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Buletin Informativ - nr. 3/2018: Top 5 noutati din domeniul fiscalitatii internationale
Brussels, 22 January 2018
1.EU Commission publishes new VAT proposals concerning VAT rates
On 18 January the European Commission issued two sets of proposals, one seeking to reform VAT rates and the other to lessen the administrative burden for small enterprises. The proposals are part of the ongoing work being carried out under the 2016 Action plan aimed to modernise the system of VAT within the EU. The proposals are subsequent to the proposals on the 'cornerstones of a new definitive single EU VAT area published in October 2017. The proposals will now be transferred to the European Parliament to discuss and the Council to negotiate and finalise.
The proposals are described by the Commission as the final steps in the overhaul of the VAT rules to create a single EU VAT area with the aim of clamping down on VAT fraud.
The new rules seek to give Member States more flexibility to set new VAT rates, and put Member States on more equal footing in terms of derogations. The current rules only allow Member States to apply reduced VAT rates to two categories, and to apply specific derogations to certain reduced rates. Under the new rules the a simplified list will be created showing the products which will always be subject to the standard rate, as opposed to the current list containing lists of goods and services subject to reduced rates. All goods currently subject to the standard rate can continue to so. In order to ensure a consistent level of public revenues a weighted average VAT rate of 12% will apply to Member States.
The new proposals seek to increase harmonisation of rates and make it a less restrictive system. Member states will be allowed to apply:
Two separate reduced rates below the standard rate of 15% to 5% at the lowest.
One reduced rate lower than the above mentioned reduced rate that can be as low as 0%
One VAT exemption (or 'zero rate')
For more information please see The European Commission Press Release
2.EU Commission publish proposals to reduce VAT compliance costs for SMEs
In addition to the proposals on VAT rates the European Commission also published proposals seeking to simplify VAT rules for small enterprises. The proposals seek to introduce new simplified measures regarding invoicing, VAT registration, accounting and returns for SMEs acting both in wholly domestic markets and also cross-border across the EU.
Under the current rules an exemption can be applied to sales of small and medium enterprises ("SMEs") under a certain threshold which varies across Member States. When the SME exceeds this threshold they cease to avail of the simplification measures. The current rules apply only to domestic sales made of the SME, this creates a distortion against SMEs operating cross-border.
Under the new rules, whilst Member States will still decide the threshold, a limit of 100,000 will apply. SMEs would be entitled to benefit from the exemption not only on domestic sales but also on cross-border sales to other Member States. Member States would be allowed to exempt all small business that qualify for a VAT exemption from obligations relating to identification, invoicing, accounting or returns.
In addition, a new category will be created for SMEs with annual turnover in excess of the 100,000 euro threshold but under 2 million euro under which SMEs would benefit from simplification measures regardless of whether or not they have already been exempted from VAT.
The European Commission Press Release
3.First ECOFIN of the Bulgarian Presidency to be held in Brussels on 23 January 2018 – Sets out Presidency work programme
The first ECOFIN meeting of the Bulgarian Presidency will take place on Tuesday 23 January 2018. The Agenda contains discussion of the Presidency work programme. On direct tax matters the priorities will be progressing efforts to agree on a proposal for enhanced administrative cooperation and the exchange of information amongst Member States. In addition, work will be progressed on the proposal for a common corporate tax base (CCTB) and the planned proposals on the taxation of the digital economy. From an indirect tax perspective, the priorities are progressing the work on the establishment of a single VAT are beginning with the establishment of a definitive VAT system and a proposal on enhanced cooperation to prevent VAT fraud.
The first ECOFIN meeting of the Presidency will discuss the above mentioned VAT proposals relating to VAT rates and SMEs.
4.Amendments to be made to EU List of non-cooperative jurisdictions in tax matters
Top of the taxation agenda at the next ECOFIN meeting is the removal of certain countries from the EU Blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters. These countries have undertaken to satisfy various commitments within a specific timeframe. The countries are Barbados, Grenada, the Republic of Korea, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Panama, Tunisia and the UAE. The Council have stated that they will carefully monitor the implementation of the undertakings.
The list now contains 9 jurisdictions consisting of, American Samoa, Bahrain, Guam, Marshall islands, Namibia, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa, and Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, letters will be sent to 8 Caribbean districts requesting that commitments be made to remedy EU concerns, these letters were delayed to allow time to recuperate after tropical storms damaged the Caribbean in September 2017.


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namespace base {
class CommandLine;
}

namespace cloud_print {
struct CloudPrintProxyInfo;
}  // namespace cloud_print

// A ServiceProcessControl works as a portal between the service process and
// the browser process.
//
// It is used to start and terminate the service process. It is also used
// to send and receive IPC messages from the service process.
//
// THREADING
//
// This class is accessed on the UI thread through some UI actions. It then
// talks to the IPC channel on the IO thread.
class ServiceProcessControl : public IPC::Sender,
                              public IPC::Listener,
                              public content::NotificationObserver {
 public:
  enum ServiceProcessEvent {
    SERVICE_EVENT_INITIALIZE,
    SERVICE_EVENT_ENABLED_ON_LAUNCH,
    SERVICE_EVENT_ENABLE,
    SERVICE_EVENT_DISABLE,
    SERVICE_EVENT_DISABLE_BY_POLICY,
    SERVICE_EVENT_LAUNCH,
    SERVICE_EVENT_LAUNCHED,
    SERVICE_EVENT_LAUNCH_FAILED,
    SERVICE_EVENT_CHANNEL_CONNECTED,
    SERVICE_EVENT_CHANNEL_ERROR,
    SERVICE_EVENT_INFO_REQUEST,
    SERVICE_EVENT_INFO_REPLY,
    SERVICE_EVENT_HISTOGRAMS_REQUEST,
    SERVICE_EVENT_HISTOGRAMS_REPLY,
    SERVICE_PRINTERS_REQUEST,
    SERVICE_PRINTERS_REPLY,
    SERVICE_EVENT_MAX,
  };

  typedef IDMap<ServiceProcessControl>::iterator iterator;
  typedef std::queue<IPC::Message> MessageQueue;
  typedef base::Callback<void(const cloud_print::CloudPrintProxyInfo&)>
      CloudPrintProxyInfoCallback;
  typedef base::Callback<void(const std::vector<std::string>&)>
      PrintersCallback;

