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Q: Getting ElmahR to work with an persistence layer I am having a problem with ElmahR and setting the persistorType. Without setting the persistoryType elmah logs perfectly to elmahR and the errors are shown on the dashboard. The problem arise when i want to add the persistorType. When i add the persistortype as follows:
<elmahr persistorType="ElmahR.Persistence.EntityFramework.EF4.EntityFrameworkPersistor, ElmahR">

It gives me the following error:

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*ElmahR.Persistence.EntityFramework.EF4

used nuget to install ElmahR.Persistence.EntityFramework.EF4
My connection string for the ErrorLogContext:
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Step 1: create mvc 4 project.
Step 2: use nuget to install dashboard
Step 3: setup webconfig and link other project
Step 4: redirect homepage to go to the dashboard.cshtml
So far so good the dashboard gets the projects errors and shows them
Step 5: use nuget to install ElmahR.Persistence.EntityFramework.EF4
Step 6: create an empty db. And set the connection string as shown above
It still logs the errors on the dashboard but does not create a table in the DB and still uses the in memory. So on refresh i lose the data.
Step 7: add the persistorType tag in web config as shown above
Now i get the error i posted.
Any suggestions on what am doing wrong here?

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One thing several people have asked for in recent months is a comprehensive roundup of all Psion pocket computers and software, past and present. Now, I did this in Palmtop magazine (issue 20, backissues still available) and republished here in fairly gory detail, covering even David Potter's beginnings and the Sinclair software days, but I'd like to concentrate here on a summary of the hardware. Most importantly, I've also included comments on second-hand prices where relevant, which should aid you in your search for older equipment.
The Organiser
Dr Potter's original concept was the Organiser, a one-piece information store with an alphabetic keyboard and a tough sliding plastic cover. Basically just a flat-file database and clock feeding information onto a one line LCD display, the Organiser fired the imaginations of both end-users and developers. On the second-hand market their value to serious collectors is over a hundred pounds, due to their rarity, especially in working condition.
Organiser II
Over the years from 1984 to the present day, the Organiser was developed and refined, with most models classed in the Organiser II range. Typical was the LZ64 with 64k of onboard memory and a 4 line display. These machines are still used in some companies, as data collection devices, due to their legendary ruggedness. On the second-hand market, their value is negligible, and you can often pick them up at car boot sales for under ten pounds.
MC 200/400/600/WORD
Psion's first stab at what is now called the laptop market. Brilliantly innovative for their time, with touch-pad, long battery life and a graphical user interface, the MC range was priced far too high for most of its life and it failed to sell at all well. Still loved by many, these machines can raise up to hundred pounds on the second-hand market. The '600' variant was a horrible kludge that ran MS-DOS and is best avoided. The 'WORD' version was easily the best, incorporating an early version of the Series 3's best-selling word processor.
Developed at the same time as the MC range, with a little of the original Organiser thinking, and usually seen running it's own version of DOS, the HC was designed specifically for company use, with hardware and software addons suitable for scanning, probing etc. Rarely seen in the wild.
Series 3 ('Classic')
Launched in 1991. The original 'clam-shell' organiser, the Series 3 boasted 128 or 256k of main memory and a fully graphical, though keyboard driven, user interface. The bedrock on which modern Psion PDAs are founded, and with a full set of 'office' applications, the Series 3 'Classic' is still a good little computer and worth £20 or so second-hand in good condition.
Series 3a
Launched in 1993. A significant development of the Series 3 concept, the 3a was made available in 256 and 512k variants originally and then 1 and 2Mb versions later on, with built-in spell-checker and a patience game. The 480 by 160 screen really did justice to the SIBO multi-tasking operating system and a 3a can still fetch £40 second-hand if in good condition.
Workabout
The final redesign of the rugged Organiser concept, the rubberised Workabout is the perfect company field workhorse. A subset of the SIBO applications are built-in, but most Workabouts spend their lives running bespoke company software and attached to wierd and wonderful devices out in the 'real world'. Rarely seen in private hands.
Series 3c
A refinement of the 3a, the 1996 3c boasted a 57k serial port (3 times faster than that of the 3a) and a (non standard) infrared port, plus on later models a backlight. Available in 1 and 2Mb versions, the 3c can usually be obtained for around £70 second-hand.
Also released in 1996, the Siena was Psion's attempt to create a new market. Smaller and lighter, with a half-size screen, the Siena had most of the usual SIBO applications. Now sadly fading away, it always trod a delicate line between appealing to people who wanted a 'real' computer and those just needing an organiser to store phone numbers etc. Priced rather too high originally, like the MC range, and with an unreliable keyoard and a reputation for fragility, the Siena can now be found for around £40 second-hand. Available in 512k and 1Mb varieties.
Series 3mx
The final 16-bit SIBO variant, the 1998 3mx wore a hard-wearing bullet-grey finish, had 2Mb of memory and featured a triple-speed processor and 115k serial port. Since Psion discontinued the line at the end of 1999, the 3mx has been in some demand, as the 'ultimate Series 3', fetching over £150 second-hand.
Series 5 'classic'
Despite criticisms over its paint finish, build quality and screen contrast, the Series 5 sold well throughout the world between 1997 and 1999. It featured a touch-screen, a truly great keyboard, real multi-tasking 32-bit operating system, a standard IRDA infrared port for wireless connectivity and a truck-load of built-in software. You can get a good Series 5 for around £60 on the second-hand market if you shop around, although take a close look at the case for cracks and the screen for ribbon-cable cut-out problems before buying.
Launched in June 1999. Building on all the features of the original Series 5, the 5mx has significantly enhanced and optimised software (EPOC Release 5), together with 16Mb of memory and twice the processor power. A Java 'machine' appears on EPOC for the first time in the 5mx, giving access to interactive web pages and a lot more. On the second hand market, these can fetch reasonable prices, up to £120.
