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This Week – February 18, 2017
This Week in Washington, D.C.
- Important Dates for ACG Members: Know Your Meaningful Use Dates
- ACA Repeal Watch: House Republicans Release "Repeal and Replace" Blueprint
- IRS Updates Policy on Health Coverage Mandate
- MACRA Tidbit for the Week: How is your MIPS Quality score actually calculated?
From ACG Practice Management Committee Chair, Michael S. Morelli, MD, CPE, FACG
Important Dates for ACG Members: Know Your Meaningful Use Dates
February 28, 2017: Reconsideration forms for the 2017 Payment cut based on the 2015 EHR reporting period are due February 28, 2017.
The deadline for Eligible Professionals (EPs) to submit Reconsideration forms for the 2017 payment adjustment—based on the 2015 EHR reporting period—is February 28, 2017. No applications will be accepted after the deadline.
Please visit the CMS website to find the EP Reconsideration Application. Complete this application if you received a letter from CMS stating that you are subject to the 2017 Medicare EHR payment cut, and you believe this payment adjustment is in error.
For more guidance on completing the application, you may review the EP Reconsideration Instructions.
March 13, 2017: 2016 Meaningful Use Reporting Attestation Period
CMS announced that the attestation period for the 2016 reporting year is now open for those ACG members who have participated in the 2016 Medicare Meaningful Use Program. The attestation period will end on March 13th. Providers must attest by the deadline to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment.
CMS has released attestation worksheets as a guide to prepare for reporting for 2016 Meaningful Use attestation. Providers can log their Meaningful Use measures for each objective in the worksheet and use it as a reference when attesting for the Medicare 2016 Meaningful Use Program in CMS' Registration and Attestation System.
From ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG
ACA Repeal Watch: House Republicans Release "Repeal and Replace" Blueprint
This week, U.S. House Republicans released a "policy brief" in advance of the Presidents' Day congressional recess, outlining a replacement plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (known as the ACA). This 18-page blueprint states that House Republicans will soon advance repeal and replace legislation that is designed to:
- Provide relief during the transition period, including waiving the individual mandate as well as the employer mandate to provide coverage.
- Provide a "Universal Health Care Tax Credit." The credit is "advanceable and refundable," universal for all citizens or qualified aliens not offered other qualifying insurance, age-rated, and available for dependent children up to age 26.
- Eliminate ACA tax provisions, including the tax on health insurance premiums, taxes related to prescription drugs, the tax on medical devices, the increased expense threshold for deducting medical expenses.
- Reform Medicaid with a "per capita allotment" (block grant) and repeals the ACA's Medicaid expansion, with a transition period of continued enhanced federal payments.
- Utilize "state innovation grants" to improve insurance markets & more: Read the full blog here.
IRS Updates Policy on Health Coverage Mandate
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a statement indicating that it will not be checking the required taxpayer attestation of having health insurance coverage on tax forms. According to the IRS, the agency put in place system changes that would reject tax returns during processing in instances where the taxpayer didn't provide information related to health coverage. However, the Jan. 20, 2017, executive order directed federal agencies to exercise authority and discretion available to them to reduce potential burdens. Thus, the IRS has decided to continue accepting returns in instances where a taxpayer does not indicate coverage status. Provisions in the ACA law must be changed by the Congress, and taxpayers remain required to follow the law and pay what they may owe. It is unclear at this time how the IRS will enforce these provisions.
How is your MIPS Quality score actually calculated?
Since the Quality category represents 60% of your total MIPS score, it is important to know what you need to do in order to get the most of your score for this category. Let's walk through an example of how the points are allotted from each measure that you report.
An ACG member reports MIPS Quality Measure #113, "Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening" via Medicare reimbursement claims forms.
First, the member must make sure that data is submitted on at least 50% of applicable patients (the denominator). This is what CMS means by "data completeness." For measure #113, this is 50% of the Medicare Part B fee for patients aged 50 to 75 years for whom the member provided care for during the reporting period.
A "data completeness" note: ACG members will receive the minimum number of points for this measure if this minimum level of data completeness is unmet, and/or if the number of patients on which the measure reports is less than 20. The minimum number of points for CY 2017 is 3 points.
Otherwise, benchmarks based on historical performance scores will be used to determine the maximum number of points available. Your performance score will be compared to this "benchmark." (perhaps have the "read more" link here?)
These benchmarks are then assigned to a decile, and the total number of points that can be achieved will be based on the decile in which a physician's performance rate is found. On the quality reporting program website, the deciles for the CRC screening measure are available for download. Deciles range from "3" to "10" for 2017.
Using the same example, the ACG member would have achieved a performance score of 75% in 2017. This means that 75% of all patients in the dominator were also confirmed to have received a CRC screening, and met the data completeness as well as the minimum case number. The 2017 benchmark results place a 75% performance score in decile 6 (decile 6's range is 64.41 – 75.4%).
Thus, the provider would receive roughly 6 points for that measure.
TIP: Know the measure's specifications! It is important to stress that ACG members should study the denominator for each measure and understand what exactly needs to be performed in order to meet the measure's requirements. For example, measure #113 does not require you to actually perform the screening, but instead, to confirm that the patient has been screened for colorectal cancer. Since 60% of your total MIPS comes from the Quality category, you need to understand how to maximize your points. ACG is here to help.


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Thank You!
On behalf of the 2,600 charities we support, Foodbank would like to say a big thank you to our Meat Program partners. Thanks to your generous support we are able to produce more than four tonnes of fresh sausages a month, equating to over 50,000 kg a year, providing a regular and much-needed source of protein to people who would otherwise go without. For our main food relief recipients – low-income families, the elderly and people with disabilities – meat is unfortunately one of the first things to drop off the shopping list. That is why your donations to the Foodbank Meat Program are so important.
What is the Foodbank Meat Program?
The Foodbank Meat Program gives those involved in the meat industry the opportunity to donate product to families who are doing it tough. There are several ways to support the Meat Program, all the way along the supply chain from donating livestock, to processing donated livestock, or donating beef, pork or lamb trim for sausages and mince patties.
Foodbank also accepts finished meat products, including product with damaged packaging, incorrectly labelled and/or packaged.
Foodbank is supported by all the major retailers, so we are also able to accept donations of product that may not meet rettailers' acceptance guidelines, including private label product, without the need for the product to be de-packaged or de-faced.
We accept any donations of meat, in any volume (including bulk) and frequency, as long as it is still fit for human consumption.
How big is the hunger problem in Australia?
Our latest Hunger Report confirms that food insecurity is hitting a crisis point, with 3.6 million Australians having experienced food insecurity at least once in the last 12 months, with 27% of these being children. More than 652,000 people now receive food relief each month, which has increased by 10%. The face of hunger is diverse – male and female, young and old, single and in families, students, employed, underemployed, unemployed and retirees.
Rural Australia is not immune to this problem. Almost a third of Australians (29%) experiencing food insecurity live in regional and remote areas.
Why support Foodbank?
Foodbank is Australia's largest food relief organisation, providing 63 million meals a year to more than 2,600 charities around the country. This accounts for 70% of all the food distributed to charities by food rescue organisations in Australia.
Last year, Foodbank distributed 35 million kilograms of food and groceries with a retail value of more than $200 million. That's the equivalent of 172,000 meals a day.
