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Q: Sorting a data stream before writing to file in nodejs I have an input file which may potentially contain upto 1M records and each record would look like this
field 1    field 2    field3 \n
I want to read this input file and sort it based on field3 before writing it to another file.
here is what I have so far
var fs = require('fs'),
    readline = require('readline'),
    stream = require('stream');

var start = Date.now();

var outstream = new stream;
outstream.readable = true;
outstream.writable = true;

var rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: fs.createReadStream('cross.txt'),
    output: outstream,
    terminal: false
});

rl.on('line', function(line) {
    //var tmp = line.split("\t").reverse().join('\t') + '\n';
    //fs.appendFileSync("op_rev.txt", tmp );
    // this logic to reverse and then sort is too slow
});

rl.on('close', function() {
    var closetime = Date.now();
    console.log('Read entirefile. ', (closetime - start)/1000, ' secs');
});

I am basically stuck at this point, all I have is the ability to read from one file and write to another, is there a way to efficiently sort this data before writing it

A: You can take advantage of streams for something like this. There's a few NPM modules that will be helpful -- first include them by running
npm install sort-stream csv-parse stream-transform

from the command line.
Then:
var fs = require('fs');
var sort = require('sort-stream');
var parse = require('csv-parse');
var transform = require('stream-transform');

// Create a readble stream from the input file.
fs.createReadStream('./cross.txt')
  // Use `csv-parse` to parse the input using a tab character (\t) as the
  // delimiter. This produces a record for each row which is an array of
  // field values.
  .pipe(parse({
    delimiter: '\t'
  }))
  // Use `sort-stream` to sort the parsed records on the third field.
  .pipe(sort(function (a, b) {
    return a[2].localeCompare(b[2]);
  }))
  // Use `stream-transform` to transform each record (an array of fields) into
  // a single tab-delimited string to be output to our destination text file.
  .pipe(transform(function(row) {
    return row.join('\t') + '\r';
  }))
  // And finally, output those strings to our destination file.
  .pipe(fs.createWriteStream('./cross_sorted.txt'));

A: You have two options, depending on how much data is being processed. (1M record count with 3 columns doesn't say much about the amount of actual data)
Load the data in memory, sort in place
var lines = [];
rl.on('line', function(line) {
    lines.push(line.split("\t").reverse());
});

rl.on('close', function() {
    lines.sort(function(a, b) { return compare(a[0], b[0]); });

    // write however you want
    fs.writeFileSync(
        fileName,
        lines.map(function(x) { return x.join("\t"); }).join("\n")
    );
    function compare(a, b) {
        if (a < b) return -1;
        if (a > b) return 1;
        return 0;
    }
});

Load the data in a persistent database, read ordered
Using a database engine of your choice (for example nedb, a pure javascript db for nodejs)
EDIT: It seems that NeDB keeps the whole database in memory, the file is only a persistent copy of the data. We'll have to search for another implementation. TingoDB looks promising.
// This code is only to give an idea, not tested in any way

var Datastore = require('nedb');
var db = new Datastore({
    filename: 'path/to/temp/datafile',
    autoload: true
});

rl.on('line', function(line) {
    var tmp = line.split("\t").reverse();
    db.insert({
        field0: tmp[0],
        field1: tmp[1],
        field2: tmp[2]
    });
});

rl.on('close', function() {
    var cursor = db.find({})
            .sort({ field0: 1 }); // sort by field0, ascending
    var PAGE_SIZE = 1000;
    paginate(0);
    function paginate(i) {
        cursor.skip(i).take(PAGE_SIZE).exec(function(err, docs) {
            // handle errors

            var tmp = docs.map(function(o) {
                return o.field0 + "\t" + o.field1 + "\t" + o.field2 + "\n";
            });
            fs.appendFileSync("op_rev.txt", tmp.join(""));
            if (docs.length >= PAGE_SIZE) {
                paginate(i + PAGE_SIZE);
            } else {
                // cleanup temp database
            }
        });
    }
});

A: DB and sort-stream are fine solutions, but DB might be an overkill and I think sort-stream eventually just sorts the entire file in an in-memory array (on through end callback), so I think performance will be roughly the same, comparing to the original solution.
(but I haven't ran any benchmarks, so I might be wrong).
So, just for the hack of it, I'll throw in another solution :)

EDIT:
I was curious to see how big a difference this will be, so I ran some benchmarks.
Results were surprising even to me, turns out sort -k3,3 solution is better by far, x10 times faster then the original solution (a simple array sort), while nedb and sort-stream solutions are at least x18 times slower than the original solution (i.e. at least x180 times slower than sort -k3,3).
(See benchmark results below)

If on a *nix machine (Unix, Linux, Mac, ...) you can simply use
sort -k 3,3 yourInputFile > op_rev.txt and let the OS do the sorting for you.
You'll probably get better performance, since sorting is done natively.
Or, if you want to process the sorted output in Node:
var util = require('util'),
    spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
    sort = spawn('sort', ['-k3,3', './test.tsv']);

sort.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
    // process data
    data.toString()
        .split('\n')
        .map(line => line.split("\t"))
        .forEach(record => console.info(`Record: ${record}`));
});

sort.on('exit', function (code) {
    if (code) {
        // handle error
    }

    console.log('Done');
});

// optional
sort.stderr.on('data', function (data) {
    // handle error...
    console.log('stderr: ' + data);
});

Hope this helps :)

EDIT: Adding some benchmark details.
I was curious to see how big a difference this will be, so I ran some benchmarks.
Here are the results (running on a MacBook Pro):

*

*sort1 uses a straightforward approach, sorting the records in an in-memory array.
Avg time: 35.6s (baseline)

*sort2 uses sort-stream, as suggested by Joe Krill.
Avg time: 11.1m (about x18.7 times slower)
(I wonder why. I didn't dig in.)

*sort3 uses nedb, as suggested by Tamas Hegedus.
Time: about 16m (about x27 times slower)

*sort4 only sorts by executing sort -k 3,3 input.txt > out4.txt in a terminal
Avg time: 1.2s (about x30 times faster)

*sort5 uses sort -k3,3, and process the response sent to stdout
Avg time: 3.65s (about x9.7 times faster)

A: i had quite similar issue, needed to perform an external sort.
I figured out, after waste a few time on it that i could load up the data on a database and then query out the desired data from it.
It not even matter if the inserts aren't ordered, as long as my query result could be.
Hope it can work for you too.
In order to insert your data on a database, there are plenty of tools on node to perform such task. I have this pet project which does a similar job.
I'm also sure that if you search the subject, you'll find much more info.
Good luck.

