Connolly Aerodrome August 15th Financial Update

Connolly Aerodrome August 15th Financial Update:
Here's where we stand as of now....

The larger parcel is a 2048. Weekly Tier Fee is $1900 and as of today the meter is good for 16 days.

The smaller parcel is a 1024. Weekly Tier Fee is $950 and as of today the meter is good for 18 days.

Requiem for a Battle Sim

RCAF now has an Aethernet Journal

The Connolly Telegraph is now the RCAF Telegraph.

As of 15:00 this day, this aethernet journal has been re-appropriated by me as Air Marshal of the Royal Caledon Air Force under the articles of the Emerging Threat Powers Act due to the ever growing threat posed by the Duchy of New Brunswick and the Duke of Marlborough.

The Royal Caledon Air Force Telegraph joins the list of official RCAF publications on the Aethernet....

RCAF Caledon (RCAFCaledon) on the Twitter Telegraphy Machine

The RCAF NING Royal Caledon Air Force (RCAF) - Altitude with Attitude: A Second Life® Group of the Independent State of Caledon

Photographs on Flickr: Royal Caledon Air Force (RCAF)

Royal Caledon Air Force - Caledon Wiki

The Caledon Forums :: View forum - Royal Caledon Air Force


((If you are looking for The Primgraph, that fine publication now has their own blog here.))

Prim Perfect Issue 17 (May 2009) now available!

Two years ago, a new magazine was launched in Second Life - the very first magazine to take Homes and Gardens as its theme. Perhaps that is not so surprising - in Second Life, new magazines launch regularly - and, sadly, seem to die almost as regularly.

This one, however, has gone from strength to strength … for it was Prim Perfect, and this issue we are delighted to celebrate our second birthday.

We’re doing this with the help of a major retrospective article on our first two years. We review what appeared in each issue, and some of the many people who’ve appeared in our pages or worked with us on projects share their thoughts and memories. And we have a special Moodyloner Korobase quiz for this issue - as well as a chance to try again the quiz from our very first issue!

And remember - if you realise you’ve missed an issue, you can always pick one up from our archive wall in Oliveto, or read them through the Calaméo browser.
Prim Perfect: Sim of the Month

Our Sims of the Month are the Confederation of Democratic Sims, a fascinating combination of themed quality builds and idealistic political experimentation. Sigmund Leominster and Jvstin Tomorrow (yours truly!) explore the sims and talk of their fascinating experiences and encounters with the locals.

Leyla Firefly is our Designer of the Month. Ceejay Writer explores the Alpine chalet she furnished so beautifully and talks to Leyla herself about her career and her fascinating builds. And you will have a chance to win a month’s free accommodation there - if you enter our Star Competition - this month’s Treasure Hunt. You can also learn how our last month’s winner has found a beautiful home for a month in a gorgeous townhouse from the March issue.

We also have news of the exciting 2nd Annual Home, Garden and Patio Expo, organised in support of Relay for Life. Read all about the plans for stands, educational events and entertainment that will be making this a must-go-to event!

Our Landcape of the Month is the winner of the Japanese section of the Second Life Readers’ Choice competition for Favourite Back In Time location - Edo Japan. M0lly Dench tells us of the fun she had exploring Japanese history and culture, and the pictures her photographer Twisted Lemon brought back will have you hurrying there straightaway!


This month sees an exciting change in our sister TV programme, Meta Makeover - which received a Makeover of its own and is now emerging as Designing Worlds, with a brief to cover homes, gardens, landscapes, designers … and all that is best and most exciting in Virtual World design.

Our gardening correspondent, Kaye Robbiani, has some lovely ideas for a spring garden - with the emphasis on a rather unexpected sense -getting some good sounds in your garden! Nikki Dreamscape has found some exciting new prefabs to share with you, while Gwen Carillon takes you through the process of filing a DCMA.

Plus there are articles to smooth our Second Lives from Qwis Greenwood and Ceejay Writer on how to smarten up our inventories, while Annechen Lowey gives some very useful advice on how to adjust attachments.

Our team of talented photographers bring you some of the most gorgeous design eye candy in Second Life!

