As SL’ang Life Magazine, it is our great pleasure to invite you to the special event, a presentation of Portuguese Second Life Community. Our aim is to present the most interesting activities of Portuguese Residents and join the celebrations of the Portuguese Communities Day (June 10th). SL’ang Life magazine strives to actively participate in promoting initiatives leading to the creation of a community in SL. Thus, we offer space on our island and on pages of our magazine to present local activities to new public. A transcript of all presentations will be available at SL’ang Life magazine’s website, and a report from the meetings will be printed in our magazine. Such events are a chance to start a cooperation and to learn about similar projects from all over the world. We would like to thank Ibrahim Bates, member of Portuguese Community, writer, our reader and most of all our friend, without whom this event would not be possible Please, join us as we welcome Portuguese Community to SL’ang Life. Kind regards, SL’ang Life Team ô€€ ô€€€ Portuguese Community presentation schedule: http://slanglife.com/center/events/?id=319 Day 1 (June 5th) ~ exhibitions openings ~ Day 2 (June 6th) ~ Welcome party ~ Day 3 (June 7th) ~ Portuguese university researchers in SL ~ Day 4 (June 8th) ~ Portuguese creators presentations ~ Day 5 (June 9th) ~ Portuguese sims presentation ~ Day 6 (June 10th) ~ Portuguese Community Day ~ During the whole event you are welcome to vist the info kiosk area in the southwest part of the island, displaying Portuguese Residentsts’ activities. —– SL’ANG LIFE - PRINTED MAGAZINE ABOUT SECOND LIFE. Available FOR FREE for all SL Residents. All you have to do is to make a subscription at http://slanglife.com/
Posted by Muza Waco

Monogram Virtua Entertainment is proud to sponsor their first annual Second Life Erotica Expo. Hundreds of Erotica collectors from both the cyber and real worlds are set to arrive in Second Life May 31st to see both the erotic, sensual, sexual and exotic in cyberworld art and novelties. The Erotica Expo opens at 11AM Pacific Time at the convention center on Monogram Tria (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/146/127/23) where Monogram Virtua???s co-founders Harold Whaley (SL name Hdub Shepherd), Randall Rubin (SL name Dubble Rokocoko), and Marketing Director Andrea McCloud (SL name Anakalia Catteneo) will be in attendance. An small entrance fee will be charged to attend the event.
Visit Monogram Tria (205, 110, 22)
Posted by Anakalia Catteneo

More than 500 years ago, Portuguese begun one adventure that took then all over the planet discovering new worlds. Today, exploring is focused too on imagination and travelling not only in the real world but virtual worlds too. To celebrate Day of Cam??es, Portugal and the communities, June 1st, about 2.3O SL, opens in Second Life ?? an exhibition related to the Portuguese Discoveries. Photos, facts and music connected to the invitation that all travellers make that the beginning of new adventures and discoveries through SL?? islands and regions, some based on the reality, others on our imagination. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Portucalis%20II/27/196/21
Visit Portucalis II (10, 193, 21)
Posted by Tpglourenco Forcella

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The renowned Second Life artist Ravenelle Zugzwang has been exploring machinima in Second Life, and along the way she has created a visual buffet of 19 video shorts, a series revolving around Ducky. These shorts are being very well received by the Second Life community. You may find them either on Flikr or on YouTube. All but one run under one minute thirty seconds in length. Most of them also highlight a creator or location to check out in Second Life. The Ducky series quickly spoils your senses with color, movement and sound. Who is this Duck that is not a Duck? http://www.youtube.com/user/Ravenellea
Posted by Ravenelle Zugzwang

Members of Myst Online Explorer were having fun on SL. A movie and costume event was held over at Eder Je’ffe Drive-in. As you can see from the photo the contestants were dressing up as food which was the theme of the event. However, a few of the contestants were goofing off dressed up as: trashcan and dinosaur fossil. All fun and games.
Posted by Earadride Callisto

Three Second Life entrepreneurs, ATown Fall, Phelan James and Niki Wilder, have announced an ambitious new project that will include what could be the largest watersports development in Second Life. According to the Second Life surfing blog SurfWatch the new mega-estate or ‘continent’ called the Broadwater Antilles looks set to become a powerful force in Second Life diving, sailing, surfing and other watersports. The group of sim estates, currently includes TCH Estates, Wilder Estates and Hedonism Estates. The estates will be linked together by a large collection of open space ocean sims landscaped and ’seascaped’ especially for watersports and other leisure activities. Photo: Barbuda, one of Broadwater Antilles surfing sims.

