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3D Printing's "Pink Panther" Sets Stage For Talking Feminism In Tech
When you start poking around 3D printing blogs, marketplaces, websites, whatever, you'll start to notice some models popping up over and over again. There's the Shapeways Bunny. There's Bathsheba's wildly popular Klein Bottle Opener. There's the lacy skull by Joshua Harker.
And then there's the Pink Panther lady.
For the uninitiated, the Pink Panther lady is an armless, headless, legless nude lady body that has, inexplicably, become a popular benchmark print. I don't want to link to it because I don't want to give it more views, but here she is:
Well, I guess it's not totally inexplicable. Horny basement-dwelling dudes tend to be early adopters of new tech; after all, the internet exists in its current form mostly because of porn. And so, I guess this is the 3D printed equivalent.
The origins of the Pink Panther are a bit mysterious. She was first uploaded in November of 2009 by a Thingiverse user called januario. There's not much information on the page- no background, no context- just a few dimensions. No one seems to know why she is named after a farcical French detective series and cartoon cat. Or why she's a quadruple amputee. Perhaps the artist was going for something Venus de Milo-esque? Based on her "body by Soul Cycle" vibe, though, I would guess she's a modern girl. Or maybe the artist just wore himself out on sculpting the hell out of that ass and figured that a lady's arms and, you know, head, are just decoration anyway.
The original model has been downloaded only about 7000 times, but it's spurred countless remixes and variations and has become a classic print in the 5.5 years since it was first introduced. Why? You can guess. Blegh.
Of course, the Pink Panther lady is not the only unclothed woman in the 3D printing universe. Oh, no- She's just an OG. In fact, a very unscientific and informal study- conducted by yours truly- of search results for simple gendered words and phrases, like "male" and "female," on a variety of 3D printing sites and marketplaces yielded LOTS and LOTS of naked ladies. Exhibit 1:
If I met a guy and found this $170, 1.85″ tall naked lady figurine in his place, I'd open the nearest window, hop out, and as I repelled down the side of the building, Amazon-Prime-him Suze Orman's entire bibliography; boyfriend clearly needs some help with personal finance. We all have the right to spend our $$$ on the things we love, but… again, blegh.
Of course, the people who defend this stuff will say it's "art." I guess, in a way that's true- because artistic license is the ONLY way to explain the gravity-defying rack on this lady (same artist):
Please, show me ONE pair of breasts that can do that. I'm flat-chested and my boobs would still end up around my neck in that pose.
Guys, I don't think I'm a prude. It's not like I'm a Duggar (although I feel my affinity for bulky crewneck sweaters would be appreciated by said clan). My biggest issue with the nudity in 3D printing is the same issue I have with most nudity in pop culture, and that's the very different subtexts of male and female nakedness. Male nudity is heroic (think Greco-Roman appropriation) or "hilarious" (see "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", every Sacha Baron Cohen movie ever, Jackass, etc). Female nudity is, by and large, sexual and intended for the male gaze (see: every movie ever), and therein lies the difference.
"But what about Magic Mike?"
You're right. Feminism is solved.
Not. For every single Magic Mike sequel or Buzzfeed list of 25 hot and shirtless pictures of Neville Longbottom, there are about 100,000 equal and opposite gratuitous topless scenes (Newton's Third Law of sexism). And that's the case in 3D printing, too. This little blog post from 2010 calls to our attention the recent addition of a MALE COUNTERPART to the Pink Panther lady. Unfortunately, in the 5 years since that post, dozens of Pink Panther iterations have sprung up, while the weird little tripod-dicked man-body referenced in the post has remained pretty untouched, for lack of a better term.
I mean, yes, you can find other naked dudes on 3D printing sites. But on the first page of search results on Shapeways for the term "woman," there were 12 fully naked models. I'm not even counting the weird giant-boobed cosplay sculpts- JUST fully naked ladies. In contrast, there were ZERO nude- or even partially nude- models on the first page of search results for "man." In fact, I got to page 8 before I saw my first- ahem, member– and then when I clicked on the thumbnail, was mildly horrified to see this:
A little more naked than I would have preferred. When you ask someone to "take it all off," you're generally not referring to their skin, too.
Meanwhile, by page 8 of the "Woman" search, I had already seen: a "sexy oil warmer" (translation: a vase made of 3 naked girls), a nude lady doing a pretty extreme backbend so you can wear her as a ring, all sorts of softcore girl-on-girl sculptures, a naked lady elf, a topless lady centaur… actually, that was all by page 3.
Guys, I could spend a week on this, just sharing search results and screencaps, but frankly, it's bumming me out, and I'd rather spend my time making stuff and tagging them all "woman" to flush out all this garbage. I want to emphasize that this is not the fault of Shapeways, or Thingiverse, or any of the other sites where users are free to upload any model they want. Could those sites perhaps clean up their search algorithms to prevent unwitting customers from being bombarded with hentai when they're looking for, say, a necklace? Sure. Should they prevent their users from uploading these naked ladies? No- as much as part of me would want them to- for the beauty of these sites is their accessibility and their crowd-sourced content.
What all these naked girls are symptomatic of, however, is a more pervasive issue within 3D printing regarding the state of gender equality, and that DOES have to change. 3D printing, as an industry and consumer product, paints itself as an egalitarian utopia where anything is possible. Since most adult women have already spent a lifetime resisting objectification, it's going to take a bit more to scare them off than a few pervy nerds who know how to use Blender. But what a barrage of naked models says to the younger girls behind the screen- the future of this industry- is, "This space is not for you." And that's just not acceptable.
The responsibility to change this falls squarely on the shoulders of the community. People (men, I'm talking to you, but I said people to be PC), stop using the Pink Panther as a benchmark print. It's weird and offputting. Stop tagging your naked lady models with every synonym for women you can think of- because it pretty much effs up all the results for everyone else. People will find your model, don't worry. If there's one thing at which horny guys are exceptionally skilled, it's using the search bar. Or maybe, just maybe, like, be a little more discrete with your nudies?
