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Wireless Application Protocol ( WAP) is a suite of communicaiton protocols for the wireless and mobile devices designed to access the internet independant of manufacturer, vendor, and technology.
The WAP was developed by the WAP Forum, a consortium of device manufacturers, service providers, content providers, and application developers. WAP bridges the gap between the mobile world and the Internet as well as corporate intranets and offers the ability to deliver an unlimited range of mobile value-added services to subscribers—independent of their network, bearer, and terminal. Mobile subscribers can access the same wealth of information from a pocket-sized device as they can from the desktop. WAP is a global standard and is not controlled by any single company. Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, and Unwired Planet founded the WAP Forum in the summer of 1997 with the initial purpose of defining an industry-wide specification for developing applications over wireless communications networks.
The WAP specifications define a set of protocols in application, session, transaction, security, and transport layers, which enable operators, manufacturers, and applications providers to meet the challenges in advanced wireless service differentiation and fast/flexible service creation. There are now over one hundred members representing terminal and infrastructure manufacturers, operators, carriers, service providers, software houses, content providers, and companies developing services and applications for mobile devices. For more information, visit the WAP Forum at http://www.wapforum.org .
WAP also defines a wireless application environment (WAE) aimed at enabling operators, manufacturers, and content developers to develop advanced differentiating services and applications including a microbrowser, scripting facilities, e-mail, World Wide Web (WWW)–to-mobile-handset messaging, and mobile-to-telefax access.
The WAP
There are three major parts of a WAP-enabled system :
1. WAP Gateway
2. HTTP Web Server
3. WAP Device
WAP Gateway
WAP gateway acts as mediator between Cellular device and HTTP or HTTPS web server. WAP gateway routes requests from the client (Cellular Phones) to an HTTP (or Web) server. The WAP gateway can be located either in a telecom network or in a computer network (an ISP).
The HTTP Web Server
Receive the request from WAP Gateway and process the request and finally sends the output to the WAP Gateway, which in turn the sends this information to the WAP device using it's wireless network.
The WAP Device
Wap device (Cellular phones) is part of wireless network. WAP Device sends the WAP request to the WAP Gateway, which in turn translates WAP requests to WWW requests, so the WAP client is able to submit requests to the Web server. After receiving the response from the the HTTP Web Server, WAP Gateway translates Web responses into WAP responses or a format understood by the WAP client and sends it to the WAP Device.
WAP Protocol
For those of you who want to understand the deep down, nitty-gritty of the WAP, here''s a quick summary. The WAP relies on stacked architecture, as does Unix, Windows NT, and most other newer technologies. Because wireless devices have limited memory, some layers of the stack have been offloaded to the WAP gateway (which is part of the service providers'' system). The layers, from top to bottom, are:
the application layer, which relies on the Wireless Application Environment (WAE)
the session layer, which relies on the Wireless Session Protocol (WSP)
the transaction layer, which relies on the Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP)
the security layer, which relies on the Wireless Transport Layer Security (WLTS)
the transport layer
and the network layer.
WAP Benifits:
New applications can be introduced quickly and easily without the need for additional infrastructure or modifications to the phone. This will allow operators to differentiate themselves from their competitors with new, customized information services. WAP is an interoperable framework, enabling the provision of end-to-end turnkey solutions that will create a lasting competitive advantage, build consumer loyalty, and increase revenues.
Applications will be written in wireless markup language (WML), which is a subset of extensible markup language (XML). Using the same model as the Internet, WAP will enable content and application developers to grasp the tag-based WML that will pave the way for services to be written and deployed within an operator's network quickly and easily. As WAP is a global and interoperable open standard, content providers have immediate access to a wealth of potential customers who will seek such applications to enhance the service offerings given to their own existing and potential subscriber base.
End users of WAP will benefit from easy, secure access to relevant Internet information and services such as unified messaging, banking, and entertainment through their mobile devices. Intranet information such as corporate databases can also be accessed via WAP technology. Because a wide range of handset manufacturers already supports the WAP initiative, users will have significant freedom of choice when selecting mobile terminals and the applications they support. Users will be able to receive and request information in a controlled, fast, and low-cost environment, a fact that renders WAP services more attractive to consumers who demand more value and functionality from their mobile terminals.
WAP Resources
WAP / GPRS Settings for UK Mobile networks : O2, Orange, British Telecom (BT), Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin, Three, Tesco
Nokia Support Settings (MMS/WAP/GPRS)


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Here is the basic outline for today's message at Calvary. Below the outline are some resources to help you in your journey of suffering.
The Suffering Heart
The Book of Job
Part 4 in the series: "Change of Heart"
Pastor Shawn Thornton – January 25, 2015
Suffering should prompt us to trust God more – not less.
5 Sources of Suffering:
#1: The reality of living in a broken world (Romans 8:20-22)
#2: The foolish or sinful choices of others (Joshua 7:5-11)
#3: Our own foolish or sinful choices (Isaiah 64:6)
#4: Satanic attack (1 Peter 5:8)
#5: The plan of God (Romans 9:20-23)
When you suffer:
#1: Make worship your first response (Job 1:20-22)
#2: Tell God how you feel (Job 13:23-24)
#3: Surround yourself with the right people (Job 2:11-13)
When others suffer:
#1: Be there for them (even in silence)
#2: Avoid simplistic theological answers
#3: Point to the supremacy and sovereignty of God
#4: Do not attempt to answer "Why?" definitively
#5: Help them see their suffering as "Father-filtered"
#6: Encourage them to trust God more
#4: View your suffering in light of all eternity (Job 19:25-27)
#5: Remember that ultimately God knows "why?" (Job 42:1-3)
#6: Look for areas in your life God wants to grow you (Job 42:4-6)
#7: Submit to the supremacy and sovereignty of God (Job 40:1-5)
When you suffer, do you trust God more?
Resources on Suffering:
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller (Book)
Why Suffering?: Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Ravi Zacharias & Vince Vitale (Book)
Video with Song Lyrics for Laura Story's "Blessings" (Youtube)
Ten Reasons to Believe in a God Who Allows Suffering (online PDF Booklet)

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Preventative maintenance now can save plenty of time and money later. 6. Clean & winterize landscape maintenance tools. Failure to add gas stabilizer before storing your lawnmower for the winter will lead to intensive maintenance and repair, come spring. 7. Verify doors & windows for proper insulation & weather stripping. Now could be the time to make improvements to forestall winter drafts.\n\nUsing residence maintenance software, folks can hold observe and ensure that their cleaning objects corresponding to glass cleaners, laundry detergent, dishwasher fluid, and several other essential objects do not run out of stock. The home maintenance software not only tracks scheduled maintenance of mechanical techniques in the residence but additionally checks for the whole maintenance costs for any work performed and the vendor warranties.\n\nIt's a good idea to have your chimneys professionally cleaned and inspected on an annual basis, in addition to you own visual assessments. Also make certain to verify flashings, soffits, fascia, and any wood trim that comes in contact with the roof for rotting or peeling paint.\n\nIt's also normal for the logs to develop cracks as they modify with the weather situations. Caulking may be essential to forestall them from getting out of hand, letting in water and cold air. Also, when you can feel the cold air coming in around the doors and windows, you would possibly must fill them in with expanding foam.\n\nIt makes the furnace work less onerous. Tighten Every little thing – Folks spend most of time during winter indoors, which supplies a super setting for smaller repairs. Verify your Air Filters – Clogged filters make air circulation tough if not unimaginable at all.\n\nInspect the roof from the ground with a pair of binoculars to get a better look or have a roofing contractor handle the inspection. If your gutters aren't in good condition, that water may be dumped next to your own home's foundation and find its means into your basement.\n\nMany people don't contemplate cleaning doors since they nearly never seem to get dirty but to help hold the wood exterior doors in high condition; it's a good idea to often clean them with a delicate damp fabric. Preserving the doors wet for long intervals of time could finally warp them.
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Nursing a fracture is never easy. Many try to limit their movement as much as they can to make sure that they are not slowing down the natural healing process. Well, this was a notion from the days gone by.
Doctors these days, especially the ones associated with prominent orthopaedic care clinics like the ones present in Savannah urgent care, ask their patients to remain as active as they physically can.
With that information in mind, you should also keep this in mind that you would need to do things differently from now on for as long as you are recovering from the fracture. Read the following sections where you will be getting some tips that would make your life easier after a fracture.
Make room in your home for you to move freely
The first order of business will be to rearrange all the furniture in your home. You must make sure that there is a lot of room for you to move freely. Ask for help from friends and family to help you move around all the clutter in your home.
Words of advice – never even try to shift heavy items like furniture on your own, especially when you are recovering from a fracture.
Change the way you move and hire a therapist for best results
Recovering from a fractured hip or spine is excruciating, to say the least, which is why you need to move differently if you want to recover faster. In case you are recovering from a spine fracture, you must always try to remain upright. Never slouch, whether standing or sitting. Slouching can alter the shape of your spine which would be very bad for you in the long run.
Avoid rotating your torso or swivel from side to side. For best results, it is a great idea to hire a professional therapist who would oversee that you are doing your daily tasks safely.
Make sure that you are changing the way you cook food
Make cooking your daily meal a tad bit easier by simply asking your friends, family or colleagues to cook for you. If that is not at all feasible then you can start ordering your groceries online.
You can save a lot of time going for pre-cut and pre-washed fruits and vegetables. While cooking, make sure that you are sitting on a stool, instead of standing. Standing for long hours is as bad as sitting on a sofa indefinitely. On top of that, you can also go for healthy, ready-to-eat meals that you can simply put in the microwave and eat.
Be sure to ask the grocery delivery guy to place the heavy bags on the kitchen counter so that you won't have to lift them up. Even if you plan on doing so, make sure you are dragging the bags instead of lifting them. It will cut the stress exerted on your fractured bones – which is a good move right!?
Summing this up with another cool piece of advice – when you are recovering from a fracture, it is never a bad idea to ask from your loved ones, friends and colleagues for all your transportation needs. Ask for a ride every now and then. If that is an issue for you then do call for app cabs but don't fail to mention about your condition. In that way, you can not only steer clear of the stress of driving a vehicle but also reach your destination safely.


