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Mon 20th January, 2020
£0.00 Advance
Wine Tasting - The Wines Of South Africa
Presented by Phil Cooke South Africa now produces world class wines, and from many different grape varieties. It has the climate to fully ripen the grapes, but manages to combine fruitiness with a style more Old World than New. At least 8 wines plus quality breads and cheeses.
Fri 24th January, 2020
£10.00 Advance
Alan West, Steve Black & Adam Sweet - An evening of acoustic Americana
They say that, "some things are meant to be"! Nothing could be truer about the coming together of two extraordinary talents that are Alan West and Steve Black. With over 50 years of professional performing between them, they discovered that their unique combination puts a refreshing slant on Country music. Alan West, for many years, has been regarded as having...
Sat 25th January, 2020
Son Yambu - red hot rhythms straight from the streets of Eastern Cuba
This is a mainly dancing event, with tables and chairs down both sides of the Auditorium only! **** 'Son Yambu are an acoustic septet with the real sound of Santiago De Cuba.' Simon Broughton, London Evening Standard, September 2012 'The UK's very own Buena Vista band….absolutely tremendous…. if you don't start to move to this there is no hope for...
The 'South Sounds' concert series booked up-and-coming songwriters in an auditorium with floor to ceiling windows that looked out over the Long Island Sound. It was so close to New York City you could hear the resonant buzz of the Manhattan traffic. But it was far enough away that the dazzling blue of the water mingled with the lush green...
Sat 1st February, 2020
Ash Wilson
Drawn to the Blues music his parents introduced him to, (artists such as Muddy Waters, Son House, Eric Clapton and Albert King), it became obvious his ambition as a 14 year old was to become a great Artist like his heroes. Early in his career he co-founded East Midlands based Blues band The Melt aged 16. During the three years...
Thu 6th February, 2020
Recorded in the company of house-trained rabbits on an industrial estate in Cambridge, Daylight Moon, Ezio's ninth studio album is their most personal yet. The visceral honesty of frontman Ezio Lunedei's lyrics is laid bare in tracks like 'Indian', an ode to feeling overcome by forces beyond his control, and 'Dirty Little Secret', a Nick-Drake-esque ditty where he tries to...
Sat 8th February, 2020
Bootleg Bee Gees
Bootleg Bee Gees celebrate 21 years on the road with a special show at Chapel Arts Centre. The band has performed all over the UK and Europe since 1999 and they will be touring around the country throughout 2020 to mark this momentous anniversary. Come and join in the fun as the group perform all the Bee Gees classics from...
Sun 9th February, 2020
Gaz Brookfield plus support, Chris Webb
Following the release of his 6th studio album, 'Lostfolk', Gaz Brookfield continues his never ending tour, here at The Chapel Arts Centre on Sunday February 9th. Gaz Brookfield is a solo acoustic musician based in Bristol. Since winning Acoustic magazine's 2010 Singer Songwriter of the year, he has spent his time on the road, touring the UK and Europe. In...
Thu 13th February, 2020
Martin Simpson – A Master of His Art
Nominated 'Musician of the Year' – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 "Martin Simpson has transcended borders and oceans to quietly become a superb storyteller and musician of great depth and unquestionable taste." Stephen Fearing The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength - every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of...
Fri 14th February, 2020
Track Dogs
Track Dogs have been barnstorming the UK with some major festival appearances and collaborations. It has been a pivotal year including playing to a heaving, rocking Trafalgar Square and surprise on-stage participation of Show of Hands' Steve Knightley and Seth Lakeman at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Well-established in Spain where they are based, they are surprising UK music lovers with "Sun-shiny...
Sat 15th February, 2020
Claudia Morris Trio
"Live or recorded, Claudia is a joy to hear." BBC Radio Ulster, Jazz Show "Passion and clarity delivered with a velvet voice, Claudia lights any stage" BBC Radio Cambridgeshire From her early days as an actress in London, Claudia was spotted for her musical talent and went on to appear in a number of West End Musicals, subsequently developing a...
North Sea Gas
One of Scotland's most popular bands return to Bath . This year their show will be featuring songs from their latest album "Hearth & Homeland". With great banter and tongue in cheek humour. Fiddle, guitars, bouzouki, banjo, and a bag full of great songs A good night Entertainment is guaranteed . "No airs and graces just fantastic music" EdinburghGuide.com www.northseagas.co.uk
Fri 21st February, 2020
Isobel Holly Band
Student Tickets can only be obtained on the door @ £5.00 with proof. Hailing from Bath, Isobel Holly is a 19-year-old singer-songwriter, whose exciting blend of country, rock and soul makes for a truly captivating live performance. Influences such as Fleetwood Mac and Carrie Underwood are reflected in her heartfelt song-writing and powerful vocals. On her return to Chapel Arts,...
Sat 22nd February, 2020
Both Sides Now - The Joni Mitchell Celebration Concert
The music of Joni Mitchell is celebrated in this performance of some of her best-loved songs. As Joni reaches her landmark 75th year, these concerts are also by way of an extended celebration of her life and work. The Joni Mitchell Songbook draws on a three-decade journey of incredible creativity, from folk singer to mainstream rock artist, as well as...
Kent DuChaine
A true raconteur, entertainer & REAL Bluesman who has shared the stage with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker & many more of the greatest exponents of the Blues. Kent's superb musical prowess, story telling & self deprecating humour is why he is loved the world over. www.kentduchaine.com
With captivating harmonies and finely crafted songs, Lore will provide an evening of soulful songs with stunning musical arrangements. Famed for turning the legendary Teenage Kicks on its head, Lore have went from living room dreams to Sell-Out Theatre Tour success in a short time. With a strong folk influence, Lore combine their songwriting craft with souful 3-piece harmonies. www.loreband.com
Flamenco Express plus Juan-José Suárez
The fiercest expression of the Human spirit ever devised Flamenco Express returns to Bath with another cargo of raw, heart-wrenching flamenco - featuring 'sizzling soloist' La Joaquina and guitar virtuoso Chris Clavo. Plus the overwhelming power, imagination and grace of Emilio Ochando; and the extreme presence of singer Juan-José Suárez - a true gypsy of the Extremadura, and household name...
Fri 6th March, 2020
This is a standing gig with chairs down the sides of the Auditorium. Tankus the Henge have built their reputation on unforgettable songwriting, spectacular live performances and relentless hard work, playing hundreds of shows across Europe and building a devoted fan base along the way. Their funk-fuelled repertoire is wildly eclectic, ranging from New Orleans inspired swing to heavy rock...
Sat 7th March, 2020
Big Boy Bloater & The Limits
Get some Rhythm in your Blues and some Rock in your Roll. Nothing describes Bloater's unique sound better. He mixes genres, infusing them with his unmistakable classic R&B sound, weaving Link Wray guitar with classic pop and rock, all overlaid with his much-lauded gruff, powerful vocals. An imaginative songwriter, an engaging entertainer, a world-class guitarist and vocalist. A Big Boy...
Thu 12th March, 2020
Jack Rutter
'In the spirit of the old traditional singers, Jack Rutter takes a song, shapes it, lives with it and brings out something unique. This album makes my heart sing'. - Kathryn Tickell OBE, BBC Radio 3 'An outstanding performer'. - The Independent Jack Rutter is a highly respected folk singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from West Yorkshire. His second solo album...
Fri 13th March, 2020
Faeland
Uplifting heartwarming folk-pop. Albums of the Year 2018: Folk Radio UK; BBC Introducing; Shire Folk Magazine. Faeland's original music is beautiful, enchanting, uplifting, technically impressive and extremely accessible. The band have audiences singing along and being moved instantaneously. There is something in the words and melodies which goes deeper than the everyday, touching on the mystical and the unspoken. Songs...