Just be cool about it, that's all I ask.
I want to make it very clear that I don't think women and girls need to be shielded from sexuality and nakedness. We're not shrinking violets that need to carry around smelling salts in the event that nipples appear. Nudity has its place. We're all human and each of us can appreciate a well-placed peen or set of tees. But, like most things in life, it's all about being in the right time and place, and the first page of search results for "girl's jewelry" is certainly not it.
Kasia Wisniewski is the founder and designer of Collected Edition as well as the writer behind Beulah. Collected Edition is made by hand and machine. The label designs eclectic, modern jewelry, accessories, and home products at the intersection of modern manufacturing and handcraft. By combining 3D modeling and printing with an eye trained in couture methods and bespoke design, Collected Edition creates feminine and delicate nature-inspired pieces that retain a sense of the human touch. The flexibility of 3D printing and related technologies allow Collected Edition to bring these life-like, complex products to life in materials ranging from nylon to precious metals while always remaining affordable and accessible.


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Theater Packages
The BEST WESTERN Coral Hills has teamed up with two outstanding local theaters: Brigham's Playhouse and St. George Musical Theater. The Theater Package includes two tickets, a luxurious room with two-queen or one-king sized bed and a deluxe breakfast for two. Extra nights, and tickets can be added to any Package. Just call 1-800-542-7733 and ask to book our Theater Package. No Refund Policy.
Brigham's Playhouse is an indoor theater located 10 minutes away within the beautiful setting of Cottontown Village. To peruse their latest season of productions go to: www.brighamsplayhouse.com.
St. George Musical Theater performs their productions "in-the-round" in the Historic, St. George Opera House located only three blocks away. Their season of productions can be viewed at: www.sgmusicaltheater.com

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Implementing a Health 2020 vision: governance for health in the 21st century. Making it happen
By Ilona Kickbusch and Thorsten Behrendt
2013, vi + 82 pages
In developing countries: CHF 14.00
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The WHO Regional Office for Europe commissioned this report to support the implementation of the Health 2020 policy framework. It builds on a study on governance for health in the 21st century, conducted for the WHO Regional Office for Europe. This report provides policy-makers with examples from around the world of how whole-of- government and whole-of-society approaches have been implemented, along with a set of tools to manage the complex policy process.
These policy examples were selected with a view to the four policy priority areas of Health 2020 and with the following criteria in mind: they provide useful lessons, often illustrate best practices, cover a wide variety of different contexts and countries and, as far as possible, have been implemented and, ideally, evaluated. The report aims to contribute, in particular, to the Health 2020 strategic policy objective of "improving leadership and participatory governance for health". It is conceived as a living document that will be continually enriched with new examples and analysis.


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Music has been shown in studies to reduce depression, anxiety, and the need for sedatives. Another study found that music helps relieve chronic pain. Joyful music has been shown to improve blood flow through arteries. And cancer patients have found moderate pain relief from listening to music during chemotherapy.
Try to get at least 1 dose of music that moves you each day. Tune into our Pandora stations or download a few songs directly to your computer to get started.


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Eating out: The Moorings, Portmagee, Co. Kerry
"Sitting overlooking the harbour, it was hard to have a care in the world"
Category: Bar/Restaurant
The Moorings
Portmagee, Co Kerry
Recently in the spotlight thanks to a certain massive movie franchise descending on the area, the Moorings bar, restaurant and B&B is a charming stop off on the Ring of Kerry. Tourist-central it may be, populated by coach loads of Americans throughout the summer, but it's not gimmicky, nor does it scream "typical Irish bar" tourist trap.
Make no mistake - this is simple fare, hearty grub and local seafood, and glamour is not high on the agenda. However it is completely charming with stunning views across the harbour near the Skelligs, and has even more American clientele than usual thanks to Star Wars: Episode VII filming nearby.
We happened across the place on a gorgeous July day, mid-way between a tour of the aforementioned ring. The proprietor Gerry was friendly and welcoming, and we ordered a lunch of pints, fish and chips and sambos from the Bridge Bar to a table outside.
Guinness was a bad choice in the heat, but a great pint nonetheless, and when the fish and chips arrived we knew we were on to a winner.
Breadcrumbed instead of battered, the enormous portion of haddock and chips was delicious. When we were full of fish, we were still guilty of eating the delicious skin. The sandwiches were standard pub toasties, but there's nothing wrong with that.
Sitting overlooking the harbour, it was hard to have a care in the world, and Gerard wondered if we'd stick around for the nightly trad session. Nothing touristy here - the guys and girls play because they love it, and said that even if it wasn't planned, a sing (and play) along would break out.
The restaurant opens 6-10pm and is definitely fancier than the bar menu, rich in fresh fish and local flavour. It may not be as fancy as some of the eateries in nearby Waterville and Caherdaniel, but it has a certain something that keeps locals and visitors coming back for more.
So if you're on the Wild Atlantic Way, or heading for the Skelligs, this is sweet stop. In Ireland of the welcomes, often the service is what's most important, and the staff here aren't short of friendly conversation. A wee gem.
No bling here. Not even faux-bling, popular in Dublin's hippest bars. Authentically retro.
Perfectly adequate.
The staff are sound as a pound.
Chilled out and homely. With tourists, yet not "touristy".
In the hood?
Take a trip to the nearby Skellig Chocolate Factory. Free in, and lots of chocolate to sample and buy, it's all made right on the premises.
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Stephen McGill Productions
Stephen McGill formed his own production company in early 2012 after working as co-producer for Poppy Productions Ltd since 2010. He has previously worked on the worldwide productions of MAMMA MIA! as well as the London productions of BILLY ELLIOT and JERSEY BOYS.
He has recently co-produced the West End run of the Green Day Musical AMERICAN IDIOT at The Arts Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre's West End transfer of THE PAJAMA GAME at The Shaftesbury Theatre and THE LAST OF THE DE MULLINS at the Jermyn Street Theatre.
Recent productions include: FACING EAST: IN CONCERT (Lyric Theatre), THE TAILOR-MADE MAN (Arts Theatre), AN INCIDENT AT THE BORDER (Trafalgar Studios).
