SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Golden Hearts Jazz Ballroom Stacey Cardalines Reporting...

The basic recreation of the view that Mr. Cardalines had before Stacey completed her conquest of him...

A lot of people come up to me and say, "Stacey... you sure do a lot of sports... often ones that involve physical violence or ridiculously powerful machinery... do you have any sort of delicate, feminine side at all?"

Yes, I do.

One of my favorite places on this virtual earth we share is the Golden Hearts Jazz Ballroom. Run by our good friend Christabelle Vyper, GHJB is a sim dedicated entirely and 100% to Romance.

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE- Extreme Paintball- Lacy Muircastle Reporting...

In Second Life as in real life anything is possible and if you can think it, then you can do it and so we introduce to you Extreme Paintball!!
Paintball is an exciting game of Tag and Hide and Seek all rolled into one. There are many variations of the game, where two teams attempt to cross terrain, capture their opponents flag, and return it to the flag station without being marked by a paint pellet. Each player is armed with a C02 marker that shoots soft gelatine balls the size of a bath bead. These are filled with a washable paint that splatters upon impact. Games vary in time, but most players will get in several games in a session.

Extreme Paintball a division on of Ultimate Experiences, is a professionally run SL paintballing venue. Whether it's a corporate event, stag party, birthdays, rezz days or just a day out with friends, you can be sure your day will be a memorable action packed experience. 

Extreme Paintball has exciting and varied game zones where you will be tasked with different objectives and missions. These tasks, should you choose to accept them, must be completed within the game time and without you being marked and eliminated by your opponents!
You can get all your game requirements at the venue, including a full line of paintball guns, markers, goggles and paintballs.

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Musician Spotlight- Cylindrian Rutabaga: Grace's Unique Style in SL -Sandy Demina Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, May 17, 2010

Monday, May 17, 2010

 

Known as a pioneer of virtual music, Cylindrian’s performances carry the listener on a journey guided by lyric and melody. Though, she likes to perform various cover songs that have inspired and moved her, she prefers to perform her own original material.
The woman behind the avatar, Grace Buford began her musical adventure at the tender age of 4 years old while listening to her older brother practice piano. That was the spark that ignited her desire to make music. Passion, perseverance, and determination have always been present in her music from that early age. Her desire to hone her craft continues even today as she attempts to impart some of that same ethic on her music students.  

Interview

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Lanai's Diary: 5 YEARS LATER. Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, May 17, 2010

I literally woke up one day back in October of 2004 and decided I needed to be a virtual world journalist because I wanted to write about what was going on. Also to throw a little salt on the issues that lingered in that primitive virtual culture..

Moving the paper to Second Life from The SIMS Online in 2005 during the great TSO migration, I just continuing what I was doing and ended up on the throne this past week celebrating a milestone while waving like a drama queen in a popularity contest. But I'm not complaining...

5 Years later, not much has changed with my delusions of grandeur except for tons more readers to the newspaper, loads of inquiries and a host of creative friends who share this same shameless virtual world addiction.

On Mother's Day, (May 9th) my avie turned 5 and I didn't even log into SL. I pretty much let it slip by like all the other years. Except, this year it happened to be a real holiday and I happened to be dining out of town and celebrating with my RL family. After logging in the next day I got to talking to Sir Brennen and mentioned never having a Rezzday party....

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Steve Beck- The Model Maker- Persia Bravin Reporting...

Monday, May 17, 2010-

Ask any woman in Second Life what her most treasured possession held in inventory is and chances are it won’t be the extensive collection of shoes, love letters from ardent suitors or even special photographs, but something far more basic, yet central to a woman’s identity-her shape.

In our virtual world, the shape you choose to wear gives reveals vital clues about our real life tastes far more than any other accessory. It is ultimately what defines how others see us, reflecting how we want to appear in our pixilated world. There are thousands of shape designers in Second Life and as a keen social observer (ok-nosy journalist) I can now enter a room and after a quick scan, match shapes to designers in seconds. While the majority of shape makers stick to producing wave upon wave of standardized variants on your typical ‘model’ silhouette, one man has very cleverly, used real life scientific research into what constitutes classical ‘beauty’ and transferred it into SL to produce a breathtakingly beautiful selection of shapes.

