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Q: Populating a UITable with NSDictionary in SWIFT I have a dictionary that I retrieve from a JSON request and I would like to populate a table with those values. I think everything is okay, however I am getting an error in the class declaration that Type SubjectsViewController does not conform to protocol 'UITableViewDataSource' I am using a storyboard, and I added the table view on the UI to datasource and delegate and as far as I know, I am implementing the functions correctly. I have added the relevant parts of my code below.
It may be useful to see this which is a question I posted to understand why I am using the callback. Thanks in advance!
class SubjectsViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {

  override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        getSubjects(callback: {(resultValue)-> Void in

            func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
                return resultValue.count
            }

            func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
                let cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStyle.default, reuseIdentifier: "cell")
                cell.textLabel?.text = resultValue[indexPath.row] as! String?
                return cell
            }

        })
    }

    // Initialise components of the view
    let UserDetails = UserDefaults.standard.stringArray(forKey: "UserDetailsArray") ?? [String]()
    @IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!

    // Function to retrieve the subjects for the user
    func getSubjects(callback: @escaping (NSDictionary)-> Void){

        let myUrl = NSURL(string: "www.mydomain.com/retrieveSubjects.php");
        let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url:myUrl as! URL)
        let user_id = UserDetails[0]
        request.httpMethod = "POST";
        let postString = "user_id=\(user_id)";
        request.httpBody = postString.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8);

        let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest){
            data, response, error in

            if error != nil {
                print("error=\(error)")
                return
            }

            var err: NSError?
            do {
                let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: .mutableContainers) as? NSDictionary
                if let parseJSON = json {
                    let resultValue: NSDictionary = parseJSON["subjects"] as! NSDictionary
                    callback(resultValue)
                }
            } catch let error as NSError {
                err = error
                print(err!);
            }
        }
        task.resume();
    }
}

EDIT: CLASS throwing unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an optional value
class SubjectsViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {

var dataDict: [String:AnyObject]?
@IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!
let userDetails: [String] = UserDefaults.standard.stringArray(forKey:"UserDetailsArray")!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    self.dataDict = [String:AnyObject]()
    self.tableView.delegate = self
    self.tableView.dataSource = self
    self.getSubjects()
}

func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
    return 1
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    return self.dataDict!.count
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStyle.value1, reuseIdentifier: "cell")
    let array = self.dataDict?[String(indexPath.row)] as! [String]

    print(array)

    cell.textLabel?.text = array[0]
    cell.detailTextLabel?.text = array[1]
    return cell
}

func getSubjects() {

    let myUrl = NSURL(string: "www.mydomain/retrieveSubjects.php");
    let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url:myUrl as! URL)
    let user_id = userDetails[0]
    request.httpMethod = "POST";
    let postString = "user_id=\(user_id)";
    request.httpBody = postString.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8);

    let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest) {
        data, response, error in

        if error != nil {
            print("error=\(error)")
            return
        }

        var err: NSError?
        do {
            let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: .mutableContainers) as? NSDictionary
            if let parseJSON = json {
                let resultValue = parseJSON["subjects"] as! [String:AnyObject]
                self.dataDict = resultValue
                self.tableView.reloadData()
            }
        } catch let error as NSError {
            err = error
            print(err!);
        }
    }
    task.resume();
}
}

A: Here's what you'll need to do:
First, create a class variable for your data. Put this under your class declaration:
var dataDict: [String:AnyObject]?

Then, to keep things organized, put your tableView property and your userDetails property directly under the dataDict.
@IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!
let userDetails: [String] = UserDefaults.standard.stringArray(forKey:"UserDetailsArray")

Now, your viewDidLoad method should look like this:
override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    self.dataDict = [String:AnyObject]()
    self.tableView.delegate = self
    self.tableView.dataSource = self
    self.getSubjects()
}

Below that, you'll want to take care of the UITableViewDataSource methods:
func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
    return 1
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    return self.dataDict.count
}

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStyle.value1, reuseIdentifier: "cell")
    if let array = self.dataDict[String(indexPath.row)] as? [String] {
        cell.textLabel?.text = array[0]
        cell.detailTextLabel?.text = array[1]
    }
    return cell
}

Lastly, you need to implement the getSubjects() method:
func getSubjects() {

    let myUrl = NSURL(string: "www.mydomain.com/retrieveSubjects.php");
    let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url:myUrl as! URL)
    let user_id = UserDetails[0]
    request.httpMethod = "POST";
    let postString = "user_id=\(user_id)";
    request.httpBody = postString.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8);

    let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest) {
        data, response, error in

        if error != nil {
            print("error=\(error)")
            return
        }

        var err: NSError?
        do {
            let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: .mutableContainers) as? NSDictionary
            if let parseJSON = json {
                let resultValue = parseJSON["subjects"] as! [String:AnyObject]
                self.dataDict = resultValue
                self.tableView.reloadData()
            }
        } catch let error as NSError {
            err = error
            print(err!);
        }
    }
    task.resume();
}

Altogether, your code should look like this:
class SubjectsViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {

    var dataDict: [String:AnyObject]?
    @IBOutlet var tableView: UITableView!
    let userDetails: [String] = UserDefaults.standard.stringArray(forKey:"UserDetailsArray")

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        self.dataDict = [String:AnyObject]()
        self.tableView.delegate = self
        self.tableView.dataSource = self
        self.getSubjects()
    }

    func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        return 1
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        return self.dataDict.count
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = UITableViewCell(style: UITableViewCellStyle.value1, reuseIdentifier: "cell")
        if let array = self.dataDict[String(indexPath.row)] as? [String] {
            cell.textLabel?.text = array[0]
            cell.detailTextLabel?.text = array[1]
        }
        return cell
    }

    func getSubjects() {

        let myUrl = NSURL(string: "www.mydomain.com/retrieveSubjects.php");
        let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url:myUrl as! URL)
        let user_id = UserDetails[0]
        request.httpMethod = "POST";
        let postString = "user_id=\(user_id)";
        request.httpBody = postString.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8);

        let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest) {
            data, response, error in

            if error != nil {
                print("error=\(error)")
                return
            }

            var err: NSError?
            do {
                let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: .mutableContainers) as? NSDictionary
                if let parseJSON = json {
                    let resultValue = parseJSON["subjects"] as! [String:AnyObject]
                    self.dataDict = resultValue
                    self.tableView.reloadData()
                }
            } catch let error as NSError {
                err = error
                print(err!);
            }
        }
        task.resume();
    }
}

