Picture of the Day - 296

"It's a jungle out there!" by Beau Reisende

If you wish to see more of Beau's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream here.

Award Acceptances on Twitter

@BockMcMillan Thank you!
— Ebbe Altberg (@ebbealtberg) March 7, 2015

@BockMcMillan Oh wow, thank you. :-)
— The Firestorm Viewer (@PhoenixViewerSL) March 7, 2015

Joa Oh: Study of Bock at Freaky Friday

I absolutely love these close ups of me that Joa took at Cupric Router's Freaky Friday at The Grindery.

And here are two beautiful pictures of my hubby Tomais, from the same event!

Obrigado, Joa!

#MakeItHappen

All around the world, International Women's Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.

Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for our internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women.

Each year International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women's Day was held in 1911. Thousands of events occur to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organisations, governments, charities, educational institutions, women's groups, corporations and the media celebrate the day.

Various organisations identify their own International Women's Day theme, specific to their local context and interests. Many charities, NGOs and Governments also adopt a relevant theme or campaign to mark the day. For example, organisations like the UN, Oxfam, Women for Women, Care International, Plan, World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and more - run exciting and powerful campaigns that raise awareness and encourage donations for good causes. The UN has been declaring an annual equality theme for many years.

A global hub for sharing International Women's Day news, events and resources 

Spring Forward 2015

On Sunday March 8, 2015 (today), at 2 AM the United States - except for Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation Community) and Hawaii - and thereby SecondLife Time (SLT) also started Daylight Saving Time (DST) and "spring forward" the clocks to 3 AM.

The following four weeks will mean a period of total time confusion in SecondLife before Europe and Australia catch up.

Europe "springs forward" on Sunday March 29, 2015, while Australia (in the southern hemisphere) "fall back" on Sunday April 5, 2015.

...and then all will be well for awhile until the fall, when we go trough the opposite confusion.

Bock in SecondLife is - as always - here to aid you and has a clock with the correct SLT time in the right column for your convenience.

UPDATE: Edited according to my friend Petr's correct observation in his comment below!

The Laird's Awards - 2015

As tradition bids the staff of Bock in SecondLife, consisting of the editor in chief Bock McMillan and the editor for science, geeky stuff and photography Tomais Ashdene, have been racking their brains to assemble this list of worthy recipients of the 2015 Best in SecondLife Awards.

And without further ado here they are!

Best Friend

• Ebbe Linden of Second Life & Linden Labs
• The Linden Lab (award sent to Pete Linden, Senior Director, Global Communications)
• The Phoenix Firestorm Viewer Project Team (award sent to Jessica Lyon, FS Project Manager)

Best Blogger

• Apmel Goosson of Min avatar heter Apmel
• Eddi Haskell of Eddi & Ryce's Second Life
• Honour McMillan of Honour's Post Menopausal View (of Second Life)
• Inara Pey of Living in a Modem World
• Petr Vanbeek of Confessions of a Digital Daddy Bear
• Ziggy Starsmith of Ziggy Starsmith On The Edge Of Second Life

Best Builder

• Adham DeCuir of Boystown
• Fordis Flores of all over the place
• Jak Calcutt of Second Pride
• Karl Kalchek of Second Pride
• Samuel Fallen of Lytton & Fallen
• Truck Meredith of The Calas Galadhon Park Sims
• Tymus Tenk  of The Calas Galadhon Park Sims

Best Deejay

• Aeschylus Shepherd
• Butch Diavolo-Ğrăçємσûηт
• Cupric Router
• Helene Dragoone
• Hottie B Lockjaw
• Michelangelo Vilota
• sirhc DeSantis

Best Designer

• Ansor Hoorenbeek  of The Hoorenbeek Team
• Apple Fall of AppleFall
• Damien Fate of FateWear
• Masa Plympton of Deadwool 
• Winter Thorn of What's Next

Best Performer 

• Samm Qendra
• Strum Diesel

Best Scripter  

• Chaz Longstaff of Blue Balls
• Kip Ashbourne of Blue Balls

Best Pose-Maker

• Finn Millar of Vice Poses
• RubyStarlight Writer of Exposeur
• Spencer Ronzales of Vice Poses
• Winter Thorn of What's Next

Best Photographer

• Bre Czaroux
• Darkyn Dover
• Joseph Nussbaum
• JJ Goodman
• Nikolai Warden
• Skippy Beresford
• Static Frenzy
• Strawberry Singh
• Tomais Ashdene
• WayneNZ Resident

Best Dressed

• Dex Moleno
• Guyke Lundquist
• Hottie B Lockjaw

Best Frienemy

• Guyke Lundquist

Best Gay

• Garrett Smith
• Kahvy Smith, nee Sands
• Lee McKay

Best Husband 

• Bock McMillan
• Tomais Ashdene 

Best Wife

• Iendi Laville 
• Vampi Twine-McMillan-McMillan (honorary)

Best Son

• Guyke Lundquist
• Pook Czaroux

Best Daughter

• Donna Pavlova

Best Brother

• Dejerrity Mycron
• JJ Goodman
• Michelangelo Vilota
• Rylan Sirnah

Best Sister

• Lucretia Brandenburg
• Millimina Salamander

Best Boyfriend

• Fordis Flores
• JJ Goodman

Best Girlfriend

• Lucretia Brandenburg
• Pieni

Best Wingman

• Butch Diavolo-Ğrăçємσûηт

Love Has No Labels

(via J.M.G.)

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While the vast majority of Americans consider themselves unprejudiced, many of us unintentionally make snap judgments about people based on what we see—whether it’s race, age, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. This may be a significant reason many people in the U.S. report they feel discriminated against. Subconscious prejudice—called “implicit bias”—has profound implications for how we view and interact with others who are different from us. It can hinder a person’s ability to find a job, secure a loan, rent an apartment, or get a fair trial, perpetuating disparities in American society. The Love Has No Labels campaign challenges us to open our eyes to our bias and prejudice and work to stop it in ourselves, our friends, our families, and our colleagues. Rethink your bias at lovehasnolabels.com.