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Hi, Madhavi Linden here again, bringing you a fresh batch of projects developed by Solution Providers (SPs) for you to enjoy. I am always looking for new (or at least new to many) and fun experiences created by SPs for residents, so if you have any suggestions, please add them to the comments. Happy exploring!

Get a unique perspective on art and design at LOCUS. In this developing art community, you can ride up an art installation (see a view from inside the Urban Spectre below), walk through photographs, and otherwise immersive yourself in the artwork of both Second Life and real life artists and designers (Solution Provider: David Denton Architects)

Unleash your inner soccer (football) player! Join the v-Soccer community, where, using a HUD, you can compete in a variety of matches, events and tournaments with residents from around the world. Hear the roar of the crowd as you score the winning goal for your team. (Solution Provider: ISN Virtual Worlds)

Want to get back to nature without leaving Second Life? Then visit Naturum Island Resort where you can cast your line out and catch some fish, catch some waves, or catch some rays in a beautiful and relaxing setting. (Solution Provider: Metabirds)

Meet me in St. Louis! Visit the St. Louis Arch, take a ride on the steamboat, and experience a taste of what St. Louis has to offer. Want to see more? You can go under the Arch to purchase tickets to visit the Arch in real life and speak live with a staff member from the St. Louis Visitor’s Commission. (Solution Provider: Designing Digitally)

For more information on Solution Provider projects, please visit the Solution Provider Directory

For more information on the Solution Provider Program, please visit the SecondLifeGrid website

Springtime ushers in a spirit of “out with the old, in with the new.” To celebrate the season we would like to invite you to participate in our first annual BunnyJam, featuring a BunnyJam Egg Decorating Contest, an official Linden BunnyJam Egg Hunt and to end it all a rockin’ BunnyJam Party. So, hop on inworld for a jumpin’ good time and be sure to visit XstreetSL.com to prepare your avatar for the BunnyJam on April 17.

Calling all Creative Residents! Join us for the First Annual BunnyJam Egg Decorating Contest
When: April 6 – 10
What: Prim egg decorating contest
Who: Individuals or groups

Want to show off your creative abilities and get noticed? Pick up an Egg template, decorate it and then submit it to our first Annual Egg Decorating Contest by passing them it to Mia Linden (instructions below!) before noon on April 10. Three winning eggs will be chosen by panel of Linden bunny egg enthusiasts, showcased on EggsActly Island and top eggs will be used in the Official Linden Egg Hunt. Winners will also receive XstreetSL.com credit!

Whether you gather a design team or go it alone, be sure to follow these Egg Decorating Contest Rules* or risk spoiling your egg — and no one likes a rotten egg. Winners will be announced at the BunnyJam Party!

Hop to the Official Linden BunnyJam Egg Hunt! Win XstreetSL Prizes!
When: April 15 – April 17
What: Second Life-wide egg hunt (with special prizes!)
Where: All over Second Life

With a basketful of Resident-designed bunny eggs and limitless hiding places, it might just be the best and largest egg hunt ever. A slew of decorated eggs will be hidden throughout Second Life, including 25 Eggstraordinary Eggs that contain L$5,000 to spend on XstreetSL.com. Follow us on Twitter for clues and updates on the hunt starting April 15! For official rules see below*.

Win a Free Region and Get Ready for BunnyJam Party
What: Take A Survey to Enter to Win A Full Region for a Year and Celebrate Spring at the BunnyJam Party!
When: Enter before 12:00am PST Friday, April 17, 2009. Winner announced at the BunnyJam Party on EggsActly Island at 3:30 PM PST.
Where: Inworld at EggsActly Island

Now, for the most exciting part of all, you have a chance to WIN a Full Region for an entire year. To be eligible to win, visit EggsActly Island and look for the blue kiosks or simply take our short Land Survey now. We’ll announce one grand prize winner during the BunnyJam Party. You must complete the survey in order to be eligible* (for official rules see below).

Spring Party Time! Linden Lab will host the BunnyJam Party on Friday from 12pm PST (noon) to 4pm PST. Put on your favorite bunny-related costumes or your new spring finest and celebrate the end of the Egg Hunt (PG-only costumes please!). Take a stroll along the island to view the eggs submitted to the Egg Decorating Contest, find out who won the egg decorating contest and the egg hunt and see if you won a free island for a year! Once you’re there, take a picture of your avatar and tweet the image and your location to @Secondlife and tag your tweet #bunnyjam. We’ll check them out and post our favorite Spring and Bunny outfits here in the community blog. Need a new spring outfit (or a bunny costume)? For everything from the latest spring fashions to good ol’ fashion bunny ears visit XstreetSL.com.

*Now it’s time for the fine print!

Bunny Egg Decorating Contest Rules

• Contest starts at 12:00am PST (midnight) on Monday, April 6 and ends at 12:00pm PST (noon) on Friday, April 10, 2009.
• You must use the 1-prim template egg found here, click on the giant golden egg and accept the template.
• Be sure to name your egg object your Second Life avatar name. If you have created it as part of a group, include a notecard with the avatar names of your contributors.
• Submit your egg to Mia Linden via her profile. To find Mia, go to “Search”, select the “People” tab and type “Mia Linden” in at the prompt. Drag and drop your egg object onto her profile to submit it.
• Judging will occur between April 11 and April 17, 2009 and will be performed by an impartial panel of Linden bunny egg enthusiasts.
• Top 25 selections will be entered into our Egg Hunt & showcased on EggsActly Island.
• Top 3 winners earn 5,000L$. All prizes will be in the form of xStreetSL.com credits.
• In order to claim your prize, you will need to create an XstreetSL.com account. Note: it does not cost money to create a Xstreet SL account. Instructions for signing up are here.
• Winners will be notified via inworld chat no later than Friday, April 17, 2009. Winners will be highlighted during the inworld BunnyJam event.
• Eggs Must be Full Perms (Please be sure your egg is sent YES modify, YES copy, YES transfer)
• No Scripts
• Egg must be fully linked for submission
• Eggs must be PG as per Community Standards
• Please do not place any gifts, freebies, or landmarks inside the Eggs
• No notecards, except for team egg entries
• No advertising
• In order to claim your prize, you will need to create an XstreetSL.com account. Note: it does not cost money to create a Xstreet SL account. Instructions for signing up are here.
• More information in the Knowledge Base

Bunny Egg Hunt Contest Rules:

• Contest starts at 12:00am PST (midnight) on Monday, April 13 and ends at 12:00am PST (midnight) Friday, April 17, .2009
• The winning eggs from the Egg Decorating Contest will be used in the hunt.
• More than 500 bunny eggs are scattered around Second Life.
• Mixed in are 25 special, Eggstraordinary Eggs containing L$5000 .
• Those who find the special eggs will win L$5000 credit at XstreetSL.com
• In order to claim your prize, you will need to create an XstreetSL.com account. Note: it does not cost money to create a Xstreet SL account. Instructions for signing up are here.
• Limit one prize per person (if you find multiple prize eggs, you will only get one prize)
• More information in the Knowledge Base

BunnyJam Sweepstakes Rules:

• Participants must complete this Land Survey to be eligible to win the Full Region prize.
• The winner will be randomly selected and announced at the BunnyJam Party on EggsActly Island on April 17, 2009.
• Winner will be notified by inworld chat.
• Full Region is non-transferable.
• More information in the Knowledge Base

More Info: Please read the Legal Fine Print for all three contests in our Knowledge Base.