Other productions include: PUSHING UP POPPIES, (Theatre503 and Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh) THE LOST CHRISTMAS, (Waterloo East Theatre) IN THE ACT; (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and OUR BOYS (rehearsed reading, Prince Of Wales Theatre).
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The critically acclaimed "best book of the year" (NYT) is now on video!By Jon Agee Illustrated by Jon Agee Read by Kirby Heyborne Children's Fiction / Fiction / Humorous / Travel`strong> English Age group 3-8 7m Sell Sheet Also available on
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"Terrific," says Eugene, after winning an all-expenses-paid vacation in Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." Unfortunately, Eugene's luck is a lot worse than that. First, his cruise ship sinks, then he ends up stranded on a tiny island. But Eugene isn't alone. There's another castaway, a parrot with a busted wing, who tells him what there is to eat and drink and how to build a sailboat. Cranky Eugene pays attention, and his luck begins to change.
"A fun tale presented with simple lines and colors…" - Video Librarian
"An upbeat conclusion that trumpets the power of friendship provides an unironic 'Terrific!' at last." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"With pithy humor and a knack for comic timing, Agee has created a character who will endear himself...despite his curmudgeonly exterior and posturing... Eugene's a grumpy old man, but sometimes, grumpy old men can surprise you. Sometimes, they even surprise themselves. The cartoon illustrations feature strong lines and soft colors that contrast wonderfully with the story line. With just a few lines, Eugene's bulbous nose and personality shine through...perfect...for older students who are developing an ear for sarcasm and younger children who will enjoy this offbeat adventure." - School Library Journal
"...this title encapsulates Agee's natural strengths: deadpan delivery, lean storytelling, and an impeccable design sense... Agee's no-frills artwork reflects techniques borrowed from comic strips; neatly penciled frames focus attention and indicate elapsed time, while Eugene's exaggerated body proportions amplify the humor of his bond with the tiny bird... Oversize dimensions and opportunities for chiming in make this a storytime natural." - Booklist


text: Theatre Please note this event has already taken place and you are viewing an archived page of the Lakeside website.For a list of current events, exhibitions and workshops, please click on 'What's On' in the menu above INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC SEASON Have you ever contemplated attending a concert but felt unsure whether you would enjoy the music? Lakeside's Music Officer Catherine Hocking provides an entertaining introduction to the music in our Autumn season. This event will take place in Cafe L, which is outside the Djanogly Art Gallery. Please call the Box Office to book a place.


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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
Fourteenth Day of April is celebrated as Dr. Ambedkar jayanti.It is indeed celebrated throughout India especially by the people who have embraced Buddhism under his guidance. This date coincides with New year celebrations in Punjab(Baisakhi), Kerala Vishu, Tamilnadu, Bengal and Buddhist countries of Cambodia and Thailand.The followers of Buddhism visit the monestries and recite the verses written by Buddha. Sweets are made to enjoy the happiness.
The Banganga Festival
Every year, in January, a cultural extravaganza is organised at Banganga, where top artistes from around the country perform live classical music concerts. Cultural enthusiasts attend the festival and feast the soul as well as the mind as the sun sets
The Elephant Festival
In February Elephanta, a small island near Mumbai, is a favoured destination for culture lovers. It is the site of the Elephanta Festival, the tranquil abode of Lord Shiva, just one-and-a-half-hour's journey by motor launch from Mumbai. Every year, renowned dancers and musicians perform outside the caves, beneath a star-studded sky, to a select and appreciative audience. Special launch services and catering arrangements are provided for visitors.
The Ellora Festival
MTDC organises the Ellora Festival here in December, inviting in renowned artistes who display their virtuosity in music and dance. Surrounded by 1,400-year old caves and rock carvings, artists perform in this magnificent ambience to enchant the gods, goddesses and human lovers of art. The Kailash temple, sculptured out of one huge rock, is one of the most beautiful backdrops for an event such as this.


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Pieter-Dirk Uys for Pietermaritzburg
Hexagon Theatre 21 – 25 February 2017
Tues 21 Feb: 19h30 The Echo of a Noise
Wed 22 Feb: 19h30 The Echo of a Noise
Thursday 23 Feb: 19h30 An Evening with Evita Bezuidenhout
Fri 24 Feb: 19h30 The Echo of a Noise
Sat 25 Feb: 19h30 The Echo of a Noise
Pietermaritzburg: This February sees the return of master satirist, the indefatigable Pieter-Dirk Uys, to the Hexagon Theatre with two of his shows: The Echo of a Noise on Tues 21, Wed 22, Fri 24 and Sat 25 February; and An Evening with Evita Bezuidenhout on Thurs 23 Feb, both shows start at 7.30pm
Pieter-Dirk Uys presents the astonishing The Echo of a Noise – a one-man memoir. In The Echo of a Noise, South Africa's foremost satirist sits on a barstool, opens his heart and talks about his private and public life leading the audience into his inner-sanctuary with stories that can evoke surprise, laughter and tears.
Now in his 71st year, Uys doesn't glance back at the successes and failures that have strengthened his belief in a constant improvement of his work, but at those small signposts that throughout his life subconsciously pointed him in a right and original direction: his father Hannes Uys and his mother Helga Bassel; his grandmothers, his teachers, his passions, Sophia Loren, censorship, false eyelashes and making a noise when everyone demanded silence.
The second show he is presenting is An Evening with Evita Bezuidenhout for one night only on Thursday 23 February. "Inspirational; Transformational; Funny; Glamorous; Topical; Typically South African; Optimistic; Hopeful." These are some of the words used to describe Evita Bezuidenhout's recent State of the Nation address to corporates, conferences, think-tanks, indabas, award ceremonies and report-backs. Mrs Bezuidenhout is focusing on the need to move from the fearful negative that has infected our society to optimistic hope and excitement for a successful future for all.
