. Lot size: 2560 sqm
. Prims: 644
. Water front property with ocean waves & sound.
. Landscaped, with outdoor accent lighting
. Tintable windows, and blinds in front rooms.
. House is furnished, including parcel music, baby grand piano, carport, intimate covered patio with swimming pool, party room with lighted floor and a sex bed.
. A speed boat is docked on Community property.  Please ask  about boat usage.

Direct TP: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enerville/5/161/23

We’re ready to present to you something beautiful,  unique and something you might want to consider as your own. I always bring to you places to visit, but this time I will bring to you something you can enjoy just for youself.

There are many places you can choose from in SL to live in from renting to buying your own place. Renting is actually something pretty fun to do since you won’t be stuck to one place. I came across “Tzara Estates” . The uniqness of the houses is not something you’ll find anywhere else. These houses are not sold anywhere in SL and the only way you can experience their beauty is to rent them.

Tommy Tzara has done an exquisite job in creating these places. Bringing his real life design experience, he created each house unique with beautiful detail, fully furnished and fully landscaped. All you need to do is just rent it and it’s privately yours for the time you choose to rent.

I invite you to check every single one out. We’ll present to you in the next few weeks each one.  If Tommy is not available to show you the houses himself, feel free to take a self guided tour and see it for yourself.

There are only 4 parcels left.  Each has it’s own unique atmosphere.  When you choose to rent, it’s very easy. HIPPO  RENTAL  BOXES are located at front of each house.

Don’t forget “Exploring is just a TP away!”

Brought to you by: LadyX Collins

And now we present:

1.TZARA “GLASS HOUSE” ( Ecletic style )

Direct TP: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enerville/5/161/23

2.TZARA “ATRIUM HOUSE”

“TZARA  ESTATES”
HOMES FOR THOSE WITH ELEGANT TASTE
All designed with exquisite detailing.

Tommy Tzara will gladly remove any object that doesn’t suit your personal taste.

The owners and designers, Joleelo Olivier and Barry Lubezki, envisioned a place for romance and sex, for lovers. They started with about 16 vistitors in January of 2007, and now have up to 12.000. With over 3.000 members to this amazing group now. At first they bought a small parcel of land, but after more then a year have found the need to buy a complete sim island. After two months of creating and building they have made a new haven for their members with many new attractions, but preserving the very theme that made them so popular. Some of the new attractions include the Tower of Love, Sauna, Clouds Garden, Sea of Love and Labyrinth of Love, and if you are good at exploring you may find a hidden area or two. There are 7 skyboxes available for the more discreet avatar and several shops too. Let’s see how they make all this … let’s get to know them and see what they will do in the future.

It was August of 2007 when the couple started to see a huge increase to visitors of Free at Last at the old location in Seonbawee. ‘We bought more land and created all sorts of new attractions’, Joleelo says. ‘But the visitors stayed mostly in the old part of the garden, it was difficult to get them farther.’ A teleport system helped to solve that problem, and people started spreading throughout the Free at Last lovegarden, visiting the Tower of Love, the Live Show Sex Theatre and The Secret Cave. Joleelo smiles while Barry says: ‘The only way people could find the secret cave was by accidently falling into it.’ Joleelo Olivier: ‘Yes, I’d sit in in my house and through my window watching them fall in. It was fun…‘. Eventually, the couple realized that many Second Life residents are in search of romance, sex, and love…in that order. Secret bedrooms were made with the best poseballs they could find, knowing that many avatars do not have their own homes. Seven Skyboxes were also included for renting.

By August 2008, Lubezki and Olivier owned close to 2/3 of the Seonbawee Sim. Yet, they still had plans for new projects. There were problems with the Sim. Some of the neighbors had homes which contrasted with the beautiful and romantic theme of Free At Last; there were advertisements hanging about; and there was a problem with lag. So one night, after discussing the situation, they decided to buy an entire island. Two months were spent building and creating the new Sims huge undertaking for the pair. Six weeks was spent on moving every part. It was hard work, but the island has come together nicely. Even Lubezki’s Second Life partner, Romy Otoole, joined in on the fun. She created the Sea of Love, and most of the Cloud Garden, and she also helps run Free at Last Fashion, the garden’s own fashion-shop.

Lubezki and Olivier make a great team. He knows all about the building and maintenance, while she is the designer and creator. ‘Joleelo is the heart of “Free at Last”, it’s her pride and joy’, Barry says. ‘I’m just the handyman.’ Even though there is a small amount of income from the skybox rentals and the shopping, there has never been any profit made. This Sim is their passion, and they will continue to work on it, changing and improving things. Each day is spent with one or both of them exploring the Sim, checking for problems, and looking for things to modify. To these owners, the Sim is never finished. Olivier will spend six, sometimes eight or more, hours a day working on the garden, meeting and talking to customers and visitors.

