Cheryl Cole is postponing the release of her next single 'Screw You', so she can focus on Girls Aloud material.
According to reports, the star is putting all her efforts into the Girls Aloud ten year reunion, which means her solo career is going to take a back seat.
Those anxiously awaiting the release of her next track are just going to have to sit tight.
Cheryl announced in September that 'Screw You' would be her next release, following her debut solo tour, 'A Million Lights'.
A source told The Sun: "Cheryl originally planned for her solo material to coincide with the Girls Aloud promo schedule. That way, it was thought they would cross-advertise each other.
"Unfortunately, it just felt a bit confusing to have both going on at once.
"After the girls' single lost out to Olly Murs in the race for No.1 and Cheryl's single failed to reach the top 10, it was decided to focus all the attention on Girls Aloud for the time being.


India women's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur notched up her maiden T-20 hundred, as India comfortably beat New Zealand by 34 runs in the first match of the World T20 World Cup on Friday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, India were rocked early, as they lost both Taniya Bhatia and star batsman Smriti Mandhana to Lea Tahuhu.
Debutant Dayalan Hemalatha too fell cheaply, leaving India in a spot of bother 40/3 at one stage.
However, Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues then steadied the ship by adding 134 runs for the fourth wicket before the 18 year old Rodrigues was dismissed stumped by Katey Martin off Jess Watkin for a quickfire 59.


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COVID-19: NAF Conducts Training on Sample Collection for Medical Scientists, Technicians.
By Oghenahogie OshokoPublished Thursday 20 August 2020 8:06 PM 0 Comment
As part of capacity building initiatives to help curb the spread of COVID-19 by improving early detection through the scaling up of testing, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Medical Services (MS) Branch has conducted a One-day COVID-19 Sample Collection Training for its Medical Laboratory Scientists and Technicians.
The training, which was done in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria, was held on Thursday, 20 August 2020, at the 063 NAF Hospital (063 NAFH) Abuja with 34 medical laboratory personnel, comprising 16 scientists and 18 technicians, in attendance.
In his opening remarks at the training workshop, the Chief of Medical Services (CMS), Air Commodore Gideon Bako, who was represented by the Director, Professions Allied to Medicine (DPAM), Headquarters NAF, Group Captain David Babalola, recalled that the NAF, with support from the NCDC and WHO, had earlier trained a significant number of NAF personnel on patient movement as well as infection prevention and control, which was also geared towards limiting the spread of COVID-19 in the NAF.
He disclosed that those earlier trained had subsequently organized step-down trainings for other laboratory staff.
"I am happy to note that the benefit of the training is already being reaped as all COVID-19 samples of NAF personnel as well as some sister Services are being collected by our trained medical laboratory personnel", he added.
While appreciating the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, for approving the conduct of the training, the CMS stated that the participants would also conduct step-down training for other laboratory staff in their various units after successful completion of the sample collection training.
According to him, the development of professional capacity of NAF medical personnel has continued to receive particular attention from the CAS.
He also expressed gratitude to the NCDC and WHO for always partnering with the Service in its quest to ensure qualitative medical service delivery in the NAF.
He urged the participants to take maximum advantage of the training as the knowledge gained would help to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
Earlier in his welcome remarks, the Commander 063 NAFH, Group Captain Muzamil Muhammed, stated that the current NAF leadership has been in the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 through various support services to national health authorities and provision of its medical facilities for use as COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Centres.
He noted, for instance, that 063 NAFH Abuja, which serves as one of the Armed Forces of Nigeria's Isolation/Treatment and Sample Collection Centres, has processed over 250 COVID-19 samples in the past 4 months.
He added that the current training was organized because of the need to expand the sample collection capability to many other laboratory personnel, especially those serving in NAF units outside Abuja.
Some of the areas covered during the training were Laboratory Bio-safety; Principles of PPE: Donning and Doffing as well as COVID-19 Sample Collection, Packaging and Transportation.
The One-day training, which also featured elaborate practical demonstrations, was facilitated by Mrs Ekanem Blessing Udoh and Ms Ngozi Pamella from the WHO.
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Q: Android: How to create video player? I am creating a video recorder and would like to create video player to preview the recorded videos. Modifying the code from this page I have created a MediaPreview class the following way:
public class MediaPreview extends Activity implements OnErrorListener,

OnBufferingUpdateListener,
OnCompletionListener, OnPreparedListener, SurfaceHolder.Callback{

private static final String TAG = "MediaPreview";

private MediaPlayer mp;
private SurfaceView mPreview;
private SurfaceHolder holder;
private Button btnPlay;
private Button btnPause;
private Button btnReset;
private Button btnStop;

private String mPath;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.media_preview);

    mPreview = (SurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.mPreview);
    btnPlay = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnPlay);
    btnPause = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnPause);
    btnReset = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnReset);
    btnStop = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnStop);

    getPathFromParentDialog();

    btnPlay.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            playVideo();
        }
    });

    btnPause.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            if(mp != null){
                mp.pause();
            }
        }
    });

    btnReset.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            if(mp != null){
                mp.seekTo(0);
            }
        }
    });

    btnStop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            if(mp != null){
                mp.stop();
                mp.release();
            }
        }
    });

    getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSPARENT);
    holder = mPreview.getHolder();
    holder.addCallback(this);
    holder.setFixedSize(400, 300);
}

@Override
protected void onResume() {

    setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
    super.onResume();
}

@Override
public boolean onError(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) {
    if(mp != null){
        mp.stop();
        mp.release();
    }
    return false;
}

@Override
public void onBufferingUpdate(MediaPlayer mp, int percent) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

@Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

@Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
        int height) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

}

private void playVideo() {
    try{
        mp = new MediaPlayer();
        mp.setOnErrorListener(this);
        mp.setOnBufferingUpdateListener(this);
        mp.setOnCompletionListener(this);
        mp.setOnPreparedListener(this);
        mp.setAudioStreamType(2);

        mp.setDisplay(mPreview.getHolder());
        Runnable r = new Runnable(){
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try{
                    setDataSource(mPath);
                }
                catch(Exception ex){
                    Log.e(TAG, ex.getMessage());
                }
                try {
                    mp.prepare();
                    Log.v(TAG, "Duration: ===> " + mp.getDuration());
                } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                    Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
                }
                mp.start();
            }

        };
        new Thread(r).start();
    }
    catch(Exception ex){
        String sDummy = ex.toString();
        if(mp != null){
            mp.stop();
            mp.release();
        }
    }

}

private void setDataSource(String path) throws IOException {
    if(!URLUtil.isNetworkUrl(mPath)){
        mp.setDataSource(mPath);
    }
    else{
        URL url = new URL(mPath);
        URLConnection cn = url.openConnection();
        cn.connect();
        InputStream stream = cn.getInputStream();
        if(stream == null){
            throw new RuntimeException("stream is null");
        }
        File fileTemp = File.createTempFile("mediaplayerTmp", "dat");
        String tempPath = fileTemp.getAbsolutePath();
        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(fileTemp);
        byte buf[] = new byte[128];
        do{
            int numRead = stream.read(buf);
            if(numRead <= 0){
                break;
            }
            out.write(buf, 0, numRead);
        }while(true);
        mp.setDataSource(tempPath);
        try{
            stream.close();
        }
        catch(Exception ex){
            String sDummy = ex.toString();
        }
    }
}

private void getPathFromParentDialog()
{
    Intent intent = getIntent();
    mPath = intent.getExtras().getString(MediaLibrary.FILENAME);
}
}

The code successfully executes (without any exceptions) until mp.start();, but the screen is blank (there are only buttons on the screen).
Does anyone know what could be wrong in the code above or is there any example that works available on the web?
I would really appreciate your help

A: Off the cuff, I think you need some more logic in some of your callback methods, like surfaceCreated().

A: You need to attach the surface to the played after the surface is created.
call
 mp.setDisplay(mPreview.getHolder());

from inside
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)

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Q: "Credentials from google.auth specified, but httplib2 needs to be installed" - Already installed I am trying to set up OAuth2 login with Python/App Engine and had it working briefly until it suddenly stopped working. Log is showing the following:
'Credentials from google.auth specified, but '
ValueError: Credentials from google.auth specified, but google-api-python-client is unable to use these credentials unless google-auth-httplib2 is installed. Please install google-auth-httplib2.

