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Monogram Virtua’s Art and Jewelry Show a Success with Patrons from Around the World in Cyber Space

Monogram Virtua’s Art and Jewelry Show a Success with Patrons from Around the World in Cyber Space
PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria

Art & Jewelry enthusiasts from both cyber and real worlds arrived in Second Life to view both the inventive and the practical in virtual world art and jewelry. The First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit and Jewelry Show was hosted at the Monogram Virtua’s Convention Center/Big Top Tent on Monogram Tria (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogram%20Tria/202/136/22) and yielded over 300 Art & Jewelry aficionados from around the globe in cyber space.

Featured artists included the late twentieth century contemporary Mexican artist Francisco Zuñiga and Real Life artist Stanley Silver. Additional exhibits included both SL representations of Real Life artwork and jewelry as well as sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs born in Second Life. Artistic creations by SL artists Zephyru Zapedzki, Reno Checchinato, Zanara Zenovka, JD Hansen, Zanza Marx, Wollemia Sands, Lala Lightfoot, PC Beaumont, Zoozyq Aeon, Bethanne Boyd, Phyzz Fizz, Tjake Kearny, Thely Anansi, and many more were displayed in the Convention Center’s open courtyard and Big Top Tent.

The Event Series

This was Monogram Virtua’s third virtual event in a series of aficionado based cyber world shows designed to bring members of Second Life’s various communities together. The idea for the Art Exhibit was born out of a conversation that Monogram Virtua co-Founder Randall K. Rubin had with Ariel Zuñiga. A close family friend, Ariel is Francisco Zuñiga’s son and is chief manager of his father’s important and prolific artistic legacy. Rubin was in the midst of describing his work with Monogram Virtua in Second Life and asked if Ariel would allow his company to represent his father’s work in the cyberspace. With his permission, Monogram Virtua quickly established an art gallery dedicated to Zuñiga’s works next to the movie theater on Monogramia Prime (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monogramia%20Prime/41/74/22). The gallery attracted the attention of fellow art enthusiasts in Second Life.

The two-day event concluded with an awards ceremony announcing Art Exhibitor Cat Baccaccio (owner of Cat’s Eye Gallery http://slurl.com/secondlife/Skegemog/29/141/115) and Jeweler FaiRodis Aviatik (jewelry displayed at Russia – Rossiya http://slurl.com/secondlife/Russia/165/84/44) for having the most creative displays, voted by peers and patrons. Each winner will receive a free full-page ad in the new MV Vendor Directory and free advertising at the Design/Build Expo coming to the Convention Center in May 2008.

About Monogram Virtua Entertainment

Monogram Virtua Entertainment is a full service 3D virtual world consulting, building and design firm founded by filmmaker Randall K. Rubin and cutting edge digital entertainment technology expert Harold Whaley. Founded in the ever popular Second Life platform, which opened its doors to the public in 2003 and has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions worldwide, Monogram Virtua’s business centers around providing artists, entertainers, and entertainment business partners with a portal into the discovery of a vast digital community, teaming with people, entertainment, experiences and commercial opportunities. Imagine creating any business you want in the virtual world and having customers from all over the globe, who visit, become exposed to your products, and purchase both real life and Second Life merchandise with real exchangeable currency in an environment free from the restrictions of physical commerce. Second Life currently supports millions of US dollars in daily convertible currency transactions and countless more in traditional commerce generated by virtual world advertising of real life products, and Monogram Virtua is a premium conduit to bridge the gap between real world entertainment and 3D cyber commerce.

For additional information, go to www.monogramvirtua.com

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A Look Into the Captivating World of Jewelry Watches

A Look Into the Captivating World of Jewelry Watches
Prudent Press Agency (press release), Netherlands

(Prudent Press Agency)–The common wristwatch has become so much more than simply information time devices, as they are carried around with us practically everywhere that we go and at times run our lives as well. The majority of us own at a minimum two watches, first since they’re affordable (some start with a price as low as $10) and second due to the fact that there are so many various occasions which demand a suitable watch a match.

Why Invest in a Jewelry Watch?

For men the only consistent piece of jewelry that they own is a watch, and it is very reasonable that they would invest in various types to be prepared for the different occasions that come up. This is kind of similar to what women do with their jewelry.

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There are numerous occasions that call for a jewelry watch, such as an anniversary, a wedding, or perhaps a formal dinner. A jewelry watch doesn’t have to be made out of a pure precious gem, though it is fairly safe to say that the majority of women would not object to that. In the majority of cases the jewelry is very elegant and subtle. For instance, there are designer jewelry watches made for men such as Rolex, that utilize full cut, high-grade diamonds on the dial instead of numerals.

Of course there are numerous jewelry watches that are available that are fully covered with gemstones. Even the strap can be made of precious metals such as platinum or gold. The primary purpose of jewelry such as these is hardly for keeping track of time. Most of the time these are used simply as an additional piece of jewelry in itself.

One of the primary reasons you should invest in a jewelry watch is that it is a piece of jewelry first and foremost. Hence, the majority of the time it doesn’t lose its value on the market. If anything it tends to become more valuable as time goes by.

Maintaining a Jewelry Watch

It is a critical step for you to insure your jewelry watch when you buy it for any eventuality that may happen. Depending on the designer brand of the watch that you purchase, you will need to follow strict service directions that are provided with it. You’ll only be able to take it for servicing to an authorized dealer of the brand or back to the same store if at all possible.

Extra care will be required if your watch has actual gemstones on or inside of it, particularly if they are located on the outside of the watch. You will need to take into consideration the information that is given to you on how resistant to gemstones are (their hardness factor), as this information will likely restrict your activity in a considerable way with the watch you bought.

For instance, a diamond has the highest hardness on the Moh’s scale (a total 10 out of 10) and only the use of another diamond has the ability to scratch it. Nevertheless, an emerald on the other hand is very brittle, and if it gets hit you may cause internal fractures of the stone itself.

Cleaning of these gemstones is yet another maintenance that has to be done on a regular basis to keep your watch a sparkling as it is meant to be. After all in the end it is a jewelry watch and it should show its beauty with every change.

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