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Illumination 1.11: Unforged Weapons
September 7, 2011 | chrysoula
"Ajax," Natalie called as he slouched into the afternoon session. Ajax set his jaw, pretended he hadn't heard her, and headed over to the little free weight room off to one side.
He wasn't halfway there when she intercepted him, skidding to a stop in front of him. "I've been cleared for full activity," she informed him.
"Congratulations." He looked her over. Her blond hair bounced around her face, she had her color back, and her eyes were bright with determination. "You look good," he added, then could have bitten his tongue.
She gave him a skeptical look, then said, "Do you know what that means?" Without waiting for an answer, she plowed on. "It means I'm your teacher now."
He narrowed his eyes. "I don't want you to be my teacher. I want to be left alone."
She thrust the practice sword she was holding into his hands. "Tough. Stop whining. You need to practice."
"Maybe you haven't noticed all the practicing I've been doing. It hasn't helped." He pushed the sword back into her hands. She caught his fingers in her own and closed them around the hilt. He froze for a moment, which she took advantage of to rearrange his grip.
"You've been practicing summoning weapons, and working on your endurance. I'm going to teach you to use one."
"What's the point if I can't summon one?" he managed, as she started tugging him over to the practice area.
She gave him a look eloquent in its disdain. "Most of the people in the Tower can't summon an anima weapon. The Prowlers use real weapons outside the Tower. Skill acquired is never wasted." She thumped one of his thighs with her fist. "Widen your stance."
He sprang away from her. "Hey, hands off."
She crossed her arms and gave him an amused look. For a wild moment, he thought about throwing down the sword and running out of class. But then, beyond Natalie, he noticed Rohan watching the two of them closely, displeasure on his face.
Ajax smirked at him and turned his attention to Natalie. "All right. Tell me what to do."
She gave him a bright smile and picked up a wooden sword of her own. For a while, he followed her instructions and mirrored her movements. Then he said, "Why are you using a practice sword?"
She paused, leaning on the wooden blade. "Once you achieve Stage 3, it's hard to manage Stage 2. It's like sliding down a hill. Holding a real weapon, even a wooden one, tends to force anima into a Stage 1 form if it's called on. So it's safer. And yes, before you ask, Stage 3 weapons are dangerous— more dangerous than metal weapons. They're pretty reliable in life or death situations, but they want everything to be a life or death situation. Not so good for a classroom."
"Oh, come on, Natalie," said Rohan, watching nearby. "It's not that bad."
"Hatherly and Laurel summoned their weapons just to show them off the other day," Ajax pointed out.
"Yeah? Well, the rule is no Stage 3 weapons in a classroom," said Natalie calmly.
"It's a dumb rule," grumbled Rohan. "Kwan won't schedule me for my advanced training test.
Elian, always beside Rohan, said, "We'll both get there. It's just a matter of time."
Rohan scowled. "Seth was younger than both of us when he passed his test."
"Seth is hardly somebody to emulate," said Natalie sharply. "Stop lounging about. Go practice." And she tapped Ajax's leg with the sword she'd been leaning on. "You too. Lazing. Back to it."
Ajax got back to it. The wooden sword felt strange in his hands, half a toy, half an illusion, the handle hard and unresponsive. He wondered that Natalie referred to it as a 'real' weapon. He remembered her katana. There had never been a blade more real than that. He felt like when he released the wooden sword, it should be the thing that vanished. But when Natalie knocked it out of his hand, it fell to the mat with a thud.
He scrambled after it, and a sound made him look over at Elian and Rohan, set up to spar between himself and the wall. They both had Stage 2 weapons out. Elian's was at his side, but Rohan's was in front of his face, and the bar of light that made up the blade was bulging.
"What?" said Natalie. "Oh, no. Rohan!"
"I can do it, Natalie…" said Rohan, distantly. "You never give me any credit…"
"I knew you could," said Elian, his face glowing.
"Rohan, not here— Kwan!" But as Natalie spoke, the bar of light in Rohan's hands pulsed and dissolved into a heavy, two-handed scimitar.
Rohan bared his teeth in a grin, swishing the weapon through the air. The blade cast a deep black shadow, far darker than the other shadows in the classroom.
"Where's the glyph?" Ajax demanded. The blade flashed to white, then silver again, but the black shadow remained constant.
Natalie spoke low and quick, "He's not ready. He's not in control."
"I didn't think I could. I didn't. Elian believed in me, though." Rohan's words tumbled over each other, his voice breathy and flat. "Elian always thinks he knows everything about me. There's some things Elian shouldn't know, though. Nobody should know. But you look at me…"
Elian looked alarmed. "Eh? What? Rohan, bro, great job but you're kind of freaking me out…" His own Stage 2 weapon flickered out of existence.
The shadow-light scimitar wavered through the air until it was pointing directly at Elian. Kwan's voice came over Ajax's shoulder, very quietly. "Move away, very slowly, Elian. Do it now."
Elian stumbled backward as Kwan strode forward, putting his hand on Rohan's shoulder. "Rohan, your anima is unbalanced. Open your hand and try again." There was a clear tone of command in his voice, but Rohan didn't seem to notice.
"Where's Elian's balance? Where's Elian's weapon? Why does he make me look inside when he doesn't? What does he see? He's always in the back of my head." Rohan's grip tightened on his sword. "Maybe if I cut him out there will be nothing to see."
Elian, looking distinctly unnerved, turned to run. Three steps and he stumbled on the edge of the mat. Rohan threw his arm out, knocking Kwan's arm away, and sprang after Elian. He was shockingly fast.
But Ajax was faster.
As Rohan's shadow-light scimitar descended toward Elian, Ajax's wooden sword caught it. The gleaming edge of the scimitar slid against the thin film of light sheathing the practice sword.
"Hey. Don't be a jerk," Ajax said, shoving the scimitar away. It descended again, and again he caught it. This time he pressed forward. Rohan's eyes were bright and blank, like a predator's. "It isn't cool to attack the people who are kind to you."
"I don't deserve his kindness. I don't want his pity. He knows— knows! what I want and it will only hurt him. I don't want to hurt him…"
Ajax leaned close and whispered, "Then stop."
Rohan's eyes flickered. Then he opened his hands mechanically, and the scimitar dissolved. He staggered forward, then fell on Ajax. Ajax deposited him on the mat beside where Elian had regained his feet.
Rohan focused on Elian. "Sorry, man," he croaked.
Elian said, "Hey, bro, you stopped. So no big deal." A grin flickered across his solemn face. "My own fault for encouraging you. But it's great to know you have such a high opinion of me…" He sat down beside Rohan.
Ajax faded back, rejoining Natalie beside Kwan. "What the hell just happened?" He realized Natalie was giving him a funny look. "What? Look—"
"You look! Look at your sword."
He glanced at it, realized what the faint glow around it meant. "Woohoo. Stage 1. Now I'm on the same level as Jehane!"
Natalie swung her own wooden sword at him, furiously. He caught it just as he'd caught Rohan's. "You idiot. Stage 1 doesn't stop Stage 3. Ever. Wood doesn't stop Stage 3. Sometimes steel doesn't stop Stage 3." She let go of the wooden sword and it dropped to the mat. For a moment Ajax wondered if she was going to summon her katana and demonstrate, but she just turned and stomped away to the water cooler.
Ajax looked around, hoping for somebody to give him an explanation. Kwan stared at him thoughtfully.
"I had to do something," Ajax said.
"Yes, and thank you. But…. Congratulations on Stage 1. Work on understanding what you did. But, please, don't work on Stage 2 until we've had time to make some observations."
Ajax sputtered, then gave up on eloquence. "Huh?"
Kwan didn't smile. "As I said, you're dangerous. And weapons are dangerous. Now, you've seen one way how."
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Crispin Yuen
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Crispin is an award-winning Financial Crime Risk & Compliance specialist with extensive experience in regulatory compliance, risk controls, governance and assurance. He brings a unique combination of insights, experience and pragmatism to complex group-wide agendas and help clients navigate the fast-evolving financial crime risk landscape.
Through his work in both financial institutions and professional services firms over the past 20 years, Crispin has accumulated in-depth remediation experience in resolving deficiencies raised in both OFAC and AUSTRAC enforcements. This distinguishes him as one of very few professionals with such experience in Australia. At the same time, Crispin has developed deep working relationships with regulators and law enforcement agencies in combating financial crime.
At the invitation of the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Crispin spoke as an industry witness before the Inquiry into financial-related crime (2015). In June 2022, he was invited to speak at an expert roundtable held at the United Nations Office, Vienna by the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime pursuant to the UN General Assembly resolution 75/282. Crispin has been serving as a Board member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Australasian Chapter for over 15 years and co-authored the CAMS and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) study guide and exam questions.
He wrote the Compliance Best Practice and Enhanced Independent Review industry guidelines for the Australian Remittance and Currency Providers Association (ARCPA) which were presented to the then AUSTRAC CEO in 2016. Crispin teaches postgraduate students on International Financial Crime at the University of Sydney and regularly presents at financial crime conferences.
Written submission to NSW Crime Commission's Inquiry into Money Laundering in Pubs and Clubs, conducted in partnership with the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and AUSTRAC, New South Wales Crime Commission, 2022
"The Role of Independent Audit in Strengthening AML/CFT and Sanctions Controls for Money Services Businesses (MSBs) and Advancing Financial Inclusion", ACAMS, 2018.
Participation to "Remittance businesses fight to regain industry confidence", ABC Radio, 2016
Position Paper for International Alliance of MTO Associations, co-author, FATF Plenary, 2015.
Written submission to AUSTRAC's Stakeholder Consultation Paper on the Post-Implementation Review of Chapters 58 and 59 of the AML/CTF Rules, AUSTRAC, 2015.
Written submission to Attorney-General's Department on the Statutory Review of AML/CTF Act, Attorney-General's Department, 2015
Inquiry into Financial Related Crime, Commonwealth of Australia, 2014
Feedback Statement to the IOSCO Consultation Report on Technological Challenges to Effective Market Surveillance Issues and Regulatory Tools, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), 2013
Study Guide for CAMS Certification Exam, 5th Ed, co-author, ACAMS guide & exam questions, 2012.
Case Study: HSBC and the Lessons for AML Compliance Officers, Thomson Reuters, 2012.
Cover-up: the lessons behind ING's US$619m sanctions fine, Thomson Reuters, 2012. FATF Review of Standards – 2010-2011, AML Sanctions, 2012.
Review Feedback Statement to the IOSCO Consultation Report on Regulatory Issues Raised by the Impact of Technological Changes on Market Integrity and Efficiency, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), 2011
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"Do You Really Know Your Customer?", LexisNexis Risk Magazine, 2009.
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Sometimes you find yourself in the right place at the right time.
Never would I have imagined that living through a war in Lebanon 32 years ago would fit that category. Out of that crisis, Questscope was born.
In reflecting about this past year, it is impossible not to consider where it all started: a commitment to engage disadvantaged youth living on the edge of civil conflict. They were the last, but mattered the most to me.
Read more about Putting the Last, First.
As the temperature climbed near 90°F inside the training tent, new mentors tentatively introduced themselves. Amidst thick dust and lingering flies, Ashraf, a Questscope Project Manager, asked the volunteers to describe their favorite activities.
After some nervous laughter and a bit of coaxing, each person sitting in the room shared a small piece of themselves with the group. Bit by bit the fog of anonymity cleared.


