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One Billion Rising in Second Life is finally HERE!

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ZoHa Islands would like to take this opportunity to spread the word about this new event on Thursday, the 14th February 2013 called ‘One Billion Rising in Second Life’.

On February 14, 2013, for 24 hours starting at midnight SL Time, Second Life residents will join with activists around the world in a spectacular 24-hour dance event for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.  The event sounds fantastic and should be an exceptionally and equally amazing turnout – and for such a wonderful cause.  For More info on this cause and how to support in RL please visit The V-Day Official Website.

There will be a giant 4 sim stage where over 200 avatars can enjoy the live music and fantastic art/info exhibits.

Region preparations are underway and now there’s only 2 days remaining until the 24 hour dance event gets started.

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On 9th February 2013 a inspiring new video preview was uploaded on YouTube for the upcoming One Billion Rising in Second Life event due to take place for 24 hours on Valentines Day 2013. This wonderful video lasts for 5 minutes and 37 seconds showing many women avatars dancing to the music.

Tena Clark and Tim Heintz perform the incredibly powerful song, “Break the Chain,” that we hear in this video. As women from around the world in Second Life, we wanted to do our part too. Gorgeous settings, amazing women-behind-the avatars, and a bit of fantasy make our video a beautiful addition to the tide of support that’s sweeping the globe. Visit our blog, “One Billion Rising in Second Life” to find out more!

“Come and dance! One Billion Rising in Second Life!

SECOND LIFE® RESIDENTS JOIN GLOBAL CAMPAIGN “ONE BILLION RISING” TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

On February 14, 2013, for 24 hours starting at midnight Pacific Standard Time, Second Life residents will join with activists around the world in a spectacular 24-hour dance event for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.

ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. On February 14, 2013, men and women in Second Life will join activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, and people across the world to Walk, Dance, and Rise as a show of unity, individual strength, and the need for change.

The Second Life event will feature a four-region stage where 200 people can dance together, surrounded by an area of art installations and informational exhibits. A variety of performers will play over the 24-hour period, enabling people all over the world to attend this virtual event no matter their timezone. The regions will have a General maturity rating to allow all residents an opportunity to participate. Pictures are welcome on the event’s Flickr group.

The objective of the event is to raise awareness, not to raise funds; however, information about real-world organisations will be available for those wishing to donate.

One Billion Rising in Second Life is sponsored by: Alchemy Immortalis; Bits and Bobs Animations; Cheeky Pea; The Domineaux Effect; Dutchie; Galland Homes; Garden of Dreams; Gos Boutique; Gwen Carillon Designs/Serenite; Heart Garden Centre; Kaerri; MadPea; Maven Homes; Meshworx; Prime; and Spargel and Shine. In-kind sponsors are: CaLLie CLine; Fruit Islands; KittyCatS!; L’Aize Days and Prim Perfect Publications.

For more information:
One Billion Rising in Second Life
One Billion Rising website (official)
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Twitter
Flickr
Second Life Group: One Billion Rising

About One Billion Rising
One in three women on the planet is raped or beaten in her lifetime. That is ONE BILLION WOMEN violated. One billion daughters, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, lovers and friends. On February 14, 2013, V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men to dance across every country.

For more information go to http://www.onebillionrising.org/.

About V-Day
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works. In 2012, over 5,800 V-Day benefit events took place produced by volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world, educating millions of people about the reality of violence against women and girls. To date, the V-Day movement has raised over $90 million and educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it, crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns, reopened shelters, and funded over 14,000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq. Over 300 million people have seen a V-Day benefit event in their community.

For more information go to http://www.vday.org/.

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Can anyone get your IP address from SL ?

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Help, I’m being threatened by my ex-sl husbands partner, she wants to get at me because I sent a few note cards telling her what a jerk he is. She said she has my IP address from SL and to expect her to show up in RL.

Ever have this happen to you? Here are a few tips to make sure you are protected.

Tracing your IP is possible if you listen to streaming music or watch streaming video in SL. Nowadays there may also be streaming images from web pages on a parcel. If you are worried about people being abe to capture or identify your IP address remember!

Any streaming audio or video will give your IP address to the stream’s external server. Some people have exploited that to create databases of IP addresses and associated names which are then used to identify alts. Because that happens outside of SL, it seems to be technically acceptable under the TOS, although it could (in theory, not practice) be a problem when that info is brought back in world and misused.

So the only way to guarantee the anonymity is to NEVER stream audio or video and to disable the ability of objects to turn your media stream on.

It’s like the rest of the internet. There’s always someone quite happy to be as sneaky as they have to violate privacy, especially if there’s money to be made or person to make miserble.