Spend some quality time with the most famous white woman in South Africa, a legend in her own lunchtime thanks to her cooking, an icon who can confront any aikona and share with her the optimism and fearlessness that has made her one of the most respected voices in our wilderness of free speech.
"It is said when history repeats itself, it can take tragedy and turn it into farce. So banish the blues. Come and enjoy the blacks, whites, browns, yellows and 'others' that make up this unique country of our dreams. As long as we can laugh at our fear, we are still in charge of our future,"
The Hexagon Theatre is part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus: phone 033 260 5537 / email@example.com / www.hexagon.ukzn.ac.za.
Tickets available from www.webtickets.co.za
Also follow weekly episodes of 'Evita's Free Speech' on YouTube every Sunday: www.evita.co.za


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Alveo's Callisto caters to young professionals
Both the young at age and heart will have something to look forward to as Alveo Land builds a two-tower condominium in the country's latest premier entertainment district of Circuit Makati.
Dubbed "Callisto," which came from the Greek word "Kalliste" or most beautiful, the residential area will have its first tower rise 38-storeys high with its own retail component on the lower and upper ground floor.
"We are looking at this as an ideal residence area for young professionals, because the Circuit area is very energetic, vibrant, and youthful. So, the entire area will give you the vibe that it indeed caters to young professionals," said Alveo Land Project, Sales, and Marketing Group Head Rufino S. Gutierrez.
With its current attractions like a massive events area, thriving retail strip, and a black box theater in full operation, Circuit Makati has been true to its reputation as a growing entertainment and lifestyle destination since it was launched in 2012.
Gutierrez said that Alveo also brought the same vibrancy inside Callisto. It will have a roof deck and eight podium floors.
On the 9th floor, the two towers will have a shared amenity level featuring a 25-meter lap pool, three lounge pools, a kiddie pool, a game room, indoor gym, library, function room, board room, play area, lounge, and a lawn area.
An Ayala Land subsidiary, Alveo now has three main projects in Circuit Makati, including workspaces-for-sale The Stiles Enterprise Plaza and two-tower residential condominium Solstice.
While Callisto is set to rise beside its predecessor Solstice, the two will have several differing features.
"The main difference between the two developments is the unit mix. Solstice focuses more on big units such as one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, which make up approximately 78 percent of the total inventory, while Callisto Tower 1 is composed mostly of studio and one-bedroom units at a 76 percent unit mix," Gutierrez explained.
Callisto Tower 1 will have a total of 430 residential units with a mix of studio (28 to 32 sqm), one-bedroom (56 to 65 sqm), two-bedroom (85 to 106 sqm), three-bedroom (122-214 sqm) and special three-bedroom (116 to 122 sqm) units.
Floor-to-ceiling heights for the living, dining, and bedroom areas are at 2.7 meters high, higher than the average height of typical residential units.
"Callisto and Solstice will then appeal to different market profiles. Since Callisto focuses on smaller units, it may appeal more towards younger professionals who aspire to have a first-mover advantage within Makati's latest lifestyle destination, as well as early nesters looking for their first homes in the city," Gutierrez added.
Callisto will also introduce special units called Investor Suites, which have a two-bedroom and a studio configuration separated by a foyer.
Future residents will be given the flexibility to use one unit and lease the other or even lease out both units, depending on their requirements.
With rising interest in the area, the developer is set to launch approximately one tower every year for the next 20 years right within Circuit Makati.
Callisto residences are priced at P135,000 to P140,000 per sqm. Typical units average at P4.3 million for studio units, P8.4 million for one-bedroom units, P12.3 million for two-bedroom units, and P17.1 million for Investor Suites.
Typical units are priced P135,000 per sqm. Callisto will begin turnover of units in July 2022.
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The Aged Care Reforms are being progressively introduced since their initial implementation in 2013. The changes will ensure the aged care system provides more choice and control for consumers, and remains sustainable and affordable for older Australians. The Department of Health (Health) is the agency responsible for the implementation of the reforms.
February 2017 changes
Increasing Choice in Home Care
From 27 February 2017, funding for a Home Care Package (accessed through the Department of Health's My Aged Care website) will follow the client, allowing them to direct funding to the approved provider of their choice. These changes replace the previous arrangements whereby Home Care Packages were allocated to approved providers who determined whether they had the capacity to take on a client once they were approved for a Home Care Package by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). Home Care Packages will now move with the client, allowing them to change providers if they wish or if they move to another part of Australia. If they choose to change providers, any unspent funds (less exit amount) within their package will follow them to their new Home Care Package provider.
A new process, managed through My Aged Care, will deliver a consistent national system for assigning Home Care packages to eligible clients.
All Home Care Packages continue to be delivered through a Consumer Directed Care (CDC) approach. This approach allows clients to have greater control over their package in terms of the services to be accessed and the delivery of these services. DVA clients will still, if required, be able to access Veterans' Home Care and Community Nursing services while they are accessing a Home Care package, as long as there is no duplication of services.
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Short-Term Restorative Care
Short-Term Restorative Care (STRC) is a new form of 'flexible care' designed to assist older Australians to remain living in their homes thus avoiding preventable hospitalisations and premature entry into residential aged care. Flexible care acknowledges that the needs of aged care recipients may require a different care approach than that provided through mainstream residential and home care.
STRC is administered by the Department of Health (Health), with DVA funding the daily care fee (the client contribution/co-payment) for former Prisoners of War (POW) and Victoria Cross (VC) recipients.
This client contribution is set at a statutory maximum of 17.5% of the single basic age pension for STRC services provided in a home setting, and 85% of the single basic aged pension for STRC provided in a residential care setting.
Where a client identifies as a former POW or VC recipient, the approved STRC provider must contact DVA to confirm their POW or VC recipient status and to arrange for the payment of fees by emailing the HCS Community Programmes mailbox (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Further information in relation to STRC is available on the My Aged Care (Department of Health) website under Short-Term Restorative Care.