All this – with News from the Grid … and more!

So how can I get Prim Perfect?
If you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 17 here - and please do leave a comment!

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also obtain a standard pdf for downloading and printing.

It is also available through XStreet (just search on the site for Prim Perfect). This will deliver you a copy in the form of a Thinc book that you can rez and read inworld.

We also have subscribe-o-matic kiosks throughout Second Life (these are taking over from our older vendors) - so you can just click to subscribe. You’ll be sent a copy of the latest issue, and then you’ll receive your issues regularly!

Another inworld option is to buy from our inworld vendors (located at various stores). Sometimes we have had problems with these, but you can help! If you see a vendor still selling an earlier issue, contact primperfect@gmail.com, and we’ll send someone to update it.

Or you can have it delivered to you each month as a Thinc Book, by joining the Prim Perfect Readers group inworld. It costs nothing to join and, apart from delivering the magazine each month, we won’t overload you with chat or messages!

In addition to delivering the Thinc Book version of the magazine, you’ll also get a link to the online Calaméo version of the magazine, so you’ll be able to access that too.

How to Join Prim Perfect Readers

* Inworld, open Search.
* Search Groups for Prim Perfect Readers.
* Click to join

So … enjoy! And let us know what you think of our new edition!

2nd Annual Mad Scientist Convention

"Caledon Steam SkyCity is proud to present the SSC 2nd Annual Mad Scientist Convention - SSC ReAnimated
May 2nd, 2009; 3pm and 5pm SLT

Has your research turned to archaic subjects?
Do your formulae come from ancient tomes as much as from modern journals?
Are you meddling in things Man was not meant to know?
From Frankenstein to Tesla, and from Flamel to Herbert West, some scientists cannot leave well enough alone.

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 3pm for the Speed Building Contest, Avatar contest entries must be received by 4pm with winners announced during the Mad Scientist's ReAnimation Ball starting at 5pm. There will be two build contests with a grand prize in each category and a dance in the evening.

*Unnatural Creation Avatar - Building starts now, with judging on the day of the convention. Create an avatar from scratch. Is it a murderous robot? A living Construct? Did you summon Cthulhu from a test tube? Let your imagination run wild, and show us that science really can "open strange doors." Avatars will be judged on creativity, quality, and fit with the theme. No parts from other avatars - must be wholly your own creation. Judging between 3pm and 4pm SLT.

*Speed build- one hour, theme related to "weird science practices" will be announced at the start of the contest. Building starts at 3pm, and stops at 4pm. Judging will be based on quality, originality, and how well it fits with the announced theme.

Do not let the narrow-minded views of fools and stagnant academics hinder you. This is Science!"

Issue Five of the Primgraph now available!

Welcome to Issue 5 of the Primgraph - and we have a packed issue!

This month we are exploring a lovely and unusual Baroque area - the sim of Drottningholm Palace, based around the country home of the royal family of Sweden, and set in the year 1778. Miss Ceejay Writer supplies the fascinating background to this unusual location, while Miss Therese Carfagno meets some of the residents and hears their stories, and Miss Cynster Clowes supplies a resident’s perspective.

News from around the vintage and steampunk grid provides information on various projects and plans: Mr Julian Beeswing supplies news of the Babbage Kite Festival, while Mrs Annechen Lowey has news of a rather special forthcoming Grand Tour.

There’s a fascinating account by Miss Ceejay Writer of the re-creation of Mark Twain’s study in Second Life, and Miss Riven Homewood reports on a Celebration of Steampunk for the first anniversary of the Steelhead Public Library.

Mrs Annechen Lowey has the first article in a new series on the Etiquette of the Steamlands. No aspiring Evil Scientist should be without her sage advice as to the proper form for using your Death Ray.

We have style and fashion fashion reports from Miss M0lly Dench - who has a delicious dream of Baroque fashions - and Miss Edwina Heron, who relates a rather unfortunate mistake with her instructions to her devoted manservant.

