The UFO contactee movement was led by people that worked hand-in-hand with the CIA; the abductee scenario was created by CIA personnel. It reveals an intriguing alternative universe of the contactee and abductee phenomenon.
A major development in the UFO phenomenon was the emergence in the early 1950s of "contactees": people who claimed to have had direct, personal encounters with aliens. Whereas enigmatic objects in the sky could mean anything, the birth of the contactee era provided eye-witness testimony that these crafts were extra-terrestrial. Furthermore, the contactees claimed that they had been chosen to deliver messages to the world warning of the dangers of atomic weapons and impending disasters awaiting the human race if it did not mend its ways. The aliens, it seemed, were on an interstellar peace mission, sent by some intergalactic equivalent of the United Nations – the UP, United Planets, perhaps? George Adamski The contactees' tales of rides in flying saucers and visits to other planets are now universally dismissed as hoaxes. However, despite their sheer silliness, the stories did have a profound cultural impact at the time, and the contactees themselves attracted many thousands of followers in what was the first appearance of the quasi-religious aspect of the UFO phenomenon. The contactees were the precursors of the UFO cults that continue to flourish as part of the New Age movement.
Although many such gurus emerged during the 1950s, the first and most famous of the contactees to make a public impact were George Adamski and Howard Menger. Adamski in particular, until his death in 1965, sold great quantities of books, including the bestselling Flying Saucers Have Landed (1953), co-written with Desmond Leslie, describing his adventures with the "Space Brothers". He travelled the world giving well-attended lectures, impressing many people, including leading members of European royal houses. Menger has largely been identified as someone who saw Adamski's success and wanted a part of the money and fame that befell Adamski. Menger did not state that the aliens gave him a religious message (though they did give him a diet for weight-loss!), which means his impact, following and fame have not been as lasting as Adamski. Howard Menger Today, Adamski is seen as a con-man, Menger as a man who copied a con-man and whom during one television interview admitted as much. Yet once again, the situation is not as simple as it seems, because solid evidence exists that at least these two individuals were acting as part of an intelligence-backed operation.
Apart from admitting he jumped on Adamski's bandwagon, in the 1960s, Menger also admitted that he had worked for the CIA, and that his story was part of an experiment to test public reactions to the idea of extraterrestrial contact. In short, Menger's story was a CIA experiment to see how easily and whom specifically could be fooled into believing anything.
More significantly, it is now known that Adamski was the same: he was not only encouraged in his work, but actively supported and assisted, by the CIA. This became known – though not widely reported when scientists attempting to investigate Adamski's claims (in an effort to discredit him and stop him in his tracks) were warned off by CIA Director Allen Dulles in person. And research has shown that during tours of Europe and Australia to promote his "message", Adamski travelled on a passport furnished by the CIA. During a 1953 speech, Adamski even calmed an anxious crowd by assuring the audience that the CIA and the FBI had cleared his statements! Interestingly, long before this information became public, Leon Davidson had already stated that Adamski was controlled by the CIA. There is evidence that other early contactees and the groups that gathered around them were being controlled and manipulated by outside agencies. For example, one such group in Michigan, formed around a woman, Marian Keech, who claimed that she was in telepathic contact with aliens from the planet Clarion. A team of psychologists and sociologists infiltrated the movement after Keech proclaimed that the aliens informed here than in three months' time, the world would be destroyed by a great flood. The aliens from Clarion would come to rescue her and those close to her. The group that formed around her quit their jobs, gave away their money, houses and possessions and withdrew from their friends. A few even left their spouses. It was then that the movement was infiltrated, for they wanted to study the group dynamics, including what would happen "when prophecies failed" – which as we know did. Remarkably, though the flood did not happen, Keech received an alien message that said that there was no longer any need for the flying saucers to descend, as the world had been spared because of the unflagging faith of this small group of believers. The message went on to say that the little group, sitting all night long, had spread so much light that the God of the Earth had decided to save the world from destruction.
What the group did next caused the social psychologists to become elated. Within 24 hours, the true believers – this group of quiet, reclusive, shy people that previously had shunned any type of publicity and had made no drive to gather more followers – began calling newspapers and TV stations to talk about their prophecy and why it had failed. They made speeches and stood on street corners handing out leaflets trying very hard to attract followers. The psychologists noted that from exiled believers, a failed prophecy had made them into religious zealots. The idea that contactees such as Adamski should have been spreading their message with the blessing – and backing – of the CIA seems, at first, bizarre. However, when we consider the very real benefits for psychological warfare purposes of setting up and monitoring such experiments into the way that cult beliefs spread, and the influence that they have over certain segments of the population, the motive becomes apparent.
Still, the claims of the contactees adhered to a very specific format: individuals who make extremely unlikely claims and whom we have to believe, or not, as telling the truth. Since the 1950s, the contactee stories have largely been substituted with the "abductee" stories, which are far more subtle. In short, rather than a person making a personal claim, it is now an "expert" who claims to have made a detailed study of someone, and finds that this person is genuine and has indeed been abducted – often against his own will and normally even without his knowledge – by alien beings, for unknown purposes. Whereas Dulles had to personally intervene when people began to question the likes of Adamski, trying to get him to admit or prove his hoax in court, the introduction of the abductee scenario has annihilated this type of dissection and possible discreditation of the abductees, their stories and the movement. Betty & Barney Hill The first case in which the major parts of the abductee pattern appeared took place in 1961. This was the seminal "close encounter of the fourth kind" of Betty and Barney Hill, who claimed to have been abducted and taken aboard an alien spaceship during a lonely drive through New Hampshire in September of that year. The Hill's case involved the ingredients that would become the key identifiers of the abductee scenario: missing time (the abductees cannot account for the period of the encounter); memory loss or erasure (the abductees remember nothing beyond the initial UFO sighting, although memories of the experience are released later through hypnotic regression, implying an attempt by the aliens to block the memory); an intrusive medical examination focussing on the reproductive organs; and the large, slanting eyes of the alien captors.
Whereas Adamski and Menger were used if not paid by the CIA for their claims, the Hills have always been above any such suspicion; they were, like most of the other abductees, model US citizens. However, the circumstances surrounding the Hills' experience reveal a very sinister story. It is clear that the Hills were being monitored by USAF Intelligence before the encounter took place, through Major James MacDonald, who had befriended them some time earlier. Betty Hill wrote to Donald Keyhoe who, despite the fact that he received over a hundred letters a day, homed in on this initially unremarkable case. (At that stage, the Hills remembered only the UFO sighting, not the abduction.) Within 24 hours, Keyhoe had arranged for the Hills to be visited by top-level scientists, including C.D. Jackson, who had previously (definitely not coincidentally) worked on psychological warfare techniques for President Eisenhower. Stretching coincidence far beyond breaking point, Jackson already knew Major MacDonald, with whom he next interviewed the Hills.
Most importantly, it was Jackson who drew the Hills' attention to their missing time period; until he did so, the couple had not realised that their memories of that fateful night were incomplete. It was Jackson who suggested hypnotic regression as a means of unlocking it. It was Jackson who then arranged for one of the Army's top psychiatric experts to undertake the regression (as if a civilian expert was not available?), under which the full story of the joint abduction "emerged". However, as many researchers have since demonstrated, a careful review of the timings actually shows that there was no missing time at all. It seems that Betty and Barney Hill were at the centre of a web that involved USAF Intelligence and top military experts in psychological warfare. The evidence suggests that the Hills were the subjects – victims – of a psychological experiment. This may seem a tall claim, but the evidence that defence and intelligence agencies undertook such experiments – in other contexts – on unknowing and innocent subjects in the 1950s and 60s is now overwhelming. In particular, the exposure of the CIA's notorious MKULTRA project into various mind control techniques caused a major scandal in the 1970s.
Cannon even goes as far as to suggest that the UFO abductee mythology might have been invented as a cover story for what to do with those people who had been used during mind control experiments: rather than have them remember their real torture, fill their mind with UFO abduction stories. At present, the Hill case definitely seems to be a psychological warfare experiment, not a cover story. Though Cannon's theory is possible, at present, there is no hard evidence for it… but then a decade long preparation, that would involve Adamski, Menger and the Hills would have laid the foundation to make sure that hard evidence would never be uncovered.
If Cannon is right, it would give a totally different meaning to the so-called alien implants that go hand in hand with the abductee scenario, noting that in some cases, the existence of such implants has been proven as genuine and have been surgically or otherwise removed from people's bodies. The central question is whether they are alien-, or human-made. And whatever the answer to that question is, will also answer of what origin the contactee and abductee scenario is.


