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The Design Commission, authorized under Portland City Code 33.710.050, provides leadership and expertise on urban design and architecture and on maintaining and enhancing Portland's historical and architectural heritage. The Design Commission consists of seven members, none of whom may hold public elective office.
The Commission must include a representative of the Regional Arts and Culture Council, one person representing the public at-large, and five members experienced in either design, engineering, financing, construction or management of buildings, and land development. No more than two members may be appointed from any one of these areas of expertise.
The Regional Arts and Culture Council member is nominated by the Regional Arts and Culture Council chair and approved by the Mayor. The other members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The term shall be maximum 4 years, limited to a maximum of two full terms.
The Commission powers and dutes include:
- Recommending the establishment, amendment, or removal of a design district to the Planning Commission and City Council, except Historic Districts and Conservation Districts;
- Developing design guidelines for adoption by City Council for all design districts except Historic Districts and Conservation Districts;
- Reviewing major developments within design districts, except those projects involving or located within the following:
a) Historic Districts;
b) Conservation Districts;
c) Historic Landmarks; and
d) Conservation Landmarks
- Reviewing other land use requests assigned to the Design Commission; and
- Providing advice on design matters to the Hearings Officer, Planning Commission, Historic Landmarks Commission, Portland Development Commission, and City Council.
The Commission meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 1:30 PM in conference room 2500A, 2nd floor of 1900 SW 4th Avenue.
- Design Commission – A Guide to the Design Review Process
- Design Commission – A Guide for Presenting Testimony
- Design Commission Agenda
- State of the City Design Report 2018 (part B)
- State of the City Design Report 2018
- State of the City Design Report 2017
- State of the City Design Report 2015
- State of the City Design Report 2014
- State of the City Design Report 2013
- State of the City Design Report 2012
|Current Design Commission Members are:
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|Jessica Molinar
|3/15/2020 [1st full term]
|Chandra Robinson
|6/30/2023 [1st term]
|Samuel Rodriguez, Vice Chair
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|11/2/2020 [1st term]
|Brian McCarter
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|Don Vallaster
|8/14/2023 [2nd full term]
|Julie Livingston, Chair
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An 89-year-old former Labour politician who suffers from dementia and wants to be looked after in the flat where she has lived for 60 years because she is "miserable" in a care home has won a court fight.
A Court of Protection judge has ruled that Manuela Sykes - who was a member of Westminster City Council in London, stood for Parliament, edited a trade union newspaper for 40 years and campaigned for better treatment for dementia sufferers - can return home on a one-month trial basis.
District Judge Anselm Eldergill also ruled that Ms Sykes could be named in media reports - in line with her wishes and after journalists argued that identification would be in the public interest. Lawyers representing the pensioner said the judge's decision to allow identification was "rare".
Detail of Judge Eldergill's decision has emerged in a written ruling following a Court of Protection hearing in London. Court of Protection judges analyse cases involving vulnerable and sick people. Hearings are often held in private and people involved are not normally identified because of their vulnerability.
Judge Eldergill concluded that a one-month trial of home-based care would be in Ms Sykes' best interests - even though social workers from her local authority, Westminster City Council, had raised concerns about her welfare if she left a care home.
The judge said if a trial was not attempted she would never again have the chance to live in her own home. And he said all viable alternatives should be explored before a conclusion could be reached that it was in Ms Sykes' best interests to spend the rest of her life in a care home.
Judge Eldergill said his decision to lift the "usual veil of anonymity" had been "finely balanced". But he said the case was "relatively unusual" and Ms Sykes' personality was a critical factor. He said she had always "wished to be heard", would want her life to end with a "bang not a whimper" and had a "last chance to exert a political influence".
He also said "archival photographs" of Ms Sykes could be published - although not a current picture.
Anne-Marie Irwin - a specialist Court of Protection solicitor from law firm Irwin Mitchell, who had represented pensioner's interests during litigation - said Ms Sykes had been a "leading dementia campaigner" who now suffered with the illness and was "miserable" in a care home.
"Manuela is firmly of the view that with the right kind of care package, she could be supported to return home safely," she said. "Although the kindness of her carers was praised, Manuela was miserable at the care home, and we asked the court to consider if it is truly in her best interests to remain deprived of her liberty. The court was asked on her behalf - what is the point of being kept safe, when to do so is also making you miserable?"
She added: "We are confident that with specialist dementia carers Ms Sykes can greatly benefit from returning to her own home."


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My Way
(Dallas Green, manager of the 1980 World Champion Phillies, is the 2006 inductee into the Phillies Wall of Fame. The following story appeared in the League Championship Series Program and World Series Program in '80. Some of you may have read it. Others weren't born 26 years ago. I thought it was worthy of re-printing).
When Dallas Green took over as Phillies manager he decided some things had to be changed, sort of a "do it my way" philosophy.
He talked about team, not individual effort and hung signs "We, Not I" in the clubhouse. "Grind it out," "repair and prepare," "aggressive baseball," "character," "look in the mirror," "demeanor" and "intensity" were a few of his favorites.
Spring training was well organized and keyed on refreshing the players' minds on fundamentals and preparation for the season both "physically and mentally."
The Phillies had great talent, Green knew that. But, he also realized it would take more than just 12-15 players to win this thing.
