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Republican Governor Mike Pence: "Indiana …. where are you headed?"
#BoycottIndiana
Is that what Jesus would do?
The Indiana law is modeled after the 1993 federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, but unlike the federal law, which only bars the government from placing a substantial burden on the free exercise of religion, Indiana's version applies to businesses and private individuals as well. In the wake of dozens of court decisions legalizing same-sex marriage across the country and with the Supreme Court scheduled to rule on the issue in June, such measures have cropped up in dozens of states. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a similar measure last year.
In a report, LGBT-rights group Human Rights Campaign outlined the danger posed by these "super RFRAs": "These bills are often incredibly vague and light on details — usually intentionally," the report reads. "In practice, most of these bills could empower any individual to sue the government to attempt to end enforcement of a non-discrimination law."
Pence, on the other hand, maintains that the bill would not sanction discrimination. "This bill is not about discrimination, and if I thought it legalized discrimination in any way in Indiana, I would have vetoed it," the governor said in a statement.
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Amazingly how Republican Governor Mike Pence's "Religious Freedom" law seems to cover 3 of the 14 characteristics common to fascist governments.
1. "Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights"– Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
2. "Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause" – The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
3. "Religion and Government are Inter-twined" – Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions. So, if you believe for one minute that this new Republican Party is not trying to morph our Democratic society into a Fascist Regime then you need to wake up before it's too late and you wake up and are no longer allowed to vote (unless you own property or make over a certain amount).
Check out Dr. Lawrence Britt's 14 defining characteristics common to fascist regimes, it reads like the Republican Party Platform.
Governor Mike Pence just signed into law a measure that would allow businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name of "religious freedom." In a recent statement, Pence said, "The Constitution of the United States and the Indiana Constitution both provide strong recognition of the freedom of religion, but today, many people of faith feel their religious liberty is under attack by government action."
Pence has a history of anti-gay politics, namely attempting to amend Indiana's constitution to ban same-sex marriages last year before being beat down by Democrats. The state isn't exactly known as the most gay-friendly of the 50: At the moment there is no law in Indiana that protects its citizens from discrimination based on sexual orientation. But there are a few counties that do protect those rights, and people against this "religious freedom" law are afraid businesses will use it to get around the local defenses. While Pence hasn't specifically mentioned the anti-LGBT effects this law could hold, a few of his allies have been vocal about the possibility of businesses using it against gay, lesbian, and transgender Americans. Other supporters have stated that it doesn't necessarily target the LGBT community, but allows business owners in the wedding industry — such as florists, bakers, and photographers — who disagree with same-sex marriage to deny services to those customers.
As a result, people are "boycotting" the state (hence the trending hashtag) to show their disapproval of the bill. Gen Con, Indianapolis's biggest convention, threatened to take its event elsewhere, and the NCAA is worried how the legislation could affect next week's Final Four championship. Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, tweeted at Governor Pence, "Is it going to be legal for someone to discriminate against me & others when we come to the #FinalFour?"
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~~Indiana boycott urged after religious freedom law passes~~
~~Published on Mar 28, 2015~~
Indiana boycott urged after 'religious freedom' law passes
Activists have encouraged a boycott of Indiana after the US state enacted a "religious freedom" law, which they say discriminates against gay people.
Supporters say the law prevents the state from forcing people to provide services contrary to their religion.
Similar bills are being considered across the US as court rulings have made gay marriage legal in more states.
Several groups plan to do less business with the state, and celebrities criticised the law on Twitter.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said it was "especially concerned" about how the law would affect its employees and student athletes.
Next week, the NCCA will host the finals of its annual basketball tournament in Indianapolis, the state's capital and its largest city.
On Friday, Arkansas moved closer to passing a similar "religious freedom" measure.
Several large conventions based in Indiana — including the large gamer gathering GenCon — have threatened to hold their events elsewhere because of the law.
Salesforce, a California company with ties to Indiana, cancelled all employee travel to the state and said it was considering decreasing its investment in Indiana
Governor Mike Pence said he signed the law to "help protect churches, Christian businesses and individuals from those who want to punish them because of their Biblical beliefs".
Mr Pence, a Republican, said he would not have signed the law if he thought it was discriminatory.
Corporate executives such as Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Tim Cook of Apple have urged other states not to follow Indiana's example.
"These laws set a terrible precedent that will likely harm the broader economic health of the states where they have been adopted, the businesses currently operating in those states and, most importantly, the consumers who could be victimised under these laws." Mr Stoppelman wrote in an open letter.
Sponsors of the bill say it is closely modeled on a federal religious freedom law passed in 1993 and that 19 other states already have similar laws.
But Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, a Republican, said the law sends a "wrong signal" to visitors and could make the state seem unwelcoming.
Star Trek star George Takei, who has a large following on social media, has pushed for a boycott of the state. The term #BoycottIndiana has been a top trending topic on Twitter for more than a day.
"Sad this new Indiana law can happen in America today," Hillary Clinton, a presumptive presidential candidate, wrote on Twitter on Thursday. "We shouldn't discriminate against people because of who they love."
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Gronda Morin on March 28, 2015 at 3:24 pm said:
Governor Pence is trying to take cover by saying 19 other states have similar legislation? It is wrong in Indiana and any where else. He has sold his soul to become a potential VP pick. So many Indiana organizations were vocally against this law, that I cannot figure out a better reason why he did this.
Dr. Rex on March 28, 2015 at 4:22 pm said:
You know, I'm losing faith in our government representatives in all sense of the word. Disappointed, don't believe any more, no matter which side of the isle. 😦
Mr. Militant Negro on March 28, 2015 at 4:58 pm said:
Jackie Saulmon Ramirez on March 28, 2015 at 5:05 pm said:
Mike Pence is better than Jesus, didn't you know?
What a ridiculous piece of inhumanity he is, and now that he is giving the go ahead, just watch other BIBLE-BELT states follow along behind. 😦
Arkansas already did. Heard that Georgia is considering it too. 😦
😦 Just because a stupid bigot passes a law does not mean it is right or that LGBT people are any less than the day before. The legal issues are what I think of: being able to share insurance, inherit property and money, make end-of-life decisions and so on. THAT is what is really important.
Just saw that Virginia is poised to do the same!!! SMH ….
Gronda Morin on March 29, 2015 at 7:31 am said:
Terry McAuliffe, VA democrat governor will definitely veto this legislation. It is just so sad these sick tea party type legislator are using religion to justify the hate in their hearts. Just so the reader knows, Jesus was often criticized in his day by similar type folks for sitting down and keeping company with known sinners.
Dr. Rex on March 29, 2015 at 8:58 am said:
Good point! TY, G!!
