Trinity "Bubbles" Ermintrood Wins "Second Life's Got Talent" Contest

On Sunday September 21st,the winner of the "Second Life's Got Talent" contest was announced. Starting with 11 contestants on round one on September 4, five had made it to the final day of the event taking place at the Nile Lotus Ballroom. The five finalists sand two songs each, "one song acapella and the second song with chosen musical backup.  The judges listened and scored each performer."

The winner of the contest was Trinity "Bubbles" Ermintrood, with Luvofmusic Resident coming second, and Nazirah Avor taking third place.

For more information, check the SL Enquirer, or the SL's Got Talent website.

"Talk Like a Pirate Day" Parties in Second Life

"Arrrrrr!", "Shiver me timbers!", "I'll have ye keelhauled!", and other piratey phrases abounded last Friday on "International Talk Like a Pirate Day," both in real life and Second Life. But in Second Life, it was much easier to put on a buccaneer's outfit. And in places like Steelhead and the Sunweaver's Club Cutlass, there was some Jolly Roger fun as both places held a couple great pirate parties.

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Press Release: PI Games Fox Wood Wildlife Rescue Event

Fox Wood Wildlife Rescue, Inc charity event!

--This will cost you nothing,  just show up with a tail and click the board!
--For every avatar that clicks the board PI Games will donate $L3000 up to a total of $L500,000 (we fully expect to meet this goal).
--Tail Tuesday will also feature 2 additional Top Score winner boards $L500-5000 and $L 20-200.
--This is all funded by PI Games, we have not removed any of our 0.5% for months so we are giving it to the players and to charity!

Fish Bowl (219, 129, 21)

Interview with Winston Ackland

One singer whom has been performing in Second Life for several years is Winston Ackland. Interviewed by Second Life Newspaper several years ago, Second Life Newser heard about him, and sent Fritter Enzyme over for an interview. Winston had a few things to talk about, including why he ends his performances with a certain song, whom his song "Post-Fact" refers to, and his new Blender art.

Read more in People.

The Home and Garden Expo

A few days ago on September 16, the 2014 Home and Garden Expo opened in Second Life. Described as having "the finest in Second Life home and garden design product and creator tools," the event takes place over nine sims.Home Epo 1 to 8 and Home Expo P.


Checking the place out, there were many homes up for sale, as well as many yard accessories such as gazebos, hammocks, treehouses, swings, walkways, flowers, trees, and more. There's even tall grass lawns up for sale. The event is a fundraiser for the Relay for Life, the cash raised considered part of it's 2015 season total, and either part or all of the sales of each of the products go to the American Cancer Socoety. Each exhibitor is required to have at least two new products with 100% of sales going to the ACS.

The event, the seventh of it's kind, has nine "Platinum" sponsors, including SL magazine Prim Perfect, and eight "Gold" level ones. Besides Just regular shopping, there are other ways one can shop here. There are hunts where one can search for free items with the help of clues. There are gachas where one can get items for good deals, such as an 11 animation chair for 35L, with the color you get one of several possible ones plus the chance that you might get a limited edition item. There is also a silent auction and a raffle.

Besides shopping, hunting, and the raffle, there are also building classes one can take. They are held at Home Expo P (119/53/24) with the schedule (here). Then there are the 2014 Rezzie Awards, "The Rezzie Awards are specifically designed to honor the designers, creators, coders, and builders who make Second Life so visually stunning and interactive, who inspire roleplay, photography. machinima, and so much more." Votes are being taken in for the finalists, and the winners will be announced on the final day of the Expo.

The Home and Garden Expo will go on until September 28. For more information, check out it's website at http://slhomeandgardenexpo.com/, and it's Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/groups/homeandgardenexpo2014/ . Someone also did a list of items at http://eloquencesl.com/2014/09/16/home-garden-expo/ .

Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference on Oct 3-4

You're invited to the Oct. 3-4, 2014 International Disability Rights Affirmation Conference (IDRAC), sponsored by Virtual Ability®,Inc. This international conference will be held in Second Life®.

The theme for 2014 is "Technically, we're accessible... right?" Exploring True Inclusion in the Digital World.

Join colleagues, friends, and community members for presentations on web accessibility, advances in assistive technology, creating an accessible user experience, accessible gaming, emerging standards for technology, and more! Presenters from Spain, U.K., U.S., and Australia will join us at The Sojourner Auditorium on Virtual Ability Island within Second Life.

Why don’t you join us, too?

Questions?
Contact sister@virtualability.org or Sister Abeyante
Keep your eyes on Virtual Ability's blog for more information as we get closer to this exciting event!

http://blog.virtualability.org/

Cartoon of the Day: Talk Like a Pirate Day

Taken at Steelhead's Pirate and Oktoberfest party Friday night, Kara's costume looks like the superheroine's X-Ray vision somehow reversed. But she continued to do the "boneshaker" or whatever dance she was doing as Fuzzball Ortega did his pirate tunes.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Two Anniversary Events, The CDS and Avatar Social Network

Two anniversaries are taking place this weekend. One is the tenth anniversary of the Confederation of Democratic sims, or CDS. The CDS forums (link) List several events there today and one tomorrow.

September 20th, 10:00 AM—Mike Carnell, in Concert.

Mike is a German gentleman, he sings authentic German songs and he sings them well. What a great way to begin any festivity that is to have a German flair, with an authentic German singer. Be there. It’s a little early, but then again we are going to party all day so we have to start early!

September 20th, 11:00 AM—Opening Oktoberfest Ceremony.

Come in your lederhosen as we salute the CDS flag and honor our Germanic history. The opening ceremony will then continue with German Polka music. Dance! Life throws a lot of mayhem our way, even our second life. And we all have the chance to hide from it, to sit it out or we could even dance through it. We hope you dance!

There will be a May Pole there and dance balls for you. Bring your sweetie or come alone. The beer is on CDS.

September 20th, 2:00 PM—In the Amphitheater, Live and in Concert, QUEEN!

Second Life's hottest tribute band company, Thunder Rock Productions once again brings their show to the stages of CDS. This astounding production company was voted the #1 entertainment act in Second Life for the year 2013. They kicked off the SL 11th birthday celebrations awhile back and they were the talk of CDS for awhile after that stage production.

Wayne, Pibbs, Crossfire Ricochet and their crew will be putting on a special performance just for us. This event will showcase the original Queen with Freddie himself. This production will feature an astounding laser light show and will be chock full of effects just for you. If you have to miss any of these fabulous events and performances, QUEEN in Concert is not the one!

September 20th, 4:00 PM—Bandit Eddingham Live From Baveria.

Yes, Bandit will be streaming a concert to us live from Germany.

Bandit is good! He is into American Country music. And just a little research shows he is not unknown in this genre in RL. He is inspired by many country singers that performed in the country music capital, Nashville, TN, USA. He has performed in many famous places himself, such as a performance at the one place all country music professionals seek as their ultimate career goal, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. Yes, Bandit is a pro in RL! Enjoy this level of talent presented just for our residents of CDS.

September 21st, 2:00 PM—Religious History Of CDS-Theology Tour and Lecture With Your Host, Gaius Tiberius Curio.

This event will fascinate you, as if you are not into our community theology, it will surprise you at the diversity of religions that exists in our community. We have Baptists, Pagans, Pentecostals, Wiccans, Moslems, Humanists, Buddists and Atheists practicing their faiths or lack thereof right here in our small community. And we all get along famously!

Join Gaius Tiberius Curio as he lectures on world religions and hosts a tour of our Shrines, Churches, Temples and religious icons and teaches the finer theological aspects exhibited in humanity. It will be interesting if you are an intellectual, and if you are a CDSer, you is one.

