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Folk Music, Salad Dressing Recipes And Turtle Derbys: How The Pandemic Is Changing Advertising
By Vivian McCall
May 29, 2020, 6 a.m. CT
A man walks in front of a closed bar advertising Corona beer in May 2020. Jerome Delay / Associated Press
Piano music intended to make you think, scenes of empty streets and talk of "uncertain times" are the new cliches in advertising.
"You can only salute the essential employees so many times, and at some point that message loses its impact," said Northwestern University marketing professor Tim Calkins. "So many advertisers even use the same wording."
Ads relevant in March may seem tasteless now, according to ad agencies, who said they're in a tough spot because of the public's changing perception of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, ads that resonate with New Yorkers can fall flat in places like rural Missouri, experts said.
WBEZ talked to a Northwestern marketing professor and two ad agencies about what makes a good ad during the pandemic.
Tim Calkins: 'What works has changed'
So far, 89% of large advertisers delayed planned ad campaigns that would seem tone-deaf during the pandemic, according to a World Federation of Advertisers survey.
But 60% of major companies have cut advertising budgets. One International Advertising Bureau survey estimated budgets will fall even further than they did during the 2008 financial crisis.
Calkins said it's ironic that the need for new, relevant ads is so high when ad budgets are so low.
Calkins said agencies are wondering how to motivate someone to purchase their brand in a way that's relevant without coming across as too heavy handed.
"What works has changed," he said. "At the beginning of this, companies ran some very heart warming spots that really seemed to connect. They seemed real; they seemed on point."
He pointed to this Sam's Club ad that ran in March, which showed employees working to "The Weight" by The Band. Calkins said that the commercial resonates because people still depend on those workers for essential goods. But this approach won't work forever.
Calkins said some brands, like Etsy, are actually evolving because of the pandemic. The demand for masks doubled the company's sales in May, the Verge reports.
"They are doing it in a way that is very focused on staying home, but not in a sad way," he said. "There's lots of neat and fun things that you can find on Etsy, and they're responding to what's happening in the world."
Cramer-Krasselt: Corona beer is different than coronavirus
To our local spots where we've celebrated Cinco de Mayo, this year we celebrate you. #CincoAtHome. pic.twitter.com/IfauqjFKmR
— Corona USA (@coronaextrausa) April 28, 2020
Early in the pandemic, news outlets misreported this survey and claimed 38% of beer-drinking Americans would not buy Corona beer.
This freaked out Cramer-Krasselt CEO Peter Krivkovich, the ad agency that markets the beer. He said they had to act fast to make a campaign that felt true to both the brand and the potential consumer living through the pandemic.
They advertised around Corona's $1 million contribution to a National Restaurant Association employee relief fund, with a TV spot about the small businesses that sell the beer around Cinco De Mayo.
Krivkovich said it's become important to focus on building relationships and camaraderie with potential customers, rather than using well-worn cliches.
"I think the brands that are aware of that are going to maintain their friendships, and those that don't are going to be looked at just sort of like carpetbaggers," he said.
And Corona sales? They're up 20% from when the pandemic began, Krivkovich said.
But in some ways, alcohol sells itself during a time when people are bored and shut in.
Other brands — like Marzetti salad dressings — could take advantage of new pandemic needs.
Krivkovich said the agency developed quick and easy recipes using the dressings geared toward inexperienced home cooks.
That gives people experiences they'll remember, he added.
"Hopefully when this whole thing ends, when we reach the light at the end of the tunnel, we're going to have some friends," he said. "You've done something for them that actually helped them in some way.
Energy BBDO: From 'highly emotional' to comedy
During the first weeks of the social distancing in the United States, ad agency Energy BBDO produced a Jack Daniels campaign called "With Love, Jack."
Co-Chief Creative Officer Josh Gross said "With Love, Jack" was released when the videos of Italian musicians playing from balconies were going viral and Americans were just beginning to stay at home.
Social distancing was new and foreign, so pairing it with reflective piano music was right for the moment, he said.
"As an agency, we were all finding little creative ways to stay social with each other and make it enjoyable," he said. "We knew there was something powerful there."
But as people settled into quarantine, Energy BBDO Co-Chief Creative Officer Pedro Pérez said the company's London office wanted to poke fun at quarantine in a series of ads for the British candy Maltesers.
Pérez said the spot works because it's not using comedy for the sake of comedy — it's rooted in the reality of the consumer.
"The new frontier for brands is pivoting from highly emotional messages that every brand did in some way to connect with the consumer now to evolve and find how the consumer is feeling."
Energy BBDO also advertised for the bourbon Old Forester with a "turtle derby" when the Kentucky Derby was postponed. Gross said the event was inspired by a 1945 turtle derby that took place when the U.S. government banned horse racing during the first half of the year because of World War II.
The difference is that this year ESPN aired the highlights.
Read more: All of WBEZ's coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Chicago and the region
Vivian McCall is a news intern at WBEZ. Follow her on twitter @MVivianMcCall.
Correction: This story has been revised to give the correct full name of Energy BBDO in Chicago and the correct full job titles of Josh Gross and Pedro Pérez. The story also was revised to clarify the BBDO office that developed the ads for Maltesers candy.


In addition to the two movable dividers that come with each Kai Shelving Unit, you can further customize this storage system with as many additional dividers as you wish. Choose from wood veneer or a pop of color. Made in Spain.
H 61.5" W 91" D 15.75" Space between fixed shelves: 13.75"
Painted solid oak frame; MDF panels and dividers with oak or walnut veneer or lacquered finish; push latch on storage box.


By late afternoon the sun came out and the temperature rose above freezing.
This entry was posted in Weather and tagged 2016, April, cold, Island Pond, NEK, Northeast Kingdom, snow, Spring, VT, webcam on April 26, 2016 by John.
Temperatures in the NEK have warmed up over the past week. As you can see on the graph our weather station recorded a high of 68.3°F on Sunday.
With the warmer weather I'm happy to report that the ice is out on Island Pond, as well as Spectacle Pond.
This entry was posted in Photography, VT, Weather and tagged 2160, Island Pond, NEK, Northeast Kingdom, photo, photography, Spring, Vermont, VT, weather on April 20, 2016 by John.
After several very warm days here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont the temperatures are going go the other way for the foreseeable future. We may even see lows in the single digits on several nights this week. I guess we need to pay the price at some point for the mild weather that was around the northeast for most of the winter.
Even with all of the mild weather the ice has been hanging tough on most of the lakes and ponds here in the NEK. This quad-coper (drone) video shot yesterday shows Island Pond still has ice covering most of the lake.
This entry was posted in video, VT, Weather and tagged 2016, cold, drone, Island Pond, NEK, Northeast Kingdom, quad-copter, Vermont, video, VT, weather on April 3, 2016 by John.


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package com.ctrip.xpipe.redis.core.metaserver;

import com.ctrip.xpipe.api.command.CommandFuture;

/**
 * @author lishanglin
 * date 2021/9/23
 */
public interface ReactorMetaServerConsoleService {

    CommandFuture<MetaServerConsoleService.PrimaryDcCheckMessage> changePrimaryDcCheck(String clusterId, String shardId, String newPrimaryDc);

    CommandFuture<MetaServerConsoleService.PreviousPrimaryDcMessage> makeMasterReadOnly(String clusterId, String shardId, boolean readOnly);

    CommandFuture<MetaServerConsoleService.PrimaryDcChangeMessage> doChangePrimaryDc(String clusterId, String shardId, String newPrimaryDc, MetaServerConsoleService.PrimaryDcChangeRequest request);

}

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CVS challenged ANTHEM to help satisfy an unmet need—offering everyday basics for consumers who are not highly involved in key categories or are forced to shop on a budget. The new brand, over 100 SKUs, would strengthen the value impression for the CVS store brands' portfolio, offering an opening price point tier to compete with mass and dollar store channels while preventing trading down of the mid-tier store brand.
ANTHEM delivered solutions within the existing portfolio strategy while supporting the strong CVS store brand experience. Our team formulated engaging brand positioning centered on basic functionality. Just the Basics communicates value honestly, with offerings that are smart—not cheap, with an iconic brand identity and design system that helps consumers feel savvy about saving, without sacrificing.
Winner: 2012 American Graphic Design Awards (GDUSA); Certificate of Excellence, Private Label Packaging.


