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South African children are hitting the books in Zulu, Sepedi, Afrikaans and more…
Puku Children’s Literature Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based in South Africa. Puku’s mission is to preserve the indigenous languages of Southern Africa through the establishment of a diverse and active literature community for indigenous language children’s books. A simple desire, that’s incredibly hard to achieve in a predominantly English and Afrikaans publishing world.
Their aim is to make indigenous language children’s literature widely available and to encourage children to read and write stories in their mother tongues.
Puku recognized that to truly make a difference in this space – they needed a website that would engage users and encourage repeat visits. They wanted a website community that was inclusive and educational, a place where both consumers and producers of indigenous language literature could assemble. An online space where children, writers, authors, parents and caregivers could interface directly and begin to tell their own stories.
A team of ThoughtWorkers partnered with Puku to create the first site of its kind in South Africa. Using .NET development and an open source content management system, the team built a site that is easy to maintain – and created the user experience Puku customers needed … contributing code back to the .NET C# development community along the way.
The Puku site went from a 70% bounce rate to just 46% since the launch of the new site. Of these visitors, 46.5% were returning users – an increase of 11% in just two months.
Through the rapid delivery and continuous design experience, the Puku site is making native language children’s books more accessible to the community, providing local authors a platform to reach their readers and beginning to chip away at the barriers to child literacy – all this while keeping South Africa’s national languages alive.
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 To be able to produce physical phenomena, developing a method of perceiving what's going on at a more subtle psychic level is necessary.
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30 Days in April:Day 28
Yesterday, PICA put out their schedule for next year, and the thought of another TBA Festival has been bouncing around my head since then.
The first impression I had was that I didn't see any names that I recognized. I was hoping that they'd bring back Mike Daisey, of course (I did call him the darling of the festival last year, and he mentioned trying to do a 24 hour performance--something that I'd love to see), but also, it's pretty unusual that they don't have any repeats.* When you add the popularity of Superamas and the Reggie Watts fest of last year, I'd have expected at least one of those three artists to be back. Who knows how busy any of those artists are, but I' recalling the back-to-back years that Nature Theatre spent here as an example.
There have only been a few performers (most notably, Laurie Anderson) that I have known before hearing about them in conjunction with this festival, and this year continues that pattern. A quick scan of the lineup and I'm already excited about seeing Erik Friedlander (I'm hoping he'll collaborate with the Portland Cello Project at the Works), the Back to Back Theatre piece sounds intriguing, and another piece has...vampires? Pan Pan Theatre's production, looking at living life publicly online, hits home for obvious reasons as well.
At any rate, after stepping up my volunteering for two years, and then becoming a blogger last year, I'm really thinking about taking the week off and getting a (non press) pass this year. I want to be able to attend the late night stuff as well as the regular shows, and really, I have told multiple people that if I ever move away from Portland, the TBA would keep me visiting annually. I'd still like to blog, but it also looks like it might be time to take the plunge and grab an audience pass.
*Granted, I'm basing this one what I've seen and remember. No fact-checking here! There are TBA alums, but none that rang a bell for me.
30 Days in April: Day 27
Goals:
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--Make it quickly
--Get to bed on time
Success: achieved!
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30 Days in April: Day 26
A while back, one of my friends (can't remember who) told me that they felt I took really great cell phone photos. Now, one could take that as more of a "wow, this fast food hamburger tastes great!" kind of compliment, but I decided not to do that.
I've been pretty enamored of how the photos have been turning out with my Palm Centro, especially the arrows one from a few days ago. Mind you, I don't do any digital retouching at all.
I have always been fascinated with making do with the at supplies you have at hand. When I take cell phone photo and use it as my artwork for the day, I really did take the photo thinking, "this might be my art for the day." But digital photos are also so immediate that it always feels like cheating to me. Especially camera phones. I don't know why. I wouldn’t say that Girl Talk cheats by making collages of songs, or that Photoshop artists aren't making art.
At any rate, it's sleeping time. Big day at work tomorrow.


To keep with the tradition of our productive and socially vivid scientific meetings (Levi 2013, Nove Hrady 2015, and Dresden 2016) that were born from Ilpo Vattulainen and Pavel Jungwirth collaboration, we are organizing a new meeting (Levi IV) in Nove Hrady on May 23-26, 2018. This will be kept in the style of a small conference encouraging direct communication in a friendly atmosphere. The topic as before focuses mostly on "Membranes and monolayers and any related process" covering both experimental and computational aspects.
Thirteen thematic scientific sessions are planned during the four conference days. (Program - pdf) ---- (Book of abstracts - pdf)
The conference will take place in The Center for Nanobiology and Structural Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Nové Hrady, Czech Republic (map).
Nové Hrady and the conference site can be accessed from České Budějovice using a bus. České Budějovice is conveniently accessible from Prague via train.
For those people landing in Viena, a shuttle has been arranged (12 people). Departure from Viena 23rd around 11 am and arrival to Viena 26th around 18 pm.
If you require assistance arriving or leaving the conference venue, please send an email to the organizers (hseara [a] uochb.cas.cz).
Please inform the organizers if you have any special food requirements.
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Upon registration and acceptance, a conference fee should be paid only based on an invoice issued by the organizers to J. Heyrovky Institute of Physical Chemistry CAS (VAT ID CZ61388955).
The conference fee of 400 eur (or 300 eur for lower accommodation standard) including VAT covers participation, accommodation, and conference meals.