Launched in September 1999, the '7' was aimed at whole new markets for Psion. Competing directly with traditional Windows sub-notebooks, the Series 7 offered the standard ER5 software in a larger format. Colour, touch-sensitive screen and both CF and PC-Card slots. Shipped with 16Mb of memory as standard, expandable to 32. Typical second hand prices start at about £120. An 'industrial' variant, with the OS loaded in from CF card, was also launched, called the netBook, with more RAM, faster processor and other higher spec components.
Launched in October 1999, the Psion Revo also marked some firsts (for Psion). With built-in rechargable batteries, supplied mains adaptor and docking cradle, tiny form factor and super-reflective screen, the Revo was just about the smallest useable Internet device available. Launched with 8MB of RAM, a non-backlit screen and running ER5. Second hand models usually start at about £40.
Revo Plus
Launched in September 2000, the Psion Revo Plus was basically a Revo with twice the memory. 16MB should be enough for most users though, and the 'Plus' model does include some nice extras on CD, including registered versions of the Opera web browser and the Psion WAP browser. Second hand models usually start at around £70.


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Kerman Tablo Corp. About us » Kerman Tablo Corp.
In today's highly competitive business world, forward-looking management and technical competence play as significant a role, if not a more significant one, as does capital investment. Expert management invariably results in higher returns on capital investment and more efficient utilization of available human resources. It further results in closer-to-ideal quality levels for customers as well as economic growth and increased national wealth for nations. Without doubt, a higher level of economic power ultimately yields a more prosperous and enjoyable life for mankind in the global arena.
It is our firm belief that, in a country so rich in highly valuable intellectual capacity and mineral reserves as Iran, proper application of advanced management techniques would be an effective and necessary element of successfully transforming the country into a world-class economic power. We also believe that strengthening private institutions would accelerate the growth rate of national economy to achieve the agility needed to maintain competitiveness in the global market. Within the present system of Iran's economic management, free and constructive activities by the private sector taking would, by intelligent advantage of the opportunities in the global market, be the most determinant factor in the growth of Iran's economy.
Together with our family members, we at KTC have been experiencing a truly phenomenal growth rate. In our never-ending pursuit of excellence, we are approaching the next step in our plans for multi-directional expansion. We will strive to increase our share of the market at the global level, and if the experiences of our past is any indication, our stakeholders can rest assured that they will continue to enjoy growth as part of a large family rich with traditional values, state-of-the-art management and technological capabilities and, of course, a proven history of stable and sustainable financial growth.
Today, I feel more confident than ever to promise on behalf of KTC to continue to deliver "Solutions Without Boundaries".
Kermantablo is committed to provide the highest quality products, solutions and customers' services. With over 30 years of experience in the market of electrical and electronic industry, KTC has proven to be a pioneer in localizing technology and helping customers to address different aspect of energy equation, from generation to consumption.
Management has been over 30 years from the beginning of our journey with the mission of design and development of Electrical and Electronic control software and hardware. We began our work with limited resources aimed toward providing our customers in oil, gas, petrochemical and energy industries with total solutions of highest quality. Our mission is to become the number one brand in the region and among the top ten brands in the world within the next 20 years. To reach this great purpose, we rely on our valuable personnel and their growing knowledge and knowhow in different fields.Having to deal with professional customers with high expectations, weare constantly working on providing the best quality products and services at the lowest price.Our ultimate aim is to provide people with the highest quality solutions in order to deliver reliable services for wellbeing of society.
The factory of Kerman Tablo Corp. with an area of 16000 square meters is located in the historic province of Kerman in the south-east of Iran. The factory has more than 300 employees including %30 experts and %70 technicians in its two main divisions of Electronics and Panel Manufacturing. In addition it comprises R&D, sales, design and engineering departments for supporting orders and EPC projects.
The Panel manufacturing factory, equipped with modern CNC metal work machinery, continuous electrostatic powder paint system, and high voltage laboratory test equipment, is capable of manufacturing a wide range of different types of panels and switchgears in accordance with IEC standards.
The Electronic production lines consist of the latest SMT technology and surface mounted components which are completely mechanized. KTC is capable of assembling electronic boards with the best quality at the highest speed.
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In 1998 few well established companies, and among them Kerman Tablo, were chosen by Iran's ministry of power for the sole purpose of designing and development of instrumentation control systems of power plants. The Power Plant department of Kerman Tablo was established in the same year and has been offering its engineering products and services in the power plant industry's market ever since. Having the essential knowhow and expertise for implementing the required modifications, in addition to the technical knowledge of the KTC's Automation Software (KTC-DCS) has enabled this Business unit to undertake projects at the lowest cost, with the highest quality and within a timely manner.
Control & Signaling Systems: Due to the fact that this department is up to par with all international -standards and requirements it has the ability to provide its customers all required engineering and equipment.
Relying on its knowledgeable engineers and highly competent managers, KermanTablo has established its oil and gas department in1999 with the primary aim of satisfying customers' requirements and presenting solutions in the fields of oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Based on this goal the department has been successful to further improve its abilities in the fiels of designing, procurementing, commissioning and startup of the electrical, control, instrumentation and communication portions of projects. Having essential technical knowhow and expertise in design and manufacturing required products and software for oil and gas projects have been enabled this department to customize its solutions to meet customers' requirements and reach utmost satisfaction in terms of cost, quality and timely project delivery.