In late July he was quoted, "We've already made perhaps the most important fundamental change—that we are no longer a team of every day stars but a 25-man team."
Some managers hum "The Sound of Music" after every game. Some deal in superlatives. Some say what they feel they can. Some say almost nothing. Dallas is different. "I'm an aggressive person, a no-nonsense type. I try to tell it straight and tell it as I feel. I'm spontaneous and say what's on my mind, right now.
"I'm not a cop or a DI (drill instructor) but I refuse to let them slip back into old habits, take it easy. I'll ruffle some feathers."
Baseball is a season of peaks and valleys. The Phillies had their share of both this summer. Dallas never panicked.
He did ruffle some feathers from time to time with his screaming and yelling ("that's my nature"). But, he drilled into the players they couldn't quit, he wouldn't let them.
Quit, the Phillies didn't.
Green's championship effort can be summed up in the song, MY WAY, made popular by Elvis Presley. Paul Anka's words in the second verse:
"Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention.
"I did what I had to do, and saw it through without exemption.
"I planned each chartered course, each careful step along the way.
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Nothing is more important than family. If you have suffered a serious personal injury or a loved one has been killed due to the negligence of others, you need a law firm you can trust to protect your interests and demand justice from those responsible. At the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm in Nashville, Hendersonville & Knoxville, our family of talented Nashville personal injury attorneys and legal professionals has come together to provide families throughout Tennessee with the legal expertise they need to overcome their struggles and get the compensation they deserve.
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Mom: captured son 'honorable' US journalist
MIAMI -- An American freelance journalist held hostage and threatened with death by Islamic militants wanted to tell the world through his writing about oppressed people in the Middle East, his mother said in a video released Wednesday.
Steven Sotloff, 31, was last seen in August 2013 in Syria. He was threatened with death by militants from the Islamic State on a video released last week unless the U.S. stopped air strikes on the group in Iraq. The same video showed the beheading of fellow American journalist James Foley.
In her video, Shirley Sotloff, who lives in the Miami area, appealed to her son's captors to have mercy on a man sympathetic to the suffering of Muslims. "He is an honorable man and has always tried to help the weak," she said.
The new video marked the first detailed public comments the family has made since Steven Sotloff went missing. Several U.S. officials, including U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., say they have been working behind the scenes to find out more about him and try to secure his release.
"This is a tragic situation and we have seen that (the Islamic State) has no respect for human life," Ros-Lehtinen said.
At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters he did not know whether President Barack Obama had seen Shirley Sotloff's video, but he said the administration is "deeply engaged" in trying to gain release of all Americans held hostage in the Middle East.
"She obviously, as is evident from the video, feels desperate about the safety and well-being of her son, and understandably so, and that is why our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Sotloff's family at this very difficult and trying time."
On his Twitter feed, Sotloff described himself as a "stand-up philosopher from Miami. Currently in Libya." He also mentions several publications in which his work appeared, including Time and Foreign Policy magazines.
Before Sotloff was shown on the Islamic State video, only a few friends and family knew he had been taken hostage, said Sotloff's former roommate at the University of Central Florida, Emerson Lotzia. His parents didn't want anyone to go public. Lotzia said he recently spoke to Sotloff's father, Arthur Sotloff.
"He was in the best of spirits, then he was in the worst of spirits," said Lotzia, now a local TV sports anchor in West Palm Beach. "He told me, 'At last I know my son is alive. But look at the situation.' It's killing him, and he's trying his best to stay on an even keel."
Just how Sotloff made his way from Florida to Middle East hotspots is not clear. But Lotzia told the UCF student newspaper, the Central Florida Future, that Sotloff was doing what he loved.
"A million people could have told him what he was doing was foolish, it seemed like it to us (as) outsiders looking in, but to him it was what he loved to do and you weren't going to stop him," Lotzia said. "Steve said it was scary over there. It was dangerous. It wasn't safe to be over there. He knew it. He kept going back."
According to a society notice in The Miami Herald's archives, Sotloff graduated from Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire in May 2002 and began attending the University of Central Florida that fall. The notice says Sotloff was co-editor of the student newspaper, The Kimball Union, and received an award for student journalism.
UCF spokeswoman Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala said school records show Sotloff was a student majoring in journalism from fall 2002 until fall 2004. She said the school has no record of him graduating.
UCF student newspaper archives show Sotloff wrote frequently for the publication on topics ranging from presidential politics to a fire at a campus-affiliated apartment complex.
More recently, Sotloff published articles from Syria, Egypt and Libya in a variety of publications, including Time.com, the World Affairs Journal and Foreign Policy. He posted links to many of them on his Twitter feed, and several focus on the plight of average people in war-torn places such as Aleppo, Syria.
James Denton, publisher and editor in chief of World Affairs, said Sotloff was an occasional and well-regarded contributor.
"He is known to us as an honest and thoughtful journalist who strives to understand the story from local perspectives and report his findings straightforwardly," Denton said in an email statement. "He is certainly courageous."
Aside from the Middle East, Sotloff's Twitter feed shows he was a big fan of the NBA's Miami Heat.
"Is it bad that I want to focus on #syria, but all I can think of is a #HEATFinals repeat?" he tweeted in June 2013 before the team won its second consecutive title.