  // Returns the singleton instance of this class.
  static ServiceProcessControl* GetInstance();

  // Return true if this object is connected to the service.
  // Virtual for testing.
  virtual bool IsConnected() const;

  // If no service process is currently running, creates a new service process
  // and connects to it. If a service process is already running this method
  // will try to connect to it.
  // |success_task| is called when we have successfully launched the process
  // and connected to it.
  // |failure_task| is called when we failed to connect to the service process.
  // It is OK to pass the same value for |success_task| and |failure_task|. In
  // this case, the task is invoked on success or failure.
  // Note that if we are already connected to service process then
  // |success_task| can be invoked in the context of the Launch call.
  // Virtual for testing.
  virtual void Launch(const base::Closure& success_task,
                      const base::Closure& failure_task);

  // Disconnect the IPC channel from the service process.
  // Virtual for testing.
  virtual void Disconnect();

  // IPC::Listener implementation.
  bool OnMessageReceived(const IPC::Message& message) override;
  void OnChannelConnected(int32_t peer_pid) override;
  void OnChannelError() override;

  // IPC::Sender implementation
  bool Send(IPC::Message* message) override;

  // content::NotificationObserver implementation.
  void Observe(int type,
               const content::NotificationSource& source,
               const content::NotificationDetails& details) override;

  // Send a shutdown message to the service process. IPC channel will be
  // destroyed after calling this method.
  // Return true if the message was sent.
  // Virtual for testing.
  virtual bool Shutdown();

  // Send request for cloud print proxy info (enabled state, email, proxy id).
  // The callback gets the information when received.
  // Returns true if request was sent. Callback will be called only in case of
  // reply from service. The method resets any previous callback.
  // This call starts service if needed.
  bool GetCloudPrintProxyInfo(
      const CloudPrintProxyInfoCallback& cloud_print_status_callback);

  // Send request for histograms collected in service process.
  // Returns true if request was sent, and callback will be called in case of
  // success or timeout. The method resets any previous callback.
  // Returns false if service is not running or other failure, callback will not
  // be called in this case.
  bool GetHistograms(const base::Closure& cloud_print_status_callback,
                     const base::TimeDelta& timeout);

  // Send request for printers available for cloud print proxy.
  // The callback gets the information when received.
  // Returns true if request was sent. Callback will be called only in case of
  // reply from service. The method resets any previous callback.
  // This call starts service if needed.
  bool GetPrinters(const PrintersCallback& enumerate_printers_callback);

 private:
  // This class is responsible for launching the service process on the
  // PROCESS_LAUNCHER thread.
  class Launcher
      : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<ServiceProcessControl::Launcher> {
   public:
    explicit Launcher(scoped_ptr<base::CommandLine> cmd_line);
    // Execute the command line to start the process asynchronously. After the
    // command is executed |task| is called with the process handle on the UI
    // thread.
    void Run(const base::Closure& task);

    bool launched() const { return launched_; }

   private:
    friend class base::RefCountedThreadSafe<ServiceProcessControl::Launcher>;
    virtual ~Launcher();

#if !defined(OS_MACOSX)
    void DoDetectLaunched();
#endif  // !OS_MACOSX

    void DoRun();
    void Notify();
    scoped_ptr<base::CommandLine> cmd_line_;
    base::Closure notify_task_;
    bool launched_;
    uint32_t retry_count_;
    base::Process process_;
  };

  friend class MockServiceProcessControl;
  friend class CloudPrintProxyPolicyStartupTest;

  ServiceProcessControl();
  ~ServiceProcessControl() override;

  friend struct base::DefaultSingletonTraits<ServiceProcessControl>;

  typedef std::vector<base::Closure> TaskList;

  // Message handlers
  void OnCloudPrintProxyInfo(
      const cloud_print::CloudPrintProxyInfo& proxy_info);
  void OnHistograms(const std::vector<std::string>& pickled_histograms);
  void OnPrinters(const std::vector<std::string>& printers);

  // Runs callback provided in |GetHistograms()|.
  void RunHistogramsCallback();

  // Helper method to invoke all the callbacks based on success or failure.
  void RunConnectDoneTasks();

  // Method called by Launcher when the service process is launched.
  void OnProcessLaunched();

  // Used internally to connect to the service process.
  void ConnectInternal();

  // Takes ownership of the pointer. Split out for testing.
  void SetChannel(scoped_ptr<IPC::ChannelProxy> channel);

  static void RunAllTasksHelper(TaskList* task_list);

  // IPC channel to the service process.
  scoped_ptr<IPC::ChannelProxy> channel_;

  // Service process launcher.
  scoped_refptr<Launcher> launcher_;

  // Callbacks that get invoked when the channel is successfully connected.
  TaskList connect_success_tasks_;
  // Callbacks that get invoked when there was a connection failure.
  TaskList connect_failure_tasks_;

  // Callback that gets invoked when a printers is received from
  // the cloud print proxy.
  PrintersCallback printers_callback_;

  // Callback that gets invoked when a status message is received from
  // the cloud print proxy.
  CloudPrintProxyInfoCallback cloud_print_info_callback_;

  // Callback that gets invoked when a message with histograms is received from
  // the service process.
  base::Closure histograms_callback_;

  content::NotificationRegistrar registrar_;

  // Callback that gets invoked if service didn't reply in time.
  base::CancelableClosure histograms_timeout_callback_;
};

