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In a slow, somber procession, several thousand demonstrators conducted a silent march on Sunday down Fifth Avenue to protest the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policies, which the organizers say single out minority groups and create an atmosphere of martial law for the city's black and Latino residents.
Two and a half hours after it began, the peaceful, disciplined march ended in mild disarray. As many marchers dispersed, police officers at 77th Street and Fifth Avenue began pushing a crowd that defied orders to leave the intersection, shoving some to the ground and forcing the protesters to a sidewalk, where they were corralled behind metal barricades. After protesters pushed back, the officers used an orange net to clear the sidewalk, and appeared to arrest at least three people.
The presence of several elected officials at the march, including the Democratic mayoral hopefuls Bill de Blasio, the public advocate; Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker; Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president; and William C. Thompson, the former city comptroller, seemed to signal a solidifying opposition to the policy, which has long been opposed by civil rights groups.
Wade Cummings, 46, a teacher, attended with his 19-year-old son, Tarik. Both said they had been stopped by police officers — once for the father, three times for the son.
"I'm concerned about him being stopped and it escalating," the father said. "I like to believe I taught him not to escalate this situation, but you never know how it's going to go down."
Police officers stopped nearly 700,000 people last year, 87 percent of them black or Latino. Of those stopped, more than half were also frisked.
The protest, which began at 3 p.m., followed recent remarks by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg that he planned to scale back and amend the practice, amid escalating protests.
"It's clear that the mayor and police commissioner are hearing the message," said Leslie Cagan, one of the march's organizers. "They're taking steps that might be small improvements, but what's really needed is a stopping of stop-and-frisk. Many cities have had significant reductions of crime without it."
Mr. Bloomberg has argued that stop-and-frisk gets guns off the street and reduces crime. The march, which stretched for about 20 blocks, ended at East 78th Street, a block from the mayor's residence.
Demonstrators mostly adhered to the organizers' call to march in silence, hushing talkers along the route. Members of labor unions and the N.A.A.C.P. appeared to predominate, but there were also student groups, Occupy Wall Street, Common Cause, the Universal Zulu Nation and the Answer Coalition. A group of Quakers carried a banner criticizing the stop-and-frisk practice; other signs read, "Skin Color Is Not Reasonable Suspicion" and "Stop & Frisk: The New Jim Crow."
As of Friday, 299 organizations had endorsed the march, including unions, religious groups and Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arab, and Jewish groups. The turnout reflected the growing alliance between civil rights groups and gay and lesbian activists, who in past years have often kept each other at arm's length. Last month, the board of the N.A.A.C.P., which includes several church leaders, voted to endorse same-sex marriage. The roster of support for the march on Sunday included at least 28 gay, lesbian and transgender groups.
Chris Bilal, 24, who is black and gay, said he had been stopped three times, the last time while dancing with two friends in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. "Sometimes I'm targeted as a drug dealer, sometimes as someone interfering with the quality of life, sometimes as a gay African-American man in a place I don't belong," he said. The idea for the demonstration took root three months ago in Selma, Ala., after a commemoration of the 1965 civil rights march there, said Benjamin Todd Jealous, the president of the N.A.A.C.P., who met there with the Rev. Al Sharpton and George Gresham, president of 1199 S.E.I.U. United Healthcare Workers East.
Mr. Jealous rejected the argument set forward by Mr. Bloomberg and the police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, that stop-and-frisk policing reduced crime and improved the quality of life in black and Latino neighborhoods.
"Stop-and-frisk is a political tool, victimizing one group of people so another group feels protected," Mr. Jealous said. "It's humiliating hundreds of thousands of people."
According to a report by the New York Civil Liberties Union, during the 10 years of the Bloomberg administration, the police have performed 4,356,927 stops, including 685,724 last year. Among African-American males ages 14 to 24, the number of stops last year was greater than their total population.
One man who held a sign that read "Stop Racial Profiling" said he came to Central Park to relax but decided to join the march because of his own experiences with the police.
"It happened to me about 10 times," said the man, Bruce Fitzgerald, 48, of the Bronx.
Seeking a contrast to some recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, organizers called for a disciplined, orderly march, with no clashes with the police. Though protesters did not have a permit, organizers said that their talks with the police had been cordial and cooperative, and that they did not expect conflict.
"This policy did not emanate from the rank-and-file police officers, and we're not protesting them," said Mr. Gresham, who was arrested at an Occupy protest in November. "We're not going to the police commissioner's home. We're going to the mayor's home, because he is the guardian of New York."
But along the mayor's street, the police used metal barricades to close the sidewalks and turned away pedestrians, including those unconnected to the march. For the second consecutive Sunday, Mr. Bloomberg took to the pulpit at a predominantly African-American church in Brooklyn and defended the stop-and-frisk program, saying it needed to be "mended, not ended."
Speaking at the Christian Cultural Center, he told parishioners that violent crime had dropped during his tenure in office, in part because of the practice. But he acknowledged that the police could handle the interactions with more courtesy.
"If you've done nothing wrong, you deserve nothing but respect and courtesy from the police," Mr. Bloomberg said. "Police Commissioner Kelly and I both believe we can do a better job in this area — and he's instituted a number of reforms to do that."
At the end of the march, Mr. Jealous, who walked with his 6-year-old daughter, Morgan, on his shoulders, said the silence conveyed the seriousness of the demonstrators.
"In this city of so much hustle and bustle and clamor, sometimes the loudest thing you can do is move together in silence," he said.
But a few dozen voiced their disagreement with the strategy at the march's end, chanting: "We can't be silent. We got to fight back."


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When drinking stuff from the cellar, the temperature controlled fridge, or the top shelf, the size of the glass matters-and shape does too. You've likely picked up a bit of this, or at least rolled your eyes at it.
Bordeaux is presented in a fat bulb with a narrow opening; bubbly arrives as a tall and slender party guest; whisky sits low to the table with a pouted upper lip. Each silhouette is designed to manipulate the liquid, influencing smell, taste, balance, and finish.
It certainly wasn't always this way. Scientists at UCLA just confirmed the discovery of the oldest complete wine production facility, dating back to 4100 B.C. It included a cup made of animal horn and a drinking bowl made of clay. It wasn't until the 14th century in Venice that function got an elevated form. Here, glass blowers and designers got together to create the clear goblet that actually allowed drinkers to see the true color of the wine. And in the 18th century, matching sets of glasses came into style when formal dining rooms did. But the sets didn't do anything special regarding taste; the glasses expanded progressively outward from the bowl, regardless of drink.
Enter Claus Josef Riedel. After WWII, Riedel, backed by the Swarovskis, was the first to piece together a unique glass shape for individual varietals of wine, differentiating what happens when you open a Cab from, say, a Chardonnay. See, time in the bottle develops the flavor, or what's called a "reductive bouquet." When the cork is pulled and the wine meets the air, rapid equilibrium changes occur between gaseous, dissolved, and weakly bound states of wine aromatics, which trigger the scent.
Let's take the example of the Bordeaux glass. That wide bowl exposes more of a wine's surface to the air, persuading the liquid to "open up" at a more rapid rate. (When anger—something else that runs red—is bottled up, it also benefits from some airing out.) The lip helps corral the aromas within the glass, keeping the wine's smell available for the sniffer. The bulb to lip taper, exaggerated in the Burgundy glass, helps direct the liquid to taste buds at the front of the mouth, an area better tuned to the sweet red fruit flavors and minerals present in the juice.
Slim a glass's girth and liquid is sent to the tip of the tongue, which best suits crisp whites like Sauvignon Blanc. These wines don't require the same breathing room, so the glass can be thinner overall, with less of the liquid's surface exposed to the air. But add vanilla, an element of many Chardonnays, and the white needs a fatter vessel, which we'll get to in a moment.
Because each glass practices a kind of liquid manipulation, a mismatched pair can go really wrong. Take, for instance, the case of the Chardonnay in a Riesling glass, which has a classic white wine glass shape. Because both are whites, we tend to pour them in the same holder. But, says Claus' grandson Maximilian Riedel, "drinking Chardonnay from the Riesling glass dilutes the Chardonnay's fruit, bringing forward far too much vanilla." The best bet for Chardonnay is a bigger bulb, which exposes more of the liquid to the air and avoids the intense smell shot.
Bubbly, too, might need a little glass design revamp. Maximilian prefers his Champagne dressed in a Pinot Noir glass (a fatter glass than even the Bordeaux). The reason, he says, is that "Pinot Noir is usually the dominant grape in Champagne blends."
Oooh, try this fun hair-singeing experiment: Stick your nose in a champagne flute full of Jameson. With spirits that run at 40 percent alcohol and up, the booze can hit hard before it even reaches the mouth. That's why the whisky glass is designed to spill its scent. Since smell and taste are so intimately connected, a stronger olfactory appearance also means a stronger tasting shot. The glass is squat on purpose: Single malt makers say mixers are a no no, so the glass's diminutive frame is designed to guard against them.
Overwhelmed yet? The good news is: For Two-Buck Chuck, none of this really matters. Drink it from a mug if you want to; glass shape will not push a mediocre wine to greatness. But when you splurge on the good stuff, get a glass that will show off its most impressive attributes.
Original artwork by Christopher Hartelius. For more of Chris's work and other true news stories, please check out his website TrueAmericanDog.com.
Glassware images courtesy Riedel.

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Unfortunately, WEBSHOTS was sold in 2012. The new owners changed the format & usage of the site when it became WEBSHOTS SMILE. The 2,000+ family pictures, etc. that I had there are no longer available & I've not found a comparable site where I may upload them. I barely managed to save the pictures, thanks to a friend.On the other hand, the identity of many of the individuals may be lost.
The work of 12 years is almost all lost, but I do want to thank everyone, who shared their pics with me & who allowed me to share them with you via WEBSHOTS.
