Photographer Kelsey Bennett has been receiving a lot of press lately for her photo series documenting soul singer Charles Bradley, a James Brown impersonator. Milk Made got a chance to sit down and talk with Kelsey about her work and future endeavors.
Milk Made: How did you come up with the idea of documenting the life of a James Brown impersonator?
Kelsey Bennett: My friend lived across the street from this place in Bed-Stuy called the Tip Top Bar and Grill. Black Velvet [Charles Bradley] plays there a lot, and my friend told me I had to see this amazing guy play, so we all went that night. It's great: you get a ticket at the door that covers an all-you-can-eat soul food buffet, and the room makes you feel like you're in another place in time. There were amazing soul singers that open up for him, but when Black Velvet got on stage, he just blew me away. He was incredible; he split the room open. Afterwards I asked him if I could follow him around for a week and photograph him.
I consider myself a portrait photographer, so to hone in on that and really fine tune that part of the craft means to develop a relationship with the person I'm shooting. It makes you feel closer to your art. It's also more fun when I'm doing projects that are on a dare, and that was a big part of it: going up to somebody and asking if I could follow them around. It's such an odd question! I asked Black Velvet and he didn't skip a beat, he just asked, "Do you think it will make people happy?" Of course I said yes, and then the next day I met him at his mom's house.
MM: How did your relationship with him develop?
KB: I remember the first day I was with him. We were in his mom's basement, just talking. I would occasionally pick up the camera off my lap and take a shot, but really I was just getting to feel comfortable sitting with him. He's an incredible person with the kindest heart ever, the sweetest, most beautiful person, and we became really close. When he asked me, "Will this make people happy," he wasn't just saying that–he meant it. He wants to make people happy through everything he does.
But he also asked me on that first day this very serious question, "Do I seem like somebody that's happy now or somebody who is on their way to being happy?" He started telling me about all the things that meant so much to him in his life, like being known for his music and being able to take care of his family.
MM: Did you have an answer?
KB:: I just thought about the question but didn't answer it. A year later, the question resonates with me. It's come back in a really strong way, and now that all the things that he wanted in life are coming true, I can say that he was on his way to being happier. He's been performing since he was 16 years old, and he's 62 now and at the height of his career, which is incredible and inspiring.
MM: The height of his career as a James Brown impersonator?
opening last night because he was on Jay Leno. He writes and sings his own music under Charles Bradley. He has his Black Velvet gig that he does in Brooklyn, but he also has his Charles Bradley act that he tours the world with. He's opening for Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. Things have changed a lot for him.
MM: Crazy! Does he keep the same James Brown style when he performs as himself?
KB: Yeah, he does, with the costumes and everything. He designs all his outfits himself and his mother's friend makes them by hand. He finds evening gowns at thrift shops and gets them sewn together to make his Black Velvet capes. His entire wardrobe is handmade. I just saw him play as Charles Bradley and he was wearing a red jacket with rhinestone initials CB on the front and BV on the sleeves. So both of his identities are inscribed on his jacket, just as both identities are inscribed, or will be inscribed, on his legacy.
But there are some big differences between the two identities. The material he sings about as Charles Bradley is very emotional for him, with songs about subjects that resonate with him personally. Being Black Velvet gives him a chance to have fun and let loose. When he becomes James Brown, he gets to forget about everything else and celebrate the music of this person that changed his life.
KB: Exactly. But I do think impersonator is kind of a dirty word when it comes to this because when you see him perform, it's not like he's an impersonator, you know? There's nothing hokey about it. Charles Bradley is somebody who is so dedicated to what he does and has so much passion behind it that his whole soul goes into the performance. It's more of an ode to James Brown than it is an impersonation. It's really interesting to see. Where does Charles Bradley end and where does James Brown begin? I see it as the James Brown persona weaving in and out of the person of Charles Bradley.
MM: What is his persona like in his mom's basement compared to when he's on stage?
MM: If you think you caught one thing in your photos, what would you say it is?
KB: I definitely caught the transition from being Charles to Black Velvet. Wearing the costume of a different person fascinates me. That's why I did shots of him with his costume because he's about to enter a different persona. There's something magical about that whole transition from a regular guy on the street to an icon. I also caught something I really value, the trust that developed between the two of us. I was happy to see that there are certain photos that document it developing. My favorite photo has him hanging out showing me his closet with his cape thrown over his shoulder. To me, he's on the threshold of going from Charles Bradley to James Brown, like the next persona is waiting in the wings. There's an expression on his face that shows our trust developing. That to me shows the two things I wanted to capture, the transition and trust.
KB: I'm shooting photos for my grandfather's [Tony Bennett] new record Duets II. He's done duets with about 18 different singers now, and I've been traveling around with him documenting it. We travelled to the Calabria region in Italy where our family is from, and then to London to do Amy Winehouse at Abbey Road, which was really fun, and next is Lady Gaga, so… it's exciting! I just photographed Aretha Franklin, and that was incredible. I also get to set up a really cool vibe room and design it for the particular artist in a way that makes sense for each of them.
KB: Totally! Amy Winehouse is the one of the artists I'm most excited about. There's this room in Abbey Road that's covered in weird, geometrical, angled mirrors, and when you photograph somebody there, you see their reflection in crazy places. That's where I got to photograph Amy. Another great experience was photographing Willie Nelson on his tour bus. He works, makes art, and travels with his family as well, so I felt like we all had a lot in common.
MM: One last question. If you were gonna impersonate somebody, who would you choose?
KB: I don't know! Who would I impersonate… Dennis Hopper? Dennis Hopper, because he's amazing.
Editor's Note: This interview was conducted before Amy Winehouse's tragic and untimely death. Kelsey Bennett wishes to clarify that she was shocked when she got the news of Winehouse's passing, and that she is honored to have had the opportunity to photograph such a great talent.
Kelsey Bennett's exhibition/installation will be on display at the Christopher Henry Gallery until August 14th.


