SAN FRANCISCO, June 13– A digital video and music distribution company plans to announce on Wednesday that it will make its movies available as encrypted files on the Internet using the controversial Gnutella software, a company spokeswoman said today.
The company, Sightsound.com, based in Mount Lebanon, Pa., obtained national visibility in April when it announced it would make 12 full-length feature films from Miramax available in a pay-per-view format.
The company now has several films available from its Web site that can be viewed using Microsoft's Windows Media Player and its digital-rights management technology, which is intended to prevent piracy. The files are generally larger than 100 megabytes, which can take a long time to transfer, but the company is focusing on users of new high-speed cable and digital subscriber line network connections.
The new distribution plan, analysts said, is an effort to leverage the file-sharing qualities of the Gnutella system to increase the marketing reach of commercial products.
Until now, Internet file-sharing software like that developed by Napster, iMesh, Scour and others has created a bitter dispute over the threat that the Internet might pose to the music and video industries as they move into the digital world.
Some analysts argue, however, that while the Internet might force content distributors to jettison their traditional business models, the current controversy over music piracy does not present an ultimate threat to intellectual property in the digital era.
"We believe that these kinds of distribution schemes will become increasingly common as the music and movie industries realize the kind of threat they are under," said Rob Enderle, an Internet industry analyst at Giga Information Group in Santa Clara, Calif.
Sightsound is both renting and selling digital movies online using Microsoft's software to view and charge for the films. Although the company plans to issue a news release on Wednesday announcing the distribution using Gnutella, a company spokesman said today that its executives would not be available to comment on the announcement because the company is in a "quiet period" before an initial public offering.
Gnutella was originally developed by programmers at Nullsoft, a subsidiary of America Online, but the company forced the programmers to stop developing the software soon after it was made available to the public because of its potential use in pirating content.
Since that time, other independent software developers have continued to refine the software. Gnutella differs from the Napster music distribution system in that there is no central index. Rather, indexes are created in a composite fashion based on each Gnutella client program querying other Gnutella users.
The various files that are shared are stored locally on individual users' machines.
Mike Monasco, a developer at Cxc.com, a small group that is refining the Gnutella technology, said today that this was the first such effort to use Gnutella commercially. "We also plan to offer encryption for Gnutella, using our own patented technology, which we will be offering as an open-source project," he said.
A potential Achilles' heel of all the efforts to protect digital information is that software pirates have so far had great success in attacking various protection schemes. Last year, for example, the encryption scheme underlying Microsoft's Windows Media audio format was broken only a day after it was introduced.
A Sightsound spokeswoman said today the company did not want to challenge pirates but that it would use commercially available encryption technology to protect its content.


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Visit to the Armed Forces Central Command Centre
Vladimir Putin was briefed on the Command Centre's operation and held a meeting with Defence Ministry officials.
Vladimir Putin heard a report via videoconference that the Voronezh-DM early warning radar station has been put on combat duty in Armavir.
In addition, the Commander-in-Chief was briefed on the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean, whose headquarters and operational command have been formed.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Shoigu, officers,
Today, I expect to hear your report on the Voronezh-DM new generation radar system. I know that it passed state tests successfully in April and May, which confirmed the highest performance characteristics.
Modern radars must be an important link in the missile warning system, seriously enhancing the combat potential of Russia's aerospace defence on the southern and south-western strategic directions. Suffice it to say that the Voronezh-DM radar station will completely take over the functions previously performed by the Dnepr and Daryal systems, which are located in the Ukraine and in Azerbaijan, respectively; in Mukachevo and Sevastopol, Ukraine, and Gabala in Azerbaijan.
Thus, we will strengthen our security guarantees in the priority directions. We must have the ability to monitor the situation and respond rapidly to any changes in the world and in these regions.
I have met with the new radar system's developers and I know its technical capabilities. We have honoured our scientists' achievements in this field. Radar station allows us to literally look over the horizon, to detect even the most inconspicuous object and to detect in a fraction of a second various types of missile launches hundreds and even thousands of kilometres away from our borders. We will continue to supply such equipment and new generation weapons to the aerospace defence troops.
Voronezh-M, another modern radar complex, was put into service in December 2011 in the Leningrad Region. The next step is Voronezh-DM radar in Armavir. Overall, seven more such stations will be put into operation by 2018.
I want to thank everyone who took part in the creation of this system, including the scientists and engineers whom I have already mentioned and who as I said, were honoured at the highest state level. As for those who will serve at the station, I wish you every success.
Another issue we will discuss today is related to the formation of the Russian Navy task force in the Mediterranean. As you know, our ships were stationed in that area permanently in the past. This is a strategically important region, where we have interests related to the national security of the Russian Federation. Therefore, we are talking about creating the conditions for the continued presence of Russian warships in the Mediterranean today. Please report on what solutions you have found.
Let's get to work. Go ahead, please.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Shoigu SergeiDefence Minister : Comrade Commander-in-Chief,
The deployment of the radar complex in Armavir and creation of the Russia Navy task force in the Mediterranean will contribute to strategic stability in the world and the balance of power in some regions. This is the result of a systemic and planned efforts carried out by the national military and political leadership in order to strengthen national defence.
The centre in Armavir is equipped with the Voronezh-DM new generation early warning radar station, which meets the latest requirements of aerospace defence. The complex will allow us to monitor the near-Earth space and extend the capabilities of the missile warning system in the south and south-west directions.
The resumption of Russian warships' permanent presence in the Mediterranean will ensure the protection of national interests in this currently troubled region.
The Navy task force will perform a wide range of tasks to ensure Russia's naval presence and economic activities in the Mediterranean.
The General Staff supervised the radar's preparation for deployment and the formation of the Navy task force. Chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces General Gerasimov will report on these issues.
Chief of the General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov: Comrade Commander-in-Chief,
Currently, our missile warning system includes six radar stations. Overall, they fulfil the objectives set. At the same time, our capabilities in certain areas are somewhat reduced for various objective reasons. Starting from February 2009, we no longer receive information from several radars located, in particular, in Ukraine, and in December last year the Gabala radar station was removed from missile defence system operations.
The Defence Ministry, together with companies in the defence industry, is making a significant effort to create and deploy new-generation radar facilities, created with the use of modern technology on a new element base, with the aim of increasing our missile warning system's capacity.
In 2012, a new prefabricated radar near Lekhtusi in Leningrad Region was added to the missile warning system. Similar radars have entered trial combat duty in Kaliningrad and Irkutsk, and today, a radar station in Armavir entered on duty. It surpasses the previous radars in terms of range, improved ballistic missile detection capability and interference immunity, while consuming less energy. The Armavir radar station deployment will allow us to significantly increase our aerospace surveillance capacity.
Let's hear the report by the Aerospace Defence Forces commander.
Vladimir Putin: Mr Golovko, please go ahead.
Aerospace Defence Forces Commander Alexander Golovko: Comrade Commander-in-Chief, the centre's staff is ready to enter on combat duty.
The radar's performance capabilities have been confirmed by official tests. The necessary conditions for maintaining round-the-clock combat readiness have been created. A separate radar centre has been equipped with Voronezh highly prefabricated radar and is ready to enter on combat duty. I am asking your permission to put the radar into "combat performance" mode.
Vladimir Putin: Go ahead.
Alexander Golovko: Duty commander, take the Voronezh radar station into combat alert mode. Combat crew, go on combat duty.
Report: Comrade Commander-in-Chief, the Voronezh radar station is in combat performance mode. The combat crew has begun fulfilling combat alert duties.
Alexander Golovko: Report accepted.
Comrade Commander-in-Chief, the Armavir radar centre has entered combat duty. Report completed.
Vladimir Putin: Very well.
Mr Golovko, I would like to thank you and all your officers for their work to get the station ready for operations.
I met with you and the commanders of other forces and we had a substantive discussion concerning our problems, of which we still have many, including in your area of responsibility. I won't repeat everything, and this wouldn't be the right place to do it; we remember what we agreed upon. We will meet again in the second half of the year for another comprehensive discussion.
I wish you success and I am asking you not to forget about our agreements. Please prepare for our next meeting as regards our plans for the near future in terms of developing our Armed Forces, including the tasks within your field of responsibility.
Thank you very much. Now let's talk about the Navy. Please, go ahead.
Valery Gerasimov: Comrade Commander-in-Chief, in accordance with your decision, a naval task force began fulfilling the tasks in the Mediterranean Sea as of June 1.
Currently, it comprises 16 surface combatants and three ship-based helicopters. In the future, the composition of the task force will vary depending on the situation.
The task force headquarters is deployed on the Admiral Panteleyev large anti-submarine destroyer. Being under operational command of 1st Rank Captain Yury Zemsky, the task force reports to the Black Sea fleet commander.
I suggest that we listen to the report by 1st Rank Captain Yury Zemsky on the unit's readiness to perform the tasks set.
Vladimir Putin: Mr Zemsky, please go ahead.
Russian Naval Task Force Commander Yury Zemsky: Comrade Commander-in-Chief,
The task force's main efforts are focused on fulfilling the following tasks: foreign naval activity surveillance in the Mediterranean Sea, naval presence and showing the colours of the Russian Federation, ensuring safe navigation and maritime economic activity for Russia. Also, the task force is ready to fulfil impromptu tasks, taking into account the situation unfolding in the region.
The task force includes four combat teams located in Western and Eastern Mediterranean. Battle training events are underway. Our plans include missile and artillery shooting practice, and visits to ports in Cyprus, Malta, Syria and other Mediterranean states.
The task force's combat potential is maintained at the necessary level. The personnel is healthy; its moral and psychological condition is good.
Comrade Commander-in-Chief, we have begun discharging combat duty tasks in the regions specified.
Vladimir Putin: Thank you, Mr Zemsky.
Comrades, I would like to draw your attention to the following. The government has allocated very extensive resources toward developing the Navy. It is very important for these resources to be spent wisely and for all our plans and objectives to be fulfilled on time and with proper quality.
Restoring the Russian Navy's permanent presence in the Mediterranean Sea is not about flexing our muscles. We have done a great deal jointly with our partners, including partners from NATO countries, with regard to the threat from criminal organisations; this included doing many things together in the fight against piracy.
I count on our Navy men in the Mediterranean Sea to, first of all, receive new modern technology in due time, and second, to build positive, partner-based relations with their colleagues in the Mediterranean and with all our partners who are present in these regions of the world.
I wish you all successful work and fair seas, and I hope that all the tasks set by the Russian leadership and the Defence Ministry will be carried out thoroughly and adequately.
Thank you very much for your work.
Publication date: June 6, 2013, 16:15
Last updated at March 20, 2015, 18:00

