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Arts Alliance Media (AAM) is the global leader in digital cinema software and services, offering a wide range of solutions which help exhibitors to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve the cinematic experience for their customers.
AAM's extensive portfolio, including Producer, Screenwriter, Lifeguard, MX4D, and HeyLED, touches over 42,000 screens worldwide, while their network operations centre (NOC) supports several thousand screens.
AAM is part of the Luxin-Rio Group, the world's foremost cinema technologies provider.
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Strong Cinema, a segment of Ballantyne Strong, Inc., consists of:
Strong Technical Services (STS) that offers a comprehensive suite of cinema-focused services, including installation, maintenance, and technical support, to exhibitors throughout the United States.
Strong/MDI Screen Systems Inc. one of the world's leading cinema screen manufacturers that produces and sells specialty screens, screen support structures, and other film exhibition equipment for customers globally.
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These days, it's no longer just about technology, it's about experiences – WOW experiences. We are a team of cinema and technology experts from around the globe – Barco, ALPD, and CGS – who help you in creating surprising experiences. We combine innovative cinema technologies with our unique and comprehensive service models to guarantee your peace of mind. So you can focus on new ways to surprise and delight your customers for years to come. Together, we engage to deliver a world-class cinema experience - the one you've been waiting for.
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USHIO manufactures the highest-quality digital cinema projection bulbs available. USHIO xenon short-arc lamps boast a spectrum that is closer to natural sunlight than that of any other artificial light source. In addition to commercializing products for search and spot lights, which demand precise, powerful white beam lamps, USHIO became the first in the world to develop a xenon short-arc lamp exclusively for large scale, theater-use movie projectors.
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GDC Technology is a leading manufacturer and provider of cinema equipment and solutions including cinema automation systems, cinema servers, cinema enterprise software, cinema storage, cinema audio solutions, and cinema projectors that meet the highly demanding performance, security and reliability requirements established by motion picture studios.
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SHARP NEC Display Solutions' Digital Cinema Projector Series offers the most comprehensive digital cinema solution on the market today. These 3D-capable models enable theaters to deliver stunning digital images regardless of screen size, while simplifying theater management and reducing costs. All of SHARP NEC's digital cinema projectors meet DCI specifications for performance and reliability, meeting the requirements of today's cinema industry. SHARP NEC also offers full digital signage solutions, highlighted by its award-winning 32"-98" LCD displays, multimedia projectors and desktop monitors for lobbies, concessions and concourses.
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QSC is the global leader in cinema signal processing, power amplifiers, and loudspeakers for all applications within today's modern cinema entertainment center. Our "SystemSynergy" design approach ensures that the entire system, from source to sound, delivers an audio experience as intended by the filmmakers. Beyond cinema audio for the movies, QSC also provides complete audio systems with network control and monitoring for other areas in the cinema entertainment complex, such as lobbies, concession, food service, arcades, and bowling centers.
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Christie is a leader in visual solutions for world-class organizations, offering diverse applications for business, entertainment, and industry. A leading innovator in film projection since 1929 and a pioneer in projection systems since 1979, Christie has established a global reputation as a total service provider and the world's single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies and solutions. Christie offers comprehensive solutions for cinema, large audience venues, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and Virtual Reality, simulation and education as well as industrial and government environments.
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The Inter-Society for the Enhancement of Cinema Presentation, Inc. promotes interactive dialogue and information exchange between cinema-related entities with the goal of resolving issues affecting the overall cinema presentation. Founded in 1978 by Eastman Kodak VP Ken Mason, membership is composed of its four charter trade organizations - International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) - along with over 40 member companies, made up of trade organizations, motion picture studios, exhibition companies, manufacturers, technical consultants, and other industry stakeholders.
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The Union Internationale des Cinémas/International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) represents the interests of cinema trade associations and cinema operators covering 37 countries in Europe and neighboring regions.
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The International Cinema Technology Association is a global network of professionals in the motion picture industry. Members of the ICTA are those companies that manufacture, service and create the equipment that goes into movie theatres. Our members are on the cutting edge of new technologies and have been the driving force in digital, 3D, immersive sound systems, high frame rates and lasers. The ICTA promotes technological advancements in the motion picture industry through educational seminars and programs. The ICTA logo stands for excellence and professionalism and when on a member's letterhead signifies that the company is reliable, competent and committed.
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For more than a century, the people of SMPTE (pronounced "simp-tee") have sorted out the details of many significant advances in media and entertainment technology, from the introduction of "talkies" and color television to HD and UHD (4K, 8K) TV. Since its founding in 1916, SMPTE has received an Oscar® and multiple Emmy® Awards for its work in advancing moving-imagery engineering across the industry.
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The EDCF is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation that aims to act as a "Forum" to discuss key issues surrounding Digital Cinema in Europe. The purpose of EDCF is to provide a basis of common understanding across all European territories of the business and technical matters of digital cinema.
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CineEurope 2022, has been scheduled for June 20-23, 2022 in Barcelona. CineEurope promises to bring you another year with the very best in exclusive studio screenings and product presentations, cinematic technologies and innovations and educational seminars to keep your business on top of industry trends.
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ShowEast 2022 scheduled to be held in Miami from Oct 17-20, 2022 at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, features a range of exclusive product presentations and screenings from both Independent and Major Hollywood studios to help you make important programming decisions for the 4th quarter box office. Powerhouse seminars offer valuable insight from top executives on the latest industry trends and concerns; while our EXPO experience offers delegates a glance at the latest and best technologies, entertainment, services, comforts, and conveniences to make their theatres must-attend destinations. ShowEast's International program draws a large contingency of Latin and South American delegates – more than any other convention of its kind. A one and a half day program dedicated to the latest content and concerns and within this rising region.
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CineAsia 2022 has been scheduled for Dec 5-8, 2022 in Bangkok. Check links for more information. The CineAsia trade show is where cinema exhibition and distribution professional come to do business and network. The convention will also feature product presentations and screenings of major upcoming films, exclusive sponsored events, and seminars relating to current and future trends happening across the industry. Additional information on CineAsia can be found at www.cineasia.com.
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Qube Cinema showcases Qube Wire Cinemas at CineAsia Expo 2016
Free licence of QubeMaster Xpress or QubeMaster Xport digital cinema mastering products for cinemas that sign up on Qube Wire Cinemas
