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An Overview of AANES Women's Institutions in Manbij
Aug 16, 2020·12 min read
While the applicability of the Kurdish movement's feminist principles to non-Kurdish communities in Syria has been debated by analysts and observers, few serious attempts to understand how women from these communities view these principles in practice have been made.
The case of Manbij, liberated from ISIS by the SDF in August 2016, shows how women in a multi-ethnic Syrian city used AANES frameworks to build institutions, take on leadership roles, and organize in their communities to change discriminatory attitudes.
The success of women's political and military structures in Manbij over time suggests that the AANES system can be a true model for women's empowerment across Syria.
Military Institutions
By 2016, women in North and East Syria had been fighting on the front lines for several years. Images of civilians embracing YPJ fighters were shared in international media coverage of the liberation of Manbij, becoming symbolic of the broader fight against ISIS.
By the end of the operation, local women had already begun to join the Manbij Military Council (MMC), which was set up in April 2016 before the SDF effort to take the city. One female commander, Xaliya Nîmet, said that more than 150 women had joined the MMC by early August of that year.
In February 2017, the Martyr Roxan Academy was established as the first women's military academy in the region. 30 fighters, mostly young Arab women, completed its first two-month training course. Many of the women who joined were motivated to do so because of the injustices they suffered under ISIS—and the example set by the Kurdish women of the YPJ.
Women complete the first training course at the Martyr Roxan Academy in Manbij, Syria.
In September, 42 women completed a course at the academy named for Amara Jarablus, an SDF fighter from Manbij who lost her life in Raqqa. In December, 48 more women completed a course named after Sakine Eseliye, another female SDF martyr from Manbij. In total, more than 100 women joined the SDF through this academy in its first year of existence.
A video published in September 2017 showing daily life for women training to join the SDF at the Martry Roxan Academy.
The Manbij Military Council has published the stories of several female fighters who joined SDF structures in Manbij after the city's liberation. All of them faced brutal oppression under ISIS rule, and many came from conservative families that restricted their rights even before the group came to power.
One fighter named Parvin was forced to leave school when extremist groups took control of the region. ISIS murdered her father, disappeared her uncle, and kidnapped her brother for ransom. Another fighter, Sabah Ibrahim, was arrested and tortured by ISIS before Manbij was liberated. Another, named Heba, was displaced to Manbij from Tadif. Her first husband was killed fighting ISIS as a member of the SDF, and she joined herself months after her family forced her to remarry.
Political Institutions and Civil Society
While women's participation in the YPJ and SDF has attracted international attention, the role of women in civilian institutions in the AANES is no less important. These institutions have been largely responsible for the day-to-day efforts to change discriminatory social attitudes and empower Syrian women in their communities.
Manbij was one of the first places where AANES political structures and social policies were implemented in an area without a Kurdish demographic majority. Yekitiya Star, the confederation of women's organizations in North and East Syria, was active in Manbij as early as 2013, establishing a Women's Knowledge and Education Center there in March of that year.
Since its liberation from ISIS, women from all of the different ethnic and religious groups in the region have participated actively in women's political institutions and civil society organizations.
Women in the Democratic Civil Administration
In 2017, when the Manbij Democratic Civil Administration was formally created, it was established with a co-chair system and the 40% quota for women's representation that is mandatory across North and East Syria.
Its leaders noted the initial difficulty of finding non-Kurdish women who were willing to participate:
"The greatest challenge was to win enough women among the non-Kurds for this function in accordance with the gender quota of 40% as agreed. This was due to the fact that among them, so far very few women had been active in the public-political sphere and the question of women's rights had hardly been posed in a serious manner. For several weeks we struggled for a sufficient number of women to be represented in the legislative. Only because 50% of the Kurds in the legislative of the Manbij Democratic Administration were women, was it possible to observe the quota."
Some early female leaders in the civil administration included Zeyneb Qenber, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Manbij Democratic Civil Administration; Jamila Ahmed, deputy co-chair of the Administration; Nufa Suleiman, co-chair of the Defense Committee; and Hanan Mohammed, co-chair of the Economy Committee.
Qenber was considered prominent enough to meet directly with Coalition officials and U.S. diplomats in her capacity as Co-Chair, suggesting that she held real authority.
Zeyneb Qenber meeting with military officials from the Global Coalition against ISIS in April 2018.
Zeyneb Qenber meeting with officials from the U.S. Department of State in March 2018.
Today, Nazifa Khalo serves as co-chair of the Executive Council of the Administration. She previously served on the Legislative Council. Noura al-Hamid serves as deputy co-chair of the Executive Council. Zozan Hussein is Co-Chair of the Legislative Council.
A 2018 meeting of the Executive Council of the Democratic Civil Administration in Manbij.
Female co-chairs and deputies on the Executive Council of the Civil Administration meet to discuss women's concerns.
Women's Houses
A women's house in Manbij (Photo: Kongreya Star)
The first women's institution established in liberated Manbij was a mala jin, or women's house, which was opened in the city in November 2016.
Women's houses are unique institutions in North and East Syria that protect victims of gender-based violence, resolve domestic disputes, and intervene to prevent women from being exploited and oppressed.
Within a month of the first women's house being opened in Manbij, local media reported that it had accepted 25 cases, of which seven had been resolved and 18 were still under investigation. 15 Arab and Kurdish women had been working in the house during that time period, and efforts were underway to involve Turkmen and Circassian women.
In May 2017, another women's house was opened in Abu Qalqal, in the countryside south of the city. Six women in total worked there, including the administrator of the house.
Iman Hamsho, who works with the women's houses in the region, stated that this house had received the most serious cases and the highest volume of cases as of 2019.
In September 2017, a third house was established in Al Hayya, east of Manbij. It had one administrator, Amani al-Nana, and three other members when it was opened.
Celebrations at the opening of the women's house in Al Hayya.
In August 2018, a fourth was opened in Al Farat neighborhood.
In total, by 2019, women's houses in Manbij had taken on over 3,000 cases. Less than 10% of these cases had been referred to the formal legal system, while the majority had either been resolved by the houses or referred to the social justice and reconciliation committees for resolution.
One notable aspect of the work of women's houses in Manbij was their role in helping women who had suffered from gender-based violence and other oppression under ISIS. Some of the early work carried out by the region's first women's house included the formation of a Research Committee, which documented the testimonies of women who were harmed by the terror group.
Women's Assemblies
Under the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, women's assemblies are supposed to exist in parallel to mixed-gender institutions at every level of governance. This policy reinforces women's influence in government, in addition to the quotas and co-chairs systems that ensure their representation in mixed institutions.
The Women's Assembly in Manbij was established in March 2017. Women from the city's mixed-gender governing bodies participated in the meeting, as well as representatives of the Revolutionary Arab Youth Movement and the Syrian Democratic Council also attended. Ultimately, 35 women were elected to the Assembly.
The Assembly has coordinated with local women to create smaller women's assemblies and communes in villages and towns across the region. By May 2019, they had helped establish 43 of these assemblies.
Today, the Women's Assembly collaborates with other institutions to supervise a variety of projects. Recent efforts of theirs have included a demonstration condemning increasing domestic violence rates under COVID-19 lockdowns and literacy courses for adult women who had not been able to complete their formal education.
Women's Economic Empowerment
In June 2017, women from Manbij participated in the first Women's Economy Conference in North and East Syria, which was held in Derik.
The first women's cooperative in Manbij, the Beit Al Baraka Association, was established in September 2017, with the support of the People's Municipality of Manbij and the Economic Committee.
Sare Ibrahim, an administrator of the Beit Al Baraka Association, discusses the work of the cooperative.
This cooperative employed 10 women to grow and prepare vegetables and other food products.
In November 2017, a Women's Economy Center was opened in the city. The center had three members when it was founded, according to its administrator, Sabah Mohammed.
The Women's Economy Center in Manbij. The sign is printed in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, and Circassian. (Photo: ANHA)
Celebrations at the opening of the Women's Economy Center.
Today, multiple women's cooperatives exist in Manbij, providing women with quality employment and working to meet local economic needs. In March 2018, a cooperatively run restaurant was opened. A cooperatively run chicken farm cooperative has also been established.
The Al Rabeeh Restaurant, a cooperative restaurant run by women (Photo: ANHA)
In a timely example of the role that women's cooperatives can play in meeting the needs of the communities where they operate, the Martyr Sakine Eseliye Workshop—a textile cooperative that employed almost 28 women when it was founded in 2018—is now producing face masks to help Manbij prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The production of face masks at the Martyr Sakine Eseliye Workshop in Manbij.
Different women's institutions work to empower women working in different fields. In one example, ANHA reported in 2017 that women on the Executive Council of the Democratic Civil Administration had met with female staff at Al Furat Hospital, helping them organize a committee for managing women's concerns in their workplace.
The Women's Committee of the Democratic Civil Administration meets with members of the Economy Committee to discuss the concerns of working women.
The Women's Laws in Manbij
Due to conservative attitudes among some segments of the population, the AANES Women's Laws, adopted in Kobane, Jazira, and Afrin Cantons in 2014, are not applied in full there.
However, women's institutions do campaign to enforce many of the protections that these laws provide elsewhere. One local report from January 2017 describes a typical case addressed by a local women's house—a family attempting to force their daughter to get married against her will. The house was able to convince the family to stop the marriage by explaining how it would harm all parties involved. The case did not have to be brought to the formal legal system to be resolved in a way that protected a vulnerable woman's rights.
Members of women's organizations in Manbij also meet directly with women in their homes and villages in order to make them aware of their rights and educate them about social problems. In October 2018, the Manbij Women's Assembly claimed to have met with more than 3,000 women to discuss these issues.
Manbij Women's Assembly Spokesperson Ibtisam Abdul Qader discusses the Assembly's meetings with local women in Manbij.
