In first place Sophia Yates:
In 2nd place is Rag Randt:
and in 3rd place our own Covadonga Writer:
Congratulations to all!
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Showing posts with label second life newspaper. Show all posts
Photo contest winners!
The competition was fierce for this one with a lot of fantastic entries - great to see so much imagination in our readers. James and I had a tough time picking the winners but here are the top 3:
In first place Sophia Yates:
In 2nd place is Rag Randt:
and in 3rd place our own Covadonga Writer:
Congratulations to all!
In first place Sophia Yates:
In 2nd place is Rag Randt:
and in 3rd place our own Covadonga Writer:Congratulations to all!
A SL World of Good Ole Southern Fun!
New Features Added !Not only does the "Southern Fun" sims still have the the shopping
mall, houses available for rent, kicking country music, dancing, DJ's,
Live music events and parties... but they've added a beach, canoe
races, and an underwater cave for exploration and fun!
The warm sandy beach is incredible, complete with the "sLwim" swimming
hud for a realistic and fun water experience.
And of course there'sthe sunbathing towels, where you can earn Lindens while you work on
your tan or watch the bikini-clad ladies searching the sandy shores
for seashells. Additionally, a functional sliding board and diving
board on the pier provide even more options for a day of beach fun.
AND... Southern Fun now holds monthly canoe races - a popular event
for participants and spectators alike!
And don't forget to explore the new underwater cave at Southern Fun.
Squid, fish, and beautiful scenery can be found from the liquid depths
of this unique underwater cave.
Visit Southern Fun where there's a countless number of many fun and
relaxing activities !
Mystique Sassoon
NEW SLN Contest!
What needs to be in the picture ?1... The park-bench provided in the box
2... The person sitting or "being" on the couch
3... The person wearing our SLN-fan tshirt with the logo at the front in-sight
Where do you take the picture ?
1... Wherever you want to. Most sweet, cool,dark,sunny, mysterious place you can find. See it as a challenge to blow the judges minds !!!
How do you give us the image ?
1...Email it as JPEG or JPG image to jamestjuno@gmail.com or dana.vanmoer@gmail.com
2...Do not forget to provide us with your full SL avatar name !
Anything else you need to do ?
1... YES ! you have to be a member of the group "SL Newspaper" founded by JamesT Juno when we judge your image(s).
2... There are NO sittingposes in the couch, so you have to figure that one out yourself.
What can I win ?
1... A total sum of 10,000 L$ will be divided amongst the 3 best images. First will get 5,000 - second 3,000 and third 2,000 L$
End of the contest ?
1... Your image has to be in our mailbox before 24th of APRIL 2009 - The winners will get a message and their winning pictures will be posted in the newspaper. Results will be announced within 1 week after the closing-date.
EXAMPLE IMAGES BY MYSTIQUE CAN BE SEEN HERE
Good luck with your mission ;
JamesT Juno - Owner SL-Newspaper
Dana Vanmoer - CEO SL-Newspaper
Secondlife breaks through the firewall
Linden Lab is currently asking for Companies willing to test the Beta version of a grid that will work behind the firewalls after massive breakthroughs which have resulted in a standalone secondlife:A few years ago when enterprises, governments, and educational institutions established their presence in Second Life, there was one piece of advice that we received consistently across the board, “The promise of virtual worlds is tremendous and the Second Life environment is great for some kinds of work. But, if you only had a behind the firewall solution, we could really incorporate virtual worlds into the core of our business.” Although Second Life is a safe place to work, many large enterprises and government institutions require complete control over their IT systems due to privacy and confidentiality concerns.
Its not ready yet but there should be progress announced by the summer.
You can read the full post by Amanda Linden HERE
Open the RFL Box with Dana
For anyone who has even glanced at the newspaper this week you can't fail to realise its Relay time and for those that feel we go a little over board at relay time then I apologise if you feel we are harping on one particular charity.Indeed there are many fantastic charities in SecondLife and each and every one of them does an amazing job in raising awareness and supporting people in an environment that they feel comfortable in.
I have read and heard a lot that has worried me the last few weeks, with questions about the validity of charities in SL and people asking where and how the money raised is spent, each charity is different but each should be registered and no genuine charity will mind answering those questions. If you are in doubt look for confirmation and ask questions!