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Less-Cash Payments: The Most Transformational Force in FinServ Globally [Curated Content]
Apple Pay Cash – Another Manifest to Apple's Core Values
Entering the P2P payments game relatively late, Apple definitely makes the right moves to strengthen its closed ecosystem – the company paired its payment solution with the iMessage platform, enabling a seamless experience within an existing channel instead of pushing to download another app.
Apple Pay Cash is another manifest to Apple's core values. With this move and its execution, Apple brings into life its worship for convenience, superior user experience and a strong herding of Apple product users that comes with integration into a naturally used channel in the Apple universe.
iPhone Owners Can Now Send Money to Friends Using Apple Pay Cash
• Apple smartphones are now able to send money to people using its Apple Pay Cash feature, which was announced in June and released in iOS 11.2 Beta
• $1 is the minimum transfer amount. Funding an Apple Pay Cash account requires adding a minimum of $10. Users can't make a transaction higher than $3,000. Users cannot add more than $10,000 during a 7-day period and Apple Pay Cash accounts cannot hold a balance higher than $20,000.
Read more on Fortune.
Demonetization in India has been one of the most-discussed and significant events in the past year. In a strong push towards less-cash society, the government now witnesses an important implication – educational, and transformational for an established mindset. At the end of the day, the mindset of transformation will be the strongest force behind a widespread adoption of cashless operations.
"Demonetisation made people understand mobile payments"
"Before demonetisation, we used to see about 50 million transactions a month. A year after demonetisation, we are seeing about 200 million transactions a month, which is a growth of four times on an average number basis. In between, there was a point where we had crossed 260-270 million monthly transactions.
"But what demonetization did is not about this. The mindset of the people has changed; there is a shift. We are moving away from being cash-first. Today, if you don’t have cash, and you need to pay somebody, they will simply say why don’t you Paytm me? I believe, we have become part of the mainstream and that I think is pretty incredible." – Paytm Founder & CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Read more on The Hindu.
As the mindset changes, the first results of demonetization show – payments using mobile wallets almost doubled in the one-year post demonetization, clocking $1 billion per month in 2017.
Mobile leading the way: Wallet payments almost double in one year in India
• Demonetization resulted in a huge jump in mobile wallet usage immediately after the announcement. Follow-up initiatives from the government, from mobile wallet players, and new initiatives from tech giants, were responsible for maintaining the steady flow in digital payments.
• Payments using mobile wallets almost doubled in the one-year post demonetization, clocking $1 billion per month in 2017. They contributed 8.3% (1.6 billion) of the overall volume and 0.02% (US$7 billion) of the overall value of the Indian digital financial system in 2016. M-wallets are expected to surpass 3.1 billion transactions worth more than US$13 billion in 2017.
• With the increase in smartphone penetration as well mobile broadband connectivity, India will largely skip the use of credit and debit cards and move instead to an environment where mobile payments become the largest form of non-cash payments. This process will be quicker compared to other countries like China, mainly because of the following factors: a) Digital India initiatives, b) Increase of 4G data network availability, c) Aggressive mobile wallet strategy.
• Paytm is leading the mobile wallet race with a reported user base of 250 million. Paytm enjoyed the first-mover advantage with an aggressive push, marketing discounts, and cashback strategies. Mobikwik ranks second among the top mobile wallets in India, with 65 million users and 3 million daily transactions. The efforts of the top two players are largely concentrated in the top eight cities. Other players like Oxygen are focused on remittances, while players like Ezetap are concentrating on last mile payment solutions for e-commerce.
• Mobile wallets are expected to see further penetration in rural India using methods like QR code and mobile number payments.
• Going forward, the competition will be even tougher: WhatsApp is set to enter the fray by offering P2P payments through its messaging app. The adoption of Google’s Tez app might also play a significant role as the Android operating system completely dominates the Indian smartphone market.
Read more on Telecom (the Economic Times).
Big Banks Show Major P2P Payment Growth
• For banks, one of the major problems in gaining traction with P2P payments has been a fragmented market.
• PayPal has become the envy of the financial world with its P2P payments success: In its most recent quarter, P2P payments grew to $24 billion across PayPal's platforms, good for a 47% increase YoY, and P2P payments now represent 21% of PayPal's $114 billion total payment volume. Venmo also continues to show explosive growth – in PayPal's Q3, Venmo processed about $9 billion in payments, a 93% YoY increase. In its recently reported quarter, PayPal reported 1.9 billion transactions across its platforms, a 26% increase YoY.
• As banks saw consumer habits changing, they knew they would have to adapt or risk losing the next generation of consumers. Zelle was their collective solution.
• Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said the bank had seen "significant growth" in both the number of P2P transactions and payment volume since launching Zelle in June. Sloan also said the company saw 46% growth YoY in P2P payments.
• "In this quarter, Zelle came forward, the latest offering we have in (the) mobile area. ... [O]ur volumes through Zelle this quarter were $4 billion in the third quarter. We processed nearly 14 million transactions, and the growth continues. We recently processed $0.5 billion in a single week. Our customers are using Zelle, and we look forward to further growth in that area," said Brian Moynihan, CEO at Bank of America.
Read more on The Motley Fool.
Oh, and Facebook will allow people outside of the US to send money using its messenger app for the first time as it offers mobile payments in the UK. While in the US, Facebook certainly has some competition to measure up to – the UK market is a less competitive market at the moment for small-scale payments. Read more on The Hill.
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Andrew Ng: Artificial Intelligence Is the New Electricity [Video]
In an outstandingly insightful presentation given at the Stanford MSx Future Forum in January 2017, Andrew Ng, Co-founder of Coursera, Stanford adjunct professor, and formerly Head of Baidu AI Group/Google Brain, discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industry after industry, touching upon sensitive subjects of human replacement, and the scenarios of AI development and adoption.
Andrew Ng: Artificial Intelligence is the New Electricity
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2018: Innovation Is a Corporate Game, Not Startup [Curated Content]
The ability to develop and adopt hi-tech has been widely attributed to the startup community rather than to corporate players. The year 2018 will be very different – corporations are gradually taking over the game by either aggressively pressuring startups in developing niches, or by monopolizing the areas of advanced technologies applications by democratizing their adoption. Prices will fall, technology will get more accessible to businesses, and the startup community will face not only peer pressure but a revival of corporate players that are exploring new niches.
A series of latest important news suggest that innovation in 2018 may become a corporate game, not a startup, which is dictated by the vision that "with the rapid pace of technological changes and disruption from startups, large corporations are under increasing pressure to respond with innovation."
Amazon is taking over industries at the speed of light. Now, the company is further rooting in the payments space with its latest partnership, 7-Eleven (added to CVS, Speedway, and GameStop, along with a handful of other supermarket chains and convenience stores).
Amazon Cash, the service that lets you use cash to shop Amazon online, arrives at 7-Eleven
• Amazon Cash, the service that lets consumers add cash to their Amazon.com balance at brick-and-mortar retailers, is now available at nearly 8,000 7-Eleven convenience stores.
• Cash customers represent 27% of consumers. These customers may not be regularly shopping online due to the need to use credit or debit cards at checkout.
• Allowing customers to use cash to pay is only way retailers are targeting this market. This year, both Walmart and Amazon made it easier for customers on government assistance to shop on their sites and use their services, too.
• To use Amazon Cash at a 7-Eleven, customers present a personalized barcode found in their Amazon app to the cashier along with the money they want to load. The barcode also can be sent via a text or printed. The cashier then scans the barcode, which immediately adds the funds to the customer’s account balance on Amazon.com.
• Customers can load between $15 and $500 in a single transaction, with no fees.
• 7-Eleven also carries Amazon prepaid gift cards in denominations from $25 to $500.
• 7-Eleven operates, franchises or licenses 10,900 stores in the US and Canada. This launch covers a majority of 7-Eleven’s US footprint.
Read more on TechCrunch.
Tencent is reportedly testing its own autonomous driving system
• Tencent, one of China’s largest tech firms and the maker of WeChat, already has a prototype and is testing the system internally.
• If the company's autonomous driving tests go well, it would help Tencent catch up with fellow Chinese tech giant and rival Baidu, which recently launched a $1.5 billion investment fund as part of Apollo, its autonomous vehicle initiative, and plans to mass produce Level 4 self-driving cars by 2021 with BAIC Group.
• Tencent recently announced an alliance to work on AI technology for autonomous cars.
• Tencent’s auto and driving-related investments include Nio, Didi Chuxing, and a 5% stake in Tesla.
Read more on TechCrunch.
Walmart Pay 'Close to Surpassing' Apple Pay in US Mobile Payments Usage
Available nationwide in 4,774 Walmart stores, Walmart Pay is "close to surpassing" Apple Pay in terms of mobile payments usage in the US.
• Walmart Pay is enrolling tens of thousands of new users a day and has seen a steady growth over the past few months. Two-thirds of those who try it use it again within 21 days.
• "Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s app is close to surpassing Apple Pay in usage for mobile payments in the US, giving the world’s largest retailer even more clout as a growing number of people shop with their smartphones." - Daniel Eckert, SVP of Walmart Services & Digital Acceleration.
• Walmart Pay is predicted to grow bigger than Apple Pay in active US users (who use the mobile wallets for at least two transactions per month) by the end of 2018.
• Walmart began gaining ground on Apple earlier in 2017, when 5.1% of Walmart shoppers said they used Walmart Pay this past June, just below the 5.5% of iPhone users who said the same at locations that accept Apple Pay.
• Walmart Pay's adoption rate is "higher than Samsung Pay and Android Pay combined." This is likely because Walmart owns and controls the mobile wallet software and can make quick changes.
• Walmart is more interested in directly competing with Amazon than Apple.
Read more on MacRumors.
Microsoft is a very interesting corporate player that underwent a significant transformation of its image and work. The year 2018 will be a year of Microsoft 2.0 as the company is silently but surely working on an important tech that could potentially transform payments/shopping experience – Keyset Fingerprint Sensor – a fingerprint sensor in a computer’s keyboard that enables a user to press a key to conduct biometric authentication. Old is the new new. With this patent, Microsoft seeks to tie authentication to its devices, locking out competitive security solutions.
Microsoft Patents Fingerprint Authentication Sensor in Keyboard, Touchscreens
• Microsoft is seeking to build fingerprint sensors into touchscreens and keyboards to authenticate users. For advertising, e-commerce and search, the technology could potentially provide the same type of data as eye tracking only through fingerprint sensors.
