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Future Imperfect - Warzones! (2015)
Collects Future Imperfect (2015) #1-5, Secret Wars: Battleworld 4 (B story).
On Battleworld, the dictator of Dystopia has a familiar face! The bearded Maestro rules with a Gamma fist, but there are those who would dethrone him - among them, Ruby Summers, the daughter of Cyclops and Emma Frost! The Thing is on board, too, but is it the ever-lovin' Ben Grimm under that rocky hide? Layla Miller could probably tell you - after all, she knows stuff. But can the rebels trust her? To take on the most monstrous Hulk of all, they will need powerful aid - but is that truly Odin they have found? And a mission to Norseheim to retrieve the Destroyer will only lead to battle with Ulik and his army of trolls. This is one warzone deserving of the name. Maestro vs. Thing! Maestro vs. Doom! Maestro vs. everybody! Maestro smash!
Korvac Saga - Warzones! (2015)
Collects Guardians 3000 #6-8, Korvac Saga (2015) #1-4.
The Guardians come face-to-face with the 21st-century Guardians of the Galaxy! Stranded in the present, the 31st-century Guardians finally locate the anomaly that's ripping the timestream apart. But preventing it is something else altogether! Then, after the incursions end and Battleworld is formed, Michael Korvac governs the Forest Hills - but his domain is threatened by chaotic forces from beyond the Wall, and a dark madness spreading through the population. Korvac's loyal Guardians must find the source of the evil before it corrupts the new world they live on! When Korvac's rival the Wonder Man moves against him, deploying his Avengers in an effort to seize power, only the Guardians stand in the way of this ruthless power play - and a terrible, world-shattering secret will be discovered.
Planet Hulk - Warzones! (2015)
Collects Planet Hulk (2015) #1-5.
It's Battleworld's most incredible warzone - a land of monstrous, roaming Hulks! Few ordinary humans could survive Greenland for long. But Steve Rogers is no mere mortal - he's an indomitable gladiator, especially when sitting astride his trusty steed, Devil Dinosaur! With the mysterious Doc Green his only ally, can this shield-wielding hero ride into the Mud Kingdom and rescue Bucky before the Red King sentences him to death? They'll face wild Hulks in the jungle, giant Hulks in lakes of fire, bull Hulks and plant Hulks and plenty more besides! It's a Gamma Mamma-Jamma that may break the spirit of even the world's greatest freedom fighter. But how did this Hulk-infested realm come to exist in the first place?
Spider-Island - Warzones! (2015)
Collects Spider-Island (2015) #1-5.
In the Battleworld zone known as Spider-Island, Peter Parker has lost - and the Spider Queen has turned Manhattan into an island of arachnid madness! With Spider-Man defeated and captive, does Flash Thompson - A.K.A. Venom - stand a chance? Venom and his squad of monstrous heroes wage all-out war on the Queen, but to reclaim a Manhattan completely overrun by her spider-army, Venom will need a little help from his friend. (Which friend? We'll give you a hint: thwip!) Venom and his allies take the fight straight to the Queen, but one among them will have to make the ultimate sacrifice! Plus: Mayday Parker and her amazing Spider-Family are back as we visit the MC2 patch of Battleworld!
E Is For Extinction - Warzones! (2016)
Collects E is for Extinction (2015) #1-4, New X-Men #114.
Journey to a Battleworld realm inspired by one of the most celebrated X-Men eras of all! In Mutopia, mutants have shown themselves to truly be superior. But what role do the X-Men play when the world no longer hates and fears them? Ask Magneto - after all, he's the one in charge of the Xavier Institute; his team includes Quentin Quire, Beak and the Stepford Cuckoos. But not everyone is a fan of these New X-Men. Take Cyclops and his classic X-Men - Wolverine, Emma Frost and Beast. To save the life of one of their own, old will battle new! Plus: Look back at the kickoff of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's revolutionary NEW X-MEN revamp!
Where Monsters Dwell - The Phantom Eagle Flies The Savage Skies (2015)
Collects Where Monsters Dwell (2015) #1-5.
Garth Ennis returns to Marvel! Fighter planes and dinosaurs collide in this raucous tale featuring the classic Marvel character Phantom Eagle! Ace pilot Karl Kauffman investigates the Valley of Flames, but soon finds himself in way over his head. This terrifying Battleworld domain is full of surprises, and Karl is only just scratching the surface. Between hungry dinosaurs, angry Amazonians and even crazier problems, Karl has never been in a tighter spot. The beautiful tribe of warriors who have taken him prisoner aren't very friendly at all, and these dinosaurs don't look domesticated. Karl aims to take to the skies once again, but can he beat the odds - and all the new enemies he's managed to make?
X-Men - Wedding of Cyclops & Phoenix (2015)
Collects X-Men (1991-2012) #27-30 and Annual #2, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #3, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #308-310 and Annual #18, X-Men: The Wedding Album, and What If? (1989) #60. These are tense times for the X-Men. The Legacy virus, which has already killed many mutants both friend and foe, threatens to become a worldwide epidemic. Professor X has captured Sabretooth and locked him in the mansion basement, hoping to eventually cure his raging bloodlust. But amid the darkness, a ray of light shines - as longtime lovebirds Cyclops and Phoenix announce their engagement! The X-Men and their extended family come together to celebrate the union of mutantdom's most star-crossed couple - but will this joyous occasion revitalize the X-Men, and provide them with new hope and a new direction for the future? Or will the looming darkness still consume them all?
X-Men - Bishop's Crossing (2017)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) (1963-2011) #281-293 and X-Men (1991) #8.
When new villains overthrow the Hellfire Club in a bloody coup, a freshly formed team of X-Men is caught in the middle! But their battle is interrupted when hundreds of escaped convicts arrive from the future - pursued by the ruthless mutant policeman named Bishop! Raised since childhood on the legends of the X-Men, how will Bishop react to meeting his idols? What deadly portent of doom does he carry with him? And why does he quickly set his sights on Gambit? Meanwhile, the rest of the X-Men have their hands full as Colossus's long-lost brother returns, Storm and Forge's romance reaches a dramatic turning point, and trouble brews for Cyclops and Jean Grey! Welcome to the X-Men, Bishop - hope you survive the experience!
Womanthology - Space (2013)
» Graphic Novel, I D W
Womanthology: Space, the follow up to the hit Kickstarter project, Womanthology: Heroic, starts off with the first of five out-of-this-world issues: Moon. Each issue contains 15 6-page stories, plus pinups, how-tos, and more, by women of all ages and experience.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Powers of a Squirrel (2019)
Collects Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015 A) #1-8.
Eating nuts. Kicking butts. No ifs, ands or buts. Thanos. Fin Fang Foom. Deadpool. They have all fallen to her squirrel-based might - all completely, indisputably in canon. Now the Sciuridae super hero is about to face her biggest challenge yet: majoring in computer science at Empire State University! Oh, and also Galactus. But that college thing is the really hard bit. Can the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed Doreen Green balance her studies with battling bad guys like Kraven the Hunter, Whiplash and - yes! - the Devourer of Worlds? And can she pull it all off without her new comp-sci friends seeing through her seemingly foolproof secret identity? With furry pal Tippy-Toe by her side and the best theme song in comics burrowing into your head, you're about to find out why you just can't beat Squirrel Girl!
La Voz De M.A.Y.O. v01 - Tata Rambo (2019)
» Graphic Novel, I m a g e
LA VOZ DE M.A.Y.O: TATA RAMBO is based on the oral history of Ramon Jaurigue, an orphan and WWII veteran who co-founded the Mexican, American, Yaqui, and Others (M.A.Y.O.) organization, which successfully lobbied the Tucson City Council to improve living and working conditions for members of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, paving the way to their federal recognition. Meanwhile, Ramon's home life suffered as his focus was pulled from his family to the wider community, and from domesticity to the adrenaline of the campaign. A resonant, neglected slice of American history is brought to life for the first time with art by J. GONZO, letter art by BERNARDO BRICE, editing by CLAIRE NAPIER, and a script by HENRY BARAJAS - the great-grandson of Ramon Jaurigue, a.k.a. Tata Rambo.
Evolution v03 - Extinction (2019)
» Graphic Novel, Skybound
Humanity is rapidly evolving, and Sister Hannah, Abe, and Rochelle are the only ones putting the pieces together. But is it a mad conspiracy engineered by deviants, or nature's ultimate revenge on humankind? Collects EVOLUTION #13-18
Evolution v02 - Adapt & Die (2018)
Faced with the fact that humanity's time - as we know it - is over, Abe crosses a line and becomes less human himself. Meanwhile, Hannah follows a trail of monsters to a secret facility in Italy, and Claire is caught up in a conspiracy that could endanger her girlfriend. Collects EVOLUTION #7-12
Evolution v01 - Origins of a Species (2018)
Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to this stage. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seem to notice that their world is being reborn. But what can they do about it? Skybound unites writers JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA & JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and artists JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD to create a new global phenomenon. Collects EVOLUTION #1-6
Twin Star Exorcists v01-v18 (2015-2020)
Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he'd rather be a singer, a soccer player or anything but an exorcist! He's forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit. But their rivalry gets a twist when they earn the prestigious title of "Twin Star Exorcists" - two supreme fighters fated to marry and birth the ultimate spiritual warrior!
The Adventures of Tintin v01- v23 (1930-1976)
» Graphic Novel, Translations
The classic graphic novel. Bianca Castafiore, Thomson and Thompson are being imprisoned for allegedly attempting to overthrow General Tapioca's dictatorship. Tintin, Professor Calculus, and Captain Haddock set out to clear their friends' names.
» Complete Series, July 3, 2019, I m a g e
English | CBR | 198 Issues | HD | Ongoing
An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living.
In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. A couple months ago he was a small town cop who had never fired a shot and only ever saw one dead body. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.


