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hi - we need to talk now - i'll call you kevin

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good morning!!
^BC-Attacks-Smoke Photo,0340<
^Readers inquire about AP photo of fire in World Trade Center tower<
^AP Photo NY142<
^By RACHEL ZOLL=
^Associated Press Writer=
¶   NEW YORK (AP) _ Several newspapers that printed an Associated Press
photo of fire consuming a World Trade Center tower received calls from
readers Wednesday saying they saw a strange shape in the smoke.
¶   Some readers said they could identify eyes, a nose, a mouth and
horns in the black and gray clouds _ and they wondered if the photo had
been manipulated to include a satanic face. ¶   Vin Alabiso, an AP vice president and the executive photo editor,
said the photo was untouched. Readers were reacting to natural
indentations in the smoke clouds, he said Wednesday. ¶   "AP has a very strict written policy which prohibits the alteration
of the content of a photo in any way," he said. "The smoke in this photo
combined with light and shadow has created an image which readers have
seen in different ways."
¶   I.J. Kranats, president of the International Association of Arson
investigators based in Bridgeton, Mo., said it was not unusual for
people to see unusual images in smoke clouds. ¶   As a fire generates heat, it draws in cold air, while unburned
debris swirls through the smoke, causing the clouds to look thinner in
some areas and thicker in others, he said. The natural wind currents can
contribute to the effect, he said.
¶   The Saginaw (Mich.) News received about 50 calls Wednesday after
enlarging the photo to cover almost half the front page in Tuesday's
editions, reporter Bryce Hoffman said.
¶   "A lot of them asked if we doctored the photo," Hoffman said. "Some
asked if we superimposed a human face on it. We've had some people ask
if it was God. We've had some people ask if it was Satan. We've had
requests for reprints."
¶   Bill Decker, metro editor for The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette,
La., ran the photo across nearly half of an inside page in one of its
special editions Tuesday and received about 20 calls from readers by
Wednesday.

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good morning!!
^BC-Attacks-Smoke Photo,0340<
^Readers inquire about AP photo of fire in World Trade Center tower<
^AP Photo NY142<
^By RACHEL ZOLL=
^Associated Press Writer=
NEW YORK (AP) _ Several newspapers that printed an Associated Press
photo of fire consuming a World Trade Center tower received calls from
readers Wednesday saying they saw a strange shape in the smoke.
Some readers said they could identify eyes, a nose, a mouth and
horns in the black and gray clouds _ and they wondered if the photo had
been manipulated to include a satanic face. Vin Alabiso, an AP vice president and the executive photo editor,
said the photo was untouched. Readers were reacting to natural
indentations in the smoke clouds, he said Wednesday. "AP has a very strict written policy which prohibits the alteration
of the content of a photo in any way," he said. "The smoke in this photo
combined with light and shadow has created an image which readers have
seen in different ways."
I.J. Kranats, president of the International Association of Arson
investigators based in Bridgeton, Mo., said it was not unusual for
people to see unusual images in smoke clouds. As a fire generates heat, it draws in cold air, while unburned
debris swirls through the smoke, causing the clouds to look thinner in
some areas and thicker in others, he said. The natural wind currents can
contribute to the effect, he said.
The Saginaw (Mich.) News received about 50 calls Wednesday after
enlarging the photo to cover almost half the front page in Tuesday's
editions, reporter Bryce Hoffman said.
"A lot of them asked if we doctored the photo," Hoffman said. "Some
asked if we superimposed a human face on it. We've had some people ask
if it was God. We've had some people ask if it was Satan. We've had
requests for reprints."
Bill Decker, metro editor for The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette,
La., ran the photo across nearly half of an inside page in one of its
special editions Tuesday and received about 20 calls from readers by
Wednesday.

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