ACLU:"The timing of this legislation (FOR INDIANA) is important to understanding its intent: The bill was introduced as a backlash reaction to achieving marriage equality for same-sex couples in Indiana," said Jane Henegar, executive director of the ACLU of Indiana. "We are deeply disappointed that the governor and state lawmakers have been tone-deaf to the cries of legions of Hoosiers – including businesses, convention leaders, faith communities, and more than 10,000 people who signed petitions against the bill – who say they don't want this harmful legislation to impair the reputation of our state and harm our ability to attract the best and brightest to Indiana."
The ACLU and other groups took a stand against the bill by petitioning Gov. Pence to veto. It is the first state to pass a RFRA this legislative session and is closely trailed by bills in Georgia and Arkansas that would have similar consequences.
I know ….. this is a very sad reaction against equality. Something big is bound to happen I think either way. I'm concerned about FL …. we have Rick Scott & Pam Bondi who may follow these clowns, hypocrites, religious fanatics whose main target seems to be the 2016 elections. What say you?
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Ever since I first saw the art of Simon Stålenhag, I've loved the idea of machines taking over a real world setting. In a fictional sense of course, though current events do have me reconsidering this line of thought. But Mr Stålenhag's work does have a very specific look and feel, something that Generation Zero has captured perfectly. This could have something to do with both the artist and the game being of Swedish origin, with Avalanche Studios helming this particular slice of retro-futuristic sci-fi.
Yes, you read that right, Generation Zero is retro-futuristic. In fact, it's set in 1980's Sweden, complete with brilliantly ridiculous fashion sense. But it's not about the mullets and the too-tight denim, it's about the hostile machines that are patrolling the roads and the disappearance of nearby communities. It's about scavenging for weapons and ammo (and dubious articles of clothing that miraculously have bullet-resistant properties, but more on that later), stocking up on medical supplies and following the clues left behind by missing people.
Avalanche's latest doesn't offer the brash, over-the-top Hollywood blockbuster experience of Just Cause 4, instead opting for a slower-paced, first-person survival shooter in Generation Zero. Guns aren't military grade and they aren't piled up in handy piles around every corner, because this is a rural island of farms and small towns, in a country known for its strict gun laws. Your first guns will be rusting pistols and hunting rifles, perhaps a shotgun, because you're out in the countryside filled with woodlands, prime hunting grounds. Except you aren't hunting deer to fill your freezer, you are the hunted and you're just trying to keep yourself alive in the face of your impending extinction.
I knew very little of the game before going in, thinking it was more of a co-op shooter like Left 4 Dead, rather than the open world, survival shooter it actually turned out to be. Honestly, having spent a lot of my time playing games like PUBG lately turned out to be the best preparation for playing this game. I spend most of my time wandering around empty towns and farms, keeping a wary eye out for dangers, all while searching abandoned houses for things to keep me alive. Thankfully I'm not murdered every fifteen minutes here, unlike my time in the battle royale arena.
Not that Generation Zero's enemies won't do their best to fill you with bullets. Quite the opposite, in fact. The AI will certainly give you a run for your money at times too, as the smaller, dog-like robots bound around with great speed, using cover and occasionally shooting a few rounds your way, with all the accuracy you should expect of a machine. If they get close, they may even simply barrel into you, knocking you to the floor and taking off a sizable chunk of your health. Due to the reasonably limited supply of health and ammo, you really do need to think about how you tackle each situation. I was caught out a few times by my own recklessness, trying to take out an enemy that I thought was alone, only for its buddies' shots to ring out into the night, shots tracing lines toward my squishy human form, protected only by some tight denim and a gaudy-coloured shirt.
The funny thing is, as this is a sort of FPS/RPG hybrid, the articles of dodgy clothing that you find throughout the Scandinavian islands often have protective properties. Honestly, it makes no sense whatsoever, as I've found military helmets that offer no protection whatsoever, yet the beanie I'm wearing has added bullet resistance. Work that one out. This also means that the weapons you find also have RPG-like stats, each coming with a handy star rating that will give you a quick idea of whether that rifle you're carrying is better than the one you just found. Same goes for the attachments you can find, such as scopes and silencers, both of which can be absolute life savers in this hostile world.
Indeed, the various types of murderbots have a keen sense of hearing. Or at least, excellent auditory sensors, if you wanna be pedantic about it. As you roam around the countryside, you might suddenly see a directional indicator around your aiming reticle, which will start off as a white dot that slowly fills out into a wide bracket that points in the direction of whatever is currently aware of your presence. It's heard you running around like a bumbling idiot, basically. The best way to combat this is to crouch and move slowly, when around enemies. If a machine is actively searching for you but doesn't yet know your precise location, for example when a silenced rifle shot has just exploded one of its mates, the indicator will turn yellow, then switching to red if you've been spotted.
When that happens, you'll really have to make the choice whether you fight or flee. Neither one is the wrong choice here. The further you get into the game, the more devastating the enemies become, and so sometimes you really should consider valiantly running away. This isn't DOOM or Halo, it has more in common with S.T.A.L.K.E.R., requiring the use of strategy over brute strength. Stealth is particularly useful, especially if you are lucky enough to snag a silencer and a scope for your hunting rifle. I can't tell you how satisfying it is to shoot an enemy's weak spot with a silenced shot, watching it explode and confusion falling upon its comrades. More often than not though, they will eventually determine the trajectory of the shot and come looking for its origin. You best not be there when that happens.
Unfortunately, the AI isn't without its faults. For the most part it works brilliantly, flanking and using misdirection to overwhelm you, but every now and again the game struggles with its boundaries. I've been shot through walls, because an enemy's head and gun barrel have clipped through. Worse however, was when I discovered a new class of deathbot that clipped entirely through a wall and proceeded to violently smash me into the ground like the Hulk did to Loki in The Avengers. As if I wasn't already panicking enough thanks to the atmosphere and the sudden arrival of this hulking killer, this cruel glitch made it ten times worse.
The thing is, aside from a couple of glitches and an element of random crashing that developed in the pre-release build, most of which seemed to be fixed just prior to launch day, Generation Zero is pretty special. From a visual standpoint, it's incredible. The day/night cycle brings with it some astonishing lighting, and this quality presentation stretches to the sound too. I have never, and I mean never, heard a thunderstorm sound quite so perfect in a video game. And the sound of a heavy automatic rifle's shots carry such weight, especially when they're coming from another player's gun upstairs, as you take up defensive positions in a house while fighting for survival.
Indeed, Generation Zero has drop-in/drop-out co-op for up to four players, but before you click away from this review complaining about multiplayer ruining everything, you can set it to invite-only to continue playing alone. Multiplayer works seamlessly however, as you're notified of another player entering your server and you can chat away via text, emotes or audio, and help each other take down whatever threats are around. This is practically required for the biggest machines, but otherwise it's a feature that can be ignored if you so choose.
It won't be for everyone. The world could do with being a little smaller, or the movement speed could do with being faster, but I quite enjoyed just wandering around the environment and taking in the atmosphere at my own pace. Rather than being full of characters and cutscenes, the story is told via environmental cues as well as documents and voice messages, as you simply try to find your fellow humans on an island filled with murderous machines. And it's those machines that have you fighting for your life with every encounter, in a hybrid survival game that really does feel a little bit different.


