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13.8 Blog Nature Quantum
Mind and the Quantum
A clash of mysteries.
A few years ago, I went to Agra, India, where I spent a week at a conference on the foundations of quantum physics and its possible relationship with the workings of the mind.
The main focus of the conference was this: Does quantum physics play a role in how the brain works? Or, more profoundly, Is the mind, viewed as a collection of possible brain states, sustained by quantum effects? Or can it be treated using classical cause-and-effect physics, on-off switches and running currents acted upon by electric forces? My job was to give an inaugural lecture summarizing the history of the subject and different points of view.
Nothing better than mixing two great mysteries to produce an even bigger one.
For the truth is that despite the tremendous success of quantum physics, when it comes to its applications—including all of our digital and nuclear technologies—its interpretation remains uncertain, a target of heated debate among physicists. (At least among those who care about deeper foundational questions, certainly not the majority.) As for the workings of the brain, in particular how it engenders our mind and consciousness, we still know precious little—even though advances in imaging techniques have revealed how clusters of neurons, often in different regions of the brain, blink on and off under different stimuli, like lights in a Christmas tree.
Leaving the Greek philosophers aside, everything started when Descartes, in the 17th century, proposed a split between mind and matter: while matter has spatial extension (in fact, filling space completely, according to Descartes), mind does not, existing in some sort of ethereal fashion without occupying space. Mind is not matter, but, in ways that stumped even Descartes, it can influence matter.
Descartes also postulated that mind is prior to matter, the essence of his famous "I think, therefore I am" dictum. This mind-body dualism caused and causes much confusion, especially for those who use it to defend the existence of some kind of soul or spirit that is independent of matter and that can survive its inexorable decay. (Here's Susan Blackmore's very readable and short introduction.)
On the other hand, the vast majority of scientists and philosophers defend the notion that only matter exists. The fact that the workings of the brain remain mysterious is not due to some immaterial entity, but to our own challenges to understand its complexity. There are those who propose that to understand the brain, we must start bottom up, from individual neurons to the synaptic links between them and then to clusters of neurons and so on. And there are those—especially philosophers Thomas Nagel, Colin McGinn, and David Chalmers, sometimes known as the "Mysterians"—who defend that we are cognitively incapable (or, as McGinn puts it, "cognitively closed") of understanding consciousness—awareness of one's existence and/or the subjective experience of feeling.
Lots of speculation
The bizarre behavior of quantum systems allows for speculative ideas on how they may play a role in the workings of the brain. After all, if we take a bottom-up approach, the brain is made of neurons, and neurons, like any other cell, need proteins and a host of biomolecules to function. If quantum effects take place at the molecular level, it is possible that they may do something important.
There are two main quantum effects of note here: The first is superposition, the fact that from subatomic to molecular scales, systems can exist in many states at once. For example, before an electron is detected, it can be many places at once; or at least that's how we interpret the data. The mathematical machinery of quantum mechanics allows us to compute the probability that the electron will be found here or there. The data are actually the measurements of its location within the accuracy of the measuring device.
Could thoughts exist in some sort of quantum superposition in an unconscious level, only to become conscious when there is a specific selection akin to a measurement of the electron's position?
This is what the physicist Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff, both present at the conference, have proposed. The active entity that promotes the selection is a protein called tubulin, which interacts with the microtubules that provide the neuron's skeletal support. In a sense, the microtubules are a sort of quantum highway network supporting the superposition and entangled states of tubulin along neurons. They supposedly act as a quantum computer to optimize the neuronal and inter-neuronal performance. (For a different take on how quantum effects are related to the emergence of thoughts see Bernardo Kastrup's essay.)
Entanglement is the second bizarre quantum property that enters here, the ability of two or more quantum systems to establish links between them that are sustained across long spatial distances. Effectively, entangled states behave as a single entity, losing their individual identities. The idea here is to use the spatial extent of entangled states to "spread out" quantum effects with a given signature across long distances within the neuronal networks that span the brain.
There has been strong criticism of the Penrose-Hameroff ideas from experimental and theoretical arguments. Theoretical arguments, as for example, presented by MIT physicist Max Tegmark, suggest that the brain is too busy and warm an environment to sustain coherent quantum states. The point is that coherent quantum states are very fragile: influences from the surrounding environment (for example, colliding molecules, heat vibrations) can easily destroy the quantum superposition of states, selecting only one of them. In effect, the environment can turn quantum into classical. In this case, quantum physics would play no role in how the brain functions or engenders mind.
Classical explanation likely
It is hard to avoid bafflement when thinking about the impact of quantum physics on our understanding of physical reality. It is also certainly true that, at least at the synaptic level, where a host of neurotransmitters flow form one neuron into another through narrow acceptance gates, quantum effects may indeed play a role. However, the majority opinion points toward a more classical explanation for the workings of the brain, through the myriad couplings of neuronal clusters and their incessant firings.
Given the complex nature of inter-neuronal connectivity, there is plenty of room for exploration and speculation. As is often the case, the solution may be not either-or but both: there may be cooperation between quantum and classical effects that jointly determine the functioning of the brain at different levels.
Whatever the resolution may be, we still don't know how to avoid the arguments from the Mysterians. The nature of consciousness may well be one of those unknowables that expose the limitations of a purely scientific approach to a multifaceted problem.
Ciara Reyes-Ton
How an environmental theology class opened my eyes—and mind—to my biblical responsibility.


It goes without saying that illegitimately elected American President Barack Hussein Obama is the most anti-Israel president in U.S. history. I need not repeat in depth in this column how the "Mullah in Chief" has undercut the Jewish state at every turn – from backing radical Islamist revolutionary movements like the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and elsewhere throughout the Middle East, to illegally releasing national security information that discloses sources and methods for fighting a war against Iran should one break out over this neo-Nazi regime's acquisition of nuclear weapons.
His latest anti-Semitic, anti-Israel move was to nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, a man whose own admissions over the years reveal his disdain for Israel and Jews in general, as the presumptive new secretary of defense. Hagel's now certain ascension to defense secretary is particularly troubling given his previously stated near indifference to Iran's push for nuclear weapons, which its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has repeatedly threatened to use to wipe Israel off the face of the map, as a warmup act to then taking on Christians and the "Great Satan," the United States – all as part of Allah's edict to wage a Muslim revolution worldwide. Iran, put simply, wants to lead Allah's Muslim revolution and thus far is showing great success in doing so given Obama's compliant acquiescence.
At every turn during his first four years in office, the man who in 2008 wanted to hide and not have the media use his middle name, "Hussein," during his first bid for the White House, but who proudly boasted of it after he won the presidency during a pro-Muslim speech at Cairo University, Obama has looked the other way as Iran has become a superpower militarily and through its terrorist actions and covert support for radical Islamic groups bent on Israel's destruction, like Hamas and Hezbollah.
During this time period, Iran has become virtually untouchable militarily, and it knows it. No longer are threats by Israel, the United States and other Western nations taken seriously, threats that Iran's nuclear facilities will be militarily removed if this rogue terrorist state does not shut down its atomic-bomb building program. The economic sanctions on Tehran devised and implemented by Obama and a worthless if not politically dead Republican opposition party in Congress have had no effect on the mullahs' march to nuclear radical Islamic might. The sanctions were merely an excuse, by corrupt establishment politicians in both major political parties, to do nothing to stop Iran – the big bully in the Middle East neighborhood. Instead, it was politically more expedient to waste the lives of American servicemen and women in stupid and counterproductive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, "little guy" wars that blowhards like Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham – Republicans no less – thought we could win but instead lost in any event. All the while, the head of the Islamic snake was allowed to grow into a vicious python ready to strike at Israel, the United States and the West.
But all the blame for allowing Iran to become a virtually untouchable nuclear Muslim superpower does not rest on the shoulders of the "Mullah-in-Chief," his equally corrupt Democratic Party and the worthless political establishment hacks like McCain and Graham in the Republican Party, but also upon non-government and government Jewish leaders themselves – both in the United States and Israel.
"At its (AIPAC's) annual May 2011 policy conference, Rosenberg warned supporters that the tea-party wave that swept the November 2010 elections meant that friends in high places were going to be harder to come by for AIPAC."
"Rosenberg has ties to several of Obama's Chicago associates in the Jewish community including Lester Crowne, a local billionaire whose son, Jim, was Obama's 2008 Illinois finance chairman; Penny Pritzker, the campaign's national finance chairwoman; and Abner Mikva, the former congressman and federal judge and Obama mentor."
With no real "Jewish lobby," as Hagel put it, to challenge Obama – ostensibly because Rosy Rosenberg and "his" AIPAC are in bed with the Mullah-in-Chief – it's no wonder Obama and his leftist Democratic Party have gotten their way on Iran and Israel.
In the face of this, it is also regrettable that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seen fit, as all Israeli politicians have before him, to grace AIPAC with his support and presence each year at the lobbying group's annual conference in Washington, D.C. What is different now is that what previously had been the premier Jewish force in Washington has become more akin to "Hitler's Jews" than a defender of the Jewish people and its right to have a secure Israel.
But Netanyahu's mistakes do not stop with his support of AIPAC. Despite his strong rhetoric, the prime minister, unbeknownst to most Americans, is not thought of in his own country as a strong leader. Indeed, his recent decision not to allow the Israeli Defense Forces to finish off Hamas during the eight-day war in Gaza was not greeted well by the Israeli electorate during the Jewish state's recent elections on Jan. 22 of this year. As a result of this and other weak leadership factors, Netanyahu and his Likud Party actually lost seats, such that they now are attempting to form a coalition with center right and leftist parties so he can remain prime minister.
The bottom line is this: Netanyahu has talked the talk, but has not walked the walk with Obama over Iran. Nor has the so-called Jewish lobby led by AIPAC. And, aside from getting their faces on Fox News, establishment Republicans like McCain and Graham also have dropped the ball.
As it stands today, Islamic Iran is a mighty military and nuclear power, and there is little Israel or the United States can or will do about it – short of ourselves using tactical nuclear weapons to take the regime out. And with this crowd in power, that is not likely to happen!
The people of Israel, the United States and the West are now in grave danger!