Free At Last is a peaceful, romantic place; perfect for first dates, couples, or just to relax and meet new people. The sim can hold about 50 avatars at once, and the Free At Last Fan Group has over 3.000 members at the present time. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so patrons from all over the world can stop by, have fun and join the group. Lubezki’s and Olivier’s hard work is appreciated and admired by those who come to visit.

written by: LawLes Benoir

SL-URL link to: “Free At Last”

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Free%20at%20Last/96/113/36

]]> http://sl-tribune.com/2008/10/15/free-at-last/feed/ http://sl-tribune.com/2008/10/13/maryias-photo-challenge/ http://sl-tribune.com/2008/10/13/maryias-photo-challenge/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:30:01 +0000 Cyb3rk Bade http://sl-tribune.com/?p=145

If you like to have fun in SL, this is the place to make yourself knownand you might even win something .
Here are the when and where and how!

Theme: Best in Leather ( looking for creative and origianality )

Start: Octomber 20-th

End: November 5-th

Have an eye for photography? Enter this contest now and show us your talent. The contest is judged on creativity, originality and appeal. Only $100 lindens to enter and a chance to win up to $1500. Only room for 50 so enter today!

How to enter: Send your full permission entry to Maryia Hart, make sure it is named with your first and last name, then follow the link below and right click on the photo board to pay your $100 linden entry fee.

Voting is also part of this contest, however, only one vote per person for the duration of the contest. You must pay to vote but any amount will be accepted. Make sure you vote when you submit your pic and TP your friends to vote as well.

How to win: All entries will be reviewed by a three judge panel and the top 3 will be selected based on creativity and originality. Each of the three finalists will be given a final score by the judges based on the judges ranking (1st place 3 pts, 2nd place 2 pts etc.) Then votes each artist received will be added to the total and a winner will be selected. Tie breakers go to most number of first place votes.

Good luck to all entrants!
Maryia Hart

Judges are: River Bereznyak, Karch Devin, Margaux Defaux.

And here is the bosuns!!

sl-tribune.com is a sponsor for this event so therefore the winner will have a front page interview in the SL-Tribune and the winning photo will be published as main photo of the interview!

…………….

Want to show the world who you are … come and be part of this contest and the all world will know and see how good you are!

SL - url for event: <<click here for a direct TP>>

… and never forget Exploring is just a TP away!
Good luck to everyone!!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enercity%20Park/121/241/31

]]> http://sl-tribune.com/2008/10/13/maryias-photo-challenge/feed/ http://sl-tribune.com/2008/10/02/flintstones-town/ http://sl-tribune.com/2008/10/02/flintstones-town/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:17:24 +0000 Cyb3rk Bade http://sl-tribune.com/?p=118 I have seen a lot of places in SL but never did I imagine that I will stumble in the world of the Flintstones. To my surprise this place looks awesome and Tigey Honey who is the creator of all this, did a wonderful job of bringing every visitor to the “reality” of the town.

As you arrive just so you get familiar with the place you can take the Bedrock tour. You can take it alone or with someone special or just another visitor just like you. You might even make a friend in the process and there is definitely a surprise along the way but I won’t tell you what that is because you have to find out for yourself. I don’t want to spoil the fun! Just a little warning; If you go there make sure you have time because there is a lot of exploring to do. You’ll find many hidden places that have secret entrances and you will have to find those to find what’s hidden in them .

Want to take a fun photo looking like the Flintstones but with your head instead? There is a place for that too, so enjoy it and take with you a memory of what you’ve seen. This is a fun place that you can enjoy alone but I assure you that it’s even more with that special someone or you even take someone on a date there and still have fun. There is the hole in the ground where the dinosours are working, and in there you find a hidden entrance to a room, in the underground. If you go inside the pyramid you find a stargate with a view over the horizon. if you go over the edge and fly you’ll find another hidden entrance to 3 rooms. Here is a hint you have to fly all the way inside or else you will drop down, the floor is only hard when you reach the wall. If you want to sneak a romantic kiss there are kissing balls in the big vulcano.

Entering from under the pyramid you’ll find some rooms there too… but I’ll leave that for you to explore. I will give you one more little hint in case you can’t find the entrances… use your cam and put your own pose ball and sit on it and you’re in the room… shhhhhhhh this is our little secret

You can enjoy some quiet time with that special someone in one of the many stone houses, or go and play in the sand and make some “mud houses” if you’re the kid at heart. If you get hungry stop by Bronto’s for a “Hot delicious Bronto rib“.