January 2016 changes
In the 2015-16 Budget, the Australian Government announced it would make aged care means testing arrangements more consistent by removing an exemption that relates to rental income from a resident's former principal home. The change is consistent with changes that took effect on 1 July 2014 to make aged care means testing arrangements fairer and more comprehensive, and ensure that all rental income is included in the aged care means test. It will affect residents who enter care from 1 January 2016.
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July 2015 changes
The latest stage of reforms came into effect on 1 July 2015. This stage includes a number of important changes to provide older Australians with better access to aged care services in the community. These changes do not directly impact on the community care services provided under DVAprogrammes. The changes are summarised below and include links to obtain further information:
|Expansion of services though the My Aged Care website from 1 July 2015
|The commencement of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme from 1 July 2015*
|The introduction of Consumer Directed Care for all Home Care Packages
*Note: The Home and Community Care program (HACC) in Victoria and Western Australia will not be incorporated into the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP).
The changes that were introduced in previous stages include:
|Veterans' Supplement in Residential Care and Home Care Packages
|New Means Testing arrangements in residential aged care for those entering care on or after 1 July 2014
|Income Testing for those accessing a Home Care Package on or after 1 July 2014
|Removal of High and Low Care classifications from permanent residential aged care
Accessing DVA Programmes and Services and Commonwealth Home Support
DVA provides entry-level home care and clinical nursing services to eligible veterans and war widows through the Veterans' Home Care and Community Nursing Factsheet HSV16 programmes. These services are similar to some of the services provided under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP). You are able to access services through DVA and through the CHSP, as long as there is no duplication of that service. You can talk to the My Aged Care staff about receiving these services – visit the My Aged Care website or call 1800 200 422 (Mon-Fri 8am - 8pm, Sat 10am - 2pm), from any location within Australia.
Accessing DVA Programmes and Services in Residential Aged Care
Veterans and war widow/ers who hold a DVA Gold or White Card and live in residential aged care may continue to access many of the same services they were entitled to prior to entering residential care (e.g. travel for treatment, medical services). However, where a residential aged care provider is required to fund certain health services (e.g. podiatry or physiotherapy) and is receiving government subsidisation to do so, there are limitations on access to some DVA-funded Allied Health services and Rehabilitation Aids and Appliances. For more information see DVA's factsheets.
My Aged Care Website and Contact Centre
The My Aged Care website and national contact centre provides older people, their families and carers with:
- information on aged care;
- support for consumers to find Commonwealth funded aged care services in their local area; and
- referrals to assessment services and service providers.
Visit the My Aged Care website for more information on aged care services. Alternatively, contact 1800 200 422 (8am - 8pm Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm Saturday).
Aged Care Complaints Scheme
The Aged Care Complaints Scheme is a free service that examines complaints or concerns about Commonwealth-funded aged care services, including:
- Residential Aged Care
- Commonwealth funded Home and Community Care Services (excluding Western Australia and Victoria); or
- Home Care Packages.
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The U.K. Gift-Aid Scheme was introduced in 2000 to replace the Covenant Scheme. It means that anyone paying U.K. Tax can donate to a registered Charity, resulting in that Charity being able to reclaim tax on that donation.
In the U.K. each Church is a registered Charity. Whilst our parish in Lanzarote cannot be a U.K. registered Charity, our Diocesan Headquarters in London is registered as a charity (U.K. Charity Registration No. 250186). Therefore, we can send donations to them and they can recover the tax for us and credit our account.
Thus, there are three ways you can help our Parish through the Gift-Aid Scheme:
- A one-off gift with a sterling cheque
- A regular donation in sterling by Bankers Order
- Placing your offering (Sterling or Euros) into the envelopes we have in Church. We then convert the Euros into Sterling.
All three are sent to our Diocesan Treasurer who claims the rebate from the Inland Revenue.
To participate, you must pay an amount of UK Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax at least equal to the tax that the Diocese in Europe reclaims on your donations in the tax year (currently 25p for each £1 you give).
If you do not pay U.K. Tax but would like to donate to your Church Funds on a regular Basis, you can do it through a Banker's Order at your own Bank.
For further details, please contact either our Churchwarden or the Parish Secretary.


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This summer has so many awesome books to be read!
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer TBR
This summer has so many awesome books to be read!
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Every Last Breath is one I am dying to read! Though for this top ten I stuck with the books already in my TBR Mountain of Doom! Didn't count any upcoming releases but this one is definitely on THAT list!ReplyDelete
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I am biting my nails waiting for Every Last Breath. Great list.ReplyDelete
I've heard fantastic things about Katie's books. I have Nowhere But Here on my shelves right now, waiting to be read! Good luck!ReplyDelete
Oh yes! There are two up there I need to go check out. If they look as good as the rest, they need to be added to my TBR pile.ReplyDelete
Another book by Tara Sue Me! How did I miss this?! I am falling further behind on this series. Guess if I don't catch up this summer, I see what will be on my fall list! Happy Reading!ReplyDelete
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I love this list! I can't wait for you to get to Strong Enough, and I can't wait to read Scorched. Awesome TTT! *hugs*ReplyDelete
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Student Pictured With Dead Giraffe In New York School Yearbook
A yearbook photo of a senior in high school triggered controversy recently.
An unidentified student at Guilderland High School appeared in the 2015 yearbook with a dead giraffe and a firearm strapped over his shoulder.
"The bottom line is we have no interest or intent to offend anyone," Guilderland Central School District Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles told NEWS10 ABC. "The yearbook isn't a vehicle for controversy; it's a vehicle for capturing memories. So we deeply regret that there are folks out there who are offended by this."
Wiles acknowledged that the review process had failed.
"I don't believe that the folks who reviewed the picture saw the weapon, so had they seen it, I think we would not be having this conversation today," Wiles said. "But they didn't see it at the time. We are very sorry that people feel badly about this. I totally understand that."
The image was placed in a section of the yearbook where parents can buy an ad and include a picture or quote to honor a student. In this case, the photo was accompanied by the remark, "A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be."
Students reacted angrily to the picture.
"I can't wear a tank top to school without being hounded because it's 'inappropriate,' yet someone can pose with a dead giraffe in the year book [sic] & that's completely 'appropriate'," one student wrote on social media, according to Times Union.
