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Community SpotlightNational News
Community spotlight: Craig Mack, R U OK? Ambassador
"Our community loves to talk about togetherness, but insists on dividing ourselves up by letters, colours on a flag, labels, and judgements. But during the postal survey we put them to the side"
Matthew Wade — August 21, 2018
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Each month we'll champion two amazing drag queens, DJs, or community heroes in the gay scene. This week: Craig Mack, R U OK? Day Ambassador and mental health advocate.
What do you love about Australia's LGBTI community?
I love that you can be anything and anyone that you want to be, once you give yourself permission to. Whether you want to be a drag queen, a dungeon master, a business leader, or all three, your tribe is easy to find.
What motivates you to speak out about mental health?
Mental health is a complex, misunderstood topic full of stigma, fear, and shame. Everyone goes through hell sometimes – the only good things about it are that it's temporary, we're all strong enough to survive it, and you're never as alone as you feel. As an ambassador for suicide prevention charity R U OK I hope to use my voice and experiences of living with depression, as well as what I've learned from my attempts to check out early, to break these things down, encourage people to talk to their mates, and know where to get help when we need it.
What area do we need to focus on at the moment?
The repeal of the gay panic defence is only happening now in SA, gay men are still unable to (realistically) donate blood, trans rights are far behind, we have limited understanding of the intersex community, and we are still being beaten, murdered, and discriminated against for who we are. Even within the community we judge and discriminate based on things like HIV status, race, and gender.
What does a typical day look like for you?
I'm the head of social media for an ad agency and part of the social teams at TEDxSydney and LGBTI youth charity The Pinnacle Foundation. Add conference speaker, lecturer, blogger, model, ambassador for R U OK and trying to squeeze in some kind of social life, and my days are anything but typical.
Who do you see as an LGBTI hero in the community?
"What somebody else thinks about you is none of your business" is one of my life rules, and Jordan Raskopoulos, my favourite modern LGBTI role model, is the personification of this. She is bold, brave, transparent, intelligent, empathetic, and not afraid to use her voice to create change.
Favourite LGBTI venue?
I'm all about variety so do I have to pick just one? The packed up, retired, and rarely seen drag queen in me loves a show as much as the cheekier gogo boy in me loves the fun of the dancefloor. It's great to see The Imperial shining again, Bear Bar doing so well, and parties like Go Out and Trough keeping the party alive.
Favourite LGBTI anthem?
My favourite song is "The Rainbow Connection" (original Kermit version of course) and I think it's the LGBTI anthem all us lovers and dreamers need.
Best Pride moment?
One of my favourite things about the marriage equality survey debacle was that it sparked passion and brought the community together in ways that, outside of festivals like Mardi Gras, rarely happen. Our community loves to talk about togetherness, but insists on dividing ourselves up by letters, colours on a flag, labels, and judgements. But during the postal survey we put them to the side, for the most part anyway, and showed the huge heart, and wonderful people, that we're made of. That was epic.
Advice for young LGBTI people?
"The Karen Walker School for Shady Mean Girls" isn't a role model for life. Your success, happiness, and reputation isn't dependant on judging, wrecking, and dragging other people down. Believe that you are capable of anything and spend your time and energy building your life, not bulldozing others – and when you can, pay it forward and lift others up.
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Matthew Wade is the Editor of Star Observer. When he isn't covering the latest LGBTI news across the country, he indulges in queer cinema and nineties hip-hop. Follow him on Twitter: @MatthewRWade
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Whether for business, legal, personal, or insurance purposes, background checks are an important investigative tool in numerous situations. Putting a person in the context of their personal history can help you verify information and base your decisions on facts rather than feelings.
Employee background checks give you the opportunity to evaluate both potential and current employees depending on your needs. You can also order a background check on a business partner.
Personal background checks uncover information about a person's character and past. Often used in dating and prenuptial situations, a background investigation tells you if someone is being honest about their past or if they are lying about it. They are also used for domestic help screening such as nannies, housekeepers, and personal assistants.
For attorneys and legal or insurance purposes, a background investigation can give you the best information available to judge the opposition and assess their past, helping you win your case. Read more about each area we cover below.
If you are interested in researching a potential or existing employee, or if you just need to verify information on a potential business partner, a background check is your best bet. Below are some common questions about business and employee background checks.
The chart below describes the various services we offer for background checks. Note that the last category on the chart describes the Background / Asset Combination. Choose this search if you want to conduct a personal assets investigation in addition to researching someone's background. For a free consultation or to get started right away on your project, call us for service throughout California and the US at (800) 487-0947 or e-mail us. You can also order your investigation by going to our online order page or download our fax form.
Real property search by name and address and vehicle ownership search, Fictitious business (DBAs), corporate president and agent for service searches, Uniform Commercial Code filings, Superior civil court cases, etc. Real property search by name and address and vehicle ownership search, Fictitious business (DBAs), corporate president and agent for service searches, Uniform Commercial Code filings, Superior civil court cases, etc.
*Some persons with common names, evasive behavior or extremely active profiles may require an additional research fee of up to $125.
Real property search by name and address and vehicle ownership search, Fictitious business (DBAs), corporate president and agent for service searches, Uniform Commercial Code filings, Superior civil court cases, etc.
How do I do a pre-employment background check on a new hire?
If you are thinking of hiring a new employee, you are well served to get a pre-employment background check done before the hire. If you hire a third party to conduct these background checks they fall under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) so procedures must comply with this law. The most important of these is that the employer must get the consent of the prospective employee before conducting the background search.The specific things that normally comprise these searches include the employee's credit report, their driving record, any criminal records and their work history. Other items can include verifying education and interviewing references. While the employer can consider one's credit report in evaluating a hire, they cannot refuse to employ based solely on a bankruptcy.
Private investigators are the best source for these pre-employment background checks because they are experienced at not only research but in sniffing out deception. Background checks for employees are essential not only to getting the best employee for the job but they also protect the employer from being found liable in the event the employee does something negligent and the company gets sued. If these checks are not performed, in some cases the company can be held liable for failing to properly vet the employee.
How do I investigate my employee's background?
Private investigators are experienced in tracking down fraud and other forms of employee misconduct. Get them involved early on so they can advise you as the best tactics. Also be sure to keep the circle of people that are aware of the investigation to a minimum to make sure the employee is not tipped off.
I think my business partner is stealing funds, how do I find out?
If you suspect that your partner, CFO or other key senior executive is stealing or embezzling funds, the first thing to do is limit the number of people who are aware of the suspicion. Secondly don't try to go it alone and start asking a lot of questions that will alert the suspected person. As soon as you become aware there is a problem, hire a private investigator with experience in fraud to organize the investigation.The best way to prove stealing or embezzling funds is to catch the person red-handed and get solid evidence that is admissible in court. If you have a good idea of how it is happening, your investigator may create a strategy of setting up a sting or predictable situation where the crime can be documented either by covert video or a traceable paper trail.
If the crime has already transpired and the suspected person is not in a position to continue the fraud or theft, this is a slightly more challenging situation in which the investigator will work on solving the crime and finding ways to confirm the suspect did it. Lastly the private investigator can advise on counter-measures to prevent the criminal activity from happening again.
How do I investigate someone I'm thinking of going into business with?
If you need to investigate someone you are thinking of going into business with start by getting as much information on them as you can. This would include things like a resume or a LinkedIn profile. Getting their correct full name, date of birth and home address is also key.You can start by doing some online research on your own such as "Googling" them. Also ask for references and take the time thoroughly to check them out, a phone call is preferable. You should also get a list of any prior investments or business partnerships they have had and have conversations with those people as well.
The next step is to hire a private investigator to verify the information that has been supplied to you by the person. The investigator will conduct research as to what past business affiliations they have had and whether they have been involved in lawsuits. In addition the private eye will find out about their financial past, including bankruptcies, judgments, liens against their properties and IRS levies. A modest investigation investment before going into business with someone can save you from loosing thousands of dollars in the future!
Research on someone's background in your own life can offer you piece of mind when making decisions about the future. All background checks are confidential, the person being investigated does not find out about the investigation.
What can be learned when performing, for example, a background check on a nanny or new boyfriend? The starting point includes information such as their age, marital status, address histories, criminal prosecutions and convictions, and their driving record. You can also find out if there have been debt problems in the past, including bankruptcies, tax liens, judgments and notices of defaults. We find out if they are using false Social Security numbers or if they have aliases or AKA's ("also known as"). We can also identify past lawsuits, whether they are suing others or if they have been sued in the past.
The deeper levels of background investigations include contact with neighbors and associates to find out about personal habits, dating history, alcohol or drug use, personal lifestyle, social status and civic and community affiliations. All this is conducted using pretexts, so no one knows the investigation is being conducted.
Fiances, boyfriends, girlfriends, concerned relatives, and anyone else entering into a personal or any other type of relationship, personal or otherwise. You may need to background check a nanny, a new person in your life, or a longtime partner before marriage.
How do I find out about my son/daughter's fiancé's background?
If you need to find out about a fiancé's background there are a few things you can do yourself and there are others that require the services of a private investigator. To do your own sleuthing, start with the obvious like websites Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. You can also sometimes find more information on other sites such as Instagram and Pinterest.The next step is an in depth Google search. It helps to put the person's name in quotes since this will filter out matches on just the first or last name. If they have a common name, include additional search terms like the city they live in and perhaps the name of a former employer or relative. Keep on clicking hits several pages into the Google results, you never know what you may come up with, such as revealing comments they have left on blogs or other sites.
The next step is to hire a private investigator to do a real background investigation that includes things like name verification, prior addresses, driving record, civil court cases, bankruptcies and criminal records. There are low cost websites that advertise these services; however they are often inaccurate and unreliable. A professional investigator can also conduct further research such as prior marriages and business affiliations.
I think my husband has been lying to me about his past, how do I find out?
If you think your husband is lying to you about his past, you need to do a background investigation on him. There are a few things you can try on your own such as "Googling" him, but in most cases the services of a professional investigator are needed to dig deep enough to get to the truth.Before hiring a private eye to do the background investigation, you can help by gathering all the data you have on him. This would include his full name, any aliases or nick names he might have used, his date of birth and Social Security number. Other important information would include the names of ex-spouses, the names and addresses of relatives and a list of places he has lived before. Lastly provide the investigator with whatever facts you think he is lying about.
The private investigator will then go about tracing back the history of the subject and figuring out what is fact and what is fiction. These investigations can reveal an accurate address history and any other names or alternate Social Security numbers they may have used. Depending on the type of background research you have requested, such vital information as prior marriages and any criminal past will be revealed.
I met someone online but I'm not sure if they are real, how do I find out?
If you meet someone online and you are not sure if they are real or who they say they are, you need to identify them and research their background. First of all if they are from a foreign country, there is a very good change that they are scamming you. The quickest way to check that out is to insist that they give you a phone number to call and have a conversation with them in which you ask questions that can validate their story.Even if the person is in the same country, the same test applies; you need to have a phone conversation to verify their story. If they pass that test, then you need to confirm their identity. One way to approach this is to ask for an address so you can send them a card. Once you have a name and address you can then hire a private investigator to verify that this person exists and that they are the person they claim to be.
If the person refuses to give you a full name and physical address, you have reason to be suspicious. In most cases it is reason enough to assume they are lying to you and end the communication. If you still want to pursue the relationship, then contact a private eye to have them research the identity and background of the person.
I think my boyfriend is married or has a criminal past, how do I find out?
If you think you boyfriend is married or has a criminal past you need to conduct a background investigation. First you need to gather all the information you have about them. One good place to start would be to get a copy of their driver's license. If you don't have access to a copier, then take a snapshot of it with your phone, store it in a safe place and delete the photo from your phone.Next gather any other data you can on who they are, such as date of birth, pervious addresses and names of family members. The next step is to hire a private investigator to verify the information and conduct background research. For criminal research it is important to have an accurate full name, correct date of birth and an idea of the pervious places they have lived. If you don't have this a private eye can get it for you.
For research on previous marriages, the investigator needs a list of pervious places they have lived. Marriage records are usually kept at the county recorder's office. If the person has lived in several counties or states, then marriage research has to be conducted at all of these locations. Again if you do not have the address history, a private investigator can find it for you.
For attorneys and insurance purposes, the legal background investigation starts with confirming information such as name, date of birth, Social Security number, drivers license number and last known address. From there it reveals whether the subject has aliases or false Social Security numbers. It identifies any criminal history, including prosecutions and convictions. The driving record is run to identify DUI convictions, moving violations and prior accidents.
One of the most important aspects of the legal background investigation is a thorough search for prior litigation. This includes cases where the subject is either a plaintiff or defendant. This may include searches in several jurisdictions in the event the subject has moved frequently. Also important is such information as whether the subject has bankruptcies, tax liens, judgments and notices of default in their records.
The more in-depth background investigation addresses the overall personality of the subject, personal habits, dating habits, family situation, divorces, substance abuse issues, standing in the community, civic affiliations and other such personal information.
We need to investigate the defendant's criminal background.
If you are involved in a lawsuit and you need to know about the background of the defendant the first key factor is making sure you properly identify the person. Do you have the full name with correct spelling and date of birth? Does the defendant have any AKAs ("also known as") nicknames or aliases? Do you have a current or last known address? Having all this data will get the project off on the right footing.Hiring a private investigator is the next step in conducting a criminal background check on the defendant. Although many law offices have access to certain online research tools, a thorough and professional investigation requires more than just putting names in database queries. Professional investigators are skilled in knowing when to rely on databases and when to have court records checked in person.
One key factor in an accurate criminal background investigation is identifying where the subject has lived in the past, specifically which counties they have lived. Most criminal court records are kept only at the county court level since most states do not have accumulated court records for all counties. This means for the most accurate criminal background, multiple counties will need to be researched.
How do I find out about my client's background?
Many times an attorney will need to check out his or her client's background either because they have some suspicion there may be trouble or simply preemptively to be sure the opposing party does not bring an unpleasant surprise to court. If there is one thing you don't want to happen in a court room it is to be ambushed with bad news about your client's past.The best place to start is by asking your client to give you information on their past which can help you target the background investigation. Explain that the opposing side may do background research so it is necessary for you have all the facts, good or bad. Assure them that the information will be kept confidential since it will be covered by the attorney-client privilege.
After you have interviewed your client the next step is to hire a private investigator to conduct a thorough background investigation on your client. Supply the investigator with the data provided by your client, but also tell them to not rely solely on this data. The investigator will then perform the search and get back to you with the hopefully the good news that there is nothing in their background that can undermine your client's credibility.
I need to find out if the witness/doctor/expert has a criminal background.
When you are going to trial it is often advantageous to investigate the background of any witness/doctor/expert who the defense or plaintiff may be calling to the stand. Valuable information gleaned from these investigations can range from criminal cases and civil cases to unknown business or personal relationships with parties involved in the litigation.Of course the mother lode of damaging background details is finding out the party has been convicted on criminal charges in the past. The key to making sure a comprehensive criminal background search is conducted is to make certain that you have good identifying data on the witness/doctor/expert, etc.
Many times you will only have a name and other minimal information supplied on these witnesses by the opposing party. This is where the services of a private investigator are needed to take whatever information you have and develop it into first a confirmed match for the name and home address of the person and subsequently a detailed criminal background investigation, including searching all the jurisdictions that the subject has previously lived in.


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Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation Awards Nuclear Fuel Supply Contracts
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced today the results of the nuclear fuel procurement competition launched in July 2011. The goal of the fuel competition is to create a strategy to cover supply for the first 15 years of operations.
A portfolio of leading international nuclear fuel suppliers have been contracted to provide a series of nuclear fuel services to cover ENEC's requirements. The resulting fuel strategy guarantees security of supply, quality assurance of fuel-related materials and competitive commercial terms to protect the interests of the UAE peaceful nuclear energy program by providing volume flexibilities and the ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
The following services have been contracted by ENEC:
• Purchase of natural uranium concentrates
• Conversion services (in which uranium concentrates are converted to material ready for enrichment)
• Enrichment services (in which the converted material is enriched to a level that is used in the fuel for nuclear energy plants)
• Purchase of enriched uranium product
The enriched uranium will be supplied to KEPCO Nuclear Fuels (KNF), which will manufacture the fuel assemblies for use in the four planned UAE units. KNF is a member of ENEC's Prime Contract consortium, led by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).
Starting in 2014 - 2015, a total of six leading companies in the nuclear fuel supply industry will participate in the ENEC fuel supply program. ConverDyn (U.S.) will provide conversion services; Uranium One, Inc. (Canada) will provide natural uranium, URENCO (headquartered in the U.K) will provide enrichment services; and Rio Tinto (headquartered in the U.K) will provide natural uranium. TENEX (Russia) will supply uranium concentrates, conversion services and enrichment services. AREVA (France) will provide uranium concentrates, conversion services and enrichment services.
The six contracts are valued at approximately US$3 billion according to ENEC forecasts. The contracted fuel will enable the Barakah plant to generate up to 450 million MWh for a period of 15 years starting in 2017, when the first nuclear energy unit is scheduled to begin providing safe, clean, reliable and efficient electricity to the UAE.
"The completion of the fuel supply strategy is a key achievement to ENEC's program and a clear example of how the UAE continues to set the gold standard for implementing a peaceful nuclear energy program," said ENEC's Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Al Hammadi. "These contracts will provide ENEC with long-term security of supply, high quality fuel and favorable pricing and commercial terms. We are also pleased that this marks the start of long-term commercial relationships with companies that have earned excellent reputations in the industry."
The ENEC fuel procurement strategy is guided by the Government of the United Arab Emirates' support for international non-proliferation efforts. That support was detailed in a nuclear energy policy document released by the government in April 2008 that outlined a series of commitments, including the decision to forgo domestic enrichment and reprocessing of nuclear fuel. That commitment was ratified by UAE Federal Law in 2009.
The procurement competition was the result of an extensive year-long process that included initial discussions between ENEC and international nuclear fuel suppliers. It was conducted in line with the industry's best practices, under which companies contract for the various aspects of the fuel cycle as a means to ensure security of supply, high quality fuel and commercial advantage. In addition, this process will enable ENEC to build a strategic commercial capability in nuclear fuel procurement. The comprehensive analysis performed by ENEC included a peer review system to ensure that the procurement process was performed according to global standards.
ENEC expects to return to the market at various times to take advantage of favorable market conditions and to strengthen its security of supply position.
ENEC is planning to build four 1,400-MW nuclear energy units at the recently approved site, Barakah, in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in order to provide the electricity needed to fuel the economic growth of the UAE. In July, ENEC received regulatory approval from both the Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi and the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation for the construction of the first two nuclear energy units in Barakah.
Pending further regulatory approvals, the first unit is scheduled to begin delivering electricity to the grid in 2017. The remaining three units are scheduled to come on line in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Twitter to show you more tweets from people you don't follow
Twitter will now show you more tweets from people you don't follow, as Elon Musk continues to tinker with the platform in order to woo more users and make more money.
The company said that it will expand recommendations to all users to give them the best content.
"We want to ensure everyone on Twitter sees the best content on the platform, so we're expanding recommendations to all users, including those who may not have seen them in the past," Twitter Support posted.
Signals for recommended tweets can include things like user interests, topics they follow, tweets they engage with, and even Tweets people in their network like.
Based on these signals and more, Twitter will show users content it thinks they will be interested in.
"Think of them as personalized suggestions that are shown to you based on actions you take on Twitter," the company had said earlier in a blog post.
Recommendations can appear in your Home timeline, certain places within the Explore tab, and elsewhere on Twitter.
According to the company, its recommendations team partners closely with its Health, Trust and Safety, and Machine Learning Ethics teams to make sure "we're recommending high-quality content".
The company said it also provides tools to manage recommendations and "clear ways to tell us when we do and don't get it right. This is an important part of enabling you to use Twitter on your own terms."
Selecting "Not interested in this Tweet/Topic" from the Tweet menu, on the other hand, will tell Twitter that a user likes to see less of that type of content.
"Divertimento" by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, by the force of the wrist


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Q: What would be an appropriate data structure for storing URLs that have been visited by a web crawler? I'm writing a web crawler in C# for my own personal use. It's main purpose will be to download images from the web pages it crawls. Other than the downloaded images it will not save any data from the web page.
I have some logic in place that stores in a list the literal strings of all the URLs visited by the crawler. This is sufficient for short crawling sessions but I imagine that this would start to become a bottleneck in longer sessions when the crawler is doing lookups in a list filled with tens of thousands of URLs. I'm also doing a lookup in my URL queue so that I don't have duplicate URLs in the queue of URLs waiting to be crawled.
My question is in two parts:
1) At the moment I'm not storing any data between crawling sessions, which is fine for now. While the crawler is running, is there a better way to store already visited URLs than a simple list of strings?
2) If I were to start storing data permanently on the disk for multiple session use how would you suggest storing visited URLs in this case?

A: It depends very much on how fast your crawler is crawling. If you have a single-threaded crawler then you're not going to do much better on average than one page per second. So you can use a HashSet to store the URLs you've visited. Or, if you want to save information about the URLs you've visited, you can use a Dictionary<string, UrlInfo>, where UrlInfo is a class you define that contains the information you want to keep about each visited URL.
At 86,400 seconds per day, a HashSet or Dictionary will store quite a few days' worth of data.
But you probably don't want to download the same picture more than once. So you might be better off with what I call an "offline" or "crawl-process-crawl" model. Here's how it works.
When you start the crawl, you visit, say, a few thousand pages that you've identified. You download the pages, extract the links, and write those links to a log file. If you find images, you download and save those. Every page you visit also gets written to a file.
When you're done visiting those pages, you stop the crawler. You now have two lists saved in files: pages that you've visited and links that you've found.
Sort the visited links and merge them with the list of pages you've visited before. That file can become rather large over time.
Sort the list of links that you extracted, and remove duplicates. Then check those links against the list of pages that you've already visited. This is easiest with a merge. If the link has already been visited, discard it. Otherwise, write it to the file that will be used in your next crawling session.
This is easier with a simple database, but be aware that the database will become very large. With the database you don't have to crawl-process-crawl. Instead, you can check each link that you extract against the database and either save or discard it immediately.
Understand, though, that you'll be hitting the database pretty hard. My experience with crawling is that, on average, a Web page contains over 100 links (that is <a href="...">. That doesn't include images. You're going to be hitting that database at least 100 times per second with a single-threaded crawler.
Another problem you'll encounter is that you can't visit every URL you find. Over time, I found that of those 100 links I extract from the average Web page, 10 of them are new links that I've never seen before. So for every page I read, I find 10 more pages that I haven't read. Eventually you'll need some way to filter out the URLs that aren't likely to lead you to images.
Another possibility for keeping track of the URLs that you've visited is to use a Bloom Filter. I used those to great effect in my Web crawler.

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ASV: The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
BBE: The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
DBY: The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
DRB: The children of Gebbar, ninety-five.
WBS: The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
WEB: The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.
YLT: Sons of Gibbar, ninety and five.


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package org.eclipse.jface.internal.text.revisions;

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.RGB;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;

/**
 * Utility for color operations.
 *
 * @since 3.3
 */
public final class Colors {
	/*
	 * Implementation note: Color computation assumes sRGB, which is probably not true, and does not
	 * always give good results. CIE based algorithms would be better, see
	 * http://www.w3.org/TR/PNG-ColorAppendix.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lab_color_space
	 */

	/**
	 * Returns the human-perceived brightness of a color as float in [0.0, 1.0]. The used RGB
	 * weights come from http://www.poynton.com/notes/colour_and_gamma/ColorFAQ.html#RTFToC9.
	 *
	 * @param rgb the color
	 * @return the gray-scale value
	 */
	public static float brightness(RGB rgb) {
		return Math.min(1f, (0.2126f * rgb.red + 0.7152f * rgb.green + 0.0722f * rgb.blue + 0.5f) / 255f);
	}

	/**
	 * Normalizes a color in its perceived brightness. Yellows are darkened, while blues and reds
	 * are lightened. Depending on the hue, the brightness range within the RGB gamut may be
	 * different, outside values are clipped. Note that this is an approximation; the returned RGB
	 * is not guaranteed to have the requested {@link #brightness(RGB) brightness}.
	 *
	 * @param color the color to normalize
	 * @param brightness the requested brightness, in [0, 1]
	 * @return a normalized version of color
	 * @see #brightness(RGB)
	 */
	public static RGB adjustBrightness(RGB color, float brightness) {
		float[] hsi= toHSI(color);
		float psychoFactor= brightness - brightness(color);
		float weight= 0.5f; // found by trial and error
		hsi[2]= Math.max(0, Math.min(1.0f, hsi[2] + psychoFactor * weight));
		color= fromHSI(hsi);
		return color;
	}

	/**
	 * Converts an {@link RGB} to an HSI
	 * triplet.
	 *
	 * @param color the color to convert
	 * @return the HSI float array of length 3
	 */
	private static float[] toHSI(RGB color) {
		float r = color.red / 255f;
		float g = color.green / 255f;
		float b = color.blue / 255f;
		float max = Math.max(Math.max(r, g), b);
		float min = Math.min(Math.min(r, g), b);
		float delta = max - min;
		float maxPlusMin= max + min;
		float intensity = maxPlusMin / 2;
		float saturation= intensity < 0.5 ? delta / maxPlusMin : delta / (2 - maxPlusMin);

		float hue = 0;
		if (delta != 0) {
			if (r == max) {
				hue = (g  - b) / delta;
			} else {
				if (g == max) {
					hue = 2 + (b - r) / delta;
				} else {
					hue = 4 + (r - g) / delta;
				}
			}
			hue *= 60;
			if (hue < 0) hue += 360;
		}
		return new float[] {hue, saturation, intensity};
	}

	/**
	 * Converts a HSI triplet to an RGB.
	 *
	 * @param hsi the HSI values
	 * @return the RGB corresponding to the HSI spec
	 */
	private static RGB fromHSI(float[] hsi) {
		float r, g, b;
		float hue= hsi[0];
		float saturation= hsi[1];
		float intensity= hsi[2];
		if (saturation == 0) {
			r = g = b = intensity;
		} else {
			float temp2= intensity < 0.5f ? intensity * (1.0f + saturation) : (intensity + saturation) - (intensity * saturation);
			float temp1= 2f * intensity - temp2;
			if (hue == 360) hue = 0;
			hue /= 360;

			r= hue2RGB(temp1, temp2, hue + 1f/3f);
			g= hue2RGB(temp1, temp2, hue);
			b= hue2RGB(temp1, temp2, hue - 1f/3f);
		}

		int red = (int)(r * 255 + 0.5);
		int green = (int)(g * 255 + 0.5);
		int blue = (int)(b * 255 + 0.5);
		return new RGB(red, green, blue);
	}

	private static float hue2RGB(float t1, float t2, float hue) {
		if (hue < 0)
			hue += 1;
		else if (hue > 1)
			hue -= 1;
		if (6f * hue < 1)
			return t1 +(t2 - t1) * 6f * hue;
		if (2f * hue < 1)
			return t2;
		if (3f * hue < 2)
			return t1 + (t2 - t1) * (2f/3f - hue) * 6f;
		return t1;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an RGB that lies between the given foreground and background
	 * colors using the given mixing factor. A factor of 1.0 will produce a
	 * color equal to fg, while a factor of 0.0 will produce one
	 * equal to bg.
	 * @param bg the background color
	 * @param fg the foreground color
	 * @param factor the mixing factor, must be in [0, 1]
	 *
	 * @return the interpolated color
	 */
	public static RGB blend(RGB bg, RGB fg, float factor) {
		Assert.isLegal(bg != null);
		Assert.isLegal(fg != null);
		Assert.isLegal(factor >= 0f && factor <= 1f);

		float complement= 1f - factor;
		return new RGB(
				(int) (complement * bg.red + factor * fg.red),
				(int) (complement * bg.green + factor * fg.green),
				(int) (complement * bg.blue + factor * fg.blue)
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an array of colors in a smooth palette from start to end.
	 *

	 * The returned array has size steps, and the color at index 0 is start, the color
	 * at index steps - 1 is end.
	 *
	 * @param start the start color of the palette
	 * @param end the end color of the palette
	 * @param steps the requested size, must be > 0
	 * @return an array of steps colors in the palette from start to end
	 */
	public static RGB[] palette(RGB start, RGB end, int steps) {
		Assert.isLegal(start != null);
		Assert.isLegal(end != null);
		Assert.isLegal(steps > 0);

		if (steps == 1)
			return new RGB[] { start };

		float step= 1.0f / (steps - 1);
		RGB[] gradient= new RGB[steps];
		for (int i= 0; i < steps; i++)
			gradient[i]= blend(start, end, step * i);

		return gradient;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an array of colors with hues evenly distributed on the hue wheel defined by the HSB color space. The returned array
	 * has size steps. The distance <var>d</var> between two successive colors is
	 * in [120°, 180°].
	 *

	 * The color at a given index has the hue returned by
	 * {@linkplain #computeHue(int) computeHue(index)}; i.e. the computed hues are not equidistant,
	 * but adaptively distributed on the color wheel.
	 *

	 *

	 * The first six colors returned correspond to the following {@link SWT} color constants:
	 * {@link SWT#COLOR_RED red}, {@link SWT#COLOR_GREEN green}, {@link SWT#COLOR_BLUE blue},
	 * {@link SWT#COLOR_YELLOW yellow}, {@link SWT#COLOR_CYAN cyan},
	 * {@link SWT#COLOR_MAGENTA magenta}.
	 *

	 *
	 * @param steps the requested size, must be >= 2
	 * @return an array of steps colors evenly distributed on the color wheel
	 */
	public static RGB[] rainbow(int steps) {
		Assert.isLegal(steps >= 2);

		RGB[] rainbow= new RGB[steps];
		for (int i= 0; i < steps; i++)
			rainbow[i]= new RGB(computeHue(i), 1f, 1f);

		return rainbow;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an indexed hue in [0°, 360°), distributing the hues evenly on the hue wheel
	 * defined by the HSB (or HSV) color
	 * space. The distance <var>d</var> between two successive colors is in [120°, 180°].
	 *

	 * The first six colors returned correspond to the following {@link SWT} color constants:
	 * {@link SWT#COLOR_RED red}, {@link SWT#COLOR_GREEN green}, {@link SWT#COLOR_BLUE blue},
	 * {@link SWT#COLOR_YELLOW yellow}, {@link SWT#COLOR_CYAN cyan},
	 * {@link SWT#COLOR_MAGENTA magenta}.
	 *

	 *
	 * @param index the index of the color, must be >= 0
	 * @return a color hue in [0°, 360°)
	 * @see RGB#RGB(float, float, float)
	 */
	public static float computeHue(final int index) {
		Assert.isLegal(index >= 0);
		/*
		 * Base 3 gives a nice partitioning for RGB colors with red, green, blue being the colors
		 * 0,1,2, and yellow, cyan, magenta colors 3,4,5.
		 */
		final int base= 3;
		final float range= 360f;

		// partition the baseRange by using the least significant bit to select one half of the
		// partitioning
		int baseIndex= index / base;
		float baseRange= range / base;
		float baseOffset= 0f;
		while (baseIndex > 0) {
			baseRange /= 2;
			int lsb= baseIndex % 2;
			baseOffset += lsb * baseRange;
			baseIndex >>= 1;
		}

		final int baseMod= index % base;
		final float hue= baseOffset + baseMod * range / base;
		Assert.isTrue(hue >= 0 && hue < 360);
		return hue;
	}

	private Colors() {
		// not instantiatable
	}

}

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classdef WinLose < Expert
    %WINLOSE predicts of off the win ratio and the last game result

    properties
    end

    methods
        function [result] = Predict(obj,observation)
            % predict win if you just won
            % predicte we will lose if we just lost
            result = observation{4};

            % if we have won more games than the oponent add one
            result = result + sign(observation{5}-observation{6});

            %if we are unsure outcome pick what previously happened
            if result == 0
                result = observation{4};
            else
                % check if we won or lost
                result = sign(result);
            end
        end
    end

end


HackathonCLT MMXIX team "Antikythera" or "What's ML?"
Uses a Random Forest to predict if the rate of AIDS infection for a given zip code will be in the top 25% of AIDS rates.
Used scikit-learn to train a random forest model using the data in the aids data set. We also found a data set of tax data for zip codes in North Carolina, and used that to estimate the average income for each zip code.
Getting the data is the largest challenge. Another frustration was the fact that we were focusing on the AIDS data, which is aggregated by zip code, while much of the other demographic data we wanted to use (age, income, race, etc.) is aggregate in other data sets by census tract. And getting the data.
We didn't do too bad for being fairly new to scikit-learn.
How to convert a bsv to csv in Pandas.


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 * and open the template in the editor.
 */

package uk.co.etothepii.haddock.timeform;

import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.htmlcleaner.TagNode;
import uk.co.etothepii.db.DatabaseConduit;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.factories.HorseFactory;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.factories.RaceFactory;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.factories.RacecourseFactory;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.factories.TimeformResultFactory;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.tables.Horse;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.tables.Race;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.tables.Racecourse;
import uk.co.etothepii.haddock.db.tables.TimeformResult;
import uk.co.etothepii.util.screenscraping.TextHtmlProcessor;

/**
 *
 * @author jrrpl
 */
public class RaceResultProcessor extends TextHtmlProcessor {

    private static final Logger LOG =
            Logger.getLogger(RaceResultProcessor.class);

    public static final String DEAD_HEAT = "dh";
    public static final String NOSE = "ns";
    public static final String SHORT_HEAD = "sh";
    public static final String HEAD = "hd";
    public static final String NECK = "nk";
    public static final String DISQUALIFIED = "ds";
    public static final String FELL = "F";
    public static final String UNSEATED_RIDER = "U";
    public static final String PULLED_UP = "P";
    public static final String BROUGHT_DOWN = "B";
    public static final String REFUSED = "R";
    public static final String SLIPPED_UP = "SU";
    public static final String SLIPPED_UP_SHORT = "S";
    public static final String REFUED_TO_RACE = "RTR";
    public static final String OUT = "O";
    public static final String RAN_OUT = "RO";
    public static final String CARRIED_OUT = "CO";
    public static final String CARRIED_OUT_SHORT = "C";
    public static final String BLANK = "";

    private Map<String, String> attributes;

    private SimpleDateFormat scheduledOffFormat =
            new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm");

    public RaceResultProcessor() {
        attributes = new TreeMap<String, String>();
        attributes.put("class", "runner");
    }

    private final SimpleDateFormat sdf =
            new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm dd MMMM yyyy");

    public ArrayList<TimeformResult> process(ResultsTable resultsTable) {
        ArrayList<TagNode> runnerResults =
                getTagsEquals(resultsTable.root, "tr", attributes);
        ArrayList<TimeformResult> toRet = new ArrayList<TimeformResult>();
        for (TagNode tn2 : runnerResults) {
            TagNode[] nodes = tn2.getChildTags();
            String positionStr   = getContents(nodes[0]);
            String drawStr       = getContents(nodes[1]);
            String distStr       = getContents(nodes[2]);
            String horseName         = getContents(nodes[3]);
            String ageStr        = getContents(nodes[4]);
            String weightStr     = getContents(nodes[5]);
            String eqp           = getContents(nodes[6]);
            TagNode[] jtNodes    = nodes[7].getChildTags();
            String jockey        = getContents(jtNodes[0]);
            String trainer       = getContents(jtNodes[1]);
            String inPlayHighStr = getContents(nodes[8]);
            String inPlayLowStr  = getContents(nodes[9]);
            String bspStr        = getContents(nodes[10]);
            String ispStr        = getContents(nodes[11]);
            String placeStr      = getContents(nodes[13]);
            Integer position   = getPosition(positionStr);
            Integer draw       = safeParseInt(drawStr);
            Integer dist       = getDist(distStr);
            Integer age        = safeParseInt(ageStr);
            Integer weight     = getWeight(weightStr);
            Double inPlayHigh  = safeParseDouble(inPlayHighStr);
            Double inPlayLow   = safeParseDouble(inPlayLowStr);
            Double bsp         = safeParseDouble(bspStr);
            Double isp         = safeParseDouble(ispStr);
            Double place       = safeParseDouble(placeStr);
            Horse horse = HorseFactory.getFactory().getFromNameAndAgeOnDate(
                    horseName, age, resultsTable.race.getScheduled());
            if (position == null) {
                LOG.error("Not processed due to null position: "
                        + resultsTable.race.getRacecourse()
                        + " " + sdf.format(resultsTable.race.getScheduled()));
                return new ArrayList<TimeformResult>();
            }
            toRet.add(new TimeformResult(resultsTable.race, position, draw,
                    dist, horse, weight, eqp, jockey, trainer, inPlayHigh,
                    inPlayLow, bsp, isp, place));
        }
        int count = TimeformResultFactory.getFactory(
                ).getResultCount(resultsTable.race);
        if (count == 0) {
            try {
                for (TimeformResult tr : toRet)
                    TimeformResultFactory.getFactory().save(tr);
            }
            catch (SQLException sqle) {
                DatabaseConduit.printSQLException(sqle);
            }
        }
        return toRet;
    }

    public static Integer getPosition(String positionStr) {
        Integer toRet = parsePosition(positionStr);
        if (toRet == null) {
            LOG.debug("'" + positionStr + "' ----> " + (toRet == null ?
            "null" : toRet.toString()));
            toRet = parsePosition(positionStr.toUpperCase());
            if (toRet != null) toRet -= 100;
            LOG.debug("'" + positionStr.toUpperCase() + "' ----> " +
                    (toRet == null ? "null" : toRet.toString()));
        }
        else {
            LOG.debug("'" + positionStr + "' ----> " + (toRet == null ?
                "null" : toRet.toString()));
        }
        return toRet;
    }

    public static Integer parsePosition(String positionStr) {
        if (positionStr.equals(FELL))
            return TimeformResult.FELL;
        else if (positionStr.equals(UNSEATED_RIDER))
            return TimeformResult.UNSEATED_RIDER;
        else if (positionStr.equals(PULLED_UP))
            return TimeformResult.PULLED_UP;
        else if (positionStr.equals(BROUGHT_DOWN))
            return TimeformResult.BROUGHT_DOWN;
        else if (positionStr.equals(REFUSED))
            return TimeformResult.REFUSED;
        else if (positionStr.equals(SLIPPED_UP))
            return TimeformResult.SLIPPED_UP;
        else if (positionStr.equals(REFUED_TO_RACE))
            return TimeformResult.REFUED_TO_RACE;
        else if (positionStr.equals(RAN_OUT))
            return TimeformResult.RAN_OUT;
        else if(positionStr.equals(CARRIED_OUT))
            return TimeformResult.CARRIED_OUT;
        else if(positionStr.equals(OUT))
            return TimeformResult.OUT;
        else if(positionStr.equals(SLIPPED_UP_SHORT))
            return TimeformResult.SLIPPED_UP_SHORT;
        else if(positionStr.equals(BLANK))
            return TimeformResult.BLANK;
        else if(positionStr.equals(CARRIED_OUT_SHORT))
            return TimeformResult.CARRIED_OUT_SHORT;
        else return safeParseInt(positionStr);
    }

    public static Integer getDist(String distStr) {
        Integer toRet = parseDist(distStr);
//        LOG.debug(distStr + " ----> " + (toRet == null ?
//            "null" : toRet.toString()));
        return toRet;
    }

    private static Integer parseDist(String distStr) {
        if (distStr.length() == 0) return null;
        else if(distStr.equals(DEAD_HEAT)) return TimeformResult.DEAD_HEAT;
        else if(distStr.equals(NOSE)) return TimeformResult.NOSE;
        else if (distStr.equals(SHORT_HEAD)) return TimeformResult.SHORT_HEAD;
        else if (distStr.equals(HEAD)) return TimeformResult.HEAD;
        else if (distStr.equals(NECK)) return TimeformResult.NECK;
        else if (distStr.equals(DISQUALIFIED))
            return TimeformResult.DISQUALIFIED;
        StringBuilder integerPart = new StringBuilder(distStr.length());
        StringBuilder otherPart = new StringBuilder(distStr.length());
        for (int i = 0; i < distStr.length(); i++) {
            char c = distStr.charAt(i);
            if (Character.isDigit(c))
                integerPart.append(c);
            else
                otherPart.append(c);
        }
        int toRet = integerPart.length() == 0 ? 0 :
            Integer.parseInt(integerPart.toString()) * 4;
        if (otherPart.length() > 0) {
            String otherStr = otherPart.toString();
            if (otherStr.contains("\u00bc"))
                return toRet + 1;
            if (otherStr.contains("\u00bd"))
                return toRet + 2;
            if (otherStr.contains("\u00be"))
                return toRet + 3;
            for (char c : otherPart.toString().toCharArray()) {
                LOG.error((char)c + " ---> " + (int)c);
            }
        }
        return toRet;
    }

    public static Integer getWeight(String weightStr) {
        String[] parts = weightStr.split("-");
        try {
            int stone = Integer.parseInt(parts[0]);
            int lbs = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
            return stone * 14 + lbs;
        }
        catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    private Race getRace(Date date, String raceTimeAndCourse) {
        Calendar raceDay = Calendar.getInstance();
        raceDay.setTimeInMillis(date.getTime());
        String[] parts = raceTimeAndCourse.split(" ", 2);
        String[] time = parts[0].split(":");
        int hours = Integer.parseInt(time[0]);
        int mins = Integer.parseInt(time[1]);
        Calendar scheduledOffCal = Calendar.getInstance();
        scheduledOffCal.clear();
        scheduledOffCal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, mins);
        scheduledOffCal.set(Calendar.HOUR, hours);
        scheduledOffCal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH,
                raceDay.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));
        scheduledOffCal.set(Calendar.MONTH,
                raceDay.get(Calendar.MONTH));
        scheduledOffCal.set(Calendar.YEAR, raceDay.get(Calendar.YEAR));
        Date scheduledOff = new Date(scheduledOffCal.getTimeInMillis());
        try {
            Racecourse racecourse =
                    RacecourseFactory.getFactory(
                    ).getFromName(parts[1]);
            if (racecourse == null) {
                LOG.error("No such racecourse: " + parts[1]);
            }
            else {
                Race race = RaceFactory.getFactory(
                        ).getFromRacecourseAndScheduled(
                        racecourse, scheduledOff);
                if (race == null) {
                    LOG.debug("No such race at " + parts[1] + " at "
                            + scheduledOffFormat.format(scheduledOff));
                    race = new Race(null, null, scheduledOff,
                            racecourse, null, null, null, null, null);
                    RaceFactory.getFactory().save(race);
                }
                else {
                    LOG.debug("Found race at " + parts[1] + " at "
                            + scheduledOffFormat.format(scheduledOff));
                }
                return race;
            }
        }
        catch (SQLException sqle) {
            DatabaseConduit.printSQLException(sqle);
        }
        return null;
    }

}


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Orchestra, Chinese Orchestra and Symphonic Band: Recordings
These are video recordings of some of our school's music ensembles.
2. Chinese Orchestra: In that Faraway Place
The following video is a performance of the song In that Faraway Place by the SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School Chinese Orchestra. The work features a lot of solos, so it can serve as a good introdction to the musical instruments traditionally used in a Chinese Orchestra. If you view the video using YouTube's caption function (click the CC icon on the bottom), subtitles will appear describing the featured instruments and some of the playing techniques used.
Conductor: Yim Kin-man 嚴健民
Composer: Wang Luo-bin (王洛宾)
Orchestral Arrangment: by Gu Guan-ren (顧冠仁)
The video was taken during a rehearsal before the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival Competition (the orchestra put on an even better performance that day, winning the competition). Two students (Teresa Ng and Maggie Lai) helped me take the footage and we recorded three takes. If you are curious about the musical instruments, you can check out this page identifying what instruments are used in the song: longzijun.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/the-chinese-orchestra-a-video-introduction-to-chinese-musical-instruments/
The audio and most of the video is from the second take while we also used some video footage from the other two takes. I used two deveices to record the audio: a Roland R-05 portable digital audio recorder and a Tascam Pocketstudio DP-008 digital audio recorder. I also used the audio from the camera on the balcony (and put this more echoey audio very low in the mix). I reduced the backoround noise on each track using Magix Audio Cleaning Lab and the blended the different tracks together in Sonar Home Studio (in a similar manner to trying to get a nice-tasting wine by blending different kinds of less-than-top-qualitry grapes).
I am still having a lot of problem with the sounds produced by the timpani. The recorded sound was too boomy, burying a lot of the other instruments. To tighten up the sound, I reduced the low frequencies, but this also weakened the double bass and cello.
1. Symphonic Band: El Camino Real & Orchestra: Night on Bald Mountain
Performances of Alfred Reed's El Camino Real and Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain by the SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School Symphonic Band and Orchestra, respectively. The performances took place during the school's Open Day on 19 November 2010.
This is part of a series of videos created to help the school celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Video recording: Florence Ha (footage from the balcony) & STR(footage from the floor) with additional shots by Natalie Liu, Joanne Tse & Albert Tsang
Editing & audio recording: STR
The conductor is Mr Chiu Kai-keung. Our music department head, Ms Lee Siu-mei, is also instrumental in helping the band and orchestra prepare for competitions and performances. The ensembles performed twice, with the second performances being the ones featured in the videos (though I also included footage from the first performance).
The recording was quite informal as all the school studio team members, including myself, were busy with other duties. I just asked students who were around to help record the video using the two camcorders we had on hand. This is why some of the camera movement is a little wild and shaky at times, though I think the camera operators did a very good job of focusing on different sections and performers. The students who helped out included Florence and Albert (who were waiting to perform with the choir and band, respectively), Joanne (who was on duty in the English Corner nearby) and Natalie (who is a studio team member, but who was doing photo taking that morning).
The camcorders we were using (Canon HG10 and HF10) were not really able to capture the dynamic audio range of the performance (from the soft oboe solo to the blaring horns and cymbal crashes), so I used a small digital audio recorder—the Roland R-O5—to capture the audio. This device was very effective, allowing me to easily control audio input levels. After recording, there was still a lot of work to do cleaning up the sound. I used Magix Audio Cleaning Lab and Goldwave to get rid of the noise coming from the air-conditioning and ventilation system and to make sure all the different intruments were coming through clearly. The Audio Cleaning Lab software doesn't have a lot of functions, but it is great at what it does (I still can't believe how easily it gets rid of air-conditioner noise while leaving everything else intact). I'm still not completely satisfied with the audio, however. As the ensembles were performing in a gymnasium, the low sounds tended to be boomy and muddy; therefore, I had to sacrifice some or the band's power to try to get a clearer sound.
The footage was edited using Premiere Pro CS4. Because the video footage is from two different camcorders taken during two different times of the day (i.e., the lighting conditions were very different), the tints and tones of the footage from the different cameras (especially the pale blue of the girls' uniforms) don't match. I tried different ways to adjust the colour balance and levels of the video, but I generally ended up creating even more of a mismatch, so I just did some basic colour correction and surrendered to the different shades of blue.


After a 100% uncontroversial selection process the college football playoffs are here. Join us!
It is bowl season, which means it is time to start cheering and cheers-ing to your favorite players that aren't old enough to drink yet. As always play responsibly.
It is getting pretty cold outside and lets face it, you don't have anything better to do on a Tuesday. Join us as we cheer for our next meaningless regular season win on the winding road to March.
National broadcasts of NHL action are scarce and beautiful. Grab a Molson and settle in to enjoy the best sport millennials can't easily watch without cable!
Now that you are 21 and know how to drink responsibly, you are welcome to join us on our weekly Saturday ritual. Join us as we celebrate our Alma Matter's football wins and losses in the only we we know how!
Spider 2 Y Banana your way over here and start your Monday the way god intended... fearing whatever is about to come out of Jon Gruden's mouth next.


There are over 20,000 embroidery designs in this 2004 Dakota Collectible set, that is less than .05 cents a design. The CDs are in a dst format (that is universal) and in good condition. The workbook includes a picture, file name, dimension, stitch count, color list for each design along with a thread chart, specialty packs and design index. The categories cover Sports, Mascots, Alphabets, Wildlife, Nautical, Horse, Western, Southwest, Dogs, Cats, Children, Religious, Holiday, Christmas, Music, Floral, Scenic, Garden, Food, Kitchen Crafts, Crest, Scroll, Countries, Flags, Borders, Symbols, World Cultures, Fire, Rescue, Wheels, Equipment, Aircraft, Military, Occupational, Miscellaneous and 3D Puff. The covers are torn from the workbook although there are no marks inside, please view pictures for details, all questions welcome.


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Q: PayPal gateway has rejected request. Payment has already been made for this InvoiceID I tried for an hour, but I can't find the solution. I using sandbox account for paypal check out and I need express check out, credit and debit card and paypal account payment method, how can configured this. I got error after express or paypal.

PayPal gateway has rejected request. Payment has already been made for this InvoiceID (#10412: Duplicate invoice)

A: There are few scenarios in which you can work out this issue which is returned in PayPal response.
Before doing this changes understand and know your Magento websites, PayPal settings and Magento Instances (dev, staging, production).

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*Test orders, again and again, posting to Paypal after cleaning orders database tables, so maybe it is sending old invoices. Can add some prefix in an invoice.

Check here - https://www.warpconduit.net/2012/04/18/how-to-change-the-order-increment-id-and-prefix-in-magento/

*Can create some test orders via admin so Magento will send another invoice or order to PayPal, But make sure to create admin orders after adding any prefix value.

*PayPal account settings: Only if you are using same PayPal account for multiple websites or else you have more than one instance of Magento of same website.
PayPal providing feature that whether to block or to allow invoice ID.
Logged in Standard PayPal Account > Profile > Payment Receiving Preferences:
On this page you will find "Block accidental payments"
set "Allow multiple payments per invoice ID".

So one of the tips will get resolve PayPal duplicate invoice Id issue.

A: Have you recently switched servers or is this on a development server?
You may have to change your increment_id.
https://www.warpconduit.net/2012/04/18/how-to-change-the-order-increment-id-and-prefix-in-magento/

A: If you are using sandbox mode, Then delete the all orders refresh the cache problem will solve. Simple!

A: By default, magento set the paypal invoice number (INVNUM) equal to the order increment id. This is a good practice because it allows you to have a one to one mapping between your order and the transaction.
You may get this error message if you or your teammates have sent the same invoice number to paypal before using the same paypal sandbox account. I would suggest you to add the hostname and username as the prefix of the invoice number and add the timestamp as suffix, so that the invoice number will always be unique when you are testing your checkout process. For paypal express checkout, I added the following codes right before if it sends the request in the callSetExpressCheckout method in app/code/community/Mage/Paypal/Model/Api/Nvp.php:
// if it's in the testing mode, add a prefix to avoid duplicates
if (Mage::getStoreConfig('paypal/wpp/sandbox_flag')) {
    $processUser = posix_getpwuid(posix_geteuid());
    $request["INVNUM"] = gethostname().'-'.$processUser['name'].'-'.$request['INVNUM'].'-'.time();
}


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Vicente Fernandez Net Worth | Bio, Age, Height, Weight & Career 2022
Article Updated August 17, 2022
Vicente Fernandez Introduction
Vicente Fernandez Early Life
Vicente Fernandez Personal Life
Vicente Fernandez Age, Height, & Weight
Vicente Fernandez Career
Farewell Concert
Vicente Fernandez Net Worth
Name Vicente Fernandez
Date of Birth February 17, 1940 – December 12, 2021
Profession Singer
Nationality Mexican
Vicente Fernández Gómez was a musician, actor, and movie producer from Mexico. Fernández began his career as "Chente," "El Charro de Huentitán," "El Dolo de México," as well as "El Rey de la Msica Ranchera."
Vicente Fernandez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico on February 17, 1940. He hails from a ranching family, and his father owned a ranch. Vicente started working on his father's ranch at an early age. He also worked as a washer, waitress, and cashier among other odd occupations.
Vicente discovered his love of movies once his mother exposed him to them. He began his career in modest clubs before deciding to devote his entire life to music in 1960. There isn't much information regarding where he finished his schooling.
On December 27, 1963, Fernández wedded Mara del Refugio Abarca "Cuquita," the sister of a good friend he encountered in his village. Vicente Jr., Gerardo, as well as Alejandro was born from the wedding, and a fourth daughter, Alejandra, is his niece, whom they adopted. They had 11 grandkids and 5 great-grandchildren from their children. Numerous people accused him of being unfaithful throughout his career, which he always denied.
Vicente appeared on stage multiple times alongside his sons Alejandro and Vicente Jr, both of whom are vocalists. In 2019, he performed on stage with his son Alejandro to encourage the career as a musician of one of his grandkids, Alex.
Being born in 1940, on the 17th, of February "Vicente Fernandez" age is 81 years old at the of his death in 2021, and his height is 5 feet 6 inches tall, (1.70 m), and his weight is 80 kilograms and (176 lbs) in pounds at the time of his death in 2021, on the 12th, of December.
Fernández had his first salaried appearance on the television at the age of 21 on the show "La Calandria Musical." He travelled to Mexico City in 1965 to seek a career as a musician. His first recording deal was with CBS México, where he released the records "Soy de Abajo," "Ni en Defensa Propia," as well as "Palabra de Rey." Fernández went on to record "La Voz Que Estaba Esperando," as well as the popular records "El Rey," "El Hijo del Pueblo," as well as "Para Recordar."
Fernández rose to worldwide prominence in 1978, when his cover of Fernando Z. Maldonado's "Volver Volver" became a huge success across the Americas. Later, in 1983, he released his first million-copy-selling record, "15 Grandes Con el Numero Uno." Four years later, Fernández embarked on his first South American tour, visiting Colombia and Bolivia.
In the 1990s, Fernández became renowned as the "Mexican Sinatra" in the United States. During this period, he recorded a number of successful ranchera albums, including "La Mentira," "Aunque Me Duela el Alma," as well as "Lástima Que Seas Ajena." Fernández received five Grammy Awards shortlisted throughout the decade.
Throughout the 2000s, Fernández maintained his popularity, recording blockbuster albums such as "Vicente Fernández y los Más Grandes Éxitos de Los Dandys," "Más Con El Nmero Uno," "En Vivo Juntos Por Ultima Vez," "Se Me Hizo Tarde la Vida," and "La Tragedia del Vaquero." In 2007, he had one of his biggest triumphs with the record "Para Siempre," which sold over two million copies worldwide.
Furthermore, it received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Record. Fernández's popularity was sustained with a run of successful albums, including "Primera Fila," "Necesito de Ti," "El Hombre Que Más Te Amó," and "Hoy," all of which earned Latin Grammy Awards for Best Ranchero Soundtrack. In 2021, he received his final Latin Grammy for his record "A Mis 80's."
Fernández provoked outrage after making comments about his health throughout a conversation in May 2019. Fernández reported that he had been admitted to a hospital in Houston, Texas, for a liver transplant, but he refused because he did not "want to sleep with his wife while possessing the organ of another guy, who may have been a gay or a drug addict."
Fernández provoked even another issue in January 2021 when he placed his hand on a fan's breast while taking a photo with her family. Fernández apologized to the woman's family a few days later, adding that "I confess that I was mistaken; I'm not sure whether I was joking; if it was a joke, I'm not sure. I don't recall, there were a lot of individuals (with whom I took photographs), and I really apologize ".
Fernández was accused of sexual assault by a singer called Lupita Castro in February 2021. Castro said that the event occurred 40 years ago when she was 17, and that she remained silent due of his power and his threats of violence against her. Castro declined to take Fernández to court.
Fernandez battled cancer twice: in 2002, he beat prostate cancer, and then in 2012, he had a tumor removed from his liver. He had a thrombosis in 2013 that resulted in him losing his voice briefly, and he had surgery to treat abdominal hernias in 2015.
He had refused a liver transplant in 2012. He was hospitalized for two days in 2021 for a urinary tract infection and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Fernández performed a farewell performance in front of nearly 80,000 people at the Estadio Azteca in April 2016. It was the largest performance of his professional career, with him performing up to 40 songs over the course of four hours.
The performance was captured on the CD "Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)," which was nominated for a Grammy in 2017 for Best Regional Mexican Music Record Soundtrack.
Fernández was hospitalized in critical condition on August 6, 2021, after collapsing at his property near Guadalajara. He sustained a cervical spine injury and was transported on a ventilator to the hospital's intensive care unit. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome two weeks later as well as began therapy on August 13. Vicente, his son, verified to the press that it was a sickness unrelated to the fall dad sustained.
He was discharged from intensive care on October 26, 2021, after his clinical condition improved. On November 30, 2021, he was taken to critical care for the second time due to a health problem caused by pneumonia. His son said in an interview on December 11 that his father was drugged owing to a deterioration of his illness.
Fernández perished of injuries problems on December 12, 2021, at the age of 81. Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, grieved his passing in a tweet, describing Fernández as the "icon of our time's ranchera music, renowned and acknowledged in Mexico and internationally." Colombian President Iván Duque stated that "his passing wounds us and his legacy will live on forever," while US President Joe Biden stated that "the music industry has missed an icon."
On Twitter, officials such as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, previous Presidents of Colombia Alvaro Uribe as well as Bolivia Evo Morales, along with other Mexican as well as Latin American entertainment figures, expressed their sympathies. Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described Fernandez as "a musical legend and a decent man." He died on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint, to whom Fernández had a deep devotion.
Fernández's body was moved from the funeral home to the Arena VFG, which the singer had gifted to his hometown of Guadalajara, where his family and at least 6,000 supporters awaited him. His Mariachi Azteca sang songs such as "El Rey" and "Acá Entre Nos." The casket containing his remains was put in the center of the stage, which had been transformed into an altar, with a big crucifix presiding over the scene as well as an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe flanking the coffin on one side.
His favorite sombrero was resting on the casket, which was encircled by a sea of white flowers. The Catholic funeral was held the next day in the same venue. The event was interspersed with music from his most renowned ranchers and concluded with "Volver Volver," as he had requested, live. His remains were then transferred to his property and interred in a mausoleum.
Vicente Fernandez net worth has estimated at around $30 million. His success in music and cinema has contributed significantly to his fortune. According to his ticket sales, his farewell show in April 2016 grossed roughly $425,000.
His record sales were also noteworthy. 'Para Siempre' earned around $1,040,000, while 'La Historia De Un Idolo' earned $650,000.
'Primera Fila' and '35 Aniversario: Lo Menor De Lara' each made $78,000 each. In contrast, the record 'Entre El Amore Y Yo' sold around 240,000 copies and made $312,000. Similarly, his 'Los 15 Grandest Exitos' record sold 240,000 copies as well as earned $312,000.
Vicente Fernandez has a personal fortune of $25 million as a Mexican actor, musician, and film producer. He was born on February 17, 1940, and is widely regarded as Mexico's idol.
He was well famous for his contributions to Mexican classics. He has received Grammy awards for his work and has been nominated for the Hollywood Hall of Fame. He recently made headlines after being brought to the hospital in severe condition after falling from his house. Throughout his profession, he has also received several titles.


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Friedrich Christian Baumeister (* 17. Juli 1709 in Körner (Thüringen); † 8. Oktober 1785 in Görlitz) war ein deutscher Philosoph.

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Baumeister besuchte das Gymnasium in Gotha, begab sich im Anschluss 1727 an die Universität Jena, wo er von Johann Köhler für die Wolffsche Philosophie begeistert wurde. Am 21. Mai 1729 wechselt er an die Universität Wittenberg, wo er unter Johann Wilhelm von Berger Philologie und Rhetorik hörte, sowie bei Friedrich Wilhelm Schlosser und Samuel Christian Hollmann philosophischen Studien nachging. In Wittenberg erwarb er sich am 17. Oktober 1730 den akademischen Grad eines Magisters und konnte am Folgetag den 18. Oktober 1730 die akademische Lehrerlaubnis eines Magisters Legens erhalten.

Nachdem er am 29. April 1734 Adjunkt an der philosophischen Fakultät der Akademie geworden war, nimmt er 1736 eine Berufung als Rektor an das Gymnasium in Görlitz an. Später versuchte man Baumeister für das Amt des Professors für Philosophie in Wittenberg zu gewinnen, jedoch blieb er in Görlitz bis zu seinem Lebensende. Er hat sich durch die Abfassung viel benutzter Lehrbücher, um die Ausbreitung der Philosophie von Christian Wolff verdient gemacht.

Werkauswahl
 Philosophia definitiva h. e. definitionens philosophicae ex systemate Wolfii in unum collectae, 1733, 1735 und öfter. (Digitalisat der Ausg. 1735)
 Elementa philosophiae recentioris usibus iuventutis scholasticae accommodata. Gleditsch, Leipzig 1747. (Digitalisat)
 Philosophia Recens Controversa Complexa Definitiones Theoremata Et Qvaestiones Nostra Aetate In Controversiam Vocatas. March, Leipzig/Görlich 1738. (Digitalisat)
 Institvtiones Metaphysicae, Ontologiam Cosmologiam, Psychologiam Theologiam deniqve Natvralem Complexae Metodo Wolfii Adornatae. Editio Nova Avctior et Correctior. Zimmermann, Wittenberg 1774. (Digitalisat)
 Institvtiones Philosophiae Rationalis Methodo Wolfii conscriptae. Editio Nova Avctior et Emendatior. Ahlfeld, Wittenberg 1774. (Digitalisat)
 Philosophia Definitiva hoc est Definitiones Philosophicae ex Systemate celeberr. Wolfii in unum collectae succinctis observationibvs exemplisqve perspicvis illustratae, et a nonnvllis exceptionibus vindicatae, Wittenberg 1735. (Digitalisat)
 Institutiones philosophiae methodo wolfiana conscriptae, 1738.
 Historiam Doctrinae Recentivs Controversae De Mvndo Optimo Exponi. Richter, Görlitz 1741. (Digitalisat)
 M. Frid. Christ. Bavmeisteri Avgusti Gymnasii Gorlicensis Rectoris Et Societatis Latinae Ienensis Memeri Honorarii Institvtiones Philosophiae Rationalis. Ahlfeldt, Johann Joachim, Wittenberg 1765. ()

Literatur
 Walter Friedensburg: Geschichte der Universität Wittenberg,  Verlag Max Niemeyer Halle (Saale) 1917.
 Heinz Kathe: Die Wittenberger Philosophische Fakultät 1502–1817 (= Mitteldeutsche Forschungen. Band 117). Böhlau, Köln/Weimar/Wien 2002, ISBN 3-412-04402-4.
 Matrikel der Universität Wittenberg Bd. 6.

 Ersch / Gruber: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste. VOLUME T. 8 S. 200.
 Friedrich August Weiz: Das gelehrte Sachsen oder Verzeichniß derer in den Churfürstl. Sächs. und incorporirten Ländern jetzlebender Schriftsteller und ihrer Schriften gefertigt. Verlag Carl Friederich Schneider, Leipzig, 1780.
 Frank Fiedler, Uwe Fiedler: "Die Oberlausitzer Familie Baumeister". In "Lebensbilder aus der Oberlausitz", 2017.

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Competitive acquisition of arms
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Competitive militarization
Dependence on military capability
National security through arms strength
Arms buildup
The arms race has two characteristic features: One is the multiplication and proliferation of primarily non-nuclear, tactical armaments. The other takes the form of a very rapid rate of product innovation and improvement and a constant search for new environments in which weapons can be used. At first sight it would seem that the effort to improve the quality of armaments, or to defend against them, follows a logical series of steps in which a new weapon or weapon-system is devised, then a counter-weapon to neutralize the new weapon, and then a counter-counter-weapon. But these steps neither usually nor necessarily occur in a rational time sequence. Those who design improvements in weapons are as a rule the same people who envisage the further steps to be taken. They do not wait for a potential enemy to react before they themselves react against their own creations. Before a new weapon is brought into service, the military designer is, as a rule, already designing a new model which – he hopes – will not only be more effective in performance, but also less vulnerable to defences which the other side might introduce in response to the new threat. Thus obsolescence becomes characteristic of the technological arms race. These features of the arms race show up very clearly in the field of long-range nuclear weapons. First there was a rapid change in the means of delivery, starting with the switch from manned bombers to liquid-fuelled ballistic missiles, beginning with intermediate and moving on to rockets of intercontinental range. Solid-fuelled missiles soon followed, deployed in concrete silos, in order to protect them from attack. In parallel, submarine-launched ballistic missiles were developed and deployed.
It does not necessarily follow that the process of action and reaction which characterizes the arms race, certainly the arms race in sophisticated weapons, means that security is increased as more is spent on armaments. Indeed in the field of nuclear weaponry the reverse appears to be the case. Each new step in the elaboration of such armaments usually ushers in a more perilous stage of uncertainty and insecurity. Furthermore, every new generation of weapons and weapon systems inevitably demands more and more resources which could be used for different economic and social purposes. By encouraging the development of certain areas of technology, and by providing resources for basic fields of science which might bear upon the development of sophisticated weapons, the arms race also inevitably affects the direction and tempo of a country's scientific and technological development. Its effect has been to encourage work in certain fields of knowledge and to retard progress in others. It stimulates a demand for certain classes of specialist and for certain kinds of specialized information, without which desired military projects could not be achieved. Short of powerful political decision in a contrary direction, this process, particularly so far as it concerns sophisticated modern weapons, could go on indefinitely.
The arms race has in fact become noticeably a technological race, the achievements of one side spurring the other to improve on the technological advances which it might have made itself. Sometimes the spur comes not from some clearly defined threat but from an imagined technical advance made by the other side. Secrecy in military affairs makes it inevitable that a potential enemy will usually be suspected of being stronger than he actually is. Consequently both sides strive continuously to improve the quantity and quality of their arms. So it is that the arms race becomes based on the 'hypothesis of the worst case', that is to say, one of two sides designs its programme of development on the assumption that its rival could, if it so decided, be the stronger.
Military expenditures not only divert resources from other uses, but also tend to disturb and destabilize the economy in general. Increased taxation or borrowing needed to raise money for arms (in developed market economies) slows the growth in personal consumption or private investment. If taxes are not raised, spending on such programmes as welfare services or education may be reduced, thus dislocating long-term social policies. Inflationary processes may be generated. In centrally planned economies, military expenditures limit the flexibility with which the economy can be planned, and the problem of preserving a proper balance between supply and demand for various industries and sectors becomes more difficult. In developing countries where the tax-base is limited, the pay of civil servants and the cost of military forces often take up much of the government's revenue. Revenues that might go into development are used instead for military purposes. In addition, military spending often puts a heavy burden on the balance of payments due to the purchase of arms from abroad.
The arms race is an important factor in limiting the expansion of international exchanges. Military considerations limit trade in so-called strategic commodities and products of advanced technology, and have led to creation of rival trade groupings. Strategic considerations inhibit technological and scientific exchanges between countries. Also, protectionist policies to favour domestic industry or agriculture are often defended on the grounds of maintaining the supply of vital commodities in time of war. This argument could not be advanced to justify trade barriers in a disarmed world. Trade between centrally planned economic and developed market countries has clearly been affected by the arms race and by the tensions between the two systems. This trade accounts for only 5% of world trade. It would rise significantly the faster the arms race came to a halt. As for the developing countries, the scarce foreign exchange resources used to obtain armaments could be applied to growth-producing purposes. In a world progressively disarmed, the level of trade could well be higher simply because of a higher level of world output.
Incidence:
Numerical counts of weapons alone are an inadequate measure because of the major trend to product improvement which makes, for example, a new combat fighter a very different weapons system from one built 10 years previously. In addition, national inventories of stocks of armaments are never published, but some figures are available which reflect these various qualitative changes; at the outset of the 1960s no intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) had yet been deployed. By the end of the decade the estimated numbers were 2,150. In the late 1960s and early 1970s the USA tripled the number of its nuclear weapons with the introduction of multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles (MIRVs), and the USSR "MIRVed" their missiles during the next decade.
In 1960 the deployment of submarine-launched ballistic missiles was negligible. By the end of the decade, some 55 nuclear-missile submarines were operational, comprising about 800 missiles, capable of delivering about 1,800 warheads. The number has since doubled. From 1960 to 1968 the world stock of fighting vessels is estimated to have increased from 4,550 to 4,900. This relatively small increase in numbers masks the much larger increase in the value of this stock (at 1968 prices, the value of the stock in 1960 was about $34,000 million, as compared with $60,000 million in 1968, a 75% rise). In 1960 the world stock of supersonic fighters was estimated at 6,000. By 1970 it had doubled. In 1960 there were 15 production programmes for supersonic aircraft; by 1970 these too had doubled. Doubling is a feature that continues and weapons proliferate in geometrical progression by number or power.
In July 1983 the superpowers were said to have reached a point of rough equivalency, the USA usually leading the way in new quantitative and qualitative technological changes, most recently with the Cruise missile, with the USSR never far behind and occasionally leading the way (as with very large missiles). Between 1983 and 1987 the USA is expected to spend more than US$ 1,600 billion, including a planned 3,900 aircraft (fighters, bombers and transport planes) and 8,800 tanks and cannon-carrying vehicles; and between 1983 and 1993, to produce 14,000 more strategic and tactical nuclear bombs and missiles. A future rate of real increase in military spending worldwide was estimated at a minimum of 2 to 3% annually. The latest escalation has been to extend the arms race beyond the earth's atmosphere in the so-called "Star Wars" defence programme.
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The threat of ultimate disaster the arms race has generated is by far the most dangerous single peril the world faces today – far more dangerous than poverty or disease, far more dangerous than either the population explosion or pollution – and it far outweighs whatever short-term advantage armaments may have achieved in providing peoples with a sense of national security. The worlds atomic arsenals contain the explosive power of 5 tonnes of TNT for every man, woman and child on earth. Their total explosive power equals that of one and a half million Hiroshima bombs. The arms race has resulted (1985) in the expenditure of the equivalent of nearly US$ 1,000 billion annually. George Kennan, former USA ambassador to Moscow has said (May 1981): "We have achieved, we and the Russians together, in the creation of these devices and their means of delivery, levels of redundancy of such grotesque dimensions as to defy rational understanding".
Counter Claim:
In a situation of armed conflict, a balance of arms supplies to both sides in the conflict will have a deterrent effect and help to restrain the outbreak of war.
Unbridled competition
International tension
International non-military conflict
Unjustified military defence policies
Military-industrial-governmental complex
Narrower Problems:
Naval arms race
Space weapons arms race
Restriction of arms supply
Surface to surface missiles
Monopoly of nuclear power techniques
Stockpiles of nuclear warfare material
Imbalance of conventional armed forces
Insufficient nuclear weapon free zones
Competitive development of new weapons
Militarization of the deep ocean and sea-bed
Proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology
Risk of unintentional war generated by the arms race
Disguised increases in capacity of military weaponry
Absorption of manpower resources by military activities
Imbalance of power
Aggravates:
Military secrecy
Military government
National public debt
Nuclear weapons testing
Excess military capacity
Irresponsible international trade
Private international arms dealers
Socio-economic burden of militarization
Long-term impacts of chemical and biological warfare
Reduced By:
Negative economic repercussions of disarmament
Controlling availability of arms
Researching global security issues
Using military capability
Advocating militarization
United Nations: Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Expenditures
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: Arms Race and Arms Control: facts and figures on the arms race and arms control efforts
Peck, M Scott: The Different Drum: community making and peace
C: Cross-sectoral problems
Commerce → Purchasing, supplying
Defence → Arms
Defence → Military
Societal Problems → Dependence


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