, which explains more about its ad-funded business model.
The most recent announcement also reveals plans to allow users to clear their history, although private data will still be retained, aonymised and aggregated for targeting.
Several Facebook senior executives, including global CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Australian boss William Easton, have publicly apologised to users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and for not doing more when they first found out data had been harvested from millions of users in 2015.
On the flip side, Facebook used a legal threat to try and prevent the Guardian from publishing an interview with Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie just prior to the scandal breaking, and Zuckerberg delayed a response to it for several days, drawing criticism from several quarters.
Heimans' views about Facebook are not unique. Tristan Harris, the former Google design ethicist who founded the Center for Humane Technology in the US, recently said that with more than 2 billion users, Facebook "has more power than any world government".
"No one is holding them accountable except for Wall Street, which basically asks, 'are you better and better at manipulating other people's minds or not every quarter?'," he said on a recent episode of the Vanity Fair podcast, Inside the Hive with Nick Bilton.
Harris believes that Facebook's tech engineers have good intentions and that Silicon Valley giants, including Facebook, Google, Amazon and others, could face difficulties holding on to top talent if their social promise fails to match with reality.
"They're good people who think they are making a positive impact and have been sold this narrative that 'we're about making the world more open and connected in the case for Facebook," Harris said.
It's a view that Heimans also holds: "It's a big challenge for these platforms. Their employees are largely socially progressive and most of the employees are probably horrified at having Donald Trump as president.
A good example of this, Heimans added, is Airbnb, which has cultivated a strong economic interest with property hosts that rely upon the platform to attract tenants and make money.
"It's why Airbnb hosts knock on the door for Airbnb in their regulatory fights," he said.
"You would never imagine a Facebook user doing that when Mark Zuckerbeg is being hauled in front of Congress.
Purpose co-founder and CEO Jeremy Heimans.
"We have a term we use to describe platforms like Facebook - we describe them as participation farms," Heimans told AdNews on a recent visit to launch movement marketing agency Purpose in Sydney and promote his book New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World.
"We're all very busy on the platform engaging, creating content and sharing that content with our friends, but really we are very fenced in by the platform.
"Our relationship with that platform is very extractive, we don't share in any of the economic value our content produces, we don't have any way to shape the algorithm that we now know has this profound impact on our thoughts, our feelings and our political views in our elections.
In the case of Facebook, Heimans believes that its pubic rhetoric does not always match reality and blames the social network's business model.
"When you hear the rhetoric, it's all about 'our mission is to bring people together', but the business model of Facebook supercharges extremism and allows for a great deal of manipulation," he explained.
Heimans believes that Facebook should be more realistic about its level of transparency and is critical of the social network's handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
"The posture of a lot of big institutions, including Facebook, is to say as little as possible until they have to say more," Heimans said. "You end up with this drip, drip, drip. You start by saying, 'only 30 million were impacted by Cambridge Analytica', but by the time you are finished with it you discover that it's far, far more.
Facebook has scaled up its public comms in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Since April, there has been at least five public announcements about how Facebook is changing its privacy and data settings and better explaining how it uses data to help advertisers better target ads, which explains more about its ad-funded business model.


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Honda's #superengaging Social Strategy
Client: American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Agency: RPA
Objective: Engage directly with consumers using social media to spread awareness of Honda's annual Summer Clearance Sales Event
The Background: A car isn't something you buy every day, so staying top-of-mind during that long consideration process is no easy task. But social's changed all that, says Alicia Jones, manager of social marketing for Honda and Acura at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "It used to be that a car brand like ours never really had the opportunity to have direct connections with consumers outside hoping they might come in to have their car serviced at the dealership," Jones says. "Now, through social we have the chance to engage directly on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook—everywhere they are."
Social media might be effective for direct connections, but it only works if you use it authentically—which is what Honda and its agency RPA were looking to accomplish during the brand's 2013 Summer Clearance Sales Event.
"Now more than ever people are apathetic and cynical about advertising and marketing, and they've found more and more ways of shutting it out," says Jason Sperling, executive creative director at RPA. "There are times when you need to talk about deals and corporate things, but you also need to keep the engagement and the excitement alive—people appreciate a brand that surprises them."
In essence, marketing that doesn't feel like marketing, but rather marketing that's fun, feels like value, and stands out from the crowd—and during the summer months there's a big crowd in the car-selling scene.
"Summer is the time of the year when you have 15 different car brands telling you about the great deals you can get on cars," Sperling says. "People are used to a brand talking at them, but in this day and age it's so easy—and appreciated—when you actually have a conversation with customers and connect on a more personal level."
The Strategy: And that's exactly what Honda did.
First, the auto manufacturer identified an organic, preexisting trend on Twitter: the use of hashtag #wantnewcar by disgruntled people hating on their junkers. For example, "Only in my car does using the left turn signal while on cruise control confuse the hell out of my car! #wantnewcar" and "I want to park my car close to the rickety-est looking tree on my street in hopes of it falling and crushing it. #wantnewcar."
Capitalizing on this, Honda promoted #wantnewcar, urging Twitter fans to share their car frustrations on July 15 for the chance to receive a real-time personalized Vine response from the brand.
In one amusing example, Honda responded to the tweet "Cause my car is haunted, my driver side window doesn't go up and my tints are so dark that I cannot see out of them at night #wantnewcar" with a Vine video featuring a med school skeleton standing in front of an Accord. The skeleton addresses the camera with the words "Hey Matt, this Accord is certified 100% ghost free…mostly," while its arms move around haphazardly. As the skeleton speaks, the automatic windows move up and down, seemingly of their own accord.
Over the course of a single day, Honda and RPA managed to film and create 36 response Vine videos. To react as quickly as possible, often within minutes of the original tweet, the brand and its agency couldn't wait around for legal to approve an idea—they just had to do it.
"It was a really stripped-down creative process," Jones says.
The Channels: The #wantnewcar Vine campaign was part of a larger integrated brand campaign that included print, digital, radio, and TV ads, each of which incorpoated user-generated content from Twitter into the creative.
Honda followed up the #wantnewcar effort with another social initiative in August centered on the hashtag #HondaLove, in which the brand again responded to select consumers who'd tweeted at them with real-time personalized Vine videos as a thank you for being Honda fans.
#HondaLove is actually part of a larger Honda effort dubbed "Honda Loves You Back," that's been going on for several years, in which the brand reaches out to fans in fun and surprising ways, like paying for a Honda's owner's parking and organizing a surprise parade for a driver who'd hit one million miles on his Accord. In total, Honda created and posted 52 #HondaLove response videos on one day in August.
The Results: During the two days Honda responded to select Twitter users with personalized Vine videos, the auto manufacturer generated a total of more than 32 million tweet impressions and 11,000 Twitter mentions and gained nearly 4,000 new followers.
Honda also broke its July sales records, with the Civic, Accord, Odyssey, and CR-V all showing double-digit gains. Although Honda was reticent to say that its social initiatives were the sole factor in its July sales success, the #wantnewcar and #HondaLove were two of the main campaigns running at the time.
The Takeaway: When it comes to social media, Jones advises showing a little humanity. "You can tell the personality of a brand by how it interacts with people online," Jones says. "It's been overplayed, people say it a lot, but it's true: It's about humanizing the brand." For that same reason, social media is Honda's weapon of choice when it comes to amplification. "You can push one-to-many [messages] through TV or print, but online and through social is where we can have a dialogue and a conversation," Jones says. "It's where people are already engaging and sharing amongst themselves."
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Every nation has stories to tell. Few does it, few don't. Those who don't, will soon be forgotten and perish in history. Those who do, live in history!
Besides expression of a nation and its aspirations, film making and cinemas also make good business. According to Motion Picture Association of America, BoxOfficeMojo (www.boxofficemojo.com) and WorldBoxOffice (www.worldboxoffice.com), the global total gross box office value for calendar year 2009 was estimated at USD 29.9 billion.
In calendar year 2009, when most of the industries in the world faced slow down and slump, box office receipts increased by 10%. Many industry pundits now consider the cinema, film making and gaming as a recession-proof business, thus creating steady stream of employment opportunities, as movies and gaming are considered cheap form of entertainment in comparison to vacations, visiting theme parks, or attending a sports event. During 2009, US and Canadian population made 1.4 billion visits to theatres in comparison to 133 million visits to sports events.
In addition to box office receipts, there are a host of other streams of revenues totaling additional USD 10 billion worldwide; these revenue streams include DVD/CD sales, games generated out of movies, broadcasting (movie channels) and music. Additional revenues attached with the business emanating out of expenses on food, merchandizing and on location advertising are further on top of it.
Indian film industry, the closest example for Pakistan to emulate, is estimated at USD 3.3 billion in calendar year 2010, Indian film industry employs over 6 million individuals. Film making in India is one of the largest contributor to foreign exchange, with an average Indian film generating well over USD 2 million from overseas market. In 2005, 74 Indian films were released in Britain in comparison to just 61 British productions that made it to the marquees. In the same year, 9 Bollywood films entered the top 10 list of films compared with just 7 British movies.
Summarily, the cinema and filmmaking business is too important to ignore, both from "expressing culture" as well "business perspectives".
Jang Group has taken the lead and is committed to Revival of Cinema. Our first objective is to prepare a comprehensive Vision Document that provides roles of each stakeholder in meeting this objective and defines the pathway.
We would like to involve leading international experts, ideally a five-member team, two from United States (possibly from New York Film Academy and Motion Picture Association of America), two from India and one from Pakistan, who should help us preparing Revival of Cinema Vision Document and a corresponding business plan.
Certain pointers have been provided in this paper; however, these are just for guidelines. Vision Document made by the experts may decide to take lead from these or suggest different alternatives altogether.
Short-term: By engaging experts from India, as they are closest to us in terms of culture, language and understanding; training should ideally be held in Pakistan, otherwise in India or in Middle East, utilizing resources of Abu Dhabi film school. Additional experts from Western countries will also be required to learn different and advance perspectives, in order to possible leapfrogging.
Vision Document should recommend the training and institutes after studying the syllabus of various training institutes in region including India and Middle East; and matching those with the training requirements of people involved in the film industry in Pakistan.
A list of institutes and cultural funds that provides funds for film training will be required in the Vision Document along with terms and conditions on which funds are available and how they can be availed.
Government of Pakistan, both the political and the establishment wings, will have to be made realized the missed opportunity by not working seriously to revive the cinema in Pakistan. This includes revenue loss, potential employment creation, opportunity to properly project Pakistan and its people and culture, bad name being earned due to piracy, funding Indian businesses and allowing Indian Government to impose their thinking and culture upon people of Pakistan due to smuggling of movies, etc.
Revising laws for import of films from India.
One of the key objectives and selling point to Government will be gaining access to Indian markets for Pakistani films.