Sat 14th March, 2020
The Alter Eagles
Since 2004, the six piece Alter Eagles have established themselves as the UK's most faithful tribute to the one of the most popular bands of all time, playing all the Eagles' biggest hits like Hotel California, Life In The Fast Lane, One Of These Nights, Lyin' Eyes, Take it to the Limit, and New Kid In Town, as well classic...
For over 30 years Boo Hewerdine has been considered one of the UK's finest singer-songwriters. As lead singer of seminal band, The Bible through to his subsequent solo work and long-time collaboration with the incredible Eddi Reader he has become something of a national treasure. He is in demand as a writer, producer and performer. His latest album 'Before' was...
Patti Boulaye 'Billie & Me' feat: The Music of Billie Holiday
The award-winning singer and musical theatre star Patti Boulaye brings to Chapel Arts her wonderful, moving one-woman show 'Billie and Me,' in which she discusses the parallels of her life and career with that of the great singer Billie Holiday. Holiday's life, songs and cause of her death, have made a strong impact on modern day performers like Patti and...
Sat 21st March, 2020
Jahméne plus support, Louis Vann Johnson
Jahméne rose to prominence through 2012's X Factor mentored by Nicole Scherzinger. He went on to release two studio albums; with his debut entering the UK charts at Number One. His voice possesses a unique blend of soul, gospel and RnB. A powerhouse vocal talent which brings you to your feet in applause; a voice never forgotten once heard! In...
Wed 25th March, 2020
Elles Bailey
They say you get a lifetime to write your first album & the blink of an eye to make your second. Elles Bailey wins either way, and she's followed up the widespread success of Wildfire with the stunningly mature and highly personal synopsis of a year that changed her life with the no.1 selling brand new album 'Road I Call...
Jim Moray with Tom Moore
Jim Moray is amongst England's finest interpreters of traditional song. His relentlessly innovative recordings can truly be said to have changed the sound of folk music since the early 2000s, and he has won fans and admirers far outside of the folk scene without ever betraying his traditional roots. A five-time BBC Folk Award winner, his songs have been featured...
I Can't Believe It's Not Buddy
Back, by popular demand at Chapel Arts for a 5th time 'previously sold out' show. Buddy Holly & The Crickets are brought back to life as they looked and sounded on their first tour of the UK in 1958 by the outstanding Spencer J & the Copy-Cat Crickets. Taking you back to the age of the soda shop, the drive through...
Sun 29th March, 2020
Rachael McShane and the Cartographers
Rachael McShane is a singer, cellist, fiddle and viola player based in the North East of England. An original member of folk big band Bellowhead, Rachael toured internationally with them as well as making several TV appearances. Bellowhead recorded 5 studio albums, and won a total of 8 BBC Folk Awards in their 12 years together. Rachael has more recently...
Thu 2nd April, 2020
Hannah White & The Nordic Connections
The artist the Evening Standard calls "an activist", Hannah White is politically-inclined, an active humanitarian and an advocate for independent musicians and writers all over the UK; But most of all she is the "arresting and wholly believable" (Acoustic Magazine) singer-songwriter that captures the hearts of her audiences nationwide gaining her acclaim from BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Blues...
Fri 3rd April, 2020
The Lynne and McCartney Story Theatre Show
The Lynne & McCartney Story performed by ELO Beatles Beyond is fronted by top Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney lookalikes/soundalikes, and performs the greatest hits of ELO, Paul McCartney & Wings & The Beatles and more. As well as the loads of great music, the Show tells the story behind some of the greatest hits of all-time, and how the...
Sat 4th April, 2020
John Miller and his Country Casuals
The UK's "purest Country Singer" brings his Honky Tonk Merry Go Round to town with special guest Scotland's very own "Rockabilly Filly" Miss Emma Nelson. "John Miller is a traditional country singer; there are no gimmicks and no newfangled twists. If he can be dubbed alternative these days it's because he cleaves to the verities, sure in the power and...
Thu 16th April, 2020
The Paperboys
Mexican Son Jarocho mixed in with Irish Jigs and Reels and a good dose of Country and Bluegrass. It has healthy servings of Ska, Soca and African Highlife and we've been known to throw in a little White Boy Reggae. Of course it also has strains of Soul, Pop and Funk although we are by no means a funk band....
Fri 17th April, 2020
The Frankie Valli Story – Working My Way Back To You Tour 2020
Following a hugely successful six-years or so in theatres, Stephen James has built an undeniable reputation as the UK's most authentic Frankie Valli impersonator ever. Frankie's own Musical Director of 40 years, Robby Robinson, was moved to say "Wow" after hearing Stephen sing at the o2 show in 2018. There are other tribute shows, most of which perform Jersey Boys...
Sat 18th April, 2020
Elvis vs Jerry Lee Lewis
Who was the real king of rock 'n' roll? Elvis the Pelvis? Or The Killer – Jerry Lee Lewis? This is your opportunity to decide as the two come head to head! Be excited once more by the sheer energy of Elvis' hits such as Hound Dog, All Shook Up, Don't Be Cruel and Teddy Bear and Jerry Lee Lewis'...
Thu 23rd April, 2020
The Grahams
The Grahams are New York grown, Nashville based couple Alyssa and Doug Graham. Growing up as kids in the Jersey suburbs the two would sneak into New York City to hear their favorite bands play, they have been performing together ever since. The band burst onto the scene with their 2013 debut, Riverman's Daughter, featuring songs written while traveling the...
Zoë Schwarz Blue Commotion
Zoë Schwarz Blue Commotion refresh the blues genre with eclectic arrangements, virtuosic playing and vocal prowess. With an exciting live set based around rootsy original songs, strong catchy riffs and exciting grooves, they mix old school tradition with contemporary flare and sophistication. Vocalist Zoë Schwarz' dynamic and commanding vocal delivery is both edgy and suave at the same time; just...
Fri 1st May, 2020
What's Going On: A Celebration of Marvin Gaye feat: Nate Simpson
This is an 8 piece band with backing singers. There are limited spaces due to having a designated dance floor and a full stage set-up. Please book early, to avoid disappointment! An unmissable concert that brings you all the biggest hits from the Grammy award winning 'Prince of Motown' including 'What's Going On', 'Let's Get It On', 'Sexual Healing' and...
Sat 2nd May, 2020
Danni Nicholls Hear Your Voice Tour 2020 plus support, Rhiannon Scutt
With the wind in her sails from receiving three consecutive Americana Music Association UK award nominations (Album, Artist and Song of the year in 2017, 2018 & 2020 respectively) singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls has been enjoying an incredible ride. From supporting the legendary Shakin' Stevens on his 28 date major UK tour to opening for the mighty Lucinda Williams and The...
Thu 7th May, 2020
Lifetime Achievement Award – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but...
Fri 8th May, 2020
Jack Lukeman
Jack Lukeman is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides. A platinum-selling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, in recent years Lukeman has devoted more of his time to winning a growing fanbase in the UK and abroad. In this regard, he has toured the UK as Special Guest on tours by artists as varied as...
Sat 9th May, 2020
Joshua Burnell Band
Singer-songwriter, storyteller and Hammond organ donor, Joshua Burnell grew up in various locations between France and Scotland. He now resides in York, but everyone assumes he's from Rivendell. At some point, English folk, prog, contemporary classical, and vintage pop-rock all got mixed up and everyone had a great time so he decided to make a career of it. Joshua sparked...
Sun 10th May, 2020
Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow
January 2020 marks thirty years since Brooks Williams' first album came out. Thirty years since the Washington Post's glowing review of that album. Thirty years since National Public Radio's Noah Adams interviewed him about that album. It's where it all began. The subsequent twenty-eight recordings, the countless international tours and festival appearances, the countless hours and miles on the road...
Thu 14th May, 2020
Sam Carter
'Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection' ****Songlines Since being named Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Sam Carter has been stirring audiences from Camden to Canada, via an attention grabbing appearance on Later… with Jools Holland and a dreams-really-do-come-true performance in a specially assembled...
Fri 15th May, 2020
Sunset Café Stompers
The Sunset Café Stompers are a 7 piece outfit comprising some of the UK's finest exponents of vintage New Orleans jazz. Expect to hear ragtime, gospel and blues by the likes of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller delivered with verve and delight by this talented ensemble. "They must be one of the best territory bands...
Sat 16th May, 2020
John Lennon UK presents 'Lennon Retrospective'
John Lennon Tribute UK's show 'Lennon Retrospective' aims to take the audience on a journey through John Lennon's best loved songs starting with his solo work and culminating in the early Beatles classics. JLUK put on a two-hour, fully-costumed show 'Lennon Retrospective' covering Lennon's best known solo work as well as classic Lennon-penned Beatles songs. The band is fronted by...
Sat 23rd May, 2020
Vera van Heeringen
It's unusual to find someone who's as good a songwriter as an instrumentalist. Vera van Heeringen is that person. Firmly rooted in transatlantic traditions, her original contemporary Folk/Americana music showcases both these skills: Poignant, emotionally astute songwriting and firebrand instrumental virtuosity. In September 2019, Vera released her third album, Won't be Broken, which is getting rave reviews and has already...
Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox
A rare opportunity to see Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox perform once again as a duo after several years of highly successful individual work. Both men are fine singers, masters of vocal harmony and musicians of stunning ability who can bring magic into any auditorium. Billy Mitchell has done it all as a performer and songwriter. He spent eight years...
Choro Bandido
Choro Bandido is a Surrey based four piece band, initially brought together through friendship and their mutual love of Brazilian samba. Between them they have a wealth of musical experience in many styles and are now entertaining audiences with Choro, and other music from Latin America and beyond. www.chorobandido.co.uk
Cool Britannia: A Ride Through The Swinging 60s
Relive the heady 1960s as this unforgettable live band whirls you through the decade of the British Explosion, from early 60s kitsch to rooftop rock, and everything in between. Sixties Britain created a style and sound all its own – and made the world sit up and take notice. What's In The Show?: The broadest range of authentic sounding British...
Fri 12th June, 2020
Gnoss
A dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar and percussion, Gnoss tackle energetic tune sets and driving folk song with a 'maturity of ability many of a greater age will envy' (The Living Tradition). As current and former students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Graham Rorie, Aidan Moodie, Connor Sinclair and Craig Baxter have been tipped as 'ones to watch'...
Wed 1st July, 2020
On stage, the group's enthralling performances give audiences a sense of how much they love what they do; while on record, the band manages to explore their collective life experiences through songwriting and intricate instrumentation. While bluegrass is the undeniable foundation of the Prowlers music, the band manages to bend and squeeze the traditional form into a sound all their...
Sat 4th July, 2020
Roxy Magic: A Tribute to Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry
Roxy Magic are the UK's best and longest-running tribute to Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry "Wow!" Bryan Ferry "Awesome" Otis Ferry "It took a long time for there to be a Roxy tribute band; there is one now and it's very good." Roxy Music's Andy Mackay (Ken Bruce Show BBC Radio 2) "There's only one Bryan Ferry, but if there...
Fri 17th July, 2020
An '80s Night with Smack the '80s Band
By popular request the return of Smack the '80's... Cabaret Seated with a dance floor! SMACK The '80s are famous for delivering a lively, fun-packed, authentic tribute 80s show that always fills the dance floor and creates an event 'back to the future', never to be forgotten. Dressed in '80s stage wear and using electro-wizardry, the Band instantly transcend audiences'...
Sat 22nd August, 2020
The Dung Beatles
Hailed by The British Beatles Fan Club as "definitely not your average Beatles band", the band has earned high praise for its authentic musical renditions and close-harmony vocals. Based in Buckinghamshire, The Dung Beatles got together in 2013, with Danny Prendergast on lead guitar and vocal, Mike Ashton on drums, Steve Hillier on rhythm guitar and lead vocal, and Phil...
Thu 27th August, 2020
Ma Bessie and her Pigfoot band
Building on her passion for the Empress of the Blues, Julia Titus started to perform as Ma Bessie in mid-2015 to share the music of Bessie Smith and her contemporaries with a new generation of listeners. Mixing Julia's rich, warm vocal sound with a dynamic group of musicians that look as well as sound the part, Ma Bessie combines classic...
Sun 13th September, 2020
Jacob & Drinkwater
Devon based duo Jacob & Drinkwater have been called "stand out new folk" by BBC6 Music with their live show described as "intense and spellbinding" by Folk Radio UK. The duo formed in 2014 playing their first gig together at the iconic Glastonbury Festival. The 2015 indie release The Burning Low EP received national airplay and glowing reviews from such...
Fri 18th September, 2020
Harriet (Duo) - The Piano Sessions
Harriet performs intimate versions of her favourite original songs and some specially selected covers accompanied by her incredible pianist. This concert series is in support of Harriet's upcoming live album of the same name, which will be exclusively available on CD this Spring. Harriet is a British-born singer songwriter whose music is deeply inspired by the likes of Fleetwood Mac,...
Thu 24th September, 2020
Solana was born in Valencia, Spain, in 2012, and although it has since found a niche in Bristol's contemporary folk scene, the band are far from settling down into complacency. With years of adventurous touring already behind them and a constant appetite for developing their compositions, Solana's rich sonic tapestry is anchored by a deep respect for traditions rooted in...
3 Daft Monkeys
20 YEARS WILD… "Highlight of Glastonbury" Mark Radcliffe BBC2 "Amazing energy" Bob Harris BBC2 3 Daft Monkeys will be celebrating an unbelievable 20 years of musical adventures, and would love to celebrate with you. With a fiery helter-skelter blend of influences from East and West, 3 Daft Monkeys inject a unique wildness into their music, producing a symphonious cacophony of...
Fri 2nd October, 2020
Dire Streets - Brothers in Arms Tour
Dire Streets presents the Brothers in Arms 35th Anniversary Tour On the 13th May 1985 Dire Straits released what would become one of the best-selling albums of all time; delivering a stream of classic songs and propelling the band into global superstar status. To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the release of Brothers in Arms, Dire Streets – Europe's most...
Thu 8th October, 2020
Glymjack
"As good as contemporary folk comes" – Acoustic "Folk with attitude" – Froots "Life-affirming" - Folk Radio Glymjack is one of the most exciting emerging artists in UK folk music. Featuring Show of Hands legends Phil Beer and Steve Knightley, debut album Light the Evening Fire showcases songs BBC DJ Tom Robinson says "remind you why you got into music in...
Fri 16th October, 2020
Eduardo Niebla in Concert
Eduardo Niebla – guitar & composer Joao Lima – guitar "As always an excellent night and for the 3rd consecutive time his music made me cry. Totally world class". "brilliant show" "genius" "fantastic" "the audience were thrilled by your virtuosic performance and beautiful compositions, thank you very much" Graham Roberts - Radley College Hailed by the Guardian for his "exquisite...


