Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive US base

Thursday's visitors established a small encampment outside Rachel's only business - the extraterrestrial-themed Little A'Le'Inn motel and restaurant - parking themselves in cars, tents and RVs. Some tourists hung inflatable aliens from their campers. One couple, Nicholas Bohen and Cayla McVey, both sporting UFO tattoos, traveled to Rachel from the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton with enough food to last for a week of car-camping. 'It's evolved into a peaceful gathering, a sharing of life stories,' McVey told Reuters, sizing up the crowd. 'I think you are going to get a group of people that are prepared, respectful and they know what they getting themselves into.' Music was scheduled to begin Thursday night and continue for two more days. It remained unclear if there would be a mass trek to the grounds of Area 51 on Friday. The military site was shrouded in secrecy for decades, stoking conspiracy theories that it housed the remnants of a flying saucer and the bodies of its alien crew from the crash of an unidentified flying object in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. The US government did not confirm the base existed until 2013, when it released CIA archives saying the site was used to test top-secret spy planes. Rachel and its surroundings have nevertheless celebrated their place in UFO lore as a tourist draw. A 98-mile (158-km) road running through the area is dubbed the Extraterrestrial Highway, a purported hotbed of UFO sightings. In June, California college student Matty Roberts posted a facetious Facebook invitation exhorting the public at large to run into Area 51 on foot to 'see them aliens.' When more than 1 million people expressed interest, the US Air Force admonished curiosity seekers not to breach the gates at the military base, which it said is still used to test combat aircraft and train personnel. Roberts then teamed up with Connie West, co-owner of the Little A'Le'Inn, to plan a music festival in Rachel dubbed 'Alienstock.' In early September, however, Roberts disassociated himself from the Rachel event, saying it was poorly organized and he feared it could devolve into a public safety crisis. Instead, he helped stage an alternative Alienstock set to take place Thursday night in Las Vegas. West said the event in Rachel would go on as planned. About 40 miles (64 km) to the east, the small town of Hiko planned an event called 'Storm Area 51 Basecamp' at a gift shop dubbed the Alien Research Center. Organizers promised musicians, artists and 'prominent ufologists,' and by Thursday had sold 3,200 tickets, according to Linda Looney, the shop's manager. 'This whole thing has been a shock to this little community,' she said, adding that organizers had hired 15 security guards and a private ambulance and ordered 80 portable toilets. 'It's going to be really cool. I'm excited.' The influx of alien hunters prompted Lincoln County, which encompasses both Rachel and Hiko, to draft an emergency declaration that could be invoked to call in help from the state. The sheriff's office said visitors should expect 'a large presence of law enforcement.' Authorities urged everyone to bring ample supplies of food, water and fuel. Five sheriff's patrol cars were posted on Thursday just outside the Area 51 gate, where a handful of people had come to take photos. Despite a festive, peaceful mood back in town, the official Rachel website was decidedly unwelcoming. 'If any event still happens it is going to be a pretty sad affair with no bands, no food, very little infrastructure and a lot of unhappy campers,' it said. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://ask.fm/arjunranagans

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Eating 'socially' leads to high food consumption