I have httplib2 in my project's lib folder. I also tried installing with pip install google-auth-httplib2 but the error is still there.
Here is my login code:
import logging
import jinja2
import os
import webapp2

import httplib2

from apiclient.discovery import build
from oauth2client.contrib.appengine import OAuth2Decorator

from google.appengine.api import users

decorator = OAuth2Decorator(
    client_id='REMOVED',
    client_secret='REMOVED',
    scope='https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.login')

service = build('plus', 'v1')

class MainHandler(webapp2.RequestHandler):

    @decorator.oauth_aware
    def get(self):

        if decorator.has_credentials():
            response = service.people().get(userId="me").execute(http=decorator.http())
            # Write the profile data
            self.response.write(unicode(response))
        else:
            url = decorator.authorize_url()
            self.response.write('You must login : Go')

application = webapp2.WSGIApplication(
    [
     ('/', MainHandler),

     (decorator.callback_path, decorator.callback_handler())

    ],
    debug=True) #remove debug=true before final

A: I could reproduce your case by mis configuring the requirements.txt [1]. I started the tests from this sample [2] about big query and modified to your scope. Here the ClientId and ClientSecret are in a json file. You can get the contents from that json from [3]. You need to create an OAuth Credential and copy the json content to your client_secret.json.
In the sample you can see a requirements.txt that lists the dependencies for the appengine application. Run the next command inside the folder where the sample lives to install all the dependencies on a local lib folder in the same path:
    pip install -r requirements.txt -t lib/
My requirements.txt looks like:
google-api-python-client==1.6.4
google-auth==1.2.0
google-auth-httplib2==0.0.2

Then you can browse the dependencies for your project on that lib/ folder. In the root of the program, where the main.py habits, there is a file named appengine_config.py  that loads the lib folder into your GAE Application and make you able to import those libraries on your Python program. The appengine_config.py looks like:
from google.appengine.ext import vendor
# Add any libraries installed in the "lib" folder.
vendor.add('lib')

Also, there is the client_secrets.json, where you need to place the contents about your clientId and your clientSecret.
Deploy your app with the same imports as the bigquery sample and you should get it to work.
gcloud app deploy

I'm sharing the modified code here. Hope it helps:
import json
import os

import googleapiclient.discovery
from oauth2client.contrib.appengine import
OAuth2DecoratorFromClientSecrets
import webapp2

# The project id whose datasets you'd like to list
PROJECTID = 'Your-project-id'

# Create the method decorator for oauth.
decorator = OAuth2DecoratorFromClientSecrets(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'client_secrets.json'),scope='https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery')
#decorator = OAuth2DecoratorFromClientSecrets(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'client_secrets.json'),scope='https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.login')

# Create the bigquery api client
service = googleapiclient.discovery.build('bigquery', 'v2')

class MainPage(webapp2.RequestHandler):

    # oauth_required ensures that the user goes through the OAuth2
    # authorization flow before reaching this handler.
    @decorator.oauth_required
    def get(self):
        # This is an httplib2.Http instance that is signed with the user's
        # credentials. This allows you to access the BigQuery API on behalf
        # of the user.

        http = decorator.http()
        response = service.datasets().list(projectId=PROJECTID).execute(http)

        self.response.out.write('
Datasets.list raw response:
')
        self.response.out.write('
%s
' % json.dumps(response, sort_keys=True, indent=4,separators=(',', ': ')))

class MainAware(webapp2.RequestHandler):
    # credentials. This allows you to access the BigQuery API on behalf
    # oauth_required ensures that the user goes through the OAuth2
    # authorization flow before reaching this handler.
    @decorator.oauth_aware
    def get(self):
        # This is an httplib2.Http instance that is signed with the user's
        # credentials. This allows you to access the BigQuery API on behalf
        # of the user.
        if decorator.has_credentials():
            http = decorator.http()
            response = service.datasets().list(projectId=PROJECTID).execute(http)
            self.response.out.write('
Datasets.list raw response:
')
            self.response.out.write('
%s
' % json.dumps(response, sort_keys=True, indent=4,separators=(',', ': ')))

        else:
            url = decorator.authorize_url()
            # Write a page explaining why authorization is needed,
            # and provide the user with a link to the url to proceed.
            # When the user authorizes, they get redirected back to this path,
            # and has_credentials() returns True.
            self.response.out.write(url)

app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([
    ('/', MainPage),
    ('/aware', MainAware),
    # Create the endpoint to receive oauth flow callbacks
    (decorator.callback_path, decorator.callback_handler())
], debug=True)
# [END all]

[1] https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python/getting-started/python-standard-env#setting_up_libraries_to_enable_development
[2] https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/tree/master/appengine/standard/bigquery
[3] https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=your-project-id


The Maker Promise is a campaign to bring quality maker learning experiences to all young people.
It takes a village to ensure that young people have the opportunity to discover themselves as creators of things and of ideas.The most successful examples of maker learning have the support and buy-in of families, schools, and local businesses and organizations. The Maker Promise challenges individuals and organizations to join the maker learning movement and commit to being champions for making. The Maker Promise offers Maker Champions support and resources to advocate for making, support maker learning experiences, and catalyze communities around making.
The Maker Promise is organized by Maker Ed and Digital Promise.
In March 2016, Digital Promise and Maker Ed issued a call-to-action for school leaders around the country to commit to growing the next generation of American makers, by committing to dedicate a space for making, designate a champion, and showcase student work. During the National Week of Making in June 2016, we announced that school and district leaders representing more than 1,400 schools in all 50 states had signed the Maker Promise, affirming their commitment to this growing movement for more creative, student-centered learning.
In 2017, the commitment was expanded to invite educators and community members to sign the Promise and become champions for making, too.
The Maker Promise network is now comprised of 300 school districts and more than 2,000 schools and Maker Champions. This work has evolved to support communities as they work towards fulfilling the promise of maker learning. Through the Maker Promise program, we aim to equip everyone with the tools and resources needed to advocate for quality maker learning experiences for all students.
Read our 2018 annual report, Fulfilling the Maker Promise: Year Two, where we share what we have learned from the Maker Promise network about the state of maker education in U.S. schools, and how these discoveries are shaping the future of the Maker Promise initiative.
Read last year's report, Fulfilling the Maker Promise: Year One.
Sign the Maker Promise today!


Aspire began working with Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters in June of 2013 at the request of owner, Rob Young. Rob was a new owner for the business and was interested in growth and improving the management of Coffee production. At the time, Rob requested that Aspire build a version of CoffeeRoaster with the ability to connect to QuickBooks Online. This had not been done before, as CoffeeRoaster was originally designed to connect to an ODBC database and began production with QuickBooks in early 2009 on local, desktop versions of QuickBooks. An agreement was reached between Aspire and Hunter Bay to do a pilot project with the aim of deploying CoffeeRoaster successfully.
It took time to re-develop CoffeeRoaster into a product that would be able to connect to its data source over the internet, a less reliable connection than a local Hard Drive or Networked File Share. At the time this development was finishing up unbeknown to us, QuickBooks was in the process of obsoleting the QuickBooks Online product and replacing it with a newer, improved product. A few months before QuickBooks replaced their current QuickBooks online product Aspire was able to successfully connect CoffeeRoaster to an internet based data source (QuickBooks Online) and import Sales data for the purpose of running a Coffee Roasting, Bagging and Inventory application. At the time, it was uncertain whether a third party tool used to connect to QuickBooks data over the internet was going to be available in the future to connect to the new QuickBooks Online product and the decision was made to convert to a local QuickBooks product.
There were many challenges shared by Aspire and Hunter Bay in moving forward in the deployment of CoffeeRoaster. There was a need to build a 'business network' as opposed to a 'home network' so that Windows could provide the necessary capabilities to run CoffeeRoaster properly. There was also a need for End User training and we have learned how to get better at that. The many challenges along the way were met by teamwork and working to solve the issues and move forward rather than getting sidetracked by the challenges. People learned new ways of doing things that led to better ways of managing Coffee production. This is the path of successful businesses. There was also a company culture in transition and this creates its own set of challenges for long term employees who are now asked to adapt to change. Again, the ability to adapt to change for the purposes of improving the business is critical to moving forward both for businesses and employees.
With the CoffeeRoaster software product, it is critical to maintain properly configured data. With proper configuration and proper data entry CoffeeRoaster produces excellent results. If configuration or data entry are off, the results are less predictable. Over time, we were able to train the right individual to manage the configuration data and maintain data entry, Levi Chagnon.
We are not done yet, we will continue to learn how to get better - that is the way forward for a successful businesses. Today, we are beyond the challenges of deploying CoffeeRoaster and in a position to reap its benefits. The information below comes from Levi describing how he sees the impact of CoffeeRoaster on the Hunter Bay Coffee Roasting business.
At Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters the following CoffeeRoaster Modules are deployed.
Since 2016 there have been changes to the crew at Hunter Bay with two changes in the Operations Manager and a change in the Roaster. In addition, a second location has been added with a single QuickBooks Company file managing orders for both locations and both Roasteries. As of March 2018, Aspire has been involved in a testing phase to verify the ability for new changes in CoffeeRoaster to separate imported coffees for production based on location. Preliminary testing has been satisfactory, final testing is expected to occur in April - May 2018.
We have been using the CoffeeRoaster program from Aspire to manage our production materials and order fulfillment systems over the last three years. I have been very happy with the programs ability to make data easily accessible and streamline operations.
It has taken a dedication to efficiency and progression in order to make the transition into using software to manage production and inventories. As our company has grown, we have seen the necessity for the CoffeeRoaster program to manage these things.


