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HomeNotesOverview of Dark Biotechnology
Overview of Dark Biotechnology
Elements of Dark Biotechnology
Every science has dark sides that are not beneficial for humans, living organisms, and the environment. Similarly, Biotechnology has vast applications for human welfare, animals, and the environment but it has also a dark side. Dark Biotechnology is related to the dark sides of Biotechnology and is connected with bioterrorism, biowarfare, and biological weapons.
In other words, applications of microorganisms, and their products like toxins for causing diseases and death in targeted organisms, animals, plants, and humans are called Dark Biotechnology. It also includes destroying agricultural crops, livestock, water-based vegetation, and fisheries to harm the Bioeconomy of the enemy.
In this field of Biotechnology, all research works are related to the investigation of pathogenic organisms that are virulent and resistant type, identification, and by applying biotechnological techniques converting them into biological weapons for targeted organisms.
Broadly we can say the Dark color of Biotechnology includes all research works related to microorganisms against the human welfare and living organism that including the production of bioweapons, biowarfare, and bioterrorism.
It also includes the studies of toxins that can cause disease, harmful effects, and death in humans, animals, and plants. We can say that dark biotechnology is exploring the negative side of biological sciences. Biotechnological techniques are used now to engineer the organisms to be more effective for use in bioweapon development.
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Parts of Dark Biotechnology
Different Parts of Dark Biotechnology
The dark side of Biotechnology mainly deals with all types of activities related to wars, weapons development, and terrorism by using Biotechnological techniques. For a better understanding of Dark Biotechnology, we can divide it into three major parts.
Bioweapon
Now we understand each term deeply.
1. Bioweapon (Biological Weapon)
Any microbiological agent or its products that can cause the disease, harmful effects, and death of the targeted organism can be said as a Bioweapon or Biological weapon. It can be bacteria, viruses, protozoa, rickettsia, fungi, and biological toxins produced by microorganisms, plants, or animals.
Biological weapons are very inexpensive in nature that provide a very effective tool to cause terror in widespread societies, and whole nations. Biological weapons are cheaper, more targeted, and have lots of diversity. Microorganisms used as Bioweapons cause anthrax, brucella, plague, Q fever, viral encephalitis, viral haemorrhagic fever, tularemia, smallpox, etc. on the targets.
Bio-weapons are capable to harm humans, crops, livestock, animals, or the entire environment. Its efficiency or work nature may be different as per requirement. They can harm very slowly or work instantly to kill targeted organisms. Bioweapons, similar to weapons able in mass killings, so terrorists can use them to cause great damage. Examples of such Bioweapons are Anthrax, Botulinum, Tularemia, and Variola.
By applying Biotechnological techniques like genetically engineering on biological organisms converts them into the most dangerous Bioweapons that have the potential to produce more extensive and devastating effects on human populations than conventional weapons.
2. Biowarfare
It is a method of warfare where Bioweapons are used to kill or damage humans, animals, plants, and living organisms. Biological agents that are used as Bioweapons may be microorganisms or toxins and can be used to spread deadly diseases by means of air, water, and food products.
Biowarfare is different from natural pandemics like the bubonic plague in 1347, Smallpox in 1351, cholera pandemic in 1817–1824, Influenza flu pandemic in 1889, Spanish flu between 1918, etc. The recent COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 is also different from Biowarfare. Biowarfare is different from natural pandemics in the sense of intention only. But both cause the same results.
3. Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is a type of terrorism where Bioweapons are used in Biowarfare. In other words, the intentional use of harmful biological agents to violence against persons, society, and nations is called Bioterrorism. Bioterrorism is a global level serious concern because it can be used by terrorist groups against nations.
Bioterrorism is the main concern of any nation for the security of its public. So it is the main responsibility of the nation to conduct research on Bioterrorism. A bioterrorism attack is limited to only a small number of targeted people in a public place that causes a public health emergency in the country. So it is very necessary to protect themselves from any Bioterrorist attack it is necessary to develop the techniques to detect a Bioweapons attack in advance.
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History of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism
The history of this Biowarfare goes back for centuries. The first reported Bioterrorism case was found when the Assyrians poisoned the well water with the toxin-producing fungus (Ergot) in the 6th century B.C. Again a Biowarfare was reported when the decomposing bodies of war victims were intentionally thrown into enemy territory in the 1340 war in Northern France.
In 1972, Chicago police were arrested two college students for planning to poison the city's water supply with Biological agents that causes typhoid. In recent times the use of biological weapons was reported by Japan against China during World War II in 1936.
The latest Bioterrorism was reported between September and October 2001, soon after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York on September 11, 2001. When the deliberately infectious anthrax letters were concurrently delivered to news media offices and the U.S Congress.
Examples of Bioweapons
The most dangerous bioweapons are mainly contagious microorganisms that have the capability to live in an environment in extreme conditions. These include majorly pathogenic viruses, bacteria, and fungi. There are lots of Bioweapons that are used in Biowarfare against humans, animals, and agricultural crops. Here we listed some of the major Biological weapons' names and details.
1. Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax)
It is the most deadly Bioweapon of Biowarfare. It is gram-positive rod-shaped spores of Bacillus anthracis bacteria. Its odorless and tasteless spores make Anthrax a deadly Bio-weapon.
2. Botulinum Toxin
Botulinum Toxin is produced by Clostridium botulinum and is the most dangerous known toxin. It causes Botulism in humans which is a lethal muscle-paralyzing disease. C. botulinum grows in spoiled canned food. It is so harmful, its 1 g of botulism dispersed in the air can kill 1 million people.
3. Variola major (Smallpox)
Smallpox is a deadly contagious viral disease that has been caused by Variola major virus. It caused the death of 300 million people during the 20th century.
4. Ebola
Another deadly virus was first detected in 1976 and killed thousands of people in Africa. It destroys mainly humans' immune systems. Not only humans it also kills livestock like cows. Ebola virus-infected persons have a high case-fatality rate.
5. Bubonic Plague
Commonly called Plague, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium called Yersinia pestis and is generally found in rats and fleas. It spreads through respiratory droplets during face-to-face contact with the infected patients. It causes fever, weakness, and pneumonia and, if not treated early-stage, it leads to respiratory failure and death.
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Every science has two sides similarly, Biotechnology has also a dark side. Bioweapons, Biowarfare, and Bioterrorism come under Dark Biotechnology. Biotechnology techniques are used for the development of Bioweapons that are very cheaper than conventional weapons and more lethal.
Terrorists and criminals use Bioweapons to harm the targeted persons, society, and nations. Biowarfare causes result similar to natural pandemic situations but it differs in the sense only that Biowarfares are man-made not natural. To protect themselves from bioterrorism, every country works on various technologies to how to recover from the Bioweapons attack.
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Wilderness returns to Waitākere Ranges in time for Anzac weekend
Publish Date : 22 Apr 2022
Kauri dieback
Panoramic view of Whatipū from Gibbons Track
On Friday 22 April the Gibbons, Muir and Pararaha Valley tracks in the Waitākere Ranges will be officially re-opened.
The tracks have been closed to the public since May 2018 to allow mitigation work to be carried out to bring them up to a kauri safe standard. The network of tracks overlooks the unique Whatipu Scientific Reserve; a regionally significant wetlands it is home to several rare and threatened species and holds the highest conservation status accorded a reserve.
Mayor Phil Goff said it was fantastic that three iconic tracks in the Waitākere Ranges were now open for the public to enjoy.
"After four years of being closed the Gibbons, Muir and Pararaha tracks are being reopened in time for ANZAC weekend," he says.
"The tracks offer stunning views over the Tasman Sea and the Whatipu Scientific and Conservation Reserve. It's great Aucklanders can enjoy this wilderness experience so close to our city," Phil Goff said.
"The fight against the rapid spread of kauri dieback disease is an important one. Nobody wants to see the loss of hundreds of New Zealand's most iconic trees. The upgrading of the tracks means we can again enjoy the walks without putting the trees at risk by human activity spreading the disease.
"A big thanks goes to Aucklanders who have made possible the work done on the tracks by contributing toward the Natural Environment Targeted Rate," Mayor Goff said.
Pararaha Valley
Local iwi Te Kawerau a Maki have been closely involved in the design and development of the track work while the council's heritage team have worked to protect the historic sites along the way such as log chutes on the tracks.
Edward Ashby of the Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust Board says, "the delivery of these upgraded sections of the track network mark an important milestone in the work Te Kawerau and Council has been undertaking in partnership to protect the ngahere (forest)."
"The new tracks are of a quality befitting the national significance and mana of the Waitākere Ranges, but most importantly they ensure the wider community can access and enjoy this taonga in a way that is safe for the mauri (health) of the forest and that respects the rāhui in place over Te Wao Nui ā Tiriwa to safeguard it for future generations."
The 5.5km upgrade has taken over 12 months to complete at a cost of $2.34 million.
After last August's storm, a large slip washed a portion of the Muir Track to the bottom of the valley floor meaning a significant portion of the track had to be rebuilt soon after its completion, adding weeks of work, new box stairs and over 10 tonnes more gravel to the repair work.
Mace Ward, General Manager Parks Sports and Recreation, says it has been an epic undertaking to complete the work.
"This was a challenging build. Because the area is so remote, helicopters were used to chopper in materials for the teams and COVID-19 border restrictions played havoc with the out-of-town contractors and their timeframes. But the end result is spectacular tracks to test the lungs and legs."
While this re-opening mean sections 2-5 of Te ara Tūhura / Hillary Trail are now operational, the entire trail will not be complete until around May 2023.
The next section linking Anawhata to Te Henga, the Te Henga Walkway and Muriwai is currently under construction.
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UNP Documents
About EaP Forum
About Eastern Partnership
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EAP CSF Re-granting 2021, LOT 3: Management of the Transboundary Emerald Site
2021, Current projects, News, WG3
EaP CSF Project "Preparation of Policy Paper on Management of the Transboundary Emerald site of the Emerald Network of Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Moldova".
The Project Implementation Team completed task №4 to prepare a list of species of common conservation interest to neighbouring countries for transboundary Emerald sites. Scientists from Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Moldova were involved in the task, which strengthens cooperation on the exchange of experience, the best practices and peer-to-peer learning of members of the Eastern Partnership.
The list of species is presented by aggregated data on protected species, such as the number of species, the percentage of the European population, and the trend in Ukraine, the Republic of Belarus, and the Republic of Moldova, which can be used as an indicator of the quality of species conservation.
This additional aggregate data on animal species adds capacity for statistical analysis, which will be used in a generalized reporting format to exchange data with the EU and between countries, ministries, local authorities, and NGOs to achieve specific conservation objectives.
Information provided by: Oleg Kokhan, project coordinator, environmental expert, director of Interecocentre, Ukraine (WG3 UNP)


