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Games Guide
Best EA Play Games on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X
EA Play membership starts from Rs. 315 per month in India.
By David Delima, Robin John, and Siddhant Chandra | Updated: 17 June 2022 09:11 IST
It Takes Two gives you an amazing co-op experience, be it local co-op or online
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Some first-person shooter classics are part of our list
EA Play includes some remastered versions of nostalgic games
All but one game on our list is available on PC
The EA Play game subscription service brings together some of the most renowned titles published by Electronic Arts under one roof. And it starts at only Rs. 315 per month in India. But if you're already subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can enjoy content from EA Play for no additional cost. But the list of games can be a bit overwhelming, considering it has a plethora of titles ranging from classic first-person shooters such as Battlefield and Crysis, to co-op masterpieces such as It Takes Two. EA Play also brings along remastered versions of racing video games such as Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit.
That's where we come in. In this article, we'll help you make a choice and select the games you might actually enjoy. This is a collated list of 15 games available on EA Play that we consider the best of the lot. We've already put together a list of games that you should try on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.
EA Play price in India
If you plan on getting EA Play separately, the prices for it are Rs. 315 per month or Rs. 1,990 per year.
As we noted before, EA Play is bundled with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass have seen a price drop in recent months. PC Game Pass now starts at Rs. 349 per month. PC gamers enjoy EA Play content with the base subscription of PC Game Pass, while console gamers will have to purchase the Ultimate subscription for Rs. 499 per month to obtain EA Play.
On PC, EA Play has a second-tier called EA Play Pro, with prices starting at Rs. 999 per month or Rs. 6,499 per year. EA Play Pro offers gamers unlimited access to new releases, whereas EA Play only gives access for up to 10 hours.
Electronic Arts and DICE's first-person shooter game, Battlefield 1 is the tenth instalment in the Battlefield series. The game was launched for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2016. While the naming system that they follow isn't quite effective, the gameplay makes up for most of it.
Battlefield 1 is set during World War I, and lets you choose from a myriad of war weapons including new melee weapons such as sabres, trench clubs, and shovels. Battlefield 1 received praise for its visuals and sound design. The game also features a multiplayer mode with support for up to 64 players.
Battlefield 1 Review
Originally released in 2008, Criterion Games' Burnout Paradise is widely considered one of the most popular open-world racing games of all time. Ten years later, Burnout Paradise Remastered was released for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Set in the fictional Paradise City, you are greeted with Guns N' Roses iconic song when you start the game.
You can participate in a variety of races, compete with other players online with other game modes such as "Cops and Robbers", and ride motorcycles in the game. Unlike previous games, Burnout Paradise Remastered features the dedicated "Showtime" from the 2008 game that lets you completely wreck your car at a busy intersection and gain points as it bounces around.
Starting a race on Burnout Paradise Remastered is extremely easy — just pull over at a traffic light and press the brake and accelerator at the same time. In addition to the original game's content, Burnout Paradise Remastered includes all the DLC released by Criterion, except for the Time Savers Pack (that lets you unlock all vehicles at once) and brings 4K 60fps support.
Burnout Paradise Remastered Review
Crysis Remastered
Crytek-developed Crysis was first launched in 2007 — 15 years later, we got a remastered version that has been optimised to work on current-gen hardware. While the Crysis Remastered Trilogy is available on the market, EA Play provides us with the first title. Crysis Remastered drops you off in fictional islands of the Philippines, where you play as a super-soldier Nomad, armed with a Nanosuit, and advanced-powered exoskeletons that consists of special abilities that you can use to your advantage during an alien invasion.
As the super-soldier, you will be part of the Raptor Team that is tasked with infiltrating aliens and rescuing Helena Rosenthal. Crysis Remastered brings along some changes to the visual fidelity of the game, while also adding some quality-of-life improvements.
Three years after the horrific events on board the USG Ishimura starship — as seen on Dead Space — Isaac Clarke wakes up from a three-year coma on the Sprawl space station orbiting Saturn. With no recollection of the recent past and memories of his dead girlfriend Nicole haunting him, Clarke must again survive a Necromorph outbreak in the hopes of bringing an end to the chaos.
Armed with a new set of devastating tools, you can impale Necromorphs into walls with the Javelin or lure their enemies to dismembering trip mines. The telekinesis powers have also been improved that also allow you to use limbs as deadly weapons. You can also power on the suit boosters to rocket around in zero gravity with new weightless combat and physics-based puzzles. Dead Space 2 also includes a team-based PvP multiplayer mode that you can enjoy with your friends.
Dead Space 2 is not available on EA Play for PS4 and PS5.
The third major game in the Dragon Age franchise, Dragon Age: Inquisition is the sequel to Dragon Age II and lets you step into the shoes of the Inquisitor, the only survivor of a massive blast that destroys the Chantry Conclave. As Inquisitor, you must deal with the Breach, a hole in the Veil (a metaphysical boundary between the physical world, and the world of spirits and demons called the Fade).
With the dragons taking to the sky, mages begin to wage war against the templars and civil unrest begins to take over the continent of Thedas. As Inquisitor, you must join forces with other characters to lead the Inquisition and hunt down the agents of chaos. Dragon Age: Inquisition lets you control your appearance, your follower party, outposts, and strongholds.
You can also decide who makes up your Inquisition forces and your character's style of combat. Once you complete the main game, you can pick up three DLCs (downloadable content) in Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser, Dragon Age: Inquisition The Descent, and Dragon Age: Inquisition Jaws of Hakkon.
The long-running football simulation video game's 29th instalment in the series, FIFA 22, makes its way to EA Play. The game was launched in October 2021 across multiple platforms. Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappé features on the cover art, after making an appearance in the previous year as well.
With FIFA 22, EA introduces ''HyperMotion Technology'' which uses real data from players and captures their motion in order to give it a life-like look. HyperMotion is only available on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. FIFA 22 has also improved on goalkeeping animations, with the company saying that it has over 600 different animations devoted to how the keepers move, dive and parry the ball.
EA also brings back Create Your Club with FIFA 22, along with the usuals such as Ultimate Team, Career Mode, and Volta Football — which is essentially street football.
FIFA 22 Review: More Arcade Than Ever
If co-op gaming is your thing, It Takes Two might just entice you with its stunning visuals and gameplay mechanisms. Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two won ''The Game Award for Game of the Year'' in 2021. The game has a bunch of amazing ideas to execute different levels in co-op mode, which adds to the experience.
The story revolves around a family that is going through a divorce. With team-building at the centre of the focus, It Takes Two hits the jackpot. The game has a bunch of innovative weapons, stunts, and mini-games that will definitely keep you glued to the screen and probably have you and your partner bickering around.
With It Takes Two, you can play via local couch co-op with a friend, or even play it online. Either way, it's going to be split-screen. The game also supports 'friend's pass' — which means if you own the game, your partner doesn't need to purchase it separately and can install it for free by just using a code. This works for EA Play too.
Released in September 2021, Lost in Random is an action-adventure title that lets you play as Even, as she journeys across the six realms of Random to rescue your sister Odd from the clutches of the evil Queen of Random. In her quest to save her sibling, Even must try to understand the randomness of life with the help of her new friend, Dicey, an intelligent dice who has lost almost all of its dots.
A third-person perspective (TPP) game, Lost in Random is full of arenas that closely resemble a real game board. Even is equipped with a slingshot which she can use in combat — it won't actually damage your enemies, but it makes them drop energy cubes which can help to power up Dicey. You then roll Dicey and select one of five types of cards — Weapon, Damage, Defense, Hazard, and Cheat.
