedelic multimedia events in Seattle. Started last year by Nehring and Nordyke, Portable Shrines is shifting the city's psych scene into a higher gear—subliminally.
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Tired of being among the few supporters at local psych-oriented gigs, Nehring and Nordyke decided, while at a poorly attended Mythical Beast/Nudity show at MarsBar, to stop bitching and start doing. They had also recently started Backward Masks, their own garage-psych band with Steve Wippich and Mike Correa, so that further motivated them to generate more energy and draw more heads to mind-expanding music. By forming Portable Shrines, they proved they were serious about catalyzing a movement that they knew had potential but that lacked leaders to put it into a coherent context.
"It seemed like a natural thing," says Nehring about activating Shrines. "It wasn't going on in Seattle, but it could without that much effort. So we decided to give it a shove and see what happens."
Nordyke chimes in: "One thing I've noticed is that you get metal bands that crossed over into psych, experimental and garage bands that would cross over into psych, but there was no cohesive psych scene. None of the people knew each other, they wouldn't do shows together. They wouldn't go to each other's shows, because they didn't know they existed."
Obviously, Portable Shrines can't lift the scene by itself. The members acknowledge crucial contributions from the Comet's Mamma Casserole, the Funhouse's Brian Foss, Rendezvous's Adam Bass, Blue Moon's Jason Josephes, and Dissonant Plane's Eric Lanzillotta.
Nehring (who speaks in very calm, considered tones) and Nordyke (Shrines' more extroverted member) don't consider themselves promoters but rather "just folks" who want to turn people on to great music. They consider themselves "woefully uncapitalistic" about the whole enterprise.
"Our role is mostly curatorial," Nehring says. He and Nordyke basically book acts they like and spread the word via mouth, flyers at record shops, and the internet; so far, their gut instincts have proved to be impeccable. Besides Wooden Shjips, Shrines has brought superlative artists to town such as Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound and Eternal Tapestry, with plans to host shows with Psychic Ills, Indian Jewelry, Magik Markers, Sic Alps, and Blues Control. Most importantly, the curatorial team will be hosting Escalator, a two-day festival happening at Vera Project and Lo-Fi Performance Gallery on September 25 and 26.
"It seems strangely relevant to right now for some reason," Nehring observes. "The bands [we like] are psychedelic, but they're not on some retro-revival trip. It's not a corny 'let's pretend it's the '60s' kind of thing. What they're doing is very much happening right now. And it's happening everywhere. There are so many amazing bands in the past few years. It's been blowing my mind. So that's part of why we're doing this.
"A year ago, I didn't feel like there was anything going on [in Seattle]," he continues. "And now there are tons of amazing bands. It's a very young scene."
Nehring's right. Seattle's recent past has produced some excellent psych-rock purveyors (Jessamine, Love Battery, early Kinski), but grunge, garage punk, and indie pop perpetually seemed to overshadow the head-music scene here. After a slight lull earlier this decade, Seattle's psychedelicists are resurging and assuming myriad forms. From stoner rock to eclectic ethnodelia to drone to freak folk to avant-garde noise sculpture to analog-synth abstractions to the sort of rarefied sonic exploration that eludes classification, many of the city's most adventurous musicians are seeking and attaining altered states. Portable Shrines' presence offers a platform from which these kindred spirits can exchange ideas, share bills, and possibly collaborate.
Some of the artists Portable Shrines champions include Master Musicians of Bukkake, Idle Times, A F C G T, Treetarantula, Geist & the Sacred Ensemble, Forrest Friends, Night Beats, and Midday Veil. The last-named band's Emily Pothast and David Golightly are key Portable Shrines accomplices. In addition to singing and playing guitar for Midday Veil and Quietus III, Pothast is a visual artist who possesses deep knowledge about art, culture theory, psychology, and religion.
"Psychedelic isn't really a kind of music; it's a descriptor that can be applied to all kinds of music," Pothast postulates. "I'm interested in the effects of music that's mediated by technology. Feedback and distortion and delay, things that draw things out over time—you can manipulate sound in ways that are impossible to do acoustically. The '60s were fueled by a lot of counterculture activity, including drugs and a renewed interest in spirituality in the West. But the heart that drives that music is that sort of experimental edge to it. As Darlene and Aubrey were saying, that can apply to metal, to jazz, to experimental drone music. Psychedelic is more about the way the elements are used, the way that they're put together. The stylistic content of the music is more of a vehicle for the message."
Pothast notes that a lot of ancient music that involves communal drumming and chanting can possess "consciousness-elevating properties" to rival anything by Hendrix or Hovercraft. "Psychedelic music is... a unifying vibrational field that is being manipulated willfully. The musical experience occasions a mass transformation of consciousness."
