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Q: Having difficulty pulling repository from assembla I starting out in assembla and have a code from my senior that I would like to pull the repository into my local folder.
When I typed:
svn co https://subversion.assembla.com/.... ./

Didn't state the whole path cos it is private.
When i type this in the terminal,
I get this error:
Error validating server certificate for 'https://subversion.assembla.com:443':
 - The certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. Use the
   fingerprint to validate the certificate manually!
Certificate information:
 - Hostname: *.assembla.com
 - Valid: from Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:30:40 GMT until Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:30:40 GMT
 - Issuer: 07969287, http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, GoDaddy.com, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, US
 - Fingerprint: ae:b0:b6:94:14:5f:4b:28:d2:82:68:ae:e9:18:85:b3:ea:36:ee:f2
(R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently?

What is my error? Have missed out something? Need some guidance on this...

A: ae:b0:b6:94:14:5f:4b:28:d2:82:68:ae:e9:18:85:b3:ea:36:ee:f2
This RSA fingerprint is correct for *.assembla.com. Just press 'p' and enter to permanently add it to your trusted certificates.
According to the Assembla support team, some SVN clients will not accept their certificates.
For future reference, never automatically accept suspicious certificates. Check with the issuing authority or the domain owner that holds the certificate.
See this forum thread for more info.
http://forum.assembla.com/forums/2/topics/3063-Do-you-have-a-new-subversion-certificate


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PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Collaboration will produce local television series, National Geographic Kids Africa in 2022.
Kenya-based WildlifeDirect will serve as producing partner and lead on-the-ground outreach program.
The programme aims to motivate lasting, impactful behavioural change in young viewers and communities in Africa, inspiring the next generation of conservation leaders to care for the natural world and providing them with the knowledge and skills to understand, conserve, and protect it.
The program aims to support the growth and expansion of Africa's vital creative sector.
Nairobi, 17 November 2021: At a launch in Nairobi, Kenya today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and The Walt Disney Company announced that together they will develop and implement educational entertainment and outreach programs in East Africa, in collaboration with local implementing partner WildlifeDirect.
This collaboration will see the creation, development and distribution of a factual entertainment and engagement programme for kids, National Geographic Kids Africa, which focuses on the development of local content surrounding the environment, conservation and associated topics that are important to children and their communities. The project aims to inspire and promote behaviour change in its audiences to protect the world in which they live through engendering a deeper understanding of the natural environment.
The undertaking includes a 26-part television series that will be shot primarily in East Africa but with additional filming in West and Southern Africa. The series will be produced by The Walt Disney Company in association with Kenya-based WildlifeDirect, who will collaborate on research and creative approaches. National Geographic Kids Africa will air across the continent on both National Geographic Wild and Disney Channel and will extend into engaging digital platforms that further explore biodiversity, wildlife and the natural world, as well as the threats and challenges being experienced.
Extending the reach of the National Geographic Kids Africa initiative further, a community outreach project will be launched by implementation partner WildlifeDirect across East Africa, aiming to encourage learners from 200 schools to make a lasting impact on the conservation of species-rich landscapes. By investing in knowledge and skills, through tools such as conservation hubs, educational resources, bespoke educator training and more, the outreach program aims to develop a passionate community of young explorers with the fascination and desire to protect their continent and their world.
The programme will be produced entirely in Africa, by African storytellers, with a commitment to showcase the stories, leadership and expertise of conservationists and communities from across the continent.
The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassies, and local partners in Africa will enhance this initiative through multiple academic, cultural, and professional exchanges. The Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' people-to-people exchange programs will support professional development and skills sharing across sectors, including conservation, the creative industries, tourism and sustainable practices. Exchange programs create lasting connections and will harness attention on conservation and the importance of protecting the natural world. The Department's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs will continue to lead diplomatic efforts to expand and strengthen policy and programs to conserve and protect nature.
Christine Service, General Manager of The Walt Disney Company Africa adds: "For over 133 years, National Geographic's core mission has been to ignite the explorer in everyone through thought-provoking, fact-based storytelling from scientists, explorers, photographers and filmmakers. This initiative will bring children from across the continent into the conversation and, in doing so, energize the next generation of environmental advocates through this innovative and engaging programme."
Says Dr Paula Kahumbu, CEO of WildlifeDirect: "We are deeply humbled and proud to be working with some of the world's greatest institutions, the U.S. Department of State, USAID, Disney and National Geographic, to transform conservation outcomes in Africa by inspiring people in Africa and around the world through the authentic voices of Africa's young heroes. This series is a first in so many ways, not least the unique partnership but also because of outreach efforts which will deliver a positive impact on nature across the region".
In addition to amplifying local voices around conservation, the National Geographic Kids Africa initiative supports important policy goals in addressing the twin crises of climate change and the loss of biodiversity. U.S. climate and conservation diplomacy aspires to realize economic growth, energy security, and a healthy planet. The loss of nature and the loss of nature's important gifts to people affect all people, and bold action to tackle these twin crises is more urgent than ever.
By engaging the next generation, National Geographic Kids Africa is a critical part of this effort. The series will tell the story of forward-thinking climate and conservation action in inspiring ways that highlight the work of children across the continent and will encourage others in Africa to make a difference in their own way.
Says Matthew Lussenhop, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State: "A key element of our charge is to address the environmental, social, political, and economic challenges we all face. We look forward to enhancing this important initiative with people-to-people exchanges to inspire and connect the next generation of conservationists, filmmakers and leaders in Africa who will create lasting change to protect their natural environment. This partnership represents an innovative way forward to address some of the most pressing issues of our time."
USAID's conservation programming plays a critical role in ensuring the world's most vulnerable people can secure their health and well-being while managing and conserving their natural wealth. Through partnerships with governments, communities, and the private sector in 60 countries, USAID works to conserve natural systems and improve the lives of people who depend on them. These conservation activities also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage. USAID's nature-based solutions are building the resilience of people, priority ecosystems, and economies to climate change.
Says Karl Fickenscher, Acting Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), USAID: "National Geographic Kids Africa embodies USAID's new vision for global development that combines working together with our U.S. State Department colleagues, our private sector partner, The Walt Disney Company, and our local Kenyan partner WildlifeDirect. We could not be prouder to stand alongside them, and perhaps most importantly, alongside the students, young environmentalists, and kids from communities across Africa, who will work to protect and conserve the world around them— today and in the future."
In addition to partnering with African filmmakers to tell African stories around conservation and environmental themes to reach African and global audiences, National Geographic Kids Africa will further advance The Walt Disney Company's longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship, which goes back to its founding more than 90 years ago. Walt Disney himself said that "conservation isn't just the business of a few people. It's a matter that concerns all of us." National Geographic Kids Africa is another way The Walt Disney Company is focused on helping to protect the planet.
Currently, in pre-production, the National Geographic Kids Africa programme is set for a mid-to-late 2022 rollout across Africa.
For The Walt Disney Company Africa:
c/o Jenny Griesel Communications
jenny@jennygriesel.co.za
For WildlifeDirect:
Trish Sewe
psewe@wildlifedirect.org
For U.S. Department of State
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs:
ECA-Press@state.gov
For USAID:
press@usaid.gov
About National Geographic Partners:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between Disney and the National Geographic Society, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivalled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Nat Geo People) with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of the world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 133 years, and now it is committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for consumers… all while reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month. NGP returns 27 percent of its proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com.
About The Walt Disney Company EMEA:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution; and three content groups—Studios, General Entertainment and Sports–focused on developing and producing content for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had annual revenues of $65.4 billion in its Fiscal Year 2020.
The Walt Disney Company has been in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for over 80 years and employs thousands across the region. Between Disneyland Paris and its other iconic brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, 20th Century Studios and ESPN, The Walt Disney Company EMEA entertains, informs and inspires millions of consumers in more than 130 countries through the power of unparalleled storytelling. Disney+, the company's direct-to-consumer streaming service, is currently available in 17 markets across Europe.
About WildlifeDirect:
WildlifeDirect is internationally recognized as a high impact Kenyan based organization that seeks to change hearts, minds and laws so that Africa's wildlife endures forever. The mission of WildlifeDirect is to connect people to their wildlife and nature and inspire them to treasure it and act to conserve it. The organization produces Wildlife Warriors, a popular wildlife TV series about our wildlife heroes and heroines, and the animals that they are saving. We aim to transform and catalyze the wildlife film making industry in Africa. The series is screened on national TV as well as in classrooms through the Wildlife Warriors Kids conservation education program.
The U.S. Department of State leads America's foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity.  Through its 270 diplomatic missions world-wide, the Department of State is committed to supporting public outreach efforts around key foreign policy matters that help build peaceful relations between the people of the United States and people of other countries, as well as advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange that assist in the development of peaceful relations.
About USAID:
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the world's premier international development agency and a catalytic actor driving development results. Through our cross-sectoral programming, USAID works to address the world's most urgent needs, including biodiversity conservation, education, and economic development. USAID works to help lift lives, build communities, and advance democracy. USAID's work advances U.S. national security and economic prosperity; demonstrates American generosity; and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience. President John. F. Kennedy created USAID by executive order in 1961 to lead the U.S. government's international development and humanitarian efforts.
Download press release here.
trish2022-01-02T18:17:48+00:00November 17th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, East Africa, Environment, National Geographic, Nature, Secretary Antony Blinken, storytelling, USAID, Walt Disney Company, Wildlife storytelling, WildlifeDirect|
WildlifeDirect CEO, Dr. Paula Kahumbu Named Rolex National Geographic Explorer Of The Year
WildlifeDirect Launches Wildlife Warriors Kids Restoring Nature Challenge
WildlifeDirect CEO Dr. Paula Kahumbu wins prestigious Whitley Gold Award
NEMA Revokes the Environmental Impact Assessment license for KiliAvo Farm
Avocado Farm loses its bid to farm in an Elephant Corridor
Two dolphins and turtle found dead in Tana River County
Italian Trawler Vessel Fishing Endangered Species Seized In Kenyan Waters
Tribunal Halts Activities at Amboseli Avocado Farm
WildlifeDirect launches a new comprehensive report on Kenya's legal response to wildlife, forest and fisheries crimes
New Community Marine Protected Area Created in Lamu
Industrial Farming Threatens Elephants in Wildlife Corridor in Amboseli Ecosystem
KWS arrests three people found in possession of a live pangolin
WildlifeDirect calls on Tokyo to ban ivory trade
WildlifeDirect calls on stringent measures to curb illegal grazing following recent fires at Tsavo Park
WildlifeDirect launches the second season of Nature's Treasures Photo Competition in East Africa
Over 200 people came together virtually to discuss the future of Nairobi National Park
Court rules against petition to move Mega Music Festival out of Hell's Gate National Park
WildlifeDirect files a petition in court to move Koroga Festival out of Hell's Gate National Park
End of an era for a super tusker in Amboseli