As your journey in Lost in Random progresses, you will start to recover Dicey's missing dots which will let you roll even higher numbers when you're in combat. Over the course of the game, Even will encounter several non-playable characters (NPC) that can be interacted with. You can pick from different dialogue options to talk to these characters as you meet them during your travels across the realms of Random.
Relive the Mass Effect saga with this Legendary Edition that includes the single-player content of Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 along with a total of over 40 DLC packs for these games. Mass Effect Legendary Edition enables you to seamlessly play the whole trilogy where your decisions are easily ported to the next game.
The trilogy has been remastered and optimised for 4K support, with enhanced visuals and an updated UI. The character customisation options have also been upgraded, and you can also play as the iconic FemShep — female Shepard — from Mass Effect 3 in all three games. Improvements have also been made to aiming and weapons balance, cover behaviour, gameplay cameras, and more.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
This remastered version of the classic Need for Speed game from 2010 adds enhanced graphics with features like higher-resolution models, longer draw distance, boosted textures, and more. The game can now be run at up to 4K 60 fps as well. This package includes all the available DLC packs, with over six hours of additional gameplay and 30 challenges. There are also new achievements to unlock, and new wraps and colours to deck out your car with.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered also offers cross-play support across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Furthermore, the Autolog feature allows you to race your friends in head-to-head races, or chase them down while playing as a cop. You can also go through the entire career mode — albeit solo.
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
PopCap Games and EA's popular Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 was released in 2016, and retains much of the addictive gameplay from its 2014 predecessor. The third-person shooter is set in Suburbia, and you must help the plants reclaim their territory from Dr Zomboss who has turned it into a zombie-infested neighbourhood.
You can pick from the 24-player Herbal Assault, take part in a four-player co-op mode, or go at it alone. The game also introduces a new Backyard Battleground, which lets you choose three other friends to participate in quests and challenges every day, while interacting with all your favourite characters from the Plants vs. Zombies franchise.
The game lets you choose to reclaim Suburbia as you go on the offensive with the plants or preserve Dr Zomboss' hilariously named 'Zomburbia' with new game modes. There are 14 playable classes in total (including six new ones) and more than 100 playable plants and zombies, as you battle across 12 maps in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2.
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Set in the Star Wars universe five years after the Great Jedi Purge, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order follows the journey of former Padawan Cal Kestis who has since been hiding on the planet Bracca. Despite his best efforts to conceal his identity, Cal is eventually found by the Imperial Inquisitorius. Now, while on the run, he must complete his Jedi training and form a plan to rebuild the Jedi Order.
In this story-driven third-person action-adventure game, you will have to hone your lightsaber combat skills and delve into your connection with the Force. You will explore multiple planets with varied terrains like ancient forests, towering cliffs, and haunted jungles. Revisit planets after unlocking new skills to uncover secrets by taking on several platforming and puzzle sections.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Nails the Jedi Feel, Fails the Narrative and More
Stranded behind enemy lines, a Militia fireman and a veteran Vanguard-class Titan must carry out a mission that they were never assigned. Titanfall 2's revered single-player campaign sets out to explore the bond between a Pilot and a Titan. It features a linear story that also allows you to take several different paths to achieve your objective.
Titanfall 2 is a first-person shooter with distinct load-outs for the Pilots and Titans. Where the Pilots get firearms and free-running abilities, the Titans are equipped with canons, blades, energy shields, and more. The games also launched with expansive multiplayer modes for you to enjoy. There are classic multiplayer modes like Capture the Flag, Hardpoint, and Free for All, as well as the Frontier Defense PvE mode.
Titanfall 2 Review
EA Sports UFC 4
If you are aware of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), I'm sure you know what EA Sports UFC 4 has to offer. For everyone else, the mixed martial arts fighting game features a total of over 229 unique fighters, with 81 alternate versions. You can spend your time building a fighter in the career mode and lead yourself to victory against the other fighters. UFC 4 introduces a bunch of new venues and immersive environments which are bound to improve your fighting experience compared to its predecessors.
You can also enter 'Blitz Battles', a fast-paced fighting mode wherein you can fight gamers online in a rapid-fire knockout tournament style. UFC 4 also improves on Real Player Motion Technology (RPM Tech), which was introduced in EA Sports UFC 3. RPM Tech is said to make clinches more believable, and also gives an overhaul to the takedown mechanism.
EA Sports UFC 4 is only available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Unravel Two
A puzzle platformer released by Swedish developers Coldwood Interactive in 2018, Unravel Two is both a single-player and multiplayer game. You take control of one of two colourful Yarnys — tiny beings made of yarn and connected by a single thread — while your friend (in local co-op mode) takes control of the other. You can also choose to control both Yarnys together if you want to play on your own.
The game begins with the story of two distressed Yarnys who decide to band together to survive, forming a bond. Their connection forms a spark, and the game's objective is to chase the spark. You will explore forests, underground locations, the countryside, lakes, a factory, and other locations as you help one boy help another escape abusive adults from an adoption home.
In Unravel Two, you can run, jump, and swing as you and your friend solve puzzles while avoiding threats like fire, electric shocks, birds, and dangerous shadowy monsters. You're playing as a tiny Yarny — or two — so the whole world will look larger than life. The game's world is inspired by real Scandinavian locations, including urban environments and natural landscapes.
Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, PC: Windows
Modes Single-player
Series Mass Effect
PEGI Rating 18+
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Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, PC: Windows
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Great moment to moment combat
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Alienating multiplayer choices
Expensive compared to games from other publishers
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Series Titanfall
Platform PlayStation 3 (PS3), PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC: Windows
Series Dragon Age
Same great gameplay
Looks less blurry
Visually inconsistent
No major changes or additions
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Better ball physics
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June 2020 Free PS Plus Games
Posted by John Klein III on May 29, 2020
Posted in: Fun With YouTube, Games, Websites.	Tagged: Another World, Call of Duty WWII, Final Fantasy 14, Iconoclasts, Laser League, Lego Dimensions, Lego Harry Potter, Lego Ninjago, Mafia III, PlayStation Access, Pox Nora, PS Plus, Rocketbirds 2 Evolution, Sonic Forces, Space Overlords, Star Wars Battlefront 2, The Council, Trackmania Turbo, YouTube.	Leave a comment
The June 2020 Free PS Plus Games are :
Call of Duty WWII and Star Wars Battlefront II!
Both are multiplayer shooter games, but both also have single player campaigns, so that sounds pretty great.
Call of Duty WWII is available now, and Battlefront II will be available to download on June 2nd.
PSPrices
Call of Duty WWII is the standard edition, that they do not sale anymore, so typically if someone wanted to buy this game, that person would have had to buy the Gold Edition, which is typically $60. So that makes it pretty hard to determine the proper value of this game. The Gold Edition goes as low as $19.79.
Star Wars Battlefront II is typically $20, but goes as low as $6.24.
Our running total on the value of PS Plus, is $126, so let's just add $7 to make $131, and we'll just say Call of Duty WWII has been a free game, going forward.
Both games have a slew of DLC.
200 points for $2
2,400 points for $20
13,000 points for $100
C.O.D.E. Personalization Pack Bundle for $10
The Resistance DLC Pack 1 for $6 (on sale now, typically $15)
War Machine DLC Pack 2, $6 (on sale now, typically $15)
The United Front DLC Pack 3, $6 (on sale now, typically $6)
Shadow War DLC Pack 4 for $6 (on sale now, typically $15)
Endowment Fear Not add-on for $5
Season Pass $20 (on sale now, typically $50)
Gold Edition for $60
Digital Deluxe Edition for $100
There is a Premium SHAREfactory that is free, so I downloaded that.
Endowment Fear Not Dynamic Theme for $4
So the Season Pass seems to save you four dollars, and probably comes with some additional stuff.
Apparently there is a PSP/Vita version of the game for $10
There are two free static themes and a SHAREfactory theme, so I downloaded those.
Celebration Edition upgrade for $25
