NEW CHARITY VENUE AT EMERALD CAYE!!!

Please keep your eyes peeled for the events that will take place on Emerald Caye at the new charity venue, 46664. All proceeds from the The 46664 Live Music Stages are donated to Nelson Mandela's HIV/AIDS charity, 46664.

DOUBLE-HEADER!!!!!!!!!

** Monday, November 3rd @ 1PM SLT - Ayden's sumptuous voice will make the hairs on your neck stand up ... and that's before he starts singing ;-) ... Lauded as one of the most gifted performers in SL, he covers everything from the Beatles and David Gray to Sesame Street (trust me on that one), performing these and originals with guitar and piano ... Delicious :-)
**Mon Nov 3rd @ 2pm SLT - XANDERNICHTING WRITER-------------------------------------------------------* A VERY SPECIAL 46664 PARTY !!! *An absolutely stunning electric violin player and composer ... catch a taste of him at: http://www.xandernichting.com/www.MySpace.com/XanderNichtingwww.youtube.com/watch?v=86od0esK_q4 (video) **

LINDEN LABS OPEN SPACE CHANGES

Hi Everyone,

You may or may not be aware (those that have been on mars for the week :P ) that Linden Labs has made the monumental announcement that they intend to hike the cost of Open Space Sims by 66% effective of 1st January 2009.
This has caused a huge outrage with Second Life residents and as there are around 13000 Open Space Sims out there that means that pretty much everyone is affected in some way shape or form.
This has already led to the abandonment of Open Space Sims by Landowners and Residents alike. A lot have introduced the price rises already. Come January there will be a lot of Estate Failures due to the hikes. And there is likely to be a big shift away from Open Space Sims back onto full prim Islands.
So how does that affect Tribe and you our residents?

Firstly, we are going nowhere and assure you that our residents are our first priority.

Secondly, if the price increase is in fact confirmed for January , Tribe will only introduce a partial price increase on Open Space Sims and absorb the balance internally. There will be no price changes before January . However please note the increase is NOT yet confirmed and Tribe are fighting the cause against the increase as vigorously as possible!

Thirdly, there will be No price changes on full prim Islands.

If the price increase is implemented , for those that want to relocate we will offer any Tribe Open Space resident relocation to an equivalent Full sim parcel and we will honour any ownership claims of that resident at no extra cost.

Finally, although this is a bombshell from our Lord and Masters at Linden Labs there is still much hope that, if they don’t reverse the decision completely they at least could soften the blow. So nothing is set in stone as of now!

Your interests are foremost in our minds and we will do all that we can to ensure minimum disruption. Please feel free to put your thoughts and comments on this issue we will reply to all comments.

Links:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/10/27/openspace-pricing-and-policy-changes/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081031.WBmingram20081031155429/WBStory/WBmingram

http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/10/29/update-regarding-the-openspaces-announcement/

Well Done ALEXXA!!!!!!! Well Done Tribe!!!!!

Over the weekend just passed Alexxa completed a 60 mile walk (20 miles per day) in aid of Breast Cancer. The walk started in torrential rain on Friday and finished pretty much the same. The walkers were spared the need to pitch their tents in horizontal rain and were given accomodation in a long abandoned office complex. Having managed to survive a night which contained some frightening noises of which Alexxa can only assume was peoples sleep noises and no more than a chipped nail (oh my god, so precious)it was off into the beautiful Sunshine for Saturdays 20 miles. Night two was tented, and having enlisted the help of two maths professors and a team of buff labourers they managed to pitch said tent only two hours after unpacking it! Having been Hushed up last year by nearby tent occupants and Der Gestapo because of childish raucous behavior AFTER lights out! Alexxa and her tent buddy (not sure who that was) were better behaved and managed not to scramble into the local downtown area on a beer and bloke binge. By all accounts snoring from the tent was kept at acceptable levels.
The last day started similarly to Saturday weather wise and although there was a long slog to the lunch break...Alexxa and this remarkable group of people made it safely to the end!!
We are all VERY proud of Alexxa and hope you are to....especially when I tell you that she was unable to train for this until almost 4 days before the walk because of a damaged Achilles, and only made it through the walk with copious amounts of teeth gritting and pain killers!!! Well done Alexxa!!!
A HUGE thank you also has to go out to all of our Tribe Residents who supported this endeavour!! In all, Tribe Islands donated $200 (real dollars) to this worthy cause...YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC...SO THANK YOU FROM ALEXXA AND MYSELF!!

Is anyone OUT there?

Hi all you sexy Tribe Native peeps. Just a bit of insight into what I do when I am here in Second Life....besides the work thing,of course! So many of you ask me how I entertain myself during the day and well...let's face it..part of night, so I thought I'd share with you one of my VERY favorite pastimes! Take a look ( click HERE ) and crank up the volume. Hope you enjoy this as much as I always do!!!! Let me know what you think!!!!

Credit Crunch - Stick or Bust

With the US financial house of cards close to collapse and the likelihood of the aftershocks dragging exchanges from Tokyo to Paris tumbling after it , is the Bush Bail Out the best hope for salvation? More importantly however what does the general public think should happen?
Should Tax Payers worldwide be forced to pay for the excesses of the gorging Humpty Dumpty like Banks or should they be left to their great fall even though it may mean long term hardship for Tax Payers.
It is an emotive subject and generates agitated debate from all quarters……But what do you think? Please vote in the Poll on the right and we would love to hear your comments and thoughts.