"Honestly, I'm appalled," wrote another. "That's crazy to have in a school yearbook."
Guilderland students were not the only ones who were offended.
"Traveling halfway around the world to shoot some of the world's most magnificent, and exotic animals is shameful," the Humane Society of the United States said in a statement. "Trophy hunting increases threats to the survival of these species.
"We hope Guilderland High School administrators take this opportunity to educate students on the importance of conserving and respecting African wildlife."
According to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, the giraffe population has declined by 40 percent as a result of poaching, habitat loss and overhunting in recent years, Times Union reported.
Wiles promised that in the future, staff would apply stricter controls on what could appear in the yearbook.
"We can learn a lesson from it," she said. "It's not a line; it's a judgment. I think the lesson that we learned here is that before we make decisions on what we publish, we make sure that we're making good judgments."
Sources: NEWS10 ABC, Times Union, The Blaze / Photo credit: The Blaze


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GastroMar is our most welcoming and versatile restaurant, under the guidance of chef Rafa Zafra and located in the main terrace-bar of the Hotel Vistabella. It offers the possibility of tasting the most succulent bites, served with the best wines, and enjoying the beautiful sunsets that the bay of Roses gifts us. In addition, its uninterrupted schedule makes it ideal for a late snack, a light lunch or a non-rushed meal.
Our gastronomic proposal "from the sea", stands out for the exigence and the quality of the product: local produce, seasonal and above all very fresh. We offer a variety of cold and hot portions ideal for sharing, a menu with delicious dishes that highlight the ones based on fresh fish, and of course, for the sweet tooth, our home-made desserts totally irresistible. Tasty options for everybody, in a privileged environment and an excellent service.
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|Is CRC a Referral Black Hole?
|Is CRC a Referral Black Hole?
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Some Believe CRC Operates As a "Closed System"
In early February, CRC Health Corporation, built into the nations largest treatment provider by a series of debt fueled acquisitions, issued a press release inviting the media to its National Resource Center, an impressive call center that fielded 86,000 inquiries last year from people seeking help. The press release said former Drug Czar General Barry McCaffrey would be at the conference - CRC trots him out at many press events - presumably to help CRC show how its National Resource Center is a "nerve center" of domestic efforts to fight drug abuse. And, indeed, readers of the press release might be forgiven if they mistook the National Resource Center for a charitable undertaking, as CRC proudly proclaimed that it sends about 90 percent of incoming calls to "other treatment opportunities" ie: non CRC centers. But that shouldn"t be surprising to those who understand CRC's operations. Other high-end treatment operators - and that's what CRC is now after recent acquisitions, mostly a high-end private pay operation - report that over 90 percent of their callers cannot afford the treatment services they are calling about in the first place. And, considering the time honored treatment industry tradition of inter referrals between competing institutions, some have been wondering lately whether CRC might actually be more taking advantage of that tradition instead of living up to it. One center reports that it has sent many clients to CRC's Sierra Tucson facility without seeing a single referral back from the Arizona center, and has thus stopped referring to Sierra Tucson if an equally suitable alternative can be found elsewhere. CRC CEO Barry Karlin did not respond to an email seeking comment on whether or not CRC operates as a kind of referral "black hole," sucking in high quality referrals from competitors but rarely, if ever, letting any leave the CRC fold. But CRC's strategy of acquiring disparate types of centers - dual diagnosis, adolescent, eating disorders, etc... - does speak to a strategy of leveraging marketing efforts to create synergistic referral opportunities within the family of CRC enterprises. Nevertheless, CRC EVP Kathy Sylvia claims CRC is "not... a closed referral system, an assertion some have trouble believing. Says Betty Ford CEO John Schwarzlose: "We believe it [CRC] is a closed system, no matter how much CRC denies it." And, certainly, CRC's fourth quarter results show that the treatment provider appears to need every dollar it can get its hands on, operating as it does under a large private equity induced debt burden. Despite decent, though much lower, operating margins, CRC reported just $331,000 of net income on fourth quarter revenues of over $85 million. Interest costs soared 120 percent to $13.2 million.
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Yilma Begashaw
1. Abuse of Education and Humanity
Attainment of a higher education was to build a capacity to make a great contribution to knowledge. It was to develop a capacity to serve humanity in the face of truth and good faith. We do not forget how much respect was won by our past highly educated fellow citizens – be it from the Church or from the modern education. It is shame to see the choice of some so called Professors to degeneration their educational attainments, to abuse their positions and to lower their ranks to the levels of ordinary cadres, informers, hooligans, traitors, 'Hod-Aderoch' and 'Bandas'.
2. Their Crimes
We all know how much damage was caused to the Ethiopian educational level by cadres such as 'Professor Endrias Eshete. Instead of using his high education from the USA for the betterment of his position, his people and advancement of academic intelligence, he chose to lower his position to an ordinary service of Ethiopia's internal and external enemies. Persistent with Woyane's anti-education and ethnic cleansing policies, Endrias made a great contribution to the displacement of highly educated man-power of Addis Ababa University. The types of very low moral values he is showing to students and young people are common facts.
Another so-called 'Professor' Hizkias Assefa has been touring around with two missions: to bring reconciliation between our citizens in the country and in the Diaspora, and to encourage the Diaspora to go to Ethiopia and join the Millennium celebration. To start with, there is no such thing as an animosity between our citizens in the country and in the Diaspora. The problem is between the Ethiopian people and the repressive dictators, the serious problem he does not want to raise. Secondly, he is acting as an agent of the dictators to pull as many people as possible to the celebration of the regime's Millennium to show to the World as though there is peace and stability in the country.
