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Recently at Wheaton College, a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college in the U.S. state of Illinois, doctor of economics Jennifer Roback Morse, PhD, gave a speech about the negative consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage. Morse's argument is so riddled with fallacies and sophistries that it is almost a too exhausting effort to refute it—but let us go ahead and do so anyway. Her argument consists essentially of the following supporting points: 1) marriage is a union between a man and a woman because no public vote has ever approved the legalization of same-sex marriage, 2) same-sex marriage conflicts with Biblical teaching, 3) Christians will lose the right to exercise their religion freely if same-sex marriage is legalized, 4) marriage is about procreation, and 5) children will be separated from their biological parents if same-sex parents are allowed to form families.
Let us start with the last of these points. For Morse, letting same-sex couples raise children will render biological kinship obsolete. Men and women are not interchangeable, she argues, and each brings different characteristics to parenthood, so recognizing the legal right of gay and lesbian couples to form families will marginalize one sex and what that sex has to contribute. The problem with this argument is that there are many happy, healthy children who are raised by people other than their biological parents. Some children are raised by single parents, single grandparents, an uncle, an aunt, older brother, or older sister, or maybe two uncles, two aunts, two brothers, or two sisters, but none of these family unit types is inherently bad for children, because it is not necessary to have one father and one mother in order to raise a happy, healthy person. In addition, allowing two men or two women to raise children does not mean fathers will suddenly start leaving their heterosexual family units. And anybody who cares more about where children come from than how children are being raised cares far less about children than about tradition.
Besides, to say that men and women are not interchangeable because they offer different characteristics suggests that men are supposed to be the strict disciplinarians, and women, the softhearted nurturers, as if men are not supposed to be as nice or as kind as women. This traditional view of sex differences is problematic and highly dangerous, as psychologist Cordelia Fine explains in her book Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference. If we will take kindness and empathy wherever we can get it, why in the world would we try to discourage it in men?
For children to be raised by one biological father and one biological mother, procreation is required. For Morse, procreation is the reason for the institution of marriage, and gay people cannot procreate with one another, therefore gay marriage should not be legalized. This, too, is ludicrous. For if procreation were fundamental to marriage, we would refuse marriage for sterile people, post-menopausal women, or people who simply choose not to procreate. And yet we obviously do allow these individuals to marry, therefore marriage is not necessarily about procreation. Because marriage is not necessarily about procreation, there is no reason not to allow gay people to marry each other.
But procreation (or the absence thereof) is not the only concern Morse has about gay marriage. She also claims that those who follow the Christian faith tradition will be unable to practice their religion freely if gay people are allowed to marry. We know this is absurd, because gay people have been allowed to marry in Massachusetts for several years now, and yet Christians are still allowed to practice their faith there. Allowing gay people to marry does not logically entail that Christians will be unable to evangelize—they are permitted to rail against gay marriage till the cows come home because their right to do so is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Even if marriage is not about procreation, Morse still objects to gay marriage on the grounds that it conflicts with Biblical teaching and Christian doctrine. This is unsatisfactory. First, the United States government is secular—there is no state religion—therefore it is not obliged to cow-tow to religious doctrine in debating gay marriage. Second, so what if it conflicts with Biblical teaching? That a teaching is found in the Bible does not mean that that teaching is right. The Bible also states that it is acceptable for a man to sell his daughter into slavery, but this does not mean that such a practice is right. Third, if Biblical marriage is Morse's common denominator, she should be championing incest, polygamy, and forced marriage of rape victims—all of which litter the pages of her cherished holy book. And yet she conveniently overlooks those parts of the Bible; why, then, should she take the injunction against homosexuality any more seriously?
Finally, Morse claims that marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman, and not two people of the same sex, because gay marriage has never been approved by a public vote. But this is a type of appeal to tradition combined with an appeal to the people: it is rather like saying that marriage cannot be defined as a union of a black person and a white person if it has never been approved by a public vote. That gay marriage has not been approved by a public vote does not logically mean that marriage cannot be defined as the union of two people of the same sex—it only means that it has not been defined so by the public. And if Morse is suggesting that gay marriage has to be validated by the public in some sort of popularity contest, she is mistaken. It is not the public's business whether Jane receives the remaining Social Security benefits of her deceased partner Mary. It is a private matter. And when majorities do vote on minority rights, as when legislatures consider constitutional amendments, or as when judges adjudicate such laws, they must be compelled by reason and fairness, as Thomas Jefferson made clear.
We see Morse regurgitating the same, tired old arguments that other conservatives use to challenge marriage equality: marriage has always been defined as a union of a man and a woman, the Bible proscribes gay marriage, gay marriage oppresses Christian freedom, gay marriage does not involve procreation, and gay marriage steals children away from their biological parents. In each case, Morse presents us with a fallacy. First, that the people have never before redefined marriage does not mean that marriage has not been or should not be redefined; second, that the Bible proscribes gay marriage does not mean gay marriage is wrong; third, gay marriage does not restrict Christian religious freedom; fourth, marriage is not necessarily about procreation; and, finally, children do not need to be raised by one biological father and one biological mother in order to be healthy, happy, and well-adjusted. Maybe Morse is just preaching to the choir, but, if so, it suggests she knows how weak her argument really is, and how to avoid the humiliation of losing a real debate.
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Family members sing "Happy Birthday" outside Crosstown Concourse for homicide victim
Family members and friends remembered Dejuan Hill, one of two teens killed in a shooting Sunday night.
Family members sing "Happy Birthday" outside Crosstown Concourse for homicide victim Family members and friends remembered Dejuan Hill, one of two teens killed in a shooting Sunday night. Check out this story on commercialappeal.com: https://memne.ws/2rywYMm
Daniel Connolly, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Published 8:42 p.m. CT May 10, 2018 | Updated 8:42 p.m. CT May 10, 2018
Family members sang for Dejuan Hill on what have been his 19th birthday, May 10, 2018. The Commercial Appeal
Tamesha Brooks (middle) along with family and friends sing "Happy Birthday" as they mourn and celebrate the death of her brother Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near Crosstown Concourse Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both 18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. (Photo: Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)Buy Photo
Family and friends remembered homicide victim Dejuan Hill with a song on what would have been his 19th birthday.
"Sing it out here for my brother! And I need my brother to hear ya'll!" Tamesha Brooks, 23, the victim's oldest sister, told the group gathered in a parking lot. She then led them in singing a loud, enthusiastic rendition of "Happy Birthday."
Hill was one of two teenagers killed in a car-to-car shooting Sunday night near Crosstown Concourse. Four other young people were injured.
More: Fatal drive-by shooting reflects plight Crosstown Concourse revival aims to change
On Thursday, dozens of people remembered him by singing and releasing balloons in the parking lot of the Mardi Gras Memphis restaurant across from the giant remodeled Sears building.
Vigil for Dejuan Hill near Crosstown Concourse
Talisha Brooks (middle) along with family and friends sing "Happy Birthday" as they mourn and celebrate the death of son brother Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near Crosstown Concourse Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both 18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal
Across the street from Crosstown Concourse family and friend mourns the death of Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near building Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal
Talisha Brooks (middle) along with family and friends mourns the death of her son Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near Crosstown Concourse Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both 18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal
Tamesha Brooks (middle) along with family and friends sing "Happy Birthday" as they mourn and celebrate the death of her brother Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near Crosstown Concourse Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both 18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal
Talisha Brooks along with family and friends mourns the death of her son Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near Crosstown Concourse Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both 18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal
The teen's mother, Talisha Brooks, 42, was one of several people who wore T-shirts decorated with photos of her son.
"They took my son away from me like five, six days before his birthday," she said. "So not only is this a vigil, it's a celebration of his life."
"I want people to know that my son was a good kid," she said. "He was a happy, fun child. He just liked having fun. And then the way he died, he didn't deserve to die that way. Because he wasn't with the violence."
More: Mother of slain teen: 'I just wish he had more time.'
It wasn't clear if family members of the other person killed, Deandre Rogers, 18, were also present.
As people gathered for the vigil, diners on the patio of Next Door American Eatery at Crosstown Concourse watched police officers in black bullet-resistant vests moving around across the street.
The officers were from the Multi-Agency Gang Unit. Police still haven't said what led to the shooting, but have said the victims and attackers may have known each other. Violence has broken out at some past candlelight vigils in Memphis, including gunfire that wounded several people at a May 2017 vigil for 18-year-old homicide victim Myneishia Johnson.
Across the street from Crosstown Concourse family and friend mourns the death of Dejuan Hill, who was one of two young men shot and killed near building Sunday night. Hill and Deandre Rogers, both18 years old, were among six young men and teens riding in the same car that was involved in a drive-by shooting incident. (Photo: Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal)
Dr. Scott Morris, head of Church Health, crossed the street from Crosstown Concourse to join the vigil Thursday evening. Church Health offers health care services to the working poor and is a major tenant at Crosstown Concourse.
"We care deeply about this neighborhood and the people who were involved in this," Morris said. "I don't know anything about the young men who were killed, but we know that this came from North Memphis and the people who are here at the vigil are all folks that Church Health has been deeply engaged with for more than 30 years, and especially now that we're at Crosstown."
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Moments later, the doctor offered condolences to Hill's mother.
The MPD says shots were fired from one car into another near the intersection of Cleveland and Watkins across from Crosstown Concourse about 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Six people riding in one of the vehicles were shot. Two of those six died: Hill and Rogers. Both were 18 years old.
Dejuan Hill poses with his mother, Talisha Brooks and his sister Juanisha Hill at his graduation in 2017 from Northwest Prep Academy. A year later, Dejuan Hill was killed when gunmen shot up his friend's car near Crosstown Concourse on May 6. He and friend Deandre Rogers were killed. Four other young men were injured. (Photo: Talisha Hill)
The other four victims were 22, 19, 17 and 14 years old. Two have been released from the hospital, two are still hospitalized, and one of those two is in critical condition, police spokeswoman Lt. Karen Rudolph said.
There have been no arrests.