Associated Press writer Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this story.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
Anger in the Lobby
By using the term I was trying to suggest there were plenty of "gay" people who are neither vociferous or hedonistic, nor are in the lobby. That there are actually people who had a same sex attraction who might say they were homosexual or had a homosexual attraction or curiosity but would refuse to use the identity of being "gay", in part because it suggests a certain lifestyle and in part has certain political connotations.
My parish has many single people. Some try to cope others are content with living lives on their own. Many have close friends, some share flats or houses with a particular friend, occasionally some define their friend as a "partner". It could be a business partner or any other form of partnership; I can't see the problem. Some might say they are "gay", I ask them if they believe what the Catholic Church teaches, they say "yes", they come to Mass, they go to confession, they pray, sometimes together; I can't see a problem. They support the Church they tell me about their brothers and sister, their nephews, their nieces, they regret they have never had children themselves; I feel sympathy. In the confessional they might tell me of the battle they have with their sexuality, sometimes of their defeats in this battle; I give absolution and a light penance, assure them of God's strength and often admire their extraordinary heroism and their great love of God and appreciation of his Grace. Are these "elements of the vociferous hedonistic gay lobby"? No, they are Catholics looking for salvation along with everyone else, bearing a very heavy cross. Often these men, occasionally women, have been distanced from the Church and have returned. Often they have misunderstood what the Church is saying and why, sometimes they have met deliberate cruelty and misunderstanding from priests, and are still faithful; that is heroism!
My caller this morning said I didn't know much about the Brighton "Gay" community, that could be true. I have never visited a "Gay" club, I try to avoid walking through the pinker area of Brighton, I am a little shocked when I see men or women kissing or fondling one another on the street, whatever their sexual orientation and I try not to be on the streets during "Pride" weekend. My caller just saw it all as being friendly and supportive and fun.
As a Catholic priest one tends to pick up the debris of peoples' lives and hear almost too much of their pain and suffering. I am not sure that my caller has done many funerals for young gay men who have died of a drugs overdoses or suicide. I haven't kept a tally and I suspect many don't have a priest at their funeral but there have been a number over the last 10 years, outside of the gay community I can remember only one funeral for a man under 35 years old. There is a larger number of parents who ask for Masses to be said for dead gay children, their lives are torn apart when their offspring have died through suicide or drugs or AIDS. Then of course there are curious young men, exploring their sexual orientation, who have gone into bars and clubs and have got or been gotten high on drugs or drink and found themselves in someone's bed and things have gone much, much further than they had intended. I knew of one young man who had claimed he became HIV positive after one single encounter, I heard he killed himself. One hears of men too, who try to sleep with a different partner each night, of teenagers passed around from one older "lover" to another. I could go on and on, but I suspect you get the taste. This is what I meant by hedonistic gay lobby and I haven't even touched on the various fetish sub-groups. Why is it a lobby? Because it makes money for Brighton: money speaks.
28 comments:
- Physiocrat said...
Well said, invite him for a chat. But I am sorry you get upset about people of the same sex kissing and hugging each other. That is just a British hang-up. It is perfectly normal in most European countries these days, and certainly in Arab cultures.
Even seen regularly in the streets of towns in Lutheran Sweden. Kramar.
- 4/3/10 4:27 pm
- Fr Ray Blake said...
Don't see many Arabs doing it.
- 4/3/10 4:43 pm
- Roger Buck said...
Such honest, moving, REAL expression could do so much more good in the world, if only it were not all but "blacked out" by the tunnel-visioned media bent on a single, shallow agenda...
Thank you for your work not simply carrying out the principal charges of your vocation with your parish, but also publicly speaking and standing for another desperately needed perspective with such evident sincerity and depth of experience and reflection.
- 4/3/10 4:43 pm
- Volpius Leonius said...
Well the way he vociferously confronted you sure proved you wrong eh Father clearly those who support the gay lobby are not vociferous after all.
- 4/3/10 4:48 pm
- Charlotte said...
For years I hung out with my gay friends in the gay community and everything you relate here is true. It is generally a sad, sick group of people who do abuse drugs, alcohol, and engage in overly-extra curriculur sex. No, it's not everyone. But a vast majority, yes.
When I say so on my blog, I get attacked.
- 4/3/10 5:11 pm
- me said...
"I haven't even touched on the various fetish sub-groups."
Well maybe do that in your next post Father haha!
- 4/3/10 6:13 pm
- Fr Ray Blake said...
Not funny Shadowlands.
- 4/3/10 6:19 pm
- me said...
oops sorry Father.
- 4/3/10 6:24 pm
- gemoftheocean said...
I hope at least some of your detractors will read this post. Too many have been conditioned by the media to believe that "the Catholic church hates gays."
I hope they come to realize that while the church believes sexual transgressions of both hetro & homosexual people to be objective sins -- the church is a hospital for sinners of all kinds.
One gay man I know once told me that he resents it when Christians treat him as sinning worse than hetero fornicators, etc. i.e. the heteros are welcome back into the fold, but he as a gay man (Jewish upbringing, as it happens) is made to feel the outcast by conventional society. He feels too many religions operate on a double standard. He's essentially, a non-believer in anything.
I pray for him, and others who struggle with same sex attraction. IT's a tough row for them to hoe, and theirs is a heavy burden - but with the grace of God, they can perservere.
- 4/3/10 6:28 pm
- gemoftheocean said...