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Technology in marketing has become critical in targeting, reaching and engaging consumers – and driving sales. Advertising campaigns are increasingly powered by data: brand-collected, agency and third-party. Additionally, Influencers continue to play a key role in the marketing value chain, with 94% of the brands, agencies, and retailers finding influencer marketing beneficial, according to Liniqia. Ad/Edge tackles how brands, agencies, and publishers are adapting their strategies to keep up with cutting-edge technologies and consumer behaviors, and the structural changes that are reshaping the industry as a result.
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DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - March 26, 2010) - NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NWMT) today announced a 2009 financial highlights review Webcast scheduled for release Friday, April 2, 2010. NewMarket is a fully-reporting public company with an upcoming requirement to publish its financial results for 2009. CEO Bruce Noller plans to present the Company's financial performance highlights for 2009 in the Webcast scheduled for next week. Management has recently announced expecting the upcoming report to reflect a substantial improvement in net income compared to the previous year. Management also anticipates positive revenue results compared to the previous year. A link to the on-demand Webcast will be published to the NewMarket website upon release.


Vastavam web: Actor Tony Cavalero has been roped in to play rocker Ozzy Osbourne in Motley Crue biopic titled "The Dirt".The film is being directed by Jeff Tremaine, which is based on the 2001 autobiography "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", according to The Hollywood Reporter.Osbourne shot to fame as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath in the 1970s and was sacked from the group in 1979.
He emerged as a bigger name in the 1980s with Motley Crue, which combined hard rock, heavy metal and glam rock and went on to sell over 100 million albums worldwide."The Dirt" also features Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx, Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars, Daniel Webber as Vince Neil and rapper Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee.
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voice actors needed~ contest
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jakarta - A suspected supporter of Islamic State Thursday in a suburb of Jakarta three Indonesian policemen wounded with a knife. The police shot him in the leg. The officers and the 21-year-old attacker were treated at a hospital.
At the site of the attack in Tangerang were a pipe bomb and a placard with the emblem of the terror group were found.
According to the authorities, the terror group IS probably more than 1,200 followers in Indonesia, out of a population of 250 million, of whom the vast majority practice a moderate form of Islam. Nearly four hundred Indonesians would have joined IS in Syria or Iraq. Police are wary of returning jihadists now have to abandon the group in both countries terrain.


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President Trump could save tax payers as much as $22 million from working with a leaner White House payroll, Forbes Magazine reported Sunday.
The piece is written by a contributor who used his nonprofit, OpenTheBooks.com, to assess the savings Trump is projected to have compared to Obama.
On Friday, White House released its annual report to Congress detailing the names, statuses and salaries of 377 employees.
The findings, according to Forbes, suggest Trump's administration employs 100 fewer staff members than his predecessor, President Barack Obama, which could ultimately yield $5.1 million in payroll savings when compared to fiscal 2015 under Obama.
First lady Melania Trump's office is staffed with five staffers, compared to the reported 24 staffers who served Michelle Obama in her first year in 2009.
Both administrations have the same number of top advisers with the title of "Assistants to the President" -- 22. Those who serve under Trump reportedly make almost $8,000 more a year, with a salary of $179,700 compared to Obama's advisers, who received top pay of $172,000 in his first year.
The Forbes analysis found that unlike Obama, Trump has not hired "czars" or people who led special initiatives. Obama had dozens of these people in such roles, with some making around or more than $100,000 a year.
Two of Trump's key advisors, Gary Cohn and Christopher Liddell, are paid reduced salaries of $30,000, the lowest salaries among all White House staff.
Cohn, the director of the White House National Economic Council, formerly served as the president of Goldman Sacks and current director of the White House National Economic Council. Liddell, who serves as the director of Strategic Initiatives in the White House, also formerly served as Microsoft's Chief Financial Officer.
Trump repeatedly vowed on the campaign trail to shrink the government.
Trump also said he'll donate his annual salary to the Department of Interior so that it could work on repairs and other needs at military cemeteries.