The shooting and the subsequent vigil were stark reminders of the city's ongoing struggle with gun violence, which stands in sharp contrast to the hope represented by Crosstown Concourse.
The giant former Sears building stood vacant for years, but extensive renovations turned it into a "vertical village" with apartments as well as spaces for health care, shopping, dining, exercise and the arts. It had its grand opening in August.
Some of the city's leading institutions, including Church Health, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Christian Brothers University and many others have rented space in the building.
Reach reporter Daniel Connolly at 529-5296, daniel.connolly@commercialappeal.com, or on Twitter at @danielconnolly.
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COVID-19: IoT and Cybersecurity
By fredrikskippervold, on 27 August 2020
Fredrik Johan Skippervold is a UCL MPA Graduate within Digital Technologies and Policy 18/19. He holds a Bachelor of Law with Spanish and is currently a researcher in the PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity.
Over the past four months (April – July) my colleague Dr Catherine Wheller and I have been following the impacts of COVID-19 on cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT) within the UK and beyond. The pandemic has inspired a range of IoT innovations to help stop the spread of the virus. We have written weekly landscape briefings (LB) that provide up to date information on the latest developments in this area. In this blog I will talk about how we set about collecting information and how we put together these reports, as well as highlight some of the major developments which include discussions surrounding privacy and ethics. To note, a final summary briefing will be posted alongside this blogpost. The summary, which can be found here, includes a detailed timeline of events, provides an overview of how IoT devices are helping to stop the spread of the virus (UK and globally) and presents discussions around so-called 'immunity passports'.
Filed under Digital Technology and Policy Laboratory, Master's of Public Adminstration, Policy, Research
Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, cybersecurity, IoT, PETRAS
A holistic approach to reasoning about the security of critical infrastructure systems
By uchennadani, on 13 February 2020
By Dr Uchenna D Ani, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity, UCL STEaPP
Security designs should not consider technical details alone but should capture the bigger picture of the co-interacting participants that provide critical services.
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) systems need cybersecurity, physical security and personnel security. CNI systems use networks of diverse technologies (hardware and software) to enable the exchange of data and information. Generally, this involves socio-technical systems (STS) – people interacting with the technology and working together as a single system structured to achieve operational objectives.
Integrating the internet and the Internet of Things (IoT) with CNI systems enable greater capabilities for remote, autonomous sensing. Integration supports smarter control, monitoring, predictive maintenance, safety, and security management, but the convergence brings new security risks that demand serious attention. Geoff E, of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), highlights the need to consider such systems as a whole rather than the sum of individual components. A holistic perspective is therefore necessary to achieve more all-embracing security.
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By josellanos, on 28 January 2020
By Dr Jose Tomas Llanos, Research Fellow in PACE (Privacy Aware Cloud Ecosystems) at UCL STEaPP
Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside Europe) is an international holiday held every year on 28 January. The declared purpose of this holiday is "to give everyone a chance to understand what personal data is collected and processed and why, and what our rights are with respect to this processing."[1] The date was not randomly chosen: it is the anniversary of the opening for signature, in 1981, of Council of Europe's Convention 108 for the Protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data.[2]
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Convention 108 introduced the concept of 'protection of personal data', as well as important data protection principles that were later enshrined in the Data Protection Directive[3] and included (in a somewhat more elaborate fashion) in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)[4]: personal data must be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully (lawfulness and fairness); stored for specified and legitimate purposes and not used in a way incompatible with those purposes (purpose limitation); adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes for which they are stored (i.e. data minimisation); accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date (accuracy); and preserved in a form which permits identification of the data subjects for no longer than is required for the purpose for which those data are stored (storage limitation).[5]
Tags: data, data protection, Data Protection Day, IoT, PACE
People with Hearing Loss and Connected Home Technologies
By k.pothong, on 15 November 2019
PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity took a first step to understand the needs and expectations of people with special requirements, starting with those with hearing loss, in their engagement with Internet of Things (connected devices) in their domestic environment. We organised a workshop on the 29th October 2019 which received interest and representation from a broad range of stakeholders, including technology developers, researchers, representatives of various UK groups for people with hearing loss (both the profoundly deaf and hard-of-hearing and cochlear implant users), as well as some individual end-users with hearing loss.
Kruakae Pothong led the workshop design, building on deliberation and value sensitive design, with the support of Claire Milne, a PETRAS Associate and LSE Visiting Senior Fellow, and Sarah Turner, a STEaPP Digital Technology and Public Policy MPA graduate. The workshop opened with participants sharing their experiences of technology in domestic life and the adjustments made to support various types of hearing loss. Participants were then asked to collectively define what they find problematic about their experience.
Tags: Hearing Loss, IoT, PETRAS
Understanding Intimate Partner Abuse as a Cybersecurity Issue
By Siobhan Pipa, on 19 August 2019
By Julia Slupska, Digital Ethics Lab at the University of Oxford
Why isn't revenge porn a cybersecurity issue? Gendered security threats – such as tech abuse in the context of domestic violence – has often been ignored in the cybersecurity discussion. Julia Slupska – in collaboration with the UCL Gender and IoT Lab – is working on an "intimate threat security review" to address this gap.
Domestic violence and intimate partner abuse (IPA) is a frequent cause of death worldwide. A 2018 UN report found that women are more likely to be killed at home than in any other location.[1] IPA is still highly prevalent in the UK: domestic abuse-related crimes accounted for 32 percent of violent crimes in the year ending March 2017.
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Tags: cybersecurity, domestic violence, IoT, UCL Gender and IoT Lab
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Chinese medical experts sent to Nigeria tested positive for Covid-19? No, headline false
"15 Chinese team all tested positive for coronavirus today in Abuja," reads the headline of a 10 April 2020 article on the Nigerian website Exclusive103.
The article has been shared on Facebook, where it's been viewed nearly 400,000 times.
A team of 15 Chinese medical experts, including doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians, arrived in Nigeria to "help strengthen testing and management of Covid-19 cases", the article says.
But did all 15 test positive for Covid-19? We checked.
Headline does not match article
The article itself does not back up the claim in the headline. The headline says all the experts tested positive for Covid-19, but the text simply reports that the health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, had said in a press statement that the team would be quarantined for 14 days and tested for Covid-19.
The article goes on to discuss the minister's statements about medical supplies, including personal protective equipment such as medical masks and ventilators, that were donated by the Chinese government and arrived with the team.
At no point does the article claim that the Chinese medical experts tested positive for Covid-19 or mention the results of the tests, which had not yet been conducted.
No other news outlet has reported that the Chinese team tested positive for Covid-19 and neither has Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health.
Chinese team quarantined in line with regulations
The team of 15 medical experts arrived in Abuja on 8 April 2020 with medical equipment and supplies valued at US$1.5 million, donated by the Chinese government.
In a press conference at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Ehanire said the experts would be helping with strategy for and management of the disease, but would first be quarantined.
"They will be in quarantine for 14 days. They knew that before they came and they [conducted] their own tests before they left their country," Ehanire said.
The team will be tested under quarantine in accordance with Nigeria's existing restrictions on travellers from high-risk countries such as China and Italy.
The article's headline is false. The Chinese medical team will be tested for Covid-19 in accordance with Nigeria's rules on travellers from high-risk countries. The tests are still being conducted and there is no evidence they tested positive before they arrived in Nigeria. – Naledi Mashishi
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Location: Periyar Reserve (Kerala, India) at 5 kms from the Kumily town where other hotels / resorts are situated. Kumily - 5 kms, Madurai - 145 kms, Kottayam : 115 kms, Ernakulam / Kochi - 185 kms, Munnar - 108 kms.
About: Thekkady - A true abode of the wild: The name Thekkady is synonymous with wildlife and forests. It is the central point of the tourism zone of the Periyar Tiger Reserve which is one of the best managed tiger reserves in India. This is the only tiger reserve where one can watch animals at close quarters from a boat. The normal sightings are elephant, bison, sambar deer, barking deer, wild boar, birds of various kinds. If you are lucky enough, you may see tiger, leopard and bear, wild dog etc. while on trekking. If you have an element of love for wildlife and adventure, welcome to this wildlife haven. Thekkady can offer you all these, and more. The rich flora and fauna is a treat for your senses. This is an ideal location for wildlife tourism and eco-tourism. The inviting lush greenery and the tranquil waters of the Periyar Lake would be a relaxing affair.
Periyar House - A perfect base to get close to the wild: Located on the banks of the Periyar Lake, Periyar House is a budget jungle lodge, which offers a vantage point for visitors to get close to the wildlife in Thekkady. It is inside the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. For a budget traveller who wish to stay in a wildlife sanctuary this is the best option here.
Kumily: This plantation town, closely associated with Thekkady, situated on the outskirts of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is an important centre for shopping and spice trade.
Mangala Devi Temple: This ancient temple is situated hidden in the dense woods on the top of a peak at around 1337-m above sea level. The temple, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, is built in the traditional Kerala style of architecture. The peak commands a panoramic view of the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats and some hill villages of Tamil Nadu. Permission to visit the area can be obtained from the Wildlife Warden.
Wildlife boat cruises on the Periyar Lake: Boating on the Periyar Lake enables visitors to have a close look at the wildlife that inhabits the surrounding forests. Groups of elephant, wild boar, bison and sambar can be seen moving along the banks skirting the forest. And water birds, perched on tree stumps with their wings spread, present a delightful sight while boating.
Cloud's walk: A full-day trekking through the borders of the forest and plantations which offers panoramic views of the landscape.
Range scan: Trekking through inter-State forest boundary, predominantly mountainous with higher probability of viewing wildlife.
By Road: Nearest bus terminal: Kumily, about 4 km.
By Train: Nearest railway station: Kottayam, about 114 km.
By Flight: Nearest airport: Madurai, about 140 km.
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Your website says get uncompressed development or get minified and gzipped production version, and the production version is only minified.. If it was gzipped it would end up on my browser as gzip compressed, unless somehow the gzip compression is getting unwrapped by the browser before it is shown..
I'm using Mozilla Firefox for Linux Mint 11.
"unless somehow the gzip compression is getting unwrapped by the browser before it is shown.."
That's exactly what is supposed to happen. Otherwise, what's the point of gzip'ing your webpages/resources if the end user just sees a bunch of gobbledegook that they have to somehow know to deflate before their browser displays the real content?