Please don't write to tell me about possible sites where I may upload the pictures. I've seen them all & none, thus far, responds to my needs. Maybe eventually, a programmer will create another site that will have the amenities that the former WEBSHOTS had.
Some of my previous, older posts may contain a link leading you to the original WEBSHOTS.Of course, they'll lead you to nowhere. Sorry about that...but I can't do anything about it at the moment. And, I don't know if I'll have the courage to start this venture anew. At least the pictures of our ancestors were available for many years & now I don't know what the future will hold for them.


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Three Drops is a full body immersive simulation that allows visitors to interact with water at three size scales using their shadows. At each scale, different physical forces can be observed. At the macro (human) scale, where gravity is the noticeable force, visitors are showered with water drops from a simulated shower. At the microscale--one thousand times smaller--where surface tension becomes more apparent, visitors play with a beach-ball sized water drop. At the nanoscale--one billion times smaller and time slowed by a factor of one trillion--where electromagnetic forces can be observed, visitors play with simulated water molecules. This simulation gives visitors an opportunity to interact with water at different scales and thereby discover how different forces can be observed at different scales.
Different physical forces can be observed at different size scales.
This product was created by Scott Sona Snibbe working with the NISE Network's Visualization Lab; contact https://www.snibbe.com/


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Black Ops 2 takes out Amazon's pre-order record
Online retail chain Amazon has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is the most pre-ordered title in its history.
Amazon made the announcement via a bare-bones Tweet, saying Black Ops 2 "broke records" and is now its "most pre-ordered game ever".
Pre-orders netted purchasers access to the Nuketown 2025 map, as opposed to the Nuketown Zombies map, which was added to the Season Pass yesterday.
The PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 shooter arrived on November 13; in some territories, it's still launch day. The Wii U version arrives at console launch on November 18 for the US and November 30 in Europe. Reviews have been mostly warm; read Dave's impressions of the multiplayer for a die hard Blops fan's perspective.
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The 1984 Detroit Tigers season seemed to be preordained from greatness from the jump. They won their first nine games and a simply incredible 35 of their first 40 and never looked back. Managed by Sparky Anderson, no stranger to success of formidable teams with the Cincinnati Reds, the Tigers had won 92 games the previous year, finishing a half dozen games behind the eventual World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles. But the Tigers made a couple of moves in the offseason which helped put them over the top.
The first was the acquisition of Designated Hitter Darrell Evans to the lineup. Evans was coming from the San Francisco Giants where he hit more than 30 home runs and was added to a lineup which included perennial All-Stars Lance Parrish at catcher and shortstop Alan Trammell next to second baseman Lou Whitaker. While Evans struggled at times, hitting .232 with 16 homers, Parrish more than doubled that with 33 (and a team-leading 98 runs batted in) while Trammell batted .314 and Whitaker .289, while outfielder Kirk Gibson hit 27 homers and 91 RBI to go with a .282 average.
The second acquisition was for relief pitcher Willie Hernandez and first baseman Dave Bergman from Philadelphia. Bergman battled .273 and provided capable fielding at first, but Hernandez took over as closer for the Tigers and delivered 32 saves and an earned run average of under 2 runs per game, which garnered both the Cy Young Award (as best pitcher) and a rare Most Valuable Player double trophy performance. Combined with Jack Morris, Dan Petry and Milt Wilcox, all of whom won at least 17 games each as starting pitchers, the Tigers were a juggernaut, sweeping the Kansas City Royals with three straight wins to earn a World Series appearance with the San Diego Padres.
From there, the Padres, like everyone else in Major League Baseball, stood little chance. The Tigers won Game One 3-2 with a two-run homer by Larry Herndon and started Game Two with three runs in the first inning before San Diego woke up and evened the Series at one game each. The Series went to Detroit for the next three games, and would not return to San Diego as the Tigers won Game Three 5-2 and Four 4-2, the latter behind a pair of two-run homers from Trammell. Game Five proved to be a formality, as the Tigers won the game behind two Gibson home runs 8-4, clinching the Series. It was the first Series for Detroit since 1968 and for Anderson, he became the first manager to win the Series in the American and National Leagues.
With Spring Training underway and this being the 30th anniversary of their amazing run, the Detroit Tigers' 1984 season gets the Collector's Edition treatment from MLB video and A&E that it properly deserves. There may be less uncertainty as to who wins the Series these days, but the Tigers' campaign reminds us that such domination over a year is a rare thing.
The discs are in full frame and are faithful to the source material, or at least as much as possible without any inherent image noise or artifacts in them. Colors are reproduced accurately though any sort of vivid note to them is lacking both because of the source and the uniforms themselves. There are moments of crushing and pixelization though most of the discs, but at the end of the day this is a presumed straightforward tape to disc transition done without complaint, save for the MLB watermark present on all discs.
Dolby Digital stereo for all discs, and like most previous releases there is an alternate audio option to hear the radio broadcasts of each games. It should be noted, however, said broadcasts are not completely with Tigers broadcasters, and are the national radio broadcasts, so no Ernie Harwell. The audio is as straightforward as can be with little if any hisses, mosquito noise or dropouts that I could pick up on. It is sans objection.
Similar to the 2000 World Series set I recently reviewed set, the packaging is slimmer and the extras are barren.
The 1984 World Series Collector's Edition for the Detroit Tigers is a straightforward look at the championship for fans of the Motown based baseball team. While it is not as robust as other sets it does deliver on what it is supposed to, and does it as could as one could expect. Technically it is adequate and for the Tigers fan you know, this is a nice little item to add to their collection. I mean, since there were barely any VCRs at the time and all.


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Comerica Park: A Diamond In The Rough (7/3/11)
Welcome to the longest entry in the history of this blog.
So we woke up in Toledo, Ohio, on the morning of July 3, 2011, hopped into the car and headed off to…
…Detroit, Michigan. The Motor City!
I've wanted to go to Comerica Park for a long time. But I heard a lot of negatives about Detroit (the city, not Comerica Park), and I did not know what to expect. As we approached the city on I-75, one of the first high-rise buildings that we saw (not yet in downtown) looked odd. It was about 20-stories high (I guess), and I soon noticed it looked so odd because I could see right through it. I'm not sure if it was burnt out or what, but there were no windows and we could see completely through the building.
That didn't seem right.
When we exited I-75, there was a building right at the top of the exit ramp (or right near it) that was half ripped down and demolished. It is pictured above below the "Pure Michigan" sign.
Yikes. Detroit was not looking good.
The quick drive through downtown did nothing to help the situation. Every other building was boarded up or burnt out.
As we approached Comerica Park, things started to look a whole lot better. But then we pulled into a $25 parking lot directly across from Comerica Park's batters' eye. Here is a photo of Tim standing in the parking lot with the stadium behind him:
The parking lot was a disaster. Huge pot holes. I mean huge. Like pot holes that you could fit a smart car into. That's not an exaggeration…or much of one. As we walked to the parking lot exit, Tim asked me the most hilarious and sad parking-lot-based question of all time: "Was there an earthquake in this parking lot?"
I broke into laughter. It really looked like there could have been an earthquake.
So…it was officially our worst ever introduction to a Major League stadium.
But you know what? It was all worth it. Comerica Park is essentially the definition of the old saying "A diamond in the rough."
Comerica Park is AMAZING! I loved it. I loved it so much that Tim begged me to stop taking pictures at one point. All-in-all, we got about 450 pictures. And this entry is going to have a ton of them.
We arrived probably half an hour before the gates opened and we took a walk around the place. We first approached the stadium at the RF
gate (Gate A):
The tigers lurking above the gates are awesome, but this is only the second coolest gate at Comerica Park. After taking a handful of pictures at this gate, we made our way down the street to probably the coolest gate in MLB history – the first base gate (Gate B):
Tim was a little timid standing below that big tiger paw. He felt a little safer tucked inside the tiger's tail:
This gate is pure awesomeness. It is actually so big and awesome that I failed to capture it in photos. I would have had to back away across the street to get the whole thing,
and I'm kicking myself not for not doing it.
This gate is a built into a semi-circular cut out in the side of the stadium's outer wall. The actual gates and that huge tiger are right in the middle of the gate area. On either side, there are more menacing looking tigers lurking above, seemingly ready to pounce on the fans below:
Both sides of the gate are also adorned by a gigantic baseball bat:
Note that Tim is standing at the base of that bat and he looks teeny-tiny…and the bat is so tall that I couldn't even get the knob into the picture from across the street.
All along the outer wall of the stadium along the RF-1B side (hmm…I am not certain, but I don't think they were on the other sides of the stadium) there were these big tiger head thingys:
Maybe there is a good time to mention my general assessment of the stadium's design. It seemed to me like the architects/planners thought of every little detail. They wanted you to know at all times that you were at the Tigers stadium. In every ballpark you see lots of team emblems, etc. But the Tigers did an awesome job *Tigerifying* Comerica Park. If there was a little open space, they filled it with a Tiger, or a Tiger's "D" logo, or the word "Tigers" or something cool and appealing to the eyes of the fans. They did an awesome job and it was really cool walking around just taking in all of the sights.
After spending some time at Gate B, we turned the corner and walked down the home plate side of the stadium – click here to see a map of the stadium. There were gates looking into the concourse and we could see we were right behind home plate…and there was nothing happening on the field. We ran across the street and got this picture with the "Comerica Park: Home of the Detroit Tigers" sign in the background:
Further down the road, there was a set of double doors at the "Tiger Den" with another menacing looking Tiger designed into the door:
In the picture above to the right, there are there orange cones in the distance. Those are set up in front of the doors where the Giants were entering the stadium.