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Tuesday 30 Jun 2020 @ 15:10
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Boost for renewable heat projects as government confirms tariff extension
Companies that applied to the government's tariff guarantee scheme before June 29 will have an extra 14 months to get their low-carbon heat generators up and running.
Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme applicants to get extra 14 months to complete projects delayed by coronavirus outbreak
government extends the tariff window to provide large-scale projects with vital breathing space
12-month extension to domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme also confirmed
Green-minded companies that applied to the government's tariff guarantee scheme before June 29 will have an extra 14 months to get their low-carbon heat generators up and running.
The move will bring vital clarity to companies in danger of missing the start-dates for their projects, protect investment in the renewable heat industry, and help give certainty to thousands of people working in specialised UK supply chains.
Projects had a January 2021 deadline to be up and running to be eligible for the second allocation of tariff guarantees. However, with businesses across the UK battling the impact of COVID-19, the government has stepped in to support projects in danger of missing the cut-off by extending that deadline to March 2022, following a response to the RHI consultation.
Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said:
It is right that we offer certainty and breathing space to companies embracing renewable heat technology across the country.
Renewable heat will play a key role in the UK's economic recovery as we redouble efforts to tackle carbon emissions. With government support, these vital projects are on course to stop 108 million tonnes of CO2 from polluting the atmosphere, while also helping to create new green collar jobs.
The RHI was the first scheme of its kind in the world, and the non-domestic RHI offers businesses a set tariff for 20 years for generating large-scale renewable heat for the energy grid from a range of renewable sources such as biomass boilers or heat pumps.
In addition to extending the second allocation of tariff guarantees, the government has also confirmed that a third allocation will open for new applications in July, encouraging more investment into the sector.
Furthermore, a 12-month extension to the domestic RHI, which will run until 31 March 2022, has also been announced in today's response. The extension to the domestic scheme will prevent 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 from polluting the atmosphere over the lifetime of these smaller-scale projects, through converting 18,000 households onto low-carbon heating.
Successor schemes to the RHI include the Clean Heat Grant Scheme, Green Gas Support Scheme and Green Heat Networks Fund, which will target investment in the most effective renewable heat technologies to drive further decarbonisation of heat and greening of the gas grid. Industry has been invited to help shape these schemes through a consultation, which is open until 7 July.
Companies that applied to the second allocation of flexible tariff guarantees will have until March 2022 to commission projects.
A third allocation of flexible tariff guarantees will open for applications in July 2020 and run concurrently to the second allocation of flexible tariff guarantees.
The government is currently consulting on successor schemes to the RHI.
Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Original article link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-renewable-heat-projects-as-government-confirms-tariff-extension
Government tackles late payments to small firms to protect jobs
Reforms to the Prompt Payment Code announced today, encouraging companies to stand by smaller suppliers.
Act now to keep your business moving in 2021, Business Minister urges
Business Minister Paul Scully is urging businesses who have not yet taken steps to prepare for the UK's new start to act now.
Business Minister: employers have a duty to spot early signs of domestic abuse
Business Minister Paul Scully calls on employers to ensure their organisation is spotting signs of domestic abuse and helping their staff find the right support.
Government proposals to help more people in problem debt
Consultation launched aimed at extending debt solutions and helping vulnerable people in financial distress get a fresh start.
Business Secretary calls with business leaders: 11 January 2021
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng hosted a series of calls with business leaders on his first day in office.
Whisky gets into the spirit of building back greener
£10 million fund to help UK's world-famous distilleries go green by switching to low carbon fuels such as hydrogen.
£213 million UK Government funding to help UK scientists
The investment will equip the UK's leading scientists, universities and research institutes with new state of the art equipment to drive forward research
Over £200 million boost to upgrade UK labs to help scientists tackle COVID-19 and cut emissions
New facilities include super computers to track infectious diseases, airborne sensors to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, and a unique floating offshore wind testing lab.
Green boost for regions to cut industry carbon emissions
Six projects across the UK will receive a share of £8 million in government funding as part of a drive to create the world's first net-zero emissions industrial zone by 2040.


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import logging
import six
import socket
import time
import txzmq
import zmq

from kitchen.text.converters import to_bytes

from moksha.common.lib.converters import asbool
from moksha.hub.zeromq.base import BaseZMQHubExtension

log = logging.getLogger('moksha.hub')

# TODO -- is there a better thing to use in this thing's place?  A dict-like
# object that also supports __getattr__ access would be ideal.
class ZMQMessage(object):
    def __init__(self, topic, body):
        self.topic = topic
        self.body = body

    def __json__(self):
        return {'topic': self.topic, 'body': self.body}

    def __repr__(self):
        return "<ZMQMessage; topic: %r, body: %r>" % (self.topic, self.body)

def hostname2ipaddr(endpoint):
    """ Utility function to convert "tcp://hostname:port" to "tcp://ip:port"

    Why?  -- http://bit.ly/Jwdf6v
    """

    hostname = endpoint[endpoint.rfind('/') + 1:endpoint.rfind(':')]
    ip_addrs = socket.gethostbyname_ex(hostname)[2]
    log.info("Resolving %s to %r" % (hostname, ip_addrs))
    for addr in ip_addrs:
        yield endpoint.replace(hostname, addr)

def splat2ipaddr(endpoint):
    return [endpoint.replace("*", "127.0.0.1")]

class ZMQHubExtension(BaseZMQHubExtension):

    def __init__(self, hub, config):
        self.config = config
        self.validate_config(self.config)
        self.strict = asbool(self.config.get('zmq_strict', False))
        self.subscriber_factories = {}

        self.context = zmq.Context(1)

        # Configure txZMQ to use our highwatermark and keepalive if we have 'em
        self.connection_cls = txzmq.ZmqSubConnection
        self.connection_cls.highWaterMark = \
            config.get('high_water_mark', 0)
        self.connection_cls.tcpKeepalive = \
            config.get('zmq_tcp_keepalive', 0)
        self.connection_cls.tcpKeepaliveCount = \
            config.get('zmq_tcp_keepalive_cnt', 0)
        self.connection_cls.tcpKeepaliveIdle = \
            config.get('zmq_tcp_keepalive_idle', 0)
        self.connection_cls.tcpKeepaliveInterval = \
            config.get('zmq_tcp_keepalive_intvl', 0)
        self.connection_cls.reconnectInterval = \
            config.get('zmq_reconnect_ivl', 100)
        self.connection_cls.reconnectIntervalMax = \
            config.get('zmq_reconnect_ivl_max', 100)

        # Set up the publishing socket
        self.pub_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PUB)
        _endpoints = self.config.get('zmq_publish_endpoints', '').split(',')
        for endpoint in (e for e in _endpoints if e):
            log.info("Binding publish socket to '%s'" % endpoint)
            try:
                self.pub_socket.bind(endpoint)
            except zmq.ZMQError:
                map(self.pub_socket.bind, hostname2ipaddr(endpoint))

        # Factory used to lazily produce subsequent subscribers
        self.twisted_zmq_factory = txzmq.ZmqFactory()

        # Establish a list of subscription endpoints for later use
        _endpoints = self.config['zmq_subscribe_endpoints'].split(',')
        method = self.config.get('zmq_subscribe_method', 'connect')

        if method == 'bind':
            _endpoints = sum(map(list, map(hostname2ipaddr, _endpoints)), [])
        else:
            # Required for zeromq-3.x.
            _endpoints = sum(map(list, map(splat2ipaddr, _endpoints)), [])

        self.sub_endpoints = [
            txzmq.ZmqEndpoint(method, ep) for ep in _endpoints
        ]