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import { InjectionToken } from '../di/injection_token';
import { Injector } from '../di/injector';
import { InjectFlags } from '../di/injector_compatibility';
import { QueryList } from '../linker';
import { Sanitizer } from '../sanitization/security';
import { StyleSanitizeFn } from '../sanitization/style_sanitizer';
import { Type } from '../type';
import { LContainer } from './interfaces/container';
import { ComponentDef, ComponentQuery, ComponentTemplate, DirectiveDefListOrFactory, PipeDefListOrFactory, RenderFlags } from './interfaces/definition';
import { LocalRefExtractor, TAttributes, TContainerNode, TElementContainerNode, TElementNode, TNode, TNodeType, TProjectionNode, TViewNode } from './interfaces/node';
import { PlayerFactory } from './interfaces/player';
import { CssSelectorList } from './interfaces/projection';
import { LQueries } from './interfaces/query';
import { RComment, RElement, RText, Renderer3, RendererFactory3 } from './interfaces/renderer';
import { SanitizerFn } from './interfaces/sanitization';
import { LView, LViewFlags, OpaqueViewState, RootContext, RootContextFlags, TView } from './interfaces/view';
import { NO_CHANGE } from './tokens';
/**
 * Refreshes the view, executing the following steps in that order:
 * triggers init hooks, refreshes dynamic embedded views, triggers content hooks, sets host
 * bindings, refreshes child components.
 * Note: view hooks are triggered later when leaving the view.
 */
export declare function refreshDescendantViews(lView: LView): void;
/** Sets the host bindings for the current view. */
export declare function setHostBindings(tView: TView, viewData: LView): void;
export declare function createLView<T>(parentLView: LView | null, tView: TView, context: T | null, flags: LViewFlags, rendererFactory?: RendererFactory3 | null, renderer?: Renderer3 | null, sanitizer?: Sanitizer | null, injector?: Injector | null): LView;
/**
 * Create and stores the TNode, and hooks it up to the tree.
 *
 * @param index The index at which the TNode should be saved (null if view, since they are not
 * saved).
 * @param type The type of TNode to create
 * @param native The native element for this node, if applicable
 * @param name The tag name of the associated native element, if applicable
 * @param attrs Any attrs for the native element, if applicable
 */
export declare function createNodeAtIndex(index: number, type: TNodeType.Element, native: RElement | RText | null, name: string | null, attrs: TAttributes | null): TElementNode;
export declare function createNodeAtIndex(index: number, type: TNodeType.Container, native: RComment, name: string | null, attrs: TAttributes | null): TContainerNode;
export declare function createNodeAtIndex(index: number, type: TNodeType.Projection, native: null, name: null, attrs: TAttributes | null): TProjectionNode;
export declare function createNodeAtIndex(index: number, type: TNodeType.ElementContainer, native: RComment, name: string | null, attrs: TAttributes | null): TElementContainerNode;
export declare function createNodeAtIndex(index: number, type: TNodeType.IcuContainer, native: RComment, name: null, attrs: TAttributes | null): TElementContainerNode;
export declare function createViewNode(index: number, view: LView): TViewNode;
/**
 * When elements are created dynamically after a view blueprint is created (e.g. through
 * i18nApply() or ComponentFactory.create), we need to adjust the blueprint for future
 * template passes.
 */
export declare function allocExpando(view: LView): void;
/**
 *
 * @param hostNode Existing node to render into.
 * @param templateFn Template function with the instructions.
 * @param consts The number of nodes, local refs, and pipes in this template
 * @param context to pass into the template.
 * @param providedRendererFactory renderer factory to use
 * @param host The host element node to use
 * @param directives Directive defs that should be used for matching
 * @param pipes Pipe defs that should be used for matching
 */
export declare function renderTemplate<T>(hostNode: RElement, templateFn: ComponentTemplate<T>, consts: number, vars: number, context: T, providedRendererFactory: RendererFactory3, hostView: LView | null, directives?: DirectiveDefListOrFactory | null, pipes?: PipeDefListOrFactory | null, sanitizer?: Sanitizer | null): LView;
/**
 * Used for creating the LViewNode of a dynamic embedded view,
 * either through ViewContainerRef.createEmbeddedView() or TemplateRef.createEmbeddedView().
 * Such lViewNode will then be renderer with renderEmbeddedTemplate() (see below).
 */
export declare function createEmbeddedViewAndNode<T>(tView: TView, context: T, declarationView: LView, renderer: Renderer3, queries: LQueries | null, injectorIndex: number): LView;
/**
 * Used for rendering embedded views (e.g. dynamically created views)
 *
 * Dynamically created views must store/retrieve their TViews differently from component views
 * because their template functions are nested in the template functions of their hosts, creating
 * closures. If their host template happens to be an embedded template in a loop (e.g. ngFor inside
 * an ngFor), the nesting would mean we'd have multiple instances of the template function, so we
 * can't store TViews in the template function itself (as we do for comps). Instead, we store the
 * TView for dynamically created views on their host TNode, which only has one instance.
 */
export declare function renderEmbeddedTemplate<T>(viewToRender: LView, tView: TView, context: T): void;
/**
 * Retrieves a context at the level specified and saves it as the global, contextViewData.
 * Will get the next level up if level is not specified.
 *
 * This is used to save contexts of parent views so they can be bound in embedded views, or
 * in conjunction with reference() to bind a ref from a parent view.
 *
 * @param level The relative level of the view from which to grab context compared to contextVewData
 * @returns context
 */
export declare function nextContext<T = any>(level?: number): T;
export declare function namespaceSVG(): void;
export declare function namespaceMathML(): void;
export declare function namespaceHTML(): void;
/**
 * Creates an empty element using {@link elementStart} and {@link elementEnd}
 *
 * @param index Index of the element in the data array
 * @param name Name of the DOM Node
 * @param attrs Statically bound set of attributes, classes, and styles to be written into the DOM
 *              element on creation. Use [AttributeMarker] to denote the meaning of this array.
 * @param localRefs A set of local reference bindings on the element.
 */
export declare function element(index: number, name: string, attrs?: TAttributes | null, localRefs?: string[] | null): void;
/**
 * Creates a logical container for other nodes (<ng-container>) backed by a comment node in the DOM.
 * The instruction must later be followed by `elementContainerEnd()` call.
 *
 * @param index Index of the element in the LView array
 * @param attrs Set of attributes to be used when matching directives.
 * @param localRefs A set of local reference bindings on the element.
 *
 * Even if this instruction accepts a set of attributes no actual attribute values are propagated to
 * the DOM (as a comment node can't have attributes). Attributes are here only for directive
 * matching purposes and setting initial inputs of directives.
 */
export declare function elementContainerStart(index: number, attrs?: TAttributes | null, localRefs?: string[] | null): void;
/** Mark the end of the <ng-container>. */
export declare function elementContainerEnd(): void;
/**
 * Create DOM element. The instruction must later be followed by `elementEnd()` call.
 *
 * @param index Index of the element in the LView array
 * @param name Name of the DOM Node
 * @param attrs Statically bound set of attributes, classes, and styles to be written into the DOM
 *              element on creation. Use [AttributeMarker] to denote the meaning of this array.
 * @param localRefs A set of local reference bindings on the element.
 *
 * Attributes and localRefs are passed as an array of strings where elements with an even index
 * hold an attribute name and elements with an odd index hold an attribute value, ex.:
 * ['id', 'warning5', 'class', 'alert']
 */
export declare function elementStart(index: number, name: string, attrs?: TAttributes | null, localRefs?: string[] | null): void;
/**
 * Creates a native element from a tag name, using a renderer.
 * @param name the tag name
 * @param overriddenRenderer Optional A renderer to override the default one
 * @returns the element created
 */
export declare function elementCreate(name: string, overriddenRenderer?: Renderer3): RElement;
/**
 * Gets TView from a template function or creates a new TView
 * if it doesn't already exist.
 *
 * @param templateFn The template from which to get static data
 * @param consts The number of nodes, local refs, and pipes in this view
 * @param vars The number of bindings and pure function bindings in this view
 * @param directives Directive defs that should be saved on TView
 * @param pipes Pipe defs that should be saved on TView
 * @returns TView
 */
export declare function getOrCreateTView(templateFn: ComponentTemplate<any>, consts: number, vars: number, directives: DirectiveDefListOrFactory | null, pipes: PipeDefListOrFactory | null, viewQuery: ComponentQuery<any> | null): TView;
/**
 * Creates a TView instance
 *
 * @param viewIndex The viewBlockId for inline views, or -1 if it's a component/dynamic
 * @param templateFn Template function
 * @param consts The number of nodes, local refs, and pipes in this template
 * @param directives Registry of directives for this view
 * @param pipes Registry of pipes for this view
 */
export declare function createTView(viewIndex: number, templateFn: ComponentTemplate<any> | null, consts: number, vars: number, directives: DirectiveDefListOrFactory | null, pipes: PipeDefListOrFactory | null, viewQuery: ComponentQuery<any> | null): TView;
export declare function createError(text: string, token: any): Error;
/**
 * Locates the host native element, used for bootstrapping existing nodes into rendering pipeline.
 *
 * @param elementOrSelector Render element or CSS selector to locate the element.
 */
export declare function locateHostElement(factory: RendererFactory3, elementOrSelector: RElement | string): RElement | null;
/**
 * Adds an event listener to the current node.
 *
 * If an output exists on one of the node's directives, it also subscribes to the output
 * and saves the subscription for later cleanup.
 *
 * @param eventName Name of the event
 * @param listenerFn The function to be called when event emits
 * @param useCapture Whether or not to use capture in event listener.
 */
export declare function listener(eventName: string, listenerFn: (e?: any) => any, useCapture?: boolean): void;
/**
 * Saves context for this cleanup function in LView.cleanupInstances.
 *
 * On the first template pass, saves in TView:
 * - Cleanup function
 * - Index of context we just saved in LView.cleanupInstances
 */
export declare function storeCleanupWithContext(lView: LView, context: any, cleanupFn: Function): void;
/**
 * Saves the cleanup function itself in LView.cleanupInstances.
 *
 * This is necessary for functions that are wrapped with their contexts, like in renderer2
 * listeners.
 *
 * On the first template pass, the index of the cleanup function is saved in TView.
 */
export declare function storeCleanupFn(view: LView, cleanupFn: Function): void;
/** Mark the end of the element. */
export declare function elementEnd(): void;
/**
 * Updates the value of removes an attribute on an Element.
 *
 * @param number index The index of the element in the data array
 * @param name name The name of the attribute.
 * @param value value The attribute is removed when value is `null` or `undefined`.
 *                  Otherwise the attribute value is set to the stringified value.
 * @param sanitizer An optional function used to sanitize the value.
 */
export declare function elementAttribute(index: number, name: string, value: any, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null): void;
/**
 * Update a property on an element.
 *
 * If the property name also exists as an input property on one of the element's directives,
 * the component property will be set instead of the element property. This check must
 * be conducted at runtime so child components that add new @Inputs don't have to be re-compiled.