'I love rock music and I love singing it,' says the tenor on this week's edition of Charlotte Green's Culture Club, Sunday, 3pm.
Superstar tenor Alfie Boe is about to embark on an 11-date arena tour of the UK - and his legions of fans are anticipating a few surprises. They know that from time to time, he likes to sing them a rock number or two.
"It's great because it gives me the opportunity to play contemporary songs to a classical audience and classical songs to a contemporary audience," Boe tells Charlotte Green on Sunday's Culture Club on Classic FM.
In the past, the tenor has given his own unique twist to Led Zeppelin's Rock n'Roll or The Who's Love Reign O'er Us, written for the 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia. And he cites one of his greatest influences as Queen's late, great Freddie Mercury.
So, asks Charlotte, does Alfie Boe secretly yearn to be a rock god?
"I just want to try to close that barrier between classical and rock, and classical and contemporary," Boe says.
"Sometimes it doesn't work – people would rather just hear what they like – and sometimes it does."
But generally the response from fans has been very positive, he says.
"For me personally, it clarifies that there's no difference between genres. There's no difference between classical or rock or pop or jazz or blues. It's just music when it comes down to it."
The tenor believes there's a reason the word classic is used in the phrase, 'classic rock songs'.
"These are songs that have stood the test of time," he says. "The songs that people love to hear and they're also very well musically structured songs that demand a high ability to sing and a high ability to produce the quality that they need."
Boe also coyly reveals that he's been working on a project which has "an element of rock" to it that is to be announced soon.
So is a rock album out of the question?
"If there's a body of classic rock songs that would suit me and that I would be able to do justice to, and that would be able to do my voice justice, then I would record it," he tells Charlotte Green.


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Q: writing a vba more than and less than code I am trying to build a code for a VBA user form.
I am trying to state that if a postal area "BT" and a weight less than or equal to 30 then the cost will be £15.15, there would then be an additional cost for each unit over 30 of 0.65.
If the postal code is anything other than "BT" with a weight less than or equal to 35 then the cost will be £4.73, for each additional unit over 35 it will be 0.25
I have the following but it is not calculating correctly.
Private Sub Weighttb_Change()

    If PostCodecb = "BT" Then
        UKMtb = 15.51 + (Weighttb - 30) * 0.65
    ElseIf Weighttb <= 35 And PostCodecb <> "BT" Then
        UKMtb = 4.73 + (Weighttb - 35) * 0.25
    Else
        UKMtb = "4.73"
    End If
End Sub

Any help is appreciated
Lisa

A: I believe you just need to separate the calculation for each postal code.
Also, the second part of the calculation, + (Weighttb - 30) * 0.65 will introduce errors if a value below the base is passed, e.g. 20 instead of 30, since it will calculate -10 * 0.65.
See an example below with some tests. Not sure what the units are, so I assume they are whole numbers (integer).
Private Function CalculateCost(ByVal postCode As String, ByVal weight As Integer) As Double

    Select Case postCode
        Case "BT":
            CalculateCost = 15.51 + IIf(weight > 30, (weight - 30) * 0.65, 0)

        Case Else:
            CalculateCost = 4.73 + IIf(weight > 35, (weight - 35) * 0.25, 0)
    End Select
End Function

A few tests to verify the outcome:
Sub T()

    'BT
    Debug.Print "Expected: " & 15.51, "Got: " & CalculateCost("BT", 30)
    Debug.Print "Expected: " & 15.51 + 5 * 0.65, "Got: " & CalculateCost("BT", 35)
    Debug.Print "Expected: " & 15.51, "Got: " & CalculateCost("BT", 20) 'below base

    'Other
    Debug.Print "Expected: " & 4.73, "Got: " & CalculateCost("NBT", 35)
    Debug.Print "Expected: " & 4.73 + 5 * 0.25, "Got: " & CalculateCost("NBT", 40)
    Debug.Print "Expected: " & 4.73, "Got: " & CalculateCost("NBT", 25) 'below base

End Sub

The outcome:
'Expected: 15.51    Got: 15.51
'Expected: 18.76    Got: 18.76
'Expected: 15.51    Got: 15.51
'Expected: 4.73     Got: 4.73
'Expected: 5.98     Got: 5.98
'Expected: 4.73     Got: 4.73

To call it in your sub:
Private Sub Weighttb_Change()

    UKMtb = CalculateCost(PostCodecb, Weighttb)

End Sub

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Don't ask a transporter to haul your horse for less than gas costs!! The cheapest transporter will very likely not offer the shortest, healthiest trip for your horse.....or even show up! Vet bills can be many times more than you might save by going for the cheapest priced company. A free horse costs the same to haul and a 'member of the family' deserves the same good care as expensive horses.
Be aware that your insurance company may not cover your horse if you use a transporter who isn't licensed with their own basic insurance coverage for horses. Inquire with your insurance company.
Get references and check out the transport company you are considering.
Compare several transport companies for hauling equipment and stall sizes, horse care, price and customer service. Ask.....don't assume all the things that will affect your horse.
A transport company may ask for a reasonable deposit to secure your place on the trip but I would question any company that asks for payment in full before they even arrive for pick up.
Seriously think about whether your horse will do fine in a tie stall or if you need to spend a little more for a box stall so the horse can move around.....based on your experience with your horse's behavior on shorter trips.
Understand that exact times for pickup/drop off are rarely possible. Traffic, weather and other horses all effect the travel and arrival time. The transporter should be in contact to keep you updated though.....make yourself available for immediate contact at all times.
Understand NO grain or rich feed prior to travel.....no matter how much you love your horse. Stop grain at least 1/2 day before transporter arrives for loading. Hay is good but use a flake that has more grass than alfalfa, etc. Send 1-2 bales of familiar grassy hay along so your horse's diet remains familiar.
Have the health paper work ready. This includes vet papers for shots, health, coggins tests, brand inspection, etc. No reputable transporter will load a horse without current health papers.....not even for a short trip in-state.
Horse must have a basic halter and lead rope.....don't dress your horse up in it's best show tack!!
Discuss any and all issues in advance. This is for the horse's and the handler's benefit.
For picky drinkers, blend Mountain Dew or Kool Aid in drinking water for a week prior to travel for horses that are finicky about their drinking water. Then send enough with the horse for the trip. This is commonly used to convince a horse to drink while traveling.
Transporters don't supply blankets for sanitary reasons. Send a light blanket along if it seems necessary.
Transporting a horse incorrectly can cause shipping fever, thrush, cuts and abrasions, colic and emotional scars. The best way to prevent problems is preparation. It is important to remember that transporters are in the business to move your horse with the least amount of stress possible but they are not in the business to train your horse. Adequate groundwork on your part will help to ensure that your equine companion has a less stressful trip. Elevated electrolytes, proboscis and mineral oil can be ingredients for a successful transport. These are very easy to administer prior to shipping and help in reducing stress for touchy/inexperienced travelers.