There is evidence that some women in Manbij oppose the lack of formal legal protections that their counterparts in other regions enjoy. In January 2020, the Young Women's Union in the city demanded laws to protect young women and further efforts to oppose underage marriages.
Jineoloji in Manbij
A jineoloji research center was opened in Manbij on January 2nd, 2018. The opening ceremony was attended by both male and female commanders in the Manbij Military Council, as well as local activists and political figures.
Jineoloji, the Kurdish women's movement's "science of women," is controversial among some conservative populations in North and East Syria. In Deir Ezzor, Arab leaders protested the inclusion of the subject in school textbooks, leading to its removal.
In Manbij, however, the research center has remained open and active for over two years. In July 2019, it held its first training course for young women. In June 2020, it held meetings for both men and women on the importance of respecting women's rights within families.
Women from Manbij in the AANES
A 2019 survey of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria conducted by the Rojava Information Center revealed that three members of the 54-person council were women from Manbij.
Alaa Ahmed, an Arab woman, served as Co-Chair of the Health and Environment Commission.
Another Arab woman, Maha Ali, was a deputy leader of the Women's Commission. Ali had previously been a spokesperson for the Women's Assembly in Manbij. The selection of an Arab woman from a mixed city to serve in a region-wide political role related to women's rights shows that the AANES does not want to confine its revolutionary social policies to Kurdish communities.
Maha Ali in 2017.
The most prominent woman from Manbij on the AANES Executive Council was Amal Dada, a member of the region's Turkmen community. Representing the Syria Future Party, Dada had previously served in the Legislative Assembly in Manbij, and had worked as a teacher prior to the Syrian war. She is now the Co-Chair of the AANES External Relations Commission.
Amal Dada in 2018.
In a 2017 interview with ANF, she described how women's lives changed after the city's liberation from ISIS:
Women lived a life of imprisonment inside the house after ISIS came. We could not ever leave the house. Pressures on women increased and we were tortured with the smallest of excuses. They interfered in what we would wear and when we could go out to the street. There was no such thing as private life. First they interfered in schools and later closed them all. Now, women have taken a great initiative and are progressing towards where they should be. It was women to experience the greatest freedom after Manbij was liberated from ISIS. Women now take part in efforts to make the city more beautiful and fraternal. Women from all peoples living in Manbij participate in this reconstruction equally and with their own will.
In 2018, also speaking to ANF, she described the diversity of the region's government under the Autonomous Administration:
"We have a co-presidency system, we have established our democratic administration under this system, and women are 50 percent of the administration members (in total we are 132). All the peoples in Manbij are represented in a proportionally way…the Administration is made up of 71 representatives for the Arab people, 41 for the Kurdish people, 10 for the Turkmen, 8 for the Circassian and 1 for the Armenian."
Dada was also actively involved in the promotion of Turkmen cultural identity in Manbij. She suggested in 2018 that a Turkmen cultural association there would be important not only because it would help her community connect with its traditions, but because it would allow Arabs and Kurds to learn about their culture as well, bringing the peoples of Manbij together.
Her role in the AANES Executive Council also suggests that advances in women's rights in North and East Syria are intended for all communities— even those that opponents of the AANES often seek to co-opt.
This brief overview of what the revolutionary social policies of the AANES have done over time in a multi-ethnic city that suffered greatly under ISIS rule shows that there was no "foreign" or "imposed" ideology. Rather, women used the opportunities that were presented to them to gain more rights, take on leadership roles, and become active in their communities. What the AANES and SDF did was set an example and open political and social space for women to choose to organize.
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I am using chrome://inspect/#devices to inspect the console and I get errors when hitting buttons.. Anything referenced in the main.js file is undefined.. whereas the actual code for the autocomplete and button seems to be executing.
Please note The url is working fine when viewed in the chrome browser. The javascript files seem to load correctly, and all variables are defined correctly. - It is only when I use inappbrowser that I see issues with undefined variables.
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These boards are laser-engraved with iconic points of interest, cities and geographical landmarks serving as a wonderful reminder of the places that become our favorite destinations!
Bamboo is 16% harder than maple wood, 1/3 lighter in weight than oak, yet in some instances as strong as steel. Bamboo holds the promise of a sustainable, cost effective, and ecologically responsible alternative to the widespread clearcutting of our old growth forests.
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Patricia A. Margiotta
June 16, 1949 - October 10, 2021
Loudonville-Patricia "Pat" A. Margiotta, 72, passed away peacefully on October 10th, after a brief, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Margaret Maimone of Loudonville, NY. Raised in West Albany, NY, Pat was a 1967 graduate of Colonie Central High School. Upon graduating from nursing school in 1969, Pat had a 35 year nursing career at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany. Following her retirement in 2004, Pat went on to work as a substitute nurse in the South Colonie School District for another 13 years. In her free time, Pat was an avid quilter and belonged to both the Q.U.I.L.T., Inc. and the Wing Falls Quilters Guilds. She was also an active member of the Albany County Board of Elections and the Town of Colonie Seniors, as well as the Siena College Opera Club. Throughout her lifetime, Pat greatly enjoyed traveling with her family and friends, making many return trips to Italy and Cocoa Beach, FL. Pat's generosity with her family, friends, and her community was boundless. She will forever be remembered for her willingness to help, and for the countless quilts and knitted creations she gifted to loved ones and area organizations each year. Pat is survived by her loving daughter, Michele May (Charlie); her beloved grandchildren, Madden, Drew and Henry Solomon and Mackenzie and Jacob May; cherished siblings, Nancy Lovett (Bruce) and Paul Maimone; adored nieces and nephews, Victoria Lovett, Jennifer Leiter (Benjamin), James Lovett (Bonnie), Michael Maimone, and great niece, Sophie. She is also survived by her much loved aunt, Betty Anne Hart, and numerous cousins and many life-long friends. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Pat's family on Friday, October 15th, 2021 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, NY 12206. Please only enter the funeral home through the rear parking lot doorway. All attendees must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Funeral Services will take place on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:00 am at Christ Our Light Catholic Church, 1 Maria Drive, Loudonville, NY 12211. All attendees are required to wear a mask and to observe social distancing guidelines. The Rite of Internment will immediately follow the mass at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Central Avenue, Colonie, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Pat's name to The Community Hospice Foundation, 310 Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208. To leave a message for the family please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com The family would like to give thanks to the nurses of Community Hospice, Members of the Christ Our Light Church Pastoral Care Team, and healthcare aides Laquetta and Kiki for their support and gentle care of Pat in her final days.
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Yorgos Lanthimos Cements Himself as One of the Unique Visionaries of Cinema Today
Yorgos Lanthimos has emerged to the English-speaking world as a savior-like director, bringing an incredibly unique style of directing and telling stories, the likes of which were unseen since the times of Kubrick. In fact, his unique style can be described as a mix of hilarious satirizing a la Mel Brooks, and gritty yet dreamlike realism. His first two English-language films were the fabulous The Lobster in 2015 and the darker The Killing of the Sacred Deer, which premiered only last year. His latest film is sure to be a cementation of this director in Hollywood.
The Favourite is a true story account of the English court in the first decade of the 18th century. In that time Queen Anne was reigning during a time that has been afterwards characterized as a weak stance of the British on the world stage. This film looks at the monarch of the time: Queen Anne (Olivia Coleman) as she is vied by her close confidant Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) and a new maid who curries her favor, Abigail (Emma Stone). The result is a political drama that delves in and out of satire and history.
Lanthimos might have crafted his greatest work yet; this picture will certainly play well with more general audiences, who might have been put off by his more absurd scenes in his previous films. The Favourite is able to keep Lanthimos' tone of vague surrealism, all the while crafting an incredibly emotional story anchored with three amazing performances. Lanthimos is one to play with films' themes and arrange them in a rollercoaster manner, one moment you might be watching a historically accurate address to parliament, and the next lords and ladies will be dancing in 21st century style at a royal ball. All the while Lanthimos is sure to keep you on your toes and slightly uncomfortable. The Greek director is able to achieve such discomfort through technical means, such as with the fish-eye lens that gives certain scenes and shots the feeling that one is watching CCTV footage, or with the varying soundtrack, which will play pleasant staccatos one moment and quickly switch to an intense church organ piece the next.
Lanthimos has always played around with societal standards. The Lobster was the picture that most clearly addressed that. In that film's world if people didn't find a mate they would be turned into an animal as punishment forever (commenting on the panic of necessity of people today to be in relationships); in The Favourite Lanthimos takes on the more current topic of gender dynamics. The three women in this film are the most powerful characters on screen, and in fact the men are subtly portrayed and addressed as women throughout the film. The males are the most heavily dressed and with the most obvious make-up, while the women retain much simpler costuming and mascaras (if at all). The women even wore pants more often than the men did. The end result is an entire film revolving around these three women's vying for power; with the men seeming to get in the way with their trivial wants.
The film couldn't have been complete without a proper cast, and Lanthimos is thankfully able to get some of the best performances from these actresses' careers. Coleman, in particular, breaks out by giving her Queen Anne incredible complexity and versatility; in one moment you might be disgusted with her meanness and thirty seconds later you will be shedding tears and sympathizing with her. The British actress has been grossly underappreciated throughout her career and it seems that she might be finally getting the recognition she deserves with this film.
It certainly feels like you're watching a classic gem from decades ago, but with a modern twist adding a tone of floating timelessness. The Favourite is a film that will bring about as unique an experience as you might encounter in cinemas today.
What is your favorite Historical Satire film? Let me know in the comments section.


