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1Mustafa Kemal University, Fisheries Faculty, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
2Çukurova University, Fisheries Faculty, 01330, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey
Rotifera composition and vertical distribution in Aslantas Dam Lake was studied from April 2001 to March 2002. It was established that the rotifera were represented by 33 species and 2 subspecies in the lake. Total average density of the rotifera was found to be 255883 Rotifer/m3. Species such as Keratella cochlearis cochlearis, K. cochlearis tecta, Polyarthra dolichoptera, Trichocerca capucina and Asplanchna priodonta were present througout the year. The analysis for the determination of vertical distribution of Rotifera showed that the most abundant species at surface and below surface was P. dolichoptera with 34.59%, and K. cochlearis cochlearis with 29.29%, respectively. Rotifera had the highest density at 5 m in the lake. In addition, 63.58% of total Rotifera was observed in photic zone while the rest (36.42%) was collected from aphotic zone. Chlorophyll a measurement of the dam lake showed that the average montly values were 31.44 mg/m3 at the surface and 20.13 mg/m3 below the surface. A vertical increase at the value of chlorophyll a was observed from the surface to 7.5 m. Gradual decrease at the value was recorded exceeding the depth of 7.5 m.
Aslantas Dam Lake, Rotifera, Chlorophyll a
It is a well-established fact that phytoplankton is the base of food chain pyramid in the aquatic environments such as lakes. Zooplankton, following phytoplankton, is the second most important ring of the pyramid of aquatic ecosystems for energy conversion and as food resources. Therefore the importance of zooplankton for fish production and fisheries is obvious. At the same time, many scientists indicated that certain species of rotifers are indicators showing water quality, pollution and eutrophication. (Berzins, 1987; Mikschi, 1993; Saksena, 1987; Sharma, 1983).
This paper presents an analysis of rotifer abundance in Aslantas Dam Lake which is one of the most important freshwater resources of south eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. There have been no previous rotifer studies undertaken for this lake. The dam was established over the River Ceyhan at 45 km up from Mediterranean Sea for flood prevention, irrigation and hydro electric energy production in 1985. The dam is situated 146 m above the sea level and covers an area of 6.050 ha. Maximum measurements of width and length are 6 km and 16 km, respectively, and the deepest place in the lake measures 93 m (DSİ, 1966).
Besides agriculture, fish such as Cyprinus carpio, Silurus glanis, Capoeta sp., Barbus sp., Leiciscus cephalus and Alburnus orentis are providing an important economical benefit for the local people although the dam was built for irrigation purposes DSİ, 2000).
The abundance of rotifer fauna in Aslantas Dam Lake was observed between March 2001 and April 2002 using 5 stations for sampling (Figure 1). Sampling was made in monthly intervals except December due to bad weather conditions. Besides, dissolved oxygen analyses of water in April and May were not recorded caused by oxygen meter malfunction.
Rotifer samples were collected using horizontal plankton net with 60 μm mesh, 1 m length and 30 cm in diameter, and standard Hydrobiyos brand vertical plankton net with 60 μm mesh, and the samples were collected from the surface and different depths in all stations. Water sampling was made using Nansen bottle and the samples were taken from the surface in all stations except Station 1 and Station 2, where sampling was extended to 50 m depth by taking samples from 0.0- 1.0-2.5-5.0-7.5-10.0-15.0-20.0-30.0-40.0-50.0 m depths.
Parameters such as dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, pH, light penetration measurements were recorded during sampling time at study area. Additionally, the depth of photic zone (light penetration zone) at stations 1 and 2 was determinedby multiplying the depth of Secchi disk with 2.7 (Cole, 1983; Moss, 1988). Chlorophyll-a was analyzed using the method described by APHA, (1995).
The samples, collected with nets and preserved in 4% formaldehyde, were used for qualitative analyses (classification) of rotifer (Dussart, 1969; Voigt and Koste, 1978; Stemberger, 1979; Tsalolikhin, 1994; Tsalolikhin, 1995). Quantitative analyses was carried out following filtration of 5 L water trough 60 μm meshes and preserving the results in 4% formaldehyde.
The analyses and observations revealed the following results for physico-chemical parameters shown in Table 1.
Maximum temperatures were measured in August as 30.92ºC, whereas minimum temperatures were reached in January as 11.04ºC.
The level of DO was maximum (9.48 mgL-1) in February and minimum (7.37 mgL-1) in January. The highest pH was 8.97 in November while it was the lowest with 7.68 in August.
Chlorophyll a at surface reached the highest level with 121,79 mgm-3 in February, and the level found out to be the lowest in January with 7.26 mgm-3.
The last parameter, light penetration found to be maximum in August (3.83 m) and minimum in May (2.25 m). Consequently, the range of photic zone was determined to be the largest in August it was determined that the range of photic zone extended to maximum 10.35 m in August and minimum 6.08m in May. Additionally, vertical average values physico-chemical parameters was presented.
The maximum values of the parameters were observed in different depth i.e. temperature (22.40°C) at 1 m, DO (8.58 mgL-1) at surface, pH (8.07) at 5 m, and chlorophyll a (34.51 mgm-3) at 7.5 m. However the minimum values were observed at the depths below 30 m, It was 12.10°C at 35 m, 6.01 mgL-1 at 32 m, 7.59 at 50 m and 2.22 mgm-3 at 32 m, respectively (Table 2).
As result of this study, it was determined that rotifers in Aslantas Dam Lake are represented with 33 species and 2 subspecies (Table 3). They belong to 15 families in which the number of genus is 21. Determined fauna is listed below according to classification by Wallace and Snell (1991).
Monthly distribution
The monthly presence of determined rotifers at surface and below surface was tabulated in Table 4.
Some species such as K. cochlearis cochlearis, Polyarthra dolichoptera, Asplanchna priodonta and Trichocerca capucina were present in the lake throughout the year. Some others such as K. cochlearis tecta, Trichocerca similis, Collotheca pelagica, Synchaeta pectinata, C. gibba were observed most of the year. The rest of the representatives of Rotifera were observed for a period of 6 month or less. It was also determined that some species showed tendency to live at surface, for example, Lepadella ovalis, Lecane luna, L. stenroosi, L. lunaris, L. Bulla, Cephalodella gibba, Euchlanis dilatata, Scaridium longicaudum, Trichotria tetractis, Brachionus angularis, B. calyciflorus, Colurella adriatica and Kellicottia longispina. The species living below the surface only was Keratella quadrata.
The monthly distribution of total Rotifera has been shown in Figure 2. The figure shows that rotifer abundance was the most at surface in August whereas it was March below surface. Rotifers were at the least abundant level in May both surface and below surface.
Vertical distribution
Vertical distribution of total Rotifera has shown in Figure 3. Rotifera were mainly distributed between 2.5 and 10 m. It was found out that the number of total Rotifera increased up to 5 m. There was a constant decrease up to 33 m from 5 m onwards. The number of total Rotifera was the least at 50 m.
Vertical distribution of species is such; the most abundant depth (5 m) occupied mostly by K. cochlearis cochlearis (102458 ind.m-3) and P. dolichoptera (62706 ind.m-3). Main species of the least abundant depth (50 m) were K. cochlearis tecta, T. capucina and Ascomorpha ovalis with a represantation number of 1901 ind m-3, 1098 ind m-3 and 394 ind m-3, respectively.
Light dependent distribution showed that 63.58% of Rotifera prefered to live in photic zone and remaining 36.42% was collected from aphotic zone (Figure 4).
