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Confessions from the Blue Planet Project
Posted on October 31, 2013 December 7, 2019
Matthew Gates http://notetoservices.com 26m 6,616
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If you think that we are alone in the Universe, you are wrong. You might think this is all something out of a science fiction movie such as Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or something from The Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone could have been inspired by any of these events. If you continue thinking that none of it is real and that human beings are the only sentient being that exists in all of the known and unknown universe, than you are living the way the United States government and even religion wants you to live. Ignorance is bliss and it is best for you to continue living your life comfortably. It might be the best and most safest way to live as you really do not need to know the truth.
It might be safe to live in that comfort zone of yours, but the reality is that the Universe is so vast, with billions of years of existence, and an abundance of materials necessary for life, that life elsewhere must exist. It is safe to assume that in other areas of the universe, there are elements that we have never even heard of. There are only four elements that are needed for life to start forming and those are Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen. With what seems like infinite possibilities in the universe, there are an infinite number of chances for life to develop and thrive. Life has existed long before the human species came into existence and will exist long after the human species has gone extinct.
The universe is said to be around 13 to 15 billion years old. The Earth is said to be around 4.5 billion years old. For human beings, it is hard to grasp the concept of how long a billion years is. Humans only live an average of 75 years. That means that a human would have to live 13,333,333 (Thirteen million, three-hundred thirty-three thousand, three-hundred and thirty-three) lifetimes in order to have lived a billion years. America was established only around 230 years ago. Columbus discovered America about 500 years ago. 1000 years ago Europe was going through its Dark Ages. Around 2000 years ago, Christianity was just starting to be accepted as a religion. 2500 years ago, Rome was a vast empire. Just a few hundred years before that, the Greeks were at their height producing the greatest plays anyone had ever seen in the world, and producing some of the greatest philosophers of whose writings our society and civilization is dependent upon today. 3500 years ago, Judaism was being established and Moses received the Commandments – which was about 35 great grandparents ago. Before that, 4000 years ago, the Egyptian pyramids were being constructed. Also around or before that time, the Ancient Sumerians were writing on cuneiform. In 10,000 BC, humans were learning agriculture and how to raise animals so they could finally stay in one place. And before this, if we go back millions of years to the first primates, mammals, reptiles, birds, including the dinosaurs, we still would not be anywhere near a billion years. So the concept of a billion years is hardly a reality to any human. So much time has passed that millions of lifeforms, both gigantic and microscopic, have formed, survived, evolved, thrived, and gone extinct before any human being ever came into existence.
While this might put a billion years into some perspective, a billion years may as well be an eternity. It is simply a large mathematical number that really cannot be grasped. Without this time, specifically the formation of single-celled organisms and the survival of bacteria, all of life would not and could not be possible. At least a billion years must pass in order for any sentient life to form. The odds of survival for any species in any solar system, on any planet, are almost non-existent. The fact that thousands and maybe even a million species on our planet alone have existed prove that the possibilities for anything to happen in the universe are infinite. With infinite possibilities existing in the seemingly limitless universe, there must be life that exists on other planets and in other solar systems. Taking the size of the vast universe into account, the Earth would not even register on any scale.
Comparing the universe to the Internet in this map, you may be able to get a better understanding of just how small we really are and how big the universe is. This video will also give you an idea of how vast the universe is and how significant or insignificant our existence is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANAX–zLUps
Are Homo Sapiens aliens?
Not only has the human species of homo sapien existed, but other species of the homo genus have existed as well. These homo species have gone extinct and we are the only remaining species that has survived. At one time, homo sapiens were living alongside other species of the homo genus. We were also always at a huge risk of becoming endangered with the high possibility of going extinct, but somehow, something protected us, or we were the only homo species that was able to adapt, evolve, and survive to the environment on Earth. In modern day, homo sapiens have been reproducing at a rapid rate after the 19th century. Currently, billions of homo sapiens live on the planet. The only way for extinction to occur is that there would have to be a massive event that would have to wipe out homo sapiens to extinction.
If you have ever seen a human being as it grows in the fetus, while beautiful, it looks like an alien parasite within the human body. As we grow and develop and are soon born, the look of an alien somehow disappears, though there are plenty of human beings who still look like aliens! There are a number of shapes, forms, and sizes that humans come in. No human possesses the same fingerprints or exact DNA coding. Although human skin color is determined upon genetics and environmental factors, it is as if homo sapiens themselves are aliens or at least, arrived on planet Earth by some means that has long been forgotten.
Homo sapiens certainly do not seem like they are native to planet Earth. If you look at every other species on this planet, there is no harm from any creature to the planet. Insects, who seem very alien, are more native to the planet than homo sapiens. There are as many insects on planet Earth as there are the number of stars in the sky, yet they are able to live alongside every other species, while contributing to the growth and sustainability of Earth. They are a contributing factor to life, death, and decay, which allows for the Earth to continually recycle itself. Humans are the only species on the planet that seek to find and understand its own existence, contributing almost nothing to the Earth, but using its resources for the purposes of survival. It is the human species that is the most alien to Earth.
Alien Life on Earth
With trillions of stars and planets in the universe, it would only seem logical for life to exist elsewhere besides ourselves. Mars may have even held life at some point in time for billions of years, and then all life perished. Alien species have had time to grow, evolve, and develop technologies that were able to reach the stars and it is even possible that they were able to bend time and space, and likely developed a curiosity or a savage need for conquer in order to acquire resources to survive. One thing that remains true for all species: Survival is a must at all costs.
Within Egyptian records, there are plenty of writings in hieroglyphics that depict aliens. There are also the unexplained pyramids, within many different ancient societies, all which seem to be identical in that they all point up and are meant to be seen by something overhead. There is vast amounts of evidence that is covered up including the Roswell incident of 1948 among other alien encounters within the next few decades. The government lied to cover all these up, despite many people physically seeing these objects. There is also something else that comes with these alien encounters and the discovery of alien technology: The Day After Roswell changed the course of human history completely and rapidly. From spaceflight to weapons technology to computer technology. While we had the materials to make this technology, none of it came into mainstream until after the Roswell incident.
For years, the United States government and other governments had declared to investigate and research these UFOs (unidentified flying objects). Then the government(s) decided that "nothing would be gained" from investigating these objects. What ignorance is this? Why pretend that these things are not important when they could contain technology that could unlock secrets of the universe, time, space, universal travel, but especially weapons technology and stealth technology. The United States government became the most advanced government with continuing investment into military technology. This technology is not only being developed to defend, conquer, and/or control other countries, but the United States government could be preparing for a greater threat. It may not know where or when an alien attack will occur, but it does know that it is very possible. There is also another recent interesting curiosity: Why is the United States stockpiling weapons and ammunition?
Obviously, there were only a few select branches of government that would have the privilege of continuing their investigation and interacting with the alien species. This group, if you have ever seen the movie, Men in Black, is very similar. The government determined that it was in the best interest of the public to never know that these alien species existed. It also deemed that any human within those branches of government who decided to be a "whistleblower" or release top secret information to the public would be considered a threat to the human race and that threat would need to be eliminated by any means necessary.
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Each President may be indoctrinated with the knowledge that aliens do exist and must swear to his secrecy that he will never release this knowledge to anyone for the remainder of his lifetime. He may not even reveal this information to the First Lady or any of his family members. Any person that reveals the knowledge or attempts to reveal the knowledge that aliens do exist would lose all human rights and any murder or torture towards that human being would be completely justified. This might explain the reason for the suspicious death of JFK, who may have wanted to reveal this information to the public.
There have been many people who have come out and have vanished or died by accident or mysteriously. Still others who have come forward have been said to be lying or making up the story. The general public themselves have seen UFOs and many others have claimed to be abducted. Why would so many people come up with a lie? They all have similar stories, but different experiences. Some see the same aliens, while others see different types of aliens. Some people remember what they saw and have vivid memories, while others only have very faint memories and visions of the incident.
In 1938, an unintentional test was done to figure out how the general public would react to the fact that aliens do exist. The results of the radio broadcast by Orson Welles, and an adaptation of HG Wells's novel, known as War of the Worlds, caused some chaos and rioting. It was a research experiment sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and was heard by about 6 million people. At least seven people died and thousands of others were frightened to the point where they packed up their things and hit the roads without anywhere to go. Interesting enough, while every one of them listened to the radio, they never saw anything in the sky. This let the government know the reactions of the majority of people towards aliens, especially if that alien species was hostile.
Planet Earth currently holds over 7 billion people and the number is expected to double or triple in another century. It must also support the vast animal and insect life that support the ecosystem and allow for all species to continue. The Earth and its resources could not handle multiple species, similar to humans, on the planet. Therefore, humans may become hostile to alien species. Alien species may also exist among us and live with us as our neighbors, without ever being noticed because they may live and look and act like humans. If there exists a government branch to handle alien visits, than the general public would be safe for now, and so would the alien species, so long as there was some commonly understood treaty amongst both human and alien.
