As I've mentioned in the past, I'm not sure I can vote for either presidential candidate, and I'm afraid tonight's debate drove that home. For what seems like years and multiple elections, I've heard the same talking points and "personal" attacks, regardless of the actual candidates themselves. Frankly, a two-party election bores the hell out of me. We all know what the Democrats are about. We all know what the Republicans are about. Isn't it time we tried something new?
What about a Green or a Libertarian? Well, Ralph Nadar put a nail in the Green coffin, and even though ex-Congressman Bob Barr is somewhat known (Monicagate, anyone?), he still isn't enough to power the Libertarian party into serious competition. Let's think about these two parties. In some ways, they represent extremes of both major parties, appealing to niches versus vast majorities, a hindrance for winning a national election. I write this even with my personal leanings being Libertarian flavored on many issues.
Candidates that have challenged and beat the establishment have done so because they represented a majority of the public's view on a topic of interest. The Republican Party first rose to prominence in the 1800s over the issue of abolishing slavery. However, it seems like we've come to a bit of a stalemate. The differences between the two parties are predictable and not necessarily in a good way.
For all that Obama positions himself as the candidate of change, does he really represent a different version of the Democratic party or simply a more attractive, charismatic package than Al Gore or John Kerry? While I disagree with many of the Democratic positions, I've never believed Democrats as a party to be stupid, just somewhat disorganized with multiple voices clamoring for equal billing. Now they have a presidential candidate who's perhaps the best orator in a generation and a fundraising machine courtesy of the Internet and millions of contributors. He's spending some of that money this month on a personal Obama satellite channel. Maybe he is a man of the people, a candidate of change.
For the Republicans, well, if they win this election it will be due to a Hail Mary. Nothing is in their favor. The economy has tanked. We're still stuck in a country five years later where we were told we'd be greeted as liberators. And for a party that claims to favor a small government, one is left wondering if this is small, what big government would look like. Add in a candidate who claims to be a maverick and picks a maverick as a running mate and citizens can only wonder how many other Middle East countries might be ready to "welcome" us. One also can't ignore that the sitting Republican president has some some seriously low approval ratings. I don't think the White House welcome mat is laid out for McCain.
Is this election really as good as it gets? I don't care if you're a Republican, a Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Socialist, or even a misanthrope. If these candidates are representative of the best this country has to offer, we're in trouble. I write this knowing that many people believe Obama to be this country's only hope for future success. I respect that belief. He may very well prove me wrong and be the best president we've every had. But what happens if he's not? Who's left in the Democratic party, Hillary aside, to take up the party leadership in a way that bucks the past? The same applies to the Republicans. I didn't like anyone in that primary anymore than I liked any of the Democrats.
American history has shown that political parties can rise and fall. If you truly believe that either of the major parties is a perfect fit for you, more power to you. However, if you look at that status quo and potentially have to hold your nose to vote for the least bad candidate, isn't it time we thought seriously about a new party or at least a new type of political candidate? Do you believe you deserve better?
The Bubble Popped. Now What?
I've held my tongue for days as I've watched the supposed leaders of this country try to explain how they're going to "solve" the current economic mess. Part of me enjoys the perfect timing of everything blowing up right before an election. The other part, well, it wonders why everyone is so shocked that the bubble popped. The United States and its citizens were testing the theory that they could live on credit indefinitely. Amazingly enough, running at a deficit has a cost that we're all becoming intimately acquainted with.
I've waited with great patience for one, just one, person to accept responsibility, even if it's only partial, for any part of the chaos. Surprise, surprise all I hear is both political parties blaming each other and talking heads on CNBC predicting a long-term recession. I hear everyone talking about Main Street bailing out Wall Street. I hear politicians assure me that they must intervene. Why?
