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OTTAWA – Amid concerns from Canadian law enforcement agencies that police will not be ready to apply legalized marijuana laws by July 2018, the federal point-man on pot says it's important to get the new regime in place as soon as possible.
"I think it's important that we focus on getting this job done as quickly as we are able. We've established a pretty tight timeline, a difficult timeline, but that challenge is I think, an important one and everybody is working hard to get it done," Bill Blair said in response to concerns raised by the police groups Tuesday.
Speaking before the House of Commons Health Committee which is studying Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Ontario Provincial Police, and the Saskatoon Police Service all said the tight timeline is making them apprehensive about police readiness.
They say more time is needed to make sure police officers are properly trained to enforce the new legal pot regime.
The government had set July 2018 as their target to have marijuana legalized in Canada.
Blair, as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice, has been tasked with stickhandling the bill through Parliament.
He acknowledged that the "target date" will require considerable work to meet, but made no indication if government is ready to consider an extension.
The former Toronto police chief said that while he understands and takes seriously the anxiety expressed by law enforcement, the current situation is "unacceptable."
Blair said the rollout will become clearer for stakeholders, like police, once the provinces and territories indicate how they'll approach legal marijuana in their jurisdictions; and how resources will be allocated.
The federal government recently announced that $274 million has been budgeted to assist police and border officials with enforcing the new legal pot regime.
The police forces also want the federal government to reconsider the portion of the legislation that would allow Canadians to grow up to four marijuana plants at home, saying it could make it easier for youth to access, and that it poses a public safety risk.
"The world is watching Canada throughout this process," said the Canadian Association Chiefs of Police spokesperson Mike Serr at committee on Tuesday.
"We haven't been able to even start preparing any training packages or training in any sense because we, at this point don't know don't know what is going to be encompassed in both provincial and federal legislation, or municipal, so we're sort of in a holding pattern," said Serr.
"Certainly at the onset we are going to have to insure that our members understand completely the legislation, their authorities under the legislation… so that is where we're concerned."
Conservative health critic Marilyn Gladu said she'll be pushing for the bill to be amended to remove the provisions that allow for home growing. She also wants the government to extend the timeline for legalization.
"I think it would be a disservice to Canadians if we didn't do this properly. This is a big change for us," she said.
Tuesday afternoon, the committee heard about the experiences Colorado and Washington had with legalizing marijuana.
A spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Revenue said that state also rolled out legalized marijuana under a time crunch.
"We were flying the plane as we were building it, and that's unfortunate but yes it was done on a more accelerated timeline than we would have liked," said Michael Hartman.
"It does present challenges, but you are able to work through them if you do it thoughtfully," Hartman said.
The bill, as it's drafted, would allow adults in Canada to possess and use small amounts of recreational marijuana legally. It sets out the parameters around the production, possession, safety standards, distribution, and sale of marijuana. It also creates new Criminal Code offences for selling marijuana to minors. The proposed federal law spells out that it will be illegal for anyone younger than 18 to buy pot, but leaves the provinces and territories to set a higher age.
The committee of MPs is holding a marathon session of meetings, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through to Friday, to get a head start on studying Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, before Parliament resumes on Sept. 18. It's scheduled to hear from dozens of witnesses over the course of these meetings.
Chair of the House Health Committee, Liberal MP Bill Casey, told CTV News that he anticipates the committee will continue to study Bill C-45 into October.


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Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has proceeded on a two-week vacation and his deputy, Dcn. (Barr) Kingsley Otuaro, will act as governor of Delta State, while Okowa enjoys his short vacation.
This detail was contained in a letter sent to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Monday Igbuya, by Governor Okowa himself.
In the letter, the governor informed the state legislature of his intention to proceed on vacation from July 5 to July 20, 2016.
The short letter said: "I send warm greetings to the Right Honourable Speaker and write to intimate the Honourable House that I would be proceeding on vacation from July 5-20, 2016.
"In accordance with Section 190 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, His Excellency, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, shall perform the duties of my office as Acting Governor during the period of my absence on leave".
Photos of Governor Okowa, enjoying a much cherished reunion with his family, including his recently delivered grandchild, emerged on several online portals and news media, suggesting that the Delta state Governor, who celebrated his 57th birthday on July 8, 2016, had since commenced his vacation, which is already one week gone as at press time.

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This is more of a food planner than anything, something so that I can remind myself what I want to do. Women are supposed to eat between 1,800 and 2,200 calories a day. When I pick up a soda, or a snack that says "only 100 calories", I think, "that's not very much!". The truth… Continue reading How I will lose weight (and how you can too)


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Why the promise of unlimited power in end devices has achieved only spotty success.
Pre-characterized tiles can move Moore's Law forward, but it's not as easy as it looks.
Inefficient conversion of RF to digital and continuous connectivity issues are causing thermal problems, threatening signal integrity and reliability.
Government and private organizations developing blueprints for semiconductor industry as threat level rises.
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Assuming you are into BFG's that are on the shelf? Rivals are good tires. Ken runs the S on his crazy fast GT3 and he wins FTD lots of times.
I learned the $70 rebate ending April 30th from Michelin only effects "in stock" tires so the backordered RE71's aren't eligible anyhow. So there is a one month delay in getting them anyhow for my sizes and no rebate so I'm not getting any this year. I'll live.
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Come gather 'round me, cowboys,
And listen to me close
Whilst I tells yuh 'bout a mustang
That must uh been a ghost.
Curley Fletcher, The Flying Outlaw
Crying for the Moon Egg
Dim shades of graying colors swirl in a hazy sunset tableau. Washed-out crimson covers the base and spirals upwards in uneven lines, fading by degrees to the murky blue steel of dusk. It is neither clear-cut as a winter's horizon nor simply dimmed age. The egg's patterns are inconsistent as if seen through dust-coated, ancient glass. Near the egg's darkening crown, a clouded grey circle emerges, its shape more implied than described.
Hatching Message
Crying for the Moon Egg quakes under the pressure of inner thunder. It cracks, and crackles — tiny fragments of shell falling away to pepper the sand beneath. For a moment, the egg is still. Then it is shattered by the vehement plunge of a proud dragonet's head. Encasing fragments of shell are thrust back and away by the wide plant of feet, broad wings spearing up and out as the Unbridled Pegasus Bronze Dragonet rears forth from the eggy wreckage.
Unbridled Pegasus Bronze Dragonet
Nobility mantles itself in bronze, but bronze occluded, bronze obscured. Yet the darkness that masks his hide also defines the clean lines of his proud neck and the strong angles of wide-set shoulders. Moonshadow dapples his legs and tail: a silver-greened starfield across the powerful muscles of his haunches. Wide, over-reaching wings sweep back to cover such distinction, but there is no self-effacement in the cut of his long equine head. The eyes that look out of the dark face are frank: acknowledging who he is; determining who he shall be.
Public Impression Pose
Unbridled Pegasus Bronze Dragonet hears a whoop, rolls an eye. Still struggling with those ungainly wings, he follows the sound to its source—it might be a journey of several minutes but he gets there. There before a candidate who doesn't seem to know what to do with his hands. He gapes his teeth in an amused but satisfied leer. You requested an inner killer?
