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Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour
Duration options: 40 - 80 minutes
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1. Pantheon: Tour
Join a guided tour of the Pantheon and explore the history of the best-preserved monument from Ancient Rome. Founded in 25 BC as a temple to the 12 gods, the building went on to inspire one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, Raphael. Walk in through the Corinthian columns brought all the way from Egypt, and step on the ancient original marble floor of the temple. Your guide will let you in on the engineering secrets that made this monument the only one of its size and age to have survived in tact from Roman times. Admire the beauty of its proportions as Michelangelo did when he first saw this architectural jewel, and discover the pagan rational behind them. Learn how the remains of many martyrs were removed from the Christian catacombs and placed in the Pantheon on the orders of Pope Boniface IV In 608. Marvel at the immense dome with a diameter of 43 meters, and its famous oculus that allows natural light to illuminate the beautiful interior.
2. Pantheon: Private Tour
Enjoy a tour of the fascinating Pantheon, the Roman Temple dedicated to all the Gods. Marvel at its miraculously-preserved interiors and the impressive dome. Discover the engineering secrets that made this monument the only one of its size and age to have survived the tests of time. Admire the beauty of its proportions as Michelangelo did when he first saw this architectural jewel, and discover the pagan rationale behind them. Walk in through the Corinthian columns brought in all the way from Egypt, and step on the ancient original marble floor of the temple. Learn about its later use as a Christian church and as a final resting place for Christian martyrs, Italian royals, and famous artists including Raphael.
3. Pantheon: Tour with Surrounding Squares and Churches
Join a professional guide for a 40-minute tour of the Pantheon, the Roman temple dedicated to the gods. Marvel at its miraculously-preserved interiors and the impressive dome. Discover the engineering secrets that made this monument the only one of its size and age to have survived the effects of time and delapidation. Admire the beauty of its proportions as Michelangelo did when he first saw this architectural jewel. Walk in through the Corinthian columns, brought all the way from Egypt, and step on the original marble floor of the temple. Learn about it's later use as a Christian church and as a resting place for Christian martyrs, Italian royals and famous artists such as Rafaello himself. After touring the Pantheon, you will explore the surrounding squares and churches on another 40-minute tour in the company of your guide.
4. Rome Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Transfer from Civitavecchia Port
Make the most of your cruise stopover at Civitavecchia Port and journey to Rome by comfortable vehicle to climb aboard the open-top, hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus on arrival. Depart from Civitavecchia Port at 9:00 AM or 9:30 AM and get dropped off on Via Crescenzio 19, near the Vatican City. It is only a 12-minute walk to the Hop-on Hop-off bus stop number 6. Then, jump off and on at 8 stops, all conveniently located close to the most important monuments in the city. Learn the history of Rome with the on-board recorded commentary available in 9 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Portuguese). Avail of the free walking tours that focus on some of the city's most famous squares, streets and monuments to get an even more complete picture of the city. The hop-on hop-off buses operate every day from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and run every 15-20 minutes for your convenience. The online voucher can be validated on any of the big buses. The first stop for the hop-on hop-off bus, where the online voucher needs to be validated, is in front of Termini Train Station. Return to Civitavecchia Port at 3:45 PM. The transfer bus departs from Piazza dell' Independenza and stops at 4:00 PM at the bus stop on via Crescenzio #2. For any extra information, you can ask your host on the drive into Rome in the morning.
5. Piazzas of Rome Small Group Sunset Tour
Enjoy a romantic walking tour of Rome at dusk, and see the sunset over the "Eternal City's" beautiful squares. Meet your guide in Piazza del Popolo, formerly used for popular games and public executions, and now a lively space for concerts. Learn about the vision of its architect, Giuseppe Valadier. Continue to Pincio Terrace to see the sunset over the rooftops of Rome. Marvel at the broad sweep of the Spanish Steps and Barcaccia's fountain to a half-sunken ship. Next, go to the Trevi Fountain on Piazza di Trevi, and throw a coin in the pool according to tradition. See the historic Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, built in 27 BC as a temple to all the gods of Rome. Wander over to Piazza Navona, built on the site of a Roman amphitheater. Experience "La Dolce Vita" of Rome around Bernini's magnificent Four Rivers Fountain in its center. End on Campo de' Fiori, dominated by the statue to the poet and philosopher, Bruno Giordano. Learn about his trial for heresy, and how he was burned at the stake at the medieval marketplace in the 16th century.
6. Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour
Enjoy a 40 minutes tour of the fascinating Roman Temple dedicated to all the Gods with a professional guide. Marvel at its miraculously preserved interiors and the impressive Dome. Discover the engineering secrets that made this monument the only one of its size and age to have survived the effects of time and gravity. Admire the beauty of its proportions as Michelangelo did when he first saw this architectural jewel, and discover the pagan rational behind them. Walk in through the Corinthian columns brought in all the way from Egypt and step on the ancient original marble floor of the temple. Learn about it's later use as a Christian church and as a resting place for Christian martyrs, Italian royals and famous artists such as Rafaello himself. Optionally, you can further explore the surrounding squares and churches in another 40 minutes tour in the company of your guide. You can add this option during the process of booking.
7. Pantheon: Private Tour with Surrounding Squares and Churches
Enjoy a private tour of the Pantheon, the fascinating Roman Temple dedicated to all the Gods. Marvel at its miraculously preserved interiors and the impressive dome. Discover the engineering secrets that made this monument the only one of its size and age to have survived the effects of time and climate. Admire the beauty of its proportions as Michelangelo did when he first saw this architectural jewel, and discover the pagan rationale behind them. Enter via the Corinthian columns brought in all the way from Egypt, and step on the ancient original marble floor of the temple. Hear about the building's later use as a Christian church, and as a resting place for Christian martyrs, Italian royals and famous artists, such as Rafaello himself. After learning all about the Pantheon, follow your guide as they take you around the local area to explore the nearby squares and churches.
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What people are saying about Pantheon
My tour guide was FANTASTIC! He was so enthusiastic about everything he said and because oh this, I learned so much about the Pantheon and it honestly became my favorite destination. Such a wonderful tour!
Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour Reviewed by Kolton, 8/15/2021
Our guide Lorenzo spoke great German, explained everything wonderfully and clearly, answered all questions patiently and also gave a lot of additional information and tips for Rome. TOP!
Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour Reviewed by Karin, 10/1/2021
Our guide was very knowledgeable and told us everything we wanted to know. He even gave us local restaurant recommendations after the tour and they were awesome!
Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour Reviewed by Kelsie, 9/17/2021
Recommended tour. Some participants didn't show up so we had a private tour.
Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour Reviewed by Tanja, 8/2/2021
Friendly and knowledgeable guide! Very engaging. Recommend highly!!!
Rome: Pantheon Express Guided Tour Reviewed by Diane, 12/8/2021