Celebration Edition for $40
200 Crystals Pack for $2.49
500 Crystals Pack for $5
1,000 Crystals Pack for $10
4,400 Crystal Packs for $40
So it seems like the base game is good enough.
Here are reddit's responses. The announcement was delayed for The Last of Us Part 2's State of Play, and there was discussion if Call of Duty WWII was a bonus game or one of the two titles, as two years ago, Black Ops III was given away around this time, then we were given two proper titles.
Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty: WWII are your PS Plus games for June from PS4
Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty: WWII are your PS Plus games for June from PlayStationPlus
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PS+ June games: Star Wars Battlefront II and Call of Duty from PS4Deals
Some comments are stating how the games are pretty massive, download size wise. So that's good to know. I'm going to have to clear an additional 100gb when I get home tonight.
Here are what my YouTube peeps are saying :
Rob of PlayStation Access :
Adam of PlayStation Grenade, he did two videos as the games were announced.
Ben of Platinum Chasers :
Here is PlayStationTrophies.org's guides to both games :
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/call-of-duty-ww2/guide/
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/star-wars-battlefront-2/guide/
So my main goal is to attempt the single player campaigns for both games, and maybe attempt multiplayer trophies that are pretty easy to obtain?
There are two pretty good sales going on right now. One is another Games under $20 sale, and the other is a Double Discount Sale.
Double Discounts Sale | NA PSN | Ends 6/10 from PS4Deals
Lego Star Wars Force Awakens, Deluxe Edition, is finally $7.19 again, so I snatched it up. I believe the only Lego games we are missing now for the PS4 are Worlds and Hobbit. Which I guess I will buy those once they drop to under ten dollars.
Next week is supposed to be the beginning of PlayStation's Days to Play, with loads of discounts, so that's something to get excited about. I am hoping there are some deals on Vita games.
In the past few weeks, I have been playing a slew of games. Well, sampling games, I supposed.
One reason not to be upset about Call of Duty WWII not being considered a bonus game, is that we were given the base game of Final Fantasy XIV for free. From what I can tell, you don't have to pay the subscription fee until you reach level 30 or something like that. I'm not sure how much more I will be playing it, but I have been having a great time. For my own anxiety, I am trying to not fill up my duty journal with tasks, as my first night playing, I was racking up quests, but now I am level 10, and just learning how to do more things, and I am finally comfortable with the little of the map that I have explored, that I'm just taking one quest at a time, possibly two or three, if they are nearby. I made a gladiator modeled after my wife, and I think she came out pretty well.
I'm mostly looking for outfits with purple in them, so I'm hoping those will be coming soon. I need to get her some armor for her waist.
It took so long, but totally worth, but I finally earned some pants for her!
We watched the Sonic movie, and had a very good time. We rented it through VUDU, but Walker has since fallen in love with the character, so after payday, we will probably be buying it. I downloaded Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces again. I made no progress on Sonic Mania, so that was lousy. Sonic Forces, on the other hand, I completed several more levels, so that has been fun returning to the game. I really should be playing one level of it, and then bouncing to Final Fantasy XIV, but that means closing one application and starting another, and that kills my buzz.
Except, really, it shouldn't, as FF14 is completely online, so I am essentially starting it over every night anyway.
In our excitement about Sonic, I gave in and we purchased Sonic for Lego Dimensions.
Thanks to Lego Dimensions for hosting their own video.
Walker Dennis is way into Knight Rider again, so the above video has been nicely timed. We already had Mr. T, and seeing that the only character we didn't own from the video was Excalibur Batman, and I found him reasonably affordable on eBay, I bought him too. So we've been playing Lego Dimensions again. Excalibur Batman is around $11, so don't spend more than that, if you are searching for him.
Turns out, we barely played the Teen Titans Go level, and a few more worlds had repair spots that we never did, so I have been trying clean those up, in anticipation of getting Sonic and Excalibur Batman.
We also watched Scoob, and now I'm way into Scooby Doo again. We bought the two live action films through VUDU, and also the latest Scooby Doo meets Batman from Brave and the Bold, which was very good. Riddler is in it, and I'm all for Riddler content.
I really wish Will Forte tried to do a Shaggy impression, but besides that, I really liked how they are trying to create a Hanna Barrera Universe with the film.
I had two different bids for Scooby Doo and Shaggy for Lego Dimensions, but both went above what I was willing to pay for it. But now that the thought is in my head, after payday, I'm going to put another $20 aside, and try again. I will probably be buying the Witch's Ghost movie, and we saw there was a full length Lego Scooby Doo animated film, so I might buy that one once I have bought the Lego Dimensions set.
I own the original Scooby Doo meets 66 Batman animated film, but I would love to get it digitally as well, but VUDU is not selling it.
Walker Dennis and I have been watching the 2012 Scooby Doo Mystery Inc cartoon on Netflix, and that series is so worth your time! Amazing how 2012 gave us some definitive takes on both Ninja Turtles and Scooby Doo.
Every time I try to load Omega Quintet, I get a black screen, so I have made no progress on that game, unfortunately, I am hoping that playing these other games, it will do something with that game, so I can play it again. The only game that loads to black screen, and nothing comes from it.
I have successfully played the rest of the 2018 PS Plus titles that I never got around too.
Space Overlords, was simple enough. I followed a guide, and earned several trophies for planet creation, and then I completed the first level.
Another World, I was following this video :
Thanks to Achievement_King for hosting the video.
He is a far better player than me, and I got stuck around the 20 minute mark. Too much has to go right, and I don't have the patience to keep up with it.
Laser League was fun, I successfully completed the tutorial, and did two online matches, lost both times, but I was getting a tad better at it. I was tempted to keep playing until I won one, but I was ready to move on as well. Both games, I played against computer peeps, so maybe no one is playing it anymore?
Rocketbirds 2 : Evolution was fun enough, but once I earned the first trophy, like an hour into the game, I was ready to delete it. I'm just not up to the challenge of it.
Iconoclasts was another game that I was enjoying, and it was a challenge, but now I'm stuck trying to locate a fourth key, and it is harder than I am willing to spend time doing, so that's that. I'm pretty cut throat with these older games.
I played the first levels of both Lego Harry Potter : Years 5-7, and Lego Ninjago. I forgot how quiet the older Lego games are, but I enjoyed Harry Potter enough. I have way too many Lego games going right now. Lego Ninjago was good too, I didn't experience any problems, besides the second level loading immediately after the first, but that happens from game to game.
Walker Dennis does not seem to be interested in playing the PS4 as he used to, so I may have to hold off on buying any more Lego games, but I enjoy them enough to at least have them in backlog.
I forget how it came up, but Walker Dennis wanted to play a racing game and I quickly downloaded Trackmania Turbo, for him. Looking at the trophies, I thought I could do a few more of those, and made several levels, and earned like nine trophies, so that was nice.
I also tried the online game, Pox Nora, and I did not take to it. Thankfully, I earned a trophy during the second of three tutorials, and that was enough for me.
I downloaded the first episode of The Council, and I really had a great time with the game. If the Season Pass for episodes two through five ever drops under ten, I will definitely be buying it. There is a charm to that game that I really enjoyed. It is like a TellTale game, but with some RPG elements, and the historical fiction elements are really fun. I like hanging out with George Washington.
So, I don't really have that many more gaming goals. Keep playing Final Fantasy XIV, keep attempting to play Omega Quintet, and eventually play Call of Duty WWII and Star Wars Battlefront II, probably try those once Battlefront II is an option.
Playing Cities : Simulator & Farming Simulator 19
Posted in: Games, Sales.	Tagged: Absolver, Atari Flashback Classics, Cities Skylines, Don't Bite Me Bro, Extreme Exorcism, Farming Simulator 19, Knowledge is Power, Omega Quintet, QUBE, Real Farm.	Leave a comment
So I finally gave Cities : Simulator & Farming Simulator 19 a try. Cities really could a tutorial that holds my hand and maybe lets me build a small city, as providing little info pockets did not quite work for me. I was hoping PlayStation Access would make at least one video for each game, but they did not. I imagine they did not want all of the negative comments.
For Cities, I got a trophy for experiencing fog, having 40 population, and then I deleted the game once I earned the Unpopular Mayor trophy, as I could not figure out how to get water to my folks. So that was pretty disappointing.