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Marcus (2020)
Marcus has a checkered past, but unexpected news brings an opportunity for him to right old wrongs and make amends. He will have to face the consequences and overcome the greatest obstacle of all in order to find happiness: himself.
Director: J.R. Poli
Actors: Katana Malone, Owen Miller, Paul Wight
Wife's Friend Reunion (2017)
Sexy Ji-Yeong doesn't really feel like selling insurance at the friends' reunion where a lot of wealthy friends will show up but her decision to go selling each time is…
Beyond the Border (2011)
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Sleepwalkers (2016)
The alter-ego of a teenage boy falls in love with a waitress and finds his night life changing in unexpected ways.
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This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of…
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Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she…
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Losing Isaiah (1993)
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality,…
The Swordsman (2020)
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman (Jang Hyuk) goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he…
Saving Sloane (2021)
After spoiled city girl Sloane Emerson gets in trouble yet again, her wealthy parents send her off to the country. There, the rebellious teen ends up forming a bond with…
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Till We Meet Again (2015)
Follows a couple through their completely different journeys in Thailand and simultaneously reveals their past in New York through flash backs.
Country: Thailand, United States
Meet Me There (2014)
After several years of sexual dysfunction, Ada and her boyfriend, Calvin travel to her hometown in rural Oklahoma in hopes of piecing together her fragmented childhood memories. They find their…
A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student.
Trailer: Marcus (2020)


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import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
import net.minecraft.world.phys.AABB;
import net.minecraft.world.phys.shapes.Shapes;
import net.minecraft.world.phys.shapes.VoxelShape;
import org.cyclops.cyclopscore.datastructure.EnumFacingMap;
import org.cyclops.cyclopscore.helper.MatrixHelpers;
import org.cyclops.integrateddynamics.client.model.CableModel;

import java.util.Arrays;

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 * Render position definition of a part.
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    public static final PartRenderPosition NONE = new PartRenderPosition(-1, -1, -1, -1);

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                {CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MAX, 1 - selectionDepthFactor, CableModel.MAX}, // UP
                {CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MIN, selectionDepthFactor, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MIN}, // NORTH
                {CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MIN, 1 - selectionDepthFactor}, // SOUTH
                {selectionDepthFactor, CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MIN, CableModel.MAX, CableModel.MAX}, // WEST
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            float[] b = sidedCableCollisionBoxesRaw[side.ordinal()];
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        }
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    public float getDepthFactor() {
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    public float getWidthFactor() {
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    public float getHeightFactor() {
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        return collisionBoxes.get(side);
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    public float getWidthFactorSide() {
        return widthFactorSide;
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    public float getHeightFactorSide() {
        return heightFactorSide;
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                ", heightFactor=" + heightFactor +
                ", widthFactorSide=" + widthFactorSide +
                ", heightFactorSide=" + heightFactorSide +
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    public String toCompactString() {
        return "df=" + depthFactor +
                ",wf=" + widthFactor +
                ",hf=" + heightFactor +
                ",wfs=" + widthFactorSide +
                ",hfs=" + heightFactorSide;
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Stock with Seat covers to protect the good condition of the seats.
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14" OEM chrome with BFgoodrich in the front. 15" Pathfinder chorme in the rear.


Take a dip or get some laps in for a good workout at our large outdoor swimming pool. There is also a children's pool for the little ones and a spa for up to 7 adults. A generous number of sunbeds surround the pool so you can enjoy an extended time poolside.
Have a cookout with your party at our BBQ area. Hot plates are available to cook your favourite BBQ foods and there is enough seating for up to 18 people.