Private Impression Message
There is a touch on your mind, barely perceptible at first, but growing swiftly stronger — a breath of wind that opens out into a whispered softness of sensation that leaves no part of you out, no aspect of your self untouched. « You. » The single word encompasses all that first touch found, an awakening breath hinted in greeney brown and carrying with it the suggestion of supple old leather. Dry, dry, dry as dust: « You will do. » Beneath dryness, the opening embrace of a bond, seeding itself rich and deep and bathing you in the content warmth and quiet pride of his certainty. « We will do. M'rak and Kyrioth. »
Oh, M'rak, what have you let yourself in for? We adored you pretty much from the get go, and we get an obscene amount of pleasure from poking at Meerak's little prejudices. Now that you've shed your white knot, you'll get less direct interference from us, but we hope that Kyrioth can pick up where we left off!
Egg Inspiration
"Crying for the moon" means to long for something you can never have. The French call it, "Il veut prendre la lune avec les dents" - "He wants to take the moon between his teeth," related to the idea that the moon is made of cheese.
We liked the desc of this egg, but we also liked how this tied in with the Pegasus myth, with Bellerophon wishing to enter Mount Olympus by riding Pegasus.
Theme Inspiration
He goes by the name of Pegasus,
He has himself wings to fly;
He eats and drinks in the Bad Lands,
And ranges around in the sky.
- Seems he belongs to an outfit,
Some sisters, The Muses, they say,
And they always kep 'im in hobbles
Till he busts 'em and gets away.
- Curley Fletcher, The Flying Outlaw
Pegasus, mount of heroes! Conceived by Poseidon on Medusa, he sprang from the gorgon's neck after Perseus cut her head off. In some versions of the myth, he then helped Perseus slay the sea-monster (Aerulunth!) and rescue Andromeda. More commonly written is that he was tamed by Bellerophon with the aid of a golden bridle and that together they killed the chimaera. Success went to Bellerophon's head and he tried to fly up to Mount Olympus, home of the Gods. Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus, and the winged horse threw Bellerophon and entered Olympus alone. He became the bearer of Zeus' thunderbolts and was later placed in the stars.
Unlike Bellerophon, you will have no magic bridle to tame your pegasus. Still, you should equally beware of letting your mount go to your head lest you too be thrown.
Name Inspiration
The name Kyrioth comes from the greek 'kyrios' meaning 'lord', or simply 'sir'. The pronunciation is up to you, although the most common anglicisation is 'Kirrioth'. 'Kurioth' and 'Ky-rioth' are also possibles.
We wanted something to represent the innate nobility of a bronze dragon, particularly with how M'rak will see it. Titles don't sit well with Meerak, so we couldn't resist elevating his dragon to the peerage! It's not often we want to build a noble bronze, but we are very curious as to how M'rak will handle this conflict with his class issues.
- "Surrender yourselves! It's five against two, you're clearly outnumbered."
"That's true. But you are clearly outmatched."
- Iroh to an attacker, Avatar: The Last Airbender
A bronze is a bronze, and while that may end up meaning something else during the Interval, among the dragons, the bronzes will always be the ones that vie for leadership. They're the aristocracy.
Kyrioth's mindvoice is low, and slow, and dry. There is a hint of old paper about him, well-aged leather and the raw darkness of whiskey. His voice is a subtle thing, and soft: its touch whispers like wind and bears the gentle rasp of sand. He is not a colorful speaker, flash over substance; when he infuses color at all, he works in muted tones of brown and grey and green, portraying more through shades within a single color than through their variety. He does not speak in an overabundance of words. Instead he is to the point. His tools are image, concept and feeling, engaging the senses as well as the mind.
When irritated, his voice only grows softer, his words more direct, the backdrop blanker of color and image and less yielding. When his mood is more expansive, there is more likelihood of a panoply of accompanying sensation; but Kyrioth is not one to overwhelm or overbear. Not that way.
I puts my hackamore on him,
And a pair uh blinds on his eyes;
I hobbles his wings tight together
So he can't go back to the skies.
- I lets him up when he's saddled,
My cinch is sunk deep in his hide;
I takes the slack out uh my spur straps
'Cause it looks like a pretty tough ride.
- - Curley Fletcher, The Flying Outlaw
We shadowed Kyrioth's hide, both because you requested it and because we didn't want him to flaunt his bronzeness. He's inescapably bronze, but he's not the peacock that Aojadinth is! Instead of Ghraith's copper filigree, he's inherited Cadgwith's greenish-silver highlights which just give him a bit of illusive lustre on his legs and tail. This is slightly more defined on his rump, appaloosa-style.
As Pegasus, we envisioned him with a bit of a draft-horse build: not huge, but sturdy with aristocratic lines. Chiseled rather than rugged, but definitely not a pretty boy! His wings are just a touch out of proportion, a little too big. This could cause him some initial difficulty in weyrlinghood—both in tripping over them and in co-ordinating them for an effective flap—but with a little practice, he'll be able to bank on the air-currents with unexpected deftness for his size.
On land, there's something much steadier about Kyrioth—most of the time. He's solid, strong, reassuring. His gait is heavy and deliberate, with an awareness of his bulk, but his legs are too long to plod. He strides—or at least he will when he's learned to hold those wings out of the way. Regrettably, he does have a bad habit of fidgeting if he has to stand still for too long. It will just be something small—twitching the tip of his tail,
flexing his claws, shuffling those big, big wings—and he won't notice he's doing it, but it might be something you want to keep an eye on when it comes to the more disciplinarian weyrlingmasters.
Like Pegasus, Kyrioth is not easily won over, but he can be 'tamed' and without a bridle. M'rak will have a big advantage in Impression, but he'll quickly find that Kyrioth's agreed to take him on, not the other way around.
Quite what Meerak's reaction will be when it sinks in that he's now a bronzerider is something we'll leave for you to decide/find out! Yet we think we can safely say that, despite all Meerak's preconceived notions, he won't be expecting Kyrioth.
Kyrioth isn't arrogant or vain, but he has absolutely no problem with who he is. He likes himself, inasmuch as he thinks of it that way. He also likes M'rak, but he'll have sized him up within two minutes of Impression and determined that he is going to be the dominant partner.
"Kyrioth, I have almost twenty-one turns of experience! You were born yesterday!"
« Which is why I value your advice highly when I make the decisions. »
In defining Kyrioth's mentoring style, we wanted to borrow from General Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and his relationship with the exiled Prince Zuko: the sense of mentor/pupil built out of pure love as much as instruction and wisdom, the shrewd, cagey cleverness of the man, and the dry sharpness of his wit. It is one of Iroh's prime functions to knock Zuko down a peg—to redirect his rage as well as he redirects the lightning—without breaking his pride or resorting to cruelty, the blades of mockery gentled by their delivery from the man who is ever Zuko's most stalwart bulwark of support. He pushes Zuko to learn from those he would rather scorn; with his guidance, Zuko grows towards discipline and a quieter personal strength than what he has now,
Zuko: I want my father not to think I'm worthless.
Iroh: I'm sure he doesn't. Why would he banish you if he didn't care?
M'rak has undergone the opposite ordeal to Zuko; he's more of a Cinderella—except a Cinders who went to the ball to sniff at how the other half lived and never bargained for the prince falling in love with him! As a no-rank hunter who had earned everything he had, he could nurture a kind of defiant pride. He's not going to be happy when the majority of Pern judge him by the colour of his dragon's hide.
