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Q: Why can't Fedora start my (hard wired) network? I have a hard-wired Ethernet card/cable to my hub.  I start Fedora 23 but there's no network, why?  So I've checked that the card exists:-
[root@localhost ~]# lspci | grep Ether
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 10)
[root@localhost ~]# lspci -vm -s 00:0b.0
Device: 00:0b.0
Class:  Ethernet controller
Vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Device: RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
SVendor:    Packard Bell B.V.
SDevice:    Device e012
Rev:    10

Then I try to start the network (fyi systemctl restart network.service has the same output)...
[root@localhost ~]# service network start
Starting network (via systemctl):  Job for network.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status network.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
                                                           [FAILED]

The result of the suggested command (systemctl status network.service above) is...
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status network.service
● network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2015-11-08 19:40:26 GMT; 30s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 3072 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Nov 08 19:40:23 localhost.localdomain network[3072]: Could not load file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo'
Nov 08 19:40:24 localhost.localdomain network[3072]: Could not load file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo'
Nov 08 19:40:25 localhost.localdomain network[3072]: Could not load file '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo'
Nov 08 19:40:25 localhost.localdomain network[3072]: [  OK  ]
Nov 08 19:40:26 localhost.localdomain network[3072]: Bringing up interface enp0s11:  Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this connection.
Nov 08 19:40:26 localhost.localdomain network[3072]: [FAILED]
Nov 08 19:40:26 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: network.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Nov 08 19:40:26 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Bring up/down networking.
Nov 08 19:40:26 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: network.service: Unit entered failed state.
Nov 08 19:40:26 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: network.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Then I came across some suggestions on here that I check the contents of network-scipts and ifcfg-enp0s11, the one that failed above seems to be the one I'm looking for, the MAC address is the same as the one listed in ifconfig -a for that named device
[root@localhost ~]# more /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp0s11
HWADDR=00:13:D4:86:EB:18
TYPE=Ethernet
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
DEFROUTE=yes
PEERDNS=yes
PEERROUTES=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes
IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
NAME=enp0s11
UUID=b7fce5e7-b3aa-4e95-a014-8661889e9cce
ONBOOT=yes

My other options in network-scripts were
ifcfg-enp0s11  ifdown-ippp  ifdown-routes    ifup          ifup-ipv6   ifup-ppp       ifup-tunnel
ifcfg-lo       ifdown-ipv6  ifdown-sit       ifup-aliases  ifup-isdn   ifup-routes    ifup-wireless
ifdown         ifdown-isdn  ifdown-Team      ifup-bnep     ifup-plip   ifup-sit       init.ipv6-global
ifdown-bnep    ifdown-post  ifdown-TeamPort  ifup-eth      ifup-plusb  ifup-Team      network-functions
ifdown-eth     ifdown-ppp   ifdown-tunnel    ifup-ippp     ifup-post   ifup-TeamPort  network-functions-ipv6

But ifup eth, ifup eth1, ifup eth2, ifup enp0s11 and ifup lo all say there's no config found?!
[root@localhost ~]# ifup eth
/usr/sbin/ifup: configuration for eth not found.
Usage: ifup <device name>

I partially understand that the ifup commands are not really used anymore because of NetworkManager, which is running...
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status NetworkManager.service
● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sun 2015-11-08 19:35:13 GMT; 33min ago
 Main PID: 905 (NetworkManager)
   CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
           └─905 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

Nov 08 19:35:30 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  (virbr0): device state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none') [90 100 0]
Nov 08 19:35:30 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  (virbr0): Activation: successful, device activated.
Nov 08 19:35:35 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  (virbr0-nic): link disconnected (calling deferred action)
Nov 08 19:36:57 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  use BlueZ version 5
Nov 08 19:40:31 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt' failed with 'Error resolving 'fedoraproject.org': Name or service not known'
Nov 08 19:45:31 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt' failed with 'Error resolving 'fedoraproject.org': Name or service not known'
Nov 08 19:50:31 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt' failed with 'Error resolving 'fedoraproject.org': Name or service not known'
Nov 08 19:55:31 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt' failed with 'Error resolving 'fedoraproject.org': Name or service not known'
Nov 08 20:00:31 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt' failed with 'Error resolving 'fedoraproject.org': Name or service not known'
Nov 08 20:05:31 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[905]: <info>  connectivity: check for uri 'http://fedoraproject.org/static/hotspot.txt' failed with 'Error resolving 'fedoraproject.org': Name or service not known'

Any ideas why I have no network?

A: try this;
sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp0s11

then change the following;
BOOTPROTO="static"

Unless you have some particular reason to have a dynamically set IP I would set up a static IP address. This way all the other devices on your network always have the same IP to connect to ie ssh, http, ftp, etc.
IPADDR=the ip address in your router settings will be your external IP address
GATEWAY=    look in your router settings
NETMASK=    look in your router settings
DNS1=    look in your router settings
DNS2=    look in your router settings
You can get to your router by typing its ip address in a browser url
192.168.1.1 or whatever your router ip is
On my linksys router I go to the Status tab and all my info is under Router
add all this info to your ifcfg-enp0s11 file and restart the network
sudo systemctl restart network.service

make sure it is enabled so you keep your setup on reboot
sudo systemctl enable network.service