While the government exists to protect the people's best interests, it is debatable whether they are doing their jobs or not. If the human species is not informed, than any threats to it would be overwhelming. Meanwhile, if there are hostile alien species and they do exist, than the human species might know what to expect.
Why would the government not want to invest money and time trying to understand the very thing that could destroy it? That would be ignorance. And as I stated before, the number one rule for all species is survival by any means necessary. Humans, a warlike species, would never surrender without a fight to any alien species. Therefore, in order to understand our potential enemies, we must study them. If we know nothing about them, then we deny our chance of survival.
Why does the United States government, regardless of whether hundreds of people see a UFO or not, continue to lie to the general public? Perhaps if the general human population knew the truth, it would destroy the very fabric of human society. For the United States government, and for most governments, it may mean a loss of control of society or being unable to handle the reality of how society would handle such an event. Human beings may be better off not knowing than knowing.
The majority of human beings lack a certain amount of empathy and succumb to the empathy gap. They really only care enough to know what's going on in their own lives. They may "care to know", but not care enough to do anything about it. When they see others around them experiencing pain or stress, they may "feel sorry" for them, or they may "feel bad", but they are happy to know "it's not me", and that separates them into their own reality where they are mainly comfortable with their life and not knowing about anything else around them. Kay said it best in Men in Black, "There's always an Arquillian Battle Cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that is about to wipe out all life on this miserable little planet, and the only way these people can get on with their happy lives is that they DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT!"
Many people believe that NASA was created for space exploration and research. This is only partially true. NASA serves many purposes, many of which are classified and will never be known. The truth is that NASA is an agency that was developed to deal with understanding what to do with alien species or alien artifacts, if they were ever discovered. The top priority of the organization is to never reveal their secrets, especially if it involves anything non-human, to the human population. At all costs, the secret that there are other lifeforms that exist in the universe must be protected, even at the cost of human lives. Any knowledge of the existence of aliens would destroy "normal human life and society" as we all know it. The only way for humanity to continue existing "peacefully" is to never know that aliens exist and to be led to the belief that they are the only ones on this planet and in this solar system which has been the only known discovered solar system, to our knowledge, capable of supporting life.
If you still do not believe the government is trying to cover something up, then why not turn to the 114 page book called Blue Planet Project. In it are many different chapters explaining the organizations that exist, the types of alien species, government projects, important alien crashes, and even government coverups. This could all be the collection of the limitless human imagination, such as that of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Encounters of the Third Kind, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, or Animorphs. Maybe it is these stories and movies that are preparing us for something that could be in the near future.
There are hundreds to thousands of unexplained events that happen everyday on this planet. Years of research go into studying these phenomena, whether it be alien, supernatural, multi-dimensions, beyond death, strange or unexplainable disappearances, or paranormal events. While the human imagination is very powerful and can create anything it wishes, there are an infinite number of possible thoughts that are still unimaginable to the human mind.
The Blue Planet Project was started in 1952 and is a collection of UFO and alien studies, with two purposes:
to determine if UFOs were a threat to national security, and
to scientifically analyze UFO-related data.
In December of 1969, a termination order was given for the study and all activity under its auspices ceased in January of 1970. Why would they cancel this project? Did they accomplish their purpose? Did the United States government come to some agreement with the UFOs and multiple alien species in exchange for peace? Or does the United States government simply do what it can to destroy and defend itself? More importantly, are these alien species visiting Earth as a result of what NASA sent out in the 1950s, a message from Earth?
Here are some of the major highlights within the book:
MJ-12 is said to be a TOP SECRET Research and Development, Intelligence Operation established by President Truman on September 24, 1947.In early May 1988, the former President Ronald Reagan said he often wonders what would happen if the Earth was invaded by a "Power from Outer Space". It has also been reported that the President is briefed on UFO developments and "Alien Visitors, by Planetary Intelligence group 40 (PI-40).Operation Majority is the name of the operation responsible for every aspect, project, and all consequence of Alien presence on Earth.Majesty was listed as the code word for the President of the United States for communications concerning this information.Grudge contains 16 volumes of documented information collected from the beginning of the United States investigation of the Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Identified Alien Crafts (IACs). The project was funded by the CIA, (confidential funds, non-appropriated) and money from the illicit drug trade.
The purpose of project Grudge was to collect all scientific, technological, medical, and intelligence information from UFO & IAC sightings as well as contacts with Alien Life Forms. This orderly file of collected information has been used to advance the United States Air Force Space Program, (TOP SECRET).
Former President Eisenhower commissioned a secret society known as the Jason Society, created to sift through all the facts, evidence, technology, lies, and deceptions, and find the truth of the Alien question. The society was made up of thirty two (32) of the most prominent men in the United States of America.
MJ-12 is the name of the secret control group in the Jason Society and has control of everything. MJ-12 is responsible only to the President of the United states. Believe it or not, MJ-12 runs most of the worlds illegal drug trade. This was done to hide funding and thus keep the secret from Congress and the people of the United States. Participation in the illegal drug trades was justified in that it would identify and eliminate the weak elements of our society.
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It was the MJ-12 group who ordered the assassination of President Kennedy when he informed MJ-12 that he was going to tell the public all the facts of the Alien presence. He was killed by the Secret Service Agent driving his car, (who fired the final and most critical shot) and it is plainly visible in the film, which has been held from public view, and the twenty-two (22) material witnesses to the Kennedy's murder died within two (2) years thereafter.
MJ-12 has a special program for elimination of those considered weak members from USA society.
ON A BIG SCALE…Creation of an artificial disease known as "AID's".
ACCIDENTS…of people who we know to have been secretly eliminated.
DISAPPEARANCE/MURDER…of some people who we know to have been secret eliminations also.
A secret meeting place was constructed for the MJ-12 group in Maryland and was described as only accessible by air. It contains full living, recreational, and other facilities for the MJ-12 group and the Jason society. It is code named "The Country Club". The land for The Country Club was donated by the Rockefeller Family.
MAJI = Majority Agency of Joint iNtelligence. All information, disinformation, and intelligence is gathered and evaluated by this Agency. This agency is responsible for all disinformation and operates in conduction with the CIA, NSA< DIA and The Office of Naval Intelligence. All alien projects reside under its control.
The Alien Cover Up: It began thousands of years ago, but for the purpose of this discussion, let's start with some events that we are familiar with. In 1947, two years after the first nuclear explosion was detonated, the first military confrontation with extra-terrestrial occurred that resulted in the death of a military pilot. The US government did not know how to handle the situation.
In 1952, the nation's capital was overflown by a series of disks. It was this event that led to the involvement of all the United States Security Forces (CIA, DIA, NSA, and FBI) to try and keep the situation under control until they could figure out what was happening.
In order to keep information about aliens and UFOs a secret, the organizations within the JASON society, specifically MJ-12 set up false experts as real experts to fool the general public and "prove" that these objects were not UFOs or anything alien, but rather objects that could only be created by humans.
All the branches within the JASON organization are never allowed to have the full puzzle of understanding everything. Each are given pieces of information so that no single organization knows everything or has the advantage over one another. The only organization that has the entire story is MJ-12 for all alien incidents.
MJ-12 operates through various civilian intelligence and investigative groups and manipulates the FBI and the CIA. The NSA was created to protect the secret of the recovered flying discs, and eventually got complete control over all communication intelligence. This control allows the NSA to monitor any individual through mail, telephone, fax, telegrams, and now any information that is on the Internet. Privacy is of no concern as all information available on the Internet is technically public information.
Project Aquarius: by order of President Eisenhower, was established in order to compile the history of alien presence and their interaction with HOMO SAPIENS upon this planet for the last 25,000 years and culminating with the BASQUE PEOPLE who live in the mountainous country on the border of France and Spain and the Assyrians.
PROJECT SIGMA: In 1959, the United States established primitive communications with Aliens. On April 25, 1964 a USAF Intelligence Officer met with Aliens at Mallomar Air Force Base, New Mexico. The contact lasted for approximately three hours, after several attempted methods of communications the Intelligence Officer managed to exchange basic information with the Aliens. The project is ongoing at a site in New Mexico.
PROJECT REDLIGHT: Established in 1954. The mission to test and fly a recovered alien aircraft. First attempts resulted in destruction of craft and death of the pilot. Project was resumed in 1972 and is ongoing in Nevada.
PROJECT SNOWBIRD: Established in 1954. The mission was to develop, using conventional technology, and fly a "Flying Saucer" type craft for the public. Project was successful when a craft was built and flown in front of the PRESS. This project was used to explain UFO sightings and to divert public attention from project Redlight.
PROJECT PLATO: Responsible for Diplomatic relations with Aliens. This project secured a formal treaty (illegal under U.S. Constitution) with the Aliens. The terms were that the Aliens would give us "our Government" technology and would not interfere in our History. In return, we "our Government" agreed to keep their presence on Earth a secret, not to interfere in any way with their actions, and to allow them to abduct humans and animals.