        # This is required so that the publishing socket can fully set itself
        # up before we start trying to send messages on it.  This is a
        # documented zmq issue that they do not plan to fix.
        time.sleep(1)

        super(ZMQHubExtension, self).__init__()

    def validate_config(self, config):
        if not asbool(config.get('zmq_enabled', False)):
            raise ValueError("zmq_enabled not set to True")

        required_attrs = ['zmq_publish_endpoints', 'zmq_subscribe_endpoints']
        for attr in required_attrs:
            if not config.get(attr, None):
                log.warn("No '%s' set.  Are you sure?" % attr)
                continue

            endpoints = config[attr].split(',')
            for endpoint in endpoints:
                if 'localhost' in endpoint:
                    # This is why http://bit.ly/Jwdf6v
                    raise ValueError("'localhost' in %s is disallowed" % attr)

    def send_message(self, topic, message, **headers):
        if isinstance(topic, six.text_type):
            topic = topic.encode('utf-8')
        if isinstance(message, six.text_type):
            message = message.encode('utf-8')
        try:
            self.pub_socket.send_multipart([topic, message])
        except zmq.ZMQError as e:
            log.warn("Couldn't send message: %r" % e)

        super(ZMQHubExtension, self).send_message(topic, message, **headers)

    def unsubscribe(self, callback):
        for endpoint, factory in self.subscriber_factories.items():
            kill_list = []
            for intercept_func in factory._moksha_callbacks:
                if intercept_func.handled_callback == callback:
                    kill_list.append(intercept_func)
            for intercept_func in kill_list:
                factory._moksha_callbacks.remove(intercept_func)

    def subscribe(self, topic, callback):
        original_topic = topic

        # Mangle topic for zmq equivalence with AMQP
        topic = topic.replace('*', '')

        for endpoint in self.sub_endpoints:
            log.debug("Subscribing to %s on '%r'" % (topic, endpoint))
            if endpoint in self.subscriber_factories:
                log.debug("Using cached txzmq factory.")
                s = self.subscriber_factories[endpoint]
            else:
                log.debug("Creating new txzmq factory.")
                try:
                    s = self.subscriber_factories[endpoint] = \
                        self.connection_cls(
                            self.twisted_zmq_factory, endpoint)
                except zmq.ZMQError as e:
                    log.warn("Failed txzmq create on %r %r" % (endpoint, e))
                    continue

                def chain_over_moksha_callbacks(_body, _topic):
                    if isinstance(_topic, six.binary_type):
                        _topic = _topic.decode('utf-8')
                    if isinstance(_body, six.binary_type):
                        _body = _body.decode('utf-8')
                    for f in s._moksha_callbacks:
                        f(_body, _topic)

                s._moksha_callbacks = []
                s.gotMessage = chain_over_moksha_callbacks

            def intercept(_body, _topic):
                """ The purpose of this intercept callback is twofold:

                 - Callbacks from txzmq are called with two arguments, body and
                   topic but moksha is expecting an object which has a 'body'
                   attribute.  We create that object and pass it on here.
                 - 0mq topic-matching works differently than AMQP and STOMP.
                   By default, subscribing to 'abc' will get you messages
                   tagged 'abc' but also messages sent on the topic 'abcfoo'
                   and 'abcbar'.  Moksha introduces a custom parameter
                   'strict' (zmq_strict in the config file) that disallows
                   this behavior.
                """

                if self.strict and _topic != topic:
                    return None
                elif not self.strict and not _topic.startswith(topic):
                    # This second clause is a symptom that I'm doing something
                    # wrong.  The filtering should all be handled inside txZMQ
                    # by setsockopt.
                    return None

                return callback(ZMQMessage(_topic, _body))

            intercept.handled_callback = callback  # bookkeeping
            s._moksha_callbacks.append(intercept)
            s.subscribe(to_bytes(topic, encoding='utf8'))

        super(ZMQHubExtension, self).subscribe(original_topic, callback)

    def close(self):
        self.pub_socket.close()
        self.context.term()

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The Iconclass translation to Portuguese is being held by a working group of Rede Temática em Estudos de Azulejaria e Cerâmica João Miguel dos Santos Simões (João Miguel dos Santos Simões Thematic Network on the Study of Tiles and Ceramics), in collaboration with the current Iconclass managers Hans Brandhorst and Etienne Posthumus. It is expected that in 2014 a part of this work will be available in the Iconclass browser and accessible to queries related to ceramic tiles in Az Infinitum - Azulejo Indexing and Reference System.
Iconclass is a classification system designed for art and iconography. It is the most widely accepted scientific tool for the description and retrieval of subjects represented in images (works of art, book illustrations, reproductions, photographs, etc.), used by museums and art institutions around the world.
Also, Iconclass is a subject-specific classification system. It is a hierarchically ordered collection of definitions of objects, people, events and abstract ideas that serve as the subject of an image. Art historians, researchers and curators use it to describe, classify and examine the subject of images represented in various media such as paintings, drawings and photographs.
The purpose of the Iconclass system is simple: it is an instrument for the arrangement of a collection of documents by subject matter. It puts related themes and subjects in a helpful order, according to a carefully constructed scheme of divisions and subdivisions. This means that, for example, Father Time will be filed as a specific example of the allegories of Time and Eternity and that parrots, ducks, finches, partridges and owls will all be grouped together as specific cases of birds.
When you apply Iconclass to pictures of biblical or mythological stories, they will be grouped in a self-evident way: the beheading of John the Baptist will be automatically stored as part of the story of the Baptist, the scene of Aeneas carrying his father from burning Troy will be recognized as an element of the story of Aeneas' wanderings, and the miracle of the manna will be automatically seen as an event from the book of Exodus.
Numerous institutions across the world use Iconclass to describe and classify their collections in a standardized manner. In turn, users ranging from art historians to museum visitors use Iconclass to search and retrieve images from these collections. And as a research tool, Iconclass is also used to identify the significance of entire scenes or individual elements represented within an image. Iconclass applications used around the world have made it the most widely accepted classification system for visual documents.
- Classification System: 28,000 hierarchically ordered definitions divided into ten main divisions. Each definition consists of an alphanumeric classification code (notation) and the description of the iconographic subject (textual correlate). The definitions are used to index, catalogue and describe the subjects of images represented in works of art, reproductions, photographs and other sources.
- Alphabetical Index: 14,000 keywords used for locating the notation and its textual correlate needed to describe and/or index an image.
- Bibliography: 40,000 references to books and articles of iconographical interest (not yet online).
Currently, Iconclass management is supported by RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie / Netherlands Institute for Art History).


