"Today, many fake handbags are made of good leather, packaged elaborately and sold (usually unwittingly) in high-end accessories stores."
"copies of [LV's] handbags are sometimes so good that consumers realize they're fake only when they take them into the company's boutiques for repairs."
"Holograms are better than nothing, but they are already being copied," says Claudio di Sabato, head of security at Italian fashion house Prada Group NV. Indeed, police in Naples said they recently uncovered a warehouse with photocopiers used to create fake holograms -- with the basic design but without the deep colors and multidimensional images -- for counterfeit handbags. And a Fendi saleswoman recently said she had already seen a bogus Fendi handbag complete with a hologram."
If that wasn't reason enough to claim the "emperor has no clothes", consumers say they won't rely on a hologram as a proof of authenticity.
Here's a fake and real hologram from a life-saving anti-malarial drug. Sure side-by-side, one looks suspect - but on it's own, who could tell?
And here's a real and fake hologram on a SONY memory stick. Again, could YOU a consumer tell which one is real?
The physical appearance of fakes has gotten so good, that visual-only techniques such as color-shifting inks and holograms have lost their discriminating power. What is needed is a more interactive way of authenticating a product, that the customer can rely on. Holograms may be "better than nothing", but that's not saying much.


ONE OF EMAIL'S STRENGTHS IS how well it continues to adapt to all the shifts and changes that constantly reshape the marketing landscape. However, those adaptations have implications that affect the way you use email to market today and in the near future.
1. Customer/subscriber control continues to grow.
Top-performing email marketers put more control into their subscribers' hands. This empowers subscribers, who are more likely to embrace messages from an email program they help to create.
Whether to opt in to your program in the first place.
When, where, how and even whether they will read your email messages.
If and when they want to change preferences for content, format and frequency.
Whether to report your email as spam.
Whether to continue receiving your messages in email or find another channel that serves them better.
When to end the relationship and opt out.
While this can be scary to many, if you embrace this customer power and realize how it leads to increased engagement, you will have a more successful program.
2. Demographics and emerging channels are creating shifts.
Marketers have a broad spectrum of communication channels in which to deliver messages. While younger people generally prefer texting to email, that doesn't mean email is doomed. After all, when did you last ride your childhood skateboard to work?
Instead, email is shifting from one-to-many message broadcasts to a personalized, event-triggered system of targeted messages. Preference centers will help power this shift, allowing recipients to opt to receive messages in several channels.
For example, airline customers might prefer promotional messages via email, flight delay notifications via voice and their mileage updates via text messages.
In the B-to-B world, 70% of your leads are long-term opportunities. If you deploy PPC programs such as Google AdWords, you are getting a 2% conversion rate on your ads. In both the B-to-B and PPC examples, email is still the best vehicle to increase your program's ROI.
Email lead-nurturing programs can help turn many cold and warm leads into those that are sales-ready. A well-designed and promoted email program will capture a good proportion of the 98% who don't convert to your primary conversion goal — many of whom will then become customers because of your email messages.
4. Your email list is shrinking and going inactive.
Bad news first: On average, about a third of your list (or more) turns over every year due to bounces (2% to 3% each month), unsubscribes and spam complaints. On top of this outright loss, about 25% to 50% of the typical email list is actually inactive, meaning they haven't opened or clicked on your messages in some defined timeframe, such as 12 or 18 months.
Now, the good news: You can reduce this list churn, and minimize and reengage inactives by making various improvements to your email program. These include enabling preferences and updates, managing expectations at the start, creating welcome programs, deploying trigger and behavior-based programs and implementing win-back campaigns.
5. Your subscribers are reading your emails in many different environments.
Desktop email reading is flatlining today, while mobile email is taking off. The downside: Many smartphones also turn your beautiful HTML messages into an unreadable hodgepodge of URLs and code.
Plus, some consumers are also viewing your emails several times on different devices. For example, they might scan your message during the day on their Blackberry or iPhone and then again in the evening in Outlook or in their Gmail or Yahoo account.
Designing emails to render well across multiple environments has become a must.
6. If your messages have value, your subscribers will share them with their social networks.
Email has always been a social network, thanks to the "forward" button and the "forward to a friend" link. Each one helps your readers share your messages, but both are limited in their utility because they don't connect directly to the reader's social networks, such as MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Digg.
To encourage readers to share messages, group all links for viral activities together within the email body – mainly link-sharing and forward to a friend – and tell them how these features work. Track metrics to learn who your most avid sharers are and whether they contribute a greater share of views or sales; then tailor your content to encourage reposting.
What other trends and shifts are you seeing in the marketing landscape that are affecting your email program? Please post them in the comments box below.
Loren McDonald is vice president of industry relations for Silverpop, an email service provider that delivers an array of on-demand solutions supporting both high volume/low involvement BtoC marketing initiatives and, through its Vtrenz solution, low volume/high involvement BtoB sales processes.


I am looking for an app designer that could take a geology map of British Columbia and overlay it on the landscape as it is viewed through the users camera.
The image will effectively 'drape' over topography, and then using the phones geolocation and directional compass, will provide a live view of the geology in the area around the user.
We are looking to do a smaller 'proof of concept' project that we could expand on later. For now we want to see if the draping and augmented reality is viable. If it is, we would look at adding functionality such as clickable layers whereby a user could select a geological layer on the map and it would pop-up information about those rocks, or we can tie in links to more detailed information about a particular site, such as an old mine or fossil site. As such, this stage should have a back end that we could add information to over time.
The map itself can be provided as GIS Shapefiles or could possibly be converted to Google Earth KML / KMZ files. The map is open source, but credits need to be given to the British Columbia Geological Survey.
There is a similar app available called 'iGeology' that was made by the British Geological Survey, and this could provide some inspiration for the winning bid.
We hope that the app would work on Android and iPhones, and could be scaled for phone and tablets.
We are geologists, and this would be our first App design, so looking for guidance!


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A picture of my good friend and fellow musician Andrei taken in a St. Petersburg cafe not far from Moskovskii Vokzal. The picture itself is taken in 2009 with my favorite portrait lens (Tamron 90mm f2.8) on my D700 with an off-camera flash firing through a soft box (Lumiquest SoftBox III).
For another picture of Andrei – this time performing – see Article on Reggae, Ska and Ska-punk in St. Petersburg published on Norient.


Citation: CUI LIANG (2008-02-23). Investigation of interest rate derivatives by quantum finance. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: Interest rate derivatives are the largest derivatives market in the world. In or-der to price different interest rate derivatives, one needs to model the underlyingforward interest rate. Quantum finance developed by Baaquie is a framework tomodel non-trivial correlations between forward interest rates with different matu-rities as a parsimonious alternative to the existing interest rate theories in finance,in particular to the HJM-model. Base on the Quantum Finance framework, weempirically studied the Cap and Floor pricing, unlike Black's formula, the Quan-tum Finance formula generates the market price to an accuracy better than 90%.Also for swaption, the perturbation expansion formula generates the prices to anaccuracy of about 95% and matches all the trends of the market. We also givea efficient algorithm for pricing American option on interest rate based on latticefield theory model.


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Q: Rails 3 - Checkbox dependant of radio button selection I need a solution to hide/show a checkbox depending a radio button selection. I tried different solution found here and there but I can make them work.
CONTEXT:
I have a pool of contact persons that can be associated to a business. A user can select multiple contact persons but MUST select a primary contact person. So I have a radio button group whit all the contact persons to select the primary contact, and I have a checkbox group with again all the contact persons to select the "other" contacts.
NEED:
Now, what I like to do is that when the user select the primary contact in the radio button group, this contact will be removed from the "other contact" checkbox group, so the user cannot select the same contact twice. I can use JQuery as well as plain JavaScript.
CONSTRAINT:
The radio button group, as well as the checkbox group, are dynamically created using Rails Tag helper.  So it's kind of tricky for the ids and name of the elements.  Also, there is a has_many :trough between business and contact.
So for the radio button, I have:
<% @contacts.each do |contact| %>

<%= radio_button_tag 'primary_contact', contact.id, @primary_contact == contact, :class => 'radio'%>  <%= contact.name %>, <%= contact.contact_type.name %>

<% end %>

And for the checkbox group, I have:
<%= hidden_field_tag 'business[contact_ids][]', "" %>
<% @contacts.each do |contact| %>

<%= check_box_tag 'business[contact_ids][]', contact.id, @business.contacts.include?(contact), :class => 'radio' %>  <%= contact.name %>, <%= contact.contact_type.name %>

<% end %>

Any suggestion about other design (using radio buttons and checkboxes...) to achieve my goal are very welcome.
Thanks
Alain

A:
<%= radio_button_tag ... :id => "#{contact.id}", :onclick => 'removeFromOtherList(this.id);' %><%= "  #{contact.name}, #{contact.contact_type.name}" %>

This way you have the contact ids for the HTML tag id.  Onclick it will remove\disable the other contact
Do the same for the other contacts
...<%= check_box_tag ... :class => 'radio', :id => "otherContact#{contact.id}" %> ...