Phisiocrat, you must be young. Discomfort over PDA (Public displays of affection) is not necessarily a "hang up" or by any means "British" per se. Until fairly recently it was considered gauche for people to display such behaviours in public, sailors kissing spouses when they come off the ship after a year leave are one thing -- but even two straight people in public desplaying affection to the point of where people are thinking "rent a room already, you people are tacky & gauche" is too much. I don't want to see some guy grabbing at his girl friend's boobs any more than I want to see some guys tongue kissing each other. Overt sexual PDA does not meet the standard of good manners.
Hugging an old friend one hasn't seen in a while, or kissing one's loved one in a non-"let's get into bed" way in public in the AM or on arrival home while in public view isn't what I'm talking about.
Frankly, two gay men going at it in the street are just flaunting it to make people uncomfortable.
I don't want to be within 2 miles of a "pride" parade either. And frankly, I think a lot of the NOT "in your face" gay people are a little upset themselves in the bad manners of "out there" types who'd parade in a leather thong with a bullwhip up their behinds. The more "normal" gays I happen to know don't want anything to do with that sort of flaunting and preening, because it gives the rest of them a bad name. they just want to mind their own business, as a rule of thumb and don't need any flack or "waves."
- 4/3/10 6:40 pm
- Elizabeth said...
Father, what a very moving post. With God there are no hopeless situations, just people who have grown hopeless about them. God never abandons us. I thank God that we have such good and holy Priests like you and that so much of the love of God is shown to us through your work.
- 4/3/10 7:03 pm
- shane said...
Charlotte, your experience corresponds with what I've had related to me from friends at uni. It's a bit of an enigma to me because gay people are also famous for their creative and artistic abilities. Many of the best writers, musicians, sculptors and painters have been homosexual. There is also, very clearly, a massively disproportionate number of homosexuals in traditionalist churches. Anglo-Catholicism is also notorious for its homosexual associations.
- 4/3/10 7:21 pm
- George said...
Physiocrat - just because everyone is 'doing it' doesn't make it right! And certainly this kind of 'amorous' behaviour should NOT be seen on the streets whether gay, straight or otherwise.
- 4/3/10 10:34 pm
Father: Re your post of 4/3/10 4.43pm Agreed. Same sex kissing in Saudi Arabia would probably result in same day retribution. Fact. Been there. Never saw nuthin' like that.
- 4/3/10 10:50 pm
- Terry Nelson said...
I think you are quite a saint Father - very kind and compassionate. God bless you.
- 4/3/10 11:27 pm
- Fr Ray Blake said...
Terry, I think most priests try to be compassionate, especially in the box.
- 4/3/10 11:32 pm
- Physiocrat said...
George, hugging in the streets, male/female or same sex, is normal in Sweden. I don't know how long ago this has been going on for but these things are conventions. It is quite formal, like the use of second person singular (thou). It is an affectionate gesture with no sexual connotations.
Let's get this in proportion. Shouldn't we be more concerned about people sticking knives in each other?
- 5/3/10 12:02 am
- Crux Fidelis said...
Father: What's the betting that the Argus will pick up on your blog and print your explanation? I reckon you've more chance of winning the Euro Millions.
Physiocrat: There's a big difference between an affectionate peck on the cheek or a hug between friends (of whatever sex) and what our transatlantic friends call "making out" (heterosexual or otherwise). The latter is embarrassing to most observers and is indicative of extreme immaturity.
- 5/3/10 8:18 am
- Physiocrat said...
Oh dear, once more we are coming up against the problem that the same language appears to be spoken on the two sides of the Atlantic when in fact there are two different languages. This creates endless scope for confusion.
We need to be able to converse in a single common language. Latin, perhaps?
- 5/3/10 9:29 am
- Independent said...
I shall always remember what a homosexual friends of mine - chaste I hasten to add - once said to me. "I am jealous of you because when you fall in love you can marry her but I will never be able to marry him". He is now a Catholic priest in the West Country. His chastity excites one's admiration and compassion, and there are no doubt many like him.
- 5/3/10 4:50 pm
- Mulier Fortis said...
Fr. Ray, thank you for (yet another) excellent post. You can console yourself with the thought that, if people are having a go at you for what you've said, then you must have said something right...
- 5/3/10 5:06 pm
- gemoftheocean said...
Physiocrat: What part of "neither gay nor straight should do as track 15 on the White Album urged" don't you get?
Gross, tacky, degoutant, infra dig., nekulturni - take your pick!
[There sure as HELL will be "someone watching" I don't care what the Beatles said.]
- 5/3/10 5:06 pm
- Terry Nelson said...
Father, I do believe most priests are kind and compassionate in confession as well - but you blog about it - you let people know that. Thanks.
- 5/3/10 9:38 pm
Physiocrat said...
"Shouldn't we be more concerned about people sticking knives in each other?"
On a practical level of stopping crime, maybe. But on a philosophical, moral level, no.
Hardly anyone is suggesting that knifing people is an acceptable lifestyle choice. But many people (including the State) are saying that homosexual acts are. Therefore knife crime isn't a moral problem in the same way.
Since Fr Blake is a priest rather than a policeman, we shouldn't be surprised when he focuses on the moral issues.
- 6/3/10 11:23 pm
- George said...
