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"The flight of the drone itself is the least risky part of the process" – Maron Kristófersson, Aha
January 27, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes UTM industry-leader interview
Maron Kristófersson is CEO of Icelandic delivery company Aha – and a global pioneer of operational, commercially successful urban air mobility programmes
Can you give some idea of the scale of your operation and your major challenges?
We were founded in 2011 and we now have about two-thirds of all households in Reykjavik as customers. Slightly more than one-third of the country has an account with us for something. In Iceland we use our fleet of electric cars for the majority of our deliveries.
The biggest problem we run into with drones is rain. We had the first licence to fly along one route in early August 2017 and we flew that route quite extensively until February/March last year when we applied for a new licence to extend the usability of that route. It was a route with low customer demand so we applied for a licence to cover the entire south of the city, along 13 different routes, and we got that licence in June 2018. Since then it has rained for eight out of 10 days; during the first 90 days it rained for 86 of them.
So what we've done is put a heavy focus on solving the time and purpose of regulations. We look at this from a customer journey model. We want to reach a service level of 90% opening time, so that we're open nine out of 10 days. We've invested in developing a rain-proof drone that is currently being assembled for us and should be delivered within a month.
Is that another Flytrex drone?
Yes, it's based on the DJI Wind platform and once we have that we will have solved 90% of the issues that we have in the customer journey. We will be able to do a lot more than we are doing today. There's a thick layer of snow over everything, so we are flying as much as we can, but we are limited too much by weather. We have 10 trained and licensed operators of the system who are also certified to fly drones up to 25kg manually in case of emergency.
Tell be about the routes you serve
We fly along 13 routes and we can deviate it by up to 700 metres to make the actual delivery. The longest route we fly is probably about 4.2km each way, so a total of over 8km. That is just limited by the batteries we use in the drone so we can probably go to 5.2km to 5.5km if we use the larger battery sets, but we haven't tried that yet and we haven't had any reason to push that limit. With the new, rain-proof drone we believe that we can at least double that range. I think we could even go up to 24km in flight so that would give us a 12km distance from take-off point.
We have the largest online marketplace platform in Iceland. The key difference between us companies such as Deliveroo is that their average delivery will be about 1km. It would never pay to have a drone fly 1km, it's much better to send a bike to make that delivery. Our average delivery is 7km. It makes a huge difference for us if we can cut 6.5km off the delivery by flying a drone so we already have a business case that we can use today.
Drone flights only become economical once they go beyond what sort of range?
If you have a hamburger to deliver and you've got to load it onto a drone you have to monitor the take off and the landing. I don't think the authorities are going to approve non-monitored take-offs and landings. The time it takes to cycle 500, 600, 700 metres is two minutes. So from my perspective it's not economical to think of drone deliveries for a kilometre or less.
What are some of the most interesting routes?
We define the corridors based on the risk and the licence. We look at having a risk that is less than 10 to the power of -7. We are at -8 right now. We fly over residential areas when we need to, but we try to avoid it as much as possible. We try to aim for tree lines and we aim for the water as much as we can. In general the flight of the drone itself is the least risky part of the process because that's where you have the least stress on the airframe. The risky part of the operation comes with take-off, landing and hovering issues. As soon as the drone will stop there is increased stress on the airframe, so at any waypoint you have a higher risk than during the actual flight so that's where we are most focused on risk analysis.
So you don't land when you deliver – you stop the drone in flight and deliver the package by extending a line to the ground.
Yes. For the first nine months we landed, and that's when we immediately realised we would never reach any commercial viability when landing at the customer site. It's way too risky and we're going to have a very different procedure committed during commercial operation.
How did you get the risk assessment agreed by the relevant authorities?
When we started deliveries in 2014 we were delivering hot food and we quickly found that it was way too expensive. So we started looking into different options. We spoke to a few ground robotics companies but after the regulator, the Icelandic Transport Authority, told us it would be prepared to consider our robotic delivery plans the company we were talking to said they were getting traction in Germany, the USA and UK – reducing their interest in a small market like Iceland. We told the regulator we were going to be among the first countries in the world to do this or we were going to be the last because the market is so small. The regulatory told us it could not make an exception for us but it would prioritise our operation.
That's when we began talking to Flytrex. They told us they had stopped building their own delivery drone but were going to create a system that was platform agnostic and that as long as they could control the drone they didn't care who made it. We really like their approach; it would be much easier to take a drone with hundreds of thousands of flight hours behind it and common spare parts and use that platform. Then it took us 14 months to get comments back from the authorities on our operational proposal. Since then we have reapplied four times because the first licence was just for one month. It was then extended and we had another licence for two months then for six months then they changed the regulations. Last spring we applied for the multiple route and delivery licence we have that now until May 2020.
How do you track the drones?
By GPS and mobile phone. We have three encrypted ways to communicate with the drone. There are three flight systems onboard. So once we take off, we pretty much have set out what the flight is going to look like and we haven't had any issues that have required us to take over control other than minor corrections to landing.
What's been the public response to your operation?
Everybody is pessimistic until they see it. I am a strong advocate that seeing is believing. Once people have seen it they completely change their mind. We have had only had two negative complaints, one about the landing space taking up parking spaces outside the office and the other was a near car-crash when the driver became distracted by the drone landing nearby. This is a real issue.
How many flights have you done since you started?
We've done about 700 delivery flights, but many more when you count the test flights. The maximum number of flights per day is around 30 flights by one drone.
If you look ahead two or three years how much bigger will your drone delivery network be?
