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SO FAR, NO REASON COMPELLING ENOUGH TO WARRANT A NEW VOTERS' REGISTER
Stephen Kwabena Attuh (ASK) Uncategorized December 24, 2019 December 24, 2019 10 Minutes
Ghana once again, is back to the discussion on the need or otherwise for a new voters' register, heading into the 2020 December 7th general elections. Again, the discussion has taken political twists, with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) kicking against the drive by the Electoral Commission (EC) for a new register while the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is for the decision by the EC to compile a new register.
On the part of the taxpayer, how does this serve his or her interest when basic social services are missing in the Ghanaian society? When people are constantly demonstration over bad roads? When the total amount of Ghc444 million, the equivalent of USD72 million could be used to fix and asphalt some 70 kilometres of roads that are in bad state?
From a neutral point of view, there is need to have, at all times, a credible voters register that guarantees that the people's choice at public elections, are what the system produces. In effect, when the people say it is this person or that person they want as their president or Member of Parliament, the processes that lead to their decision, must produce the exact decision they have made. For this reason, it is imperious to ensure that at all times, the voters register is a credible one that reflects the general consensus of the people.
What must engineer the induction of a new register, must be some defects detected in the existing register. As we speak, that point has not been sufficiently pushed to convince anyone on the need for the current register to be set aside for a whopping USD72 million to be spent in compiling a new register to perform the function the existing register can perform.
Dr. Bossman Asare, Deputy EC Chair
Indeed, the Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Bossman Asare was reported severally to have alluded to the credibility of the current register. However, he made claims that a new register would be "more" credible, (https://www.theghanareport.com/2020-polls-ndc-describes-ecs-justification-for-new-voter-register-as-ridiculous/). The degree of an extended credibility, remains a subjective matter, a matter of semantics. It is too technical to prefix the word credible with "more", a measurement that we cannot determine.
This article would handle the issue of a new register on two fronts; the path of the Electoral Commission and the path of the New Patriotic Party in order to interrogate their reasons for support of a new register. This article would raise some critical questions that would be further interrogated to provide a perspective to readers.
While we must admit that the Electoral Commission is an independent state institution whose independence is guaranteed under the 1992 Constitution under Article 46, we are guaranteed the right to freely subject their reasons to strict and logical examination as their functions have a bearing on us and especially that our taxes is what goes in to execute their programs and activities.
EC Chairperson
As far back 2018, there were hints of a new register. The nation in December 2018, proceeded with the same register to engage in an important exercise of a referendum to create six additional administrative regions increasing its regional capitals from 10 to 16. After the creation of these additional regions, the Commission applauded the process and endorsed the outcome as being credible and valid. Indeed, ahead of the referendum of 2018, the EC through its Chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensah, declared that all was set for a successful referendum. We must be mindful that all those processes that were "set", included the provision of a voters register that makes credible, that important exercise, (https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/All-is-set-for-December-27-referendum-710845).
Subsequent to that the Electoral Commission, in June 2019, opened the existing register for a limited registration exercise that allowed citizens who attained the age of 18 to apply to make entry into the voters register as well as for those who for one reason or the other, were more than 18 but could not registered into the system, (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2019/06/17/ec-begins-nationwide-limited-voter-registration-exercise/amp/). This exercise was carried out and classified as successful. This meant that we were building up on a credible exercise that feeds into the EC debatable for credible future elections.
As a point of information, it must be recalled that somewhere March 2019, there was a release by the EC which is said to contain minutes of a meeting held with the political parties under the banner of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) where the meeting was supposed to have reached a consensus on the compilation of a new register. Following from that, the media had severally reported same, (https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2019/March-27th/ec-to-compile-new-voters-register-for-2020-elections.php). Soon after that, the opposition NDC issued a letter distancing itself from the said minutes and hinted that no such discussions were held and no decision was reached on same, (https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/IPAC-Meeting-EC-lied-We-did-not-discuss-compilation-of-new-voters-register-NDC-734008). The People's National Convention (PNC) followed after and affirmed the position of the NDC that no such discussions were held for the EC to seek to inform the public that any such a decision was reached, (https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2019/march-28th/pnc-affirms-ndc-claim-new-voter-register-wasnt-discussed-at-ipac.php).
Since then, it was obvious the intentions to introduce a new register for the 2020 elections has been on the chest of the Commission. However, it was difficult for the EC to introduce the defective claim to justify their proposal. That appears the only convincing argument that can logically warrant a new register. This happened for some reasons.
The first reason under that is, the EC would have used the same register to conduct a national referendum to amend Article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution, an entrenched provision that could only be amended through a serious process. Secondly, using the same register, the Electoral Commission, was to use (and has used) the same register, for the election of District Assembly members as well as Unit Committee members. If the EC had gone to embrace the defect argument, its own effort at using the defective register to elect Assembly and Unit Committee members, would have been questionable. Hence, the EC was forced to admit the credibility of the register. Indeed, when Dr. Bossman Asare was queried, he admits that the current register is credible, except that a new register would be "more" credible. What is more curious is how a system we are yet to use has already produced a "more" credible database than what we have.
Mr. Samuel Tetteh, Deputy EC Chair
In an addendum, in the position of the EC, from one of its Deputy Commissioners in Charge of Operations, Mr Samuel Tettey, the Commission explains that the machine is unable to detect the fingerprints of some voters, (https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/EC-to-compile-new-register-for-2020-elections-817777). He admits however, that, they rely on manual verification at certain times. He never said at no point were people unable to be verified to vote. If it is some of the machines that have gone defective, would the cost of changing those defective machines exceed the total cost of procuring new machines in its entirety and compiling a totally new register?
In the referendum held in December 2018 and the just ended Assembly and Unit Committee elections of 17 December, 2019, all voters who went to participate in the voting exercise were verified and certified to vote. Indeed, in the referendum of 2018, these were some of the turnouts:
▪ Salaga South recorded 96%
▪ Nkoranza North recorded 97%
▪ Jasikan recorded 97%
▪ Krachi West recorded 98.5%
Indeed, many other constituencies recorded over 90% turnout. As a matter of fact, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), has had cause to express concern over the high turnout during the 2018 referendum, (https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ghana-news-extremely-high-turnout-at-referendum-raise-serious-integrity-questions-codeo.html). But the turnout and results were accepted and declared by the EC, (https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/confirmed-results-of-the-2018-referendum-on-new-regions.html).
In all of these, it must be emphasized that all who showed up, and in some cases the 98.5% were verified. Is it a case of assumption that the 1.5% who didn't show up to vote in this constituency, are those likely to be affected using the same register for the 2020 elections? If that is what the EC wants us to believe, that, on a balance of probability, the 1.5% of electorates at the Krachi West Constituency, stands a greater chance of losing their fingerprints and perhaps names from the register. That is even insignificant though their rights are guaranteed equally, as compared to the 98.5% who showed up and were able to partake in the referendum that created the Oti Region.
As an individual, I personally think the reasons adduced so far, have not convinced me, and as a taxpayer, I think it is needless to spend my taxes in this manner. One other claim was that, the current register, though credible, is overstretched, (https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Voters-register-credible-but-overstretched-EC-816961). I would have loved to hear commitment to safeguard the taxpayer who has been rather overstretched with nothing really tangible to show for the consistent payment of taxes. Is this argument to say that pumping Ghc444 million into the compilation of a new register is not a drain on the taxpayer? For me, if the current register was able to create new regions, elected Assembly and Unit Committee members, and would have been able to amend an entrenched clause of Article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution but for its withdrawal, then the register must be credible and fit for purpose for the election of a president and members of parliament.
The nation has embarked on national census every 10 years. In recent times, one was carried out in the years 2000, 2010 and another expected in 2020. The compilation of a national data through a national census, provides the nation a solid statistical base for projections for its development. This automatically provides all state institutions that use public data and population for their activities, the baseline for their projections. A new census data, would provide the EC with the base target for registrants onto its register. As we speak, that data is yet to be collated, yet, the EC is determined to run ahead. What is the motive? Is there anything the public is yet to know?
The second perspective of the argument, would raise some very critical questions for the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Indeed, the NPP supported the EC in every activity it proposed to undertake since assuming power and especially since Mrs. Jean Mensa and her other deputies were appointed in 2018 by the President His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo.
Indeed, since taking office by this new Commissioner and her other Deputies, their first major assignment was to oversee the conduct of the 2018 referendum that created the six new regions to help the president fulfil his campaign promise of 2016. Indeed, the President Akufo-Addo lauded the EC for having passed its first assignment, expressing his satisfaction, (https://mobile.ghanaguardian.com/akufo-addo-praises-jean-mensa-led-ec-for-passing-first-test).
Again, from the entrenched perspective of the NPP, the 2012 elections were won by Nana Akufo-Addo except he was not declared. At the time, it was the current register that was used for that 2012 elections. Following from their defeat in the protracted elections petition case that lasted 8 months, they ventured into the 2016 elections with the same register, and emerged with a 1 million gap victory. Till today, they tell the people of Ghana how that never occurred before that a sitting president was defeated with 1 million votes and assures the opposition NDC of another defeat since it is the same candidate the NPP defeated in 2016 that the NDC is repeating. So one would ask what has become fundamentally wrong with the said register that produce that resounding and unprecedented victory for the NPP?
Again, following from the 2018 referendum, the New Patriotic Party, successfully cites the creation of the new regions as a fulfilled campaign promise of the NPP ahead of the 2016 elections, an indication that they endorse fully the outcome. That automatically means an endorsement of the register used for the process. At what point did that register become defective for use in 2020?
Again, of more critical demand is that, we have been told severally of how the Akufo-Addo administration has delivered beyond any other government in Ghana's history. Indeed, at some point, he was said to have performed better than the 8 years of the previous NDC administration. Indeed, the current Vice President Dr. Bawumia, has led that claim, (https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2019/December-9th/the-records-show-npp-govt-has-performed-better-bawumia.php).
Since Ghanaians definitely want to see into power a very performing person as their president, and having been graced with a president who has performed in less than 3 years than what his predecessors did in 8 years, should the same register that produced him the overwhelming victory in 2016, not be comforting enough to guarantee him another term? Must he throw away what provided him the victory and embrace a new system which may rather erode his fortunes since he hasn't stood elections on its account?
Indeed, president Akufo-Addo himself has indicated how he is cruising to victory and how it would be a bad decision for Ghanaians to return John Dramani Mahama to power, (https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ghanaians-willl-reject-sleeping-ideas-brankrupt-Mahama-Akufo-Addo-796491). The president and the New Patriotic Party must have very assuring future in the register in its current form with their superior achievements that Ghanaians are only seeing under Nana Akufo-Addo as president.
From the above, unless there is/are some other reasons other than those presented which have been assessed, I am not convinced for the need to expend Ghc444 million hard currency into producing a new register when that can go into fixing some social needs of our people. Today, we have communities whose indigenes are unable to have access to potable drinking water, we have communities where people have their children sitting under trees or dilapidated structures to learn. Those people all have the rights to enjoy the social amenities that anyone sitting at the Seat of Government, the Electoral Commission, Parliament, is enjoying.
I think we can put our resources to some good use since there isn't any compelling reason so far to justify this huge expenditure in the name of creating a "more" credible register for the 2020 elections.
A Merry Christmas to you all, and an anticipated Happy New Year.
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Ayisha says:
Having gone through the article, it's obvious they are pushing for a new voters register to start a rigging process. Who changes a voters register that genuinely saw him leading with a so called 1million gab votes? They did something fishy to arrive at that gab and knowing ndc is wide awake now, it won't work for them so they are devising other means.
Yaw says:
Best deal of the day on Jumia
Musah Seidu says:
In fact EC and those who are in support of the new voter register is blind to see the plights of Ghanaians including the ruling party npp. At this critical moment were we are left with merely less than a year to go to poll and to have population census why can they wait after the elections and census to do that
Thank you for the wonderful perspective