The Northern Wyoming Community College District's Board of Trustees moved along the proposed background check policy on second reading at their monthly meeting Wednesday night at Sheridan College.
U.S. Senator for Wyoming Mike Enzi released the following comments regarding the news that former U.S. Senator Malcom Wallop had passed away at the age of 78 on Wednesday.
The local delegation representing Johnson and Sheridan County met Wednesday to determine the redistricting option that will be submitted to the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee next week.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop has died at age 78. The Republican who served in the Senate from 1977 to 1995 fought for "Star Wars" space defense and for a tough anti-communist policy in Central America.
The Discovery Channel will be in Sheridan next week to film Tom Balding while he makes a custom hand-crafted bit, spurs and buckles.
Ten Sleep-based Eleutian technologies announced the closure of their office in Sheridan Wednesday, citing that the office that housed their teaching center was no longer being used by employees.
After significant growth on Sunday September 11, and another surge on Monday, according to a release from the Forest Service Wednesday morning, the reservoir fire has grown to 1,243 acres in size burning northwest of Shell Reservoir in the Cloud Peak Wilderness.
The Buffalo City Council has approved on first reading two Ordinances dealing with zoning and subdivisions.
The final Third Thursday Street Festival of the year will take place this week from 5 to 9 pm in downtown Sheridan.
Enrollment at Johnson County Schools, as we reported earlier this week, is at 1,303 students overall, up 61 students district-wide over the end of the school year in June of 2011.