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Sword Song (The Last Kingdom #4)
Author(s): Bernard Cornwell
The fourth novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. To serve a king or become one? Uhtred - warrior, pagan, scourge of the Vikings - faces a hard choice. Despite being offered a crown of his own, Uhtred is a man of his word. And he gave it to King Alfred of Wessex, who dreams of an England free from Vikings. So when the king orders him to take London from the Danes and hand it to his foolish son-in-law Aethelred, Uhtred agrees despite his concerns. For Aethelred's wife is the king's spirited daughter Aethelflaed and her fate is entwined with Uhtred's. And fate will not be denied ... Uhtred of Bebbanburg's mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.
Praise for 'The Lords of the North': 'Beautifully crafted story-telling, complete with splendid set-piece battles and relentless derring-do, so gripping that it rarely stops to catch a breath. It demonstrates once again Cornwell's enormous skill as a historical narrator. He would have graced Alfred's court entertaining the guests with his stories' Daily Mail 'Cornwell takes the spectres of ninth century history and puts flesh back on their bones. Here is Alfred's world restored -- impeccably researched and illuminated with the colour and passion of a master storyteller' Justin Pollard, author of 'Alfred the Great' Praise for Bernard Cornwell: 'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched' Observer
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and now lives in the USA. In addition to the Sharpe series, he is the author of the Arthurian series, the Warlord Chronicles; the Starbuck Chronicles on the American Civil War; Stonehenge; Gallows Thief; the Grail Quest series; and his new series, set during the reign of King Alfred.
Imprint : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication date : April 2010
Author : Bernard Cornwell
Illustrations : Illustrations, 1 map

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The never-before-told story of the Navy plane…
The never-before-told story of the Navy plane that drew a giant penis in the sky
EA-18G Growlers fly over the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy)
By The Washington Post |
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2019 at 11:42 a.m. | UPDATED: May 15, 2019 at 11:46 a.m.
By Michael Brice-Saddler | The Washington Post
For nearly two years, little was reported on the infamous "sky penis" – crudely scrawled across Washington state airspace using exhaust from a naval jet.
Admired by some and declared childish by others, the illustration over the Okanogan Highlands prompted a full investigation into the unit involved. Thanks to the Navy Times, we finally have a direct look into the minds of the artists responsible.
The publication filed a Freedom of Information Act request and obtained an abundance of details regarding the phallic affair, which apparently was spurred by boredom and culminated in regret.
Two junior officers, both of Electronic Attack Squadron 130, reportedly found themselves with time to spare following a training session on Nov. 16, 2017 – and their EA-18G Growler jet was producing particularly strong contrails.
What came next is best explained by the lieutenants themselves; their occasionally not-safe-for-work dialogue was picked up by the cockpit's video recording system and published by the Navy Times.
"Draw a giant penis, that would be awesome" one of the officers said to the pilot. "You should totally try to draw a penis."
"I could definitely draw one, that would be easy," the pilot responded. "I could basically draw a figure eight and turn around and come back. I'm gonna go down, grab some speed and hopefully get out of the contrail layer so they're not connected to each other."
The pilot continued: "Dude, that would be so funny. Airliner's coming back on their way into Seattle, just this big (expletive)-ing, giant penis. We could almost draw a vein in the middle of it too."
They appeared to work out the logistics of their drawing in real-time, exhibiting a skillful display of aerial artistry despite acknowledging some of the penis's features were "going to be a little lopsided."
When their masterpiece was completed, the lieutenants flew some distance away, laughing to themselves while capturing photos of their work, according to the Navy Times.
"Oh yes, that was (expletive)-ing amazing," said the pilot "This is so obvious."
His cockpit partner agreed, stating, "That's a (expletive) . . . Dude, I'm amazed that this stayed."
But the gleeful lieutenants suddenly realized they had a problem: their artwork was lingering much longer than anticipated. The pilot would later write about his failed attempt to "scribble it out" with more contrails. The squadron's executive officer soon learned of the remorseful lieutenants' endeavor – his disappointment was matched by their commanding officer, who was "immediately furious," the Navy Times reported.
"He asked both [lieutenants] if they had any idea what the ramifications of their actions were going to be," the executive officer wrote. The squadron quickly issued an alert that reached the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, warning of an aircraft flown in a pattern "that resulted in contrails depicting an obscene symbol when viewed from the ground."
The alert concluded with a bit of foreshadowing: "media attention is expected."
As photos of the penis taken from the ground went viral, senior Naval officer, Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, vowed to look into the matter.
"Naval aviation continually strives to foster an environment of dignity and respect," Shoemaker wrote in a statement at the time. "Sophomoric and immature antics of a sexual nature have no place in Naval aviation today."
The lieutenants responsible were not identified in the report, and it was not immediately clear what discipline they faced. A message to the squadron's public information officer was not returned Tuesday afternoon. An inquiry submitted to Navy's public affairs division was also not returned.
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An investigator wrote in the report the lieutenants' actions, while not in line with their prior behavior, was "crude, immature and unprofessional." But the investigation determined the incident was isolated, and not indicative of larger behavioral problems in the squadron.
The drawing was not the first of its kind. The Washington Post has previously detailed a string of previous sky drawings, including a Royal Air Force jet that appeared to draw a penis on Scotland's skies in 2014. That same year, the Blue Angels – the Navy's main flight demonstration squadron – reportedly painted a penis on the roof of a training facility that was so large, it could be viewed via satellite imagery on Google Maps.
But neither incident resonated more with people than the mythical 2017 "sky penis," whose artists, as one person put it, showed "real attention to detail."


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We have a substantial number of users that use f.lux, and would like to make the software part of our corporate image. We've tested a configuration with the software preinstalled but disabled, and it works fantastically well. Folks who want to use it just need to launch it once, and those who don't can just ignore it.
I sent an email to support@justgetflux.com several weeks ago about getting a site license, and also recently filled out the form at /enterprise. I'm just looking to buy a license to make sure we're compliant. Has anyone done this successfully? How much does it cost?
Anything? I literally just want to give you money in exchange for your blessing and nothing else. When the other enterprise features come around, great. For now I'm perfectly happy to deploy as-is.
We'll have something available very soon -- sorry about the delay. I will look for your email now since it's a better place to have this conversation!


