3 new outfits in Steamland, Zetaworlds. "what a doll", "smokin hot", and "BwB's versatile retro bathingsuit" *sorry its been a while since I have added to the shop, RL has gotten chaotic :) Hope you enjoy.

Hello New Avatar [Male Dragon Quadrupe]

The new four-legged Dragon avatar is now available, if you have any questions you can use the box of restraints and I will read the problems A greeting, For next week the same avatar will be but a Female! Thank you

Wir, als Besitzer des Soul Grids sind entsetzt und geschockt von den Vorfällen in Amerika . Dies ist keine Demokratie mehr !

We, as owners of the Soul Grid, are horrified and shocked by the events in America. This is no longer a Democracy
Nasti and Rudi Bakerly
#BlackOutThuesday

The new vendors now have magazines with a new script version without OSSL modified by the wonderful Typhaine Artez. Thank you very much, Typhaine!

Get your updated vendor on the landing point at Stark!

Due to the move from Kitely to Zeta Worlds, I am a little late with the March edition. However, it will be delivered shortly. Promised!

See you!
Mathilda

Yeah, it's Friday!! The weekend is in sight and we're kicking it off today with DJ Adriana Darkheart and one of her great sets...
If you're also tired of constantly playing rock and pop or 1000 oldies ;-) then you've come to the right place!!!

◥▧▧▧ DJ Adriana ▧▧▧◤
◥▧▧▧▧FRIDAY 11AM Grid Time▧▧▧▧◤
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Adriana
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : good vibes & deep bass
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 07/31/26 -- start is 11am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: C/C/C-Shoppe-Center-Events
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :))))

Wolf Territories Grid is excited to announce that we have completed our migration to 2 new server clusters (one for regions and one for the main grid). This included a zero-downtime migration of our databases and other systems, upgrading software, etc. We had a few niggles which we dealt with, but it's complete. We moved from an old proxmox cluster to two WolfStack clusters (https://wolfstack.org) this is software we developed in house to manage servers.

I decided to make it open and close with @FerdFrederix prim animator compiler script. https://www.outworldz.com/secondlife/posts/prim-compiler/ Thank you Ferd! Tucked inside is a pretty silver fairy choker. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

Nah und doch so fern

Mitten im Fluss der tausend Schritte,
wo jeder eilt und keiner bleibt,
steh ich zwischen all den Stimmen,
die der Wind vorübertreibt.

Gesichter ziehen lautlos weiter,
ein kurzer Blick, dann schon vorbei.
So viele Menschen, so viel Leben –
und doch fühlt sich die Seele frei...
nein, eher einsam, ungehört,
als hätte Zeit das Herz betört.

Wie oft berühren sich die Wege,
doch niemals wirklich Blick und Sinn.
Wir laufen dicht aneinander vorbei
und tragen Welten tief in uns drin.
Ich sehne mich nach einem Lächeln,
das nicht aus Höflichkeit entsteht.

Nach Worten, die nicht flüchtig klingen,
weil jemand wirklich neben mir steht.
Nicht die Nähe zweier Körper,
sondern die, die Herzen kennt.

Ein Augenblick, der leise sagt:
"Ich sehe dich."
Und der uns Menschen wieder Menschen nennt.
Vielleicht beginnt die große Veränderung
gar nicht mit lauten Reden oder Macht.
Vielleicht genügt ein offenes Herz,
das einem anderen entgegenlacht.
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Close, Yet So Far Away
In the river of a thousand footsteps,
where everyone moves and no one stays,
I stand among the countless voices
that drift away into the haze.

Faces pass like fleeting shadows,
a glance that fades before it's found.
So many people all around me,
yet silence is the loudest sound.
How often do our pathways cross,
while hearts remain unknown inside.

We walk so close to one another,
with unseen worlds we choose to hide.
I long for more than passing kindness,
more than words that disappear.

I long for someone truly listening,
for someone willing to draw near.
Not simply closeness of our bodies,
but the kind the soul can feel.

A quiet moment softly whispering,
"I see you."
A truth so simple, yet so real.
Perhaps the world begins to change
not through power, noise, or fame.
Perhaps it starts when one heart smiles
and gently calls another's name.

Alle an einem Tisch

Manchmal wünsche ich mir
nicht viel.

Kein Recht behalten.
Keine Fahnen,
die höher wehen als das Herz.

Nur einen langen Tisch.

