Special Veterans Fundraiser Concert Nets Over 180,000 Linden Dollars

 

 

On Monday July 13 last week, there was a special charity concert at Veterans Isle. While the location had another around the first weekend of the month as normal, this was a second one, which seldom occurs. 

 

Like others, the event was organized in part by Frets Nirvana. Unlike most, this event would be scheduled only for two hours, from 6 to 8 SL time. In the first hour, DJ Zack would play music. The second hour was a live performance, with Frets on stage along with Noma Falta with a "dual stream." 

 

The Independence Day eagle, available earlier for a donation for 2500 Lindens, was still there.  Most of the money was donated into two house-shaped kiosks on either side of the stage.

 

A total of 184,462 Linden dollars would be donated into the kiosks. It is unknown how much was raised through the eagles. 

 

Veterans Isle is the scene of a benefit for Homes For Our Troops every month, usually on the first weekend of the month.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

Special Election at The CDS

 

The CDS will soon be having a special election, following one of the Representative Assembly resigning her position. The following was posted as an announcement in the group.

In accord with CDSL 20-02 By-Election Procedures Act, the Scientific Council has declared that the CDS will have a by-election to fill the RA seat vacated by the resignation of Han Held. The Official Census of Citizens conducted December 26, 2021 will be used for both eligibility to run for office and for voting in this election. The successful candidate will serve for the remainder of the 36th Term of Office. The dates for this by-election are as follows:

[b]Jan 2[/b] - Call for declarations of candidacy
[b]Jan 9[/b] - Period for declarations closes ,
[b]Jan 9[/b] - Citizen Census list declared final and accepted
[b]Jan 17[/b] - Candidate campaigning begins
[b]Jan 29[/b] - Polls open
[b]Feb 5[/b] -  Polls close

Candidates please declare your intent to run for the open RA seat by giving a no-modifications notecard stating your intent to Delia Lake, SC Dean.
 

DJ Naughty Nydia's Twisted Christmas Special

 

Different clubs do different things around Christmastime. Some play lots of Christmas tunes. Some had special events. And then there's what's become a tradition at the Happy Vixen for the past seven years, DJ Naughty Nydia's "Twisted Christmas Special." For two hours, she played a selection from mild to wild to "are you kidding me?" It was a well-attended event with plenty of folk.

See the pictures (the safe for work ones anyway) in SL Clubbin'.

CDS News: Lyubov (20180414 Resident) Fills In Empty RA Seat

In the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, it was late last month that there was a vacancy in one of the seats of the Representative Assembly due to the resignation of Bagheera Kristan. So the CDS began preparations for a special election this month. But not unlike what happened in the regular elections in spring, only one person, Lyuboy, offered to become a candidate. So he was given the position by default.

Deadline to declare as Candidate to fill the vacant seat was midnight SLT Monday Sept. 3th. We had Lyubov (20180414 Resident) as the only candidate who declared. Thank you for standing Lyubov and welcome as new RA member.

The next regularly scheduled elections for the CDS are later this year.

CDS To Hold Election To Fill Empty RA Seat

One of the members of the Representative Assembly of the Confederation of Democratic Simulators, Bagheera Kristan, has resigned from his office. Lilith Ivory, the Dean of the Scientific Council, announced there will be special elections to see who will take his seat.

"To be eligible to stand for by-election you must be on the Citizen List revised on August 4th, which can be found here:
http://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8581. Your declaration of candidacy must be given to Lilith Ivory, by inworld notecard: deadline for declarations of candidacy is midnight SLT, Monday September 3th. Your candidacy will be announced inworld and in the SC Announcements Forum. You may choose to announce your candidacy in other locations also, but that is not required."

CDS citizens can declare their intention to run up to Monday Sept. 3. Then nominations are closed and a list of the declared candidates is made available. Campaigning can start on Sept. 10. Polls open on Sept. 17 and close on Sept 24.

