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In this poorly titled story (what diplomatic row?!), it is reported that the Maldives have edged out Sweden in getting a SecondLife presence.

From the story:

The Maldives clearly hope that their pioneering embassy might make people pay them a bit more attention. 'The Maldives is a small country, but that does not mean we do not have a valuable contribution to make in international affairs,' said Abdulla Shahid, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
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The Virtual Embassy offers another channel for us to provide information on the country, to offer our viewpoint on issues of international concern, and to interact with our partners in the international community'

And in the noble tradition of Scandinavian diplomacy, the Swedes aren't getting angry with the Maldivians.
'Good for them. It is great that more countries are realizing the importance of establishing a presence in Second Life,' the Swedish Institute's Susanna Wallgren told Swedish news website The Local.

Malta, the Philippines, and Macedonia all reportedly have embassies currently under construction on Diplomacy Island as well.

This just in - SLReports has an [w:IPO] starting up on the new AVIX Stock Exchange within SecondLife.
You'll recall that we reported that Allenvest Investment Capital Opened Allenvest International Exchange giving some healthy and perhaps even welcomed competition for the WSE.
Let the competition begin.

Well, Your2ndPlace.com got lucky. We got a coveted space in Sarah Nerd's NineInchNerds sim (NineInchNerds 113,54) and we'll be building a presence there.
Within the next day or two, you'll be finding information and stuff made by the Sentience Group. The place will be constantly evolving as an information kiosk in the bustling NineInchNerds simulator as Nobody Fugazi and others start laying things out.
Keep an eye on the new Your2ndPlace office at NineInchNerds 113,54!

From the Allenvest CEO's press release: 

It is with great excitement that I would like to announce the opening of the Allenvest International Exchange, a stock exchange for the residents of Second Life. Allenvest and its directors are very proud of the hard work that has gone into developing this exchange and the in world prescence that goes with it. Allenvest International Exchange is the most sophisticated stock exchange in Second Life making the investing experience a good one for all those who choose to invest in SL Companies. The Allenvest International Exchange is located on the "Allenvest" sim and you may find it online at www.allenvestfinancial.com

New JT Financial ATMs are available for Sentience Residents and for shoppers at the YourSecondPlace shopping area.
These locations are -

• Sentience Common Area (97,127,25)
• YourSecondPlace (Parallax 89,64,44)

You can read the blog of JT Financial's CEO here: Arbitrage Wise.
Happy Banking!

According to the SecondLife blog, the llGiveInventoryList bug will probably be biting people throughout the weekend.
This means that some businesses that use this script will be selling things which will be sent all through your inventory. Objects will end up in the object directory, notecards in the notecard directory, textures in the texture directory, etc. etc.

Don't freak out. Just use the Recent Items tab on your Inventory and you should be able to find stuff... if you're not on a shopping binge.

And if you're a scripter, here's the reference to llGiveInventoryList.

Regular prim sales should be fine (you buy the prim, you get the prim, then open it and copy the stuff to your inventory).
Hopefully [w:Linden Lab] fixes this soon, but don't expect them to work during peak hours over the weekend.

Apparently the female avatars of Second Life made Maxim's top 100 list -at 95.

Some think this is a clear mark of insanity. But, you see, what they are all neglecting is one very important thing.

Those female avatars may be middle aged men in lingerie typing in deep husky voices.

Does that make Maxim gay?