Door to America New Carousel. Still Looking for Several Co-owner Partners.

Door to America is an amazing place to begin your SL life. Lots to see and do! There are 9 levels of tracks representing 9 US States beginning with Niagara Falls, NY. Come, join us, have fun!

Door to America Owner is looking for 3-5 additional co-partners to keep DtA exactly the way it is today - a haven and starting point for many new SL users. We want to onboard as many new people as we can for Second Life! The reason is simple: you can be anything you want (including just being who you really are) and meeting new people whom you will connect with. Contact: Angelor Galanter inworld if you are interested in being a co-owner. It will be an investment of approximately $56 per month per person. Thank you!

• Keep Door to America open for new users
• Keep Door to America as a "go to" place for motorcycle riding, vehicles, and parties, events, DJ's, live singers and more.
• Keep Door to America as a place that is a "general" sim for all users.

Let us know how you feel about Door to America by leaving a comment or sending an IM to Angelor Galanter.

The Wise Man

 

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Giving & Receiving Feedback -APA Psychnet

 

Psychologists conducted several experiments on giving and receiving feedback. They were shocked by some of the findings.

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The researchers found a significant gap between givers and receivers predicted desire for receiving feedback. Those who imagined giving feedback believed that their colleague would want less feedback than those who imagined receiving feedback actually reported wanting. In other words, participants underestimated others’ desire for feedback, particularly regarding more consequential situations, such as sounding rude in emails or making an error in a report.

“The gap was smaller with more every day, less consequential, scenarios. For example, people correctly estimated how much someone else wanted feedback when they had food on their face, or a rip in their pants,” Abi-Esber noted.

Those who anticipated that providing feedback would make them feel discomfort and those who believed their feedback had little value were particularly likely to underestimate others’ desire for feedback.

In Experiment 2, the researchers randomly assigned participants to either recall an instance when they had the potential to give feedback or recall an instance when they had the potential to receive feedback. They then either predicted the other person’s desire for feedback or reported their own desire for feedback. Once again, participants reported wanting more feedback than they perceived others wanted.

For the third experiment, Abi-Esber and her team tested a real feedback situation by having people participate in a virtual laboratory experiment with a friend, roommate, or romantic partner. One participant was assigned to be the feedback-giver and the other to be the receiver. Both participants first predicted how they would feel giving or receiving feedback, and then the giver delivered feedback that they genuinely wanted to share.

“We demonstrated that even people who know each other quite well underestimate each other’s desire for feedback,” Abi-Esber said.

Experiment 4 investigated potential interventions that could potentially help reduce the underestimation of the desire for feedback. Participants were randomly assigned to either recall a time when they did something important incorrectly without realizing it or recall a time when they observed someone else experiencing this kind of situation.

“We asked people to recall times where they were either in this situation themselves, having made an error and not being corrected, or they observed someone inadvertently make an error without being corrected, and 561 people (out of 600) were able to spontaneously remember and describe such a scenario. So, it definitely happens a lot!” Abi-Esber said.

Some of the participants were also asked to take the perspective of the person making the mistake before predicting that person’s desire for feedback. “It was really interesting that our simple perspective-taking intervention in Experiment 4 helped close the giver-receiver gap,” Abi-Esber told PsyPost. “Just asking people to quickly reflect: ‘if you were this person, would you want feedback’ helped them recognize the value of feedback to the other person, and helped close the giver-receiver gap.”

In Experiment 5, the researchers conducted a laboratory experiment involving feedback that was both real and consequential. Participants were paired, with one practicing a speech for a competition and the other assigned to listen and provide feedback. Participants were informed that the speeches would be scored and the person with the highest final speech score would be emailed an electronic Amazon gift card for $50. The feedback given to the speakers was also recorded and coded.

After receiving the instructions, the participants were asked “How much do you think the other person wants to get feedback from you?” or “How much do you want to get feedback from the other person?” The participants answered the same questions again after the practice speech but before feedback was given. “Interestingly, as the time to receive feedback approached, [the speakers] had more desire to get it, suggesting that they truly wanted the feedback,” the researchers noted.

