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Today's spotlight home up for rent is one of the latest houses that were added to the gated community this year. A three-story, modern open plan design, with a built-in ground floor garage, access to a private dock and pier around the back, a fully open plan second floor, and many rooms on the 2nd and third floors. A perfect home for a growing family! Contact Xiomara Lavendel or just TP over and rent it now! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hampton%20Point/146/16/28

The tourist information building has been updated with more info! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New Haven/169/3/22

Todays selected house for rent! Visit it here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chelsea/200/201/25

Take a virtual video tour of three select homes available today (April 12th) House 1 - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New%20Haven/49/143/36 House 2 - http://maps.secondlife.com/secon.../Golden%20Grove/66/168/50 House 3 - http://maps.secondlife.com/secon.../Hampton%20Point/52/32/25

New Haven, the 27 region-sized roleplay town, has available homes for rent. Whether it's a small 1 or 2-bedroom home, or a 3 or 4 bedroom family mansion, there's more than likely something to suit your needs! With ready-to-move into homes, you also have the option of s "house swap" in certain plots to change the current house to another house which has been cleared to be used on that region. No land buy-in. Simply pay the rental box, join the group and move in! Modern theme. New Haven is based on a contemporary town in Maine on the east coast of the United States Option to tint the walls. Most (but not all) of the homes available for rent have the option of wall tinting, so it's not all that new house cream colour. House does not count towards prims. The house is not part of the counted prim on your land, so all those prims can go to furnishing and decorating! New Haven sandbox. Renting a home in New Haven also gives you access to the private sandbox! Light and para RP welcome. New Haven is a roleplay town, but don't let that put you off! We welcome heavy (para) and light roleplayers! The Yacht Club ...you can even rent a mooring for your yacht or boat at either the main yacht club or the mornings on the southern side of the town. Stonybrook Farm & Stables We are also MyStory/DFS friendly! With farm plots for rent in the Stonybrook Farm region. York County Sherrif Office With an active Police and Fire department, general hospital, events team, real estate team and more, if you are looking for a RP job, we'll probably have something that will fit! This thread will be updated semi-regularly with available homes but you can skip directly to the Real Estate building and browse the Casper pages to see if there's a home that might suit you click visiting here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New Haven/216/80/22 The real estate building also has staff link boards to the real estate team, who are always happy to answer any questions you may have. For more information on New Haven, visit the tourist information building here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New Haven/169/3/22

The statement should have been made the same week the original article came out. It's been allowed to fester for far too long.

Updated some wrong SLURLS...