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Orlando Pride sign Jordyn Listro, Wayne Rooney officially retires, Swansea City in talks for Jordan Morris, and more.
By JT Taylor Jan 16, 2021, 7:30am EST
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Hello, Mane Landers. I hope you all had a fantastic week as we're more than halfway through January. School and work has been keeping me busy but I can look forward to some great games to watch this weekend. We have plenty of soccer news to get to today, so let's get to the links.
Orlando Pride Sign Jordyn Listro
The Orlando Pride signed midfielder Jordyn Listro to a one-year contract with an option for an additional year. Listro made three starts in the NWSL Fall Series last year and the Toronto native now has her green card so she won't take up an international slot on the roster. The signing helps Head Coach Marc Skinner bolster the midfield as he prepares the Pride for the 2021 NWSL season.
Nani Reacts to Wayne Rooney's Retirement
Orlando City's Nani gave a shout out to his former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney, who announced his retirement. The pair shared seven seasons together with Manchester United and even faced off against each other in MLS. Rooney confirmed his retirement as he will now become the manager of Derby County on a contract for the next two and a half years.
Wazza my friend! We won a lot together and spent amazing times at @ManUtd. It was a pleasure to play with you. Happy Retirement! ✨ #Rooney #Wazza #Football #oldtrafford #manutd pic.twitter.com/sgVRmo7rka
— Nani (@luisnani) January 15, 2021
Swansea City in Talks with Jordan Morris
Seattle Sounders winger Jordan Morris could be headed to Swansea City as the English club is in discussions to acquire him on a six-month loan. Morris has been busy in training camp with the United States Men's National Team but confirmed earlier this week that the Sounders are having conversations with European clubs.
"I think that for me, it's a similar stance of kind of where I was before MLS Cup. If the right offer and the right team comes forward, definitely it's something that I'd be interested in," Morris said earlier this week. "And if things don't work out, and then I end up in Seattle, I love it there and I feel like I'm growing a lot in Seattle."
The American has played his entire career with the Seattle Sounders, scoring 42 goals in 129 appearances, and winning two MLS Cup titles. Swansea City is currently in second place in the EFL Championship.
MLS Starting XI Mascots
Andrew Wiebe of MLSsoccer.com took it upon himself to release a starting XI for mascots on the MLS website. Sadly, OCSC's Kingston didn't make the cut, but the new guy Tempo from Nashville SC did. I agree that Tack-Tik would fit as the starting goalkeeper on the list. The squad also features Cascadian rivals, with Sammy the Sounder, Spike the Kingfisher, and Timber Joey teaming up. I think Q from the San Jose Earthquakes and Cozmo from the LA Galaxy are good picks for the midfield. I still have some questions on D. C. United's Talon leading the front line though. Which position do you think would be a good spot for Kingston? Let me know in the comments below.
Americans Abroad
We have a light weekend for Americans in Europe. In the English Premier League today, Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream of Fulham FC will host Christian Pulisic's Chelsea side at Craven Cottage on NBC at 12:30 p.m.. Over in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg's John Brooks faces off against Tyler Adams' RB Leipzig squad at 9:30 a.m. At that same time, Giovanni Reyna's Borussia Dortmund side takes on Mainz 05 while Josh Sargent's Werder Bremen hosts Augsburg. You can watch all the action on ESPN+.
Tomorrow, we have Spanish Super Cup action on ESPN 2 as Sergiño Dest and Barcelona face Athletic Bilbao. After scoring a hat trick last week, Matthew Hoppe looks to put in another strong performance for Schalke 04 against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Free Kicks
Former USL Lion Oumar Diokhite, who was in Orlando during 2012 and 2013, signed with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga.
Jalil Anibaba, Mark-Anthony Kaye, and Victor Ulloa were all elected to the MLS Players Association's Executive Board and will serve for three years.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the club's next match against Angers.
Due to required quarantine measures by New Zealand, Auckland City FC withdrew from the Club World Cup this year in Qatar.
Jeff Luhnow, the general manager of the Houston Astros who was caught cheating ,is reportedly looking into acquiring a Mexican soccer club.
That will do it for me, Mane Landers. Enjoy your weekend, stay safe, and I'll see you next time.
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On first glace as I sit here looking around the Ski Independence office nothing seems out of the norm… that's until one of the "guys" look up from their computer screen to show off their 15 days of growth on their top lip (now more commonly known as a lip cosy!), some may be impressive, some may be sculpted (Andy's Trucker!) and some are just plain ridiculous!
It's easy to see why Whistler Blackcomb is regularly voted the world's best ski destination, and you won't be surprised to hear it's always our top selling North American resort. Whistler Blackcomb is home to a massive 8,171 acres of in bounds terrain including no less than 2 mountains, 3 glaciers, 16 Alpine Bowls and over 200 marked runs – pretty impressive stats by anyone's expectations! Off the slopes, Whistler offers the biggest choice of hotels and condos of any North American resort plus a dizzying array of world-class shopping, restaurants, bars and nightlife.
I was in Breckenridge a couple of years ago with a colleague and when we first arrived and went out to a couple of bars we found it a bit odd that most of the men around the resort were sporting ridiculous looking moustaches. We thought this must be a fashion thing in Breckenridge a bit like having the ski pants half way down the backside but upon asking a local we found out that the resort was doing a charity seasonaire style Movember to raise money for prostate cancer.
With November now upon us we have here at Ski Independence decided to have our own Movember to raise a bit of money towards a worthwhile cause and to perhaps give the office a good laugh during the increasingly dark and colder November days leading up to the start of the ski season.
There is a fair number of us taking part and the rules are to come into work cleanly shaven then for the rest of the month attempt to grow a fine looking moustache. There are a few worried participants who find it hard to grow anything on their face but we're all going to give it a go.


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Johnnie Powell is a National Weather Service forecaster in Sacramento.
He says a strong high-pressure system will drive temperatures to the century mark…which isn't unusual for this time of year. The record for the earliest 100-degree reading in Sacramento is May 4th.
And Powell warns that jumping into a local river to cool off could get you a case of hypothermia.
Temperatures are expected to dip back down to the low 90s by next Tuesday.