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The Most Dangerous Spy You've Never Heard Of: Ana Belén Montes
by Susan Babbitt
Ana Belén Montes gave classified information to Cuba for 17 years before her arrest in 2001 for espionage. Pleading guilty, she avoided conviction for treason, which carries the death sentence. She is called "the most dangerous spy you've never heard of."[i] She deserves to be known now.
Her story shows the personal cost of some truths. I don't mean the suffering endured in prison, a predictable result of breaking US law. I mean the cost of believing, as US citizen and government employee, truths about US state terror, supported by evidence. The truths are well-known, or at least readily available. But they're not easily believed, even when known to be true.
By the time Montes began spying for the Cubans, the US had been carrying out a ruthless "war against subversion" across Latin America for decades. The targets were anyone who resisted, or might resist, US hegemony in the region. Operation Condor, formed in the early seventies, enabled multinational death squads to carry out state-sponsored cross-border political repression.
Unionists, peasant leaders, party activists, students, teachers, priests, nuns – indeed, whole social sectors – were targets. The CIA provided new forms of torture. In Uruguay, for example, a "parallel apparatus" used homeless beggars for torture training. In a soundproof room, instructors demonstrated the effects on the body of electric voltage and chemical substances. The test subjects died.[ii]
In 2005, a special conference was organized in Havana on terrorism. Speakers from Latin America, the US and Europe presented research, often drawing upon declassified US documents, about CIA-inspired terror tactics of Operation Condor. The recurring theme, in presentation after presentation, was impunity: The data piles up. It is widely diffused. Yet somehow, in the public mind, it doesn't matter.
The occasion for the conference was the entrance into the US of Louis Posada Carriles, jailed in Venezuela (he escaped) for master-minding the shooting down of a Cuban plane, killing all aboard (1976). Posada confessed his responsibility to Ann Louise Bardach (New York Times). He walks free in the US despite the evidence. He celebrates his birthdays on camera, before the media.
In John Pilger's documentary, War on Democracy, Pilger interviews Sister Diana Ortiz, a US citizen raped and beaten by US servicemen protecting the dictatorship in El Salvador. Ortiz says, "When I hear people express surprise about Abhu Graib [site of US torture in Iraq], I ask myself 'What planet are they living on? Don't they know the history of our country?'"
It's not that they don't know the history. It is that they possess the facts, know they are true, and don't assimilate them. They want to think the US is "leader of the free world". It is not hard to see – thanks to books, documentaries, declassified documents, journal articles, and conferences – that US foreign policy has nothing to do with freedom and democracy. However, we have to care to know.
Ana Belén Montes says she doesn't want to be treated as a hero. True, she shouldn't have to be a hero. What she did was believe the obvious. She told the sentencing judge, "I engaged in the activity that brought me before you because I obeyed my conscience".
In 1960, apolitical Beat poet, Leroi Jones, went to Cuba "determined not to be 'taken'". Returning to the US, in his famous "Cuba Libre", he denounced the "thin crust of lie that we cannot even detect in our own thinking".
Jones detected that "crust of lie" because of what he felt, in Cuba. He expected Cubans to be indoctrinated, even evil. Instead, he experienced them as happy, interesting and smart. He describes a feeling, a human connection. It contradicted his beliefs. He gave up the beliefs.
Jones could have dismissed his feelings as crazy, and maintained his web of beliefs. That would have been more comfortable, even praiseworthy. Instead, Jones returned to the US radicalized. The "thin crust of lie" was just that: a thin crust. There was more. Jones didn't want to be living the entire hidden iceberg of lies.
The "thin crust of lie", undetectable, explains a slogan of the anti-war movement: "There are no innocents". It means that a comfortable white life was collusion in the slaughter in Vietnam. Lifestyles generate and nurture values and beliefs. They support myths making it easy to explain away truths, even obvious ones. We offer our daily consent, quietly, comfortably.
Ana Belén Montes could have dismissed what she knew to be true about the US war on democracy. She is, in the end, a hero just because of what she believed, because she has believed it, and because she continues to do so.
Fidel Castro said about Che Guevara after his death that Guevara insisted on the power of example. There's a philosophical point here: We are interdependent creatures, always giving to and receiving from the beings, human and non-human, with whom we interact. It was Marx's naturalistic vision of who we are as human beings: part of nature, dependent upon others even for thinking.
Such naturalism is expressed also by smart, sensitive thinkers across the ages. The Buddha was one, as was José Martí, leader of Cuba's last independence war against Spain. It is simply a scientific fact that how we think depends, in ways we often do not know, on the people and stories we surround ourselves with. They speak to us silently, continually, at myriad levels. We don't think alone, contrary to the liberal/libertarian myth that we live "from within", hearing an "inner voice".
That "inner voice" is always the voice of others, indeed whole histories of others.
It's why certain examples matter so much and why they're worth working for. They may be all we have to see through the lies, well-known lies that they are. The hidden histories matter to what can be imagined, morally. It's no surprise we haven't heard about Ana Belén Montes. Such a significant example is hidden deliberately. The press, without evidence, suggests she was mentally ill.
Ana Belén Montes must no longer be hidden.
Speaking truth to power is relatively easy. Believing it is more challenging. Murdered Honduran activist Berta Cáceres said North Americans are too attached to our comfort. It affects moral imagination. For those of us who benefit from the US Empire, it is not possible to believe what is clearly true about that Empire without personal cost. It's just the nature of reason and its dependence on surroundings.
The "thin crust of lie" gets ever thicker. We need the example of Ana Belén Montes more than ever. [iii]
[i] Jim Popkin The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/feature/wp/2013/04/18/ana-montes-did-much-harm-spying-for-cuba-chances-are-you-havent-heard-of-her/?utm_term=.d3e99f7d9503
[ii] J. Patrice McSherry, "Death squads as parallel forces: Uruguay, Operation Condor, and the United States"
Journal of Third World Studies. 24.1 (Spring 2007): 23
[iii] Useful sites:
http://www.workers.org/2016/10/28/free-ana-belen-montes-now/#.WSFpxevyvIU
https://thesaker.is/tag/ana-belen-montes
http://www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk/news/article/3336/ana-belen-montes-will-spend-her-60th-birthday-in-us-jail-with-another-10-years-to-serve
http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/sv2016-09/08-ana.html
Susan Babbitt is author of Humanism and Embodiment (Bloomsbury 2014).