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There is no doubt that the emergence of today's digital age greatly affects the human life - including students in their educational life. In order to simplify the process of studying languages, especially English, many scientists and experts continue to find new and innovative methods. One of them is the method of Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL). However, the implementation effort of DGBL method to improve English language skills of students is still a matter of controversy. It is mainly caused by the use of game - which is assumed by the public just as merely means of entertainment rather than as a medium of learning. Judging on this reason, researchers are interested highlighting them to be their research. This research was conducted in order to view the significance and influence of DGBL in improving English language skills of students - particularly the ability to hear and read - as well as their motivation to learn. The study was conducted over five sessions in March 2013 with a sample of 13 students were selected at random stratification of 68 second -year student population PBI , Ar - Raniry UIN .Researchers collected data by applying the experimental use of games in the classroom , provide pre-test and post-test , as well as distributing questionnaires dealing with motivation. From the analysis of quantitative data, it can be concluded that the method of Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) can be used to improve student's achievement and learning motivation in learning English.


New Edition. Patient Care in Imaging Technology, formerly Getting Back to the Basics. It's a review of all the things we learned in college and some new basic information too. All you need to know about taking good care of your patients is in this course, ethics, bill of rights, transport, IV's, containdications to medications. It is an excellent patient care review text.
If you requested an emailed test, you will recieve an email immediately after purchase for the download with instructions to take the post test online. You will need the last 5 numbers of your invoice number to take the test.


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The Brothers' Sin Leads to Deception
by Erik Jones
Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, "We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son's tunic or not?"
After their evil act of attacking and selling their brother Joseph into slavery, the brothers now faced the most immediate consequence of their actions: What would they tell their father?
At this point they had essentially two options:
They could repent of their sin, admit to their father what they had done and immediately begin searching for Joseph to bring him home.
They could make up a story that explained Joseph's disappearance and lie to their father.
Unfortunately, the brothers chose the latter. They led Jacob to believe that Joseph had been attacked and killed by a "wild beast" (verse 33). They even presented his bloody, multicolored coat as evidence of Joseph's death. As they knew would be the case, Jacob was grief-stricken.
As an aside, we see here that Jacob was experiencing what he had done to others earlier in his life. Jacob's early years were characterized by cunning and deception toward members of his family. Now he was the unhappy recipient of the same treatment by his sons.
There are two major lessons we can learn from this tragic account:
The dangerous, progressive nature of sin. The sad reality is that sin begets sin. In this account, we see the intensifying progression of sin. The sin of jealousy led the brothers to anger. Anger led to hatred. Hatred led to the brothers' plan to murder. Their plan to murder was abated by coveting a monetary payment for Joseph. Covetousness led to their selling their brother into slavery. The accumulation of these sins led to the brothers' willful deception of their father.
One of the Bible's great warnings about sin is of its progressive nature. The prophet Jeremiah wrote that sinful people "proceed from evil to evil" (Jeremiah 9:3). The apostle Paul likened sin to leaven (1 Corinthians 5:6)—highlighting its tendency to start small and eventually spread and escalate in severity. James described the detailed progression of sin from temptation to death in James 1:14-15.
The lesson for Christians today is to stop the progression of sin as early as possible (1 Corinthians 6:18; Galatians 5:16; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9).
Silence can be sin. It is interesting that Reuben, who intended to save Joseph from the other brothers, participated in the deception of Jacob. It seems he could have intervened at that moment, revealed the truth and have begun the process of rescuing his brother. But he remained silent and was complicit in the brothers' conspiracy to present a false explanation of Joseph's disappearance. He was guilty not only of participating in the lie, but of not doing what he knew was right—often called a sin of omission (James 4:17).
Jacob's reaction was intense. Essentially, he declared that he would live the rest of his life in depression and mourning for his son Joseph (Genesis 37:35).
To overcome sin, we must repent. For a detailed explanation of how to repent, read our article "How to Repent."
Tomorrow on the Daily Bible Verse Blog: "Joseph Sold to Potiphar."
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Khalifa Port sets new productivity record on CMACGM THAMES
Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), manager and operator of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), set a new productivity record by handling 2615 moves in just under 13 hours on the 9,365 TEU CMA CGM Thames which called into Khalifa Port on Tuesday 21st July . An operational productivity metric and record of 206 Berth Moves per Hour (BMPH) at an average of 46.38 Gross Moves per Hour (GMPH)
Abu Dhabi Terminals achieved berth productivity of 206 moves per hour
Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), manager and operator of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), set a new productivity record by handling 2615 moves in just under 13 hours on the 9,365 TEU CMA CGM Thames which called into Khalifa Port on Tuesday 21st July . An operational productivity metric and record of 206 Berth Moves per Hour (BMPH) at an average of 46.38 Gross Moves per Hour (GMPH) was achieved during her port stay.
This is the first time ADT has crossed the important benchmark of 200 berth moves per hour; achieving and maintaining these high levels of productivity is one of the key value drivers for both the shipping lines and port operator in order to maximize efficiencies and increase terminal throughput and capacity.
"This productivity record is the result of excellent collaboration and planning by both CMA CGM and ADT operational teams. KPCT ranks among the top five in Europe, Middle East and Africa with regards to port productivity and this record expresses continued confidence in ADT's ability to perform and maximize value for our customers," said Simon Brebner, Chief Commercial Officer at ADT.
Claude Lebel, Senior Vice President at CMA CGM Gulf Regional Office in Dubai commented: ''Fast turnaround is essential for our ships and Abu Dhabi Khalifa Port has set their new record moving 206 units per hour allowing our vessel to be completed in 13 hours. This is our third call for this new service and a good cooperation with ADT can only improve the service we render our customers."
The productivity is evident from the volumes that are increasing year-on-year at KPCT. The total number of TEUs handled by ADT during the first 6 months of 2015 increased by 36% compared to same period in 2014.
As a terminal operator that places safety and operational efficiency as its priority, ADT continuously invests in state-of-the-art IT systems and port-centric logistics solutions. By mid-2016 ADT will enhance its terminal handling capabilities to 2.5 million TEUs by adding three new Super Post Panamax cranes.
About Abu Dhabi Terminals
Abu Dhabi Terminals' (ADT) core business is to manage and operate Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT) for which it secured the exclusive rights in 2012 by signing a 30-year concession.
With its state-of-the art infrastructure, outstanding productivity levels and innovative approach, KPCT is the region's first semi-automated port and one of the most technologically advanced and fastest growing container terminals in the world.
Since the official inauguration on 12/12/12, KPCT has grown to support the local market with around 20 weekly container line services to more than 50 international destinations, offering the ideal hub location for connecting local trade with a wide global logistics network.
ADT's diversification of supply chain services offers a full suite of logistics solutions to benefit trade partners and shipping lines. The port operator, which is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi Ports, Mubadala and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners, garnered a number of achievements in 2014 and its more than 20% year-on-year growth over the past five years can be attributed to its professional team and the strong relationships with the shipping industry and trade community.
Annemarie Franssen, Communications Manager, Abu Dhabi Terminals
Tel. +971 2 4925022, annemarie.franssen@adterminals.ae
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Home » TV News » Amazon Release Teaser Trailer For Transparent Musicale Finale + Poster
Amazon Release Teaser Trailer For Transparent Musicale Finale + Poster
The Transparent 'Musicale Finale' takes the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning series to new heights as a dazzling movie fantasia inspired by the classic musicals that shaped a culture.
THE TRANSPARENT MUSICALE FINALE takes the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning series TRANSPARENT to new heights as a dazzling two-hour movie musical fantasia. When the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy, brazen and bold. As they face this new transition, they confront grief and come together to celebrate connection, joy, and transformation.
Created by Jill Soloway (Six Feet Under), with original music by Faith Soloway (Transparent), the finale features returning cast including Judith Light (Ugly Betty), Gaby Hoffmann (Girls), Amy Landecker (Sneaky Pete), Jay Duplass (Togetherness), Alexandra Billings (Goliath), Kathryn Hahn (The Romanoffs), Shakina Nayfack (Jessica Jones), Trace Lysette (Blunt Talk), as well as a number of fan favourite characters returning for this special send-off. The series is executive produced by Jill Soloway, Faith Soloway, Andrea Sperling (Like Crazy), and Joe Lewis (Fleabag).