Qube Cinema will showcase their latest service - Qube Wire Cinemas at Cine Asia Expo 2016 at Booth No 419 in Hong Kong. Qube Cinema invites cinemas to sign up on Qube Wire Cinemas during the week of Cine Asia Expo 2016 (December 5-9) and get a free licence of QubeMaster Xpress or QubeMaster Xport digital cinema mastering products.
Cinemas can use QubeMaster Xpress or QubeMaster Xport to create their own pre-show content on Windows or Macintosh computers. More information on these products is available at http://www.qubecinema.com/products/mastering-products.
Qube Wire is a path-breaking online digital cinema key management and content distribution service. It leverages the popular KeySmith KDM management product for post-production facilities and seeks to make digital cinema distribution highly accessible for everyone, from an independent filmmaker targeting a film festival to a major studio planning a worldwide release.
Qube Wire taps into a comprehensive database of over 130,000 screens around the world built through partnerships with key digital cinema companies. A dedicated and meticulous team works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the accuracy of the theatre data.
Qube Wire Cinemas (previously known as CinemaDB) is a comprehensive worldwide database that allows cinema chains, independent screens and digital cinema integrators to manage their facility details through a fast, easy-to-use web interface. Verified cinemas and chains can provide role-based access to multiple users in their organisation to manage information securely and with a comprehensive audit-trail. Qube Wire Cinemas can also publish the Trusted Device List (TDL) data as a freely distributable FLM-x data feed that can be provided to digital cinema KDM management services. Best of all, an organised universal inbox allows cinemas to view and download their KDMs, or choose to have them automatically forwarded to the cinemas' KDM delivery address.
About Qube Wire:
Qube Wire is a path-breaking online digital cinema key management and distribution service from Qube Cinema, Inc. – a pioneer of end-to-end digital cinema and mastering solutions.
Revolutionizing relationships between producers and distributors and aiming to eliminate the outdated process of physically transporting DCPs globally, Qube Wire offers filmmakers access to over 130,000 screens around the world, built through partnerships with key digital cinema companies. Efficiently allowing users to manage content through a secure web interface, the patent-pending technology centrally manages data flow to ensure quick, cost-effective delivery of content; removes pain points of KDM management and DCP duplication; assigns movie rights to territories globally; and enforces multi-level approvals for KDM requests.
To sign up for the Qube Wire service, visit https://www.qubewire.com
To sign up for the Qube Wire Cinemas service, visit cinemas.qubewire.com
About Qube Cinema, Inc:
Qube Cinema (www.qubecinema.com) is a pioneer in crafting end-to-end digital cinema technology and solutions. Drawing on decades of experience in the cinema business, Qube provides a seamless digital environment across the industry right from filmmakers and post-production companies to exhibitors with DCI compliant products to moviegoers.
Qube's products are used in every step of the filmmaking and exhibition process. Qube Cinema's portfolio of products are powerful, flexible, reliable, and cost-effective, and include Qube Wire, a service for global content distribution; Qube XP, fourth generation DCI compliant digital cinema servers; QubeMaster, a family of digital cinema mastering software solutions; iCount, a camera-based occupancy measurement solution; Slydes, a system that automatically creates just-in-time Digital Cinema Packages; Cheers, a web service for movie audiences that offers personalized greetings cards on the big screen; Justickets, a cloud-based SaaS ticketing solution; and Moviebuff, a website and mobile apps for accurate movie information. The Qube product line is well established globally, with thousands of installations across 50 countries.
Qube's service offerings are constantly evolving to cater to the needs of the global cinema business.
Qube has digital cinema operations in over 4,000 screens (42%) across India, masters over 1,800 movies per year across 6 locations in India and the UAE, designs and delivers the most cost-efficient Premium Large Format screens under its EPIQ brand, and operates a patented advertising network for central control of advertising with local control of movie selection as the Qube Cinema Network (QCN).
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Oct 14, 2021 Eikon Group and Qube Wire Partner to Launch 'Qube Eikon Distribution Services' in Australia and NZ
Apr 8, 2021 Cinionic and Qube Upgrade South Asian Cinema Experience
Cinionic, the Barco, CGS, and ALPD cinema joint venture, and Indian digital cinema company Qube have announced a multi-year partnership to install 300 Laser Light Upgrade Kits to exhibitors throughout Southern Asia. Qube is India's preeminent digital cinema technology and solutions provider, supporting thousands of screens. The deal gives theaters across the region a fast and economical upgrade path to laser projection for Barco Series 2 from the world leader in laser cinema solutions, Cinionic.
Dec 9, 2020 Qube and Scrabble Bring Electronic Movie Delivery to the Middle East with WireTAP Installations at Theatres Across 14 Countries
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Whisk the 4 eggs into the béchamel, mix and set aside to cool.
When it has cooled, add the feta, mint and pepper. Turn over lightly a couple of times and set aside.
Roll out another ball of dough into a circle approx. 40cm diameter.
After the 1 hr has passed, roll out one of the squares on a floured surface, large enough to cover the bottom of an oven dish (approx. 30-35cm diameter and 5cm deep) as well as the sides and to go over the edge.
Brush the oven dish with some of the oil and place the pastry on the bottom, flattening it with your hands, up the side and over the edge.
Brush the pastry with some more oil.
Shape the pastry around the edge.
Brush over the top with the remaining oil.
Score the surface into portions.
Place in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for approx. 1 hour, until it has turned golden brown.
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Although there is a remedy for hemorrhoids, or perhaps remedies, you need to identify what increases your risk of contacting the said condition. Hemorrhoid is very painful and not helpful, at all. You can certainly buy medications and all that but your hemorrhoids will just recur if you do not have any idea what may have caused it. Knowing the root cause will allow you to make better decisions and find the right remedy for hemorrhoids. As always said, prevention can do you more good than treatment. You do not have to spend anything to prevent something. But in order to cure something, you do not only waste money but also energy and time.
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Bad bowel movement, either diarrhea or bowel problems, causes strain in the rectal area and this leads to the development of hemorrhoids.
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The body mass will strain the pelvic region and also may start a hemorrhoid. One remedy for hemorrhoids is to reduce weight to a perfect number. If the cause of the condition, the hemorrhoid, is genetic, perhaps there is no other way to prevent it. Pregnancy, on the other hand, is another leading cause of hemorrhoids. What you need to do if you are pregnant is to avoid prolonged sitting. You should also sleep on your side to prevent blood flow to your pelvic area.
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Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst: Case report and literature review
C. E. Bailey, M. A. Fritz, L. Webb, N. B. Merchant, Alexander A. Parikh
Gastric duplication cysts are rare cystic neoplasms that are often difficult to distinguish from other entities. We describe a healthy 44-year-old woman who presented with acute right lower quadrant abdominal and flank pain as well as chronic nausea and constipation. Her physical examination was unremarkable but contrasted computed tomography revealed a 6cm cystic lesion between the stomach and body of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasonography and fluid analysis were consistent with a mucinous cyst with a markedly elevated fluid carcinoembryonic antigen level. The patient subsequently underwent a laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy, which was converted to an open procedure when the lesion was noted to be adherent to the coeliac axis. Intraoperative endoscopy revealed no abnormality. Final pathology revealed a gastric duplication cyst. The patient recovered well and was asymptomatic on follow-up. In this report, we discuss the incidence, natural history and management of this rare entity.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
https://doi.org/10.1308/003588414X13824511649977