Electronic Business unit started its work as a small department in Kerman Tabalo in 1998 and has been growing ever since.Today this Strong unit employs over 100 personnel and has successfully been able to manufacture various versions of single phase and three phase meters by employing the highest caliber of talented Iranian engineers. The knowledge and knowhow of engineers and experts in this unit has enabled KTC to further improve its products according to latest technology and move from developing digital meters towards designing smart meters. Meanwhile, successful experiences in Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) has led Electronic business unit to conduct vast researches on design and development of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
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Dr. David Rabiner, Associate Research Professor, Duke University, discusses recent research on the effectiveness of medication and states, "Medication treatment appeared to be associated with greater achievement gains for children with high levels of attention problems - those with the inattentive or combined subtypes - compared to the gains made by those with the hyperactive-impulsive subtype." He also indicates, however, that gains were small to moderate. Rabiner proposes that the research here shows "the need for careful diagnosis as well as the need to carefully monitor how medication treatment may affect children's academic achievement over time."


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Tokyo Beat Down
by Michael Cole - April 26, 2009, 8:37 pm EDT
Only its cheesy '80s cop show vibe saves Tokyo Beat Down from being a bland, unremarkable brawler.
Tokyo Beat Down is a self-proclaimed old-school, coin-op style beat 'em up, and that is an accurate description for the most part. In its own way, it wholeheartedly embraces the monotonous combat and propensity for odd presentation that games such as Final Fight championed in the 16-bit era. For most gamers, though, that isn't a good thing.
Tokyo Beat Down follows the Yaeyasu Police Station's "beast cops", named for their unprofessional tendency to attack first and ask questions later. As an organized terrorist plot slowly becomes apparent, loose cannon—er, headstrong—Lewis Cannon and the rest of the force must rough up troublemakers and investigate around town to save Tokyo. A succession of detailed-but-recycled 2D character panes and crude 3D cut-scenes advance the story and set the backdrop for each mission.
You play most of the game as Lewis, punching, kicking, and shooting your way through sections of Tokyo. Levels flow in a manner similar to Final Fight or Streets of Rage (without the timer), during which you must clear the enemies in a 3D area in order to move forward. Lewis has a variety of moves he can use to take down thugs, and can link punches (Y) and kicks (X) together for chains. He can also grab a baddie (Y + B), pull out his gun (hold L), guard (R), tackle baddies (attack while running), and dodge to the side (double-tap up or down). He also can pull off two special moves with a wider range by attacking while guarding, at the cost of some of his health. Lewis can jump (B), but since he cannot attack in midair, jumping is mostly useless. A few missions feature one of the other cops, who have similar but slightly modified move sets and attack ranges. In classic brawler style, you can pick up food for health and other weapons for more effective carnage.
The combat feels fairly fluid and has some semblance of balance: guarding will not block bullets, you are invincible while grabbing someone, and you must remain aware of all baddies on screen, lest they sneak up from behind. Pulling out your gun can leave you vulnerable, and defeating enemies is easier if you can continue to knock them down before they regain an offensive stance. Enemies do not feel varied despite differences in appearance and weapon of choice, and the way they gang up on you often becomes frustrating, especially when backed into a corner. Some enemies can take a while to defeat, and it takes about two seconds for you or an enemy to get up after being knocked down, which tends to slow the game's pacing.
On the map screen you can choose to advance the story by selecting the highlighted district, or you can patrol the various other locales before continuing with your next mission. As good an idea as patrolling for information and upgrades may sound, here it is squandered by a rushed implementation. Patrolling mostly consists of interrogating the citizens standing around in these Tokyo districts for information. This is a rather tedious process, as the citizens' comments are largely useless and uninteresting one-liners. Sometimes you will stumble upon combative side-missions;—completing one will earn you a power-up that either improves your stamina or increases your maximum combo. Unfortunately, the game provides very little direction, barely mentioning the upgrades in passing near the beginning. And aside from when patrolling is required as part of the plot, the game provides no clear indication of whether or not anything good can come of combing through the eerily static locales and pointless chatter.
Fortunately, the tedious gameplay is spiced up with stilted, tongue-in-cheek cop drama dialogue. The game establishes itself as a cheesy cop drama knock-off in the opening cutscene, which introduces the police force. The writing will not win any awards; it is sometimes abrupt, Lewis tries too hard to be a jackass, and the supposed rapport amongst the colleagues feels forced, but it still has its charm. After all, that's sort of how bad cop drama dialogue should feel. Its presentation is perhaps the game's saving grace: amusing jabs, such as a fourth wall-breaking moment where Lewis is reprimanded for excessive force by having his "stats lowered", really make Beat Down more memorable. Even the manual has some amusing gems ("Bring honor to the game's built-in save files!").
More disappointing is the game's strikingly simplistic level design. Although Lewis and his buddies visit many sections of Tokyo, and each has its own aesthetic touches, every level consists of moving rightward. That's it. Levels never progress upward or downward, further adding to the monotony.
But the worst part of Tokyo Beat Down is easily its boss battles, which typically consist of combat with an overpowered but otherwise unnotable human and his or her limitless supply of henchmen. As in normal combat, the henchmen are quite effective at gnawing away at you, and since they respawn, they can effectively prevent you from effectively tackling the head honcho. Strategy is minimal—conquering a boss usually is a matter of retrying enough times until you get lucky, being sure to kill enough henchmen to spawn health and ammo. One particular boss thoroughly enraged me, as he had a rocket launcher which took off more than half of my health. Once I beat him, I discovered that since he escapes, I had to fight him again–with a less agile character. This replaced any sense of accomplishment with a second bout of frustration. These uninspired yet difficult boss battles sour what is an otherwise mildly enjoyable experience.
Tokyo Beat Down isn't a great game. It isn't really even that good of a game. But fans of similar games will appreciate what the Beast Cops have to offer, and even gamers lukewarm on brawlers will find some merit in Tokyo Beat Down alongside its painfully unfair and tedious moments.