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE- A Mother on a Mission. Project Jason & Garden for the Missing ~Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, May 10, 2010

Virtual worlds can be viewed as a time consuming “game” to many who have never experienced what an international community can achieve while working together. But according to 51% of our readers. Second Life is an extension of their real life.

There are still those people in our real world who are ignorant to this new social networking generation and are quick to pass judgment before realizing Second life is much more than a video game or waste of time.

As a virtual journalist, I view this platform as an ingenious media tool. With access to countless resources and networking communities all over the world.

The ability to help pass along news has always been my way of bringing awareness to many fundraisers, organizations and resources that help people or, at least try to influence others to be a part of some of the great and well known Humanitarian efforts in the world.

From The Red Cross, The American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life', West of Ireland's “War Child”, Toys for Tots to Project Jason.

According to reports by organizations across the country, there are over 2,300 people reported missing daily and over 900,000 cases a year. The majority being adults with close to half of those being juveniles under the age of eighteen. These numbers have rapidly increased from 25 years ago when numbers averaged roughly 150,000 annually.

These numbers are staggering and leave many families and loved ones to wonder, Where can these missing people be?

Feeling helpless, many stop there, but for the loved ones it is a daily struggle with unanswered questions, hopes of recovering their family member, and beginning to heal.

These heartbreaking stories play on for many around the world. These people need our help and support. 

How can We Help? Let's begin with one mother who has been on her mission since June 13, 2001.

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THIS JUST IN! BUNNY NAPPER ON THE LOOSE! EVAL HAVEN HITS JD AUCTIONS!- MAY 8 APPROX 8PM SLT

8:42:49 PM

UPDATE: With Quick Response from Ozimals & Linden Lab. Another Bunny was created and Lindens recovered.

 

 Eval Haven has Been Banned.

 

Reported Earlier:

During an auction in progress at JD Auctions On Saturday, May 8 at approximately 8 pm SLT. A Bunny Bandit by the name Eval Haven made off with a Bunny valued at 21K and immediately went offline to avoid a slew of questions from the parcel full of witnesses and the Sl Enquirer!

BEWARE ALL! NOT EVEN BUNNIES ARE SAFE...

~Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT- An Open-Hearted Performing Songwriter Spotlight on KatRose Serendipity- Sandy Demina Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, May 03, 2010

A veteran of the music scene, Kat Rose (RL) is a sultry performing songwriter who loves to please crowds with covers and originals alike. Kat Rose's vocal delivery is soothing and exudes comfort and serenity. Kat's lyrics are both rich and compelling containing haunts and influences of many styles, making the disc difficult to pigeon-hole into a narrow genre. WIth Kat Rose, you can count on a vast, spacious genre-blending delivery.

KatRose is warm, open-hearted and honest with a performances that convey her passion for life and her love of live music. The great female singer/songwriters such as Stevie Nicks, Joan Baez, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Heart, Carole King, and countless others have strongly influenced KatRose not only in music, but also in her philosophies of life itself and the world around her. KatRose has performed on televsion, radio and real life gigs. She honed her skills around venues in Houston, Austin, the campfires at Kerrville, as well as performances and jams around the country in real life and on the net. Kat has been busy touring the US, Canada, and the UK.

INTERVIEW: 

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Linda Lauren's Crystals now in XStreet SL Marketplace

Blue Topaz Crystal

Psychic Medium Lind Lauren is known for many things in SL, among them her realistic crystals.  Linda, the first person to build a Crystal Cave in SL, uses all types of crystals to give the visitor  a unique experience and the chance to absorb the healing properties of the crystals; Amethyst, Citrine, Rose Quartz, Blue Topaz to name a few.

Amethyst offers serenity, Citrine prosperity, Rose Quartz has a soft gentle loving vibrations and Blue Topaz will help you manifest what you need.

These crystals, previously only for sale in Seers, are now available on XStreet SL.  Shop today for yours.