I don't think packages will be single-handedly delivered by drone. There will still be cars, bikes, trucks and lorries and other methods, including ground-delivery robots. We could see drone deliveries accounting for 50% of all our deliveries sometime in the future. But we are aiming to get to a place where we can fly 90% of the time, even with two or three hours or bad weather a day. And we have weather which is ten times more severe than in the UK, for example. We want to be able to offer shopping centres internationally the ability to set up a marketplace and drone delivery service for them where they can use drones for 50% of the time and for the rest of the time we will set up a fleet of cars for them.
So you are looking internationally
Drones are just a part of the concept but they are going to be an increasingly important part of that in the future.
At what stage in your operations will you need to have a comprehensive UTM system?
We already have a UTM system but it only encompasses the drones we control and is unique to the Flytrex platform. You don't need many more operators before you start feeling uncomfortable. Although the risk of two drones colliding is very low it's still uncomfortable flying with another operator in the air using autonomous drones. Right now we are alone and that's a benefit. And we are in close contact with the airport control tower and know the plans for manned aviation for that day. And they know to put a big circle around wherever we're operating. But of course we need a UTM system in the future and we're all for working together with various parties, authorities and others to get this in place.
You are not worried about the sudden appearance of emergency helicopters?
No. Emergency helicopters mostly go via fixed routes to the countryside and fly along normal flight paths so we do not come across search and rescue operations inside the city. But let's say we are flying and there was a search and rescue operation going on – it happens once in a while. Immediately the control tower calls us and tells us to ground all the drones. This happens once every two years in Reykjavik.
How involved has the local authority been in your operation?
We had to get approval from them. We had to be approved by the civil aviation authority, ISAVIA, the airport operator, the transport ministry, the police of Reykjavik and Reykjavik City. The City had the power to say "no" but they did say we could not fly above a particular public path in the middle of the city or other sensitive areas. But all communications with the authorities have been really good.
Now we are looking to extend the routes to southern cities of Reykjavik and a few others, and they're all very positive.
We have good roads but now we have so many tourists on the roads that we have traffic congestion like you cannot imagine. But for each electric car that we have on the road, we have taken four family cars off it and each drone can do the work of three to four electric cars. So you start to see the multiplication of benefits. If you look at this from the social and economic benefits of society, it's a huge, huge benefit from all perspectives. You will need fewer roads and less infrastructure. And, in our view, you have a much safer way of delivery packages than driving on the roads.
Drones will be capable of doing 100 errands a day once they are up to speed and everything is running.
The big thing that's happening now is that we've started doing backyard deliveries which makes a huge difference and those customers who have their backyards approved are ordering many, many more times than others. The key thing here is that it takes two to three months to approve a backyard delivery. Because you have to have a delivery point and draw a 50-metre radius around it and contact every building, inhabitant and so on and get their approval. As we know, neighbour relationships can be tricky…so we are applying now for an exemption from the 50-metre rule based on what has been done in Australia and we are hoping to get that exemption. We have quite a few backyards approved so far in addition to about 20 public delivery points.
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import {Router} from "@angular/router";
import {ReCaptchaComponent} from "angular2-recaptcha/lib/captcha.component";
import {Title} from "@angular/platform-browser";
import {LoginService} from "../../shared/services/login.service";
import {LoadingService} from "../../shared/services/loading.service";
import {LocalStorageService} from "../../shared/services/localStorage.service";
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Narine cleared to resume bowling, relief for KKR
The off-spinner is set to represent Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, which starts on Saturday.
Tom Webber
London 08 April, 2016 11:38 IST
West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been cleared to return to domestic and international cricket.
Sunil Narine has been cleared to resume bowling after the ICC deemed his action to be legal. West Indies off-spinner Narine was reported during the third One-Day International against Sri Lanka in November.
Narine subsequently missed the Windies' triumphant World T20 campaign, but, following tests in Chennai, is free to return to domestic and international cricket.
"At the retest, it was revealed that the amount of elbow extensions in Narine's bowling action for all his deliveries that were tested was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under ICC regulations for the review of bowlers reported with suspected illegal bowling actions," an ICC statement said.
Narine had previously been reported for a suspect action in the Champions League T20 and withdrew from the Windies' Cricket World Cup side in 2015 in order to remedy the problem.
The off-spinner is set to represent Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, which starts on Saturday. But he may still be i n doubt for Knight Riders' first match against Delhi Daredevils on April 10, having returned to the West Indies following the death of his father.
The umpires are free to report Narine in the future if they believe he uses a suspect action. The retest was performed at the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai on March 28.
Narine was reported during the third One Day International against Sri Lanka on November 7, 2015 in Pallekele and subsequently banned. Narine had previously spent a year out of the West Indies side working on his action but, three games into his comeback, he was pulled up again. The WICB initially named him in the squad for the 2016 World T20, but he withdrew citing "insufficient progress in the rehabilitative work on his bowling action".
He was also called for a suspect action during the 2014 Champions League and the 2015 IPL, although he escaped second time around with a "final warning" from the BCCI.
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The Community of St Mary the Virgin (CSMV) was founded in 1848 by William John Butler, the then 29 year old Vicar of Wantage, following the spiritual revival in the Church of England known as the Oxford Movement. CSMV was one of the first Anglican Religious Communities to be founded in England since the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII.
In 1849, Harriet Day, a farmer's daughter, came to assist the Revd William Butler in the formation of this new Sisterhood and, in 1854, she was installed by Samuel Wilberforce, then Bishop of Oxford, as the first Reverend Mother, a position she held for 33 years.
