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/**
  @file     rtiow_hittable_container.h
  @brief    checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
  @author   HRYKY
  @version  $Id: hryky-template.l 381 2015-03-14 00:09:09Z hryky.private@gmail.com $
 */
#ifndef RTIOW_HITTABLE_CONTAINER_H_20170116152729310
#define RTIOW_HITTABLE_CONTAINER_H_20170116152729310
#include <vector>
#include <memory>
#include "hryky/tuple.h"
#include "hryky/is_null.h"
#include "./rtiow_ray_segment.h"
#include "./rtiow_hittable_base.h"
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// defines macros
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define hryky_template_param \
	typename RayT, typename RandomizerT, typename ContainerT
#define hryky_template_arg \
	RayT, RandomizerT, ContainerT
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// declares types
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace hryky
{
namespace rtiow
{
namespace hittable
{
	/// checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
	template <hryky_template_param>
	class Container;

} // namespace hittable
} // namespace rtiow
} // namespace hryky
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// declares classes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
  @brief checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
 */
template <
	typename RayT = hryky::rtiow::ray::Base<>
	, typename RandomizerT = hryky::rtiow::Randomizer<>
	, typename ContainerT = ::std::vector<
		::std::shared_ptr<hryky::rtiow::hittable::Base<> const> >
>
class hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container
	: public Base<RayT, RandomizerT>
{
public :

	typedef Base<RayT, RandomizerT> base_type;
	typedef typename base_type::ray_type ray_type;
	typedef typename base_type::randomizer_type randomizer_type;
	typedef typename base_type::hit_type hit_type;
	typedef Container<hryky_template_arg> this_type;
	typedef ContainerT container_type;

	/// default constructor.
	Container();

	/// instantiates with a container.
	Container(container_type const & container);

	/// copy constructor.
	Container(this_type const &);

	/// move constructor.
	Container(this_type &&);

	/// destructor.
	~Container();

	/// assignment operator.
	hryky_assign_op;

	/// move assignment operator.
	hryky_move_assign_op;

	/// releases the internal resources.
	void clear();

	/// interchanges the each internal resources of two instances.
	void swap(this_type & src);

	/// outputs the information through stream.
	template <typename StreamT>
	StreamT & write_to(StreamT & out) const;

	/// retrieves the container.
	ContainerT & get();

protected :

private :

	/// checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
	virtual hit_type hit_impl(
		ray_type const & ray, randomizer_type & randomizer) const;

	/// checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
	template <typename InputItr>
	hit_type hit_range(
		ray_type const & ray,
		randomizer_type & randomizer,
		InputItr first,
		InputItr last) const;

	container_type container_;

};
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// specializes classes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace hryky
{
namespace rtiow
{
namespace hittable
{
} // namespace hittable
} // namespace rtiow
} // namespace hryky
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// defines public member functions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
  @brief default constructor.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::Container()
	: container_()
{
}

/**
  @brief instantiates with a container.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::Container(
	container_type const & container)
	: container_(container)
{
}

/**
  @brief copy constructor.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::Container(
	this_type const & rhs)
	: hryky_copy_member(container)
{
}

/**
  @brief move constructor.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::Container(
	this_type && rhs)
	: hryky_move_member(container)
{
}

/**
  @brief destructor.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::~Container()
{
}

/**
  @brief releases the internal resources.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
void hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::clear()
{
	hryky::clear(this->container_);
}

/**
  @brief interchanges the each internal resources of two instances.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
void hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::swap(
	this_type & src)
{
	hryky_swap_member(container);
}

/**
  @brief outputs the information through stream.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
template <typename StreamT>
StreamT &
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::write_to(
	StreamT & out) const
{
	stream::map::Scope<StreamT> const map(out);
	return out;
}

/**
  @brief retrieves the container.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
ContainerT & hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::get()
{
	return this->container_;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// defines protected member functions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// defines private member functions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
  @brief checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
typename hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::hit_type
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::hit_impl(
	ray_type const & ray, randomizer_type & randomizer) const
{
	return this->hit_range(
		ray,
		randomizer,
		this->container_.begin(),
		this->container_.end());
}

/**
  @brief checks if a ray intersects with any hitable objects in container.
 */
template <hryky_template_param>
template <typename InputItr>
typename hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::hit_type
hryky::rtiow::hittable::Container<hryky_template_arg>::hit_range(
	ray_type const & ray,
	randomizer_type & randomizer,
	InputItr first,
	InputItr last) const
{
	InputItr itr = first;
	for (; last != itr; ++itr) {
		auto const hit = (*itr)->hit(ray, randomizer);
		if (hryky_is_null(hit)) {
			continue;
		}

		auto const next = this->hit_range(
			ray::Segment<typename ray_type::coord_type>(
				ray.origin(),
				hit.pos() - ray.origin()),
			randomizer,
			itr + 1u,
			last);

		return hryky_is_null(next) ? hit : next;
	}

	return hit_type();
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// declares global functions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace hryky
{
namespace rtiow
{
namespace hittable
{
} // namespace hittable
} // namespace rtiow
} // namespace hryky
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// defines global functions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// revokes the temporary macros
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#undef hryky_template_param
#undef hryky_template_arg
#endif // RTIOW_HITTABLE_CONTAINER_H_20170116152729310
// end of file


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The night's events began a couple minutes past 6:00P.M. Crisalida-Arts project Manager, David Gonzalez, was host and master of ceremonies for the night. Dr. Lisa Soccio, art director and curator of the Marks Art Center, could be seen fastidiously prepping upcoming performers as Mr. Gonzalez opened the night with a poem he had prepared for the occasion.
About 25 to 30 people were originally expected, but around the climax of the event there was easily 65 to 80 people in attendance. From College of the Desert (COD) students, to COD faculty, and other local students and educators, the audience in attendance was a potpourri of individuals.
A spoken word performance accompanied by electric guitar background music.
Local artist, and Hip-Hop performers such as RowLow, and Mario A. Giant were in attendance and highlighted the event with a poem/performance. Co-Founder of "Teatro de las Chicanas," Chicana and women's rights activist Felicitas Nuñez, also made her way out to Locolandia and presented a lecture on the yonic symbology of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" (The Virgin Mary). Ms. Nuñez related the iconoclastic and syncretistic properties that may be observed in postcolonial Mesoamerican art such as the incorporation of indigenous culture into colonial (European influenced) art, in this case The Virgin Mary.
There was a 15 minute intermission where the folks in attendance were welcomed to tour the Mark's art Gallery and observe Lalo Alcaraz's art that was on display there. Mr. Alcaraz was kind enough to supply College of the Desert with about thirteen original prints of his syndicated comic strip cartoon "La Cucaracha," which may be found on the LA Times Sunday edition, and countless other newspapers across the country.
Initially the event began with folks reciting poems, songs, and/or spoken word orations inspired by one of Mr. Alcaraz's prints on display at the Marks Art Gallery. As the night concluded the event turned into an open mic night as folks who wanted to speak but were not prepared jumped on stage and improvised an oration not necessarily inspired by Mr. Alcaraz's art.
Master of Ceremonies at "Locolandia Live!" David Gonzalez, closing the night with a poem.
The concluding moments leading up to the event's conclusion resembled a jazzed up 1960's beatnik poetry reading as Mr. Gonzalez and two of the other performers (one on an electric guitar, and another playing a homemade drum set configured out of a rectangular wooden box and steal drum appendages) closed the night with a call and response type performance with engaged the audience to become part of the performance. The night concluded with a spoken word poem accompanied by the guitar player and wooden box drummer.