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Balloon bouquets lift spirits and are perfect for special occasions. Florists across America have balloons available in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, colors and themes. They can be added to an arrangement of flowers or plants, delivered in a big bundle all by themselves, or used to enhance any festive event. Colorful birthday balloons add bounce to the celebration. Shiny Mylar balloons elevate the mood of any party. Balloons are being used as decorations for weddings, gifts for retirees, get well messages for patients, and whimsical treats for kids and adults alike. They are even soaring to new heights at celebrations of life – otherwise known as funerals.
Balloons are generally available in two types – the traditional latex balloons, which are made of a thin, stretchy kind of rubber, and the popular Mylar balloons, manufactured of metalized film. Each type of balloon has its own unique attributes, comes in many sizes, and can be used in several ways.
Because latex is somewhat porous, balloons that are made from it will not stay inflated as long as Mylar balloons. Latex balloons may be inflated with either air or helium. Because a molecule of oxygen is larger than a molecule of helium, air-filled balloons will stay inflated longer than helium balloons will, since the larger molecules do not pass through the balloon's "skin" as easily. But air-filled balloons, of course, don't float. Many florists use a special product – something like rubber cement – to coat the inside of a latex balloon before inflating it with helium. This helps seal the pores in the latex and keeps the balloon afloat longer. Still, latex balloons are best for short term display.
Recently, event specialists have found an exciting and dramatic way to use them, putting battery operated lights inside giant-sized balloons and floating them over nighttime outdoor parties. The luminous effect can be spectacular!
The special, reflective film which is used to make Mylar balloons isn't as porous as latex, so these balloons tend to last longer after inflation, and because they're not as flexible, less pressure is exerted on the walls of a Mylar balloon. Mylar balloons have another advantage in that they can often be re-filled with either air or helium, extending the life span. Once filled, however, Mylar balloons should be kept away from too much heat or sunlight, which can cause the gas inside to expand and burst the balloon. Your professional florist stocks Mylar balloons in a wide assortment of novelty shapes and characters, suitable for any age or occasion.
Air-filled balloons can be secured into a floral arrangement using special balloon picks. They can also be tied tightly together onto a length of monofilament (fishing line) to create columns or arches – popular props for decorating a special event. Helium balloons can be readily tied to the neck of a vase, the handle of a basket, or a bag of candy.
For a children's birthday party, a clever "Gumball Machine" balloon can be created by stuffing three or four small, air-filled latex balloons of various colors inside a large, helium-filled, clear latex balloon. Everyone will wonder how those "gumball" balloons got inside that bigger one! The trick is to insert the small (5″) balloon into the neck of the large (14″) balloon before inflating either one. Holding the small balloon in place, the large balloon is then partially inflated with helium. Before the gas has a chance to escape, the small balloon is filled with air, tied off, and dropped into the larger one. The process is repeated until the desired number of "gumballs" is squeezed inside the bigger balloon, which is then fully inflated with more helium.
Most florists can assemble a combination of latex and Mylar balloons into festive balloon bouquets and arrange for delivery anywhere, either locally or out of town.
Most hospitals have special rules regarding balloon delivery. They may limit the size or number of balloons that can be delivered at one time. Mylar balloons may be restricted from patients' rooms due to the fact that they can generate static electricity which interferes with the functioning of electronic monitors. Your local florist can advise you about the hospital rules in your area.
Please remember to dispose of balloons responsibly and avoid releasing them into the environment. They can be very hazardous to wildlife that might ingest them or become entangled in the ribbons or strings used to tie them.
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These four days will deepen your yoga practice and help you realize the many benefits of a personal practice. We will help you become more independent in your practice and build a solid routine that will support your daily life. You will experience a great joy, the freedom of the body/mind and a underlying strength dormant within.
This course is a unique opportunity to study with Alexander Medin distinguished yoga teachers and Sanskrit scholar in classical yoga philosophy.
The days will begin with an early morning meditation / japa, followed by a yoga practice, breathing exercises, technique, studies and introduction to classic yoga texts. Before dinner every day, we will end with a light yoga practice, followed by philosophy and breathing exercises.
Between classes you can relax in front of the fireplace or enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery. There are great ski trails with panoramic views and it is just to buckle on the skis right outside our doorstep.
Nøsen is located in a magnificent natural resort area surrounded by high mountains and overlooking a beautiful lake. There will be plenty of time every day for hiking and outdoor activities.
We serve an exquisite vegetarian food and three meals a day are included in the price together with accommodation in a double room. If you want a single room, a small extra fee will be added. We do not serve alcohol.
This course is suitable for those seeking deeper wisdom in yoga and how to build a stronger personal practice to attain that. We are open to all levels, beginners and advanced. Some people come to deepen their practice other people just come to get a relaxing holiday in a beautiful environment. Nøsen is open for everybody.
Welcome to Nøsen. Enjoy the tranquillity of the mountains and indulge in wholesome experiences that will provide you with an ease of mind, relaxed body and persistent well-being.
Alexander Medin has been teaching yoga for 22 years. He was certified by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois In 2002, an award obtained only by 33 people. He has an MA in Sanskrit and Indian Religions and has had the privilege of traveling the world teaching yoga. Alexander is the founder of the "Yoga for Life" foundation, which has been responsible for the two projects "Back in Ring" and "Gangster Yoga". In 2015, Alexander took over the operation of Nøsen, which has subsequently been transformed into a beautiful Yoga Retreat Center and Mountain Hotel.


BlondeShot Creative: "Your Future Starts Today"
I guess sometimes you just KNOW.
Did you go into a career (or even a hobby) that you wanted to do when you were a kid? I wonder if any of my Earth Art students will end up pursuing a career in the arts??
I have big plans for this year- dreams to fulfill, areas of focus to narrow in on, challenges to meet! How about you?? Wishing you all the best in this new year!


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Listings / Fine Art / Paintings / Abstract
520 East 72nd Street, Suite 2C New York City, NY 10021 United States 212.861.8353
John Sennhauser
Organization # 23
Materials Mixed Media on parchment
W. 17.25 in; H. 19.5 in;
W. 43.82 cm; H. 49.53 cm;
Condition Good.
Description John SENNHAUSER (1907-1978)
Mixed Media on parchment
19 ½ x 17 ¼ inches
Sid Deutsch Gallery
Private Collection, Long Island
Sennhauser was born in Switzerland but raised in Italy where he studied for two years at the Royal Academy in Venice before immigrating to the United States in 1928. In New York he studied at the Cooper Union School from 1930 to 1933. He was a teacher at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School and Contemporary School of Art in New York before taking a job at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1943. It was around this time that his paintings began to lean towards abstraction and away from the more representational urban street scenes of his early career. After two years at the Guggenheim he left and began work in art restoration and became increasingly active in such organizations as American Abstract Artists and the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors. Like many of the Abstract Expressionist painters of his time, Sennhauser eventually returned to more figurative works in the 1960's, these works were more fluid than the strong geometrical feel of his works from the late 1930's through 1950's.
Styles / Movements Abstract Expressionism
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Tag: Taraji P. Henson
The Best of Enemies is a fact-based account of outspoken black activist Ann Atwater, played by Taraji P. Henson (Empire) clashing over school integration with C.P. Ellis, played by Oscar winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), the Exalted Cyclops of the North Carolina Ku Klux Klan. The two who are on complete polar… Continue reading Best of Enemies
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April Georgia-Filmed Release/Premiere Dates
The historical drama Best of Enemies with Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell opens in theaters April 5… Actor Joseph Cross' feature film directorial debut Summer Night, which filmed in the Atlanta area in the fall of 2017, will have its World Premiere at the Plaza Theatre Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. as part… Continue reading April Georgia-Filmed Release/Premiere Dates
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Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures, TV's Empire) portrays Ali Davis, an ambitious yet agitated sports agent that just can't seem to grab the brass ring at a highly competitive, male-dominated "all boys club" sports agency. However, a simple (albeit ridiculously unbelievable) twist of fate gives her a newfound edge – she can suddenly hear the… Continue reading What Men Want
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The first season of Adult Swim's live action comedy series Tropical Cop Tales will premiere with back-to-back episodes Feb. 1 at midnight… BET's Don Cornelius/Soul Train dramatic series American Soul premieres Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. ET… What Men Want with Taraji P. Henson opens in theaters on Wednesday, Feb. 6… The second half of… Continue reading February Georgia-Filmed Release/Premiere Dates
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Taraji P. Henson to Discover What Men Want
Taraji P. Henson's Cookie refuses to be marginalized or dismissed.
What Men Want, a gender-flipped and blackified take on Mel Gibson's 2000 romantic comedy What Women Want, begins production in Atlanta in late April. Taraji P. Henson (Empire, Hidden Figures) will play a sports agent who gains the power to hear men's thoughts, thus giving her an unfair advantage in her quest to sign a… Continue reading Taraji P. Henson to Discover What Men Want
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This sort of thing has been done before – using a song title to base a film around, i.e. "Who'll Stop the Rain" became a cocaine romp. Here it's the CCR/Ike & Tina Turner song giving TV star Taraji P. Henson (Cookie from Empire) a vehicle as Mary, a hit-woman for a Boston crime family… Continue reading Proud Mary
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Taraji P. Henson to Star in Civil Rights Drama
Empire's Taraji P. Henson will portray Durham, North Carolina civil rights activist Ann Atwater (who died last summer at age 80) in The Best of Enemies, with production commencing in Atlanta on or around May 22nd. The true story follows a single black mother who quits her job to join the civil rights movement in… Continue reading Taraji P. Henson to Star in Civil Rights Drama
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You should cry, not due to sadness but pride in the human spirit during this film about three women hired by NASA to provide mathematical support for US manned space flight. The story I wanted to know was how they got to this position to meet the intellectual challenge required to launch and retrieve astronauts. Instead,… Continue reading Hidden Figures
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Office Christmas Party, the comedy starring Jason Bateman, Kate McKinnon and Jennifer Aniston, hits theaters on Friday, Dec. 9th…The Founder, the story of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) and the rise of McDonald's, opens on Dec. 16th… Solace, the long-gestating thriller starring Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell, will get a very limited theatrical release by Lionsgate… Continue reading December 2016 GA-Filmed Release/Premiere Dates
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VIP Opens New Colorado Springs Branch
By VIP MortgageMay 1, 2017News
VIP Mortgage has announced its expansion in the state of Colorado with a new branch in Colorado Springs and a team of seven seasoned loan officers and processors. This move marks the third branch opening within the state for VIP, with their first Colorado brick and mortar in the Centennial-Denver area. The company has plans to open in the Northern Colorado territory with a Fort Collins location later this year.
VIP has appointed Loan Officer Tim Duvall to lead the team as branch manager in Colorado Springs. Duvall is a veteran of the mortgage industry and has over 14 years of residential mortgage lending experience.
"We are proud to add Tim Duvall and welcome his team to the VIP family", said Jennifer Tulcan, executive vice president of National Sales for VIP Mortgage. "The addition of VIP Mortgage in Colorado Springs will offer homeowners, home buyers and real estate agents alike a personalized, high-level client service and enhanced mortgage experience."