In line with the previous experiments, however, participants underestimated their partners’ desire for feedback.

The findings also provided evidence that feedback can have important real-world outcomes. The researchers found that speakers who received more feedback from their partners tended to have a greater score improvement between their practice speech and their final speech.

“Even if you feel hesitant to give feedback, we recommend you give it: the person most likely wants it more than you think,” Abi-Esber told PsyPost .Secondly, if you’re still hesitant about giving feedback, take a second and imagine you were in the other person’s shoes, and ask yourself if you would want feedback if you were them. Most likely you would, and this realization can help empower you to give them feedback.”

The study, ““Just Letting You Know…” Underestimating Others’ Desire for Constructive Feedback“, was authored by Nicole Abi-Esber, Jennifer E. Abel, Juliana Schroeder, and Francesca Gino.

United by an Uncommon Idea - United States

 

"Ever since July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was adopted by representatives from the 13 original British colonies, people from around the world have come to American shores. Most came to escape tyranny or to be free to pursue life as they saw fit. Some came as conquerors. Some came as slaves under the worst circumstances imaginable. But come they did. And when they did, the indigenous people were either displaced, lived alongside, or assimilated with the new arrivals.

These different peoples rallied around an ideal — a concept that people can be free to live their lives as they choose and determine who and how they will be governed. We did not always live up to that ideal, but we created the institutions and made the sacrifices that eliminated slavery, outlawed bigotry, and enabled freedom.

In the process, America and Americans became a melting pot. European immigrants combined their cultures and often their genes with not only African slaves and the conquered indigenous peoples, but also with immigrants from Asia. Together they formed a unique culture and people. America became a beacon of hope, refuge, and promise for humanity. The different religions, races, creeds, and ethnicities that settled here often did not peacefully coexist, but the rest of the world is very far behind American integration and unity.

America is the ultimate human experiment. We managed a union of many different cultures — far from an easy task. Many European leaders feel morally superior to America, despite their failure to do or to try anything so ambitious. Indeed, look at India, China, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Rwanda, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Russia, or the Middle East. In all these places, ethnic tensions still are deadly affairs.

People still come to America any way they can. Some come in observance of our laws, others in violation of our laws. When they arrive, they tend to retain their cultures and identities. But soon, these cultures intermingle. They borrow from one another. And eventually, they amalgamate, becoming a different and uniquely American race and culture — just as that forgotten British officer prophesied more than two hundred years ago.

America's unique language, art, culture, music, literature, government, and thought all testify to this reality. We are a people whose popular music and dance are a hybrid of European and African influences. Our world-famous Western movies and literary heroes are a blend of the laconic natures of European and Native American characteristics.

But the one characteristic that unites all Americans is not our language or ancestry or land. It is an idea of individual freedom, which all Americans, regardless of their background, have in common. From the Ghanaian shoe store owner to the Mexican landscaper to the Chinese professor to the Italian tile setter to the Polish roofer, we are all united by that one idea.

This idea is under assault today. Our unique American culture is under assault by enemies who seek to divide us. They have been at it for a very long time. 

First they tried to eradicate the idea of the melting pot and change it to a tapestry. Well tapestries become unraveled. Look at what happened in the Balkans and the Soviet Union and Rwanda.

Our values, beliefs, and behavior are those of a people who esteem freedom — who resisted tyranny and eschewed a monarchy. It is not uncommon for immigrants from former or current communist countries who chide Americans by saying, “You do not know how good you have it here!”

For more than ten years, I lived or worked near Independence Hall in Philadelphia. One cannot pass by that shrine without being awed by the events that took place there. One cannot help but be impressed by the men who met within those walls and created a nation that is the envy of the world. Critics say they were white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant heterosexual males who excluded and persecuted Native Americans, women, and blacks. This is true. But they also created a nation that eliminated slavery, reversed the wrongs of discrimination by race, religion, and gender, and freed others who lived under tyranny, asking for nothing in return but the ground upon which to bury those who died to free people. They created the system of government that righted those wrongs and under which we live today.