We work with the entire Australian food and grocery industry from farmers and wholesalers to manufacturers and retailers. Everyone plays their part, whether it be donating food and grocery products, raw ingredients, packaging, production capacity or transport.
How does it work?
Am I protected if I donate?
You are protected by 'Good Samaritan' legislation in all states, which means you are legally covered when you donate product in good faith to Foodbank.
Foodbank is also able to guarantee that donated product can be cooked or made into a meal by the 200+ kitchen/dining halls we support, before being handed out to the end recipient.
Our team have all completed food safety training to ensure product is always handled correctly and all Foodbank distribution centres have chillers and freezers to ensure the cold chain is maintained.
There is an annual Foodbank registration process for welfare agencies who must have Public Liability Insurance, a Food Safety Plan, a qualified Food Safety Supervisor and staff and/or volunteers with Food Handling Certificates.
Foodbank is also able to offer full traceability of any donations.
Can I claim the donation?
When meat is donated to Foodbank, we issue a Tax Donation Receipt to the donor, for the weight (not value) of the donation. The donor adds the monetary value of the product (how much it cost to produce the product) on the receipt prior to claiming the deduction at tax time.

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December 16, 2009
Parsons School of Design: My story, part one.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! :) You're like, my favourite person now. Haha. But almost really.ReplyDelete
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I actually probably have a ton more, but I won't be too annoying! I liked reading your post and good luck with your finals! :) Thank you so much, you're officially my go-to person for this because no one else around here even knows what Parsons is! I hope you don't mind answering these / take your time! YOU"RE AMAZING.
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hahah don't worry i was the same way when i was applying. i would have been overjoyed to find someone with answers and would have pestered them until they duct taped my mouth shut :]
all i can think about right now is art history notes so i'll answer what questions i can in another parsons post :] i can't really compare parsons much to other schools because this is the only one i go to :p, but i have friends at other schools and did a bunch of research when i was applying so i'll try my best to answer comparisons
okay i need to stop procrastinating bye <3
PS random fun fact i creeped on your profile a bit and we're both the same zodiac sign. sagittarius' RULE!
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Sep 18, 2012
Tests confirm more cases, another death in DR Congo outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) today reported 5 more Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pushing the total to 46, including 14 confirmed and 32 probable cases. One more death was reported, raising the total to 19, of which 6 are confirmed and 13 are probable, according to the WHO statement. The DRC's health ministry and its partners are investigating 26 suspected cases reported in two health zones of Orientale province in the northeastern part of the country.
Sep 18 WHO update
In another development, a 29-year-old woman hospitalized in the outbreak gave birth to a baby on Sep 13, which appears to be the first instance of an infant being born alive to a patient infected with Ebola, according to a translated media report posted yesterday on ProMED Mail, the online reporting system of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. The hospital staff was unfamiliar with precautions to take during the delivery and was guided by phone by medical experts from Kinshasa and the country's health minister. The baby safe, but his prognosis is unclear, according to the Media Congo report. The ProMED moderator commented that the baby is still within the incubation period for infection contracted during delivery and that the staff members shown in the accompanying news photo appeared to be well protected with biosafety suits, respirators, eye protection, and full body covering, including the head.
Sep 17 ProMED Mail post
Study rejects idea of two viruses as cause for chronic fatigue syndrome
A rigorous new study has laid to rest the idea that the viruses XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) and pMLV (polytropic murine leukemia virus) may be causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) said today as it published the study in its journal, mBio. Researchers have searched unsuccessfully for the cause of CFS—which costs up to $7 billion a year to treat—for many years. Separate studies in 2009 and 2010 linked CFS to the two viruses, causing a "sensation," and though subsequent studies did not confirm the link, speculation has persisted, the ASM said. W. Ian Lipkin, MD, of Columbia University, senior author of the new study, said the National Institutes of Health funded it in the hope of settling the question. The researchers—who included many of the authors of the two earlier studies—recruited 147 CFS patients and 146 healthy people and tested their blood for genes from the two viruses, the ASM said. The researchers "took extraordinary care to eliminate contamination in the enzyme mixtures and chemicals used for testing, which may have been the source of viruses and genes detected in the earlier studies," the statement said. The researchers found no evidence of infection with XMRV or pMLV. "These results refute any correlation between these agents and disease," Lipkin commented in the press release. The ASM said there is still no evidence of an infectious cause for CFS, and Lipkin said the search for its cause will continue.
Sep 18 mBio abstract
Sep 18 ASM press release
Sierra Leone cholera cases top 18,000, with 271 deaths
Cholera cases in Sierra Leone this year have reached 18,508, including 271 deaths, for a case-fatality rate of 1.5%, the WHO said in an update today. Those numbers represent 2,148 more cases and 16 more deaths since the agency's previous update, on Sep 8. The highest number of cases is in western Sierra Leone, in an area that includes the capital, Freetown, the WHO said. It said the country's Ministry of Health and Sanitation is working closely with national and international partners to control the outbreak through case management, communication and social mobilization, promotion of sanitation and hygiene, and disease surveillance.
Sep 18 WHO update
Sep 8 WHO statement
Afghan polio immunization campaign under way
Afghanistan's government is in the midst of a 3-day polio vaccination campaign aimed at immunizing 8.2 million children under age 5, Bakhtar News, the country's state news agency, reported today. The effort launched Sep 16 with more than 56,000 volunteers working in 34 provinces. The health ministry has asked government officials, police commanders, religious leaders, and elders to encourage families to cooperate with the vaccine drive. The ministry also asked parents to allow health teams to immunize children, even those that are sick or guests in their homes, according to the report. Afghanistan is among the three countries where polio is still endemic. So far this year 17 cases have been reported in the country, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The most recent onset of paralysis was Jul 21, in a patient from Kunar in eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, where other cases had been reported over the summer.
Sep 18 Bakhtar story
Sep 11 GPEI update


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Thanksgiving Proclamation Monday, November 24, 2008Posted by cslibweb in updates.
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In 1936, as was the custom, Governor Wilbur L. Cross issued a proclamation declaring a "day of Public Thanksgiving". His eloquent and poetic proclamation soon became a classic, requested year after year by library patrons.
Reminder: All State Library facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 27th in honor of Thanksgiving Day. Regular hours will resume on Friday, November 28th.
Database of the Week Thursday, November 20, 2008Posted by janis6 in updates.
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19th Century Masterfile (formerly Poole's Plus) is an electronic "Index of Indexes". The titles are organized into 5 series and are updated regularly. The series are: (I) Multi-Title Periodical Indexes beginning with 'Swem's Virginia Index 1619-1930', (II) Book Indexes such as 'Monographs for Pre-20th Century Studies', (III) Newspaper Indexes one of which is the 'New York Times Index 1863-1905', (IV) Individual Periodical Indexes which includes full text links to the citations from many of its titles and (V) U.S. and U.K. Government Materials and Patents with interesting titles such as 'Messages and Papers of the Presidents 1789-1897' and 'Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institute 1849-1961'. "This is the most comprehensive research tool for nineteenth century studies. It should be the researcher's first stop to explore the literature,…(and is) a 'best buy' given the extent of coverage and its importance to the field."— The Charleston Advisor
State Library Facilities Holiday Closing – November 27th Thursday, November 20, 2008Posted by cslibweb in updates.
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All State Library facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 27th in honor of Thanksgiving Day. Regular hours will resume on Friday, November 28th.