I'm not an economist, so my argument does not even attempt to address the financial side of things, but rather what I consider to be the moral and the ethical aspect of the situation. Accountability has been missing from society for a while now. Occasionally, you'll hear about an investigation into corruption at City Hall or something similar. The prosecuting attorney gets some air time that will play well during the election and everyone gets to feel good that someone is getting the bad guys. Unfortunately, I don't believe our current situation fits this mold.
Here's the reality: I believe that each one of use is guilty to some extent for the situation we find ourselves facing. If you don't own a credit card, you're mostly excused, unless you took out a mortgage for more than you knew you could afford to pay. I believe this mess started when we started listening to the media, our friends, our family, telling us that we deserved to have what we wanted NOW, not later, but RIGHT NOW.
So we got sucked into the credit card offers that screamed, "One Year Without Interest" or payment plans that promised, "Only $88 A Month." We bought the big screen, the boat, and all the others toys, believing that a "little" debt was ok, because our homes were worth double, triple, etc. what they were when we bought them.
But wait, why not sell my home and buy a bigger one, because my investment will increase even more in a bigger house that's worth more. Oh, I can get in that bigger house for less with an adjustable rate mortgage that increases my payment by $1000 a month in three years? No problem. I'll have enough equity by then that I can swing it or sell the house for twice what I paid for it.
Before you jump on me for ignoring the plight of people who were taken advantage of by ruthless mortgage brokers whose only concern was earning a commission, I know that hundreds of thousands of people were misled. Everything from last minute rate changes to outright threats played a role in bad mortgage lending. However, even if you say these individuals make up 50% of the bad mortgages that still leaves another 50% who should know better.
Consider the words of consumer behaviorist Larry Compeau of Clarkson University from a Newsweek column in March 2008.
The column's author Eve Conant continues, "Not only do people under 40 save less, but they have less to save." Indeed, savings as a percentage of disposable income have plummeted in the United States, from between 7 and 10 percent in the 1960s and '70s to just 0.4 percent in 2007." (link) Note that it's savings measured against disposable income. Doesn't that make us complicit?
I can also hear the argument that the cost of living has increased as wages have flattened, making regular use of credit a necessity. Health care, the cost of food, the cost of energy. You name it, most everything costs more. But let's be honest, how many people are surviving on credit cards alone as a sole source of funds? Isn't it more likely that the credit cards are paying for the vacations, the clothes, the iPods, and the toys of life?
I'm the first to acknowledge that the credit market is screwed up and not aimed at protecting consumer interests. (I strongly encourage Maxed Out, both the book and the documentary, for a look at the credit industry.) However, we keep going back for more. I find it telling that because I pay my balance in full each month, credit card companies refer to me as a deadbeat. Their number one customers are the ones caught in the revolving door of minimum payments, never touching the principal and only paying the interest. Doesn't this outlook tell us something important about credit card companies?
Don't we owe it to ourselves to protect our individual interests? For those who believe more government regulation is the answer, good luck. The $700 billion bailout started as a three page document in the White House and after the House and Senate got through with it, the number had increased, going from 110 to 451 pages. The Senate, because it's constitutional barred from initiating finance bills, slapped multiple bills together to create a package that skirted that pesky rule. Any regulation will come with strings that may or may not benefit individuals, regardless of which party controls Congress and the White House.
So I say start small. Go to OptOutPrescreen.com and get your name removed from the list that the credit agencies provide to businesses extending credit offers or insurance. You can opt out for LIFE if you want. Start a savings account even if it's pennies in a jar (example of government stupidity, it costs roughly 2.5 cents to make each penny, a loss of 1.5 cents per coin).
Finally, the thing I believe will save us, as it has in the past, is our ingenuity and willingness to innovate. Some have suggested, for example, that if the U.S. could create a green energy revolution through technology innovations, swinging things back to the positive side. At the foundation of whatever proves the solution will be people who made something, who didn't just consume. We talk about the scales of justice being balanced. Doesn't the same rule apply to what we do with our lives? If we take, doesn't it make sense to give back?
UPDATE: If you're curious, I wrote a post a little over a year ago about the history of credit cards and their role in the economy.