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Artist of the Month- July- Emilie Guillot1-7-15
This month's AOM is Emilie Guillot. She's probably the most well known theatrical artist in Hong Kong's French theatre scene. She has been working on promoting and supporting French theatre in Hong Kong over the past decade and also recently ventured into a locally-produced film, A Typhoon is Coming. Get to know her below!
Artist of the Month- June- Kate March1-6-15
This month's Artist of the Month is Kate March. Kate is a choreographer and dancer that is has been working in Hong Kong for many years. She is the maestro behind I AM and passionate about reinventing creativity for the Hong Kong audience. They've done fashion events and dining experiences. Find out more on their website.
Artist of the Month- May- Ryan Dawley1-5-15
Our Artist of the Month is Ryan Dawley. A local musical theatre performer and band front man who is taking stages by storm across the Kong. Ryan is a theatre artist with plenty of credentials including time on the stages of Korea and NYC before coming to HK. He spends his days as a theatre educator and nights entertaining us. You may have seen him at The Wanch, Miscast and you can catch him later this month in Hong Kong Singers' production of Assassins. Hear what he has to say below...
Artist of the Month-April- Nikel Mordis8-4-15
This month's AoM is Nikel Mordis. A native Hong Kong kid he's recently appeared in several productions, including Thinner than Water and will appear this month as the villanous Edmund in Lear at Shakespeare in the Port. He's a perfect example of unique melting pot Hong Kong's acting scene has to offer. Made in Hong Kong performers can be much more than Cantonese Opera and studying at the APA. Here what Nikel has to say...
Artist of the Month-March-Andy Chworowsky1-3-15
This month's AOM is Andy Chworowsky. Andy is well known as a public speaker, emcee, actor and jack of all trades who also treads the boards in Hong Kong. He is currently playing in Love Letters at Brave Heart Theatre through March 14th. Raised in Hong Kong but trained overseas, Andy is a great example of a "made in HK" talent.
Artist of the Month-February-Vanessa Noble1-2-15
Our Artist of the Month is Vanessa Noble, she was recently nominated by a member of the community and we can see why! She's only been in Hong Kong for a year but has been involved with a ton of projects that included working with Aurora Theatre, Mother Mattters, Shakespeare in the Port and she is currently the director of VDAY. VDAY is a global arts event that promotes awareness and raises funds for women's issues world-wide during the week of February 14th. Get to know Vanessa below! (And also know she can play a mean saxophone...)
Artist of the Month-January-Minna Cheung1-1-15
This month's artist of the month is Minna Cheung. Minna is a well known performer and designer on the Hong Kong stage. You may have seen her work with the Shadow Players, Shakespeare in the Port and the Murder Mystery shows. She has been Heckler nominated for her work as a costume and scenery designer the past two years. Yea for multi-skilled ladies!
Artist of the Month-December-Ivor Houlker2-12-14
This month's AoM is Ivor Houlker. Ivor is a Welsh artist who has been working in Hong Kong for a short while, predominantly with a Chinese speaking theatre. At HKELD, we always celebrate the melting pot aspect of Hong Kong and were happy to find an artist like Ivor exploring the grittier side of Hong Kong's art world. Get to know Ivor, below; he's got quite a bit to say. You can also visit his website.
Artist of the Month-November-Milk Tsang1-11-14
Milk is the probably the most photographed artist in Hong Kong at the moment. The man behind the Umbrella Man statue at Occupy Central, he's a huge talent and is only 22 years old. He's destined to become one of Hong Kong's future stars. Get to know him below.
Artist of the Month-September-Harry Oram1-9-14
This month's Artist of the Month is Harry Oram. You might know Harry from several different places. He used to be a member of the critics panel when HKELD first opened, he's a model and has done several campaigns in Hong Kong, he's an experienced stage actor and won the Heckler for Best Supporting Actor last year and he's recently found his claim to fame in Hong Kong's film scene. We're so happy to see a person like Harry getting recognition for all his hard work. He's kind, dedicated to his craft and always professional. We see a star on the horizon and wish him all the best in his future projects.

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This is all related to slow internet which is a country thing, but sometimes can be a city thing, and a twisted convoluted story to get to the point, but really, aren't most of my blogs like this? Bear with me?… (bare with me?) if you are so inclined.
We often get asked about what we use for internet out here in the country. We use satellite internet because there is no fixed wireless in our region. This is a good thing because it means there isn't the population density to warrant a company installing towers for wireless. So I'm not complaining. Satellite internet is part of many people's rural reality.
Right now, with so many (166,000 households in Canada last year so what is that in the U.S., 2 million?) canceling their cable/satellite TV and just watching stuff online, it means that at 7 pm when everyone sits down to watch Netflix, well … the whole internet slows down. But with a satellite there is limited bandwidth so the bottleneck slows everyone down … a lot. Our internet provider has launched a new satellite to deal with it, but it will take a few months to be operational.
So, we've been renting movies. Yes, I do a lot of reading … in the mornings … but really … reading after dinner is a one-way ticket to la-la land for me. We rent from Tim at the local video store when we know that we'll be driving through town and can return the DVDs the next day, and we've been borrowing some from the library. This is a good thing too since it shows up on their records as transactions which helps keep the local branch open, in a time when they've closed others in our rural area.
So, I've been bringing home stacks of movies, most of which we don't get around to watching. The last batch had Season 5 of Six Feet Under," the HBO series about the funeral home. It was exceptional and it was from 2005, so we watched it 12 years ago. But at the age of 57 this means that I when I am re-watching something a decade later, it all seems new to me.
Well, not all of it. I do remember a lot it, especially the final episode where the series is all wrapped up in the absolute greatest bit of movie/TV writing ever.
But there was one scene from Season 5 which has stuck in my mind in a big way. Okay, so spoiler alert, if you are about to watch Season 5 of Six Feet Under and want to be surprised DO NOT READ THE NEXT TWO PARAGRAPHS.
In one of the episodes one of the lead characters, now deceased, returns to do a quasi rock video scene to the song Celebrate by 'Rare Earth.
He is all dressed in white in a 'from the other side' sort of theme singing "I just want to celebrate another day of living, I just want to celebrate another day of life…," a cautionary tale from the great beyond to remind you that you'd better enjoy every day you've got left … which might not be many for some of us. Because really, who knows?
I love this song and often break into quite a loud rendition as I walk this marvelous piece of land Michelle and I inhabit … briefly but extremely joyfully.
So, for 12 episodes I kept trying to recall when this video sequence was going to appear, and well, it turns out, my 57-year-old aluminum-and-soda-pop-addled brain just couldn't reach down deep enough into its synapses to remember it. I had a feeling, and I got it, 2 minutes before it appeared … in the final episode. No points for you Cam! Oh, my memory was of a 2-minute rock video…nope…it was all of 10 seconds max!
We started thinking about all the noise that our brain would have had to filter through to get that data. How many tens of thousands of hours of videos, millions of words in books, billions of words in day old newspapers and Guardians, would it have to get through to remember something I'd watched over a decade ago.
Then at breakfast one morning Michelle and I discussed how differently our grandkids' brains will be wired because their brains will be exposed to so much more video and imagery than ours. We're piling on the hours late in life but when we were kids, TV was a Saturday morning in the winter thing so our parents could sleep in, and rarely did we watch TV in the summers or after school because we just disappeared on our bikes into the woods or suburbs and didn't return home until we got hungry. Sure, the risks were probably there, but you didn't seem to hear about them as much so parents were like, "See ya at dinner." Antibiotics, vaccines so we didn't get smallpox, endless freedom to play, OMG I was born at a charmed time in human in history.
So how many of the images cluttering up my brain are someone else's creation, like the scene in the second Jason Bourne movie when he jumps from a rooftop and crashes through a window on the other side of the street and the camera follows right behind him? That was so cool but it wasn't me doing the jumping, it was like 100 stunt people and movie technicians.
Which finally got us to thinking about the kitchen we were having our breakfast in. A kitchen that in 1888 when our house was built, or in 1910, or 1940, a farmer would come in for breakfast and every other meal, exhausted, or his wife would work in the kitchen, until they collapsed after dinner, most likely without the income to afford or the energy to read a book.
All of their memories were theirs. All their experiences were their own. As they sat and reflected on their life, it would be a recollection of only images and experiences that they had actually participated in.
It's a very cool distinction. I created many vivid images over the years reading about Ayn Rand's Henry Reardon or Margaret Atwood's Grace Marks from 'Alias Grace.' I didn't even see visual images of these people but somehow, they occupy my brain.
If the concept is accurate of this death myth/image of our lifetime passing before us as we prepare to cross over to the other side, I think the 1888 brain would offer a much more legitimate experience. Mine, while populated by a billion hours (into my teens) spent playing with Lego and Meccano, jumping off roofs in homes being built in my subdivision and staying out way too late to overfill a pillow case on Halloween could very likely be cluttered and corrupted with all these other images that I didn't experience myself.
You read Ayn Rand's … books … and you run for the Greens in local politics? It's good to know that her propaganda didn't work on some people – we know a couple of very committed Objectivists, and it acts to me like an extreme religion – they can't even really hear other points of view. I'm glad that didn't happen to you – as I enjoy reading your blog posts.
Like many rural residents, I also have slow rural internet, which is probably why you still find movie rental stores out here in the country when most of the urban and suburban ones were boarded up years ago. I like renting DVDs: I like the process of poking around the shelves and stacks to find the right flick for how I am feeling on that particular day; I like that after driving home with it you are pretty much committed cuz you've paid, and the store is 30 minutes away, and you can't just press the Next Movie button; and I like the Special Features section, with out-takes and deleted scences which you rarely if ever get to see with streaming.


