SLSA Director's Election March 1st


Voting for the two SLSA Director seats being vacated by Abel Halderman and Kantbe Thursday begins March 1st at midnight SL time. Candidates running for office are Kantbe Thursday and VW Sands. The voting box is located in the SLSA Hall of Fame building.
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What Bobbi Sees

A look at forms, color and light through the eyes of Bobbi Laval.

Palais Gallery
Opening March 1st 211
Opening reception, 7:00 pm SL time

Bobbi Laval is known for her competitive SecondLife surfing and is often seen dancing at live music venues around SL. However over the last few years she is becoming known for her artistic inworld photography, digital manipulations, and digital paintings. Her subjects range from classical portraits to the wildly abstract. Bobbi's work is expressive in that it portrays the feelings and emotions that she often struggles to express in words. Sometimes tugging at heartstrings, sometimes a bit on the naughty side. Bobbi continues to explore and push her limits, each show or series of art she does tends to be unlike anything else she has done before.

"What Bobbi Sees" is a new exhibit featuring new work with just a few old favorites. It is a look at sensual forms through Bobbi's eyes blending into abstract works that represent the feelings and emotions that escape from Bobbi's head onto the digital screen.

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SLSA Sclupty Creations Arctic Challenge Pro Scores

Pics courtesy of Milo Voss and Bandit


Finals:
Bobbi Laval 15.33
Harbor Piers 14.83
Wilfred DeCuir 13.83
Abel Halderman 13.66
Velvetori Twine 13.66
jayden Domenci 13.00 *edited due to mistake in my copy/pasting*

Semis:
Heat 1:
Bobbi Laval 16.33
Sunrize Mornington 14.83
Jac Mornington 14.66
Harbor Piers 16.16

Heat 2:
Van Valeeva 13.00
Abel Halderman 15.33
Maldrul Morris 14.33
Velvetori Twine 14.50

Heat 3:
CoolKat Delicioso 13.50
Figger Arun 12.83
Wilfred DeCuir 14.00
jayden Domenci 13.66

Preliminaries:
Heat 1:
Bobbi Laval 15.33
Colleen Brennan 12.83
sven Homewood 10.50
Van Valeeva 14.66
Vic Bonetto 14.00

Heat 2:
Sunrize Mornington 14.33
CoolKat Delicioso 14.66
Mick Lunasea 12.83
Dane Kutenai 13.83
GiavannaMarie Melody 14.16

Heat 3:
Figger Arun 13.33
Jordan Mendle 13.00
Curshaw Resident 10.66
Abel Halderman 16.16
Buck Ghostraven 13.00

Heat 4:
Maldrul Morris 13.33
Rayzza Rubble 13.00
Jac Mornington 14.66
Cierra Theriac 12.16
Donni Dibou 12.83

Heat 5:
Wilfrid DeCuir 14.83
Followingwaves Sirbu 14.50
Harbor Piers 14.66
Lanky Silvercloud 14.16
Countess Decosta 13.83


Heat 6:
Velvetori Twine 14.33
Arjuna Bombastic 13.16
Jayden Domenci 13.50
Rick Galli 11.50
Jes Luik 12.50

Staff: Coolkat Delicioso, Lissa Pinion, VW Sands, WickedV Carver, Mick Lunasea, Sunshine Zhangsun, 001000000101110 Numbanumba


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OSD Galleries

Oldsurferdude Danitz (OSD), known in Second Life (SL) and Real Life (RL) for his incredible stained glass and canvas surfing art as well as many other designs, has created an artful rendition of RL Australian pro surfer, Mick Fanning.  An SL and RL surfer himself, OSD never fails to capture the feel of riding the ocean.  Check out all of OSD's  artwork at his galleries at Monkey Cove and Southend!
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SLSA Sclupty Creations Arctic Challenge Pro Heat List


SLSA announced the heat list for the Sclupty Creations Arctic Challenge Pro to start at 11am SLT on Saturday, February 26th on Playa Sol Mananero http://slurl.com/secondlife/Playa%20Sol%20Mananero/237/63/30
HEAT 1
Bobbi Laval (RED)
Colleen Brennan (BLUE)
sven Homewood (GREEN)
Van Valeeva (ORANGE)
Vic Bonetto (PURPLE)