The Revd William Butler and Mother Harriet both left their mark on the Community. From the beginning there was an emphasis on simplicity of life, the first Rule being drawn up in 1854, which was revised in 1863. The Rule (concerning the Community's ethos and aspirations) first appeared in print together with the Consititution in 1896. It was from that time the Sisters took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to God before the Bishop of Oxford or his nominee.
The Rule has continued to be revised to adapt to changing insights.
From small beginnings, CSMV grew over the years with many active works: schools, mission houses and homes for young mothers, young offenders, the elderly and for the rehabilitation of persons suffering from drug and alcohol addiction.
Community houses were also started in India, South Africa and, Botswana plus elsewhere in the United Kingdom. The Community also helped in the nurturing and formation of a small indigenous community in Madagascar -the Society of the Servants of Jesus Christ (FMJK), founded in 1985 – with which contact is still maintained.
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Copts in Modernity
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Coptic Studies, Melbourne, 13-16 July 2018
Series: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, Volume: 22
Volume Editors: Elizabeth Agaiby, Mark N. Swanson, and Nelly van Doorn-Harder
Copts in Modernity presents a collection of essays – many of which contain unpublished archival material – showcasing historical and contemporary aspects pertaining to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The volume covers three main themes: The first theme, History, gathers studies that look back to the nineteenth and late eighteenth centuries to understand the realities of the twentieth and twenty-first; the second theme, Education, Leadership and Service, explores the role of religious education in the revival of the Church and how Coptic religious principles influenced the ideas of leadership and service that resulted in the Church's spiritual revival; and the third theme, Identity and Material Culture, draws upon a broad range of material and visual culture to exemplify the role they play in creating and recreating identities. This volume brings together the work of senior and early career scholars from Australia, Europe, Egypt, and the United States.
Matthew's Non-Messianic Mapping of Messianic Texts
Evidences of a Broadly Eschatological Hermeneutic
Series: Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 188
Author: Bruce Henning
Scholars often explain Matthew's practice of applying non-messianic texts to the messiah by postulating a Christological hermeneutic. In Matthew's Non-Messianic Mapping of Messianic texts, Bruce Henning raises the question of how Matthew applies messianic texts to non-messianic figures. This neglected category challenges the popular view by stretching Matthew's paradigm to a broadly eschatological one in which disciples share in the mission of Jesus so as to fulfill Scriptural hopes. Using Cognitive Linguistics, this volume explores four case studies to demonstrate Matthew's non-messianic mapping scheme: the eschatological shepherd, the vineyard care-giver, temple construction imagery, and the Isaian herald. These reveal how Matthew's theology of discipleship as participating in Jesus' own vocation extends even to his hermeneutical paradigm of fulfillment.
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In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers a microhistorical study of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Aššur who practiced medical and magical healing in the ancient city of Assur (modern northern Iraq) in the 7th century BCE. The book provides the first detailed analysis of a healer's education and practice in ancient Mesopotamia based on at least 73 texts assigned to specific stages of his career. By drawing on a microhistorical framework, the study aims at significantly improving our understanding of the functional aspects of texts in their specialist environment. Furthermore, the work situates Kiṣir-Aššur as one of the earliest healers in world history for whom we have such details pertaining to his career originating from his own time.
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Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War focuses on all divinatory practices which were used in the ancient Near East and Greece in time of war. Divination was a practical way of discovering the will of the gods, and enabled human contact with the divine. Divinatory practices were crucial to decision-taking. The results of divination were especially important during war. This book concentrates on the methods used to obtain all possible information from the divine world which could impact on the results of war. Knowledge of divine plans, verdicts and favors would ensure victory, power and eternal glory.
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Q: Trying to Plot Phase Plane of Nonlinear system I'm trying to graph the phase plane of the following nonlinear system in Mathematica using NDSolve, and `VectorPlot_.
dx/dt = y
dy/dt = x - y + x ^ 3

And this is my
graph1 = VectorPlot[{y, x - y + x^3}/(1 + (y)^2 + (x - y + x^3)^2)^0.5, {x, -10,
10}, {y, -10, 10}];
gensol[x0_, y0_] :=
  NDSolve[{x'[t] == y[t], y'[t] == x[t] - y[t] + x[t]^3, x[0] == x0,
y[0] == y0}, {x[t], y[t]}, {t, -10, 10}];
sol[1] = gensol[4, 0];
sol[2] = gensol[0, 0];
sol[3] = gensol[0, 0];
sol[4] = gensol[0, 0];
sol[5] = gensol[0, 0];
graph2 = ParametricPlot[
   Evaluate[Table[{x[t], y[t]} /. sol[i], {i, 5}]], {t, -10, 10},
  PlotRange -> {{-10, 10}, {-10, 10}}];
Show[{graph1, graph2}]

But I keep getting this error, and I can't seem to get rid of it.
I've removed the ^3 from the x and then it worked just fine, so I'm not seeing how re-adding back in the ^3 would cause it to stop working.
And no matter what initial conditions I input it keeps repeating the same errors.
NDSolve::ndsz: At t == -0.441719, step size is effectively zero; singularity or stiff system suspected. >>
NDSolve::ndsz: At t == 0.470765016687473`, step size is effectively zero; singularity or stiff system suspected. >>
InterpolatingFunction::dmval: Input value {-9.99959} lies outside the range of data in the interpolating function. Extrapolation will be used. >>
InterpolatingFunction::dmval: Input value {-9.99959} lies outside the range of data in the interpolating function. Extrapolation will be used. >>

Any ideas how to fix it?