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Busoga University has been caught up in an academic fraud scandal over the manner in which more than 1,000 South Sudanese were admitted on courses and went on to graduate in a space of just two months.
Because of this, the National Council for Higher Education(NCHE) has revoked the University's teaching licence.
The NCHE opened investigations into the matter after Lual Akol Nhial, the South Sudan education attache` asked the body to review the admission of these students — most of whom are government officials and generals in the army — to analyse their continuous semester results, coursework and assignments and tuition fee payments of the past three years.
The official also asked the Council to investigate the connection of Busoga University in Uganda with Star University College in Juba and review the attendance lists during lectures and study programmes of Busoga University. He also called for sanctions on students who did not qualify to graduate.
Aside the South Sudanese, over 50 Nigerian nationals graduated in the same manner.
According to The East African, which first unearthed the scandal in a November 26, 2016 publication, Prof John Opuda-Asibo the NCHE director said "there are usually powerful people behind these admissions."
In return the university received financial reward, while for the students, the promise of academic papers that would keep them in key positions in government made it a worthwhile investment.
For the two-month course and academic papers, sources indicate that Busoga University bagged more than $1 million as each student paid over the odds, forking out $1,000 in tuition fees — way higher than the average of $300 per semester, for most programmes in Ugandan universities.
The students who were transferred from Star University College in Juba to Busoga University in July this year, by end of September, Busoga University had them on the list of graduands to be awarded various academic qualifications.
Rather unsuprisingly, most of the students are generals in the South Sudan army occupying high offices and needed a immediate academic papers to remain in these positions.
They also lacked the minimum criteria for admission like an advanced level certificate or its equivalent.
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Sort it out, Mr Darling
Evening Standard / July 25, 2003 October 26, 2014
The cash crisis facing the railways has been baldly exposed by yesterday's announcement from Tom Winsor, the rail regulator, that Network Rail should drastically cut back spending. This has not only sent shivers down the spines of passengers, already fed up with a declining service – it also raises a fundamental question about who runs the railways.
Britain's railways have been a state of limbo following the effective renationalisation of Railtrack and its transformation into the not-for-profit Network Rail. The new dawn the Government promised has been very short-lived.
We now have the bizarre sight of a regulator, rather than the Treasury, determining how much subsidy an effectively Government-owned company should be allowed to have. It is a unique situation and, by taking such a firm stance, Winsor has demonstrated that he, rather than the Strategic Rail Authority of the Department of Transport, appears to be in charge of the railways.
And Winsor is going to be a skinflint, trying to make sure that money is not wasted. While that is a good thing, passengers may well suffer as a consequence.
There is no doubt that there is a lot of waste in the industry. The companies that carry out the maintenance have generous contractual arrangements which allow them to determine what work should be done and then charge it all to Network Rail.
They have also become adept at playing the game. One, realising that payments started once the workforce arrived at the site, gave them all motorbikes to get there quicker, even though they could not start work until the lorries with the equipment arrived on site much later.
But the scale of the cutbacks may well go beyond simply finding such obvious sources of waste. Winsor has the power to determine how much Network Rail should be allowed to spend on maintenance, operations and renewal each year and he has decided that it should be nearer £4 billion than the £6 billion which had been set out earlier this year in the company's business plan.
Such a dramatic cut, to be made over five years, will prove a tough target for Network Rail to meet. It raises concerns about what will happen if it fails to do so.
Passengers will understandably be worried that services will have to be cut back or, worse, that safety might be compromised. On safety, there should be little worry. The mistakes of the Hatfield crash, where a cracked rail was neglected for so long that it broke under a speeding train, are unlikely to be repeated.
If Network Rail cannot afford to fix a section of line, then the traditional solution of a speed restriction will be imposed.
But on reduced services and other cutbacks, passengers have more to fear. Indeed, Winsor, a corporate lawyer with a sharpness of mind which is frequently matched by his tongue, has stressed that it is in his power to determine whether the country can afford to keep the present size of the rail network or whether there should be cutbacks.
This is very strange. Four years ago, the Government created the Strategic Rail Authority, which ministers said would not only allocate the money available to the train operators to run services but also take a long term – indeed "strategic" – view of what rail services should be provided and where investment for improvements would be targeted. Last year, the SRA extended its role when Network Rail was established as the replacement for the failed experiment of having a conventional profit-maximising firm, Railtrack, at the heart of the railways.
Much of the money available for railway maintenance and renewal was channelled through the SRA to Network Rail and the SRA was supposed to determine investment priorities.
Yesterday's announcement suggests that the SRA is not the all-powerful body the Government claimed it was. Much to the fury of Richard Bowker, the head of the SRA and that of Virgin Trains, the operator on the West Coast Main Line, Winsor has said that the SRA's recently published strategy for the West Coast is misplaced and the £10 billion investment programme should be reined back.
Bowker is said to be furious, and this is likely to be a precursor to a fierce row over the future of the project.
In some respects, Winsor is right to suggest that spending north of Crewe on the West Coast Line should be postponed. A high proportion of the investment money available to Network Rail is being poured into a project which will benefit a comparatively small proportion of rail passengers. Spending equivalent sums on improving services for London commuters would be better value for money.
But it is strange that the regulator is second-guessing how a state-controlled company, Network Rail, should invest in the rail industry, irrespective of the wishes of the body set up by the Government to determine these priorities. One could not imagine a more cumbersome or muddled way to run a public service.
In the old days, British Rail used to ask for money for investment from the Department of Transport, which would then put its case to the Treasury. It might not have been a perfect structure, but it delivered a reasonable railway at a relatively low price.
Without getting nostalgic, BR was a lot better than its reputation suggests. It ran nine out of 10 trains on time (compared with eight today) and did so for about a quarter of the subsidy currently being paid to the privatised industry. Moreover, this process was transparent and was set out annually in the Government's accounts.
Now, we have a much more complex process taking place through proxy. Meanwhile, those truly responsible for the state of the railways, the politicians, can pretend that they are not involved, which means no one is accountable. When, at the end of this year, Winsor comes to his final decision over how much Network Rail should be allowed to spend, he will be giving all the various players – the SRA, the train operators, Network Rail and Government ministers – the opportunity to blame him or each other for the ailing state of the railways.
Alistair Darling, the Transport Secretary, should not hide behind these various squabbling organisations whose very existence is testimony to his failure to get to grips with the problem.
He knows that ultimately it is the Government which is responsible for the mess and it is he who has the power to do something about it. He must simplify the structure that is responsible for much of the waste of resources Winsor has identified.
Come clean, Mr Darling: the buck stops with you.


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Q: Design pattern recommendation for chain-of-responsibility with task delegation I have one interface with let's say 2 methods and has 3 different implementations.
public interface IFace {
    public void method1(Param param1);
    public void method2(Param param2);
}

public class A implements IFace {
    public void method1(Param param1){}
    public void method2(Param param2){}
}

public class B implements IFace {
    public void method1(Param param1){}
    public void method2(Param param2){}
}

public class C implements IFace {
    public void method1(Param param1){}
    public void method2(Param param2){}
}

Now I have a requirement as per which only one of those two methods needs modifications and there are some pre-conditions as per which I decide to call specific implementation and the pattern is in a way that I might have to go through those implementations one by one. This appeared like a perfect fit for chain of responsibility and I created that like this:
public interface IChain {
    public void method1(Param param1);
    public void setNextChain(IChain iChain);
}

public class AA implements IChain {
    private IChain chain;

    private IFace a;

    public void method1(Param param1){
        if (thisConditionIsSatisfied(param1)) {
            a.method1(param1);
        } else {
            chain.method1();
        }
    }

    public void setNextChain(IChain chain){
        this.chain = chain
    }

    public void setA(IFace a) {
        this.a = a;
    }
}

public class BB implements IChain {
    private IChain chain;

    private IFace b;

    public void method1(Param param1){
        if (thisConditionIsSatisfied(param1)) {
            b.method1(param1);
        } else {
            chain.method1();
        }
    }

    public void setNextChain(IChain chain){
        this.chain = chain
    }

    public void setA(IFace b) {
        this.b = b;
    }
}

public class CC implements IChain {
    private IChain chain;

    public void method1(Param param1){
        if (thisConditionIsSatisfied(param1)) {
            //process it here
        } else {
            throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't process request.")
        }
    }

    public void setNextChain(IChain chain){
        this.chain = chain
    }

}

As you can see, CC doesn't delegate to class C which was implementing IFace and is a completely new implementation.
This is a very small part that I am displaying but the problem effectively is the same that I see a lot of duplication in terms of condition evaluation, exception handling, calling the correct implementation of the interface etc.
Though this is much better than trying to extend the existing interface but I was wondering if there is any recommendation to make it better in terms of future extensibility or OOPS pattern following.

A: I don't think so. Although it looks as if it can be made to fit better design with less duplication, it just doesn't seem to be there. Your solution is excellent though, in my  opinion that's probably the best way to do it.

