News and Events - 25 Feb 2012

OMG! Onesies Are a Gateway Drug for Grandmas

24.02.2012 20:00:00

Something weird has happened now that
I'm going to be, OMG, a grandmother -- I've started shopping. Or feeling compelled to shop. It's kind of scary because I do not like to shop. I'm not talking about buying the crib and the bedding, that's a given -- I'm talking about the urge to buy every cute onesie on the face of the earth. How many onesies does a baby need? Apparently Johnny Mac Pippin needs them all. And a whole lot more, to boot.

I blame Michelle, my 22 year old who works at Target. I was FINE until she forced me (literally to come into Target to look at the PERFECT onesie. She was right; it was perfect and I bought it and everything would have been fine. But onesie shopping is addictive and it's also a gateway shopping drug because I haven't stopped shopping or feeling compelled to shop ever since.

I justified the purchase of some onesies by saying "It's on clearance and I have a coupon!", which is fine -- it was and I did and we bought a 6 months size, not a newborn size. And I could not resist the footed sleeper with little frog feet -- Jenn might collect elephants but Michelle Belle loves frogs, and it was CUTE, dammit. Johnny Mac Pippin will look adorable in that sleeper. (And I've heard it is cold in Hawaii at night, right? And there was another footed sleeper that came with a cute little net washing machine bag thing, so tiny socks don't get lost in the wash. Totally adorable and useful, too.

After onesies and footed sleepers, I started buying books which is ridiculous because Johnny Mac Pippin hasn't even made his appearance in the world yet but he's well stocked with children's classics. (Like
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
and
Bread and Jam for Francis
and
Katy No-Pocket
and I could go on, but you get the picture, right? And I bought some
Indestructibles because I've been trying to find the indestructible, washable books my kids had when they were tiny and come up empty. These seemed to be similar and they're very cute -- but I'm still searching for THOSE books my kids had and I guarantee you if I find them, I'll be buying those too. I haven't bought the
BabyLit board books, yet, and I did stop myself from purchasing a book that will be perfect for
Johnny Mac Pippin when he's 10, I do have some self-control.

But not much.

We were at O'Hare last week, picking up Michelle and waiting for her luggage to come around on the carousel. As we stared at the opening of the baggage claim belt, a box came out. I peered at it. I peered at it some more. I probably said "hmmm" out loud and I felt TW glaring at me. I looked away from the box and into her eyes and she said, "No. No. Johnny Mac Pippin does not need a scooter." Which is true, he doesn't -- not right now. However, some day soon, he will definitely need a scooter and that one looked interesting. I must research scooters, so I'm ready to buy just the right one for Johnny Mac Pippin.

But then again, I haven't bought a single toy or stuffed animal -- but I'm on the look out for the perfect Kangaroo with Joey, have you seen one?

And then, last night, Jenn sent me a text with a picture of a cute
sailor suit onesie that she was looking for -- I found it and planned to buy it which led me to think about baby shoes. Johnny Mac Pippin would need some cute shoes with that onesie and I planned to surf baby shoes today. Good thing I didn't buy that onesie, Jenn bought it while I was asleep -- she also found
infant Sambas (just like his dad wears while I was asleep (damn her, I wanted to buy them!

I tried making some
Pinterest
boards to help control the urge to shop, but pinning cute things isn't quite the same thing as buying cute things. Pinning has been useful in other ways though. I'm trying to decide which cloth diapers to send and because cloth diapers have changed an awful lot since I had babies, I posted a couple of options and asked which were better. I got some feedback. That's good, Johnny Mac Pippin needs the BEST cloth diapers. Pinning has also kept me from taking a wee detour into the brand new
baby super center, Wonder, that opened by our house last fall. I'm afraid of what might happen if I go into that store.

Onesies are a gateway shopping drug. Someone take away my credit card -- wait, don't take it away yet. Tell me what the smartest, most awesome little boy in the world NEEDS his grandmother to buy for him. (Oh, and my daughter and son-in-law, the parents -- do they need any of those new baby care gadgets?

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Life. Flow. Fluctuate.

Information is Beautiful takes on the Oscars

24.02.2012 17:29:53

How do you visualise the huge US film industry? David McCandless looks at some of the entries for the latest Information is Beautiful competition just in time for the Oscars

To time with the Oscars this weekend, we at the
Information Is Beautiful Awards ran a Hollywood visualisation challenge. We shared a
massive dataset of film data - covering the grosses, opening weekends, genres, review scores of every major Hollywood release of the last five years.. Then asked people to create interactive visualisations of the data.