This super simple and fun Montessori inspired spring activity is a great way for children to learn colors, counting, use hand eye coordination, and express creativity. This can of course be done with real flowers, or you can pick up a few bunches of brightly colored flowers from your local dollar store. My Little one absolutely loved being able to arrange and re arrange the flower bouquets, by adding and omitting colors and stems.
Several different color flowers: you can use real flowers or leaves that you pick from a walk or your garden, or, you can use a few bunches of fake flowers from the dollar store.
Once you have your flowers of choice, demonstrate how to assemble the flowers into a vase. My little one usually quickly stops me during my demonstration with an "I know!" Once you have explained how to do this and what the word bouquet is, allow them to freely arrange and re arrange their bouquets. Depending on the amount of flowers you have, you can allow them assemble several vases or jars and let them decorate their play space or the house with their freshly arranged bouquets. They will get a wonderful sense of pride and accomplishment seeing their brightly colored bouquets around the house. This activity is great because they will continue to gravitate to the vases time and time again to re arrange their bouquets.
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Texas Democrats shift to digital state convention amid coronavirus outbreak
The Texas Democratic Party is scrapping plans for an in-person state convention and will instead move the event online amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
The convention was slated to take place in San Antonio from June 4-6. But officials in Bexar County, where San Antonio is located, approved an emergency public health declaration last week barring gatherings of more than 10 people.
"COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our lives," Gilberto Hinojosa, the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, said in a statement. "To keep people safe, engage Texans everywhere, and adapt to the challenges we face, the 2020 Texas Democratic Convention will take place online. Our tactics have changed, but our goals for 2020 have not."
The party said that more details on the virtual convention would be announced next month.
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Hinojosa said that moving the state convention online would also make the event accessible to a larger group of people by removing barriers like travel costs and time off from work.
"Make no mistake, there will be a Texas Democratic Convention, and the Party's business will be done. Next month, there will be additional announcements and detailed instructions for what you can expect at our convention and how participation will occur," he said.
The decision to move the state convention to a digital platform comes as both the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee grapple with how to hold their scheduled nominating conventions this summer if the coronavirus pandemic doesn't subside.
So far, both parties have indicated that they are sticking with existing plans. But a spokesperson for the committee planning the Democratic National Convention said last week that officials were "exploring a range of contingency options" in the event that the current plans proved too risky.
Still, the Texas Democratic Party's decision to move its convention online underscores the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has upended or altered traditional election year events.
Candidates up and down the ballot have called off in-person campaign events in recent weeks and have ramped up digital efforts. And several states have delayed scheduled primaries and caucuses out of concern that in-person voting could risk spreading the virus.
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Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. So he should not oppress him nor should he hand him over to (his satan or to his self which is inclined to evil). Whoever fulfills the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever removes the troubles of his brother, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Allah will cover up his fault on the Day of Resurrection".[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
"المسلم أخو المسلم، لا يظلمه، ولايسلمه، من كان في حاجة أخيه كان الله في حاجته، ومن فرج عن مسلم كربة فرج الله عنه بها كربة من كرب يوم القيامة، ومن ستر مسلمًا ستره الله يوم القيامة"