The first Slot Machine was produced in 1895. It is considered that the inventor of slot machines was Charles Fey (1862-1944). His first slot machine was called the Liberty Bell. It was the beginning of slots machines industry development.
There were three spinning reels in the Liberty Bell. If you are interested in this slot machine you can visit the Liberty Belle Saloon and restaurant in Reno, Nevada. Ironically, but the first Slot Machines didn't give great cash! The players could get only 50 cent payout, some drinks; frequently the gambler could win cigars. Of course the Liberty Bell had a bell which made a special signal when the player hit the winning slip. Usually these slot machines were located in different bars and pubs.
In 1910 were presented some changes to the Liberty Bell by the Mills Novelty Company. The Mills Novelty Company presented some changes to the Liberty Bell in 1910.New innovation was called the Operator Bell. In that slot machine creators introduced better neck coin input and today's favorite fruit symbols (cherry, plum).
The quantity of those slot machines was nearly 30,000. Their weight was really great, nearly 100 pounds.
In the long run, the epoch of cast iron slot machines came to the end. The new type of slot machines were introduced in 1915. Those were propounded by the Mills Novelty Company and were much easier and cheaper. The main material which was used in those slots machines was wood.
The first thing that was changed in slot machines was the noise which became unendurable while playing the game. That is why the creators corrected this problem.
The following thing that the Mills Novelty Company introduced was a double jackpot that means that the players could gain more in quick perpetuity.
Taking into consideration, that slot machines became more and more popular at that time, the activities of Mills Novelty Company increased. As a result of that process the world saw new, interesting and exiting slot machines. A lot of new colorful, bright slots based on their own scheme were introduced in early 1930`s.
So, you see that the history of slot machines is very eventful and interesting. You have learned about companies and people who increased the popularity of slot industry. Undoubtedly, this kind of gambling can diversify your weekdays.


The best gifts bring happiness to both giver and receiver. Memorable gifts forever hold a place in the heart, and recalling the moment the gift was given recreates the pleasure.
This year, reflective Chesapeake neighbors told us about gifts that have meant the most to them through the years. We've shared their stories in the hope that reading them reminds you of the best gifts you've given or received.
"Fifteen years ago, a group of friends got together to provide two weeks of groceries for a working mother of five who was having a hard time making ends meet. The look of surprise and gratefulness on her face when she realized that all the food in the car was for her and her kids was truly a gift to us.
"When I was about 12 years old, the family procrastinated on everything to do with the holidays, including getting a Christmas tree.
"Our family would cut down a tree from the farm. Over the years, the pine trees had been replaced by tulip poplars. There was a shortage of pine trees, and very few remaining that had that Christmas tree look.
"About two days before Christmas, I went alone into the woods in search of a tree. The longer I stayed out, the more the trees were starting to look more like Christmas trees. I sawed one down and hauled it back to the house.
"I was teased by my five sisters for some time after. The tree wasn't a very good Christmas tree; it was not full; it had few branches on which to hang ornaments. But it served as the family Christmas tree that year.
Frum, of Chesapeake Beach, a busy mom of two boys, found time to create and sell homemade coasters at Freedom Hill Horse Rescue's Christmas market.
"My mom saves everything, especially art work; she was an art teacher. She had been creating scrapbooks for me and my sisters. They started from when we were babies until we were in middle school. When we were in our 40s, she gave them to us. We were all really touched by her gift.
"I've always decorated the house for Christmas. Ours is the corner house, and I've put up lights, candy canes and snowmen for 25 years.
"Every year we gather people to sponsor giving gifts to children. This year will be the third year in a row that my wife Clarice and I host the event. The children meet Santa and other animated guests. They eat lunch and create Christmas ornaments to take home.
"The children make build-your-own Christmas gift kits. The kits get delivered to John Hopkins Children's Hospital the week of Christmas to children staying in the hospital over Christmas. This way, the sick and shut-in children can make a present and give it to a loved one.
Harrison is Twin Beach Players' president; Jack is her eight-year-old son.
"Every year we make time to go to Ocean City the weekend following Thanksgiving. It's a tradition to see The Festival of Lights and visit with Santa. When Jack was five, he decided that he did not want Mommy to follow him to chat with Santa. I snuck around back to hear his special request.
"I'd say the best (or most memorable) gift I've received was from my dad when I was a kid. My dad is always about jokes. There'd always be something silly under (or on) the tree. I couldn't say how old I was, but probably under 10. I would get to open one present on Christmas Eve. Inevitably, I'd always end up picking the joke gift.
"After years of Barbie dolls and tea sets, my parents finally gave in and bought me a microscope and a home chemistry set that I had thoughtfully highlighted in the Sears catalog.
"I was the first of my friends to receive a Barbie doll the year that they were released.


1. Next moderator: Frank. Please create a new message in the agenda discussion, putting the points we postponed today and the ones which need to be treated.
2. Define the internal regulations document, especially the way to accept new HCvol members.
Application of new members: Discussion between the need or not to require paper application. This option is finally left away, considering that its "annoying side" could keep away lots of volunteers, and that it could be a discrimination regarding to countries for which it's hard to transmit a snail mail.
Agreement on the idea to realize an electronic application (including all the documents required - type scan/form/email) + a system to detect the motivation of the volunteer - proposition is a small text. More details of the process, and checking of legal validity is to present at next BoD meeting for agreement (to be done by Pierre-Charles and Jean-Yves).
"first wave": we write an email to all the HCvol forum members, proposing them to applicate to HCvol. After a one or two weeks delay, the ones who won't have started an application will have their rights on the wiki and the forum taken out (up to Marco to manage it in a smart way).
the application process will be published on the public wiki, but won't be promoted in a first time. So we keep some time to see how it can work with around 30 "non conflictuous people" as a first step.
In a while, we'll be able to open a "second wave", spreading in volunteer troups the word of HCvol or even sending official invitations.
Claudia puts on the table the ways to take decisions into the BoD (what kind of majority, and if for every topic the same). She will go deap in the topic and propose a poll about that on the forum.
5. Status report: have all actions been done as planned? JY gives us news next week about server. Claudia started the feedbacks/New-features work on the wiki. It would be good to set an "week action plan" at the end of every meeting, so it's clear and each week we can check how the things are going.
6. Tasks of all of us, as defined in the topic No changes so far... Gerrit's list stay the last version. All the actors have to start to organize their work and document it.
first, staying close to HC name (keeping the words "hospitality club" - several disagree to keep club) in order to realize a "transfert" and don't make people afraid.
then, don't hesitating creating new energy with a better name for the project.
Note: let's not forget that for monthes, HCvol site will only be a demonstration site (don't know yet if it will be linked or not to HC database), which won't receive new applications!