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Посмітюха товстодзьоба (Galerida magnirostris) — вид горобцеподібних птахів родини жайворонкових (Alaudidae). Мешкає в Південній Африці.

Опис

Довжина птаха становить 18 см, вага 48-50 г. Довжина хвоста становить 58-61 мм, довжина дзьоба становить 18,7-23,5 мм. Виду не притаманний статевий диморфізм.

Верхня частина тіла бурувата, поцяткована чорнуватими смужками, на задній частині шиї і надхвісті вони найменш виражені. Верхні покривні пера хвоста сірувато-коричневі, окреме пера мають темні стрижні. Шия поцяткована тонкими білуватими смужками, навколо очей білуваті смуги. Підборіддя і горло білуваті, у деяких особин поцятковані темними плямками. Груди білуваті, часто з охристими або рудувато-охристим відтінком, поцятковані темними смугами. Решта нижньої частини тіла білувата або охриста.

Махові пера темно-коричневі, зовнішні опахала мають світлі краї, кінчики махових пер також світлі. Хвіст темно-коричневий, крайні стернові пера мають вузькі охристі або білуваті краї.

Дзьоб міцний, темний, знизу біля основи світліший, охристий, ніздрі покриті пір'ям. На голові чуб, пера, що його формують, більш короткі і широкі, ніж у інших посмітюх.

Підвиди
Виділяють три підвиди:
 G. m. magnirostris (Stephens, 1826) — південний захід ПАР;
 G. m. sedentaria Clancey, 1993 — південний захід Намібії і захід ПАР;
 G. m. harei (Roberts, 1924) — центр ПАР і захід Лесото.

Поширення і екологія
Товстодзьобі посмітюхи мешкають в Південно-Африканській Республіці, Намібії і Есватіні. Вони живуть в напівпустелях, на пустищах кару і в чагарникових заростях фінбошу. Ведуть переважно осілий спосіб життя.

Іржасті посмітюхи живляться переважно комахами, а також насінням і пагонами рослин. Пташенят годують личинками жуків. Гніздяться на землі, серед трави або чагарників. Гніздо встелюється шерстю, пір'ям і м'яким рослинним матеріалом. В кладці від 2 до 4 яєць. За пташенятами доглядають і самиці, і самці. Товстодзьобі посмітюхи співають, сидячи на землі, або в польоті. Самці підіймаються на висоту 15-20 метрів, кружляють, співаючи, після чого падать вниз, згорнувши крила.

Примітки

Джерела
 Rudolf Pätzold: Die Lerchen der Welt. Westarp Wissenschaften, Magdeburg 1994, ISBN 3-89432-422-8.
 Rudolf Pätzold: Kompendium der Lerchen. Alle Lerchen unserer Erde. Jan-Schimkat-Medienpublikation, Dresden 2003, ISBN 3-00-011219-7.