The Aliens agreed to finish MJ-12 with a list of abductees on a periodic basis for Governmental control of their experiments with the abductees.
PROJECT POUNCE (BLUE TEAM): The mission is to recover all downed or crashed alien crafts. This project is also used to provide cover stories and operations to mask the true endeavor, whenever necessary. This project has been successful and is ongoing.
NRO is the National Recon Organization based at Fort Carson, Colorado, and is responsible for security on all Alien or Alien spacecraft connected to the projects.
DELTA is the designation for the specific arm of NRO which is especially trained and tasked with the security of all MAJIC projects. (CODE NAME: MEN IN BLACK)
PROJECT BLUE BOOK: U.S. Air Force, UFO, and Alien Intelligence collection and disinformation project.
PLAN A: DELAY OF INFORMATION
USE OF MAJESTIC TWELVE as a disinformation ploy to delay and confuse the release of information should anyone get close to the truth. It was designed to confuse memory and to result in a fruitless search for materials which did not exist.
PLAN B: SHOULD THE INFORMATION BECOME PUBLIC OR SHOULD THE ALIENS TAKE OVER.
Plan calls for a public announcement that a terrorist grow had entered the United States with an Atomic weapon. It would be announced that terrorists planned to detonate the weapon in a major city. Marital Law would be declared and all persons with implants would be activated by the Aliens. That person, in this specific case, would be rounded up by MAJIC along with all dissidents and would be placed into concentration camps. The PRESS, the Radio, and TV would be nationalized and controlled. Anyone attempting to resist would be arrested or killed.
SECRET WEAPONS:
GABRIEL: project to develop a High Frequency microwave projections and pulsed sound generating weapon, said to be effective against Alien crafts and their Beam weapons.
JOSHUA: project to develop Low Frequency microwave projected and sound pulsed generating weapon. It is described as being able to totally level any man made structure from a distance of two miles. Developed and tested between 1975 and 1978. It is a horn shaped device connected to a computer and amplifiers.
EXCALIBUR: a weapon to destroy alien underground bases. It is to be a missile capable of penetrating 1,000 meters of Tufa/Hard packed soil, such as that found in New Mexico with no operational damage. Missile apogee not to exceed 30,000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) and impact must not deviate in excess of 50 meters from designated target. Device carries one (1) to ten (10) Megaton Nuclear Warhead. Secret for a self contained missile "drill" a vertical shaft over 1,000 meters deep consists in a energosintetizer microwave deflector in the "Missile Warhead".
OBS: MAJIC has 5 other major weapons, but Project Blue Book does not contain data on them.
KRLL was the first Alien Ambassador to the United States of America.
GUESTS were Aliens exchanged for Humans who gave us the balance of the YELLOW BOOK. At the onset in 1972, there were only three (3) left alive, now we have around 4,000. They were called Alien Life Forms (ALFs) or OBS. They have a big tendency to LIE.
YELLOW BOOK is all that we know about Alien technology, culture, and their history.
RELIGION: The Aliens believe in a Universal Cosmic God. The Aliens claim that MEN are Hybrids who were created by them. They claim all religion was created by them to hasten the formation of a Civilized Culture and to control the Human Race. They claim that JESUS was a product of their efforts. The Aliens have furnished proof of their claims and have a "device" that allows them to show audibly and visually any part of History they wish or we wish to see.
Aliens bases exist in four corner areas of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Six bases were described in 1972, all on Indian reservations, and all in the four corner area. The base near Dulce was one of them (also based at California, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Maine, Georgia, and Alaska).
Abductions have been occurring since early civilization. Humans and animals have been abducted and mutilated and many vanish without a trace. Operations and surgeries performed to take sperm and OVA samples, tissues, implants, and even surgeries resulting in death of the patient. Document estimated that one (1) in every 40 people had been implanted. This implant gives Aliens total control of the Human.
In 1989, the confirmed existence of Alien crafts at a hangar in Edwards Air Force base on the North end, which is guarded by non-Edward's personnel, who are NRO-DELTA personnel. Guards wear a badge that is red with a black triangle on the face of the badge. No one is allowed near the hangar without this badge. Currently today, NRO no longer protects it, Edwards' personnel protects the hangar, which is to never be opened, and all incidents reported to the NRO immediately.
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ALIEN MAJOR FACTS:
Alien crafts from other worlds have crashed on Earth.
Alien crafts are from both Ultra-Dimensional sources and sources within this Dimension.
Early U.S. Government efforts at acquiring technologies were successful.
The U.S. Government has had live Alien hostages at some point in time.
The U.S. Government has conducted autopsies on Alien cadavers.
U.S. Intelligence and Security Agencies are involved in the cover-up of facts pertaining to the situation.
People have been and are currently being abducted, mutilated, murdered, and kidnapped as a result of the UFO situation.
There is a current Alien presence on this plant among us that controls different elements of our society.
Alien forces maintain bases on Earth and on the Moon.
The U.S. Government has had a working relationship with Alien Forces for some time, with the express purpose of gaining technology in gravitational propulsion, beam weaponry, and mind control.
Millions of cattle have been killed in the process of acquiring biological materials. Both Aliens and the U.S. government are responsible for mutilations, but for different reasons.
We live in a multi-dimensional world that is overlapped and visited by Aliens/Entities from other dimensions. Many of those entities are hostile, and many are not hostile.
The basis for our genetic development and religions lie in intervention by non-terrestrial and terrestrial forces.
The truth about our actual technology far exceeds that perceived by the Public.
The United States Space program of today is a cover operation that exists for public relations purposes.
People are being actively killed in order to suppress the facts about the situation. The CIA and the NSA are involved so deeply that exposure would cause the collapse of their overt structure.
Facts indicate Alien presence within 5 to 10 thousand years.
Our civilization is one of many that have existed in the last billion years, "Milky Way time period".
MAIN IMPORTANT CRASHES:
NEW MEXICO, USA 1947-1948 CAUSE Affected by new experimental Radar Type – now the basis for Joshua and Gabriel defense projects.
San Augustine Flats
CALIFORNIA, DESERT, USA 1952 CAUSE: Unknown
MEXICO, Sonora Desert 1955 CAUSE: Unknown
FLORIDA, Everglades, USA 1959 CAUSE: Unknown
TEXAS, Dayton, USA 1961 CAUSE: Unknown
BRAZIL, Mato Grosso 1966 CAUSE: Unknown
URUGUAY, Salto 1970 CAUSE: Unknown
BRAZIL, Amazon 1976 CAUSE: Unknown
MEXICO, Gulf of Mexico 1979 CAUSE: Unknown
ARGENTINA, Andes 1979 CAUSE: Unknown
ALASKA, Fairbanks, USA 1981 CAUSE: UFO Malfunction
Many other crashes have been reported but limited data exists. Some other confirmed crashes occurred in Europe, Africa, China, Soviet Union, and Australia. Unconfirmed crashes in Philippines and New Zealand.
EXTRATERRESTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS:
GUESTS Invited Aliens, with authorization of the U.S. government to stay on Earth.
VISITORS Aliens who have come to Earth for unknown missions.
PRISONERS Captured Aliens by the U.S. Government and/or other Governments.
RESEARCHERS Aliens who have come to Earth for Scientific Motives.
INTRUDERS or MALEVOLENCE Aliens who are dangerous for our civilization because they don't respect our society.
NEUTRALS Aliens who just observe our civilization but never interfere with us.
COLONIZERS Small groups of Aliens who have decided to live among us, (like us).
INTERACTORS Small groups of Aliens who have decided to interfere with our History, making changes when its possible.
ALIEN PRESENT ON EARTH – There are about one-hundred sixty (160) or more known types of aliens visiting our world (Earth) at the present time.
These are the most commonly seen types:
Greys, type one (1): The Rigelians from the Rigel Star system and are approximately four (4) feet tall, with a large head containing large slanted eyes, who worship technology, and don't care about us. The type popularized in the "Communion" book by Strieber. They need vital secretions for their survival, which they are getting from us (earthlings).
Greys, type two (2): Come from the Zeta Reticulae 1 & 2 solar systems. Same general appearance as type one (1), although they have a different finger arrangement and a slightly different face. These Greys are more sophisticated than the type ones (1). They possess a degree of common sense and are somewhat passive. They don't require the secretions that the type ones (1) do.
Greys, type three (3): Simple cloning form of types one and two above. Their lips are thinner (or no lips.) They are subservient to the type one and two Greys above.
Nordics, Blondes, Swedes: Known by any of these names. They are similar so us. Blonde hair, blue eyes (some have dark hair and brown eyes and they're shorter in height). They will not break the law of non-interference to help us. They will only intervene if they Greys activity were to affect us directly.
Nordic Clones: They appear similar to us, but with a grey tinge to their skin. These Nordics are controlled drones, created by the Greys, type ones (1).
Intra-Dimensional (Not Para-terrestrial): Entities that can assume a variety of shapes. Basically of a peaceful nature.