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Scheme under way to restore former Buddle Arts Centre in Wallsend
Efforts are underway to bring the Buddle Art Centre in Wallsend back to life following its closure in 2008
Sonia Sharma
The Buddle Arts Centre on Station Road, Wallsend
A former arts venue where superstar Sting practised during his early years is being brought back to life.
The Buddle Arts Centre, on Station Road, in Wallsend, has been closed since 2008.
Before that, the Grade-II listed building acted as a vital hub for community art and drama activities for 27 years, hosting plays, music and exhibitions.
Wallsend-born Sting practised his music there many years ago and returned to stage a concert at the Buddle in April 1991. The singer also presented a cheque for £10,000 to the then centre manager to enable the purchase of a purpose-built sound system.
But the site fell into disrepair and eventually closed because of health and safety concerns resulting from failures to the electrical and heating systems.
It also suffered from vandalism, including the theft of lead from its roof.
The building was marketed in summer 2010 and although several groups were keen to use the space, none had the funding to carry out refurbishment work.
Now a scheme is under way to restore and re-open the building.
The Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust is looking into restoration plans and has now been awarded a £3,000 grant from the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF).
Sting signs his autograph for Jackie Kerr at Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend
The cash will be used to carry out a viability appraisal and assess what work needs to be done. The group is then expected to apply for money from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
A spokesman from the AHF said: "We have awarded a small grant to the Trust, which is co-ordinating efforts to get the centre opened again.
"The grant will help to pay for things like a quantity surveyor to carry out a condition report of the building and essentially look at its viability.
"The work would help the Trust to apply for a bigger grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to get the place restored and up and running again."
The building was originally commissioned by the Wallsend School Board and completed in 1876.
It was officially opened as the Buddle Board Schools on July 30, 1877, by Addison Potter, chairman of the School Board, with a large playground, separate wings extending from a main hall, outside toilet blocks, and headmaster's and caretaker's houses.
It was designed by Tyneside-based architect John Johnstone, who was responsible for Newcastle's and Gateshead's Victorian town halls.
The venue was named after John Buddle, a distinguished engineer and colliery manager of the first half of the 19th Century.
The complex was extended in 1884, to incorporate a science block. Further change took place in 1917 when the junior and senior sections were reorganised into boys and girls schools.
This arrangement was in place until 1969, when the schools were combined under the name of Buddle County Middle School.
In 1977, the school closed and pupils were transferred to the newly-built High Farm Middle School.
For some years the building housed the Wallsend Arts Centre, a voluntary organisation, but its future was uncertain before beginning a new era as the Buddle Arts Centre, under the management of North Tyneside Council in September 1981.
The Buddle quickly built up a reputation for its music and theatre programme, the quality of its exhibitions, its support for disability arts and resources for youth music development.
But by 2008 it was showing problems with rewiring and serious structural defects, which meant it had to be vacated.
Resident groups moved elsewhere and workshop activities were found new homes.

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Ebrahim Fakir
Ebrahim Fakir is currently Manager of Governance Institutions and Processes at the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa (EISA). He is also Research Associate of the African Legislatures Project at the University of Cape Town's Centre for Social Science Research and was formerly Senior Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies in Johannesburg (2003-2009), and at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) [1998-2003]. He writes on politics, the state, governance, democracy and development and is used as an analyst, commentator and facilitator by the national and international media, business and other organisations. He read for a degree in English Literature at the University Witwatersrand; Johannesburg where he was elected on to the Students Representative Council and was a visiting fellow at the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
Common Property Resources and Privatisation Trends in Southern Africa
By: Munyaradzi Saruchera , Ebrahim Fakir
Setting Benchmarks for Enhanced Political Party Performance for Democratic Governance in Africa
By: Maxine Norah Reitzes , Josephine Larsen , Ebrahim Fakir
Advancing South Africa's Agenda through the 'African Agenda'
By: Ebrahim Fakir
Synopsis Policy Studies Bulletin of CPS Vol 8 No 3, December 2006
By: Ebrahim Fakir , Chris Landsberg , Kirty Ranchod
Public Service Delivery in a Democratic, Developmental State
Democratic Decision-Making and Development at the Local Level: Lessons from rural Botswana
By: Ebrahim Fakir , Lebogang Mokwena
The Impact of Democracy in Botswana: Assessing Political, Social and Economic Developments since the Dawn of Democracy
Election Update South Africa 2009 No 1
By: Ebrahim Fakir , Jackie Kalley , Alka Larkan


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import BoostBuild
import os.path
import re

def check_for_existing_boost_build_jam(t):
    """
      This test depends on no boost-build.jam file existing in any of the
    folders along the current folder's path. If it does exist, not only would
    this test fail but it could point to a completely wrong Boost Build
    installation, thus causing headaches when attempting to diagnose the
    problem. That is why we explicitly check for this scenario.

    """
    problem = find_up_to_root(t.workdir, "boost-build.jam")
    if problem:
        BoostBuild.annotation("misconfiguration", """\
This test expects to be run from a folder with no 'boost-build.jam' file in any
of the folders along its path.

Working folder:
  '%s'

Problematic boost-build.jam found at:
  '%s'

Please remove this file or change the test's working folder and rerun the test.
""" % (t.workdir, problem))
        t.fail_test(1, dump_stdio=False, dump_stack=False)

def find_up_to_root(folder, name):
    last = ""
    while last != folder:
        candidate = os.path.join(folder, name)
        if os.path.exists(candidate):
            return candidate
        last = folder
        folder = os.path.dirname(folder)

def match_re(actual, expected):
    return re.match(expected, actual, re.DOTALL) != None

t = BoostBuild.Tester(match=match_re, boost_build_path="", pass_toolset=0)
t.set_tree("startup")
check_for_existing_boost_build_jam(t)

t.run_build_system(status=1, stdout=
r"""Unable to load Boost\.Build: could not find "boost-build\.jam"
.*Attempted search from .* up to the root""")

t.run_build_system(status=1, subdir="no-bootstrap1",
    stdout=r"Unable to load Boost\.Build: could not find build system\."
    r".*attempted to load the build system by invoking"
    r".*'boost-build ;'"
    r'.*but we were unable to find "bootstrap\.jam"')

# Descend to a subdirectory which /does not/ contain a boost-build.jam file,
# and try again to test the crawl-up behavior.
t.run_build_system(status=1, subdir=os.path.join("no-bootstrap1", "subdir"),
    stdout=r"Unable to load Boost\.Build: could not find build system\."
    r".*attempted to load the build system by invoking"
    r".*'boost-build ;'"
    r'.*but we were unable to find "bootstrap\.jam"')

t.run_build_system(status=1, subdir="no-bootstrap2",
    stdout=r"Unable to load Boost\.Build: could not find build system\."
    r".*attempted to load the build system by invoking"
    r".*'boost-build \. ;'"
    r'.*but we were unable to find "bootstrap\.jam"')

t.run_build_system(status=1, subdir='no-bootstrap3', stdout=
r"""Unable to load Boost.Build
.*boost-build\.jam" was found.*
However, it failed to call the "boost-build" rule""")

# Test bootstrapping based on BOOST_BUILD_PATH.
t.run_build_system(["-sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=../boost-root/build"],
    subdir="bootstrap-env", stdout="build system bootstrapped")

# Test bootstrapping based on an explicit path in boost-build.jam.
t.run_build_system(subdir="bootstrap-explicit",
    stdout="build system bootstrapped")

t.cleanup()

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Two Steps Behind but Only a Heartbeat Away
Who Will You Be in 2023?
Jackie Woodside
How Pay-Per-Gaze Advertising Could Work With Google Glass
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via How Pay-Per-Gaze Advertising Could Work With Google Glass – NYTimes.com.
The Future of Advertising: 'Pay-Per-Gaze' Is Just the Beginning (mashable.com)
Google patents 'pay-per-gaze' advertising technology (telegraph.co.uk)
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These cleverly designed Scandinavian wallets give you quick access to your most used cards, with a flick of the thumb through the cut out window.
There's a surprising amount of additional capacity inside the wallet, given its' compact size. It features a large sleeve for notes and receipts, 6 card slots and a small slot for tickets etc.
It's made from premium leather which has that rich distinctive leather smell to it. The slots are lined with nylon to make card removal as smooth as possible. The wallet is held shut with a robust stainless steel clasp.