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Cahoot security lapse raises doubts about internet banking
Professor Neil Bennett, a specialist in computer criminology, said: "I don't bank online and you won't find many people in information technology who do, because it is relatively easy to hack into a bank account."
SecureTest, a company that tests the security of online businesses, claims that hackers can get access to personal information within minutes. Ken Munro, managing director of Secure Test, said: "Many people could get access to sensitive information if they spent five minutes online reading up on 'input validation', which allows you to gain access to a secure area. If a systems upgrade is poorly managed — as was the case with Cahoot — people can even stumble on information by accident."
Last Thursday, Cahoot was forced to close down its


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Farmers urged to participate in cattle project
Mafikeng - Farmers in the North West have been called on to submit applications to participate in this year's Nguni Cattle Development Project.
The project aims to increase the number of Nguni cattle farmers in the province, because this type of cattle is low maintenance and can stand adverse conditions.
The project is a result of a partnership between the North West Department of Agriculture Conservation and Rural Development, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the North West University's Mafikeng Campus.
Departmental spokesperson, Bonolo Mohlakoana told BuaNews on Tuesday that successful applicants would receive 24 Nguni cattle, one bull and 23 heifers, to successfully farm for a period of five years.
"They will have to commit themselves contractually to the project for five years. At the end of the term, they have to return one bull and ten heifers to the department while the rest remain theirs to further build up a herd."
Applicants must have sufficient land to accommodate livestock numbers and applicants must be in possession of proof of ownership, lease-right or use-right of the land for the duration of the project.
Ms Mohlakoana said the livestock would have to be managed in a controlled environment and that daily supervision of livestock must be ensured.
Applicants are expected to be willing to participate in a selection process that will include the completion of an application forms obtainable from their local departmental offices, short listing, interviews and an on-site visit to verify information provided.
"The Nguni cattle are low maintenance because of their low cost input, high fertility rates and ability to withstand adverse conditions and tick-borne diseases."
This is the fourth time that the department is hosting the project; over 20 beneficiaries have received 20 bulls and 460 heifers.
Ms Mohlakoana said the department was impressed by the beneficiaries' level of commitment to the project.
"The majority of the beneficiaries have sold animals that are of high quality to various markets. To date most herds have been distributed with an average of eight calves at foot and the majority of heifers pregnant to calve at their new home."
The closing date for applications is on 30 June 2009.


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Boston Red Sox sign utilityman Chris Owings to minor-league deal
Kansas City Royals' Chris Owings hits a solo home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Jonathan Holder during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 20, 2019, in New York. The Yankees won 9-2. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
The Red Sox have signed infielder/outfielder Chris Owings to a minor-league contract, the team announced Monday. Owings will report to extended spring training in Fort Myers before eventually joining Triple-A Pawtucket.
Owings, who turns 28 in August, appeared in 40 games for the Royals earlier this year, hitting .133/.193/.222 with two homers while playing every position but first base and catcher. Owings previously spent six years with the Diamondbacks, hitting .250 with 31 homers in 580 games.
Owings has struggled offensively over the last two years but brings value with his versatility. A natural middle infielder, he has seen time at almost every position on the diamond and will provide depth for the Red Sox with Mitch Moreland, Steve Pearce, Tzu-Wei Lin and Dustin Pedroia all on the injured list.
Owings was originally a first-round pick (41st overall) in the 2009 draft out of Gilbert High School in South Carolina. He made his major-league debut in Sept. 2013 and appeared in at least 90 games for Arizona in each of the last five seasons.


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Le lac a une superficie de  pour une altitude de , il atteint une profondeur de .

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En occitan, peyra  signifie le pierrier,  lat - lad implique une idée de largeur, vaste, lac de peyra lada : lac au milieu d'un pierrier immense .

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C'est un lac situé au-dessus de la vallée de Lesponne.

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Le lac fait partie d'une zone naturelle protégée, classée ZNIEFF de type 2 : Bassin du haut Adour.

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À Bagneres-de-Bigorre, suivre la route des cols vers Sainte-Marie-de-Campan. Après Beaudéan tourner à droite après le pont sur la rivière sur la D179. Après 200 mètres, tourner à droite sur la route forestière qui est parallèle à la vallée de Lesponne.

Suivre cette route jusqu'à la fin du bitume sur environ 12 km. Garer la voiture près du petit pont et prendre le sentier indiqué rive gauche du ruisseau. La montée au lac se fait en 2 heures, 600 m de dénivelé, avant d'arriver au lac de Peyrelade dans le cirque de Pêne Blanque.

