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ISSUE 21, DECEMBER 2018

Celebrating uniqueness not trends!

The Models of L’Amour Diversity Presents ZIBSKA

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Publisher’s Note Hello, readers of Second Life!

I hope this note from me finds you well. I think the biggest thing I am looking forward to sharing with you, is Mike’s dream of L’Amour and how it came to fruition. But I am going to just let all of you read it in this issue of L’Amour Diversity Magazine.

Also, in this issue, we have a great editorial featuring Zibska, along with the Spotlight Story where you get to know the designer behind this amazing store, Zib. L’Amour Productions has been so busy I can barely keep up with it. We had our 2018 Spooktacular, Classy And Sassy Show, The L’Amour Productions School Daze Graduation Show and will be working on RnR Swag.

You will also read the Retrospect for Mr. & Miss Model International from our current Mr. & Miss MMI WhskyWolf Lighthouse and Jonelle Devonshire as well as our MMI COO Cyberdawg Foxclaw.

So, once again ladies and gentlemen, grab some snacks and get all comfortable for a great read with L’Amour Diversity Magazine for December 2018.

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Celebrating uniqueness not trends!

ISSUE 21, DECEMBER 2018

STAFF PUBLISHER/EDITOR Ava Jhamin EDITOR IN CHIEF Rienna Lenoir FASHION EDITOR Trinity Aironaut WRITERS Ava Jhamin Jude Tatham Nani Xu PHOTOGRAPHERS Trinity Aironaut Ava Jhamin DIVERSITY MODELS Trinity Aironaut, Jan Bacon, Resmay Bloodstorm, QueenBrat Bracken, Ava Jhamin, Jude Tatham, VanessaDelRio Underwood, Zib Scaggs The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Publisher. ®2018 L'Amour Productions. All rights reserved.

Second Life™ is a registered trademark of Linden Research, Inc.

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In this issue, we are just chock full of wonderful cheer for our readers. MMI season starts right after the holidays, on January 1, in fact, when photo submissons begin. In this issue, we have the press release for this year's competition with information on how to join. The previous years have been amazing and I urge any of you who love to style and have ever considered

joining a competition or trying your hand at modeling in the past, give this competition a try! No formal modeling training or experience is necessary! You just have to love to style and be ready to work hard and learn a lot!

We also have an article by a very close friend of Ava's named Nani Xu, who shares with us her experience in returning to SL after a long absence.

Jude Tatham returns with her recurring article, "Jude's Jewels" to bring us a hightlight of another great club she found on the grid. Jude also covers the Dazzle event for us in this issue.

That's about all I have for you this time around, so I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a happy and wonderful start into 2019!!

Please enjoy this issue of L'Amour Diversity Magazine!

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Editor’s Note

Well, here we are again, at the end of yet another year. It seems the older I get, the faster they go by. When I was a kid, it seemed like it took forever to get to the times of the year I wanted to enjoy. Winter seemed like it took the entire year to end...which in my case, since I grew up in a ski area, where we had winter 9 months of the year, that wasn't an unreasonable perception! But I digress...As I write this, Christmas is just around the corner, and before I know it, our next issue will be coming out and it will be February already!

Table of Contents

12 MMI Press Release 2019 Here is everything you ever wanted to know about how to join this amazing competition!

20 Zibska Spotlight Story

Get an inside look into the world of Zibska as Ava Jhamin talks with designer, Zib Scaggs

30 Zibska Picture Editorial

See the models of Diversity decorate Zib’s tree! In the Holiday Feature Editorial of Zibska

46 L’Amour a New Era Get an inside peek into the rebuild of L’Amour!

54 From SL to RL and Back Again Nani Xu shares her story of coming back to SL from a long break.

60 Dazzle Event

Jude Tatham tells us all about this great event in SL!

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64 School Daze Show Ava tells us all about the School Daze Show that L’Amour put on in conjunction with Classy-N-Sassy!

70 Extravagant, Expensive Christmas Gifts Ava put together a list of some of the most extravagant, expensive Christmas Gifts of all time!

74 MMI - A Retrospective

Take a look at last year’s MMI from the perspective of this year’s winners and its COO, Cyberdaw Foxclaw.

80 Jude’s Jewels Jude Tatham found a great all female club!

Check out her article to find out where.

86 An Honorable Man

Ava Jhamin shares her thoughts with us on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush

80 Spooktacular!

Check out this year’s Spooktacular Show!

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in runway, photo, and group challenges that will highlight you as a model, stylist and individual. The submissions of your work, photos etc. would then reflect who "YOU" are as an SL Avatar.

MMI prides itself on being the first competition on the grid to not care who you are behind the screen, only who you are in the Second Life realm.

Our goal is to celebrate the uniqueness in each of us. To celebrate who we are, where we come from, and share with others our mission for SL. MMI will also work with the winners to organize a charity of their choice and what they're passionate about.

We invite you to participate as this competition is open to anyone in SL, regardless of schooling or lack thereof. If you reside in SL you are welcome to be a part of our competition. MMI was the first competition of its kind with no voice verification! YOU BE YOU.

L'Amour Productions Presents Mr. & Miss Model International©

All scoring and judges' comments will be available within 24 hours of each challenge and will be given to each contestant at the feedback meetings held after each weekly challenge. It is mandatory for all contestants to attend the feedback meetings.

MMI's challenges are not only fun and The Competition Where "YOU" Represent unique, they also push each contestant Yourself!!! to think outside the box and grow as individuals and stylists.