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Under California Stars (April 30, 1948)
Released April 30, 1948: (running time 1 hour and 12 minutes) Roy Rogers finishes another cowboy movie, then goes to his ranch to celebrate 10 years in the movies, but his horse Trigger is kidnapped so Roy and the boys must find him and get him back.
Produced by Edward J. White
Directed by William Witney
Written by Paul Gangelin and Sloan Nibley
The Actors: Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers), Trigger (Roy's horse), Jane Frazee (Caroline Bullfincher), Andy Devine (Cookie Bullfincher and Alf Bullfincher), George Lloyd (Pop Jordan), Wade Crosby (Lige McFarland), Michael Chapin (Ted Carver), House Peters Jr. (henchman Ed), Steve Clark (Sheriff), Joseph A. Garro (John the banker), Paul Power (movie director Paul), John Wald (WYX radio announcer), Bob-Nolan (Bob), Sons of the Pioneers (musicians and ranch hands), Pat Brady (member, Sons of the Pioneers), Tommy Coats (henchman), Ken Cooper (henchman), Hugh Farr (fiddler, Sons of the Pioneers), Karl Farr (singer, Sons of the Pioneers), Doye O'Dell (member, Sons of the Pioneers), Post Park (horse whipper), Pascale Perry (henchman), Lloyd Perryman (singer, Sons of the Pioneers)
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The Little Boy and the Shaggy Dog
Roy Rogers began his movie career as part of the music group 'Sons of the Pioneers' in 1935. The group appeared in several Gene Autry cowboy movies, and when Gene Autry, who became famous as 'the singing cowboy,' gave the studios some trouble over producing more movies, the studios decided that they needed a backup 'singing cowboy' and 'Len Sly,' singer for the Sons of the Pioneers, became cowboy hero 'Roy Rogers.' His first full length movie was released on April 20, 1938 with the title of 'Under Western Stars.' Go forward ten years and Roy is a bona-fide movie star, and he decides to make a motion picture celebrating his ten years in movies, and he will call it 'Under California Stars.'
The story begins with Roy Rogers in a fist fight with a bad guy, and after knocking the man out, the camera backs up and we see the boom microphone, the director and stage hands as the director yells, 'Cut.' We see Roy ending the filming of a movie, and he tells his director that he is now heading for his ranch to celebrate his ten years in movies. Arriving at the ranch, we find the Sons of the Pioneers and Andy Devine, with his unique bullfrog voice, preparing for the anniversary party.
After Roy arrives, a ranch hand rushes up and tells them of horse rustlers on Roy's land, and they all jump on their trusty horses and ride out to the spot just in time to see a mangy critter cowboy hitting a horse with a shovel and dropping the horse to the ground, unconscious. This is too much for Roy, who jumps off of his horse and has a knock-down, drag-out fight with the horse rustler.
Later we see the man returning to the fellow that hired him, and amidst the talk of Roy stopping them from rounding up stray horses, he kicks a small mutt dog that belongs to his step-son. Now, if there was ever a signal in a movie that a fellow was rotten, hitting horses and kicking small dogs sure lets us know. There are lots of good story lines that I won't go into, but the center of the movie is these bad guys that decide to kidnap Roy's horse Trigger, and hold him for $100,000 ransom, which Roy must borrow from his movie studio.
There is only one person who can help Roy Rogers get his beloved horseback, and that person is a young boy with a scraggy dog named Tramp. Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.
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Tramp and Michael Chapin
Wade Crosby and George Lloyd
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The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital team and our fantastic Volunteer Faculty have wrapped up their 18-day trip to Accra, Ghana.
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Hopefully this means that we'll get to poke around the Hall of Armor in VR, because that excites us more than the gameplay that has been revealed.
Looking around a superheroe's base in PlayStation VR is something we already got to experience with Batman in Arkham VR back in 2016. We sincerly hope that this is more of a game and less of an experience like Arkham VR, which only took around an hour to complete.
This game is being developed by Camouflaj whose only other title seems to be République. Iron Man VR will release some time in 2019.
Finally, it's worth mentioning that this is yet another Marvel game exclusive to the PS4 after 2018's Spider-Man. We're not exactly sure what the deal is between Marvel and Sony that is making this happen, but we do know it's years since we heard anything about The Avengers Project game being developed by Crystal Dynamics. Hopefully that won't be an exclusive once more of it is shown.


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James Alix Michel (født 18. august 1944) er en seychellisk socialistisk politiker, der var præsident for Seychellerne fra 2004 til 2016.

Biografi
Michel startede sit professionelle liv som lærer, men efter åbningen af øen til turisme og opførelsen af en international lufthavn i Mahé i 1971, engagerede Michel sig i denne mere lukrative aktivitet. Han blev del af Seychellernes Folkeparti (SPPF) kort før Seychellerne blev uafhængig i 1976.

Efter kuppet, der bragte France-Albert Rene til magten 5. juni 1977, overtog Michel de vigtigste ministerstillinger. Michel forsøgte at fremme og indføre et mere åbent demokrati. I 1993 fandt det første flertalsvalg sted siden kuppet. Resultaterne af denne demokratisering er dog ikke overbevisende: pressen er fortsat kontrolleret, og ifølge oppositionen er valgene rigget.

I 1996 blev Michel udnævnt til næstformand af France-Albert René og erstattede René som præsident efter han trak sig tilbage 14. april 2004.

Michel, som kandidat for Den Progressive Folkefront af Seychellerne, blev vagt i den første runde af præsidentvalget den 28., 29. og 30. juli 2006 med omkring 54% af de 56.000 stemmer, mod 46% til hans hovedmodstander, den anglikanske præst af Seychellernes Nationalparti, Wavel Ramkalawan og omkring 0,6% til advokat Philippe Boulle.

Michel blev genvalgt 19.., 20. og 21. maj 2011, med 55,4% af de afgivne stemmer. Han stillede op for tredje og sidste gang i december 2015 og vandt under anden runde med 50,15% af stemmerne.

Efter Lepep-partiets nederlag i parlamentsvalget i september 2016 opsagde James Michel sin stilling som præsident 27. september 2016. Den 16. oktober blev han erstattet af hans næstformand, Danny Faure.

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Why is Luck still in!?!?!?
Hines takes a big shot pretty much every time he gets tackled. Worried about his longevity if he doesnt learn to protect himself.
It will make players not bend way over and hit with their head anymore. It hurts the team. The NFL wants it completely out of the game.
So the defensive player is just supposed to stand up and take a shot to his ribs. They say they are going to call it against the RBs, but so far that has not been the case.
This OL not getting the job done .
Lots of work to do on offense all around. O-line still allowing pressure and guys not getting open.
Yup, one thing I saw from his college tape was that he takes so many unnecessary hits.
Exactly, and coaches can point to the NFL when teaching 'heads up' play. Bend from knees, not waist, eyes up, head off center.
If it is with a helmet, the RB will get the flag. Plus, the DB has to get low from knees, not the waist.
Get Luck out of there. He doesn't have it tonight. Try again next week.
It appears that way lol.
Luck has to build up his chemistry with Rogers. They would both benefit from it. He flashed open late on that last sack.
True but that last sack was all on Luck holding on to the ball way too long.
Yeah I really like him and Leonard as new additions to the D.
If it is with a helmet, the RB will get the flag.
Not from what I've seen. There have been multiple instances when the offensive player has lowered their head first and nothing was called.
I loved the Leonard pick but man, I didn't even think he'd look this good this quickly.
Colts offense is pretty anemic. Take out Doyle and TY and we have basically nothing except a really good left guard and a QB who won't survive to see his 30's.
That's why there are lawsuits against the NFL. Previously not being proactive at reducing dangerous conditions. Thus the helmet and kick off rules this year.
Told you guys Wilkins would be in when Luck came out.
Good job JB to Chester.
See what I mean about Rogers? He should be Luck's security blanket & TY the take the top off guy.
Wilkins is a beast and deserved first team reps tonight.
If it s helmet to helmet, D will get flag because RB is determined to be going into protect mode. D never is in defenseless position, thus never ion protect mode. They are in strike mode.
Why is Wilkins not getting snaps with the 1's!?


