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Black Cat CW Keyer lets you send morse code from your computer. You can type out the text to be sent (immediately or buffered) as well as create and send from one key macros. Making it incredibly easy to send CQs. It's also a great tool for contesting! You can select both the speed (WPM) and pitch/tone (Hz) of the morse code to be sent. Text you type can either be immediately sent, or buffered and sent when you hit retrun. You can define dozens of macros, allowing long strings of text to be quickly and easily sent, just type the keystroke representing that macro. Great for calling CQ, or for contesting.
PARIS (AFP) - Researchers used super-X-ray vision to peer beneath the surface of a portrait by impressionist Edgar Degas and gaze upon the model whose likeness he painted over nearly 140 years ago, they reported Thursday (Aug 4).
The woman, whose image Degas turned upside down before using it as a base for a new painting, was probably Emma Dobigny - a favourite model of 19th century French artists, the team announced.
"This has been a very exciting discovery," said David Thurrowgood, conservator at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, where the painting hangs.
"It is not every day that a new Degas painting is found, in this case, hidden in front of us." The existence of the "underpainting" has been known since about 1920.
The hidden image "has long been considered to be indecipherable" without damaging the surface painting, the research team wrote in the journal Scientific Reports.
The light it produces "is a million times brighter than the Sun, many orders of magnitude greater in power and intensity compared to standard, hospital-like X-rays," synchrotron scientist and study co-author Daryl Howard told AFP.
"Because of the brilliant light, we are able to reveal unprecedented structural detail of any material".
Comparing the image to other paintings, they concluded it was likely "a previously unknown portrait of the model Emma Dobigny."
Dobigny, whose real name was Marie Emma Thuilleux, modelled for Degas in 1869 and 1870 when she was about 16.
"We observe (a) strong resemblance between the revealed underpainting and several of Degas' portraits of Emma Dobigny," wrote the study authors.
According to former Louvre Museum director Henri Loyrette, a recognised Degas expert, "it is entirely possible" that the face belongs to Dobigny.
Her portrait - which dates to a few years after the original, about 1876-1880 - is entitled simply "Portrait de Femme" (Portrait of a Woman).
Degas had not applied a new basecoat, and used thin layers of oil-based paint which are now losing their "hiding power", said the authors, allowing Dobigny to start showing through.
The researchers used the synchrotron to create 11 "maps" of the original canvas - each of a different metallic element in the pigments Degas used, including arsenic, copper, zinc, cobalt, and mercury.
Put together, the elemental maps provide a detailed reconstitution, revealing even the artist's brush strokes.
The colours, however, have to be inferred.
"Cobalt is probably present as a blue pigment, which is useful in defining flesh tones," wrote the team, while "mercury is predominant in the facial area and would most likely correspond to the red pigment vermillion, which would contribute to a pink flesh tone."
A blurred section in Dobigny's hair suggests Degas had made several attempts at reshaping an overly pointy, pixie-shaped ear - a quirk he was apparently known for at the time.
"Concealed paintings, early compositions that have been hidden by subsequent work, are important insights into artworks and artists," wrote the team.
In this case, comparing two portraits painted several years apart, showed Degas' "transformation of palette and technique."
The researchers said they knew of no other method that would have worked as well as synchrotron scanning, which was also used in 2008 to reveal the portrait of a peasant woman underneath Vincent van Gogh's "Patch of Grass".
The technology "will significantly impact the ways cultural heritage is studied for authentication, preservation and scholarly purposes," the team concluded.
Game of Thrones isn’t compelling because of the dragon fire. It’s about the verbal sparks and the way these people grow and change in wholly unexpected ways. Here are our 10 favorite odd couples from the Game of Thrones universe. Fingers crossed they live to see another season.
Simply put, OneCalifornia Bank, FSB, a community development bank, is the grooviest local bank around. It's a bank with a heart, because it operates with a socially driven mission to better poor and moderate-income areas, thanks to its companion right arm, OneCalifornia Foundation. That charitable organization dreams up initiatives to stamp out social ills like poverty and discrimination. The relative newcomer wants to be part of the community and puts its customers' successes, not its own profits, first by helping its clients succeed. This bank seeks out the likes of struggling nonprofits and small business owners as its customer base, deftly guiding them through the complex world of finance to get the loans and monetary cachet they need to be community players. Plus, OneCalifornia Bank founders Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor are fun-loving do-gooders who are just a little wacky, singing, for instance — yes, singing — about their bank at the many community events the bank sponsors. They give the bank a personality lacking from its dreary contemporaries. The bank is brilliant at picking projects everyone can get behind, from rebuilding homes in East Oakland to assisting Zimbabwean orphans and improving Chabot Space & Science Center programs and helping folks restore their credit.