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Clean Code Development - Quality Seal: how to import/parse or create json/gson as arraylist from strings.xml in android?
how to import/parse or create json/gson as arraylist from strings.xml in android?
Today i'm gonna show to you, how we can profit from the existing Gson library while dealing with array lists in the string.xml file. The benefits of it is that can define as many strings.xml entries as we need and import/parse the whole list structures almost without any effort.
download the Gson library from here Gson 2.2.4. Don't worry about the "deprecated" tag. It is not really deprecated. Only parts of it acc. to its developer. We can continue using it. Than unzip it and cut/paste the following jar (gson-2.2.4.jar) in the libs folder from your project.
You'll need a data container to hold the read points. So lets define a structure for it.
With the Gson lib, import/parse the array into a json structure. The benefits of it is that can define as many strings.xml entries as you need and import the whole list structure almost without any effort.
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Recent reviews of the staffing at many hospitals and clinics supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have shown a serious shortage of psychiatrists available to attend to veterans with mental conditions.
The VA reports that there's a 15% national vacancy rate for mental health professionals at VA run hospitals and clinics. This number is as high as 20% in some areas, such as the northwest and south. In September 2011, it was determined that 266 psychiatrists needed to be hired at VA facilities across the U.S. to meet increasing demands, yet the hiring process was taking an average of 8 months to complete.
This news is concerning to many disabled veterans who are seeking diagnosis and treatment for common mental health disorders connected to their military service. Many veterans are waiting weeks, even months for evaluation or treatment for conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is diagnosed to 10,000 veterans every 3 months.
Applying and qualifying for veterans' disability benefits is an important step in becoming eligible for mental health treatment through the VA hospitals. A veteran who's experiencing symptoms of a mental disorder should get in touch with a veterans' disability attorney to learn about their right to evaluation and treatment for their condition, even if it may take some time to obtain service from a VA psychiatrist.


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Inside 'Battlestar Galactica'
[Editor's note:HowStuffWorks.com published this article in 2005, and it reflects the viewpoints of its creators at that time.]
Splashy, stylish and very expensive for 1978, Battlestar Galactica was TV's answer to Star Wars. In case you missed it the first time around, Galactica was a sci-fi adventure show about a fleet of human refugees searching for Earthly asylum while under constant threat from the vanquishing Cylon robots they created. It ran for just one season on ABC, but in its time it became a worldwide cult favorite and has maintained a devoted following to this day.
Even so, it took 25 years to resurrect Galactica in the form of a miniseries starring Edward James Olmos in the Commander Adama role originally played by Lorne Greene. That 2003 incarnation was so successful that the Sci Fi Channel brought it back this year as a regular series, not a sequel but a re-imagining of the original premise. Read on to hear what members of the new cast and crew told us about the series.
Winning Over The Fans
Budget Smarts
A Whole New Galactica
Darker Storyline
Hatch's Take
Will Dirk Benedict Return?
Tricia Helfer as Number Six
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Some updates -- including turning Lt. Starbuck, Dirk Benedict's role in the original, into a woman (Katee Sackhoff) -- outraged some diehard fans. But good stories, performances and the kind of effects that would have been impossible back in '78 have resulted in strong ratings. The show's numbers have validated executive producer-writer Ronald Moore's belief that "the fan community has started to embrace this version of the show."
For Moore, who also produced the miniseries, the challenge of creating a large-scale sci fi drama for television has its financial and logistical challenges. "We don't have a huge budget," he says, unwilling to get specific but confirming that it's "significantly less" than that of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Luckily, the crew had the foresight to save the sets created for the 2003 miniseries. "We did the miniseries with a series in mind, and constructed all the sets that would be standing sets including the entire Galactica, the Vipers, the Raptors," explains Moore. "We have three soundstages in Vancouver and we go on location in the surrounding area. With the Canadian dollar, it's cheaper to shoot there because costs are lower. Right now the exchange rate is not so favorable, but it's still a savings," he notes.
New construction is always a huge budgetary line item in a sci fi series. Some new settings in the scripts still required new building projects, including the planet Caprica and the prison ship. Visual effects using green screen also add to the bill. "We do some shows that are light on visual effects work and save the money to blow it later on a big, heavy visual effects sequence," Moore notes.
He has, however, made a point "to not make the show about the gadgets or gee-whiz scientific things," and uses the Galactica back story as justification. "Part of the premise is that this society got in trouble because they were too high tech and they created the Cylons. Now they've pulled so far back. They don't have network computers anymore. They don't have cell phones. They have run away from technology because it bit them in the ass," Moore explains. "So the phones have cords on them and people use grease pencils on tabletops. They obviously have advanced technology but they've chosen not to use a great deal of it."
A Viper Mark VII makes a three point landing.
Moore found the miniseries experience invaluable in terms of learning what worked and what didn't. "That year off gave us a lot of time to refine and work out the kinks. We found problems with certain sets and different angles and lighting schemes but it was mostly just tweaking. We changed the way we light the sets and, I think they're lit better than they were in the miniseries in certain ways. We aged down the Galactica quite a bit in between. We've gone much more strongly into a hand-held arena with the cinematography -- very few steadicams, truly hand-held. The show looks better when it's more free form."
One key difference between the miniseries and series is that the former was shot on 35mm film and the series is shot on digital video. "The savings are significant, and it looks great. I forget it's not film," Moore says. "We've crossed that threshold where the distinction between the two is gone."
A fan of the original series, Moore wanted to preserve two iconic elements. "The Vipers are nearly identical. It's classic good design. The design of the Galactica herself is fairly similar; it still looks like an alligator on skis. But we got rid of everything else. We pretty much said we wanted to have a different esthetic. We wanted it to be more gritty, more real, feel like a real place where people live and work. But at the heart of it I tried to preserve the mythology and the basic premise. It is Battlestar Galactica. I just wanted it to be a different take on it."
The new Galactica cast
Moore's approach also differs from his previous series Star Trek: Next Generation and Deep Space Nine in terms of avoiding "the planet of the week and encountering an alien race that is some metaphor for human society. There weren't going to be a lot of shoot 'em up firefights with guys running around on the surface of the planet. We weren't going to be doing bug-eyed aliens. We weren't going to be doing a lot of things that are the staples of the genre and as a result we could put all our resources into this one ship and this one world and really concentrate on it and bring it to life."
To Moore, the dark tone of the premise, "an apocalyptic bolt-from-the-blue attack that wipes out a civilization and leaves a core group of survivors," can be handled much more realistically than it could in 1978, and gains extra significance in the current historical climate. "The show is definitely imbued with themes from the 9/11 attack, the war in Iraq, the war against terrorism, to civil liberties, security, freedom and all the issues we grapple with daily," he says.
Populating the gritty new Galactica alongside Olmos and Sackhoff, are Jamie Bamber as Capt. Lee "Apollo" Adama, James Callis as Dr. Gaius Baltar, Tricia Helfer as Number Six and Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin. In two episodes this season, original Apollo Richard Hatch returns as imprisoned revolutionary Tom Zarek.
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Richard Hatch has remained closely aligned with the Galactica world for the past decade. He appears at sci fi conventions, writes comic books and tie-in novels, and contributes his voice to a character in a Battlestar prequel game for PlayStation 2 and XBox. He also owns and operates battlestargalactica.com.
Playing a new character in an altered version made it easier for him. "What could have been an awkward situation got smoothed over very quickly. Everybody was friendly and also fans of the original show so I didn't feel like I was in an alien environment with a bunch of strangers. I had to work hard to get over my bias and prejudice because I loved the original story so much," Hatch continues. "Now I can look at it on its own terms and appreciate it and not compare it."
Remembering the three-story bridge of the original spaceship, Hatch was pleasantly surprised by the look and scope of the new production. "The sets were big, more detailed and the ships more weathered and real. I was blown away." He hopes that this version will last longer than the first, which proved too costly to repeat for additional seasons. "We had high ratings for a first year show but it was too expensive and we couldn't get the shows completed in time to air them." Also, he adds, "They didn't realize the merchandising value of the show," and produced few collectibles. Hatch owns a lunchbox, plus "a couple of the original Vipers that were used for special effects. I think they're worth in the thousands and thousands of dollars."
He also has one of Apollo's jackets. "I liked the costume. I wasn't that into the cape," he confides. "But I liked the boots and the leather jackets."
Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Kate Sackhoff) struggles to survive on a desolate planet after her Viper is shot down in combat.
Hatch sees an opportunity for Galactica in the void left by the canceled Farscape, Babylon 5, and the soon-to-be-canceled Star Trek: Enterprise. The built-in Galactica fan base gives it a good head start at building a loyal following. It has already been renewed for season two, and Hatch is slated to return.
Will we see any other original Battlestar cast members, maybe The A-Team's Dirk Benedict? "We've talked about it but it's about finding the right role for them," says Ron Moore. "Tom Zarek is an interesting character that we'd use in the show whether Richard came to play him or not -- he's just an extra bonus. We'll do the same thing if we bring anybody else in."
Gerri Miller "Inside 'Battlestar Galactica'" 3 March 2005.
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RIOT is a simulator of riots, based on the tragic events taking place in many parts of the world in these times of crisis ... The game is being funded via Web IndieGoGo, where you can already support the initiative (starting at $ 5 for receive the game on the mobile platform selected).
T he project has already raised $ 18,000 of the $ 15,000, so it definitely will take place and will be available at a date not yet confirmed for iOS, Android, PC and Mac.
The game recreates Pixel Art style very accomplished and attractive, the "typical" riots between demonstrators and police, having to choose and control one of the two "sides" facing.
As you can see from the pictures, the style of play is a kind of strategy game, where we have to decide what steps to take to prevent the other side we gain ground, but will have to wait for more information to see if only based on street battles or allows any side management, getting through to politicians, journalists, resources, protesters, policemen and destruction.
We will monitor developments happening around the project and we have been very interesting, both in content and continent.