and you can check the network status with
sudo systemctl status network.service

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WYSO Weekend: August 18, 2013
Jerry Kenney
Full episode of WYSO Weekend for August 18, 2013 including the following stories:
- Civil Rights To Right Now, by Community Voices producer Jocelyn Robinson: WYSO holds a rich digital archive from the Civil Rights era. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in 2014, we're partnering with community organizations to augment it with the stories of local residents who lived through this transformational period in our history. Community Voices producer Jocelyn Robinson used the historical audio to inspire childhood recollections of the day when the streets of Yellow Springs looked more like the streets of Birmingham, Alabama.
- The latest installment of SOCHE Talks on the history of racial desegregation in Dayton schools.
- Niki Dakota interviews Russian students participating in a local cultural exchange trip in the Miami Valley: The Miami Valley Episcopal Russian Network (MVERN) was started in 1997 as a cultural exchange partnership with Fr. Nicholai Aksenov and his parish, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Sablino, Russia.
Sablino is a small rural community about 30 miles south of St. Petersburg, MVERN is comprised of 11 Episcopal and two Orthodox churches in the Miami Valley. This week Niki Dakota got the chance to speak with exchange leaders and students about the program and their visit.
In the interview ahead you'll meet the students and hear what they have to say with the help of translator Dr. Igor Tolochin, a professor of English at the University of St. Petersburg. Niki began by asking Exchange Trip Leaders – Nick and Joanna Mclarnin about their involvement with the program.
Jerry Kenney was introduced to WYSO by a friend and within a year of first tuning in became an avid listener and supporter. He began volunteering at the station in 1991 and began hosting Alpha Rhythms in February of 1992. Jerry joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as a host of All Things Considered and soon transitioned into hosting Morning Edition. In addition to now hosting All Things Considered, Jerry is the host and producer of WYSO Weekend, WYSO's weekly news and arts magazine. He has also produced several radio dramas for WYSO in collaboration with local theater companies. Jerry has won several Ohio AP awards as well as an award from PRINDI for his work with the WYSO news department. Jerry says that the best part of his job is being able to talk to people in the community and share their experiences with WYSO listeners.
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Women-Led Organizations Re-Shaping The Definition of Leadership in Music
By Michelle Golden March 26, 2020
Photo Credit: Laraib Ali
While a lot has occurred in the month of March and celebrations have looked a little bit different than normal for Women's History Month, we would be doing ourselves a disservice if we didn't surface the incredible organizations that support women daily, build extraordinary, engaging communities, facilitate platforms for impactful dialogue, and work tirelessly towards bridging the pay and C-Suite gap across industries. The Orchard decided to feature the words, missions, and founders of various global organizations — some who we have worked with and others we think our community will be interested in following to learn more about how they, too, can get involved. Community is so essential — it helps us during the best of times and during the hardest times and just because in-person interaction is paused for now given the global health concerns, we are encouraging our community to engage with these organizations elevating women — online. Connect, instigate conversation, and we'll see you online.
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Women in Music's mission to advance the awareness, equality, diversity, heritage, opportunities, and cultural aspects of women in the musical arts through education, support, empowerment, and recognition. The organization has various chapters across the world including New York, LA, Barbados, India, Colombia, and more. Through localized educational programming, with a focus on career development, Women in Music is working to make the industry a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community for all.
In Her Words: The Orchard's very own Jennifer Santibanez (Account Manager Video Services) happens to also be on the board of Women in Music as Vice Chair, Media Relations. "I wanted to be a part of an organization that was very well aware of the many hats women in our industry wear. Women are mothers, daughters, wives, business women, entrepreneurs — all at the same time. It's not an easy task but we get the job done. WIM is a safe space for learning and networking. I am so happy to see the diversity, opportunities and most importantly the empowerment I've been met with and look forward to reinvigorating the NYC chapter."
How Can I Become A Member? Join here
SheSaid.So
Anette Collins, The Orchard's Director, International Artist Services speaking at MEETSSS
Last October, SheSaid.So hosted their first ever MEETSSS conference in Portugal to celebrate five years, and The Orchard came on board as a sponsor. Founded by Andreea Magdalina before moving to LA from London, SheSaid.So came to life when she was working at a music streaming service called MixCloud and found herself being the only woman on the team. One of her responsibilities at MixCloud was to build and maintain industry relationships. She noticed a lot of men were in these meetings and women were rarely in a position of power. Realizing that this absolutely needed to change, SheSaid.So was one of the earlier organizations to surface conversations around re-shaping leadership in the music industry.
In Her Words: "My number one objective with SheSaid.So was to create awareness and to bring women together to help each other out because if we don't, nobody else will. And obviously, five years later, now in 2020 things are a little bit different — it's on everyone's lists. There's this pressure that we managed to create thanks to our work but also other initiatives, collectives, and individuals out there fighting the good fight, and it's not to be ignored anymore. We're yet to see definite long-standing results from this work, but we're certainly making progress.
We created this safe space for women to come together and share their stories but also to help each other out, explore business opportunities and partnerships, employ one another, give advice about a contract deal — you name it. Now fast forward five years, we are in fifteen locations around the world with fifteen chapters and some of them are country-wide, others are more city-specific, depending on how big that market is. I personally quit my full-time employment in the music industry last year in May 2019 so that I could focus on turning SheSaid.So around from a side passion project into a sustainable business.
The Challenge: Some things have definitely changed and improved but at the end of the day, equal pay is still not a reality, equal opportunity is not a reality, access to education is not a reality for many women around the world. It's a frightening new and old challenge." – Andreea Magdalina (Founder, SheSaid.So)
How You Can Pass On the SheSaid.So Model To The Next Generation: Go back to the basics and do something out of the kindness of your heart. Be there for someone when you least expect it, even if you're not someone in a position of power. I think it's a sweet reminder that we're not alone. It's an empowering gesture at the same time because it makes you feel like you can actually contribute to someone else's life. You don't need to be a VP of the company in order to help someone like that — and help yourself.
Listen In: Take a listen to a SheSaid.So curated playlist featuring some of their favorite women and nonbinary family!
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The Creator's Suite
Founded by New York-based Abhita Austin, The Creator's Suite is an organization that supports a global community of women DJs, producers, and audio engineers by providing them with access to education, increased visibility, as well as career opportunities. Their mission is to create a nontoxic platform for women in music production to build community in and flourish, through peer-to-peer networking. Since December 2018, The Creator's Suite has grown substantially since their first official event. The community of women creatives that they support has grown significantly; activations, partnerships, and online engagement is on the rise. This growth is indicative of how grand the need is for women in music production to be supported in a safe space. In October 2019, The Orchard hosted an International Day of the Girl event featuring various producers, artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and music industry professionals for a day of beat-making, expertise, and networking.
Producers Pozibelle and V-Notes
Photo Credit: Kevin Vallejos
Abhita was motivated to create The Creator's Suite after working in professional recording studios and seeing very few people who looked like her in the building. The studio climate did not feel welcoming to women and now she wants to create spaces and platforms that do. The Creator's Suite is important for many reasons, but one major reason is representation as what the community sees around them positively or negatively shapes expectations and either shapes or limits growth. Through The Creator's Suite, women in music production see themselves as strong, creative, competent, and connected.
In Her Words: "Gathering together for the purpose of experiencing music is a simple yet complex act. What transpires in the midst of this gathering is a lot of learning by observation, growing by conversation, sharing of creative process, and burgeoning of collaborations and mentorships.
Most of our community events crescendo into a beat cypher—a term used to describe a group of DJs or producers playing music, which is usually original compositions, continuously without interruption. In a beat cypher, each music track or beat played is no more than two minutes long.
Another vital component of our platform is the opportunity for women specifically in music production to express themselves and uplift and inspire each other. There are not many events in the world, let alone in NY, that are doing that. That aspect adds to the power and magic of it all.
We've had to adapt our 2020 calendar due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but we are planning a series of workshops in the NYC area for the fall and a few virtual surprises before then."
Check out The Creator's Suite website and subscribe to the newsletter for ongoing updates. Follow us on Instagram! We post a lot of content featuring women in music production. If you have a specific project that you're looking for a producer for, DM or email and we can connect you directly with some gifted creatives.
She Is The Music
She Is The Music is a nonprofit organization that works to increase the number of women in the music industry from songwriters and producers to industry professionals and executives. In addition to working to connect women in the industry, She Is The Music also provides resources and support for female-focused initiatives and programs. The organization acts on its mission by hosting initiatives like all-female songwriting sessions, mentorship programs, and an industry database of women creators. Since the summer of 2018, She Is The Music has hosted songwriting sessions with Alicia Keys, Kim Petras, Mary J. Blige, among many more talented female artists and creatives. Overall, SITM is working to bring the women in the industry together while creating opportunities for future generations.
Join the Database: To be connected with other powerful and talented women in the music industry, join the She Is The Music database and browse the database here.
How You Can Help: Make a donation or volunteer here to play a part in enacting change in music business. If you or your company would like to sponsor programs, speaking events, camps and more, become a partner and impact thousands of female musicians worldwide.
Girls Who Listen
Powered by Industry News Magazine, Girls Who Listen is a non profit organization dedicated to supporting women and creatives in the entertainment space. Through panel discussions, mingling mixers, songwriting sessions, a database of artists and profesesionals, and more — with trusted professionals, they're providing a safe space and platform for those interested in learning more about the entertainment industries. Girls Who Listen is an extension of Industry News Magazine (INM), a digital source for keeping up with the latest music, news and fashion trends. With INM's platform they feature local up and coming creatives and those working behind the scenes with your favorite talent.
In Her Words: "Women's History Month means powHER." – Kadijaat Salawudeen, Founder of Girls Who Listen
Join the Database: If you'd like to stay informed and get notified about opportunities and news in the industry, be sure to join the Girls Who Listen database here.
Building Beats
Building Beats provides support for those who want to pursue their passion and build a career out of it. BB empowers individuals to become self-sufficient, creative producers that will give back to their communities while living fulfilling lives. Founded in 2013, the organization has developed DJ and digital music production programs for New York City's low-income and minority youth, instilling in them leadership, entrepreneurship, and life skills. The programs have expanded to over 2,500 in-school and after-school workshops. BB team members joined in The Orchard's celebration of the International Day of the Girl in October of 2019, in which they contributed to an afternoon of beat-making and networking with other artists and professionals. Building Beats has since moved online to partake in social distancing, launching bbConnect, a space to connect and learn music production and entrepreneurship online.
Get Involved: Building Beats is always looking for dedicated people who have a passion for creativity and value learning and leadership. Join the team as a workshop leader, intern, or volunteer here.
Donate: As a nonprofit organization, Building Beats relies greatly on volunteer work and funding from generous parties. Donate here and affect change in communities country-wide that host unrecognized talent.
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Slickville es un lugar designado por el censo (en inglés, census-designated place, CDP) ubicado en el condado de Westmoreland, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos. Según el censo de 2020, tiene una población de 339 habitantes.