TeleChoice has made a binding commitment to the information commissioner to overhaul its data security practices, implement a data breach notification response plan, and train its staff in privacy processes.
TeleChoice has had an enforceable undertaking accepted by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), promising to review its data security practices after the mobile services reseller's customer information was found in a shipping container on publicly accessible land.
The enforceable undertaking [PDF] will see TeleChoice, which resells Telstra's 3G network, provide its customers with reimbursement for a 12-month credit monitoring service in case they become victims of fraud as a result of the breach; review its security of customer information; formulate written procedures for the storage and destruction of personal information; consult with the OAIC and a third party to review information-handling practices; regularly train its staff in privacy processes; and develop and put into practice a data breach response plan that notifies potentially affected individuals within two weeks.
In April, the information of those who were customers of TeleChoice before March 31, 2013 -- including signed contracts and copies of identification documents -- was found in a shipping container in Victorian bushland where it had been stored for almost two years awaiting destruction.
While TeleChoice had checked on the container once a month, it had not physically secured the private land where it was stored, and the container was consequently broken into in early April, breaching the customers' personal information.
The information was thereafter destroyed before the company could determine which customers had been affected by the data breach.
Australian Information Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim, who was reappointed to the position in August, initiated an investigation into the matter in May, taking into account whether TeleChoice had taken reasonable steps towards securing and destroying the information. The company admitted that it had not complied with these obligations.
"I appreciate TeleChoice's cooperation with my office during this investigation," said Pilgrim on Tuesday.
"This incident demonstrates the importance of businesses securing the personal information that they hold. Physically locking a container that holds personal information is not sufficient if the container is publicly accessible and unmonitored for extended periods."
The OAIC will continually monitor TeleChoice in order to ensure that it fulfils the processes outlined in its enforceable undertaking, and Pilgrim has also advised other service providers to work towards greater security practices.
"I would encourage all businesses to review their customer records storage. Australian customers expect that organisations will handle their personal information securely, and are entitled to this under the Privacy Act," Pilgrim said.
Pilgrim has historically taken a hard line against companies that cover up data breaches, saying last November that the concealment of a data breach "will not be looked well on by our office".
"I am disappointed when I hear comments that there is an attitude within some organisations of waiting for the [data] breach to happen, waiting for the complaint to be made, and, equally concerning, waiting to see an organisation taken to the courts for a civil penalty -- before taking the appropriate steps to manage and protect their personal information holdings. I personally hope this is just gossip," he said last year.
Pilgrim had fought for the inclusion of a provision whereby data-breach notifications would be mandatory should a leak of the data occur under the mandatory data-retention legislation that came into effect earlier this month.
"By creating a large repository of personal information, the proposed data-retention scheme increases the risk and possible consequences of a data breach," Pilgrim stated in January.
"This is because the challenge of effectively securing that information from misuse, interference, and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure will become more difficult as technology evolves."
He argued that telcos already receive a high number of complaints, with 13 investigations having taken place since he took the office in 2010 -- such as when Telstra made the details of 734,000 customers accessible online in 2011.
Prior to its passing, Pilgrim also attempted to argue that the two-year retention period contained within the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 be assessed against the risk to privacy of storing such a large amount of personal data. He pointed out that 90 percent of investigations relying on retained data only use data that is less than one year old.
"If a decision is made to implement a scheme such as this which is going to require, as I said, the holding or the collection and retaining of huge volumes of data and personal information about people for a long period of time, we need to look at what else we can put in place to do our best to secure that information."
OAIC has also been creating a "Guide to privacy regulatory action", which would further describe the office's powers, with an exposure draft having been released for scrutiny and submissions.
Welcome to the fourth daily Lying In The Gutters. A runaround yesterday’s news on the site and what we might expect today. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here.
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And remembered his impact on us.
And at Comicon, Richard Bruton wrote about his memories.
Northampton Comic Con, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton one day show.
Rose City Comic Con concludes at Oregon Convention Center, Portland.