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Elevated Nickel values in different earrings discovered
A manufacturer has recalled its entire range of earrings from the trade. Produced jewelry may cause contact with the skin allergic reactions that can range from itching, redness, rash to blistering. A sample showed that the established limits are exceeded for Nickel. Nickel is the most common contact Allergy in the world.
The company "Action Service & Distributie B. V. / Top Fashion Trading B. V." informs its customers about a current recall of different earrings. The affected items were sold under the name "earrings, 12 Pairs" in Germany in all the Action branches.
What earrings are affected?
Affected are all the items that were sold under the name of "earrings, 12 Pairs". The products were in the period between the 26. March 2018 and the 13. May 2019 sold and could be for over a year, purchased. Seen the earrings are also on the item number 2567506, as well as the EAN 8719189209280.
Limit values for Nickel exceeded
"Due to a production error in some earrings higher amounts of Nickel have been identified as legally permitted," writes the company in a customer's information to the callback. Nickel could subject some people to itchy skin rashes, redness and in severe cases, blistering.
The costs will be reimbursed in any Action Bo
"If you have bought this item in the above-mentioned period, please avoid any further use and you find him, bring him immediately back in the store," warns the company. The amount paid will be refunded without the presentation of receipts.
Nickel is the most common contact Allergy in the world
As the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) reported, Nickel is the most common contact allergen in the world. About 12 percent of all young people and over 15 percent of all adults in Germany are sensitive to Nickel. According to ECARF, women have a higher risk of developing Nickel Allergy than men. This would be related to the fact that Nickel promotes in the fashion jewelry awareness.
What complaints will cause a Nickel Allergy?
According to the ECARF, the allergic complaints are usually limited to the area of skin that came with Nickel in contact. Typical signs of a Nickel Allergy are severe itching, burning, pain, redness, swelling, formation of papules and weeping blisters were. In case of repeated contact it could come to a Verschuppung and thickening of the skin. (vb)
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Boolean logic is there, any is effectively an "or" and multiple conditions an "and", it's just not uniformly applicable. Which makes notebooks clunky 2nd class citizens in the search algorithm
Yes, that's unfortunately and arbitrarily limiting.
Yes, evidently Was hoping it was more orthogonal. Sorry it wasn't clarified earlier.
Thanks but that's basically just searching on two tags (after assigning everything in notebook x to a tag)... my use case is a single search, that I can put in shortcuts that would combine: notebook:x ... let's say this has 1 note notebook:y ... has a note with tag:z The search: any: notebook:x tag:z which returns the notes in notebook x and all the notes in notebook:y or any other notebook, that has tag:z
I would like to find notes which are either in notebook x or have tag y, I haven't found a way to do this with the search syntax. Has anyone found a method? Thanks!
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kentskyo posted a topic in Evernote for Windows Issues09:05:03 [INFO ] [23000] [25176] Reindexing 1 items 09:05:03 [ERROR ] [23000] [25176] Failed to remove item 30237 from reindex queue, error: LINK_ATTR_NOT_FOUND Recurs every 60 seconds. How to I clear this item from the queue? And/or how do I find which note item 30237 refers to so I can delete the frigg'in note? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling evernote. Running on Window 10 with the latest evernote release.


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At this year's induction ceremony for the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies founder Richard Houghten and optometry pioneer Herbert Wertheim — two individuals of unquestionable genius — shared a surprising fact about themselves: Growing up, they each struggled with severe learning challenges that easily could have sent them on a different path.
Both men, who have each played significant roles in shaping modern science in their fields, could have been dissuaded from pursuing such careers given their struggles with Attention Deficit Disorder and dyslexia. Wertheim, who was the first to discover ultraviolet light dye absorbers for eyeglass lenses, recounted in his acceptance speech how most of the adults in his life had simply dismissed him.
"You are looking at a ninth-grade high school dropout," he recounted. "I wasn't very good at school. I sat in the corner many times on a stool wearing a dunce cap."
"In those days, there were no such words as ADD, dyslexia. The word they used was 'dumb.' "
A runaway from a tough home who frequently disappeared into the Everglades, Wertheim's genius was first recognized by a juvenile court judge who gave him the choice to either go back to school or join the Navy. He chose the Navy, enlisting at 17. After acing the Navy's many technical schools, he went on to enroll at community college and then the University of Florida, while juggling a rising career at General Dynamics and later in NASA's manned spaceflight program. He earned a doctor of optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in association with the University of Tennessee Medical School before founding Brain Power Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of ophthalmic, instruments and chemicals.
Houghten, who holds 81 U.S. patents for his pioneering work in molecular pharmaceutical research, told of not being able to read until he was 10 years old. As the son and grandson of accomplished scientists, his academic struggles couldn't have been easy. "Being ADHD, I have a hard time getting things into my head, but once they are in there — they are in there," he told the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame gala crowd.
Yet, Houghten earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley and founded the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies in 1988. The institute is now internationally recognized for its scientific contributions in fields ranging from multiple sclerosis to diabetes to infectious disease and pain management.
The stories of these accomplished scientists and philanthropists came to mind this week as the University of South Florida wrapped up its fall semester. At each commencement, USF students who graduate with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are recognized as King O'Neal Scholars, one of the highest recognitions the university has for its students. On Saturday, College of Public Health student Shari Zamani will take her place on the commencement stage, with well-deserved recognition as a King O'Neal Scholar.
Just a few weeks ago, she was the featured student speaker at USF's Women in Leadership & Philanthropy annual luncheon and the story she told about her journey captivated the audience of more than 1,000 people. Zamani talked about her struggles as a high school student with dyslexia, and how academic failure beat her down until the day she got up from her desk, walked out of the school and didn't come back.
She went to work — with limited opportunity as a high school dropout — until she was convinced to take a test that allowed her to enter Hillsborough Community College without a diploma. There she found support and encouragement, and a campus visit to USF gave her a window into a future she had never imagined for herself. She has since become a successful scholar, a researcher and an incredible role model for her peers.
Her dyslexia didn't go away, but it has not stopped her from reaching her goals. With appropriate academic support and her admirable work ethic and enthusiasm, her intellectual ability was brought to the forefront.
College acceptance season is upon us and it's important to remember that for every student whose achievement seems effortless, there are thousands more curious and intelligent students with learning challenges who may think of themselves as "dumb" when they are anything but. As a neuroscientist, I can tell you that we're only beginning to understand how genius-level thinking manifests.
These three individuals — two whose achievements touch the lives of millions every day and one whose journey is just beginning — are good reminders that "genius" does not come in any conventional shape, size, form or expression. We should support and celebrate those whose brains work differently, but nonetheless brilliantly.
Paul R. Sanberg is University of South Florida's senior vice president for Research, Innovation & Knowledge Enterprise and executive director of the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, and president of the National Academy of Inventors.