Geografía
La localidad está ubicada en las coordenadas  (40.462104, -79.518421).

Demografía
Según la Oficina del Censo, en 2000 los ingresos medios por hogar en la localidad eran de $37,625 y los ingresos medios por familia eran de $50,313. Los hombres tenían unos ingresos medios de $47,292 frente a los $26,250 para las mujeres. La renta per cápita para la localidad era de $18,111. Alrededor del 14.7% de la población estaba por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

De acuerdo con la estimación 2015-2019 de la Oficina del Censo, los ingresos medios por hogar en la localidad son de $47,083 y los ingresos medios por familia son de $39,415. Alrededor del 6.5% de la población está por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

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Localidades del condado de Westmoreland (Pensilvania)
Lugares designados por el censo en Pensilvania

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WPEP ( AM) was an AM radio station licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts. WPEP's format had been full-service, offering local news and talk programming, as well as music and nationally syndicated talk. The station was last owned by the Anastos Media Group.

History

1940s
In late , Silver City Broadcasting Corp., owned by businessman John McGregor, applied for and was granted a construction permit for an AM broadcast station in Taunton. The station's callsign was originally to be WTRN, however the callsign was changed to WPEP before the station officially signed on the air December 22, 1949. When WPEP signed on, its studio was located atop the Roseland Ballroom, north of downtown Taunton. The original format is believed to have been all local programming. WPEP was a  daytime-only station from  to . This meant that WPEP was required to cease transmitting from sunset to sunrise. WPEP's transmitter site was 760 County Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

1970s
On November 27, 1970, WPEP received pre-sunrise authority, allowing it to sign on at  with a power of , which could be upped to the full kilowatt at sunrise (during months when sunrise occurs later than ).  News Director at the time was John P. Shaw.

1980s
Daytime-only status lasted until September 1, 1986 when WPEP was granted nighttime authorization, which allowed WPEP to transmit  of power.

1990s
WPEP was sold in  by Silver City Broadcasting to J. Keating Willcox's Willow Farm Broadcasting.

2000s
This would be the final calendar decade of WPEP's existence. WPEP was sold to Anastos Media Group in . Paul Giammarco was named general manager in  until he left for WSAR in . After Giammarco left, staffer A.J. Nicholson was promoted to general manager.

In , WPEP added the Boston Red Sox Radio Network and carried the team's first World Series victory heard on radio. It was an affiliate in  as well but station management had changed that March and didn't air games. A May 5, 2005 article in the Taunton Daily Gazette said that the station was in jeopardy because WNSH in Beverly, Massachusetts got approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase their daytime power. WNSH was owned by former WPEP owner J. Keating Wilcox. When Wilcox sold WPEP to Anastos Media, there was an informal agreement that Anastos Media would turn in the station's license to allow WNSH (on the same frequency) to up their power, contingent on the power increase being granted by the FCC. The city's mayor and U.S. Representative filed objections; however, the station's general manager at the time publicly dismissed the possibility the station may go dark. On December 5, 2005, Anastos Media filed a renewal of the WPEP license. The renewal was granted by the FCC on March 28, 2006. WPEP's license was turned in to the FCC on October 18, 2007.

Auxiliary licenses
KRN297: a Remote pickup unit (RPU) on /.
WLI832: a Studio-transmitter link (STL) on .

Status
Station license deleted.

See also
Taunton, Massachusetts

References

External links
 (via Internet Archive)

Mass media in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Greater Taunton Area
PEP
Taunton, Massachusetts
Defunct radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1949
Radio stations disestablished in 2007
Defunct companies based in Massachusetts
PEP
1949 establishments in Massachusetts
2007 disestablishments in Massachusetts


Since I wont be posting pictures of my quilt for awhile, I decided to post pictures of an old project that I did for my kids. I wanted to make a quiet book for my kids, but couldn't find a pattern that I liked, so I decided to make my own patterns. I think most of them turned out okay, but as with everything else, I've learned in the process things I'll do differently if I ever make another one.
Tic-Tac-Toe page: has a pouch with pieces to play the game.
Flower page: has removable flowers that are interchangeable.
Gumball page: has gumballs that come off so they can match the colors.
Purse page: has bracelets, play lipstick, etc. inside.
Flower vase page: the flowers are removable. This is the only page the baby can play with and she LOVES them!
Shoe page: laces for the kids to practice tying their shoes.
Puzzle pages: the three pockets have the pieces to three different puzzles, and the other page is for them to put the puzzles together.
Shape page: the shapes are velcroed on so they can match the shapes.
Hair page: has a pocket with hair ties so the kids can practice braiding and rubber banding the ends.
I stitched our last name on the back just in case we leave it laying around at church or something.
What fabric did you use for each page? It looks like felt, but I'm not 100% sure.
I definitely want to try making one. You've inspired me.
It is felt. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck!!
Lyric, this is so beautiful! I love the puzzle page and the gumball page. And the hair with the hair rubber bands!!! So fun.
You are so talented and creative! I found you via your link to my quiet book blog. Can I put your blog down on my sidebar of "quiet book ideas"? This is such a cute one!
Thank you! The felt isn't really stretching, but it's fuzzing up a little. I just bought the sheets of felt from Joann, and I'm sure they aren't as good of quality as the felt you can buy by the yard. I didn't cut them down any, so the pages are just as big. The cover is just felt with some rick rack. One thing I would advise, though, is when you use velcro to attach pieces, make sure that the "pokey" side is on the actual piece that comes off. I did the opposite, so when a piece isn't put back on and a page is turned, the pages stick together, and when they get pulled apart, more fuzzing happens. Good luck!!
How did you put the grommets in your pages? Did you use a special tool for that? I love your ideas.
Seriously SO easy!! Don't buy that big, expensive tool thingy ... they don't work. Just buy that little $3 - $4 kit. You have to make your own hole, and you need a hammer, but they turn out perfect and are WAY cheaper. You can find them at Joann's in the "notions" section. Good luck!!
Laura, thank you for the sweet comments! It's really not as hard as it looks ... just look at one piece at a time ... not the whole picture. Good luck, and let me know if you need any help!
You are a seriously talented woman Lyric! I still really want one of these, but I'm going to either have to make it for both boys and girls or make two, which isn't looking good. Anyway, you are always such a huge inspiration to me. Love you! p.s. Did you just use a cotton fabric for all the patterned pieces? and did you back them with a iron-on stiffener or anything?
I did just use cotton fabric ... and probably should have used interfacing or something, but I didn't. If I were to ever make a new one I would make a few changes ... like that.
I love your QB ideas! so cute! I especially love the hair idea! For the flowers, are the stems made out of pipe cleaners? I like that they are removable from the vase!
Thanks for some cute ideas! I am gathering ideas to one day create a book for soon to be born little lady!
Yeah, they're pipe cleaners. I folded up the bottom so that the wire ends up being under the leaf ... then I hot glued on the leaves and the flowers ... then hand sewed around the edges.
I love your QB. I'm making three, and your book has really given me some great ideas. Thanks for the great post!
How did you make the puzzle pieces? They don't look sewn on the sides where they would be cut. Are they pictures already on felt?
Very cute ideas. I'm making a quiet book for my daughter for Christmas, and your ideas have been helpful. I was wondering how you did the shoe? I've been trying to figure out the best way to do mine.
Hi Abby, Thank you! I really am not happy with how I did the shoe. I just made holes in the felt and that really wasn't a good idea. The felt has stretched all over the place. Next time I think I'll do it with maybe home decor fabric and add eyelets. Sorry I'm not more helpful! Good luck!!
Wonderful book! I'll be a grandma for the first time in February and have been gathering ideas for a quiet book. You have great ideas and I'll be using many of them. Thank you for taking the time to post this!
Adorable book! I love all of your different pages.
Wow! This is amazing! So much thought went into this book! I love it!
Thanks for sharing this great book! I'm anxious to make one for my granddaughters!
I absolutely LOVE this book..I am going tomorrow to buy supplies to start making one for my little girl! Such cute ideas..I was wondering how you made your little pouches for the pieces--are they just cotton? Also, how did you do the puzzles?
I made a quiet book recently and loved looking at your pages for inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
I love your quiet book. I used some of your ideas if you want to see it.
I'm just getting ready to create my own. Thanks for all the ideas. Can't wait to do the puzzle page. So FUN!
I love your quiet book! Brilliant! A group of friend and I are putting some together and this will really help us get started! Thanks so much!
Very Gorgeous book! How did you do the puzzle pieces? Do they stick onto the page when put together?
Can you tell me how you attached the hair on the hair page? And it looks like it is just yarn. How is that holding up?
For the puzzle pieces did you sew everything together and then just cut the pieces? Or did you do something else?
I actually just cut out the shapes and laid everything how I wanted it to look, then cut them all together. Then I hand stitched each square.
Bond says....Great job this book is beautiful. I am in the process of making one for my granddaughter and I will be using your idea of the three puzzles on one page, brilliant.
I love this quiet book!! Great simple ideas!!
I made one of these book awhile back for one of my 8 children. Now looking for some inspiration to make three different ones for each of my grandchildren. Thank so much for inspiration!