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Dive into the research topics of 'Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst: Case report and literature review'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Pancreatic Cyst Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Stomach Medicine & Life Sciences 49%
Flank Pain Medicine & Life Sciences 30%
Endosonography Medicine & Life Sciences 28%
Pancreatectomy Medicine & Life Sciences 27%
Carcinoembryonic Antigen Medicine & Life Sciences 25%
Constipation Medicine & Life Sciences 23%
Bailey, C. E., Fritz, M. A., Webb, L., Merchant, N. B., & Parikh, A. A. (2014). Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst: Case report and literature review. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 96(1). https://doi.org/10.1308/003588414X13824511649977
Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst : Case report and literature review. / Bailey, C. E.; Fritz, M. A.; Webb, L.; Merchant, N. B.; Parikh, Alexander A.
In: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Vol. 96, No. 1, 01.2014.
Bailey, CE, Fritz, MA, Webb, L, Merchant, NB & Parikh, AA 2014, 'Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst: Case report and literature review', Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, vol. 96, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1308/003588414X13824511649977
Bailey CE, Fritz MA, Webb L, Merchant NB, Parikh AA. Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst: Case report and literature review. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2014 Jan;96(1). https://doi.org/10.1308/003588414X13824511649977
Bailey, C. E. ; Fritz, M. A. ; Webb, L. ; Merchant, N. B. ; Parikh, Alexander A. / Gastric duplication cyst masquerading as a mucinous pancreatic cyst : Case report and literature review. In: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2014 ; Vol. 96, No. 1.
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Amid some unique challenges on the electric grid, California's commercial and industrial (C&I) energy users face one of the most compelling business cases for on-site energy storage or combined solar-plus-storage in the US.
However, energy storage is still a relatively new opportunity, and it can be difficult for individual businesses to understand whether the technology is a good fit for their facilities.
To help simplify the market and explain what makes a good candidate for energy storage, I spoke with Terry Holtz, Manager of Technical Sales for Enel X North America, who leads a team responsible for modeling on-site energy storage and solar-plus-storage systems for large energy consumers in California.
Q: What's happening in California that is driving large energy consumers to start embracing energy storage?
The main factor is uncertainty, specifically with regard to electricity costs. California's electric grid is undergoing a massive transformation, reaching new records for solar production, and faces some unique challenges as a result. In recent years, this has led to changes to utility rates, more volatile energy prices, and higher charges related to their facilities' peak demand levels.
Today, California businesses are worrying about how the fallout of last year's wildfire season will affect the state's electric utilities. Of course, reliability is a big fear, with Pacific Gas & Electric rolling out a new plan to shut off power access voluntarily when wildfire risk is high. However, the state's large energy consumers also need to prepare for the eventuality that the legal implications for the state's electric utilities could result in higher electricity costs.
Given all of these concerns, California businesses are exploring their options to manage exposure to these risks, and energy storage provides the flexibility to accomplish that without affecting operations in their facilities. You can now store low-cost electricity to use at times when consuming from the grid is expensive, and California businesses understand the value of that opportunity as well as those in any other part of the country.
Q: What kinds of attributes tend to make for a strong business case for on-site energy storage?
Every facility is unique, so it's going to come down to the priorities of the organization involved. But, generally, we tend to see a particularly strong business case for facilities with peak electric demand levels that exceed 500 kW, high electricity usage in the evening hours, and those that either currently have an on-site solar system or are considering installing a solar system.
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Q: Can you expand on the relationship between energy storage and on-site solar? How does energy storage factor into the business case for on-site solar in California?
Energy storage effectively makes solar power more flexible. Standalone solar is extremely valuable as a low-cost power source, but is only useful during the hours when the sun is shining and the system is generating power. Integrating energy storage enables a facility to store some of that low-cost power and use it at any time.
This is particularly valuable in light of recent changes to California's utilities' compensation rules for solar power, which reduce the value of power exported to the grid during the daytime hours. Adding energy storage to these sites will allow the system to export energy in the evening when it is the most expensive, re-capturing most of the value lost as a result of these changes.
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Cost is still a concern. Even though lithium-ion batteries have become more affordable in recent years, we still see businesses that face a strong business case for energy storage struggle to find the capital to cover the project's costs.
What many businesses aren't aware of is that the market conditions that create the business case also create opportunities for project financing. We have the technology and the energy market expertise to generate a return on an investment in energy storage, and that enables us to create flexible financing agreements to cover project costs and integrate the system within the facility, while still delivering substantial savings to the energy consumer.
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We are at the beginning of an energy revolution that is making distributed energy resources (DERs) more valuable at the site-level. The factors causing so much uncertainty about California's electric grid today will only become more complex as the energy industry continues to evolve. Energy storage is the flexible link that will tie all these DERs together and ensure large energy users are able to manage the impact of new market changes over time.
DER Optimization Software is the other piece of the equation. Energy storage hardware provides the flexibility to manage consumption from the grid, but the software is key for ensuring the hardware accounts for the biggest energy cost drivers and adapts as new challenges arise. As new value streams become available or new cost drivers emerge, the software will ensure the storage assets can adapt accordingly. Energy storage not only enables a facility to take control of today's cost drivers, but prepares the facility for tomorrow's energy challenges.
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Don Petersen Nebeker passed away of causes incident to age January 22, 2019—a week short of his 99th birthday. He lived long, loved much, and traveled far. He was a graduate of West High, (SLC, UT) and the University of Utah. He served in WWII as a bombsight technician in Seething, England with the 448th Bomb Group. After surviving the war, he became a cabinet maker, general contractor, and finally an elementary school teacher in the Jordan and Davis school districts.
Don served faithfully in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout his life. From building church buildings and grain elevators to serving multiple stake and regional missions, he was always busy doing good.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Jesse Nebeker and Gertrude Helena Petersen, his siblings; Ida Rubadore, Leo Jesse, Mary Venetta, Roy David), Ray George, and Gertrude Rosella. Our mother, and Don's wife, Kay Carpenter passed away in April, 2014. He is survived by his four children; Don Charles, Jerilee Brimhall, Paul, and Gary.
Don's legacy of new iris flower breeds attests to his love of the flowers. He named many of his creations after his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Utah Iris Society and loved and appreciated the life-long friendship of the Society members.
The good and compassionate caregivers of the Veteran's Affairs clinics and especially by Superior Home Care and Hospice, and the Sandy Rehab and Care Center supported Don's final years. Their loving and caring services over the past several years added dignity and quality to his life. You are all much appreciated.
Don had an eventful, well-spent life. A celebration of it will be held on his birthday, Tuesday, January 29th from 6-8 PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 160 E 4600 Murray, UT 84107.In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your home remolding project fund. Dad would love that!