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Home/Culture/RECALLING A TOUCH ARTIST, The Telegraph
The two greatest comebacks in the history of Indian sport were both conducted in the great city of Kolkata. The better-known, since more recent, was the magnificent 281 scored by V. V. S. Laxman in the Eden Gardens in March 2001. After Australia had forced India to follow on, and four early wickets had fallen, Laxman and his South Zone comrade Rahul Dravid batted for more than a day to bring India back into the match. Then the spinners took over, and bowled Australia out on a crumbling last-day wicket.
A sporting comeback as heroic was played out some fifteen years previously, and some five miles south of the Eden Gardens. India were playing Brazil in the knock-out rounds of the Davis Cup; the contest was tied at two matches all, when Ramanathan Krishnan walked on to the court to play the decider against the stylish left-hander Thomas Koch. After three hours of hard-fought tennis the Brazilian led by two sets to one. In the fourth set, Krishnan started indifferently, and was soon down a break. He was down two games to five, and down also 15-30 on his serve, when play was called off for the day, on account of bad light.
The next morning the match resumed at the South Club. The galleries were empty, more-or-less. A few retired men and a few die-hard fans had turned up; the rest stayed away, for it was a weekday and India seemed set to lose anyway. Krishnan started with a service fault. The second serve stayed in, just, otherwise Koch would have had two match points within seconds of the resumption. Slowly, Krishnan began to claw his way back into the match. He held his serve, and broke Koch's. The sequence was repeated, and Krishnan found himself serving for the set. He held his serve comfortably, and went on to win the next set as well.
The match was not televised, and I don't know anyone who watched it. We may be certain, however, that it featured, on Krishnan's side, some exquisite passing shots and some delicate dinky volleys. He was what was known as a 'touch artist', a category rendered redundant by the graphite rackets of the present time, which privilege force above all else. In the days of the wooden rackets, too, force meant much; those who served fast or hit hard from the baseline usually dominated the game. But there was still space for a man like Krishnan, a man who was short, squat, flatfooted, and had a soft and slow serve. These deficiencies were made up by a superb touch, a marvellous feel for the angles of the court, and an unerring ability to hit the lines. On his day, Krishnan could beat anyone in the world.
At the time of that match I was all of eight years old. I was just cultivating an interest in sport, an interest quickened and deepened by a subscription to that much lamented weekly journal from Madras, Sport and Pastime. I read about the Koch-Krishnan encounter in the Sport and Pastime; this was also the place where I read about India's victory over West Germany in the previous match, which came about when Jaideep Mukherjee upset the highly rated Wilhelm Bungert. With this win over Brazil, India were now in the 'Challenge Round', where they would play last year's champions, Australia. (The Challenge Round has now been abolished; the winners of the Davis Cup queue up like anyone else to play in the early rounds the next year.)
India had never been in the Challenge Round before. The fans were satisfied; for, back in 1966, Australia were as difficult to beat in the game of tennis as they are now in the game of cricket. They were expected to win against India by five matches to nil, for they had the two best singles players in the world, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle, as well as arguably the greatest doubles pairing in the history of the game, John Newcombe and Tony Roche.
The match was televised in Australia, but no satellites existed then to carry it over the oceans to India. Nor was there any radio commentary. I lived in a town one hundred and fifty miles north of Delhi; the papers came late, so it was mid morning on Saturday when I read that Emerson and Stolle had, as expected, won their matches comfortably. The Sunday papers arrived even later, at lunch-time; after my father had gone through them they came to me. So it was at about 2 pm on a Sunday afternoon in December 1966 that I read about a epochal event that had taken place the previous day the other side of the world. In the doubles tie of the Challenge Round, the scratch pairing of Ramanathan Krishnan and Jaideep Mukherjee had defeated the reigning Wimbledon champions John Newcombe and Tony Roche.
It was, I suppose, my first 'Chak de India' moment. The famous cricket victories in West Indies and England lay five years in the future; the World Cup win a further decade on; Vishy Anand's world chess championships in the next century altogether. This was the first time this particular Indian came to see that sometimes, in some places, and in certain conditions, some of his countrymen could take on the best in the world. The cynic would lay stress on the caveats; in fact, it was precisely because these victories happened so rarely that they were (and are) cherished so much and by so many. India generally get walloped by Australia in Test and one-day matches alike; but they did beat them in the Twenty-Twenty World Cup—and we went nuts about it. Likewise, when no one expected the Indians to get so much as a set off the Australians in the Challenge Round of 1966, that Krish and Jaideep actually won a whole match made them one little boy's first sporting heroes.
Sometime in the mid 1980s, I was having dinner in a Kolkata restaurant with friends from the city, when one of them pointed to a man sitting in the far corner and said: 'There's Jaideep—I wonder how Prem's doing nowadays'. It came as a bit of a shock; for he was plump, and middle-aged, not at all like the man I imagined him to me, not the lissome young fellow depicted in Sport and Pastime reaching to his right for a forehand volley. I went up to Jaideep, and told him about how I had read about that Kooyong victory as a little boy growing up in north India. He accepted my compliments gracefully¬—this he would have done anyway, for like his teammates Krishnan and Premjit Lall he was one of nature's gentlemen. But I think he was more pleased than usual, for this was twenty years after the event, and he was sitting with an attractive lady to boot. I could tell that her opinion of her dining companion went up several notches as a result.
I am ecumenical as regards my sporting heroes—I can worship foreigners as much as Indians, and footballers as much as cricketers. But I guess Krish and Jaideep will always occupy a special place, because they were the first. The choice was thrust upon by me by the accident of my birth. Had I been born two years earlier, it might have been the hockey players who won back the Olympic Gold Medal in Tokyo in 1964. Had I been born five years later, it would have been the cricketers who won in West Indies and England in 1971. I am happy enough with my choice, and the accident that made it happen. Whatever else, I could not have chosen two more decent men.
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Artist Spotlight: Anatolios Spyrlidis (Royal Venom)
Welcome to another artist spotlight! In an effort to shine more light on some of the talented calligraphy artists out there, I've been reaching out to inspiring artists I look up to and asking if they'd be willing to answer some interview questions. Today, I would like to introduce you to the talented Anatolios Spyrlidis AKA Royal Venom.
Anatolios Spyrlidis
Anatolios (also known by his handle, Royal Venom) is an experienced artist and designer residing in Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean sea between Turkey and Egypt. I became connected with Anatolio over the past year through Instagram and have been inspired by his work ever since.
Anatolios' diverse creative background lends greatly to his current artistic endeavors. His blackletter work pushes the boundaries of modern calligraphy and it was this work that initially caught my eye.
"Royal Venom" blackletter piece by Anatolios Spyrlidis.
Thank you for taking the time to chat, Anatolios! I'm a huge fan of your work. Would you mind speaking about your background and how you got into lettering and typography?
Actually, I've been involved in this sphere for more than 15 years — it all had started with my graffiti obsession — and at that time in Cyprus there were few people who were aware of graffiti styles, rules, etc…. So, we did everything from the scratch, creating our own unique representation this way. I always was and still am in the search of new approaches and new types of expression. For the last year, I have specifically focused on typography and lettering, not only in the art format but, moreover in integration of this artistic form into branding and business.
3D piece by Anatolios Spyrlidis.
This is a very deep question, which gives a broad space for discussion – in a few words, I'm doing it either for pleasure or for my current job challenges.
Have you studied lettering/calligraphy formally?
Studying in the university gave me the basic knowledge about history of the arts, graphic design, and advertising. I believe, that formal studying is, for sure, useful. But you need to have the passion for making something really special.
Looks like you're also an art director/designer?
I'm lucky to work in the sphere where I can practically apply my talent and knowledge. I'm running several freelance projects at this time, so we'll see how they go. For more than three years, I've the art director of one of the leading Cyprus lifestyle magazines. It helps me to observe current trends and to stay in good artistic shape.
What is the lettering scene like in Purley, Greater London? Are you surrounded by other creatives?
Well at the time when I was living in London I can definitely highlight the mega inspiration literally everywhere, but now I live in Cyprus in small city Paphos, which happened to be a European Capital of Culture 2017 and it obviously attracts many artists from around Europe and the world.
I love seeing a curated feed of work. Your blackletter script is beautiful. What made you decide to focus on that?
I'm a fan of pure colours, let's say even colour minimalism in certain cases, I'm convinced it gives more power to an image. The viewer is not distracted by various extra aspects and clearly receives the message.
A sample of Anatolios' diverse capabilities.