Then we can remvoe the correct contact from the other list
function removeFromOtherList(contactId) {
   $("#otherContact"+contactId).parent().remove(); //to remove the LI
}

Demo
Edit:
One way to do it is use show/hide and keep track of the last selected radio
var lastSelectedRadioId = null;
function removeFromOtherList(contactId) {
  $("#otherContact"+contactId).parent().hide();
  if(lastSelectedRadioId ){
     $("#otherContact"+lastSelectedRadioId ).parent().show();
  }
  lastSelectedRadioId = contactId;
}

Demo

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8. Sept. Faro (dpa) Mit dem historischen Spiel gegen Gibraltar vor fast leerem Stadion wollte sich Polens Torjäger Robert Lewandowski nicht allzu. Der Flugzeugabsturz bei Gibraltar war ein Flugunfall am 4. Juli um Uhr Ortszeit. Polen. Władysław Sikorski, Ministerpräsident der Exilregierung Polens und Oberbefehlshaber der polnischen Exilsarmee. Zofia Leśniowska. 7. Sept. Polen - Gibraltar , EM-Qualifikation, Saison /15, poprar.euag - alle Spielereignisse und Live-Kommentare aus dem Live-Ticker. Der Journalist und Historiker Dariusz Baliszewski nimmt an, Stalin habe mit Wissen Churchills Sabotage an dem Flugzeug befohlen, der sowjetische Botschafter Iwan Maiski habe diese durchgeführt und der überlebende Pilot habe im Auftrag des britischen Geheimdienstes einen Absturz vorgetäuscht. Noch 5 kostenlose Ansichten. Für Kritik oder Anregungen füllen Sie bitte die nachfolgenden Felder aus. Steuern Sie Ihr Zuhause ganz einfach und bequem per Fingertipp. Nach 45 Minuten waren wir mit unseren Kräften am Ende, sonst hätten wir den Polen mehr Gegenwehr leisten können. So hatte sich Gibraltar mit nur einem Gegentor in der ersten Halbzeit achtbar geschlagen. Die polnische Luftwaffe wies dieses Ergebnis zurück: Durch die Nutzung dieser Website erklären Sie sich mit den Nutzungsbedingungen und der Datenschutzrichtlinie einverstanden. Was Sie jetzt schon zur EM wissen sollten. Der widersprüchliche britische Bericht führte zu der Annahme, hier werde möglicherweise ein Verbrechen vertuscht, und zu gegenseitigen Verdächtigungen von Polen und Briten, die die NS-Propaganda zusätzlich schürte. Nach dem Angriff Deutschlands auf die Sowjetunion unterzeichnete er am Bei neuen Einträgen benachrichtigen? Don't fill this field! Wir müssen realistisch unsere Möglichkeiten sehen. Durch die EM-Aufstockung auf 24 Mannschaften qualifizieren sich die zwei Gruppenbesten direkt und einwohner großstadt Drittplatzierte kommt noch in die Playoffs. Weiteres Kontakt Impressum Datenschutz Jugendschutz t-online. Der Flugzeugabsturz bei Gibraltar war ein Flugunfall am 4. Nach dem Angriff Deutschlands auf die Sowjetunion unterzeichnete er am Bei neuen Einträgen benachrichtigen? Gibraltar startet gegen Polen. Er kam zu dem Ergebnis, dass Bundespräsidentenwahl 2019 umfrage viele seiner Angaben frei erfunden und keine Fakten präsentiert habe. Mehrere polnische Autoren haben Varianten der Mordthese veröffentlicht. Für Kritik oder Anregungen füllen Sie bitte die nachfolgenden Felder aus.
After only a few matches, the Coat of arms made its return on the national kits. Since , the current kits are provided by Nike.
The record attendance came on 20 October , when , fans witnessed a game between Poland and the Soviet Union , with Poland winning 2—1.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. RET Retired from the national team. As of 15 November , the players with the most caps for Poland are: Imre Pozsonyi and Leo Beenhakker were the only foreign managers to coach the Poland national football team.
Central Junior League Poland. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. UEFA Euro qualifying. First match es will be played on 21 March UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers X Assured of at least play-offs.
Carlos del Cerro Grande Spain. Most capped players [ edit ] As of 15 November , the players with the most caps for Poland are: Retrieved 20 December Retrieved 29 January Retrieved 9 July Retrieved 7 July Retrieved 6 July Guardian News and Media Limited.
Retrieved 5 July Poland put 10 past woeful San Marino". Poland Russia Group A match report". Poland win against Gibraltar whose starting XI had only two professional footballers".
Republic of Ireland Poland". Hat-trick from Lewandowski sends his side top". Poland Republic of Ireland". Hosts seal World Cup spot". Retrieved 4 July Poland or Colombia top?
Football soccer greatest goals and highlights Great Goals. Poland announce preliminary man squad". Poland manager names man squad for World Cup".
Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. World Cup — as it happened". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 December Retrieved 13 March Retrieved 12 June Retrieved 2 October Retrieved 6 October Poland national football team.
Polish Football Association History Managers. Biskupski , "signaled the arrival of the government in exile at total inconsequentiality. A number of poems dedicated to Sikorski were written by Polish authors during the war.
Memory of General Sikorski was also preserved both in Poland and abroad, by organizations like the Sikorski Institute in London. In Sikorski was exhumed and his remains were examined by Polish scientists, who in concluded that he died due to injuries consistent with an air crash, and that there was no evidence that Sikorski was murdered, ruling out theories that he was shot or strangled before the incident; however they did not rule out the possibility of sabotage, which is still being investigated by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance.
General Sikorski was also an active writer on the subjects of military tactics and describing his personal war experiences. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Katyn massacre and B crash in Gibraltar. Poland portal Biography portal. Polonia Bookstore and Publishers Co. Retrieved 7 October Biogram Archived at the Wayback Machine.
Biuletyn "Kombatant" nr specjalny czerwiec Special Edition of Kombatant Bulletin No. Piotrowski 9 January Retrieved 13 November Germany and European Order: Boettke 30 September The Political Economy of Soviet Socialism: Poland in World War II: An Illustrated Military History.
Retrieved 10 August The United States and Poland. A Crime Without Punishment. Death in the Forest: The Story of the Katyn Forest Massacre. University of Notre Dame Press.
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EarthTV HD live images definitely move you an inch closer and feel you are physically present in Gibraltar. In the final first round match Poland met Mexico.
Zbigniew Boniek playing in his first World Cup opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Then Boniek scored his second in the 84th to secure the 3—1 win.
In the second round, Poland met three South American teams. In , Poland had played and won against both Argentina and Brazil, both teams would get their revenge this time around.
First, Argentina beat the Poles 2—0 with two goals from tournament top scorer Mario Kempes. Poland then defeated Peru 1—0 with a goal from Andrzej Szarmach.
Even though Lato equalized one minute before half-time, it was not to be for Poland: Following the incident, several players of the Poland national team were banned from international duty, also leading to the resignation of Ryszard Kulesza as head coach of the team.
Despite Poland being an Underdog in the group. They surprised by finishing above higher favourited Bulgarians and winning 2 games against them. Poland was third and was tied in points with England but failed to Qualify by Goal Differences.
Poland finished 5th in the group; just above San Marino , with 11 points. The bid defeated other bids made, including one from Italy and a joint bid by Croatia and Hungary ; thus becoming the third successful joint-bid made to host the UEFA European Championship , after the Netherlands and Belgium in , and Austria and Switzerland in After even extra-time could not break the tie; Poland beat Switzerland in a penalty shootout , winning 5—4 on penalties.
Carlos del Cerro Grande Spain. Most capped players [ edit ] As of 15 November , the players with the most caps for Poland are: Retrieved 20 December The Polish Army — Documents on the history of European integration: Plans for European union in Great Britain and in exile, — including documents in their original languages on 3 microfiches.
The History of Poland. Retrieved 4 April Britain and Poland, — Retrieved 8 April Historical Dictionary of Poland, The Making of the European Settlement, — The Price of Power: University of Chicago Press.
Patroni jednostek Wojska Polskiego. Retrieved 9 July World War II in Europe, — Sikorskiego przeniesione z Katowic do Warszawy". Archived from the original on Prime Minister of Poland.