Sure I was disappointed with simple health, universal ammo and no skills but in the end it wasn't important. Not for me, at least. What was important for me was the story and the fact that it was a Deus Ex story.
People rant here, whether DX3 will be "RPG enough.� I don't care. I never considered DX1 an RPG. If anything, "FPS with RPG elements.� But how I really saw it, was as an adventure game. The kind Roberta tried to do with the last King's Quest but failed. The shooting part of Deus Ex was not bad but nothing spectacular, RPG stuff brought some nice touches, but the best and the really important part that made the game was a damn good story, complex, unpredictable and surprisingly long.
DX2 was a continuation of that story and that was enough for me.
So, to the subject. The only thing I really care is that the story in DX3 will be at least as good as in DX2. And that it will be a Deus Ex story, not just a story of some guy with mechanical augmentations hated by ignorant mobs. I mean, the DX1 events happen in 2052, DX3 is set up in 2027 — 25 years earlier. Paul is already born, Beth DuClare is, probably, in Nicolette age, Morgan Everett, Stanton Dowd are rising starts of the Illuminati while Lucius DeBeers is still at the helm, Bob Page is a young and enthusiastic student of Everett, Joseph Manderley is making his career in US politics, Tracer Tong just started working for Luminous Path, Sam Carter is a young officer, Gary Savage looking for sponsors for UC project, etc.
What I really want is to see most of that characters in DX3 or, at least, hear of them. Not from the very beginning, of course — it's a conspiracy, after all, so all the pieces will be revealed only at the very end, but it should be the same conspiracy. So after finishing we could honestly say: yes, DX1 was indeed a true sequel do DX3.


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VALPARAISO – As Derrik Smits takes the floor for pregame introductions, the public-address announcer saves him for last.
The description fits Valparaiso's redshirt junior, and not just because his position is center. When you are 7-foot-1 with a former NBA All-Star for a father, the spotlight tends to find you, as do double- and triple-teams in the low post.
Unselfish to a fault, the younger Smits takes great pride in his passing, but the home crowd groans on a snowy Saturday afternoon against Northern Iowa as the big man whips a crosscourt pass into the third row.
"Terrible pass!" a 40-something male fan barks from his perch about a dozen rows up on the bleachers behind the Crusaders bench.
"Terrible," his bearded buddy agrees.
Yanked from the game 3 ½ minutes in after picking up a touch foul, Smits later misses from point-blank range after slipping past Luke McDonnell, the 6-9 Iowan assigned to guard him.
"I don't know why he didn't dunk that," the bearded man says.
On it goes like this as the league-leading Crusaders (12-7) struggle to put the visitors away. Smits, on his way to a five-turnover game but also his third double-double of the season, elicits a variety of muttered outbursts from those same two fans behind the home bench.
Following the directive of coach Matt Lottich, the Crusaders keep feeding the ball to Smits, who gradually gains confidence. His shot is blocked a couple of times early in the second half, but Smits keeps coming.
He finishes with 21 points and 11 rebounds, an outburst that includes a pseudo skyhook through the lane (a miss), a nifty reverse layup with his off (right) hand and, finally, a fake-and-spin move so impressive not even his harshest critics could hold back.
"Whoa!" the bearded man says.
A few minutes after Saturday's 75-66 win, Smits stands in the hallway outside the Crusaders' locker room and ponders the question.
Has he heard yet from his famous father?
Playing through contact and finishing at the rim are common themes in their high-level, father-son basketball conversations. So is the importance of making your free throws, something Rik did at a 77-percent clip in his 12 NBA seasons (all with the Pacers), while Derrik is shooting just 63.8 percent in college.
His father brings up free-throw shooting "all the time," his son says.
Seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference at 6.4 rebounds per game, Smits also ranks fifth in blocked shots (1.3 average) and second in field-goal percentage (.608). If he keeps up the latter pace, he will rank among the school's all-time leaders for a season.
Lottich, the former Stanford guard who paces the sideline with his ever-present white index card in hand, was pleased with his center's output in a 25-minute showing. Foul trouble limited Smits to just 19 minutes in last week's conference loss at Loyola Chicago, but this was a step forward.
While Rik played at 7-4, his son still cedes him 3 inches in height – for now.
As it turns out, Rik Smits didn't fire off a couple of postgame texts immediately after watching Saturday's win from his home in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Instead, he gave his son some space.
Working for low-block position to get 18 shot attempts was good. Missing half of those, most of them at the rim, was not.
It has been a gradual climb for the former Zionsville High School standout, who used a redshirt season to heal an ankle injury and then pushed his averages to 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 17.8 minutes as a sophomore.
Last summer, Smits got serious about his game. He went back to his dad's home in Arizona and worked with a personal strength coach as well as Vaughn Compton, who tutored him and other aspiring pros up to three times a week.
After packing on enough muscle to finally tip the scales north of 250 pounds, Smits played for the Dutch National "B" team on a seven-game trek through Europe. Trading elbows in the low post with men in their mid- to late-20s was a growth experience for him, but training daily in spartan gyms amid a heatwave caused him to shed much of his precious bulk.
Even so, Derrik is second on the Valpo team in scoring at 12.4 points per game, and there is a general sense he is just getting started.
The elder Smits, who was averaging nearly 25 points and nine rebounds by his senior season at Marist, says he is "pretty pleased" with how this season is going.
None of this is to suggest it has been a burden for Derrik to carry the Smits family name. Far from it.
Whatever added attention his surname might bring on the court and from opposing fans on the road is more than offset by the close father-son relationship.
Rik has encouraged his son to study YouTube videos of Hall of Fame centers like Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but it's his father's moves that Derrik seems to have studied the most. When Derrik breaks out the so-called up-and-under, his father will nod and smile.
And while Rik would like to see his son try a few more turnaround jumpers on the baseline, maybe finish with both hands around the rim a little more or let it fly from 3-point range, he is determined to let his son live his own life.
Crusaders coaches appreciate the respectful distance the former NBA All-Star keeps. They also see the way Derrik acts when he's on the bench, rooting for his teammates and counting down the last few seconds of the shot clock for their benefit, and appreciate that as well.
Toon van Helfteren, coach of the Dutch national team, is Smits' former Orange Lions teammate. When "B" team coach Peter van Noord asked Smits if he would serve as an assistant on Derrik's traveling team last summer, the offer was appreciated but ultimately declined.
Rik made the short trip to Las Vegas to watch Valpo beat UNLV in late November, then followed Derrik back to Indiana for a two-game stretch at the start of December. But that's been it for in-person attendance so far this year.
A return trip for the MVC or NCAA tournaments seems likely, but even watching his son on television is difficult enough, the elder Smits admits after a day of dirt-biking on his property.
Off the court, Smits is proud his son has already graduated with a 3.2 grade-point average. Derrik's degree is in communication with a minor in business administration.
First, however, Derrik Smits is working to wring the most out of his talent and perhaps become the second in his family to play pro ball.


