On March 16th, Avatar PR presents Award ceremony for Lanai Jarrico!

Press Release:

On Friday March 16th @ 7 PM SLT, located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cyberstar/206/206/24 , Avatar PR will proudly present Lanai Jarrico with the Excellence In Effort award for her thorough inworld news coverage via the Second Life Enquirer and for her recent appointment as the head of media operations with Press Pass Media.

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Close up of Lanai Jarrico

A brief award ceremony and networking after party make up the festivities at this long over due recognition of Ms. Jarrico’s hard work. You are all invited to attend and BYOB : )
See you there! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cyberstar/206/206/24

By Nani Xue

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New York City,The In Place To Be ! - Pandora Drezelan Reporting...

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The New York City sim in Second Life™ is simply stunning, it is the in place to be, with beautiful, realistic builds, fabulous places to shop and classy, modern living. New York City Sim™ has luxurious design and style, this architectural masterpiece is one of a kind.



I spent some time speaking with Seth Diabolito, executive real estate broker and fashion director.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: noBrix Commercial District, Second Life's Best Commercial district is now open for business.

With an eyecatching design and built for perfomance noBrix Commercial District is fast becoming SL's largest, trendiest, most practical growing merchant district which offers the ideal solution for you and cater to your business needs.
noBrix Virtual Services have friendly and decisive management  who are available for consultation 24/7 globally to serve your needs.

Featured Destination : http://secondlife.com/destination/nobrix-commercial-district

SPACE AVAILABLE!
Small shop = 260 $L weekly 50 prims (extra prims available)
Big shop = 525 $L weekly 100 prims

Contact : noBrix Wyx, Maryann Redyard, Valbabe Resident

TELEPORT NOW

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Behind the Scenes of Dazzlers Inc. - Dazzle Me – Coco Lierfatte Reporting

Dazzlers is a dance company based in Second Life, founded by SavannahAnn McMillan and Pyper Dollinger. Dazzlers is now run by co-founder & dancer Pyper Dollinger. Getting to be a Dazzler is a great opportunity, and a very big achievement. These girls work so hard to prepare for a show, and it shows the day the curtain raises and you see these gorgeous women in position ready to dance. Getting to be a Dazzler myself has really helped me to go behind the scenes and sit down with these amazing and talented ladies.

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Mermaids In Second Life -- Pandora Drezelan Reporting

One of the beauties of Second Life is that you can be whoever or whatever you choose to be, the styles of avatars are almost unimaginable and the list is endless from human, vampire, demon, etc.--the choice is yours.

And then there are mermaids, an amazing aquatic and mythological species with a human form and the tail of a fish, truly graceful and amazing. "Mermaid" is a mixture of two words, mer the French word for "sea", and maid, being a young woman.





Me as Mermaid

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Trippin with Price/ Take a Risk

Ok! I have never taken drugs, and never will. If you know me....Be Quiet! I'm reporting here. I have to say in a good way this Sim is like being on acid. Here are some new words my wonderful SL Readers I want you to remember, I will use them many times. This Sims was “Frosty”, totally “Iced”, really “Frigid”.

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Do You Need Lindens? -- NemzKat Resident Reporting

Podex Bank is the cheapest Linden Exchange in Second Life; it is even cheaper than Linden Labs.

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Dreams, More Than Just a Place to Build -- Lukes Lionheart Reporting

The Sojourner Memorial

What started as a story about a building contest turned into the story of "The Sojourner" and the Love of a Mouse.

I'm a builder here on SL and a couple of weeks back, I went to one of my haunts to watch a “Speed Building” contest. While there, I saw the notice for the monthly building contests. The theme for the month of March was “Green”. I thought, Wonderful! What a great theme, green, as in the environment. That would probably make a great story. So I sent an IM the owner of the “Dream Builders” group, a person by the name of “The Sojourner”, to ask for an interview. A little while later, I received an IM from Golda Stine, who said she was the sim caretaker. This struck me as a bit odd, but we set up a time to get together later that day. It turns out Golda is a pint-sized mouse with a giant heart of gold. After some initial chit chat, I got down to business and asked questions about the history of the sim, the how and why of the group and the March build contest. This is when I realized the story was not going to be about the contest; it is the story of The Sojourner.