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_SERVICE_PROCESS_SERVICE_PROCESS_CONTROL_H_

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"Because the answer to that question satisfies everything," Brownell said. "Do we know who that child is?"
"It is Janiya Thomas," Assistant State Attorney Arthur Brown responded.
Still not revealed is what killed Janiya or how long she has been dead.
A contempt of court charge against Thomas was dropped as a result of the positive identification. Last week, Thomas refused multiple times to speak to a judge in court about her daughter.
Thomas was first brought before a judge Oct. 16 for refusing to tell investigators with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office Child Protective Investigative Division of the child's whereabouts. Investigators had come to the Thomas home in the Village at Cortez Apartments, 488 51st St. W., Bradenton, to remove all five of her children as part of a child-abuse case involving her 12-year-old son.
On the night of Oct. 18, law enforcement was called to the home of a family member who had discovered a body believed to be Janiya inside a freezer.
A warrant affidavit last week revealed that the frozen body of a small black child was contorted to fit in a small cardboard box within the freezer, along with two boxes of baking soda. No other items were in the freezer.
The warrant affidavit also shed light on an exchange between Thomas and a resident of the home in the 5000 block of 21st Way East, where she reportedly dropped the freezer off on Oct. 14. According to the document, the occupant asked Thomas why the freezer was locked. Thomas said she didn't want anyone to steal her meat. The occupant also asked Thomas why she was plugging it in and Thomas replied she didn't want her meat to go bad.
Janiya's mother and a boyfriend, yet to be identified by police, brought the freezer to the home under the guise she was being evicted.
Maria Barger, who lives across the street from Janiya's great-grandmother -- where the freezer was dropped off -- said she wasn't surprised by the positive identification.
"We already knew because it was family members that found her. We already knew it was her. That's not surprising to me at all," Barger said. "All I know is I hope at this point that they can get her (Keishanna Thomas) charged with murder... and she gets what she deserves."
There will be an arraignment for Thomas at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in her dependency case involving her other children, ages 15, 12, 9 and 2.
Thomas is being held in Manatee County jail on her remaining charges of aggravated child abuse, child abuse with great bodily harm and abuse of a human dead body, on bonds totaling $200,000.


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ONEOK Inc. (NYSE: OKE) Stock You Missed During The Week
ONEOK Inc. (NYSE:OKE) traded at $62.94 at last check on Wednesday, January 12, made an upward move of 0.74% on its previous day's price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $62.48 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 1.87 with the day's price range being $60.40 – $62.545. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 19.57. In terms of its 52-week price range, OKE has a high of $66.78 and a low of $38.90. The company's stock has gained about 0.77% over that past 30 days.
ONEOK Inc. has a market cap of $27.50 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on Feb 21, 2022 – Feb 25, 2022. With its Forward Dividend at 3.74 and a yield of 5.99%, the company's investors could be anxious for the OKE stock to gain ahead of the earnings release. Estimates by analysts give the company expected earnings per share (EPS) of $0.9, with the EPS growth for the year raised at $3.41 for 2021 and $3.82 for next year. These figures represent 33.70% and 12.00% growth in EPS for the two years respectively.
Analysts tracking the company's growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at $4.43 billion, with a low of $2.69 billion and a high of $6.88 billion. The median projection represents growth squeezing down to 72.50% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company's yearly revenue forecast for 2021 is expected to hit $15.17 billion, or 77.60% up from figures reported last year.
There have been 1 upward and no downward revisions for the stock's EPS in last 7 days, something that reflects the nature of company's price movement in short term. On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the OKE stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of Hold, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 100% Buy. Long term indicators on average place the stock in the category of 100% Buy.
Based on estimates by 25 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 16 have rated the ONEOK Inc. (OKE) stock as a Hold, while 3 rate it as a Buy. 4 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 2 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Hold and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.
Looking further, we note that the PEG ratio for the OKE stock currently stands at 1.98, and the most recent price level today is 5.83% off its SMA20 and 2.57% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 59.61 while the volatility over the past week is 3.06% and jumps to 2.45% over the past one month. The beta value is 1.83, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 1.65. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $65.24, with the estimates having a low of $58.00 and a high of $72.00. These price ends are 7.85% and -14.39% off the today's price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a -4.86% if the OKE share price touches on the median price of $66.00.
Let's briefly compare ONEOK Inc. (OKE) stock to its peers. We find that today's price change of 0.74% and 43.60% over the past 12 months for OKE competes that of Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO), which has seen its stock price fall -0.68% in the latest trading session and is 19.42% over the last one year. Another of its peers NiSource Inc. (NI) has gained 0.14% today, and was 27.16% up over the past year. ONEOK Inc. has a P/E ratio of 19.57 compared to Atmos Energy Corporation's 20.54 and NiSource Inc.'s 24.76. In contrast to these companies, both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial are today at 0.40% and 0.24%, respectively, in early deals.
Coming back to ONEOK Inc. (NYSE:OKE), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 2.34 million. Current shares outstanding are 446.63 million.
The insiders hold 0.60% of the company's shares while institutions hold 66.00%. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with today's price pushing the stock 6.33% up in year-to-date price movement.
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Q: knife delete command unable to remove weird node I made a error with the bootstrap command and known I have node called -i and I will like to remove that node:
knife node list
-i

But when I try to run the delete command from knife this is the result:
knife node delete -i

Error: invalid option: -i
USAGE: knife node delete [NODE[,NODE]] (options)
    -s, --server-url URL             Chef Server URL
        --chef-zero-host HOST        Host to start chef-zero on
        --chef-zero-port PORT        Port (or port range) to start chef-zero on.  Port ranges like 1000,1010 or 8889-9999 will try all given ports until one works.
    -k, --key KEY                    API Client Key
        --[no-]color                 Use colored output, defaults to enabled
    -c, --config CONFIG              The configuration file to use
        --config-option OPTION=VALUE Override a single configuration option
        --defaults                   Accept default values for all questions
    -d, --disable-editing            Do not open EDITOR, just accept the data as is
    -e, --editor EDITOR              Set the editor to use for interactive commands
    -E, --environment ENVIRONMENT    Set the Chef environment (except for in searches, where this will be flagrantly ignored)
        --[no-]fips                  Enable fips mode
    -F, --format FORMAT              Which format to use for output
        --[no-]listen                Whether a local mode (-z) server binds to a port
    -z, --local-mode                 Point knife commands at local repository instead of server
    -u, --user USER                  API Client Username
        --print-after                Show the data after a destructive operation
    -V, --verbose                    More verbose output. Use twice for max verbosity
    -v, --version                    Show chef version
    -y, --yes                        Say yes to all prompts for confirmation
    -h, --help                       Show this message

So I am unable to delete this node.
Any suggestion?