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Generation Axe é um supergrupo formado em fevereiro de 2016 e capitaneado pelo guitarrista estadunidense Steve Vai para turnês musicais.

Apresentações

2016
A turnê "Generation Axe - A Night Of Guitars" (que teve 26 datas agendadas entre os meses de abril e maio de 2016, na América do Norte) reuniu no mesmo palco guitarristas do naipe de Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt e Tosin Abasi, além do próprio Vai, e que contou na banda de apoio com os músicos Pete Griffin no baixo e Nick Marinovich no teclados. No show, os guitarristas se revezam no palco, executando clássicos de seus catálogos, além de jams especiais, ao melhor estilo G3.

Após a última apresentação desta turnê, Vai postou uma mensagem online com as seguintes palavras:

Membros
 Steve Vai - solo
 Yngwie Malmsteen - solo
 Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders, Reflux))
 Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Mourning Widows)
 Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne Band)

Banda de Apoio
 Pete Griffin (Zappa plays Zappa) - baixo
 Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen band) - teclados
 Matt Garstka (Animals as Leaders) - baterias

Datas da Turnê

Setlist dos Shows

Discografia
 2018 - The Guitars That Destroyed The World: Live in China - Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt, Tosin Abasi

Supergrupos

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Ever Wonder What a Visual or Auditory Hallucination Was Like?
Medically reviewed by Scientific Advisory Board — Written by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on March 23, 2007
It's one thing to be told that schizophrenia often involves a person who hears or sees things that aren't there. It's another to 'experience' it yourself, via Second Life. (Although I'm not sure I'd call it 'experiencing' something by watching it on a screen, but I digress.) But a press release that came across our desk the other day did make it seem like this has some potential to help people with understanding a component of schizophrenia.
A University of California-Davis professor of psychiatry has helped develop an Internet-based virtual reality (VR) environment that simulates the hallucinations of people with schizophrenia. The vast majority of individuals who have toured the environment self-reported that it improved their understanding of the auditory and visual hallucinations experienced by people with schizophrenia.
"Using traditional educational methods, instructors have difficulty teaching about the internal phenomena of mental illnesses, such as hallucinations," said Peter Yellowlees, professor of psychiatry and director of Academic Information Systems at UC Davis Health System.
Developed by Yellowlees and colleagues in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, the virtual reality system is being used as a teaching tool at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Yellowlees and his team created the virtual environment to replicate the experiences and world of a schizophrenia patient to provide medical students with a better understanding of this mental illness.
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects 1 percent of the population. Most people with schizophrenia experience auditory hallucinations, particularly hearing voices, and about one-fourth of those with the disorder experience visual hallucinations.
The researchers took photographs of an inpatient ward and hospital furnishings at UC Davis Medical Center to create their virtual setting. The team constructed simulations of auditory and visual hallucinations based on recorded audio samples and digital images described in interviews with schizophrenia patients. The researchers inserted the hallucinations as individual objects that would appear automatically throughout the ward, triggered by the presence of an avatar, an electronic image represented and manipulated by a computer user.
The hallucinations in the virtual environment included:
Multiple voices, occasionally overlapping, criticizing the user
A poster that would change its text to obscenities
A newspaper in which the word "death" would stand out in a headline
A floor that would fall away, leaving the user walking on stepping stones above a bank of clouds
Books on bookshelves with titles related to fascism
A television that would play a political speech, but then criticize the user and encourage suicide
A gun that would appear under a cone of light and pulse, with associated voices telling the user to take the gun and commit suicide
A mirror in which a person's reflection would appear to die, becoming gaunt with bleeding eyes
Over a two-month period, the virtual psychosis environment was toured 836 times and received 579 valid survey responses. Large majorities of the responders said the tour improved their understanding of auditory hallucinations (76 percent), visual hallucinations (69 percent) and schizophrenia (73 percent). Eighty-two percent said they would recommend the tour to others.
One user said, "That tour was amazing. I didn't think it would affect me, but about halfway through, I wanted to shout, 'Stop it!'"
Another user said, "My first husband was schizophrenic. I have experienced visual hallucinations and they are disturbing enough."
Yelllowlees and his colleagues acknowledged some important limitations of their pilot project, including their survey population not being a representative sample of the general population. Also, because users did not take a pre-test, the researchers cannot prove that participants improved their knowledge. Lastly, because the virtual environment focuses only on hallucinations, it may give inappropriate weight to these symptoms, rather than a fuller view including other symptoms such as delusions, and disordered speech and behavior.
However, despite those limitations, Yellowlees and his team believe their approach is promising. They plan to perform a more formal evaluation of its effectiveness in teaching students about psychotic experiences as compared to traditional teaching approaches. In addition, they intend to use the virtual environment to teach caregivers attending an early intervention program for patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
You can visit the Virtual Hallucinations website to learn more about how to view them yourself (requires Second Life software and a Second Life account, address: secondlife://sedig/26/45/).