Farming Simulator 19, was not bad. It could really use a trophy for completing the tutorial, as I really enjoyed it. But then I was let lose in the game, and felt like it was really freeing. Maybe too freeing, as I did not know what to do once I was free. I somehow even fell off the guided tour. I accepted a job, to harvest someone's farm. I went there in my harvester, and drove all over lot 6, and only got 40% success. I was not sure what else I was supposed to do. So I bought a chainsaw, equipped the chainsaw, teleported to my farm, and chopped down a tree, thus earning a trophy and deleted the game.
I really preferred Real Farm over Farming Simulator 19, but I credit that to having a guide that told me how to play the game, but I got a lot more enjoyment out of the smaller game.
After those two games, I went back to playing my other games. I am in the middle of Episode 3 of Omega Quintet. I am having a great time with the game, there is a lot of story, but I don't mind that at all. I just met the fourth lady, she's hostile to us, due to story reasons, but the game is Quintet, so she'll come around.
My favorite is Kanadeko, and if the game would let me, I would just try to ship her and Takt, as she's the best! Takt is constantly providing her support in battles.
I do wish I had control over Takt's dialogue as he is a real nuisance, but hopefully he comes around. There are nine chapters, so I'm expecting the game to get simply better as I play.
Kyouka, the fourth member of the team, does seem interesting, so I'm just waiting for her to officially join now.
I looked at my 0% completed games on my PSN account, and was finally annoyed enough to get into some games.
Since Call of Duty : Modern Warfare – Warzone is considered a part of Modern Warfare, but does not have any trophies, I will have to just commit to having that game be at 0%.
But I made a quick list and went down the list and earn at least one trophy each.
Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut is a fun puzzle game in the same family of Portal, a first person puzzler? Is that a thing? I did the first segment, and keeping the game on my PS4 to go back to it. This was part of the 2018 PS+ titles that I mean to get back to, so I will keep it in its place there to at least give it a second round. I really wish it had subtitles, and I tweeted my request to the team. That's where I found out they are working on a sequel.
I originally bought Atari Flashback Classics Volume 2, for my wife, as she's a huge fan of Maze Craze. I looked up the guide, and got most of the easy trophies. I committed to playing all of the games, for the trophy, and I made a point of keeping Maze Craze for last, for the screenshot. A few of the games were not that bad.
I had attempted Don't Bite Me, Bro!, and did not take to it. It is a free game, and Walker Dennis was still a toddler then, so I could not fully commit to playing it when I originally attempted it. Playing it again for the night, I really took to it, but got as far I feel like I am going to. Pretty fun game, I do wish the driving mechanic was better, or that I was better at it.
I tried Absolver, and it was a lot of fun! I joined a school, and I was loving picking up loot, and playing along side a few people. Nice that the game is still being played. I might have to go back to it, though I can already tell why people complain about getting lost in the world, as there is a lot of twists and turns.
I downloaded the companion app for Knowledge is Power on my phone and Walker Dennis's Kindle, and we played the game that way. It was pretty fun, with all of the ways we could hamper each other. He did not earn any trophies, so he was not happy about that, but he was enjoying the cartoon nature of the presentation.
I am currently playing Extreme Exorcism. I am mostly playing for either the 1000 kills trophy or the 1000 deaths trophy. I played last night and got a weapon for 500 kills, so I'm hoping with another night's play I will earn one of those trophies. I have to be close to the 1000 deaths, I imagine. It is a fun 8-bit game, where we kill ghosts. I unlocked the Bedroom, so that was nice. I'm enjoying the game enough, but I feel like I "got" the game an hour earlier, and now I'm just grinding for those two of the easier trophies. I could not find a guide, but the description is really enough.
Then after that, I will go back to Omega Quintet to finish the third episode. My next 2018 PS+ title will be Space Overlords, then Another World, QUBE for a second play, Laser League, Rocketbirds 2 : Evolution, and Iconoclasts. King Oddball and Absolver have been my favorites thus far, but I hit a wall with King Oddball, so I'm probably not going back to that one anytime soon.
There is currently a Games Under $15 sale going on right now. I bought the Lego Harry Potter Collection for $6, then found out, it was not even part of the sale, so there's games that are discounted but not under that umbrella. Also, a heads up, Lego Hobbit is back on the PSN, I'm waiting for it to go under $10 as there are DLC and no deluxe editions, so to balance that, I need the base game to be cheaper.
Regarding the sale, I do like how Fractured Minds is a dollar. Life is Strange's first season's episodes are a dollar each. Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man 256 are two dollars each. Sonic Mania DLC is three dollars. Rayman Legends is five dollars, and Uncanny Valley & LIMBO are $5.19 and $5.49, respectfully. Horizon Chase Turbo is six dollars. For eight dollars each – INSIDE, Jeopardy, Lego Jurassic World, and Wheel of Fortune. Lego Jurassic World also has DLC and no deluxe version. There is a LIMBO/INSIDE bundle is nine dollars.
STEEP and Batman Arkham Knight are $10 each, as are Mad Max, Sonic Forces, and Sonic Mania. Even Trackmania Turbo and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
If you are interested in both Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, the combo for those games is $14, so two dollars off. A dollar off per game, even.
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IPL (or the Indian Premier League for the uninitiated) is set to kick off tomorrow, i.e 7th April 2018, with the opening ceremony followed by the first match of the tournament featuring the reigning champions, Mumbai Indians taking on the old favorites Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai. The opening ceremony on 7th April will start at 5 PM and will feature performances from Bollywood stars like Varun Dhawan and Hrithik Roshan.
IPL 11 will be the eleventh season of the IPL and will be held from April 7 to May 27 across India. Eight teams are scheduled to play this year with Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals making a comeback after serving two years of suspension. Other teams in the fray include the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sun Risers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Update: Watch IPL 2019 Live online for free
Star Sports won the global broadcasting rights for the Vivo IPL 2018 and also for the next five years. Star Sports will be broadcasting the IPL 2018 in six languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. The TV rights for rest of the world were won by Willow TV for US and Canada, Sky Sports for UK, Fox Sports for Australia, Sky Sport for New Zealand, SuperSport for sub Saharan Africa, beIN Sports for Middle-East and North America, Flow TV for Caribbean, Geo Super for Pakistan, Channel 9 for Bangladesh and Lemar TV for Afghanistan.
If you are one of those who loves to watch IPL online, then you would need to know that the digital rights for India, US and Canada is held by Hotstar, and for rest of the world were won by Sky Sports for UK, Fox Sports for Australia, Sky Sport for New Zealand, SuperSport for sub Saharan Africa, beIN Sports for Middle-East and North America, Flow TV for Caribbean, Geo Super for Pakistan, Channel 9 for Bangladesh and YuppTV for Australia, Europe, SE Asia & South America.
Watch IPL 2018 Live Online in India
As we mentioned earlier, Star's digital platform, Hotstar has won the exclusive rights to live stream IPL 11 in India. Recently, Hotstar decoupled its Sports bundling and decided to offer it separately, right in time for IPL 2018. As part of the introductory offer, Hotstar is offering the All Sports Subscription at Rs 299/year. Although most of the Live sporting events are also transmitted for free subscribers (albeit delayed by few minutes), Hotstar will only be offering 10 minutes of IPL footage for free users.
But Hotstar has entered into a deal with two of the biggest telecom operators in India, Reliance Jio and Airtel, where their subscribers would be able to watch IPL matches live on their phones and computers for free through Jio TV and Airtel TV respectively.
Yesterday, Reliance Jio announced that the Hotstar app for JioPhone is now available, so even those with a feature phone will now be able to enjoy live streaming of IPL 2018. Desktop and Laptop users (Windows, Mac OS, linux) can watch the IPL 2018 live stream on Hotstar.com.
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Star's digital Platform, Hotstar has also won rights to live stream IPL 11 in the US and Canada regions. People will be able to download the Hotstar app on Android or iOS and watch the IPL 2018 live. Of course, the website Hotstar.com will also be live streaming IPL in the US and Canada regions.
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If you have a Foxtel subscription of A$39 a month, you can live stream IPL 2018 in Australia. That's an additional option as compared to YuppTV.
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The Homogenization of Asian 'Beauty'