Just past the Tiger Den, we rounded another corner (at the Beer Hall) and found a Ferris Wheel inside the stadium along the 1B side:
The 3B side of the stadium is situated along Brush Street and on the opposite side of the street Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
After walking down the street, we rounded the corner back onto Adams Street – where we had parked in the earthquake lot. That street provides a clear view into the ballpark. We took
some shots of the series of statues along the outfield concourse:
These statues seem to have been designed by the same artists who did the statues inside the LF gate at Nationals Park.
Gate time was approaching, so we headed back to the 1B gate and found a spot second in line at one of the turnstiles. While waiting the final ten minutes before gates opened, Tim asked me to take a picture of these big "gold" bats…
…and I requested (to myself) that I take a picture of this plaque listing all of the people Michiganders have to thank for Comerica Park. As we waited for the gates to open, I had already taken about 65 pictures. And soon we were let into the ballpark and there was a whole lot more stuff for me to photograph.
When the gates finally opened, we headed down into section 116 and surveyed the situation.
- No batting practice;
- Two Giants playing catch in CF; and
- Several Tigers gathering down the LF line to play catch.
As everyone was running over to LF to watch the Tigers' pitchers warm up. We headed over to section 101 in CF where this was our view:
It was Madison Baumgartner and Matt Cain who were playing catch. After a while, Cain ran back to the Giants dugout on the 1B side of home plate. Baumgartner's work wasn't complete just yet. He headed into the bullpen to throw from the mound. At that point, there was officially nothing happening anywhere near us, so we relocated to section 150 to watch Baumgartner continue his throwing routine:
A bunch of Giants fans joined us above the bullpen and when Baumgartner finished his routine, he tossed the baseball to a Giants fan.
With no BP, a big crowd around the Tigers pitchers, and no other Giants throwing on the field at this point, I was thinking it would be very difficult to end up getting a baseball at this game. But I was really hoping we would beat the odds and come away with at least one baseball because we really wanted one from Comerica Park and it might be years before we ever get back to Detroit.
We walked over to the LF foul pole area, but there were tons of people gathered around just a few Tigers. It was pointless to stay there. Just then some Giants pitchers came out to play catch along the 1B line. But it was packed by the time we got there. So we gave up, and headed over to the dugout.
This was our view from the first row of section 121:
And the move worked out. As a Giant (I am pretty sure it was Jeremy Affeldt) ran back into the dugout and tossed his warm up baseball into the crowd while he was still down the 1B line. Then when he got right in front of us, he reached into his back pocket, pulled out his back-up baseball and tossed it up to us.
Success! A baseball from Comerica Park:
It was officially time to explore!
Our self-guided ballpark tour started with a panorama from section 127:
Then we headed into a little nook on the side of the concourse on the 3B side. It was the area where we had already seen the ferris wheel from outside the ballpark:
Check out the big baseball fountain to the right in that picture. Cool, eh?
We didn't ride the Ferris Wheel at this point. Instead, he headed back into the 3B side concourse…
…in search for the carousel that I had heard about. After a bit of wandering around and then finally asking an usher, we found the tiger-go-round tucked into a circular food court-type area:
You cannot really tell in that last picture, but all of the traditionally merry-go-round *horses* on this carousel are ferocious-looking tigers.
Tim wanted to ride both carousel, but the line was huge. So I told him we could come back during the game when I suspected the line would be much shorter. So we continued on our
We headed up the stairs next to the carousel and found ourselves here:
Looking to our left, we could see back down into the 1B side concourse:
Comerica Park has a bunch of these banners hanging with players from the past. I'm not sure what the significance of the years are – they all seemed to be even decade years. So maybe, for example, that 1980 banner in the foreground simply means that Jack Morris pitched for the Tigers in the '80s. Between the Morris 1980 banner and the 1970 banner to the right, there is a weird contraption down below on the concourse floor. You'll notice it is resting on tires, stands pretty high up into the air, and is topped with "D" and a "1970." The Tigers have a bunch of those throughout the field level concourse as well. Again, my thought is that they feature players and artifacts from the decade identified at the top of the display.
Heading out into the seating area, we got a panorama of Comerica Park from section 215…
…and another from section 210:
While behind the 200 level seats, we spotted something cool – the back side of those huge tigers lurking above Gate B (you can also see the tops of both of the huge bats rising from the ground in front of the gate):
Instead of seats, the second level in RF features a patio area (a/k/a the Pepsi Porch) and a long elevated walkway that runs all the way out to center field. Most of the way toward CF, I took this picture from the elevated walkway looking down the stairs toward Gate A:
And then I turned around and got this panoramic view of the field (also featuring the Pepsi Porch):
When we walked all the way out to the end of the elevated walkway, we could see the top of the batters' eye:
Detroit being the Motor City and all, the batters' eye features two muscle cars. We also noticed a lot of water on the top of the batters eye, which I original thought was pooled rain water. But during the game we realized that there is a fountain on top of the batters' eye that shoots streams of water high into the air.
On our walk back across the elevated walkway, I got this panorama that gives a better view of the Pepsi Porch form behind:
Remember how I said the Tigers filled every empty space with a Tigers logo or something Tigers-based? While walking across the elevated-walkway, Tim found something that perfectly proved that point – a drain:
Look at that! It has (1) crossed bats and a baseball, (2) the word "Detroit," (3) the "D" from the Tigers' jerseys, (4) the word "Tigers" in a ferocious tigers-ish font, and (5) baseballs circled with stars. Awesome. These are almost certainly the best drains in all of MLB.
While walking on the elevated-walkway, we also found a fan assistance booth where the worker-lady was happy to fill up Tim's water bottle with some refreshing ice-water. Then she laid this bad-boy on Tim:
Together, the certificate and Tim's shirt combine to tell the story: "Welcome to Comerica Park – Life is good!"
Next, we walked all the way out to the LF corner and took a bunch of panoramas.
First, section 219 (which is right above the tiger-go-round):
Switching over to the 300-level, we took our behind-the-plate panoramic view of Comerica Park from section 326:
Behind third base, we got this view from section 334:
Then we headed out into the concourse, where we found this awesome picture (it was some sort of really big advertisement)…
…of Cecil Fielder walking on the roof of old Tiger Stadium. Man, I wish I Tim and I could have visited Tiger Stadium. From watching games on TV, it looked gloriously old-fashioned. I was appalled when the closed it and opened this new-fangled Comerica Park place. Well, if they had to replace (and then tear down…oh, no!) old Tiger Stadium, they couldn't have done a better job replacing it.
Back out in the 300-level cross-aisle, we got this panoramic view of Comerica Park from section 342:
Finally, we reached the perfect spot to get Tim's Comerica Park bonus picture for the myGameBalls.com photo scavenger hunt:
Check out that awesome scoreboard with full-color Tigers on the prowl. Outstanding!
When Tim and I were looking for the perfect spot for this picture, an usher came over and complimented me for wearing my baseball glove on my head. He said it showed that I was really a baseball player. I thought that was cool. Thanks, usher guy!
Tim is not a big fan of heights, so you can see him sitting in the front row and waiting patiently for me in this panorama that I took from the top of section 344:
I just noticed that I can see our car in that picture. Cool.
Anyway, it was finally time for the game to start, so we bought a hot dog and nachos and reported to our seats in section 144, where this was our view of the game:
The Tigers have a bunch of quality players, and we focused our action-shots on the big two – rightfielder Magglio Ordonez…
…who my mom roots for because she loves his name ("Magglio," not "Ordonez"), and the baby-faced veteran slugger (who also hits for a mighty-fine average), Miguel Cabrera:
It was All-Star announcement day and the Tigers seemed to have a bunch of All-Stars (Cabrera, Valverde, Avila…). Each time another all-star came to bat or entered the game, the PA announcer announced the all-star selection and the place went wild.
After eating our lunch and watching a few innings from our seats, Tim reminded me of those rides. So we left our seats and headed toward the ferris wheel. In several ways, Comerica
Park's infield field level reminded me of Camden Yards. It has the same type of umpires' tunnel directly behind home plate and a similar cross-aisle that runs all the way around the place.
So we didn't miss any of the action as we made our way along the cross-aisle and toward the Ferris Wheel snapping pictures.
First, we got this panorama from the cross-aisle behind section 141:
Another from the cross-aisle behind section 135:
And yet another from the cross-aisle behind section 132:
Going back to the Camden Yards comparison, there are actually two thing about Comerica Park's infield that are even better than Camden Yards (which is hands down one of the best stadiums in MLB): (1) the cross-aisle has a bunch of handicapped-accessible seating section that make the cross-aisle probably twice as wide (or more) as the Camden Yards cross-aisle
(which also features handicapped-accessible seating) and (2) (and this is a huge advantage in Comerica Park's favor) it has an open concourse above the cross-aisle. More specifically,
immediately above the cross-aisle is a section of really cool and unique seats…I don't even know how to describe it, almost like huge, comfy lawn furniture (it is pictured below, way below)…and behind that section is seating is the field level concourse complete with standing room area where anyone with any ticket can watch the game. The closed field level concourse, in my opinion, is really the one and only design error that they made at Camden Yards. It is so nice to be able to walk from one section to another in the concourse without
having to miss any of the game.
Finally, we made it to the Ferris Wheel:
We were really lucky. There was almost no line at all when we arrived at the Ferris Wheel. But by the time we were up top inside the Ferris Wheel, the line reached almost all the way to the field level concourse.
Normally, you have to buy tickets for $2.00 to ride the Ferris Wheel (and carousel). But Sundays are "Kids Days" and all kids ride the Ferris Wheel and carousel for free (parents still have to pay). So we bought my ticket, made our way through the short line, and hopped into one of the little baseballs:
Before heading over to the carousel, we checked in on the game again. Right when we made it back down to the cross-aisle, Brennan Boesch hit a homerun to tie the score up at 1-1 (the Giants had scored a run in the top of the fourth when we were in line for the Ferris Wheel):
We hung around a little bit and watched Mags and Miggy hit (or try to, they both got out):
On our walk over to the carousel, I took a picture of the "1980" display in the concourse:
When we reached the carousel, the line was semi-reasonable, it did not quite wrap all the way around the carousel. We hopped in line thinking that tickets must be sold right up by the front of the line (like with the Ferris Wheel), but then I noticed a ticket sales booth off to the side. We got out of line so I could buy my ticket and about 40,000 people took our place in line. By the time we got my ticket, the line wrapped all the way around the carousel TWICE!