Your humble narrator has supplied a review of a fascinating new novel that expands imaginatively on the lives of Mr Dickens and Mr Wilkie Collins. We have more of our classic serial, The Mysteries of London, and details of new acquisitions from the library as well as an extract from that fascinating documentary record: Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor, building up a fascinating picture of Victorian life in a great city….

So, with no shortage of fascinating articles and beautiful illustrations, we welcome you to this fifth issue of The Primgraph.

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How do I get my copy of The Primgraph?

Well, there are various ways to get The Primgraph!

You could buy a copy from xStreetSL to be delivered to you inworld.

Best of all, you can join our Subscribe-o-Matic group, which will deliever the magazine to you automatically when it is published. The Subscribe-o-Matic kiosks are located in historical and steampunk sims across Second Life (for example, you’ll find ones at all the Caledon infohubs). And if you can’t find one in your favourite sim, why not ask the owner to install one?

You will also find them at the Prim Perfect offices in Oliveto. And if you haven't visited our lovely offices, why not?

But if you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices too. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 5 here - and please do leave a comment!

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also obtain a standard pdf for downloading and printing.

So, really, you have no excuse for not reading The Pimgraph. In fact, why aren’t you reading it now?

Prim Perfect Issue 16 Out Now!

Our sister and flagship publication, Prim Perfect, now has its St. Patrick's Day issue out!

Spring is coming and St Patrick’s Day is here! So where but Dublin could we go this month?

Dublin in Second Life has a fascinating story to tell - one of the oldest and strongest communities in Second Life, it reflects not just so many people’s love of the Irish past and culture, it also reflects the leading European capital that Dublin has become, at the forefront of technology and business opportunities. Join us as we explore the different layers of Dublin, encounter some of the people who make up its enthusiastic community - and meet the man behind the city, the phenomenal Ham Rambler.

And don’t miss our Dublin Townhouse, designed by Dellybean North. Our reporter Ceejay Writer interviewed Dellybean and also took a look at the gorgeous townhouse she has furnished. And you will have a chance to win a month’s free accommodation there - if you enter our Star Competition - this month’s Treasure Hunt. You can also learn how our last month’s winner has found a beautiful home for a month in the lovely Dans Les Montagnes sim.

So how can I get Prim Perfect?

If you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 16 here - and please do leave a comment!

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also obtain a standard pdf for downloading and printing.

It is also available through XStreet (just search on either site for Prim Perfect). This will deliver you a copy in the form of a Thinc book that you can rez and read inworld.

Another inworld option is to buy from our inworld vendors (located at various stores). Sometimes we have had problems with these, but you can help! If you see a vendor still selling an earlier issue, contact primperfect@gmail.com, and we’ll send someone to update it.

We also have subscribe-o-matic kiosks throughout Second Life (these are taking over from our older vendors) - so you can just click to subscribe. You’ll be sent a copy of the latest issue, and then you’ll receive your issues regularly!

Or you can have it delivered to you each month as a Thinc Book, by joining the Prim Perfect Readers group inworld. It costs nothing to join and, apart from delivering the magazine each month, we won’t overload you with chat or messages!

In addition to delivering the Thinc Book version of the magazine, you’ll also get a link to the online Calaméo version of the magazine, so you’ll be able to access that too.

How to Join Prim Perfect Readers

Inworld, open Search.
Search Groups for Prim Perfect Readers.
Click to join
So … enjoy! And let us know what you think of our new edition!

We're Hiring!

Prim Perfect is looking for a Group Advertising and Client Relations Manager

This is a rare opportunity to work with one of the most highly regarded and fastest growing media groups within Second Life. Prim Perfect consists of three distinct productions: Prim Perfect magazine (Second Life's premier home and gardens magazine), The Primgraph (Second Life vintage and steampunk magazine), and Meta Makeover (the SLCN TV show for Second Life homes and gardens).

We wish to hire an energetic, enthusiastic, and proactive individual who can successfully manage advertising and client relations for all three productions.

Job responsibilities include growing client bases, developing advertising revenues and other income
streams; maintaining good relations with existing clients; managing client accounts; and handling client invoicing.

You will work both independently and with the various production teams, so good communication skills are a must.

