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Soooo. here i photoshopped a few pic's from me lol, cuz i'm bored and felt creative for some reason.
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A call from the light~
Soooo. here i photoshopped a few pic's from me lol, cuz i'm bored and felt creative for some reason.
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1 A Survey of Social Media Use in Software Systems Development Sue Black University of Westminster Department of Information and Software Systems London HA TP +()9 Rachel Harrison Oxford Brookes University Dept of Computing & Electronics Wheatley, Oxford OX HX, UK + ()8 8 Mark Baldwin University of Westminster Department of Information and Software Systems London HA TP +()9 ABSTRACT In this paper, we describe the preliminary results of a pilot survey conducted to collect information on social media use in global software systems development. We created an on-line survey for developers who are using social media to communicate at work and whose work falls within the domain of software systems development, including web applications. Our results show that social media can enable better communication through the software system development process. 9% of respondents said that using social media has improved their working life. Categories and Subject Descriptors D. [Software]: Software Engineering; D.. [Software Engineering]: Distribution, Maintenance, and Enhancement in Clay Shirky s book Here comes everybody []. Shirky describes how the most profound effects of social tools lag their invention by years, because it isn t until there is a critical mass of adopters who take the tools for granted that their real effects begin to appear. Use of social media with the resultant shared awareness allows otherwise uncoordinated groups to begin to work together more quickly and effectively. Because developing software and the software engineering process involves interaction between various parties including clients, developers, architects and managers etc., social media holds much promise for the improvement in communication between the parties involved and thus the resultant software. General Terms Measurement, Experimentation. Keywords Web., Social Media, Tools, Distributed Teams, Software Development, Software Quality, Collaborative Development.. INTRODUCTION Over the years organizations have restructured themselves to take advantage of global working and have become highly dependent upon communication technologies. Recently this has come to include social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instant Messaging, etc. The uptake in use of social media tools is currently rising extremely quickly, Facebook now has over million users and Twitter over million, see Figure. This rise in uptake and use of social media tools is explained well Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. WebSE ', May -8,, Cape Town, South Africa Copyright ACM ( //... $. Figure. Who will be my friend? []. How we interact online is changing gradually but dramatically. Increasingly people are engineering software, databases and web sites so that they not only meet private objectives, but so that they can be used in ways that the originators did not know or understand [] The internet and social media created space is now the world s biggest coffeehouse with social media giving people a chance to say whatever they want. This includes not only directly discussing topics with others online, but also osmotic communication [] where conversations are overheard. If Twitter is run in the background using an application such as Tweetdeck, it can be like listening to people talking in the background [].
2 In order to better understand the use of social media we conducted an online survey. We wanted to determine whether social media tools are being used by developers and if so, whether this use has been successful. Technology delivers messages that are understood within a particular context and provides support for collaborative working when face-to-face communication is impossible. In multidisciplinary teams that may involve a large number of people, unambiguous communication can be critical to the success of a project. It can also be very difficult to achieve. To investigate this we carried out an online survey into the use of social media for global software systems development. Respondents were recruited through Twitter, we realize that this adds bias to our results, but consider our results valid and useful within this restricted context. This paper describes our data collection, data analysis and our initial conclusions.. THE RESEARCH QUESTION We wanted to understand the problems and complexities of using social media systems, particularly those occurring during global software development. Our underlying motivation was to determine how well the gap between social and technical parts of a project can be bridged by social media. We felt this was best achieved by a survey. Our aim is to answer the research question: Are social media tools being used by software systems developers and if so, is this use successful?. METHOD We used surveys as our primary research method. Surveys (including online questionnaires and unstructured interviews) were appropriate because they enabled us to collect a large amount of relevant data relatively cheaply and within a reasonably short time frame. Unstructured interviews were used to provide corroborative evidence for validation of the results. Formal experiments would be more difficult to use for this research because of the difficulty of specifying all variables, and the high staff costs due to the necessary replication in a controlled setting. Ethnography could be used for this research but would involve transferring a member of the team to industry and this would also raise the cost of the research. There are main parts to performing the survey, described in this section.. Data Collection and Analysis The survey was carried out online using the FluidSurveys tool. The survey contained 9 questions to generate data concerning selected topics. Users were self selecting, they responded to a tweet sent out by one of the authors on Twitter asking for those involved in global software development to participate : Do u work in software systems development + use social media communicate? If so please take our survey: We received responses with 8% completion. The questions included a mixture of check boxes, ranges, direct closed questions and open questions requiring freeform responses. The survey can be found on the FluidSurveys website. The survey was not drawn from a random population, as all the respondents had a preexisting link to one of the authors. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses of the survey data were undertaken. Two of the authors analyzed the data independently to ensure consistency.. RESULTS The demographics of the participants were quite interesting. Most of the participants jobs were found to be at a senior level. More men than women participated in the survey but cross tabulation showed that this did not have an effect on subsequent responses. What is your gender? % % % Figure. Gender of respondents. Female Male However we did find a difference in educational profile with a higher proportion of men than women having a formal qualification such as a bachelors or masters-level degree. Figure. Comparison of education vs gender. The average age of our survey participants was found to be just over with quite a small spread. Again age did not account for any chosen responses