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By Chip Chandler — Producer
New in Amarillo theaters: A surprising number of films starring nuns. Plus, Jennifer Garner gets revenge, a forgotten songwriter gets his due and more.
New in theaters
Blaze Foley was one of the key figures of the Texas outlaw music movement that too few remember. Writer-director Ethan Hawke does, though, in this passion project that explores the singer-songwriter's life and death. Benjamin Dickey (a musician making his acting debut) is winning raves for his performance in the title role, as is Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) as his lover. Reviews are solid: "It's a visually striking film, whether it's a shot of Blaze Foley lit red against a flag during his last show or the heartbreaking visual of a dying father hearing his children sing. Hawke has clearly translated the emotions produced within him when he listens to Blaze Foley's music into something visual and cinematic, while also avoiding the usual genre cliches," writes RogerEbert.com's Brian Tallerico. (R for language throughout, some sexual content and drug use; click here for showtimes at United Artists Amarillo Star 14, 8275 W. Amarillo Blvd.)
God Bless the Broken Road
This faith-based drama — which finds inspiration from Rascal Flatts' hit song "Bless the Broken Road" — tells the story of a young widow (Lindsay Pulsipher) whose faith was shattered when her husband died in Afghanistan. Two years later, she falls for a NASCAR driver (Andrew W. Walker) who's forced to do community service in her small town. Reviews aren't too hot: "It is unclear what anything in the movie has to do with Rascal Flatts or the song, except that Amber sings it at the end in her triumphant return to church, after a litany of come-to-Jesus moments. ... What God Bless the Broken Road does have going for it is a better-than-expected performance by Pulsipher, who plays the winsome but broken woman with deep sensitivity. As the film's center, she holds together this narrative hodgepodge," writes the Los Angeles Times' Katie Walsh. (PG for thematic elements and some combat action; click here for showtimes at Amarillo Star 14 and Cinemark Hollywood 16, 9100 Canyon Drive)
The Nun
After scaring folks with quick cameos in The Conjuring 2 and other films in its cinematic universe, the demonic sister gets an origin story (which also serves as such for the entire franchise). Young nuns in a remote abbey in 1952 Romania are being tormented, so the Vatican sends Father Burke and Sister Irene (Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga) to investigate. Reviews are so-so: "The Conjuring movies—especially James Wan's original two, and not so much the Annabelle prequels—stood apart from so much demon-themed horror with their well-drawn characters, strong performances and powerful emotional underpinning. The Nun feels like an empty thrill ride by comparison. Once it stops and you step off, you may still feel a little dizzy, but you'll have forgotten exactly why," writes RogerEbert.com's Christy Lemire. (R for terror, violence, and disturbing/bloody images; click here for showtimes at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16 and here for Tascosa Drive-In, 1999 Dumas Drive)
After a brutal attack that leaves her husband and daughter dead, mom Riley North (Jennifer Garner) emerges from a coma and is bent on revenge. Reviews aren't too hot: "Peppermint makes several giant leaps of illogic. Even with a five-year gap between her family's murder and the onslaught of her reign of terror — during which time she's gone off the grid and can't be found by law enforcement — it's tough to believe that a person who seems to have no background in combat or espionage has acquired and mastered the skills of a sleuth, ninja, MMA fighter and SEAL Team Six soldier, turning into a face-smashing, bone-snapping killing machine in such short order. Of course, it helps that she's up against what has to be the most incompetent gang in Los Angeles," writes Houston Chronicle's Cary Darling. (R for strong violence and language throughout; click here for showtimes at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16)
When widowed dad David's (John Cho) daughter Margot (Michelle La) goes missing, he tries to track her down himself by tracing through her online life with the help of a sympathetic detective (Debra Messing). The entire film unfolds on computer screens, but the film is more than its gimmick, critics say. "(T)he first feature from writer/director Aneesh Chaganty ... ticks along irresistibly, never feeling trapped inside its concept. ... And it's a great showcase for Cho, as both dream dad and online gumshoe. Like the best of thrillers, you watch breathlessly, slipping into the characters' darkness, hoping for the light," writes the Seattle Times' Moira Macdonald. (PG-13 for thematic content, some drug and sexual references, and for language; click here for showtimes at Hollywood 16)
Special engagements
The Sound of Music
The hills are alive — again! The TCM Big Screen Classics series continues with a presentation of this beloved Rogers & Hammerstein musical at 2 and 7 p.m. Sept. 9 and 12 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
This biblical stage drama will feature massive sets, special effects and live animals in a production filmed before a live audience. It'll screen at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 12:55 p.m. Sept. 15 at Amarillo Star 14.
Sept. 13: Advance tickets are on sale now for action-adventure remake The Predator, thriller A Simple Favor, inspirational drama Unbroken: Path to Redemption and crime drama White Boy Rick at Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 13: Advance tickets are on sale now for trippy, bloody horror film Mandy at Amarillo Star 14.
Sept. 14: Indie drama Puzzle, about a harried mother finding renewal in putting together jigsaw puzzles, is scheduled to open at Westgate Mall 6.
Sept. 15: The highly anticipated rematch between boxers Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will stream live at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Amarillo Star 14.
Sept. 15 and 17: Anime feature Dragon Ball Z: Broly — The Legendary Super Saiyan will screen (English-dubbed) at 12:55 p.m. Sept. 15 and 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 16 to 19: Dinosaurs come roaring back to theaters with 25th anniversary screenings of the original Jurassic Park at 2 and 7 p.m. Sept. 16 and 7 p.m. Sept. 18 and 19 at Hollywood 16.
Sept. 20: Anime feature Digimon Adventure tri: Future will screen (English-dubbed) at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 20: Advance tickets are on sale now for children's fantasy film The House with a Clock in Its Walls and drama Life Itself at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 20: Advance tickets are on sale now for incendiary political documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 at Amarillo Star 14; Hollywood 16 may follow.
Sept. 23 and 26: The TCM Big Screen Classics series continues with a presentation of the seminal teen angst drama Rebel Without a Cause at 2 and 7 p.m. Sept. 23 and 26 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 27: Sir Ian McKellen stars in a West End production of Shakespeare's classic drama King Lear, filmed live and streamed one night only at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Amarillo Star 14.
Sept. 27: The 1986 animated feature Transformers: The Movie returns to the big screen for one night at 7 p.m Sept. 27 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 28: Horror film Hell Fest, a modern-day retelling of Little Women, comedy Night School and animated feature Smallfoot are scheduled to open nationally, but advance tickets are not yet on sale. Additionally, the Glenn Close drama The Wife, about a writer's spouse who questions her life choices when her husband wins the Nobel Prize, is scheduled to open at Westgate Mall 6.
Sept. 29 and Oct. 3: The Discovery documentary Above and Beyond celebrates NASA's 60th anniversary with screenings at 12:55 p.m. Sept. 29 and 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16.
Sept. 30 to Oct. 3: The Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 continues with fantasy adventure My Neighbor Totoro at both Amarillo Star 14 and Hollywood 16. An English-dubbed version will screen at 12:55 p.m. Sept. 30 and 7 p.m. Oct. 3, with a subtitled version screening at 7 p.m. Oct. 1.
Listings at a glance
Click on titles for my review and on theaters for showtimes.
Alpha (AS-14, H-16); Ant-Man and the Wasp (H-16); Avengers: Infinity War (Premiere Cinemas Westgate Mall 6, 7701 W. Interstate 40); A.X.L. (H-16); Blaze (AS-14); Christopher Robin (AS-14; H-16); Crazy Rich Asians (AS-14, H-16); The Equalizer 2 (AS-14); The First Purge (WM-6); God Bless the Broken Road (AS-14, H-16); The Happytime Murders (H-16); The Incredibles 2 (AS-14); Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (WM-6); Kin (AS-14, H-16); Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (WM-6); The Meg (AS-14, H-16 and Sandell Drive-In, 12 S. Center Drive in Clarendon); Mile 22 (AS-14, H-16); Mission: Impossible — Fallout (H-16); The Nun (AS-14, H-16 and Tascosa); Operation Finale (AS-14, H-16); Peppermint (AS-14, H-16); Searching (H-16); Skyscraper (WM-6); Slender Man (AS-14, H-16 and Tascosa); Teen Titans GO! to the Movies (WM-6); and Ya Veremos (H-16).
Chip Chandler is a producer for Panhandle PBS and a member of GALECA. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com, at @chipchandler1 on Twitter and on Facebook.


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Students working diligently on their bowls
Barbara working on the last few rows
Carla and Jeanna making great progress
Sue and Marla, with their colorful creations
Karen's bright, cheerful bowl, almost done
Karen with her finished bowl
Sharon, focused on her project
Sherry, with her colorful bowl
I was so pleased that all of the students seemed to have a fun, productive day, and hope they will continue creating more bowls. My next class - Lids, Handles & Embellishments - is scheduled for next month, open only to students who have taken my basic bowl class, and there are at least 2 from this class who plan to sign up. I will post pictures of that class afterword. Happy bowl-making, ladies!


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Photographing someone like Maxx is always fun. You know there are basically no limits. It's almost more challenging in to rein him in to stay still for a shot. But then Maxx is also not concerned with being butch or putting on a persona. He is a big personality that is also not afraid to be vulnerable.
Now it's time to let you all appreciate the many different angles of Maxx in the new download "WILD PONY" now available in my online store. It's 70 pages of uninhibited shenanigans from Maxx on the beach. I genuinely hope it doesn't take another 3 years to get around to photographing him again.


