Flavah No.4

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XI Alpha Phi raises over L$25,000

Mr Opinion

Answers and Advices

Reflection on Beauty

How would you define SL Beauty?

SL Cultures

What are Furries?

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Dear Opinion I was dancing and chatting with that man that I just met. Things seemed to go smoothly and fun until he went quiet. I suspected that he was IM-ing someone else until that girl came standing in front of us IM-ing me and basically asking me to step aside because she wanted to dance with the same man.

Confused, I asked the man if that girl was really waiting for a dance. The answer was yes!

How rude of him to invite a girl to dance when he is already dancing with one! How should we handle men like that? If I had a gun I would have pulled the trigger!

Signed: Outraged Dear Outraged: This seems to be an ongoing struggle for women in world. To be honest, there are only 2 ways to handle this matter. 1.Be the adult in this situation and politely step aside, and look Flavah 6

for a new dance partner, which would be the civil thing to do. Or 2.Politely step aside and find a new dance partner and “DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT” All over him and let the other guy see what he just F’d himself out off!! You may not get that guy back, but you wont have to worry about finding a dance partner!!

Dear Mr Opinion, I kissed my “ex” and I can’t deny that I still like him. We were not officially bf and gf, but we were close enough for him to ask me to live with him. He was requesting too much of my attention when I sometimes had to work and it quickly became a nightmare.

As I kept my distances I learned that he had found a

gf and I deleted him out of frustration. I recently kissed him and probably went too far, was that a huge mistake?

Signed: Kiss of Death Dear Kiss of Death: By saying things “probably went too far” I can only assume you mean you gave up the prim panties? Now, I will say this and listen close!!! If you enjoyed it and he has been in (pardon the expression) your box ever since -Then HELL NO!!! Tuck him in your back pocket, you may be short a tier one day!!

Dear Romeo - It is a matter of OPINION , but some will say no and some will say yes.

I will say this, I am with my sl right now as I respond to you sitting in her rl home, so you be the judge.

Dear Mr Opinion, I have that very good friend who loves animal avatars.

He can be a mouse one day or an elephant the next day.

He also has a human avatar which he rarely but rarrrrrely uses. Lately, he’s been saying cute scary things such as “luvs u” but also affirming that SL was not the right place for love. He really values the time spent with me and once said that I was one of his greatest friends. The question is, does he really mean these cute scary words, am I supposed to take them seriously especially when he always says that in his animal form.

Signed: Zoo Keeper Dear Zoo Keeper: Of course you are to take them seriously, pet him on his head and throw him a dog biscuit!!

WDYT, love him like a dog, since he wants to portray one!

It is obvious you are not into bestiality, so

keep him on a short leash!!

Dear Mr Opinion, My new neighbour offered me lingerie to thank me for greeting him so nicely. I told him that it wasn’t necessary but he insisted. Should I make friends with him and take advantage of his money?

Signed: Shopping Addict Dear Shopping Addict Please take note of the response to Zoo Keeper WDYT , its a dog eat dog world out here, and shopping ain’t cheap!!! You don't want to keep or spend his money send it to me if I cant use it, I know some women who can!!

Dear Mr. Opinion, I am not a female but I wanted to ask you if there was real love in SL? Signed: Romeo

Dear Mr Opinion, We were in business with someone who was very talented and he got offended because a guy sent a request to his wife but didn’t send one to him. This caused him to loose out of a great business deal because of his attitude and taking out what happen on us when we had nothing to do with it. It also left us with having to find someone to replace him. How do we correct this problem without getting involved or dragged into drama with him and the other guy?

Signed: no Drama for These Momma’s Dear No Drama: Its plain for me to see that if this other person made an offer to the wife, and not him, you were in business with the wrong person to begin with!! I would say F him and the horse he rode in on, find the wife and get things popping. Hey don’t take it personal it’s only business!!

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Dear Mr Opinion, I have such a cute avi and I am trying to understand how these sl men would rather choose an ugly women who’s avi is ugly rather than be with someone who is both cute in sl and rl. I’m confused because I keep loosing to these females and have no idea why.