HEAT 2
Sunrize Mornington (RED)
CoolKat Delicioso (BLUE)
Mick Lunasea (GREEN)
Dane Kutenai (ORANGE)
GiavannaMarie Melody (PURPLE)
HEAT 3
WickedV Carver (RED)
Jordan Mendle (BLUE)
Ceedi Doghouse (GREEN)
Abel Halderman (ORANGE)
Buck Ghostraven (PURPLE)
HEAT 4
Maldrul Morris (RED)
Rayzza Rubble (BLUE)
Jac Mornington (GREEN)
Cierra Theriac (ORANGE)
Donni Dibou (PURPLE)
HEAT 5
Wilfrid DeCuir (RED)
Followingwaves Sirbu (BLUE)
Harbor Piers (GREEN)
Lanky Silvercloud (ORANGE)
Countess Decosta (PURPLE)

HEAT 6
Velvetori Twine (RED)
Arjuna Bombastic (BLUE)
Jayden Domenci (GREEN)
Rick Galli (ORANGE)
Jes Luik (PURPLE)


WAIT LIST
1 Figger Arun
2 Curshaw Resident
3 Lourinho Nizna
4 Nomad Karu

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SLSA Director Candidates Interviews

SurfWatch conducts these in-depth interviews to help voters get a clear picture of the candidates that are running for the Board and gives candidates an opportunity to introduce themselves to the voters. Although this is not a standard election, we feel it is still important for the SLSA membership to know about the candidates and their thoughts. Both Kantbe Thursday and VW Sands returned their questionnaires. See their interviews below. Voting opens on March 1st. Stay tuned for more details!

Candidate Name: Kantbe Thursday

SW: You are currently ranked #? for last season's SLSA surf rankings

KT: We have rankings? HAHAHAHA… well… y'all know my old surfing nickname is Drowned Rat, right? OK, OK… if I really have to answer this one, I'm not ranked. It's difficult for me to be inworld most weekends during the times of our competitions, so I've only competed a couple of times and in SJ13.

and you've been SL surfing for more than ? years.

Probably about 3 years, but I'm sure if you'll watch me you'd be convinced it was at least 6 months. :-)


SW: We understand you have announced your intent to run for SLSA Director this term. What qualifications, skills, competencies, traits, etc. would you bring as a director and why are you running?

KT: I've been a director for the previous 6 months, and have been pretty closely involved with the SLSA since I started surfing; I've just tended to help out more as an unofficial person in the background. I've also been on the SurfWatch staff for a little over a year. I'm kind of a consensus builder by nature (which is only slightly different from a baby and an arse kisser, I think). When decisions need to be made on behalf of the SLSA members, I like to consult our Constitution, Rules, and a number of people who's opinions I respect. I have a fairly open mind, some might say vacuous, but I do make my own decisions. In my role as the SLSA's Communications Officer for my current term with help from Sally LaSalle I've learned how to use the SLSA's web site. I really shouldn't take much credit for this, but I also maintain a list of public surfing sims that I stole from Socks Clawtooth back in July of
2009. Surfwatch has been gracious enough set up its Wave Report blog as a place a group of us can now maintain it. Surfwatch has also placed some multi-point teleporters around where we replicate this list of sims.

Why am I running?

My keyboard got stuck with the cmd-r key depressed... There are some outstanding things on the Boards' to-do list that I'd like to see to completion or resolution. Our Event Rules had some resent changes that we've needed for a while, but there is quite a bit more that can be done to help with letting people know what to expect. Previous boards have done a considerable amount of work in this area that didn't quite get finished. I'd like to help wrap that up. There's another project that's in its infancy right now that I'd really like to continue working on to see what we can accomplish. I can't really talk about it, but if successful, it could be very exciting.

SW: What areas of improvement do you currently see related to SL surfing?

I actually think we've made quite a few positive strides this past year. We seem to be over the hump with some of our darkest days. Sure, we had some pretty serious casualties as a result, but we seem to be moving past most of that. Our biggest challenges are still in what I think are our top issues in the next question (I hope it's OK to read ahead). One improvement that I think I can say, especially since I've been the Communications Officer for the past 6 months, is that we're still not doing a very good job of regular reporting on what the Directors are doing.

SW: What do you see as the top issues facing SL surfing and what would be your first priority?

KT: Member involvement in events is our biggest issue. If we can't get people to be judges and staff at events, we simply can't have the competitions. It's been a real struggle for the past several seasons to find people with the time and willingness to be judges in particular. Since I'm only a L1 Judge and never had an opportunity to judge, I can't do much more than help facilitate more training, which has increased over the past several months.