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RTGame Wiki Outskirts
An overview of Outskirts
Outskirts was a large town that stretched over several plains and forest biomes. It had at least 24 residents, and had two districts: North Outskirts and The Woodlands. The Woodlands district was mainly in the dark oak forested area, while the North Outskirts district consisted of the coastal areas.
North Outskirts
32 Diamond Blocks
The mayor of Jamestown offered Jamestown to Outskirts for 32 blocks of diamonds. This mayor took these diamond blocks, but never transferred claims. The diamond blocks were returned after the claims were never sorted out, and Jamestown never joined Outskirts.
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2014 celebrity photo leaks
Ted Kotcheff
Knowledge Identifier: $Action_film
Film genre in which one or more heroes are thrust into a series of challenges that typically include physical feats, extended fight scenes, violence, and frantic chases
Category: Movies & TV
Countries: United States (47%), US (17%), China (11%)
Main connections: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris
Linked to: Routledge
Please help improve it by adding dated informations, images and videos about Action film.
Actors from the 1950s and 1960s, such as John Wayne, Steve McQueen and Lee Marvin, passed the torch in the 1970s to actors such as Bruce Lee, Tom Laughlin, Charles Bronson, Chuck Norris, Clint Eastwood and Sonny Chiba
Notable action film directors from the 1960s and 1970s include Sam Peckinpah, whose 1969 Western "The Wild Bunch" was controversial for its bloody violence and nihilist tone
During the 1970s, the Bond films faced competition as gritty detective stories and urban crime dramas began to evolve and fuse themselves with the new "action" style, leading to a string of maverick police officer films, such as "Bullitt" , "The French Connection" and "Dirty Harry"
Hong Kong action cinema was at its peak from the 1970s to 1990s, when its action movies were experimenting with and popularizing various new techniques that would eventually be adopted by Hollywood action movies
It should be noted, however, that the 1970s saw the introduction of martial-arts films to western audiences
This began in the early 1970s with the martial arts movies of Bruce Lee, which led to a wave of Bruceploitation movies that eventually gave way to the comedy kung fu films of Jackie Chan by the end of the decade
While action has long been a recurring component in films, the "action film" genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects
From Japan, Sonny Chiba starred in his first martial arts movie in 1973 called the "Karate Kiba"
By the end of the 1980s, the influence of the successful action film could be felt in almost every genre
During the 1980s, Hong Kong action cinema re-invented itself with various new movies
In the 1980s, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover had a popular string of "buddy cop" films in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise
The 1980s would see the action film take over Hollywood to become a dominant form of summer blockbuster
The cross-breeding of genres would become the norm in the 1980s
Thus, the 1980s and 1990s saw a rise in both budgets and the number of sequels a film could generally have
In 1982, veteran actor Nick Nolte and rising comedian Eddie Murphy smashed box office records with the action-comedy "48 Hrs", credited as the first "buddy-cop" movie
Later, the 1988 film, "Die Hard", was particularly influential on the development of the action genre
In the 1990s and 2000s, Asian actors Chow Yun-fat, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan appeared in a number of different types of action films, and US actors Wesley Snipes and Vin Diesel both had many roles
European action actors such as Belgian-born Jean-Claude Van Damme , Moroccan-born Jean Reno , Swedish-born Dolph Lundgren , Irish-born Colin Farrell , and English-born Jason Statham , appeared in a number of action films in the 1990s and 2000s
For example, 2009's "Star Trek" had several science fiction tropes and concepts like time travel through a black hole
The dearth of new action heroes is a popular topic of conversation, so much so that Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" and "The Expendables 2" parody the aging crop of 1980s superstars
Subway Cinema - In 2013 the Daniel A. Craft *award for Excellence in Action Cinema was added in memory of the festival's late director and treasurer
Analysis of the lines in 2016's biggest blockbusters show that despite much hype about the lead female in Rogue One, and the female characters in Suicide Squad and $Captain_America (Captain_America:_The_First_Avenger), these characters still had limited share of dialogue


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"""Tests for manipulating VolumeConnectors via the DB API"""

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from ironic.common import exception
from ironic.tests.unit.db import base
from ironic.tests.unit.db import utils as db_utils

class DbVolumeConnectorTestCase(base.DbTestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        # This method creates a volume_connector for every test and
        # replaces a test for creating a volume_connector.
        super(DbVolumeConnectorTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.node = db_utils.create_test_node()
        self.connector = db_utils.create_test_volume_connector(
            node_id=self.node.id, type='test',
            connector_id='test-connector_id')

    def test_create_volume_connector_duplicated_type_connector_id(self):
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorTypeAndIdAlreadyExists,
                          db_utils.create_test_volume_connector,
                          uuid=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
                          node_id=self.node.id,
                          type=self.connector.type,
                          connector_id=self.connector.connector_id)

    def test_create_volume_connector_duplicated_uuid(self):
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorAlreadyExists,
                          db_utils.create_test_volume_connector,
                          uuid=self.connector.uuid,
                          node_id=self.node.id,
                          type='test',
                          connector_id='test-connector_id-2')

    def test_get_volume_connector_by_id(self):
        res = self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_id(self.connector.id)
        self.assertEqual(self.connector.type, res.type)
        self.assertEqual(self.connector.connector_id, res.connector_id)
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound,
                          self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_id,
                          -1)

    def test_get_volume_connector_by_uuid(self):
        res = self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_uuid(self.connector.uuid)
        self.assertEqual(self.connector.id, res.id)
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound,
                          self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_uuid,
                          -1)

    def _connector_list_preparation(self):
        uuids = [str(self.connector.uuid)]
        for i in range(1, 6):
            volume_connector = db_utils.create_test_volume_connector(
                uuid=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
                node_id=self.node.id,
                type='iqn',
                connector_id='iqn.test-%s' % i)
            uuids.append(str(volume_connector.uuid))
        return uuids

    def test_get_volume_connector_list(self):
        uuids = self._connector_list_preparation()
        res = self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_list()
        res_uuids = [r.uuid for r in res]
        self.assertCountEqual(uuids, res_uuids)

    def test_get_volume_connector_list_sorted(self):
        uuids = self._connector_list_preparation()
        res = self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_list(sort_key='uuid')
        res_uuids = [r.uuid for r in res]
        self.assertEqual(sorted(uuids), res_uuids)

        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
                          self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_list, sort_key='foo')

    def test_get_volume_connectors_by_node_id(self):
        res = self.dbapi.get_volume_connectors_by_node_id(self.node.id)
        self.assertEqual(self.connector.type, res[0].type)
        self.assertEqual(self.connector.connector_id, res[0].connector_id)

    def test_get_volume_connectors_by_node_id_that_does_not_exist(self):
        self.assertEqual([], self.dbapi.get_volume_connectors_by_node_id(99))

    def test_update_volume_connector(self):
        old_connector_id = self.connector.connector_id
        new_connector_id = 'test-connector_id-2'

        self.assertNotEqual(old_connector_id, new_connector_id)

        res = self.dbapi.update_volume_connector(
            self.connector.id,
            {'connector_id': new_connector_id})
        self.assertEqual(new_connector_id, res.connector_id)
        res = self.dbapi.update_volume_connector(
            self.connector.uuid,
            {'connector_id': old_connector_id})
        self.assertEqual(old_connector_id, res.connector_id)

    def test_update_volume_connector_uuid(self):
        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
                          self.dbapi.update_volume_connector,
                          self.connector.id,
                          {'uuid': ''})

    def test_update_volume_connector_fails_invalid_id(self):
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound,
                          self.dbapi.update_volume_connector,
                          -1,
                          {'node_id': ''})

    def test_update_volume_connector_duplicated_type_connector_id(self):
        type = self.connector.type
        connector_id1 = self.connector.connector_id
        connector_id2 = 'test-connector_id-2'
        volume_connector2 = db_utils.create_test_volume_connector(
            uuid=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
            node_id=self.node.id,
            type=type,
            connector_id=connector_id2)
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorTypeAndIdAlreadyExists,
                          self.dbapi.update_volume_connector,
                          volume_connector2.id,
                          {'connector_id': connector_id1})

    def test_destroy_volume_connector(self):
        self.dbapi.destroy_volume_connector(self.connector.id)
        # Attempt to retrieve the volume to verify it is gone.
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound,
                          self.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_id,
                          self.connector.id)
        # Ensure that the destroy_volume_connector returns the
        # expected exception.
        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound,
                          self.dbapi.destroy_volume_connector,
                          self.connector.id)


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import random
import sys
from rlglue.environment.Environment import Environment
from rlglue.environment import EnvironmentLoader as EnvironmentLoader
from rlglue.types import Observation
from rlglue.types import Action
from rlglue.types import Reward_observation_terminal

class test_1_environment(Environment):
        stepCount=0
        o=Observation()

        def env_init(self):
                return "sample task spec"

        def env_start(self):
                self.stepCount=0

                self.o.intArray=[1]
                self.o.doubleArray=[0.0/2.0, 1.0/2.0]
                self.o.charArray=['a','b','c']

                return self.o;

        def env_step(self,action):
                ro=Reward_observation_terminal()
                terminal=False

                if self.stepCount < 5:
                        self.o.doubleArray=[]
                        self.o.charArray=[]
                        self.o.intArray=[self.stepCount]