SPONSORS: (If you would like to sponsor MMI, Please contact Ava Jhamin) MMI winners receive amazing prizes that Mr. & Miss Model International 2019© include Lindens, products from sponsors, L'Amour Productions, Ava Jhamin, modeling opportunities, and scholarships and Cyberdawg Foxclaw are pleased to various modeling academies. to announce the Mr. & Miss Model International 2019© competition. This YOU WIN BIG in more ways than one competition is unlike any in SL, as you will as you develop friendships with fellow represent "YOURSELF." You will participate contestants during the competition, and

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learn valuable modeling and styling tips from experienced MMI instructors.

We pride ourselves on being not only the first competition of its kind, but also the most honest competition.

You MAY NOT hire a professional photographer. All photos, throughout the competition, must be your own work.

Photos must be done utilizing only those tools available to you in-world.

No external photo editing, e.g. with HOW TO ENTER: Photoshop or Gimp or any other software, is allowed. If we discover any violation of You will submit a 1024 X 1024 Headshot the photo rules, you will lose the points for & Bodyshot in theme of CASUAL "YOU" that photo. Because scoring is often close (Be true to you). These photos should be and photo scores can be huge, this can submitted to the official MMI Flickr group: mean the difference between making the finals and possibly winning and being cut Photo submission opens January 1, 2019 in the first round, so just don’t do it. and closes at 12:00 pm (noon) January 10, 2019.

Photos will be judged on a variety of factors, including theme, photo quality, prim placement and composition.

Photos must be submitted no later than noon on January 10, 2019. There are no exceptions to this deadline and any photo not submitted on time will not be accepted.

You MUST join the Mr. & Miss Model International Group© in-world. Contact Cyberdawg Foxclaw or Ava Jhamin for a group invite after your photos have been submitted.

The top 40 male and top 40 female contestants will be selected from the photos submitted. Those contestants will then compete in the audition walk, wearing their photo outfits, so keep that in mind when you style for your picture submissions. If there are fewer than 40 of either gender, then all contestants of that gender will participate in the live audition round. From those auditions, the top 20 women and top 20 men will be selected to compete. Please note that the initial auditon is closed to the public.

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Live Audition Dates:

Walk for Audition:

January 11th 2019 10 am & 5 pm, SLT January 12th 2019 10 am & 5 pm, SLT January 13th 2019 10 am & 5 pm SLT

When cued by the runway director you will walk to the end of the runway and do four poses that fit the theme of your outfit. When cued to exit, you may leave the runway and venue.

THEME for Audition: Casual be "You" WHAT YOU WORE FOR PICTURE SUBMISSIONS

YOU'VE BEEN CHOSEN AS A CANDIDATE .....Now what ?

Information Meetings on Saturday January 19, 2019, 10 am SLT & 5 pm SLT, or Sunday January 20, 2019, 10 am & 5 pm SLT. You MUST attend one of these meetings or you will be dropped from the competition. This is where you will get all the information about upcoming weekly challenge dates, etc. so, missing this is NOT AN OPTION. Failure to attend will forfeit your place in the competition. There are NO exceptions to this rule, to keep the competition fair to all involved.

RELEASES:

IF chosen, from the walk, you will be notified by 6 pm on the 15th of January 2019. Said notification will be made via notice to the Mr. & Miss Model International in-world group, Facebook, and other forms of social media.

CHALLENGES: First walking challenge is: January 26, 2019 11:00 am SLT (20 male, 20 female) This will be a photo and runway challenge.

Theme to be released at candidate meeting along with dates of future challenges.

All challenges will take place on Saturdays at 11:00 am SLT throughout the competition.

Unless otherwise specified, all walking challenges will have a photo element, with photos due by noon on Wednesday before the walk date.

By entering this competition and submitting your photo you agree to grant full permission to L’Amour Productions, its staff, members, and affiliates. To use pictures, statements, Each week's challenge instructions notecard videos etc. in all forms of social media will be provided via notice to the MMI group for promotion of the Mr. & Miss Model on Saturday afternoons.

International© competition.

Throughout the competition there will be ALL submitted photos for competitions multiple cuts until we have standing the top must be taken by YOURSELF, no 5 male and top 5 female that will go to the professional photographers or friends MMI Final. can do this for you. Any pictures we find that are taken by anyone ADDITIONAL INFORMATION but you, will result in automatic You MUST join the Mr. & Miss Model disqualification from the entire International Group© in-world, contact competition.

Cyberdawg Foxclaw or Ava Jhamin after your audition photos are submitted for an invite to the group.

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You MUST put Mr. & Miss Model International in your picks on your profile.

We would like you to blog, share in social media (Facebook, Flickr etc.) your involvement and stylings each week. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to either Cyberdawg Foxclaw or Ava Jhamin.

We hope that you will be joining us on this journey to crown Mr. & Miss Model International 2019© Ava Jhamin CEO Mr. & Miss Model International (MMI)© Cyberdawg Foxclaw, COO Mr. & Miss Model International (MMI)© L’Amour Productions, MMI Corp. (TM)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: January 23, 2019 - Noon photo deadline for First Challenge January 26, 2019 - 11:00am First Challenge walk February 2, 2019 - 11:00am Pose-Off Challenge February 6, 2019 - Noon photo deadline for Couple’s Challenge February 9, 2019 - 11:00am Couple’s Challenge walk February 13, 2019 - Noon photo submission for next challenge February 16, 2019 - 11:00am Challenge walk (Top 10 men, top 10 women) February 20, 2019 - Noon photo submission for next challenge February 23, 2019 - 11:00am Semifinal Challenge walk 1 February 27, 2019 - Noon photo submission for Semifinal Challenge 2 (tentative - subject to change) March 2, 2019 - 11:00am Semifinal Challenge 2 (Top 5 men, top 5 women) March 7, 2019 - Noon photo submission for Finale (3 stylings) March 9, 2019 - 11:00am Grand Finale & WINNER announced.