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Interview with Alvaro Middelmann
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Alvaró Middelmann explains why Mallorca is an important business location for Air Berlin abroad.
How long have you lived in Mallorca? Since late 1986.
What made you decide to come here?
I was chosen to set up the new airline of the LTU-group in Spain and become its managing director.
What do you enjoy most about living in Mallorca?
The most important aspect is the high quality of life. I like to live in rather small communities. In addition I can enjoy life in the countryside without having to give up the comfort of a nearby city. It has also proved to be a very good environment for my two daughters.
Reading newspapers, playing golf and bridge.
Tell us about your career prior to joining Air Berlin.
School studies in Madrid, Brussels and Vienna. Trainee at Iberia, sales manager at the airline Transeuropa in the 70´s, sales manager at a car accessory company in Vienna in the early 80´s, and first sales manager long haul at LTU in Düsseldorf, then LTE in Palma. Since 1993 I have had my own company representing companies in Spain and Portugal, the most important being Air Berlin.
What do you attribute the success of Air Berlin to?
Two primary factors: Air Berlin´s fantastic team of highly motivated people and its capacity for innovation.
What are Air Berlin's goals for 2005?
After a number of years with important increases in all sectors, we will focus on consolidation and development of selected new routes.
Do you think the government are right in trying to reposition Mallorca as an all-year, high-quality tourist destination?
Yes. This was a goal of the Government in the late 90´s with substantial success, however it was not continued by the previous government. All this without forgetting that Mallorca will only be able to maintain its predominant position if it is capable of keeping the variety of its visitors. Mass tourism has been the base for the important flight connection availability.
Does this initiative support Air Berlin´s growth plans for the future?
Yes. Air Berlin has made substantial efforts to become a year-round carrier, providing the necessary air links to the island throughout the year.
Do you find it easy to do business here?
Yes, mainly because I am Spanish myself and therefore have a better understanding of the mentality. Due to the many years I have spent abroad, I can imagine that foreigners may find it difficult at times to follow certain ways of dealing with matters.
How does a large foreign organisation such as Air Berlin contributed to the local economy?
In many ways. We have created an important number of direct and indirect jobs providing, through our year round operation, stability of those jobs. Through the airport fees we pay for our 260 weekly flights (Winter 2004/5) we have made a substantial contribution to the economical result of the airport and AENA as a whole (Air Berlin is the largest non-Spanish airline at the AENA airport system).
Do you think foreign investment in Mallorca should be encouraged or discouraged? Why?
Definitely yes, but only investments compatible with the very delicate environment we enjoy on this island. Amongst others, reasons are: high quality of life, skilled human resources, very good flight connections and a multicultural society.
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Home » Blog » The Importance of Immediate Help for Those with a Drug Addiction
The Importance of Immediate Help for Those with a Drug Addiction
While many people with a drug addiction will manage to overcome their illness with the right help and support, there are some who will not manage to get better and will eventually succumb to it. This is exactly what happened to twenty-one-year-old Joanne Bowman from North Belfast, who tragically lost her life on Boxing Day, leaving her devastated family to mourn her passing.
Failed by the System
Joanne's family have said she was 'failed by the system' as they struggle to come to terms with the fact that she is no longer with them. She had been struggling with a devastating drug addiction from the age of eighteen as well as mental health issues.
Joanne's sister Denise believes that she was let down and they now want to let others know in a bid to prevent the same thing from happening to anyone else. Denise said, "I just feel she was let down. Joanne had ADHD and challenging behaviour growing up, but her mental health deteriorated and she became angry. We took her to places to try and get help but there was nothing, we were met with shut doors. It got to the point she became dependent on drugs and she got that dependent on them we would have to check every day that she was OK."
Like any other family where one member is struggling with a drug addiction, Joanne's family did everything they could to try to help. Denise spoke about how they took her to her GP and the mental health ward at the Mater Hospital. She said they were advised that Joanne was in need of counselling, but Denise believes her sister needed a more immediate solution.
She added, "They all said she needed counselling, but she needed something there and then. I took her home, and I spoke to her and told her if she wanted this help she needed to calm down, sometimes she did get irate."
She went on to say, "We had more episodes of her trying to hurt herself, and we took her back again, but they said they could not do anything because she was a drug addict and needed to come off the drugs first. But she needed other help to come off the drugs first. It is so painful to watch your younger sister go through that."
Denise says she feared that Joanne would end up dead because of her drug addiction but that nobody was able to help her. Sadly, these concerns were realised on Boxing Day when Joanne was found dead.
In Need of Help
Denise revealed that Joanne had been living with her in her home until a few weeks before Christmas. However, social services said she was a risk to her nephew and was told she had to leave, resulting in her living on the streets. She said, "That was her only support taken away from her. She then had to live on the street and in hostels. It is devastating; she was only 21. There's a lot of people who have failed her, even to this day. I fought for years for my sister to get help, but we were met with shut doors. My sister was failed, and this should never happen to anyone else."
Negative Stereotyping
Denise wanted others to know that Joanne was 'a loving sister, daughter and aunt' and not 'just a drug addict'. There is a natural reaction among most people to look down upon those suffering from addiction, particularly a drug addiction. Negative stereotyping means that there is a common perception that those affected by this illness are 'bad' or 'immoral'.
Nevertheless, when describing her drug addict sister, Denise said, "She was beautiful, and she had such a good bond with my son and partner. She was such a loving wee girl, and she would have put a smile on anyone's face with all the silly things she would come off with. We would sing and dance in the car together and go on lovely long walks. We would have girl's nights, and we watched Gossip Girl together in a week."
She added, "She was not just a drug addict; she was a human being with a family who loved her. We just do not want someone else to suffer like this; something needs to be done."
Help for Addiction
A drug addiction is an illness and one that can affect anyone. It is important to make that point because so many people have a negative image of what drug addiction is. Here at Liberty House Clinic, we treat all types of addiction, including drug addiction.
We know that this is an illness that can be treated provided those affected have adequate help and support. If you or a loved one is suffering from addiction, please do not hesitate to get in touch now.
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Anti-Asian American Hate Crime at Blue Line: A Disturbing Trend in Discrimination Rears its Head on F&M's Campus
Feb 28, 2021 #gretchelhathaway, AAA, AAPI, Asian American, Blue Line, Crime, DEI, dining, Erin Maxwell, PSAFE, race
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor
A central fixture on campus, Blue Line offers quick-service food to Franklin and Marshall students since its opening in 2017.
At 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 6th, two Lancaster residents entered Franklin and Marshall's Blue Line location, where they proceeded to harass an employee based on his Vietnamese ethnicity, to the extent that PSAFE was alerted by fellow store employees. By the time officers arrived at the scene, the two individuals had left, remaining unidentified. The victimization of this Millersville student and Blue Line employee is a horrifying reflection of a nationwide trend of Asian-American targeted violence.
"A message should have gone out to the campus immediately," said Dr. Hathaway in an interview Monday. But it didn't. In fact, the only college-wide message from PSAFE came weeks later from William McHale on February 18th, coincidently a day after the College Reporter requested an interview with PSAFE and DEI administrators. Isabel Wong, co-president of the Asian-American Alliance, revealed that Dr. Hathaway and her team met with the alliance on February 17th, at which the alliance expressed disappointment that messaging was not released to the college. Only after the combination of the pursuit of the newspaper and the meeting with the AAA did a vague report emerge, in which PSAFE "released a vague summary of what happened in Blue Line, not even mentioning that it was an Asian worker who was attacked," said Wong.
Unlike other dining locations, Blue Line is a private contractor with the campus, limiting the scope of some college administrative power. However, Barry Bosley, Associate Vice President for Administration for F&M's Dining, confirmed that a security camera would be installed in the location in response to the incident, a measure that has been lacking, and that PSAFE foot traffic in the area would be increased. The two individuals remain unidentified, making it difficult to ban them from the campus, especially with the lack of security footage. However, restricting public access to the restaurant seems to be out of the question, with Mr. Boseley stating that Blue Line enjoys the patronage of College Ave. residents, where they "have a true following". PSAFE has categorized this incident as a hate crime, and an investigation with the Bias Incident Committee remains in progress. The victimized employee has reportedly returned to work, with the support of his Blue Line coworkers, who have done "an amazing job supporting the student," according to Dr. Hathway.
AAPI protestors speak out against damaging Trump-era rhetoric. Image courtesy of TIME Magazine.
The event brings a nationwide trend into our community, but it is far from the first time Asian-Americans have been targeted and discriminated against on Franklin and Marshall's campus, even in recent memory. Just last year, within a couple of months, two students participated in a gross display of cultural appropriation through Halloween costumes which prompted a campus-wide protest movement, a highly offensive rendition of Journey to the West was canceled after additional outrage, and racial slurs were carved into the door of Asian-American students.
"It's a scary feeling to know that we aren't safe", says Wong, attributing the recent events to a larger trend escalating in the past year against the AAPI (Asian-American and Pacific Islander) community. Following a similar pattern to what occurred after the 9/11 attacks, when Middle Eastern, Arab, and South Asian Americans were targeted in high numbers, the anti-Asian rhetoric of the Trump administration has spurred a disturbing rise in AAPI-targeted violence. Following former President Donald Trump's labeling of COVID-19 as the "China virus" and the "Kung-Flu", an exponential increase in hate crimes occurred, with the NYPD reporting a 1,900% increase within the city for 2020. Trump's rhetoric encouraged xenophobic citizens to act out, with the nonprofit organization "Stop AAPI Hate" receiving 2,808 reports of hate crimes between March and December of 2020, a staggering number. In his first days in office, President Joe Biden released an official memo stating that Trump's statements "stoked unfounded fears and perpetuated stigma about Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders and have contributed to increasing rates of bullying, harassment, and hate crimes against AAPI persons," (PBS News).
This trend began in 2020, but statistics show that 2021 hasn't brought any relief, even with the implementation of a new presidential administration. In the first month of the year, nine businesses were vandalized in Portland, Oregon, among a series of random and violent attacks. These attacks disproportionately targeted the elderly, including 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, who was assaulted in San Francisco this January and later died from his injuries.
As of October 2020, Pew Research found unfavorable views of China reached highs internationally, including in the United States. Image courtesy of Pew Research Center.
"There's a clear correlation between President Trump's incendiary comments, his insistence on using the phrase the 'Chinese virus' and the subsequent hate speech spread on social media and the hate violence directed towards us," says Russell Jeung, a professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. But this turn in rhetoric has only inflamed a problem baked into the very institutions of American government and society. Asian-directed nativist sentiment can be traced to the 1840s, when the California Gold Rush encouraged massive Chinese immigration, leading to competition and resulting in tensions with white migrants, often escalating to supremacist violence. Nativism made its way into the houses of government through the implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Acts in 1882, acts that were not repealed until 1943. Asian-Americans were barred by Congress from achieving citizenship until 1952, not even 50 years ago. Popular media has cemented Asian-Americans within the frame of a "perpetual foreigner", with one-dimensional portrayals and the absence of accurate imaging obstructing a truthful understanding of the AAPI community, therefore encouraging overwhelming ignorance.
The progression of anti-Asian American sentiment. Image courtesy of The Washington Post.
Until the emergence of the "Chinese virus" rhetoric, the dominant narrative of the AAPI community was one of the "model minority", highlighting instances of success and creating a fallacy of upward mobility, suggesting that the community doesn't experience hardship. In reality, a 2018 study by Pew Research revealed that Asian-Americans experience the largest income inequality gap out of any minority group. The dissonance between perceptions and reality reveals the lack of representation in the public eye, a gap that organizations such as "Stop AAPI Hate" and even our own Asian-American Alliance are trying to fill.
State and local governments are responding to the crisis nationwide, motivated by the clear platform of the Biden administration. Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed a bill this Tuesday approving $1.4 million in state funding to combat anti-Asian violence, following New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's creation of the Asian Hate Crime Task Force earlier this month.
As far as a campus response, the DEI administration seems hopeful. "I'm working with DipCon right now to clean up policy, and to decide how to move forward," Dr. Hathaway promised. "When an incident like that happens, we need to make sure that the campus knows that it happened, and what we are doing about it." Still, students are wary of empty promises. "It is not enough to call attention to a problem once it happens, instead it is more important to prevent it from ever occurring," says Isabel Wong, "it takes more than words to convince me."
In order to be an ally and to spread awareness and support for the AAPI community during this time, please take time to visit these resources, and pay attention to your inbox for upcoming AAA and DEI events on campus.
Erin Maxwell is a sophomore and the News Editor for the College Reporter. Her email is emaxwell@fandm.edu.
Learning for Justice: https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/how-to-respond-to-coronavirus-racism
Stand Against Hatred, funded by Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.standagainsthatred.org/
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Sarah Browning: Time to scout for bagworms
Mature bagworms infest a juniper.
Young bagworms generally hatch in early summer.
SARAH BROWNING
For the Lincoln Journal Star
Michael Pecha has created a native grass garden full of flowers and fauna.
If your landscape has a history of bagworm problems, it's time to start looking for the next generation of young insects. They will soon be hatching.
The insects and their cocoons can be hard for gardeners to spot since they look so much like a natural part of the plant. Many people don't realize the pointed oval structures the insects create and carry around with them aren't a natural part of the tree. Last year's bags are easier to spot than the tiny structures made by new insects.
Bagworms are native to the United States and common in eastern Nebraska. They feed on many species of trees and shrubs but are most damaging on evergreen trees and shrubs since these plants can't replace the foliage eaten by insects.
Juniper, arborvitae, fir, pine and spruce branches may be killed if completely defoliated. Entire plants can be killed if an infestation goes uncontrolled for several years, although usually bagworm infestations build up slowly over two or three years.
Sarah Browning: Helping young gardeners blossom
Bagworms also feed on shade, orchard and forest trees of nearly every kind, as well as many ornamental shrubs and perennials, however severe attacks are unusual. Since deciduous plants regrow new leaves each year, the defoliation caused by bagworm feeding is not a serious problem for these plants. However, the growth of small or newly planted trees could be slowed by heavy leaf feeding.
Identification and life cycle
After overwintering as eggs inside their mother's bag, a new generation of insects begins hatching in late May and early June. The exact hatching period is determined by temperature, so spring's cooler temperatures may delay their emergence this year. According to the National Phenology Network: Bagworm Forecast, https://www.usanpn.org/data/forecasts/Bagworm, emergence in southeastern Nebraska is occurring now, while emergence in northeastern parts of the state are expected in the next week.
After hatching, the larvae emerge from a hole at the base of the mother's bag and spin down a strand of silk. The tiny insect is often ballooned by the wind to nearby branches or plants. Once a suitable host is found the young insect immediately begins to form a new bag over its body to protect itself from predators.
Sarah Browning: Battling bugs in organic gardens
Initially the young insect's bag is about 1/8 inch long, but the bag is continually enlarged as the insect grows until is measures about 2 inches long when the insect is mature. Bagworm caterpillars are tiny brown or tan caterpillars with black markings and continue feeding until about mid-August.
The adult male bagworm is a small, furry gray moth with clear wings; the adult female does not have wings and never leaves the bag she constructs during feeding. By mid-August the mature larvae permanently attach their bag to a branch with a strong band of silk and begin to pupate. Adult males emerge in September.
There may be as many as 200 to 300 eggs in a single female's bag. Since the female bagworm cannot fly, local populations can build up to damaging levels as succeeding generations of insects emerge over the course of several years, but there is only one generation per year.
How can bagworms be controlled? Handpicking the old cocoons is the best way to control light infestations on small plants. If you find old bags on your plants, but no new caterpillars yet there may still be time to remove the bags before eggs begin to hatch. Destroy bags by burning, immersing them in kerosene or by crushing. If bags containing eggs are discarded on the ground, the larvae will still hatch and find their way back to your landscape plants.
Otherwise, plan to apply an insecticide to control this year's small larvae in mid to late June. Bacillus thuringiensis, BT, is available at nurseries and garden centers as Dipel or Thuricide. It's very effective at controlling the insects without damaging other beneficial insects. It also has very low toxicity to birds and mammals.
Additional low-risk insecticides can be used, such as spinosad, azadiractin and insecticidal soaps. However, these products may require repeated applications to give good control.
Sarah Browning: Battling blight in your pine trees
Traditional insecticides labeled for bagworm control include bifenthrin, cyfluthrin and permethrin. Affected plants must be thoroughly covered with the insecticide so it is ingested by the insects as they feed.
Bagworms, http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g1951.pdf
How to tell the evil weeds from the merely annoying
Phragmites
Common reed (Phragmites australis) is a noxious weed required to be controlled by landowners.
Common teasel
Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a Lancaster County noxious weed.
Loosestrife
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) is a noxious weed in Nebraska required to be controlled by landowners.
Musk thistle
Musk thistle (carduus nutans L.) is a noxious weed in Nebraska required to be controlled by landowners.
Sericea Lespedeza
Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) is a noxious weed in Nebraska required to be controlled by landowners.
Leafy spurge
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a noxious weed in Nebraska required to be controlled by landowners.
Cutleaf teasel
Cutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) is a Lancaster County noxious weed.
Barucumber
Burcucumber (Sicyos angulatus L.) is a problem weed, often confused with kudzu.
Garlic mustard
Garlic mustard (alliaria petiolate) is considered a problem weed.
Platte thistle
Platte thistle (Cirsium canescens) is a native plant.
Flodman thistle
Flodman thistle (Cirsium flodmanii) is not a bad weed.
Yellowspine thistle
Yellowspine thistle (Cirsium ochrocentrum) is a native thistle and not considered a problem weed.
Wavyleaf thistle
Wavyleaf thistle (Cirsium undulatum) is not considered a problem weed.
Wild cucumber
Wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) is a native plant and valuable to upland game and songbirds.
Tall thistle
Tall thistle (Cirsium altissimumL.) is a native thistle and is a beneficial pollinator.
Sarah Browning is an extension educator with Nebraska Extension. To ask a question or reach her, call 402-441-7180 or write to her at sarah.browning@unl.edu or 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.
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from dockit.schema.schema import create_document
from dockit import schema