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LAST-SECOND FIELD GOAL LIFTS NOTRE DAME PAST NAVY
D.J. Fitzpatrick kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give Notre Dame (3-6) a 27-24 victory over Navy (6-4) on Saturday, extending the Irish's NCAA record for consecutive wins against one team to 40.
Julius Jones ran for 221 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Irish, who ended a three-game home losing streak -- just the fifth such streak in school history -- and avoided tying the school record of four straight home loses set in 1960.
Kyle Eckel scored on runs of 1 and 5 yards in the second half to give Navy a chance at the upset, but the Midshipmen, who haven't beaten the Irish since 1963, came up short just as they did last year and in 1999 and 1997.
GAGLIARDI SETS COACHING MARK WITH 409TH WIN
John Gagliardi became college football's career victory leader when host St. John's (Minn.) rallied to beat Bethel 29-26. Gagliardi, in his 55th season and his 51st at the Division III liberal arts school in central Minnesota, got his 409th victory. He passed Eddie Robinson, who retired in 1997 after winning 408 games with Division I-AA Grambling State. Ryan Keating's fourth touchdown pass, a 10-yard toss to Josh Nelson, gave the Johnnies the lead with 2:03 remaining. St. John's (9-0, 8-0) also clinched the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, its 10th in the past 13 years.
AIR FORCE EXTENDS ARMY'S MISERY
Joey Ashcroft hit three field goals and Marchello Graddy recovered three fumbles, leading Air Force (7-3) to a 31-3 win over Army (0-10) that extended the nation's longest losing streak to 12 games. Army had six turnovers and just 199 total yards to match the worst start in school history (1973). The Black Knights have won once in 22 games and haven't beaten Air Force on the road since 1977, a span of 13 games.
SAN DIEGO STATE WINS LOW-SCORING AFFAIR
Quarterback Adam Hall threw a touchdown pass in the first quarter to lead San Diego State (5-5, 2-3 Mountain West Conference) past host UNLV (5-5, 1-4) 7-0.
ELSEWHERE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Wes Zunker's 33-yard field goal as time expired gave host New Mexico (6-4, 3-2) a 37-34 victory over Colorado State (5-5, 2-3) late Friday night.
SOUTHERN MISS BREEZES PAST HOUSTON
Dustin Almond threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns as Southern Miss (6-3, 5-0 Conference USA) beat host Houston (5-4, 2-3) 31-10.
ELSEWHERE IN CONFERENCE-USA
J.P. Losman threw three touchdown passes and Jovon Jackson ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns as Tulane (4-6, 2-4) held off host UAB (4-6, 3-3) 38-24. . . . Gino Guidugli passed for 332 yards and three touchdowns and host Cincinnati (5-4) rallied to beat Division I-AA Rhode Island (3-7) 31-24.
PINEGAR LEADS FRESNO STATE PAST NEVADA
Paul Pinegar passed for 184 yards and a touchdown, to lead Fresno State (6-4, 4-2 Western Athletic Conference) past host Nevada (5-5, 3-2) 27-10.
ELSEWHERE IN THE WAC
James Kilian threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Landrum with 57 seconds left as Tulsa (6-4, 4-2) beat host Rice (2-7, 2-3) 31-28. . . . Luke McCown threw two touchdown passes as host Louisiana Tech (5-5, 3-3) rolled to a 41-6 victory over SMU (0-10, 0-7). . . . Scott Rislov threw for 543 yards and seven touchdowns as San Jose State (3-6, 2-4) beat host UTEP (2-8, 1-4) 69-41.
NORTH TEXAS EXTENDS LEAGUE WINNING STREAK TO 15
Scott Hall threw for two touchdowns as North Texas (7-3, 5-0 Sun Belt) beat host Louisiana-Monroe (1-9, 1-4) 28-26 for its 15th consecutive league win.
ELSEWHERE IN THE SUN BELT
Elliot Jacobs tossed two touchdown passes and the Arkansas State defense forced two fourth-quarter turnovers as the host Indians (5-3, 3-2) edged Idaho (1-9, 1-4) 24-23. . . . Antwain Spann's 45-yard blocked field goal return ended a 29-point second quarter outburst by host Louisiana-Lafayette, which beat I-AA Florida International (2-8) 43-10 in what was designated as a league game for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-8, 3-3). . . . Host Middle Tennessee State (3-7, 3-2) earned a 27-20 win over Troy State (4-7), which becomes a Sun Belt member next season.


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I strongly recommend using a desktop environment or window manager that has no animation effects. Animation is just too bandwidth consuming. I'm using lightdm as display manager and i3 as window manager. No desktop environment present.
In general, install the packages that provide executable tigervncpasswd and x0tigervncserver.
Try to connect to server's 5900 port with your VNC client, the connection should be successful.
I've received "No protocol specified" error message which prevented me from launching x0vncserver. This might be related to an X server authentication problem. Running x0vncserver from desktop session should solve it.


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Do you stumble upon something new every now and then, even though you have been training for several years now and you know seemingly every exercise in the book? Awesome! There is nothing more boring than doing the same exercises or the same training equipment every single time.
And if you are new to training you should be glad you hear the following tips already at the start of your lifting career.
Following this motto you should start thinking outside the classic strength exercise patterns.
Sure, deadlifts, squats, and bench presses are reliable guarantees of success if you want to achieve strength gains and performance improvements. We at aerobis also like to implement these exercises into our training plans because they have proven their worth for centuries. However, most of us aren't athletes but regular Joes and Jennys! All we want is lift something up, carry stuff, climb stairs, or crouch through our garden to keep it from turning into a middle-European jungle.
Nowadays, the requirement profile is simply different for city dwellers like us. Instead of having to travel several kilometers by foot every day we have cars, trains, and escalators. Instead of spending 10 to 12 hours each day with hard physical labour outdoors we mostly sit and work with our brains. Sure, there are still quite a few people that carry on a craft which challenges their bodies in various ways and in significant intensity. This, however, isn't the norm any more in our modern society. There are always more machines, tools, and processes that shift the demands of regular Joe's job from physical to only mental.
What suffers most from this shift is natural movement! Muscles shrivel, joints become inflexible, and the organism looses its drive.
To equalize this development we should engage in sports.
"Wow! That's the revelation of this blog!" some of you might say.
Are deadlifts, squats, and bench presses really the means of choice for regular gym-goers?
Since most of us aren't challenged physically in their day-to-day life we should implement one important aspect into our training routine: mobility and coordination training and exercising compund movements.
You can actually achieve the biggest effects on health and wellbeing by training holistically. The more you specialize the less you do for your general fitness.
So what could be a possible approach?
Start by trying to combine basic exercises. With this method you can escape the rigidity of the classic exercises and profit from variety, new training impulses, and full body training.
The great thing about this exercise is the fact that your are targeting a big muscle group. Additonally, you can find pushing, pulling, and rotating elements in this movement. THis will improve the interaction of different muscles and muscle groups and your coordination.
This exercise challenges your core stability and your balance. Additionally, you strengthen your legs even more thanks to the additional weight and the dynamic movements.
You´ll find more Suspension Training exercises on our dedicated page.
A great exercise that requires your cardiovascular system to work hard. You also have great training impulses for the working leg, your complete front muscle chain, the hip flexors, and the shoulder girdle.
These three exercises are guaranteed to enrich your training plan! Try it and enjoy the increased performance!


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Q: Green's theorem -- Greatest Work Done Among all smooth, simple closed curves in the plane, oriented counterclockwise, find the one along which the work done by:
$F = <\frac14x^2y + \frac13y^3, x>$
is greatest. Hint: where is curl $F \cdot k$ positive?
I tried evaluating Green's theorem but get stuck, and am not sure how to find the maximum work.

A: Take the curl of $F$ and find its $z$-component: $$k\cdot\nabla\times F = k\cdot\langle 0,0,1-\frac{x^2}{4}-y^2\rangle=1-\frac{x^2}{4}-y^2,$$
which is non-negative in the region bounded by the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4}+y^2=1$. This is the region of integration that maximizes the double integral, and thus by Stokes' its bounding curve (the ellipse) maximizes the work.