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Die Odilokapelle ist eine ehemalige römisch-katholische Kapelle in Boswil im Kanton Aargau. Sie befindet sich am östlichen Dorfrand und bildet zusammen mit dem ehemaligen Pfarrhaus und der Alten Kirche eine historische Gebäudegruppe. Einst diente die Kapelle als Beinhaus, heute als Sitzungs- und Seminarraum der Stiftung Künstlerhaus Boswil.

Am 29./30. September 1498 erfolgte gleichzeitig mit der Kirche die Einweihung des Beinhauses, zu Ehren des Heiligen Odilo von Cluny. Um 1700 wurde das Gebäude neu errichtet. 1718 nahm Fürstabt Plazidus Zurlauben die Weihe des Altars vor, 1784/85 erneuerte man das Türmchen. 1913 wurde die Gebäudegruppe an den Kunstmaler Richard Arthur Nüscheler vermietet und 1918 verkauft. Dieser liess ein neues Türmchen erstellen und organisierte von 1933 bis 1940 in der Kapelle; seither ist sie wie die Alte Kirche profaniert.

Das am Südrand des Kirchhügels gelegene Beinhaus ist zweigeschossig. Unten befindet sich die Krypta mit Tonnengewölbe, die von der Chorseite aus zugänglich ist. Vom Westen gelangt man durch ein Spitzbogenportal in den Kapellenraum.