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import maxRecommendedTextures from './utils/maxRecommendedTextures';
import canUploadSameBuffer from './utils/canUploadSameBuffer';

/**
 * @namespace PIXI.settings
 */
export default {

    /**
     * Target frames per millisecond.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 0.06
     */
    TARGET_FPMS: 0.06,

    /**
     * If set to true WebGL will attempt make textures mimpaped by default.
     * Mipmapping will only succeed if the base texture uploaded has power of two dimensions.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {boolean}
     * @default true
     */
    MIPMAP_TEXTURES: true,

    /**
     * Default resolution / device pixel ratio of the renderer.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 1
     */
    RESOLUTION: 1,

    /**
     * Default filter resolution.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 1
     */
    FILTER_RESOLUTION: 1,

    /**
     * The maximum textures that this device supports.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 32
     */
    SPRITE_MAX_TEXTURES: maxRecommendedTextures(32),

    // TODO: maybe change to SPRITE.BATCH_SIZE: 2000
    // TODO: maybe add PARTICLE.BATCH_SIZE: 15000

    /**
     * The default sprite batch size.
     *
     * The default aims to balance desktop and mobile devices.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 4096
     */
    SPRITE_BATCH_SIZE: 4096,

    /**
     * The prefix that denotes a URL is for a retina asset.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {RegExp|string}
     * @example `@2x`
     * @default /@(.+)x/
     */
    RETINA_PREFIX: /@(.+)x/,

    /**
     * The default render options if none are supplied to {@link PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
     * or {@link PIXI.CanvasRenderer}.
     *
     * @static
     * @constant
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {object}
     * @property {HTMLCanvasElement} view=null
     * @property {number} resolution=1
     * @property {boolean} antialias=false
     * @property {boolean} forceFXAA=false
     * @property {boolean} autoResize=false
     * @property {boolean} transparent=false
     * @property {number} backgroundColor=0x000000
     * @property {boolean} clearBeforeRender=true
     * @property {boolean} preserveDrawingBuffer=false
     * @property {boolean} roundPixels=false
     */
    RENDER_OPTIONS: {
        view: null,
        antialias: false,
        forceFXAA: false,
        autoResize: false,
        transparent: false,
        backgroundColor: 0x000000,
        clearBeforeRender: true,
        preserveDrawingBuffer: false,
        roundPixels: false,
    },

    /**
     * Default transform type.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {PIXI.TRANSFORM_MODE}
     * @default PIXI.TRANSFORM_MODE.STATIC
     */
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    /**
     * Default Garbage Collection mode.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {PIXI.GC_MODES}
     * @default PIXI.GC_MODES.AUTO
     */
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    /**
     * Default Garbage Collection max idle.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 3600
     */
    GC_MAX_IDLE: 60 * 60,

    /**
     * Default Garbage Collection maximum check count.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {number}
     * @default 600
     */
    GC_MAX_CHECK_COUNT: 60 * 10,

    /**
     * Default wrap modes that are supported by pixi.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {PIXI.WRAP_MODES}
     * @default PIXI.WRAP_MODES.CLAMP
     */
    WRAP_MODE: 0,

    /**
     * The scale modes that are supported by pixi.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {PIXI.SCALE_MODES}
     * @default PIXI.SCALE_MODES.LINEAR
     */
    SCALE_MODE: 0,

    /**
     * Default specify float precision in shaders.
     *
     * @static
     * @memberof PIXI.settings
     * @type {PIXI.PRECISION}
     * @default PIXI.PRECISION.MEDIUM
     */
    PRECISION: 'mediump',

    /**
     * Can we upload the same buffer in a single frame?
     *
     * @static
     * @constant
     * @memberof PIXI
     * @type {boolean}
     */
    CAN_UPLOAD_SAME_BUFFER: canUploadSameBuffer(),

};

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26th Jan 2015 | UPVC bow bays , composite door and replacement fascias, soffits & guttering | Gt Sankey, Warrington.
For most of this week our fitters will be working in Gt Sankey converting two standard windows into bow bay windows, installing a new composite front door and replacing the roofline at our client's house on Sycamore Lane. Photos to follow later this week…….
5th Jan 2015 | Replacement roofline and composite door | Padgate, Warrington.
We've returned to work today, raring to go, after lovely break over the Christmas & New Year period! We'd like to wish all of our past, present and future customers a very happy and protperous New Year.
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Q: Is there any way to check if a table/database in mysql (python connector) exists already? So, I wanted to create a program where it will take input from user about everything i.e. database name, table name, table structure(column names), data and then perform various add, delete, update etc. function on it. But I am unable to check whether the user inputted table/database already exists. I tried following code:
def create_table():
    table_in_database=input('Enter name of database where you want to create this table in:')
    x=mysql.connect(host=host_name,user=user_name,password=user_password,database=table_in_database)
    y=x.cursor()
    if table_in_database in y.fetchall():
        name_table=input('Enter the name of the table you want to create:')
        if name_table in y.fetchall():
            print('Table already exits, Try another or use existing table')
        else:
            table_structure=tuple(input('Enter the structure/row names of the table(seperated by commas):'))
            y.execute('create table '+name_table+''+table_structure+'')
            print('Table', name_table, 'created successfully')
            x.commit()
    else:
        print('Database', table_in_database, 'does not exist')

but it can't y.fetchall(), so I even tried using a different function show_database() which shows all database in place of y.fetchall() but then there is NoneType error. Is there any way by which I can check if a table/database exists or not?

A: If you connect to a database run the query SHOW TABLES; it will return a list of all tables in that database.
You can refine the search with conditions:
SHOW tables
WHERE Tables_in_test ='triangle';
+----------------+
| Tables_in_test |
+----------------+
| triangle       |
+----------------+

You will need to modify the name of the column to match your database.
Tables_in_[database_name]