Vertical Distribution of rotifer Species has shown in Table 5. The most abundant species, K. cochlearis cochlearis (102458 ind m-3) and P. dolichoptera (62706 ind m-3), were commonly found at 5 m depth.
Analyses revealed that 34.59% of rotifers at surface was P. dolichoptera (603107 ind m-3) and 29.29% of rotifers below surface was K. cochlearis cochlearis (449553 ind m-3). On the other hand the least abundant species at surface was Hexarthra intermedia which represented 0.01% of total Rotifera while there were two species namely B. angularis and C. adriatica, each of which representing only 0.003% of Rotifera below surface.
Rotifer-chlorophyll a interaction
Analyses between rotifer and chlorophyll a interaction monthly and vertically given in Figure 1 and Figure 2, respectively.
While the level of chlorophyll a decreased gradually from April to July at surface and from April to August below surface, a gradual increase at the number of rotifer was observed. Both the number of rotifer and the level of chlorophyll a has fluctuated independently from August onwards (Figure 1).
In consideration of vertical relation between the number of rotifers and the chlorophyll a level, both showed a gradual increase up 5 m. The number of rotifer reached to the highest number at 5 m whereas the level of chlorophyll a was the highest at 7.5 m. Both values reached to the lowest level at 50 m (Figure 2).
As a result of this study a total of 35 species of rotifer has been determined a first record for Aslantas Dam Lake. 33 of them are species and 2 of them are subspecies. Species of Hexarthridae two which determined in Aslantas Dam Lake, is reported to be likely inhabitants of freshwater (Demirhindi, 1972) and they are observed previously, 13 different resoirvuar in Turkey (Demirsoy, 1996). However Hexarthra oxyuris is reported to live in brackish and saline water (Dumont and Ridder, 1987; Ustaoğlu and Akyürek, 1994; Brock and Sheel, 1983; Dumont, 1981). These reports show that species of Hexarthridae are mostly euryhaline.
Some of the species i.e., K. longispina, Lecane luna and Notholca squamula inhabits both freshwater and saline habitats. Lepadella ovalis prefers brackish waters and marshlands. Some species occur only a period of year. For example, Rotaria neptunia and B. angularis can be observed only in winter and spring. However, some others, e.g. C. gibba and A. priodonta can be found all year around (Saler and Şen, 2000). It is reported that B. calyciflorus can be found frequently in warm waters; Keratella quadrata lives in all waters as well as oligothrophic and eutrophic lakes (Emir, 1990); Mathew (1979) reports that Pompholyx sulcata is a winter species while Hexarthra intermedia is a hypertermic species. K. longispina is reported to be a hypothermic species (Primicerio and Klemetsen, 1999). This is also supported with the presence of the species in considerably cold water of Turkey such as Abant Lake, Yedigöller and Cip Dam Lake.
The presence of afore mentioned species in Aslantas Dam Lake are related with ecological requirements of these species. However, the presence of L. ovalis, a brackish water and marshland species, all year around and the presence of hypothermic K. longispina in July when Aslantas Dam Lake is not cold at all, is very interesting.
Analyses reveal that the rotifers are distributed abundantly near surface and the total number is the highest at 5 m (Figure 3). Previous reports on the depth dependent distribution of zooplankton claims that rotifers does not show orderly vertical taxis. Instead, most of them prefer proximities close to the surface although they are not likely to be at the surface. However, the number of rotifers decreases as the depth increases (Kolisko, 1974). Nevertheless there are examples of species i.e. Rotaria neptunia, found in depths (Ventela et. al., 1997). Dumont and Ridder (1987) reports that Hexarthra oxyuris shows distribution between 5-20 m we have obtained similar results with R. neptunia which was observed between 20-35 m. H. oxyuris was distributed up to 30 m and they were mostly abundant at 1 m as it is in line with the report of Kolisko (1974).
Kolisko (1974) claims that zooplankton such as rotifers densely, inhabit photic zone where there is an abundance of food as well. Therefore rotifers often do not migrate vertically. Similar findings were obtained as a result of this study. Most of the total Rotifera (63,58%) was collected from photic zone. The remaining 36,42% of Rotifera was obtained from aphotic zone.
Reporters agree that there is a close relation between phytoplankton and zooplankton as far as food chain is concerned. An increase in the number of zooplankton results in a consequential decrease in the number of phytoplankton. The number of zooplankton, usually, increases following the period of phytoplanktonic renewal and development (Cirik and Cirik, 1991; Kolisko, 1974; Horn and Goldman, 1994; Wu and Culver, 1991; Noges, 1997). We have similarly, shown that relatively low number of rotifer was observed while chlorophyll a were increasing gradually. In contrast, a low level of chlorophyll a was determined when the rotifer reached to their peaks. However, a deviation from the reports was observed when the relation between rotifers and chlorophyll a in depths is examined. We found that the number of rotifer decreased when the level of chlorophyll a decreased in depths and vice verse.
Brachionus calyciflorus, B. angularis, K. quadrata, K. cochlearis tecta, Euchlanis dilatata, L. luna, Pompholyx sulcata, Filinia longiseta are reported to be eutrophic species (Rylov, 1963; Borutski, 1963; Brooks, 1971; Voigt and Koste, 1978). However, Kolisko (1974) claims that most of these species inhabits oligotrophic lakes of temperate climates even though they are few in number (200-500 ind L-1). The value of chlorophyll a (31.44 mgm-3) confirms that Aslantas Dam Lake is characteristically not eutrophic.
In conclusion, rotifers in Aslantas Dam Lake are represented with 33 species and 2 subspecies. Some of rotifer species showed tendency to live at surface, for example, Lepadella ovalis, Lecane luna, L. stenroosi, L. lunaris, L. Bulla, Cephalodella gibba, Euchlanis dilatata, Scaridium longicaudum, Trichotria tetractis, Brachionus angularis, B. calyciflorus, Colurella adriatica and Kellicottia longispina. On the other hand, the species living below the surface only was Keratella quadrata. Rotifer species were mainly distributed between 2.5 and 10 m. It was found out that the number of total Rotifera increased up to 5 m. There was a constant decrease up to 33 m from 5 m onwards. The number of total Rotifera was the least at 50 m. Thus, it was found that more rotifer species preferred to live in photic zone (63.58%) and less of them preferred (36.42%) in aphotic zone.


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No, really, I'm not a fan of twitter, I can't be bothered with all that hashtag nonsense and find it all too time-consuming and somewhat trivial. I do have a Twitter account, but that's more to show that I have a presence on the platform rather than anything else. I rarely tweet; up until the time of committing these words to the computer I can count just fourteen of them. I follow less than thirty but keep my eye on them every now and again just to be nosey. One of those on my follow list is the BBC Wales weatherman, Derek Brockway, and this morning he tweeted one of my photos, I guessed he might as it's the anniversary of a certain weather event and he's tweeted one of my photos on the two previous anniversaries. Better than that though, he also tweeted a link to one of my blog stories which consequently created a sharp rise in viewing figures this morning.
On the morning of 19th February 1978, Bridgend awoke to find itself smothered in snow, a blizzard of a once-in-a-lifetime proportion which has never been forgotten. Of course, as soon as I could I went out with my camera to record the event and have about 72 black and white photographs, which was two reels of 35mm film, quite a lot for those days as I was a little frugal with film at times. For many years my photographs were featured on a page of my erstwhile web-site which is where Derek originally discovered them and subsequently obtained permission to use one in a weather broadcast three years ago. Although the blizzard commenced on the afternoon of the 18th, it was not until the following morning the full severity of the situation was realised, we were cut-off from the rest of the world!
