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Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine
The federal government has signed a deal with Medicago to secure the rights to buy 76 million doses of its vaccine
Nov 10, 2020 4:40 PM By: Canadian Press
A vial of a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by Medicago, is shown in Quebec City on Monday, July 13, 2020 as part of the company's Phase 1 clinical trials in this handout photo. Medicago says it has received promising early test results for its plant-derived vaccine for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Medicago
QUEBEC — A Canadian biopharmaceutical company says it has received promising early test results for its plant-derived vaccine for COVID-19.
Privately held Medicago says interim results of a Phase 1 clinical trial found that 100 per cent of subjects developed an antibody response after two doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
"These are very promising results," said Nathalie Landry, Medicago's executive vice-president of scientific and medical affairs in a news release.
"We also observed that the antibody levels were higher after vaccination than those observed in convalescent sera from people who recovered from the disease."
The Quebec City-based company says the side-effects were generally mild to moderate and short in duration.
The Phase 1 clinical trial was a randomized, partially blinded study of 180 healthy people.
Based on the Phase 1 data, Medicago plans to proceed with a Phase 2/3 clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, subject to regulatory approval.
The news comes a day after stock markets worldwide rallied on a report from Pfizer that a potential COVID-19 vaccine it's developing with German partner BioNTech may be 90 per cent effective, based on early but incomplete test results.
""The positive results of our Phase 1 clinical trial are a step forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and we are confidently moving forward to our Phase 2/3 trial. We're pleased that Medicago's innovative manufacturing technology is helping to diversify the classes of COVID-19 vaccines candidates in development," said CEO Dr. Bruce Clark.
The federal government has signed a deal with Medicago to secure the rights to buy 76 million doses of its vaccine.
Medicago will also receive $173 million in funding from Ottawa for its vaccine research and development and for the construction of its Quebec City manufacturing facility.
Ottawa is also investing $18.2 million in a potential vaccine from British Columbia's Precision NanoSystems and the National Research Council is to spend $23 million to support other Canadian vaccine initiatives.
Medicago was founded in 1999 and says its team includes over 450 scientific experts and employees in Canada and the United States, with academic affiliations in Europe and South Africa.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version described the federal government funding incorrectly.
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Q: Emacs: Ansi-term not tab-completing I have recently installed a few packages so that I can program iOS apps from emacs, but I am having some trouble. One of the packages (I'm pretty sure it's autocomplete) is preventing tab-completion from working in ansi-term. Any time I try to tab-complete, I get the error "Wrong type argument: characterp, tab".
Here is my .emacs file:
; Add packages
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elpa")
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/packages")

(require 'package)

; Package sources
(add-to-list 'package-archives
    '("marmalade" .
      "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives
    '("melpa" .
            "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/") t)

(package-initialize)

; Check packages were loaded
(require 'linum-relative)
(require 'git-gutter-fringe)
(require 'yasnippet)
(require 'auto-complete-config)

; Enable packages
(elscreen-start)

; Config
; Color scheme
(load-file "~/.emacs.d/themes/color-theme-wombat.el")

; Enable snippets
(yas-global-mode 1)

; Copy/paste with the system clipboard
(setq x-select-enable-clipboard t)

; Enable relative line numbers
(global-linum-mode t)

; Enable git gutter
(global-git-gutter-mode t)
(setq git-gutter-fr:side 'left-fringe)

; Darker git gutter colors
(set-face-foreground 'git-gutter-fr:modified "#ccaa8f")
(set-face-foreground 'git-gutter-fr:added    "#333366")
(set-face-foreground 'git-gutter-fr:deleted  "#e5786d")

; C-x -> arrow changes windows
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <up>") 'windmove-up)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <down>") 'windmove-down)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <right>") 'windmove-right)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x <left>") 'windmove-left)

; Hide everything that isn't text
(tool-bar-mode -1)
(scroll-bar-mode -1)
(menu-bar-mode -1)

; Move backups
(setq backup-directory-alist
  `((".*" . ,"~/.emacsbackups")))
(setq auto-save-file-name-transforms
  `((".*" ,"~/.emacstemps" t)))
(setq backup-by-copying t)

; Autocomplete settings
;when to use autocomplete (note yasnippits)
(setq-default ac-sources '(ac-source-yasnippet ac-source-abbrev ac-source-dictionary ac-source-words-in-same-mode-buffers))
(global-auto-complete-mode t)
(add-to-list 'ac-modes 'objc-mode) ; For iOS dev

A: Alright, I fixed it. The problem was with yasnippets, but the suggestion on the link didn't work. For some reason setting yas-minor-mode to -1 didn't work. What I had to do was set yas-dont-activate to something.
Suggested fix that did NOT work for me:
(add-hook 'term-mode-hook (lambda()
                (yas-minor-mode -1)))

What DID work for me:
(add-hook 'term-mode-hook (lambda()
        (setq yas-dont-activate t)))

I'm running emacs 23.4.1

A: The method provided by user1539179 works by inactiving yasnippets mode while using the shell mode. There is a small problem that I can no longer use the yasnippet mode after I open ansi-term. For example, if a markdown file is opened after the ansi-term, the yasnippet will not work. My solution is not using yasnippet globally, but hook to the mode we want to. Here is my emacs configure for yasnippet that I only bind it to prog-mode, ess-mode, and markdown-mode, and the tab-completing works in ansi-term.
(require 'yasnippet)
(yas-reload-all)
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'yas-minor-mode)
(add-hook 'ess-mode-hook 'yas-minor-mode)
(add-hook 'markdown-mode-hook 'yas-minor-mode)

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The Fonda-Fultonville Central School District will hold a public hearing regarding the Alternative Veterans and Cold War tax exemptions. The hearing is scheduled on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the middle school multi-purpose room.
The district is considering the adoption of these tax exemptions. Whether or not the exemptions are offered in any given community is up to the local school board. District boards of education can vote whether or not to offer exemption as well as the level of exemption to offer.
If the exemptions are adopted by the board, local veterans who qualify would have a choice between receiving the Alternative Veterans or Cold War tax exemption. They cannot receive both if they are eligible. Obtaining a veterans' exemption is not automatic – eligible veterans must submit the initial exemption application form to their assessor.
The district administered a community survey in May to gauge the community's feedback about adopting the Alternative Veteran's Tax Exemption. It was available as an exit survey during the school district's budget vote, as well as an an online survey that was advertised on the district's website, social media, and in the local newspapers.
Of the 217 people who completed the survey, 81.6 percent supported the district adopting the exemption.
Veterans must be honorably discharged and must have served during the Cold War period (9/2/45 – 12/26/91).
The chart shows the estimated impact to tax bills should the district adopt the Alternative Veterans Tax Exemption. Estimates are not available for the Cold War Veterans Exemption due to limited data, but there are approximately 100 residents who qualify for it.
Estimates are based on a home assessed at $100,000 using the tax assessed values and equalization rates from the 2016-17 tax roll. The rates will likely change. If approved by the school board, the exemption would take effect for 2019-20 school tax bills.


There are 131.27 miles from Suffield to Beiseker in northwest direction and 165 miles (265.54 kilometers) by car, following the 1 W route.
Suffield and Beiseker are 2 hours 33 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop.
This is the fastest route from Suffield, AB to Beiseker, AB. The halfway point is Bassano, AB.
Suffield, AB and Beiseker, AB are in the same time zone (MDT). Current time in both locations is 6:09 pm.
If you want to meet halfway between Suffield, AB and Beiseker, AB or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 50.833496 and -112.626181, or 50º 50' 0.5856" N, 112º 37' 34.2516" W. This location is 82.36 miles away from Suffield, AB and Beiseker, AB and it would take approximately 1 hour 16 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.
The closest town to the halfway point is Bassano, AB, situated 71.71 miles from Suffield, AB and 95.34 miles from Beiseker, AB. It would take 1 hour 7 mins to go from Suffield to Bassano and 1 hour 34 mins to go from Beiseker to Bassano.


