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Discover the beauty of Kush Islands today! Kush Bay and Kush Cove are our newest islands and we're making a special offer to Herald readers! Mention this ad and get 20% off our already super-competitive below-cost prices!

Exclusive low lag class 5 waterfront at a fraction of mainland prices! Residential, commercial, and mixed zoning. Terraform and resale allowed. Friendly community with lots of privacy.

Kush Islands has the waterfront land that you've been looking for! Please visit us today! Search the Map for "Kush" to see our islands, and contact estate manager Clintovius Trotter to get the special Herald discount!

We'll see you in Kush Islands!

So, you want a home for your second life? Before you spend a day TPing around the metaverse on a tour of overpriced, garishly cluttered, nauseatingly flat land... visit the Sierras.

Sierra Nevada offers you a beautifully tranquil setting for sophisticated mountain living. Whether you choose a pine-covered beachfront lot surrounded by snow-capped peaks, or a secluded inland valley on the shores of a pristine alpine lake, you'll be sure to find the perfect spot for your dream home on this low-lag, class 5 sim. Lots of all sizes, low prices and tier, and a custom installed waterfall or hot springs with each purchase round out the deal. But please, don't take our word for it.... check it out for yourself at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sierra%20Nevada/164/197/43

When you're ready to give yourself a SL home that makes you actually want to stay home, contact Grace Rhode in-world for your own piece of mountain bliss.

[CRAP] is having a 50% off sale! All clothing merchandise, $75L or below.

Cotton Candy + Old Town locations only.

PS - At both locations you will find a HIPPO tshirt+cuddly tribute to our LL overlords. $1L.

COVE ISLANDS REAL ESTATE offers private estate residential, commercial and commerce parcels on beautiful sims with generous prim bonuses. In addition to some of the best quality land available in Second Life, our residents receive a service second to none.

Commerce and commercial parcels all have road access and double prim, while residential sims enjoy spectacular scenery and prim bonuses starting from 15%. Whether it is tropical or snow, business or pleasure, we have something to suit. If you want top quality land, efficient support and reasonable tier rates all from the same company, visit www.CoveIslands.com.

Advertise in the Second Life Herald - before we start in-world ad farming

Is this what you want to look at in SL?

Herald advertisers reach thousands of Second Life residents every day. We offer box ads at the top of the left- and right-hand columns, banner ads at the top of the page, and one-time posts in the main thread.

Advertising rates:
468x60 pixels, horizontal banner:
L$6,000 per week, L$22,500 per month

145x145 pixels, sidebar:
L$5,000 per week, L$20,000 per month

145x290 pixels (i.e., taller than it is wide), sidebar:
L$9,000 per week, L$35,000 per month

One-time post, main thread (included in our RSS feed):
L$10,000

For other ad rates or general inquiries (rates can be adjusted depending on placement), please contact Tenshi Vielle at smiletenshi [at] gmail [dot] com. Remember - the virtual world view you save could be your own!

[CRAP] Fashion @ Cotton Candy

Second Style issue #14 is now available for download from the Second Style website or in-world from kiosks across the Second Life grid. Issue #14 contains the Second Style memorial to Ginny Talamasca, along with two stunning pictorials, one for New Years gowns, the other for fabulous winter looks. This is Second Style's best issue yet.

Advertisers: The deadline for ads for publication in January's issue is Thursday December 20th! Placement prices are going up for February's issue, so lock in your savings now with a multi-placement package. Contact Celebrity Trollop for more information.

Second Style issue #13 is now available for download from the Second Style website. Issue #13 features cyberpunk and steampunk looks from around Second Life, as well as our regular monthly features, tips, shopping advice and interview.

You can also find issue #13 in world at kiosks all over the grid. Simply "wear" the object, drag it to the ground to read it.

Advertisers, the ad submission deadline for the Second Style January issue is December 20th. More information is available on our website here.

On the 18th of October Rome Film Festival will be on an island on Second Life; the Grand Opening Party is scheduled on 12:00 pm PDT with live DJs.

The festival will go on until the 27th and it'll have two big contests: the “Treasure Hunt†and the “Actor Look Alike†contest. The “Treasure Hunt†will start on the 22nd and end on the 24th, the fastest finding all the treasures will get L$ 12,000, the second L$ 8,000, the third L$ 5,000.

The “Actor Look Alikeâ€contest will end on the 26th, first place L$ 25,000, second place L$ 15,000 and third place L$ 10,000.