While a destination wedding can be a truly spectacular event that will make memories to last a lifetime, the people you want may not be as thrilled when they receive their invitations. After all, they'll have to re-arrange their lives to be a part of your special day. They'll have to take time off of work, possibly make arrangements for babysitting, and they may also wonder how they'll be able to afford the trip. Here are our best tips to plan your dream wedding on a budget.
Check several different types of resorts, and pick the one that offers activities you think will satisfy all the members of your wedding party. For example, see if there will be plenty for your guests' children to do in the days leading up to your destination wedding. See if there are interesting retreats as well as plenty of dining options. That way your guests can save some money and you won't have to act as their concierge.
The off-peak time of year, of course, is when you will find the biggest savings and deepest discounts. For instance, if you're thinking of having your destination wedding in the Caribbean, you can often find great prices during weekends such as the Fourth of July or Mother's Day.
The majority of resorts will offer substantial discounts for groups – you just need to make sure that yours will be large enough to qualify. You can also find discounts on dining, transportation and activities in many instances.
At Outski, we can help you find great deals for your destination wedding that will make both you and your guests happy. Once you get the details taken care of, all you'll need to do afterward is start getting more and more excited. We'll give you the advice you need concerning the best places to go that will help you and everyone else in your party get the most for your money.


MONTVALE, New Jersey, July 29, 2010 – – With over 140 grocery stores across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware, Pathmark grocery stores retained voice talent Peter K. O'Connell for their chain-wide, in-store radio production. This is in addition to the broadcast radio commercials O'Connell had voiced for the chain.
Additionally, O'Connell also completed in-store radio production for Food Basics, a grocery chain with 12 stores across Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Both Pathmark and Food Basics are part of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P.
If some group or organization wants to bring attention to a cause or event, the easiest way to do that is by celebrity endorsement.
If the famous person is well liked, chances of the group or organization's "ask" being answered (donation, signature, whatever) are probably better.
Celebrities like to do this because many of them are big-hearted and like to help.
The challenge is so many celebrities are supporting so many causes, the message can fade pretty quickly.
To wit (don't I sound ejukated) the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster – I'm sure there have been telethons and maybe a concert and I've been outta that loop (that's the fade part I spoke about). Doesn't mean I don't care, it just means that their message (the event organizer's message) didn't resonate with me or get my attention. Theirs is a hard job.
But today I saw a YouTube video freezeframe (that still image that marks where a video screen is located) with Sandra Bullock holding up her index finger. That visual caught my eye and I watched. And I listened. And I thought you might want to too.
Theirs is a hard job – getting the message to everyone – but not an impossible job.
My friend, the great Canadian voice talent and singer Jodi Krangle, will lead an all-star group of presenters at the first ever Voices of Vision event for voice actors September 23-25 in Toronto (yes, my favorite city in the world).
Backing up Jodi (who didn't ask for this star billing but I'm giving it to her anyway and SHE can explain it to her fellow presenters 🙂 ) are Deb Munro (another of my favorite Canadians – it was at her seminar that Jodi and I first met), M.J. Lallo, Pat Fraley, Bill Holmes. The event will be hosted by Elley-Ray Hennessy.
I hope if you have the chance that you will attend.
The thought was brought to the fore when I was reading the New York Times obit of actor James Gammon.
When "The Late Henry Moss" was first produced at the Magic Theater in San Francisco in 2000, he recalled, it had a starry cast that included Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte and Cheech Marin.
How is your work and your work ethic viewed by those around you now?
What will be the legacy of your work in the mind of others?
It's not your primary goal of course (performing, working, paying bills are more immediate concerns) but it does give one pause to reflect.
Now is the time that you are/can shape that legacy.