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Zibska, just the name, is iconic in Second Life. If you dare to be different, Zibska is the place for you. I will be doing the Spotlight story, and the editorial for our Christmas issue all about Zibska.

Ava: What brought you to Second Life, Zib? Zib: I had first seen Second Life mentioned in the blog of the late University of Hawaii Professor RJ Rummel.

He had used SL as a platform to share thoughts and ideas with people around the world, in pixel person, so to speak, and I thought, why not take a look.

I am a person that looks at designers like Zib as creative geniuses, who create art made for the body, whether it’s jewelry, hair, or an outfit. I would say, you could literally take any of her items, frame them Ava: What did you do when you first and put them in your SL house as art. came to Second Life?

I had the honor of speaking with Zib and asking if she would like to do the editorial Zib: I pretty much did the same as everybody, explored, shopped, got a for L’Amour Diversity, she agreed, and here we are. I wanted to give the readers motorcycle, which I could barely keep on an opportunity to get to know this sweet, the road and a surfboard and of course shopped some more! amazing designer.

I sat down with Zib to get the scoop on this Second Life legend.

Ava: What did you design first in Second Life?

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for my Zibware line, which consisted of clubwear separates but predominantly swimwear.

formations that show up in my accessory pieces, to the colors from a winter sunset or glimpse of the sea relayed in cosmetics.

Nature and a lot of “let’s see how this looks.”

Ava: I have always felt your look and designs are very different than most, can you tell the readers of Diversity where that Ava: Are you an artist in RL? originates?

Zib: I designed for many years in RL, yes, mainly fiber arts. I still do, time permitting, Zib: I have always been a fan of Avant Garde design, the odd, absurd, delightful but not as a profession. twist it takes on a given reality. I team Avant Garde with Second Life, where the Ava: Can you explain to the readers only limit is our imagination. Why not have what goes on in your head or during the that dress made of flamingos, you never process of making a headpiece? knew you needed or a giant collar which threatens the eyeballs of everybody close Zib: Tough one! Usually it begins with the photo I want to take. Sometimes the by? piece is inspired by a new skin, hair or Ava: I totally see that with you Zib. What pose, sometimes all. Sometimes, it starts from just a shape I’d made in Maya that inspires you in your work in general? looks neat and I want to see what I can do with it.

Zib: Nature predominantly, be it the fractals found in flora and sediment

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At times, it is a challenge to myself, as I am always working on improving mesh modeling skills, to see if I can create what I have in mind. Of course, frequently it turns out I do not, but I come up with three other things that I want to make instead.

Ava: What is your RL satisfaction from creating in SL? Zib: The simple satisfaction of creation.

The digital medium allows for a speedier realization of artistic vision.

Ava: As you were a designer before the age of mesh and all the different head appliers. What do you see Zib, as the good and/or bad of all of it?

aboard the ISS. It was a simple tool printed from a file that was transmitted from the ground to them in space. In the process they explained this technology would be vital to longer trips e.g. to Mars in the future. I thought that was the coolest thing ever, and it all started from a 3D model. While realistically, you and I both know it will never happen, it does amuse me to imagine one of my headpieces adorning a Martian.

On the appliers front! Frankly I am looking forward to baked on mesh, when we can hopefully do away with the plethora of different appliers, but it will take ages and by the time most are caught up, we’ll have something new again.

Ava: What do you want people to take away from owning your work Zib?

Zib: I think mesh is great, while there is quite the learning curve, I do think it is a cool skill to pick up. A few years ago, NASA Zib: There are enough rules in real life, go demonstrated 3D printing on demand ahead and live it up in Second Life. For

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those hesitant to try something a little or a lot different from their usual, embrace the Zib: Aida and Marilyn of Glam Affair & Tableau Vivant are two of my biggest fantasy and the fantastic. inspirations with their gorgeous hair and Ava: Do you have a favorite piece in your skins and commitment to quality. For accessories and poses, I absolutely adore collection of uniqueness?

LouLou’s work at Bauhaus Movement, both the delicate pretty pieces and sci-fi Zib: Everything is a favourite at some point or another. I wouldn’t ever release coolness. For body tattoos, I love Julie’s designs at White Widow. something I did not like. But, I will say I have been most impressed with the In my downtime, I love shooting photos way the Vic collar photographs. The with her art. There are too many creators flow of shapes, colours, the way light to list that inspire, but these are my top and shadows play through it, I am quite picks and you’ll find them most often in pleased with this piece. my photos, alongside my own creations.

Moreso, I have really enjoyed seeing, as I do with all my releases, how others work Ava: How has working with the different mesh heads been for you? the pieces into their own photographs.

Ava: I always get a kick out of asking designers whose designs you love out on the grid. Who are some of your favorite designers?

Zib: Oh boy, it has been fun and a wee bit annoying all at once! I love the huge increase in our choices for avatar customization, especially compared with

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the early default AV days. Some days, the added informal technical support/troubleshooting for heads does become time consuming. In the end, I usually learn something new and the customer is able to use their appliers as they should work, so it isn’t all bad.

my expectations, and that she is creative with a capital C. Thank you Zib, for one of my most favorite interviews of all time.

What a delight it was for me to get to know Zib....two things came out of the interview, for me. First, that she was intelligent beyond even

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Zibska!!!!

Just the name, is iconic on Second Life. For those ladies and gents out on the grid that dare to take it to another level, we have Zibska, the legend of our time. The editorial for our Christmas issue is all about Zibska. As the Publisher of Diversity, I love to do things that are not the norm, as does my Fashion Editor, Trinity Aironaut. I asked Trin, “what are we going to do with this one?” We we both felt we should just go over there and get inspired and see where it led.