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Q: Error when calling EJB from managed bean I am having an issue when calling EJB from a dynamic web application. I'm using Eclipse Kepler for development.
The error that I'm having is when I run IN DEBUG MODE the application and the EJB is called I get this error:

with no other details, but if I see the name of the tab the error is in, I can see the full text, EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.invoke(Ojbect, Mehtod, Object[])

The code that I use to call the EJB is:
@ManagedBean
@SessionScoped
public class UserBean implements Serializable{
@EJB
private UserSessionBeanLocal userSessionBean;
@EJB
private DvdSessionBeanLocal dvdSessionBean;
private int id;
private String username;
private String password;

public UserBean(){
}

public String login(){
    String response = null;
    userSessionBean.userLogin(username, password);
    try {
        response = userSessionBean.userLogin(username, password);
    } catch (EJBException e) {
        response = e.getMessage();
    }
return response;
}

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*

*I am using Maven

*pom.xml from client level
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>DvdClient</groupId>
<artifactId>DvdClient</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<build>
    <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.1</version>
            <configuration>
                <source>1.7</source>
                <target>1.7</target>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.3</version>
            <configuration>
                <warSourceDirectory>WebContent</warSourceDirectory>
                <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.faces</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.faces-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.2</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>test1</groupId>
        <artifactId>DvdTest</artifactId>
        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

*DvdTest is my EJB application

*I am using Glassfish 4.0 as my Application Server

*This is the stack trace when I run the application (not in debug mode):
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: javax.ejb.EJBException
at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:101)
at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:102)
at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:315)
at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.broadcastEvents(UIViewRoot.java:790)
at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:1282)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:81)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:101)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:198)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:646)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1682)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:318)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:160)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:734)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:673)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:99)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:357)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:260)
at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:188)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler.runService(HttpHandler.java:191)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler.doHandle(HttpHandler.java:168)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServerFilter.handleRead(HttpServerFilter.java:189)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.ExecutorResolver$9.execute(ExecutorResolver.java:119)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeFilter(DefaultFilterChain.java:288)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeChainPart(DefaultFilterChain.java:206)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.execute(DefaultFilterChain.java:136)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.process(DefaultFilterChain.java:114)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.ProcessorExecutor.execute(ProcessorExecutor.java:77)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.nio.transport.TCPNIOTransport.fireIOEvent(TCPNIOTransport.java:838)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.AbstractIOStrategy.fireIOEvent(AbstractIOStrategy.java:113)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.WorkerThreadIOStrategy.run0(WorkerThreadIOStrategy.java:115)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.WorkerThreadIOStrategy.access$100(WorkerThreadIOStrategy.java:55)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.WorkerThreadIOStrategy$WorkerThreadRunnable.run(WorkerThreadIOStrategy.java:135)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.threadpool.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:564)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.threadpool.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:544)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)
Caused by: javax.ejb.EJBException
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBContainerTransactionManager.processSystemException(EJBContainerTransactionManager.java:748)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBContainerTransactionManager.completeNewTx(EJBContainerTransactionManager.java:698)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBContainerTransactionManager.postInvokeTx(EJBContainerTransactionManager.java:503)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvokeTx(BaseContainer.java:4475)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:2009)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:1979)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:220)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.java:88)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy460.userLogin(Unknown Source)
at businessSession.__EJB31_Generated__UserSessionBean__Intf____Bean__.userLogin(Unknown Source)
at myBeans.UserBean.login(UserBean.java:37)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at javax.el.ELUtil.invokeMethod(ELUtil.java:326)
at javax.el.BeanELResolver.invoke(BeanELResolver.java:536)
at javax.el.CompositeELResolver.invoke(CompositeELResolver.java:256)
at com.sun.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:269)
at com.sun.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:304)
at org.jboss.weld.util.el.ForwardingMethodExpression.invoke(ForwardingMethodExpression.java:40)
at org.jboss.weld.el.WeldMethodExpression.invoke(WeldMethodExpression.java:50)
at com.sun.faces.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:105)
at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:87)
... 35 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to retrieve EntityManagerFactory for unitName null
at com.sun.enterprise.container.common.impl.EntityManagerWrapper.init(EntityManagerWrapper.java:138)
at com.sun.enterprise.container.common.impl.EntityManagerWrapper._getDelegate(EntityManagerWrapper.java:171)
at com.sun.enterprise.container.common.impl.EntityManagerWrapper.createQuery(EntityManagerWrapper.java:455)
at businessSession.UserSessionBean.findAll(UserSessionBean.java:77)
at businessSession.UserSessionBean.userLogin(UserSessionBean.java:55)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.runMethod(EJBSecurityManager.java:1081)
at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.invoke(EJBSecurityManager.java:1153)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.invokeBeanMethod(BaseContainer.java:4695)
at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.invokeBeanMethod(EjbInvocation.java:630)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:822)
at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.proceed(EjbInvocation.java:582)
at org.jboss.weld.ejb.AbstractEJBRequestScopeActivationInterceptor.aroundInvoke(AbstractEJBRequestScopeActivationInterceptor.java:46)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeInterceptor.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:883)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:822)
at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.proceed(EjbInvocation.java:582)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.doCall(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:163)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.aroundInvoke(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:140)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeInterceptor.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:883)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:822)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.InterceptorManager.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:369)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.__intercept(BaseContainer.java:4667)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.intercept(BaseContainer.java:4655)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:212)
... 52 more

*No EJB .jar files under DvdTest folder when I press the error button Edit Source Lookup Path

*pom.xml of EJB module
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>test1</groupId>
<artifactId>DvdTest</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
        <version>4.2.6.Final</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
        <version>4.2.6.Final</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>mysql</groupId>
        <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
        <version>5.1.26</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.ejb</groupId>
        <artifactId>ejb-api</artifactId>
        <version>3.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
        <version>1.2</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.openejb</groupId>
        <artifactId>ejb31-api-experimental</artifactId>
        <version>3.1.4</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.transaction</artifactId>
        <version>10.0-b28</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
        <version>1.7.5</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
        <version>1.7.5</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.jms-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.mail-api</artifactId>
        <version>1.5.1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

*declaration of EJB module

A: I think that maybe is the way how your are adding the dependency to the war file: try this change to the POM
POM - WAR:
<dependency>
    <groupId>test1</groupId>
    <artifactId>DvdTest</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <type>ejb</type>     --------ADD THIS LINE
</dependency>

POM - EJB:
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>test1</groupId>
<artifactId>DvdTest</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>ejb</packaging>   --------ADD THIS LINE

And according to the log, you should declare a persistence unit (for JPA in a persistence.xml, hibernate should support it)

A: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to retrieve EntityManagerFactory for unitName null

looks like your UserSessionBean cannot gain access to a DB when you call userLogin
UserSessionBean.userLogin(UserSessionBean.java:55)

I would suggest you to check the following:

*

*take a look at your persistance.xml and check if everything is on its place there

*check if you created all necessary resources in your Glassfish application server (datasource/pool). If you are using pooling, you may also want to try to ping your connection pool from application server web console and see if it works