Kyrioth understands this, but he also realises that he will always be bronze. Fortunately, he's not an insecure personality, so he can distinguish between M'rak's crises over class issues and his actual feelings for him. It is perhaps because of this that he feels absolutely no need to pander to M'rak's own insecurities. If M'rak does something that Kyrioth disagrees with, he will hear about it in no uncertain terms, and should he push Kyrioth too far… well… just remember, he can only be ridden at his sufferance. Of all the weyrling class, we suspect that it's M'rak who will first learn the lesson that you require the dragon's co-operation to put on straps and mount.
It may take a while to realise it, but in his own way, Kyrioth has every respect for M'rak. He'll very rarely actually tell him to do anything; instead he makes lots of observations about an alternative course of action. It's passive aggressive, and we're sure it will frequently wind M'rak up no end, but sooner or later M'rak will realise that Kyrioth is patient and unfailing in his support, however he might phrase it. While Kyrioth will refuse to co-operate if he has a problem with his rider, he'll be staunch at his side should M'rak be on the receiving end of a weyrlingmaster tirade or should his wingleader have an issue with his performance. He won't help M'rak block out the words of others, but he will help him bear them.
He will also defend M'rak when he tries the patience of others. Let's face it. M'rak's not going to get through weyrlinghood without inspiring murderous thoughts in one of his clutchmates. Fortunately, Kyrioth will be there for him; just don't expect him to smooth things over.
« But Neasiursath, it's true. Your rider's previous education is not helping her shovel dung out of your couch. If you're upset about it, perhaps you should learn to get outside first and save her the trip. »
Don't worry. While he may not prevent people from coming up the idea, we're reasonably sure that Kyrioth will stop anybody from slitting M'rak's throat while he sleeps.
Iroh: "It's a nice night for a walk. Why don't you come join me? Or you can just stay in your room and sit in the dark. Whatever makes you happy."
Which is not to say that Kyrioth is all about M'rak. Oh, no! He has a life beyond mentoring! And most of that life involves being happy. He's not a hedonist, but he makes the best of what life gives him. His glass is half-full.
"Dammit, if Nabol could just get their tithes straight, we wouldn't have to keep coming back here."
« Yes, but their watchdragon is both a very comely green and a very lonely one. Take your time with the steward. »
Kyrioth has an eye for the beauty of his surroundings, so he'll enjoy the sight of moonlight on snow during nightsweeps. He has a firm belief in duty, so he'll perform the tedium of weyrling drills without complaint (unless it's a day when M'rak is not permitted to ride him). He's a sociable sort, so he'll enjoy lounging around outside with his fellow dragons while waiting for you to finish whatever takes you indoors. He enjoys new experiences, so he looks forward to running errands outside the Weyr. He finds cold invigorating, heat relaxing. He appreciates the rush of physical exercise—but perhaps he won't be so keen on being reminded of that after losing a mating flight.
This isn't to say he's all happy happy joy joy. In fact, M'rak is probably the only person who will realise how contented Kyrioth is. He is abrupt and occasionally rude in his dealings with others, and he certainly never deals out compliments or gratitude. He's too candid for his own good, freely admitting that the only reason he's cuddling up to that green is because he knows she'll be going proddy in another sevenday and a little preference never hurts anybody's chances. To the outside world, Kyrioth is a cynic and a grouch—although he possesses that strain of charisma that means most people won't be able to help liking him anyway.
- He may uh had wings like an angle,
And he may uh been light on his feet,
But he oughta had horns like the devil
And a mouth fit fer eatin' raw meat.
- Curley Fletcher, The Flying Outlaw
While not a womaniser, Kyrioth will have his share of luck with flights. Those wings of his will give him an advantage, as will his good looks, and then there's his attitude. He never says so in so many words, but every green and gold in the Weyr will know that he would like to win her flight (and feel duly flattered). Coupled with that is the understanding that he does not need to. Oh, he'll respond to any flirtations or overtures the lady might make to him, but she'll be the one instigating them, not him. Should the lady prefer not to dally with the boys until her flight, then he will be the soul of discretion and respect—and make cutting remarks about any jumped up pretty boys strutting around in front of her.
It's not quite treating them mean to keep them keen, but the end result is that a lot of the Weyr's female dragons will become curious enough about Kyrioth to want to get to know him better. And a lot of that has to do with the slow realisation that no matter what he says to them, he does respect them.
In one respect, any position of authority he gains will work out in the same way, although his approach to it will be more like how he handles M'rak. Grousing on the part of those who look to his command will be cut down and devalued with a casual observation. Positive reinforcement is not a concept he's heard of.
But he loves his Weyr. And he usually goes all avuncular over the dragons following him—although one of his faults is that if he doesn't have any respect for somebody, he'll make no effort to work with them and, indeed, will do his utmost to get them into somebody else's command. This would be impossible should he become Weyrlingmaster, (which could be a reason both for and against M'rak taking on that role), but it would be awkward in any position:
« We're Weyrleader. Of course, we can transfer them! »
"We can't just fob all our troublemakers off on Igen!"
« But why should we be letting them have room and board here? They're a complete waste of space, and I'm having nothing more to do with them! »
Sometimes, just sometimes, you are grateful that Thread is no longer falling, because you get a sneaking suspicion that he might use it to solve one or two 'problems'.
Zuko: "This city is a prison. I don't want to make a life here."
Iroh: "Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not."
The Interval presents its own set of problems, of course. Kyrioth in Interval will be like Pegasus in Mount Olympus. Oh, Pegasus was granted a great honour in being allowed to live with the Gods. Not only that, but he was given the special privilege of carrying Zeus' thunderbolts! Except… doesn't that make him just a glorified beast of burden? To live in the Interval, to be free of the fear of Thread, is also a great thing. To be a bronzerider is still a fine privilege. However, what does a bronze and his rider do in an Interval?
Kyrioth is not lazy. He'll want to do something so that he knows he's pulling his weight. It doesn't matter to him what that is. Even digging a cesspit for a Hold is an essential task. The important thing is that he's being useful.
We're not sure how M'rak will handle this. Will he be keen to show that he is no snob now that he's a bronzerider and get right in that cesspit with Kyrioth? Or will he develop a streak of ambition for his dragon and negotiate 'higher' duties?
Iroh: "It's time for you to look inward and start asking yourself the big question: who are you and what do YOU want?"
Perhaps the best advice we can give to M'rak is to listen to the advice that Kyrioth gives him. It may seem like he has the most stubborn, prickly and callous dragon of the clutch, but Kyrioth is the best friend he'll ever have.
- I've lost a good saddle and bridle,
My rope and some other good things,
But I'm sure glad to be here to tell yuh
To stay off uh horses with wings.
- Curley Fletcher, The Flying Outlaw
(full text at: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~hsg/55/poems/flying-outlaw.txt)
Name: Sao
Egg Desc: G'deon
Dragonet Desc: Siannen; Pyrene tweak
Messages: Sao
Puppeteer: Pyrene
Inspiration: Pyrene, Sao, Siannen
C'mero (Cameron) and Monster of the Briny Depths Cetus blue Aerulunth
Chey (Cheyanna) and Enthroned Cassiopeia gold Mynwiyath
Il'ad (Iliad) and Soul Sister Gemini green Szarabhayanath
Khalai (Khalylai) and Liberated Libra green Neasiursath
Lairae and Squeeful Dolphin green Surayath
Xayna and Not Leo Enough brown Luileeuth


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Seagate Technology to acquire Maxtor
Professional storage products supplier Seagate has agreed to purchase the assets of Maxtor, a provider of storage technology, in an all-stock transaction, valued at $1.9 billion. Seagate CEO Bill Watkins said the acquisition would enable his company to achieve greater scale, reduce supply chain costs, and leverage combined R&D efforts across a broader product set.