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88th Academy Awards List: 2016 Oscars Results, Nominees & Predictions
Posted by Anthony Mango Sunday, February 28, 2016
The 88th Academy Awards will be hosted by Chris Rock and take place on February 28, 2016 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, broadcast by ABC.
November 14, 2015: The Governors Awards
December 30, 2015: Nominations polls open at 8:00 am PST
January 8, 2016: Nominations polls close at 5:00 pm PST
January 14, 2016: Nominations announced
February 8, 2016: Nominees luncheon
February 12, 2016: Final voting begins
February 13, 2016: Scientific and Technical Awards
February 23, 2016: Final voting ends 5:00 pm PST
February 28, 2016: Ceremony begins 7:00 pm PST
This post will be updated with the full list of results of the winners. In the meantime, please tell us your predictions and let us know which movies you're hoping will walk away with an Oscar.
NOMINEES: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, Spotlight
PREDICTION: The Revenant
- Before I had seen it, Spotlight was the movie I was hearing the most buzz about, but that's died down considerably. After watching it, I definitely would rather not see this win. Room was great, so I'd be okay with that winning. I'm surprised Bridge of Spies is on there despite hearing not all that much. I'm also VERY surprised about Mad Max getting the nomination. The Revenant isn't good enough to win, but it wouldn't be the most ridiculous thing ever, either, and the buzz for it has picked up considerably. I'm rooting against The Big Short for sure. It's really a shame Ex Machina wasn't nominated.
RESULT: Spotlight
NOMINEES: Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
PREDICTION: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
- Poor DiCaprio has a very good chance of being passed over this year for Michael Fassbender, but while I think Tom Hardy stole the show in The Revenant, there's just too much buzz going around about Leo to deny him the prediction.
RESULT: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
NOMINEES: Cate Blanchett (Carol), Brie Larson (Room), Jennifer Lawrence (Joy), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
PREDICTION: Brie Larson (Room)
- Lawrence gets a nomination because she's expected to, and the same could apply to Blanchett. Brie Larson, though, is so great in Room that she'll be taking this for sure.
RESULT: Brie Larson (Room)
NOMINEES: Christian Bale (The Big Short), Tom Hardy (The Revenant), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
PREDICTION: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
- My GOD is this one tough. I could see anybody winning this except Bale and Ruffalo. In comparison to the other three, they just don't compare. I would then rank Stallone at #3 because I think the nomination will suffice enough rather than giving him the award itself. Rylance is someone who comes out of left field for his actual performance rather than just brand name recognition, so he has an extremely good chance of stealing this, even though I think Hardy gave the better performance.
RESULT: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
NOMINEES: Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Rooney Mara (Carol), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
PREDICTION: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
- This is another tough one. I haven't seen The Danish Girl, so I can't judge Vikander's performance in that, but I think she was fantastic in Ex Machina and deserved to be nominated for that, if not win for that. I definitely would pick her over everyone else on this list except for how I also can't judge Rooney Mara for having not seen her performance yet. Jennifer Jason Leigh was good, but not better than Vikander. Winslet and McAdams...I'm just confused about what was so great with those two performances. They were fine, but did they really stand out as amazing?
RESULT: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
NOMINEES: Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
PREDICTION: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant)
- I would not be surprised if anybody won this other than Abrahamson, but I think there's a ranking here. Iñárritu has a slight edge over Miller and McKay in my predictions, with McCarthy coming in fourth.
RESULT: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant)
NOMINEES: Bridge of Spies, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton
PREDICTION: Spotlight
- I don't think Spotlight was that impressive, but I'm not the one voting here. I could see it either winning both Best Picture and this, or winning this as a consolation prize for being passed over if The Revenant wins. I've still yet to see Straight Outta Compton but out of this list, I would probably give the award to Bridge of Spies.
NOMINEES: The Big Short, Brooklyn, Carol, The Martian, Room
PREDICTION: The Big Short
- I'm imagining The Big Short coming up short for the Best Picture award and getting this to make up for it.
RESULT: The Big Short
NOMINEES: The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
PREDICTION: Mad Max: Fury Road
- Call me ignorant, but I saw nothing special about the editing in every film on this list for the most part.
RESULT: Mad Max: Fury Road
NOMINEES: Ex Machina, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
PREDICTION: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- There's a chance The Revenant steals this, but I think that will be more of a cinematography award while this goes to the galaxy far, far away.
RESULT: Ex Machina
NOMINEES: Carol, The Hateful Eight, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Sicario
- This movie is beautiful. I'm sure a lot of people are upset that Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn't nominated and there will be lots of people rooting for Mad Max: Fury Road, but I'm rooting for Emmanuel Lubezki here.
RESULT: The Revenant
NOMINEES: Bridge of Spies, The Danish Girl, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant
- The latter three options have the best chances, I feel, but the one that stands out the most is Mad Max. We've seen space films before (and recently with Gravity and Interstellar) so that could hurt The Martian's chances, and The Revenant is predominantly outside and seems to have less work involved in this aspect than Fury Road.
NOMINEES: Carol, Cinderella, The Danish Girl, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant
- This is tough. Does the academy give the more ambitious, world-building oddball choice the win, or does it just go with "lavish means great" with Cinderella? I'm hopeful that they'll go outside the box.
NOMINEES: Mad Max: Fury Road, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The Revenant
PREDICTION: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
- You've got to pick the odd one out, right?
NOMINEES: Bridge of Spies, Carol, The Hateful Eight, Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
PREDICTION: The Hateful Eight
- Lots of buzz around Ennio Morricone doing this and considering his age and his lack of Oscars from the past, I think the Academy Awards will be good to him this year. I didn't like it, though, so I'm okay with it not winning. As much as I like Star Wars, I actually hope it doesn't win for this, because I felt the score for The Force Awakens was the most lackluster of the seven films so far and I don't want them to be rewarded for something so unmemorable.
RESULT: The Hateful Eight
NOMINEES: "Earned It" (Fifty Shades of Grey), "Manta Ray" (Racing Extinction), "Simple Song #3" (Youth), "Til It Happens to You" (The Hunting Ground), "Writing's on the Wall" (Spectre)
PREDICTION: "Writing's on the Wall" (Spectre)
- I only know of "Writing's on the Wall", which I know performed very well on the charts, but it still didn't get as much attention as the previous Bond film's song, "Skyfall" by Adele. A nomination could be the best it's hoping for, but I have heard zilch about the others.
RESULT: "Writing's on the Wall" (Spectre)
NOMINEES: Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Martian, The Revenant
- Call it a weird hunch.
NOMINEES: Bridge of Spies, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Normally, the same movie wins both sound awards.
BEST ANIMATED (FEATURE)
NOMINEES: Anomalisa, Boy and the World, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep Movie, When Marnie Was There
PREDICTION: Inside Out
- Come on. Lots of people think this should be nominated for Best Picture in general. I disagree, but these awards aren't based on what I prefer. If anything else wins this category, it will be the biggest shock of the whole set of awards as far as I'm concerned.
RESULT: Inside Out
BEST ANIMATED (SHORT)
NOMINEES: Bear Story, Prologue, Sanjay's Super Team, We Can't Live Without Cosmos, World of Tomorrow
PREDICTION: n/a
- I know nothing about any of these films, per usual, so my prediction is meaningless.
RESULT: Bear Story
BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
NOMINEES: Amy, Cartel Land, The Look of Silence, What Happened, Miss Simone?, Winter on Fire
PREDICTION: What Happened, Miss Simone?
- I know nothing about any of these films, per usual, so my prediction is meaningless. However, I've heard more about this than any other, so that receives as random of a prediction as you'll get from me.
RESULT: Amy
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
NOMINEES: Body Team, Chau, Beyond the Lines, Claude Lanzmann, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Last Day of Freedom
RESULT: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
NOMINEES: Embrace of the Serpent, Mustang, Son of Saul, Theeb, A War
PREDICTION: Son of Saul
RESULT: Son of Saul
BEST SHORT FILM
NOMINEES: Ave Maria, Day One, Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut), Shok, Stutterer
RESULT: Stutterer
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If you watch carefully, you may notice that nearly every movie has credits at beginning and end. Those credits usually vary in style, color, size, and so on, and they are designed to send some information about the movie to audiences. For example, some movie editors use credits to introduce the staff who have joined in making the movie, and others make a thank note at the end scene to replace credits. In fact, no matter what content is used, a rolling credit in a movie can bring an air of professionalism. Adding credits is indeed an efficient way to make a movie stand out. This post will introduce good movie credits maker together with step-by-step instructions to you.
How to Make Credits for a Movie?
1. Make the credits legible and choose an appropriate font.
No matter what content you want to use in your credits, choose fonts that match your video's message. Some font styles are conservative, so they add a sense of solemnity to your audience. Others may be a little informal, so they change the video atmosphere from solemn to relaxing. In fact, changing the font color, style, and size of credits to have aesthetic features can often telegraph your skills as a video editor, so it's better to pay more attention to the fonts you are ready to use.