Lastability
Tokyo Beat Down's background environments convincingly capture the look of an Akihabara electronics store, the shipping docks, and more. However, the game's animations are pitiful: locales are extremely static, many bystanders remain motionless, and Lewis and many baddies hunch over much like apes as they lurch forward or talk. 3D character models are extremely chunky, and the story progression is largely conveyed through character portraits that look good but lack emotion.
The game definitely captures the sound of a tacky action show. A handful of the compositions grow annoying over time, but others are pleasant enough.
Punching and kicking is responsive, although blocking and pulling out your gun feels cumbersome.
While the combat basics are sound enough, the action sequences drag after a short while with their monotonous enemies. The patrol sequences lack purpose because of the game's poor direction and uninteresting commentary from the citizenry. Boss battles are unmemorable and frustrating.
Tokyo Beat Down's repetitiveness makes it best played one mission at a time, so it should last a while. However, without multiplayer or a sufficiently engaging story, there's little reason to revisit it.
Tokyo Beat Down has some serious problems—most notably its painful boss battles and boring patrol sequences. It is not for everyone. Still, the controls are respectable, and big fans of beat 'em ups probably won't mind the poor enemy variety. Besides, its strange sense of humor and cop drama appeal deserves kudos.
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Cheesy jokes give the game (and manual) personality
Fun in short spurts
Responsive punching and kicking
Cheesy jokes often fall flat
Gun combat feels cheap and annoying, especially when enemies gang up on you
Little enemy variety, even amongst bosses
Patrol sequences are a missed opportunity
Takes too long to get up after getting knocked down
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CalibanApril 26, 2009
I've been holding back on the purchase of this game because of every review I read. I want a beat'em up game on the DS, but I think I'm looking for a beat'em up game that doesn't use cops and robbers as its main theme.
I think I might get it when it drops to $20 or less.
rbtrApril 26, 2009
This is a lot of fun. If I reviewed it I'd give it a Fun/10. It's much better in short bursts, rather than extended sittings. I like the dialogue, even if it's over the top and stupid. Some funny one-liners.
It's fun!
Caliban, if you are rocking the DSlite, just pick up a used copy of River City Ransom for the GBA, and you'll never need another brawler. Ever.
TheYoungerPlumberMichael Cole, Associate EditorApril 27, 2009
Yeah, like I said, there IS merit to this game. It's a good example of how a game doesn't need to be a 8/10 to be worth a try...at least, at the right price. If you like Final Fight or similar games (I've never been a big fan), it would certainly be worth $20 used.
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An old world's violent end in the Australian zombie flick Cargo
Posted on May 25, 2018 May 26, 2018 by Katherine Brannon
"Zombies? How 2011." That was a friend's response to me telling them about Cargo, a new Netflix original movie that debuted on the streaming site last Friday. Originally conceived as a short film and then expanded into feature-length by Australian co-directors Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke, Cargo does indeed fall into a familiar category. You know, the "post-nearly-apocolyptic-event where a disease turned a lot of people into zombies and now they're shuffling around eating other people and civilization is pretty much over" category. Which was really popular from 2002 on, with great movies like 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland all taking their shots at making it terrifying or hilarious, or sometimes both. And it all seemed to peak with The Walking Dead, a show that had a few good seasons, a few more bad ones and then killed Glenn like that, so it can go straight to hell.
Considering all that, I feel like what my friend was really asking (and justifiably so) was, in 2018 do we really need another take on the horrors of the undead? And to the credit of everyone involved – the writers, actors and directors – after watching Cargo I would say, absolutely yes. So much more than a retread of tired tropes and ideas, Cargo is not only original, but important, particularly for what it brings to a genre mostly obsessed with brains – a big ole beating heart.
Much of that heart resides with Martin Freeman – onscreen for almost every frame of the movie, his performance has to be good for Cargo to succeed. And it's not just good, it's vulnerable and desperate and never false for a second. From The Office (UK version) to Bilbo to his Watson on Sherlock, Freeman's career has been a lesson in how to make audiences care about nice, average-type guys. And his character here, Andy, follows that pattern – he's an average guy in a crisis, trying to keep himself and his family from becoming just another tally on a list of this pandemic's casualties. When we meet Andy, his wife Kay (Susie Porter) and their baby Rosie, they're already in transit, trying to escape the disease and its rabid victims by making their way to what they assume will be safety on a military base. They're a pretty adorable little family unit, and they're holding it together as best they can until, as it inevitably must, something goes terribly wrong.
Like all my favorite speculative fiction, Cargo doesn't waste time with exposition – it shows us what its world is like. When Andy sees a happy family playing by the river, all it takes is the father flashing the gun hidden in his waistband to remind him (and us) that this isn't the time to make friends with strangers. A government issued kit to treat the infected includes a watch to track th 48 hour incubation period, all the time it takes for someone to turn into an aggressive, hollow shell of their former selves. The kits come with a truly unsettling brain piercing tool, so the infected can end it all before they descend into a fugue state. A government issued suicide tool – that says a lot about how bad things are.
Knowing that Cargo had been expanded from a critically acclaimed short film did shed some light on its weaknesses. As Freeman treks through the mostly abandoned and very rural Australian Outback, some of the other characters and scenarios he runs into feel less than completely fleshed out. We get side stories involving a retired teacher holed up by herself and a survivalist named Vic (Anthony Hayes) with questionable morals and a strained relationship with his wife. For the most part these seem like they're biding time as we watch the clock tick down to Andy's final attempt at refuge.