The transaction is expected to be complete in the second half of 2006, subject to obtaining shareholder and regulatory approvals. There is a termination fee of $300 million payable to Maxtor under certain conditions. Seagate and Maxtor will continue to operate as separate businesses.
The combination of both companies will lead to approximately $300 million of annual operating expense savings after the first full year of integration. The combined company will also be well positioned to accelerate delivery of a diverse set of cost-effective solutions for data storage products.
Seagate's executive management team will continue to serve in their current roles. The combined company will retain the Seagate name and executive offices will be located in Scotts Valley, CA.
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No Let Up in Bosnian Fighting on Eve of Peace TalksBy Kim Murphy
Los Angeles Times
MOSTAR, Bosnia-Herzegovina
A day before Bosnia's warring factions were to meet in Geneva to accept or reject a plan for ending 17 months of civil war, there did not appear Sunday to be much enthusiasm for peace in this city that is one of the main flash points of the conflict.
Spanish peacekeeping troops remained trapped for the fourth straight night on the east side of Mostar. Muslims were holding them hostage for protection from the Croats, though the Spanish unit announced it would maintain a permanent military presence on both the Croat and Muslim sides of the city in an attempt to halt the fighting.
The deadly game of tit-for-tat that has turned much of the city into rubble, sandbag piles and burned skeletons of buildings continued unabated, three days after the cease-fire that opened the way for the United Nations to enter Mostar on Thursday.
Near one ruined building, a group of Croat soldiers sat playing cards in the dappled afternoon light, cheerfully unmindful of the front line just 50 meters away. There, despite the half-hearted cease-fire, Muslims and Croats were enthusiastically exchanging anti-aircraft and small-arms fire, punctuated by the thud and boom of an occasional mortar round. Screeching NATO patrol planes played harmony.
As a group of people approached down an alley, the Croat soldiers threw down their cards, rose and screamed a warning: "Snipers!" One of the soldiers lunged at the man heading the group, which had wandered into the deadly path of a sniper's nest. Three people had died in the alley in the past two days.
Tears of fury welled in the old soldier's eyes as he chastised the unwary approacher. His hand suddenly went for his gun, and it seemed he would shoot the man who had allowed a Muslim sniper a chance to kill him. The other soldiers wrestled him away. One of the men who died was the soldier's friend, and his son fell to another sniper's bullet, they explained.
Then the card game began again.
Croat military leaders tended to grin when asked if this is what a cease-fire is like. Incoming rounds, fired from the Muslim area of eastern Mostar, they described as "provocations." The much more frequent boom of outgoing artillery from Croat lines was called "response to provocations."
Here, in the heart of what Bosnian Croats hope to make their capital city, there was derision for the Geneva peace plan's proposal to turn warring Mostar into a united city administered by the European Community.


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"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." Helen Keller
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
#thingswomendontdoanymore. Or why twitter makes me want to kill.
It was an exercise in frustration; please check out the drivel we got to see below, if you ever question if feminism is still needed your answer is there.
Eventually I had to stop the steam coming out my ears and the hurt I felt for the women who are stuck with assholes who write this stuff.
I had to remind myself of the saying I use when getting wound up about other people's opinions...
"Does their opinion MATTER to ME?"
The short answer was NO.
The long answer was that as long as they are people who are teaching their Sons and Daughters that they have "their Place" in the world and should stay in it, or they are subjecting their partners to these narrow minded archaic values then YES.
Very much yes.
Because although one idiot in Middle America doesn't personally impact on me, they do impact on the community around them.
That is why I implore you to quietly point out when someone is out of date, out of a safe place, or just plain old out of line.
Below the "negative section" there is a "positive section".
Cudos to the Women (and men) who got on there and tried to turn it to a more positive note.
And thanks to the Men in my life who said "yes you can, you will and we will get out of your way while you do!!"
I love you all.
The Negatives...
@GimmyKisses: #thingswomendontdoanymore: Stay at home cookin & cleanin. Guys be forced to do it sometimes.
@ike3467: #thingswomendontdoanymore buy condoms
@RKingPan: RT @Jay_2_da_Shep: #thingswomendontdoanymore cook n clean without being asked
@Futuristic24: #thingswomendontdoanymore use their mind
@MKBabyyy: RT @DrChokolate: #ThingsWomenDontDoAnymore know how to cook. They only kno how to make noodles and hot pockets now :(
@theoneeupper: RT @BrainsEatBeauty: #ThingsWomenDontDoAnymore ➜ Value our bodies. Stop treating yourselves like a public water fountain & letting everyone take a sip.
@ISMACKSTARS: RT @JaeREALOFFICIAL: #thingswomendontdoanymore STiCK WITH ONE GROUP: THESES HOS CHANGE TEAMS MORE THAN TERRELL OWENS
@MissCeeBitches: #ThingsWomenDontDoAnymore Wear Jersey dresses ..... It's gonna be a great season for the Lakers #TeamLakers
@corleone843: be domestic, keep a good man, and not complain so much #thingswomendontdoanymore
@ayosGalore: #thingswomendontdoanymore chase guys. its the 21th century #cantbedoingthat
@ftwprez: #thingswomendontdoanymore give a fuck
@LadiSandraMaria: RT @SofysS: #thingswomendontdoanymore: love guys xD!
@vivalaria: RT @BrainsEatBeauty: #ThingsWomenDontDoAnymore ➜ Value our bodies. Stop treating yourselves like a public water fountain & letting everyone take a sip.
@Nonyizie: #thingswomendontdoanymore fall for cheap male tricks.... so sad...
@kwhitfield5: #thingswomendontdoanymore be honest.
@Fab44Me: RT @Fab44Me: #thingswomendontdoanymore Have respect for those of us who stay home to raise our kids and care for our men. Haters.
@JordanIgth: #thingswomendontdoanymore WEAR THERE OWN HAIR.
@HigherGreen: #ThingsWomenDontDoAnymore - cook dinner for they man because they too busy being LAME by watching BGC
Paramore_Rocks #thingswomendontdoanymore be more classy...now days girls are showing too much skin. What happened girls?
Other than the obviously bad spelling, grammer and thought behind the comments, how freaking scary was that???
The Positives.
phased_bemused Get legally raped within marriage, since 1991
LadyNewsNZ have to listen to rules about what women should and shouldn't do
BiscuitCIB have to listen to arbitrary and outdated ideals of femininity, gender performance, sexuality and bodily autonomy
@YoFace_MyLap: Why would we?
In response to...
RT @cassius_cash: #thingswomendontdoanymore allow a nigga to experience a ike and tina relationship wit em
@radioactivejen: make men sandwiches because we discovered it's degrading. That is, unless we REEEEEEALLY like them.
@Jay_Says_: The #thingswomendontdoanymore are mainly because of the #thingsmendontdoanymore...