Comic Con Portugal concludes at Passeio Marítimo de Algés.
The FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2018 concludes at Salt Palace Convention Center.
Kathleen O’Shea, wife of Peter David and writer and editor in her own right.
Legendary comic creator on LEGION, Justice League, Superboy, Trinity Angels, Worlds Finest and Aquaman, Kevin Maguire.
Publisher of Slave Labor Graphics, and Justice League writer Dan Vado.
Manga editor and former Director of DC Manga, Asako Suzuki.
Comic book agent Joaquin Garcia Marina.
Creator and writer of Australian comic book Car Men, Mike Speakman.
Owner of Texan comic store Urban Legends, Aaron Settle.
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OTTAWA — Parliament was seized this week by an allegation that the Prime Minister’s Office tried to pressure its justice minister into interfering in how federal prosecutors treat the corruption case of SNC-Lavalin, a massive Montreal-based engineering and construction firm.
The Globe and Mail, citing confidential sources, alleged the Prime Minister’s Office put pressure on Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was then justice minister and attorney general, to have prosecutors negotiate a “remediated agreement” with SNC-Lavalin. It would have seen criminal charges stayed in favour of a compliance agreement.
Trudeau has called the allegation false, saying nobody in his office gave direction on the case to Wilson-Raybould. Trudeau has not specifically said no pressure was applied, though other Liberals have.
Wilson-Raybould has repeatedly declined comment. “I am bound by solicitor-client privilege in this matter,” she said in a statement Friday morning.
The allegation raises multiple thorny questions: How independent is the federal prosecution service from political influence? How does Canada’s attorney general balance the roles of being a cabinet member but also overseeing prosecutors? And is Wilson-Raybould, who as attorney general was legal advisor to the government, truly bound by secrecy in responding to the allegation? The answers are complicated.
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada is designed to make decisions independently, but it is still accountable to the attorney general and can be directed by the attorney general as long that direction is made public.
The relationship between federal prosecutors and the attorney general was reshaped in 2006 with the The Director of Public Prosecutions Act, contained in an accountability bill passed by the Conservative government of the day under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It created a new, separate office for the prosecution service.
“The idea is not to create a new bureaucracy, but rather to take the Director of Public Prosecutions out of the Department of Justice … and try to strengthen its independence from the government of the day,” said John Baird, then Treasury Board president, in committee testimony in 2006.
The legislation was “designed to strengthen the twin goals of institutional independence and ultimate ministerial accountability,” says the Public Prosecution Service of Canada Deskbook, which sets out guiding principles for prosecutors.
The book, citing a Supreme Court of Canada ruling, says it is a constitutional principle that the attorney general act “independently of partisan concerns” when overseeing prosecutors. “However, it is quite appropriate for the Attorney General to consult with Cabinet colleagues before exercising his or her powers under the DPP Act in respect of any criminal proceedings,” it says.
This distinction is known as the Shawcross principle, named after a former British attorney general: cabinet members can give advice to the attorney general, but not instructions or even pressure. In return, the attorney general bears responsibility for decisions taken, and can’t shift it to cabinet.
The attorney general is thus allowed to direct prosecutors — but crucially, the direction must appear in a government publication called the Canada Gazette, which is viewable by the public. In 2006, as MPs were studying the legislation, Department of Justice counsel Joe Wild testified on this point.
If the Prime Minister’s Office was trying to pressure Wilson-Raybould on a decision on a criminal case, rather than just discuss general issues, that would violate a constitutional principle. If either the PMO or Wilson-Raybould had tried to direct the prosecutor’s office without making that instruction public, that would violate the law.
As to whether Wilson-Raybould is truly bound to secrecy on this by solicitor-client privilege, as she insists she is, it is hard to say for certain without knowing exactly what she discussed with the Prime Minister’s Office. The privilege covers legal advice, so that would require secrecy. There is also a broader duty of confidentiality that lawyers have in discussing their cases, though the rules are less black and white.
The client, however, can always waive solicitor-client privilege and the duty of confidentiality, which would free up Wilson-Raybould to fully respond. In this case, the client is the Prime Minister’s Office.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told reporters in Washington today that the Department of Energy’s decision to abandon – at least for five years – the plutonium complex proposed for Los Alamos National Laboratory came down to simple economics.