Signed: Monster Dear Monster: Hmmm, this is a hard question to answer seeing how I can not judge a book without looking at what the hell I am reading....

Sooooooooooo, send in both pics and we will get back to you later!!!

Dear Mr Opinion, I have a friend I liked at one time but no long am interested in him. He likes to use women for sex in sl but had respect for me and took his time but still took his chances with trying to get me to go there and I wouldn’t.

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but he messed that up and now he has killed what little feelings I might have had for him. I don’t care to be bothered but he continues to get in my box with small talk.

I don’t want to hurt him and be rude but I would like him to fade away. What should I do?

Signed: Drift-wood Dear Drift-wood, I don’t understand? If you have no intentions of having sex with him, what difference does it make if he makes small talk unless he is still hinting at it. If so, TELL HIM!!! YOU will be surprised what this will do for you!! There is such a thing as being NICE NASTY!!

Hell I do it all the time!! And it is not being rude if you are responding to advances that he initiates.

and they have the typical sl relationship with him having all the women he wants and her only being devoted to him. A while back he messed around with her rl-sl friend and it hurt her really bad, her friend left game and came back a long time later and had the nerve to come around us and my dad. She claimed to be sorry for what she did but why would she come here knowing she is not wanted or trusted to be around my father. She sent a friend request to me both on fb and sl but I never accepted it. I was told I wasn’t being fair to the girl but I stand behind my mother on this and think she needs to back off. Please help me on what to do about this.

Signed: Sticky Situation

Dear Sticky Situation, Even here in SL, blood can be thicker than water!!! Stand by your mom, give the woman a piece of your mind , and tell Dear Mr. Opinion My mother and my father have all those other to have a coke been together for a long time and a smile and stfu!!!

Submit your questions to Mr Opinion TODAY! Having trouble understanding your sl man or woman? Submit your concerns to Mr Opinion and ask for his wise advices!

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What Is True Beauty ?

What is this great beauty that people widely explain the eyes, the hair, to the body shape Why must we go to a standard of others rather than loving ourselves The world being taken over by this so called perfect beauty from jobs, to schools, to your own homes people only believing what they see or here ignoring the beauty within your heart Why must we ignore this powerful beauty only believing in the things we see on screen why must we constantly improve our appearance using making up, foundation, slim pills and more Why must this beauty go unnoticed the beauty that we are born with is a gift why must we think it is just a given beauty must be cherished within our hearts instead of trying to look just like everyone else don’t mix up the beauty with pretty is only one’s opinion beauty is much stronger Beauty is power Beauty is strength Beauty is Intelligence Beauty can’t be made Beauty is the power to speak up Beauty is dreaming Beauty is believing Beauty is accomplishing

Beauty is in me.

Rosie Rigid.

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Rage the demigod

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Unleashed: Answer the Call of the

Wild

Humans love leashes (and I don’t mean BDSM or leashing pets—we love to restrain ourselves). Why else, in a virtual world, would we happily confine ourselves to the bondage of mortgages, restrictive clothing, race and cultural norms, like family and marriage?

There are those, of course, who reject these “leashes.” These cybernetic revolutionaries share the belief that virtual worlds represent the opportunity for true freedom.

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So, who are these people?

Well, I can tell you that most don’t think of themselves as rebels, or even “people” for that matter. The truly unleashed among us are a group of enlightened individuals who identify themselves as furries.

Generally speaking, furries are human-shaped avatars with unmistakable animal-like characteristics. For example, a wolf furry will stand upright on two legs as a human, but will have the fur, paws, and head of a wolf (in other words, a werewolf).

Most of us are at least acquainted with the idea of furry-people, but the popular misconception is that the furry lifestyle is a sexual eccentricity (either people want to have sex as animals, or people want to have sex 'with' animals).

When asked, Bunny Kahanamoku, a rabbit with long platinum blonde hair, rabbit ears, and an incredibly voluptuous female human form explained, “Some people think being Furry is based on bestiality, but for most [furries] it isn't the desire to want to have sex with an animal, but channelling their own

animalistic persona in Furry form...It's a way of getting in touch with the animalistic part of our nature that most of us try to deny.”