C.N. on April 24, 2013
I was doing my daily browsing of Reddit, the popular online news, humor, and information aggregation site, and came across this submission that caused me to do a double-take: Korea's Plastic Surgery Mayhem is Finally Converging on the Same Face: Miss Korea 2013 Contestants. The picture on the right shows the 21 contestants of the Miss Korea 2013 beauty pageant.
Although there are differences in hairstyle and dress, at least when it comes to the contestants' faces, I have to say that I agree with the page's consensus that all the women look virtually the same.
Physical Homogeneity and the Yellow Peril
As such, this brings up a few different implications. The first, as mentioned in several of the Reddit comments, is that it seems to reinforce the unfortunate stereotype that all Asians look the same. On the one hand, there tends to be a certain degree of visual conformity and homogeneity in beauty pageants in general, but as many Asian Americans can attest to, this particularly stereotype about all Asians looking the same unfortunately feeds into the image of us as the Yellow Peril — the depiction of Asians as a faceless and almost sub-human mass bent on attacking, taking over, and/or destroying U.S. society, its economy, and culture.
This imagery of Asians as the Yellow Peril can be seen in the graphic below from the 1800s, which is actually a magazine advertisement for soap (that's what Uncle Same is holding in his left hand). The image's main focus however, is on him kicking out the Chinese out of the country toward the squinty-eyed sun in the horizon. Just as important is the imagery of physically indistinguishable Chinese scurrying into the background, the Yellow Peril vanquished by American might and superiority. As described elsewhere on this blog, this stereotype that all Asians are the same has also led to many tragic instances of blatant bigotry, discrimination such as racial profiling, and even violence.
Conformity to Western Beauty Standards
Secondly, the image of the Miss Korea 2013 contestants brings up the question of whether Asians and Asian Americans are implicitly or explicitly conforming to dominant western standards of physical beauty. Within the Asian American community, this question has taken the form of the debate about the cultural implications of Asian Americans getting cosmetic surgery and in particular, whether procedures such as double-eyelid surgery, breast augmentation, and using products to whiten one's skin represent conforming to western standards of beauty. This question is highlighted in a segment from ABC's NightLine from a couple of years age:
Of course, there are passionate opinions on both sides of this debate about these particular cosmetic procedures represent conforming to western standards of beauty, but more generally, I would venture to say that most people, Asian American and otherwise, would agree that westerns ideals of beauty are still a dominant force in the media and fashion industries in industrialized nations around the world and do indeed exert an influence on how young Asian American women judge themselves and their physical appearance.
The downside to such pressures can often be disastrous for Asian American women and take such forms as eating disorders, depression, and when combined with other pressures to conform to the model minority image, even suicide.
The Ironies of Multiculturalism
The irony in all of this is that, in the context of globalization, multiculturalism, and increased racial/ethnic diversity in U.S. society, our society has generally been more open and likely to recognize and celebrate more diverse forms of cultural representation. But one area in which this does not seem to be the case is standards of physical beauty where western and White images and idealizations still predominate. Even in the ABC NightLine video segment above, while the overall trend is toward greater inclusion of Asian and Asian American models in the fashion industry, the reality of their portrayals have included an underlying profit motive to tap into the burgeoning Asian consumer market and (inadvertently?) homogenizing the models.
Going back to the contestants of the Miss Korea 2013 pageant, like most people, I would certainly concur that the young women are all attractive just based on their physical appearance. Nonetheless, I hope that Korean and western societies in general will eventually acknowledge and appreciate that beauty can take many diverse forms and can wear more than just one face.
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Sophie — April 27, 2013
Sorry, even as an Asian I find this piece incredibly predictable and shallow. It's about plastic surgery, which is a real issue, yet it sweeps this phenom under the rug.
All Asians DON'T look alike in real life(I think people who are STILL saying this are uneducated older people). They are various skin tones even within the same nationality and some have wide noses, others have smaller eyes, some have double eyelids, and others don't. Every *thinking* person knows this.
That's why the similarity between these faces freaked people out. You don't have to drag imperialism and early 20th century history into everything under the sun. That's why it's hard to join any Asian American groups...everything is about being the victim of evil Western Imperialism and being totally blind to the fact that there's a ton of sexism, racism, injustice built within the Korean/Chinese/Japanese society sans Europe. I don't get why a lot of Asian Americans don't ever think or talk critically about their own culture.
Anybody who reads an Asian language and has studied cultural history in that language knows full darn well that there are beauty standards kept from thousands of years ago that have kept women conformed into a certain standard. Pale, black hair, etc. This is not all to be blamed on some outside force. To claim otherwise is just willful blindness.
sanddling — September 20, 2013
Thank you, Sophie, for taking the words out of my mouth. The idea that Asians in general wish to look "more white" is sort of ridiculous, and it seems rather egotistical (on the white man's part) to think so. Do westerners wish to look more Asian when they straighten their hair?
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For some insane reason I thought that yesterday's race was the last for the season, we were sitting in first place in the series, after a count back with John Veale and Hasta la Vista so I did all the calculations of where would need to be in this race to get a result that would keep us in the number 1 position in the series, we arranged for G-whizz's bottom to be cleaned and were quite happy with the light wind forecast, we were to be a crew of four and I didn't feel comfortable flying a spinnaker, the light wind and its direction meant that no spinnaker would not really be a disadvantage. Later on the Deck of Knowledge it was pointed out to me that there was still one race left in the series, Oops!
About one minute from the start I was maneuvering into a good position by the committee boat to be able to toss onto a port tack on the line, taking advantage of the huge bias in the line set, I was concerned about a later division boat that was getting caught up with us in the start, after giving that boat some convivial advice as to what they needed to do and do it quickly, I lost a bit of perspective and called starboard on Eau de Vie (the eventual leader, changed course to take their stern, called protest only to be politely advised that we we in fact the windward boat of two starboard tackers, as they were so polite I profusely apologised. Oops!
After being the nice guy (should that read guilty guy) we found ourselves in a position where we would have difficulty getting above the pin end mark, which we didn't in fact we picked the damn thing up on our rudder and took it for a drag. At this point we thought our race to be over and decided to try and get the mark back to it something approximating it original position. After a couple of 360's and some judicious cursing and podding with a boat hook we did part company with the mark and probably got rid of some of the port bias out of the line. We then did another 360 just to make sure we exonerated ourselves and eventually started some six minute late.
The bottom clean meant that G-whizz was sliding through the water nicely and the wind hovering in the 5 to 8 knot range put it right in our sweet spot. Being so late starting we had the entire fleet ahead of us and we were able to get a good reading on the wind further up the course.
We did a lot of tacking to stay in the wind, the whole crew were concentrating on sail trim, where the wind was and trying to keep in positions away from other boats to stay in clear air and avoid getting into a position where another boat's stand on position would take control of our course, we really worked hard to be masters of or own destiny.
The wind stayed very much from just north of west which meant that on the course we were set there was really only one short run, between Spactacle Island to the Schnapper Island mark, so our non use of spinnakers was not really a disadvantage.
On the final leg from the Spectacle mark to the finish between the Balmain Sailing Club and Cockatoo Island we were able to out drag Hasta la Vista and get into second behind Eau de Vie, John (Hasta la Vista) set a symmetrical spinnaker but was really a bit too shy, our boat speed on the broad reach was quite a bit faster, John replaced the spinnaker with a big genoa, but by then we were satisfyingly a fair distant ahead.
For the last race let's hope for less of the Oops and more of the better, we will need it to stay ahead in the series.