2. Add a special effect to the credits.
Today's movie credits maker enables users to apply different effects to the credits. Users can make rolling credits, and set their moving tracks. These credits with special effects are more dramatic and professional than the plain ones in some old black and white movies. So in order to draw audiences' attention to the credits, you can apply some effects to make the credits look like those in professional movies.
Among many professional video editors, ApowerEdit is a good one. With its clear interface and powerful functionality, this video editing tool is widely used by many video editing lovers. Both novices and experienced users can make good use of ApowerEdit for their creations. ApowerEdit features all the basic editing functions, such as adding a picture, using a filter, changing an audio file, and so on. UserS can choose to apply one or more than one effect to videos, including adding a good-looking credit. Check out the steps below to learn how to use this movie credits maker.
Launch the program and then import the video files.
Right click a video file in the media library and choose "Add to Project".
Click "Text" in the menu bar.
Choose one type of text and drag it to the text bar.
Adjust the location of the text in the text track.
Right click the text in the text bar and choose "Edit".
Type some words and apply effects to the credits.
Download and install Corel Video Studio.
Open the program and import media files.
Drag and drop a video file onto the track.
Click the "Text" icon in the left toolbar.
Right click a style of text, and choose "Insert to"> "Video track".
Double click the text in the track.
Type some words, and edit the text.
Click "File" > "Save as" to export the video.
Whatever programs you choose, using rolling credits can help you make your video look professional. Today's introduction to credit generator should be useful for you. Give it a try now!
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Photo Essay: Preserving and Restoring a Death Valley Mining Camp With A Breathtaking View
In 2013, Death Valley Conservancy received a donation of a 40-acre site—3000+ feet above sea level, overlooking the valley below, 15 miles from the main visitors' area at Furnace Creek.
Part of the Hillside Group of mines, it had been the main operation for borate mining in Death Valley for Pacific Coast Borax Company from 1914 to 1927.
Borate ores mined here were transported or processing via the narrow-gauge Death Valley Railroad (dismantled 1931) to its eastern terminus at Death Valley Junction.
In 1927, PCBC relocated its operations to Boron (a.k.a. the Kramer District), where it became known as U.S. Borax as of 1956 and heretofore Rio Tinto, since1968.
Today we know the area simply as Ryan Camp, named after PCBC's field engineer John Ryan—but this conservancy-owned parcel outside the bounds of Death Valley National Park is more than just an old mining ghost town. And it's far from abandoned.
Take one of the tours offered in the spring and fall—led by the full-time, live-in caretaker—and you'll see how Death Valley Conservancy is delivering on its mission to "preserve what is left and restore where possible." And that includes the second life of Ryan, when PCBC got into the tourism business and converted its facilities into the Death Valley View Hotel.
Operated by the Death Valley Hotel Company—whose holdings also included facilities at Death Valley Junction and Furnace Creek (until the 1960s)—it provided desert accommodations full-time until 1930, when the railroad was dismantled.
Visitors would arrive from Death Valley Junction via gas-fueled motor coaches along the former mining rail right-of-way...
...or, after 1930, from Furnace Creek Inn, if it was full and guests came to Ryan to take advantage of overflow accommodations.
Sure, there was a fascination with the hot, unforgiving desert in the early 20th century—but at Ryan and its Death Valley View Hotel, the main attraction wasn't necessarily the view, but rail trips through the workings of the old abandoned borax mines on the "Baby Gage" (more on that in a little bit).
Since tourists had come all that way—and to such a remote area—they'd make a whole trip out of it, staying at the hotel and eating in the dining room that had been fashioned out of the old mining camp's messhall.
There was a kitchen in the back, but I doubt any travelers came here specifically for any of the hotel amenities.
The novelty was in how you'd be surrounded by all this mining stuff—frozen in time and literally frozen on the tracks—and you could pay your respects in a kind of outdoor reliquary of Old West-ament artifacts.
There's another reason why people still visit Ryan, though the property was mothballed by 1962. A film crew made the ridge above the old power house (circa 1924) famous when they featured it in the film Spartacus.
It looks exactly the same now as it did back then. (Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch the clip.)
Of course, the movie's depiction of what's become known as "Spartacus Hill" doesn't show the circa 1924 warehouse that likely also housed staff (including kitchen personnel)...
...though it's fared the hot, dry summers and occasionally snowy winters very well.
And it's still a kick to see rusty old relics emblazoned with "Pacific" and "U.S. Borax"...
...as well as the old ore cars still in place.
Probably the highlight of the tours given today is the 24-inch baby gauge railway that once hauled water, timber, explosives, and other supplies to the Grandview, Lizzie V. Oakley, and Widow mines to the south for a total of 6 miles.
The "Baby Gage," as they called it, also hauled borate ores back to Ryan, where they were transfer to the Death Valley Railroad and mosey on their way to Death Valley Junction.
When the Death Valley View Hotel began to welcome tourists to Ryan, its operators added seats to the Baby Gage so it could carry passengers "'round the Funeral Mountains" to the Widow Mine, 4 miles away—right there through that same old haulage tunnel—until it ceased in 1949.
From the present-day Baby Gage display, you can look up and get a good view of the Upper Biddy McCarthy Mine...
...where there are still remains of a skip track, a dump trestle, and who knows what else?
Now, one of the reasons that Ryan lent itself to being repurposed as a destination getaway is because it wasn't just a mine—but an entire company town that was home to the miners, their families (including enough children to necessitate a schoolhouse), and other staff.
And you can still see some of the worker dormitories, staff houses, and guest houses...
...which were outfitted with electricity, steam heat (generated by an oil-fueled boiler), and refrigeration and supported by a sewage system and an ice-making plant.
The huge, two-story house of Superintendent William Smitheram (until 1916) was converted (sometime between 1919 and 1921) into a hospital building, replete with a surgery room—though no surgical team was staffed alongside the nurse who gave onsite care. It later was retrofitted to provide rooms for hotel guests.
With its corrugated galvanized steel paneled roof, Bunkhouse #1 was constructed in 1920 and then converted into Guest House #1 for the hotel.
Its outer stairs and veranda are being restored and/or rebuilt, while the interior guest rooms are being returned to their former glory...
...right down to the 1920s-era patterned carpet, which has been successfully reproduced by Brintons in the UK.
Many different patterns of linoleum once appeared throughout the camp's buildings...
...but what remains now are often just fragments, yet to be identified (much less reproduced).
And there's plenty in Ryan that's gone forever, not to be preserved or restored—like various shops, garages, and cabins that burned down or were demolished or moved elsewhere.
One of Ryan's landmark structures was actually relocated to the camp via rail in 1918—the rec hall (a.k.a. clubhouse a.k.a. dancehall).
It was dedicated in 1907 as St. Mary's Catholic Church in the gold mining camp of Rhyolite, Nevada. It nearly ended up in the Goodsprings mining district, but it moved to Ryan instead.
After its arrival, a stage was added for community meetings and secular recreation, though its interior still evokes an ecclesiastical purpose.
Stabilizing and restoring the rec hall is one of the major undertakings for Death Valley Conservancy's efforts in Ryan right now.
And finally, there's the schoolhouse building (circa sometime between 1919 and 1922)—which, like so many other structures in Ryan, is clad in industrial corrugated metal. A playground stands eerily abandoned in its recess yard.
Inside, the old school desks sit empty, the water-damaged wallpaper curling with every passing day that the bell no longer calls children to class.
I know it may be tempting to try to catch a glimpse of Ryan, but it is tightly patrolled and non-scheduled visits are strictly prohibited. Trespassing is not tolerated and prosecuted under the fullest extent of the law.
I arranged my visit as part of a public tour in November 2018 and received permission to enter structures and photograph the site.
Sign up to be notified of future tour dates
on the Death Valley Conservancy website.
I would consider the definitive history of Ryan's period of significance in mining and tourism to be the dissertation "Life and work in the Ryan District, Death Valley, California, 1914-1930: a historic context for a borax mining community" by Mary Ringhoff, available to read via USC Digital Library.
For lots more contemporary photos (circa 2012), visit Steve Hall's Death Valley Adventures.
For the National Park Service publication "Death Valley Historic Resource Study: A History of Mining," click here.
Witness the Baby Gage "joyride" circa 1930 here:
To see Ryan circa 1941, view the below film from the Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection, Center for Home Movies, starting around the 42-minute mark:
And for Ryan circa 1959, watch the opening sequence of Spartacus starring Kirk Douglas:
Ryan also appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "I Shot An Arrow Into the Air" (1960) and several episodes of Death Valley Days, including "Million Dollar Wedding" (1955).
Photo Essay: Amargosa Opera House and Hotel, Death Valley Junction
Photo Essay: Visiting the Largest Borax Mine in the World
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Q: Convert 3-byte ascii signature format to image I am using a Ingenico i6580 pinpad machine and am retrieving the customer's signature in the default 3-byte ascii signature format. I coding in VB.NET using VS2010. Does anyone know if there is a utility that can convert this format back into an image?