Well, it led to something very typical for Trinity and me, WOW & WOW. We created a story of Zibska decorating with all her own Christmas decorations.

So, readers of Diversity, grab your Hot Toddy, or your cocoa and enjoy the pages of human, living, breathing Christmas decorations.

Once Upon a Time, there was a designer name Zib Scaggs and she liked to play with materials, such as different fabrics, metals and colors to make her fashionista dreams come true.

She was all done designing and decided to decorate for Christmas. First, Zib wanted a few ornaments for the tree. She used Trinity Aironaut, and dressed her in Zibska’s lovely pink Hilia Deux outfit. Then she added another living ornament, Ava Jhamin and dressed her in the Zibska Imeke outfit, with Mith lips, and Inini makeup. These are the ornaments that make up our cover photo for the December issue of L’Amour Diversity Magazine.

VanessaDelRio Underwood, Zib knew, was the perfect present for under her tree.

She wrapped her in the Zibska Arisu Deux Outfit, and added Aolani lips and Altro eye makeup. Zib was crazy for ornaments and made another one with Jude Tatham dressed in the Zibska Ruse Outfit, with Vic eye makeup, and Aolani lips. Jan Bacon was the next living ornament to grace Zib’s tree, wearing the Zibska Saffi Oufit, and Suzette lips.

Zib knew she also needed some fun decorations, so she decorated Resmay Bloodstorm as The Little Drummer Girl wearing Zibska’s Aurelia Harness and Skirt in Gold, with Kiku cheeks, Savro eyemakeup and Suzette lips. At this point, Zib decided no Christmas tree would be complete without its own Sugar Plum Fairy, so she found an old antique ballerina, with very worn-in pointe shoes and ballet tights from all the years of dancing, named Trinity Aironaut, and dressed her up in Zibska’s Myrna dress

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and Vic collar and freshened up her face with Aolani lips and Noir pack #14 eyeshadow.

Zib finished off her tree, using her live tinsel models, Trinity Aironaut as the red tinsel and QueenBrat Bracken as the purple tinsel, both wearing the Zibska Denn Outfit, Callisto eyeshadow and Aolani lips.

Once her Christmas tree was complete, Zib stepped back to look at her beautiful decorations and with a big smile on her face, went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea.

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Out on the Grid

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A New Era

I am going to start this story with a story.

My sweet man Mikhail Thor came to me one morning and said to get on skype, "Ok I said", at first I thought maybe he had a bad dream. I hopped on skype and this is what Mike said to me.

park. Ava, I mean incredible it was like nothing I had ever seen in Second Life before, and in the garden was this most beautiful queen. He emphasized that “Ava, this was not just a queen, she was stunning in the middle of the garden, and that queen was you." I cried and said, "Baby I had the most incredible dream. It “OMG Mike, that is the most amazing started with a beautiful building and in the dream I have ever heard.” middle of the building was this incredible

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From this moment, it was a whirlwind of activity, making the dream a reality.

Mike took me over to Compulsion, where we found the most beautiful building for L'Amour University & MMI. Then, we mirrored the building on the other side and this became the new corporate offices for all of L'Amour.

be exactly what Mikhail had in his dream, I couldn't have anyone else landscape the sim but Milo Enyo, my incredible amazing daughter. So, Mike told Milo about his dream and we just let Milo go to town, making it a reality and melding it with Milo’s and my vision.

I can honestly say, readers of Diversity, I knew then that in order for the garden to that you will not be disappointed. The

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new L'Amour is stunning, and it's a dream come true for Mike and me. I thought it would be appropriate on our 1 year anniversary to share this beautiful dream with the world of Second Life.

hard work we all three put into this labor of absolute love.

Once it is open, I encourage all the photographers on the grid to come play, bring your sweetheart for a day in the We will announce a Grand Opening when park. There is a ton to see and do at the every piece of furniture, plant, flower and new L’Amour! garden gnome are in place. I am beyond happy for my man's dream and for all the

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By Nani Xu

Guess who’s back, back again? Guess who’s back? Tell a friend - Eminem So, what's it like to leave Second life for four or five years and come back again to a whole new (but still kind of the same) world?

Grab some coffee and we will chat a little about that very thing. You know you really want to know, okay you might.

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Probably, if you have been around for 10-12 years, or more, you have thought about it or may have done the same thing, for whatever reason.

First, I am going to give a little background info and then get right to the point. I will try not to be too long winded about it all, but it may help make a bit more sense.

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When I was originally in Second life, at the "height" of my SL career if you will, I did many things and I do mean -so manyand I also carried many fancy titles in various businesses. I did everything from magazine editor, writer, photographer, publisher to talk show host and producer.

I did casting, photography, graphic arts, building and creating, modeling, model instructing, and was a model agency owner. I hosted contests, DJ’d, owned and managed clubs. I organized large entertainment group functions and even brought real life singers and entertainers into SL. I helped them create their avatars and showed them the ropes -- those are just a few of the things that occupied my Second Life. So, when I “cold turkey” All the old problems, bugs and complaints vanished without trace, Dear John letter or would be no more and a pure pixel utopia anything, it probably was a bit shocking. must be waiting. Right? Well...

However, my real life, real family and real world needed me a whole lot more than all those other things. Not even taking into account the fact that, and I owe about 100+ apologies, I had become a pretty terrible person here in SL. I was short and often snippy, an "it's not personal, it's business” machine: good for business bad for the soul. Full transparency, I was a “Witch with a capital B” to most people, unless I was wearing my "fake" business politeness and public relations game face.

That is a bit of the story and all we have time for today, so we will fast forward from here. I can’t give an exact time frame, but it was about four or five years before my husband and I reinstalled SL on our computers to give this whole second universe another go. I won’t deny, that maybe there were Back to the Futureesque expectations. You know, thinking in all that time, how far SL must have come and advanced and that it would be a mystifying experience.