SCHEMA_MIXINS = {}

class ManageUrlsMixin(object):
    """
    Links the document to the resource
    """
    @classmethod
    def get_admin_client(cls):
        #TODO this should be configurable
        from hyperadminclient.urls import admin_client
        return admin_client.api_endpoint

    @classmethod
    def get_resource(cls):
        admin_client = cls.get_admin_client()
        try:
            return admin_client.get_resource(cls)
        except Exception, error:
            for key, resource in admin_client.registry.iteritems():
                if isinstance(key, type) and issubclass(cls, key):
                    return resource

    def get_manage_urls(self):
        resource = self.get_resource()

        if resource is None:
            return {}

        urls = {'add': resource.get_create_link().get_absolute_url(),
                'list': resource.get_resource_link().get_absolute_url(),}
        if self.pk:
            resource_item = resource.get_resource_item(self)
            urls['edit'] = resource_item.get_absolute_url()
        return urls

    def get_resource_item(self):
        return self.get_resource().get_resource_item(self)

class VirtualManageUrlsMixin(ManageUrlsMixin):
    @classmethod
    def get_admin_client(cls):
        #TODO this should be configurable
        from dockitcms.urls import admin_client
        return admin_client.api_endpoint

    @classmethod
    def get_resource(cls):
        admin_client = cls.get_admin_client()
        try:
            return admin_client.get_resource(cls)
        except Exception, error:
            for key, resource in admin_client.registry.iteritems():
                if isinstance(key, type) and issubclass(cls, key):
                    return resource
                #TODO why do we need this?
                if issubclass(key, schema.Document) and key._meta.collection == cls._meta.collection:
                    return resource

class MixinEventWrapper(object):
    def __init__(self, instance, func, definition):
        self.instance = instance
        self.func = func
        self.definition = definition