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Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston, the minister of trades and technology, announces the government's plan to create B.C.'s first quantum computing institute to help position Surrey's City Centre area as the region's second downtown core. The announcement was at SFU Surrey's new engineering building on Wednesday (Oct. 2). (Photo: Lauren Collins)
SFU Surrey to be home to B.C.'s first quantum computing institute
'Visionary' institute to receive $17M over five years from provincial government
Lauren Collins
A plan to create B.C.'s first quantum computing institute is being touted as a "visionary" project that will help position Surrey's City Centre area as the region's second downtown core.
The Quantum Algorithms Institute is being established at SFU's Surrey campus, with the provincial government providing $17 million over five years to get the project up and running.
The new institute will work with universities throughout B.C. to "position the province as a world leader in this emerging field" and is a "key investment to grow the Surrey Innovation Corridor," according to a government release.
READ ALSO: SFU Surrey programs receive nearly $3M in federal funding, Aug. 7, 2019
READ ALSO: SFU unveils campus expansion in Surrey for clean tech studies, April 25, 2019
Surrey-Newton MLA Bruce Ralston speaking now. He says the quantum institute will be training the next generation of data scientists from around the world. #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/1iiJsyUCCS
— Lauren Collins (@laurenpcollins1) October 2, 2019
"Quantum computer solutions will help develop the innovations of tomorrow in sectors such as transportation and logistics, medical research, advanced design and materials testing," said Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology. "Adoption across these sectors is predicted to surpass $450 billion annually. The new institute will train future data scientists who will attract companies worldwide, bringing significant benefit to B.C.'s economy."
Ralston said quantum computing helps to solve problems that conventional computers "just can't do."
"If conventional computing is flipping a coin one side or the other, quantum computing is like spinning a coin where you are doing all of those calculations simultaneously. The result is the computing power that you have is dramatically increased millions of times."
As for aiming to make City Centre the Lower Mainland's second downtown core, Ralston said it's "a long time coming."
"It's great to be able to… bring some reality and bring some further investment and raising of the profile of the opportunities in Surrey because they really are incredible and I've always thought that. I think I've managed to gather a little bit more momentum for the role of Surrey City Centre, both in the region and in the province."
Premier John Horgan said that since Silicon Valley developed around San Francisco, an innovation sector can also develop around Vancouver in Surrey and the Fraser Valley.
"Creating an innovation corridor in Surrey and up the Fraser Valley will create good jobs, attract talent, reduce commute times and raise the standard of living," said Premier John Horgan, who was at SFU Surrey Wednesday to make the funding announcement. "Working with our partners, we will create an innovation hub where companies and talent will cluster, supporting our goal of a strong, sustainable economy that benefits the entire province."
The provincial government says the Quantum Algorithms Institute will "will draw on B.C.'s world-class research work and globally recognized companies and will develop a new graduate degree program in quantum computing." It will also "help secure B.C.'s talent pool in quantum computing and support technological advances that will benefit every sector of the economy."
A government release describes quantum computing as "an emerging technology that uses quantum mechanics to improve the ability to solve problems at a much faster rate than conventional computers and does so using far less energy."
While conventional computers store information using bits represented by zeroes or ones, quantum computers use quantum bits, or "qubits," to encode information as zeroes, ones or both at the same time, allowing for much faster computational time.
There is already work being done in the field at SFU, UBC and UVIC, and several B.C. companies are commercially active in quantum computing, such as D-Wave, 1Qbit, Fujitsu, IBM and Microsoft. Although, the technology is largely still pre-commercial.
The provincial government says B.C. is "working to be the jurisdiction that helps advance quantum computing from research through to transformative technology."
Andrew Petter, SFU's president and vice-chancellor, said the announcement makes "Bing Thom's dream, tomorrow's reality." Thom was the man behind Surrey's City Centre transformation.
"He believed that combining a research university with an office tower and a shopping mall would start the process of transforming this area from a struggling suburb as it then was, to a dynamic city centre as it is now on its way to becoming," Petter said.
The Quantum Algorithm Institute being established at SFU Surrey will draw on the talents and capacities of B.C.'s universities… because we will be working as universities in partnership with government and industry to help establish this province as a leader in quantum computing technologies."
Mayor Doug McCallum said Surrey's City Centre area has established itself as a "hub for innovation and higher learning."
"Our location, along with our expertise and experience make Surrey the ideal place to advance technology and innovation in the province," McCallum added. "City council and I look forward to working closely with the B.C. government to expedite this visionary project that will benefit not only the people of Surrey, but all who call B.C. home."
The creation of the institute was based on goals outlined in the Tech and Innovation Policy Framework and the provincial government says it's "one of the many ways B.C. will be investing to grow the Surrey Innovation Corridor."
Meantime, the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association has released a vision project and survey asking residents to help shape City Centre's future.
READ ALSO: New survey aims to create a 'vibrant downtown that all of Surrey can be proud of', Sept. 14, 2019
Through the survey, the BIA will use the information to "help vision the future of downtown Surrey," and to "highlight ideas that can be implemented" by the City of Surrey, the BIA, other stakeholders and community members.
DSBIA Chair Bill Cunningham previously told the Now-Leader that Surrey has the opportunity to build out its downtown core, "something that as far as downtowns go, is relatively young."
"We want it to be a place that people across Surrey in particular, but really the Fraser Valley in general, that when you say, 'I'm going downtown,' you're not just automatically assuming that means downtown Vancouver to see a show. We are building our own downtown here," he said.
With the survey and vision project, Cunningham said it's not meant to "duplicate or replace" downtown Vancouver, but it presents an opportunity to have a "little bit of that fresh palette."
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2020 News Release
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Major Brian Polite - ext. 6514
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State Police Arrest Man for Vehicular Homicide in Fatal ATV Crash
Buena Vista Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Michael Brown, 35, of Collings Lakes, N.J. for allegedly driving under the influence and fleeing the scene of a crash, which killed Christopher Vasinda, 34, of Williamstown, N.J.
On September 20, 2019, at approximately 9:29 p.m., troopers from Troop "A" Buena Vista Station were dispatched to the report of a motor vehicle crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on West Colton Lane in Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives with the State Police Fatal Accident Investigation Unit determined that Brown was driving a Honda ATV on West Colton Lane. Near the intersection of West Cushman Avenue, Brown went off the road and struck a tree, ejecting Brown and the passenger, Vasinda, from the ATV. Christopher Vasinda sustained fatal injuries during the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. After the crash, Brown fled to a residence in the area where he was arrested for suspicion of DWI.
As a result of the ongoing investigation, detectives determined that Brown was under the influence at the time of the crash and charged him with vehicular homicide on July 26.
On Wednesday, August 5, detectives with the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit, along with members of the State Police K-9 Unit, U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, arrested Brown at a business in Berlin Borough, Camden County.
Michael Brown was additionally charged with receiving stolen property, leaving the scene of a motor crash resulting in death, and causing death while driving suspended. He was lodged at the Atlantic County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Charges are mere accusations, and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Tata Communications and a leading provider of integrated telecom services,China Telecom Global have recently announced their partnership to launch a global Internet of Things (IoT) service in China.
As per information,they will deploy IoT devices across several industries like consumer and industrial electronics manufacturing, automotive, logistics and transport.
To ensure instantaneous connection with new IoT-enabled automotive system or wearable device anywhere in the world The MOVE platform of Tata Communications leverages its associations with over 600 mobile network operators globally.On the otherhand, China Telecom Global, through this platform and capabilities, will be able to improve the worldwide reach of its IoT solutions and address the requirements of Chinese as well as overseas based corporations.
Anthony Bartolo, Chief Product Officer of Tata Communications has said that the nature of IoT in areas like automotive infotainment and air travel means that these 'things' require borderless, secure and scalable connectivity to allow businesses to capture, move and manage the valuable information they generate on a global scale.They look forward to help and eliminate the complexities when deploying new IoT devices and accelerate the time-to-market for new innovative IoT-enabled services in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Deng Xiaofeng, CEO, China Telecom Global has said that they want to grab the share of the rapidly growing Chinese IoT market as they are working closely with Tata Communications to pave the way for innovative and advanced IoT solutions across industries.
He added that as the volume of connected 'things' continues to grow, they are able to give their customers complete visibility and control thousands of IoT devices easier on a global scale. They also look forward to providing Tata Communications' customers with reliable IoT connectivity in the Greater China region.
Through this association,Tata Communications can leverage the huge 4G network resources of China Telecom to help its customers with high-quality and competitive IoT connectivity in Greater China market.
For certain vertical sectors such as automotive, China Telecom will offer Tata Communications with IoT connectivity solutions that are in compliance with the Chinese market.


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Injury Updates: Jets, Kravtsov, Subban
October 26, 2022 at 7:59 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments
After sustaining an injury when blocking a shot against St. Louis on Monday, Jets defenseman Logan Stanley did not participate in practice today, notes Joshua Frey-Sam of the Winnipeg Free Press. However, he is accompanying the team on their three-game road trip which bodes well for his availability at some point over that three-game stretch.
Meanwhile, Frey-Sam adds that blueliner Dylan Samberg was a full participant in practice as he works his way back from a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old has suited up just once this season as he looks to lock down a full-time spot in the lineup over returning to the minors. With Stanley's availability in question for tomorrow against Los Angeles, Samberg could have a chance to get back into Winnipeg's lineup for at least a game.
Other injury news from around the hockey world:
When the Rangers recalled winger Julien Gauthier earlier today, it was expected that he'd take the place of either Mika Zibanejad or Vitali Kravtsov who were banged up last night against Colorado. It turns out that he's taking the case of the latter as Larry Brooks of the New York Post relays (Twitter link) that the winger has been listed as day-to-day with what's believed to be an upper-body injury. Kravtsov has had a very quiet return to the NHL so far having only played in three games while logging just under eight minutes per game. He's waiver-eligible now so they will likely be patient with him to give him a chance to play himself into a regular role once he's cleared to return.
Sabres goaltender Malcolm Subban has had some rough injury luck lately. After suffering a season-ending wrist injury back in January, he re-signed in Buffalo only to suffer an injury in his first preseason game with AHL Rochester earlier this month. However, the 28-year-old is a couple of weeks away from being cleared to return, mentions Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald. Buffalo's preference is to have prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen play heavy minutes in the minors so Subban's eventual return will give them some insurance on that front as he'd be the one to be called up if one of Craig Anderson or Eric Comrie gets injured.
Buffalo Sabres| Julien Gauthier| Logan Stanley| Malcolm Subban| New York Rangers| Vitali Kravtsov| Winnipeg Jets
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buffalobob88
If Subban is next up then I pray nobody gets hurt cuz he has no right playing in the NHL. Nothing more than an AHL backup
fljay73
I don't believe Subban is over UPL on the depth chart for first man up. So Rochester's wins are more important than Buffalo's wins? I don't think so.


insane midfield but pretty much no plan B if their buzz killing plan A doesn't yield results. Jesus Navas is probably not fit, but he offers something genuinely different and he was a major catalyst during the final 4 years ago. VDB must be very loyal. I don't see any other reason why he keeps picking Torres . I think they'll just probably chuck Fabregas in false 9 if Costa doesn't recover in time.
Dont see him yet, you sure he has joined the league?


