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Q: How to add reset game with yes or no ? Game Java I don't know how to add reset game with yes or no input user
I've tried many solutions and it doesn't work.
here is my code:
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Pr16 {

public static void main(String[] args) {

    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    String a = "Stone";
    String b = "Scissors";
    String c = "Paper";
    //a > b
    //b > c
    //c > a

    System.out.println("Player one choose:");

    String x = in.nextLine();

    System.out.println("Player two choose:");

    String y = in.nextLine();

    String answer = "";

    do {
            if ((x.equalsIgnoreCase(a) && (y.equalsIgnoreCase(b)))) {
                System.out.println("Player one won");
            } else if ((x.equalsIgnoreCase(b) && (y.equalsIgnoreCase(c)))) {
                System.out.println("Player one won");
            } else if ((x.equalsIgnoreCase(c) && (y.equalsIgnoreCase(a)))) {
                System.out.println("Player one won");
            } else {
                System.out.println("Player two won");
            }
        System.out.println("Do you want to play again? YES / NO");
        answer= in.nextLine();
        }

        while (answer.equalsIgnoreCase("YES"));
        if (answer.equalsIgnoreCase("NO")){
            System.out.println("Goodbye!");
        }
    }
}

any way to add game reset to my code above? any advice would be appreciated.

A: try code below:
public static void main(String[] args) {

        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        String a = "Stone";
        String b = "Scissors";
        String c = "Paper";
        //a > b
        //b > c
        //c > a
            String answer = "";
        do {
            System.out.println("Player one choose:");

            String x = in.nextLine();

            System.out.println("Player two choose:");

            String y = in.nextLine();

            answer = "";

            if ((x.equalsIgnoreCase(a) && (y.equalsIgnoreCase(b)))) {
                System.out.println("Player one won");
            } else if ((x.equalsIgnoreCase(b) && (y.equalsIgnoreCase(c)))) {
                System.out.println("Player one won");
            } else if ((x.equalsIgnoreCase(c) && (y.equalsIgnoreCase(a)))) {
                System.out.println("Player one won");
            } else {
                System.out.println("Player two won");
            }
            System.out.println("Do you want to play again? YES / NO");
            answer= in.nextLine();
        }

        while (answer.equalsIgnoreCase("YES"));
        if (answer.equalsIgnoreCase("NO")){
            System.out.println("Goodbye!");
        }
    }

if you want you can make 2 classes and that will be more cleaner, but this answer will do the job in you main function and no need for other classes


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This October, bundle up and head out to these popular evening events, each showcasing hundreds—or even thousands—of pleasingly illuminated pumpkins.More than 7,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack-o'-lanterns cover the grounds of an 18th-century riverside historic site.Everyone is welcome to include their own carved creations into the winning total.
Local youth groups carve about 1,000 pumpkins for the after-dark display.
Tempers catch fire when one of the contestants is accused of secretly calling a boyfriend.
The elaborate outdoor walk-through experience, complete with atmospheric music, sound effects and professional lighting, connects a series of themed vignettes.
You'll find pumpkins hanging from tree limbs, perched on rooftops and staged as an undersea aquarium as well as a mammoth exhibition of mummies with a pyramid.
This weekend-long festival takes place at a former stop along the Pony Express, now a museum honoring the horseback mail delivery system of the 1850s.


I'm Strong To The Finish..Cause I Eat My Lasagna Spinach Alfredo..
Hello Mason Jar Family it's Mama Carol! It seems like forever since I have written last but this year I hope to see you a lot more often. So going off of Mama April's post she asked for one word to sum up what you will want your 2015 year to be. Mine was sacrifice. So I have a lot of goals for the fourth coming year and one of them is living a Vegan life. I am starting off this week with no meats except for chicken & turkey and that will be limited to 2-3 times per week. I also want to give up breads and starches but lets take baby steps.
So you will be seeing a lot of Vegan-Paleo recipes from me in the future I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them and sharing with you. My recipe calls for 6 ingredients and a sprinkle of parsley on top if you like. And as much as I would have liked to make my own Alfredo sauce time did not prevail..Maybe another time..So without further adieu here is the recipe..
Cook lasagna noodles till Al dente, drain and rinse with cold water. While that's cooling off mix together the cottage cheese, ricotta, chopped spinach and garlic powder. Then lay your noodles flat and put approximately 2 tablespoons of mixture on them and roll up. Pour about a 1/4 of the jar on the bottom of your pan. Mine is 11 x 15 glass. Line up your roll ups and pour the rest of the sauce over the top. I then sprinkled on some parsley flakes. Cover with foil and place in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour.


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This bolder-styled Subie could eventually wear the Evoltis or Crosstrek nameplate.
"Viziv Adrenaline" is a bold name for a Subaru, but this concept is still recognizable as a member of the family with its rugged outdoorsy appearance.
Those who wonder what Subaru is planning for the next-generation Crosstrek should pay particular attention.
Or does this concept presage a future dedicated plug-in-hybrid model?
Subaru has pulled the wraps off yet another concept bearing the Viziv name, this time at the Geneva auto show. The Viziv Adrenaline concept was teased last month with a mysterious darkened image and information regarding its hybrid e-Boxer powertrain.
Now that the veil has been lifted, we can see now that the concept is a rugged, small SUV with styling that is bolder than the current crop of Subie crossovers but still recognizable as part of the family. It certainly has the active-lifestyle/outdoorsy appearance down pat.
All-terrain tires wrap black- and white-painted wheels with orange center caps while white front and rear skidplates feature orange detailing. A vented hood leads to a large, swept-back windshield with a rounded top that showcases the two forward facing cameras integrated into the header for the EyeSight camera-based driver-assistance features. Around back, a unique, divided rear roof spoiler and bright LED taillights add to the rally-inspired appearance.
If this is a preview of what Subaru has in store for the next-generation Crosstrek, consider us intrigued—especially since the company's e-Boxer hybrid powertrain should offer a longer electric-only driving range than the current plug-in-hybrid version of the Crosstrek. More likely is that this concept is a preview of a future production model that would serve as a dedicated plug-in hybrid within the Subaru lineup. We reported last April that Subaru had trademarked the name Evoltis, presumably for this purpose.
The e-Boxer powertrain is expected to be a mash-up of hybrid-electric elements under license from Toyota and one of Subaru's trademark flat-four boxer engines. We won't know more details about the electrified Subaru until it's closer to production—if, in fact, that's where it's headed.