 *
 * @param index The index of the element to update in the data array
 * @param propName Name of property. Because it is going to DOM, this is not subject to
 *        renaming as part of minification.
 * @param value New value to write.
 * @param sanitizer An optional function used to sanitize the value.
 * @param nativeOnly Whether or not we should only set native properties and skip input check
 * (this is necessary for host property bindings)
 */
export declare function elementProperty<T>(index: number, propName: string, value: T | NO_CHANGE, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null, nativeOnly?: boolean): void;
/**
 * Updates a synthetic host binding (e.g. `[@foo]`) on a component.
 *
 * This instruction is for compatibility purposes and is designed to ensure that a
 * synthetic host binding (e.g. `@HostBinding('@foo')`) properly gets rendered in
 * the component's renderer. Normally all host bindings are evaluated with the parent
 * component's renderer, but, in the case of animation @triggers, they need to be
 * evaluated with the sub components renderer (because that's where the animation
 * triggers are defined).
 *
 * Do not use this instruction as a replacement for `elementProperty`. This instruction
 * only exists to ensure compatibility with the ViewEngine's host binding behavior.
 *
 * @param index The index of the element to update in the data array
 * @param propName Name of property. Because it is going to DOM, this is not subject to
 *        renaming as part of minification.
 * @param value New value to write.
 * @param sanitizer An optional function used to sanitize the value.
 * @param nativeOnly Whether or not we should only set native properties and skip input check
 * (this is necessary for host property bindings)
 */
export declare function componentHostSyntheticProperty<T>(index: number, propName: string, value: T | NO_CHANGE, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null, nativeOnly?: boolean): void;
/**
 * Constructs a TNode object from the arguments.
 *
 * @param type The type of the node
 * @param adjustedIndex The index of the TNode in TView.data, adjusted for HEADER_OFFSET
 * @param tagName The tag name of the node
 * @param attrs The attributes defined on this node
 * @param tViews Any TViews attached to this node
 * @returns the TNode object
 */
export declare function createTNode(lView: LView, type: TNodeType, adjustedIndex: number, tagName: string | null, attrs: TAttributes | null, tViews: TView[] | null): TNode;
/**
 * Assign any inline style values to the element during creation mode.
 *
 * This instruction is meant to be called during creation mode to register all
 * dynamic style and class bindings on the element. Note for static values (no binding)
 * see `elementStart` and `elementHostAttrs`.
 *
 * @param classBindingNames An array containing bindable class names.
 *        The `elementClassProp` refers to the class name by index in this array.
 *        (i.e. `['foo', 'bar']` means `foo=0` and `bar=1`).
 * @param styleBindingNames An array containing bindable style properties.
 *        The `elementStyleProp` refers to the class name by index in this array.
 *        (i.e. `['width', 'height']` means `width=0` and `height=1`).
 * @param styleSanitizer An optional sanitizer function that will be used to sanitize any CSS
 *        property values that are applied to the element (during rendering).
 *        Note that the sanitizer instance itself is tied to the `directive` (if  provided).
 * @param directive A directive instance the styling is associated with. If not provided
 *        current view's controller instance is assumed.
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function elementStyling(classBindingNames?: string[] | null, styleBindingNames?: string[] | null, styleSanitizer?: StyleSanitizeFn | null, directive?: {}): void;
/**
 * Assign static styling values to a host element.
 *
 * NOTE: This instruction is meant to used from `hostBindings` function only.
 *
 * @param directive A directive instance the styling is associated with.
 * @param attrs An array containing class and styling information. The values must be marked with
 *              `AttributeMarker`.
 *
 *        ```
 *        var attrs = [AttributeMarker.Classes, 'foo', 'bar',
 *                     AttributeMarker.Styles, 'width', '100px', 'height, '200px']
 *        elementHostAttrs(directive, attrs);
 *        ```
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function elementHostAttrs(directive: any, attrs: TAttributes): void;
/**
 * Apply styling binding to the element.
 *
 * This instruction is meant to be run after `elementStyle` and/or `elementStyleProp`.
 * if any styling bindings have changed then the changes are flushed to the element.
 *
 *
 * @param index Index of the element's with which styling is associated.
 * @param directive Directive instance that is attempting to change styling. (Defaults to the
 *        component of the current view).
components
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function elementStylingApply(index: number, directive?: any): void;
/**
 * Update a style bindings value on an element.
 *
 * If the style value is `null` then it will be removed from the element
 * (or assigned a different value depending if there are any styles placed
 * on the element with `elementStyle` or any styles that are present
 * from when the element was created (with `elementStyling`).
 *
 * (Note that the styling element is updated as part of `elementStylingApply`.)
 *
 * @param index Index of the element's with which styling is associated.
 * @param styleIndex Index of style to update. This index value refers to the
 *        index of the style in the style bindings array that was passed into
 *        `elementStlyingBindings`.
 * @param value New value to write (null to remove). Note that if a directive also
 *        attempts to write to the same binding value then it will only be able to
 *        do so if the template binding value is `null` (or doesn't exist at all).
 * @param suffix Optional suffix. Used with scalar values to add unit such as `px`.
 *        Note that when a suffix is provided then the underlying sanitizer will
 *        be ignored.
 * @param directive Directive instance that is attempting to change styling. (Defaults to the
 *        component of the current view).
components
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function elementStyleProp(index: number, styleIndex: number, value: string | number | String | PlayerFactory | null, suffix?: string | null, directive?: {}): void;
/**
 * Add or remove a class via a class binding on a DOM element.
 *
 * This instruction is meant to handle the [class.foo]="exp" case and, therefore,
 * the class itself must already be applied using `elementStyling` within
 * the creation block.
 *
 * @param index Index of the element's with which styling is associated.
 * @param classIndex Index of class to toggle. This index value refers to the
 *        index of the class in the class bindings array that was passed into
 *        `elementStlyingBindings` (which is meant to be called before this
 *        function is).
 * @param value A true/false value which will turn the class on or off.
 * @param directive Directive instance that is attempting to change styling. (Defaults to the
 *        component of the current view).
components
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function elementClassProp(index: number, classIndex: number, value: boolean | PlayerFactory, directive?: {}): void;
/**
 * Update style and/or class bindings using object literal.
 *
 * This instruction is meant apply styling via the `[style]="exp"` and `[class]="exp"` template
 * bindings. When styles are applied to the Element they will then be placed with respect to
 * any styles set with `elementStyleProp`. If any styles are set to `null` then they will be
 * removed from the element.
 *
 * (Note that the styling instruction will not be applied until `elementStylingApply` is called.)
 *
 * @param index Index of the element's with which styling is associated.
 * @param classes A key/value style map of CSS classes that will be added to the given element.
 *        Any missing classes (that have already been applied to the element beforehand) will be
 *        removed (unset) from the element's list of CSS classes.
 * @param styles A key/value style map of the styles that will be applied to the given element.
 *        Any missing styles (that have already been applied to the element beforehand) will be
 *        removed (unset) from the element's styling.
 * @param directive Directive instance that is attempting to change styling. (Defaults to the
 *        component of the current view).
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function elementStylingMap<T>(index: number, classes: {
    [key: string]: any;
} | string | NO_CHANGE | null, styles?: {
    [styleName: string]: any;
} | NO_CHANGE | null, directive?: {}): void;
/**
 * Create static text node
 *
 * @param index Index of the node in the data array
 * @param value Value to write. This value will be stringified.
 */
export declare function text(index: number, value?: any): void;
/**
 * Create text node with binding
 * Bindings should be handled externally with the proper interpolation(1-8) method
 *
 * @param index Index of the node in the data array.
 * @param value Stringified value to write.
 */
export declare function textBinding<T>(index: number, value: T | NO_CHANGE): void;
/**
 * Instantiate a root component.
 */
export declare function instantiateRootComponent<T>(tView: TView, viewData: LView, def: ComponentDef<T>): T;
/**
* Generates a new block in TView.expandoInstructions for this node.
*
* Each expando block starts with the element index (turned negative so we can distinguish
* it from the hostVar count) and the directive count. See more in VIEW_DATA.md.
*/
export declare function generateExpandoInstructionBlock(tView: TView, tNode: TNode, directiveCount: number): void;
/** Stores index of component's host element so it will be queued for view refresh during CD. */
export declare function queueComponentIndexForCheck(previousOrParentTNode: TNode): void;
/**
 * Initializes the flags on the current node, setting all indices to the initial index,
 * the directive count to 0, and adding the isComponent flag.
 * @param index the initial index
 */
export declare function initNodeFlags(tNode: TNode, index: number, numberOfDirectives: number): void;
/**
 * Creates a LContainer, either from a container instruction, or for a ViewContainerRef.
 *
 * @param hostNative The host element for the LContainer
 * @param hostTNode The host TNode for the LContainer
 * @param currentView The parent view of the LContainer
 * @param native The native comment element
 * @param isForViewContainerRef Optional a flag indicating the ViewContainerRef case
 * @returns LContainer
 */
export declare function createLContainer(hostNative: RElement | RComment, hostTNode: TElementNode | TContainerNode | TElementContainerNode, currentView: LView, native: RComment, isForViewContainerRef?: boolean): LContainer;
/**
 * Creates an LContainer for an ng-template (dynamically-inserted view), e.g.
 *
 * <ng-template #foo>
 *    <div></div>
 * </ng-template>
 *
 * @param index The index of the container in the data array
 * @param templateFn Inline template
 * @param consts The number of nodes, local refs, and pipes for this template
 * @param vars The number of bindings for this template
 * @param tagName The name of the container element, if applicable
 * @param attrs The attrs attached to the container, if applicable
 * @param localRefs A set of local reference bindings on the element.
 * @param localRefExtractor A function which extracts local-refs values from the template.
 *        Defaults to the current element associated with the local-ref.
 */
export declare function template(index: number, templateFn: ComponentTemplate<any> | null, consts: number, vars: number, tagName?: string | null, attrs?: TAttributes | null, localRefs?: string[] | null, localRefExtractor?: LocalRefExtractor): void;
/**
 * Creates an LContainer for inline views, e.g.
 *
 * % if (showing) {
 *   <div></div>
 * % }
 *
 * @param index The index of the container in the data array
 */
export declare function container(index: number): void;
/**
 * Sets a container up to receive views.
 *
 * @param index The index of the container in the data array