A: Your major problem is the divergence of the equations solution. As the result Mma suppresses the calculation on a certain step, and when you try to plot on a larger time scale, it does not plot. On a shorter timescale it will, however. In addition there are few smaller problems. I fixed them all and changed the system of equations such that it converges, so that you could have a working example:
 graph1 = StreamPlot[{-y,
     x - y + x^3}/(1 + (y)^2 + (x - y + x^3)^2)^0.5, {x, -10,
    10}, {y, -10, 10}];
gensol[x0_, y0_] :=
  NDSolve[{x'[t] == -y[t], y'[t] == x[t] - y[t] + x[t]^3, x[0] == x0,
    y[0] == y0}, {x, y}, {t, 0, 10},
   Method -> {"StiffnessSwitching",
     Method -> {"ExplicitRungeKutta", Automatic}}];
sol[1] = gensol[4, 0];
sol[2] = gensol[6, 0];
sol[3] = gensol[0, 6];
sol[4] = gensol[3, -3];
sol[5] = gensol[3, -3];
graph2 = Table[
    ParametricPlot[
     Evaluate[{x[t] /. sol[i][[1]], y[t] /. sol[i][[1]]}], {t, 0, 10},
      PlotRange -> {{-10, 10}, {-10, 10}}, PlotStyle -> Hue[i/5]], {i,
      5}] // Flatten;
Show[Join[graph2, {graph1}], ImageSize -> 200]

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President Buhari sued over delay in appointing supreme court justices.
President Buhari has been sued by a lawyer Lawrence Nnoli, over an alleged delay in appointing Supreme Court Justices.
Nnoli who noted that the number of justices has decreased to 12 as against the constitutionally required number of 21 in his lawsuit filed at the federal high court in Lagos, affirmed that the president's failure to appoint more justices of the supreme court was "a serious breach of Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution and poses a grave danger to the course of justice in Nigeria".
He added that even with the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommendation of elevation of some court of appeal justices to the apex court, the Nigerian President is yet to forward their names to the national assembly for screening and confirmation.
The lawyer asked the court to compel President Buhari to perform his duties as it "poses a grave risk to the peace and progress of Nigeria as citizens' confidence in the supreme court towards dispensing justice in a timely manner may be eroded owing to the insufficient number of Justices of the supreme court available."
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Visual Merchandiser in King of Prussia, PA at Ethan Allen Global Inc.
Assist and support a team of 10-15 Interior Design Consultants in fast-paced retail setting with all the tasks necessary to achieve the goals of the Design Team. Implement and maintain appropriate floor displays, in accordance with the Visual Merchandising Guidelines and current Ethan Allen branded projection.
Prioritize merchandising needs, and multitask effectively, to meet deadlines consistently and maintain a neat and orderly Design Center projection.
Demonstrate excellent problem-solving and design skills to oversee and maintain the interior and exterior environment of the Design Center, per the Visual Merchandising Guidelines.
Process Quarterly Rate-of-Sale (ROS) and develop planning strategies in conjunction with District Leadership to maximize display square footage.
Maintain balanced inventory levels within established Ethan Allen benchmarks.
Participate in local marketing efforts, including in house Design Workshops and managing active Social Media platforms (Houzz, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
Provide backup coverage for Receptionist and other administrative positions, as needed.
Assist Interior Design Consultants with residential design projects, as needed.
Assist new customers and return clients, as needed.
Utilize available technology and company design tools, including: proprietary 2D/3D CAD software, Microsoft Office Suite, etc.
An Interior Design, Fine Arts, or Merchandising education, two or four year degree, from an accredited institution and/or a minimum of five years, combined, practical retail interior design or display merchandising experience. Prior experience in display merchandising in a high-end retail environment.
Strong organizational and verbal skills. Ability to work with others in a team setting, to train others to accessorize through knowledge of design, fashion, and new product and retail development trades. Must possess valid driver's license with a good driving record and provide own transportation. Position may require some local travel, holiday, evening and weekend hours.


one of my daughters and i were enjoying a vacation together in northern michigan and decided it would be a great idea to take a day canoe trip. what better way to experience the local beauty than to actively immerse ourselves?
we imagined drifting down a sparkling, fresh water river, paddling when inspired, taking pictures, drinking and eating at our leisure, feeling the warm hug of the sun, listening to music, enjoying the thrill of occasional rapids, jumping in for a swim to cool off, soaking in the view, singing badly, and having some good conversation – pure and easy bliss.
judging by her answer i guessed this wasn't a large corporate operation. their choice of selecting their own random hours, seemingly at their whim, was the first sign of their obvious lack of adherence to any of the usual standards of business. (in looking back, maybe their logo wasn't 'retro' at all, but rather one that had never changed or been updated.) we laughed off this eccentric time quirk and overlooked the thought of anything possibly being amiss – we were so excited and determined to spend the next day fully enjoying the river.
morning came and we drove to their location, far down a dirt road, quite literally in the middle of nowhere. pulling up at 'twenty to 11' as directed, we noticed there was only one other car in the lot and congratulated ourselves about being the first ones there.
walking in, a woman looked up from behind the counter and appeared surprised to see us. to say she was not welcoming or an assertive saleswoman is a bit of an understatement and judging by our conversation, she was clearly the same woman i'd spoken to the night before.
we took a quick look at each other and then up at the sign above, offering the day trip options. it was apparent we needed to be our own advocates and that it would be pretty much up to us to set the whole thing up.
after a few minutes, we decided we'd take the trip with an 'estimated duration' of 4 to 5 hours/10 miles. we paid her in cash, as that was all they accepted, and she didn't ask any of the usual time-killing questions such as our names, if we'd ever canoed before, or god forbid – if we had any questions for her. needless to say there were no disclaimers, forms or other paperwork of any kind. no record of our having come here, or even of our existence at all.