Exposure to cold temperature without adequate protection can result in frostbite. Frostbite means that a part of a body has been frozen and this can be quite dangerous. Usually it is the face, nose, ears, fingers and toes that get frostbitten. Frostbite can occur during any outdoor activity including play, and especially fast moving sports such as skating, skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing. Obviously the colder and windier it is, the quicker an unprotected body part or area will become frostbitten. The skin around a frost bitten area initially becomes red then pale and very rarely bluish. As the skin warms up there can be some blisters.


As much as we rely on cell phones in our daily lives, they are not without flaws. Many are susceptible to malware, their batteries wear down and being dropped in the wrong way has led to the demise of many a screen.
Much of what can go wrong depends on the model, but there is one thing pretty much all of them have in common: screens and sunglasses don't mix. You know what we're talking about.
We've all been there, needing to read something on our phone outside, only to struggle because our sunglasses make the screen impossible to see. We could take the glasses off, but the sun is kind of hot and bright so that's not a great option, either.
Lest you think being unable to read your phone with sunglasses on is just a part of life we will have to accept, understand not only why it happens, but that it does not have to be that way.
At issue is polarization, which we have heard plenty of with glasses lenses. Essentially, the photon particles that make up light travel like a zig-zagging wave on their way to our eye. Unpolarized light particles, however, travel in many directions at once.
The particles react differently when bouncing off various surfaces, which is why some leave us with glare while others, like with our phones, darkness.
What polarizing filters do is absorb light waves that vibrate on a specific axis, so in the case of polarizing sunglasses, the horizontally-vibrating waves are absorbed. Only the vertical waves get past the lenses and to your eye.
The idea is to reduce glare, which sunglasses most certainly do. But in the process, it significantly reduces the amount of light we see from certain screens, like those of cell phones.
So that's the science. What do we do about it?
The problem is that since our devices have polarizing filters, too. Using them with sunglasses is a bad mix. As we know, making the screens as bright as they can be does not do much to fix the problem.
Since this is all about what path the light particles take to get to our eyes. When staring directly at our phones, the horizontally-vibrating light they produce is blocked by glasses that only allow vertically-vibrating light. Hence, the darkness.
The fix for this is actually quite simple. If you are struggling to see your phone, just turn the screen 90 degrees. Either direction will work.
What this will do is align the screen's polarizing filter with your sunglasses', allowing the light to get through the lenses and to your eyes.
Crazy, right? Science has a way of being like that.
As cell phones began to become popular, there was the occasional report or rumor that their use could lead to cancer. Cellular waves, after all, so close to our heads was not seen as a good thing. As we have learned, the concept may have some teeth.


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During the Tourism & Hospitality Occupational Health & Safety Summit, I presented at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre regarding " Mental Health In The Workplace" for the Canadian Mental Health Association Mid-Island (CMHA) as the Employment Support Worker.
In the past, I produced an internet live/recorded radio show and became the host for Job Talk Radio BC that provided up-to-date topics relating to the employment industry.
During my research and studies in the employment field, I was interviewed by Businesses Insider from New York regarding my approach to Interactive Resumes.
The power of community involvement can affect the lives of so many individuals. Since 2012, I formed the Haunted Harewood Group that raises money from a Halloween Walk-Thru Fundraising event at my home. The proceeds go towards the community/educational programs for children at Georgia Avenue Elementary School. These funds are used on a discretionary bases for children who may need unexpected support.


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A Creative Approach to Journalism:...
A Creative Approach to Journalism: Luke Fortney '18
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Photo credit: Courtesy of Luke Fortney
English major and former editor in chief of the Grape, Luke Fortney '18 earned a prestigious fellowship at the Atlantic earlier this month after completing multiple rounds of interviews.
What did you focus on during your time at Oberlin?
I majored in English because it felt like one big book club and minored in rhetoric and composition because it felt like one big family. Outside of class (and occasionally during), I wrote feature stories for the Grape magazine. I'll always have a soft spot for my second and third years in Old Barrows, where I learned how to soak beans, bake bread, and plan a meal with complete proteins.
What has your experience at the Atlantic been like so far?
I'm only on my second week, so I feel like I still have the rose-colored glasses on. On the first day of my fellowship, I got to travel to Washington, D.C. and visit the Atlantic's headquarters. Every other fellow there was from Harvard, Yale, or some other legacy ivy league institution. When I introduced myself as a graduate of Oberlin, everyone had questions. I can't speak for other industries, but everyone in the media world has a lot of respect for our little corner of Northeast Ohio and the people who come out of it.
Luke Fortney '18 at work at the Atlantic
Photo courtesy of Luke Fortney
Do you have any advice for Oberlin students who might be interested in pursuing a similar career path?
When I first got to New York, I didn't really have any connections but I did have a decent sense of design. (At Oberlin, I quite literally spent hundreds of hours doing layout design for the Grape.) I decided to leverage those skills to make myself stand out. I created a series of cover letters that looked like articles from the websites of the publications I interviewed for. I used the same font, color codes, branding, and everything else I could find, but I threw in my own text. Every time I heard back from a company, they said that they chose to interview me because of my cover letter—including the Atlantic.
In the future, Luke hopes to pursue a career in reporting. After falling in love with the Midwest while at Oberlin, Luke knows that he'll end up returning to the region to continue his career.
After Oberlin
Discovering a Passion for Science Communication: Lisa Learman '16
A biology and musical studies double major at Oberlin, Learman is completing her PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University.
This Week in Photos: The Cover Shot
Bountiful bowls of leafy greens, soups, pastries, and cheeses were creatively stylized on a rustic table and photographed for the spring 2013 issue of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine ( OAM ). This front page image is just one of many examples of the artistry involved in this long-standing publication's cover designs.
The Transition From Student Senate to Washington, D.C.
When he was growing up, Machmud Makhmudov '15 noticed how communities from different parts of the world created lives that struggled, grew, and thrived alongside one another. That insight served him well as a policy advisor for the presidential campaign and stands to be an impression in his new role with the incoming Biden Administration.