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Two officers were fired from LAPD for ignoring robbery to hunt snoring in Pokemon Go – "I just wanted to hunt this mystical creature"
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I'm just here to present the facts:
VICE – Two Los Angeles police officers have been fired for ignoring an ongoing theft and instead attempting to catch a Snorlax in Pokémon Go, according to court documents released Friday.
According to the officers' call, former LAPD officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired for "voluntarily abdicating their duty to help a commander respond to an ongoing robbery and playing a Pokémon mobile game while" he was in service ".
They denied the charges. Where they had problems with this denial was when there was an audio recording and a video recording of the set.
Subsequent investigation of video and audio evidence showed Mitchell and Lozano discussed the response to the theft but decided not to. Moments later, Mitchell and Lozano were recorded saying that a "Snorlax… had just appeared .. at the 46th and Leimert", and the two strategized on how best to catch the rare and gigantic Pokémon. .
"For about the next 20 minutes, [the in-car monitoring system] capture [Mitchell and Lozano] discussing Pokémon as they traveled to different places where the virtual creatures have apparently appeared on their cellphones, "the court documents say.
Here is part of the transcript:
After Mitchell apparently overheard Snorlax exclaiming, the "I got them" petitioners agreed to "[g]to take the Togetic "and walked away.
When their car pulled up again, DICVS recorded Mitchell saying, "Don't run away. Don't run away," while Lozano described how he "buried and ultra-balled" the Togetic. before announcing: "I got it.
Mitchell indicated that he was "[s]until I try to grab it, "adding, Holy shit, man. This thing beats me for shit."
Finally, Mitchell exclaimed, "Holy Crap. Finally," apparently in reference to the Togetic's capture, and he remarked, "The[ ] guys are going to be so jealous. "
The petitioners then agreed to return to 7-Eleven (where Sergeant Gomez later met them) to end their shift. Along the way, Mitchell remarked, "I bought you a new Pokemon today, man."
Also, a little background:
For those of you who have had sex and aren't too familiar with the world of Pokemon, I went ahead and did some research. According to "Bulbagarden", who seems to be the authority on Pokémon information (this was the first result on Google), these are the two characters captured by officers Mitchell and Lozano:
Snorlax:
Snorlax is a huge dark blue-green Pokémon. Her body is made up mainly of her belly. Snorlax's mass makes it the heaviest Normal type.
He only wakes up to eat, requiring 900 lbs. (400 kg) of food per day before returning to sleep.
He is not a picky eater, as his strong stomach allows him to eat even moldy food without feeling any ill effects. He can also eat while at rest.
Snorlax is docile enough to let kids and small Pokémon bounce off its big belly.
Snorlax can show awesome power when prompted. But he hardly ever moves; even in combat, he only slightly lifts his body and attacks by waving his arms and legs.
So basically Big Cat.
Togetic:
Togetic is a small, delicate bipedal Pokémon. He's white with a red and blue triangular ring pattern on his body. He also has a relatively long neck and long legs and a pair of wings on his back, which gives him a vaguely angelic appearance.
As for Special Power: Togetic can sense kindness in the hearts of others and Pokémon.
In the officer's defense, these two motherfuckers are apparently pretty hard to catch. And my limited understanding of the rules of the game is that you have to catch them. You have to catch them all.
So as a competitor I can definitely feel for these guys; they wanted to beat all the little assholes in their group chat, and when the opportunity arose, they jumped on it. 10-year-olds can be really mean.
But as a citizen who might get robbed at some point and really, really wants someone to show up instead of stalking an imaginary cartoon dinosaur, I have to say I love the example given here.
Although they were recorded explaining the entire encounter, as is often the case with police, Mitchell and Lozano lied about what happened, court records show. Both claimed that they were only catching "pictures" of Pokémon, not playing a "game". They also claimed that Pokémon Go was not a "game" but rather was a "social media event" that was not "advertised as a game," according to court records. Eventually, both admitted to attacking Snorlax because they wanted to "hunt this mythical creature."
Regardless, the two former officers were fired, appealed the ruling claiming the LAPD violated their privacy while overhearing their conversation and lost their call on Friday.
I have to say, I love the way this site features Pokemon like draft picks. I feel like watching it should come with a backstory trail of Mel Kiper gushing out of their intangibles and Greenie telling us that Tyranitar must have stepped over the corpses of his drug-addicted grandparents on his way to training at the high school.
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HomeSportsJoao Félix, a devalued jewel that takes its toll on Chelsea
Joao Félix, a devalued jewel that takes its toll on Chelsea
The Chelsea have a problem with joao felix. The Portuguese has abandoned the Atletico Madrid in this winter market to play on loan at the Stamford Bridge club until the end of the season —in an operation, without a purchase option, which has gone to 11 million euros—, but his debut with the shirt blue it could not be more ominous. On January 12, in the Premier League match against Fulham (a 2-1 defeat by Graham Potter's team at Craven Cottage), Joao was sent off with a direct red card after 58 minutes for a very hard tackle on the Dutchman Kenny Tete.
An expulsion that has cost both Joao Félix himself and Chelsea: while the player has been sanctioned with three games —has already missed the duels against Crystal Palace (1-0 win) and Liverpool at Anfield (goalless draw), will also not play against Fulham and will return on February 11 against West Ham at the Olympic Stadium in London , to the club blue The matches that the Portuguese cannot play also comes out of his face. According to him Daily Mailthis straight red cost Chelsea a total of €2.4 million taking into account that they have invested a total of 23.6 million in the operation and each game is valued at about 800,000 euros.
The truth is that at Stamford Bridge they not only have to make an economic effort for this transfer of Joao, but also a sporting one, since upon the arrival of the 23-year-old Portuguese, other important signings such as They are those of the French defender Benoit Badiashile and the one on the Ukrainian end Mikhailo Mudrykfor which the blues They have paid about 100 million euros.
Thus, Chelsea will have to make room in their squad for the new additions, especially in view of the knockout rounds of the Champions League —The Londoners will face Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16, with the second leg at Stamford Bridge. The potter set only He has a free chip available in his Champions League squad for the three signings and, right now, the only way the Londoners could register the three signings made in January is drop two foreign players.
According to the rules, a team can have a maximum of 17 non-local players in its team for the Champions League.
Thus, right now the two footballers who have the most ballots to leave the team in this winter market are Christian Pulisic Y Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The American is currently recovering from a knee injury that will keep him off the pitch for the next few months, while the Gabonese striker, formerly of FC Barcelona, hardly counts for Potter given that his performance is far from much than expected.
That would solve Joao's registration for the Champions League team (plus that of Mudryk or Badiashile), but as long as the club manages to release two other foreigners, in a team that, given its multiple nationalities, looks like the United Nations Organization .
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This may warrant a trip simply for a cheese shop.
Warning to all…… The La Tur bites back! Gotta admit though, I've been craving it ever since.
Hmmm, looks pretty nice. I went to Harris Farm at Broadway yesterdaya dn they have a huge range of commercial cheeses. Got some tallegio, and some great medium hard goats cheese which we promptly put on a pizza last night. YUM.
I really do have to pay a visit to this place though.
Some of those cheeses really do look good. I just had breakfast, but I could easily eat a selection of those with some good crackers or some freshly baked bread.