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More Loki is coming in What If…?
The next big Marvel show on Disney Plus is here. What If…? is an animated series that poses alternative scenarios to pivotal Marvel Cinematic Universe moments, such as Peggy Carter taking the Super-Soldier Formula instead of Steve Rogers.
The 10-episode series takes Loki's Wednesday weekly release spot, with episode 1 arriving on Aug. 11. Kevin Feige has already confirmed another 10-episode second season is in development. How much does the animated series play into upcoming events in Phase 4 of the MCU? That remains to be seen, but tune in just in case the multiverse chaos unleashed in Loki ties in here.
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Episode 1: Available now.
Episode 5: Available Wednesday, Sept. 8 — 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET/8 a.m. GMT
Episode 6: Available Wednesday, Sept. 15 — 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET/8 a.m. GMT
Episode 9: Available Wednesday, Oct. 6 — 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET/8 a.m. GMT
Episode 10: Available Wednesday, Oct. 13 — 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET/8 a.m. GMT
Here's the wild official trailer for the series.
And here's the latest promo.
Marvel's What If…? is based on a Marvel comic from the '70s that retells a famous storyline in an alternative reality. The first issue had Spider-Man accepted into the Fantastic Four, for example.
The Disney Plus series will feature Jeffery Wright as the voice of Uata, a member of an advanced alien race known as the Watchers. He'll narrate the alternative reality events playing out, with a massive voice cast including the late Chadwick Boseman, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Hayley Atwell, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Stan and Taika Waititi. Wow.
Deep-dive into the series' backstory here.
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I can't remember how I decided to add Highland Park Brewery to my list of places to check out, but their range of interesting low-to-moderate ABV beers attracted me. Plus I'm all about hidden gems, the underdogs, and the little guy. I ended up drinking a beer here that had weeds in it!
Beer list projected on wall via old school overhead projector! Feels like high school all over again!
Vacation (4.5%) – Belgian Single (I guess as opposed to a Dubbel or Tripel). Semi-sweet, yeasty, bubbly, saison-like quality to it. Easy to drink and tasty!
Nebraska (6.3%) – Farmhouse Saison. Not a ton of depth but good with a semi-dry, long, lightly bitter finish. Good carbonation. Citrus perfuminess. Zesty.
Yard Beer (5.4%) – This was a sour wheat with herbs, weeds and citrus. I think it's called "Yard Beer" because they literally picked stuff out of their yard to make it, including herbs and weeds! Sour, funky aroma. Sourness level is good, with the tang lasting about 10 seconds on the palate then dissipating to some lingering funk.
Beer Spaceship (4.5%) – Pale Ale with Galaxy hops. Smoother and lower carbonation than the other beers. Dry with a medium bitterness. Sweet and fruity nose but dry on the tongue. Mild soapiness in there too, which I didn't mind.
All the beers were very solid, and great examples of their style.
Crispy Brussel Sprouts with farmhouse white cheddar and lemon. The cheddar was a great complement to the cabbagey flavour and the lemon a great counterpoint to the fried quality. These were very good and Wicca demolished a good 2/3 of this.
I was really surprised to see this kind of cheese & charcuterie platter served in was essentially feels like a neighbourhood dive bar, but the food that I tried was way above what was necessary, so I came away very impressed.
One more for the road: Hello LA IPA (6.8%) – West Coast IPA with Mosaic and Citra hops. It's a great hoppy mosaic IPA. If you like the super tropical fruity quality of mosaic and citra, you really can't go wrong with this beer.
Highland Park Brewery also had a few bottles for sale, although I thought they were a bit too expensive…or maybe I just wasn't in the mood to spend $15, $18 or $22 for 500ml (16.9oz) bottles.
Some other bottles for sale, including a Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel.
Some Portland representation too! Hair of the Dog Adam, Fred, and Doggie Claws.
The kickass food, solid beers, and friendly bartender make this place another winner!
Even though Thai food in Vancouver is improving (Longtail Kitchen, Kin Kao), there still isn't a restaurant that compares to the breadth and quality of Ruen Pair in Hollywood/Thaitown.
We threw the dice on this Fried Green Mussels dish. Mussels with scrambled egg and bean sprouts. The description didn't quite match the reality, as you'll see below.
A rice dish sounds good too.
Wicca wanted to actually try this dish in a restaurant to see how it compared to her version.
This is my idea of a humble, even plain-looking dish that just explodes with flavour. The tender meat, the gelatinous pork fat and skin, the sweetness of the braising liquid, the crunch and sourness from the pickled vegetables (they're in there somewhere), and the spicy/salty/sour kick from the sauce.
As good as this dish was, I still prefer Wicca's version more 🙂 She served it with a simpler chili vinegar garlic sauce that just cuts through the meaty, fatty pork hocks.
Most people might not know, but Thai food is all about the customer customizing their food to their liking. You want it sweeter or spicier? Help yourself to any of these tableside condiments! We actually didn't use any of these because we were happy with how the dishes came out.
Papaya Salad with Raw Crab. We had this dish back in 2012 and I had to have it again.
We got this medium spicy and it had me sweating buckets, as usual. I loved sucking on the raw crab parts, getting at all the sweet, gooey meat inside 😀 I seem to recall a slight fermenty seafood funk that I really enjoyed the first time I ate this dish, but that element was missing this time. I still really enjoyed eating this though.
Fried Green Mussels. I was imagining something more like an omelette from the "scrambled egg" description in the menu, but this is more like a huge deep-fried fritter with an egg batter.
Bean sprouts underneath, to make you feel less guilty about eating the caloric Thai equivalent of a Bloomin' Onion. Very crunchy with softer batter parts. Tasted good with the sweet sriracha dipping sauce. It could easily be shared between four people, so we couldn't finish it.
Ruen Pair was once again solid, reliable, authentic, and tasty.
Continue with LA Trip Report Day 6 or go back to the index.
You haven't given in to any pork belly temptations on this trip so far 🙂 pork belly tacos… MmMmm… I could use some of those right now!