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Kashmir Religious Leader Pushes Self-Determination
By Katherine S. Currie, CONTRIBUTING WRITER October 20, 1998
The people of Kashmir should be allowed to determine their own national future, Mirwaiz Umaz Farooq, the political and spiritual leader of the Kashmiri Freedom Movement, told about 80 people last night in Harvard Hall.
Kashmir is a Muslim-dominated region in the Himalayas that has been the source of two wars between India and Pakistan. India controls two-thirds of the Kashmir; Pakistan controls the other one-third.
Farooq's speech comes at a time of high strain in the Indian sub-continent due to the detonation of atomic bombs in both India and Pakistan.
"Now we have entered a new dimension, a nuclear dimension," Farooq said, explaining the consequences of the atomic bomb detonations which took place this spring. "Kashmir is the key to peace and stability in the area."
Farooq's speech also addressed the necessity of allowing the Kashmiri people to determine their own fate, instead of bowing to the wishes of neighboring governments.
"The government of India and Pakistan never took into consideration the wishes and desires of Kashmir," Farooq said. "We feel that for any discussion to be fruitful, Kashmir has to be involved."
Farooq expressed displeasure with India's approach to controlling the Kashmir region.
"The policy of the Indian government has been to deal with the [Kashmir] issue militarily rather than politically," Farooq said. "The Indian presence is so profound in Kashmir that people are afraid to go onto the street."
The Harvard Islamic Society and the Harvard-Radcliffe South Asian Association sponsored the speech.
"[Farooq] was in the States and happened to be going through Boston. A common friend called me [to know if I wanted him to come]. That was last week. I sent a few e-mails out and he was able to come," said Imraan R. Mir '00, who arranged for Farooq to speak yesterday.
Farooq said he decided to speak at Harvard because of the diversity of students who would be able to hear Kashmir's plight.
"The students are the power. We have to approach the students and Harvard College has students of all backgrounds. The future policymakers go to Harvard and must understand the Kashmir conflict," Farooq said.
Mir said Farooq spoke on behalf of a
point of view not often voiced in the U.S.
"Ultimately he represents a voice in the Kashmir government that is important especially after India and Pakistan have detonated the atomic bomb," Mir said. "Also, this represents a different point of view. Everyone always says, 'Pakistan is a bastard,' or 'India is a bastard,' [but] we never hear Kashmir's voice."
While some audience members expressed approval of Farooq's ideas, others questioned the validity of allowing Kashmir complete control over its own destiny, especially with respect to India's political dominance.
"It was heartwarming to hear a voice that is hardly ever represented," said Minha K. Sheikh, an audience member who attended because of her Kashmiri background.
Farooq was the first elected chair of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a coalition of more than 20 different organizations who want to end Indian occupation and who want the self-determination of Kashmir. Though he is no longer chair, he still serves as a main representative to the conference.
Farooq is also the religious head of the Muslims of Kashmir, a position that has been handed down from father to son in his family for 13 generations.
Harvard is the first university where Farooq spoke on this trip. He plans on speaking at other universities throughout the country, including Stanford
Radcliffe staff awakens to abrupt announcement yesterday morning