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Hôtes illustres
Guide de la ville
Fêtes & festivals
L'archipel de Zadar
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Chez Habitant
Bateaux charter
Le Soleil et La Mer
Tourisme actif
Zadar gourmand
Zadar la nuit
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Qualité de l´eau de mer
Arrivée en car
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Lignes de ferry
Numéros de téléphone importants
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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN ZADAR
On Tuesday, March 20 th 2018 a contract was signed which guarantees the start of the Project of Creative Industries Centre, planned to be built in Zadar at the end of the year. The Grant Contract was signed by Nataša Mikuš Žigman, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Tomislav Peric, Director of the Central Finance and Contracting Agency for European Union Programmes and Projects, and by Vedrana Kevrić, Director of 'INOVAcija'. The total value of the Project is 24 million kuna, of which grants from the European Regional Development Fund have been approved in the amount of 19.97 million kuna, which makes 83 percent of the total value of the Project. The start of Project implementation is planned for September 2018, and implementation will last for 24 months.
'This specialized entrepreneurial incubator for creative industries with the focus on audio-visual and IT industries, should arise at Relja next to the future Natural History and Graphic Arts School. Space and equipment for IT workshops, deaf room with recording and tone studio, a multifunctional hall, offices, smaller coworking space and an exhibition space are planned as part of the Centre. Zadar Film Office will move to the future Centre, which in its new environment will be even more supportive to film teams, shootings but also to the development of creative professions because it will, besides offering the logistic support services, present a bridge between production houses and local creative people, who will acquire knowledge and skills in the new Centre. Zadar Film Office is the first film office in Croatia, and since its foundation for Zadar County area, 45 film projects have been realized with our support. We are very proud of this as well as the project of Creative Industries Centre which was highly rated and for which a significant Grant has been approved. The upgrading of the Film Office services and the construction of the Centre is a continuation of an ongoing process with the goal of developing this sector of economy, which has been recording a steady growth', said Vedrana Kevrić.
The creative industries sector has been recognized as a sector that has considerable potential for the development of Zadar County and the City of Zadar and has been supported and included in the strategic documents of Zadar County and City. The Project holder is the County Innovation Centre which prepared the Project Application. The partner of the Project is Zadar County, and the associates are Zadar University, Natural History and Graphic Arts School, School of Applied Arts and Design, the Croatian Chamber of Economy - Zadar County Chamber of Commerce, Zadar County Crafts Chamber and Croatian Audiovisual Center HAVC.
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What's Your Go-To Game?. That one game you play over and over… | by James Burns | SUPERJUMP | Jan, 2021
India's Medium-Term Growth To Slow To Around 6.5% After Initial Rebound: Fitch
Posted by NewsProTeam | Jan 14, 2021 | Business | 0 |
India's economy had been losing momentum even ahead of the shock delivered by COVID-19
The Indian economy will suffer lasting damage from the coronavirus crisis and after an initial strong rebound in FY22 (fiscal year ending March 2022), growth will slow to around 6.5 per cent a year over FY23-FY26, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
"A combination of supply-side scarring and demand-side constraints – such as the weak state of the financial sector – will keep the level of GDP well below its pre-pandemic path," it said in commentary on the Indian economy.
Fitch said India's coronavirus-induced recession has been among the most severe in the world, amid a stringent lockdown and limited direct fiscal support.
The economy is now in a recovery phase that will be further supported by the rollout of vaccines in the next months.
"We expect gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 11 per cent in FY22 (April 2021 to March 2022) after falling by 9.4 per cent in FY21 (April 2020 to March 2021)," it said.
India's economy had been losing momentum even ahead of the shock delivered by the COVID-19 crisis. The rate of GDP growth sank to a more than ten-year low of 4.2 per cent in 2019, down from 6.1 per cent the previous year.
The pandemic bought a human and an economic catastrophe for India, with nearly 1.5 lakh deaths. Though the deaths per million are significantly lower than in Europe and the US, the economic impact had been much more severe.
GDP in April-June was 23.9 per cent below its 2019 level, indicating that nearly a quarter of the country's economic activity was wiped out by the drying up of global demand and the collapse of domestic demand that accompanied the series of strict national lockdowns.
Further, a 7.5 per cent decline in GDP in the following quarter pushed Asia's third-largest economy into an unprecedented recession.
Fitch said the medium-term recovery will be slow. "Supply-side potential growth will be reduced by a slowdown in the rate of capital accumulation – investment has recently fallen sharply and is likely to see only a subdued recovery."
This, it said, will weigh on labour productivity, lowering its projection of supply-side potential GDP growth for the six-year period FY21 to FY26 to 5.1 per cent per annum compared to our pre-pandemic projection of 7 per cent.
"Our historical analysis of India's growth performance highlights the key role played by a high investment rate in driving growth in labour productivity and GDP per capita over the last 15 years. But investment has fallen sharply over the last year and the need to repair corporate balance sheets and firm closures will weigh on the pace of recovery," it said.
Constrained credit supply amid a fragile financial system is another headwind for investment.
The banking sector entered the crisis with generally weak asset quality and limited capital buffers. Appetite for lending will be subdued, particularly as credit-guarantee and forbearance measures rolled out in the crisis start to be unwound.
"The economy should be able to grow somewhat faster than estimated supply-side potential over the medium term following the unprecedented downturn in FY21. But our projection for the medium-term recovery path – at around 6.5 per cent per annum over FY23 to FY26 – would leave GDP well below its pre-pandemic trend," it said.
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Semaphore is a hosted continuous integration and deployment service used for testing and deploying software projects hosted on GitHub and BitBucket.

While open source projects can use Semaphore for free in its full capacity, free use for private projects is limited to 100 builds per month (Semaphore Classic) or $20 of service every month (Semaphore 2.0).

One of Semaphore's features is native Docker support, which enables testing and deploying Docker-based applications. Semaphore also offers Boosters, a feature that reduces the duration of running a test suite to that of the longest test through automatic parallelization of builds for Ruby projects.

Features
Semaphore supports the following programming languages: C/C++, Clojure, Elixir, Go, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby and Scala.
Projects written in other programming languages demand manual configuration.

Some of the supported frameworks include: test/unit, RSpec, Cucumber, Steak, Capybara Webkit, Jasmine, Karma, Minitest, Poltergeist, PhantomJS.

Deployment integrations include AWS, Heroku, Capistrano and Cloud 66.

Semaphore 2.0 supports iOS and MacOS.

Operation
Once the project and the branch have been selected, Semaphore determines the configuration of the project, by extracting meta information. After customizing and configuring the wanted builds, Semaphore begins testing.
The results of the performed jobs are highlighted red (failed) or green (passed). If a test fails, the developer needs to further configure and fix the code until the test is green.

See also
 Continuous integration software
 Comparison of continuous integration software

References

External links
 Official site
 Semaphore on GitHub Marketplace

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Turlock Schools Prep Safety Plan In Wake of Sandy Hook Shootings
Following last December's tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, schools across the nation started to examine their own safety plans. Turlock Unified School District also began analyzing their own safety plans at each site, as many parents around the district felt that schools could use higher safety precautions.
This Tuesday evening, the TUSD Board of Trustees will hear the results of that analysis, with an updated safety plan that may include higher fencing and identification badges.
The school district has been working closely with groups of parents, district staff, and Turlock Police Chief Rob Jackson to create a new school safety plan and more stringent safety measures.
Earlier this year, Turlock resident and law enforcement officer Vince Hooper videotaped himself walking around his daughter's elementary school while pointing out deficiencies in security. Although many of Hoopers' concerns have since been addressed, the district felt it was necessary to continue to look into ways to improve safety measures at each campus.
"In light of everything that has happened, I don't think we can afford to say anything is frivolous or that we can't afford it," said TUSD Trustee Frank Lima at a January meeting. "We need to ensure that our students and teachers feel they're safe."
Alongside the update on the TUSD Comprehensive School Safety Plans, the TUSD Board of Trustees is also scheduled to hear information on the following items:
– A resolution ordering board member elections on Nov. 5
– An overview and adoption of the 2013-14 TUSD Budget
– A review of how the TUSD Strategic Plan has progressed since 2009
– A new job description for a Network Systems Supervisor in the Department of Technology and Data Systems
The TUSD Board of Trustees meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the TUSD Professional Development Center located at 1100 Cahill Ave., Turlock.
Turlock Budget Could Cut Police Officers, Firefighters; On Tuesday Agenda
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I checked my son out early from Crowell (kindergarten) without the office secretary asking for an ID or any information from me. Just signed him out and that was that. Then proceeded to walk to his class, no sticker, no identification, past a couple of (what appeared to be) staff and no questions about it. Yes, I was dressed well, groomed and no trench coat- but couldn't a psychopath or a kidnapper dress well? For more reasons than this, my son is attending a different school for 1st grade and beyond.
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I am sure they'll be happy to see you go too. The stand up thing to do would have been to ask to speak with the principal and bring the matter to her attention. You sound like a PITA parent willing to look at everyone's issues but your own. Stop the insanity and paranoia. Our kids are safe at school.