A: With some kind of black magic and knife exec you can delete from command line like this:
knife exec -E "nodes.search('name:*i') { |n| n.destroy if n.name == '-i' }"

This will loop over all nodes with name ending with i, so it may take some time if you have a bunch of them, then it will destroy the node if it's name is exactly -i.
If it's the result of a bootstrap you may have a client also, using clients instead of nodes should do.

A: You will be able to delete it using the web interface.
I tried the same from commandline , didnt work.

A: You can delete it with bulk delete option.
something like this will work

knife node bulk delete "^-[a-z]*"

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On Warner Bros' Wrath of the Titans and Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, Nvizage offered a motion capture virtual camera system to the directors and DOPs to operate realistic hand held camera-shooting styles on both of these productions.
Virtual cinematography played an important role in designing shots on Hugo. Nvizage built a desktop virtual camera for VFX supervisor Rob Legato on Hugo. This hands on approach allowed Legato to create shots first hand rather than directing animators and previs artists to program the shots themselves.
The system comprised of specially designed mini jib arm and an OConnor fluid head, both fully encoded to drive the motions of a virtual camera within Nvizage's computer system, through Motion Builder, all in real-time. The system proved to be invaluable for Director Martin Scorsese: to explore the vision of the railway station set, and make important production choices in advance of shooting. Ultimately, Nvizage strive to give the creative control back to the filmmakers.


DE PIGMENT is a gradual depigment which removes both cosmetic and natural pigments in a completely natural way that is kind to hair. It is ideal for changing cosmetic colours from darker to lighter shades or for correcting unwanted highlights.
It allows you to change your look and colour whenever you want, so you can keep up with the latest trends.
DE PIGMENT allows you to avoid using bleaches. It respects both the hair and the environment, as it does not contain persulfates.
Easy to use and control. The soft gel texture and odourless treatment guarantees maximum comfort during application.


Are you looking for a fun and interactive way to teach your children or grandchildren about your family? We will explore fun and innovative ways to share your family history with the younger generations.
Childhood is a great time to start learning about your family history. Leagh teaches children where to start looking for information on their family and the questions to ask their parents and grandparents.
Are your teens interested in the history of their family? Leagh teaches teens how to start researching their family history. She teaches them the questions to ask other family members and sources to look at for more information.


Alexis Sanchez has been underperforming ever since he joined Manchester United from Arsenal past year and it is more or less certain that the forward will be on his way out of the club during the summer transfer window.
The Nou Camp has an added significance for Solskjaer after he scored a stoppage-time victor in the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich at the stadium in United's treble-winning season.
"But I think City are too good a team to slip up against Manchester United". I will feel the butterflies, I will be excited.
"We have one of the best goalkeepers in the world", said the Norwegian, but De Gea's future is far from certain as he holds out for a pay packet at least on par with Sanchez with his current contract set to expire in 2020. Since [Pep] Guardiola took over they have been absolutely brilliant.' The United manager believes he can replicate his Treble success now he is at the wheel at Old Trafford.
"Alexis has been here and played here", Solskjaer said.
United must come from a goal down in the second leg of their Uefa Champions League tie with the La Liga leaders and beat a side who have won 27 of their past 30 home games in the competition. "[PSG] is not that long ago and we are one goal better off [now]".
The same article states that Solskjaer is already working with the club's recruitment team to identify players that could improve his squad this summer.