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Q: date-time picker bootstrap Tempus Dominus I can't seem to get date-time picker to work. When I click it doesn't do anything.
I've imported the CDN values to the head and the JS from the git page. However when i click on the field it doesn't do anything. I'm not very experienced on bootstrap, especially importing libraries.
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                    State the time Interval where the tour can BEGIN

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9 Oct - 3 min - Uploaded by Palindrome Does your FTB Launcher not load your modpack when you click 'Launch'? This tutorial. 24 Mar Modpack Name: FTB Beyond Modpack Version (E.g Infinity ):v Launcher Version (E.g or Curse): FTB Launcher v Link to. 10 Feb Modpack Name: None Modpack Version: None Launcher Version: (version 15 Build: ) Paste Log.
2 Feb But after a ton of attempts to figure something out, I ran out of ideas on how to fix this. In the FTB launch log I linked here I tried opening "FTB. 3 May Title: Launcher won't finish launching due to fatal error. Launcher Version: Modpack: launcher issues, not ModPack. Modpack Version. 19 Jan Operating System: Windows Launcher Version: Link to Log: http:// luischandomi.com Details of Problem.
14 Jan If I try to download a modpack this is the error I get. If I restart my computer & retry launching the modpack, it just launches Vanilla Minecraft. 1 Oct Managed to progress past the "Downloading" stage, but when I try to launch the game, it shuts down. Have tried twice. Have also tried to . 14 Sep mod packs are downloding and wehn wil start the game comes an error? waht must i do to work?. Support for Feed the Beast modpacks and launcher issues/problems. 21 May Launcher starts up fine, but when clicking 'Launch' this eeror code pops up, cant find any other mentions of the same code anywhere else.
15 Apr When I click to start, just pops up a messages on console and everything disappears. When I open the launcher, quickly pops up a message in. 26 Jan I have noticed a lot of people are having this problem and heres how to fix it. Open run if your running a windows 10 - 8 Left click the windows. 10 Feb returned error code 5. The FTB Launcher has found the following Java versions installed: Java Version: _80 sorted as: _80 64 Bit. 13 Oct -redownloading ftb launcher and deleting ftb folders -network reset - troubleshooting -searching on internet -deleting user profile and.


The Originals: "Treason With a Cup of Tea" and "To Sail Away"
All declared BA/BS students on the 2018-19 DCP are required to complete a production interview, with the option of an audition.
All declared concentrated BA students on the 2017-18 or earlier DCP who have not passed Sophomore Hearing are required to complete a Production Interview, with the option of an audition. All declared concentrated BA students on the 2017-18 or earlier DCP who have passed Sophomore Hearing are required to complete a Production interview or an Audition based on their accepted track.
All declared BFA majors are required to complete a production interview and an audition.
All accepted BFA majors are required to complete an audition, with the option to Interview.
Theatre minors and INDS in Fine Arts - Theatre cognate students are not required to complete an audition or production interview beyond the requirements of their DCP but are welcome to do so.
All callbacks will begin at 1 p.m on Jan. 12, 2019.
Jan. 15, 2019, 2-5 p.m.
Looking for writers to explore new storylines! If interested in writing and world building, please email Mr. Nelson, cnelson@liberty.edu, to schedule a 10-minute interview. At the time of the interview please bring a sample of your writing (i.e. short story or pages from a play). This semester The Encounter is looking at developing new storylines for future production. Looking to bring 1-3 writers on board.
Fall auditions are usually held on the two nights before classes start in August.
All fall academic shows are usually auditioned at the same time.
Spring auditions are usually held in January.
All spring academic shows are usually auditioned at the same time.
Monologues/songs may not contain profane language or any type of sexual innuendo.
An accompanist is provided for musical auditions.
Callbacks, if necessary, are usually posted the night of auditions.
Cast lists are usually posted by the end of the audition week.
If cast, you must initial beside your name on the cast sheet to indicate an acceptance of a role.
Students who are cast must enroll in THEA 300.
Fall interviews are usually held on the two nights before classes start in August.
All fall production jobs are usually interviewed at the same time.
Spring interviews are usually held in January.
All spring production jobs are interviewed at the same time.
Crew jobs are usually posted by the end of the audition week.
If selected, you must initial beside your name on the crew sheet to indicate an acceptance of a crew position.
Students who are selected must enroll in THEA 300.


Today is our 20th company anniversary. Misa and I found Asahi Nihongo and Ritter School exactly 20 years ago. We are the first language school in Japan that offers Japanese language courses with internships, cultural activities, home stays, language exchange (Tandem) and exciting marine sports. Our school is a place were you not only learn Japanese, but also make Japanese friends. Many thanks to Misa, Ueda sensei, Maya sensei, Junko, Shoko, Yuki, Mauritio, Abe-kun and to my family.


Snow. Winter. Blizzard. Ice. Sub-zero temperatures. These words have become anathema to so many people due to this season's exceptionally cold and harsh weather. For the first half of the winter, I was its outspoken advocate. Summer's heat and humidity really drag on my ability to enjoy the outdoors and the dangerously high pollen levels of the last couple springs & falls wreaked havoc for me and my fellow allergy sufferers. Therefore, I welcomed the cleansing, restful effect of winter. Even through January's polar vortices (or vortexes if you prefer) I appreciated the change winter brings.
Then, more harsh weather came in February, but with the frigid temperatures also came the sun. Sunshine, glorious sunshine! It's something we don't see much of in the latter part of winter in Ohio. Typically, February seems to be filled with grey, cold, wetness that soaks its dreary way into the soul, causing lots of humans to develop symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. This year, the lack of cloud cover that let all of the heat escape from the planet's surface let in the blessed rays of that giant flaming orb at the center of our solar system. For me, it's been a game changer.
With all that said, easing our way to March and being but days until spring I'm ready for a warm-up. Things are already looking up as I've seen–or heard if I want to be truthful–more and more birdsong in the mornings. On a walk this past week, I squealed with delight seeing the tips of crocus, tulips and daffodils breaking through the frost-tipped soil like baby birds breaking their shells. Oh, how spring sings to my soul. Without a doubt, the best part has been seeing the return of bright green moss filling up the brown spaces between the bricks of our sidewalks.
All of this change is thanks to longer days with increasingly more sunlight. It warms the earth, stimulates plants to begin their annual process of budding out and sure as hell helps drag a lot of humans out of the grey/cold-induced blues!
In recent years, I've learned to ward off wintry blues by preserving a bit of the glory of the sun. That is, by making orange marmalade. It's not something I grew up with, nor did I have much exposure to it. I was prompted into it by my love for preserving and lack of having done so in months. When my cousin clued me in to a Florida farm that brings boxes of citrus up to us poor sun-starved Midwesterners I jumped at the chance.
I used dear ol' Alton Brown's recipe as a basis for my method. The reason I used the term method is that marmalade isn't going to turn out the same each time as it depends largely on how juicy and how sweet the oranges are. Marmalade seems to be a lot more forgiving than jams/jellies because the bitter pith of citrus is where all the pectin comes from so you needn't mess with exact measurements the way many say you do with jams and jellies that use boxed or liquid pectin. The really great news is that one small batch only requires 2 or 3 oranges so even if it doesn't work out well the first try, you'll probably have a delicious orange sauce on your hands.
Absolutely! I've served it on things from baked goods to cheese and even on poultry dishes. Always a bit of sunny goodness!