 */
export declare function containerRefreshStart(index: number): void;
/**
 * Marks the end of the LContainer.
 *
 * Marking the end of LContainer is the time when to child views get inserted or removed.
 */
export declare function containerRefreshEnd(): void;
/**
 * Marks the start of an embedded view.
 *
 * @param viewBlockId The ID of this view
 * @return boolean Whether or not this view is in creation mode
 */
export declare function embeddedViewStart(viewBlockId: number, consts: number, vars: number): RenderFlags;
/** Marks the end of an embedded view. */
export declare function embeddedViewEnd(): void;
/**
 * Refreshes components by entering the component view and processing its bindings, queries, etc.
 *
 * @param adjustedElementIndex  Element index in LView[] (adjusted for HEADER_OFFSET)
 */
export declare function componentRefresh<T>(adjustedElementIndex: number): void;
/** Returns a boolean for whether the view is attached */
export declare function viewAttached(view: LView): boolean;
/**
 * Instruction to distribute projectable nodes among <ng-content> occurrences in a given template.
 * It takes all the selectors from the entire component's template and decides where
 * each projected node belongs (it re-distributes nodes among "buckets" where each "bucket" is
 * backed by a selector).
 *
 * This function requires CSS selectors to be provided in 2 forms: parsed (by a compiler) and text,
 * un-parsed form.
 *
 * The parsed form is needed for efficient matching of a node against a given CSS selector.
 * The un-parsed, textual form is needed for support of the ngProjectAs attribute.
 *
 * Having a CSS selector in 2 different formats is not ideal, but alternatives have even more
 * drawbacks:
 * - having only a textual form would require runtime parsing of CSS selectors;
 * - we can't have only a parsed as we can't re-construct textual form from it (as entered by a
 * template author).
 *
 * @param selectors A collection of parsed CSS selectors
 * @param rawSelectors A collection of CSS selectors in the raw, un-parsed form
 */
export declare function projectionDef(selectors?: CssSelectorList[], textSelectors?: string[]): void;
/**
 * Inserts previously re-distributed projected nodes. This instruction must be preceded by a call
 * to the projectionDef instruction.
 *
 * @param nodeIndex
 * @param selectorIndex:
 *        - 0 when the selector is `*` (or unspecified as this is the default value),
 *        - 1 based index of the selector from the {@link projectionDef}
 */
export declare function projection(nodeIndex: number, selectorIndex?: number, attrs?: string[]): void;
/**
 * Adds LView or LContainer to the end of the current view tree.
 *
 * This structure will be used to traverse through nested views to remove listeners
 * and call onDestroy callbacks.
 *
 * @param lView The view where LView or LContainer should be added
 * @param adjustedHostIndex Index of the view's host node in LView[], adjusted for header
 * @param state The LView or LContainer to add to the view tree
 * @returns The state passed in
 */
export declare function addToViewTree<T extends LView | LContainer>(lView: LView, adjustedHostIndex: number, state: T): T;
/** Marks current view and all ancestors dirty */
export declare function markViewDirty(lView: LView): void;
/**
 * Used to schedule change detection on the whole application.
 *
 * Unlike `tick`, `scheduleTick` coalesces multiple calls into one change detection run.
 * It is usually called indirectly by calling `markDirty` when the view needs to be
 * re-rendered.
 *
 * Typically `scheduleTick` uses `requestAnimationFrame` to coalesce multiple
 * `scheduleTick` requests. The scheduling function can be overridden in
 * `renderComponent`'s `scheduler` option.
 */
export declare function scheduleTick<T>(rootContext: RootContext, flags: RootContextFlags): void;
/**
 * Used to perform change detection on the whole application.
 *
 * This is equivalent to `detectChanges`, but invoked on root component. Additionally, `tick`
 * executes lifecycle hooks and conditionally checks components based on their
 * `ChangeDetectionStrategy` and dirtiness.
 *
 * The preferred way to trigger change detection is to call `markDirty`. `markDirty` internally
 * schedules `tick` using a scheduler in order to coalesce multiple `markDirty` calls into a
 * single change detection run. By default, the scheduler is `requestAnimationFrame`, but can
 * be changed when calling `renderComponent` and providing the `scheduler` option.
 */
export declare function tick<T>(component: T): void;
/**
 * Synchronously perform change detection on a component (and possibly its sub-components).
 *
 * This function triggers change detection in a synchronous way on a component. There should
 * be very little reason to call this function directly since a preferred way to do change
 * detection is to {@link markDirty} the component and wait for the scheduler to call this method
 * at some future point in time. This is because a single user action often results in many
 * components being invalidated and calling change detection on each component synchronously
 * would be inefficient. It is better to wait until all components are marked as dirty and
 * then perform single change detection across all of the components
 *
 * @param component The component which the change detection should be performed on.
 */
export declare function detectChanges<T>(component: T): void;
export declare function detectChangesInternal<T>(view: LView, context: T): void;
/**
 * Synchronously perform change detection on a root view and its components.
 *
 * @param lView The view which the change detection should be performed on.
 */
export declare function detectChangesInRootView(lView: LView): void;
/**
 * Checks the change detector and its children, and throws if any changes are detected.
 *
 * This is used in development mode to verify that running change detection doesn't
 * introduce other changes.
 */
export declare function checkNoChanges<T>(component: T): void;
/**
 * Checks the change detector on a root view and its components, and throws if any changes are
 * detected.
 *
 * This is used in development mode to verify that running change detection doesn't
 * introduce other changes.
 *
 * @param lView The view which the change detection should be checked on.
 */
export declare function checkNoChangesInRootView(lView: LView): void;
/** Checks the view of the component provided. Does not gate on dirty checks or execute doCheck. */
export declare function checkView<T>(hostView: LView, component: T): void;
/**
 * Mark the component as dirty (needing change detection).
 *
 * Marking a component dirty will schedule a change detection on this
 * component at some point in the future. Marking an already dirty
 * component as dirty is a noop. Only one outstanding change detection
 * can be scheduled per component tree. (Two components bootstrapped with
 * separate `renderComponent` will have separate schedulers)
 *
 * When the root component is bootstrapped with `renderComponent`, a scheduler
 * can be provided.
 *
 * @param component Component to mark as dirty.
 *
 * @publicApi
 */
export declare function markDirty<T>(component: T): void;
/**
 * Creates a single value binding.
 *
 * @param value Value to diff
 */
export declare function bind<T>(value: T): T | NO_CHANGE;
/**
 * Allocates the necessary amount of slots for host vars.
 *
 * @param count Amount of vars to be allocated
 */
export declare function allocHostVars(count: number): void;
/**
 * Create interpolation bindings with a variable number of expressions.
 *
 * If there are 1 to 8 expressions `interpolation1()` to `interpolation8()` should be used instead.
 * Those are faster because there is no need to create an array of expressions and iterate over it.
 *
 * `values`:
 * - has static text at even indexes,
 * - has evaluated expressions at odd indexes.
 *
 * Returns the concatenated string when any of the arguments changes, `NO_CHANGE` otherwise.
 */
export declare function interpolationV(values: any[]): string | NO_CHANGE;
/**
 * Creates an interpolation binding with 1 expression.
 *
 * @param prefix static value used for concatenation only.
 * @param v0 value checked for change.
 * @param suffix static value used for concatenation only.
 */
export declare function interpolation1(prefix: string, v0: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Creates an interpolation binding with 2 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation2(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Creates an interpolation binding with 3 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation3(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, i1: string, v2: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Create an interpolation binding with 4 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation4(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, i1: string, v2: any, i2: string, v3: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Creates an interpolation binding with 5 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation5(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, i1: string, v2: any, i2: string, v3: any, i3: string, v4: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Creates an interpolation binding with 6 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation6(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, i1: string, v2: any, i2: string, v3: any, i3: string, v4: any, i4: string, v5: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Creates an interpolation binding with 7 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation7(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, i1: string, v2: any, i2: string, v3: any, i3: string, v4: any, i4: string, v5: any, i5: string, v6: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Creates an interpolation binding with 8 expressions. */
export declare function interpolation8(prefix: string, v0: any, i0: string, v1: any, i1: string, v2: any, i2: string, v3: any, i3: string, v4: any, i4: string, v5: any, i5: string, v6: any, i6: string, v7: any, suffix: string): string | NO_CHANGE;
/** Store a value in the `data` at a given `index`. */
export declare function store<T>(index: number, value: T): void;
/**
 * Retrieves a local reference from the current contextViewData.
 *
 * If the reference to retrieve is in a parent view, this instruction is used in conjunction
 * with a nextContext() call, which walks up the tree and updates the contextViewData instance.
 *
 * @param index The index of the local ref in contextViewData.
 */
export declare function reference<T>(index: number): T;
export declare function loadQueryList<T>(queryListIdx: number): QueryList<T>;
/** Retrieves a value from current `viewData`. */
export declare function load<T>(index: number): T;
/**
 * Returns the value associated to the given token from the injectors.
 *
 * `directiveInject` is intended to be used for directive, component and pipe factories.
 *  All other injection use `inject` which does not walk the node injector tree.
 *
 * Usage example (in factory function):
 *
 * class SomeDirective {
 *   constructor(directive: DirectiveA) {}
 *
 *   static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
 *     type: SomeDirective,
 *     factory: () => new SomeDirective(directiveInject(DirectiveA))
 *   });
 * }
 *
 * @param token the type or token to inject
 * @param flags Injection flags
 * @returns the value from the injector or `null` when not found
 */
export declare function directiveInject<T>(token: Type<T> | InjectionToken<T>): T;
export declare function directiveInject<T>(token: Type<T> | InjectionToken<T>, flags: InjectFlags): T;
/**
 * Facade for the attribute injection from DI.
 */
export declare function injectAttribute(attrNameToInject: string): string | null;
/**
 * Registers a QueryList, associated with a content query, for later refresh (part of a view
 * refresh).
 */
export declare function registerContentQuery<Q>(queryList: QueryList<Q>, currentDirectiveIndex: number): void;
export declare const CLEAN_PROMISE: Promise<null>;
/**
 * Returns the current OpaqueViewState instance.
 *
 * Used in conjunction with the restoreView() instruction to save a snapshot
 * of the current view and restore it when listeners are invoked. This allows
 * walking the declaration view tree in listeners to get vars from parent views.
 */
export declare function getCurrentView(): OpaqueViewState;