• Two separate patents were updated or granted in 2017.
• In the first patent, Microsoft received a patent for an under-display fingerprint sensor originally filed in July 2016.
• Another Microsoft patent that would put a fingerprint sensor in the keys of computer keyboards would not only impact digital identification & authentication but also e-commerce and advertising.
• The patent called Keyset Fingerprint Sensor would integrate the fingerprint reader in the keyboard's keys. The fingerprint sensor in a computer’s keyboard enables a user to press a key to conduct biometric authentication.
Read more on MediaPost.
OCBC Bank is lately all over the news. The bank is leading the API bandwagon in APAC, actively engaging with the startup community, and bringing the latest capabilities of Apple craze into banking. Loyal to its course, the bank now seeks to bring cutting-edge efficiency to fraud detection by adopting AI/ML-powered solution offered by an Israeli FinTech startup.
OCBC partners AI FinTech ThetaRay to detect suspicious fund flows
• OCBC Bank is working with an Israeli FinTech to boost the bank's operational efficiency and accuracy in the detection of suspicious transactions using AI and ML. OCBC is the first bank to tap AI and ML to combat financial crime.
• The bank will extend its PoC testing with FinTech firm ThetaRay after early tests showed that the FinTech's technology was able to reduce the number of alerts that did not require further review by 35%.
• By categorizing the flagged transactions by their risk levels more effectively, the accuracy rate of identifying suspicious transactions increased by more than four times, the bank said. The test was based on one year's worth of OCBC corporate banking transaction data.
• The bank targets to fully implement the technology in Q2 2018.
Read more on the Business Times.
Vodafone Group – which is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies and provides a range of services including voice, messaging, data and fixed communications – has mobile operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 49 more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 30 June 2017, Vodafone Group had 523.5 million mobile customers and 18.5 million fixed broadband customers, including India and all of the customers in Vodafone’s joint ventures and associates. The company now is making a move into creating its own IoT ecosystem. At such a scale and having access to an unthinkable amount of data, Vodafone is on a quest to create a small connected world of its own, where it will be able to lock its customers in by resolving any potential needs, locking out the competition.
Telecoms giant Vodafone makes push into Internet of Things consumer market
• Vodafone has launched a system that will allow consumers to connect millions of home and leisure electronics products to its dedicated global IoT network.
• Vodafone's 'V by Vodafone' system is made up of, among other things, an IoT SIM card and a smartphone app. The SIM card will be sent out with IoT-enabled products sold by Vodafone, while the app will give customers an overview of all the IoT-enabled products registered to their account.
• The potential economic impact of IoT in 2025, including consumer surplus, could be anything between $3.9 trillion and $11.1 trillion.
• "The internet of things is already beginning to transform how businesses operate," Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive of the Vodafone Group, said in a statement on Tuesday. "Over the next decade, the expansion of Internet of Things into consumer markets will bring about an equally dramatic shift in how people manage their daily lives, at home and in their leisure time."
Read more on CNBC.
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In general, there is no simple rule for $\mathbf{P}(A\cup B)$ in terms of $\mathbf{P}(A)$ and $\mathbf{P}(B)$. Indeed, consider the probability space $\Omega=\{0,1\}$ with $p_{0}=p_{1}=\frac{1}{2}$. If $A=\{0\}$ and $B=\{1\}$, then $\mathbf{P}(A)=\mathbf{P}(B)=\frac{1}{2}$ and $\mathbf{P}(A\cup B)=1$. However, if $A=B=\{0\}$, then $\mathbf{P}(A)=\mathbf{P}(B)=\frac{1}{2}$ as before, but $\mathbf{P}(A\cup B)=\frac{1}{2}$. This shows that $\mathbf{P}(A\cup B)$ cannot be determined from $\mathbf{P}(A)$ and $\mathbf{P}(B)$. Similarly for $\mathbf{P}(A\cap B)$ or other set constructions.
However, it is easy to see that $\mathbf{P}(A\cup B)=\mathbf{P}(A)+\mathbf{P}(B)-\mathbf{P}(A\cap B)$. This formula is not entirely useless, because in special situations we shall later see that the probability of the intersection is easy to compute and hence we may compute the probability of the union. Generalizing this idea to more than two sets, we get the following surprisingly useful formula.
Proposition 54 (Inclusion-Exclusion formula)
Let $(\Omega,p)$ be a probability space and let $A_{1},\ldots ,A_{n}$ be events. Then,
$$
\mathbf{P}\left(\bigcup_{i=1}^{n}A_{i}\right) = S_{1}-S_{2}+S_{3}-\ldots +(-1)^{n-1}S_{n}
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S_{k}=\sum\limits_{1\le i_{1} < i_{2} < \ldots < i_{k}\le n}\mathbf{P}(A_{i_{1} }\cap A_{i_{2} }\cap \ldots \cap A_{i_{k} }).
$$
We give two proofs, but the difference is only superficial. It is a good exercise to reason out why the two arguments are basically the same.
For each $\omega\in \Omega$ we compute its contribution to the two sides. If $\omega\not\in \bigcup_{i=1}^{n}A_{i}$, then $p_{\omega}$ is not counted on either side. Suppose $\omega\in \bigcup_{i=1}^{n}A_{i}$ so that $p_{\omega}$ is counted once on the left side. We count the number of times $p_{\omega}$ is counted on the right side by splitting into cases depending on the exact number of $A_{i}$s that contain $\omega$.
Suppose $\omega$ belongs to exactly one of the $A_{i}$s. For simplicity let us suppose that $\omega\in A_{1}$ but $\omega\in A_{i}^{c}$ for $2\le i\le n$. Then $p_{\omega}$ is counted once in $S_{1}$ but not counted in $S_{2},\ldots ,S_{n}$.
Suppose $\omega$ belongs to $A_{1}$ and $A_{2}$ but not any other $A_{i}$. Then $p_{\omega}$ is counted twice in $S_{1}$ (once for $\mathbf{P}(A_{1})$ and once for $\mathbf{P}(A_{2})$) and subtracted once in $S_{2}$ (in $\mathbf{P}(A_{1}\cap A_{2})$). Thus, it is effectively counted once on the right side. The same holds if $\omega$ belongs to $A_{i}$ and $A_{j}$ but not any other $A_{k}$s.
If $\omega$ belongs to $A_{1},\ldots ,A_{k}$ but not any other $A_{i}$, then on the right side, $p_{\omega}$ is added $k$ times in $S_{1}$, subtracted $\binom{k}{2}$ times in $S_{2}$, added $\binom{k}{3}$ times in $S_{k}$ and so on. Thus $p_{\omega}$ is effectively counted
$$
\binom{k}{1}-\binom{k}{2}+\binom{k}{3}-\ldots +(-1)^{k-1}\binom{k}{k}
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times. By the Binomial formula, this is just the expansion of $1-(1-1)^{k}$ which is $1$.
Use the definition to write both sides of the statement. Let $A=\cup_{i=1}^{n}A_{i}$.
$$
\mbox{LHS}= \sum\limits_{\omega\in A}p_{\omega} = \sum\limits_{\omega\in \Omega}{\mathbf 1}_{A}(\omega)p_{\omega}.
$$
Now we compute the right side. For any $i_{1} < i_{2} < \ldots < i_{k}$, we write
$$
\mathbf{P}\left(A_{i_{1} }\cap \ldots \cap A_{i_{k} }\right) =\sum\limits_{\omega\in \Omega}p_{\omega}{\mathbf 1}_{A_{i_{1} }\cap \ldots \cap A_{i_{k} }}(\omega)= \sum\limits_{\omega\in \Omega}p_{\omega}\prod\limits_{\ell=1}^{k}{\mathbf 1}_{A_{i_{\ell} }}(\omega).
$$
Hence, the right hand side is given by adding over $i_{1} < \ldots < i_{k}$, multiplying by $(-1)^{k-1}$ and then summing over $k$ from $1$ to $n$.
$$\begin{eqnarray*}
\mbox{RHS} &=& \sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}(-1)^{k-1}\sum\limits_{1\le i_{1} < \ldots < i_{k}\le n} \sum\limits_{\omega\in \Omega} p_{\omega}\prod\limits_{\ell=1}^{k}{\mathbf 1}_{A_{i_{\ell} }}(\omega) \\
&=& \sum\limits_{\omega \in \Omega}\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}(-1)^{k-1}\sum\limits_{1\le i_{1} < \ldots < i_{k}\le n} p_{\omega}\prod\limits_{\ell=1}^{k}{\mathbf 1}_{A_{i_{\ell} }}(\omega) \\
&=& -\sum\limits_{\omega \in \Omega}p_{\omega}\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}\sum\limits_{1\le i_{1} < \ldots < i_{k}\le n}\prod\limits_{\ell=1}^{k}(-{\mathbf 1}_{A_{i_{\ell} }}(\omega)) \\
&=& -\sum\limits_{\omega \in \Omega}p_{\omega} \left(\prod\limits_{j=1}^{n}(1-{\mathbf 1}_{A_{j} }(\omega)) - 1\right) \\
&=& \sum\limits_{\omega \in \Omega}p_{\omega}{\mathbf 1}_{A}(\omega).
\end{eqnarray*}$$
because the quantity $\prod\limits_{j=1}^{n}(1-{\mathbf 1}_{A_{j} }(\omega))$ equals $-1$ if $\omega$ belongs to at least one of the $A_{i}$s, and is zero otherwise. Thus the claim follows.
As we remarked earlier, it turns out that in many settings it is possible to compute the probabilities of intersections. We give an example now.
Example 55
Let $\Omega=S_{52}\times S_{52}$ with $p_{\omega}=\frac{1}{(52!)^{2} }$ for all $\omega \in \Omega$. Consider the event $A=\{(\pi,{\sigma}){\; : \;} \pi(i)\not={\sigma}(i) \forall i\}$. Informally, we imagine two shuffled decks of cards kept side by side (or perhaps one shuffled deck and another permutation denoting a ''psychic's predictions'' for the order in which the cards occur). Then $A$ is the event that there are no matches (or correct guesses).
Let $A_{i}=\{(\pi,{\sigma}){\; : \;} \pi(i)={\sigma}(i)\}$ so that $A^{c}=A_{1}\cup \ldots \cup A_{52}$. It is easy to see that $\mathbf{P}(A_{i_{1} }\cap A_{i_{2} }\ldots \cap A_{i_{k} })=\frac{1}{52(52-1)\ldots (52-k+1)}$ for any $i_{1} < i_{2} < \ldots < i_{k}$ (why?). Therefore, by the inclusion-exclusion formula, we get
$$\begin{align*}
\mathbf{P}(A^{c}) &= \binom{52}{1}\frac{1}{52}-\binom{52}{2}\frac{1}{(52)(51)} + \ldots + (-1)^{51} \binom{52}{52}\frac{1}{(52)(51)\ldots (1)}\\
&= 1-\frac{1}{2!}+\frac{1}{3!}-\frac{1}{4!}+\ldots -\frac{1}{52!} \\
&\approx 1-\frac{1}{e} \approx 0.6321
\end{align*}$$
by the expansion $e^{-1}=1-\frac{1}{2!}+\frac{1}{3!}-\ldots $. Hence $\mathbf{P}(A)\approx e^{-1}\approx 0.3679$.
Example 56
Place $n$ distinguishable balls in $r$ distinguishable urns at random. Let $A$ be the event that some urn is empty. The probability space is $\Omega=\{\underline{\omega}=(\omega_{1},\ldots,\omega_{n}){\; : \;} 1\le \omega_{i}\le r\}$ with $p_{\underline{\omega}}=r^{-n}$. Let $A_{\ell}=\{\underline{\omega}{\; : \;} \omega_{i}\not=\ell\}$ for $\ell=1,2\ldots ,r$. Then, $A=A_{1}\cup \ldots \cup A_{r-1}$ (as $A_{r}$ is empty, we could include it or not, makes no difference).
It is easy to see that $\mathbf{P}(A_{i_{1} }\cap \ldots \cap A_{i_{k} })=(r-k)^{n}r^{-n}=(1-\frac{k}{r})^{n}$. We could use the inclusion-exclusion formula to write the expression
$$
\mathbf{P}(A)=r\left(1-\frac{1}{r}\right)^{n}-\binom{r}{2}\left(1-\frac{2}{r}\right)^{n}+\ldots +(-1)^{r-2}\binom{r}{r-1}\left(1-\frac{r-1}{r}\right)^{n}.
$$
The last term is zero (since all urns cannot be empty). I don't know if this expression can be simplified any more.
We mention two useful formulas that can be proved on lines similar to the inclusion-exclusion principle. If we say ''at least one of the events $A_{1}, A_{2},\ldots ,A_{n}$ occurs'', we are talking about the union, $A_{1}\cup A_{2}\cup \ldots \cup A_{n}$. What about ''at least $m$ of the events $A_{1}, A_{2},\ldots ,A_{n}$ occur'', how to express it with set operations. It is not hard to see that this set is precisely
$$
B_{m}=\bigcup_{ 1\le i_{1} < i_{2} < \ldots < i_{m}\le n} (A_{i_{1} }\cap A_{i_{2} }\cap \ldots \cap A_{i_{m} }).
$$
The event that ''exactly $m$ of the events $A_{1}, A_{2},\ldots ,A_{n}$ occur'' can be written as
$$
C_{m}=B_{m}\setminus B_{m+1} = \bigcup_{\stackrel{S\subseteq [n]}{|S|=m} } \left(\bigcap_{i\in S}A_{i}\right)\bigcap \left( \bigcap_{i\not\in S}A_{i}^{c}\right).
$$
Exercise 57
Let $A_{1},\ldots ,A_{n}$ be events in a probability space $(\Omega,p)$ and let $m\le n$. Let $B_{m}$ and $C_{m}$ be as above. Show that
$$\begin{align*}
\mathbf{P}(B_{m}) &= \sum_{k=m}^{n}(-1)^{k-m}\binom{k-1}{k-m}S_{k} \\
&= S_{m}-\binom{m}{1}S_{m+1}+\binom{m+1}{2}S_{m+2}-\binom{m+2}{3}S_{m+3}+\ldots \\
\mathbf{P}(C_{m}) &= \sum_{k=m}^{n}(-1)^{k-m}\binom{k}{m}S_{k} \\
&= S_{m}-\binom{m+1}{1}S_{m+1}+\binom{m+2}{2}S_{m+2}-\binom{m+3}{3}S_{m+3}+\ldots \\
\end{align*}$$
Exercise 58
Return to the setting of exercise
55 but with $n$ cards in a deck, so that $\Omega=S_{n}\times S_{n}$ and $p_{(\pi,{\sigma})}=\frac{1}{(n!)^{2} }$. Let $A_{m}$ be the event that there are exactly $m$ matches between the two decks.
- For fixed $m\ge 0$, show that $\mathbf{P}(A_{m})\rightarrow e^{-1}\frac{1}{m!}$ as $n\rightarrow \infty$.
- Assume that the approximations above are valid for $n=52$ and $m\le 10$. Find the probability that there are at least $10$ matches.