*check if you database is up and available

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A smoldering car wreck moves two brothers to ask their mother about a significant difference in their upbringings.
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Good sleep is essential for healthy functioning, as sleep deprivation has been known to compromise a person's physical, social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. However, The Sleep Council reports that nearly half of all Britons are getting just six hours or less of sleep every evening. What's worse, an alarming four out of five people suffer from disturbed or toxic sleep.
If you're going through the same dilemma, one of the many ways to help you achieve adequate quality and quantity of sleep is through massage. Although many might see massages as simply a luxury for winding down at the end of a tough week, studies show that the benefits of massages can greatly affect how you sleep. Here are five ways a good massage can help improve your sleep.
Massages have been proven to improve your mood and keep stress levels down. For good sleep, it is important to let go of everyday worries to be able to drift off into the dream world. Leesa's 'Sleep Better Guide' explains that little things like jotting concerns down, on top of getting a massage, is one way to set daytime worries aside and sleep better.
Certain types of massages promote total relaxation. This includes deep tissue massages and bamboo massages, which we discussed in a previous blog post here on Massage in London. These kinds of massages reach deep into the musculature and fascia to be able to relax muscle tissue, ease tension, aid the circulatory system, and promote lymphatic drainage. The overall effect is a deep sense of relaxation and well-being, which can help you fall asleep afterward – that is, if you aren't already asleep on the massage bed!
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It's just over a week into the new year, a perfect time to replace the by now broken resolutions with the new ones. Let's совместить приятное с полезным (combine the pleasant with the useful) and make a resolution to watch at least one Russian movie each month.
1. Комедии и приключения (Comedies and adventure movies) – Russian кинематограф (cinema) produced such internationally-acclaimed "serious" movies as The Battleship Potemkin, War and Peace, Stalker, and Burnt by the Sun. But comedies, especially slapstick, and action adventure movies might be an easier-to-understand and definitely more light-hearted way to start.
2. Самые популярные фильмы (The most popular films) – in Russia, there are movies that are popular and that are very popular. We chose only from the latter, with iconic dialogues that long ago became крылатые выражения (catchphrases) widely used in Russian popular culture and everyday Russian.
3. Бесплатные фильмы (Free films) – all the movies on this list are available for free on YouTube. While most have been digitally remastered, only a few have English subtitles. If you are just beginning to learn Russian, you might find it helpful to read plot summaries of each movie on IMDB and Wikipedia.
The big holidays are over, but do you know that Russians keep their Christmas trees until an unofficial holiday known as старый Новый Год (the old New Year)? And until this day comes on January 14th, it's totally ok to watch holiday movies over and over. So let's start the year with the wonderful old musical comedy Карнавальная ночь (Carnival Night). A group of young workers is trying to organize a fun New Year party at a workers' club (yes, it's an old movie). But the club's stogie director is hell-bent on making the night a serious affair. He has the authority, they have the youthful energy. Who will win this tag of war?
It's still winter, but with the Valentine's Day right in the middle of the month, romance takes the center stage. So let's watch a romantic-action-fantasy-musical-comedy Чародеи (Enchanters). It's a story about a boy and a girl, deeply in love and about to get married. Except, the girl is a ведьма (witch) at a magical research institute that is about to reveal its latest invention, волшебная палочка (a magic wand). To make matters even more complicated, there's a коварный (scheming) rival for the girl's affection, who understands little about magic and a ревнивая (jealous) head of the institute who, on the other hand, is a very powerful witch.
Do you celebrate March 8th, the International Women's Day? It is an official holiday in Russia and a day when men поют дифирамбы (heap praises) to all the women around them, from mothers, wives, and daughters to co-workers and bosses. This month, let's watch Служебный роман (Office Romance), a 1978 complicated, but funny love story between an insecure and brow-beaten statistician and his self-assured, domineering and seemingly devoid of feminine charms начальница (superior).
Every year on April 12th Russians celebrate День космонавтики (Cosmonautics day). That's why this month's selection is the traditional pre-launch movie, Белое солнце пустыни (White Sun of the Desert). It's one of the most popular Russian movies of all times, a perfect blend of comedy, drama, adventure and music. Reportedly, American astronauts watch it alongside their Russian crew mates pre-flight as a sort of language proficiency test.
May in Russia is traditionally the month of the final exams, both in secondary schools and at colleges and universities. So there's a lot of last-minute cramming going on. That's why we choose Операция "Ы" и другие приключения Шурика (Operation "Y" and Other Shurik's Adventures). Interestingly, "ы" is one of the hardest sounds in the Russian language for non-Russian speakers to master. You can watch just the first of the three shorts that make up the movie. In it, the young engineering student, Shurik, prepares for the final exams and, let's just say, he's totally absorbed in the process. There is very little dialogue in the movie, so it's perfect for beginner Russian learners.
Finally, it's summer! Summer in Russia means month-long vacations, frequently to destinations all around the world. But years ago, going зарубеж (abroad) was the rarest of opportunities. Most Russians would never be allowed to travel even to the Eastern Bloc countries. Maybe that's why the movie Бриллиантовая рука (Diamond Arm) was so wildly successful. In the story, простой советский гражданин (a regular Soviet citizen) gets to go abroad. There, he unwittingly and quite literally falls into the middle of a diamond smuggling scheme. One of the smugglers befriends him in order to retrieve the diamonds all the while the authorities enlist the citizen's help in bringing down the entire gang.
While adults get their summer vacations, children enjoy the long break from school. In Russia, summer break lasts the full three months. Having kids out of school for three months in the summer is a challenge, both logistically and emotionally, particularly if grandparents aren't readily available to babysit. That's why many Russian parents try to arrange летние лагеря (summer camps) for their children. So let's watch a story, Добро пожаловать, или посторонним вход воспрещён (Welcome, or No Trespassing), about one such camp where kids go to spend the summer and parents visit only a couple of times.
The dog days of summer are usually too hot and lazy for anything but a poolside read. Russian movies about romance tend to be on a serious side. So let's resort to another purely escapist genre, science fiction, and watch Иван Васильевич меняет профессию (Ivan Vasilievich Changes Occupation). This is another still hugely popular movie from 1970s. A plot revolves around a young engineer (you will recognize Shurik), who builds a time machine in his tiny apartment. While his wife is at work, the engineer tests his invention and, inadvertently, sends the building's superintendent and a petty thief to the times of Ivan the Terrible while bringing the tzar himself into the present-day Moscow. It doesn't help that both the superintendent and the tzar have the same first names and patronymics and even look alike.
It's back to school time. Here's a trick question. What Russian comedy novel was turned into movies by American, Polish, German, Cuban and, of course, Russian directors? Hint: It's about мебель (furniture) and сокровище (treasure) and features a charismatic con-man as the protagonist. Yes, it's Двенадцать стульев (Twelve Chairs). Think of it as Treasure Island, the book meeting with Amazing Race, the reality show, and bringing all the action to the early heady days of the Soviet Union. Our favorite is the 1976 version, although with 4 episodes, it is also the longest.
It's not like Russians don't have страшные истории (scary stories) to tell each other. Which makes an almost total absence of domestic фильмы ужасов (horror movies) strange. That's why we're going to break the "comedies-only" rule and include Вий (Viy or Spirit of Evil) in our list. It is based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, the famous Russian 19th century writer. If you want something more funny than scary, but still with some devilry in it, we recommend another of Gogol's classics made into a movie, Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки (Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka).
For many Russian poets and writers осень (autumn), particularly поздняя осень (late autumn) provided the most inspiration. The season's прощальная краса (partying beauty) of deep autumnal colors gives way to winter's monochromatic first frosts. Let's watch an instant classic Особенности национальной охоты (Peculiarities of the National Hunt), a movie that captures both the classical beauty of the Russian nature with the classic enigma of the Russian soul. It is a story of a young Finn who tries to learn first-hand the traditions of a Russian hunt in a company of an Army general, a police detective, a forest ranger, some big shots from the city and, of course, lots of vodka.
It's almost time to greet the New Year 2014. It will be the year of the Winter Olympics 2014 which will be held in the Russian resort town of Sochi. The traditional Russian New Year's movie is Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром! (Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!) It's a great movie, but a bit too long and slow-going in the second half. So let's break with the tradition and watch another winter comedy classic, Джентельмены удачи (Gentlemen of Fortune). In it, a ruthless criminal, by the street name Доцент (Dotzent, lit. assistant professor), steals a priceless artifact. In order to recover the treasure, authorities enlist the help of a preschool director, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Dotzent himself. His first, seemingly impossible, task is to persuade Dotzent's gang that he is, in fact, Dotzent, but suffering from partial amnesia and to spring them out of a jail. There is a happy ending, but not until after the gang takes a ride inside a truck full of cement, burns down an apartment building and runs around, first almost naked and then disguised as women, in the snow.
Have you seen any of these movies before? What are your favorite Russian movies?


Clergy leave a mosque in Guediawaye, a small village in Senegal where two women were recently arrested for alleged ties to extremists. Photo courtesy of Samuel Aranda/The New York Times.
As governments and societies grapple with violent extremism, experts in the field continue to consider how to counter extremists' use of ideologies. For a world in which more than 80 percent of people identify themselves as religious, the role of religious leaders, ideas, and institutions is critical to countering the many strains of violent extremism. USIP is hosting a discussion of the latest trends in policy and practice around the intersection of religion and its role in preventing and countering violent extremism. A panel of experts will present and discuss practical guidelines around the role of religion in preventing and countering violent extremism.