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Cops: Serial killer's mom stabbed to death by grandson, 3 children survive attack
Serial Killer's Mom Stabbed to Death by Grandson, Police Say
By Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The mother of an East Cleveland serial killer convicted in 2016 of murdering three women has herself been slain, and authorities have charged her 18-year-old grandson in the case.
Jalen Latrell Plummer, of Cleveland, is also accused of stabbing his 12-year-old brother, his 10-year-old sister and a 10-year-old female cousin as they slept early Saturday morning, according to Cleveland.com. All three children survived, though two required surgery for their injuries.
The Associated Press reported Plummer pleaded not guilty Monday morning to multiple charges, including aggravated murder in the death of 62-year-old Diane Madison. Plummer, who is charged with felonious assault in the stabbing of the children, was ordered held in lieu of $2 million bond.
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Madison was the mother of Michael Madison, who was sentenced to death in 2016 in the strangulation deaths of three women, Angela Deskins, Shetisha Sheeley and Shirellda Terry. The bodies of Deskins, 38, Sheeley, 28 and Terry, 18, were found in garbage bags between October 2012 and July 2013 near the apartment building where Michael Madison lived.
Crime scene tape cordons off a boarded-up home July 22, 2013, in an area where the bodies of three slain women were found in garbage bags in East Cleveland, Ohio. The mother of convicted serial killer Michael Madison, who was convicted in 2016 of the women's murders, was fatally stabbed to death in her home Saturday, June 22, 2019. Diane Madison's grandson has been charged in her killing and the stabbing of three of her young grandchildren.
Credit: AP Photo/Mark Duncan
Michael Madison was arrested in July 2013 after barricading himself inside his mother's home, where Saturday's fatal stabbing took place. The AP reported at the time that Madison's crimes were discovered after a foul odor led to the discovery of one woman's body inside a garage leased to the killer.
The other two victims were found after investigators began searching nearby vacant buildings. All three bodies were found wrapped in plastic garbage bags.
Michael Madison
Credit: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Authorities said following Michael Madison's arrest that he professed an admiration for Anthony Sowell, a Cleveland serial killer convicted in 2011 and sentenced to death in the murders of 11 women. The bodies of many of Sowell's victims were found in and around his home.
According to News 5 in Cleveland, Michael Madison was found guilty on 14 counts, including aggravated murder, rape, kidnapping and abuse of a corpse.
He is being housed in Chillicothe Correctional Institution, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Diane Madison was found dead after two of her injured grandchildren ran to a neighbor's house around 12:15 a.m. Saturday following the attack, authorities said. While the girls ran for help, the 12-year-old boy hid inside the house, News 5 reported.
A July 2014 Street View image shows the Cleveland, Ohio, home where East Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison's mother lived. Diane Madison was fatally stabbed to death in her home Saturday, June 22, 2019. Her grandson, Jalen Plummer, 18, has been charged in her killing and the stabbing of three of her young grandchildren, including two of Plummer's younger siblings.
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The children were taken to University Hospital's Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital for treatment. They remained hospitalized Monday, Cleveland.com reported.
Officers who responded to the Madison home found a bloody Plummer hiding in a shower, the news site said. He was jailed after being treated for injuries to his hands.
Footage from his brief court appearance Monday morning shows Plummer's hands wrapped in bandages. Court records indicate Plummer lived with his grandmother in the home where the stabbings took place.
Michael Madison's defense attorneys argued during his trial that his mother abused him throughout his childhood, including beating him, scalding him with hot water and forcing food down his throat until he would vomit.
According to Cleveland.com, the defense said Diane Madison's boyfriend beat her son so badly that he lost hearing in one of his ears.
No motive for the stabbings has been made public. Plummer is being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail.
Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk


Beginning as a research analyst at Colliers International, I developed a deeper level of understanding of the many submarkets within Sacramento and became proficient at providing analytical support to my colleagues and our client. My pursuits are to help my clients mitigate their risks and maximize their value by partnering with them and aligning my goals with theirs. I am a thorough problem solver and a dedicated advocate for my clients.
As an Associate at Colliers, I specialize in advising office tenants, property owners, and investors to develop and implement real estate strategies to help their business succeed.
Due to my success as a Research Associate, I was brought on as a member of the Northern California Healthcare Advisory Group lead by Bill Swettenham and Eric Ortiz. We bring together a team of real estate professionals, committed to understanding and serving the unique needs of the healthcare client, from owners to investors and healthcare providers. As healthcare experts, we understand the specific needs of healthcare real estate, its complexities, and stay abreast of new regulations and market trends that are affecting the industry. The group is committed to applying our combined experience working with Medical Office clients on land acquisition and disposition, development, building acquisition and sales, and landlord & tenant lease representation.
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I have spent the last 35 years immersed in the commercial real estate industry with the last 15 specializing in the medical community. Throughout this time, I have developed my expertise in the planning, leasing and sale of office buildings and land throughout Northern California and abroad. In addition to direct experience working alongside office developers to assist with highest and best use, I provide foresight and ingenuity to portfolio optimization, process standardization, risk mitigation, and financial analysis.
My goal within every interaction is to marry my client's desires with my real estate knowledge to achieve success. This client-focused approach has earned me a solid reputation for creating value and defining risk for both tenants and ownership alike.
I served as a pilot in the US Air Force for 7 years before moving to commercial airlines for 8 years. Sacramento has been home for my wife and two children for the better part of three decades. In my free time I enjoy family, friends and a round of golf.
As member of the Northern California Healthcare Advisory Group (NCHAG), I specialize in providing real estate solutions for local and national medical groups. Medical office buildings (MOB) are far more nuanced than traditional office buildings and the needs of MOB users are intricate and specific. My clients partner with my group because they have confidence in on our up-to-date knowledge of state & federal regulations, healthcare trends, and awareness of the inherent risks that are unique to medical real estate. I pride myself as a student of the healthcare industry to stay abreast of the changes in regulations and impacts that the healthcare industry has on the medical real estate market.
I began my real estate career with C. Strain Corporate Real Estate which was acquired by Cushman & Wakefield in 2007. My experience throughout my tenure has included landlord & tenant representation, and the disposition and acquisition of office and flex investment properties on behalf of owner/users and institutional clients.
Outside of Colliers, I enjoy playing soccer, practicing photography, and spending time with my wife and two beautiful daughters.
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  // User is dragging a link out-of the webview.
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The Black Angel is not as famous as some other cursed grave markers, but perhaps it should be. First, it's big: the Angel is nine feet tall atop a four-foot pedestal. Second, the hooded figure is black, and looks like the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, with big, drooping wings. It's a jarring shift from the angels that are usually depicted in cemeteries, which hold their heads high, have their wings lifted toward heaven, and are white. The Black Angel is therefore assumed to be cursed or haunted or possessed of some nameless, horrific evil.
There are natural enough explanations for the Black Angel. It's black, scientists tell us, because it's old -- the statue was made in 1912 -- and because it's bronze, which has oxidized (Most outdoor bronze statues turn black, but bronze isn't often used in cemeteries). It looks so un-angel-like because it was commissioned by Theresa Dolezal Feldwert, a Czech-Bohemian immigrant. In other words, it's not an AMERICAN angel. And it droops its head because it's looking at the grave of Eddie, Theresa's son, who's buried at the foot of it, under a monument that resembles the lower half of a tree with its top blown off. Another cheery Eastern European touch.
These explanations have done nothing to temper the Black Angel legends that have spooked generations of Iowa City school kids. People here just know that anyone who kisses the Angel will drop dead; that the Angel turns a shade blacker every Halloween to mark those that it's killed in the past year, etc. Defacing the Angel also supposedly brings death, but that hasn't stopped jerks with hammers and hacksaws from removing several of its fingers.
I-80 exit 246. South on Hwy 1/Dodge St. for about 1.5 miles. Turn left onto Summit St., then right onto Dewey St., then left onto Brown St. to the Oakland Cemetery entrance. The Black Angel is in a ways, but straight in from the entrance. Lot 1, Block 24.
Hamburg Inn: Booths of Reagan and Clinton, Iowa City, IA - < 1 mi.
The Sitting Man, Iowa City, IA - 2 mi.
Logo Tree of the City, Cedar Rapids, IA - 23 mi.


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Der Prosector: Car Bomb (Album Review)
Posted on 17. November 2020. by Adrian Halo
Armalyte anarchists Der Prosector are back with a grim message, echoed in the last line in their new single Car Bomb: "If you can't solve a problem, destroy it." "Car Bomb" is a synth-driven punk rock punch to the gut and a timely reflection on the tragedy and chaos in the world. The title track describes the death of a woman with a car bomb, reminding us "she had a name/she had purpose…she was a mother/she was someone's lover."
With an infectious lead synth line in the chorus that's probably one of the biggest earworms I've heard in quite some time, DP's familiar energy is there, but there's a melancholy twist behind its power. And in "You're Being Lied To," it only continues with a brutal look at pretty much everything wrong with the world. From the pandemic to flat-earthers to anti-vaxxers to white supremacists, they spare no one in their glitched-out, frenetic commentary. Welcome to the New Dark Ages, indeed.
The included remixes are a lot of fun. Go Fight's "Big Bomber Remix" has a deceptively upbeat rhythm with Jim Marcus's trademark funky breaks, throwing the lyrics into sharp focus. The Joy Thieves come in swinging with big drums and a buildup to match in the "Hellburner Remix." And Dead Agent picks up the pace into a deconstructed breakbeat with wobbling synths and thrashing guitars. The remixes alone are so unique that you almost forget they're all of the same song. Needless to say, I can't wait for the album.
Der Prosector, "You're Being Lied To" Official Video (YouTube)