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Bank of the West Reviews | Detailed Review – Pros, Cons, Rates, Online, CDs
Bank of the West Reviews and Complaints
Mortgage, CD Rates, Loan, Employee and Bank Detailed Review
History of Bank of the West
Bank of the West has a rich history that dates as far back as 1874, when the bank was opened in San Jose, California under the name Farmers National Gold Bank.
The bank was founded at a time when gold reserves backed paper currency, and was one of only 10 banks in America authorized to issue paper currency at that time.
Approximately six years later, the bank underwent a name change (in 1880) and became known as First National Bank of San Jose.
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Following World War II, the bank was able to grow, both in asset base and in the number of branches.
With an asset base of $350 million in 1979, the bank underwent another name change, becoming the Bank of the West.
This strategic decision came at a time when the bank sought to expand its network of 35 branches in the San Francisco Bay area and dominate the entire West Coast.
Subsidiary of BancWest Corporation
Today, Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation, which is owned by BNP Paribas.
Due to a number of strategic acquisitions, Bank of the West is able to operate from locations across the West Coast, Southwest, Midwest, and the Rocky Mountain States.
Bank of the West customers can be found in all 50 states and its branch network includes over 700 commercial and retail banking branches in 19 states.
The bank's current asset base stands at $62 billion, making it one of the largest mid-size banks in America with a staff complement of 10,000. Bank of the West is headed by Michael Shepherd, who holds the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Bank of the West Rates and Fees
Bank of the West interest rates vary by balance tier.
The interest rate for checking, savings and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) ranges from 0.01% to 0.13%.
For the Choice Interest Checking and Premier Relationship Checking accounts, the only two interest-bearing current accounts, interest is compounded daily and paid monthly.
Bonus interest rates are also available on certificates of deposit (CDs) for customers with a Premier Checking Account.
Depending on the type of checking account, customers may receive as much as $15 in refunds on ABM transaction charges from non-Bank of the West automated teller machine (ATM) operators.
The monthly service charge on Bank of the West current accounts ranges from $10 to $30.
Credit card interest rates range from 16.99% to 20.99%.
Cash advance charges are either $10, or 4% of the amount for each transaction, whichever is greater. Cash advances attract a rate of 24.99%.
Late fee, over-the-credit-limit fee and returned payments will cost customers as much as $35 in some states.
Mortgage rates range from 2.731% to 4.909% based on loan tenure, state and loan amount.
Home equity loan rates range from 3.99% to 5.24% for 10 and 15 years respectively.
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Bank of the West Products and Services
For its individual clients, Bank of the West provides:
Checking and savings accounts
Loan products – including mortgages, home equity, construction financing, vehicle financing and military loans
Insurance – home, automobile, life
Online and Mobile Banking – including bill payment and balance transfers.
For its small business and commercial clients, Bank of the West provides:
Credit and Loans – credit cards, lines of credit, Small Business Association (SBA) loans, etc.
Commercial lending – term loans, working capital, equipment financing, etc.
International Banking Services.
Pros – Bank of the West
1. Bank of the West is rated best:
According to CNN's MONEY®Magazine, Bank of the West is the "Best Midsize Bank", according to the magazine's annual ranking which was published in November 2013.
Commenting on the award, the bank's President and Chief Operating Officer, Maura Markus, stated, "It's wonderful to receive positive recognition from MONEY, which is a well-respected and trusted source on a far-reaching range of personal finance topics."
2. Big bank, big sponsorships:
Bank of the West is committed to sponsoring organizations and events that are wholesome and highly regarded among members of the communities in which the bank operates.
In 2013, the bank offered sponsorship to events such as:
The Bank of the West Classic – Women's professional tennis tournament;
Cheyenne Frontier Rodeo – America's largest outdoor rodeo;
Bank of the West Celebrates America – a free outdoor concert;
Portland Grand Floral Walk – A floral parade for all ages;
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta – An international ballooning event.
In addition, the bank also sponsors a number of events and teams on the collegiate circuit, including:
Pac-12 Conference
University of California, Berkley
Rose Bowl Stadium
Albuquerque Isotopes
University of Nebraska
3. Responsive when it matters the most:
In October 2013, during the United States federal government shutdown, Bank of the West reached out to its customers who were furloughed federal employees.
The bank granted each affected customer one-month deferral on consumer loan payments, and one-month forbearance on mortgage payments.
4.Charitable investment in human capital:
Bank of the West has committed $75 billion in loans, investments and charitable contributions to help nonprofit organizations and charities in their work to build better communities through economic development.
Cons – Bank of the West falls short on:
1. Customer service complaints:
According to the popular online customer complaints website, ConsumerAffairs.com, quite a number of customers are unhappy with service they have received at Bank of the West branches.
In-branch and contact center staff members have been described as rude, belligerent and uncaring.
2. Not the best place to work:
On Glassdoor.com, an online career community founded in 2007, Bank of the West has an average rating of 2.9 out of 5, based on 138 reviews.
The overall consensus is that senior management has no regard for lower level staff members.
Conclusion – Bank of the West Reviews
Bank of the West has a strong presence in the states where its branches are located. Its stakeholders are committed to community development and nation building, and the manner in which the bank presents information about its products and services is appealing.
Its recognition by CNN's MONEY®Magazine will no doubt resonate with customers in the short to medium term.
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February 21, 2014: What divides Libyans more than anything else is their oil wealth. The tribes living where the oil comes from want a larger share. Actually, everyone wants more, for one reason or another. No agreement has been reached and many groups near the oil fields and export terminals have seized oil facilities had halted most (over 70 percent by the end of 2013) oil exports. All this was largely unexpected because at the start of 2013 oil production was at 1.4 million barrels a day and nearly back to normal. Then some of the militias the government had hired to provide security at oil facilities decided their loyalties were more to themselves than the national government. Before the 2011 revolution oil accounted for over 90 percent of government revenue and over 70 percent of GDP. With over $12 billion in oil revenue lost so far the government is running out of credit and will soon have no way to pay for essential imports, like food. Because the refineries that provide fuel for Libyans are also shut down the government has to spend scarce cash to import fuel. That won't last long because the government will have run out of cash and credit sometime in 2014. After that the economy will collapse and with that food and other essentials will not be available for most Libyans. Before that happens, force will be the only option, as starvation is the last thing anyone wants. The economy is already in decline because many payments have not been made for things that can be delayed (infrastructure and replacements for old or destroyed equipment).
Sporadic fighting continues in many parts of the country, especially outside the capital (Tripoli) where pro-Kaddafi militias are still active and along the southern border where pro-Kaddafi tribes resent the loss of cash and goods Kaddafi would regularly send them. In the east (Benghazi) Islamic terrorist groups often fight with each other and anyone else who openly disagrees with them.
A recent study concluded that Islamic terrorist activity in North Africa and the Sahel (the semi-desert region below the Sahara Desert and north of the forests of Central Africa) increased 60 percent in 2013. This was a result of the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings that overthrew the governments of Libya and Tunisia. That contributed to the rebellion in northern Mali in 2012. Eliminating the police state governments of Tunisia and Libya, and freeing many Islamic terrorists from prison, was a huge boost to these terrorist organizations and it's going to take a while to undo the damage.
February 19, 2014: A national election was held to select 60 delegates (out of 692 candidates) to the panel that will create a new constitution. Turnout was poor, with only 15 percent of those eligible actually voting. Only 29 percent of the 3.4 million eligible voters bothered to resister and even fewer actually voted. The last election (19 months ago) saw 79 percent register. People are discouraged because of all the corruption, chaos and poverty. Islamic terrorist groups also threatened voters at some polling stations, because they believe democracy is un-Islamic.
February 18, 2014: Two major militias in Tripoli (Al Qaaqaa and Al Sawaaq) gave the parliament 72 hours to turn over power to the Islamic groups or else force would be used. The government called in more troops to prevent that, but the two militias still have their weapons and ambitions. The government called this an attempted coup.
February 17, 2014: Oil production dropped 70,000 barrels to 390,000 barrels a day because of yet another militia taking over an export facility.
February 15, 2014: The former head of the military (Khalifa Haftar) called for parliament to resign and for the army to take over. Haftar was arrested and charged with calling for a coup.
The last head of internal intelligence under Kaddafi, Abdullah Mansur, was finally given up by Niger and extradited to Libya. Niger was finally convinced that Mansur was still involved in stirring up trouble in Libya, especially with the tribes along the Niger border with Libya.
February 14, 2014: In the west (Zliten) 92 prisoners escaped from a prison. Only four guards were on duty for 220 inmates. Reinforcements were called and 19 of the escapees were quickly recaptured.
February 13, 2014: In Tripoli a RPG was fired at a TV station, wounding a watchman. There has been growing violence against journalists who publicize crimes some militias are committing, or sometimes for just criticizing the political opinions of someone who has gunmen on the payroll.
February 9, 2014: In the east (Benghazi) two bombs went off early in the day, causing some property damage but no casualties.
February 8, 2014: In the east (Darna) a former prosecutor was assassinated. The dead man was an Islamic hardliner and resigned in March 2013 for health reasons.
February 6, 2014: In the east (Benghazi) gunmen attacked the studios of two TV stations. In Tripoli gunmen tried to attack the army headquarters compound but were repulsed.
February 5, 2014: In the east (Benghazi) someone fired an RPG and the warhead landed in a primary school playground and wounded twelve children. Two militias were engaged in a battle nearby.
February 3, 2014: In neighboring Tunisia police raided an Islamic terrorist camp outside the capital (Tunis) and killed seven Islamic terrorists, including a local leader. Like Libya, Tunisia initially released a lot of Islamic terrorists from jail after their 2011 revolution and let them organize. But soon the Islamic terrorists were trying to overthrow the newly elected government and, unlike in Libya, the Tunisians united against the Islamic terrorist groups and have killed or arrested most of them in the last year.
February 2, 2014: The government revealed that the last of Kaddafis chemical weapons was destroyed on January 26th. Kaddafi had agreed to destroy his chemical weapons stockpiles in 2003 but that effort was stalled by the 2011 revolution. The Kaddafi destruction was originally planned to take until 2016. After 2011 NATO agreed to provide money and training for Tunisians to finish the destruction sooner, which is what was done.
February 1, 2014: In Tripoli 54 inmates escaped from a prison because of incompetence by the guards and lack of effective supervision of security of the prison.
In the east (Benghazi) a retired police colonel was shot dead as were two sons of police officials. Islamic terrorists, or criminal gangs, have been killing police and intelligence commanders for over a year now.