One of the most heavily filmed and photographed cities in Second Life has some land available for either Residential, Commercial.. or even both! The City State of New Babbage was founded in 2007 and is a contiguous estate of 14 regions based on the theme of Steampunk and the Victorian era. The city has also been featured in the Destination Guide since the guide first opened! https://secondlife.com/destination/new-babbage All of the regions that make up New Babbage is mixed commercial/residential the only exception is Port Babbage which is mostly commercial only. No Land Buy-In! - No upfront major charge for buying the land at the beginning, you pay 1L$ to buy the land, then start your tier payments at the rental box!. All Builds Inspected - No worries about big pink neon glowing box builds appearing next door to you. All buildings, even new ones placed by existing residents, are inspected before they are placed down. Steampunk/Victorian Theme - The entire city is set in the time period of the 1880's, with a major twist of Steampunk thrown in. Formal and Informal Events - A city the size of New Babbage has regular events, whether it be the weekly ones like Foot Tappin Friday, or the large formal events like the ball at Piermont Landing. Socialising and getting to know your neighbours wont be a problem Roleplay is OPTIONAL! - New Babbage is a themed city, set in the Victorian Era. However the RP side of it is NOT enforced. It is up to you whether you want to RP or not. We have left the city optional in order for folks to simply... look around and explore the city. No need for OOC tags, no need to dress up in period . City of Builders - Worried that you cant build a home or store that will fit with the theme? New Babbage is well known in the Steamlands as the "City of Builders", someone in the city will be able to build your home or store building for you. Engineers Sandbox - Land owners in the city get access to The Fells sandbox platform, a private builders sandbox in the northern end of the city. City Transportation System - Trams and water taxis run across all the major sections of the city, a great way to show friends around all 9 regions. We also have our own website for RP blogs, event listings or general forum style chatter at http://cityofnewbabbage.net/ If you fancy just visiting and wandering around, but want a homebase to plot your wanderings around then there are numerous hotels and rentals available in the city, including the "grand old lady of the steamlands" Brunel Hall Hotel (which is also in the Destination Guide and is the second of the three DG listings the city has)... https://secondlife.com/destination/brunel-hall-hotel-restaurant For more information on RP and general info on the city, visit the new Tourist Info Hub! - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port Babbage/174/191/106 Babbage Canals BABBAGE CANALS #28 - south wharfs waterfront, old edward gorey house 1568sqm 525p L$580/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Canals/108/52/105 Babbage Pallisade BABBAGE PALISADE #6 - pond. lot can be recut 928sqm 556p L$630/wk as is. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/134/184/90 BABBAGE PALISADE #9 - Lindt Lane. Works well for railroad theme builds 1920sqm 1170p L$1310/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/51/80/106 BABBAGE PALISADE #12 - Lindt Lane. Amazing sewer access. Can join with #11 896sqm 546p L$610/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/47/49/114 BABBAGE PALISADE #13 - next to Void Park, can join with #14 896sqm 546p L$610/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/17/11/119 BABBAGE PALISADE #14 - close behind train station, sewer access. Can join with #13 896sqm 546p L$610/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/46/12/113 BABBAGE PALISADE #18 - Academy Downs, rampart side 2560sqm 1562p L$1740/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/188/92/106 BABBAGE PALISADE #21 - Academy Downs next to train station, corner lot 1152sqm 702p L$780/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Palisade/116/58/106 Babbage Square BABBAGE SQUARE #27 - Abney Parkway, next to Wax Museum. L-shaped lot, possible sewer access. 224sqm 1221p L$1020/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Square/207/210/106 BABBAGE SQUARE #31 - city hall block, port side 3600sqm 1976p 1660/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage Square/213/138/111 Quarry Hill QUARRY HILL #1 - corner lot on Palisade side, shop or residential 896sqm 546p L$610/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Quarry Hill/234/83/106 QUARRY HILL #4 - Lindt Lane corner lot on Palisade side, residential or shop 1008sqm 614p L$680/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Quarry Hill/233/54/106 Wheatstone Waterways FULL Academy of Industry ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #3 - Ruthorford Square, good for smaller fancy house. basement ok 880sqm 804p L$700/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/159/189/111 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #5 - Ruthorford Square, good for smaller fancy house. basement ok. 1264sqm 1156p L$1010/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/203/155/112 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #6 - Ruthorford Square. Connects to underground tunnels 640sqm 584p L$510/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/226/162/111 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #11 - Ruthorford Square, good for townhouse style 576sqm 526p L$460/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/226/162/111 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #17 - culdesac area, can join with #19 1008sqm 922p L$810/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/13/8/106 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #19 - corner lot, can join with #17 768sqm 702p L$610/wl http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/55/27/108 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #28 - The Jitters, park/primfarm ok. 592sqm 540p L$470 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/148/11/109 ACADEMY OF INDUSTRY #30 - Pilgrim Hill, park/primfarm ok, basement ready 512sqm 468p L$410/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Academy of Industry/188/9/120 Port Babbage PORT BABBAGE #1 - Serenity Pier available - can cut small lot to order or combine with #2 PORT BABBAGE #2 historic build - contact Mr Tenk if interested. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port Babbage/101/54/107 PORT BABBAGE #3 - good for narrow warehouse style builds 576sqm 526p L$460/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port Babbage/51/50/106 PORT BABBAGE #13 - The Jitters. Can join with #15 768sqm 702p L$610/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port Babbage/23/37/106 PORT BABBAGE #15 - Front Street. Needs a strong industrial build. 1008sqm 922p L$810/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Port Babbage/120/194/106 New Babbage NEW BABBAGE #19 - The Gut, against the cliff 1200sqm 439sqm L$490/wk http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New Babbage/112/178/107 Clockhaven FULL Vernian Sea Full

*nods and pretends to know what that all means*

Looks like someone tripped over the extension leads again...

They are in a lot of countries. The shop who has them has to have a license.

881Lord drops the mic and walks off stage... If a Gatya was done in RL it WOULD be regulated as gambling, no if's no but's.

I am going to say one word which sum's up my feelings about this.. Good. Whenever I see a new release for an item and then TP to that place and find out its been stuck in a gambling machine that i need to keep throwing money at I just teleport out. I know a lot of people who have become addicted to these machines, throwing huge sums of cash at them cause they "have to get it all". It's a lucrative source of income for creators, yes, thats true, but these same creators were doing JUST FINE before the invention of these cachya's...and they will survive just fine after it.

A look around Franks Jazz in Second Life. Basically, a replacement for the old Franks Place when it quickly closed down when the original owner of the sims left. This place opened very soon after.

I've worked for several companies that got taken over by investment companies. What happens next falls into two categories depending on the path that the investment company follows. 1: Things run smoothly for a year or so, then the investment company starts asset stripping piece by piece. Not all at once (usually) but small pieces of the pie are stripped out and moved on to other companies they own. Before anyone knows it, whats left is an empty shell, the user base then collectively leaves, and that empty shell is closed, or then, ultimately sold off to another buyer. While that is going on, and about halfway through their plan, prices start to creep up, or new ways to milk the customer for money is brought in. They intend to get as much cash as they can while the asset stripping is going on to at least get some kind of return on the initial investment before the sell off starts. 2: The investment company...invests. They take a loss on the initial purchase, a loss on the initial investment but have a road plan to regain that investment back in 2 to 5 years. They hire in new staff to oversee and overhaul of the internal company structure, they hire in new I.T and new Dev's to oversee and undertake a complete and total independent and impartial inventory of the underlying structure of the company. They then target the weak points, or points which may in the future stop or slow down income stream...and they throw money and people at it to fix the problem. It is a long multistage plan, with the eventuality of the plan of making the company they invested into more profitable either by sheer growth of the user base, or an internal and external restructuring of the company and the services that company provides. THIS is the kind of investment company we can hope has taken over Linden Research, the type of company who are in it for the long haul. We will find out (probably by the beginning of next year) if the investment company who took over is path 1, or path 2. If they are path 1, we will all see it within 6 months as cash grabs as small asset stripping starts to take place. When you see that start to happen...leave or dramatically scale back. I know i will.