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March 2, 2021 | AD & Biogas, Business+Finance
2021 Sustainable Energy In America Factbook
BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) released the ninth edition of their annual joint report, the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. The 2021 Factbook provides a comprehensive overview of the American energy marketplace, including energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy. Faced with COVID-19 pandemic and sharp economic contraction, the U.S. clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, summarizes the Factbook. The economic disruption caused a 9% drop in national greenhouse gas emissions driven by the declines of energy-related emissions by 10% and transportation-related emissions by 14%. "This fall in emissions is the most significant on record and puts the United States on track to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement commitment, though energy demand and emissions are expected to rebound with widespread vaccinations in 2021," states a BNEF/BCSE press release.
In 2020, the U.S. generation mix continued its progress toward clean energy. Natural gas and renewable energy together accounted for 61% of all electricity generation, up from 38% in 2011. Renewables' contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% over 2019 levels, generating one-fifth of U.S. power in 2020. Natural gas is the largest source of power in the U.S., contributing 41% of the electricity mix and producing 1,641 terrawatthours, up 2.9% over 2019. Investment in natural gas infrastructure grew to $601 million in 2019, including $282 million on transmission systems and $258 million on distribution systems. Of interest to the biogas sector, the 2021 Factbook reports that renewable natural gas (RNG) production capacity grew 8% in 2020, and its share of natural gas-powered vehicles jumped from 32% in 2018 to 34% in 2019. Additionally, at the close of 2020, 26 states had acted to promote the use of RNG for thermal heating in homes and businesses.
A record 33.6 GW of wind and solar capacity was added to the grid in 2020. "In a year when so much went sideways, it was a blockbuster year for renewable energy build and for the first time, a record 40% of U.S. power consumed generated no carbon dioxide emissions," notes Ethan Zindler, BNEF's head of Americas. "Decarbonization of U.S. energy accelerated in 2020 and the benefits will be felt for years to come." Adds Lisa Jacobson, BCSE President: "The continued growth of clean energy in the United States, in spite of the economic downturn and the challenges of the pandemic, demonstrates that the market for these technologies is maturing and the portfolio is highly resilient."
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Manado: City of Flaming Horses
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From Palu, we flew first in transit to the city of Luwuk, the Capitol city of Central Sulawesi, located directly to the east of Palu at the far end of the Peninsula. It was once part of an ancient kingdom, and as we prayed there, it was like a continuation of the Word going forth from Palu: The Gate of Authority. We arrived safely in Manado not long after where we rested for the night. As the next day began we all gathered together for a time of prayer and discernment regarding what Adonai wanted to do that day in Manado. The very first thing that was brought to our attention by one of the sisters, who happened to be from Manado, was that two days earlier a student had stabbed his teacher, a priest, to death at a school nearby. The teenage student was drunk at the time and did it in full view of all of the other students when the school day ended. We understood that this was a sign of the iniquity of Manado and a separation of the generations. Part of the iniquity of Manado comes from the past colonization of the city by the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch at different times, who took advantage of its rich soil and natural resources. As such, we felt to repent as a group for the sins of the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch for any and all sins committed by them in the past. As we continued to pray, a brother had a vision of the enemy closing the blinds, causing the room to go dark. The interpretation of the vision was that the fallen kingdom of darkness had covered the eyes of the people of Manado, drawing a false curtain between generations, keeping them blind to Abba's presence and will. We declared that by the blood of Yeshua the false curtain of the enemy be torn as it is by the blood of the lamb that the curtain separating us from the Holy of Holies was torn (Matthew 27:51), allowing us to enter. We prayed that the Malachi 4:5-6 generation would be restored in Manado and for the Mantle of Elijah to cover the city. Before exiting the time of prayer, we received Matthew 10:34 for the city, that says:
"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and unbelief]. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be the members of his [own] household [when one believes and another does not]." A confirmation that the Father will bring His children to Himself even if those closest to them do not agree.
We immediately were on our way to Mount Klabat, but in transit, we felt very strongly that we had to first stop at the school called SMK ICHTHUS High School where the boy had murdered the priest. We had not called in advance to let them know we were coming, but went simply due to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. When we arrived to the school we were surprised to see a big wooden star of David carved into the roof of the school building, and on the front porch stood the teachers, administrators and principal all dressed in black. They were all about to leave for the priest's funeral. They were surprised when we arrived, but when we told them we came to pray, they gladly received us. We all came together in a circle and began to pray for them and for the school. After the group prayer, some of us felt to pray for certain people individually, as well as to walk the school grounds to pray for the protection and healing of the land and the students. It was a whirlwind time of prayer and worship, and apparently we were the only people who had come to pray with them, even though there were many churches in the area, and Manado being considered a Christian city. We continued on our way praising God for His perfect timing and divine appointment, and for bringing hope and healing to a weary, tired and grieving group of teachers and administrators. Please continue to pray for SMK ICHTHUS High School, for the teachers and the students, and for Adonai to enter their hearts bringing transformation and joy.
After our impromptu stop, we continued the drive to Mount Klabat, the tallest mountain in Sulawesi, and one of Indonesia's gigantic Stratovolcanoes. As we drove to the mountain, we started to receive downloads from the Spirit of Hashem about what we were to do when we arrived. Standing near the peak of the mountain on a lookout, we could see the city of Manado facing the ocean with the Manado Island volcano clearly visible in the mouth of the bay. We were standing on the eastern most part of the Island of Sulawesi on the equatorial line of the world. After a time of discernment after having arrived, the Holy Spirit gave us the blueprint and the sequence of how to proceed. We understood that we first needed to repent for the worship of false gods and for replacement theology that had taken root there as it is has been a stronghold of the Catholic Church for more than 150 years. 2018 was the 150th anniversary of the Catholic Church in Manado. After a time of repentance, many of the brothers and sisters had visions of flaming running horses, and received verses like Joel 2:3-4 regarding Manado. It became clear to all of us after many confirmations that the Lord was renaming the city to the City of flaming Horses that represent the remnant who are not meant to walk, but run. As many as 14 times in the Word, name changes of both men and cities take place. For Manado, the calling was clear.
The Manado volcano in the bay below in the distance kept coming to our attention during the time of discernment, and we understood by the Holy Spirit that just as there are gates of heaven, there are also gates of hell. This Manado volcano was one such gate and it had been stealing the prayers of the saints. As such we prayed that Yeshua would close the gate of the enemy in the mouth of Manado using the key of David (Isaiah 22:22) and open the gate of the city for the flaming horses (remnant) to carry the Word of His testimony with the power of the Holy Spirit to all Indonesia. In the scripture we see how Ezra used to read aloud the Torah at the other side of the water gate of ancient Jerusalem and the people wept as they received the Word (Nehemiah 8:3-12). The Father was saying that from Manado where false teaching and replacement theology has been going forth, He would send His Ezra's to read and teach the Word of God with power and authority, blessing instead of cursing Israel.
We continued praying first for the city of Manado, then for all of Indonesia, and finally as we were on the equatorial line of the globe, for the nations of the world declaring the God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven for each place according to Matthew 6:10 and 16:19 that says:
"I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven."
We finished by singing Hatikvah, the national anthem of Israel believing Abba Father is aligning Manado, the City of Flaming Horses and Indonesia to Mount Zion, Jerusalem as well as prophesying the return of the Jews and the gentiles back to Jerusalem from Indonesia.
It is essential to understand that we are only a small part of the global body of Messiah and felt led by the Holy Spirit to go to these places in this time and season specifically. For the Believers in Manado, the City of Flaming Horses, in Indonesia and the world, it is important to continue to pray for the redemptive purpose of God to be fulfilled here as the fallen kingdom of darkness is constantly trying to sabotage and destroy the plans of God. As such, just as with our own lives, it is important to pray everyday and further our relationship with Yeshua lest we backslide and fall away. The same goes with Manado, the City of Flaming Horses, and any other person or place that God puts on your heart to pray for. If you feel led to continue praying for this city, or even go there to pray, please be obedient to the voice of the Holy Spirit as those of us who went here in this particular season are only a small piece of a much larger puzzle. God bless you and keep you!
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Publication dateDecember, 2013
Translated by Norbert Guterman with an Introduction by James Sallis
Part of The Neversink Library
"History has no use for witnesses."
When Marek Hłasko sent this novel to publishers in Poland in the mid-1950s, it was uniformly rejected. When he asked why, he was told: "This Poland doesn't exist."
Long out of print, The Graveyard is Hłasko's portrait of a system built on such denial and willful blindness. Factory worker Franciszek Kowalski is on his way home one evening after drinking with an old friend from the People's Army when he unthinkingly yells some insults at a policeman. His outburst is taken as criticism of the government, and he is arrested and then expelled from the Party.
Kowalski attempts to rehabilitate himself by gathering testimonies from the men he had fought alongside, but each meeting with his former comrades takes him further into the underworld that he realizes has been there all along.
Written midway through Hłasko's meteoric career, The Graveyard set its author and the Polish Communist government implacably against each other, and it's easy to see why: Hłasko pulls no punches in portraying a regime that is maintained by constant surveillance, intimidation, and profound psychological manipulation.
A classic novel of political disillusionment from one of Poland's seminal writers, an original "Angry Young Man" who lived fast, died young, and wrote brilliantly.
Marek Hłasko (1934–1969) was born in Warsaw, the only child of parents who divorced when he was three. He was kicked out of high school and worked a series of menial jobs. While a truck driver, he began to write articles for a local newspaper, and soon after joined the crusading magazine Po Prostu as the editor of the literary section. In 1956, his short story collection A First Step in the Clouds won him immediate acclaim. It was followed by The Eighth Day of the Week, and two other novels, The Graveyard and Next Stop—Paradise. But when publishers refused to bring out his books, Hłasko traveled to Paris and published them in the émigré journal Kultura. It was a fateful decision: the Polish authorities gave him the choice of returning home and renouncing his work or staying abroad forever. He chose the latter, and spent the rest of his life in Western Europe, Israel, and the United States. He developed a reputation as a hard drinker and brawler, and was often in and out of prisons and psychiatric clinics. In 1966, Roman Polanski brought Hłasko to Hollywood to work as a screenwriter, but while there, he got into a fight with the composer Krzysztof Komeda, who died from his injuries a few days later. Six months afterward, Hłasko died from a fatal mixture of alcohol and sleeping pills. He was thirty-five years old and the author of ten novels, several collections of short stories and essays, and a memoir.
Norbert Guterman (1900–1984) also translated Hłasko's The Eighth Day of the Week and Next Stop—Paradise.
James Sallis is the author of Drive and the Lew Griffin series of crime novels, among many other books.
Praise for Marek Hłasko
"A spokesman for those who were angry and beat, turbulent, temperamental and tortured . . . In The Graveyard, Hłasko stabs his knife into the regime and draws it out dripping blood."—The New York Times
"Hłasko's story comes off the page at you like a pit bull."—The Washington Post
"Marek Hłasko lived through what he wrote and died of an overdose of solitude and not enough love."—Jerzy Kosinski
"A self-taught writer with an uncanny gift for narrative and dialogue . . . A born rebel and troublemaker of immense charm."—Roman Polanski
"Hłasko writes with great talent . . . Fascinates the reader with his conciseness, directness, and drama."—Saturday Review
"As a study of a peculiar limbo, the endless wandering, the alienation, [The Eighth Day of the Week is] exquisitely drawn, and intensely young; it's about as good a description of being 18 as I've ever read, whether you're living under the yoke of communism or not."—Zoe Williams, The Guardian, "The Book That Changed Me"
"While urging you to find and read . . . any book by Marek Hłasko, I will yield to Hłasko's countryman, fellow writer, and friend Leopold Tyrmand, the final word: 'Even in his lies—and he was a man built of lies, some of them scurrilous, some of them charming—he conveyed always a truth. A truth we need.' " —James Sallis, The Boston Globe
"[Hlasko's] writing is taut and psychologically nuanced like that of the great dime-store novelist Georges Simenon, his novelistic world as profane as Isaac Babel's." —the Wall Street Journal
The Neversink Library
The Neversink Library champions books from around the world that have been overlooked, under appreciated, looked askance at, or foolishly ignored. The comprehensive set includes:
The Train by Georges Simenon
Leavetaking by Peter Weiss
Insel by Mina Loy
Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson
The Graveyard by Marek Hlasko
The Letters of James Agee to Father Flye by James Agee
The Eternal Philistine by Odon von Horvath
The Travels and Surpising Adventures of Baron von Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe
The Right Way to do Wrong by Harry Houdini
Futility by William Gerhardie
The Reverberator by Henry James
College of One by Sheilah Graham
The Oasis by Mary McCarthy
The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet
The Late Lord Byron by Doris Langley More
La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe


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Platte County Attorney Says Shooting of Ax-Wielding Man Was Justified
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A Platte County sheriff's captain acted rightly when he shot and killed an intoxicated and ax-wielding man on April 1, according to a report from the county prosecutor and a Wheatland attorney released Monday.
"David Cain is responsible for his own death as he chose to threaten Captain [David] Russell with the ax and refused to drop it when ordered to do so," wrote attorney John B. Robinson to Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Douglas Weaver on Friday.
In his cover letter, Weaver said he also reviewed the reports and the investigation material from the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.
The case started on April 1 when Russell and other officers responded to a call from Cain's mother because David Cain was fighting his brother, Nathan Cain, at their residence on Antelope Drive in Wheatland, according to Robinson's letter.
The officers knew law enforcement previously had been called to the residence about reports of fighting between the brothers, drug use, and child support warrants.
Russell's body camera showed him approaching the front door and David Cain's sister opening it. Russell saw David Cain in the doorway of a hall across the kitchen, holding a double bit ax and yelling at Russell to leave.
Russell drew his duty weapon, ordered David Cain to drop the ax, saw David Cain approach and raise the ax with both hands in a threatening manner, ordered him again to drop the ax a third time nine seconds after the first time, and shot him a second later when David Cain was a few feet away.
A few hours later, Nathan Cain told DCI agents that he and David had been arguing about religion, they began wrestling, David was holding him down, and Nathan asked his mother to call law enforcement.
Nathan Cain also said his brother was using methamphetamine, "acting weird," and had previously claimed to be Jesus, according to Robinson's letter. "David accused Nathan of having a demon in him and kept telling the demon to get out."
After Nathan asked his mother to call law enforcement, David got up and returned to the kitchen about the time Russell arrived.
Nathan also recalled Russell telling David three times to drop the ax, "David said 'f--k you. I'm not going with you. Try and take me.'"
The DCI also interviewed Cain's mother Donna Persefield and his sister Laura Balbuena.
Persefield said she thought David Cain was using methamphetamine at the time he claimed to be god and would argue with Nathan about religion.
She couldn't see into the kitchen from where she was sitting and could not see if David Cain was holding anything, but did hear Russell telling him to put down something.
Balbuena was with her mother, could hear her brothers arguing and physically fighting, and that Persefield called law enforcement. David Cain had a history of fighting with the family, she said. Before law enforcement arrived, Baluena told the DCI that David told them all that he was going to burn the house down and that they were all going to hell.
After Russell shot David, Balbuena said officers began helping him and called for an ambulance.
The toxicology report found the presence of these substances in David Cain's blood at the time of his death: amphetamine, methamphetamine, Delta-9 THC, Buprenorphine, and Norbuprenophine, according to Robinson's letter.
"The level of Methamphetamine in David Cain's blood on April 1, 2020, is consistent with his violent and irrational actions at the time he confronted Captain Russell with the ax," Robinson wrote.
Filed Under: Casper, David Matthew Cain, Douglas Weaver, John B. Robinson, lethal force, methamphetamine, Platte County, Sheriff, shooting
Categories: Casper News, Crime, News, Wyoming News