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Greatest Years in Gaming History: 1983
We complete our weeklong celebration of the most important years in gaming by taking a good look at the year when the medium's roots truly began to take hold.
Analysis by Jeremy Parish, Contributor
Looks like it's up to me to rep the old guard. Sure, 1991, 1995, 1998, and 2007 were great and all, but let's not forget our roots.
If those years seemed to stand tall for gamers, it's because they stood on the shoulders of giants — or a giant, anyway: 1983. If not for the events of 1983, gaming as we know it would be a far different, and likely far lesser, creature.
During the gaming industry's collapse in 1983, fire sale ads like this were common.
Of course, most game enthusiasts who know their history most likely know 1983 as the year of the video game industry crash, which began with Warner Communications' dire financial report in the fall of 1982. Thanks to the dreadful performance of Atari's 2600 market, Warner (which had purchased Atari several years prior) suffered its single greatest annual loss ever. Within a matter of months, the entire U.S. games industry cratered, and home console earnings for 1983 ended up being roughly 90% below the industry's 1982 numbers.
Pac-Man is often cited as one of the games that helped precipitate the collapse of the gaming industry in 1983. Not surprising, really. It seemed to be a success with 7m units sold, but Atari actually made 12m cartridges - more than there were Atari 2600 systems.
For the young industry — home games had only existed since 1975, when Home Pong debuted — it seemed like a fatal flame-out. And indeed, for several years games appeared to have been a fad whose time had come and just as quickly gone. And perhaps that would be true, if the sum total of video games consisted entirely of the American market. The great thing about 1983, however, is that it gave the rest of the world the opportunity to say, "No, we can make games, too." Freed of the Atari 2600's suffocating grip — or rather, its haphazard business model — the games industry could expand and mature.
Console games could easily have been a fad. America loved its dumb fads in the '70s and '80s: Pet rocks, Trolls, polyester, Rubik's Cube, disco, roller skating, etc. Video games could easily have gone the way of short shorts worn with white striped over-the-calf tube socks: Everywhere one minute, gone the next as the nation came to its collective senses and realized what a terrible idea they were.
There was little rhyme or reason to video game sales in those days; distribution and release dates operated without the reliable, centralized system used today. Arcade cabinets popped up in the unlikeliest locations. Video games weren't really an industry unto themselves so much as an aberrant collision between consumer electronics and toys, and they failed to carve themselves a permanent niche.
Warner makes the headlines as Atari's catastrophic losses begin to drag the company down.
ET - one of the games responsible for those catastrophic losses.
Once Activision opened the floodgates for third-party publishing on 2600, the unregulated madness that ensued destroyed any sense of value to video games. Without a proper press or social media to guide consumers away from shoddy products, simply buying a video game became a risky proposition. You could end up with a future classic like Pitfall!, or you could end up with junk like Fire Fly or Bugs. Many factors contributed to the video games crash, but to distill it down to its essence the main culprits were an oversaturated market, fading public interest, and a lack of forward-thinking tactics by everyone involved.
The American video game business was a rotten, chaotic mess in 1983, and sometimes the best way to move forward is to burn it all to the ground and start afresh. Atari (and more to the point, its reckless, unwanted, unregulated third parties) practically salted the earth. But even so, just as clearing out a choking mass of weeds will allow a garden to thrive in the new space, so did Atari's demise give rise to a more varied and more sustainable games industry.
Frogger's entertaining, non-violent gameplay was a big hit with early female gamers.
Perhaps the most important thing to happen in 1983 was the rise of Japanese console development. Japanese game companies had dominated in arcades, with many of the top titles of the golden age hailing from overseas. Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Dig Dug, Frogger, and countless others demonstrated the keen adaptability of Japanese game designers. Despite the language and cultural barriers existing between America and Japan, those import cabinets became massive hits — their simple action and compelling visuals made them worldwide favorites.
It wasn't until 1983 that Japanese manufacturers became to train their sights on the console market. Within the space of a month, no less than three systems of Japanese origin made their way to the market: The MSX computer/console hybrid standard, Sega's SG-1000 console, and Nintendo's Famicom Computer, which Americans would come to know as the NES. Intellivision and the 2600 (rebranded as the Atari 2800) had seen some modest sales successes in Japan, but they couldn't begin to compare to the popularity of the Famicom and, to a lesser degree, the MSX. Within a year, it was almost as though American systems had never appeared in Japan. With Mattel and Atari fighting for basic survival in the U.S., they had little interest in (and few resources available for) fighting for a place in a small foreign market half the world away.
A redesigned version of Nintendo's Famicom would arise, phoenix-like from the ashes of the US games industry as the NES.
Without more established foreign competition to worry about, Nintendo, Sega, and the participants in the MSX coalition had an entire market to themselves — and a magnificently booming market at that. Japan was in full economic bubble mode by 1983, and the rise of its home games industry coincided with the rapid gains of the post-war reconstruction. Japanese consumers had plenty of free cash to spend on games, and all manner of companies were eager to get in on it.
While the gold rush that followed in the wake of the Famicom's strong debut could have resulted in a crash identical to America's, Nintendo had learned their lesson from Atari and put strict controls in place for third parties. They instituted a strict licensing system, limiting the amount of software that could enter the market and ensuring a certain minimal level of quality and reliability in third-party games to prevent the American race to the bottom.
An ad for the SG-1000. Probably wouldn't work so well for Western audiences.
Meanwhile, Sega got its toes wet as a first-party console maker with the SG-1000, paving the way for the modest international success of the Master System and the blockbuster popularity of the Genesis. While the SG-1000 ultimately amounted to a tiny blip on the radar, it allowed Sega a foot in the door at retail. It also helped the company establish the internal development resources that would serve it well for the Master System era, when Nintendo had third parties under its thumb; thanks to the SG-1000, Sega had the means to code its own versions of popular licensed games, allowing it to offer players current hot hits without third parties breaking their contracts with Nintendo.
Mario Bros introduced Mario's brother to gamers around the world.
As for the MSX, it provided an effective bridge between console and computer, giving rise to a number of brilliant original games, conversions, and ports. And 1983 saw Japanese computer developers explode into newfound levels of confidence and creativity. Whether on the inexpensive MSX or the high-end PC-8801, PC owners bore witness to the birth of entirely new forms of gameplay. Historical strategy simulation Nobunaga's Ambition debuted in 1983, putting a decidedly Japanese twist on the nascent strategy genre. Hudson introduced Bomberman, and while the original version lacked the distinctive style and large-scale competitive the series is best known for, the fundamentals that would drive the franchise for 30 years appeared almost fully formed. And finally, the real-time strategy genre came into being with the esoteric but clever Bokosuka Wars, which married strategic substance to an action-packed no-nonsense interface.
It might look beige and boring, but NEC's 8801 PC was a hugely influential machine in Japan, and was the platform that delivered several groundbreaking games.
Bokosuka Wars - one of the very first RTS games.
Strategy gaming got its second kick in the pants around the same time in the West, where the collapse of the console industry did nothing to impede the growing PC market. On the contrary, the dissolution of Atari only helped strengthen PC gaming. American developers became intensely gunshy of the console market and would take the better part of two decades to properly reorient itself on that particular space, but the resources they diverted from console games were poured into computer games.
M.U.L.E. enabled two remote players to battle together using a modem.
1983 saw the birth of a PC gaming renaissance, and foremost among the new wave of games was Dani Bunten's revolutionary M.U.L.E. Unlike Bokosuka Wars, M.U.L.E.'s turn-based mechanics allowed players plenty of time to make their moves... but the important thing was that it was about players. Forging ahead in history, M.U.L.E. let multiple people compete against one another, by way of those newfangled "modems" if they were so inclined, hoarding and assigning resources and maneuvering for an advantage through trading goods as they raced to be the first to colonize an uninhabited planet.
Ultima III upped the RPG ante, and set a template that would be followed by many subsequent games.
A lesser (though no less valid) form of strategy took shape in the freshly minted Origin Systems' Ultima III: Exodus. The third chapter in the RPG saga broke from the design of its predecessors while bringing the trilogy to a rousing finale. Gone were the wireframe dungeons and far-flung science fiction elements, replaced with overhead battle scenes that recalled the genre's origins in tabletop gaming. The immense and complex quest forced players to unravel the mysteries of the moon gates scattered throughout the land of Sosaria while completing a variety of quests. It marked a new beginning for the series and shaped countless RPGs to come.
Sierra On-Line's King's Quest would prove to be similarly influential. The graphical adventure genre descended from RPGs by way of Zork, but with King's Quest the format truly came into its own. The platform genre also took several leaps forward in 1983. B.C.'s Quest for Tires offered a brave last gasp for the dying console medium, innovating the "runner" style action game 25 years before iPhone made it a thing; Doug Smith's Lode Runner converted the trap-em-up puzzle action style of the obscure Heiankyo Alien into an accessible but challenging side-scrolling format; and Spelunker was just plain mean. Interesting, both Lode Runner and Spelunker began life as American-developed PC games, but both appeared as early releases for Nintendo's Famicom and through that stroke of good timing ended up becoming massively popular fan-favorites in Japan — a perfect example of the medium's international shift in 1983.
One of the first Rare games, Jetpac on ZX Spectrum was a massive hit with European gamers.
It looks basic, but back in 1983, Jetpac was cutting-edge stuff.
And finally, perhaps the most significant Western debut in 1983 came in the form of Ultimate Play the Game, the British studio that would eventually come to be known as Rare. No company was more emblematic of the British gaming scene of the '80s than Rare, a troupe of technical geniuses with an uncanny knack for squeezing every ounce of performance out of a game system. They made the ZX Spectrum do things that left audiences stunned, and once the NES began to gain traction they did the same on that platform as well. Rare wasn't simply content to dabble in the NES, though. Legendarily, they cracked the copy protection on the NES as their entrée into the platform; eventually, they would become the go-to developer for Western studios looking to get in on the action, eventually becoming a key partner for Nintendo and later Microsoft.
Arcades soldier on
Console games may have been on the outs in 1983, but arcades continued their golden age of content and profitability. Dozens of great new titles arrived in arcades that year, ranging from sequels to beloved properties to entirely new works.
Dragon's Lair's stunning cartoon graphics helped it become an overnight sensation in 1983, but its legacy is the concept of QTE gameplay.
Foremost among the new creations to arrive in arcades that year was Dragon's Lair. Though history doesn't regard Dragon's Lair with the utmost kindness, it represented a major leap for game technology. With visuals consisting of hand-drawn cel animation streamed from LaserDisc, Dragon's Lair looked like nothing that had come before it. In every way, it was the first interactive movie; players controlled a hero named Dirk the Daring as he ventured forth to rescue an abducted (and scantily clad) princess named Daphne. Admittedly, "controlled" may be too generous a word; Dragon's Lair essentially consisted of non-interactive video sequences punctuated by action points at which players needed to intuit an input to avoid a trap or slay a monster. Though barely interactive, the game dazzled with its gorgeous visuals, and its blend of cinematic presentation matched by minimalist player input inspired countless games from the "Siliwood" projects of the '90s to last year's Ryse: Son of Rome for Xbox One.
An even more impressive marriage of movie and game came with Atari's Star Wars arcade game. Though not the first attempt to translate LucasFilm's theatrical smash into video game form, it was by far the best. Thanks to its vivid color vector graphics, Star Wars replicated a rudimentary 3D first-person cockpit view of an X-Wing starfighter as it played out the climactic Death Star assault from the film. Fast-paced and immersive, its use of audio samples taken directly from the movie helped deepen the sensation of being Luke Skywalker. By any standard, it was an amazing game — and perhaps the first truly great video game rendition of a licensed property.
Atari's Star Wars was one of the most impressive games of 1983.
I, Robot was a commercial flop, but it was the first arcade game to feature polygonal graphics.
While Star Wars fudged its 3D visuals with simple wireframes, Atari also explored true 3D by creating the first game to incorporate polygonal graphics: I, Robot. While conceptually complicated and needlessly opaque, I, Robot established a testing ground for the future standard of video game graphical tech. Like many pioneers, its halting first steps left footprints in which countless others would follow.
And finally, 1983 also saw some significant legal actions that would help shape the outcome of video games, and specifically Nintendo. That was the year Universal Pictures sued Nintendo for infringing on King Kong with Donkey Kong; had the company lost, the fallout could well have shut down the company just as it began to build its console empire (not coincidentally, the Famicom began its legendary run on the strength of a great port of Donkey Kong as its day-one killer app). However, Nintendo prevailed after pointing out that King Kong had entered the public domain, which is how Universal came into possession of the property, and what could have been a disaster instead propelled the game maker to new heights.