Short Humanoids: One and a half to two and a half feet tall, with skin bluish in color. They are seen quite frequently in Mexico near Chihuahua.
Hairy Dwarfs (Orange): They are four (4) feet tall and weigh about thirty five (35) pounds. Their hair is the color of red. They seem to be neutral and respect intelligent life forms.
Very Tall Race: They look like us but are seven to eight feet tall. They are united with the Swedes.
Men in Black (MIBs): They are not from the Delta or NRO division of the government. They are oriental or olive-skinned, their eyes are sensitive to light and have vertical pupils. They have a very pale skin on some types. They do not conform easily to our social patterns. Usually they wear black clothes (sometimes all white or grey clothes), wear sunglasses, and drive black cars. In groups they are dress alike. Sometimes time-disoriented. They cannot handle a psychological "curve ball" or interruption in their plans. They very often intimidate UFO witnesses and impersonate government officials. Equivalent of our CIA from another galaxy.
THE ANTAREAN CONNECTION
Time and UFOs: Time is one of the most important aspects of the UFO thing. It plays a strange, but significant role. Part of the answer may not lie in the Stars, but in the clock ticking in front of you.
The planet Earth exists in three dimensions. We can move in many directions within these dimensions. Space does not exist except when we make it exist. To us, the distance between atoms in our matter is so minute that it can only be calculated with hypothetical measurements, yet. If we lived on a atom, and our size was relative to its size, the distance to the net atom would seem awesome.
There is another Earth's ma-made measurement called time. Unlike the other three dimensions, time has us trapped. Time becomes very real to us, and it appears that we couldn't live without it. Yet time doesn't really exist at all. This moment exists to us, but does this mean the same moment is being shared by other planets in other galaxies? Not really.
The UFO phenomenon does seem to be controlled, meaning it does follow patterns. If the objects themselves are manifestations of higher energies, then something has to manipulate those energies somehow and reduce them to the visible frequencies, for human patterns, but they take forms which seem physical and real to us, and they carry out actions which seem to be intelligent.
Thus, we arrive at the source, the source has to be a form of intelligent energy operating at the highest possible point of the Frequency Spectrum. If such an energy exists at all, it might permeate the Universe and maintain equal control of each component part. Because of its very high frequency, so high that the energy particles are virtually standing still, the source has no need to replenish itself in any way that would be acceptable to our environmental sciences. It could actually create and destroy matter by manipulating the lower energies. It would be timeless, because it exists beyond all time fields. It would be infinite because it is not confined by three-dimensional space.
Perhaps if we were in a pure energy state, each particle of energy would itself serve as a synapse, and information could be stored by a slight alteration in frequency. All the memory fragments of a rose, for example, would be recorded at one frequency, and the whole energy form could tune into that memory by adjusting frequencies, as we might adjust a radio receiver. In other words, no complex circuitry would be required, and no physical body would be necessary, either. The energy patterns would not need material form, it instead would permeate the entire Universe (Universe is a small point of view of a gigantic concept of the reality of the MULTIVERSE). It could surround you completely at this very moment and be aware of all the feeble impulses of low energy passing through your brain. It it were so desired, it would control those pulses and thus control your thoughts. Man has always been aware of this intelligent energy force, as he as always worshipped it, i.e. God, Jesus, Spirituality, or the Universal Being.)
All of this information can be found just in the first 22 pages. There is a lot more information contained in the Blue Planet Project. It may seem that some information repeats itself from time to time. The reason for this is that it is a collection of data, all finally written into one place. There is a lot of information that was withheld from the Blue Planet Project, but there is enough information to lead you to some truth.
If you wish to read more from the Blue Planet Project, you can download a full copy of the book right here in PDF format: Blue Planet Project
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Add to the heat: Mom sends kimchee-flavored noodles to son in Iraq
Jeremy Kirk
Meacha Sulliva, left, buys Shin Ramyun from Yang Hwae-soon at a basement market near the South Korean Defense Ministry. (Jeremy Kirk / S&S)
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — You'd probably be hard pressed to get kimchee-flavored noodles on the streets of Baghdad these days.
Unless your caring mother is sending them from South Korea.
Over the last few months, Meacha Sullivan has sent several cases of the spicy hot noodles to her son, 1st Lt. Patrick Sullivan. The 26-year-old officer, who has been in the Army about three years, is stationed somewhere in Baghdad with the 596th Signal Company, his mother said.
Sullivan's pasta pipeline started with a few packages tucked in a care package for Patrick — but the noodles caught on. Other soldiers in his unit began slurping them despite Iraq's searing heat. The attraction may be in the meal's simplicity: Only hot water and a few minutes waiting are required and the noodles are ready to eat.
Meacha Sullivan has a history of helping soldiers during wartime. During Desert Storm and Desert Shield, she lived at Fort Jackson, S.C., where her husband, Mark — now a retired colonel — was a battalion commander.
Meacha — originally from South Korea but a U.S. resident since 1975 — spearheaded a drive to send necessities such as sunblock to U.S. troops in the Middle East.
This time, her idea was prompted by a story in Stars and Stripes about a stateside drive to send air conditioners to Iraq.
She was so inspired by the article that she started her own supply effort at once. "I put my shoes on and jumped out of the room," she said. "Since I read this, I said, 'Why can't I do something for soldiers in Iraq? It's not too much to ask.'"
Sullivan and her husband live in Columbia, S.C., but are now in South Korea temporarily for work, she said. A few times each month, she walks from the Dragon Hill Lodge to a basement market near the South Korean Defense Ministry.
Sullivan refuses to take a taxi, as saving the fare allows her to "buy more ramyun," or noodles.
The ramyun saleswoman, Yang Hwae-soon, greeted her Wednesday with a grin.
Sullivan sought a brand called Shin Ramyun. Its flavor is kimchee, Korea's national dish of pickled fermented cabbage. You can say Shin Ramyun is a family tradition for the Sullivans.
Both their sons ate it while growing up; the family sought the rare brand at Korean groceries in the States, said Mark Sullivan, who served in South Korea periodically since 1970, with Special Forces units. The spice packet in Shin Ramyun is "primo" and both Koreans and non-natives recognize it as some of the world's best ramyun, the father said.
"The Koreans like this because it makes them sweat," said Mark Sullivan, who now works for an Alexandria, Va.-based contractor. "The Americans just eat it up when they are looking for something spicy.
"It's damn fine ramyun," he said.
Sullivan is a good customer, said Yang, handing over two bound cardboard cases, each containing 16 blocks of plastic-wrapped brittle noodles.
From there, Sullivan wraps them and takes the package to the post office, where she sends it to Iraq for free through the military postal system. The noodles — which go from South Korea to Germany and then to Iraq — still have been reaching her son within 10 days, she said.
Mark Sullivan describes his wife as a "typical mom" who started by sending care packages to her son in college. They hear from their son about once a week through e-mail but have not spoken to him by telephone since he deployed to Iraq in April.
Their other son, Prescott, 24, is in the National Guard in Louisville, Ky., and has volunteered to go to Iraq, the Sullivans said.
Meacha Sullivan said she isn't too keen on having two sons in Iraq but realizes their commitment to the United States.
Her husband, who spent 31 years in the military and retired in May 2000, also understands.
"You always worry about your kids in harm's way," he said. "The bottom line is that I know why we are doing what we are doing and I'm comfortable with it. It's unfortunate that it's going the way it is but the bottom line is we have to win the peace."
A peace that, for the Sullivans, is powered one spicy noodle package at a time.
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It's 1991 in the small river town of BASTION.
COLE feels the limbo of pre-adulthood. Too mature for the video arcade and too young to buy beer, he devotes time to restoring a broken-down Datsun so he can leave Bastion for good.
One blue-sky day, the arrival of a mysterious ICE CREAM VAN creates a furore in the sleepy town. Before long, the soft-serve treats of MR FLURRY become a hit with locals – except COLE, who observes the town's pack mentality with cynicism.
At the annual fly-fishing tournament and gala, morale is high in Bastion - until the submerged remains of beauty queen VICKI interrupt proceedings.
As onlookers descend into shock, the merry jingle of MR FLURRY pervades the car park. The macabre irony fascinates COLE and he fixates on the burly silhouette behind the wheel.
An obese boy rushes at the van to make it stop. COLE motions to friends to share in his derision but they're preoccupied rubbernecking at the female cadaver. COLE then turns back to glimpse MR FLURRY speed off and a lonely, capsized sundae where the boy was last standing.
Anxious, COLE swings around to see if anyone else was party to his vision, only to find the horde distracted by the work of emergency services on the riverbank.
Two days later, the boy's corpse is discovered in a nearby tree house. As authorities press for answers, COLE suspects MR FLURRY is the killer. However, as COLE didn't technically witness the abduction, his suspicions fall on deaf ears.
As more bodies surface, COLE becomes determined to stop the sociopathic predator and in the process rekindles pride in his hometown and its citizens. However, the closer he comes to proving his theory - the further COLE places himself and those dearest to him in mortal danger.