New Legal Resources @ CSL Friday, November 14, 2008Posted by janis6 in updates.
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The History of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Wesley W. Horton. KFC 4112 .H67 2008.
Library Of Connecticut Family Law Forms. Thomas D. Colin, editor. KFC 3700 .A65 C6 2008.
We the Students: Supreme Court Cases for and about Students. Jamin B. Raskin. 3rd ed. KF 4150 .A7 R37 2008.
Marriage And Cohabitation. Arland Thornton, William G. Axinn, and Yu Xie. HQ 536 .T455 2007.
Common Law Marriage. Goran Lind. KF 516 .L56 2008.
Saving Your Newspapers Wednesday, November 12, 2008Posted by lynne in newspapers.
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Sadly, nothing lasts forever but these tips can help your treasured newspapers last longer.
We all have newspaper issues or articles we'd like to save for years to come. Unfortunately, newspapers are printed on acidic paper not meant to last very long, and modern newspapers use color inks that fade over time.
To help save your newspapers, follow these tips.
- Store the newspaper in an acid-free box big enough that the issue can be unfolded and stored flat.
- Put a piece of tissue paper between the pages, at every third or fifth page. Be sure to use buffered tissue paper, which has an alkaline coating that will absorb some of the natural acids of the newsprint. Change the tissue paper every three to five years. The acids in the newspaper neutralize the buffering in the tissue so it has to be changed periodically.
- Store it in the dark. Exposure to light harms the paper and the ink colors.
- Don't display the newspaper. If published before 1923 you can make a copy to display.
- Store the box in the best indoor environment you can provide. A good environment with steady temperature and relative humidity year round is the best assurance that your treasures will last as long as possible.
- Handle it with care. When you touch it, make sure your hands are clean. Keep it away from food and drink. Turn the pages carefully so they don't get torn. If the paper is old and has become brittle, perhaps it is time to stop handling it.
Do an internet search for the term 'Archival supplies' to find companies that sell acid-free newspaper boxes and buffered tissue paper.
These companies also sell a spray that will deacidify paper. Consider carefully before trying one. The National Park Service cautions that these sprays can darken some papers, can change the color of some dyes, inks or papers, can cause staining or cockling and can make some inks run. And, they won't make old paper less brittle or less discolored and don't permanently remove acidity. If you decide to try one, test it first on a less valuable document or in an inconspicuous place. Read the instructions carefully and think about the ventilation in the room where you are spraying.
Other resources:
Preserving newspapers, from the Library of Congress, Preservation Directorate
Collecting newspapers, from the Connecticut State Library
Resources for private and family collections, from the Northeast Document Conservation Center
New Public Policy Resources @ CT State Library Monday, November 3, 2008Posted by cato34 in New Resources @ CSL.
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Budget Tools; Financial Methods in the Public Sector. Greg G. Chen et al. HJ 2009 .B82 2008
Changing Lives; Delinquency Prevention as Crime-Control Policy. Peter W. Greenwood. HV 9104 .G685 2006
Elder Abuse; A Public Health Perspective. Randal W. Summers and Allan M. Hoffman, editors. HV 6626.3 .E436 2006
How Policies Make Citizens; Senior Political Activism and the American Welfare State. Andrea Louise Campbell. HQ 1064 .U5 C34 2003
Real Work for Real Pay; Inclusive Employment for People with Disabilities. Paul Wehman et al. HD 7255 .R415 2007


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Before You Begin
In-person orientation is only required for freshmen and transfer students. Read Student In-Person Orientation: Getting Started to determine if you need to attend and more essential information.
You should also read the Orientation Policies for important information on attendance, scheduling, cancellation and more.
Student Orientation
The cost for the three-hour student orientation sessions on the Cumming Campus is $40 (includes snacks and print materials). Students are highly encouraged to bring one parent or family member with them to orientation for an additional $25. Prices effective through December 31, 2019 and are subject to change without prior notice.
Please note there is a separate Parent and Family Orientation program. Students and guests will not be together the whole time.
To Register:
- You must Confirm your acceptance before registering for orientation.
- Log in to the View Application Status page. After ensuring your information is correct, select the orientation button in the right-hand sidebar.
- Select an orientation session from the list provided and then complete all required information. Only the orientation sessions for which you are eligible to register will appear. If you cannot attend any of the sessions listed, please us an email at email@example.com from your UNG email account with an explanation regarding the conflicts.
Paying for Orientation
The orientation fee will automatically be added to your student invoice once you reserve a space in an orientation session.
Online Payment: You may pay online with a credit card or web check (powered by TouchNet), or you may mail a check to the business office in Dahlonega. For questions regarding the student orientation fee payment process please contact the Business Office.
Payment by Check: Checks must be received within 10 days of scheduling your session. Please note your Student ID and the word "orientation" in the memo section at the bottom and mail to: University of North Georgia, Attn: Business Office, 82 College Circle, Dahlonega, GA 30597. Please Note: A separate check must be mailed for the Student Orientation fee and the Parent and Family Orientation fee.
Parent & Family Orientation
Parent & Family Orientation sessions will:
- Introduce you to important university policies and procedures;
- Increase your understanding of how to connect your student to the university resources that are available; and
- Provide you with tips for helping your student through this time of intellectual and developmental growth.
- Please note the Parent and Family Orientation session is a separate track from the student session. Parents/guests will not be with their students the whole time.
The fee for Parent and Family Orientation on the Cumming Campus is $25 per guest. The Cumming Campus limits the number of guests to one per student due to space limitations.
The Parent and Family Orientation fee is non-refundable. Please secure your student's orientation reservation prior to reserving a space in PFO.
New Student Orientation
- Wednesday, May 8
Transfer Student Orientation
- Saturday, April 27 (at Gainesville Campus)
- Wednesday, May 8
New Student Orientation
- Wednesday, June 5
- Wednesday, June 19
- Thursday, June 20
- Wednesday, July 10
- Wednesday, July 24
- Thursday, August 8
Transfer Student Orientation
- Saturday, April 27 (at Gainesville Campus)
- Wednesday, May 8
- Wednesday, July 10
- Thursday, August 8
What to Bring
- Photo ID
- Any outstanding official transcripts
- Any outstanding immunization records
- Any outstanding financial aid documents, such as those needed for verification
- Time! Please plan to stay for the entire session.
Do You Need an Accommodation?
If you require an accessibility accommodation for Orientation (such as closed captioning, a sign language interpreter, or orientation materials in another format), please contact Cumming Orientation Accessibility Accommodations to make arrangements no later than one week prior to your orientation session. To receive accommodations as an enrolled student contact the Student Disability Services office on your home campus.


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Member Talent Portfolio!
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About Me
- About AbreeAnna
- Profession
- Model
- Experience
- Model (Intermediate)
- Available For
- Glamour--Non-nude, Fashion, Sports/Fitness, Editorial, Commercial, Beauty, Portraiture, Glamour Nude, Fine-Art Nude
- Gender
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- City
- Murfreesboro
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- Zip Code
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- Country
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- My name is Abree Anna! I mostly do glamour, editorial, print, commercial modeling! I like to shoot with a photographer who's shooting for a specific reason, whether it be for an ad campaign, promoting a product, or shooting for images to be published in some sort of way. I will consider TFP with a photographer if we both agree the images are needed for BOTH portfolios. I would consider myself as a spontaneous, out going, & open minded kind of person! My eyes are my best feature, they can tell you a lot just by looking into them ;) I'm a hard worker and a go getter, If there's something I want bad enough, I'll get it! I'm also very professional & dependable. Thanks for visiting my profile & have a great day!