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Ms Mallika Rukminie Samaranayake
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Dr Samaranayake, a national of Sri Lanka, was a Founder Member and a Member of the Strategic Advisory Team (SAT) of the Community of Evaluators - South Asia (CoE SA). She was the pioneer President and the Immediate Past President of the CoE SA (2013-2017).
She has over 30 years' of experience in evaluations, research and social assessments in Sri Lanka, Asia, Africa and Europe She is a Sociologist / Educationalist and a Community Development Specialist with considerable experience as a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and a Workshop Facilitator/ Trainer in Participatory Evaluation and Strategic Planning. She served as the Regional Coordinator - Asia / Pacific for the Paris Declaration Evaluation (PDE) Phase 2 Evaluation Team which won the "AEA 2012 Outstanding Evaluation Award" (2009 – 2010). She is a Member of the Audit and Evaluation Advisory Committee (AEAC) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - 2016 – 2019.
Dr Samaranayake was also a founder member of the Sri Lanka Evaluation Association (SLEvA), and its President from 2006 – 2009. She was from the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service (SLEAS) and served as the Special Project Director, prior to joining the World Bank, Colombo Office as its Participatory Development Specialist. She worked as the Joint Director, Self Help Support Programme of Swiss Interco-operation, Sri Lanka. She has served as a member of the Core Evaluation Team for Phase 2 of the Paris Declaration Evaluation (PDE) and was a Steering Committee Member and the Executive Secretary, Sri Lanka Water Partnership and Regional Council member Global Water Partnership South Asia Region. She was also a member of the International Steering Committee of the Joint MFS II Evaluation Programme of Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands. She has been a visiting fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK.
Dr Samaranayake is a Founder Director of the Institute for Participatory Interaction in Development (IPID), Sri Lanka, established to promote participatory methodologies in development, and currently serves as its Chairperson. She is also the Technical Lead for the Child Protection in Crisis (CPC) Learning Network Sri Lanka hosted by IPID, convened by the CPC Learning Network based at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA.
Email: mallikasamare@gmail.com