Born in 1970 in Shaanxi, China, Liu Ruo Wang creates art that touches on an immense array of cultural elements, while still remaining firmly rooted in a personal journey through time and struggle. Turning a childhood of myth and folklore into a representation of the Chinese spirit, the artist chooses to glorify the ordinary man by presenting him as an emblem of solidarity, tying together bands of soldiers in distinctly Eastern colour, texture and form. A coalescence of nostalgia and tribute, the artist immortalizes his roots, while subtly commanding conceptual trails into the history and significance that form the rich heritage behind the industrialized modernity of his people.
As if raised from the soil of the Loess Plateau itself, the earthy warriors of Liu Ruo Wang are poised in magnificent statures of bravado, mouths agape in resilient shouts. With red faces symbolic of the great general Guan Yu and of loyalty and righteousness, the bronze soldiers proudly wear Northern Shanxi garb - resplendent as beacons of cultural language and homage. Derived from myth, cultivated with skill and endowed with meaning drawn from the heart of Chinese heritage: Liu Ruo Wang brings us the essence of a childhood fascination cradled in timeless representation.
Widely established and exhibited, the artist's works are collected by numerous prestigious institutions in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, France, Italy, New Zealand and the USA.
"I was born in the 1970s in a small village in Shanxi, where I spent a sometimes gloomy, sometimes happy childhood. As I recall, during my childhood our village had still not solved the problems of adequate food and warmth, we also didn't have electricity. The only fun to be had was listening to my grandfather tell stories.
My grandfather was a learned and somewhat conservative man. Under his influence, during my childhood I read "Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", "Outlaws of the Marsh" and other classic works. I worshipped the heroes of these stories, and from then on I endlessly painted Guan Yu, The Monkey King, Lu Zhishen and the other heroes of my imagination. This played an important part in my personal enlightenment.
As I gradually grew up, I searched for knowledge so I could make a living. From classes at school I could only gain a superficial knowledge of Western art, repeatedly I tried and failed with these techniques, I couldn't escape the influence of my childhood but at the same time, I felt that my earlier efforts were just childish doodles. They were not art, so they should be discarded. Through these years I struggled with contradictions – so-called meditation and seeking enlightenment. I wandered around, trying to learn the essence of art; and I was miserable. Although most days I was hungry and I had no place to stay, I restrained myself from material pursuits and paid close attention to people's spirit. "Sleep on brushwood and taste gall", "Riding alone for thousands of miles" - Chinese people encourage this spirit, they are solemn and stirring, honest and unsophisticated with a vitally energetic nature. Throughout the ages, the Chinese people have remained the same.
In recent years, living in Beijing I have begun to think about 'world affairs', I have looked through a crack in the door and spied some of the changes in the world. In my understanding of the world, in the world of affairs, whether these affairs are good or bad, important, magnificent, tragic…they become the history of ordinary Chinese people. 'Success and failures vanish when we turn our heads', even magnificent events must tomorrow become the past – amid so many people, am I still sure which road to follow?


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A leaked image tipping some specifications of a Samsung Galaxy S7 variant has hit the Web. Separately, a couple of images showing the purported front panel of the Galaxy S7 have also surfaced online, giving us a faint idea of the display size of the final product.
According to the image shared by Sammobile, a Samsung Galaxy S7 variant could feature 5.7-inch QHD display – probably the largest rumored variant in the series, the Galaxy S7 Plus. It is also said the variant will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. The image further suggests the smartphone to sport a 12.2-megapixel rear camera sensor with larger pixel size than what we saw in 16-megapixel camera of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. A 5-megapixel front-facing camera has also been suggested.
Other specifications mentioned in the leaked image indicate the Galaxy S7 variant will sport 4GB RAM and a fingerprint sensor as well. We are yet to see what Samsung has in store for us.
In a separate report by Phonearena, two images showing the rumoured Galaxy S7 smartphone's display panel have popped up. The images show the purported Galaxy S7 panel against those of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5. The images indicate the front panel of the smartphone squarer than the ones in Galaxy Note 5. Some of the sensor holes can be seen placed on the top-left side.
Last week it was reported that the Samsung Galaxy S7 will feature a 5.1-inch display, while the Galaxy S7 Edge and the Galaxy S7 Plus variants will sport 5.5-inch display and 6-inch display respectively. Unfortunately, there was no word on the screen size of Galaxy S7 Edge Plus, the fourth variant tipped. Also mentioned was that the Galaxy S7 Edge will be the only smartphone offering curved screens.