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How to increase the advantages and decrease the disadvantages of the lecture method.
It's just like buying a sofa.
The new label is "Double Exposure".
A message with an integrated summary.
Can you do us five favors?
Reprinted from PLAY FOR PERFORMANCE. Copyright © 2002 by Workshops by Thiagi, Inc.
In the previous issue of PFP , I presented three sentences that summarized everything that I have learned in my decades of work in the area of instructional design, particularly in the design of interactive experiential activities (which I call games to avoid repeating a cumbersome phrase). After writing that piece, I began wondering what I should call the three summary sentences. I discarded pedantic labels such as metacognitive schemata and empirically validated principles, in favor of the simple term, beliefs.
If you can teach it, you can play it.
There are strategies that permit rapid and inexpensive design of games.
The use of games results in engaging and effective learning.
In the previous issue of PFP , I elaborated on the first belief. It is now time to expand on the second one.
If the content is available in some form of printed material (books, manuals, articles, or posters), we can use textra games.
If the content is so new that only a few subject-matter experts have the necessary knowledge, we can use interactive lectures.
If the content is recorded on videotapes, we can use double-exposure games.
If the content is available on the Internet, we can use the WebQuest format.
If participants are probably familiar with different elements of the content, we can use structured sharing activities for face-to-face interaction (such as One, Two, And More ) or email games for online interaction.
If the content is incorporated in an experiential activity, we can use debriefing games to reinforce the learning.
My approach to training design involves frequent use of frames, shells, or templates that permit the easy removal of old content and the insertion of new. These templates use the different sources of content listed earlier. In addition, we use different types of templates with different types of learning: facts, concepts, principles, procedures, and attitudes. We also have templates for different training events such as introducing, exploring, reviewing, summarizing, applying, and practicing. We can use these templates to save a tremendous amount of design time.
The traditional approach to instructional design involves a subject-matter expert sharing their expertise with instructional designers who develop training packages for facilitators who finally deliver training to learners. My approach to instructional design uses the co-design technique in which the subject-matter expert, the instructional designer, the facilitator, and the learners all work together. In addition, we require and reward the learners to play the other roles, thereby saving a significant amount of design time. To give a simple example, we can divide the training content into two equivalent parts, assign each part to a team of participants and require them to research and teach it to the others.
The traditional approach to instructional design employs the separate steps of analysis, specification, design, evaluation, revision, and implementation in a linear sequence. My approach to the design of training games blends these steps and bends the sequence. For example, I analyze and design a game while actually delivering it to a group of participants. I also evaluate and revise the game in the same session. This integrated approach saves time during the design process.
Faster instructional design is also cheaper because, after all, time is money and if we save time, we reduce the cost.
Much of the cost of instructional design comes from analyzing, outlining, and presenting content. By using existing materials and incorporating them in training activities, we reduce the cost of instructional design.
Another major expense in instructional design is the creation of unnecessary bells and whistles. We can significantly reduce production costs by using plain paper and pencil for face-to-face activities and inexpensive email for online activities.
Faster and cheaper approaches to the design of training games actually result in more effective learning. This surprising outcome is the essence of my third belief. We will talk more about it in the next issue of PFP.
Ken Bellemare and my friends in British Columbia proudly announce The International Trainers and Facilitators Conference .
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The workshop will be held in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) at the Parkhill Hotel.
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In his keynote speech, Gerry Kelly looks at the Roads to Learning - Middle Ages to Cyberspace - he shares his experience as President of Royal Roads University.
David Gouthro gives advice on how to customize techniques for your own clients.
Alex Wray, Scott Meadows and Charles Holmes tell you how to energize the corporate retreat.
Ian Berry and Grant Penner provide a great case study in creating facilitation success.
Kevin Evans tells how to use the Town Hall model for facilitation.
Allan Gardner presents collaborative strategies with time costs in mind.
Deb Calderon, Ken Bellemare, and Thiagi bring you whiz bang activities, jolts, and hot spice for your presentations.
Suzanne Carter & Bev Lemon describe buzzing as a technique to create a positive learning environment.
Rick Davies makes interactive exercises relevant by working back from the sharp end.
Daryl Page introduces webbing and the raccoon circle initiatives.
Carla Reiger helps you communicate through metaphor with story telling techniques.
Dorothy Wolfe & Lizanne Fisher use hands-on creative destruction to move clients through difficult times in Ripping Along.
Interactive Smorgasbord - 10 trainers gather in a jam session to create a Chain Reaction.
99 Second Presentations - 30 presenters take the Thiagi challenge and present a practical technique in 99 seconds!
Excellent networking opportunities throughout the conference!
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Have you heard these jokes before?
A trainer dreamed she was giving a lecture. She woke up with a start—and found that she really was giving a lecture!
Do you know the definition of "lecture"? It is the most efficient method for transferring content from the instructor's notes to the trainees' notebook—without going through either person's brain in the process.
Giving a lecture does not require any special competency or preparation. Any idiot can give a lecture. And most idiots do.
The lecture method is the most ridiculed training technique. However, I am not against the lecture technique. Looking back on my own training and education, many of my significant learning episodes involved the lecture method. As a trainer, I have been known to present six solid hours of nonstop lectures—and receive high ratings in all levels of evaluation.
Trainers feel they are in control.
It inflates the trainer's ego.
It does not require extensive preparation.
It permits efficient coverage of content in a limited period of time.
It can reach a large group of learners at the same time.
Great lecturers inspire their listeners.
You can predict exactly what will happen during a lecture.
Trainees do not feel threatened while passively listening to a lecture.
Trainees know how to listen to a lecture and to take notes.
Trainees don't waste their time sharing their ignorance with each other.
Trainees feel secure that the lecturer will present correct and critical information.
The lecture method is the cultural norm of adult education.
It frequently tends to be dull and boring.
Lecturers tend to focus on what they want to tell the audience rather than on what members of the audience need.
Lectures are pitched at too high or too low a level for different members of the audience.
Real learning requires active presentation, not passive listening.
In the absence of learner responses, lecturers do not receive useful feedback from the learners.
Lectures focus on passive transfer of information. They don't facilitate transfer and application of skills.
Lectures don't even do a good job of transferring information. Passively-received information tends to be forgotten rapidly.
What elements of the lecture method contribute to its instructional effectiveness?
Under what conditions, for which types of learners, and for what types of training objectives, is the lecture method the most effective one?
How can we profit from the advantages of the lecture method while reducing (or removing) its disadvantages.
For more than two decades, I have been exploring these questions in various field studies in corporate settings. As a result of these explorations, I have synthesized a technique called interactive lectures (or lecture games ) by combining elements from the lecture method and from training games.
Interactive lectures facilitate two-way communication. They incorporate highly motivating game elements, yet they allow the instructor to retain control. Because they are flexible, you can shift between a traditional lecture and the interactive variety with very little effort. If you know your subject area and have an outline for your presentation, you can easily convert the session into a lecture game.
The critical feature of this type is the use of test interludes. In TEAM QUIZ , for example, you deliver the lecture in your normal style. When a timer goes off (after 7 to 15 minutes), you stop the lecture, instruct participants to organize themselves into three to five teams, and ask members of each team to compare their notes and come up with three questions based on what they heard in this segment of your lecture. After a suitable pause, select one team at random and invite its representative to read a question and to select an individual member of any other team to answer it.
The critical feature of this type is periodic participant activities that help them process the information you presented earlier. In INTELLIGENT INTERRUPTIONS , you stop your presentation and pause 30 seconds for everyone to get ready to make an interruption. Specifically, participants may apply the content by presenting a personal action plan, disagree by raising major issues with some idea that you presented, illustrate by providing a real or imaginary example for one of your concepts, paraphrase by listing the key points, personalize by sharing reactions to your statements, or question by firing off several questions about—and beyond—the recent content.
The critical feature of this type is the summarizing of the key learning points at periodic intervals in your presentation. In BEST SUMMARIES , you make a series of 10-minute presentations on the training topic. At the end of each unit, distribute blank index cards and ask each participant to summarize your presentation on one side of the card. After a suitable pause, organize the participants into groups and collect the summary cards from each group. Give the packet of summary cards from the first group to second group, from the second group to the third group, and so on. Ask members of each group to collaboratively review the summaries and select the best one.
The critical feature of this type is the administration of a measuring instrument to identify participant characteristics or gaps in their knowledge. In Questionnaire Analysis , for example, you administer a self-scoring version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ®. You then help participants score their responses and identify their personality type. Make a presentation on the eight preferences associated with personality types and answer questions from participants.
The critical feature of this type is collaborative activities completed by participants. In Idea Map , for example, you begin by training participants how to take graphic notes. Begin your presentation, inviting participants to take notes using the idea-mapping technique. Stop the presentation from time to time and ask teams of participants to spend 5 minutes collaboratively drawing an idea map of the topics covered so far. Continue with your presentation and repeat the idea-mapping interludes.
The critical feature of this type is the fact that participants dictate the content and the sequence of your presentation. In Item List , for example, you provide participants with a list of guidelines, rules, or principles related to the topic. Ask participants to independently review this list and select a few items that require explanation. Select a participant at random and ask this participant to identify the selected item. Present a brief and clear explanation, using suitable examples. Continue with the items selected by a few more participants.
The critical feature of this type is that it is preceded by some shared experience. In the Jolt Lecture , for example, you begin with a short experiential activity: You ask teams to come up with suggestions for marketing a new product—and keep changing the nature of the product and the definition of the market segment every 3 minutes. After sufficiently frustrating the teams, debrief participants through a discussion of strategies for coping with rapid and continuous change.
There are different types of interactive lectures, but they all share this basic principle: You can combine the structure and the efficiency of the lecture method with the excitement and participation of interactive strategies. The interactive lecture format provides you with a high degree of flexibility and you should be make use of this feature by constantly monitoring participant reactions and switching between passive-lecture and active-participation modes.
More About Interactive Lectures: I have 36 more interactive lecture formats and plan to provide brief descriptions (in bunches) over the next few months.
Structured sharing activities facilitate mutual learning among participants. A typical structured sharing activity requires and rewards a discussion based on participants' experiences, knowledge, and opinions.
One, Two, And More is a flexible structured sharing activity for exploring different topics using different sets of questions. A unique feature of this activity is answering each question in three different modes: individual, pairs, and in teams.
To explore a topic by independently and interactively answering relevant questions.
Depends on the topic and the number of questions. Allow 15-20 minutes per question.
Specify a topic to be explored. Select a topic of broad appeal without making it sound vague or abstract.
In a recent session in a client organization, we selected the topic of "Satisfying our customers".
Specify a list of questions. You can use any suitable sequence of questions suggested by such processes as systematic problem solving, human performance technology, or creative problem solving. Three to five questions provide an effective set.
What things are we doing exceptionally well in satisfying our customers?
What are some common elements among the best practices in our customer-satisfaction efforts?
How can we apply these best practices to other areas of our organization?
Brief the participants. Introduce the discussion topic (Example: "Satisfying our customers"). Explain that you will be exploring the topic by responding to three key questions. Point out that participants will be working individually, in pairs, and in teams.
Ask the first question. Project a slide with this question or write it on the flipchart.
Assign individual work. Ask participants to work individually, relating the question to the discussion topic and coming up with several answers. Encourage participants to write down notes for themselves. Announce a time limit of 2 or 3 minutes.
Distribute identification cards to participants. After the time limit has expired, give a card to each participant with a letter and a number. Explain that these cards will be used for organizing partnerships and teams.
In our session, we distributed these identification cards: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, and B3.
Assign work with a partner. Ask participants to check their cards and to pair up with another person who has the same number but a different letter. (In our session, participants organized themselves into three pairs: A1-B1, A2-B2, and A3-B3.) Invite partners to discuss their answers to the question. Announce a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes. Encourage partners to take notes about their conclusions.
Assign teamwork. After the time limit has expired, ask participants to check their cards again. Ask them to form teams with people who have the same letter. (In our session, participants formed two teams of three people each: A1, A2, A3 and B1, B2, B3.) Invite team members to share information from their previous paired discussions and to discuss the same question one more time. Announce a time limit of 7 minutes. Encourage team members to use the flipchart (if available) or paper and pencil for taking notes.
Process the second question. Project a slide with the question or write it on the flipchart. (In our session, this question was, "What are some common elements among the best practices in our customer-satisfaction efforts?") Explain that participants will be answering the question using the three different modes as before. However, you will change the sequence. Begin by asking participants to pair up as before and discuss the question. After the time limit, form teams and ask them to share their conclusions from the previous round. Ask participants to take a couple of minutes to individually reflect on the question and make notes about their personal responses.
Process the third question. Use a similar approach as before, but change the sequence. Introduce the question (In our session, the question was, "How can we apply these best practices to other areas of our organization?") Begin with the teamwork mode. Then ask participants to work individually. Conclude the round by asking participants to work with their partners.
Conclude the session. Briefly recap the topic and the three questions. Invite participants to recall sample responses to each of these questions. Thank participants and encourage them to apply their conclusions from this activity.
Which mode did you enjoy the most: working independently, working with a partner, or working with a team?
Which mode was the most productive: working independently, working with a partner, or working with a team?
What are the advantages of responding to questions individually?
Under what conditions is individual work preferable to working with others?
What are the advantages of beginning an activity with individual work?
What are the advantages of concluding an activity with individual work?
What would have happened if you did not work with anyone else and responded individually to all three questions?
What would have happened if we skipped the individual activity and discussed the answers to all three questions with others?
What are the advantages of working with a partner in responding to questions and making decisions?
Under what conditions is working with a partner preferable to working alone?
What are the advantages of beginning an activity with a partner?
What are the advantages of concluding an activity with a partner?
What would have happened if you worked exclusively with a partner?
What would have happened if we did not work with a partner any time during this activity?
What are the advantages of working as a team?
Under what conditions is teamwork preferable to individual work or working with a partner?
What are the advantages of beginning an activity with teamwork?
What are the advantages of concluding an activity with teamwork?
What would have happened if you worked exclusively in teams while discussing all three questions?
What would have happened if we skipped teamwork and worked on all three questions individually? What if we worked with a single partner throughout the activity?
Which would you prefer: working with the same partner or with different partners? Why?
Which would you prefer: working with the same team members or with different team members? Why?
Use the table below for creating cards for pairing and teaming.
If you have an odd number of participants, give a card to yourself so you will pair up with one of the participants and become a member of a team. Be careful not to dominate the discussion when you are participating in paired work or teamwork.
My friend Patti Shank is one of the most knowledgeable and unbiased observers of the online learning scene. (Check out the March 2002 PFP Guest Gamer interview of Patti for more information.) Patti will be writing a regular column on technology-based learning.
Technology for Learning: Got Space?
My parents recently moved from a large house to a small townhouse (maybe so the kids couldn't move back home). As they packed, they had to make constant evaluations of what would fit into their new space.
If you're considering using technology based learning in your organization, you'll similarly need to see if you have space to fit it into your organization.
If your organization is like most, it has tons of learning needs. Constantly changing products, ongoing system updates, regulatory alterations and additions, orientation and training of new hires, and developing competent managers… you name it. Recent reports say that by 2005, more than 75 percent of employee skills will be outdated within 3-5 years. Hmmm… All these learning needs and all the resources you need to get the job done.
So maybe you're thinking technology is the answer. You've heard that technology makes learning faster, cheaper, and better, right? Whoa. You know what they say about easy answers to complex problems… they're usually wrong, wasteful, and have the tendency to boot the "problem solver" into a low lunar orbit.
I'm an instructional technology consultant who spent many moons as a corporate training officer. I started down the instructional technology road because I needed to meet the diverse learning needs of folks who couldn't regularly be pulled for training. Many moons later, I'm helping others consider and implement technology based learning in their own organizations. I'm an old-timer in the field of online learning. This is scary since the field is so new.
Let me be blunt about my biases…I'm skeptical of what currently passes for conventional wisdom. If you value the limited resources you've been given to do the incredibly difficult job you have to do, you should be skeptical too. Here's some advice: Think it through. Measure the space… twice.
Technology provides another (sometimes awesome) means of accessing learning, but it also creates potential roadblocks. We're providing learning opportunities for people. And those people need to have certain needs met in order to utilize and benefit from opportunities. Too many roadblocks and you've bought yourself the equivalent of exercise equipment that's used primarily for a clothes rack. Talk about taking up space with little return on investment.
You know the old saying, "If momma ain't happy…" Well, that goes double for learners. Organizations contemplating use of technology for learning need to make sure it meets learner needs and also makes sense for the organization. Lots of questions need to be asked.
My primary advice, as an instructional technology consultant who has worked with lots and lots of different organizations, is to do your homework and ask the tough questions up front. Take a look at your organization's key business and learning needs and see if technology makes sense for meeting them. Then look at potential learners to see what problems you may be creating for them. Green light so far? In my experience, it's not usually green from the get-go. That simply means that additional work needs to be done to get to green first.
Seems like common sense? You wouldn't buy a sofa to fit a certain spot in your family room without measuring the space first. That's what you're doing here: measuring the space. See if it fits as is or if a room needs to be added for it. Or if it makes sense to buy it at all.
Patti Shank is an instructional technology consultant and faculty member based in the Denver, Colorado area. She can be reached through her website: http://www.learningpeaks.com/ .
Imagine that you are planning to start a corporation that produces, distributes, and facilitates interactive materials and methods for improving human performance. Your product line will include training games and simulations and will go beyond them to explore other participatory strategies. Your products will be used in both face-to-face and online environments.
Challenge: Write a mission statement for your organization. This statement will be incorporated in your business plan and prominently displayed in your marketing brochure. Your mission statement should be 32 words long. Exactly 32 words—no more, no less.
Once you have written the mission statement (and double-checked the word count), send it to us. If our panel of judges decides that your mission is the best one, you win a $50 gift certificate.
Criteria for judging the entry include creativity, clarity, and adherence to the word count requirement (of exactly 32 words).
Mail your contest entry to Thiagi, 4423 East Trailridge Road, Bloomington, IN 47408-9633, or email it with "Contest 209" on the subject line to thiagi@thiagi.com, or FAX it to 812/332-5701.
You may submit more than one entry.
In our August contest, we invited readers to suggest a better name for video vitamins, a special type of interactive strategy. These activities enhance the instructional value of training videos. In this format, participants watch a videotape and then play one or more games that help review and apply the new concepts and skills.
Debra Riley: Flick Frame Games, Flick Pic Punch, and Flick Pic Tricks.
Ken Steiger: Flick Follies, Film Follies, For Whom the Telly Tolls, Quick Takes, Flick Takes, Quick Flick Takes, Telly Toils, Telly Workout, Video Workout, and V-Games.
Sharon Smith-Wagin: Action Replay, Final Cut, Viewers Choice, Beyond the Image, Out of the Box, Free to Air, Final Frontier, Screen Test, Double Take, Image Insight, and Open Eyes.
Our thanks to the international contestants for their participation.
After serious review, our panel of judges chose Bill Matthews's apt phrase, Double Exposure. Congratulations, Bill. You win a $50 gift certificate. Visit our online store and send us your order.
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The first word is WHEN.
So the first letter of the summary is H.
Fun is in the learning, not in keeping score.
Leave out scorekeeping as an element of your game. If it is already there, ignore it.
Remember that all games are learning activities. Make it easy for players to recognize, flaunt, and apply their newly-learned skills.
The best way to learn is to cooperate with other players.
Message: WHEN YOU ARE ENJOYING YOURSELF, CHANGES IN YOUR BLOOD CHEMISTRY HELP YOU LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY AND REMEMBER MORE CLEARLY.
Summary: Have fun when you learn.