TEDtalksDirector — 15. April 2008 — http://www.ted.com What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has devoted his life to these questions, and his answer is influenced by his faith as well as by his scientific turn of mind: We can train our minds in habits of happiness. Interwoven with his talk are stunning photographs of the Himalayas and of his spiritual community.


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Comedy Group to Debut in Valparaiso
Written by: Nathyn Gibson — Apr. 16th 2012
Put on your favorite piece of flannel as Chuckles INc presents the inaugural Plaid Collar Comedy Show at Cornucopia Coffee Company in Valparaiso on April 18.
Lake Station native, Woody Watt will headline the all-ages show with his special blend of jokes and music. The show will also feature Jake Kenney from Lowell and Keith Evans from Crown Point and hosted by Nathyn Gibson from Lake Station.
Watts, 20, said he's excited to perform at an all-ages show because there have been people who have wanted to see him perform for a long time and they finally get their chance.
Chuckles INc is a group of comedians who joined together to create a comedy scene in Northwest Indiana. This is the first show the group has put on in Valparaiso. Chuckles INc. also holds the S&G Comedy Show in Chesterton and A Night of Comedy in Crown Point.
Cornucopia Coffee Company is located 210 E. Lincolnway. The show starts at 7 p.m. with no cover charge. For more information call Cornucopia Coffee Company at 219-477-1000 or e-mail Nathyn Gibson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A Night of Comedy Celebrates its 21st Show
Comedians Present Show for the End of the World


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The Telstra Turbo 21 Modem is the fastest mobile broadband offering on the market, but not everyone will be able to take advantage of the increased speeds. It will also cost you a small fortune, with a substantial initial outlay and ongoing monthly costs.
As announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Telstra's Next G network has recently been upgraded to support download speeds of up to 21 megabits per second (Mbps), making it the fastest mobile broadband network in the world. To take advantage of these new speeds, Telstra has released the Turbo 21 Modem — a mobile broadband modem that connects via a USB port.
The Telstra Turbo 21 Modem is about the same size as most mobile broadband devices, though it's a little chunkier than some of the recent USB modems from 3 Mobile and Vodafone.
The Turbo 21 Modem includes a SIM card slot and a microSD card slot to allow the device to double as a USB flash drive. Unfortunately, and unlike many other USB modems on the market, the Turbo 21 Modem isn't plug and play and requires the included software to be installed on your PC. This is particularly annoying for netbook users, as most of them don't come with optical drives. Mac users are also out of luck — the Turbo 21 Modem is only compatible with computers running Windows XP and Vista, though Telstra promises to remedy this in the near future.
A Next G SIM card is used as a form of user identification. In addition, a PIN must be entered each time the device is plugged in. The sales package includes a lanyard, a belt clip and a satin bag; there is also an antenna to boost reception.
Though the device has a potential maximum download speed of 21Mbps, according to Telstra the Turbo 21 Modem should provide "typical" speeds of between 550 kilobits per second (Kbps) and 8Mbps. Due to varying factors, including coverage, network congestion and signal strength, the speeds we encountered were around 2Mbps — an excellent speed when compared to competitors, but still a far cry from 8Mbps.
For this reason the "21" marketing appears slightly misleading. The theoretical maximum of 21Mbps currently only applies to major metropolitan cities and select regional areas.
During testing, the Turbo 21 Modem performed well and we were able to achieve speeds of up to 2.8Mbps, though speed regularly fluctuated between 900kbps and 1.4Mbps. Despite the 21Mbps downlink, upload speeds are currently limited to 1Mbps. Telstra claims this will be upgraded to a peak of 5.8Mbps before the end of 2009.
Telstra's Turbo Connection Manager is a simple but effective program that allows you to access session information, including sent and received data, 3G/HSDPA indicators and signal strength.
Like most of Telstra's products, the Turbo 21 Modem doesn't come cheap. It is available on two 24-month plans: $39 per month for a 400MB data allowance, or $59 per month with a 1GB data allowance. Both plans come with a $299 up-front cost; the Turbo 21 Modem will cost $499 if you decide to purchase it outright.


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The Biological Imaging Development Center is an interdisciplinary center configured to assemble, test, and apply emerging light microscopy techniques and technologies. It is designed to serve two roles: a conduit for new optical imaging technology and as a site for technology development. The center also seeks to provide centralized space, personnel, and technical tools toward advancing optical imaging in the biological sciences.
The BIDC is currently operating 3 programs for the UCSF community.
The Instrument Incubator Program
We operate an Instrument Incubator model whereby microscope owners can locate shared instruments which the center maintains and administers for a nominal fee. Under this model the owners retain some autonomy over the instrument's fate, but are relieved of the burden of daily oversight, user training, and administration. This policy also provides a mechanism for others in the wider community to gain limited access for supervised pilot studies. Read More...
Assisted Pilot Experiment Program
The BIDC seeks to encourage new users and labs to explore the power of imaging technologies. These groups can 'subscribe' to the BIDC for unlimited use of workstations and imaging software, consulting expertise, and limited access (i.e. "Assisted Pilot Experiment" program) to a range of center instruments. These use of instruments is at the discretion of their respective owners; however, these groups have previously agreed to the 10% free-use rule. This mechanism is meant to allow an instrument and associated center expertis to be transferable to the wider community without a large startup cost. Read More...
SABRE/BIDC Instrumentation Development Initiatives
The BIDC fulfills a dedicated role in supporting ongoing and cutting-edge imaging for the Sandler-Asthma Basic REsearch (SABRE) community and selected labs that are in need of ongoing advances in imaging technology. As such, the BIDC/SABRE personnel dedicate approximately 50% of effort toward training supporting personnel from these groups and providing a new pipeline of technologies. In some cases, these technologies will be shared via the 'Instrument Share Policy' after a period of beta testing and/or a period dedicated to the primary aims. The SABRE imaging center is also a member of the 'Owners Consortium' for a selection of instruments.