3 8 How old are you? Figure. Age of respondents We found that the participants length of time with their employer was fairly evenly distributed. A quarter of the participants had worked for their employed for between and years. 8 How long have you worked for your current employer? < yr - yrs - yrs - yrs yrs + Figure. Length of time with current employer. It is interesting to note that nearly all of the respondents (9%) used social media to communicate with their colleagues. It should be noted however that the respondents were not a random sample of people involved in software system development. Do you use social media to facilitate communication between groups of colleagues? Yes no response Number of social media types used 8 Figure. Number of types of social media used. Our survey also revealed that the people using social media to communicate at work generally use more than one application, with four being the average. This is possibly to be expected as familiarity with one type of social media tool may encourage users to use another. Also, encouragement by a workplace to use social media may be a factor, although this was not covered in our study. Twitter Plaxo Linkedin IM client Googlewave Facebook Comparison of social media types used Figure 8. Comparison of social media tools. Twitter and Instant Messaging were found to be the most popular, possibly because they facilitate the type of communication needed more than the others, apart from Googlewave which is reasonably new in this field. It should also be noted that as respondents to the survey were recruited mainly through Twitter this should be taken into account in any interpretation. No Figure. Use of social media with colleagues. In fact % of these people reported that they were part of a team in which all team members all use social media for this purpose.
4 Which social media applications do you use at work to facilitate communication? Twitter Facebook Linkedin Plaxo IM client Googlewave Figure 9. Social media tools used at work. Nearly all of the respondents (9%) said that using social media at work has improved their working life. Total yes Total no Total What information do you communicate using social media? Social information Logistics Marketing data Operational data Source code and related information System design information System specification information New ideas No yes % % % Figure. Type of information communicated via social media. We found that quite technical information is communicated in this way, including for example source code, specification and design. However the most common use (by far) was found to be communicating new ideas. A high proportion of the respondents (8%) reported also using social media for making social arrangements. Those using social media in a work context also tended to use it in a social context. Figure. Hours per day spent using social media. The amount of time spent using social media needs to be interpreted with care, as it is not clear whether the responses refer to the amount of time an application spent running in the background or refer to a literal measurement of activity time. However the average time spent was. hours per day. This is a significant amount of time however it is interpreted. Social media clearly provide very popular and useful tools. Some interesting comments were revealed by the open question What can the team do now that they could not do before? which revealed that the convenience of communication is the key improvement. Communications can now be carried out anywhere at any time, rapidly and in real time. Using social media is seen as a replacement for . Our unstructured interviews also yielded interesting comments. For example, several interviewees reported using social media constantly at work, running in the background. In our small pilot interviews this was shown to be a common modus operandi. Although these applications can be used for idle chatting they are obviously also a useful work communication tool, facilitating real-time responses to crises that can occur in internet time, by.. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK This paper has described the preliminary results of a pilot study conducted to collect information on the use of social media in global software systems development. We used Fluid Surveys to host and Twitter to promote the survey. Clearly there are several threats to validity involved in our approach. These include the non-random selection of respondents and the small number of respondents as well as the recruitment of respondents through social media. This self-selection and size restriction prevent the results from being generalized. Our results are nevertheless interesting and useful. The preliminary results of our pilot survey suggest that the answer to our research question: Are social media tools being used by systems developers and if so, is this use successful? is undoubtedly yes. However, we are aware that there are threats to the validity of this research.
5 We found some interesting information from our survey. Respondents use social media tools for several hours per day (most probably leaving them running in the background whilst working), mainly to discuss new ideas and specification, design and code related issues. Social information was also discussed. Most respondents used more than one social media tool, Twitter and Instant Messaging are the most popular. In the future we intend to investigate the phenomena of social media further. We will improve our questionnaire in light of our pilot survey results, we also intend to improve the survey response rate and to gather a larger data set from a random sample. We will use both structured and unstructured interviews to validate the survey responses.. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Our thanks to Emma Nguyen for producing the charts and to all who participated in this research. [] De Baar, B., 9. Why You Should Use Twitter Style Communication In Your Project, The Project Shrink blog [Last accessed //] [] Cockburn, A.,. Agile Software Development. Addison Wesley Professional. [] Giles, M.,. A world of connections. Special report on social networking. The Economist, London. th January- th February. [] Shirky, C., 8. Here comes everybody. Penguin press, USA. [] Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. D.,. Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything. Atlantic Books, London WCN JZ, UK.. REFERENCES
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As Democrats gather in Denver this week to have their quadrennial party and nominate Barack Obama for president, I hope he remembers that it was South Carolina that set him on course to this historic moment. Before our Democratic primary in February, Obama was still a face in the crowd of presidential wannabes. Hillary Clinton was the odds-on favorite to win the nomination.