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Right now, the site at 80 Overlea Blvd. isn't doing much for the city. It's got a one-storey industrial building, where only a few people currently work, and a big parking lot.
The firm architectsAlliance imagines something else: A skinny building four storeys tall, with high ceilings. Downstairs, there's a wine bar, or maybe a café, or a furniture maker's workshop. Upstairs, a designer's office, or an accountant, or an apartment.
This mixed urbanism would bring more life to this street in suburban Thorncliffe Park. That's the argument from architectsAlliance, who created this scheme for an continuing Globe series that explores planning in Toronto with the aim of allowing more housing and better neighbourhoods.
"We developed industrial loft buildings in the 19th century, and they've evolved," says Peter Clewes, who heads architectsAlliance. "We could use this notion of flexible architecture again, and build on and intensify what is there in places like Thorncliffe Park."
Small-scale, close together and mixed-use: This is a novel vision of the postwar suburb that draws on the lessons of the past.
Mr. Clewes and his colleagues are busy and skilled architects of condos and mixed-use developments, mostly in the affluent downtown. But architectAlliance's proposal takes aim, instead, at small-scale mixed-use on a suburban road. Specifically at 80 Overlea Blvd., which is now owned by one of their clients.
The building in their scheme is dead simple. On the ground level, large bays could be covered with garage doors or enclosed with windows. On the facades above, a steady rhythm of concrete and glass panels allow for either residential, office or commercial use. Mr. Clewes imagines this small building as the first in a pattern: The large lots in this area could be cut up with a network of streets and lanes. "We imagine something narrower than the typical Toronto street," Mr. Clewes says. "This would be a place, like the Distillery District, where you have a real variety of spaces and where people would actually want to walk around."
This will bend a lot of rules. For now, the city's official plan, the main policy document for land use, says areas such as this should "accommodate substantial growth in jobs and meet the needs of … key economic clusters." They're off-limits for any sort of residential use, on the theory that many "employment uses" require "buffering." In other words, workplaces are bad neighbours.
That logic goes back to the 1950s and 1960s, when jobs mostly meant industry, and industry meant smokestacks and lathes and abattoirs. The idea of "separation of uses" became a dogma for planners. Who wants to live next to a stamping machine or a killing floor?
But Mr. Clewes makes an excellent point: Today, Toronto has lots of workplaces that do make good neighbours. Offices. Studios. Even old-fashioned warehousing and light industry, which still sit alongside people's homes in some parts of the city.
Look at Geary Avenue, near Dupont and Dufferin. Its narrow streets were first built up before the advent of land-use planning in Toronto. And today, restaurants and an event space jostle with body shops, plumbing suppliers, offices and – yes – houses. Jane Jacobs would have approved. It's alive.
The architectsAlliance proposal aims to create more of this sort of cityscape: totally mixed-use, with small units in small buildings that are inherently adaptable. "Why don't we create buildings that are allowed to do different uses," Mr. Clewes says, "and the city can grow organically – just as it grew organically in the 19th century?"
City planners aren't likely to embrace the idea. They like clear rules. As The Globe's Shane Dingman reported last fall, the city is worried about the loss of employment lands as developers seek to build housing on them. Planners assume that housing displaces jobs.
Even if that's true, the city of Toronto has more than 8,000 hectares – that's an incredible 80 square kilometres – of land that's strictly regulated in this way. What if 2 per cent of that, or 5 per cent, became a test area for some kind of looser zoning?
Another question. What if, by allowing jobs and some limited portion of housing, you opened the door to more growth? And gave people more freedom about how and where to live and work?
The obvious point of comparison is the Two Kings, the 1990s loosening of zoning rules along King Street West and King Street East, on the shoulders of downtown. These areas had been zoned for industry, and they were moribund. The city of Toronto's former chief planner, Paul Bedford, and others chose to loosen up the rules. "The conclusion was, 'Industry's never coming back, so let's just get over it and plan for the future,'" Mr. Clewes says in summary.
And look what happened. King West, arguably the least planned area in the city over the past 20 years, is also the busiest and the most prosperous. Tens of thousands of condo and rental apartments have been built or are in the works, and thousands of jobs are following in new purpose-built office towers. It's a success beyond the wildest dreams of anybody involved.
Will such a big bang happen in Thorncliffe Park, or in Rexdale? No. Mr. Clewes is not suggesting that it should. But he is arguing smaller-scale, cheaper buildings across the city's suburbs could create places "where people really want to be," and spin off all sorts of unforeseen opportunities. "There's a way to create a whole different kind of city fabric," Mr. Clewes says. And what would happen there? "Let's find out."


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Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Now Founder Of A Charter School
|Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Now Founder Of A Charter School
The Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School will be a free, public school for grades 6-12 that will provide "year-round, college prep education."
The school is scheduled open this fall, and is already accepting applications. Combs has recruited Steve Perry (no, not the Journeyman) to oversee the school; Dr. Perry, who's contributed to CNN's Black In America series, also founded the Capital Preparatory Magnet School, which has reportedly sent 100% of its graduates to four-year colleges and serves as the model for Combs' school.
Combs announced Monday that the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School will open in the fall.
The school will be overseen by Capital Prep leader Steve Perry, who founded Capital Prep Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2005.
Combs and the board have hired Orlando, Florida-based educator Danita Jones as the principal of Capital Prep Harlem.
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Capital Prep will be free and admission is done by lottery.
The deadline to apply to the school is April 1st, they'll start with 6th and 7th graders, 160 students, and the plan is to expand to grade 12.
Combs says creating the school is "a dream come true."
Combs was born in Harlem and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He attended Howard University, where he dropped out after two years but earned an honorary degree in 2014.
Combs spent five years meeting privately with community leaders and education experts in an effort to expand educational opportunities in the community.


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The Baptist Church on New Street has asked West Oxfordshire District Council for permission to create eight two-bedroom flats within the church – but no car parking is planned.
The church has been under hoarding for some time, after permission was granted three years ago to convert part of the church into five flats (with the ground floor remaining as a congregation space).
But now the revised planning application – number 14/0694/P/FP – has asked to increase the number of flats on the site. Four flats would be located in the oldest part of the building, with four duplex flats on the first and second floors of the newer part of the building.
The application has been made by Citadel Spring Ltd and the site's owner – the Baptist Union Corporation Ltd. A decision is due by July.
It clearly states that no car parking spaces will be created, despite eight residential flats being proposed on a site on a busy main road – something that may be of concern to neighbours. The developers state that Oxfordshire County Council, however, believe that 'the parking demands arising from the existing use would exceed that of the proposed development'.
Although the application form states that no cycle spaces will be created, the plans themselves indicate that covered cycle racks WILL be provided.
The church was established in 1733, but the existing building is largely from 1816. Located in the Chipping Norton Conservation Area, it is Grade II listed.


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Using an iPad or other backlit electronic tablet in the hours before bedtime not only prevents you from falling asleep, it may also affect your alertness the next day, according to a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dec. 22, 2014. Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital found that the light emitted by the devices reset the body's circadian clock, which synchronizes the daily rhythm of sleep to daylight. As a result, people reading e-books took longer to fall asleep and were less alert the next morning than when they read print books instead.
During the two-week study, 12 men and women read digital books on an iPad for four hours before bedtime each night for five consecutive nights. They also followed the same routine using printed books. When they read the iPad, participants were less sleepy before bedtime but were less alert the following morning, even after eight hours of sleep.
If you're a bedtime reader who's addicted to her iPad, don't despair. The researchers used a 2010 iPad set at maximum brightness. Newer iPads and other e-readers have night-reading modes.
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[I unearthed a bunch of stuff I wrote a long time ago, and sifting through it brought a smile to my face. This one in particular is a favorite, I wrote it for a college English class– the assignment was to take a favorite writer, analyze his or her writing style, and then write something of your own but in that writer's style. My first attempt got trashed by my teacher but he gave me another chance and this was the result. See if you can guess the writer I was emulating? I'll reveal it at the end. — Ben]
"The Oasis"
After plunging ahead through the hectics of daily life, the city driving, the driving work, the responsibilities to shoulder, the bills to pay, and other adult burdens, I can joyfully call back the serenity experienced as a boy when I would go and visit my grandparents.
My grandparents' house was not very big and yet full of rooms, having a kitchen, dining room, living room, den, three bedrooms and two baths all crammed into a single story flat, but it was a place of much happiness, clean and warm, always friendly.
My grandmother's kitchen always dominated the whole house, permeating it choice aromas of cooking ham, or basting turkey, or maybe a freshly baked pumpkin or apple pie. And I knew that, if I was good, and I always was before mealtime, I wouldn't have to fidget too much before I could let my stomach in on the secret my nose had discovered.
The inside of the house was kept in meticulous care by my grandmother, and it was always filled with things, breakable things just waiting to get a boy in trouble. Bottles from Israel filled with water from the Dead Sea, funny looking wooden carvings from Hawaii, glass figurines. Nothing fun. For fun, you were sent outside.
The outside was cared for just as meticulously by my grandfather. No weeds growing in the cracks in the sidewalk. The smell of fresh cut grass and bushes filled the air. And the flowers, the petunias, begonias, and red and yellow Dutch tulips.
Looking back, though, the source of the most boyhood wonderment was in my grandfather's garden with my grandfather. Among the tall corn plants, the pungent tomatos, green peppers, onions, and the ever-sweet strawberries, I would hear the stories of old, back when my grandfather was a boy back in the 1920s, how they only had one light bulb at a time in the house, and for Christmas would get their yearly pair of shoes, and how he accidentally took his brother's fingers off with an axe.
It was hard to try and think of my grandfather as a boy, but my grandparents had an old wooden chest, it seemed huge back then, carved with all sorts of scenes and designs, and inside was filled with enough things to keep a boy busy, things not so fragile, like pictures of him as a boy, him and my grandmother as a young couple, my mother and aunts as babies, wedding announcements, graduation annoucements, postcards, papers, and other bits of memorabilia.
And when I rode home, I would often doze off, curled up in the back seat unless I was picking on my little sister, and I would reflect on what I learned there, about love and family, and history and family, and then my mind would wander to things more important to boyhood thoughts.
–inspired by Mark Twain
[My instructor wrote on the bottom: "A genuine imitation in subject and mood, but at the same time your own work of art. My compliments!" I was so proud :)]