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Francis Connolly (Francis Edward "Frank" Connolly; * 9. März 1873 in South Boston; † 7. Juli 1936 in Wilmington, Massachusetts) war ein US-amerikanischer Weit- und Dreispringer.

Bei den Olympischen Zwischenspielen 1906 in Athen kam er im Dreisprung auf den sechsten und im Weitsprung auf den 25. Platz.

Sein Bruder James Connolly wurde 1896 Olympiasieger im Dreisprung.

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Bolt  é um filme de animação estadunidense de 2008, dos gêneros comédia e aventura, dirigido por Chris Williams e Byron Howard.

É o 48.º filme longa-metragem de animação produzido pela Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Prêmios e indicações

Elenco (vozes)

Enredo

Uma garota chamada Penny (Miley Cyrus) e um cão chamado Bolt (John Travolta) da raça Pastor-branco-americano são estrelas de uma série de TV chamada "Bolt" em que o personagem principal tem vários superpoderes e precisa frustrar constantemente os planos malignos do Dr. Calico (Malcolm McDowell). Para ganhar um desempenho mais realista, os produtores do programa de TV iludem Bolt desde seu nascimento, organizando as filmagens de forma que Bolt acredita que o programa de televisão é real e ele realmente tem superpoderes. Em um dia de filmagens Penny é raptada por Dr. Calico, e Bolt continua sendo enganado, pensando que tudo é real. À procura de Penny, Bolt foge do set de filmagens e entra em uma sala, mas cai em uma caixa de flocos de isopor e é acidentalmente enviado para Nova York. Em Nova York, Bolt começa a perceber que seus superpoderes não estão funcionando e conclui que o isopor tem algum efeito sobre seu corpo. Ele então conhece Mittens (Susie Essman), uma gata de rua malandra que obriga diversos pombos a buscarem comida para ela. Bolt força Mittens a ajudá-lo a voltar para Hollywood, e depois de Bolt bate Mittens inconsciente os dois começam sua viagem para o oeste em um caminhão. Em Hollywood, Penny está profundamente triste pelo desaparecimento de Bolt, mas é convencida pelo estúdio a continuar as filmagens com um novo cachorro parecido com o Bolt verdadeiro.

Surpreso com suas primeiras sensações de dor e fome, Bolt é mostrado por Mittens como ser um cão bonito, mas necessitado, e é recompensada por alimentos. Eles encontram Rhino (Mark Walton), um destemido hamster obcecado por televisão que é fã de Bolt, e formam uma equipe. Mittens tenta convencer Bolt que seus superpoderes não são reais, mas a discussão é interrompida pela chegada do Controle Animal, que captura os dois e os transporta para um abrigo de animais. Depois de ser libertado em rota por Rhino, Bolt finalmente se convence que é apenas um cão normal, mas recupera sua confiança após Rhino conversar com ele. Eles salvam Mittens do abrigo e escapam, permitindo-lhes continuar sua jornada. Ao longo do caminho, Mittens ensina a Bolt atividades típicas de cães (como colocar a cabeça foram da janela de um carro em movimento), mas Mittens se recusa a ir mais longe do que Las Vegas. Ela diz que os donos de Bolt que estão em Hollywood não são verdadeiros. Seu discurso emocional revela que ela era uma vez uma gata doméstica, mas foi abandonada por seu proprietário e precisou enfrentar as ruas sozinha. Bolt se recusa a acreditar que Penny não o ama, e continua sozinho, deixando Mittens e Rhino sozinhos. Mais tarde, Mittens convence que devem ajudá-lo, e os dois partem para encontrar Bolt novamente.

Bolt chega ao estúdio e encontra Penny abraçando outro cachorro. Sem saber que Penny ainda sente falta dele e que sua afeição pelo cachorro que o substituiu no seriado é apenas uma parte de um ensaio para o show, ele fica com o coração partido. Mittens, escondida no estúdio, vê o que Bolt não viu: Penny dizendo para sua mãe o quanto ela sente falta de Bolt. Percebendo que Penny realmente ama o verdadeiro Bolt, Mittens o segue e conta a ele o que viu. Ao mesmo tempo, o cão substituto de Bolt durante as filmagens acidentalmente derruba algumas tochas de fogo, preparando o palco de fogo com Penny lá dentro. Bolt chega e se reúne com Penny dentro do estúdio em chamas, mas não podem sair. Em desespero e não disposto a abandonar Penny, Bolt usa seu "Super Rugido". Os bombeiros ouvem o barulho através da construção de saída de ar e conseguem resgatá-los.

Penny adota Mittens e Rhino. Ela e sua família mudam-se para uma casa rural para desfrutar de um estilo de vida simples e feliz com Bolt e seus novos animais de estimação. A serie de TV continua, mas "Bolt" e "Penny" são substituídos. A nova "Penny" possui lesões graves e necessita de cirurgia para reconstrução facial, e é adotada uma nova história sobre abdução alienígena (que Rhino considera irrealista e Bolt acha "ridícula"). As cenas durante os créditos mostram Bolt, Penny, sua mãe, Mittens e Rhino desfrutando sua nova vida juntos.