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As the planned Pravda Za Davida rally on the 5th of October was banned, eyewitness reports revealed that heavily armed regime troops have taken tactical positions in Banja Luka, which would allow them suddenly to open live fire on the unarmed and peacefully protesting Pravda Za Davida crowd in case the Pravda Za Davida movement ignores the ban on assembly on October 5. Milorad Dodik´s security forces in Republika Srpska plan to use excessive and lethal force against largely peaceful Pravda Za Davida movement.
At the age of 21, David Dragičević was kidnapped and spent 6 days in a torture cell, before the brutal regime killed him. Since then, the Dodik regime has refused to undertake meaningful and credible investigations into the case of David Dragičević, despite various requests. The cruelty of Dodik's regime is evident in its brutality towards David Dragičević, his family, the Pravda Za Davida movement, and Vladimir Kovačević, a journalist from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who was attacked outside his apartment.
Republika Srpska´s opposition parties have become increasing fearful that the dictator Milorad Dodik is planning to rig the elections on October 7 to ensure victory. With recent polls showing dictator Dodik trailing his democratic challengers by 15 percentage points, the corrupt Dodik regime may resort to using as many as hundreds of thousands "ghost votes" to maintain its criminal rule in Republika Srpska.
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON / MOSCOW / BELGRADE / BANJA LUKA (RichTVX.com) – Republika Srpska is seen as the last Stalinist regimes in Europe, and thousands of young people are leaving Republika Srpska every year to go to Germany and other EU countries, because life is hell for them in Republika Srpska under the brutal and bloodthirsty dictatorship of Milorad Dodik. The brutal and oppressive Dodik dictatorship treats their citizens as slaves and their countries' treasuries and resources as their private estates.
The situation in Republika Srpska is in upheaval, and the Dodik regime's security officials are feeling the heat, fearing they may one day be called to account for their role in the case of David Dragičević and the cover up. Several high-profile incidents suggested that those involved in the campaign against Pravda Za Davida might one day be held accountable, therefore members of the corrupt Dodik regime are looking nervously for ways out. Further murders in Banja Luka are not ruled out in the coming weeks, as the situation is getting worse.
The Dodik regime plans to declare a "state of emergency" and to suspend the constitution and instituting martial law. Members of the Republika Srpska Police cannot leave the country, nor take vacation until October 7, and they can receive sick leave, only in exceptional cases and with extensive medical records. Dictator Milorad Dodik's regime in Republika Srpska is placing restrictions on opposition, heightening concern that dictator Dodik plans to rig the coming elections in Republika Srpska, and cause a massacre if there is resistance from the population. Bosnia is divided into a Republika Srpska and an entity for its Muslim Bosniak and Croat populations, which are connected via a weak central government.
Zoka G. from Pravda Za Davida said: "The Dodik regime stole votes many times before and now they need to scam more than ever." He anticipates various methods of electoral fraud, including hundreds of thousands fabricated "ghost votes" from Pale and East Sarajevo, forged ballot forms, multiple voting and intimidation of state employees, also the corrupt Dodik regime plans to submit falsified voter registration forms, hundreds of thousands of them will contain the names of dead people. The president of Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic Milorad Dodik, who favors closer ties with Russia, has become a political liability for President Putin, but also for his handler in Belgrade, the seriously ill President Aleksandar Vučić.
United State of America is a beacon of hope to the bold and the desperate people of Republika Srpska. They share the dream of a better life, and the USA is in this way not just a country, but an ideal, and remains the last hope of the people in Republika Srpska. The U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina will closely monitor the events and intervene in case of abuse of office, something that the corrupt Dodik regime will not like. Under President Trump, the Dodik regime in Banja Luka should think twice, it does not seem to have realized yet that its old masters have lost the last election.
The vampire can influence the perception of others, causing them to see someone different from the immortal himself. Although the Kindred's physical form does not change, any observer who cannot sense the truth sees whomever the vampire wishes her to see.
The vampire must have a firm idea of the visage he wishes to project. The primary decision is whether to create an imaginary face or to superimpose the features of another person. Manufactured features are often more difficult to compose in believable proportions, but such a disguise is easier to maintain than having to impersonate someone else. Of course, things get simpler if the Kindred borrows the face but doesn't bother with the personality.
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Milorad Dodik makes a lot of sense when you read this Rich TVX story with an open mind.
Open your eyes people. The deep state is the real enemy.
My Grandfather was a 33rd degree Mason!! Very profound once I read some of his journal's & 📚 that were explaining the Occult theories and how networks like Rich TVX operate.RichTVX.com being wholly a government propaganda machine, an organ of the CIA and Bush family.


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Йоан Кукузел () е византийски църковен певец и композитор, музикален теоретик и реформатор на византийското нотно писмо, светец. Предполага се, че има български произход, тъй като една от неговите композиции, посветена на майка му носи заглавието "Полиелей на българката". Тъй като е надарен с прекрасен глас, съвременниците му го наричат Ангелогласният.

Биография
Роден е нейде из околностите на Драч, тогава във Византийската империя в последните десетилетия на XIII век. Получава своето образование в императорското певческо училище в Константинопол, Византия. След това отива в Света гора, където живее до края на дните си. От времето на пребиваването му в Константинопол идва и неговото име "Кукузел". В младежките си години, като го попитали какво е ял, той отговорил "кукия ке зелия" (κουκιά καί ζέλια), опитвайки се да каже на гръцки "бакла със зеле". Прекарва основната част от живота си в Света гора, в манастира Великата Лавра. Обновява византийската музика с български интонации. Осъществява 2 реформи – въвежда многогласието и усъвършенства старото невмено нотно писмо.

Сведения за неговия живот се черпят от житието му, съставено в края на XIV век. Препис от него се съхранява в Народната библиотека "Св. св. Кирил и Методий" в София.

Музикалната дейност на Йоан Кукузел е твърде значима и популярна, макар че не всички ръкописи, съдържащи негови творби са добре проучени. Известни са 90 негови композиции. Най-прочутата му творба е "Полиелей на българката", която е посветена на майка му. Запазени са много негови изображения, които подчертават неговата популярност.

Канонизиран е за светец. Българската православна църква го почита на 1 октомври. Българският писател Добри Немиров пише романа "Ангелогласният" (1938), посветен на Йоан Кукузел.

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Преподобни
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Средновековни български светци
Византийска музика
Родени в Драч
Български композитори
Монаси във Великата лавра

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An Aadhaar card is a unique identification that has a random 12-digit number that holds the identity of every Indian citizen. This number is used as proof of identity and is becoming a mandatory requirement.
This card enables Indians to provide a proof of identity when opening a bank account or applying for passport. The Aadhaar card can also be used to help those in rural and semi-urban areas avail government schemes and facilities. This is also beneficial to the government as it reduces fraud and helps reach out to those in need.
Why Aadhaar Cards are Used?
The Central Government has made it mandatory for businesses to have an Aadhaar card to register their venture. With the Aadhaar cards, your small business will now be able to secure loan faster through government agencies, banks and financial institutions. Aadhaar will help with the assessment of the lending organizations. Additionally, since businesses are moving to cashless operations, online purchases require Aadhaar credentials for the authentication process. The Aadhar card is also required for employment purposes like opening a bank account and Aadhaar details are filed while filling in the Employment Pension Schemes.
1. Visit any authorized Aadhaar enrollment centre with your identity and address proof. You can walk-in at any Aadhaar card centre even if your locality is not listed in the online appointment application website.
2. You can get a free Aadhaar card application form at the centre but it is advisable to print out the form and enter your details ahead of time to speed up the process.
3. Submit your proof of identity such as Photo ID card, Ration card, Passport, PAN card, or driver's license. For proof of address, submit either your water, electricity, or telephone bills from the last 3 months. If you do not have any of these documents then a birth certificate, PDS card, MNREGA job card, ESIC medical card or pension card can be submitted.
4. After submitting your details, your photo and fingerprints will be taken and your iris will be scanned.
5. Review the details provided and make corrections during the enrollment.
6. You will receive an acknowledgement slip that you can hold till the time you receive the original Aadhaar card.
7. The information details will be verified centrally before you are issued an Aadhaar card.
8. After the Aadhaar card is verified, you will first receive an SMS and/or email notification and a few days later your Aadhaar number will be printed and sent to your address through post after 60 to 90 days of submitting the application.
Who can avail an Aadhaar Card?
Any person that is the resident of India, Non-Resident Indian (NRI) or any foreign citizen residing in India is eligible to apply for Aadhaar card. You can apply for an Aadhaar number at any age.
The Aadhaar card is the social security in India and serves as a unique identity for anyone in India. It is free from the Government of India and any correction should be made within 96 hours of application.