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Accounting Firm Latest Defendant in Effort to Recoup New London Losses
Nearly two months after the NCUA filed a suit against Wells Fargo for negligence in the case of a deceased financial adviser, the agency has filed a complaint against the CU's accounting firm to recover losses.
By Michelle A. Samaad | March 30, 2010 at 08:00 PM | The original version of this story was published on Credit Union Times Magazine
Nearly two months after the NCUA filed a suit against Wells Fargo for negligence in the case of a deceased financial adviser who worked with member investments at the defunct New London Security Federal Credit Union, the agency has filed a complaint against the CU's accounting firm to recover losses.
According to the March 19 complaint, the NCUA claimed that Beller Shepatin and Co. allegedly committed professional malpractice because the accounting firm failed on several counts to detect fraudulent activity in an investment account held by New London. As a result, the CU was unable to prevent or mitigate the damages caused by the fraudulent investment account, ultimately losing virtually all of its assets. In September 2007, Beller Shepatin merged with Ed Lorah and Associates LLC, which is named as the defendant in the complaint.
Expanding Membership & Increasing Revenue While Solving One of the Biggest Social Challenges
Kate Hao | January 18, 2022
CUs are in a unique position to resolve the persistent existence of underbanked and unbanked households.
The District CU Names Steve Bouras as New CEO
Bouras takes over the new position from retiring CEO Brad Johnson.
NCUA Extends CU Diversity Self-Assessment Deadline
The agency pushes the deadline to Jan. 31.


Santa Elena, Venezuela (VA) – On Tuesday, Venezuelan officials outlined the 2016 budget, making emphasis on debt payment, while synchronous steps in oil diplomacy reveal an ongoing attempt to raise global prices.
In a broadcast parliamentary address, Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco Torres said next year's federal expenses would amount to 1.55 trillion bolivars, over double the amount earmarked for 2015 and equivalent to US $247 billion at the strongest official exchange rate of 6.3.
According to sources from Reuters who were given access to the budget document, the official rate of 6.3 bolivars per dollar will be carried into 2016, despite critics' calls for more realistic currency controls. The dollar is currently valued at 814 bolivars on the black market, stimulating a parasitic parallel economy.
The announcements come amid severe economic stress, as Venezuelan foreign reserves hit a 12-year low of $15.3 billion this week and as President Maduro claims consumer inflation will hit 85 percent by the end of the year.
However, Marco Torres assured legislators that the government had the resources to meet upcoming debt payments, including a US $1.41 billion bond of the state oil company PDVSA which matures next Wednesday, and a $2.05 billion amortization of the PDVSA 2017 bond in November.
Additionally, the minister said that the government will seek to lessen dependency on oil revenue for 2016. Oil export and derivatives currently make up 95 percent of the country's foreign income, leaving Venezuela particularly vulnerable to the ongoing drop in prices caused by the global market surplus set off by US shale oil production last summer.
Preparing for an extended price slump, the 2016 budget is based on estimates of a $40 benchmark price for oil.
On Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that PDVSA would be buying a 25 percent stake in West Indies Oil Co. during a brief diplomatic visit in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
The head of state also presented plans to establish a regional bank with the island government to fund the new Simon Bolivar Resort Hotel, named after the 19th century Venezuelan liberator.
In a unique meeting in Vienna that brought together OPEC states with nonmember oil-producing nations such as Russia and Mexico, Venezuelan oil minister Eulogio del Pino yesterday unveiled a new strategy to raise oil prices.
Del Pino proposed a coordinated price for oil that would be act as a "moving target" based on the fluctuating investments needed to sustain regular production.
The strategy harkens back to a 1980s OPEC policy of a price ceiling meant to temper market surplus.
The Oil Minister said that $88 dollars per barrel would be the ideal potential target to begin, and asked that another meeting be arranged to forge an agreement before the next official OPEC summit, on Dec 4th.
According to the International Energy Agency, the global oil market will continue oversupplied in 2016 due to stalling demand and a recovery of Iranian exports as sanctions are lifted.
President Maduro reiterated the call for a special assembly between OPEC and nonmember heads of state to discuss the present situation, in a letter sent to the Austrian capital on Wednesday.
"The objective of such a meeting is to compare ideas and technical information about the international market behavior of petroleum, with special attention to the volatile scenarios which have become evident in recent months," the Venezuelan leader said.
Financial journals reported lukewarm responses from Mexico, Russia and and delegates from the Persian Gulf, but no official notice has been given in response to the proposal.