Most days I spend most of my at-work working hours in my chair at me desk. Today I barely saw my cubicle. Much as I enjoy a break in the routine, something to change it up, I'm really worn out. I hurt in places I haven't used since I gave up the monkey bars in fifth grade. I spend the day climbing piping. While it was being assembled. With torches and grinders right by my head. While the wind gusted through bearing enough dust to suffocate on.
I'm filthy. I hurt. I'm tired. I'm still dehydrated after many glasses of water. I'm hungry less than an hour after dinner. I'd forgotten just why I went back to school to get a desk job.
I want someone to take care of me. I came home, got the kids and fresh load of scavanged boxes into the house. I snacked them. I (thankfully) managed to get out of my greased and grimed clothes. I started dinner, emptied the trash, did laundry, put dished away. Severed dinner. Did more lanudry, cleaned up dinner. Did more laundry. Got kids into PJ's, teeth brushed, read to, tucked in. There's more laundry. The sink's full of dishes. The stove is burried under dirty pans. I've got piles of things to sort and pack.
I want someone to take care of me. I want to come home and have someone to open the door when I'm dropping stuff and my two year old just got taken out by an escaped box riding hurricane force winds. I want dinner to be almost reay, just far enough out I can take a shower first. I want the chores done. I want someone to lift the PB into bed when I can't manage to move a thumb higher than my face. I want someone to get J to hold still long enough to take the last of the Easter candy off her face. In other words, I want a wife.
But not really, this is just a joke I have with myself. Only one person has ever appreciated this joke. She has a high-maintenence husband and an adult son who often functions like a 12 year old. And so, having a similarly twisted idea of humor, she gets my Working Single Mom joke.
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Phil Smith of Alternet & Drug War Chronicle + Debby Goldsbury re International Cannabis Business Conf, Bernie Sanders re MJ laws, Heroin PSA & More
International Cannabis Business Conference
SCOTT MCKENZIE: [MUSIC] If you're going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
If you're going to San Francisco,
You're going to meet some gentle people there.
DEAN BECKER: Ah, indeed, gentle people out there in California. We're going to hear from one here in just a little bit, we're going to hear from a couple of folks living in California, enjoying the, not necessarily legal but close to it, marijuana that grows everywhere, and here in just a minute, we're going to speak to my friend, my longtime friend, Mister Phil Smith. Met him, gosh, I'm thinking 12 years ago. We have over the years done hundreds of interviews. He's still working as a reporter, you may have seen his work on AlterNet. You certainly heard him here, we used to do a segment, the corrupt cop story of the week, and I think he's still doing that.
Well, today we're going to talk about a forthcoming event with one of the spokespersons, who's going to be at this event, you may know her from her work with the Berkeley Patients Group, or her teaching at Oaksterdam University. Glad to welcome Ms. Debby Goldsberry. Debby, this event's coming up fairly soon, out in San Francisco. Why don't you tell folks about it, please.
DEBBY GOLDSBERRY: Well, this is our second annual event in San Francisco, the International Cannabis Business Conference. It's on February 13th and 14th, Valentine's Day. One of our taglines: Spend Valentine's Day With Who You Really Love - Marijuana. And, we're expecting people from all over the globe. We have an excellent panel of experts coming, we have Jocelyn Elders, former Surgeon General, coming, Tommy Chong, we have Andrew Sullivan, a conservative blogger. Two seated US members of the House of Representatives, federal representatives, one of our state representatives is coming also, and a whole host of amazing cannabis advocates speaking.
DEAN BECKER: Debby, I was able to attend this last year, it was a wonderful event, I had so many interviews with so many great people, I had weeks and weeks of radio programs. But this is a chance to get down in the heart of it, to learn the truth about the cannabis plant, right?
DEBBY GOLDSBERRY: Well, what we're really trying to do with the International Cannabis Business Conference, there's a lot of conferences people can choose to go to, but what we're focused on is this nexus that we think's really important, and that's social responsibility and social entrepreneurship. So, our goal really is two-fold. One, there's a lot of people coming in from the outside, from big business, or, you know, just business people in general who want to get into the cannabis industry, which is good. Now let's make sure that we can educate those people about the harms of prohibition, about what we face, about what it's going to take to legalize cannabis, about how we're going to stop people from being arrested, free people out of jail, get this medicine to people. We have to teach this to entrepreneurs who are coming in from the outside. Teach them how to be advocates for the cause, and how we're going to change, you know, America, by legalizing marijuana.
Now, on the flipside, our own people, the people who've been in this for a while, cannabis cultivators from northern California, people who are cannabis users wanting to get into the dispensary industry, people who are already selling cannabis in the illicit marketplace. We have to teach business skills to these people. People already share our same values, they already want to end prohibition. Now we have to make sure that we stand a chance to get the permits. We're teaching business to our people, and we're teaching advocacy to entrepreneurs who are coming in from the outside world, so it's kind of a meeting of the minds and finding the spot inbetween where we're really going to end prohibition and get people out of jail.
DEAN BECKER: Once again, friends, we're speaking with Debby Goldsberry about the forthcoming International Cannabis Business Conference in San Francisco. Debby, I see one of the speakers is our friend, Mr. Philippe Lucas, a gentleman who's had his nose to the grindstone for many years. He's coming out of Canada, representing Tilray, a producer up there, correct?
DEBBY GOLDSBERRY: Yeah, that's right, and he's going to be giving kind of a broad update on everything that's happening in Canada, which is obviously a gigantic place. But they have their medical cannabis program that rolled out nationwide, and we want to hear, is it working or not? Because I recently had some Canadians visiting me at Magnolia Wellness Collective, the collective, medical cannabis collective I run here in Oakland, California. They came from Canada. They told me there's only 28,000 registered medical marijuana patients in the whole nation of Canada. Well, at Magnolia, we have more than 28,000 registered members. So, to me, it looks like the Canadian market is still far from where it needs to be, and I'm curious about why, and I'm also curious how are any of those businesses staying open if there's only 28,000 patients to serve between them? And also, what does that look like for the illicit market? I think most people up there are still getting their cannabis from these sort of underground dispensaries or just person to person from their friends.
DEAN BECKER: Well, I have my own theory on that, and that is, the fact the government of Canada has priced it way too high, therefore enticing the black market to be continued. Your response, please.
DEBBY GOLDSBERRY: Absolutely, and I think that's happening all over in the United States, also. We're still going to see a thriving illicit market in the sales of marijuana because of that. You know, the fact is that there's kind of these sin taxes that they're putting on top of marijuana businesses, that make the cost of doing business actually impossible. In order to get into the cannabis business in some of these states that are regulated, it's going to cost you money every single day to keep your doors open, and that's just outrageous. Who's going to apply for even the permit, or once you get there you're going to find out that you're going to lose your shirt and the economy is not going to be pretty.
Out here in California, I explain, yes, we might be "legalizing" it in 2016, but that in quotes, because I wouldn't call it true legalization, but in this legalization scheme, almost everybody is still going to be left off the table who is in the current illicit marketplace, and that's just not right.
DEAN BECKER: Well, and then there's the other paranoid delusion, if you will, that it can't be within 500 feet of a school or other properties, whereas they sell alcohol in Target right next to the toy section. It's just a preposterous situation.
DEBBY GOLDSBERRY: Right. Well, I was just yesterday having a discussion with a local landlord here in Oakland, because they're about to change the medical marijuana regulations in Oakland, allowing dispensaries to allow onsite vaporization. So I was talking to a fellow who owns a building that has a nightclub in it, and I was telling him, look, this law's going to change, we would love for you just open your mind and just, let's just talk about it, don't even consider it yet, let's just talk about it. But what about vaporization instead of having a bar that sells liquor? And it's a hard leap for people to make in their minds, you know, because they really don't understand the driving issue when it comes to cannabis. There's a lot of things that we still have to educate even our own community or even our supporters about. You know? Marijuana's absolutely safer than alcohol, any landlord with an alcohol/hard liquor establishment should understand that it's much safer to, you know, allow medical cannabis vaporization onsite, than it ever will be to allow alcohol.
But educating people about this, we are fighting a hundred years' worth of stigma, hundred year old prohibition. So, it's going to be an uphill battle.
DEAN BECKER: Well, I think we're making progress. Friends, once again, we've been speaking with Debby Goldsberry, one of the many speakers that will be at the International Cannabis Business Conference in San Francisco at the Hyatt Regency February 13 and 14. If you want to learn more, please go to InternationalCBC.com.
The drug war is ending slow, ugly, and bloody. And here to talk about it is my good friend, Mister Phil Smith. Hey, Phil.
PHIL SMITH: Hey, Dean, how are you doing?
DEAN BECKER: I'm good, buddy. The fact of the matter is, some politicians are starting to talk logically about this drug war, are they not?