First off, let me say, "Oh..My..Mesh.”

Everything, as far as the eye can see, is now mostly mesh, apparently including the people and all the strange parts...I never. Floating eyes and brains and the likes of body parts we never knew we had, back in the old days. It was, and still is, a totally a weird experience. However, I am very lucky. I still have some amazing friends who helped me navigate the sea of flying body parts and huds. Ava and Trinity, thank you.

My first impression, was that it seemed almost too overwhelming and like being back might be a mistake, a huge one even.

Not to mention, good friends like Ava and Spirit basically informing me, if I didn't want to be all meshed out, as much as they adored me, they would NOT be seen in public with me ever... okay, that's not true, but it sure felt like it!

Coming back after a long time, or even being totally a newbie, seems much harder now than it ever used to, and let’s

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be real, a whole forking truck load more expensive!

Learning about all the different things and what they mean, “what the boly shirt balls is Bento again?” “You mean you need a body and a head, and maybe even separate hands and feet?” Now, I had quite the inventory when I left SL. I may have been a bit of a hoarder -- over 120k "things, stuff" that you are now telling me is 92% useless and is mostly garbage?

Like my shoes, “oh the shoes....” the Similar and Moody, and N-Core and P10 and... okay, I may be getting sidetracked. And NO, I don’t care if they are prim or sculpt or this or that, I’m NOT getting rid of them. No can do.

So thankfully, Ava took me around to some of the places for demos of all the new things. She and Trinity did show me some of the huds and helped me with them. So, it took a week or so before the husband and I decided to upgrade totally to mesh avatars. Mine has a Bento head, mesh body and the rest of the family, mesh. Not a strong resolve, since I swore for that first weekish I wanted to stay how I was and I liked my avatar just fine and heck with all this mesh. When I finally caved, I did it alone so I could hide away and figure it all out...that was only a slight mistake.

to break down and get new...and wait... what’s this Omega applier thing? No more new information! Total overload.

We did give up a few times and just go wander around. Another thing that has changed, we sadly soon realized, if we -- and I mean my real world family; husband, mother, father, sister who are all also on SL and back after a long time -- really want to try to enjoy SL again, most of us need entirely new computer set ups.

Pricey and frustrating!

I run, what used to be a good laptop, never had rez problems or anything. I could DJ and Photoshop, even bring on It is a lot to take in, the different heads and two viewers if I needed, all at the same the shape actually making you an alien time, with no worry in the world, this is if you have the wrong thing and ALL the not the case now at all. We barely got the MOUTH MOVING! I swear for 2 days, my hub’s computer sorted out with a very old avatar wouldn’t shut up and stop making viewer, so he could be on at all. So again, faces and wiggling and doing all these there have been hiccups in this 6 week things that were so very foreign to me. venture back into SL so far, and not just She was like a tweaker. small ones.

I got things set up and was learning, One thing I did soon after logging back in, though I did have a lot of the old mesh was check for my old favorite shops and hair, clothes and shoes I was going to have designers, some sadly did not make it.

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I do not know if I expected that to be the wave of the future, it certainly doesn’t feel like a Delorean.

It took me days, as I mentioned and a little help from friends, for the animations to stop. Here’s a secret, it took me more than three weeks to learn I could change the shape and length of my nails with my body HUD, that I have on almost all the time now. Three weeks! There has to be a better way. But, as it was years ago I suppose, so it is today. We learn as we go.

Check with me in a couple of months, we will see if I ran for the But, my favorite, Sn@tch did... so that WAS hills again or not. a win, and oh, yes! HUNTS! I’d been asked about things I missed, if One final thing, we will call this a closing I missed anything and, “HUNTS!” was note. My dear friend Ava Jhamin, is one the first thing that I screamed from the who asked me if I missed anything about mountains. I don’t know why, but it’s a SL or what I missed the most. And you favorite thing of mine to do. I remember know, like a distracted child, I missed when they started getting big, Twisted and a window to tell her this...if you hadn’t POE, and a few store and sim hunts, then caught it, she is who I ran to first, within more and more and bigger... and well, minutes of logging on...It was you, Ava. If that never changed it seems. I did make there is one thing that brought us back it back just in time for the big Sn@tch and one thing I missed more than all Halloween Horror Hunt/Game, so I was the pretty pixels in this virtual world, it excited. Gachas were new back then too, was you and your constant friendship, and I still need to be banned from those caring, support and loyalty and so much devil gumball money taking machines. more I won’t put here. The fact that But, I do like them too much it seems. you introduced me to my VERY real life husband, always went to bat for us and I have sort of gotten away from the main all these things, I should have simply told point of relearning everything new, and all you, I missed you most.

I had forgotten. Realistically, it might take more than one article to cover all those bases. So, in my wrap up, the other thing I will touch on, is that there is literally a HUD for every stinking thing. I cannot even see myself dressing, through the sea of HUDS and all the memory they take up!

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Just For Fun

D A z z l e

By jude tatham

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Retail therapy is one of the most popular past times in Second Life and in recent years, shopping events have overtaken individual stores when it comes to Lindens being spent.

In the past 8+ years shopping events and experiences have been popping up across the grid selling everything from home and furniture to fantasy costumes for roleplay. One such event, that has been providing monthly themed shopping for nearly 3 years, is Dazzle.

Established and run by Dove (palomma.casanova), founder of the awesome 'Free Dove' brand, which offers low cost and free items for new avatars or those with a low income, Dazzle is Dove's opportunity to get creative and bring us shoppers a treat each month.