*Addition* Cleopatra Xigalia informed the Newser September 20 is officially the CDS' birthday. So the reason it's quite a busy day for them.

Neufreistadt (158, 183, 172)

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Earlier SL Newser Posted that the Avatar Social Network, which we reported on last month, was holding an event within Second Life to celebrate it's first anniversary. The Enquirer recently reported that the event will be from 9AM to 11PM at Prim (128/147/412).

SL Video: "Falling In Love Again"

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From "Furry Andy." Nydia commented, "Very well done, you keep raising the bar on me."

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

 "Arrrrr, tis be 'International Talk Like a Pirate Day.'So ye best be gettin yer lingo o' th' Brootherhood (2013 article), git yer swabbie outfits on, an' head out t' sea in places like Morgan Straits. What say ye? Ya don' 'ave a ship? Well shiver me timbers, ya landlubbers, tis be yer lucky day. Th' Black Hole Shipyard be havin' some fine boats fer the low price o' completely free!"

"Tis 'Privateer Minerva' an' three other vessels (the difference between a privateer and o' run o' the mill pirate me hearties tis be privateers be gettin' paid ta be pirates) made by Dagger Ulrik be up fer grabs. An' these ships naught be jess fer show. These beauties can fight, either one on one, or in pitched battles. Ye can steer them, an' ye can shoot th' cannons. Ye kinn do both by yerself, or git a first made as th' gunner. So head t' th' Marketplace and get ye choice o' vessels."

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/138717

"Be quick about it! No tellin' how long these ships be up fer grabs fer nowt."

Hat tip: Becky Shamen

Bixyl Shuftan

The Vinyl Museum: The Club for Lovers of Classic Rock

Among the Sunweavers, Club Cutlass is their main club. But for those in the mood for a little music on Tuesday and Thursday nights, there's The Vinyl Museum. Built by RECoyote Mines and DJ Perri Prinz (who also does Sci-fi/Fantasy fiction), the place has the look of the place in the movie "Xanadu," and is well decorated with the look of a 70's classic rock club. Wesley Regenbogen stopped by to take a look at the location and have a few words with one of the co-owners.

Read more in Design.

Prim Perfect Relauch Party

Congratulation to Prim Perfect, the magazine of prim addicts as they call themselves. September 18 was the relaunch of the magazine and it was celebrated with a party held in the Castle at the Home Expo 5, sponsored by Prim Perfect. This is an event in support of the Relay for Life. 

Elrik Merlin, Editor and Camera, supplied the music for the event. Saffia Widdershins, Publisher and Editor, greeted everyone as she danced. Many stopped over to congratulate the staff on the relaunch. There was also an announcement that the  magazine has migrated to its own website,   www.primperfect.net. There is an intro to the relaunch issue with the promise, “There’s a whole new look, and new features (as well as some old favorites).  You’ll get even more gorgeous eye candy from our photographers – and great articles from our writers!” After looking at Issue 52  I have to agree. The older issues can also  be found on the website.

Prim Perfect is only one of their many ventures which include Prim Perfect and The Primgraph Magazines, Designing Worlds. Happy Hunting! and The Blackened Mirror television shows (all on treet.tv, slartist.com and aview.tv) and The Quest for the Golden Prim web comic.  Subscribers to the blog will be migrated over to the new site so you will not miss any news.

Prim Perfect Publications and its staff is to be lauded for its involvement in events of Second Life in the past years, present and in the future. The SL Newser congratulates and wishes them well.  

Gemma Cleanslate

Press Release: Sereph Club

Once a part of the now gone Seraph City, the Seraph club will officially reopen tomorrow at 6PM SL time.

Among the attractions will be a special live performance by Phil Mayo.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Old%20Time%20Prims/222/79/1007

SL Video: "The Drax Files - Avatars for Net Neutrality!"