Your signature style of letterforms is very unique. How would you say your style has evolved since you first started and what inspires you to keep moving forward?
Thank you so much for your appreciation! I'm constantly in the process of finding new styles, experimenting with materials, brushes, etc. The key is my attitude – to be better than before, to develop my skills, to think and create out of the box… Inspiration can come from anywhere and anytime, you have to be ready!
What would you say is your favourite project that you've done?
I do each project with same passion and I do not accept a project that I am not feeling like doing, so there is no favourite. One thing I can say is I give 100% each time.
If you were trapped on an island with one writing tool/utensil, what would it be and why?
It would be a stick, there is sand on the every island and a stick doesn't need ink… a lifetime of calligraphy is guaranteed.
"In Calligraphy We Trust" by Anatolios Spyrlidis.
Do you have any big aspirations you're working towards with your artwork? And if so, do you mind sharing?
Yes, it's my book "Kalligraphia" book. "Kalligraphia" is about the artist and their work, bringing together various works, core thoughts and expressions. It features talent and makes an attempt into how and why the artist feels like, what would have they thought while each stroke went across the canvas and much more than that. It dives into how simple it might be to appreciate beauty, but how difficult it is to skin through deeper and try and understand why it is so. With each section devoted to a summary on the art work featured along with a detailed synopsis into who created it and what them do so I dig into each section across the globe to bring together talented and celebrated works by artists who are might just be overlooked by the fine eye.
What can the world expect from Royal Venom in the next year?
"Kalligraphia"
If you had to give one piece of advice to an aspiring lettering artist, what would it be?
My advice is rather obvious – never afraid of trying to go beyond – the most interesting things are there.
"Jake Rainis" by Anatolios Spyrlidis. Thanks man!
You can follow Anatolio Spyrlidis (Royal Venom) on Instagram and learn more about his work via his portfolio at https://www.anatoliospyrlidis.com/.
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1 Sixth World
3 Climate and Geography
6.1 Illicit trade
6.1.1 Smuggling
6.1.2 Tempo
6.1.3 Organized crime
6.2 Corporate presence
6.2.1 Petrochemical and natural gas
6.2.2 Biotechnology
6.2.3 Armaments
7 Security
10 Index
Sixth World[edit | edit source]
Metahumans, and particularly orks, are generally considered unwelcome in the heart of the city. Nearly half of the city's metas are orks, which the city government considers a threat to tourism. City officials make sure to keep Downtown and the Lakefront districts as meta-free as possible, kicking out most of the metahumans. As in the "ugly metahumans" (orks and trolls). Locals don't have a problem with the eternally beautiful elves in the Quarter. [1][2]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
New Orleans' population swells and shrinks with trade patterns and parties, and getting an accurate headcount of permanent residents is nearly impossible. On any given day, New Orleans could have anywhere from 575,000-625,000 residents.
Climate and Geography[edit | edit source]
Average temperatures range from 43 °F (6 °C) in the winter to 91°F (32 °C) in the summer, with occasional highs into the 100s and rare dips below freezing. The humidity is tolerable at best, even during its relatively dry fall seasons, and turns oppressive during the summer.
Average annual precipitation is about 64 inches (162 cm). The city is susceptible to tropical storms and hurricanes between June and October, as well as violent thunderstorms and tornadoes year-round.
The below-sea-level city is nearly surrounded by water, located between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain and cross-cut by levee-protected canals. Its proximity to the river and lake, as well as the Intracoastal Canal, makes it a dominant port for seabound goods arriving from and going through the Gulf of Atzlan and Caribbean Sea (locally known as the Gulf of Mexico). The Mississippi River delta cuts through the marshlands south of the city.
The city is accessible by road via CAS Interstates 10, 55 and 59, and UCAS/CAS Highway 61. New Orleans has an international airport, but no suborbital services.
Politics[edit | edit source]
At the formation of the CAS, New Orleans made a bid to become the new nation's capital. The city lost out to Atlanta, and locals still remain somewhat bitter about it.
Louisiana's judicial system continues to apply the Napoleonic Code rather than common law, and corruption and racism play large roles in New Orleans' courts.
Culture[edit | edit source]
The city is a focal point for music and art, and remains a tourist draw. Mardi Gras is an annual weeks-long party of raucous debauchery, but most of that atmosphere continues year-round in the French Quarter. There's also an active underground pit-fighting circuit.
New Orleans has its own unique dialect that's neither southern English nor French, the city's two dominant languages. Often known as the "Yat dialect", after the locals' common greeting of "Where y'at?", it's most closely related to the English spoken in New York's Brooklyn borough. Irish, Italian, German, French, Yiddish and Polish are all heavy influences from the city's days as an immigration port.
The city and the area surrounding it are also infamously thick with spirits, urban and natural.
Economy[edit | edit source]
Illicit trade[edit | edit source]
Smuggling[edit | edit source]
New Orleans has been a smugglers' haven for centuries, thanks to the Mississippi River delta and the maze of swamps and bayous that cross the landscape. In the Sixth World, New Orleans acts as a hub for illicitly transferred goods from the Carib League and Atzlan moving north, and from the Native American Nations, CAS and United Canadian and American States heading south. Lax enforcement from local and national authorities since the CAS secession has helped turn the city into a booming shadow market. Rogue CIA agent Mary Jo Doonan is among the most infamous smugglers rumored to call New Orleans home.
The Seattle-St. Louis-New Orleans routes are some of the highest-traffic land routes for smuggling in North America.
Tempo[edit | edit source]
New Orleans is a point of origin and entry for both tempo and the raw materials used to make it. Known tempo producers who use ingredients sourced from New Orleans include "Muppet" Daley of Gary, Indiana.
Organized crime[edit | edit source]
The Crescent City Mafia, led by Miriam Kozlowski, dominates organized crime in the city. Gambling and prostitution are legal and mostly controlled by the Mafia, though with some competition from the yakuza.
In addition to arms, BTLs and the drug trade, New Orleans is North America's hub for the human slave trade, with people traded for blood sports, sex, organ harvesting and blood magic, as well as food for vampires and ghouls. The voudoun Zobop, Mardi Gras krewes and Red Sects participate in the organlegging, talislegging and zombie trades, among other magical vices.
The CAS clamped down on corpse reanimation in the early 2060s. That, coupled with wars erupting between the krewes, dampened smuggling activity in the city, with some smugglers shifting operations to Gulfport, Mississippi.
Corporate presence[edit | edit source]
Petrochemical and biotech businesses dominate the more legitimate corporate landscape, thanks to the abundant natural resources of the Gulf Coast. New Orleans also has a vibrant entertainment scene and market, including local recording label Blue Dog Tunes and scouts from the sector's megacorps; the city's diverse architecture has made it a longtime favorite location for film and trideo producers. Tourists flock to the city's culinary scene, as well.
Corporations with notable presences include:
Petrochemical and natural gas[edit | edit source]
Gulfstar
Shiawase Petrochemical
Gaeatronics
Biotechnology[edit | edit source]
Biogene Technologies, a subsidiary of Yakashima
Envirotech, a subsidiary of Shiawase
Universal Omnitech
Cross Biomedical
Seretech
Phoenix Biotechnologies
Armaments[edit | edit source]
Lyco Systems, headquartered in New Orleans
Security[edit | edit source]
New Orleans is one of the few cities that privatized its municipal police department rather than contracting to a third party, such as Lone Star or Knight Errant. The city is the only client of the resulting New Orleans Police Services, Inc., which has a reputation for reserving its meager resources for its highest-paying patrons.
Comments[edit | edit source]
La Quinzième Section, le Sixième Monde (Fifteenth Section, Sixth World), by Robert Derie. Shadowrun fiction set in New Orleans; published in the 20th Anniversary Shadowrun, Fourth Edition rulebook.
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Sarah Roach
Nat Rubio-Licht
Brian Kahn
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The green hydrogen boom
Good morning! Green hydrogen is where the money's at right now, and thanks to the U.S.'s new climate law, the money will keep on flowing. But it needs to overcome some challenges if it's to be a true climate savior.
It's not easy being green hydrogen
The most abundant element in the universe is having a moment. Hydrogen's chemical properties make it appealing as a fuel that could help clean up the hardest-to-decarbonize sectors, or as a sort of gaseous battery that stores up solar or wind energy for later use.
Green hydrogen is where the money is flowing. Hydrogen comes in a rainbow of "color" labels tied to how it's produced, ranging from gray (coal) to blue (methane gas) to pink (nuclear) to green (renewables). The first two are climate catastrophes. While pink hydrogen sounds very sci-fi, it's green hydrogen that has the most transformative potential.
Green hydrogen uses renewables to power electrolyzers that take water (H2O) and split the "H's" from the "O." It emits basically zero greenhouse gasses, and the resulting hydrogen can be used to power ships and cars, drive industrial processes like steelmaking and even be cleanly burned in power plants.
Major companies like Siemens are getting into the business of producing green hydrogen.
End users from Amazon to shipping giant Maersk are buying contracts. Still other companies like Ford and members of the so-called First Movers Coalition have committed to buying green steel, giving cleanly sourced hydrogen another toehold.