                        self.stepCount=self.stepCount+1

                        if self.stepCount==5:
                                terminal=True

                        ro.r=1.0

                else:
                        self.o.doubleArray=[0.0078125,-0.0078125,0.0,0.0078125e150,-0.0078125e150]
                        self.o.charArray=['g','F','?',' ','&']
                        self.o.intArray=[173,-173,2147483647,0,-2147483648]

                        ro.r=-2.0

                ro.o=self.o
                ro.terminal=terminal
                return ro

        def env_cleanup(self):
                pass

        def env_message(self,inMessage):
                timesToPrint=self.stepCount%3

                outMessage=inMessage + b"|"
                for i in range(0, timesToPrint):
                        outMessage=outMessage + bytes("%d" % (self.stepCount), encoding='ascii')
                        outMessage=outMessage + b"."

                outMessage=outMessage + b"|" + inMessage

                return outMessage

if __name__=="__main__":
        EnvironmentLoader.loadEnvironment(test_1_environment())


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Conducător (, "Leader") was the title used officially by Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu during World War II, also occasionally used in official discourse to refer to Carol II and Nicolae Ceaușescu.

History
The word is derived from the Romanian verb a conduce, from the Latin ducere ("to lead" or, "to drive" in Romanian), cognate with such titles as dux, duke, duce and doge. Its meaning also parallels other titles, such as Führer in Nazi Germany, Duce in Fascist Italy and caudillo in Francoist Spain.

It was first employed as an additional title by King Carol II during the final years of the National Renaissance Front regime, and soon after employed by Marshal Ion Antonescu as he assumed dictatorial powers after September 14, 1940. Nominally, Antonescu was Prime Minister and the role of head of state was filled by King Michael, but all real power rested with Antonescu. According to historian Adrian Cioroianu, through the use of the term, Antonescu meant to highlight connections with Germany, and after the fall of the Iron Guard from shared government (the National Legionary State), his own personal regime.

The term was occasionally used in official discourse as a reference to Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, starting in the period after 1971, at a time when the Romanian Communist Party grew in membership but decreased in importance due to Ceaușescu's increasing personality cult. It was used in parallel with the rarer cârmaci ("helmsman"), in turn borrowed from similar rhetoric in totalitarian states such as North Korea and China under Mao Zedong. While references to the Party as the "vanguard of the working class" fell out of use, power became centered on Ceauşescu's prerogative to issue orders to the political apparatus.

The choice of the term was also meant to highlight a symbolic connection with the Princes of Wallachia and the Princes of Moldavia (another comparison in use was that between Ceaușescu and the Dacian leaders of Antiquity). Additionally, during the same period, Communist sources began depicting Antonescu in a favorable light. Starting from a model applied to the entire Eastern Bloc by Polish political scientist Andrzej Korboński, differentiating Communist leaderships in types of primus inter pares (collective leadership) and primus (personal rule), Cioroianu concluded that Romania's choice for the latter alternative was most likely based on local political tradition. In Cioroianu's view, Ceaușescu's system drew its other major source of legitimacy from political clientelism (resulting in what he called "an orbital political system").

The new political relations, largely based on the Conducător'''s charisma, were likened to various other dictatorial regimes of the 20th century, and included by Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi and Juan José Linz among the various "Sultanistic regimes"the title itself has drawn comparisons with other ones created by dictatorial leaders for themselves: Aryamehr (used by Iran's Mohammad Reza Pahlavi), Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (in Joseph-Désiré Mobutu's Zaire), the Imperial designation of Central Africa (under Jean-Bédel Bokassa), Benefactor de la Patria (imposed by Rafael Leónidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic), and Conqueror of the British Empire etc. (in Idi Amin's Uganda).

Influence
Several Serbian sources have repeatedly alleged that the Croatian politician , a member of the League of Communists of Croatia inside Communist Yugoslavia and a confidant of President Josip Broz Tito, was an active campaigner for Croatian independence. Among other allegations, Krajačić was accused of having adopted the nickname "Conducător of Separatism", as a compliment to Ceaușescu's dictatorial stance.

 See also
 Führer DuceNotes

References
David Berry, The Romanian Mass Media and Cultural Development, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, 2004
Henry E. Brady, Cynthia S. Kaplan, "Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union", in David Butler, Austin Ranney, Referendums Around the World: The Growing Use of Direct Democracy, American Enterprise Institute, Washington D.C., 1994
Ion C. Butnaru, The Silent Holocaust: Romania and Its Jews, Praeger/Greenwood, Westport, 1992
Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi, Juan José Linz, Sultanistic Regimes, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, London, 1998
Adrian Cioroianu, Pe umerii lui Marx. O introducere în istoria comunismului românesc ("On the Shoulders of Marx. An Incursion into the History of Romanian Communism"), Editura Curtea Veche, Bucharest, 2005
Tom Gallagher, Theft of a Nation: Romania since Communism, C. Hurst & Co., London, 2005
Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983
Gail Kligman, The Politics of Duplicity: Controlling Reproduction in Ceausescu's Romania, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 1998
David Bruce MacDonald, Balkan Holocausts? Serbian and Croatian Victim-Centred Propaganda and the War in Yugoslavia'', Manchester University Press, Manchester, New York 2002

Socialist Republic of Romania
Fascism in Romania
Romania in World War II
Heads of state of Romania
Romanian words and phrases
Titles of national or ethnic leadership