Here's the link to the blog to which Derek linked, and below is a screen-shot of the 1978 Blizzard page that was on my former web-site.

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There will be lots of things do so and even more to see at the Prague Kolache Festival on Saturday, May 4. The small town takes the opportunity once a year to feature their Czech heritage and culture with food, music, dancing and ethnic costumes.
The 60th festival will have some added attractions this year such as a Firemen's Challenge taking place right after the parade on Mitacek, just a few blocks east of the grandstand. There will be 6 teams competing in the timed challenges. The 11 a.m. parade will feature the Express Clydesdales, a 6-horse hitch pulling a stagecoach, the Sooner Schooner and the Ruf Neks, and a float with past festival queens along with the many other entries.
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Wine, beer and klobase makers as well as bread and kolache bakers are invited to submit their entries in the Food & Drink Contest that is conducted at Park Pavilion #1. Details are on the website at praguekolachefestival.com.
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Designated free parking is at the Middle School west of town on Highway 62. There will be shuttle service to the grandstand all day. Everyone is asked to leave their pets at home.
For additional information visit the website or call the festival office at 405-567-4866.


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We're continuing our annual tradition of welcoming Santa Claus to our community a little early! From December 9th to the 13th, Santa will be taking a sleigh ride through Folsom. Check out the links below to see when he's coming to your neighborhood! We're excited to see you there, and are grateful for any food donations that we can give back to local community members in need.
2018 Routes
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Monday, December 10th
Wales. Folsom Heights / Natoma Station / Galardo
Tuesday, December 11th
Briggs Ranch / Willow Creek / Parkway
Wednesday, December 12th
Empire Ranch / Lexington Hills
Thursday, December 13th
Broadstone / Goldridge / Willow Springs
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ARC / Old Folsom: December 14th
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Empire Ranch / Lexington Hills: December 17th
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Mr Middleton sees both insured and non insured patients.
Mr Middleton bills patients directly by post after a consultation or surgical procedure. The patient will receive a written quote for the estimated costs of the consultation or procedure. Invoices can be settled by cheque or for insured patients by forwarding them to their insurance company. Please note that additional costs such as x-rays, blood tests etc are not billed by Mr Middleton but by the hospital where the patient received the treatment either directly to the patient or to the insurance company. For procedures such as injections there is an invoice from Mr Middleton for performing the injection and an invoice from the hospital for the actual injection and use of hospital premises for the treatment.
For patients paying for their own treatment who are not insured there is the option of fixed price surgery. This is offered by the private hospital and for a fixed price the patient receives a package which includes medical fees, hospital fees, drugs and surgical implants, physiotherapy in hospital, any medical treatment whilst in hospital, and for an extended stay for complications directly related to the procedure for 30 days following surgery. This means the patient can have a written quote for a fixed amount that will include all of the treatment and no extras. Sonia, Mr Middleton's secretary, can arrange this for any patient.
For insured patients an invoice will be sent to the patient's home address following the Out-patient consultation or In-patient surgical treatment. The patient normally forwards this invoice to their insurance company to settle it directly with Mr Middleton. There are many different insurance companies and many different policies. Some do not cover Out-patient fees or have certain limits therefore you may wish to send the invoice directly to Mr Middleton and settle it independently.
One increasing problem that has been noted with Insurance Companies is that many of them have not increased their cover for surgical fees for ten to fifteen years. This is despite annual inflation and the fact that the costs of medical practice, especially medical insurance, have increased significantly. Depending on the policy there is sometimes a shortfall. A shortfall is where an insurance company will pay up to a certain limit and leave the patient to pay the shortfall on the surgical fee. The patient is responsible for paying the amount of the shortfall directly to Mr Middleton. The other fees, including the implant and hospital stay, should be paid in full by the insurance company. There is also sometimes a shortfall in the anaesthetic fees.
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First novels are not memoirs, though they are often semiautobiographical. My first novel, entitled Gifts from the Dead, was a thinly disguised version of my experience of losing my husband just months after our son was born. In retrospect, I am happy this book was not published and that it remains in a brown cardboard box on my closet floor. I wrote Gifts from the Dead too soon after I was widowed, when I was still in denial about the disaster my life had become. While the book was a form of therapy that kept me from falling off the edge, it was not a successful novel. At the time I lacked the courage to write my story as non-fiction, as Susan Tiberghien and Lois Roelofs did in Looking for Gold and Caring Lessons, respectively. It is an act of bravery to reveal one's life story in detail. Authors of memoir make public the intimate thoughts and details of their lives. Done skillfully, as by these authors, memoirs tell the truth while transforming an ordinary life into art.
I learned of Susan Tiberghien's insightful memoir of her year in Jungian analysis when I attended one of her workshops, "Writing our Way Home: Journaling to Memoir." In the workshop, Tiberghien taught that memoir need not be written chronologically, but as a mosaic, with nonlinear memories beautifully composed and carefully pieced together to create a story that explores and celebrates the nature of being. (Another of Tiberghien's books, One Year to the Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft, is an invaluable addition to a writer's library
In Looking for Gold, Tiberghien shares her struggles and fears as she undergoes a year of analysis with a Jungian trained analyst in Geneva, Switzerland. She didn't begin therapy because something was particularly wrong with her life. She writes, "I wanted to deepen the way I was living, the way I was writing…I wanted to find a way to live in both worlds, the visible and the invisible." Each chapter, which begins with a brief description of a dream, is a fascinating journey into the realms of self-discovery, myth, faith, and the subconscious mind. Written in poetic prose, the book offers the important message to look within rather than outside the self to find wholeness.
Tiberghien's book reminds me that memoir can be more than a history of what happened during the course of one's life. A truthful rendering of an author's emotions and reactions to the past enrich the story. Lois Roelofs, Ph.D expresses her feelings about her career as an R.N. in various capacities, from staff nurse, to nurse researcher, to nursing professor in Caring Lessons. The book chronicles the author's life from nursing student days through her retirement.
As an RN myself, I could easily relate to Lois's story, written with candor and humor, and her ongoing struggle to find the position which best suited her unique talents. She writes with honesty about the episode of depression she suffered during her early years of marriage. Feeling overwhelmed with caring for her two small children and having set aside her own ambitions in the 1970's, she dared to examine her life, to look within. Roelofs expresses what other married women might feel but are perhaps not willing to speak aloud. It is risky for a woman who has a caring husband, beautiful children, and a nice house to admit she is not perfectly happy. Some might say such a woman is ungrateful and has no right to complain. But Roelofs' story reminds us that it is all right to be discontent, to refuse to settle, to keep seeking fulfillment in our lives despite the inevitable obstacles we encounter.
After reading about her episode of depression, it was not surprising to me when Roelofs later described her decision to specialize in psychiatric nursing. The best healers are often those who have journeyed through their own pain and developed hearts of compassion. There are many who admire nurses and the work they do. Caring Lessons is a wonderful reminder of why those who enter the profession are often earthly angels.
Susan Cheever says that "memoir is the novel of the 21st century." The stories we write about our own lives are, perhaps, a form of fiction. Dreams, impressions, feelings, combine in this increasingly popular art form. Consider reading Tiberghien's or Roloefs' book today. Both Looking for Gold and Caring Lessons are available for purchase online.


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Negotiating in organizations
Sage Publications, 1983 - 392 頁
The essays collected in this volume study negotiation within and between organizations. They go beyond analyzing the processes of the bargaining table to show negotiation at work in a wider range of joint decisions. Third party interventions, negotiation with the outside environment, and negotiation in specific settings are among the topics covered.