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Ball Debuts First-Ever Aluminum Cup as Consumer Demand for Sustainable Packaging Grows
A game-changer for the industry, Ball's latest innovation will debut in September with additional roll out during the fall at major entertainment and sports venues across the U.S.
Ball Corporation
Aug 27, 2019, 08:01 ET
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today announced the launch of a pilot of infinitely recyclable aluminum cups in the U.S. Ball developed the aluminum cup over the past several years as an alternative to plastic cups for use at home and in other areas where plastic cups are common, including indoor and outdoor venues across the country. The pilot will produce a limited supply of aluminum cups through 2020 for use in such locations, which include entertainment venues and major concessionaires.
Ball Aluminum Cup
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"As our customers and consumers increasingly seek sustainable beverage packaging options, the launch of the aluminum cup is a significant moment for our company," said John A. Hayes, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "It is our responsibility as the leader in aluminum beverage packaging to continuously innovate and provide solutions for our customers. We're excited to bring the aluminum cup to market and expand the product line next year and beyond."
Beginning September 2019, Ball will roll out a number of pilots with major venues and concessionaires across the U.S. to replace their plastic cups with aluminum cups. Ball's research shows that 67 percent of U.S. consumers say they will visit a venue more often if they use aluminum cups instead of plastic cups and that 78 percent of consumers expect beverage brands to use environmentally friendly containers in the next five years.
Infinitely recyclable and economically valuable, aluminum is the most sustainable beverage packaging material and, like aluminum cans, aluminum cups can be easily recycled. In fact, 75 percent of the aluminum ever produced is still in use today.
In addition to its sustainability and recycling strengths, the aluminum cup is sturdy, durable and cool to the touch, and it can be customized with logos and graphics. The cup is currently available in a 20-ounce size and Ball aims to introduce additional sizes in the future based on market demand. Ball expects to ramp up production in its Westminster, Colorado, innovation facility by the end of 2020, and it looks forward to the opportunity to expand adoption of the cups to restaurants, bars, convenience stores, breweries and retail locations. For more information, please visit www.ball.com/cups.
About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 17,500 people worldwide and reported 2018 net sales of $11.6 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Episode 30- The Murders of Louis Gumpenberger & Betsy Faria In this episode we discuss the murders of Louis Gumpenberger, and Betsy Faria. Betsy was found dead in the living room of the home she shared with her husband, Russ. A few years later, Louis would be found shot to death in the home of Betsy's friend, Pamela Hupp. How were these deaths related, and was Betsy's husband responsible? Or was he being framed for the murders?
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This article is about the internet and its place in the current international legal order. The more precise inquiry concerns identifying the probable emergence of a legal entitlement, as opposed to the predominant focus on legal limitations or consequences of abuse of the right, to access to the internet. It seeks to identify the sources and shape of any such entitlement, along with investigating pertinent trends in political, legal, and judicial decision-making. It proposes the contents and contours of a right to access to the internet, which this article advances and expresses in terms of four As (availability, accessibility, affordability, and adequacy). These four concepts are tested against the real-world backdrop of existing tensions between free and unimpeded access, on one side, and claims and demands for protection of copyrighted material, on the other. The ultimate analysis is framed in terms of the existence or emergence of a "positive" or a "negative" universal right to access to the internet. Whereas the former appears to be rather limited (though emerging) and dictated by a variety of factors, a negative obligation, one that entails the absence of interference with, or impediment of, an individual's existing or future access to the internet, has been established.
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A peculiar entity within the smoky, enigmatic depths of the Blue Mountains underground music scene, a certain quartet have been intriguing and thrilling audiences since being formed sometime in 2016. Now after a couple of singles and a single live album, the young group are recording their first studio album. Invited inside the beloved Katoomba punk pad of Quinlan Semenetz (vocals) and Sonny Kooma De Bie (bass), two galvanising quarters of local cosmic post-punk/funk anomaly Alienativ, HAZE reporter Corin Shearston probed into the development of the group's DIY debut. In the style of the group's live album, Live At The Steakcastle, which was put out at the very start of 2019, the upcoming studio album might be released on the first minute of 2020, though "we've officially started recording it this afternoon", Quinlan reveals, with the group announcing the start of recording on Facebook last night.
Relating to the content of the project, Sonny tells us that the majority of the release will be new, unheard songs that the group will be bringing to the stage over the coming months. "Pretty much all the old songs that people have heard aren't going to be on there." Some new adaptations of older songs will be included too, states Quinlan, involving a possible epic finale of popular Alienativ number, 'Nang Salad'. Guitars, vocals and effects will all be independently recorded inside Sonny and Quinlan's house, with the question of drum recording proving to be slightly trickier at this early stage. "The house has pretty good natural reverb for vocal recording, I've found", says the singer. Quinlan, Sonny and guitarist Rory 'Seven-Cigs' Wilson proved to be the main songwriters for the upcoming release, with drummer Alex Giles adding some flavour and offering a rock-solid rhythmic basis in home rehearsals and gigs. As far as album art goes, "we've got a whole heap of ideas", says Sonny. "We've also got some ideas for some photos we want to do." Quinlan suddenly interjects with a mysterious verbal offering, "code word: Chariot Of Fire". "It will be cool", Sonny assures us. "We've got some little Easter eggs planned, and a few little cheeky things too", says Quinlan. "While some of the songs are done, there's some that we'll be writing as we record them", says Sonny. A question of collaboration is now raised, between the core four and scheduled future guests on the album, or in future releases. All Quin can reveal is, "a certain (local) female singer and a certain (local) male rapper [might be teaming up with us] on two seperate (future) singles." We leave the Alienativ 'hype beasts' as they continue to trek their independent path of local punk history in the making, but not before we're offered two words in reference to future live opportunities for bringing this album to the public…"fuck oath."
Words by Corin Shearston
Band shot by Callan Huggard Photography
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Poster by Angus Lewis


Today's start point was the bus stop where I'd finished yesterday, near Penmon. Quite a fitting location considering I was dropped off having had yet another night's fantastic sleep in a bed (a bed!).
It couldn't have been a more perfect day's weather for walking, for me anyway. The sky was blue and the sun was beating down. There was a sharp wind to provide coolness. Conditions were ideal and I almost revelled in it as I got underway and aimed for the water's edge.
I looked across to the mainland. I scanned from left to right, from Y Gogarth (Great Orme) across to the cliffs at Penmaenmawr. I could hardly believe that just a few days earlier I had walked across there.
The next landmark was Penmon Priory. St Seiriol (almost me, but not quite) founded a monastery here in the 6th century, which was later reorganised in the 13th century.
I took a look inside the church too.
Nearby was a dovecote built by the rich Bulkeley family of Biwmares in the 1600, who converted the Priory into a home after the Dissolution.
It has around 930 nesting holes.
I spent a good hour here just marvelling at the view and declaring it to be total perfection across social media. That's Ynys Seiriol on the right side of the photo, also known as Puffin Island. St Seiriol established a hermitage there after he abandoned the priory up the road. The brown rat was accidentally introduced to the island at one point, which led to the puffin population being decimated. But a rat poisoning programme has seen puffin numbers increase again.
Much as I didn't want to move on, I had to. The Wales Coast Path was routed inland. I kept looking back at the view every few metres until I almost couldn't see it at all.
I eventually reached a vantage point much further on where I could look back and see Ynys Seiriol with Y Gogarth tucked in behind it.
Looking ahead gave me my first view of Traeth Coch (Red Wharf Bay) in the distance. This is where I was headed.
And Traeth Coch was to be my stopping point for the day. On I went following the waymarks, which had all been present and correct throughout the day. I even thought to myself how lucky I'd been not to have been lost considering the path had gone inland. And so it was Sod's Law that almost at that very point the waymarks went missing, which led me to have to guess the way. Of course, I guessed wrongly and wandered into a field of sheep, only to have to wander back again. I tried another direction and was faced with an electric fence. The third option was blocked by a hedgerow made up of entirely stinging and scratching foliage, nettles, brambles and thistles. Brilliant. But I could see a waymark post beyond it. So I had little choice but to climb over the hedge, getting stung and all sorts in the process. Oh to have a machete for these occasions. Or maybe just a flame thrower.
From there it was a straight shot to the beach, which looked idyllic in the evening sun. My feet were in bits once more but the view. Oh that view….