    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if 'pre' in self.definition:
            self.definition['pre'].call(self.instance, args, kwargs)
        ret = self.func(*args, **kwargs)
        if 'collect' in self.definition:
            ret = self.definition['collect'].call(self.instance, args, kwargs, ret)
        if 'post' in self.definition:
            c_ret = self.definition['post'].call(self.instance, args, kwargs, ret)
            if c_ret is not None:
                ret = c_ret
        return ret

        event = self.definition['event']
        event_kwargs = {self.definition['keyword']: ret}
        self.instance.send_mixin_event(event, event_kwargs)
        return ret

class BaseEventFunction(object):
    def __init__(self, event):
        self.event = event

class PreEventFunction(BaseEventFunction):
    def call(self, instance, args, kwargs):
        event_kwargs = dict(kwargs)
        instance.send_mixin_event(self.event, event_kwargs)

class CollectEventFunction(BaseEventFunction):
    def __init__(self, event, extend_function='extend'):
        super(CollectEventFunction, self).__init__(event)
        self.extend_function_name = extend_function

    def call(self, instance, args, kwargs, ret):
        event_kwargs = dict(kwargs)
        results = instance.send_mixin_event(self.event, event_kwargs)
        for mixin, val in results:
            if val is not None:
                getattr(ret, self.extend_function_name)(val)
        return ret

class PostEventFunction(BaseEventFunction):
    def __init__(self, event, keyword=None):
        super(PostEventFunction, self).__init__(event)
        self.keyword = keyword

    def call(self, instance, args, kwargs, ret):
        event_kwargs = dict(kwargs)
        if self.keyword:
            event_kwargs[self.keyword] = ret
        instance.send_mixin_event(self.event, event_kwargs)

class EventMixin(object):
    mixin_function_events = {}
    '''
    function: {pre: PreEventFunction(event=''), #passes in function kwargs to event
               collect: CollectEventFunction(event='', extend_function='extends'), #extends the return function
               post: PostEventFunction(event='', keyword=''),
               TODO: post: ChainedEventFuncion(PostEventFunction(event='', keyword=''), PostEventFunction(event='', keyword=''))} #two event slots
    '''
    @classmethod
    def register_mixin(self, key, mixin_class):
        raise NotImplementedError

    @classmethod
    def get_available_mixins(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def get_active_mixins(self):
        #return a list of instantiated mixins
        raise NotImplementedError #implented by whoever inherits

    def send_mixin_event(self, event, kwargs):
        '''
        The view calls this to notify the mixins that an event has happened
        '''
        mixins = self.get_active_mixins()
        results = []
        for mixin in mixins:
            if not hasattr(mixin, 'handle_mixin_event'):
                continue
            val = mixin.handle_mixin_event(event, kwargs)
            results.append((mixin, val))
        return results

    def _mixin_function(self, ret, func):
        return MixinEventWrapper(self, ret, func)

    def __getattribute__(self, name):
        function_events = object.__getattribute__(self, 'mixin_function_events')
        ret = object.__getattribute__(self, name)
        if name in function_events:
            return self._mixin_function(ret, function_events[name])
        return ret

def create_document_mixin(MIXINS):
    def mixin_choices():
        choices = list()
        for key, value in MIXINS.iteritems():
            choices.append((key, value.label))
        return choices

    class MixinSchema(schema.Schema, EventMixin):
        mixins = schema.SetField(schema.CharField(), choices=mixin_choices, blank=True)

        @classmethod
        def register_mixin(self, key, mixin_class):
            MIXINS[key] = mixin_class

        @classmethod
        def get_available_mixins(self):
            return MIXINS

        def __getattribute__(self, name):
            function_events = object.__getattribute__(self, 'mixin_function_events')
            if name in function_events:
                return EventMixin.__getattribute__(self, name)
            return schema.Schema.__getattribute__(self, name)

        def get_active_mixins(self, target=None): #CONSIDER: this modifies the fields we have
            mixins = list()
            target = target or self
            available_mixins = self.get_available_mixins()
            for mixin_key in self.mixins:
                if mixin_key in available_mixins:
                    mixin_cls = available_mixins[mixin_key]
                    mixins.append(mixin_cls(target))
            return mixins

        def make_bound_schema(self):
            if getattr(self, '_mixin_bound', False):
                return type(self)

            original_fields = self._meta.fields.keys()

            def get_active_mixins(kls, target=None):
                return self.get_active_mixins(target=target)

            def send_mixin_event(kls, event, kwargs):
                return self.send_mixin_event(event, kwargs)

            cls = type(self)

            document_kwargs = {
                'fields':{},#copy(self._meta.fields.fields), #fields => uber dictionary, fields.fields => fields we defined
                'proxy': True,
                'name': cls.__name__,
                'parents': (cls,),
                'module': cls.__module__,
                'attrs': {'get_active_mixins':classmethod(get_active_mixins),
                          'send_mixin_event':classmethod(send_mixin_event),
                          '_mixin_bound':True},
            }
            self.send_mixin_event('document_kwargs', {'document_kwargs':document_kwargs})
            new_cls = create_document(**document_kwargs)
            assert self._meta.fields.keys() == original_fields
            return new_cls

        @classmethod
        def to_python(cls, val, parent=None):
            #chicken and egg problem
            #hack because super(cls).to_python does not work
            original_to_python = schema.Document.to_python.im_func
            self = original_to_python(cls, val, parent)
            if getattr(cls, '_mixin_bound', False):
                return self
            else:
                new_cls = self.make_bound_schema()
                return original_to_python(new_cls, val, parent)

    return MixinSchema

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Dog · Australian Shepherd mix.
Mini Aussie Corgi Love my sweet pup!
Red Merle, Australian Shepherd, Most adorable puppy I have ever seen!
Australian Shepherd x Pembroke Welsh Corgi I want this dog.
Corgi Aussie mix! This is our next dog!
Starbuck - 11 y o cardigan corgi! LOVE! I believe that this is a corgsky, corgi/husky mix.
Toby Mini Aussie... hates bath time!
This lil one looks like my Huckleberry!
Australian Shepherd Puppy. If he was mine, his name would be Sergio!
The Aussie-Corgi is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Australian Shepherd or Miniature Australian Shepherd Dog and the Welsh Corgi.
These are what the Auggies (corgi x mini aussie) look like when they get older.
Cute Aussie pup playing with a stick!
Puppy Breed: I am a mini Australian shepherd. I like people, puppies, carrots, and Kongs.
Australian Shepherd Dog and Puppy with Blue Merle Colouration.
Toby mini Australian shepherd !
Cuteness overload!!!! She looks like my Australian shepherd in husky form!!
Drago, Blue Merle Cardigan Welsh Corgi (also Identified as a Border Collie) Border Collie??? By whom?
CORGI-DALMATIAN "I'm not sure I can keep up with the fire truck."


Coccydynia is quite a debilitating condition for people. The causes can be from a fall, or in some cases, from the birthing process as well as surgical procedures.
The generation of pain can be due to a number of reasons; these are from dislocation of one or other of the coccyx bones, to ligament and muscular strain. Some times patients might also suffer from referred pain, this is pain which comes from another site distent from the point of felt pain. An example would be pain that is felt in the coccyx and in fact is being generated in the lower back.
The symptoms can vary from person to person and can include tailbone pain when sitting down. In some cases the pain may disappear on its own, in the cases when it does not, patients will come to the Osteopathic Life Clinic for treatment for an assessment and treatment.
Following this will be an assessment to find out what structures are involved. If it is deemed acceptable to treat your practitioner will explain their findings and with your permission treat accordingly. A treatment plan maybe discussed to get you back to full health if the problem is acute or chronic.
Our Osteopaths work on a number of different systems of the body the effect of which is to lower your pain and improve your natural healing process. Within these treatments there can be a number of different modalities used to improve your health and the injured area. This can include soft tissue techniques, as well as mobilization and manipulation of joints with in the body. Additionally Osteopathic Life Clinic offers Cranial Osteopathic techniques.


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Алекса́ндр Ио́сифович Немиро́вский (также Александр Осипович; 8 ноября 1919, Тирасполь, Херсонская губерния — 8 февраля 2007, Москва) — советский и российский историк Древнего Рима и этрусской культуры, педагог, поэт, прозаик и переводчик. Автор более пятидесяти книг поэзии, исторических романов, учебных пособий и научных монографий. Доктор исторических наук. Основатель (и первый заведующий) кафедры истории древнего мира и древних языков Воронежского государственного университета. Первым среди российских учёных исследовал нурагическую культуру Сардинии и её связь с этрусками (его исследования в этой сфере продолжила Т. П. Кац).

Биография
Александр Немировский родился в Тирасполе в 1919 году, но вскоре после его рождения, спасаясь от прокатившейся по Украине волны еврейских погромов, семья вернулась в уже румынскую Бессарабию. В 1926 году вся семья нелегально пересекла Днестр, по которому проходила тогда граница с СССР, и поселилась в Москве. Здесь Немировский окончил школу и в 1937 году поступил на исторический факультет Московского государственного университета. В том же году его родителей арестовали, но Немировскому удалось продолжить учёбу, а в 1938 году поступить в Литературный институт.

В 1941 году ушёл добровольцем на фронт, сначала служил в трудовом батальоне, а после окончания томского военного училища — в действующей армии в рядах 996-го стрелкового полка на Волховском, Ленинградском и 1-м Украинском фронтах вплоть до ранения в боях под силезским городком Нерсе за Одером 1 апреля 1945 года. 9 мая 1945 года награждён орденом Красного Знамени.