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Tencent Science and Technology News, May 16, the Asian Food Festival series was officially held in Guangzhou. As one of the sub-activities of the Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, the Asian Food Festival will fully demonstrate the long-standing and innovative development of Guangzhou's food, dialogue with Asian civilization, and help Guangzhou integrate into Asia and the world.
As a business card of Guangzhou city, Wechat also appeared at the event site. With Wechat Payment as the core, it shows the world how the catering industry connects catering services through mobile payment, digitalizes the whole chain of customers'dining experience, realizes intelligent management, and integrates science and technology with delicacies perfectly across the border.
Fan Yu, head of operation of Weixin Payment Catering Industry
Guangzhou's off-line catering consumption ranks second in the country. Upgrading consumption leads to digitalization reform of catering enterprises
At the event site, Wechat Payment released a series of data, and pointed out that the emergence of mobile payment not only changed the dining experience of users, but also triggered a wave of digital changes in the catering industry.
Consumers'consumption in the catering industry is constantly upgrading, which also accelerates the pace of catering enterprises entering the digital era, and puts forward higher requirements for their own business model. According to statistics, Yum China accounted for 86% of its digital payments in the fourth quarter of 2018, 90% of the penetration of small noodles, and 50% of the takeout orders for Happy Tea came from small programs.
Change the way of life with science and technology, Wechat Payment Opens the whole chain of restaurants and enterprises to operate in depth
With the help of Wechat's ability to pay for digitalization, the service experience and operation mode of catering enterprises are becoming more and more self-help, which also brings more intelligent catering culture and life experience to users.
Restaurant enterprises can pay for electronic coupons through Wechat, which can precisely put preferential activities information into customers before meals to attract customers to the restaurant; when customers come to the restaurant, they can use sweeping and small programs to order real self-help meals, saving the manpower cost of dining in the restaurant; after meals, the appearance of sweeping code payment function not only greatly improves the cash efficiency of the restaurant, but also improves the cash collection efficiency of the restaurant. It can bring a better interactive consumer experience, and the face-brushing payment technology gradually enters the catering scene, customers can complete the payment without taking out their mobile phones.
In addition to providing customers with more convenient services in the store, after customers leave the store, catering enterprises can also use Wechat to pay for their rich marketing tools, through the capacity of open traffic and big data, to bring more business growth for the store. For example, catering enterprises can use post-payment vouchers, store code-sweeping vouchers, small-program vouchers and other ways to reach customers efficiently, activate more potential cancellation customers, and attract second-time store consumption.
At present, the strategy of Wechat payment has changed from basic payment to deep operation, constantly exporting more intelligent solutions for catering enterprises with their own product capabilities and connection capabilities, helping catering enterprises to more flexibly grasp the whole channel operation and enhance customer experience and management capabilities. In the future, Wechat Payment will continue to apply the capabilities of the toolbox to various industries in an open and cooperative way, providing more digital tools and solutions to meet the actual needs of various industry partners.
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John Larmer from the Buck Institute for Education wrote in Social Education about Project Based Learning (PBL). He says that projects can get a bad name for reasons like parental "over-supporting," one person doing all the work, or "make something" projects like building a model of the Alamo or a Civil War battlefield diorama or creating a poster of the solar system or a famous inventor.
As Larmer and his team examined projects, their "gold standard" project would have the following features:
Larmer acknowledges that not all projects will have all of the above characteristics, but still thinks it's valuable to strive to include them. In his social studies context, he gives the following suggested projects:
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Adamu urges FG, states to commit 15% of budget to education
• Laments under-funding, high tuition in schools
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that if conscious attempt must be made to redeem the education sector, states and the Federal Government must begin to commit at least 15 per cent of their yearly budgetary resources to education.
He blamed under-funding of education both at the state and federal levels for the rot which made the sector to remain at its lowest ebb in over five decades.
Adamu said that despite the articulation of several strategic roadmaps by past and present administrations to salvage the sector, issues of high number of out-of-school children, youth and adult literacy, poor teacher education, including data management, and weak curriculum, still dotted the sector, resulting in negative outputs.
The minister spoke at a two-day stakeholders' workshop on sustainable funding for education, currently taking place at the Old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja.He listed high demand for tertiary education skewed in favour of universities, weak governance and regulatory frameworks, disruption of academic calendar due to frequent strike by academic-based unions, among others, as factors also militating against the nation's under-development.
The minister expressed concern over the burden of parents paying high cost of tuition, canvassing awar• Laments under-funding, high tuition in schools of scholarship by companies, organisations and well-meaning Nigerians to reduce the burden and complement government efforts.
Adamu, represented by former Acting Director, Federal Scholarship Board, Olagunju Lateef, stated this yesterday in Port Harcourt during the award of scholarship to 1,032 secondary, tertiary and international post-graduate students in different schools by the Shell Development Petroleum Company (SPDC).
The minister said government placed high premium on the education sector, and that it is a critical area that is of paramount importance to nation-building.
"Reducing the burden of paying high cost of tuitions has been of great concern to the government of the day. Scholarship award as a form of students support programme cannot be over-emphasised, as it would help to reduce the burden."
"The Federal Government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, has human capacity development as part of its top priority. This can be testified to by the huge investments in the education sector on various scholarship schemes, either local or international," he said.
Adamu commended Shell and its partners in complementing the efforts of government in this critical area.
The SPDC Managing Director, Osagie Okunbo, represented by the External Relations General Manager, Igo Weli, said the firm's gesture was aimed at developing a sound human resource base for the Niger Delta region and Nigeria.
"The awards comprise 532 regular secondary scholarships, 60 cradle to career secondary school scholarships, 430 university scholarships and 10 international post-graduate scholarships."SPDC-JV education initiative continues to contribute towards the actualisation of the UNESCO education for all goal," he said.


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Personality: James A. McCain
Spotlight on Richmond Firefighter of the Year
12/5/2015, 3:53 a.m.
James A. McCain says being a firefighter with the Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services is a dream come true.
"I wanted to become a physical therapist when I graduated from Hampton University in 2003," he recalls. "But I had a dream one day that I was a firefighter. It was so vivid and so real," he adds. "I took that as a calling that I was supposed to become a firefighter."
After earning a bachelor's degree in biology, Mr. McCain worked in physical therapy for a few years at a Richmond fitness club. Then in 2007, he was accepted into Richmond's Department of Fire and Emergency Services' Fire Training Academy. The rest, as they say, is history.
Now in his eighth year with the department, Mr. McCain recently was honored as Richmond Firefighter of the Year. The award was presented in October at a ceremony at Richmond CenterStage in Downtown.
He is a certified CPR instructor, a peer fitness instructor and a field training instructor for the department that has 376 firefighters.
He was nominated for the award by Lt. William B. Bullock of Engine Company 11, located at 1235 N. 28th St. in Church Hill. In his nominating letter, Lt. Bullock describes Mr. McCain as "very dependable and a valued asset" to the Church Hill firefighting team.
"He is an energized and dedicated employee and is well respected by his peers and other members of our organization," Lt. Bullock wrote. "Firefighter McCain demonstrates exemplary service to our city and its citizens, and his attitude and hard work should not go unnoticed."
Mr. McCain says he was surprised when he learned he had won the award.
He says he received a plaque for winning the honor that he displays at his Goochland County home and a ribbon to wear on his dress uniform.
Mr. McCain recalls the gamut of experiences he has had on the job in Richmond.