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BEEA: "Ride Or Die" embraces her image, her personality, and her craft
June 14, 2018 staff
Slick, soulful, and melodic – this stuff is made for the radio. BEEA is a world class singer and performer, and she's miles beyond some of her pop star peers, currently on the scene. Her brand new track "Ride Or Die" showcases her voice and passionate delivery, which keeping things intense and emotional. Aside from the song's sonic and stylistic consistency, one notable difference between the material here and BEEA's peers is the rawness of Brazilian beauty's vocals. The frayed edges of the singer's voice, are played as assets here. Her voice feels lived-in and wizened and she turns in a sultry performance with it.
Classic soul tropes are juxtaposed with modern pop touches. Right from the start BEEA's sultry voice is warming, like a blanket on a cold winter night, and though almost 4 minutes minute feels like the perfect length, it is easy to wish there was more where that came from, once the final bars of the song dies down.
Confidence oozes from every orifice in "Ride Or Die", as BEEA embraces her image, her personality, and her craft. The song carries a strong attitude as she sings about giving someone her all but it never being enough, remaining aggressive and up-front.
Waltzing semi-muted guitar strums and a slow to mid-tempo beat carries the song, as a wholesome harmony effect builds life and character through it. The track highlights BEEA's vocal range from low and warm, which runs sweet and thick like honey, to the powerful husky highs that cuts right through the air.
It is undeniably easy to get lost in the music effortlessly as mystical, soulful sounds swirl throughout while BEEA painfully and hauntingly states, "You got to know how I feels to be left for dead. You got to know how it feels, I gave you more than I had. You got to know how it feels when I open the door, and this house ain't no home anymore."
But just as much as she is hurt, her pride and strength still resides resiliently in her soul when she assertively asks: "What the fuck is wrong with you?" And then tauntingly lays down the gauntlet: "I'm still your wife, ride or die!" The most obvious way to read her narrative—as she presents it, time and again in the song—is one of resilience and individuality. Who can't relate?
You see a women struggling to keep her relationship alive. You see a fight against an uncaring attitude. You see a battle against indifference. You see a search for true love. Isn't that what the world needs more of?
This soul-filled peppiness and passion is a sound that female stars have adopted to a surprising extent lately. The swerve back to soul elements in pop comes off as both an aesthetic and ideological reply to a chart landscape ruled by heavily processed, rap-inflected male voices.
For BEEA in particular, "Ride Or Die" makes sense as a perfect mission statement, simultaneously defiant and traditional. And nothing courts a mass male audience more than a hot lady on fire. One look at the cover artwork confirms the aforementioned statement to be true in every possible way. BEEA is the total package!
The track was mixed, mastered and produced in L.A. California by John Ho. Music and lyrics is by BEEA, while Antoine Salem played the guitar. Arrangements were handled by BEEA and Javier Martinez.
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I've been thinking about making my own muesli on and off for quite awhile. In London I used to buy the Dorset Cereals varieties, mostly, and while they are available here, that doesn't mean in every shop, plus it's expensive, and travelling a long way.
So yesterday the supermarket on our way home was one of those that didn't have muesli, only granola. Now I don't recall ever actually eating granola as a breakfast cereal, but it really doesn't appeal, what with honey or other sweeteners apparently being integral (certainly in any packet/recipe I've seen) and oils being common.
Instead, we bought a packet of oats (added to two-thirds of a packet we already had), some raisins, chopped almonds (far cheaper than any of the packets of whole nuts), sunflower seeds, and brown flax seeds. Once home I mixed all these up, using the entire quantities of everything except the flax seeds, which I already knew go a long way. Altogether they filled the jar we had available, plus two bowls, which worked out perfectly.
Another time I'd reduce or even omit the sunflower seeds entirely, but it came out pretty nice. I'd like more whole nuts and other dried fruit, and perhaps even better oats, but we have to find a cheaper source, I think. Still, I'd definitely call this a success!
Well, our phoneline's been down since Sunday, so I haven't been able to update the blog since then. (It was dodgy on Saturday night, but I did manage one then.) I'll keep aiming to post daily as I can, now, but perhaps not quite as assiduously.
Only 10:45pm, but a few hours since Shabbat went out. We had a nice and very sociable one, so that's good.
Still, I think I'll limit myself to the one book to discuss!
This was Julie's latest read over at Forgotten Classics (which I've mentioned before, always positively, I think). This has rather more potential for controversy than most of hers, but she never shied away from that, and I think she did a good job with it. I've read the book before, many years ago, and certainly it was interesting hearing what Americans (from different parts of the US – and not just talking about Julie and her correspondents here) say about the book and the issues it raised. Not that I've heard anyone justify slavery or the (other) atrocities perpetuated with it, of course. Still, it's intriguing to hear the criticisms of the book, whether literary or fact based.
There are definite issues with Stowe's own expressed opinions (like many of her time she did espouse ideas of racial characteristics, for both bad and good) from a modern perspective. I have been troubled many times in this blog by when to 'allow for' the prejudices of past ages, and when to say they are unacceptable now, even for that time, and I probably will be again. (Examples off the top of my head: the Tarzan books, the Fuzzies books just a few days ago.) I suppose with this book I'll just accept that she was trying to make an important point, but by no stretch of the imagination had perfect opinions, attitudes, or writing styles.
I actually have some new stash and crocheting I should show you, but I'm too tired to take and upload the pictures now, so I'll just discuss the next book on the list.
This was another recommendation from my DH's library, and I enjoyed it, for the most part. I had a few quibbles (especially the wrapping up in the last page and a half – and I mean that literally – it should either have been longer or left out) but for the most part it's well put together, even though the three parts to the novel could hang together better. The addictive Spice of Dune is what inspired the post title.
I'm working on my second design of a board for a classic but lesser known board games. (And no, I have no intention of doing a chess/draughts board. There are plenty of those available, and it's pretty easy to work out anyway.) The first one is fully designed on paper (with chart and row descriptions), but I still don't have the yarn for it. The second I'm working on a chart for, to be done in tapestry crochet (using the special graph paper Carol Ventura made available on Ravelry. As and when I've used (and thus tested) both patterns I plan to put them up here on the blog.
Have I mentioned that my DH is a board game fan? He's introduced me to lots of classic abstract games, as well as some more modern games. I'm thinking of writing about some of them here, presuming I run out of the books I've read this year before the end of the month.
I'm sorry, I should be getting on with the books, but I have a book I'm proofreading that's under an important time limit, plus I'm working on that game chart.
My laptop is being wretchedly slow, I'm dithering about what decorations to put on my husband's tallit bag, we have wedding thank-yous to write, and those and belated birthday gifts to post, I'm nowhere near finishing any of the books I'm reading, and I'm generally wishing certain things would hurry themselves up.
I think this isn't the best attitude to be blogging in.
We did find a shop selling yarn last night (acrylic and cotton only, which is par for the course here, so far as I've seen), so got a bit, until it became really clear the man was waiting to close for the night, which is why I began the tallit bag today. I'm doing it in tapestry crochet, and I have my DH's name charted (in Hebrew for one side, and English for the other), but wanted something small in at least one corner on each side, but haven't found what we like yet. Any ideas?
I'll get back to the books tomorrow, בע"ה.
Still, I really enjoyed the complete story. Yes, there are a lot of attitudes and practices that are decidedly dated and uncomfortable these days (let alone however many millennia into the future the series is supposed to be set), but it's of the time it was written (the 1960s, although the third book was lost on Piper's death, and not found and published until 1984, by which time other authors had written some versions of their own – William Tuning's Fuzzy Bones is coming up on the list shortly) and there is recognition that some of these attitudes could and/or should be challenged, even if it isn't prioritised within the series.
By the end of the series several of the Fuzzies themselves have rounded characters, as do many of the humans who are stereotypes and ciphers in the first volume. The potential of all the people of Zarathrustra (the planet where these books are set) has been challenged to develop both technologically/educationally (the Fuzzies) and morally/socially (the humans). While all the women who marry give up the (often prestigious) jobs they held before they married, they do at least move into expert posts alongside their husbands (luckily the Fuzzy bureau and research divisions have plenty of openings). Certainly the treatment of the Fuzzies as children to be adopted and continuously looked after should be no model for any real human behaviour.
In a way, this is television morality. Huge issues are raised, and sometimes trite solutions are given, which if you give it too much thought are not satisfactory, but all that could be expected (perhaps) in an hour, or 150 pages. It is up to us to not only enjoy the story and its wrap up, but to consider the real issues as they apply to our world, and ensure that the best solutions are put into practice, despite their necessary complexity.
This will likely be another short post, about books that feel like they should be rereads, but aren't.
This book is Magorian's first in some years, and takes us to 1950, and a group of adolescents still dealing with rationing, National Service, and the family disruption caused by men having been lost in the war. At the same time there is an atmosphere of looking forward to new possibilities (Henry and his friends are fascinated by the cinema and what it shows them of the world) and new attitudes and opportunities (Henry's stepfather has gone back to school, and hopes to be able to do 3rd level training or studies; and Henry and his classmates, male and female, are all being taught both to cook a meal and to put up a shelf). There are still many types of prejudice to be challenged and overcome, and a need to re-evaluate the past as well as the future, but this is a historical novel which very much looks forward.
This was a (much appreciated) wedding present, to remind me of what I've left, and my DH of where I've come from! (It does rather help to have enough education in the country and its history to tell fact from fiction, but there are enough signposts that a savvy reader shouldn't have much trouble.) It's very amusing, in the good-natured self-deprecating humour that only a professed Irishman (no matter where he's born) (or woman) could get away with.