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- *Cosmic Cutie Tribune online interview
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* Stu Haluski- Atlanta, GA.
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#5 - Be here
Sometimes I feel that I have the ones that have always been here, a bit abandoned, by wasting too much time on Facebook groups, or reading posts from people that live for statistics, whose blogs grew so much or so little that they don't care to comment other people's anymore. Ther are days that I feel like being one of them and that makes me sad, that's why, I'd like to change it. After all, the sharing, the comunication and what we like best, is the reason for this blog to exist.
Conto nas fotos acima, 37 peças transfromadas e 43 peças com tecido comprado/da minha coleção. No próximo ano tenho que ter esta lista ao contrário. Tenho mesmo que voltar a usar mais da minha pilha de roupa por alterar. E agora, lembro-me das coisas que fiz e que não chegaram ao blog, algumas ainda virão, outras penso que já não.
I count 37 refashioned pieces & 43 pieces using fabric I bought/from my stash from all photos above. I have to have this list switched next year. I really have to use more from the refashion pile again. And now I keep thinking of things that didn't make it to the blog, some will make it anytime, other I don't think they will.


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Although best known for its soda, Pepsico (NASDAQ:PEP) generates almost as much money from snacks as it does from its North American beverage operations. No doubt salty chips from the Frito-Lay business help drive its drink products, which has helped boost revenues around the world where the two segments are typically combined.
Over the next five minutes, this guide will give you a down-and-dirty look at this monster beverage company so you'll feel more comfortable knowing how it makes its money -- and how investors can benefit.
A global enterprise
The North American business, whether it be soda or chips, remains Pepsi's biggest money maker, accounting for 60% of the total $63 billion it generated in 2015, including Quaker Foods. Of that amount, beverages represented a third of the total, and snacks almost a quarter.
While the European segment is the next largest market for the beverage maker, its importance has been slowly ebbing as snacks have taken on a larger role in the company. Where the Frito-Lay division has grown its share of total revenues by two percentage points over the past two years, the European segment has declined by four percentage points to 17% of the total. With revenues declining by a like percentage in the fourth quarter, it was only the second worst performance for Pepsi behind Latin America, which tumbled 26% year over year, as the strong dollar affected results.
Foreign exchange rates, in fact, hit revenues companywide by 8% in the fourth quarter, and by 10% across all of 2015. As a global business where 40% of its revenues comes from foreign markets, Pepsi is going to acutely feel the ebb and flow of currencies fluctuations.
Soda is still flat
The North American soda business has lost its fizz. Although volumes increased 1% last year, that was wholly the result of a 6% increase in non-carbonated beverage volumes and a 3% increase in prices. Carbonated soft drink volumes continued their years-long slide, falling another 2% for the year.
Of course, Pepsi's not alone in feeling the impact of the changing consumer preferences that have seen them move away from soda. Rival Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), which is virtually a pure-play on beverages, is also suffering from the decline, particularly in diet soda, where the beverage companies loaded up the drinks with artificial flavors. Now that consumers are becoming more health conscious, they're abandoning soda in favor of water, juices, and teas.
And this is why Pepsi's results have been favorable. It experienced a double-digit increase in volume in its water portfolio, as well as mid-single-digit increases in Gatorade sports drinks and high-single-digit increases in Lipton ready-to-drink teas.
That slide also explains why billionaire investor Nelson Peltz once called for breaking up Pepsico into two separate companies: one focused on beverages the other on snacks. CEO Indra Nooyi dismissed the notion, saying the two businesses were integral, but it highlights the potential weakness Pepsi (and Coke, too, for that matter) faces.
Beverages are a commodity
While soda and other carbonated and non-carbonated drinks may be driving revenues, it's the snack business that's paying the bills. Frito-Lay accounts for over half of Pepsi's operating profits on a GAAP basis (and about 40% on a non-GAAP basis), with the North American beverage business representing a third of the total.
Frito-Lay has been a consistent performer, generating volumes that typically grow around 2% annually. Similarly, the segment's revenues have also grown about 4% a year with profits around 6%, give or take, for a long time.
Pepsi has focused on a strategy of what it calls "grow the core and add more," allowing it to steal market share from its snack rivals.
Popping the top for investors
In addition to being a reliable performer, despite the weakness soda represents, Pepsi has rewarded loyal investors, paying out a healthy dividend that currently yields about 2.9%, and raising it annually for 44 consecutive years. The beverage giant just also increased its annualized dividend by 7.1% this year.
In just five minutes, it's possible to get an understanding of how Pepsico does business that works for shareholders, and all of this suggests investors have something tasty to look forward to in the years ahead.
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The Thunder look to rebound from one of their worst losses of the season as they also try to get Kevin Durant back in the lineup when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
Oklahoma City fell at home to the Kings as Durant sat out with a big toe injury.
The Grizzlies knocked off the Trail Blazers by 13 to improve to 1-1 on this current 3 game road swing. The win put an end to the Grizzlies 3 game road losing streak.
The Grizzlies finally saw their lineup changes become effective in their win over Portland on Monday.
PF Zach Randolph was moved to a bench role, something the veteran clearly wasn't happy about, but he finally relished in the role as he produced his best game off the bench.
Randolph turned in 26 points and added a season high 18 rebounds in the 91-78 win. Randolph told reporters after the game that he was a team first guy and would do whatever was asked.
The irony behind all this is that Randolph finished 11 of 18 from the floor while the starting lineup combined for a 15 for 51 performance. It doesn't look like Randolph will be getting his starting job back anytime soon, but if he continues to produce like Monday, he'll likely see a majority of the minutes at the PF position.
Memphis has struggled on the road this season going 8-11 SU this season.
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The Thunder suffered their worst loss this season as the Kings routed the Thunder from start to finish in a 12 point win.
Oklahoma City Thunder got production from Russell Westbrook, but the absence of Kevin Durant was something they couldn't overcome. Durant injured his big toe in the team's game against the Hornets and remains QUESTIONABLE for Wednesday.
Anthony Morrow got the start in place of Durant and actually played pretty well as he put in 20 points on an 8 of 11 shooting performance. Morrow has made at least three 3 points in 4 of his last 6 games.
The Thunder have been one of the best offenses in terms of scoring this season. Oklahoma City sits 2nd in the NBA with 108.5 points per game. They'll be going up against one of the best defenses in the NBA as the Grizzlies allow just 96.0 points per game.
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- Thunder are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Thunder are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
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text: Robert D. Lamb is a visiting research professor at the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), a nonresident senior fellow (and former director of the Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and a nonresident research associate at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM). A former Defense Department strategist, Dr. Lamb studies governance, international development, and conflict with an emphasis on complex crises, informal processes, and hybrid political and economic systems. His research has included the effectiveness of civilian assistance, private-sector development, and stabilization programs in complex environments; gang governance, violence, and legitimacy in the stateless slums of Medellín, Colombia; and subnational governance and stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dr. Lamb owns a private consultancy (RD Lamb LLC) and is an adviser to a sustainable investment firm (Cornerstone Capital). He earned a Ph.D. in policy studies from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy in a program combining security, economics, and ethics. He received a B.A. from Gettysburg College, evaluated microdevelopment projects in Nicaragua, covered business and finance as a journalist, and won a 2001 National Press Club award before changing careers after 9/11. He tweets as @robertdalelamb.