People call it the "world's most exclusive hotel" because heads of state, royalty, and presidents-elect stay there as guests of the commander in chief.
Blair House was built in the 1820s as a family's home, and then the US government bought it in 1942.
The White House may be the most famous building along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, but there's a lesser-known government residence next door that has played a role in US history and American diplomacy for decades.
Since World War II, it has acted as the "world's most exclusive hotel," hosting heads of state, royalty, and presidents-elect.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte stayed there for three days during President Donald Trump's first official state visit.
And former President George W. Bush is staying there with his family before his father's DC funeral.


But he's a bear cub? What a medley of creatures here! O strange box overflowing with new factions! Conflict of generations? Tell us, what is hidden behind this name? Factions that will delight young and old.
In the beginning, the children hugging their cubs in the arms whose mignotitude disarms the thugs. Then, the young people cutting the road with their favorite band of rockstars in search of starry bases. While the Explorers, seeking dangers and action, strive to discover new horizons first. Finally, in all wisdom, the Big Mothers mingle with the party manipulating their pick to secure the Conquest.
Be careful this game is an extension of Smash Up and cannot be played alone. To be able to play it you must have a copy of the game Smash Up .


Shake off your winter blues with a hearty dose of springtime celebration in Yass Valley. The coming months are the best time to enjoy a large range of high quality events packed with real country charm.
In fact, 'tis the season for enjoying the best things in life – regional food and wine, colourful characters, the arts, live music and cultural pursuits that the Yass Valley is renowned for.
"Whether it's a feast for your eyes, ears or taste buds, Yass Valley is bringing colour and excitement to the region throughout spring", said Economic Development and Tourism Manager for Yass Valley Council, Sean Haylan.
"For those who share an affinity with the creative, join us for Sculpture in the Paddock. Sydney, you may well have your Sculpture by the Sea, but our installations are much more 'down to earth' in the Yass Valley.
"If live music is more to your taste, you'll be spoilt for choice with the Turning Wave Festival and Gundaroo Music Festival," Sean continued.
"And we can't forget about our delicious food and wine options. Indulge yourself and enjoy quality time with friends and loved ones at the Murrumbateman Moving Feast and Festival of Flavours – you really will get to experience the best tastes of our region!" Sean concluded.
The historic National Trust 'Cooma Cottage', once home to Hamilton Hume, plays host to Yass' sculpture festival – Sculpture in the Paddock. Conceived in 2013, the festival continues to delight locals and visitors who venture out to Cooma Cottage to pace through the grounds and interact with these installations in a truly unique event. Featuring sculptures that are poignant and sympathetic to the landscape, this festival boasts work from local sculptors of national and international standing. Join us as we witness the major prizes of more than $3,000 being awarded.
A little bit of Irish and Australian music and arts at Turning Wave Festival!
Celebrate Irish and Australian music in a family-friendly relaxed environment that applauds the diversity and spirit of this renowned music style. This is the Turning Wave Festival . With the theme for this year being 'community' you can expect a welcoming and convivial event that will showcase diverse styles from acoustic and Celtic to bluegrass, roots and country. And the fun doesn't stop when he bands step off the stage – the whole region will come alive with poets and dancers performing, workshops for participating in and exhibitions to view.
The best in regional food and wine at the Murrumbateman Moving Feast!
How does a weekend of fine food, premium wine, picturesque views and quality time with friends sound? Murrumbateman Moving Feast is taking place on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October and is your opportunity to explore all this region has to offer. This roving degustation takes place at multiple wineries and venues dotted throughout Murrumbateman and expertly pairs fine food with wine for a regional food experience you won't soon forget.
Join us for a celebration of music at the Gundaroo Music Festival. Established by the late talented local musician Scott Windsor who passed away from Moto Neurone Disease, the Gundaroo Music Festival will provide 12 hours of non-stop entertainment to celebrate and raise awareness of this disease. While excellent live music is to be expected, the whole family will love the variety of activities and stalls present including Nerfsalot, a Nerf combat activity for young and old, and the fireworks display, which is bound to go off with a bang.
For one weekend, the best food, wine, beer and cider of the Yass Valley will be available in the one event – allowing locals and visitors alike to enjoy and immerse themselves in produce from this preeminent region. Sample a variety of flavours and meet and purchase from the producers who are responsible for creating these distinguished flavours and tastes. For a luxury experience you won't soon forget, the VIP Long Table Banquet is for you, but hurry – the limited seats won't last long.
For more info on Yass Valley visit www.yassvalley.com.au For Yass Valley accommodation bookings, call 1300 886 014.