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NAMs-RAMs-CAMs: Are you engaging plans that have taken DM in-house?
Medicare & Reimbursement Advisor Weekly, June 3, 2009
How BCBS of MN, Horizon created in-sourced health management models
Editor's note: Many plans, as discussed in the "How far to push, how much to pull" article (MRAW, May 27) are looking for better ways to do disease management (DM). Some employ passive programs to give members literature about conditions, whereas others are more interactive. Can your company fill gaps? Some account teams have developed a strategy to have a dual NAM or RAM tag-team approach with two account people focused on an account: one with contracting expertise, the other focused more on pull through and DM. There are also other models. In the following article, we look at two Blue Cross customers and the trend of moving DM in-house. As the trend heightens, it will be important to understand what challenges plans encounter and what new opportunities emerge for pharmaceutical companies to support plan objectives.
Displeased with the money they're paying to DM vendors and dissatisfied with DM's results, more health plans are moving those services in-house.
A pair of Minnesota health plans did it in 2008—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (featured) and Medica. To gain more control over the health of its members, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota severed ties with Healthways and began offering most of its DM services in-house in January 2009.
David Plocher, MD, chief medical officer and senior vice president of health management and informatics at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota in St. Paul, says outsourced DM vendors simply do not have the relationships with providers that health plans enjoy. "We have a responsibility to help our members improve their health status as much as we can, and an outsourced company doesn't have our linkages to providers, and so when we want to collaborate with providers, we need to be in charge of the health management programs," Plocher says.
Blue Cross' new offerings are not a "me-too approach," but one in which new features can potentially help all members, not just those with chronic diseases, he says. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota will offer Whole Person Health Support, a health management program that goes beyond traditional DM. The health plan says Whole Person Health Support is more expansive than DM in the areas of identification and stratification, consent and engagement, and integration.
"We use entirely different methods to find people. We want to concentrate on finding people who really need to be found and whose course we can modify and who are ready to change behavior," Plocher says.
The health plan is also using advanced claim pattern software that filters claims to find gaps in care, such as failures in medication refills and testing; reviews referrals; biometric screening; hospital discharges; and health risk assessments.
The switch to in-sourcing will allow the health plan to revamp the health management programs rather than negotiating changes with a vendor. "The owner, the health plan, always wants control, flexibility, and speed. That's easier to manage when it's an in–house-owned program," Plocher says.
Blue Cross hopes to gradually in-source additional programs. Two programs that will remain outsourced for now are an online health assessment and a nurse triage line. Blue Cross also believes that in-sourcing more DM services will allow them to offer Whole Person Health Support at a lower price than the traditional DM program, says Plocher.
Blue Cross will hire 80–100 employees to handle the DM services, a majority of whom will staff a nurse call center. Plocher notes that the health plan is investing in technology for the call center and decision health platform.
At one point, Blue Cross had more than 250,000 members enrolled in a variety of DM programs. This gave Plocher and his team knowledge about what does and does not work with DM models. In addition, Blue Cross built and operated its own heart failure program for Medicare members, which was recognized by CMS as a highly successful model.
This experience gave Blue Cross the know-how and foundation to create the "next generation" of health management programs it is bringing to the market, Plocher says.
Blue Cross educated members about the program changes through outreach and on-site tours. "It's a large communication effort to re-orient our purchasers, because this really does change the game from the old days of marketing one disease program at a time," he says.
Bringing the DM services in-house and providing a larger health management program will help Blue Cross members. "It's easier for us to deliver Whole Person Health Support with our in-sourced programs, because we don't have handoffs, we don't have data being sent to outsourced companies. It's fully integrated," says Plocher.
Horizon slowly brought DM in-house
In-sourcing DM programs is not new to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, which began moving those services in-house in 2003.
The first internal DM program it launched focused on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Over the past five years, Horizon has added DM programs with telephonic health nurses for patients with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, Hepatitis C, Multiple Sclerosis, heart failure, and patients with weight management problems. Horizon also offers a mail-only program to hypertension patients.
Premila Kumar, MD, PAHM, manager of care management at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey in Newark, was the third person hired by Horizon when it began bringing DM services in-house. Horizon's DM unit now has a staff of more than 100 employees, who serve about 185,000 members in DM programs.
The costs were not the only reason the health plan brought the DM services in-house. "I don't think there are any drawbacks in administering programs in-house. I think we have a better control of them," says Kumar, adding that in-sourcing DM services allows Horizon to more effectively control its products and members, and provides integration between DM, case management, and inpatient case management.
Developing a program from scratch takes not only employees, but also technology integration. As time progressed and programs were added, the health plan found that the internal DM computer system could not communicate with other parts of Horizon's services. Horizon transitioned in 2008 to put all DM services, including care specialists, case managers, and utilization management nurses, on the same computer platform, Kumar says. This allows Horizon to offer a better coordination of care.
Al Lewis, executive director of Disease Management Purchasing Consortium International, Inc., in Wellesley, MA, has a different take on technology. "Technology goes the other way, because vendors can get technology and spread it out over many more people than in-sourced programs can," Lewis says.
Finding those at risk
Horizon finds at-risk members through claims data, including medical, pharmacy, and laboratory; and a health risk assessment. Instead of contacting at-risk members months after discharge, a health plan should have that information in a few days or weeks. Receiving claims data sooner and, in turn, contacting members faster, is an area in which health plans could gain an advantage over vendors, Lewis says, but he adds that health plans have not been able to receive prompt claims information.
Another advantage for health plans is their connection to physicians. Horizon nurses communicate with member physicians when there is a concern with a patient and they request specific clinical information. Physicians have been receptive to the interaction. The health plan also reaches out to physicians via newsletters and seminars, including ones that target physicians with a high number of diabetes patients, says Kumar.
By bringing DM services in-house, Horizon has learned the challenge of getting members on the phone, she says. Rather than having clinical nurses make those calls, Horizon hired nonclinical people to make the initial calls. Once the laypeople get a member on the phone, they engage the members and transfer them to a nurse after a few questions. This service frees up nurses to perform tasks other than calling members who are not at home.
Horizon bringing the programs in-house is a benefit to members, Kumar says, adding, "I wouldn't say anything is hard to duplicate [for health plans]. On the contrary, I think vendors will have a tough time duplicating what we do."
Note: This article is from Population Health Insider, an MRAW sister publication for health plans, published by HealthLeaders.


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the very high pitched calls are from this species. Not sure if these are calls are song.