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Various Food Products were recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination from rodent infestation
The CFIA reported the recall of all food products distributed by Bistak Enterprises Inc. and Bistak Groceries Inc. from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination from rodent infestation. The recalled products include dry foods such as grains, beans, flour; grocery canned goods; fats and oils; drinks; meat products; fish products; baked goods; spices; and milk powder. The recalled products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories. The recall was triggered by a referral from The Saskatchewan Health Authority. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-food-products-recalled-due-possible-salmonella-contamination-rodent?utm_source=r_listserv
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Open source is not an IT solution but a development model
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hat do you think about virtualisation?
Virtualisation is the future of the operating system because it is not just virtualisation to abstract computing cycles. Conceptually, when you start saying that cycles are abstracted away from how they are delivered, it opens a world of possibilities. So, we have multiple efforts underway to address that. But it starts with application mobility and for applications to truly move they need to be certified and supported by the internet service provider.
We have some key technologies around virtualisation and there is huge investment in management tools and in security. We are executing against the vision 'true application mobility' abstracting away from the data centre. It is cheaper to source computing cycles; the question is how you make those applicable at a larger level.
Virtualisation needs a very homogeneous architecture to be effective. How do you react to that?
That is relatively true because when you start thinking of things like application mobility, it's great to say you have this big pool of resources. But I don't know if my application can run in this pool or moved over here. So, one of the key positive things is that we are going forward with this massive base, which is the largest base of certified applications.
We have been very careful to architect our solutions. We are working on two layers of abstraction. One is at the hardware level, a combination of the operating system and virtualisation which makes that possible. I agree with Microsoft that virtualisation has to be a component of the operating system; it cannot be standalone. Now, splitting it and saying that we are going to have 80 per cent of the operating system with 20 per cent that touches the applications, could be desperate. So, again, that's why we see it as a key component. We then have a second layer of abstraction and that's at the application server.
We want to go all the way back conceptually in our business model; we are all about providing value by being open. Abstraction at various layers actually allows much more flexibility.
In this context, where would you fit open source? Also, what is the purpose sought to be achieved by open source technologies?
Open source is not an IT solution but a development model. We believe in a far superior development model to a typical proprietary development model. We are operating at a couple of different levels. One is making open source consumable to the enterprise by taking phenomenal open source projects that are all about innovation. That's the beauty of open source innovation and we put those together into an enterprise-plus product. We make open source a consumable IT enterprise. And we take that innovation once every couple of years, both in the operating system and in the middleware for executing other
We have a very customer focused model and I believe we are successful because of our own business model innovation. Step one of that is enterprise grade software to run mission-critical applications. Step two is defining that in the broader sense of architecture. These can truly reinvent IT architectures and help fully realise the value of this superior development model.
What is likely to be the market for this?
I believe that we are at a fundamental inflection point in IT architecture. It is much cheaper to have massive grids of computing with thinner clients. The questions were at the level of architectural change. IT hardware/software services is a trillion dollar business. If you look at Red Hat Linux, it's the second most prevalent operating system after Microsoft Windows. If you look at enterprise operating system, we have a solid double digit share of server operating systems. According to IDC, the server operating system market was $21 billion in 2007. We are little over $500 million. Obviously, we had services and learning services in Jboss so not all that $500 million was Linux. So, open source fundamentally rips huge cost out.
Some days we get depressed that we have only 2 per cent operating system revenues even though we have a large footprint. We are one of the most profitable public software companies in terms of cash. We can charge dramatically less than our competitors, bring a lot more value to our customers and still be comparatively more profitable.
Is your existing channel going to address this?
I think there is a massive opportunity out there for system integrators to really understand this and take a lead. We are not trying to be another IBM. That's not our business model. Our core competence is building community use of open source. We don't want to have a multi-billion dollar services organisation.
Because if you look at open source and what we are doing as a development model, we are enabling a new architectural paradigm which offers flexibility and huge cost advantages. Companies have to move to that and that in today's times is a huge, multi-trillion dollar opportunity
Would you say that this is going to create opportunities for Indian companies because India clearly has a very major market share?
I think it is a huge opportunity for a couple of reasons. The Indian government has been probably one of, if not the most, enlightened governments around the world in understanding the power of open source -- not just interns of the lower cost but also in terms of knowledge transfer, skills transfer, the flexibility it provides. We have worked very hard here to build large community.
It's our third largest market in terms of contributors to Fedora, which is our Community Linux. We have more Red Hat certified engineers in India with deeper knowledge base and understanding than any other country in the world - more than even the United States.
One thing I found breathtaking is the size and the scope of the IT projects that are being and will be undertaken. .
While we are a fairly enlightened open source kind of a country, of late, there has been a concerted movement by the government to go in for a local version of open sourcing what they call BOSS (Bharat Open Source Software)?
I don't characterise 'free' as a threat. 'Free' is a compliment to what we do. We believe this very deeply as a company, in contrast to many other open source companies and this is why I think we are profitable and others aren't. We fully buy into the open source model. We are successful because of open source, not in spite of open source. Why is open source so powerful, and it is around economics of abundance. That's how the models were built.
So, once you fundamentally believe and buy into that you have a business model. We take this huge, massive global movement called 'Linux' in one of our products and we say we make that enterprise revving. CentOS, which is very well known, works closely with the community. Open source does not say that you have to publish your source code. It says you have to agree to a general public licence (GPL), you have to agree to pass on the source code to your customers if they ask for it.
We fundamentally believe as more people use it, it becomes a more important part of infrastructure. They will also understand the value that we provide. Open source is a development model, it's not a miracle implementation model.