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Top 10 Tony Stark Moments for Iron Man's 10-Year Anniversary
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now ten years old. That means that 2018 also marks ten years since Iron Man was first released in theaters. Robert Downey Jr. has grown into one of the most beloved and recognizable faces in the entire MCU, bringing Tony Stark to life in a way nobody could have imagined. To celebrate Iron Man's tenth anniversary, The Marvel Report is looking back at some of Tony Stark's best moments.
These ten moments are in no particular order and are pulled from various corners of the MCU.
1. Tony Builds the Mark 1 in a Cave- Iron Man
It's only right to start this list off with one of the first great Iron Man moments from the original film. Tony Stark has been kidnapped by terrorists and is being held captive in a cave. Forced to make weaponry for the Ten Rings terrorist cell, Tony gets to work, but opts to build a working suit of armor that will help him escape his captivity.
What follows is a big part of what makes the Tony Stark character so revered. It's his hands-on ingenuity, his ability to think on his feet, and his humanity, as seen in a later scene with a dying Yinsen.
Everything begins here for Iron Man, as he makes his escape with flamethrowers blazing. It's only forward from here, as Tony returns to the United States, renouncing his former identity as an
manufacturer and using his quality fake id to verify his new identity.. We'll touch on that last one in a second.
2. Tony Confronts Loki –The Avengers
Following a tense scene aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier where the Hulk destroyed everything in sight, Tony and Steve Rogers nearly came to blows, and Loki murdered Phil Coulson, the not-quite-yet Avengers were in a bad place. Loki had the Tesseract and was ready to call forth the full might of the Chitauri army.
Earth's Mightiest Heroes were ready to come to the planet's defense, but they were also ready to avenge their fallen friend. But before everyone came together, Iron Man made a stop back at Stark Tower, where he knew Loki was going to enact his plan to call down the Chitauri. What followed was a rousing confrontation, where Tony told the God of Mischief to his face that his plan was going to fail.
"You're missing the point! There's no throne, there is no version of this where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you. Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damned well sure we'll avenge it!"
Of course, it wouldn't be a Marvel movie if there wasn't some levity to this scene, as it's followed by Loki looking to control Stark. That's until he taps the metal of Tony's Arc Reactor. He's confused by the whole thing, but as Tony tells him, performance issues are not uncommon.
3. Tony Recruits Peter Parker- Captain America: Civil War
The Sokovia Accords have left the superhero community bitterly divided. Tony knew that a confrontation with Captain America and other rogue heroes was inevitable. But while he had War Machine, Black Panther, and Vision on his side, he needed an ace up his sleeve. He need a wild card that nobody would see coming.
Fortunately, he saw footage of a young kid with spider powers on YouTube.
Tony made the trip to Queens and met up with a boy named Peter Parker. (First stopping to introduce himself to his Aunt May, of course, because this is Tony Stark.) Seeing a younger version of himself in Peter, Tony showed Peter the YouTube videos and quickly found his primitive Spider-Man costume. One sales pitch later and Tony Stark brought Spider-Man into his circle, not just as a fellow hero, but as someone that he could mentor and mold into a better hero.
It also led to one of the most iconic moments of the entire MCU, as Tony kicked off the superhero Civil War proper by calling out, "Underoos!"
4. Tony Shows Peter Tough Love- Spider-Man: Homecoming
The scene where Tony first recruited Peter Parker showed that he saw some real potential in this young kid with spider powers. That's why he wanted Peter to stay local, "Be a friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man."
But an overzealous Spidey soon got in over his head, as he bungled an FBI bust and nearly oversaw a massive ferry disaster. It took the intervention of Iron Man to save everyone aboard the ferry and keep the vessel in one piece.
As Iron Man chided Spider-Man for his impulsiveness and for hacking into a Spider suit not meant for him, Peter sulked that Tony wasn't even there. Except he was. Tony came out in person to express his disappointment, not just telling Peter that the deaths of the people on the ferry would have been on him, but that if anything happened to Peter, then that would weigh on Tony. That led to Peter telling Tony, "I just wanted to be like you."
Tony simply responded, "And I wanted you to be better."
This scene heavily pushed the teacher/student, father/son relationship between Tony and Peter, a relationship that would reach its peak during Avengers: Infinity War. But that's a conversation for another day.
5. "Yeah, I Can Fly"- Iron Man
With Tony Stark back home, he worked to refine the Iron Man suit that he had created during his time in captivity. So he got to work on a slicker, more refined suit of armor. It led to crash tests, a lot of faulty tests, frequent falls, and a lot of fire extinguisher action.
Tony still needed to work out the kinks in his Mark II armor, but to prevent any further mishaps, he needed to work out any issues in his repulsor technology. That's when he tried out the repulsor gauntlets and boots, taking time to glide across his lab. After some initial trouble where he nearly fried his sports cars and blew around all of his paperwork, Tony steadied himself and maintained a steady altitude above the ground.
After landing and chastising the overzealous fire extinguisher robot, Tony proclaimed, "Yeah, I can fly." It's another iconic line for the character, encapsulating the suave heroism that only Robert Downey Jr. could bring to him.
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Crime and punishment are everywhere in this week's recommended titles, from Patrick Radden Keefe's "Say Nothing" (the true account of a 1972 murder in Northern Ireland) to Don Winslow's "The Border" (the last novel in his trilogy about the drug trade) to Andrew G. McCabe's "The Threat" (a memoir about the F.B.I. by its former deputy director). Post-Oscars, we also recommend a film critic's take on Hollywood's sexual subtexts; and post-democracy (kidding! I hope!) we suggest some histories to offer perspective — a look at how the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson turned segregation into federal policy, a celebration of black women who smashed boundaries, a study of American political polarization and its consequences.
If you get quite enough of that elsewhere thank you, and turn to reading precisely to escape the noise and the chaos, well, we hear you. And we quietly urge you to pick up Jane Brox's book "Silence," which considers the uses and abuses of enforced quiet from monasteries to prisons.


All declared Political Science majors and minors should already be assigned to an advisor, which can be viewed through the Student Center tab on their My Sac State account. Contact information for advisors can be found here; students can contact advisors either during their posted office hours or by emailing or calling them to set up an appointment. If no advisor has been assigned, students should contact the department for assistance. Students who wish to change their assigned advisor can do so by submitting the Request to Change Advisor form to the Department Office once it has been signed by the new advisor.
The Odyssey Mentor Program, created by the Political Science Department at California State University Sacramento, is a uniquely designed peer-to-peer mentoring program. This program began during the Fall of 2008 and is available to all Political Science Students. The Odyssey Mentor Program is funded by the Peer and Academic Resource Center (PARC). The purpose of the mentoring program is to integrate students into campus life, and to facilitate students during their time at CSUS. The mentoring program is applicable for students seeking academic help as well as students wishing to become more involved in campus life. More information about the Odyssey program can be found here.
Political Science 138, "UN Simulation," is a class in which students act as representatives of a selected country in a simulation of an actual United Nations session. The fall class offers a semester-long simulation involving an important international issue selected by the instructor. The spring UN Simulation class involves preparing for and participating in the National Model UN (NMUN) conference in New York City. Participation in the spring class is by invitation of the instructor. Selection standards are high, as only superior students are invited to participate. The class can be taken for graduate as well as undergraduate credit and can be repeated. Students can count up to six units of "UN Simulation" towards their major. More information about the Model UN course can be found here.
The Sacramento Semester Program, established in 1976 at California State University,Sacramento, is active learning at its best. The program offers students the opportunity to work with members of the legislature, departments in the executive branch, or with political associations and lobbyists during a four and one-half month internship. Typically, Sacramento Semester students conduct legislative research, monitor bills, correspond with constituents or grassroots membership, prepare press releases and newsletters, and participate in budget work and campaign planning. Complete information about the program can be found here.
The internships in government and politics offered through the Political Science Department create opportunities for upper division and graduate students at CSUS to gain direct experience working in state legislative offices, with lobbying groups, in state executive agencies and at various locations in city and county government. More information about internship opportunities and eligibity to enroll in the course can be found here.
The Political Science Department is typically able to offer various scholarships for majors, either during the fall or spring semesters. More information about the scholarships we typcially offer and application materials and deadlines can be found here.
You may be eligible for membership in Pi Sigma Alpha (ΠΣΑ), the national political science honor society (www.pisigmaalpha.org). Founded in 1920, it aims to foster excellence in learning and in public service. It does so by recognizing academic achievement in the discipline of political science and by honoring those who have served the public well. Membership in the national society is through membership in a campus chapter. In the last several years, our Pi Sigma Alpha chapter has not been active. However, we want to present you with the opportunity to join the society because it does recognize the good work you have done in your major. Thus, while we will not organize to undertake activities per se, applications for membership will be available to eligible students. Applications are accepted in the fall and spring semesters for eligble students. Applications and more information regarding eligilbity requirements can be found here.