I am all for women getting in touch with their more animalistic tendencies, but not all furries are revolutionaries, some don fur for the fun of it.

Daphneavalon Resident, a full time furry, did not start out that way. Three years ago, while still in human form, she first became attracted to the furry lifestyle as a fun new way of expressing her personal style.

Apparently, fur, ears, and tails offer more creative styling options.

“I really love when I walk into human sims and get IMs from people with curiosity,” she said.

Like many human avatars, Daphneavalon offers escort services in her profile. She proudly services human and furry men alike, which can’t be bad for business. She encourages anyone who is bored or looking for a new way to express themselves to consider going furry, even for a day.

“SL was made [for people] to try new things, new fantasies.

If one doesn’t risk trying something new, one will never know how good it feels.”

According to Daphneavalon, the main advantage of being furry is the opportunity for uniqueness.

She said “The advantage [of being a furry], I think, is the appearance. [We] move lovely and are different from the typical…unique.”

Daphneavalon, a pink Tabby cat who is indeed lovely, enjoys the reactions she gets from humans and furries alike.

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Fraternities Band Together for Charity

XI Alpha Phi raises over L$25,000

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Angelous Amante, Co-Founder of Xi Alpha Phi.

Ruby de Rosemont, paintball champion

“We came -we saw- and everybody had fun,” Xi Alpha Phi co-founder Angelous Amante said while describing an Aug. 24 event that raised L$25,000 for charity.

The lines between real life and Second Life have been constantly blurred since the program’s inception, and the paintball competition held by Xi Alpha Phi showed no exception.

Amante organized the event and pledged all proceeds to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. The Baltimore-based nonprofit organization holds a mission of continuing to make a coordinated national approach to the relatively new disease, according to the group’s website.

Over the course of the paintball event, Amante estimated that the competition saw about 100 people and were able to donate L$25,000 to SCDAA, an equivalent of $100.

“I’m very happy with those numbers,” Amante said. He continued, “We have other events in the future and if we could do the same thing, I would

do a real life back flip off my balcony.”

The winner of the paintball competition received a star studded championship-wrestling-style belt covered in diamonds.

Ruby de Rosemont, Coeditor of Flavah Magazine, took home the coveted prize by out-shooting her opponents in group competition and last man standing events.

“I’ve never had that much fun in my Second Life,” Rosemont said.

She joked, “Angel forced me to sit down and to stop killing,” after showing her dominance over the ‘battlefield.’

Looking to the future, Xi Alpha Phi will be hosting a greek games competition in September along with its sister sorority.

As for the paintball event, Amante said, “This was our first event and we will do it again in the future. We will either do it semi-annually or quarterly. We don’t want to do it too much but we want to keep people excited about it and keep raising money for charity.”

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The Serious Business of Fun Spotlight on Princess Zelmanov, Owner of Seductive Allure Estates Princess Zelmanov, a successful SL real estate investor and developer, reigns over 22 adultthemed sims, collectively known as Seductive Allure Estates. However, after meeting her, I quickly got the impression that this property princess is much more than a landlord, she is a hedonist, who is serious about the business of fun.

When I first arrived at Seductive Allure Estates, I was approached by a petite blonde, wearing a crown of flowers in her hair, and little else elsewhere. To my surprise and extreme delight, she was the property tycoon I was sent to interview.

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Princess Zelmanov

Princess Zelmanov at her Store.

Princess Zelmanov at her favourite Property.

Friendly and talkative (and nearly naked), it was easy to like Princess Zelmanov, who goes by Zellie. After sharing pleasantries, she insisted on showing me a tour of the estate via speedboat— an incredible way to start an interview.

were able to grow so fast with zero advertising.”

Zellie explained. “People just love the beautiful, lush and friendly environment we’ve created.”

In fact, Zellie was able to grow her community in record time, relying entirely on word-of-mouth.