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As the quintessential picnic and BBQ salad, coleslaw is member of that famous family of American mayo salads. It often goes unnoticed, flying under the radar, a dull salad that always seems to stick around. Coleslaw remains a popular side but you almost never hear "ooh a side of coleslaw would be perfect with this" or "I'm craving coleslaw with my hamburger." It's usually more of a last minute thought, often an impulse buy to a fill that extra space on your plate of BBQ ribs.
Needless to say, I wasn't exactly excited when I came across the my grandmothers unpublished recipe for two-toned coleslaw. I almost skipped right over it. When I started to read the ingredients though, it occurred to me that this was an actual salad and not the sugary bland mush of a slaw I was used to. In addition to the cabbage and carrots, this slaw has freshly sliced cucumber, celery, green bell pepper, and scallion. The contrast between the vegetables made this coleslaw worth a shot. It's not even necessary to make the mayo for the dressing from scratch (for those of you concerned about eating raw eggs). But it does give it a nice richness that's worth the extra work. With this old fashioned slaw all dressed up, it finally deserves that prominent salad spot at the picnic table.
Combine all vegetables and celery seed in a bowl. Toss to mix thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar, and half the vinegar. Taste for seasoning and add remaining vinegar and additional sugar if needed. Pour dressing over cabbage mixture. Mix together thoroughly. Chill for at least an hour before using.


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On the Temple Mount, the Waqf rules.
The Waqf moves from Jordan to the Pal. Authority to Hamas and back.
Israel has no 'hands-on' supervision role except in extreme cases and even then, like the near-collapse of the southern wall, Jordanian and Egyptian engineers are brought in. Hamas and ISIS flags and banners are flown, demonstrations and assemblies of a political nature are held and there are riots regularly of various degrees all intended to prevent Jews and other non-Muslims nay right to freedom of worship or respect to be displayed for a religious holy site. No coexistence, no sharing.
[the police allowed 15 Jewish settlers and 20 intelligence officers to desecrate the Aqsa Mosque's courtyards in the morning under their protection. The Aqsa foundation, in this regard, warned the Israeli occupation authority of its persistence in its hostile activities against the Islamic holy place and said it would continue its efforts to protect it against all Judaization plans.]
But I found an account of this year's PalFest, with this
on the esplanade of the Burj Al-Luqluq Social Center, the local poet Najwan Darwish reads from his collection Nothing More to Lose, recently published by NYRB Classics. His poem "Jerusalem (I)" [2 is here]opens:
"We stood on the Mount
to raise a sacrifice for you
and when we saw our hand rise
we knew
that we were your sacrifice"
Sorry, Najwan, but if anything or one is being sacrificed on the Temple Mount, it is the rights of Jews. It is the young Haredi children assaulted last Passover. The shouts and venomous screams directed at Jews simply strolling along, as the Muslims attempt to interfere and block the route, acting provocatively.
And as for Darwish's literary worth, this charge from another of his poems:
I see a thread of beauty ripplinglike a river of nobilityBut soon enough I tell myself:Shut up and look awayyou Narcissus surrounded by Zionist lieswalls and checkpoints rising all around youShut up
and from another
In the thirties of the past century it occurred to the Nazis to put their victims in gas chambers. Today's executioners are more professional:They put the gas chambers in their victims.
He can compose poetry, I'll grant but he can't navigate:
...he made it to the following night's event in Ramallah and, after several false starts, he finally explained: He'd waited at a checkpoint for forty-odd minutes before being turned away. A soldier didn't want to let him through, and Darwish felt he didn't have time to wait for some higher-up to arrive and sort it out. So he drove off in search of an alternate checkpoint. But he got lost. He couldn't find Nablus on his GPS, he couldn't find signs pointing to the city and — perhaps even more telling — walls blocked his view of possible landmarks. He ended up near Tel Aviv, where he got stuck in traffic, and continued driving around for a while longer before, in frustration, he gave up and went home.
By the way, there are no walls near Shchem so, unless he got lost leaving Jerusalem, he doesn't even know that lay of his own "land".
And as I am a bit digressing, this disturbed me:
Four days after Darwish and his guests read to an audience of more than 1,000 in Ramallah's Kassaba theatre, the Israeli army began its operation to root out suicide bombers. Palestinians see the invasion as collective punishment and a move to destroy the infrastructure of their embryonic state. Darwish, who had already left Ramallah to give a poetry recital in the Lebanese capital Beirut, was unable to return. He learned that the Sakakini Cultural Centre, where he edits his quarterly literary review Al-Karmel, had been ransacked and his manuscripts trampled into the floor. "They wanted to give us a message that nobody's immune - including in cultural life," says Darwish. "I took the message personally. I know they're strong and can invade and kill anyone. But they can't break or occupy my words."
To think that Israeli soldiers purposefully sought out Darwish's poetry (or even could read it) is laughable. As the Palestinian society mostly is mobilized, even their cultural output is suspect to incite and encourage terror and the examples above illustrate well my point.
P.S. The other Darwish.
Labels: culture, Najwan Darwish, poetry
You have no spell check? This blog post is written very poorly for someone supposedly so well-educated.
Mon Sep 01, 04:27:00 AM
YMedad said...
thanks. i corrected the 5 spelling errors I made. no excuse but actually, it seems I had written it up in one place and intended to review at another but pressed "update".


This book brings studies of modern Thai history and culture into dialogue with debates in comparative intellectual history, Asian cultural studies, and postcolonial studies. It takes Thai Studies in new directions through case studies of the cultural hybridity and ambivalences that have emerged from the manifold interactions between Siam/Thailand and the West from 1850 to the present day. The central aims of the book are to critique notions of Thai "uniqueness" or "exceptionalism" and locate Thai Studies in a broader, comparative perspective by arguing that modern Siam/Thailand needs to be understood as a semicolonial society. In contrast to conservative nationalist and royalist accounts of Thai history and culture, which resist comparing the country to its once-colonized Asian neighbours, this book's contributors highlight the value of postcolonial analysis in understanding the complexly ambiguous, interstitial, liminal, and hybrid character of Thai/Western cultural interrelationships. At the same time, by pointing to the distinctive position of semicolonial societies in the Western-dominated world order, the chapters in the book make significant contributions to developing the critical theoretical perspectives of international cultural studies. The contributors demonstrate how the disciplines of history, anthropology, political science, film and cultural studies all enhance these contestations in intersecting ways, and across different historical moments. Each of the chapters raises manifold themes and questions regarding the nature of intercultural exchange, interrogated through theoretically critical lenses.


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Year 1 loved the trip to Chirk Castle. They got dressed up, explored the castle and made biscuits. Year 1 were so well behaved and really sensible. They had lots of fun. Have a look.
Year 1 loved the dinosaur workshop. They got to make their own fossils, touch a real T- Rex skull and hold fossils of teeth and claws and lots more.....take a look.
In Maths we have been learning all about money. At the end of the week we got to use all we learnt to visit the shop and buy some items. We had lots of fun.
It's hatched! Inside the egg we found a baby dinosaur. Do you know what dinosaur it is?
Year 1 have been learning about mini beasts. We went on a minibeast hunt and created a bug hotel. Look what we got up you.
What mini beasts can you find in your garden?
We are very excited in Year 1 because we have now got a class pet. It's starting to hatch. What could it be?
Year 1 have been learning all about greater and less than in Maths. We met Charlie the crocodile who helped us. Take a look at the numbers we like to eat.
Look what Year 1 found at school! We went on a dinosaur adventure and found hidden footprints and a huge dinosaur that had laid some eggs. We loved it and brought them all back to class. Look how excited we are.
Look what Year 1 made! We all enjoyed using our instructions to make Gruffalo Crumble and we ate it all up. Yummy. Well done Year 1!
Year 1 have settled in really well in our new class and routines. Miss Dowling and I are very pleased with the way the children have worked hard and produced some super work. Keep it up!
Year 1 are enjoying the 'Gruffalo' theme and loved creating their own terrible creatures, hot seating characters from the story and creating a Gruffalo in Art and Design. We are excited to use our instructions to make Gruffalo crumble (coming soon).
Year 1 have enjoyed learning about the culture of Africa and took part in some African dancing workshops. We all loved exploring African music and loved singing, playing instruments and performing our song 'Kye Kye Koolay'.


Home » Medi-Cal » Why Are Medi-Cal Rates Dropping While Covered California Premiums Increase?
Monthly capitation rates for adults in expanded Med-Cal have decreased over the years.
Many individuals and families who must pay the full premium amount for their health insurance in California have been shocked at the rate increases over the last couple of year. A review of Medi-Cal Affordable Care Act expansion capitation rates shows those rates dropping. So why are the rates for adults in Medi-Cal dropping while health insurance in the private market keeps increasing?