Psychic Medium Lind Lauren is known for many things in SL, among them her realistic crystals.  Linda, the first person to build a Crystal Cave in SL, uses all types of crystals to give the visitor  a unique experience and the chance to absorb the healing properties of the crystals; Amethyst, Citrine, Rose Quartz, Blue Topaz to name a few.

Amethyst offers serenity, Citrine prosperity, Rose Quartz has a soft gentle loving vibrations and Blue Topaz will help you manifest what you need.

These crystals, previously only for sale in Seers, ( Seers Metaphysical Store SL URL ) are now available on XStreet SL.  Shop today for yours.

XStreet SL
Blue Topaz Crystal

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Lanai's Rez Day Party Video, Linda Lauren Voice-Over

Lanai had a wonderful 5th Rez Day Party and some of it was recorded by Linda Lauren. This fabulous party went on for hours with great conversation, music and dancing. SL at its best!

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT- Playing Jazz with Robots' help!-Spotlight on Trowzer Boa - Sandy Demina Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, April 26, 2010

Trowzer Boa is rl saxophonist/composer Dave Renz.

Dave Renz performs on the east Coast, playing mainly acoustic jazz. In Second Life he plays his jazz with the Robot Band that symbolizes the music programs used to create the sounds we can hear at his gigs.Trowzer sings and plays sax live, while any other sound is created through a series of software packages.

Working with the robot band allows Trow to provide a great sound inworld, yet still play his instrument live and spontaneaously.

Trow hopes that as he gains comfort with the technology he will be able to bring a variety of jazz related music to SL, including cooperative projects with other live SL musicians from across the globe.


INTERVIEW:

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Lanai's Diary- Entry 4-26-2010- Don't Hate on the Sci-Fi Nerds and the Media Princess! -Lanai Jarrico

Staff Reporter • Monday, April 26, 2010

Lanai's Diary- Entry- 4.26.2010

I have to begin this entry Thanking my sidekick organizer “O” . I won't say his full name after the whole Easter bunny incident because I think it made him camera shy.

Anyways, Him and the family, held down the SLE camp while I was gone with my powercord issues.
So before I ramble on. They needed to get some props. Love you guys, thank you!


Wow where do I begin, a lot has been going on since getting my new power cord. OMG and thank goodness internet withdrawals are no joke. I almost picked up a gambling addiction and cigarette habit.

Stepping back into the SL media circus even after 4 days felt like trying to hop on a treadmill as it's rolling full speed ahead. My drive to continue on this creative journey has turned me into an admitted Avie with OCD and ADHD. But who needs meds when I kinda manage to get back on track because of it. Even if I look a hotmess holding my tiara and sprinting in glass slippers.

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Estravaganza - Lacy Muircastle Reporting ...

For SL’s Seriously Sexy Women...

Come take a walk with me on the wild side, the results will be out of this world.

Estravaganza is the latest offering to come out of the Sartoria stable and is a collaboration between traveller Bade and his SL™ partner Estrelia Guisse.

I learnt that traveller is a real life graphic designer and illustrator who arrived in Second Life™ in March 2007. He is fascinated by the metaverse and all the possibilities it holds. His first few months in SL were spent exploring and meeting people. Three years ago he created his brand "Sartoria" that quickly became the benchmark for those who admire Italian design, sense of style and tailoring tradition.

Estrelia is a Radio DJ and a fashion addict in Real Life. In Second Life™ she has had a number of different experiences as a model for different agencies but also as a contest and event organizer, photographer and shopping consultant.  

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Lanai's Diary- Entry 4-12-2010 -My New Laptop Crisis, Media Withdrawals, Rehab and Gettin all Emotional.

Staff Reporter • Monday, April 12, 2010

Virtually speaking some really don't understand the stresses that occur behind the scene in building a virtual world media empire until they try squeezing their feet into my glass slippers and even then good luck making them fit. Many have walked away from the attempt of creating a virtual newspaper, magazine or blog within just months of launch due to time to invest, the fast paced nature and high demand situations we journalists, editors and publishers constantly place ourselves in.

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Lanai's Diary: Spring Has Arrived and Already Butterflies Tried to Take me Out FFS! ~Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

Sequence of events

Staff Reporter • Monday, March 29, 2010

Please use caution when doing your Spring decorating this season or something like this can happen to you too...