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Equiseti - Il Rito
Year of Release: 2001
Label: AB Records
Catalog Number: n/a
Format: CD
Total Time: 49:13:00
Italy's Equiseti are an unusual progressive metal band, mainly because they aren't strictly a metal band. In fact, I wouldn't really call them a metal band, more a hard rock band with metal elements. Take away the driving drums and percussion from drummer Maurizio De Palo, and the occasionally, mildly chugging guitars (Fabrizio Bonanno), and you'd be very hard pressed to use the word metal. That would leave guitar, of which you hear plenty, and keys (present but not dominant, Bonanno again). Vocals are next prominent instrument behind the guitar, and there are two vocalists here. Simone Carabba carries the bulk, but he is often joined by guest Daniela Tessore. Their voices work well together, though it gives the music a psychedelic folk feel. As a side note, Bonanno features in all five of the bands on the AB label (AB is for Aldo Bonanno), and De Palo is in all but one of those five.
One of the highlights of Il Rito (The Ritual) is the instrumental "Wind Of Freedom," which puts guitar and piano right up front, with keys providing a string backing. In the middle we get a passage that has a salsa like feel. It is here we can hear the ethnic instruments that they've added to the mix ? the salterio, which is an 18th Century stringed instrument that is plucked or hammered (see here more info and picture?), and a calimba, which, according to the results of a Google search, can be referred to as a thumb piano? (see here for a picture and smidgen of description). The two pieces don't really fit together, but separately they work (the first motif is repeated after this interlude).
"When A Dog Finds A Home" is a heavier piece with Federica Rubino's bass throbbing right up front in the mix over De Palo's pounding his drums. The theme of the song (one of three in English) is rather disturbing ? told from both the point of view of the dog and the scientists who have possession of him; it is a raw look at animal experimentation. The irony comes in that the rhythm is catchy, even though there aren't any memorable choruses. This and the guitar solo distinguish this piece from a generic 4/4 rock piece. If you take a bit of heavier Jethro Tull, a bit of Yoke Shire, a bit of Led Zeppelin and toss them all together with a dash of Hammond (though it may not be) this is what would result? but a little less dynamic.
"Winter Lake" comes closest to a progressive metal sound. Though the swirling keys and acoustic guitar riffs that precede each heavy "chorus" (it's an instrumental, one of the album's four), add back in that rock element. I thought of Tempest with this track. It contains the dynamics missing from some of the other pieces ? it is one of the other highlights. "La Valli Perdute" (The Lost Valley) is an acoustic piece featuring guitar, piano, and lightly chiming percussion accents. There is a strong classical feel to it ? a vague comparison would be the opening to Rush's "Closer To The Heart" and later, a hint (a very faint hint) to Yes. Though not perfect, it is another highlight of the album -- and yes, I've noticed that the highlights are the instrumentals. It also feels as if it were recorded live ? you almost expect applause at the end.
The animal rights theme is picked up with the fourth instrumental "Hunt The Hunter!," which, after a moment of birds chirping we hear a gun retort, which sets the music in motion. More leads from Bonanno and some dynamic interplay between De Palo and Rubino and this track bounces along. It doesn't quite have a propelling rhythm that echoes the fleeing hunter, but it's trying. It has a just a few too many twists for that, which isn't a bad thing, mind you. And again, this becomes another of the album's highlights.
Equiseti do better when they leave out the "metal" in their self-styled "ethno prog metal" and one would like to hear more of the "ethnic" instruments, but It Rito is not a bad release by any means. If you're looking for metal, then you'll need to look elsewhere, but if you're looking for good Italian prog rock, then you'll probably like Equiseti. There are, of course, bands in the same genre (Italian prog rock) that do it much better. I think if Equiseti focus on what they do best, they could easily be among those bands.
Crystal Square (The Cube) (6:08) / Nerone (4:09) / Wind Of Freedom (5:26) / When A Dog Finds A Home (4:11) / Winter Lake (4:18) / Freak Out (4:01) / Le Valli Perdute (The Lost Valleys) (6:51) / Wayana (7:05) / Hunt The Hunter! (4:43) / Il Bosco (3:41) / bonus: "Il Bosco" video track (3:41)
Fabrizio Bonanno - electric, classic and acoustic guitars, salterio, keyboards and sequencer programming
Federica Rubino - electric and acoustic bass
Simone Carabba ? vocals
Maurizio De Palo - drums, percussion, salterio and calimba
Daniela Tessore - vocals
Massimo "Muppets" Malco ? doublebass
Luca Vignati - acoustic effects
Samoa Raimondo - narrator
Il Rito (2001)
Genre: Progressive Rock
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Added: January 12th 2003
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More than one. Years ago, in London, someone rubbed me down with this green stuff, and when it came off I was still green. I was there for a press junket—I think it was for Mean Girls—and I had to scrub and scrub to get it off.
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[Laughs] There are some secrets I have to keep.
I have this beauty mark on my lip that I can't tell you how many people have tried to scratch off. Everyone thinks it's something else—like dirt.
Sunglasses, ChapStick, and Chanel Hydramax Serum—I put it on toward the end of the flight.
No, because I don't care. I'm a normal person. I can look like shit some days, too.
Nobody's perfect, and I don't want to appear to be. And, well, obviously, I haven't.


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The power of community
"Community is important because it reminds us that we are all the same, we are all connected, and none of us are alone."
-Alice Millard, BRAC USA supporter-
What does community mean to you?
We asked our supporters why they choose to be active in their communities to help others.
Alice Millard, Haute Hijab
New York, NY
Haute Hijab ran a three-day fundraiser to support Rohingya refugees.
"Community is important because it reminds us that we are all the same, we are all connected, and none of us are alone. In today's digital, age it can be easy to feel invisible behind screens. Community helps us combat that and reconnect. I hope to see people view the world as a global community."
Shayna Ferullo & Manuel Ainzuain, Snowy Owl Coffee
Brewster, MA
Snowy Owl Coffee donated the proceeds from sales of coffee grown in Myanmar to support Rohingya refugee families.
"Like many people I know, I am often very overwhelmed with a sense of helplessness when I read or listen to the news. I regularly seek outlets for how I can channel these feelings into action. Building a business centered around our local community has granted my partner, my colleagues, and I the opportunity to foster sincere connections among one another and with our customers. We have created a safe space for conversations, questions, and solutions to manifest organically, and this is perhaps our proudest accomplishment.
Because our coffee is not grown locally, and we do not see or know the people who shape what we drink every day, we also feel a need to communicate the realities of those who are part of the specialty coffee growing community. These realities are foreign, both in location and substance, but the purchasing choices we make affect them because of our globalized economies. That is the motivation for our mission — to connect our coffee-drinking community to the coffee-growing community."
Shaikh Shams, Bangladeshi Community of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Shaikh Shams is a BRAC USA supporter and an active member of the Bangladeshi Community of Arizona.
"My community is everything to me. It gives me encouragement, hope, strength, and energy."
Sonia Mahajan, High School Student
Oakland, CA
Sonia is spearheading a bake sale fundraiser at her high school to raise money for Rohingya families.
"Having a sense of community is so important. We learn a lot from each other. We go through ups and downs together and, no matter the hardship, we are there for one another. We learn how important it is to love, not hate. There is no better feeling than a community where love flows in all directions.
I believe community has no boundaries. I am Indian American (Bengali and Punjabi) and, when I traveled to India a couple of years ago, I visited a school for girls around my age in a village outside of New Delhi. Although I live thousands of miles away, I felt connected to them, and I related to their passions.
I think we often live in bubbles that are much smaller than we believe. It is important to branch out and understand the people around you. When communities come together, they become a part of something greater. I have seen this with non-profit organizations: they inspire people to look internally to better themselves, to engage with one another, and to become active with their neighbors."
Noor Shams, Cue-rated
New York, NY
Cue-rated, an organization that celebrates South Asian culture, hosted a benefit dinner to raise awareness about the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.
"Community is precious to me because it is what fosters my sense of belonging to the place I live and the place I come from. My community keeps me connected to the values I believe in, gives me the courage to stand up for them, and inspires me to do more."
Lindsey McLorg, Tam House
San Anselmo, CA
Lindsey and her husband Malcom McLorg are long-time members of the BRAC USA community.
"Malcolm and I have raised our family in San Anselmo, California – the town in which Malcolm grew up, and where we have lived since 1984. So, we have long and deep ties to this community. While by no means the toniest town in Marin County, it is one in which most residents live comfortably. Managing dual careers for which we commuted to San Francisco while raising our children often left us stretched to find time to build connections in our immediate community.
Over the years, we became friends with fellow parents, bonding through our children's activities, like the swim team. Seeking to make a broader impact in our community, I got involved with Tam House – named in homage to Marin County's gorgeous Mount Tamalpais. Tam House is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a home to low-income senior citizens in our community. My mother, who dedicated her life to social work and advocacy for seniors, imbued in me a desire to give back to this under-served community, and I have been an active member of the Board since 2004.