Another issue is the continuing loss of surfing sims capable of sustaining what we now require for competitions. The SLSA does have Archipelago that we can use as a backup for competitions should there be insufficient sims for a season, but the directors are considering other ways to help. The discussions are at such an early stage right now, it would probably be best to not attempt to go into any details (don't you just hate a bureaucratic response?).

SW: What were you most satisfied with as an SLSA member last season? What were you most dissatisfied with?

KT: The growing sense of camaraderie that I saw happening throughout the season and the growing number of new surfers were probably at the top of the list. On a more personal note, and not specific to last season, I've been particularly pleased to be able to work with the directors we currently have. It may not show, but many hours can go into being an active director. Y'all have a great group of people working for you right now.

What were you most dissatisfied with?

Not really much. I would have liked to seen people lined up and hopping up and down ready to be judges and staff at our competitions. The difficulty in finding judges and staff for competitions is a little frustrating, but as one who can rarely be inworld for competitions, I can understand what a challenge that can be for people. I was obviously saddened and concerned over the loss of some of our longest standing and popular surfing sims. I would have also liked to have seen a little better response to some of our Archipelago fund raising parties, even though the two auctions have gone really well.

SW: Anything else you would like voters to know about you?

KT: Like I said earlier, I tend to be a consensus builder. That means I like to hear peoples' opinions. I genuinely would like to encourage people to tell me what they think and what ideas they have for the SLSA. Please don't be offended if you IM me and get some sort of automated response. I do video recording in SL and have to turn off my user interface, which means I don't see chat and IM's while I'm doing that. I'll do my best to respond to every IM or notecard I receive; I promise I won't intentionally ignore anyone.

Oh, did I mention that one of my other nicknames is Chatty Cathy? ;-)


Candidate Name: VW Sands

SW: You are currently ranked (took last season off ;-) and you've been SL surfing for more than 4 years. We understand you have announced your intent to run for SLSA Director this term. What qualifications, skills, competencies, traits, etc. would you bring as a director and why are you running?

VS: Well, I´ve served 2 previous terms on the board so I have a pretty fair idea on how things work. I love organising surf comps, really enjoy entertaining the crowd and trying to keep things moving. Not sure if those are skills, competencies or traits but, lol. I´m running because we need folks that are willing to step up and I seem to have as much fun behind the waves as in them so.....

SW: What areas of improvement do you currently see related to SL surfing?

VS: Everything can be better in SL, not just surfing. More efficient scripts to lessen lag would benefit us alot. New formats for surf comps to speed things up maybe? Some new toys/waves/brands/designers to keep things moving forward?

SW: What do you see as the top issues facing SL surfing and what would be your first priority?

VS: The SLSA is enjoying a really great stoke right now and I would love to see it continue. We do have an age old issue with super-long comp times and even though we have tried for like ever to get a handle on that I still believe we can find ways of making surf comps shorter (more efficient). Priority? Hmmmm....5-6 hour comp days for aging staff members ;-)

SW: What were you most satisfied with as an SLSA member last season? What were you most dissatisfied with?

VS: I think like most folks I was stoked that the vibe of the old days returned. Thanks in part to a ton of new members as well as a staff that was short on conflict and long on fun. Can´t say I was dissatisfied with anything really. Always small things than can be improved on but nothing that we can´t do if we do it together :-)

SW: Anything else you would like voters to know about you?

VS: Only that I hereby deny anything and everything that has anything to do with grass skirts, purple mohawks, garter-belts disquised as boardies, pot farming, insurance fraud and money laundering ;-)

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Mari's Mailbag: I Do?



Have to tell you learning my friend is actually her husband and herself has left me shocked to say the least. For 3 years I listened to "thier" problems and helped the best I could. Little did I know the problems existed in one person, a rather troubled woman who decided to create an alt to marry. Only in Second Life (SL) can we do that.

I still wonder what thier conversations must be like...if any..lmao. Sure the pros we all know what they are...but can you imagine how utterly lonely this person must be? Still it totally freaked me out to find this out.

It has left me reflecting back over the last few years and conversations she and I had. I can now plainly see a pattern here one that was masked before with flattery. Just what exactly is flattery? This is from Websters Online Dictionary : Flattery or adulation is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Flattery often, but not always, connotes insincerity.

Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene and William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth.

Flattery is also used in pick-up lines used to attempt to initiate romantic courtship.