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HISTORICAL BADASSES: THE LEGENDS THAT INSPIRE US
From the days of Hollywood glamour, heroes and rebels of black and white western flicks, unforgettable red carpet moments, the couples we wanted to be, and the poise oozed in the styles of the time, we are truly feeling the nostalgia.
We're celebrating the legends of the past who have forever left their mark, inspiring decades of trends and stealing our hearts by putting their best foot forward with style that has stood the test of time.
We've lined up some of our favorite icons and "badasses" that continue to keep us inspired, and who we believed would have rocked (or could still rock!) a pair of classic boots from RRB. These men of class remind us that in a world full of trends, remaining a classic is what truly transcends time.
1. STEVE MCQUEEN
America's "King of Cool" has always been the style icon for many generations. As one of the most well-known actors of Hollywood, McQueen has showcased his vision of evolutionary fashion through his unique sense of style.
2. JOHNNY DEPP
Johnny Depp is one of the most prominent actors of our generation- and he's made a lasting impression with his iconic roles and swoon-worthy fashion sense that inspires our inner "rockstar".
3. ALAIN DELON
From 1960's French heartthrob to actor, model, and producer who has blessed our screen in many American feature films. We don't know if it's the talent, the elegance or the looks, but you decide.
4. JAMES DEAN
One of the most iconic faces to ever grace the Hollywood spotlight, James Dean was the ultimate bad boy. Starting his fame as an actor and making his way through modeling, Dean is our ultimate renegade crush.
5. PAUL NEWMAN
From being one of the hottest male actors of all time, he doubles as a race car driver. He collected countless awards throughout his career in Hollywood and did it with effortless, timeless style.
6. ROBERT REDFORD
He's the Oscar-winning actor who starred in some of the most iconic romantic movies of Hollywood. He did it with a certain grace and gave us style inspiration to last far past his prime in the spotlight.
7. MARLON BRANDO
He's stolen countless hearts throughout his career and somehow managed to be a great influence on culture and fashion, too. We love his iconic style and how it influenced generations after him.
8. MATTEW MCCONAUGHEY
The ultimate southern gentleman, McConaughey has made a name for himself as a producer, actor, and model. His dreamy accent and rustic cowboy vibe combine to make the paramount Texas dreamboat.
9. CLINT EASTWOOD
Being a cowboy, a producer, and a director at a young age, Eastwood has had great success in his career of acting in action films. He was the hottest cowboy in town and still gives us serious style envy.
10. BRAD PITT
Being the dreamiest actor we can think of, Brad Pitt still stands today as one of the most beautiful men alive. His classic, gentlemanly looks will never go out of style in our book.
Who are some of your favorite men of style? Let us know who is a legend of class and style in your book in the comments below.


The itchy rash has subsided, although the area is still very red, dry and irritated. However, the meeting went extremely well.. though honestly it seems like it's too good to be true.
Oh.. and I my hair is no longer three feet long.. I figured if I had hideous red rash remnants on my face I could atleast try to look be less of a sweaty palmed dirty hobo by getting the rattiness cut off the end. I also didn't forget to "puff my brisket" instead of slouching like I normally do.
The lack of hair certainly has many advantages and disadvantages. It doesn't weigh as much (especially after showers), dries faster, I/others/things don't get tangled in it, strangers won't comment about its amazing length when I go out in public, and easier to brush. On the downside: my back is cold, Cousin It impression not as good, and not as fun to felt.


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September 16, 2020 Food + Drink » Food + Drink Feature
Challah at your girl
There's a new bakery bringing Jewish heritage to Halifax.
By Feleshia Chandler
Braided carby goodness is available for pick-up each Friday.
You've heard the phrase "holla for a dolla," but what about Dolla Makes Me Challah? That's the name of Alison Clarke's new bread business, which specializes in making homemade Jewish cuisine including challah and rugelach.
The name was inspired by Toddlers & Tiaras most famous child's original catchphrase. Yes, we mean Honey Boo Boo child.
But the history of challah goes back way beyond a TLC show that debuted in 2009.
Challah is a special bread in Jewish cuisines, usually made up of braided dough and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as Shabbat or Rosh Hashanah. Rugelach are small cookies typically made with cream-cheese dough rolled around a filling of nuts, chocolate, or jam. Likewise, challah can also be filled with jam or chocolate—especially to celebrate Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashanah, which takes place this year from September 18 to 20.
"It [baking] was a thing that I've always loved doing and during COVID was doing a lot more of it and a lot of my friends were asking 'when can I buy this from you?'" says Clarke.
Clarke started her new Instagram page on August 31, with plans of making products available for purchase by September 12. But to her surprise, she was immediately flooded with pre-order requests. "I had orders the next day," she says.
Clarke comes from a sales background and says starting her own business seemed like the next natural choice, although it hasn't been easy. "I'm very much still in the getting all my ducks in a row phase," she tells The Coast. "It's really really hard right now to file business licenses and all of that."
But for Clarke, her passion lies not strictly in sales, but in the art and care that goes into making traditional Jewish baked goods.
"You'll find a lot of times especially in Russian Jewish cooking you'll use things like sweet goods or fats in times of celebration because that's when you want to show they're abundant. So there's always such a connection between celebration and this family-centric element to Jewish cooking that's always been there," says Clarke.
Clarke's plan is to make 20 loaves of challah each week.
Clarke grew up in a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish household, always in the kitchen with her mother and grandmother, watching and learning. Plus, she says it doesn't hurt to be a bit of a perfectionist.
"My family is more traditional than religious but we grew up in a community that taught me some of the ways," she says.
As a child, Clarke also went to Hebrew school at Shaar Shalom Synagogue on Oxford Street, where she learned more about the art of challah bread braiding.
Clarke says she there's a void in the Halifax community when it comes to traditional Jewish desserts. And she's hoping to fill that void with her warm, crispy, fruit-filled creations.
"It's about family recipes and really feeling the love inside the cuisine, so for me it really came down to, there's this massive gap in the market," says Clarke. "It's one of those things where if you want to make it right, you have to do it yourself."
Clarke uses fresh fruits from local farms like Noggins Corner Farm in Greenwich, and says she's all about using Nova Scotian ingredients. "So far all of my suppliers are local so [I'm] trying to keep it as Halifax centric as possible," says Clarke.
She's also working on a website where people can view and order her products, but for now, orders can be made Monday through Wednesday by sending Clarke a DM on Instagram.
Items are then available for pick up on Fridays at Clarke's home near the Armdale rotary. Clarke says the pick-up model is still working great, but if there's demand, delivery may be in her future. But she's also not ruling out opening a formal location.
"In a perfect world I'd have a cafe where bakery goods are available all the time, and Jewish bakers are the key thing," says Clarke.
For the time being, Clarke says she's happy to bring a little Jewish culture to the mainstream in Halifax.
"You taste love when you eat it and that's just really what I want to do for Halifax, have everyone taste some love," she says.
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Evenings with an Author: Robert Rorke, Car Trouble
12 March 2019 @ 19 h 30 min - 20 h 30 min
« Lady the Reading Dog (By RSVP) (CANCELLED)
Story Hour (ages 3-5): St. Patrick's Day »
Please join us for an evening with Robert Rorke, who will be speaking on his new novel, Car Trouble, available for sale after the event.
Author's description of his talk:
Some of the best books, the ones that remain with us after the trends have passed, are stories that have a strong sense of place. There are many examples, but a few that come to mind are the Monroeville, Alabama of To Kill A Mockingbird, the New York City of James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk and Another Country, the Dublin of James Joyce's Dubliners and Ulysses, and the Los Angeles of Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust. I have always been drawn to stories that take me far away from where I am. When I wrote my novel, Car Trouble, I was reconstructing a lost world: Brooklyn of the late nineteen sixties and early nineteen seventies. Brooklyn may now be a millionaire's paradise, the refuge of hipsters from the Midwest who open artisinal mayonnaise shops and the unrestricted construction site of hundreds of glassy condos, but the Brooklyn in my book is quite the opposite. The families are middle class or lower middle class and no one is hip, even the people who think they are. The Brooklyn of Car Trouble captures a time of burgeoning racial conflict as white neighborhoods changed into black neighborhoods, sometimes in a single summer, and crime was on the upswing. To ensure that reality came through in my novel, I went back to the old neighborhood. Many of the buildings described in my book are still standing, though the occupants are different. Seeing them helped me sharpen my recollections and brought others to the surface. We carry the places in which we were formed with us our entire lives. People who've written about my novel Car Trouble have told me I brought them back to their childhood, their adolescence, their first jobs or their part time jobs as bartenders in the infamous Dew Drop Inn where the father in my novel spends way too much time. That's when I knew I was doing my job in capturing a lost place.
Robert Rorke graduated with an MFA from the Warren Wilson School for Writers in North Carolina. He holds an M.A. in English and American Literature from Stanford University and B.A. from New York University. Robert has worked in publishing in New York since the days of the typewriter, in consumer and trade magazines and at a major New York newspaper. He is a TV columnist for The New York Post, and has written for TV Guide, Seventeen Magazine, Publishers Weekly, and other outlets. Not surprisingly, perhaps, he still lives in Brooklyn.
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Twitter:@MisterRorke
This event and other weeknight programs at the Library are free and open to the public (except as noted) thanks to support from the Annenberg Foundation, our members, and those who attend programs. There is a suggested donation of ten euros for non-members. Doors open at 19h00.
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January 22 @ 19 h 30 min - 21 h 00 min
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Floyd Mayweather's former girlfriend Shantel Jackson claims the fighter stole close to $3 million in jewelry from her following their break up.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Jackson is revealing the full list of items she claims Mayweather stole from her. She previously accused Mayweather stealing a number of items worth nearly $1 million from her storage units, including luxury clothes, shoes, and handbags.
Which totals up to $2,923,000.
In 2014, Jackson, who dated Floyd Mayweather before starting her current relationship with Nelly, sued the fighter, accusing him of assault, battery, defamation, and invasion of privacy (for allegedly releasing information about an abortion she had on his social media).


