My journey begins on a smelly fishing vessel, that is safe, yet I am quite relieved when we dock. As I depart the fishing boat, I'm happy to be smelling the fresh salt water air, and not the dead fish that made the voyage with me! I have finally arrived at Pathfinder Islands!

My friend, Krissy Sinclair is a wonderful artist. Not only do her works evoke emotions, awe and thought, but her newest work has brought forth a community. Survivors of Suicide, in world, is an immersive tool/exhibit designed to educate and support those who have been touched by the devastating effects of suicide. Her gallery is two-fold. Krissy states it best in her notecard: 

I first heard about Chilbo a while ago on various Twitter feeds and blogs. I knew about the community and was familiar with the organizer, Fleep Tuque, and her efforts in Second Life™. I had only made an occasional visit to the community, and didn't take the time to wander, until an artist named Misprint Thursday contacted me about a show she was holding at Chilbo.

Unsure about the upcoming United States Presidential Election? Not familiar with the issues? Don't know where you'd stand in regards to a particular issue? Follow today's LM of the Day, Capitol Hill, and learn all about each party's stance, see a video, and read the major legislation in regards to six major issues: Energy Independence, Minimum Wage, Stem Cell Research, Health Care, National Security, can College Costs.

Students from the University of West Scotland's Collaborative Virtual Environments Class have created a build at VirtuALBA that showcase three immersive exhibits.

Real time weather map built on a huge sculptie Earth. Brought to you by Zee and Zora! There's a bit more to see there... http://slurl.com/secondlife/Areumdeuli/88/92/105Pasted from the notecard:The project is called Sculptie Earth and it is a large scale topographical model of the earth constructed from sculptie prims, and it features a cloud layer that displays a realtime satellite feed of weather conditions that shows 48 hours of cloud data that is updated ever three hours.

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The Princeton University island is an amazing copy of the real-life campus,created by the New Media Consortium team of artists. Make sure you check out Princeton North island where you will find FlowerBall, a fun interactive piece! Don't get too stressed out with all the school work you will have....oh wait, you can skip classes, this is SL!! :) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20University/145/149/24