If you look at the Indian context, CentOS is not happening. Your comments.
Given the millions of dollars that we spend every year certifying hardware and software, I find it hard to imagine that it can ultimately be offered for free.
When it comes to really run mission critical applications, I think when people look at it, they realise the millions of dollars of research and development and deep technical relationships that are required across so many different hardware vendors. In the end, when people run applications that require hardware enablement, they think Red Hat.
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Limits Of Human Language No Match For Disgraced Architecture Professor
Patrick Redford
5:14 PM EDT on Oct 7, 2021
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Here's a question most public-facing people have thought about at least once in their professional life: If you are fired for doing something stupid, will you quietly move on, perhaps learning from the experience and working to improve yourself, or will you simply become The Joker? One side of the culture war is stocked with people who've tapped an unfortunate seam of pure resentment and found an unfortunately lucrative living mining it. That work is pretty easy to do. Even the most egregious fuckup can be turned into a brave and doomed stand on principle; any well-deserved discipline can be spun as censorship by the woke authoritarian elite. But not everyone has the courage to take the concept to its logical extreme. Not everyone is like Alejandro Zaera-Polo.
The proper nouns in this story are interesting, though not necessarily critical to an understanding of the broader dynamic of all this, but here they are anyway: Zaera-Polo, a faculty member and controversially appointed former dean of the Princeton School of Architecture who is a renowned expert in building facades, was recently dismissed by the school following a protracted fight over a 2014 incident in which he kinda-sorta plagiarized literally Wikipedia for his contribution to that year's Venice Biennale. As Choire Sicha writes for Curbed, the case isn't that simple, and even the Biennale's organizers took AZP's side when he claimed that "I did incur inadvertently in a few instances of paraphrasis." His slip-up could be interpreted as a procedural error in citation, or as actual plagiarism of actual Wikipedia. Princeton pursued his dismissal. He eventually sued Princeton for defamation after he was removed from the dean's chair, though he stayed on as a faculty member until this summer, when a committee finally, formally voted to give him the boot.
But we are not here to get too bogged down in what Zaera-Polo did or did not do vis-a-vis Wikipedia, which is honestly not very interesting. We are interested in how he chose to defend himself. AZP dropped a seven-part, five-and-a-half-hour self-branded "Gonzo Ethnography Of Academic Authority," which is as overstuffed and impenetrable as its name suggests. This was accompanied by a document entitled "The Fascisms of Difference in the Post-truth University," which begins with a lament about being canceled by the woke mob alongside Woodrow Wilson and goes on to chalk the process of his firing up to "postmodernist, relativist dilettantism." He really gets into the weeds here, as you can see by whatever the hell this is.
Man what.
AZP's beef, such that it can be untangled from the chunky bolus of text and video he disgorged here, is that he was canceled by his elite wokelord bosses—in his words, "opaque committees that cover up and exonerate each other with the ultimate aim of protecting the authorities, at the expense of truth, the rules, and academic freedom." It is at this point that you should remind yourself that the issue in question is whether or not he lifted some lines from Wikipedia.
That point gets obfuscated early and often, and in the course of his meandering defense, AZP reveals himself to be an absolutely world-class asshole of a coworker and teacher. He complains bitterly about the location of his office, posts excerpts of extremely rude emails he wrote to his colleagues, and even reveals that he is banned from "communicating in any manner" with current dean Mónica Ponce de León, who wrote, "Your insults and threats make it impossible for me to do my job" and "I have already asked you to stop your aggression and your inappropriate behavior." In attempting to defend himself, AZP both shows and tells that he's a rude dick.
Which, again, does not necessarily set him apart from many other tenured academic types. What is more notable here is that AZP is running the standard grievance playbook, but dressing it up with all manner of high-minded academese and leaning on the work of thinkers like Nietzsche, Deleuze, Latour, and Arendt to make his utterly off-the-rack anti-woke/PC mob case. You do not need to hear this dingdong opine about the transition from the Classical era to the Baroque era; in fact, it will probably give you a more confused understanding of the case. If the throughline of this argument—it is worryingly illiberal and perhaps indeed illegal for me to be held accountable for my behavior by others—weren't so familiar by now, it might be impossible to follow. But the thread of it is still visible under all the intellectual and academic jargon he's used to dress it up.
This is what's valuable about it. AZP shows how modular this shit is. What he's saying isn't all that complex or novel, to say the very least. He's just found the most exhausting framework possible to make his case, and in doing so, has advanced the Lament Of The Canceled Man to new heights. My friend who runs in similar architecture academia circles compared it to the legendary "PIPI in your pampers" rant for its overstuffed stupidity, which is about right.
If there's one thing to take away here, it's that "The processes exemplify the implications of the post-truth culture and the imposition of a relativist ideology which leads to the prevalence of political interests over genuine academic concerns, interpretation over evidence, and the abuse of identity politics and political correctness within the contemporary academia" is a much more confusing way to say "I should be the king."
H/t Ian M.
Staff Writer patrick@defector.com
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Q: When to use a class and when to use a dict? I am working with a finite list of "objects" which I will be using in my small script:
books = [
    {'name': 'Book1': 'id', '123', 'text', '.....'},
    {'name': 'Book2': 'id', '123', 'text', '.....'},
    {'name': 'Book3': 'id', '123', 'text', '.....'},
]

Does it make sense to create a class for this book type, or is it fine the way it is?
The problem with creating a class is that there would be slightly more boiler-plate.

A: Since you simple want to store data, I would suggest that you use named tuple. This is a great example of how named tuples are used.
Ideally, you could simple loop through the list of books, and then take the values of each list, and then make place them into a named tuple. Then one could simple access them like so:
some_book.name

Here, is a short example:
>>> from collections import namedtuple
>>> NetworkAddress = namedtuple('NetworkAddress',['hostname','port'])
>>> a = NetworkAddress('www.python.org',80)
>>> a.hostname
'www.python.org'
>>> a.port
80
>>> host, port = a
>>> len(a)
2
>>> type(a)
<class '_ _main_ _.NetworkAddress'>
>>> isinstance(a, tuple)
True
>>>

This would make accessing the data in your book a lot simpler as well as help you make sure that all the data necessary for the book is present.

A: Your current code makes perfect sense the way it is. And it is MUCH faster in runtime since Python is somewhat slow with instantiating objects that are not built-in. If you want high performance then avoid instantiating classes in Python as much as possible. However you pay the price of your code being somewhat ugly.
You can even make a function which adds entries to your list of books. That would be equivalent of your "constructor" if you had a class.