Most associations with flattery, however, are negative. Flatterers are sometimes described by pejorative phrases, such as "suck-up", "ass-kisser", or "brown-noser". Negative descriptions of flattery range at least as far back in history as The Bible.

An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many literary works. Examples include Wormtongue from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Goneril and Regan from King Lear, and Iago from Othello.

oooohhh okay ...ass kisser ...now I get it. Next time it happens I will keep that in mind that they are just kissing up for their own purposes.

I still hope the best for this person as I feel they really need some help here. Has left me feeling quite sad for her.

What does any of this have to do with surfing you might be asking?? Plenty!! Had she been surfing she would have had less time to imagine a husband. Second Life (SL) is what we make it...can either be positive and an excellent learning environment, or, it can be used for deceit. Lets make good choices people...or I will have my people call your people.
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Scouts Discover Surfing!

submitted by Sally LaSalle


Recently Desirae (Desirae Beaumont) and I had the enormous pleasure of being approached by the Discovery Scout Group of Second Life for a fairly impromptu surfing field trip.
Scout Leader Violet Steamweaver brought a troop of 6 young scouts Zabby, Zyon, Nina, Raine, LittlePexie and BabyMickie over for a one hour surf lesson at T'ai beach.

We had hoped to use Archipelago, but SL was not co-operating with us on the day, with a little too much lag for a large group. The young scouts, a mixture of mostly girls but one boy as well, were really sweet, fun, and enthusiastic. All were very polite, well behaved, and quick to learn the basics of surfing. We rezzed a loaner board for each of the kids and took them out to take on the fluffies and Cortes waves on T'ai. The scouts had enormous fun catching the waves and doing a commendable job of some nice surf riding!!

We slowly introduced a few tricks ... using C to crouch and E S for the flip much to the delight of the kids :) The emphasis was on pure fun and keeping it simple and enjoyable. Everyone was invited to join the SLSA of which most with free group slots did :) So we hope to see some of these kids as rising stars of the future. The kids were well impressed when we told them that the reigning SLSA champion is also a boy scout!! *winks at Foo :) (MarkFoo Waverider) Scout Raine said .. "I wish Kels came back she would have liked this I think" BabyMickie chimed in with "me jus ride dat wave all da way!"

Scout leader Violet had a lot of fun too and said the kids all had a great time. We gladly accepted her request for return visits with maybe a new batch of scouts next time. This was a wonderful and rewarding surf day for all involved and reminded us of the pure joy of surf and unifying nature of surfing and the draw of the big waves on the human spirit.

All the kids were given a rashie sets and looked soooo cute wearing them :) We all had soft drinks and a bbq at the end .... before the kids headed off to an Alice in Wonderland Fancy Dress party :)

Violet will present all the kids with their surfing patch and I'm sure many will be back to surf some more!!

We thank Violet and the Discovery Scout group for coming over and encourage all those with young kids to contact Violet Steamweaver and sign up your young one with the group that does some wonderful activites :) The next Scout Sign up will be February 25th to March 5th.

Sally LaSalle & Desirae Beaumont
(T'ai and Ch'i surf sims)






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Who is this?


Can you name who this surfer is all wrapped in their wetsuit and chatting it up with the wildlife? Be the first to not only correctly identify this surfer but tell us what sim they are on too and win $250L!
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SLSA Sclupty Creations Arctic Challenge Open Scores

pics courtesy of Donni Dibou and scores Bobbi Laval


2011 SLSA Sculpted Creations Artic Challenge Results

Mini Final Results:
Abel Halderman 17.33
Cierra Theriac 16.00
Lanky Silvercloud 15.00
Rick Galli 10.50

Heat Results:

HEAT 1 SCORES:
Lourinho Nizna 12.66667
Countess Decosta 13.33333 **
Vic Bonetto 14.66667 *
Lanky Silvercloud 15.00000 *

HEAT 2 SCORES:
Rick Galli 13.50000 *
Buck Ghostraven 13.16667 *
Nomad Karu 12.66667
Jes Luik 12.83333 **

HEAT 3 SCORES:
Donni Dibou 13.00000 *
Khineshia Resident 0.000000
Cierra Theriac 15.33333 *
Figger Arun 11.83333

HEAT 4 SCORES:
GiavannaMarie Melody 14.16667 *
Curshaw Resident 10.83333
Abel Halderman 15.66667 *