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The Varla Eagle One is a fast electric scooter that you can use for leisure or for commuting. It is surprisingly manoeuvrable and easy to turn around. It can travel two to three kilometers per hour and comes with a protective gear set and cruise control. In addition, it comes with a two-year warranty and free maintenance. The shipping time is very fast, but it will take a couple of weeks for it to reach your doorstep.
The Varla Eagle One has an anti-lock braking system that ensures smooth and quick stops. It has dual hydraulic disc brakes that prevent the wheels from swaying and provide a very smooth ride. This scooter has a brilliant balance while moving and is difficult to maneuver when stationary. It also has dual spring suspension that maintains the balance even at low speeds. Its lightweight design and excellent traction makes it perfect for urban commutes and is also suitable for people who are overweight.
The Varla Eagle One is a lightweight electric scooter. The base and stem are connected by a telescopic stem, and it weighs just over 77 pounds. The only downfall is that there is no latch to hold the base and stem together. You will have to carry it by deck or use it on a beach. However, the display unit is extremely easy to fold and features a bell on the right side.
The Varla Eagle One is also very lightweight and portable, with a small amount of luggage space. It has a handlebar that folds up to give it a bicycle-like shape, and a patented ignition system. The bike is equipped with a large 10" pneumatic street tire for added traction. Although the Varla Eagle One has an IP54 water resistance rating, it is not recommended for commuters and has no integrated handle for transportation.
The Varla Eagle One is a great entry-level electric scooter that costs around $1600. It is ideal for those who have a lot of experience in using scooters. The scooter is equipped with dual hydraulic brakes for safety and has a huge deck that can be used for long commutes. Its size, comparatively speaking, means that it can be transported in a car. The shipping time is very fast, and the bike is also heavy for the price.
The Varla Eagle One can be folded in a second, and can be easily rolled up for storage. It features dual 1000W motors and can handle up to 30 degrees of inclines. Its range is 40 miles, and it can reach speeds of up to 40 MPH. The scooter can be used for on-road or off-road use. Its suspension is excellent, and its versatility makes it suitable for all kinds of surfaces.
The Varla Eagle One has an integrated bell and is easy to use. Its brakes are similar to those of a bicycle, and the controls are located on the left and right sides of the handlebar. The scooter has a dual hydraulic braking system, which makes it a good option for urban commuting. Despite its size, it isn't at the level of Dualtron's higher-end models, but it offers a safe, comfortable ride for a low price.
The Varla Eagle One has two different speeds and two speeds. The Varla Eagle One is faster than other typical electric scooters, and it has dual 1000W motors. It has a two-speed setting. As with any other scooter, controlling the Varla Eagle One at high speeds requires practice. The Eagle One is also one of the few electric scooters that can handle hilly terrain. The shipping time is quite fast.
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Australian selector Mark Waugh not happy with Ashes preparation
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With just 42 days until the first ball is bowled in Brisbane to kick off the Ashes, Australian selector Mark Waugh has bemoaned the length of the Indian limited-overs series.
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The Aussies have been playing the short form of cricket in the sub-continent since September 17th, and Waugh has issues with both the length and timing of the series.
"It's got to be said, it's not an ideal time to be away from Australia," Waugh told Sky Sports Radio.
"This series has been a bit spread out. It would have been better probably if it was a week or two shorter."
The Ashes contingent will have three Sheffield Shield fixtures starting on October 26th to get used to the red ball before heading to the Gabba on November 23rd to begin the world's most renowned Test series.
Captain Steve Smith was sent home without playing a game in the Twenty20 series due to a sore shoulder, and Waugh believes this may be a blessing in disguise.
"Obviously Steve Smith going home might be a blessing in disguise, a bit of a freshen-up. He's got a heavy workload, as do a lot of the players," Waugh said.
"We'll be right. Those three Shield matches will have us in good stead for the Ashes."
The selector also provided an insight into the lineup of the first eleven selected for the Ashes, with the all important number six position under question.
Waugh believes that Australia are well suited to pick a quality batsmen instead of an all-rounder, to combat Australia's recent collapses in the middle order.
This is differing to brother and former captain Steve Waugh who suggested Moisés Henriques is in good enough form to don the Baggy Green once again.


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Q: DB2 trigger timing out I have the following trigger which ensures only one record has the field DEFAULTCARD=1
create trigger TRG_U_XSTRDCRD
     after update on XSTOREDCARD referencing new as N old as O
     for each row mode db2sql
     begin atomic
        if N.DEFAULTCARD = 1 then
            update XSTOREDCARD
                set DEFAULTCARD = 0
                where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and ID <> N.ID;
        end if;
     end@

I would also like to make sure that only one record has the EBACTIVE field value of 1, so i tried this.
create trigger TRG_U_XSTRDCRD
     after update on XSTOREDCARD referencing new as N old as O
     for each row mode db2sql
     begin atomic
        if N.DEFAULTCARD = 1 then
            update XSTOREDCARD
                set DEFAULTCARD = 0
                where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and ID <> N.ID;
        end if;
        if N.EBACTIVE = 1 then
            update XSTOREDCARD
                set EBACTIVE = 0
                where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and ID <> N.ID;
        end if;
     end@

But it did not work, it results on a timeout after a few minutes on update:
Caused by: com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.SqlException: DB2 SQL error: SQLCODE: -101, SQLSTATE: 54001, SQLERRMC: null
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.zc.e(zc.java:1606)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.zc.a(zc.java:1206)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.a.db.h(db.java:149)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.a.db.a(db.java:43)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.a.r.a(r.java:30)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.a.sb.g(sb.java:152)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.zc.n(zc.java:1186)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.ad.db(ad.java:1761)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.ad.d(ad.java:2203)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.ad.V(ad.java:521)
at com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.ad.executeUpdate(ad.java:504)
at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.update(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2595)
... 19 more

Any advice on whats wrong or how to do it?
Cheers!
NFV

A: After reading this nice post, it might have dawned on me that you do a few updates to many. You defined a post update trigger, which updates the same table. You actually update all rows for that one user. so let's say you have 10 rows per user and one row changed the DEFAULTCARD flag. That means you update 9 rows regardless whether they needed to be updated. That doesn't sound to be a big deal, however, if you have 5,000,000 records, then you update 4,999,999 records even though you only needed to update one (namely the old DEFAULTCARD record).
        update XSTOREDCARD
            set DEFAULTCARD = 0
            where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and DEFAULTCARD = 1 and ID <> N.ID;

This statement should only effect 1 or no record. So instead of running 4,999,999 updates and trigger calls you only have one update.
The same is true for EBACTIVE. Even better, if the EBACTIVE and the DEFAULTCARD are 1 for different record, it will get really messy, since an update To EBACTIVE will Trigger an Update to DEFAULTCARD which will trigger an update to EBACTIVE again. So if I am not mistaken, you are in an infinite loop.
 begin atomic
    if N.DEFAULTCARD = 1 then
        update XSTOREDCARD
            set DEFAULTCARD = 0
            where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and DEFAULTCARD = 1 and ID <> N.ID;
    end if;
    if N.EBACTIVE = 1 then
        update XSTOREDCARD
            set EBACTIVE = 0
            where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and EBACTIVE = 1 and ID <> N.ID;
    end if;
 end@

This should perform way better.
EDIT: second try
My be we should only update a dataset, if the value actually changed.
 begin atomic
    if N.DEFAULTCARD = 1 and O.DEFAULTCARD != 1 then
        update XSTOREDCARD
            set DEFAULTCARD = 0
            where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and DEFAULTCARD = 1 and ID <> N.ID;
    end if;
    if N.EBACTIVE = 1 and O.EBACTIVE !=1 then
        update XSTOREDCARD
            set EBACTIVE = 0
            where USERS_ID = N.USERS_ID and EBACTIVE = 1 and ID <> N.ID;
    end if;
 end@