Which risks do you perceive to pose the greatest danger and greatest potential impact on investment markets? How are they already influencing short and long-term decision-making?
Spotlight on brexit – how is brexit now influencing investment decisions?
Us/china trade conflicts –how will this continue to impact markets?
What are the challenges for insurers to invest in infrastructure to mitigate climate change risk and plug the $18trn gap in infrastructure investments highlighted by WEF?
DB pension fund de-risking: market development and how big is the opportunity?
Are we going to have sufficient assets to meet demand? Where else can we go?
Constraints on the BPA portfolio: how much illiquidity can you bear?
How can regulation evolve to be more consistent with the long-term nature of insurance?
How is Solvency II driving investment strategies and what will the 2020 review of SII hold in store?
Review of long-term guarantees measures and measures on equity risk: update on progress.
What regulatory changes would the industry like to see in order to break down barriers to investment?
Integration of sustainability factors in SII – what is the new regulation going to look like and how is that going to impact investment decisions?
How will the PRA respond in a post-Brexit world?
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A CHIEF ECONOMIST'S PERSPECTIVE: WHERE ARE WE IN THE CREDIT CYCLE? IS THE DOWNTURN IN SIGHT AND ARE WE PREPARED?
How late in the cycle are we?
What are the drivers and what could be the trigger for the downturn?
Do we have the necessary policy tools available to us to confront the downturn and weather the storm?
What does this all mean for the insurance investment industry?
Where is the new capital being deployed?
Is the key to find assets to meet insurance liabilities, or insurance liabilities to meet assets?
How are regulations evolving in other jurisdictions (e.g. Bermuda) and how does this affect investment?
How will unit-linked investment strategies evolve to meet evolving retirement needs?
Can the "Patient Capital" in unit-linked savings be deployed into real assets?
What should insurers look for in an asset manager?
What strategy do you deploy to best meet your commercial requirements when the prognosis is that the markets are turning?
Is now the time for a passive strategy?
Is attack the best form of defense?
Which product-types are fit for late-cycle investing?
With such challenging market conditions, geopolitical backdrop, shifting industry themes and onerous regulatory demands, what strategic approach allows you to manage the multiple challenges and steer an investment strategy?
What, if any, diversification opportunities do you see?
Do you look to take on more risk/volatility?
Do you need to change your investment business model or rebalance skill sets to meet these challenges?
PANEL DISCUSSION: PRIVATE MARKETS VS. PUBLIC MARKETS: WHAT IS NEW IN THE ALTERNATIVE ASSETS SPACE?
What is the right illiquidity premium for the current market conditions? As we enter a more challenging capital market with a risk of credit spreads widening, does private credit continue to offer a good diversification opportunity?
To what extent are insurers able to benefit from market illiquidity premiums?
Which of the illiquid assets will continue to be favorable compared to the more traditional liquid asset classes?
How are investors rebalancing their portfolios accordingly?
How do you enhance yields by the illiquidity premium?
Innovation and diversification: As demand outweighs supply, how are insurers innovating within the alternative assets space in order to obtain the same level of returns?
Delegates can choose two roundtables to attend.
Risk oversight on private assets – what further should firms be doing to manage and operate that well.
PLENARY: WILL GENERAL INSURERS EVER LEARN TO TAKE INVESTMENT RISK?
The presentation will consider the aforementioned points, and assess what other variables should influence the investment risk allocation within a general insurer, including the impact of time horizon and balance sheet leverage.
What does an ESG investment approach mean in practice and how do you practically transition to the action/business as usual phase?
How and why choose from ESG, SRI and impact investing? Strengths and weaknesses from each?
What additional skillset is required to make ESG compliance a reality?
As sustainable investment moves into the mainstream, how would you expect to see asset allocation be changing as a result?
Are any specific ESG asset classes emerging?
Do we have all the data we need to implement an ESG investment policy?