A: I feel this is not a Software Engineering question but a design related question. My answer as follows.
This overall follows Chain of responsibility (COR) Design pattern (except violation by class CC). In COR all concrete handlers (AA, BB, CC) should be of type Abstract Handler (better to have it as a place for common/ default handler code), bound in a chain. In your implementation CC breaks this contract and does not pass opportunity to next handler. If in a dynamic chain of N handlers if CC is head, only requests of type CC will be handled. Instead of throwing exception CC can call super.handle() and delegate to successor (as in following code).
As your main point, repeat code comes from contract to delegate it to successor (if handler can not handle, delegate to successor if one exists) this code can be placed in Abstract handler as shown and called by super.handle(). Instance of successor also kept with abstract handler.
What each handler does in handle() method is independent of COR related code. Only each concrete handler should behave like honest handler by extending from abstract handler.
public class AbsChain implements IChain {
    private IChain successor; // as each handler has it
    @Override
    public void method1(Param param1) {
        if (getSuccessor() != null) {
            getSuccessor().method1(param1);
        } else {
            // Control comes here for totally unhandled request
        }
    }
}

public class AA extends AbsChain {
    private IFace a;

    public void method1(Param param1){
        // Handle if you can
        if (thisConditionIsSatisfied(param1)) {
            a.method1(param1);
        } else {
            //else allow next one to try (default behavior)
            super.handleRequest(param1);
        }
    }
}

public class CC implements IChain {

    public void method1(Param param1){
        if (thisConditionIsSatisfied(param1)) {
            //process it here
        } else {
            //throwing Ex here breaks the chain
            super.handleRequest(param1); // keep passing it
        }
    }
}


On Friday, April 23, 2010, Amcore Bank, National Association (N.A.), Rockford, IL, was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was then named Receiver. Subsequent to the closure, Harris N.A., Chicago, IL acquired substantially all the deposits and assets of Amcore Bank, N.A. from the FDIC as Receiver for Amcore Bank, N.A. Any claims by equity holders were not acquired. Share price does not trigger a bank closing and was not the reason for Amcore Bank, N.A.'s failure.
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The accounts transferred to Harris N.A. will be separately insured for at least six months after the merger. This grace period gives a depositor the opportunity to restructure the accounts, if necessary.
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package io.digitallibrary.bookapi.service

import com.typesafe.config.{Config, ConfigFactory}
import com.typesafe.scalalogging.LazyLogging
import io.digitallibrary.language.model.LanguageTag
import io.digitallibrary.bookapi.BookApiProperties

trait FeedLocalizationService {
  val feedLocalizationService: FeedLocalizationService

  case class FeedLocalization(rootTitle: String,
                              categoriesTitle: String,
                              categoriesDescription: String,
                              categoryTitle: String => String,
                              levelTitle: String => String,
                              levelDescription: String)

  class FeedLocalizationService extends LazyLogging {

    private val defaultLanguage: LanguageTag = LanguageTag(BookApiProperties.DefaultLanguage)

    private[service] val supportedLanguages: Set[LanguageTag] = Seq(
      defaultLanguage.toString,
      "amh",
      "nob"
    ).map(LanguageTag(_)).toSet

    private def configToLocalization(language: LanguageTag, config: Config) = {
      def getNonEmptyString(name: String): String = {
        val value = config.getString(name)
        if (value.isEmpty)
          throw new RuntimeException(s"Value $name is empty for language ${language.displayName} (${language.toString})")
        else
          value
      }

      FeedLocalization(
        rootTitle = getNonEmptyString("opds_root_title"),
        categoriesTitle = getNonEmptyString("opds_categories_title"),
        categoriesDescription = getNonEmptyString("opds_categories_description"),
        categoryTitle = category => getNonEmptyString(s"category_feed_title_$category"),
        levelTitle = level => getNonEmptyString(s"level_feed_title_$level"),
        levelDescription = getNonEmptyString("level_feed_description"))
    }

    private[service] val localizationMap: Map[LanguageTag, FeedLocalization] = (for {
      language <- supportedLanguages
      config = ConfigFactory.load(s"feedLocalization/${language.toString}.properties")
    } yield language -> configToLocalization(language, config)).toMap

    private val localizationForDefaultLanguage = localizationMap(defaultLanguage)

    def localizationFor(language: LanguageTag): FeedLocalization =
      localizationMap.getOrElse(language, localizationForDefaultLanguage)

  }

}

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Fredericton — In a surprising move, the City of Fredericton has decided to replace its entire mass transit system with a fleet of single-user "hoverboards." The decision comes after city transit workers voted to strike this past week.
Woodside stated that the hoverboard, a two-wheeled vehicle akin to the iconic Segway, would solve all of these problems.
"We see them as a low-cost alternative to our current system. We wouldn't require drivers, bus stops, maintenance people, or buses at all! We just give everyone a hoverboard," said the mayor.
Riders seemed to be on board with the idea as well. "Man, this is so dope," said Austin Hanover, a longtime hoverboard enthusiast, while his friend described them as #awesome [sic].
Buses would be sold off to other cities with growing transit systems, while all workers would be laid off. City Hall claims the full liquidation of the current transit system will pay for the new boards in full.
While City Hall is optimistic about the change, some other riders were confused as to the reasoning behind the move. "What about the winter? Does this thing even have snow tires?" said one concerned resident.
"This is barely a board, and it doesn't even hover — the wheels are right there. I don't understand," said another.
There are two wheels on the ground. This is NOT a hoverboard!!!!