Hey, Physiocrat says "...Let's get this in proportion. Shouldn't we be more concerned about people sticking knives in each other"?
This smacks of the old 60's mantra 'Make Love not War' - wow, that one really got us far so yes let's get this in proportion.
Let's see now no-one really took the war bit to task because we had the Vietnam war, Gulf war, Falklands war, Afghanistan war, etc.... not to mention the zillions of abortions due to the irresponsible 'love' bit!!! Eh?! Think about that Physiocrat - and oh yes, those millions of abortions were all as a result of 'people sticking knives in other people' were they not?
Sorry to be so brutal, but when you allow an inch the rest of the world takes a mile! So keep the amorous behaviour out of public places. It is private, intimate and not for public display!!!
- 7/3/10 6:23 pm
- Physiocrat said...
OK, send in a task force.
- 7/3/10 8:13 pm
It looks as if life is going to be more and more difficult for Priests to speak the truth from the pulpit today. The Daily Telegraph has an item (linked from Catholic Church Conservation)regarding a Priest who has had to apologise for saying in the pulpit that marriage was made for Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve.
Incredibly he received a complaint from someone in the congregation. I would not be surprised if someone infiltrates the congregation at St Mary Magdalen's to see if they can criticize you Father.
Surely Priests are on 'private' ground in their own churches and can proclaim the truth without having to apologise?
- 9/3/10 8:48 pm
It may be that being unmarried and childless, rather than gay per se, is the operative factor in the 'unhappiness' amongst gay men you've encountered - dead or alive. Reserach suggests that single people are less content, more susceptible to illness, etc - gay or straight. We cannot extrapolate from the minority of 'dysfunctional' gays who get noticed to belief that the majority have the problems you describe.
A large percentage of priests are gay by orientation - quite possibly a quarter to a third. God appears to be calling such men to the Church, which is sobering.
- 9/3/10 10:51 pm


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Flowers have a language of their own. They symbolise various emotions and feelings, some that are even difficult to explain or express in words. Flowers are like ethereal beings of nature, lacking in conscience, ego, intellect, and yet very much alive. As Henry Ward Beecher so rightly put it " flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into" . Throughout historical times, they have been used as forms of communication, be it in paintings, architecture, gifts or decor. Although there are about 400,000 species of flowering plants in the world, some of the most popular include:
Symbolism of Rose
Red rose -Universal symbol of romantic love.
Yellow rose -Reflects glee and affection and can be used on Friendship Day.
White rose- Symbol of purity and chastity, and is thus commonly used for decorations at weddings.
Orange rose - Desire and enthusiasm, a perfect medium for those who want to take things beyond friendship.
Pink rose- reflects tenderness and is symbolic of gratitude and appreciativeness.
These dainty little flowers come in tints of white, pink, yellow and red. They have different meanings in different cultures. The most common image that comes to mind when thinking of a plumeria flower is that of a Hawaiian mood. But did you know that in Vietnam, plumeria is said to have remedial properties? For instance, it is used to treat skin inflammation, indigestion and high blood pressure. In some cultures, it is believed to be a sign of immortality, because of its quality of bearing flowers even after it has been uprooted!
The main significance of carnations include love and fascination, although different colors of carnations may have different meanings, similar to the meanings of roses. For instance, red carnations are symbolic of love, pink carnations of gratefulness and white carnations are associated with purity and luck. Moreover, striped carnations are sometimes a symbol of rejection.
These mainly come in hues of orange and are said to be symbolic of grief. Ironically, in some cultures such as Hinduism, it is considered to be a sacred flower and has great religious as well as spiritual significance. Garlands made of marigold flowers (also called genda phool in Hindi) are thus a common sighting in Hindu temples and weddings. It is also believed to have medicinal properties.
The primary meaning of tulips is associated with perfect love. This flower had its origin in Persia and Turkey, however, now, it is popularly linked with the Netherlands. Blooming in a variety of colors, the purple tulips most often represent royalty, while white tulips are a sign of forgiveness and red tulips represent true love. Moreover, the ones with a black center express a heart burned in passionate love, while variegated tulips are a representation of 'beautiful eyes'.
Sunflowers symbolise happiness and cheerfulness. They exhibit phototropism, i.e, they grow towards the sun, hence the name "sunflower". This attribute has also lead to the sunflower being a symbol of faith, warmth, vitality and life.
Lilies , particularly the white variety, are widely regarded as symbols of chastity. In accordance with ancient Greek and Roman mythology, the Lily is a flower of feminine nature and is associated with motherhood. It comes in different colors and has a number of types, each with a particular significance. For instance, a water lily symbolises enlightenment while the lily of the valley symbolises elegance. Moreover, calla lilies are used both in weddings and in funerals.
Chrysanthemum has diverse meanings, depending on its color and culture. The Japanese for example, regard chrysanthemum as being associated with longevity and it is the symbol of the Japanese royal family, while it bears a positive and optimistic meaning in the United States. Moreover, red chrysanthemums represent love while the white ones symbolise death.
These beautiful aromatic flowers are most commonly associated with elegance, grace and sensuality. It is of great religious significance in some Asian countries. Indian women also commonly use jasmine flowers or Chameli ke phool as hair adornments.
The Lotus flower basically symbolizes the clarity of heart as well as the mind. In other words the Lotus flower represents strength, good luck, long life as well as honor and respect. Some scholars have even talked of the lotus flower being a universal representation of the spiritual presence in human lives.
