Meet Selina Greene, Owner of Book Island- Piers Diesel Reporting...

Books in Real Life are as popular as they are in Second Life. It is a way for people to either educate themselves. Flick threw magazines for inspiration or to get away and engulf themselves in another world or life.

The Book Island owned by Selina Greene who cleverly came up with the idea of a sim totally dedicated to books and other reading format. Book Island has incorporated the book club idea and taken it to another level; where others can immerse themselves in books or discuss literature with others. Other activities include socializing at events hosted on Book Island.

Selina was kind enough to sit down with me and chat about her creation and how Book Island came about.

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"So, You Think You Have Talent Contest "- Charity Event for Children : Our Sponsors

                                           

Timeless Trinkets and Something New  have come together to help raise funds for the real life program that has been helping children for over 25 years all over the globe.  

With our 1st SL "Do You Think You Have Talent Contest and Charity event", residents are encouraged to stop by either store and pick up an application to participate in the show, which will be featured in SL Enquirer.

                        

SPONSORS ARE AS FOLLOWS

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Sexy and Entertaining Stage Shows Play Live at the Moulin Rouge Next Show: November 4th @ 6pm slt.- Shaneos Howlett Reporting…

Various entertaining short stage shows including scenes from such greats as Rocky Horror Halloween play live at the Moulin Rouge.

In October 2013 I spoke with Manager Xanthia Martian - for insight in to behind the scenes operation and what makes the Moulin Rouge a location worth visiting, details follow...

The Moulin Rouge stage shows have various sets with live dancers performing shows based on such classics as Rocky Horror / Chicago / Harem of the Nile /  Midsummer Nights: Myths, Fantasies & Fairytales / Gangsters & Molls / Top Secret (Spy Show) / Jungle Fever/ Prehistoric Show / Old West Can Can - Saloon Show / Pirates! and many more live on stage. 

For over 6.5 years Xanthia Martian has been managing the Moulin Rouge in SL since August 2007, the original manager and owner Kris Harmison opened the Moulin Rouge 9 years ago, with the last 7 years on the same sim / location and sadly passed away on 16th September 2013.  Kris Harmison’s husband along with the help of Xanthia Martian will continue to operate the Mouling Rouge.

Interview with Xanthia Martian

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Seychelles Isles celebrates

In celebration of the launch of Seychelles Isles, a day of celebration is planned to introduce the new Estate to Second Life participants.  Residents of the Estate are invited to have their friends and families join in this day of entertainment and fun

The planned activities will take place on Sunday, November 3 from 1:30pm to 4:00pm SLT and will be held in and around the Golden Gate Yacht Club SL at Seychelles Isles.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port%20Victoria%20Isle/16/208/24

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Avie Poll: Regrets in SL: Regrets in Second Life - Is there anything you wish you never did in SL? – Glossom Resident Reporting…

In our favor or against us, at some times in our lives a sense of regret takes hold of us. 

Regret is one of those feelings that seem to trouble everyone's life, even our virtual ones.  If socializing in a multicultural virtual world means sharing cultures, experiences and ways of living, it also means dealing with opposing ideas, actions and moral and ethical values which may lead to incompatibilities.

What makes us unique individuals, our own way of thinking and acting is present in everything we do and when interacting with other people.  A less friendly or misjudged behavior or attitude, a word placed in the wrong moment, a thoughtless action or any other decisions can trigger negative reactions and a whirlwind of negative feelings that may result in broken ties, lost friendships or any other consequences to the various degrees of seriousness.

Dealing with the consequences of our actions is not easy but living with regret is painful. Sadness, self-punishment, concert are words that best describe how you feel after hurting somebody or even yourself.  So how can you cope with regret?

We traveled the streets of Second Life and the SL Forums asking residents the question: Regrets in Second Life - Is there anything you wish you never did in SL? The SLE would like to thank those who have promptly agreed to participate.

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Men’s Fashion is Evolving-Meet Lacovnon the Owner and Designer of Blvck Anchor- Tea Couturier Reporting...

Men’s fashion in Second Life is gaining momentum and is evolving with new designs and creativity by up and coming and established designers alike.

