Buon Compleanno, Bello Uomo!

The beautiful soul that is Reiki first rezzed into SecondLife four years ago, on March 28, 2011.

Reiki is celebrating his anniversary with a rezday bash today, Sunday March 29th from 9 AM-12 PM (noon) and 1 PM - 6 PM SLT.

Everyone is welcome.

Your limousine to the party awaits you:
Ametista (SLurl).

"Die Walküre - Act 3" Opens Tomorrow

The sneak premiere of  The Theater on the Hills production of Richard Wagner's "Die Walküre - Act 3" is now over. It was a thundering success!

The open premiere will be tomorrow, Sunday March 29, 2015, at 12 PM (noon) SLT, after which the performances will continue through April.

Please read my friend Eddi Haskell's raving review over on his blog: Eddi and Ryce Photograph Second Life.

Here is your ticket to ride to The Theater on the Hill (SLurl).

Menswear Fashion Week 2015

The Menswear Fashion Week 2015 started yesterday, but I missed that... I am indebted to Kahvy Smith for reminding me.

This is your transport to the event MWFW 2015. While you are at the event you should also take the time to enjoy the amazing build created by Fordis Flores.

Here is the - tentative (changes may occur) - program for the upcoming week. Here is a link to the official blog of the event Siren Productions: Menswear Fashion Week Is Now OPEN

SATURDAY MARCH 28
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Gabriel Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- Bali Themed Exclusives Show
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT -- Rfyre Fashion Show
7:15pm – 9:00pm SLT -- Cultured the Magazine Game Tournament RFL Fundraiser


SUNDAY MARCH 29
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- David Heather Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- Elements Fashion Show
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT -- TONY Fashion Show


MONDAY MARCH 30
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Wicca's Wardrobe Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- Group Fashion Show #2
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT -- Xen's Hats Accessory Show


TUESDAY MARCH 31
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Zed Sensation's Fashion Show
1:15pm – 2:45pm SLT -- iNOVARE Game Tournament RFL Fundraiser
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT -- Group Fashion Show #3

WEDNESDAY APRIL 1
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Bond 7 Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- Group Fashion Show #4
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT -- REPRESENT Fashion Show


THURSDAY APRIL 2
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Bravura! Homme Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- Group Fashion Show #5
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT-- Underwater Fashion Show


FRIDAY APRIL 3
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Akeruka Skin Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- Countdown Fashion Show
6:00pm – 7:00pm SLT -- An@rchy Ink Fashion Show


SATURDAY APRIL 4
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12:00pm – 1:00pm SLT -- Madonna Fashion Extravaganza
1:00pm – 1:00am SLT -- SL Live Radio Closing Party & RFL Fundraiser
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT -- B. Barbie Fashion Show


SUNDAY APRIL 5
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1:00pm – 1:00am SLT -- SL Live Radio Closing Party & RFL Fundraiser
2:00pm – 8:00pm SLT -- Jazz & Art by the Sea RFL Fundraiser

Picture of the Day - 312

"Dirt" by Tyler De'Leon

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

Exciting Genetics

As a Christmas present for myself - yes indeed, I do that - I bought myself some DNA testing through a company called Family Tree DNA, which is the testing partner for National Geographic's Genographic Project.

I received a test kit in the mail a couple of months later. The kit consisted of two brushes and two vials. After swiping a brush gently over the inside of the left cheek I stuffed it into one vial and then did the same thing with the right cheek. Then I sent them off to the USA and waited for several more weeks.

Well yesterday the results of one of the tests came in on my assigned webpage. These results are for what is called "The Family Tree Finder", in which I can find my genetic make-up, among other things my origins.

According to the results my origins consist of 96% European (Scandinavia 73%, British Isles 21% and Eastern Europe 2%) and - lo and behold - 4% Central/South Asian. (You can see my genetic hot-spots in colors on the map above.)

What excited me most at first was the Asian origin, which according to the information consisted of Persians, Sogdians and Afghans.

And we all know our history don't we? We all know what famous person lead an army to the hills in Sogdia, besieged the Sogdian Rock and later married into Sogdian royalty and conceived a son, now don't we?

Well, if you didn't understand it before let me tell you the great news! I could of course be the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (or something similar) grandson of Alexander the Great and the Sogdian princess Roxana.

There is of course also a very remote possibility that my ancestor was one of Alexanders soldiers or even the carrier of his chamber pot who had a one-night fling with a Sogdian working girl...  But I am inclined to lean more towards the first theory until further information comes to my knowledge.

Furthermore the test tells me the locations of my most distant paternal Family Finder matches to be in The Netherlands and Western Sweden, while my most distant maternal Family Finder matches are located in South Western Norway and Southern Sweden.

I am now excitedly awaiting the results of my Y-DNA and mtDNA screenings.

SP Board Meeting Saturday at 10 AM

The board of Second Pride will have a general meeting in the Second Pride HQ Conference Hall (SLurl) on Saturday March 28, 2015, at 10:00 AM SLT

The agenda of the meeting

1. Call To Order
2. Department Reports
    a) Chair/IT
    b) Build
    c) Events
    d) Community Relations
    e) Security
    f) Treasurer
3. Board Vacancies
    a) Security
    b) Call for interest for
         I    Marketing
         II   Secretary/Co-Chair
         III  IT
4. Adjourn

Picture of the Day - 311

"Once upon a..." by Eria Ziemia

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