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Two Against One
Allie Rowbottom
George is the man Lee and I made up, to keep from hating Dad. If we're out of bed when he comes home late and wasted and mean, if we're messing in the wrong drawers, if we're asking the wrong questions, we can afford to hate George. Nobody in our family is named after him, no George shares our blood, so there's no chance we're anything like him, no chance at all.
But there's someone in the house, Lee whines. A robber, murderer, child molester. It's late, and she's extra awake, her body next to mine beneath the sheets, humming, sugar rushing. George doesn't let us have it after seven pm but tonight he's out and we ate Lucky Charms in the bathroom, in case we heard the truck pull in. We watched X-Files too, and now it's coming back to bite us.
I say shut your mouth to Lee, but soft in case she's right and we really are endangered. The trailer ticks and groans, as it always ticks and groans on summer nights, the plastic walls expanding like a hot and bothered body. What's that? Lee whisper-hisses and I shhhh her, hard. Don't get riled up, I say, which is what our dead mother used to say–don't get riled up before bed, girls–and why George still doesn't sanction sugar after seven, though we know he doesn't really care what we do. He hates us, Lee says every time we hide out and huddle together in George's aftermath, red and stinging. Every time, I tell her not to get riled up about it. But since mom passed, Lee keeps riling. It's like she wants to be riled, then punished. Like she hopes to scare herself to tears. She's always been the fraidy cat twin, a true tick in her fight or flight mechanism. I have the streak of mean, inherited from George, most likely.
Wait, Lee whispers, though I haven't said anything. Did you hear that? I roll away, tune her out, think of the stories our mom told before bed. The boy who cried wolf. The little girl with the dead mom and magic doll that helped her out of trouble because her mom could not. For a while after our mom got sick, I waited for her to give me something to help me and Lee. It didn't have to be a doll. Now I feel ashamed for not understanding. True life is not a fairy tale.
Lee waits, listening. Then she says, I really mean it this time. She's up against my cold shoulder, puffing breath on my skin. There's someone in the house, a creeper. I listen for a long moment, hear nothing. I consider our options anyway. Worst case, a serial killer. Best case, George, who will no question beat my ass for getting out of bed. How bad depends on what he's swallowed, but there's no drug that makes him nice. I hear it, Lee whispers. It's nothing, I say. Quiet, she says, and I roll over fast and face her. I want, with a sudden, surprising force, to shut her up, stifle her, stop her imagining what's not there, stop asking me to fix what's not there. She shrinks like I might strike and maybe I mean to, holding one arm up, listening to the walls around us, trying to hear what she hears.
But then I do hear. Careful footsteps through the kitchen, which in a double-wide like ours is twenty feet from where we sleep, maximum. If we get hacked up it'll be your fault for not believing, Lee says. I lower my arm, softly. Why am I always the brave one, I say and then, sorry, and then, don't get riled. I'm not, she says, her voice high like she's acting. We can go together. Two against one. Hell, I say and throw off the covers, ease out of bed. Lee gets up too, slower, slow enough for me to see the bunch of her nightgown before it falls and how the moonlight, coming through the blinds, chops her body into bars.
Allie Rowbottom is the author of the memoir JELL-O GIRLS, a New York Times Editor's Choice selection. Her essays and short fiction can be found in Vanity Fair, Salon, Best American Essays, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of fellowships and awards from Disquiet, Summer Literary Seminars, Inprint and Tin House. Allie holds a PhD from the University of Houston and an MFA from CalArts and lives in LA.