Посилання
 Thick-billed lark - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Жайворонкові
Птахи, описані 1826
Птахи Південно-Африканської Республіки
Птахи Намібії
Птахи Лесото

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London, 12 September: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the names of eight British and three Chinese students who will receive BAFTA scholarships this year to study film, games and television courses in the UK. In addition to financial aid, the BAFTA Scholars will gain free access to BAFTA events and receive one-to-one mentoring from BAFTA members, award-winners and nominees.
The scholarships support talented individuals in financial need, and aim to encourage cross-cultural collaboration. The eleven students join three BAFTA Scholars from both countries who BAFTA is supporting for a second year, as well as 20 others from around the world who will study in the US awarded through BAFTA Los Angeles and BAFTA New York, as previously announced in July.
The new scholarship recipients will be welcomed at a reception at BAFTA's headquarters, 195 Piccadilly, on Monday 17 September, attended by key industry figures and supporters.
The BAFTA Scholarship Programme is made possible by the generous support of a number of individuals, foundations and partnerships. For a fifth year, three of the British students will receive the Prince William Scholarships in Film, Games and Television, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros., which are awarded in the name of HRH The Duke of Cambridge in his role as President of BAFTA. For the first time this year the Reuben Foundation and Tinopolis are also named supporters of the programme.
Richard Stone, Trustee of the Reuben Foundation said of the new BAFTA Reuben Scholarships: "We are delighted to expand the Reuben Foundation's already established scholarship programme into the worlds of film, television and gaming and are proud to be able to award these talented young people scholarships in order to help them build their careers".
In the US, 20 students have been awarded scholarships, nine students were selected to study in New York institutions through the BAFTA New York Media Studies Scholarship Program, while 11 students were awarded scholarships through BAFTA Los Angeles, to support their studies at film schools in the U.S. The students originate from the UK, the US, Ghana, Peru and Iran, with special scholarships targeting underrepresented groups and communities.


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EU and Egypt step up cooperation on climate, energy and the green transition
Press release15 June 2022Representation in Cyprus
Today in Cairo, on the occasion of the visit of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her meeting with Egyptian President El Sisi, the EU and Egypt issued a joint statement on climate, energy and the green transition.
President von der Leyen said: "We are starting to tap into the full potential of EU-Egypt relations, by putting the clean energy transition and the fight against climate change at the heart of our partnership. I look forward to working with Egypt as COP27 Presidency to build on the good momentum from last year in Glasgow. Egypt is also a crucial partner in our efforts to move away from Russian fossil fuels and towards more reliable suppliers."
The EU and Egypt will join efforts to implement the Paris Agreement and ensure ambitious outcomes at COP27, which takes place in Sharm El-Sheikh in November. The joint statement commits both parties to work together on a global just energy transition, on improving adaptation capacity, mitigating loss and damage due to climate change, and on increasing climate finance to respond to the needs of developing countries.
The cooperation will have a particular focus on renewable energy sources, hydrogen, and energy efficiency. The EU and Egypt will develop a Mediterranean Hydrogen Partnership to promote investments in renewable electricity generation, strengthening and extension of electricity grids, including trans-Mediterranean interconnectors, the production of renewables and low carbon hydrogen, and the construction of storage, transport and distribution infrastructure.
Securing alternative gas supplies for Europe
In light of the new geopolitical and energy market reality after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and in line with the REPowerEU plan, the EU and Egypt will accelerate and intensify their energy partnership. Security of gas supply is a common concern. Today in Cairo, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, together with Minister El Molla and Minister Elharrar signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding between the EU, Egypt and Israel for the export of natural gas to Europe.
The three parties will work together on the stable delivery of natural gas, in a way that is consistent with long-term decarbonisation objectives and based on market-oriented pricing. Natural gas from Israel, Egypt and other sources in the Eastern Mediterranean region will be shipped to Europe via Egypt's LNG export infrastructure.
The parties will promote the reduction of methane leakage, and in particular examine new technologies for reducing venting and flaring and explore possibilities for the utilisation of captured methane throughout the entire supply chain. They will also endeavour to ensure that future investments will not cause pollution of the marine or land environment.
Joint EU-Egypt Statement
EU-Egypt-Israel Memorandum of Understanding
Statement by President von der Leyen in Cairo


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SOE's Mastermind (Paperback)
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For those with even a passing interest in the Second World War, the name Colin Gubbins is synonymous with the Special Operations Executive (SOE). This is not surprising as from its creation in late 1940 at Prime Minister Winston Churchill's command 'to set Europe ablaze', Gubbins was the driving force behind SOE. Over the next four years as, first, Operations and Training Director (codename M) and, from 1943, its Commander (CD) he masterminded every aspect of its worldwide covert operations.
Remarkably this is the first full biography of the man whose contribution to victory ranks in the premier league. The Author's research and access to family archives reveal the experiences in The Great War and later in Russia, Ireland, Poland and as Head of British Resistance that made Gubbins such a pivotal and influential wartime figure.
The result is a fascinating biography that reveals as much about SOE's extraordinary activities as it does about the man who inspired and commanded them.
A great read about one of the most influential special operations officers of all time.
Lars Gyllenhaal
This was a very enjoyable and informative book.
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Long awaited has been a biography to examine the career and contribution to victory of Major General Sir Colin Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC.
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Lett's volume on Gubbins clearly benefits from the approval of the Gubbin's family, and is written in a more traditional style than some modern biographies.
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... This is an admirable book that reads as an adventure story, which of course it is, of a talented, brave man who sacrificed what may well have been a brilliant military career to operate below the radar, retiring on the pension of a colonel when the author considers Gubbins could have risen to the top of the army. Carefully researched with the full cooperation of the family and clearly written and presented. Excellent.
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Brian Lett is an author of World War Two history, who has seven books currently in print. He has lectured extensively upon irregular warfare in World War II, including to the British Army. He is a recently retired Queen's Counsel who practised at the Bar of England and Wales for forty-seven years.
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Philosophers Take On the World is based on this blog, 'Practical Ethics in the News', and edited by David Edmonds. It is published by OUP and is due out in September 2016.
Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get to grips with a variety of these controversial issues, from the amusing to the shocking, in short, engaging, often controversial pieces. Covering topics from guns to abortion, the morality of drinking alone, hating a sports team, and being rude to cold callers, the essays will make you think again about the judgments we make on a daily basis and the ways in which we choose to conduct our lives.


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It is the office of the school environment to balance the various elements in the social environment, and to see to it that each individual gets an opportunity to escape from the limitations of the social group in which he was born, and to come into living contact with a broader environment.
What, after all, is the public under present conditions? What are the reasons for its eclipse? What hinders it from finding and identifying itself? By what means shall its inchoate and amorphous estate be organized into effective political action relevant to present social needs and opportunities? What has happened to the public in the century and a half since the theory of political democracy was urged with such assurance and hope?