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Rick And Morty Season 5: Netflix Release Date, Cast, Plot And More Updates
Paula Carol
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 07:55 EST
Rick and Morty is a wonderful American mature animated science fiction sitcom. It's but one of those displays that constantly makes us laugh out loud until our gut hurts. And the fantastic news for the lovers is that the series is renewed for the fifth season. The show has 4 seasons and they've proven to be a significant hit. On IMDb, the animated series is highly rated at 9.2.
Since the lovers are excitedly awaiting Ricky and Morty year 5, so, let us give you all of the details which you have to learn about your favorite sitcom.
When is Rick and Morty Season 5 coming out?
Following the information trickling in, Season 5 of Rick and Morty may take a while to come up on the monitor. Nonetheless, it's making a comeback because of the fifth season. Ideally talking about the lifecycle of the incident from conceptualization followed by writing to the final product ideally requires 9 to 12 weeks.
The production haven't release from the official discharge date. But, Chris Parnell (Jerry) dropped from the information with "likely to become a delay " for season 5 and forthcoming seasons.
"We are more on the program than we have been," states co-creator Don Harmon in October 2020.
The teasers in the folks involved are hinting in a briefer period. The business is of the view that the Rick and Morty Season 5 release date is very likely to take place in the next or possibly the next quarter of 2021. Individuals are rooting favorably for Might 2021. Keep fingers crossed for May 2021!
Rick and Morty Season 5 Trailer
As of this moment, we don't have any official preview for period 5. But a sneak peeks into an animated form was shared through a [email protected] panel held annually. Harmon took everybody by surprise when he stated they were "essentially done composing".
From the very first appearance, the scene we get to view that our favorite pair in really poor condition. Rick is hurt and Morty conveys him to their boat as they attempt to escape from a portal. Additionally, their spaceship gets captures the passion and they're sent chasing their deaths within Earth. The meanwhile, Morty calls Jessica and confesses his feelings for her.
She reciprocates and Monty believes strongly that life is worth living. He manages to rescue himself and Rick by crashing their boat into the sea. Following that, the duo is composed of Mr. Nimbus, an Aquaman-type personality in the center of the ocean. Also, we come to understand he appears to be Rick's nemesis.
Rick and Morty Season 5 Cast
We all can tell for today is that each of the principal cast members of this series is going to be kept. Moreover, there's no statement regarding any new improvements or guest celebrities to the group.
There'll be Rick and Morty from the voice of Justin Roiland
For the personality Jerry Smith, voice over will probably be performed by Chris Parnell
Jessica's personality will be given voice by Kari Wahlgren
Dan Harmon's voice will probably be supporting the personality of Birdperson
The voice to your personality Beth Smith will probably be awarded by Sarah Chalke
Spencer Grammer will voice the character of Summer Smith
The storyline of the upcoming season is hard to forecast because of the non-linear character of Rick and Morty. But we expect that the interdimensional Cable' will come back within another show. Additionally, the narrative of Evil Morty might be thought to be revealed in the upcoming season.
We might also get to observe the connection of Rick and Jerry getting researched.
So far as Rick and Morty Season 5 episodes have been involved, they are ample enough to ante the sci-fi maneuvering. Taking a look at the previous history of seasons, it could be assumed that Season 5 is very likely to be 10 episodes. For the uninitiated, in 2018, Adult Swim was extended a contract of 70 fresh episodes. You can find 60 impending with the production, enough for a lot more seasons to come.
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Lawmakers in the House have introduced a controversial new measure aimed at stopping online copyright infringement.
The Stop Online Piracy Act, like a companion measure pending in the Senate, would enable law enforcement officials to obtain orders requiring Internet service providers to stop sending traffic to domain names that host pirated material.
The bill also would allow the government, as well as content owners, to seek orders against online ad networks and other outside companies that do business with so-called "rogue" sites. The House bill was introduced by Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.).
Entertainment companies say the measure is needed to combat online piracy, particularly by sites based in other countries. "This legislation is a first step toward a brighter day when these rogue offshore Wb sites can no longer duck accountability under U.S. laws," Cary Sherman, chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America, said in a statement.
But digital rights groups say the law is too broad. "There is no need for a bill this sweeping and this draconian," Public Knowledge stated.
The Center for Democracy & Technology adds that the bill would impose new policing obligations on Internet service providers. "The bill represents a serious threat to online innovation and to legitimate online communications tools," the group says.
A group of Internet engineers have previously said that domain-name filtering "would be minimally effective and would present technical challenges that could frustrate important security initiatives."


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you sure you cant go to C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Cookies and delete them in there?
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I'm curious--could this be from a user with limited access (not an administrator account) trying to hide their browsing history by only selectively deleting cookies?


Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has accused his political opponent and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator George Akume, of threatening to disrupt the peace in the state.
Ortom accused Akume and his party of being fortune-seekers determined to foist havoc on the state to achieve their political goals.
According to reports that Ortom, who spoke through his media adviser, Tahav Agerzua, made the statement while reacting to a recent media briefing by Akume.


Are Farm Management Deposits useful?
There has been a lot said about the level of accumulated debt in the cattle industry. Debt has been a key driving force that has shaped the industry over the past decade and the management of that debt will define who remains a part of the industry over the next decade.
But debt is not the entire story of the beef cattle industry. There are properties that continue to make money. At a best guess it will be those that have been fortunate or prudent enough to retain low manageable debt levels that continue to make a profit. The data that does indicate this is the increase in the use of Farm Management Deposits (FMD).
Farm management deposits are a risk management tool to help farmers deal with uneven income. The scheme allows you to claim a tax deduction for deposits you make in the income year you made them. If you withdraw a FMD, the amount of the deduction you claimed is included in your assessable income in the income year the deposit is repaid to you. So basically it moves the tax point into the future.
To be eligible to the scheme you need to be carrying on a primary production business at the time of making the deposit. There is no limit on how many accounts an individual can have as long each account is over $1,000 and below $400,000 in total for each individual.
The number and size of FMD's is collated and published by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. This data is updated quarterly and it is interesting to take a look at what the data might be able to tell us about the cattle industry today.
First up it shows a strong correlation to seasonal conditions which makes sense as you sell livestock the money earned is placed into a FMD and then redrawn to repurchase when conditions are favorable. There is a strong flow of deposits around June each year which again makes sense as it would be recommended by most accountants to shift the tax point forward to reduce the tax impost in the current year.
The data split has some aggregation between beef, beef and sheep and beef and grain. If you look at the total Australia wide there are $1.4 billion in deposits. In the beef category alone there is $778 million. It would be reasonable to consider these producers have very little or no debt as, in general terms it would make little financial sense to increase deposits if you had an associated tax deductible debt as the tax deduction is claimed in either case and the interest expense would be higher than the interest earned on deposit.
It is a difficult to draw any accurate conclusion of how many properties would be using these FMD's because you are not limited in the number an individual can have. But it is not unreasonable to assume the average property might have 2 being in each of the husband and wife's name, if so, there would be a touch over 3,000 FMD accounts. Now the MLA website provides an estimate of 80,000 properties Australia wide that include cattle. So a bit of loose math's suggests there are no more than 4% of cattle properties Australia wide that are making use of these instruments. At best if we assumed each account represents an individual property it cannot be more than 8%.
Making conclusions from this analysis might not stand up to strict statistical analysis. It may simply be that producers are seeing better investment off farm and are not choosing to use these instruments. It certainly doesn't mean only 4% of cattle properties are profitable.
However, if we assume that the money deposited in to FMD and debt are the two options to fund recurring expenditure across financial years it may also be concluded that equity is only being used sparingly and the increase in debt can be attributed to the majority of properties Australia wide.
There has been a lot of analysis done on the increase in debt in the beef industry. In particular the increase in debt over the last 10 years has been extraordinary. Perhaps the most worrying point to make is that over the period of this increase in debt is the capacity to service this debt has fallen.
This is an important point. There has been work done by ABARE and QRAA where they created a set of consolidated accounts for the Queensland beef industry that shows income levels have remained stable and expenses have actually fallen albeit slightly. This work aggregates the data so by definition individual experiences will be different.
In the study they isolated interest expense from general recurring expenditure required to run a property. What this demonstrates is the increase in property prices has not been based on increasing levels of profit that can be made from these operations. Profitability has fallen by the level of interest expense that has been incurred with the accumulation of debt.
There is no doubt that those enterprises that have markedly increased debt over the past decade without any associated increase in profit will be starting to experience some financial pressure at the moment with property values falling. Dry seasonal conditions will merely serve to bring this experience forward.
Investing in fixed assets requires the patience to consolidate after each initial outlay of capital. When prices of fixed assets like property rise quickly the reason portrayed by property experts in the media nearly always settles around the notion that the rise in debt has been in response to the increase in land values. In fact it is nearly always the other way around. Land values are in response to increases in debt. It is the availability of and the willingness to hold ever increasing levels of debt that pushes up fixed asset prices.
It now seems accepted that values of beef properties have fallen since the peak in 2007 perhaps significantly in some areas. At some point prices will settle but in the process there will be a number of properties that will change hands at discounts to the price they were purchased at.
Properties changing hands due to financial stress is hard to watch at a personal level. Some people will not be in the industry when the property prices and debt levels start to level out. However, at a macro level it is important for the industry as a whole for it to happen.
It might be fair to say that people are belatedly learning that business returns are in reality based around revenue not capital. If you borrow against an asset – no matter what that asset value is – you have to service the debt from the cash flow you generate from that asset. Owning an asset that is rising in price (quickly) is exciting, but in itself it does not fund recurring expenditure. If you want capital to fund recurring expenditure it requires the asset to be sold.
Funding recurring expenditure will require the use of debt or equity – there is nothing else. If you use equity then a Farm Management Deposit is a tool available to primary producers that has demonstrable positive uses. It will of course be individual circumstances that direct the benefit or otherwise of actually using this tool and professional advice around this decision should be sought.
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Inside Temenos – A Series of Inspiring Career Journeys, Maria Pulice
"The first time I joined Temenos was because i was curious curious about technology. I re-joined because it was a new challenge but also because I truely believe Temenos products are the best in the market."
Blog, November 22, 2018
Andreea Nicolescu	– HR Communication Manager
At Temenos we believe that our people make the difference. What we create and achieve is a result of the aspirations and goals of the 5000+ unique individuals that make up Temenos today.
Our people drive real change, and working together as a team is what got us to where we are today.
In an effort to recognize and celebrate our talented colleagues, we'd like to share some inspirational stories from their time at Temenos, from previous employment and from their personal lives too.
1. When did you join Temenos? Tell us about your role.
This is my second time at Temenos. First time around, I worked in the NYC office around the time of 9/11 so you can imagine I have some history with Temenos. But I loved and believed in Temenos so much I came back! I re-joined in 2013 as Marketing Manager for North America & Latin America. Currently I am the Regional Marketing Manager for LATAM & the Caribbean.
2. What do you think makes Temenos unique (as an employer)? What made you join the company?
The Temenos culture and community is what makes it unique and really special. The first time I joined Temenos was because I was curious about technology and saw how important it would be for the future. I re-joined because it was a new challenge but also because I truly believe Temenos products are the best in the market.
3. What do you enjoy the most at Temenos?
The flexibility, the people and my region. The close-knit work relationships that have now become friendships over the years.
4. If you were to describe working at Temenos in a single phrase, what would that be?
Diversity.
5. If you think about the future, what do you look forward to in your journey at Temenos?
Growing, learning and discovering more. Especially from the new generation of Temenosians and the talent coming out of the Sales Academy.
6. What does the "See Different" Value mean to you and how do you relate to it?
To me it means, taking risks, being creative and going with my instincts. I tend to be one of those types of people that like to go a bit against the grain. #TEMENOSITY
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ANTIFA Terrorists Storm a Seattle News Outlet for Covering Their Riotous Behavior in the City
A group of left-wing ANTIFA terrorists stormed a news outlet in Seattle in retaliation after they reported accurately about the group's orgy of destruction in the city.
News station KING was targeted by ANTIFA terrorists because reporter Chris Ingalls posted some photos of suspected ANTIFA terrorists on his Twitter account.
WHO ARE THEY? @K5Investigators poured over nearly 100 arrest records from the Seattle protests. Who are the people that are allegedly looting, setting fires and turning violent? Our investigation finds some surprising answers, tonight on @KING5Seattle at 6:30. pic.twitter.com/VVfHmw3ws3
— Chris Ingalls (@CJIngalls) October 29, 2020
ANTIFA terrorists are arguing that they should be allowed to commit anonymous criminal acts with impunity, and anyone who exposes their behavior is putting their lives at risk.
"I'm trying to protect the lives of protesters because they're going to dox them and put them in the public," an extremist shouted during the attempted siege of the KING news station.
"We have hate groups out here that are looking to kill and harm protesters, and they want to sit there and put the protesters' public information. They did an investigation, and they're doxing protesters," the extremist added.
The terrorist display by the ANTIFA radicals in opposition to the 1st Amendment can be seen here:
Some activists stormed King 5 in Seattle for reporting on their arrests. pic.twitter.com/MdsibtEcVL
One thing that annoys me about these protesters is that they always tell other people to wear masks when they get too close. It's just a means to harass people.
Big League Politics has reported on the hellscape that is Seattle, which has become such a nightmare that even the police chief was forced to resign:
The Chief of the Seattle Police Department, Carmen Best, announced that she would be resigning as chief after the Seattle City Council approved a defunding plan that would force the police to fire 100 officers.
Sources from within the department describe the chief objecting to the city council's continued scapegoating of the police department in response to leftist political pressure, refusal to condemn ANTIFA marches that targeted her house, and a pay cut implemented by the council.
Chief Best announced her retirement from the Seattle Police in an email to officers following the city council vote.
Chief Best had been the first black chief of the Seattle Police Department.
Attorney General Bill Barr had hailed Chief Best for her assistance in liberating Seattle's downtown from the self-declared CHAZ (Capital Hill Autonomous Zone) anarchist commune, omitting any mention of progressive mayor Jenny Durkan in a press release praising the restoration of law and order to the troubled area.
Murders in Seattle have spiked significantly, with some estimates pointing to an increase of almost 50% relative to 2019. King County is moving forward with a plan to close Seattle's primary jail facility, with the lack of a plan for a replacement suggesting that the city is simply planning with doing away with pre-trial confinement for anyone but the most serious criminal suspects.
Journalists who put themselves in harm's way to report on ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter terrorism deserve major kudos.