When I first visited Dazzle, my initial thoughts were how well put together the event was. The landmark teleported me to a beautiful garden oasis, filled with natural flora and fauna, plus cute little booths where the designers sell their wares.

event came about. I asked her why Dazzle was themed and her response was to the point, "It is themed because designers also need some fun when they design.

This event is for the artistic designer. With an assigned theme, the designer will challenge themselves, taking their minds to another world of creativity other than the usual daily designing tasks."

I was curious as to why a successful business woman like Dove would want to run a fashion event. With some experience myself, I knew this was hard As I walked along the pathways, tiptoeing work. Her reply was "I have run Free Dove over water lilies and splashing through since 2005. Designers always gave a free ponds, I was delighted to see plenty of gift, so I decided I wanted an event where new and unknown designers proving that these designers could sell things too." there is a lot of upcoming talent in the SL fashion world. There were of course I asked Dove the rather contentious some old familiars in the shape of Chop question about SL having too many Zuey, Face Paint and so on, but the variety fashion events and her reply was honest, of stores, all designing to theme of course, but rang true. "There are definitely too was really exciting from a shopping many events, but each has its own unique perspective. concept." I went on to ask what made Dazzle unique, "I like making it fun, so it I was delighted to grab a few minutes with is never the same and never has a boring Dove and talk about Dazzle and how this atmosphere. I like to keep it fresh."

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spending a lot of time on the sim.

Dazzle is an interesting shopping event and you can see the owner’s enthusiasm for the themes and in the style of the location as you walk around. I have certainly enjoyed this current round and look forward to future themes and to see how the sim might change.

But for now my retail therapy need has been sated, for a while anyway!

But I urge you to visit Dazzle soon.

Open from 1st to 25th of each month, you can obtain the Slurl for Dazzle by clicking here. Happy shopping!

After checking out the stores and handing over a few Lindens in the process, I found several hidden areas that weren't about shopping and retail, but about hanging out, relaxing, possibly with that special someone, or even just hanging out with friends. This was something I hadn't seen before in SL, shopping events and everything had been created and put together so well, I could see myself

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L’Amour Productions

SCHOOL DAZE GRADUATION SHOW

By Ava Jhamin

L'Amour Productions School Daze Graduation Show with the true star of the show, Vickie Maidstone, our most recent student who graduated from the Advanced Directing Producing program at L'Amour University of Fashion.

This show had two venues, one set in a classroom in 2018 and the other in the gym, for the prom of the century! Even in this show, as only Ava Jhamin can do, intriguing situations abounded. There were two girls who could have ended up in a fight, because they wore the same dress in different colors. There was even a senior girl who was pregnant. Yes,

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ladies and gentlemen, she was pregnant.

Models that participated in this graduation show were Jan Bacon (Jan1 Ying), Catalysis, Brice Meda (BriceYokan), Rienna Lenoir (Rienna Rieko), Abby (AbigailOrganic), Richard De Grataine Suoh (RichardGrataineSuoh), Viana Oaks (Curiosse), Balhem Soulstar, Laycie Pearl and Thunderstormin.

Thank you also to Matt (MTH63), our photographer and Rienna Lenoir, our Model Director and model..

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I know for most, it’s always RA 1 Members fun to think, “what if I got Made History that for Christmas?” So, The famous Indian film, RA I decided to put together Taylor’s Diamond 1, featuring Shahrukh Khan a list of the craziest, most Elizabeth Taylor is famously and Kareena Kapoor, was a extravagant, overindulgent, known to have received a blockbuster hit throughout number of extravagant gifts most expensive gifts. the world. And because of during her lifetime. However, its success, Khan decided it was the one that was given to gift a few expensive gifts to her by her husband back to its members, which were in 1972 that really stood out. nothing less than brand new Richard Burton gave Taylor a BMW 7 cars. His gifts made whopping 69.42-carat pearhistory, because they were shaped diamond for her 40th not only luxurious, but it was birthday, which was estimated the very first time someone to have cost around $1,050,000! had gifted something so

The $2.4

If you’re stu Christmas, beauty? Kn Christian’s “ been voted the most ex

expensive to so many people at once! The cost of each car was close to $10 million!

The Bronze Sculpture of Roman Abramovich Roman Abramovich, one of the wealthiest men in the world, spent a stunning $14 billion on an extremely expensive gift for a former girlfriend, presenting her with a bronze sculpture to keep a smile on her face.

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The ULTIMATE Teddy Bear The Wristwatch Costing a mere $71,500, A timeless piece of jewelry this teddy bear is definitely

by Chopard, adorned not one to put in your with three heart shaped newborn’s bassinet. diamonds and a 15-carat The bear is made with pink diamond, this sapphires and diamonds wristwatch is worth a so, it’s sure to stand out at whopping £15 million, the baby shower. about $19 million USD.

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e for Christmas?

The $85 million yacht Probably the most expensive gift in the world, the magnificent piece of architecture of the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The cost was around 32 million Indian Rupees; a real symbol of love.

4 Million Mobile Phone

uck for a gift for your mum this why not get your hands on this nown as British designer Clive “Imperial Majesty,” it has recently d in the Guinness Book of Records as xpensive perfume in the world.

The 19th floor at the Burj Khalifa Known as the most famous and tallest building in Dubai, Shilpa Shetty has gifted a 19th-floor apartment from her rich husband Raj Kundra. This gift made front page news around the world, e $2.4 Million Mobile Phone simply because it’s the most Yes, you read that correctly, the expensive building around Austrian jeweler, Peter Aloisson, the globe. continues to develop unique iPhone 3G King’s Button. The phone has been named the world’s most expensive mobile, made with quality diamonds and gold to give it that added special touch.