S.C. Democrats gave Obama a resounding victory that day, doing what would have been inconceivable a few decades ago — supporting a black man for president.
The Democrats were a different party 60 years ago when they gathered in Philadelphia to nominate Harry Truman for his own term in the White House. There wasn't much enthusiasm for Truman, whom many viewed as a placeholder after the death of FDR elevated him to the presidency. What troubled many southerners, though, was the national Democratic Party's growing insistence on civil rights for southern blacks.
In the sweltering, un-air-conditioned Convention Hall, Democrats divided sharply over a proposed civil rights plank in the platform, which would, among other things, desegregate the armed forces and outlaw lynching. Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey spoke passionately for the plank: "The time is now arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights."
When the measure passed on a close vote, the Mississippi delegation and half the Alabama delegation walked out of the convention. A few days later, Truman desegregated the military by executive order. By that time southern Democrats were in full revolt. Some 7,000 of them had gathered in Birmingham to launch the States Rights Party, a.k.a. the Dixiecrats. Two southern governors had already turned down the party's presidential nomination when Strom Thurmond walked into the hall and was greeted by a forest of Confederate flags and a chorus of "Dixie."
He was the third person to be offered the presidential nomination, and he snapped it up. In his acceptance speech that day, Thurmond famously declared, "I want to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there's not enough troops in the army to force the southern people to break down segregation and admit the Negro race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches."
The Dixiecrats entertained no serious hope of winning the election, but they thought they might carry enough states — with their electoral votes — to keep either Truman or Dewey from gaining an electoral majority. Then the election would go to the U.S. House of Representatives to be decided, and the Dixiecrats would be in the catbird seat, casting their support to the candidate who denounced civil rights most volubly. Had they succeeded, they would have set the nascent civil rights movement back a decade or more.
As it happened, the Dixiecrats carried only four southern states — including S.C. Truman won a surprising victory, and the Democrats embarked on a civil rights agenda that would transform the South and the nation. But Strom Thurmond and the Dixiecrats were not finished. The Dixiecrats returned to the national Democratic Party but continued to oppose desegregation at every turn. One of their leading champions was Thurmond, who used his Dixiecrat presidential exposure to launch a 48-year career in the U.S. Senate.
In July 1964, a bipartisan coalition (composed of a higher percentage of congressional Republicans than Democrats) passed the historic Civil Rights Act, desegregating all public accommodations. The South revolted, led again by Thurmond, who switched to the Republican Party and urged other office holders to follow. In the presidential election that fall, five southern states — including S.C., of course — went Republican, breaking the Democratic hold on the South.
The following year, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, outlawing poll taxes, literacy tests, and other statutory obstacles to black voter registration. (In the Senate, Thurmond opposed this legislation as vehemently as he had opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.) Under federal protection, blacks registered to vote in record numbers and naturally joined the Democratic Party. Whites continued to shift their allegiance to the Republican Party, creating the racial and partisan polarities which define southern politics today.
Anyone who denies that the southern Republican Party was built on the rhetoric of racism and segregation is as misinformed as those who deny the Civil War was fought over slavery. (Actually, the two are probably the same.)
And so we arrive in an age when the party of Lincoln has become the party of segregation and racial politics, while the party of secession has transformed itself into the bulwark of civil rights. We live in ironic times, indeed. I hope Barack Obama appreciates how ironic.


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I decided to pay a quick visit to my local Daiso store to see what products they carried that I might use to make my passport traveler's Notebook. I was really pleased to find this cute passport cover in a fun green color that I could easily convert into a Midori Style Travelor's Notebook. This book has a pockets on the inside covers which can hold cards, stickers and etc. This is the perfect choice for my DIY Midori Style Passport size Travelors Notebook.
Supplies Used for this Project:
- 1 vinyl passport cover ($1.50)
- 2 passport sized journals ($1.50 for a set of 3)
- 2 charms ($1 at Michaels)
- Assorted beads (from my bead stash)
- 2mm Elastic Cording ($1.00 per yard)
Tools Used for this Project:
- Steel Leather Hole Punch (size appropriate to the elastic cording)
- Cutting Mat
- Scissors
- E2000 Glue (optional)
Step 1:
Open up the passport and lay flat. Punch two holes approximately a 1/4" from the top, using the steel hole punch. Then punch two more holes 1/4" from the bottom of the passport cover. Using the process as step one, punch one hole in the center (middle) of the spine.