Produção

Desenvolvimento
Originalmente, o projeto do filme era chamado de American Dog, que foi escrito e dirigido por Chris Sanders. Mais tarde Chris Sanders é substituído por Chris Williams e Byron Howard. A trama anterior do filme contava a história de um cão chamado Henry, uma estrela de TV, que um dia encontra-se encalhado no deserto de Nevada, com um gato de um olho só e um coelho. Em 2006, quando John Lasseter se tornou diretor criativo da Walt Disney Animation Studios, juntamente com outros diretores, adotaram a ideia e deram sugestões a Chris Sanders para melhorar a história. De acordo com Lasseter, Chris Sanders é extremamente talentoso e só foi substituído porque discordou das sugestões. Em 8 de junho de 2007, a Disney anunciou o filme, agora com o roteiro e o titulo alterado, seria lançado em 21 de novembro de 2008 em Disney Digital 3-D.

Animação
O visual do filme foi inspirado nas pinturas de Edward Hopper e na cinematografia de Vilmos Zsigmond. Uma nova tecnologia foi usada para dar uma aparência especial, uma técnica também usada em 2010, no filme Enrolados.

O estilo gráfico do filme foi inspirado, em grande parte, no trabalho do artista plástico norte-americano Edward Hopper. Além disso, uma nova tecnologia de computação gráfica, a renderização não-fotorealística (non-photorealistic rendering-NPR) foi usada para conferir ao filme um visual diferente dos outros filmes feitos com computação gráfica. Para dar aos cenários em 3-D uma aparência de pintados à mão, a equipe de produção utilizou uma nova tecnologia desenvolvida especialmente para a produção.

As características de Bolt são baseadas em uma raça verdadeira canina, embora os designers da Walt Disney Animation Studios tenham se inspirado na raça White Shepherd (Tradução: Pastor-branco-suíço). Joe Moshier, um dos principais animadores do estúdio descordou, e disse que a raça tem orelhas muito cumpridas e são muito grandes, uma característica que segundo ele tentou retirar do longa, assim permitindo aos designers e animadores a enfatizar as expressividades de Bolt.

A ideia do Rhino, o hamster na bolinha de plástico, foi do produtor executivo John Lasseter, que foi levado para um retiro animadores durante a produção do filme.

Música

A trilha sonora de Bolt foi composta por John Powell. A trilha sonora conta com duas canções originais - "I Thought I Lost You" cantada por Miley Cyrus e John Travolta (nomeado para um Globo de Ouro de Melhor Canção Original em 2009), bem como "Barking at the Moon", de Rilo Kiley interpretado por Jenny Lewis. A trilha sonora foi lançada em 18 de novembro de 2008.

Embora a canção "Dog-Face Boy" de Motörhead, não pareça estar no filme, ela aparece na cena em que Bolt tenta pular por uma janela de vidro e barroa nela e cai em uma caixa cheia de isopor, ele é "empacotado" e enviado para Nova Iorque.

Recepção

Crítica
Rotten Tomatoes relatou que 89% dos críticos deram opiniões positivas 178 opiniões. outro site, chamado Metacritic, deu ao filme uma aprovação de 67/100 classificação com base em 29 opiniões a seguir sob a categoria "críticas geralmente favoráveis".

As criticas do site brasileiro CinePOP, também foram positivas. O critico Edu Fernandes deu 4 estrelas para a animação da Walt Disney, relatou que os erros não foram da Disney, mas sim da equipe de dublagem brasileira, pois contrataram celebridades que não são profissionais no ramo da dublagem, segundo ele, essas celebridades apenas roubaram o emprego de dubladores profissionais, são eles Leandro Hassum e Maria Clara Gueiros, que na época tinham iniciado sua carreira como dubladores. Edu Fernandes, falou mais, segundo ele Walt Disney estava ladeira abaixo, na época de lançamento da animação, e ela estava voltando ao grau que todos esperavam desde o lançamento de A Família do Futuro de 2007.

Bilheteria
Em sua primeira semana, o filme ficou em terceiro lugar com $26,223,128 por trás de Crepúsculo e Quantum of Solace. Em sua segunda semana, subiu para segundo atrás Four Christmases com um aumento de 1,4%. Nos Estados Unidos e no Canadá, o filme arrecadou US $114,053,579 por sua data de encerramento em 22 de fevereiro de 2009. Já no Brasil, foram vendidos 1.072.543 ingressos, arrecadando mais de R$ 4,640,182. Um adicional de 195.926.415 de dólares foi feita internacionalmente a partir de 2 de janeiro de 2011, para um total mundial de US $309,979,994.

Estreias

Em Blu-Ray
 Estados Unidos: 22 de março de 2009

Jogo eletrônico

A Disney Interactive Studios produziu um game baseado no filme, lançado em novembro de 2008 para Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 e PC, o jogo centraliza na vida de Bolt na TV, um outro jogo separado foi lançado para celulares um terceiro (não oficial) para iPhone e esta disponível na App Store.

