I found this question pretty interesting, as I've an Atlas necklace and bracelet and always wondered if the Roman numerals were of any significance. So, I visited the official site, and sent a question to the customer service. They promised me a reply in 48 hours and so I waited till I got it: "Dear [my name], Thank you for contacting us. The Atlas design was inspired by the clock above the entrance to Tiffany's New York store. We look forward to serving you again in the future." The person didn't add any extra information, so I guess there's no hidden story behind the inspiration. Although one of the reasons I bought it was that I've always found Atlas, from the mythologies I've read, pretty interesting. You see, he was against Zeus and was punished by being forced to stand on top of a high place and hold the weight of the world on his shoulders. You could say that my studies were stressing me out and I kept thinking about Atlas at that time, and when I found the collection a week later I thought of it as a sign and bought the necklace and bracelet.

I just got an anonymous tip that supposedly, a major motion picture will be filming extensively on Penn's campus this summer.

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Friday, November 9, 2007
8am-5pm
PA Convention Center

The time has come for us to stop talking about the problems in our neighborhoods and start acting. This year’s conference is inspired by the community activists and youth leaders who work hard to make our neighborhoods places of opportunities where people excel, ideas grow and dreams are realized. By bringing together young people ages 14-21 and adults from around the region, we will begin to create real solutions to the many challenges in our communities. Workshops and interactive sessions will empower youth to effectively address the challenges they face everyday and enhance adults’ capacity to nurture the potential of every youth. We invite everyone, both youth and adults, interested in making a positive and lasting impact in their community to “Step Up!” and “Be the Change”.

**This year’s conference will feature an exciting keynote speech by Ephren W. Taylor, CEO of City Capital Corporation and the youngest African-American CEO of a publicly traded company ever!**

*The conference will also feature a lunchtime comedy performance by Philadelphia’s own Keith from Up Da Block!*

For more information, or to register, visit us online at www.greatsettlements.org or call Amanda at 215-925-7875.

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What Do You Do After You Pray:
The Church's Response to Gun-Violence in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA – With more than 250 murders after the first half of 2007, the city once known as the City of Brotherly Love has instead quickly become known as Kill-a-delphia, forcing many residents to live and operate in fear as a result of the gun-violence inflicting the city.

On Saturday, August 25, 2007, Philly Koinonia Ministries (pronounced koy-no-NEE-yah) will organize its initial effort dealing with this problem, the "2007 Gun-drive and City Fellowship". This will be an outdoor effort beginning at 10 a.m. taking place at the Dorothy Emmanuel Recreation Center, located in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. To effectuate a change in our culture, we must not solely rely on the power of prayer, but also take responsibility with our actions to address the stronghold embattling our city; for our actions speak louder than our words. The organization identifies fear as the stronghold that simultaneously creates gun-violence, and results from gun-violence, and therefore will focus using this effort to present an understanding of God’s love to combat the stronghold of fear dwelling in this city as a result of gun violence; for God is love (1John 4:16) and in love there is no fear (1John 4:18).

In addition to the gun-drive (individuals will receive a gift card in exchange for their gun), this effort will also include an appearance by Mayoral Candidate Michael Nutter; messages given by local Pastors, such as: Bishop Keith W. Reed, Pastor Kevin M. Aiken, Pastor Chandra I. Williams, Pastor Daniel Sutton, Pastor Larry Anderson, Pastor Eric Mason, among others; performances by local choirs and other guest artists; and also a nonprofit/vendor area featuring more than 30 tables of advocates, businesses, and non-profit organizations that offer programs and services related to the focus of this effort.

For more information, please visit www.PhillyKoinonia.org.

PhillySpeak.com: Canada Geese, Homeless, Fairmount Park Phila. Sub-urban:

...We as Philadelphians have to step up and do better. I know we were doing pretty well, and the mayor has been praised for his efforts toward helping Matthew, Mary, John, Catherine, and our other outdoor living neighbors.

But like our overly generous sub-urban do gooders, we, too, can have a double win. We can feed our own homeless and reduce the pesky Canadian Geese population destroying Fairmount Park river banks. It just makes sense."

Philly Future is pleased to introduce Support Your Local Gunfighter, written by a Philadelphia police detective, under the alias "Wyatt Earp", as your latest Featured Blog.

We hope you visit the other nominees A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago and Lehigh Valley Ramblings.

We also encourage you to join the Philly Featured Blog Storm by highlighting Support Your Local Gunfighter on your own blog, as several Philly Futurists have done for past Featured Blogs.

Thanks as always to our most recent Featured Blog alum, Fact-esque -- we encourage you to add Support Your Local Gunfighter and Fact-esque to your blogroll.

Note: If you do post about Support Your Local Gunfighter on your site in the next two weeks, make sure to tag your post with the phillyfeaturedblog tag by adding the following HTML:
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Not enough Featured Blogging for ya? Click here for the latest headlines from Featured Blogs past and present.

Expect the winner to be announced tomorrow morning. Of course, if you click around here, you will have a good idea who is our new Featured Blog :)

Vote now for the latest blog to be featured on Philly Future. Voting will be closed 10 PM tonight. Note the short voting window.

Your nominees:

A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Lehigh Valley Ramblings

You can place your vote here.

Update - voting is now closed.

It's your chance to shape the next Featured Blog poll. Comment with your nominations through 3 p.m. Friday. (Basic rules below the break)

It's your chance to shape the next Featured Blog poll. Comment with your nominations through 3 p.m. Friday. (Basic rules below the break)

Philly Future is pleased to introduce Fact-esque as our latest Featured Blog.

We hope you visit the other nominees Antonella Pavese and Trouble With Spikol.

We also encourage you to join the Philly Featured Blog Storm by highlighting Fact-eque on your own blog, as several Philly Futurists have done for past Featured Blogs.

Thanks as always to our most recent Featured Blog alum, Civil Defense -- we encourage you to add Fact-esque and Civil Defense to your blogroll.

Note: If you do post about Fact-esque on your site in the next two weeks, make sure to tag your post with the phillyfeaturedblog tag by adding the following HTML:
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Comment with your nominations through 3 p.m. Friday. Left wing, right wing or no wings at all - it doesn't much matter, as long as you observe the rules below.

We're pleased to announce the latest Featured Blog poll winner, Civil Defense.

Civil Defense is the work of Joshua Breitbart, a Brooklyn native who resides in Philadelphia and is something of a community media guru. Whether he's reporting on subjects like net neutrality or the proposed pricing for Wireless Philadelphia service, his thoughts on media and modern communications are useful to anyone wanting to understand what's going on beneath the surfaces only people like Josh are willing to scratch.

We also encourage you to join the Philly Featured Blog Storm by highlighting Civil Defense on your own blog, as several Philly Futurists have done for past Featured Blogs. Thanks as always to our most recent Featured Blog alum, I've Made a Huge Tiny Mistake -- we encourage you to add Huge Tiny Mistake and Civil Defense to your blogroll.

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