If you like shopping or want to look like a flinstone the boutique is the place to be. Here you can buy your own Fred, Wilma, Gazoo or Dino Avi. Or you can just walk away with a t-shirt as a souvenir or a few clothes or a flex tie , or with your won Flintstones Town painting to put on your wall. Want to play bowling? Bedrock Bowl is the place. You can bowl there for a small fee and it’s considered as a token of appreciation for all the work done here. If you are a bad girl or a bad boy watch out there is a Jail there too so make sure you obey the rules or else… Behave when you’re in town because the Bedrock Police is keeping watch and that jail can always use some fresh faces … Prison Break anyone? We’ll need to throw Michael and you might have a chance to “escape“.

Don’t miss the Bedrock Airport also. It’s not a big place but it’s worth seeing. And for the movie lovers enjoy the Drive-in Theatre.

Massage anyone? Mud Spa is the place to go and relax but you’ll have to find it and try it yourself to see what I am talking about and you’ll find something really special there too…  Erupting Vulcanos are a site to see and you can even play golf there but be careful where you step so you don’t get burned… No putting off the green! The Fire station is always ready to the rescue so go and check it out it’s got a classic car for transportation.

Want to meditate by the beach? Look for that in the labirints of the underground. Ferris-Wheel is something fun you can do for sure. Just sit on a ball and relax and it will take you for a breathtaking view of the whole town. Water Buffalo Lodge - is a beautifully designed building and I am pretty sure if you ask the creator you can even have your wedding there. Find a sigh ‘Smash-n-Bash‘ for a ride it’s awesome and probably not what you’re expecting… than take the Bedrock taxi back. It’s going to be fun. But don’t forget to take your date if you have one dancing under the stars… and this place is romantic after all.

And for the last surprise you can even take a car with you before you decide to leave this beautiful place.

And don’t forget! Exploring is just a TP away!!!

written by: Ladyx Collins

Second Life direct link: SL-url Bedrock- Flintstones Town

You can find link to Bedrock - Flinstones Town in Second Life Community Toolbar too.

Other article writed by Ladyx Collins:
The famous places of Moscow (Russia)
Exploring Mexico!

Caminito del Rey

From Wikipedia

El Caminito del Rey (English: The King’s pathway) is a walkway or via ferrata, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga, Spain. The name is often shortened to El Camino del Rey. Although the path is in Spain, it is rumoured that people from Asia built the path way for the King.

History

In 1901 it was obvious that the workers of the Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls needed a walkway to cross between the falls, to provide transport of materials, vigilance and maintenance of the channel. Construction of the walkway took four years; it was finished in 1905.

In 1921 the king Alfonso XIII crossed the walkway for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce and it became known by its present name.

The walkway has now gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is one meter (3 feet and 3 inches) in width, and is over 200 meters (700 feet) above the river. Nearly all of the path has no handrail. Some parts of the concrete walkway have completely collapsed and all that is remaining is the steel beam originally in place to hold it up and the wire that follows most the path. One can latch onto the wire to keep from falling. Several people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years; after four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances. However, adventurous tourists still find their way onto the walkway to explore it. In some places the walkway has collapsed.

The regional government of Andalusia budgeted in 2006 for a restoration plan estimated at € 7 million.

The new trend in online education involves students acting through animated characters, called avatars, mingling in simulated school settings and even rocketing off, via the internet, on quests for knowledge.San Jose State University in the heart of Silicon Valley has built a campus at Second Life, the popular virtual world created by Linden Lab in San Francisco.

The virtual university spans 16 digital acres dotted with school buildings that Library Sciences Department students use for classes and experiments.

“When I teach with Second Life, I think of it as an experience generator,” professor Jeremy Kemp says. “I can send a student in to have an experience in an unstructured environment, and then they come out and have a conversation about it.”

Thirty students signed up for Kemp’s 15-week virtual world class, which included learning about the application that drives the Second Life program.

“I ask them to volunteer on an in-world reference desk, or take a tour of Second Life with snapshots,” he said. “Students can even design a library program with a speaker and invite the public.”

Kemp is trying to simulate real-world experiences by building virtual buildings and audiences so students can learn in realistic, but safe and controlled, settings.

“We’re experimenting with using Second Life to prepare students to face the terror of public speaking,” Kemp says. “That’s very difficult to do in any other way.”

While Kemp’s class simulations are unconventional, industry analysts say … his methods are not unique.

“Second Life is just one of those technologies that allow you to have a more robust classroom experience,” says Sloan Consortium survey director Jeff Seaman, who researches education trends.

The catch, according to Seaman, is that while teachers are interested in this technology it is a challenge to find constructive ways to use it.

“I know schools that bought their own land in Second Life to figure out what it was, but never used it,” Seaman says.

The University of Phoenix specialises in long-distance learning in the US and is among schools that invested in virtual property without developing it, according to provost Adam Honea.

“It’s not that we don’t think Second Life is good, it’s that we can’t fit what we’ve already done into it,” Honea says.