Correspondence: Joost Felius, Retina Foundation of the Southwest, 9600 N. Central Expressway, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75231; jfelius@retinafoundation.org.
Joost Felius, Zainab A. Muhanna; Visual Deprivation and Foveation Characteristics Both Underlie Visual Acuity Deficits in Idiopathic Infantile Nystagmus. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(5):3520-3525. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-11992.
Purpose.: Children with idiopathic infantile nystagmus (IIN) exhibit visual acuity deficits that have been modeled in terms of foveation characteristics of the nystagmus waveform. Here we present evidence for an additional component of acuity loss associated with the deprivation experienced during the sensitive period of visual development.
Methods.: Binocular grating visual acuity and eye movement recordings were obtained from 56 children with IIN (age 4.8 ± 3.2 years) and documented waveform history from longitudinal visits. Visual acuity was modeled in terms of foveation characteristics (Nystagmus Optimal Fixation Function, NOFF) and of each child's time course of pendular nystagmus during the sensitive period.
Results.: Mean visual acuity was 0.25 ± 0.19 logMAR below age norms, and the mean foveation fraction was 0.28 (NOFF = −0.9 ± 2.3 logits). Nystagmus had a median onset at age 3 months and transitioned to waveforms with extended foveation at age 35 months. The best fit of the model showed the following: Poor foveation (0.01 foveation fraction) was associated with 0.60 logMAR acuity deficit; this deficit gradually reduced to zero for increasingly better foveation; pendular nystagmus during each decile of the sensitive period was associated with an additional 0.022 logMAR deficit. The model accounted for 57% of the variance in visual acuity and provided a better fit than either component alone.
Conclusions.: Visual acuity in IIN is explained better if, besides the child's foveation characteristics, an additional component is taken into account representing the nystagmus-induced visual deprivation during the sensitive period. These findings may have implications for the timing of treatment decisions in children with IIN.
For IIN, it is currently unknown to what extent the visual acuity deficits are the direct result of the motion smear induced by the continuously moving eyes and would resolve if the nystagmus were to be eliminated. Since motion smear presumably causes (partial) binocular visual deprivation from an early age, it is plausible that at least part of the visual deficit is the result of bilateral amblyopia. 16,17 With the advent of treatment options this has become an interesting issue because, if indeed bilateral amblyopia plays a significant role, the timing of intervention may be important. Lessening of the deprivation within the sensitive period of visual development may yield better outcomes than when intervention takes place after the visual system loses its plasticity.
Previously, the attained level of visual acuity has been modeled in terms of foveation characteristics of the nystagmus waveform, 18–20 that is, the patient's fixation stability at the time of testing. Here we present evidence for an additional component of visual acuity loss associated with the (partial) binocular visual deprivation experienced during the sensitive period of visual development. The premise of our approach is that pendular nystagmus waveforms are typically associated with poor foveation characteristics and thus may lead to binocular visual deprivation, whereas jerk-like waveforms with extended foveation periods usually have much better foveation and allow for relatively normal vision and normal visual development.
All 56 participating children (age 4.8 ± 3.2 years at last visit) had a diagnosis of IIN based on eye movement recordings and on comprehensive ophthalmic and fundus examination by the referring ophthalmologist. Infantile nystagmus is characterized by infantile-onset conjugate involuntary eye movements, which are usually uniplanar and predominantly horizontal and which feature an accelerating slow phase. 21,22 Children enrolled in this study were evaluated for visual function and eye movements at 3- or 6-month intervals until age 2 years and once annually thereafter. The inclusion requirements were diagnosis of IIN with no prior treatment and no treatment (other than optical correction) during the study, and longitudinal follow-up sufficient to estimate the onset of nystagmus and the transition from pendular waveforms to jerk-like waveforms with extended foveation periods. 23 Patients with concurrent eye disease (such as albinism, optic nerve hypoplasia) or other syndromes, systemic disease, or developmental delay were excluded. All participants wore optical correction according to their cycloplegic refraction during all testing if the spherical equivalent refractive error exceeded 2.0 diopters (D) and/or the cylindrical refractive error exceeded 1.0 D.
The age of onset of (pendular) nystagmus was based on eye movement recordings performed in our lab, clinical information provided by the referring physician, and parental report. The age of transitioning to waveforms with extended foveation was based exclusively on eye movement evaluations performed in our lab.
This research followed the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was obtained from a parent or legal guardian of each participating child. The protocol and consent form were approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and were in compliance with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Profile of the sensitive period for spatial vision (solid line), set to begin at age 1.5 months, peak at age 12 months, then drop off gradually toward zero after age 8 years. The gray areas under the curve illustrate a typical example of the time course of IIN: From birth until onset at age 3 months there is no nystagmus (small light gray area), followed by pendular nystagmus causing visual deprivation from onset until transition at age 35 months (dark gray area), then jerk-like nystagmus with extended foveation periods until the age at testing (larger light gray area). The ages of 3 months and 35 months in this example correspond to the median ages of onset and transition, respectively, in this cohort.
Mean visual acuity deficit at the last visit was 0.25 ± 0.19 logMAR below age norms, and the mean foveation fraction was 0.28 (NOFF = −0.9 ± 2.3 logits). Pendular nystagmus had a median onset at 3 months of age (interquartile range, 2–6 months) and transitioned to waveforms with extended foveation periods at a median age of 35 months (interquartile range, 18–82 months). Hence, the duration of pendular nystagmus varied considerably in this cohort (interquartile range, 13–68 months; median 29 months).
The individual deprivation parameter D, calculated as the proportion of the area under the sensitivity profile that corresponded to pendular nystagmus, ranged from zero (i.e., no pendular nystagmus) to 1.0 (i.e., pendular nystagmus during the entire sensitive period until the time of testing), with median 0.94 (interquartile range, 0.58–0.99) (Fig. 2). The five children whose deprivation parameter D was zero included three children who, although they showed pendular waveforms, had very small amplitude nystagmus that was deemed visually insignificant, one child whose nystagmus was observed to be intermittent, and one child for whom the earliest eye movement recordings included jerk waveforms with foveation periods. There was a moderate correlation between the deprivation parameter D and the visual acuity deficit, with higher values of D associated with more severe visual acuity deficits (Spearman rank correlation r s = 0.41, P = 0.0018) (Fig. 3A). There was a slightly weaker correlation between D and fixation stability, with higher values of D associated with lower (poorer) NOFF values (r s = −0.32, P = 0.015) (Fig. 3B).
In the cohort of 56 patients, the deprivation term D ranged from 0 (no documented pendular nystagmus) to 1.0 (pendular nystagmus during the entire sensitive period).
(A) The correlation between visual acuity deficit and the deprivation parameter D. Spearman rank correlation r s = 0.41 (P = 0.0018). (B) The correlation between NOFF and the deprivation parameter D. Spearman rank correlation r s = −0.32 (P = 0.015). The solid lines are the linear regression lines.
The visual acuity deficit showed an inverse relationship with the child's nystagmus characteristics at the time of testing, quantified with the NOFF, with larger NOFF values associated with smaller visual acuity deficits (Fig. 4A). By analogy with our previous study, these data were fit with an exponential model, capturing the steeper dependency at the lower range of NOFF values and the asymptotic behavior for higher NOFF values. This model yielded R 2 = 0.40 (P < 0.0001) for the current data. In order to visualize the latent effect of visual deprivation on the visual acuity deficit data in Figure 4A, the data points were coded by symbol size for the deprivation parameter D. Children with smaller D (i.e., less deprivation; smaller symbols in the figure) tended to have smaller visual acuity deficits, while children with larger D (larger symbols) tended to have larger visual acuity deficits for any given value of the NOFF. The best fit of the two-component model (including the term for the child's history of pendular nystagmus; Equation 1) resulted in a = 0.016 and b = 1.26. This implied that poor foveation (0.01 foveation fraction or NOFF ≈ −4.6 logits) was associated with a visual acuity deficit of approximately 0.6 logMAR; the visual acuity deficit gradually reduced to zero for increasingly better foveation. The coefficient c for the deprivation component of the model was 0.22, suggesting that pendular nystagmus for a duration corresponding to one-tenth of the area under the curve of the sensitivity profile (Fig. 1) was associated with an additional 0.022 logMAR visual acuity deficit. The model accounted for 57% of the variance in the visual acuity data, thus providing a better fit (F (1,52) > 21.1, P < 0.0001) than either component alone (40% for current foveation, 25% for history of pendular nystagmus).
(A) Visual acuity deficit plotted as a function of NOFF. Similar to our previous finding, 19 the data were fit reasonably well (R 2 = 0.40; P < 0.001) by an exponential function. Data points are plotted in symbols of different size according to the individual subjects' deprivation parameter D: Subjects with lower values for D (i.e., a history of less deprivation; smaller symbols) tend to show lower visual acuity deficits than subjects with higher values for D (larger symbols). (B) Visual acuity data adjusted individually by c(D − D avg) (i.e., individual vertical shift depending on each child's value of D).
To illustrate the improvement in the proportion of variance explained by moving from the original exponential model to the two-component model, the visual acuity deficit data from Figure 4A were adjusted individually by the amount c(D − D avg) (where the fit parameter c = 0.22, D is the individual deprivation parameter, and D avg = 0.747 is the sample mean of the deprivation parameter) and plotted in Figure 4B. This removed the variability due to individual differences in D, resulting in a slightly tighter clustering of data points around the exponential function. This fit converges asymptotically to the value c*D avg = 0.168 logMAR.
Using a two-component model to describe visual acuity deficits in children with untreated IIN, we found significant effects of fixation stability (foveation as quantified by NOFF) and of the onset and duration of binocular visual deprivation experienced by the child as a result of pendular nystagmus during the sensitive period of visual development. Similar to observations from previous reports, nystagmus was associated with visual acuity deficits, with the acuity deficit determined, in part, by foveation properties of the nystagmus waveform rather than by nystagmus intensity. 8,17–20,23,37,38 However, the predictive value of this association is not very strong, as can be seen by the scatter in the data points in Figure 4A. By adding a simple first-order visual deprivation component to the model, the overall portion of explained variance increased (to 57% in the current cohort).
The children in this study all had longitudinal data available that allowed estimating the age of onset of nystagmus and the age at which waveforms with extended foveation periods emerged. Nonetheless, given our typical follow-up regimen, both the age of onset and the age of transition were approximate, thus limiting the accuracy with which the deprivation parameter D could be assessed. Also, the shape of the sensitivity profile (see Fig. 1) was somewhat arbitrary. The exact choice of parameters describing this function, however, did not have a strong effect on the associations (results not shown); a uniform profile (i.e., D determined simply by the duration of the pendular nystagmus between onset and transition) resulted in a weaker association with the visual acuity deficit: R 2 = 0.20 (compared to R 2 = 0.25 for the profile function shown in Fig. 1).
There are several other factors that may have influenced the amount of residual variance in the data. The visual acuity measurements were likely affected by a number of error sources known to occur in pediatric vision testing: interindividual differences in visual development, small refractive errors that were uncorrected, and the generally larger measurement error associated with visual acuity testing in children compared to adults. More importantly perhaps, the assumption that pendular nystagmus causes visual deprivation while jerk-like nystagmus with extended foveation periods does not, is an oversimplification of matters. The amount of visual deprivation due to motion smear likely forms a continuous scale, with high-intensity pendular nystagmus at the severe end and jerk waveforms with long foveation periods at the mild end.
Indeed, our central assumption was that the prolonged motion smear produced by nystagmus eye movements constitutes visual deprivation. We found an association of the visual deprivation parameter D with visual acuity deficits. However, it is conceivable that, conversely, any visual acuity deficit somehow contributes to or helps maintain fixation instability. As little is known about the underlying mechanism that leads to the transition from pendular to jerk waveforms in many patients with IIN, we cannot rule out that children with relatively good visual acuity make the transition to jerk waveforms sooner than children with poorer visual acuity, thus establishing a potential two-way interaction between visual function and ocular motor control. Interestingly, our data showed not only associations of visual acuity deficit with D and with NOFF, but also an association (albeit weaker) between D and NOFF (Fig. 3B). We should therefore emphasize the descriptive nature of the proposed model and warn against inferring causal relationships from it.
Although it remains to be determined if and how the deprivation component resolves over time, our findings have implications for treatment decisions in children with IIN. First, treatment to improve the nystagmus waveform and its foveation characteristics prior to the end of the sensitive period might result in better visual acuity outcome later in life. Second, knowledge about the individual child's time course of the IIN and the various waveforms will be helpful in estimating the potential visual acuity benefit that the child might get from treatment at any age, if the amount of visual deprivation can be estimated.
In conclusion, visual acuity in IIN is explained better if, besides the child's current nystagmus waveforms and the associated foveation characteristics, an additional component is taken into account representing the nystagmus-induced binocular visual deprivation that was experienced during the sensitive period of visual development.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Seattle, Washington, May 2013.
Supported by the Communities Foundation of Texas.
Hertle RW Dell'Osso LF. Nystagmus In Infancy and Childhood: Current Concepts in Mechanisms, Diagnoses, and Management . New York: Oxford University Press; 2013.
Tychsen L. Binocular vision. In: Hart WM ed. Adler's Physiology of the Eye. 9th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1992: 773–853.
R Core Team. R: a language and environment for statistical computing. Version 2.15.3. Vienna, Austria: R Foundation for Statistical Computing; 2013. Available at: http://www.R-project.org/. Accessed March 6, 2013.