* Qualified for Pro event
** Wildcard Qualified for Pro event

Staff:
Bobbi Laval, Jordan Mendle, Cloudy Mikado, Mick Lunasea, GiavannaMarie Melody, Coolkat Delicioso, Sunshine Zhangsun, and DJ Dan






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SLSA Sclupty Creations Arctic Challenge Open Heat List

SLSA announced the heat list for the Sclupty Creations Arctic Challenge Open to start at 11am SLT on Playa Sol Mananero
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Playa%20Sol%20Mananero/237/63/30

Heat 1
Lourinho Nizna (RED)
Countess Decosta (BLUE)
Vic Bonetto (GREEN)
Lanky Silvercloud (ORANGE)

Heat 2
Rick Galli (RED)
Buck Ghostraven (BLUE)
Nomad Karu (GREEN)
Jes Luik (ORANGE)

Heat 3
Donni Dibou (RED)
Khineshia Resident (BLUE)
Cierra Theriac (GREEN)
Figger Arun (ORANGE)

Heat 4
GiavannaMarie Melody (RED)
Curshaw Resident (BLUE)
Abel Halderman (GREEN)



Pre-Qualified for Pro:
Bobbi Laval
Sunrize Mornington
WickedV Carver
Maldrul Morris
Wilfrid DeCuir
Velvetori Twine
Colleen Brennan
CoolKat Delicioso
Jordan Mendle
Rayzza Rubble
Followingwaves Sirbu
Arjuna Bombastic
sven Homewood
Mick Lunasea
Ceedi Doghouse
Jac Mornington
Harbor Piers
Jayden Domenci
Van Valeeva
Dane Kutenai

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Avi-Style!

Marianna Monentes is always up to something creative!  Now she's tearing up the Second Life (SL) world of fashion! 





Making some of the most exquisite clothing in SL in everything from casual to formal, men and women will find a huge variety of styles created exclusively by Mari at the new shop located on Boracay Island.




 Mari says, "RW (Reemer Waco) built an 80 x 80 building and challenged me to fill it.  So I did!".  Did she ever! 





Stop by and see her fabulous lines, unique styles, and flowing fabrics. 






Avi-Style at Boracay Islands (66, 152, 997).
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Kantbe Serious: Rock N' Roll Ukulele?

submitted by Kantbe Thursday







Have y'all ever hear of a Rock N' Roller Uke player? I sure hadn't. At least not until the other day. I was at Archipelago just mind'n my own business sit'n on Coolkat Carver's outrigger with her and Abel Halderman (who was asleep - Kat and I were watching to see if he'd fall in the water) when Colleen Brennan called to see if we could pop over to Tsunami to hear something on the stream. And yes, of course she sent a TP that landed us all in the water.



Sure enough, there was some Rock N' Roll solo sing'n being streamed all over the sim. The surprising part to me was it was being accompanied by a ukulele. Big deal with a rendition of Clapton's Tears in Heaven, right?



Then this mysterious rocker really started crank'n it up. I was totally blown away by Pinball Wizard. How many strings ya got on that thing, Nash Laville?



I've decided I'm going to try to put together an SL rock band. If SLavE Girls will loan me their drums and Nash'll join me, I'm just looking for a good Rock N' Roll bagpipe player. Any of y'all know one? Wonder what we should call ourselves… hmmmm



Photos courtesy of Abel Halderman

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Thank You from MaryAnn Maa

MaryAnn Maa would like to offer a huge Thank You to the participants in the SLSA Valentines Date Auction.

Bandit, Colleen, OldSurferDude, Deb, Donni, Kristen, Wil, Connie, Amp, Surf .Geof, Lady, Rayzza, Sausage, Badgie, Mal, Sonya, Sunrize, Milo, Arjuna, Albert, Dixson, Opal, CK, Wicked, Yasbel, Galagan, Jay, Asa, Zelda, Synthetic, Rain, Val, Doxx, Bobbi, Nadja, Molly, Looseleaf, Damiana, Kantbe, Frankie, Jordan, Abel, and Vincent. ;)

You participation has made this the most successful date auction to date. Topping the 2010 auction !!!...

The people who offered them selves as dates.
The people who bid on dates.
To the winners of the super cool dates.
THANK YOU ...

To the wonderful people who dropped by and chatted with me in the 300 hours i sat at Archipelago, I am greatful for your company....
This auction ran for 4 weeks..........it was a long one.