I told Tim we would have to come back later. That line was going to take forever.
So we walked the field level concourse toward RF and all the way back around to our seats in section 144. On the way, we got this panorama from the standing room area behind the "Kaline's Corner" section:
This next one is from the standing room area in the walkway that runs behind the batters' eyes and it was taken almost directly above where we were standing in the section 101 panorama (way above):
There was a little opening in the batters' eye, and snuck our camera through and got this batters' eye view panorama:
Here is another really cool feature of Comerica Park:
See the people all the way to the right on the opposite side of the fence? They're watching free baseball! The walkway from LCF to RCF runs along Adams Street and people can stand along the Adams Street fence and watch the game. I don't know if the Tigers like that, but I think it is great.
Here is a look down into the bullpens:
The closer bullpen is the visitors and the one in the LF corner is the Tigers bullpen.
Standing in the same spot as the bullpen picture above, I turned toward the field and got this panorama from the walkway above section 151:
It was ice cream time. We grabbed some helmets…
…and found some ice cream seats in our section.
Here's a look at the one area in which Comerica Park has room for improvement:
The scoreboard has three screens. A bit one in the middle and smaller ones on either side. Only the smaller screen on the CF side of the scoreboard is a full-color screen. The other two are the black background with yellow text type of screen that has been around for ages. I assume that someday soon the Tigers will install a huge high definition screen. Once they do that, Comerica Park may be almost perfect.
Here is a second panorama of Comerica Park from section 144 (better than the one from the beginning of the game):
Here's another unique feature of Comerica Park:
It is a switch-back ramp for wheelchairs to descend from the field level concourse to the cross-aisle. Pretty cool, idea.
I wasn't surprised to see tigers designed into the arm rests of the seats:
After eating our ice cream, it was time to give the carousel line another shot. Once again, we walked over there through the cross-aisle. We stopped and hung out in the cross-aisle behind section 119…
…for a while because things were getting interesting in the game. It was the seventh inning and the visiting Giants were leading by one run (3-2), but the Tigers loaded the bases…
…for Magglio Ordonez. Maggs ended up ripping a liner right up the middle into centerfield…
…brining in the tying and go-ahead runs for the Tigers. (Note: right as I was about to get a photo of Johnny Peralta scoring the go-ahead run, an ecstatic Tigers fan jumped up and
half blocked my shot, but you can still see some of the action).
With the rally still going, we headed over to the carousel. The line only went about three-quarters of the way around it, so that was good. We hopped in line and Tim modeled his give-away prize:
All kids got this Justin Verlander super hero cape! Super V! They were actually pretty cool. Tons of kids (and even some adults…including the entire grounds crew) were wearing them throughout the game.
Finally, we made it through the line and Tim found a spot on one of the biggest and fiercest looking Tigers on the tiger-go-round:
The Tiger was angry, but Tim was happy:
The tiger-go-round was actually pretty cool. The tiger *jumped* really high sending Tim high above me as I stood next to his Tiger's sharp teeth.
By the time we finished up at the tiger-go-round, it was the bottom of the eighth. We grabbed a nice standing room spot right behind home plate…
…and there was tons of room to run in case someone sent a foul ball our way (but no one did).
We had a great view into the Tigers' spacious dugout along the 3B line:
As the game headed into the ninth inning, Tim and I grabbed some seats in the row directly above and to the 3B side of the umpires' tunnel:
It was section 128, row 15, and it looked like this:
My one complaint is that the padding around the door to the umpires' tunnel does a pretty good job of blocking the view of a portion of the batters' box. At Camden Yard, the entrance to the umpires' tunnel is lower and less noticeable. Still, these were some awesome seats and we were happy to get the chance to see 2011 All-Star Jose Valverde…
…close out the game for a save and a 6-3 Tigers win.
We were even happier that home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez tossed his final umpire ball of the day up to us just before disappearing into the tunnel below:
It is always great to get an umpire baseball. And it we were pumped to get one at our first game ever at Comerica Park.
Thanks, Manny Gonzalez!
The game was over, but our day at Comerica Park was not. It was Kids Run The Bases day! Hooray!
On our walk to the long, long line, we snapped this picture of the funky seating section above the field level cross-aisle:
And then we took this panorama from the top of section 128:
It was a long and slow moving line, but it was cool to get to see the tunnel that runs from the batters' eye…
…and down under the RF seats. Of course, we touched the batting cage on our way by.
The Tigers staff was very cool during Kids Run The Bases. Some teams rush you through there, others let you savor the experience. The Tiger, who as far as we could tell have totally nailed the whole *fan experience* concept, were of the "savor it" variety.
We started our savoring with some photos with the 330' foot sign on the RF wall (fair territory)…
…and with the Comerica Park sign (foul territory).
Tim then did his best Johnny Cash…
…he "walked the line" – the foul line, that is. And it wasn't just chalk foul line. The Tigers have something (wood, hard plastic, or something) set into the ground. These are some of the little things the fans get a chance to notice during Kids Run The Bases, and we greatly appreciate that opportunity.
Of course, no one tried to rush us along when we stopped on the foul warning track to get a father-son picture with the scoreboard in the background:
Then we approached the first base area. There was a roped off chute to the right and the remainder of the warning track to the left, and there was a young ballpark attendant standing at the opening of the chute calling out "Kids to the right, parents to the left!"
When we approached, I directed Tim into the Kids chute and asked the gal, "Any chance I can chaperone him?" She looked quickly left-right-left right, and fanned her hand toward the field, "Just go, just go!"
So I followed Tim out toward first base…
…we motored into second base where Tim called out, "Hi, Tiger!" and another young ballpark attendant answered, "his name is Paws!" just as Tim was getting ready to stomp on second:
As we past six-hole, I sped up and leaned down next to Tim to try to get a father-son-running-the-bases picture…
…but Tim thought I was trying to race him and he turned on the afterburners and I barely got us both in the shot:
We were running too fast to get a good picture at third base, but I got Tim running toward home…
…and then getting ready to (oh, no, illegal, illegal!) slide into home!
SAFE! ("Hey, kids, no sliding!" called out the friendly guy manning the home plate area).
As we exited the home plate area, they had a lady stationed on the warning track whose sole purpose was to make sure everyone exited toward 3B and no one turned left (back toward
1B). But when I asked her, "Can we go get his picture by the big "D?," she did same quick left-right-left-right surveying of her surroundings and then looked toward home while he responded, "I don't see you! I don't see you!"
So we were able to get this awesome picture by the big Tigers' hat-style "D" painted behind home plate…
…, which is reminiscent of our picture of Tim with the big Pirates "P" painted behind home plate at PNC Park.
Hey, teams who hurry everyone through kids run the bases (I'm taking to you Mets, Nationals, Phillies), take a cue from the Tigers (and the super-West-Coast-relaxed Padres) and let the fans really enjoy the Kids Run The Bases experience.
On our way by the 3B dugout, a fan took our picture with Tim's baseball from Manny Gonzalez:
Then we walked as far as we could down the LF line (past the first 2-3 exits) so we could maximize our time on the field. Before leaving the field, I took a self portrait with Tim on my shoulders and the scoreboard in the background. A friendly usher saw and ran over and offered to take this picture:
The Tigers staff are cool folks.
Thanks to everyone at Comerica Park!
Then, as if there was some sort of competition to see who could be the last person to be nice to us at Comerica Park, an usher approached us right as we left the ballpark and asked, "Is he a Tigers fan?" With Tim up on my shoulders, I responded, "We're Mariners fans!" The usher dug into his pocket and pulled out a baseball. Reaching up to hand it to Tim, the usher said, "We like Mariners fans too!"
I'm serious. Comerica Park is awesome! Well, done Tigers!
We were literally the first car parked in the parking lot. When we arrived at our car, there were only about 4-5 other cars left. We had a awesome, full day at Comerica Park. And before hoping in the car, we took one more panorama as a parting shot:
In the famous word of the Terminator: "[We'll] be back!"
|2011 C&S Fan Stats
|16/2 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|16/4 Teams [Tim – Mariners, Orioles, Rangers, Brewers, Nationals, Phillies, Mets, Rays, Braves, Diamondbacks, Astros, Royals, Cubs, Angels, Indians, Reds, Giants and Tigers; Kellan – Mariners, Orioles, Angels and Mets]
|12 Ice Cream Helmet(s) (Orioles (2), Nationals, Phillies (2), Rangers (2), Mets (1), Reds (1), Tigers (1))
|48 Baseballs (6 Mariners, 7 Rangers, 3 Orioles, 3 Umpires, 2 Nationals, 2 Brewers, 5 Phillies, 2 Mets, 1 Rays, 2 Braves, 2 Diamondbacks, 1 MLB Authenticator, 1 Easter Egg, 1 Glove Trick, 2 Royals, 2 Cubs, 2 Angels, 2 Indians, 1 Giants, 1 Tigers)
|8/2 Stadiums [Tim – Camden Yards, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Citi Field, Great American Ball Park, Comerica Park; Kellan – Camden Yards, Citi Field]
|11/7 Player Photos* [Tim – Felix Hernandez, Adam Moore, Garrett Olson, Chris Seddon, David Aarsdma, Michael Pineda, Miguel Olivo, Ryan Langerhans, Greg Zuan, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders; Kellan – Luke French, Milton Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Justin Smoak, Matt Tuiasosopo, Ryan Langerhans, Michael Saunders]
|3/1 Management Photos* [Tim – Howard Lincoln, Jack Zduriencik, Eric Wedge; Kellan – Jack Zduriencik]
|5 Autograph(s) (Michael Pineda, Michael Saunders, Mark Lowe, Felipe Paulino, Aroldis Chapman)
|1 Bat* (Milton Bradley)
|6/2 Mascot Photos* [Tim – Mariner Moose, Teddy Roosevelt, The O's Bird, Mr. Redlegs, Gapper, Slider; Kellan – Mariner Moose, The O's Bird]
|1/0 Divisions Closed Out** [Tim – A.L. West (Safeco Field, Oakland Coliseum, Angel Stadium & Rangers Ballpark in Arlington); Kellan – N/A]
|1 Line-up Card (Royals vs. Rangers)
|*includes Spring Training**divisions where we have seen each team play a home game.