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We want to instill pride amongst Mississauga's residents and leaders for the artists that make this city's creative scene. In 2017, we hosted a Renaissance-themed fundraiser with an old-world aesthetic contrasted by Mississauga's young talent performing for our audience. In 2018, we adopted a Motown theme which brought timeless music to life with funk, soul and R&B artists from the Mississauga area.
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Tokyo - Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Shoichiro Toyoda today officially received the Bintang Jasa Utama medal from the Government of Indonesia presented by the Indonesian Ambassador to Japan, Yusron Ihza Mahendra, held at the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo - Japan, today (Wednesday , 15/12). Shoichiro Toyoda is one of 13 recipients of Bintang Jasa Utama as the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, dated August 7, 2015.
"I am very grateful for the gift of Bintang Jasa Utama from the government of the Republic of Indonesia. We at Toyota are committed on keep continue to contribute the economic and social development in Indonesia through the Indonesian automotive industry, "said Shoichiro Toyoda.
Bintang Jasa Utama is one of the three civilian medals star issued by the government of the Republic of Indonesia, with a degree level under Mahaputra star (Bintang Mahaputra). The star issued and given to those who contributed in Indonesia in a certain field or a particular event or thing outside the military category.
Shoichiro Toyoda was born on February 27, 1925 and joined TMC in July 1945. Throughout his career, Shoichiro Toyoda, known as Dr. Toyoda has a focus on automotive technology, quality control and factory management. In 1982, Dr. Toyoda served as President of TMC for 10 years and then became Chairman of the Board from the year 1992 to 1999 before occupying the position of Honorary Chairman until now.
Toyota in Indonesia has had a long history of more than 40 years. Started as a company importing Toyota cars branded with the name of PT. Toyota-Astra Motor, Toyota in Indonesia now consists of two companies, namely PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) that producing and exporting branded Toyota automotive products such as whole vehicles, disassembled vehicle, gasoline engines, components, and production support tools; and PT. Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM), which distributes branded Toyota cars in Indonesia. TMMIN and TAM employs more than 10,000 employees until November 2015.
In accordance with the philosophy to always develop team members before developing a product through the slogan "We Make People Before We Make Product", Toyota Indonesia continuously conducting sustainable development of human resources. Human resource development is a key role for Toyota Indonesia to implement Monozukuri. It needs human resources who had a determination to increase knowledge and challenges that Monozukuri form for continuously making higher-value products and worth more can be achieved.
Various activities on developing Human Resources were held to further enhance the skills, knowledge and abilities of employees of Toyota Indonesia. Human resource development activities is also transmitted to the business chain of Toyota Indonesia as local suppliers and dealers in order to create a domino effect. This effect is expected to contribute to the creation of human resources that are reliable and competitive in the Indonesian automotive industry that can bring Indonesia's automotive industry to becoming increasingly large.
Meanwhile, the efforts to increase the localization being conducted by Toyota Indonesia. In 2013, TMMIN open Karawang Plant 2, which then produces local Etios models, Yaris, Vios, and Limo besides Kijang Innova and Fortuner that have been produced in Karawang Plant 1. With this local production, in 2014, 96% of the sales of the Toyota brand in Indonesia is the work of TMMIN employees in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the level of local content in products TMMIN has also increased. Recently, the 6th generation Kijang Innova has a 85% local content, an increase from the 19% level in the first generation Kijang, which was launched in 1977. A total of 123 local suppliers are members of the production activities in TMMIN and each has suppliers are at level 2 and 3.
Toyota Indonesia also keep continuing its efforts to increase export activity of vehicles, engines, components, parts, and production support tools. Starting with the whole vehicle exports the 3rd generation of Kijang in 1987 with a volume of 500 units per year, in 2014 Toyota Indonesia recorded a complete vehicle export volume amounted to 160,000 Toyota branded units or more than 80% of total exports of complete vehicles from Indonesia. Exports of Toyota Indonesia addressed to more than 70 countries in the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
Toyota Indonesia is committed on growing together with and contributes to Indonesia through the global quality of manufactured products, and takes part in the development of the national automotive industry.