В послевоенные годы окончил аспирантуру при историческом факультете МГУ, защитил кандидатскую диссертацию. Работал в Пензе, с 1957 года — в Воронежском государственном университете, где в 1968 г. основал кафедру истории древнего мира и древних языков и стал её первым заведующим. С 1977 года — в Москве.

В 1965 году защитил докторскую диссертацию по истории Раннего Рима и Италии. Являлся, как отмечают, одним из неформальных лидеров молодого поколения советских историков древности.

Был женат на антиковеде Л. С. Ильинской (1934—2002).

Скончался 8 февраля 2007 года в Москве на 88-м году жизни. Похоронен в Москве на Миусском кладбище.

Творчество
Стихи начал писать в школьные годы, первые публикации — в газете «Московский университет» (1938—1941). Автор сборников стихов: «Стихи» (Пенза, 1953), «Лирика» (Пенза, 1955), «Свиток» (Воронеж, 1992), «Стихи и переводы» (М., 1992), «Избранное» (М., 2000), «Образы и раздумья» (М., 2002), «От костра, исходившего искрами» (М., 2002), «Военная память» (М., 2002), «Погружение» (М., 2003), «Год стиха» (М., 2005), «Зеркало Клио» (Воронеж, 2005). Переводил поэзию Германа Гессе, Иоганнеса Бехера, античных поэтов Вергилия («Энеида»), Катулла, Овидия, Марциала, Горация, ассирийский «Эпос о Гильгамеше», «Песнь песней» царя Соломона, современного греческого поэта Й. Сефериса. Впервые опубликовал стихотворения своего друга Николая Майорова (1919—1942) и репрессированного поэта Бориса Зубакина (1894—1938). Первый в советское время переводчик Р.-М. Рильке (Воронеж, 1958).

Немировский — автор множества научных статей и книг, среди которых как научные монографии, так и исторические романы: «Слоны Ганнибала», «За столбами Мелькарта», «Тиберий Гракх», «Пурпур и яд», «Этрусское зеркало», «Нить Ариадны», «Карфаген должен быть разрушен», «Пифагор». Общий тираж его художественных книг превысил 6 миллионов экземпляров.

Книги

Научная литература
 История раннего Рима и Италии. Возникновение классового общества и государства. Воронеж, 1962.
 Идеология и культура раннего Рима. Воронеж, 1964.
 У истоков исторической мысли. Издательство Воронежского Университета, 1979. 2-е изд. под названием Рождение Клио: у истоков исторической мысли. Воронеж: Изд-во Воронеж. ун-та, 1986.
 Этруски: От мифа к истории. М.: Наука, 1983.
 Нить Ариадны. В лабиринтах археологии . — М.: Вече, 2007. — 432 с.
  (в пер.)

Переводы
 Немировский А. И., Дашкова М. Ф. «Римская история» Веллея Патеркула. Воронеж: Изд-во Воронеж. ун-та, 1985
 Аппиан. Римская история. Первые книги. / Пер. и комм. А. И. Немировского. (Серия «Античная библиотека»). СПб.: Алетейя, 2004.

Учебная и популярная литература
 Книга для чтения по истории древнего мира: Пособие для учащихся 5-го кл. сред. шк. М. Просвещение, 1986.
 Книга для чтения по истории древнего мира (на литовском языке). Пособие для учащихся [6-х кл. сред. шк.: Пер. с рус. Каунас: Швиеса, 1989.
 Книга для чтения по истории древнего мира (на украинском языке): Пособие для учащихся 6-го кл. сред. шк.: Пер. с рус. Киев: Радянска школа, 1990.
 Рассказы по истории древнего мира (на английском языке [Пер. с рус.] М. Прогресс, 1990.
 Книга для чтения по истории древнего мира (на молдавском языке). Для учащихся [6-го кл.: Пер. с рус.], Кишинёв: Лумина, 1991.
 Книга для чтения по истории древнего мира: Пособие для учащихся 6-го кл. сред. шк. 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. М. Просвещение, 1991.
 Мифы Древней Эллады. М. Просвещение, 1992.
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Писатели по алфавиту
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On the afternoon of March 26, the "Nablyudateli" (Observers) community on Vkontakte noted a flood of "Kremlin bots" reacting to a Moskva 24 television report shared on YouTube about the Kemerovo fire. The short news bulletin had only 74 likes and at least 1,000 dislikes.
Other videos relating to the fire at the shopping center in Kemerovo also had strangely high numbers of down-votes. For example, a video titled, "Relatives of Kemerovo residents missing in the fire at the 'Winter Cherry' shopping center complain to the authorities" had 2,200 dislikes and only 1,600 likes. At the time of this writing, another video from Moskva 24 was one of the top "trending" videos on YouTube in Russia, and it currently has 3,900 likes and 3,100 dislikes. The "Nablyudateli" community points to 11 other videos with large numbers of dislikes — several of which also appeared on YouTube's "Trending" list.
The number of dislikes on popular videos in Russia often spikes with content shared by prominent opposition activists like Alexey Navalny, whose investigative reports frequently criticize and embarrass top state officials. Mediazona chief editor Sergey Smirnov, who hosts the "Things Will Get Worse" show on the "Navalny Live" YouTube channel, noted that the number of dislikes on his videos has sometimes exceeded the number of views.
The user who left the last comment, "Devid Kopperfild," also commented on other videos about the fire, writing elsewhere, "It's an awful tragedy. You wouldn't wish it even on an enemy…. I'm sure the families of the dead will get the appropriate support!" On another video, he wrote, "No windows…. No doors. Bloody architects. What were they thinking, building their dumb box?" This user has two subscribers and has never upload a single video to YouTube.
The most popular videos on YouTube have come from "Moskva 24." According to the Nablyudateli community, the accounts marked in red are suspected "Kremlin bots." To the right of the account names, you can see the dates the accounts were created.
Another YouTube user categorized as a "Kremlin bot" by "Nablyudateli" wrote beneath a REN TV video: "Oppositionists are trying to capitalize on human grief for PR purposes. You people are scum!!" Such revealing comments, however, are rare.


OpenNMS Minion is an instance of the Karaf OSGi service that can run distributed OpenNMS components that are packaged as Karaf features. Minion devices are configured with a minimum amount of information necessary to connect to the OpenNMS machine and identify themselves to it. The operation of each Minion is controlled from the Dominion service running on a central OpenNMS installation.
User management of each Minion instance is performed by editing the '/etc/sysconfig/minion' file to provide credentials for accessing the public interfaces of the OpenNMS system.
Issue: Initial setup requires creation or editing of this file on all Minion devices which could entail a lot of overhead on large Minion installations.
Issue: Credentials will likely be shared among all Minion devices unless user administration of individual Minion accounts is feasible on the OpenNMS side (Jetty, ActiveMQ).
Future: Dynamically generate credentials for each Minion during a handshake/pairing setup process?
Future: Distribute certificates to Minion devices for clientAuth SSL?
Minion devices download executable code in the form of OSGi bundle JAR files from a Maven repository. This Maven repository can either be the local Maven repository used by a developer, a filesystem source, or a webapp running on the OpenNMS system. The repository should contain the feature definition XMLs for all desired Minion features, the OSGi bundles that implement the features, and all of the transitive dependencies of the features.
The sampler-repo project is used to construct the feature Maven repository directory structure. If you wish to add Karaf features to this repository, you need to edit the configuration for the features-maven-plugin in the POM for the sampler-repo project.
The sampler-repo contents are wrapped in a webapp that can be served from the OpenNMS Jetty server to provide a centralized distribution point for all connected Minion devices. This is the default configuration for Minion deployments.
Issue: It is possible that Jetty cannot handle amount of connections required when Minion devices download JAR files leading to DDoS of normal OpenNMS webapp.
Issue: Network traffic required to install features on Minion devices could be too high (50MB per instance * 4000 instances = 200GB of network traffic per deployment).
Future: Ability to run repo-webapp as a Karaf WAR feature so that clusters could share one copy?
The sampler-repo-webapp on OpenNMS provides Karaf scripts that can be used to install the Minion services on a remote machine. These scripts are invoked by the '/etc/init.d/minion' init file and the contents of the '/etc/sysconfig/minion' file are used as arguments to the script.
The '/etc/init.d/minion' script sets up the root Karaf instance and if subinstances are created, the script is invoked again for each subinstance.
Execute a hard-coded .karaf script that is hosted in the sampler-repo-webapp WAR that sets up the Minion Karaf instances in the desired manner.
The minion instance installs the Minion Controller project that communicates status back to the Dominion service on the OpenNMS server.
The sampler instance runs the SNMP collector code to perform remote collections.
Issue: If connectivity to the OpenNMS machine is unavailable, it is impossible to install the required features. We currently have no way to retry or reconnect to OpenNMS in the event of a failure to install the features. This could be added to the Minion init script.
Issue: http://issues.opennms.org/browse/PJSM-199: We have no checks to ensure that the features were installed or functioning properly. These checks should be added to the init script and should be communicated back to OpenNMS by using the Minion Controller service (if ActiveMQ connectivity can be established).
Sampler features may require access to the REST API on OpenNMS for configuration and inventory information.
Issue: There is no way to guarantee API compatibility besides unit testing.