With colorful, large-scale contemporary art and an impressively steady surge of excited visitors, LA's newest star, The Broad Museum, is invigorating and — dare we say it? — seriously fun. Especially for families.
Eli and Edythe Broad's collection of over 2000 pieces of post-war and contemporary art is impressive by any standard, so the surprise is that the inaugural exhibition has it's own intoxicating energy. To traipse from gallery to gallery is to venture back through 50 years of art history, where the pleasures come from seeing an old friend (say, Andy Warhol) or discovering a new and indelible talent (say, Kara Walker).
We were also delighted that the building is more fun on the inside than we expected. Take a look at the swooping space of the lobby, which doesn't have a traditional ticket booth, allowing visitors to be swept immediately up into the fun.
The Collection and Building: The Broads have loaned out their art for years, and are significant benefactors to both LACMA and MOCA. So, why did they feel the need to hire architects Diller and Scofidio Renfo to design another repository for their copious collection? The answer is that an epic collection deserves a correspondingly massive home of its own. So big is where this whole adventure begins.
From the moment we entered the cave-like entry hall, The Broad buzzed with excitement. With a stately olive-tree filled plaza to the south, MOCA across the street, and Disney Hall to the north, it's a pretty sweet location. A restaurant by Chef Timothy Hollingsworth and Restauranteur Bill Chair will open later this fall.
How to navigate: Upon entering, we wondered whether to take the escalator up to the top floor immediately, or explore the ground floor hallways first. We started on the ground floor, which was an excellent choice because we immediately found ourselves surrounded, in one of the first small galleries, by four immense Thomas Struth photographs depicting museum-goers looking at art in Florence, Italy. Huge prints of life-sized people gazing into unspecified object (such as us, the viewers, standing in the center of the four walls) underlines what we are at the museum to do: Look at art. But also, Struth reminds us, be seen looking at art. We're all in this together, the images seem to be saying – so let's get going.
Most of the art is BIG: Size seems to matter at The Broad – and the pure scale of most of what is in the galleries offers a gentle nudge out of one's comfort zone. Upon entering the museum, the visitor quickly adopts a child-like post: What is going on? What am I supposed to feel?
At the top of the main elevator, which goes from the ground to the top floor, are Jeff Koons' colorful and gigantic "Tulips." Whether you like the artist or not, these are darn hard to resist. "Under the Table" by Robert Therrien is a larger than life sized table and chair, which delight by dwarfing the viewer as they over come a tight space in the corner of the top galleries.
A room of four Ellsworth Kelly canvases provides a calming temple of elementary colors and shapes (and we learned that the elevator was built specifically to hold this piece, the largest in the museum). A room encircled by Takashi Murikami's energized "In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow," evokes Japan's 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster, and is centered around a sculpture by the artist that was inspired by a moment from Alice in Wonderland.
There's much, much more; if childlike wonder can be induced, The Broad has it down.
Visitors Welcome: With few exceptions,the work on display is either radically famous and therefore familiar, or aesthetically easy to digest. The result is that it's impossible not to be drawn in. Each VSA that we met (Visitor Services Associate) was cheery and helpful, as in love with the work as is possible. Apparently, Eli had them all start their jobs six months ago to get up to speed with the work they stand with all day. It's a nice improvement on the model of a disinterested guard.
Pure and Simple: In the age of perfectly crafted online images, you will feel as though you are paging through a fresh clean book when you wander from gallery to gallery. This room of Andy Warhol icons is pretty sweet. And, your smile will widen as you turn any next corner, say on a room full of Cy Twombly paintings, or an Ed Ruscha of "Norm's Diner". It was a treat to discover Jasper John's iconic American flag painting, Basquiat and Keith Haring's finest side-by-side, two pieces by the audacious Damien Hirst, and finally LA's faves, Chris Burden and Mark Bradford, all represented by canvasses that you can share with kids. We'd be surprised if this experience doesn't convince them that museum going is pretty cool. (N.B. The Kara Walker room is not for kids – it depicts the sexual and racial depravity of plantation life).
Snap Away: Take all the photos you like – draw at your leisure. If ever a museum was poised to conquer viewers in the age of the selfie and Instagram, this is it. Visitors can snap away (keep a two feel radius from the art, however). Most popular is the Infinity Mirror Room by Yayoi Kusama, which you've probably already seen on Instagram. (Visitors enter the room alone, so grab a timed-entry ticket and be prepared to wait in line!).
Oh… and Learn! Be sure to download The Broad's app from the iTunes store or Google Play before entering (perhaps while you are waiting in line). Visitors can take one of four tours through the museum — an Architecture Tour, Artists on Artists, Inside the Broad Collection, and Looking with Levar (which features Levar Burton as tour guide to 20 stops of kid friendly art such as Warhol's Campbell Soup Can, or Green Apple by Ellsworth Kelly, or Balloon Dog (Blue) Dog by Jeff Koons. We found LeVar to be the perfect host: mercifully brief and with a bevy of memorable facts.
The museum is FREE: The most elementary way for a museum to attract the pubic is to remove any possible barrier to entry. Free goes a long way, though currently you need to reserve online for the free access. Over time, it will become normal to drop in and visit a favorite corner of the building, and go along your way. (Remember how difficult it was to get into The Getty when it first opened?).
The website is terrific: The Broad's website is clean and transparent, easy to navigat, and replete with friendly information about the artists themselves and the work in the collection. It's interesting to see how many works of each artists are in the vaults, and let's face it – it's never too late to brush up on your art history.
No Sales Pitch: All in all, visitors are embraced and encouraged to get involved. There is not a big sales push anywhere, though you can purchase a book or tee shirt as you exit. We loved looking through a peep hole at the art vault on the second floor. Even the art that is NOT on the walls is visible — a sort-of highlights of things to come, but also an indication of the depth of the collection.
Reserve your FREE Tickets: Do what you can to get a reservation on the books ASAP. Online ticketing is booked through early December but for those of the faithful with patience, you can show up any day and wait in line for stand-by ticketing.
Extra Credit: Read Eli Broad's book "The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking" to learn more about the philanthropist whose name is almost every where you look in LA; in the arts from LACMA to MOCA and The Broad Stage, as well as The Opera and UCLA's School of Arts and Architecture, and with great reach into educational endowments that significantly impact the future of kids in LA.