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We've been hearing a lot about the ambition gap lately: the fact that, as Sheryl Sandberg notes, only a paltry 15 to 18 percent of women occupy the top spots. But there's a dirty little secret that impacts the number of women who ultimately become leaders, or who hope to ascend to leadership positions, and it's this: many women believe — or, sadly, find out the hard way — that ultimately, they will have to choose between family and career.
I see this all the time in my current and former students. I have been told, a number of times, by talented young women, that they see me as something as a role model: I stayed home with my kids when they were young while I pursued a career as a freelance journalist and, when said kids fled the nest, began teaching at a university. What I want to tell them is that they're nuts. It wasn't easy and it didn't work nearly as well as it looks. And in fact, full disclosure here, I am one of those ambition gap stats.
The sad truth is that whether your dreams are to be a swashbuckling journalist or a high-rent CEO, your dreams — at least in the way the workplace is currently structured — are flat out incompatible with parenthood. And when that sharp reality slaps these talented women in the face, a lot of this incredible Double-X talent backs off. Sometimes before they even have kids. Or even a marriage. They think that ultimately, they will have to choose. And how many are brave enough to face that choice?
Don't judge them, don't blame them. Because the question we haven't addressed is this: Why should women have to view their dreams as an either/or proposition? Men don't. Seems to me, if we want to narrow the ambition gap, what we need to do is talk about changing a culture that assigns women the bulk of the second shift as well as the need to reconfigure the workplace structure to one that is compatible with, well, life outside of work — whether or not you have kids. Or as Gloria Steinem once so brilliantly said: "Don't think about making women fit the world—think about making the world fit women."
And speaking of Steinem, she participated in a panel at the recent Women in the World conference in New York with Sandberg. And according to the Business Insider, when Sandberg mentioned the lopsided numbers of women at the top of the game and asked: "Is this a stalled revolution?" Steinem replied:
"We're at a critical mass stage so we're getting more resistance. … [And the U.S.] is the worst in the world at making it possible for parents to have a life outside the home."
"It's worse in many ways for women than it is for men because of the great lie of the feminist revolution, which is not simply that women can do anything, but that women can do everything. There's a sense that men can think that too, but society hasn't changed enough for men to have the same kind of investment in their nurturing role as parents that women do. To have a high-powered career as a woman, every day is torture."
"I said, 'Listen, I have a job two blocks from my house, and I only have to be in the office six hours a week—the rest of the week, no matter how hard I work, I get to choose where and I get to choose when. You can't do this if one of you is a lawyer, the other is a doctor. So don't kid yourself. We got lucky. The world is not set up for this. You will discover it.'"


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Doctors who have examined 16-year-old Alex Hribal since his arrest
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Authorities say Hribal rampaged through Franklin Regional High
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8-inch kitchen knives, stabbing and slashing 20 fellow students and
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Several of the victims were critically injured, though none died.
Murrysville is located about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh.
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According to the transfer motion, a copy of which was posted online
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impaired judgment, his episodic suicidal ideation, his sense of
hopelessness and helplessness".
Martone recommended Hribal be moved to a facility where he could
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Comics for Grownups Episode 23
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Leave a Comment :Alex de Campi, Anna Bongiovanni, Anoraks and Acolytes, Blastosaurus, Brendan Leach, Hawaii 1997, Iron Bound, Jim Woodring, Low Society, Neil Brideau, Out of Hollow Water, Plot, Richard Fairgray, Rob Walton, Sam Alden, Smoke/Ashes, The Book of Jim more...
Comics for Grownups Episode 23 with Alex Rothman is now out on iTunes. Direct RSS link for Android users here.
In this episode we discuss:
Out of Hollow Water by Anna Bongiovanni
Hawaii 1997 by Sam Alden
Plot #3 by Neil Brideau
Low Society by various, edited by Rob Walton
Blastosaurus and Anoraks and Acolytes by Richard Fairgray
The Book of Jim by Jim Woodring


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She Was In Fact Quite Mad
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases, places on Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Anna's Many Murders is the lastest sim sized installation by Bryn Oh. I spent a good while there last weekend and returned this eve for some fashion shots (must be legal for the feeds). For me, this is the most interesting example of Bryn's work. It is a bit like falling down the rabbit hole and indeed I took a wrong turn on my first visit and had to take a leap of faith off of a cliff to get back to the story line (literally).
I won't spoil the plot for those you you that haven't visited. It is indeed a tale. Art meets Lizzie Borden. It is wonderfully executed with layers upon layers of meaning and details that you can easily miss the first time through the maze.
Anna is mad you see. Of that there is no doubt. But in her madness beauty hides, escape from the real world that has let her down so many times.
My fashion fest for the eve is part of the new release from Blue Blood, Delicia with oriental detailing and optional short skirts.
Hair: [Shag] - Sylph - kitten
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /SMOKED
Clothing: +++BB+++ Delicia BLACK; **Firefall** Scarlett Fishnet Panty
Accessories: Schoen [Black] Satin Blindfold
Poses by: ESSENTIAL SOUL and Pulling Strings
Posted by Chic Aeon in guy stuff, hunts, new releases on Monday, May 30, 2011
Newness, goodness, freeness and a lovely dusty sunset -- here's the story.
I covered a portion of The ??? Hunt today. This highly scripted, hud and menu activated bike from GS Creations is definitely my favorite find. You could spend several days playing with the menus; you can even induce flight! There's a spot for your honey on the back.
Now I am not a good driver of anything with wheels. I seem to be OK with boats, but on terra ferma I would not pass my driving test. But even if you never drive the Chopper RX1400, the detail and complexity make it a wonderful prop. Heck, park it out in front of your home! Impress the neighbors. So get over to the shop and look for a sculpty question mark.
Chav's outfit of the day is a new release from .:CW MALE:. . While this isn't exactly what I think of as biker attire, I like the quirky incongruity and think the duo made a fun post. The outfit called Metro comes in a variety of color mixes, complete with shoes and satchel -- I believe that is called a "man bag" these days. *wink*. A little casual, a little retro -- I especially like the pants with the belt peaking through just a bit. Fun. The satchel is nicely detailed and I may steal that hat from time to time.
Our new sunglasses were a grab it after the event gift from the other eve. They are by elysion Lomu who only sells on the Marketplace. They, like the bike, have so very many options (facelight, no push, spy system, autosmile). Oh my!
Hair: hairbase with skin
Skin: -Belleza- Thomas V2 Deep Tan Release Group gift
Clothing: .: CW MALE:. Yellow linen Metro set
Shoes: .: CW MALE:.
Accessories: [elysion optic]~vajrasattva~ teamASH
Poses by:Diesel Works
Give Me Color
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies, new releases, skins
There is a lot of newness over at Mimi's Choice and that includes these oh so bright and cleverly surrealistic pants from GizzA (free). If you journey over to GizzA's new main store you can find a huge display of very nice group gifts at the entrance. Items for the guys and the gals are displayed artfully in the upscale shop. If you are a shop-a-holic this is not a good place for you to be *wink*.
Ramya Skins (see yesterday's post). This is one of the many dark tan versions in the gift. The group gifts were supposed to come down today, but the owner assures me he will leave them awhile longer so you won't miss them :D.
Also new is a cute little breast tattoo from Wicked Tattoos. This came to me this morning as I TPed in to check the Midnight board (once again on lockdown). The text says, "single" and there is a "taken" version also. All layers are included and there is also a store tee shirt. Watch the drop down alerts when you come in and accept the welcome gift.
PS. I did more exploring in the Yasum - Ramya complex. Well you KNOW I would! And found some stellar role play outfits, boots etc. (Hot, Hot, Hot) -- and a cute and casual group gift for guys and gals. So be sure and check out the other parts of the complex. Just wear your same tag when clicking the boards.
Hair: Tracy - Dark Henna
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* DARK TAN /GLAMOUR; !::Wicked Tattoos::i - Single Tattoo
Clothing: **GizzA** Bright Tear Pants Pink; *Fishy Strawberry* minihood pink; *BOOM* Rhapsody (top) -picnic-
Shoes: Baiastice_Maxine Wedge-fuchsia pyton
Poses by: Amacci
Patio Goodies
Posted by Chic Aeon in design, new releases on Sunday, May 29, 2011
A very quick post to tell you about a Moody Monday deal at Clutter. I saw the announcement and zipped over intending to leave myself at the shop for the eve so I wouldn't forget on the morrow. So many places to go (a MM board is on my early morning list). This whole set including the garden implements and pots is on sale for a day. The bench has lots of pose choices and /1a adjustments.
The even better news is that the vendor has been set up now :D. So I got my goodies and headed home. Honestly, now with NO gardening goods except my potting bench (backup yeah) I was in need of more outdoor accessories. So I will be adding the rake, shovel and pots to my place in the Bayou and the bench (too modern for 1900) to my outdoor spot at a friend's place. Such a bargain!