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How to Use a Rock Band Drum Set for Wii
by James B. Jones / in Hobbies
Even though it was released almost a year after its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 brothers, Rock Band finally came to the Wii and gave Wii gamers the chance to experience what 360 and PS3 owners had known and loved for a while. The full band kit includes a set of drums, which you can easily set up and use. In fact, if you have some free time, you have all you need to use the Wii Rock Band drums (apart from the game, obviously).
Set up the Rock Band Wii drum set. The Rock Band instruction manual offers detailed instructions on how to assemble the drum kit. Once you have assembled the drum set, connect the drum USB cable to the USB hub, which plugs into any free USB port on the Wii.
Configure the Rock Band Wii drums by starting the game and navigating, either with the Drum Kit D-Pad or with a standard controller, to "Options." Inside the Options menu, select "Calibration Settings." If you want to manually calibrate the drums, strike the yellow pad. If you want the game to calibrate automatically, hit the green pad.
Even though it was released almost a year after its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 brothers, Rock Band finally came to the Wii and gave Wii gamers the chance to experience what 360 and PS3 owners had known and loved for a while.
Configure the Rock Band Wii drums by starting the game and navigating, either with the Drum Kit D-Pad or with a standard controller, to "Options."
Use the drums in-game to play along with the songs. Strike each colour-coded pad when the corresponding fret reaches the bottom of the screen. When you see four solid vertical lines, beat the drum pads wildly for a freestyle bonus. When you see a thin, horizontal orange line across the full fret board, strike the foot pedal to keep your note streak going.
Invest in a couple of rechargeable batteries so you don't have to replace the batteries in the drums every few weeks.
Use some care when assembling the drums. After all, they are only plastic.
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I love your page! So beautiful, but simple. Thank you for reading my blog, and I'm definitely a follower of yours.
Thank you for your lovely encouraging comments! I have thought about putting these ramblings of my life into some form of devotional / book, but never really got too far. I wouln't really know where to start! Any ideas? Blessings, Zoe.


Accidental laser injuries to the retina are uncommon, but can occur with photothermal injury (typically high-powered handheld laser pointers) and/or photomechanical injury (typically research and military devices).
The affected region of the retina is typically the central macula. In the acute setting, laser injuries produce a yellow subretinal lesion that can be of varied appearance (Fig. 20.1.1). Within a short time, the affected area becomes pigmented and over time this appearance can resolve leaving more subtle retinal pigment epithelium disturbances.
Figure 20.1.1 Color photograph shows yellow subretinal deposits in a splotchy pattern within the central macula. This patient was exposed to a high-powered handheld class 3B laser pointer.


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Los Angeles County median home price at record…
Los Angeles County median home price at record $640,000 as coronavirus hit
It's a 6.8% increase over 12 months, but don't expect coronavirus to do anything but make the numbers drop
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By Jonathan Lansner | jlansner@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: May 1, 2020 at 8:24 a.m. | UPDATED: May 5, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.
Los Angeles County set a new home-price record as coronavirus slammed the economy.
DQNews reports for March in Los Angeles County …
• $640,000 countywide median selling price — up 6.8% over 12 months. The latest median breaks the record of $635,000 set in July 2019.
• 5,684 homes sold, existing and new — down 1.5% in a year. Los Angeles County's latest sales count is 30% off the March average of 8,171 since 1988. Most of these deals were in process before the virus hit.
Don't get too jazzed: There's plenty of evidence the coronavirus-linked economic shutdowns will squash what looked to be a promising spring selling season.
Here are five things you should know about key market niches in the Los Angeles market in March …
1. Existing single-family houses: 3,872 sold, down 2.1% in a year. Median of $680,000 — a 7.9% rise over 12 months.
2. Existing condos: 1,560 sales, up 1.6% over 12 months. Median of $540,000 — a 3.8% rise in a year.
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3. Newly built: Builders sold 252 new homes, down 9.7% in a year. Median of $697,000 — a 10.6% rise over 12 months.
4. Builder share: 4.4% of sales vs. 4.8% a year earlier. Los Angeles County builders' slice of the market ranks No. 5 among SoCal's six counties.
5. Price rank: How Los Angeles County's median compared to Southern California's five other counties: No. 2 overall; No. 2 for single-family resales; No. 1 for condo resales; and No. 2 for new homes.
Elsewhere in Southern California …
Orange County: 2,795 sold, up 6.1% over 12 months. Median of $755,000 — a 4.9% increase.
Riverside County: 3,640 sales, up 8.5%. Median? $405,000 — a 5.2% increase.
San Bernardino County: 2,493 sold, up 4.7%. Median? $363,091 — a 8.4% increase.
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Yesterday I stayed home and did a LOT of work on my computer.
To clarify, there was a great number of things I would have cared to do outside our apartment, but the rain-!
It started as a a misty moisty morning, and then someone upstairs turned on an immense tap, and it rained and it rained.
It rained kittens and spaniels and you couldn't see the other side of the street for all the yapping, squalling bodies.
Every time I decided to get up and go out, the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled in along the street.
Every time the thunder rolled around the building, the lights flickered.
Every time the lights flickered, the weather felt spiritually validated and ratcheted up the power of the storm.
"I am going to get up and have a shower and go buy some chocolate so I can bake something exciting!"
How did the weather Know?!?!
Did you know that snails come out in the rain?
On Saturday I walked through the park from the subway through a thunderstorm. The path is lined with big elephant ear plants, and the glistening leaves were covered in fat garden snails going for walks, their slug bodies stretched as far out of their shells as they could go.
Around seven this morning, the weather finally stopped playing extreme sports and settled down to making metaphorical sandcastles and listening to the sound of waves on a shore.
And I went for a walk.
And snails courted death by big feet on the paths and they, and the rest of the world glistened cheerfully.


Dont gastric acids disolve the food but without the protection it would burn the stomach and for them to exist we would need something to be protected from. Im just curious.
I think you're asking how gastric acids evolved before the protective stomach lining existed. I'll promote this now, if I got that wrong you can clarify.
Thread copied here from the How did the stomach evolve? thread in the Proposed New Topics forum.
Don't gastric acids dissolve the food but without the protection it would burn the stomach and for them to exist we would need something to be protected from.
The stomach evolved a long time before humans were around. By the time humans came around, the stomach had already evolved to the point where it had gastric acids and mucous protection.
The mucous would be present first... although not like the mucous we have. A much more basic version.
The mucous would work with a simple in/out system just helping things move around (before there's even a "stomach!").
Eventually, a "digesting pouch" evolves that we can sort of call a stomach.
Once this basic stomach exists, small amounts of gastric acids would help with digestion.
At this point, the acids and protection would evolve together.
As one gets a bit stronger... so does the other. Not necessarily either one over the other at any specific time.
The first thing to keep in mind is that the esophagus, stomach, and intestines are considered the "outside" of your body. One of the things that the outside of our bodies needs to protect us from is pathogens, and that is exactly what our mucosal membranes do. The lining of the stomach is a mucous membrane.
I would strongly suspect that the first function of acid in the digestive tract was to kill off unwanted pathogens, and our stomachs still serve this purpose. The fauna in our intestine differs from our oral fauna partly due to our stomach separating the two.
This question seems of a type with the question of how could an electric eel evolve, and I don't think it is too terribly difficult to come up with a starting point and a path that could work. As a class they require thinking of acids or electricity only at their most potent levels.
First, acids do attack the digestive track, but really weak acids need not do so at a rate that endangers the organisms survival. So a starting point might be a digestive system only able to digest the easiest foods. Natural selection might then favor variation providing greater resistance to stronger digestive fluid allowing more choice of foodstuff.
Organisms do have some control over eating stuff that upsets their tummies and also in the strength of the acid they secrete. But evolution could favor animals that can eat stuff that makes their competition sick.
Next up how did cheetahs evolve their great speed? Shouldn't they have all died out when they were too slow to catch gazelles or escape lions?
It wasn't careful at all. It just kept on evolving until it worked. In fact it could still use a little fine tuning.
Like for example, it should regurgitate anything that is not good and wholesome. Processed food should make you puke on the spot and illogical arguments should make us bilious.
If there was any care involved at all then McDonald's would have gone out of business long ago.
It just kept on evolving until it worked.
Well, no. It had to be working all along. Each step had to be "careful" in the sense that it couldn't be fatal.
Like for example, it should regurgitate anything that is not good and wholesome.
If you talk about what it "should" do, you're arguing for design.
"And then... one day... a stomach!
And then... after a lot more days... humans with a stomach!"
Re: Another just so story!
Since you believe in majik I would have thought this would make you happy.
... kind, like when your god blows his nose at you, I suppose.
Thanks! But please try again.
Your comment seems a little lacking in substance. Perhaps you could try again with a bit more information on your particular issues.
I've been always amazed that fire has not invented by one branch of animals. It would have been great, you'll need a very tough stomach and a mother who breathes into you her fire when you are born. And of course, some sophisticated cooling mechanism would be required as well. However, after this, you can eat things, very few other animals can eat. Perhaps, if oil was closer to the surface, this would have been a valuable path for evolution.
To be able to handle an acidic solution seems less of a feat.