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WWE SummerSlam 2020
5 WWE let downs of 2017
How you doing, 2017?
L Aaron Varble
Modified 31 Dec 2017, 14:03 IST
Let's take a look at 5 things that could have gone much better
WWE is a subjective art form because some things might not ring a bell with certain fans while others are very successful. But there were a handful of things that happened during the 12 months of 2017 that made a majority of people groan in disappointment.
So let's take a look back and pinpoint 5 of the biggest let downs 2017 gave the WWE Universe.
#1 Kurt Angle's Big Reveal
What a reveal!
For weeks, Kurt Angle was caught messing around on his phone and looking worried in the process. There was apparently a big secret floating around out there and Corey Graves was in the middle of it for some reason. Graves had previously busted open the "Who attacked Enzo and Cass" storyline and he was on to "Project Protect Angle's Secret" next. Graves really was quite an investigative reporter for a while.
But when Kurt Angle's big reveal finally took place it turned out his big secret was that he was Jason Jordan's birth father. Fans who were hoping his secret was Dixie Carter were quite bummed, to say the least, and since then, the attempt to get this program over has yet to see much success.
Of course, this is still an ongoing storyline and things could turn around as Dean Ambrose's injury turned out to be an opening for Jordan to step in as a top babyface. But it's pretty easy to see that the initial announcement of Kurt Angle's secret was a big let down.
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Stanford Seminar – Artificial Intelligence: Current and Future Paradigms and Implications
Uploaded by Linda Rabago on August 15, 2019 at 5:41 am
Stanford Seminar – Artificial Intelligence: Current and Future Paradigms and Implications
EE380: Computer Systems Colloquium Seminar
Artificial Intelligence: Current and Future Paradigms and Implications
Speaker: Scott Phoenix, Vicarious
Artificial intelligence has advanced rapidly in the last five years. This talk intends to provide high-level answers to questions like:
What can the evolution of intelligence in the animal kingdom teach us about the evolution of AI?
How should people who are not AI researchers view the societal transformation that is now underway? What are some of the social, economic, and political implications of this technology as it exists now?
What will future AI systems likely be capable of, and what are the largest expected impacts of these systems?
The talk will be understandable for non-computer scientists.
Scott Phoenix is CEO and a founder of Vicarious, an AI research company building general intelligence for robots. Vicarious has received over $110 million in funding from pioneers like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos. Prior to co-founding Vicarious, Mr. Phoenix was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Founders Fund. He earned his BAS in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship from the University of Pennsylvania.
For more information about this seminar and its speaker, you can visit https://ee380.stanford.edu/Abstracts/180530.html
Support for the Stanford Colloquium on Computer Systems Seminar Series provided by the Stanford Computer Forum.
Colloquium on Computer Systems Seminar Series (EE380) presents the current research in design, implementation, analysis, and use of computer systems. Topics range from integrated circuits to operating systems and programming languages. It is free and open to the public, with new lectures each week.
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Duncan Miller says:
The audience sounded like they had a bone to pick with the technology industry. Some of them were obviously "fishing" for points of criticism. However, one legitimate criticism that, for some reason, nobody had pointed out is that at an arbitrary point in the future, AGI's will be able to do every tasks a human can, thereby nullifying new labour niches in the market (since by that time there will be no niche that cannot be filled by an AGI.)
Bayesian Lee says:
If anyone starts to do question? Skip. Thanks me later.
Solidify says:
this project should be open source just like numenta.
OneInTheMorning says:
In order for the immense job loss to actually be apocalyptic, a great many things have to go wrong at the same time, and this is extremely improbable. Therefore a job-apocalypse will probably not happen.
safanamakhdoomable says:
As someone who has very little experience in this field of knowledge, I really appreciate you guys posting this. I learned a lot. Thank you very much
MyThoughts says:
The Politics Just Turned Me OFF
Anko Top says:
Ignore the public and you are left with an interesting take on AI. Kudos for going against the current Deep Learning hype. Both the Vicarious research papers (https://www.vicarious.com/research/) and the blog (https://www.vicarious.com/blog/) dive deeper into the approach that is presented in the video.
Noodles D says:
22:00 I'm out. Off topic political debate. No thanks
Jan Krzic says:
Really good presentation.
But what's with the audience? They are like stupid "OLD BRAIN" version. xD
I feel bad for this guy.
I hope some of them will read this.
LuciD says:
ahh, so people should not be allowed to think the thoughts they want to think. their wrong think should be corrected by what the overlords who control the ai should agree with
thank you for correcting my wrongthink, big brother
Stefanvdwijngaard90 says:
Thanks for sharing this with us Scott. Great talk.
Aman Datta says:
Great seminar, can you please provide some web links, where I can read more about casual learning and may be apply it on minute scale
statorworks 345 says:
This is fantastic, thank you👏👏👍
Excellent de-hyping of Deep Learning.
I agree with others the audience was stuck in trivial points, what a waste. The guys at the end were brutal. People shouldn't ask more than one question or start giving opinions in this setting.
sinister geek says:
dammm!!! this kindna shit more talk of economic prospective we just wanna know what's actually gonna happen to us!!! As you mention there should be large amount of data in ordered to do deep learning.The social media shape shift as we grow!! normally we aren't taking care of environment surrounding us that has effected!! yes! i do accept new technology that will make us good life but !! what about people not having their job they knew. As we know need to rapidly change not every can cope with this !! What kindna solution for that!!! In future are we gonna intimated by AI????
Donald Trump Uncensored says:
I agree with some of the people in the audience. Humans are still very ignorant of the interrelationships and the social interactions that take place within species. What was mentioned about animals working by "instinct"… that is to say moving around like robots is no longer accepted. Animals are more intelligent that we imagine.
Duggy Dugg says:
what about the growing monster debt? Does this guy have any idea what will happen when treasury is unable to service the bond debt that it has grown since 1913?
Those old people asking really annoying questions that go on complete tangent are pretty frustrating….
Spider and Olde Scooter says:
The audience made me crazy. It's like Phoenix is slowed to an irritating staccato by these folks who wanted to hear themselves talk rather than listen to the breakout work Vicarious is doing. Y'all hush and learn. Dang it.
Peter Diggler says:
Save us from these educated idiots please*! WE'RE NOT AGAINST IMMIGRATION, we're against *ILLEGAL immigration. There's a difference you morons! How can you call yourselves intelligent if you can't understand that simple fact???
behoushi says:
I think we all agree the crowd at this talk was atrocious except for a few people who understood the point the speaker was trying to make. The guy at the end was a complete moron obsessing over the ride share slide. Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, not NSW. Hopefully, these are the types of people vicarious will put out of business!
Donald McCann says:
The speaker was very good; I enjoyed the lecture part. I wish the questions had been saved to the end.
boson96 says:
The audience seemed getting stuck on trivial points like politics and corporate governance rather than focusing on the amazing technology this guy was presenting. The way they were interrupting him after every other sentence and not getting his point was agonizing to watch and brought down the whole talk and turned it into a debate where every person was waiting to spout their ill-formed opinions. I bet the speaker ended this talk earlier than he intended to because he got the idea of how terrible his audience is and just wanted to gtfo of there.
The ONLY good thing that came out of this "talk" was that I got to know about the speaker and his amazing company which are doing incredible work in the field of AI, and now can follow up on his company's progress.
rockytunes89 says:
i hate to sound rude, but people were asking a lot of stupid questions. how could you not see the value of Vicarious' program hitting the last pong block whereas Deep Mind could not? "but they could train Deep Mind with a million end-game examples"… yea they could, but the idea is to create something that does not need to be trained at all. as soon as you train for that, you will have cascading trillions of others to train for, too.
William Matney II says:
Good AI and bad AI. Do you remember the scene in the movie Hannibal Lector where the police officer/detective was fed his own brain? Horrific. There may be a time when bad AI or even good AI is fed his own brain of circuitry and artificial intelligence. In indirect ways its already being done via organic brain matter ways and means of thinking and developing ideas for survival and long term growth and life programmed into computerized robotic circuitry. So when it is their time to pass the proverbial baton for further life. Whom or what will they configure the knowledges of the ways and means for survival? Future projected perspective of natural monotony and robotic – autonomy monotony. The works cycle until the dreamers are awaken from their isolation chambers.
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I have no good or bad stories because 100% of the time I hang up when I realize it's a robot. As a marketing student I question if prerecorded telemarketing is even a relevant tactic in today's world because nowadays we expect the best treatment as a valued customer and this definitely doesn't seem like the best treatment.
First my apologies for not responding to this comment earlier - it slipped through the cracks somehow!
Interestingly, I have a client in the mortgage brokerage business who uses prerecorded telemarketing to generate leads. She says it's a numbers game - that you'll make a bunch of calls and get mostly hangups - but that every once in a while, someone will respond. And since it's automated it's less expensive, which increases the ROI. I see her point, I'm just not sure it's worth it. How many people did her program anger in the process, and how much brand damage has been suffered? Most importantly, though, it feels illegal to me to call someone and NOT give them the option of opting out somehow.
That is really true.To copy the marketing strategy is really a bad commencement.It only harm both party business.Thanks for giving me the adverse effects of this.


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A 55-YEAR-OLD man was saved from bungling muggers when his springer spaniel scared the attackers.
The victim was walking his dog on Therfield Heath on December 28 near the hockey pitch when he was grabbed from behind.
A second attacker demanded the man hand over his mobile phone but his dog barked and the two teenagers ran off.
December 28's failed mugging took place at around 10.50am and the police are appealing for witnesses and information.
The first suspect is described as being in his mid-teens, of a medium build and 5ft tall. He was wearing a black hooded top, blue jeans, white trainers and a multi-coloured bobble hat under his hood which he wore up.
His accomplice is described as also being in his mid-teens, of a medium build and 5ft tall. He was wearing a black hooded top with the hood up and a hat.
PC Richard Webster, investigating, said: "There were other people walking their dogs on the heath at the time and I would appeal to those people to contact me with any information. I would also appeal to anyone in the area at the time who believes they saw anyone matching the description of the suspects."
Anyone with information should call Herts Police via the non-emergency number 101 quoting crime reference number G4/11/1074. Alternatively call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. You do not have to give your name and could be entitled to a cash reward.


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Q: How to add custom floats to \listoffigures? I created custom float objects using the float package to draw stuff with tikz.
\usepackage{float}
 \floatstyle{plain}
 \newfloat{tkizfloat}{htb}{lof}
 \floatname{tkizfloat}{Figure}

Is there any way of adding custom floats like this one created above to the \listoffigures without messing up the existing one?
And how to ensure that the custom float objects are counted the same way like normal figure objects, like that:
1.1 Example 1 (figure)
1.2 Example 2 (figure)
1.3 Example 3 (tikzfloat)
1.4 Example 4 (figure)

I'm currently adding them simply to the lof-file but that's a complete mess. Just see the screenshot below to understand the problems explained above.