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Maja graduated from a University in Poland and obtained her Master's Degree in Finance and Accounting about 14 years ago. She joined Equitable in 2005. Maja's specializing in working with individuals and business owners and helping them protect, preserve and grow their assets. Maja speaks Polish and English.
In her spare time she loves traveling around the world, reading books, scuba diving and dancing with her family and friends.
Last year Maja was awarded with the Life Insurance Leaders Award. She has also received the Centurian Award for the past three (3) years.
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Changes to Canada's Privacy Laws Looming
Major announcements this week called for immediately developing a national data strategy and amending Canada's private-sector privacy law. The Canadian government announced that it plans to develop a data strategy to address current consumer privacy concerns by finding the right balance between supporting innovation and protecting privacy interests. A parliamentary committee also called for amendments to privacy law, such as providing consumers with more transparency and giving the Privacy Commissioner additional enforcement powers.
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How to Focus Your Efforts on the Right Social Media Channels
Whether you're working in a large agency, a startup, a small business or you are building your personal brand, focusing your efforts on a few social media platforms, rather than all of them, can be the best strategy to meet your goals. Emily Baillie, CMA Digital Council Member and Professor at Humber College, shares a few tips to help figure out which channels to use, and which ones to pass on.
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Must Reads from CMA's Digital Marketing Council #52
What is Twitch and why is it making Amazon tighten its grip on live streams of video games? How does Instagram's new algorithm work? How are publishers bridging their Instagram and Facebook audiences using cross-posting techniques? What is Amazon Echo? Why has Salesforce and Google ramped up their data sharing partnership?
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Craft Beer Consumption in Canada
Over 5 million adults in Canada have consumed microbrewery or craft beer in the past month. Who are these ale aficionados? NLogic used their spring 2018 RTS (Numeris) data to uncover beer consumption trends, compare consumption by province and explore some of their other habits.
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The Latest CX Data Builds an Even Stronger Case For A 'Connected Learnings' Approach
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The last thing you want to worry about when you are trying to get your grocery shopping done is whether the store is safe. In fact, store owners and other business owners have a responsibility to make sure their property is safe when they invite other people inside.
Boy killed in San Diego fishing boat accident
Last weekend, a father-son fishing trip ended in tragedy when the son fell off the boat and suffered serious injuries that ultimately resulted in his death. The boy was seven years old.
Fatal accidents more common for curbside bus companies
According to recent federal data, curbside buses, which pick up passengers from street corners and similar locations rather than requiring passengers to board buses from fixed locations or stations, have a higher rate of fatal accidents than other commercial buses. Authorities claim that many companies engaged in the curbside bus business attempt to avoid complying with safety requirements to save costs, resulting in a fatal accident rate that is a staggering seven times the rate of other buses operating in interstate routes.
Safety innovations aim to prevent motorcycle accident injuries
Last week, San Diego residents may have noticed that there were more motorcyclists on the road than they normally see. This is because June 20 was national Ride to Work Day, an event aimed at promoting and encouraging motorcycle riding with the overarching goals of saving on energy costs, reducing road congestion, and increasing the enjoyment and pleasure that biking brings. It is estimated that some 300,000 Americans commute to work on motorcycles.
Drunk Driver Fleeing Police Causes Serious Injuries in Crash
A woman driving under the influence and fleeing from police allegedly caused a serious auto accident in Valencia Park early Thursday morning. This incident provides another example of how innocent people are sometimes injured during police pursuits.


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Lot 29: Abraham Lincoln
Lot 29: Civil War–dated ALS as president, signed twice, "A. Lincoln," one page, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, October 9, 1862. Letter to Quarter-Master General Montgomery C. Meigs. In full: "The bearer of this, Elbridge Meconkey, was on Gen. McCall's staff, and was wounded at Gaine's Mill. He now wishes to be a Quarter-Master; and I would like to appoint him, if another Q. M. is now needed. Please answer." On the reverse of the second integral page, Meigs writes a response to the president on the following day, signed "M C Meigs, QMG," in full: "Respectfully returned to the President of the United States. This Department has now calls for details of Quarter-Masters of Volunteers which it cannot supply, & the Quarter Master General will gladly avail of the services of any efficient officer who may be appointed & directed to report to him for duty." Below this, Lincoln pens his final approval, also signed "A. Lincoln," in full: "Let Elbridge Meconkey be appointed at once." Vertical mailing folds (one passing between his first initial and last name in the first signature), a bit of toning, and unobtrusive evidence of professional repairs to some folds, otherwise fine condition; both signatures are exquisite in boldness and clarity.This exemplary letter shows Lincoln's personal involvement in appointments during his administration, especially those concerning the war effort. The Battle of Gaines' Mill took place on June 27, 1862, and the wounded Meconkey met with Lincoln on October 9, 1862—the date of this initial letter—to make his request, then personally delivered the message to Meigs. Despite Meigs's positive response and Lincoln's instructions, there is no reference to the position of quartermaster in Meconkey's lengthy obituary, nor is the appointment found in government records, so it seems that the position fell through. Twice-signed Lincoln presidential items on opposite sheets are rarely encountered, and this intact example is especially attractive. RR Auction's Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction 462 Wednesday, 14th October 2015 Estimate: $20000-30000
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Vero Beach is a small city on the eastern coast of Florida. Despite of being small city Vero Beach has turned into the most loved destination for the visitors from all around the globe and one of the most important reasons for that is the weather of the city which remains mild throughout the year. Vero Beach is well-known for its traditional offerings. In the state of Florida, there are many popular and famous cities but Vero Beach is the center place for tourists and travelers as there are many mesmerizing and attractive sites which allure tourists and travelers from all over the world. Below are the top 3 places to visit in Vero Beach while on a vacation.
The best 3 spots to visit in Vero Beach
McKee Botanical Garden
McKee Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit organization located at the southern gateway to Vero Beach, Florida. There are oven 10,000 native and tropical plants in the garden. McKee Botanical Garden is well recognized for being the garden which has one of the largest collections of water lilies in the State of Florida. More than just a destination for horticultural enthusiasts McKee also hosts internationally renowned exhibits such as the return of dinosaurs and sculpture exhibits. Members and visitors the garden can enjoy a wide variety of cultural and educational programs with particulate emphasize on exciting a wonder and imagination of children. McKee Botanical Garden in the vision of its founders is also known as a wild place of natural beauty.
South Beach Park
South Beach Park is located about two mile south of the "Vero Village". On this wide pristine beach you can find white sand, clean water and gentle breezes. You can enjoy the platys by sunrise, an afternoon picnic with the family or an evening stroll on boardwalk. It has covered picnic pavilions, restrooms, showers, and on duty lifeguards all day long. If you are in Vero Beach or around for family vacation you must visit South Beach Park as it is a great family beach park and it has something for everyone.
Vero Beach Museum of Art
Vero Beach Museum of Art is a nonprofit organization located at 3001 River Park Drive, Vero Beach, Florida. It is one of the largest cultural arts facility if it's kind on Florida's treasure coast. The Museum is a precious cultural gem that is regarded and appreciated by residents and tourists. Through its collections, exhibitions, studio art, gallery tours and humanities classes, educational programs, community events, seminars, concerts, and cultural celebrations, it is highly admired as the cultural heart of the community.