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Ozimal Bunnies – 2 Years On and Still Hopping! -- EDD Graycloud Reporting

Two years after its release, Ozimals bunnies continue to hop among the SL community. After more than 6000 plus bunnies and nests in total, I reflect upon some if its finer points and why I still hold on to some of my prized 11-prim pets as many move on to other virtual prim pets and interests.


Leafhopper

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Bahiyaa Jumanya and Digital Arts Talent Agency -- Pandora Drezelan Reporting

It's Women's History Month -- in real life and in Second Life, too, and it's a great time to spotlight women on the grid who are looking to do big things! And Bahiyaa Jumanya is one such woman. I met with Bahiyaa Jumanya, the owner and CEO of Digital Arts Talent Agency, and was given a tour of her amazing office and home.

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SL Newser Commentary: Linden Lab Is Destroying It's Newfound Trust

Longtime users of Second Life are all too familiar with the days of M Linden. Before him, Second Life was truly seen as "Your World, Your Imagination." But then, Linden Lab began making a number of questionable moves that didn't seem to make any sense, except possibly for short term profits at the expense of long term, or just made no sense at all. People began to have less and less faith in the Lab to run the virtual world in a competent manner. The doubt was to the point among some as to question any new move Linden Lab would make out of fear they'd just screw it up and end up making the Grid worse off.  Read More

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Trippin with Price / IMAGINARY WHIMSY WITH A DARK SMILE

 [.XIV] Evanesce is a SIM with a twisted dream. When you arrive to the SIM you have to adjust your viewing for a perpetual night. I find this setting best, let me tell you why.
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It’s like you have stepped into the Mad Hatters head during a dream. When you arrive your welcomed by a eerie floating  “Welcome “message as you find yourself standing in the middle of a pond. Take your time to get you visual barring, trust me you will need them. Alice  (Alice in Wonderland) does not live here.

When you’re ready to walk it will seem like your floating on marsh like lands. Go ahead and fulfill your god like desires by walking across its waters. Every day modern clothing seems out of place in this space, so I got into my own whimsical character “Prissy on Wanderdust” and headed out to explore.

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TIME FOR A CURE

Time for a cure is the theme for the music festival running in conjunction with Relay for Life in Second Life.

Two Relay For Life in SL teams are hosting a music festival which runs from March 10^th through to 17^th March and which will consist of live performers, DJ’s, Poets as well as a Nickelback tribute band. This dual team event has the two teams collaborating for this worthy cause.

Still Braveheart, who has put in a great deal of the legwork in organising the festival explains how the team she represents is made up “The team, ‘SL Music Races for a Cure’, is made up of all the different avenues of the music community; performers, managers, venue owners, fans, music group owners. This is a wonderful way for the entire music community to achieve a few things--camaraderie, exposure to the music community, and most importantly, the ability to make a difference in the battle against cancer, a devastating disease that has affected everyone in some way shape or form. It is a team made up of 120 members from all walks of the live music community”. The SL Music Races for a Cure team have already accumulated over US$800 for this Relay for Life season.

The other team participating in the music festival is ‘Hero’s For Life’. NightWalker Galaxy representing ‘The Hero’s For Life’ says of his team’ “this team was formed by 4 People who wanted to help in the fight against cancer...We have based our theme after the marvel comic book heroes who are there for anyone that is in need of them...The motto of the Hero’s is ‘Stand Strong against cancer’.... Each member of the team has their own ability and brings their own helping hand and together there isn’t anything we will not do or put together to help in this fight.” Hero’s is a much smaller team but has a big heart and heart and compassion can't be measured in numbers.....

The venue itself is located at the corner of Relay Boulevard and Cure Avenue. There will be vendors available which will house only Relay sale items, along with the regular shops along the street. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/the%20breakers/32/152/22

Still Braveheart concludes by saying “We are looking forward to the best Relay For Life Season ever....having fun and making a difference in the battle against cancer.”