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I wish I shared that confidence, but the left still has Roberts. Another winner from a Bush.
Considering a G26...Pros & Cons?
I've experienced that with the 43, so I had to give it more finger. If you haven't yet, consider trying the medium beavertail backstrap on a Gen 5. I use that configuration on my 26 & 19 and the pistol stays planted and feels better to me.
Somewhere out there a large man is very sad right now.
I think it tells us that idiots outnumber gun owners in Washington State.
Man, you're awfully spun up over this. I hope you don't carry a gun while this agitated. Clearly you have issues to work through. Good luck.
Who else got this email from Glock?
48 is about same height and length as 19, but thinner and 10 round capacity. 43x is shorter barrel as on 43, but same grip height as 48 (which Is the same as 19) at 5.04 I agree that these will be popular in states that limit to 10 rounds, but for me the slightly thicker 19 is a better choice (with 17 spare mags). Heck, the 26 is slightly thicker than 43x but shorter grip and still 10 rounds, plus you can carry a spare 15 or 17 round mag.
What part of "I know you've had a bad experience...." did you not understand? Where did I say they were right? You probably should re-read my reply. Maybe take an aspirin too.
You could pick up Ammo Armor covers, using different colors for different calibers. These also protect from dirt, lint, etc. and keep the rounds intact. I use them and they are excellent.
I also carried one as a BUG on duty. My partner and I both had Interarms stainless PPK (no S) and they were superb. Two things to note: - this pistol does much better with a well done ramp & throat polish. - if carrying for self defense I suggest several rounds to ensure reliability, as the PPK can be sensitive to billet profile on some of the more squared-off hollow point ammo. Were I to carry one today, I'd run the CorBon PowRBall ammo.
I get that you've had a bad experience and needed to vent, but every product is bound to have the occasional problem. I've had great results with the brand and never any issues.


