I turned 30 this May, to a welcoming committee of good friends at a terracotta-walled chillout bar – the same colour that adorns my old room at home and the same colour that will adorn my new room as I settle into the sleepy coastal town of Marsaskala with my girlfriend and Olivia, the fluffy ginger cat.
Or, at least, it will remain sleepy for the odd few months or so, until yet another ludicrous development takes over the ever-diminishing unspoilt land on the island, this time right under my (new) doorstep.
More on that later, for now here's a few things that have kept me busy over the past month.
Schlock Magazine's May issue – The overall brief was 'Spring', and I think we've succeeded in creating an eclectic and visually sumptuous edition, if I may say so myself. Check it out and give us your feedback, if you're so inclined. It would be appreciated either way, as we're planning some pretty big changes in the near future any constructive crit will go a long way. Click here to check it out.
Some cool interviews – Got to chat to the great Jeremy Robert Johnson about his blistering bizarro-noir debut novel Skullcrack City (once again, for Schlock) and the day job got a bit more interesting when I scored the chance to speak to David Bowie's former guitarist turned newspaper mogul Mark Pritchett. It made for a curious afternoon, though as ever, the more memorable insights were kept off the record.
Fun reads – Apart from the aforementioned Skullcrack City, I thoroughly enjoyed Molly Tanzer's Vermilion – a weird western with touches of Chinese mysticism and trans-continental vampire lore. We'll be interviewing Tanzer for Schlock Talks too, and I'll be reviewing the book for May's edition of Schlock's Pop Culture Destruction. Tanzer also featured in an anthology I've enjoyed and chatted to my Schlock interlocutor Marco about for Schlock's podcast – Letters to Lovecraft, edited by Jesse Bullington. My dear friend Pyt also gifted me a sumptuous coffee table volume of Umberto Eco's The Book of Legendary Lands, which now sits atop of The Steampunk User's Manual (ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Desirina Boskovich) – another birthday gift, courtesy of my sister and her boyfriend. These are the books that are imagination fuel as I type or sketch away.
Reads I'm looking forward to in the near future: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel, Cyclonopedia by Reza Negarestani, The Gift of Stones by Jim Crace and – perhaps above all – Stone: An Ecology of the Inhuman by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen. The massed effect of this reading schedule seems to point to a keener environmental awareness, and a desire to get at something obstinately ancient and 'quiet', as a counter-reaction to the ADD generation. And what better way to do that than through rocks?
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Unlock your foods hidden potential. No more bland chicken and broccoli, microwave meals or fast food. Its time to find a whole new world and its right behind a cupboard door in your kitchen. It times to enhance, change, add flavor and aroma to your daily cooking duties. If you're not cooking daily then this quick guide will help you find your inner chef.
When people buy spices a lot of times they purchase a blend of spices. Although if you read the packages label you will quickly find that salt is the first ingredient in a large majority. This isn't what you need. Salt is important when preparing food just ask any chef. But if you add salt and it comes with all your blended spices than you should just lick a salt block. Now that doesn't sound fun unless you're a deer. Salt is abundant in all packaged and processed foods everyone knows that to be true. Plus, if you're not eating too healthy than you're getting more than your daily share. With that being said I am still a person who cooks with sea salt every time and its fine in moderation unless a doctor tells you otherwise. Although by utilizing different spices you can cut back on your salt addiction.
Spices are also good for your health. They have so many properties that can help with arthritis, heart disease, skin infections, digestive help, lowering blood pressure and even getting rid of excess gas. These are a few helpful elements that spices contain without mentioning the anti-fungal, anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antibacterial properties. The truth is spices have been helping humans for centuries.
Spices are key to helping with eating healthier. Buy the spice and find a dish that can be made with it or other spices. Then close your eyes, smell the food and give it a taste. A lot of those flavors are coming from you know where, the spices. When the say the spice to life what do you think they mean? They are saying why not discover something that can give your dishes more complexity and layers. So I challenge you to buy a new spice when you go shopping next and give it a try.
Today we are going to list some good ones to have in the spice rack. There are 30 here but you don't need all of these at once. So there is no need to buy a bunch of new spices right away. But a few like basil, cumin, salt, pepper, ginger, oregano and cayenne because we like it spicy. We recommend these seven if you don't have them in your pantry but we hope you have a couple already.
The basics – Pepper and salt. We prefer cracked pepper and kosher sea salt. Many simple dishes can be made with only these two spices and you will enjoy the dishes true flavors.
Mediterranean (Italian/Spanish/Greek) cuisine – basil, garlic (fresh or powder), oregano, fennel, onion powder, marjoram and parsley. This is the go to with some tomatoes, spinach and some fresh grated cheese or whatever your cupboard has in store.
Mexican/southwest/spicy cuisine – Cumin, cilantro, red pepper, cayenne, chili powder, Mexican Oregano, Cajun and creole seasonings. Sprinkle one or two of these and turn up the heat for good measure then you'll be jumping up and down with excitement.
Far east and Indian cuisine – Chinese five spice, sesame seeds, fresh or ground ginger, curry, turmeric, saffron, garam masala and cardamom. A little garlic, soy sauce and sweetener like honey or brown sugar with a couple of these spices and you'll be an Asian food chef rookie in no time.
Sweet and savory – Ground cinnamon or sticks, whole nutmeg or ground, vanilla beans or extract, allspice, cloves and mint. These will help you hit that sweet tooth spot without staying on your hips for a lifetime.
Thyme to Thyme – Bay leaves, thyme, dill, rosemary and sage. All these normally get pushed to the back of the cupboard with seldom use but they still have a place at the table and can be used from time to time.
The list wouldn't be complete without some liquids that are spices best friend. Lemon, lime or any juice, soy sauce, olive oil, wine, sherry, liquor, vinegar, Worcestershire, hot sauces and BBQ sauces and many others.
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In her final piece for WhichPLM this year, resident digital printing expert Debbie McKeegan here explores the state of the climate, and the future of textiles. Debbie is the CEO of TexIntel – an expert advisory practice serving the Creative, Digital and Print Textile manufacturing Industry.
As the year draws to a close it's always a good time for positive reflection, an opportunity to put the past behind us (and leave it there!) and to take the year's commercial achievements forward. It's an opportunity to build on proven strategies and push the boundaries for the year ahead. So, what did we learn commercially in 2019? Has it been a smart year for the Textile industry?
The biggest headline for 2019 has to be sustainability, and rightly so. Finally the global business community, politicians and consumers have awakened to the facts. Climate change is real! It affects each and every one of us to a greater or lesser degree (irony noted), and as a global population we have to bring about change, together. Small steps cumulatively will make a huge positive impact for mankind.