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Key West Songs – Live from Key West
From Margaritaville.com:
In February of 2009, Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally played an inpromptu show at the Margaritaville Cafe in Key West, Florida. The theme of the evening was Key West songs, and also included a performance of a brand new song – A Lot To Drink About. Watch the video on the Coconut Television now!
This digital download is now available at Mailboat Records! Tracks included are audio mp3s of three songs from that performance (I Heard I Was In Town, Migration and A Lot To Drink About and a Quicktime .mov movie of A Lot To Drink About).
1. I Heard I Was In Town – live from Key West (audio mp3)
2. Migration – live from Key West (audio mp3)
3. A Lot To Drink About – live from Key West (audio mp3)
4. A Lot To Drink About – live from Key West (video mov)
(hat tip to HD18JBGuy for passing this along)
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A long way off still, but believe me, this is likely to sell out months in advance, so I thought I'd better give you plenty of notice. In fact, many of the best seats have already gone! Legendary post-bebop saxophonist Sonny Rollins returns to the London Jazz Festival in November to celebrate his 80th birthday. I was fortunate enough to catch him when he played at The Barbican in 2006 and can highly recommend seeing him live.
If his performance in 2006 was anything to go by, Rollins is still on incredible form, with the energy of a man half his age. Playing with a new band, Rollins will be selecting material from his six decades in jazz (during which time he has recorded for labels as revered as Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside and Milestone). This will undoubtedly be another magical night and I would expect a calypso or two in his repertoire.