Gliding on the waves, we explored all 22 regions, a beautiful collection of lush green islands, surrounded by endless ocean. Besides private estates, that were beautifully landscaped by Zellie herself, we explored common areas, which included a marina for boaters, an airport for residents with aircraft, six entire sims devoted to hiking and horseback riding, and even a rainforest.

“We grew from one region to 22 regions in ten months, and I am about to add five more regions soon.”

Zellie has always focused on creating fun experiences. In the early days of SL, she created and ran a popular club, Romantic Starlight Ballroom, which quickly became an SL hotspot, even though it never earned a profit.

“I am not just about collecting rent, I am giving people a memorable experience, which is why we

“I never earned any money with Romantic Starlight, but no club ever does. I did it for the fun and the friendships,” she explained.

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Princess Zelmanov at her water property.

Ironically, it is Zellie’s commitment to fun and friendship that has led to her incredible success in real estate.

When asked to explain her rapid success, she explained, “I have invested literally tens of thousands to create a fun land with the most amenities and high quality animations anywhere, that also is affordable for anyone. But the real key [to my success] is staying humble and friendly. I personally respond to most customer issues and I am here every day. This is my RL job and I LOVE what I do” Flavah 20

At the end of our interview, Princess Zelmanov had a few words of wisdom for anyone seeking to duplicate her success in real estate or any SL business.

She said, “Don’t mislead people and don’t ever become a big shot. Second Life will throw you plenty of challenges, but if you are creative and humble, you will succeed.”

Love in the Air Sunny and Foxx.

Virtual Relationship was never a part of my imagination nor was I acquainted with anything like second life before, I never had a online friend, well to top it all if I look back the past I don't even know why I came into second life.

bind myself in any emotional bondage as I ever thought that a virtual platform is very vulnerable for any emotional association.

Frankly it was all fake to me, I heard a lot of stories with females waiting forever for I still remember my first day their male partners and staying in second life in Help People's loyal where guys make other Island bothering every helper alternate accounts having a asking them question they might relationship with other females have never heard before, yes and vice versa. So I spared I was a curious guy "Laughs". the horror, within some time I Soon did I find my way being started getting bored of second a helper on the same sim. Well life. It was Mar 10th 2012 to sum it all I came to second "Texas Technical University" life with no intentions to stay which was a sandbox and I but the dynamics and paradigms was playing with some scripts of the aesthetics in second "Trust me I still haven't figured life made me stay. I never how it works". I got bored of it had any intentions to relate or and started being nosey about

other's builds. There was this beautifully built house which caught my attention and as it was all destined I ended up messaging the builder of the house who was working on it. She did not respond for a while nor did I care about it as girls rarely respond thinking a "Hello" from a guy is to Woo on them. However in a few minutes she did respond and offered me to look at her build. The I still don't know why but I ended up messing with Kya (The builder of the house) saying " Oh you have lot of sisters and guess what I am single". All of them stood there and spoke for a while and as usual I headed out of their vicinity without a thought in my head. Not even a minute passed 21 Flavah

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and I had "Kya" in my IM telling me to talk to her sister "the one who added me". I was confused and didn't even know where it was heading to, all I could say was "what do I tell her?" lol, Kya said just say Hi Duh !!!! What else, so I did.

Foxx Pawpad Aka Maya George. Yes Kya's sister was Foxx, I told her may be we can just hangout somewhere and talk, simple and crisp, didn't even know what else to say. She was pretty quick to say yes to it. She ended up teleporting me to her land.

We started with dancing and talking about several things.

But this time second life had something different to offer, I ended up spending 10 hours with her. Sleep took the best out of me but it was couple of hours and then I was back again.

Relationship grew and I was delving into it, though I had moments where I wanted to call it quits as my logic was haunting me but with time we came to an agreement of living one day at a time and live it till the time we can.

Its been about two years that we have been together and we have come out of many misunderstandings, manipulations and arguments

which had less to do with us and more to do with other people.

Since the day I have met Maya, there has not been a single day where we have not tried to do something productive because that's what she is here for and my intent was quite the same.

Maya has always been very talented and creative in second life, Landscaping, Photography and Building has been her main passion. Steadily I learnt a lot from her and researched a lot for us to grow together in what we do now.