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Afghan prisoner swap for American, Australian did not occur: diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The planned exchange of two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group for an American and an Australian kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2016 has not taken place, a diplomat and a former Afghan official said on Wednesday.
The diplomat, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, declined to provide any details about why the planned exchange, which Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced on Tuesday, did not occur.
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the Afghan embassy in Washington.
“We hope the Taliban immediately releases the hostages,” a spokesman for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
He said Australia appreciated Ghani’s concern for the hostages - Australian citizen Timothy Weeks and U.S. citizen Kevin King, professors kidnapped by the Taliban in August 2016 from the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul.
The Afghan government’s decision to free Anas Haqqani and two other Taliban commanders, Haji Mali Khan and Hafiz Rashid, was taken in the hope of securing direct talks with the Taliban, which has refused to engage with what it calls an illegitimate “puppet” regime in Kabul. All three were captured in 2014.
In return, King and Weeks were to be freed.


Mahama will be sworn in as next president in 2021 - NDC's Ofosu Ampofo
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress says come 2020, Ghanaians will vote massively for former president John Mahama as the next president of the country.
According to him, Ghanaians do not recognise the NDC as just an opposition party but a government in waiting.
"The work that we have done, and the impact on the ground Ghanaians are yearning for president John Dramani Mahama...In 2021, January 7, John Mahama will be sworn in as the next president of the Republic of Ghana."
He said this Wednesday, November 20, 2019, in an interview with Osei Bonsu on 'Ekosii Sen' on Asempa FM, monitored by www.ghanaweb.com.
When the host questioned him if the party had conducted scientific polls to ascertain that, he responded, "Yes we have done that, not one. We are approaching this election from the scientific point of view."
He added that supporters of the NDC and Ghanaians at large have publicly shown their support to that effect by coming out in their numbers during Mahama's recent tours.
"Our supporters and Ghanaians come out in their numbers to meet president John Dramani Mahama, the next president of the Republic of Ghana."
Mr. Ofosu Ampofo continued that, the allegations that the NDC buses people to storm Mahama's campaign tours are false because the party does not have the resources.
"I am saying that Ghaianns are looking at the NDC as the government in waiting. well, you can believe it or not, but that is the reality," he sent a message to the doubting Thomases.
To the NDC Chairman, the party has done all the necessary assignments to aid them win the elections.
"We have a united party. One of the ingredients for a successful campaign is unity at the front of the party, and we are all united."


SearchableMap
Implements:
A class implementing the same interface as a standard JavaScript Map
with
string keys, but adding support for efficiently searching entries with prefix
or fuzzy search. This is the class internally used by MiniSearch
as the
inverted index data structure. The implementation is a radix tree (compressed
prefix tree).
Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
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atPrefix(prefix: string): SearchableMap Creates and returns a mutable view of this |
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entries(): Iterator |
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Returns a key-value object of all the entries that have a key within the given edit distance from the search key. |
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keys(): Iterator |
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set(key: string, value: any): SearchableMap |
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update(key: string, fn: function(currentValue: any): any): SearchableMap Updates the value at the given key using the provided function. |
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Public Constructors
public constructor() source
Public Members
Public Methods
public atPrefix(prefix: string): SearchableMap source
Creates and returns a mutable view of this SearchableMap
, containing only
entries that share the given prefix.
Params:
| Name | Type | Attribute | Description |
| prefix | string | The prefix |
Return:
| SearchableMap | A |
Example:
let map = new SearchableMap()
map.set("unicorn", 1)
map.set("universe", 2)
map.set("university", 3)
map.set("unique", 4)
map.set("hello", 5)
let uni = map.atPrefix("uni")
uni.get("unique") // => 4
uni.get("unicorn") // => 1
uni.get("hello") // => undefined
let univer = map.atPrefix("univer")
uni.get("unique") // => undefined
uni.get("universe") // => 2
uni.get("university") // => 3
public fuzzyGet(key: string, maxEditDistance: number): Object<string, Array> source
Returns a key-value object of all the entries that have a key within the given edit distance from the search key. The keys of the returned object are the matching keys, while the values are two-elements arrays where the first element is the value associated to the key, and the second is the edit distance of the key to the search key.
Return:
| Object<string, Array> | A key-value object of the matching keys to their value and edit distance |
Example:
let map = new SearchableMap()
map.set('hello', 'world')
map.set('hell', 'yeah')
map.set('ciao', 'mondo')
// Get all entries that match the key 'hallo' with a maximum edit distance of 2
map.fuzzyGet('hallo', 2)
// => { "hello": ["world", 1], "hell": ["yeah", 2] }
// In the example, the "hello" key has value "world" and edit distance of 1
// (change "e" to "a"), the key "hell" has value "yeah" and edit distance of 2
// (change "e" to "a", delete "o")
public set(key: string, value: any): SearchableMap source
Params:
| Name | Type | Attribute | Description |
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| value | any |
public update(key: string, fn: function(currentValue: any): any): SearchableMap source
Updates the value at the given key using the provided function. The function is called with the current value at the key, and its return value is used as the new value to be set.
Example:
// Increment the current value by one
searchableMap.update('somekey', (currentValue) => currentValue == null ? 0 : currentValue + 1)