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Q: How can I get a response with the following page in requests? There is a FIPS website with all registered patents. It works like this: a form is filled in, which determines in which databases the search will take place at https://www.fips.ru/iiss/db.xhtml , then after the post request and pressing submit "go to search" it goes to https: / /www.fips.ru/iiss/search.xhtml with a new form and a new submit. Below is my code
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post_url = 'https://new.fips.ru/iiss/db.xhtml'

with requests.Session() as s:
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Are Conferences Worthwhile?
May 1, 2018 / piquemyinterestblog
In our age of global interconnectivity, is it still valuable to organise and attend scientific conferences? While international conferences each sap >$100k out of the research funding kitty, they foster a vital skill that can't be quantified in any currency.
Essay by Jordan Pennells
The very essence of scientific advancement is based on the progression of knowledge by standing on the shoulders of giants; we build upon pre-existing knowledge to further the collective scientific community. To facilitate this process, especially important prior to the current age of global interconnectivity, was to formally congregate in one specific location to share the scientific work of many.
While the need to meet in the flesh is no longer as imperative, this practise remains, if not becoming more prevalent and fragmented into smaller scientific communities. In fact, there were at least 24 international scientific conferences in Australia in 2016, and 437 worldwide. A ball park figure for the operational costs of these conferences, accounting for guest registration, venue hire, catering and marketing expenses (all of which ultimately come out of the research funding kitty – not including flight, accommodation and miscellaneous costs forked out by the individual) is approximately AUD$100,000 per conference. That results in conference costs of around $2.4M to $43.7M for Australian and international conferences in 2016, respectively. Even with the steep costs associated with running and attending conferences, it is difficult to argue for their abolishment.
While others will say that conferences provide benefits of networking opportunities, critical scientific analysis and developing effective science communication, I'm here to present an alternative but more impactful benefit; the art of cross-disciplinary innovation. Cross-disciplinary skills involve the ability to think of the broad concepts, ramifications and opportunities of research across multiple fields.
I propose that "technomimetics", currently defined in the field of supramolecular chemistry as synthetic molecular systems made to mimic the action of mechanical devices, such as motors, gears or tweezers, should be extended to cover innovations built upon technological discoveries from other fields. The most notable example of this phenomenon is next generation sequencing of the human genome. Through mimicking the miniaturisation of transistors that enabled the fabrication of high performance computer chips, the miniaturisation of many densely packed DNA probes on a biochip set in motion the development of high throughput gene reading devices.
Similarly, a discovery in the field of microbial immunology in 2013 gave rise to the most significant genetic technology of the decade; the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9. CRISPR was realised through the insight of researchers to adapt immunological concepts between bacteria and bacterial viruses into a human-compatible gene editing tool. Without the merging of microbiology and biomedicine, or computer science and genetics, these major innovations would not be possible.
While the organisation of conferences results in a sizeable chunk taking out of the funding kitty, it is a necessary investment to foster interdisciplinary skills that will ultimately provide groundbreaking scientific advancements. A compromise in this situation is to decrease the number of conferences taking place each year, resulting in larger, aggregated conferences that reduce their overall operation cost and facilitate the development of inter-disciplinary skills for scientists. Being able to visualise academic cross-over, standing on the shoulder of giant innovations in other fields, makes accessible incredible technological breakthroughs.
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Jennifer Nettles Weighs in on Sexual Assault Allegations in the Entertainment World
Wendy Hermanson Published: December 3, 2017
Many women in entertainment are giving their opinions on the recent number of sexual assault and harassment allegations in the news lately, and Jennifer Nettles -- who's been a working musician since her college years -- is adding her voice and support to the mix.
The Sugarland singer and solo artist told People Country that the flood of stories coming to light aren't surprising. "All you need is a catalyst for this, in the sense that there were a couple of women who were brave enough to stand up and make their story known," she noted.
"Women don't come out and speak their truth because many times they aren't believed, and that then adds insult to the injury of the pain you've already experienced," Nettles added. "I think the fact that women started to be believed, they all started to feel empowered as a community, they started to feel empowered to support each other and say 'Yes, come out and tell your stories and speak your truth, because if we don't bring this darkness to the light, it will continue.
"The more light we shine on it, the more people will be able to see and go, oh, this is really pervasive throughout our culture."
When asked if she finds the number of accusations stemming from the entertainment world to be troubling in particular, Nettles took a practical view: "It's not surprising to me because it doesn't surprise me in general," she said. "The entertainment industry is just a microcosm of the bigger macro. We're not any different. There's sexual harrassment, and sexual violations and rape that goes on across the board regardless of the industry or how and where it happens in life. It just so happens that this particular industry is very visible."
Nettles herself has no intention of retiring from the industry. She recently announced that she and her Sugarland partner Kristian Bush have decided to reunite and join forces after four years of separate solo projects.
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Beautiful autumn outing in the North Cascades.
Thanks to a dry, sunny spell of weather the trails were in good condition. We hiked in on Thunder Creek trail, then took a side trail to Neve Camp. From our campsites, we hiked back to the junction where Thunder Creek trail meets Panther Creek trail and the latter ascends to Fourth of July Pass. No snow, no ice, a couple of fallen trees that could be stepped over or dodged pretty easily.
When our group congregated at 9:00am on Saturday, 10/6/18, at the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount, there weren't many people in line for permits. (Since the reservation season has ended as of Sept. 30, only walk-up permits were available.) We were able to obtain a permit to camp at 2 sites at Neve camp on the Thunder Creek trail. Some of the other options I'd researched for Thunder Creek or nearby trails (Panther Creek, Big Beaver via Ross Lake) weren't available, some were but since as per park rules each campsite only accommodates 4 people and our group numbered 6, we needed a spot with 2 campsites.
Colonial Creek campground had already closed for the season but parking was still available there for overnight backpackers and day use. You still have to walk through the campground a bit to reach the amphitheater and the actual trailhead for Thunder Creek.
Thunder Creek is a pleasant, gently rolling trail with a large, sturdy bridge about 1.5 miles in. After you cross the creek, there is the Thunder Creek camp area - great for families and novices, I'd say! Continuing on the Thunder Creek, you'll soon reach a signpost for the junction with the Panther Creek trail. It just points the way to 4th of July Pass though (doesn't actually say Panther Creek trail on it.) About .5 mi after this junction, another signpost marks the side trail that descends towards Thunder Creek to the Neve camp area's 3 dispersed sites and pit toilet.
Neve campsites are pleasant, forested, and feature a fire ring plus flat spaces for tents. You'll hear the creek murmuring in the distance during your stay. The toilet is a wooden box over a pit, but private enough since it's not near any campsites. FYI: Darkness falls earlier at Neve since not only are you in fairly dense woods, but you're also at the bottom of a valley - so it was dim at camp well before the sun set.
OK, back to Saturday: after setting up camp at Neve and having lunch, we did an outing to 4th of July Pass and reached the camping area up there. This was about 3 miles with 2200 feet of elevation gain from Neve. A grind, but a scenic destination! We took a leisurely break up there to enjoy the glacier views and sun. The photo attached to this trip report was taken up there. A quick descent back to camp, then dinner, then (since conditions permitted) we were able to enjoy a small campfire using wood we had collected from the 4th of July Pass area, which was much drier. We followed park rules and only collected dead and downed wood. Although Sunday dawned gray and cloudy, it didn't rain until everyone was back at the Colonial Creek campground at their cars. One member of our group collected a few mushrooms (gathering up to 1 liter of mushrooms are permitted by park rules).
All in all, I very much enjoyed leading this backpacking trip with Jim Orsi's assistance and I think we all enjoyed this outing to the North Cascades. This was listed as a beginner-friendly trip and I'd recommend it as a good skills-building destination.


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BREAKING NEWS: Janet Jackson Was 'ABUSED' By Her MUSLIM BILLIONAIRE Husband . . . Listen To What He ALLEGEDLY Did To Janet!!!
MTO Staff
People Magazine is claiming that Janet Jackson was "abused" by her ex-husband Wissam. Here's what they are saying:
Janet Jackson's older brother Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson claims that his sister suffered "verbal abuse" and felt like "a prisoner in her own home" during her marriage to London-based Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana. The businessman's attorneys issued a responding statement saying he will not be responding to the "particular and deeply hurtful allegations."
And here's Janet's best friend and creative director Gil is on twitter - appearing to confirm the articles validity:


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Serres on Critique
Some really valuable observations by Serres on critique in Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time.
To press home my plea to dispense with judging, let me say a word about the philosophies that, seen from afar, made me run in the opposite direction– although they occupied my contemporaries, fascinating them for a long time. These are the philosophies Paul Ricoeur classified in the order or class of suspicion.
I was turned off for two reasons. For one, these philosophies took up a position like spying, like looking over the shoulder of someone with something to hide. This position immediately invokes a third person, who in turn looks over the shoulder of the second, who now is also under suspicion, and so on, ad infinitum. This argument , a renewed version of the third man, opens up a vista of ongoing cunningness, like a succession of policemen and felons. As a result, philosophy becomes like a police state; in fact, every police force requires another police force to police it. When a policing body is looking over a person's shoulder, assessing his heart and innermost workings, are we to suppose that this policing body has neither a shoulder of its own, nor heart, nor innermost workings? This launches us into a "detective" logic. And the best detective is the one who is never interrogated, who places himself in a position beyond suspicion.
The critic's ultimate goal is to escape all possible criticism, to be beyond criticism. He looks over everyone else's shoulder and persuades everyone that he has no shoulder [Laurelle?]. That he has no heart. He asks all the questions so that none can be asked of him. In other words, the best policeman is the most intelligent fellow. Critical philosophy ends with Inspector Dupin, who is invulnerable to it.
Better yet, what would you call the only person who could be imagined as looking over everyone's shoulder, without having a shoulder of his own? God. So beware of philosophies that put he who practices them in the august position of always being right, of always being the wisest, the most intelligent, and the strongest. These philosophies always and eternally come down to strategies of war. (133 – 134).
Serres Nails It
Some gorgeous passages from Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time:
Either science must develop its own intrinsic epistemology, in which case it is a question of science and not of epistemology, or else it's a matter of external annotation– at best redundant and useless, at worst a commentary or even publicity. (14)
…I am driven by a strong disinclination to 'belong' to any group, because it has always seemed to require excluding and killing those who don't belong to the sect. I have an almost physical horror of the libidinous drive to belong. You will notice that this drive is rarely analyzed as such, since it supports all ambitions and serves up the most widespread morality. (20)
…We must define a perversion of the idea of what's important, what's serious. Repetition is serious in the beginning, but later it is not…. It's only seriously during apprenticeship… Philosophy's focus on its history can become prejudicial to the independent exercise of philosophy, although it is necessary and excellent as training. Interpretation is only the beginning of philosophy. In a certain sense, students should not stay in school. The only serious thing is invention. (22)
Technical vocabulary seems even immoral: it prevents the majority from participating in the conversation, it elimnates rather than welcomes, and further, it lies in order to express in a more complex way things that are often simple. It doesn't necessarily lie in its content but in its form, or, more precisely, in the rules of the game it imposes. You can almost always find a lucid way to express delicate or transcendent things. (25)
Epistemology requires one to learn science in order to commentate it badly, or worse, in order to recopy it. Scientists themselves are better able to reflect on their material than the best epistemologists in the world– or at least more inventively. (29)
Until very recently, in order to get a teaching credential in philosophy, you had to have earned a certificate in one of the sciences chosen from a list that included mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology– in short, the hard or fairly hard sciences –and ethnology or prehistory, what we might call the softer or more human sciences. Those students of philosophy with no scientific training always chose to take the exam in ethnology or prehistory. This is the reason for philosophers sudden interest– the fad even –for the so-called human, or social, sciences. You [Latour] are right: great intellectual movements can often be explained by reasons springing from the sociology of science; one has only to invent an entrance exam, and the corresponding science will exist. (35)
All these things are still seen everywhere today.
Badiou: The Question of Cosmopolitics
As I said in my last post, I find Badiou's political philosophy to be among the most satisfying (Ranciere's would be another). It recognizes the rarity of politics or that not everything is political, refuses the mastery of philosophy, proceeds from an egalitarian maxim, and bases its politics on an affirmation rather than critique. The question that must be posed, however, is what happens to our conception of the political when ecology becomes a site of the political. With ecology, however, we get a fundamental mutation in our understanding of the political. Since the beginning, politics– at least as conceived by the tradition of Western philosophy –has been an affair of humans. To be "cosmopolitical" was simply to be someone that recognized all different human cultures. We see this at work in Badiou's thought as well:
…political sequences are singularities: they do not trace a destiny, nor do they construct a monumental history. Philosophy, however, can distinguish a common feature among them. This feature is that from the people they engage these orientations require nothing but their strict generic humanity. In their principle of action, these orientations take no account of the particularity of interests. They induce a representation of the capacity of the collective which refers its agents to the strictest equality. (Infinite Thought, 70)
He continues,
What does 'equality' signify here? Equality means that a political actor is represented under the sole sign of his or her specifically human capacity. Interest is not a specifically human capacity. All living beings protect their interests as imperative for survival. The capacity which is specifically human is that of thought, and thought is nothing other than that by which the path of truth seizes and traverses the human animal. (71)
The political here is carefully restricted to humans, a point that can be clearly seen everywhere in Badiou's work. This is a point that Badiou himself recognizes. As he recently remarked,
In ecology we can find a new form of the question of change. Maybe it is the idea that we must create something like a modern tradition. You must understand the point clearly: the modern tradition is a tradition by the fact that we preserve the repetition of nature in some sense. […] This is why ecology is not directly inside the classical revolutionary vision. Ecology is something different because it is a traditional revolution. It is a revolution of the tradition itself. Ecology aims to create a new tradition. It does not aim to create a new form of pure progress or of pure becoming. You know it is a very complex and interesting question, this relationship between the sort of will for a new tradition and the revolutionary tradition. So we can say that ecology is the attempt to create a revolution of the revolutionary tradition, it is the attempt to invent a new tradition. (Courtesy of Duane Rousselle, Badiou, Chapter 1– The Subject of Change).
What we see here is a faltering of Badiou's categories or conception of the political. With ecology as a site of the political, the egalitarian declaration no longer quite works. We can, presumably, retain the categories of "subject", "event", and "truth-procedure" as political operators and dimensions, but the axiom of equality becomes more difficult. Please note, that the issue here is not one of criticizing Badiou, but of trying to determine how politics is to be thought today. What does ecology call for us to think in the domain of politics and philosophy? This truly is a revolutionary transformation that is entirely new from the standpoint of the history of political thought and that will require us to rethink all political categories.
If ecology proves so difficult to think politically, then this is because it requires us to take account of ozone holes, coral reefs, garbage heaps, and all the rest. We can no longer restrict ourselves to questions of just arrangements between humans. The question of just social relations remains, but now we've opened on to an entirely different universe of actants that must be thought as well. Such is the question of the shift from politics to, for lack of a better word, genuine "cosmopolitics". Cosmopolitics would not be a multiculturalism, but would be a "multi-speciesism". This is what ecology enjoins us to ask.
I do not intend to answer these questions here, but only to pose them. From Badiou I want to retain the rarity of politics, the theory of events, the notion of a subject as that being that is convoked by an event (or in Guattari's and Sartre's terminology, a collective), and his understanding of truth-procedures. From his politics I want to retain the egalitarian axiom. But as soon as politics shifts to cosmopolitics, the egalitarian axiom encounters limits and we require a new set of axioms for relating to the nonhuman. The question lies in determining just what those axioms might be. We might wish to retain the axiom of equality and say that all organisms should be treated equally, but as Cary Wolfe pointed out to me last week, this 1) lands us back into the worst biopolitics of eugenics, and 2) creates an entire mess once we begin raising questions of inter-species relations between nonhuman species. If, for example, a virus is bringing about the extinction of a particular type of organism, equality would seem to demand that we promote both the virus and the organism nearing extinction. How do we decide?
This is what I know: politics must become cosmpolitical, which is to say, ecological. I also know that politics must be radically egalitarian and anarchic, eschewing hierarchy, the avant-gard, exclusion, and parties. This is what I don't know: How to pose the question of what it means for politics to become ecological or cosmopolitical, what a truth-procedure looks like for a cosmopolitics, and what sorts of axioms it might rest upon. Hopefully this is a little step along the way and others will have some interesting insights– that don't involve talking about Stengers and Latour, as these are questions of real politics, not scholarly footnotes –to contribute to thinking these things.
Badiou: Politics, Philosophy, and Critique
Among the political theories I find most appealing, is that of Badiou's. There are roughly four reasons for this:
First, and perhaps foremost, Badiou does not treat everything as political. For Badiou, politics is only one truth-procedure among others (the three others being love, art, and science. For Badiou, politics is necessarily rare and exceptional. The mere fact that something involves power or exploitation or oppression does not yet make it political. Politics, for Badiou, is something very specific and is not simply or merely the presence of power.
Second, Badiou shares the position of object-oriented ontology in separating ontology and politics. Ontology is one thing, politics is another, art is yet another, and love is yet another. One cannot be reduced to another. Indeed, as Badiou will write in Manifesto for Philosophy,
….philosophy is…the configuration, within thought, of the fact that its four generic conditions (the poem [art], the matheme [science], the political and love) are compossible in the eventful form prescribe the truths of the time, a suspension of philosophy can result from the restriction or blockage of the free play required in order to define a regime of passage, or of intellectual circulation between the truth procedures conditioning philosophy. The most frequent cause of such a blockage is that instead of construct a space of compossibility through which the thinking of time is practiced, philosophy delegates its function to one or other of its conditions, handing over the whole of thought to one generic position. Philosophy is then carried out in the element of its own suppression to the great benefit of that procedure.
I shall call this type of situation a suture. Philosophy is placed in suspension every time it presents itself as being sutured to one of its conditions. (61)
Philosophy suffers whenever it is sutured or reduced to one of its conditions. Moreover, each of the generic truth-procedures suffers when it is sutured to another truth procedure. What Badiou says of art also holds of politics: Art, says Badiou, is characterized by "[i]mmanence", in that it "…is rigorously coextensive with the truths that it generates," and it is characterized by "[s]ingularity" in that "…[t]hese truths are given nowhere else than in art" (Handbook of Inaesthetics, 9). The truths of politics are immanent and singular to politics, and politics is under no condition to be artistic, scientific, or amorous. Likewise, the truths of a love are immanent and singular to that love, and that love is under no condition to be scientific, artistic, or political. Each of the four generic truth-procedures must be given its free reign to elaborate and develop its own immanent and singular truths.
On Cynicism
I've expressed this thought elsewhere and before, but what we need more than ever right now is a skepticism of skepticism, a cynicism towards cynicism. It's not that we should become wide-eyed naifs, believing all that we encounter. No, it's that critique and cynicism, as Sloterdijk noted, have become both the reigning form of ideology and dominant mode of cultural production within the academic humanities. Today what we get is critique upon critique and critiques of critiques, where yet another critique arises to critique these critiques as I'm doing now. Indeed, with Laruelle we get the most radical mode of critique yet, a critique that shows that all thought is ultimately based on a circularity and unfounded decision, that ultimately leads us to a "real-in-the-last-instance" of which we can never speak because to do so would be to introduce yet another circular determination based on an ungrounded decision. We get a real of which we're permitted to say nothing. In all instances we win, showing always how each statement, each claim, each thought, is pervaded by an illegitimate decision, yet we are permitted to say nothing beyond pointing this out. A true Pyrric victory.
We're drunk with critique, cynicism, and skepticism. And in this way, all critique has come to be neutralized. We now know, a priori, that everything we speak of– including our own critiques! –will contain illegitimate assumptions, illicit interests on behalf of the powerful and dominant classes, and unfounded decisions. It is all neutralized in advance. In the culture industry of the academy– and, in particular, the academy that calls itself radical –we will always be able to show that some scandalous desire, ideology, or interest is at work. As a consequence, we become paralyzed. We can say well enough what is wrong with any positive knowledge claim and how any ethical or political proposal conceals hidden interests and despicable forms of oppression and inequality, we can show, like the theologians, how everything is stained by sin, yet we can make no positive proposals. Our sole and single ethical prescription becomes "make no claim, make no proposal, judge no thing." Our business– and it is a business, a tenure business –comes to consist in showing that everything is stained and dirty.
In a strange way, we thus become the mirror image of the theologians, yet with the caveat that where they can commit by virtue of their belief in a transcendent term– a horrific God that would condemn trillions to eternal suffering –we can say nothing. Like the theologians we find sin in everything, seeing all as fallen. Like the theologians or the fundamentalist freaks of today, we discard all science as really being masked strategems of power, of interest, that are ultimately constructed and without any truth. We thus strangely find ourselves in the same camp as the climate change denialists, the creationists who use their skepticism as a tool to dismiss evolutionary theory, and those that would treat economic theories as mere theories in the pejorative sense and continue to hold to their neoliberal economics despite the existence of any evidence supporting its claims. We critique everything and yet leave everything intact.
The point is not to abandon the project of critique. We've all heard the critiques of Marx, Freud, and Nietzsche, of the gender theorists, of the post-colonial theorists, of Bourdieu and his critique of the scholastic disposition (academia and academics), of the Derrideans, the semioticians, and a host of others. These critiques, at this point, are complete. They no longer shock. As Lacan observed in "Position of the Unconscious" in Ecrits, the formations of the unconscious shift and respond to our interpretations of the unconscious. The point is that today we need to find the will to believe a little, to affirm a little, and to commit a little. Marx called for "the ruthless critique of all existing things", yet that stance has today become the most reactionary and ineffectual position at all. In the absence of daring to affirm certain things as real and true, we leave all intact as it is. Only where we abandon our foundationalist, obsessional assumptions, our desire to have the truth before we pursue the truth, our intoxication with epistemology, will we be able to move beyond this paralysis.
Posthuman Conundrums
Today I heard a commentary on the American public radio station NPR that made my blood boil red. Remarking on the recent scandal and out of court settlement between the US government and SPCS on charges for money laundering, the commentator argued that the bank shouldn't be held to standard fraud charges because "banks don't commit fraud, people commit fraud." Why is this so galling? Because in 2010, the American Supreme Court decided that corporations, unions, and various other groups are people and therefore have a right to free speech through their campaign contributions. In other words, the Supreme Court took a posthuman turn, recognizing the existence of other beings beyond the human (corporations, unions, activist groups, etc). Well enough. We shouldn't begin from the premise that posthumanism entails what is good. It recognizes reality in recognizing that there are nonhumans with their own interests and that there are "aliens among us" already in the form of intelligent cognitive beings that might depend on humans but which are not themselves humans (a central theme of Kafka's literature).
So what's the problem here? On the one hand we're told that these alien beings are persons (not the same as humans) and therefore are entitled to the rights of free speech through their campaign contributions; while on the other hand we're being told that when such "persons" commit fraudulent crimes they shouldn't be held accountable because only humans commit crimes, not banks (which the Supreme Court already defined as persons). You can't have it both ways. If we recognize a corporation as a person, then they should be subject– whatever the economic cost –to all the same laws and penalties as any other person. We should make the bank go before a court and upon finding it guilty, place a form or document in jail that prevents them from practicing business or any other interactions over the course of their sentence. If a state has capital punishment, we should be able to execute a corporation, union, or any other organization. If they are persons, we should be able to put them in solitary confinement. Indeed, we should be able to examine their mental fitness and institutionalize them, demanding therapy.
If we are to be posthumans, then we really have to be posthumans. We have to consider the ethical machines of nonhuman machines such as animals and corporations, and we must also subject these other machines to our ethical and political machines. We need to have serious discussions about the rights of these various entities and develop our incorporeal government machines accordingly. The worst part of this whole story is that no one will be held accountable. The bank won't be brought up on charges because the governments fear that it would have too much of an economic impact and "because banks don't commit fraud, people do". The bankers won't be held accountable because it is believed the banks did it. That 1 billion dollar settlement? It's coming out of the pockets of shareholders. No one that matters is held accountable because we're playing a double game as to just what counts as a "person" or "agent". What a world we live in.
Digital Humanities Interview Project
A great set of interviews on digital humanities conducted by Alex Reid's graduate students, including one by me. Check it out here!