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Court Authorizes Benada to Continue Operations During Chapter 11 Proceedings
by Penny Stacey, pstacey@glass.com
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida has issued an order authorizing Benada Aluminum, which filed for Chapter 11 last week, to continue operating its business and managing its property.
As part of the order, the company is permitted to continue paying all of its employees and providing them with benefits "in the ordinary course of business."
"The court may review, and grant appropriate relief, if such salaries or benefits are later determined to be unreasonable," writes the court.
In addition, the order allows the Sanford, Fla.-based company to pay all of its necessary and current expenses for operating its business, including taxes, "to the extent that such payments are necessary to preserve the assets or operate the business."
As part of the agreement with the court, the company will be required to file monthly reports with the court and to provide any information needed for the administration of the state.
Benada's reorganization plan is due 150 days from the date of its original Chapter 11 filing—on August 1.
The company also has requested the court's permission to name Brad Aldrich of Transaction Data Processing Corp., as chief restructuring officer.
Additionally, the court has authorized the company to obtain post-petition financing from Wells Fargo Bank in the principal amount of $5 million to be borrowed on an interim basis and $1.25 million from FTL Capital LLC. According to the order, Benada currently owes Wells Fargo approximately $5.7 million in debt developed prior to the Chapter 11 filing and $2 million to FTL Capital.
"The debtor represents that it cannot reorganize unless it is able to use cash collateral and obtain post-petition financing for its business operation," writes the court. "The debtor believes that continuing to operate its business as a going concern is in the best interests of its estate and creditors."
Benada Aluminum Products filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last week. The company was formed as a Florida limited liability corporation just more than a year ago, to purchase the assets of two aluminum products manufacturing companies: Florida Extruders International and Benada Aluminum of Florida Inc. (BAF).
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The National Popular Vote is fundamental; it's about the structure—the bones—of our democracy and impacts a vast array of common-good goals and priorities because they likely will find a much more conducive federal environment under a President elected by the majority of citizens.
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Convicted Connecticut Jewelry Store Thief Released After Posting $2,500 Bail
VI Free Press · December 5, 2020
CAUGHT, THEN RELEASED: Jerry Carter, 50, of Hartford, Connecticut.
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New Jersey resident who violated his probation in Connecticut was arrested by police at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas on Friday night, authorities said.
Jerry Carter, 50, of Lawrence, N.J. was arrested at 7:45 p.m. Friday and then released after posting bail, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
"According to the warrant, Carter failed to pay court-ordered restitution for a larceny in which he was convicted," VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) notified VIPD Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives that Carter was a fugitive from justice.
Carter was detained at the airport by CBP officers and then turned over to local police for processing.
"He was booked, able to post ten (10) percent of his $25,000.00 bond, and released pending advice of rights," the VIPD said.
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VIPD CIB arrested Jerry Carter at the CE King Airport on a warrant from Connecticut for violating his probation. He was booked, able to post ten (10) percent of his $25,000.00 bond, and released pending Advise of Rights. pic.twitter.com/NM6GUu2CSo
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In 1992, a Jerry Carter pleaded guilty to an attempted murder conspiracy charge in Superior Court in Connecticut under the Alford doctrine, meaning he did not admit to the allegations but acknowledged there was probably enough evidence to convict him. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to court records. He was 21 at the time.
When he was arrested in 1991 in that case, police said he was one of two men involved in the killing of 31-year-old Hubert Pinnock, a drug addict and career burglar who was fatally shot January 28, 1991.
Police in Connecticut said that Carter has been a fugitive from justice in the past on kidnapping and robbery charges. He has a criminal history of robbing jewelry stores, they said.
In one two-year period, he was accused of stealing at least $2.5 million worth of jewelry, by robbing five Connecticut-area jewelry stores.
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Kristin Chenoweth Leaves 'The Good Wife' Role Following Injury
Megan Pacella
More than a month after being injured on the set of the CBS series 'The Good Wife' in July, Kristin Chenoweth is still recovering from a blow to the head that caused her to be hospitalized. Unfortunately, the lengthy recovery time has made it impossible for the talented actress and singer to return to her role on the show.
According to the Associated Press, Chenoweth released a statement on Monday (August 13) that she will not be able to return to her position on 'The Good Wife' "at this time." She also expressed "deep regret" about the situation.
The 44-year-old actress, who scored a recurring role on the drama after her comedy 'GCB' was canceled (despite developing a cult following), suffered a head injury when an errant piece of equipment was knocked over by a gust of wind last month. The heavy scaffolding fell on top of Chenoweth, who tumbled to the ground and smacked her head on the concrete. A TMZ source claimed that the scaffolding hit the singer/actress "square in the head," and that she appeared to be knocked out. Ouch!
The actress had a short stay in the hospital, where she was treated for head wounds, but she mentioned in her statement on Monday that recovery has been slow.
The 'I Didn't' singer -- who released her fourth album, 'Some Lessons Learned,' in September 2011 -- will appear in the September 30th season premiere of 'The Good Wife.' But as far as her once-regular role on the legal drama goes, we're not sure who will take her place. For now, the most important thing is that Chenoweth makes a complete and quick recovery. We wish her the best.
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When it comes to our food choices, many of us do the best we can to ensure that what we're putting on our plates are the healthiest and most nutritious foods possible. But given so many choices, it's not easy to know exactly what we should be eating — so we put our trust in conventional wisdom, common sense, and what the experts have to say.
But what if the experts are wrong? A lot of the science is now showing that many commonly held beliefs about what a healthy diet should look like are utterly wrong. Here are the top 11 biggest lies, myths, and misconceptions told to us by mainstream nutrition.
There's one thing that nutrition professionals have had remarkable success with...and that is demonizing incredibly healthy foods.
The worst example of that is eggs, which happen to contain a large amount of cholesterol and were therefore believed to increase the risk of heart disease.
But recently it has been proven that the cholesterol in your diet doesn't really raise the cholesterol in blood. In fact, eggs primarily raise the "good" cholesterol and are NOT associated with increased risk of heart disease (1, 2).
What we're left with is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. They're high in all sorts of nutrients along with unique antioxidants that protect our eyes (3).
To top it all of, despite being a "high fat" food, eggs are proven to cause significant weight loss, compared to bagels, as a breakfast food (4, 5).
A massive review article published in 2010 looked at 21 prospective epidemiological studies with a total of 347,747 subjects. Their results: absolutely no association between saturated fat and heart disease (6).
Eating saturated fat raises the amount of HDL (the "good") cholesterol in the blood and changes the LDL from small, dense LDL (very bad) to Large LDL, which is benign (8, 9).
The idea that humans should be basing their diets on grains has never made sense.
Grains are fairly low in nutrients compared to other real foods, like vegetables. They are also rich in a substance called phytic acid which binds essential minerals in the intestine and prevents them from being absorbed (10).
Modern wheat contains a large amount of a protein called gluten, but there is evidence that a significant portion of the population may be sensitive to it (11, 12, 13).
Eating gluten can damage the intestinal lining, cause pain, bloating, stool inconsistency and tiredness (14, 15). Gluten consumption has also been associated with schizophrenia and cerebellar ataxia, both serious disorders of the brain (16, 17).
A high protein diet has been claimed to cause both osteoporosis and kidney disease. It is true that eating protein increases calcium excretion from the bones in the short term, but the long term studies actually show the opposite effect.
In the long term, protein has a strong association with improved bone health and a lower risk of fracture (18, 19). Additionally, studies don't show any association of high protein with kidney disease in otherwise healthy people (20, 21).
Do you know what regular food tastes like when all the fat has been taken out of it? Well, it tastes like cardboard. No one would want to eat it. The food manufacturers know this and therefore they add other things to compensate for the lack of fat.
Bottom Line: Low-fat foods are often highly processed products loaded with sugar, corn syrup or artificial sweeteners. They can be extremely unhealthy.
This has actually been put to the test multiple times. Controlled studies where one group eats many small meals and the other the same amount of food in fewer meals show that there is literally no difference between the two (27, 28).
In fact, one study in obese men revealed that eating 6 meals per day led to less feelings of fullness compared to 3 meals (29). Not only is eating so often practically useless for most of the people out there, it may even be harmful.
It is not natural for the human body to be constantly in the fed state. In nature, we used to fast from time to time and we didn't eat nearly as often as we do today. When we don't eat for a while, a cellular process called autophagy cleans waste products out of our cells (30). Fasting or not eating from time to time is good for you.
The mainstream view is that everyone should eat a low-fat diet, with carbs being around 50-60% of total calories. This sort of diet contains a lot of grains and sugars, with very small amounts of fatty foods like meat and eggs.
This type of diet may work well for some people, especially those who are naturally lean. But for those who are obese, have the metabolic syndrome or diabetes, this amount of carbohydrates is downright dangerous.
Polyunsaturated fats are considered healthy because some studies show that they lower your risk of heart disease. But there are many types of polyunsaturated fats and they are not all the same.
Most importantly, there are both Omega-3 fatty acids and Omega-6 fatty acids.
I personally believe low-carb diets to be a potential cure for many of the most common health problems in western nations. The low-fat diet peddled all around the world is fairly useless against many of these diseases. It simply does not work.
However, low-carb diets have repeatedly been shown to lead to much better outcomes.
1. Reduce body fat more than calorie-restricted low-fat diets, even though the low-carb dieters are allowed to eat as much as they want (41, 42).
2. Lower blood pressure significantly (43, 44).
3. Lower blood sugar and improve symptoms of diabetes much more than low-fat diets (45, 46, 47, 48).
4. Increase HDL (the good) cholesterol much more (49, 50).
5. Lower triglycerides much more than low-fat diets (51, 52, 53).
6. Change the pattern of LDL (bad) cholesterol from small, dense (very bad) to Large LDL, which is benign (54, 55).
7. Low carb diets are also easier to stick to, probably because they don't require you to restrict calories and be hungry all the time. More people in the low-carb groups make it to the end of the studies (56, 57).
It is commonly believed that sugar is bad for you because it contains empty calories. It's true, sugar has a lot of calories with no essential nutrients. But that is just the tip of the iceberg.
Fructose gets metabolized by the liver and turned into fat which is secreted into the blood as VLDL particles. This leads to elevated triglycerides and cholesterol (58, 59).
This article originally appeared at Authority Nutrition.
Images: Top: Tyler Olson/Shutterstock, egg; Igor Klimov/Shutterstock, grains: Morgan Lane Photography/Shutterstock, low fat: Mark Poprocki/Shutterstock, carbs & oil: Authority Nutrition, bacon: bonchan/Shutterstock.