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Published: May 10, 2021, 2:51 AM
Tags: Sports, Jacob deGrom, Mike Matheny, Whit Merrifield, Kyle Gibson, Rafael Devers, Luis Rojas
LEADING OFF: Mets expect deGrom update, Devers swats O's
New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom tosses the ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in New York. deGrom left the game in the sixth inning after throwing only two warmup pitches. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
HOLDING THEIR BREATH
The streaking New York Mets anticipate an injury update on Jacob deGrom after the ace pitcher was scheduled for an MRI.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was pulled after five innings Sunday with right side tightness in his return from an issue in a similar area. The bullpen closed out a 4-2 victory over Arizona to give the Mets their first five-game winning streak since August 2019.
"No pain whatsoever, just tightness," manager Luis Rojas said. "That's what he told our trainer."
The 32-year-old right-hander was coming off a 10-day layoff, skipping his previous turn in the rotation because of a right lat problem. Rojas said the side tightness — centered around the lower-right side of his back — seems to be a different issue.
Prior to Sunday, deGrom had a 0.51 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 35 overpowering innings.
"I want to sit and wait and see what it is, and then we can plan as a group what's next," Rojas said.
RED SOX ROMP
Rafael Devers gets another chance to tear up Camden Yards as Boston closes its series against the Orioles.
The Red Sox are 6-0 at Baltimore this year and Devers is a big reason — he's hit five home runs with 13 RBIs in those games, going 9 for 23 (.391). Boston owns the best record in the majors at 22-13, a year after it went 24-36 in the pandemic-shortened season.
Left-hander Martín Pérez (0-2, 4.40 ERA) starts for Boston. Jorge López (1-3, 6.49), who allowed seven runs in four innings against the Red Sox on April 11, pitches for the Orioles, who are a major league-worst 4-13 at home.
REBOUNDING RANGERS
Adolis García and Texas try to keep up their recent run of success when they visit San Francisco.
García hit his team-leading ninth homer and drove in a career-high five runs as the Rangers beat Seattle on Sunday and won their third consecutive series. Texas improved to 7-2 since May 1 to get back to .500 for the first time since April 9.
Kyle Gibson (3-0, 2.40 ERA) is scheduled to start the first of two interleague matchups at Oracle Park. He is among the top 10 in ERA among AL starters despite giving up five runs without making it out of the first inning in the shortest opening day start in franchise history.
NEED A TIMEOUT
The Kansas City Royals began last week with the best record in the majors and set for seven straight games at Kauffman Stadium. They left home in much different shape.
Whit Merrifield and the Royals went 0-7 on a homestand that included a 28-inning scoreless streak, dropping four to Cleveland and then three more to the White Sox. Overall, Kansas City has lost eight in a row.
"We've got to keep working and teaching and it will pay off," manager Mike Matheny said. "There isn't a quick fix other than maybe a day off and fight again on Tuesday."
After that day off Monday, the Royals start a seven-game road trip in Detroit.