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From top: Grenfell Tower in West London; Dan Boyle
A political argument has already been lost, when a protagonist states that an issue shouldn't be 'politicised'. To politicise an issue is to cause embarrassment, even to evoke shame.
There are times, however, when shame, guilt, and responsibility, not only need to be evoked, but also constantly need to be put before those whose actions (often lack of action) have created crisis and havoc.
Those who have died so needlessly at Grenfall Tower in West London, those who will endure such horrible injuries, and those who have lost family and other loved ones, have to be seen as more than victims. Collectively they are human sacrifice on the altar of political expediency.
The Conservative Party controlled Kensington and Chelsea Council sees public services as a distraction, from its real business of business itself. A more ugly exponent of the mantra of New Public Management, would be difficult to find.
Spend less. Tax less. Where possible commodify. When necessary avoid activity that promotes a common good. Insist, whenever possible, on the necessity of individual responsibility. Create new structures, and with such structures put in place new bodies, to which responsibility without power can be ascribed.
This council treats its residents like shareholders. Householders are supplied with a statement of account, which in the most recent year saw the council making a 'profit', rewarding each householder with £100 cash back.
The implication of this reward is that at all publicly provided needs were met. Of course they haven't been. The ability of residents being bribed with their own money has been bought at the expense, of the use of cheap materials, and with many deep cuts to basics services.
These are cuts made with callous indifference, knowing that those most affected – the poor, the unemployed, ethnic minorities – provide little shareholder capital for a Tory council in the richest borough in Britain.
Irish local authorities have tended to ape policy changes in the UK. While Irish councils are structured differently, and carry significantly less powers, than their UK counterparts, worrying signs of these attitudes have begun to be seen.
If any kind of hope can be gained from such an awful event, it should be to act as a wake up call to stop travelling down this road, or to think it a route ever worth taking.We can only pray that those who have argued that a Michael O'Leary business model, best provides for Irish social services, will now shut the feck up.
The metrics for good performance in Irish local government should be in the meeting of needs as they exist. It should be in acquiring, and never apologising for acquiring, the resources necessary to meet such needs.
Those with least require most. Meeting such needs should be the prime purpose of local government. To demean such needs, while virtually criminalising those who require services, will only bring us events like the London conflagration.
Never again with never again.
Dan Boyle is a former Green Party TD and Senator. His column appears here every Thursdyay. Follow Dan on Twitter: @sendboyle


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Furniture Shopping in Winnipeg
Furniture plays an important role in home decoration. Before decoration of your house, just think that what type of furniture you need. There are multiple types of furniture in the market such as classical, contemporary and rustic. Classical furniture is old fashioned furniture which was used in 1950s. Contemporary furniture is modern furniture. It is designed according to requirements of modern life style. This furniture is very popular to these days. All people prefer to buy this furniture. Rustic furniture is natural looking furniture. It gives natural feel in the house.
There are multiple furniture stores in Winnipeg, Canada. These stores are Bricks Fine Furniture, La-Z-Boy, GH Furniture, Ashley Furniture Home Store, Lord Selkirk Furniture, JS Furniture Gallery, and Kern-Hill. These stores are selling high quality furniture at reasonable prices.
Bricks Fine Furniture is selling furniture from over 40 years. This store sells modern furniture with highest quality. You can buy any type and style of furniture from this store. It provides best furniture to its customers.
La-Z-Boy is the leading furniture store. It assists its customers in choosing right furniture for their houses. This store also provides customized furniture. You can get furniture according to your need and specifications. You can get designing services from this store as well.
GH Furniture is specialized in providing modern furniture in affordable prices. This store strives to give excellent quality furniture to its valuable customers. GH Furniture also sells Italian furniture and fine furniture in reasonable prices.
Ashley Furniture Home Store is the number one furniture selling brand in all over the world. It provides beautiful home furnishing at affordable prices. This store sells bedroom, dining room, living room, lighting, kids' furniture, and mattress. This store has wide selection of furniture you can choose any type of furniture according to your choice.
Lord Selkirk Furniture is a premier furniture store. This store is customized furniture store. Customers can choose furniture design and style. It sells modern furniture with guarantee. It provides personalized furniture at competitive prices.
JS Furniture Gallery is the authorized dealer which provides all type of furniture. It sells furniture, mattress, appliance, and electronics. This store provides help to its customers in selecting best furniture.
Kern-Hill is selling furniture from over 60 years. This store sells extensive collection of bedroom, dining room, living room and home office furniture. You can also buy kitchen appliance and laundry from this store. Custom ordered furniture is also available. You will find every thin g related to furniture at this store.
If you don't like furniture available on these stores, you can get customized furniture. It is made according to customer requirements. Customer can choose fabric, color, design and wood according to their choice. After few working days company delivers furniture at customer home.


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It's been a busy weekend. We got home at about 2:30 and so for an hour we have been cleaning up. I've just finished with my craft room, I actually want to take some photos of it - just to help me remember what it looks like before it gets covered in bugs again...
I'll be tracing off patterns tonight - so I plan to put something into the DVD and while away the hours.
Good news on the ICT course front, the weekend course went really well and I have affirmed some of my previous plans.


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Cultivate partnerships in our community to improve lives through education, financial stability and healthy living.
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United Way of Southeast Mississippi is a local non-profit organization that strives to make a positive impact in Forrest, Lamar, Perry and Marion counties. By providing funds to partnering non-profit agencies, United Way addresses community issues in four impact areas: education, financial stability, health, and support services.
With the help of many dedicated volunteers, we work to use the community's donations as effectively as possible to meet the needs of our area. We encourage everyone to join us in our efforts to LIVE UNITED.
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The Community Impact Committee is comprised of about 25 volunteers representing a cross section of the community. The committee assesses how local non-profit agencies are meeting the community's needs in the areas of education, financial stability, health and support services. After carefully reviewing grant applications and conducting in-person interviews, the committee evaluates the most effective way to distribute United Way funds to the agencies that have applied. It is the committee's responsibility to ensure that each donor's campaign contributions are invested in closely-monitored local programs.
The volunteers from the committee invest many hours in the funds distribution process. They visit with the partner agencies and evaluate each program's effectiveness. During the visits, agencies give presentations explaining their programs, services and budgets. The committee also studies and analyzes the agencies' investment of United Way funds and how they are used.
To view details about how much funding is provided to the agencies, view our most recent annual report.
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Donations designated to specific agencies are allocated by separate stream funding. This means that the designations, less applicable campaign expenses, are paid directly to qualified agencies.


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Horse aficionados across America are mindful of Dec. 13, an annual date set aside as National Day of the Horse. On this day, Americans are encouraged to "be mindful of the contribution of horses to the economy, history and character of the United States." In celebration of America's strong, hard-working …Read More »
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Horse Reunited With Owner After 10 Years
Nearly 10 years ago, Michelle Pool, 40, of Eureka Springs, Ark., stood staring at a clipped and gaping fence. Her beloved horse, Opie, had been stolen from her father's pasture in San Antonio, Texas. "He was doing real well," said Pool, 40, an accountant and horse trainer who now lives …Read More »


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Buckyballs are spherical nanomaterials with all three dimensions confined at the nanoscale.
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Microscopy of buckyballs
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Graphene is a planar nanomaterial with 1 dimension confined at the nanoscale.
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Nanotubes, graphene, and buckyballs are new allotropic forms of carbon.
All of these are made entirely of carbon atoms, but different structural arrangement of the atoms result in different materials
Structural difference give the new, nano allotropes different properties from other forms of carbon. Example:
In diamond all carbons are bound to 4 other carbon atoms, but our nano-material structures have carbon bound to 3 other carbon atoms.
By only being bound to 3 other C's, the nano-based materials have C atoms with a free electron pair - this is what makes nanotubes and graphene good conductors of electricity vs. diamond.
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Structure of graphene, carbon nanotubes, and buckyballs
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What a bunch of total tossers!
It took 20 very long years for the British to beat Australia at the Olympics, and my god aren't they just the very worst of winners?
They're bad losers, we know that (actually, they're really good at losing, just don't take it well!), but this is just bloody ridiculous!
Roll on the Ashes, I'll drive the truck around London.
Moreover, when they languish in 7th or 8th place in 2012, I'll be at the Closing Ceremony to personally dish out some retribution…
(Having said all that, it is a very funny example of QTOM (Quick Thinking Opportunistic Marketing).
Oh, and what's with their rubbish logo?


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The Frequency of Love: Huawei's technology takes AI to the next level
Technology is usually seen as a tool that alienates us from the natural world and almost desensitizes us to its beauty and uniqueness. However, artificial intelligence looks set to change all that, and smartphone giant Huawei is leading the way in this field, as Huawei Italy recently demonstrated in a rather unique project.
The aim of the Frequency of Love project was to use artificial intelligence to bring us closer to a majestic animal of the ocean, the humpback whale. This marine mammal measures about 16 metres in length on average and weighs around 40 tons.
The humpback whale is well-known for its 'song', which can last for up to 20 minutes and can be repeated for hours. The males sing during mating season and their song can be heard by female h umpback whales hundreds of kilometres away.
However, this love song is incomprehensible to the human ear. Huawei hoped to translate this song through the universal language of music, and in doing so, create a connection between man, technology and the natural world.
"The Frequency of Love is a sound encounter between technology and nature - a fascinating story of a unique connection - made possible by the Huawei Mate 20's Kirin 980 dual artificial intelligence processor. This chip allows the Huawei Mate 20 Pro to transform the humpback songs into a melody that people can understand and feel.
"We believe that every love story deserves to be told and the power and extraordinary nature of artificial intelligence technology have made it possible," explains Akhram Mohamed, Chief Technology Officer at Huawei Consumer Business Group.
For this project, an instrument known as an idrophone, which registers underwater sounds, was used to record the mating call of the humpback whale. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro's Kirin 980 processor was then taught to learn to recognise the frequencies of the vocalisations of humpback w hales and link each sound automatically to a harmonic progression of music notes that reflected
the whale's song. The AI system then created a melody inspired by the whale's original song.
The whales' previously incomprehensible love songs become a song with notes and verses, which convey emotions that humans can relate to.
"Because Huawei is a leader in artificial intelligence, we want to use this technology to its full potential, not just to enhance people's lives in practical ways with better smartphones, but also to improve awareness of important issues, such as nature conservation.
"By bringing the love story of the whales to a much larger audience in a way that appeals to human emotions, we are able to highlight how extraordinary these animals are and how vital it is that humanity ensures they are protected," says Mohamed.