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Morrissey has stopped watching the news and now, he's decided to stop doing print interviews. After the fallout from last week's interview with the German press, last night at his show in Chicago Morrissey told the sold out crowd he will no longer do print interviews. He then said "unless you see the words form in my mouth and then you see the words, or hear the words come out of my mouth...please, if you don't see that, I didn't say them."
Watch Moz deliver his comments in the video below via BeardedSteven.
Morrissey stopped doing live interviews in 2007 after his famous libel incident with New Musical Express. Morrissey sued NME for libel and eventually the two parties settled out of court. Part of the terms of the settlement included a public apology from NME. At that point Morrissey vowed to stop doing live interviews and would only consent to interviews if he was emailed the questions and he could write out his responses, however over the last few years Morrissey started doing select live interviews again. Those days are over once again.
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Sir Francis DrakeDrakes Bay Historic DistrictAbout The Drake Navigators GuildNotable DNG CollaboratorsEvidence Affirming Drake's Landing Site
Brief Sampling of Evidence: Drakes Bay, Drakes Estero, and Drake's Cove
This chart depicts Drake's likely route into the Point Reyes area and the related soundings. Of all the bays in the Drake landing area, only Drakes Bay compares favorably with The insets, are from Dudley's Manuscript chart No 85. La Punta is unquestionably the maritime reference to Point Reyes and the Bay is encompassed to the point's south, just as it is today at Point Reyes. Dudley even draws the Estero off the Bay. Within this bay, comparable depths were found and recorded by Cermeño in 1595 when he took a similar course. They all compare favorably with the actual depths in Drakes Bay—8, 6, and 5 fathoms off the east end of the geographical point of Point Reyes where one enters the bay and diminishing depths to 3 to 4 fathoms towards Drakes Estero where good anchorage can be round in those depths just over 400 yards from shore under the white cliffs.
Image courtesy of Aker family
Seven Sisters, England
Arild Vågen [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Drakes Bay in California
Hu Nhu [CC0],via Wikimedia Commons
The National Historic Landmark for New Albion encompasses three bodies of water, all salient to Drake's 1579 landing: Drakes Bay, Drakes Estero, and Drake's Cove. Across several centuries—beginning shortly after Drake's circumnavigation—historians, cartographers, explorers, anthropologists, and geographers have continued to identify the area near Point Reyes as where Francis Drake spent several weeks at his New Albion claim.
Ample indicators regarding Drakes Bay, Drakes Estero, and Drake's Cove all point to this location as Drake's haven. All of the period source descriptions—as well as modern descriptions—are in full accord with each of these as waters in which Drake navigated, harbored, and careened, his treasure laden ship, the Golden Hind.
Beginning in the 16th century, maps began identifying the land at Drake's Bay as New Albion. The location of Point Reyes was typically indicated as is reality: 38° latitude. Drake's errors were small, usually within 10 miles when he could take his measurements from land rather than a rolling ship or when using dead reckoning. Michael Turner, in his quest to visit all Drake sites in the world, consistently found Drake's measurements to be extremely accurate.
In 1793, British Royal Navy explorer, Captain George Vancouver, who also sailed these waters, concluded Francis Drake was at precisely this locale at Point Reyes. In the last half of the 19th century, Professor George Davidson of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey comprehensively explored and studied the Pacific Coast of the United States for decades. This noted geodesist, astronomer, geographer, surveyor, and engineer researched and wrote extensively about Francis Drake's presence in California, and he too firmly concluded Drake's presence at Drakes Bay. Davidson's research was the work that originally prompted early Guild members when they began the search for Drake's precise landing site and careenage.
Drakes Bay
This is where Drake began his first full landing after sailing 62 days from Guatalco, Mexico. The Famous Voyage states, it pleased God to send vs into a faire and good Baye, with a good winde to enter the same. The precision of the phrase, send vs into a faire and good Baye, is a very telling point regarding the identification of this as Drake's bay.
Few navigators are ever sent into a bay, especially in a square rigged galleon such as the Golden Hind. Navigating an unknown bay ordinarily requires great care and caution. Often, as was the case of Juan de Ayala who captained the first ship into San Francisco Bay, it can be a prolonged, dangerous, and difficult struggle. When sailing south around Point Reyes, the northern sweep of the Bay was revealed to Drake. Due to the prevailing northwest wind, Drake would have found a single tack sufficient to send him into the bay, the one described as a faire and good Baye, with a good winde to enter the same.
George Davidson wrote much about the Bay, and he particularly noted its superlative suitability for Drake's purposes. He noted that
Drake's Bay is a capital harbor in northwest winds, such as Drake encountered. It is easily entered, sheltered by high lands, and a vessel may anchor in three fathoms, close under the shore in good holding ground.
The 1917 edition of the United States Coast Pilot describes Drakes Bay also providing key indicators in harmony with it as Drake's anchorage.
Drakes Bay affords shelter in northwesterly weather in 5 to 6 fathoms, sandy bottom. From the western headland, which is the eastern termination of the ridge forming Point Reyes, high white cliffs extend northward and eastward in a gentle curve for 6 miles, terminating in high white sand dunes.
The book goes on to observe that lagoons on the northern shore were regularly navigated by light draft vessels through a common channel connected to the bay. This is particularly significant because Drake did just this a few days after anchoring in the Bay; he navigated through the common channel and, it led him to what we now know is Drakes Estero.
Critical to the location are the miles of white banks which line Drakes Bay. The author the The World Encompassed recorded that the bay they sailed into had white banks and cliffs which lie toward the sea. In his period book, The Voyage Of Francis Drake Around The Whole Globe, Richard Hakluyt wrote a description of the site's cliff geography. He specifically states white cliffs when he writes: Our general called this country Nova Albion, and that for two causes: the one in respect of the white cliffs, (emphasis added) which lie towards the sea: . . .
When on the sweep of the Bay at the entrance of the Estero, these same white cliffs lie precisely toward the sea. These white cliffs, which are exactly as described in the period records, are a determining, identifying factor of Drake's anchorage and landing.
So significant were the cliffs to Drake that he named the land Nova Albion, or as we say, "New Albion." Albion being an archaic name for England means white. One must imagine that the remarkable cliffs evoked tender memories to sailors who were very familiar with strikingly similar cliffs along the shores of their homeland.
Drakes Estero
Another key indicator of Drake's California landing in 1579 is the geographical combination of a point, bay, and estero, all within close proximity to and contiguous with each other. Estero is a Spanish word that corresponds to the English word estuary and used to label in inlet or near the sea. Drake's Estero is found in the charts produced by Drake's staunch, seagoing friend, Robert Dudley. He undoubtedly had reliable information from Drake himself. Dudley's personally drawn manuscript chart of California shows a bay at 38° north latitude. Marked la punta—a point—and the words B. di noua Albion, Bay of New Albion. It also shows a line of soundings and an anchor mark off a harbor which is shown as an estuary or river mouth. The label Il Por: to boniss: mo—the best of points—denotes the estuary. This firmly indicates that both an inner and an outer body of water must exist in Drake's landing area. And it clearly shows 38° latitude. The location at Point Reyes is exactly so, and the relationship to each other is strikingly similar.
From The World Encompassed, we know the Golden Hind was in need of significant repair. The outer body of water, the Bay, was sufficient for a protected anchorage but not adequate for weeks long repair which required careening the ship. A harbor of greater protection for careening would have been needed, and that was provided by what is now known as Drakes Estero. The World Encompassed states that Drake fell with a convenient and fit harborough. Anonymous Narrative affirms this by recording that Drake was in a harborow for his ship where he grounded his ship to trim her. John Stow simply states that Drake stayed in the latitude of 38 to graue and trim his ship. Ground and grave similarly mean to expose the underwater hull of the lightened ship by bringing it aground at high tide on a sand or gravel berth and then letting the tide fall to bare the hull. Trim means to remove the marine growth.
To careen a ship was a hazardous and delicate operation. It required a well-protected haven; the Estero which is north from the bay was just that.
Drake saw that the channel from the Bay would lead to the better long-term anchorage inside the Estero. This channel was in all probability short and directly to the anchorage just inside the bar. In the late afternoon of June 17, 1579 when Drake entered the Estero, a flood tide hit a 5.4 high mark. Considering that in 1595 Sebastián Cermeño recorded three fathoms of water at high tide in the same location, the Golden Hind would have had ample room to navigate the channel even if she were down to her fully laden draft of 13 feet.
In 1951, a small expedition explored the entrance to the Estero when Guild members sailed a salvage boat through it. An apparatus supported dive was made into the channel. The diver reported a sandy bottom with rocks near the cliffs and recorded that the incoming tide was sufficiently strong to drag him horizontally through the entrance—a further indicator that the Golden Hind could navigate the channel.
These details from Dudley's Chart Number 85 indicate Drakes encampment at Point Reyes.
Detail from Dudley's Chart 85, Die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany
Looking generally southeast from the perspective of a high hill, the Estero, its entrance and Drakes Bay are visible. The Cove is to the right and just out of sight.
Photo courtesey of Steve Wright
Looking generally southeast at the channel from Drakes Bay into Drake's Estero in 2004. The Cove is to the right and partially filled in with bulldozed dirt. Some of the white cliffs and banks are visible.
Looking south at Drake's Cove in 2004. The land between the pond and Estero is the dam built by Bill Hall in the 1940's. The altered area was a major part of Drake's Cove in 1579.
Looking generally southeast at Drake's Cove in 2004.
Outline Drake's Cove. The red line indicates the extent of the cove before the dam was built.
DNG File Image
Drake's Cove
Matthew Dillingham was the Guild member who actually made the discovery of Drake's Cove as the site of Drake's encampment and careenage basin. This set the stage for over 70 ensuing years of constant confirming inquiry, analysis, and documentation.
Immediately to the west of the Estero, and in the Estero waters, is the careening basin. Admiral Nimitz gave its current name, Drake's Cove. The Cove is tucked in under high ground on the west side of the Estero, and its gentle eddies are removed from the currents of the Estero channel—the perfect place for careening the ship.
An important part of what we know regarding Drakes New Albion landing—Portus Novae Albionis—is from one of four insets on the Hondius Broadside, a map drawn by Jodocus Hondius in the 16th century which shows Drake's circumnavigation. The Portus Novae Albionis inset is often referred to as the Hondius Inset—it is a detailed drawing of Drake's New Albion camp site and careenage basin.
As noted by Captain Adolph Oko, Drake's Cove meets the requirements of strict correlation with the Hondius Broadside inset of Drake's California landing titled Portus Novae Albionis. An important part of this strict correlation is because the Cove fits the sixteenth century definition and usage of the term portus.
Derived from Latin and commonly used in the sixteenth century, a portus denotes a port or harbor within a river or estuary near its mouth. Portus was the classical name for the artificial port at Rome which was situated at the mouth of the Tiber River. Indication that Hondius, or whoever drafted the original Cove drawing, regarded Portus Novae Albionis as a port at the mouth of an estuary is established by the use of the word Portus Javae Majoris in another inset on the same map. It shows the Golden Hind anchored in the mouth of an estuary, or river. Such is exactly Drake's Cove—it resides just inside the entrance to the Estero. Furthermore, the site meets the direct shape and scale of the inset.
Captain Oko also noted that the Cove was particularly and especially suited for an anchorage and careening. This greatly due to the excellent shelter it provided from the Bay. Tipping a 150 ton ship onto its side is a delicate operation. The Bay was a good anchorage, but not sheltered enough for careening. And significantly, the Cove was especially suited for the Golden Hind's careenage needs because it was sheltered from the Estero itself. Removed well from the mouth of the Estero, where it meets the Bay, it was not subjected to the flow of currents and vigorous tidal action as was the Estero. Oko noted that water in the Cove moved in gentle eddies and swirls, an excellent careenage site.
What many people do not know is that the configuration of the Cove was changed by a rancher, Bill Hall in the 1940s. Hall, wanting to make a stock pond for his cattle, bulldozed a dam across the Cove's entrance. A fresh water spring and the sloping high ground funnels water in significant quantities from the 33 inches of annual rainfall which sustain the pond. Hall's construction project makes the Cove difficult to identify by using satellite maps and even when hiking to the site; one needs to know where to look for all of the 1579 cove. The following photographs will help the reader see the changes and original configuration. Detractors commonly misidentify the Cove's precise location due to their limited knowledge.
As shown, any site claiming to be New Albion, must have a bay, inland harbor, and portus. And Point Reyes does: Drakes Bay, Drakes Estero, and Drake's Cove.
Discovery of the Cove
Matt Dillingham was one of the founders of the Guild. As a resident of Point Reyes, he was keenly interested in establishing, with precision, Drake's landing site. Key to this was answering the question: Where was the Golden Hind careened? In 1952, Dillingham, as a part of the Guild's search for Drake's landing, created a composite of photographs he had taken while hiking along the Point Reyes shores. Upon examining the photos, Guild members saw the Cove and how it fit the Hondius inset. It was the key to the Cove's discovery. As research intensified and continued over the decades and into the twenty-first century, all of it came to be internationally recognized as affirming his initial discovery.
A notable feature of the 1955 photograph is the resemblance of the high-water line to the outline of the spit on the Hondius Inset. A reconstructed view, drawn by Dillingham and one which takes into account the Bill Hall's dam, shows Drake's careenage and camp site as it would have appeared from the bluff above the north shore of Drake's Cove. It depicts the position from which the period illustrator would have been drawing the Cove as it was later depicted on the Hondius inset. This is the place from which the Portus view was apparently drawn by the 1579 artist, perhaps Drake himself.
Dillingham's composite photo shows the Cove, Estero, and Bay. To the west (right) Bill Hall's dam obscures the full dimensions of the Cove.
Photo and illustration by Matt Dillingham. Used with permission of Dillingham family.
This Ray Aker map depicts Drakes Bay, Drakes Estero, and Drake's Cove in the contemporary setting of the Point Reyes area.
This aerial photo shows New Albion (Point Reyes) looking west at dusk. Drakes Bay is on the left and the entrance to Drakes Estero almost at center and on the north (right) side of the bay.
Dicklyon [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Aker, Raymond (1978). Francis Drake At Drakes Bay, Palo Alto: Drake Navigators Guild
Aker, Raymond; Von der Porten, Edward (2010). Discovering Francis Drake's California Harbor. San Francisco: Drake Navigators Guild.
Allen, Bob. Very Early History of the Drake Navigators Guild. Undated autograph manuscript, Drake Navigators Guild files.
Davidson, George (1887). Annual Report of The Director. Washington: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Government Printing Office.
Drake, Sir Francis, (2005) The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, being his next voyage to that to Nombre de Dios. Collated with an unpublished manuscript of Francis Fletcher, chaplain to the expedition. With appendices illustrative of the same voyage, and introduction, by W. S. W. Vauz, esp., M.A. Boston: Adamant Media Corporation.
Hakluyt, Richard (2015). The Voyage Of Sir Francis Drake around The Whole Globe. United Kingdom: Penguin Classics edition.
Oko, Captain Adolph S., Jr., Francis Drake and Nova Albion, California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. XLIII, No. 2, June 1964.
United States Coast Pilot, Pacific Coast (1917). Department of Commerce, US Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington Printing Office.
See other evidence affirming Drake's landing at Drake's Bay in Northern California
Guild Contact: Steve Wright
6504 Filbert Ave, Orangevale, CA 95662
sdubya@tutanota.com
© 2019, Drake Navigators Guild