The following is the schedule of performances for the music festival:

March

3-10 Noon - 1 pm Eli Megadon Live performer

3-10 4 pm - 5 pm Shaun McPherson Live performer

3-10 5 pm - 9 pm DJ Bliss Snowfall

3-10 9pm - 10 pm Wytchwhisper sadofsky Live performer

3-11 4 pm - 8 pm DJ Bliss Snowfall

3-12 Noon - 2 pm DJ Viper

3-13 10 an - 11 am NigelC Palmer Live performer

3-13 6 PM - 8 pm DJ Jonny Rudyard

3-14 Noon - 1 pm Doofus and Pan Life performance

3-14 1 pm - 2 pm Sid Slade live performance

3-14 2 pm - 3 pm Sid Slade Live performance

3-14 5 pm - 6 pm Joaquin Gustov Live performer

3-14 6 pm - 7 pm Terran Magic Live performance

3-15 2 pm - 3 pm Josie Anderton Live performance

3-15 3 pm - 4 pm Mamaa Siaz Live performance

3-15 4 pm - 5 pm Sassy Nightly Live performance

3-15 5 pm - 6 pm Automatic Quandry Live performance

3-15 6 pm - 7 pm MichaelJames Magic Live performance

3-15 7 pm - 8 pm Taunter Goodnight Live performance

3-16 noon - 1 pm Gigi Jasper Live performance

3-16 1 pm - 2 pm Fedora Jones Popstar Live performance

3-16 3 pm - 4 pm Josie Anderton Live performance

3-16 4 pm - 5 pm Max Kleene Live performance

3-16 5 pm - 6 pm Stella Silvansky Live performance

3-16 6 pm - 7 pm Eli Megadon Live performance

3-16 7 pm - 8:30 pm Tribute band Nickleback

3-17 noon - 1 pm Wolf n Hawk Live performance

3-17 1 pm - 2 pm BubbaC John Live performance

3-17 2 pm - 4 pm DJ Viper

3-17 4 pm - 6 pm DJ Terran Magic

3-17 6 pm - 8 pm DJ Red Ryder

Come and support Relay for Life in Second Life and at the same time enjoy the efforts of those who have put the festival together.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/the%20breakers/32/152/22

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$200K USD in Bitcoins Stolen -- Allen Eppenberger Reporting

I learned last evening from Technovelgy.com that an amount totaling BTC 46,000 in the digital currency called “Bitcoin” was siphoned away from a cloud service called Linode.com. That company issued a statement on their site, which I found on Facebook: http://status.linode.com/2012/03/manager-security-incident.html The story first broke March 1st on Bitcoinmedia.com.

VirWoX.com, a currency exchange site who trades in Linden Dollars, also does business in Bitcoins. I contacted them for a comment. Their anticipated reply was “...given that this event is completely unrelated to Second Life, (it) did not affect us”. This is fortunate, as it does speak of the incident being completely isolated. I'm sure there are many other sites that deal in Bitcoins that are unaffected as well.

What makes this story important is the fact that the default world is increasingly leaning towards virtual currencies as the global economy continues to fluctuate. The fact that we occupy Second Life means that we all deal with Linden Dollars. Many of us also will also be dealing with Facebook Credits soon. We will expect our virtual wallets to be secure. Just because our digital currency has no physical paper equivalency doesn't mean that it is any less of a medium of trade. Most of the global wealth is actually traded in ones and zeros. We use credit and debit cards. And many third world countries rely on cell phones to do their transactions. All of these mediums are heavily dependent on a secure digital system of exchange.

While Google's Eric Schmidt has stated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, that Bitcoin is unregulated and therefore undesirable (my paraphrase), we will still be trading in Bitcoins, Linden Dollars, and other digital currencies in the foreseeable future. It will be vitally important to treat these every bit as respected as US dollars, Euros, Yen, or any of the physical currencies that are traded.

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SL ARTS & LITERATURE: StoryFest Returns to the Grid

For a second year, presenters, poets, and storytellers will gather at Bran for a day of adventures, and journeys, satyre, humor, and delight - all presented through stories presented live in voice.  "It's agreat line up of diverse presentations," said Dubhna Rhiadra, well know wandering half-elven storyteller and one of the event's hosts, "I am particularly gratified that there will be feegles represented this year."  The one day celebration begins Saturday morning at 10:00am, with the last session beginning at 5::00pm (all times SLT).  An expanded run down of the schedule is posted on the StoryFest Events Blog.