Diwali (Deepawali), the festival of lights is here. Is your house ready to shine this Diwali? The dirty rugs and dull furniture may take away from the sparkling lights that are a part of the festival. Here are few smart tips that may help you to keep your rugs, carpets, and furniture clean this festive season.
Diwali is one of the most awaited occasions in the country, and the preparations have already started. Rugs and carpets can easily elevate the look of any home and add that touch of grandeur. So, make sure you are keeping them clean and fresh.
Angelique Dhama, Spokesperson and CMO at OBEETEE lists down some ways that ensure that your rugs are clean are ready to shine for the season.
Regular Vacuuming: Wool is a natural dust repellent. A regular vacuum of at least twice a week helps keep the carpet clean. Loop carpets are more delicate and should be vacuumed without a brush. In case any thread comes over the surface, do not pull it out. Cut it with a scissor.
Cleaning Stains: In case of drop or spillage in a carpet, put a blotting paper immediately over it. To minimize absorption into pile, press the spot from the sides for maximum removal. On tough spots, try with an equal amount of white vinegar and water. Club soda is appropriate thinner for coffee stains and red wine; corn-starch for grease; the iron and transfer method for candle wax; otherwise, contact a professional.
Avoid Dust, Dirt, and Moisture: Wet carpet leads to mould and mildew growth. Further, wet wool starts rotting with bad odor. Ensure proper aeration of the rug periodically.
Deodoriser: If you like to deodorize your carpets, avoid chemical-laden options and make your own with baking soda and a few drops of essential oil.
Storing: Keep few pouches of silica gel in the roll to keep it dry.
Go Wooden: Go for a wooden theme this year, for that added texture. Replace your old furniture with new wooden ones including the wall clock. Enrich it further by availing attractive upholstery and drapery options.
Accessorize: Accessorizing your house will accentuate the festive look to another notch. Ditch the conventional cushions and curtains. Go for elegant sofa tables, wall stands, and wooden coasters instead. Make sure that your interiors reflect who you are.
Bring in Nature: One of the simplest ways is to simply head outdoors and collect elements for within. Place a bowl of fresh green rooted grass among your showpieces. Use houseplants, fresh boughs, garlands, and citrus plants. This will not only give your house a beautiful green look but will also leave behind a heavenly fragrance.
Get Artsy: Add an unexpected element to your traditional décor. Paint on your walls and hang lights around it. Make something out of scrap and use that as a centerpiece for either your living area or the dining table. This will help radiate an aesthetic vibe in your home.
Drapery of Lights: There is nothing more celebratory than the glow of lights, be it through diyas and candles, or through dim LED bulbs. Apart from the conventional hanging of LED lights, drape lights on every doorway, window sills, staircases and on the furniture sets for a warm festive ambiance.


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Senate President Warns South Africa Against Further Attacks On Nigerians
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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that further attack on Nigerians would no longer be condoned.
He stated this on Monday while receiving the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria Mr. Bobby Moroe.
His visit to the Senate President is to unravel the causes of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and steps being taken to stop it.
However, Mr Lawan expressed concern over the 118 Nigerians that have been lost in different attacks over the years, out of which 13 were by South African Police.
The meeting, according to the Senate President became pertinent considering the incessant attacks on Nigerians residing in South Africa.
He said: "We in the Parliament must speak and prevent any further killings. These killings must stop. This is the era of social media where corpse of a victim may spark violence that may go beyond the control of government.
"The South African government must as a matter of urgency do whatever it takes to protect the lives and property of Nigerians living there, just as Nigerian government remain committed to the safety of South Africans residing here and their investments.
"I believe we have faced enough, we will no longer take it anymore. We want to write the names of Nigerians killed, and the South African parliament must act fast to put a stop to this menace.
"Over the years, 118 Nigerians have been killed, while 13 out of these were killed by South African Police".
He recalled the enormous contributions of Nigeria to South Africa during the apartheid rule, adding that, "we must establish events leading into these killings, including the recent one of Mrs.Elizabeth Chukwu, who was killed in her hotel room."
Nigeria, he said would no longer condone such killings, and urged South African government to as a matter of responsibility protect Nigerians residing there.
While commending the High Commissioner for the updates, Lawan noted that, "the update on the cause of late Mrs. Chukwu's death is heartwarming. It is a sign that something has been done in this regards."
Earlier, Mr. Moroe, who expressed regret over the killings of Nigerians and extended his country's condolences to the families of the victims said that, an inquest had been instituted to investigate all cases of xenophobic attacks in the country.
The inquest, he said would reveal the cause of the menace and find solutions across board, and reiterated the commitment of South African government and its law enforcement agencies to get to the root of the matter while bringing to book perpetrators of the attacks.
"Our government will continue to be committed to the good relationship with Nigeria. Your sentiment has gone deep into our heart, and you will be happy that the same sentiment has been our concern in South Africa.
"On behalf of the government of South Africa, we express our sincere condolences to Nigerian government for this unfortunate incident", he stated.
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Niko Karel Koffeman (born 12 May 1958) is a Dutch politician and animal rights activist. A Party for the Animals member, he holds a seat and is his party's leader in the Senate since 12 June 2007.

Career
Born in Maassluis, Koffeman worked for several years as a campaign strategist for the Socialist Party. Among his accomplishments was the creation of their current logo. In addition to his political work, he has been active in several animal rights organizations. He has also worked as a broadcast director. He later played a key role in the creation of the Party for Animals. He is a eurosceptic.

Personal
Koffeman is married to television presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg. They are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He is a vegetarian.

See also
 List of animal rights advocates

References
  Parlement.com biography

External links
Niko Koffeman biography at Party for Animals website

1958 births
Living people
21st-century Dutch politicians
Christian vegetarianism
Dutch political party founders
Dutch Seventh-day Adventists
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
Party for the Animals politicians
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In Theresa May's speech to the Confederation of British Industry yesterday evening, the Prime Minister gave us a preview of the government's proposed approach to industrial strategy.
Through the direct funding of research, and by tweaking the tax system to make it more innovation-friendly, the government hopes to put the UK at the "cutting edge" of new scientific research as it exits the EU.
A renewed focus on the supply side of the economy is undoubtedly welcome; as recent IPPR work has shown, the UK economy is blighted by a number of longstanding problems, including below-par levels of investment and productivity, long-term unsustainable public finances, and gains from growth that are increasingly concentrated, both geographically and across income groups.
But is a narrow focus on science-based, early-stage innovation enough to start to fix these issues? Our investigation of what the UK needs from an industrial strategy, published today, suggests not – for two reasons.
The first relates to the way the UK economy now functions, and the role that scientific research plays in job creation and whole-economy productivity growth. The UK is overwhelmingly a service economy: 79% of economic output and 83% of jobs are within the service sector. Employment within manufacturing, meanwhile, is on a long-term downward trend, both as a result of technological progress, and as the UK has lost comparative advantage in more basic manufacturing to lower-cost countries abroad. Nascent advanced manufacturing industries, using the discoveries of scientific research, could prove extremely lucrative for the UK in terms of the economic value they create, but they are unlikely to result in a large-scale shift of employment from services back to manufacturing.
This means that in order to raise productivity in the economy as a whole, and with it living standards, the government needs to adopt a broader, more practical definition of innovation. IPPR has found that, particularly for the low-wage service sectors such as retail and accommodation services, UK firms are much less productive than their equivalents in Europe – which suggests the challenge is one of adoption of cutting-edge practices, rather than origination. Service-sector innovation looks very different from 'industrial' innovation: it means better job and process design, improved skills utilisation, and adoption of ICT. The government's strategy therefore needs to do more to speed up the adoption of existing innovations – particularly by the service sector – as well as the development of new ones.
The second reason that a focus on early-stage research is insufficient relates to the nature of the UK innovation 'ecosystem'. Currently, UK firms do not reap the full benefit of innovations generated domestically, instead tending to sell promising new innovations to international companies at a relatively early stage. The government's move to establish UK Research and Innovation, which will have as one of its objectives the improvement of the domestic commercialisation process, is promising. But the government could go further. It could set up a dedicated commercialisation arm alongside the Research Councils, as Nesta has recently suggested, to ensure that the public money that goes into research provides the maximum benefit to wider society.
Appetite for new, ambitious thinking on industrial strategy is currently higher than it has been for a generation. It would be a shame if the government didn't seize the opportunity this presents to develop a genuinely inclusive, comprehensive approach to nurturing an economy that works for everyone.