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Q: Issues with image quality when converting image to php GDImage object I'm currently trying to convert an image to PHP's gdImage object so that I can crop and resize it before displaying it on a site.
This is a simplified version of the php that to demo the issue.
$src_image = imagecreatefromjpeg('./original.jpg');
imagejpeg($src_image, './copy.jpg', 100);

which just converts to a php object and re writes it to a file
This is an example image that's losing it's quality
https://s4.chorus-mk.thirdlight.com/file/24/VqvaOZDVqqaDrJ_VqtRlVzq4gcw/width=1140/height=1140/format=JPG/fit=stretch/crop=1228x0+4912x4912/rev=1/EV2021BPCP_RM_Members%20Bar_0112.jpg
Can anyone suggest a reason why this is happening?

A: Your image contains an ICC colour profile. You can see that with ImageMagick using:
magick identify -verbose YOURIMAGE

or with exiftool like this:
exiftool YOURIMAGE

ExifTool Version Number         : 12.30
File Name                       : EV2021BPCP_RM_Members Bar_0112.jpg
Directory                       : .
File Size                       : 296 KiB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2022:03:02 15:47:47+00:00
File Access Date/Time           : 2022:03:02 15:50:03+00:00
File Inode Change Date/Time     : 2022:03:02 15:49:37+00:00
File Permissions                : -rw-r--r--
File Type                       : JPEG
File Type Extension             : jpg
MIME Type                       : image/jpeg
JFIF Version                    : 1.01
Resolution Unit                 : inches
X Resolution                    : 300
Y Resolution                    : 300
Profile CMM Type                : Little CMS
Profile Version                 : 2.3.0
Profile Class                   : Display Device Profile
Color Space Data                : RGB
Profile Connection Space        : XYZ
Profile Date Time               : 2008:01:10 15:30:40
Profile File Signature          : acsp
Primary Platform                : Microsoft Corporation
CMM Flags                       : Not Embedded, Independent
Device Manufacturer             : Little CMS
Device Model                    :
Device Attributes               : Reflective, Glossy, Positive, Color
Rendering Intent                : Perceptual
Connection Space Illuminant     : 0.9642 1 0.82491
Profile Creator                 : Little CMS
Profile ID                      : 0
Device Mfg Desc                 : little cms
Profile Description             : ProPhoto
Device Model Desc               : ProPhoto
Media White Point               : 0.96396 1 0.82414
Red Matrix Column               : 0.79752 0.28799 2e-05
Blue Matrix Column              : 0.03143 0.00012 0.82494
Green Matrix Column             : 0.13525 0.71188 -3e-05
Red Tone Reproduction Curve     : (Binary data 14 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Green Tone Reproduction Curve   : (Binary data 14 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Blue Tone Reproduction Curve    : (Binary data 14 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Chromaticity Channels           : 3
Chromaticity Colorant           : Unknown (0)
Chromaticity Channel 1          : 0.7347 0.2653
Chromaticity Channel 2          : 0.15961 0.84039
Chromaticity Channel 3          : 0.03661 0.00011
Profile Copyright               : Copyright (c) 2008, Sandy McGuffog. Some rights reserved..This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
Media Black Point               : 0 0 0
Image Width                     : 1140
Image Height                    : 1140
Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample                 : 8
Color Components                : 3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)
Image Size                      : 1140x1140
Megapixels                      : 1.3

I recommend you use a library that will preserve the profile for you, such as ImageMagick or vips.


The new tower at Houston Methodist is a clear defense of its reputation for delivering the most advanced care available in its market.
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The Osler Room, which has the capacity to host up to 300 guests for receptions, dinners and events and is the largest banqueting space in the building and has just undergone a make over. The work undertaken has enhanced and complemented key existing features and elements within the room. These new features include: a bespoke Wilton carpet which uses colours to enhance the existing space and mirror the other areas in the building; a reflective wall covering which bounces light into the space, reducing the need for excessive lighting; new curtains with a soft shimmer border that subtly reflects light on to the large hydraulic wall painted in subtle gold; and pewter clad dividers.
The venue has also installed a hearing aid induction loop to make the space accessible for everyone.
To celebrate the reopening of the Osler Room the RCP will be offering free room hire for all new reception and dining bookings taking place before January 2018.


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A Career 'Test Drive'
Ohio Wesleyan Senior Completes Local Government Communications Internship
Sarah Jonassen '22
Name: Sarah Jonassen '22
Hometown: Powell, Ohio
Major: English (Creative Writing Concentration)
OWU Connection Experience: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Local Government Internship
Jonassen spent the summer completing a communications internship with Franklin County's Mifflin Township.
"I was able to expand my writing portfolio and get a solid sense of what I want out of my future career before I graduated," Jonassen said of the experience. "Summer internships are useful because you gain experience without the long-term commitment of a normal job. It's basically a test drive of your career."
Why I Sought This Internship
"I love writing of all forms, but I wanted to gain experience in the sort of real-life writing that happens every day in workplaces.
"I also was very interested in working for the local government because I enjoy work where I can see the practical benefits it has for people, and working in a smaller government entity allows you to do that, even if it's something as small as reducing the garbage in one neighborhood."
My Favorite Moment
"I got to interview and write about a genealogist hired by the township to recreate lost cemetery records with her research. She told me stories about many of the tombstones, including one marking a family plot that was made from a meteorite."
"Theoreticals are great, but classrooms can't fully prepare you for writing for a real-life audience.
"My work was varied, but it was always focused on maintaining public trust in the township through communications that helped or informed the residents of the township or its partners.
"I learned that communications in government entities is about responding to the specific concerns and needs of the community as a whole in your writing, while ensuring that the individual people who make up that community aren't left out because of their different experiences."
"I chose Ohio Wesleyan because a teacher I respected recommended it to me and still had great memories of it 20 years later.
"When I visited, I enjoyed how students could interact directly with the professors. I'd visited some colleges with class sizes of over 100 students, where some never met the professors and only interacted with a teaching assistant, and I wanted a more personal approach."
"I want to work in communications and public relations, and OWU has helped me develop a strong foundation of writing skills.
"It's also let me explore the kind of writing that I might not get to do as much of in my future career, which is just as valuable to me because I plan to continue my independent writing, too. Some of the best things on my resume were OWU experiences like being on the school's OWL Literary Magazine."