The Inflation Reduction Act could drive the industry to new heights. Green hydrogen was the talk of the town in New York for Climate Week this week. At a panel I moderated on the topic for the Danish Consulate as part of its Citizen Sustainability Summit, it became clear the U.S.'s shiny new climate law is likely to be a game-changer.
While much has been made of changes to the tax credit that is meant to help boost carbon capture, known as 45Q, the 45V tax credit for clean hydrogen has flown under the radar outside hydrogen circles.
The most cleanly produced hydrogen qualifies for a tax credit of up to $3 per kilogram. A Rhodium Group analysis found that it's "likely that the credit will shrink or eliminate the green premium for a variety of clean hydrogen options." In other words, the clean stuff will be cheaper than the polluting stuff.
That along with other factors has the U.S. set up to "become the market of choice" for green hydrogen producers, Roeland Baan, the CEO of Topsoe, a Danish company that makes electrolyzers, said during our panel chat.
The IRA could have ripple effects beyond U.S. borders, spurring similar incentives in Australia, Canada, and elsewhere as countries look to develop their own green hydrogen industries.
Green hydrogen is far from perfect, though. There are challenges green hydrogen — or most any color of hydrogen, really — will need to overcome before declaring it a climate savior.
The 45V tax credit could also incentivize blue hydrogen tied to carbon capture, which has yet to work at scale.
Producing green hydrogen is incredibly energy intensive and will require a massive buildout of renewable capacity.
A Canary Media analysis found the world would need to install 18 times more solar power than we currently have in the ground to produce 550 million tons of green hydrogen annually. (That number is a best-guess estimate from the Hydrogen Council.)
Hydrogen also poses a safety risk since mixing it with oxygen can come with explosive results. That means pipelines that transport it need to be airtight. A report from Energy Innovation found just 1,600 of the 3 million miles of pipeline in the U.S. are ready for hydrogen.
Bottom line: the green hydrogen hype is real, but there's still a way to go for it to meet expectations.
— Brian Kahn
The FDA this week announced that cooking chicken in NyQuil isn't safe, which seems obvious; it came from a "NyQuil cooking challenge" video that went viral — more than a year ago.
Government warnings about viral online fads may come too late to be effective. The NyQuil chicken challenge resurfaced in January after starting as a joke on 4chan in 2017.
In June, the FDA warned of the dangers of keeping avocados fresh by placing them in water. That video was popular a couple years ago.
Schools and lawmakers took a few weeks to catch wind of, and warn parents about, a "devious licks" video that resulted in students damaging school property.
The Tide Pod challenge, which started as a joke on Twitter in late 2017 before making its way to YouTube and elsewhere, got the Consumer Product Safety Commission's attention about a month after it went viral.
And French lawmakers needed a few months to warn against the 2018 "InMyFeelings" challenge, which involved getting out of a moving car and dancing.
Government leaders need a lesson on virality. The timing of these warnings highlights the difficulty of staying on top of potentially dangerous challenges, which can go viral in a matter of days. "The FDA is always playing catch-up with these things," Jeffrey Blevins, a professor at the University of Cincinnati's journalism department, told me. "It's impossible for them to be ahead of it. Who in their right mind would have thought of NyQuil chicken?"
But the fact that the FDA and other government agencies need months — even years — to identify and warn people about dangerous viral trends defeats the purpose of the warning. Once the alert comes around, the damage may have already been done.
The way in which the FDA responds to harmful viral videos might not be that effective anyway: The ones making the posts go viral — kids — probably aren't following government alerts, Blevins said. "I would really encourage these agencies to think about being a little more creative in how they respond," he said.
The FDA could post TikToks or poke fun at the absurdity of cooking chicken with NyQuil while also explaining the harms, for example. (The FDA didn't immediately return a request for comment.)
It's not just the government; pediatricians, schools, and other organizations are aware of the dangers of social media trends and are trying to catch on to them quickly. But word spreads fast, and in order for the government's warnings to be effective, they need to happen sooner.
— Sarah Roach
'The pandemic is over' in tech offices, too
This week, President Biden told millions of viewers on "60 Minutes" that the pandemic is "over," signaling a shift in how the country is living with and thinking about COVID. The announcement proved more than a little controversial — but tech offices are already moving in the same direction.
Many tech employers have relaxed COVID restrictions, letting go of mask and vaccine mandates and doing away with symptom questionnaires, Protocol's Allison Levitsky reports.
Rather than treating the virus with extra precaution, companies are behaving as if it's a "manageable problem," Joe Du Bey, co-founder and CEO of Eden Workplace, told Allison. "They are returning to the office and to corporate events in a meaningful way."
This summer seemed to be a tipping point for companies relaxing their rules. Du Bey said use of Eden's vaccine tracking tools dropped off, and the desk-booking tool Officely returned half as many health surveys in August as it did in March.
Though this seems like a return to pre-COVID norms, companies are still reluctant to mandate that employees come back into the office.
"You can't say we're going to roll back the mandate to require a vaccine to come to the office, but then force people to come to the office," said Christopher Kenessey, CEO of AlertMedia.
The pandemic might not be as "over" as people think. For example, after returning to the office, Google employees received notifications of colleagues' infections. Plus, loosened restrictions can make high-risk employees feel less safe at work, Allison told me. But even as COVID persists, she said, "Some employers are deciding that some increased risk of COVID transmission is worth the benefits of bringing workers together."
— Nat Rubio-Licht
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Peter Thiel thinks Florida real estate is getting just as pricey as California:
"If we're going to have a high-growth alternative, the test is, do the real estate prices come down? ... I worry that's evidence you're becoming like California."
DIsney CEO Bob Chapek said he'd love to integrate Hulu into Disney+, but it can't happen yet:
"That obviously takes some level of propensity for the other party to have reasonable terms for us to get there. And if we could get there, I would be more than happy to try to facilitate that."
Larry Page's Kittyhawk is winding down. The flying car startup said in a LinkedIn post that it's "still working on the details of what's next."
Dinna Eskin is Tesla's new legal chief. She's worked in Tesla's legal department since 2017.
Satjiv Chahil is Inery's new principal adviser. He's Apple's former SVP of global marketing.
Dave Ripley is replacing Jesse Powell as Kraken's CEO. Powell will stay on the board as chair.
Jacky Wright is McKinsey's first CTO. Wright was previously Microsoft's chief digital officer.
The U.K. plans to investigate cloud competition between Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, as well as digital markets like FaceTime and Zoom.
Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy can't avoid testifying as part of the FTC's probe into Amazon Prime, the commission said. Amazon had asked the FTC to cancel subpoenas for the two.
Florida wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether states have the right to regulate how social media companies moderate content.
Meta's looking to cut even more costs, which may include job reductions rather than formal layoffs, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Google wants to offer HDR video and 3D audio under a new consumer-recognizable brand for free, aiming to compete with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.
TikTok is banning videos aimed at political campaign fundraising. The company will also require all accounts run by U.S. government departments, politicians, and political parties to be verified.
Microsoft said it won't label fake news as disinformation, in order to avoid looking as though it's censoring free speech, company President Brad Smith said.
More than 80% of tech companies have taken climate action or have committed to doing so by 2030. That compares to 42% of Fortune Global 500 companies that have made climate pledges.
Mark Zuckerberg's expecting his third child. Congrats!
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Wings clipped too short or doesn't know how to fly?
Discussion in 'Safety Avenue' started by ScarredAngel6, 11/7/18.
I would think she will have to go through a molt to get her new flight feathers grown in properly. When I got a budgie from a store it came with clipped wings too. I got her in July and by mid mid October she had gone through a molt, grew in new feathers and was flying perfect. You could set up a play room for her with perches kept low so that if she falls, she wont fall far enough to hurt herself. Or if thats not possible, just play with her on the floor. My birds love me to shred a huge pile of newspaper so they can run through it and play in it. They love to hide in it and pop their heads up like a jack in the box LOL.... If you think about how wild fledglings are, the parents usually keep them low and close to hedges and shrubbery to they can learn to flutter from perch to perch and hop back down to the ground without getting hurt.
Cute-cumber, Snowy, Rainbow, Moony, ???
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Regardless of how little or much he was cut, he will need to wait to molt out the feathers. For my baby birds, they couldn't fly until about 18 months. Its definitely at least 6 months.
Poor baby. Any clip is too much, IMHO. Unfortunately, it often takes months for them to grow back, and there isn't much you can do outside of the cage. Inside, you can give him platforms and put something soft under his paper.
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Just wanted to say I hope he will be performing aero-acrobatic stunts before it's over! Poor baby.