The successful candidate will have attitude, aptitude, and appetite. A proven ability to meet deadlines is highly desirable.

Proven writing skills and a willingness to contribute periodically to a group blog will be an advantage.

Applicants should have at least six months experience in Second Life, which should include having held a Second Life employment position, preferably connected with sales or management or marketing.

Applicants should also understand something of the design process and key issues affecting designers. Experience in RL print, online or broadcast advertising sales may be an advantage.

Payment will be on a commission basis.

Applicants should apply in writing to primperfect@gmail.com, giving

Avatar Name:
Rezz Date:
Employment experience in Second Life:
Any real life experience you believe may be relevant:
Why you believe you are a suitable candidate for this position:
The names and contact details of two SL referees:

CLOSING DATE: March 5th

Primgraph Issue #4 now Here!

Greetings and Salutations!

Things have been quiet here on the Telegraph, and now with the publication of the fourth issue of the Primgraph, you can see that we've been busily getting the latest issue ready for publication!

This month, the Primgraph does something a little different--and our focus this month is a trip to the Wild West. From the sims of Tombstone, to a review of the year 1883, to the secret passion that Saffia Widdershins has for the western novels of JT Edson, you'll smell the desert wind and imagine the sagebrush in this issue.

And that is hardly all! We have news and pictures from Babbage, our monthly serial The Mysteries of London, and much more. Like its sister publication Prim Perfect, every issue of the Primgraph is jam packed with all sorts of reading goodness.

And, oh, yes, this month there is a modest article from yours truly, a trifle, really, about the roleplaying sim of Rivet Town where the two halves of a steampunk victorian society live cheek by jowl...and very uneasily.

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How do I get my copy of The Primgraph?

Glad you asked!

You could buy a copy from xStreetSL to be delivered to you inworld.

Best of all, you can join our Subscribe-o-Matic group. These are located at historical and steampunk sims across Second Life (for example, you’ll find ones at all the Caledon inforhubs). And if you can’t find one in your favourite sim, why not ask the owner to install one?

You will also find them at the Prim Perfect offices in Oliveto. (Which are worth a visit in any event!)

But if you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices too. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 4 here - and please do leave a comment!

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also obtain a standard pdf for downloading and printing.

Happy Reading!

Happy New Year!

To the faithful readers of the Primgraph, and the Primgraph blog here, we here on the staff wish you all a happy and successful New Year!

Season's Greetings!

Christmas, Solstice, Chanukah, Yule - in the Northern Hemisphere, this dark season of the year is brightened by many holidays and holiday events, and also by the presence of friends and family. (Apparently in the Southern Hemisphere it is marked by sun-soaked cookouts and beach parties, but I'm afraid I have no personal experience of that.)

Whatever the weather, this is a time for counting our blessings, and for enjoying the pleasures of life. This year, one of the pleasures of The Primgraph's staff has been the production of this new magazine, and the satisfaction of gaining the support of many good people, and of seeing its readership and number of advertisers grow.

We are glad to be here, and to be providing something new and creative for the benefit of the Second Life world, and for all of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your interest and support.

L'chai! (to life!) - wheresover it may be lived.

- Alesia Markstein, for The Primgraph

Want to own a fabulous reproduction 1603 gown AND help SL Shakespeare?

Here's your chance! Naergilien Wunderlich of Wunderlich's Historical Garb made a one-of-a-kind duplicate of Queen Elizabeth's masquerade gown from 1603, and YOU can enter a bid to own it!

Details are over here on Miss Wunderlich's blog. At the very least, you should swing by to admire it!

Doings in the Steampunk Aetherscape

Hello friends!

Now is winter, and despite the troubles with engines seizing up, snow causing low visibility for steampunk aeronauts, and the chill of the season, things still are percolating in Second Life. Even at a more sedate pace, the engines of creativity still hum.

Anyway, ElAdrienne has been taking daguerreotypes...err, photographs, aren't they, of the new sights to be seen in Steelhead Harbor.. Tooting her own horn a bit, she also tells us about a fashion exhibit in Victoria City...that her wonderful talents have herself brought to life.