Driven by the consumers' demand for carbon neutrality the Textile industry is adapting its manufacturing processes and facing up to its responsibilities, albeit slowly, and perhaps too slowly to fully reverse the damage of the past. However, numerous new technologies have emerged onto the market this year and progress is gaining pace. Although it has to be said that, whilst not in the public domain, many of these technologies have been years in the making.
All products, be they intended for Fashion, Interiors or Apparel, use textiles. The fabrics that we use in our daily lives are the bedrock of necessary change.
The environmental footprint of the Textile Industry is now under scrutiny as one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions, for its use of precious resources, toxic waste and intensive use of non-renewable energy.
Whilst I accept that there is a lot of green washing in the media, pushed by inscrutable marketeers who seek to profit from the sustainability trend, this isn't a trend; the Textile industry is making serious commitments to bring about change by investing billions into sustainable alternatives and, through blue chip company collaboration, these initiatives are making an impact.
Gap and Arvind (both billion-dollar companies) this year fulfilled their pledge to build a joint bioreactor project that will save over 2.5 billion litres of water annually. Global apparel retailer GAP INC, and the global textile manufacturer Arvind LTD unveiled a new water treatment facility that will eliminate the use of freshwater at Arvind's denim manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad. This marks a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts of both companies to reduce the amount of water used in the apparel production pipeline.
The new facility will save 8 million litres of fresh water daily, or 2.5 billion litres of fresh water on a yearly basis, preserving the local communities' vital freshwater resources.
The apparel industry is one of the most intensive users of water in the world and, in India, 54 percent of the population faces a high to extremely high water risk. Arvind's denim manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad, the first mill in India to manufacture denim, will now operate entirely with reclaimed water using a membrane bioreactor technology, which will treat domestic water drawn from the surrounding community without chemicals in the process. A newly constructed pipeline will draw wastewater from the local municipal pipeline.
In the face of local water scarcity, the facility will also reduce the business risk for Arvind and other businesses that source from the facility due to the new reliable availability of water. Across the globe similar projects are in progress.
Fibres too are seeing a new dawn, and we see numerous initiatives making a significant sustainable impact.
All fabrics begin as fibres, be that synthetic or natural, and in recent years the industry has found sustainable alternatives in short supply. But in the last year alone huge strides have been made in the technical production and availability of sustainable fibre production. With huge investments promised, the availability of circular substrates is set to improve in the year ahead.
Currently there are approximately 31 manufacturers worldwide of wood pulp fibre, and Lenzing are leading the field. Responsible sourcing and sustainability are key elements of Lenzing's corporate strategy. They help preserve global forests and prevent deforestation, which in turn makes a substantial contribution to climate protection. Ranking in first position in the Canopy certification, re-confirms Lenzing's responsible procurement of wood (a fibre used to make viscose) and underpins their role as a leader in sustainable fibre technology. Lenzing also helps to preserve the global forests to facilitate the production of cellulose fibres for textile yarns, and fabrics, and have made over 100 million dollars of investment this year alone to both improve the ecological footprint of the Lenzing site and to increase sustainable pulp (wood fibre) production.
On the subject of micro-fibres and the damage that they are doing to the environment, and by way of a tribute to the power of collaboration, Arcelik, the parent company to 12 leading home appliance brands (including two of Europe's largest: Beko and Grundig), announced at IFA 2019 its commitment to make its micro-fibre filtering technologies available to competitors in the Home Appliance industry. The company has developed the world's first washing machine with a built-in synthetic micro-fibre filtration system, which will be available for purchase in 2020.
More than 1 million micro-fibres per wash cycle are flushed down the drain, to end up in our oceans and are proven to be contaminating the food chain. The new technology will block 90% of this contamination.
In his keynote speech, Arcelik CEO, Hakan Bulgurlu, called for closer industry partnerships and is ready to share the new cutting edge technology for the greater good. Bulgurlu asserted that humanity faces a global crisis by damaging and destroying the environment at a quicker rate than it can regenerate itself. "As a company with a global footprint, with products and services in 146 countries, we made it our mission to do everything within our power to make a change as time is running out in the fight against environmental disasters – most importantly climate catastrophe. That's why we believe creating a value through reducing the environmental damage that we are causing as an industry is a key opportunity we should seize. This technology is one of the most important innovations to come out of Arçelik and it has the potential to create far-reaching and significant change in our world."
Circularity is also big business, and points the way to a sustainable future; the next year will see this initiative grow and grow. We have to move to a circular economy if we are to save precious resources, and the only way we can do that is to change the fundamental principles of product design and utilize recycled fabrics and fibres where possible.
Recycling is the keystone to a circular economy, and as yet, it has to be said that we do not have the facilities, or global infrastructure, to deal with the volume of textiles that need to be recycled, or the technology to repurpose the blended volume of fibres required for recycled yarn production worldwide. But progress is being made and, once established, these technologies will require scaling to meet demand. By way of example, Poseidon Plastics, a waste recycling company and the co-developers of a unique monomer recycling technology that converts polyester waste to recycled raw materials (BHET) to produce RPET has signed an MOU contract with Dupont, and Teijin Films to assist and develop a pathway to constructing an initial 1,000 tons per year with a further increase to 10,000 tons per plant per year achievable.
And so, as technology begins to catch up with our newly invigorated demand for sustainable fabrics, great care needs to be taken in the sourcing of such fabrics. All is not as it seems, we need to be transparent and to truly understand the recycling process utilized in the fabrics we choose if we are to correctly define for end-use. The consumer needs clarification, and the manufacturer needs certification to ensure that the carbon footprint, and environmental impact of the recycled fabrics we choose, is less than the original version.
I for one have expanded my knowledge of sustainable practice 500% this year, and it has on occasion become a full time obsession, but, it's early days for the industry as a whole; and for practitioners within the Textile industry, designers and manufacturers alike, we all need to learn fast to make critical progress and save the planet's precious resources.
The Textile workbook has changed forever; forget the principles of the past, read as much as you can in the year ahead, listen to your mentors and collaborative peers, take on board as much information as possible, collaborate – and together we can all make a huge change…