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With the renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show coming up in London from 23 – 27 May, we rose to the occasion to highlight a bunch of gorgeous flowers and their corresponding birthday months and symbolism. The language of flowers has captivated people for many years and was first introduced to England in the early 18th century by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, an English aristocrat and letter writer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Western medicine.
January – Carnation
Symbolises: fascination, distinction, love
January may typically be a cold and gloomy month but this bright and bold flower is sure to brighten up one's mood. Each hue of the carnation provides a different meaning; light red carnations represent admiration, dark red denotes deep love and affection, white represents pure love and good luck, purple carnations indicate capriciousness, while striped (variegated) carnations symbolise regret that a love cannot be shared.
In France, it is a traditional funeral flower, given in condolence for the death of a loved one. The flower was said to have first appeared on Earth as Jesus was carrying the cross, as it sprang from where Mary's tears touched the ground. Thus the pink carnation became the symbol of a mother's undying love.
February – Violet
Symbolises: faithfulness, wisdom, hope
This month is often associated with Valentine's Day and therefore also roses, however its representative flower is actually a violet. In the Victorian era, gifting violets meant 'I'll always be true'. An Old English name for the plant was also 'heartsease' – a true spouse keeps your heart at ease after all! The flower is not always a purple shade as its name suggests, but sometimes comes in blue, yellow and white as well.
Violets can symbolise delicate love, affection, modesty, faith, nobility, intuition and dignity. The blue variation symbolises love and faithfulness, white violets represent purity and chastity, and yellow violets symbolise high worth and goodness. The phrase 'shrinking violet' was coined in the UK by Leigh Hunt, a close friend of poets Keats and Shelley, as he personified the ground-hugging flower with shyness and modesty.
March – Daffodil
Symbolises: Spring, rebirth, domestic happiness, friendship
The daffodil is practically synonymous with Spring or Easter, and plenty of the sunshine-yellow flower are often seen during this time. Because of their long association with Lent, they are sometimes referred to as the 'Lent Lily'. They convey a hidden message of friendship and happiness, although they can also be linked with the flower narcissus, which symbolises vanity.
The flower is a lucky emblem of future prosperity. In Wales, it's said that if you spot the first daffodil of the season, your next 12 months will be filled with wealth. Chinese legend has it that if a daffodil bulb is forced to bloom during the New Year, it will bring good luck to your home. Daffodils are also the 10th wedding anniversary flower.
April – Sweet pea
Symbolises: love, youth, purity
Are you an April sweet pea? This flower portrays youthfulness and delicate pleasure and it blooms in a range of soft or two-tone colours. When these flowers were formed in a bouquet in the Victorian era, they were said to mean gratefulness. The flower can additionally stand for appreciation and departure after an agreeable experience.
May – Lily of the Valley
Symbolises: humility, sweetness, chastity
Lily of the valley is occasionally called the 'Ladder to heaven' and 'Jacob's tears' or 'Mary's tears'. This sweetly scented and rare flower signifies a return to happiness. Once again it was used in the Victorian times, to romantically say 'you have made my life complete'. Traditionally, the lily of the valley flower is sold everywhere in France on the first day of May. These delicate flowers are also seen as a good luck charm in some countries and are often given as a gift to celebrate the birth of a new baby.
June – Rose
Symbolises: love, appreciation, passion
There's no doubt about it, the rose is the world's most popular and acclaimed flower. It has a complex and ancient history with various paradoxical meanings, from purity, passion and heavenly perfection to fertility, death and life. It has been used for hundreds of years to represent confidentiality, since it can convey messages without words. The rose is the national flower of England and the national floral emblem of the US.
There are over 100 species of roses and they come in a variety of blooming beautiful colours. Each colour offers a distinct meaning: red, the lover's rose, signifies enduring passion; white, humility and innocence; yellow, expressing friendship and joy; pink, gratitude, appreciation and admiration; orange, enthusiasm and desire; while lilac and purple roses represent enchantment and love at first sight.
July – Larkspur
Symbolises: levity, lightness, joy
With its simple form, the refreshing larkspur is attributed to feelings of an open heart and ardent attachment. In pink it symbolises fickleness or contrariness, in blue/purple it means first love and in white it indicates a happy nature.
In Greek mythology, it is stated that the larkspur sprang from where Ajax's blood fell on the earth. The letters AIA are said to appear on the petals in remembrance of Ajax. The flower also appears in a Native American legend concerning a celestial being coming down from the sky, as well as a Christian legend that tells of a rabbit's faith in Christ's resurrection.
August – Gladiolus
Symbolises: moral integrity, strength, remembrance, infatuation
This long-lasting flower comes in a spectrum of colours such as red, yellow, pink, white and orange. It stands for sincerity and strength of character. They are sometimes referred to as sword flowers and were considered the flowers of gladiators. Evoking the drama of Roman gladiators, a bouquet of gladioli conveys to a recipient that they pierce the giver's heart with passion. #fierce
September – Aster
Symbolises: patience, daintiness, remembrance
With their wildflower beauty and lush texture, asters have long been considered an enchanted flower. In ancient times, it was believed that the perfume from their burning leaves could drive away pesky evil serpents. Nowadays, they're known as a talisman of love and a symbol of patience. They are also named 'starworts', 'Frost flowers' or 'Michaelmas daisies' and the name 'Aster' is derived from the Greek word for star. This is due to the star-like shape of the flower head.
In Greek mythology it is said that the aster was created from the tears of the Greek goddess Astraea. One day, she was upset at how few stars there were in the dark sky and as she wept her tears fell on the ground and formed the aster flower. Aster is also an emblem of Venus, the goddess of love and is the official flower for 20th wedding anniversaries.
October – Marigold
Symbolises: passion, creativity, devotion, protection, sorrow
Being vibrant yellow and gold in colour, the marigold is commonly associated with the sun and is called 'the herb of the sun'. Its name is said to be derived from 'Mary's gold', when early Christians placed flowers on the Virgin Mary's altar as an offering. Marigolds are highly significant in Indian culture but also throughout the world and history. They were a sacred flower to the Aztecs and were used by them in religious ceremonies and medicine – they were expected to cure hiccups or even people struck by lightning! Evidence still pending… In some cultures, rubbing marigold water on your eyelids was thought to induce the psychic visions of fairies.
While the marigold has many positive attributes such as creativity, warmth and good cheer, it also has negative connotations. It has been associated with despair and grief over the loss of love and cruelty or coldness due to jealousy. In Mexican culture it is linked to remembrance of the dead during 'Dia de los Muertos' (Day of the Dead) as it is believed that dead souls are attracted to the strong smell of the flower.
November – Chrysanthemum
Symbolises: compassion, friendship, joy, love
With a history dating back to 15th century BC, the flower is full of a rich past and symbolism. Its name is derived from the Greek word Chrysos, meaning gold, and Anthemon, meaning flower, to reflect its beauty and value. As November's official flower, it communicates that even the beginning of winter can have joy. It is also the traditional flower of choice for Mother's Day in Australia and is sometimes nicknamed 'mum'.
In Japan, there is a Festival of Happiness to celebrate this flower every year. A symbol of the sun, the Japanese consider the orderly unfolding of the petals to represent perfection and Confucius once suggested that the chrysanthemum be used as an object of meditation. In Chinese culture the flower is called one of the Four Gentlemen to show its importance as a symbol in artwork.
The chrysanthemum embodies lasting friendship, cheerfulness, rest and recovery, enduring life and rebirth, and loyalty and devotion. It's said that a single petal of this celebrated flower will encourage a long and healthy life if placed at the bottom of a wine glass. Cheers to that!
December – Poinsettia
Symbolises: good cheer, success
Poinsettias are also known as the 'Christmas star' or 'Christmas flower'. Their association with the holiday is said to have come from a Mexican legend where a child gathered humble weeds to place as a gift on the altar on Christmas Eve and by some Christmas miracle the weeds transformed before the congregation into the bright red and green flower. The flower was named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant to the US. Poinsettias are also known as 'Mexican Flame Leaf', 'Winter Rose', 'Noche Buena' and, in Turkey, 'Atakurk's Flower', because it was the favourite flower of Atakurk, the founder of modern Turkey.
While considered by the ancient Aztecs to be symbols of purity, in today's flower language the December birth flower symbolises good cheer, success and wishes of mirth and celebration.
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