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Locations of Mauritius
What can be termed "highlands" and is mentioned in the weather forecast as the central plateau together with "rain, foggy patches or lower temperatures", is actually the largest and most densely populated area in Mauritius. Strange actually, one is tempted to think, but then one has to understand that most of its major towns and cities are not only conveniently close to each other, but also conveniently close to everything else on the island: schools, supermarkets, cinemas and all the other amenities of the civilised world.
For someone living in educated Curepipe where most of the higher schools on the island are located, places like Mahebourg, Chamarel or Goodlands are highly underdeveloped and not even worth visiting due to the lack of activities. Needless to say that the highlands are criss-crossed by a net of good large and busy roads, with many bus routes providing good connections everywhere. There are, however, vast differences between the various parts of the highlands! The area between Port Louis, extending over Moka, Beau Bassin, Rose Hill and Quatre Bornes is an urban zone where one can practically walk through without seeing a green surface larger than a football field. Out of Curepipe and towards the south west though, it changes completely and becomes green, lush and rather wild; bearing many endemic plant and wildlife treasures for the visitor to behold as well as spectacular sights to see from the many viewpoints. In olden times, many colonial estates were spread on the lush green rolling hills of the interior, such as can still be seen today at Pailles, Moka and all over the Beau Bassin – Curepipe – Quatre Bornes area. Museums and exhibitions as well as shopping centres, restaurants and parks are plentiful in the interior of Mauritius, as are waterfalls, small lakes as well as lush and pristine vegetation.
Moka is situated behind the mountain range that separates Port Louis from the rest of the island. This fast growing place once surrounded the domain of famous writer Le Clezio's family. After their deaths, their famous and wonderful estate "Eureka House", was auctioned off and thankfully came into the hands of a wealthy Indian family who maintained the ground floor largely in its original state and installed showrooms for their merchandise on the upper floors. Visitors may thus enjoy an authentic atmosphere, complete with ancient bathroom, and immaculately groomed premises, where guided tours are available. Those looking for first class information about India are welcome at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute which is located between the two main roads and where concerts, theatre and Indian dances take place regularly. The Bagatelle shopping mall is also found in Moka, with supermarkets, designer shops, plenty of restaurants, artificial football pitch and more to enjoy.
Beau Bassin and Rose Hill form one of the largest cities in Mauritius. Its central location, public transportation links to all four corners of the country, and large selection of stores, attract visitors from all over for affordable shopping. Rose Hill is the second largest shopping centre of Mauritius after the capital, Port Louis. The most highly regarded art museum on the island is found here too: the Rose-Hill Municipal Museum and Gallery. The Plaza, the site of the Municipal building and gardens is also a draw for locals in the warm evenings when families come to enjoy the ambience and sample food from street vendors, or ice cream from the local parlours, indeed Beau Bassin and Rose Hill benefits from later opening of restaurants and bars and is livelier than other Mauritian cities in the evenings, with street vendors around until the early hours.
The area is also home to some grand historic churches, notably the Sacre Coeur in Beau Bassin and the Notre Dames de Lourdes in Rose Hill. Expect road closures and a lot of traffic in the area during Easter, Christmas and other Christian festivals. In Beau Bassin, hidden away in the side streets you will find the Balfour Gardens, which covers an area of five acres and is situated on the banks of the Grand River North West. Locals come here to make use of the jogging tracks and the children's playground. There are several species of palm trees, and a giant tortoise park, and nearby the viewpoint Cascadelle affords a spectacular vista of the river and waterfall below.
Its name meaning straw in English, Pailles hosts an ancient domain and Mauritius' largest concert and exhibition hall, the Swami Vivekananda Centre. La Domaine du Pailles has met a similar fate like its namesake at Moka, but its surroundings have been rather more developed, featuring an old sugar mill, excursions by horse drawn carriage or ancient train as well as authentic old style cooking. Riding excursions are also available.
Ebene is a relatively new suburb of Mauritius, located in the centre of the island, about 15 kilometres south of the capital Port Louis. Construction began in 2001, on what was promoted as a new information technology hub for the country, and as such it is also referred to as Cybercity. Now Ebene is a collection of modern skyscrapers that house local and international banks, government offices, multinationals, educational institutions and more. There is also a shopping mall with a large supermarket, shops and restaurants. The Hennessy Park Hotel is also based here, with the bar/restaurant usually hosting live music at the weekends. There are also a couple of bars/nightclubs, Atmospheres and Altitude that host themed nights and football screenings on some occasions.
Quartier Militaire
There is actually not much going on at Quartier Militaire; however the place is of some importance as far as traffic is concerned. It is the axis point for all those wanting to go up to the North or East and not necessarily being caught up in the heavy Port Louis or Quatre Bornes traffic. The artificial lake of La Valetta offers pretty views and lies just a few minutes down the road towards Curepipe.
Besides the permanent residence of the nation's president, there is something uniquely beautiful and vastly unknown at Le Réduit, which even many Mauritians are not usually aware of. Behind the University and in a rural area, the Terre Rouge and Cascade River unite and tumble down a steep cliff, thus creating a very impressive cascade in the middle of a settlement; a nice distraction from the heavy traffic which at certain hours prevails in this area.
There are various theories about its name and also about why it has the name "city of flowers" as there are only a few suffocated ones to spot in front of the city hall at Quatre Bornes. Being one of the largest cities and certainly offering some great shopping, Quatre Bornes is located just 15 minutes by car out of Port Louis. During rush hours though, this can take much longer, as Quatre Bornes is located on the main road linking much traffic on the island.
There is restaurant where guests enjoy an unique and local atmosphere; with cascading waters and surrounded by the plants of flower shop Vaneron Garden; right behind the large Shoprite complex and shopping mall right off the highway, is definitely worth a visit.
To ask whether the beer was there before giving the name its place or the place gave its name to the beer is something like the proverbial question about the egg and the chicken. Phoenix is located at one of Mauritius' infamous traffic jam points and even if you should not get stuck there, take your chance to visit the glass gallery, a formidable project where glass is being recycled into very interesting and arty pieces; some of them unique. The Jumbo hypermarket and shopping mall is also found here.
Curepipe has had myths and legends told about its name. The most probable one is that the train pipe needed some cleaning at precisely this point after climbing up the rather steep stretch from Rose Belle. The British loved Curepipe's rather cool and rainy climate as it must have reminded them of their native soil so they built many schools, banks, and beautiful churches. Curepipe is great for walking around, doing some shopping and enjoying the cool climate after hot days on the beach. Nearby crater the Trou aux Cerfs offers a 360 panorama view over the island and is a must to visit. The botanical gardens, as well as a small copy of the Eiffel tower are other attractions of this most European of all Mauritian cities. Bring an umbrella and good shoes as well as a sweater during the winter and in the evenings!
Posh Curepipe suburb Floreal offers a variety of shops and restaurants, most of them centred on beautiful Floreal Square. The area generally boasts all kinds of shopping, together with its nice cool climate and good accessibility it is not to miss for those eager to buy classy souvenirs.
Nouvelle France
Nouvelle France is a small and charming village located in the highlands of Mauritius, the neighbouring town of Curepipe. Nouvelle France is a place where the cool climate is available all year round.
High up on the central plateau of Plaine de Champagne, Le Petrin is located at the junction that links the road from Grand Bassin "Ganga Talao" with the main road going from Chamarel to Henrietta and Vacoas. Several trails for hiking tours in the National Park and scenic viewpoints are also to be found in the area. The close by park ranger office can give adequate information about them.
Black River Gorges National Park
The Black River Gorges is the name of Mauritius' only National Park which extends over 6,754 hectares, thus covering about 2% of the island's area. Located in the southwest corner of the island, the park invites visitors to discover one of the rarest forests in the world with more than 300 species of native and endemic flowering plants and 9 species of birds, which are found only in Mauritius. A visitor's centre which is located at the foot of the mountain and accessible from Black River informs about trails and highlights.
Grand Bassin or Ganga Talao, as this sacred lake of the Hindus is called nowadays lies on the road between Bois Cheri and Chamarel. Surrounded by temples dedicated to the various deities of the Hindu religion, Grand Bassin is nevertheless dedicated to the Lord Shiva. Its sacred waters are said to have stemmed from a droplet of water lost by this very same God during one of his voyages; an incident that is mentioned in ancient scriptures. A huge Shiva statue and annual pilgrimage to the lake highlight the importance of this lake.