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A few weeks ago I began the process of re-designing our Syanptron Mega prototype. This is a motion control module based on the Synaptron Micro product we currently sell. The idea was to come up with something a little more powerful, but utilizing the same operating system. We were also trying to keep the cost down, which in this case means frugal use of components and small size.
There's kind an interesting backstory to this design. We make another product called the Motion Mind 3, which is obviously in its 3rd iteration. The Motion Mind 2 was a design I really liked, and not something I was keen on replacing. However, we had supply issues with two key Infineon parts on the Motion Mind 2. At the same time we had a customer who wanted to use the Motion Mind 2 in an application but required that it be ROHS compliant (basically lead free). The Infineon parts were not compliant.
At the time we decided to meet our customers requirements by converting our design to an ROHS compliant part. We did this by removing the Infineon parts and using discrete components to form an H-bridge. The design has been successful and sales have been good. But In the intervening years Infineon has converted the two parts we used on the Motion Mind 2 to lead free parts. So now the H-bridge (BTM7810K) and the linear regulator (TLE4720-2) are available for lead free designs, and I really wanted to give them another shot.
This is the second attempt at a Synaptron Mega prototype, and may not be the last. In the first attempt I made a concerted effort to reuse most of the Synaptron Micro bill-of-materials (parts list or BOM). At the end of the day I had something that that I could test, but I really felt like many parts were too small, and the board itself was too large. Here are the main changes that were made.
1. Reduce the mounting hole footprint so that it matched a 40mm square cooling fan instead of the original 50mm square fan footprint.
2. Increase the screw terminal connector on the right of the board to accommodate higher currents and larger wires.
3. Increase current and physical size of the linear to allow a little more power dissipation.
4. Increase the discrete component size from 0402 packages to 0603 packages to reduce manufacturing, simplify prototyping and repairs, and to give the small parts a little more mass.
I also had an overall goal of reducing the footprint of the board by 20%. I achieved something in the area of a 5% size reduction. But I like the way this board looks and feels. It's got that intangible symmetry that I think displays design efficiency.
What's next?
From a prototype-to-production stand-point this design is about 25% complete. Hopefully building and testing will go pretty fast. I know the first prototype went through about 80% of the electrical testing successfully, and this one will either do the same or fail right off. After that comes minor tweaking of the PCB, re-testing of the design, and the big fur-ball of documentation. If it moves into production then there is a requirement for a production tester to ensure all inputs/outputs function correctly, and some documentation for the test process.
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Harley Davidson - The American Legend
The first thought of motorcycles as a means of transportation began in the year 1900. The pioneers' of this field were William S. Harley and his lifelong friend Arthur Davidson. They were both born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. It took them almost three years to build their first production ready motorcycle which was a single cylinder, 10 cubic inch engine. It was bolted directly to a bicycle chassis driven by a pulley system with a leather belt. We are going to look at the development, racing, and the people who made the Harley Davidson an American Legend.In 1907 they were experimenting with a two-cylinder model, which was essentially the same engine they started with. The only difference was that they had bolted one more cylinder at a 45 degree angle to the first. There were only two configurations possible. The side-by side twin would have been too wide and bulky. The v-configuration was the necessary choice. According to Harry Sucher, author of "Harley Davidson; The Milwaukee marvel", engine power would nearly double while adding far less than double the weight. Bill Harley engineered the engine. He figured that he would need to make the cylinders reach the top of their stroke near simultaneous to take advantage of low range torque, and make the engine more dependable according to Rand Leffingwell, "Harley-Davidson; History & Mystique." This created two lasting effects: The vibration and the exhaust sound for which Harley-Davidsons because famous. After the first 15 years, Harley-Davidson had established themselves as a fore-runner in the motorcycle market. The other prominent companies were Indian, Thor, and Excelsior. At the beginning of WWI, they were overwhelmed with orders from governments around the globe for bikes for the war effort. This allowed Harley-Davidson to almost triple the size of their manufacturing plant, which is still located in the same place in Milwaukee. These orders brought greater economic prosperity to all the motorcycle companies of the time but especially Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson became very involved with racing between 1915 and 1925. They have continued to stay involved in racing ever since, but with much less success since they had to start competing with Japanese companies. The Harley-Davidson always placed in the top five at every event, and sometimes all five seats were taken by Harley-Davidsons. These early races were very well organized but usually very dangerous. This scared a majority of the public but the young were entranced by it and sought for sponsorship from major companies such as Harley-Davidson. With the coming of World War Two the demand for Military bikes was running high. The United States and Allied forces were providing worldwide promotion for the company. The factory put the total number of bikes produced at ninety-thousand during the conflict. As a result Milwaukee came to be known as the Motorcycle Capital of the World according to Todd Rafferty, Harley Davidson; The Ultimate Machine. During the Late forties and early fifties production for the company fell way back. The United States government was helping European companies by lowering import tariffs to Eight percent while Harley-Davidson had a forty percent tariff on all imported items to Europe. European companies that brought major competition to the United States were Triumph and Norton who were producing mid-size bikes. At the time Harley-Davidson was only producing large displacement motorcycles such as the 1200cc and the 1340cc models. In 1953 Harley-Davidson produced their first mid-size which was a 750cc which was named the KR 750 whose main purpose was to compete in dirt-oval racing. The bike dominated the dirt-oval circuit from it's introduction and on for the next seventeen years. The KR750 was phased out in the early seventies and the XR750 was put into production. The XR750 has dominated dirt track racing all the way up to the present date.
During the sixties came the Rebel riders. Society as a whole looked on them as a mean, rough and untame group according to Jack Rosenblum a historian for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. These groups of men turned their bikes into "choppers". The bikes had high handlebars, raked front suspension forks, and flashy paint schemes such as flames. The most notable group was called the "Hells Angels" in California. They were known for their dealings in drugs, extortion and murders. These types of groups put a black-eye on the American motorcycle industry for the next decade to come.In the mid eighties Harley-Davidson Motor company was taking a nose-dive. This was due to a stagnation of new ideas, no new products and a definite need to restyle their bikes. In the late eighties Willie G. Davidson became the engineering and design guru for the company. He redesigned the engine into what is now called the evolution motor. The new engine was smoother, more powerful, and did not leak fluids which were all major improvements. It became part of a new era for Harley-Davidson and brought a renewed sense of enthusiasm from people all over the world. Willie G. also redesigned the framework of the bikes as well as the over-all styling. He added more chrome, sleeker lines, and a much extended list of aftermarket racing accessories. Sales were also boosted in racing accessories due to the fact that Harleys' were becoming a more dominant force in racing again. In the 1990s Harley-Davidson Motor Company set out for a new look. They were still held to the stereotype that the "Hells Angels" had created for them. To change this they first went to their dealerships to create a new sales atmosphere. The shops were changed from dimly lit , dirty, and greasy salesman to well-lit, cleanly, and with professional sober salesman. The company was now marketing more towards the blue-collar workers and sought for new entry-level affordable bikes to go with the rest of their line. This new marketing technique has seemed to work extremely well because in the decade that it has been in place they have tripled sales. Harley-Davidson again has gained the reputation for building quality, reliable, and performance tested motorcycles.Harley-Davidson Motor Company has created a major following for itself. They promote rallies worldwide mainly by use of area H.O.G.(Harley Owners Group) Chapters. Some rallies gather together a couple of hundred riders while others bring together upwards of five-hundred-thousand riders. These enormous rallies are held in three places; Daytona, Fl. , Sturgis, SD., and Milwaukee, WI. These rallies are held once a year and attendance increases annually. The following for Harley-Davidson has vastly increased and will be continuing in and upward pattern for years to come. The American Legend continues.