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Amazon to Open New Robotics Innovation Hub
SEATTLE — Amazon today announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art Amazon Robotics innovation hub and create 200 tech and advanced manufacturing jobs in Westborough, Massachusetts. Opening in 2021, the company plans to invest more than $40 million in the new site to allow Amazon Robotics to continue to grow its engineering, manufacturing, support and test teams in the state. The new 350,000 square feet facility, developed by Atlantic Management of Framingham, MA, will feature corporate offices, research and development labs, and manufacturing space and will be in addition to Amazon Robotics' current site in North Reading — together serving as the company's epicenter of robotics innovation. Amazon has created more than 4,000 full-time jobs in Massachusetts, and since 2011, invested more than $3 billion in the state, including infrastructure and compensation to our employees.
"We're excited to grow our teams in Massachusetts and take advantage of the talent and regional connectivity that MetroWest offers," said Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics' Chief Technologist. "This will be a world-class facility, where our teams can design, build, program, and ship our robots, all under the same roof. This expansion will allow us to continue to innovate quickly and improve delivery speed for customers around the world."
"Massachusetts is home to a nation-leading innovation economy with a highly educated and skilled workforce, and we are proud of the life-changing research and high quality of life that attracts leading companies to invest and grow here," said Governor Charlie Baker. "We are pleased that Amazon plans to increase their substantial presence with a state-of-the-art robotics facility, creating 200 new jobs and employing over 4,000 skilled workers throughout the Commonwealth, furthering its continued investment in the state's economic growth and development."
"Industry leaders like Amazon continue to grow and expand in regional innovation economies like Westborough and across the MetroWest region, and we applaud their continued investment in robotics," said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. "We are grateful for this increased commitment to STEM careers and education, and are excited about the opportunities afforded by end-to-end capabilities, including design and advanced manufacturing, all in one site."
"We are thrilled to welcome Amazon Robotics Division to Westborough! The investment of this international company in our community demonstrates the ability of the regional economy and its workforce to attract innovation and technology. We look forward to a strong partnership with Amazon Robotics," said Kristi Williams, Town Manager, Westborough.
Since 2011, Amazon has invested over $3 billion in Massachusetts, from building customer fulfillment infrastructure and research facilities to compensation to its teams. The company estimates that these direct investments in the state contributed an additional $2.4 billion to Massachusetts' economy and generated an additional 7,000 indirect jobs on top of the company's direct hires. There are also tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, authors, and entrepreneurs in Massachusetts who are growing their businesses with tools like Marketplace, Fulfillment By Amazon, Kindle Direct Publishing, and Amazon Web Services.
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One dead after semi-truck flies off US 75 overpass in Allen
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of U.S. 75 and Stacy Road.
Published: 4:16 PM CDT September 20, 2022
Updated: 4:59 PM CDT September 21, 2022
ALLEN, Texas — One person is dead after an 18-wheeler flew off a U.S. 75 overpass in Allen, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The crash happened near the intersection of 75 and Stacy Road.
Police in Allen said it appeared the semi-truck was going northbound on the highway when it collided with another vehicle, sending the 18-wheeler off the overpass.
Dash camera video from a witness shows the semi-truck going off the overpass, overturning onto the road and then bursting into flames.
WARNING: THE VIDEO CONTAINS DISTURBING IMAGES.
Police said the driver of the semi-truck died. He was later identified as Gustavo Gomez, 71.
Letters and packages spilled out onto the roadway after the crash. Some had USPS markings on them. A USPS employee could be seen at the scene taking pictures and making phone calls.
USPS on Wednesday confirmed that Gomez was not a USPS employee.
In a statement to WFAA, USPS said: "The accident that occurred involved a contractor who transports mail for the Postal Service. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time."
The driver of the other vehicle involved was not injured and was seen cooperating with police.
Traffic could be seen backed up for miles going northbound on 75 through Allen.
"Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the victim's family and friends as they deal with their loss," police said in statement.
The City of Allen said there were delays in all directions through Tuesday evening at 75 and Stacy Road. The east service road from Cabela's Drive to Stacy Road was also shut down.
The Texas Department of Transportation said crews were at the scene investigating the crash.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to call police at 214-509-4288 as the investigation continues.
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"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
a character in "Game of the Gods", originally authored by maloneyc16, as played by RolePlayGateway
Scarlett Violeta Monroe
Queen of Thorns
Hex code:
Faceclaim:
"The poetry of earth is never dead."
Appearance: Scarlett has a curvy figure and is of average height for a girl. She has beautiful long brown hair that cascades down to the middle of her back in natural curls. Her eyes are a rich chocolate brown and always seem to be smiling. Her skin is naturally tanned as a result of her Bulgarian heritage.
Accessories: She carries a lightweight backpack with an emergency kit, an album of family photos, seeds, granola bars, and a canteen full of water.
Tattoos, Piercings, Etc: Her body is covered in purple glyphs, but they are not tattoos. She has scars on her ears from getting her ears pierced.
"Not just beautiful, though—the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me."
Personality: Scarlett is a strong and patient young woman. She is also very independent as she is used to doing things for herself. Living a life where nothing she earned was for free has made Scarlett a hard worker and she does not like to ask for help. This is where her terrible listening skills come into the picture because she does what she wants and will not listen to others opinions. Normally, Scarlett is a very sweet and compassionate person. She hates to watch people suffer and has not intentions of hurting people. The apocolypse has been especially hard on her because of this. It has made her do things she would normally never do and has dulled her bright personality. Her compassion is still there, but sometimes it is not as apparent. Her feisty personality is the one thing that hasn't dulled. If insulted or treated badly she will retaliate. However, she does not have a temper. One of Scarlett's best traits is her patience, it is a trait that has been very helpful to her during the apocalypse. She knows when to strike and when to wait and she is never in a hurry. Unless of course, she is being chased by zombies, cannibals, or other players in the game.
Likes: Nature, baths, gardening, dancing, art, rain, sun, animals, kind people, swimming
Dislikes: Acts of cruelty, ignorance, being helpless, hurting people
Strengths: She is a talented dancer and a talented artist. She is compassionate and patient.
Weaknesses: She can be very feisty when agitated. She is also a bad listener.
Habits: She often scrunches up her nose when she doesn't like something.
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
Power: The Queen of Thorns has power over all plant-life and she can grow her own plants by using her blood. She can also poison people by creating poison spores, but they are not deadly. Her poison claws however, can be deadly. Whereas some players have enhanced healing, the Queen of Thorns almost has complete regeneration when she is harmed. If she gets stabbed through the heart she will not die, she will be in major recovery for months, but will not die. If her arm is cut off, it will grow back. The sun helps her regenerate faster.
Power Weaknesses: Her powers are limited because of the lack of plant life and when she uses her blood to create plant life she becomes weak. Scarlett is not a talented fighter as she is not knowledgeable about any fighting techniques, so if she is drained of power she is extremely vulnerable. Her poison does not work on The Beast. While the Queen of Thorns can survive many things, she cannot survive decapitation, drowning, or burning to death.
Title: Queen of Thorns
Call/Phrase: "Beautiful to look at, deadly to touch."
Card Image: A young woman with glowing green eyes stands in a field full of plant life. She is covered in vines and wears a crown of thorns. In front of her lays a man with being choked by a thorn covered vine. He is scratching at it as blood pours from his eyes. At the end of a field, a river of blood can be seen.
Special Gifts: Her eyes glow green when using her powers. She also has purple thorn claws and purple glyphs covering her body. They glow when she is feeling strong emotions. Scarlett's natural scent resembles different types of flowers, she can smell like roses, honeysuckles, sweet peas, lilacs, and any other type of flower.
"Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive."
History: Scarlett grew up on a farm in Idaho, but her family is originally from Bulgaria. Scarlett's older brother was 3 when the family moved to America and her mother had Scarlett a year later. While her family knew of the game, they did not have archives. They discovered Scarlett to be the Queen of Thorns when she was young and had been talking to the flowers. They taught her everything they knew of the game, which was not much, but they did teach her a lot about how her powers would work. By the time she was 8, she knew everything there was to know about botany.
When her powers arrived, Scarlett was terrified of them. She knew that with her powers coming, the game was not too far away. She was taught that the Queen of Thorns became vicious in battle and Scarlett had no desire to harm anyone. The apocolypse came soon after and killed her parents with it's bright flash. Scarlett and her grandmother travelled in the hopes of finding a safe haven, but her grandma died of an illness along the way and left Scarlett by herself. As for Scarlett's brother, he had been at college in California and she thought him to be dead. Now she travels on, dreading the coming game, as she is pulled by some mysterious force.
Scarlett Monroe's Story
Scarlett walked through the desolate town as she followed the mysterious pull that called to her. She knew what the pull was and what it meant, but she couldn't resist it. Her grandmother had told her this much a week before she passed away.
"You can't fight the pull Scarlett," she would say. "The game must go on."
Yeah well, Scarlett didn't want the game to go on, she wanted no part in it. It was a worthless game made for people to kill each other, and for what? Immortality? No thank you. Scarlett just wanted a normal life. She looked down at her hands and thought back to the purple claws that had came out of them two weeks ago. She sighed to herself. Sadly, normal wasn't possible for someone like her. As the pull became stronger, Scarlett heard a faint call, "Fear the unknown."