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Siehe auch
 Liste der Kulturgüter in Boswil

Weblinks

 Website Künstlerhaus Boswil

Boswil
Kulturgut von regionaler Bedeutung im Kanton Aargau
Denkmalschutzobjekt im Kanton Aargau
Erbaut in den 1700er Jahren
Boswil
Veranstaltungsstätte in der Schweiz
Boswil
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Daily Skimm: Protests in Iran, Taiwan's Elections, and A Whole Lot of Chicken
Published on: Jan 13, 2020fb-roundtwitter-roundemail-round
Thousands of Iranian protesters have been turning out, with some calling for their supreme leader to resign.
Over the weekend, Iran admitted to shooting down the Ukraine International Airlines jetliner that crashed last week, killing all 176 people on board. For a while, Iran insisted it had nothing to do with this – blaming a technical issue. But Canada, the US, and Ukraine suggested that an Iranian missile hit the plane. Now, after three days of issuing denials, Iran admitted responsibility.
That it made a "human error." Reminder: The crash happened amid heightened US-Iranian tensions following the US killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani...and the same night that Iran shot missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops. Iran says it mistook the commercial plane for an "enemy target." Meanwhile, Ukraine has demanded that Iran punish those responsible. It wants compensation, and to receive the remains of the 11 Ukrainians killed in the crash. Canada – which lost 57 people – echoed a similar message.
And you said there've been protests in Iran?
Yes. Many in Iran are angry with their government over what they see as a cover-up. Thousands turned out across the country, with some chanting "death to liars." Others chanted, "they are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here." Many called on members of the regime to resign, and covered their face to avoid detection by surveillance. Security forces have responded with tear gas and reportedly with live ammunition.
How is the US responding to all this?
President Trump tweeted his support for the protesters. And warned the Iranian regime not to kill them, something believed to have happened as recently as last year. Meanwhile, the US dealt with some mixed messaging of its own.
Go on...
Trump had justified the airstrike against Soleimani by accusing him of planning "imminent" attacks on American diplomats and military personnel. Late last week, he said there'd been a threat to four embassies in particular. But yesterday, Defense Sec Mark Esper said he hadn't seen any evidence about that. And some Congress members have pushed back against what they say was inadequate evidence for the attack.
Last week, the US and Iran managed to avoid war. But when two countries come to the brink, and one kills 176 people in "error," this weekend's events show that they risk being held accountable – by the press, by political representatives, and by the public itself.
Who got to keep her job…
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. This weekend, she won reelection by a landslide. Reminder: the government of Taiwan was set up after World War II, when more than 1 million people escaped a civil war between Nationalists and Communists. Since then, Beijing and Taiwan have competed for recognition as China's rightful gov (current tally: Beijing is winning). Taiwan has since all but given up hope of getting control over the mainland, and in practice acts independently from China. Today, the island is led by President Tsai, whose party is calling for formal independence. Now, she's won reelection with over 57% of the vote.
And the mood in Beijing is: Not happy. Last year, it offered Taiwan a "one country, two systems" arrangement. Aka 'join us and we'll give you some freedoms.' But Taiwanese voters see how a similar arrangement is going for protesters in Hong Kong, and seem to want none of it.
So what happens next: Tsai isn't expected to make any bold moves further distancing the island from Beijing. But if she does, Beijing has always held the threat of military action. And could carry out military drills in the area that heighten tensions.
Skimm More: We explain China's influence around the world here.
Who's being remembered…
Two US service members. Over the weekend, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an explosion in Afghanistan that killed Staff Sgt Ian P McLaughlin and Private First Class Miguel A Villalon. Their deaths mark the first American casualties in the country this year, after 23 troops were killed last year – the deadliest for US service members there since 2014.
What about peace talks: It's unclear what these latest deaths mean for the on-again, off-again peace talks between the US and the Taliban, which restarted last month. But the last time talks between the US and Taliban were known to break down, the Taliban had claimed responsibility for an attack killing a US service member.
What people are watching…
Storms in parts of the southern US and Midwest. Last week, severe storms in several states brought icy conditions, heavy rain, and tornadoes. At least 11 people have died. Tens of thousands of people are without power, and some highways have reportedly been closed due to flooding. The governor of Arkansas has declared a state of emergency.
What we're one step closer to...
Super Bowl LIV. We're down to four teams – two from the AFC, two from the NFC – that have a shot at making it. On the AFC side, that includes the Tennessee Titans, after an upset this weekend over the Baltimore Ravens...that especially upset QB Lamar Jackson. The Titans are facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday for the AFC Championship, after QB Patrick Mahomes said 'you're welcome' for their second quarter comeback. On the NFC side, the San Francisco 49ers were a shoo-in...sorry to those Minnesota Vikings. On Sunday they'll face off against the Green Bay Packers, which knows how to Green Bay Pack in a tight all-around team (meet the Smiths, Davante Adams). May the conference championships be ever in your favor.
Who's putting the 'win' in "wings"...
This "Family Feud" contestant.