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Q: When was spontaneous human combustion used for the first time as a plot device in fantasy or science fiction? To many, spontaneous human combustion remains as a myth, making it a prospective plot device in fantasy or science fiction. I am interested to know when was it used for the first time in that way.

A: the 1977 spoof "documentary" Alternative 3 talks about "hot jobs", in which, among other things, the British government induces SHC to silence informants. I don't know if it explains exactly how the government does this.

*Alternative 3" has also gotten incorporated into conspiracy theory mythologies as actually real.

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Q: Help in understanding how this over-voltage regulator works I found a circuit on the internet that's using a comparator to solve a similar problem to one I'm hoping to solve (voltage regulation).
This is the circuit: (it's from https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snoaa20/snoaa20.pdf)

I understand that the voltage divider at the input is taking a 1/3 of the input voltage and comparing to the reference voltage of 10V - if \$V{in}>V_{ref}\$ then the voltage exceeds 30V (stipulated max \$V_{in}\$) and the regulator would send \$V_{OH}\$ to \$V_g\$ (which would be supply V). Otherwise the comparator would output \$V_{OL}\$ (near 0V). I understand also that the Zener diode connecting the Source and Gate at the Mosfet (\$Z_2\$) is putting the Mosfet in a default ON state (sets \$V_{gs}=16V<20V\$ (\$V_{gs(max)}=20V\$).
What I don't understand is how feeding back the supply voltage to the Gate (\$V_{OH}\$) is going to turn the gate OFF.
E.g. at 32V Supply > Load Tolerance \$\implies\$ \$V_{OH}=32V \implies V_g~=32-16+32=48V\$
But then \$V_{gs}=|48-32|=16V<V_{gs(max)}=20V \implies\$ Mosfet=ON?
If anyone can help me understand where I'm going wrong (presumably something simple) I would greatly appreciate it. I don't have a massive amount of experience with mosfets and essentially none with comparators.


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When the topic of hacking is brought up, a common thought that arises is that of an action movie character sneaking into a computer database to access information. When students gather at the University of Miami this month to hack for 24 hours, however, they will not be engaging in negative mischievous tasks. Instead, they will be hacking for improvement.
The fourth annual hackathon will be kicking off this year's "Engineering Week." U-Hack will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 21 and continue through 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 22. in the center ballroom of the Student Activities Center.
The U-Hack team is made up of executive board officers from the student chapter of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and, this year, it is sanctioned by Major League Hacking, the largest nonprofit hackathon that helps hackathons across the country.
Senior Christian Perez, president of IEEE, explained that hackathons are "open-ended coding competitions" that allow for students to be creative in their projects. Students can either start from scratch or choose something that has been previously created to improve its functionality or purpose.
At the end, the projects are demonstrated to judges who determine whether the team wins prize money or other prizes.
"Participants generally focus on creating apps for mobile platforms, but the scope of the competition extends to web-development, software programs and even hardware creations," Perez said.
Judges look for creativity, technical challenge, functionality, marketability and ease of use, according to Perez.
"Students not only have to worry about the technical coding challenge, but also the end-user and how one might sell the product," he said.
Under this year's theme of "Hack for a Better U," students will be given the task of improving a platform or device by building projects for the benefit of improving one's lifestyle. The theme allows students to use any platform, framework or hardware device they choose to make something better.
"Whatever will make you or others just a little bit more efficient, healthier, or just worry a little less is what we're hoping to see," Perez said.
U-Hack consists of mostly UM attendees, but it also attracts students from universities across the country since it is nationally sanctioned. It is open to students of all majors, and no coding or technical experience is required.
"You can have the engineers work on the programming side of it, while people who are, let's say, public relations, can figure out how to they can use social media to promote it," said sophomore Alexander Ruhlman, who serves as chairman of U-Hack and works with a team of five other executive board members from IEEE.
For those participating who want to learn but don't have as much experience, the mentors that sponsors bring in are available to help, along with other hackers, since it is a group effort. Ruhlman explained that asking others at the event was how he was able to learn his first time.
There are three main things Ruhlman wants participants to learn.
Those interested in participating can visit coe.miami.edu/uhack2015/ or email um.ieee@gmail.com with questions.
For more information, email Simone Douglas at s.douglas1@umiami.edu.