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import unittest
import logging
import sys
if sys.version[0] == '2':
    import Queue as queue
else:
    import queue as queue
import pika
import mock
import json
import esgfpid.rabbit.asynchronous.thread_returnhandler
from esgfpid.rabbit.asynchronous.exceptions import OperationNotAllowed

LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
LOGGER.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())

# Test resources:
from resources.TESTVALUES import *
import resources.TESTVALUES as TESTHELPERS

class ThreadReturnerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        LOGGER.info('######## Next test (%s) ##########', __name__)

    def tearDown(self):
        LOGGER.info('#############################')

    def make_returnhandler(self, error=None):

        thread = TESTHELPERS.get_thread_mock3(error=error)

        handler = esgfpid.rabbit.asynchronous.thread_returnhandler.UnacceptedMessagesHandler(
            thread)

        return handler, thread

    # Tests

    #
    # Sending messages
    #

    def test_send_message_ok(self):

        # Preparation:
        routing_key = 'foobar'
        emergency_routing_key = esgfpid.utils.RABBIT_EMERGENCY_ROUTING_KEY
        body = '{"foo":"bar", "ROUTING_KEY":"%s"}' % routing_key
        handler, thread = self.make_returnhandler()
        # <Basic.Return(['exchange=rabbitsender_integration_tests', 'reply_code=312', 'reply_text=NO_ROUTE', 'routing_key=cmip6.publisher.HASH.cart.datasets'])>"
        frame = mock.MagicMock()
        frame.reply_text = 'NO_ROUTE'
        frame.routing_key = routing_key
        props = mock.MagicMock()

        # Run code to be tested:
        handler.on_message_not_accepted(thread._channel, frame, props, body)

        # Check result:
        thread.send_a_message.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY)
        call_args, call_kwargs = thread.send_a_message.call_args
        expected = {"foo": "bar", "ROUTING_KEY": emergency_routing_key, "original_routing_key": routing_key}
        self.assertEqual(json.loads(call_args[0]), expected)

    def test_send_message_second_time(self):

        # Preparation:
        routing_key = 'foobar'
        emergency_routing_key = esgfpid.utils.RABBIT_EMERGENCY_ROUTING_KEY
        body = '{"foo":"bar", "ROUTING_KEY":"%s", "original_routing_key":"%s"}' % (emergency_routing_key, routing_key)
        handler, thread = self.make_returnhandler()
        # <Basic.Return(['exchange=rabbitsender_integration_tests', 'reply_code=312', 'reply_text=NO_ROUTE', 'routing_key=cmip6.publisher.HASH.cart.datasets'])>"
        frame = mock.MagicMock()
        frame.reply_text = 'NO_ROUTE'
        frame.routing_key = emergency_routing_key
        props = mock.MagicMock()

        # Run code to be tested:
        handler.on_message_not_accepted(thread._channel, frame, props, body)

        # Check result:
        thread.send_a_message.assert_not_called()

    def test_send_message_other(self):

        # Preparation:
        routing_key = 'foobar'
        emergency_routing_key = esgfpid.utils.RABBIT_EMERGENCY_ROUTING_KEY
        body = '{"foo":"bar", "ROUTING_KEY":"%s"}' % routing_key
        handler, thread = self.make_returnhandler()
        # <Basic.Return(['exchange=rabbitsender_integration_tests', 'reply_code=312', 'reply_text=NO_ROUTE', 'routing_key=cmip6.publisher.HASH.cart.datasets'])>"
        frame = mock.MagicMock()
        frame.reply_text = 'something'
        frame.routing_key = routing_key
        props = mock.MagicMock()

        # Run code to be tested:
        handler.on_message_not_accepted(thread._channel, frame, props, body)

        # Check result:
        thread.send_a_message.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY)
        call_args, call_kwargs = thread.send_a_message.call_args
        expected = {"foo": "bar", "ROUTING_KEY": emergency_routing_key, "original_routing_key": routing_key}
        self.assertEqual(json.loads(call_args[0]), expected)

    def test_send_message_no_key(self):

        # Preparation:
        emergency_routing_key = esgfpid.utils.RABBIT_EMERGENCY_ROUTING_KEY
        body = '{"foo":"bar"}'
        handler, thread = self.make_returnhandler()
        # <Basic.Return(['exchange=rabbitsender_integration_tests', 'reply_code=312', 'reply_text=NO_ROUTE', 'routing_key=cmip6.publisher.HASH.cart.datasets'])>"
        frame = mock.MagicMock()
        frame.reply_text = 'NO_ROUTE'
        frame.routing_key = 'whatever'
        props = mock.MagicMock()

        # Run code to be tested:
        handler.on_message_not_accepted(thread._channel, frame, props, body)

        # Check result:
        thread.send_a_message.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY)
        call_args, call_kwargs = thread.send_a_message.call_args
        expected = {"foo": "bar", "ROUTING_KEY": emergency_routing_key, "original_routing_key": "None"}
        self.assertEqual(json.loads(call_args[0]), expected)

    def test_send_message_error(self):

        # Preparation:
        emergency_routing_key = esgfpid.utils.RABBIT_EMERGENCY_ROUTING_KEY
        body = '{"foo":"bar"}'
        handler, thread = self.make_returnhandler(error=pika.exceptions.ChannelClosed(reply_code=0, reply_text='Channel Closed'))
        # <Basic.Return(['exchange=rabbitsender_integration_tests', 'reply_code=312', 'reply_text=NO_ROUTE', 'routing_key=cmip6.publisher.HASH.cart.datasets'])>"
        frame = mock.MagicMock()
        frame.reply_text = 'NO_ROUTE'
        frame.routing_key = 'whatever'
        props = mock.MagicMock()

        # Run code to be tested:
        handler.on_message_not_accepted(thread._channel, frame, props, body)

        # Check result:
        # Can not check if error was raised...
        thread.send_a_message.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY)
        call_args, call_kwargs = thread.send_a_message.call_args
        expected = {"foo": "bar", "ROUTING_KEY": emergency_routing_key, "original_routing_key": "None"}
        self.assertEqual(json.loads(call_args[0]), expected)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2003;276:145-61.
The interaction between dendritic cells and herpes simplex virus-1.
Kobelt D1, Lechmann M, Steinkasserer A.
Department of Dermatology, University of Erlangen, Hartmannstrasse 14, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen-presenting cells, because they are also able to induce native T cells. Thus they are crucial in the induction of antiviral immune responses. Several viral immune escape mechanisms have been described; here we concentrate on the interaction between DCs and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). DCs can be infected by HSV-1; however, only immature DCs generate infectious viral particles, whereas mature DCs do not support virus production and only immediate-early and early viral transcripts are generated. To induce potent immune responses DCs must mature. Interestingly, HSV-1 interferes with this maturation process, thus inhibiting antiviral T cell stimulation. Furthermore, HSV-1 strongly interferes with DC-mediated T cell proliferation. A striking finding was the complete degradation of CD83, the best-known marker for mature DC, after HSV-1 infection in lysosomal compartments. This CD83 degradation coincided with a clearly reduced T cell stimulation representing an additional new escape strategy. The functional role and the importance of CD83 are discussed in detail.