Scarlett froze in shock and felt her poison claws slowly sliding out in defense.
Think Scarlett, think. Whose call is that? It's a girl based on the voice and it mentioned the unknown.
The Ruler of Knowledge. The most intelligent player to ever play the game. Wasn't one of her powers to send visions? Could she have been the one that sent Scarlett the image of the church?
Scarlett moved cautiously through the town, following the pull. Her claws were still out ready to defend at a moments notice and she was sure that her purple glyphs were glowing as well. It was then that Scarlett came across a large church, the same one from her vision. It was old, the style dating back to the early 1900's if she had to guess. It was made out of dark colored bricks and had a large cross pinned above the entry to the door. Scarlett climbed up the steep stone steps and reached for the door. She put her hand on the handle and slowly turned it until the door clicked open. It creaked as she pushed her way through and Scarlett walked into the dark room. The large stain glass windows provided the room with some light, but not much and this gave the room an eerie vibe.
Scarlett heard a shuffle of movement coming from the front of the room and whipped her head to follow it.
"FEAR THE UNKNOWN."
It was a girl around Scarlett's age. She looked pretty normal aside from the image that appeared above her head. It resembled a card and on the top it read The Ruler of Knowledge, underneath was the image of a bright blue brain. It had brighter specs highlighting certain parts of the brain. After a few seconds, the image faded away, and the call became silent. Scarlett was then left to face the girl. She moved to put her thorn claws in front of her when she noticed they had retracted. Holy ground, she thought. Smart move.
Scarlett had read in her archives that their powers did not work on holy ground, in fact, they cannot be harmed on holy ground at all. Scarlett could shoot the girl and it wouldn't even leave a mark.
Scarlett sighed in defeat and sat down in one of the many pews. She had no choice, but to hear what this girl had to say. She just hoped that she wouldn't get killed because of it.
The rumble of the engine filled the air as Aiden rode his motorcycle through some town in Idaho. Or was it Utah? Aiden didn't really care enough to know. Nowadays, people are more focused on living to see another day rather then knowing where they are. Survival is pretty much the only thing anyone cares about since the apocalypse. The problem was that Aiden wasn't even sure if his survival was important anymore.
Ever since the death of his parents and younger sister, Aiden hasn't been his normal self. He hasn't been able to laugh or smile and only thinks in terms of food and water. Part of it might be because he is all alone and has no one to talk to. Aiden has always been a social person and going months with very little communication is starting to take a toll on him. He has no real goal, he just rides around on his Harley going no where in particular. Once he runs out of gas, he finds a car to syphon gas from, and then begins traveling again. It doesn't help that Aiden isn't exactly normal.
It happened a couple of weeks ago as Aiden was making one of his usual searches for food. He had walked into a worn out storage building in the hopes of finding canned food when a zombie came stumbling out. In defense, Aiden put his hands out in front of him only to see sparks of lightning shoot from them, instantly frying the zombie. It freaked him out and he thought he had imagined the whole thing, but the next day, the lightning made another appearance on his skin. Now he has gotten used to it, but he still has no idea why it is happening. The worst part is that he actually finds the sparks to be comforting. Even weirder, a picture of a church keeps appearing in Aiden's head and last week a voice in his head said, "The trickster is no more." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Add that onto the whole freaky lightning powers and Aiden's list of problems just keeps growing.
The town Aiden was in had a strange vibe to it. Normally when he gets these kinds of feelings about a place, he immediately leaves, but something was telling Aiden to stay. He parked his bike in front of an abandoned hardware store and began walking when he heard,"Beautiful to look at, deadly to touch." and "Fear the unknown."
Aiden jerked his head around trying to find the source of the voices, but there was no one to be found. Shaking his head, Aiden continued to walk until he came across a church. It looked exactly like the one in his vision and despite his brain's protests, Aiden walked toward it as if being controlled by some unnatural force.
Title: The Temptress || Dialogue:#d9534f
The first mistake she made was daring to be thankful of no school or authority but the world as it is now...it's so much worse. Her parents and her may not have seen eye to eye but she never wished death upon them. And her friends...a rarity as it was...were all gone.
There wasn't much interpretation in her powers, it was what it was; she could command people without anchors, and she used them for her own gain to navigate through the apocalypse. She would clutch people's arm, causing them to stare into her pleading blue eyes then ask they help her, to the extent of giving up their lives before hers was jeopardized.
Despite her blood boiling at women's piercing screams and wailing some nights because of what the men inflicted on them, Kira kept her eyes dead ahead.
After all having vivid visions of a church she had not seen or heard of before came as an additional fright. In her 19 years she was not ever religious or thought about taking it up, so she never paid churches a second glance. Not even in the apocalypse. But what called to her was greater than intuition, and something she could not fight so she took herself to said destination finally, if only to free her mind and gut feeling of it. Perhaps even to query how or why she could do what she could do. It was in all honestly the best bet for answers.
Kira paused some distance away and frowned. A surreal sensation to see the vision in her head turn real. All she took was a step forward then voices started hitting her at once. "Fast as lightning." "Beautiful to look at, deadly to touch." "Fear the unknown."
Then ahead a young man with an image above his head and writing, moving for the same church. Kira gave it a moment before pursuing, the words getting louder the closer she drew to the church. Maybe she was at the edge of insanity.
Perhaps survivors of this town gathered in the church to pray and meet. See how their stocks were holding and keep track of their population count.
Through the other side of the doors however, were not a town's worth of people. But others with images. Queen of Thorns. Ruler of Knowledge. Lord of Lightning. Then they vanished along with the calls in her head. She didn't expect for it to be overly crowded but still, more than two, three people around her age. Kira slowly sunk into the closest pew, the furthest from the front where one girl stood as if waiting for something, just like Kira waited for answers running her whip between her fingers. Who even grabbed a whip for the apocalypse? If somebody could answer that, she'd be impressed.
Dialogue: #225B09
Finally after hundreds of years, the game has begun again.
Dominic rode calmly on his horse, Polemos, which he named after the Greek spirit of war. His horse had much more strength and endurance than any normal horse, in fact, any horse Dominic took as his own became enhanced. This particular horse had a fine black coat with eyes that had turned from a dark brown to a glowing red.
Dominic went where the pull led him, knowing that it would bring him to The Ruler of Knowledge.
When he had received the vision of the church, he instantly knew who had sent it; one does not forget the powers of the ruler. Dominic was just relieved that she hadn't spoken to him through his mind as well. The last ruler had done this multiple times and Dominic found the invasion to be unpleasant. As he traveled, he wondered what kind of motive the ruler had in mind. She obviously wanted something if she wanted to meet on holy ground. But what?
Whatever her desire for meeting was, Dominic was prepared to defend himself at the slightest hint of suspicion. Although, Dominic hoped that there would be no need to kill. He was tired of killing, he already had so much blood on his hands that would never be washed clean. But the fact of the matter stays the same, he would kill if necessary. That is what he had done in the last game, and he would do it again without hesitation.
Dominic sensed he was nearing the church and slowed down Polemos. Dominic rode slowly through the town when he heard familiar calls play in his head. He only heard four, but he could feel more players near him. What is she planning?
On high alert, Dominic jumped off of his horse and tied it to a pole. His twin blades rested in the harness on the back of his armor. He spotted the church and strode towards it, his black armor clinking lightly and his helmet shielding his face.
Dominic did not know what to expect, but he knew one thing. No one was to be trusted.
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karl deryck houben
hex code: #071C57
Karl trailed his sister and she led the way to...who knows where. Their relationship was like one of those twin things in some stories. The little sister was the leader, and the older twin brother was the bodyguard. Sidekick. Whatever. To be honest, Karl didn't have a problem with that. Just as long as Ashley wasn't leading him to certain death.
"Sis, you know I love ya," Karl began, gripping his bow. "But do you have any idea where we're going?"
Ashley halted and spun around. She wasn't glaring at him, but if Karl wasn't Ashley's twin brother, he would be intimated as hell."I'm following the pull," she stated simply. "You can't feel it?" After those brusque two sentences, Ashley faced forward once again and continued on her trek.
Oh! Karl thought with sudden realization. That's what that thing was! Karl wasn't going to lie, compared to his sister, he wasn't the brightest person out there. He was far from stupid, but not as sharp as Ashley.
Suddenly, as Ashley stopped abruptly, Karl heard voices in his head. "Fast as lightning." "Fear the unknown." "Beautiful to look at, deadly to touch." "Bow down to my mighty swords!" Karl almost jerked back at the last one. Damn, the dude was intense.
Karl was thrown back into the present as Ashley made some hand gesture at him. Hey, she was the one who knew ASL. Not him.
Ashley jerked a finger towards the church in front of the twins. Karl furrowed a brow, then shrugged. He knew that the both of them could feel the pull.
Ashley slowly and silently plucked an arrow out of her quiver and readied her bow, Karl following suit. The siblings approached the church, as silent as leopards stalking their prey. Which was fitting, considering that the twins were both holding a bow and had a quiver of arrows strapped to their backs at this very moment.
Ashley silently set her hand on the door handle. Karl winced, knowing what was coming. His sister silently and oh-so-gently curled her fingers around the handle and slammed the door open in a flash. Said door whammed against the building wall with a loud boom. Literally anyone in the church would be scared out of their wits. Ashley was intense like that.