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% FTP - workouts are based on the percentage of FTP. So, over time it is important to run an FTP test periodically. Recommended frequency for taking an FTP test is once per month. But of course, it is always up to you and your training goals.
Power - Workouts are based on power indicators. It means that any workout of this type is going to be exactly the same for any category of cyclists. The resistance level is not changing and applied exactly as set.
Power / Kg - workouts it is important to set your precise weight whenever your body weight has changed significantly over last time. The level of resistance, in this case, will be adjusted correspondingly.
Slope - Workout is based on % Slope. Just keep in mind the maximum number of the slope gradient your trainer is able to support. You can find this information on the vendor's website or in the trainer's manual under the "maximum simulated hill incline". You can set any number for the hill incline simulation in our app but the actually applied resistance is not going to exceed the level which your trainer hardware is capable of supporting.
Also, you can add segment titles, workout instructions or synchronize the workout with famous training videos like SufferFest... Even more, you can share your workouts with all users or select from friends etc.
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'Justice League: War' Trailer: Epic Action, Questionable Characters
by Kofi Outlaw
– on Oct 30, 2013
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In many versions of their origin tale, the Justice League came together to thwart an alien invasion, and thereafter pledged to work together to defend Earth. For the DC Comics "New 52" reboot a few years back, that origin story was retooled for modern times, hinging on DC supervillain Darkseid's attempted conquer of Earth, and the League rising up to send him packing.
That Justice League relaunch story - penned by DC Creative Chief Geoff Johns and drawn by legendary comic book artist Jim Lee - is now the subject of DC Universe's latest animated feature, Justice League: War - but have some major changes to the storyline and voice cast doomed this film to mediocrity?
Besides the epic action and anime-style visuals by director Jay Oliva (Batman: Under the Red Hood), you may have noticed that the first big upset in this interpretation of the New 52 Justice League is a glaring lineup change: Aquaman is out, and has been replaced by Captain Marvel (now officially named Shazam, apparently). During the Justice League: War panel at New York Comic-Con it was revealed that Aquaman is currently being mined for his own animated feature-film, which is why Billy Batson/Shazam is now in the film.
While saving up Aquaman for something bigger is admirable - especially to fans of Geoff Johns' modern overhaul of the character - Aquaman was definitely a standout of the Justice League relaunch, and not having him definitely feels like a missed opportunity to prove to a new crowd why this character (who is so often a punchline) actually belongs beside Superman and Batman - on the big screen as much as the small screen.
The second big upset this trailer's overpowering techno-beat score tries to mask, is the questionable voice acting in the film. Voice casting guru Andrea Romano has long been the secret weapon behind the iconic voices of DC animated characters (like Kevin Conroy's Batman), but here it seems she may have missed the mark. Eagle Eye star Michelle Monaghan doesn't sell Wonder Woman all that well; and while we love Firefly's Alan Tudyk, we don't necessarily love him as the voice of Superman. Irish actor Jason O'Mara (Life on Mars) as Batman? Weeds actor Justin Kirk as Hal Jordan? We could go on, but the actors' delivery (what bit of it you can hear in that trailer) sounds as if they are as uncertain of themselves of we are of them. Not a good sign.
Still, the action looks epic, and for those who have not yet endeavored to discover the modern world's Justice League (and were perhaps confused or put off by Man of Steel's representation of that), this is a pretty good way to get your feet wet in that pool - especially if it's one that DC movies like Batman vs. Superman and TV series like The Flash will be drawing from.
Justice League: War will be on DVD/Blu-ray and Digital Streaming and Download sometime in first quarter 2014.
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It seems at a young age Mary Kate Smith already was destined to be a teacher. Volunteering as a fourth grader on weekends to help her teacher with a class for pre-kindergarten students, it was clear what path her career would follow.
Sixteen years later, Smith's passion for teaching burns as bright as ever. She soon will put her passion into practice in Germany as the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Scholarship. Beginning in August, Smith will spend the 2013-14 academic year as a teaching assistant at either a German middle or high school in a city still to be determined.
Smith is the second Lawrence student this spring to be awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and 16th since 2008.
She completed her student-teaching certification last fall in the Whitefish Bay school district, teaching orchestra at both the high school and middle school level. She also spent four years teaching in the Lawrence Academy of Music's String Project and gives private violin lessons.
"I've had lots of tutoring job as well," said Smith, who first began learning German as a five-year old from an au pair from Germany who lived with her family for a year. Six years at a Waldorf School, where basic German was part of the curriculum, further exposed her to the language.
Her Fulbright Scholarship will take her to Germany for the fourth time. She first visited in 2007, spending a year in Berlin after graduating from high school as a participant in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. She returned in 2010 as part of Lawrence's "Berlin: Experiencing a Great City" course and spent the fall of 2011 on the IES Berlin off-campus study program.
Smith says her current "rough plan" is to get a few years of classroom experience before going to graduate school with the ultimate goal of teaching at the university level.
"One of the challenges I'm facing is deciding if I want to set up life here or in Germany," said Smith, a five-year member of the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of Lawrence's student chapter of the American String Teachers Association.
The flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide.
Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in government, science, the arts, business, philanthropy, education, and athletics. Forty Fulbright alumni from 11 countries have been awarded the Nobel Prize, and 75 alumni have received Pulitzer Prizes.
APPLETON, WIS. — A Lawrence University German professor has been awarded a $141,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities for summer seminar in Berlin, Germany for K-12 school teachers to enrich their knowledge of German history and contemporary German culture.
Brent Peterson, in collaboration with Robert Shandley, associate professor of film studies and German at Texas A&M University, will direct the seminar "Germany's Cosmopolitan Capital: Berlin and the Myth of German Monoculturalism" in June, 2010.
Aimed primarily at language, literature, social studies and modern history teachers, the grant will enable up to 16 educators to participate in the five-week long seminar. Participating teachers each will receive a stipend of $3,900 to help cover their expenses.
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Birmingham Press / 3 July, 2018
Approval from the many for Brummie legends.
Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn paid Birmingham reggae stars UB40 a surprise visit shortly before the band took to the stage at a sold-out Royal Albert Hall last week to mark the beginning of the group's 40th anniversary celebrations.
UB40 previously endorsed Corbyn's successful Labour leadership re-election campaign and joined him at a press conference to support his pledge to increase funding to the arts.
The Labour Party leader paid tribute to the band before the show, saying, "UB40 has been an authentic socialist voice representing the many not the few for 40 years. They offered hope to millions in the 1980s when they sang with justified rage about the Thatcher government's devastating effects on communities and eight years into
another period of Tory government, they continue to offer that voice. Long may they last."
To further highlight UB40's backing for Jeremy Corbyn, their new album and 2019 UK tour will be called For The Many, referencing his campaign slogan.
UB40's lead singer Duncan Campbell – who replaced his brother Ali after he quit the band in 2008 – said, "After ten years of fronting UB40, for us to do an album of our own original material feels like this is the final hurdle for me. The album and its title reflect how UB40 are all in support of Jeremy Corbyn. Both of the songs I have written on the album also reflect this support of the Labour Party. We all feel this album is an album going back to what UB40 was all about. We are all excited for everybody to hear the album and looking forward to touring it."
Co-vocalist and guitarist Robin Campbell added, "The 2019 UK tour is a continuation of our 40th year celebrations. Playing forty dates around the UK, instead of a few arenas, means that our fans from all over the UK can get to see us much more locally and up close – truly a tour for the many."
UB40 drummer Jimmy Brown commented, "For The Many is a true reflection of where the band are at right now. It gave us an opportunity to go back to our roots and draw on the 1970's-style reggae that inspired us to be in a band in the first place. There's lots of dub, various guest toasters and a blend of love songs and political songs. We intended to make an uncompromising reggae album and I think we have achieved that."
The group will also be releasing two companion versions of For The Many, as Brian Travers explains, "We have really enjoyed making this album, a huge amount of work went into it. It became a massive piece of work so, in addition to the regular version of the album, there will be a dub version and a collaboration version, featuring guest artists from all around the world."
UB40 will play Arena Birmingham on December 21st, before their For The Many UK Tour in 2019 begins at Portsmouth's Guildhall on 29th March 2019, with the final night of the tour taking place at Waterside in Aylesbury on 21st May 2019. Tickets are available from www.eventbright.co.uk
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'We want to be a part of this conversation': Green Bay, Fox Valley interested in passenger rail expansion
7 municipal leaders hope to expand Amtrak line from Milwaukee to Green Bay
By Joe Schulz
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 3:45pm
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Municipal leaders in seven northeast Wisconsin cities are asking federal authorities to consider creating an Amtrak passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Green Bay.
Officials in Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Kaukauna, Menasha and Neenah signed a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration on Dec. 9.
Municipal leaders requested the region be incorporated into the federal administration's Corridor Identification and Development program, an initiative included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that aims to identify new passenger-rail corridors.