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Home » Senate committee advances bill removing certain public notice requirements in newspapers
Senate committee advances bill removing certain public notice requirements in newspapers
Tom Coulter with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, from the Wyoming News Exchange
By Tom Coulter
CHEYENNE – A Senate committee advanced a bill Thursday that would remove some of the public notices that local governments are required to publish in newspapers, instead making cities and counties provide them on their websites.
Senate File 17, which has the support of the Wyoming County Commissioners Association and the Wyoming Association of Municipalities, was largely pitched as a way for local governments to save on publishing costs amid ongoing budget crunches. The proposal would remove the requirement for them to pay to publish employees' annual salaries and meeting minutes in at least one local newspaper. Towns and counties would instead have to keep the information on their official websites.
During the committee's discussion, WCCA Executive Director Jerimiah Rieman estimated counties pay roughly $400,000 annually for the public notices addressed in the bill. That accounts for less than 1% to 2% of many counties' budgets.
He also argued the proposal would not lessen the transparency of local governments.
"One of the things that we asked for, and it was incorporated into this bill, is a requirement that we actually provide the information to the newspaper, regardless of whether it has to be published, so we will be providing that," Rieman said. "In terms of transparency, counties, like other governmental bodies, are required to provide this information to the public at request, whether that's in hard copy or in electronic form, so I'm going to assure you that we will not be shirking our responsibilities in the transparency arena."
Some representatives of the press who testified disagreed.
Jen Hicks, owner of the Buffalo Bulletin and vice president of the Wyoming Press Association, argued public notices in newspapers are one of the best ways to let the public see how the government is conducting its business.
"When you put the fox in charge of the hen house, it's easy to see how accountability and transparency is lost," Hicks said. "I really feel that by publishing notices, meeting minutes and salaries in Wyoming newspapers, local governing bodies do a justice to the people's time and resources by allowing people to see how and where those resources are going."
Hicks estimated that the required legal notices, including some that wouldn't be removed under the bill, account for less than 5% of net revenue for the Johnson County newspaper.
The revenue hit to local newspapers from the bill could vary widely, and lawmakers on the Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee were most concerned with the bill's impact on the state's smallest publications.
Matt Adelman, publisher of the Douglas Budget and the Glenrock Independent, said he heard from a woman last week who learned from a couple of friends that her name was in the public notices, and she wanted to get hold of that information.
In response, Adelman set her up with a free subscription, and she was able to find the posting easily.
"Her point was the newspaper was the one spot she knew to call to find public information on a public notice," Adelman said. "She was thrilled to be able to find what she needed quickly and easily on our website. She would never have even known to look if it hadn't been printed in the paper."
Adelman described the print revenue from public notices as the "lifeblood" of the Glenrock Independent and papers of similar sizes, especially during economic downturns. By comparison, the revenue hit to local governments is relatively minuscule, he said.
"There are times that that's the only source keeping (us) alive for a couple months at a time," Adelman said. "You will be losing some newspapers if you pass this bill. … You pull public notices from the Douglas Budget, you're not going to kill the paper, same with the Buffalo Bulletin, but in small, small communities, you're probably going to have a significant impact."
Jim Wood, a publisher with Wyoming Newspapers Inc., which includes papers in Torrington, Wheatland, Lingle, Guernsey and Lusk, echoed Adelman's concerns, stating the bill's effects would be "substantial" for his smallest publications. He also said the notices can sometimes generate public input that actually leads to more savings than would be created by the bill.
"I think the savings can come from members in the community who see something posted in the newspaper ... they have ideas that they can pass on to their city council members, their county commissioners and others (for) ways that can save more money than you're going to save with half a percent of the budget if you cut legal notice of publication out of newspapers," Wood said.
Others who testified worried about what kind of message would be sent by passing Senate File 17.
Chris Merrill, executive director of the Equality State Policy Center, said the current law sends a direct message to local governments: it is incumbent upon them to provide the public with some basic information.
"It seems to me that the implicit message in the bill before you today as drafted is different," Merrill said. "It's saying, 'People, it's now incumbent on you to remember to get on a computer and regularly monitor the websites of your municipalities and counties.' I believe the existing law is better ... because it doesn't ask regular people to be journalists, and it doesn't require them to figure out how and where to find this important information."
Dave Fraser, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities, emphasized the bill only deals with the publication of meeting minutes and employee salaries, rather than all public notice requirements.
"I think this bill not only take steps to modernize the way we communicate with the people and actually reflect more closely how we actually do communicate these days," Fraser said. "I also think it's narrowly focused enough to really target an area that really could be argued to be more transparent when published 24/7 on the city's website."
Fraser did not have an exact figure for how much cities and towns spend on the notice requirements, but added it was not insignificant.
Although the committee advanced the bill by a 4-1 vote, multiple senators expressed hesitations over it in the long run.
Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower, who chairs the committee, said he thought it was worth bringing the proposal to the Senate floor to discuss possible solutions, but added he would likely vote against the proposal when it comes to the full chamber.
With the committee's approval, SF 17 could be heard by the Senate when the Legislature meets for its in-person session starting March 1.
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I'm back on it this week at Slimming World and feeling positive about losing the weight I gained last week. I'm still battling the sweet cravings though and am fighting against the urge to fall back on my old ways of, 'if you can't have sleep have sugar.' Today I had terrible chocolate cravings but didn't want to fall at the first hurdle. I decided to get creative and make some 1 syn cheesecakes instead. They were tasty, not quite a family sized bar of galaxy caramel but they definitely curbed the sweet cravings. They worked out at 1 syn each but the recipe makes 2… and I ate them both!
The base is an almost cakey texture and the topping is creamy and chocolatey.
These work out at 1 syn each if you use half of your HexB fot the ryvita.
If not using half your HexB they are 2.5 syns each.
Fruit of your choice to decorate.
Crush the Ryvitas to form fine crumbs.
Mix half a tsp of the hot chocolate powder with a tsp of water to form a smooth paste.
Split the Ryvita between two ramakins and then add the chocolate/water mix. Mix well and press firmly down into the bottom of the ramakins.
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(Reuters) – The mother of a gay California Boy Scout denied an Eagle award because of his sexual orientation is fighting to overturn the decision before he turns 18, the cut-off date for the organization's highest honor.
Ryan Andresen's mother, Karen, said the scoutmaster of his Troop 212 in Moraga, a San Francisco suburb, had refused to grant Eagle status to Ryan, who has been a scout since age 6, even though he met the requirements.
"His last words were I'd rather resign than sign," Andresen told Reuters.
A petition launched by Andresen on Change.org, an Internet social change platform, calls on his troop to reject the Boy Scouts of America's discriminatory policy against gays and give the California teenager his Eagle rank.
More than 200,000 people had signed the petition by late Friday.
Andresen said her son was staying with friends to avoid publicity, but plans to appear next week on the TV show "Ellen," which is hosted by comedian Ellen DeGeneres and often discusses gay-rights issues.
Andresen said Ryan had been victim of bullying in his troop, and chose as his final Eagle project to create at a local school what he called the "tolerance wall" – a collection of 288 tiles painted by elementary school students depicting acts of kindness.
Ryan surprised even his parents when he came out publicly as gay in July in a mass letter to the troop in which he stood up for another scout who was bullied, Andresen said.
According to its website, the troop is sponsored by a local Presbyterian church and counts more than 75 active members aged 11 to 18. The scoutmaster, listed on the website as Rainer Del Valle, did not respond to an email from Reuters for comment.
Boy Scouts of America spokesman Deron Smith indicated in a statement that Andresen's Boy Scouts membership had been revoked.
"This scout proactively notified his unit leadership and Eagle Scout counselor that he does not agree to scouting's principle of "duty to God" and does not meet scouting's membership standard on sexual orientation," the statement said.
The Boy Scouts of America has come under public pressure on the issue since May when an Ohio lesbian, who was suddenly ejected from her troop, started a petition on Change.org for her reinstatement and an overhaul of the anti-gay policy.
Subsequently, two Boy Scouts board members, the CEOs of telecoms company AT&T and accounting firm Ernst&Young, have spoken out against the discrimination. In September, computer chip-maker Intel, the Boy Scouts of America's biggest corporate donor, withdrew its support for the organization, which has about 2.7 million members.