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Inside the World of Relay for Life - Part Two -- Coco Lierfatte Reporting

This is a continuation of yesterday’s piece on Relay for Life. It was difficult to write about such a wonderful organization (and the wonderful people a part of RFL) in just one article. I had the pleasure to sit down and talk with a few Relay for Life veterans to learn about their joining of RFL and how the organization has impacted their lives.

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In memory of Courtesan DeCuir

As the various events for The Relay for Life for 2012 get ready to kick off I would like to share this story with you.

In 2007 one Courtesan DeCuir arrived in Second Life. Courtesan DeCuir who had been a prior cancer survivor took Relay for Life very seriously. One year she did a tribute as her music Idol “Martina McBride” during Relay for Life to help those who were in need and another time we heard Courtesan speak once more through Martina McBride in the words of her release “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”.

Now it's forced smiles and baggy shirts

To hide what the cancer took from her

But she just wants to feel like a woman again

She said, "I don't think I can do this anymore"

He took her in his arms and said “That's what my love is for”

In her time in SL, Courtesan met and eventually married Ortho Vargas. Courtesans’ impact on Ortho was immediate. She mentioned to her friends that her greatest moment was when he took a picture of her hair and with that image he created the REDHEAD.

On the very last day of Relay for Life 2011, Courtesan DeCuir passed away from a brief illness. Her loss has transcended friendship and family.

The team at JCS decided to dedicate the ‘Devoted to a Cure’ logo for the 2012 Relay for Life to her.

The BASS GUITAR is the BC RICH READHEAD. The original graphic in the guitar is of Courtesans hair.

The Four Strings signify the four years Courtesan blessed us with her presence. 2007 to 2011. Each year symbolizing a year. The wings signify her Transition and Ascension into heaven. At the very top behind the neck of the Guitar you will see a heart; the shadows mean that she continues to reach out to everyone. You will also notice two streaks of water; the first streak is to remind us of the tears shed when we learned she had passed away. The Second streak is for the tears shed on the day of her memorial. Behind the wings are linked music notes. These represent the harmony Ortho and Courtesan shared with one another and to remind us of the music that brought them together.

The connected circles you see are really a C and an O = Courtesan and Ortho.

And finally the last partially filled in circle is called the circle of life. JCS believe that it takes a lifetime to really get to know someone, especially when that person accepts your hand and agrees to share that lifetime with you. They also feel that Courtesan was taken away too soon. So they left this circle partially unfinished to remind us all, just how precious life truly is.

Please, if you have the means, give to Relay for Life. No one is promised tomorrow. Only with your help can we give hope to those that are still trying to complete their Circle of Life.

Dedicated to Courtesan DeCuir by

Johnathan Hiess, Jenna Coppola, Tari Ember and the Entire JCS Family

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Inside the World of Relay for Life - Part One -- Coco Lierfatte Reporting

Relay for Life is an amazing organization. It was founded in real life in 1985, and they established the organization in Second Life in 2004. The expansion of Relay for Life once they started in Second Life is tremendous; this season alone there are 96 teams, and over 2,000 relayers and the season hasn't even started! This season starts March 10th, 2012, and it's expected to be a great season this year. As the season's premiere approaches, I got to sit down with some of the people who help make Relay for Life possible.

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Objets D'Art By Olu

Get A NYC Skyloft For 1L This Month...

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Mountaincrest Castle- New Medieval Role-Play Sim – NemzKat Resident Reporting

 Mountaincrest Castle is a Medieval/Fantasy RPing sim. It is looking for new members to join!

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Chilbo Museum: A Non-elitist Haven for People of the Arts -- Troy Aristocarnas Reporting

Second Life as a medium of artistic expression flourishes thanks to efforts and venues like those of the Chilbo Museum.

Now close to completing five years of showcasing works of in-world artists and treasured portfolios of art collectors, the museum ushered in its 2012 season in the Winter/Spring exhibit, Clarity of Vision, featuring the output from the creative lens of the award-winning photographer, Jewel Appletor.