There have been some huge achievements made in fundraising thanks to the hard work of the people behind the scenes and I want to once again emphasize all the people on the committees and behind the scenes at events are voluntary -they give their time and effort for no reward and more often than not they are beaten and worn by the end of it, so please please consider how much it takes to organise such huge events and give a little love to those that make it happen!
On the Flip side is the amazing enthusiasm people have shown and the positive comments on the whole of relay. I can't wait to see what the rest of relay holds make sure you check the RFLinSL section to keep up with events around the grid.
The clothing fair continues until Sunday and thats where you will usually find me around the center sim (if you can keep me from shopping) and I wanted to let you all know that the RFL vendors in each store are the ones that automatically donate to RFL a lot of the designers may contribute some or all of their profits to RFL at the end of the fair BUT they are not allowed by ACS rules to say so, to be sure to support RFL buy from the purple and white vendors in each store!
If the Relay Raiders hit 5 Million lindens by Sunday Nevar Lobo, the fairs organiser, will have to wear silks for 15 days which right now are being created especially for him by Nicky Ree! so come and join us, enjoy the live music and the shopping, buy from the vendors and help us get those totals up!
See you at the fair everyone!
Dana Vanmoer
What is ARC and why do I need to know?
At the clothing fair and other big events the biggest enemy is LAG and ARC or Avatar Rendering Cost is one way we can help ourselves and those around us to reduce lag.Many people get upset about lag in secondlife little realising that they are causing it themselves but there is a flip side to knowing about ARC - in fact two:
People can get aggressive with those that ignore or dont realise their ARC
and having the ARC turned on also creates lag.
Find out more in the EXTRA EXTRA section
Exclusive first view of the 7 sins dresses
Last night James and I sat and talked to Nevar Lobo and Amethyst Starostin about this 
years Clothing fair benefitting RFL and these gorgeous gowns you can see here for the very first time.Dana: Tell me about the idea of the 7 sins dresses and the pirate theme
Nevar Lobo: Well way back last year when we were talking about the fair we threw out ideas for themes and Haroldthe Burrel wanted to do the 7 sins.
JamesT Juno: So orginally the sims were to be themed around the 7 sins?
Amethyst Starostin: actually the first idea was the 7 wonders of the medieval world
Nevar: We never did anything with 7 sins untill later when Synergy (Devonshire) found the dresses, well the pictures for the dresses
Amethyst: and then we kept kicking stuff around over the summer
JamesT: so who chose pirates and why?Amethyst: Well...when Pips Fetid was still the head of the build team...she and her team had kicked it around... the medieval builds we had in mind were very time consuming so they started to discuss other options and came up with pirates partially because the Raider's theme song is "Airship Pirates" by Abney Park...but I could be wrong about that reasoning
Nevar: When pips left because of Real LIfe .. we just stuck with the theme and it was at that time we went back to the pictures of the 7 deadly sins and decided we would do an auction
Amethyst: there was a song Harry (Haroldthe Burrel) kept referring to... "the Pirates and the 7 deadly sins" and that's how we tied itDana: The seven sins dresses can you tell me what they are about, who made them etc....
Nevar: seven deadly sins designs ..
wrath ... Raven Pennyfeather
sloth .... moxie polano
lust ... Paul Lapointe and Bastchild Lotus
envy .... swaffette firefly
vanity .... wiccan sojuorner
gluttony ... nicky ree
avarice... Lemania Indigo
Amethyst: The artwork these are based on is truly magnificent and have inspired some amazing creations from the designers.
We approached 7 designers to create an interpretation of the dresses in the paintings for a one of a kind auction benefitting RFL. Each dress is the only one, the winning bidders will be the only person to wear that gown
Dana: and its to be a silent auction?
Nevar: We are going to use an auction script like we use when we do our Art Auctions... so people will be able to come place their bids... names will not be known, however, the top bid will show then at 8pm slt on SUnday the 22nd after the last Fashion show we will announce the winners of the gownsDana: What has been the hardest part of setting up an event this size?