Ninety One Living Room Presents Original Roots: A new series of live music events on Friday nights showcasing jazz-fusion, world and new electronic sounds that we think you need to hear.
Kadialy Kouyate is a musician, a singer-songwriter inspired by the West African Griot repertoire. Born into the great line of Kouyate Griot in Southern Senegal, Kadialy's mesmerising kora playing and singing style have been appreciated in many prestigious venues as both a soloist and in different ensembles.
Since his arrival in the UK Kadialy has played a significant part in enriching the London musical scene with his griot legacy.
He has been teaching the Kora at the Soas University of London for the last decade and he has also been involved in countless musical projects both as a collaborator and a session musician.
With his Sound Archive, Kadialy Kouyate draws on his heritage and its traditional songs to create his own mesmerising compositions, leading his fantastic band into the West African groove.


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Піре́ () — муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Бургундія-Франш-Конте, департамент Ду. Населення —  осіб (2011).

Муніципалітет розташований на відстані близько 330 км на південний схід від Парижа, 5 км на північний захід від Безансона.

Історія

У 1956-2015 роках муніципалітет перебував у складі регіону Франш-Конте. Від 1 січня 2016 року належить до нового об'єднаного регіону Бургундія-Франш-Конте.

Демографія

Розподіл населення за віком та статтю (2006):

Економіка

У 2010 році в муніципалітеті числилось 782 оподатковані домогосподарства, у яких проживали 2000,5 особи, медіана доходів виносила  євро на одного особоспоживача

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Norway police were "fantastic': justice minister
Norway's justice minister on Tuesday hailed "fantastic" police work after Anders Behring Breivik killed at least 76 people, setting aside criticisms that police had reacted too slowly to a shooting massacre.
Although Breivik has spoken of "two more cells," police believe he probably acted alone in Friday's bombing and shooting attacks, which have united Norwegians in revulsion.
"It is very important that we have an open and critical approach...but there is a time for everything," Knut Storberget said after talks with Oslo's police chief, referring to questions, mostly in the media, about the police response time.
An armed SWAT team took more than an hour to reach Utoeya island, where Breivik was coolly shooting terrified youngsters at a ruling Labor Party youth camp. He killed 68 there and eight in an earlier bombing of Oslo's government district.
Police are likely to release the names of the victims on Tuesday, a day after they revised the death toll down to 76 from 93, the NTB news agency said.
Storberget also denied police had ignored threats posed by right-wing zealots in Norway. "I reject suggestions that we have not had the far-right under the microscope," he said.
Many Norwegians seem to agree the police do not deserve opprobrium for their response. At a march of more than 100,000 in Oslo on Monday night, people applauded rescue workers.
Scepticism about accomplices
Breivik, 32, told a judge at his custody hearing on Monday that two other cells in his "organization" existed.
However, a source close to the investigation said: "We feel that the accused has fairly low credibility when it comes to this claim but none of us dare to be completely dismissive about it either."
Researchers also doubt Breivik's claim that he is part of a wider far-right network of anti-Islam "crusaders," seeing it as bragging by a psychopathic fantasist who has written that exaggeration is a way to sow confusion among investigators.
Norway has felt some relief that Breivik seems to have acted alone in trying to save Europe from "cultural Marxism" and a "Muslim invasion" by striking at the ruling Labour Party.
The Aftenposten daily said Breivik's interrogation was moving slowly, with the confessed killer silent on his claims about sleeper cells or other potential collaborators.
Prosecutors will consider whether Breivik's acts fall under a 2008 law on crimes against humanity, said Staale Eskeland, professor of criminal law at Oslo University.
"To kill a group of civilians systematically is the basic criteria" for charges of crimes against humanity, Eskeland said, adding that the maximum penalty for this offence was 30 years in jail, rather than 21 years under the anti-terrorism law.
In both cases the sentence can be extended for up to five years at a time if there is risk of repeat offences.
So far Breivik has been charged with "destabilizing or destroying basic functions of society" and "creating serious fear in the population." Police attorney Christian Hatlo has said Breivik expects to spend the rest of his life in jail.
More than 100,000 Norwegians rallied in Oslo on Monday night, many carrying white and red roses, to mourn the dead and to show unity after July 22. Tens of thousands of others rallied in other cities from Tromsoe to Bergen.
In signs that police are skeptical that Breivik was part of a wider network, border controls imposed on July 22 were lifted late on Monday. Norway has not asked other countries to launch probes, nor has it raised the threat level for terrorism.
Even the final entry in Breivik's own 1,500 page manifesto says on July 22: "The old saying: 'if you want something done, then do it yourself' is as relevant now as it was then."
"Intuitively, it feels like he is alone when you read the document. It's like he's lost in this made-up world and can't distinguish between fantasy and reality," said Magnus Ranstorp, Research Director at the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defense College.
"They (mass killers) are usually alone," he said.
Police defended themselves from suggestions that some alarm bells should have rung about Breivik. The head of the PST security police even said he would have slipped through the net in former East Germany with its feared Stasi police.
PST says Breivik's name appeared only once, on a list of 50-60 Norwegians sent by Interpol after he paid 120 crowns ($22.16) to a Polish company that sold chemicals and was on a watch list. They found no reason to react.
Stasi Germany
"I don't think even Stasi Germany could have uncovered this person," PST chief Janne Kristiansen told the VG newspaper's online edition, adding he was "the incarnation of evil."
Breivik admits the attacks, but denies criminal responsibility. Even his father is horrified.
"In my darkest moments, I think that rather than killing all those people, he should have taken his own life," Breivik's father told Norwegian independent TV2 in France.
He said his son, with whom he has had no contact since he was a teenager, must be mentally ill.
Other researchers say that he shares traits with past mass murderers.
"He has no empathy, he is indifferent to the people he kills, he has no conscience and no remorse," said Ragnhild Bjoernebekk, a researcher at Norway's police school.
"Evil can kill a person but never conquer a people," Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said at Monday evening's rally, probably the biggest in the nation of 4.8 million since the end of World War Two.
"Our fathers and mothers promised 'never again April 9'. We promise 'never again July 22'," he said. Nazi Germany invaded Norway on April 10, 1940 and occupied it for five years.
Many Norwegians have expressed relief that Breivik seems to have been a home-grown loner, rather than, for instance, an al Qaeda militant. Many compare him to Timothy McVeigh who killed 168 people with a truck bomb in Oklahoma City in 1995.
"If this was done by a foreigner it would have been very difficult," said Raj Pereet Singh, a Norwegian whose parents immigrated.