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Recently (say within the last 30 or so years), fairytales have been getting criticized left and right and from all sides. Feminists scholars, bloggers, and even vloggers, have left no shell unturned, no coral unexplored, when it comes to critiquing the popular folktales from the perspective of modern feminism. These stories have shaped many a young girl's romantic expectations, with their portrayals of adolescent waiting and dreaming, romanticizations of marriage, bondage to the father before their prince comes along, and, probably the most referenced and criticized aspect of fairytales, the princess' reliance on external rescue.
There's no surprise, then, that fairy tale retellings are popular among children and young adult authors and this popularity exposes a complicated ideology many feminist would say needs to be reevaluated among modern fairy tales. I'd attribute this popularity, in part, to one of the most successful novels to come from this genre: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. Up until now, I haven't found a fairy tale retelling that could possibly compete with it because, let's face it, that's a pretty high bar to set — unless you count the Shrek movies. However, buying a copy of Soman Chainani's The School for Good and Evil from Powell's Books in Portland was the best decision I ever made in 2015.
The book begins with best friends, Sophie and Agatha, who have very different reactions to being kidnapped and whisked away to the fabled School for Good and Evil. Self-proclaimed "most beautiful girl" in their town of Gavaldon, Sophie has dreamed of this day for a long time—she's going to earn her high marks at the School for Good and become a full-fledged princess, just as she believes she deserves. But fortune's not quite so clear-cut and command-able as that. Sophie, with her giant pink dress and long, golden hair, is dropped onto Evil Shore, while Agatha ends up on the other side in Good, and the two must live through the fairy tale in order to get out of it.
The School for Good and Evil is filled with everything that you'd want out of a fairy tale retelling and so much more. It'll even please fans of the Harry Potter series, with its talk of houses and common rooms and class schedules like Beautification and History of Villainy. There are princes and princesses, good is pitted against evil in classic fairy tale fashion, and it first seems like lines are very cut and clean with princesses still waiting for their prince to rescue them. And suddenly you think, "Wait. This is actually a major problem, right?" And you'd be correct.
There is a great deal at stake in what is geared toward young audiences, and subconsciously, children, especially young girls, can transfer into their lives cultural norms that do nothing but exalt passivity, dependency, and self-sacrifice as a female's cardinal virtues.
So underneath the complex plot, the snark and the witty hilarious moments in this novel express the heteronormativity common in fairy tales, dragging it into the light and exposing its ugliness, especially when it comes to the "Good Side" of the school, which turns out to be only a hollow, superficial beauty. Read through the lens of Guy Debord's "Society of the Spectacle," the students of this school are all focused on regurgitating the school's idea of who they should be, which Chainani positions as the spectacle.
The author draws a parallel between the authority figures of the school and the numerous adults who inhabit a young person's life. Parents teach their children the values they hold important, as their own parents did for them, but what else is subtly coded in those values that more-often-than-not are asking children to conform themselves to a certain standard? When Chainani acknowledges this disjunction in Sophie's definition of beauty and virtue, he is setting up that where we are going as a society is- The School for Good and Evil. The school resembles a society that is dominated by the spectacle, which simultaneously boxes up young people in a false binary based on superficial characteristics, like beauty and gender stereotypes, because it will maintain the heteronormative status quo—boys will be princes and girls will be princesses, but there are repercussions for students failing. And that is where this novel turns dark and eerie. Agatha realizes this before Sophie does, as she stumbles upon the Gallery of Good and "taxidermied creatures loom[ing] over her, stuffed and mounted on rosy pink walls. She dusted off their plaques to find the booted Master Cat, Cinderella's favorite rat, Jack's sold-off cow, stamped with the names of children who weren't good enough to be heroes or sidekicks or servants" and when she catches sight of the beanstalk: "HOLDEN OF RAINBOW GALE. That wretched plant had once been a boy." The mentality of sexism and homogenization is dramatized into this literal process of objectification. Like Debord says of the nature of the spectacle, it has to erase identity in order to continue on with its exploitation of the spectator (the individual).
While readers typically wave away the supernatural elements in fantasy novels, what is left is ultimately the reality within the spectacle: that what is at stake is individual identity and agency within identity in order for Sophie, Agatha, and others to be themselves. One example of this is Sophie's mindless readiness to embody the ideology—being the princess—at any cost, even at the dissolution of her individual identity and her friendship with Agatha, though she is the one trying to get them home, which seems ridiculous, but when mirrored with our social reality, the idea is not so farfetched from the lengths young people go to fit media standards. By exaggerating the spectacle, which is an authorial force, to make it out to be ridiculous to the reader, it destabilizes its power, and makes it perhaps a little easier to think critically about and resist the spectacle.
Moreover, Agatha is one of the most fleshed-out characters I have encountered in a young adult novel in a while, and is what makes her the ideal candidate for critical resistance to the status quo at the school is her ability to have sensitivity and empathy for other people, not just for herself. She embodies the critical discourse, asking the question about whether there is the possibility of resistance. Agatha is emotionally and intellectually equipped to see the propaganda put forth by The School for Good and Evil for what is—an exposition of all that is wrong with what society teaches us to take at face value. Her greatest power, what makes her a true princess among the other girls is her power to grant wishes, and this is no more personified than in the class for Communication with Animals. In trying to communicate her wish to a magical fish (as all animals serve princesses), the process goes awry:
"The fish swelled into a ballooning black mass, creeping up her hand [. . . ] and sucked her deeper like a gelatinous grave, stifling her last breaths, leeching her every last drop of life until there was nothing left to—
Agatha fell back in shock.
In her arms was a girl. No more than twelve or thirteen, with toffee skin and a tangle of dark curls. She stirred, opened her eyes, and smiled at Agatha as if she were an old friend.
'A hundred years, and you were the first who wished to free me.'"
Soman Chainani empowers young readers to reach out as Agatha has with a power that is inherently within them but is stifled away by the dominant culture. And maybe readers will go into other books with the same eye for how those novels contribute or try to resist dominant ideologies.


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Picking up on a line from the first season finale of the canceled television series Jericho, fans of the series are taking on a unique approach when it comes to showing their support for the show. They are sending nuts to CBS. That's right, nuts, and LOTS of them.
Fans interested in showing their support and getting behind the measure are encouraged to visit the website nutsonline.com, which sells and delivers nuts. The website has set up a specific area for the campaign ("Nuts to you, CBS"), reachable at www.nutsonline.com/jericho.
As of this writing, over 10,000 pounds of nuts have been sent to CBS and other destinations.
Boxes of NUTS are prepared for shipment.
The measure is in response to CBS's statement that they are looking into ways to provide some sort of closure to the series. As can be seen from the large response of fans on this site alone, simply providing "closure" isn't enough.
Following you'll find a message left by Jeffrey of nutsonline:
Hello Jericho lovers!