PHIL SMITH: Indeed, I, we're even seeing it at the presidential candidacy level. And, you know, it's striking how different things are from, say 25 or 30 years ago. I was just thinking about this earlier today. We're getting a much more compassionate response to the problems of drug use, particularly in this case opiates and heroin addiction, than we did say to the crack cocaine epidemic in the 80s. Now, a lot of people will say, well, that's because these drug users are white, not black. Now, I think there is some truth to that, but I also think that kind of statement undercuts the real progress we've made as a society in the past 30 years. We have, you know, the crack cocaine wars really inspired the contemporary drug reform movement, it emerged shortly after that in the early 90s, and since then, we've had a quarter century of trying to beat some sense into politicians' heads, and it's starting to catch on.
DEAN BECKER: Well, and it is. I tell you what, in support of what we're saying here, let's play track number nine for the listeners, this is just a little clip from, I think the frontrunner in the Democratic Party, Mister Bernie Sanders.
BERNIE SANDERS: We have more people in jail today than any other country on earth, including communist China, three times our size, which is an authoritarian country. I, now this, I am Senator Bernie Sanders, and I would love to take your questions. So, we need real reforms in criminal justice, our goal should not be to put more and more people in jail, it should be figuring out ways that we keep people out of jail, and that requires major reforms in our criminal justice system, it requires accountability for police departments, it means taking a hard look at the war on drugs, so that we do not flood our jails with nonviolent criminals, it means a path out of jail so that when people leave jail they're going to have jobs and education, mental health counseling rather than getting right back into jail. It means getting corporations out of the running and building of jails, people should not be making profits by the incarceration of fellow Americans.
DEAN BECKER: All right. Once again, that was Bernie Sanders, talking about the drug war. My good friend Phil Smith, what's your response to his statement?
PHIL SMITH: I could vote for that guy.
DEAN BECKER: Well, there's a lot of people that can vote for him, apparently, he's drawing crowds like never seen before, at least not in a long time. And, it brings to mind, given the opportunity to, and I talk about it, open this can of worms and go fishing for truth. You can catch a lot of fish, can't you?
PHIL SMITH: Oh, yes.
DEAN BECKER: And, it boils down to, from my perspective, most politicians now know the truth about this drug war, they just don't know quite what to do about it. Am I right?
PHIL SMITH: I think so, but I think even on the Republican side, we are seeing real signs of progress. I mean, since President Obama has been in office, we've managed to pass federal sentencing reform legislation, we're getting people out of prison now by the thousands, there were six thousand released at the end of October last year. And, you also see Republicans talking about being smart on drugs instead of being tough on drugs. Not all of them, of course, you have some real lunatics left, like that guy who's the governor of Maine, Mister LePage, and you know, he goes around talking about bringing back the guillotine for drug dealers, and encouraging vigilante shootings of drug dealers, and, you know, talking about how black drug dealers from New York and they're impregnating our white women, man, where have we heard that before?
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, look. People just don't realize that the drug war, this prohibition, reaches into so many aspects of life on this planet, and, you know, there's certainly racial bigotry, there's the immigration situation, there's the terrorist situation -- hell, if they can grow the flowers we forbid, they can make this stuff, make billions of dollars from it. It's just crazy.
PHIL SMITH: That's right. But change is coming. Particularly with marijuana policy, this is going to be an exciting year for pot.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. Is it Maine?
PHIL SMITH: I think we're going to see 6 states that could legalize it this year, including a bevy of states in New England. That's a real hotbed this year. We have Massachusetts, where they have already qualified for the ballot, there's one step in between the legislature gets a chance to legalize it first, if the legislature doesn't act, then it goes to the voters in November. I don't think the legislature's going to act, so the voters are going to have to do it themselves in Massachusetts. In Maine, they just handed in signatures for their petition drive. They needed 61,000 valid voter signatures, they handed in 103,000 raw signatures. So that's a fairly comfortable margin, I am assuming that they are going to make the ballot, and that they will be voting on it in November.
Meanwhile, in Vermont, a legalization bill is moving through the legislature, it has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with the approval of the head of the committee and the approval of the state governor, Mister Shumlin, a Democrat. So those are three states in New England that look like they could well legalize it this year. I think in Massachusetts and Maine, the voters will do it. I'm not so sure about Vermont, it's facing some obstacles in the House, but it could still happen.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. And, you know, it brings to mind that across the spectrum, people are starting to look at this, we've got a little segment here I want to share with you from the Cato Institute, we'll be back in a minute and a half.
ILYA SHAPIRO: While legalizing marijuana as a matter of federal law would take an act of Congress, President Obama can decriminalize it. He can do this by moving it out of Schedule One of the Controlled Substances Act, which is reserved for substances of no medical purpose and a high potential for abuse, and therefore have high criminal penalties attached to their mere possession.
Virtually all marijuana-related arrests are handled by state and local law enforcement. The federal Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA, simply lacks the resources to enforce the federal ban across all 50 states. That's why the Justice Department decided not to fight the legalization of marijuana in the handful of states that have taken that step.
President Obama, without rewriting any laws or going outside of his constitutional authority, can direct the attorney general to start the process of reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule Four or Five substance, or declassifying it altogether.
Reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule Three substance or lower would have significant benefits for the budding marijuana industry and individual users. For example: the Internal Revenue Code prohibits the deduction of business expenses that relate to Schedule One or Schedule Two trafficking? the Gun Control Act of 1968 prevents the sale of ammunition and firearms to the unlawful users of any controlled substance? a conviction for possessing a controlled substance can bar students from getting loans? and the rules are even stricter for public housing. Declassifying marijuana would solve all of these problems.
But even merely reclassifying it would make it easier for legal businesses to access the full economy and reduce violent crime. Marijuana deregulation sits squarely within the control of the executive. The president should use his executive powers to allow for intelligent enforcement of drug policy without eroding the rule of law.
DEAN BECKER: All right. Once again, you're listening to Cultural Baggage on the Drug Truth Network and Pacifica Radio. My name's Dean Becker, we have with us Mister Phil Smith. Phil, the fact of the matter is, the president has kind of backed away from that opportunity to reschedule, has he not?
PHIL SMITH: Yes, he has, and in fact, he's said recently that if we want any federal marijuana reforms this year, we need to talk to Congress, not him. So, I guess Obama is not going to expend any of his remaining political capital on reforming the marijuana laws.
DEAN BECKER: That's such a shame, isn't it? Well, I tell you what --
PHIL SMITH: He could have acted. I mean, he could have directed the Attorney General to reclassify, or better yet declassify marijuana, but he's chosen not to do that, and so that leaves it up to us and the Congress.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. And again, it's such an easy task, if you ask me. You know, I want to stop funding those barbarous cartels, I want to eliminate the reason for many of these gangs, I want to take away our children's easy access, I want to make sure there's a quality product there for adults who buy it through a regulated marketplace. There's very few people can argue against those points. Am I right?
PHIL SMITH: You're right, and it's coming, Dean. I mean, we've got it in four states and DC already. I mentioned New England a few minutes ago. You know, the largest state in the country's going to legalize it this year, California, 38 million people. You know, that's more than 10 percent of the whole country right there.
PHIL SMITH: And, we're well on track to get that thing on the ballot and get it passed.
DEAN BECKER: All right. We are talking with Mister Phil Smith about the law change, or potential change, in California. I hear people griping about it, it doesn't do enough, it does too much, it robs certain people. What's going on?
PHIL SMITH: Well, it is a regulate, tax, and control marijuana initiative. Yeah, there are people complaining. Russ Belville, who also writes on this topic quite a bit, refers to these people as "Stoners Against Legalization." They are the people who would deny the possible in pursuit of the perfect. You know, I kind of understand where they're coming from. My personal preference would be the tomato model of legalization for marijuana, which is treat it like a plant. But, that's just not politically feasible.
DEAN BECKER: Not yet.
PHIL SMITH: Not yet.
DEAN BECKER: Right, no.
PHIL SMITH: And you know, there are a whole lot of people who don't really care about marijuana. But they don't want to have it just go wild west on them, either, they could live with regulated and taxed marijuana, buying it at the stores, even with people growing their own, which the California measure does allow. And, those Stoners Against Legalization people, I think, are just wrongheaded and shortsighted, I'm sorry to say that. Some of them are my friends.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. No, I hear you. I see a meme on Facebook, it shows a dog behind a fence, kind of looking through the fence, and, I don't know, the meme said something about, what it's like to be in states where there is no legal marijuana. And we're that dog, looking through the fence here in Texas, and in many, much of the south. It's a hellacious situation. I tell you what, we're going to do our mid-show break here. I've got a couple of things to pitch to the listeners, and in and around the Houston area as well.
CHEERLEADERS: Give me an H! Give me an E! Give me an R, O, I, N. What's that spell? Heroin!
[MUSIC] Started at a party, everyone was there.
She had a couple pills on a little dare.
Now she's missing class, she's dropping her pom pons.
Nobody knows where she is, not even her mom.