A: If you've many "dumb" objects with just members and no methods then this pattern may be useful:
class Obj(object):
    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        self.__dict__.update(kwargs)

after those three lines you can create objects with the fields you need simply with
books = [
   Obj(name='Book1', id='123', text='.....'),
   Obj(name='Book2', id='124', text='.....'),
   Obj(name='Book3', id='125', text='.....'),
   Obj(name='Book4', id='126', text='.....')
]

and you can use them later with
for b in books:
    print b.id, b.name

This approach will allow you to write the code of the program using the same more readable syntax that will be required anyway if in future you will need to update to full-blown specific classes with methods.

A: If you don't plan on ever using methods you should be fine like that. Otherwise I would recommed using a class.

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Q: React input text default value and onblur function make input text read only guys, I am working on react js
I have created an input text and on blur of that input button I am calling a method and updating the state variable
but seem like if I use on blur instead of onChange then input text become read only field
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    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />

A: You need to add onChange listener otherwise it will not work.
Reason: When you specify value={this.state.value} it means you are binding input text value to the variable value and react takes over the control for updating value in input box. By adding onChange listener, you tell react to  call a component function to update value which basically updates the state of the component forcing it to call render function and updating the value in input text.
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      updateValue: function (e) {
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      render: function () {
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{this.state.value}
                  <input type="text" defaultValue={this.state.value || ''} value={this.state.value}
onBlur={(e) => this.changeTo(e)} onChange={(e) => this.updateValue(e}/>

          );
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I recently encountered a scenario where I needed to accept a file upload through an API I was working on. I tried a couple different approaches.
My first approach was to accept the file using a multipart form. This is the traditional method of transfering files over HTTP.
I was nervous about doing this because it would significantly increase the amount of data the server would consume. I knew this approach would work, but I felt it was worthwhile to research alternatives.
The ideal scenario would be to allow the client to upload the file directly. However, configuring S3 to accept file uploads directly would be a pretty major security hazard.
It turns out that Amazon provides a method to accept direct uploads securely. Using the AWS SDK, it's possible to create a signature which the client can use to upload a file to S3 directly. The server signs the URL using the bucket, filename, and permissions that the client must set when uploading the file. Futhermore, the server sets a finite TTL on the signature, so it must be used reasonably quickly after it is created.
You can then use Lambda you can monitor the S3 bucket and trigger whatever action you need whenever a new file is uploaded. I'll try to cover that in a later post.
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The 12.5 million shares will be sold outside of the stock market at 21.03 shekels each, the same as Tuesday's closing price, valuing Phoenix at 5.3 billion shekels. It did not identify the buyer.
Last week Delek sold a 4.9 percent stake in Phoenix for 253 million shekels.
Prior to the transaction, Delek held 36.47 percent of Phoenix, one of Israel's largest insurance companies.
Delek, which holds significant stakes in Israel's largest natural gas fields and other energy assets, is required to sell Phoenix under Israeli regulation that prohibits conglomerates from holding stakes in both financial and non-financial businesses.


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IT security is national security -- but you're not...
IT security is national security -- but you're not alone
Managing the danger of cyberattacks has to involve all parts of an enterprise, speakers tell a Kaspersky conference
Stephen Lawson (IDG News Service) on 18 April, 2014 08:47
National security may be at stake as private businesses try to manage a growing number of cyberthreats, but IT professionals shouldn't have to bear that burden alone.
That was one of the messages from a conference earlier this week where threat experts from Kaspersky Lab shared the stage with corporate security chiefs and the former U.S. secretary of homeland security. There were also a few tips for facing up to the problem.
"If the private sector goes down, and critical infrastructure, [then] more often than not ... you have national security at risk as well," said Tom Ridge, who led the new Department of Homeland Security in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Because government relies so much on critical infrastructure such as power grids, communications networks and transportation, and because of the way malware spreads, the line between attacks against states and attacks against companies is blurry.
Companies and governments face a broad range of active threats, some of which are probably being perpetrated by hackers with nation-states behind them, according to Kaspersky, which researches cybercrime and sells technology to counter it.
Large enterprises need to step up their game in dealing with cyberattacks, which are no longer preventable but are manageable, said Ridge, who now runs a consultancy. For their part, governments should share more information with the private sector, he said.
"Everybody has a role to play, particularly the private sector. And I'm not sure, today, that the focus from private enterprise is as clear and as direct as it is within our military and within our war planners," Ridge said.
Companies have to become resilient rather than just rolling out security tools, Ridge said. That involves internal governance, training, and awareness as well as technology, Ridge said.
Ellen Richey, Visa International's chief enterprise risk officer, agreed.
"If you don't have the support of the CEO, or the board, or the owners ... you will never get anything done. Period. It's amazing," Richey said.
No technology alone can make up for attention to security at all levels of the organization, she said.
"It's equally a business process problem," Richey said. "You have to be on it seven days a week, 24 hours a day," handling mundane tasks such as access controls, patches and passwords.
Then there are those employees who just tend to lose things. "Some people shouldn't really be asked to protect anything," Richey said. If you're one of them, you should deliberately keep as little sensitive data as possible around you, she said.
Companies trying to get a grip on security can turn to industry standards that have been forged and proven in previous incidents, said Steve Adegbite, who oversees security strategy at Wells Fargo. Those can be the baseline for a system tailored to their needs. He also recommends sharing information with peers. In the U.S., this can be done through Information Sharing and Analysis Centers for finance, health care, telecommunications, supply chain and other industries.
"Cybersecurity is a team sport. It takes everybody on the field playing," Adegbite said.
Having friends in the right places can also make a difference, according to Chris Rezek, an expert consultant at McKinsey.
"For smaller institutions, make sure you know your local FBI contact [and] which third-party service you're going to call when something happens, so they're not a stranger when you pick up the phone," Rezek said.
Stephen Lawson covers mobile, storage and networking technologies for The IDG News Service. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @sdlawsonmedia. Stephen's e-mail address is stephen_lawson@idg.com
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Merry Christmas! This week, Santa came early to give me tickets to watch Disney's "Tron: Legacy" in theaters. I went to see it without reading any movie reviews beforehand so I wouldn't have any preconceived ideas about it.
If you haven't watched it, the Internet Movie Database describes the storyline as follows: "Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 20 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous."
Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, which has been disclosing classified U.S. information, has been in the news lately, and a comment from Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, caught my attention.
According to The Associated Press article written by Raphael G. Satter and Jill Lawless and published on TIME.com on Thursday, Dec. 9, under the headline "WikiLeaks Supporters Wage Cyber Wars", "The U.N.'s top human rights official raised the alarm Thursday over officials' and corporations' moves to cut off WikiLeaks' funding and starve it of server space — something she described as 'potentially violating WikiLeaks' right to freedom of expression.'"
By this logic, if companies are not allowed to sever ties with individuals and companies that are using their service for illegal activity, than that causes quite a few problems.
In full disclosure, I'm not a huge fan of Doctor Who , possibly because I haven't watched enough episodes, but the show deserves praise, nonetheless, for being the longest running science fiction TV show in the world. Its 47th anniversary passed Nov. 23.
Since Christmas is near, I thought it would be fitting to show a trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, "A Christmas Carol," which can be seen below. Perhaps I should watch the episode when it comes out since I've been out of the Doctor Who loop for quite some time.
What are your opinions of the show?
Hands down, I think the best science fiction music videos I've seen are those of Daft Punk's Discovery album (released March 13, 2001). They presented their album to anime creater Leiji Matsumoto, and each track was made into an episode for the movie Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (released Dec. 1, 2003).
The film doesn't have any dialogue but rather tells a story of blue humanoid alien musicians who are kidnapped, taken to Earth and made to look like humans. Their memories are rewritten, and they are made into a hit band on Earth called The Crescendolls. One of their kind later saves them from the human captors but dies in the process. Eventually, the world finds out that the band members are aliens and help them to return to their homeworld.
Below are the videos for the song "Aerodynamic" (it's the second episode) and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (the fourth episode). I also added a remix of "Aerodynamic" by Portis Hershey, which contains video footage from the rescue scene of the movie (which originally has the song "Superheroes," the seventh episode).
Daft Punk sampled several older songs by other artists to make tracks on the album. For instance, Edwin Birdsong's "Cola Bottle Baby" was sampled for "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," and, likewise, Daft Punk's version was sampled for Kanye West's song "Stronger" from the album Graduation . More recently, Daft Punk created the soundtrack to the movie Tron: Legacy .
If you drive a lot alone (e.g., more than ten minutes to work), what do you do in that time span? I'm guessing you either (1) listen to music (2) stare at the road in silence (3) talk on a cell phone or (4) text while driving (let's hope not).
Have you tried listening to an audio book while driving a boring route? You can probably find a science fiction audio book at your local library to check out. If you're like me, your time is limited for reading books, so the next best thing is listening to them.
Below is a funny animation by www.howitshouldhaveended.com called "How The Empire Strikes Back Should Have Ended."
There's more to it after "The End." I like Darth Vader's quote to Han Solo at the end. Check it out.
On Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, Ralph Vicinanza, 60, known or being Stephen King 's literary agent, died.
According to an article by The Associated Press, he "founded his own agency in 1978 and signed up some of the world's top science fiction and fantasy writers, including Terry Pratchett , Robert Heinlein , Frank Herbert and George R.R. Martin ." I understand he also had represented Isaac Asimov .
Apparently, he died of a brain aneurysm. He worked in the publishing industry for nearly 40 years, according to the AP. Click here to read the article.
I brought this up because although literary agents are prevalent in the book industry, they don't get much recognition. Of course, authors are more important because they actually write the stories, and the editors are important because they help refine the work, but agents can help authors get their manuscripts published in the first place. It seems Vicinanza had a good eye for talent and should be remembered.
It's interesting how Marvel and DC comic book gurus developed into multi-million dollar powerhouses over the years, spawning comic book stories into TV shows, movies, action figures, etc. (so much so that Disney bought out Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion). But how much do you know about the characters' history--when they were first introduced in comic books?
Let's take Iron Man for example, one of the most famous science fiction-leaning characters. Below is a quick trivia to test your knowledge about Iron Man .
1. Iron Man comics have long been published by what company?
2. What year did Iron Man first appear in a comic?
3. Who created the Iron Man character?
4. During what war was Tony Stark (Iron Man) injured in the orginial comics?
5. What is the name of the scientist who helps build Iron Man's original armor?
If you didn't notice, some answers were in the comic book picture.
In my last blog post, I listed some science fiction conventions in Virginia. This blog will cover conventions I know about in North Carolina. I don't plan on listing conventions in other states because I'm not as familiar with them, so feel free to comment and share some that you know.
If you are a science fiction writer, conventions are a great way to receive writing tips and to meet authors and publishers. Or, if you don't write but love science fiction, you may like to go to a convention for the costume contests, authors, artists, actors and/or actresses, video games, anime, etc.
To help you find the right convention in Virginia, below are some science fiction conventions I know about. They are listed in order of date. I'll list conventions in North Carolina for my next blog. Feel free to post any conventions you know about in other states.
Many authors give great writing tips, but oftentimes, they may give so much good advice at once that you don't remember them all. So, below I've highlighted five writing tips that I personally find most useful. I have heard these tips multiple times--and for good reason. You should know them, too.
I came across the below video titled "Science fiction - science fact" and wanted to share it. It talks about the impact that science fiction has on real life science. Among the authors it talks about are Arthur C. Clarke and Jules Verne.
The video is by the European Space Agency, which says that "Whether it's Star Trek's USS Enterprise, or the iconic space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey, science fiction has always provided inspiration and ideas for the scientists and engineers that design and build real spacecraft."