Dr Fabre takes to the skies, as he tells us about a variety of aircraft designed by Wicked Kitty Industries that he had a chance to test-flight. Lucky!

Her Grace the Duchess tells us about something happening tomorrow, Sunday, December 14th: A Military Holiday Celebration! If my sprained ankle allows me to sit at the computer for long enough periods, your Aetheric correspondent will definitely put in an appearance...

Or, perhaps, thanks to the heads up from In Perpetua Designs, your Aetheric Correspondent might head over to the Winterfell Library for a discussion of Terry Pratchett's new novel, Nation. Your Aetheric Correspondent had the privilege of reading an advance copy of this novel, and the set of English manners clashing with native ones is definitely a strong theme of humor in the book.

Poor Dr. Malegatto Alter, though, might want to try attending one of these two, after a less than successful battle on the waters.

And Steelhead apparently had a Ice Skating Party last weekend. Judging from the picture of some of the strange skaters, your Aetheric Correspondent is sad that he missed it.

That's it for now. Stay warm and I'll have more reports soon.

Primgraph #3!

My friends, in the fuss around the recent American holiday, I completely forgot to mention that just last week, the third issue of The Primgraph became available!

Our featured sim this month is our most steampunk yet - the amazing group of sims that make up Steelhead.

You may notice that the “look” of this magazine has changed. This is all due to the energy and enthusiasm of our new graphic artist, Miss Wren Carling, and we hope you enjoy the results of her efforts as much as we do!

Our primary focus this time around is the marvellous steampunk sims of Steelhead, where the Pacific Northwestern United States comes alive in the Second Life world in the form of a friendly and active community. We also take the opportunity to introduce you to one of Steelhead’s more prominent sub-groups – immigrants from another dimension known as “Europa Wulfenbach”. The estimable Baron Klaus Wulfenbach maintains a consulate in Steelhead (as well as other places), and has also brought through a number of … interesting individuals called “Jägerkin”, who have an active presence in Second Life. In addition, our Book Review section includes a look at the ongoing history of Europa Wulfenbach called Girl Genius, amongst several other literary offerings of both the print and Aetheric kind.

We also, of course, have our several continuing items, beginning with the next instalment of The Mysteries of London, which introduces an important new character. “Clio’s Mirror” reflects on the year 1830, and our excerpt from Miss Henrietta Sowle’s I Go A-Marketing is a bit longer than usual this time, as we wanted to share with you her thoughts on the culinary aspects of both the American Thanksgiving and of Christmas. We also have a shorter item from London Labour, focusing on what one might have heard on the streets of Victorian London. Sir JJ Drinkwater of the Caledon Library has kindly provided two further updates on their collections … and we also have received permission to print another pair of letters from the two gentlemen who are “Exiled on the Grid”.

On a different note, Miss Ceejay Writer has given us a report on “Burlesque for Polite Society”, which mentions both the history of this art form and New Babbage’s New Champagne Rooms. And we also are delighted to introduce two new writers on matters of Fashion and Style: Miss M0lly Dench, who provides her thoughts on her visit to Steelhead and its shops; and A Lady, whose regrettable addiction to Shopping should, nonetheless, provide our readers with very valuable information about the clothing and items that are available across Second Life.

How do I get my copy of The Primgraph?

Well, there are various ways to get The Primgraph!

You could buy a copy from OnRez or SLExchange to be delivered to you inworld.

Best of all, you can join our Subscribe-o-Matic group. These are located at historical and steampunk sims across Second Life (for example, you’ll find ones at all the Caledon inforhubs). And if you can’t find one in your favourite sim, why not ask the owner to install one?

You will also find them at the Prim Perfect offices in Oliveto.

But if you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices too. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 3 here - and please do leave a comment!

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also obtain a standard pdf for downloading and printing.

So, really, you have no excuse for not reading The Primgraph. In fact, why aren’t you reading it now?

The Heliograph: Airship Races in Antiquity this weekend!

Passing this news along (curtsy to Rafael Fabre)

The Heliograph: Airship Races in Antiquity this weekend!