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Home » At TMV » Libya: Allies Prepare for Military Action (UPDATED)
Posted by Dorian de Wind on Mar 19, 2011 in At TMV, Breaking News, International, Law, Media, Places, Politics, Society, War | 0 comments
Libya: Allies Prepare for Military Action (UPDATED)
UPDATE: 12:20 ET
France has officially confirmed that its military are engaged around and over Libya.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in Paris, "Our air force will oppose any aggression by Colonel Gadhafi against the population of Benghazi…As of now, our aircraft are preventing planes from attacking the town…As of now, our aircraft are prepared to intervene against tanks."
UPDATE: 11:11 ET, March 19, 2011
The BBC reports, "French military jets over Libya":
French military jets are preventing forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi from attacking the rebel-held city of Benghazi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
It is believed to be the first act of intervention since the UN voted on Thursday for a no-fly zone over Libya.
French aircraft have also flown over "all Libyan territory" on reconnaissance missions, French military sources said earlier.
The French Rafale jets took off from their base at Saint-Dizier in eastern France, a source told the Agence France-Presse news agency.
"French reconnaissance jets are clearly scoping out targets in Libya. I would assume there have been special forces on the ground as well, assessing potential targets," says BBC Defense correspondent, Caroline Wyatt.
The planes encountered no problems during the first few hours of their mission, the source said, and the flights would continue for the next several hours.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told journalists at the summit in Paris that he believed British, French and Canadian aircraft would launch the first airstrikes, the BBC's Carole Walker in Paris reports.
Asked if those strikes would take place later on Saturday, Mr Rutte said that was a possibility…
As Moammar Gaddafi fragrantly violates the terms of the UN Security Council resolution and his own "cease-fire" declaration by attacking the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi, those countries taking part in the coalition must now decide exactly what military actions will be taken, when and who will lead the mission—among other questions.
And it won't be a moment too soon as Libyan Government troops "in tanks and trucks entered Benghazi from the west, in the university area, and began to shell the city, including civilian areas. Intense fighting broke out in some enclaves. The city of 1 million quickly became a ghost town, with residents fleeing or seeking cover in barricaded neighborhoods," according to the Washington Post.
Also according to the Post,
U.S. ships in the Mediterranean were preparing to bombard Libya's air defenses and runways to clear the way for European and Arab forces to establish a no-fly zone throughout the country, according to U.S. and European officials. Fighter aircraft from France, Britain and the United Arab Emirates converged on bases in and around Italy to begin operations over Libya under the command and control of the United States at its naval base in Naples.
More specifically, Britain has already started preparations to deploy Tornados and Typhoon aircraft, as well as air-to-air refueling and surveillance aircraft.
But, according to the BBC, "It is not yet clear who the commander of the operation will be, where it will be headquartered and what [NATO] assets might be used."
The fact that the British Prime Minister is going to France on Saturday could be an indication that, having taken the diplomatic lead on recognising the rebels, France is also keen to take a military lead.
The British Prime Minister told Parliament on Friday that Britain was getting ready to move the designated aircraft "in the coming hours" to airbases from where they could start to take the necessary action.
The BBC report provides details on the aircraft and equipments to be used, types of missions they may be engaged in, possible locations from where the missions would be launched and potential targets.
Finally, the article discusses how the Libyan crisis "could call more of the strategic defence and security review's conclusions into question, and perhaps even prompt a fresh look at the UK's military assets" and how "a government wishing to take a leading role on the world stage can afford to lose yet more military capability and personnel at a time when world events are proving more unpredictable than ever."
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Isaac Newell (24 April 1853 – 16 October 1907) was an English teacher who pioneered football in Argentina. He was the founder of both the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the football club Newell's Old Boys, which is named in his honour.

Leaving England

Isaac Newell was born on 24 April 1853 in Strood, Kent, England to Joseph Newell and Mary Goodger. Growing up, he had an adventurous spirit and a passion for sporting activities, especially football.

At the age of 16 he boarded a ship to Argentina with some friends of his father. When he arrived in the city of Rosario he presented a letter of recommendation from his father to William Wheelwright, the administrator of the British-owned Central Argentine Railway. Wheelwright gave him a job as a telegraphist.

In 1876 he married his wife Anna Jockinsen, and in 1876 his first son Claudio was born, followed later by Liliana, Fortinato and Margarita.

Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino

Newell acquired a property and in 1884 he founded the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino with a distinctive red and black colour scheme with emblem. The colours were a mixture from the flags of England and the flag of the German Empire, Anna's nationality.

It was in 1884 that the first football and set of rules arrived in Argentina. Newell decided to alternate study at the college with sporting activity. Over the years the sport gained in popularity at the college.

In 1900 Newell made his son Claudio and his daughter-in-law, Katie Cowell, directors of the school.

Newell's Old Boys

Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys was founded on 3 November 1903. Claudio Newell was one of the principal founders.

The club was founded for teachers, students and alumni of the college, and was named in homage to Newell's life and achievements. The club's emblem and their kit take their colours from the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino.