A special note:::
I always enjoy seeing people make some unexpected hook up's
during these auctions, Well, this time I am way happy to report
that I was the lucky one to find the man who melted my heart,
Vincent Renoir........sighs.......
Happy Valentine's Day to Everyone..
MaryAnn Maa
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SLSA Season 1 2011 Sol Mananero Registration Open


This is a registration topic for the 2011 season 1 FIRST series at Sol Mananero. Let's have a great season opening everyone!!!

When: February 19th and 26th, 11am SLT

Where: Playa Sol Mananero http://slurl.com/secondlife/Playa%20Sol%20Mananero/237/63/30

Boards will be SSI Longboard script 5.1, 5.2 or 5.2dlg.

Wave: Joaquina

1. The Open event is open for ALL new surfers and also those ranked below 20th place last season or no rank's. The Open comp will take place next Saturday, February 19th (11am SLT). It will have it's own winners. There will be podium, awards, trophies and all the fun stuff. All heat winners will advance to a final heat which will determine that overall event winner, winning prize and trophies.

2. All first and second placing riders from the Open will be automatically qualified to compete in the next stage of the event - Pro one taking place on Saturday, February 26th (11am slt). All registered top 20 ranked in the last season surfers are qualified to sure in that competition, as well as heat winners and runners-up from the Open competition. The Top 2 Open scores that don't automatically qualify to compete will receive wild cards and will also be invited to compete in the Pro.


Please register for the comps by replying to this post stating the following :

I, [insert name] would like to register for the SLSA Sol Mananero series. I will be surfing for [insert team | no team].

*Conditional Waiver*
By registering for this competition you hereby agree to abide by the SLSA sportsmanship code and you give your permission to allow your IMs with event officers, that only occur during the competition, to be seen only by other event officers who may need to decide on protests, appeals or tribunals."
(you don't have to put this in your sign up post but you agree to be a good sport by signing up)

Good luck and have fun!
SLSA Board
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SLSA St. Valentines Day Comp Scores!


1. Lanky Silvercloud 13.75
1. Imzadi Amaterasu 13.75
2. Dan Numbanumba 11
3. Curshaw Resident 9.5
4. Cooper Shamen 9.5




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Mari's Mailbag: Eyes are the Mirrors (Mirrors) of the Soul

reprint from May 31, 2010

"A person's thoughts can be ascertained by looking in his or her eyes." The proverb has been traced back in English to 'Regiment of Life' (1545). But the proverb was known much earlier. Cicero (106-43 B.C.) is quoted as saying, 'Ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi' (The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter). The Latin proverbs, 'Vultus est index animi' or 'Oculus animi index,' are usually translated as 'The face is the index of the mind.' The French say, 'Les yeux sont le miroir de l'dme (The eyes are the mirror of the soul).

Since we are in Second Life (SL) we cannot truely see ones eyes, we have to believe in the words spoken. Sometimes those words are elaborated upon, embellishing them to make them sound so full of promise. The person behind the avatar can say things with morals or they can decieve, and it's hard to ascertain what's real. I was always one to want to believe in what I am being told, to not doubt a person but to believe in their words. Without having eyes to look into when told certain things, that makes Second Life tricky to say the least. When you tell someone something, make it real. Be honest or don't say it at all. There really isn't any honor in lying, cheating or stealing. It's destructive and hurtful in Real Life (RL) as well as SL.
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ASA Surf Comp Scores for Feb. 12 Comp

Finals:
Abel Halderman 8.25
Arjuna Bombastic 8.13
Rayzza Rubble 7.88
Figger Arun 7.25
Lourinho Nizna 7.06
Lanky Silvercloud 6.56

Prelims:
Lanky Silvercloud 8
Rayzza Rubble 7.75
Abel Halderman 7.58
Figger Arun 7.5
Lourinho Nizna 7.33
Arjuna Bombastic 7.29
Jordan Mendle 7.03
Colleen Brennan 6.92
Dan Numbanumba 6.58
Jayden Lunasea (jayden.domenici) 6.42
Mick Lunasea 6.42
Dmilso Olivieri 6.33
Robbin Ember 6.17
VALLY (valium.lavender) 6.08
Donni (donni.dibou) 6
Rain Tigerfish 6
Bretch Tigerpaw 5.33
Nomad Karu 5.17
Khineshia Ewoma Lares 0
Countess Decosta 0

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ASA Surf Comp List for Feb 12th Competition


