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2024-03-05 20:10:58
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As soon as she bought this 320m2 apartment, in the Consolação neighborhood, São Paulo, to live with her children Antônio (15 years old) and Maria (18 years old), Wania commissioned a general renovation project from the architect David Bastos, from the firm DB Arquitetos.
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This time, Wania asked us for a modern apartment with personality, a cozy home theater that might be isolated, when necessary, and four suites, one of which is intended for guests, also serving as an office.
Among the main changes to the property’s plan, some masonry in the living room and kitchen was demolished to integrate the spaces and increase the feeling of spaciousness, making circulation more fluid. Furthermore, all suites were adjusted to have the same size and the laundry area was resized to enlarge the closet and bathroom of the master suite.
In terms of decoration, all the pieces are new, except for some works of art, which were already part of Wania’s collection and were used at the new address. According to David, the main references and inspirations for the project came from the residents themselves.
In the chromatic palette of the social area, predominantly sober colors were used, with wooden doors, panels and lining, with a grayish finish. The office’s idea was to create a neutral base and visual unity, but with personality, to highlight the furniture and works of art. In the suites, the cabinets, wallpaper and ceiling follow their own chromatic scale, which reflects the preference of each resident. It is also worth mentioning that the entire floor of the social area was covered with marble.
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Most photos taken or received by press agencies are retouched. But very clear rules are imposed on photos that come from outside the agency, explains Philippe François. It is therefore authorized to modify the framing, improve the color rendition or improve the sharpness of the image.
“Photography is writing“, underlines Thierry Maroit, professor of photography at the Institute of Advanced Studies of Social Communications (IHECS). And for this writing the photographer works on his frame and uses the tools of light, contrast, color saturation, etc. .
From the moment we transform the truth, then we can speak of manipulation
At all times (on film and digital), it has been possible to rework your shot a little: brightness, color density, etc. but without altering the truth. “When we do this, we retouch the image, that is to say we make some corrections which improve its reading or which possibly give a feeling. From the moment we transform the truth, then we can speak of manipulation“, decides the photography professor.
In summary, this expert tells us, we are talking regarding manipulation when the composition of the photo is altered. If it is a question of improving the conditions for reading the image, we will talk regarding retouching.
Philippe François believes that the procedures put in place within the Belga agency are sufficiently effective. Furthermore, if the possibilities for modifying images evolve, so do the verification tools and some are still in preparation. “But it is clear that for international agencies like AFP, Reuters and others, this is indeed a question which is becoming more and more predominant but which the agencies are facing.” And the question arises especially for images circulating on social networks, outside the journalistic context, he believes.
The defense of truth returns to the center of the debate
Thierry Maroit, professor of photography at IHECS
What particularly interests Thierry Maroit are the reactions that the publication of this photo arouses among agencies, journalists and even the palace itself.
At a time when we are going through a crisis of confidence in the press, where photojournalists must practically beg to earn a living, “ithere is an interesting movement happening“, estimates the expert. “That is to say, we denounce, we remove an image and we make a big noise regarding it […] This means that the defense of truth returns to the center of the debate.“
2024-03-11 20:15:16
The Quantino business incubator, created in 2020 by the National Optical Institute of Quebec, received a non-refundable contribution of $1.2 million on Monday from the federal government to support its development.
Quantino is the only incubator offering expertise in photonic optics in Canada in the field of quantum science. Since its creation, the incubator has already welcomed more than 25 startups.
Quantum technologies are set to revolutionize the industries of tomorrow, said Alain Chandonnet, President and CEO of INO.
Jacques Topping, Chairman of the Board of Directors of INO, Valérie Hénaire, Director of the Quantino incubator, Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport of Canada, Alain Chandonnet, CEO of INO and Jean-Yves Duclos, Member of Parliament for Quebec and Minister of Public Services and Procurement, were gathered Monday morning for an announcement of a non-repayable contribution of $1.2 million to support the Quantino business incubator of the national optical institute.
Diane Tremblay
“We can do quite extraordinary things, a bit like when the Internet emerged. We found it interesting, but we had trouble predicting what it might allow us to do in 10 or 15 years. There are probably three quarters of what we do with the Internet that we didn’t foresee at the time. Quantum is the same thing,” said Mr. Chandonnet.
The security of our personal information and that held by governments, including on national defense issues, might be threatened within ten years by computers with spectacular computing capacity, if we do not find new ways to encrypt our information more securely.
“All the data that flows from our banking transactions to our computers and phones is encoded so as not to be deciphered too quickly. If we had our transactions decoded by one of the most powerful ordinary computers on Earth, it might take millions of years to find the code. A quantum computer, within ten years, will be able to do it in a few seconds,” said Mr. Chandonnet.
“So this poses a significant threat to the security of our transactions and information. This is why we are seeing a proliferation of quantum programs all over the world. It’s something fundamental,” said Mr. Chandonnet.
Quantino specializes in optics, photonics, hardware, and medical and quantum technologies. The federal government has adopted a national quantum strategy which has a budget of $23.3 million to help SMEs and NPOs develop and commercialize quantum technologies.
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