Instead, the University of Phoenix has created its own immersive environments, such as fictitious company websites that contain realistic documents for business students to analyse.

“Most of our systems are proprietary, so it’s easier for us to create our own immersive environments than to use commercial products,” Honea says. Only a fraction of the more than 3.5 million people in the US that took online classes last year did so in virtual worlds, according to the Sloan Consortium.

“It is going to take plenty of time for groups and communities to realise the affordances and limitations of Second Life,” University of California at Berkeley school of information assistant professor Coye Cheshire says.

UCLA doesn’t have a Second Life campus, but it makes some courses available via webcasts and podcasts, enabling students to stream lectures to their computers or listen on iPods or other MP3 players.

The pace at which academic institutions are moving into virtual worlds such as Second Life promises to increase as students growing up with the technology become educators themselves, Kemp says.

“This is an adolescent technology that’s lurching and pushing in different directions and getting a sense of itself,” he says.

“The things we’re learning from Second Life will eventually help distance educators do their work. It’s very promising.”

AFP

source: www.australianit.news.com.au

Q: What did Linden Lab and IBM accomplish with this experiment?
Researchers from IBM and Linden Lab teleported avatars from the Second Life Preview Grid to an OpenSim virtual world.

Q: Why is that significant?
It marks the first time an avatar has moved from one virtual world to another, an event with implications for the entire virtual world industry. As the name suggests, the Open Grid Protocol used in the project enables interoperability between virtual worlds. With this experiment, we’ve taken a first step toward not just interconnecting Second Life with other virtual worlds, but other virtual worlds with one another. An open standard for interoperability based on the Open Grid Protocol would allow users to cross freely from one world to another, just as they can go from one Web site to another on the Internet today.

Q: Did you make a video of the event?
Yes we did:

You can also download the high-quality version.

Q: Can other virtual worlds move forward with this research on their own?
Yes. In fact, Linden Lab will start an Open Grid Public Beta in July, making the Second Life Preview Grid available with Open Grid Protocol support for login and teleport. This first phase of the Open Grid Public Beta is designed for developers who want to test OpenSim interoperability with Second Life. IBM will contribute back to the community the enhancements it made to the OpenSim source code to support the Open Grid Protocol. In addition, an Open Grid version of the Second Life Viewer will be available for beta participants by Linden Lab. For information on interoperability testing, visit: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Grid_Public_Beta.

Q: What is the Architecture Working Group (AWG)?
The AWG is an open forum whose mission is to enable virtual-world interoperability by defining and developing the Open Grid Protocol. For more information on the Architecture Working Group see: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Architecture_Working_Group.

Q: What is the Second Life Preview Grid?
The Second Life Preview Grid is an experimental grid completely disconnected from the Main Grid, where all Second Life Residents live, work and play. Nothing that happens on the Preview Grid affects the Main Grid.

Q: Can I visit the Preview Grid?
Yes, though it requires a different Second Life client, which you can download here: http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php. It’s important to note, Residents still won’t be able to teleport to OpenSim from the Preview Grid.

Q: Can regular SL users teleport to an OpenSim server now?
No. This experiment was conducted on a test grid under controlled conditions. Second Life users cannot currently teleport to OpenSim, or vice-versa.

Q: Did the avatar transfer any assets (skins, objects) between Second Life and OpenSim?
No assets were transferred in this experiment – only the avatar itself.

Q: When the avatar teleported between worlds, did it look the same in both places?
No, the clothes and attachments in Second Life were not transferred in this experiment. Thus avatars appeared as default, “ruthed,” avatars.

Q: Is it possible to transfer assets between Second Life and OpenSim?
Not with the Open Grid Protocol. So far only Login and Teleport have been implemented.

Q: When will Second Life Residents be able to teleport to OpenSim servers, or other virtual worlds?
We don’t know exactly. We’re working toward that goal but we’re still very much in the experimental phase.

Q: What is Linden Lab’s ultimate goal with these experiments?
Linden Lab sees interoperability as essential for virtual worlds to reach their full potential. In addition, interoperability will enhance Resident experience and the new architecture will improve scalability and stability.

Q: How will Linden Lab prevent property from being copied into other virtual worlds?
We’re paying extremely close attention to that question. We will be designing this with the Second Life community to ensure their needs are met. We want to stress that when it does become possible to move avatars between worlds, we will take the utmost care to protect the rights of Second Life property owners and creators. Linden Lab will not design a system that lets people openly violate the permissions of SL goods and take them to other worlds. We recognize that intellectual property is the engine that drives Second Life, and we are completely committed to preserving the qualities that make Second Life the unique, innovative and dynamic place that it is today.

by: Hamilton Linden

Source: Official Blog of Secondlife