Einen Platz,
an dem niemand zuerst gefragt wird,
woher er kommt,
wen er liebt,
welchen Namen Gott für ihn trägt
oder welche Sprache seine Kindheit hatte.

Nur einen Stuhl.

Und Zeit.

Zeit, einander anzusehen,
ohne Misstrauen in den Augen.
Zeit, ein Lächeln zu teilen,
bevor ein Urteil fällt.

Vielleicht würden wir entdecken,
dass Brot überall gleich duftet.
Dass Kinder überall gleich lachen.
Dass Tränen
keine Religion kennen.

Vielleicht würden wir merken,
wie klein der Abstand zwischen Menschen ist,
wenn niemand Mauern dazwischen baut.

An diesem Tisch
dürfte jeder erzählen.

Von seiner Heimat.
Von seiner Hoffnung.
Von seinem Schmerz.

Und niemand müsste lauter sprechen
als der andere.

Ich weiß,
es ist nur ein Traum.

Aber jeder Frieden
war einmal nichts weiter
als der mutige Wunsch eines Menschen,

dass eines Tages

alle

an einem Tisch sitzen.

Dorena Verne

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All at One Table

Sometimes I don't wish for much.

Not to be right.
No flags waving higher than the heart.

Just a long table.

A place where no one is first asked where they come from, whom they love, what name God has for them, or what language they spoke as a child.

Just a chair.

And time.

Time to look at each other without suspicion in our eyes.
Time to share a smile before judgment is passed.

Perhaps we would discover that bread smells the same everywhere. That children laugh the same everywhere. That tears know no religion.

Perhaps we would realize how small the distance between people is when no one builds walls between them.

At this table, everyone could tell their story.

About their homeland.
About their hope.
About their pain.

And no one would have to speak louder than anyone else.

I know,
it's just a dream.

But every peace
was once nothing more
than the courageous wish of one person,

that one day

everyone

would sit at one table.

Dorena Verne

UPDATE:
from deep down the ubode swamp, a major breakthrough to be reported:
finally broke through the glass ceiling in opensim- perfect smooth roaming animals, at a minimum cost! usually, for smooth moving, coders grab KFM---which throws some 20+ eps in my face! The breakthrough:
I've developed a system that gives the perfect smooth, but, at 2 eps!
Its been tested now with 2 animals, a swimmer and a walker....so far so good.
I hope somewhere in the next week to add the first perfectissimosies to the shop!:)

New arrivals at the Euphoria store.
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Come on in, we're glad to see you!
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On the ground floor is a women's clothing store. On the second floor, everything for home and relaxation!
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hop://spacegrid.online:6002/Lorouse/21/127/23

👉 New in our little Shop ヅ

⇨ Umbrella Bench [PG]
✓ Singles
✓ Cuddles

⇨ Hippopotamus Seat
✓ Singles
✓ Cuddles
✓ Adult

⇨ Romantic Moon Seat
✓ Singles
✓ Cuddles
✓ Romantic

⇨ Mermaid Pool Float
✓ Color HUD
✓ Singles
✓ Cuddles

Enjoy! ヅ We hope you'll find something good for you ...ღ

P.S. You'll find more new beautiful Stuff and naughty Furniture for You... made with Love ...ღ
🚖 hop://spacegrid.online:6002/Te_Le/191/74/26

ANNOUNCEMENT. The Moana department of sanitation needs your help! Tons of nice bikini's, sarongs and swimming trunks have been discarded in the water near the Beach Club. Come help clean it up!

Instructions: sit at the pier in the middle of the bay (or teleport to "fishing"), grab a fishing pole from the vendor there and start fishing by clicking the pole or saying "Cast" in local. There are 7 different packs to find for 7 different fabrics (see the ad above), each containing a bikini with matching sarong for Athena, LaraX, Legacy and Reborn, as well as swimming trunks for Legacy Male & Athletic, Jake/Ares and Gianni. These are original limited editions that can't be found at any store in the Hypergrid. Have fun!

〓〓〓█• !!!- DJ Light Ray & DJ Chocolate -!!! •█〓〓〓
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Light Ray & DJ Chocolate
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : double DJ Mix
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 18th July 2026 -- start is 10am Grid Time
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: C/C/C-Shoppe-Center-Events
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :))))
The Event Location have a New adress [REGION]
---> hop://grid.virtual-worlds.zone:8002/CCC-Shoppe-Events/133/...