"You hear the old saying about the fireman rescuing a cat out of a tree, and, yes, my rookie year, I did help get a cat out of a tree," he says, laughing. "I climbed a ladder and we got the cat out of the tree."
He then describes a harrowing experience this summer when he and other firefighters fought a blaze in Church Hill in mid-August.
"We entered a two-story duplex and the whole downstairs was engulfed in fire," Mr. McCain recalls. "I was on the (water hose) nozzle.
"We extinguished the fire on the first floor," he continues, "then went upstairs, where there was a fire in a bedroom. We put that out as well."
He says that it was "very hot under the personal protective equipment" as he and other firefighters fought the blaze.
Mr. McCain said they were able to keep the fire from spreading to an adjacent home in the same building. He estimates he has fought about 10 major blazes during his career.
"You're nervous," he says, describing what it feels like during a big firefight. "You just want to go in and perform to the best of your ability. You revert to the training that you've received all through the years and extinguish the fire in a quick and safe manner."


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New program addresses demand for professionals skilled in data analysis
The demand for professionals skilled in data analysis is growing throughout the world, as businesses are looking to adapt to the ever-changing economic environment. According to a 2017 McKinsey & Company report, big data and analytics are recognised for their value in transforming organisations, yet many companies aren't capturing the full extent of value they can from data analysis.
This is the reasoning behind Brandeis International Business School's (IBS) new degree program, the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA). The program combines data analytics and related programming courses with training in finance, marketing and business dynamics. Students will graduate being able to transform data into actionable insights for firms competing in the global marketplace.
The MSBA will be taught by leading scholars and practitioners in data analytics, computational finance, business dynamics, econometrics and marketing analytics. Students will participate in a faculty-directed analytics consulting project to provide real-world experience to complement the intensive classroom experience. The program is STEM-designated, which offers international students up to 36 months of additional practical training in the U.S. after graduation.
"The Brandeis MSBA will provide our graduates with the skills needed to succeed in high-demand industries like consulting, e-commerce, finance, marketing and real estate," said Blake LeBaron, the Brandeis MSBA program director and Abram L. and Thelma Sachar Professor of International Economics at Brandeis IBS.
Brandeis IBS is accepting applications for the MSBA program for Fall 2018.


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Sawangan is a major residential district in Depok city located towards the south of Jakarta. It borders South-Tangerang towards the north and Bogor towards the south – both of which are major cities of wider Jakarta.
The Park introduces a new retail paradise boasting a total area of 52,000 sqm within a dynamic setting. It is home to major department stores, modern supermarket, Medium Sized Units, cinema and restaurants which together bring an exciting curation of lifestyle. Changing the future of retail, the prime destination aims to fulfil the greater demands on shopping, leisure and entertainment options in Depok and its surroundings.
It is strategically located on a major road of Cinangka Raya in Sawangan district of Depok city in the southern part of Jakarta. Its proximity and clear visibility benefit the daily commuters, as the road is conveniently accessible from and to Tangerang, Bogor, Depok and Jakarta.
The project is expected to open in Dec-2019 and continues to gain strong leasing momentum.
Major anchor tenants such as H&M, Lulu Hypermarket and Matahari Department Store have already signed commitments to open at the mall, while other major international and national anchor tenants are expected to be announced shortly.


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Turn Life's Lemons Into Virtual Lemonade
When life throws you lemons, what can you do? A few options exist. Firstly, you can do as they say and make lemonade, but that is just way too cliché. Secondly, you can take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them; of course this Shakespearean suicidal approach (from Hamlet's famous "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy) is never the best option. Finally, you can start your life afresh in a 3-dimensional virtual world called "Second Life", an online platform that mimics life in the real world. As you will find out, this final option is probably the best choice as our society cruises further into the 21st century.
As its name suggests, Second Life provides an opportunity to live a second life in a virtual form, separate and apart from any aspect of the "physical" world. Online users who sign up for this experience become "residents" in the Second Life virtual world. These residents are then able to create their own onscreen graphic characters known as avatars. It is through these avatars that residents are able to navigate this virtual world and interact with millions of other residents while creating, designing, buying and selling any virtual objects they want along the way. Read more


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Modern Outdoor Furniture
Modern outdoor furniture is the best friend of these events. The variety of outdoor furniture available is very incredible. Through patio furniture in order to garden chairs, swings as well as hammocks in order to seats, chairs as well as picnic furniture, the number is actually limitless. Apart from these types of typical products, outdoor furniture includes ornamental pieces for example garden shelters, arbors, umbrellas, bridges as well as arches.
Garden or patio furniture can be the best way to provide life to your outdoor space. You are able to change even a little region right into a living area if you are planning properly. Obviously no back yard can be total without luxury outdoor furniture. Besides furniture emphasize the region it provides the loungers having a spot to sit down or even take it easy on. You'll have a great looking outdoor sitting room with some bit of nicely chosen furniture and some much more furniture. Whether it's summer time, spring, drop or winter season, your own patio should last in most seasons with the right furnishings.
Modern outdoor furniture should be of appropriate size. This is in accordance with the space to become occupied through the furniture to ensure that, they allow some room for any meant movement back and forth from the court yard. A patio desk ought to be put into a central place allowing some room for the chairs.
The modern outdoor furniture is available in numerous designs and it is always beneficial to inquire about a furniture buying manual. By doing this you'll choose the best that suit your choice. Furnishings like a outdoor patio table could be very large and it is important to consider the settings of transport the vendor is offering. It's sensible to ensure the out doors garden furniture that you're purchasing possess a assure. This will make it possible for you to come back the furnishings encase of damage before the guarantee runs out.
Furniture that you simply location out-of-doors has to be long lasting. Since these items are placed outside, they are exposed to heat, rain and other severe problems. Thus they must be able to climate beautifully. Actually, the mark of superior quality modern outdoor furniture is the seamless blending associated with beauty along with durability.


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"Life is a gift, and I try to respond with grace and courtesy." Maya Angelou
Carl V. at "Stainless Steel Droppings" very generously offered to interview the zine project TalyaWren. He posted it today. Another very kind book blogging friend, Ibeeg of "Polishing Mud Balls" said the answers "solid, and interesting." I am feeling very blessed of late by my blogosphere friends.
Carl is offering a giveaway in conjunction with the interview: see the details on how you might receive a $25 gift card to the book store of your choice. It will be like sitting through those salesman dinners, only better, because this will be about something you need to know about–if not for your sake, than someone else's.
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So you know that feeling when you have read a genre a little to long that the books are starting to float together and the story lines starting to feel the same to you? Well, yesterday when I was done with the latest book (Blind fury by Gwen Hernandez) I felt kind of sick on romance. Now i needed something new. So i decided to go with a book I have had in my electronic library for ages. An science fiction with aliens. That felt just perfect for me. But after just two chapters in the story i started to feel that maybe this is not as clean, cut and dry science fiction book that i first thought. So i looked little closer on the books description on Goodreads, and lo and behold, it is an Romantic science fiction. Bwahahah 😀
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Geek Headlines – December 24th 2017
Here are today's headlines from the world of geek news.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has officially earned over $600 million in its first week, and is set to cross $650mil at the worldwide box office over the holiday weekend. Episode VIII scored the second-highest domestic week of all time, and continues to climb as fans visit this galaxy far, far away.
Send in the clowns! For hardcore horror fans, the 2017 IT movie is getting a director's cut in 2018 after the digital and DVD releases. This version runs approximately 15 minutes longer than the original, and features a disturbing flashback of Pennywise before he became the killer clown from the film.
