iPhone iOS Upgrades

Just to keep a record of all Apple iOS (for iPhone) upgrades. Here have got the image for 5.1 and 5.1.1 upgrade.

5.1 Update

5.1.1 Update on 9th May 2012

SOMETHING FISHY

When I made the decision to cut down on the amount of red meat consumption, fish was definitely the next best choice replacement, hence here is just a sample of the two types (Tilapia & Mackrel) I normally get from local Africa/Asian store.

Once all the descaling and gutting is done, do fry it in order to add level of additional taste depth. The same oil used for the frying the fish is utilised for cooking the stew. For even over-the-top (I.e. when I have all the time in the world) I do put the fish in the oven at very high temperature for about 20mins to make the skin more crispy (of course it becomes soft when cooked in stew).

Hint: Mackerel is oily, hence was the better tasting one once friend and oven-grilled. You will be in heaven taste bud if you are able to get hold of fresh fish. 

Tilapia once descaled and gutted

Fried Tilapia and Mackrel

TYPES OF ELECTORAL FRAUD

Short summary of well known electoral fraud was explained in the Metro newspaper of Wednesday, March 21, 2012, and thought I document it for future reference.

At least the non-democratic nations (e.g. China, Cuba) won’t have this issue as it only applies to only the so called “democratic nations”. If Africa nations such as Nigeria can eliminate (or adversely reduce) electoral fraud, then they will no doubt eliminate (or reduce) chance of getting the wrong person into power.

Gerrymandering

Essentially moving the goalposts, this is when the electoral boundaries are drawn in such a way as to produce a certain result. This could mean grouping certain demographic groups within one voting area

Intimidation

Violence and threats of violence can often be used to pressure results of an election. But it could also be economic threats such as an employer dictating which way their workforce should vote.

Vote Buying

Simple but effective, and used in many countries. In Thailand, 30% of household heads said they were offered payment during the 1996 elections.

Ballot Stuffing

This is when someone votes multiple times. In some countries ‘election ink’  - a semi permanent dye – is used to help spot someone who has already voted. This tactics was said to have been employed during the March 2012 Russian presidential election which Vladimir Putin received 63.64% (46,602,075) of the votes. People were said to have been transported in mini-buses from one polling station to another.

Disenfranchisement

Often involves higher levels of corruption. For example, officials could remove someone by ‘mistake’ from the electoral roll. Other techniques could be used to inconvenience certain voting groups, such as holding election on a holy day.

Tampering

This is rare form of fraud as electronic voting machines are difficult to access. However there is potential for someone to corrupt the software to favour certain candidates. 

EDUCATING THE WORLD - KHAN ACADEMY

As the saying goes, "Education is the best gift of life", and seems the guys at Khan Academy have replicated that statement using the internet. The academy describes itself as a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.

Arithmetic (algebra, trigonometry, probability, calculus, statistics), Science (biology, chemistry, healthcare, physics, computer science), Finance (core finance, banking & money, valuation & investing, currency), History, and Art History, are just some of the subject areas covered on the site.

Each lesson is available in video format which is clear, concise, and intuitive. Note that you don't even need to register to watch the videos. If you happen to be a YouTube junky, then Khan Academy channel is the place to visit, click here to get there.

Registering (or log in via Google or Facebook account) means you can keep record of "Practices" which are done by the learner to assess his/her level of understanding. Parents/teachers have a dashboard that they can use to monitor the progress of the learner with time once the learner adds them as a coach. It will all make sense once you explore the site.

Key note of the day is access to internet is key, but see the brains at Khan Academy have also made it possible (though not officially supported) to have the server offline, with support for Windows and Mac. Click here for the instruction and here for the download server

The materials of Khan Academy are also available via iTunesU library. If you happen to have any of the Apple supported products (iPhone, iPad) then videos can be downloaded and carried with you.

Strongly recommend that you get your kids onboard on this as it will be very beneficial to them.

A big thanks goes to the founder Salman Khan (@khanacademy) for the vision, and making this available to the world.

Khan Academy in iTunesU

Downloading Khan Academy for offline

There is something for everyone as I was able to find a video to educate myself on the currency market.