On the other hand, Sega's Congo Bongo represented more dangerous challenge to Nintendo's Donkey Kong rights. Many of Nintendo's early games had been coded by a company called Ikegami Tsushinki, who went to court with the claim that Nintendo had infringed on its code by manufacturing additional units of Donkey Kong beyond the original contract and reverse-engineering the game code to create Donkey Kong Jr. In the meantime, they produced the suspiciously Donkey Kong-like Congo Bongo for Sega as a seeming middle finger pointed at Nintendo. It wasn't all bad news in the arcade for Nintendo, though; 1983 also saw the debut of Mario Bros., the first game to properly define Mario (and his brother Luigi) into the character we know today — the true beginning of a mascot and a franchise to surpass all others.
Congo Bongo - an early isometric platform game from Sega.
So maybe 1983 didn't produce as many instant classics as some of the years others have explored this week, but as any student of strategy knows, victory is in the planning and setup. Without the events and releases of 1983, the games industry would have developed far more slowly. But with the pruning of the overgrown 2600 market, the year's other notable releases and creations had the room they needed to mature and develop. It was gaming first truly great year, and the basis for every great year since.
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Contact dermatitis: Many health care workers develop an allergy to latex, as did this nurse. Her rash is due to touching her face while wearing latex gloves.
People often develop irritant contact dermatitis at work. Beauticians, nurses, bartenders, and others who spend lots of time with wet hands get this. It often starts with dry, cracked hands. In time, the skin on their hands may begin to sting and burn. The skin becomes very tender. Sometimes, the skin itches and bleeds.
When a rash does not clear within a few weeks, you should see a dermatologist.When contact dermatitis develops, treatment is important. It can prevent the contact dermatitis from worsening and help your skin heal.
Image used with permission of Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: 2002; 47:755-76.
American Academy of Dermatology. "Contact dermatitis." Medical Student Core Curriculum. Last update July 2011.
The Lewin Group (prepared for the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology Association). "The Burden of Skin Diseases." 2005. p. 37-40.
In short, the entire body reacts. If you have any of these symptoms, you need immediate medical care.
This skin condition occurs when you have an allergic reaction to something that comes in contact with your skin.
Signs and symptoms rarely appear on contact. It may take a few hours for your skin to react. If this is your first time that your skin has an allergic reaction to that substance, weeks may pass before you notice anything.
Many substances can irritate our skin. Soap, shampoo, food, and water are mild irritants. With lots of exposure, these can cause irritant contact dermatitis. Getting a strong irritant like battery acid or fiberglass on your skin just once also can cause irritant contact dermatitis.
The signs and symptoms differ for mild and strong irritants.
With repeat exposure, patches of itchy, red, swollen, and scaly skin develop. By this time, each time something that can irritate the skin touches the affected skin, you may feel stinging and burning right away.
If exposure continues, the skin may crack, get scaly, and become excessive dry.
Sores and blisters may develop and erupt, causing crusts and scales.
When you have irritant contact dermatitis, many things can irritate your skin. You may feel pain on contact. With repeat exposure, the condition worsens.
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Anyone can develop contact dermatitis. People working in certain professions have a higher risk. In fact, this is so common that your doctor may tell you that you have occupational dermatitis.
Nurses and beauticians often develop dry, cracked skin on their palms and fingers. Wearing latex gloves frequently throughout the day causes some people to develop an allergy to latex. A common sign of this allergy is itchy, inflamed hands.
Your environment also plays a role. Extreme heat or cold, high humidity, and very dry air make the skin more vulnerable.
When the skin is irritated, a person develops irritant contact dermatitis. Anyone can develop this type of contact dermatitis. It happens when something damages the outer layers of skin.
Almost any chemical, including water, can damage the skin with enough contact. Toxic substances like fiberglass and turpentine quickly damage the skin. Many people develop irritant contact dermatitis when they work with hair dyes, solvents, oils, paints, varnishes, foods, or metalworking fluids.
Many people touch a substance for years before an allergy develops.
More than 3,600 substances can cause allergic contact dermatitis. These substances include preservatives in cosmetics, antibiotics applied to the skin, animal dander, dyes in clothing and shoes, and rubber.
With thousands of causes, successfully treating this skin condition can take a bit of detective work. Dermatologists frequently treat this condition. In fact, this is one of the most common reasons to see a dermatologist.
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Examine your skin, paying close attention to the rash.
Ask about current and past health issues.
Ask questions to help them determine what is causing the rash.
Finding the cause can require a bit of detective work. Your dermatologist may ask you questions about your work, free time, pets, and skin care products. Be sure to tell your dermatologist about all cosmetics you use. If you or a close family member uses a skin lightener, be sure to mention this, too.
If your dermatologist suspects that you have an allergy, patch testing may be recommended. This offers patients a safe and effective way to find out if your skin has developed an allergic reaction to anything.
What happens during patch testing?
Patches containing small amounts of substances to which you may be allergic will be applied to your skin, usually on your back.
You keep the substances on your skin for a specific amount of time, usually 2 days.
You return to your doctor's office so that the doctor can check your skin for reactions.
You may need to keep some patches on your skin for a longer time and see your doctor again in a few days.
Stop wearing jewelry and clothing (zippers, fasteners) that contains nickel.
Cover your cell phone with a case to avoid touching the metal.
Get a pair of eyeglasses made without nickel.
If your skin clears when you avoid the allergen, it is likely the cause of your rash.
Treatment is the same for both types of contact dermatitis.
Avoid what is causing your rash. If avoiding the cause will be difficult, ask your dermatologist for help.
For example, if you are allergic to latex but must wear exam gloves, your dermatologist can recommend another type of glove that you can wear. If you must work outdoors where poison ivy grows, your dermatologist can recommend a protective barrier cream and clothing that can help.
Mild reaction: Antihistamine pills, moisturizer, and a corticosteroid that you can apply to your skin. Most patients apply the medicine twice a day for 1 week and once a day for 1 to 2 weeks.
Oatmeal baths can relieve discomfort.
Severe reaction: If you have a lot of swelling, your face swells, or the rash covers much of your body, you may need a strong medication. Your dermatologist may prescribe prednisone. It is important to take this medication exactly as directed to avoid another flare.
Wet dressings can help soothe skin that has lots of oozing and crusting. If your dermatologist recommends wet dressings, you'll receive instructions to help you make these at home.
If you have an infection, your dermatologist may prescribe an antibiotic.
Some patients need light therapy to calm their immune system. Your dermatologist may refer to this as phototherapy.
If you avoid what caused the rash, your skin will clear. Most people see clear skin within 1 to 3 weeks.
Clearing may take longer if poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac caused your rash. The first time you have an allergic reaction to one of these plants, the rash may linger for 6 weeks. If you get another rash, your skin should clear within 10 to 21 days.
Once your skin clears, you must continue to avoid what caused your rash.
If your rash does not clear, you should tell your dermatologist. You may need extra help.
Some people develop a rash even when they avoid touching the allergen. A rash can appear when the substance to which you have an allergy gets inside your body. The medical term for this condition is systemic contact dermatitis.
While rare, some people develop a rash because the fillings in their mouth contain mercury. They could only get rid of the rash when a dentist replaced their fillings with fillings that did not contain mercury.
Trying to find everything that contains the allergen can be a challenge. Your dermatologist may be able to help you create a list of things you need to avoid. The list often varies from region to region.
By avoiding what caused the rash, most people can avoid flare-ups.
If you work with substances that caused the rash, you can still avoid a rash. Your dermatologist can recommend ways to work and products to use. More than 80% of people diagnosed with occupational dermatitis successfully manage the condition and recover without any problems.
Image used with permission of Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: 2010; 62:1064-5.
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Sometimes you can get rid of a rash yourself. These dermatologists' tips can help you find the cause.
Once you know what's causing your rash, avoiding it often clears the rash.
Ask yourself the questions on this page (below) that are relevant.
If you answered yes to a question, stop using/wearing what you think caused the rash.
If the rash begins to clear, you may have found the culprit. If the rash worsens or remains for 2 weeks, make an appointment to see a dermatologist. You'll need help to get rid of the rash.
Stop wearing the item for a few days.
If the rash begins to clear when you stop wearing the item, you may have an allergy to a metal, dye, or fabric finisher.
Some people develop an allergy to jewelry that they've worn for years. The cause is often nickel, a metal found in many pieces of jewelry. A wedding ring can cause this problem. In fact, this rash is so common that it has a name, wedding-ring dermatitis.
If this happens, ask your dermatologist for tips to prevent getting a rash from your wedding ring.
Have you recently tried a new makeup, eye cream, or fragrance?
Some people are allergic to ingredients in these products.
Do you use an eyelash curler or tweezers?
These items often contain nickel, which is a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Brief direct contact with an eyelash curler or tweezers can cause an allergic skin reaction.
Do you rub your eyes?
If you find yourself rubbing your eyes, try to stop. Indirect contact with an allergen can cause a rash on your face. Even nickel used in a doorknob or keys can end up on your face when you rub your eyes.
Do you wear nail polish or artificial nails?
These products can cause a rash when you touch your face. Even when you don't develop a rash on your hands, the skin on your face can react.
Has a fragrance touched your skin?
Directly applying a fragrance can cause a rash. You can also get a rash from indirect contact. Touching a a towel or pillow that has a fragrance on it could cause a rash.
Do you hold your cell phone against your face?
A rash that appears on one side of the face may indicate that you have an allergy to nickel or chromium. Some cell phones contain one of these metals. You also could have an allergy to something in the case you use for your cell phone.
Have you recently switched shampoo or conditioner?
If you are allergic to an ingredient in a shampoo or conditioner, a rash can appear where the product runs down your body when you rinse.
Have you recently used a hair dye or perm solution?
These can cause a rash.
If you were in a wooded area, you may have touched poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac without knowing it. Poison ivy is one of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis.
Metals in musical instruments, such as nickel, cobalt, palladium, silver, and gold, can cause a rash. So too can cane reeds and exotic woods. Stains, glues, and varnishes also cause contact dermatitis.
Stop playing the instrument while your skin heals.
See a dermatologist. You may need medication to treat the rash. Patch testing also can be very helpful. This medical test helps to find allergens. It is important to know if you have an allergy to something in the instrument that you play.
Once the cause is found, your dermatologist can help you make some changes so that you can play again.
Is severe (raw skin, blisters, oozing, or intense itch).
Does not clear in a few weeks.
Is caused by something in your workplace.
Sometimes we can find one cause but miss others. For example, many people develop an allergy to nickel. This metal is so common that it may be in your wedding ring and dozens of products that you regularly use.
A dermatologist can help you find out if you have any allergies. If you have an allergy, your dermatologist can create a plan to help you avoid things that cause your rash.
Many dermatologists use databases that can tell them what products you should avoid if you have an allergy and what products you can use. This alone could save you lots of time and money.
"Saving face: Dermatologists helping patients identify source of facial allergic contact dermatitis." News release issued August 1, 2013.
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I came across several reciepes over the years and wrote down in a out-doors book im slowly working on. My favorite by far is Mango Pickerel over Black Beans!! there are a couple i love so i will share them now with you! The reciepes are as followed. enjoy.Mango Pickerel Over Black Bean:-1 onion -2 cloves of garlic-4 pickerel fillets. - salt & pepper and some virgin olive oil.Mango salad:1 ripe mango, diced - 1 jalapeno, diced. - 1 shallot, fine diced. - 1/4 cup Un sweetened coconut milk.Juice from 1 lime. - 1 tbsp honey - pepper - 1 tbsp of virgin olive oil.Black Bean stew: 4/5 strips of diced baccon. - 1 onion, diced. - 1 clove garlic, diced. - 4 cups of black beans1 cup of cherry tomatoes and a dash of salt and pepper.Set your oven at 350. layer onion and garlic in a pan, toss on fish. add your salt and pepper. roast untill fish is cooked/ or you can fry in oil or i prefer lard.Combine Mango, jalapeno, shallot, coconut, lime, honey and oil. and let sit for atleast 1 hour.Saute baccon, onion and garlic in a pan untill soft. Add beans and tomatoes. Then add your salt and pepper, cook untill heatedServe to plate add fish topped with mango salad! goes well adding roasted potatoes or a greek salad, But you can mix it up any way you wish. this is my favorate way to cook pickerel besides an open fire and lard!.enjoy .