"This new passenger rail corridor would provide residents of Green Bay and the greater Fox Valley region with increased mobility options to the state's largest city, as well as service to Chicago," the letter reads. "A Green Bay — Milwaukee — Chicago Amtrak service would create new connections between major metropolitan cities, medium-sized cities, and colleges and universities."
Local officials hope to expand Amtrak's Hiawatha line, which runs from Milwaukee to Chicago, as outlined in Amtrak's ConnectUS plan. The expansion would include four new stations in Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton and Green Bay, as well as three daily round trips from Green Bay to Chicago.
This map details possible Amtrak expansions in the Midwest, including potential connections to Madison and Green Bay. Photo courtesy of Amtrak
The Fox Valley is the third-largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin. The Fox Valley and Green Bay are currently served by Amtrak's Thruway Interstate-41 bus service.
Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford said sending the letter aims to ensure northeast Wisconsin is part of the passenger rail discussion.
"There's been a lot of talk about rail in the southern part of the state, and we've not yet really been a part of that conversation in our region," he said. "What we put together is an expression of interest. It's really just us saying, 'We want to be a part of this conversation as a region, as neighbors, as partners.'"
Madison and Milwaukee officials have also said they would like to see a passenger rail connection between those cities.
But expressing interest is only the first step. City leaders still have to submit a formal proposal to the agency by March 20, according to a railroad administration spokesperson.
The railroad administration will evaluate the proposals to decide which municipalities will join the Corridor Identification and Development program. If selected, the exact funding amounts from the federal, state and local governments are unclear, the spokesperson said.
Woodford acknowledged that it's still very early in the process and said he's working with the East Central Wisconsin Planning Commission to develop a plan. He said it's important to first unite municipalities around showing interest in passenger rail.
"Ultimately, a corridor expansion like this will succeed or fail based on the level of partnership and collaboration among our communities and among the levels of government that are going to be involved," Woodford said.
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But any passenger rail expansions in Wisconsin are likely to run into roadblocks. According to the Associated Press, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, are united in their opposition to using state funds for the expansion of passenger rail.
After his election in 2010, Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker killed a rail line that would have connected Madison and Milwaukee. That project would have been funded with $810 million from the federal government's stimulus package.
Despite the failure of that plan, local officials say a passenger rail connection from Milwaukee to Green Bay would have a major economic impact.
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich said Amtrak estimates the Green Bay connection would generate $1.3 billion dollars in one-time economic activity for the creation of the rail line and $70 million annually. He added that a passenger rail expansion also has support from private sector partners, including the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Green Bay Packers.
"We're hoping that people at the state level understand the economic benefit that passenger rail would have on this region," he said. "There's an incredible amount of economic activity that would be stimulated by the creation of this passenger rail line."
While many think passenger rail would be used most by people traveling from Green Bay to Milwaukee and vice versa, Genrich said the bigger benefit would be for those living between Fond du Lac and Green Bay.
"We've got one million people between Fond du Lac and the city of Green Bay; we've got so many folks that live in one of those communities and work in another," he said. "There's a lot of commuting that goes back and forth, so I think that's really the substantial everyday benefit that people will see around here."
A passenger rail option would also help ease traffic congestion on I-41, local officials said.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans to expand I-41 between Appleton and Green Bay from four lanes to six beginning next year, but Woodford said adding lanes alone won't relieve traffic congestion.
"Even as (I-41) is going through a corridor expansion over the next couple of years, we really need to lay the groundwork for other ways of moving between our communities," he said. "Because bottlenecks on highways are going to slow down our ability as a region to be economically competitive and grow."
Beyond the potential economic benefits of passenger rail, Genrich said northeast Wisconsin's bid for a passenger rail connection could be aided by President Joe Biden, who mentioned Green Bay when speaking at Amtrak's 50th anniversary.
"He gave a speech and talked about the bipartisan infrastructure bill and what it would mean for passenger rail, and name-checked the city of Green Bay in those comments," Genrich said. "I'm not shy about reiterating that when I'm talking to some of these federal officials."
If the railroad administration identifies the Milwaukee to Green Bay connection as a viable corridor, Woodford hopes to bring state officials — across party lines — together to have a rational conversation that's grounded in facts.
"I'm trying to keep an open mind as we go into this process, and I hope others are keeping an open mind going into this process, too," he said. "At the end of the day, we're going to need to let the research that's generated and the economic data that's generated drive decision-making."
"If we let our preconceived notions guide us before we've gathered all that information, then we'll be doing our constituents a disservice," Woodford continued.
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HENRY F. WOOD vs. AGNES R. MCDONALD & others.
October 5, 1954 - February 8, 1955
Present: QUA, C.J., LUMMUS, WILKINS, WILLIAMS, & COUNIHAN, JJ.
Statements of expected evidence by counsel and answers to interrogatories in a contested will case showed no error in the denial of a motion for a jury issue as to whether the alleged will of a widow was procured to be made through undue influence of her brother, although it appeared that three sisters and a niece besides him survived the widow, that he was an attorney, drew the will, was named as executor, and as residuary legatee was given the bulk of a substantial estate, that the will contained a clause revoking legacies to persons contesting it and directing that such legacies fall into the residue, and that the testatrix did not have the benefit of independent advice respecting the will.
PETITION, filed in the Probate Court for the county of Suffolk on January 27, 1953, for proof of the will of Florence A. Heffernan, late of Boston.
Motions for jury issues were heard by Wilson, J.
James M. Graham, (Daniel W. Casey with him,) for the contestants.
Samuel P. Sears, (George E. Mears & Joseph F. Henry with him,) for the proponent.
COUNIHAN, J. These are appeals from orders of the Probate Court denying motions to frame issues for trial by jury concerning an instrument offered for probate as the last will of Florence A. Heffernan, late of Boston. The only issue argued is, "Was the execution of said alleged will of said Florence A. Heffernan procured by the fraud or undue influence of Henry F. Wood exercised upon the said Florence A. Heffernan?" The motions were submitted to the judge upon oral statements of expected evidence by counsel for the contestants and counsel for the proponent together with
the interrogatories submitted to the proponent and his answers. A transcript of these statements, the interrogatories, and the answers appear in the record. There was no error.
The record discloses that the decedent executed the instrument offered for probate on July 19, 1949, a few months after the death of her husband. She died on January 23, 1953, about three and one half years later. Surviving her were her brother Henry F. Wood, three sisters, and a niece. The estate was inventoried at over $281,000 all in personal property. One sister was given a comparatively small legacy for an estate of this size. With the exception of a few small legacies to members of the family of Mr. Wood and others, Mr. Wood received the balance of her estate. The instrument offered for probate contained a clause providing for revocation of all legacies to persons directly or indirectly contesting the instrument offered for probate and directing that such legacies become a part of the residue of her estate. Mr. Wood was named as executor without surety. The instrument was drawn by Mr. Wood who is an attorney, and it is fair to infer that it was drawn without the benefit of any independent advice to the decedent.
We are of opinion that this case is governed by the principles of law set forth in Hannon v. Gorman, 296 Mass. 437, where at page 438 this court said, "The principles of law governing the framing of issues in a case like the present have been frequently stated, are thoroughly established, and need not be repeated at length. . . . Briefly stated, the question is whether there appears to be a genuine question of fact supported by evidence of such substantial nature as to afford ground for reasonable expectation of a result favorable to the party requesting the framing of issues. . . . The decision of the probate judge adverse to the motion is entitled to weight even though the record discloses everything which was before him. An element of discretion is vested in him which will be given weight on appeal. . . . A recital of expected testimony as made on the one side and on the other would add nothing to the jurisprudence of
the Commonwealth. . . . A careful reading of the record shows that the denial of the motion was right."
We believe that the circumstances attending the execution of this instrument, whether the attorney drawing it is one of the next of kin or not, should be viewed with great circumspection for possibly a situation may be created which should be considered with jealous scrutiny and caution by this court. These circumstances, however, are not conclusive in determining the question of framing jury issues. See Wellman v. Carter, 286 Mass. 237, 248; Frawley v. Snell, 299 Mass. 398, 404. They are rather matters which should be carefully considered by the probate judge at a hearing on a motion for jury issues or on the merits.
After a thorough analysis of the statements of expected evidence by counsel for the proponent and counsel for the contestants, both of which have been given due consideration, we are of opinion that the probate judge was not wrong in denying the motions. We believe that this case falls within the class illustrated by Fuller v. Sylvia, 240 Mass. 49, Clark v. McNeil, 246 Mass. 250, Old Colony Trust Co. v. Pepper, 248 Mass. 263, Wilbar v. Diamond, 249 Mass. 568, Edwards v. Cockburn, 257 Mass. 153, Old Colony Trust Co. v. Landers, 262 Mass. 268, Gifford v. Patten, 265 Mass. 362, Cranston v. Hallock, 281 Mass. 182, Gallagher v. Cullinan, 292 Mass. 266, Hannon v. Gorman, 296 Mass. 437, Frawley v. Snell, 299 Mass. 398, and Slater v. Munroe, 316 Mass. 129, rather than Tarr v. Vivian, 272 Mass. 150, and other cases upon which the contestants rely. See Burroughs v. White, 246 Mass. 258; O'Brien v. Collins, 315 Mass. 429, 435.
The case at bar is similar in some respects to Frawley v. Snell, 299 Mass. 398, and requires a like decision.
Orders denying jury issues affirmed.