"If you are considering to stand for this office, please read the Constitution and Code of Laws."

Halloween Pumpkin Maze At The Happy Vixen

The Happy Vixen beach club is getting ready for Halloween. Besides the darkness that has fallen onto the club (unless one sets their viewer to daylight), Jasmine Dawn, who made a special Halloween area in 2013 for Club Zero Gravity, has made a haunted pumpkin maze.

Highly suggested to be in mouselook while in the maze.

Turn up your speaker volume for that good surround sound effect.

And above all, have fun and enjoy the maze.

 Going inside, it's a dark twisty maze full of not just wrong turns, but it looks like the carved insides of a pumpkin, and occasionally some "pumpkin guts" will be dangling down. There's also an occasional skeleton, zombie, and ghost in the maze, some still, some animated. While they can't grab you, it's still pretty unnerving to run smack into one after going around a corner.

Jasmine has also been working on another special Halloween area, which was first used last night for "The Vix's" Pokemon and Creepy vs Cute events. Accessible from the Happy Vixen, one crosses a spooky haunted woods to get to the main building, which is where the dances will be held for the rest of the month.

To head to the pumpkin maze, head to the Happy Vixen and look for the giant pumpkin. For the dance area, look for the doorway with multiple arrows.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Purrfection%20Estates/218/218/22 

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "The Drax Files: World Makers - Episode 45:Arduenn Schwartzmann"

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The latest Drax Files video from Draxtor Despress, from June 5, "What drives a molecular biologist and house-husband to abandon academia and instead run a thrift store in a virtual world and invent a successful air combat game franchise in there? Meet [flying?] Dutchman Arduenn Schwartzmann, self-taught 3D content creator and self-described jack-of-all-trades, equally admired by his 4 kids, their peers and SL residents the world over.

"With over 400 'useless' [his term!] items for sale in the Metaverse and countless collaborative projects - with game designers MadPea Productions among many others - his body of work speaks for itself. This overdue episode of Drax Files gives us a rare glimpse behind the scenes of this creative genius, examines his workflow and premieres a very special limited edition Draxtor WarBug.

"The video does not however answer the most pressing question of all: are over 50% of Second Life residents Dutch and if so: what does it mean? Check out Arduenn’s offerings here https://marketplace.secondlife.com/st... or in-world at the Black Forest http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Black%20Forest/174/61/21

"Thanks to Phil Thoma for shooting WarBug 360 footage in SL - what a great job!"

SL Video: "Second Life Christmas Special 2015"

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By Suzi Anderson of Inworld Films,
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
"but the fire is so delightful.
"And since we've no place to go
"Let it snow! Let it snow, Let it snow!"

"snow, winter, Christmas, dancing, ballroom, romance, coffee shop, cave, ice skating, sleds, carousel, cosy cottage, skiing. Free skis at landing point, free saucer sled outside coffee shop.

"Popcorn and candyfloss are available from the hot chocolate stand at the ice skating pond.
"Sim created by Milly Sharple. Filmed in Second Life by InWorld Films ~ Suzie Anderton,
"Very special thanks to Tinchen the Reindeer, Jane the Snowman, Finley the Penguin at LET IT SNOW SIM"

Fundraiser for Felina Fermi

Yesterday, we reported that Rypanthian Abilene, one of the residents of the Sunweaver Estates, had passed away. His departure leaves a big hole in the life of his longtime friend of fifteen years and partner Felina Fermi, whom not only has to deal with his loss, but that Rypanthian was the one paying for their home. So to help, Club Happy Vixen is holding a fundraising event for her.

The special event for the Happy Vixen will be on Tuesday December 15 from Noon SL time to 8PM. The last the Newser heard, there are still openings for DJs. Those interested in helping out contact Nydia Tungsten or Skylark Lefavre. Nydia and Dusk Griswold will be among those DJing.

The Happy Vixen is located at Purrfection Estates (236, 219, 24).