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[Hoorenbeek](HBK) is a reputable clothing and accessories company that is publicly listed on SL Capital Exchange (“Capex”). As a fashion enterprise, HBK has performed remarkably well since opening its IPO last October. As a publicly listed company, HBK has become a hotbed of investor concern.

The controversy surrounding HBK follows a February update posted by Limer Fredikkson, an avatar shared by Ansor Hoorenbeek and Pilgrim Nordwind. The update announced that HBK would withhold dividends until its monthly income could sustain a 400,000L$-apiece salary for Hoorenbeek and Nordwind. Though the update concluded by assuring shareholders that Fredikkson would return to field the expected questions and concerns following such an announcement, this never occurred. In the months since HBK's decision, there has been a complete lapse in open shareholder/company communication.

HBK share prices have experienced a downward trend that bottomed out at .18L$ towards the end of May. Whether to blame the withholding of dividends, the lack of communication, some combination therein, or none of the above, is debatable. Rumors have abounded and answers seemed nonexistent. When Fredikkson posted HBK’s May financial statement, the lack of renewed inquiry on the company’s exchange forum seemed a good opportunity for a credible, talented, and well-meaning Y2P writer to jump in and ask a few questions.

I wrote last night about Artist Fimicloud aka Stephanie Koslow,losing her battle with cancer. That is exactly what cancer is, a battle. Cancer has touched or will touch each and everyone of us at one time or another in our life time. I, personally, have lost both my grandfathers, my favorite uncle who was like my 2nd father, another uncle, an aunt, AND my father to cancer. Recently, I also lost my mother to a different type of battle, which some of you know.

Stephanie's death hit me hard, why? I am not quite sure. I didn't know her that well, even though we worked on the PR/Marketing Chair together for Relay For Life. Stephanie progressively got weaker and unable to visit 2nd life. She died at home with her family, but this woman left us a lifetime of fighting spirit and memories...I want to share "Artistic Fimiclouds" own words with you at this time about her life.

Second Life has lost another friend to cancer. Artistic Fimicloud lost her battle with cancer 5/26/08. We mourn our loss of her. Not only was she a great believer in Relay for Life but she was also an artist true. She will be missed.

Working Worlds organizes throughout the year, meetings with different topics. On 28 March, we are organizing the first language training session in Luxembourgish. « Make a first step towards Luxembourg by learning Luxembourgish! »

I stopped in at the Technical Museum of Innovation in Second Life to take a virtual tour - another will be available on the 11th - and despite my freezing client, I found it very fun and interesting to look at. The intern, whose name is Sera Wrigglesworth, is a 'virtual intern' - a first for me. She gets to log in and take people through the museum - a very nice and modern internship. She was doing a wonderful job of leading us through the exhibits, but unfortunately my client and ISP conspired against us and did not permit me the remainder of her tour.

I managed to fumble through on my own, though - and there is some pretty interesting stuff in there which is, itself, interactive.

Plus, if you're interested in creating your own museum exhibit, you can find out more on their website.

Here are some pictures from the exhibit:

An interactive exhibit demonstrating perspective.

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Friday, Feb. 29th, 2008: Join us for a 1-day free online event happening on TechSoup.org's Community forums and in Second Life:

Using Virtual Worlds and Emerging Technologies for People with Disabilities

This two-part, interactive event will take place in two locations online:

1. First, the live discussion in the virtual world of Second Life at 9am PST
2. The follow-up discussion will take place for the rest of the day, 10AM PST- 6PM PST, in TechSoup’s Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum at:

Event Schedule:

* 9 AM PST in the Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater in Second Life.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/133/232/76

Simon Stevens (aka Simon Walsh in Second Life) will be speaking about his work in Second Life. Simon Walsh is chief executive of Enable Enterprises which manages the Wheelies nightclub for people with disabilities in Second Life and the Second Ability Second Life simulator. In real life, Simon has cerebral palsy and lives in Coventry, UK. He is a disability consultant and trainer working with many organizations large and small.

Simon will give a virtual talk via text chat in the Nonprofit Commons amphitheater, in the virtual world of Second Life

* 10AM PST- 6PM PST --the follow-on discussion will continue in an all-day, asynchronous (not-live) forum on TechSoup. This event will occur in a question and answer format in the TechSoup Accessible Technology & Public Computing forum , where we’ll discuss issues such as:

-Innovative ways that emerging technologies are making technology more accessible for people with disabilities

-Ways people with disabilities use technologies to expand their communities?

There will be a Virtual Web Symposium Wed. Feb. 27th, 15:00 - 22:00 at De Balie (Leidseplein) in Amsterdam (http://www.debalie.nl/artikel.jsp?articleid=214038) The event will include Scientists, Educators, Web Specialists, 3D Designers and Technicians. There will be demonstrations, lectures and discussions (both live and virtual) about Education and the Future of the Virtual Web (for a list of participants and more detailed info see www.eduverse.org).

The entrance is free but there is limited availability. To guarantee access please RSVP ASAP to: EdSymp@eduverse.org (as of Thurs. 21.2.08, there is still space available). Dinner is not included. Also please note that the Symposium will be in English only

If you have a specific question which you would like to have answered, please include it in your response.

The event will be streamed on the web at: http://streams.live.nu (UK) http://www.debalie.nl/live (NL) and will be viewable afterwards from De Balie archives

The event will also be available to be seen live in Second Life at these locations:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Holland/157/79/23
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Eyre/210/203/23
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Groningen%20Centrum%20ZO/205/208/113
http://slurl.com/secondlife/maya/163/66/24
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Business%20Exchange/153/207/32
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amsterdam%202/205/205/25
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enschede/133/212/22
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nuova%20Sicilia/88/166/33
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Berlin/131/131/31
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Berlin/244/166/33

Should you wish to stream it yourself, then it is possible using this url:
rtsp://82.94.217.140:80/balieh264-320x240.mov.sdp

It will also be streamed live simultaneously with the following codecs for low speed internet connections:
http://live.nu/1.ram ( RealVideo)
http://live.nu/1.m3u (Mp3 audio mono)