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TSU Awarded $351,000 to Launch HBCU Criminal Justice Research Hub
Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research has received a $351,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to form the HBCU Criminal Justice Research Hub. The Hub will facilitate a two-year collaboration between HBCU researchers, community organizations, and community members working toward reducing mass incarceration and violent crime.
"The Walmart Foundation grant will open up new opportunities for collaboration, strengthening our partnerships here in Houston while widening our reach and impact across other U.S. cities and crime-impacted communities…Community input will be vital to this work, and Hub meetings will necessarily involve community members with lived experience of the impacts of violent crime and mass incarceration."
Dr. Howard Henderson, Director of the Center for Justice Research
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The Criminal Justice Research Hub is part of a broader network of community leaders, nonprofits and policymakers working together to advance criminal justice prevention initiatives, made possible by the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity.
"We must be more intentional about creating meaningful opportunities for young people at the highest risk of becoming justice-involved and providing resources to communities that will help to break the cycle of incarceration for Black young adults…We're excited to support Texas Southern as they launch the HBCU Criminal Justice Research Hub to further this work."
Dr. Marvin Carr, Director, Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity
The Hub will leverage the strength of these collaborations to work toward solutions to rising violent crime rates. Hub researchers will also conduct need assessments in Houston and the researchers' respective cities to determine culturally responsive, data-driven interventions and policy solutions.
"Texas Southern University is committed to finding solutions for urban issues through our outstanding faculty researchers, including the team in the Center for Justice Research…CJR plays a critical role in community-based criminal justice reform efforts and advocacy. We thank the Walmart Foundation for this gift that will enhance their efforts and assist the university and our community as we continue on our path to Carnegie R1 research status."
Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Texas Southern University President
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The Hub will also focus on researcher development, incorporating the Center's Researcher Development and Training Institute and focusing on cultivating a diverse cohort of criminal justice researchers and social engineers.
"CJR's work continues to support and diversify the field of criminal justice researchers by providing opportunities to engage in solutions-oriented projects in the community."
Dr. George Kieh, Dean of the Barbara Jordan–Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
The HBCU Criminal Justice Research Hub aims to expand the capacity of HBCUs to provide solutions for the crime and incarceration problems facing communities around the country and seeks to address the root causes of mass incarceration and violent crime.
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San Antonio's Campaign To Prove Charles Barkley Wrong Kind Of Reinforces Why What He Said Was Offensive
Former NBA star and current analyst Charles Barkley is no stranger to making controversial—some might dare say "dumb"—statements. And perhaps his most controversial (or dumbest) in some time was the statement he made about San Antonio recently, when he declared that "There's some big ol' women down there" and "that's a gold mine for Weight Watchers."
That statement is a couple of weeks old now, but the story has lingered for a few reasons: The continued dominance of the Spurs in the playoffs, the fact that Barkley, who—ahem—seems to enjoy being the center of attention, has refused to apologize, and also the fact that women in San Antonio have gathered to protest his remarks.
That's an understandable impulse, and the campaign—which gained new life this week when Vanessa Macias, girlfriend of Spurs star Tim Duncan, led a group of women to Game One of the team's series against the Oklahoma City Thunder wearing curve-hugging t-shirts that read "Barkley Don't Know."
Macias is certainly a fit, attractive young woman, as were the others who donned the t-shirts and appeared on television. And we can't exactly fault them for wanting to prove the guy wrong. But, as satisfying as it must be for them to demonstrate against an asshole like Barkley, their protest also kind of misses the point about why what Barkley said was offensive.
Barkley's dismissive comments about San Antonio women weren't really offensive because it meant that he was ignoring the young, fit women in their 20's who live in the city. Of course there are conventionally attractive women in San Antonio, just like there are conventionally attractive women everywhere else. We needn't spend too much time shedding tears for the young hotties of San Antonio because they were briefly ignored by Charles Barkley. On balance, they probably receive enough attention, and will still live healthy, happy, and productive lives even if they briefly escaped Barkley's notice.
What's more troubling about Barkley's statement is that it treats San Antonio as a less desirable place because there are bigger women there, too—and the framework that the presence of those women brings down the value of San Antonio is reinforced when the campaign against him centers around proving that there are slim women who look like models who call San Antonio home. That's true, but you're still telling women who don't look like that that they're part of the problem.