For both contests it is mandatory to subscribe, and subscriptions are open from the 18th of October. Come to the island for more information and notecards, and to visit the movie sets. The movie sets are interactive and in front of the sets you find free highly detailed costumes to download and to wear to take pictures or make a machinima. What are you waiting for? Come to:

BNL BNP Paribas2 (50, 140, 26) - Rome Film Festival - www.freelifemagazine.com
Dj sets:
18th October (PM-PDT)
12:00/02:00 Dj Claude Morigi(disco – ITA)
02:00/04:00 Dj Leanne Karas(’80ies – UK)

22nd October (PM-PDT)
12:00/02:00 Dj Neofito Beck(radio-hits – GER)
02:00/04:00 Dj Josey Trautman(alternative rock – ITA)

23rd October (PM-PDT)
12:00/02:00 Dj Leanne Karas(80ies – UK)
02:00/04:00 Dj WigmanStreeter (modern-rock – ITA)

24th October (PM-PDT)
12:00/02:00 Dj Danae Koenkamp (house – ND)
02:00/04:00 Dj Brad Infinity(dance – PT)

26th October (PM-PDT)
12:00/02:00 Dj Josey Trautman(alternative rock – ITA)
02:00/04:00 Dj Leanne Karas (’80ies – UK)

HybridLife.net is a social network to connect Second Life residents. It is also a platform for social experiments

HybridLife.net social network is free and not affiliated with Linden Lab; it is localized in English, Danish, German, Italian and Russian, with new languages coming soon and automatic translations in other 30 languages. In addition to its Web 2.0 tools, HybridLife.net is also a platform for social experiments open to Second Life residents. The developers of the site are currently refining its variables and point system, and you are welcome to contact them to provide your feedback on the project. To summarize these social experiments: Second Life avatars can join a “tribe†(each tribe is made by ten citizens) by paying an entry fee or for free as a sponsored entrant. The entry/sponsorship fees are pooled together and awarded to winners, after an administrative fee has been deducted. Also, a share of general sponsorships revenues are offered to winners, to make the prize more attractive.

As a social experiments, and loyal to the philosopy on which Second Life has been built, this is not a one dimension game with one unique final goal. Similar to our first life, there are different categories of "winners": top individuals, top gild, top tribe, etc. Point are awarded based on decision taken by players (as tribes and individuals) and experiment-specific objects owned by partecipants. Decision are expressed by votes.

For example, if a tribe is an open society, all its members gets a percentage increase in their points. So, that does not change how they rank against eachother, but it changes how they rank compared to other tribes. At the same time, being an open society means a higher percentage of consensus need to be achieved before taking decisions. Another example: once a gild achieve a certain number of members (its "critical mass"), all members get a percentage increase in their points. SL residents are motivated to take part in these social experiments, not only with financial rewards, but also for the desire to make a difference by taking part in a social event which can be studied and reported in the press etc.

This Second Life avatars social network is powered by European Social Network MyPacis.eu. MyPacis.eu is a Social Network with a social agenda: promoting peace by linking Europeans together and making easier to learn new common languages. It is an open source, integrated and multilingual social network, developed using Web 2.0 tools.

On Saturday the 4th of August a group of Cambridge-based actors, writers and directors are hoping they have a future West End hit on their hands with "Joined at the Heart." Before the traditional West End they want to break the virtual world. At 7.30pm (BST) / 11.30am (SLT) a performance will be streamed to a large screen in Northsound Island, where the Second Life community will be able to get an "audience" eye view of the musical as seen from the Junction Theatre, Cambridge. Although the quality will not match the live event, Second Life gives people the possibility of viewing "Joined at the Heart", and may even encourage them to travel to the Edinburgh Festival and see it for real.

Do you own a shop? Do you have something to sell? Talk Second Life is the largest Second Life business forum on the web. They have an excellent free marketplace for members to sell their goods. Registration is free and the membership is extraordinarily knowledgeable. Join Now and learn something about SL Business. http://www.talksecondlife.com

So I happened by a forum the other day which struck me as being really unique. TalkSecondLife.com is perhaps the only forum where networking and knowledge is shared about making money in-world. From reading the posts, it appears that a few businesses have been started by their members. There's some really good information for members (it's free) on starting businesses and running businesses in-world. Who knows: Anshe may even be a poster in sheeps clothing on there! So this brings me to the question: How many Second Life Millionaires are there?

Will LL sell space on the login page?

By Fiend Ludwig

Don't web pages usually include ads?