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File 2009.002.664 - Vancouver, Forbes residence
Canadian Architect magazine fonds
British Columbia series
Vancouver, Forbes residence
[June] 1980 (Creation)
Canadian Architect
Canadian Architect is the official Journal of Record of Architecture Canada / RAIC. The magazine is a specialized monthly periodical for architects, planners and related professionals published in Don Mills, Ontario. The magazine features articles on current trends and issues affecting architectural practice in Canada, including the development of new building technologies and changing social needs. Canadian Architect also serves as the Journal of Record for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, publishing its newsletters and bulletins, and publicizing issues that concern both national and provincial architectural associations .In 1968, Canadian Architect established the Awards of Excellence for architectural design. The awards are juried by a panel of professionals and are awarded annually to architects registered in Canada in the December issue of the magazine. The competition entries are restricted to un-built projects, allowing the panel to focus their judgment on the plans, intentions and original ideas of the architect. Canadian Architect was first published in 1955 by MacLean-Hunter Limited under the editorial direction of James A. Murray as The Canadian Architect. In the early 1960s Southam Business Communications Inc. took over publication, and the magazine dropped the word "the" from its name in 1995.
File consists of 1 b&w photograph of the Forbes Residence in Vancouver, B.C. Architect was James K.M. Cheng. Appears to have been used in the June 1980 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.
Digital image is available.
Digital copies only. Original records are not accessible/viewable using the equipment in the reading room. Digital copies may be viewed onsite.
Verso: a honour award sticker.
Architecture, Domestic
Built Environment (hierarchy name) » Single Built Works (hierarchy name) » single built works (built environment) » residential structures » dwellings
Built Environment (hierarchy name) » Single Built Works (hierarchy name) » single built works (built environment) » residential structures » dwellings » houses
North and Central America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver
Canadian Architect (Subject)
James KM Cheng (Subject)
Canadian Architect (Creator)


Half life 2 is no doubt the most anticipated pc game of all times. Gamers keeping the excellence of Half Life 1 in their mind as well as the remarkable E3 demo preview, have been anxiously waiting for the much delayed release of HL2.
Characters - Advanced facial animation system delivers the most sophisticated in-game characters ever seen. With 40 distinct facial "muscles," human characters convey the full array of human emotion, and respond to the player with fluidity and intelligence.
Physics - From pebbles to water to 2-ton trucks respond as expected, as they obey the laws of mass, friction, gravity, and buoyancy.
Graphics - Source's shader-based renderer, like the one used at Pixar to create movies such as Toy Story® and Monster's, Inc.®, creates the most beautiful and realistic environments ever seen in a video game.
AI - Neither friends nor enemies charge blindly into the fray. They can assess threats, navigate tricky terrain, and fashion weapons from whatever is at hand.
To measure performance we used the Video Stress Test(VST) that is available in the CounterStrike:Source beta available through Steam. We set all the details to the highest level and each time changed the resolution from 800x600 up to 1600x1200.
Thanks to the HL2 graphics engine, all cards performed well, even at the highest available resolution. AA and AF are off.
Enabling AA and AF, the performance drops to half, although the game remains playable even at 1280x1024 resolution.


5 reasons why your dog is spending most of his time snoozing away.
There's an endless amount of dog-related content out there, but it all fits a few familiar patterns.
Thinking about having your beloved dog cloned? Here are a few reasons why you might want to think again.


