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In the past 24 hours, I acquired a number of things, all in a variety of colours. The beautiful new release dress from Zaara, Mahari, some fun hair from W&Y with colour chgange HUD, and the ACR gun from Gun Porn. This gun is colour change, has multi attachments and actions all HUD controlled also.
So… i decided to colour coordinate all of these, and here are the results 
This is the Mahari dress in Bloom – coordinating ACR and hair, shoes from Evoke
Mahari in Bordeaux
Mahari in Ice
Mahari in Indigo
Mahari in Kohl and green coordination
Mahari in Apricot
Please note, this is a serious weapon shown here with many capabilities, much more so than my frivolous use of it as a fashion accessory!
Credits
Dress: Mahari in all colour range from Zaara
Skin: Rachel from Ugly Duck
Hair: Agata no. 5 from W&Y
Shoes: Chunky Maryjanes from Evoke
Weapon: ACR from Gun Porn. this weapon has multi colour change adaptability, (13 colours), a multitude of attachments, adjustable speed, ammo indicator and more. Worth your time to take a look.
Photographed at Insilico
The northern spring is just coming up, and what better way to encourage its arrival than splashing out on new spring dresses?
With the variety shown here, Spring Bloom by fri.day will surely tempt you
I think this is my favourite…
Dress: Spring bloom from fri.day
Hair: Elysium from Truth
Shoes: Dianthus from Ingenue
Jewellery: Stacie’s necklace from Dark Mouse
The final of three new skin lines from Ugly Duck is Beth. Beth has a bit of mischief to her, and is designed to be worn with blonde hair.
Beth has a definite cheeky look
And is always up for a bit of fun!
Styled once more by Donna Flora
Credits
Skin – Beth – by Ugly Duck
Hair: Isabel by Donna Flora
Dress: Eden in black by Donna Flora
Shoes: Mina shoes by Donna Flora
Earrings: Dark earrings by Donna Flora
The second of three new skin lines from Ugly Duck this week is Emily. Delicately freckled and refined skin, Emily will suit your style whether casual or chic.
Emily makes a charming portrait
Emily is also styled by Donna Flora, dress and jewels and shoes
Emily is designed to wear especially with red to reddish brown hair
credits
All skins – Emily- by Ugly Duck
Dress: Dudu in silver from Donna Flora
Hair: Bea short from Pocket Mirrors
Shoes: Mina in black from Donna Flora
Jewellery: The beautiful Lina set from Donna Flora
Rachel is one of three new lines from skin designer Fade Lei. Her store Ugly Duck is brim full of new releases, including more great group gifts!
Here is Rachel, styled by Donna Flora for dress and hair. Chunky red shoes by Evoke
A sashay of Rachels!
And Rachel being a little moody.
And if you’ve ever wondered how Fade makes her lovely makeups, below is a hint, and the models don’t look too happy
These skins are the latest group gift
Credits
All skins by Ugly Duck
Dress: Jazzy by Donna Flora
Hair: Isabel by Donna Flora
Shoes: Chunky cherry maryjanes by Evoke
Glasses: Demolition glasses by Shade Throne
Earrings: Hard Knock earrings in red glitter from Shade Throne
Its friday night in my part of the world. On the way home from work this evening, I stayed on my bus and finished up at New Brighton, so I hopped off and went for a walk along the boardwalk. Children, seagulls, skateboys, surfers, families – they were all there. I love this time of the evening in summer.
I came home and thought I would take some photos in world to try and capture the moment. I’ve played around with lighting and effects. All these photos taken at Juicy Boardwalk.
I’ve tried to capture the fading light at sunset.
Tufty clouds skittering, rich blue darkening to night, a hint of pink in the sunset
I think this one is where I was possessed by aliens
Credits
Shirt: Bologna by Crazy
Jeans: Rock n roll jeans by * RezIpsa Loc *
Hair: Anna 10am by * RezIpsa Loc *
Glasses: The Demolition Glasses by Shade Throne
Skin: Rachel by Ugly Duck
A few days ago I wrote here about the new system developed by Gemini Cybernetics, enabling land owners, content creators, estate managers and in fact anyone, to at last acquire a reasonable method of protecting their content by detecting the use of malicious viewers.
Many will be pleased to know today of the release of an update and publication of FAQs.
First of all, the FAQs
GEMINI Industries’ CDS FAQ
“Why did I get banned for using the official LL viewer/Emerald/Imprudence/etc?”