Obviously there are slim women and full-figured women in San Antonio, just like there are women with a variety of body types in every other place in the world. But the idea that it's only the existence of the former that validates San Antonio sends a message to everyone else that's similar to the one that Barkley sent. It furthers the idea that women with fuller figures are a problem that needs to be hidden.
It's certainly understandable why someone like Macias would want to stand up for her home by making the obvious refutation of Barkley's statements—but San Antonio's worth, and the worth of the women who live there, doesn't go up or down just because Tim Duncan's girlfriend looks like she belongs on TV.
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IEEE Computer Society will be the Technical Co-Sponsor for EISIC 2017.
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European Intelligence
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Dekelia Air Base, Attica, Greece
The Premier European Conference on Counterterrorism and Criminology
Christos Douligeris
University of Piraeus, Greece
Christos Douligeris, currently a professor at the department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Greece held positions with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Miami. He was an associate member of the Hellenic Authority for Information and Communication Assurance and Privacy and the President and CEO Hellenic Electronic Governance for Social Security SA. Dr. Douligeris has published extensively in the networking scientific literature and he has participated in many research and development projects. He is the co-editor of a book on ''Network Security'' published by IEEE Press/ John Wiley and he is on the editorial boards of several scientific journals as well as on the technical program committees of major international conferences. He has been involved extensively in curriculum development both in the USA and Greece. His latest work has focused on the use of big data and artificial intelligence techniques in several areas, mainly in Telecommunications Planning and Management and in Security Analysis of Port Information Systems. Moreover, he has been working in data analytic techniques in Learning and Education and Emergency Response Operations.
Keynote: Modelling of Supply Chain Service Systems' Security
A Supply Chain Service (SCS) is a complex network of interconnected business partners, including all the information, processes and assets required for the movement of goods and the performance of services. However, the smooth operation of an SCS could suffer from interruptions and delays due to a variety of reasons ranging from acknowledged business and financial factors (e.g. frequent changes in business partners' leadership and demand uncertainty) to the exploitation of physical threats (e.g. bombing of a storage room) and/or cyber threats (e.g. gaining unauthenticated access to an alarm system and changing the alarm settings). Cyber threat exploitation results from the lack of implemented security controls, making the assets vulnerable to these threats.
This lecture introduces a process-centric approach for modelling security concepts in order to improve Supply Chain sustainability. We focus on the Vehicle Transport Service (VTS) and we present a business-process oriented model. In order to show how security issues can be visualized we apply simulation techniques on the developed process models. The three model infrastructures are component materials of the MITIGATE EU project, which has a goal the development of a platform that provides risk assessment techniques in critical maritime cyber assets aiming to manage risks that could compromise the organization's information security.
Vishal M. Patel
Rutgers University, USA
Vishal M. Patel is an A. Walter Tyson Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University. Prior to joining Rutgers University, he was a member of the research faculty at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, in 2010. His current research interests include signal processing, computer vision, and pattern recognition with applications in biometrics and imaging. He has received a number of awards including the 2016 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award, the 2016 Jimmy Lin Award for Invention, A. Walter Tyson Assistant Professorship Award, the Best Paper Award at IEEE BTAS 2015, and Best Poster Awards at BTAS 2015 and 2016. He currently serves as a member of the Information Forensics and Security Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society and Associate Editor of the IEEE Biometrics Compendium. He is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Mu Epsilon, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Keynote: Active user authentication on mobile devices
Recent developments in sensing and communication technologies have led to an explosion in the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. With the increase in use of mobile devices, one has to constantly worry about the security and privacy, as the loss of a mobile device would compromise personal information of the user. To deal with this problem, active authentication (also known as continuous authentication) systems have been proposed in which users are continuously monitored after the initial access to the mobile device. This talk will provide an overview of different continuous authentication methods on mobile devices. We will discuss merits and drawbacks of available approaches and identify promising avenues of research in this rapidly evolving field.
Georgios Papaprodromou
Director, Cyber Crime Center of the Hellenic Police, Greece