('My Airship', by Shawn Kun, Deviant Art)

Received this message during my efforts to construct an edifice..

Welcome to the second Antiquity airship race! This year, there are two classes, physical engines and non-physical engines.

Again, these crafts must be steampowered, whether that be or prop or steam jet (as long as it is steam). The first race starts at 12:30 SLT in Antiquity, on Saturday, the 22nd of November.

1st prize in both races is L$5000.

The 'Physical Engine' class will run first, followed by the 'Non-Physical Engine'.

The course will be available prior to the race start.

Good luck to all!

For more information, please contact Sion Tendaze in-world.

The Heliograph: Airship Races in Antiquity this weekend!

Doings on the Victorian Blogs

Hello all.

It's November. In the real world, the leaves have turned, a chill is in the air, and the coolness of Fall is a prelude to winter.

So why not stay warm in the confines of the virtual world? Yes, there have been storms (to say the least) in SL as of late. I am not going to talk about that here. You have your opinion, I have mine (and they may very well be congruent). However, there are plenty of venues to air grievances and kvetch about that. I am going to focus on the positive here, on what people are up to? Do we have a Deal? Deal!

Steampunkians have been busy as of late. Take Bela, for instance, who has been doing some construction and has created an unarmed steampunk supply vehicle. I'd love to have one of THESE.

ElAdrienne Laval tells us about her Halloween themed adventures in Winterfell and beyond.

Voyages Extraordinares celebrates its first anniversary with a look back at the idea and spirit of Terra Incognita, and why its important to the human psyche to always have a blank space on the map to explore.

Cathryn Beaumont tells us about a Halloween party held by her cousin the Duchess Beaumont. It looks like a lot of fun was had by all.

Perhaps not to my taste, but Dr. Fabre on the Heliograph tells us about a new steampunk combat sim, Apocolyptica. It sounds as much post-apocalypse steampunk as it does the more standard variety we know and love.

Her Grace,Eva Bellambi has been documenting the fun stuff going on in Caer Blanco in line for Halloween.

Looking forward, Victorian bibliophiles may be interested to know that the Caledon Library's next reading and discussion will be on Nov 9. The book? Scenes from the Life of Bohemia by Henri Murge, the inspiration for the opera La Boheme...

Steampunk goodness at Burning Life

Hello all!

I hope you had an opportunity to get over and explore Burning Life while it was up a couple of weeks ago. Like the Burning Man festival in Nevada, Burning Life is temporary, transitory and absolutely fascinating while in existence.

A worthy might bring up a point of order. "Mr. Tomorrow, why would readers of the Primgraph be interested in Burning Life? I was there, and saw political sims, sims devoted to the environment, and, believe it or not, something to do with the "United Federation of Planets! What was there for us to see?"

Ms. Markstein herself, in a discussion with me while Burning Life was in progress, pointed me to an exhibit that fans of the Primgraph can appreciate.

The artist signed it as "Blotto Epsilon" and I had the opportunity to talk with him a bit as he was tearing apart the display on Sunday morning:



The display of American dreams rearranged itself as I watched. Even better, I found that you can crawl around inside of it. Navigation was, at best, tricky...



I look forward to more such designs in the future, in and out of Burning Life.

The Primgraph Salon - today!

As previously mentioned, The Primgraph will be holding a 'salon' style gathering at Tatiana's Tea Room in Provence Coeur - from 3 p.m. to 5 pm. SLT.

Please do come by to talk about the magazine, about Second Life, or about whatever strikes the gathering's fancy!

We look forward to seeing you!

Alesia Markstein, Editrix

Doings around the Steampunk Sims

Some more reports of doings in Caledon and the other steampunk sims covered by the Connolly Telegraph and the Primgraph:

Eladrienne tells us on A Stroll Through Caledon about Steelhead's Fairy Tail exhibit and festival.

Zoe Connolly, as befits her aviatrix personality and interests, has been blogging recently about air combat simulations in Extropia.

Finally, over on the Heliograph comes word of an upcoming event: The Engineer's Ball. Saturday September 13th at 6 PM SLT in New Babbage. This sounds like a lot of fun...