America is the greatest nation in history. This is why so many, sacrifice so much to come here. Americans need to remember this always.

Happy Independence Day."

Michael Tremoglie is a writer and author.

[Full Article Here: 'A new race of men' (msn.com)]

Listen Up Live Music Fans - 3 2 1 GO: 3 Sims, 2 Singers, 1 Concert - you don't want to miss!

 

Live Music Fans ... Listen Up!

Two top performers are on stage for the biggest concert ever! Door To America and TLC-LandCo Production hosts the amazing John Rocky and Agatha Nowles for one day only. 

Broadcasting live all the way from Brazil, they are covering artists such as Aerosmith, Guns'N'Roses, Journey, Diana Krall, Norah Jones and many more!

Join us Friday, June 3rd, 2-4 pm slt @ Door To America. 3 Sims, one concert - you don't want to miss!!"

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Cam LM1 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cannery%20Cove/72/140/4000

Cam LM2 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ruffneck%20Falls/244/130/4000

SL Destination Guide: Door to America

Door to America

Door to America is a region within Second Life built specifically to onboard new users using the theme “Second Life is a virtual world for human connection!” DtA can promote a healthy, positive, transformative learning curve for users. Second Life is porous and learned skills, talents, and lessons of all types can transcend the virtual world and bring real-world benefits. Learn more at doortoamerica.blogspot.com

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DtA and Memorial Day Celebration

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Mickey Guyton Performs our National Anthem

Door to America, DtA, Celebration on June 3rd - Join us!

Memorial Day, which was founded as Decoration Day in 1868, is an occasion to remember those who lost their lives while serving the United States of America. One powerful way to honor the fallen is by reading and sharing poems of war, remembrance, sacrifice, and valor. Browse the following classic and contemporary poems, including several written by poets who died in service to their countries. Click here for Poems

 

 

Human Injected with Cancer-killing Virus Vaxinia

Newsweek - Ed Browne - Yesterday 6:53 AM

Scientists have injected a human medical trial participant with a virus that is designed to kill cancer cells.

The treatment is known as oncolytic virus therapy, in which a natural virus is genetically modified to enter cancer cells and replicate itself, thus killing them. Crucially, it's designed to do this while avoiding healthy cells.

The treatment can also help prime peoples' immune systems against cancer, according to Imugene Limited, a clinical cancer research company.

The virus in this new trial is known as CF33-hNIS, also known as Vaxinia. The phase 1 clinical trial will start off by injecting the virus into people who have solid tumors and have had at least two prior types of treatment. The virus is either injected into the tumor directly or into a vein.

Then, once safety has been demonstrated, patients will be injected with both the virus and pembrolizumab, an antibody that improves the immune system's ability to fight cancer cells.

The trial will aim to recruit 100 cancer patients across the U.S. and Australia over a period of approximately two years.

Patient recruitment is ongoing, but Imugene along with the Los Angles-based cancer care clinic City of Hope announced on May 17 that the first patient has been dosed with the virus.

"Our previous research demonstrated that oncolytic viruses can stimulate the immune system to respond to and kill cancer, as well as stimulate the immune system to be more responsive to other immunotherapies," said Dr. Daneng Li, principal investigator and cancer research professor at City of Hope, in a press release. "Now is the time to further enhance the power of immunotherapy, and we believe CF33-hNIS has the potential to improve outcomes for our patients in their battle with cancer."

CF33-hNIS is a pox virus that spreads from cancer cell to cancer cell, replicating itself inside of them. Eventually, the cancer cells burst and release thousands of new virus copies. This stimulates the immune system to respond and target the cancer as well. Until now the drug has only been tested on animals.