Yet there's enough originality in the film's details to make it worth pushing through the blander parts: A striking symptom as the sick get sicker is terrifying seizures and blackouts. For some utterly unknown, those who have "turned" are overcome by the urge to bury their heads – the visuals of their frantic digging and bodies sticking out of the ground in contorted fetal positions are that much more terrifying for being so strange. And then there's the film's connection to a larger narrative – the history of how an indigenous people were systematically marginalized while being robbed of their land, culture and children. As Andy's story unwinds, so does that of a young indigenous girl named Thoomi (Simone Landers). Their mutual despair and desire to live allies their causes, and along the way, their encounters expose the insults and injustices Thoomi's people battled long before this most recent "end of the world". In fact for them, the world ended when the first white colonizers arrived, and there's a kind of sweet retribution in the fact that Aboriginal tribes seem to be navigating this current crisis most successfully, the spiritual and practical tools handed down generation to generation providing them with guidance to keep their people safe.
How can we address the evils of our past and possible horrors of our future in the same story? It seems Australian cinema will show us the way. This film's power lies in a simple narrative told with strong performances and a wealth of sincerely emotional moments. Zombie films are usually about the survival of the few, but this one wants us to think about what we're all living for. In turn heartbreaking and hopeful, Cargo knows we may not all make it to a better world, but however far we get, empathy and understanding are the key to moving forward together.
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Katherine Brannon lives in LA where you can find her at home, rewatching S3 Ep 20 of The XFiles as we speak. Originally from rural Arkansas, she was raised on Barbra Streisand musicals and 1970s scifi, a confusing but happy upbringing. If you're wondering who's that one actor in that one movie that came out a few years ago, she can tell you (and will recite their entire IMDB even though you didn't ask). Katherine's "top 10" lists usually include at least one film starring the prodigious Nicolas Cage. Her greatest accomplishment is getting into The Americans two seasons before it was cool. Her weaknesses are spelling and straightforward dramas. Please do not tell anyone she's never seen The Wire or made it past season 2 of Breaking Bad. Katherine writes about what you should be watching at https://thescreenandi.wordpress.com/ and argues about pop culture on Red Rover Podcast (https://soundcloud.com/user-487759887). Please @ her if they ever bring back Party Down.	View all posts by Katherine Brannon
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Is French Culture Still Dead?
The Columbia and Penn Alumni Clubs of France invite you to a speaker event with Penn alum Donald Morrison. Mr. Morrison is the author of the 2009 bestselling book The Death of French Culture, which in part lamented France's growing incapacity to maintain its universal cultural pull. He will discuss the basis of his book and explore whether French culture continues to export poorly today.
Please join us for an engaging conversation followed by an "apéritif dinatoire".
Mr. Morrison is the European Editor of the London-based magazine PORT and has written for The Financial Times, The New York Times, Le Monde, Le Point, The New Republic, Smithsonian and Conde Nast Traveller. He is the author, co-author or editor of books on subjects as diverse as China and photojournalism. His "The Death of French Culture," a 2009 best-seller in France, was published in the U.S. in 2010. His book on the Obama presidency, "Comment Obama a perdu l'amérique (How Obama Lost America)," was published in France and the U.S. in 2012. Mr. Morrison holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics.


These festivals of Kerala are occasions for recalling the lives of kings, saints, and mystics around who are weaved a thousand stories that have nourished the culture of Kerala. These Festivals of Kerala are also occasions that mark the passage of years, seasons, and agricultural cycles. The Kerala festivals exhibit a harmony between the diverse culture threads that are synonymous with the culture of Kerala. They are occasions for the renewal of the spirit of life in Kerala. During these festivals friends, family, and neighbours get together with a feeling of amity, clean up and decorate their houses, buy new clothes and exchange gifts.
The king of festivals in Kerala is the Onam. This grand ten-day celebration is held in the in memory of King Mahabali, the benevolent King whose spirit is said to visit the state at the time of Onam. Onam comes in the months of August or September, the time when three months of continuous rain gives way to clear blue skies and an earth covered in a new coat of green paint. The celebration last for ten days and the day called the Thiruonam is the most important of all. All over the state, rituals along with new clothes, traditional cuisine, dance, and music mark this harvest festival. An important ceremony in Onam is the drawing of pookalam in which grand designs of carpets of flowers are laid down in front of the houses. The ethereal music associated with the stories of the return of King Mahabali also adds charm to the Onam celebrations.
Vishu is another festival that is cherished by Keralites. Vishu is the New Year's Day in the Malayalam calendar. The first day of Medom (March-April) is propitious day and family members gather together to make it the best day in that year. It is said that view good things on the morning of this day brings good luck to the person who views it. So family members are taken blindfolded to view the Vishu Kani early in the morning. The Vishu Kani is made from a large dish made of bell-metal (uruli), arrange in it a grantha (palm-leaf manuscript), a gold ornament, a new cloth, some flowers from the konna tree (Cassia fistula), some coins in a silver cup, a split coconut, a cucumber, some mangoes, and a jack-fruit. Later, a sumptuous feast is held.
The most spectacular festival in Kerala is the Thrissur Pooram that occurs during April –May. It is a time for the two temples Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi to show off their grandeur by competing with each other in terms of the caparisoned elephants and parasols. On the day before the closing of the pooram the groups enter the Vadakumnatha temple through the western gate and come out through the southern gate to parade, face to face. Then after a day long celebration, the parasols on top of each of the elephants of the two groups are held up one after another. The music from the Panchavadyam or the five percussion and wind instruments reverberate throughout Thrissur. The festival ends with a brilliant display of pyrotechnics, that continue till the dawn of the next day.
Other events like the Kerala Boat race add the zing to life in Kerala. The fierce Boat Race or the Vallom Kali attract thousands of people who chear and goad at the boatmen to row faster. The snake boats or the Chundan Valloms are large but swift boats manually rowed by many oarsmen. They are constructed by in the skilled hands of inspired master boat builders. They are the proud guardians of a branch of knowledge that has lived through time.