Join the Second Life Australian Surf Association on Feb 12th at 3pm SL time at Braata Beach. Below is the surfer list. Wave will be the Maverick and there will be a board rezzer to use during the competition. For more information, please contact Rayzza Rubble in-world


SURFERS
VALLY (valium.lavender)
Khineshia Ewoma Lares
Jayden Lunasea (jayden.domenici)
Donni (donni.dibou)
Abel Halderman
Arjuna Bombastic
Robbin Ember
Countess Decosta
Rayzza
Jordan Mendle
Dmilso Olivieri
Bretch Tigerpaw
Nomad Karu
Mick Lunasea
Lanky Silvercloud
Colleen Brenan
Figger Arun
Lourinho Nizna
Rain Tigerfish
Dan Numbanumba

Staff
Judge Wicked V & TBA
Security Kris Janeau & aruora Jacks
Marshal Figger arun

SPONSORS
Surfcrazy
Surfari @ Monkey
SharkBite
Surf Heaven
Pray 4 Surf
Montego Surf team
Nizna Surf
Tsunami beach
Surf shop
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Surfing with Lissa

So this week I've been a bit sick with a sinus infection that just won't go away. Not one to be stuck in the house drinking hot tea and with my head over a steaming bowl of foul smelling stuff, I struck out in search of beaches where the waves pound so when I feel better, I can get out and get wet!

Illuka Beach is a nice quiet beach with tons of areas hidden away to explore inbetween sets. Wildlife here seemed to follow me around everywhere...maybe it was the bag of fruit I was carrying? Pipes running unsynced and loaner boards available near the water would make this a sweet surf spot! Be sure to keep an eye on the sharks and wildlife on the shore. The monkeys and kangaroos look a bit shady!

Next stop finds me in Ocean Shores where I spent some time collecting sea shells and watching the massive waves crash into the shore. Small waterfalls and surrounded by lush green mountains, all added to a peaceful time and after a short nap (darn sinus medicine!), I made sure to jot this spot down as a place to return to when I can rip it up! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ocean%20Shores/12/163/21

Last stop is Kauai...ok so the picture shows I went shopping at Splendeurs! A girl can shop while she is sick too ya know! I must be prepared for when I can come back here and shred the Cortes wave that is rolling thru the bay. If you see V, um, don't tell him you saw me here ripping up receipts. What he doesn't know won't make him hide his wallet! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kauai/108/84/23

Until next time Surf Party Surf or was that Surf Shop Surf? I forget! And if you wanna do some exploring on your own, be sure to check out the SurfWatch Wave Report at: http://swwavereport.blogspot.com/ And if you find a great new spot, let us know!

Lissa
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SLSA Call for Directors for March 1st Election

as posted in SecondLife SLSA Group notice



Two Seats will be open for the March 1st SLSA Board of Directors elections. Applications must be submitted between February 9th and February 16th. Director Eligibility is outlined in the SLSA constitution Section II.B and is quoted below.

If you wish to stand as a director, please create a note-card in-world, stating:
- your name,
- your willingness and ability to serve a full term,
- any affiliations of team, product or sim ownership,
- a paragraph or two outlining your background, and your vision for the SLSA.

Send the note-card to all of the current sitting directors; Kantbe Thursday, CoolKat Delicioso, Robbin Ember, GiavannaMarie Melody and Abel Halderman. You have until Midnight SL time on February 16th to submit.

Directors who's term is up: Kantbe Thursday and Abel Halderman.

From Section II.B of the SLSA Constitution:

Please read the following relevant extract from our Constitution regarding the application requirements and process:

2.2. SLSA Director Eligibility

Any individual who is a current member of SLSA and who is an eligible voter is eligible to hold office as a Director of the SLSA Board, within the following rule(s):

2.2.1. Not more than two (2) representatives from

2.2.1.1 the same surf team (as defined in section 1.5.8 )

2.2.1.2 the same surf product vendor company (product developers, not affiliate sellers)

2.2.1.3 the same surf sim(s) ownership group (sim owners, not sim renters) shall be Directors of the SLSA Board at any single time.

Candidates will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis for this election condition. (e.g Continuing Director A is Surf Team X, Candidate B and Candidate C are also Surf Team X, then Candidate B would be accepted as a nominee if their application was received first, Candidate C’s nomination would not be accepted)


2.2.1.4 A current SLSA member who is not an eligible voter may petition the board for the privilege of running for a Director seat. Their petition must state why their candidacy would be a benefit to the SLSA. If the board unanimously agrees that it is in the best interest of the SLSA the eligible voter requirement may be waived. This will be on a case-by-case basis and does not imply an endorsement of the particular candidate.