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The Twisted Hunt -- Pandora Drezelan reporting....

I have never been on a hunt, but after talking with Vasha Martinex the organizer of The Twisted Hunt™, I realized what a huge event it can be and just how much time and effort goes into putting one together.

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"Lucky Lady" Premiere in SL Review By Allen Eppenberger

Ambrosia Lanley's newest production "Lucky Lady" was premiered on Friday March 2, coinciding with International Women's Day. Starring Ambrosia Lanley, Sin Irelund, Mitzy Jules, Terrin Rembrandt, and Lina, it's a dramatic story about a young woman discovering her sexuality and orientation while living and working with her grandparents in the state of Texas.

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SL Newser News: Phoenix Team Leader Jessica Lyon Speaks Out About New Third Party Viewer Policy

Image retireved from SL Newser

On February 28th, Jessica Lyon made a public appearance to speak about the recent changes Linden Lab announced of their Third Party Viewer Policy. The Phoenix "office hour" took place at the Rockcliffe University area, and was in front of a packed audience with up to 150 residents in and around an auditorium at the intersection of four sims ... Read More

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SFL Super Bowl This Weekend

Media Day At The SFL!

The Sports and Leisure Desk of the SL Enquirer was representing hard at the SFL Media Day ceremonies which precede their annual Super Bowl.

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Willowdale High School - An Education Experience -- Amanda432 Cheviot Reporting

“School + Students = Education” – Rose Kramoloc

When I tell people that I teach high school in Second Life, there is shock and disbelief. The expression says “My goodness, why???” After all, when one thinks of Second Life, there is clubbing, chatting with friends, and exploring. If there is any roleplaying (RP’ing), it is either of the adult variety or something to do with dragons, zombies or vampires. And if there is education, there are building classes and maybe some college classes. High school is another story though. Why high school?

For me, I had the same reservations. Strangely, teaching high school in Second Life is too close to my real life experience and a lot of us in Second Life are trying to separate the two. And even stranger, I teach High School Algebra. When making your dream in Second Life come true, the last thing I thought that would be is being a high school Algebra teacher.

Willowdale High School (WHS) is my first SL high school (yes, there are actually others out there!) and I’ve been there for almost a year. Why do I stay? Well, because it’s fun. But not only is WHS an education environment, it is also an RP. People role play as teachers, students, and WHS staff. This was a new experience for me because I’m not a general RP’er. There are times I’ve found myself having to role play as a teacher with the students and times I’ve actually taught something in class. Then again, isn’t this the same in real life?

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Press Release : Launch of a new group for promising starter models, “A Star Is Born!”

SECOND LIFE PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 29, 2012

Announcement:  Launch of a new group for promising starter models, “A Star Is Born!”


Kay Fairey announces today that she is launching a non-profit group that is dedicated to providing promising starter models with actual runway show experience to initiate their career start.
This group will be led by Kay Fairey and will admit a maximum of 20 new graduate students from any model academy in Second Life to provide real on-the-job runway show experiences which the members can list in their resume when applying for agency castings.  Kay stresses that the group is neither an academy nor an agency and will not be affiliated with any particular model academy.  All members will be asked to leave after they have three show experiences including shows by other groups in order to open their spots to newer graduates.  This activity will continue while Kay is able to provide this service.

Shows will be organized and run by Kay at runways that will be rented with the support of BLVD Agency under BOSL Organization, where Kay is currently CEO.  Blackbarbie Bravin and Wicca Merlin, who support this concept, have joined the group as Officers.
There will be a minimum payment made to all models which will be less than the market average for professional models but Kay stresses that she wants future top models to be accustomed to the idea of paid modeling jobs as she is also an avid promoter of paid shows.