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Report: Race 2 Assen
After victory, Bracalente takes the lead in the FORMULA standings.
Yesterday a penalty dropped him back, today it was his day: Alessandro Bracalente (ITA, Speed Center) was able to win the 8th race of the season in the FORMULA class. At the start he defended his top position in contrast to yesterday. Marco Ghiotto (ITA, MM International) followed him throughout the race, but it was never enough to overtake him. The duel for the championship is getting tougher after this weekend: Bracalente is only nine points ahead of Ghiotto in four races to go.
Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) came third in the FORMULA category. Yesterday a penalty was also his misfortune, today he landed deservedly on the podium. The top 3 in today's race underline the current dominance of the Italians in this class. Best non-Italian was Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) in fourth place. A podium finish for the sonnyboy with Le Mans experience is only a matter of time.
Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International), winner of race 1, finished sixth today ahead of team-mate Armando Mangini. Andreas Fiedler started the race from the pit lane already lagging behind. As usual, he delivered a race to catch up, which brought him up to 8th place. Christian Eicke (SUI, Speed Center) and Walter Steding (DEU, Inter Europol) fought further interesting duels. Eicke used a lapping by another car to pass Steding and secure 8th place.
OPEN category: Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) dominated both races in Assen. Hans Laub (DEU, Speed Center) was happy to finally be in race mode again. Both he and his Forti Formula 1 kept going and were rewarded with 2nd place. Third place on the podium went to "Piter" (FRA, Ray-Ban), who is now behind Gerstl in second place of the championship.
After the summer break the BOSS GP continues in Brno (6–8 September). On the Czech roller coaster a preliminary decision could be made in the OPEN class, in the FORMULA the decision in terms of championship will be made quite certainly at the final event in Imola (11th–13th October).
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Film review, ALBERT NOBBS, from Built for Speed
I suspect the producers of Albert Nobbs hoped to benefit from the fascination with 19th century upstairs-downstairs intrigue generated by Downton Abbey. Set in a similar environment although this time it's an upmarket Dublin hotel the film takes the notion of servants subordinated by society to a new level.
This strange story of (often painful) gender bending sees a woman (Glenn Close) forced to pose as a man to obtain employment as a butler at the hotel. With a George from Of Mice and Men-like ambition of earning enough money to open a shop, she lives in constant fear of being discovered and having her dream destroyed. Close, who played the role of Nobbs to great acclaim on stage infuses the character with a mix of anxiety, quiet dignity and compassion even though as some have pointed out she looks exactly like comic actor Red Buttons. For her fine performance here Glen Close is looking like an Oscar contender.
Like Downton Abbey the film explores the social strata of the house with its brutal pecking order from snooty upper class guests down to the much abused young kitchen maids who include Australia's Mia Wasikowska. Within this oppressively structured world nearly everyone is forced to live a lie.
After establishing its intriguing premise, this quietly moving film loses some of its dramatic grip mid-way through and starts to resemble a channel 7 mid-day movie. Fortunately the film regains its hold in the final stages.
This relatively slight story is aided by fine performances from the entire cast. In addition to Close, the ever reliable Brendan Gleeson is amusing as a sozzled old doctor who lives at the hotel. Janet McTeer also delivers a poignant performance as another woman forced to dress as a man to survive. Best of all though is Pauline Collins as the conniving hotel owner who tries to worm her way into the favours of her rich flaky guests.
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Rome in Spring
Easter Celebrations in Rome
Easter Celebrations in Rome - Dates, Events, and Masses in 2023
Wondering what the Easter celebrations in Rome are like?
What are the key dates and events to know?
The Easter celebrations in Rome are a special time for the city, especially if you have the chance to see the Pope in St Peter's Square
What you can do in Rome during Easter week? Read on to find out!
Easter in Rome, Italy
Easter in Rome goes on for quite some time, starting with Ash Wednesday at the beginning of Lent, continuing through Holy Week, and finally finishing on the Pentecost.
Because the timing of Easter varies, the dates and key celebrations are different each year - read on to find out everything you need to know about Easter in Rome, Italy in 2022:
Easter in Rome mean lots of Papal masses and audiences - a great time to see the Pope!
Easter Celebrations in Rome - All the Details
While there are many important dates across the whole of the Easter period, these are the most important celebrations for Easter in Rome.
Read on to find out more about what they mean, what you can expect, and how to join in the celebrations:
Ash Wednesday - first day of Lent and start of Easter
Palm Sunday - the first day of Holy Week
Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday
Good Friday - the day commemorating the crucifixion of Christ
Easter Sunday - the celebration of Christ's resurrection
Pentecost - the celebration to mark the end of the Easter period
How to get tickets to Papal/Vatican events
Additional information about Easter in Rome
In addition to the in-person Easter masses and events in Rome, the main celebrations will also be broadcast on the Vatican's official YouTube channel online.
So you can still join in even if you can't be in Rome yourself!
To see detailed and updated information about all Vatican events over Easter, visit the Vatican website.
Click the link for the Calendar, and go to the month in question - be aware that it's only updated a couple of months in advance. (Actually, since Covid, the calendar is often only updated a few days in advance so keep checking!)
what is ash wednesday?
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is actually the very first part of Easter. In 2023, Ash Wednesday falls on February 22.
Lent is traditionally a time of fasting, representing the time Christ spent fasting in the wilderness.
You may see people with ashes on their forehead on this day, as the special mass that takes place on Ash Wednesday is all about penitence and reflection ahead of the long Lenten period.
ash wednesday easter celebrations in rome
There are two main Easter celebrations in Rome on Ash Wednesday.
Pope Francis, in an ancient tradition revived by Pope John XXII in the 1960's, will first hold a liturgy at the church of Sant'Anselmo on the Aventine hill (right by the famous keyhole with the view of St Peter's Basilica).
From there, he will lead a penitential procession to the nearby basilica of Santa Sabina, where he will hold a Holy Mass with the blessing and imposition of the Ashes.
Church of Sant'Anselmo: Liturgy takes place at 4:30pm, before the Pope walks to
Santa Sabina: Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes starting at 5:00pm
If you want to attend either event, it's free but you will need tickets. Here's how to request them.
NOTE: If you cannot get tickets to these events, you may wish to try getting tickets to the regular Papal Audience, which will be held on the morning of Ash Wednesday in Saint Peter's Square.
Santa Sabina Church on the Aventine Hill - one of the prettiest and oldest churches in Rome
Do you want to attend English church services for Easter celebrations in Rome?
Visit AngloInfo for a pretty complete listing.
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what is palm sunday?
Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week, the seven days leading up to the main Easter weekend.
It commemorates the day Jesus entered Jerusalem, where he was greeted by crowds of people laying palm branches at his feet.
Pope Francis celebrating Palm Sunday in Vatican Square - photo courtesy of Fox News
palm sunday easter celebrations in rome
The main Easter celebrations in Rome start on Palm Sunday, when the Pope holds a special mass in St Peter's Square, Vatican City.
Rome during Easter week 2023 starts on Palm Sunday, April 2
Starting at 9:30am in St Peter's Square, there is a Blessing of the Palms and Holy Mass conducted by Pope Francis.
It's free to attend this mass but you do need a ticket. Get there early, be prepared to stand for a long time, and be prepared for crowds.
During Easter in Rome, where palm trees are not that plentiful, olive tree branches are used instead.
They symbolize peace and are representative of local culture.
Olive branches used in Rome for Palm Sunday
what is maundy thursday?
Holy Thursday is the day when the Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples is remembered, along with Jesus washing their feet (the name 'maundy' comes from the term for this rite).
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maundy thursday easter celebrations in rome
On Maundy Thursday, there are two masses you can attend, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
In 2023, Maundy Thursday falls on April 6.
The Pope will perform a morning mass in St Peter's Basilica at 9:30am.
This is an unusual Mass as it's one of the rare ones during the year held in the morning.
And, it's probably your best chance at seeing the Pope with a slightly smaller crowd than you will find on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday.
In the evening, at 5:30pm, there is a second papal mass, the Mass of the Lord's Supper, held in Basilica of St. John Lateran, to commemorate Christ's bathing of the Apostles' feet.
what is good friday?
Rome during Easter week 2023 culminates in Good Friday, the day commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and his death.
It is traditionally a day of fasting and solemnity, and across Italy, you will often see processions representing the Passion of Christ.
good friday easter celebrations in rome
On Good Friday there are two events to know about.
In 2023, Good Friday falls on April 7.
There is a Papal Mass in St Peter's Basilica at 5:00pm which you can attend.
The main event on Good Friday takes place in the evening, and has been confirmed for 2022.
At 9:15pm, the Pope will lead the stations of the cross, or the Via Crucis, near the Colosseum.
This ritual procession commemorates the fourteen stages of Christ's passion.
At each station, the Pope reads a meditation in various languages.
The whole time there is a huge cross with burning lights in front of the Colosseum.
This can be a very moving and unique experience during the Easter celebrations in Rome, even if you are not religious.
The via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday. Photo courtesy of Repubblica.it
Yes, you can visit the Colosseum on Good Friday.
But the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill all close early in preparation for the procession.
Usually on this day, it closes by 1pm, with last entry at noon.
So on Good Friday, if you want to visit the Ancient Roman sites, your best bet is to go early when they open.
Why not take a morning tour to be sure to cover what you want to see in time?
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what is Holy Saturday?
Holy Saturday, or Easter Saturday is the final day of Holy Week.
This is the day that Jesus's body was left in his tomb, and so limited services take place, with no masses, ahead of the start of the Easter vigil in the evening.
Holy Saturday easter celebrations in rome
In 2023, Holy Saturday falls on April 8.
At 8:30 PM, the Pope will hold an Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica, ahead of the start of Easter Sunday.
During this service, adult converts to Catholicism are officially welcomed into the Church.
St Peter's Basilica in the early evening
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what is Easter Sunday?
Easter Sunday is the day that Jesus was resurrected, establishing him as the son of God.
It is a day of celebration, of rebirth and new life, marking the end of Lent.
It is also officially a public holiday in Italy so you may find that some places are closed - although a lot of businesses and offices are closed on Sundays anyway.
Easter Sunday easter celebrations in rome
In Rome, Easter Sunday is all about the Vatican, with two big events.
Easter Sunday in Rome 2023 falls on April 9.
First, the Pope will lead Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square.
The service begins at 10:15 AM, but if you have a ticket and plan on going, you should arrive much earlier than that.
Easter celebrations in Rome are a big draw. If you attend Easter Mass at the Vatican, expect large crowds.
After the mass, at noon, the Pope will then come out onto the central loggia of St Peter's Basilica, and deliver the blessing known as the Urbi et Orbi - "to the City and to the World".
He does this twice a year; at Easter and at Christmas.
You do need tickets for the mass, but not to watch the Urbi et Orbi.
Pope Francis delivering the "Urbi et Orbi" speech at Easter
Easter Mass at the Vatican - View From Above
In 2018, I was fortunate to attend Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, with Pope Francis presiding.
We had incredible seats on the colonnade above, so we got to see everything.
That's why some of the photos on this page (taken and copyrighted by me), give such a clear view.
what is Easter Monday?
Easter Monday, called Pasquetta, ('little Easter'), or "Lunedì dell'angelo", which means Monday of the Angel, is a public holiday in Italy.
Banks, many shops, and some restaurants will be closed, although you will find plenty of restaurants open this day.
Many Romans see this day as a fun day, to go to a park for a picnic, barbecue or lunch with friends, to continue with the theme of celebration after Easter Sunday.
Easter Monday easter celebrations in rome
In 2023, Easter Monday falls on April 10.
In addition to the fun of the Pasquetta, you can also attend the Easter Monday address by the Pope in Saint Peter's Square at noon.
It's free and no tickets are required - this does mean that it is a very popular event, so be prepared for crowds!
what is pentecost?
Pentecost is the festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit to the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension, fulfilling Christ's purpose to return the Holy Spirit to the world.
It is held on the seventh Sunday after Easter, and marks the end of the Easter period.
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pentecost easter celebrations in rome
In 2023, Pentecost Sunday is on May 28.
While you can attend the Pentecost Sunday Mass in St Peter's Basilica, led by Pope Francis, the main event is held at the Pantheon.
The Pantheon is still an active church, and in a special event during the Sunday Mass on Pentecost Sunday, thousands of red rose petals are showered through the oculus by Rome's firemen.
This is a unique experience - if you can get in!
There are only so many people that can fit inside the Pantheon, with priority given to locals who are members of the congregation.
The mass starts at 10:30am, so I would recommend getting in line by 8:00am at the latest to be in with a chance to be inside.
Rose petals falling through the air at the Pantheon's special Pentecost event - simply magical!
How to get tickets for Easter celebrations in Rome
It's free to attend all the masses at the Vatican listed above, but tickets are required.
You do not need tickets to attend the Pope's procession of the via Crucis at the Coliseum, or for the Urbi et Orbi audience.
Ticket required for attending Easter Mass at the Vatican
Click to visit the Prefecture of the Papal Household, where you can download the form to fill out with your request.
You just need to fax it in and wait to hear back.
You will get an answer only if you are granted tickets.
They will let you know when and where to pick them up.
Alternatively, you may send an email with your request to the Pontifical North American College. Send email to visitorsoffice@pnac.org. For more details, check out my page here.
Having a ticket to a Papal Mass does not guarantee a seat or even a place.
They operate on a first-come, first-serve basis, so you should plan to get there early.
If you have a ticket but there is no more space when you arrive, you will not be allowed in.
More Easter in Rome Information
As you can imagine, St Peter's Basilica is a hub of activity and crowds throughout Easter weekend.
It is always free to visit the basilica but during the Easter celebrations in Rome, the basilica will be closed for visits during papal masses, so always check in advance of a planned visit.
If you want to visit St. Peter's dome, you can visit it only when St. Peter's Basilica is open.
The Vatican Gardens are closed to visitors throughout Easter, reopening the day after Easter Monday.
The tomb of St. Peter, also called the Vatican Necropolis, is closed during the full period of Easter celebrations.
For lots more information about Easter in Rome, take a look at my page here!
Want to save this page about Easter celebrations in Rome to Pinterest? Pin it here!