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Q: Displaying clicked items in session array I'm learning MVC and Symfony2 (version 2.7) by creating a super simple shopping cart test (I know symfony has a doctrine for this but I just want to learn basics, so go easy on me ;) ).
All I want to be able to do is for each item they click, it appears next to the other items they clicked. This really isn't a MVC or Symfony2 problem as much as it is a php, twig coding problem that I'm flubbing on.
I have a form that users can click buy, on which users are redirected to another form that displays what they bought. Below that display are other items with the buy button option again. Once they click that button for an item, the new item should appear next to the previous one.
Instead the old item goes away and the new item appears.
How can I make the old ones stay along with the new ones?
Below is the controller class that renders the forms. Take a look at buyAction
It stores the items in cart, but only one at a time...How can I fix that?
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<?php

namespace AppBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Session\Session;
use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Method;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Template;
use AppBundle\Entity\Item;
use AppBundle\Form\ItemType;

/**
 * Item controller.
 *
 * @Route("/item")
 */
class ItemController extends Controller
{

    /**
     * Lists all Item entities.
     *
     * @Route("/", name="item")
     * @Method("GET")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();

        $entities = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->findAll();

        return array(
            'entities' => $entities,
        );
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new Item entity.
     *
     * @Route("/", name="item_create")
     * @Method("POST")
     * @Template("AppBundle:Item:new.html.twig")
     */
    public function createAction(Request $request)
    {
        $entity = new Item();
        $form = $this->createCreateForm($entity);
        $form->handleRequest($request);

        if ($form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
            $em->persist($entity);
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('item_show', array('id' => $entity->getId())));
        }

        return array(
            'entity' => $entity,
            'form'   => $form->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Creates a form to create a Item entity.
     *
     * @param Item $entity The entity
     *
     * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\Form The form
     */
    private function createCreateForm(Item $entity)
    {
        $form = $this->createForm(new ItemType(), $entity, array(
            'action' => $this->generateUrl('item_create'),
            'method' => 'POST',
        ));

        $form->add('submit', 'submit', array('label' => 'Create'));

        return $form;
    }

    /**
     * Displays a form to create a new Item entity.
     *
     * @Route("/new", name="item_new")
     * @Method("GET")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function newAction()
    {
        $entity = new Item();
        $form   = $this->createCreateForm($entity);

        return array(
            'entity' => $entity,
            'form'   => $form->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Displays Bought Items
     *
     * @Route("/buy/{id}", name="item_buy")
     * @Method("GET")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function buyAction(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->find($id);

        $entities = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->findAll();

        $cart = [];

        $session = $request->getSession();

        $session->set('cart', $cart);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('No Item ');
        } else {
            $cart[$entity->getId()] = $entity->getName();
        }

        $session->set('cart', $cart);

        return array(
            'cart' => $cart,
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'entities' => $entities,
        );
    }

    /**
     * Finds and displays an Item entity.
     *
     * @Route("/show/{id}", name="item_show")
     * @Method("GET")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function showAction($id)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Item entity.');
        }

        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Displays a form to edit an existing Item entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}/edit", name="item_edit")
     * @Method("GET")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function editAction($id)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Item entity.');
        }

        $editForm = $this->createEditForm($entity);
        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);

        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'edit_form'   => $editForm->createView(),
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
    * Creates a form to edit a Item entity.
    *
    * @param Item $entity The entity
    *
    * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\Form The form
    */
    private function createEditForm(Item $entity)
    {
        $form = $this->createForm(new ItemType(), $entity, array(
            'action' => $this->generateUrl('item_update', array('id' => $entity->getId())),
            'method' => 'PUT',
        ));

        $form->add('submit', 'submit', array('label' => 'Update'));

        return $form;
    }

    /**
     * Edits an existing Item entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}", name="item_update")
     * @Method("PUT")
     * @Template("AppBundle:Item:edit.html.twig")
     */
    public function updateAction(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();

        $entity = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->find($id);

        if (!$entity) {
            throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Item entity.');
        }

        $deleteForm = $this->createDeleteForm($id);
        $editForm = $this->createEditForm($entity);
        $editForm->handleRequest($request);

        if ($editForm->isValid()) {
            $em->flush();

            return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('item_edit', array('id' => $id)));
        }

        return array(
            'entity'      => $entity,
            'edit_form'   => $editForm->createView(),
            'delete_form' => $deleteForm->createView(),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Deletes an Item entity.
     *
     * @Route("/{id}", name="item_delete")
     * @Method("DELETE")
     */
    public function deleteAction(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $form = $this->createDeleteForm($id);
        $form->handleRequest($request);

        if ($form->isValid()) {
            $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
            $entity = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Item')->find($id);

            if (!$entity) {
                throw $this->createNotFoundException('Unable to find Item entity.');
            }

            $em->remove($entity);
            $em->flush();
        }

        return $this->redirect($this->generateUrl('item'));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a form to delete an Item entity by id.
     *
     * @param mixed $id The entity id
     *
     * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\Form The form
     */
    private function createDeleteForm($id)
    {
        return $this->createFormBuilder()
            ->setAction($this->generateUrl('item_delete', array('id' => $id)))
            ->setMethod('DELETE')
            ->add('submit', 'submit', array('label' => 'Delete'))
            ->getForm()
        ;
    }
}

/////////////////
Below is the first form, where nothing is "bought" yet.
//////////////////
{% extends '::base.html.twig' %}

{% block body -%}

Item list

                Id
                Name
                Actions

        {% for entity in entities %}

                {{ entity.id }}
                {{ entity.name }}

                        Buy

                        show

                        edit

        {% endfor %}

                Create a new entry

             {#

               Buy Item

#}

{% endblock %}

/////////////////////
Below is the form users are shown after they "bought" an item (where the "bought" item is displayed up top) and where they can choose to "buy" something else (where this new item should go next to the previous "bought" item).
////////////////////
{% extends '::base.html.twig' %}

{% block body -%}

Items Bought...

You Bought...

        {# {% if entity is defined %} #}
            {% for entities in cart %}

                    {{ entity.name }}

            {% endfor %}
        {# {% endif %} #}

        {% for entity in entities %}

                {{ entity.id }}
                {{ entity.name }}

                        Buy

        {% endfor %}

            Back to the list

{% endblock %}

//////////////////////
I've been starring at this all day yesterday and I can't find my issue. So any help is appreciated, thanks.
ALSO
Any ideas how to make this better/things to help me learn MVC basics/Symfony2 stuff would be cool if you got some too. I've been using Lynda dot com, google, this site, the Symfony book/cookbook. Thanks!

A: The problem is that you have this in your last Twig file.
{% for entities in cart %}

You're placing in entities variable each iteration of cart, so you're losing all entities loaded in the controller.
Change this...
{% for entities in cart %}

        {{ entity.name }}

{% endfor %}

to this...
{% for cartItem in cart %}

        {{ cartItem.name }}

{% endfor %}

At least this part should be solved :)