@iStreetLight: #thingswomendontdoanymore: Wouldn't it be rather sexist/patriarchal of me to include ALL women into such a narrow group?
@PickledBananas4 The #thingswomendontdoanymore trend on twitter is about 95% misogynist whining and 5% interesting.
@scuba_nurse #thingswomendontdoanymore put up with BS expectations of what women 'should' do. Instead living fullfilling livesof their own.
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This is precisely why I don't tend to look at things like that when they are trending.ReplyDelete
Unless I post "this tag sucks #awfulthinghere"
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 2:27 AM
So, are you saying that women DO cook enough? :)ReplyDelete
Feminism is completely outdated and unneeded anymore. I am strong enough to laugh at the comments about women making sandwiches. I have more education then my husband, but I am the homemaker BY CHOICE. If these comments hurt your little feelings then it is your problem not the person who wrote them. Have a nice life always getting your feelings hurt.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment Gen, I hope you appreciate the CHOICE you so pointedly mentioned. You have it because of feminism, and just Because YOU have freedom and choice doesn't mean everyone does. Push off the boat ladies, Gen's aboard!!ReplyDelete
I find it interesting that you are so keen to judge my frustration on some really horrific comments becaus you are a stay at home mum. Where in that did I slag of those who are happy to do work at home?
Thanks for judging me though, and I will take you point on board not to get annoyed by the ignorant.
Oops, too late.
I said that feminism is no longer needed, not that it was never needed. We did need the feminists to help us get equal pay and equal rights. I am very grateful for the hard and difficult work women did to give me what I have today.ReplyDelete
I feel that in today's world feminism has turn to whining about insults and no longer helps women. If women want to be equal with men we have to put up with the same shit that they deal out to each other. It is pure arrogance to expect someone to "respect my feelings" just because I don't have tackle swinging between my legs. Let them make jokes about women, we have just as many about them. You don't hear the men whining about how unfair it is when we make references to them being dumb and unrefined. People will always make jokes about someone different, it is human nature, some people just need to develop their sense of humor.
How can you be horrified about some ass making a joke about women in the kitchen. If you need to be horrified about something it should be the female circumcision the some poor 5 year old is going through right this second. Maybe you should write a blog about that.
Thanks for checking back in and responding, it is pretty unusual and appreciated. Usually people just drop by, judge, and don't bother reading the reply.ReplyDelete
I struggled to respond in the space provided in the comments section, so head over to http://history-herstory-scubanurse.blogspot.com/2011/01/letters-from-fan-girl.html to check out my response.
As for the request that I write about something YOU deem important and controversial...
I've written about all sorts, from my transparent dance tights, to stoning women, but I will NEVER write about the abuse of children just for your entertainment.
I refrained from putting this in the post with your name on it to save you some embarrassment.
Feel welcome to post a comment on what you like or don't like.
Please use a name to make it easier to follow.
Remember; this is my space, if you want to shit on the lawn, that's fine, but don't feel hurt when I turn the hose on you.
If I feel that comments are attacking individuals I will choose not to post them.
Tough cookies.


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New Bedside Manner (Temporary) Home
If you're checking this, chances are you know that our site has been down for quite some time now. We're working on salvaging all of the material so we don't have to start from complete scratch. This will be our new temporary home where you can expect a lot of updates on bands and other stuff we love/hate. Stay tuned, we'll try to keep it fresh for y'all. We currently have the Mister Snake tape project in the works.
Also, we'll be posting stuff here about our friends that may not necesarily be directly affiliated with Bedside Manner. With that said North Jersey's Control announced that the tracking for their yet-to-be titled full length is complete and the mixing starts this week. The album will feature 11 songs and it is set to be released early next year with no label backing.
Earth Stood Still and Captives teamed up to start the post-hardcore quartet about two years ago. With two self released EP's, the band draws comparison to Rival Schools, Quicksand, Brand New and maybe even a little Snapcase. The track listing, title and artwork should be available soon. Check Control's facebook or myspace page (www.myspace.com/controlisaband) for the most current updates. In the meantime, check out this studio footage from early on in the sessions. Do it quick though; it will be down soon!:
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As one of the most exciting young acts on the Monstercat roster, Tokyo Machine continues his tour de force to the spotlight with his new single Cookies. I'm a sucker for his signature 8-bit style balanced with a high octane feel provides us with the type of foot-on-the-gas energy we have come to expect from the mystery moniker. It's like I'm going to play an awesome new game and the artwork also makes it even more appealing. With a number of tour dates coming up for Tokyo Machine, we are sure Tokyo Machine will be serving up Cookies across North America. Stream it below!
Tokyo Machine has emerged a metaphorical avatar, disconnected from a persona that would otherwise influence your experience. Instead, he's here to join you, on whatever your mission may be. He wants to relish in the feeling of being a young gamer, free from responsibility and chores, and introduce you to his favourite imaginary monsters.
While some might view gaming as a means of escape, its real purpose is to enable people to explore a reality they could create and enjoy on their own terms. Sometimes you join in someone else's world and explore your differences and sometimes your build your own sanctuary and experience solitude.
So who is Tokyo Machine? The better question being, who isn't Tokyo Machine? This mystery moniker has embraced our common youthful sentiments; combining Japanese culture, old school video games, and a modern splash of bass music to create something we can all relate to.


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Encouraging Your Assistant Have you ever met someone who would give you a genuine pat on the back whether you did great or not? That someone who could find a way to make the loads lighter and much bearable for you? If you've met that person, he will definitely leave a mark on you because it takes an encouraging person to help you pull yourself together at your lowest point. You may have a bunch of people telling you that you are not good, not talented, and not beautiful enough, but it just.
Ways to Organize Your Emails New year just started and it's time to do major clean-ups. Doesn't it bother when you see your inbox and you have 4-digit number of messages that you just leave as is, until it makes you feel lazy to organize? Signing up for a new email address is not a solution to this problem, and you don't want the hassle of updating your email address to everyone. You just have to do some sweeping to make it as good as new. Before you give a big sigh, you might want to.
Do not listen to people when they discourage you about the things that you are passionate about. There's no such thing as 'small things' when it's comes to what you love doing. Whether it's love about a very particular kind of shoes, an out-of-this world literary piece or an obsession to any kind of music that the most people might not know how to appreciate; all of which, never ever believe that it is too shallow to be shared to other people. With the technology devices.
How to Start a Business Getting into a business is serious and involves a big responsibility. It is not just you anymore; there are workers and customers that you have to take into consideration. Entering this venture simply means expanding yourself more to be able to take care of all the aspects of the business. You may need to start living with a consciousness effort to be better for others and to be better for your future clients. Sounds like a lot of work. But once you .
The Lesson behind the Glass Half Full The illustration about the glass of water that is half empty and half full is often heard in inspirational or leadership talks. It is a revelation of our perspective in life about how we see the glass of water: If you see the glass half empty, it means that you see the negative side of things; on the other hand, if you see the glass half full, then you know how to keep the right perspective of things. Positive mindset is the key to mainta.
Effectively Manage Your Staff When you start a business, you will need people to support and help you establish it. You will have to gather a set of people that has their own strengths and talents to come up with a successful and well-rounded business. Being with various people of different attributes can be hard with all the adjustments and considerations that has to be made, but it can also be fulfilling. Business is not a one-man production, and your success comes with all these people wo.