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Waterville is rated among the top 5 courses in Ireland and the top 20 links courses in the world. The course embarked on a new chapter of its fabled history when noted international golf architect Tom Fazio was commissioned to update the memorable Eddie Hackett masterpiece. Fazio has assisted many of the world's leading clubs including Winged Foot, Pine Valley and Augusta National. "Everything about Waterville is truly spectacular, said Fazio". "The setting is one of the best I have seen for golf".
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Artmagazineium opens the way to an art you have never experienced before with its content and structure. Artists are welcome to submit works in any medium: painting, drawing, writing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, textile, installation, mixed media, digital, film (only jpg + link to video) etc. All visual art mediums are welcome.
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19/February/2023
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CALL FOR ARTISTS | Annual Publication ARTIST, MOTHER, PROUD & SERIOUS
Submitted by Art Mums United on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 18:47
Art Mums United
Art Mums United, a global platform highlighting and supporting artist mothers and their practices, is thrilled to announce the call for artists for a new annual publication Artist, Mother, Proud & Serious!
We are looking for women-identifying caregivers who are visual or performing artists, regardless of age, education, career stage, sexual orientation, or race.
Volume 1 will be released in November 2023. Selected artists will be included in the digital and print versions of the publication. ALL ARTISTS who submit their work will receive a complimentary digital version of the publication. Print copies will be available for purchase through Amazon worldwide.
Artist bio (max 300 words)
Artist statement (max 300 words)
A brief summary of experiences as artist mothers
Up to 3 images of art (visual artists) / Link to performance/music track
The submission includes a non-refundable submission fee that goes towards supporting women artists through our platform, providing opportunities, and will cover expenses related to bringing this publication to life (editing, software, graphic design).
LINK TO APPLY
https://www.artmumsunited.com/annualpublication
Fee Detail:
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Spring Issue
Submitted by Tamar on Fri, 01/06/2023 - 07:43
opencall
For the seasonal magazine of Spring edition, Collect art is looking for writers and artists, working in different media, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, contemporary jewelry, textile, installation, illustration, mixed media, photography, and digital art.
There is no theme for this issue.
All published artists and writers will receive a complimentary digital issue of the book which will be promoted on our website/social media. In addition, each of them will receive the link for ordering the hard copy of the Book.
Requirements for the submission:
Artists - up to 12 photos (min. 300 dpi, JPEG/TIFF format), details of the work (title, medium, size), brief biography, artist statement (min 100 words each), website, and social media links.
Writers - up to 5 stories/poems /text + short biography
Deadline: February 28
Application Fee: No Fee
The participation fee is 20 EUR (selected artists)
Collect Art/ Tbilisi, Georgia
Application Fee: No Fee The participation fee is 20 EUR (in case of acceptance)
https://www.instagram.com/collect_artwork/
Celebration (Online exhibition + magazine)
callforartists
Collect Art is looking for artists working in different media, such as painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, photography, and textile, for our upcoming online exhibition and publication.
The theme is 'Celebration'. Artists can play with the theme in different ways.
Eligibility: Open to all nationalities and to any aged 18 and above.
Each selected artist will be included in 1 month long online exhibition, they will receive a 2-6 page spread in print and digital magazines including a biography, statement, interview, website, and 2-10 featured artworks. All published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue of the magazine which will be promoted on our website/social media. In addition, you will receive the link for ordering the printed magazine.
up to 12 photos (min. 300 dpi, JPEG/TIFF format), details of the work (title, medium, size), brief biography, artist statement (min 100 words each), website, and social media links.
Deadline: Fabruary 17th, 2023
The participation fee is 50 EUR (in case of acceptance)
#loveofmylife/ Special Edition
Submitted by Tamar on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 20:09
All forms of LOVE
Collect art is looking for writers and artists, working in different media, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, contemporary jewelry, textile, installation, illustration, mixed media, photography, collage, digital art, poems & short stories.
There for our Special Edition is #Loveofmylife
Each selected artist will receive a 2-6 page spread in print and digital magazines including a biography, statement, interview, website, and 2-10 featured artworks. All published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue of the magazine and will be promoted on our website/social media. In addition, you will receive the link for ordering the printed magazine. Each selected Writer will receive a 2-6 page spread in print and digital magazines including their poems/stories, biography.
All published writers will receive a complimentary digital issue of the magazine which will be promoted on our website/social media. In addition, you will receive the link for ordering the printed magazine.
Writers - up to 12 stories/poems and short biography
Deadline: February 5th, 2023
DIVIDE MAGAZINE - INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ART/PHOTOGRAPHY
Submitted by dividemag on Wed, 12/21/2022 - 18:35
Divide Magazine
#art #open call #magazine
Divide Magazine is a Contemporary Art Magazine that features global artists on the rise. Divide Magazine has an annual viewership of over 86,000+ viewers and hosts 16,000+ followers on Instagram @dividemag. All artist are guaranteed to be featured in either Divide Magazine or our Sister Magazine Addition.
lease note because we will be featuring ALL artist that submit we will be limiting the amount of submissions. Submissions are on a first come first served basis.
Some high profile artists we've featured in the past include;
-Popovy Sisters
-Coderch & Malavia Sculptors
-Erik Minter
-Annan Affotey
Artists from any country are welcome to apply with works in any medium: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, installation, crafts, fashion, illustration, and more.
All artist are guaranteed to be featured in either Divide Magazine or our Sister Magazine Addition.
Please note because we will be featuring ALL artist that submit we will be limiting the amount of submissions. Submissions are on a first come first served basis.
There is no specific theme for this issue.
Must be 18 and over.
Apply online via the link.
You may submit multiple entries for different projects/works, there is no limit.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
Deadline to submit all works is Feb 4th 2023 or when limit is reached.
Artists may submit up to 3 artworks per project submission
You can enter multiple times and in each submission you will have the opportunity to upload 3 items
Artists must ensure high quality of images, at least 300 dpi jpeg recommended.
Artwork images and bio must be uploaded directly ( we will not be accepting any works via email)
Bio/statement must be under 300 words each.
All artist are guaranteed to be featured in either Divide Magazine or our Sister Magazine Addition. Please note because we will be featuring ALL artist that submit we will be limiting the amount of submissions. Submissions are on a first come first served basis.
Interview questions will be emailed out and must be submitted by the due date.
Prize summary:
Guaranteed publishing in an art magazine
Prizes Details:
https://www.instagram.com/dividemag