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Scientific studies: Religious people are less intelligent than atheists
Forums: Spirituality And Religion, Religion, Intelligence, Atheism, Studies
Reply Thu 21 Nov, 2013 05:53 am
@Jpsy,
What arguments would you prefer to see atheists present?
Romeo Fabulini
Jpsy said: I have heard that a majority of scientists are atheists today. That does make sense, because the Christian mythology is just too ludicrous to actually believe literally (In my opinion)
Scientists have a burning desire to analayse, experiment and dissect etc so that everything can be neatly explained.
But religion can't be neatly explained and it therefore makes them feel uncomfortable so they go red in the face, pout, and throw tantrums at it (a classic example is Dawkins).
What a loss! It's almost as if Satan doesn't want them to apply their scientific analytical mind to probing and unlocking the Bible's secrets, so he poisons their minds against it so they won't touch it.
For example scientists say Christianity is a myth, thereby glossing over the fact that Jesus was seen by the entire population of Israel and the Roman garrison for 3 long years!
Fact is, Jesus was TOO BIG to be a myth, heck he was almost as big as Elvis..
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Reply Fri 22 Nov, 2013 05:52 pm
@Romeo Fabulini,
Fact is, Jesus was TOO BIG to be a myth, heck he was almost as big as Elvis..Wink
And therefore ripe for attack. And the fact that Christians will not kill you or blow up your city helps.
Jpsy
Reply Sun 24 Nov, 2013 05:26 am
I have no problem with atheists presenting argument for why we should not believe in God and Christians trying to convince everyone that their religion is legitimate and credible, but I get kind of tired of it when it has nothing to do with the topic posted. This thread is about a study whose results demonstrated that on average Christians are less intelligent than Atheists. I have no problem with the conversations meandering and diverting, that is to be expected. I just get tired of every thread that has anything to do with religion at all immediately being turned into insults and arguments to discredit religion when it has nothing to do with the topic. Similarly, I get even more annoyed when I watch a video on YT on science, and fundamentalists try to work in God into the conversation. I guess I'm jaded and I've read a lot books on atheism for years so I've heard many of the arguments hundreds if not thousands of times. I guess it's still useful for people new to the atheism vs. monotheism debate.
I guess my point was this topic was on a study and the first 12 or so comments had absolutely nothing to do with the topic. Just start another thread if you want to debate something different. I was kind of interested in hearing people's opinions on this topic and on this study.
I guess most of us are jaded too. We've seen enough of these threads that we already know what they are going to degenerate into.
But I wouldn't mind a different take on the debate. Maybe if you want to challenge some aspect of the study or clarify some aspect, then we can talk about that.
Anyway the link to the article in the first post is no longer there so we can't discuss it, there's just this message-
Edit (Moderator): Link removed
Wow, anybody know why it's been removed? Aren't we allowed to discuss the topic 'Religious people are less intelligent than atheists' any more?
For example how do they define "intelligence"? I know for a fact that most christians are far happier than most atheists.
Romeo Fabulini wrote:
I know for a fact that most christians are far happier than most atheists.
That's not true in my experience. Are you going by personal experience, or are you referencing a poll from somewhere? Just how many atheist friends do you have to reference for this observation?
Romeo fabulist wrote:
And you know it how? Any corroboration?
Here is the article cited:
A new review of 63 scientific studies stretching back over decades has concluded that religious people are less intelligent than non-believers.
A piece of University of Rochester analysis, led by Professor Miron Zuckerman, found "a reliable negative relation between intelligence and religiosity" in 53 out of 63 studies.
According to the study entitled, 'The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations', published in the 'Personality and Social Psychology Review', even during early years the more intelligent a child is the more likely it would be to turn away from religion.
In old age above average intelligence people are less likely to believe, the researchers also found.
One of the studies used in Zuckerman's paper was a life-long analysis of the beliefs of 1,500 gifted children with with IQs over 135.
The study began in 1921 and continues today. Even in extreme old age the subjects had much lower levels of religious belief than the average population.
The review, which is the first systematic meta-analysis of the 63 studies conducted in between 1928 and 2012, showed that of the 63 studies, 53 showed a negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity, while 10 showed a positive one.
Only two studies showed significant positive correlations and significant negative correlations were seen in a total of 35 studies.
The authors of the review looked at each study independently, taking into account the quality of data collection, the size of the sample and the analysis methods used.
The three psychologists carrying out the review defined intelligence as the "ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience".
Religiosity is defined by the psychologists as involvement in some (or all) facets of religion.
According to the review, other factors - such as gender or education - did not make any difference to the correlation between intelligence and religious belief.
The level of belief, or otherwise, did however vary dependent upon age with the correlation found to be weakest among the pre-college population.
The paper concludes that: "Most extant explanations (of a negative relation) share one central theme —the premise that religious beliefs are irrational, not anchored in science, not testable and, therefore, unappealing to intelligent people who 'know better'."
Criticisms of the conclusions include that the paper only deals with a definition of analytic intelligence and fails to consider newly identified forms of creative and emotional intelligence.
Reply Sun 24 Nov, 2013 12:52 pm
Romeo said: I know for a fact that most christians are far happier than most atheists.
Timur said: And you know it how? Any corroboration?
Just look around and use your eyes and ears mate, and google around too!
Christians are happier, so that automatically makes them more intelligent..
CHRISTIANS HAPPIER THAN ATHEISTS- on Twitter
"The study conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tapped Twitter as a research tool and compared the messages of Christians and atheists.
Two doctoral students in social psychology and an adviser analyzed the casual language of nearly 2 million tweets from more than 16,000 active users to come up with their findings, which were published in Social Psychological and Personality Science.
The conclusion: believers are happier than their counterparts.
Researchers found that Christians tweet with higher frequency words reflecting positive emotions, social relationships and an intuitive style of thinking – the sort that's gut-driven.
An analytical thinker (atheist) is more likely to be skeptical or critical..analytical thinking may "diminish the capacity for optimism and positive self-illusions that typify good mental health"
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/28/christians-happier-than-atheists-at-least-on-twitter/
Atheists themselves ADMIT they worry in their bus adverts..
Relating to the topic of this thread and your own comments:
If christians are happier that atheists, it only proves that ignorance is bliss.
My own experience, which I admit is perhaps anecdotal , tells me otherwise.
In addition, it's not difficult to find data that disproves your stance:
The results also varied between country and religion. For example, spiritual participants from the U.K. were found to be more than three times more likely to be depressed than their secular counterparts.
In the same article Timur provided, it says-
"Earlier this year, however, the U.S.-based National Center for Biotechnology Information released a study done at the University of Saskatchewan that found a 22 per cent lower risk of depression for monthly church attendees"
So like I said, we can simply look around with our own eyes and ears, and see that most atheists are jumpy, irritable and uptight, whereas most christians are kool, calm, fearless, goodnatured and unflappable..
"My Christian faith has been such a backbone through so many difficult times. For me Christianity is about being strengthened"- Bear Grylls
a 22 per cent lower risk of depression for monthly church attendees
Did you note that that figure was only for the US, which has a much higher church attendance that other Western countries?
Have you noted the explanation for that figure too?
Your assertion that christians are happier than atheists flies in the face of the available data.
Kirk's double does a great atheist impression..
How many atheists do you actually know?
@timur,
I have heard that Christians are happier as well. It makes sense to me. If you honestly believed that when you die you will go to heaven, be reunited with your loved ones, and live in eternal happiness, I think anyone would be happier. It gives people a sense of purpose in life (serving God), and brings people together. My mom is very involved with the church, she has around 15 friends from the church that she gets together with. I think, even though most atheists deny it, there is a certain sense of nihilism that comes with atheism (I know I feel this regularly) So, it would make sense for most people that religion would make them happier. However, gay people who are told they are going to hell are not going to be happier. & of course just because it makes them feel good does not make it true. I would rather know the truth than be intoxicated with blissful ignorance.
Rosborne said: How many atheists do you actually know?
They're everywhere, just look around..
Real Christians (as opposed to the phoney ones) have mind-melded with Jesus and have become part-Jesus themselves just like he said-
"I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you" (John 14:20)
and they take on his personality traits.
However, atheists haven't got him inside them, therefore allowing all sorts of spiritual pollution to get in-
Jesus said- "When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there."- (Matt 12:43-45)
and the victim takes on the nasty traits of whatever personal demons are in their heads, and we can hear them speaking through their victims mouths.
edgarblythe
The teaparty christians are angry enough to hurt somebody. I don't call that happy at all.
Like I thought, you don't know any.
Yes, I agree. I can't remember if it was Hitchens or Robert Price who said it, but it's ridiculous that the New Testament actually says at one point all of the dead in Jerusalem arouse and walked the street. So, if you take the bible literally, zombies began to walk the streets and there is no written record of it. The dead started walking the streets and the Romans, who were meticulous record keepers, never bothered to write it down. No one happened to mention it in letters dated to that time period. I just don't understand fundamentalists minds. I may start a topic on what exactly is going on in the believers mind to make them simply disregard the myriad of contradictions and absurdities in the bible & still say everything in the Bible is literally true. Many of these people are intelligent. It some type of flaw in the human mind.
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WEconnect Recovery and UT Health San Antonio Provide Texans with New Innovative Mobile Recovery Options for Substance Use Disorder Regardless of Insurance Status
SEATTLE & SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WEconnect Health Management today announced it has expanded its relationship with Be Well Texas at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to make its WEconnect Recovery app available to Texans dealing with substance use disorders (SUD ), including the more than 20% of Texans without health insurance. The WEconnect Recovery platform provides a free and premium app and mobile support groups designed to support the people dealing with SUDs and mental health issues.
"Substance misuse doesn't care where you work, what you do or what insurance you have," said Daniela Luzi Tudor, CEO and co-founder of WEconnect Health Management. "We need to make the best solutions and services available to people in a way that works for them. More than five million Texans do not have health insurance, and we are proud to team up with Be Well Texas to make our full suite of mobile-based services available virtually to the uninsured."
In November 2021, WEconnect Health and Be Well Texas expanded access to compassionate care for SUDs by changing the way addiction treatment medicine is delivered throughout Texas by offering treatment and support services through telehealth and in-person services. Clinical services are delivered under the supervision of board-certified physicians in Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry and are available for all people regardless of their ability to pay.
"The response to the mobile WEconnect Health service has been overwhelmingly positive and we are pleased to extend it to even more people," said Dr. Jennifer Potter, Vice President for Research and professor of psychiatry at UT Health San Antonio. "This is a great example of how Be Well Texas is leveraging new technology to address one of the most significant issues today."
WEconnect Health looks at the recovery journey in a new way. It enables members to earn rewards through tracking and completing support and self-care activities. It provides daily mobile support meetings led by peer support staff throughout the day including specialized support meetings. Its rewards program incentivizes members to create habits that support their recovery.
To date, there have been more than 750,000 participants in WEconnect Health's mobile recovery meetings. A 6-month 2019 study of 190 Pennsylvania Medicaid members showed that use of the WEconnect app was associated with a 35% higher adherence in filling medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescriptions and a 76% higher rate of primary care provider (PCP) engagement .
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The daughter of a British woman who died in Kyrenia in April is accusing a Greek Cypriot funeral home in the South of "mistreatment" while also blaming her insurance company and government for subjecting her to "vile behaviour."
Hayley Hannan has launched an online petition calling on insurance companies to recognise the North as a legal entity, following her mother's death in Kyrenia and her ordeal trying to cut through red tape between the two divided communities.
Her online petition on change.org – "Lynda's Law" is demanding that English Insurance companies recognise North Cyprus.
Lynda Ann Dawson (62) from Liverpool died in Kyrenia in April, with Turkish Cypriot officials who conducted the postmortem offering to repatriate the body through Turkey within five days.
But her UK-based insurance company told the woman that her mother's body had to be transferred through the south, where officials in South Cyprus would conduct a second postmortem against the family's wishes.
Two embalming certificates
"They held her body from the 18th until 28th April with little or no contact and left me alone in a foreign land scared with no one to turn to. To date, I have two death certificates and two embalming certificates, one in Turkish with the correct date of death and one in Greek with the 18th!" she wrote online.