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Letter From The Executive Director
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS Makes a $100,000 Contribution
to The US Fund for UNICEF in the name of the Broadway community to assist in the Haitian relief efforts.
Thanks to the remarkable fundraising efforts theatre community prior to the recent GYPSY OF THE YEAR Competition and the overwhelming generosity of our supporters, BC/EFA has been able to make a $100,000 contribution to UNICEF to support the UN's Haitian relief efforts.
These – coordinated with those of The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, the U.S. government and many other organizations – are reaching out to the nearly hundreds of thousands Haitians affected by the Tuesday's devastating earthquake.
UNICEF's relief efforts are immediately reaching tens of thousands of the most vulnerable distributing food, kitchen kits and thousands of bags of water to enable the displaced population to prepare food supplies.
In the meantime, with your help, cargo planes are landing with tarpaulins and tents to address the immediate needs of those left homeless, as life-saving and critical relief supplies, blankets, water and sanitation facilities, portable health clinics and vital medical supplies are put into place.
Our contribution to these immediate, essential efforts is helping to put on-going, long-term humanitarian aid in place.
What you have made possible through your fundraising efforts is as if 10,000 phone calls making a $10 contribution had been made by us all at once.
What we do together makes a difference.
Thank you for making our community's response possible.
Paul Libin
President Tom Viola
If you would like to learn more about these and other Hatian relief efforts, we encourage you to contact the following organizations.
Habitat for Humanity provides affordable, safe shelter for low-income families and people in need. Money donated for Haiti relief efforts will go toward recovery and rebuilding. To donate, go to habitat.org or call 1-800-Habitat.
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
The national committee for UNICEF is responsible for the organization's fundraising. UNICEF uses the money for health care, clean water, nutrition, education and emergency relief. To donate, go to Unicefusa.org or 1-800-4-UNICEF.
The independent organization focuses on children in need in the U.S. and globally through programs for health and nutrition, child protection and education. To donate, go to savethechildren.org, or call 1-800-728-3843 or 203-221-4030. Donations will go toward purchasing relief items, such as hygiene kits, family kits (pots, pans, food preparation items) and tarps.
The American Red Cross' primary focus during the initial response of an emergency is feeding, sheltering and supplying any other basic needs. To donate: Go toRedCross.org, hit donate now button at top and then International Response Fund. You also can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the International Response Fund. The money will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti. Or call 1-800-Red-Cross.


THERE mustn't have been a soul left in Churchill last night, such was the huge crowd in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the GAA club's inaugural 'Strictly Come Dancing' event.
Around 500 people were treated to a fantastic night of entertainment as the 11 couples danced the night away with Alison Nulty proving a great MC.
Jackie O'Mahoney had been putting the dancers through their paces for the past few months and all those rehearsals paid off with some stunning performances.
There has to be a winner though and Ivan Parker and Katie McCarthy were deemed the best by judges Martin Ferris, Sharon Phelan, Darragh Ó Sé and John Scroope. The winners of the popular vote were Eileen Moran and Gary Dillon.
Loads more photos to come tomorrow.


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In this fifth installment of this all conferences experience series, our game traveler, Mike (@CFBcampustour) will be answering questions focusing on the "best of" categories for each conference.
He's been fortunate to visit all 130 FBS schools and attend games at 88 of them since 2017. Since he hasn't seen a game at all 130 schools, his opinion is only partially informed. Still, he's here to provide the best answers he can based on his experiences to date.
The next conference up is Conference USA. To date, he's witnessed a game at 10 of the 14 C-USA schools. Here's the breakdown:
Schools I've attended games at:
Florida International, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, UAB, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky
Schools still needed:
Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, Southern Mississippi
What is the best Conference USA game you've witnessed?
Nov. 15, 2018 – Florida Atlantic at North Texas. This Thursday night match-up in Denton had all the makings of a Texas shootout. The FAU "Lane Train", led by Coach Lane Kiffin, came to town to try and outduel the Mean Green's all-conference quarterback Mason Fine. Rarely do games live up to the hype. However, this game not only met expectations…it exceeded them.
North Texas came out on fire in the first quarter. Fine threw two touchdowns — one to DeAndre Torrey and another to Jalen Guyton. Add a 38-yard field goal by Cole Hedlund and North Texas built an early 17-0 lead. The Owls were able to swing the pendulum back in their direction in the second quarter and take a 21-20 lead into the locker room.
The seesaw battled continued in the second half with both teams taking the lead at various points. With just over four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Mean Green running back DeAndre Torrey took a hand-off 92 yards to the house to give North Texas a 10-point lead. The Owls answered back three plays later with a 55-yard touchdown pass from Chris Robison to Jovon Durante to cut the lead back to three.
FAU had one last shot from its own 35-yard-line with under two minutes to play. Facing a 3rd-and-15, Robison tried to connect with Durante again, but the ball ricocheted and North Texas' Khairi Muhammad came up with the game-clinching interception:
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Final score: North Texas 41, Florida Atlantic 38. The two teams combined for exactly 1,000 yards (FAU with 489, North Texas with 511) in an absolute offensive onslaught. North Texas improved to 8-3, sending its fans home happy after an electrifying night at Apogee Stadium.
Which school has your favorite stadium?
Sun Bowl/UTEP. Usually, I'll talk about how difficult it is to pick a favorite, but in Conference USA, there is no doubt. The Sun Bowl in El Paso is not only my favorite C-USA stadium, it is my favorite FBS stadium. Originally constructed in 1963 with a seating capacity of 30,000, it has been expanded twice since to its current capacity of just over 50,000 seats.
The Sun Bowl is located in the Paso del Norte region — a stone's throw away from the U.S.-Mexico border. Not only is it nestled in the Franklin Mountains, a portion of a mountain was carved out to accommodate the road team's bleachers.
With an elevation of 3,910 feet, the stadium is in a serene location as well. I should also mention that my dad played there as an opponent back in the day for the University of Pacific. Pacfic lost to UTEP 14-10 and my dad said it was a great venue to play in:
To me, it's a magical place. It does not have all the modern amenities fans would want and UTEP does not play any games with serious College Football Playoff implications. It's just a feeling you get there. When you travel to stadiums you've never been, you're often surprised by what you think when you're inside.
Sometimes a stadium that looks great on TV is unremarkable in person. Sometimes, it's the exact opposite. Everyone has their own tastes and that's what makes visiting stadiums so much fun.
I do want to include an honorable mention. Old Dominion's S.B. Ballard Stadium is really nice now. It underwent a significant renovation in 2019 and is one of the most beautiful Group of 5 stadiums around. It's definitely worth a visit.
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(April 4, 2019) – The 35th edition of the Miami Open presented by Itaú showcased the best Miami has to offer, including tennis, art, culture, cuisine, and entertainment in its new Hard Rock Stadium home. The event featured record crowds, an elevated guest experience, and a first-ever community service day.
The 2019 Miami Open set numerous attendance records: 15 of its 24 sessions had higher attendance than the previous records, including an all-time singles-session attendance mark of 32,831 during the Saturday, March 23 day session. Overall, the tournament's two-week attendance was 388,734, breaking the old record of 326,131 set in 2012. It also marked the 10th consecutive year the tournament recorded more than 300,000 in total attendance.
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The Miami Open also collaborated with Art Miami and Goldman Global Arts to curate art murals and gallery work by internationally renowned artists and showcased a range of musicians and DJs.
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On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the Miami Open hosted 'MIAMI OPEN UNITES' - a day of service dedicated to giving back to the South Florida community. The program was the first-ever for a tennis event and was inspired by Walk the Walk, an annual day of service during which all Endeavor (parent company of IMG, which owns the Miami Open) employees spend a day giving back to their communities.
Through Miami Open Unites, ATP and WTA players participating in the tournament deployed to five grassroots projects throughout Miami, ranging from rebuilding homes, serving meals to the homeless, working with animals at the Humane Society, speaking with children about overcoming adversity and visiting with sick children at one of the local hospitals. In addition, ATP Charities and WTA Charities each donated $1,500 to Health in the Hood.
Many of the world's best players participated, including Ashleigh Barty, Belinda Bencic, Kiki Bertens, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Marin Cilic, Danielle Collins, Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov, David Ferrer, Julia Goerges, John Isner, Nicolas Jarry, Miomir Kecmanovic, Anett Kontaveit, Petra Kvitova, Nick Kyrgios, Elise Mertens, Garbiñe Muguruza, Kei Nishikori, Jelena Ostapenko, Guido Pella, Aryna Sabalenka, Diego Schwartzman, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev.
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