Imagine being a child, 7, 8, 9 years old. You were born in Belize, Cuba, Trinidad, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Guatemala, or somewhere else in the beautiful Caribbean Islands, or Central America. Suddenly, your mother leaves home, is gone for a year, maybe two or three; finally, she comes back to get you and takes you to this wonderful place called America! America, that far-way land you've heard of, where everybody is free, eternally happy, and rich beyond your wildest dreams.
Well, the reality for hundreds of thousands of "innocent children", many now full grown adults, is a life devoid of true freedom. The reality is that hundreds of thousands of innocent/immigrants live their lives in a state of constant fear of deportation. Deportation from America, back to a land they know nothing about and have no emotional connection to. Hundreds of thousands of "undocumented citizens", many who have been in this country for 20, 30 and 40 years, live in constant fear that one day, they will be stripped away from their children, family, friends and loved ones, and forcibly taken away from the only life they've ever known. Their lives are eerily similar to that of millions of innocent enslaved Africans in America, who lived their lives in this same state of fear and "perceived freedom".
The assumption for the majority of us who are of African descent, is that this is a "Mexican" or "Latino" issue. And many of "us", due to our cultural/historical ignorance, acquired racial prejudice and or social/political apathy, turn a blind eye toward this issue, as if it does not affect us. We need to think again, because, guess what, it affects us (Black people) in more ways than one. If nothing else, our political behavior (I'm generalizing with intelligence) on this issue has helped to define our national image in ways most of us, do not even understand.
As we run scared that the "illegals" (as our ancestors were called) are taking away our jobs, we naturally align ourselves politically with right wing conservatives/segregationist who have never had our best interest at heart, and who use us as political footballs based upon our own prejudices, ignorance and media inspired fears.
As a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, I am proud to know that my historical lineage not only goes back to Africa, yet, my bloodline connects me to the triumphant Haiti people. This due to the influx of Haitians, migrating into New Orleans after their revolution and independence from France in the early 1800's.
Yet, this writing is not so concerned about the "politics", as it is about the "human" side of this issue. As people of color who (should be) knowledgeable and appreciative of our history, I'd think we'd be particularly concerned and actively involved in helping to create meaningful, respectful solutions on this issue. The unfortunate argument that immigrants hurt employment opportunities for low skilled, marginally educated Blacks, has been adopted by right wing conservatives as their mantra, and again, further promotes an image of Black men as helpless, pitiful victims, who in 200 years, have failedto make progress in American society. Sadly, these same so-called, "second class human beings", are tricked into fighting against other low-skilled, marginalized, economically/politically exploited class of persons, or, Latinos.
Historically, the greatest among us, knowing the power of coalition building and cultural bonding, have consciously reached out to our brothers and sisters of color in the Diaspora; people such as, W.E.B.DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Paul Robeson, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, were all in search of positive and productive relationships amongst people of color; who comprise the majority (not minority) of the human beings on the planet.
I imagine that if Dr. King were still alive, he would fight with all his power against the devilish deportation/slave treatment of innocent, law abiding, tax-paying citizens, whose only crime was being born in Another Country.
2014, still have our hands stretched out, begging our former slave masters for hand-outs!
My feeling is that Malcolm would be about the business of focusing our energies/attention on "ownership" and the building of our own economic and political systems and institutions.
What a shameful thing we do to the legacies of our ancestors, when we waste time & talent, hating on other political victims, who, by the way, actually own the spiritual birthright to this land we call America.
My hope and prayer is that we become actively involved in this grand, international struggle for human dignity. Further, and as a realistic/optimist, I do believe that as more of our close friends and family members are affected by this unfortunate phenomenon, we will get involved.
As far as I am concerned, the current Black Immigration reality is not unlike that of our slave era experience. The free, northern born Negroes, enjoying access to education, jobs and opportunity, had a choice, they could stand idly by, and watch our southern born brothers and sisters suffer the indignities of chattel slavery; or they could do as sister Harriet Tubman did, and fight for the freedom of their people. I stand with Harriet, where so you stand?
It is our responsibility, as a people who were formally "forced immigrants", to preserve and honor our legacy. Our legacy is one of compassion, kindness, self-education and courageous action. Let's honor our legacy, get involved.


Have you danced with the software?: Should Testers Code? Blah blah blah blah.
Should Testers Code? Blah blah blah blah.
If you want to code then code.
If you don't then don't.
Just remember to have the right tools for the job at hand and be mindful of limiting yourself.
What I will say is...........well I won't say it cause I'm stealing it from Gerald Durrell so what I will do is share with you a passage from The Amateur Naturalist.
What really makes a naturalist? Well I think that a naturalist first of all has to have a very enquiring mind. He seeks to observe every little variation in nature and to try and discover its origin and function. It was Sherlock Holmes who said, "You see, but you do not observe." That is true of most people in the world today. A naturalist must keep an open mind and be interested in many things, although may specialise in one particular subject.
15/01/13 Update. Derek Sivers makes a good point.
|| If you want to code then code.
|| If you don't then don't.
Does it make sense for your project for you to code? Is time better spent actually testing?
Can you look for a larger team where you can spend more time coding than testing?


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Hello my name is Lorraine and I am from Rocky Ford, CO. I was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer in March of 2014. The day I was diagnosed with cancer changed my life immensely. It started by having a colonoscopy screening in Pueblo, Co., which showed a mass. As my doctor discussed my results he stated, "The mass appears to be cancerous," hearing the word "CANCER" left me in disbelief. The ride home from my appointment was like living in a dream shocked this could happen to someone like me. I have no family history of Colon Cancer. I'm married and have two daughter's Michelle and Stephanie, and two grandchildren Isabella and Gracie. At the time I was diagnosed my daughter Michelle was pregnant with Gracie which made me stronger. The first month of being diagnosed I went through intensive testing which I have never had to go through testing like that before, it was very frightening. I had the best care from my Primary Care Provider, Oncologist, Radiation Dr. and Surgeon. After going through test after test the team of doctor's discussed my case, and I would have 6 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. I traveled to the Dorcy Cancer Center in Pueblo which is forty five minutes from my home town of Rocky Ford five days a week back and forth from Rocky Ford to Pueblo. My husband would take off work to make sure I was at all appointments, some days I would meet with all the doctor's. The first two weeks of treatment I worked in the morning and had my treatment in the afternoon, on the third week I took medical leave from work. The pain was getting worse, around the fourth week they had to stop radiation for a week and start treatment again. The chemotherapy made me very nauseous, we had several trips to treatment that my husband Robert had to pull over so I could get sick. Robert would always encourage me never to give up. My daughter Michelle would take off work early to get my granddaughter Bella to treatments. Every day of treatment my granddaughter Isabella would run into the building and give me a hug and kiss and tell me "I Love You Nana". That unconditional love helped through the toughest time of my life. My daughter Stephanie took three months off her college education, took leave from work to help me. Both my daughter's and husband were my inspiration, they needed their mom and my husband needed his wife, I was "NOT" going to give up. I remember one night when I couldn't sleep, I cried because I thought "am I going to die" very emotional. I was so sick I wished my mom was here to comfort me. I was thankful for my sister's love and support, I wouldn't have gone through this without my Faith, Family and Friends. Their prayers uplifted me and gave me strength to get through this difficult time. On the last day of treatment Isabella was standing by the entrance of the Cancer Center with a sign "Last Day 6/19/14", she told me, "Nana We Love You". I am now an advocate for Colorectal Screenings, as it saved my life.