again, this was probably another opportunity to question our choice of outfitters, but we were so happy just to have scored a canoe that we didn't really question it.
soon after, we heard a rough-sounding vehicle pull up and went outside to meet her brother/canoe-guy, (clearly a family operation), who would drop us and our canoe off at the river. we still were the only customer car in the lot at this point so he muttered something about taking us right away and not making us wait for the others. he seemed very shy and kind of shuffled from foot to foot, stuttered a bit, and wouldn't really look us in the eye.
he handed us life vests that looked to be remnants from a former overseas conflict, (quite possibly WWI), and asked us if we wanted oars and seat cushions. (i didn't really realize that oars were optional on a canoe trip), and we all climbed into the rusting, sputtering van with high hopes and canoes up top.
as explained by our enthusiastic guide, we eventually arrived at marker 55. after turning onto a small dirt road, we made our way into the middle of a beautiful state forest.
we climbed out, ready to begin the adventure, as he unloaded our canoe and dropped it into the water. again – no tips, no rules, no questions for us. we had just one more for him before beginning: 'who sits where?' – 'the steerer sits in the back, but i put the canoe in backwards for some reason.' with no further instructions, he turned and headed back to the van and sputtered off, back down the lonely gravel road.
we looked at each other and realized we were really, really alone, in quite a beautiful and remote setting, deep in the midst of a forest, with no one having the slightest idea we were even out there. knowing it was early, and that more canoers would arrive as the day went on, we got over it and climbed into our backwards boat.
my daughter took the seat in front, making her the 'helms-woman', and i took the backseat, now officially the 'steerer' of our boat. after taking some time to get the boat turned around, a couple of things became apparent: the water was quite still without any sort of current, and the water level was extremely low, maybe 8-10 inches deep at best.
after a bit of trial and error, we determined the only way we would be able to actually get moving in the river was to use our oars 'gondolier-style' – by putting our sticks in the water, scraping them along the bottom, and pushing/pulling ourselves along.
as we continued on, i brought up the fact that we had signed up for a 4 to 6 hour trip, assuming the river was flowing, so this might be a longer day than anticipated and we should look at this as an adventure.
at that point, my daughter got a horrible look on her face and said, 'mom, i have a confession. i was trying to do something nice to surprise you and make this day even more special. after you walked out to talk to the canoe guy, i paid extra money to 'upgrade' our trip to the 8-10 hour/20 mile journey instead.' we looked at each other and both sat in stunned silence for a moment, just as dead-still as our canoe sat in the water.
we continued on, as there was on other choice or way to get back to civilization – with many hours of swearing, bitching, proclamations of 'who was doing more work', yelling out and slapping our skin when bitten, trying to make jokes that were 'not funny!', pulling flies out of our eyes, ears and mouths, hungry, dehydrated, zig-zagging our way from bank to bank and tree to tree, sunburned – as many trees were in the river rather than standing and protecting us from the sun, and a never-ending very physical workout – and we came upon a wide river opening that was not a mirage!
first of all, it was amazing there were any fish to be had and that they would be out there trying to find them. next, we were in a very remote location, with no record of us even having rented a canoe or existing, very alone, and 'not at the top of our game' to say the least. they, on the other hand, were drinking beers and hanging out without much of anything to do and lots of idle time on their hands.
we both had active imaginations and strong survival instincts, which inspired us to try to get through this part of the river as quickly and unscathed as possible. it wasn't feasible not to make eye contact or draw attention to ourselves, apparently we were the only other people who had come this way in a long while, so we said hello as we scraped and dragged our way past them, in a style that would have made the venetian gondoliers proud. as you can imagine, this was the fastest we had moved on the river all day! they simply nodded and went back to sipping on their beers and enjoying their silence as we went by. in hindsight, i'm sure we probably looked much more frightening to them than they did to us – after all, who else but crazy freaks would be out trying to canoe on the river in these conditions?
after many, many hours, we actually made it back to our canoe outfitters' place, as the sun began to get low, and running on empty. we never did see any other people canoeing on the river that day, no surprise – and as we came in, we were greeted by the sister and brother outfitters.
walking back to our car and ready to call it a day, we saw a couple pull in and get out of our car. we asked them if they planned on canoeing. their reply – 'no way, we tried that last year and the river was a horrible mess and flies bit us all day! no, we're just here to see about renting some tubes to take to our lake.' 'oh', was all we could say.
when stopping by my favorite artist's booth (kana handel), on the last day of the fair, to buy another of her beautiful creations, i shared with her a story of coincidence and connection, and to let her know that she was part of an equation that superseded the elements of both time and space. as i told her my tale, her face showed surprise, and her eyes opened wide at first, but soon her eyes softened and began to tear, and her look turned to a quiet smile of understanding.
i told her about my ex-husband, who i had met when i was just four years old, and i knew instantly when meeting him, (and told him), that i would one day marry him. he passed away on valentine's day, 2 years past, while living in another state many miles away, and after years of no contact between us, and was a bittersweet experience.
it was a time filled with mixed emotions – sadness for what could have been, for all of the unrealized possibilities, and for things lost between himself and those he loved, now never to be resolved. soon after, one of my daughters flew there to help settle and organize his things, and to gain some measure of final closure. once she began this task, she surprised me with an wonderful discovery.
when cleaning off his desk, she found a business card that looked familiar, it was from an artist, whose work she had seen before, and she recognized it because she had seen her artwork on my walls and had seen the very same card on my desk here.
it seems that even though we had gone on to live very separate lives, and were many miles apart in every sense of the word, we still maintained a connection through the universe, unbeknownst to us. i was reminded of how we were first drawn to each other, and knew we were meant to meet for a wonderful reason – to create our legacy, our amazing daughters – once again proving that art and beauty transcend all.