Minimal working example for the screenshot above:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{float}
 \floatstyle{plain}
 \newfloat{tkizfloat}{htb}{lof}
 \floatname{tkizfloat}{Figure}
\usepackage{environ}
\usepackage{tikz}
 \NewEnviron{elaboration}{
  \par
  \begin{tikzpicture}
   \node[rectangle,minimum width=0.4\textwidth] (m)
   {\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}\BODY\end{minipage}};
   \draw[dashed] (m.south west) rectangle (m.north east);
  \end{tikzpicture} }
 \usetikzlibrary{plotmarks}

\begin{document}
 \listoffigures

 \begin{tkizfloat}
  \centering
  \begin{tikzpicture}[y=4cm, x=.5cm,font=\sffamily]
   \draw (0,0) -- coordinate (x axis mid) (20,0);
   \draw (0,0) -- coordinate (y axis mid) (0,1);
  \end{tikzpicture}
  \caption{Some Chart}
  \label{tkiz:example}
 \end{tkizfloat}

 \begin{figure}[htb]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{example.png}
  \caption{Some Image}
  \label{img:example}
 \end{figure}
\end{document}

A: Your current labelling/numbering scheme is confusing as it is now: you have two floating objects labelled "Figure" but they are numbered independently. Apparently your new float behaves exactly as figure, so you can simply use the figure environment to wrap your tikzpicture; this will solve both the numbering and the LoF issues:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{pgfplots}

\begin{document}
 \listoffigures

 \begin{figure}
  \centering
  \begin{tikzpicture}[y=4cm, x=.5cm,font=\sffamily]
   \draw (0,0) -- coordinate (x axis mid) (20,0);
   \draw (0,0) -- coordinate (y axis mid) (0,1);
  \end{tikzpicture}
  \caption{Some Chart}
  \label{tkiz:example}
 \end{figure}

 \begin{figure}[htb]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{cat}
  \caption{Some Image}
  \label{img:example}
 \end{figure}
\end{document}

A: In case you really want a new float type (say, "Map") that nevertheless should be listed in the List of Figures, here's how to do it:
\documentclass{article}

\renewcommand*{\listfigurename}{List of Figures and Maps}

\usepackage{newfloat}
\DeclareFloatingEnvironment[fileext=lof]{map}

\usepackage{caption}
\captionsetup[figure]{listformat=simple}
\captionsetup[map]{listformat=simple}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*{\l@figure}{\@dottedtocline{1}{1.5em}{4.5em}}
\renewcommand*{\l@map}{\@dottedtocline{1}{1.5em}{4.5em}}
\renewcommand*{\p@figure}{\figurename~}
\renewcommand*{\p@map}{\mapname~}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\listoffigures

\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\rule{1cm}{1cm}
\caption{A figure}
\end{figure}

\begin{map}[ht]
\centering
\rule{1cm}{1cm}
\caption{A map}
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Denève, New World musicians deliver powerful Honegger symphony
Stephane Deneve led the New World Symphony in music of Honegger, Prokofiev, and Mendelssohn Saturday night at New World Center.
The conductor Stéphane Denève walked on stage at New World Center Saturday night in Miami Beach and picked up a microphone, not a baton.
The first item on the New World Symphony's program was Arthur Honegger's Symphony No. 3, a rarely heard 1946 work that could use some explanation. Denève, chief conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, spent several minutes detailing the work's roots in the horrors of World War II, using the orchestra to demonstrate the themes that represented the violence of war, the stupidity of the brutish mass of people and so on.
It was an effective way to approach an unfamiliar work, and the performance that followed made an even stronger impact for the conductor's description. The violence of the opening was particularly terrifying, with Denève conducting in a driving, almost mechanical manner that emphasized its inhumanity. The brass section did a particularly fine job, playing with depth, power and versatility, bringing to the themes of the first movement the grim swagger of the Wehrmacht marching into Paris, yet playing the healing melodies of the second movement with gentleness and warmth.
The final movement was made effective by Denève's explanation of the deliberately idiotic theme in the bass clarinet that stands for people at their most ox-like, obedient and oppressive. It came to a shrieking crisis in the full orchestra, played as loudly as anything that has probably been heard in that hall to date. The final piccolo, violin and cello solos passages, supported by the orchestra, were all sensitively played, effectively communicating a comforting individual persistence after the symphony's foregoing orchestral brutality.
A concert perennial followed the Honegger rarity, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the French violinist Renaud Capuçon handling the solo part.
Capuçon played a virtuoso's Mendelssohn, full of fire and élan, energy and drive, but powering over some of the more intimate, vulnerable elements of the work. He brought a pulse of urgency to the first movement and played the quick passages with a sparkling tone and—aside from an occasional lapse in intonation—a sterling technique. He brought an assertive, steely tone to the delicate melody of the second movement, playing in a hurried manner that robbed it of much of its lyric effectiveness. But in the third Capuçon was back in his element, zipping through runs up and down the fingerboard with dashing confidence.
Although Prokofiev made three suites of selections from his ballet Cinderella, Denève prepared his own, intended to emphasis the most dramatic and romantic elements of the score. Under his baton, the orchestra gave a richly colored, brilliantly played performance in one of those scores that show off the orchestra at its most sensuous. There was radiant string playing throughout, but especially in the "Introduction and Amoroso," in passages that soared in a manner evocative of the fairy tale on which they were based. The quick running melody of the Waltz was pulsing and dramatic under Denève's baton, as he made the melody slow and accelerate in a way that suggested the growing passion of the dancers.
In a leadership note, the New World Symphony has just named a new board chair, Rose Ellen Meyerhoff Greene. A member of the family for which the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's hall is named, she has been involved in the South Florida arts community for years, including New World, the Miami City Ballet and the Miami Arts Museum.
The program will be repeated 2 p.m. Sunday at New World Center in Miami Beach. nws.edu, 800-597-3331.
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Almost everyone recognizes that "A man's character is his destiny." An organization's culture is like an individuals character and most people recognize that an organizations character is its destiny. Almost everyone has heard versions of "If you can't measure, you can't manage." However, almost no one has "connected the dots" and crafted a methodology to measure and manage organization culture. Starting with safety and risk management, we've done it and been recognized by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense as having one of only two systems they advocate. Our methodology works for every organization no matter the size or the mission and is culture sensitive. It takes you from where you are to where you want to go.
We were invited to speak to the Safety Institute of Australia College of Fellows and Australian Army Officers involved in the "safety" of the Australian military. We did that without visuals and they asked some probing questions about our methodology. Watching the presentation, without distracting "visuals aids", will give you a good idea of what we do and how we present our ideas.
Because of the length (~15 minutes each) we have broken the talk into three segments. Each link below will take you to the youtube video.
We were pleased and flattered to be asked to make one of the "flashes of genius" presentations at The Economist Conference on Enhancing Human Performance held in New York City in 2010. We provided the attendees with a brochure that included our scorecard for culture measurement and a brief powerpoint summary of our philosophy and methodology. Click here to view the brochure and here for the PPF visual with notes of explanation.
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Our Tools—The three scorecards below are one of the ways we collect data. They lead to the measurement of general organization culture, safety culture (a subculture), and the third, a way for associates to evaluate the quality of their leader. These are copyrighted but we liberally grant written permission for people to use these FREE if we receive written requests. We appreciate it if the users will provide feedback on their experience that will help us improve our products and services.
On June 9th, at the annual Professional Development Conference for The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Don Eckenfelder will present the paper: "If You Don't Measure, You Can't Manage: It Is No Different With Culture!" Click here to view the paper.