Our love leads us to a way where we become strengths when the other is down and try our best to overcome every negativity around. We do tend to argue as we are worst when we compete and that competitive attitude gets to us against each other as well. However we have never let it sink down under our skin to have anything negative.

We do have our romantic encounters too, I lack expression and she hates that about me but with time I have learnt to let her know in my own way how much I care for her and love her. This virtual world has taught me a lot and I give all credit to maya, she has been patient with me and has given me every reason for me love her everyday and I hope it will go on forever.

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Beauty in the eye of the beholder But how did the beholder learn what beauty is?

Second life thrones us as ruler of our own world where we create the commandments of what is and is not acceptable. Second life is where anyone can become the person they have always wanted to be. The perfect version of what they consider is beautiful. Some of us take the abnormal and flaunt its beauty. Although who decides what normal beauty is‌second life is a free zone where no one person can dictate what is beautiful because in second life we have no normality of beauty. Yet there is a large trend of the slim and tall with dazzling long hair and the muscular and handsome. But there is a different standard of beauty in each world that second life is composed of. We have the beauty of elves, fairies, furries, urban hoods, steampunk, vampires and so many

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more. Then we have the few who enjoy a bit out the “norm�, those who have the look that make you alt and zoom on the avatar and stare. A lot of avatars are completely opposite of the person behind it. Different races, hair colors, genders and even species. Because sometimes in SL we need to finally be able to portray who we feel we truly are. Who we have ever wanted to be in real life is created or maybe a character in a story we infatuated over, some of us even make our avatars into exact replicas. These we imagine into our world, these characters we are able to make possible because in second life we are the Gods to mold our avatars in our image.

Who dictates beauty in second life? We do.

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I came to Second Life nearly five years ago. Originally I did the normal things we all do to acquiesce to the game.

Then on August 24, 2011 my brother passed of a massive heart attack. Our lives are filled with experiences but its how we react that define our characters.

I chose to make my Brother’s death mean something more.

I started making Gospel music.

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of a passion, I brought it into SL. Along with it, I began my clothing lines. The first one was Dryft Kingz for my bike/car club. The second is KingDom Wear. It is a Clothing Line for men and women that allows one to represent the God we serve in a practical way.

Soon, we will be offering clothing for children as well.

I am happy to say that my brother’s life has had an

enlightening effect on me and I choose to live my life in a way that exemplifies Christian values.

One thing our store emphasizes is value. We see it as a cornerstone of our future success. KingDom Wear outfits come ‘all-in-one’ and with an iPod filled with music from my RL album. Each comes with a HUD system that allows you to change on a whim. We feel that

it keeps our Line upscale while simultaneously adding to our customers experience.

As KingDom Wear has grown, I’ve kept an ear for good advice that helped grow my business.

One of the first things I did was recruiting Models and use them as the store’s personal ‘Street Team’ or guerrilla marketing unit. Another thing that many have requested was an In-World store.

Since I’ve already seen some growth from our Marketplace endeavours, opening a store In-World seemed the next logical step. Yet one thing I have learned is any moves toward progress will always present unique challenges. Being InWorld provides me a greater opportunity for exposure, but that exposure also opens avenues for criticism.

"...maybe you need to sell or market to churches they may be your only buyers.." or "... maybe you should take God out you might sell more that way..." but my faith will not allow that. I serve a God that has is ever present in my life and He will always be a part of KingDom Wear. To drop into the vernacular, ‘God will be in it.

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Flavah Team A word from the Editors We thank all the persons you contributed in making this 4th issue a reality. We also thank our sponsors for their support, and our readers for their loyalty.

If you think having the skills to be part of our wonderful team, do not hesitate to contact us.

Editor in Chief mandahlyn

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Staff Writers Arman Michigan Bukklao Mr Opinion

Contributing writers AngelousAmante queendivarose Lillian Landfall

Models Ruby de Rosemont, mandalyn JoshuaWarren Daphneavalon DavidJones23 Lenn Neox TheRage1

Photographers marysan2, sunny 33 Flavah

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