Step 2:
Take the elastic and measure it out to 2 1/2 times the length of the notebook. My book is around
I like the look of bead on my fauxdori. So once I threaded the elastic, I added a bead and then tied a knot. Then I pulled the knot through the bead to hide it. Additionally, I wanted a book mark so I left about 5 inches of elastic at one and then rethreaded that through one of the holes.
Step 3:
Add a few beads and a charm to the elastic book mark to decorate it a bit.
Step 4:
Take the elastic and cut a piece that is a little less than twice the width of the folder. Add a charm or a bead and tie a knot.
Thread this piece through the center whole, leaving the end with the knot on the inside. Use this piece to hold the cover closed when not in use.
Step 5:
To finish the project, just add the notebooks by opening them through the middle and slipping them through the elastic.
This was a pretty easy project to do and I ended up making a few extras. I changed where I put the holes for the elastic on the pink one so that it would look different. I really like how they came out.
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My post immediately prior to this one was the result of information and documentation that was shared with me by a fellow victim who has been extremely helpful and supportive. As soon as I saw the information, I realized its potential importance to other victims and was glad to be able to try and help her get it out to as many people as possible. [Note: These posts can be easily emailed to others, the media, political representatives, law enforcement professionals, etc. by clicking on the envelope icon at the end of each.]
Recently, another victim of organized/gang stalking contacted me with a link to his video on what he has been subjected to, and he was kind enough to include permission to share it. The link is:
I sent this link on to others I correspond with, and one of them immediately recognized certain details that may connect what's being done to him to a particular stalker and/or group.
Having this information helps those of us who study stalking with a goal of ending it tremendously. Hopefully, this knowledge will also be able to be used to help the victim eventually. In any case, he's also now in touch with a group of caring, supportive people in similar situations who understand very well what he's being subjected to.
One of the primary goals of the evil that is organized/gang stalking is to isolate victims so they feel hopeless and helpless. Because this person had the courage to reach out to us, his problems can now be addressed on several different fronts.
The most important advice I can give to fellow victims, whether they are victims of stalking, crime, domestic violence or abuse, or whatever, is to keep fighting back and keep reaching out to others. I say this knowing all too well from personal experience that many of the websites and discussion groups that claim to support victims are often actually run by stalkers, but when you run across these (and you likely will, at some point!), just cross them off your list and move on. Don't ever give up!--that's just what criminals want you to do, and it only encourages them to keep victimizing others. Don't fall into the vengeance trap, either, because it will ultimately end up hurting you far more than those victimizing you. Instead, speak out as loudly and clearly as possible to as many others as possible, and remember that you can always find people who really care and give really good advice right here.
I can be reached by email at email@example.com. I'm always happy to share victims' stories, advice, information, etc. (with personal information removed), but I won't share what you tell me without your permission, so be sure to include who can be given access (me only, private support network, post on blog, etc.).
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M. B. Partee's Gourmet Pecans Awarded $1,500 Grant
The Carter Malone Group LLC, one of the largest female-owned public relations firms in the Mid-south, owned by Deidre Malone, announced Michael Partee of M.B. Partee's Gourmet Pecans the winner of its best business plan grant competition on Thursday, May 15th.
The Annual Controlling How the Cookie Crumbles: Educating and Empowering Entrepreneurs Symposiums happened earlier in the year. At the end of the symposiums, participants were asked to submit their own business plan using the information learned for a chance to be awarded a $1,500 grant to help get their business started or to help them grow their business.
"This was a great learning experience," said Michael Partee, owner of M. B. Partee's Gourmet Pecans. "Through their symposium, I was able to truly look at my business and identify strengths and weaknesses that will affect its success long-term. In fact, I'd like to think that I learned more about my business through the process of writing this business plan than I they learned from reviewing it." Partee is a life-long Memphian and a well-recognized artist with work displayed across the country.
"I truly believe in giving back to the community and helping others as much as possible," said Deidre Malone. "If we are going to thrive as a county, then we must help create new business opportunities on every level. These symposiums are designed to inform aspiring and new women and minority entrepreneurs how to be successfully from the beginning."
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If you are not in the program in 2017, you can still participate voluntarily and you will not be subject to payment adjustments.
Of course, you may already have the answer as to whether you must participate or not since CMS recently sent letters in the mail notifying clinicians of their MIPS participation status. To learn more about MIPS and the QPP visit the Quality Payment Program website. The Quality Payment Program Service Center also may be reached at 1-866-288-8292 (TTY 1-877-715- 6222), available Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM ET or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Also note, that CMS is offering a webinar on Monday, May 22, from 1 to 2 p.m. that will offer an overview of the participation criteria used to determine inclusion in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). Register here.


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Edna Smith
Jesus Said - Poem by Edna Smith
A young man sought the answer
for how to better live.
Jesus knew the circumstance
and told the fellow, "Give."