If the drug does well it could move on to further trials, but it's far too early to tell what the results will be yet. According to the Cancer Research Institute, only one oncolytic virus therapy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before—T-VEC (Imlygic), which is a modified herpes virus that is approved for the treatment of melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

Each year in the U.S., more than 1.6 million people are diagnosed with cancer and nearly 600,000 die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

Cancer Origin Identified by Scientists Through Cell “Surgery”

By UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK MAY 22, 2022

First Posted on: Cancer Origin Identified by Scientists Through Cell “Surgery” (scitechdaily.com)

Chromosomes (shown in pink) are shared by the spindle (blue). Membranes (green) are a risk factor for correct chromosome sharing. Credit: University of Warwick

Research from the University of Warwick reveals new insights on a key cause of cancer formation during cell division (or mitosis), and points towards potential solutions for preventing it from occurring.

• When a cell divides abnormally, it does not share the correct number of chromosomes with the two new cells, which can lead to cancer.
• New research from Warwick Medical School has discovered why and how this happens, using “cell surgery.”
• Understanding the origin of abnormal cell division and cancer formation may lead to prevention.

When a cell divides normally, it makes a duplicate copy of every chromosome and then shares them equally between the two new cells. This function is carried out by a complex machine in the cell called the mitotic spindle.

If something goes wrong during this stage, the two new cells will be aneuploid, meaning that they will not have the correct number of chromosomes and will make mistakes when sharing genetic information.

Cancer cells are aneuploid, so understanding how and why this happens is incredibly important in finding out how the disease originates.

Professor Stephen Royle’s research team at Warwick Medical School has identified exactly this.

Mitosis is the process through which a cell copies its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division. Mitosis is generally followed by equal division of the cell’s content into two genetically identical daughter cells. Credit: NIH

They found that some chromosomes can get lost and trapped in a tangle of membranes that exist in an area around the cell’s spindle, preventing the chromosomes from being shared properly and leading to abnormal cell division that can cause cancer.

They made their discovery by performing a sort of ‘surgery’ on living cells. The researchers invented a way to remove the tangle of membranes in which chromosomes get trapped, and as a result, the chromosomes were rescued by the spindle, thus enabling normal healthy cell division.

This proved, for the first time, that chromosomes getting caught in these membranes is a direct risk factor for the formation of cancerous cells. Understanding this risk can lead to more effective cancer prevention.

Stephen Royle, Professor of Cell Biology at Warwick Medical School, commented:

“Many scientists working on cell division focus on the spindle: how it works and why it makes mistakes in cancer. In this paper we shifted the spotlight and looked at membranes inside dividing cells.”

Dr. Nuria Ferrandiz, lead author of the study, said:

“We found that chromosomes can get trapped in membranes and this is a disaster for the dividing cell. It has the potential to change a normal cell into a cancer cell. Preventing this process may be a way to treat disease.”

Reference: “Endomembranes promote chromosome missegregation by ensheathing misaligned chromosomes” by Nuria Ferrandiz, Laura Downie, Georgina P. Starling and Stephen J. Royle, 28 April 2022, Journal of Cell Biology.
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202203021

Enhancing Human Connection in the Metaverse with Philip Rosedale and Angela Dalton

Please watch: Podcast by Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life, and Angela Dalton. 

ARK Invest (Episode 128)