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- Prep Time: 15 min
- Calories: 112 kcal
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This is a very basic beef stew. It’s easy, delicious and inexpensive to make. While there are hundreds of variations of this traditional recipe, it’s hard to improve on this version’s savory and comforting goodness.
Directions
- In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat until hot, but not smoking. Pat the meat dry with paper towels and brown in batches, transferring the meat with a slotted spoon to a bowl as they are done.
- In the fat remaining in the pot, cook the onions until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Return meat to the pot with any juices in the bowl and add the tomatoes with juice, chiles, beer, beef broth, oregano, cumin, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer, partially covered, for 2 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
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MenuStyle QML Type
Provides custom styling for Menu More...
| Import Statement: | import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4 |
| Since: | Qt 5.3 |
Properties
- font : font
- frame : Component
- itemDelegate : Object
- scrollIndicator : Component
- separator : Component
- submenuOverlap : int
- submenuPopupDelay : int
Methods
- string formatMnemonic(string text, bool underline)
Detailed Description
The styleData object contains the following read-only properties:
| styleData.index : int | The index of the menu item in its menu. |
| styleData.type : enumeration | The type of menu item. See below for possible values. |
| styleData.selected : bool | true if the menu item is selected. |
| styleData.pressed : bool | true if the menu item is pressed. Available since 5.4. |
| styleData.text : string | The menu item's text, or title if it's a submenu. |
| styleData.underlineMnemonic : bool | Whether the style should underline the menu item's label mnemonic. |
| styleData.shortcut : string | The text for the menu item's shortcut. |
| styleData.iconSource : url | The source URL to the menu item's icon. Undefined if it has no icon. |
| styleData.enabled : bool | true if the menu item is enabled. |
| styleData.checkable : bool | true if the menu item is checkable. |
| styleData.exclusive : bool | true if the menu item is checkable, and it's part of an ExclusiveGroup. |
| styleData.checked : bool | true if the menu item is checkable and currently checked. |
| styleData.scrollerDirection : enumeration | If the menu item is a scroller, its pointing direction. Valid values are Qt.UpArrow , Qt.DownArrow , and Qt.NoArrow . |
The valid values for styleData.type are:
- MenuItemType.Item
- MenuItemType.Menu
- MenuItemType.Separator
- MenuItemType.ScrollIndicator
Note: Styling menus may not be supported on platforms using native menus through their QPA plugin.
Property Documentation
font : font |
The font of the control.
This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.3.
frame : Component |
The background frame for the menu popup.
The Menu will resize the frame to its contents plus the padding.
The object containing the menu item subcontrol components. These subcontrols are used for normal menu items only, i.e. not for separators or scroll indicators.
The subcontrols are:
- itemDelegate.background : Component
The menu item background component.
Its appearance generally changes with styleData.selected and styleData.enabled.
The default implementation shows only when the item is enabled and selected. It remains invisible otherwise.
- itemDelegate.label : Component
Component for the actual text label.
The text itself is fetched from styleData.text, and its appearance should depend on styleData.enabled and styleData.selected.
If styleData.underlineMnemonic is true, the label should underline its mnemonic character. formatMnemonic provides the default formatting.
- itemDelegate.submenuIndicator : Component
It indicates that the current menu item is a submenu.
Only used when styleData.type equals
MenuItemType.Menu
. - itemDelegate.shortcut : Component
Displays the shortcut attached to the menu item.
Only used when styleData.shortcut is not empty.
- itemDelegate.checkmarkIndicator : Component
Will be used when styleData.checkable is
true
and its appearance may depend on styleData.exclusive, i.e., whether it will behave like a checkbox or a radio button. Use styleData.checked for the checked state.
Note: This property cannot be overwritten although all of the subcontrol properties can.
scrollIndicator : Component |
Component for the scroll indicator menu item.
Will be used when styleData.type equals MenuItemType.ScrollIndicator
. Its appearance should follow styleData.scrollerDirection.
This is the item added at the top and bottom of the menu popup when its contents won't fit the screen to indicate more content is available in the direction of the arrow.
separator : Component |
Component for the separator menu item.
Will be used when styleData.type equals MenuItemType.Separator
.
The amount of pixels by which a submenu popup overlaps horizontally its parent menu.
Method Documentation
Returns a rich-text string to render mnemonics for a given menu item.
The mnemonic character is prefixed by an ampersand in the original string.
Passing true
for underline
will underline the mnemonic character (e.g., formatMnemonic("&Open...", true)
will return "<u>O</u>pen..."
). Passing false
for underline
will return the plain text form (e.g., formatMnemonic("&Open...", false)
will return "Open..."
).
See also Label.