Ernest Woods of Haywood County, North Carolina, stresses a point about Appalachian speech.
Vestor and Dorothy Mcgaha of Haywood County, North Carolina, explain some unique phrases of Appalachian English.
Different language communities have certain ways of talking that set them apart from others. Those differences may be thought of as dialects —not just accents (the way words are pronounced) but also grammar, vocabulary, syntax and common expressions. Often a group that is somewhat isolated regionally or socially from other groups will develop a characteristic dialect.
Regardless how one defines them, dialects are fascinating and relevant to the general study of language differences.
Research in dialects helps scientists understand the fundamental principles that underlie language differences, language innovation and language variation in time and space. The research also helps the public understand language diversity and offers a new perspective on national debates associated with various dialects – for example, should people be encouraged to eliminate "nonstandard" ways of speaking?
Researchers Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes interview Ocracoke resident Rex O'Neal about the changes taking place on the island over the past several generations.
Walt Wolfram of North Carolina State University helped launch the national awareness about the role of dialects in American society and education. Now he is conducting research on several dialects in North Carolina, including the Ocracoke brogue and African American Appalachian dialects.


San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera at a Nov. 3, 2016 press conference announcing his lawsuit against the developers of the Millennium Tower.
SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 3, 2016)—City Attorney Dennis Herrera today filed a lawsuit against the developer of the high-rise, residential Millennium Tower, alleging that the developer knew the 58-story building was sinking further and faster than expected but did not disclose that information to potential home buyers as required by law.
a year later, by February 2009, the Tower had settled 8.3 inches, more than 2 inches over the maximum amount previously predicted.
After May 2009, the developer had data showing that the tower's settlement was continuing to increase and that is was settling at different rates in different parts of the property, which could lead to the building tilting.
None of this information was disclosed to potential homebuyers as required by law, according to 1,900 pages of records that Mission Street Development LLC turned over in response to a subpoena my office issued in September.
These disclosure documents discussed everything from the color and veining of marble to noting that the size and types of plants in the common areas of the building could change.
But they left out one very important detail. Nowhere that the city is aware of did Mission Street Development LLC disclose the building had settled much more, and much faster, than it was designed to do.
News accounts revealed in August that the luxury highrise at 301 Mission Street—which opened to occupants just seven years ago—has already sunk 16 inches and now leans by two inches at its base. According to an engineer hired by Millennium homeowners, the tower is continuing to settle at a rate of about one inch per year—and will likely continue sinking up to 15 inches further into landfill.
The City Attorneys' office is bringing this lawsuit in the form of a cross-complaint against Mission Street Development LLC. It was filed today in the case where a number of Millennium homeowners have sued the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and it members, including the City and County of San Francisco.
The authority is building a transit center next to the Millennium Tower site. San Francisco is one of the members of the authority, but the authority is a separate legal entity.
In the cross-complaint, the city is seeking damages from the developer as the court deems appropriate.
The case is: Laura S Lehman vs. Transbay Joint Powers Authority et al, San Francisco Superior Court, case number CGC-16-553758, filed on Aug. 17, 2016. Additional documentation from the case is available on the City Attorney's website at: https://www.sfcityattorney.org.
Herrera says state bail schedule is unconstitutional, announces he won't defend it in lawsuit.


Maybe it would be best to call it quits. However, why should we? Especially after being together for such a long time. Indie rock band The Walkmen experienced a conflict like this first hand a year ago and decided a split would cause a lot of unnecessary hubbub, so an 'extreme hiatus' seemed a better plan. A creative gap seemed unavoidable, leaving fans empty handed.
Luckily frontman Peter Matthew Bauer didn't intend to sit still for an indefinite time and started to work on his first solo album. As the title, Liberation!, could suggest a reckoning with the recent past is near. Instead the opposite is true, Bauer's first is an airy ode to the summerly feeling of freedom that, alright…, isn't without some conditions.
In the past Peter Matthew Bauer proved he's a gifted multi-instrumentalist. On Liberation! he again shows off his broad and unique musical interests. Throughout the album Hindu chanting, ghanta's, sitar structured acoustic guitar play, ramshackled lonely piano's, and so on, are carefully blended with Western pop-rock traditions giving it an rich and accessible sound. On the autobiographical opener 'I Was Born in an Ashram', Bauer directly unveils the lyrical outline of the album by singing about the weighty themes such as religious self-realization and the road to true freedom. Remarkably enough the track eventually debouches into a catchy sing-along. Catchiness is key to the musical contents of Liberation! Straight down alternative rock songs such as 'Fortune Tellers', 'Liberation!' and 'Irish Wake In Varanasi (For Big Pete Devlin)' are a no risk addition to almost any playlist but still has an alternative fit to it because of the aforementioned worldly lo-fi production. The later continuous on 'Shiva the Destroyer', which is Bauer's attempt to create a beat to a lazy day, whilst 'Shaved Heads and Pony Tails' an unleashed Bauer critically sings about the downsides of religion. Precisely this sort of weightiness is distracting to the feel good melodies. Bauer closes the album with 'You Are The Chapel' and concludes that not knowing life's mysteries should be religion on it own "…you only see what you're seeing right now, here comes the mystery of it all. I see the mystery, but who do you think you're fooling. I don't know…".
At a first hearing Peter Matthew Bauer first solo effort is an energetic alternative rock record which I believe is able to capture the heart of many. However just below the surface the thematics Bauer addresses are pretty wooly. Catchy music about difficult topics is not for anyone. So those who just want to enjoy the summer and are only looking for a replacement of that endlessly played Vampire Weekend record should keep that in mind. Yet, Liberation! is still a great listen during a blue skied summer's day. Just remember that best way to enjoy it is to firstly accept that it offers some meaning and perfective to life's big questions and, secondly happens to sound great as well.
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Real Estate Partner Greg Grigorian Joins Sheppard Mullin Washington D.C.
Finance Specialist Strengthens Firm's East Coast Real Estate Expertise; Continues Recent Growth of Office
Gregory S. Grigorian has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Real Estate practice group. Grigorian most recently practiced at Akin Gump in Washington, D.C.
"We are pleased to welcome Greg. He is an impressive attorney who brings a tremendous amount of real estate finance and renewable energy knowledge and expertise," said Guy N. Halgren, chairman of Sheppard Mullin. "Our real estate practice, which is dominant in California, continues to grow on the East Coast with Greg's addition."
"I am very excited to be reunited at Sheppard Mullin with good friend and former colleague Michele Williams," said Grigorian. "The strength of the firm's real estate and finance groups is impressive, and I look forward to expanding those practices in Washington, D.C. and New York with Michele."
Grigorian's practice focuses on real estate, corporate finance, private equity and renewable energy. He represents a variety of clients in real estate debt and equity transactions, mezzanine and subordinated debt financings, corporate loans, asset-based financings and other complex debt and equity arrangements. Grigorian has extensive experience in the securitization of numerous asset classes, ranging from residential and commercial mortgages to more unusual assets such as church loans, whole-business loans and cell phone tower leases. He also advises clients with respect to real estate matters related to investments in renewable energy projects such as wind farms and geothermal plants.
Grigorian received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 1994, M.B.A. from American University in 1991 and B.B.A. from George Washington University in 1988.
In addition to Grigorian, J. Scott Maberry and Thaddeus Rogers McBride joined Sheppard Mullin this month in Washington D.C. as members of the firm's Government Contracts practice group. Maberry and McBride most recently practiced in the Washington, D.C. office of Fulbright & Jaworski, where Maberry headed the firm's International Trade practice. Last month, partner Roger Klein joined Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C. office in the Corporate practice group. Klein previously practiced at Howrey, where he chaired the firm's Corporate and Transactional practice.
Sheppard Mullin has more than 50 attorneys based in its Washington, D.C. office. The firm's Real Estate practice group includes 70 attorneys firmwide.
About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with 560 attorneys in 11 offices located in the United States and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.


