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Former Liberal MP tells 'misguided' supporters of UN climate conference to 'get a job'
COP15, a UN nature summit, began in early December with 196 countries participating at the Montreal Convention Centre to establish a pathway and use resources to reverse the extinction of a million species.
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Before Christmas, the Trudeau Liberals gifted Canadians with a new "transformational" climate change deal at COP15. The signatories agreed to a "30 by 30" target to protect one-third of the earth by 2030.
Canada advocated for the "30 by 30" approach to protect 30% of the planet and restore 30% of degraded areas.
The agreement cites a $700 billion annual funding gap for its goals. It identifies $200 billion in new spending, which would come from public and private sources, of which $30 billion would go to developing countries.
The framework also alleges $500 billion annually subsidizes oil and gas, unsustainable agriculture, and other practices and calls for this money to be redirected to sustainability initiatives.
Several people expressed their dissatisfaction with the decisions taken by the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) which is currently taking place in Montreal until December 19.
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"On the '30 by 30' target, that is, I think, one of the most historical components of this framework," said Brian O'Donnell, director of Campaign for Nature, a coalition of groups that pushed for a deal. "There has never been a conservation goal globally at that scale," he said.
However, Guilbeault admitted the targets outlined in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework are non-binding, thereby opening it to continued criticism for lacking a "clear baseline to measure restoration progress."
The new agreement includes four sets of goals, and 23 targets, which former Liberal MP Dan McTeague said are hazy at best and misguided at worst.
"The reality is that more than 90% of our country is untouched, unspoiled. And that includes the water and landmass. What are we talking about here besides a transfer of wealth to provide gratification for those who believe that somehow we have sinned against the planet?"
McTeague said the framework incorporates the ideas of Thomas Malthus, who believed production could not keep up with the growth in the human population, resulting in disease, famine, war, and calamity. By contrast, the founder and president of Canadians For Affordable Energy view the framework as another scheme to create scarcity and reduce the standard of living.
For example, Target 7 calls for "preventing, reducing and working towards eliminating plastic pollution, and on December 20, Guilbeault banned the manufacturing and importing of plastic straws, checkout bags, cutlery, stir sticks, and food service ware.
"If you're saying we should eliminate plastics, or you can consider plastic to be pollution, then what's the substitute? Brown paper bags? What do they call them, cartons thingy boxy?" continued McTeague. "No, that's a 'drink box water bottle sort of thing,' according to the prime minister, who charged taxpayers $500 annually for them."
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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is a major win for our planet & all of humanity.
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— Steven Guilbeault (@s_guilbeault) December 19, 2022
The previous biodiversity agreement, signed 12 years ago, is considered an abject failure as none of its signatories achieved a single of its 20 targets. But Guilbeault remains convinced, "We've done everything in our power to find collaboration, compromise, and consensus."
He called the framework a "historic deal to protect nature and biodiversity" and "a major win for our planet and all humanity."
McTeague called the COP15 people "out of whack" and "out of proportion with reality."
World Wildlife Fund International Director General Marco Lambertini said, "We must now see the immediate implementation of this agreement, no excuses, no delays. Governments have chosen the right side of history in Montreal, but history will judge all of us if we don't deliver on the promise made today."
The former MP added that taxpayers would not support the bill, despite some support for the framework. "And those who do, frankly, should, let me be very blunt, get a job."
"These are people looking for an opportunity to justify their existence and to go to these kinds of summits and come up with these cool trendy ideas, predicated on pure nonsense," said McTeague.
"Is it that we believe the real challenge to our society is there are too many people? We don't have to go down this path of saying humans are bad, humans consume too much, and go eat insects as a solution, which is what this sounds like," said McTeague.
"It comes down to that they don't have a problem with the environment, and they don't have a problem with all of these objectives. They have a problem with people. That's what it's really about."
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With three legitimate shots at a national title, Cornell returns to Ithaca with none.
At least, that's how it seemed after Cornell wrestling two-time National Champion and four-time All-American Gabe Dean fell in the 184 pound finals on Saturday night of the NCAA Championships, capping off a tough 24-hour stretch for the team from Ithaca.
The Red was in prime position to bring home some hardware going into the second day of competition Friday night. The team had put up big numbers during the opening sessions of the tournament and was solidly in contention for a top-five team finish. Its top three wrestlers — seniors Dean, Brian Realbuto (174) and Dylan Palacio (157) — were all in their bracket's semifinals. Cornell had also already locked up four All-Americans with the three aforementioned seniors and sophomore Brandon Womack (165).
What transpired next was tough to swallow for anyone watching. Palacio and Realbuto lost on Friday night in the final minutes, followed by Dean's defeat on Saturday. As a group, Cornell fell several spots to finish the tournament in eighth place.
"We were wrestling great, but we had a couple of guys who found ways to lose on Friday night which really just took the winds out of our sails," said head coach Rob Koll.
Dean came out in the semifinals against Oklahoma's Nolan Boyd, whom he had already beaten multiple times this season, and Friday night was no different. The four-time EIWA champion came out fighting and cruised to a 9-3 victory. Unlike his classmates, he was just one victory away from capping off an undefeated season and his third consecutive national title.
Dean's semifinal win landed him a matchup with No. 2 Bo Nickal of Penn St. on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions' sophomore had lost just once coming into the bout and was some experts' pick to be the only one who could take down the seemingly unstoppable Dean.
In the end, however, that challenge proved to be too much for Dean.
The Red senior scored the match's first two points on a takedown and appeared to hold on to that lead going into the second period. However, a challenge from the Penn St. staff ended up with Nickal being awarded a late takedown, giving the sophomore the 3-2 lead at first break.
After an escape point, Nickal led 4-2 and held off Dean for the remainder of the second. Dean escaped to open the third and had just under three minutes to land a takedown and win the match. But Nickal's defense was just too good on Saturday night in front of the raucous Scottrade Center.
Dean did all that he could — nearly forcing his opponent to the mat multiple times — but the referees would not give Dean credit for a takedown, and the match ended 4-3. Just like that, the senior's illustrious career at Cornell was over.
When all was said and done, and the undisputed favorite and Cornell's all-time winningest wrestler had finally been defeated, Dean's answer to a question from the day before seemed truer than ever.
But the disappointment for the Cornell team came much earlier than team's finals match. Palacio entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed, yet the high-spirited middleweight was poised and ready for a deep run through the bracket. After dramatically upsetting No. 2 Michael Kemerer of Iowa on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals, it seemed as if he might not be stopped.
Fast forward to Friday night, and with just over 10 seconds left in his semifinal match against No. 3 Joey Lavallee of Missouri, Palacio was closing in on the victory. Lavallee, however, responded with a late four-point nearfall to take the match in the waning moments and end Palacio's title hopes.
About 20 minutes later, it was Realbuto's turn to earn a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Wrestling against No. 3 Bo Jordan of Ohio State — someone Realbuto upset in February — the former NCAA runner-up also jumped out to a quick lead. At one point, Realbuto led 7-2, but a rare mistake late in the third made the night that much worse for the Red.
The way in which the losses came about made them that much tougher to deal with, according to Koll.
Despite the tough last two sessions, there are some positives the team hopes to take away. The eighth place finish makes Cornell and Iowa the only two schools to finish in the top-10 at NCAAs every year since 2008. The team also earned an impressive four All-American honors, including one from a standout in Womack.
"Wrestling's a grueling sport … but at the end here, I'm glad I made it out with three All-American honors," Realbuto said in an interview after it was all said and done. He now plans to stay local for a year with Dean and coach a local youth program.
The remaining two wrestlers — senior Mark Grey (133) and sophomore Ben Honis (197) — did not place in the tournament, but competed hard nonetheless.
With four of the six NCAA qualifiers graduating, younger wrestlers like Honis and Womack are the Red's future, and the program's winning tradition now depends on their success.
While Dean, Realbuto and Palacio have all donned the red and white singlet for the final time, their departure opens the door for the next class of Cornell greats.
Until then, Cornell wrestling fans will just have to be patient.
Cornell takes on No. 13 Northern Iowa this Friday in its first test of the 2017-18 season.