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Q: Powershell - Split strings of text file into chunks, then strip out unwanted info Working with Active Directory export script. Currently, the script easily exports user objects from a given group into a .txt file as fully qualified names (ie. instead of reporting as "username", you get the ugly "CN=username,OU=foo,OU=bar,DC=foo,DC=bar").
My Powershell experience is novice at best. What I've gotten so far:

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*load contents of text file

*split contents of text file at the ","

*write these contents into a second text file.

*resulting text file looks like this:
"CN=username
OU=foo
OU=bar
DC=foo
DC=bar"

My goal:

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*Save any resulting line of text that begins with "CN= (yes I'd like to keep that " at the beginning)

*Delete everything else

*Strip "CN= from the beginning of the resulting lines

*Note: usernames vary in length
What I have so far:
$a = (Get-Content c:\test.txt | foreach-Object {$_.split(",,") })
Out-File c:\results.txt -inputObject $a

I'm completely lost as to how to search text files for a pattern with a wildcard (ie. seach for any lines that contain "CN=* and keep those lines and those lines only) and then stick the results into a .txt.
Thank you so much for any and all guidance you might provide.

A: Select-String would allow that. It's kinda grep for PowerShell.
However, if I understand you correctly you can do that a bit easier with
$a = (Get-Content c:\test.txt | foreach-Object {$_.split(",,") }) -match '^CN='

The comparison operators can be applied to a list of objects and return only the matching items.

A: Perhaps also take a look at the Quest AD cmdlets and use that as your export script.  That way you can choose exactly which attributes you want without having to filter the output of a text file e.g.
Get-QADUser -Searchroot foo.bar/MyOu | Select Name, DisplayName, email