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Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have all the luck and others don't even get a look in?
New York Times best-selling author Pam Grout, says it might have something to do with your frequency.
The Kansas based sweetheart has provoked, inspired and uplifted countless people with her easy approach to spirituality, believing that we can all shape our reality and live the life of our dreams simply by 'upgrading' our frequency with simple shifts in the way we think.
Pam has written 16 books, three plays, a television series, countless articles, and is hands down one of the loveliest people I've been lucky enough to chat with. Today on the blog she shares with us how we can tap into unlimited power, potential and possibilities, just by tapping into the right 'thing'.
We're a lot more than flesh and bones, but we give the physical and material parts of who we are most of the attention.
Physics has proven that we are all waves of energy. We are a force of energy and we're constantly emitting it.
For example, when it's cold and we get under the blanket we know that eventually our body will heat up, because there's energy coming out of us.
Our thoughts and feelings are also emitted in wave lengths and have a particular frequency to them. This frequency can be changed or upgraded based on what we're choosing to put out, but ultimately what we do put out, we attract back.
So, a frequency of gratitude and joy is going to show a life picture that reflects experiences of that. This is going to be a much different life to someone who has a frequency of life sucks and then you die. You're going to attract into your life a reflection of the frequency that you're on, and it's almost like you won't be able to see anything other than that.
For example, my friend told me a story about a woman waiting at the airport. She was carrying a bunch of bags, and seemed to be struggling a bit. She was noticeably frustrated and kept repeating, "Where's the airport bus!?"
She just couldn't believe the bus hadn't showed up to take her back to the parking lot.
My friend sat there and watched her for 30 minutes and that bus circled three times but this woman was so upset. She was so committed to that frequency of despair and gloom that she couldn't even see the bus!
So, our experiences are going to reflect the frequency we're on.
It's no different to the frequencies we use to tune into a TV or radio station. If you're watching ABC, you can't watch CBS.
If we can change our frequency, by changing our energy, by changing how we think and feel, it's safe to say we're pretty powerful beings, connected to something much bigger.
It's hard to put this bigger thing into words – some call it God, some call it The Universe, some call it Consciousness – I like to call it The Field of Infinite Potentiality. It's part of who we are, and when we tap into this spiritual self or higher self, life becomes a lot more rewarding and meaningful.
A lot of people aren't consciously aware of this bigger thing because we're born into a world where there's an awful lot of rules, and the dominant paradigm would suggest that we need to follow these rules.
But we're born with a connection to this bigger thing. We were all born with an inner-knowing that we're special and that we're here to do great things. We know how to create beauty, and we know that our imagination is unlimited, we know that anything is possible, but then we start learning these rules and everything changes.
I mean think about it, from the moment we're born we come out and we're measured, and then we're weighed, and then we're compared to all the other babies in the nursery.
It starts really early, and we pick up messages that maybe there's something wrong with us. Maybe we don't measure up.
We're constantly instructed from a young age, that we must comply, fit in and get educated.
Our culture tells us that we're supposed to teach our children to be on the straight and narrow, but really what we're teaching them is to live the same restricted life that many of us want to break free from.
But this urge, this pull, and this bigger thing is always calling to us. The voice however, gets dialed down and drowned out by our crazy thoughts, by our belief in all of the rules, and by our limited thinking.
It never completely goes away though, and if we want to live a big life, a bold life, and a life beyond our wildest dreams, then we've got to turn the dial up and tune it in. Because if you don't turn your television set on you're never going to watch a program, and it's the same with life.
Meditation is a great way to dial in because we can quieten down the noise and create space and silence to hear things clearly.
Being out in nature is also a good way to connect to that bigger thing.
And gratitude is another great connector. When we view the world with a sense of wonder and appreciation, and realise that we're part of a giant solar system that goes on and on and on, anything seems possible and we can open our mind up to unlimited possibilities.
Then, we also have to be willing to let go of learned behaviour and limited beliefs.
We all have stuff that needs to come up from the basement and I think that it seems so painful because we've refused to shine the light on it.
My two favourite words are, 'It's ok'. They are magic.
Whatever you're feeling, whatever you're fearing, whatever's down there in the basement – it's ok. And there's just such relief in that.
But again, we're told it isn't ok, or it isn't socially acceptable, so we build up walls of resistance and label them as painful and it festers down there in the dark.
If you embrace the fact that whatever's down there is ok, then you have permission to bring it up into the light. And in the light, we can see that it's not the boogie man, and that it's not something we need to protect anymore, and we can release and let go.
When people realise there's a vast universe with unlimited possibilities and potential, they begin to entertain that they too have unlimited possibilities and potential.
Whether your spiritual or not, most people like to have meaning and purpose in their life. And some people spend a lifetime searching for it.
The truth is, your purpose can be anything you want it to be. One of my purposes in this life is to be as happy and as joyful as I can which influences my family, which influences my community, which then goes on to influence an even bigger world.
I think that's a really important purpose for all of us to have, because when we allow ourselves to be happy, when we consciously choose happiness, then we begin to look at the world with wonder and joy, and when we're in this state of appreciation everything becomes clearer, and clearer, and clearer.
Purpose is moving in the direction of the things that make you feel alive, and excited and happy. It's trusting that everything will unfold.
Purpose is knowing that you're a creative being. That's what we do, even from a young age, we create. The Field of Infinite Potentiality is constantly expanding, and we're all in on the action, so I think part of our purpose is to continue to expand this consciousness by continuing to create and imagine and emanate our gifts and talents. I think when it comes down to it we're all creators.
If you have the capability to think, then you have the capability to imagine, which means you have the capability to create.
So, part of our job is to imagine new things instead of following all of the old rules.
If in doubt, just follow your curiosity.
Unlock your true potential by getting rid of any old beliefs that might be holding you back, choose to upgrade your frequency and know that fundamentally you live in a universe where anything is possible.
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Why: Stars like Eva Longoria and Jessica Alba must have similar taste because they love these girly flip-flops from Girl Two Doors Down. They come in pink, brown and metallics, both flat and platform style, but no matter what color you choose, the most important part is the bling. Laden in sparkly little rhinestones and clad with a big fat diamond between the toes, you know you're in Hollywood when you sport these shoes. They're the ultimate way to indulge your inner diva, plus these beach-goers are sassy, too. On the soles they read, "If you have to ask you cannot afford me." Now how's that for a swanky sandal?