Now it the turn of our yet another so called 'Professor' – Ephrem Isaac. I really felt sick and ashamed when I was listening to the yesterday's interview of the Addis Dimts that tried to bring together Ephrem Isaak and Professor Alemayehu Gebre Mariam, the true son of Ethiopia. Listening to the way Ephrem was talking, there is no way that one can distinguish him from a street vagabond and hooligan. But at least he agreed to his mission against the USA Congress move – HR 2003 – for Ethiopian democracy and transparency. His shameless excuse is his 'concern' for the release of the prisoners of conscience. What is the relationship between the two? Why should he use his position as a mediator to release prisoners for defeating a very important move by the US Congress for democracy and transparency in our country? After all, is it not due to his pressure that prisoners have to admit a partial responsibility for the murder of innocent citizens as a condition for their release? Is it such a person who wants to shamelessly tell us that he is concerned for the prisoners of conscience? My conclusion is that his only concern is to save the ugly face of his pay-masters – the Woyanes and their sponsors.
3. Concluding Remarks
The fate of Ethiopia is not in the hands of the US Congress. Paid internal agents such as our so called Professors and external lobbyists in New York can never, and should never damage our spirits and our resilience for a protracted struggle for democracy, peace and prosperity. These cheap servants may extend the life of the tyrants for a further couple of days. But its end is approaching fast. Let us join hands and make it even faster, with the help of our Mighty.


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Saranac Lake's Rhett Darrah and Saranac's Nikalas Hamel will compete in the opening round of the Section VII hockey tournament Tuesday, Feb. 20, with the winner advancing to the semifinals Feb. 22.
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Greysomn Giroux and the Plattsburgh High Hornets are the top seed in the Section VII hockey playoffs and will take on the lowest remaining seed Feb. 22.
PLATTSBURGH | The Plattsburgh High Hornets will be the top seed heading into the 2018 Section VII hockey playoffs, with defending section and regional champion Beekmantown following behind.
The playoffs began Feb. 20 with quarterfinal games as third seed Northeastern Clinton hosted sixth seed Lake Placid and fourth seed Saranac Lake hosted fifth seed Saranac.
The semifinals will take place Feb. 22, with PHS hosting the lowest remaining seed at 7 p.m. at the Amri-Can North Sports Center, while Beekmantown will host the highest remaining seed at 8:15 p.m. at the Stafford Ice Arena.
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Great Falls author to release second novel titled "Light Dawning" on May 25
Great Falls-based author Ty Arthur will release his second novel titled "Light Dawning" next month, he announced today. The self-published book will come out on May 25.
The book, a fantasy-horror tale, follows Arthur's debut sci-fi novella "Empty" which he released in 2016. In a press release, Arthur says for "Light Dawning," it explores, "the bleaker corners of human existence."
He said the story was inspired by real life but is set in a fantasy setting.
"It's set in an unquestionably fantasy universe, but don't expect any elves or farm-boy chosen ones saving the world," he said. "My take on the genre draws more from cosmic dread and the horror of war than anything with unlikely heroes or lovable rogues. Don't expect any happy endings, (either)."
The story begins in the city of Cestia, once known as the City on the Hill and revered far and wide for its independence and boundless opportunity, which has become home only to the damned. Surviving under the brutal occupation of a southern empire for three long years, the oppressed populace has lost hope of liberation, turning instead towards an increasingly desperate rebellion willing to commit any atrocity for a chance at freedom.
Four lost souls trapped behind Cestia's walls are on a collision course with fate, destined to either save the city or see it utterly destroyed while calling on forces beyond mankind's comprehension, as total war approaches. For good or ill, the light of a new day is about to dawn.
If you're interested in Arthur's previous work, Last January we reviewed "Empty" which you can read here. To sum it up quickly, I said, "The story keeps you interested throughout, and it ends in a satisfying way, so with that, if you're looking for a well-written story set in the vastness of outer space, check out this book."
Arthur said that for "Light Dawning," like "Empty" the story was inspired by the power of music. He's offered a musical playlist via Spotify to people interested in hearing an advance preview of the themes and tone of the novel.
In addition to working as a novelist, Arthur writes freelance articles for various publications such as Metalunderground.com and GameSkinny. He says he writes to, "exorcise his demons." A Great Falls native, he lives here with his wife Megan and infant son Gannicus Picard.
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Fox Business Network gets ready to battle CNBC
Fox Business: New channel will attempt to offer alternative to CNBC coverage
The Fox Business Network starts Monday as a competitor to 18-year-old TV financial news dominator CNBC.
The move is prompting a rarity - smack talk from TV business executives - in anticipation of the most intensely watched television network competition since upstart Fox News Channel took on CNN a decade ago and eventually won the ratings battle.
But can a Fox property do it again in a vastly different media market, one where there are a gazillion places to get financial information, online as well as on the dial? Fox News Channel has succeeded because it identified a thirst for political news that wasn't perceived as liberally slanted, which is one reason Fox dubbed CNN the "Clinton News Network."
Its formula was simple: Fox built an audience not by staffing bureaus around the world, like CNN, but by promoting oversize on-air personalities - like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity - who told viewers about the world as they saw it. Within four years, Fox caught up to CNN and thumbed its nose at critics who scorned its conservative slant on the news. In 2007, Fox News Channel earned nearly as much advertising revenue ($454 million) as CNN and Headline News combined, according to analyst SNL Kagan.
Top Fox Business Channel executives are following the same game plan. While Fox News promised its coverage would be "fair and balanced" - a not-so-subtle rip on the assumed liberal media bias - Fox Business is casting itself as "more Main Street than Wall Street."
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When News Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch announced the business network in February, he promised it would be "more business-friendly than CNBC." The network's managing editor, Neil Cavuto, said much of the coverage of corporate financial scandals was overblown, as only nine or 10 companies were actually implicated in wrongdoing.
Fox Business News executives say a lot more people would tune into financial TV news if CNBC weren't so "wonky." They say CNBC's on-air talent talks down to its audience and uses too much business jargon, like "basis points" and "Bollinger Bands." Why? Because, according to the Foxies, CNBC wants to cozy up to Wall Street managers like the "kids sitting at the cool table," said Fox News Executive Vice President Kevin Magee, a CNBC alum who presides over the business network.
"There is a perception, whether you agree or disagree, that business news is boring," said Alexis Glick, an NBC alum and Wall Street veteran who will appear on the air and coordinate FBN coverage.