May 15th, 2022

Long before the concepts of the Metaverse and cryptocurrency became widely understood, Second Life was already a thriving virtual metropolis running off its own monetary system. In today’s episode, we have the pleasure of hearing from its inventor, Philip Rosedale, about how technology has evolved since he founded Second Life, and how he hopes it is going to continue to evolve in the future. Angie Dalton also joins in on the conversation to share her perspective on what is going on in the virtual world. Our conversation covers everything from avatars to the uncanny valley to the potential of the Metaverse to eliminate loneliness, so don’t miss this one! Key Points from this Episode - Philip’s two main interests that catalyzed the founding of Second Life. - Technological changes that took place in the late ’90’s, which were the final push that Philip needed to found Second Life in 1999. - What the early years of founding Second Life looked like. - The goal of Second Life, and what makes it unique. - Philip shares some statistics which give an indication of the size of Second Life today. - Characteristics built into the Second Life currency that allowed it to work as well as it has. - Reasons that Second Life didn’t run into many regulatory issues when they were starting out. - Angie’s thoughts on how to democratize crypto inside games. - Facets of the Metaverse that Philip is particularly interested in seeing the evolution of. - The problem that Philip and his team at High Fidelity have developed technology to solve. - What Philip believes one of the main goals of technological advancements should be. - A sad truth about our online connections. - Some of the pros and cons of trustless economies. - Why allowing for the ability to trade virtually is essential to the success of the Metaverse. - The next step that is required to take the Metaverse to the next level. - Philip explains the concept of the ‘uncanny valley’. - Changes that Philip expects to see in virtual worlds in the next 5 years. - What Angie is most excited about in the virtual reality space. More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/ To learn more about ARK: https://ark-invest.com/ For more updates, follow us on: Twitter: https://arkinv.st/3corDiY LinkedIn: http://arkinv.st/1f7AiVX Facebook: http://arkinv.st/3r4EDOU Instagram: http://arkinv.st/39td8bO Disclosure: http://arkinv.st/39rzF94

What is Second Life Anyways? By Shannan Tandino

 

What is Second Life…Anyways?

By Shannan Tandino

This question takes me back to a time a long, long time ago, ancient years really. No cell phones, no smart tv’s, no internet, no virtual reality…

I was 19 years old, a single teen mom, scared and lonely. All my friends were still doing KID stuff and I had a KID. Then a friend called and with one statement changed the course of my life and 30 years later I am still on the path that that one statement started for me. The statement: “There is this thing on the computer, you can talk to people on it.” That was the beginning stages of my life online, looking for love (at times in all the wrong places) and security. Which years later led me to Second Life and to my Happily Ever After.

So back to… What Is Second Life Anyways?... The simple answer, it is a Virtual Life – a Second Life. What does that mean? Well that depends on you, what your goals are, what your interests are. Honestly, also how broken you are figures into the question, What Is Second Life Anyways? Everyone has walked a different path than others, and what Second Life offers EVERYONE is the ability to change your life, even just for a SECOND.

What if you’re disabled and on your “bucket-list” is to jump out of a plane – Second Life can make that happen. What if you want to explore an alternative lifestyle but are scared to come out in real life – Second Life can allow you to learn who you are, without fear.

Yes, there is an adult side to Second Life. Second Life is no different than real life. You give a brand-new world to people and allow them to create whatever they want – they are going to create fun ways to have sex. Now what you might find fun, might not what I find fun… but, really, isn’t that the exciting part… everyone gets to find their way to explore and live in Second Life.

So, let’s circle back to that pesky question… What Is Second Life Anyways?

For me, it has been so many things. It has been my escape, my happiness, my sadness, my career, my fun, my love, my anger, my safe place, my surprise, my addiction, my destruction, my healing.

I started Second Life 16 years ago, I was married with 3 kids. I wasn’t happy, I wasn’t loved, and I wasn’t in love (just didn’t know it at the time.) I quickly found friendship. I found ADULT conversation (and I don’t mean sexual) I mean NOT go take a shower, do your homework, you’re grounded, get off the phone. I was asked “How are you?” for the first time, in I don’t even remember.

A little bit of husband cheating here and a little bit of my husband cheating there, led me to him… that guy who is new, exciting, and shiny. That guy who whispers all the things you have been needing and wanting to hear. We partnered for 2 years, and he was and is dear to me. He taught me that the marriage I was in, wasn’t working. He taught me I am strong enough to stand up for myself in Second Life and in Real Life, so I promptly asked for a divorce and broke up with him (he was RL married).

After a few seasons passed… and I woke up realizing that one of those people… one of those who was always there, one of the first people I met and would care to hear the answer to, “How are you?” One of my first true friends in Second Life…  Well, he was my destiny, he was My Forever.