They explain that ancient hunter-gatherers shared food because it protected against periods of food insecurity - this survival mechanism may still persist today, leading to people eating more with friends and family. "We found strong evidence that people eat more food when dining with friends and family than when alone. However, this social facilitation effect on eating was not observed across studies that had looked at food intake amongst people who were not well acquainted," said Dr Helen Ruddock, research leader from the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. "People want to convey positive impressions to strangers. Selecting small portions may provide a means of doing so and this may be why the social facilitation of eating is less pronounced amongst groups of strangers," continued Dr Ruddock. "Findings from previous research suggest that we often choose what (and how much) to eat based on the type of impression that we want to convey about ourselves. Evidence suggests that this may be particularly pronounced for women eating with men they wish to impress and for people with obesity who wish to avoid being judged for overeating," said Dr Ruddock. The study highlighted that, as with many other species, humans tend to share a common food resource. Most humans are no longer hunter-gatherers, but mechanisms similar to those that once served efficient foraging continue to guide our dietary behaviour. The recent and rapid transition to a dietary landscape in which food is abundant has created forms of 'evolutionary mismatch' - inherited foraging strategies no longer serve their former purpose. Researchers noted that, in the case of social facilitation, we have inherited a mechanism that once ensured equitable food distribution, but now exerts a powerful influence on unhealthy dietary intakes. This creates a tension between an individual 'being seen' to share food altruistically and eat as much as they need. "A solution to this tension may be to eat at least as much as others in the group - individual members match their behaviour to others, promoting a larger meal than might otherwise be eaten in the absence of this social competition," commented Dr Ruddock. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/users/jumenshenses/

Kolkata Rotary member to be the fourth Indian to lead Rotary International - 2021-22

'It is an honour to be entrusted with the leadership of such an esteemed organisation,' Mehta said. 'I hope to leave a legacy of service, commitment and positive global impact.' Mehta, a member of Rotary for 35 years, belongs to the Rotary Club of Calcutta Mahanagar. As head of Rotary's global network of 35,000 clubs, Mehta will oversee its top goal of polio eradication. Along with its Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners, Rotary has achieved a 99.9 per cent reduction in polio cases and contributed USD 2 billion to protect more than 2.5 billion children from this paralysing disease. Once considered the most challenging country in the world to eliminate polio, India has been polio-free for more than five years. Rotary is continuing its efforts to maintain the country's polio-free status. India's 3,800 Rotary clubs and 152,000 members address humanitarian challenges and implement sustainable projects. Through Rotary, Mehta has pioneered the TEACH program that promotes literacy throughout India. Mehta aided in establishing 15 eye hospitals in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. He initiated a program that performed over 1,500 life-changing heart surgeries for children in South Asia. Mehta has been actively involved in disaster response and is a trustee of Shelterbox in the UK. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, he helped build nearly 500 homes for disaster-affected persons. In addition to his service in Rotary, Mehta is the director of Operation Eyesight Universal (India) - a Canada-based organisation. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://justpaste.it/5yhac

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President Kovind's Gumla, Deoghar visits cancelled due to rains

Similarly, chief minister Raghubar Das also had to postpone his ongoing political programmes under Johar Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Kolhan due to heavy rainfall. Das in a statement said the next date of his programmes would be announced soon. Non-stop rainfall for past four days has caused major damage in parts of Jharkhand. About 70 mud houses and temporary hutments were submerged, while several culverts and small bridges have been washed away in remote areas in many districts, officials said. Besides, Hatia-Patna express from Hatia station and Patna-Hatia express from Patna station were cancelled due to heavy rainfall in two states, railway officials said. Sahebganj is the worst affected district in the state due to rains, as it had already been struggling with flood situation due to rising water level in Ganga river. District administration officials said, over 10,000 people have been affected due to flood and over 2,000 people were rescued safely from the low lying areas. The administration on Sunday called a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to deal with the flood situation. NDRF team commander Santosh Kumar said they carried out rescue operations in three villages and rescued 56 people by 4pm. 'We are also facing challenges, as many villagers are not ready to leave their places due to their cattle. They are being convinced, as situation is turning worse here,' he said. Ganga has been flowing one metre above the danger level for past four days. Office in-charge of Central Water Commission (CWC), Sahibganj, Ranjit Kumar Mishra said they recorded the level in Ganga river at 28.27 metre at 6am on Sunday against the danger level of 27.25 metre. He said the trend was rising. 'The flood forecast for Monday is 28.31 metre. The level will increase here in the river due to heavy rainfall in Bihar,' Mishra said. The rainfall has also impacted normal life in capital Ranchi, with water entering several low-lying localities. Water logging on many roads also caused traffic jams in the city. However, weather department is expecting respite from the rains from October 2. 'The situation would start improving gradually from Monday with fairly wide spread rainfall. Thereafter, scattered rainfall is expected,' said RS Sharma, forecasting officer at Ranchi Meteorological Centre. State's highest rainfall was recorded in Deoghar with 180mm rainfall in 24 hours, while Ranchi recorded the lowest 66. 4 mm rainfall from 8: 30 am on Saturday to 8: 30 am on Sunday. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://issuu.com/reginupsheet DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://bioimagingcore.be/q2a/user/severickmo