On Sunday while sprucing up the media center for Spring I decided to dig thru my inventory for some butterflies to add to the place.

Locating a mystery box simply named “BUTTERFLYS” I snatched it from inventory and drop it to the ground. All of a sudden a swarm of butterflies were forming a giant particle halo around the center...

Some butterflies had peace signs in there wings and others in a joyous colorful displays big and small.

Immediately I was overwhelmed and could no longer stand to see this or risk going into a virtual panic attack or worse some sort of graphics seizure the XBOX warns gamers about.

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Model/Host-Manager Jovial Jewell Enjoys Her Second Life Helping Designers, Fashionistas, and Jazz Club Patrons -Ramon Federal Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, March 29, 2010

In the Spotlight: Model/Host-Manager Jovial Jewell talks about her modeling work and being a Host-Manager at Bella Vida Velvet Jazz Lounge



Today’s SL Enquirer Spotlight falls on nearly-three year old avatar Jovial Jewell, who spoke this afternoon/evening with SLE staff reporter Ramon Federal about her two SL careers, one as a high-fashion model and one as Host-Manager of Bella Vida Velvet Jazz Lounge.

Jovial, who sat for her interview in a flowing white dress, was trained by Ewing Modeling School, where she “learned…about styling my outfits and how to walk the runway,” and has also been an instructor there. “I have been in many shows for designers like Chez Gabrielle and Fierce Designs. Also Hotlala Designs.” 

Being a model in Second Life is very satisfying for Jovial. Asked what she likes best about the work, she said, “I love the fashion industry, love the fashion industry. I've always wanted to be a model in RL, so this lets me live that out a bit.” She also mentioned that she usually gets to keep the clothes she models, no small perk when working for the designers she has.

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: SPOTLIGHT ON DAVE GRAN- Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, March 29, 2010

"The Gran Way"
Recently I was approached by an avatar named Dave Gran who claims he has worked closely with the Lindens and many of SL's top designers & Businesses across the grid since 2003. Not knowing much about such an accomplished avie my question was as good as anybody's so we decided to meet up later on that evening where I blindly went into the interview with a blank notepad and a puzzled look. so... Who is Dave Gran?
  

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: PrimSavers - Lacy Muircastle Reporting ...

PrimSavers – You only live Twice!

Primsavers has an extensive range of furniture and other home decor ideas, all of which are designed specifically with prim count in mind. PrimSavers strives for exquisite quality and extremely low prim count.
Floyd Mistwalker of PrimSavers is a master magician when it comes to manipulating the use of prims. In fact he has it down to a fine art!

Alright, let's understand what we have here.

What we have is Floyd Mistwalker having tortured the prim to within an inch of its existence and magically conjured up entire sets of furniture using the absolutely bare minimum in prims and in many cases no more than just 1 prim!

He only ever uses the best poses (no static freebie poses for him) in all his furniture. You are always offered multiple texture options in order to fit in with any decor scheme.  

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M Linden Speaks at Gallery Opening of His “Doodle Art”- Ramon Federal Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, March 29, 2010

M Linden (Linden Labs CEO Mark Kingdon) inaugurates a virtual exhibit of his “doodle art” at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on the University of West Australia campus



The toast of Second Life society turned out at 3 pm SLT on Saturday afternoon, March 27, 2010, to attend the opening at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on the University of West Australia campus of the SL exhibition of “doodle art” by M Linden, also known as Mark Kingdon, CEO of Linden Labs. This Second Life event took place in conjunction with the opening one day earlier, in RL, of a similar exhibition at the actual University of West Australia. 

http://slurl.com/secondlife/WASP%20Land/204/217/28

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: An Interview with Olivia Isabella and Grizel Halberstadt at Olivia's Playground and Sinema- Ramon Federal Reporting...

Staff Reporter • Monday, March 15, 2010

Olivia Isabella and Grizel Halberstadt talk about the origins and operation of Olivia’s Playhouse & Sinema



 Olivia Isabella and Grizel Halberstadt, co-owners of Olivia’s Playhouse and Sinema, talk about how they built their sex club sim and why they think it’s the best one in Second Life.