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What, Exactly, Is Delight? Can It Be Designed and Measured?
June 26, 2017 by Charlotte Albright
In an experimental course, students bring smiles to couples dealing with dementia.
Professors and students host a reception for area couples who worked with them in an "Impact Design" class. (Photo by Eli Burakian '00)
When we say we are "delighted," what do we mean? Can a delightful experience be thoughtfully designed and evaluated? Thalia Wheatley, an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, is looking for answers to those questions. So this spring, she teamed up with Lorie Loeb, a research professor of computer science and director of the DALI Lab, to teach an experimental course called "Impact Design."
Working in five teams, students learned how to combine psychology with what Loeb calls "the tools of design thinking" to create delightful experiences for five couples identified by the Aging Resource Center (ARC) at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center as ideal partners in the project. ARC has a program called "Arts and Dementia," and was looking for new tools and methods to enrich the lives of people it serves. In each of the couples, one partner has mild dementia and the other is a caregiver. During the term, each student team got to know one couple by visiting them in their home and learning what they have enjoyed doing together over the years, but may not be able to do as easily now because of memory problems or physical constraints.
"This class looked at three questions," said Loeb at a final presentation by the students. "We define impact in this case as 'delight.' What are the factors that go into creating a delightful experience for someone? How do you design and create such an experience so that it is emotionally meaningful? And how do you measure how successful you have been?"
Jessica Campanile '20, on the blue team, worked with Bill and Sue Parmenter. "They opened their hearts and home to us, basically a group of 20-year-old strangers. That was so touching," said Campanile. "They're grounded in gratefulness. They love music and nature, and really value their friendships." So the blue team threw a musical "gratefulness garden party" for the couple at their house, inviting guests to write notes of gratitude for the Parmenters' friendship, and posting the notes on a "gratefulness tree" depicted on a large poster. The highlight, Campanile said, was when Bill Parmenter sang a song to his wife that he had tried to sing at their wedding long ago, but, back then, had nervously forgotten the words.
"This time, he remembered all of them," Campanile said.
Delight is not easy to quantify, but the team surveyed the couple and their guests. They even counted how many smiles they saw in the audience and how many tissues were needed to dab at joyful tears. By those measures, they reached their goal, which was to bring happiness to a couple they had come to admire.
At an end-of-term reception for all the students and couples in the Baker-Berry Innovation Classroom, Sue Parmenter said the blue team "did a great job building anticipation about what was going to happen, because we really didn't know what they were planning. To anticipate something joyful in our lives was huge, and they really did it. They were amazing."
Tailoring their designs to distinctive personalities, the teams created delight in different ways. The yellow team, working with Nance Driscoll and Ken Kalb, capitalized on the couple's sense of humor with a game modeled on the irreverent "Cards Against Humanity." "We rewrote the content to be relevant to an older generation," said team member Camila Caldas '17.
Students worked with the couple to create cards the couple could easily hold, incorporating Driscoll's artwork into the design. "Attention to detail is a big part of user-experience design, and students used what they learned in the class to make sure everything about the experience was thoughtful and accessible," said Loeb.
"We loved the game and are telling everyone about it. These kids are going to save the world with laughter," Driscoll said at the reception.
The orange team noticed that waiting for appointments at the Aging Resource Center can be a bit boring for some couples, so they created a whiteboard with magnetic tiles, including scenic photographs that spur travel memories. Making the mosaic spurs so much spirited conversation, said Wheatley, that the center now keeps one in its waiting room.
Jessie Colin '18 made the tiles. She said she loved "Impact Design" because it connected her to a community beyond campus. "It's so easy to forget that we are citizens of a greater world, and you can get so wrapped up in your own space. But one of the great things about this class was the ability to break that barrier, meet people outside your bubble, and connect with them on a real-person level. For me that's so gratifying."
"Impact Design" was part of a Social Impact Practicum Initiative supported by the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) and the Dartmouth Center for Service. "Creating an experience of delight for individuals with dementia at the Aging Resource Center illustrated not only the immense appetite that students have for human-centered design—"COCO 18" had a lengthy waitlist—but also the impressive outcomes that students are capable of when they are creating from a foundation of human connection and empathy," said Ashley Doolittle, associate director of academic and service engagement at the Center for Service.
As for Wheatley, this course has confirmed one of her hunches: that delight is related to discovery. "These couples were delighted—they are delightful—because they are young at heart. They like learning new things, and they like learning them together."
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