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Ryan is the Editor in Chief at Stela. Ryan has a background in indie comics publishing and has spent a decade in the videogame industry, leading Community Development at Ubisoft. Between editing comics and spending time with his family, Ryan currently has no time for hobbies. Boo hoo. But please feel free to suggest potential hobbies to him - he'll start a list for the future.
Loved this heartfelt story. Nicely done.
I'm really enjoying the app so far—thanks! Future hobby: birdwatching.


Fire brigade | DEZA a. s.
The fire brigade for DEZA, a. s. Valašské Meziříčí was established on the basis of the Act on Fire Protection No. 133/85 Coll., as amended.
The fire brigade ensures fire protection (preventive and repressive) and the protection of inhabitants (civil protection) and proposes measures to decrease fire risks.
Contractually ensures against payment, the same activity at external organizations.
The highly professional work, excellent physical and mental preparation is demonstrated by the firemen when competing in the fire sports and TFA competitions.
The origins of the enterprise dates back to 1892 when Julius Rütgers founded a factory in Ostrava for distilling tar?
Deza supplies Valašské Meziříčí with heat and other industrial services.
Deza is a holder of the appraisal, Responsible Care – Responsible Business in Chemistry.
Deza received its first certificate ISO 14 001 in 2012.
Deza is one of the largest employers in the region.


Kanchii Tamang lost almost everything when the earthquake struck Nepal almost a year ago. She had been living in a hut in the village of Sipapokhare, which she describes losing, "It was like a dream when I saw my home turned into a ruin within seconds." Though she lost her home and all of the corn and millet she had been saving, Kanchii was thankful that the things most precious to her—her husband and three children—survived the disaster.
In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, the family shared a common kitchen with 12 other families and ate food that was found in the debris of collapsed houses. In order to survive the family reduced the number and size of meals they were eating, as well as the variety of food. Shops in the village had also been destroyed and soon the scavenged food was gone as well. It was a dire situation.
For the first week after the earthquake, no relief organizations were able to reach the village as landslides had washed the roads away. Kanchii and her family were grateful when the first food aid eventually reached them, but were still concerned, as it wasn't enough to sustain them until their next harvest.
In response, PWS&D stepped in—through our partner Nazarene Compassionate Ministries at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Rice, pulses (lentils), oil, sugar and salt were provided in enough quantity to last several months.
Kanchii is feeling real hope for the future now. She has some of the food rations remaining, and has also been able to harvest her own cornfields. While there is still much to be done to rebuild after such a disaster, she knows that at least her family won't be hungry as they recover.