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Chick-fil-A Topples In-N-Out As America's Top Fast Food Joint
By Adam Barnhardt - August 4, 2019 11:50 pm EDT
(Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)
Move along In-N-Out fans, there's a new sheriff in town — Chick-fil-A has toppled the cult classic burger joint in a new study from the team at Food & Wine. As a part of its second annual Market Force study, Food & Wine surveyed over 7,600 fast-food fiends and as one might expect in 2019, the chicken-based chain found itself four full percentage points ahead of the Irvine, California-based burger spot.
The study doesn't technically pit restaurants from different categories head-to-head. Rather, Chick-fil-A finished with a 79 percent Composite Loyalty Index in the study while In-N-Out, last year's champ — finished at 73 percent in the burger category. Also quite surprising was the appearance of Raising Cane's at 78 percent, sending In-N-Out to third place on this year's list.
And this isn't the first honor Chick-fil-A has earned this year. A few weeks back, the chicken spot earned top honors from the American Customer Satisfaction Index for the fourth straight year.
"We are honored by the ranking and grateful to our customers for choosing Chick-fil-A – it's truly our pleasure to serve them," the restaurant told ComicBook.com about its previous honor. "More than 145,000 people represent Chick-fil-A in 2,400 restaurants. This recognition is acknowledgment of their commitment to serving great food with gracious hospitality to our devoted customers."
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