The road was hot and dusty,
despair was at the brink,
He talked of living water
and bid the lady, "Drink".
A weary crowd had gathered
His words stirred deeply some,
He stretched forth hands of pity
and invited them to "Come."
A storm became quite violent,
the ship with water filled,
the master calmed the water
by saying, "peace be still."
He taught the Scribes and Pharisees
and made the message clear,
then beckoned to the multitudes
to "Understand and hear."
He sometimes came to Galilee
and walked beside the sea,
and often told His followers
"Repent ye and believe."
He went into a certain house,
tears were in all their eyes,
He understood their sorrow
and bid the maiden "Rise."
The twelve had gathered round Him
for many seemed to seek,
and once again He told them,
to "Listen, go, and speak..."
His heart was very heavy
when he prayed about His cross,
Close by were His disciples
He bid them all to "Watch."
Still some are truly sore perplexed
and when they stop and wonder
they hear, "O ye of little faith,
do ye not still remember?"
All signs now point us onward
unto that glorious day
when Christ in clouds returning
will take His church away
to reign with Him forever,
All who praise Him and obey,
with the loved ones who are faithful,
until then we "Watch and pray."
Comments about Jesus Said by Edna Smith
Dr. Eva L. Shaw (5/23/2010 8:04:00 PM)
Edna Smith is my mother. I was privileged to be privy to her poetry, sometimes in the making, all these years. As she is not able to access your comments by email, I will forward any comments to her. As her daughter I have always loved her sincerity and depth in her poetry. I am glad she has used her gift to brighten the world and the lives of those who read her words. Eva Smith Shaw (Report) Reply
Duncan Wyllie (11/22/2006 1:48:00 PM)
Dear Edna
This is without a doubt a poem of quality and resounding hope and beauty, it talks of many lessons, The teachings from the greatest teacher of all
Brilliant and Beautiful... should be the name that goes before this piece
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As long as digital publishing flattens the business value of content, there is little hope to improve the economics of news publishing. The problem needs to be addressed.The biggest failure of digital news platforms is their inability to assign a different economic value depending on a story's type and quality.On a news site or an app, advertising space is sold for the same price whether it's a news wrap-up quickly put together by a junior editor or a 10,000 words piece that required a whole team of writers, editors and fact-checkers.
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Essien out for up to four weeks
LONDON - Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien will be out for three to four weeks after scans revealed a torn hamstring, the Premier League club said on their website on Wednesday.
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Essien, 27, was injured in the first half of Tuesday's 2-2 Champions League draw with Cypriot side APOEL Nicosia a few minutes after scoring Chelsea's first goal.
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Alejandra Decanini, Julian Tokarev, Julie Eisengart, Elsa Shapiro, C Gail Summers, Paul Orchard, Jakub Tolar, Erick D, Bothun; Ocular Outcomes of Combination Enzyme Replacement Therapy with Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Hurler Syndrome. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2015;56(7 ):5826.
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Although hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an effective treatment for mucopolysaccharidosis type I (Hurler syndrome, MPS IH), it is unclear whether the additional use of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for further systemic improvement affects the ocular outcome. We performed a retrospective, observational clinical study to learn about the ocular outcomes of children receiving ERT before and after HCT for Hurler syndrome, MPS IH, compared to a matched control group receiving only HCT.
This single institution, retrospective study reviewed the ophthalmologic findings of children with MPS IH who were treated with recombinant a-L iduronidase ERT for 10-14 weeks prior to and 8 weeks following transplantation (combined therapy), compared with an age and transplant matched control group that did not receive ERT. The data collected included age, vision, and ocular examination details.
Nine children in each cohort (ERT with HCT vs. HCT-only) were followed for 61.2 and 61.5 months, respectively. At last follow-up, mean best-corrected visual acuity in the ERT with HCT group was 0.45 logMAR below age-adjusted, normal acuity compared to 0.37 logMAR below age-adjusted normal acuity in the HCT group (p = 0.2650). The children in the combined therapy group performed optotype acuities at earlier ages than those undergoing only HCT (46 vs 73 months, p = 0.0041).
Visual outcomes in children with MPS 1H undergoing HCT do not appear to be better when ERT is given in conjunction with HCT when compared to a matched group receiving HCT alone. Longer follow-up with a large sample of patients may clarify the impact of ERT with HCT combination therapy for MPS IH.
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The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the third announced today. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on ABC.
With its star Kerry Washington pregnant, ABC's "Scandal" has been pushed to midseason with new drama "Notorious" filling in the slot. All up the network, having lost two of its stalwarts with "Castle" and "Nashville" going off the air, are replacing them and others with five new dramas and four comedies.