The first issue of X-Men: Grand Design by award-winning creator Ed Piskor is available in comic shops now. This new limited series condenses and revisits 30 years of history for Marvel's beloved mutants, tackling the Uncanny X-Men mythos for fans and newcomers alike.
Following the release of the latest DLC called the Champions' Ballad, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is completed, confirms the game's producer. Breath of the Wild has been critically acclaimed, winning many Game of the Year awards, but players should not expect and further new content for this latest Zelda title.
A trailer for the role-swapped remake of Overboard has just been released, starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez. Based on the 1987 film, the remake puts Anna Faris in the original Kurt Russell role, taking advantage of an aristocrat with amnesia and convincing him that they are husband and wife. The comedy hits theaters on April 20, 2018.
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Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated
Added by JohnnyMac about 2 years ago
Hello all,
I've been searching your forums for the past few months now and decided it's time to make an account and finally get help since I'm currently stuck.
I'm creating an IOT using a Raspi 3B as my gateway so I can eventually control everything in my home from a tablet or phone. Currently I have a RFM69HCW (because I want to TX/RX from sensors I put outside possibly a few hundred meters away but may switch to LoRa radios later on) connected to my Raspi and also have 2 Arduino Uno's (If I can get 2 Arduino's to TX/RX info and be identified somehow then I can connect however many sensors or nodes I want in the end and will know how to TX/RX to and from each of them, that's my thought anwyays) each have a DHT11 moisture/temperature sensor connected (for now) and a paired RFM69HCW. I have the Arduino side of the project working, both Arduinos have TX and RX loops so I can put them in a sleep mode (eventually) and not waste battery power or whatever they may be connected to at the end of the project.
My current trouble is the Raspi linux/python side (don't yell at me, I don't know the platform as well as an Arduino but am learning but still don't know the difference between the two). I've been following the Jeelabs "RFM69 on Raspi" pages ( https://jeelabs.org/2015/05/20/rfm69-on-raspberry-pi/ ) and have been doing OK so far. The only real problem I've ran into is that Gordon's repo wasn't working but after a quick google search I found the one on GitHub and cloned it without a hitch. Now I'm kind of stuck mostly because I'm a newbie with this platform and don't really know what to do after reading the "Using WiringPi with RasPi RF" page ( https://jeelabs.org/book/1521b/ ) because after I cloned wiringPi onto my Raspi. I will say this, I'm not looking to be spoon fed...however I am looking for help because I am very interested in this platform as I see the possible strong potential it has for things I'd like to do with it, and learn from, but will admit I'm very green when it comes to Raspi world. I've searched google and your forums along with lowpowerlab's but am still kind of stuck in the mud with my wheels spinning. I just kind of need a good push and would be nice to have someone or "someones" to ask questions to throughout the week. I don't anticipate someone to wait on me hand and foot but am looking for a little help learning the platform a little better and help with the RFM69 on Raspi set of pages.
I've gotten to the step "WiringPi needs to be downloaded and installed on the Raspberry Pi before it can be used. See these instructions for how to do this." but am very confused with what exactly to do after I've installed wiringPi. I've been looking at the following pages for help:
among many many others...
I'm also unsure what "make" and "GCC" are or why I need them. I read in one of the posts on these forums ( https://jeelabs.net/boards/7/topics/7299 ) that someone was using a rfm69 with raspi as well and said they had make and GCC installed which I'm assuming I need as well. Overall I'm looking for a good push in the right direction with on-going guidance if possible. Thank you very much.
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RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by Rolf about 2 years ago
Should not be that big problem, I am using sucessfully RF69 with a Raspberry Pi, precisely that RFM69CW Board from the Jeelabs Shop:
You have already found the instruction pages on the Wiki. For further proceeding, it will be useful that you describe at which point exactly you have a problem.
Comment to what I understood up to now: "gcc" and "make" are the C-compiler and tool for compiling C-sources. You will need them to compile the source code mentioned in the instructions. First you have to install them:
As root do:
apt-get install gcc
apt-get install make
If you do not know how to become a root user, do it with sudo:
sudo apt-get install gcc
sudo apt-get install make
If the debian installation on your Raspi is a bit older, it may happen you run in problems. In this case update the installation before trying to install gcc and make another time:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
(Or as root, without preceedimg "sudo")
Also you have to enable SPI on your Raspi, because the RF69 board is driven via SPI. Do this with the Raspi configuration tool (raspi-config ?)
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by JohnnyMac about 2 years ago
The Jeelabs board you posted is almost identical to the breakout boards I bought from Adafruit but is just a bit smaller due to the surface mount components. ( I'm not sure how to properly hyperlink text like you did when you linked the jeelabs RFM69 shop page to text "the Jeelabs shop:" )
I just tried to install GCC and make but apparently they've already been installed somehow. Not sure when but I never typed "sudo apt-get install GCC" or "sudo apt-get install make". I did update and upgrade my pi this past Tuesday when I was following the wiki page. I apparently have already installed raspi-config as well as all 3 were "not upgraded" and are showing that they're already the newest version. So that part is all set.
One main issue I'm having is visualizing how this all works on a RasPi. In Arduino language I just plug in my Uno, connect to it's respective com port, open the IDE, type my code, upload it, and I'm off to the races. Do I do the same thing here on the RasPi but using Python or scratchpad or PERL or the terminal? I'd assume not the terminal. It's safe to assume that using the terminal is for calling or opening different programs and files kind of like going into the "My Computer" shortcut on a Windows desktop PC? One thing I've been wondering is where everyone learns how to use a RasPi for more than just simple projects or tinkering. I bought "The Linux Command Line" book in hopes it'd help me with the basics and a much more in-depth view of the linux world and what I can do with it but have yet to start reading it unfortunately. Taking 5 college classes this semester and working 15-16 hours a week while maintaining some sort of social life with my girlfriend leaves me with not much time for anything else.
So back on track, where I'm stuck. After I installed wiringPi is where I really have no clue what to do next. Like I mentioned above, where am I writing the code? I also noticed there's chunks of code here and there and really don't understand why or what it really does? How do I reuse the RF69 driver used in the embello project and how do I install it? It then says " Being Linux, the build process is completely different though, and uses this Makefile: " and I really have no clue what that means or what a makefile is. I now know what make is, thanks to you, so is that typed into terminal (the lines of text after that comment)?
How do I know if I have all of these libraries installed that are needed for the linux text application a few lines down?
#include <stdio.h
#include <stdint.h
#include <errno.h
#include <wiringPi.h
#include <wiringPiSPI.h
#include "spi.h"
#include "rf69.h"
I just cloned the embello repo so I can run the sample build when I get there and once there I think I should be ok for a little bit.
One other question, physical wiring. I've tried following the Jeelabs wiki but am confused on a few things.
My board has the following pins:
VIN, GND, EN, G0, SCK, MISO, MOSI, CS, RST, and G1, G2, G3, G4, and G5.
From my understanding all I need are the 4-wire SPI connections SCK, MISO, MOSI, and CS/CE/NSS with GND and Vin(3.3v/5v) but am confused about the DIO pins.
My current wiring on my RasPi 3B is like so with my Adafruit breakout board ( The RasPi on the wiki is the 26 pin original RasPi v1 ):
Vin3.3v Pin 17 (5v is Pin 2)
GND Pin 25
SCK Pin 23
MISO Pin 21
MOSI Pin 19
CS Pin 24
RST Pin 18
1) What is DIO 0 and 2? It says we're using these for interrupts but the pins are labeled a bit different on my board.