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Debbie McKeegan Award winning British designer, Debbie McKeegan, began her digital journey almost two decades ago – pre-Photoshop, and pre-digital print. With a manufacturing background, a vast knowledge of traditional textiles (from both a design and production perspective), and an interest in CAD from its onset, today Debbie serves as an expert in the world of digital print. Debbie has developed many new digital production practices, and speaks as an authority on digital design and print worldwide. She is the CEO of TextIntel - an expert advisory practice serving the Creative, Digital and Print Textile manufacturing industry. As a WhichPLM contributor, she is able to pass on her wisdom as a digital pioneer; embracing the creative freedom offered with the advancement of new technology, she looks forward to sharing her knowledge.
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Invasive alien species? Isn't there an app for that?
Scientists review 41 invasive species reporting apps and provide recommendations for future development.
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a leading contributor to biodiversity loss, and they cause annual economic damage in the order of hundreds of billions of US dollars in each of many countries around the world. Smartphone apps are one relatively new tool that could help monitor, predict, and ideally prevent their spread. But are they living up to their full potential?
A team of researchers from the University of Montana, the Flathead Lake Biological Station and the University of Georgia River Basin Center tried to answer that in a recent research paper in the open access, peer-reviewed journal NeoBiota. Going through nearly 500 peer-reviewed articles, they identified the key features of the perfect IAS reporting app and then rated all known English-language IAS reporting apps available to North America users against this ideal.
Smartphone apps have the potential to be powerful reporting tools. Citizen scientists the world around have made major contributions to the reporting of biodiversity using apps like iNaturalist and eBird. But apps for reporting invasive species never reached that level of popularity; Howard and his team investigated why.
Smartphone apps like the soon-to-be-released new EDDmapS platform are promising tools for monitoring, predicting, and reducing the spread of invasive species. However, the same explosion of reports has not been realized as that which has been experienced by biodiversity-wide platforms. Howard et al. investigate why there has not been the same boom in use observed for these invasive species-specific apps. Image by Leif Howard and Charles van Rees
User uptake and retention are just as important as collecting data. Howard and colleagues found that apps tend to do a good job with one of these, and rarely with both. In their paper, they emphasize that making apps user-friendly and fun to use, involving games and useful functions like species identification and social media plug-ins is a major missing piece among current apps.
"The greatest advancement in IAS early detection would likely result from app gamification," they write.
Another feature they would like to see more of is artificial intelligence or machine learning for photo identification, which they believe would greatly enhance species identification and might increase public participation.
The authors also make suggestions for future innovations that could make IAS reporting apps even more effective. Their biggest suggestion is coordination.
"Currently, most invasive species apps are developed by many separate organizations, leading to duplicated effort and inconsistent implementation", they say. "The valuable data collected by these apps is also sent to different databases, making it harder for scientists to combine them for useful research."
A more efficient way to implement these technologies might be providing open-source code and app templates, with which local organizations can make regional apps that contribute data to centralized databases.
Overall, this research shows how with broader participation, more complete and informative reporting forms, and more consistent and structured data management, IAS reporting apps could make much larger contributions to invasive species management worldwide. This, in turn, could save local, regional, and national economies hundreds of millions or billions of dollars annually, while protecting valuable ecological and agricultural systems for future generations.
Research article:
Howard L, van Rees C, Dahquist Z, Luikart G, Hand B (2022) A review of invasive species reporting apps for citizen science and opportunities for innovation. NeoBiota 71: 165-188. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.71.79597
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Author Pensoft Editorial TeamPosted on March 4, 2022 March 14, 2022 Categories NeobiotaTags alien species, citizen science, invasive species, invasive species management, technologyLeave a comment on Invasive alien species? Isn't there an app for that?
Data mining applied to scholarly publications to finally reveal Earth's biodiversity
At a time when a million species are at risk of extinction, according to a recent UN report, ironically, we don't know how many species there are on Earth, nor have we noted down all those that we have come to know on a single list. In fact, we don't even know how many species we would have put on such a list.
The combined research including over 2,000 natural history institutions worldwide, produced an estimated ~500 million pages of scholarly publications and tens of millions of illustrations and species descriptions, comprising all we currently know about the diversity of life. However, most of it isn't digitally accessible. Even if it were digital, our current publishing systems wouldn't be able to keep up, given that there are about 50 species described as new to science every day, with all of these published in plain text and PDF format, where the data cannot be mined by machines, thereby requiring a human to extract them. Furthermore, those publications would often appear in subscription (closed access) journals.
The Biodiversity Literature Repository (BLR), a joint project ofPlazi, Pensoft and Zenodo at CERN, takes on the challenge to open up the access to the data trapped in scientific publications, and find out how many species we know so far, what are their most important characteristics (also referred to as descriptions or taxonomic treatments), and how they look on various images. To do so, BLR uses highly standardised formats and terminology, typical for scientific publications, to discover and extract data from text written primarily for human consumption.
By relying on state-of-the-art data mining algorithms, BLR allows for the detection, extraction and enrichment of data, including DNA sequences, specimen collecting data or related descriptions, as well as providing implicit links to their sources: collections, repositories etc. As a result, BLR is the world's largest public domain database of taxonomic treatments, images and associated original publications.
Once the data are available, they are immediately distributed to global biodiversity platforms, such as GBIF–the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. As of now, there are about 42,000 species, whose original scientific descriptions are only accessible because of BLR.
The very basic principle in science to cite previous information allows us to trace back the history of a particular species, to understand how the knowledge about it grew over time, and even whether and how its name has changed through the years. As a result, this service is one avenue to uncover the catalogue of life by means of simple lookups.
So far, the lessons learned have led to the development of TaxPub, an extension of the United States National Library of Medicine Journal Tag Suite and its application in a new class of 26 scientific journals. As a result, the data associated with articles in these journals are machine-accessible from the beginning of the publishing process. Thus, as soon as the paper comes out, the data are automatically added to GBIF.
