Circle of stars all EU leaders as the official emblem of the European Communities, and in 1993 inherited by the successor organisation, the European Union. All European institutions now use an emblem of their own. The Zodiac is an ancient "circle of stars" where some stars are symbolically combined into 12 Star signs also known as constellations. The etymology of the term Zodiac comes from the Latin zōdiacus, from the Greek ζῳδιακός [κύκλος], meaning "[circle] of animals", derived from ζῴδιον, the diminutive of ζῷον "animal". The Crown of Immortality is a separate and earlier motif (and metaphor) which also uses a circle of
Six-Word Memoirs Six-Word Memoirs Six-Word Memoirs is a project founded by the U.S.-based online storytelling magazine "Smith Magazine." Like that publication, "Six-Word Memoirs" seek to provide a platform for storytelling in all its forms. "Smith" was founded January 6, 2006, by Larry Smith and Tim Barko. Taking a cue from novelist Ernest Hemingway, who, according to literary legend, was once challenged to write a short story in only six words, "Smith Magazine" set out to do the same. Hemingway's six-word story read: “.” In November 2006, "Smith's" editors Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser gave the six-word story a personal twist, asking "Smith"