Second Life Enquirer sat down in the spartan office of Olivia Isabella and co-owner Grizel Halberstadt at Olivia’s Playhouse and Sinema on March 11, 2010, a little after 6 pm Linden Time to talk about the origins and operations of this well-known sex club.

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Griefer Report- New Hall of Shame Inductee- Shay Sandalwood- Lanai Jarrico Reporting

3-5-2010- While minding my own business and trying to get my pop lock and drop on at Club Empire. Some Random chick rolls up on me swinging and droppin the B word on me for no apparent reason So without further adue---presenting Newest Hall of Shame inductee.....Shay Sandalwood. ~L.J

SPA DUM TAH!

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Griefer Report- 3-5-2010- Drama gone wild- Hall of Shame Inductee JaTorya Python

ROUND 2 DING!!!! !DING!!!!!! DING!!!!!!

After Posting Shay Sandalwood's Griefer Report I recieved a random friend invite from this person trying to strum up so more drama and here's how it went down....

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News in a Nutshell- Lanai Jarrico Reporting... (OLD ARCHIVES)

Staff Reporter • Wednesday, March 03, 2010

From Tigers Public apology, natural disaster and the Winter Olympics games Our real world news outlets are all tied up in sports, entertainment and world drama at the moment.

It's an interesting place to be caught in between keeping up to date with local news and the news generated by avatars in a virtual world but decided since I get news leads popping up all the time from residents of Second Life about this and that I figured I'd sum it all up into a news Nutshell....

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SLE Police Reports- 3/1/2010 LIKE OMG HACKER WARNING BEWARE!!!!??!!! ~Lanai Jarrico Reporting...

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3/2/2010- HACKER UPDATE- jsgior32 Toxx (rezzdate 3/1/2010) who was previously mentioned as "jsgior32" now has a last name and upon reviewing the accused's profile. It read's "Yeah, I'm the one they told you about. ;)"

Lock your doors and windows folks...

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Monday, March 1, 2010- According to an urgent hacker alert which began cirrculating on Monday morning amongst avies wanting to protect their fellow peeps from menaces to second life society has sadly been haulted in its tracks. I'm left bewildered and wondering what the heck is going on and why the heck am I dressed like Sherlock Holmes

sidekick....

I came across The actual alert which claims,

" Don't add anyone named jsgior32. She is a hacker. Tell everyone on your buddy list because if someone on your buddy list adds her, she'll be on your list too. She'll figure out your computer ID and address. So copy and paste this message to everyone on your buddy list because if she hacks them you're next. I sent this to everyone on my list; so please send this to everyone on your list.."

Upon following some leads and asking if they knew any of the actual victims of this supposed hacking, One gave me a couple leads,another never returned my call, and the other told me they didnt speak english... So I feel getting to the bottom of this would be like swimming in a pool of honey.

Still needing to know who this clown was running umuck and threatening the good people of Second Life I took it upon myself to whip up the trusty Sl Search Engine in one last ditch effort and looked up "jsgior32" myself.

Either the LL Secret Service caught wind of this Sl Problem and handled it, the accused's name is mispelled and incomplete or this Hacker never existed in the first place.

Confused and Unsure who the real source is of this Hacker alert chain letter of sorts, it makes me wonder just how effective these notices are when not enough information is given.

On behalf of Al those for Grief Control. Be safe out there Second Lifers.... but keep those eyes peeled for Griefers they can strike at any time. knowing how to defend yourself is half the battle....

SPA DUM TAH!

~Lanai Jarrico

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Astrology News-Linda Lauren, Live on The Zoe Alexander Connection, March 1, 12:00PM SL

On Monday, March 1, 2010, at 12:00PM (SL) Psychic Medium Linda Lauren will be on The Zoe Alexander Connection discussing Color and Energy. Linda is going to talk about colors and their meanings, will be taking callers questions and doing readings on what colors will help them prosper. The call in number is (347)843-4537.

Use link below to listen live or to the re-broadcast:
link to show!

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