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Book a Wheelchair Assistant Service Using myUDAAN App
With the advent of online shopping, it may look like malls have lost their luster, but that isn't quite true.
Mall mania hit Mumbai a long time ago, and it shows no sign of fading as more and more malls are seen popping up all over the city. While a lot of us enjoy walking around in a mall, gazing at the impressive array of stores, this simple and enjoyable activity can prove to be arduous for the elderly and those with mobility challenges.
Bent on changing this, technology-driven organization myUDAAN now offers a wheelchair assistant service at malls located in Navi Mumbai through their mobile app.
While everyone else in Uma Marolia's family prefers spending their weekends at the mall, the 56-year-old doesn't fancy visiting these super crowded places. Not too long ago, Uma had an accident that injured her right leg, understandably leaving her hesitant about long walks.
Uma's daughter recently took her to the Navi Mumbai based Seawoods Grand Central Mall despite her apprehensions. Much to Uma's relief, there was a wheelchair assistant who ensured she just focused on enjoying the time with her family rather than worrying about walking for too long.
Excited and relieved to see the wheelchair assistance service at the mall, former school teacher Uma Marolia told NewzHook that "the best part was that there was a helper available to push the wheelchair around." Contrary to what Uma expected, the assistant accompanied them everywhere.
This service is made available to the elderly and people with disabilities who visit malls and cinema halls in Navi Mumbai through myUDAAN mobile app to make travel and places more accessible. Ravindra Singh, the app's founder, noted that they already have 160 bookings after launching the service on July 10th.
Ravindra has been living with post-polio paralysis from birth, and as a result, he has never been to a mall. It is hardly surprising that Ravindra is leaving no stone unturned to change this situation for people with disabilities, bringing accessibility to their doorsteps.
Ravindra was on a tour to the Statue of Unity and couldn't find a wheelchair for himself since the available wheelchairs were all reserved for VIPs. On top of that, the place didn't have assistance either. This encouraged him to "start an on-demand assistance service".
This service calls you to plan trips with a sense of security. You can use the myUDAAN app or call +91-93207-76611 for booking the on-demand assistance service, which will be available for two hours. You can click here to download the myUDAAN app from Google Store.
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I find this email extremely hard to write but I must inform the BlueGhost 1969 of the passing of Gary Freeman. On May 22, 2003 while piloting a UH-1H helicopter on the island of Kahoolawe in Hawaii, Gary suffered mechanical failure and crashed. The helicoper burned in a post impact fire. It appears now, that a "longline" that was attached to the hook became entangled in the tailrotor with the subsiquent loss of the main rotor blades due to "mast bumping". Gary was recovered late yesterday afternoon and a small ceremony was held upon his final flight to Maui. His body was draped in the flag of our nation as he was honored with respect from his fellow pilots and friends and former VET'S. The Police Dept. Chaplin held a short ceremony shortly after Gary's arrival back at the hangar. As more information is available I will post to the Blueghost site.


One of the advantages of cloud computing commonly touted among businesses is this: it generated revenue of over $411 billion by 2020!
But as great as revenue generation is, security is just as crucial. Luckily, the benefits of cloud computing extend to business security as well.
In the following article, we'll be talking about the security advantages that come with migrating to the cloud. Let's start flapping those wings, shall we?
Traditional computing leaves significant vulnerabilities. That's because you own, operate, and manage those physical servers. It requires hiring someone on-site (which is expensive!), and it still leaves you open to malicious attacks or natural disasters.
In other words, anything that happens to damage your equipment that's outside of your control could end you. And it could happen any day of the week, or when you least expect it. Getting on the cloud means shifting those responsibilities to a full-time managed platform.
Cloud computing security saves you money by not needing to hire a full-time employee alone. But it's also more effective security-wise.
That's because you're paying for engaged, competent IT Services whose full-time purpose is to maintain the integrity and stability of the cloud computing platform. And when security threats do arise, they're able to address them immediately with automatic patches, updates, and upgrades that take place while you're tending to your business.
Another reason for the importance of cloud computing in business organizations is the QC and oversight advantages that it provides. Organizations are able to better track and monitor progress and the quality of work.
This turn toward more dependable analytics becomes the norm in every work environment in which it's utilized. As a result, employees become more plugged into what they're doing, thus raising their level of professionalism and attention to detail.
On a side note, they grow to appreciate the cloud. Their appreciation stems from the fact that it enables more freedom and flexibility in when and how they work. That only boosts motivation.
Core among the various cloud computing benefits is the fact it provides a virtual safety net to whatever might happen in the "real world." The safety and longevity of your business are no longer tied to a breakable object.
Likewise, cloud computing enables you to save virtually unlimited data and backup data. This means any threats from malicious actors that do arise can be repaired by reverting to saved, stored, and redundant data.
Last but not least, cloud computing has a positive environmental impact with less strain on natural resources and lower costs. It also gives a business the ability to remain competitive moving forward.
The accessibility of cloud computing technology may even allow them to exploit unexplored market share. And that's even when they're playing in crowded spaces or going against large companies.
Enjoying the advantages of cloud computing for revenue purposes is great. But just know that it goes well beyond that.
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Q: Does Ghostscript Display device rectangle_request work? I am writing a little PDF-related app, thus I have chosen Ghostscript for the rendering purposes. I have taken gsdll64.dll from Ghostscript v9.54.0 into my project. The library starts up fine, but there is a quirk: it produces a memory access violation error when I am using rectangle_request callback. First I was thinking it happened because of C# binding (initially I was on WPF platform, with Ghostscript.NET, sure), but after hours of trying I ended up with a C++ demo app that produces the same error.
The following is what I am doing in that test app:
/*
 * This is how Ghostscript is initialized
 *
 * The code is taken partly from https://www.ghostscript.com/doc/demos/c/api_test.c
 */
INT InitGhostscript() {
    int code, argc;

    LPCWSTR cmdl = GetCommandLine();
    LPWSTR* argv = CommandLineToArgvW(cmdl, &argc);

    if (argc < 2) return -1;
    std::tstring filePath = argv[1];

    auto args = std::vector<std::tstring>();
    std::tstringstream arg;

    /* Create a GS instance. */
    code = gsapi_new_instance(&instance, NULL);
    if (code < 0) {
        printf("Error %d in gsapi_new_instance\n", code);
        goto failearly;
    }

    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-gsnet")));

    // TODO: init std io
    // App interacts with PDF through gs_std_out; what happens inside is taken from
    // https://github.com/jhabjan/Ghostscript.NET/blob/master/Ghostscript.NET/Viewer/FormatHandlers/GhostscriptViewerPdfFormatHandler.cs
    gsapi_set_stdio(instance, NULL, gs_std_out, NULL);

    // TOOD: init display handler
    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-sDEVICE=display")));
    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-sDisplayHandle=0")));
    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-dDisplayFormat=")
                               << (DISPLAY_COLORS_RGB
                                    | DISPLAY_ALPHA_NONE
                                    | DISPLAY_DEPTH_8
                                    | DISPLAY_LITTLEENDIAN
                                    | DISPLAY_BOTTOMFIRST)));

    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-dInterpolateControl=-1")));
    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-dGridFitTT=0")));
    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("-dMaxBitmap=1g")));

    gsapi_set_display_callback(instance, &cb);

    args.push_back(str__(arg__ << _T("--permit-file-read=")
                               << filePath));

    arg.clear();

    /* Run our test. */
    code = InitWithArgs(args);
    if (code < 0) {
        printf("Error %d in gsapi_init_with_args\n", code);
        goto fail;
    }

    code = OpenPdfFile(to_mbcs_str(filePath));
    if (code < 0) {
        goto fail;
    }

    ShowPage(1);