I support and admire members of Cathal Brugha water polo club who will take the plunge in Bangor Bay on Christmas Day.
Whilst I will be tucking into my turkey dinner on Christmas Day upwards of thirty members from Cathal Brugha Water Polo Club will swim in the chilly Bangor Bay waters in aid of The Children's Hospice.
I admire these dedicated swimmers who will be taking the plunge in aid of charity and have already pledged money for their efforts. I hope they warm up quickly after the swim and are able to enjoy a warm and merry Christmas Day after a cold and icy swim.


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Mitchell Podlaha
WHAT IS DOKO?
DOKO is a low latency (50-80ms), 1080p 30 FPS PC streaming device that brings you the full functionality of your PC, anywhere in your home. It's an effortless way to sit back in the comfort of your living room and use your computer on the big screen.
HOW DOES DOKO WORK?
DOKO connects to your router via a gigabit Ethernet connection. Once connected to the network, DOKO will allow you to use any computer on the network that is running the DOKO sender software (downloaded for free at NZXT's website).
WHAT MAKES DOKO SPECIAL?
There are actually a few devices out there that try to do what DOKO does. And they've all been out for quite some time now. However, they are all limited in their own way. DOKO is special because of two things. First and foremost performance. Performance with DOKO is great enough to bring a completely new gaming experience to the living room. It's a simple, affordable way to enjoy PC games in the comfort of your living room. Other screen mirroring devices and technologiesjust aren't fast enough to do this.
The second thing that makes DOKO unique is that it has its own USB ports. Unlike all of the other streaming or mirroring technologies out there, DOKO comes with 4 of its own USB ports utilizing USBoverIP technology. With this technology, plugging a USB device into DOKO is just like plugging that USB device into the PC that is being streamed, no matter how far away. This gives users the freedom to use the input devices they are already used to. They don't have to learn how to use any new controllers or remotes, they just plug in whatever USB devices theyalready own and DOKO just works.
WHAT TELEVISIONS CAN DOKO SUPPORT?
DOKO requires a 1080p television with an available HDMI port. While lower resolution televisions may work, users may experience a loss in video quality and scaling issues. DOKO does not currently support higher resolution televisions.
DOES DOKO HAVE BUILT-IN WIFI?
DOKO does not have built-in wifi. NZXT recommends a direct, gigabit connection to the network for optimal performance. DOKO does support alternative third-party Ethernet solutions such as a wireless Ethernet bridge or a powerline adapter. However, NZXT does not recommend these methods unless a reliable, high throughput network can be established.
CAN I WATCH HULU/NETFLIX WITH DOKO?
Yes! Think of DOKO as an extension of your PC. If your PC can watch it, so can DOKO. This makes DOKO the ultimate media center. You are not restricted by a limited number of "apps" or "channels" that you might be when enjoying media with a smart TV or modern set-top box such as ROKU or Apple TV. Just fire up an internet browser and stream whatever content you'd like.
HOW DOES PC GAMING WITH DOKO COMPARE TO STEAM IN-HOME STREAMING?
While Steam's in-home streaming offers very impressive performance, the problem is that it requires two computers. The source computer, probably the powerful computer in your bedroom or office, and a second computer a smaller form factor computer in the living room. DOKO takes a different approach by allowing you to just use that one powerful computer in your living room. No need to purchase or build another one.
Steam OS' streaming is also limited to games that are available on Steam. DOKO allows you to play any game that your computer can play. For example, if you were in the mood for some old school gaming you could play a Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis emulator. You could play a game on Origin or Ubisoft's U-play. You could play a game that isn't tied to any of those platforms, like a game from Blizzard or any other developer. DOKO is not restricted to any proprietary platforms. If your PC can play it, so can DOKO.
HOW DOES PC GAMING WITH DOKO COMPARE TO NVIDIA PC GAME STREAMING?
PC game streaming with Nvidia's SHIELD is another great performing solution. Unfortunately, it is even more limited than Steam's. First, the source computer has to have a GeForce GTX graphics card. Which means that anybody who is using an AMD Radeon graphics card is left out completely. Second, although there is support for most popular PC games the whole list of supported titles is small in comparison to the Steam library and even smaller in comparison to what DOKO can support.
The other problem is the limitation on input devices. There aren't any USB ports available with Nvidia's devices. Users are restricted to either use the official Nvidia SHIELD controller or another supported bluetooth device. DOKO gives more flexibility by allowing you to just plug in the USB input devices you already own.
WHICH USB DEVICES CAN I PLUG INTO DOKO?
Currently, DOKO supports most USB storage devices, plug-n-play keyboards/mice, wireless keyboards/mice and the official Xbox 360 wired and wireless controller. Additional USB devices may function properly but are not guaranteed. DOKO does not currently support USB headsets or USB webcam devices. However, NZXT is working on a firmware update that will bring support for both devices. Check the input compatibility chart on the DOKO support page for the latest updates on tested peripherals.
DO I NEED A INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE DOKO?
No. All of DOKO's streaming is done through the local network. You can also plug an ethernet cable from DOKO directly into your computer to stream your PC. You will however need an internet connection to receive firmware updates and to download and update the DOKO software for your PC.
How do I set up my new BLD PC?
Do I need drivers to make it work?
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Awaiting News from dear Pat Covernton!
yes – we're waiting to see if Pat's left arm will be playable this Friday @ the Genesis Theatre!
crossing arms, legs, eyes, toes and fingers for good healing luck!
I LOVE playing Pat's EPIC ORIGINAL MUSIC!!!!
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Earlier this year, Ariens® introduced the Professional 21 single-stage snow thrower, a 21-inch compact and durable solution for snow-removal professionals. The Professional 21 was created in response to the need for a single-stage solution that is tough enough for a commercial user.
The Professional 21 will be available for demo at the upcoming GIE + Expo trade show in Louisville, Ky. Come visit Ariens at booth #7120 to see the latest in snow innovation.
Designed for heavy-duty work, the Professional 21 is built to be durable, reliable, performance-driven and maintenance friendly. It features a spring-loaded scraper bar that self-adjusts to follow the contours of the ground, a thick paddle that cleans to the surface, and optimal handlebar positions for system performance and user comfort.
The Professional 21 also features an open engine design with access to the carburetor, recoil and spark plug for easy maintenance. Keeping ease-of-use in mind, the machine also features an easy start sequence on the engine and an on/off switch instead of a key to guarantee that the machine starts in any weather conditions. Reinforced housing sides, high impact wheels and reinforced rod beneath housing guarantee extra durability, even in tough conditions.
For the snow removal professional, the Professional 21 also includes an hour meter to help keep maintenance schedules on track. When the work is done, the easy load handlebar system helps guide the machine up onto the back of a truck with ease.
"With the Professional 21, we've come up with the ultimate machine for commercial users," said Ariens Company VP of Marketing Matt Medden. "Professionals are looking for something that's easy to use and can stand up to the work they're completing every day. The Professional 21 has thoughtful features incorporated, specifically designed to impact the machine's durability and performance, which we think will go a long way in helping pros get the job done."
For 2017, the Professional 21 is available in two models, the Professional 21 SSR and the Professional 21 SSRC, which includes remote chute rotation. The SSR model will have a manufacturer's advertised price (MAP) of $599 USD and the SSRC model will have a MAP price of $649 USD. These units offer a three-year residential warranty or a one-year commercial warranty.


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HomeEntertainment'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' to have distinctive art
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' to have distinctive art
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Washington, US: Miles Gonzalo Morales, the fictional comic book superhero, will be returning on the big screen in 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)' and will be seen materializing some mind-blowing visuals.
In an interview with an entertainment website, the filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller gave indirect hints about their aspiring approach to Sony's 'Into the Spider-Verse' follow-up. The writers teased that fans who loved the first film's groundbreaking visuals will be in for yet another "ambitious" effort, in the first half of the two-part sequel.
Miller, who co-wrote the script and is also producing the film, said "It is, as Phil said, a very ambitious sequel because we didn't want to just sort of doing the same thing again." "And so the idea that we'd be going to different dimensions really opened up an opportunity artistically to each world have its own art style, and to be able to push the folks at ImageWorks to develop a way to have each dimension feel like it was drawn by a different artist's hand," he added.
"Seeing the development of that stuff is breathtaking and really, it's the reason why we keep doing it because it's so hard to get it right," added Miller.
The first teaser of 'Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)' was released last December. The teaser was a two-and-a-half-minute video clip that debuted at the Brazil Comic-Con.
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We are working on porting an application from a MySQL solution to HBase. There is info at http://www.ripe.net/ris/index.html.
IP hijacking and the like). We basically aggregate data collected at several internet exchanges.
up that to several years.
> a year. Also many other parts of our main product also rely on HBase.
>> like Blogger or Gmail or vBulletin type applications.
>> Are these potential candidates for building ontop of a nosql data store?