What came back was amazing, unexpected, beautiful and crazy.

Below are a couple of the most popular contributions. See if you can use them to predict who'll win Best Picture this weekend.

Filmstrips

By
Tom Evans
This beautifully minimal viz allows you to rifle numbers, rearrange releases and zoom in to detail (using your mouse wheel or equivalent .

Hollywood Data Explorer

James Fisher
Pared down but powerful filtering engine to let you balance ratings, grosses, genre and year to pull out the patterns and outliers.

Play with the rest of the entries.

About Me

I run
InformationIsBeautiful.net, dedicated to visualising information, ideas, stories and data. Twitter
@infobeautiful and
@infobeautyaward.

My book of infographic exploria,
is called Information Is Beautiful. (HarperCollins 2009 . In the US, the book's called
The Visual Miscellaneum

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24.02.2012 9:37:02

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New Orlenas: Criminal Intelligence Center Team Foils Murder-for-Hire Plot

23.02.2012 23:45:56

New Orleans Police Department- Public Information Office

Criminal Intelligence Center Team Thwarts Murder-for-Hire Scheme

(February 23, 2012 - New Orleans Police, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies and Louisiana State Troopers- all working collaboratively in the Criminal Intelligence Center (CIC in Jefferson Parish- foiled a robbery and murder-for-hire plot on a New Orleans businessman before it happened, and arrested the alleged mastermind behind it.

Last Monday night, NOPD officers arrested 42-year-old Joseph Edwards and charged him with “Inciting a Felony”. Through investigation, detectives found that Edwards had previously worked for the man he was allegedly plotting to rob and have someone kill.

Several weeks ago, NOPD Detective Steve Williams started developing information about the robbery and murder plan Edwards was hoping to pull off on Mardi Gras day. Physical surveillances and undercover interviews of the targeted businessman’s associates conducted by investigators gave detectives sufficient reason to obtain a search warrant for Edwards’ residence. During the search, detectives found more evidence that indicated Edwards was planning to rob the safe in one of the businessman’s retail stores. It was learned that the store’s safe sometimes contained between $150,000- $200,000. The evidence collected also implicated Edwards as plotting to have the business owner killed.

“This was an impressive investigation by NOPD, JP and Louisiana State Police. These investigators – who all sit under the same roof in the Criminal Intelligence Center- worked long hours together to gather the necessary information to stop this plan before it moved forward”, said Superintendent Ronal Serpas.

“They succeeded in making the arrest not only because of the technology and assets that the CIC provides, but also through good old-fashioned police work. They should all be commended.”

At the time of his arrest, Edwards
was wanted on 2 municipal attachments and had a prior arrest for Criminal Trespassing in New Orleans.

Edwards’ record in Connecticut is more extensive. There, he was arrested for Possession of Burglary Tools, Burglary, Criminal Mischief, Attempted Larceny, Failure to Appear, Evade Responsibility-Property Damage/Injury, Possession of Narcotics, Use of Drug Paraphernalia, Conspiracy Possession of Narcotics, Carrying Pistol Without Permit, Illegal Alteration of a Firearm, Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a Motor Vehicle, Larceny, Evade Injury/Property, Traffic Violation, Injury or Risk of Injury to or Impair Morals of Children and Sexual Assault.

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Research Proves Home Remedies for Cough, Flus and Asthma

24.02.2012 10:15:22

Home remedies are clinically shown better for coughs than drugstore cough medicine for young children, and new dietary supplements are protecting against colds, the flu and asthma.

Walgreens unlikely to make up with Express Scripts

24.02.2012 18:07:45

ts Inc. on Jan. 1, 2012, and its stance suggests that the odds of the drugstore making up with the pharmacy benefits manager before the end of the year are remote.

Designer Jorge Lamora Rebrands Himself – And Lands on Our Recommended List

24.02.2012 0:07:15

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Jorge Lamora started drinking cafe cubanos at the age of three in his hometown of Miami. Where caffeine may have stunted the growth of the average child, it seems to have given Jorge an impressive knack for great design. His first project came as a teenager when he “re-worked” the design of a job application to gain underage employment at a drugstore. Since then Jorge, has broadened his skills considerably, creating award-winning work in digital and print for a wide range of clients.

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25.02.2012 4:05:28

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Walgreens moves on after split with Express Scripts

24.02.2012 18:07:45

Walgreens is going through "the worst" part of not being in Express Scripts Inc.'s network and, while the transition is difficult now, the drugstore should rebound as the year progresses, its top pharmacy executive said on Monday.