Please contact me by email or inworld if you would like any more info. Thanks Barchan
Posted by Barchan Paderborn

THE HUMAN CHESS GAME
The story of theChessGame dates back to 1454 when Marostica belonged to the Venetian Republic, when two noblemen, Rinaldo d’Angarano e Vieri da Vallonara, fell in love with the beautiful Lionora, daughter of the Lord of Marostica’s castle. Following the habit at that time, they defied each other to a duel:the winner would have married Lionora.. The Lord forbade the duel in conformity with Venetian Law and he ordered that the two rivals had to play and win a chess game in order to marry Lionora. The game played through a living army, carrying the noble insignia of Withes and Blacks had to take place on the square in front of the Lower Castle on a festival day at the presence of the Lord, his noble daugther, the Lords of Angarano and Vallonara, the noble court and the whole population. The Lord decided that the challenge had to be honoured by an exibition of armed men, foot-soldiers and knights, with fireworks and dances and sounds that came together with the herold, the archers and halberdiers, the Lord and his noble court, Lionora, her faithful nurse, noblemen,the masters of arms, falconers, pageboys, maidens, standard holders, musicians, farmer, the Whites and Blacks with their kings and queens, rooks and knights, bishops and pawn, all moved by the two noblemen… The owner of the Castle enlightened this scene through whitelight and awesome fireworks, so that everybody could share the joy and the fun. At Marostica this event takes place every two years as the first time, in a framework of sumptuous costumes and martial parades of exquisite elegance. A note of unique courtesy pervades everything; it inspires the whole re-evocation of this ancient story which, from the darkness of remote times, still lives today as a miracle of fantasy. The orders are still given to characters through the dialect of the “Serenissima Republic of Venezia”: 550walk on actors participate to this event lasting about 2 hours. The Human Chess Game will be played on the square of Marostica every second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of September This tradiction has been a source of ispiration for Italia Vera builders who accurately replicated the awesome place and its well-known chessboard. The owners of Italia Vera desire that Marostica SL becomes a centre of social gathering for inworld chess passionates and why not, a sort of promotion for Marostica in real life among cosmopolitan second livers. In these days a tournament starts up : it will end on may 24th, the day of the final Game,whose prize won’t be the heart of a lovely dame but a virtual trophy, as the best Chess player in second life. As the cool lord of Marostica, who loved both non violence and fun, Italia Vera’s staff is working for a memorable day of celebration, and they hope that a lot of avatars will be there! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Friuli/162/191/301
Posted by Simona Dawes

Pictured: The fireworks display that kicked off the Feynman’s 90th Birthday Bash.

SciArt Media holds 90th Birthday Bash and Science Conference for Richard Feynman This weekend, May 10th and 11th, SciArt Media is holding a two-day astronomy and physics conference to celebrate both National Astronomy Day Saturday, as well as a 90th birthday celebration for the late Richard Feynman. The real-life company with an office in Second Life is presenting speakers, a plenary session and a fireworks display to celebrate the occasion. Free Feynman T-Shirts are also available throughout the center. The weekend will feature George Djorgovski of CalTech, talking about the makeup of the Universe, as well as Gus Rosania of the American Chemical Society leading students on an “Amazing Journey” through the human body, like that dreamt up by Isaac Asimov. Admission to the event is free. SL URL re-direct is: http://secondlife.sciartmedia.com. More info at: http://www.sciartmedia.com/Dicks90th.
Submitted by Sciartmedia Sands