An orchid stands for love, beauty and luxury. But as against its external looks, orchids also symbolize strength. Historically, the orchid flower signifies wealth, love and of course, beauty.
The iris flower meanings hail the glory of truth, friendship and trust. Now, you know the best gift for Friendship day is to let your dearest friend know with a bunch of iris, how much he/she means to you. Faith is an important pillar in our life. Faith in the Almighty as well as your dear ones is best captured by iris. Tell your partner that you have complete faith in him/her by giving an iris.
A common daisy flower meaning is innocence. Devoid of any sin or guilt, daisy is the perfect symbol of innocence. Daisy is often used while confessing undying love. Though the use of flowers for proposing love may be ancient but daisy captures the language of love best with its silence.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thus, there is a myriad of flowers existent in nature today. Out of these, we humans use certain varieties to connect with other people in different ways. Nearly all such flowers denote something or the other, including virtues and vices, and these meanings have evolved over the centuries, through religious and cultural beliefs as well as ancient mythology. Therefore, it is important that we know the language of the flowers to communicate in all the right ways. So what flower did you pick today?


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Prior studies had focused on short-term weight loss. Data were lacking about the optimal degree and amount of physical activity for long-term weight loss.
The study--"Effect of Exercise Dose and Intensity on Weight Loss in Overweight, Sedentary Women: A Randomized Trial"--appears in the September 10, 2003, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The same issue of JAMA also includes an article on recreational physical activity and breast cancer risk. The study, based on data from the Women's Health Initiative's Observational Study, found that increased physical activity was associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Longer duration physical activity gave the most benefit but the physical activity did not need to be strenuous to reduce breast cancer risk.
The exercise dose and intensity trial involved 201 overweight but otherwise healthy women ages 21-45. All received reduced calorie meals in addition to being randomly assigned to one of four physical activity regimens, which varied by intensity and duration. The regimens consisted of either a moderate- or vigorous-intensity physical activity performed for either a shorter (2 ½ to 3 ½ hours per week) or longer (3 ½ to 5 hours per week) duration. The physical activity consisted primarily of brisk walking, and the regimens used about 1,000 or 2,000 kcal per week.
Women in all four groups lost a significant amount of weight--about 13 to 20 pounds--and maintained their weight loss for a year. They also improved their cardiorespiratory fitness. However, the amount of weight lost or fitness improvement was not different among the four groups.
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A supersonic car dubbed the "Bloodhound" that aims to exceed 1,000 mph was unveiled today at the Farnborough International Air Show in Britain.
The life-size replica is the first-ever public showing and gives a glimpse of the real 42-foot-long jet-engine-powered car expected to be tested next year, says Matthew Knowles of the ADS Group, parent company of the Farnborough International Air Show. "It's the first time it's been unveiled," he says.
Bloodhound project director Richard Noble and test driver Andy Green are the same men behind the ThrustSSC, which set the current record speed for a land vehicle at 763 mph in 1997, making it the first car to officially break the sound barrier. (See video below of the vehicle cruising over the desert.)
READ: Supersonic car inspires students to study math and science
The sleek, rocket-shaped car was not to be outdone, however, by appearances of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A400M, whose sales are expected to help the aviation industry recover from two years of financial losses.
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Nearly $89 billion worth of orders was placed at the previous air show in 2008, and an estimated $10 billion in orders was placed today alone, says Mr. Knowles of the ADS Group.
The biennual air show lasts from July 19 to 25 and features more than 1,000 exhibitors and attendants from 38 countries. British Defence Secretary Liam Fox will speak at the event Tuesday, and Baroness Neville-Jones, minister of state for security and counterterrorism, will speak Thursday. The 2008 air show brought together 128,000 trade visitors and 153,000 public visitors, according to Knowles.
The 787 Dreamliner
Perhaps the most anticipated at the Air Show are new aircraft from rivals Boeing and Airbus.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was first unveiled in the US in 2007 and had its maiden flight in December 2009, but this is its first showing overseas. Its Rolls-Royce and General Electric engines are said to emit 20 percent less CO2 than similar-sized jets.
On the military side, the forthcoming Airbus A400M – a four-engine air cargo plane – was also showcased today at Farnborough. The 148-foot-long aircraft has a 139-foot-wingspan and is capable of hauling a load of 81,571 lbs – almost twice the payload of the Hercules C130 military workhorse. It's already getting attention from the US military.
"The Americans are interested," Louis Gallois, chief executive of Airbus' parent company EADS, told BBC News. "They do not have an aircraft with the same capabilities."
This Airbus is unique, says Knowles, because of its composite material. Stronger and lighter than today's metal hulls, the material will allow planes to lower cabin pressure, reducing strain on passengers and requiring less fuel to lift off the ground.
Send in the drones
Among other notable technology presented, a new anti-aircraft laser and, for the first time at this air show, drones.
US-based firm Raytheon says its Phalanx Laser Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) produces a 50-kilowatt beam that can be used against UAV, mortar, rockets, and small surface ships. Raytheon debuted a black-and-white video that shows its laser shooting down a drone over the Pacific Ocean.
Scientific American reports that the laser will be installed on an operational Navy ship for additional testing.