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The fundamental difference between a same sex marriage and a traditional marriage is that a civil partnership is entirely civil based, hence the title, whilst conventional marriages can take place inside a church
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The fundamental difference between a same sex marriage and a traditional marriage is that a Civil Partnership is entirely civil based, hence the title, whilst conventional marriages can take place inside a church. Preceding this, Gay Civil partnerships have risen in numbers on a dramatic scale!
About Civil partnerships
Civil Partnership is a legally bound marriage between couples of gay persuasion. Once a Civil partnership is formed, then the couples are legally entitled to the same benefits that a traditionally married couple would receive.
The Civil Partnership act applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
After the Act was passed in 2005 to allow for these types of marriages to take place, it faced a great deal of controversy. Many Christian groups begun to speak out against civil partnerships, with many same sex couples feeling they were not given the same rights.
In addition, once you have registered a same sex partnership, you will in fact be able to gain full responsibility of each other's children.
Any marriage is a happy, momentous occasion. But imagine that you have walked down isle, cut the cake, signed the papers and been on your money moon, and now the legal system may be telling you it counts for nothing. Well this in fact is the case for a newly married couple in California.
The couple have fallen foul of Proposition 8 and await confirmation as to whether their marriage still stands. Their marriage license, situated ornately next to a guestbook and a wedding photo may soon become invalid.
Harris Berger and Michael Quick were married just months after the Californian state overturned a ban on gay marriages, and now under a new proposal, their marriage license may not be worth the paper it is written on, and With 54% of voters voting in favour of a fresh ban, their happiness and future lies firmly in limbo. Many people feel that votes had been confused by the wording of the new bill, as many newlywed gay couples, await their fate.
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/dec/28/gay-pair-waits-to-learn-if-marriage-will-stay/
Gay Support Groups
There are a variety of gay support groups. Such groups cater for young, older, married, same sex parents, different religions, HIV and health issues and even gender issues. Through a united show of support they serve to help with coming out issues, and even same sex parenting.
These groups play an important role in educating the gay community about the level of support they have at hand, as well as teaching parents of gay children how to help their child through any issue.
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Weddings are memorable, momentous and most of all special, or at least that's what we strive for. Planning a wedding can be both stressful and work. However have no fear there are a host of wedding planner available in and around the capital including:
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I'll be honest, when I first saw people decorating their planners, I thought it was a little silly, but I tried it and you know what? Decorating it makes me more excited to use it. I've also learned that taking the time to sit down and use planner weekly sticker sheets makes me feel less chaotic and frazzled because I know what is going on and I have a good sense of what time I have available. Who knew all that could come from putting stickers in a planner?
So I've been creating weekly sticker sets. These are ideal for just one week, which I love because I finish up a sheet and don't have lots of random stickers hanging around (Pretty sure my OCD is showing in that statement).
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Even "Christian" Ministries at Colleges Hijacked by Hard Left
By Alex Newman 2 years ago
The once-great para-church ministry Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru), which was supposed to bring the Gospel to college students, appears to have been hijacked by radical leftists and "social justice" warriors.
But at least some Christians are fighting back, calling the "social justice" infiltration of Christian churches and ministries the greatest threat to the Gospel in America that they have seen in their lives.
Known as "Cru" today, the long-established ministry for college students, founded in 1951, "has taken a sharp turn to the left within the past few years as social justice takes over more and more Christian organizations," explained Judd Saul with the "Enemies Within the Church" team.
The official theme of their staff conference in July, according to Cru's website, was supposed to be "celebrating together both the cause that God has called us to and the fact that God also wants us to be…be in His presence and be in love with Him."
However, Saul and others suggested that the theme was really "social justice, critical race theory, and Democrat Party talking points."
Saul, Trevor Loudon, and other conservative leaders are working to expose the infiltration of Marxists and anti-Christian subversives into churches, seminaries, ministries and more — something that has been quietly underway for decades, if not centuries, across denominations.
The infiltration of these dangerous doctrines — some Christian leaders have even called them heresies that threaten the Church and people's salvation — was blatantly "in your face" at Cru's bi-annual National Staff Training dubbed CRU19.
Leaders in attendance were encouraged by radical speakers to obsess about skin color, "diversity," slavery, and the real and alleged evils of previous generations of Christians and Americans.
It sounded far more like the ravings of anti-Christian post-modern Marxists so typical of university campuses today than a Christian event aimed at helping leaders reach lost college students with the Good News of Salvation.
To see for yourself the kind of extremism, "social justice" hysteria, and race-mongering that has taken over Cru, watch this video compiled by Enemies Within the Church:
As The New American magazine reported last year, even the leadership of the largest Protestant denomination in America, the Southern Baptist Convention, has now been infiltrated by "social justice" warriors.
But there is growing resistance to the heresies of the so-called "social gospel" that has hijacked ministries such as Cru and now threatens to take down even some of the last remaining major conservative denominations in America.
Perhaps the most significant voice to speak out has been Pastor John MacArthur. He did not mince words in identifying the threat.
"Over the years, I've fought a number of polemical battles against ideas that threaten the gospel," he explained. "This recent (and surprisingly sudden) detour in quest of 'social justice' is, I believe, the most subtle and dangerous threat so far."
Insiders at CRU predicted that within a few years, remaining Cru staffers faithful to Christ and the Bible would be forced out of the organization without major changes.
As colleges become wastelands of Marxist non-thought and anti-Christian hatred, now is the time for the Church to reach out to those students with Truth and the Love of God. Promoting hatred and divisiveness under the guise of "social justice" does not just contaminate and poison Christians' witness, it destroys it.
Perhaps it is time for a new, genuinely Christian organization to take over the important duties that Cru once performed so faithfully. If the ministry's leadership does not get the situation under control, Cru will fade into irrelevance and new ministries will step in to fill the void.
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Excellent Frank. Could not be any better. God bless you and God bless America.


EPANET-RTX is the real-time extension to the EPANET toolkit. The EPANET-RTX sources can be found on Github: github.com/OpenWaterAnalytics/epanet-rtx.
EPANET-RTX's jc branch contains a version that can be compiled using Visual C++ 2012. Run git checkout jc in the EPANET-RTX git repository in order to switch to that branch. There's a README file detailed build instructions.
OS X developers will find an XCode project in the build/xcode folder of the EPANET-RTX repository.
epanet_toolkit_example_msvc_cpp.zip - Simple Visual C++ Express Edition 2010 project that illustrates how to use the EPANET Toolkit DLL in C++.
OOTEN is based on the EPANET Programmers Toolkit, and incorporates all the functionality of the EPANET Programmers Toolkit in an object-oriented shell. It also adds functionality that is currently not available in the EPANET Programmers Toolkit.
EPANET is written in ANSI-compatible C and OOTEN in ANSI C++. OOTEN was developed using Borland C++ Builder version 6.0, but should compile with any ANSI C and C++ compatible compiler. no visual components, such as windows, are referenced in the OOTEN source code.
Like the EPANET sources, the OOTEN sources are Public Domain.
This archive contains the source code for OOTEN (Object- Oriented Toolkit for EpaNet), as well as the EPANET 2 source code.
The following EPANET source code file (C-code) was altered, but retains all its original functionality. To differentiate altered EPANET source code files from standard ones, the altered files are saved with a '_on' extension.
EPANET_ON.C  -- main module providing supervisory control.
The following EPANET header code file was altered, but retains all its original functionality. To differentiate altered EPANET source code files from standard ones, the altered files are saved with a '_on' extension.
The comments at the top of each file lists the date when the latest update was made, and these updates can be located in the code by searching for the keywords "/*** Updated".
Other useful documentation that can be consulted includes the EPANET Programmers Toolkit Help file and the EPANET Version 2 Users Manual.
Changes to standard EPANET files can be located in the code by searching for the keyword "jevz".