Re: Second Life 1.12.3(1 & 2) Beta

Josh Linden Says: “… - there’s a shiny new web-based login screen! “But Josh,†you ask, “aren’t you Lindens supposed to be fixing bugs instead of adding flashy features to the viewer?†Good question! We think that having a live feed of data visible even before you log in will help us communicate news and grid status more effectively.â€

Fiend Ludwig says: “… - there’s a shiny new web-based login screen! … I think that having a live feed of data visible even before you log in will help Linden Lab sell space to advertisers while residents wait to log in communicate news and grid status more effectively.â€

Hammie Linden is reporting that Lawrence Lessig is coming to Second Life in avatar form. Wow. That is huge. In my humble opinion Lessig is the most important legal figure alive, since he is working on issues that have maximal impact on our future -- issues ranging from intellectual property to the way that code replaces law as our lives increasingly move online. His work provided the philosophical foundation for our forthcoming book Only a Game, and just a few weeks ago I posted links to a couple of his books here on the blog. Definitely check out Code as Law and Free Culture. They are both must reads, and the latter is available free online so you don't have an excuse.

Now you can sign documents securely in SL. Notarizing guarantees everyone agreed to the same thing, and gives you a verifiable receipt with the signatures and original document.

Building Contracts
Employment Agreements
Land Leases
Pre-Nuptuals
Oaths of Office
Neighbor Policies
Credentials

Come to Nota Bene (Thyris 14,178) for details, instructions and sample documents. Touch any banner there for help.

Notarizations are protected against any tampering with modern, cryptographic techniques.

SL Mediators offers dispute resolution services that can easily be incorporated into your documents.

Look for Nota Bene events: Workshop covering contracts, document preparation, and special agreements. Or, IM Zarf Vantongerloo.

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Shopping in Second Life is something everyone loves to hate

If you spend just one hour in Second Life, you probably know the pain of shopping -- laggy areas, messy shops, and difficulty finding what you want. Cut your frustration and wasted time at SLExchange.com.

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Increasingly, many Second Life residents are re-assessing what they really want from their experience here. The popularity of Gigas' new Azure Islands sims reflects this new trend. People are moving to zoned sims with higher frame-rates and minimal lag.

They are building homes for themselves in managed sims where there are no clubs or commercial structures. At the Azure Islands there is actual parkland, roads and trees. Since Gigas (the guys behind www.secondserver.net) own the whole island, they can offer you rentals or discounted rates on the land tier fees - sometimes up to 40% cheaper than Linden Lab.

Marketing Basics in SL class to be held this Sunday, April 24, at 2pm in a building called Rose House, Georgianna (adjacent to the Spa Gato Condos and a short flight from the Phoenix Hotsprings Spa and Massage Beta Bar.

This class will look at how the basics of marketing can be applied to the world of Second Life. This class is for all content creators, whether content is material or events. Please check the Events Postings for more details.

Persephone Phoenix teaches college level marketing irl as well as a number of other subjects. As the course concepts build upon one another progressively over 1.5 hours, participants are encouraged to attend on time. This class is supported by Linden Lab.

This announcement is presented as part of the Herald's Free Ads for Educators program.

Men's and Women's Tattoos, specializing in custom orders, contact Gina Fatale in game for custom orders, references available from past satisfied customers, prices range from simple tattoos for L$50 and up for more unique designs. Visit us at two locations: Jernberg (238,90) (main store) and Paradise (155,57).

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SecondLIFE Boxing will be hosting one of their biggest events ever.. Boxingmania 2. Some of you might remember or have heard about the first Boxingmania, the match involving One Song vs. David Jacobs & Tank Levy... Well it is back and no one knows what is going to happen, with fights, drama and special appearances, You wouldn't want to miss it!

These are our current planned matches -
Carl Pierce vs. Green Jacques
Battle Royale (for the Xtreme Championship Belt) (Secret contestants)
Woman's Championship Match (Secret contestants)
Raji Zuma(champion) vs. Ted Eisenberg (for the SLB Championship Belt)
There will be more matches and appearances on the event!

We will see you there!

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Ginko Financial ATM, Arena (108, 132)

Visit us and open your free savings account to gain a L$100 bonus. Ginko Financial, changing Second Life one dollar at time.

NOTE: To open an account you must deposit L$1, which we provide free at the site.

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I've been working on a pretty large project for quite some time now, and recently discovered that my scripter quit on me. For more information, please read this Herald article.

Due to the large scope of this project, having one scripter code the entire thing may not be possible. If you have experience with any of the following, you may be right for the job:
SL/Web communication (such as XML-RPC and e-mail)
Site parsing
Databases
Customer UI (using XYText. Includes taking bets, paying out, communicating with the customer, etc.)
...and anything else that creating a sportsbook might entail.

If interested, please IM Kingey Oz or e-mail kingey gmail com. Thanks!