And inside a huge indoor hall, drones are making their debut at the Farnborough International Air Show. An indoor obstacle course will demonstrate the maneuverability and agility of the different models available on the market today, according the air show organizers.
Drones on display include: BAE Systems' Taranis stealth unmanned aerial system, which is capable of carrying weapons; Boeing's hydrogen-powered drone; and US-maker QinetiQ solar-powered Zephyr drone, which has already set the world record for flight time at more than one week in the air continuously.
"They're one of the futures of aviation, really," Knowles says of the controversial drones.
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Many baby boomer clients (and advisors) may yearn for their long-lost comic book collections. Maybe Mom threw out them out or they went missing during college or a move.
Regardless of how the comic books "disappeared," one question is always the same: Are comics a valuable asset that's worth holding on to?
Experts say, such thinking may reveal more fantasy than fact. Most comic books that sit around basements or garages aren't usually kept in top condition and very few are highly prized collectables.
Still, for those who do own well-kept and much-sought-after comics and comic art, collecting comics can be profitable. (Comic art, experts note, is defined as the original pen and ink artwork from the artist that publishers would use to make the production art from which the comics would be printed.)
Consider recent sales activity for comics and comic art at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, which launched its comics business in 2001.
Barry Sandoval, direction of operations for the comics division, says that yearly sales were between about $10 million and $15 million in the 2006-2010 time frame.
But in 2011, sales reached nearly $25 million. Last year they hit $37 million.
Sandoval points to several factors driving the increased volume. One is live auction bidding over the Internet, which opens up sales to a global audience.
Another trend is that rising prices for the highest-quality items add credence to the idea that there is some serious money in comic and comic art.
"We became the first to auction a $1-million comic book a few years back when we had the Detective Comics 27," said Sandoval, in an interview with AdvisorOne. "That was in 2010 and, at the time, the auction record for a comic was just over $300,000.
Since then, Heritage Auctions has had "a number of six-figure results both for comics and for original comic art," he adds.
"It just seemed like once there were a few sales on that level, people just became more comfortable with paying those kinds of amounts for comic stuff," Sandoval explained.
There are several keys to successful comic book investing, Sandoval believes.
The first is to buy the highest-grade publications an investor can afford, even if the price seems exorbitant.
He cites an example of a Fantastic Four #1 that sold at Sotheby's in 1993 for $27,600. Back then, this was "unheard of money" for a 1960s comic book. Heritage sold the same copy last year for $203,000.
The second factor to consider: Which comics will future collectors value?
Collectors should try to anticipate which characters are going to have significance in the future, he advises. For example, what will today's 13-year-old want to buy in 20 or 30 years, when he or she has the funds for serious collecting?
"Somebody like Spiderman or Batman, you know, they're in movies now, they're still a force in pop culture. That would be something to gravitate toward for sure," said Sandoval.
In contrast, with characters like Roy Rogers or Gene Autry, the generation that grew up with the Westerns is pretty much at the age where they're selling their collections now and not buying comics. "You always want to kind of look down the road and figure what people are going to care about in a few years," he explained.


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Both methods have more than a few imperfections (as noted) but offer a reasonable indication. As a third - and probably final - weighting factor, I thought I'd try using GVT, as developed by Tom Awad and described at hockeyprospectus.com. In disgracefully crude short form, this is a metric placing a relative value on a player's contribution to goals scored and conceded by his team.
So, rather than cap hit, for example, I've just used instead a player's average GVT per game (or for goalies, GVT per game available for) in the 2011/12 regular season (taken from www.hockeyabstract.com) as the weighting, producing a cumulative team figure I'll imaginatively call GVTIP.
- For players that missed the whole or the vast majority of the season, I've used the equivalent 2010/11 (or 2009/10) GVT figure.
- Unlike TOI/G used in deriving AMIP, the GVT figure does not account for any differences between the figures accrued with different teams during the season for players traded mid-season etc.
- The main drawback is sample size, in that GVT in only a single year (or part year) is likely to be a pretty volatile indicator of a player's relative value, so there are more than a few examples where a player's contribution - perhaps based on a handful of games only - to team GVTIP skews the result completely. So I'm not guaranteeing it is foolproof by any means...
- Of the top three CHIP numbers, GVT is much more favourable towards the Penguins missing Crosby, Letang, Staal and Malkin (contributing about 41 goals of their deficit between them) than the Canadiens going without Gomez, Markov and Gionta and the Blue Jackets being deprived of Huselius, Martinek, Methot, Carter and Tyutin, for example
- The fact that Gomez and Markov each managed to get a negative GVT in their short periods of active duty actually imply that the Canadiens were several goals better off by them not being in the line-up for most of the year (told you there were distortions...) - believable for Gomez, perhaps not for Markov
- On a similar theme, most of the Islanders' absences are pretty insignificant in terms of GVT, except for Mr Anomaly himself, Rick DiPietro, whose stellar play in the three seconds of health he managed to muster skews the team number into strongly negative territory all by himself
- Conversely, the Blackhawks have a low CHIP number but are way up on GVTIP, largely due to Toews (fair enough) and Carcillo (okaaaayyyyy...)
- As I think would be expected - and partly expecting some of the relative movements above - the GVTIP table is more tilted towards playoff teams with higher team GVT at the top end. Perhaps an argument for using share of team GVT as the weighting of player value at a team level?