Faced with escalating costs for two proposed multibillion-dollar nuclear weapons-related projects, one in Tennessee and the second at Los Alamos, the National Nuclear Security Administration was forced to choose. It chose the facility in Tennessee.
“Within these budget realities it was very clear we couldn’t do both needs at the same time so we addressed the one that we thought was most critcal,” Chu said.
My colleague John Fleck was way out in front of this announcement with a story in yesterday’s paper, as well as this blog post this morning.
Please see tomorrow’s Journal for more on this big developing story in New Mexico, including some reaction from New Mexico’s congressional delegation.
FORT WORTH, TX (ATS Consultants) - The PGA Tour remains in Texas as the head to the Colonial in Fort Worth for the Crowne Plaza Invitational.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the defending champion is Zach Johnson, who is also a co-favorite with Charl Schwartzel at 14-1. Johnson won his second Colonial last year with a 1-shot win over Jason Dufner. The field is pretty strong but not great as there are just three from the top ten of the FedEx Cup Standings here.
Kuchar made 16 straight cuts on the PGA Tour and never missed the cut here. This course is made for him. He's 13th in the world rankings and has placed outside the top 10 in six of his last seven tournaments.
English has showed flashes of brilliance this year. He's just 23-years old and is one of the up-and-coming players. His best finish was a tie fifth at last year's Colonial. He is coming off a T17 last week which was hurt by a final round of +4. He's ready to break out and needs to just finish strong.
Cabrera had a T12 at the Byron Nelson Championship last week and nearly won the Masters. He finished in the top 20 in three of his last five starts overall.
At the Shanghai show, which opens to the public Friday, automakers plan to display dozens of electrics, from luxury SUVs to micro-compacts priced under $10,000. They aim to compete with gasoline-powered models on performance, cost and looks.
Ford has an electric venture with Zotye Auto. GM and its Chinese partners plan 10 electric models by next year. Mercedes Benz launched the Denza brand with BYD. VW’s electric joint venture, SOL, started selling an SUV last year.
'Inside Out' has a shot at hitting $90 million, while 'Jurassic World' continues to do T. Rex-like business; overseas, 'Minions' opens early in four markets.
The box-office contest between Pixar's Inside Out and Jurassic World is much closer than anyone expected.
Inside Out quickly won over the hearts and minds of moviegoers Friday, joyfully knocking Jurassic World from the top spot with an estimated $34.2 million from 3,946 theaters.
That puts the animated film on course to possibly cross $90 million for the weekend in North America — the best showing for an original Pixar title and the top opening for any Pixar title outside of Toy Story 3, which launched to $110.3 million and had the benefit of being part of a beloved franchise. (Disney is estimating $84 million-$89 million for Inside Out, while rivals have it hitting $90 million).
It's even more impressive considering the competition from Jurassic World, one of the biggest box-office sensations in history. Jurassic World, grossing $28.9 million Friday, is still expected to win the weekend overall with $103.3 million from 4,291 theaters, narrowly eclipsing The Avengers ($103 million) to score the top sophomore gross of all time. Through Sunday, Jurassic World will have earned nearly $400 million domestically for Universal and Legendary.
The weekend's other new entry is Dope, Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age story that made waves at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The movie grossed $2.4 million Friday for a projected $6.5 million domestic debut from 2,002 theaters. Open Road Films opted for a nationwide opening, versus a platform release.
Inside Out will be the first Pixar title not to place No. 1 in its domestic debut if it comes in behind Jurassic World. But opening-weekend spoils aren't everything, especially considering animated films can play far longer in the marketplace than live-action tentpoles. The critically acclaimed Inside Out, from directors Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen, nabbed an A CinemaScore and returns Pixar to the big screen for the first time in two years.
Sporting a 98 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the unique coming-of-age tale features the voices of Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Phyllis Smith and centers on five emotions — Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger — that try to protect a young girl when she is upset by her family's move to San Francisco.
In terms of previous Pixar openings, Toy Story 3 ranks No. 1, followed by sequel Monsters University ($82.4 million). Among original titles, The Incredibles ranks No. 1 with $70.4 million, followed by Finding Nemo ($70.3 million) and Docter's Up ($68.1 million).
Inside Out isn't the only animated film making noise. Overseas, Universal and Illumination Entertainment's Minions has begun rolling out, grossing a strong $12 million from four markets since opening midweek. The spin-off opens in North America July 10.