AS SEEN IN THE ATTACK ON AHERN!!! The TSLAS Nuke fires a homing missile that tracks anybody within the mouselook screen. Once the missile impacts on an object or avatar it will release ultra lag with massive explosions followed by push bullets that will push the avatar way way out of the sim. Only 3,000 Lindens! Available at Rizzo Ramona's nuke store, Jessie (187, 82). (Tell Rizzo “The Herald sent me!†for a 500L discount.)

Use at your own risk... Rizzo Ramona is not responsible for damage used with the TSLAS Nuclear Warhead. Nuke is known to crash sims. The most dangerous gun in SL today!

SecondLIFE Boxing is back, and it is better than ever!

The only WWE-like boxing show in SL has resumed holding events every Friday (Friday Night Xtreme) and Saturday (Saturday Night Showdown) at 2pm Secondlife time. This friday (18th March) at 2pm Secondlife time, SecondLIFE Boxing will be showing a special Pay Per View event called 'Royal Rumble' (alot like WWE). It will feature almost every SLB boxing superstar -- all fighting each other for bragging rights and Total Domination (Starts off with 2 boxers, and every 30 seconds a new boxer enters to join the fight). So if you want some entertaining Boxing/Drama action, meet us at the event!

Admission to the arena to watch the show is now free (we took away the entrance fees).

SLB are is looking for experienced SecondLife members to join the SLB Boxing staff group, (we also need commentators) if you are interested IM Tommy Rampal.

The SecondLIFE Boxing Arena is located at Buckler (169,243). We also have a gambling/casino, a club area, and a shopping area for you to check out!

- Tommy Rampal (owner of SecondLIFE Boxing)

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GinkoTec Financial would like to invite all Second Life citizens to
come to our bank headquarters in Arena (168, 112). We already take
deposits for savings accounts, paying a great 1% a week interest. Talk
to the manager (Nicholas Portocarrero) to see if you qualify for a
personal loan, or to just ask questions, and click our ATM to learn
more about our operations! We hope to see you soon.

DISCLAIMER: The Second Life Herald is not associated with the
advertiser in this post in any way and makes no claims as to the
product offered or the content thereof.

Seccond Life Boxing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday-

Hello All! Are you bored in Secondlife? Looking for a right laugh? Want to see two Avatars with boxing gloves fighting in a virtual ring? Then Head down to Secondlife Boxing Arena at 2pm Secondlife Time on December 17th (Friday Fight Night), December 18th (Saturday Showdown), and December 19th (The Fight before christmas *Christmas special*) to watch action packed drama and mild violence in a very realistic virtual boxing arena! *SLB Events are best viewed with Local lighting ENABLED*
NOTE - We are looking for Boxers, Commentators, and Security Guards (talk to Andy gupte about being a security guard) who will give enough effort to put on a good, entertaining show for our audience! (yes, there is a evently pay.) So if you are interested, IM Tommy Rampal.
Secondlife Boxing is a mix between the WWE Shows and Boxing. We have hired boxers to walk to the ring (with their own special theme music) and to come fight with our own special scripted boxing gloves. We also have our very own commentators also like in the WWE Tv show (JR and King) that talk about matches and other events by SLB.
Those who have already seen the SLB shows and came to the Boxingmania (another Boxingmania event in march. 'BoxingMania 2') event (with special guests, One song and Tank Levy), Will see some new and familiar faces in the show. We also have changed around the arena a bit and improved some things. So do not miss any of our events! (David Jacobs, Paca Hannibal, Ted Eisenberg and Skunken Gascoigne is no longer a part of SLB)

Seeking Models and Agents

Please IM Softball Chick if you want to be a MODEL OR BE A MODEL AGENT. Property name is "Chicks Famous Modeling." Please IM, come over, or mail me for details. --Softball Chick

About our Advertising Policy

Advertisements are offered free of charge to all Alphaville Sim Properties. Contact the Alphaville Herald for details.

Sugars Hotel: Sugars Hotel is a love hotel offering state of the art love beds and jacuzzi's for the sinfully low price of $1K per visit! Stay until the hotel closes. Green for free. Bring a naughty friend. We don't ask and don't tell! SugarBabe, your proprietor, is also looking for roomies! Don't wait, hook yourself up. Love, SB

Cornell Realty in Alphaville, for all your building needs.
Contact Will Cornell to get a house built from scratch, remodeled, or renovated.

Mephisto's Goth Supplies
Building a church or renovating a B&D Dungeon?
Need that special gargoyle or head in a jar to make your living room just right?
Come to Mephisto's Goth Supplies.
50% off retail for anything goth.
Store open by appointment only. IM Doctor Legion for appointment.

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