A: I see this post is very old, but I hope this can be helpful to someone in the future.
Documentation for the SigBin2 format can be found here.
Also, this forum post was very helpful for me when working through this issue.
Here's my final code for rendering an a SigBin2 signature to an image:
private Bitmap sigBinToImage(string sigBin2Source, float scaleFactor)
{
    // Compute all the points for each of the segments in the signature
    List<List<Point>> pointLists = sigBinToPoints(sigBin2Source);

    // Draw the signature
    Bitmap signatureImage = pointsToImage(pointLists, scaleFactor);

    return signatureImage;
}

private List<List<Point>> sigBinToPoints(string sigBin2Source)
{
    /*
     * The SigBin2 format (also called 3-byte Ascii format) is a relative coordinate format.
     * The format is structured as follows:
     *   1) Segment Start control character
     *        An ascii character in the range 96-111 containing bits used to determine the
     *        starting position of the line segment (pen stroke).
     *
     *   2) Coordinate Data Character 1
     *        An ascii character in the range 32-95 containing bits used to determine the
     *        X-offset from the last coordinate.
     *        Note that the ascii value has to be shifted down by 32 before being used.
     *
     *   3) Coordinate Data Character 2
     *        An ascii character in the range 32-95 containing bits used to determine the
     *        Y-offset from the last coordinate
     *        Note that the ascii value has to be shifted down by 32 before being used.
     *
     *   4) Coordinate Data Character 3
     *        An ascii character in the range 32-95 containing bits used to determine the
     *        remaining bits of the X-offset and Y-offset from the last coordinate
     *        Note that the ascii value has to be shifted down by 32 before being used.
     *
     *   *) Items (2), (3), and (4) are repeated for all datapoints in the line segment (pen stroke).
     *
     *   5) Pen Up control character
     *        An ascii character (112) signaling that the line segment (pen stroke) has ended
     *
     *   *) Items (1) through (5) are repeated for all line segments (pen strokes)
     *
     * More information about this format can be found here:
     *   https://forums.macrumors.com/attachments/3-byte-ascii-doc.295002/
     */

    short cX = 0, cY = 0;               // Absolute coordinate of last datapoint
    short dX = 0, dY = 0;               // Offset from last datapoint
    int parseMode = 0;                  // The type of character we are expecting next
    bool firstPointInSegment = false;   // Disables sign-extension for the first coordinate in the segment

    List<List<Point>> points = new List<List<Point>>();

    // Loop through all characters in the SigBin2 string
    for (int i = 0; i < sigBin2Source.Length; i++)
    {
        short asciiValue = (short)sigBin2Source[i];
        switch (asciiValue)
        {
            case object _ when asciiValue >= 0x60 && asciiValue <= 0x6F:   // Segment Start control character
                if (parseMode == 0)
                {
                    // Get the start position bits (b3 = X10, b2 = X9, b1 = Y10, b0 = Y9)
                    cX = (short)((asciiValue & 0xC) << 7);
                    cY = (short)((asciiValue & 0x3) << 9);

                    // Look for the first byte of the 3-byte coordinate
                    parseMode = 1;

                    // Ignore relative offset for the first point of the sequence
                    firstPointInSegment = true;

                    // Allocate new list for this segment's points
                    points.Add(new List<Point>());
                }
                else
                {
                    // Segment Start character is in an invalid position (a Pen Up character needs to precede it)
                    throw new Exception($"Illegal Segment Start character '{sigBin2Source[i].ToString()}' at position {i.ToString()}");
                }

                break;

            case object _ when asciiValue >= 0x20 && asciiValue <= 0x5F:   // Part of a 3-byte coordinate
                // Check which byte of the 3-byte coordinate that this is
                // Note: ascii values are offset by 0x20
                if (parseMode == 1)   // First byte
                {
                    // Get X-bits 3 to 8 (bits 0 to 5 of asciiValue)
                    dX = (short)((asciiValue - 0x20) << 3);

                    // Look for the second byte
                    parseMode = 2;
                }
                else if (parseMode == 2)   // Second byte
                {
                    // Get Y-bits 3 to 8 (bits 0 to 5 of asciiValue)
                    dY = (short)((asciiValue - 0x20) << 3);

                    // Look for the third byte
                    parseMode = 3;
                }
                else if (parseMode == 3)   // Third byte
                {
                    // Mask bits 0 to 5 (for safety) and shift ascii value
                    asciiValue = (short)((asciiValue - 0x20) & 0x3F);

                    // Get X bits 0 to 2 (bits 3 to 5 of asciiValue)
                    dX = (short)(dX | ((asciiValue >> 3) & 0x7));

                    // Get Y bits 0 to 2 (bits 0 to 2 of asciiValue)
                    dY = (short)(dY | (asciiValue & 0x7));

                    // Sign extend
                    if (!firstPointInSegment)   // Don't sign-extend offsets for the first point in the segment
                    {
                        // If sign bit is 1, sign-extend to bits 9-15 to make it a negative short
                        if (dX > 255)
                            dX = (short)(dX | 0xFE00);
                        if (dY > 255)
                            dY = (short)(dY | 0xFE00);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        firstPointInSegment = false;
                    }

                    // Add the coordinate offset to the last absolute coordinate
                    cX += dX;
                    cY += dY;

                    // Add this point to the list
                    points[points.Count - 1].Add(new Point(cX, cY));

                    // Assume the next character will be the first byte of another 3-byte coordinate
                    parseMode = 1;
                }
                else
                {
                    // Coordinate character is in invalid position (a Segment Start character needs to preceed it)
                    throw new Exception($"Illegal Coordinate character '{sigBin2Source[i].ToString()}' at position {i.ToString()}");
                }

                break;

            case 0x70:   // Pen Up control character
                if (parseMode == 1)
                {
                    // Look for the next Segment Start control character
                    parseMode = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                    // Pen Up character is in invalid position (the preceding coordinate needs to be complete)
                    throw new Exception($"Illegal Pen Up character '{sigBin2Source[i].ToString()}' at position {i.ToString()}");
                }

                break;

            default:   // Unrecognized character
                throw new Exception($"Unrecognized character '{sigBin2Source[i].ToString()}' at position {i.ToString()} (mode: {parseMode.ToString()})");
        }
    }

    // Return the list of coordinate points
    return points;
}

private Bitmap pointsToImage(List<List<Point>> pointLists, float scaleFactor)
{
    // Find the max and min points
    int minX = int.MaxValue, maxX = int.MinValue, minY = int.MaxValue, maxY = int.MinValue;
    foreach (List<Point> pointList in pointLists) {
        foreach (Point p in pointList)
        {
            if (p.X > maxX)
                maxX = p.X;
            if (p.X < minX)
                minX = p.X;
            if (p.Y > maxY)
                maxY = p.Y;
            if (p.Y < minY)
                minY = p.Y;
        }
    }

    // Create a bitmap from the computed dimensions (with some padding around the edges)
    int edgePaddingBase = 5;
    int edgePadding = (int)((float)edgePaddingBase * scaleFactor);
    int imgWidth = (int)((float)(maxX - minX) * scaleFactor) + (edgePadding * 2);
    int imgHeight = (int)((float)(maxY - minY) * scaleFactor) + (edgePadding * 2);
    Bitmap signatureImg = new Bitmap(imgWidth, imgHeight);

    // Setup drawing settings
    //   Note that the Y-axis is flipped
    Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(signatureImg);
    g.ScaleTransform(scaleFactor, -1F * scaleFactor);
    g.TranslateTransform((-1 * minX) + edgePaddingBase, (-1 * minY) + -1.0F * (maxY - minY) - edgePaddingBase);
    g.Clear(Color.White);

    // Draw each of the segments on the image
    foreach (List<Point> pointList in pointLists)
        g.DrawLines(Pens.Black, pointList.ToArray<Point>());

    g.Dispose();

    // Return the signature image
    return signatureImg;
}

One thing to note is make sure that you un-escape your SigBin string before processing it. If you received the signature data in a JSON file, the SigBin string is most likely going to be escaped. For example, in JSON, a quote " is represented with \" so you must ensure that the string is un-escaped before being processed. This page is useful for un-escaping your SigBin string. However, be aware that this tool will sometimes interpret things as escapes that weren't actually intended to be escapes. If you're getting "Illegal Character Position" exceptions with my code, escapes are most likely the issue.