Medi-Cal is a huge umbrella for many different health care programs for children, adults, seniors, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. It is near impossible to accurately compare rates that the government covers for expanded adult Medi-Cal health plans to that of private insurance. However, there is no denying that the cost of Medi-Cal for adults enrolled through the ACA Medicaid expansion have mostly decreased from fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17. At the same time, rates for individuals and families, purchased either through Covered California or directly from the health insurance companies have increased.
All of the Medi-Cal HMO managed care plans I reviewed had rate decreases from 2% to 26% between fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17. The rates decreased for both the county organized health plans like Alameda Alliance For Health and the private carriers offering a Medi-Cal plan in the same county such as Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan.
Spreadsheet of monthly capitation rates for optional expanded adult Medi-Cal for fiscal years 2015 – 2016 and 2016 – 2017 comparisons for data available from the Department of Health Care Services.
In California, Medi-Cal eligibility and enrollment is administered at the county level. When an adult (ages 19 – 64) is determined eligible for what is known as Affordable Care Act Optional Expansion – based solely on the household's income being below 138% of the federal poverty level – that person is enrolled in a county level Medi-Cal HMO managed care health plan.
Because California counties are so diverse, Medi-Cal has five different types of county models. This means that some counties may offer only one plan while another county may be able offer four different plans to adults eligible for expanded Medi-Cal. The Medi-Cal HMO plans operate just like private insurance. They cover all the same benefits of an ACA individual and family plan but the enrolled member pays no cost for the health plan, medical services, or prescription drugs. Each plan has a network of providers and the plan member must select a primary care physician.
The state contracts with the approved plans and pays a monthly capitation amount for the basic HMO plan. The capitation rate is not age dependent. This means the HMO plan is paid the same amount whether the enrolled member is 25 or 55 years old.
These capitation rates are lower than the 2014 figures I first reported on back in 2016, which means the rates have continued to drop with the expansion of Medi-Cal to low income adults.
A Medi-Cal HMO plan for an adult who qualifies is better than a Covered California Platinum plan. There are no monthly premiums, deductibles, copays, coinsurance or maximum-out-of-pocket amounts. For a 50 year old person earning $50,000 annually, which means they do not qualify for any Covered California subsidy, the cost of the least expensive Platinum health plan is much higher than the Medi-Cal HMO plans.
While the rate for the Medi-Cal HMO may have risen for the 2017-18 fiscal year (those rates have not been released) it is doubtful that they are at the same level of a Platinum plan through Covered California or off-exchange for 2018.
The Medi-Cal expansion HMO plan rates don't reflect the full scope of all health care services that might be demanded by their members unlike private insurance. This is because Medi-Cal has separate plans and programs for pregnant women, breast and cervical cancer treatment program, people in long term care facilities, and individuals who qualify for Medicare. These people are not necessarily in the Medi-Cal expansion plans.
Blood factor pharmaceuticals were carved out of rates effective July 1, 2014, and are paid through the Fee-for-Service rates.
Hospital Quality Assurance Fees, Senate Bill 239 (Chapter 657, Statutes of 2013).
Managed Care Organization Tax, Senate Bill 78 (Chapter 33, Statutes of 2013).
It is fair to say that the Medi-Cal HMO plans may not be exposed to the same high cost services that private insurance must consider when setting their monthly rates. Private health insurance must consider that they will have to share the cost of some expensive medical treatments that a Medi-Cal HMO may not have to realize because the Medi-Cal beneficiary is moved to another program.
Medi-Cal HMO plan are also the beneficiary of thousands of young healthy adults who never use health care services. In particular, college students who may use the on-campus student health center for their health care needs and never even interact with their Medi-Cal HMO plan.
It's possible, but hard to prove without additional data, that the pool of adults in expanded Medi-Cal HMO plans is actually healthier than those in private insurance. Anecdotally, I have helped many people enroll in private health insurance because they have health challenges that they don't believe a Medi-Cal HMO plan can address. These people are paying the full health insurance rate – or a family member is paying it for them – in order to have access to a larger network of doctors, hospitals, and prescription medications that are not available through a Medi-Cal HMO plan.
Does Medi-Cal Have Healthier Member Pool?
Perhaps the expanded Medi-Cal HMO plans will be the blue print for the proposed California single payer legislation. If the rates really are coming down, and it is because Medi-Cal has more healthy people enrolled, then maybe that might be a model for containing the continuous increases to private health insurance rates.
DHCS contracts with a health plan created by the County Board of Supervisors. Local government, health care providers, community groups, and Medi-Cal beneficiaries are able to give input as the plan is created. The health plan is run by the county. In a COHS county, everyone is in the same managed care plan.
DHCS contracts with several commercial plans. This provides more choices for the beneficiaries.
In Two-Plan Model counties, there is a Local Initiative (county organized) and a Commercial Plan. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contracts with both plans.
In Regional Model counties, there are two Commercial Plans that contract with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Imperial and San Benito counties have slightly different models. In Imperial County there are two commercial plans while San Bernardino has one managed care plan and regular Fee-for-Service that beneficiaries can select from.
The capitation rates were pulled from Department of Health Care Services capitation summary reports. At the time of publication, there was no report for the 2015-15 Regional Plan Model capitation rate summary. The reports include a lower bound, midpoint, and upper bound capitation rate figure. I used the midpoint in my analysis. From reviewing rate range development documents on the DHCS website, the differences between the three capitation rates (Lower, Midpoint, Upper) seem to center around administration, profit, risk, and contingency related costs.


Diageo has agreed the sale of nineteen brands in an agreement with Sazerac for an aggregate consideration of $550 million. The net proceeds of approximately £340 million, after tax and transaction costs, will be returned to shareholders through a share repurchase following completion, which will be incremental to the previously announced programme of up to £2bn. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to complete early in 2019.
The brands included in the transaction are Seagram's VO, Seagram's 83, Seagram's Five Star, Myers's, Parrot Bay, Romana Sambuca, Popov, Yukon Jack, Goldschlager, Stirrings, The Club, Scoresby, Black Haus, Peligroso, Relska, Grind, Piehole, Booth's and John Begg.
The transaction is approximately 1.9 pence per share dilutive to pre-exceptional eps in the first full financial year.
The transaction is expected to generate an exceptional gain on disposal of approximately £110m.
Diageo has also agreed to enter into long-term supply contracts with Sazerac on completion for five of the brands each for a period of ten years. Supply of all other brands will transition to Sazerac within a one year period from completion.
Further details with respect to the execution of the additional share repurchase will be made available following completion of the transaction and aligned with the execution of the remaining tranches of the previously announced programme of up to £2bn.
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across the spirits and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Buchanan's and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Sazerac is one of America's oldest family owned, privately held distillers with operations in the United States in Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maryland, California, and global operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, India, Australia and Canada. For more information on Sazerac, please visit www.sazerac.com.


I added Rakefile to build the purple_shoes gem file.
So, I tried to do the following and it worked well.
This may also be done in your rvm .rvmrc file.
> I added Rakefile to build the purple_shoes gem file.
> So, I tried to do the following and it worked well.
> 1.9 mode by default?
Thank you for the information. It works!!
-m, -men     Open the built-in English manual.
-mjp         Open the built-in Japanese manual.
-v           Display the version info.


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Pakistani Refugee in Afghanistan 2017
Afghanistan hosts a protracted population of Pakistani refugees, who fled North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in 2014 as a result of military operations which left the civilian population of Miranshah and surrounding villages forcibly displaced. As of 30 September 2017, UNHCR has biometrically registered more than 51,000 refugees in Khost province. In 2016, UNHCR verified the registration of almost 36,000 refugees in Paktika province, where access remains a challenge on account of insecurity as anti-government elements (AGEs) control or contest a substantial amount of territory. UNHCR has received unconfirmed reports that Pakistani refugees may be among the civilian casualties resulting from cross-border shelling, and armed conflict between pro-government forces and AGEs in Afghanistan. Cultural barriers also impact on efforts to comprehensively register the refugee population, especially women. Based on focus group discussions and key informants, UNHCR estimates that at least 100,000 refugees from NWA remain in Afghanistan. Some 16,440 refugees receive shelter and other essential services in the Gulan camp in Khost province, while most live alongside Afghan host communities in various urban and rural locations. NWA refugees benefit from the generous hospitality of provincial Afghan government authorities and the general population, due in part to tribal affiliations, as well as a shared understanding of the trauma of forced displacement. During participatory shura meetings, most refugees have stated they are currently unwilling to repatriate to Pakistan, including refugees who have undertaken independent visits to NWA to assess for themselves the conditions of return. UNHCR does not have the necessary permission of the Government of Pakistan to monitor refugee returns in NWA or to support sustainable reintegration. UNHCR Afghanistan, in coordination with other humanitarian agencies, provides targeted assistance to persons with specific needs (PSN) among the NWA refugee population in Khost and Paktika provinces, and implements community-based protection measures to build the resilience of refugees as well as the host population, promoting peaceful co-existence through livelihoods initiatives, shelter, development of knowledge, healthcare, nutrition, WASH projects, and NFI distributions. The primary source of income among refugees is non-agricultural daily-wage labour, while some refugees subsist on remittances from relatives working abroad in other countries. More available here: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/60896
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Before, getting Roxy into her crate was a HUGE hassle. Have you ever seen a child throw a tantrum? Well, cue 30lb puppy throwing an adorable (but very annoying) tantrum every time it was bedtime. When Roxy came back from Board and Train with KaTi, she went into the crate without a peep. She would even crawl in to nap on her own.
