On one hand he was acquitted from the Tada court, but was held guilty under the arms act section 3 and 7 for possession of an AK-56 rifle, a prohibited weapon and a pistol. Under section seven, he is liable for a maximum of ten years in jail or a minimum of five years, while under section three, the term is going to be maximum three years or a minimum of one year.
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This is the best video I could find, showing glimpses of SL complete with an informative narration. Enjoy watching it.
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I can’t resist talking about SL ever since I’ve come across it. Now read this:
In Second Life, you can put your castle on an island and listen to the wind whip through trees you created, on which you can even etch initials and hearts. I have no idea how to go about doing that yet, but I came across a carved trunk in a bucolic field, so I know it’s possible. [source]
My love, where art thou? Come to me and we shall begin our (second) life afresh 
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Remember my post on Second Life (SL) ? She is the richest person out there! A woman! Great!
While Anshe won’t talk about how much money she’s making (”I’m careful not to stir animosity,” she says), Philip Rosedale, the founder and CEO of Linden Lab, which runs Second Life, estimates that she’s bringing in around $150,000 a year–in real, hard cash.
Did I say SL is the next big thing to happen to web after Google perhaps? Can’t wait to enter this new world!
Update:
Since it will be quite some time, before I start sharing my own experiences in SL, I tried searching for blogs/sites from those who are already in-world. You might find some of the links given below interesting:
1. A lady gets the first hint of the big wave that’s arriving and is surprised when she tries to share it with her husband over the morning cup of coffee. Read here. In a later post, she describes her experience of wandering around in SL.
2. A Senior Dell Executive gives a presentation in SL, and offers to sell laptop. Real Laptop. Watch the screenshots here.
3. Read here about Rik’s experience of giving a small talk to about a dozen listeners in SL. His post is a neat one with a lot of screenshots and conversation details.
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Eveyone can be happy in a great company. But if you cannot be happy when alone, doing your work, you never really are happy. You never really are.
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I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away.
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