Police Director PAPAPRODROMOU Georgios was born in 1965 at Giannitsa Pellas. He joined the Hellenic Police in 1984. He served as an officer in numerous but also special services mainly in Northern Greece. He is a graduate of the Law Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is an expert as Forensic Document Examiner, having served since 1999 in the Laboratory Department of the Forensic Division of the Hellenic Police Headquarters. At the same time, he was the founder (2002) of the Laboratory of Forensic Document Examination in Forensic Subdivision of Northern Greece, in which he served until 2011. From 20-08-2015 until 26-05-2016 he served as Director of the newly-established Cyber Crime Subdivision of Northern Greece. From 27-05-2016 until today he is the Director of the Cyber Crime Division of the Hellenic Police Headquarters.
He is a graduate of the Joint War College (12th Educational Series) as well as an e-student of the National Defense School (7th Educational Series). He has been trained, among other things, in Organization and Management and in new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), on e-Government, Forensics, Radicalization, Civil Protection, Critical Infrastructure and anti-drug policies. He has taught courses in Public Institutes of Vocational Training and in various schools of the Police Academy. He speaks English and German. He is married, having two (2) children, students in the Department of Applied Informatics and in the Law Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Keynote: Effective Prevention and Investigation of Cybercrime
During the lecture, the lecturer will analyze the mission and the goals of the Hellenic Police HQ Cybercrime Division, will emphasize on the offenses committed in the Cyberspace and present relevant statistics. The lecture will also include issues of the existing legal framework concerning the cybercrime, what is happening in Greece and in Europe. Finally, the lecturer will present the development of preventive and raise awareness actions carried out by the Hellenic Police HQ Cybercrime Division.
Spyros Papageorgiou
Director, Cyber Defence Directorate, Hellenic National Defence General Staff, Greece
Navy Captain Spyridon Papageorgiou, MSc (Computer Science), present Assignment: Director of Cyber Defense Directorate. Navy Captain Papageorgiou has significant experience (more than 16 years) in information security and cyber defense research and implementations. He is responsible for organizing National Cyber Defense Exersice and Cyber Defense School. He is GIAC Certified Security Professional (Incident Handling, Reversing Malware, System and Network Penetration Tester, Forensics analyst). He teaches as an expert in the University of Piraeus, Windows Forensics and System Penetration testing.
Since 2013 he has been member of the red team in the Cyber Defense Exercise "LOCKED Shields", organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence. He is a regular speaker regarding cyber security and cyber defense presentations at Suprime Joint War College (ADISPO) and also at Hellenic National Defense College.
Keynote: Hunting the cyber threats: Intelligence driven Incident response
The adversaries are always steps ahead of us. They use unknown tools, tactics and procedures to compromise our systems and networks. Their goal is to steal our data. Our mission is to stop them completing their mission. In order to be close to them we must develop skills to defend actively our networks.
Active defense is the reaction to an attack. It is not hack back. There is no security with out detection and no protection with out reaction. Active defense is the Intelligence driven Incident response. Deploying Intelligence driven Incident response we can respond to an incident both proactively by hunting the unknown threats and also reactively when an incident alert occurs. Working both proactively and reactively we are closer to the attackers and we reduce the amount of time, necessary to detect and locate advanced persistent threats (unknown threats).
Panel: Ethical Dilemmas in Intelligence Analaysis: Implications for Systems and Operations
B.L. William Wong, Middlesex University London, UK
Ioanna Lakea, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Greece
Stelios Virvidakis, University of Athens, Greece
Ioanna K. Lekea, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Greece
Demosthenis P. Bakopoulos, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Greece
Don Gotterbarn, University of East Tennessee, USA
Samantha Todd, West Midlands Police, UK
Kai Kimppa, Turku University, Finland
The field of ethics is concerned with the study of the concepts of right and wrong behaviour, and generally involves three broad subject areas: metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. Metaethics investigates where our ethical principles come from, and what they mean; normative ethics refer to our study and determination of moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct; while applied ethics involves the examination of specific controversial issues such as abortion, animal rights, environmental concerns. In this panel, we will identify and discuss ethics issues as they apply to a number of emergent challenges in the design and development of intelligence analysis systems, as well as during day-to-day operations of law enforcement and military officers. In many discussions on ethics, there is a tendency for the discussions to remain at a high level and surround the main principles of ethics, e.g. respect for autonomy, non-maleficence or do no harm, beneficence, and justice. In this panel, we present some concrete problems that emerged through our research in projects such as the FP7 VALCRI, as we seek to respect the rights of European citizens to liberty and security. These problems include the mosaic effect, protection of personal data, potential mis-use and abuse during information exploitation and analysis activities encountered during intelligence and investigative analysis. How should we design to ensure computational and analytic transparency in the decision-making processes? How we design systems and processes that are visible and open to inspection by colleagues and overseers? These are some issues that will be addressed by this Panel.
European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (EISIC) 2017