While BLR is expected to open up millions of scientific illustrations and descriptions, the system is unique in that it makes all the extracted data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR), as well as open to anybody, anywhere, at any time. Most of all, its purpose is to create a novel way to access scientific literature.
To date, BLR has extracted ~350,000 taxonomic treatments and ~200,000 figures from over 38,000 publications. This includes the descriptions of 55,800 new species, 3,744 new genera, and 28 new families. BLR has contributed to the discovery of over 30% of the ~17,000 species described annually.
Prof. Lyubomir Penev, founder and CEO of Pensoft says,
"It is such a great satisfaction to see how the development process of the TaxPub standard, started by Plazi some 15 years ago and implemented as a routine publishing workflow at Pensoft's journals in 2010, has now resulted in an entire infrastructure that allows automated extraction and distribution of biodiversity data from various journals across the globe. With the recent announcement from the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) that their European Journal of Taxonomy is joining the TaxPub club, we are even more confident that we are paving the right way to fully grasping the dimensions of the world's biodiversity."
Dr Donat Agosti, co-founder and president of Plazi, adds:
"Finally, information technology allows us to create a comprehensive, extended catalogue of life and bring to light this huge corpus of cultural and scientific heritage – the description of life on Earth – for everybody. The nature of taxonomic treatments as a network of citations and syntheses of what scientists have discovered about a species allows us to link distinct fields such as genomics and taxonomy to specimens in natural history museums."
Dr Tim Smith, Head of Collaboration, Devices and Applications Group at CERN, comments:
"Moving the focus away from the papers, where concepts are communicated, to the concepts themselves is a hugely significant step. It enables BLR to offer a unique new interconnected view of the species of our world, where the taxonomic treatments, their provenance, histories and their illustrations are all linked, accessible and findable. This is inspirational for the digital liberation of other fields of study!"
BLR is a joint project led by Plazi in partnership with Pensoft and Zenodo at CERN.
Currently, BLR is supported by a grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Author Pensoft Editorial TeamPosted on October 21, 2019 July 15, 2021 Categories Biodiversity Data Journal, MycoKeys, Phytokeys, ZookeysTags biodiversity, biodiversity data, biodiversity informatics, biodiversity loss, biodiversity next, data mining, data publishing, data quality, Pensoft, Plazi, taxonomic treatment, technology, zenodoLeave a comment on Data mining applied to scholarly publications to finally reveal Earth's biodiversity
Scientists use forensic technology to genetically document infanticide in brown bears
Modern open-source software helped the researchers identify the male that killed a female and her two cubs
Scientists used a technology designed for the purposes of human forensics, to provide the first genetically documented case of infanticide in brown bears, following the murder of a female and her two cubs in Trentino, the Italian Alps, where a small re-introduced population has been genetically monitored for already 20 years.
The study, conducted and authored by Francesca Davoli, The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Bologna, and her team, is published in the open access journal Nature Conservation.
To secure their own reproduction, males of some social mammalian species, such as lions and bears, exhibit infanticidal behaviour where they kill the offspring of their competitors, so that they can mate with the females which become fertile again soon after they lose their cubs. However, sometimes females are also killed while trying to protect their young, resulting in a survival threat to small populations and endangered species.
"In isolated populations with a small number of reproductive adults, sexually selected infanticide can negatively impact the long-term conservation of the species, especially in the case where the female is killed while protecting her cubs," point out the researchers.
"Taking this into account, the genetic identification of the perpetrators could give concrete indications for the management of small populations, for example, placing radio-collars on infanticidal males to track them," they add. "Nevertheless, genetic studies for identifying infanticidal males have received little attention."
Thanks to a database containing the genotypes of all bears known to inhabit the study site and an open-source software used to analyse human forensic genetic profiles, the scientists were able to solve the case much like in a television crime series.
Upon finding the three corpses, the researchers were certain that the animals had not been killed by a human. In the beginning, the suspects were all male brown bears reported from the area in 2015.
Hoping to isolate the DNA of the perpetrator, the researchers collected three samples of hairs and swabbed the female's wounds in search for saliva. Dealing with a relatively small population, the scientists expected that the animals would share a genotype to an extent, meaning they needed plenty of samples.
However, while the DNA retrieved from the saliva swabs did point to an adult male, at first glance it seemed that it belonged to the cubs' father. Later, the scientists puzzled out that the attacker must have injured the cubs and the mother alternately, thus spreading blood containing the inherited genetic material from the father bear. Previous knowledge also excluded the father, since there are no known cases of male bears killing their offspring. In fact, they seem to distinguish their own younglings, even though they most likely recognise the mother.
To successfully determine the attacker, the scientists had to use the very small amount of genetic material from the saliva swabs they managed to collect and conduct a highly sophisticated analysis, in order to obtain four genetic profiles largely overlapping with each other. Then, they compared them against each of the males reported from the area that year. Eventually, they narrowed down the options to an individual listed as M7.
"The monitoring of litters is a fundamental tool for the management of bear populations: it has allowed the authors to genetically confirm the existence of cases of infanticide and in the future may facilitate the retrieval of information necessary to assess the impact of SSI on demographic trends," conclude the researchers.
Davoli F, Cozzo M, Angeli F, Groff C, Randi E (2018) Infanticide in brown bear: a case-study in the Italian Alps – Genetic identification of perpetrator and implications in small populations. Nature Conservation 25: 55-75. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.25.23776
Author Pensoft Editorial TeamPosted on February 27, 2018 Categories Nature ConservationTags bears, behaviour, biodiversity, brown bears, conservation, forensics, genetic monitoring, infanticide, Italian Alps, Italy, mammals, monitoring, open-source software, reproduction, sexually selected infanticide, SSI, technology, TrentinoLeave a comment on Scientists use forensic technology to genetically document infanticide in brown bears
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Q: Project structure in rust -- adding extra files I am learning rust and am super confused at the project structure for cargo projects. I am using this page (and the rust book) for reference.
I am trying to separate my project for different structs so they can have their own file, similar to cpp and classes.
so if I have
src/main.rs
src/struct_name.rs