    /* Close the interpreter down (important, or we will leak!) */
    code = gsapi_exit(instance);
    if (code < 0) {
        printf("Error %d in gsapi_exit\n", code);
        goto fail;
    }

fail:
    /* Delete the gs instance. */
    gsapi_delete_instance(instance);
    instance = NULL;

failearly:

    return code;
}

One can see the callbacks constitution next:
// This contains info regarding the area of memory I would like to get display rectangle output into.
bitmap_context ctx;

static int rectangle_request(void* handle, void* device,
    void** memory, int* ox, int* oy,
    int* raster, int* plane_raster,
    int* x, int* y, int* w, int* h)
{
    GdiFlush();

    *memory = ctx.bitmap; // This is a pointer to ppvBits as returned by CreateDIBSection (Bitmap: 24bpp RGB)
    *ox = *oy = 0;

    *raster = ctx.raster; // aligned by 4 boundary
    *plane_raster = 0;

    *x = *y = 0;
    *w = ctx.w;
    *h = ctx.h;

    return 0;
}

static display_callback cb = {
    sizeof(cb),
    DISPLAY_VERSION_MAJOR,
    DISPLAY_VERSION_MINOR,

    // All of these are empty at the moment, returning zero.
    open,
    preclose,
    close,
    presize,
    size,
    sync,
    page,
    update,
    memalloc,
    memfree,
    separation,
    adjust_band_height,

    // Except this one (see above)
    rectangle_request
};

My question is simple: what am I doing wrong with this? =)
P.S.: I was also examining Ghostscript's open sources; devices/devdsp.c specifically. Despite being overwhelmed by the amount of code I've got a strong feeling that rectangle_request callback is not supported by Display device. Hope I am wrong.


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Saint-Pellerin è un comune francese di 373 abitanti situato nel dipartimento dell'Eure-et-Loir nella regione del Centro-Valle della Loira.

Il territorio comunale è bagnato dalle acque del fiume Yerre.

Società

Evoluzione demografica

Note

Altri progetti

Saint-Pellerin

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Home Print Edition Archive March 2014 Issue Rising wave hits Europe as real estate investment swells
Rising wave hits Europe as real estate investment swells
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UK was main winner as US and Asian investment in Europe surged in 2013, reports Jane Roberts
The tide of global capital gushing into real estate rose by 20% in 2013, but of all regions, investment is flowing fastest into Europe. Real Capital Analytics' international deals database recorded €846bn of global investment deals in 2013 – excluding real estate debt sales. The Americas and Asia Pacific recorded strong growth during the year but experienced a slowdown in Q4, while Europe accelerated (see fig 1 below).
"The strong momentum in the US in 2012 is now being recorded in Europe, which had a storming year in 2013," says RCA's EMEA managing director, Simon Mallinson. While Q4 2013 was the strongest quarter in the US last year, volumes were lower than in Q4 2012. Over the pond, however, deals in Europe surged 51% in Q4 2013, compared with Q3, and 24% compared with Q4 2012. The €60bn of sales was the highest quarterly total since Q4 2007 and the strong end to the year lifted European investment volumes to €177.8bn for 2013 as a whole – 17% more than the previous year.
Around the world, the BRIC countries, notably Brazil and India, have been slowing down for a couple of years, but Russia (see table) and China attracted increased investment. In Europe, there was a notable rise in investors taking on country risks from mid year onwards. This fed through to deal volumes in southern European countries Greece, Italy and Spain, with deals jumping by more than 80%, though off a low base; investment in Ireland continuing to rise; and a strong rebound in parts of Central Europe, though not in Poland.
Both the UK and Germany registered very strong deal volumes, but investor appetite for other Western European markets such as the Nordics and Switzerland, which acted as safe havens during the financial crisis and subsequent eurozone turmoil, "diminished markedly in 2013", RCA said.
Europe is magnet for global capital
The importance of global capital to Europe is hard to overstate and it isn't a new trend. RCA's analysis shows cross-border investment running at over 40% of the quarterly totals in Europe, while it is much flatter in the other global regions (see fig 2). "It did dip a tiny bit at the end of last year, from the mid 40% to the low 40%, but that is much more to do with domestic capital returning to investing in its home markets," says Mallinson.
RCA says the UK experienced "a surge in interest from Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern investors as well as from domestic investors, leading to an 86% rise in Q4 2013 volumes, compared to Q4 2012". Two domestic investors in particular – M&G Real Estate and Legal & General Property – feature in RCA's list of most active buyers in Europe, even though L&G invested exclusively in the UK and M&G largely so. M&G Real Estate announced in January that it had bought a record £2.5bn of property and sold another £1bn in 2013.
In RCA's ranking, M&G Real Estate was sixth, behind Deutsche Wohnen, Patrizia, Blackstone, the Qatar Investment Authority and the Kuwait Investment Authority; L&G was two places further down, in eighth, behind Singapore's GIC. The three busiest cross-border routes for capital last year carried cash destined for the UK (see fig 3). For the second year running, there was more US investment into the UK than any other 'global trade route', at $11.4bn. The second biggest inward capital flow to the UK was Middle Eastern investment, up more than 200% on 2012, while the third largest was money invested by Chinese and Hong Kong investors, which tripled (see below).
"You have to go to 13th place to find a European country investing outside its region," says RCA's Mallinson, referring to the $2.5bn of German capital that was destined for the US. London registered a 35% rise in deal volumes last year, to €33.1bn. Joseph Kelly, RCA's director of analytics, says: "London is the dominant European market by far in terms of investment volumes: it is as big as the other top five cities – Paris, Berlin Moscow, Stockholm and Frankfurt – combined," (see fig 5, below).
Deal volumes grow in Germany
All German cities, with the exception of Stuttgart, experienced positive year-on-year growth in deal volumes, with Berlin the top investment destination, mainly because of investment in its housing stock, which doubled to almost €6bn. "The exceptions to the European recovery were the French and Nordic markets, which slowed through 2013," RCA found.
Apartment and student housing deals was the fastest growing investment sector, with RCA calculating a 29% increase in capital deployed over 2012, to €27.7bn. For the first time, this makes residential the third largest sector for investment, overtaking industrial and logistics assets (see fig 4 below).
Nevertheless, industrial deals increased by 27%, to €17.8bn, which is back to 2007 levels. Although the European industrial market is more dominated by domestic investors than other sectors – they accounted for 61% of capital invested in 2013 – there were several very large cross-border deals.
These included Norges Bank IM investing in a €1.2bn portfolio with Prologis, and US opportunistic investor TPG Capital taking over developer P3, alongside Caisse de Dépôt. Generally, RCA also noted a particular increase in the number of portfolio deals transacted, "which tells us that a number of investors are willing to take multi-sector, multi-country risk", Kelly says. The strong investment market looks set to continue in 2014, driven by global capital flows in major markets and the strong signals of domestic activity improving too.
Big investors set to prosper
Alex Jeffrey, M&G Real Estate's chief executive, certainly believes so: "As the economy improves I would expect the coming 12 months to continue to provide further opportunities," he says. "While competition for assets is growing, investors with scale and a proven track record will continue to prosper, both in attracting deals and client capital."
Will Rowson, European chief investment officer for CBRE Global Investors, says CBRE GI has capital coming in from many sources and for a range of risk appetites, from core to opportunistic – the fruit of 18 months of intensive equity raising. He says the firm has raised around €1bn of new equity from existing mandates "re-upping", or increasing existing allocations.
In the past six months CBRE GI has won pan-European mandates from two German pension funds, including BVK; a US pension fund for a value-added strategy targeting an 8-12% return; and a Korean client with $500m to invest in Europe and the US, in both equity assets and mezzanine debt.
"This hasn't happened since 2007," he says. "There was six years almost of silence and now the allocations are going back up again. It is happening for all sorts of reasons, depending on the clients, but most of them like the income-element of the property return. There is an increasing allocation by institutions around the world to real estate per se and to European real estate."
In an eye-catching announcement, CBRE GI said in January that it has increased its transaction target for 2014 to €6bn, because it believes there are a broad range of sale and acquisition opportunities across Europe as the region's economies recover. About €4bn of that target could be acquisitions and €2bn sales, although it is double the investment manager's activity last year. Rowson admits: "It is a tall order in a market getting so competitive and it may spill into a second year."
The primary conclusion of a survey of the property strategies of 198 investors, carried out by Cornell University and investment advisory boutique Hodes Weill, was that "institutions are poised to allocate significant capital to new real estate investments.
Weight of capital has big implications
"The weight of this capital can be expected to have broad implications for the industry, including with respect to transaction volumes, fund raising, lending activity and property valuations," the capital allocations survey said. About half of the responding investors were based in North America and the remainder in EMEA and Asia.
Rowson says he cannot see values "going any other way than up", while RCA's Mallinson points out that the general picture of improved pricing in Europe "is broadly supportive for banks' efforts to slim down their balance sheets by divesting property loan portfolios, or through disposals of direct real estate owned properties".
Debt market liquidity is improving, and while it is patchy, 51% of respondents to January's ULI/PwC European Emerging Trends report said there will be more available this year. But might anything upset this benign scenario? One thing, Mallinson agrees, is the fate of the Euro project, an issue which "has disappeared for the moment but is still effectively unsolved". RCA is also monitoring potential changes to the US foreign investment in real property tax act (FIRPTA), which, if implemented, could suck investment away from Europe and into the US.
"There are lots of ways to get into the US via funds and other structures," he points out. "However, a lot of investors want to own property directly and that is currently very restricted by the FIRPTA Act. There are rumours of it changing and we are watching that carefully." Then there is the $64,000 question of whether the rapid recovery is based on sound property market fundamentals, or is being driven purely by the weight of capital.
On the plus side, the economic indicators in the Eurozone are more encouraging. "Although it was mostly weak, most Eurozone member states enjoyed at least some degree of economic growth in Q3 2013," according to Capital Economics. "Even conditions in the periphery appear to be on the mend. Spain exited recession and is estimated to have gained further traction in Q4, while Irish growth accelerated strongly."
Labour market data has also improved, pointing to "an improvement in underlying occupier demand". The downside is that interest rates are still artificially low and debt historically high. The critical issue will be the response of markets when central banks start to withdraw quantitative easing and raise interest rates.
Mall deals are the ING thing as investors go shopping in Italy again
ING Insurance is one of those investors that has both increased its allocation to property – from 5% to 6% – and widened the range of European markets it is investing in afresh. At the end of last year, the group sold Westend Duo, a tower in Frankfurt's business centre, which it had owned since 2006, for around €240m, to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management. The gross yield was 5% and ING's adviser, CBRE Global Investors, reinvested most of the money in two Italian shopping centres, including €140m in Carrefour Limbiate, in the Limbiate area north of Milan. The scheme is 97% let and the attraction was the higher net yield of about 7%.
"You could say that this is core money taking what could be seen as a core-plus or even a value-added strategy by buying into Italy, a market that the majority of investors had been shying away from," says Will Rowson, chief investment officer at CBRE Global Investors. "But we had been talking to them about the pricing of northern Italian shopping centres for some time, and we saw this sub-sector as good value. It is the country risk, not the asset risk, that dictates the yield. Northern Italy is stable, as long as you pick the right assets."
The pair knew the assets because CBRE GI manages the two funds that previously owned them: the Italian Retail Fund and the Retail Property Partnership Southern Europe, and ING is an investor. The shopping centres had been marketed for 12 months "with some interest, but not interest that matched the investors' expectations" Rowson says. "ING Insurance saw the market showing signs of improving and started talking to the other fund limited partners. They put in a higher bid and the fellow LPs agreed it."
ING's headline strategy is now to invest directly, rather than through funds, for better liquidity and more control, although it hasn't ruled out investing in funds altogether. Several of the biggest opportunistic investors and banks began investing again in Italian retail assets in the second half of last year. Blackstone snapped up Franciacorta Outlet Village near Brescia from Aberdeen Asset Management, with debt from Goldman Sachs. The US investment bank also underwrote Morgan Stanley's purchase of a 50% stake in hypermarket giant Auchan's €600m Gallerie portfolio. That debt was securitised in the last CMBS deal of 2013. GWM, meanwhile, bought the Da Vinci Market Central retail park near Rome in August, at a 9% yield.