It is always good to see new designers in Second Life fashion and after the success of Avenue Autumn/Winter Fashion week, I was able to chat with Lacovnon; owner and designer of Blvck Anchor. This designer  just finished a successful show at the Avenue Autumn/Winter Fashion week 2013.

Interview with Lacovnon

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Daylight Savings Ends on November 3rd. Don't Forget to Turn your Clock Back 1 Hour - November 3 @ 2 am (USA)

What is daylight Savings about?

Daylight saving time (DST)—also summer time in British English— is the practice of advancing clocks during the lighter months so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn

- Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

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New Critical Vote and next email to Linden Lab on TOS

Daniel Voyager a pre-eminent blogger on all things Second Life is closely following  all the news relating to the changes to the terms of service for Second Life and he reports that the UCCSL group are preparing a Critical Vote with the intention of sending another email to Linden Lab on the TOS situation.

Please go to his blog to log your vote.

http://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/author/danielvoyager/ 

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'MEDIUM RARE' by LINDA LAUREN BOOK SIGNING, Sumi Portola Reporting

4th Generation Psychic Medium and SL Resident Linda Lauren debuted her newest book, Medium Rare - The Memoir of a Fourth Generation Psychic Medium at the Alogonquin Roundtable in New York City.

Linda was also joined by SL Enquirer's very own Lanai Jarrico (Rebecca)!  Rebecca presented Linda with a  beautiful handmade star created by herself and her daughter, Lanai.

 The book signing was a wonderful kick off to Linda's Media Tour for her new book.  Thank you Lanai for coming!

Medium Rare is available on Amazon.com, iBooks and BN.com.

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THE MARTIANS INVADE COOKIE! ~ November 1 @ 5pm

The Martians are coming to Cookie!  Will they vaporize it?  Or just take a big bite out of it, and leave?  Find out Friday night at Avatar Repertory Theater!

Avatar Repertory Theater will present the famous Orson Welles radio adaptation of War of the Worlds Friday, November 1st in a single performance, live from their theater on Cookie in Second Life (c) by special permission from the Estate of Howard Koch, primary writer of the 1938 radio script.  The performance features Kayden Oconnell, Corwyn Allen, MadameThespian Underhill, Ada Radius, Avajean Westland, Sodovan Torak, Em Jannings, Thundergass Menges, with Caledonia Skytower. 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cookie/198/205/21

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Parallel Universes Part I: IMVU – Stareyes Galaxy Reporting

There are many other virtual multiplayer environments than Second Life ©. Stareyes Galaxy starts on a journey to these in a multipart article series. The first one on her list was “IMVU”.

IMVU boasts 100 million accounts and the concurrent logins are at 50 000 level. The company itself is based in the Silicon Valley and they have backing from several well-known venture capital investors. The target demographic for the community is the 18-24 year-old bracket. On sign-up, personal data is required, so some content will be locked for underage users. The minimum sign-up age is 13.

Doing interviews on Second Life (SL) I often have found people who have transferred their online existence from IMVU over to SL. For these new avatars entering SL, the openness and the variety found here is often bewildering but liberating at the same time. I decided to set up an account on IMVU and see what that world is all about, and how the experience compares with SL.

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Does My Butt Look Fat in This Hunt Coming November 3 - Shon Charisma Reporting...

"Keeping it booty-fied" is the theme to Earth Nirvana-Charisma's latest hunt, Does My Butt Look Fat In This...? Starting on November 3 and concluding on November 30, the hunt will feature many awesome items, to include skirts, shorts, sitting poses/props, panties, bikinis, pants, furniture with seats, capris, and booty poses, among other items!

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Halloween Night @ Speakeasy: October 31st @ 6-8pm SLT Featuring Jackie Lefko & Molly Serpente

BLUES & COUNTRY SINGING DIVAS @ SPEAKEASY HALLOWEEN NIGHT

The Speakeasy has been transformed from cozy to spooky to embrace two SL Singing Divas – one Blues Diva and one Country Diva – on Halloween night.  At 6 PM SLT, Jackie Lefko, the owner of the Speakeasy, takes the stage to enchant the audience with her sultry, bluesy voice.  Brace yourself!  That is just the beginning!  You will not doubt how much Molly Serpente loves to sing Country music when she takes the stage at 7 PM SLT to share her mesmerizing voice.  Yes we know!  There has been no shortage of opportunities to sport your favorite Halloween costume at the numerous parties in Second Life over the past week or so.  But, the big night is Thursday, October 31^st. 