We believe that budgets are moral documents, and we organize with allies to demand that elected officials enact budgets that reflect our values.
Audit Ahern: Save Money, Save Lives. Demand an audit of Alameda County Sheriff's Office and hold them accountable.
Community Safety Plan for Oakland: Our plan recognizes the choices that have led to less safe and healthy communities, and identifies ways that the city can implement public health solutions to public health problems that focus on health, wellbeing, and prevention instead of criminalization.
We win policies that reduce sentences, remove barriers, and restore opportunities.
Advocacy for legislation that abolishes abusive practices in prisons and jails, strengthens family connections, ends the economic burdens placed on people by mass incarceration, and reinvests in communities.
Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families: Identified how to restructure sentences, reinvest resources, remove barriers, and restore opportunities for families and communities with Forward Together, Research Action Design, and 20 organizations across the country.
We change the conversation about public safety to be less focused on fear and punishment, and more focused on having a living wage job, healthy food, and affordable childcare, healthcare, and housing.
Night Out for Safety and Liberation: We bring people across the country together on the first Tuesday in August to redefine what #SafetyIs: dignity, opportunity, and power in our communities.
Restore Oakland: A joint initiative between Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), Restore Oakland is a community advocacy and training center that will empower Bay Area community members to transform our economic and justice systems and make a safe and secure future possible for themselves and for their families.
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On any blissful summer's day, a smooth, cold, velvety ice cream is a real treat. Whether you enjoy it in a bowl, cup or cone filled with your favorite flavor, July is one of the more cooler months thanks to this lovable dessert.
For those not keeping track, every third Sunday since 1984 has been declared by former President Ronald Regan as National Ice Cream Day. While it might not be an official holiday that has us taking a day off from work, it is one that should be wholeheartedly celebrated with family, friends and coworkers.
Of course, one of the proper ways to enjoy such a delicious faux holiday is with BOGO offers and freebies, so it's time to throw on your classiest pair of sweatpants and feast on America's favorite dessert. With these great United States full of places to give coneheads alike their frosty fix, we share the scoop on all the places that have your needs covered on this cool Sunday.
Of course, Baskin Robbins is celebrating ice cream all month long, but on July 14, customers can get free samples of its Mint Chocolate Chip Polar Pizza. Those who have the mobile app downloaded are eligible for exclusive offers on National Ice Cream Day, along with deals throughout the year. As if that wasn't blissful enough, they are offering regular and kiddie-sized scoops for $1.50 on July 31.
For those hoping to get a free scoop of ice cream on National Ice Cream Day, Cold Stone Creamery offers customers to sign up for the My Cold Stone Club Rewards to get a "buy one, get one" free creation coupon.
Reigning supreme with its cool treats, Dairy Queen lets its Blizzard Fan Club members get an ice cream coupon for a buy one, get one free Blizzard, and those heading to its fan food franchise after 8 p.m. can also get any two medium dipped cones or sundaes for only $4.
On Sunday, customers heading to the liquid nitrogen ice cream cafe between the hours of 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. local time can get a buy one, get one deal on their sensational flavors.
A day after National Ice Cream Day, patrons of the Atlanta-based chain can get one free ice cream cone or cup of any size with the purchase of another cone or cup.
For those visiting Dippin' Dots stores this Sunday, customers will get one free mini cup of the futuristic ice cream.
Celebrating National Ice Cream Day all month long, Marble Slab is offering guests $2 off their purchase at participating locations. Customers who have downloaded the Slab Happy Rewards app are also eligible to receive a free ice cream coupon upon joining its reward program, which offers cool treats for your birthday.
On Sunday, fans of the Golden Arches will get a free soft-serve ice cream cones on the condition that they have downloaded the McDonald's mobile app.
While they are famous for their steak-burgers, the Illinois-based burger house offers a delicious menu of hand-dipped milkshakes made with real ice cream. Customers can get a free regular size strawberry cheesecake milkshake or Kit Kat milkshake with the purchase of another. Be sure to print out the coupons to take full advantage of the offer!
How will you be celebrating National Ice Cream Day on Sunday? Where do you usually head? Let us know in the comments below.


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2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations Led by Post Malone
dick clark productions and NBC today announced the 2020 Billboard Music Awards nominations. The awards honor the year's most successful artists in 55 categories across all genres of music. Post Malone leads the pack with 16 Billboard Music Award (BBMA) nods, followed by first-time nominees Lil Nas X with 13 and Billie Eilish with 12. …
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A Look at the Making of Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Film
Following the trailer, IMAX has brought online a look at the making of Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Film, which is which is premiering exclusively in IMAX theaters worldwide on October 25, 2019. The video takes you to the Roden Crater, visionary artist James Turrell's never-before-seen installation in Arizona's Painted Desert. Filmed in the summer of …
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Jesus Is King Trailer Previews the Kanye West Film Coming to IMAX
Kanye West and IMAX have revealed the new Jesus Is King trailer, which you can watch below. Tickets are now on sale for the film, which is premiering exclusively in IMAX theaters worldwide on October 25, 2019. Filmed in the summer of 2019, Kanye West's famed Sunday Service is brought to life in his new film …
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Kanye West and IMAX Announce Jesus Is King Film
Kanye West and IMAX have announced a new collaboration, a co-production that builds on the company's exploration of new expressions of The IMAX Experience. Kanye West will release an all-new IMAX film, Jesus Is King, exclusively in IMAX theatres around the world on Friday, October 25, 2019. Filmed in the summer of 2019, Jesus Is King brings Kanye West's …
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Watch the Donald Trump and Kanye West SNL Cold Open
Seth Meyers hosted the October 13 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, which didn't hold back in depicting the Donald Trump and Kanye West meeting that took place in the actual Oval Office last week. You can watch the Donald Trump and Kanye West Cold Open above, and below you'll find all the other skits, including Seth …
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Matt Damon is Brett Kavanaugh in the Saturday Night Live Cold Open
20 million viewers watched Thursday's testimonies from Brett Kavanaugh, who has been nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court, and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982. Last night, NBC's Saturday Night Live took on the Kavanaugh hearing in the Season 44 premiere's Cold Open! Watch Matt Damon as Judge Brett Kavanaugh …
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Adam Driver to Host SNL with Musical Guest Kanye West
Saturday Night Live will premiere its upcoming 44th season on September 29 with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West, it was announced today by NBC. Returning for his second time as host, Emmy Award-nominated Adam Driver recently starred in Spike Lee's critically-acclaimed summer film, BlacKkKlansman, and is currently filming Star Wars: Episode IX. Accompanying …
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Fall 2012 Honor Roll
Faculty, students and staff distinguished through professional and academic accomplishments
- Horacio D. Espinosa, the James N. and Nancy J. Farley Professor in Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, is a recipient of the SEM Sia Nemat-Nasser Award. He is recognized for his outstanding experimental contributions with impact to the fields of nanomechanics, nanoelectonics and nanomanufacturing. Espinosa will be honored at the SEM Annual Conference in June.
- David Fairen-Jimenez, a postdoctoral fellow in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a University Research Fellow for 2012 by the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science. He is a member of the research group led by Randall Snurr, a professor of chemical and biological engineering. Fairen-Jimenez, who studies rational design of nanoMOFs for drug delivery and bioimaging, will spend his fellowship at the University of Cambridge. The initial funding for the fellowship is $1 million over five years.
- Sir Fraser Stoddart, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, is a 2012 recipient of the Chicago Scots 2012 Distinguished Citizen Award of the Illinois Saint Andrew Society. Stoddart will be honored at the 167th annual St. Andrew's Day Banquet, the "Feast of the Haggis" in November. This award recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of a Scot and Chicagoan and is the highest award that the Chicago Scots can give.
-Dan P. McAdams, chair and professor of psychology and professor of human development and social policy, is the recipient of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's (SPSP) Jack Block Award. McAdams is best known for studying how people construct their own personal narratives from infancy to adulthood. McAdams will be honored at SPSP's annual meeting in New Orleans in January.
-Paul M. Leonardi, associate professor in the departments of communication studies and industrial engineering and management sciences and the Pentair-Nugent Teaching Chair, was awarded the 2011-2012 Clarence Ver Steeg Graduate Faculty Award from The Graduate School at Northwestern. The award recognizes a faculty advisor who is a role model for students in research, ethical conduct, professional responsibility and personal development.
-Samuel I. Stupp, professor of material sciences and engineering, is the 2013 recipient of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry. Stupp will be honored at the ACS national meeting in New Orleans in April 2013.
-Wing Kam Liu, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the 2012 Gauss-Newton Medal, the highest award given by the International Association for Computational Mechanics. The Gauss-Newton Medal honors individuals who have made outstanding, sustained contributions in the field of computational mechanics.
-Chad Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, visited Singapore in July as an invited guest of the Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor Programme. The programme is funded by an endowment fund established in 1983 by friends and well-wishers of Singapore's former Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. He also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Nanyang Technological University.
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