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For more than 145 years, Thornwell has met the call to care for and support children and families in need. Today, the same spirit that guided our founder to create a home for orphans provides hope and healing for some of society's most vulnerable. We believe in a world where everyone belongs to a thriving family, and this belief guides everything we do to heal and build up children and families.
Thornwell's mission to prevent child abuse and neglect, build up and reunite families, and strengthen healthy communities in the name of Jesus Christ is carried out daily by its Board of Trustees and staff. This mission comes to life on Thornwell's residential and educational campus in Clinton, South Carolina, and across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina where evidence-based programs are offered by Master's level, licensed therapists who partner with children and families to give them the tools they need to build healthy relationships and strong bonds for the future. Thornwell's offerings align with state and federal guidelines and are designed to empower children and families to live their best lives.
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Dr. Jacobs' dream was energized when 10-year-old Willie Anderson of a nearby community gave Reverend Jacobs fifty cents and said, "This is to help build your orphanage."
Dr. Jacobs named the orphanage after a mentoring theological professor, and Thornwell opened its doors on October 1, 1875, to 10 orphaned children. Dr. Jacobs' belief "that God so willed and would, therefore, support the endeavor," carried him and his beloved orphanage throughout the years until his death in 1917.
Dr. Jacobs documented the progress and struggles of the fledgling orphanage in his diary. Many find his recorded words inspirational for their demonstrations of his reliance upon the Lord for provisions for his children. Further, Dr. Jacobs' diary catalogs the answers that God provided. Those answers were often exactly what Dr. Jacobs needed and came at just the right time.
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Through the years, our mission has expanded into educational and family-oriented services to help prevent families from falling apart, rather than simply reacting after they do. As an organization, we have adapted in the past as society changed around us, and we will continue to meet future challenges head-on, because so many depend on our success.
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THE ENGINEERING BEHIND SIERRA LEONE'S STELLER 79% MCC CONTROL OF CORRUPTION SCORE CARD FY 2020.
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By Moris I. Kanteh
Public Relations Unit, ACC
mikanteh@anticorruption.gov.sl
Saturday 2nd November, 2019
The latest Millennium Corporation Challenge (MCC) Scorecard report published on Friday, 1st November 2019, has seen Sierra Leone register an extraordinary 79% out of a possible 100% -- its biggest ever rating -- in the country's effort in the control of corruption since the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Commission some 19 Years ago and the first back to back pass since the rating began. The MCC Control of Corruption Scorecard, which is the brainchild of the American government, was established in 2004 for the Recognition and Rewarding of low-income countries making substantial efforts towards ending poverty and achieving economic growth. This recent MCC publication is the Seventh Edition; and is calculated by the World Governance Indicators-- World Bank. The period reviewed on this year's scorecard is November 2018- November 2019.
Control of Corruption Indicator – an index of surveys and expert assessments that rate countries on their abilities to reduce: "grand corruption" in the political arena; the frequency of petty corruption; the effects of corruption on the business environment; the tendency of elites and private interests to engage in "state capture"; the strength and effectiveness of a country's policy and institutional framework to prevent and combat corruption; among other things, occupies a prominent place among the indicators that makes up the scorecard. Last year, Sierra Leone came from a failing position of 49% in 2017 to score a record-breaking 71% for Corruption Control -- which massively surpassed the 10-year Global Average Score for Developing Countries. The Control of Corruption score compares Sierra Leone's relative performance to other countries in the Lower Income Category which includes Countries like Liberia and Ethiopia. This year's exponential improvement on last year's score, which is consistent with improvements in other Perception Indexes like the Transparency International Afro-barometer Perception Survey—which placed Sierra Leone 3rd in Africa on Citizen's Perception in our national efforts to clamp down on graft, unarguably justifies the ongoing Revolutionary and Radical Transparency Approach by the ACC in leading the fight against corruption that was declared by President Julius Maada Bio, which the Francis Ben Kaifala led ACC is leading; and positions the country on an irreversible path to sustainably control corruption; and sets a new trajectory for good governance and development. In the just published scorecard, Sierra Leone is one of the top ten performers in the Lower Income countries. In the Mano River Union (Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire), Sierra Leone is the best performer for this year; with an increase from 71% to 79% (8 percentage points). The improvement in the score is actually 11.3 percent (8÷71)×100) higher than last year (2018). Of the 16 sub sources that make up the control of corruption indicator, there were improvements in seven (7) and a decline in one (1). Since Sierra Leone became compact eligible in 2012, this is the first time the country has passed the Control of Corruption twice in a row; and has made the country compact eligible this year and positions it to win a whooping Six Hundred Million Dollars ($600,000,000) in contracts.Several innovative approaches incorporated by the Anti-Corruption Commission—some of which are highlighted below-- coupled with the dogged patriotism, determination and sense of common purpose of the staff of the ACC in the fight against corruption, the enormous Presidential/political will and the support of the people have necessitated this groundbreaking progress:
Non-Conviction Asset Based Recovery:
Under the Non-Conviction Asset Based Asset Recovery, the Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered a little over Eighteen Billion Leones (close to $ 2 Million) in the past 18 months alone -- which is more than total of what the Commission had recovered throughout the past 18 years of its existence. The above money had been presented to President Bio, who has made a firm commitment to using the said funds to facilitate the construction of the country's first ever diagnostic centre. Additionally, this strategy has saved the Commission from inundating the courts with corruption cases, some of which have been before the courts for several months and years (the 50th Independence Anniversary corruption case, for example, has taken eight years without judgment). Comparatively, despite the close to 100% conviction rate in courts in 2018-- having won all the cases brought before the courts in the past 18 months, bar the SLFA ruling which is currently awaiting hearings from the appeal filed in by the Commission-- the total fine recorded for 2018 is just about Le 138 (Thirty-Eight Million Leones) —which is less than 5% of the sums recovered from settlement agreements made out of court with those who have admitted to have misappropriated public funds and agreed with the Commission to pay back in full, otherwise referred to as Non-Conviction Asset-Based Recovery. It would be understandable if custodial sentences were being imposed but that stands at zero for 2018. An overwhelming majority of Sierra Leoneans thus welcome this practical strategy as a tool to compliment efforts in court- this claim backed by gains made in previous perception surveys that gauges the levels of endorsement from citizens on the fight against corruption, and International Approval-- like the just published MCC Scorecard. This strategy is among the strongest in the World for tackling corruption.
Preventive Mechanisms:
The Commission has conducted extensive Systems and Processes Reviews across different Ministries, Departments and Agencies with a view to identifying corruption vulnerabilities and later recommending policies to address or pin those existing loopholes. For instance, in February 2019, the Prevention Department of the ACC did a comprehensive review on the health sector and published a report titled: "Strengthening Integrity in the Management of Drugs and Other Medical and Related Services in Government Medical Facilities". The Commission also recently launched a report titled 'Review of Practices and Procedures of the Freetown City Council" which highlighted several systems weaknesses at the Council, covering the period 2015 to 2018. Key in these reports is recommendations to address these corruption vulnerabilities. Monitoring of the implementation of these recommendations is done by the Commission and enforcement measures instituted on defaulting institutions-- as mandated in Section 8 of the Anti-Corruption Act of 2008 which requires public bodies to comply with the instructions of the Commission. Review of Practices and Procedures of other MDA's is currently ongoing with a view to maintain transparency at a higher level.
Public Education:
Additionally, extensive Public Education and Outreach measures have been instituted by the ACC within the past 18 months to teach the public on the evils of corruption and to enlist the necessary support in the effort to defeating the scourge. In December 2018, the ACC brought in the highly respected African and Global Anti-graft Crusader, Professor P.L.O Lumumba who delivered a resounding Public Lecture that was met by great aplomb by thousands of citizens at the Adjai Crowther Amphi-theater at Fourah Bay College. All these have made corruption awareness and perception to take center stage in citizens' discourses and engagements on governance with tremendous results on their perception.
Convictions:
The Commission remains highly involved in its court led approach as a tool to ensuring corruption control. A Special division of the High Court has been established to try corruption cases and five dedicated judges have been designated to hear and speedily dispose of corruption cases. Conviction rates remain high and there are currently over 40 active corruption cases in court. The judiciary has started showing the "right posture" towards handling corruption cases with heftier fines, custodial sentences and speed now consistently being injected in corruption cases.
Innovative Strategies and Approach:
The Fourth Generation National Anti-Corruption Strategy recently launched by the Honorable Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohammed Juldeh Jalloh, places enforcement of the Laws in the Anti-Corruption Act --which are among the strongest in the World—at the heart of the operation of the Commission for the next four years (2018-2024). An overwhelming majority of Sierra Leoneans now believe that the stage is set for the rebirth of our nation.
Consistent with Section 10 of the Anti-Corruption Act of 2008, the ACC has established several partnerships with various government institutions, and civil society organizations. For example, in July 2019, the ACC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Ombudsman to partner together in selected areas that border on the mandate of both institutions. The Commission also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CHRDI-- a Civil Society Organizations. The partnership will focus on developing a private sector Bill for corruption. In a bid to bringing young people along in the fight, the ACC is also partnering with Youth Against Corruption, and Chosen Generation Sierra Leone-- both youth led civil society organizations engaged in massive public education drive in the fight against corruption. In April 2019, the Commission also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in that will see both institutions work together in combating financial crimes.
In August 2019, the ACC also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Public Sector Reform Unit. The two institutions will collaboratively work together in enhancing integrity and good governance through public sector reforms.
On Thursday 31st October 2019, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Anti-Corruption Amendment Act 2019. As stated in a press release by the Commission, "the Amendment Act provides for, among other things, increased penalties for offences under the Act; strengthens protection for witnesses and whistleblowers; provides the ACC with alternatives to prosecution; widens the scope of corruption to include that the accused 'offered', 'solicited', 'obtained' or 'received' in addition to 'gave and accepted' an advantage; reduces the year-long requirement that persons who cease to be public officers have to file a declaration in respect of their assets; provides for administrative sanctions for public officers who fail to submit their asset declaration forms or knowingly record false, inaccurate or misleading information in the forms; introduces trial of those accused of corruption in absentia; limits the scope of public officer to declare their assets and imposes sanctions for non-compliance; and vests in the ACC Commissioner power to direct that contracts with elements of corruption in their processing may not be proceeded with after agreement with the National Public Procurement Authority."
For a country once replete with the tales of rampant and unabated corruption, which has been the biggest inhibiting factor to poverty alleviation; and resultantly placed us at the bottom of every serious developmental index, thereby leading the citizenry to loose hope in the ability of successive governments to deliver on their basic obligation of developing the country and improving citizens' lives, our groundbreaking progress in this recently published MCC Scorecard for the Control of Corruption, coupled with our unprecedented National resolve to clamp down on graft — which is pivotal to the New Direction Agenda of the President Brig. Rtd. Julius Maada Bio, a President knitted with love and patriotism in his elements —continues to inspire "New Hope" among citizens and Africa as a whole; and sets the country on the right trajectory towards economic and social resuscitation. The country is also rapidly gaining respectability amongst the community of Nations as one determined to break away from the past and reinvent itself. In all, the Commission has become that real spectre of hope and transformation and exemplary leadership for the country and Africa. The Young and Vibrant Commissioner leading the fight, against all odds, continues to inspire confidence and support from all sections; and it is believed that Sierra Leone will continue to trailblaze in the fight against corruption with spectacular results for the country as a whole. What began fourteen months ago as an initial stream of progress in the fight against corruption, is now rapidly transforming to a flood of improvements and successes for Sierra Leone.
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THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 2000 AS AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION TO LEAD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AND CONTROL OF CORRUPTION THROUGH PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT HAS POWERS TO INVESTIGATE AND PUNISH CORRUPTION IN ADDITION TO OTHER RELATED TOOLS USEFUL TO DETECT, SUPPRESS, CONTROL AND ERADICATE CORRUPTION.
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#ifndef TENSORFLOW_LITE_DELEGATES_GPU_CL_KERNELS_UTIL_H_
#define TENSORFLOW_LITE_DELEGATES_GPU_CL_KERNELS_UTIL_H_