Fabulous Pink Laddie-Toos is a company created by a mother of four who loves to sew and wanted to create a product to help improve well-being and soothe aches and pains. Her creations - Aromatic Comfort Rice Bags & Wraps (aka Pink Confetti Soothers) - are rice bags with lavender aroma that serve as either a cold pack if you freeze them, or a heating pad if you warm them in the microwave.
These rice bags invigorate just about any weakened or poor circulated area of the body and at the same time, soothe and calm nerves through gentle therapeutic aromatherapy. They also come with protective covers that can be washed over and over again, so there is no need to worry about how you will keep the bags or wraps clean - all you have to do is take the cover off and throw it in the washer!
The Pink Confetti Soothers I received are so cute and very durable. I really like that there's velcro on one end of the cloth covers so that you can take it off of the rice bag to wash it. That's especially important since these soothers will no doubt be used often and on many parts of my body, so they're bound to need washing eventually. I tried these out both by freezing and microwaving. During the summer, using it as a cold pack is especially nice. I used the chilled big wrap on my neck and the small one over my eyes. The next night I heated them to use as a heating pad. I used the big one on my lower back while I was sitting up, and the small one on my shoulder. I was really impressed with how long these stayed warm, and the lavender scent was very soothing. I love that I can use these in place of a heating pad, and they're even better than an electric pad because the rice conforms to your body and adds a little pressure which helps relieve pain too. These will be great for stomach cramps, I can already guarantee that! I also realized, thanks to Fabulous Pink Laddie-Toos facebook page, that I can even use these on my hands when they ache from using a computer mouse all day. They would also be great for arthritis pain. FabulousPink LaddieToos actually just came out with a black hand rice bag for this very purpose, so be sure to check that out!
You can find more info and product photos either on the Fabulous Pink Laddie-Toos facebook page or their website. To order, email Kate at fabulouspinkladdietoos@gmail.com!
Disclaimer: I was given a set of Pink Confetti Soothers free of charge for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own experiences with the product. Individual results may vary. No other compensation was given.
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Time and time again, we have seen emerging technologies bring great change and innovation. Two of the emergent technologies of the current era – blockchain and 5G – are poised to rely heavily on each other in terms of the change they are likely to bring.
Why all the chatter about 5G?
So why is 5G a game changer? Simply put – it allows for faster and more secure data transfer, together with the capability of introducing new experiences and services.
What makes 5G even more exciting is that this evolution from 4G will allow mobile carriers to lower their costs at approximately 10 times less per gigabyte as compared to the current 4G networks we have today. This means they can expand to under-served suburban areas and recoup their expansion investment in less than two years. This makes for easy expansion decisions.
This new connectivity for households and businesses will allow more people to be connected and therefore be a part of this growing innovation. Not only will videos play seamlessly on mobile devices, and your Skype or FaceTime calls will sound much clearer and without interruption, but now more people will have access to the upcoming innovations which blockchain will serve.
How is 5G implicated with blockchain?
5G will allow implementations on blockchain to run smoothly and efficiently while remaining in the secure environment it requires. The new mobile data standard will become the data transmission infrastructure upon which blockchain – as a quasi protocol – will run.
The point at which 5G and blockchain technologies intersect is at the micro-data level enabled through the internet of things (IoT). A number of prominent blockchain projects such as IOTA, VeChain and WaltonChain are pursuing a use case in supply chain management and the emerging machine to machine (M2M) economy. These projects are geared towards the collection of data from what will become an inordinate number of sensors along the supply chain.
5G will transform the data landscape for IoT devices.
According to multinational technology company Cisco, 500 billion IoT devices will be connected by 2030. Those that currently work with IoT devices and on related blockchain projects have met a challenge in that current devices are expensive and power-hungry. There is a will to integrate IoT in the simplest of devices. The cost and power requirement could hamper that.
However, with 5G modules likely to be smaller, less expensive and much more power efficient, both the IoT revolution and its associated blockchain revolution can finally develop apace.
Both technologies have been identified as necessary to bring about 'smart cities'. Essentially, a smart city uses technology to make the city work better and more efficiently. Connected and driverless cars is another item that implicates the use of both 5G and blockchain technologies – alongside IoT.
The development of technology in the current era is no longer single-stranded. It involves the combination of multiple technologies – and particularly so in the case of blockchain and 5G, alongside the IoT.
While it seems like decades ago, it wasn't so long ago that Steve Jobs was standing center stage at Apple headquarters introducing iTunes and iPod and eventually the iPhone for the first time. We didn't understand what these new services and devices meant for the future, just like we don't understand what 5G and blockchain will bring us either. As the app store and play-store delivered new innovation, so too will 5G and blockchain.


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Why 'Walking a Mile in Her Shoes' May Not be Good For You
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Nadia Elysse
Us Editorial Team Lead12 May 2017
"You never really know someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
We all know the idiom, but researchers at the University of Buffalo say there's more to empathy than just walking a mile in a person's shoes. In fact, mentally placing yourself in a person's position may be more distressing than it is helpful. The healthiest way to empathize with someone, researchers say, is to consider how a person might feel without picturing yourself in their experience.
The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, says that there are two routes to empathy: imagine-other perspective-taking (IOPT) and imagine-self perspective-taking (ISPT). IOPT is the healthier way to empathize with people, by observing what someone feels and making inferences on how to treat them based on that. With ISPT, on the other hand, the empathizer takes on the feelings of another person. This can be especially distressing when taking on feelings of grief, anger, and sadness.
"I think sometimes we all avoid engaging in empathy for others who are suffering partially because taking on someone else's burdens (ISPT) could be unpleasant," Michael Poulin, an associate professor in the University of Buffalo Department of Psychology and co-author of the study, said in a statement. "On the other hand, it seems a much better way to proceed is if it's possible to show empathy simply by acknowledging another person's feelings without it being aversive (IOPT)."
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The goal of this study, of course, is not to deter people from being empathetic. Empathy helps us help others. Changing the way we approach empathy can be useful for everyone, Poulin says, but it's especially helpful for people in the medical profession. Burnout happens, but IOPT can help compartmentalize the emotions that doctors and nurses sometimes take on when interacting with patients.
"Many of these professionals see so much pain and suffering that it eventually affects their careers," Poulin said. "That might be the result of habitually engaging in ISPT. They put themselves in their patients' shoes. Maybe we can train doctors and nurses to engage in IOPT so they can continue to be empathetic toward their patients without that empathy creating a burden."


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Hotels and restaurants cannot add service charge directly to the bill, instructed by the Govt.
Jul 29, 2022 #Consumer, #ConsumerCourts, #ConsumerLaw, #ConsumerLawNews, #ServiceCharge, Consumer Protection Act
On June 4th 2022, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) forbade hotels and restaurants from automatically or by default including a service charge in the food bill. It stated that in the event of a violation, a customer may request that a hotel or restaurant remove the service charge or may file a complaint to obtain compensation.
"No hotel or restaurant shall force a consumer to pay service charge and shall clearly inform the consumer that service charge is voluntary, optional and at consumer's discretion," the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement.
The ministry specified that there should be no restriction on entry or provision of services based on collection of service charge. "Service charge shall not be collected by adding it along with the food bill and levying GST on the total amount," it said. There should not be any collection of service charge by any other name, it added. Further, the service charge cannot be collected by adding it along with the food bill and levying GST on the total amount.
Service fee collection was described as a "matter of individual policy" and "no illegality in levying such a charge" by representatives of the hotel and restaurant sector at a meeting with the Centre on June 2. Restaurant customers cannot be asked to pay "hidden charges," according to Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, after the meeting.
How can customers complain if they are charged?
Consumers can submit complaints online through the e-daakhil portal in accordance with the CCPA's instructions for "preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights with regard to the levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants" (www.e-daakhil.nic.in). Additionally, consumers have the option of filing a complaint with the district collector for CCPA investigation and further action. The CCPA can also be contacted through email at [email protected] with consumer complaints.
Consumers can also lodge a complaint on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), which works as an alternate dispute redressal mechanism at the pre-litigation level, by calling 1915 or through the NCH mobile app. They can also file complaints with the Consumer Commission.
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Robin and Paul Cowley's Oakland garden will be featured on the 2009 Ups & Downs of Hillside Gardening Tour on April 18-19. This stunning garden features an assortment of water features--from simple basins and bubbling fountains to a naturalistic koi pod and an ingeniuos bog with floating steps. Paul is a landscape architect and owner of Potomac Waterworks, a firm specializing in the design and construction of water features. Robin is a talented fiber artist, whose eye for texture is evident in the garden's plantings. Together, they have created a garden filled with imagination and ideas. Their home and studios will also be on tour.
Tour hours are Saturday, April 18, from 11 am - 4 pm, and Sunday, April 19, from 10 am - 5 pm. There are eight gardens on the tour, which benefits the Hillside Gardeners of Montclair. For ticket information, call 510-530-1681 or email HgmGardens@gmail.com.
All photos ©2007 Lee Anne White. All rights reserved. Garden design: Paul & Robin Cowley, Oakland, CA.


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