and I create the mod for it:
pub mod struct_name
{
    pub struct _struct_name
    {}
}

I should be able to do this in main.rs:
mod struct_name;

But the problem I am having is when I am trying to include external crates. For example, I'm trying to implement clap and use macros. So I do the following in igloo.rs:
#[macro_use]
extern crate clap;
use clap::{Arg, App};

pub mod struct_name
{
    pub struct _struct_name
    {//do clap things}
}

I am given the error E0468 "an 'extern crate' loading macros must be at the crate root". Does this mean I can never use macros outside of main.rs or lib.rs? How can I somehow export these functions so that I can use them in struct_name.rs? I get that I could make export functions in main.rs or lib.rs, but if I am using the mod in main.rs and lib.rs, then struct_name.rs would never see the exported functions, right?

A: In main.rs:
Macros imported at the top of the crate are avaliable everywhere in the crate.
    #[macro_use]
    extern crate clap;
    mod struct_name

In struct_name.rs:
You only need to define a module in its parent.
    use clap::{Arg, App};
    // do things


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An appeal for more volunteers to help out at Burntisland's popular annual bonfire night display has been made.
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The group is holding its AGM on Sunday at 2.30pm in the Sands Hotel, Burntisland, when it hopes for a good turnout of locals to offer their assistance.
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BIRA reports LFL sales gains for independent DIY retailers
DIY and hardware selling members of the British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) reported Q1 2012 sales were up by over 3% on Q1 2011, bettering the Q4 2011's +2.9% figure.
In its quarterly sales monitor for the period ending March 31, 2012, BIRA highlighted the positive contrast to retail giant B&Q's recent sales drop. Cookshop and housewares fared significantly worse, however, down 1.9% on last year and failing to carry through the sector's strong pre-Christmas jump of 5.9%.
It was a stunning result for BIRA's garden and horticultural machinery retailers, with a 12.45% growth on the previous quarter, up 6.65% on last year. Pet products enjoyed a more modest growth, with LfL sales up 0.84% on last year.
Big ticket items including furniture, floor coverings and beds were up 8.60% on last year, a rate of growth second only to cards, stationary, crafts and hobbies (+26.48%).
The overall picture was a happy one for the association, marking its second positive quarter in a row and highest quarterly increase since the survey began in 2007. The survey represented nearly 200 businesses, and more than half reported that they were now feeling confident about the times ahead.
BIRA's deputy chief executive Michael Weedon said: "The independent sector never ceases to amaze. While the number of shops in towns run by multiples fell last year, the number of independents grew - and by more than the drop in multiples.
"Now, as the ONS announces that recession has returned, with two quarters of negative growth, independents produce two quarters of positive growth. This is important: if the government really wants to nurture our towns and for retail to produce jobs and growth then the answer is right here, with the independents."
He added: "It is really good to see that the Optimism/pessimism index has also ticked up, with over 56% of retailers now optimistic about the year ahead, of which approaching 5% describe themselves unequivocally 'very confident' about the prospects for trade."
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Thank you for the excellent presentation that you gave at Woodbury Park on Thursday morning. It was very interesting and thought-provoking for our Retail members. The feedback has been excellent.
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Frozen in anticipation
In a scene from Frozen Ana watches her sister Elsa standing alone in her ice castle.
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I settle down in my seat, sipping my Coke with a buttery bucket of popcorn on my lap. The audience is packed, I look to my left and see an adult, a full-fledged fanatic in a costume, and to my right a little girl with eager eyes.
Then it starts.
This is the crowd to expect when Frozen 2 releases on Nov. 22. From the moment Frozen first came out, ranking 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it was not only a movie, but also a lifestyle for children, teenagers, and adults alike. "Let It Go" was an anthem, every store was stocked with Frozen apparel, and by the time Halloween rolled around the next year, every girl wanted to be Anna or Elsa.
Six years later, with two Frozen shorts in between, Disney has finally given us promise to a Frozen 2 that we've been waiting for. Amidst no speculations for a Frozen 2, we were pleasantly surprised when Disney dropped the new teaser trailer. After only 24 hours, it quickly became the most viewed animation trailer ever, reaching 116.4 million views.
The trailer is mesmerizing, especially with the background music timed perfectly to enhance and highlight each action. It kicks off with Elsa using her powers to cross the ocean, then switches to Kristoff, who is leading a pack of reindeers and ends with Anna slashing at an ominous threat lurking behind our view. With Elsa finally accepting her powers, the directors hope to do a lot more with her, showing us who she truly is. There have even been rumors of Elsa having a girlfriend, a big step for Disney movies. In terms of the two new characters that are set to appear, many speculate that they may be Anna and Kristoff's kids, or flashbacks of Anna and Elsa's parents. Whatever the case is, we'll be sure to find out Nov. 22.
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Courtesy of HBO
Waystar Royco is handing out a trio of promotions: HBO's Succession has upped cast members Justine Lupe, David Rasche and Fisher Stevens to series regulars for the upcoming third season, according to our sister site Deadline.
Lupe plays Connor's call girl-turned-playwright girlfriend Willa, while Rasche plays Waystar CFO Karl Muller; both have recurred since the HBO drama's freshman season. Stevens plays Waystar communications exec/crisis manager Hugo Baker, who made his debut in Season 2.
Season 3 of Succession — which took home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in September — has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and doesn't have a premiere date yet, but filming is currently underway, per Deadline.
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Winamp Minitube Adds Youtube Videos To Music
Updated • May 21, 2018
Music, Music and Video
Minitube is a Winamp plugin that unfortunately works only with Winamp and not with related music clients like AIMP2. The plugin searches YouTube automatically once a song starts playing and grabsg the first result from the video portal and starts to play it on the desktop in its own window.
It would be rather chaotic if both the music player and the video would be playing the music; This is why the developers have made the decision to either play the music in Winamp and mute the video or mute Winamp and play the video with sound.
Minitube has a few additional options that can enhance the experience. It is possible to set the connection to low or high bandwidth, start the video in a window or full screen or to automatically hide the player if no video is found or skip to the next song instead.
The playback is normally not synchronous due to the fact that the music track begins playing before the search is conducted. It can also happen that the first result on Youtube is no longer available which would display a "The video is no longer available" message for the duration of the song or that an unrelated video - with the correct song - is pulled from Youtube.
The best application for this would probably be to load a mp3 playlist and select to play the Youtube videos with sound in fullscreen. This would be like a custom music video channel on the Internet.
Update: The plugin has last been updated in 2008 which is a strong indicator that further plugin development has been abandoned by its author. It is very likely that the plugin won't work correctly anymore considering that the video sites it supports have changed API and layouts significantly in the past few years.
The download page is no longer available, and the plugin cannot be downloaded anymore. Even if you would find a new download location for it, it won't work anymore.
Still, here is a short user video that demonstrates the functionality that it provided.
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The kapala ("skull" in Sanskrit) is a ritual cup made in the shape of a human skull, often meant to hold the inner offering unique to Highest Yoga Tantra. Although some – especially older – kapalas are made of real human craniums, ours are handmade from electroplated metal. Each kapala set features a skull cup that rests on a triangular pedestal and is topped with a vajra-handled lid.
Size: approx. 3 inches wide (7.6 cm) x 6 inches tall (15 cm).


Vocational teachers, also known as career or technical teachers, bring their work experience into the classroom, shop or laboratory to instruct others. Examples of subjects a vocational teacher might teach include automotive repair, cosmetology, computer technology, radiologic technology and electronics repair. Vocational teachers might work with students at the middle and high school levels or with adult students attending a community college or technical school. Exact duties depend on the employer, the subject and the age of the students, though most vocational teachers share some common duties.