During the first months of beta testing, avatars using flagged viewers were added to the database. Upon the GEMINI CDS’ official release, the auto-ban feature was implemented and flagged avatars found themselves banned and ejected regardless of the viewer in use at the time. While there has not been a case of a false-positive, there have been a handful of situations where an avatar was accessed by someone else (i.e. “my friends have my passordw” and “my little sister wanted to try Cryo”).
In these cases, the best course of action is to file an appeal.
Appeals will be first reviewed by the GEMINI team, acted upon in a way that best protects the effectiveness of the CDS, and ultimately left in the hands of the parcel owner.
“What are the right and wrong viewers to use?”
As a rule, any viewer that has the capabilities to go around the permissions systems set out by Linden Labs will be targeted by the GEMINI CDS.
Please refer to Linden Lab’s Policy on Third-Party Viewers.
“How does it work?”
When an avatar passes through the region, the CDS looks for signs someone is using or has used a flagged viewer. That information is processed and the avatar may be banned from the parcel, teleported home, or both. In the case of a ban, it is a temporary ban precautionary to ban lists filling up. In all cases, the flagged avatar is added to the database shared with all CDS devices identifying the avatar as a potential threat. The CDS ships with bans and kicks disabled by default. Local unbanning is an upcoming feature.
“What data are you storing?”
The specifics of the data cannot be disclosed. However, no MAC or IP addresses are stored, nor any other sensitive data. The most personal data is the avatar key and which viewer was used. This data is continuously monitored and updated.
“Does the CDS use the same methods of detection as the Emerald Viewer?”
While the Skill Hak is on the Emerald development team, the GEMINI CDS is not affiliated with Modular Systems, and the detection methods are completely different and updated as necessary.
“It works this way and here’s how to get around it.”
There are multiple methods of detection, none of which involve an avatar’s IP or MAC addesses. The effectiveness of the CDS relies on keeping the details of its operation discrete. There are occasional lapses in service whiel the Gemini team updates the system. During this time, detection continues without banning or kicking. This slows the success of potentially harmful viewers bypassing the system, allows GEMINI to monitor their progress and continue updating the methods of detection, and increases the longevity of the CDS as a copybot deterrent.
“Do we disclose any information to outside parties?”
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
“The CDS is only active for 25 days and not a month as advertised.”
This is a very rare bug and has since been fixed.
“Is there a list of GEMINI CDS owners?”
The choice in advertising the presence of the CDS is left with the end-user.
“Skills Hak is also Skills Hax!!!!! Scroll to the bottom of this site here!!”
From: Skills Hak
re: Copybot allegations
“The drama is years old and I couldn’t care less which side you believe.”
you can read it yourself here
The updated version will be available on Xstreetsl in a few hours time.
***LATEST***
CDS now available here
These past few days have seen hot summer days and balmy nights, hovering around 30 Celsius during the day and as low as 16 celsius overnight. I’ve enjoyed a few evening dinners on the terrace of my RL friend’s restaurant, something I’m sure those people in the northern hemisphere are quite looking forward to!
In this spirit, I am showing you today some of my favourites from Truth. Truth Hawks has made more than hair for as long as I remember, in fact I still have the first dress I bought quite some time ago. These latest dresses have the most beautiful sculpted skirts, and they reflect the work that goes into their creation. I’m sure you will enjoy wearing these dresses as much as I do 
In sapphire
In silver
A closer view of the detail
Credits
Dresses: Martini by Truth
Necklace: Dango in silver by Shade Throne
Earrings: Bamboo in Silver by Shade Throne
Hair: Melanie by Fri.day
Skin: Rachel by Ugly Duck
Shoes: Dianthus in silver by Ingenue
![[Emerald] 1626 Release Candidate](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4369424305_d8385d80fd.jpg)
Fade Lei from Ugly Duck has made multiple releases this week. I truly believe she draws and paints until her eyes bleed…
Rachel – a soft delicate skin, the darkest tone yet from Fade. Her skins are not overly stylised nor high glam fashion. In my opinion, thse faces particularly have a refreshingly natural look, with skin blemishes such as moles and tired eyes.
The new range includes Beth and Emily along with Rachel. Beth and Emily are made specifically for blonde, red and brunette har, and the skin tones reflect this.
Each pack includes a variety of makeups, including two lip shapes. Both are beautiful! I will post further on these skins over the coming days.
Meanwhile, take a trip to Ugly Duck and see for yourself the natural beauty of these skins
Credits
All skins from Ugly Duck
Hair: Kelly from Zero Style
Earrings: Silver bamboo heart earrings from Shade Throne
Skirt: Larin skirt from Zaara
Shirts by Zaara
Tank by 5th & Oxford