There are some selling a product to jealous types a system designed to identify alt accounts of griefers and such, but they all know how to get around the system. So all it really does is create false positives (different people on the same IP address) and give people a new way to f#@k about in other people’s business. Does not hold true if you do not let it! As these systems are worthless and cause more problems IE: region performance issues or repeated griefing due to the culprit likes to cause trouble and can not be stopped. Folks, If you do not respond they really do go away! Your MUTE button can do wonders!

IP tracing is not likely from the average Second Life user. However, when an avatar uses a note card or other scripted object, or by clicking on a link sent to you the IP address COULD be viewable, though these methods and are a little hazy at best.

BUT, if you’re like most users of Second Life, your IP address is not static. Furthermore, the IP address will only manage to tell them what ISP (Internet Service Provider) you’re using, very little else about you. But if you feel you are being threatened in this matter file a abuse report for disclosure to Linden Lab. This may or may not help.

Hope this can clear up some of your questions on the subject and relieve some of you when people tell you they have your IP and personal info. Just be careful do not give out your information outside SL. Yes, I have heard excuses: they were my BF and I shared with them my account or RL information on Face book and other social media. This would be your fault and you should be aware that anything that happens will be on your head! Want to get rid of that stalker or ex that can’t get over the fact they have dated a cartoon for a year?
Keep your information PRIVATE! Unless you plan on meeting them in real life.

Have a great day!

Deuce Marjeta
Operations Manager ZoHa Islands

QuickTips: Getting and Spending Linden Dollars Video Tutorial

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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve introduced several new QuickTips video tutorials to help teach our newest residents the basics of Second Life. This week, we examine how to use the official unit of trade in Second Life, known as the Linden Dollar (or L$).

You can use Linden Dollars to buy almost anything inside Second Life or on the Marketplace — a new outfit, a new home or even a completely new avatar.

To learn even more about the basics of getting and spending Linden Dollars, visit the Knowledgebase.

Lumiya: Navigate SL from your Mobile/Tablet in a 3D Enviornment

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Lumiya is a Second Life and OpenSim client with a 3D world View.  With Lumiya, you can send and receive instant messages, teleport to your favorite Second Life Locations, participate in Local Chat, interact with objects, manager your inventory, and see and navigate the virtual world around you unlike that of recent solely text based clients.

The application is available in the Google Play store for Android  and cost about $2.95 USD.

Runs entirely on the phone, no special in world objects and required.  No Hidden subscription fees.  Every review I’ve read so far has been nothing but positive as well – Alina Lyvette, the developer of the application has done a very nice job.

HUDs can be used.

Land Tools are accessible – restarting regions you have EM powers on.

Lumiya supports mesh content and is compatible with RLV.

Version 2.4.1

Updated Feb 1- 2013

Size 4.80MB

Content rating: Everyone

Whats New with the Application:

Support for mesh objects and Clothing

Support for RLV

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QuickTips: Shopping in Second Life Video Tutorial

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Last week, we introduced the first video in a new Second Life tutorial series called QuickTips. Each of these tutorials aims to help newer users by introducing them to basic features, functions or activities in Second Life.

Our first QuickTips video focused on the simple process of changing your avatar in less than 60 seconds using the free avatars built into the Second Life Viewer. That’s a great skill to have as a newcomer — but many users want to stand out in style or perhaps just look a bit more unique. Why look like everyone else when there are thousands of fashions and avatar accessories to choose from?

This week’s QuickTips video introduces new users to the fundamentals of how to shop like a pro in Second Life. Watch this clip to learn the basics on discovering places to shop, as well as transaction tips and even unpacking your items.

Soon you’ll be shopping up a storm as you stroll through the many virtual shopping hot spots in SL or browse for items via the web on the Marketplace.

Reaching into Second Life with Leap Motion

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When the Linden Lab developers first saw the Leap Motion controller they couldn’t wait to get their hands on one. Thankfully, they were able to get a pre-production development kit and built demos to explore its capabilities in Second Life. The demos included tests of flight controls, object manipulation, and avatar gestures.

This work was strictly experimental, but it showed the power of Second Life as a platform for exploring gesture-based interactions with controllers like the Leap Motion, and they are happy to be able to share the code with you as a starting point for your own explorations.

If you have a Leap Motion controller and would like to experiment with the Second Life Viewer, you can find the source code for these experiments at Viewer-Rabbit. The ‘indra/newview/llleapmotioncontroller.cpp’ file contains most new functionality. The Viewer is built to work in several different modes. These modes can be used to control the avatar while flying, send data into Second Life for scripts to intercept, detect hand motions that trigger avatar gestures, or control the camera and avatar movement. To switch between these modes use the “LeapMotionTestMode” value in the Debug Settings, accessible from the Advanced menu.

To give your experiments a shot you will need get the source mentioned above and contact www.leapmotion.com to join their developer program and obtain the SDK. Currently only Windows Viewers are supported, but other platforms could be added by linking in the appropriate Leap Motion SDK.