“Models spend a lot of money to style the given outfits so that they look good.  I think it is only fair that models get some payment even if they will usually spend more than they earn.  Free shows with no payments made to models are taking advantage of the money models pay out of their pockets to make the outfit and the agency look good and this is not fair to them.”
The way new graduate students are invited to this group may change in the future but for now only those who have been recommended by various modeling academies will be invited to the group to make sure the promising future top models get priority in taking advantage of this system.
A separate letter will be sent out soon to modeling academy Owners and Directors.
A special thanks goes to Frolic Mills of BOSL Organization for supporting this concept and allowing this group to use his runways as show venues.
Link to SL Enquirer’s Interview about the “A Star Is Born!” grouphttp://www.slenquirer.com/2012/02/spotlight-feature-star-is-born.html#more
For more information, contact Kay Fairey inworld or by email at kayskisses@gmail.com.

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About Kay Fairey:
Kay started modeling in March of 2008 and has been teaching modeling initially at Mimmi Boa Modeling Academy and later with Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy where she is stull teaching.

Kay is currently CEO and model for BLVD Agency, Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy Executive Director and Instructor, Agency Director for Dione Fashion Agency, Fashion Editor for the Best of SL Magazine, Producer and Host for “SLTV Fashion Style – The Runway” which is a bi-weekly live fashion program by Second Life TV in SL Japan.

Kay is also represented by BeStyle District Agency, D’ior Modeling Agency, Elegancia, Farouche Tres Modeling Agency, International Modeling Agency, LOOK Elite Models, MAD Agency, Opium Evolution, Passion – The Fashion Agency (in alphabetical order).

Blogs:
Kay Fairey – Fashion Forward
http://kayfairey.com/
Industry Tips by Kay Fairey
http://www.kayfairey.blogspot.com/
Kay Faireyのモデル日記 (Japanese)
http://kayfairey.slmame.com/
FLICKR
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25299139@N05/

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When Battlebots Attack -- Luc Fray Reporting

Time and time over again, it has been proven that man has always been fascinated with fight games that pit one with another -- from gladiator style arenas to underground fight clubs to animal derbies to modern day boxing. Perhaps it is the thrill of bloodlust, or maybe the morbid fascination of observing one fight for survival, or perhaps just the excitement of tempting the fates and wondering if the gods will favor the one you bet on this time. Whatever it is, people would certainly want to see and experience brutal brawls.

Enter Buildables.

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10 Ways to Keep Your Relationship Strong -- NemzKat Resident Reporting

I interviewed KJ Kiranov and Xyza Armistice to ask about being in a strong, committed relationship in SL is and how to keep one.

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Clash of Realities: A Commentary -- Allen Eppenberger Reporting

There comes a time when you take on so many projects at once, you start to lose track of which ones have priority. What makes it even more difficult is when digital reality starts to bleed over into the default world.

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Finding Support In SL -- Crimsoncure Reporting

Nonprofit organizations are an important and crucial part of Second Life. They help out with real world issues, but in Second Life and that interests me. I could go on forever about all the nonprofits, but there are a few that I chose to cover specifically: The Giving Circles Network, Project Jason, and NSW Animal Rescue.

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SL Newser News: Spaceport Alpha/International Space Museum Is Back

 

Good news for space fans in Second Life. The Spaceport Alpha sim, home to the International Space Museum or ISM is back online after having been closed for a few weeks. There had been some concerns that the return of the place would be further delayed due to Linden Lab asking for both the back payments and a purchase fee for a new sim. But they were laid to rest when on Wednesday February 22nd the sim was back online for all to see.

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Ice Lords Rule SL Hockey

Stacey the bandwagon frontrunner, rocking the Ice Lords jersey...

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Spring Fashion 2012: MIX + MESH by AVENUE Models

MIX+MESH by Avenue Models

AVENUE Models leads the way into Spring Fashion 2012 with the first mesh fashion showcase: MIX + MESH, held Feb. 25-March 11. Celebrate fashion and see the new Spring Collections in this stylish event filled with fashion shows, contests and more. Learn more at http://www.avenuesl.com

This press release originally from Secondlife website http://secondlife.com/destination/spring-fashion-2012-mix-mesh

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BOSL News: Mr. Mills, BOSL CEO, Raises Funds for Autism Charity

Did you ever wonder what Mr. Frolic Mills, BOSL CEO, would look like if he were female? Today we found out at the Grand Autism Benefit where he raised a significant amount of money for the cause in short time... Read More

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