Roxy is now about a year old, and she still sleeps in her crate every night.
KaTi doesn't just train your dog, she trains YOU, so you can better train your dog.
KaTi will also go above and beyond. I've called her in tears before after being frustrated with Roxy (typical teenage hormonal dog behavior), and she's calmed me down and immediately scheduled sessions to fix the issues. She will also recommend a good wine to drink for when puppy training takes it's toll.
The best part about KaTi is that she does positive training. No leash popping, no shock collar, and none of those controversial correctional measures. This was extremely important to me.
KaTi, is truly amazing, in simple terms, she is the best!!! She shows true and genuine care for her customers and their pets. When I saw her authentic passion for dogs, that's when I knew I was working with the right trainer. KaTi has been nothing less than amazing for my Rottweiler and I. We did the obedience course with KaTi and have no regrets. My Rottweiler since then, has been great and continues to improve in all aspects. I'm improving and learning along with him also, since KaTi also teaches us, the owners how to work with our pets so that we can continue proper handling at home. Thanks to KaTi's amazing training tactics and all her advice, I have a great, well behaved dog. Thank you KaTi for all your help, your sincere caring and all your follow up even after our course was completed, has made my experience with you an amazing one! THANK YOU!!!
I have been working with KaTi for about 3 months now and could not be happier. Our puppy Alfonso is a maltipoo and is now 6 months old. We received him when is barely 8 weeks old and he was no bigger than our palm. We have been working on some issues related to isolation distress, alone time, and all kinds of obedience training.
Alfonso could not stay alone at all in the beginning and freaked out instantly (whining, crying, howling) and now he can stay in the crate 3-4h without a fuzz. We are also able to leave him unexercised now for 30min in the house and are continuously raising the limits. Which may not sound like a lot, but from where we started – this is sooo much progress. She really tries to figure out a plan particularly for your dog and your schedule. She does not just give blanket advice but really explains decisions. Sometimes it may seem like baby steps, but those go sometimes much further, because you are working at your dog's speed and comfort.
She also has been a great listener to the human part of the team. She had to listen to me whining more than once on the phone and always had an open ear and some advice. She cares deeply for dogs and their human counterparts. We are going to continue to work with her and want to say THANKS KATI!
One of the smartest trainers I have had the pleasure of knowing is Kaajal Tiwari of D for Dog. Kaajal is like a well oiled machine with a huge heart churning away to help dogs and the people who care for them. Why so good? Despite the pressures of training work, Kaajal doesn't fall into the forceful training category many trainers use for a "quick fix". Kaajal is big on weighing options, problem solving, providing realistic guidance and education in activating solutions for every client – all while dosing anyone who'll listen with good dog sense. She keeps training sessions/classes moving forward with optimism and encouragement. Eyeball one of her classes to see what I mean. This is one trainer I recommend to EVERYONE!
KaTi is a passionate, gifted trainer and we highly recommend her. We engaged KaTi to help us with our 3 year old lab/greyhound mix, Tipper. When we first rescued our dog, we didn't know were inheriting a "project." She had been through at least 6 homes in her short 6 month life, and had not had a chance to be properly socialized, exposed to the world, or even bond with anyone. Tipper's behavior problems (plus elbow dysplasia) were bad enough that, if returned to a shelter, she would most certainly be euthanized.
We are experienced dog owners, but went through no less than 3 highly recommended trainers, plus a certified vet behaviorist, and worked incredibly hard with her. Tipper remained highly reactive to just about everything, and often aloof with us, preferring the safety of her crate to being petted or played with. She would seriously flip out around other dogs. She flipped out at a lot of imaginary things. We were all stressed, tired of judgment from others about our dog, and out of cope. But we didn't want to give up on Tipper.
Enter KaTi of D for Dog, recommended to us by our vet behaviorist. We decided to have one more try with a trainer, and she has changed our life. If only we had found her sooner, Tipper would have had much less bad stuff to unlearn (it's really hard to find a truly qualified trainer, especially for hard cases like ours)!
From the beginning, KaTi made it clear that she didn't know whether she could fix all of Tipper's problems, but approached our project with unsurpassed dedication, enthusiasm, tons of support and lots of ideas. We really appreciate how she has made sessions fun for us and Tipper, and shows, in many ways, that she not only loves dogs in general, but our dog. No matter what craziness Tipper comes up with, KaTi takes it in her stride, always with support and encouragement, never judgement. Dogs love KaTi and so do we!
KaTi is a strong believer in focusing on positive training, and she knows how to make it work. She creatively finds ways around problems. She really knows dogs and continuously keeps up with her education and advanced training.
KaTi was clear that we would have lots of homework with Tipper–and we have worked hard. KaTi has worked very hard with us, going the extra mile for Tipper, showing incredible generosity. If we didn't give up, neither did KaTi. As a result, over time we have seen many positive changes in our girl, and many others have noticed, too. She has gone from a "lost girl," in KaTi's words, to being happy and comfortable in her own skin. She loves pets and attention, can relax in front of the TV with us, and no longer has to be hypervigilant at home or everywhere she goes. We still have a long way to go with her–but she is gaining confidence day by day.
I wholeheartedly recommend Kaajal Tiwari with D for Dog! I am a first-time puppy raiser for an organization that provides service dogs for children with autism. We had a dog for 12 years, but we never were successful with training her to not pull on the leash, to not jump on people, to not demand attention… The learning curve was therefore pretty high for me when I took on this puppy to raise. I was looking for a class that used positive-only/treat-based training, that didn't allow dog-on-dog interactions, and that focused on good behavior in high-distraction settings. The outdoor class at Ramac Park has been really good practice! It's not easy to take a class outside…there are airplanes flying over head, children riding by on bikes, lots of smells in the grass…! Sometimes (well, often) I feel embarrassed that my pup is pulling me toward other dogs or jumping on Kaajal for the treats in her fanny pack. But Kaajal confidently tells me what to do, what to work on, and how to improve my interactions with my pup….all with a great sense of humor ("Every time you repeat a command when your dog doesn't obey the first time, you have to pay me $5!") She has endless energy and clearly cares about her clients and their experience (and relationship!) with their dogs. She loves her job, and it shows!
The thing I appreciate about her most, though, is that she extended herself to offer our pup-in-training extra support. She said she appreciated what we were doing and knew the bar was high for him…she offered to give him more of her time to help him improve. I so appreciate that! Thanks for everything, Kaajal!
We were truly lost with our newly rescued dogs from India. They had always lived in fear when they were growing up on the streets surrounded by cruelty and ignorance. We opened our home to them but honestly, didn't have a clue about how to raise feral/ stray rescued dogs who were conditioned to fear people and other animals. It was a herculean task that we couldn't have handled by ourselves. We did our research and looked around for available trainers most of whom guaranteed a behavioral change in a given number of days but with use of some kind of forceful methodology. We weren't comfortable about that and decided to look around some more.
It was by chance that we connected with Kaajal but from the very first moment we knew that our rescued dogs were in loving, kind and truly capable hands. Over the next few months, Kaajal spent time with us on a regular basis to understand our struggles that come with managing multiple dogs and created a step by step plan to TEACH US to manage their behavioral issues. She was always been honest and precise with her analysis on any given issue and shared it like it was. Her honesty was much appreciated.
That one thing that sets her apart from other professional trainers is that she is an A+ trainer, who uses her intuitive skills and deep knowledge to create harmony among dogs and their parents, and encourages you to adopt kind and cruelty-free training methods. She gives you practical solutions that are easy to adopt and has always been accessible for advice during the training period.
When you start working with Kaajal, you realize that she isn't in this profession to make money; she is genuinely interested in creating harmonious relationships between people and their beloved dogs so that they may truly enjoy each other's company for the rest of their lives.
KaTi is amazing! We have a very challenging female English Mastiff. We worked with KaTi to help our dog who has fear and aggression issues. She truly gets to know her clients (including the dog!) and puts all of her efforts and attention toward giving you the tools necessary to improve your dog's behavior. She truly is an expert in her field! I always had a handful of "Ah hah!" moments when we were talking and working hands on with our pup. KaTi had new strategies to try that built on the previous steps we'd been working on, and it never felt as if anything was done in vain. There were times with my dog that I felt hopeless and concerned that her behaviors and personality would never change for the better. Yet, KaTi consistently helped me see that that is never the case. The techniques we practiced and continue to employ have proven to work for us. I could see some changes in our dog's behavior immediately, and others I could seen over longer stretches of time, as we (the owners) used them consistently. Our new practices and routines have given me such a renewed sense of relief that while our dog does have unique quirks, they can be managed and corrected. We love KaTi and will be turning to her again shortly as we get our dog prepared to meet our new baby 🙂 It will be a challenge, but I have no doubt that KaTi will be able to put our minds at ease once more and do whatever it takes to help us get our dog ready!!