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National Book Awards 2019 longlist announced for fiction category

These were chosen from more than 1500 book submissions. Authors like William Faulkner, William Gaddis, Jesmyn Ward, John Updike and Philip Roth have been previous recipients of this prize. It was first awarded in 1950 and has several categories like Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, Young people's literature. Under the Nonfiction category, the books include Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib, The Yellow House by Sarah M Broom, Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom, What You Have Heard is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forché, The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America by Greg Grandin, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, Burn the Place: A Memoir by Iliana Regan, Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://issuu.com/zubedjenehs

Moment of panic over banks

hares of Yes Bank plunged 29.91 per cent to Rs 29.05 - its multi-year low - during the day on the BSE. It later closed at Rs 32, down 22.80 per cent. The selloff in Yes Bank came amid reports that Reliance Nippon Asset Management Company had directed its trustees to sell the remaining shares pledged by Rana Kapoor, co-founder of Yes Bank, as a collateral.In a bid to quell the rising panic in the market, debt-laden housing financier DHFL on Tuesday said it has no exposure to HDIL and Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank, and cautioned against misleading reports that can trigger panic."DHFL does not have any exposure to either of them. We would urge everyone to be responsible and not report/state anything incorrect and baseless, which can cause panic among the stakeholders in DHFL, especially when the company is in discussions with various stakeholders for finalisation of its debt resolution plan," it said.It further said DHFL's promoter family had separated from HDIL promoters in 2008, and the separation was effected formally by a family-separation agreement in April 2010, it said.The DHFL scrip tanked 19.90 per cent to close at Rs 31 - its lower circuit and 52-week low - on the BSE on Tuesday. On the NSE, the scrip nosedived 20 per cent to Rs 31. The Mumbai Police on Monday filed a case against the former bank management and promoters of HDIL in the PMC Bank case. Crisis-hit HDIL on Tuesday said the loans taken from banks, including PMC Bank, were in normal course of business after providing adequate security cover.In a tweet on Tuesday, the RBI said, "There are rumours in some locations about certain banks, including cooperative banks, resulting in anxiety among depositors. The RBI would like to assure the general public that Indian banking system is safe and stable and there is no need to panic." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://www.feedbooks.com/user/5590844/profile

Badal lauds Centre's move of providing relief to Rajoana as 'statesmanlike, humane'

'But I had to face utter insensitivity and callousness during the Congress era,' he claimed. The Akali stalwart said the SAD and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had always opposed death penalty as a matter of principle. 'We had to wage a long and hard struggle to get Rajoana's death sentence commuted. We approached the Centre, met and gave memoranda to the President on several occasions,' he added. The former chief minister said the issue of the execution of the death sentence to Rajoana was 'one of the most sensitive and toughest moments' that he had to face during the SAD-BJP tenure. SGPC also welcomes decision Welcomed the decision on Rajoana, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Gobind Singh Longowal said the matter related to sentiments of the Sikh community. On Bittu's opposition, Longowal said this was his own view. 'We respect the decision of the Centre on Rajoana,' he added. Echoing similar sentiments, Rajoana's sister Kamaldeep Kaur said he had already spent 24 years in jail. 'My brother has always raised voice against atrocities of the Congress during the anti-Sikh riots. We thank the Union government for having some sympathy for us,' she said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://justpaste.it/76qxn

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