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Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2008
Inducted September 26, 2008
Frankie Hager '57
Frankie D. Scott Hager '57, the oldest of 12 children, came to Owensboro from Louisville as a KWC freshman in 1953. She was appointed to the Kentucky Wesleyan Board of Trustees in 1972 and was board secretary in 1975 when she resigned to earn her law degree at Salmon P. Chase School of Law. After graduating from law school, Hagar became Owensboro's second female attorney. She served again on the KWC Board of Trustees from 1991 to 2006.
Hager is secretary and treasurer of the Lawrence and Augusta Hager Educational Foundation, Inc., which she and her husband established in 1989 to help disadvantaged children and families. She is a member of Wesleyan Heights United Methodist Church. She has served the local church and the conference in numerous leadership roles.
Community involvement is a hallmark of her life, with emphasis on the needs of children and the arts. She has served on many boards, and is the former president of the Kentucky Municipal Attorneys Association and the League of Women Voters. KWC honored Hager with the Outstanding Alumni Award in 1995 and an honorary doctorate in 2002.
Tom Meredith '63
Dr. Thomas C. Meredith '63 developed a love for the classroom as a child in the Owensboro public schools. After graduating from Kentucky Wesleyan College, he taught at Owensboro High School for six years, where he also helped coach basketball and baseball. He earned a master of arts in education administration from Western Kentucky University and a doctor of education in administration and supervision with an emphasis in secondary and higher education from the University of Mississippi.
After serving in various capacities in secondary and higher education, Meredith was president of Western Kentucky University from 1988 to 1997. He was chancellor of the University of Alabama System and then chancellor of the University System of Georgia with oversight of 34 universities and colleges. He became Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education for the state's eight public universities in 2005.
Dr. Meredith has chaired the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and currently serves as president of the National Association of System Heads.
He volunteers in many ways at the local, state and national level, including the National Roundtable Committee for Higher Education Presbyterian Church (USA). KWC honored Meredith with an honorary doctorate in 1989. He was the first recipient of the Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award in 1999.
Alumni Hall of Fame Nomination Form


by light-and-space artist James Turrell.
Walking away from Times Square (who wouldn't?) this lobby somehow caught my attention.
A passerby saw me looking and pronounced, "that's wierd." I thought," it's James Turrell made corporate." And this being New York, it is. A genuine Turrell. And it's wonderful.
I hear the color alternates from blue to green to red. I think I'd want to walk into and through it every day on the way to work. Would it change my mood?
Looking through the revolving door, I rang the buzzer but the guard you see in the back there wouldn't open it. I'd love to talk with him. He sits by that light all night.
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Nearly 20 percent of all Americans now have a compassionate option for dying. New Jersey shouldn't be denied the Aid in Dying option.
When you have a terminal disease, every day is precious, so you spend your free time on the things that deeply matter to you. That's why I have spent some of mine advocating for the New Jersey Legislature to pass the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (A1504/S1072), so that when I die, I will have the option to take prescription medication to peacefully end my suffering if it becomes intolerable.
The Legislature spent much of 2018 working with Gov. Christie's successor, Gov. Phil Murphy, to fulfill his legislative agenda. But after nearly seven years of debate, 2019 is the time to pass this bill for the 63 percent of state residents who support this option. In addition, nine major state newspapers have endorsed the legislation.
Since Hawaii's law went into effect on Jan. 1, nearly 20 percent of all Americans now have this option. There's no reason why those of us in New Jersey should be denied the same compassionate option.
The terminal disease I have is called Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. It's a genetic disease that gradually reduces lung function over the course of a lifetime. My lung function is down to 29 percent. Every time I get any kind of lung infection, my immune system overreacts and further damages my lungs. Unfortunately, there's nothing to reverse the progress of this lung disease.
I was diagnosed with it more than 13 years ago when I was in my early 40s, so my family, my children particularly, have grown up with the knowledge that I face stages of my disease that will grow progressively worse. My family absolutely supports me having this option if it's something I decide I'll need. I think the hardest of my family conversations was with my mother, who feels so sad that she's passed on this genetic illness. But she understands why this option would make sense and would provide peace for me. I've also found support from my Unitarian congregation.
I know I'm not there yet, I have lots of hope. I have a very good life now. While I'm still active, I have adapted well to my increasing limitations. I have a supportive, loving family that helps take care of me, and I'm very thankful for that.
But I know there's going to come a time at the end of this illness where I'm going to encounter more suffering than I can bear. Until then, it would be a great comfort for me to know that when that suffering becomes unbearable, I'll have the option to ask for medical aid in dying, so I can die peacefully in my sleep, at home, with my family by my bedside.
I realize that my need for this bill isn't imminent. But I know so many others for whom it is.
I have difficulty with mobility, so I consider myself part of the disability community. But there's nothing in this bill that is going to take anything away from people with disabilities. It is only going to provide options for those of us who are terminally ill.
What I think people most misunderstand about medical aid in dying is that terminally ill adults who would be eligible under this bill to use this option are not eager to die. They want to live, but they are dying. What we want to do is avoid needless suffering at the last little bit of the dying process. Just having this option available brings peace in and of itself, even if it's never exercised, and about one third of Oregon patients who get a prescription for aid-in-dying medication do not take it.
Knowing the comfort that having this option would bring to others like me in New Jersey, I've chosen to use the precious time I have left to live to advocate for this bill's passage. Join me in urging your legislative leaders to bring the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act to the floor of the Assembly and Senate for a vote.
Susan Boyce lives with her husband and their children in Rumson.