On the great waterways of Kerala, fierce Vallom Kallies (boat races) are held at Aranmula on the Pamba River in the Kuttanad region, at Papiyad near Quilon, at Thayathangadi near Kottayam. These festivals hold tens of thousands of people spell-bound, cheering the action, laying bets, goading the boatmen to row faster.
Come, visit this land of exhilarating festival all year long.
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The first month of 2017 saw building activity with regard to new private sector-financed housing in South Africa (see explanatory notes) contracting by a relatively large margin, based on data published by Statistics South Africa. Contractions occurred across all segments of new housing in both the planning and construction phases in January, except in the category of flats and townhouses for which building plans were approved.
The number of building plans approved for new housing units was down by 12,5% year-on-year (y/y), or 456, to a total of 3 180 in January 2017 from a year ago. This drop in building plans approved was mainly the result of a sharp decline of 34,9% y/y, or 858, to a combined total of 1 598 plans in the two segments of houses from 2 456 plans approved in January last year. However, the number of plans approved for new flats and townhouses saw a strong increase of 34,1% y/y, or 402, to a total of 1 582 in January. This rise in the volume of building plans approved for higher-density housing followed on an increase of 13,4% in 2016, whereas a contraction occurred in the planning phase of both the segments for houses last year compared with 2015.
The property industry weathered a very difficult year in 2016. Declining sales have mauled the industry, hitting agents and homeowners alike. But there may be some good news on the horizon.
FNB's latest Property Barometer – one of South Africa's most reliable measures of South Africa's property market – points out that property transfers experienced some scary declines. In 2016, there was a 9.3% decline in the volume of property transfers made through bonds. The value of such transfers fall by some 5.3% over this period.
These figures represent transfers undertaken by individuals ('natural persons'), and are mostly accounted for by residential properties.
The eThekwini Municipality has assured residents that if their properties were not reflected in the latest valuation roll, they would feature in an upcoming supplementary roll.
The city issued the statement in response to The Mercury's queries - which the paper had received from anxious readers - on Friday.
Some readers had found that their properties had been overvalued, while others could not find their properties at all.
Residents were also worried that since the building on 75 Langalibalele Dube Street - which housed eThekwini staff tasked with handling problems around the roll - had been temporarily closed due to safety concerns, they would not be able to address their concerns with the city. The three areas of concern that remained to be resolved in the building were the lifts, structural damage to pillars and the air conditioning.


SUAMICO -- Bay Port football coach Gary Westerman told his players all week in practice they were going to need to be aggressive to beat Ashwaubenon.
Facing a fourth-and-1 at their own 30-yard line with 2 minutes remaining in the game Friday, the Pirates told their coach the same thing as they were clinging to an 8-point lead.
"(Westerman) wanted to punt on fourth down," Bay Port senior quarterback Alec Ingold said. "We just said we got to keep the ball. We got to keep driving."
Senior fullback Kolton Huff gained three yards to keep the chains moving and allow the Pirates to hold onto a 21-13 victory in a matchup between unbeaten Fox River Classic Conference teams.
With two games remaining, Bay Port (7-0, 6-0) is now in the driver's seat to win its first conference title since 2009 after knocking off the Jaguars, who had their 17-game regular-season winning streak come to an end.
"I was indecisive," Westerman said about the fourth-down call. "But I said you know what, let's go get this thing. Our kids got it."
In a game featuring two NCAA Division I quarterbacks and two offenses that averaged more than 30 points and 400 yards per game, both teams' defenses shined on Friday.
Bay Port's was the brightest when it counted the most, though.
After spotting the Pirates a 21-0 lead in the first half, the Jaguars closed the gap to 21-13 thanks to a 14-play, 97-yard drive, which was capped by a 22-yard touchdown throw into the wind by James Morgan to Jaret Curtis on the first play of the fourth quarter.
The Ashwaubenon defense got a stop on downs on the ensuing possession, giving the ball back to Morgan, who completed 19 of 37 passes for 227 yards and two TDs.
The Jaguars (6-1, 5-1) looked like they were on the cusp of tying the game when Morgan hit Kyle Monroe for a 13-yard completion, which would have set up a first-and-goal from the 6.
But a holding call wiped out the play.
The Pirates then wiped out Morgan on back-to-back plays with sacks, including one by Cameron Hackl, which led to a third-and-44 from the Ashwaubenon 46. The Jaguars would end up punting with 7:17 left in the game.
Both teams then exchanged three-and-outs. Ashwaubenon's final drive began with Cole VanEnkenvort sacking Morgan on first down.
Bay Port scored touchdowns on its first three drives, including two short runs by Huff, who didn't get his third carry of the game until the fourth-down conversion.
But after totaling 191 rushing yards at the half, the Pirates were held to 98 yards of offense in the second half – all coming on the ground.
"We found a way to score three touchdowns right away, but after that we really didn't do much," said Ingold, who rushed for 197 yards and a score, while completing 3 of 8 passes for 67 yards.
Ingold and receiver Blair Van Ess also saw time at defensive back.
Ingold said his job was to key on Ashwaubenon senior receiver Kyle Monroe, who was held without a catch in the first half before making five receptions for 67 yards after halftime.
Monroe, who played safety on defense, did record the only turnover of the game on a fumble recovery in the second quarter.
Two plays later Morgan found Zach Imig for a 40-yard scoring strike with 1:39 left in the half.
"We didn't want to panic," Curtis said about playing from behind. "We have great athletes and obviously one of the best quarterbacks in the state."