Gabriel Ross Photo Contest - Voting Starts March 1st!
Michael M. from Toronto: "My Saarinen Round Dining Table in Arabescato Marble"
Paulette C. from Victoria: "The "Lizard Lounge""
Michael H. from Victoria: "My living room as seen from my iPhone camera. Lots of GR goodies to be seen!"
Jong L. from Victoria: "The convenient Artemide Tolomeo table lamp brightens up a winter evening for my two girls."
Christine K. from Vancouver: "Home office heaven for him & her"
Chelan B. from White Rock: "Bubble Lamp"
Brad B. from Edmonton: "Always interesting to indulge in a little design 'mash-up'. In this case Warren Platner meets Danish Modern."
Anu M. from Newmarket: "Fixing the Saarinen"
Angela L. from Toronto: "When Noguchi Meets Flos"
Don't forget to vote for your favourite photo entry March 1st - 8th on our photo contest page. Public voting will determine the top 5 in each of three categories: Tots & Toddlers, Pets and Superb Style.
An internal panel of Gabriel Ross design gurus will determine the winners. First place in each category will receive a $200 gift certificate to grshop.com!
Many thanks to those who entered and best of luck over the next week of voting!
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Madagascar is going through a turbulent time. After 20 months of regime change the return to constitutional order was anticipated. A heavily disputed referendum on the new constitutional proposal was held on the 17th of November. The election process was marred by irregularities and finally it was overshadowed by a failed coup attempt.
Some bloggers of the Rising Voices grantee FOKO of Madagascar continued to share the news as it happened along with their opinions.
Clashes between security forces and members of the three main opposition movements (Ravalomanana – Ratsiraka – Zafy) increased yesterday.
The prime minister, General Camille Vital, after a meeting with the high officers within the Joint Body of Conception, decided (after municipality's decision) to ban all the political public events.
The protesters vandalized cars and attacked shops of foreigners.
"I will never accept and be part of these wild and intellectually poor scenes of looting and public destruction," reminded Andry.
The first question was: Are you going to vote?
25.8% said YES; 64.5% said NO and 9.7% said they did not know yet at the moment of the survey.
This is the worst vote I met.
I m sad that they criticised the former republic, about those practices, not only they do the same things but still worse.


We all need a missile launcher, from time to time.
The greatest and most powerful monsters are waking up? I are excited! Will we get dragons? (I like dragons.) And there are dragons in Greek mythology. Though more likely, I suppose, he's talking about some of the things from the Titan War (i.e. "the Titanomachy," if you want to get snobby about it), which would also be quite welcome. Or will Riordan pull some mash-up and give us Cthulhu? I'd be on board for that, too.
Ohhhh, Thalia's Aegis is just modeled after Zeus's. That explains my question of why Zeus would give something that powerful to a mortal, even his daughter. Olympian knock-off!
Dr. Thorn roared and began to change. He grew larger until he was in his true form— his face still human, but his body that of a huge lion. His leathery, spiky tail whipped deadly thorns in all directions.
Oh! I'd kind of forgotten those things existed. Er, existed in mythology, I mean. Certainly not in real life. I didn't actually see one in the woods when I was 9. And it definitely wasn't part of some secret CIA program. That would just be silly.
His sentence was cut short when something shot past me like a streak of moonlight. A glowing silver arrow sprouted from Dr. Thorn's shoulder.
It almost looked like the arrows had intercepted the thorns in midair and sliced them in two, but my eyes must've been playing tricks on me. No one, not even Apollo's kids at camp, could shoot with that much accuracy.
Odds of it being Artemis: 96.7%.
Then the archers came from the woods. They were girls, about a dozen of them.
Well, poop. Odds of it being Artemis: 0.09%.
Odds of Artemis: 99.99%. …One never can be sure. Imposters are everywhere. (I just met some guy in a café claiming to be Apollo…) But who are these other girls, and why are they all so young? Do they only appear that way when they're in a YA novel?
Also, is somebody going to go get Annabeth? She, like, fell off the cliff, and…yeah. I don't figure she's dead, but perhaps she's hanging onto the cliff side…? Maybe someone could go check?
So my Apollo prediction for The Titan's Curse is possibly closer to coming true. I mean, where you've got one twin, the other can't be far behind, right? …Anyone?
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray, hooray, hooray!!! I couldn't wait 😀 I was literally checking the blog every single day, since the last chapter 😀 By the way – aside Mark Oshiro – have you stumbled upon other 'let's read' type blogs?
I love the chapter titles as well… you should do a top list for them!!


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Jo's Latest Porto Call
Published: 17 February 2020 at 13:50
Cambridge School of Art alumnus shortlisted for International Film Festival
Congratulations to BA (Hons) Illustration and Animation graduate Jo Pinto, whose film has been shortlisted for FANTASPORTO 2020, the 40th edition of Porto's International Film Festival.
Jo's film Jacinta was developed as the major project for her BA Illustration and Animation course, and will feature in the Prize for Best Portuguese Film section of the festival, which promotes short and unpublished feature films from the new generation of Portuguese cinema.
Inspired by the work of Rosa Ramalho, one of Portugal's most influential clay artists, Jacinta is about an old potter who lives a lonely, repetitive life in her secluded home, but finally allows herself to be inspired by the beauty of the lives around her.
The festival takes place from 28 February to 7 March, with the shortlisted films being screened, and the winner selected, on Day 5.
Last year, Jo also picked up the Screening Room Prize at New Designers 2019, as well as being chosen by Oblique Arts for a variety of creative projects across the city.
You can find out more about her work at jopintoillustration.com.


Get information on Mortgage Principal Reduction.
Loan modifications that include principal reduction are becoming more common. Banks and lenders are modifying more mortgages, and as part of that process they are forgiven or deferring principal on the total amount of the home loan that is due. Both regional lenders and national banks are continuing to see the positive results from mortgage principal reductions, and they are seeing these programs as being an effective way to slow down and stop future foreclosures.
Many experts, including consumer mortgage loan advocates and housing counselors, continue to say that available information shows that the best way to help struggling homeowners is to reduce the principal balance on their loan. They have claimed that it is more effective than reducing interest rates or waiving fees. Now banks are increasing the percentage of loans in which they reduce the total principal that is owed. Last year, or even several months ago, this approach would have been unthinkable.
How many mortgages have had their principal reduced?
The federal government does provide information and they report on this data. According to statistics from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, loan modifications that also included principal reduction or write offs as part of the process increased from 3.1% in the first quarter of 2009 to over 10% in the second quarter of last year. The percentage has continued to increase from there. During the third quarter of last year the percentage of loan and mortgage modifications that involved principal reductions increased to almost 13%.
You may ask why would a bank offer this. Not only does information show that the number of foreclosures will be reduced by providing this type of assistance, but another big reason is the psychological one. Homeowners who are upside down or underwater on their home mortgage don't have as much incentive to continue to make their monthly payments. Whether right or wrong, there are some borrowers who are not as aggressively making good on their loan obligation if the value of their home loan exceeds their home's value.
Studies also show that if a bank or mortgage lender reduces the principal amount of the loan to be less than the amount of home's current value, the data shows that banks stand a better chance of receive more payments and a solid financial effort from the homeowner. Writing off principal will also reduce the number of home foreclosures, which are expensive for banks as well.
There are are a couple different variations to the programs. Banks can either decide to forgive principal on the loan outright or they may decide to defer it. Forgiven principal on a loan is basically reducing the total mortgage balance. So it is very straightforward. See below for an example.
However, in a deferral the borrower will need to pay back the full amount on the original mortgage when the homeowner sells the property at a later date. What some banks may require as well is that if the final sales price doesn't cover the principal, the homeowner has to pay the difference between the sale price and the principal. So these types of deals are a less effective tool. Some deferrals may say the homeowner may need to pay back some funds only if the home value increases again at some time in the future.
To provide information on an example of how much you may be able to save, say you have a mortgage for $250,000 on a home and the value of the home has decreased to only $150,000. Your monthly payment may be somewhere around $1458.93. A successful principal reduction would reduce the mortgage balance to $150,000 (the value of the home), and it would also lower your monthly mortgage payment to about $923.58 per month, which is a savings of $535.35.
An increasing number of mortgage modifications from Wells Fargo include principal reductions. Last year the bank cut over $2 billion of principal on its customers loans. They have forgiven an average of $46,000 in principal on the mortgages that were modified. The San Francisco-based lender on average has in place a maximum reduction of about 20% on loans, however they have reduced certain mortgages by as much as 30 percent in some rare exceptions. This is just one of the resources they offer homeowners. Click here for more information on Wells Fargo mortgage assistance.
The program has also been shown to be effective. After the modifications of these home loans, the six-month re- default rate was about 15 percent to 20 percent. While that may seem high on the surface, in actuality that percentage is less than one half of the industry average. So the approach is very effective. Wells Fargo is a big proponent of offering principal reduction if that option makes sense for that individual borrower's personal situation, according to its chief financial officer.
Another major lender, Citi, has also both streamlined and improved its existing loan modification program and they have increased the number of mortgages and home loans with principal reductions. They tried to come close to the program that is offered by FDIC/IndyMac model, which is an aggressive approach to reworking delinquent loans and helping struggling homeowners. Much of the relief they are providing is part of the Citi Homeowner Assistance program. Read more.
The principal reduction program uses an effective and simplified formula to determine an affordable payment for the homeowner that is based on a percentage of the borrower's gross income. After they have that amount, Citi will then reduce the monthly payment on that mortgage to that amount. And more and more of these reductions are including forgiveness of principal in addition to interest rate reductions.
If you are having trouble making your mortgage payments, and if you are a former Countrywide or Bank of America customer, then the BOA has programs for you. They offer home loan modifications that will attempt to set your payment based upon what you can afford to pay and your current income. A big part of their program involves principal reduction. In particular this is an option that is offered on adjustable rate mortgages and on pay-option home loans. Many of the principal reductions are offered as part of the Bank of America National Homeownership Retention Program, and they also have several other options for homeowners.
While unfortunately many banks and lenders don't want word to get around that they reduce principal for certain homeowners as they fear that borrowers who can now currently afford their payments will demand better deals, or stop paying. However, the truth is they do offer these programs. You can work with a professional, or directly with your lender, to explore how you can benefit from mortgage principal reduction assistance programs.