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Surface Studio, Surface Book and Surface Dial come to three new markets
Microsoft has struck pure gold with its Surface line of devices and it looks like it has no intention of stopping. While the sleek all-in-one PC Surface Studio was released some time ago, the product was only made available in the United States. That's going to change pretty soon, though: Microsoft announced it would be bringing the device to other countries as soon as the 20th of April in two models.
New devices are coming
One is the Surface Studio PC and the other is the Surface Dial, an iteration of Microsoft's Surface products, coming to Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Unfortunately for Europeean residents that were looking forward to grabbing the new devices, Microsoft hasn't announced any EU countries for the Surface Studio release. It is unknown if there will be any releases there in the future.
Mark the 20th of April on your calendar
April 20th is also bringing the base Surface Book device. Unlike the aforementioned Surface Studio, the Surface Book will come to European countries with quite a few of them on the list of countries that will receive the device that day. These countries include Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway. The United Kingdom will also be getting the Surface Book, as well, in addition to China and Japan.
Lately, there have been rumors about a possible launch of the Surface Book 2. However, given the fact that Microsoft just announced all these countries as recipients of the first Surface Book shows the company is not quite done with Surface Book and wants to expand its market before switching over to Surface Book 2.
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I'm Not Leaving APC, I'm To Buhari's Presidential Mission - Atiku
Date: 10-03-2015 8:33 pm (7 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
bohlah at 10-03-2015 08:33 PM (7 years ago)
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that he is planning to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated after some national newspapers claimed that he met with Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan and defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Atiku said via a statement on Tuesday, March 10, that his commitment to the APC is unwavering.
The former VP also described reports of his purported defection as the work of mischief makers.
"I remain irrevocably committed to the APC, as I promised in my concession speech at the conclusion of our party's presidential primaries, and has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of our great party at the general elections," the statement reads.
"I have backed my words and commitment with my resources to ensure that I bring my influence and support to bear on our party's march to victory at all levels in the general election. That should be enough to shut up mischief makers bent on derailing the APC's success at the March 28 and April elections," he added.
The APC presidential aspirant urged Nigerians to disregard the rumour, stating that, "Dear friends, I believe you've seen the mischievous press reports about me leaving APC. They are false," he wrote on his official Twitter account.
He stated that recently he reconciled members of his party in his state. "Just three days ago, I convened the Adamawa APC stakeholders meeting, to reconcile members and ensure victory in the coming polls."
"My commitment to the APC, including the various state secretariats which I help fund, is unshakable."
"As widely reported, I have since handed over my Media Office and policy document to the #GMB15 campaign."
Atiku, who was an APC Presidential aspirant, had previously shuttled between both parties and his defeat at the primaries in December 2014 gave rise to expectations that he would defect yet again.
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jimmyasika at 10-03-2015 09:13 PM (7 years ago)
AM STILL WONDERING ABOUT AIT WAT HAPPENS AND WHO IS BEHIND THE BURNIG.
Posted: at 10-03-2015 09:13 PM (7 years ago) | Newbie
dareper at 10-03-2015 10:14 PM (7 years ago)
Don't change ur decision when APC loose oo
chealseafc at 10-03-2015 10:36 PM (7 years ago)
try to cry with buhari when he lose oh.
Olamideluv at 10-03-2015 10:48 PM (7 years ago)
No matter the documentry PDP show it can stop the Nigeria to vote them. The worst PDP can is to show Baba Tinubu, Atiku, and Our future president . Rubbering Central Bank ATM. We'll still vote them.
Gold777 at 10-03-2015 11:23 PM (7 years ago)
Political ashawo
beneno at 11-03-2015 12:20 AM (7 years ago)
koboko1 at 11-03-2015 01:07 AM (7 years ago)
EmekaBlue at 11-03-2015 01:18 AM (7 years ago)
still puttin eyes on gov money...thief of life
mubaji at 11-03-2015 07:47 AM (7 years ago)
To an extent, i think one can still take Atiku for his words.
discollins at 11-03-2015 08:46 AM (7 years ago)
Lagbaja!!!
Nicksam at 11-03-2015 09:00 AM (7 years ago)
IT WE NOT BE A SURPRISE IF HE FINALLY JOIN PDP THIS IS NIGERIA POLITICIANS FOR YOU
echeeche at 11-03-2015 09:58 AM (7 years ago)
oloche1984 at 11-03-2015 11:21 AM (7 years ago)
who is Atiku and is he relevant to our National cause.2 can any body explain to me what APC's plan for Nigeria looks like...
who is Atiku and is he relevant to our National course.2 can any body explain to me what APC's plan for Nigeria looks like...
SweetDaddy1 at 11-03-2015 03:08 PM (7 years ago)
That's where you belong Al-Qaeda peoples Congress (APC)
dickman2 at 11-03-2015 03:21 PM (7 years ago)
...fugitive is talking..
Oways at 11-03-2015 07:52 PM (7 years ago)
This man is confused


His Excellency Francisco Daniel Gutierez has become Belize's tenth Ambassador to the US. Ambassador Gutierez takes over from His Excellency Patrick Andrews. Gutierrez presented his letters of credence to the President of the United States of America at the White House. In his remarks to President Trump, Ambassador Gutierez expressed greetings from Prime Minister the Right Honorable Dean Oliver Barrow and the Belizean people. He underscored the friendly, and long-standing bilateral relations existing between both countries. Ambassador Gutierez applauded the role of the United States in the preservation of peace and the respect for Belize's borders given the unfounded Guatemalan claim, and President Trump in his remarks underscored that a secure and stable Central America contributes to the safety and prosperity of the United States. Ambassador Gutierez also mentioned the loss of correspondent banking and dangers posed therein. The Ambassador reiterated that one of the centrepieces of the U.S.-Belize relationship is economic prosperity for both our nations. He placed emphasis on our common goal in the fight against the threat of transnational organized crime, and Belize's commitment to do its part to prevent the spread of this scourge. Ambassador Gutierez accentuated Belize's desire for a continued and broad ranging partnership with the United States – a partnership based on a common foundation of democracy, the free market and the aspiration of all our citizens for a better way of life. Gutierez was accompanied by his wife. Patrick Andrews is now the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


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Rev. Stephen R. Billings
Passed away on July 01, 2015
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The Rev. Stephen Robb Billings of Haverford, PA died after a long illness at his vacation home in Falmouth, MA on July 1, 2015. The son of Elliot A. and Priscilla Robb Billings, he was 74 years old. As a youth growing up in Coral Gables, Florida, he occasionally entertained the notion that he might be called to the ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. He dismissed the idea of ordination, however, because he felt unworthy of such a calling. Only later did he come to understand that it was not a matter of his worthiness, but rather of God's purposes and Grace. As he approached graduation from Yale University in 1963, he was prepared for graduate school there. Meanwhile, he was nominated to receive a one-year fellowship to seminary to test his vocation. He took a deferment from Yale, went to the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA and then Clinical Pastoral Education at Worcester State (Mental) Hospital, which laid the foundation for a fulfilling and challenging life following Jesus Christ, as a priest. Living out his calling as a priest has always been grounded in the ministry of local congregations. From 1966 to 2006 he served as curate at Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd, PA; Assistant Rector at St. Mary's Church, Ardmore, PA; Executive Director of Community Youth Services NGO (a drug and alcohol abuse prevention effort), Bryn Mawr, PA; Rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles and the Mediator, Philadelphia; and Director of the Department of Church and Community Ministries at Episcopal Community Services, the social services arm of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. While holding these positions, he derived great joy from serving as a volunteer chaplain at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, a part-time psychotherapist, and a teacher of pastoral care. He cared deeply about people, and advocated for those who were oppressed or in need, recovering from addiction, incarcerated, mentally ill, or marginalized. He received a post-graduate certificate in Marital, Family and Sex Therapy from Marriage Council of Philadelphia (now Council for Relationships) and was a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He served on the Board of Trustees of Episcopal Community Services, North Penn Visiting Nurse Association, Family Service of Montgomery County, Montgomery County Child Day Care Association, Florence Crittenton Services, Family Support Center, Red Cross Disaster Relief Services, and Haverford Civic Association. While at Yale he sang in the Glee Club, served as manager in his senior year and organized the Glee Club's European tour in 1963. In later years he contributed to his reunions by organizing memorial services for deceased classmates and the singing by Glee Club members from the class. An active member of Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, he enjoyed singing in the choir, teaching 4th and 5th grade Sunday School, serving on the Outreach Grants Committee and participating in the African Children's Committee, which he chaired. Since 2004 he had been inspired by and engaged with this ministry to the poorest of the poor in Malawi, Africa - AIDS orphans and others affected by HIV, malaria, and food insecurity. He made mission trips to Malawi in 2005, 2007 and 2009. He was an avid gardener, swimmer, runner and in his early years, bicyclist. As someone with high energy, it was routine for him to mow the lawn, trim the hedge and then announce he'd be going for a run or swim. He, along with his father and brothers, raced sailboats year-round on Biscayne Bay in Florida in the winter and on Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts in the summer. He was a life-long member of the Quissett Yacht Club in Falmouth and taught sailing there. Handy around the house, he loved to repurpose found objects, perhaps using a piece of wood he discovered to create a material for the Sunday School or to make a repair. Stephen is survived by his beloved wife and chief collaborator, Barbara Morrison Billings, his daughter, Melissa J. Billings (Richard J. Soedler), grandchildren Richard, Grant, Neil, and Jade, brothers Charles (Sharon), George, and John (Bridget), sister Cynthia Billings Atwood (Wallace) and sister-in-law Ruth Billings. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. His daughter, Laura Elizabeth Billings, and his brother, Roger Billings, predeceased him. A memorial service will be held at Church of the Redeemer, 230 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, PA at 10:30 am on Saturday, July 11. A graveside burial service will take place at Church of the Messiah, Woods Hole, MA at 10 am on July 25. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Episcopal Relief and Development, P. O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058, Episcopal Community Services, 225 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 or African Children's Mission, Church of the Redeemer, 230 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.
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Un programme d'investissement à haut rendement (en anglais, High-Yield Investment Program ou HYIP) est, comme son nom l'indique, un programme d'investissement qui promet un rendement très élevé, beaucoup plus élevé que ce que les investissements habituels peuvent fournir. La plupart de ces programmes sont des arnaques.

On les trouve généralement sur Internet, mais ils sont aussi offerts par des conseillers financiers. Les conseillers financiers qui offrent ces programmes sont souvent des fraudeurs qui escroquent des clients peu informés et naïfs.

Sur Internet, de nouveaux programmes d'investissement à haut rendement se développent constamment. Ces programmes proposent des plans pour investir de l'argent sur une période donnée avec un taux d'intérêt qui le plus souvent reste fixe. Selon le programme, le souscripteur reçoit chaque jour, chaque semaine ou chaque mois des intérêts qu'il peut retirer à tout moment.

Les programmes d'investissement à haut rendement n'ont pas bonne réputation car des arnaques sont régulièrement révélées au grand jour concernant ce genre de programmes (qui fonctionnent le plus souvent sous la forme de chaînes de Ponzi). Malgré tout, un certain nombre de ces programmes arrivent à durer plusieurs mois, voire plusieurs années.
Un exemple d'arnaque, sous forme d'investissement à haut rendement, est celui de Bernard Madoff, qui fut créé en 1960 et mis à jour en 2008.

Généralités

Les caractéristiques principales de la plupart de ces programmes sont :
 la promesse de rendements élevés (le plus souvent de 0,5 % à 5 % par jour ; sur le site Globalexmoney.com, des fraudeurs ont même promis un rendement de 900 % pour 8 jours!) ;
 la possibilité d'investir de très petites sommes (parfois même moins de ) ;
 la possibilité d'effectuer des virements à l'aide de sites de paiement électronique (souvent à travers un établissement financier extraterritorial) ;
 la domiciliation dans un paradis fiscal ;
 l'affirmation que les fonds sont investis sur les marchés boursiers ou le plus souvent sur le marché des devises (par exemple, le Forex).

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Our neighbor (Hi Babe!) sent us pictures from the storm Tuesday.
I would guess we've got some roof damage over this stuff, either at the Old Vic herself or the building on the square (or both).
I'll know more when I can get on the roof this weekend and take a look.
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Three months ago, A Tribe Called Quest released their final music video, "The Space Program." However, the late March visual accompaniment to 2016's We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service album was only available to some platform subscribers. Now, the incredible farewell video (dedicated to the late Phife Dawg) from the group is for all to see, and it was worth the wait.
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#ifndef _LHS_HPP_
#define _LHS_HPP_

#include "randgen.hpp"
#include "log.hpp"
#include "indexvector.hpp"
#if defined (USE_SOBOL)
#  include "sobol.hpp"
#endif

namespace bayesopt
{
  namespace utils
  {

    /** \brief Selects the sampling method.  */
    template<class M>
    void samplePoints(M& xPoints, int method, randEngine& mtRandom);

    /** \brief Latin hypercube sampling
     * It is used to generate a uniform Latin hypercube
     */
    template<class M>
    void lhs(M& Result,randEngine& mtRandom);

    /** \brief Hypercube sampling based on Sobol sequences
     * It uses the external Sobol library. Thus it do not depend on
     * boost random.
     */
#if defined (USE_SOBOL)
    template<class M>
    void sobol(M& result, long long int seed);
#endif

    /** \brief Uniform hypercube sampling
     * It is used to generate a set of uniformly distributed
     * samples in hypercube
     */
    template<class M>
    void uniformSampling(M& Result, randEngine& mtRandom);

    /** \brief Modify an array using ramdom permutations.
     *
     * It is used to generate a uniform Latin hypercube.
     * Equivalent to std::random_shuffle but using boost::random
     */
    template<class D>
    void randomPerms(D& arr, randEngine& mtRandom);

    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Implementations
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    template<class D>
    void randomPerms(D& arr, randEngine& mtRandom)
    {
      typedef typename D::iterator iter;

      randInt sample(mtRandom, intUniformDist(0,arr.size()-1));
      for (iter it=arr.begin(); it!=arr.end(); ++it)
	iter_swap(arr.begin()+sample(),it);
    } // randomPerms

    template<class M>
    void lhs(M& Result, randEngine& mtRandom)
    {
      randFloat sample( mtRandom, realUniformDist(0,1) );
      size_t nA = Result.size1();
      size_t nB = Result.size2();
      double ndA = static_cast<double>(nA);
      //  std::vector<int> perms(nA);

      for (size_t i = 0; i < nB; i++)
	{
	  // TODO: perms starts at 1. Check this
	  std::vector<int> perms = return_index_vector(nA);
	  randomPerms(perms, mtRandom);

	  for (size_t j = 0; j < nA; j++)
	    {
	      Result(j,i) = ( static_cast<double>(perms[j]) - sample() ) / ndA;
	    }
	}
    }

#if defined (USE_SOBOL)
    template<class M>
    void sobol(M& result, long long int seed)
    {
      size_t nSamples = result.size1();
      size_t nDims = result.size2();

      double *sobol_seq = i8_sobol_generate(nDims,nSamples,seed);

      std::copy(sobol_seq,sobol_seq+(nSamples*nDims),result.data().begin());
    }
#endif

    template<class M>
    void uniformSampling(M& Result,
			randEngine& mtRandom)
    {
      randFloat sample( mtRandom, realUniformDist(0,1) );
      size_t nA = Result.size1();
      size_t nB = Result.size2();

      // TODO: Improve with iterators
      // std::generate(Result.begin2(),Result.end2(),sample);
      for (size_t i = 0; i < nA; i++)
      	for (size_t j = 0; j < nB; j++)
      	  Result(i,j) = sample();
    }

    template<class M>
    void samplePoints(M& xPoints, int method,
		     randEngine& mtRandom)
    {
      if (method == 1)
	{
	  FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Latin hypercube sampling";
	  lhs(xPoints, mtRandom);
	}
      else if (method == 2)
	{
#if defined (USE_SOBOL)
	  FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Sobol sampling";
	  sobol(xPoints, 0);
#else
	  FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Latin hypercube sampling";
	  lhs(xPoints, mtRandom);
#endif
	}
      else
	{
	  FILE_LOG(logINFO) << "Uniform sampling";
	  uniformSampling(xPoints, mtRandom);
	}
    }

  } //namespace utils

} //namespace bayesopt

#endif

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Община Мсундузи (на африканс Msunduzi) е община в окръг Умгунгундлову, провинция Квазулу-Натал, Република Южна Африка.

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Население
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package org.lumi.chaptersix.methodsdeeperlook;

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Created by John Tsantilis
 * (i [dot] tsantilis [at] yahoo [dot] com A.K.A lumi) on 19/4/2017.
 */

public class Exponentiation {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.printf("Please enter the base: ");
        int base = input.nextInt();
        System.out.printf("Please enter the exponent: ");
        int exponent = input.nextInt();

        System.out.println("The result of " + base + "^" + exponent + " is: " + integerPower(base, exponent));

    }

    public static int integerPower(int base, int exponent) {
        int result = 1;
        if (exponent > 0) {
            for (int i = 0; i < exponent; i++) {
                result = result * base;

            }

        }
        else {
            System.out.printf("You have used an incorrect value as exponent!");

        }

        return result;

    }

}


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Sophia Stewart exposes Hollywood elites for stealing her creative works
Features, Interviews, Lifestyle
Sophia Stewart is an author based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not too long ago, we interviewed her. During our memorable conversation, she exposed Hollywood elites for stealing "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" movies, straight out of her book, entitled, "The Third Eye".
Sophia Stewart + INTERVIEW
Zangba Thomson, before conducting the interview via telephone, stated, "As I prepared to seize the day, an all too important reminder apprehended my mind. I was to record a phone conversation with the writer of The Matrix and Terminator movies—Sophia Stewart, last name spelled with a "t" and not a "d".
I kindly reminded myself because of a previously made spelling error on my part. The phone rang and then I heard her voice. It was warm and welcoming, reminiscent of a heroine's voice from Ancient Kemet."
"How do you pronounce your name?" she asked politely. After giving her the Grebo pronunciation of my name, she mastered saying it in three tries. "I read your bio," she continued… At that moment, our conversation struck me with a strong deja vu feeling. It felt as if I was Neo—talking to the Oracle.
What I thought would be a routine interview, shaped itself into a surreal moment that I will never forget. The more I listened, the bigger my world became.
Neo and the Oracle
Sophia Stewart: Matrix and Terminator are black artwork. In white artwork, we [blacks] are in lower positions. We are not in a position of leadership, or in a position of upward mobility of who we are and our standings. But Matrix is a black leadership role, and it puts people of color in a great position, and the white guys are the bad guys. It's black artwork and black ownership.
Growing up, who were some of your influences?
SS: Malcolm X influenced me. I didn't know too much about Martin Luther King Jr. But when I was a little girl, I read about Malcolm in his memoir—The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley. Also, I read Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley and that became my theme.
My brother and sister were always talking about the Black Panthers, so I grew up with black pride. Back then, it was all about empowerment for the black man, and for people of color to be empowered.
That was a great thing for us. But now there's no pride, no unity, no desire for knowledge, culture, and history like back then.
The Black Panthers
July 28, 1968 – Oakland, California, USA: "Panthers on Parade" Panthers line up at a Free Huey rally in DeFremery Park, in West Oakland ghetto. CREDIT: © 2017, Stephen Shames, from the book "Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers" (Abrams)
What's the greatest obstacle you had to overcome?
SS: Proving that Warner Brothers, James Cameron, and The Wachowski Brothers stole graphics, characters, special effects, and plots and themes from my book, "The Third Eye", to create "The Terminator" and "The Matrix" movies.
This dilemma began in 1981 when I submitted my source work to 20th Century Fox, and again in 1986 when I answered a magazine advertisement for a science-fiction script that the Wachowski Brothers were going to make into a comic book.
But years later, my vision hit the movie screens on March 31, 1999, in the form of "The Matrix". In fact, The Wachowski Brothers used a verbatim quote from my book to introduce the film, which was later removed after I initiated an FBI investigation into the criminal copyright infringement of my work.
The studios took my source work to make "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" movies, but they failed to mention that I was the writer.
I faced insurmountable odds and my four former attorneys sabotaged my 2004 California court case. Had I been allowed to submit the 6 movies and the 1:45 seconds of the protective expression, which is the smoking gun in the movies, I would have proven undisputedly that I am the writer of "The Matrix" and "The Terminator movies."
SS: Somehow, The Wachowski Brothers and Warner Brothers lost the case because they failed to answer the amended complaint within 30 days. And later, "The Terminator" defendant admitted to Judge Margaret Morrow, the second judge on my California case, that they had indeed stolen "The Terminator" from me—18 odd years ago.
On April 7, 1999, they offered me a settlement and I turned it down. I rejected their 5 to 7 million dollars offer simply because they wanted to buy my copyrights, which are worth billions of dollars.
I went straight to the FBI and filed a criminal copyright infringement complaint against the 8 defendants in my case. The FBI did their investigation and came back and gave me files and evidence proving I was telling the truth.
But what a lot of people don't know, those files and evidence were covered up because the people who were supposed to protect me, which is the U.S. Attorney Office, took slush fund money not to prosecute the defendants.
James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd
SS: This is why I had to go to court for damages against The Wachowski Brothers, Warner Brothers, James Cameron, and Gale Anne Hurd. I didn't want them to escape injustice, and I felt they needed to go to jail because the industry shouldn't steal from the people.
We always had great diversity and great movies because the industry bought stories from the people. I wanted that tradition to carry on and that's why I went to the U.S. Attorney Office—to stop the stealing from the people.
But that case fell through and I filed my own case being that I was a paralegal. And the first judge on the case was historical. His name was Terry Hatter Jr. My case was the last case that the late Johnnie Cochran had called for.
I made history, and Johnnie told me that Judge Hatter was with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. He said, "Hatter would bend over backward to make sure that you get justice."
RICO CASE
When I saw Judge Hatter, I asked him to give me a RICO case against the defendants, and he told me if I could answer twenty questions—he would serve RICO on the defendants. I answered the 20 questions and got my wish.
They knew they couldn't beat the RICO, So Warner Brothers and Fox had their attorney—Bruce Isaacs—to call me and try to buy out the RICO.
They wanted to pay me to drop my RICO case against them because The Wachowski Brothers, Warner Brothers, James Cameron, and Gale Anne Hurd didn't have any copyrights of ownership to "The Matrix" or "The Terminator".
Plus, they already admitted to Judge Marrow that they had stolen the source work from me and I have all the documents to prove everything that I'm saying in this interview.
What would you say is your greatest accomplishment?
SS: It's the fact, in spite of all the injustice that was done to me, I was able to prevail over these defendants with a default judgment that's worth billions of dollars.
Even though I suffered, I accomplished a great historical deed by becoming the copyright owner of "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" franchises, which include all the derivatives that were made from my book.
On June 25, 2014, I will finally be awarded the billions of dollars that's been denied to me for over two years.
What's the worst advice anyone has ever given you?
SS: Some people, including attorneys, told me that I should be quiet and not do any interviews speaking out against the people who stole my source work that made "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" movies. In fact, if I had taken their horrible advice, I wouldn't have prevailed.
Another bad advice that I've noticed is—people telling people to use a poor man's copyright over filing proper federal copyright.
That's the worst advice that anyone can give to anybody because a poor man's copyright will not protect you in the court of law.
Your intellectual property is just as valuable as your physical properties, if not more.
Protect your Source Work
Your source work is worth a lot of money. It's the legacy that you will pass on to your family, and if someone steals your work, the copyright is there to protect you.
The U.S. Attorney Office and the Department of Justice have to come in and defend your rights, just like they defend the studio's rights because you paid for the same protection that the studio paid for.
Imagine fighting a billion or a hundred million dollar case with a poor man's copyright? These corporations will eat you up alive. Eat your attorneys up. Buy out your attorneys, judges, lawyers, trademark agents, politicians, assistant commissioners, and U.S. Attorney Generals.
It's ludicrous doing a poor man's copyright. This information needs to get out there because the majority of people don't understand their rights.
Can you briefly decode the connection between "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" movies?
SS: The three Terminator movies is the prequel to "The Matrix". "The Matrix" is the future, and that's why it took several years for "The Matrix" movie to be made because the special effects technology had not been created yet.
Art by Chris Conway
"The Terminator" comes from the machine planet and goes to the past to kill Sara Connor, Neo's mother. The initials "J.C." stands for John Connor and symbolically represents Jesus Christ. John Connor grows up to be Neo in "The Matrix".
Remember in the Bible, Jesus was the only one called The One. So, Neo is just an anagram or a sneaky way of calling him The One. N.E.O. + O.N.E. are one and the same.
Terminator II
If you look at "Terminator II", he looks like a girl. He has long hair, earrings in his ears and unisex clothes. I have him hidden out as a girl on paper because the agents are looking for the Indigo Christ child. And this is where you see the Indigo kids and the crystals, which are the young adults with the Oracle.
The Indigo kids, or the Christ children, were given these unusual gifts. When you see the little boy bending the spoon—they're looking for The One that's part of the prophecy that's gonna destroy the machines in the future.
And the Oracle brought a prophecy about this child and that's why it's called "The Matrix Revolutions" because the rebellion started when Neo turns thirty years of age.
The rebels come to find him because he's hidden out in the city. They know that he's The One that's going to destroy the machines. That's why they came in the past to kill the mother so the baby will not be born in "The Terminator" movie.
This is the whole story. It was so much work that Warner Brothers and their conspirators had to cut it into two major franchises—called "The Matrix" and "The Terminator".
But they didn't understand the whole premises of my work because in the future the machines were dominating and they enslaved the people.
But this Christ child, Neo, this savior, this rebel would be born of the womb, or be born of the Latin word—matrix. He goes to the Pod, where all the water, the spirits, the baptismal, the place where he's cleansed.
Morpheus + Sophia Stewart
Sophia Stewart and Laurence Fishburne
And Morpheus, symbolically representing John the Baptist, prepares him for his destiny and shows him how to fight.
Morpheus teaches Neo what's really going on because he's consciously asleep. He hasn't evolved consciously and needs to be awakened.
Eventually, Neo's human side dies and his spiritual side—the energy of the eye, which is the third eye, the eye of God or Horus, is born.
The energy of the third eye comes into Neo and his body goes into an evolutionary transformation.
He ascends into his fourth dimensional light body. Now he's flying and is able to cross dimensions. He's able to avoid bullets and they have no effect on him.
And the agents, they're multiplying like multiplications, and each time Agent Smith multiplies, he gets the power to the tenth level.
I created "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" using ancient sacred geometry and quantum physics. The theme is the second coming of Christ and the evolution of consciousness, man versus machines.
My work is based on ancient Kemet, which is where the King James Bible is based on, and also where The Christ—The One—comes from.
When you look at the three Terminator movies, they are the prequel to "The Matrix", and matrix is a Latin word that means the womb. If you do your research, matrix is mentioned five times in the King James Bible.
Also, in Exodus 34:19, God said he who opens the matrix (or those who come out of the womb) are my children because they are born with souls.
And then in the future, a man starts creating his own children—the machines, the test tube babies, the Petri dish, artificial insemination, and clones.
What can we expect from The Matrix IV?
SS: Homeland Security, NASA scientists, and doctors have read my "Matrix IV" book. And they said the wireless hovercraft ships I created, helped them to solve the alien technology on ships from the 50s.
At first, they didn't know how those ships worked, how they were fueled, or how they flew—until they read my book. Where I'm talking about what you saw in "The Matrix" 2014 Superbowl Kia commercial.
That's my work that they stole right out of my 2010 copyright. That's a new concept that I called The Matrix Sphinx Car.
It starts up with a musical note and voice recognition, exactly what you see Morpheus doing in the commercial, where cars are flying up because of the polarity. All of this is in my book.
Also, Homeland Security was especially ecstatic about my new penal system, which states that you don't have to be behind bars to be in prison. And you will be your own judge, jury, and executioner.
They do not have to put you on the moon anymore or other planets because of this new technology. All jobs will go through the Internet and your parole or probation officer will be monitoring you via satellite.
If you commit a felony, it will be videotaped, and the video will be used as evidence of your crime and guilt. You will lose your constitutional rights.
The government will send a drone transporter, and you will be sedated and gassed. The transporter will bring you back to Homeland Security and then the agents will wheel you in on a gurney.
But keep in mind—the government already has your DNA and your information is in their database. They will chip you with a microchip, a lo-jack, the size of a pinhead, and put these white laser rings around you like the rings of Saturn.
Everyone will see you walking around in the mall with these white holographic laser rings around you, and they will know that you're in prison.
You'll be able to speak to the people but it's at your own risk because you could activate your rings, which are triggered by your emotions. If you don't have control over your emotions, you are not safe.
New Penal System
When you step outside your home, these rings will appear on you. But when you come inside your home, these rings will rescind or disappear. If you steal a car, the rings will be activated. They will cut off your hands and stop you from bleeding.
If you try to run from Homeland Security, your rings will be activated. They will cut off your feet and stop you from bleeding.
If you commit murder, your rings will be activated. They will cut off your head. I am a seer and visionaries like Nikola Tesla and Leonardo da Vinci.
If you could change one thing about the film industry, what would it be?
SS: I would add more black artwork and ownership. Most of the movies that are in the theaters today are repetitive nonsense, simply because the majority of studios have decided not to buy authentic stories from the people. There isn't any diversity in the marketplace.
When "The Matrix" first came out in 1999, it changed the whole paradigm of how people watched movies and how Hollywood did business. Hollywood went from hundreds of million-dollar franchises to billion-dollar franchises.
"The Terminator" and "The Matrix" are one of the first billion-dollar franchises. "The Matrix" made a billion dollars by itself. It took seventy million dollars to make, grossed a billion dollars, and won four Oscars.
How important is black ownership to you?
SS: I received a phone call from Julian Bond, congratulating me for creating "The Matrix" with black superheroes—for inspiring our children and people of color to become whatever they wanted to become—including President of the United States.
My work inspired people to vote for President Obama and his victory gave us black pride around the globe. So, black ownership is extremely important to me because Motown sold out.
Essence sold out. When Russell Simmons sold his company—Def Jam Recordings sold out and B.E.T. sold out.
Sophia Stewart – Black Wall Street
This is wrong because there should be black ownership in America. We shouldn't allow others to come in and buy us out because when someone buys out your black company or corporation, they are in actuality getting the black consumer dollar.
When we had segregation, we were multi-millionaires. We were the ones who came out with Wall Street. Black Wall Street we called it. But all of that was taken away from us because some people invented integration.
They integrated just to steal the black consumer dollar. When we were segregated, we circulated our money amongst ourselves because white businesses refused to do business with us.
That depravity enabled us to become great enterprises because we had no choice but to circulate our money amongst ourselves.
What is black artwork and how important is that in the genre of science fiction?
SS: "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" movies are black artwork. In white artwork, we—meaning people of color—are either cast in low positions or we aren't even visible.
We are not in positions of leadership, or in positions of upward mobility, and if we are, the roles are far in between.
But in "The Matrix", there are black leadership roles and people of color are in great superhero mode. It's black artwork and black ownership at its finest.
I own "The Matrix" and "The Terminator" by copyrights, so you can say I have a collection of authentic black artwork.
What advice would you give to an aspiring author?
SS: Create from your heart. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do this or you can't do that or you need to follow a certain formula. Break all the barriers. Step outside the box. Create and do what your heart tells you to do.
Think beyond the stars but protect yourself and follow all the protocols of protection. Follow your heart. Follow your dreams.
What's the best way to go about pursuing your goals?
SS: I succeeded because I kept everything in secrecy. When you go out there to accomplish great things, do not speak upon it. Keep it in secrecy until you have accomplished it. Then speak on it after the goal has been accomplished.
But when you first set out to do something great, don't even tell a friend, and keep it a secret until it has materialized.
Once it has materialized, and everyone sees it, then, speak volumes about it. That's the secret to success. Because the moment you speak of something that isn't materialized, all kinds of dark forces like hate, envy, and jealousy will come your way and try to destroy you.
Years from now, when people mention your name, what will they say?
SS: They will say I want to be like Sophia Stewart because she accomplished her goals. And if she could accomplish her goals then I can accomplish that and greater because I can.
What's your favorite word and why?
SS: Growing up in New York, a Caucasian teacher once said to me, "Look at the word American and look at how it ends with I can, meaning you can do any and everything in the world that you want to do and nothing is impossible for you to accomplish."
Oftentimes we're told no. That's not possible. You can't do this or don't do that. But all those discouraging statements are nothing but lies.
The truth is—it's possible to do any and everything that you want to do. So, don't let anyone's negativity discourage you from fulfilling your vision.
How can people get in contact with you?
SS: They can do so by visiting my websites www.matrixterminator.com and www.truthaboutmatrix.com. On those websites, my U.S. customers can buy my books directly from me, but foreign customers will only be able to download the eBook version. Foreign orders for my physical books will have to be made via Amazon.com.
Thanks for a great interview, and as an honored guest, is there anything you would like to say?
SS: Creating black artwork and black ownership is extremely important. We need to be able to buy and trade with each other and support black ownership and black businesses.
We need to circulate our money within our community in order to build our economy. And we need to have black pride and grow with unity. Stop the fussing and fighting and learn to love each other. Love is the answer. Love is what life is all about.
Justin Bieber releases a music video for his "Yummy" single
Audrey releases a music video for her "Paper" single
ORKID releases a charming pop tune, entitled, "CloudsNdrivebys"
Elohim releases a music video for her "FYM" single featuring Wiz Khalifa
Soaky Siren releases a lovely urban pop tune, entitled, "Dope Boys"
Lee July 30, 2019
This article was very interesting, I never knew there was a correlation between The Matrix and Terminator.
Krap Holelatta February 16, 2019
People who also support segregation
The KKK
+Sophia Stewart
galen jennings April 5, 2019
yeah this lady seems… iffy at best.


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American Psycho pode referir-se a:

Livros
 American Psycho — um romance de 1991 por Bret Easton Ellis

Filmes
 American Psycho (filme) — o filme baseado no romance
 American Psycho 2 — uma sequela separada autônoma

Música
 American Psycho (álbum) — álbum de Misfits
 American Beauty/American Psycho — um álbum de 2015 por Fall Out Boy

Pessoas
 Stephan Bonnar — lutador de artes marciais apelidado American Psycho

Desambiguação


The video with British Muslims dancing to the song by Pharrell Williams' "Happy" has become a controversial issue. Are we really that happy? Mufti Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf provides a very interesting and balanced perspective.


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Cameron es un pueblo ubicado en el condado de Calhoun en el estado estadounidense de Carolina del Sur. El pueblo en el año 2000 tiene una población de 449 habitantes en una superficie de 8.1 km², con una densidad poblacional de 55.3 personas por km².

Geografía
Cameron se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo, el pueblo tiene un área total de , de la cual  es tierra y  (0.0%) es agua.

Localidades adyacentes
El siguiente diagrama muestra a las localidades en un radio de  de Cameron.

Demografía
En el 2000 la renta per cápita promedia del hogar era de $39.792, y el ingreso promedio para una familia era de $50.000. El ingreso per cápita para la localidad era de $22.463. En 2000 los hombres tenían un ingreso per cápita de $33.542 contra $20.417 para las mujeres. Alrededor del 12.50% de la población estaba bajo el umbral de pobreza nacional.

Economía
La ciudad es conocida por su base económica agrícola. Las principales industrias dentro de la ciudad son: Cameron Mattress Factory (fábrica de colchones, fabricantes de Spring Air), Cameron Cotton & Seed Company (una desmotadora de algodón y la empresa de depósito), Carolina del Maní, LLC, y Goldern núcleo Pecan Company.

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Enlaces externos

Pueblos de Carolina del Sur
Localidades del condado de Calhoun (Carolina del Sur)