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Kurri Kurri Speedway Club will make history when it conducts the Yamaha TT Masters at its Loxford venue on Saturday, January 18 The club is broaching new territory by hosting flat track motorcycle racing at its speedway venue for the first time as well as providing record prize money for the event. "We are planning to build on the value of our venue to the community in 2020 and this flat track event is the first step," said club president, Peter Campton. "We have provided opportunity for our local speedway riders and many of those have gone on to national and international success. So now we are doing the same for riders from other disciplines." The layout will be primed for drama on the Kurri Kurri Speedway track with right and left hand corners and jumps. The layout will utilise the existing senior speedway track as well as including a section of the junior speedway track. TT events play to the versatile skill sets developed in other forms of motorcycle disciplines and the Yamaha TT Masters has attracted riders from dirt track, motocross, enduro and speedway. Current Australian dirt track champion Jarred Brook is just one of the high profile riders who have entered. The Gympie rider dominated the 2019 National Dirt Track Titles and is expected to be one of strong contenders along with fellow Queenslander Max Whale. Both Brook and Whale have competed in American Flat Track events in recent years and will spend more time in the USA in 2020. Former Australian champions Paul Caslick, Luke Richards, Mick Kirkness and Marty McNamara join the list of super talented dirt track riders. But the dirt track stars won't have things all their own way in the chase for the big prize money. Local stars Mason Campton and Alan Macdonald will swap "speedway saddles" with "Motocross seats" and another local high profile rider to swap "codes" will be enduro star,Beau Ralston. Events for MX450 and MX250 bikes will highlight the program with support events for Juniors and Cobra Bushman. Racing is scheduled to get underway at 3:30pm with the finals of each division to be decided under lights.
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Historic Yamaha TT Masters draws stars for cross-over contest at Kurri Kurri
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Kurri Kurri Speedway Club will make history when it conducts the Yamaha TT Masters at its Loxford venue on Saturday, January 18
The club is broaching new territory by hosting flat track motorcycle racing at its speedway venue for the first time as well as providing record prize money for the event.
"We are planning to build on the value of our venue to the community in 2020 and this flat track event is the first step," said club president, Peter Campton.
"We have provided opportunity for our local speedway riders and many of those have gone on to national and international success. So now we are doing the same for riders from other disciplines."
The layout will be primed for drama on the Kurri Kurri Speedway track with right and left hand corners and jumps. The layout will utilise the existing senior speedway track as well as including a section of the junior speedway track.
TT events play to the versatile skill sets developed in other forms of motorcycle disciplines and the Yamaha TT Masters has attracted riders from dirt track, motocross, enduro and speedway.
Current Australian dirt track champion Jarred Brook is just one of the high profile riders who have entered. The Gympie rider dominated the 2019 National Dirt Track Titles and is expected to be one of strong contenders along with fellow Queenslander Max Whale.
Both Brook and Whale have competed in American Flat Track events in recent years and will spend more time in the USA in 2020.
Former Australian champions Paul Caslick, Luke Richards, Mick Kirkness and Marty McNamara join the list of super talented dirt track riders.
But the dirt track stars won't have things all their own way in the chase for the big prize money. Local stars Mason Campton and Alan Macdonald will swap "speedway saddles" with "Motocross seats" and another local high profile rider to swap "codes" will be enduro star,Beau Ralston.
Events for MX450 and MX250 bikes will highlight the program with support events for Juniors and Cobra Bushman.
Racing is scheduled to get underway at 3:30pm with the finals of each division to be decided under lights.


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