A: I'm using this C# function to draw the image on a PictureEdit (a DevExpress control)
 public void getSignGraph(string signatureData)
    {
        var stringOfPoints = signatureData.Split(',');
        var beginStroke = true;
        //PictureEdit1 is a DevExpress control where the image will be drawn
        using (Graphics g = PictureEdit1.CreateGraphics())
        {
            g.Clear(Color.White);
            var keepx = "";
            var keepy = "";
            foreach (var pointval in stringOfPoints)
            {
                if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(pointval))
                {
                    var point = pointval.Split(',');
                    var x = point[0];
                    var y = point[1];

                    if (x == "#" && y == "#")
                    {
                        beginStroke = true;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (beginStroke)
                        {
                            beginStroke = false;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            g.DrawLine(new Pen(Color.Black), new Point(Convert.ToInt32(keepx), Convert.ToInt32(keepy)), new Point(Convert.ToInt32(x), Convert.ToInt32(y)));
                        }
                    }
                    keepx = x;
                    keepy = y;
                }
            }
        }
    }

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Scanning QR Codes in Restaurants: Why A Meal May Cost You Your Privacy
The Quint in a joint investigation with Sourajeet Majumder, demonstrates how hackers steal your data via QR codes.
Mehab QureshiSourajeet Majumder
Published: 18 Aug 2021, 2:53 PM IST
Tech and Auto
If you've been to a restaurant amid the coronavirus pandemic, you may have been asked to use a QR code to access a digital menu.
Quick Response (QR) codes are barcodes that can be scanned by smartphone cameras to direct consumers to a website. When accessed, the code enables you to browse the menu, order a meal, or make a payment.
The use of QR codes in restaurants and bars have become popular because of the COVID-19 safety protocols. Restaurants had to either use QR codes or disinfect menus between each use which could have only led to excessive work for restaurant employees.
But, taking advantage of the rise of touchless services during the pandemic, cyber criminals have found a new way to infect mobile devices using QR codes.
Coronavirus Pandemic is Proving to be a Boon for Cyber Criminals
A Sneaky Security Threat
Sudarashan Pillai, 32, a resident of Pune who recently visited a south Indian restaurant chain said that he had to scan the QR code in order to gain access to the digital menu.
But soon after he scanned the QR code, his phone was bugged with adware. "After I went home, unwanted notifications with sexual content started to appear on my screen," he told The Quint.
Pillai had to format his device to stop unwanted notifications to appear on his device.
Another Pune resident Navneet Bhandare, 28, alleged that he started receiving spam emails as soon as he scanned a QR code in a restaurant after he was asked to register his name and email address on the link.
QR codes are here to stay due to the amount of customer data that can be collected from scanning it.
This data includes the list of best-selling dishes, customer's order history, preferences, average time and money spent and even their credit card/ debit card information.
Not just in restaurants, QR code scams have been prevalent in shopping marketplaces such as OLX and Quikr.
A 32-year-old sales manager in Chandigarh placed an advertisement to sell his refrigerator. He was approached by a person posing as a buyer who offered to buy the product at the marked price.
The caller did not negotiate and told the victim that he would like to buy the product for Rs 21,000. But he said he would make the payment online and asked the victim to scan a QR code.
"As soon as I scanned the QR code, a sum of Rs 32,000 was withdrawn from my account. Then the caller switched off his phone and was unreachable thereafter," the victim told The Quint.
How Do Hackers Steal Data Via QR Codes?
The Quint in a joint investigation with Sourajeet Majumder, an independent cyber security researcher, tested an experiment to demonstrate how hackers steal your data via QR codes.
For this experiment Metasploit, a software widely used by Hackers and Security Researchers was used.
After firing Metasploit on Kali Linux machine and using a set of codes, a malicious application which can access all your files was created.
The malicious application was then uploaded on a server where it could be converted into a downloadable link.
A fake QR code was created by pasting the malicious link on a QR code generator. The QR code was then installed to a phone device (in this case researcher's own device). As soon as the QR code was scanned, the spyware was installed.
The Kali Linux machine was ready to gain complete access to the mobile phone's data. Starting from accessing the victim device's call logs, contacts, SMS, screenshots geolocation, and even camera.
Creation of a spyware
(Photo: The Quint)
Developing malicious APK
Creating a downloadable link
Embedding the link to QR Code
Fake QR code ready
Intercepting the phone data
Accessing the phone data
Access to all the call logs and messages was gained
Access to the device's camera was also gained
How Should You Stay Safe?
Here are some strategies to prevent QR hacking:
Try to avoid scanning QR codes as much as you can. if the link looks suspicious don't scan it.
Before scanning any QR code, check where the code is pasted. If it's on a famous restaurant menu it's probably safe to scan but not always.
Do not scan a code sent by someone you do not know personally.
Install a QR scanner app with a preview function. So that you can inspect any link before opening it.
Be suspicious of generic black and white QR codes.
Facebook Copyright Violation Scam on the Rise, Warns Security Researcher


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Tuesdays on the Terrace: Natalie Lande Trio Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 8:00 pm
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Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden
Outer east side of the MCA, accessible via the back gate and the Commons
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Natalie Lande. Photo: Elizabeth Williams.
Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA's Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden with free music highlighting artists from Chicago's internationally renowned jazz community. Composer and saxophonist Natalie Lande plays two sets with her ensemble.
Natalie Lande is a freelance saxophonist, woodwind specialist, composer, and educator all over Chicago and the Chicagoland area. She holds a bachelor's degree in jazz performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in jazz composition from DePaul University. Aside from playing all types of jazz, Lande can also be seen playing R&B, soul, blues, rock, pop, salsa, and afrobeat music on the scene with various bands. She has had wonderful opportunities to share a stage with Buddy Guy, John Faddis, Rufus Reed, and Jeff Coffin. Lande also plays with and composes for her own sextet, The Natalie Lande Sextet, and released the group's debut album Learning How To Fly in August 2015. At 28 years old, she holds a Fellowship title from the prestigious Luminarts Cultural Foundation and was a second-place winner in the 2014 Civic and Arts Jazz Improvisation competition in Chicago.
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Tuesdays on the Terrace is made possible in part by a generous gift from Luminarts Cultural Foundation, supported by Cherilyn and Michael Murer.
See the full 2019 Tuesdays on the terrace schedule
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Joshua Abrams and Chad Taylor
Tue, Jul 16, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Jul 16, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Tatsu Aoki's The Miyumi Project
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Maggie Brown
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Victor Garcia Organ Quintet
Tue, Aug 6, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Aug 6, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Carolyn Fitzhugh Quartet
Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Ben LaMar Gay
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Art Turk Burton and the Congo Square Ensemble
Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Julius Tucker Trio
Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Thaddeus Tukes on the Vibes
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Junius Paul
Tuesdays on the Terrace: James Sanders and Conjunto
Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Katie Ernst
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Alexis Lombre
Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 8:00 pm
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Mike Reed with Special Guests
Tuesdays on the Terrace: Alexander/McLean Project
Tue, Jun 4, 2019, 5:30 pm – Tue, Jun 4, 2019, 8:00 pm
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Le Paon de nuit de Lucas, Saturnia atlantica, est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Saturniidae, de la sous-famille des Saturniinae et du genre Saturnia.
 Répartition : Maghreb.
 Envergure du mâle : 52 à .
 Période de vol : de mars à mai.
 Habitat : forêts et prairies jusqu'à .
 Plantes hôtes : de nombreuses espèces parmi les genres Fraxinus, Olea et Alnus.

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 P.C. Rougeot, P. Viette, Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord, Delachaux et Niestlé, Lausanne 1978.