Everybody thought she was the All American Girl.
There goes the books, it's all about the score.
There goes the doggy, life is such a bore.
There goes the family, she's got a new friend.
There goes the looks, this is the end.
I guess she really was the All American Girl.
VOICEOVER: Pick up heroin, and you'll throw away everything you love. Share your stories on Instagram with hashtag heroin.
DEAN BECKER: All right. I'm not sure I agree totally with that. I know that before this prohibition, Bayer heroin sold on the grocer's shelf next to Bayer aspirin at the very same price, and we did not have these problems that prohibition has created. If you're in the Houston area, or if you can get here, on March 9th, I think there's something you need to hear.
A great event will happen on March 9th. The Baker Institute Drug Policy Program will present a panel on law enforcement perspectives on drug prohibition. Panelists will include Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson; Gary Hale, non-resident fellow in drug policy, former chief of intelligence at the Houston office of the DEA; Howard Wooldridge, drug policy specialist, Citizens Opposing Prohibition, founding member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition; Texas State Representative Gene Wu. The moderator will be yours truly Dean Becker, contributing expert at the Baker Institute, producer and host of the Drug Truth Network and a LEAP speaker. This event is on March 9 at the James A. Baker Hall at Rice University from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. To RSVP and to learn more, please visit BakerInstitute.org.
All right, friends, there you have it. I get to ask the questions, including to our district attorney. She's stepped forward a little bit, she sees the failure of this drug war, let's see how far we can take it. I urge you to go to BakerInstitute.org, it's free, but they'd like for you to RSVP so they can figure out how big a room. It's well over a hundred people so far RSVPed, we want you there, we need you there. Please go to BakerInstitute.org.
We are speaking with Mr. Phil Smith of the Drug War Chronicle and AlterNet. Phil, what's your latest on AlterNet?
PHIL SMITH: Oh, I don't know, Dean, but I want to tell you about something else. I haven't written this up for AlterNet yet, but I'm quite excited by this, and it's related to that little blurb you did on heroin. Just today, in the Maryland legislature, we had a package of bills introduced that is really far-reaching and comprehensive. One of the bills would decriminalize drug possession. Not pot possession, all drug possession. The second bill would call for drug treatment, not by court order, but on demand. The third bill would allow for opiate-based maintenance therapy, that means methadone, stuff like that, but in this bill it also could include heroin itself. So, give the junkies the heroin they want.
PHIL SMITH: This is a pretty exciting package of bills. Oh, and the fourth part would allow for safe injection sites, which would be a first in the United States, even though they've been proven to work in other countries around the world. So, we've got this really progressive forward-looking package being rolled out in Maryland. I think that's a sign of the times. You know, we've got a long ways to go but we are making progress. It's going to be a slow slog, but if we keep it up, we're going to change our country and the world.
DEAN BECKER: I, for alcohol prohibition, it was one of the, and I think it was a Texas legislator who brought the idea forward, got it rolling, got the states to endorse it, and prohibition of alcohol became the law of the land. And I think three years before the end of alcohol prohibition, he was quoted as saying, the chances of ending Prohibition are as likely as that of a hummingbird flying to Mars with the Washington Monument tied to his tail. And it was three years later that it ended. Those politicians in New England are indeed starting to speak with some common sense.
PHIL SMITH: Yeah, and that hummingbird is now somewhere past Jupiter.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. Headed out of the solar system.
PHIL SMITH: Indeed.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. Well, Phil, I want to come back to, you know, that, the situation in California. You said, people are wanting perfect instead of what's being presented. I want to, you know, talk about the fact in California, it's been in essence legal since, what was it, '96?
PHIL SMITH: 1996, yeah.
DEAN BECKER: When, if you had a medical card, and just about anybody in the world could get one, it was like you needed a fifty or a hundred dollar doctor fee to be able to get legal weed. Am I right?
PHIL SMITH: Yes. Dean, I remember going to Los Angeles in 2003 to a Drug Policy Alliance conference, and when I was there, I was handed a magazine, it was a local LA area magazine, it was all about medical marijuana. But what it really was, was a medium for advertising medical marijuana dispensaries. When I looked at that publication, I said to myself, it's over. There's too much money to be made, the tawdry power of American capitalism is going to end pot prohibition. And that's what's happening. There's a lot of money being made, you know, that's not why we're in it, Dean, but that's why a lot of other people are in it and that's why politicians can go with legalization, because they see tax revenues. But we've been, now, had 20 years in California of dealing with marijuana, it's well established in the state, we have lobbyists that go to Sacramento, we have all kinds of industry associations. You know, this is a mature industry at this point, even before legalization here in the Golden State.
DEAN BECKER: Phil, we've got just a couple of minutes. What would you like to say to the American people?
PHIL SMITH: Get Ed's book about how to grow weed. This guy's a real expert. I mean, Dean, your book is very good, but Ed's book has some real practical information in it for when Texas gets around to ending marijuana prohibition. Ed is a personal friend of mine, and he also said something that really struck me, stayed with me. He said that marijuana doesn't get you addicted, but growing it does. And I agree with him. I'm looking forward to doing my crop in just a few months.
DEAN BECKER: Well, and you had a pretty good harvest last year, right?
PHIL SMITH: Seven pounds.
DEAN BECKER: And all nice and legal, and just, you don't have to go to the dispensary that often.
PHIL SMITH: That's right, I stay out of the market.
DEAN BECKER: Yeah. And that's how it ought to be. The fact of the matter is, at one point weed was $6,000 a pound, I think it was, in New York City. It might still be for all I know. But the fact of the matter is, when it's legal, when you can grow it in a greenhouse instead of under lights, that price is going to fall under a hundred bucks retail, I'm fairly certain.
PHIL SMITH: Yeah. Yeah.
DEAN BECKER: And, it's just time for us to pull our heads out, to do what's rational and logical, to end this stupid dang drug war. Folks, I don't know how else to put this. This has been a labor of love for me. As I say, nigh onto fifteen years I traveled the country, 7,000 miles with the Journey for Justice, as I said, I went to Bolivia, I've been to Canada, Mexico. I have tried my damndest to expose this fraud, this fairy tale of drug war. Mister Phil Smith, I thank you, sir.
PHIL SMITH: Thank you, Dean, for all you do.
DEAN BECKER: Well, we'll talk to you soon. That's all we have time for. Once again, I remind you, because of prohibition, you don't know what's in that bag. Please be careful.
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By the close of trade on Tuesday, the South African rand strengthened against the US dollar.
The G20 group of major economies is poised to extend a multi-billion-dollar debt freeze for the world's poorest countries to help them weather the coronavirus crisis, and may adopt a common approach to dealing with longer-term debt restructurings. Finance ministers and central bankers from China, the United States and other G20 countries mapped out their plans in a draft communique, and are due to finalize the wording when they meet online early today.
South African annual mining production eased off in August, as both the local and global economy opened up further, hinting that the industry may be one of the first to regain some of the ground lost to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the US, consumer price index (CPI) rose in September, with the cost of cars and trucks rising by the most since 1969. However, inflation is slowing, amid excess capacity in the economy as it gradually recovers from the COVID-19 led recession.
Xi Jinping's speech in Shenzhen comes at a crucial time for Chinese stocks, which are now within 1% of a five year high. The CSI 300 Index, which has been stuck in a narrow range for about three months, is close to surpassing July's peak after a strong start to the new quarter. Rising turnover and an increase in margin debt also shows traders are turning more bullish. The index was down 0.5% as President Xi began his speech. Stocks had rallied in anticipation of his visit to the southern city, where most of the country's technology giants are based.
The world's second largest economy imported goods at a faster than expected rate as Chinese consumption powered ahead signaling continued strength in infrastructure and property investment. Exports remained strong riding the recent strength of retail sales among China's major trading partners while its trade surplus with the United States narrowed. China's exports growth accelerated to 9.9% on year in September from 9.5% in August while imports grew 13.2% on year in September, reversing August's contraction of 2.1%, data published on Tuesday showed.
The yield on benchmark government bonds fell yesterday. The yield on 2026 bond dropped to 7.15%. Further, the yield on 2023 bond declined to 4.48%, while that for the longer-dated 2030 issue dipped to 9.40%.
In early morning trade on Wednesday, the US dollar is trading lower against the South African rand at R16.4583, while the euro is trading lower at R19.3271. The British pound has declined 0.1% against the South African rand to trade at R21.2822.
By the close of trade on Tuesday, the euro declined against most of the major currencies.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said he did not think the economy was undergoing a sharp, 'V'-shaped recovery, because of headwinds from a second wave of COVID and underlying public caution about spending and socialising after the pandemic. "A 'V' is really not the way I look at it in terms of what we face going ahead," Bailey told the House of Lords' Economic Affairs Committee. "The recovery will take time." Economic output at the end of September was probably 9-10% below its level a year earlier, he added, compared with a 22% shortfall at the end of June.
Euro finally broke down on Tuesday as it experienced its strongest one day slide in 3 weeks against the US dollar. The rise in new coronavirus cases pose a major risk to the region's outlook. France, Germany and Spain all reported significant spikes in cases, which has caused significant concern for investors and central bankers.