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The second ranked UCLA men's tennis team played a thriller on Sunday at USC's Marks Tennis Stadium, registering a 4-3 victory over No. 4 Georgia at the first-ever Pac-12/SEC Challenge. UCLA concludes the event with a 2-0 record, as the Bruins also defeated No. 11 Florida, 4-1 on Saturday.
Similar to its match with the Gators on Saturday, UCLA (5-0) surrendered the doubles point yet again on Sunday, suffering losses at court Nos. 2 and 3. After Georgia took a 6-3 win at the No. 2 position, the point was clinched at the No. 3 spot, where Eric Diaz and Austin Smith notched a 6-3 win over Dennis Mkrtchian and Karue Sell.
Although UCLA was able to reel off four-straight victories after losing the doubles point to Florida the previous day, it was apparent early on that Georgia was going to make the Bruins work a little bit harder on Sunday. In fact, the Bulldogs would go ahead 2-0 when 102nd-ranked Nick Wood dispatched of Mkrtchian, 6-5(4), 6-1 at court No. 5.
UCLA, however, stormed back to take the next two matches and tie the dual at 2-2. Gage Brymer, who is ranked No. 120 in singles, upset 47th-ranked Garrett Brasseaux, 6-2, 6-3 at court No. 4, while 11th-ranked Marcos Giron edged Smith in straight sets at court No. 1. Giron, ranked No. 11 nationally, fought off four set points in the first set to eventually win 6-5(7), 6-3.
The Bulldogs and Bruins would then trade victories, with 21st-ranked Nathan Pasha of Georgia downing 62nd-ranked Mackenzie McDonald at court No. 3, and top-ranked Clay Thompson besting 48th-ranked Ben Wagland at court No. 1.
Thompson's victory meant that the dual would be decided at court No. 6, where Bruin freshman Joseph Di Giulio was on serve early in the third set against Bulldog senior Hernus Pieters. With Pieters serving to stay in the match down 4-5, Di Giulio got the break, taking the match 6-0, 5-6(7), 6-4 to clinch the 4-3 victory for UCLA.
The 2014 Pac-12/SEC Challenge was the first of a four-year agreement between UCLA, Georgia, Florida and USC to play in the event. Georgia will host it in 2015, followed by UCLA in 2016 and Florida in 2017.
With the loss on Sunday, Georgia falls to 2-2 on the season. The Bulldogs lost to No. 3 USC, 4-0 on Saturday.
UCLA's next dual match is at St. Mary's on Feb. 8.
Pac-12/SEC Challenge
#2 UCLA 4, #4 Georgia 3
Feb 02, 2014 at Los Angeles, CA (Marks Tennis Stadium)
1. #10 Giron/McDonald (UCLA) vs. #12 Wagland/Pieters (UGA) 5-4, unfinished
2. Brasseaux/Pasha (UGA) def. Di Giulio/Thompson (UCLA) 6-3
3. Eric Diaz/Smith (UGA) def. Mkrtchian/Karue Sell (UCLA) 6-3
Georgia Wins Doubles Point
1. #11 Marcos Giron (UCLA) def. #12 Austin Smith (UGA) 6-5(7), 6-3
2. #1 Clay Thompson (UCLA) def. #48 Ben Wagland (UGA) 6-4, 6-5(4)
3. #21 Nathan Pasha (UGA) def. #62 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) 6-5(3), 6-5(5)
4. #120 Gage Brymer (UCLA) def. #47 Garrett Brasseaux (UGA) 6-2, 6-3
5. #102 Nick Wood (UGA) def. Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) 6-5(4), 6-1
6. Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) def. Hernus Pieters (UGA) 6-0, 5-6(7), 6-4
Match Notes
Georgia 2-2; National ranking #4
UCLA 5-0; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,4,1,3,2,6)


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Serena Williams won her second round match against Simona Halep 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 yesterday. Afterward, the 19-year-old Halep spoke about her breasts, namely the decision to have them reduced.
Halep nonetheless is a teenager on the rise. She has ascended 450 spots in the rankings, to No. 57, and credits breast-reduction surgery of two years ago for the surge.
"My ability to react quickly was worse, and my breasts made me uncomfortable," the 19-year-old said. "It's the weight that troubles me. My breasts made me uncomfortable when I play. I don't like them in my everyday life, either. I would have gone for surgery even if I hadn't been a sportswoman."
Fair enough, though one might well question whether a teenager ought to be making such inalterable medical decisions.
Serena Williams continues to struggle with serve but beats Simona Halep in three sets at Wimbledon [NY Daily News] (H/T Barry W.)
Tennis star Simona Halep's fans bemoan loss of her 34DD bust! [Daily India]
17-Year-Old Simona Halep Is A Shot, Jaw-Dropper [Sports by Brooks]


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For years, Exodus International had worked aggressively to convert gays to heterosexuals, telling them that counseling and prayer was the answer.
Now, though, the Christian ministry that had told people to suppress their gay feelings is itself converting. Alan Chambers, the leader of Exodus International, has apologized to the gay community for "years of undue suffering" at the hands of the ministry, which he is closing.
"The church has waged the culture war, and it's time to put the weapons down," Chambers told The Associated Press on Thursday, after announcing his decision at Exodus' annual conference and posting his apology online.