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Crystal R. Fox (born January 1, 1964) is an American actress and singer. Fox performed in many stage productions during her career, and is best known for her television roles as Luann Corbin in the NBC/CBS police drama series In the Heat of the Night (1989–1995), and as Hanna Young in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots (2013–2021). Fox has also appeared in a number of films, most notably playing the leading role in the 2020 thriller A Fall from Grace.

Early life
Fox was born in Tryon, North Carolina. She moved from North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia in 1979 and attended middle school and high school. She began her professional acting career in the late 1970s, appearing on stage in Atlanta. She is the niece of the late singer Nina Simone and cousin of Lisa Simone Kelly.

Career
Fox made her big-screen debut playing Katie Bell in the Academy Award-winning comedy-drama film Driving Miss Daisy (1989) starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. She later joined the cast of NBC police-drama series In the Heat of the Night in its third season, playing Luann Corbin. She was a regular cast member through the series finale in 1995, appearing in more than 100 episodes. In the 1990s, Fox had supporting roles in films Drop Squad (1994) and Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1995) opposite Phylicia Rashad and Al Freeman Jr. She co-starred opposite Cicely Tyson in the 1998 miniseries Mama Flora's Family based on a novel by Alex Haley. On television, she guest-starred on Law & Order, The Sopranos, and Third Watch. Fox also co-starred opposite Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen in the 2001 PBS production of The Old Settler.

Fox has appeared in many stage productions during her career. She has worked in New York City, Alexandria, Silver Spring, and Atlanta, where she lives. She received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for her performance in the 2002 play Home. Her other stage credits include For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Antony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, A Raisin in the Sun, The Colored Museum, The Amen Corner, The Boys from Syracuse, Bessie's Blues, Little Shop of Horrors and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She was a member of the Alliance Theatre for many years. She received IRNE Awards and Elliot Norton Awards for Best Actress for playing Rose Maxson in the 2009 production of Fences at the Huntington Theatre Company. During 2014–15, she acted as lead in the play Blues for an Alabama Sky.

In 2013, Fox began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots, produced by Tyler Perry. She played one of the show's leading roles, Hanna Young, a soulful single mother who works as the rich Cryer family's maid and also served as the best friend and confidante of the lady of the house, Katheryn Cryer (played by Reneé Lawless). The series also starred Tika Sumpter, Angela Robinson, and John Schneider. Fox received positive reviews for her performance in the show. The series ended in 2021, after 196 episodes.

In 2019, Fox was cast for the second season of the HBO drama series Big Little Lies as Zoë Kravitz's character's mother Elizabeth Howard. Along with the cast, she was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She co-starred opposite Forest Whitaker in the drama film Burden. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. In 2020, Fox had a leading role in the Netflix thriller film A Fall from Grace. It was Fox's first leading film role in her long career. The film received negative reviews from critics, but her performance was praised by many. Chicago Sun-Times critic Richard Roeper wrote in a review: "Best of all is seeing Crystal Fox getting her moment in the spotlight and absolutely shining." Later in 2020, Fox appeared in the Amazon Prime drama series Utopia created by Gillian Flynn.

In 2021, Fox starred in the three movie adaptations of V. C. Andrews' books for Lifetime. In 2022, she was cast opposite Chris O'Dowd in the Apple TV+ comedy series The Big Door Prize.

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People from Tryon, North Carolina
20th-century American actresses
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Windows 11 is Here: Should You Replace or Update Your Computer?
Windows 11 is the latest version of the Windows series. Should you upgrade or replace your computer?
June 23, 2021. Barnaul, Russia. Close up of finger on keyboard button with Windows 11 logo A new operating system update from Microsoft
by Staff November 19, 2021, 12:03 pm 363 Views
Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 11, promises PC users a range of potential benefits, advanced features, consolidation capabilities, and a smoother and more secure user experience.
However, when migrating to new operating system versions, compatibility can become a big problem. As a result, companies need to make a well-informed decision to replace the affected hardware or update existing systems.
If your computer system does not meet the minimum requirements, you may not be able to install Windows 11. However, Microsoft may ease some of these restrictions in the future and allow older generation CPUs.
This article will examine the different components to determine if you can upgrade your Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 or replace your PC.
Let's start with one of the not so apparent components:
Before announcing the new operating system, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) was little known but is now a mandatory requirement for Windows 11.
TPM is a cryptoprocessor that protects the computer at the hardware level, using an integrated encryption mechanism to prevent attacks. It works with other subsystems and applications within the PC.
Because it is hardware-based, it is much more secure than software-only encryption. Unfortunately, this means that you cannot upgrade to Windows 11 without TPM 2 installed and activated on your computer.
You can check your version in the Windows Security App > Device Security > Security Processor > Security Processor details and verify that the "Specification Version" is 2, as earlier versions are not compatible.
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Depending on your hardware manufacturer, you may be able to upgrade your TPM version.
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184894/how-to-successfully-update-the-tpm-firmware-on-your-dell-computer
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05381064
https://www.infineon.com/TPM-update
You need a dual or multi-core compatible 64-bit processor or "SoC" of a minimum of 1 GHz to run the system. In practice, this means that the following desktop and laptop CPUs are compatible with Windows 11.
8th generation Intel Core (Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake) and later processors.
AMD Zen+ (Ryzen 2000, Threadripper 2000, Ryzen 3000G APU) and newer processors.
It is also worth considering DRAM requirements and whether the memory will work with the CPU.
Memory Requirement
The minimum RAM/DRAM requirement for Windows 11 installation is at least 4 GB of memory, but it is not recommended you need at least 8GB for optimal performance.
Another relevant factor is the change in RAM technology. There has recently been a switch from 8Gbit to 16 Gbit DRAM models, which is now compatible with the latest Intel processors (8th generation or newer), delivering much faster performance. This provides an excellent opportunity to modernize Windows 11 with cost-effective memory expansions.
SSD (Solid State Drives)
Windows 11 requires at least 64GB of storage, which now supports SATA and NVMe-based SSDs. As the storage requirements of the new operating system alone exceed 50 GB, it is essential to check the storage capacity and choose a suitable SDD with some space to spare.
Another new storage feature is "DirectStorage," which uses the computer's NVME SSD storage to speed up load times and free up CPU resources, but only when running PC games.
At the same time, the broader adoption of NVMe-based drives is acting as a catalyst for the use of NVMe for high-speed apps. Therefore, by expanding the speed and capacity of the device storage and memory expansion, performance can be cost-effectively improved.
Upgrade or Replace?
Options for upgrading hardware in the context of changing technology may be limited. However, with fewer and fewer vendors producing legacy technologies, the decision between upgrading or replacing should be based on the price range and availability of current and mainstream technologies.
For those with a reasonably recent hardware (2-3 years old) laptop and desktop, upgrading can extend the life of the device and improve performance, security, and user experience. On the other hand, if you are rocking an older PC and your hardware is not supported you may be better of with a new computer.
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Q: How to set window hint for GLFW in Python I have written this Python code which will draw a triangle in a window created using GLFW:
import glfw
from OpenGL.GL import *
from OpenGL.GL.shaders import compileProgram, compileShader
import numpy as np