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Prevention, Outreach and Education Department
Strength Training: Youth Camp Leaders Trained to Prevent Child Abuse
June 17, 2019 - Christian Chapman
More than 30 youth program directors and coordinators recently participated in the Strengthening Safety Training program hosted by MSU's Prevention, Outreach and Education and Youth Programs departments.
"We're seeing an increase in youth camps reaching out to [POE] for training about relationship violence and sexual misconduct," said Mariah Sloat, MSU prevention specialist in the POE department. "In order to reach as many people as we possibly can, we decided to pilot a train-the-trainer approach."
This training concept enables youth program leaders to effectively prepare program staff and volunteers to appropriately respond, report and provide support when it is disclosed or suspected that a child has suffered from maltreatment, violence, sexual abuse or discrimination.
"Considerations, trends, and best practices related to safety in youth programs are continuously evolving," said Dave Chupak, director of MSU Youth Programs. "I believe that this partnership with POE will help to promote consistency both in training for youth program staff and volunteers, and in support for youth program participants."
Materials for the training were customized to include Michigan child abuse laws, grooming behaviors and youth-specific scenarios that the youth program staff may experience. It also touched on basic information centered on relationship violence and sexual misconduct—including victim blaming education and myths surrounding sexual assault.
"I think that this training goes beyond just ensuring that people are compliant with their reporting duties," Sloat said. "In this training we are talking to people about how they can be supportive if a youth does disclose to them, which is critical."
In 2018, the MSU Youth Programs: Registration, Safety Assurance, and Education Program expanded the Youth Protection Workshop to an annual, full-day session involving presentations from campus experts. The program has worked with campus and community partners to offer continuous training and development programs on topics related to youth safety, such as surviving active violence incidents, understanding implicit bias, and youth mental health first aid as a part of efforts to provide ongoing consultation and support for youth program directors and advance a safe learning environment.
As one of many of these efforts on campus to train youth program personnel and educate participants, Sloat says the departments will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and hope to offer it again in the fall.
POE also provides mandatory training for all MSU students, faculty, staff, and auxiliary groups centered around RVSM issues, such as: Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence Prevention Program, the Bystander Network, Online Education Workshop, Greeks Take the Lead Program, and Spartans Against Violence, a student athletes prevention program.


