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Please advise whom we shall direct funds to for attached. Please provide wiring instructions as well. Thank you.

Hi Richard,

Below is the bank information. When you've done the wire, please let
me know to which account you have sent the funds and in what
amount, so I can verify it was received.

If you want to supply the funds as a donation to a 501(c)3
nonprofit, then wire them to Humanity+ via

Wells Fargo

Bank Account:
Routing Number:|
Account holder: Humanity Plus

-or--

Hi Richard,

Ah, one more thing. Just in case you decide to wire funds today
(Dec. 31)... if you want to wire them to a business account (rather
than a charitable organization), it would be better to use the
following information:

Practical Visionaries Limited
HSBC, Hong Kong
SWIFT code: HSBCHKHHHKH
Account number:

This is because wiring $$ to my US company Novamente LLC on the last
day of 2014 would result in Novamente needing to pay tax on the $$ ...

Thanks
Ben

hello again,

So, I'm curious as to the status -- has Jeffrey decided to fund this
proposal? I haven't actually heard from him about it, only from you.
But I assume he's been on holiday during the Xmas / New years period

thx ;)
ben

Good afternoon
Due to the current environment with all the bad press Jeffrey is
receiving we are going to have to put this funding on hold Please feel
free to reach out with any questions Thank you and happy new year

Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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Hi Richard,

Sure, that is totally understood. I have seen the spate of utterly idiotic negative publicity in the news, and I'm sorry you guys have to deal with that. From my view I see two possibilities: a) that crap is all made up by greedy people seeking money and fame, b) maybe some variation of what is alleged did happen, but if so it was surely an occurrence among reasonably mature people who mutually consented at the time, so why is it anybody else's business? Our society is pretty f**ked in some ways.... But obviously you guys have already figured that out ;-p

I don't want to push you guys at a difficult time, but given my own situation I do feel moved to ask if Jeffrey might still be able to help with $25K for my "corporate contribution" to the OpenCog Hong Kong project. He has helped in this way every year since 2010, usually via a donation to Humanity+. If it's simply not possible

given the circumstances I do understand, but I wanted to remind of this option just in case it was forgotten given all the other mess happening on your end. Of course if it's not possible I will do my best to find the $25K elsewhere so OpenCog Hong Kong can keep going.

I look forward to discussing our research proposal with Jeffrey again once this latest bout of media idiocy dies down ... as it always does given some time as you know...

Yours,

Ben