Bois Cheri
A few kilometres south west from Ganga Talao, Bois Cheri reflects a totally different island spirit: that of colonial and modern time's tea making. Vast fields of the lush bush can be seen around the tea estate and according to season, one may find them covered with delicate flowers or alive with chatting and smiling ladies, busy harvesting the most tender leaf tips only, for the delicious brew Mauritians are so fond of. A visit of the toy-like factory and tea tasting in the romantic pavilion with its great view is highly recommended!
Henrietta sits perched high up on the rim of the Vacoas Mountains, just before the terrain descends abruptly towards the West coast. Its lights can be seen from the Tamarin road. Consisting of a few small houses and some snack shops, this village is the access point for wonderful nature activities in the area called Tamarin falls, where a chain of cascading waterfalls creates top conditions for hiking, swimming and canyoning.
In the same areas you can find the lodges 7 Cascades, that is also the starting point for various adventure activities including Quad biking.
Belle Rive
Behind the Bambous Mountain Range and by the side of the Grand South Eastern River lies Belle Rive, a cluster of houses from where Domaine Etoile can be reached by those eager to spend a leisurely day outdoors and enjoying various exciting eco and nature activities.
Eau Bleue
Eau Bleue is situated in the highlands of Mauritius where the blue waters of the Rivière Eau Bleue can be explored on a gentle canyoning trip. A half day trip there involves some short abseils and refreshing swims down a tumbling stream hidden deep in the cane fields.
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Hills (City of) IA
Hills (City of) IA, Variable Rate Demand Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, (Mercy Hospital Project), Series 2008, $39.295MM
Mercy Hospital, IA
Credit Opinion: Mercy Hospital, IA: Update to credit analysis following revision in outlook to stable
Credit Opinion: Mercy Hospital, IA: Update following upgrade to Ba3, outlook positive
Rating Action: Moody's affirms Mercy Hospital's (IA) Ba3; outlook revised to stable from positive
Rating Action: Moody's upgrades Mercy Hospital (IA) to Ba3; outlook positive
Rating Action: Moody's confirms Mercy Hospital's (IA) B1; outlook negative
Moody's affirms Aa1 on Mercy Hospital's (IA) LOC-backed rev. bonds, Ser. 2008
$35.5M debt affected. Long-term rating based on joint support from U.S. Bank National Association as LOC provider and Mercy Hospital, IA.
New York, November 12, 2015 -- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Aa1 long-term joint support letter of credit-backed rating of Hills (City of) IA, Variable Rate Demand Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, (Mercy Hospital Project), Series 2008 (the Bonds). The short-term VMIG 1 rating assigned to the Bonds remains unchanged.
SUMMARY RATING RATIONALE
Moody's review of the long-term joint default analysis (JDA) rating of the Bonds resulted from Moody's downgrade of Mercy Hospital's IA (the Hospital) rating to Baa2 from A3 on November 5, 2015. For more information on that rating action please see the rating update report published on such date.
The Bonds are supported by an irrevocable direct pay letter of credit provided by U.S. Bank National Association (the Bank). The long-term rating of the Bonds continues to be based on JDA, which reflects Moody's approach to rating jointly supported transactions. The JDA rating is based on (a) the long-term Counterparty Risk Assessment (CR Assessment) of the Bank as provider of the letter of credit, (b) the underlying rating of the Bonds, and (c) the structure and legal protections of the transaction which provide for timely debt service payments to investors.
WHAT COULD MAKE THE RATING GO UP
The long-term JDA rating of the Bonds could be upgraded if Moody's were to upgrade the underlying rating of the Bonds or raise the long-term CR Assessment of the Bank.
WHAT COULD MAKE THE RATING GO DOWN
The long-term JDA rating of the Bonds could be downgraded if Moody's were to downgrade the underlying rating of the Bonds or lower the long-term CR Assessment of the Bank, or if the level of default dependence, as determined by Moody's, between the Bank and the Hospital were to increase.
PRINCIPAL METHODOLOGY USED
The principal methodology used in this rating was were Rating Transactions Based on the Credit Substitution Approach: Letter of Credit backed, Insured and Guaranteed Debts published in March 2015. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings are derived exclusively from existing ratings in accordance with Moody's rating practices. For ratings issued on a support provider, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to the rating action on the support provider and in relation to each particular rating action for securities that derive their credit ratings from the support provider's credit rating. For provisional ratings, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to the provisional rating assigned, and in relation to a definitive rating that may be assigned subsequent to the final issuance of the debt, in each case where the transaction structure and terms have not changed prior to the assignment of the definitive rating in a manner that would have affected the rating. For further information please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page for the respective issuer on www.moodys.com.
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He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Following his undergraduate study, Richard attended law school at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia where he competed as a member of, and later coached, a national award-winning moot court team. Mr. Barid earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia in 1996. Richard believes strongly in continuing education. He devotes substantial time and resources to staying up to date on the latest laws, trends, and techniques in planning. He speaks regularly on estate planning and related topics to public and private groups in addition to teaching continuing education courses to local professionals.
Richard has lived and worked in the Savannah area for over seventeen years. He was selected as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2010 through a peer review process. In addition to being an accredited VA attorney, Richard has also been an instructor for the Academy of VA Pension Planners, helping to educate other attorneys who represent Veterans with claims before the VA. In addition, he is a member of various professional and civic organizations including: WealthCounsel, Elder Counsel, the Savannah Estate Planning Council, the Savannah Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the Adcadamy of VA Pension Planners, the Greater Savannah Coalition on Aging, the Savannah Bankruptcy Bar Association, and the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce. Richard and Mike co-hosted a radio show for about a year on WTKS AM 1290. "Never Settle for Less" was broadcast to Southeast Georgia and parts of South Carolina and streamed live on the Internet.
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Maisto Pro RODZ 1965 GTO Page 1
In 1998, OK; let's get it out of the way right now. For some of you, slapping the pro-touring theme on the revered 1965 Pontiac GTO is akin to giving the Mona Lisa a nose job. For those purists, nothing but the unadulterated original will do, and that's why there are dozens of straight-scale die-casts of this American icon ready to satisfy. For others, the harsh reality is that with the GTO now entering its fifth decade, the classic lines are starting to look a little dated. And for a new generation of enthusiasts whose parents weren't even born when the GTO debuted in '64, Pontiac's maiden muscle car probably looks like the slab-sided Buick grandma drives to bingo night. For these last two groups, a few modern variations on a classic automotive theme are just what are needed to turn back the clock on an aging beauty.
Maisto is probably best known for its scale accuracy of affordable, modern-production vehicles, so the Pro Rodz GTO is a departure on a couple of levels. It isn't modern (at least not in the conventional sense), and it isn't strictly scale—by production standards at least. By going off the beaten path with so recognizable a vehicle as the GTO, Maisto has taken a big gamble. Although the result is certainly irreverent, by leaving the GTO's lines intact, the enterprise does not come off as sacrilegious. The changes make the GTO look more purposeful and athletic—very much in line with the pro-touring philosophy from which the Pro Rodz line takes its lead—but none of the changes looks gratuitous.
EXTERIOR.
1964 was the year Pontiac perfected the formula for the muscle car, but it took until 1965 for it to get the packaging down. Vertically stacked headlights, a recessed grille and wraparound taillights lent it a more chiseled, less busy look, and this is where Maisto chose to start its Pro Rodz GTO transformation. It's a good choice, and the only obvious changes are oversize, low-profile wheels and tires, slightly stylized exhaust outlets and some mild badging. The body panels remain unmolested (bravo!), save the very subtle, body-colored rocker extensions that replace the stock chrome and give the car a slightly lower stance. You may also catch a glint off the highly polished chrome roll cage that peeks out from under the hardtop.
This hardtop setup is puzzling, as one tap will tell you it's made of molded plastic rather than being made of die-cast like the rest of the body. Closer inspection reveals a single sheet of plastic that comprises the windshield (from the apron where the wipers sprout), roof panel and rear window. It's painted black and silver where appropriate and left clear in the windshield area to simulate glass. It allows a degree of chassis flex which is atypical of Maisto, but my inside sources tell me it was done to facilitate a convertible application, so I'm not going to complain.