Serendipity means a "happy accident" or "pleasant surprise"; specifically, the accident of finding something good or useful without looking for it. The word has been voted one of the ten English words hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British translation company.
set out with music playing in my ears, headed off to the art fair. as usual, walking along at street level, i was happily surprised by the small things i encountered on the journey.
lemonade stand – came across a mother, with a baby in carrier strapped to her chest, along with her 3 other little ones running enthusiastically up and down the sidewalk in front of the stand. i stopped to give them some business and they would not accept my money, said it was 'complimentary' and that all they wanted in return is for me to smile and enjoy it.
clothing sale – came across a large table in a front yard with clothing for sale. after looking around for the homeowner, i found her curled up on the porch, under a blanket, fast asleep. a box was left on the table for buyers to leave money in, if they chose to buy any of the clothing.
parking, the great leveler – walked by the following places, all offering parking spaces for $10. where else would you ever see all of these entities listed together, all engaged in singular activity, at the same time?
when one considers an event as huge as the annual art fair, you sometimes forget it is what happens on the periphery that is really the most interesting, memorable, and beautiful.
if we were all to go through life with the same approach as the kinders of the world,, we'd never spend a minute of our day thinking about diet and exercise and stress, for there would be absolutely no need to.
during the school year, most of my waking hours are spent with these little people, where i learn from them daily, and i never cease to be amazed by their honest and natural way of doing things. i've come to the conclusion that if adults were to go through their days in the same way, we would all be a lot happier and healthier.
bitter attendant storming around muttering to himself and anyone willing to listen, angry because my flight to nyc was going to be leaving before his was going to leave for boston. apparently his flight had flown in this same order for the last couple of days and he took it as personally as a major league ball player who'd been moved lower on the batting roster.
i headed off down the aisle and thought how lucky i was, having arrived at the airport just before boarding and still snagging this choice seat – 6c. it was such a low number that i wondered if perhaps they had bumped me up to first class, but was quickly brought back down to earth when i realized there were only 12 rows on the entire plane.
i found my little seat – indeed near the front, (and near the back as well), and went to pop open the bin. looking up, i realized why they'd offered to take my bag. the 'bins', a series of large, overhead slots, were in fact so 'slim' that the only items i could imagine them accommodating would be a comb, a toothpick, a lock of hair, and possibly a cd , (if it wasn't in its case).
turned and passed my bag back, bucket-brigade style, through the line of people behind me, and into the hands of the all-knowing flight attendants. the line seemed to have no problem helping with this, though i did catch a glimpse of the attendants smirking and nodding knowingly towards each other as they tagged my bag and sent it off to wherever it was they originally wanted to send it onto.
once relieved of my luggage, i settled into my seat next to the window, on what was a freezing cold plane, and prepared to instantly fall asleep. pilot announced, 'don't be alarmed by the smoke filling the cabin, just a bit of an air conditioning snafu….' i was so tired that i decided to take my chances and sleep through whatever that really meant.
no sooner had i closed my eyes than i heard a big, friendly, southern voice saying, ' i sure hope you like to snuggle 'cuz we are gonna be packed in here!' looked up and saw a giant with a giant smile. he told me he was 6'8" and 257 pounds and i wondered how he was ever going to fit into his seat next to me, he did the best he could, squeezed in, using a technique any vegas contortionist would admire, and buckled in for the ride. we chatted a bit and soon both fell asleep. as far as i know it all went well, and assumed the reason i was so warm when we arrived was that we'd been unwittingly spooning for the duration of the flight.
once we got to the airport, he unfolded himself out of his seat, and after he carried my luggage to my connecting gate, i said goodbye to my 'airplane husband' – our brief and cozy relationship was over.
i cannot believe my eyes – 5 minutes of real rain!!!
many may consider a route that doesn't follow 'as the crow flies' or as the map/gps/passenger 'suggests', to be inefficient or in other words – not the best way to go. in my experience however, it is on those unknown avenues, that i find myself inevitably traveling most often, and on these journeys, i always end up where i planned to go, though i discover many places along the way that i never would have experienced otherwise.
i first noticed it when i was very young, and went riding my bike out of the garage, all smiles and with sparkly streamers flying from the handlebars, excited for what the day held, venturing into the safe confines of my own neighborhood. once out on the street though, it was often a struggle to find my way around, and in and out of places.
frequency and familiarity made absolutely no difference – somehow between the time i left and the time i returned – the paths, the roads, the routes, all seemed to converge and made me wonder how i would arrive at my destination, and upon eventually getting there, wondering how i would ever get back.
over time, i learned to adapt and just worked things out, though i was reminded of this challenge as i grew up, began driving a car, and had places where i was actually expected to be at a particular time.
over time, family and friends got used to u-turns at the emergency turn-arounds on the freeway, circling around a city, (even our own), calls and stops asking strangers how to get from one place to another, and of course, finding our way to places via other places we never even knew existed.
recently, i began to look into this phenomenon and stumbled upon a reason, a scientific explanation for all of this – dyscalculia. just five syllables to sum up what i've always wondered about. amazing there's an actual term for this – think of it as 'directional dyslexia'. it has to do with mental mapping abilities, directionality, mechanical steps, and conversion of 2d images to 3d. wow – had i known this a long time ago, i would have had a comeback when i was questioned by my daughters!
the plus side of this, is that people who have this are generally, 'highly intelligent and developed in other areas.' okay, i'll take it. on this research site, there were many who wrote to say, 'i can't believe i have found others like this!', and 'i feel redeemed at last!', and 'now i know when i come out of the restroom at the airport why i am lost in the terminal!' one woman even had the ironic twist of fate of marrying a cartographer. it was an endless word-fest of 'lost' people celebrating the finding of others like them.
like them, i have found my people at last! i think it would be wonderful to get together and meet to discuss this in person, however, i don't know how long it would take us all to find each other. until then, i'll just try to make sure i don't have my shirt on inside-out and i'll keep my eyes open for the giant salmon, where i know i should turn to head towards the cottage.