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Invasive insect threatens Minnesota vegetables crops
Staff Writer | September 4, 2017
A new invasive insect has made its way to Minnesota and is now causing damage to certain vegetables and crops.
America The Swede midge
The Swede midge is a small fly that infests cruciferous crops such as broccoli, cabbage, or canola.
The insect was first discovered in Minnesota in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in community gardens in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. This year, the MDA has spotted damage to vegetables in these two counties.
"Swede midge has the potential to greatly impact Minnesota," said Mark Abrahamson, Assistant Director of MDA's Plant Protection Division. "Crop losses will impact home, community and market gardens, as well as the state's canola growers."
Swede midge, which is native to Europe and southwestern Asia, is widespread in areas of eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S. It has also been confirmed in Manitoba near the Minnesota border.
"Discovery of this new pest in Minnesota continues to confirm a disturbing trend of new invasive species affecting the state's agriculture industry," said Dr. Hutchison. "This trend is also likely facilitated by increased global trade, travel and warmer winters."
The U of M Extension IPM Program will work closely with the MDA to begin adapting IPM strategies for the affected crops as soon as possible. Work will also continue in 2018 to confirm the extent of infestations.
"It is important to track where this insect is present and if damage is being seen so that growers have an opportunity to prepare," said Abrahamson. ■
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This guest post is by my highly respected industry colleague, Chris Devin, a Senior Loan Officer with Guaranteed Rate. He is a nationally recognized industry speaker, a member of the President's Club at Guaranteed Rate, and was recently ranked in the top 1% of loan originators nationwide by Mortgage Executive Magazine. Chris is also the host of REAL Estate Talk – Boston on "Money Matters Radio" 1120 AM. You can read his blog at https://www.guaranteedrate.com/blog and follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/devingroup.
Although you may have obtained a financing pre-approval letter from a lender as part of the process of determining what you can afford to buy and in conjunction with the offer process, you are not obliged to continue with that lender going forward. You can shop for a lender that is most appropriate for your particular needs even after you have an accepted offer. While interest rates and closing costs are important, there's much more to the process of selecting a lender who is best-suited to execute what may be one of the largest purchases, if not the largest purchase, of your life.
Evaluate the experience and approach: Ask your family and friends for a referral to someone with whom they have had a good experience. You can also ask your financial advisor, accountant, attorney or your real estate broker to help you with a short list of lender referrals. These people deal with mortgage lenders regularly and can help you filter potential resources. Next, do your research. This is where the Internet can be helpful. Explore the lender's personal website as well social media, including Facebook, Yelp and LinkedIn, which may also provide you with a better view on whether the lender is a right fit for you. Many loan originators will feature testimonials, experience and lending information on these media for perspective and insight. When you speak with a lender, make sure he or she is asking you a lot of questions about your financial situation, your financial objectives as a borrower, the goals for your property and the details about your purchase (i.e., down payment, your FICO credit score, etc.) before quoting you an interest rate. Make sure he/she is a good listener, too. If the prospective lender is not asking you a lot of questions, is not listening carefully to your responses and is just giving you a rate, you're probably talking to someone with limited experience and it is best to move on.
Consider performance with on-time closings: It is important that your lender has experience and a track record of closing loans on time. There are banks and mortgage brokers in the marketplace right now that might offer competitive rates, but can't execute the loan within a tight timeline, which might be critical to your transaction. The last thing you want to do is put the largest purchase of your life in jeopardy because the bank can't get your loan to the closing table. Your lender should be checking in with you at least once a week to make sure you are on schedule and that he or she has all of the information and documentation needed to process your loan for an on-time closing.
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Is Wix Stock a Good Long-Term Investment?
The tech firm expects revenue growth to slow down this year. What are the implications for the company?
Robert Izquierdo
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Oct 20, 2021 at 9:33AM
Robert "Izzy" Izquierdo has been investing for decades, and through his stock market investments, bought his first home and became a millionaire. Izzy is a technologist who has worked in Silicon Valley, so he focuses on tech stocks, which have resulted in gains of 1,539% (Facebook), 1,488% (Etsy), and 1,425% (Tesla), among others.
Wix lowered its financial outlook for 2021, causing its stock price to drop.
The company attributed a Q2 slowdown in customer adoption to increased uncertainty over the progression of the pandemic.
Wix has many avenues to continue its revenue growth.
Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX), known for providing individuals and small businesses with the ability to create websites without technical expertise, saw its stock take a hit after second-quarter earnings were released on Aug. 10. After hovering around $300 per share in the weeks before earnings, the stock price dropped to a 52-week low of $171.37 as recently as Oct. 6.
The price drop followed the company's announcement that it's reducing 2021 full-year guidance. Does the decline in share price signal a buy opportunity, or is Wix a company to avoid?
To answer that question, let's look at the firm's current performance and its prospects. Then we can determine if Wix is a worthwhile investment over the long run.
The state of Wix today
Wix generates revenue using a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, where customers pay a monthly subscription for its products and services. These offerings range from website creation to email marketing. The SaaS approach provides reliable recurring revenue.
The company benefited from the pandemic's stay-at-home requirements, which forced many small businesses to focus on online sales. Wix saw its 2020 revenue rise to $988.8 million from $761.1 million in 2019. But even before the pandemic, it had steadily grown revenue for years.
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That's why Wix's guidance downgrade is a concerning sign. It generated $316 million in second-quarter revenue. In the third quarter, the company expects revenue to come in between $311 million and $317 million, around the same as the second quarter.
CFO Lior Shemesh explained the lower guidance by stating, "We did face more headwinds in the back half of the quarter than we expected" due to a slowdown in people joining Wix in the second quarter. The company attributed this slowdown to customer uncertainty over how the pandemic would progress.
It will take time to see if slowing user growth continues. But even with reduced guidance, the third quarter's forecast revenue will be a double-digit increase over last year's $254.2 million. And Wix expects full-year revenue of at least $1.255 billion in 2021, a solid increase from 2020's $988.8 million.
Wix's potential
Understandably, the reduced guidance raises questions about Wix's future. Are the company's years of steady growth finally winding down?
If its core freemium model (where customers can create a free website, then move to a subscription plan for more features) begins to show reduced customer growth, Wix has several opportunities to continue revenue expansion.
At the end of 2020, North America generated nearly 60% of its revenue. This heavy domestic emphasis allows Wix to boost its revenue growth by expanding into other geographies.
Payment processing is another growth area. Wix is not simply offering e-commerce functionality in its websites. The company is also delivering offline point-of-sale capabilities to those with brick-and-mortar locations, making Wix a holistic solution for small businesses. It's all under the umbrella of Payments by Wix.
The company doesn't break out revenue for Payments by Wix. Instead, it falls under its Business Solutions segment, where second-quarter revenue was up 75% year over year. During the company's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Avishai Abrahami noted, "E-commerce as a percentage of our business has grown." Business Solutions only represent 25% of total second-quarter revenue, but that's up from 19% last year.
The company is also looking for partnerships to extend its reach. It signed an agreement with Vistaprint, a part of Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR), in August. Vistaprint will offer the Wix platform to its more than 17 million customers, giving Wix access to a large established customer base.
Wix stock: To buy or not to buy?
The drop in company guidance might feel concerning on the surface, but it makes sense in the context of Wix adjusting for the continued uncertainty injected by the ongoing pandemic. This uncertainty will pass with time.
It's worth noting Wix operated at a net loss of $22.9 million through the first half of 2021, but this is an improvement over the prior year's net loss of $96.9 million. Also, many tech companies operate at a loss for years to fund growth before becoming profitable.
The company's balance sheet is solid. Its total assets of $2.1 billion exceed total liabilities of $1.8 billion. Wix is also generating consistent free cash flow. It had free cash flow of $14.7 million in the second quarter and $14.6 million in the first. The company ended 2020 with $129.2 million in free cash flow, up from 2019's $127.5 million.
Wix is performing well financially today. Even with the reduced guidance, management expects at least 27% year-over-year growth in 2021. Moreover, the company has plenty of areas to fuel continued growth. These factors make it a worthwhile investment with upside potential for years to come.