KaTi is an expert with dogs. She cares deeply about what is good for the dog and how to best support the human who is responsible for the dog. I was introduced to her when we were looking for someone to care for our injured geriatric dog for 2 weeks, during a long-planned family vacation. KaTi selflessly came up with options for us even though she would not benefit financially as the hired dog sitter. She put our dog's welfare over her own business and that says it all. I would trust KaTi with my dog, and training my dog, because she clearly cares about what's best for my precious pet.
I cannot express how great it is having someone whom my dogs absolutely love, and whom I totally trust, take care of my dogs! KaTi from D for Dog is AMAZING! She took care of my 2 American Staffordshire Terriers. She treated them as if they were her own dogs and they loved all the attention she gave them. I loved that she texted me pictures and videos of how they were doing every day. It made going away so much easier knowing they were being loved and having fun with her. My dogs are high maintenance because they have a lot of allergies and need medicine daily. KaTi was wonderful about giving them their meds and making sure they got them at the proper times every day. I am so glad I found KaTi from D for Dog because seeing my dogs extremely happy with her is definitely a 5 star rating in itself. I definitely recommend her for taking care of your dog(s). I will have her watch my dogs every time I need to go away.
KaTi helped us a lot. She helped us to properly socialize, care for and train our dog in a positive and effective way. Our dog is now "a very happy dog" and plays well with other dogs. She doesn't jump on other people in the neighborhood. KaTi showed us how to effectively manage her in different situations. Some of the other things she helped us with are mouthing, house training, crate training, barking at everyone or everything she sees and really stopped our dog from biting our furniture. As you can see KaTi is a very good trainer.
Spot On! Kaajal worked with our Cocker Spaniel when we adopted him from a rescue at 2 years of age. We needed help integrating him into the family. She did the initial assessment/evaluation (about 90 minutes), spoke to us at length to understand our goals and limitations, educated us on the best possible options and set up a training plan. What I liked about her is that she gave "workable" and "doable" solutions keeping our very busy lifestyle in mind (Both my husband and I have a busy professional life). Puzo loved Kaajal and took to her instantly. She seemed a natural with dogs and very amiable with people.
We did a 10 session training package (I initially thought it was a tad bit expensive but realized it was SO WORTH IT), where she would show us a step by step approach on house training, crate training and teaching manners to our dog and most importantly building a bond. We learnt a lot of tools to effectively socialize him. We did sessions at home and also at public places like malls, coffee shops etc so Puzo learns how to behave in various situations and we learn how to manage him. She is enthusiastic, extremely patient and really cares about her clients – both the two and four-legged ones (she made sure to follow up over the phone twice a week on what was working and what wasn't considering our busy schedules and made necessary workable changes immediately). We highly recommend her to anyone who loves their dog as much as we do.
KaTi showed us effective and inventive techniques to train our dog and trouble-shooted any problems we had implementing the training. She took the time to get to know us and our Schnauzer Bonnie so that she could suggest ideas that worked for us. KaTi went the extra mile, checking in on our progress weekly and showing our dog love and kindness. Our dog is happier and calmer with the new routines and her parents are happier, too! Thank you KaTi for all your help! Bonnie is doing well with Phoebe and even walks pretty nicely next to the stroller :).
Very happy!!! We were out going to be out on vacation for 5 day. I was a little worried about my cocker spaniel "twilight". And I got reference of Kaajal. She stayed with twilight for 5 days in my house. She sent me updates of twilight everyday with videos and photos. She also worked with twilight with the stranger anxiety. She took twilight for walk and also trained her then. We actually Skyped one day. She was also kind enough to help water the plants too. When we returned the house was very clean. I am very happy with her and would highly recommend Kaajal.


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Why is Tehuacán-Cuicatlán an outstanding treasure on Earth important across countries and generations?
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Last updated on May 1, 2021
Visited by us on February 4, 2020
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About: America North, Inscribed, Location, Mexico, Mixed, Point of Interest, Puebla, Estado de, Site Type, Site Type: Landscape, Site Type: Landscape, Nature, Site Type: Wildlife, Tehuacán, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, UNESCO, World Heritage Site
TL;DR: The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley in central Mexico is the cradle of Mesoamerica and one of the cradles of civilisation in the world. Evidence of how we went from being hunter-gatherers to becoming settled farmers are found here. It also has the richest biodiversity in North America with 70% of all floral families in the world. Large cacti forests shape the landscapes making it one of the most unique areas in the world. It's also home to 141 species of birds, including hummingbirds, eagles and macaw. Pumas, jaguars and raccoons also live here.
All about the
Welcome to our collected information about the UNESCO World Heritage Site officially known as "Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Originary Habitat of Mesoamerica"! If you travel here and ask about it, the site is in Spanish known as Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán – Hábitat Originario de Mesoamérica. We call it Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley or just Tehuacán-Cuicatlán.
The Official Name is Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Originary Habitat of Mesoamerica
Locally it's known as Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán - Hábitat Originario de Mesoamérica
Also known as "Place of Gods" for Tehuacán, and "Land that Sings" for Cuicatlán in Náhuatl
We call it Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
In everyday speech just Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
It has the UNESCO reference number #1534
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The Cradle of Mesoamerica
Our UNESCO
Where is Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
So far we have made three fantastic trips to this beautiful and diverse continent. The adventures have been to some very different places. Our first was to the North West, to Morocco. The next was to the island country, Cape Verde. Our latest adventure was truly an adventure, we spent about two weeks in Tanzania.
America, North
Estado de Puebla
Why is Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Type
The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley is the cradle of Mesoamerica and one of the cradles of civilisation in the world. Evidence of how we went from being hunter-gatherers to becoming settled farmers are found here. It also has the richest biodiversity in North America. It houses 70% of all floral families in the world. Large cacti forests shape the landscapes making it one of the most unique areas in the world. It's also home to 141 species of birds, including hummingbirds and a nesting territory for eagles and the green macaw. Pumas, jaguars, white-tailed deer and raccoons also call this home.
UNESCO's 2 Why
Cultural Reason #4
Natural Reason #10
This is the cradle of Mesoamerica and one of the cradles of civilisation in the world. In this very dry valley, you find evidence of how we humans have adapted and changed over more than 14 thousand years. This is when we went from being hunter-gatherers to becoming settled farmers. Here you find the oldest water management system in North America. An amazing system of canals, wells, aqueducts and dams. This system made the change possible. Thanks to the water the domestication of plants started here, with the use of cacti and the production of salt.
This is dry land but despite this, it has the richest biodiversity in all of North America. With more than 3,000 plants it houses examples of 70% of the known floral families in the world. 10% of only exists here. The cacti stand out, 86 species of which 21 are unique. Forests of up to 1800/ha of organ-pipe cactus shape the landscapes making it one of the most unique areas in the world. A lot of different agaves, yuccas, bromeliads, bursera and oaks also grow here.
There is a lot of wildlife here as well. 141 species of birds, including hummingbirds which are important pollinators for cacti. It's a nesting territory for the golden eagle, the endangered royal eagle, and the green macaw. The valley has one of the highest levels of dryland animal biodiversity in the World. 83 reptiles, 28 amphibians, 14 fish and 102 mammals are also at home here. Pumas and jaguars stand out together with white-tailed deer and raccoons. It is considered one of the most important protected areas worldwide for many of them.
The biodiversity of this region has a long history. Today a third of the total diversity of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, some 1,000 species, are used by local people.
Significant Stage in Human History
Significant Natural Habitat for Biodiversity
World Heritage Protection Status
Timeline for the
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán World Heritage Site
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Tehuacán-Cuicatlán was physically created.
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán was established.
Tentative
Mexico nominated Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley to become a World Heritage Site.
The application from Mexico was approved and Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Originary Habitat of Mesoamerica officially became a World Heritage Site.
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Endangered!
Unfortunately, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley is one of the, luckily, few World Heritage Site where we, humanity, failed protecting it. In it became part of the Endangered List. It's a list no site ever wants to be on. Mexico itself is the one responsible for making sure that the promise they made to the rest of humankind is being held.
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Great news for humankind! The issues that put Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley on the Endangered list in have been resolved. Don't we love it when we have a happy ending!?
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Things change. So did things for Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Originary Habitat of Mesoamerica. Because of this there are some letters after the UNESCO Reference Number 1534. After this update, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán's is .
Visited by us!
Landmark event, obviously! Our first visit to the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Originary Habitat of Mesoamerica World Heritage Site. This was our 112 site visited out of the 134 we have travelled to so far.
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