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Q: How can I change the state of a switch that's inside a listview in react-native? I'm trying to build a simple app that takes a json containing a list of names with their corresponding 1 or 0 "active" state and displays them on a listview representing the "active" state using a switch.
I went through the tutorial and came up with this:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
  AppRegistry,
  Switch,
  Text,
  View,
  ListView
} from 'react-native';

import data from './test-users.json';
// this contains:
// name: a string containing the name
// active: the state of the switch, either 1 or 0.

const Row = (props) => (
  <View>
    <Text>
      {`${props.name}`}
    </Text>
    <Switch value={props.active == 1}
            onValueChange={(value) => this.setState(value)} />
  </View>
);

class ListViewTest extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    const ds = new ListView.DataSource({rowHasChanged: (r1, r2) => r1 !== r2});
    this.state = {
      dataSource: ds.cloneWithRows(data),
    };
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <ListView
        dataSource={this.state.dataSource}
        renderRow={(data) => <Row {...data} />}
      />
    );
  }
}

export default ListViewTest;

AppRegistry.registerComponent('ListViewTest', () => ListViewTest);

This displays fine, but when I try to click on a switch I get the following error stating:
undefined is not a function (evaluating '_this.setState(value)')

I feel like I must be misunderstanding something rather fundamental about how react-native works, but I can't quite figure out what it is. Is setState not the way to change state?