Nevar: For me its been getting everyone here at the fair ...and dealing with wanting to keep letting people in and not cut off the number of designers... every day i get someone else wanting to be a part of this event .. and its hard to say no
Amethyst: For me it has been trying to remind everyone this is a team effort and to work together for the big picture
Dana: How did you manage to get 9 sims?Amethyst: Through the excitement of a couple of people that weren't afraid to dream big with us we originally planned 9, but couldn't make it happen, so we rethought it to 6 and then we met with Babe and Eyeing Daligdig and their enthusiasm was amazing within that hour we were realizing our dream of 9 sims!
Nevar: We have to thank Eyeing's RL company too , they help cover some of those sims ..
Dana: Tell me how it works: each sim is sponsored?
Nevar: The sponsorship pays for the tier of the sim ... all the sims are brand new brought online by Ohana land group. The donations of the advertising , the designers deposits and treasure hunts .. all those funds will go right to RFL
Dana: How did you find the sponsors?
Nevar: We had a couple of designers and other people tell us if you need help covering tier let us know we will pay for one so .. that is actually how the idea of sim sponsors came about we felt we needed to do something for those people to thank themso then we sent out notecards about advertising and on there was a level for sim sponsors and that is how we found the rest of the sponsors.
JamesT: One of the criticisms heard often at big events is lag, what have you done to help that this year
Amethyst: we've been very cognizant of lag, we've kept the build prims to a minimum, small texture sizes and limited use of scripts and sculpties plus lots of natural decorations... creative use of water and land
Nevar: All i can do is hope that with the amount of prim that is open on the sims and the wide space of area we will have more flow to lessen the client side lag
People need to realize that when they come to events like this.. to Shop not to wear alot of prim .. take shoes off ... and remove ao's and huds... other people are shopping and honestly they dont care what you look like they are here for the designers good stuff.
Dana: where can readers find out about events happening at the f
air?Nevar: all events are being listed in the events under search also they can follow in the blog
http://slrflclothingfair.blogspot.com/
also through you and through the designer groups of the different designers who are here at the fair. The newpaper and the blog will be the most upto date info on the fair
Dana: what to you is the most important factor of the clothing fair?
Nevar: To me ... the most important factor is RFL ... and that is why this fair benefits RFL this is all about community and raising money to help find a cure for cancer ... Together we can
Amethyst: we do this in the hope that one life will be saved...so that no one has to lose the people they love to this disease
Amethyst: The theme for this year's Relay campaign is One World, One Hope... it's about embracing our diversity and coming together for a common cause.. and my prayer is...as people work this year on Relay... that they remember this is not about them...but something much bigger than they will ever be
Nevar: i have one thing to say that i need the readers to know ... when they are shopping through this event .... and look in the stores... There are RFL vendors .. .. buy stuff .from those vendors... do the treasure hunt and remember that it takes only 1 L to make a difference ... that Together we find a cure .... and that is my hope that in my lifetime we will find one
The fair opens monday at 10am slt we hope everyone is knocking the doors down when we open the sims.
Dana: is there anyone you would especially like to mention?
Nevar: I would like to give a very special thanks to Moxie Polano ... who did all these wonderful stores... To Eyeing and Babe Daligdig for the sims... to Viscount Menatep for his building and getting us these great ships... You and James... for the continued support and partnerrship on this event ...Every designer who participates and of course the Raiders. Timeless modeling agency and lastly .. my wife .. cuz wihtout her i would have lost it a long time ago
Amethyst: there were many people who gathered to make this a success...they all deserve a big round of applause
Nevar: Together we will find a cure !
Photo's by Mystique Sassoon (except Wrath by Raven Pennyfeather and Gluttony by Nicky Ree)
Art Anyone? Dresden Gallery in Second Life.
I have a passionate desire to see as much art in the world as humanly possible. It is difficult to do in my everyday life, considering the cost of travelling to the many countries that have the most famous art pieces. One of the places that I have been able to see virtually is The Dresden Gallery, thanks to the Berlin group: Second Interest AG people http://www.secondinterest.com/, who created the sim in Second Life. CONTINUE reading about the Dresden gallery and how you can visit it in theM.A.C.E section.
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