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text:
#include "pigeon.h"
#include "getPort.h"
#include "condor_daemon_core.h"
#include "condor_config.h"
#include "get_daemon_name.h"
#include "directory.h"
#include "string_list.h"
#include "my_popen.h"
#include "condor_mkstemp.h"
#include "java_config.h"
#include "condor_classad.h"

#define STDOUT_READBUF_SIZE 1024

#include <errno.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
//#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

void clean(void)
{
  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "clean called ... \n");
  char *path = getPortPath();
  int res = unlink(path);
  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Unlink %s ended with status %i and errno %i \n", path, res, errno);
  free(path);

}

//qpid class

Pigeon::Pigeon() {
  m_pid    = -1;
  m_stdOut         = -1;
  m_stdErr         = -1;
  m_reaper         = -1;
  m_state          = STATE_NULL;
  m_adPubInterval  = 30;
  m_qpidHome     = NULL;
}

void Pigeon::main_config() {}

void Pigeon::initialize() {
  /*        if (m_state == STATE_RUNNING) {
  */
  MyString* qpidPort;
  char *path = NULL;
  //notify us when our process is down.
  m_reaper = daemonCore->Register_Reaper(
      "reaperQpid",
      (ReaperHandlercpp) &Pigeon::reaperResponse,
      "Qpid process reaper", (Service*) this);

  ASSERT(m_reaper != FALSE);

  //ClassAd Initialization
  //cleanup metafile
  ArgList argClean;
  clean();

  char* proc= param("QPID_EXEC");
  if (!proc) {
  	dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "You need to specify the QPID executable as QPID_EXEC in your condor config \n");
  	EXCEPT("No qpid executable (QPID_EXEC) specified!\n");
  }
  const char *hostname = my_full_hostname() ;

  ArgList arglist;
  arglist.AppendArg("qpidd");
  char *qpidConf = param("QPID_CONF");
  if (qpidConf) {
  	arglist.AppendArg("--config");
  	arglist.AppendArg(qpidConf);
  	free(qpidConf);
  } else {

  	arglist.AppendArg("-p0");
  	arglist.AppendArg("--auth");
  	arglist.AppendArg("no");
  }

  MyString argString;
  arglist.GetArgsStringForDisplay(&argString);
  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "\n Invoking: %s\n", argString.Value());
  path = getPortPath();
  int fd_stdout = safe_open_wrapper(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666);
  free(path);
  int fds[3] = {-1, fd_stdout, -1};
  int mm_pid = daemonCore->Create_Process(proc,arglist,PRIV_CONDOR_FINAL, 0,FALSE,FALSE,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,fds);
  if (mm_pid <= 0)
    EXCEPT("Failed to launch qpid process using Create_Process.\n ");

  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Launched qpid process pid=%d \n", mm_pid);
  sleep(10);
  close(fd_stdout);

  char *portChr = getPort(false);
  string portStr = string(portChr);
  free(portChr);
  free(proc);
  if(strcmp(portStr.c_str(),"") != 0){
    m_qpidAd.Assign("PORT", portStr.c_str());
    dprintf(D_ALWAYS,"qpid process started on port number %s \n", portStr.c_str());
  }
  SetMyTypeName(m_qpidAd, "pigeon");
  SetTargetTypeName(m_qpidAd, "");
  std::string hostAddr = "pigeon@";
  hostAddr += hostname;
  m_qpidAd.Assign(ATTR_NAME, "pigeon"); //hostAddr.c_str());
  m_qpidAd.Assign("Key", "qpidKey");
  m_qpidAd.Assign("IP","128" );
  daemonCore->publish(&m_qpidAd);