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Q: Can't edit a existing PDF file with FPDI I am trying to learn how to edit a PDF file with FPDF and FPDI using PHP language.  I have this sample PDF file where I want to insert some values. If I were to create a PDF file using FPDF, everything works fine. But if I try to edit an existing PDF file using FPDI, it gives me the following error message: This page isn't working. Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 ( ). crbug/1173575, non-JS module files deprecated. The following shows two programs for editing PDF files. The first one works and the second one fails.
<?PHP
  //This program works and create a new PDF file.
  require('fpdf.php');
  $pdf = new FPDF();
  $pdf->AddPage();
  $pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
  $pdf->Cell(40,10,'Hello World!');
  $pdf->Output();
?>

The following program for editing an existing PDF file fails:
<?PHP
      require_once('fpdf.php');

      //This second line of code fails.
      require_once('../fpdf183/FPDI/FPDI-2.3.6/src/Fpdi.php'); //This path is correct. I have tested it out with a simple echo "hello world"; file.
      //I assume I didn't install fpdi correctly. I have tried replacing /Fpdi.php part with autoload.php as well.

      $pdf = new FPDI();
      $pdf->AddPage();

      $pdf->setSourceFile('testfile.pdf');
      $tplIdx = $this->pdf->importPage(1); // import page 1
      $this->pdf->useTemplate($tplIdx, 0, 0, 0, 0, true);
      $this->pdf->SetFont('Arial', '', '13');
      $this->pdf->SetTextColor(0,0,0);
      $this->pdf->SetXY(20, 20); //set position in pdf document
      $this->pdf->Write(0, 'Some texts will go in here');
      $this->pdf->Output('newfile.pdf', 'D');//force the browser to download the output
    ?>

First I have downloaded FPDF .zip file from fpdf.org and extracted it in my hosting file server. Then I downloaded FPDI from setasign.com website and uploaded this .zip file to my hostinger online webserver. Then I have extracted it inside the same fpdf folder. (zlib extension is enabled in my server).

A: A. FPDI download
After you download the fpdi from say https://github.com/Setasign/FPDI, please use the following to get the fpdi started:
require_once 'FPDI-master/src/autoload.php';
require_once('FPDI-master/src/fpdi.php');

The following is a fully working example which I have used in the past for your reference (I've used TCPDF, but I have changed to use fpdf):
B. Testing PHP: testgen.php

<?php

require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
//require_once('tcpdf/tcpdf.php');

require_once('fpdf/fpdf.php');

require_once('vendor/setasign/fpdi/fpdi.php');

$pdf = new FPDI();

$pagecount = $pdf->setSourceFile('ok.pdf');

for ($n = 1; $n <= $pagecount; $n++) {
$pdf->AddPage();

$tplIdx = $pdf->importPage($n);
$pdf->useTemplate($tplIdx);

$pdf->SetFont('Helvetica', 'B', 10);

$pdf->SetXY(150, 10);
$pdf->Write(0, "Appendix 1(new)");
}

$pdf->Output("output_sample_ken.pdf", "D");

?>

In order to faciliate you to further test it, you may download the fpdf / fpdi files from this link:
http://www.createchhk.com/SO/pdfpack_20June2021.zip

after that, unzip and upload the files to your webserver PHP folder, then use a browser to run the testgen.php to see the effect. (the php will add the text Appendix 1(new) on each page of the original ok.pdf file, and then download the file)
C. Problem in processing Encrypted PDF
Last but not least, please note that FPDI does not support importing of encrypted PDF documents see the following link:
https://www.setasign.com/support/faq/fpdi/can-fpdi-import-encrypted-pdf-documents/
In my experience, to process an encrypted pdf, you may use something like pdf995 to "print" the encrypted pdf so as to generate a normal pdf, then this latter pdf can be processed by FPDI.

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