"We should be able to talk about financial decisions that affect your pocketbook every day in a way that we can all understand, and you can do that in a way that doesn't dumb down the information," Glick said.
Glick said there will be more personal finance news - from how to plan for college to how to save to buy a house.
Personal finance news may find an audience, but how big of one? "Does that make good TV?" asked James McQuivey, a media and technology analyst at Forrester Research.
There's no shortage of critics who worry that FBN will have a conservative slant. Much of that is pinned on the history of Cavuto, the longtime Fox News Channel host whose show is one of the more highly rated on cable television - but often does as many political and celebrity stories as it does business news.
Others point to Cavuto prominently featuring a story recently about O.J. Simpson posting bail. If it involved money, Cavuto said, that made it a business story. And he has devoted large portions of his show to the latest travails of tabloid stars like Paris Hilton.
Among the network's first personalities - aside from Cavuto and Glick, who will host a morning show she describes as "The Today Show" meets "Squawk Box" - is syndicated radio star Dave Ramsey.
Last week, Fox signed former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as an on-air analyst, a move McQuivey questioned. She may have been one of the nation's highest-ranking female executives, but her tenure at Palo Alto's HP "could hardly be called a success."
Glick disagreed.
"I can speak for women out there who have looked at someone like Carly for years with a tremendous amount of admiration," Glick said. "Why wouldn't we tap into one of the greatest female leaders of the past couple of decades and get her insight? When Carly talks, you want to listen."
Don't expect much of a fight at first. The Fox Business Network will premiere in 30 million homes Monday, strong for an initial launch, but only one-third of CNBC's reach. (Comcast plans to add FBN to its Bay Area lineup within 90 days, according to a Comcast spokesman.) SNL Kagan media analyst Derek Baine has Fox expanding to 38 million subscribers by the end of the year and to 72 million by 2011.
CNBC will be hard to dislodge. It has a value of $4 billion, placing it at No. 19 among cable networks, between BET and the Food Network, and a 57 percent operating margin, according to SNL Kagan. Its business day audience may be small (in August it averaged 87,000 viewers ages 25 to 54) but it has the kind of viewers advertisers love - wealthy ones.
According to the 2007 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey, CNBC was behind only Fox and CNN overall in luring high-income viewers. The network says the average net worth of one of its viewers is $2.7 million. Plus, the Nielsen ratings don't measure a lot of places where CNBC is on, like in offices, restaurants and country clubs.
"We have never been stronger," CNBC President Mark Hoffman said. The network just started CNBC Africa to go with European and Asian versions of its network, which claims 900 employees globally. Viewership was up 34 percent from last year during hours when the market was open, its best third-quarter performance since 2000.
Does that leave enough audience for Fox? The dial is littered with the carcasses of failed financial networks like FNN and CNNfn. And if it does too much political news, analysts say it could cannibalize its own audience from the Fox News Channel. Still, SNL Kagan predicts that Fox Business will break even by 2010 after sustaining losses of $185 million.
"Some Americans like attitude with their political news," said Ken Doctor, a news industry analyst with Outsell Inc. "But it's not so clear whether they like attitude with their financial news."
"You'd be hard pressed to say that CNBC is the liberal business network," McQuivey said. "But if there is one thing that Fox knows it's that you have to wrap the news around a personality.
"And the secret to Fox's success is - if something doesn't work, they'll get rid of it as soon as possible and try something else," McQuivey said.
In the larger picture, though, analysts say starting a business channel is a smart long-term, multimedia play for Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., which owns the Fox Business Channel. Combining the TV network with Murdoch's recently announced $5 billion deal to purchase Dow Jones and Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, gives Murdoch a wide reach over online, print and television financial properties ranging from the prestigious Journal and Barron's to Fox Business News.
"It's a smart play. But you've got to give it two or three years down the road for them to figure out how all the pieces work together," analyst Doctor said.
Part of the challenge to making that cross-platform magic happen: CNBC has an exclusive content-sharing deal through 2012 with the Wall Street Journal.
Privately, Fox officials say they are trying to determine the limits of that agreement. Glick said the network has "been analyzing every single part" of the agreement, including Dow Jones' MarketWatch.
"Rupert Murdoch bought the most famous business franchise in the world and you'd be kidding yourself if we were not going to take advantage of it," Glick said.
Fox hunting
Comcast plans to add the Fox Business Network to its Bay Area digital channel lineup, on channel 130, within the next 90 days.
FBN will be on channel 211 on AT&T systems in the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose area. On the Charter system, FBN will be on channel 166 in the region. It will be available on DirecTV 359.


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So I know that in a couple of years, I will probably be working with another IP or a Development Agency in India, perhaps Addis or even Afghanistan. I intend to move around some in the course of my career, perhaps two years at a time in one place. There is a small problem with this plan. I can't read a map. To make matters worse, I am really bad at finding directions. When I go out at night with my friends and am driving, you will probably hear phrases like.
"Haba Anne that's not the way o".
"Where are you going now"
To which I always answer;
"Sit there and wait for me to find it, you know I have no idea"
"I know where am going, this is just another road to avoid those stupid roadblocks"
It all depends on my mood. But it is a fact universally acknowledged that I generally do not know where am going (for the most part).
I was cleaning up my car yesterday and found an old map under the seat. It was a map that was handed to me a couple of weeks ago during a charity walk. I remember asking someone;
"Which way back to the lake"?
The person just thrust the map of the walk route into my hands and walked off. I threw my head back in the middle of the road and laughed heartily. Someone caught up and asked me what was so funny.
"Hahahaha she can't read a map", I said.
This nice looking guy walked off rather quickly, he probably thought I was a crazy person, talking about myself in the third person and cracking up so much at myself.
Let's face it, I am in trouble. How can I advance career wise and excel in the field if I cannot figure out what is what on a map? GPS devices do not count. I use them occasionally, and they speak. I do want to learn how to read regular non-speaking maps. I wonder if there is a software that can help me.