• NOVEMBER 2015 – Patrick Noze

a much talented painter, sculptor & portraitist

In the words of the artist from his official website:

“… as you venture into my world of art, you will find subject matters that intrigue your imagination . My goal is to emphasize the Haitian culture and touch the heart of the world through visual imagery of its culture . I do not restrict my artistic abilities, I have a wide range of styles. I have chosen to concentrate in the positive aspects of the Haitian culture because I can identify better with the Haitian Struggle. I am a Haitian artist educated in America, yet I still maintain the richness of the artistic techniques of Haiti. The brilliance of the colors adapted in a different style One will find correctness of anatomy and perception of dept , that differs my work from naïf paintings. My style defines the apply artistic theories of a Haitian Artist educated in America. My style represent a renaissance version of Haitian art. I welcome you to my world of art.”

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“Toussaint Louverture”

“Amba La Ville”

“Abonman Fresko”

“Maton”

“Rara”

“Bouretye”

“The Old Rooster fighter”

“Women in White hat”

“Sarodj Bertin”

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6008 Raleigh Street # 2305
Orlando, Florida 32835
407-953-0200

The artist’s work is featured on the front page of this issue of Coucou Magazine. Click here to see it.

These books were carefully selected for your edification and to commemorate the Battle of Vertières on November 18, one which was decisive to the independence of Haiti. Please enjoy and make your own suggestions to contribute to this collection.

Here are the recent news from Haiti. Click on the pictures in order to access the articles.

France on Tuesday rejected a petition calling for it to pay $17 billion to help with Haiti earthquake reconstruction as a way to make amends for fees charged Haiti by the French crown 200 years ago.

Au nom de cette communauté en détresse, MERCI à tous ceux qui y ont signé la pétition et continuent de le faire.

Pourquoi le mot Vertières n’est pas dans le dictionnaire français?

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Click on the images and links to find out what our grapevine holds…

«Notre pays, la France, fut attaquée par de multiples attentats terroristes revendiqués par vous, l’État islamique. Ces attentats ne peuvent pas rester impunis. C’est pourquoi les Anonymous du monde entier vont vous traquer. Oui, vous les vermines qui tuent les pauvres innocents. Oui, nous allons vous traquer, comme nous avons pu le faire depuis les attentats de Charlie Hebdo», dit le personnage masqué d’une voix robotisée.

Gorgeous young Brandi Weaver-Gates, 23, wins a Pennsylvania beauty pageant while fighting leukemia… Except that one of the things in that last sentence isn’t true. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Santa Claus — a nuisance? Whoever would have thought? CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Un drone pourrait planter un milliard d’arbres par an

Publié par wikistrike.com sur 7 Mars 2015, 09:08am

Planter un milliard d’arbres grâce à des drones : c’est le pari fou entrepris par Lauren Fletcher, un ex-ingénieur de la NASA.

C’est un drone capable d’abord de survoler un terrain, d’évaluer la nature du sol et de voir le meilleur emplacement pour planter. Ensuite, ce drone “chef” est suivi par d’autres petits drones qui, eux, vont semer des arbres.

Ils sont équipés de canons à air comprimé capables de projeter à des endroits précis des graines germées entourées d’un gel nutritif. Ils bombardent le sol. La graine s’enfonce et finit, si tout va bien, par donner naissance à un arbre.

Cet escadron de drones doit permettre de planter à un rythme industriel, pour lutter contre la déforestation. On estime que 26 milliards d’arbres sont coupés ou brûlés par an sur la planète.

36.000 graines par jour

Pour replanter, c’est un travail énorme. Il faut des bras, beaucoup d’humains. Il y a des programmes en Afrique, mais les moyens ne sont pas suffisants. Seuls les Chinois sont capables, avec une énorme main d’oeuvre et du matériel efficace, de planter rapidement des millions d’arbres.

C’est Lauren Fletcher, un ancien ingénieur de la NASA, qui a mis au point ces drones. Grâce à ses robots volants, il compte semer jusqu’à 36.000 graines par jour, y compris dans des terrains difficiles d’accès. Il a créé sa société et va commencer ses premiers bombardements écologiques cette année au Brésil et en Afrique du Sud.

Source: Wikistrike

When planted, the tree seed is nourished by and absorbs the nutrients from the ashes of your body which are contained inside. The urn itself is made from coconut shell and contains compacted peat and cellulose. The ashes are mixed with this, and the seed placed inside. You can even choose which type of tree you’d like to grow! Once your remains have been placed into the urn, it can be planted and then the seed germinates and begins to grow. You even have the choice to pick the type of plant you would like to become, depending on what kind of planting space you prefer. We now have the option of turning cemeteries into forests, which is a little bit less traditional but is far more practical. This could be a great way to help sustain the environment, contribute to the well-being of the ecosystem, and to know that the remains of your loved ones will live on through the beautiful expression of nature. So which would you prefer; leaving behind a tree or a tombstone? CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Sex with a humanoid robot will become common practice by 2025, even overtaking sex between humans, says futurologist Ian Pearson. His report on the future of sex has been published in partnership with Bondara, one of UK’s leading sex toy shops. By 2030 virtual sex will become as casual as browsing porn websites and by 2035 many will have toys that interact with virtual reality, according to the report. In fact, high-income groups could begin to use some forms of robot sex as early as 2025, before the practice overtakes sex between humans fully by 2050. Initially, people will find it difficult to adjust to this new sex activity but will eventually become used to it, just as they embraced porn, says Pearson. When the look and feel of robots improve, people’s opinion will also change, he added. “A lot of people will still have reservations about sex with robots at first but gradually as they get used to them, as the AI and mechanical behaviour and their feel improves, and they start to become friends with strong emotional bonds, that squeamishness will gradually evaporate, While some people will enthusiastically embrace relationship-free robot sex as soon as they can afford one, as early as 2025, it won’t have much chance of overtaking sex with humans overall until 2050.” said Pearson