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MORE Health Announces New AI Product Launch on its Physician Collaboration Platform™
San Mateo, CA, January 14, 2020 -- On Monday, January 13, 2020, the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA), the largest pan-Asian technology association, hosted a one-day global Healthtech Conference, "AI: The Next Digital Frontier for Healthcare Innovation," at the Wells Fargo Innovation Hub in San Francisco. It was held in conjunction with the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and was an innovative look at healthcare and the latest global developments in cutting-edge health technology. The J.P. Morgan conference is the largest healthcare investment symposium in the industry, featuring medical trailblazers and disruptive technologies that are accelerating the rate of innovation in healthcare, from lab breakthroughs to new point-of-care technologies.
MORE Health, a global healthcare company, was invited to present their new AI product at this year's AAMA Conference. During MORE Health's presentation, Chief Medical Consultant Dr. Robert Warren announced the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) feature on MORE Health's Physician Collaboration Platform™. This new AI product, AIMA (AI Medical Assistant), brings benefits to both the physician and patient sides of the platform. The new AI component of MORE Health's technology platform ranks tens of thousands of cases in MORE Health's databases by similarity and presents treating physicians with treatment plans for cases most similar to the one they are presently treating. For patients, in addition to receiving their MORE Health second opinion report, they will receive recommendations for the most appropriate expert in the field, as well as an overview of similar cases with their treatment plans and outcomes. This groundbreaking AI technology will allow physicians all over the world to instantly access the latest treatment approaches from the world's leading centers of excellence for patients similar to the ones they are treating. MORE Health expects that this breakthrough will improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes, particularly in underserved populations globally.
"AI is reshaping the whole world, not only in technology but also in healthcare. By utilizing the tremendously high-quality medical data we have accumulated, our AI tools will provide guidance to physicians and their patients worldwide," said Dr. Robert Warren, MORE Health's Co-Founder and Professor of Surgery, Director of Surgical Oncology Laboratory and past Chief of Surgical Oncology at the UCSF Medical Center.
About MORE Health
MORE Health, a global digital healthcare company, provides patients with access to the best physicians in the world when needed the most: when faced with a critical, potentially life-changing illness. Our collaborative approach to diagnosis puts the patient at the center of the process – empowering them to make informed decisions regarding their own healthcare. Offering all of the benefits of a second opinion, we ensure that the attending doctor and our expert physician specialist are aligned by jointly developing a diagnosis and treatment plan on our proprietary, cloud-based and HIPAA-compliant Physician Collaboration Platform, thus minimizing errors while also resolving potential conflicts regarding the diagnosis and treatment plan development. Since 2013, MORE Health has helped thousands of patients around the world access care in the US.
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Founded in 1979, Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA) is the Silicon Valley's largest and most established non-profit organization dedicated to prospering the business growth throughout the Asian American high-tech community. With a network of over 10,000 leading executives and investors worldwide, AAMA's mission is to create a global technology association that foster a broad collaboration platform to integrate the global healthcare resources between Silicon Valley and Asia. Through its diverse spectrum of programs, AAMA provides a forum that highlights the innovations, partnerships and people can exchange and share leading edge solutions across Silicon Valley and Asia.
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Decide how to welcome each child to the Circle Time. Practice your welcome.
What are we going to do today, do today, do today? What are we going to do today, on our music adventure?
Sing the Prince's song with the actions repeatedly until learned off by heart.
Prepare questions to ask about the tone of the music e.g. did it make you feel scared or relaxed, etc.
Prompt a discussion about how we make music – by singing, by playing instruments etc.


Opticians in Lincoln are urging locals to donate their old, unwanted glasses to their New Year appeal, which aims to improve the eye health of those less fortunate in the developing world.
Lincoln High Street and Lincoln Morrisons Specsavers together collected 2,800 pairs of glasses for Vision Aid Overseas in 2014 and are once again collecting unused frames in-store. Customers can get involved in the appeal by dropping their old frames into either of the in-store collection bins, which will then be donated to Vision Aid Overseas.
The glasses are recycled and the money raised is used to fund the charity's work in developing countries. This includes giving people much needed eye tests and treatment, and training up local optometrists.
With the help of Specsavers, the international charity is committed to providing eyecare for people living in Zambia. Previously, there had been very limited provision for the one in four Zambians who desperately require it, with just a handful of qualified optometrists serving the 12million population.
Paul Hurdley, store director at Lincoln High Street and Lincoln Morrisons Specsavers, commented: 'In Britain we are used to having access to excellent eyecare on our high streets but most people in Zambia are not as lucky so it's important we do what we can to improve eye health there.
Specsavers has worked closely with Vision Aid Overseas for the last decade and is continuing to do so. In this time, the opticians has raised more than £800,000 and has collected in excess of 250,000 pairs of glasses. The money has been put to good use by funding the construction of a school for optometry in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, and nine vision centres across the country.


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Ask a Cop?: Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle
Filed in Ask a Cop? on December 26, 2013 with 3 comments
From: katie
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 7:32 AM
To: info@coptalk.info
Subject: failure to yield to emergency vehicle?
If a cop already has someone pulled over on the side of the road, and you swerve around them but don't go completely into the second lane, is that a considered a failure to yield to an emergency vehicle?
I received a ticket last night for this and I don't feel that I did anything wrong. When the cop was done giving the car he had pulled over a ticket (I'm just guessing he did) he then turned on his lights and I pulled to the side thinking he had to get somewhere. But then I realized he was pulling me over. And gave me a ticket saying I failed to turn completely into the second lane while he was on the side of the road. However I did not fail to yield to him because I swerved around him pulling over the other car, and again pulled off to the side of the road when he pulled me over.
Would you agree that I do or do not deserve a ticket? I usually don't disagree with cops, but a $178 ticket for failing to yield when I did in fact yield, I even slowed my car down as I went by him (because I always feel extra cautious when driving by a cop) and swerved around them. His arugement is that I did not turn into the second lane on the road. However, I did partially turn into the second lane, it just wasn't a complete 100% turn into the other lane.
Do I deserve this ticket or can I go to court and fight it?
The law is often interpreted differently by different people. If you go to court and say you slowed down and partially changed lanes before passing, it will be your word against the officers. I see people disobey this law quite a bit because they just are not aware of it. If you go to court and say you knew of the law and explain the actions you took the judge may or may not side with you. In the least, if the officer doesn't show up the citation will be dismissed. Sounds like you feel you did enough while the officer felt you didn't do enough. If you feel strongly that you didn't deserve the ticket you should go to court to fight it. Just remain calm, don't interrupt the officer, and wait for your turn to explain your side. Photos of the scene would be helpful showing your view as you approached the area. With an enlarged photo you'll be able to show the judge exactly what you did. People with great photos and prepared for their case often have a good chance in court rather than the people who just show up empty handed and say they are innocent.
Here's the law:
Vehicle Code 21809. (a) A person driving a vehicle on a freeway approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying emergency lights, a stationary tow truck that is displaying flashing amber warning lights, or a stationary marked Department of Transportation vehicle that is displaying flashing amber warning lights, shall approach with due caution and, before passing in a lane immediately adjacent to the authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, or Department of Transportation vehicle, absent other direction by a peace officer, proceed to do one of the following:
(1) Make a lane change into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, or Department of Transportation vehicle, with due regard for safety and traffic conditions, if practicable and not prohibited by law.
(2) If the maneuver described in paragraph (1) would be unsafe or impracticable, slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50).
(c) The requirements of subdivision (a) do not apply if the stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is displaying emergency lights, the stationary tow truck that is displaying flashing amber warning lights, or the stationary marked Department of Transportation vehicle that is displaying flashing amber warning lights is not adjacent to the freeway or is separated from the freeway by a protective physical barrier.
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Gary Vogel says:
While driving south near Greensville VA, a police officer was just sitting on the side of the road 95 South. There were no cars next to him, he was just sitting there with his blue lights on. As I approached his vehicle, I slowed down, but did not move to the passing lane like the car in front of me. He pulled me over and gave me a $161.oo ticket for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. It appears that this town is notorious for giving tickets to cars with out of state plates.
Without driving five hours each way and taking off a day of work, or hiring an attorney for more than the fine, is there any recourse?
Ronny Wilshitski says:
Holy cow, this is one way I never tought of. If you pass the emergency vehicle in the same lane you got the ticket. I always thought you let someone else pass as practical as possible for such a ticket. This is a way of saying even if your going slow don't change lanes too late. Plus when you change lanes you can do it early so long as you at least signal indication (eye contact) for at least 100 feet before the lane change but when it slows down a lot and backs up there should be plenty of time signalling as a forewarning before the decision is made.
Robert Babbitt says:
Is a police officer giving a ticket on the freeway considered an emergency vehicle Ca. 21809? I received a ticket for not changing lanes and after reading the code several times, I saw nothing about police issuing tickets as a violation.