The Taj Mahal Probably the most expensive gift in the world, the magnificent piece of architecture of the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The cost was around 32 million Indian Rupees; a real symbol of love.

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Jonelle Devonshire

STRAIGHT

OUTTA M M I

A Retros pective

By Ava Jhamin

L'Amour Productions and Mr. & Miss Model International (MMI) is unlike any competition in SL, as you will represent "YOURSELF." You will participate in to be a part of our competition. No voice weekly challenges, in runway, photo, verification! YOU, BE YOU." and group events, that will highlight you as a model, stylist and individual. I want free thinkers and people that have The submissions of your designs, an opinion, for this competition and I love photos etc. would then reflect who the fact that with any of the contestants or “YOU" are as an SL Avatar. winners, that has usually been the result.

WhskyWolf Lighthouse

Otherwise, I would have a bunch of robots Our goal is to celebrate the uniqueness going around representing L'Amour MMI, I in each of us, to celebrate who we are, don't want that. First and foremost, over the where we come from, and what we last 4 years, the contestants of MMI, have share with others as our mission for believed in it and have had a heart for it. They SL. We invite you to participate, as this all have their beliefs and strong opinions competition is open to anyone in SL, about a myriad of subjects and I wouldn't regardless of training or lack thereof. want it any other way.

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I wanted to get some perspective from our Mr. & Miss Model International 2018, Jonelle Devonshire (JonelleDevonshire) and Whskywolf Lighthouse (Whskywolf Oakleaf).

I want the readers of L'Amour Diversity to know that there are never canned answers in the L’Amour Corporation or this magazine, because we can't improve if people don’t give us honest answers and make everything seem like it’s always rainbows and unicorns.

Ava: Jonelle, please tell the readers about your experience as a contestant of MMI.

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Jonelle: My year with MMI started out on a recommendation by a friend that I should give it a try. She said it would help me to build confidence in myself as both a model and a competitor. I have always enjoyed competitions, and when the announcement for MMI came my way, I decided to enter.

What I love about competitions, is the opportunities they present to build on all sorts of skills.

she is meant to be. I hope she represents L'Amour with honor, honesty and style. My thanks to Ava Jhamin, Cyberdawg Foxclaw and the rest of the hard working MMI staff, for making this amazing experience possible.

Whsky, what would you like the readers to know about your experience in MMI?

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Modeling, photography, styling, and meeting new people are some of the things everybody can learn from participating in a pageant.

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Especially the meeting new people part! My fellow competitors were kind, gracious and supportive of each other throughout the process and we all made new friends. Every week, I learned from the kind comments by the judges and sought to take their advice, as we advanced through the competition. I enjoyed the challenges that presented me with the chance to excel in styling and creativity. Living up to the spirit of the challenge, yet putting my own spin on things, helped me to grow, both as a model and a stylist.

As I give my crown to the next Miss MMI, I wish her fun, new friends, and an opportunity to shine like the gem

Whsky: At first I was hesitant to enter MMI, but with encouragement from my wife, Liberty Lighthouse and Ava Jhamin I decided to enter. At the time I entered, I did not have a great deal of experience in modeling or modeling competitions and seeing the itinerary was intimidating at first.

MMI is not your normal modeling competition or pageant and it tested me in more than one way.

MMI took up a lot of my Second Life time and for three months there was really no break; from styling your outfits to then taking your own pictures of that styled outfit to be judged for the competition. MMI tested our creativity along with how we styled outfits.

For me, MMI was a great learning experience and I would recommend any model who is thinking of entering to do so, but it does take a lot of time and dedication. But the experience is well worth it, there are workshops along the way and mentors who will help when you need it. The

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REPRESENT YOU

judges may sound harsh in the at times, but if you pay attentio say and work on those things, i to improve. I also made a lot o working with the other models the competition.

Really there is nothing bad I ca about the competition, most co addressed after each weekly co weekly meeting. Also, at this m told who the top 5 were for tha get our weekly scores, along w comments. Overall, it was grea for me personally.

I also pulled out of the archives Cyberdawg Foxclaw had writte as an MMI competitor. Cyberd who are unaware, is now the C Cyberdawg Foxclaw

My time with MMI started on a basically. Three years ago, I saw advertising for the first MMI an to see how far I'd get, consider out of the modeling world for a I'm not really into competitions seemed different, in that you d of hoops to jump through, and to me.

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Welcome to another edition of Jude’s Jewels. This time I have stumbled across a real gem and once you visit, you may not want to leave.

female friends and family. But what struck me about this lady haven, is the total difference in atmosphere to other clubs I have been to.

Pammy’s Ladies Club is more than just a club, it includes shopping, housing, hangouts and of course, fun. Yes, the sim is for female avis only, sorry boys, but it meets so many of our female needs, that you actually won’t miss the men.

The sim has a tropical beach setting, with plenty of palm trees and sandy beaches for all. There are a few clothing stores dotted about the place and if you cam around, you will eventually find the residential section, slightly separate from the club. There are plenty of places to Second Life predominantly caters to men. ‘hang out,’ if an event isn’t on and a lot of A controversial statement you might think, the places I walked through, would make but let’s look at the evidence. First, there the perfect photo opportunity. is a strip club on every corner and I mean girls taking it off mainly for men. Fashion The club space itself is huge, but there is in SL is overtly sexy and covering up is a reason for its size. The owner, Pammy often considered taboo. Then, of course, Helendale loves themed events and has there is the roleplay; Dom/sub, rape, been dressing up the club daily for nearly capture, torture, slaves and everything nine years. in between. I know there are girls out there with a taste for this, but who are we Focusing on quality, not quantity, kidding? Men are the leaders here, so it Pammy’s only has one scheduled event was so refreshing to find Pammy’s and per day, usually from 12 - 2 pm SLT. They to know that this place was safe from the have an old school contest board, to other male-focused clubs. choose a winner from all the girls who come dressed in theme. Everything has There is no requirement that you are gay, a nostalgic feel, like the clubs in the old and you can of course visit with other days of SL, people went to just for fun and

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nothing else.