Considering both Ashwaubenon and Bay Port were ranked in the top four in the Large Division of the Associated Press state football poll, both teams showed they are worthy of being top teams in the state.
"The talk coming into the game was James Morgan and Alec Ingold," Westerman said. "But it's not. It's two really good football teams."
Rushing — A, Morgan 9-26. BP, Ingold 31-197.
Passing — A, Morgan 19-39-0-228. BP, Ingold 3-8-0-67.
Receiving — A, Imig 5-73, Kyle Monroe 5-67. BP, Zach Lorbeck 2-67.


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Republicans will finally get a sigh of relief about their present prospects in the midterm elections which are currently going on because of the fact that the polls swing toward the GOP which is evident from the improvement in the numbers shown by the polls. President of the United States was simply overjoyed and attempted to sell this particular shift in the sentiment of the common people which reflected in the polls that is currently ongoing. The president did this during the course of a joint Senate-House Republican retreat which was being held in West Virginia in this week. Donald Trump told lawmakers that he just had a look at some of the numbers which is doing much better that everyone had expected. He pointed out the numbers of the polls on Thursday which he discussed with Steve Stivers who is the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The poll numbers are really doing very good and this one is a good example to show how the things are getting better. This is exactly what Steve Stivers told reporters in an interview after having a discussion regarding the number of polls with the president of the United States. Steve Stivers also mentioned that the bang in approval given by Donald Trump about the rating is actually a positive symptom for the Republicans running for re-election. He also made it a point that no president in their second year of office has seen their rating for approval achieve this particular height except for the current one. GOP lawmakers discussed this particular favorable turn in the numbers of the ongoing polls during their retreat.
On Wednesday evening, pollsters Myra Miller and David Winston of the Winston Group put forward a presentation to the lawmakers which was given the title of 'Middle Class Americans' Views of the Tax Plan: The Opportunity for 2018.' A poll on Wednesday, that was released by Monmouth University clearly showed that the rating approval given by Donald Trump has taken a solid jump by ten points and on the other hand the advantage of the Democrats on the generic ballot dropped down by two percentage points. The question regarding the generic ballot basically asked the respondents about their voting choice whether they would go for a Democratic candidate or a Republican candidate in their own district and this was actually considered as an indicator of future wave elections.


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Justin Manley is an innovative technologist and executive with experience in startup, public corporation, academic, and public sectors. He is a recognized leader in unmanned systems development and operations. Mr. Manley has been working with marine technology and robotics since 1990. He was a principal in the development of unmanned marine vehicles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1993 to 2002. Between 2002 and 2009 Mr. Manley provided marine technology consulting services, primarily to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) where he was the founding Chair of the NOAA-wide AUV Working Group.
In 2009 Mr. Manley transitioned to the private sector, joining Liquid Robotics during its startup phase. There he was responsible for developing new commercial and scientific programs based on the Wave Glider. In 2011 Mr. Manley joined Teledyne Benthos as Senior Director of Business Development where he managed a diverse product portfolio and led the development of a networked systems strategy across Teledyne Marine Systems (Benthos, Webb Research, Gavia, and SeaBotix).
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Perhaps choose the right headphones harder than any other device of mass consumption. If your smartphone or tablet is easy enough to describe, it was clear the absolute majority of people, with the headphones is not that simple. A flat stage, an analytic sound, smooth mids and other audiophile poetry for most of us mere words. To know all the relevant terminology, and life is not enough. Of course, I'm exaggerating, but the truth in this. Too many obscure words, the real meaning of which is known only to a few. So you can often hear the opinion that if you want to choose a suitable headset – go to a store and listen. Well, after trying to write the first review of the headphones, was convinced personally. But, in fact, all the conclusions regarding the quality of the sound is very subjective. Someone liking high bass, some do not, will not please everyone,. Yes and no individual test abstruse words – all you need, in your ears.
In general, in this review I'll tell you about a personal experience and the experiences of the use of popular Chinese headphones budget – DUNU Trident (DN-12). Hopefully, the review will show you the big picture, but in this case is always better to trust their own ears.
Many people advise model DUNU Trident (DN-12) as a good budget alternative to the more expensive headphones from reputed brands. Probably many people can not be wrong, and when you see personally supplied DUNU Trident, you start to believe it too.
Not only is the kit rich in accessories, so they are still good quality. Leatherette cover, but perfectly sewn, not stink and pleasant to the touch. Nozzles nearly a dozen pairs.
If there are problems with the headphones, in the long term they can be sent back to the seller, in parallel to complete a form which will state the reasons for the return.
The first thing that catches your eye – is the head. They look very spectacular.
The heads are made of chrome-plated metal and have a characteristic pattern of radial metallic form. As for the form of the heads, it is conical.
"The left – right" ear marked colors – blue and red ring.
Includes lots of tips, anyone will be able to find the best fit for you.
Cable length – 1.2 m This is the standard size for portable headphones and on the road with his head missing. Also, when this length is easier to untangle the headphones, and this model is not devoid of the problem, although not critical.
In addition, the cable is not confused, headphones come with a splitter and a clasp.
It should be noted that the cable as compared with the massive head seems very thin, particularly since the splitter, where he still thinner. In principle, up to the splitter cable – medium thickness, after – thin. Since the heads are not accustomed to a lot of weight – it does not seem reasonable. There is a feeling that a thin cable (after the splitter) under the weight of only one head may break, although a few weeks of use, like nothing happened. Also, after proper selection of tools and a few days of adaptation, changed his mind about that head is not practical to use. Although the people who love to spend time actively to music on headphones (running, biking, etc.), these headphones would not recommend. Heavy heads do not have a secure attachment and active movement can easily fly.