vertex_src = """
# version 330 core
in vec3 a_position;
void main() {
    gl_position = vec4(a_position, 1.0);
}
"""

fragment_src = """
# version 330 core
out vec4 out_color;
void main() {
    out_color = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
}
"""

if not glfw.init():
    print("Cannot initialize GLFW")
    exit()

window = glfw.create_window(320, 240, "OpenGL window", None, None)
if not window:
    glfw.terminate()
    print("GLFW window cannot be creted")
    exit()

glfw.set_window_pos(window, 100, 100)
glfw.make_context_current(window)

vertices = [-0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
            0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
            0.0, 0.5, 0.0]
colors = [1, 0, 0.0, 0.0,
          0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
          0.0, 0.0, 1.0]
vertices = np.array(vertices, dtype=np.float32)
colors = np.array(colors, dtype=np.float32)
shader = compileProgram(compileShader(
    vertex_src, GL_VERTEX_SHADER), compileShader(fragment_src, GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER))
buff_obj = glGenBuffers(1)
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buff_obj)
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertices.nbytes, vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW)
position = glGetAttribLocation(shader, "a_position")
glEnableVertexAttribArray(position)
glVertexAttribPointer(position, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, ctypes.c_void_p(0))
glUseProgram(shader)
glClearColor(0, 0.1, 0.1, 1)

while not glfw.window_should_close(window):
    glfw.poll_events()
    glfw.swap_buffers(window)

glfw.terminate()

On running the program, I got this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "opengl.py", line 43, in <module>
    shader = compileProgram(compileShader(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/OpenGL/GL/shaders.py", line 235, in compileShader
    raise ShaderCompilationError(
OpenGL.GL.shaders.ShaderCompilationError: ("Shader compile failure (0): b'0:2(10): error: GLSL 3.30 is not supported. Supported versions are: 1.10, 1.20, 1.30, 1.00 ES, and 3.00 ES\\n'", [b'\n# version 330 core\nin vec3 a_position;\nvoid main() {\n    gl_position = vec4(a_position, 1.0);\n}\n'], GL_VERTEX_SHADER)

It clearly indicates that GLSL 3.30 is not supported. But, this does work in C by setting window hints:
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3);

How can I set these window hints in Python?

A: With Python syntax it is
glfw.window_hint(glfw.CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3)
glfw.window_hint(glfw.CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3)

Note, there is a typo in your fragment shader. GLSL is case sensitive. It has to be gl_Position rather than gl_position.

In a core profile OpenGL Context you've to use a named Vertex Array Object, because the default Vertex Array Object (0) is not valid:
vao = glGenVertexArrays(1) # <----
glBindVertexArray(vao)     # <----

position = glGetAttribLocation(shader, "a_position")
glEnableVertexAttribArray(position)
glVertexAttribPointer(position, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, ctypes.c_void_p(0))

Finally you  missed to draw the geometry. Clear the frame buffer and draw the array:
while not glfw.window_should_close(window):
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT)
    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3)
    glfw.poll_events()
    glfw.swap_buffers(window)

Complete example:

import glfw
from OpenGL.GL import *
from OpenGL.GL.shaders import compileProgram, compileShader
import numpy as np

vertex_src = """
# version 330 core
in vec3 a_position;
void main() {
    gl_Position = vec4(a_position, 1.0);
}
"""

fragment_src = """
# version 330 core
out vec4 out_color;
void main() {
    out_color = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
}
"""

if not glfw.init():
    print("Cannot initialize GLFW")
    exit()

glfw.window_hint(glfw.CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3)
glfw.window_hint(glfw.CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3)
glfw.window_hint(glfw.OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, True)
glfw.window_hint(glfw.OPENGL_PROFILE, glfw.OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE)
window = glfw.create_window(320, 240, "OpenGL window", None, None)
if not window:
    glfw.terminate()
    print("GLFW window cannot be creted")
    exit()

glfw.set_window_pos(window, 100, 100)
glfw.make_context_current(window)

vertices = [-0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
            0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
            0.0, 0.5, 0.0]
colors = [1, 0, 0.0, 0.0,
          0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
          0.0, 0.0, 1.0]
vertices = np.array(vertices, dtype=np.float32)
colors = np.array(colors, dtype=np.float32)
shader = compileProgram(compileShader(
    vertex_src, GL_VERTEX_SHADER), compileShader(fragment_src, GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER))

buff_obj = glGenBuffers(1)
glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, buff_obj)
glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertices.nbytes, vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW)

vao = glGenVertexArrays(1)
glBindVertexArray(vao)

position = glGetAttribLocation(shader, "a_position")
glEnableVertexAttribArray(position)
glVertexAttribPointer(position, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, ctypes.c_void_p(0))

glUseProgram(shader)
glClearColor(0, 0.1, 0.1, 1)

while not glfw.window_should_close(window):
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT)
    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3)
    glfw.poll_events()
    glfw.swap_buffers(window)

glfw.terminate()


My family loves weekends away and with two young children, we tend to seek out cute, self-contained country cottages. Self-catering works best for us; we can easily fix the kids a quick meal, they can make as much noise and mess as they like without having us rein them in all the time, and best of all, my husband and I can drink our fill of wine over dinner while the kids are asleep!
On the drive home after a weekend away recently, my husband starting musing about how amazing our weekend had been, how lucky we'd been with the house, how quick it had been to walk to the beach, and how relaxed he felt, when it dawned on me that I didn't. Feel relaxed, that is. I felt resentful. My weekend had been spent driving to and from the grocery shop, cooking meals and tidying the kitchen. I didn't feel relaxed or recharged at all. I felt exhausted.
My husband's great. He's kind, supportive and an amazing dad to our two children. But no matter how hard we try, when we go away, the lion's share of the meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking still seems to fall on me. And my frustration doesn't stop there. I resent having to buy pantry items, stuff I already have in the cupboard at home. If we eat out, we're on a pre-schooler's time and at the behest of a toddler who seems to thrive on his mini meltdowns. I don't have anything against ordering in a takeaway but it's not always possible to get deliveries, and I don't want to eat it every night we're away.
I figured if I felt like this, surely others did too. And I started dreaming about weekends away in cute country cottages where on my arrival the fridge was already stacked with tasty, healthy home-cooked meals that needed only to be reheated come dinner time; where there was a delicious selection of wines on the sideboard and everything I needed for a cheeseboard in the making.
That's the story of how Dinner Is Served was born. It's not just about buying meals; it's about everyone, especially you, getting more out of your family holiday and having the time to pour a glass of wine, enjoy the sunset, read a book or even just to stare into space. Of course, now I've started Dinner Is Served, I don't have any time for that. But I hope you do.
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