What better way to end the 2013 Halloween celebrating than with live music at the Speakeasy? 

Just give the taxi driver this address and we will see you there:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TriBeCa%20City/177/221/21

About the Singing Divas

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Avie Poll: Is Second Life just a Game or is it an Extension of your Real Life? – Glossom Resident Reporting…

It is common knowledge that Second Life is a three-dimensional virtual environment where users can socialize, simulate real life events or give wings to their imagination and dreams.

The debate on its definition is endless, yet it’s up to each resident to define this virtual world for the posture we assume when we login. Quoting Linden Lab’s slogan “Your world, your imagination”, the truth is that Second Life is what we make of it. A Game? An extension of real Life? You call the shots.

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Join Golfers from Around the Globe at Emerald Crystal Golf Course

The origin of Golf is unclear but most would accept that it's modern 18 hole golf course came from Scotland in the Middle Ages. It became popular in the 19^th century in the United Kingdom and eventually spread to the United States. In the year 2013, it can be found in Second Life!

We have certainly come a long way from throwing rocks and swinging sticks for amusement.

About ECGC

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So You Think You Have Talent Contest and Charity Event - Enter Today!

                                                                    

                                    

Categories

 Singing:

·         Act, or

·         stage performance

Dancing:

·         Group or solo.

·         The song must fit the theme or the theme the song

·         Dress to Impress

 Poetry:

·         The scene should fit the poetry that is being read

 Comedy:

·         The comedy should have a scene or background 

Visit these locations for an Entry Form today!

Timeless Trinkets/Thrifty/Romantic Safe Hub

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Entrepreneur/72/224/21

Something New Family Store

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lavonia/163/17/33

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Reader Recommended: SLink Feet - Tea Couturier Reporting...

It is always nice when readers of SL Enquire get in touch and send us products which we may have not covered.

This occurred when Ellen Cordeaux got in touch and asked about SLink Feet. Thank you Ellen. SLink was started up by Siddean Munro

SLink does not only caters for feet but also hands, which are rigged mesh for women and men also. Cleverly and beautifully crafted to attach to you, with no joining showing. The nails on the feet and hands are so natural in looking. With Slink feet you have flat bare feet for men and women. Also Mid bare feet which you may have seen before have you standing on your toes.

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Style Kingdom Magazine's 2nd Public Casting

To join the public casting group paste this in local chat in-world : secondlife:///app/group/

2b4dfe30-db25-19ba-db7d-350aa6a88696/about

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IT'S TIME TO EMBRACE YOUR INNER BOO!

Branwen Arts and Stories Unlimited celebrate the spookable season this year with BOOStock today (Saturday) and the third Annual BOOFest tomorrow (Sunday) on Bran.  Schedule Updates for both events can be found at http://storyfestsl2011.blogspot.com/. 

Saturday's BOOStock festivities kick off at NOON slt for five hours of DJs and Live Music http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bran/251/246/3022

Sunday's BOOFest starts at 10am SLT and continues for eight hours with buffest of stories and storytellers sharing spookable literary delights.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bran/78/141/24

Both events are free.  Sunday's event benefits War Child North America

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Lumiya: The Second Life© viewer for Android devices – Stareyes Galaxy reporting ....

Aside from the usual way of connecting to Second Life © (SL) on a personal computer, applications are available for connecting on the grid via mobile devices. SL Enquirer has previously reported on Pocket Metaverse for the iOS; now we will look into the Android OS and the Lumiya application. Stareyes Galaxy got herself the application and went out to test it on SL.

There are many times in life when I might want to stay in touch with my SL friends while having no access to a computer. Often, in public places, WiFi is available for free and sitting down with a cup of coffee having a chat with friends could easily be done with a mobile phone.