Mrs Hannan also accused insurance company representatives of toeing the line of the division in Cyprus between the Republic of Cyprus in the south and the non-recognised TRNC in the north.
She also said one of the Greek Cypriot undertakers told her they had to go through the south because of EU regulations.
"The Turks will mistreat her and her body will be refused at Manchester Airport, he also said before collecting my mother's body," she wrote.
She is calling for legislation to circumvent political red tape.
In the petition, the woman also pointed a finger at the UK's Home Office for subjecting her "to this vile behaviour" and the insurance company that "found the cheapest hell hole" with no contact.
Mrs Hannan said "this situation cannot happen to another European family. I want my mother to finally rest in peace and I want the law changing, I think Lynda's Law is the answer."
"All insurance companies should recognise North Cyprus regardless of their political status and they should all have a Turkish Cypriot representative ready to deal with these situations," she added.
The company has responded to Lynda's daughter over her concerns and complaint, telling her that there was only one provider in the North and their international partners in the South did not work with them "because the quality of the repatriations in their experience are not to the standard of most European funeral directors."
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North-Western Edge of Europe
And welcome in particular to three places strung out along the western Atlantic rim.
Mayo in the west of Ireland, Mid-Argyll on the west coast of Scotland, and Vestvågøy, Norway well inside the Arctic Circle.
You are invited to explore the landscape and archaeology of these three places, Discover the signposts of the peoples who helped shape the landscapes that we see today.
What can we learn about these human lives and the organisation of their society? In particular, to understand this we must ask who had power and how did they exercise it? How did they obtain and keep hold of power, and how did it shape their society? How was this power reflected in the landscape they moulded, in the monuments and artefacts and writings they left behind?
These societies were not static. Over the centuries great changes took place, in technology, in social organisation and in religious belief. How did these changes occur, and what brought them about? And in the face of such changes, what remained constant?
The modern imagination sees the world as a series of distinct and self-contained countries, often separated by seas and oceans. But for most of human history the reverse is true. It was easier in the first millennium to travel by boat than by land. So the sea was not something that separated one country from another; it connected places to each other. It was a sea-road, a bridge between peoples and languages and cultures.
Along the sea-roads we will see how ideas and languages were carried great distances by traders, farmers, monks, and warriors linking Mayo, Kilmartin and Borg together.
We will see how changes in technology brought about change in a whole society. The discovery of iron-working, for example, enabled new power structures to emerge. The advanced keel of a ship allowed raiders to attack their victims faster and more fiercely. For modern comparison, think how the splitting of the atom changed the world, giving vast power to those who could use this new technology for military purposes.
But changes were driven not only by technology. There were changes in thought too: the spread of Christianity for example, the rise of kingship, the writing down of laws. All these things caused transformations in people's lives. Ideas were also easily transported along the sea-roads, along with gold, slaves, glass and other commodities.
We can learn to read these landscapes, rich in monuments by which men and women expressed their deepest beliefs. We can read the archaeological remains, the artefacts and the debris of their lives, which can speak to us today of their ordinary struggles and celebrations. We can read their own writings, and the writings of their contemporaries. Slowly and tentatively, we can piece together pictures of the communities who lived here, and begin to understand them, and perhaps even to bridge the sea of history which stands between us.
We can travel in time.
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I launched the #empty1000 campaign after it emerged there were well over 1,000 long-term empty properties in Cardiff, with 27,000 across Wales. Long-term empty means no-one has lived in them for over six months.
It was particularly disappointing to see that in 2017-2018 Cardiff Council had the worst record in Wales, in terms of bringing these homes back into use. The council managed just 0.8% in a year, a total of 10. But at the same time Cardiff Council is trashing green fields to build new housing that local people can't afford, while neglecting the empty housing already here. Other Councils performed much better than Cardiff, although the picture across Wales was poor.
Most of the properties are privately owned. But where private properties are long-term empty, councils have a range of powers to bring them back into use.
Post by neiljmcevoy.
That can include helping owners are struggling with finance. But councils also have powers where owners of long-term empty properties are uncooperative, including Empty Dwelling Management Orders.
If you want to join the campaign and stay up to hear more about what I do on housing then click 'sign up' and fill in your details.
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Yoo Hoo Mrs. Goldberg
In the age of "Reality Television," it is easy to forget how magical the very early television programs were. Many of these series had originally been successful radio programs and therefore brought pre-existing audiences with them when they transferred media. One of the most successful of the early sitcoms was The Goldbergs, which aired its first television episode on January 17,* 1949.
The original radio program was named The Rise of the Goldbergs. It was first broadcast in 1929 and became a daily 15 minute program in 1931. It was written and directed by its lead actress, Gertrude Berg (1898-1966). The show revolved around the life of Molly Goldberg, a Jewish working-class wife and mother who resided in a Bronx tenement. Over the course of the show's history, it dealt with both everyday situations and with issues particular to the immigrant experience -- including, toward the end of the series, moving out to the suburbs.
Molly Goldberg was the loving and sharp-witted, problem-solving matriarch upon which many future stereotypical Jewish mothers on television would be based. Her famous opening line was a call to her upstairs neighbor, "Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Bloom!"
Although there was some initial concern about the reaction to such an openly "Jewish" program, The Goldbergs was extremely popular. (In fact, Berg won the first Emmy Award for Best Actress in 1951.) On the whole, the storylines dealt with everyday issues, although Berg always insisted on maintaining an overall Jewish connection.
Berg is not only fascinating for her strong role in the early entertainment industry, but for her personal character. When, after months of refusing, she was finally forced by the network to fire the blacklisted actor Philip Loeb, Berg continued, for many years, to pay him a salary.
The final episode of the Goldberg's aired in June 1956.
*Conflicting sources list both January 17th and January 10th as the date on which the first episode aired.
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Black Mirror Review
Jesus Carranza, Editor|February 14, 2020
Very few shows tap into our technological paranoia while presenting it in such a realistic manner, however Netflix's Black Mirror does this and more. If you're a skeptic of future technologies, this show feeds directly into your skepticism and in most cases, makes it worse. However on the flipside, Black Mirror does a phenomenal job at presenting every topic, no matter how boring, with a strongly written story and beautiful cinematics to back it up.
Black Mirror , Netflix's very successful dystopian series, has gathered a cult-like following among the dystopian lovers, and even the average Netflix viewer. This is due to the fact that the show makes a beeline for modern society's technological paranoia, messing with the heads of the viewers and making the viewers afraid of emerging technology like Amazon's Alexa and Boston Dynamics' "Spot" robot dog(both of these technologies being outlined in episodes like seasons five's "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" and "Metal Head"). Like the rest of the episodes in the series, these follow the same general structure of a Black Mirror episode; A promising piece of tech is shown off or a character has a spotlight shone on them, conflict starts to peek over the horizon for the viewer to see, situational irony emerges so the viewer has more of an insight on what will happen/go wrong, finished off with a downward spiral that leads to a usually unforseen ending that leaves the audience shocked.
Black Mirror was created by Charlie Brooker and his partner Annabel Jones. The show was directly inspired by shows such as The Twilight Zone, and hence the reason the series followed by becoming an anthological series. Keeping with the anthological theme, the episodes are each different and focus on their respective topics, typically surrounding technology that either exists and explores how it could all go wrong, or explores the future technologies and how they could go wrong. The show started off on British television's Channel 4 before being bought out by Netflix in 2015. Since its inception into Netflix's diverse ecosystem, the show has been renewed for 3 seasons and a film, and has been received very well overall by the audience.
The showrunners for Black Mirror have always aimed to have the show live in a world between reality and dystopia, fear and hope, delight and discomfort. It may seem like a strange position to take on, but Black Mirror seems to have it all figured out. Not only are the technologies presented in a comprehensible fashion, but the cinematics naturally complement the central theme of the episode. This combination allows for an alluring episode to be crafted and aired, and provides a surprising amount of rewatchability due to easter eggs and a high level of attention to detail. When watching an episode of Black Mirror, it's comparable to watching a movie that sucks you in like you're in a virtual reality headset. Truthfully it is all so mesmerizing to watch, especially if you appreciate graceful superb cinematics and have an above average understanding of recent technologies.
In essence, Black Mirror Black Mirror is bleak, and infinitely more cynical about humanity than The Twilight Zone could ever have been, while also presenting breathtaking camera work for the viewers to enjoy and appeal to those interested in technology or, at the very least, the impact of new technology.
Important quote block from Charlie Brooker: If technology is a drug – and it does feel like a drug – then what, precisely, are the side effects? This area – between delight and discomfort – is where Black Mirror, my new drama series is set. The 'black mirror' of the title is the one you'll find on every wall, on every desk, in the palm of every hand: the cold, shiny screen of a TV, a monitor, a smartphone.[1]
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Jackie Kennedy's Diamond Sunburst Brooch
Happy Birthday to Caroline Kennedy, who turns 65 today! The only surviving child of President John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Caroline was the American Ambassador to Japan and is the current Ambassador to Australia, and has been a supporter of the Prince of Wales' Earthshot Prize, so we are featuring an heirloom jewel we've been researching for years: Jackie Kennedy's Diamond Sunburst Brooch!
In 1961, President John F Kennedy and the First Lady were on an Official Visit to London, which included a the Dinner hosted by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, and the First Lady went shopping with her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, when she spotted this antique Diamond Sunburst Brooch, which cost between $50,000-$100,000, at Wartski. To raise the funds, the First Lady sold the Diamond Brooches she had received as a Wedding Present from her parents-in-law, former American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Joe Kennedy, and Rose Kennedy, but had replicas made so they continued to be worn.
The First Lady debuted her new Diamond Sunburst Brooch for the Shah of Iran and Empress Farah's State Visit to the United States in April 1962, wearing it in her hair as an aigrette 'tiara' for the State Banquet at the White House and the Return Banquet at the Iranian Embassy the following evening.
The following month, the Diamond Sunburst Brooch was worn as an aigrette at a Dinner for Andre Malraux, the French Minister of Culture, at the White House in May 1962, with a gown designed by Guy Douvier for Dior and her Diamond Waterfall Earrings, a gift from the President to mark Caroline's birth.
The Diamond Sunburst Brooch was also worn the following month, worn not he centre of silk blue strapless gown designed by Oleg Cassini for a State Dinner held in Mexico City on the Presidential visit to Mexico.
The First Lady wore the Brooch for a ceremony bestowing honorary US citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill at the White House in April 1963, and later that month, it was worn as an aigrette at a State Dinner for Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (wearing Grand Duchess Hilda's Diamond Floral Tiara) and Hereditary Grand Duke Jean, continuing her own trend of wearing the Brooch as a 'tiara' in the presence of Royalty.
Mrs Kennedy retained the Brooch after the President's assassination later that year, and in 1966, it was worn for a Ball hosted by the Duchess of Medinaceli at the Palace De Pilatos in Seville, during the the annual Seville Fair (Feria de Abril).
The Diamond Sunburst Brooch does not seem to have been worn often during her second marriage to Aristotle Onassis, but Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wore the Brooch in the 1980s, when she was pictured with Sirio Maccioni at the Le Cirque Restaurant in Paris.
After Jackie Kennedy's death in 1994, the Diamond Sunburst Brooch was inherited by her only daughter, Caroline, who has rarely worn it in public over the years, with a notable appearance at the Annual Kennedy Center Honours in 2009 and 2012.
On the bust-line of her little black number, Ms. Kennedy donned the "sunburst pin," an antique piece her mother was said to have purchased from a dealer in London for a reported $100,000 many decades ago.
While First Lady, the-then Mrs. Kennedy wore the diamond brooch on gowns and as a hair pin at some of Camelot's most illustrious state dinners.
The ever press-shy Ms. Kennedy, when asked about the brooch, responded cautiously, "my mother gave it to me," thus, bringing my "interview" and rendezvous with Jackie's "crown jewel" to a close.
Caroline Kennedy, US Ambassador to Australia and daughter of President John F. Kennedy addressed The #EarthshotInnovationSummit in New York City
You can watch her full speech here: https://t.co/oUXZTlmS1Z
— The Earthshot Prize (@EarthshotPrize) September 29, 2022
Caroline Kennedy has been a supporter of the Prince of Wales' Earthshot Prize, which was inspired by President Kennedy's Moonshot Speech. Lets hope she wears the Diamond Sunburst Brooch at next week's Earthshot Prize Ceremony in Boston, being held in partnership with the John F Kennedy Library!
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Wonderful! I'm certain you mean to celebrate the Ambassador's 65th birthday (not 55th). Thank you so much for the lovely photos and informative post.