Now I am back in Second Life after about 12 years off, married in Second Life and Real Life to that guy who cared to listen to the answer.

So again… What Is Second Life Anyways… It is what you make of it, just like Real Life. 

Door to America, Cannery Cove, and Mavericks MC

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DOOR to AMERICA TODAY

Welcome to Second Life

Door to America provides simple to understand tutorials and graphics via information panels you can walk around (very much like a Stonehenge configuration) to gain the know-how to operate your avatar in Second Life. Most are counter-intuitive and simple to 1. understand and 2. put into practice almost immediately. There is nothing that you can do to your brand-new avatar in Second Life that can't be fixed relatively quickly. For example, if your body or head vanish or are mis-colored there are almost always backup copies in your inventory. Most items are copyable in Second Life. It's simply a matter of clicking on them again to "wear" them. So much information but, really, the fun far exceeds the amount of learning time you'll do. 

Door to America provides a unique system of roads, 7 different levels, to ride a motorcycle through a few iconic places in the United States: New York, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, 2 levels for California (Hollywood), and a track designed similar to Stargate Atlantis (a flying city tv show).

Door to America provides a new Z-Land Wack Zombie Apocalypse for those of you who are warriors who want to stay alive. Imagine 100 zombies coming after you?! There are Monsters, clowns, robots, pixies, half-bodies, and more coming at you from all directions. A Headshot to the brainpan is likely your best option. Most weapons you can use are free on Second Life Marketplace. Journey onward fellow warriors! Enjoy or die trying! :)

Next door to DtA (Door to America) is Mavericks MC (Motorcycle Club) on a sim (land) named Ruffneck Falls. There are 100's of SL users who love bringing their real life love of motorcycles and the "biker lifestyle" into Second Life (SL). Mavericks MC is not a 1% MC. Mavericks MC is an upscale hybrid MC founded on the principles and motto: Respect, Diversity, Inclusion, Fellowship & Fun. There are many types of MC's in SL, and there are about 200 MC's with tracks going up to 4,000 meters, Riding Clubs, and more. Join our Mavericks Support Group (just click the Group JOIN), and consider joining as a "prospect" toward full patched member.

(Please note that you must have "Payment On File" with Linden Labs via your Secondlife.com account to visit some places in Second Life. There are many more "free" places you can go! You may use PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and several more. However, we suggest you use a prepaid debit card that you load with a specific amount per month to protect yourself. It is really up to you!)

There are 9 full tracks to ride here at DtA. Simply use the "No Touch Teleport" next to the billboard to TP up to the Niagara Falls Motorcycle Track. There are Demo Bike Rezzers there for you to "touch & rez" to ride up the tracks. Simple instructions are provided to get you started. Your bike needs to have the KCP Redirect to fully ride all the tracks. If your bike doesn't have the redirect, simply use a demo bike provided at the numerous vendors on the Niagara Level.

There are many types of vehicles in SL. Airplanes (all types), boats, bicycles, mopeds, autos (all types), and creative vehicle types like bagels, chairs, couches, and even donuts. Builders, literally, can make a square box into a vehicle!

Please, take your time, and spend time, here at DtA to learn all you can about operating your avatar, and about SL before you visit other places (sims). You will find it much less confusing and easier in the long run.

If you haven't yet joined the DtA Land Group, please do so now: Click the Group Join next to the billboards.

You will discover that  you can belong to many groups, participate in their activities or events, and still have time to be a member of Mavericks MC if you so choose.

We look forward to meeting you!

Tealcie

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Update:Door to America Arises - and now 3 Regions and 3 full Stacks!

Door to America was on the verge of demolition, without an owner until one angel investor stepped into the gap to save it. The new DtA is unchanged in its uniqueness, only now, we combined 3 Regions and 3 Track Stacks for your riding and partying pleasures: 1. Cannery Cove, 2. Door to America, and 3. Mavericks MC. This is a powerhouse combination. Celebration being planned asap.

Come visit, ride, enjoy! 

(More on Cannery Cove in the next article.)