What shows it didn't axe are also getting moved about with "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" getting pushed back to a 10pm berth to make way for a two-hour comedy block. Here's the full list:
(Legal Drama, 10pm Mondays)
Lawyer and former First Daughter Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell) is about to accept a job offered from her nemesis, NY District Attorney Wayne Wallis (Eddie Cahill), to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother's Senate campaign. Working with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit will let her use her keen mind to turn over cases, where there is credible suspicion of wrongful conviction, and give her a chance to turn things around with her high-powered political family. Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey and Emily Kinney also star, and the series is co-created by writer Liz Friedman ("Jessica Jones") and director Liz Friedlander ("The Following").
Designated Survivor
(Conspiracy Thriller, 10pm Wednesdays)
Kiefer Sutherland returns to primetime in a conspiracy thriller as Tom Kirkman, a lower-level cabinet member who unexpectedly becomes president after a devastating attack on Washington. He will struggle to prevent the country and his own family from falling into chaos, as he is thrust into one of the most difficult presidencies in history. Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto, Maggie Q, Kal Penn and Italia Ricci also star while David Guggenheim and Simon Kinberg executive produce.
(Law & Journalism Drama, 9pm Thursdays)
Inspired by the true-life stories of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker, who serve as executive producers. A provocative look at the unique, sexy and dangerous interplay of criminal law and the media. Josh Berman ("Blacklist," "Bones," "CSI") is writer and executive producer, and Allie Hagan ("Suri's Burn Book") is writer and co-executive producer. Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, Sepideh Moafi, Kate Jennings Grant, Ryan Guzman, Kevin Zegers, J. August Richards and Aimee Teegarden star.
Still Star-Crossed
(Period Romance Drama, Mid-Season)
Shonda Rhimes' new period drama picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers' tragic fate. The series is based on the book by Melinda Taub and stars Wade Briggs, Anthony Head, Zuleikha Robinson, Lashana Lynch, Ebonee Noel, Grant Bowler, and Dan Hildebrand. Heather Mitchell ("Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy") is writer and executive producer.
Time After Time
(Time Travel-Drama, Mid-Season)
Based on the novel and film, executive producer/writer Kevin Williamson ("Scream," "Dawson's Creek") delivers a fantastical cat and mouse adventure through time when famed science fiction writer H.G. Wells (Freddie Stroma) is transported to modern day Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper (Josh Bowman). Once H.G. arrives in New York City, he finds a world he never thought possible and a young woman (Genesis Rodriguez) who captivates him. Regina Taylor also stars.
American Housewife
(Comedy, 8:30pm Tuesdays)
Katie Otto (Katy Mixon), a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with "perfect" mommies and their "perfect" offspring. Diedrich Bader, Johnny Sequoyah, Daniel DiMaggio, Julia Butters, Carly Hughes and Ali Wong star in a series from Sarah Dunn ("Spin City," "Bunheads") .
Downward Dog
(Comedy, Mid-Season)
Based on the web series, the story follows a struggling millennial named Nan (Allison Tolman), from the point of view of her lonely and philosophical dog, Martin. One session at obedience school already makes them realize that even at their worst they may be the best thing for each other. Lucas Neff, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Barry Rothbart and Mo Collins star. Samm Hodges and Michael Killen will executive produce.
Imaginary Mary
(Comedy, Mid-Season)
Alice (Jenna Elfman) is a fiercely independent career woman whose life is turned upside-down when she meets the love of her life – a divorced father with three kids. This triggers even more upheaval when the slightly unhinged imaginary friend (voiced by Rachel Dratch) she created as a child suddenly reappears to help her navigate the transition from single girl to a woman ready for a family. Stephen Schneider, Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener and Erica Tremblay also star. Adam F. Goldberg executive produces.
(Comedy, 8:30pm Wednesdays)
Maya DiMeo (Minnie Driver) is a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy (John Ross Bowie), and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ (Mason Cook, Micah Fowler, Kyla Kenedy), the latter her eldest son with special needs. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to give JJ his "voice." Scott Silveri ("Friends") writes and is executive producer.
The nightly ABC schedule will be as follows:
8pm: "Dancing with the Stars"
10pm: "Conviction"
8pm: "The Middle"
8:30pm: "American Housewife"
9pm: "Fresh Off the Boat"
9:30pm: "The Real O'Neals"
10pm: "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
8pm: "The Goldbergs"
8:30 pm: "Speechless"
9pm: "Modern Family"
9:30 pm: "Black-ish"
10pm: "Designated Survivor"
8pm: "Grey's Anatomy"
9pm: "Notorious"
10pm: "How to Get Away with Murder"
8pm: "Last Man Standing"
8:30pm: "Dr. Ken"
9pm: "Shark Tank"
10pm: "20/20"
8pm: "Saturday Night College Football"
7pm: "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8pm: "Once Upon a Time"
9pm: "Secrets and Lies"
10pm: "Quantico"
"American Crime," "The Bachelor," "The Catch," "Downward Dog," "Imaginary Mary," "Scandal," "Still Star-Crossed," "Time After Time," "Uncle Buck"
"Agent Carter," "The Astronaut Wives Club," "Blood and Oil," "Castle," "The Family," "Galavant," "The Muppets," "Nashville," "Of Kings and Prophets," "Rookie Blue," "The Whispers," "Wicked City"


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Srinagar: Terming the coming elections as a military exercise, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Sunday said that his party is not against democracy but government of India should fulfill its promises.