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Chocóvisseltyrann (Sirystes albogriseus) är en fågel i familjen tyranner inom ordningen tättingar.

Utseende
Chocóvisseltyrann är en medelstor tyrann, till utseendet som en korsning mellan en bekard och en topptyrann. Ovansidan är grå och undersidan vit. Vidare har den mörk hjässa och svarta vingar med tydliga vita vingkanter. Jämfört med bekarder är den slankare och mer långstjärtad.

Utbredning och systematik
Fågeln förekommer från östra Panama (Veraguas) till nordvästra Colombia och nordvästra Ecuador. Tidigare behandlades den som en underart till Sirystes sibilator.

Levnadssätt
Chocóvisseltyrannen är en ovanlig till sällsynt fågel i låglänta områden och förberg. Den påträffas i öppna områden, ungskog och skogsbryn. Fågeln ses ofta sitta synligt i skogens mellersta till övre skikt.

Status och hot
Arten har ett stort utbredningsområde, men tros minska i antal, dock inte tillräckligt kraftigt för att den ska betraktas som hotad. Internationella naturvårdsunionen IUCN listar arten som livskraftig (LC). Beståndet uppskattas till i storleksordningen 20 000 till 50 000 vuxna individer.

Referenser

Externa länkar

 Läten på xeno-canto.org

Tyranner
Fåglar i neotropiska regionen

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Little India (Tamil: குட்டி  இந்தியா) is an ethnic Indian enclave located in the city of George Town, Penang. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman Temple is located here.

Economy

The Little India is also main business district in Georgetown, Penang. Various Indian related business can be found here. Although, majority of business here were owned by the Indian there also small number of Chinese owned shop.  There are many Indian fashion store (Mainly in Market Street), they sell mostly saree, silk and cotton, almost anything that has the essence of India. Traditional costumes, spices, precious gold and costume jewelry which use semi-precious gems are widely sales by the most of the shops. There also large number of restaurant and cafe which sales Indian culinary and western foods. There are also music video stores with the latest Bollywood movies and songs.

Education
Sentral College Penang located in the Little India Zone. The hostel of Penang Disted College, Disted Space also located in the zone. Meanwhile, SEGi College Penang located at Greenhall, which is just a walking distance from Little India.

Further reading
 Ooi Cheng Ghee. Portraits of Penang: Little India. George Town, Penang: Areca Books. (2011).

See also
 Brickfields
 Little India, Malacca
 Paya Besar
 Little India, Ipoh
 Little India, Singapore

References

George Town, Penang
Little Indias
Populated places in Penang
Indian diaspora in Malaysia
Ethnic enclaves in Malaysia


Which technician wouldn't want to have a X-ray view into his machine? With the Augmented Reality App for next generation LDM laser series of Laserline this wish comes true for customers of Laserline as well as for field service engineers..
Oculavis GmbH developed an Augmented Reality App in cooperation with Laserline GmbH for productive use in field service and maintenance. The solution is being rolled out in September. On the tradeshow Laser World Photonics in Munich from 09/26 – 09/29/2017 Laserline GmbH already presented the application to its customers. Technicians of Laserline and maintenance staff of the end customer have the possibility to watch inside of machines and equipment without really opening them. After scanning an Augmented Reality marker, virtual components, manuals and maintenance instructions are projected onto reality. In addition, the end user of the machine can contact Laserline's service experts with a video chat by only one click. For this purpose, oculavis integrated its remote service platform SHARE into the Laserline app. Augmented manuals and a realtime machine support with tablets and smart glasses are only the first step on the way to a highly innovative and efficient service. In the future the app will also deliver realtime data of machines to enable an online remote diagnosis of Laserline devices. In case of questions regarding this Augmented Reality app please contact oculavis.
In the last weeks Google surprised everyone by releasing the Google Glass 2 Enterprise Edition. After a 2-year lasting confidential partner program that oculavis was part of, the Google Glass 2 goes now public. With only 43gr the device is the lightest smart glass in the market with an impressive voice control and a comfortable touch pad.
The lightweight design of the monocular device enable full shift use cases for the first time. Especially in the areas of worker guidance and training Google Glass 2 makes perfectly sense. The see-through display has a resolution of 640x360 and therefore requires adequate content provision. The performance of the device is comparatively low, streaming realtime video and audio signals brings the device to its limits at the moment. Wearer of regular glasses can get customized frames and even safety glasses are available for the Google Glass 2. Oculavis already deployed Google Glass Enterprise Edition in various projets together with the industry. E.g., for an automotive OEM a worker guidance system has been developed. ING2BIZ GmbH, a consulting company, uses Google Glass 2 for training and process documentation. Aachen based DFA GmbH uses the hardware for assembling electro carts.
"What is it like wearing smart glasses? Which device fits to which use case? What about corrective lenses?" These questions come up when people deal with smart glasses for the first time. To answer them, we conduct the Smart Glasses Experience Days together with Fraunhofer Society. Expert Talks. Hands-on Sessions. Exchange of Experiences.


Dogs are one of nature's most enthusiastic and loving creatures. Whether it's going for a walk, having a snuggle on the couch or playing a game of fetch, man's best friend always seems to be on board with a big puppy grin and a wagging tail. However, there is one activity that will halt those eager paws in their tracks and send them running in the other direct. The dreaded (dun dun dun!) bath.
Sophie Gamand, a French photographer living in New York, decided to get a closer look at our furry friends' least favorite activity in her photo series, "Wet Dog."
Gamand set up shop at pet stylist Ruben Santana's Bronx studio earlier this year to catch the groomers in action, Today reported. She photographed more than a dozen dogs in an attempt to capture the adorable expressions of misery on the faces of the now clean canines.
"The expressions were priceless and really entertaining," Gamand told the outlet. "It was magic."
"Wet Dogs" won the Portraiture category at the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, and the series is currently being expanded into a book, which is due out Fall 2015.
Enjoy the delightfully pained expression of these pups below as they endure the torture that is good hygiene.
이 사진에서 모든 게 시작됐다. 온라인 상에서 사람들이 지갑을 열게 만들었던 사진.
화이트 퍼피는 피부병으로 고통받던 개였다. 켄의 보살핌으로 이제는 거의 다 나았다.
행복한 동물클럽에서 산 지 2개월 후, 동물들은 이만큼 건강해졌다.