Hair: Calico Ingmann Creations Tracy Pecan
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* Sepia /SMOKED
Clothing: DCNY Terry Hoodie Set_Salmon (new release)
Shoes: [PM] Fae Wedge - Kaki
Poses by: Clutter bench
Get There Now
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies, new releases, skin
With two tones for the guys and three for the gals, each fatpacks with tons of choices, these are the nicest free skins I have seen for awhile. Of course, there is the "fitting" factor, but if you have a group slot available, give them a try. The male versions come with hair bases, chest hair, tattoos and two facial hair choices. The ladies styles include a variety of makeups, cleavage and hairbases. The place?
Yasim Design!
Note: this is a completely unretouched photo -- *wink*. Just added the frame.
There is a free shape available for gals that is mod should you need a starting place.
Hair: Calico Ingmann Creations Tracy Pecan
Skin: Ramya*DOLL* Sepia /SMOKED
Clothing: TrendStyle - OMG, so sexy *white* (new release)
Poses by:Juxtapose and LAP
Wonder's clothes by INDI Designs, hair by Amacci
Rainy Days
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts, new releases, places
Cupcake, while still under construction, is now open. Vendors are busy setting up and a few shops are empty (but rented). There are several shopping areas so far within the sim as well as empty space for what looks to be a continuation of the theme. Each section has its own character. I liked this slightly grungy area the best. There are wonderful places to explore and photo ops abound. New stores and old favorites combine in a shopping bonanza.
The textures, especially on the "Rue" are superb. Street levels dip and climb. Realistic water features abound. Tiny shops hide along narrow paths. There are large fancy stores too of course as well as empty buildings added for atmosphere. The facades are used very well and unless you are peaking behind walls (some of us are a curious bunch) you feel you are very much in a small European town.
My rainy day outfit is a mix of old and new and somewhere in between. My new rain boots come from the Oh My Stars hunt. Honestly I spent a lot of time hunting there yesterday and didn't find that much. Some stores have signs out letting you know they are participating which helps. Still, it seems like the numbers of stores involved is low. So thanks to Duh! for not only making the raindrop HUGE (hint: look up -- really up) but for having these cute boots out for free. Happily they matched some leggings from Shanias Sock Shop. My hoodie is a new release from DCNY. (See previous post for all the news on that.)
Hair: Calico Ingmann Creations - Tracy Pecan
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 06 Brass
Clothing: *(3*S)* Rippleds desert dream; KK's Waist tied shirt Beige Plaid; DCNY_Terry Hoodie Set_Wheat Jacket (new release); DCNY_Soft Scoop Tank_Taupe
Shoes: ::Duh!:: Flowers Rainboot (free)
Accessories: WishyWashyBrella -dirty laundry
Poses by:Olive Juice and Helamiyo
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases on Saturday, May 28, 2011
I've been out exploring this morning -- something I don't do as much of lately. Busy times lead to less leisure, especially if you have a virtual work ethic *wink*. But it is the weekend and adventures are a part of that. "Note to self: Pencil in weekend explorations as mandatory."
My adventuress outfit is a bit classier than my usual mode. It didn't need to be. This new Saturday bargain set from Acid & Mala has plenty of choices. It can be a sleek top, a blousey top, a layered dress or the version I am showing you. There are plenty of prim choices (all manual mod) to let you find just the look you want. I was so thrilled that I could get the prim skirt to fit perfectly with no hips peeking through as my AO did its thing, that I donned my new wedge sandals and went out for a stroll. The batik print can be dressed up or down. Wear the top with jeans or short? Sure you can.
My necklace is a virtual antique from Bliensen + MaiTai. I have been thinking of the past a lot these days. A big inventory loss can easily lead in that direction. I can remember finding this necklace on a small cart amidst others in a fantasy like forest setting. I took photos at that spot for a long time. Now it is gone. At the time, the necklace was spectacular. Now the designers have gone on to more complex work. Sculpties have helped with that along with all sorts of general SL improvements. It is still nice to have a little bit of history. So here's to a special day of explorations on August 26th 2008. Visit their shop to see the new stuff *wink*.
Hair: Calico Ingmann Creations!! Tracy - Mocha
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 03 Discotheque
Clothing: .:A&M:. Smocked Dress - Purple
Shoes: Baiastice_Maxine Wedge-black pyton
Accessories: Bliensen + MaiTai - Necklace WindChimes dk gray; homemade black bangle
Poses by: Everglow
On The Boardwalk
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies, new releases
Happily, I get quite a few releases from Shania's Sock Shop. Alas, they often stick around my current release folder (inappropriately called "This Week's New Stuff" ) waiting for a matching garment to pair them with. So I was very pleased to find this cute Spring dress in a box of newness. The dress comes in pink as well a black, has a touch of retro which I love and a sassy swinging skirt that will definitely have the guys watching your legs.
And while you are visiting the shop, be sure and check out the mannequin vendors scattered around the area. One of them is a dollarbie. Easy hunting.
Special thanks to Cajsa for her post of the morn that lead me here, and for letting us know when she finds a fun new spot.
Hair: .: vive nine :. Wang in LoveBite
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 03 Discotheque
Clothing: (3*S) Denim Dress Boudoir Style - pink
Shoes: *GF* Platform Shoes "Rosette" -brown
Accessories: A-BOMB Hobo purse-brown; KOSH- UNDERGROUND DAWN BRACELET
Poses by: aDorkAble
Ruby By Any Other Name
Posted by Chic Aeon in color challenge, new releases on Friday, May 27, 2011
This is the new Beloved gown from Krouse's Sanctum. Rich colors and fine detailing are highlighted in this cranberry version. There is actually a "ruby" toned style available; a little more intense, it is also lovely. For me, this was close enough to ruby for our color of the week. The skirt moves slowly and beautifully and all in all it is an impressive design.
Stylewise it can span the centuries quite well, fitting into a modern era or more Victorian theme. I hope that some day I will be wearing it at a period ball. It is so lovely. One caveat and not a terribly big one, because of the bow centers which are as small as SL let's us make prims, the skirt is not easily resizable. If you have some building skills, it is simple enough to edit the bow centers (only two) to make them larger and then shrink the complete skirt using the "stretch" feature. Those of you with skinny hips and no building skills are still in luck as the designer assures me that she tailors items as needed for customers. How nice!
With thirteen colors to choose from, you are bound to discover a favorite or two. Find the vendors near the entrance, on the left.
Hair: A&A Amnesha Hair Dark Rose
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 06 Brass
Clothing: Beloved - Cranberry
Accessories: Eclectica Flourish (rose gold) earrings and necklace
Poses by: Diesel Works
Forest Glade
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies, hair, new releases
Just out (or maybe not until tomorrow :D) from SLC Fashion, Michelle is a complete styling for those of you who would rather play at the beach or club rather than in your closet. It is on deeply discounted special so if this looks like you, get over there soon. I especially like the flowered bandeau top which somehow seem to fit me better than others I have tried of this same style. That makes me happy of course! The set includes some very cute sandals with prim feet as well as jewelry in the theme of the flowers on the sandals.
Being someone that DOES like to play in her closet, I added a non-coordinating necklace. Sometimes we just need to be WILD! *wink*. The sandals and feet are attached to the prim section of the pants. This is both good and bad news -- I'll leave that for you to decide. The all in one design certainly makes for easier adjustments and you never have to worry about the flared pants being out of sync with the legs and feet. The down side is that you can't wear the shoes with other outfits.
My very pretty hair is the talk of the freebie blogs, so most likely not really news, but if you haven't picked up this set of hairs from Vive 9 you might want to make it over soon. I got mine yesterday and I have no idea how long they will be out. You get a set of various colors, all very pretty. Adjusting may be a bit tricky and big busted gals will most likely not be able to use these. Still, just seeing the very pretty hair textures is a plus. Find the gift in a very small box on the desk in the hair salon.
Hair: .: vive nine :. Wang in LoveBite
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 02 Purity
Clothing: SLC Fashion Complete Michelle
Shoes: SLC Fashion Complete Michelle
Accessories: Mariposa: Jewels: Aubade (Bronze/Orange) (NLA)
Poses by: Diesel Works and Everglow
Delta Blues
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases, places
DCNY has a new casual set out perfect for sports, play or lounging. It comes in pastels as well as darker hues and includes capri length pants as well as the shorter version shown here. Typically, one might head for an active place -- a golf course, a hiking trail, even a shopping expedition. I was in more of a country mood this morning with the lure of travel on my mind.
Hair: JE*REPUBLIC-Rosca - gray
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 02 Purity
Clothing: DCNY Terry Hoodie Set_Sky; DCNY_Soft Scoop Tank_Fern
Shoes: *LpD* - *Sophisticated* Sandal Sugar
Accessories: *JaqueMate*-Pocket Watch-necklace; Homespun Suitcase.
Poses by: KS2cool and Amacci
Getting Ethnic
Yesterday was a tough day in virtual land. Many sims were offline and I spent a lot of the time folded in half with my center innards available for viewing. I hadn't seen that phenomena in a year or more. I did manage to: A. buy some new hair and B. win some cute sandals. Putting together this outfit took much longer than planned, but I am happily "beachy" and can wear this styling often in the upcoming months.
My impressively creative new braids hale from Discord Designs. I saw a post by the designer on the feeds and zipped right over to see what might suit me. I was in the market for something different and these choices certainly fit the bill. Most styles come with hair bases as well a prim braids; this Ariadne style comes as shown (no hairbase used) as well as braids only (no underlayer of hair). You get four colors in a pack and the Celtic one I chose gives you red, blond, brown and ginger -- so lots of different looks, not just subtle changes. I really liked the grays tones as well as some of the other styles, but this seemed to fit me best. Since my viewer currently only does one tattoo layer and Tuli's skins come with reddish brown brows as default -- well, pragmatism came into play.
These complex amaama fringed sandals come from a five minute lucky board here.