At last - The Primgraph #2

The Primgraph's second issue is now out, after some regrettable delay. You can acquire a copy through the Primgraph Group inworld, through vendor kiosks at various locations inworld, or by going to the excellent Calaméo interface.

In this issue we ...

• visit the gorgeous Couer sims;
  
• learn about Nikola Tesla from Mr Roberto Viking;
  
• consider the importance of hospitality with Miss Ceejay Writer;
  
• become better acquainted with Mr Erasmus Margulis, through Miss Saffia Widdershins' extended interview;
• review some new autumn fashions with Miss Zadira Barzane;
• reprise the Caledon Library's exhibit on Augusta Ada King with Miss Siri Woodget;
• learn the fate of that intriguing young man in The Mysteries of London;
• ... and more!

Also, in order to get to know our readers better, I will hold an informal salon at Tatiana's Tea Room in Provence Coeur next Saturday, September 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. SLT. Please join myself and some of our writers to discuss past and future topics in The Primgraph ... and any other subject that piques our interest!

And thank you for reading The Primgraph!

VTY,

Mrs Alesia Markstein, Editrix

...and it exploded!

For those who missed the entry over on our sister blog devoted to Prim Perfect, the creatrix of the PP family witnessed a most unusual event in Caledon:

A Volcanic Eruption.


Over on the new Caledonian sim of the St. Kitt Islands(SLURL link), a party was interrupted by the rude and "unexpected" volcanic pyrotechnics. Saffia has all the first hand details:

http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/after-the-volcano-caledon-style/

The volcanic eruptions are due to continue for a couple of more days. Your intrepid blogger is going to have to find time to go visit the geological fireworks himself!

Air Combat this Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th

Attention EDF and RCAF pilots!

We'll meet at Skies of Tomorrow 9:00 AM SL Time. I'll lead on Saturday, ACM Sin Trenton leads us on Sunday.

Sin and I have discussed new rules for our organized dogfights. These rules are approved by Marshal Zoe Connolly.

Dogfights will be restricted to airplane flight only (no hovering craft) with a TCS max of 10HP. If the Ju-87 has 15, that is acceptable. Read more and feel free to comment at the RCAF Ning page: http://rcafhq.ning.com/

For those who love to hover...

Worry-not pilots! Your dogfights are the following weekend of Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th. More details on the RCAF Ning and group notices next week.


~ Phineas Messmer, Air Chief Marshal RCAF and Commander EDF

More news on doings in the Aether

Hello again!

Things have been busy here in the Primgraph, with preparations for issues (both of Prim Perfect and the Primgraph), and other doings here and there.

While it may be the "dog days of summer" there is fun and adventures out there amongst our friends and allies.

For example, Dr. Fabre tells us about the growth of the shops in the Mermaid Arcade in Port Babbage.

You may have seen the news on Prim Perfect's blog, but Elrik Merlin gives his own view to Miss Emilin Nakamori's remarkable invention of a non scripted mechanism.

Murakami Steamworks, fine purveyors of ironclad ships, has announced that they are now making third generation ironclads, the MSS Tyrann, the MSS Kotetsu and the MSS Lavanco, available. And apparently 4th generation ships are in the works, too.

"Gimpgirl" Fundraiser in Caledon

Mr Ederyn Clowes tells me that yesterday he stopped in at the Victorians with Disabilities Dance at Caledon Carntaigh. Though he couldn't stay long, he learned the event was a fundraiser for an SL community called GimpGirl, really an extention of an older aethernet community (see link) for women with disabilities. The SL group is run by JennyLin Arashi and Aleja Asurias.

In SL, they have their own island - Mr Clowes was able to visit it briefly today (he says it is worth seeing), and learned from Miss Asurias that although the land is donated, they still need to raise money for SL and RL expenses. This is, certainly, another worthy cause to keep in mind!

- A. M.

RCAF Dogfight in Extropia

Pilots of the RCAF and EDF will meet at the Skies of Tomorrow sim in Extropia on Saturday 02 August 2008 at 9:00 AM SLT for a dogfight.