2.2.2. General Election Candidates shall apply in writing to all members of the standing board of directors (via note-card, IM’s are not admissible) not more than 21 days and not less than 14 days prior to an election. Candidate Applications must state their willingness and ability to serve their full 6 month term and must also state any team, product or Sim affiliations as defined in 2.2.1.1 through 2.2.1.3.
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SLSA St. Valentines Day Comp Announced!


as posted on the SLSA forums http://surfslsa.org/main/?p=997

Open ONLY to surfers who have not competed more than once!!!

When: Sunday, February 13, starts at 11am SLT
Where: Teahupo’o, Hana Aloha
Boards: SSi Longboard – rezzer at the beach
Waves: HP Sunset

Format: timed heats. Each surfer will have 6 minutes for their performance. Best 2 rides will count for their score. 2 best surfers in a heat will advance to the finals or semi finals (in case there is more surfers in the competiton than we can accommodate without having a semi-final round).

*This is NOT a SLSA season ranked competition*

You can register:
1. (preferred) on the SLSA forum after you create your account and have it activated by one of the directors (www.surfslsa.org/forums) – REGISTRATION TOPIC: http://www.surfslsa.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1397
or
2. by sending a NC stating your will to compete in the event (e.g. I, Abel Halderman, would like to register for the SLSA New Surfers St. Valentine’s Challenge on February 13) to CoolKat Delicioso and Kantbe Thursday. CK and Kantbe will send you confirmation IMs as soon as they get your NC. In case you didn’t get confirmation, contact them directly as soon as possible.

Practice: contact Abel Halderman or stay tuned for a surf class notice during the week.

Competition packs, including heat draws, times, rashguards etc. will be sent to the surfers on Friday, Feb 11.

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ASA Announces Surf Comp Registration Open


The Australian Surf Association announced registration is open for the Feb 12th Surf Comp to be held at Braata Beach at 3pm sl time. Board rezzers are available as this will be a one board competition. Contact Rayzza Rubble in world to register! Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi!
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Mari's Mailbag: New Beginnings

submitted by Marianna Monentes

Well he saw his shadow lol...early spring. Hey do we have a SL groundhog..NOoo not me I mean did the SL groundhog see its transparent shadow?? Will we all have an early spring in SL?? I think so. Feel it in the air already. Everyone is gearing up to what I feel will be an excellent surf season. During the winter some teams ended while new teams forming, Boracay being one of those that ended. Even though it brought those tears I know its best for the team to continue where there is challenge for them. So always look for the challenges and strive through the lag and doubt and strive even harder.

There is never a final in ending to me I don't see it like that...I always see that there will be a new begining soon...is that a half full cup? YOU BETCHA!!
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Events!

Have an event you would like to get the word out about? Weddings, births, surf comps, showings, you name it! Let us know and we will help spread the word! Have a story? An idea? We got ya covered there as well.

IM or send a notecard to Lissa Pinion inworld or email me at lissapinion@hotmail.com
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Flashback! Week of Febuary 10, 2008

Take a walk on the wild side with Surfwatch as we travel back to what was going on this week in the SL surf scene in 2008...ahhh the good old days of yore.



Name who these young hotties are if you can and let's see if you can name the sim too!




Photo by ONeill Auer

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SurfJam 18 Comp Results

pictures submitted by Monq Pinklady and Jordan Mendle

Finals:
1. Abel Halderman 17.75
2. Colleen Brennan 16.75
3. Tonguemy Badger 16.25
4. Followingwaves Sirbu 14.5
5. Sausage Afterthought 14.25
6. Figger Arun 13
7. Vic Bonetto 9.5




Heat 1:
Figger
Arun 10
Colleen Brennan 13
FrankiePalmero Actor 14
bullet Admiral 9

Heat 2:
Kim Henig 11.5
jayden Domenici 11.5
Abel Halderman 14.5
Sausage Afterthought 14.5

Heat 3:
Loki Isodo 12.5
Mick Lunasea 13.5
Oldsurferdude Danitz 9.25
tonguemy Badger 14
Vic Bonetta 14
Followingwaves Sirbu 14.25

Staff: VW Sands, Lissa Pinion, Monq Pinklady, Colleen Brennan, Cloudy Matova, DJ Dan
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