Références taxinomiques

Lépidoptère (nom vernaculaire)
Saturniidae

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Gargoyles, and other fluffy things
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In which everyone gets excited about gargoyles and Flemish tapestries …
"Gordana replaced the handset gently into the cradle.
'Don't bother staying up,' Richard had said to her, 'I'll be working late. You're not upset, are you?'
She wasn't upset. In fact, she didn't mind one bit. Let him bury himself in his tiresome paperwork: fat dossiers of documents bound in red ribbon, tangled contracts, covenants and affidavits. Disagreeable old goat. She was much calmer when he wasn't around. And it also meant she could stay in the Tower as late as she liked.
Tomorrow she planned to show her newest purchases to Maurice, who was returning to film a whole segment on gargoyles. He seemed to be very excited about the ugly stone lions which adorned the Tower, telling everyone who would listen that they had actually been stolen from St Mary's Cathedral by its principal builder, and smuggled over to The Seminary in the back of a dunny cart.
It seemed Maurice was the only one who matched her passion for The Seminary and the splendid transformation which was taking place. He was the only one who really understood and shared her enthusiasm for the beautiful treasures she had amassed: hand-blown glass pendants – a dozen of them – as she hadn't yet decided which ones to suspend above her white marble benches, swathes of silk and taffeta and linen from Mokum and Pongees and Designers Guild, offcuts of golden oak and Kauri pine and delicious, dark Jarrah for the floors, the Fersa door hardware and the Catchpole and Rye double ended antique bath, both which had arrived simultaneously that morning from Buenos Aires and London, the stiff white boxes, marked with the distinctive Les Verreries de Bréhat logo and filled with finger pulls and finials and levers and, oh! the pièce de résistance, a 19th century French Louis XV bronze and crystal chandelier.
She hadn't told Richard about the chandelier yet.
The gentleman at the auction house had been very excited about the piece, stating it was circa 1880, and would look magnificent as the centerpiece of the new ballroom.
She hadn't told Richard about the Louis XVI painted screen or the 19th century Flemish Verdue tapestry, either.
There was that one second where she paused before signing the $154,000 cheque for the three items, but then scrawled her name hastily at the bottom before she could change her mind."
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Institutional buildings are usually named after a person for one of two reasons: The namesake has achieved great things on behalf of the institution, or he or she is a generous benefactor. Stanley Watson (left) was both to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Watson, who died in 1995 following a 35-year career at WHOI, was a microbiologist whose research interests foreshadowed the cross-disciplinary field of biogeochemistry. He was instrumental in uncovering the importance of bacteria in ocean food webs and in the nitrogen cycle.
He collaborated with John Waterbury, now a senior scientist in the Biology Department, in a momentous discovery. On a 1977 cruise in the Arabian Sea, they found extremely small, previously unknown photosynthetic cells in seawater. The cells turned out to be one of the most numerous organisms on the planet: the cyanobacteria Synechococcus.
Watson also refined and patented a test for bacteria in seawater, using an extract from the blood of horseshoe crabs that reacts with fragments of the bacteria. In a successful second career as head of Associates of Cape Cod, Watson and company produced that extract—Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL)—which is used by hospitals and medical device producers worldwide to detect bacterial contamination and ensure safe products. Proceeds from the company formed the basis for the Watson Foundation, which has supported research and education at WHOI and other institutions for more than 20 years.
In recognition of his leadership and generosity, WHOI will dedicate one of its new buildings as the Stanley W. Watson Laboratory.


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Magic Johnson Says The Lakers Have The Smartest Team In The NBA
Despite being universally recognized as one of the greatest players of all time, Magic Johnson has become kind of infamous on social media.
He's often tweeting the obvious and his remarks on Twitter have been borderline hilarious more often than not. Even so, he clearly knows a thing or two about basketball.
That's why people should take notice when he talks about this Los Angeles Lakers roster, as he recently went as far as to say that they're the smartest team in the NBA:
"This Lakers team has a basketball IQ off the charts. No question...they are the smartest team in the NBA!" Tweeted Johnson.
Obviously, Magic's words about the Lakers will always be biased. He's a franchise legend and even worked for them until not so long ago.
Even so, he knows what he's talking about and that take isn't bold or far-fetched at all. It may even be a proven fact.
We're talking about a team that features LeBron James and Rajon Rondo, two of the smartest players of all time.
More than that Rob Pelinka made sure to fill the Lakers roster with plenty of veterans, guys who know what they're doing and that often make the right play. So yeah, they might as well be the smartest team in the league.
Their doubters say that having so many old players is going to take a toll on their chances to compete at the highest level but in reality, not many young teams have dominated the league either.
So, don't sleep on the Lakers or count them out just because of their age. Remember that the elders bring a lot of wisdom with them.
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Steve Kerr Explains Why The Warriors Traded D'Angelo Russell
Stan Van Gundy Calls Out NBA Fans For All-Star Votes: "Klay Thompson Ahead Of Devin Booker? Do Better..."
LeBron James Apologizes To Lakers Fans Amid Three-Game Losing Streak: "I Promise We'll Be Better!"
NBA Refs Get Roasted After Ridiculous Cade Cunningham Ejection: "This Is Why I Stopped Watching The NBA."
Russell Westbrook's Brother Destroys The Haters In Heated Debate With Fans: "I'm Not Gonna Let Anybody Come Around Here And Try To Slander My Brother!"
Former Laker Nick Young Defends Russell Westbrook From Angry Fans: "Y'all Been Talking About Him Like He Tony Snell No Disrespect."
Channing Frye Blasts The Lakers' Defense On Live TV: "It's Hard To Be That Bad."
Jeff Van Gundy Calls Out Julius Randle For Disappointing Season: "The First Step Is To Own Up To Your Own Shortcomings."