What is the difference between theoretical quantum physics and experimental quantum physics?
Short answer: Theoretical physics is one of two branches of physics: theoretical and experimental. Like almost all other types of physics, quantum physics has both a theoretical physics branch and an experimental physics branch.
Explanation: Experimental physicists do experiments to find out how accurately physics theories describe the real world. For example, they shoot atoms and bits of atoms around in particle accelerators. They measure the speed of light when it travels through water versus empty space, and so on.
Theoretical physicists don't do experiments. They read articles and books about physics experiments. They think. And they play with a lot of mathematical equations on black boards or white boards. Then, if these equations accord with experimental results, they publish them along with explanatory text in physics journals.
The job of theoretical physicists is to develop mathematical equations and verbal explanations that describe the results of physics experiments. Ideally, theoretical physicists also use their explanations and mathematical equations to predict experimental results. Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking were both theoretical physicists. They did not do experiments. They studied, thought, and developed new theories and equations.
Now to turn to quantum physics. Quantum physics is the field of physics in which physicists learn about certain types of unusual behavior of particles smaller than atoms but sometimes the size of atoms or even larger. They focus on the "quantum state." This is the state in which these tiny particles can be in many positions at the same time and where they can act as both waves and particles. Many quantum physicists are theoretical physicists. But many others do experiments.
This is the same in most other fields of physics. For example, physicists who study the physics of heavenly bodies, astrophysicists, can be either theoreticians or experimentalists. The experimentalists often use telescopes for their work. The theoreticians write equations, these days, on white boards.
Before the mid-1900's, most physicists were both experimentalists and theoreticians. For example, Isaac Newton, who founded modern physics, did many famous experiments. For example, he shot beams of light through prisms. But he also was one of the inventors of calculus, which he used when developing theories which explained the results of his experiments on the motion of objects. Isaac Newton developed the modern type of physics theory—ones which are expressed using mathematical equations. As an example of a mathematical theory, Einstein's equation, e = mc2, is his theory of the relationship between the quantity of energy and of mass.
Today, few, if any, physicists do both theoretical and experimental work. Both fields require extremely specialized knowledge and skills. But theoreticians and experimentalists work closely with each other to push physics forward.
What does "measurement" mean in quantum mechanics?
In quantum mechanics, when physicists measure a property of a quantum particle, like a photon, they are really saying that they detect one of its properties. The key to understanding why "measurement" is of such consequence in the quantum world is understanding that detection creates a fundamental change in a particle's condition.
For example, let's take the detection of a photon. Here's a highly simplified experiment: we hold an extremely dim lamp in front of a photographic plate. It's so dim that it emits only one photon at a time. The photon exposes the plate in one spot and makes a mark there. Once the photon hits the plate, we know the position of the photon—it's a certain distance from each edge of the plate. So, we have detected it and, specifically, we have detected its position. Quantum physicists would say that we have "measured" its position.
This might seem just like measuring anything in the macroscopic world. For example, let's say that a biologist uses a microscope to detect the position of a living bacterium in a living human cell on a slide. She measures the distance of the bacterium from each edge of the cell.
Here's the difference: prior to the biologist measuring the position of the bacterium, the bacterium was happily swimming about the cell. After the measurement, same thing: happily swimming bacterium.
What was the photon doing before the measurement, before it hit the photographic plate? In our physical universe, it wasn't doing anything because it hadn't yet made an appearance in our universe.
Measurement converts the particle from a superposition.
So, did the measurement create the photon? No. Prior to hitting the plate, the photon was in a la-la land of being in all possible positions in the photographic plate and maybe elsewhere as well. This condition of being in many possible positions is a "superposition." A superposition of a particle is a state that we never observe in the physical universe. Have you ever seen an object occupy many positions at the same time? Neither have I. But prior to measurement, the photon was in every possible position that the lamp could have shot it to.
The condition of being in a superposition is also called a "quantum state." It is the condition in which the weird behavior of quantum mechanics occurs. One way to look at this condition is to see it as a sublevel of reality underlying our everyday physical universe reality. This is how the Transactional Interpretation of quantum mechanics describes the quantum world.
Two levels of reality? This is not such a strange idea. Consider a human body—it can look quite solid and imposing, especially the body of Mr. Universe. But when considered at the reality level of atoms, 99.9999999% of that body is empty space.
Here's another example: Imagine you were living the life of a character in a video game and, suddenly, you could see the computer coding that the video game was running on. Both the video game and the underlying coding are real. But they are different levels of reality. I called the quantum level underlying the regular physical universe level, "la-la land." One of the developers of the Transactional Interpretation, Dr. Ruth Kastner, calls it "Quantumland." Good name.
The accompanying image shows the reality level of Quantumland as a red mesh and our physical reality as a green film. The position of the photon prior to measurement is possible anywhere in the red mesh hump. The hump represents a wave. This is the famous "wavefunction." When the particle is measured, the wavefunction "collapses" to one particular position (orange dot) on the green film. The green film represents a photographic plate in physical reality.
The position we will be most likely to detect the particle is the highest point of the wave. As it happens, the photon was measured where it had the highest probability of being measured. Of course, other photons might be found in lower probability positions.
In short, measurement in quantum physics converts a multiplicity of possible states within a sublevel of reality (Quantumland) to a single definite state within physical reality.
These are just words trying to describe equations.
What leads physicists to think that prior to measurement, the photon is in a superposition of many possible locations? This is what the math is saying. The results of experiments on quantum particles can be predicted using mathematical equations. Initially, Shrodinger's Equation was a key quantum mechanics equation; later, Schrodinger's was upgraded. Schrodinger's and later equations which are used to correctly predict quantum behavior, generate only probabilities of possible positions of particles. So, if one runs an experiment repeatedly, the equations correctly predict the percentage of times that the particle will be detected in any particular position. Only when the particle is measured, can it be assigned a unique position. That information appears nowhere in the equations. So, many physicists consider that the equations describe a superposition of states.
Why take the equations so seriously? Why do our theories of what's going on have to fit the math? Physicists have the goal of describing physical phenomena with mathematical equations. In fact, they do not honor a description of the world with the label "theory" unless it is a mathematical equation or a set of mathematical equations. It was not sufficient for Einstein to say that matter can convert to energy. That's not a physics theory. When he wrote E= mc2 , he had written a physics theory. So, physics theories are mathematical statements. The verbiage describing these theories are called "interpretations." In physics, the interpretations must fit the equations, not the other way around.


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Q: IntelliJ - "ADB not responding" I work with:
IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 12.1.6
on Windows 7
When i try to Run new project (simple auto created Hello World) InteliJ display window with comunicate "Waiting for ADB" and then "ADB not responding. You can wait more, or kill "adb.exe" process manually and click 'Restart'".
So 'Wait more' effects the same communicates, same as killing ADB and 'Restart'.
I tryed to "adb kill-server" and "adb start-server" in console but it dont fixed my problem.
My device is connected to adb.

A: Does it work with ADT?
I don't have much experience with InteliJ, but in ADT you have to specify a path to Android SDK so it can find and run adb. If there are no such settings, try adding path to android sdk tools ( the folder where adb.exe is located ) to your system PATH.

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· Politics
Orbán's cabinet: The Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice came to a political decision
court European Union migrant quotas migration Slovakia
"The Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) did not come to a legal decision, but to a much greater extent made a political decision when he recommended that the joint submission by Hungary and Slovakia in the quota case should be rejected", the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister declared on Hungarian M1 television's Thursday evening current affairs program.
According to György Bakondi, the Advocate-General's standpoint is not a legal argument. "It is rather a standpoint that matches the exertion of political pressure that serves the enforcement of the Brussels central will that goes hand-in-hand with the Soros plan", he said.
"In other words, we are seeing one of the elements of the series of steps attacking Hungary's immigration policy, but the Hungarian Government will not bow to political or legal pressure", he stressed.
As Mr. Bakondi explained, according to the Soros plan some one million people should be allowed into Europe every year, and should be given 4.5 million forints (EUR 14,700) in foreign currency each to help them start a new life. "The plan also involves the setting up of a European immigration agency which will decide on whether migrants receive asylum status", the Chief Security Advisor pointed out, highlighting the fact that the Hungarian Government in no way supports this plan. "According to ECJ procedure, an Advocate-General first issues an opinion on a given case, after which the body makes its official ruling", he added in explanation.
"In this case, the 120-page document issued by the Advocate-General is extremely strange in that it does not include a detailed legal argument, but rather a political argument built on solidarity between the member states of the European Union", Mr. Bakondi said.
The Hungarian Government turned to the European Court of Justice in December 2015, asking for the annulment of the mandatory mechanism aimed at the resettlement of 120 thousand asylum-seekers, which the EU's Council of Interior Ministers had adopted a few months earlier with a qualified majority vote, despite protests from Hungary and Slovakia, amongst several others.
The Hungarian submission cited ten content-related and procedural arguments, asking for the invalidation of the Council resolution, or at least the part according to which Hungary must accept 1294 asylum-seekers, 988 for Greece and 306 from Italy.
The Hungarian party is primarily citing the fact that the Council had no mandate to issue such a resolution and that it had no right to adopt the resolution according to EU regulations, in addition to which the mechanism itself is unsuitable for handling the immigration crisis.
Source: kormany.hu – Press release