A: What I think you're looking for is something like this:
Firstly, make your Row function a true component, instead of a quick 'arrow function' approach. This is necessary so each individual row can have its own state.
class Row extends React.Component

Then, make a couple simple changes:
onValueChange={this.updateActive.bind(this)}

Here, this is referencing an instance of Row
And then define the function on Row that updates your state:
updateActive = (value) => { this.setState({ active : value }) }

This will take the new value of the switch, and set the active state accordingly.

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Kanimozhi Political Career: The two-time Rajya Sabha MP will finally make her electoral debut in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi parliamentary seat.
After spending more than a decade as a Rajya Sabha MP, prominent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi is all set to take centre stage in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The daughter of late Tamil Nadu stalwart M Karunanidhi has filed her nomination papers from Thoothukudi parliamentary constituency and will be locking horns with BJP's state unit chief Tamilisai Soundararajan in her electoral debut. The state of Tamil Nadu will see the general elections for 39 parliamentary seats in a single phase on April 18, 2019.
Kanimozhi was born in January 1968, in Chennai to five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and his third wife Rajathi Karunanidhi. She has two half-brothers in MK Alagiri, former union minister, and MK Stalin, DMK president and former deputy CM of Tamil Nadu.
She has been married twice: first in 1989 to Athiban Bose, a businessman, and after divorcing him, to G Aravindaan, a Tamil writer based in Singapore. She has a son named Adithyan.
Kanimozhi did her schooling from Presentation Convent, Church Park in Chennai and completed her Masters in Economics from the Madras University. Later, she forayed into journalism and worked with several news publications, including The Hindu. In 2017, she was elected the president of The Hindu Office and National Press Employees' Union.
During her journalism days, she actively participated in various social causes, which she still continues to do so. In 2005, she founded a portal supporting free speech and later in 2007, she came up with the idea of Chennai Sangamam, an open Tamil cultural festival held during the Pongal season every year.
It was in 2007 when the DMK leadership nominated Kanimozhi to represent Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Later in that year, she went on to organise numerous campaigns across the state to facilitate employment opportunities for youth in rural areas. In 2008, Kanimozhi's job fairs provided over 1.3 lakh jobs to unemployed young people in nine Tamil Nadu districts.
In 2013, she became a Rajya Sabha MP for the second time and in the Parliament, she often talks about various issues faced by the people of Tamil Nadu. She also serves as the secretary of the DMK's women wing and chief of the party's wing for Art, Literature and Rationalism.
Kanimozhi has finally decided to test her electoral waters for the first time and has filed her nomination papers from Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In her electoral debut, she has been pitted against BJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan and BSP's V Siva. The Thoothukudi constituency will see the general elections on April 18, Friday, and the results will be declared on May 23.
Income tax searches at Kanimozhi's residence | 2019 Lok Sabha Elections 2 days before the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, income tax searches were conducted at Kanimozhi's residence who is the late M. Karunanidhi's daughter. The elections in Vellore are cancelled and top DMK leaders are under the lens. Know more!


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Event 5: Hampstead Heath – Capital Adventures!
Special mention to all the beginners completing in our own Stopsley Striders graduation run today at Luton, Wardown Park parkrun we are all proud of what you have achieved!
Very well done to my team that comprised on the day Louise, Anna, Cindy and Claire with the able assistance of Maria and Amanda that supported me coaching throughout the 12 week course, brilliant running ladies!
Route B is the current section of the parkrun team due to the building work taking place and is known to be the harder route as it has a hill up to the finish line!
The route comprised of a start that was a downhill that opened up into 2 clockwise laps that at one point run beside the famous Parliament Hill used in the national cross country!
Once you have finished the last lap you turn left to run back up where you come from with the finish 50 metres further on when you reach the top!
This is definitely one of the most challenging parkruns that I will encounter on my capital adventure but one I would like to come back and run it again and take that overall 68 metre gain!
There are a number of cafes available toilets on the park, but one of its biggest draws is the availability of a number of bathing ponds that allows for public swimming!
Very beautiful park that is an excellent parkrun challenge, thank you very much to run director Andi and her team for making me welcome, greatly appreciated guys!
Next time I will bring my hill legs and swimming trunks and go for a swim!