Archive for March, 2008
Prostitute39s killer gets second life term The Age, Australia Mar 28, 2008 A JAILED career criminal already serving a life sentence has been given another life term for the quotcallousquot revenge execution of male prostitute Shane Career criminal gets life Geelong Advertiser all 39 news articles
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Second Life and ESL Instruction Kotaku.com, NY 9 hours ago Now Forbes has a piece discussing the same issue, only with Second Life. The author spoke with several teachers about their approaches to using SL to
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A man serving life in prison for the 1993 murder of dairy heiress Mary Jill Oberweis lost a bid for a new sentence in his conviction for a second slaying in Aurora Township.
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A dispute over sales of virtual sex toys has resulted in a real life slap on the wrist for a Texas teenager. Eros LLC, a Tampa Bay area company that creates virtual sex scripts in the online world Second Life, sued Robert Leatherwood, 19, last year claiming he copied, displayed or distributed Eros products without permission.
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Spime Watch: Building Bacteria in Second Life Wired News Mar 26, 2008 Of course, I can39t go out and police that neologism any more than I can police self replicating Second Life bacteria. But to date, there aren39t any
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Techtree.com Second Life Sees Sex Toys Lawsuit Techtree.com, India 20 hours ago Sounds funny but that39s exactly what some scripts in Second Life the wildly popular virtual world are capable of helping users do.
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For the last few months, 10 Web developers have worked to re create Palomar Pomerado Healths hospital of the future in Second Life, the 3 D online world that hosts millions of residents. In the past year, companies like Coca Cola, Reuters and Wells Fargo have generated headlines for opening and closing campaigns, bureaus and offices in this popular virtual world.
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Ever tried to have sex in Second Life We know you have. Those little positioning scripts dont come from nowhere, and one company has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit over the unauthorized sale and use of scripts and private parts in Second Life. Read More
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TechRadar.com Second Life probed by crime wave cops TechRadar.com, UK 18 hours ago Anti fraud police are investigating virtual world Second Life after concerns were raised that cyber crime there could be rife. Second Life has its own Police probe Second Life over virtual crime wave Mirror.co.uk all 3 news articles
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BT invites Second Life users to AvaTalk ZDNet UK, UK 14 hours ago BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free quotAvaTalkquot phone and texting service. The one month virtual world pilot will start on 26
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