〓〓〓〓█• 80s/90s/2000 Mashup Session •█〓〓〓〓
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Chocolate
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : 80s-90s-2000 Mashup Remix
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : 15th July 2026 -- 10am Grid Time/19Uhr MET
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: C/C/C Shoppe-Center-Dance Floor
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS....
█◄♫►█ ⇨ come and get ur Horny Bunny Gift to the Event Halftime :))))

Good morning! I created a little shoppe at the landing point in Moana. It has all the things I created for this region. Some tropical/tiki/polynesian carved woodwork furniture and home deco (and even a coffeemaker in the same style that hands out wooden mugs with steamy hot coffee), water/ocean themed items, sea animals, seashells... come have a look. All low prim (100% mesh, most items are only 1 or 2 LI), full perm, PBR, with backup textures for non PBR viewers. Come grab what you like!

✨ Zwei neue Highlights von 3-WORLD sind da! ✨

Mit dem Arianna Dress und dem Franzis Outfit erwarten dich zwei außergewöhnliche Looks, die moderne Eleganz mit einer rebellischen Note verbinden. Hochwertige Details, perfekte Passform und ein einzigartiger Stil machen diese Outfits zum Blickfang für jede Gelegenheit.

🖤 Jetzt entdecken und deinen Avatar neu in Szene setzen!

3-world.de:8002:ShopZone

〓〓〓〓█• It´s Hangar-01 Time again •█〓〓〓〓
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴏ : DJ Chocolate
█◄♫►█ ⇨ sᴛʏʟᴇ : Twilight Space Trance Session
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇɴ : Wednesday 08th July 2026 -- 11:00am Grid Time/20Uhr CET
█◄♫►█ ⇨ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ: C/C/C Shoppe-Center-Hangar-01
█◄♫►█ ⇨ GRAB YOUR FRIENDS and come :))))

Don't forget TODAY 11am Grid Time / 8pm CET Time!!! Be on time and don't miss the Space Shuttle launch!!!
Nicht Vergessen HEUTE 11am Grid Time / 20 Uhr CET Time!!! Sei pünktlich und verpasse nicht den Start des Space Shuttles!!!

INFO:
For the duration of the event, the landing point will be set in Hangar 01!

Our newest Gallumbits resident has arrived! Polite, professional, and always ready to lend a mechanical hand (or at least look like he knows what he's doing).

Stop by Gallumbits and pick up this free avatar. Add a little retro-futuristic charm to your adventures and become part of the ever-growing Gallumbits family.

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Eccentrica Gallumbits

In Memory of J. Wallace

Today I learned that my friend J. Wallace passed away in June 2024.

J was more than a friend. He was a contributing writer for my Climate of Our Future blog and someone whose passion for our oceans was truly inspiring. One of the stories he often spoke about was Adelita, the remarkable loggerhead sea turtle whose incredible journey across the Pacific helped change our understanding of sea turtle migration forever.

Years ago I created LivBlue at Great Canadian Grid as a tribute to J's work and his dedication to our oceans. When that grid closed, LivBlue found a new home on 3HG, where it continues to celebrate marine life and ocean conservation.

In his memory, I have created the Adelita Choker, a silver sea turtle necklace inspired by the grace, endurance, and extraordinary journey of Adelita. I hope it serves as a small reminder that one person's passion can inspire others for years to come.
https://www.turtles.org/adelita.htm#background
If you'd like to visit LivBlue, explore the underwater world, and receive the Adelita Choker, you're warmly invited.

three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002/LivBlue/131/121/1

Thank you, J, for sharing your knowledge, your friendship, and your love for the sea. Your work continues to ripple outward, just like the tides.

Meet Zythari. 💜

Graceful. Mysterious. Unmistakably alien.

With her striking bioluminescent skin, elegant high-heeled feet, and piercing violet eyes, Zythari is a species unlike any other. Designed for explorers, roleplayers, and lovers of the extraordinary, she's ready to bring a touch of the impossible to your virtual world.

Available now at Gallumbits — where imagination evolves.
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Eccentrica Gallumbits

Hi lovely Starchild Shoppers!
I see many of you IMing me with some issues, but with incomplete information to identify where it is (i.e. which skin name), and HG IMing doesn't always work!
Kindly IM me on Discord, or hear, so I can keep track!
All the love,
Aurora

Diese Outfits tun so, als wären sie völlig entspannt — dabei wissen sie ganz genau, dass sie auffallen.