When I first visited, I found myself in a 50s style diner, packed full of ladies in their swing dresses and bobby socks. The day after that, the club was transformed into a beach party. With the sun shining down, you would be forgiven for forgetting that it is winter for many of us and Christmas is just around the corner. Another day, I went to take some photographs and when I arrived, the club had been converted into a cowboy salon, in preparation for the event later that day. Two of the people I passed whilst on the sim, told me with enthusiasm, that it was going to be a cowgirl party and that I should definitely come along.

wasn’t a barrage of sound, competing with the music.

And oh, the music! Well, it was just what I love. On 50s night, they play the classics, all those tunes your Grandparents used to dance to. Then at the Beach party, things were more mellow, with a few old romantic tunes and the odd 80s ballad.

For cowgirl night, there is bound to be some country and perhaps soft rock and that is just fine with me. I pride myself on having an eclectic taste in music, so the fact there is a different genre every night, really appeals to me.

For someone who doesn’t visit clubs that often anymore, Pammy’s was a real breath of fresh air. I felt safe there, That was also something I wasn’t used to instantly welcome and I left with a smile when visiting a new club; just how friendly on my face. So, to all you ladies looking everyone is. Of course, there is the usual for somewhere different, make sure you host, who welcomes you and directs you head over today. to the dance ball, etc. But everyone said hello when I arrived and several IM’d me to offer a personal welcome and to ask about me. It was in no way flirting or sexual, just friendly and inquiring. The conversation was flowing and although there were a few gestures flying around, it

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George H.

A Most Hono

By Ava

.W. Bush

orable Man Jhamin

George Herbert Walker Bush, a good man.

A Godly man, a man with humility, a man who always looked to God and prayed about his daily choices - as President, as a husband, and as a father. A man who all his life put others and their well-being first. George H.W. Bush was the perfect combination to enter heaven, to him tolerance was a virtue not a vice.

years. He was quoted as saying, “I just can’t wait to hold her hand again.” He was a true man of God, never hated anyone and would do anything for a friend or even an acquaintance.

George H.W. Bush, born June 12, 1924, was known simply as George Bush. After his eldest son George W. Bush became President of the United States in 2001, referred to as “George H.W. Bush,” “Bush 41,”or “George Bush Sr.” George Bush Sr. was born in Milton, Massachusetts to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Bush postponed his university studies, enlisted in the United States Navy on his 18th birthday, and became one of the youngest Naval Aviators in U.S. history.

Bush Sr. was funny, caring, loving, the epitome of what a husband and father should be. He wasn’t perfect, no one is. He handed down to his children the dislike for vegetables, especially broccoli.

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When Barbara Pierce was 16 and on Christmas vacation, she met George H.W. Bush at a dance at the Round Hill Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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married, just before he went off to World War II as a Navy Torpedo Bomber Pilot.

He named three of his planes after her: Barbara, Barbara II, and Barbara III.

For me personally, the beautiful service atthe National Cathedral sent the beloved President out in style with the MESSAGE of faith, hope, family, values, dedication to

When he returned on leave, she had discontinued her studies at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. On January 6, 1945, they were married at the First Presbyterian Church in Rye, New York.

family and country.

There was something that George H.W. Bush and I had in common - we both run, or ran in his case, on two speeds: full throttle and sleep.

George and his amazing wife Barbara had Rest in peace George H.W. Bush and take 6 children. Oldest was George W. Bush, your coveted spot in the heavens. I can’t then Jeb Bush, Pauline Robinson Bush, wait to see all you do there.

Neil Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch and Marvin Pierce Bush.

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L’Amour Productions 3rd Annual Spooktacular Event,

On October 28, 2018, L’Amour Productions held it’s 3rd Annual Spooktactular Event.

It was unique to any fashion show you may have seen on the grid. Spooktacular focused on the fashion, but it also brought the stories to life, it was more like a Broadway Production on Crack!

The premise of the storyline happened 200 years ago. It took place in a barren land of history and myth, where no one dared venture, except the misfits of this frightening, yet enchanting world.

Cassie (Cassandra1961) of Classy-NSassy, was the designer for Spooktactular, and she really worked hard to bring the designs to life for the show.

They were all ghosts and forgotten souls from throughout history, who were cast into a forgotten world, for different reasons. Today, we’re going to see a little snapshot from their lives.

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The show depicted Cleopatra and Caesar, The Big Bad Wolf of Wall Street and Little Red Riding Hood. There was a very scary Black Widow who almost ate a few of the patrons of the show and an Angel and a Fallen Angel, as well as several other characters in this production.

The female models on the runway were, Jan Bacon (Jan1 Ying), Jude TathamRose (Jude Tatham), Laycie Pearl, Mrs. Kitty Dark Rage (CatsMeow17) and Abby (AbigailOrganic). The male models were Kijote, ThunderStormin, Balhem Soulstar, and Herb Carnell.

Trinity Aironaut, Hadley Carrington and Gisa Bayn were pose models, trapped in giant spider webs at the front of the runway entrance.

Ava Jhamin played hostess and the script was written as a dual-team effort by Hadley & Ava Jhamin. There was a party after the show and a good time was had by all. Keep an eye out for next year’s 4th Annual Spooktacular Event, it is an event truly, not to be missed!

L’Amour Productions’ Model Director, Rienna Lenior (Rienna Rieko) hovered above the stage in a sexy demoness outfit created especially for her by Cassie.

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