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League Community Center Opens in Taber

League of Heroes Joseph Button Memorial Community Center opened April 10, 2011.

Look to the Skies – the new League of Heroes Joseph Button Community Center offers a message of hope, and aid to all newcomers to Second Life. [...]

Zen at Kannonji

by Fiona Toohey

Is your time typically over-booked or your free time so unpredictable that you find it hard to reliably commit to rigidly scheduled activities? Do you have young kids and find it difficult to get out of the house with any regularity without also taxing your finances to pay for sitters? Have you been looking for a community or event in your area, but have failed to find what you really want near enough to you? Are you someone with a disability, or who otherwise finds it problematic or impossible to get to resources that are local to you? Perhaps an online/VR alternative is the best solution.

Kannonji Zen Retreat

Most people are familiar with the terms “Buddhism” and “meditation”, and some may know what “mindfulness” means in context with the above. But, what most don’t know is that mindfulness meditation literally changes the brain.

Many different Western therapies now “borrow” from Buddhist mindfulness meditation. In the here and now, mindfulness and meditation can be easily meshed into just about any belief structure or ideology without compromising either. Moreover, the changes are palpable and perceptible in a very short period of time.

As most who have spent any time in Second Life know, if it can [...]

Krypton Radio Gets Its 3,000th Listener!

Last October, we reported that we had gained a thousand listeners in one short month – this time the news is even better. For the past month, Krypton Radio has had 3,000 listeners, tuning in from 54 countries around the world. Some listeners seem to be just tuning their internet radio to us and leaving it there the entire day!

It’s all very exciting, and we’re naturally thrilled – and we promise to keep on doing what we’re doing, because you obviously like it and want more.

So more is on the way – more shows, more fascinating interviews, more news and information about fandom online and in Second Life in particular. Keep it tuned to Krypton Radio. The best is yet to come.

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Finally Forty (Groups)

Second Life In-World Group Membership Limit Raised to 40 After Four Year Wait

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Though Linden Lab has yet to make the formal announcement, the long-standing 25 group limit that has so hobbled community growth within the online service Second Life has been raised to 40 groups. The original feature request was posted in the Linden Lab JIRA system by SL citizen Mano Nevadan, and received 1942 votes since its original posting May 7, 2007. A popular idea, the request was duplicated sixteen times by others. The most common reason cited for the importance of the upgrade was that the low group limit required people to maintain multiple accounts just to stay connected with all the social groups in which they needed to participate.

In anticipation of the upcoming changes, the Phoenix Viewer team had been working closely with Linden Lab to acquire the necessary specifications so that the Phoenix Viewer itself would be the first third party viewer out of the gate with support for the new 40 group limit. Jessica Lyon, leader of the Phoenix development team, urges users to avoid adding new groups until the official Linden Lab announcement. While the method viewers use to access group information from the Second Life servers may undergo some changes, the data itself should remain stable. The official Second Life client that supports 40 groups, however, is not ready for release, and the official announcement of this new capability will probably not take place until the client is ready.

If you’re like us, [...]

Universal Forces Battlestar Galactica Off of Second Life

BSG Fandom Disappears in Second Life Overnight

by Kalel Venkman

On Thanksgiving Day, Universal City Studios ordered Linden Research, creators and operators of the popular online community, to remove any and all to remove any and all intellectual content relating to ‘Battlestar Galactica’ from its grid.

The following contact was sent to all BSG sim owners or officers, in all BSG related inworld groups:

“Linden Lab has received an intellectual property complaint from Universal City Studios, Inc., complaining about use by Second Life Residents of names and content that it believes are associated with Battlestar Galactica. For example, they have complained about names such as “Battlestar Galactica,” “Battlestar,” “BSG,” “Colonial Warriors,” and “The Twelve Colonies,” and about content such as “recreations of Battlestar Galactica ships like the Vipers, Raiders, and Raptors.”

Linden Lab respects the rights of both Second Life residents and intellectual property owners. Accordingly, we ask that you discontinue any use of Battlestar Galactica intellectual property in Second Life. You must not use the intellectual property of others unless you have their permission to use it.To address Universal’s concerns, Linden Lab has disabled certain Second Life content, including the content listed at the end of this email.

**PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF YOUR NAMES, CONTENT, AND BUILDS AND CHANGE OR DELETE ANY THAT MAY BE RELATED TO BATTLESTAR GALACTICA**

Linden Lab may remove or disable any other content that may infringe intellectual property rights. In addition, further [...]

ROF Coalition in SL Joins The Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis

ROF Coalition™ Partners with National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter

ROF Coalition Island, Second Life, 05/06/10 – The National M.S. Society Michigan Chapter has officially partnered with the ROF Coalition™ (“Remember Our Friends”) and is solely represented in official capacity on the ROF Coalition Island in Second Life™.

With great delight does the ROF Coalition ™announce that the National M.S. Society Chapter based in Michigan has been officially partnered with the ROF Coalition ™ and will begin immediately to work with the ROF Coalition™ on the SIM ‘ ROF Coalition Island 2 ‘.

Mike Burleigh, director of the ROF Coalition™, is saying: “With the official approval of the National M.S. Society has a long working process towards a coalition been achieved. I am overjoyed and in the same time deeply humbled that the National M.S. Society Michigan Chapter has taken faith in our work at the ROF Coalition SIMS. We are working closely now with the Developmental Director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in Michigan to establish a network of partners and events to raise in Second Life™ funds to be donated to this particular cause. As, I have lost my mother to this horrible disease, I am extremely proud, that the National M.S. Society Michigan Chapter has chosen the ROF Coalition and its associates as partners for finding a way to raise funds in Second Life™ to be donated to finding a cure or helping people living with this horrific disease.”

To be able to start collecting funds for the National M.S. Society [...]

Happy New Year from Second Life

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Numerous places in Second Life, a virtual world, celebrated ushering in 2010. New YEars in Second Life_001 One location recreated the historical New York City Times Square Ball drop. However, the prime attraction was developed by the creators of Second Life at Linden Labs.

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The servers for the program closely are connected to world times. As the 2010 approached areas around the world, residents were able to come together and experience how a virtual world can bring everyone from all cultures and timezones together. New years_001 Happy New Year!

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Maguindanao Massacre Vigil

The League successfully supported peacekeeping efforts on for a Second Life Vigil for the Maguindanao Massacre. On 23rd November, 57 people set out to register the nomination of a candidate for governor of Maguindanao in the Philippines. The politicians’ wife and sister led the group, who were accompanied by 31 members of the media and 2 human rights lawyers. They were stopped and attacked by 100 men. No one survived the attack. Elections in this area have been marred by violence. Second Life served as a venue to help increase awareness.

About the Justice League Unlimited:

The Justice League Unlimited (JLU) in Second Life in (SL) is a public service organization who pattern their avatars after classic comic book heroes. While JLU members may model their avatars after these fictional personas, the JLU is not a super-hero role-playing group. The mission of the JLU is to provide mentoring and render aid to SL residents in need, primarily new residents, in such areas as building, scripting and security. The JLU often acts as a neighborhood watch organization, patrolling heavily trafficked public areas that are prone to abuse by griefers. We also hold seminars and conventions on public safety, and help estate managers learn effective techniques [...]

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