Sie geben sich lässig, fast schon unschuldig, aber mit diesem Unterton von:
„Ich hab mir nicht viel Mühe gegeben… und trotzdem schaust du hin.“
Schlicht, aber mit einer kleinen Prise „Ich weiß, was ich tue“.

Ein Stil, der nicht protzt, sondern leise grinst — weil er genau weiß, dass er funktioniert.

BK‑Mode: Für alle, die Eleganz tragen, aber Humor nicht an der Garderobe abgeben.

Дорогие мои Друзья! В Эйфории появились новинки. Рада с вами поделиться)
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К сожалению, у меня заканчиваются монеты для публикаций и мы не сможем рекламировать . Добавляйте регион в закладки и вы нас не потеряете)
»»————- 💖 ————-««
Спасибо
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Estate / Region management interface showing a few regions and then a region popped up for management (clearly not many options yet!!)

From here it will be possible to restart a region. Depending on your configuration of simulators this will either restart or shutdown - if its set to shutdown you need something else to start your region back up (monit is a good option).

Also OARs will be downloadable and uploadable from here. Due to the risks of operations like OAR backups / restores they will be configuable by constants on the config.php with at least restores disabled by default.

Still deciding what other tools to build in here.

There will also be some estate wide tools but that's not been started at all.

Map tiles are cached and not updated unless you request new ones. As they are calculated based on region size and downloaded in 256x256 chunks and stitched together getting them fresh each time is "expensive" especially on regions like the 4096x4096 I tested - thats a lot of chunks!

Created a SummerGown with texture changing to various Hibiscus prints. This is my first real rigged mesh that I created solely, I am wearing Athena Avatar and the Body HUD works with it to alpha the parts. I included the Shape I used in Avastar to get a good fit. It is in the Waves of Courage surf shop for those who want to try it. The shape is in Contents of the Dress.

NewLifeItaly: a new generation of OpenSim grid

NewLifeItaly continues to grow and evolve into something much bigger than a simple OpenSim grid.

Today, NewLifeItaly is a complete digital ecosystem made of a web portal, user profiles, community tools, events, videochat, land management, administrative tools, notifications, social content, and services directly connected to the virtual world.

The goal is clear: to give users a simpler, more modern and engaging experience, while also giving the staff stronger, more organized and professional tools to manage the entire infrastructure.

The portal allows users to manage their personal profile, update their profile picture and cover image, publish posts, comment, react, share updates and take part in the community even outside the viewer. The internal feed brings NewLifeItaly closer to a modern social platform, but built around the virtual world and the life of the grid.

One of the most important parts of the project is land management.

Users who own or rent a land no longer have only a space inside the grid, but also a dedicated area inside the portal. From there, they can view information about their land, manage details connected to their space, connect events to their area and promote the activities they organize.

This means that a land is no longer just a place accessible from the viewer. It becomes a space that can also be managed from the web. The land owner or manager can have a clearer view of their environment, promote events, keep information updated and use the portal as a central point of reference for their activity inside NewLifeItaly.

On the administrative side, the portal provides the Owner and staff with an advanced panel for managing the grid. This is not just about editing text or approving content: the admin panel is designed to control real operational parts of the infrastructure.

The Owner can manage users, roles, lands, simulators, events, assignments, videochat, messages sent to the grid and maintenance tools. The administrative land management area gives a clearer overview of the configured simulators, regions and operational status of the services connected to the grid.

An important technical part is the management of server processes connected to OpenSim. The system is designed to work with tmux sessions, allowing the grid services to be managed in a more organized way, even after server reboots or maintenance operations.

In practical terms, the admin panel can help the Owner manage operations such as:

preparing tmux sessions;
starting the Robust service;
starting OpenSim simulators;
checking configured lands;
restarting specific regions;
managing operations after a server reboot in a cleaner and safer way.

The system does not start everything at once in a chaotic way. To avoid sudden CPU and memory overload, lands can be started sequentially, one region at a time, with controlled pauses between each startup. This is essential in an OpenSim grid, because starting many simulators at the same time can overload the server and cause instability.

Robust can also be managed in a more controlled way: the panel allows the correct service path to be configured and started before the simulators, following the proper OpenSim infrastructure order. First the core grid services are started, then the regions are brought online.