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Lately the issue of net neutrality has been heating up again, with the idea of access to the Internet as a level playing field at stake. Draxtor Despress did this Second Life video on the subject, "While we might not be able to get rid of all lag in Second Life we most certainly should raise our voice in the battle for the net. So: residents [also the ones outside of the US] please visit http://www.battleforthenet.com and fight the good fight!"

Pirate Night at The Vinyl Museum

Among the places having pirate events in Second Life as "Pirate Day" approaches is the Sunweavers' Vinyl Museum, tonight at 6PM.

Tomorrow tis be "International Talk Like a Pirate Day." So tanight at th' Vinyl, it be a night of debauchery and revelry as we be hav'in our Pirate Night. Get yer cutlasses, yer peg-legs, yer shoulder parrots, yer swabbie outfits, and of course ye better be bringin' yer lingo o' th' brotherhood. So don' be late or ye be walkin' the plank. Get yer lilly-livered hides over!

6-8 PM, 500L on the board (must be in theme to enter)

DJ Cynthia will spin a mix of pirate tunnage.

HV Community (67, 207, 4051)

Eye on the Blog - "A Clockwork Spiral - Steampunk Event to Benefit National Kidney Foundation"

Yesterday on the Linden blog, a charity event benefiting the National Kidney Foundation was highlighted, the steampunk themed "A Clockwork Spiral," by Sonya Rothmanay.

If you love steampunk be sure to stop by A Clockwork Spiral - a shopping event that benefits the National Kidney Foundation and happens to be set on a dark Victorian setting complete with gears, planes, and all things steampunk. Designers have set out themed items marked with either 50% or 100% so you know how much of your purchase will be donated to the organization. Take in the sights and sounds and delve into an atmosphere of a world filled with steam-powered machinery and mechanical majesty.

The Destination Guide entry promises "music events and gifts," and gives the lankmark of Cursed (78/128/1001). The event lasts from now to October 1st.

Press Release: Avatar Social Network 1st Birthday Party on September 20th

"We will celebrate the first year of Avatar Social Network on September 20th in Second Life. It will start at 10AM and go until 11PM SLT with fantastic performers, entertainers and DJs and lot of gifts. If you wish to participate, help out with hosting or offering a gift of your design please contact Arkad Baxton or La Freese or post on the forum here. Thank you!"

Cartoony Response to Microsoft Buying up Minecraft

There's been numerous responses and comments to Microsoft acquiring Minecraft through buying up it's company Majong. But this is one of the funnier ones.

Hat Tip:  Nydia Tungsten

Do You Have a Story?

On occasion, Second Life Newspaper will print an article or picture submitted to us by one of you, the readers. And at the moment, we could use some as some of the staff are currently having some real life difficulties that are cutting into their schedules.

Have you seen a particularly well-detailed sim? Went to a great event? Found yourself in a hilarious "only in SL" predicament? We're very interested in what you the readers have to say. Send us a story or funny picture, and if we like it, we'll post it as a Reader Submitted. For pictures, jpg format is preferred.

Mail submissions to bixylshuftan(at)gmail.com.

PLEASE include your SL user name and tell us if you wish it to appear with your story.

SL-Newser reserves the right to post in the appropriate section and to investigate any names used in submitted stories (please ask permission before using anyones name or picture or use an alias for them).

Relay Wizards' Post-Relay Party

Last Saturday on Saturday September 13, the Relay Wizards RFL team held a "Post-Relay" party to celebrate what they and other teams of the Relay for Life had accomplished.

 The party was scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 PM SL time, but people were invited to come by early, as well as dancing as long as they wanted to.

The music was provided by DJ "Benny the Boozehound." There were quite a number of team members and friends there, such as Explorer Dastardly, Shawna Montgomery, Blue Mikado, and more.

The theme of the party was Fantasy, but someone tried to liven up things with a "Ghostbuster" uniform and trap. Someone talked about getting a "Stay Puft" avatar out, but the 'buster left before  he could be stepped on by a marshmallow foot.

A good time was had by all

Bixyl Shuftan