In a similar style to the Little Green Men of Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast's walls, the deep blue expanse in Animation Courtyard has now been filled to bursting with characters, logos, visuals… even concept art! Beginning at Art of Disney Animation, the display first announces "Toon Studio : Ouverture Juin 2007" against a background of spotlights, confirming once and for all that the new name of the land will be "Toon Studio" rather than "Toon Studios".
Next, Cars Race Rally takes centre stage, right in front of the attraction's actual construction site. Either side of a new, brighter logo for the attraction are images of roads snaking off into the distance. The first features Lightning McQueen and Fillmore, the second Mater, Sally and Ramone.
After a sign pointing the way to Flying Carpets Over Agrabah, guests are next introduced to Crush's Coaster, with the logo of the attraction on a large water splash underneath three seagulls perched on the fence (luckily without sound effects). The three sharks, Bruce, Anchor and Chum, follow next, and then a large version of the attraction's key visual.
At both ends of the fence, the latest concept art to be released is featured, looking down from an aerial perspective to the new area of Toon Studio. Whilst appearing as nothing new for fans, this new supersize version does, at least, give us a better look at the Imagineer's creation – as it was in the planning stages, at least.
Want to look beyond the fence again? Well, it seems work is progressing well on painting Studio 5 with white primer, whilst a small crane is now in use at the Cars Race Rally site as the Radiator Springs queue buildings progress further – unfortunately at an angle hard to photograph from Animation Courtyard.


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Britain's Lord Nazir denies bounty offer for Obama capture
Reuters Published April 17, 2012
In this Dec. 22 2008 photo British Labour peer Lord Nazir Ahmed is seen in Sheffield, England. —AP Photo
LONDON: A British politician on Tuesday denied offering a 10 million pound reward for the capture of US President Barack Obama, an allegation reported then later retracted by Pakistan's Express Tribune newspaper.
Nazir Ahmed, a member of parliament's upper chamber and a long-time member of Britain's opposition Labour party, said he was deliberately misquoted during a recent speech in an effort by political enemies in Pakistan to discredit him.
"I never mentioned Obama and I never mentioned a bounty. I do not support terrorism and would never urge anybody to attack someone or capture someone," Ahmed, who was suspended by the Labour party pending an investigation, told Reuters.
The newspaper on Tuesday said Ahmed did not say the word "bounty" or Obama's name and that its earlier story was incorrect.
Ahmed told Reuters last week that he would be ready to help raise money for the prosecution of former US President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for what he considered war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
His comments were in response to a US $10 million reward announced earlier this month for help in the arrest of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is suspected of masterminding attacks in India.
Three years on, WHO says Covid still global emergency
Peshawar Mosque carnage: result a failed Afghan policy?
Haji Hidayatullah apologises for disrespectful remarks against Quaid-i-Azam in Senate
Pakistani woman arrested in Bangalore had been missing since Sept 19 last year