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RVS_BTDriver PUBLIC API DOCUMENTATION
This project is an open-source, low-level native Cocoa (iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS) BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) driver for mesh communication devices, like the goTenna devices.
Internal Documentation Links:
A DEEPER DIVE:
EXAMPLE PROJECTS:
The four test harness projects, supplied with the driver, are designed to provide high-quality, easy-to-understand examples of using the driver:
- The MacOS Test Harness Project (GitHub Repo Directory)
- The WatchOS Test Harness Project (GitHub Repo Directory)
- The iOS/iPadOS Test Harness Project (GitHub Repo Directory)
- The TVOS Test Harness Project (GitHub Repo Directory)
- The MacOS OBD-Specific Test Harness Project (GitHub Repo Directory)
WHERE THIS DRIVER FITS
This is where the driver project fits in our system.
The driver is a low-level transport abstraction layer. It is Bluetooth-specific, but is designed to abstract between Bluetooth LE and Bluetooth BR/EDR (“Classic”); presenting a common object model of data and interactions with Bluetooth devices.
SIMPLE API
The job of the driver is to abstract the general Bluetooth structure, and present a set of Swift Protocols, in a hierarchical arrangement.
The user of the API will instantiate an instance of RVS_BTDriver
, which will, in turn, present collections of “devices” (RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol
), which will contain “Services” (RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
), which will aggregate “properties” (RVS_BTDriver_PropertyProtocol
).
EXAMPLE MENTAL MODEL OF THE DRIVER
This is an example of how the driver might present three goTenna devices (two Mesh devices and a Pro).
DEVICES, SERVICES, AND PROPERTIES ARE PROTOCOL INSTANCES
Even though, under the hood, devices, services and protocols (more on these in a minute) are class instances, they are presented to the API user as instances that conform to protocols. This allows maximum flexibility, for both the user and the driver developer.
SYSTEM LAYOUT:
As the mental model above shows, the RVS_BTDriver
instance will have an internal Array of devices; each of which is presented as an instance that conforms to the RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol
protocol.
The driver instance can actually be iterated and subscripted directly in order to access these devices.
Each Device instance will have an internal Array of RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
protocol-conformant instances.
The device can be subscripted, but not iterated.
Each Service instance will have an Array of RVS_BTDriver_PropertyProtocol
protocol-confomant instances, representing the states and control points for services.
The service can be subscripted, but not iterated.
Once you instantiate the RVS_BTDriver
instance, it will discover and list the devices, which will, in turn, discover and list services, which will discover and list properties (the equivalent of Bluetooth “characteristics”).
Once a device has been added to the driver Array, it can be considered to have completed the discovery process entirely, and is ready for use.
REQUIREMENTS
The Driver is provided as a Swift-only shared dynamic framework.
This is meant for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and ipadOS only.
USING THE DRIVER
In order to establish a connection to supported devices, you will need to include the driver module into your application:
TODO - ADD DETAILS ON INTEGRATION
You then need to instantiate the RVS_BTDriver
class:
let driverInstance = RVS_BTDriver(delegate: <REQUIRED: YOUR DELEGATE INSTANCE>,
queue: <OPTIONAL: ALTERNATIVE DISPATCH QUEUE>,
allowDuplicatesInBLEScan: <OPTIONAL: TRUE IF WE ALLOW THE SCAN TO INCLUDE DUPLICATES>,
stayConnected: <OPTIONAL: TRUE IF WE WANT THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION AFTER DISCOVERY AND INITIAL QUERY>)
The above parameters are:
delegate
: The delegate to be used with this instance. It cannot be nil, and is a weak reference.queue
: This is a desired queue for the CB manager to operate from. It is optional, and default is nil (main queue).allowDuplicatesInBLEScan
: This is a flag that specifies that the scanner can be continuously running, and “re-finding” duplicate devices. If true, it could adversely affect battery life. Default is false.stayConnected
: This is set to true, if you want all your device connections to be persistent. That is, once connected, they must be explicitly disconencted by the user. Otherwise, each device will be connected only while interacting. This is optional. Default is false.
DELEGATION
At minimum, you need to have a delegate. The driver uses the Delegation pattern and the Observer pattern to operate.
When you first instantiate the RVS_BTDriver
class, you pass in a delegate object.
Required Methods
The delegate needs to be a Swift class, and there is one required method:
func btDriver(_ driver: RVS_BTDriver, encounteredThisError: RVS_BTDriver.Errors)
The parameter signature for that is:
driver
: TheRVS_BTDriver
instance that encountered the error.encounteredThisError
: The error that was encountered. This is a special enum, with associated values:bluetoothNotAvailable
This is returned if the manager can’t power on.connectionAttemptFailed(error: Error?)
This is returned if we cannot connect to the device. The associated value is any error that occurred.connectionAttemptFailedNoDevice
This is returned if we connected, but no device was available. This should never happen.disconnectionAttemptFailed(error: Error?)
This is returned if we cannot disconnect from the device. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownDisconnectionError
This is a “catchall” error for a disconnection issue.unknownPeripheralDiscoveryError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for peripheral discovery. The associated value is any error that occurred.characteristicValueMissing
This means that we did not get a characteristic value.unknownCharacteristicsDiscoveryError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for characteristics discovery. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownCharacteristicsReadValueError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for characteristics value read. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error. The associated value is any error that occurred.
This method is called whenever an error is encountered at the driver (main instance) level.
Optional Methods
There are several optional (default does nothing) methods that it is highly recommended that you implement:
This method is called whenever a new device has been discovered, queried for its device info, and added to the internal list of devices.
Once this is called, the device can be considered added to the driver device Array.
func btDriver(_ driver: RVS_BTDriver, newDeviceAdded: RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol)
The parameter signature for that is:
driver
: TheRVS_BTDriver
instance calling this.newDeviceAdded
: The device object, masked as a protocol.
This is called whenever the driver experiences a status change event. The event is not specified, so this should be considered a queue to examine the state of the driver object.
func btDriverStatusUpdate(_ driver: RVS_BTDriver)
The parameter signature for that is:
driver
: TheRVS_BTDriver
instance calling this.
This is called if the scanning state of the driver changes.
It may be called frequently, and there may not be any changes. This is mereley a “make you aware of the POSSIBILITY of a change” call.
func btDriverScanningChanged(_ driver: RVS_BTDriver, isScanning: Bool)
The parameter signature for that is:
driver
: TheRVS_BTDriver
instance calling this.isScanning
: True, if the new state is scanning is on.
ALL CALLBACKS CAN BE CALLED IN DIFFERENT THREADS
There is no guarantee that callbacks to delegates or observers will be made in the main dispatch thread. This needs to be accounted for, when calling UI code.
OBSERVERS
Interaction with Devices and Services is done via observers. You can subscribe one or more instances that conform to observer protocols to instances, and the observers will be notified of events and state changes.
DEVICE OBSERVERS
You subscribe to devices, using the RVS_BTDriver_DeviceSubscriberProtocol
protocol. If you conform to this protocol, you can subscribe to an instance that conforms to RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol
via its subscribe(_:)
method:
func subscribe(_: RVS_BTDriver_DeviceSubscriberProtocol)
Where the parameter is the subscriber.
You unsubscribe by calling the unsubscribe(_:)
method:
func unsubscribe(_: RVS_BTDriver_DeviceSubscriberProtocol)
Where the parameter is the subscriber to be removed.
Required Methods
The observer needs to be a Swift class (not struct or enum), and there is one required method:
func device(_ device: RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol, encounteredThisError: RVS_BTDriver.Errors)
The parameter signature for that is:
device
: TheRVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol
instance that encountered the error.encounteredThisError
: The error that was encountered. This is a special enum, with associated values:bluetoothNotAvailable
This is returned if the manager can’t power on.connectionAttemptFailed(error: Error?)
This is returned if we cannot connect to the device. The associated value is any error that occurred.connectionAttemptFailedNoDevice
This is returned if we connected, but no device was available. This should never happen.disconnectionAttemptFailed(error: Error?)
This is returned if we cannot disconnect from the device. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownDisconnectionError
This is a “catchall” error for a disconnection issue.unknownPeripheralDiscoveryError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for peripheral discovery. The associated value is any error that occurred.characteristicValueMissing
This means that we did not get a characteristic value.unknownCharacteristicsDiscoveryError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for characteristics discovery. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownCharacteristicsReadValueError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for characteristics value read. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error. The associated value is any error that occurred.
Optional Methods
This is called When a service is added to the main list.
func device(_ device: RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol, serviceAdded: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol)
The parameter signature for that is:
device
: TheRVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol
instance that has the serviceserviceAdded
: TheRVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
service that was added.
This is called to indicate that the device’s status should be checked.
It may be called frequently, and there may not be any changes. This is mereley a “make you aware of the POSSIBILITY of a change” call.
func deviceStatusUpdate(_ device: RVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol)
The parameter signature for that is:
device
: TheRVS_BTDriver_DeviceProtocol
instance calling this.
SERVICE OBSERVERS
You subscribe to services, using the RVS_BTDriver_ServiceSubscriberProtocol
protocol. If you conform to this protocol, you can subscribe to an instance that conforms to RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
via its subscribe(_:)
method:
func subscribe(_: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceSubscriberProtocol)
Where the parameter is the subscriber.
You unsubscribe by calling the unsubscribe(_:)
method:
func unsubscribe(_: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceSubscriberProtocol)
Where the parameter is the subscriber to be removed.
Required Methods
The observer needs to be a Swift class (not struct or enum), and there is one required method:
func service(_ service: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol, encounteredThisError: RVS_BTDriver.Errors)
The parameter signature for that is:
service
: TheRVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
instance that encountered the error.encounteredThisError
: The error that was encountered. This is a sp/Volumes/Development/RiftValley/RVS_GTDriver/Cartfileecial enum, with associated values:bluetoothNotAvailable
This is returned if the manager can’t power on.connectionAttemptFailed(error: Error?)
This is returned if we cannot connect to the device. The associated value is any error that occurred.connectionAttemptFailedNoDevice
This is returned if we connected, but no device was available. This should never happen.disconnectionAttemptFailed(error: Error?)
This is returned if we cannot disconnect from the device. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownDisconnectionError
This is a “catchall” error for a disconnection issue.unknownPeripheralDiscoveryError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for peripheral discovery. The associated value is any error that occurred.characteristicValueMissing
This means that we did not get a characteristic value.unknownCharacteristicsDiscoveryError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for characteristics discovery. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownCharacteristicsReadValueError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error for characteristics value read. The associated value is any error that occurred.unknownError(error: Error?)
This is a “catchall” error. The associated value is any error that occurred.
Optional Methods
This is called When a property is added to the main list.
func service(_ service: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol, propertyAdded: RVS_BTDriver_PropertyProtocol)
service
: TheRVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
instance that has the service.propertyAdded
: TheRVS_BTDriver_PropertyProtocol
property that was added.
This is called to indicate that the services’s status should be checked.
It may be called frequently, and there may not be any changes. This is mereley a “make you aware of the POSSIBILITY of a change” call.
func serviceStatusUpdate(_ service: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol)
The parameter signature for that is:
service
: TheRVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
instance that called this.
This is called to indicate that the state of a property “owned” by the service has changed state.
func propertyStatusUpdate(_ service: RVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol, property: RVS_BTDriver_PropertyProtocol)
The parameter signature for that is:
service
: TheRVS_BTDriver_ServiceProtocol
instance that called this.property
: TheRVS_BTDriver_PropertyProtocol
instance that changed state.
LICENSE
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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Making maps is a lot of work! Conservation groups often struggle sharing trail maps with the public. The maps need to be created for many media: paper, Internet, and mobile, they need to be kept up to date, and are often created using specialized software.
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a non-profit collaborative project to create a free, editable map of the entire world. It is like Wikipedia for maps, with over 30,000 members every month logging in and editing the OpenStreetMap map. The data is freely shared via Open Data Commons Open Database License and not owned by a for profit entity.
The maps can be edited directly on the OpenStreetMap site. The people that know the trails and properties the best can make the maps themselves. The OpenStreetMap (OSM) project effortlessly backs up, hosts, and distributes your trail data to the multitude of map makers for free.
Most outdoor mobile apps already use OSM, such as: Strava, AllTrails, OsmAnd, Motion GPX. When you update the map data in OSM it is distributed effortlessly for you to the mobile apps.
Online Interactive mapping support can be provided on sites like this one, directly on the the OpenStreetMap site, or from within your website.
Garmin GPS Units can be loaded OpenStreetMap data.
The OSM website can be exported to pdf or png for printing Paper maps.
With a some technical savy, a fully custom map can be deployed on your conservation website, or a GIS person can make a map with ArcGIS or QGIS using the OSM trail data.
For people new to computer maps they often expect that map making is similar to a drawing application, like Adobe Photoshop, or even MS-Paint. However digital map making is actually two steps, first the essential map data is collected and entered. For example, if you want to map a path. You would first enter the path location as a line, and then describe the paths attributes such as: how wide is it, what the ground is like, is it private or public, what color blazes are used to mark it, who maintains it, are bikes allowed, horses, pets, is it wheelchair accessible, etc. The second step is creating the map where the map maker decides how objects are depicted. This data/map separation allows different kinds of maps to be created from the same underlying data.
OpenStreetMap uses a system of "tagging" data. To map a trail, the location of the trail is first drawn as a line, then the trail is "tagged", with the highway=path name value. An actual highway is a highway=trunk, a fire road would be highway=track. Most of the effort in using OpenStreetMap is learning this name/value tagging vocabulary to property describe the feature being mapped.
So please feel free to jump right in with a tutorial and map your local trails.
You can contact me at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The source code for this website is on github