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Road Development Ecosystem for the North East Region
November 18, 2013	in Infrastructure, Road construction technology
The construction of roads at all levels in NER is of the highest priority to the Central and State Governments. A massive programme of road construction and improvement has been taken up by the Government for NER from different sources. A rough estimate indicates that the likely allocation on the construction of roads in the eight States of the NE may vary between `26,000cr to `31,000cr in the coming year.
Roads are funded at different levels and by a plethora of Departments and Ministries of State and Central Government for NER. The various categories of roads in the region are: National Highway, State Highway, Major District Roads, Other District Roads, Rural Roads, Forest Roads, Urban Roads, Border Roads, General Staff (GS) Roads, Strategic Roads. The organizations that are involved in funding/constructing/ maintaining roads are numerous as are the schemes and projects under which these are done.
Under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
?	National Highways (NH)
?	Maintenance & Repairs of NH
?	Central Road Fund for State Roads
?	Inter State Connectivity
?	Roads of Economic Importance
?	Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE)
?	Arunachal Package of Roads
Under Ministry of Rural Development
?	Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA)
?	Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
?	Roads funded by NABARD
?	Agriculture Link Roads
Under Ministry of DONER
?	North Eastern Council (NEC)
?	Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR)
Under Ministry of Urban Development
?	Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
?	Urban infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns
?	Integrated Development of Small & Medium Towns (IDSMT)
?	Lumpsum Provision for the Projects/Schemes for the Benefit of North Eastern Region and Sikkim
?	Additional/Central Assistance
?	Special Packages for different areas
?	Roads from State Government?s own budget
?	Roads being constructed by Autonomous District Councils, Zila Parishads
?	Strategic Roads by BRO
?	Border Area Development Project (BADP)
?	Hill Area Development Project (HADP)
?	Border Roads
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
?	Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF)
In addition, there would be other organizations/Ministries/Departments that may be funding roads as part of projects.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has initiated mega road development programme in NE?Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE). The objectives of SARDP-NE are:
?	Upgrading National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2/ 4 lane
?	Providing connectivity of all 88 District Headquarter towns of NER by at least 2-lane road
?	Improving roads of strategic importance in border area
?	Improving connectivity to neighbouring countries
The SARDP-NE programme has been divided into three parts viz. Phase ?A?, Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways (Arunachal Package), and Phase ?B?.
Details of approvals (as on March 2012) and the State-wise distribution of roads is given in the tables.
Special Needs and Strategies for the North East Region
Roads are the principal modes of transport in the NE Region. The share of road transport would be well over 90 percent in the total movement by surface transport in the Region. It needs to be recognised that construction cost per kilometre is maximum whereas possibility of private financing is minimal and resources available with the NE states is low.
The states may need support to undertake a special programme of IRQP (Improvement in Riding Quality Programme) on the lines of National Highways. Another problem unique to the NE region is the presence of a number of semi-permanent timber bridges. An accelerated program of replacing these bridges is to be implemented. Safety also needs to be enhanced by taking several engineering measures.
The State Public Works Departments (PWDs) are responsible for policy, planning, design, construction and maintenance of state roads. They lack exposure to good practices in other states of the country and outside and need training. Though DONER has provided good support in this direction, a lot still needs to happen. There are no state level or regional level training centres except for Assam where the state level road research laboratory is being refurbished and strengthened for training of PWD personnel. There is also a need to develop core faculty from within the Region also for which a scheme of training the trainers should be prepared and implemented.
The concerned road agency should be made responsible for the planning, delivery, evaluation, monitoring and improvement with specific focus to road safety. For this purpose, it is of utmost importance that necessary institutional arrangements be developed within a fixed time frame. The support for good road construction machinery is also required for enhancing the productivity of the works. The technologies that are suitable for the region need to be brought, demonstrated, supported and adopted with full institutional support.
CSIR-CRRI and North-East Region
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, established in 1952 as a premier laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, is based in New Delhi. The mandate of CSIR-CRRI has been to provide techno-economic solutions to the diverse technical problems faced by the profession, in the area of roads and road transport through R&D and consultancy services. CSIR-CRRI plays an important role in road and transport sector in the country by establishing standards and specifications through IRC, BIS etc.
CSIR-CRRI has carried out many projects for north-eastern states, particularly related to those on soil erosion and landslides, maintenance of roads, performance monitoring of bridges etc. In Arunachal Pradesh, Cationic Bituminous Emulsion was evaluated and in Assam, cold mix technology and microsurfacing was demonstrated. In Meghalaya, projects on strengthening of existing airfield pavements at Airforce Station Jorhat; load test on bridge on Agartala-Shillong Road; and pavement investigations on Tina-Phulbai-Mehdipai Road, Nongstoin Ranjeng Road were carried out. In Mizoram, transport economic feasibility study for Kawsthah-Kanhmum-Lower Pu Road; landslide investigation at km 45 on NH-150; and condition survey of Mizoram State Roads Network was carried out. Transportation planning studies for the city of Aizwal was also done way back in 1970. Landslide investigations were also carried out in Nagaland and Sikkim. In Tripura, investigations for four roads were made. Performance study of these projects reveals that the solutions and remedial measures provided were suitable enough to overcome the problems. There have been innumerable training programmes that were organised by CSIR-CRRI in the region. These had been designed for the specific requirements of the field engineers and departments. The training programmes for different States of the north-east region have disseminated the knowledge and technological prowess amongst the engineers.
CSIR-CRRI recently has signed an MoU with the Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) which is a leading non-profit Industry and Commerce body working for the economic and infrastructure development of the North East region. The coming together of an industry association and a research institution is expected to trigger the growth rate of adoption of new technologies by the industry, resulting in effective delivery in road construction and maintenance sector.
The projects executed by CSIR-CRRI for the region has contributed immensely to the profession which can be seen by the confidence of the engineering fraternity for the scientists of the Institute. We can easily expect that the association of CSIR-CRRI with various departments of the region will grow in future, making the best use of new and better technologies for the road development of the region.
Technology Management Initiatives
In the spirit of reaching out to the region, CSIR-CRRI reaches out to its sister lab CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Jorhat (Assam) (Formerly RRL, Jorhat) and made it its Node for the region through executing an MoU. It strengthened its civil engineering division through manpower and technical support. It also had an MoU with ERD Foundation based at Guwahati which has a good reach amongst professionals and students alike. The objective is to reach out to larger audience to disseminate the benefits of better technologies, which will also contribute in technology benchmarking for the profession.
Recently it also had an MoU with the Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) which is a leading non-profit Industry and Commerce body working for the economic and infrastructure development of the North East region through participation in developing of favourable industrial and infrastructure policies. It will help in relating the requirements of the industry with the need of research and technological solutions thereby supporting and promoting industries, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). The objective of bringing out a white paper on Construction and Maintenance Industry in North Eastern region is to help the region. The coming together of an industry association and a research institution is expected to trigger the growth rate of adoption of new technologies by the industry, resulting in effective delivery in road construction and maintenance sector.
For technology dissemination, a Conference on Road and Transportation Technologies for the North East Region (CORTNE 2013) was organised at Guwahati by CSIR-CRRI and CSIR-NEIST in collaboration with PWDs of all eight North Eastern States. It was considered as the first of its kind event at least in the road sector where all North-Eastern States participated in organising and ensuring success. The coming together of entire road fraternity from the region for the conference was a welcoming sign for the growth of the sector. The major recommendation of the Conference is to go for quick scale-up of successful technologies for large-scale implementation of appropriate technologies. All stakeholders need to join hands in delivering to the users the best of the technological progress. The fear about the performance of such technologies needs to be overcome to enjoy the fruits of growth and prosperity.
State?s roads departments, research and academic institutes, technology providers and executors, contractors etc. should come on a common platform for hand-holding for implementing new and upcoming technologies. Only then the outcome of each stakeholder can be achieved, leading to the overall growth of the region
With these recommendations, another workshop on Technologies for North East Region and Implementation Framework (TIF) was conducted at Gangtok to trace newer business models for technology transfer, to inculcate an environment wherein the profession understands the requirement and possible ways to adopt new technologies, and to generate visibility for business development. It was found that various agencies embraced various models of adopting new technologies. It demanded to have crystalised models that have universal or regional appeal and acceptance both in government as well as by private agencies.
There have been initiatives from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and the National Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA). MoRTH has also framed a policy to use emerging new materials and technologies in construction of National Highways. IRC already had a scheme for accreditation of new materials and techniques, framed in 2007. Under the scheme, it has accredited more than 70 new materials/techniques. NRRDA has also recently released guidelines for technology initiatives under PMGSY wherein it has framed a framework for adopting new technologies.
Field / Pilot testing of such technologies / materials may be taken up under ongoing projects to test their efficacy and for enabling their adaptation. The R&D schemes, having immediate practical relevance in the context of the initiative of the government to develop roads in the region, needs to be taken up on priority. However, in numerous occasions, the general experience is that there are reluctance on part of executive agencies to allow field testing of these new technologies / materials, etc., as a means of their performance evaluation for enabling taking up of further necessary action for their possible wider use in the sector.
These technology management initiatives have triggered the need to have well defined single framework for adopting new technologies across the sector because most of the executing agencies are delivering across the spectrum of services. On the other front, we have adequate mechanism in place to venture for the new technologies and make best use out of them.
The framework for the ecosystem is illustrated in the figure. All stakeholders have to make decisions well balanced with appropriate risk-taking and proactiveness considering hand-holding approach. The overall framework is successful only when there is an understanding of technology management, either explicitly or implicitly by the individuals. There have been success stories in public works departments of the north east region and the interesting aspect is the presence of the ecosystem.
Road Development Ecosystem
For an effective road development ecosystem, various stakeholders such as planners, executing agencies, researchers, academicians, technology managers, financing agencies, and industry need to join hands for adoption of new technologies. Any new technology comes with a fear of acceptance or rejection. The key factor is while implementing a new technology, issues may come up at implementation stage. Apart from the technical aspects, acceptability or handling of such issues depends upon the team members who are implementing it, particularly their willingness or passion, competency and availability of time and resources.
The views expressed in this article are the author?s own and do not reflect that of the organisation he represents
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The Darkest Fan Theory That Will Change Everything on FRIENDS
April 12, 2022 Ab Rehman
In the 1990s, "Friends" was a huge hit. It ran for 10 seasons and was watched by many people. But did it have a dark, hidden message? Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Chandler (Matt Perry), Monica, Joey (Matt LeBlanc), and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) went through a lot together, but now they live in the past. But did these people have more to them than they seemed? This is a question that many people have.
The "Friends" have shown all sides of their personalities, including the good, the bad, and the creepy. It's Denise Richards, Ross's hot cousin, who plays her. That's not all: Rachel also had sex with her ex-fiance while he was engaged to her old best friend. The friend Mindy did the same to her. In a flashback, Chandler also made fun of Monica for being fat, and Ross seemed to have left his son in later show seasons.
It's clear that the friends were not saints, but some fans think they were even more wicked than that.
A fan theory says that the characters on "Friends" are the seven deadly sins.
Fans of "Friends" love a good fan theory, and this one could be right on the money. But do they have anything to do with the personalities of the "Friends" people? Reddit users came up with the idea that "Friends" is based on the Seven Deadly Sins. It says that in 6th-century Christian theology, the outline of the sins of pride and greed, lust and jealousy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth was written down, which came from Christian theology.
Peenerfacer, a Reddit user, said that Monica was very competitive, and Rachel was always materialistic on the show, so this is what he said. Many people were smitten, but Phoebe, who flirted with a lot of her boyfriends over the years, got the prize. Gluttony? Joey was a no-brainer for the title because he was always hungry. He even ate Rachel's dessert, which the other people thought tasted like "feet." To show you what happened, think back to the story about Ross' "moist-maker" sandwich being stolen from the fridge at work. This caused him to become so angry that he had to be sent to the doctor and put on a leave of absence. Sloth, too? Based on how lazy he is at his job, Chandler doesn't seem to be very rewarding. He worked as a plumber.
Having only six friends but seven sins, Gunther (James Michael Tyler), a barista at Central Perk, was jealous of Rachel when Ross had her for ten years. Jealous to the point where you want to run away.
Not only is Friends linked to the Seven Deadly Sins, but it's not the only show to do so.
"Friends" showrunners David Crane and Marta Kauffman have never said or denied that the show's characters were based on the seven sinful vices. However, the show's personalities are very similar to those of characters from a sitcom that aired 30 years ago. Yes, the 1960s TV show "Gilligan's Island" was based on the sin list. In the 1994 book "Inside Gilligan's Island: A Three-Hour Tour Through the Making of a TV Classic," the show's creator, Sherwood Schwartz, said that all of the characters were based on the seven deadly sins. After he got the show on CBS, Schwartz wrote that he told his wife. "I'm glad I didn't tell the network that the Castaways were a metaphor for the seven sins."
Friends' theory is still pretty dark even if you aren't stuck on a deserted island and can't get back to your friends. That's not all bad news, though. The group can get over their bad reputations by being humble, giving, chaste, grateful, temperate, patient and being persistent, and diligent. We might need a new show for that one.
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Q: Digital Signature Certificate for Eclipse How to find the digital signature certificate file for eclipse developer tool.