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Q: Pitch detection with computeSpectrum() return FFT values
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*I'm developing using Actionscript 3.0 for Flash Player 10.3

*I'm using computeSpectrum() on a loaded .mp3

*Running *Event.ENTER_FRAME* to get snapshots of each sample in an byteArray

*The ByteArray contains 512 values (256 for each channel). These values are FFT Spectrum, ranging from 0 to 1.

*I can't use the peak frequency for each of the samples (as I found found out!) because the highest value is not necessarily the fundamental frequency!
As a result I'm getting lots of random values all over the place!
Of course I'm getting some correct too, but that's not enough!

I found out about auto-correlation...
Can someone give me an example on how I could use it?
Or links, or example scripts even from other scripting languages to get a grip on it?
Regards
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A: Sounds like you already understand how to get an FFT spectrum, right?
 http://flic.kr/p/7notw6
But if you're looking for the fundamental (green dot), you can't just use the highest peak.  It's not necessarily the fundamental.  In my example, the actual fundamental is 100 Hz, but the highest peak is 300 Hz.
There are a lot of different ways you could find the true fundamental, and each works better in different contexts.  One thread on comp.dsp mentions "FFT, cepstrum, auto/cross-correlation, AMDF/ASDF".
For a simple example, each of the red dots is 100 Hz away from its neighbor, so if you used a peak-finding algorithm and then averaged together the distance between each harmonic and the next, you'd find the fundamental, but this would fail if any of the peaks were missed, or extra peaks included, or if the signal was symmetrical and only contained odd harmonics (1f, 3f, 5f).  You'd need to find the mode and then throw away outliers and then average.  This is probably an error-prone method.
You could also do an autocorrelation of the original waveform.  Conceptually, this means sliding a copy of the waveform past itself, and finding the delay at which it best lines up with itself (which will be one complete cycle).  In normal implementation, we use the FFT, though, to speed it up.  Autocorrelation is basically

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*IFFT(FFT(signal)⋅FFT(signal)*)

where * means complex conjugate, or time reversal.  In Python, for instance:
correlation = fftconvolve(sig, sig[::-1], mode='full')

and the source for fftconvolve() is relatively simple: https://github.com/scipy/scipy/blob/master/scipy/signal/signaltools.py#L133

A: You can use the Harmonic Product Spectrum method to estimate the distance (frequency difference) between overtone peaks in a frequency spectrum (FFT results), even if some peaks are missing, as long as there are not too many spurious frequency peaks (noise).
To do a Harmonic Product Spectrum, print the FFT out on semi-transparent paper and roll it up into a cylinder (or do the equivalent in software).  Wrap the cylinder tighter and tighter until the greatest amount of peaks overlap.  The circumference will be a good estimate of the pitch.  This works for any musical sounds that have lots of harmonics, even if a fundamental pitch frequency peak is missing or weak.

A: Sound.extract() result can be passed to SampleDataEvent.data

A: What are you trying to do?
I haven't used computeSpectrum() before, but the first half of my career as a DSP engineer.
If it does what the docs say, then you don't need to autocorrelate the results.
In your byte array, the index represents the frequency bin, and the index value represents the magnitude of that particular frequency.
If by pitch detection, you mean find the strongest frequency, then you need to loop through the byte array and calculate the sqrt(left*left+right*right) for each index.  Find the max value of these.  The index of the max value represents thr strongest frequency.
Assuming fs=44.1kHz, and i is your index, then the strongest frequency is
f = (i/255) * (44100 / 2);
Keep in mind that you are limited by the bin spacing for frequency resolution.  If you need higher resolution, you need to interpolate the data.


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Junction City man killed in crash March 31, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
An Arkansas State Police vehicle is shown in this file photo.
A Junction City man was the victim of a fatal car crash Monday night in Union County.
Rocky McDowell Jr., 35, died after his truck crashed at Morning Star and Greenbriar Roads at 10:30 p.m. on March 30.
According to an Arkansas State Police fatality report, it was raining and the road was wet at the time of the crash. The report states McDowell's truck, a Dodge Ram, navigated through a roadway that was underwater before leaving the road and flipping.
The vehicle came to a stop upside down in a ditch, partially submerged in water, the report says.
"This time of year we have pop-up showers often bringing heavy rainfall in a short period of time causing flooding to our ditches and ultimately to our roadways," Union County Sheriff Ricky Roberts said. "Drivers beware, and try to travel roadways that you are familiar with, that you know where the water levels are known to rise."
Roberts said if a driver encounters a flooded roadway, they should contact his office if the road is in the county or the El Dorado Police Department if it is in El Dorado.
"As they say: Don't drown, turn around," he said.
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