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Trials are held the ISIS style in al-Hol camp: Autonomous Administration
Al-Hol camp for internally displaced persons in rural al-Hasakah, northeastern Syria (Hawar News)
"الإدارة الذاتية": محاكمات ميدانية تجري في"الهول" بطريقة تنظيم "الدولة"
The Office of Refugees, Displaced, and Affected Persons' Affairs of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has replied to a 21 January statement by the United Nations (UN).
In the statement, the UN expressed concern over the deteriorating security at al-Hol Camp, where several residents were reported dead lately.
"Some party is holding field trials according to ISIS laws within the camp. Those with liberal mindsets or who have criticized ISIS' practices are being executed," the office stated. ISIS commanders have stayed in touch with and are guiding their recruits in the camp.
ISIS has ramped up its activities after the Turkey-backed armed opposition groups took over the cities of Ras al-Ayn and Tall Abiad. This has largely affected the situation inside the camp, the office said in a statement on Sunday, 24 January.
The security forces are providing protection inside the camp and have arrested several ISIS sleeper cells there. These forces have also prevented several weapon trafficking and smuggling operations into the camp, which according to the statement, have been carried out by regional actors, including Turkey.
Addressing the situation of ISIS fighters' children, the office denied that they are being subjected to any forms of imprisonment, particularly enforced detention. "Children are treated as needed," with particular care for orphans.
"ISIS fighters' wives, who are in the camp, are still trying to instill the organization's ideology in these children."
The office blamed UN agencies and international organizations for the insufficient support for the administration's efforts to "rehabilitate; eliminate and curb extremism; establish security; and provide the necessary assistance."
UN agencies' cooperation with the AANES to control the situation is essential, and quick intervention would have a major positive impact, the office emphasized.
UN concerned
On January 22, the UN expressed serious concern over the deteriorating security conditions at al-Hol camp.
In a joint statement, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, reported that between 1 and 16 January, the UN received reports of the murders of 12 Syrian and Iraqi camp residents, including one female Iraqi refugee. Another person was critically injured in a violent attack.
"The disturbing events indicate an increasingly untenable security environment at al-Hol," the statement said.
"The recent rise in violence among the camp population . . .jeopardizes the ability for the UN and humanitarian partners to continue to safely deliver critical humanitarian assistance and services to residents."
Mr. Riza and Mr. Hadi emphasized the urgent need for durable solutions to be found for every person living in the camp, adding that such solutions must be "informed, voluntary, and dignified."
What does Asayish say about these deaths
On January 13, the AANES-affiliated Internal Security Forces (Asayish) justified the recent deaths in al-Hol camp, saying that they occurred while forces stopped ISIS recruits from entering weapons into the camp or thwarted attempts at establishing a wilaya— an ISIS administrative unit, which means a province.
"Syrians and Iraqis who left the town of al-Baghouz, [former ISIS stronghold], formed some sort of a province in the part of the camp where they live," and are providing light weapons to ISIS fighters that are delivered by the workers of organizations operating in the camp, the pro-AANES Hawar news reported.
Asayish has asked the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS for equipment and weapon detectors, but has so far received nothing, said Dersim Hassan, a member of the Asayish's administration.
Such murders have become recurrent within the camp, particularly in sections 3, 4, and 5. From half-2019, 82 persons were recorded dead, 11 of them died in early 2021.
Al-Hol camp
The camp was established in the 1990s to accommodate five thousand Iraqi refugees. Today, it houses 35 thousand Syrians, nearly 43% of the camp's population, and almost as many as Iraqis.
The camp also provides shelter to nearly 10,000 persons from 30 to 40 different countries.
After March 2019, when the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacked and controlled the last ISIS-held strongholds, many of these areas' residents flocked into the camp.
At the time, over 60,000 displaced persons and refugees, of which nearly 40,000 were families of ISIS fighters, sought refuge in the camp, in addition to the people of neighboring villages and towns after they were forced out from their homes by hostilities.
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Eight persons assassinated in al-Hol camp in June


We often say "imagination is the limit" with Z-Wave and this is a good example. By using a simple Pressure Mat and a Fibaro Door & Window Sensor we have all sorts of options before us.
Maybe you want to be warned when someone is standing at the door, even if they haven't knocked or rung the doorbell yet – just slip the Pressure Mat under the front door rug.
Want to change the living room lighting mood when you sit down in your favourite armchair? No problem!
This is really simple and easy to wire up, but first you must identify which wires from the Pressure Mat you need to use as they often have a tamper circuit as well.
You can work this out by using a multimeter to test continuity when stepping on and off the Pressure Mat - the multimeter will beep when you have the correct pair of wires connected.
At the Fibaro Door & Window Sensor end there are screw terminals where you can connect the two wires from the Pressure Mat.
By default the binary input on the Fibaro Door & Window Sensor is set for "Normally Closed" operation, whereas a Pressure Mat operates in a "Normally Open" fashion. The configuration of the Fibaro Door & Window Sensor therefore needs to be updated by changing Parameter 3 to 1.
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In case you do not like the colour of your car anymore, or you want to give your car a new style? Then is wrap film the simplest way to give your car a new colour. The advantage of wrapping your car with wrap film is that your car can be transformed into a new style very quickly. The whole car can be wrapped, but you can also choose to wrap only parts, like doors, or the bonnet, to give the car a unique effect. The wrap film of Dr. Sticker is of high quality and provided with a special glue layer which has air release channels to remove air bubbles.
The wrap film of Dr. Sticker gives a fantastic result, your car will be transformed into a complete other colour. It will look like it was spray-painted.
Do you have an idea for a print or do you want a special image on your car? This is no problem; we listen to your desires.
Besides that your car has a complete new look, there are several advantages. The wrap film makes sure that your car has an extra UV-protection. Furthermore gives the wrap film an extra protection against scratches. When the wrap film will be removed de car will still be brand-new, which gives your car a higher value, in case of selling.
Wrap film can be used for cars, but also for the interior, like for example a kitchen. But it can also be used on boats or airplanes. The possibilities of wrap film are endless. Our experts would like to provide you with some advice.
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The special edition TVS Jupiter gets special exterior upgrades including a new paint scheme with special edition sticker, while production will be limited to a couple of thousand units.
Celebrating one complete year as India's most awarded scooter ever, TVS Motor has launched the new Jupiter special edition version in the country. The special edition model gets a host of exterior upgrades that distinguishes itself from the regular model and will be made in limited numbers to maintain exclusivity. As part of the special edition package, the TVS Jupiter gets a new Stallion brown paint scheme finished in matte with unique beige inner panels. The front panel also sports the special edition dome sticker, giving out its special edition credentials.
In addition, TVS has added a new 'Dura Cool' seat on the Jupiter special edition that retains almost 10-degrees lesser heat when compared to normal seats, if the scooter is left parked in the sun. The company states that the special edition version has been launched in a bid to provide something fresh to customers and maintain the overwhelming response the scooter has received since its launch in 2013.
With no mechanical changes, powering the TVS Jupiter special edition is a 109.7cc air-cooled engine producing 8 PS of power at 7500 RPM and 8 Nm of torque at 5500 RPM, paired to a CVT transmission. The scooter comes with telescopic forks at the front and gas charged shock absorbers at the rear, while stopping power comes from 130 mm drum brakes at the front and rear. Priced at a marginal premium, the special edition Jupiter is currently available in dealerships across the country. TVS is likely to offer a front disc brake option on the Jupiter in the near future.


