The Fantasy Faire has raised L$3, 583, 791 so far

As of 3pm SLT total donations is L$3, 583, 791 for The Fantasy Faire 2013 which is just incredible and amazing. Great support and huge interest so far this year for the popular SL Fantasy Faire happening right now. The Fantasy Faire runs through to Sunday 28th April 2013.

Start your Fantasy Faire adventures at Fairelands Junction and explore the wonders of Fantasy in Second Life.

RFL of SL 2013 Official Kiosk 

Fantasy Faire 2013 regions to check out!

SL Fantasy Faire 2013 Links

• Website > http://fantasyfaireSL.wordpress.com/
• Flickr > http://www.flickr.com/groups/fantasyfairesl/
• Plurk > http://www.plurk.com/FantasyFaireSL
• Email > FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com

 

Virtual Ability hosting Mental Health Symposium Event 2013

This weekend Virtual Ability in Second Life will be hosting a new event called Mental Health Symposium 2013 on Saturday 27th April 2013. The focus of this event is mental health care. The first keynote presentation starts at 7am SLT and the event lasts until 5pm SLT. See the full schedule below and everyone is welcome to these recommended keynote presentations.

Full Event Schedule:

Will you Treat ME?  Funding mental health care treatment – now and under the Affordable Health Care Act
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Presenter: Jayme Nelson, RN, MS (SL Avatar: Jayme Xaris)
Saturday April 27, 2013 7-8 am PDT

Sudden Violent Loss: Its Impact on Every Member of the Community
Presenter: Deborah Houston-Schrenzel (SL Avatar: Brede McDonnell)
Saturday April 27, 2013 10-11 am PDT

Poetry and Mental Health
Readers: Eliza Madrigal, Zen Arado, Szavannah Resident
Saturday April 27, 2013 11:30am-12:30pm PDT

Introducing the Whole Brain Health Fair to Second Life
Presenter: Lissena Resident
Saturday April 27, 2013 1-2pm PDT

Exploring New Ways of Evaluating Mental Capacity of Seniors
Presenter: Kara Bennett, Ph. D. (SL Avatar: Dancers Yao)
Saturday, April 27, 2013 2:30-3:30pm PDT

Herbal Medicine and Mental Health
Presenter: Richard Roth (SL Avatar: Farm Gartenberg)
Saturday, April 27, 2013 4-5pm PDT

Check out the Virtual Ability SL Blog for the latest news and events.

 

Main Grid regions drops below the 27, 500 mark

According to the latest post from SLUniverse Forums on New SL Sims in past week thread it’s seems like the total of main grid regions have dropped below the 27, 500 mark which is very concerning and alarming. The sad news I think is that SL regions still continue to drop further down into the red each week. I hope for things to pick up soon.

Grid size as of 21st April 2013:

Total number of Main Grid regions is now 27, 464 ( 20, 356 private estates& 7, 108 Linden owned)

Total private estate net losses this year come to 636 regions, a 3.0% since 30th December 2012.

The main reasons I think is due to the global financial crisis which i’m sure is having a huge effect on spending money etc and the other reason is that tier level in Second Life is still high from what I’ve been hearing from friends during the first part of 2013.

I hope that the grid will grow again this year or next year. Many factors will have to come in effect to make this happen for a growing SL economy like it was many years ago.

What needs to happen to get growth again in regions etc in Second Life ?