#include <string>

#include "absl/types/span.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/cl/cl_device.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/cl/precision.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/cl/tensor_type.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/access_type.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/data_type.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/shape.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/status.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/tensor.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/types.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/util.h"

namespace tflite {
namespace gpu {
namespace cl {

std::string GetCommonDefines(CalculationsPrecision precision);

enum class TextureAddressMode {
  DONT_CARE,  // translated to CLK_ADDRESS_NONE
  ZERO,       // translated to CLK_ADDRESS_CLAMP
};

class TensorCodeGenerator {
 public:
  struct SizeVariablesNames {
    SizeVariablesNames() = default;
    SizeVariablesNames(const std::string& width_name,
                       const std::string& height_name,
                       const std::string& depth_name);
    SizeVariablesNames(const std::string& width_name,
                       const std::string& height_name,
                       const std::string& depth_name,
                       const std::string& batch_name);

    std::string width = "unknown";
    std::string height = "unknown";
    std::string channels = "unknown";
    std::string depth = "unknown";
    std::string batch = "unknown";
  };
  TensorCodeGenerator() = default;
  TensorCodeGenerator(const std::string& name,
                      const std::string& uniform_size_name,
                      const TensorDescriptor& descriptor);

  TensorCodeGenerator(const std::string& name, const SizeVariablesNames& sizes,
                      const TensorDescriptor& descriptor);

  std::string GetDeclaration(AccessType access) const;

  std::string GetAddress(const std::string& var_name, const std::string& x,
                         const std::string& y, const std::string& z) const;

  std::string GetAddress(const std::string& var_name, const std::string& x,
                         const std::string& y, const std::string& z,
                         const std::string& b) const;

  // This function (and functions below) accept TextureAddressMode, but this
  // argument applicable only for texture types. Buffer types ignore this
  // parameter.
  std::string Read3D(
      const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const std::string& z,
      TextureAddressMode address_mode = TextureAddressMode::DONT_CARE) const;

  // Read4D supports BUFFER and IMAGE_BUFFER storage types.
  std::string Read4D(
      const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const std::string& z,
      const std::string& b,
      TextureAddressMode address_mode = TextureAddressMode::DONT_CARE) const;

  // Optimization for textures, so as in opencl we can use read_imagef for any
  // texture type.
  std::string ReadAsFloat3D(
      const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const std::string& z,
      TextureAddressMode address_mode = TextureAddressMode::DONT_CARE) const;

  std::string ReadAsFloat4D(
      const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const std::string& z,
      const std::string& b,
      TextureAddressMode address_mode = TextureAddressMode::DONT_CARE) const;

  std::string Write3D(const std::string& var_name, const std::string& x,
                      const std::string& y, const std::string& z) const;

  // Write4D supports BUFFER and IMAGE_BUFFER storage types.
  std::string Write4D(const std::string& var_name, const std::string& x,
                      const std::string& y, const std::string& z,
                      const std::string& b) const;

  std::string Read(
      const std::string& global_address,
      TextureAddressMode address_mode = TextureAddressMode::DONT_CARE) const;
  // Optimization for textures, so as in opencl we can use read_imagef for any
  // texture type.
  std::string ReadAsFloat(
      const std::string& global_address,
      TextureAddressMode address_mode = TextureAddressMode::DONT_CARE) const;
  std::string Write(const std::string& var_name,
                    const std::string& global_address) const;

 private:
  std::string GetGlobalAddressNoDeclaration(const std::string& x,
                                            const std::string& y,
                                            const std::string& z) const;
  std::string GetGlobalAddressNoDeclaration(const std::string& x,
                                            const std::string& y,
                                            const std::string& z,
                                            const std::string& b) const;
  std::string DeclareAddress(const std::string& var_name,
                             const std::string& address) const;

  std::string tensor_name_;
  SizeVariablesNames sizes_;
  TensorDescriptor descriptor_;
};