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George Lucas Helped Direct The 'Game Of Thrones' Season 8 Premiere, Let That Sink In
By Ani Bundel
With the final two seasons of Game of Thrones far shorter than the first six, HBO has been looking for ways to extend the seasons to keep bringing in viewers. Last season, it introduced "The game Revealed" a series of 15-20 minute behind-the-scenes looks at the making of each episode, which began airing once a week after the finale. This year, the series continues, but instead of waiting until after it ends, HBO is releasing them to YouTube right after the episode airs. In the first installment, fans learn George Lucas helped direct Game Of Thrones' premiere episode, along with a few other tidbits.
There were rumors of Lucas' set visit during filming last year. They came not long after it was announced Benioff and Weiss had been hired by Lucasfilm to create and direct a whole new Star Wars trilogy in the 2020s. Benioff and Weiss have been pretty open about cross the streams between their upcoming trilogy and the end of GoT, even admitting they picked up a few tips for keeping spoilers under wraps from their new employers which were applied to Season 8.
But it's one thing to assume that yes, Lucas visited one of the most locked down sets in HBO history. It's quite another to actually see Lucas head down to Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke and give them some direction advice for the scene they're working on.
GameofThrones on YouTube
All joking aside about whether or not Harington and Clarke actually took his notes or not, hearing Lucas say no one cares about Jon Snow is genuinely hilarious. It's also more accurate than Lucas might realize. As the straight man hero of the tale, Snow's role is, on the whole, a lot less interesting than the characters he's surrounded by. His Stark siblings, for example, have had far more dramatic journeys. (Though to be fair, none of them wound up resurrected on a table in Castle Black.)
There's also more risk Sansa, Arya, or Bran will be sacrificed this season, causing fans to be far more concerned about their fates than Snow's, who's already been there, done that, and got the "R'hllor Saved Me" tee on under his armor to prove it.
But that's not the only segment in the "Game Revealed" series, which also does a deep dive on Maisie Williams and Kit Harington's reunion as Arya and Jon, as well as the big moment, where Sam tells Jon the truth about his heritage. That moment is also explored in the "Inside the Episode" clip, a series the show has been doing since the very first season.
Though hearing the directors talk about it is interesting, both John Bradley (Sam) and Kit Harington (Jon) have interesting takes on it as well. The directors focused on Jon since the audience already knows this information, it's how Jon takes it that matters now. Meanwhile, for Harington, it's about the immediate denial and anger at what he's been told, and how to play that believably in the moment.
Both the "Game Revealed" and Game of Thrones' "Inside The Episode" segments will continue over the rest of the season.


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Harry & Meghan trailer: Netflix releases first look at new royal documentary
Emma Mackenzie
·Yahoo UK royal reporter
First look at Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary. (Netflix)
The trailer for Harry and Meghan's hotly anticipated Netflix documentary has arrived.
Netflix has said the Sussexes' is a "love story like no other" and the teaser trailer is filled with private insight into the couple's life behind closed doors.
"When the stakes are this high", Meghan says in the trailer, "doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us"?
The couple has previously stayed tight-lipped about the documentary, as have Netflix themselves, but the trailer now gives clear insight into what viewers can expect.
Watch the full Harry and Meghan trailer below
Private photos of the couple are paired against well-known images from royal events like Commonwealth Day and the Queen's funeral.
Candid, intimate snaps of the couple kissing in a kitchen and Prince Harry playing an acoustic guitar are followed by the Sussex's pulling faces on a walk and doing star jumps.
From posing in a photo booth and with their dogs, dancing wildly at their wedding reception, to Meghan showing her bare pregnant belly: even in these flashes the trailer shows a new side of the couple the public aren't used to seeing.
The mood quickly shifts as images from royal engagements fill the screen: the couple looking tense and far less comfortable. The disconnect between the private individuals and the public persona is clearly shown.
The first trailer for the six-part documentary comes as the Royal Family gets embroiled in another racism scandal after Lady Susan Hussey's racist comments to a black charity campaigner raised questions about systemic issues within the Royal Household.
It has already distracted from the Prince and Princess of Wales' trip to Boston, centred around William's Earthshot Prize Awards. For the Windsors, Netflix's timing couldn't be worse.
Private photos of Harry and Meghan are included in the new trailer for their Netflix documentary. (Netflix)
The trailer is also hot on the heels of Neil Basu's comments to Channel 4 News about the "disgusting" threats against Meghan's life from the far-right. The Royal Family have been heavily criticised for not speaking out against the racism Meghan faced whilst a working royal.
"No one see's what's happening behind closed doors", Harry says in the trailer. "I had to do everything I could to protect my family".
The Netflix documentary series may provide some long-awaited answers to the question of what life was really like for the couple inside the royal institution.
According to Netflix, insight will be provided by Harry and Meghan's "friends and family who've never spoken publicly about the couple's relationship before".
Intimate moment's from Harry and Meghan's private life are included in the trailer. (Netflix)
Elsewhere, "historians and journalists" will provide context and explain how the intense media coverage the couple has "influenced Harry and Meghan's relationship with the Royal Family and Commonwealth".
The Liz Garbus-directed documentary series is part of the multi-year production deal struck by the Sussex's with Netflix in 2020.
Archewell Productions signed up to make content ranging from "documentaries, docuseries, feature films, scripted shows" to "children's programming", according to the New York Times.
Heart of Invictus — one of these projects — will follow competitors on their journey to compete in the Invictus Games.
A children's animated show called Pearl was on the books, but has already been scrapped by the streaming giant.
Pride flag on altar of 'church of woke' triggers almighty court battle
St Nicholas Church in Leicester is so steeped in history that a chunk of 1,900-year-old Roman wall still adjoins its churchyard.
The NHS, migration and a cold change are covered by the Sunday papers.
Candle lit at Downing St to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
A candle to mark Holocaust Memorial Dayhas been lit at 10 Downing Street.
The Last of Us: HBO's adaptation elevates the video game's themes of love and family
How The Last of Us bucked the trend for failed video game adaptations and instead added depth to a much beloved game.
Bosses secretly want staff to return to the office, says CBI chief
Head of the UK's biggest business group says world of work has 'gone crazy' since pandemic


A 94-year-old woman was the victim of an attempted robbery in Heckmondwike.
At around 2pm on Friday, May 15, the victim was on the footpath between the town centre and Morrisons when she was approached from behind by a woman who grabbed hold of her handbag and tried to take it from her.
The elderly woman kept hold of her bag and there was a struggle in which she was pulled to the floor.
A passer-by came to help the victim and the suspect ran off in the direction of Market Place, past the Wike Horse Pub.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the woman was shaken, but not injured, and was checked over by ambulance staff at the scene.
The suspect is described as being about 20-years-old, around 5ft 6ins tall and of slim or medium build.
She had long dark wavy hair and was described as having blotchy skin and wide eyes.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who has any information about it, should contact Detective Constable Richard Brooke in Kirklees District CID on 101.


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Dianna Hardy is an international bestselling author of (cross-genre) fantasy fiction, most notable for her dark paranormal fantasy and the raw, intense Eye of the Storm series. But her heart-warming Once Times Thrice series proves she thrives in the light as much as the dark. Whatever your poison, what she loves most is to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on character development, relationship dynamics, and the plot. She writes full-length novels and short fiction.
Although quite active online, Dianna prefers the quiet company of nature and animals to the hustle and bustle of people. She loves anything paranormal (she doesn't really consider it "para"), organic food, walking barefoot, the smell of the woods after rain, and summer days. However, she is also sustained by coffee, chocolate and the occasional vodka.
She currently lives in South Hampshire (United Kingdom) with her fiancé and their daughter, where she writes full-time.
Once Times Thrice is a series about loving big, living big and trusting big. Contemporary romantic fiction, with just a touch of magic.


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