Bob is on a stakeout. He's been chasing the bad guy for three days straight with no sleep. If he can catch him after this deal is complete, the bastard's going down. But he's so-o-o tired. Desperate to stay awake, he takes out a knife, slices his arm a bit, and then pours the whiskey from his flask on it. The pain keeps him in the game for another round.
Or Alice is trying to escape from the lair of the psycho killer.  To keep from passing out, she grinds her fingernails into the wound on her side. She has to clamp her other hand over her mouth to keep from crying out, but she's definitely awake now.
Nothing wakes you up like a nice hot cup of pain. Basically, a character in a dangerous situation is exhausted, ill, drugged, whatever. In order to stay awake, he deliberately causes himself pain. Bonus points if the character pinches or otherwise inflames a wound inflicted by whatever he's trying to escape.
Compare Pinch Me, except that, instead of trying to establish reality this character is trying to remain firmly grounded in it. Can also be related to Beat the Curse Out of Him, except the beating would be self-inflicted.
Examples:
- In X1999, Karen drugs Aoki in order to take his place in an upcoming duel she believes he won't survive. Aoki stabs himself in the leg with a kitchen knife to keep himself awake long enough to stop her. He reaches for her, but it's already too late.
- In Cross Ange, Jill, who is exposed to knockout gas from Tusk in order to free Ange from her literal grip, stabs herself in the leg in order to stay awake.
- Naruto: A common way to snap out of illusions is to injure yourself.
- A variant occurs in Trigun, where Vash concentrates on the pain from his previously injured finger to counteract a villain who uses hypnosis to paralyze people.
- Pokémon:
- When Team Rocket runs afoul of a Malamar, Meowth rakes himself with his own claws to prevent himself from being hypnotized. He later helps Ash resist in a similar manner.
- In an earlier episode, when Team Rocket is trapped in an igloo in a blizzard, they do this to each other to prevent from falling asleep in the freezing cold, first with Jessie slapping James and Meowth and ending with them pinching each other's cheeks by the time the blizzard dies down.
- In After War Gundam X, kid Salsamille really needs to repair the titler mecha but is about to pass out of exhaustion. He stabs himself in the leg to force self to stay awake and manages to finish, passing out right after he's done.
- XIII slices his palm while drugged on a sinking ship to stay awake.
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth: Batman stabs his palm with a shard of glass to wake himself up from the disturbing experience of being psychoanalyzed by The Joker.
- Scar Tissue: Variant. In chapter 12 Shinji is going through a horrible nightmare, so that he started to smash a fist into his chest to try wake himself up.
- In The Ipcress File, the hero gets captured and is tortured by being subjected to a machine that messes with his senses and will eventually brainwash him into a Loss of Identity. Eventually, he finds a sharp piece of wood and squeezes on that while being tortured, as the pain distracts him enough that the process doesn't work.
- The Black Pirate has Mactavish the nice pirate propping a sword under his nose so the point jabs him awake if he nods off. He is standing guard, trying to stop an evil pirate from raping the pretty girl the pirates captured.

- In Stephen King's short story The Gingerbread Girl, the heroine bites down on her injured lip to keep herself from passing out when she should be trying to untie herself.
- Mike Hanlon uses the same technique in IT. Fainting from shock and blood loss after being stabbed, Mike bites down on his tongue to keep from passing out.
- In Nowhither by John C. Wright, Foster Hidden bites his own hand hard enough to draw blood in order to shake himself free of the enchantment of a siren song.
- Near the beginning of White Fang, a drowsing character attaches a burning stick to his hand to keep from falling asleep, since he's surrounded by wolves and if the fire goes out, he's Wolf Chow.
- The Silver Chair: Puddleglum employed this technique when he stomped out the fire that the Lady of the Green Kirtle was using as part of her hypnotic magic. Not only did it quash the aroma that was lulling the heroes into a trance, but the pain (he was barefoot) is specifically said to give him a moment's perfect clarity, which he uses in a Shut Up, Hannibal! to the Lady.
- The Horror Of The Many Faces: Dr. Watson pinches himself to avoid passing out from shock after witnessing Sherlock Holmes brutally murder and mutilate a man.

- MythBusters: Slapping awake was proved true. Apparently it even sobers you up a bit.
- Used in Legend of Sword and Fairy when the heroes are battling the effects of magic soporific smoke. The hero bites his companion to wake her up. She promptly returns the favor.
"I'm awake. You can stop any time now."
- Floyd: When you are trapped in the re-education center, your actions are controlled through hypnosis and drugs, and your every move is monitored. In order to try to escape, you need to take a pin and leave it in your bed, causing you to wake up out of schedule.
- Star Control II: The Urquan were mind-controlled slaves of the Dnyarri, until they discovered that extreme pain would force the Dnyarri to disconnect from their minds temporarily. They then invented a device to cause themselves constant agony, and rebelled and slaughtered their former masters.
- A variation of this trope appears in Homestuck when Dave maneuvers Jade into slapping herself with her Dreambot to wake her up.
- In the Justice League episode "Only a Dream", Batman, who is hunting a dream-stalking supervillain on no sleep, punches through the Batmobile's window to keep himself awake.
- The Simpsons: Bart Simpson smacks himself to stay awake studying in the episode where he actually buckles down and tries to get a passing grade.
- This is a mini-game in Konami's The Simpsons arcade game, after the Inevitable Waterfall.
- Generator Rex: In "Plague", Holiday uses a series of low-level electrical shocks directly to her brain to keep herself awake after the eponymous plague causes everyone else in the world to fall asleep.
- The Harlem Globetrotters did this in one episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies.
- In a Pokémon skit from Robot Chicken, Ash's Pikachu does this in order to come out of his Bigger on the Inside nightclub Pokéball sober.
- Kaeloo: In an episode where Kaeloo is trying to stay up all night, Mr. Cat suggests that she slaps herself in the face repeatedly so the pain can keep her awake. While Kaeloo dismisses this idea at first, she ends up using it anyway when nothing else works.


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North West children are at daily risk of domestic abuse
by Charles GrahamUp to 110 children in the North West are at risk of domestic violence every day, shock new figures show.
That’s the equivalent of over 4,070 youngsters in danger during the General Election period alone.
The new Action for Children analysis, based on official figures from the Department for Education, comes as the fate of landmark legislation once again hangs in the balance because of the chaos surrounding Brexit.
The Domestic Abuse Bill has fallen twice as it passed through parliament to become law – firstly due to the government’s ill-fated Prorogation attempt and now because of the General Election.
With evidence showing many cases go unreported, the numbers revealed today are likely to be just the tip of the iceberg.
Nationally, Action for Children’s report reveals many children facing domestic abuse are living at the mercy of a “postcode lottery” without the support they need from specialist services. The charity worked on an investigation with the University of Stirling into domestic abuse services across England and Wales, including in-depth interviews with representatives from 30 councils. This showed:
Over 10 per cent of councils interviewed had no specialist support services for children affected by domestic abuse;
Access to children’s domestic abuse services was restricted by their postcode in over a third of local authorities;
Two thirds of local authorities interviewed say their services for children are at risk in the long-term due to limited funding.
Action for Children chief executive Julie Bentley, said: “Leave or Remain, our politicians must not allow children living in the terrifying shadow of domestic abuse to become part of the collateral damage of Brexit.
“Every day our frontline workers see the emotional scars of domestic abuse on children in the North West and across the country. From nightmares, flashbacks and bed-wetting to depression, or even wanting to end their lives, the effects can last a lifetime. Too many are facing these horrors unnoticed or without the right help. and we have to recognise these children for what they are – victims, not just witnesses.”


Looking for new awesome project
I keep in mind: functionality, security, maintainability
Languages & Frameworks
Tools and process:
subject that I want to learn or improve:
JQuery (i haven't had the use yet), CMS (what about a headless CMS ?), Mobile (Flutter ?)
I keep in mind: functionality, security, maintainability
Languages & Frameworks
Tools and process:
Even on its own, a team structure must be applied.
Things I enjoy designing:
UX, UI, Web, Mobile, Apps, Logos
Design Tools:
Converti au code après une carrière administrative, je recherche l'opportunité de mettre à profit mon talent avec une équipe pro, de compléter mes connaissances, et de m'approprier de nouvelles technologies.
Converted to the code after an administrative career, I seek the opportunity to use my talent with a professional team, to supplement my knowledge, and to appropriate new technologies.