Knowing What You Want Do you find yourself restless and stressed out more often with your work? You're not alone. But you might want to reflect and do a quick self-check if you are growing as a person or not in the career that you've chosen. If your answer is no, then there's a lot for you to rethink. Every single day becomes a better day for us because of the consistent change with women's rights and capabilities. Most women now have the power to be able to pick different careers from one p.
Overcoming Your Web Obsession There's no use denying how the internet makes everything a whole lot better and easier, especially in this age when multitasking is a norm. It is also a time when people would go back in the middle of driving to work because they left their phone, and not their license. It is so hard to stop a person who doesn't browse their phones from time to time as long as internet is within their reach. Web obsession even makes a time alone much bearable and a time w.
Being a Good Leader It takes a great leader to live a good life. And women these days are more known to be well disciplined and more organized which now makes them perfect for a reasonably high position in most corporate businesses. But becoming one isn't just about waking up and knowing that you'll lead a business or a team of 10. It is known to be a skill and sometimes can be learned in various ways. Here are some of our tips on how to become a good leader: • Set your priorities..
Saying Thank You in Other Countries Expressing gratitude is a universal trait and it is something innate in every person no matter what part of this world you are in. The act of expressing gratitude should be practiced anywhere. But you should know a few things about how saying thank you in different manners is important. The world has been globally competitive especially in the business realm, and it is just so typical now that colleagues and employees are from different.


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Gartner has released its latest hype cycle, showing that convergent telephones, ultramobile devices and "portable personality" are what we're all talking about right now. On the other hand, IPTV, mobile TV and broadband video on demand don't seem to be getting the tech crowd's pulses racing.
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Couponing Woman Attacked For Holding Up Check Out Line
"Extreme couponing" is a very real thing. But someone using a million coupons and rebates and discounts is the worst person to be stuck behind in the line at the grocery store. Yes, even worse than an old lady paying with a check.
Megan Wilson was at a Kroger grocery store in Memphis on Friday and she was using a bunch of coupons. But it took a while, and a guy who was behind her in line started yelling at her.
Megan yelled back and eventually he pulled her hair and she fell over with her cart. The guy ran out of the store, and the cops are trying to track him down.
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Don't let yourself get sucked into believing that smoking will always have a hold over you. There is no reason that you can't find something to help you break the cycle and quit. This article has shown you lots of suggestions. If you find one that looks interesting, what have you got to lose? Get to it.Get rid of all of the things in your house that remind you of smoking if you wish to quit smoking cold turkey. This means, no more ash trays or cigarette lighters. You'll only be reminded of smoking and it might make you want to have a cigarette if you hold onto this stuff.To keep your mouth and hands busy while trying to quit smoking, keep crunchy vegetables like carrots or celery on hand. They will steady your blood sugar and keep you from reaching for higher-calorie foods that could lead to weight gain, although these low-calorie snacks will not only keep your hands busy.See your doctor and ask him to recommend a stop smoking program or medication. Only five percent of people who attempt to stop cold turkey, with no help, succeed in their attempt to quit smoking. You need help to overcome the withdrawal and cravings symptoms that accompany any attempt to quit.To effectively quit smoking, have a plan mapped out. If you should slip up, take some time to prepare yourself by writing down the steps you will take to quit, who you will call for support, and what you will do. Putting these things in writing makes them concrete, and it is much like making a contract with yourself. This can have a very powerful affect on your mindset, helping you to stay focused on your journey toward quitting.Take the time to really sit down and think about how quitting smoking will improve your life. If you already have serious health conditions that smoking can exacerbate, like asthma or diabetes, this is especially effective. If your family has a predisposition for cancer, then it can also be very powerful for you to acknowledge that quitting now could actually save your life.Remember that your attitude is everything. When you are beginning to feel down, you need to try to make yourself proud that you are quitting. Smoking is bad for you and each time you conquer the urge to smoke, you should feel proud as you are taking vital steps toward a healthier you.Clean your house. Get rid of all of you ashtrays and lighters once you have smoked the last cigarette. Wash all of your clothes that smell like smoke and clean your draperies, carpet and upholstery. Do all you can to get the smoke smell out of your house. You will not want to look at or smell the things that remind you of smoking.Remember that the hardest part of quitting is usually those first couple of days. Mentally prepare yourself to tough it out for just the first two days, and then just the first week, and you will probably be in good shape after that. If you can make it through that stage, you can make it through anything, your body will be doing a good amount of detoxifying in those first few days and.Do not try to start smoking without first developing a plan. Your life has probably been ruled by cigarettes for quite some time. A life without cigarettes will require adjustments in your life. Deciding what you are going to do about cravings, avoiding triggers, and setting your quit date are all essential components of a successful plan for quitting.Find support through different psychic online forums and communities. You can uncover a vast array of sites specifically devoted to providing support to people who are kicking the habit. Talk with other share and people your tips with them. This will help you deal with any trouble you may have if you have a support system made up of others that are quitting.While part of the idea of quitting smoking is to save money, treat yourself to a reward now and again with the money that you haven't spent on cigarettes. These treats give your something to look forward to and serve as a reminder of the things you may not have been able to buy as a smoker.Write down a journal of every time you have a cigarette and what your reasons were for having one. This journal will help you to find out what your smoking triggers are. For some it may be the first morning cigarette, or the need to smoke after a meal. For others, it may be stress. Determining your triggers will help you to figure out a way to fight them.If you are trying to quit smoking, it is vital that you have a goal in mind. You will only be successful if you have proper motivation to quit. There will be times when it is very difficult to resist the temptation to smoke. Remembering the reason you wanted to quit in the first place can carry you through those tough times.Tap into your vanity to help you stop if you aren't afraid of the long-term health hazards of smoking. Did you know that smoking can cause wrinkles, yellow fingernails, and cause you to lose your teeth? It can also lead to macular degeneration, which in turn leads to blindness.Do not rely on them alone, though give herbal supplements a chance to aid in smoking cessation. They are not regulated by the FDA, so there is often a lack of accountability on the part of the manufacturer. However, anything is worth a try, if only as a backup plan in case you are finding it more difficult than you imagined it would be to stop smoking.An excellent tip for quitting smoking is to get your teeth cleaned. Although this may sound strange, this can be very effective because you'll get to enjoy the way that your teeth look now. Smoking can really discolor the teeth. You can get your teeth white again by quitting. Having whiter teeth is an excellent motivator for you to permanently eliminate smoking from your life. Look in the mirror, and smile.You should be honest with yourself when you are looking to quit smoking. Your addiction to tobacco is as real as any other substance addiction. This means that you should seek out physical and emotional support to assist you in quitting cigarettes. Furthermore, this also means that quitting smoking should be all or nothing.For help after you quit smoking, you should keep around items that can be used to replace a cigarette. Stock up on items such astoothpicks and lollipops, sunflower seeds, and coffee stirrers. All these items can help when dealing with cravings. Instead of a cigarette, replace it with something that is harmless.Many people are searching for ways to stop smoking, as stated before. After phone psychic reading the article above, you should have a better idea of the measures you should take to help you quit.Now that you come to the end of this article, you have read ideas and insights shared by others. Do not smoke any longer, like you hope to be, although they are those who once smoked, just like you do now. Follow their ideas and you will soon follow in their success.


