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"You don't drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying there..." by NOeditiON™

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"Resting" by enzzo boi

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Benefit for Bri

Help a Teaching Dream come True! Starlight Ballroom has learned about an amazing young woman and her dream to become a teacher... and we had to help!

✯ SHOPPING EVENT MAY 14 - 31 ✯

✯EXCLUSIVE ITEMS ✯DISCOUNTED ITEMS ✯ RETURNING RETIRED ITEMS ✯ LIMITED QUANTITY ITEMS AND GACHA'S ✯ A-LIST CREATORS

Consignment - Ex Machina - StoraxTree - Blue Balls - Powerdesgin - Fix Auto - Atelier by Stephano - Yer old Gacha - Ohiomike's Kilts - Lilliput for Tinies - Rosa Fashion - The Grey Goose - RickJ Designs - Sophie's Choice - L.Querrien - Cake Fox - Photography by Tomais  and maybe even more

(Want to be in this list? There is still time! IM RickJ Ewing or Kahvy Smith )

COME SHOP TILL YOU DROP!!!

EVENT OPENS MAY 14 
Here is your SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dynamo/80/96/2501

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✯ BENEFIT GALA SATURDAY May 21st ✯

✯ Samm Qendra ✯ Reallymad Morpork ✯ JJ Goodman Event Photography ✯ Ballroom DJ Kahvy

Bri is an amazing young woman who found herself in a bit of a problematic financial situation as she is working hard to become part of the next generation of amazing teachers to our kids. All proceeds of this Benefit will go towards her Go Fund me Page after converting the lindens into USD and will be published there after the event - read more on this awesome initiative on https://www.gofundme.com/2wbq2uvd

Sweden's Got A New Stamp

Sweden got a new postage stamp on May 4th, 2016, when a stamp was issued with the Pride flag. The stamp is - according to the press release from PostNord Sweden - designed by the artist Lisa Rydell.

"By issuing a postage stamp with Pride flag, we want to stress the equal value and strength of people's unique characteristics and differences. The Pride flag has to our knowledge never been reproduced on a stamp before, and it feels great that it is now possible to send physical love greetings using the Pride flag over the world", says Per Ljungberg, Communications PostNord Sweden.

PostNord Stamp annually receives hundreds of suggestions for stamp designs. The idea for the Pride stamp was sent to the council that chooses new stamps by Lisa Rydell, who was also commissioned to design the stamp.

Lisa Rydell is an artist and has worked extensively with the design of, among other books and exhibition posters. She got the idea of ​​the Pride flag stamp during a long stroll in the summer of 2014.

"Swedes very much like to both receive and send stamped letters and postcards. The selection of the stamp is for many an extension of the greeting, which will be extra strong with the new Pride stamp. A subject that is also in line with PostNord's internal work concerning diversity", says Per Ljungberg.

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I love the idea, but am a bit puzzled about the credit given to Ms. Rydell for designing something that was already designed.

"Strange, very strange!", I say to myself with a phony Clouseau-ish French pronunciation. I wonder how much she earned for that brilliant, inspired and truly original bit of copying?

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"11.05.16 - The Dragon's Daughter" by Rainbow Mubble

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"The Yorkshire Dales" by Marcela Andel

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