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Some children live in the shadows of their fathers. Others, like filmmaker and entrepreneur Salim Amin, build on their father's legacy while standing in a light of their own.
The heir to one of Africa's largest and most renowned television production companies, Salim became the reluctant leader of Camerapix upon the untimely death of his father in 1996. "I was still learning the ropes," says Salim. "My father's death at the hands of terrorists put him at the center of an international story. It was a huge loss for our family, and his shoes remain too large to fill." But that hasn't stopped Salim Amin from making Camerapix a major media voice in 21st century Africa.
From humble roots in a small shop in Dar es Salaam, Salim's father Mohamed Amin began Camerapix in 1963. With the instincts of a warrior and the heart of a leader, Mohamed Amin built Camerapix into a sustainable, world class organization covering news, features and producing documentaries with a variety of global networks including the BBC, NBC and Reuters. Today, Salim Amin has continued that tradition by helping educate Africa's youth through the Mohamed Amin Foundation and as a founder of Africa24 Media, a media platform that was dedicated to positive stories about the culture and history of Africa.
Recognized in 2007 as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Salim's leadership has been rewarded. Today, Camerapix works in collaboration with production partners throughout Africa, Britain, Europe, Asia and the United States. New African Magazine has recognized Salim as one of the top "100 Most Influential Africans" and has named Salim among their "Top 50 Under 50." Salim was one of only 150 global leaders invited to President Obama's 2010 summit on Presidential Entrepreneurship in Washington DC.
Salim's work as a producer includes the internationally acclaimed feature documentary Mo & Me, the One.org production of Revisiting Korem, and executive producing the award-winning documentary The Sound Man. As an on-camera host and producer, Salim achieved acclaim across the continent for his production of more than 150 episodes of The Scoop, a weekly half hour series featuring Africa's foremost voices in art, culture and finance. At it's peak, The Scoop reached more than 300 million viewers weekly in broadcast and online viewership.
Salim published his first book in December 2018 titled KENYA: Through My Father's Eyes, a coffee-table book showcasing his father's unique images of Kenya. It is also the first historical book on Africa incorporating Augmented Reality with 12 videos embedded in the pages of the book.
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Eastern Spadefoot
Species of Conservation Concern
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Scaphiopodidae (North American spadefoots) in the order Anura (frogs)
The eastern spadefoot is a stout, toadlike amphibian with large, protruding eyes, vertically elliptical pupils, short legs, and large feet. Small, inconspicuous parotoid glands (resembling a wart behind the eye) are present. There is no raised area (boss) between the eyes. Overall color is light brown to yellow brown. The head, back, and upper parts of the legs are mottled with dark brown. The amount of dark brown on the back may be great enough to form 2 or 3 light yellow-brown, lengthwise stripes in a pattern resembling a lyre. The belly is pale white to gray. The inner surface of each hind foot has a sickle-shaped spur or "spade."
The male's call is a coarse wank, berrr, or errrah that is repeated every few seconds. Some say it sounds like a young crow. A chorus sounds like a quacking orchestra of countless wanks.
Spadefoots are known to produce skin secretions that can be noxious to other animals. When handling a spadefoot, it is best to avoid touching your face or eyes until you have washed your hands.
Similar species: The plains spadefoot, which occurs in counties along the Missouri River, is distinguished by the presence of a boss (a raised area) between the eyes and by having a wedge-shaped spade at the base of each hind foot.
The North American spadefoot family is represented by two genera, Scaphiopus and Spea, and only two of them occur in Missouri. Spadefoots, often called spadefoot toads, are not true toads (family Bufonidae), although they resemble toads in general appearance and habits. The name "spadefoot" comes from a special tubercle on the hind feet that is shaped like a spade and is used for digging into sand and soil; spadefoots are highly adapted for living underground, and they are explosive breeders in ephemeral (temporary, seasonal) pools. They have smoother skin than true toads (genus Anaxyrus), and the pupils of their eyes are vertical.
Note that another species, Hurter's spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii), has not been found in Missouri, but it could possibly one day be found within our borders. Its range is to the southwest of our state, and it extends into north-central and northwestern Arkansas. It is a secretive species but an explosive breeder. In Missouri, it would most likely be found on nights with heavy rainfall along the southern and southwestern border with Arkansas and Oklahoma, especially in sandy areas within river floodplains. Its range would likely not overlap with our other spadefoot species. To date, however, the Hurter's spadefoot has not been found in Missouri.
Adult length (snout to vent): 1¾–2¼ inches; occasionally to 3 inches.
Eastern counties along the Mississippi River and in southeastern Missouri.
Eastern spadefoots spend most of their time in burrows dug with their hind feet. They are nocturnal and become active on warm, damp, or rainy nights. They occasionally occur in wooded areas, but they seem to prefer open fields where loose sand and soil facilitate burrowing. Spadefoots are most common within the sand prairies and sand savannas of southeastern Missouri. They are mostly observed during the breeding season and seldom seen at other times.
The diet includes a variety of invertebrates, especially ants, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, crickets, termites, and worms.
A Missouri species of conservation concern because of its restricted range, the destruction or modification of natural sand prairies, and limited knowledge on its basic biology.
Taxonomy: Often called spadefoot toads, spadefoots are not true toads, nor are they true frogs, either. They're named for a feature on the inner surface of their hind feet, a spadelike spur that helps them to dig their burrows.
Breeding takes place after heavy rains, usually between March and June in southeastern Missouri. In some years, however, warm torrential rains in February cause early breeding, and this species is likely to breed in the summer after heavy rains. Heavy rains (over 1 inch) are needed to stimulate breeding aggregations. If heavy rains do not occur, spadefoots will not breed during that season.
Most breeding takes place after sunset after heavy rains, but daytime chorusing may occasionally be heard during favorable weather. Eastern spadefoots breed in temporarily flooded fields, ditches, or other fishless, temporary pools. In Missouri, a breeding chorus generally ranges from 20 to 40 individuals calling at a site. However, it is not uncommon to hear a very large chorus during favorable weather conditions. Exceptionally heavy rains can stimulate widespread breeding of thousands of individual spadefoots. Interestingly, these explosive breeders may be nearly silent the night following the largest choruses.
The tangled eggs are laid in loose, wide strands or bands 1–3 inches wide and 1–12 inches long and are attached to submerged vegetation or twigs. A female can produce 1,000–2,500 eggs or more. Eggs hatch in 1–15 days, and tadpoles can metamorphose in 2–5 or more weeks, depending on water temperature.
Along the Mississippi River and in the Bootheel, extensive agriculture practices in former sand prairie habitat, as well as urban development, have destroyed and modified many of the natural ephemeral pools where spadefoots breed. Increased survey efforts over the past 15 years has documented that spadefoots are more common than once believed in southeastern Missouri. Management of this species should focus on maintaining fishless, temporary wetlands for breeding and tadpole growth within former sand prairie habitat.
Just when you think you have sorted all the animals you know into easy categories, you encounter a toadlike creature that is neither toad nor frog. The vertical pupils are a clue that something's strange here — true toads' pupils are horizontal! There is always something new to discover in nature.
A predator of insects, the eastern spadefoot and a host of other small insectivores function to control the populations of the hosts of those creatures. Meanwhile, the frogs, and their own thousands of eggs and many tadpoles, are eaten by larger predators.
The eastern spadefoot is rare in our state due to draining of wetlands and loss of native sand prairies.
MDC Staff
Video of an eastern spadefoot in the wild.
Kevin Muenks
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Plains Spadefoot
Eastern American Toad
Rocky Mountain Toad
Fowler's Toad
Great Plains Toad
Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad
Western Narrow-Mouthed Toad
About Reptiles and Amphibians in Missouri
Missouri's herptiles comprise 43 amphibians and 75 reptiles. Amphibians, including salamanders, toads, and frogs, are vertebrate animals that spend at least part of their life cycle in water. They usually have moist skin, lack scales or claws, and are ectothermal (cold-blooded), so they do not produce their own body heat the way birds and mammals do. Reptiles, including turtles, lizards, and snakes, are also vertebrates, and most are ectothermal, but unlike amphibians, reptiles have dry skin with scales, the ones with legs have claws, and they do not have to live part of their lives in water.
Amphibian and Reptile Facts
Lizard Facts
Salamander Facts
Toad and Frog Facts
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