// Calculates correct X coordinate when stride != 1 and batch != 1 for
// DHWBC4, HDWBC4, HWBC layouts
std::string GetXStrideCorrected(const std::string& src_x,
                                const std::string& batch_size,
                                const std::string& stride_x,
                                const std::string& padding_x);

template <DataType S, typename T>
void RearrangeWeightsToOHWI4I4O(const ::tflite::gpu::Tensor<OHWI, S>& weights,
                                absl::Span<T> dst) {
  const int dst_depth = IntegralDivideRoundUp(weights.shape.o, 4);
  const int src_depth = IntegralDivideRoundUp(weights.shape.i, 4);
  const int kernel_x = weights.shape.w;
  const int kernel_y = weights.shape.h;

  int counter = 0;
  for (int d = 0; d < dst_depth; ++d) {
    for (int y = 0; y < kernel_y; ++y) {
      for (int x = 0; x < kernel_x; ++x) {
        for (int s = 0; s < src_depth; ++s) {
          T filters[4];
          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
            for (int j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
              const int s_ch = s * 4 + j;
              const int d_ch = d * 4 + i;
              if (s_ch < weights.shape.i && d_ch < weights.shape.o) {
                const int f_index =
                    weights.shape.LinearIndex({d_ch, y, x, s_ch});
                filters[j][i] = weights.data[f_index];
              } else {
                filters[j][i] = 0.0f;
              }
            }
          }
          dst[counter++] = filters[0];
          dst[counter++] = filters[1];
          dst[counter++] = filters[2];
          dst[counter++] = filters[3];
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

// Returns fastest TextureAddressMode that return ZERO for out-of-range image
// coordinates.
//
// Unfortunately, CLK_ADDRESS_CLAMP is very slow on Adreno3xx and
// we can observe huge register overhead when compared to other modes.

// While using CLK_ADDRESS_NONE with out-of-range image coordinates is undefined
// in the OpenCL specification, we have observed that CLK_ADDRESS_NONE works
// like CLK_ADDRESS_CLAMP for out-of-range image coordinates for RGBA F16/F32
// textures on Adreno3xx devices. Using CLK_ADDRESS_NONE is significantly faster
// than CLK_ADDRESS_CLAMP on Adreno 3xx.
TextureAddressMode GetFastestZeroMode(const CLDevice& device);

// Returns float4 mask for last plane(batch of 4 channels)
// assumes that plane size is 4;
// for example we have 7 channels, in our data structures we align it to 8
// but 8s-channel will be empty, then last plane (batch of 4 channels) will
// have this mask (1, 1, 1, 0).
float4 GetMaskForLastPlane(int channels);
}  // namespace cl
}  // namespace gpu
}  // namespace tflite

#endif  // TENSORFLOW_LITE_DELEGATES_GPU_CL_KERNELS_UTIL_H_

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It is well known that a letter from the Ecclesia Dei Commission of March 27, 2017 informed the bishops of the world that the Pope had approved provisions to ensure the validity of marriages celebrated by priests of the Society of St. Pius X.
His Excellency, Alain Planet, bishop of Carcassonne, through a soon-to-be published decree, gives the most generous interpretation of the terms of this letter and provides unrestricted delagation to all the priests of the Fraternity of St. Pius X throughout the territory of his diocese to receive matrimonial consents in all the chapels of the Fraternity. The marriages they celebrate will be recorded in the registers of the diocesan chancellery.
Furthermore, if marriages are celebrated by these priests in parish churches, pastors are invited to delegate their ordinary powers to receive vows as they would do for all Catholic priests.
Saint Catherine of Siena to the Pope: "Don't believe in the counsels of the devil!
Alas, sweet my father, with this sweet hand I pray you, and tell you to come to discomfit our enemies.
On behalf of Christ crucified I tell it you: refuse to believe the counsels of the devil, who would hinder your holy and good resolution. Be manly in my sight, and not timorous. Answer God, who calls you to hold and possess the seat of the glorious Shepherd Saint Peter, whose vicar you have been. And raise the standard of the holy Cross; for as we were freed by the Cross--so Paul says--thus raising this standard, which seems to me the refreshment of Christians, we shall be freed -- we from our wars and divisions and many sins, the infidel people from their infidelity. In this way you will come and attain the reformation, giving good priests to Holy Church. Fill her heart with the ardent love that she has lost; for she has been so drained of blood by the iniquitous men who have devoured her that she is wholly wan. But comfort you, and come, father, and no longer make to wait the servants of God, who afflict themselves in desire.
And I, poor, miserable woman, can wait no more; living, I seem to die in my pain, seeing God thus reviled.
George Weigel, in his most recent column, has decided that the Holy See should not offer the Society of St. Pius X a personal prelature. It appears from statements by Archbishop Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, and Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general of the Society, that a personal prelature is the current offer. More than that, it seems that the Holy See is not insisting on the Society's submission to every jot and tittle of every document of the Second Vatican Council. This is wonderful news.
Many informed commentators noted that the 2012 negotiations between Rome and the Society were torpedoed at the last moment by the sudden insistence of the Roman authorities on such submission. Archbishop Pozzo has conceded in public interviews that there are levels of authority in the documents of that "pastoral council," and that total assent may not be necessary. And Weigel is positively hysterical at the prospect.
It can hardly be called a coincidence that as Pope Francis heads to Egypt, no doubt to promote "dialogue" with Islam, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has several days ago published a short letter to a Polish conference on his thought on Church-State relations, in which he echoes his thesis from his famous Regensburg address, that Islam and violence are inherently linked because of its detachment from reason itself.
On April 22, 2017 at the Hotel Columbus in Rome, a block from Saint Peter's Square, six internationally renowned lay scholars spoke at a landmark conference: "Seeking Clarity: One year after Amoris Laetitia," calling on Pope Francis to answer the dubia of the four cardinals over the passages in Amoris Laetitia that purport to justify acts of adultery, against the Sixth Commandment of the Decalogue, and to allow the reception of Holy Communion by those living in permanent and public adultery more uxorio.
We invite you to read the important interventions from this conference in English by Dr. Anna M. Silvas, "A Year After Amoris Laetitia. A Timely Word" , and by Dr. Douglas Farrow, "The Roots of the Present Crisis" (video).