While certainly a great lucky board prize, the HUD only changes the skin tone and size, not all the parts and pieces shown in the graphics. The other choices may have been disabled for the free version.
EDIT: Please see the comments to find out how you can actually change the parts and pieces.
Also, these sandals have LONG feet so will work best for tall thin model type avatars *wink*.
Hair: -dDx- Ariadne (Natural Red)
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 02 Purity
Clothing:PARADISIS Flirty Jeans : White; SLC Kim Bandeau white; .:MALT:. Fashions - Springtime Jeans Wrap
Shoes: amaama+Ethnic Fringe Sandal
Accessories: *Ticky Tacky* Lick Me! Earrings - White; :: Exodi :: Nyla Bracelet (Christmas)
Poses by: Amacci and Everglow
Genteel Tea
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Tuesday, May 24, 2011
I took this photo at my first lady's tea this afternoon.The conversation was enlightening, the deserts so lovely no one dared partake -- we have our hourglass waists to watch after all. The photo has gone through the Time Machine filter of my software in an attempt to replicate the photography period of the time. I found a border that looks very much like a Polaroid transfer print, a process I experimented with some a few years ago. There is a fine mesh graininess much like the screening process once used for newspaper photographs.
My outfit is all vintage. I suspect that the only item still available would be the lovely signature hat from Hatpins. I did find that the fantasy boots from the Fantasy Faire release of Lassitude & Ennui match my gown perfectly; a thrill.
Creativity - Or No
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Monday, May 23, 2011
Yes, tis me sitting in my new outhouse. This is not a post about outdoor plumbing although it was fun making my little piece of history. This is a mini-rant with minimal fist waving and maximum sighing. I just hate to post text without some sort of photo and this one seemed appropriate :D.
I scan the feeds most days -- to keep abreast, to see what might be in a box that I haven't had time to open, to be aware when the whole blog-o-sphere already knows about "Dress A, Hair B, Shoes C" etc. There are some glorious photos on blogs these days; there is some great styling. Note that one skill doesn't necessarily lead to another and that's OK with me. I will take either. These gals and guys are working at their craft. They are in a small way "media" :D. We, as bloggers, are part of the giant wheel that is virtual fashion.
Lately I have noted a not too new trend becoming more pronounced. Some blogs are simply posting vendor photos on their site. This has little to do with the Blogger Chain invites of the last few days; this started before that. Since the outcry about simply posting someone else's photos seemed pretty loud -- at least in some circles -- I would surmise that I am not the only one sighing when they see yet again a vendor photo.
Now I have nothing against vendor photos; some of them are lovely. I really do want to see what the designers are coming up with and what is available -- I just want to hear about it from the DESIGNERS.
There are plenty of skill levels out there on the feeds. New folks may lack experience or even a hefty enough computer to see our world as it can be. Most of them, however, are trying! They put together their outfits, they take their pictures, they post with SLURLs and sometimes prose about the outfits they are showing. They are having fun, I hope. They are being creative.
In my perfect world, we would all love doing what we are doing enough to put forth a little effort.
And that's what I am thinking.
Style Notes are HERE.
In The Country
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases, poses
There's nothing like mixing work with play! I was in the mood for some exploration. I had a newly styled outfit on. I really needed to go through my recently arrived poses and move them to their appropriate categorized homes. Put the parts together and that spells P-H-O-T-O-S-H-O-O-T!
Some of my favorite new poses come from Juxtapose. These are from the "Come Undone" set which includes what I call "above the waist" poses -- the ones you need for jewelry and those fancy poofy skirted dresses. Always happy to have more in my collection, these were added in a blink.
My outfit is part (and only part) of the MIAO special for Moody Monday. If you have watched this blog for awhile, you may have noted that I am not a gal who favors shorts. This may be a leftover aversion from real life where thighs are SO not as good as their virtual counterpart. But, I loved the Springlike top and the sash fits perfectly; just a little downsizing with the stretch tool and it caressed every curve.
I donned some of my favorite jeans and super swanky new sandals and headed for the road.
I ended up in South Farthing.
Hair: Amacci Hair Nadine ~ Mocha
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 06 Brass
Clothing: =^^= MIAO Summer Lovin Daisy Halter Top and sash; PARADISIS Flirty Jeans : White
Shoes: [Pixel Mode] Fae Wedge [B] - LF - Khaki (shoe fair)
Poses by:Juxtapose
Addiction for Monday
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases on Sunday, May 22, 2011
Whether you favor red or blue, you can pick up an intricately textured jewelry set at Addiction on Monday. The Rosemailing release is part of the Moody Mondays special. The sets (either red or blue) feature two necklace styles that can be attached to either the spine or chest, bracelets for left and right wrist, and matching earrings. Bracelet come with resize script or without; both are no mod. The unscripted bangles will fit most avatars, those of us that are a bit super-sized need to use the scripted versions. The second necklace style is simpler without the small beads.
There are dollarbies at the store entrance :D.
My pose is a new release from Juxtapose, part of the "Come Undone" set.
Hair: >TRUTH< Melinda - carrot
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 06 Brass
Clothing: {SMS} Longsleeve Tee Brown
Accessories: Addiction Rosemailing set
Poses by:Juxtapose
Shoe Fair Retro Style
Posted by Chic Aeon in new releases
If you were avoiding the crowds at the opening of the Shoe Fair, now is a perfect time to venture over. While shoppers are still in evidence, lag has magically disappeared. Walking was a pleasure and peaking in the stores much fun. A-Bomb had several new releases for the fair; I showed you one of my favorites a few days ago. For those of you in the retro camp -- and I am a member of that club -- there are some slightly wild and oh so much fun zebra slingbacks called Katy. This have color change back straps and soles. With lots of bright colors as well as white and black, you can be as bold as you like or stay on the more sedate side of the equation. Shoes come in both viewer 1 and viewer 2 versions.
I had outfits to pair with these retro gems, but I was patiently waiting for something new AND fitting to appear. Happily, Ibizzare has a just out tunic mini that fits the bill perfectly. It comes accented in a variety of 70s colors. I chose kiwi. A young and carefree style, it can be worn as a dress or a top. I took it to a dance party at the beach and felt perfectly attired.
It is heart warming when you can go shopping and help someone in the process. Donation item vendors abound and you will likely find more than one style that you simply can't resist. Proceeds go to Soles4Souls, a shoe charity.
Keep up to date with fair news at the official blog.
The fair ends the 27th. So what are you waiting for?
Hair: ::M B:: opening free gift
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 06 Brass
Clothing: Ibizarre Lea Tuni - kiwi
Shoes: A-BOMB Katy
Accessories: *Ticky Tacky* Lick Me! Earrings - Black
Poses by: Helamiyo, Adorkable, Lauria butterflies
Laziness and That Blogger Chain
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment, new releases
It is a Lazy Sunday. The event celebrates one year this week. You can pick up these cute texture change earrings at KOSH. A necklace in the same style is available.
OK. What did I just do here? I opened a notecard received from a blogger group (in this case a small private one of a store I have liked and shopped at for years), read the info, looked at the marketing texture, decided I liked it. In this case as time was of the essence and it was the middle of the typist's night (yawn) the photo was simple, the info sparse.
There has been a fair amount of chatter in the last day about the Blogger Chain "invite" that went out to more than a handful of fashion writers. Comments ranged from indignant to confused with many recipients apparently just tossing the notecard into the trash. Being a curious gal who was still in a quandary after the follow up letter, I wrote a long message with many pointed questions. Sending it off to the assistant, I waited -- happily receiving an answer from the head honcho.
So for those of you wondering, here's the scoop from the CEO of the new marketing company.
1. You are not required to use the photo or text that they send out. You can of course if you are LAZY (note tie in here *wink*). Some bloggers -- unfortunately to my mind -- already are in the habit of simply reposting the vendor texture from the designer. Blogger Chain members are welcome to do their own photo shoot and post in their own style.
2. You are not required (although you ARE encouraged) to post each release. The incentive for featuring is the lure of "Star Blogger" status and payment of lindens for your posts.
3. There ARE release items given out just like many of the blogger - designer groups. There does seem to be a bit more pressure to blog with this marketing model, but I may be reading that into the CEO's comments.
So, in actuality this Blogger Chain is not all that different from groups many of us already belong to and happily use as a source for some of our posts. Part of the outcry seems to be misunderstanding. Then there is the lack of clarity in the original note.
I do agree that 200 "quality" bloggers all featuring the same item would undoubtedly lead to feed overload and lengthy yawn times, even if they each did their own post. It simply isn't practical. Beyond that, it is a bit insulting -- the unstated insinuation that bloggers would take the stuff, post the readymade photo and reap the possible rewards. It does have a "ho" flavor there, one that individualistic writers and photographers are insulted by. And I suspect that will keep most of those quality bloggers away from this project.
Still, it is good to have more of the story, not just supposition :D.
Hair: Amacci Hair Paula ~ Dark Copper
Eyes and lashes by Amacci
Skin: [:T:] Zoe / sunkissed :: 06 Brass
Clothing: PARADISIS Streets Girl : Dress
Accessories: KOSH- AVES LIGNEUS EARRLING
Poses by:Amacci


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From the Library of Congress' Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Website:
About Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian-Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).
Like most commemorative months, Asian-Pacific Heritage Month originated in a congressional bill. In June 1977, Reps. Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a House resolution that called upon the president to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week. The following month, senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Both were passed. On October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual celebration. Twelve years later, President George H.W. Bush signed an extension making the week-long celebration into a month-long celebration. In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into law.
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.
Executive and Legislative Documents
The Law Library of Congress has compiled guides to commemorative observations, including a comprehensive inventory of the Public Laws, Presidential Proclamations and congressional resolutions related to Asian Pacific Heritage Month.