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Why Food Delivery Services Like Maple And Sprig Are Failing, Plus Podcasting By The Numbers
#Morning Brew
by Morning Brew 2 years ago
Enjoy your May 30th hand-crafted Brew!
"Are you sure … ? He won't cook you fries." — Burger King's new ad that pits its mascot king against Belgian King Philippe ahead of the company's first restaurant opening in the country. The king was philipp-ing out to say the least.
Round 2 (out of 4) Q1 GDP revisions peg growth at 1.2%
Following an all-time high of $2,791, Bitcoin loses its cool and a fifth of its value in two days
Gold holds one-month high as Trump's trip abroad has investors clinging to their beloved safety blanket
Italy's banking index fell 3.4% (most in four months) on concerns of regional bank restructuring
Sprig, a SF-based food delivery startup that has raised over $56 million, will be shutting its kitchen doors.
The Uber of Food Delivery
Sounds sexy, but it's not quite living up to the hype.
Let's backtrack for a second.
Between 2011 and 2013, companies like Blue Apron and Postmates, valued at $2 billion and $609 million, respectively, wooed Silicon Valley's elite to pile dollars into on-demand food delivery.
And these VCs were starved for success, as on-demand app usage continued to increase and analysts estimated the market to be worth $210 billion.
It was a simple recipe
Step 1: Investors fork over millions to shower hungry customers with jaw-dropping coupons.
Step 2: Consumers get hooked, turning into regular customers.
Result: Profits then exceed the cost of acquiring those customers. Dinner is served.
Well, for Sprig, Maple and several others, the recipe went awry.
Intense competition for the $210 billion market led to an all out price war, which in turn, ate at profits.
Companies have also spent way more than expected on customer acquisition and retention. Look no further than Postmates, who has missed profitability targets for the last two years.
Inventory management has been a struggle as well. Munchery, another SF-based delivery company, is burning over $5 million a month, primarily on food waste.
And the most important ingredient? Willingness to pay.
Research shows 71% of people would not be willing to pay over $5 for a $30 order, and 15% of people said they would not be willing to pay at all for delivery.
A double-edged knife
It isn't all bad for the delivery space. GrubHub announced 324,000 "daily average grubs", while Domino's delivers 1 million pizzas per day. But with others struggling, VCs must move with caution as they look to take their piece of the pie.
AI Learns Its ABC's
The always buzzworthy Google has officially launched a new VC fund that will focus on artificial intelligence.
For now, the group will invest ($1-10 million) separately from the mammoth that is Google Ventures, and let engineers rather than venture capitalists run the show.
While unorthodox, this AI fund should be no shocker.
Just two weeks ago, CEO Sundar Pichai (Google's B.M.O.C.) made it clear that we are transitioning to an AI-first world and his company wants to be in the driver's seat.
And with a laundry list of actionable AI items…
like this new VC fund OR a conversational Google Home OR AI games
…Pichai is clearly putting Google's money where its mouth is.
PepsiCo Ain't Afraid of a Deal
1965: Merger with Frito Lay
1998: Tropicana for ~$3.3 billion
2000: Quaker Oats (includes Gatorade, remember?) for $13.4 billion
2006: Izze sparkling water for "let us know if you find out"
Believe us now?
PepsiCo is at it again, now in talks to buy All Market Inc., the owner of coconut water brand Vita Coco for an undisclosed amount less than $1 billion.
The celebrity-backed CPG company (Alright, alright, alright) is the global leader (with 26%) in the plant-based water market, which grew 21% in 2016 to $2.7 billion and is likely to double by 2020.
PepsiCo wants be the market-leading coconut connoisseur for a few good reasons:
Diversify product mix as consumers trend away from sugary drinks
Add onto an already solid foundation of portfolio coconut companies (One, Kero Coco, Naked)
Continue its Hundred Years' War with "that other company down South", who owns Zico and bought Bai for $1.7 billion in January
Coconut King 2017: TBD
China Puts on Protection
A consortium of Chinese investors is buying Ansell's condom division, the second largest in the world, for $600 million (all in cash).
The Australian healthcare protection firm has been trying to offload its oldest yet smallest division since last August, as it looks to refocus on its core products like non-consumer industrial and medical rubber.
For Chinese investors, this is a stellar opportunity: benefit from exploding condom demand in China as sex becomes more widely accepted and gather ammo to take on market leader Durex, head first.
What Else Is Happening…
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman leads $30 million investment round in Change.org (also joined by Bill Gates and Sam Altman)
Snap "goose(s) ad business" with discounts to avoid same traumatizing Q1 fate
Thanks to Google (see above), Apple must've felt AI FOMO. Developing AI chip for iPhone.
British Airways returns to normal after IT collapse that left 75,000 flyers stranded and 800 flights canceled
Friday (May 26): Big Lots (+) Earnings; GDP (+), Consumer Sentiment (-)
Monday: Memorial Day (Markets Closed)
Tuesday: Consumer Confidence, Dallas Fed Manufacturing
Wednesday: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Michael-Kors Earnings; Farm Prices
Thursday: Dollar General, Mobileye, Lululemon, Express Earnings; Weekly Jobless Claims, Motor Vehicle Sales
Friday: May Jobs Report
(Podcasting) By the Numbers
Welcome to the Brew's first installment of By the Numbers.
The goal is simple: break down an industry, individual or innovation that has an intriguing story to tell, but hasn't had it told the right way. Time to let the numbers do the talking…
22% | 55%: Familiarity with the word "podcasting" in 2006 vs. now
57 million: U.S. monthly listeners in 2017, up 23% YoY
60%: Podcast downloads that Apple accounts for
2%: Average American allocation to podcasting out of total audio consumption
85%: Podcast listeners that consume majority or entirety of an episode
$200 million: Projected 2017 ad revenue for podcasting (still 1/15th of billboard ads)
38%: Episodes in fivethirtyeight.com survey that had no advertising at all
5: # of brands that represent 35% of podcast ads
Podcasting is clearly a thing, but boy, do they have a long road ahead.
For starters, one player controls over half the market (cough Apple cough). Plus, advertising is downright scary for brands (due to laughable data collection).
And don't forget, podcasts still take up just a sliver of time for the average audio consumer.
But listen up…the market appears ripe for new players and according to some, it's a market that could be home to a big and beautiful unicorn.
Interview Question of the Day
If you started spelling out numbers (one, two, three, and so on), how far would you have to go until you found the letter A?
(Answer)
Personal Finance Tip of the Day
Have you ever thought about what the cost is of your daily coffee habit? No?
For simplicity, let's assume that you buy a Grande Latte from Starbucks every single day.
You are spending $1,332 ($3.65 (not including tax) * 365) on your precious lattes each year or $6,661 over five years.
Should you throw that coffee cash into the S&P 500 today, what would it be worth in 10 years (assuming ~10% historical return)?
Maybe it's time to stick to just one Brew per day––the free kind…
That is the amount of time it would take for the average Cuban to save up, such that they could stay in the country's first luxury hotel for…JUST…ONE…NIGHT.
The Gran Hotel Manzana, which is set to open in early June, sits atop a 350-year-old colonial-era wall and commands as much as $2,500 per room per night.
TAGSBusinessFinanceMorning Brew


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Q: How to find the closest time value to a given time value in matlab Say that I have a time value given, for example: 2012-03-28_15:10:00
and then I have a sting that stores multiple time values:
2012-03-28_14:00:00
2012-03-28_14:10:00
2012-03-28_14:20:00
2012-03-28_14:30:00
2012-03-28_14:40:00
2012-03-28_14:50:00
2012-03-28_15:00:00
2012-03-28_15:05:00
2012-03-28_15:20:00
2012-03-28_15:30:00

I want to find the time value in the string that is the closest to the original time value.
Does anyone know how this can be done in matlab?

A: Code
data1 = '2012-03-28_15:10:00'
data2 = [
'2012-03-28_14:00:00'
'2012-03-28_14:10:00'
'2012-03-28_14:20:00'
'2012-03-28_14:30:00'
'2012-03-28_14:40:00'
'2012-03-28_14:50:00'
'2012-03-28_15:00:00'
'2012-03-28_15:05:00'
'2012-03-28_15:20:00']

[~,ind1] = min(abs(datenum(data2)-datenum(data1)));
closest_time = data2(ind1,:)

Output
closest_time =

2012-03-28_15:05:00

Extended Part: If you have many dates, as a char matrix too and to be compared to the list, then using a bsxfun approach might be a better solution, as it avoids loops. This is shown below -
Code
data1 = [
'2012-03-28_14:02:00'
'2012-03-28_14:11:00'
'2012-03-28_14:23:00'
'2012-03-28_14:32:00']

data2 = [
'2012-03-28_14:00:00'
'2012-03-28_14:10:00'
'2012-03-28_14:20:00'
'2012-03-28_14:30:00'
'2012-03-28_14:40:00'
'2012-03-28_14:50:00'
'2012-03-28_15:00:00'
'2012-03-28_15:05:00'
'2012-03-28_15:08:00']

[~,ind1] = min(abs(bsxfun(@minus,datenum(data2),datenum(data1)')));
closest_time = data2(ind1,:)