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[meta]marketer all OVER the news
It's been a cool few weeks here at [meta]marketer, and not just because of the welcome change in the weather here in Nashville… although that's helping, I won't lie. But no, the cool stuff I'm talking about has to do with starting to be recognized as a great company with a great leader. Case in point, [...]
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In December 2014 a metal annular packer equipped with sealing elastomers, was installed and verified in an offshore platform well in Norway. The annular packer was installed to function as a barrier element against pressure buildup from shallow formations in the overburden with limited flow potential, containing liquid only (no gas). The packer was installed between the intermediate casing and the production casing.
Upfront the installation the packer was tested and qualified according to ISO 14310 V3. This paper describes the operation, which was a world's first, as well as the implications this achievement has for the industry in terms of preventing the plague of sustained casing pressure (SCP).
SCP can be defined as pressure in any annulus that is measurable at the wellhead and rebuilds when bled down, not caused solely by temperature fluctuations or imposed by the operator.
The wells were facing B-annulus pressure build-up. Studies revealed that it originated from shallow formations in the overburden. A project team was challenged to investigate find and verify a barrier for the 9 5/8'' x 13 3/8'' annulus.
The initial, two main methods attempted were second stage cementing and long primary cement jobs. Second stage cementing had operational limitations while long primary cement jobs were subject to narrow ECD margins. Alternative methods were evaluated because of these challenges and the concept of the metal packer was considered being the most suitable option.
This new type of packer had already been qualified for use in this operator's wells; however, further testing was required before installing the packer as a barrier element. These tests extended the qualification from 345 bar ISO 14310 V3 rating within the load envelope and needs defined for the well. In addition, an ISO 14310 V6 test was performed (V0 gas test without axial load).
One of the potential limitations of the packer was that it was an anchor-less design lacking a dedicated axial loadbearing element. Simulations had shown significant axial movement during casing pressure tests in green cement. The concern was that this might result in damaging the packer seal area during expansion. This risk was in the end mitigated by testing the annular barrier in fully set cement.
The packer was mounted on a 9 5/8'' casing joint and installed as a part of the casing string. The casing was successfully run to total depth (TD) and cemented around the shoe as planned without any losses. After cement had fully set, the casing was tested to 345 bar, simultaneously setting the packer.
The packer was successfully verified by pressure testing the B-annulus to 100 bar for 10 minutes. The packer's sealing capability will continue to be monitored during production (B-annulus monitoring) for ongoing verification of integrity.
SCP is a concern throughout the industry, where it is of vital importance to evaluate the flow potential and associated risk. In wells where it can be concluded that both the flow potential and the associated risk is limited, the operator may operate the wells with SCP. In all other cases the SCP should be eliminated. With the introduction of this new type of annular barrier element, operators will not only save money on costly slot recovery – but it will construct safer wells without SCP.


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Book Review
By Patricia MacIndoe
Colouring the Nation:
Written by Stana Nenadic
At last, we, the nation of Scotland, have a publication that does just service to the nearly forgotten heritage of our important global contribution to the phenomenon of Turkey red fabric. Factories for the production of Turkey red fabric were established in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire, in 1785 and continued in operation until 1961.
Researched by Stana Nenadie, Professor of Social & Cultural History, Edinburgh University and Sally Tuckett, post-doctoral researcher, Edinburgh University, Colouring the Nation is an articulate presentation of information gathered from manuscripts, books, pamphlets, articles and essays, supplemented by workshops in which participants shared stories, memories and artefacts from the giant industry. I live close to the River Leven and the one-time production of Turkey red fabrics and had previously co-operated with West Dunbartonshire Libraries & Museums (a local government organization) in the making of Jeely Eaters1, a Curriculum for Excellence/Expressive Arts early years school's resource. I was invited to attend one of the story-telling, artefact-sharing workshops that provided material for this book and found it to be an immensely informative, poignant and joyous occasion.
The book's six chapters cover Turkey red in Scotland; dyeing and printing; design, copyright and exhibition; styles and patterns; international markets; and home markets. There is a Notes section at the end of each chapter, a Select Bibliography and a Select Index of names and organisations. Saturated with glorious colour plates, historical prints, drawings, etchings and photographs, Colouring the Nation is a visual banquet and an indelible record of people, pattern and process: only 19 of its 148 pages are without an image on the page or page facing, and many have multiple images. Colouring the Nation is a scholarly work that is enormously accessible and can sit comfortably on either a study shelf or a coffee table.
1Jeely Eaters: a past-times local colloquialism for factory workers with hands/arms stained red with dye, as if they had been eating jelly/jam/preserve.
About the Reviewer
A graduate of London University and Glasgow School or Art, Patricia retired in 2013 from working as a college lecturer teaching art and crafts in Scottish prisons. Now working in her home based studio and throughout Scotland, she gives workshops and talks on hand-stitched textiles and associated practices and is the founder/Chair of Boutis Écosse, the association of boutis (historical French white-work) makers in Scotland.


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What are you looking for? Chances are you can find something to purchase at Flea Off Market. Treasures include beaded or glittery jewelry, clothing (both vintage and new options), handmade crafts, antiques, books, records, and more. There are even tarot card readers and vendors offering samples of Louisville-made wine. Many people come with a bit of extra cash and simply wander until something catches their eye. Alternately, some browse and make a mental note to bring money next month (Flea Off Market takes place the first weekend of the month, during the fair weather months).Continue to 3 of 5 below.
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There are many families at Flea Off Market. With entertainment for all ages, kids are frequently playing in groups and are involved in market activities. It is free fun for the whole family! For adults, there is alcohol served, beer and cocktails, but the crowd is friendly not rowdy. When there are bands playing, for instance, you are just as likely to see kids dancing as adults. There are all ages present at The Flea Off Market and some people bring their furry friends along, too. If you do bring a dog, have a leash for it and be respectful of the public aspect of the event.Continue to 5 of 5 below.
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Maybe. It depends on what type of vendor you are and what relationship you want to establish with The Flea Off Market. There are no prerequisites to become a non-food vendor at the market. However, The Flea off Market is a local community showcase of artist, craftspersons, farmers (from one of the Top 5 Area Farms or from another prime local growing area), collectors, and anybody that just wants to have a yard sale. There is a cost involved, unless you are a non-profit organization or a farmer. If either of those descriptions apply to you, you could likely set up for free. For others, it depends on the space you are interested in—8x8 - $40 per day, 10x10 - $60 per day, 10X20 - $100 per day, snack vendors - $35 + 10% over $350 gross profit, food vendors - $60 + 10 % over $600 gross profit. All vendors need to talk with the organizers to establish a relationship.