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Q: Custom sharepoint 2010 xslt list - Edit item via javascript - Data not refreshed after edit I custom render a SharePoint 2010 list using xslt. I created links to each item in order to edit them via the SharePoint modal dialog popup UI. I used the following script in order to do so (SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog script):
function openMyItemDialog( itemId ) {
var options = {
    url: "http://{mysharepointsite}/_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=4&ListId={D0FDB54F-1DDF-4C5E-865B-ABDE55C1125}&ID=" + itemId + "&ContentTypeID=0x010800ED5176D13CCEFC4AA8D62A79985DE892&IsDlg=1",
    width: 500,
    height: 500,
    title: "Item view/edit"
};
SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog( options );

}
I invoke the script with this:
Test item

Here is a related post:
How to edit list item on another page
Problem
This is a great solution, however, one thing that you have to consider is that if you edit an item, you have to refresh the the page in order to see the update(information you just changed). Are there any SharePoint scripts that will update the item on the page after the edit is made and saved?
So what happens is - after the save button is clicked, the information gets updated in SharePoint, but the modal div gets hidden and the the page information never gets updated.
Any help is welcomed.
Thanks, M31

A: If it's a modal window, then you have to monitor when the modal is closed (for example with https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/65513/detect-modal-dialog-close-with-jquery) then you can reload your main page with window.location.reload() or window.location.href=window.location.href


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There was a time when the "Southern Poverty Law Center" (SPLC) was widely respected for its courageous work. That was a long time ago. Long before liberal outlets like the Washington Post ran articles stating that, "The SPLC Has Lost All Credibility." Long before the SPLC had itself become the most dangerous hate group in America.
Your Business Is God's Business (Why Your Work Matters to God)
What you do for a living matters to God. While God wants some of us to become pastors, He does not want all of His kids to become pastors. He wants some of us to be involved in the business world. By serving Him in business, we can be ministers of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-20) to those we work with, those we work for, and those who work for us.
Amazon's book banning crosses a dangerous censorship line
With the news last week that Amazon has banned Mohammed's Koran: Why Muslims Kill for Islam, co-authored by British activist Tommy Robinson and Peter McLoughlin, Amazon has crossed a very dangerous and precarious line.
Christians in a secular workplace: How to navigate anti-faith harassment, LGBT co-workers, #MeToo
A Christian counselor with years of experience in the private business sector has released a book centered on helping Christians not compromise their beliefs in a secular workplace.
Why the Masterpiece Cake Case Matters to All Americans
That is the big question the Supreme Court will be answering next week when it hears the Masterpiece Cakes case involving Christian baker Jack Phillips.
Excellence with Integrity: Four Reasons Why How You Do Your Job Matters
With God's help, it is possible to be an image-bearer of Christ in the workplace — no matter how difficult. 1 Corinthians 10:31 reads, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
Here's What Christians Should Know Before Entering Law School: Expert
Here's Why Christians Should Be on Frontline of Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
How Do We Combat the 'Fake News Epidemic'? Expert Weighs In
Culture and Christianity: Standing Firm on God's Truth in a Postmodern Society