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Blues Locations – Tennessee – Chattanooga
Themed Photo Gallery and Information: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia. With an estimated population of 180,557 in 2017, it is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee, along with Knoxville. Served by multiple railroads and Interstate highways, Chattanooga is a transit hub. Chattanooga lies 118 miles (190 km) northwest of Atlanta, Georgia, 112 miles (180 km) southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, 134 miles (216 km) southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, 102 miles (164 km) east-northeast of Huntsville, Alabama, and 147 miles (237 km) northeast of Birmingham, Alabama.
The Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area is the fourth largest in Tennessee and the city of Chattanooga anchors a three-state area that includes Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia, and Northeast Alabama. Major industry driving the economy includes automotive, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage production, healthcare, insurance, tourism, and back office and corporate headquarters.
The city, with a downtown elevation of about 680 feet (210 m), is at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau. Its official nickname is "Scenic City", alluding to the surrounding by mountains and ridges. Unofficial nicknames include "River City", "Chatt", "Nooga", "Chattown", and "Gig City", the latter a reference to Chattanooga's claims that it has the fastest internet service in the Western Hemisphere.
Chattanooga is internationally known for the 1941 song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Chattanooga is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Chattanooga State Community College.
The first inhabitants of the Chattanooga area were Native Americans. Sites dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period (ca. 10,000) show continuous human occupation through the Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian/Muskogean/Yuchi (900–1714), and Cherokee (1776–1838) periods. The Chickamauga Mound near the mouth of the Chickamauga Creek is the oldest (ca. 750) remaining visible art in Chattanooga.
The Citico town and mound site was the most significant Mississippian/Muscogee landmark in Chattanooga up to 1915. The first part of the name "Chattanooga" derives from the Muskogean word cvto /chắtȯ/ – 'rock'. The latter may be derived from a regional suffix -nuga meaning dwelling or dwelling place. It is also believed to be derived from the Creek Indian word for 'rock rising to a point.'
The earliest Cherokee occupation of the area dates from 1776, when Dragging Canoe separated himself from the main tribe to establish resistance to European settlement during the Cherokee–American wars. In 1816 John Ross, who later became Principal Chief, established Ross's Landing. Located along what is now Broad Street, it became one of the centers of Cherokee Nation settlement, which also extended into Georgia and Alabama.
In 1838, the U.S. government forced the Cherokees, along with other Native Americans, to relocate to the area designated as Indian Territory, in what is now the state of Oklahoma. Their journey west became known as the "Trail of Tears" for their exile and fatalities along the way. The U.S. Army used Ross's Landing as the site of one of three large internment camps, or "emigration depots", where Native Americans were held before the journey on the Trail of Tears.
In 1839, the community of Ross's Landing incorporated as the city of Chattanooga. The city grew quickly, initially benefiting from a location well-suited for river commerce. With the arrival of the railroad in 1850, Chattanooga became a boom town. The city was known as the site "where cotton meets corn," referring to its location along the cultural boundary between the mountain communities of southern Appalachia and the cotton-growing states to the south.
During the American Civil War, Chattanooga was a center of battle. Chattanooga served as a hub connecting fifty percent the Confederacy's arsenals, those being located in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, and Macon. Chattanooga railroads proved vital in the Confederacy's transportation of raw material to processing plants where they were responsible for producing small arms munitions. During the Chickamauga Campaign, Union artillery bombarded Chattanooga as a diversion and occupied it on September 9, 1863. Following the Battle of Chickamauga, the defeated Union Army retreated to safety in Chattanooga. On November 23, 1863, the Battles for Chattanooga began when Union forces led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant reinforced troops at Chattanooga and advanced to Orchard Knob against Confederate troops besieging the city. The next day, the Battle of Lookout Mountain was fought, driving the Confederates off the mountain. On November 25, Grant's army routed the Confederates in the Battle of Missionary Ridge. In regard to victories won by the Union, Chattanooga marks one of three defining moments that turned the Civil War in their favor. The Battle of Gettysburg brought the streak of victories obtained by the Confederacy to an end, while the Siege of Vicksburg split the Confederacy itself in half, while Chattanooga served doorway to the deep south. These battles were followed the next spring by the Atlanta Campaign, beginning just over the nearby state line in Georgia and moving southeastward. After the war ended, the city became a major railroad hub and industrial and manufacturing center
Source: Wikipedia (extract);
Full Chattanooga Wikipedia entry here
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. Bessie did not have access to an education because her parents had died and her elder sister was taking care of her. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.
The 1900 census indicates that her family reported that Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in April 1894. The 1910 census gives her age as 16, and a birth date of April 15, 1894 appears on subsequent documents and was observed as her birthday by the Smith family. The 1870 and 1880 censuses report three older half-siblings, but later interviews with Smith's family and contemporaries contain no mention of them against her siblings.