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Q: Assistance with Java please help me with the question below, I'm a beginner at programming trying to get my head around it
public class LandVille {
private int[][] land;
private boolean hasHouse;

public static void main(String args[]) {
    LandVille landVille = new LandVille(3, 4);
    landVille.displayLand();
}

// Task A - constructor
LandVille(int numRows, int numColumns) {
    land = new int[numRows][numColumns];
    for (int i = 0; i < numRows; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < numColumns; ++j) {
            land[i][j] = 0;
        }
    }

    hasHouse = false;
}

// Task B
public void displayLand() {
    for (int i = 0; i < land.length; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < land[i].length; ++j) {
            System.out.print(land[i][j] + " ");
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

}

// Task C
public void clearLand() {
    for (int i = 0; i < land.length; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < land[i].length; ++j) {
            land[i][j] = 0;
        }
    }

    hasHouse = false;
}
}

From the main method, ask the player for the row and column of the land. The number of rows
and the number of columns should be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 10. If any input is
not correct, show an error message and ask for that input again.
If all inputs are correct, create an object of LandVille class from main method. The row and column
values are passed as the parameter of its constructor.

A: Here's the code to accept the values using Scanner class:
Scanner ob = new Scanner(System.in);
int row = 0, col = 0;
while(true)
{
    System.out.println("Enter the number of rows:");
    row = ob.nextInt();
    if(row <= 10 && row > 0) break;
    else System.out.println("Invalid input. Try again.");
}
while(true)
{
    System.out.println("Enter the number of columns:");
    col = ob.nextInt();
    if(col <= 10 && col > 0) break;
    else System.out.println("Invalid input. Try again.");
}
LandVille landVille = new LandVille(row, col);

The purpose of the while loop:
If the user enters an invalid number, then the loop continues, asking the user to enter again.
If the user enters a valid number, then the loop stops, and the program continues.
ob is an object of Scanner class, and calling ob.nextInt() allows the user to input a number. The links provided in the comments may help to understand.

A: I understand your request. Below is some code that does what you need.
First, you need to use the object Scanner to interact with the user.
Second, it is better to use the do ... while synthax. With it, the user will enter at least one time in the loop before quit it if the provide answer is correct.
Finally, others comments are in the code.
Best regards.
/* You need to use the object Scanner to interact with the user */

import java.util.Scanner;

public class LandVille {

private int[][] land;
private boolean hasHouse;

public static void main(String args[]) {

    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
    int row = 0, col = 0;

    // enter the number of rows
    // loop until you enter the right row (row can be 1-10)

    do {

        System.out.print("Enter the number of rows:");
        row = keyboard.nextInt();

    } while (row > 10 || row <= 0);

    // enter the number of colums
    // loop until you enter the right col (col can be 1-10)

    do {

        System.out.print("Enter the number of columns:");
        col = keyboard.nextInt();

    } while (col > 10 || col <= 0);

    // when the variables (row, col) are correct, then the object LandVille can be created.

    LandVille landVille = new LandVille(row, col);
    landVille.displayLand();
}

// Task A - constructor
LandVille(int numRows, int numColumns) {
    land = new int[numRows][numColumns];
    for (int i = 0; i < numRows; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < numColumns; ++j) {
            land[i][j] = 0;
        }
    }

    hasHouse = false;
}

// Task B
public void displayLand() {
    for (int i = 0; i < land.length; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < land[i].length; ++j) {
            System.out.print(land[i][j] + " ");
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

}

// Task C
public void clearLand() {
    for (int i = 0; i < land.length; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < land[i].length; ++j) {
            land[i][j] = 0;
        }
    }

    hasHouse = false;
}
}


Beautiful and distinct tropical foliage emerges in late spring as a single, enormous leaf atop a speckled stem. Every couple years, may form a massive, striking "corpse" flower. Prefers well draining soil. Winter dormant.