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Stability and estimate of solution to uncertain neutral delay systems
- Alexander Domoshnitsky1Email author,
- Michael Gitman2 and
- Roman Shklyar1
© Domoshnitsky et al.; licensee Springer. 2014
- Received: 16 December 2013
- Accepted: 27 February 2014
- Published: 12 March 2014
The coefficients and delays in models describing various processes are usually obtained as a results of measurements and can be obtained only approximately. We deal with the question of how to estimate the influence of 'mistakes' in coefficients and delays on solutions' behavior of the delay differential neutral system , , . This topic is known in the literature as uncertain systems or systems with interval defined coefficients. The goal of this paper is to obtain stability of uncertain systems and to estimate the difference between solutions of a 'real' system with uncertain coefficients and/or delays and corresponding 'model' system. We develop the so-called Azbelev W-transform, which is a sort of the right regularization allowing researchers to reduce analysis of boundary value problems to study of systems of functional equations in the space of measurable essentially bounded functions. In corresponding cases estimates of norms of auxiliary linear operators (obtained as a result of W-transform) lead researchers to conclusions about existence, uniqueness, positivity and stability of solutions of given boundary value problems. This method works efficiently in the case when a 'model' used in W-transform is 'close' to a given 'real' system. In this paper we choose, as the 'models', systems for which we know estimates of the resolvent Cauchy operators. We demonstrate that systems with positive Cauchy matrices present a class of convenient 'models'. We use the W-transform and other methods of the general theory of functional differential equations. Positivity of the Cauchy operators is studied and then used in the analysis of stability and estimates of solutions.
Results: We propose results about exponential stability of the given system and obtain estimates of difference between the solution of this uncertain system and the 'model' system , , . New tests of stability and in the future of existence and uniqueness of boundary value problems for neutral delay systems can be obtained on the basis of this technique.
- neutral delay systems
- Cauchy matrix
- W-method
- positivity of the Cauchy matrix
- estimates of solutions
1 Introduction
In systems of differential equations, modeling real processes, the coefficients and delays are usually known only approximately. For example, models in economics are obtained as a result of corresponding long time observation and regression procedures (see, for example, [1]). The coefficients and delays in model describing various processes in physics are usually obtained as a results of measurements and also can be obtained only approximately [2]. The same situation can be noted in models of population dynamics [3]. A natural question is to estimate the influence of 'mistakes' in coefficients and delays on solutions' behavior of delay differential systems. This topic is known in the literature as uncertain systems or systems with interval defined coefficients.
Important applications present the main reason of attention of many authors to the topic. Systems with uncertain coefficients were considered in the papers [4–22].
Stability of systems with uncertain coefficients was studied in the papers [6–8, 11–14, 16–18, 23]. Stabilization of uncertain systems with unknown delay was studied in [4, 19, 22]. Stability of systems with uncertain delay is studied in [12, 15, 20, 21]. Stability of neutral uncertain systems was considered in [10, 16, 17]. The basic technique of these publications is the use of Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals.
We assume here that , where is the space of essentially bounded functions on , and are measurable essentially bounded functions, . Concerning the operators we assume that are linear continuous Volterra operators and the spectral radius of the operator is less than 1 for . Our main purpose is to obtain conditions on the smallness of and such that the exponential stability of (2) is inherited by (1). Our second aim is to estimate the modulus of the difference of solutions to systems (1) and (2).
This equation is a particular case of (1).
where are essentially bounded measurable functions, are measurable functions for , and are summable with respect to s and measurable essentially bounded with respect to t for . All linear combinations of the operators (5) and (6) and their superpositions are also allowed.
is a sufficient condition that the spectral radii of the operators is less than 1. Below we assume that this inequality is fulfilled.
Various results on existence and uniqueness of solutions to boundary value problems for (4) and its stability were obtained in [1], where also the basic results about the representation of solutions were presented. Note also in this connection the papers [28–31], where results on nonoscillation and positivity of Green's functions for neutral functional differential equations were obtained.
The goal of this paper is to obtain stability of uncertain systems and to estimate the difference between solutions of a 'real' system with uncertain coefficients and/or delays and corresponding 'model' system with fixed coefficients and delays. Instead of the traditional Lyapunov functionals technique, we propose an approach based on the idea of Azbelev's W-transform presented in the book [1]. This transform is a corresponding right regularization allowing researchers to reduce the analysis of boundary value problems to the study of systems of functional equations in the space of measurable essentially bounded functions. In corresponding cases estimates of norms of auxiliary linear operators (obtained as a result of W-transform) lead researchers to conclusions about existence, uniqueness, positivity and stability of solutions of given boundary value problems. This method works efficiently in the case when a 'model' used in W-transform is 'close' to a given 'real' uncertain system. In this paper we choose as a 'model', system for which we know solutions or estimates of the resolvent (Green's) operators. In this paper we demonstrate that systems with positive Cauchy operators [32, 33] represent a class of very convenient 'models'.
It should be noted that, although results are below formulated for the systems with neutral terms in the form (5), we can, using the approach of the papers [30, 31], obtain corresponding results with linear combinations and superpositions of the operators defined by (5) and (6).
2 Stability and estimation of solution of neutral systems with uncertain coefficients
Here , and is the space of essentially bounded functions on . are measurable essentially bounded functions for .
where is the Cauchy matrix of system (8) and is the fundamental matrix of system (8) satisfying the condition .
where and if .
Estimates of is the key problem in our approach. Now describe the cases in which the Cauchy matrix and the fundamental matrix of system (8) can be estimated.
, , , then all elements of the Cauchy matrix and all elements of the fundamental matrix of system (14) are nonnegative.
we can write (19) as and consequently every component of solution vector are nonnegative for nonnegative vectors and . As ω tends to infinity we complete the proof of Theorem 1. □
Definition 1 The Cauchy matrix of system (14) and its fundamental matrix satisfies the exponential estimates, if there exist real numbers such that and for , .
where be satisfied.
Proof Let us extend the coefficients and delays in system (14) on the interval , where as follows: , for , , for , , and consider system (14) on , calling it the extent system. The constant vector-function satisfies the inequality , , . All entries of the Cauchy matrix of the extent system are nonnegative according to Theorem 1. The Cauchy matrices of system (14) and the extent system coincide in . Using nonnegativity of all entries of the Cauchy matrix of system (14) we get the inequalities for , that implies inequalities (23). For every bounded right hand side, the solution of system (14) is bounded. From this the exponential estimates of entries of the Cauchy matrix and the fundamental matrix follow (see [1], Paragraph 5.3). □
Analogously we can obtain the following assertion.
are positive.
All elements of the Cauchy matrix of system (27) are nonnegative. From the fact that satisfies the exponential estimate we obtain for . □
are true.
where the constants and are defined by inequalities (31) and (22) (where there are instead of ), respectively.
is bounded for every bounded right hand sides . Comparing the operators K and we see that = = = and consequently the solution vector is bounded for every bounded . These inequalities prove the estimates (32) and (33). According to Theorem 3.5 [1], the Cauchy and fundamental matrices satisfy the exponential estimates. □
for sufficiently large t.
In order to prove Theorem 6 we can note that in the case we get . A reference to (9) completes the proof.
3 Stability and estimation of solution of neutral systems with uncertain delays
where , is the Cauchy matrix of system (42) and is its fundamental matrix. Let us assume for simplicity that and for . If this is not fulfilled we can extend coefficients on the interval and consider the system on as in the Section 2.
where and the components of the vector satisfies the system of inequalities (31).
for sufficiently large t.
4 Stability and estimation of solution of neutral systems with uncertain coefficients and delays
where , , are defined by inequalities (31).
for sufficiently large t.
This paper was prepared as an open auxiliary theoretical result in the frame of the project 'Exploitation of a synergetic model for development of business of innovation type' on the topic No. 2013/276-C 'Development of a model of operation of innovation business as dynamic model with memory effect', supported by Perm National Research Polytechnic University with financial support of Ministry of Science and Education of Russian Federation (agreement No. 02.G25.31.0068 of 23.05.2013).
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