Lumiya is an authorized third-party viewer (TPV) for mobile Android devices. The TPV list for Android includes two other viewers as well, “LittleSight” and “Mobile Grid Client” but Lumiya seems to be more prevalent than the other two among Android users.  Lumiya can be found in the “Google Play” store and it costs USD 3.46 to download. The client is 5.20 Mb in memory, so it is really a light weight application.

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Happy Halloween Second Lifers!- Orchids Reporting…

Halloween  or the "All Hallows' Evening" is near!  And so is 
the time for making jack-o'-lanterns and dressing up for Halloween parties, but do you know the real story behind this holiday?
This is an old Irish myth about a man "Stingy Jack." Stingy Jack once invites the Devil to have a drink with him and tricks the devil to turn himself into a coin. Jack puts the coin into his pocket with a silver cross. The devil could not change back into his original form till he promised Jack  that he would not bother him for one year and if should Jack die, he would not claim his soul.
Come next year, Jack again tricks the devil into climbing into a tree to pick fruit and carves a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so the devil could not come down until  he promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.

Soon after, Jack dies. God would not allow such a cheat into heaven. The devil, being upset with Jack and keeping his word not to claim his soul, wouldn’t allow Jack into hell. He sends Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and as the legend goes, roams the Earth with ever since. This ghostly figure came to be known as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."
In Ireland and Scotland, people carved scary faces into turnips or potatoes. In England, large beets were used. Immigrants from these countries brought the Jack o' Lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack-o'-lanterns.

There are many ways to celebrate the ghostly spirit of Halloween in SL ! Here are a few ways..

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NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE SL RESIDENT FOR THE AVIE CHOICE AWARDS!

It's time again for the annual AVI CHOICE AWARDS!

The Avi Choice Awards is the premier annual awards presentation recognizing the people and talent of Second Life’s® amazing creations, completely chosen and voted on by SL™ residents.  The 2011 and 2012 Avi Choice Awards response was tremendous and the websites saw an amazing 65,000 visits and a staggering number of votes, proof that the annual event is anticipated and appreciated by SL residents.  It is the opportunity for the residents to show appreciation to their FAVORITE.. to know that they play a part in acknowledging their FAVORITE.. not in anyone deciding whose best, but whose a favorite?

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Style Kingdom Magazine 1st MINI SPECIAL!

Our mini special honors the Top 3 winners from our 1st public casting. 

Showcasing their journey in their ever-changing and creative styling through our different styling challenges.

We’re very proud of our Top 3 winners who have joined us in our official model’s team. Details on our 2nd public casting can be found within the mini special! 

**To join the public casting group paste this in local chat in-world :

secondlife:///app/group/2b4dfe30-db25-19ba-db7d-350aa6a88696/about

Copyright © 2013 Fyrian LLC

http://issuu.com/style_kingdom/docs/sk_mini_magazine_layout-nov_2013

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Aview TV: Second Life Terms of Service Community Meeting on October 19, 2013

Many Avatars are up in arms about the new TOS changes that refer to Copyright rights/Content Creator Rights. Here is the discussion that took place Saturday October 19 at 10am SLT at the Justitia Virtual Legal Resource Village. A panel of IP attorneys discussed the new terms of service.

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Avie Poll: Discrimination, Prejudice and Racism in SL: Reality or Myth? – Glossom Resident Reporting…

Did anyone imagine twenty years ago that the existence of a virtual world would be possible? 

The world has changed so much in the past decades. Science has made great strides, laws on Equality and Human Rights were created, technology has raised sharply making the world smaller and bringing people closer. Yet, much ink is still expended on Discrimination, Prejudice and Racism, three words that bring people apart. Is this multicultural virtual world called Second Life a Utopia regarding this subject?

Discrimination, prejudice and racism are concepts that merge for their cause-effect relationship. All three are grounded on stereotypes that generate social malaise. While Prejudice stems from preconceived negative judgments on people and their beliefs and behaviors, Discrimination is an unfair or unequal treatment given to a person based on prejudice related to religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, physical or mental disability, nationality, among others. Racism, on the other hand, expresses a set of theories and beliefs that establish racial and ethnic hierarchies, superior and inferior races, resulting in Intolerance, hostile feelings and attitudes.

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