Comments always start with two adjacent hyphens and span to the end of a line. Here is an example:
-- Here is a comment.
-- a long comment may be split onto
-- two or more consecutive lines
An identifier is defined as a letter followed by zero or more letters, digits, or single underscores:
ID ::= identifier_letter ( ('_')? letter_or_digit)*
letter_or_digit ::= identifier_letter | digit
identifier_letter ::= ('A'..'Z' | 'a'..'z')
digit ::= (0..9)
Some example identifiers include Count
, X
, Get_Symbol
, Ethelyn
, Snobol_4
, X1
, Page_Count
, and Store_Next_Item
. Note: Identifiers are case insensitive! Thus Hello
, HeLlO
, and HELLO
all refer to the same entity in AADL.
Boolean and numeric literal values are defined as follows:
Literal :: = Boolean_literal | Integer_literal | Real_literal
Integer_literal ::= decimal_integer_literal
Real_literal ::= decimal_real_literal
decimal_integer_literal ::= ('–')? numeral
decimal_real_literal ::= ('–')? numeral '.' numeral
numeral ::= digit*
Boolean_literal are true
and false
.
Examples of Integer_literals include 1
, 42
, and -1337
.
Examples of Real_literals include 3.1415
, 1.6180
, and 0.001
.
String elements are defined with the following syntax:
STRING ::= "(string_element)*"
string_element ::= "" | non_quotation_mark_graphic_character


--- layout: post title: First Week Finished date: 2014-07-05 07:50:11.000000000 -05:00 categories: - Personal tags: - work status: publish type: post published: true meta: mkd_text: "Today I finished my first week at my new job. To say it's a change is an understatement. I don't walk to talk trash about my former position. Indeed, I've had to rewrite this post three or four times because it kept turning into a bitch-fest about my last job, and I don't want it to be that. I like all the people at my last job, and I wish them all the best. But I almost feel like the new place was constructed consciously to alleviate the weaknesses of the old. \n \nBoth organizations are remarkably flat, and that serves as their greatest virtue. But management in the new place has a clear role and the team is confident they will fulfill it. The old place, not so much. I'm sure the new place has it's quirks. Every place does, but so far I'm a fan. \n\nI'm also more exhausted than normal at the end of the week. Right now, I'm writing that off as the extra stress of the first week on the job. I'm trying at every moment to make the best possible impression, even working overtime. The overtime isn't strictly necessary, but it doesn't hurt, first few weeks on the job, to be one of the first guys in the door and one of the last guys out. \n\nThat might not be all of it though. I did some reading about Agile/XP teams and have found more than one person saying not to be surprised if you are more exuasted than normal after a day of working in that environment. Counter-intuitively, even though the overall atmosphere at the job is very relaxed and casual, the pairing means that a person is less likely to slack off. Each side of the pair keeps each other honest and on-task." author: ---
Today I finished my first week at my new job. To say it's a change is an understatement. I don't walk to talk trash about my former position. Indeed, I've had to rewrite this post three or four times because it kept turning into a bitch-fest about my last job, and I don't want it to be that. I like all the people at my last job, and I wish them all the best. But I almost feel like the new place was constructed consciously to alleviate the weaknesses of the old.
Both organizations are remarkably flat, and that serves as their greatest virtue. But management in the new place has a clear role and the team is confident they will fulfill it. The old place, not so much. I'm sure the new place has it's quirks. Every place does, but so far I'm a fan.
I'm also more exhausted than normal at the end of the week. Right now, I'm writing that off as the extra stress of the first week on the job. I'm trying at every moment to make the best possible impression, even working overtime. The overtime isn't strictly necessary, but it doesn't hurt, first few weeks on the job, to be one of the first guys in the door and one of the last guys out.
That might not be all of it though. I did some reading about Agile/XP teams and have found more than one person saying not to be surprised if you are more exuasted than normal after a day of working in that environment. Counter-intuitively, even though the overall atmosphere at the job is very relaxed and casual, the pairing means that a person is less likely to slack off. Each side of the pair keeps each other honest and on-task.


Tribute -- Sarah Maceda-Maciel
Spring 2006
These words are about you and I-It is in the sense where I'll rely
on you, to put a watch on naked time
to make some sense of absent rhyme
to pick up memories from where they lie
like a thousand shards of glass-
Under the weight of ocean and sea and sorrowful rain
jagged edges have been made tame.
Further from shore, they can't be searched for-
past's language is foreign, I know it no more.
Where the waves crash- the end of a December
this is the point that we'll start to remember.
That winter, the snowflakes fell like pianos and were revealed in cacophony-
No longer tossing and turning in the sleep of days, awakened by the crashing in our ears
and the jolting shudder of Life picking up to Go-
Racing a countdown started on New Years and driven mad by the ticking seconds
at least I was, you were always burning cool in comparison,
but with the same electricity crackling under your fingertips-
Breath smoking, words billowing out
talking eternally breathlessly occasionally pausing eyes flashing effervescence
trailing streams of conversation from packed cars as we whizzed over roadways
plunging over hills going seventy on ice and dirt and gasping turns-
Everything was new and everything was loud and everything was delirious,
Rhapsody was found by the cash machine in the 7/11
and we touched our palms to cement walls in Harmony, gazing at the future-
the snow itself melted in rapture-
Do you recall what's impossible to capture?
Soon, summer eased in,
Sonorous bell tones suffused the air with calm
The hours slunk by, lazy and long-
Everything unwound a little in the heat, you and I included,
we drifted around each other, distracted and distant
Neither of us minded much when I went away-
I wondered if the quiet was here to stay.
But what I'd thought was quiet was actually the hum of expectation-
you heard it of course, in your vibrant eyes I saw anticipation-
and then finally, the world burst open;
like a ripe fruit splattering sweetness over our days,
the taste making us giddy but the sun slowing the rush and
dizzying everyone with its golden tessellations except you,
who could only smile more than I'd ever seen
ambling through hours as I shivered over silver puddles in Keene-
you saw perfection in time's suspension,
and even when the days lost brilliance, we didn't think
they had been lost to the Fall-
they were, after all-
achingly, wretchedly, the sun cracked to pieces,
its fractured rays in splinters on the ground-
on a Friday
I heard the shattering sound -
when her phone rang and she answered loudly before frozen quiet spread across her face,
Framed, like always, by a fiery halo.
Now we took refuge in locked rooms the only places that weren't hollow-
Sitting by your art and
kicking dust ball hopes across the floor and
making lists of what we cared about-
Feeling fit for nowhere and nothing else except God's Alley:
Brick sacrilegious space
rain falling on our heads as we listened through walls to voices sing
echoes of hymns and thoughts resounding Up-
towards and about something that had always been gone,
(Except for the wire angels that you made
Knotted and twisted, ferocious and forgotten in my backyard,
only for believers and mothers to find)-
Lost cause lost hopes lost paradise-
Where are those fluorescent nights?
Where are the ancient railroads with their terrifying train surprise?

Where are the secret morning rooftops the smooth river bones the winding cemetery mazes the Sid Vicious posters and exploding balloon crazes?
Why would they ask if we realize, realize
warning the consequences of a compromise but
not understanding why only the ashes have stayed alive?
The ashes- the only things burning since the sun broke,
They soar out car windows in pentatonic scale mornings and
visit that ancient railroad then follow, to where
rust balances over water, where
you and I are searching for pieces of blue glass-
where the ashes dust our eyelashes and
we blink,
on the last note of requiem-
You and I,
We ricochet off the boundaries of this school, this town,
A thousand reverberations sounding in our skulls after the impact
But again, always again
We slam our cards down unto the table
Borrowing each other's luck and
Crossing our fingers when there is no more.
These words are about you and I-
It is in the sense where I'll rely
On you, to understand the shift of time
and know the feeling behind my rhyme.
to pick up memories from where they lie
like a thousand shards of glass


Nifty Modal Window EffectsSome inspiration for different modal window appearances
There are many possibilities for modal overlays to appear. Here are some modern ways of showing them using CSS transitions and animations.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal Dialog
This is a modal window. You can do the following things with it:
- Read: modal windows will probably tell you something important so don't forget to read what they say.
- Look: a modal window enjoys a certain kind of attention; just look at it and appreciate its presence.
- Close: click on the button below to close the modal.
Modal windows
Modals are streamlined, but flexible, dialog prompts with the minimum required functionality and smart defaults.
Modal contains title, content and footer
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal"> Launch demo modal </button>
Modal size and colors
Modals have two optional sizes, available via modifier classes to be placed on a .modal-dialog
You can add extra class to color your modal window avalible class (modal-success
, modal-primary
, mmodal-warning
,
hmodal-danger
)
var modalInstance = $modal.open({ templateUrl: 'views/modal/modal_example2.html', controller: ModalInstanceCtrl, windowClass: "hmodal-success" });
Option
| Name | type | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| backdrop | boolean or the string 'static' |
true | Includes a modal-backdrop element. Alternatively, specify static for a backdrop which doesn't close the modal on click. |
| keyboard | boolean | true | Closes the modal when escape key is pressed |
| show | boolean | true | Shows the modal when initialized. |
| remote | path | false |
This option is deprecated since v3.3.0 and has been removed in v4. We recommend instead using client-side templating or a data binding framework, or calling jQuery.load yourself. If a remote URL is provided, content will be loaded one time via jQuery's Copy
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