San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hopes that rookie running back Jeff Wilson keeps embracing the physical style that landed him a spot in the NFL.
Wilson will be the top running back option for the 49ers after Matt Breida was ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the Denver Broncos due to an ankle injury.
Wilson, who went undrafted out of North Texas, had 15 carries for 61 yards while grabbing eight receptions for 73 yards in the team's 43-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. And with Wilson's hard-nosed running style on display in that game, Shanahan wants to see it continue.
It's been a tough season injury-wise for the 49ers, and it has resulted in a 2-10 record in Shanahan's second season on the job.
Things don't get any easier for San Francisco the rest of the way. After the matchup against the Broncos, there is a rematch with the Seahawks, plus games against the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams on the schedule.
Getting everyone healthy will certainly be a top priority for Shanahan and company heading into what they hope will be a much better 2019 campaign.


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Een gebruikersnaam is in de computerwereld een naam om toegang te krijgen tot bijvoorbeeld een systeem of een service. Het dient ter identificatie van een individu.

Het is gebruikelijk dat er een wachtwoord of andere vorm van authenticatie gekoppeld wordt aan een gebruikersnaam, zodat niet iedereen gebruik kan maken van de identiteit in kwestie.

De gebruikersnaam kan persoonlijk zijn of kan gelden voor een groep gebruikers. In het eerste geval kunnen de acties van de verschillende gebruikers gemakkelijk gevolgd worden door middel van een logboek, in het tweede geval wordt dit lastiger. In die situatie kan het niet gebruikt worden om verantwoording af te leggen voor de onder die gebruikersnaam uitgevoerde handelingen. De authenticiteit staat dan niet vast. In het kader van bijvoorbeeld de Wet op de financiële dienstverlening' in Nederland is een dergelijke transactie dan niet betrouwbaar.

De Engelse termen die ook vaak worden gehanteerd zijn 'user', 'user account', 'account', 'user id' (van user identity) of 'userid'.

Zie ook
 Self-sovereign identity

Identity and access management

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'Tis the Season… I went to pull out my supplies for making my traditional Christmas gifts.
To defuse the Christmas giving extravaganza, several years ago I decided to reframe my approach as things were just getting totally out of hand. I wanted to reframe my approach to Christmas… back to something that a glimmer of meaning.
2) It needed to be useful (something that could actually be used, not just looked at). People have so many "collectables" that they are falling off the shelves and/or gathering a boat load of dust that cries out "I'm a failure" at keeping my house clean. No need to add to that scenario. I want MY friends to actually LIKE me, not tolerate me. I'm envying my friends who have mastered the "enough is enough" and de-cluttered their homes!
3) I wanted it to be something that I created. I have this terrible habit of collecting stuff to make things in the future. Unfortunately it tends to be, the distant future. I just keep acquiring; but the "doing" is a little behind schedule. Uh, about a hundred years at this point!
Once I master thinking something into existence i.e. 'creative brain=finished project', I'll be ahead of the game, but until then….
Actually, NO. I don't particularly like it, but I DO like the results. The part I like best is the creation of the design; assembling the fabrics, the colors, the patterns. The actually "work" is just that, a chore to get done.
Sad to say, I have this awesome box full of completed "tops" that have not actually made into the quilt stage. You know, where you actually assemble the sandwich: the top, the middle, the backing, and then bind it all together. One of these days I'm hoping to find someone who likes that part (I've heard that they are really out there…. somewhere). The only problem would be, WHO would get the finished project???? I don't know if I could give up my "child". Perhaps someone would accept dollars for their labor?
BUT, back to my main subject today… the selection of a Christmas project that meets my requirements.
A few years back I decided on pot holders. Who can't use a potholder. Even those who don't really cook these days, occasionally need to reheat something, so could use a potholder! And maybe a cup towel if I'm really ambitious (usually planning to do that, but, darn, I always seem to run out of time)!
Lattice smocking – not as hard as it looks!
lattice smoking… and turned that into a dozen potholders! Success…. something useful, supplies actually used, and got to 'design/create' the item and managed to learn a new technique. I WIN!
Of course, the last time I went down to visit my daughter she was racing around trying to find the potholder(s) to hang up, that I had given her last Xmas. She found one but couldn't remember if I had given her two. The trauma… she put them away so they would not get messed up and now she had lost track of them. Dang it! They are supposed to get used… not stored!
Each year I have been able to refine my technique… more heat-resistant, an easier way to hang up (put a magnet in the corner), holds up to washing, and an interesting/different designs from what you can find in the store.
This last year I experimented and made myself some pot "handle" holders. They slip over the handle.
I discovered that the constant exposure, when they were butted up next to the hot pan, caused them to begin to smolder, and burn!!!!
Oh yeah, a great gift it would make… slow but insidious way to burn your kitchen down! NOT. Well, time to refine that one.
I got my new living space organized; set up a sewing area and pulled out my sewing machine. Dove into my fabric stash, drooling & caressing the fabrics, the colors… Super, I'm set… OMG.
Oh darn, where are those dang cords??? you know, the power cords. The thing you stick into the sewing machine to make it work it's magic.
Wonderful!!!! have sewing machine on hand, but NO power.
Hmmm, I think this year, everyone is going to get "stuck" with some homemade blackberry jam. Everybody eats, right!
Aiming for a "real" christmas?
things I could purchase to create the most wonderful Christmas. My heart sped up! Decorate the house, the yard, the office… Buy that perfect, special gift for (fill-in-the-blank) uhhhh, wait… purchase?
The psychology of advertising is incredibly efficient and effective. We have learned the "triggers" that motivate people to do what we want, in the short-term, and have applied that to the science of sales.
Corporations have put in place powerful hooks to sell their "goods" by triggering our psychological buttons. We want to please, we are good-hearted and like to share, we love to bring something special into someone's life, we like to make other's feel good… and the consumer society that we live in, tells us to do this with "things".
I would contend that the "real" gifts we give at Christmas are about connecting, sharing, laughing, appreciating, working together, creating community. It is about developing a sense of intimacy where people actually care about who you are and who they are.
It is NOT about the "things" at all. They are simply a method that can be used to express something. It's when the item/gift becomes a substitute for the real connection that it is actually a detriment. (Did Johnny get more/better gifts??? don't they love ME as much? kind of thinking).
Purchase…Christmas, hmmm. Every heard of an oxymoron phrase? Words spoken together that contradict each other. Oxymoron is one of my most favorite terms.
We were able to switch, when I was problem solving the gift issue, to a variation of gift giving. If there were 6 in our xmas group I would buy 6 useful gifts in a specific price range & wrap them. Before I would have spent hours and many miles trying to find "the" perfect gift for "that" person, a near impossible task incurring a significant amount of stress.
Christmas Present – choose one!
When it came time to open presents, each person was able to select one package (unopened). Interesting to see if people were drawn to size? or to fancy wrapping? I got to have fun being creative with the wrapping! Once everyone had a wrapped package we would open our gift to see what we had.
Starting with the most senior (or most junior) person, we could trade for another gift and continued this until everyone was happy with what they had. (no trading directly back & forth, of course… had to go through a third-party). It's a variation of the white elephant gift, but it was a LOT of fun. We laughed and shared; discussed possible uses for a gift for a particular person. We INTERACTED with each other. It was a special time that we shared together. Not as in isolation as I opened "my" gift to see what I had scored!
more people to make things for people to purchase (until those jobs/plants were sent overseas). How to get out of the " more trap" and yet still have fun?
Some things I purchased: a quality extension cord, flashlight w/solar charger, a tool kit, a book, calendar, a puzzle, etc. iT NEEDED TO BE USEFUL, NOT PLASTIC JUNK, AND good for male or female.
You could do this several times ($5 limit, $10 limit, $20 limit). We had MORE fun than the traditional open every gift you have in 5 minutes, and then look to see "what else is there" that quickly resolves to "is that all?" Usually opening presents was a rather depressing experience. Too much expectation built up for getting that "perfect gift" which is, in and of itself, a moving target that we often don't even know the answer to.
We did get each person one "special" gift they had asked for but that was generally the limit.
The challenge is to defuse the "consumerism" overload of the media. DON'T go into the stores and subject yourself to the assault any more than you must. I think it's challenging enough just to get through the grocery store these days.
I know one couple that chose to buy one major thing each year, and then decided to take $25 each (well, that was many years back, try $50) and see how many USEFUL gifts they could come up with, for that Christmas, for each other. I always waited, with bated breath, to hear who had won that year's Christmas year challenge: number of useful gifts within the price target! They choose to make the focus on figuring out what would be of use to their partner which meant they really needed to think about what each was doing, working toward, etc.
Each of us will find our own path… to "deal" with the holiday season. The challenge is to not let consumerism dictate and undercut the values we hold, or desire to hold.
When we are brought up in our current culture we start out by not even questioning the norm. Except, except for that nagging feeling that something is missing. We're suppose to feel a "certain" way… but it isn't there. Why? what's wrong with me?
Uh, NO. It's NOT what's wrong with you. It's what is wrong with the way our process has evolved.
produces an "empty" feeling, when that is ALL there is to it. That feeling should challenge us to see out what really fills that void. As we do, we begin to touch on what has value in the long-term.
This season: Figure out your goal, make a list, and stick to it!, is the mantra!!! Become aware of the "media" pressures to push you in a certain direction.
Try this: sit down with someone this holiday season and ask them about their childhood.
Where they grew up? what they did? who had an impact on them? The doors will open up and you will begin to develop a connection to another human being, in a way that matters. And remember, there is no pressure, there is no one right way… it is simply "being present" that matters.The challenge is to listen and to focus on that person and the world they are from.
The Ugly American: After looking at the statistics for this blog site I am blown away at the number of different countries it has gone to. There is a certain amount of humility in that awareness because I am acutely aware of how incredibly selfish and self-centered americans are. We have so much. We have so much materially.
It sounds rather tacky to be talking about how many gifts, or how to handle gift giving… when so many in the world will have nothing, or simply having enough food on the table, will be a gift.
In the USA it is a curse for many. The "curse" is that stuff substitutes for connection.
IMO, connection IS what is about. We as children grab for the gaudy wrapped junk, instead of honoring the relationships we develop.
Because I struggle with this dichotomy (Americans have much/many have very, very little) in the past we have chosen a charity to support. In lieu of gifts, we donate to The Heifer Project: Theheiferproject.org. It fits well with our sustainable farming focus.
If you look at their gift catalog, you can choose to help support many different projects (water buffalo, chickens, bees, water, biogas stove, etc). It's gift that keeps giving, in many cases. With livestock and education gifted, some of the offspring are passed along eventually, to others. It increases awareness, health, nutrition, income, resilience among small communities. I would encourage everyone to find some NGO (non-government operation) to support that fits in with your concerns.
Giving to those you know and care about, is in some senses, not really giving. It's like giving something to goodwill you no longer want… is that really "giving"? How about I give away something I REALLY want… a whole different matter.
Contributing to the well-being of those you do not know personally, that adds another aspect to sharing. "Go ye into all the world" in a practical sense… giving something meaningful and of value, to those you do not even know. Isn't that the real meaning of the "season"?
While I'm no longer working with our Lowline Angus personally (they are all up on the Mendocino coast chowing down on some awesome grass rangeland), I miss them. When we drive by local fields with livestock, my eye immediately starts to check them out. Miss the calves something awful.
I had to take some time off from writing. We ran into a conflict with the farmstead we were leasing. It was a 100-year-old farm that had been inherited and not utilized as a farm for many, many years. The landlord decided not to honor the option to renew our lease which triggered some pretty hectic times. We went to court over it.
LowLine Angus – beefy guys!
Had to learn a lot about the court system in a short amount of time, file paperwork, find an attorney, gather data, put together exhibits, etc. Time consuming but felt it was worthwhile to fight for the farm. We were winning the case… right up to the last hour. A sudden unexpected event occurred, and we were not prepared for a rebuttal, and lost the ruling (i.e. lost the case).
We spent a month having to close the farm down… while we reframe what we were going to do, short-term and long-term.
I see that I have been "pushed" into another direction that will add more of a world view of what is going on. We have to face the reality that we are indeed in our 60's and must respect that. We need to be mentoring, assisting, and supporting financially young farmers through their products. At some point we plan to reactivate the farm, but for now we are taking at least a year off to sort through things.
We have moved closer to Jim's work to decrease the commute and living in a small space, and in an urban environment. It is certainly exposing me to a whole new array of problems that people need to deal with. Trying to figure out how to adapt to this new setting and hold true to the things we have learned. I'm certain I'll be tapping a lot of people for their insights, experience, and methods!