I am going to wrap up a little early in this last month of 2015. I want to gain some time to plan for 2016. There is both good news and bad news in this last month of 2015. Lets tackle the bad news first.
Lost almost 0.5% of my portfolio this month.
Last month, through my kid's graciousness, money set aside for the birthday party went unused and that went into the college fund. Inspite of that, the 529 barely eked out a positive gain. So, overall, no Santa Claus rally for this investment too.
Around Dec 21st, DOW had a nice dip of 300+ points. I took advantage of this and boosted my investments to dollar cost average VDIGX, VHDYX and VTMGX.
Passive income for December 2015 continued the winning trend vs December of last year.
My final goal for passive income is $4000 pm. This is going to take a while. So, my intermediate goal is to get $1000 pm in passive income first.
At the end of November, passive income was at $515 pm.
A nice amount of dividends from Dec 2015 has led me to $621 pm.


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Large Precipitation Events are Critical in Replenishing Groundwater
By Communications and Publishing October 11, 2016
Large precipitation events that occur about every 10 years are a critical source of recharge for replenishing groundwater resources, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Reclamation.
Groundwater is a vital source of water in the western United States, and will be increasingly important with continued population growth and climate variability. Understanding the role of these large recharge events in replenishing aquifers and sustaining water supplies is crucial for long-term groundwater management.
This is one of the first studies in the region to investigate the effects of climate on groundwater resources. USGS scientists identified and analyzed large, multi-year, quasi-decadal groundwater recharge events in the northern Utah portion of the Great Basin from 1960 to 2013. Researchers evaluated groundwater levels and climate information and identified five large recharge events with a frequency of about 11 to 13 years. Findings show these events provide a significant amount of groundwater recharge and storage across the northern Great Basin, causing water levels to rise in aquifers.
"Informed decisions for water management now and in the future rely on understanding the surface and groundwater resources within a river basin," Reclamation's Subhrendu Gangopadhyay said. "Understanding historical groundwater recharge provides context to better manage groundwater in the future under a variable climate."
There has been a considerable amount of research linking climatic variability to hydrologic responses; however, most of these studies focus on surface-water resources. The implications of this work indicate if the magnitude or frequency of these recharge events change there will be significant impacts on groundwater, specifically long-term availability, use and sustainability.
"These large recharge events are vital in replenishing and maintaining groundwater storage, especially after multiple years of below average precipitation across the region," said USGS scientist and lead author of the study, Melissa Masbruch. "Without them, groundwater resources become depleted."
Large groundwater recharge events are characterized by above-average annual precipitation and below-average seasonal temperatures, especially during the spring (April through June). Existing groundwater flow models were used to simulate changes in groundwater storage in several basins throughout the study area from these events.
Great Basin area in the northern Snake Range near the Utah/Nevada boarder.
Great Basin area in the northern Snake Range.
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From Her Background to Her Rhetoric, Tudor Dixon Has Attacked Michigan's Economy, Workers, and Businesses
Since before she started touting her backwards agenda that would wreck Michigan's economy, DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon did her part directly, running businesses that undercut American goods and subjected workers to bounced paychecks and unsafe conditions.
Dixon Ran a "Dirty," "Nasty" Steel Foundry That Maintained an Unsafe Work Environment, Couldn't Make Payroll, and Didn't Pay Vendors
Dixon has frequently pointed to her experience as an executive leading sales and human resources at Muskegon steel foundry Michigan Steel for years before the company laid off its entire 300-employee workforce and was completely liquidated by 2013. In her own accounts on the campaign trail, Dixon established herself as a company executive with a hand in "every aspect" of Michigan Steel's day-to-day operations.
Despite Dixon's claims that she ensured safety was a priority, reporting from Bridge Michigan details how the foundry regularly cut corners under her leadership, creating a "friggin' dangerous" workplace environment that resulted in serious injuries for employees as they handled heavy equipment and molten metals.
Dixon's failed leadership resulted in Michigan Steel earning a reputation as a "half-assed" business that routinely couldn't make payroll.
Due to Dixon's shoddy leadership, "dozens" of employees – from hourly production workers, all the way up to the CEO – were forced to file wage complaints against Michigan Steel after a string of bounced checks and missed paydays. The foundry was sacked with an untold dollar amount of fines for "repeatedly" violating basic wage laws.
Michigan Steel also "struggled to pay bills" and was known for failing to pay vendors, bouncing checks, getting sacked with tax liens, refusing to pay utility bills to the point that even trash pickup got suspended, having foundry property "seized by court officers," and "maintaining its own operations by using 'other companies' money.'"
Dixon's Other Company Outsourced Goods From Overseas at the Expense of American Manufacturers
After she set Michigan Steel on a path to ruin, Tudor Dixon founded Cornerstone Foundry Supply (CFS) to sell parts to foundries such as ceramic materials and molds. Rather than source these goods from American manufacturers, CFS "exclusively operated" as a distributor of Czech Republic-made ceramic molds, then partnered with an Italian manufacturer to do the same.
Despite the fact that the United States "is the largest global exporter" of refractory ceramics, Dixon hid behind a campaign spokesperson to argue that American manufacturers weren't up to the job.
Tudor Dixon Opposes Bipartisan Job Creation Efforts That Brought $4 Billion in Investments and Nearly 4,000 Jobs to Michigan in a Single Week
Tudor Dixon's disregard for the auto industry has been evident to working families since she launched her bid for governor. She is staunchly opposed to the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve, a fund which has proven "critical to strengthening the state's economic foundation."
Thanks to Governor Whitmer working with the Republican-controlled legislature to create SOAR, Michigan was able to secure not one but two billion-dollar investments from Our Next Energy Inc. and Gotion Inc.
Further solidifying Michigan's as an auto industry leader not only in the past but as it evolves into the future of electric vehicles, this duo of "undeniable wins" totals "nearly $4 billion" and creates "close to 4,500 jobs" across Wayne County and Big Rapids with average hourly wages ranging from $30 to $35.
Before the Gotion deal was even finalized, Dixon demonstrated to Michiganders that nothing can spur her to put her kneejerk hyperpartisanship aside as she railed against the battery manufacturer and the jobs it would bring to Big Rapids in full force.
Similarly, Dixon was dismissive of GM's $7 billion dollar investment in "making Michigan the 'hub' of electric vehicle development and manufacturing." Dixon supporter and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey even praised the deal as a "historic" job-creator, as GM is expected to bring 4,000 new good-paying positions to Michigan.
Dixon Cheered on the Ambassador Bridge Blockade, Panned GM's 4,000 Job-Creating, $7 Billion Dollar Investment in Michigan, and is Now Railing Against Even More Job Creation
Tudor Dixon's disregard for the auto industry has been evident to working families since she launched her bid for governor.
As "major international gateway" Ambassador Bridge was shut down due to an illegal blockade that impacted $356 million of goods daily, Dixon threw her support behind this major economic chokehold on Michigan and encouraged it to continue.
The auto industry suffered "$299.9 million in direct losses," and assembly plants at GM and Ford were forced to cancel shifts due to a lack of parts traveling across the bridge, which resulted in workers weathering up to $51 million in lost wages.
The post From Her Background to Her Rhetoric, Tudor Dixon Has Attacked Michigan's Economy, Workers, and Businesses appeared first on Michigan Democratic Party.


