Sky News Headline; says: 'The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have confirmed they are suing a Portuguese newspaper that claimed they killed their daughter. Lawyers for Gerry and Kate McCann have filed a libel suit against the Tal & Qual newspaper, claiming the article was defamatory, completely untrue and caused the couple suffering.A statement from the McCanns said: "Kate and I have been deeply hurt by the report in Tal & Qual. We firmly believe that the report was speculative, defamatory and published despite official statements to the contrary, which is why we have instructed lawyers. We hope that this action will encourage responsible reporting in the future."
Yellow Rose Symbolism
Throughout history, the color yellow has been closely associated with the sun. As the source of light and warmth, the sun is integral to life on Earth, and has been worshipped in many early societies. It should come as no surprise that the colour of the sun would hold many positive connotations. In many Eastern cultures, for example, the colour yellow represents joy, wisdom and power. However, in Europe at the time of the introduction of these roses, the colour yellow carried much more negative overtones. Consequently, yellow roses were long used as a symbol for jealousy and dying love. As time went on, however, the more universal meanings connected with the colour yellow have come to prevail and entwine themselves with the yellow rose. Today yellow roses are more commonly associated with joy and friendship.
A yellow rose now brings to mind all of the sunny, cheerful feelings of warmth and happiness. In contrast to the romantic meanings attributed to other roses, the yellow rose is purely a symbol for friendship. This gives it a unique place in the pantheon of roses. Yellow roses can send the perfect message of appreciation and platonic love without the romantic subtext of other colors. They can represent feelings of joy and delight, and are an ideal way to brighten someone's day who may be feeling down. There is perhaps no other flower that is able to bring out a smile in quite the way that a yellow rose can. Yellow roses generally mean dying love or platonic love. In German-speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity.
The flower of Tipareth on the Tree of Life is the Yellow Rose. Celebremo? Celebremos ... 'to celebrate?'