A: all the certs for eclipse plugins are placed in the manifest, find the jar you are interested in, unzip it by using jar xf  navigate to the expanded folder and look in META-INF, if jar is not on your classpath make sure you have a JDK installed not just the JRE


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Q: zend Tool error on Ubuntu:- An Error Has Occurred A project already exists here I have moved to ubuntu in order to as best as possible duplicate the live server environment for a project i am working on. I used to create my zend folder layouts by hand. But decided to use zend Tool this time. Any way after setting the zf tool up i tried the zf show version command and all went well.
So then i changed directory to a shared folder ( by shared i mean the folder is a fat32 folder that i shared between windows and ubuntu as i dualboot). Anyway i used the command zf create project . to create a new project. But i got he error An Error Has Occurred A project already exists here. There definitely is no project in that folder. Any way i thought maybe it was a permission issue although i am able to write and read from that folder for all order purposes.
I then tried to create the project again this time in my home folder and still had the same problem. I googled but found only 3 reports of this problem and non of them have been answered. Thanks.

A: I had this same issue -
ZF doesn't like it when you try and create a project when another one already exists somewhere higher in your directory structure (no-matter the name).
Try looking for old projects in parent directories (specifically .zfproject.xml files), or patch the ZF Project Provider if you want to have a directory structure like this.
More details here
Hope this helps
-Dan

A: If you want to fix this problem, you'll have to remove .zfproject.xml. You can find this file by using find /path/to/project -name '.zfproject.xml' and then delete it with  rm -rf /path/to/project/.zfproject.xml.
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A Pantheon of Fictional Characters From Music
Posted Dec 15th 2011, 11:03 by Penguin Pete
Sometimes songwriting is storytelling. And while most songwriters get by without weaving their tales very tall, others really put in the effort to create compelling characters and narratives, sometimes even spanning whole albums and careers to create a whole fictional universe that's internally consistent. Here, we'll take a look at some of these fascinating freaks of music, the character who only exists in song.
Dr. Funkenstein - George Clinton
This is just the example of what we're talking about. George Clinton, godfather of both Parliament and Funkadelic, created a whole universe known collectively as the "P-Funk Mythology." Take a deep breath: Dr. Funkenstein is the intergalactic master of outer-space funk, who sends his emissary, "Starchild", a divine being who brings the holy funk. It turns out that the secret of funk was encoded in the pyramids because mankind was not ready for it until the modern era. Starchild's nemesis is Dr. Nose, who hates funk and seeks to place the whole human race under an evil spell called "the Zone of Zero Funkativity". And that's just getting started! Check out the whole discography and prepare to wrap your brain around some very long invented words in albums like Mothership Connection, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, Gloryhallastoopid, and a dozen others. Learn its secrets at The Motherpage. Even Larry Niven didn't create a science fiction universe this complicated.
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
The ever-weird David Bowie created the character familiar to most of you. Ziggy is another space alien sent to deliver a message (noticing a pattern here?) of hope for humanity in its final years. The whole thing was originally intended to be a rock opera, which would have either been a stage production or a TV show. That fell through, and we have this concept album whose whole name is The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Uh.
Tommy - The Who
Of course, we can't mention rock operas without citing the most iconic example. Tommy is born in 1941 to a pair of WW2-era American parents, who accidentally traumatize him by exposing him to the murder of the man his mother was cheating with. Tommy goes deaf, dumb, and blind, and evades all attempts to get through to him, but finds his purpose in life playing pinball. The Who pull this off with inimitable style.
Suzy Creamcheese - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Suzy Creamcheese is not so much a continuous character as a running joke. Starting with Freak Out!, Zappa and the Mothers occasionally dropped her name in song lyrics or album sleeves, without really trying to make it make sense. There's a "review" of the Mothers by her on the back of Freak Out!.
Steven - Alice Cooper
One of the most lavishly detailed characters in music mythology, Alice Cooper's Steven character makes appearances on over a half dozen albums spanning four decades. Steven is a psychopathic serial killers who preys on women, and is probably a necro too. But see, his insanity stems from a traumatic childhood, which left him a little boy trapped in a man's body. There's a lot of fun theories as to whether or not certain songs belong in the Stephen canon; we won't interrupt the fun too much by trying to pin down what's what.
Sergeant Pepper - The Beatles
To close with the most famous example of all. Sergeant Pepper and the Lonely Hearts Club Band were a mock attempt by the Beatles to reinvent themselves. See, they'd gotten so famous that they didn't know if they were still good or not; they could put out junk and the fans would buy it anyway. So what if they had to go on their music alone, without being "Beatles"? This same inspiration is behind why the best-selling horror novelist Stephen King went by the pen name of Richard Bachman for a few books, as detailed himself in an essay titled "Why I was Bachman" - the essay cites the Beatles/ Sergeant Pepper example. But really, by the time it got to a concept album, it was just the usual goofy fun.
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Shawn Mendes dazzles Des Moines Saturday night
Kelley Simms
Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes's success has skyrocketed in just six short years.
The proof is in the 20-year-old's headlining world tours, several awards, No. 1 singles on the Billboard charts and millions of adoring fans.
Mendes' mostly female teen and preteen fans were out in droves Saturday night, packing Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines.
The adoration the Des Moines crowd of 12,122 showed Mendes was immense.
The viral pop star, who rose to prominence after posting song covers on Vine in 2013 and signing a with Island Records the following year, has seen his popularity grow exponentially ever since.
Most of the night's setlist was dominated by his critically acclaimed 2018 self-titled album.
Just before 8:30 p.m., the arena PA blasted Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" before the lights went down, which was met with deafening screams from the Des Moines audience in exciting anticipation for Mendes's Wells Fargo debut.
Emerging from an opening under the massive circular stage, Mendes strutted out to the front with his acoustic guitar slung across his shoulder like a western gunslinger as he and his band launched into "Lost In Japan."
The pop heartthrob's charm and boyish good looks translated well on the stage and proved that he was truly having fun. And the audience hung onto his every word, while singing at the top of their lungs.
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" from Mendes' 2016 sophomore album "Illuminate" was up next, as the Des Moines crowd jumped gleefully and sang every word back to him. Switching to a Gretsch electric guitar, Mendes performed the sultry "Nervous," decorated with his impressive Michael Jackson meets Prince falsetto harmonies on the spine-tingling chorus. "Stitches" had the crowd singing loudly as the LED-flashing white wristbands the arena passed out to fans before entering the arena illuminated in synch.
A fog-filled stage added to the dark atmosphere of "Bad Reputation," while "Never Be Alone's" Celtic flavor elicited robust chants from the crowd.
Moving to the smaller circular stage at the back of the arena near the soundboard, Mendes performed a medley of some of his best songs spanning all three of his albums, including "When You're Ready," "Life of the Party" and "Ruin," as well as a brief vocal/keyboard segment of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
Back on the main stage, the familiar "Treat You Better" was met with loud approval and was performed with accurate precision. "Particular Taste" was flawless, while "Where Were You in the Morning?" possessed a California beach vibe.
Back on acoustic guitar, Mendes launched into heartfelt renditions of "Fallin' All in You" and "Youth." Mendes' band rejoined him on stage for a spirited rendition of his newly released single "If I Can't Have You," which he unveiled on Saturday Night Live last month.
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After the breathtaking "Why," Mendes completed the set with a rousing rendition of "Mercy."
As a multi-instrumentalist, Mendes seamlessly skirted between the acoustic guitar to the electric guitar to the piano with effortless ease throughout the night. But it was his silky voice that starred, especially on tracks "Nervous," "Youth," "Particular Taste" and "Why." Although his band was very competent, it was easy to tell who the real star was, as Mendes hogged up most of the screenshots and stage space throughout the night.
Back for a two-song encore, Mendes launched into Coldplay's emo ballad "Fix You," while show closer "In My Blood" was the perfect climax to the 100-minute set as a startling blast of confetti and smoke spots from the stage sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Fellow Toronto-area singer-songwriter Alessia Cara opened the concert promptly at 7:30 p.m. and delivered a 10-song, 40-minute set that went down well with the Des Moines crowd, too.
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