In a statement here, Geelani said, "The election drama held in Jammu and Kashmir is in no way any alternate to the plebiscite. The election held in the presence of 7.5 lakh soldiers is only a military operation."
He said, "We are not principally against the democracy but we have been promised at national as well as international levels that we will be given a chance to decide our future through holding plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir. We want that those promises should be fulfilled and until it is not done our struggle will continue at every cost."
Meanwhile, the Hurriyat distributed Rs 10,000 cheque and a relief kit each to the 50 most deserving families of Pulwama and Anantnag districts who lost their houses during the recent floods. The relief distribution function which was held at the head office of Central Relief Committee Hyderpora here, according to the statement.


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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Eggs Benedict Camp Style
Tastes so good over a campfire when the meal catches a bit of smoke but with the burn ban going on, I had to come up with another way to cook it.
Found this little folding grill for $9.00...couldn't pass it up!
The grill folds up really small. It's very compact and light weight...
I set it up on the picnic table bench, lit some coals and started the hash browns and hollandaise sauce...
I make my sauce first, it takes the most attention. Egg yolks, lemon juice, butter and seasonings...
next came the grilled ham and the eggs... I baste the eggs with the hot butter in the skillet to "set" the tops.
I toasted the english muffins last....
Time to eat... :)
Camp style eggs benedict, hash browns, and a few pieces of fruit to make the meal look healthy. :)
I kicked back and watched my fishin' pole, hoping the fish would wait until I finished breakfast. :)
6 comments:
- Rolf Virbom said...
What a fantastic breakfast at this beautiful place! I´d like to be there - once . . .
LG Rolf
- October 16, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- cowgirl said...
Thank you Rolf!
I enjoy the little lake. It's really nice when the weather isn't too windy.
Your refried beans looked so good. Nice job! :)
- October 16, 2012 at 10:54 PM
- David said...
That's a nifty little grill! Where did you pick it up?
- October 22, 2012 at 5:49 AM
- cowgirl said...
Thanks David! I picked it up at Walmart when they had grilling items marked down for the winter. It was $9. Thought it would be handy for camping.
So far I like it!
- October 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- Chris said...
Yes, because you absolutely needed another grill, ha ha. That is a pretty handy one, I need to get something like that for my office. That or I just need to leave a Smokey Joe there.
- October 24, 2012 at 2:26 PM
- cowgirl said...
lol Chris you're right. A person can never have too many grills. :)
This little thing would work great for your office!
Hope you are having a nice week Chris, thanks! :)
- October 25, 2012 at 10:53 AM


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Paper Tables
A series of small, flexible tables designed by GamFratesi is inspired by placing two sheets of paper on top of each other, then catching and enclosing the lines in circles. This concept is further translated into veneer and laminate where the simple play with lines becomes a silent and delicate graphic in the space. Dimensions: Ø: 40 H: 50 cm Ø: 60 H: 40 cm Ø: 80 H: 33 cm
The project consist of a series of three round coffee tables in different size and hight, where the veneer is changing direction on the circular tabletops. By placing the tables in different positions it is possible to obtain a particular and minimalistic graphic pattern of the tabletops. The structure of the three tables is made of laminated wood.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
French Press Knits Slippers
After my slipper socks started falling apart, I thought I should make some new ones, but this time I wanted some that were cute, and with the wool i found on sale (yay!), i figured they should be knitted. In searching for a pattern online, I came across tons of patterns, and none really impressed me until I came across this one from French Press Knits. I thought they were so cute, but the pattern cost money. So, now I spend a day debating whether to pay the money and just make good use of it or find another pattern.
Well, of course I bought it, and I made some purple slippers for my Mom because I knew she'd like them. Then I had enough yarn leftover from my pair of booties to make a pair of slippers for my Granny, who is always wearing socks or slippers. They turned out so cute! And this time, the sides and bottoms are plenty thick enough. Good thing I bought extra wool yarn so I can make some for myself! Huzzah!