Gold-plated plug, angular shape. With vidunadezhny. But I know from experience that the plug itself is rarely broken. Basically, the problem place next to him. This is due to frequent bending the cable in the wrong place, so any "road" headphones is recommended to choose a strong cable. Unfortunately, the cable DUNU Trident (DN-12) does not reinforced and thus is not very thick.
Here, as in the case with smartphones or tablets, manufacturers also manipulate figures, pursuing marketing goals. For example, in DUNU Trident stated frequency range of 10 – 20,000 Hz, when books (the most common opinion), a person can slyshatzvuk in the range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, and a few who are able to assess the frequency extremes. On this basis, we can conclude that someone appreciate the power of the widest range of frequencies, and someone-no, and well, if the latter does not belong to the author of the review).) With the rest of the characteristics is not so simple. Therefore it is always better to test the earphones in person, then no figures do not mislead. But to get a general idea of the model, it helps to read the reviews in advance and available reviews.
Well, in my subjective opinion, DUNU Trident does not have enough bass, which are responsible for the low frequencies. The situation can be partially corrected if the perfect pick or squeeze the nozzle head closer to the ears.
In general, the sound of soft, clean and with a good enough detail.
Soundproofing is good, metro hearing is excellent. At high volume, bass and better manifest aggression, but it is still a feeling that these headphones ears do not get tired, even if you listen to all the time at maximum volume. It should be noted that his best sound DUNU Trident shown after warming up, they are added to the aggressiveness and surround. At first glance thought that heavy music is not for those "ears", but eventually changed his mind. Heavy music is especially good at high volume. But, after all, these headphones sound as deep and not as saturated as, for example, in my regular MunitioBillets 9mm ($ 70). Although the difference is not critical, probably affects the limitations of relatively low frequencies.
Behind DUNU Trident (DN 12) left a good impression. On the one hand, a stylish design, quality materials and rich equipment, on the other – clean and pleasant sound, but with a lack of bass. In general, you will not say that DUNU Trident really a budget solution.
P.S. But it is better one time to hear a hundred times to see. Yes, in that order, when it concerns the headphones.


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In the run-up to the New York fall fashion shows at Lincoln Center, Carmen Dell'Orefice, age 81, adorns promotional banners and blogs. At the 92nd Street Y on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Mayor Ed Koch, 87, and former Fed Chairman Paul Volker, 84, lead a talk to "share relevant information and wisdom" for NYC's unofficial intelligentsia. And in The Villages, Florida, the self-proclaimed "friendliest retirement hometown," not to mention one of the largest retirement communities in the nation, Paul Ryan enters stage right with his vibrant mother, 78, to declare how he and Governor Romney plan to "save Medicare."
This unlikely collision of Fashion Week, the 92nd Street Y, and Sunshine State retirement living speaks of a larger cultural shift that is upon us, reflecting a transformation of huge proportion: In our 21st century, we're witnessing a new "old." It's a new reality of healthy, active, and productive people, not to mention beautiful, smart, and politically savvy people, into their 60s, 70s, and 80s.
As with other such social and economic historical changes, this had been emerging for some decades and has now arrived. It's no wonder that this new kind of aging, and its impact on Medicare, has become a watershed issue of the 2012 presidential campaign.
But for all the political talk and all that's been written, everyone is missing the point. It's not that the 77 million baby boomers in the U.S. are going to bankrupt Medicare. It's the opposite. This new, gigantic aging cohort is going to save the social insurance program if we capture the power of larger adult populations in this decade and the decades to come.
Who is old? What is middle age? How do institutions adapt to the new demographic realities? These are vital questions today. Fully embraced, an active, productive aging is creating and will continue to create a culture shift in which "seniors" break out of the traditional roles of need and dependency and become vibrant producers in society. No longer the automatic recipients of government welfare, popular pity, or condescension, these healthy, vital seniors will remain at the heart of social and economic life and spare the precious federal insurance dollars for those really in need. This is not FDR's or LBJ's aging population and we shouldn't treat it as such.
This transformation is as culturally liberating as it is economically essential. In the U. S., there will soon be more people over the age of 65 than under 15. We're not just witnessing a new kind of aging: We're seeing the emergence of a new kind of society, where older adults outnumber children. From both a social and a financial point of view, how can we look these demographic realities in the eye and not re-think how to provide health care and other essential services to the aging?
When Medicare was created in 1965, only 10 percent of Americans were over 65 and eligible. Today, this number has crept to 13 percent, and by 2030 it will reach 20 percent. The arithmetic is undeniable, no matter an individual's political bent.
An older America need not be an obit for Medicare, however much presidential political polemics may suggest it. If we embrace a progressive, optimistic view of aging, the Medicare "crisis" becomes an opportunity. The cultural change that can save Medicare is the same kind of change that can put the U.S. economy back on track during this rough time. If older adults remain at the heart of social and economic life, the U.S.'s largest population segment will become an American "demographic dividend."
Economists and demographers often refer to this dividend as the working-aged population that is driving economic growth. For the past couple of decades, much of Asia, for example, is seen to have a demographic dividend because its 18-55 population is far larger than the over-55s. But the culture shift that we observe both in this fall's Fashion Week and in the current presidential campaign shows that the U.S.'s aging population is its demographic dividend.
Our current political dialogue has the Medicare issue backwards. It's not just that Medicare needs to change in order to survive in an era of an older society. The idea of aging itself needs to change in order to allow Medicare to survive.
Michael W. Hodin, Ph.D., is Adjunct Senior Fellow at The Council of Foreign Relations and Executive Director of The Global Coalition on Aging.
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Executive director of the Global Coalition on Aging, Michael W. Hodin, Ph.D., is also managing partner at High Lantern Group and a fellow at Oxford University's Harris Manchester College.