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"""This module contains Language Server Protocol types
https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specification

-- Language Features - Implementation --

Class attributes are named with camel case notation because client is expecting
that.
"""
from typing import Optional

from pygls.lsp.types.basic_structures import (Model, PartialResultParams,
                                              StaticRegistrationOptions,
                                              TextDocumentPositionParams,
                                              TextDocumentRegistrationOptions,
                                              WorkDoneProgressOptions, WorkDoneProgressParams)

class ImplementationClientCapabilities(Model):
    dynamic_registration: Optional[bool]
    link_support: Optional[bool]

class ImplementationOptions(WorkDoneProgressOptions):
    pass

class ImplementationRegistrationOptions(ImplementationOptions,
                                        TextDocumentRegistrationOptions,
                                        StaticRegistrationOptions):
    pass

class ImplementationParams(TextDocumentPositionParams, WorkDoneProgressParams, PartialResultParams):
    pass


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Adámek's winery began planting vineyards in Višňov in the Nová hora area in 1997 and officially produced wine. It operates on the outskirts of the Znojmo sub-region in places where the climate gives rise to wines with a distinctive varietal aroma. The origins of the winemaking tradition go back to the ancestors. The Adámek brothers have been producing wine for the family since the 1990s and gradually started buying grapes until they started their own business. Some of the raw materials come from a careful selection of local winegrowers. There are around 20 varieties in the range (most recently Dornfelder and Aurelius have been added). Annually, the total production capacity of the home cellar is around 90,000 litres. Production uses a programmable pneumatic press, a new kalolis, a new cross-flow filter, controlled fermentation, vinifiers, stainless steel tanks, and some lots are aged in barriques. The company motto is "The World of Wine Art" (the winery's partner is, for example, the producer of the TV series The Winemakers). The winery cooperates closely with the Wine Gallery in Brno, with whom, for example, in the past it has prepared the red wine Bonarda for the popular film Raftici, starred in the film Berry and 2Bobule. In collaboration with actor Karel Roden, the Adámks produce an exclusive line of Roden wines. The symbol of the labels is St. John of Nepomuk - from every bottle sold the winery contributes to the repair of statues of this saint.
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New street 234 - 500 m from Višňové primary school
Nová ulice 234671 38, Višňové
adamkovo.vinarstvi@seznam.cz
http://www.adamkovovinarstvi.cz
Accommodation for up to 50 people
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Dance, folklore and other performances
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70 000 bottles
70-200 CZK
Neuburger
Welschriesling
Traminer red
Frankovka (Lemberger)
Quality wine, Kabinet wine, Late harvest, Selection of grapes
Specialties in the menu
Exclusive Roden wines
A wine cycling trail runs through the village. Accommodation is also possible.


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Archive for category: 2020 Top 25 SOY
1st Place - McKendree University
SAN ANTONIO, TX (5/22/2020) - "Since Coach Rinderer started…
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2nd Place - University of Montevallo
SAN ANTONIO, TX (5/21/2020) - The next team up on our feature…
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3rd Place - Adrian College
SAN ANTONIO, TX (5/20/2020) - The next team to be highlighted…
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4th Place - Auburn University
SAN ANTONIO, TX (5/19/2020) - "It means everything for our…
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5TH Place - Murray State University
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6th Place - Drury University
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7th Place - Bethel University
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8th Place - University of Tennessee
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9th Place - Carson-Newman University
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10th Place - Bryan College
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American sanctions against Iran threaten havoc for the world's finely balanced oil market, cutting spare-capacity to dangerous levels and raising the risk of a major economic shock if anything goes wrong.
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This would leave the world with safety buffers near zero for the first time in the modern oil age, assuming that global economic growth continues at trend rate. This is a thinner margin than during the two great oil shocks of 1979 and 2008. It leaves a sword of Damocles hanging over the world economy.
Iraqis wait in a gas line on June 30, 2008 near a gas station amid a sand storm in Baghdad, Iraq. The shortage in gas led to massive queues and a flourishing black market trade of fuel in Baghdad.
Westbeck Energy warned that any supply shock or a geo-political crisis in these circumstances could trigger an explosive spike to US$150 or more by the middle of next year.
The clash with Iran comes at a critical moment for global oil markets. The four-year glut of global crude has been cleared and Venezuelan output is in free fall. A pipeline crunch has checked the growth of U.S. shale oil output from the Permian Basin in Texas until late 2019. Spending on upstream exploration and investment collapsed during the oil slump from 2014 to 2017. The delayed effects will kick in with a vengeance next year as output from conventional fields contracts by at least 1 million b/d. The big global oil companies have not replaced declining fields. Goldman Sachs said the world will soon be facing a "very tight oil market" that erodes OPEC's remaining buffers.
Westbeck says sanctions could cut Iran's exports by 1.2 million to 1.5 million b/d by November when the deadline expires. "Once the elections are out of the way, we expect the U.S. to be ruthless: sanctions could affect over 2 million b/d of Iran exports by early 2019," said Jean-Louis Le Mee, the group's chief executive.
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The Iranians might unleash speed boat attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point for a fifth of the world's maritime oil supplies. "Last week's provocative military exercises in the Persian Gulf can be read as a sign that hardliners in the revolutionary guards have no near-term intention of suing for peace. Our view is that this -dangerous standoff will only deepen," she said.
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The riders claim the officer was saying and treating them like they were all in a motorcycle gang.
The video has since racked up more than 11,000 views.
Tuesday, the Sonora Police Department released a statement addressing the situation.
"The Police Sergeant in the video was simply engaging in intelligence gathering on a public street. These actions do not fall under the category of profiling as it is defined in California and there were no detentions made during this contact," Sonora PD writes.
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