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I received the notification that as an EU citizen I would henceforth be charged VAT on all purchases from Linden Labs! Well, it seems SL is officially no longer 'black market economy' and the Revenue men are having their share LOL. Has anyone investigated what this means for UK educational projects in SL? I know some educational institutions are VAT exempt, we are not here at Connexions (for some reason, the old DfES changed the rules). I also do not know what implications this has for buying Li… Continue

I was given a castle kit by a SL friend. I built it on the sky platform above my house in Aramaki. Castle Denby has been fun to decorate, but altering the fabric of the building has been a problem (too many linked parts). So Castle Denby is being dismantled. I have several kits for buildings, many of them untried. Does anyone want one before I delete them for good from my inventory? Contents include castles, log cabins, beach huts etc... Cheers, Gill

Second Life hospital to demonstrate future of healthcare in London

• The UK’s first virtual hospital opens to the public this week to demonstrate the future of London’s healthcare network.

The Second Health project allows visitors to explore a threedimensional model of a clinic, created within the online world of Second Life. As users travel around the virtual hospital, they can watch multimedia presentations demonstrating the activities of specific departments.

The collaborative project betw… Continue

Finally heard back from the Nottm Trent University/Gamecity team who are developing a citizenship space for young people in Nottingham in Teen SL based, I think, on the Nottingham Council House. Now I'm getting excited...and need to crack on and get a grip to develop my Connexions Centre in SL ready to link in/copy across :-) check out GameCity: http://gamecity.org/