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Gorgeous Near-Peak Foliage Arriving in Adirondacks And Catskills
Seasonal Colors Appearing Across New York State
Albany, NY – (Editor's note: This is the third 2019 Fall Foliage Report for New York State. Reports are obtained from volunteer field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend. Fall Foliage Reports are issued every Wednesday afternoon and are available at iloveny.com.)
New York State's spectacular fall foliage season is progressing with beautiful near-peak leaves expected this weekend in the Adirondacks and Catskills regions, while other regions are reaching midpoint of change, according to volunteer observers from the Empire State Development Division of Tourism's I LOVE NY program.
In the Adirondacks, spotters reporting from Tupper Lake project near-peak foliage for the weekend with 75% color change. A golden glow marks the landscape with the leaves transitioning to goldenrod, saffron, russet, pumpkin, ginger, scarlet and cranberry. Some leaves are beginning to fall. In Saranac Lake, expect near-peak colors with 70% change and a gorgeous mix of red, orange and yellow hues. In Malone and the northern portion of the county, foliage will be nearing the midpoint of change with about 40% color transition and brilliant yellows, reds and oranges.
In Essex County, look for near-peak foliage in Lake Placid this weekend. Spotters project up to 80% color change with leaves showing brilliant shades of red, deep red, orange and yellow. Spotters reporting from Ticonderoga expect foliage to be approaching midpoint of change this weekend with up to 50% color transition and yellow, orange and red leaves of average brilliance. In Willsboro look for 25% color change with bright shades of red and golden yellow, and some rust. In the southern portion of the county, communities including Schroon Lake, Minerva, North Hudson and Newcomb can expect 20-25% color change with a mix of bright red and yellow leaves. In Crown Point, spotters are calling for 10-20% color change with a sprinkling of muted golds and rusts and some occasional sparks of bright color, especially at higher elevations.
Color change is rapidly progressing in Hamilton County, according to spotters in Lake Pleasant. Look for near-peak conditions with 80% leaf transition and average-to-very bright orange and red leaves. In the Adirondacks portion of St. Lawrence County, foliage is nearing peak with 70% color change and varying shades of green, red, orange, yellow and purple. In the Herkimer County hamlet of Old Forge, observers expect 55% color transition by the weekend with the foliage still around midpoint of change. Look for red and orange leaves of average brilliance. In Warren County, look for 25-30% color change featuring various shades of yellow and orange, with the southern portion of the county seeing 20-25% change.
In the Catskills, foliage will be nearing peak this weekend in Delaware County. Look for 70% color change and gold, green and red leaves. The mountains of Greene County will see up to 50% color transition this weekend, with midpoint to near-peak foliage in elevations above 2,000 feet. Look for bright touches of red, yellow, orange and green. Observers reporting from the town of Catskill expect foliage will be 35% changed by the weekend with vibrant colors of red, orange and yellow with a hint of purple. In the town of Forestburgh, about 20 miles from Port Jervis in Sullivan County, foliage will be at midpoint of change this weekend, with 50% color transition and bright shades of red, yellow, orange, wine and peach. Leaves will also be approaching midpoint of change this weekend around Ferndale, with 30-35% color transition highlighted by bright pops of red and orange, and a touch of yellow.
At Belleayre Mountain in the Ulster County community of Highmount, foliage will be nearing midpoint of change by the weekend, with 30% color transition and average-to-bright yellow and orange leaves coming on strong. Observers reporting from Kingston project 10-15% color change with yellow, orange and red leaves.
In the Thousand Islands-Seaway region, Jefferson County observers reporting from along the St. Lawrence River in Alexandria Bay expect foliage to be at midpoint of change this weekend, with 50% color transition and yellow and orange leaves of average brilliance. Oswego County can expect 30% color change by this weekend as average shades of green continue to dominate the southern end of the county. Varying shades of pumpkin, bronze and gold are washing over the landscape, making the growing number of bright red and orange spots even more spectacular. In St. Lawrence County, look for foliage to be at midpoint of change this weekend in the St. Lawrence River Valley with 40% color transition and green, red, orange, yellow and purple leaves.
In the Capital-Saratoga region, reports from Caroga Lake in Fulton County predict 40% foliage change by the weekend with bright yellow leaves predominating the landscape, along with some orange leaves. Gloversville and Johnstown can expect 25% color change with muted-to-average shades of yellow and orange. At Lapland Lake Resort in Benson, 25-30% color change is anticipated by the weekend with bright red leaves among patches of orange and yellow. In the Albany County city of Cohoes, foliage is nearing 25% color change with yellow and orange leaves of average brilliance. Saratoga County observers in Saratoga Springs project 15% color change with assorted green, yellow, gold, amber, red and orange hues visible throughout the area. In Schenectady County, look for 10-15% color change with bright yellow leaves, along with some red appearing on shrubs and some trees.
In Central New York, Broome County spotters in Binghamton project 25% color change this weekend with touches of yellow and light green leaves. Chenango County observers in Norwich anticipate 25% color change with a mix of yellow and burnt orange leaves. Reports from Mohawk in southern Herkimer County expect about 10% color transition with most trees just starting to show changes. Look for shades of yellow and hints of orange. In Madison County, spotters project a mix of foliage conditions depending on location. The northern portion of the county, along the Old Erie Canal Trail, will see 20% change, while the southern portion of the county around the Brookfield Trail System will be around midpoint of change with 50% color transition. Red leaves are dominant in the southern portion, while in the northern portion offers a good mix of yellow and red leaves.
In Montgomery County, observers at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter project 20% leaf change this weekend with pops of orange and shades of red. Oneida County reports from Utica project nearly 20% color change with some yellow-orange and red leaves of average brilliance, along with some purple tones. Cooperstown in Otsego County can expect about 20% leaf change this weekend with muted shades of orange, red and yellow. In the Schoharie County village of Middleburgh, 10-20% color change is expected with mostly green leaves along with touches of red and orange.
In the Finger Lakes, foliage ranges from the early stages of change to nearing midpoint in Steuben County. Spotters reporting from Corning and Bath expect 30% color change; reports from Hornell and Canisteo predict 50% transition. Leaves throughout the county are bright shades of gold, yellow and red. About 25% color change is expected around Canandaigua in Ontario County. Leaves are still mostly green, with more yellow and orange beginning to appear, and the southern part of the county changing quicker than the northern portion. Geneva foliage observers anticipate up to 10% color change with traces of maroon and yellow leaves.
Tioga County foliage will be 20% changed this weekend, according to spotters in Owego. Look for red and yellow leaves of average brilliance. Tompkins County foliage observers in Ithaca anticipate 20% leaf change this weekend with some bright-to-average shades of red, bronze and yellow popping out on all area hills. In Wayne County, spotters in Lyons expect 20% color change by the weekend with some muted yellow and red leaves. In Chemung County, Elmira observers predict more than 20% leaf change by the weekend, with shades of yellow and red leaves appearing over a predominately green backdrop. Cortland County foliage observers project 15% color change with muted touches of red and orange leaves beginning to appear. In Livingston County, spotters in Geneseo are calling for 15% color change with mostly golden hues of average brilliance along with occasional pops of red from the woody vines and red maples.
In Monroe County, Rochester foliage observers project just over 10% color change this weekend. The maples are turning red, dark red and yellow especially on the ends of the branches; on some varieties of maple the leaves are pink and yellow at the ends of the branches. White poplar trees are shedding their tan-colored leaves and the some of the sassafras trees have red leaves. Spotters in the city's surrounding communities away from Lake Ontario are calling for just under 10% color change and note that some signs of color change are appearing, but that most of the leaves are still dark green to yellow/olive green. Some solid shades of yellow are appearing more and more each day, especially on the locust trees, and sumac are showing leaves of bright red, which is normal for this time of year.
In Syracuse around the Syracuse University campus, expect 15% color change with average-to-bright shades of yellow leaves. Cayuga County spotters in Auburn project 10% leaf change with touches of yellow and red leaves of average brilliance appearing. Schuyler County observers in Watkins Glen expect a little under 10% change by the weekend. Light touches of yellow, particularly on hilltop trees, are becoming more noticeable over the lush, bright green backdrop. Foliage transition in Seneca County will remain around 5% as touches of bright yellow leaves are beginning to appear. About 10% of the leaves will be changed in Yates County, with some bright red leaves among the mostly green canopy.
In the Chautauqua-Allegheny region, color change is accelerating in Cattaraugus County around Little Valley. Look for about 35% foliage change with some gorgeous shades of orange becoming more prominent this weekend. At Allegany State Park, observers are predicting 20-25% change with shades of red in maple trees. Chautauqua County observers expect 15-25% color change in the county's northern and southern portions and around 30% change mid-county. Most leaves are still green with some red, orange and yellow appearing.
In the Greater Niagara region, Wyoming County spotters in Perry are projecting 20-25% color change with muted-to-average shades of red, orange and yellow becoming more noticeable over the mostly green backdrop. In Batavia in Genesee County, expect 15-20% color change with red, yellow, orange, and some purple leaves of average brilliance. Erie County foliage observers reporting from Buffalo anticipate 10-15% color change with some golden yellow leaves of average brilliance. Springville should see 25% color change with yellow and orange leaves, and a slight touch of red.
Around 15% color change is expected in Orleans County, according to observers in Albion. Fall colors include deep red, bright yellow and orange. Foliage is in the early stages of change in Niagara County around Niagara Falls, with mostly green leaves and transition around 5%.
In the Hudson Valley, Orange County spotters in Goshen expect 25% color change by the weekend. There are some bright pops of yellow, gold and red depending on the tree variety and elevation among the mostly green landscape. In the Columbia County city of Hudson, trees are just starting to change, with random pops of orange, yellow and red leaves accounting for 20% change. In Rockland County, observers in New City project 15% color change with some yellow and red leaves of average brilliance. Bear Mountain State Park should see color change a little over 10%, with some fall colors appearing in trees and vines. Change will remain around 10% change in Dutchess County, according to observers in Poughkeepsie, with mostly yellow leaves. Westchester County observers reporting from White Plains anticipate just under 10% change by the weekend with fall colors just beginning to appear.
On Long Island, observers reporting from the Long Island Welcome Center in Dix Hills project 5-10% color change across Nassau and Suffolk counties with yellow and orange leaves of average brilliance.
In New York City, spotters reporting from The Bronx project 5-10% color change with bright yellow leaves appearing.
Volunteer Leaf Peepers
The I LOVE NY team of volunteer Leaf Peepers, located throughout the state's 11 vacation regions, are tasked with keeping track of the color change in their area as leaves progress each week. The information is then used for fall foliage reports, which are posted online each week, featuring a detailed map of color change throughout New York State, vantage points for viewing spectacular foliage, suggested autumn getaways and weekly event listings in each region.
About Fall Foliage
The weekly foliage report, a detailed map charting fall color progress, vantage points for viewing spectacular foliage, suggested autumn getaways and weekly event listings are available by visiting the I LOVE NEW YORK web site at www.iloveny.com/foliage. Reports are also available by dialing, toll-free, 800/CALL-NYS (800/225-5697) from anywhere in the U.S., its territories and Canada. To learn how to become a volunteer Leaf Peeper, e-mail your name, address and phone number to foliage@esd.ny.gov. Fall foliage reports are also available by dialing, toll-free, 800-CALL-NYS.
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Q: Azure Storage Queue vs Azure Service Bus for poison messages & DLQs What is the difference between Azure Queue Storage and Azure Service with regards to dead letter queues & poison messages?
How do I read the messages from those queues?