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It's been busy! We're now on week 3 of the Knitcraft falling leaves crochet along, and it's going really well!
We've been busy finalising and re-testing designs for the Christmas Crochet Sanctuary which is mega exciting! We literally cannot wait to see people's faces, so exciting!! We've gone a little all out for Christmas, but you've got to really, we've also been finalising designs for our 1 day special on 1st December AND! On 2nd December too! Because can you believe this?! Amanda bloom from Little Box of Crochet asked @lyndascraftroom and I to host a workshop for her grand sale!
I mean, remember when I attended a retreat and she was there and I got all giddy and star struck?!?! Now!! We're hosting workshops for her?! Unbelievable really ha! Anyway there are a couple of places left, it's £5 to get in and the proceeds got to brain tumour charity, it's £15 to get in if you want to do either the morning or afternoon workshop, and we've got a cracking project for each one planned! Blacksheep wools have kindly donated oke gift bags for us for the day and some mini catonas to pop in the bags, which was so kind of them, they're so local to lynda and I so it's nice that local businesses support each other.
Anyway I love it once we've finished designing a CAL because I can get back to crocheting what I fancy, I've finally managed to catch up with ubunto! I've been a little bit hooked, but I am going to have to frog back a few rows as my stitch count isn't quite right so nee to figure out where I've gone wrong. I went for the ubunto small and I've regretted it since, I do love it but I do wish I'd gone for the medium or large
It was due to cost originally as there was a big jump in price from small to medium, but I think I might do medium now too and small can go on the sofas at the sanctuary.
As our Christmas Sanctuary is only next week I've started a sweater!! A Christmas sweater, it's deigned by Eleven handmade and it's the Golden Rod sweater
It's an odd hook and yarn weight (to me) its a sock weight yarn requires and a 4.5mm hook, so I'm on the chunky side and to be safe I want to make sure it's going to fit me! So I've gone for a dk weight on the recommended hook size, and it's coming up lovely! I do love a puff stitch anyway, the sleeves are added on lastly but! You could leave them as is and crochet in a cotton and have it a a summer top, it such a versatile pattern. I've decided to make one for my mum, so I've bought some baby drops alpaca silk yarn in wheat, although I didn't realise the wheat would have a yellowish tinge to it, I'm gonna go with it as I'm sure my mum will love it.
Also it was my birthday yesterday and it just so happened to fall on a Knitcraft social day! I was thoroughly spoilt rotten embarrassingly, but wow! I've never hand so many birthday cards, even when I was little, and handmade ones at that, so many gifts of candles, gin, yarn, flowers, chocolate a beautiful poppy bracelet and Lynda knows me so well ha!!! A mini schnauzer calendar and! Twinkie chan book!!!! I never bought it, I've been eyeing it up for 2 years! And she got it for me! Crochet abode ala mode! Love it!!!!!
It was a cracking day and so nice to spend it with my hooker friends, anyways, it's Sunday, it's cold outside, I'm off to carry on with my golden rod sweater!
Happy hooking!


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Pediatric Child Development & Behavior
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Medical Director, UC Davis MIND Institute
- Professor and Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research
UC Davis MIND Institute
2825 50th St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
Additional Phone Numbers
Phone: 916-703-0257
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Hagerman is medical director of the UC Davis MIND Institute and director of the Fragile X Research and Treatment Center. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders and is an internationally respected leader in fragile X research including fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that is the leading cause of inherited intellectual disability and the leading single-gene cause of autism.
Dr. Hagerman, her husband, Dr. Paul Hagerman, and their research team are the discoverers of Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS), a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder. Randi Hagerman conducts clinical research on individuals with fragile X-associated disorders, including children and adults with fragile X syndrome, adult males with FXTAS, and women with fragile-X related conditions, such as fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI).
Dr. Hagerman also conducts research that bridges the association between autism and fragile X syndrome. Her main area of research is on targeted treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders, including fragile X syndrome, autism, premutation disorders and Angelman syndrome.
Dr. Hagerman has written more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters on neurodevelopmental disorders, and has written several books on fragile X. They include a 3rd Edition of Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research which was published in 2002 by Johns Hopkins University Press, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment, published by Oxford University Press in 1999.
She serves on the editorial boards of the publications Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Molecular Autism, and has worked to establish fragile X clinical programs and research programs throughout the world.
The National Fragile X Association in 2004 honored Randi and Paul Hagerman for their work on FXTAS, by establishing the Hagerman Award. It honored Randi Hagerman in 2008 with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Child Development and Behavior
Center/Program Affiliation
M.D., F.A.A.P., Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, 1975
B.S., UC Davis, Davis, California, 1971
Internship: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, 1975-76
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, 1976-77
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1979-80
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1978-80
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1981
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Society of Human Genetics
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
National Fragile X Foundation
Scientific Council of L'Association Mosaiques (Paris)
Society for the Scientific Study of Behavioral Phenotypes
Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Western Society of Pediatric Research
Honors and Awards
Fellow, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities,
UC Davis Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research, 2005 to present,
Distinguished Professor, UC Davis, 2013,
Distinguished Alumni Award, UC Davis College of Biological Sciences, 2011,
Princeton Lecture Series Fellowship, 2010,
Lifetime Achievement Award, National Fragile X Foundation, 2008,
UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award, 2005,
UC Davis Dean�s Excellence in Mentoring Award, 2005,
Namesake (with Paul Hagerman), Hagerman Award for Research in FXTAS, International Association for the Study of Intellectual Deficiency, 2004,
IASSID Distinguished Achievement Award for Scientific Literature, 2004,
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Award for Science including Medicine, 1993,
Jerrett Cole Award, National Fragile X Foundation, 1992,
Select Recent Publications
Yang J-C, Simon C, Niu Y-Q, Bogost M, Schneider A, Tassone F, Seritan A, Grigsby J, Hagerman PJ, Hagerman RJ, Olichney JM. (2013) Phenotypes of hypofrontality in older female fragile X premutation carriers. ANN NEUROL 74:275-283.
Basuta K, Lozano R, Schneider A, Yrigollen C, Hessl D, Hagerman R, Tassone F. (2013) A family with two female siblings with compound heterozygous FMR1 premutation alleles. Clin Genet Jun 20 doi: 10.1111/cge.12218. [Epub ahead of print].
Wang JY, Hessl D, Schneider A, Tassone F, Hagerman RJ, Rivera SM. (2013) Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS): influence of the FMR1 gene on motor fiber tracts in males with normal and premutation alleles. JAMA Neurol Aug 1; 70(8):1022-9.
Hagerman R, Hagerman P. (2013) Advances in clinical and molecular understanding of the FMR1 premutation and fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). Lancet Neurol 12(8):786-98.
Dziembowska M, Pretto DI, Janusz A, Kaczmarek L, Leigh MJ, Gabriel N, Durbin-Johnson B, Hagerman RJ, Tassone F. (2013) High MMP-9 activity levels in fragile X syndrome are lowered by minocycline. Am J Med Genet A 161A(8):1897-903.
Schneider A, Ligsay A, Hagerman RJ. (2013) Fragile X syndrome: An aging perspective. Dev Disabil Res Rev 18(1):68-74.
Schneider A, Leigh MJ, Adams P, Nanakul R, Chechi T, Olichney J, Hagerman R, Hessl D. (2013) Electrocortical changes associated with minocycline treatment in fragile X syndrome. J Psychopharm 27(10):956-963. doi: 10.1177/0269881113494105.
Au J, Akins R, Berkoqitz-Sutherland L, Tang HT, Chen Y, Boyd A, Tassone F, Nguyen D, Hagerman R. (2013) Prevalence and risk of migraine headaches in adult fragile X premutation carriers. Clin Genet. Feb 1. doi: 10.1111/cge.12109 [Epub ahead of print].
Wang JY, Hagerman RJ, Rivera SM. (2013) A multimodal imaging analysis of subcortical gray matter in fragile X premutation carriers. Mov Disord. May 6 doi: 10.1002/mds.25473. [Epub ahead of print].
Leigh MJ, Nguyen DV, Mu Y, Winarni TI, Schneider A, Chechi T, Polussa J, Doucet P, Tassone F, Rivera SM, Hessl D, Hagerman RJ. (2013) A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of minocycline in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 34(3):147-155.
Kover ST, McDuffie AS, Hagerman RJ, Abbeduto L. (2013) Receptive Vocabulary in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Cross-sectional Developmental Trajectories. J Autism Dev Disord. Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print].
Hagerman R, Lauterborn J, Au J, Berry-Kravis E. (2012) Fragile X syndrome and targeted treatment trials. Results Probl Cell Differ. 54:297-335.


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• dewlap •
dyu-læp • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of some bovines, reptiles, and birds, turkeys and roosters especially.
Notes: Chickens, turkeys and Brahma cattle have prominent dewlaps hanging from their necks. At the same time dogs and horses have a useless rudimentary claw (or hoof) on the back of their legs, called a dewclaw. Why dew? See the Word History.
In Play: In act II, scene 1 of Midsummer's Night Dream, Puck confesses to how he teases a gossip: "And, when she drinks, against her lips I bob, And on the wither'd dewlap pour the ale." So the extension of the meaning of today's word to the skin that gathers on our human throats with age has long been made and made by masters of the language. It is a potentially embarrassing term, but if we are careful, we can also apply it to ourselves, "I would drop a few pounds but weight loss leaves me with a dewlap that requires surgery I would prefer avoiding."
Word History: Etymologists seem willing to accept the notion that dewclaws are so named because, rather than touch the ground like real claws, they only claw the dew. They are, however, less willing to accept the notion that a dewlap is so named because it laps the dew. This is partly because Danish and Norwegian have similar words, doglæp (Danish) and doglæpp (Norwegian), suggesting that the first element of this word originally referred to dogs. However, nothing in the history of the English word supports such an interpretation.
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