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Q: Build level packfile from map tile for use in libGDX I want to use tiled for draw my maps. for use this map in libgdx I must build a level packfile, but I can't build it. I use these ways for build it, but all of them has an error in execute...
this is my ways: Source for this way
java -jar TexturePacker.java inputdirectory outputdirectory level

for this one, I always get a jar export from TexturePacker class, then open a command window on it (folder of it) then write like it:
java -jar TexturePacker.jar c:\MySideScrollGame\data\world\level1 c:\ level.tmx

and so on...
and this on: Source for this way
java -classpath libs/gdx.jar:libs/gdx-tools.jar:libs/gdx-tiled-preprocessor.jar
 com.badlogic.gdx.tiledmappacker.TiledMapPacker
 mygame/maps
 mygame-android/assets/maps
 --strip-unused

my way:
java -classpath libs\gdx.jar;libs\gdx-tools.jar;libs\gdx-tiled-preprocessor.jar com.badlogic.gdx.tiledmappacker.TiledMapPacker c:\MySideScrollGame\data\packer c:\MySideScrollGame\data\packer

but this on is like that too. Error.
so plz, if anyone knows where is my problem or who, that did this before , say it to me. thanks a lot.
EDIT :
Exception in thread "Thread-2" javax.media.opengl.GLException: com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: File not found: data\packer\input\level_1 packfile (Internal)
at javax.media.opengl.Threading.invokeOnOpenGLThread(Threading.java:271)
at javax.media.opengl.GLCanvas.maybeDoSingleThreadedWorkaround(GLCanvas.java:410)
at javax.media.opengl.GLCanvas.display(GLCanvas.java:244)
at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.jogl.JoglAnimator.display(JoglAnimator.java:137)
at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.jogl.JoglAnimator$MainLoop.run(JoglAnimator.java:174)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
 Caused by: com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: File not found: data\packer\input\level_1 packfile (Internal)
at com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle.read(FileHandle.java:108)
at com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas$TextureAtlasData.<init>(TextureAtlas.java:99)
at com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas.<init>(TextureAtlas.java:215)
at com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.tiled.TileAtlas.<init>(TileAtlas.java:49)
at com.example.jumpertutorial.TiledMapHelper.loadMap(TiledMapHelper.java:111)
at com.example.jumpertutorial.JumperTutorial.create(JumperTutorial.java:78)
at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.jogl.JoglGraphics.init(JoglGraphics.java:87)
at com.sun.opengl.impl.GLDrawableHelper.init(GLDrawableHelper.java:72)
at javax.media.opengl.GLCanvas$InitAction.run(GLCanvas.java:418)
at com.sun.opengl.impl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGL(GLDrawableHelper.java:189)
at javax.media.opengl.GLCanvas$DisplayOnEventDispatchThreadAction.run(GLCanvas.java:452)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

A: I think you shouldn't use TexturePacker. I used to use it too, but I think it is bugged as I've never been able to make it work.
I found an other tool to do this, but you have to do a few other things. I suggest you to take a look at one of my answers about the same problem as everything is explained.

A: The error is very clear:
File not found: data\packer\input\level_1 packfile

There isn't a file with that name.
This
java -jar TexturePacker.java inputdirectory outputdirectory level