2) NSS, CE, and CS are the same thing as far as my knowledge goes, right? Because on the wiki it says "(the careful viewer will note that one wire from pin 22 to NSS still needs to be added)" but shows MISO in the pin 22 spot.
3) The wiki says to not use the 3.3v pin with the HCW board so will I be safe using the 5v pin or should I just keep the power output down?
4) Would it be better to just but the RFM69CW board and following the wiki on creating a small shield? I can replicate one very easily.
5) If I reboot my Pi but my sensors on my Arduinos are still transmitting data will the RasPi still pick it up or will I have to run the file with all the code in it again? I don't get how any of that works either.
I think that is enough questions for now which will allow me to get a lot more progress going. I will post more as I run into them. Thank you VERY much for the help. It's greatly appreciated. I can't stress that enough.
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by Rolf about 2 years ago
For today just a short answer, I am busy with a lot of other things. Attached is a diagram that shows how to connect the RF69-breakout to the Pi.
Secondly, you should get familiar with the "command line" under Linux. Use "xterm" or something similar and you can type in commands directly. Look for a source of the program "hello world" in C language, should be just 4 or 5 lines. An compile it: cc -o hello hello.c. cc (or gcc) ist the C-compiler, hello.c the source file and "-o" means, the following (hello) will be the final "binary/executable" program. And then execute the program, by typing ./hello. ",/" means the path you are just on.
Compiling with a Maklefile is even easier. In your path you will find a file with that name, it contains all the information needed to compile the source. You just have to type in make and the tool "make" does the compilation, based on the information in the Makefile.
Just an explanation of the following:
#include <stdio.h
#include <stdint.h
#include <errno.h
#include <wiringPi.h
#include <wiringPiSPI.h
#include "spi.h"
#include "rf69.h"
The first three libraries are automatically included, when gcc is installed. The 2 "wiringPi"s are included with the installation of wiringPi. And the last 2 , spi.h and rf69.h, are in the souce directory you downloaded from embello. If not, you have to find them there and include them in your path.
How to download embello? First install the "git" tool (apt-get install git). Then go with the browser to the embello repository on GitHub:
You find this link by looking for "embello" on the Jeelabs Wiki. Then on your raspi (command line, xterm) go to that directory, where you want to have embello as a subdircetory and type:
git clone https://github.com/jeelabs/embello/
You do not have to be root for that step. With embello on your Raspi, you have all the software you need.
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by JohnnyMac about 2 years ago
I appreciate the diagram. I was able to connect my Adafruit breakout to my Raspi using that and figuring out that your IRQ is G0 on my breakout board.
So following the wiki, I get to the line that say:
A sample build, assuming you have cloned the embello repository from GitHub:
$ cd embello/lib/test-raspi-linux
$ make
g++ -I../arch-raspi -I../driver rf69spi.cpp \
-lwiringPi -lwiringPiDev -lpthread -o rf69spi
My question is how do I enter all of that into xterm? The line "$ cd embello/lib/test-raspi-linux" worked fine, obviously. But when I typed in:
$ make
g++ -I../arch-raspi -I../driver rf69spi.cpp \
-lwiringPi -lwiringPiDev -lpthread -o rf69spi
I get this:
make: *** No rule to make target 'g++'. Stop."
Any clue what I'm doing wrong? I typed all of that into one line because that's what it looks like how it's supposed to be typed?
$ make g++ -I../arch-raspi -I../driver rf69spi.cpp \ -lwiringPi -lwiringPiDev -lpthread -o rf69spi
Right now I'm just trying to see if my RasPi will get the "Hello world" that my Arduino is sending out. Also looking at the "test-raspi-linux" file in text editor where is the baud rate set? If I had to guess it would be the "4000000" in this chunk of code:
int main () {
int myFd = wiringPiSPISetup (0, 4000000);
Also, I read down to line "Note: before trying any of this, make sure you have enabled SPI using the raspi-config", how do I do that? The wiki doesn't show how.
A common theme I'm noticing is that not much is in-depth in the wiki which to me means that a higher level of knowledge is required before going straight into something like this. Where do you all learn about the linux platform? Books? Youtube? Tinkering around with small projects first? I'm not even sure what half of the commands are like "-I" and I'm sitting here trying to digest and make sense of most of it with a Unix/Linux Command Reference from Fosswire.com in front of me trying to figure out what exactly the commands I'm typing are actually doing. So where did you learn how to use Linux?
I think that'll be enough questions for now. I appreciate the help. Thank you.
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by Rolf about 2 years ago
How to enable SPI? Use the tool for configuring the Raspi, on the command line it is raspi-config. But looks like you are not familiar with the command line in Linux. The best for learning this would be a friend to teach you, because this way you are coming quckily to the points where knowledge is missing. If this is not possible, install a Linux without a window system (X.11) on your Raspi and learn it by doing. I did this long time ago with Minix. Go to the Raspi download page and download "Raspbian Stretch Lite", that's a server version without X.11.
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by JohnnyMac about 2 years ago
I started googling raspi-config and how to use it and I've used it before, just had no clue what it was really even called and have since enabled the SPI interface in the raspi-config interfacing options.
I made a "Pi-cart" two years ago using a Pi zero without WiFi, a 4-port USB bus, the few required cables, and loaded Retro-Pie onto a 32GB SD card and made a retro gaming rig. I've done small projects before but am just looking for a little help and guidance. You said get a friend to teach me, well I figured I'd come here and make friends with someone who can help me with guidance while doing this project and others and so far the only person to respond and help has been you so I was hoping to at least become friends with you. I don't know anyone local in my area who knows much of anything about Linux except my old roommate whom I'm no longer on good terms with. Within a week or two I'd really like to get this IoT I'm working on to at least TX and RX with my Arduino UNOs, or at least be able to receive an intelligent signal from one of my Arduino UNOs.
The wiki also doesn't show how to set baud rates within the github repo they provided of the test program. If I can get my controllers to TX and RX anything intelligible then I shouldn't be very far from where I need to be. Once that happens then I can sit back and take a look at the bigger picture and realize what I need to know in order to do what I need to do. A great pre-calc teacher once asked my class if they knew why we were learning pre-calc, we all said no. So he showed us some problems relating to real world issues, mainly to do with physics based calc, and ask us to solve them. Unsurprisingly none of us knew how and that's when he told us that's why we're learning pre-calc first. That being said, I see it as a very important step for me to at least get my radios talking and then look at problems that I'm having a real issue with due to lack of Linux based knowledge rather than focusing on me getting stuck with, and not understanding, the verbiage used in Linux vs. C++ programming. Some of it's the same, just different ways of getting to where you need to be using different verbiage.
I hope you will help me to at least get my radios transmitting "Hello world!" or whatever the test program file sends. I thank you for your help and guidance thus far. I'm also concurrently reading The Linux Command Line so please don't think I'm not helping myself first before asking questions. Thanks again.
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by JohnnyMac about 2 years ago
So I've made a tiny bit of progress after enabling the SPI interface. Any clue why it failed?
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RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by JohnnyMac about 2 years ago
Any help with the memory allocation problem I'm having?
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by Rolf about 2 years ago
In the Makefile change this line:
LDLIBS = -lwiringPi -lwiringPiDev -lpthread
LDLIBS = -lwiringPi -lwiringPiDev -lpthread -fpermissive
RE: Any help with RFM69 on RasPi is greatly appreciated - Added by jcw about 2 years ago
Since the error is that
malloc is not defined, I'd try to fix that by adding
#include <stdlib.h> at the top.