A: A poison message is a message that is sent to the queue or topic that the consuming application cannot process correctly.
Once the DeliveryCount of these messages reaches the MaxDeliveryCount of the queue/topic, they will then be classed as poison messages.
These messages will be sent to a queue called <originalqueuename>-poison.
Both support poison messages but Azure Storage Queue does not support automatic dead-lettering.
This means that while in Azure Service Bus you can set expired messages to be moved into a DLQ for later processing, messages with a TTL value that expire in Azure Storage Queue will be deleted permanently.
Otherwise, handling of messages that will "poison" the system & can never be consumed, is pretty much the same in both offerings.
Both offer a poison queue however only one offers a DLQ.


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Operation World for Kids
How to Start When the Needs are so Many	February 18, 2015
It is meant to be a prayer diary, with praise points and prayer requests assigned for each day of the year. You will be guided to pray for specific needs for each country so that God will be glorified.
To Mobilize for Ministry
Information and relevant statistics are given to help focus ministry to the least reached and most needy parts and peoples of our world. For many Christians, this is their only source of global prayer.
To enhance its usefulness, we offer some suggestions that may help you use this book appropriately and effectively.
In Private:
Pray using the running calendar, perhaps taking only one or two items the Holy Spirit lays on your heart. Why not mark items covered in prayer and later make note of God's answers? Those of special, strategic significance are indicated by an outline around the blue number.
Keep the book near your television, radio, newspaper or computer. When news comes of major events in a far-off land, find out the spiritual dimensions and turn secular
news into spiritual dynamite.
Use it together with prayer letters, mission magazines and websites. The wider context is missing from these valuable resources. This book will give depth and perspective.
In the Family:
Read a small section at family time (devotions, meals, while travelling), and pray for the country of the day.
Mark each country on the Operation World prayer map while you pray during your nightly, family devotionals. Let your kids see where the country is on the map while you read each section from the Operation World book and maybe even mark it with a pin or some other indicator as you pray for each country throughout the year.
Use it as a source of informative fun and quiz games.
Missions and prayer for the world should be at the heart of every fellowship. Operation World can help stimulate this within a group through its praise and prayer points.
Church services. Use prayer items during the intercessory period of worship services.
Prayer meetings should be the spiritual engine room for the global missionary force; in this we agree with William Carey! Wise use of the information in this book can stimulate more informed prayer for the world and for your own church's missionaries and mission programs.
Source: www.operationworld.org
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