  //Register a timer for periodically pushing classads.
  //TODO: Make these rate and interval configurable
  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Calling the classAd publish()\n");
  daemonCore->Register_Timer(1, m_adPubInterval, (TimerHandlercpp) &Pigeon::publishClassAd,
      "publishClassAd", this);

  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Launched qpid process pid=%d at port=|%s|\n", mm_pid,portStr.c_str());

  char *execDir = param("SBIN");
  if (execDir) {
  	dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Declaring queues...  \n");
  	ArgList qArglist;
  	proc = (char*)malloc(strlen(execDir) + 15);
  	sprintf(proc, "%s%c%s",execDir, DIR_DELIM_CHAR, "declareQueues");
  	qArglist.AppendArg(proc);
  	qArglist.AppendArg(hostname);
  	qArglist.AppendArg(portStr.c_str());
  	mm_pid = daemonCore->Create_Process(proc,qArglist,PRIV_CONDOR_FINAL, 0,FALSE,FALSE,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);
  	if (mm_pid <= 0)
		EXCEPT("Failed to launch declareQueues process using Create_Process.\n ");
    free(proc);
    free(execDir);
	dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "QPID queues declared. \n");
   }
}

  void Pigeon::stop(bool fast) {
    if (m_state == STATE_NULL)
      return;

    dprintf(D_FULLDEBUG, "Qpid::stop() current_state = %d\n", m_state);

    if (m_pid != -1) {

      //Stopping qpid process is not going to spit out any useful return code.
      //So, lets explicity mark that we initated a stop to differentiate between
      //a termination code generated by a fault in qpid or one generated
      //by just sending a kill signal.

      if (m_state != STATE_REINIT)
        m_state = STATE_STOP_REQUESTED;

      daemonCore->Send_Signal(m_pid, (fast ? SIGKILL : SIGTERM) );
      if (!fast) {
        dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Created timer on daemon kill signal\n");
        m_timer = daemonCore->Register_Timer(5,
     	 //  &Qpid::killTimer,
            (TimerHandlercpp) &Pigeon::killTimer,
            "qpid kill timer", this);
      }
    }
  }

int Pigeon::reaperResponse(int exit_pid, int exit_status) {
  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "QPID daemon returned %d\n", exit_status);

  daemonCore->Cancel_Reaper(m_reaper);
  m_pid = -1;
  m_reaper = -1;

  if (m_state == STATE_REINIT) {
    m_state = STATE_NULL;
    initialize();
  }
  else if ( m_state != STATE_STOP_REQUESTED && exit_status != 0) {
    EXCEPT("qpid daemon %d was killed unexpectedly\n", exit_pid);
  }

  m_state = STATE_NULL;

  DC_Exit(0);

  return 0;
}

int Pigeon::killTimer() {
  dprintf(D_FULLDEBUG, "Qpid::KillTimer()\n");
  daemonCore->Cancel_Timer(m_timer);

  //send sigkill now!
  if (m_state != STATE_NULL)
    stop(true);

  return 0;
}

void Pigeon::publishClassAd() {
  //  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "Calling the classAd sendUpdates()\n");
  daemonCore->UpdateLocalAd(&m_qpidAd);
  int stat = daemonCore->sendUpdates(UPDATE_AD_GENERIC, &m_qpidAd, NULL, true);
  dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "************************ Updated ClassAds (status = %d)\n", stat);
}

void Pigeon::stdoutHandler(int /*pipe*/) {
  char buff[STDOUT_READBUF_SIZE];
  int bytes = 0;
  int ad_type = AD_NULL;

  while ( (bytes = daemonCore->Read_Pipe(m_stdOut, buff,
          STDOUT_READBUF_SIZE)) > 0) {
    buff[bytes] = '\0';
    m_line_stdout += buff;
    int pos = m_line_stdout.FindChar('\n', 0);
    while (pos > 0) {
      //Here we get a newline terminated string to process.
      MyString line = m_line_stdout.Substr(0, pos-1);
      m_line_stdout = m_line_stdout.Substr(pos+1, m_line_stdout.Length());

      if (line.find("START_AD") >= 0) {
        MyString adKey, adValue;

        ad_type = getKeyValue(line, &adKey, &adValue);
        dprintf(D_FULLDEBUG, "AD: %s type=%d\n", line.Value(), ad_type);

        if (ad_type == AD_NULL) {
          pos = m_line_stdout.FindChar('\n', 0);
          continue;
        }

        dprintf(D_FULLDEBUG, "AD: key %s, value %s\n", adKey.Value(), adValue.Value());
        if (ad_type == AD_STRING)
          m_qpidAd.Assign(adKey.Value(), adValue);

        else if (ad_type == AD_INT || ad_type == AD_BOOLEAN)
          m_qpidAd.Assign(adKey.Value(), atoi(adValue.Value()));

        else if (ad_type == AD_DOUBLE)
          m_qpidAd.Assign(adKey.Value(), atof(adValue.Value()));
      }
      dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "STDOUT: %s\n", line.Value());
      pos = m_line_stdout.FindChar('\n', 0);
    }
  }
}

void Pigeon::stderrHandler(int /*pipe*/) {
  char buff[STDOUT_READBUF_SIZE];
  int bytes = 0;

  while ( (bytes = daemonCore->Read_Pipe(m_stdErr, buff,
          STDOUT_READBUF_SIZE)) > 0) {
    buff[bytes] = '\0';
    m_line_stderr += buff;
    int pos = m_line_stderr.FindChar('\n', 0);
    while (pos > 0) {
      //Here we get a newline terminated string to process.
      MyString line = m_line_stderr.Substr(0, pos-1);
      m_line_stderr = m_line_stderr.Substr(pos+1, m_line_stderr.Length());
      dprintf(D_ALWAYS, "STDERR: %s\n", line.Value());
      pos = m_line_stderr.FindChar('\n', 0);
    }
  }
}

//AD_NULL return value indicates an error in parsing the key-value from the input
//otherwise it indicates the type field in the parsed string.

int Pigeon::getKeyValue(MyString line, MyString *key, MyString *value) {
  int type = AD_NULL;
  int tokenno = -1;
  char *s1 = 0;

  line.Tokenize();

  while( (s1 = const_cast<char*>(line.GetNextToken(" ", true))) != NULL) {
    tokenno++;

    if (strlen(s1) < 1)
      goto end;

    //dprintf(D_FULLDEBUG, "Tokens %d: %s\n", tokenno, s1);
    switch (tokenno) {
      case 0:
        if (strcmp(s1, "START_AD") != 0)
          goto end;

        break;

      case 1:

        if (s1[0] == 'S')
          type = AD_STRING;
        else if (s1[0] == 'I')
          type = AD_INT;
        else if (s1[0] == 'D')
          type = AD_DOUBLE;
        else if (s1[0] == 'B')
          type = AD_BOOLEAN;

        break;

      case 2:
        *key = s1;
        break;

      case 3:
        *value = s1;
        break;

      case 4:
        if (strcmp(s1, "END_AD") != 0)
          type = AD_NULL;

        break;
    }
  }

  //wrong number of tokens
  if (tokenno < 4)
    type = AD_NULL;

end:
  return type;
}


We supply quality chair covers in a few different styles, qualities & colours along with bows & sashes in a multitude of different colours and textures. Our chair covers are available in a white luxury cotton material, white 'stretch-fit' spandex or black spandex and fit virtually all types of banqueting chairs.
We also have a large selection of organza and satin bows / sashes to complement your celebrations colour or theme. Chair covers can completely transform the look of a venue and are supplied & fitted, freshly cleaned and pressed.
We have several different types of dance-floor available to hire for your event or celebration. Our dance-floors can add the WOW factor and create a focal point for every occasion. We have 'non illuminated' gloss black / marble white or black & white chequer-board dance-floors available in various sizes. These are made from a high impact & durable ABS material so can be used outside or in marquees, they come with edging trim and are very low profile.
We also have white LED twinkle dance-floors, black LED twinkle dance-floors or a combination of black & white LED twinkle dance-floors in various sizes. The white twinkle LED's have several different patterns and the floors come highly polished with aluminium edging trim. We also have the areas only, full colour LED retro '70's style' funky dance-floor. This can be used in a selection of fixed colours to suit a theme or can be sound activated and flash different colours and patterns in time with the music. This has a slightly higher profile but can be supplied with ramps around it for access.
New – we have a white LED floor where the twinkle lights can be set to a choice of colour, to suit a wedding or colour theme (ie pink / purple / yellow / red etc). These can twinkle, flash or stay static in a fixed colour or fade / chase through the selection of different colours if required.
One of our new services which is proving to be very popular, is our projection of a bespoke designed monogram or business logo. We can make a beautiful handwriting style monogram of a bride & grooms names along with the date of their wedding to project onto a dance-floor or a venues walls.
We can take a company or organisations logo and project it in full colour onto a building, wall, floor or backdrop – ideal for product launches, promotions, corporate events, exhibitions or open days. We also have moving monogram/logo projectors that can take the image and pan it slowly around a room or area.
Our projectors are the highest quality featuring super bright white LED's that don't get hot, produce no heat and have no duty cycle so they can be left on for long lengths of time.
VIP – Red Carpet 'Grand Entrance' available for hire. We can supply the chrome pillars, red ropes and the luxurious 'bound' thick red carpet for your VIP guests. Make sure that you and your guests are welcomed in 'Style' with a glamorous 'Hollywood' VIP Red Carpet Entrance. We can supply this in various lengths and can deliver and set this up for you, prior to your arrival. This is perfect for Wedding's, Theme Nights, Dinner Parties, Black Tie Events and corporate functions.
Our 3000watt & 5000watt skytracker searchlights pan from side to side, projecting rotating coloured or white beams up to 13km into the sky. This is the 'ultimate' outdoor lighting effect if you want to make sure that everybody knows exactly where the event is. These are used all over the world to attract attention to a venue, event or celebration. Ideal for bars, clubs, hotels, corporate events, product launches, venue promotions and many other large events.
Exclusive to Ultrasound Events! Our NEW podium's can be placed at each side of the dance-floor or stage and used for dancing on, raising the dancer above the crowd and illuminating them with LED light beams and strobes. Perfect for 'showing-off' your dance moves to your guests! Underneath the thick clear plexi-glass are thousands of colour changing LED's, coloured projector beams and strobe lights, making whoever is dancing on it – at the centre of the action. Perfect for 18th/21st birthday celebrations, teenage parties, school disco's, prom's, bars & night clubs.
Hire our LED illuminated poseur tables for your party. These fantastic illuminated tables can be set to a fixed static colour of your choice, to compliment your colour theme. They can also be set to slowly fade from colour to colour like mood lighting, or flash different colours like disco lights. They are totally cordless and work for up to 12hrs from a single charge. They are also waterproof so they can be used outside, in marquees or at garden parties. They stand 110cm high and are made from a strong acrylic plastic, a remote control operates the different modes, colours and switches them off. These look amazing when used with our venue up-lighting, positioned around a function room or dance-floor area. WOW your guests with the ultimate in party furniture!
Hire a fantastic and very popular sweet cart for your event or celebration, complete with a wide assortment of classic and popular sweets and treats. We supply the cart, delivered and set up along with a canopy and decorations to match a colour theme.
We also supply all of the glasses, jars, scoops, tweezers and sweet bags for your guests along with a member of staff (if required - to serve and stop the kids from being too greedy). This is perfect for weddings, civil ceremonies, kid's birthdays, christenings, dinner dances and corporate functions.
Hire our 'Arcade' style dance mats for your celebration. Up to 8 x wireless 'full size' professional dance mats can be used, which communicate with our special console which projects the dance steps onto a giant screen – in time with the music! We have hundreds of different songs to dance to and several different difficulty levels from Easy-to-Professional. The console will keep track of each player's accuracy and give them a score at the end of each dance, so you can have a 'Dance-Off' with your friends to see who is really – the best dancer! This is awesome fun and great for burning off some energy (and calories). Perfect for kids parties, teenage parties, groups, associations, keep fit classes, corporate or promotional functions etc.
This is another very popular service that has come over from the USA and is being requested more & more in the UK. We can spotlight the centre of each table in a venue along with other specific areas that require highlighting like a cake table, speech podium, food serving area, presentation table, artwork or sculptures etc. This works really well at weddings where often there is a feature in the centre of each table like flowers, balloons, bowls etc.
Our spotlights accent the centre of each table and remove the need for 'house lights' which illuminate all of a function room or area. It creates a nicer atmosphere aswell as looking spectacular in any venue. The lights are wireless, battery operated super bright LED's which are remote control, so can be dimmed or switched off as required throughout the event. For larger events we decorate discreet stands so that they are in keeping with a venues decor, to mount the table spotting lights on.
Hire one of our Black or White Star Cloths with twinkling white LED's that look like stars in the sky. These are available in 3m x 2m - 6m x 3m – 8m x 4m or can be bespoke made to your requirements and can be used in multiples. They look fantastic as a backdrop with one of our Black or White twinkly DJ Booths & dance-floors. Frames, stands and truss etc all available to hire to hang the star cloths from. All of the LED's can be static, slowly fade, slow flash or fast flash – to suit the occasion.
'GIANT' 3m x 2m Stretchy Screens have a multitude of uses for many events. These are perfect for showing slide-shows of photographs or videos at a wedding or birthday party. They are also great for use on our 'Video Discos', with our 'Arcade Dance Mats', for larger 'Race Nights' or even for meetings, conferences or presentations.
The Ultra Short Throw projectors are positioned close behind the screens, so they take up little space, nobody trips over projector cables or walks in front of the projector causing shadows. They are very bright, give a very high quality picture and look stylish at an event.
These can be hired individually or in pairs and the height can be adjusted so the screen can be seen above people on a dance-floor.
Decorating the ceiling and features of a venue or function room with our wireless battery operated fairy lights looks fantastic. Wrapped around beams & pillars, streaming down in a canopy from chandeliers, draped over fireplaces and woven across suspended ceilings – fairy lights are a simple but very effective way of transforming a venue. Available in a romantic 'warm white' colour LED and also in a flashing version, we can supply and fit these in virtually any venue.
We have a large quantity of modular staging units that can be assembled to provide a stage, catwalk or presentation area. Our staging units are finished in wood and grey carpet so are aesthetically neutral to suit any event or venue. We can supply sets of steps for access and can deliver / set up the staging for you as required.
Our ultra bright, high resolution NEC/SANYO/PANASONIC projectors can be used in any venue with high quality screens that can be up to 6m x 3m in size. These are ideal for presentations, slide shows or even to watch DVD/games on. We also have rear projection projectors, LED projectors and Ultra short throw projectors to meet any requirements. Available to hire are 42'' and 50'' flat screen plasma/LCD monitors for a wide selection of events. These can be supplied with stands, tripods or mounted from truss etc depending on the event, venue or customers requirements.
Small, discreet and high quality PA systems are available to hire, for a whole host of purposes. Most popular is for wedding receptions & wedding breakfasts because we can load some appropriate romantic music onto the 'self contained' system, plus it has two wireless microphones for speeches and announcements. To make these PA systems even more versatile, they are powered by a rechargeable battery which will give 8-10hrs use without wires to trip over. There is also a panel on the rear of the system where an SD card, memory stick, MP3 or laptop can be plugged in to play audio from. These systems are also very popular for presentations, meetings, sports days, christenings, ceremonies etc.
Lightweight but heavy duty aluminium trussing can be hired from us in a wide selection of shapes and sizes. This trussing can be used to mount lighting or audio/video equipment on, hang drapes, backdrops or starcloth's from or just to create a non enclosed structure around a dancefloor or product. This is very popular for theatrical productions, product launches, night club installations, fashion shows, boxing / martial arts events, exhibitions and demonstrations etc. The trussing can support a huge amount of weight and can be illuminated where required to make it look less industrial.
Pop Bingo is a unique and popular fun game that we compile, that is a cross between regular bingo and a music quiz. This goes down very well at social events, pubs, fundraising nights and corporate events. We issue 'bingo style' playing cards that instead of having a grid of random numbers on, have a grid of random popular music songs on them. These cards are totally random so that no two are the same, just like a bingo card.
We then play a random mix of all of the songs that are on the random cards, but you only get 5-10seconds of a recognisable section of the song to identify it. If you recognise the song and it is on your card, you mark it off – just like in bingo. There are prizes for a 'line' or a 'full house' and singing along to the lyrics is compulsory, until somebody shouts 'POP BINGO'! Huge fun, very addictive and brilliant entertainment. We supply everything needed from playing cards, music, PA system and even a host for the event.
This is fun entertainment for all ages! Watch your customers or guests 'scream & shout' at our battery operated pigs as they waddle, snort, grunt & wag their tails down our track. The first to fall into the basket at the end is the winner! You can sponsor a pig before the event to win or place bets on a pig at the event to win. We can play for real money and pay out cash prizes as part of a fundraising event, alternatively we can issue 'fun money' which can be just as competitive.
Additional prizes are given out to the 'Ultimate Pig Racing Champion' plus we supply gold medals and rosettes for winners of the races. We supply everything required to run a pig racing event along with a professional host who will get everybody up & around the track for each 'nail biting' race. A perfect addition to any event and much more interactive than a regular race night.
We can supply digital jukeboxes which are ideal for a whole host of events like house parties, christenings, informal get-together's or if you would prefer to let your guests control the music selection at your celebration. These are free standing machines with a large touchscreen monitor and come pre-loaded with thousands of music tracks covering virtually every style, era and genre. The machines are set to 'Free Play' so no money is needed to operate them. We can supply extra 'louder' speakers for larger venues, just in case the 200w built in speakers are not quite powerful enough. We can also provide some disco lights as an optional extra, to create that proper party feel.
We have available for hire a fantastic 'Cash Grabber' machine – perfect for bars, night clubs, public parties, fundraising events, promotional and corporate events. The machine is made of tuff clear acrylic so people can see the person inside, the machine is fitted with powerful fans and filled with 'fun money' that the user has to try and grab, stuffing as much as possible into a collection shute within a certain amount of time. There is also a big countdown clock and flashy lights on the roof. We can provide a presenter to host the event and operate the machine. Typically prizes will be issued to the highest value 'grabbers' – awesome fun for all ages!