Output
closest_time =

2012-03-28_14:00:00
2012-03-28_14:10:00
2012-03-28_14:20:00
2012-03-28_14:30:00


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Giving and volunteering
Real-time reporting
Strategic giving
Personal giving
Srinagesh Vitthanala
Sri is the Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Bright Funds and Bright Funds Foundation. He is responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution. Prior to joining Bright Funds, Sri spent over fifteen years in engineering and management roles at Financial Engines, where he had led the platforms and services as the Vice President, Software Development. In that role he oversaw the marketing, CRM and investment management platforms, managing over $120 billion in assets and over $1 trillion in assets under contract. Sri holds a BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Andhra University, a Masters degree in Control Systems from IIT Chennai, and an MBA from Cornell's Johnson School of Business. He is married with two children. He is an enthusiastic hiker and loves to travel all around the world.
Chris Chappelle
Product & Design
Chris leads product design at Bright Funds and has been with the company since 2013. His focus is on designing product ideas that help people and companies support causes around the world through giving, volunteering, and grants. Chris works across the full design process, from concept development, prototyping, and user interface design. Prior to Bright Funds, Chris helped design a number of products ranging from online education to healthcare.
Phoebe de Hoog
Marketing & Client Success
With a background in communications and customer success, Phoebe is excited by the relationship between employee engagement and community impact. She brings a strategic communications corporate clients. Beyond her Client Strategy and Success Management role, Phoebe leads social media and below the line marketing efforts.
Before Bright Funds, Phoebe led customer success at a San Francisco startup, developed content at a communications agency, and worked at World Vision Australia as an account manager. A former competitive swimmer, Phoebe cares about access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation. She has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Rachel Nersesian
Sales & Client Success
Leading Client Success and Business Development, Rachel partners with program leaders to deliver community impact through Bright Funds. Rachel worked with several US-based and international nonprofits before joining Bright Funds and currently serves as an executive committee member on the San Francisco chapter of the Armenian International Women's Association. She played Division I softball at Georgetown University and graduated with a B.S. in Foreign Service with a major in Culture and Politics.
Robert Schooley
Robert is an architect at Bright Funds and handles software development and system configuration. Before working at Bright Funds, he lead teams and built solutions for financial services, state & local government, and social media. He actively donates to his local community and adopts cats & dogs in need of homes.
Scott Jacobsen
Scott Jacobsen is an architect at Bright Funds and handles software development and DevOps. Scott started programming on an Apple IIe in elementary school, and has been building software ever since. He is responsible for the architecture and implementation of many of the features on Bright Funds.
Prior to joining Bright Funds Scott was a founding engineer at Neighborland, a community development platform. Before that he worked on a wide range of products, from small startups to enterprise health care management systems. Scott lives in Colorado and tries to snowboard, hike, and bike as much as possible.
Thara Jinadasa
Nonprofit services
Thara leads Nonprofit Operations at Bright Funds. She draws on a diverse range of experiences both in financial services and nonprofits including FutureAdvisor and Global Fund for Women. She leverages her experience in building efficient and scalable processes as well as her enthusiasm to develop meaningful relationships across diverse stakeholders to bring to life Bright Funds' vision for a better world. She holds a BA in Political Economics from Barnard College, Columbia University.
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Joe Ruocco
Frank Yeary
George Jamison III
Joseph N. Sanberg


This policy commits to commencing the necessary planning, design and costings that is required for a dedicated Gippsland V/Line track into Melbourne. If it is good enough for Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo to have dedicated lines into Melbourne then it is time to plan for a dedicated line for Gippsland commuters. If a dedicated line is not feasible or possible, then at the very least lets understand if a part dedicated line/part passing loop option is. And the only way we can find out the answer is to undertake a comprehensive study.
The frustration of Gippsland commuters is palpable given the unreliability of services with people either missing medical appointments, missing important transport connections, missing events and functions and in many cases losing work because they are running late. I have constantly been raising this issue in Parliament on behalf of my community, yet the real impediment is ignored, and that is the choking points for Gippsland trains on the metropolitan network.
Currently the Gippsland line is the most neglected in the state and is in need of urgent attention. Since 2001, when the then Bracks Government said travel times from Traralgon to Melbourne would be 94 minutes, journey times have deteriorated dramatically. This has led to the line having the slowest average speed of any mainline, and this is unacceptable. A dedicated Gippsland line would see an end to this issue. Much work has already been undertaken and recommendations understood including those in the Gippsland Rail Needs Study.
Whilst it's important to upgrade stations, provide additional car parking and even build passing loops in Gippsland, we also desperately need additional peak services, more carriages at peak times, and a line in the metropolitan network that ensures Gippsland trains will not be delayed and shoved to the back of the line. So whether a dedicated line or the combination of a dedication line and passing loops is required to alleviate the ongoing bottleneck, then let's do the necessary preliminary work to see what is possible.
The current State Government continually spruiks its transport infrastructure agenda, and how it intends to spend hundreds of billions in Melbourne; yet at the same time Gippsland commuters are currently dealing with what has been described as third world train services. For all the billions being spent we can't even get the Government to make a commitment to do a feasibility study, and is it little wonder that Gippsland commuters feel neglected.


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It Is, Once Again, Curtains for Boris Johnson's Covid Passport Plan in Restaurants
Government review still concludes that "Covid status certificates" will not be required in hospitality venues. Yet
by Adam Coghlan@AdamCoghlan Updated Apr 29, 2021, 3:15pm BST
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Boris Johnson on a recent ice cream eating mission in Wales. The Prime Minister's government will reveal that Covid status certificates will not be required in pubs and restaurants
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Updated 15:00 29 April 2020: With a link to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove's statement and reaction from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
Today, 29 April, the government has confirmed — again — that customers visiting pubs and restaurants will not have to show "Covid status certificates" or so-called "vaccine passports" when dining rooms reopen on Monday 17 May. The certificates would indicate proof of vaccination, a recent test, or presence of antibodies from a previous infection.
It comes after the latest findings of a government review into Covid certification has found "compulsory certificates to enter pubs and restaurants are now off the menu," with documents likely to be required only for larger events, according to a report in the Guardian this morning, 29 April. The newspaper was the first to report that Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove would lay out the results of that review in a written statement to the House of Commons this afternoon. "The review is still ongoing and subject to change and will report back next month," it says.
Gove's statement said that the "Prime Minister has made clear that COVID-status certification will not be required in any settings at step 2 and 3 of the roadmap. The Government has committed to setting out the conclusions of the review ahead of step 4."
Step four is due to be implemented on 21 June, when "all legal limits on social contact" will be removed, with the reopening of large events like theatre performances and nightclubs.
News that restaurateurs and publicans will not have to police the Covid status of customers will come as a relief to business owner who have previously expressed their opposition to rumoured plans. In February, shortly after the idea of vaccine passports for pubs and restaurants was first introduced by vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi, one London restaurateur told Eater that "hospitality professionals are not public health professionals and I don't think it's right or fair for the burden of enforcement to fall upon them."
Since then, there's been a degree of uncertainty surrounding their introduction, with Johnson personally appearing to be in favour of their use in smaller settings, such as hospitality venues.
This afternoon, the BBPA could not conceal its disappointment with the lack of certainty in Gove's message. "This empty statement gives our sector no long term clarity on whether it will be affected by COVID-status certificates or not," it said. "If the Government is not looking to impose COVID-status certification on pubs, then it should simply come forward and rule them out now."
Like earlier this month, ministers are expected to avoid ruling out allowing "restaurant owners make their own judgments about terms of entry," the Guardian reports. "There is also the possibility that the certification could be used in smaller venues in the autumn should Covid-19 cases start to surge, as a way of keeping them open," it says.
At the beginning of April, Johnson confirmed that restaurants, pubs, cafes, and bars would reopen outdoors in England on 12 April, per the reopening "roadmap" without the need for vaccine passports. He also said then that they would not be required when indoor dining resumed on 17 May either. This coincided with the government publishing its first review of "covid status certification."
So, the situation is as it was then. As of now, vaccine passports will not play a role in the reopening of dining rooms next month. But, like at the start of this month, they might yet in the future.
The Cabinet Office pointed to Gove's published statement when asked for comment.
UK drops plans for mandatory 'Covid passports' in pubs and restaurants [Guardian]
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