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Huawei "Kirin 950" -Taking High-end Processors to the Next Level
Press ReleaseLast Updated: Dec 7, 2015
The ultimate powerful processor "Kirin 950" by Huawei is expected to make its debut in the Next Mate smart phone
{Lahore, 6th December, 2015} Huawei reveals its new chipset Huawei "Kirin 950" taking its processors to the new level of performance. Huawei has been setting great records for quite some time now and it has incredibly impressed the tech critics with the launch of its highly innovative smart devices. The company has been elevated to the ultimate levels of success and growth, because of the tireless efforts, which Huawei has been putting in to deliver top edge products. Now, Huawei has impressed the smart phone industry with its immensely powerful high-end processor, "Kirin 950", which has been reported to make its first appearance in Huawei's upcoming Mate smart phone.
Huawei's "Kirin 950" has been stated among the first few chips to utilize TSMC's 16 nm FinFET Plus processor which will aid in providing incredibly enhanced level of efficiency. So far, only Apple's A9 chip has been able to do so but now Huawei has joined the run as well. The chip manufacturers have taken the game to a whole level with "Kirin 950" which is still set in an octa-core processor, just like its predecessors. Prior to "Kirin 950", the users had 8 Cortex-A53 cores which were steaming up the functions, in Huawei smart phones. Whereas, now they would have, four Cortex-A72 with 2.53 GHz and four Cortex-A53 with 1.8GHz, promising chip sets, capable of giving better than ever performance. Other praise worthy additions includes ARM's flagship GPU, Mali-T880m, a new i5 sensor hub (said to be nearly two times more efficient) and an enhanced LPDDR4 RAM.
This terrific Chip, "Kirin 950", is expected to make a great contribution to the worth of Huawei's upcoming Mate smart phone, as in today's world, even the minutest details of a smart phone, matter a lot to the users. "Kirin 950" has successfully managed to pull off a striking score of 82,945 on An Tutu and it fell slightly behind Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, which scored 83, 774.
It is worth mentioning here that the year 2015 has been full of triumphs for Huawei. This technology based company is all set on the path of becoming the top leading brand name in the smart phone industry. With the news of "Kirin 950" on the way, Huawei will certainly become the next big thing, in no time.


Looks like it may be a little while longer before 'The Twilight Zone' feature film reboot gets to the big screen as the script will be undergoing yet another rewrite.
Not too long ago, Warner Bros had hired Matt Reeves ('Let Me In,' 'Cloverfield') to helm the project which was based on a screenplay by Jason Rothenberg ('The Red Star'). The script then underwent a rewrite with 'Sherlock Holmes' screen writer Anthony Peckham. Apparently the script needs more work as Warner Bros. has now hired Joby Harold to go through another rewriting process.
Coming off the rewrite of the Tom Cruise tentpole 'All You Need Is Kill,' Harold grabbed the attention of Hollywood with writing and directing the film 'Awake.' Word has it that Warner Bros wanted a scribe with a sci-fi background to take a stab at it before starting to film the movie as it is a potential tentpole itself.
What makes 'The Twilight Zone' reboot noteworthy is that unlike its predecessor, the film will consist of a single story which would "incorporate the multiple themes and elements" of the classic TV series made popular by Rod Serling. No other information has been released but it would be really great if William Shatner would be able to make a cameo!
Hopefully Harold will be able to give 'The Twilight Zone' script the polish Warner Bros is looking for as this is definitely a project that would be great to see on the big screen!


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Vichy Purete Thermal One Step Cleanser is a Cleansing Milk, a Toning Lotion and an Eye Make-Up Remover. 3 in 1 cleansing action from Vichy Laboratoires.
For the first time, a triple-action cleanser (milk toner eye make-up remover) contains Vichy Thermal Spa Water and Captelae - a shea plant extract which acts to better capture impurities. It perfectly removes all traces of make-up and tones the skin, in a single step. The fluid and velvety non-greasy texture is ideal for all skin types, even sensitive skin.
Vichy Purete Thermale is a range of sensitive skin cleansing products for daily use, based on active ingredients renowned for their make-up removal efficiency and segmented by skin type, to meet all women's expectations and personalise the routine for optimum make-up removal results. Vichy Purete Thermale is ideal for all women with any skin type - even sensitive skin.
Vichy Purete Thermal One Step Cleanser completely removes all traces of face and eye make-up, and tones the skin in one simple step. Leaves skin thoroughly cleansed and clear, fresh, supple and surprisingly soft.
Contains Vichy Thermal Spa Water.


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