From a few orders, to a few more orders, to a few emails, to a lot more emails, we suddenly found ourselves in the middle of a campaign to support a show we had never even watched before. At first I thought you were nuts, but after interacting with a bunch of you I realized how real you were and how I could easily see myself in your place. Maybe I get excited too easily, but I was impressed with your devotion and passion and decided to fully embrace your campaign. As many of you know, we totally scrambled to pull this pooled shipping page off in a matter of hours.
Now we've shipped tons of nuts and are frankly amazed at the outpouring of support. I find myself refreshing the page all the time to see the tally grow and grow and grow….Simply amazing. It's remarkable how such a motley group of people from all over the world can pull together and say "NUTS" to CBS in unison. The Internet is such a beautiful thing.
But let me tell you the most remarkable thing about all of this- the emails I have received from you. I've experienced the whole range of emotions, from laughter to tears. Although this isn't a profitable venture for us now, I do realize the publicity has the potential to do wonders for our business. So, yes, at the end of the day we might come out ahead, but the most rewarding part of all of this is being able to connect with so many nice people. Truly amazing. And for that I am grateful to become a part of the Jericho family and to watch the show online once things settle down.
~Jeffrey and the rest of the NutsOnline Family
P.S. The nut campaign will continue. I am hoping that the audience for Jericho truly grows as people like me become intrigued. I wonder if the real trick to getting this back on the air is by watching the episodes online, where CBS can see real, hard data. Ah, just my 2 cents…
A few sites created for saving Jericho can be found at jericholives.com, savejericho.com and nutscbs.com.
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Sailing in the Sporades Islands is terrific thanks to the regular summer Meltemi wind. This area is perfect for those of you looking to really get a heel on! The unbeatable combination of gin clear water, great wind and beautiful beaches is a timeless combination that sailors just can't seem to resist - we can't think why!
Sail from Skiathos Town (just two minutes from the airport) and explore Skopelos, Alonissos and Kyra Panagia to name a few of the 24 islands! A swim stop at the beautiful island, famed as the set of the Mamma Mia film on Skopelos Island, is a must.
The summer months in the Sporades are dry and warm with temperatures reaching highs of 26 degrees even in May! Prevailing winds are from the north (sometimes NW) providing fantastic sailing conditions. The Sporades in general enjoy a warm summer with temperatures reaching up to 30 degrees in July and August.
With the stunning clarity of the water and the beautiful bays in the more remote islands that lie further east, our favourite feature of this route is spending the occasional night cooking aboard, rather than dining ashore. These nights are spent anchored in uninhabited, sheltered bays, with just the twinkle of starlight above you. The only sound is of water lapping on the beach and the tinkle of bells from wandering goats! This is a most satisfying and relaxing way to enjoy these outer islands.
When you arrive at the base you'll be met by our local partners who will handle your check-in. Once all the paperwork is complete you'll be shown to your boat and after a quick briefing it's over to you! Time to relax (might we suggest with a cold beer?).
There's plenty to do on your first night in Skiathos, once the sun has set over the white washed houses the bars and restaurants that line the waterfront come alive and have stunning views across the bay. We highly recommend a walk up to the Windmill Restaurant for the most terrific views in the whole town. It is a little pricey but a great spot for a special occasion or to celebrate the first or last night of holiday!
From Skiathos a great first sail is over to Loutraki on the island of Skopelos. It's around 10 miles away which means plenty of time for a lazy lunch and swim stop. Be sure to explore Glossa (the small town above Loutraki), which is up on a hill, giving some specatular views of the island particularly at sunset.
From Loutraki a great next day is to head to buzzing Skopelos Town - a spot not to be missed! If any of your crew are fans of the Mamma Mia movie, a sail around the north of the island and a lunch stop at the famous church in the film, is a must!
From Skopelos you can sail over to Alonissos island. Alonissos is a hidden gem of an island with its rugged landscape. This is the start of the National Marine Park that is home to the aptly named Mediterranean Monk Seal. Ensure you keep an eye out for them as well as dolphins!
You can anchor on the north side of the island to access Alonissos Old Town on the hill, but ensure you check the weather, as these bays are open to the prevailing wind. Another alternative is a stop at either Steni Vala or Patitiri where you can get a short taxi up to the old town. Steni Vala is a gorgeous, peaceful town with a scenic beach and just a handful of traditonal tavernas.
From the sleepy town of Steni Vala on Alonissos why not head north to the beautiful and largely uninhabited island of Kyra Panayia. Choose from the Southern or Northern bays for good shelter and a peaceful night under the stars.
Planitis Bay is great for swimming and watching the sunset. If you want to explore, there's a monastery on the east coast of the island and the whole island is a nature reserve so there's plenty of wildlife around.
From Kyra Panayia Island we recommend heading back down to Peristeri. This sail back south from Kyra Panayia is between 20-30 miles depending on whether you circumnavigate the island of Yioura for a lunch stop. You can choose from either Vasiliko or Xero bay to moor up in over night before heading back to civilisation.
If you're not quite ready to return to the beaten track and the bright lights of the towns head southeast to Skantzoura. The beaches here are stunning, as are the many secret coves. If you like exploring there's a former monastery, an old vineyard and some abandoned stables all lying waiting to be discovered!
Once you've seen Skantzoura (a good lunch stop) it is only a 12 mile sail back to Patitiri on the island of Alonissos for another peaceful day. If you didn't manage it on the sail east make the effort to visit Allonissos Old Town. The views are stunning. We highly recommend drinks at Piano Bar where (as the name suggests) there is live music in the summer. Our favourite taverna is a small unassuming spot above the supermarket. It doesn't sound like much but this is some of the best greek food we have ever tasted!
From Patitiri it's only a short sail back round to the island of Skopelos. Neo Klima is a relatively new village built around 30 years ago after an earthquake destroyed the original village Palio Klima. The new village was moved to the seaside in order to devlop tourism on the island. There are some lovely restaurants and bars to explore as well two narrow pebble beaches.
A great final night or lunchtime stop is Koukounaries Beach on Skiathos Island. The beach is golden, spotlessly clean and surrounded by pine forests. If you are visiting in May or October you'll likely find it a beautifully empty sandy haven. During peak season there are a number of watersports available from the beach and if you want a partying the night away nearby Banana Beach has DJ's on all night long.
On your last day it's time to head back to base. It is a good idea to get back to the marina between 4 & 6pm. This gives you plenty of time to make the most of one final evening of fun, before watching the sunset on a fantastic week of sailing!
Below is an indication of the yachts that will sail on this flotilla. Please call us on 020 8459 8787 to check live availability.
Our Shore to Sail holidays are a combination of a one or two week flotilla sailing holiday with another relaxing week or two ashore.
These holidays will appeal to those who enjoy sailing but have family or friends who are not quite so enthusiastic about sailing - a compromise can now be made!
Most people opt for a week of sailing followed by a week of winding down on shore. However it is entirely up to you to do what you want to do (and when!)
Choose from studios or apartments beside the sea at the Iris Hotel, Stena, near Nidri. Or, really pamper yourself at the Salvator Villas and Spa Hotel in Parga, which also has a selection of two-bedroom villas with private pools.
We also have a brand new, exclusive villa available which is nestled in the olive groves on the hill above Sivota Bay on Lefkas Island.
We have no doubt at all that our flotilla sailing gang will really score a few points with the non sailors of the family by bringing them here! The combination of one of our yachts and a room here is about as good as it gets!