She was the daughter of Laura (born Snow) and William Urie, a laborer and part-time Baptist preacher (he was listed in the 1870 census as a "minister of the gospel", in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama). He died while his daughter was too young to remember him. By the time Bessie was nine, her mother and a brother had also died. Her older sister Viola took charge of caring for her siblings.
To earn money for their impoverished household, Smith and her brother Andrew began busking on the streets of Chattanooga. She sang and danced as he played the guitar. Their favorite location was in front of the White Elephant Saloon at Thirteenth and Elm streets, in the heart of the city's African-American community.
Full Bessie Smith Wikipedia entry here
Bessie Smith Cultural Center / Chattanooga African American Museum
The Chattanooga African American Museum was founded in 1983 by ten empowering visionary leaders from Chattanooga: Roy Noel, Jacola Goodwin, Sallie Crenshaw, Agnes Locke, Leonard Wellington, Elizabeth Champion, Levi Moore, Rayburn Traughber, Catherine Kimble, and Rev. Williams Banks.
Located in an area once dubbed as the city's black enterprise zone, (the famed 9th Street District) now known as M.L. King Boulevard, the museum's original goal was to present the many contributions African Americans made to the development of Chattanooga. The rise in the number of African American Museums during the 1960's paralleled the growth in African American studies throughout the nation. Both visions were attempts to compensate for the failure of the American education system to provide adequate inclusion and contributions of African Americans in American history and culture.
In 1996, a newly renovated facility became the new home of the Chattanooga African American Museum and the Bessie Smith Hall. Located at 200 E. M. L. King Boulevard, the facility was established to pay homage to the late "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, through the establishment of a Performance Hall within the complex. The Bessie Smith Performance Hall has become well known in the Chattanooga community as an educational institution and spectacular venue to host performances, banquets, meetings and various community events.
What is now one organization began as two that were distinctly separate. Over the past several decades, the Bessie Smith Performance Hall developed a strong brand within the Chattanooga community. As a result of an extensive strategic planning process and to generate an overall awareness of what the one entity offers to Chattanooga, surrounding areas, and the southeastern region, the Chattanooga African American Museum/Bessie Smith Performance Hall was renamed the Bessie Smith Cultural Center (African American Museum & Performance Hall) in 2009. The center is affectionally referred to as "The Bessie."
See their website here
Check out this essasy:
Got the Blues for Chattanooga
– by Max Haymes
Extract: This article was inspired by a poetic and far-sighted verse recorded by a blind blues singer in the late 1920s! Twelve-string maestro, Blind Willie McTell recorded his beautiful "Drive Away Blues" for Victor Records in 1929.
"Goin' up on Lookout Mountain, an' look down to Niagara Falls,
Niagara Falls;
Sweet mama, Niagara Falls.
Goin' up on the Lookout Mountain, look down to Niagara Falls,
Seem like to me I can hear my Atlanta mama call;
I could hear her call."
[Lookout montain lies just south west of Chattanooga]
Tennessee Historical Commission Marker


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Sometimes it doesn't seem fair that because Charlie has a winter birthday, we only have so many options to choose from. Not to mention, there is more pressure to have a theme and decorate an indoor space in the winter. For my children with summer birthdays we can plan parties at the playground, in the backyard, at the community pool…. etc.
It seems pretty obvious that an indoor swim party would be the perfect setting for a winter birthday however, I was always intimidated by the idea that my kids were not strong swimmers yet and that it would not be the ideal type of party for a young child.
I am so happy that we decided to book a Goldfish Swim Party anyways because there could not have been a more perfect way to ignore the cold weather outside and escape to a tropical destination! Of course Ariel from Paulette's Princess Parties had to come as well and take our "Under The Sea" theme to the next level.
Before we began our hour of swim, Ariel opened her treasure chest and shared her dingelhoppers and thingamabobs with the kids. Now that she has her sea legs, she showed them how to walk and curtsy with "Perfect Princess Posture," and of course she sang and posed for photo ops.
After the activities the older children took their swim test to see if they were strong enough swimmers to not need a lifejacket and all the kids then got to enjoy a free for all in the pool for one hour. The kids had so much fun splashing around in the 90 degree water that Goldfish is infamous for.
Once the swim time was over, everyone gathered for juice boxes and cupcakes. We sang Happy Birthday to Charlie and opened gifts to cap off an enjoyable few hours.
My fears about throwing a swim party with young, inexperienced, swimmers were completely assuaged when I discovered that all children who wish to swim without a life vest must take a swim test to prove their competency and everyone else must wear life jackets. (Which Goldish provides). And the lifeguards did a great job of enforcing the rules so that all the kids remained safe.
Our small party came with two lifeguards to monitor the children while they swim. (You can pay extra for additional lifeguards if you choose). And guess what? Although many parents chose to swim with their children, you don't have to if you feel comfortable watching them play from the sidelines. This was huge for me because I didn't quite know how I would host a party and be in the water with the kids at the same time. Luckily for me, I trust the kids to be safe in the water from their two years worth of swim lessons from Goldfish, and the lifejackets and lifeguards were the perfect icing on the cake.
A two hour party with the facility all to yourself!
Parents, it doesn't get more hands free then this! You basically only have to show up! If you want to add that extra something special to the party and make it even MORE hands off, book your favorite character from Paulette's Princess Parties! These characters don't just show up for a photo op, they organize a fun activity with the kids, sing, dance, and give their undivided attention to the children.
You simply couldn't ask for a better experience and the combination of Goldfish and Paulette's Princesses together? The most fun and easiest birthday I have planned to date. Which is exactly what you need when you have a birthday close to the holidays!