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	The banking ban, seven months later All is not lost even though many linden dollars were. However, tumultuous the financial sector in Second Life has been even before the ban, SL stock exchanges continue to offer services and opportunities. The WSE, often cited as the reason for the ban in the first place, came back two weeks ago, with a whole new plan. Full Story

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	Building a better mousetrap (UI) The winners of Dusan Writer's contest to build a more user-friendly Second Life UI were announced yesterday at a special Metanomics session.

	Let the games begin: Gambling returns, lag free and (somewhat) Linden$ free (4) One year after the gambling ban in Second Life, new games introduced will circumvent the ban to allow gaming. Aargle Zymurgy's products and system also designed to restore confidence in the SL gaming business.

	Browsing on a prim just got friendlier Daden Limited has announced the release of Daden Navigator, a full-featured browser accessible within SL.

	Cisco CEO calls virtual worlds the "wave of the future" (3) Cisco CEO John Chambers appears via stream in Second Life.

	Who owns our resident-owned assets? (4) SL resident Weedy Herbst contends that a small plot of land she owned was seized by Linden Lab and sets out to challenge the unanswered porton of Bragg v. Linden: Who owns what a resident owns?

	On_Rez:: A revolution in sim design (10) Liquid Heat Designs revolutionizes the Sim design and the on_rez command with a new product that simplifies a complicated process.

	Multi-Love returns to SL (3) SLNN follows up on last week's LL DMCA takedown of items created by two SL residents, a take-down that disabled many 'love beds."

	Consumer and creator angst over LL purge (4) Linden Lab removes content from the grid attributed to two SL residents, but the reason for the confusing situation is as yet unclear.

	Free accounts faced login restriction Due to ongoing database issues login were restricted yesterday to paying residents. The hope is that this will not be an ongoing problem according to Linden Lab.

	Southern Charm Hair emporium Calla is undergoing many changes - SLNN finds out what's happening and why.

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