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Speaker Theme: Collaboration
Eamonn Sullivan
As Chief Nurse, on the board at the Royal Marsden, Eamonn represents the Trusts 1400 Nurses, Therapists and Pharmacists and is responsible for the patient safety and patient experience portfolios. The Royal Marsden is Europe's largest cancer centre with the third largest cancer research portfolio globally. It is rated 'Outstanding' by the NHS regulator, the Care Quality Commission.
At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Eamonn was called upon to become the Director of Nursing at NHS Nightingale London – part of a five person leadership team charged with designing, building and operating the world's largest temporary Critical Care Unit built at the Excel conference centre, which become operational in just 9 days. Fortunately, Nightingale London was not used to its full capacity, but still cared for 55 critically ill Londoners, becoming at that time, Europe's largest temporary Critical Care Unit.
Prior to his current role, Eamonn held a number of positions in prestigious NHS Trusts, including – Deputy Chief Nurse at University College London Hospitals and Deputy Chief Nurse at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals.
Eamonn spent much of his clinical career in Adult Critical Care, he holds an MSc in Critical Care from Kings College London. In 2017 he was honoured to become a Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholar.
Outside of the NHS, Eamonn is a Major in the British Army Medical Services (Reserve). He has had the privilege of leading UK and US Army Medical Teams in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, including being appointed as the Officer Commanding Critical Care at Camp Bastion. Eamonn rates these experiences as being pivotal periods in his career.
In October 2020 Eamonn was called upon to become NHS Test and Trace's first Chief Nursing Officer – he is currently seconded into this position and returns to the Royal Marsden in January 2021.
Eamonn lives in Berkshire with his wife Yamini, an NHS Paediatric Speech Therapist, and their two children.
Dan Stembridge MA FRAeS ADC RN
Dan is a former Royal Navy fighter pilot who has seen combat in major conflict zones. As a UK TOPGUN instructor, he went on to command an airbase of over 3,000 personnel. An influential thinker whose advice has been sought by government ministers, Dan is a former aide-de-camp to Her Majesty The Queen.
A highly experienced speaker with an engaging and interactive style, Dan is extremely skilled at gearing his material to the precise needs of his audience. He uses entertaining and dramatic stories to bring the desired messages to life. Audiences always find Dan's talks gripping, relevant, thought-provoking and highly memorable.
Dan now runs his own consultancy where he teaches state of the art skills in leadership, resilience, building high performance teams and creating a winning business culture. Find out more on Dan's website here.
Alice is constantly researching and working with new inspirational speakers and experts, connecting them with our clients and ensuring a tailored approach for all HTL events. Alice enjoys idea generation and has a natural creative edge which means her solutions to business challenges often have a memorable twist.
In the past Alice has run her own business, Abingdon Management and Consulting, specialising in the area of wellbeing and performance. In particular Alice worked with Dr Frank Dick to deliver practical and sustainable solutions to address performance development issues. Alice was awarded with an 'excellence' citation from The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) for the work both she and Frank Dick carried out within the corporate sector.
Alongside facilitation, Alice is an experienced conference host and interviewer having been asked to perform this role on more than one occasion for the Lloyds Banking Practice Pool Annual Conference, Network Rail, Poggenpohl's Annual conference and Countrywide Surveyors Annual conference for over 450 people, which culminated in an interview on stage with the CEO of Countrywide Alison Platt and CFO Hamanshi Raja.
Alice has interviewed celebrities Matthew Dawson and Michel Roux JR for Just Retirement in front of 100 of their IFA community. She also interviewed Lord Coe as part of a private evening event held at Simmons and Simmons.
One of Alice's attributes is her thorough preparation and research skills in order to create a successful interview. Asking the right questions to prompt deep thinking is an essential skill to the success of the interview from the audience's perspective.
Providing the right balance of questions to meet the needs of the event, to bring out the best of the personality being interviewed and to capture and maintain the audiences' attention are all skills that have been honed over the years during which Alice has been interviewing for different organisations.
In addition to interviews in front of 'live' audiences Alice also has experience of writing and asking interview questions for filming purposes. HTL's Brilliant Minds Digital platform comprises of video briefing's centering around a specific topic of relevance to business today and features a variety of pertinent experts offering their insights. Alice has spent many hours behind the camera interviewing experts.
Alice's work focuses on improving engagement, coaching and presentation skills in conjunction with how to review more effectively for continuous improvement and confidence-building. Alice has worked in a 1:1 capacity with a number of senior leaders to help them improve their presentation and interpersonal skills.
Jamie is the CEO and founder of Purpose Republic who are 'Solving Engagement® to create a world worth working in'.
Jamie helps leaders use purpose as a transformative catalyst to ignite passion, performance and growth. An International Coaching Federation (ICF) and Co-Active (CTI) professional leadership coach, he holds a 1st Class Honours Degree and is Harvard Business School Alumni.
During his career he has lived and worked in New York, Toronto and London, advising many of the world's most iconic brands such as Starbucks, P&G, Disney, BMW, Diageo, VW, Audi, Heinz, Philips, Mars Wrigley and Warner Brothers. He is a visiting lecturer at St Mary's University and is writing the book, CONDUIT: Why every leader needs a Massive Transformative Purpose.
In 2002 Jamie helped launch a ground-breaking communications agency helping build and grow the business from a blank piece of paper into 28 markets with $2.5 billion in client billings by disrupting market conventions.
Passionate about helping leaders accelerate business growth, while simultaneously creating massive transformative impact for society, Jamie has a particular interest in why neuro-science makes purpose so powerful.
His company helps leaders use purpose strategically to ignite increased levels of passion, peak-performance and growth in their employees and business. Using a powerful, evidence based three-step 'blue-print', his talk makes becoming purpose driven and more authentic accessible and actionable for leaders at all levels.
KEYNOTE OUTLINES:
THE PROFIT PARADOX
Why meaning, not money ignites motivation peak performance and profits.
There is a Paradox at the very heart of business; that focusing on profit maximisation, motivates employees to maximise profits! Evidence and experience tell a very different story. Why? Over three quarters of employees at work simply don't want to be there. This leads to low motivation, reduced productivity, clock watching, job hopping and unhappy customers. Conversely, in organisations where leaders focus on purpose and people as much as profit, employees are up to 100% more satisfied with their job, 3X more engaged, and up to 5X more loyal and share price returns of up to 14X the market average!
Whether you lead a team of 2 or 2,000, this inspiring and insightful keynote shows how great leaders apply three critical yet easily applied 'Motivation Multipliers' that neuroscience show will inspire your team to GO ALL IN!
MASTERCLASS WORKSHOPS:
MAKING PURPOSE EASY®
How to put purpose at the heart of business
CHIEF MEANING OFFICER®
How to become a purpose driven authentic leader
SOLVING TRUST®
How to build trust, create loyalty and be more human at work
Professor Jo Delahunty QC
Professor Jo Delahunty QC is a highly sought-after specialist children silk entrusted with the most significant and demanding national cases. Jo has become a pioneering force within her profession. Cases in which she is instructed are regularly reported for their legal significance. She is noted for being "brilliant at distilling a case down to its key issues, great at strategic planning, supportive to instructing solicitors and very easy to talk to."
Jo was appointed Gresham Professor of Law in the summer of 2016 and in that role she has a direct interface with the public and media in a way that singles her out as a practising Queens Counsel and part time judge.
Brought up by a single mum and educated in the state sector, Jo was the first person in her family to stay in education after the age of 16. Against the odds, Jo went to Oxford University to read law: one of only two girls from her school ever to do so. Unsuited to a 9-5 job Jo describes how she had never easily accepted instruction on what to do; she thrived on competition, was a deadline junkie, an independent worker and wanted to make a difference to the world. Becoming a barrister seemed to be the perfect profession.
Jo chose to practise Civil Law initially, but soon found her niche in Public Law child protection cases. Since being called to the Bar in 1986, Jo has come to practise at the High Court level and above. Alongside her practice in the Family Justice System, between 2013-15, Jo acted on behalf of 76 bereaved families in the Hillsborough Inquests and was instrumental in securing the verdict that the inadequate emergency medical response caused or contributed to loss of life.
An accomplished speaker, Jo speaks with passion and insight on what really happens inside and outside of court. Communication, the art of persuasion, how to win an argument, how to lead a team and how to marshal your resources to make an impact to win over adversaries are the tools of her trade: 'her conversational style of advocacy puts witnesses at their ease yet conceals a rapier –like incisiveness.' Often representing vulnerable people, Jo explains the importance of effective listening and authenticity and is frank in describing the different 'voices' she has acquired to bridge the gap between the public and professionals.
In a competitive and highly specialist silk field Jo has gained a reputation for formidable advocacy and tactical trial management alongside superb client care and court room forensic skills. These strategic skills are highly relevant for leaders across many sectors. Jo describes it as the art of "marshalling information and drowning out the white noise". Her job as a QC demands that she is highly competitive, resilient in the face of the pressures of an enormous case load, ruthlessly efficient in time management but moving forwards in her career with a strong moral compass to serve society and the clients she represents.
More recently Jo has become known an outspoken voice for gender equality in the Law Profession and is passionate about mentoring and role modelling for all young students and barristers working their way through the ranks. She has spoken openly about the use and abuse of power in the legal profession: described as 'fearless' in her pursuit of fairness for those who don't have a voice or are afraid to use it.
Jo has been interviewed by the First 100 years team for episode 9 of 10 as we approach the centenary of the Sex Discrimination Removal Act 1919. To listen to the podcast click here.
For more of an insight into Jo's life outside of family law, into giving professional speaking advice to a wider audience, click here.
Ben Cohen MBE
Born and raised in Northampton, Ben began his professional rugby career with the Northampton Saints and was part of England's Rugby World Cup winning team in 2003, before successful years with France's Brive and then the Sale Sharks.
Following the terrible events of his father's death when he was fatally injured trying to protect an employee, Ben was moved to set up the StandUp Foundation in 2012. The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation is the world's first foundation dedicated to raising awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying by connecting communities and raising funds to support those doing real-world work to eradicate bullying.
Ben now travels worldwide speaking to businesses about the importance of character, respect and equality in creating a kinder world. Ben has reached millions of people with his anti-bullying message through global media coverage: He has over 500,000 followers on social media. In the UK, he has worked with the Home Office, where he led the charge for a StandUp Charter to end homophobia across sports particularly in soccer, rugby and tennis.
He is also known for his media appearances on shows like Strictly Come Dancing and The Jump.
Caspar is a highly distinctive corporate speaker with a unique and challenging message that requires people to question many of the things they take for granted.
Caspar Berry, started his career in the first series of Byker Grove on BBC1 alongside Ant and Dec. He went on to read Economics and Anthropology at Cambridge and – after setting his sights on becoming a professional film writer – had his first screenplay produced by Film Four whilst in his final year.
By the time he was 23 Caspar was writing for Miramax and Columbia Tri-Star. At 25 he moved to Las Vegas and became a professional poker player for the next three years of his life.
In 2002 he co-founded Twenty First Century Media and built it into the fastest growing audiovisual media company in the North East of England. At this time he also began his career as a speaker and catalyst for new thinking within business, specialising in risk-taking and decision-making. In 2008 his company was sold to Bob Geldof's media giant, Ten Alps.
He returned to his television roots as the presenter and poker expert on a number of TV shows, most notably: Poker Night Live, voted Britain's best poker show; and Sky Poker, the country's premier nightly poker show. He also appeared on Sky Sports, was the poker strategy writer for Flush magazine and was also the poker adviser on the James Bond movie, Casino Royale.
Caspar is a highly distinctive corporate speaker with a unique and challenging message that requires people to question many of the things they take for granted. Drawing from his diverse range of experiences in poker, business and life, Caspar offers a fresh look at the way individuals approach risk and take decisions in order to gain a competitive edge. Caspar's key message is that understanding how to take calculated risks is critical in the creation of dynamic leaders and managers who will innovate and change the world around them.
Caspar is also a charismatic host, often leading an end of day Poker activity as a follow through from his key note speech or workshops sessions. During which Caspar back-references his insights about risks, decision or luck to coach his audience to play poker and then commenting on and hosting a poker tournament.
He has now delivered over 1000 sessions as a speaker and trainer for hundreds of organisations including Google, The Met Police, IBM, Castrol, KPMG, ASDA, Orange, Eon, Ernst and Young, BAA and Ashridge Management School.


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from django.apps import AppConfig

class ChatAppConfig(AppConfig):
    name = "openslides.chat"
    verbose_name = "OpenSlides Chat"

    def ready(self):
        # Import all required stuff.
        from ..utils.rest_api import router
        from . import serializers  # noqa
        from .views import (
            ChatGroupViewSet,
            ChatMessageViewSet,
        )

        # Register viewsets.
        router.register(
            self.get_model("ChatGroup").get_collection_string(),
            ChatGroupViewSet,
        )
        router.register(
            self.get_model("ChatMessage").get_collection_string(), ChatMessageViewSet
        )

    def get_startup_elements(self):
        """
        Yields all Cachables required on startup i. e. opening the websocket
        connection.
        """
        yield self.get_model("ChatGroup")
        yield self.get_model("ChatMessage")

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★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 3-0-0) Studies in Aboriginal knowledge, values, and identity in written expression, and other cultural texts. Not to be taken by students with *6 in approved junior English. Note: Sections reserved for students in the TYP Program include a 3 hour seminar component in addition to the 3 hour lecture component.