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In the month of August, the Queen will celebrate her 80th birthday. Since 1917, birthday messages had been sent out by the Royal Household on a regular basis to centenarians. Last year, 4623 messages were sent.

Special birthday greetings

Occasionally, messages
have been sent to well-known or unusual recipients, perhaps the most
famous of which was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who received an
official 100th birthday greeting from her daughter in 2000. Comedian
Bob Hope received a private message from The Queen on his 100th
birthday in 2003 whilst the former ballerina Dame Ninette de Valois
received a message wishing her ‘a very happy day’ in June 1998.

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Suzanne suggest that writing messages on a family chalkboard will create better communication. Read the full story.

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Aug 9 is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed as “historic” the decision of the UN to declare Gandhi’s birthday International Day of Non-violence.

“His message had a global relevance and continues to do so in our troubled times,” the Prime Minister said the UN decision to declare his birthday, October two, was “historic and universally welcomed. We are grateful to all those who supported us in this endeavour”.

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The BoxHappy Gift blog wrote an article about their best seller gift - The Message in a Bottle. Indeed, message in a bottle sounds so conventional but still project the personal touch. Why not roll your special birthday card, write a memorable message, and then put it in a bottle. If possible, deliver the bottle wet.

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Over a 10-year average, August is the No.1 most people are born. July and August are the top two months. It is easy to find out the reason behind. Just count back 9 months  — to November and December. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas! That is the seasons when people are more relaxed, and have sex the most often.

This is known as the “mistletoe effect”, which points to the holidays. Writing in The Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, University of London sexual health professor Kaye Wellings says,

“People tend to drink more during this time and “the link between
drinking and unsafe sex . . . is well documented,”

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Sources: Hallmark, National Center for Health Statistics.

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