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Q: Setting up an IBL2403 motor driver I received an shiny new IBL2403 the other day:
IBL2403 http://www.realmotiontech.com/Images1/IBL2403.jpg
However, I've been having difficultly using the EasyMotion Studio software that comes with it.

When I try and set up the driver for the first time, the wizard tries to deploy some test code (i.e. to send back the terminal voltage) on the driver. However, this results in the error message:

Asking for details on test failure gives:

An internal error has occurred in the application. Possible causes:

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*The board is not responding;

*Your board codification does not match with the selected amplifier codification;

*Some of the configuration files are not related with the version of program;

*You might be down with the system resources.

WRT to the first bullet, the driver is known to be responding, as I can successfully send it serial commands. I'm at a total loss to the meaning of the other three error messages.
How can I set up this driver, when the reason for setup failing is that the driver is not set up?

A: The EasyMotion studio software does not work properly with a brand new driver. Instead, you have to put an incomplete setup file on with an external tool.
Within EasyMotion studio, select Application→Create EEPROM Programmer File→Setup only..., and create a .sw file.
Now open the "EEPROM Programmer" software that comes with the install of EasyMotion, and write the file to the driver. For me, this succeeded without errors.

Now that there's some initial setup on the driver, the rest of the configuration should work from EasyMotion studio.


By the end of 2020 there are forecast to be 260 million installed devices attached to the internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, according to the latest NPD Connected Intelligence forecast. This represents 31 per cent growth in TV-connected devices over the forecast period, led by smart TVs and streaming media players. In fact, smart TVs will drive nearly half (48 per cent) of installed internet-connected TV device growth through 2020, while streaming media players will contribute 31 per cent of ownership growth.
The TV-Connected Device Forecast looks to shed light on how new generation smart TVs and evolved streaming media boxes and sticks will shape home entertainment. According to the forecast, by 2018, and through the end of the forecast period, household penetration of smart TVs will achieve relative parity with streaming media players as platforms delivering apps to TVs.
The rate of attaching connectable-TV devices to the internet is projected to increase from 73 per cent in 2016 to 81 per cent of installed units by 2020. This will eventually lead consumers to choose a preferred device, and result in diminished use for other devices. From January 2013 through January 2017, usage of installed internet capable TVs to access online content increased from 30 to 55 per cent, demonstrating growing consumer interest in streaming video. As such, streaming media player original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Google, Roku and Amazon, continue to partner with TV OEMs to integrate their operating systems directly into displays.
"All trends point to smart TVs and streaming media players driving the majority of growth in TV-connected devices. When you compound the increased usage for streaming video, it points to further dominance of these platforms, as they provide the premium content and ease of use consumers demand," noted Buffone.


Bo first rose to international prominence when he served as China's Commerce Minister from 2004 to 2007, a period of rapid economic growth and foreign investment. Before that, however, he had already attracted national attention as the long-serving mayor of the northeastern port city of Dalian (1993-2001) followed by a bump up to governor of that city's province, Liaoning (2001-04), which he was widely credited with reviving a rust-belt region that had fallen on hard times. Considered a "prince among princelings" (children of high officials), Bo Xilai is the son of Bo Yibo, one of the "Eight Immortals" — the group of senior revolutionary veterans who served as the backbone of Deng Xiaoping's support in the 1980s. In 2007, Bo was simultaneously appointed Communist Party Secretary in Chongqing (a position senior to the province's governor) and a member of the Party's 24-person national Politburo. Due to his age (he is currently 62), the Chongqing posting was seen as Bo's last, best shot at propelling himself onto the 9-person Politburo Standing Committee, the pinnacle of political power in China.


In life, there are some things that cannot be bought with money — such as time, etiquette, peace, and talent, among a lot more. Now, add the Bugatti Divo to that list. Production of the latest hypercar from Bugatti is limited to just 40 units and it has already sold out, despite an astronomical price tag of 5 million Euros (Rs 41 crore)!
Bugatti unveiled the Divo at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California and among everything, also revealed its top speed of 380kmph. That is less than not only the Chiron but also the Veyron, both of which can go beyond the 400kmph mark.
But where previous Bugatti hypercars were known for their emphasis on straight-line speed, the Divo's strength lies in its cornering ability. Bugatti says that the Divo is eight seconds quicker than the Chiron on the Nardo handling circuit in southern Italy.
It features the eight-litre quad-turbo W16 that also does duty on the Chiron. The engine produces exactly the same power figure of 1500PS and sends power to all the four wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The Divo is rated to go from standstill to 100kmph in 2.5 seconds.
The Divo is designed to generate 90kg more downforce than the Chiron and is more aerodynamic as well. It gets a larger front splitter for increased air to the front inlets, a slightly modified roof, and the height-adjustable rear spoiler is also wider in comparison to the Chiron. Even the lateral acceleration has been boosted from 1.5 g on the Chiron to 1.6 g on the Divo, which results in it taking corners faster.
On the inside the Divo gets Alcantara upholstery in 'Divo Racing Blue' petroleum tone. For the sake of keeping overall weight in check it gets a lighter audio unit, and the stowage space in central compartment and door trims have been done away with. The result is a hypercar that is 35 kg lighter than the Chiron.


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La TFF 1. Lig 2014-2015 è la 14ª edizione della TFF 1. Lig, la seconda serie del campionato turco di calcio. Il campionato è iniziato il 17 agosto 2014 e si è chiuso il 17 maggio 2015.

Formula
Le 19 squadre si affrontano in un girone di andata e ritorno per un totale di 34 partite.
Le prime due classificate verranno promosse in Süper Lig.
Le ultime tre sono retrocesse in TFF 2. Lig, la serie C turca.

Squadre partecipanti

Squadre 2014-2015
Di seguito le squadre che partecipano alla stagione 2014-2015:

Classifica

Legenda:
      Promosse in Süper Lig 2015-2016
 Ammessa ai Play-off
      Retrocessa in TFF 2. Lig 2015-2016

Regolamento:
Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

Note:
Il Samsunspor ha scontato 3 punti di penalizzazione.

Verdetti

Promosse in Super Lig

Retrocesse in TFF 2.lig

Voci correlate
TFF 1. Lig
Türkiye Kupası 2014-2015

Campionato turco di calcio

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