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Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs : 40 Years After
An International Conference, Havana, Cuba - March 22-24, 2001
Includes: Index of Declassified Cuban Documents ; Chronology ; CIA Oral History Transcripts
From The National Security Archive, The George Washington University
Bay of Pigs Reports
"This two volume 400 plus page document consists of (Volume I) the CIA Inspector General's (IG) report on the CIA's ill fated April 1961 attempt to implement national policy by overthrowing the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba by means of a covert paramilitary operation, otherwise known as the Bay of Pigs, and (Volume II), a commentary on the IG report written by the Directorate of Plans (DP), now known as the Directorate of Operations (DO). These two volumes are a rare side-by-side compilation of high-level government self-evaluation of its own performance in an historic and controversial event."
Electronic Document Release Center, Central Intelligence Agency
The Ultrasensitive Bay of Pigs:
Newly Released Portions of Taylor Commission Report Provide Critical New Details on Operation Zapata.
Edited by Peter Kornbluh ; Assisted by: Rafael Cohen, Michael Evans and Catherine Nielsen.
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 29 ; May 3, 2000
Castro Speech Database
"...is a database containing the full text of English translations of speeches, interviews, and press conferences by Fidel Castro, based upon the records of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), a U.S. government agency responsible for monitoring broadcast and print media in countries throughout the world. These records are in the public domain."
"It is not to be construed that this database contains all statements, speeches, and interviews made by Fidel Castro."
Latin American Network Information Center, University of Texas
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Center for the Studies of Intelligence - (dead link)
Publications - (dead link)
Electronic Document Release Center
Historical Review Program - The Princeton Collection
"Analytic reports on the former Soviet Union, produced by CIAís Directorate of Intelligence during 1951-1991, that were declassified and released for use at a 9-10 March 2001 conference at Princeton University. These documents were transferred to NARA under Accession #NN3-263-01-00."
Seeks to disseminate new information and perspectives on Cold War history emerging from previously inaccessible sources on 'the other side' (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) - Includes virtual documents library, discussion group and back issues of the CWIHP Bulletin. Requires free and easily obtainable password.
Federation of American Scientists
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972)
Includes: Chronology ; Texts ; Documents ; News.
Georgetown University - National Security Archive
Electronic Surveillance: From the Cold War to Al-Qaeda
Wiretap Debate Deja Vu: Documents show Ford White House embraced wiretap law instead of claiming "inherent" Presidential authority in 1976 despite objections from Rumsfeld, G.H.W. Bush, Kissinger. Web posting includes Justice report on criminal liability for 1970s warrantless wiretapping, 1990s directives on US surveillance."
How Many and Where Were the Nukes?
What the U.S. Government No Longer Wants Your Know about Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War. Update October 2006: Cold War Missile Numbers "De-re-classified"
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 197.
Edited by William Burr, August 2006. Updated October 2006.
The Diary of Anatoly Chernyaev
Former Top Soviet Adviser's Journal Chronicles Final Year of the Cold War
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 192, May 2006.
The Nixon Administration, The SIOP, and the Search for Limited Nuclear Options, 1969-1974
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 173
By William Burr, November 2005.
Secret Understandings on the Use of Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1974
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 159, July 2005
National Intelligence Estimates of the Nuclear Proliferation Problem: The First Ten Years, 1957-1967
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 155, June 2005.
Edited by William Burr.
The Creation of SIOP-62: More Evidence on the Origins of Overkill
Edited by William Burr, July 2004.
The Kissinger Telcons: The Dobrynin File
"Happy Birthday" Henry Kissinger
"This selection of documents focuses on one of the most important groups of documents in the newly released Kissinger telcons--the record of high-level diplomacy with the chief representative of the number one adversary, Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin."
Edited by Dr. Svetlana Savranskaya.
Prisoner Abuse: Patterns From the Past
"CIA interrogation manuals written in the 1960s and 1980s described 'coercive techniques' such as those used to mistreat detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, according to the declassified documents posted today by the National Security Archive."
Secret 1992 Report
Written by then Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney.
Nixon's Nuclear Ploy: The Vietnam Negotiations and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Readiness Test, October 1969 (December 2002)
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 81
Edited by William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball
"...discloses for the first time one of the Nixon administration's most secret military operations."
U.S. Propaganda in the Middle East - The Early Cold War Version (December 2002)
"The documents collected here describe an earlier program to expand and revitalize American propaganda directed at the Middle East, and the methods that were utilized, including graphic displays, manipulation of the news, books, movies, cartoons, activities directed at schools and universities, and exchange programs."
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A History in Documents
Edited by Malcolm Byrne, November 4, 2002
"...is the first attempt to put together a major collection of these new materials, in addition to the significant number of items that appear here for the first time in any language, in a single volume. In all, the book consists of 120 documents and totals 598 pages."
The Submarines of October
U.S. and Soviet Naval Encounters During the Cuban Missile Crisis
National Security Archive Briefing Book No. 75
William Burr and Thomas S. Blanton, Editors, October 31, 2002
"The documents that follow, culled mostly from the U.S. Navy's operational archives, show how U.S. destroyers and patrol aircraft pursued Soviet submarines during the crisis and after it had subsided, in November."
The U-2, OXCART, and the SR-71
U.S. Aerial Espionage in the Cold War and Beyond
Jeffrey T. Richelson, Editor, October 16, 2002
"...a comprehensive documentary history of U.S. aerial espionage in the Cold War and beyond. This publication comes 40 years to the day after CIA analysts briefed President John F. Kennedy on what is probably the most famous overhead reconnaissance photograph of all time...includes 50 declassified documents from the CIA, the White House, the Department of Defense and other agencies..."
First Strike Options and the Berlin Crisis, September 1961
"New Documents from The Kennedy Administration"
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 56, William Burr, Editor (September 25, 2001).
First Documented Evidence that U.S. Presidents Predelegated Nuclear Weapons Release Authority to the Military
"The documents show that President Eisenhower approved "predelegation" instructions in late 1959 so that top commanders would have the authority to make a rapid nuclear response if a Soviet attack on Washington killed national command authorities, such as the President."
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Good introduction and chronology of events
National Security Archive, George Washington University
Operation Mongoose-Propaganda Balloon Operations Plan, 10 Oct., 1962
CIA mission to undermine Fidel Castro
The Pentagon's Spies
Documents Detail Histories of Once Secret Spy Unites
A National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book - Defense HUMINT
"The documents that make up this briefing book provide a window into the creation, evolution and (in some cases) abolition of a number of military service/DoD human intelligence organizations, the product of their activities, and the controversies that have occurred over the last several decades."
Edited by Jeffrey T. Richelson, The National Security Archive, George Washington University
The Real Thirteen Days:
The Hidden History of the Cuban Missile Crises
On this informative multimedia site from the NSA you can "Read the Documents," "Hear the Voices," "See the Photographs," and "Learn the Lessons."
State Department 9 June 1975 MemCon, Cuba Policy on Henry Kissinger's Attempted DÈtente with Castro
How the Cold War Worked
From What Uncle Sam Really Wants, 1993.
By Noam Chomsky
[Korean War] American RadioWorks - Korea: The Unfinished War
"To fully grasp the ongoing tensions between the United States and North Korea, it is important to understand the war that ended fifty years ago this summer. John Biewen and Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks examine the often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century."
Sections include: Radio Documentary (listen to the hour-long documentary or read the full transcript) ; Oral History Archive ; The Cold War Turns Hot ; Reporter's Notebooks ; The Armed Forces Integrate ; What the Experts Say ; Maps ; Links.
Learning Curve - The Cold War
"The exhibition uses an extensive range of original source material including documents (shown in original format), photographs, posters and video, to encourage investigation of the Cold War. Constructed around a set of themes, each with case studies, this is a unique opportunity to work with raw primary material on the Cold War. The flexibility of the design allows casual visitors as well as students to enjoy accessing the inner workings of the Cold War."
From the British National Archives
The MAD Panic
The FBI Bufiles of MAD Magazine.
"All of the FBI records were obtained under the Freedom of Information-Privacy Acts (FOIPA). A total of 239 pages were obtained, this included copies of two complete MAD magazines."
Sections include: FBI Bufile Information ; Al Feldstein Interview ; All 36 Bufiles ; Draft Dodger Club ; J. Edgar Hoover Spoofs ; Extortion Attempts ; Other References ; Is MAD Communistic or Subversive?
By Edward Norris
[McCarthy] - Closed-Door McCarthy Transcripts Released (May 5, 2003)
Senate Government Affairs Committee Prints, 107th Congress
S. Prt. 107-84 -- Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations (McCarthy Hearings 1953-54)
National Public Radio (NPR) - All Things Considered [audio or text] (May 5, 2003)
Documents Shed Light on "Executive Sessions"
"...talks with Donald Ritchie, Asssoicate [sic] Senate Historian, about the release of some 9,000 pages of previously sealed transcripts of McCarthy's closed-door interrogations from 1953 to 1954. It is the largest disclosure of documents related to the McCarthy investigation, and offers a new look at what went on behind closed doors of some 160 executive sessions."
Includes testimony by Langston Hughes and Aaron Copland.
Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact (PHP)
"The PHP is jointly conducted by the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research in Zurich, the National Security Archive in Washington D.C., and the Institute of Military Studies in Vienna. It cooperates with the Cold War International History Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and a growing number of associated institutions...In response to the progressing declassification of NATO documents and the growing availability of documents from the archives of the former Soviet bloc, the Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact (PHP) seeks to collect, analyze, and interpret these premier sources for the study of contemporary international history."
The 1965 Warsaw Pact War Game Exercise - (dead link) (Hungarian with English translation)
"European Cities Targeted for Nuclear Destruction: Hungarian Documents on the Soviet Bloc War Plans, 1956-1971"
PBS - Frontline - Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (November 2003)
"An Investigative Biography of the Man at the Center of the Political Crime of the 20th Century."
Sections include: Oswald: Myth Mystery, and Meaning ; Twenty-Four Years ; Interviews ; Conspiracy: Cases For and Against ; Glimpses of A Life ; Links & Readings ; Teacher's Guide.
Watch the full program online.
Solzhenitsyn at Harvard: The Address, Twelve Early Responses, Six Later Reflections - (dead link) [.pdf]
Online edition of this 1980 book by the Ethics and Public Policy Center
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