This makes administration much safer than a fully manual workflow. The Owner no longer has to remember commands, paths and sessions every time. The portal becomes an organized control center, reducing errors and saving time during maintenance.

The event system is another central part of the platform. Events can be created, imported, approved, assigned to specific lands and connected to the videochat. They can also be displayed in-world through dedicated boards, creating a direct bridge between the web portal and the virtual world.

The NewLifeItaly videochat is connected to the portal through automatic login. Logged-in users can enter without needing a second login, while keeping their nickname, role and profile image synchronized. This creates continuity between the portal, the community and the chat, making the experience smoother and more integrated.

A messaging system from the portal to the grid has also been implemented, allowing users to send messages to avatars through a dedicated relay. This means the portal is not separate from the virtual world: it becomes a real operational bridge connected to OpenSim.

The project also includes real-time notifications, post sharing, optimized image management, light and dark theme, more complete profiles, social tools, event support, videochat integration and features designed to improve both the user experience and the work of the staff.

From a technical point of view, NewLifeItaly has been built with a modular and scalable structure. The portal communicates with the grid, the videochat, the event system, land management, profiles, the social feed, notifications and administrative tools. This makes it possible to keep adding new features over time without rebuilding everything from scratch.

An important role in this evolution is played by the partnership with Hexivia, which supports NewLifeItaly in technical development, service integration, portal design and the growth of its digital infrastructure. This collaboration was created to bring increasingly modern, stable and professional tools to the grid.

NewLifeItaly is becoming a complete platform: a virtual community with social tools, land management for users, advanced control for the Owner, events, videochat, web services, grid integrations and an administrative panel designed to make everything more efficient.

It is not just a grid.
It is an ecosystem in constant evolution.

NewLifeItaly — a world to live, explore and share.
In partnership with Hexivia.

AVW trails has 100's animesh and related thingies. New added items and spiffy remodel making a great place to shop.avirtualworld.org:8002/trails We leave the lights on and checkout is always free so fill up. Bob Solo and Shea Butter

Last night I disappeared into Samsara again… and honestly, I think that’s exactly why I love creating worlds like this.

What started as “just building a little Japanese garden” slowly turned into something much deeper. Piece by piece the atmosphere came alive: the dark koi pond, the softly glowing lanterns, the curved bridge, the raked sand patterns, cherry blossoms falling onto the paths, and the quiet feeling of hidden peace between the bamboo.

This place wasn’t made from perfection. It was made from feeling.
Moving stones.
Adjusting lights.
Watching reflections in the water.
Following instinct instead of a plan.

People sometimes ask why virtual worlds matter so much to us.
Because places like this become more than pixels. They become memories, emotions, creativity, comfort, stories… little pieces of ourselves.

And tonight, for the first time, I stood still in this garden and felt:
“Yes… this is exactly what I imagined.”

Welcome to my little corner of Samsara 🌸

New Region at Alina's Vehicles at Friends Grid.

100 new helicopters and 95% are new to Opensim.
Extra Seating can be put on request and same for opening doors,
takes only a few mins.
All Type Vehicle Region
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Vehicles/369/301/22

Race Vehicle Region
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Race%20Vehicles/934/174/22

All Race cars, F1, Nascar, Indi, Prostock, Touring Cars.

Alina Motorcycles
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Motorcycles/181/361/22

Drive your car Here

Driving Region NEW NEW NEW NEW
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Drive/424/620/28

Passenger, Military, Commercial, and fun, a massive range in stock

Opensims largest vehicle store with now more than 1,200 vehicles

Costs you nothing to look and bring your big pockets

Dont forget to look at my other regions with amazing Vehicles

ALL HELICOPTERS FLY, SO FUN TO BE HAD

🌺 Sommer, Sonne, Xara!

Wenn die Sonne ruft, antwortet Xara – mit Glitzer, Charme und einer Prise „Ich bleib einfach am Strand“.

Hier wird nicht nur gebadet, hier wird gelebt, gelacht und gestylt – egal ob beim Kokosnuss‑Shake oder beim Sonnenuntergang‑Selfie.

Die neue Bademode bringt das Gefühl von Urlaub im Herzen und Sand unter den Füßen direkt zu dir.
Leicht, frech, funkelnd – und so sommerlich, dass selbst die Wellen kurz innehalten.

Also: Pack die Sorgen ins Handgepäck und den Stil an den Strand.
Xara ist da – und der Sommer kann kommen! 🌞💦