We'll have air combat for approximately 45 minutes.

Our theme is : "Fly Your Favorite"

As always, one-on-one dogfights are welcome in Extropia and select void-sim duchies in Caledon.


-- Phineas Messmer (filling-in for the vacationing Zoe Connolly)

The Art of the Press Release

While an almost-monthly magazine is perhaps not the best venue for publicity, we here at The Primgraph believe that our publication can be a useful resource for Second Life Residents. Therefore, we wish to encourage the businesses and social organizers of our audience to keep us informed of upcoming events!

We cannot guarantee to mention every bit of news we receive, but as we cannot be everywhere or see everything, it could be helpful to us - and to you - if you bring your news to our attention.

What, then, should such a press release contain?

• A clear statement of what the event is, including its official name.
• Information on its location, including an SLURL.
• The date (as, Saturday 2nd August) and time (in SLT).
• Contact information for The Primgraph to use.
• Contact information for the public to use, if applicable.
• A few lines of appropriately boosterish description.
• An aethernet site at which the public may acquire additional information, if applicable.
  

Avoiding typographical errors of all sorts is highly recommended.

Press releases may be sent to us as Notecards to me (Alesia Markstein) or via e-mail to Primgraph.Editor@gmail.com.

The next issue is anticipated to appear towards the end of August.

We look forward to hearing from you!

- A. M.

More recent doings in the Aether

Hi all!

I'm sure you've already devoured our first edition of the Primgraph. Our editrix Miss Markstein has slaved over it with all the attention that a finicky coal burning steam engine in the depths of a pneumatically controlled subway system requires...

Anyway, you probably also heard about SL's recent Relay for Life and the staff of PP and the Primgraph were tied up with that, too! There were so many sims for Relay for Life that not even our staff could see every inch of the builds!

So, our first link up is to Virrginia Tombolla, who tells us about something I definitely missed in my own explorative reporting in the Relay--a steamboat.

On a personal note, a look over at what Radio Riel is doing has revealed that Gabrielle Riel has announced an engagement to Lady Azul Draken. I suspect that when the handfasting occurs, in September, there will be a flurry of invitations and fetes surrounding this event. As if Caledonians *need* any excuse to throw a party!

Oh, and the original reason why I checked the aethernet over at Radio Riel, I have found out that, today, is the Romeo and Juliet Renaissance Ball at 2:30 SLT in Caledon Carntaigh. Unfortunately, I already have plans, or else your dedicated reporter and blogger would certainly be there!

Reminder - Celebration Today!

The new magazine from Prim Perfect Publications, The Primgraph, officially launches today. Aimed at Residents interested in post-Renaissance historical and steampunk sims, it includes articles on related events, profiles of relevant sims and venues, historical and technical articles, fiction, and more!

We’re celebrating with a formal ball at The Gaiety Theatre in Caledon Penzance, TODAY (Wednesday 23 July) from 2 to 4 p.m. SLT. Put on your dancing shoes, come by, and pick up an inworld-readable copy of the magazine and (if you like) a vendor!

Or, read it online through Calaméo’s gorgeous interface, at http://en.calameo.com/books/000004234ef580e1f2026. We’re not picky - we just want to share!

Announcing ... The Primgraph Ball

In honour of our first issue, we present an early evening of dance, conversation, and distribution of magazines and vendors!

Wednesday, July 23, 2:00-5:00 SLT
at The Gaiety Theatre, Caledon Penzance

We look forward to seeing you!

Doings by Caledonians

Hello all!

Although I haven't had as much time within SL as I might have liked lately, much of my position and job here is to reference you to the other things that people are doing, places and events that you can go experience for yourself.

Or sometimes, anyway. For example, the good Duke of Argylle, Edward Pearse, managed a visit to the mysterious and transitory village of Brigadoon, complete with a picture for proof. I myself have never seenBrigadoon in Caledon just yet, so I am envious.

Eladrienne has recently had interesting adventures in Mini Steelhead. You might have espied a picture of Steelhead in our own blog here. As far as what will be in the Primgraph...well, you will just have to wait for the issue and see for yourself.