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Donor report
About the organisers
Forest Day 5 was hosted by 11 members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and the Government of South Africa and convened by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Forest Day 5 is the fifth and most important in the series of events. Forest Day 1, in Bali in 2007, informed the inclusion of forests in the Bali Action Plan. At Forest Day 2, in Poznań, key stakeholders agreed on the urgency of including forests in the global climate change regime, and the importance of managing forests for livelihoods and biodiversity, as well as carbon storage. At Forest Day 3, in Copenhagen, we directed our energies towards ensuring the design and implementation of forest related climate change mitigation and adaptation measures are effective, efficient and equitable. The theme for Forest Day 4 in Cancún last year was "Time to Act" and fittingly captured the urgency of REDD+ and adaptation mechanisms in a global climate agreement. This year's theme was "From Policy to Practice" and directed attention to the design and details of the climate initiatives after the Cancún Agreements with a particular focus on the role of African forests in mitigating and adapting to climate change.
Host country partners
Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries strives to lead within a dynamic, united, prosperous and people-centred sector, with the aim of supporting sustainable development. The department upholds these values: to deliver excellent services, to establish a dedicated workforce acting with integrity and transparency, and to focus on people and rural development.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is the custodian of South Africa's agriculture, fisheries and forestry resources. It is primarily responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies governing the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. The vision of the department is to be 'a dynamic, people-centred department, leading to the effective management of the nation's forestry resources, to meet the needs of current and future generations'. The Forestry and Natural Resources Branch within the department aims to ensure the sustainable management of the country's forest resources in order to realise their optimal social, environmental and economic benefits. It addresses South Africa's framework for sustainable development, cooperative governance and participation of local communities in forest management, as provided for by the White Paper on Sustainable Forest Development (1996), the National Forestry Action Programme (1997), the resultant National Forests Act (1998) and the National Veld and Forest Fire Act (1998).
Forestry has been recognised as one of the key sectors with the potential to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic growth and development. As a result, forestry is part of the National Industrial Policy Framework (NIPF), and the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa (ASGI-SA). In line with the vision of the department, the Forestry and Natural Resources Branch has embarked on various programmes aimed at meeting the social and economic needs of the current and future generations while benefiting the environment.
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)
The CPF consists of 14 member organisations that promote management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests, and promote strengthening political commitment to this end.
CPF co-hosts of Forest Day 5
Center for International Forestry Research(CIFOR)
The Center for International Forestry Research is a nonprofit, global facility dedicated to advancing human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity. We conduct research that enables more informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in less-developed countries.
Our research and expert analysis help policy makers and practitioners shape effective policy, improve the management of tropical forests and address the needs and perspectives of people who depend on forests for their livelihoods. Our multidisciplinary approach considers the underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation which often lie outside the forestry sector: forces such as agriculture, infrastructure development, trade and investment policies and law enforcement.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO helps developing countries and countries in transition modernise and improve their agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The Forestry Department champions a broad vision of sustainable forest management through policy advice, forest assessments and technical support to governments while fostering partnerships with civil society and industry in the implementation of national forest programmes.
International Tropical Timber Organization
ITTO promotes the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. It develops internationally agreed policies and assists tropical member countries to adapt such policies to local circumstances and to implement them in the field through projects. As of 2009, it has supported more than 900 projects and activities with US $330 million in funding.
International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN is a conservation network of states, government agencies, nongovernmental organisations, scientists and experts. The goal of IUCN's Forest Conservation Programme is to enhance and optimise the contribution of forests and trees to rural poverty reduction, the long-term and equitable conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable supply of forest-related goods and services.
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
IUFRO is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental international network of forest scientists. It promotes global cooperation in forest-related research and enhances the understanding of the ecological, economic and social aspects of forests and trees. It disseminates scientific knowledge to stakeholders and decision makers and contributes to forest policy and on-the-ground forest management.
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The CBD Secretariat supports the implementation of the convention, which has three goals: conservation of biodiversity, sustainable use of its components, and sharing the benefits from the use of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way.
The CBD addresses forest issues directly through its expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity, with the ecosystem approach as the primary framework for action, and through its other thematic programmes of work and work on cross-cutting issues, including on traditional knowledge and protected areas.
United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat
The UNFF Secretariat provides support to the international policy dialogue on sustainable forest management. The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) is an intergovernmental body on global forest policy, which promotes management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. The Secretariat works with a wide range of international organisations and stakeholders to facilitate cooperation and coordination on global forest issues. It serves as the focal point on all forest-related issues for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and also serves as the secretariat for the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.
United Nations Development Programme
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organisation advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It operates on the ground in 166 countries. UNDP is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility.
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP is the voice for the environment in the UN system. UNEP's mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UNEP is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility.
World Agroforestry Centre
The World Agroforestry Centre, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is the world's leading research institution on the diverse roles trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. As part of our work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, centre researchers, working in close collaboration with national partners, have developed new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.
World Bank
The World Bank's mission is to reduce global poverty and improve living standards. Its forest strategy is built on three equally important and interlinked pillars: harnessing the potential of forests to reduce poverty, integrating forests into sustainable economic development and protecting global forest values. The World Bank is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility.