Cocaine trade is airbound — and a danger to U.S.
The rapid growth of aerial shipments of cocaine from South America to West Africa then onward to Europe poses significant dangers both to the United States and Europe. The trend shows how easily and quickly drug trafficking organizations, now truly transcontinental, can morph to stay ahead of the law, particularly in regions where the states are failing.
Most of the cocaine shipments originate with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-FARC), a one-time Marxist insurgency that is now a criminal enterprise, sustaining itself through kidnappings, extortion and drug trafficking. The FARC, which has been designated a terrorist entity by the United States and European Union, derives most of the economic benefit from the trade, allowing it to continue its 46-year-old war against the Colombian state and its alliance with Mexican drug cartels that threaten Mexico and the United States.
West Africa is an ideal, low-risk destination because drug trafficking is like water running down hill, almost always taking the path of least resistance. Enforcement is increasing and demand slowly decreasing in the United States, while there is little enforcement and rapidly rising consumption in Central Europe and the former Soviet republics.
The fragile and failing states of West Africa such as Liberia and Sierra Leone, just emerging from years of brutal conflict, are no match for the cocaine invasion. There is virtually no radar coverage in the entire region, meaning aircraft can fly in and out undetected. There are few checks on the aircraft that do land, and customs regulations tend to be elastic. And the cartels can simply outgun the local police and military, should the need arise.
Those benefitting from moving the drugs from West Africa to North Africa and then Europe are traditional smugglers with an added new element — the presence of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the region, potentially reaping enormous financial windfalls as the group moves into the protection racket. AQIM is a terrorist group that has sworn allegiance to Osama bin Laden and carried out numerous terrorist attacks already in Europe, Algeria, Mali and elsewhere. The influx of cash will give the group, and other criminal organizations, the ability to buy new weapons, recruit new members and become more lethal organizations.
The United States, and Europe have been very slow to recognize the growing threat of the emerging nexus between drug trafficking and terrorist organizations. It has been the United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime that has been sounding the alarm, though not many have listened. With few resources to deploy against the new threat, policy responses need to focus on three primary areas.
The first is human intelligence, to understand the networks that are evolving, the possible choke points, while keeping the criminal alliances from consolidating.
The second must be a combination of development and institution building, particularly focusing on the judicial system and rule of law to tackle corruption. Among the first elements needed are vetted police and intelligence units, particularly in a region such as West Africa, where there is little knowledge of local and regional languages, tribal structures and criminal activity. This gives U.S. and European forces a reliable partner in the local law enforcement community to work with. The courts must then be able to carry out justice.
The third element is technical assistance. West African nations are not in the 21st or even the early 20th century in radar coverage and the ability to monitor their borders. Without the basic technology in place, political will, vetted units and the rule of law are of little consequence.
If West Africa is to survive the onslaught of drugs and its parallel rivers of money and corruption, it has to force the flow elsewhere. One cannot think in terms of eradicating the flow of drugs, but one can think in terms of mitigating the effects and dispersing the impact. Otherwise, we will all pay a very high price.
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// This class has been generated, DO NOT EDIT!

package org.tensorflow.op.sparse;

import java.util.Arrays;
import org.tensorflow.GraphOperation;
import org.tensorflow.Operand;
import org.tensorflow.Operation;
import org.tensorflow.OperationBuilder;
import org.tensorflow.Output;
import org.tensorflow.op.Operands;
import org.tensorflow.op.RawOp;
import org.tensorflow.op.RawOpInputs;
import org.tensorflow.op.Scope;
import org.tensorflow.op.annotation.Endpoint;
import org.tensorflow.op.annotation.OpInputsMetadata;
import org.tensorflow.op.annotation.OpMetadata;
import org.tensorflow.op.annotation.Operator;
import org.tensorflow.proto.framework.DataType;
import org.tensorflow.types.TInt64;
import org.tensorflow.types.TString;

/**
 * Generates sparse cross from a list of sparse and dense tensors.
 * The op takes two lists, one of 2D {@code SparseTensor} and one of 2D {@code Tensor}, each
 * representing features of one feature column. It outputs a 2D {@code SparseTensor} with
 * the batchwise crosses of these features.
 *
For example, if the inputs are
 *

 * inputs[0]: SparseTensor with shape = [2, 2]
 * [0, 0]: "a"
 * [1, 0]: "b"
 * [1, 1]: "c"
 *
 * inputs[1]: SparseTensor with shape = [2, 1]
 * [0, 0]: "d"
 * [1, 0]: "e"
 *
 * inputs[2]: Tensor [["f"], ["g"]]
 *

 *
then the output will be
 *

 * shape = [2, 2]
 * [0, 0]: "a_X_d_X_f"
 * [1, 0]: "b_X_e_X_g"
 * [1, 1]: "c_X_e_X_g"
 *

 *
if hashed_output=true then the output will be
 *

 * shape = [2, 2]
 * [0, 0]: FingerprintCat64(
 *             Fingerprint64("f"), FingerprintCat64(
 *                 Fingerprint64("d"), Fingerprint64("a")))
 * [1, 0]: FingerprintCat64(
 *             Fingerprint64("g"), FingerprintCat64(
 *                 Fingerprint64("e"), Fingerprint64("b")))
 * [1, 1]: FingerprintCat64(
 *             Fingerprint64("g"), FingerprintCat64(
 *                 Fingerprint64("e"), Fingerprint64("c")))
 *

 */
@OpMetadata(
    opType = SparseCross.OP_NAME,
    inputsClass = SparseCross.Inputs.class
)
@Operator(
    group = "sparse"
)
public final class SparseCross extends RawOp {
  /**
   * The name of this op, as known by TensorFlow core engine
   */
  public static final String OP_NAME = "SparseCrossV2";

  private Output<TInt64> outputIndices;

  private Output<TString> outputValues;

  private Output<TInt64> outputShape;

  public SparseCross(Operation operation) {
    super(operation, OP_NAME);
    int outputIdx = 0;
    outputIndices = operation.output(outputIdx++);
    outputValues = operation.output(outputIdx++);
    outputShape = operation.output(outputIdx++);
  }

  /**
   * Factory method to create a class wrapping a new SparseCrossV2 operation.
   *
   * @param scope current scope
   * @param indices 2-D.  Indices of each input {@code SparseTensor}.
   * @param values 1-D.   values of each {@code SparseTensor}.
   * @param shapes 1-D.   Shapes of each {@code SparseTensor}.
   * @param denseInputs 2-D.    Columns represented by dense {@code Tensor}.
   * @param sep string used when joining a list of string inputs, can be used as separator later.
   * @return a new instance of SparseCross
   */
  @Endpoint(
      describeByClass = true
  )
  public static SparseCross create(Scope scope, Iterable<Operand<TInt64>> indices,
      Iterable<Operand<?>> values, Iterable<Operand<TInt64>> shapes,
      Iterable<Operand<?>> denseInputs, Operand<TString> sep) {
    OperationBuilder opBuilder = scope.opBuilder(OP_NAME, "SparseCross");
    opBuilder.addInputList(Operands.asOutputs(indices));
    opBuilder.addInputList(Operands.asOutputs(values));
    opBuilder.addInputList(Operands.asOutputs(shapes));
    opBuilder.addInputList(Operands.asOutputs(denseInputs));
    opBuilder.addInput(sep.asOutput());
    return new SparseCross(opBuilder.build());
  }

  /**
   * Gets outputIndices.
   * 2-D.  Indices of the concatenated {@code SparseTensor}.
   * @return outputIndices.
   */
  public Output<TInt64> outputIndices() {
    return outputIndices;
  }

  /**
   * Gets outputValues.
   * 1-D.  Non-empty values of the concatenated or hashed
   * {@code SparseTensor}.
   * @return outputValues.
   */
  public Output<TString> outputValues() {
    return outputValues;
  }

  /**
   * Gets outputShape.
   * 1-D.  Shape of the concatenated {@code SparseTensor}.
   * @return outputShape.
   */
  public Output<TInt64> outputShape() {
    return outputShape;
  }

  @OpInputsMetadata(
      outputsClass = SparseCross.class
  )
  public static class Inputs extends RawOpInputs<SparseCross> {
    /**
     * 2-D.  Indices of each input {@code SparseTensor}.
     */
    public final Iterable<Operand<TInt64>> indices;

    /**
     * 1-D.   values of each {@code SparseTensor}.
     */
    public final Iterable<Operand<?>> values;

    /**
     * 1-D.   Shapes of each {@code SparseTensor}.
     */
    public final Iterable<Operand<TInt64>> shapes;

    /**
     * 2-D.    Columns represented by dense {@code Tensor}.
     */
    public final Iterable<Operand<?>> denseInputs;

    /**
     * string used when joining a list of string inputs, can be used as separator later.
     */
    public final Operand<TString> sep;

    /**
     * The sparseTypes attribute
     */
    public final DataType[] sparseTypes;

    /**
     * The denseTypes attribute
     */
    public final DataType[] denseTypes;

    public Inputs(GraphOperation op) {
      super(new SparseCross(op), op, Arrays.asList("sparse_types", "dense_types"));
      int inputIndex = 0;
      int indicesLength = op.inputListLength("indices");
      indices = Arrays.asList((Operand<TInt64>[]) op.inputList(inputIndex, indicesLength));
      inputIndex += indicesLength;
      int valuesLength = op.inputListLength("values");
      values = Arrays.asList((Operand<?>[]) op.inputList(inputIndex, valuesLength));
      inputIndex += valuesLength;
      int shapesLength = op.inputListLength("shapes");
      shapes = Arrays.asList((Operand<TInt64>[]) op.inputList(inputIndex, shapesLength));
      inputIndex += shapesLength;
      int denseInputsLength = op.inputListLength("dense_inputs");
      denseInputs = Arrays.asList((Operand<?>[]) op.inputList(inputIndex, denseInputsLength));
      inputIndex += denseInputsLength;
      sep = (Operand<TString>) op.input(inputIndex++);
      sparseTypes = op.attributes().getAttrTypeList("sparse_types");
      denseTypes = op.attributes().getAttrTypeList("dense_types");
    }
  }
}

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Peppa Pigs Best Day Ever
Peppa Pig, George and their friends are coming back to Glasgow's King's Theatre in summer 2016, in a brand new live stage show!
Oi Frog and Friends!
Oi Frog and Friends, is a brand-new show full of crazy new characters and jam-packed with animals and silliness, this original rhyming story is guaranteed to get children giggling! Coming to Glasgow's Theatre Royal from the 17th June 2022 to 19th June 2022.
Gangsta Granny
From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the amazing story by David Walliams, the UK's best-selling author for children. Gangsta Granny is coming back to the stage in Glasgow's Theatre Royal on 1st June 2022 to 4th June 2022.
Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, including Best Play, this thrilling production is coming to Glasgow's King's Theatre between 5th April 2022 to 9th April 2022.
The McDougalls Christmas SingAlong
Join Max, Auntie Aggie and Morag the Rabbit as they get ready for the biggest and best party of the year -The McDougalls Christmas SingAlong. There will be games, songs, dances and lots of festive fun. Coming to Glasgow's Theatre Royal between the 20th December 2021 to 22nd December 2021.
Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain
So Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain is back with a brand-new show full of crazy new characters and rude new rulers from Britain's barmy past! Coming to Glasgow's Kings theatre from the 17th November 2021 to 20th November 2021.
Billionaire Boy
See the amazing new production of David Walliams' best-selling story, Billionaire Boy. Coming to the Kings Theatre Glasgow January 2020
Madagascar The Musical
Madagascar The Musical will arrive at Glasgow's Kings Theatre Summer 2019 just in time for School holidays!
Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
In June 2019 you can find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the Pope, meet Bloody Mary and see Ed fall dead in his bed in the Horrible Histories Terrible Tudors!
McDougalls Magical Toyshop
Don't miss a Christmas show for all the family by popular children's company The McDougalls at the Theatre Royal Glasgow
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
The magical world of Ben & Holly is brought to life on stage in Glasgow's King's Theatre in this exciting & enchanting musical adventure packed full of games, songs & laughter.
Horrible Histories – Groovy Greeks
Next summer in Glasgow's Theatre Royal you can take on the Trojans, meet your match with the Minotaur and be zapped by Zeus in the Horrible Histories of the Groovy Greeks!
Sing-a-Long-a Frozen
If you (or more likely, your kids) loooooovve Frozen, what would be more perfect than Sing-A-Long-A Frozen – on for one performance in the King's Theatre!
Disney On Ice – Silver Anniversary Celebration
All your favourite characters are back on ice in this special Silver Anniversary Celebration of Disney On Ice.
Yorkhill Easter Egg Run
The Yorkhill Easter Egg Run is back on Sunday the 27th March for it's new route from Glasgow Green to the Glasgow Children's Hospital in the South Side. Expect to have your heart warmed!

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Creating an exterior space for entertainment is an attractive prospect, especially now that families in Australia are choosing to stay at home and hang out with friends and loved ones. Whilst the cost of insulated patio roofing in Queensland is at a steady state, now is the best time to think about how you can improve your outdoor space for entertaining guests.
The biggest challenge is to design a cohesive concept that allows for open space. Making your patio cosy so that guests can relax and feel at home is not as easy as propping a few extra pillows on the seats you already have.
If you ask for an interior designer's opinion, he or she would most probably start out with light and shade. The cosiness of a room depends on how much space is available. Light is an important factor that determines the perception of space. If the area you are working on is small, then focus on lighting it up with natural light. Do not try to fill the lack of space with artificial lighting. The size and type of furnishings will likewise influence the perception of space.
Not all households can afford to add a few square metres of decking to expand an outdoor entertainment area. Most families need to work with what is currently available. In order to maximise every square footage, you must be smart in choosing a seating system and planning the layout. Put every available space to use by choosing perimeter seating with modular furniture that fits into corners snugly. Before assigning chairs and sofas to their designated areas, you need to think about the flow of foot traffic.
Your placement of furniture and decor will determine how people will move about. You don't want them bumping into each other with drinks in their hands. You also do not want children squeezing into tiny spaces or finding no place to expend their energy to run or walk around. The smartest thing to do is to plan the foot traffic before measuring and buying furniture. You need to be clear about your purpose for the layout you have in mind to work as intended.
There is not much for you to do when it is time to decorate an exterior space. Since the area is open and nature is directly accessible, refrain from placing things that will distract the occupants from the natural beauty around them. Keep the walls clear of the paintings or other framed decor that will not fit the home decor. Choose wall hangings sparingly and make sure they do not take the eyes away from the beauty of the natural surroundings.
Before you buy a set of furniture or consider additional landscaping, plan an outdoor entertainment space very carefully. Make it an extension of your home—a place of warmth and companionship that will make your guests feel relaxed, carefree and one with nature.
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WTI petroleum futures were up significantly early this morning, but more recently slid off once Genscape data came out showing a 1.8mm bbl build on crude at Cushing. Heat and RBOB are currently trading up slightly. Last week ended with a three-day drop in the market; will today end that streak? Downward price pressure was persistent last week despite the U.S. rig count being down (-6) for the 10th straight week, and evidence suggesting that even with a weakened economy, Chinese oil demand has not wavered. The market has been shaking off the bullish headlines and is focused on the abundant inventory levels instead.
The big news in our market stemmed from the Windy City, where the cash market on CBOB and RBOB weakened by 6cts/gal each this past Friday, the first sign of weakness in the Chicago gasoline market since late August. We also saw diesel in Chicago drop 13 cpg last week. Marathon's refinery in Detroit resumed normal production capacity last week, and BP's Whiting, Ind. Refinery has been restarting several units. It seems the majority of planned and unplanned outages in PADD 2 have ended.


The project was initiated in October 2013 and reached full go live in January 2014.
There are on average 30,000 outpatient attendances per month, with up to 500 patients attending per half day/per area, across multiple clinic areas at both Ashford and St Peters Hospitals.
The system recently expanded into Woking Community hospital facilitating reception teams exclusive access to Clarity to assist with the flow of their patients.
The Savience Check-in, Clarity and Clarion modules have been deployed across all outpatient departments covered by Ashford and St Peters Hospitals.
Ashford and St Peters are separate hospitals, sharing 1 network and 1 PAS, but on different sites. St Peters hospital, Chertsey is the larger of the 2 hospitals and the system has been installed in 7 separate locations across the estate.
In July 2017, the system was extended to allow patients arriving at Woking Community Hospital to enable the reception team to view the patients on Clarity and use the Clarion call system Check in is supported for outpatient appointments on both the PAS and the Radiology systems. 19 kiosks have been installed along with 15 patient information and call screens. Currently the system supports 125 concurrent users.
The deployment was delivered in 6 distinct phases over a 3-month period from October to December 2013. The final part, the link to the Radiology system was completed in January 2014. A real-time bi-directional HL7 interface has been implemented at Ashford and St Peters to link the hospital's Clinicom Patient Administration System (PAS) with the Savience modules.
A further HL7 interface has been introduced to link the HSS RIS (radiology) system with Savience. These interfaces ensure that any patient arriving for an appointment can use any of the kiosks and will be directed to the correct location. The arrival message will be sent back to the appropriate system, PAS or RIS.
Similarly, any changes made in the PAS, for example to appointment times, are immediately reflected in the Savience system to ensure the data is up-to-date when the patient arrives.


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Q: Redux data updating without dispatching I have redux data and it's updating even if dispatch is firing, below is my redux state
const initialState = {
    actions: [
        {
            id: 'c943df13-549b-4bf9-838c-4c5da1e9649a',
            userId: 'badd523d-62ea-4763-a955-92a612861495',
            jobId: '5aa44d3d-b925-462b-befb-b7c673c2dfae',
            description: 'Test Description 1',
            timeTaken: 2,
            nonBillable: false,
            status: 0,
            dateCreated: new Date(),
        },
        {
            id: '4dcd6ca4-42dc-4868-bc4b-a08c849f5846',
            userId: 'badd523d-62ea-4763-a955-92a612861495',
            jobId: '5aa44d3d-b925-462b-befb-b7c673c2dfae',
            description: 'Test Description 2',
            timeTaken: 5,
            nonBillable: false,
            status: 0,
            dateCreated: new Date(),
        },
    ],
};

const reducers = (state: any = initialState, action: any) => {
    switch (action.type) {
        default:
            return state;
    }
};

export default reducers;

moving forward, I am fetching this data via useEffect and useSelector and has a filter of a jobId
const reducers = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.reducers);
const [items, setItems] = useState<Array<ActionProps>>([]);

...

useEffect(() => {

        const actItems = reducers.actions.filter(
            (item: ActionProps) => item.jobId === jobId
        );

        setItems(actItems);
    }, [jobId, reducers.actions]);

now, since the redux data is now inside of the state I am just updating the nonBilable object inside of it because I need to update the front end as it is clickable via form and here's my function
const onChangeToggle = ({ id, value }: { id: string | number; value: boolean }) => {
        const currentData = [...items];
        const findIndex = currentData.findIndex((item: ActionProps) => item.id === id);
        currentData[findIndex].nonBillable = value;

        setItems(currentData);
    };

As you can see above function, I am not dispatching the update since I have another function to dispatch it. Now, when I try to navigate to another page and go back to the page the state is being saved even if I have a useEffect inside the component and not dispatching.
I have found this Redux state is being updated without dispatching any action question but I think we have a different situation
Any help is appreciated.

A: Looks like a reference issue, can you try deep cloning the reducer and set it to state like this .
useEffect(() => {

      const clonedReducers = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(reducers));
      const actItems = clonedReducers.actions.filter(
            (item: ActionProps) => item.jobId === jobId
        );

        setItems(actItems);
    }, [jobId, reducers.actions]);

Because when you do the below code
currentData[findIndex].nonBillable = value;

The reference of currentData in your state looks like pointing to the same reference in the reducer . So mutating it directly mutates the value in the reducer as well .

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Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and the stage.
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Posted on 05 March 2018.
Matrid Nyagah, one of the producers of Watu Wote makes a stunning appearance at the 90th Oscar awards red carpet
Kenya's first film to be nominated for an Oscar, Watu Wote, missed out on an Academy Award last evening during the gala event held at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood after another competing film in the same category, The Silent Child, won the Oscar.
Watu Wote, a film based on the dreadful 2014 Mandera bus attack had been nominated in the Short Film (Live Action) category alongside My Nephew Emmett, The Silent Child, DeKalb Elementary and Eleven o'clock.
The Silent Child, a UK film starring a six-year-old deaf British girl won the Oscar for Live Action Short Film.
Watu Wote had already won awards at more than 40 prestigious film festivals across the globe prior to being nominated at the 90th Oscar awards.
The short film titled, Watu Wote, was produced in 2016 as the graduation film for Germany's Hamburg Media School master class program.
Katja Benrath from the media school won in the student narrative category of the Student Oscars, making the film the first Kenyan production to bag an Oscar.
STUNNING LUPITA NYONG'O PRESENTS AWARD AT 2018 OSCARS
Lupita and Kumail Nanjiani
Kenya's Hollywood sensation Lupita Nyong'o also got a chance to announce winners and present to them the coveted award.
Lupita together with Kumail Nanjiani presented the award for Achievement in Production Design at the 2018 Academy Awards. The two took a stand for all dreamers.
"And like everyone in this room and everyone watching at home, we are dreamers," Nyong'o said "We grew up dreaming of one day working in the movies. Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood, and dreams are the foundation of America."
"And so, to all the dreamers out there, we stand with you," Nanjiani added.
BIGGEST WINNERS OF THE 2018 OSCARS
The Shape of Water, an American fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor was one of the top winners of the night after it won Best Picture, original score, best director and best picture.
It was also a good night for writer-director James Ivory, who became the oldest Oscar winner at the age of 89 for his screenplay adaptation of Andre Aciman's novel "Call Me by Your Name."
Guillermo del Toro , Best Director Oscars 2018
Best actor in supporting role: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Animated Feature Film: Coco,Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
Best Director: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
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BBS › Friendship, Love, Relationships › What is it like for an educated woman to marry a farmer?
The chances are quite slim that Chinese women who graduate from college get married to a farmer. This question is not implying that farmers are unintelligent. But it is traditionally believed that a couple who holds similar degrees and shares the similar background will live a happy life together. What is the most important in a happy marriage?
"After graduating from college in America, I came to China alone. When I saw someone smile at me, I thought he must be really friendly," Tiffany said.
Cai grew up dirt poor in rural Henan province. When he was only 10 years old, his mother abandoned the family, leaving Cai's father to handle all the work on the family farm. To help his father with the crops, Cai dropped out of school after graduating from middle school. After working a variety odd jobs, he ended up in Guangzhou where he met Tiffany.
Tiffany learned about Cai's life through short conversations when she would see him around school. While Cai didn't know any English, she knew some Chinese, so the two were able to communicate.
They got married in Cai's home village in central Henan. Cai's father was relieved. He wasn't sure if his son would ever find someone to marry. "Since he was a little boy, my son has been kind and thoughtful. Good people always get rewarded in life," he said.
After their wedding, the two decided to quit their jobs in Guangzhou and move to Zhengzhou to be closer to Cai's family. Tiffany got a job as an English teacher at a local university, while Cai went home frequently to help out with the family farm.
The couple confessed that because of the language gap, there are still times when they can't understand each other and must resort to charades to get their point across. They say that they still learn from each other every day.
The lovebirds have also flown back to the United States to see Tiffany's family. Her mom and dad both said that they supported their daughter's decision to follow her heart, and also admit an interest in Chinese culture.
Now, Cai, 44, and Tiffany, 35, have a six-year-old daughter. Chinese social media can't get over how cute she is.
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Oldham Athletic will bring a Pink special one-off kit to a worldwide TV audience next month.
John Sheridan's side are all set to sport a dazzling neon pink kit for one night only when the Sky cameras visit for the match against Leeds United on March 2.
As if a white-hot Roses derby against Simon Grayson's side wasn't enough, Latics will be kicking up the heat another notch with their remarkable new strip - and it's all for the new Victoria Breast Unit at The Royal Oldham Hospital.
The club are breaking new ground as the first football team to completely change their home strip for a League game in order to support a charitable cause.
Kit manufacturers Carbrini have stepped in to manufacture a one-off set of unique pink kits for the occasion, plus specially-branded warm-up shirts to be worn prior to the game.
The game-worn shirts will be auctioned off on the club's website after the game and all proceeds will be donated to Link 4 Pink.
The charity is associated with the Victoria Breast Unit at the Royal Oldham Hospital - a real local campaign for local people.
Team captain Sean Gregan says the players are more than happy to lend their backing to the Link 4 Pink campaign.
Gregan commented: "Myself and the players are very happy to do whatever we can to help out what is a very good cause.
"We hope to help raise as much money as possible for Link 4 Pink - and to be honest the shirt isn't as bad as I thought it would be!"
He added: "It's quite a bright pink as opposed to a baby pink, so it's actually quite nice. Link 4 Pink will get some great exposure and I am sure they will raise a lot of money.
"But I will need some bigger shorts than the ones they gave me today!"
Oldham Athletic have stepped in to raise awareness and hopefully money for this worthy cause.
Chief executive Alan Hardy said: "This initiative is in aid of a fantastic cause and we are delighted to be able to help.
"We would urge all supporters to get behind us as we look to raise as much money as possible for the breast care team, who give so much to the local community."
Miss Maria Bramley said:
"We are delighted that Oldham Athletic have proposed this exciting and unique venture and would like to sincerely thank them for helping us to realise our dream of extending the Victoria Unit."
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Man Pleads Guilty in February Attack of Woman in Highland Park
By Editor | June 5, 2017
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said a Franklin Township man today admitted kidnapping a child to terrorize the child's mother, and then attacking the woman, who was sexually assaulted and severely beaten in Highland Park.
Brandon Cox, 23, of the Somerset section of Franklin Township pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault in the attack of the woman on February 19, 2017 on Harper Avenue in Highland Park.
Under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Allysa Gambarella, the defendant will be sentenced to 23 years in a New Jersey state prison. He will be required to serve 85 percent of the term before he can be released on parole.
Mr. Cox also must register as a Megan's Law sex offender and will undergo parole supervision for life. The sentence is expected to be imposed by Superior Court Judge Alberto Rivas at a hearing on October 16, 2017.
Detective Sean McGraw of the Highland Park Police Department and Detective Allie Bitterman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office charged Mr. Cox during an intensive investigation.
During the investigation it was determined that the mother was walking with the child when the defendant approached, displayed a handgun, forced the mother into the basement of a nearby apartment building, sexually assaulted her, and repeatedly punched her before fleeing.
Authorities were alerted when a resident of Harper Avenue called police after the victim ran to the neighbor's home following the attack.
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Beginning Thursday, March 19th, all Stop & Shop stores, including Highland Park's Raritan Avenue store, will open earlier at 6 a.m. and designate the timeframe from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. as reserved for serving those customers who are age 60 and older. "Now, more than ever, it's important we come together as a community to support each other during challenging times.
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David on June 6, 2017 at 3:26 pm said:
Should have been no plea deal.


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Why Wayne Rooney's first ever goal against Arsenal was a watershed moment in history
It's 15 years to the day since Rooney announced himself to world football against the Gunners
By Adam Jones
19th October 2017, 4:19 pm
Updated: 19th October 2017, 5:27 pm
Rarely does a singular moment send such enormous shockwaves through football.
There's ways of announcing yourself to the world stage, then there's the way Wayne Rooney did it exactly 15 years ago today.
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A fresh faced Rooney celebrates in 2002
Rooney, then a naive 16-year-old bristling with blood and guts, was a complete unknown entity back in October 2002 when he was introduced as an 80th minute substitute for Tomasz Radzinski.
Against Arsenal – the champions of England.
Cue utter pandemonium ten minutes later.
The Everton youngster beautifully brought down Lee Carsley's hopeful hoof forward and turned to establish his bearings.
As the Arsenal defenders fatally backed off, Rooney set his sights and curled a sensational strike in off the crossbar past England number one David Seaman.
Rooney curls home one of the most memorable goals in Premier League history
As picture book as goals come.
ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley declared animatedly 'Remember the name!' and Rooney emphatically made sure we did.
He was the toast of Merseyside after inspiring that 2-1 win but, as we all know, he wasn't just a flash in the pan.
The papers hailed him the 'boy wonder'
Wayne Rooney trains in another pair of beautifully nostalgic Nike boots
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And nobody has come even remotely close to making the kind of resonating impact he has and then fulfilling their potential in the years after.
Federico Macheda scored effectively a title-winning goal for Manchester United against Aston Villa in March 2009 and many had high hopes for the Italian.
Remember the name?
But Macheda was gone from the public eye before you could say 'loan spell at Birmingham'.
Marcus Rashford has come the closest to replicating Rooney's heroics but he has a long way to go to prove his worth.
Rooney's goal was a sign of things to come, moving to Manchester United and elevating himself to the greatest England player of his generation.
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Shinned it mate
Euro 2004, his partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo, the derby overhead kick, breaking Bobby Charlton's England and Manchester United records.
All his greatest achievements wouldn't have been remotely possible without that watershed moment he produced back in 2002.
And at just 16-years-old.
Rooney gets a piggy back from Kevin Campbell
16, for those of you who need reminding, is GCSE year for English students and the age when you're legally allowed to buy a national lottery ticket.
Well Rooney more than bought the ticket and won the raffle with that strike 15 years ago, propelling him into footballing stardom.
This weekend, rather fittingly, Everton host Arsenal in a mirror image of that career-defining game after Rooney's return to his boyhood club in the summer.
Rooney is back where it all began
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Frank Séchehaye (; 3 November 1907 – 13 February 1982) was a Swiss footballer (goalkeeper). He participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played a total of 37 matches for Switzerland.

He played club football for Etoile-Carouge FC, Club Français, Servette FC and FC Lausanne-Sport. He coached Forward Morges, FC Lausanne-Sport, Servette FC and FC Sion.

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what is that you need 13 for?
Not really a need at this point for the 13, I just know it is coarse for the 1/2 inch fasteners.
Thanks for the math and I'll see what gears I have and post back what I come up with.
Scotts, have you checked your manuals for change gear information yet?
I helped a buddy get his big lathe moved into place and wired in. Took out the wall between the machine area and the welding / mechanics area. Took a week but we moved the 6000# hunk of iron from out in te cold to it's new heated home. We also improved the new wall by using 2 X 6's instead of 2 X 4's.
You might want to put up sacrificial wall covering so you do not coat the area behind the chuck eith oil.
I did a little paying job on the lathe and this showed up.
Considering how the weather is going It was warm enough so I got started on the post through the compound here are a few pictures.
3 The whole lathe was made in china why not continue?
4 I got the post out, it helps to clean stuff up and take it all apart to see the set screw.
5 That little half circle is threaded and so it the other half circle in the compound.
Lets get to where I am so far.
2 Parts comparison Need to make the one on the left screw into the one on the right. 5/8-11 ought to do. What say you guys?
3 O.D. turned, my feet got cold. Done for tonight.
I'll get this turned part separated from the bar stock after drilling and tapping. There is a bit of extra on the large od to face off. I'll probably move around when I install it and drill and tap a set screw like it is now to hold in new part in the compound. I'll cut off the threads on the supplied stud and thread it for 5/8-11 and pin it in the part I am making, there looks to be plenty of length in the new stud to do this with. I picked 5/8 because the stud is .630 inch.
Yes, the compound has been off and apart to measure and again to check fits of turned parts. It is back together again for the next operations.
IIRC, the supplied stud is threaded 5/8" - 18tpi.
But you should be able to get away with using 5/8" - 11tpi.
Yes the wall is not going to rust behind the chuck.
I'll get out my thread checking tool and check the threads. The ones on the bottom part of the stud are a bit iffy looking.
The finer the thread the tighter the grip.
I will say that even with the -22F ambient that my car reported yesterday morning the shop was still 53°F using only a 1500W space heater and the lights to keep it warm. My shop is 1500 sq ft but unfortunately, only 9.5 ft side walls. Spray foam is very expensive but damn, it doesn't take much to keep it warm. Now if my heating contractor would finish the install of my in floor heat I'm going to heat the slab to 75° just to do it. It will probably make it hotter than h"ll in there but there will be some personal satisfaction in that.
Before I spray foamed the shop it rained during the winter in the unheated part and covered the equipment in ice. I had a blue flame, unvented heater that put a lot of moisture inside the shop. The insulated north room was ok but the larger uninsulated south room dealt with condensation on the tin roof and made a frozen rain forest out of the larger south part of the shop. I didn't dare run the blue flame after foaming the shop as I thought that the CO would build up.


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Q: EclipseLink: BatchFetch (BatchFetchType.IN) deep relationship fails using find or JPQL I'm using EclipseLink (v2.3.2) bundled with GlassFish (v3.1.2.2) and I have experienced some problems using @BatchFetch (with BatchFetchType.IN).
I have 3 entities A, B, C:
@Entity
public class A {
    @Id
    private String aId;

    @BatchFetch(value=BatchFetchType.IN)
    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "a", fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    private Collection<B> bs;

    public String getAId() {
        return aId;
    }

    public void setAId(String aId) {
        this.aId = aId;
    }

    public Collection<B> getBs() {
        return bs;
    }

    public void setBs(Collection<B> bs) {
        this.bs = bs;
    }
}

@Entity
public class B {
    @Id
    private String bId;

    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    @JoinColumn(name = "aId")
    private A a;

    @BatchFetch(value=BatchFetchType.IN)
    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY, cascade={CascadeType.PERSIST})
    @JoinColumn(name = "CID")
    private C c;

    public String getBId() {
        return bId;
    }

    public void setBId(String bId) {
        this.bId = bId;
    }

    public Root getA() {
        return a;
    }

    public void setA(A a) {
        this.a = a;
    }

    public C getC() {
        return c;
    }

    public void setC(C c) {
        this.c = c;
    }
}

@Entity
public class C {
    @Id
    private String cId;

    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "c", fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    private Collection<B> parents = new ArrayList<B>();

    public String getCId() {
        return cId;
    }

    public void setCId(String cId) {
        this.cId = cId;
    }

    public Collection<B> getParents() {
        return parents;
    }

    public void setParents(Collection<B> parents) {
        this.parents = parents;
    }
}

Now I want to query for A and lazy load (using batch select) its Bs and also Cs.
CriteriaBuilder builder = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
CriteriaQuery<A> query = builder.createQuery(A.class);
Root<A> root = query.from(A.class);
query.where(SOME CRITERIA FOR SEARCHING);
List<A> result = em.createQuery(query).getResultList();
for (A a : result) {
    for (B b : a.getBs()) {
        C c = b.getC();
        // do something with c
    }
}

This works like a charm, BUT if I try to do following:
A a = em.find(A.class, "SOME A ID");
for (B b : a.getBs()) {
    C c = b.getC(); // <---- QueryException is thrown
    // do something with c
}

It fails to fetch Cs with:
org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.QueryException
Exception Description: The parameter name [query-batch-parameter] in the query's selection criteria does not match any parameter name defined in the query.
Query: ReadAllQuery(name="c" referenceClass=C sql="SELECT DISTINCT CID FROM C WHERE (CID IN ?))

Same problem occures if I'm using JPQL instead of CriteriaBuilder.
This behaviour applies to BatchFetchType.IN, using BatchFetchType.EXISTS functions well in all cases. I want to use IN cause it has some benefits compared to other fetch types.
Do I do something wrong, or is it possibly a bug in EclipeLink?
Thanks for your help!


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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality rules. So what does that mean, and what will happen now?
There is no shortage of analyses of what the two-judge majority and the partial dissenter said, such as this one and this one, so there is little value in discussing that in detail yet again. However, much less has been written about what will happen now and some of that has not been very thoughtful.
What are the most important things to know about the decision?
This was a sweeping vindication of the FCC and, unless modified on appeal, the decision gives the FCC a great deal of latitude to regulate broadband Internet service.
The centerpiece of the FCC's rules is its decision to "reclassify" broadband Internet service to place it under the coverage of Title II of the Communications Act. This not only provides the authority to adopt strong network neutrality rules, but also allows the FCC to adopt and enforce strong rules on many other activities of Internet service providers (ISPs). Perhaps the most surprising thing about the case was that the court was unanimous on this aspect of the case, as well as its rejection of First Amendment challenges. While Judge Stephen Williams, a widely-respected jurist with a very conservative worldview, wrote a forceful dissent as to several parts of the majority's holding, his somewhat begrudging agreement that the FCC has the power to regulate broadband under Title II(1) poses a major obstacle for network neutrality opponents.
Once it resolved the fundamental question of whether the FCC could reclassify broadband, the majority, over Judge Williams dissent, proceeded to address, and reject, numerous additional arguments challenging the FCC's adoption of the network neutrality rules themselves. Except for the core holding on reclassification, other parts of the decision don't break new legal ground. Even so, the majority's decision adds weight to arguments the FCC can make in many other cases as to the degree of deference to which it is entitled in construing statutes and in making findings of fact and applying them to its statutory framework.
As might be expected in a case like this, the losing parties quickly promised that they would appeal, and many posts about the case, such as this one, have indicated that the new decision is only an intermediate step because the matter will ultimately be resolved by the Supreme Court. That is somewhat misleading, because it is much more likely than not that neither the full D.C. Circuit Court nor the Supreme Court is likely to agree to review the decision.
Rehearing petitions must be filed with the D.C Circuit by July 29. Petitions for certiorari asking for Supreme Court review must be filed by September 14 or, if a rehearing petition is filed, 90 days after the Court of Appeals denies rehearing. Extensions are sometimes granted.
Rehearing by the full membership of the Court of Appeals.
Dissatisfied parties can ask the full membership of the Court of Appeals to "rehear" the decision of a panel of the court "en banc." At least one of the parties of the case has said publicly that it intends to seek rehearing. In certain circumstances, even an unsuccessful petition for rehearing en banc can improve chances that the Supreme Court will agree to hear the case.
In this instance, the likelihood that the full D.C. Circuit would agree to rehear the case, much less reverse the panel's decision, is extremely remote. The D.C. Circuit typically agrees to rehear a case only a few times each year, at most, usually where there is a sharp split on an important issue on which other circuits have taken a different stance. This case doesn't meet those criteria and thus starts out as a particularly poor candidate for rehearing.
There are several other reasons that a vote to rehear the case isn't in the cards. For one thing, one of the judges in the majority, Judge David Tatel, is considered to be highly knowledgeable on this issue and his colleagues will be loath to second-guess him. In addition, the issues on which Judge Williams dissented are garden variety administrative law questions which are extremely unlikely to merit rehearing. In addition, because of his age, Judge Williams is a "Senior" Judge, and will not participate in a key vote.
The math for obtaining rehearing is daunting. In the event a petition for rehearing is filed, any active judge, plus (because he sat on the case) Judge Williams, can ask for a vote. If, as is generally the case, no one asks a vote, the petition is denied. However, if there is a vote, only the active judges (i.e., not including Judge Williams) actually vote. Rehearing is granted only if a majority of the active judges - not a majority of the judges voting - want to rehear the case. There are currently eleven active judges, so agreement just to rehear the case, not reverse it, requires six votes. One of eleven - Judge Merrick Garland - has removed himself from all decision making as long as his Supreme Court nomination remains pending. Of the remaining ten, two wrote the decision and it is inconceivable they would want to agree to rehearing. So, a petitioner needs six of the eight remaining judges to vote for rehearing just to get the chance to reargue the case, much less convince them that the panel decision was wrong. That is not going to happen.
Given the long odds for obtaining rehearing, and then reversal, of the panel, the real reasons to seek rehearing are tactical. Sometimes a party thinks it can draw a sharp dissent that can help convince the Supreme Court to hear the case. In this instance, there may be an additional strategic reason to seek rehearing, which is to delay taking the case to the Supreme Court until there is a ninth Justice. If a party thought that there is a better chance of getting four Justices to vote for certiorari, it might want to delay.
Certiorari to the Supreme Court.
Parties seeking Supreme Court review must first convince at least four Justices to grant their petition for certiorari. That does not change even if, as may be the case, Justice Scalia's seat remains vacant when the case reaches the Court. The Court grants certiorari in only about one per cent of the cases brought to it. In most instances, the Court will only agree to hear cases when there is a split among two or more lower courts on the issue presented. Unless a case is of truly extraordinary magnitude, such as the election of the President in 2000, the mere fact that a case is "important" or involves a lot of money is not enough to justify Supreme Court review.
Because Supreme Court review is so hard to obtain, there is a small, but influential, group of Supreme Court advocates who specialize in finding sometimes obscure cases that might be cited to prove there is a split in the circuits. However, as to reclassification, the main issue in the case, it is going to be almost impossible to discern such a conflict. In addition, the unique history of this case makes the issue on review particularly narrow. In 2005, Supreme Court considered the statute at issue in the reclassification question and determined that the statute is ambiguous so that, under longstanding precedent, the FCC is entitled to deference in its interpretation of the statute. And, as the D.C. Circuit pointed out in 2014 when it rejected the FCC's earlier attempt to impose network neutrality rules, the FCC also has latitude to revise its interpretation, so long as it gave a reasonably-good explanation of the change. That is what happened here and all three judges on the D.C. Circuit panel found that the FCC's explanation was satisfactory.
There are, of course, a number of other issues in the case. The only one which might, in some circumstances, appeal to at least some members of the Supreme Court is the First Amendment challenge. However, the fact that the petitioners could not convince even Judge Williams, who is typically very receptive to corporate speech arguments, to accept the First Amendment arguments makes certiorari on this question a longshot. The other issues in the case are routine, if consequential, questions about compliance with procedural requirements, statutory construction, and application of facts to a known statutory framework. None of them are the kind of questions that the Supreme Court generally reviews.
What is the short-term effect of the decision?
Adopting rules to protect the privacy rights of broadband customers.
In the latter proceeding, the effect of the reclassification decision was to divest the Federal Trade Commission of any power to regulate the privacy practices of ISPs, so the FCC is under considerable pressure to adopt appropriate rules as quickly as possible.
There will be a new President in January, and a new FCC Chairman shortly thereafter. The presumptive nominees have already staked out positions supporting (Hillary Clinton) and opposing (Donald Trump) network neutrality. A Trump-appointed FCC would presumably stop utilizing Title II powers and refrain from enforcing the network neutrality rules, but a formal recision of the FCC's decision would take some time and would require some legal gymnastics. There is plenty of time to address that scenario if and when it happens.


The original Saints Row was a competent enough game, but it mostly felt like a direct Grand Theft Auto clone instead of anything new. The sequel is where things started to get a bit crazy and is definitely the place where new players should begin. Now, you won't even need to dig up an Xbox 360 or PS3 to play the game, since Saints Row 2 has joined the Xbox One backward compatibility list.
It is the sole game being added today, but that is fine enough. What really sold me on Saints Row 2 was the inclusion of full story co-op. Having my friend tag along was a wild ride, especially when we got into "Septic Avenger" and "Insurance Fraud." The combos we got going were pretty damn insane.


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For twenty years, Dr. Aaron Jacobs has taught at universities, academies, music schools, and summer camps throughout Ohio, Maine, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Currently, he serves as Instructional Assistant Professor of violin at Illinois State University and was formerly a faculty member in violin and string pedagogy at Millikin University. For ten years he taught at the University of Illinois where he founded the Illinois String Academy. There, he mentored a studio of 30+ violin/viola students and a staff of 15+ graduate and post-doctoral instructors, and also served as Co-Director of The Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Workshop for professional musicians and teachers, and "Young Strings on the Move" – The Paul Rolland String Camp. In 2014, Aaron created a violin program for Danville School District 118 that he developed for three years, which offered violin instruction to nearly 200 first and second grade students at two elementary schools in Danville, IL. Aaron's private students consistently win top honors and receive numerous performance awards each year, including solo concerto performances with orchestras as well as admission and scholarship offers to prestigious collegiate music institutions.
As a performer, Aaron is in high demand as a soloist and chamber and orchestra musician. He has performed as concertmaster or section leader for more than a dozen orchestras throughout Illinois. As a chamber and solo recitalist, Aaron has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He has been the recipient of several honors and awards, and an award winner at international competitions.
Aaron holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Artist's Certificate in Violin Performance from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance and String Pedagogy from Northwestern University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance and Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
236.001Applied Music (Advanced Violin)
136.001Applied Music (Violin)
287.004Independent Study


Follow-up to BioShock, 2K Games' critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2007 release, BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter set in the fictional underwater city of Rapture. As in the original game, BioShock 2 features a blend of fast-paced action, exploration and puzzle-solving as players follow varying paths through the overarching storyline based on the decisions that they are forced to make at various points in the game. In addition to a further fleshing out of the franchise's popular storyline, players can look forward to new characters, game mechanics, weapons, locations and a series first, multiplayer game options.
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster — somehow familiar, yet still quite different from anything ever seen — has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city. It is a Big Sister, new denizens of Rapture who were once one of the forgotten little girls known as Little Sisters, known to inhabit the city's dank halls. No longer a pawn used to harvest ADAM, the dangerously powerful gene-altering lifeblood of Rapture, from the bodies of others and in turn run the risk of being harvested herself, the Big Sister is now the fastest and most powerful thing in Rapture. You, on the other hand are the very first Big Daddy, in fact the prototype, that for some reason has reactivated. You are similar to the Big Daddies familiar from the original BioShock, but also very different in that you possess free will and no memory of the events of the past ten years. The question is, as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city beneath the waves, hunting for answers and the solution to your own survival, are you really the hunter, or the hunted?
Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; Ability to save game, earn achievements, receive title updates and online play requires log-in to Games for Windows LIVE; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Games for Windows LIVE client, Games for Windows LIVE Client Patch, Sony DADC SecuROM, Microsoft DirectX.
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