For 20 years, our flotillas have been enjoying the wonderful food from the 'Castello Restaurant' in Parga. Spiros and his six sons have now expanded their programme in Parga with a fabulous boutique complex of rooms, apartments and villas called the Salva…
The Iris Hotel is one of our accommodation options in the South Ionian, ideally suited for a shore based week before or after one of our Lefkas or Ithaka flotillas, or one of our two week flotillas which finishes in the South Ionian.
A 'beside the sea' base for your shore based week on Lefkas …


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On Food:
- Dang, I'm hungry. You know that sucking sound toilets make the second all the water stops spinning and rushes down? I think that's what my stomach just did.
- I nearly fried my eyelid this morning... but the sausage omelet was totally worth it.
- If anything edible wants an upgrade, just add a flavor made of any combination of cheddar, jalapeño, bacon, and/or ranch.
- For lunch today I took two microwave burritos and wrapped them together in a tortilla. It was a Double Burrito Burrito.
- The only thing that would make me like Spitz® Sunflower Seeds more is if I had hamster cheek pouches.
- My dream has always been to go to a restaurant and get a drink, appetizer, entree, and dessert. (sigh) But I'm being ridiculous.
- Sometimes I like to read cookbooks just for fun.
- I am never Google image-searching "Steak dinner" on an empty stomach again.


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Today there is a Christmas loli meet up at the QVB! I'm really excited to go and see everyone again, we plan on getting Santa photos and purikura~ The only bad thing is, is the fact that it's cold and rainy and I'm going to have to wear a massive coat and take an umbrella around >.<
Today's pink x red co-ord rundown:
Coat: Hermes
Dress: Angelic Pretty
Blouse: Angelic Pretty
Head wear: Angelic Pretty, CatNapCaps
Accessories: Angelic Pretty, Squeaky Toybox, Sanrio, offbrand
Socks: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Shoes: Antaina
Bag: Loris
I thought it's only appropriate to wear Holy Night Story because of the cute little Christmas themed print *____*!! The cakes and rocking horses are so adorable.
Mood: Excited, but unhappy about rain (rain and loli do not mix!)
Listening to: Paradichlorobenzene - Kagamine Len


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Silhouette prints by thepairabirds artist Tabitha Bianca Brown. Silhouette prints have been around for a while now, but these are a beautiful hippie take on the classic silhouette. The last one above titled summer sisters reminds me of this photo I took with my sister back in college:
Are you in the path of Irene? Please stay safe and stock up on essentials if you are. We are in its direct path here in New Jersey. Its going to be a wild weekend!
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[Radio] NTX2 USB and XBee mount breakout
So i like modularity. I think most creative people do. If you do not like modularity, it is probably because you like to take a complete product apart, thus making it modular. Indeed, modularity is the way to go, especially in DIY electronics, where i like to use my crap for various applications. Also, it'd be very expensive making a separate item for every project you work on. Also for debugging, modularity is nice.
This module will be used in my 5th High Altitude Balloon project due December 2011.
So i have made two modules, they are extremely simple, on a "beginners on electronics" level, a level in which i am comfortable (keep it simple).
So i used the NTX2 radiomodule by radiometrix, and i made a USB module for it, and a Xbee mount module. Both are displayed below, and very self explanatory. After soldering both together, they worked *instantly*. Life with radiotransmission can not be easier.
The nice thing of both modules is that you can play with the variable resistors, so that you can change the frequency and shift a bit. I hate calculating and testing all kinds of resistors that never exist in the frequency that you want. So, can't be easier.
So you can just hook this up to any computer or perhipial with a USB port. Then you use some terminal or whatever to talk to it, and it will immediatelly spit out that information over your frequency.
Kinda works like an xbee as well; you just send it some bits and it will spit out those bits.
Downloads, my favorite section.
Yeah so you can download the PCB Eagle files right over here:
NTX2-Xbeemount [RAR]NTX2-usbstick [RAR]


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DUKE.I know none. Can you tell me of any?
LUCIO.Some say he is with the Emperor of Russia; other some, he is inRome: but where is he, think you?
DUKE.I know not where; but wheresoever, I wish him well.
LUCIO.It was a mad fantastical trick of him to steal from the state andusurp the beggary he was never born to. Lord Angelo dukes it wellin his absence; he puts transgression to't.
DUKE.He does well in't.
LUCIO.A little more lenity to lechery would do no harm in him:something too crabbed that way, friar.
DUKE.It is too general a vice, and severity must cure it.
LUCIO.Yes, in good sooth, the vice is of a great kindred; it is wellallied: but it is impossible to extirp it quite, friar, tilleating and drinking be put down. They say this Angelo was notmade by man and woman after this downright way of creation:is it true, think you?
DUKE.How should he be made, then?
LUCIO.Some report a sea-maid spawned him; some, that he was begotbetween two stock-fishes. — But it is certain that when he makeswater, his urine is congealed ice; that I know to be true. Andhe is a motion ungenerative; that's infallible.
DUKE.You are pleasant, sir, and speak apace.
LUCIO.Why, what a ruthless thing is this in him, for the rebellion of acodpiece to take away the life of a man! Would the duke that isabsent have done this? Ere he would have hanged a man for thegetting a hundred bastards, he would have paid for the nursing athousand. He had some feeling of the sport; he knew the service,and that instructed him to mercy.
DUKE.I never heard the absent duke much detected for women; he was notinclined that way.
LUCIO.O, sir, you are deceived.
DUKE.'Tis not possible.
LUCIO.Who, not the duke? yes, your beggar of fifty; — and his use was toput a ducat in her clack-dish: the duke had crotchets in him.He would be drunk too: that let me inform you.
DUKE.You do him wrong, surely.
LUCIO.Sir, I was an inward of his. A shy fellow was the duke: and Ibelieve I know the cause of his withdrawing.
DUKE.What, I pr'ythee, might be the cause?
LUCIO.No, — pardon; — 'tis a secret must be locked within the teeth andthe lips: but this I can let you understand, — the greater file ofthe subject held the duke to be wise.
DUKE.Wise? why, no question but he was.
LUCIO.A very superficial, ignorant, unweighing fellow.
DUKE.Either this is envy in you, folly, or mistaking; the very streamof his life, and the business he hath helmed, must, upon awarranted need, give him a better proclamation. Let him be buttestimonied in his own bringings forth, and he shall appear tothe envious a scholar, a statesman, and a soldier. Therefore youspeak unskilfully; or, if your knowledge be more, it is muchdarkened in your malice.
LUCIO.Sir, I know him, and I love him.
DUKE.Love talks with better knowledge, and knowledge with dearer love.
LUCIO.Come, sir, I know what I know.
DUKE.I can hardly believe that, since you know not what you speak.But, if ever the duke return, — as our prayers are he may, — let me desire you to make your answer before him. If it behonest you have spoke, you have courage to maintain it: I ambound to call upon you; and, I pray you, your name?
LUCIO.Sir, my name is Lucio; well known to the duke.
DUKE.He shall know you better, sir, if I may live to report you.
LUCIO.I fear you not.
DUKE.O, you hope the duke will return no more; or you imagine me toounhurtful an opposite. But, indeed, I can do you little harm:you'll forswear this again.
LUCIO.I'll be hanged first! thou art deceived in me, friar. But nomore of this. Canst thou tell if Claudio die to-morrow or no?
DUKE.Why should he die, sir?
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