On the data front, German CPI fell in line with investor expectations on a monthly basis in September. Investor sentiment in Germany fell more-than-expected in October, as a rise in coronavirus cases increased uncertainty about the outlook for Europe's largest economy. A separate gauge of current conditions slightly improved in October.
At least four major Chinese steel mills have started diverting orders of Australian coking coal to other countries as a ban on shipments takes effect, analysts said. Chinese steel mills and state-owned utilities revealed over the weekend Beijing verbally ordered them to stop buying Australian coking coal, as well as thermal coal used in electric power generation. The Australian government has refused to speculate the ban is a fresh salvo in a broader diplomatic tussle between the two countries, but some analysts have said it is likely politically motivated.
At 06:00 SAST, the euro marginally slipped against the US dollar to trade at $1.1743, while it has marginally weakened against the British pound to trade at GBP0.9078.
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Welcome To Prune Blogging Thursday!
I was, frankly, a bit surprised that anyone but me participated…but most of the prune-skeptics out there seem to have been won over. Participants were from all over the world: Italy, Estonia, France, Scotland, Spain, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Thanks to everyone for sending me your entries and I encourage readers out there to visit their web sites to read about their prune-alicious adventures.
In spite what I now see as a highly-organized, internationally-recognized conspiracy against prunes, here are entries from all over the world.
The divine Judy of Over a Tuscan Stove has a savory and amazing recipe for Cinghiale in Dolce Forte, adapted from an ancient recipe. Her wild boar stew has nice plump prunes…along with a suspicion of chocolate!
The zesty red-headed Laura of Cucina Testa Rossa began a torrid love affair with, what she writes, "the most expensive prunes in the world", the famed Stuffed Prunes from Agen. Then she went on to make a creamy Glace de Pruneaux d'Agen et Armagnac, Prune & Armagnac ice cream, making full use of her new ice cream freezer.
Fellow Parisian Christine who resides at Chez Christine presents a stunning Terrine de Canard aux Pruneaux et a l'Armagnac (Duck Terrine with Prunes and Armagnac) along with the recipe, which sounds worth tackling for the holidays.
Or perhaps she's taking orders?
Zorra, from Andalucia, Spain, made some fabulous tapas of Sherry-Soaked Prunes in Bacon, a variation of the delicious bacon-wrapped dates which I've had grilled and served in many tapas bars. I can't wait to try it with prunes and it's simple enough for anyone to make…no matter where you live.
My gal Alicat slinks in with two original tarts; Apricot & Prune Tart, and Dark Chocolate, Pecan, & Prune Tart. Both tarts look terrific and she and I did a mind-meld and were the only ones who combined chocolate with prunes in our desserts.
Peter at Tea Leaves found his own translation for pruneaux d'Agen. And even if a scholar of the French language might take exception to his method, his entry How To Eat Prunes had me eying my prized bottle of Armagnac in anticipation of making his boozy infusion.
I was almost afraid to open Lindy's post at Toast since it was titled "Nightingale with Prunes". But instead of something 'fowl', I found a delicate and delicious prune-presentation inspired by a recipe from pastry hero Pierre Hermé.
Pille, an Estonian living in Scotland, who's captivating blog presents an I Am So Good For You Prune Cake called hapukoorekook kuivatatud ploomidega, (although she slipped once and called it 'plum juice' when she meant 'prune juice'). In spite of the, er, high-fiber benefits of prunes, her recipe packs in some extra wheat bran!
My Amateur Gourmet Survivor, Melissa, survived her search for two prune recipes and discovered an Iranian Prune Stew and a 'Plumb' Cake that I could almost smell just looking at the pictures.
Marc gave prunes, what he calls, "some X-appeal", and he re-created my pal and baking guru Nick Malgieri's X-Cookies, using a gift from his ex. Hmmm…he looks like he's become an X-pert in cookie-making.
Another Scottish import (seems like a trend, Scottish food bloggers!), Iain, presents a Beef in Beer with Guiness-Soaked Prunes that looks like just the thing for that blustery winter coming soon to Scotland.
Over in LA, Rachel makes one of my favorite snacks, Dried Plum Financiers and offers an explanation of their mysterious journey from 'prunes' to 'dried plums'.
Sarah Lou from Canada made a flaky Moroccan Basteeya Pie, which is one of my all-time favorite dishes; layers of filo dough brushed with butter then filled with shredded chicken, cinnamon, and a touch of sweetness.
Michele said I gave her the courage to tackle prunes in a Lamb Tagine with Prunes. While I appreciate her kinds words, I think comparing me to her grandmother in her post means I deserve some delicious gift, don't you?
Perhaps some salted-butter caramels Michele?
When I'm not using his blog for my socio-political rants, fish-headed Brett stewed up a lovely melagne of Masala Chai Poached Prunes which combines sublime Indian spices with smoky Assam tea, creating a nice warm bath for his prunes from Casa Gispert in Barcelona, one of my favorite food places in the world.
I will forgive Fatemeh for calling me neurotic (after all, Woody Allen's made a career out of it…why can't I?) Especially since she's driving me across the Bay Area soon in our pursuit of the best Chinese dim sum soon. So I was afraid she might make Prune dim sum, but instead found inspiration in a recipe from her childhood, which Prune Blogging Thursday happily rekindled: Toss Kabak, a savory Meat and Prune Stew with the addition of quince.
Molly of Orangette, I thought, would dip her prunes in delicious dark chocolate, but instead stewed up a storm with Stewed Prunes with Cinnamon and Citrus, which she's going to "stew us into submission" with. Glad she overcame her friend's giggling fits when she told them about prunes. I mean, when her friend gets old and wrinkly, I hope no one's giggling at her!
Cathy sent in her recipe and photos for Prune Bread from her blog at My Little Kitchen.
Spicy Prune Mole from Jocelyn at Brownie Points using Dagoba organic chocolate, which is one of my favorite chocolates.
Alanna from A Veggie Venture has a Prune Tsimmes.
And from Barrett at Too Many Chefs, Bleu Cheese, Prune, and Onion Tart, and from Meg, who actually loves prunes and is under 60 years old (it was our visit to the farm expo here in Paris that prompted prune-madness) and posted her idea of The Best Thing To Do With Prunes. Find out for yourself at Too Many Chefs.
And from Elizabeth, there an Icelandic Prune Layer Cake and a savory Chicken (or Lamb) Couscous with Prunes and Apricots from another part of the world. Prune lovers unite!
Prune Blogging Thursday gave me the courage to perfect my recipe for making chocolate French-style Macarons with your choice of a creamy chocolate ganache filling, or an Armagnac-scented prune filling.
Thanks again to everyone for participating in the first, the original, (and the only) Prune Blogging Thursday.
David, what a pleasure to meet all your friends .. rather like coming to a potluck isn't it!
But think I will take a break from prunes!
I was going to do a chocolate prune jam.. but then I would have to eat it too!
Reading through these blogs I see a high ratio of Bay Area people!!!
I moved to Florence from SF in 1984..what about everyone else?
David, wonderful and superbly punctual round up. I'm also impressed with the participation, it was great fun. And my grandmother is a lovely and fiesty little thing and Im sure its all because of the prunes, so the comparison is by no means negative. But of course I would be happy to provide you with a delicious and prune-less gift nonetheless.
hi judy. i came to france to cook for 6 months. that was a year and a half ago. the baguettes (and cheese and wine and markets and and and…) are just too darn good here, not to mention the prunes!
so sorry to hear about the hitch with internet but hey, look at you, superb job i'd say in rounding up all the entries!!
Wow, those recipes look really tasty!
I'll be eating my french prunes on my Thursday flight to West Palm Beach, land of no electricity, no hot coffee, no hot showers, while I read David's great article in Hemisphere. For the 2nd time, I might add.
David, I'll be in Paris next month. Where's the best place to buy some good French prunes. Also, that wine tasting review about O'Chateau looks like a great fun experience. I think we'll try it!
I'm so sad I wasn't organized enough to participate… I love prunes and for some reason grew up in a household with no, em, negative associations with them. Can't wait to try some of these recipes.
Woops, I'm just blind. Haha!
Wow, folks, I've been perusing your entries (while trying to distract myself from spreadsheets… shhhhh!) and I'm getting hungry.
There's a real feast here! Well done prune fans. Together we can defeat the conspiracy!
David, you're clairvoyant! After posting late last night, I came into work today thinking "must mail my link to David", but first I checked your site only to find out you'd already included me in the roundup. Those whiskied prunes must have been calling out to you subliminally. Fantastic roundup, and a fantastic batch of prune recipes!
ACK! Late as always. Oh well, it was fun. My dried plum financiers were sinfully delicious. Thanks for inspiring me to dust off that recipe!
BTW, I didn't call YOU neurotic; only the quest.
Great round-up and lots of international participation1 Glad to see I'm not the only fan of the little prune. I'm sorry (yet also relieved) to see that nobody made Fergus Henderson's Eel, Bacon and Prune Stew.
Arriving late, looks like the party's in full swing! I just posted my prune entry.
Thanks David, as you were the inspiration for me to get up and tackle mole (sweetened with prunes). I think your Chocolate Macarons are next!
So…ummm…if Fatemeh needs a relief driver, can I go dim sum tasting too?
Great round up, lots of ideas here. Thanks!
Damn, these all look so good.
And damn, I was so eager to participate with my own gluten-free prune recipe, but I sprained my ankle badly on Thursday, which a) hurts like the devil, b) ruined my trip to New York on Friday, and c) prevented me from cooking with prunes.
Thanks for all the recipes, David.
I am confused. In all of the prune recipes it doesn't designate if the prunes are dried or fresh. I have a tree full of fresh prunes and don't know what to do with them. Should I dry them first and then make them into something. It sounds like the chutneys are made from dried prunes. I think these are French prunes. The match the description.
Susan: The recipes all use dried prunes, as shown in the photo.
Italian Prune Plums are a variety of fresh plums. The plums used for drying are called Prune Ente.


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