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3 ways to attain operational excellence
As we have discussed in previous blog entries, lower oil prices have impacted operations in a number of different ways, and we have seen an impact on large-scale capital projects, with many energy companies being forced to reevaluate their capital investment schemes.
For operating assets, the key to profitability in an adverse oil price environment is to increase productivity and lower operational costs. Operational excellence principles can provide dramatic improvements to reliability, production, and compliance, while reducing the risk of incidents and downtime.
Companies from Chevron to Shell to ConocoPhillips have shared their approaches to achieving operational excellence, and it has become clear that companies had three areas of focus.
i) Information Accessibility is the Key
A common challenge is to make a your programme accessible to and for everyone. Even perfect programmes are doomed for failure if no one knows about them or if it's too difficult to fit into the glide path of their "day jobs." Technology can help – but only if it's designed to meet these two requirements.
One of our customers has shared that they leveraged Microsoft Office tools, specifically Visio and PowerPoint, to document and communicate their new programme. While these are useful tools in documenting operational procedures, maintaining ongoing changes and improvements, and communicating both the program and its results, without integrating the program into your other business systems, adoption will remain challenging.
The key is making it easier for your personnel to find the information in your business systems than to ask a colleague. Some advice based on our experience with customers:
- Find and include experts in different roles and departments throughout your company.
- Ensure that essential procedures and other information are up-to-date and accessible.
- Eliminate the silos that prevent standardization on your established best practices to take place.
- Insist that systems work with – or within – your existing business systems.
ii) Finding Consistency in Operations
Fully understanding and documenting these processes is often step one in an operational excellence initiative; however, it's not enough to just document best practices and standard operating procedures. There are serious real-world hurdles to jump before adoption of operational excellence can become a reality in the field.
A few best practices spring to the fore:
- Identifying best practices - By regularly reviewing these documents with all stakeholders, companies are able to refine procedures to be more efficient and safer.
- Including all key stakeholders - By involving personnel throughout the organization, you will establish a sense of ownership that results in much higher adoption.
- Establishing KPIs - By monitoring the results of your initiative, you are able to track both adoption and the impact of these changes, as well as identify successes that will yield continued support and adoption.
And in the era of the Great Crew Change, following these processes are more important than ever.
iii) Focus on Your People
While information is important, the importance of rallying both management and the personnel "on the ground" to support the principles and detailed processes of your program cannot be understated. To be successful, programmes need to be managed both up and down the organisation.
With upper management, aligning the value of operational excellence against the business challenges that the oil & gas industry is facing today is usually an easy sell. Establishing KPIs based on business results helps to keep management informed and supportive as you get your programme up and running.
Companies that struggled to find adoption often did not find champions to support the effort. An important best practice is the establishment of a steering committee to gain contributions and support throughout the company.
Finding Success
Operational excellence can unlock considerable value for Oil & Gas companies, especially those looking for ways to deliver profitability with lower oil prices, but it's important to consider all three of these pillars to reach your goals.
What is your experience with Operational Excellence initiatives? Have they been successful? If so, what were the critical success factors?
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Ruth (Robin Hustle)
Ruth, who sometimes works under the name Robin Hustle, is a visual artist, writer and registered nurse. How she got to where she is now is a fascinating story, and I picked her brain about self-education, eroticism in art, nurturance, and her stint writing articles for a popular mainstream blog. Ruth has a wide range of experiences and interests, and we tackle the difficult topic of how to balance work and life as artists and human beings.


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NaPoWriMo 12
Easter Morning
After the kids find their chocolate bunnies
in pastel baskets with fake green grass,
after the jelly beans planted last night
magically turn into lollipops at dawn,
I listen to them cheeping in the living room
gaps of silence then and an uproar of chatter.
This is the sound of happiness: two kids
in conversation, all present tense, wonderfully broken,
like the fine clicking noises of squirrels,
high-pitched banter, a brother-sister repartee
with the laughter that comes from total and utter glee.
My early risers, their dialogue is meaningful only to them.
About what? Coloring books and waffles,
maybe Easter dinner at Nonna's, where the talk
is more akin to cross-examinations by grownups.
I am privy today to the secret lives of these children
as they play without want or ire,
happily entertaining themselves,
with no idea that anyone at all is listening.


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Every evening,
every night-
through the endless
darkness, that abounds,
is the light that
gently surrounds me
in thoughts of your love.
Every evening,
every night-
though distance separates
seemingly impossible to bridge
the yawning gap..
together are our
hearts and souls;
already merged, the
moment we met!
Knowing us
loving and laughing;
crying, because we share,
trusting, no need to bare;
for each other we'd always be there!
In life and beyond-
don't look, I'm there..
As you must know,
just where I should be..
Right beside you!
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A recent law in Colorado will provide new protections for real estate investors who utilize a qualified intermediary ("QI") to complete an IRC Section 1031 tax deferred exchange involving property located in the State. HB 09-1254 (the "QI Act") was signed by Governor Ritter on April 16, 2009. The new QI law establishes regulations governing QIs who participate in tax deferred exchanges involving investment property located in Colorado.
In enacting the new rules, the Legislature responded to several recent cases involving QIs located in or doing business in Colorado that resulted in significant financial losses for Colorado real estate investors. The first case involved a local Breckenridge attorney who sometimes served as a QI for real estate investors, "Royal" Scoop Daniel. Mr. Daniel went missing in April of 2007 and appears to have absconded with exchange proceeds estimated at over $500,000. The second case involved Investment Exchange Group ("IXG") based in Denver. IXG was one of several independently owned and operated QI's acquired by 1031 Tax Group, LLC, a holding company based in Virginia controlled by Ed Okun, a Florida based real estate entrepreneur. Following 1031 Tax Group's acquisition of IXG, the holding company sought exchange funds from IXG to complete exchanges for clients of its other subsidiary QIs. When IXG refused to cooperate and deposited its exchange funds with a Colorado court, 1031 Tax Group filed a petition for bankruptcy protection. Loses to Colorado investors resulting from the 1031 Tax Group bankruptcy are estimated at $14 million dollars, but total losses generated by 1031 Tax Group may exceed $132 million dollars. Finally, in November of 2008, a large national QI, LandAmerica Exchange Services, Inc. (LandAm), a subsidiary of LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., became unable to advance cash to close transactions for its clients and filed for bankruptcy protection in New York. The funding difficulty appears to have resulted from LandAm's investment of exchange proceeds in certain investments that became illiquid in the recent financial meltdown. Losses from LandAm's failure are estimated to exceed $400 million and are still being tallied.
The new law applies to QIs who: (i) maintain an office in Colorado, or (ii) to QIs located outside Colorado who teach seminars or who participate in exchange transactions involving the transfer of investment property located in the State. A QI subject to the QI Act must:
Change in Control: Notify all current clients of any change in control within two (2) business days after the date of the change.
Financial Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance or Deposits: The QI must maintain adequate insurance specifically, a Fidelity bond of at least $1 million and Errors and Omission ("E & O") insurance of at least $250,000 or deposit cash or irrevocable letters of credit in at least the amounts specified above.
Withdrawal Authorization: Requires both the QI and taxpayer's authorization for the withdrawal of exchange proceeds on deposits over $250,000.
Investment of Exchange Funds: Requires written notification from the QI to the taxpayer of the manner in which exchange proceeds held on behalf of the taxpayer will be deposited and invested. These provisions also prohibit the commingling of exchange proceeds among multiple taxpayers.
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