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Home > Industry Analysis > Failed Banks > Failed Bank List > Failed Bank Information
Failed Bank Information
Information for Piedmont Community Bank, Gray, GA
Acquiring Financial Institution
Priority of Claims
Purchase and Assumption Agreement (10.7 mb PDF File - PDF Help)
Receivership Termination
Please be advised you will not receive any email notification to claim/unlock/unsuspend your account or to provide any private information. Please be aware of any Phishing Scams to obtain information from you.
On Friday, October 14, 2011, Piedmont Community Bank, Gray, GA was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver. As Receiver, the FDIC is charged with winding up the business affairs of the failed financial institution. This includes the disposition of assets and liabilities of the failed financial institution and payment of dividends to approved creditors in order of priority.
The FDIC, as Receiver, has taken all necessary actions to conclude the affairs of the failed financial institution, made all dividend distributions as required by law and the receivership is deemed terminated.
II. Press Release
The FDIC has issued a press release (PR-164-2011) about the institution's closure. If you represent a media outlet and would like information about the closure, please contact LaJuan Williams-Young at 1-202-898-3876.
III. Acquiring Financial Institution
All deposit accounts, including brokered deposits, have been transferred to State Bank and Trust Company, Macon, GA ("assuming institution") and will be available immediately. The former Piedmont Community Bank locations will reopen as branches of State Bank and Trust Company during regular business hours.
Your transferred deposits will be separately insured from any accounts you may already have at State Bank and Trust Company for six months after the failure of Piedmont Community Bank. Checks that were drawn on Piedmont Community Bank that did not clear before the institution closed will be honored as long as there are sufficient funds in the account. If you have questions about your account(s) transferred to the assuming bank, you may speak to an FDIC representative by calling 1-800-613-0523.
For general questions about FDIC deposit insurance coverage, please call 1-877-275-3342 or visit EDIE, the FDIC's Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator.
EDIE - FDIC's Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with State Bank and Trust Company as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans. You may view more information about State Bank and Trust Company by visiting their web site.
State Bank and Trust Company (www.statebt.com)
IV. Priority of Claims
In accordance with Federal law, allowed claims will be paid, after administrative expenses, in the following order of priority:
General Unsecured Creditors
Subordinated Debt
V. Dividend Information
Dividend History on Piedmont Community Bank
JavaScript is disabled or blocked. Alternatively, you may navigate to https://closedbanks.fdic.gov/dividends/ and search for the dividends.
Dividend Information on Failed Financial Institutions
VIII. Receivership Termination
The FDIC as Receiver for Piedmont Community Bank, Gray, GA, has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate.
The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership in the Federal Register on October 13, 2015.
The Receiver has made all dividend distributions required by law.
Effective October 1, 2015, the Receivership Estate has been terminated, the Receiver was discharged and the Receivership Estate ceased existence as a legal entity.


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Открытый чемпионат Катара 2016 — 24-й розыгрыш ежегодного профессионального теннисного турнира среди мужчин, проводящегося в катарском городе Доха, и являющегося частью Тура ATP в рамках серии ATP 250.

В 2016 году турнир прошёл с 4 по 9 января.

Прошлогодними чемпионами являются:
 Одиночный турнир —  Давид Феррер
 Парный турнир —  Хуан Монако /  Рафаэль Надаль

Общая информация
Одиночный турнир собрал четырёх представителей Топ-10 мирового рейтинга. Первым сеяным стал лидер мировой классификации Новак Джокович. Вторым номером посева стал чемпион 2014 года Рафаэль Надаль (№ 5 в мире на тот момент). Именно эти теннисисты и разыграли титул в финале и сильнее оказался серб Джокович. Прошлогодний победитель Давид Феррер защищал свой титул в качестве четвёртого номера посева, однако уже на старте проиграл представителю Украины Илье Марченко. В основном турнире приняло участие два представителя России: Теймураз Габашвили, Аслан Карацев и Андрей Кузнецов. лучше из них выступил Кузнецов, который дошёл до четвертьфинала, где проиграл Надалю.

В парном турнире победу одержали третьи номера посева Марк Лопес и Фелисиано Лопес. Марк выиграл парные соревнования на этом турнире в 3-й раз (до этого он выиграл в 2009 и 2011 годах с Рафаэлем Надалем). Прошлогодние чемпионы Хуан Монако и Рафаэль Надаль не защищали свой титул, однако Надаль выступил на турнире в альянсе Фернандо Вердаско и проиграл уже на старте.

Соревнования

Одиночный турнир
  Новак Джокович обыграл  Рафаэля Надаля со счётом 6-1, 6-2.
 Джокович выигрывает 1-й одиночный титул в сезоне и 60-й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.
 Надаль сыграл 1-й одиночный финал в сезоне и 99-й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.

Первые раунды

Секция 1

Парный турнир
  Марк Лопес /  Фелисиано Лопес обыграли  Александра Пейю /  Филиппа Пецшнера со счётом 6-4, 6-3.
 Марк Лопес выигрывает 1-й парный титул в сезоне и 11-й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.
 Фелисиано Лопес выигрывает 1-й парный титул в сезоне и 2-й за карьеру в основном туре ассоциации.

См. также
 Открытый чемпионат Катара

 Мировой тур ATP 2016 года

 Мировой тур ATP 250

 Открытый чемпионат Катара среди женщин 2016

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт

Катар
Теннис
Январь 2016 года
2016


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The 2024 New Mexico Republican presidential primary will be held on June 4, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 22 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a proportional basis. The contest will be among the last in the Republican primary cycle, held alongside primaries in the District of Columbia, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota.

Candidates
Former president Donald Trump and former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are the only main contenders to officially announce their candidacy so far, although Florida governor Ron DeSantis is widely expected to announce his candidacy as soon as May 2023.

Endorsements

See also
 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
 2024 United States presidential election
 2024 United States presidential election in New Mexico
 2024 United States elections

References

New Mexico Republican primaries
Republican presidential primary
New Mexico


Please find below letters sent out to the whole school only. Please can I direct you to parent portal to find letters for specific events or year groups.
School letters sent home are available on the Parent Portal under Letters Home.


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Johanneskyrkan (efter Johannes döparen, ursprungligen Nya kyrkan) är en kyrkobyggnad i centrala Helsingfors i stadsdelen Ulrikasborg. Kyrkan uppfördes 1888–91 i nygotisk stil efter ett förslag ritat av den svenske arkitekten Adolf Emil Melander som hade vunnit arkitekttävlingen om kyrkans utformning. Kyrkan rymmer cirka 2600 personer och kyrktornen är 74 meter höga. Altartavlan är målad av Eero Järnefelt år 1932.

Externa länkar
Johanneskyrkan

Kyrkobyggnader i Helsingfors
Kyrkobyggnader i Helsingfors stift
Kyrkobyggnader invigda 1891
Byggnader ritade av Adolf Emil Melander
Ulrikasborg
1891 i Finland