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Photos of Cabramatta, the Melting Pot Suburb of Sydney
Cabramatta is not your typical Australian suburb. If you took a stroll through the streets of this south western Sydney hub you may feel like you are in southeast Asia. However, the suburb of Cabramatta is emblematic of modern Australia -- urban, busy and brimming with multicultural activity.
Photos of Light, Shadows, and Lines at the BMW Headquarters
BMW's headquarters are an iconic landmark in Munich, Germany -- the uniquely designed complex was deemed a protected historic building in 1999. Munich-based photographer Skander Khlif visited the tower and shot a series that studies the light, shadows, lines, and silhouettes.
Creative B&W Portraits by Photographer Peter Jamus
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To view photographer Romain Laurent's Shadows project properly, he recommends that you first properly calibrate your screen. The photos are all dominated by blackness.
You see, they were all captured during the major blackout in New York City caused by Hurricane Sandy in late 2012. When the power went out in the city's financial district, Laurent pulled out his camera in order to do a photographic study of light and shadows in the eerily dark areas of the city.
A Study of Light, Shadows, and Framing: Street Photos by Ray Metzker
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SRK floored by talent of visually impaired singer on TV show
Apr 15, 2016 IANS
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who promoted his forthcoming film "Fan" on singing reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa", was astonished by the singing talent of a visually impaired contestant from Canada, named Jagpreet.
Shah Rukh made a grand entry by performing on the song "Jabra fan".
When Jagpreet came on stage to perform on the song "Kal ho na ho", Shah Rukh got impressed by his talent and joined him on stage to perform with him.
"Jagpreet is an inspiration to millions. Far from being visually impaired, I believe he has a vision that he is going after. I salute the grit and determination with which he's surpassed the obstacles and challenges in his path and come this far," Shah Rukh said in a statement.
Jagpreet said that it his long-standing dream to do playback for the "Chennai Express" star and asked if his dream can become a reality. Shah Rukh immediately went on to the stage and lip synced and spread his arms in his iconic pose to the beautiful track while Jagpreet sang for him.
Talking about the other contestants, Shah Rukh said: "It's hard for me to believe that the contestants are so flawless in front of a live audience. I remember how the song 'Apun bola' from 'Josh' was broken down into a thousand pieces for me to be able to sing."
"Sa Re Ga Ma Pa", aired on Zee TV, features Sajid Ali, Wajid Ali, Pritam Chakraborty and Mika Singh, as mentors.
The episode featuring Shah Rukh will be aired on Sunday.
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