To that end, Portable Shrines emphasizes light shows and video at its events (often created by Golightly), with Nehring and Nordyke also providing the soundtrack between bands. They strive to create an immersive environment that will surfeit your senses. "That's part of why I'm into this music—because it melds all of my interests in a more cohesive way than any of the other stuff around," Nehring states.
Just as experimental/noise had Wooden Octopus Skull, jazz has Earshot, post-rock has Cumulus, and electronic music has Decibel, our psych-rock scene could benefit from its own ambitious festival. Thankfully, Escalator looks poised to rise to the occasion.
Nordyke says they've confirmed Treetarantula, Lumerians, Wooden Shjips, Eternal Tapestry, Midday Veil, Le Sang Song, and Backward Masks. They're hoping to snag some Portland bands. (May I suggest Grails, White Rainbow, Valet, and Plants?) As Portable Shrines is trying to run this fest without corporate sponsorship, it's mostly relying on West Coast artists who don't demand large guarantees.
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Conventional wisdom pertaining to psychedelic music says that it's all about getting out of your "normal" mind state; that's true, to a degree. But the doors of perception can be unhinged without ingesting heroic dosages of hallucinogens or acting like a fool or psycho. "Portable Shrines events aren't known as being terribly raucous," Pothast notes. "They could be and they're not. It's a good, healthy scene for a good time that isn't about personal drama. By not becoming a complete fuck-up, you become a better ambassador for your cause. That's how you convert people. 'Why are you so happy? What's your secret?' 'Psychedelic music,'" she says with a laugh.
"One of the guys in the Misunderstood, a great unknown '60s psych band [who were] way ahead of their time, said, when asked why they changed their sound from blues to psychedelic, 'The blues was a problem, but psychedelic is the answer.'"


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Wedding flowers that will rock your life!
Guest feature: Dannilish Designs of North Attleboro
Wooden wedding bouquet / North Attleboro, MA
I knew I needed to be connected with florist Danielle of DanniLish Designs when I was photographing a wedding bouquet and boutonnière she had made. I couldn't believe how unique the flowers were and they smelled absolutely amazing! I was completely fascinated by her work and knew when I wanted to have a Florist as a guest wedding professional, I needed to share her awesome work.
DanniLish Designs of North Attleboro, specializes in creating custom floral arrangements using primarily wood flowers along with other sustainable materials. The wood flowers are made of a soft wood and are completely handmade from the root of a tapioca plant that grow in tropical climates. The materials used to make the flowers are typically parts of the plant that would be wasted when harvesting. Some flowers are made with the bark still on it to give the flowers a brown rustic look and some flowers are made without bark in the natural ivory color.
The flowers are then dyed to match any color palette and arranged into bouquets, centerpieces, boutonnieres and home décor. The best thing about them is that they are sustainable and they last forever as opposed to fresh flowers that can only be enjoyed for a limited amount of time!
The flowers can also be scented to give them some additional enjoyment. Over 60 color options are available and five different scents: Apple Orchard, Orange Basil, Black Raspberry Vanilla, Key Lime, Camp Lodge.
The rustic book in this post features a faux succulent and wood flowers in the following colors; Orchid, Kale, Linen and Natural and is accented with preserved baby's breath. The accompanying groom's boutonniere is a natural color wood rose also accented with preserved baby's breath and faux ficus leaves. The stems are wrapped in a white rope.
DanniLish Designs is a Florist in North Attleboro, MA. They specialize in the coolest handcrafted wood flower wedding bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces, decor and more! They can be reached through email, Facebook and Instagram or by contacting Jenee to be connected.
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Any patients in need of urgent treatment should call the practice as early as possible in the morning if they are able to wait.
Denplan/ Simply Health Patients should call 0800 844 999
Patient Plan Patients should follow the instructions below or find a emergency dentist and Claim on their Hiscox Insurance Policy
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Out of Hours Urgent Care
This service provides urgent treatment for patients at the weekend and bank holidays. This is a
walk in, sit and wait service. Please check the opening times provided for each clinic.
The clinic is drop-in, walk in service and generally patients will be seen on a first come basis.
The number of patients who can be seen is limited and so people with the following problems will be prioritised.
• Trauma
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• Uncontrolled bleeding e.g. after an extraction
• Severe pain
After 6pm an advice line is available for Worcestershire residents Tel: 111
In the event of severe trauma, uncontrolled swelling or bleeding you may access care via your nearest Accident and Emergency department
Where are the clinics?
Evesham Dental Access Centre
Evesham Community Hospital
Tel: 01386 502 453
Monday to Sunday 9.00- 11:00am– Patients must arrive before 11.00am
Worcester Dental Access Centre
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Tel: 01905 681796
Monday to Friday – 1.30-5.00– Patients must arrive before 3.00pm
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If you would like to make an appointment please call us on 01386 41569. You can choose which dentist you would like to see at the practice but this will obviously depend on the appointment available.
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