Is Playing Poker on the Internet Legal in Oklahoma?
Last updated: May 16, 2018 at 12:29pm by Savanah – Tribal casinos in Oklahoma are looking to have legal sports betting. An Indian tribe in Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, launched an online gambling site in May of 2016 with play money poker and bingo catering to US players. Real money poker on the site, pokertribe.com, will only allow international customers to play which is expected to go live within a couple months. A US District Court Judge in Oklahoma City approved this in March of 2016 deeming nothing is illegal in doing so.
This is a grey area but in the United States, things that are not illegal tend to be legal. Since Oklahoma's legislature does not specifically ban gambling or playing poker for money on the internet, we are given the assumption you should not have to worry about breaking the law in this state.
If you go to Oklahoma's Government website and type in "Gambling Laws", "Internet Gambling", "Online Poker Gaming", etc., you won't find anything relevant or anything at all for that matter. Again, it is a grey matter of discussion but no records were found of Oklahoma residents being arrested, charged, and/or imprisonment.
As we move forward looking at Oklahoma gaming laws it's important to note that Oklahoma is one of only four states that allow charitable, pari-mutuel, lotteries, commercial, Indian, and racetrack forms of gambling. With that being said, the state of Oklahoma is one of the more flexible states when it comes to gambling in general. The other three states are Iowa, Louisiana, and Michigan. See how the rest of the states stack up on these six forms of gambling.
To be more specific of what I mentioned in the last paragraph, the State of Oklahoma allows gambling in the form of horse racing, Class II gaming compacts and charitable games as defined in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act. They also allow casinos to operate Class III gaming which includes blackjack, poker, high-stakes bingo, and more.
It's interesting to note that the IGRA net revenue profits are used to help fund operations of local governments agencies, promote tribal economic development, fund tribal government operations, donate to charitable organizations, and to help provide for the general welfare of the Indian tribe and its members. Tribal casinos in Oklahoma generate $4.2 billion in revenue in 2014, the latest numbers released.
In 2003, the House and the Senate approved HB 1278 and the Senate Joint Resolution No. 22, which legalized state-operated lottery sales. Seven people were selected by the governor to be on the Oklahoma Lottery Commission to implement, run, and oversee the state lottery. The passing of the bill also included non-profit and educational organizations the allowance to run raffle ticket fundraisers which was previously illegal to do.
Bona fide business transactions which are valid under the law of contracts including, but not limited to, contracts for the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or other commodities and agreements to compensation for loss caused by the happening of the chance including, but not limited to, contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life or health and accident insurance.
Any charity game conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act.
Offers of purses, prizes or premiums to the actual participants in public and semi-public events, as follows, to wit: Rodeos, animal shows, expositions, fairs, athletic events, tournaments and other shows and contests where the participants qualify for a monetary prize or other recognition.
Other Oklahoma laws written that are often highlighted are opening, conducting or carrying on gambling games as well as gambling illegally and the penalties for doing so. Basically, it's pretty straight forward mentioning how you can be fined and spend jail time by operating or participating in illegal gambling activity depending on the circumstances. Click here for more detailed information on this state law.


Part 1 of this series was about the state of knowledge representation during the early 2000's, when the Semantic Web was picking up steam. Part 2 introduced the problem of chronic pain, and PEMF therapy, and Part 3 documented an extensive list of (hard) barriers to effectively aggregating the PEMF studies.
Indeed the biggest conclusion from part 3 is that the task of aggregating many knowledge bases into one knowledge base almost certainly requires intelligence. Even when we restrict the domain to managing chronic pain, and even if we restrict the application to meta-analysis of therapeutic studies, we simply cannot aggregate large numbers of small knowledge-bases without already having intelligence at hand.
And, clearly, if we can't aggregate medical data from a semantic web, the general project I had envisioned (automatically assembling large-scale knowledge-bases from large numbers of disparate sources) is doomed to fail. And that, to the extent that General Artificial Intelligence (GAI) requires such a knowledge base to get going, we've got problems.
Centralize things. Almost all of the problems mentioned in Part III are really "lots of people, with different levels of knowledge, cultural biases, and goals, are encoding the information." For PEMF, if we could fund a large-scale single study of PEMF, we would have a starting point. There'd always be more to learn, and we'd still have solve how to add information to an existing body of knowledge (and how to maintain knowledge bases), but we'd have a start. But a large-scale study seems expensive and seems unlikely (simply put, there's nobody with enough to gain to fund the study. Society as a whole has a lot to gain from understanding how to manage (and even cure) chronic pain, but none of the individual actors do). So, this scenario boils down to: government funded knowledge-base creation (which, in the large-scale sense, is what Cyc was).
Create a large-scale standardized vocabulary with very loose semantics and then build knowledge-base merging assistants which would enable smaller-knowledge bases to be more easily aggregated by already intelligent beings one-at-a-time. Presumably these tools would have the ability to spot obvious incompatibilities between the data sets.
The first approach seems very unlikely and, in addition, wouldn't enable us to reuse much of the already-published-or-gathered information. The second approach is, I believe, still too hard to do (it's also not really in anyone's interest) but is the eventual point of things like schema.org or OKN.
Since neither of these approaches is feasible, this line of reasoning also implies that GAI is not going to come about because people have encoded knowledge into a knowledge base, or because we've aggregated a significant number of knowledge bases into a large-scale knowledge base or, really, because we have any large-scale human-readable knowledge-bases at all.
In short, if GAI happens in the next 100 years, it will be through self-learning systems that aren't using declarative knowledge or formal representations for most of their knowledge.


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Liquor and Cannabis Licenses
The Columbian
Published: May 29, 2017, 5:55am
The following have applied to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board:
Amanda Kauffman-Templeton, for a license to produce marijuana at Canna Annie's 20917 N.E. 72nd Ave., Battle Ground.
Carlota E. Renault and Peter S. Renault, for a license to sell beer and wine at Renault Enterprises, 19805 S.E. 26th Way, Camas.
Keri L. Gallagher and Justin N. Buhman, for a license to sell beer and wine at C'est La Vie, 1307 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver, and also off premises.
Elaine Frances and David G. White, for a license to sell beer and wine at Hidden House Marketplace and Catering, 100 W. 13th St., Vancouver, and also off premises.
Deborah Moore and John M. Moore, for a license to sell spirits, beer and wine at Tom's Urban, 3710 N.W. 319th St., Ridgefield.
Kanwal P. Singh and Ravneet Kaur, for a license to sell beer and wine at 7-Eleven, 900 S.E. 164th Ave., Vancouver.
Jung H. Kwon, Il S. Kwon, Sang W. Kim and Young A. Kim, for a license to sell beer and wine at Teriyaki & Noodle, 2265 N.E. Andresen Road, Vancouver, and also off premises.
Dong Kim, for a license to sell beer and wine at Oishi Japanese Restaurant, 8101 N.E. Park Way, Vancouver, and also off premises.
Clark County restaurants, nonprofits enjoy boost from Savor the Couve
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Q: Creating an extended partition I'm trying to create an extended partition. In GParted, I shrunk the size of the existing partition and now want to create a new EXTENDED partition in the free, unallocated space. GParted only lets me create a PRIMARY partition. What am I doing wrong here?
Here's what I've got right now:

You can actually ignore the flag for the swap as "boot." That was me just messing around trying to get it to work. I've removed that flag. Not sure how the question of boot affects all of this...maybe it factors in somehow.

A: You already have an extended partition; adding a second can lead to undefined behavior on some operating systems. Resize the existing extended partition instead.

A: The problem is that your existing extended partition is a fixed size and there is no more room in it to add new "sub-partitions".  The only free space is in front of the extended portion.
To fix this you'll need to:
1) move the extended partition to the beginning of the free space (which will then move the free space so it's after the extended partition).
2) extend the size of the main extended partition to fill the remaining space.
3) add a new partition after the swap partition (assuming you want to keep it) that is within the extended partition.
PS: backup anything important first!