makes me think the file is called: level.pack

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Wales star Daniel James has struggled for game time at Manchester United this season and Leeds United are long-term admirers of his talent
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Daniel James of Manchester United in action during a first-team training
Leeds United are considering a return for Manchester United winger Daniel James in January.
Wales star James has struggled for form and game-time at Old Trafford in recent weeks, with his last appearance for the Red Devils coming against İstanbul Başakşehir in the Champions League last month.
James scored the fourth in that game but has been left out of Premier League squads entirely since in the matches against West Ham and Manchester City.
Leeds have been long-term admirers of James since his Swansea City days, famously having the plug pulled on a loan deal for the wideman on deadline day in January 2019.
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Home / Articles / The moral potholes in fighting imperialism
The moral potholes in fighting imperialism
by Eric Walberg (News & Analysis, Crescent International Vol. 43, No. 3, Rajab, 1435)
The case of Abu Hamza al-Misri exposes the futile policy of resorting to indiscriminate violence that violates core Islamic principles and ends up serving imperialism.
The show trials — past and current — of the legendary Finsbury Park imam are a travesty of justice. At the same time, his physical injuries and ongoing persecution are stark reminders of how pursuing violent revolution backfires.
Some Muslims applaud any attacks against Western targets, even if there is "collateral damage" involving innocent civilians. The larger-than-life figures who represent this unfortunate trend are Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Their justification — anyone assisting or even in the proximity of kafirs is fair game — derives from Wahhabism, though whether Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab would have blessed the violence they commit is doubtful.
The untargeted violence perpetrated by the al-Qaeda types has nothing to do with Islam, "If anyone slays a human being — unless it be [in punishment] for murder or for spreading corruption on earth — it shall be as though he had slain all mankind" (5:32). Their thinking is a direct result of Enlightenment thinking, imported from the imperialist powers along with the weapons to carry it out. Their understanding of reality — their "map" — came to include the "enlightened" Western mapmaker over time.
Their mass violence in the imperial centers and/or against the local pseudo-Muslim leaders representing imperial interests is intended to provoke revolutionary war both by inciting the oppressors and the oppressed into reacting aggressively. They need merely point to World War I & II as justification for the legitimate "enlightened" use of mass killing of innocents.
Even though these strategies are both immoral and counterproductive, it is important to understand why some Muslims still respect these self-styled leaders and Muslim youth commit themselves to them. In the first place, it is because such acts give lots of "bang for their buck." They provide free advertising for one's cause, and a tenet of modern "enlightened" advertising "Any publicity is good publicity."
Another equally compelling reason is because, even as they adopted many of the imperialists' arms and strategies, they nonetheless act from selfless motives, a willingness to sacrifice themselves in the belief that they are promoting the welfare of the Ummah.
The personal morality of such jihadists is very different from that of the imperialists. In fact, that is what the rich civilizational religion is reduced to for them — imitating what they perceive as the Prophet's (pbuh) personal behavior, be it in manner of dress, day-to-day actions, or self-sacrifice in defending the Ummah with arms.
In reducing Islam to physical signs of devotion, ignoring the broader political thinking necessary to realize the goal of establishing Islam as the governing principle of society, these self-styled jihadists inadvertently serve imperialism with their rigid thinking, promoting chaos and death primarily in the Muslim world, and blackening Islam in the eyes of both Muslims and non-Muslims.
At the same time, they build their own following through personal moral uprightness and incorruptibility. They are today's equivalent of the anarchist terrorists of 19th century and the Western militant radical leftists from the 1960s on (for example, Badder Meinhof in Germany), who spurned the trappings of modern consumerism, living simple lives, pursuing their quixotic strategy of undermining capitalism through high-profile acts of violence.
For instance, Bin Laden fasted (the full-day dry fast) two days a week throughout his adult life in the severe desert climate of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and lived with no luxuries, giving away his many millions of dollars of wealth to support individuals in need and the causes he believed in.
The trial in New York of Egyptian-born British citizen Mustafa Kamel Mustafa (b. 1958), also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, that opened last month highlights this dilemma. Abu Hamza lost his hands and one eye in jihad-related activity in Afghanistan (possibly training to build bombs), when it was the West's policy to support jihadists of all colors in such activities. He — inconveniently — did not abandon his militancy when Soviet troops left Afghanistan, and preached fiery sermons as the imam at Finsbury Park Masjid in London from 1996 until he was ousted in 2003, after which he defiantly continued to hold services on the street outside the masjid.
The masjid had become a magnet for young radicals, including Algerians who had fled after Algeria's Islamic Salvation Front elected in December 1991 was prevented from assuming power with Western connivance. The end of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1989 was inspiring Muslims around the world to work together to throw off their neocolonial masters, and the Western-backed Algerian coup was part of the new policy of subduing Islam now that the "communist menace" was defeated.
Abu Hamza's eloquence and popularity also attracted Algerians from the Armed Islamic Groups (GIA), who claimed to be fighting for an Islamic Algeria, but were infiltrated by the Algerian secret service intent on discrediting the opposition through the indiscriminate murder of civilians. Though Abu Hamza himself eventually realized the GIA was part of a campaign to blacken the Islamists, he nonetheless remained an enthusiastic supporter of Bin Laden's efforts to resist imperialism by promoting violent jihad around the world. He did not hide his activities, and in the post-9/11 world, Abu Hamza became an easy target in the "war on terror." He was arrested by British police in 2004 when the US was trying to extradite him, and in 2006 a British court sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment.
What were his crimes? They amounted to lauding Osama bin Laden and the 9/11 attacks, encouraging "selfless" men of "good character" to go to training camps in Afghanistan, inspiring the men later convicted of the failed 21/7 London bombings in 2005 (though there is no proof he even personally spoke to them), and having a "terrorist handbook" in his home.
After enduring seven years of prison on these specious charges, in 2012 he was extradited to the US as a "terrorist facilitator with a global reach," accused of plotting to set up a terror camp in rural Oregon (though he had never been in the US), and providing a satellite phone to the eventual kidnapper of British and Australian tourists in Yemen in 1998 (was the British prosecutor napping in 2006?).
As the latest trial opened, his US lawyer, Joshua Dratel, noted that Western governments, including the US, and his client were once on the same side, fighting in defence of Muslims in Afghanistan and in Bosnia against the Serbs. Dratel, who is Jewish, would not be defending Abu Hamza if he was promoting anti-Jewish hatred, which he was accused of during his UK trial. While Abu Hamza's views were extreme, Dratel said, it was not illegal to hold them. At one point, he likened Abu Hamza to Nelson Mandela, who was "once considered a terrorist. Now he's an icon."
But Dratel did not draw the logical conclusion that it was the West that suddenly decided its erstwhile allies were now "terrorists;" that the original alliance of empire with Islamists was an unholy pact; that Abu Hamza is right to resist the US and Israel; that they are the main promoters of terrorism around the world, training and arming armies and mercenaries to promote empire and undermine Islam; and that it is hypocrisy of the highest order to victimize a Muslim fighter who was once an ally of convenience, but who is now inconvenient. Referring to Abu Hamza, the Sunday Times at least admits to the "dimwitted and wildly ill-considered attempt over the past… to exploit radical Islam."
How did such a brave and principled man, with charisma and talent, end up sacrificing his life on the altar of imperialism?
Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler, in A Season in Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara with al-Qaeda (2011), provides a surprisingly sympathetic picture of his "terrorist" kidnappers. UN Special Envoy to Niger, in December 2008 he was kidnapped in Niger (ironically, after visiting the Canadian-owned Samira Hill Gold Mine). The kidnappers showed the kidnappees Western atrocities, "our side's methodically applied, officially sanctioned, and so casually administered barbarity… officially sanctioned abuse and torture. Fowler was shocked and concludes, "If we were capable of such outrages, then we had indeed strayed into truly dangerous ethical territory." He criticizes the post-9/11 West for "perverting the law and sullying the reputation of our friends and neighbors — perversions that have done and continue to do the West incalculable harm throughout the world. [We are] guilty by such association. And Louis (Guay) and I were reaping the consequences."
Fowler was impressed by the kidnappers' "absolute commitment to what they perceived to be [Islam's] fundamental principles, including jihad — to which a growing number of Muslims refer as the "Sixth Pillar of Islam." [T]heir viciousness appeared to be neither arbitrary nor casual. Their every act was considered and needed to be justifiable in terms of their chosen path of jihad." This was a "no-holds-barred jihad but [they] did not steal cookies" from relief packages sent from Burkina Faso and Mali presidents. It was "at that point that I really appreciated the depth and the single-mindedness of their commitment to jihad and the breadth of the cultural gap between us. "Democracy" my kidnappers insisted, in part because of their perception of our fickle attachment to it, is "your religion." "You love democracy when it suits you." Fowler agrees that the West misuses its democracy propaganda, supporting the overthrow of democracy in Algeria in 1992, and rejecting the election of Hamas in occupied Palestine in 2006.
Fowler admired and befriended several of his captors, and clearly admired the kidnappers' leader Mukhtar Belmokhtar (who like Abu Hamza lost an eye in Afghanistan). He is convinced al-Qaeda will continue, that many young recruits will continue to commit themselves, not concerned with long life (their options in the Muslim world are bleak), but rather "authenticity and martyrdom."
In the face of desperate poverty and injustice, violent resistance to imperialism is not going away, just as the sincere belief of Muslims in their faith will not go away. But violence leads to blowback for the perpetrator. There is no public honor allowed for him whatever his personal probity.
Abu Hamza's charismatic sermons attracted the same selfless young men of "good character" who were a decade earlier feted by Reagan in the White House, funded, trained and armed by US and British "jihadists for capitalism." Abu Hamza's jihadism was kosher then. The same activities — false travel documents, weapons training — that were a few years previously promoted by MI5 and the CIA were suddenly verbotten, and the selfless young men were suddenly terrorists in the eyes of the law. How was Prince Charles to know he was inaugurating a "center for terrorism" when he opened Finsbury Park Masjid in 1994?
The "good guys" were no longer the mujahideen, but MI5's paid informers, who were rewarded by their secret service handlers for testifying that at the masjid volunteers who fought in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Algeria were boasting of their exploits. Many younger worshippers were deeply impressed by the "war stories." Well, yes, and these war stories a few short years prior to that were enthusiastically promoted in the mainstream media, the very Daily Mirror, New York Times, et al. that now ridicule and defame the hapless "Hook" imam.
Eric Walberg is author of From Postmodernism to Postsecularism: Re-emerging Islamic Civilization (http://www.claritypress.com/WalbergII.html)
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