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SUMMARY:ECE 290 Seminar: Operational Cybersecurity of Modern Power Systems
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Daniel Arnold\, Lead Power Systems Engineer\, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory \n  \nDescription: The adoption of new types of generation and loads\, such as data centers\, small modular reactors\, and electric vehicles servicing equipment presents many challenges for system operators who are tasked with maintaining the safety and efficiency of the power grid.  New consumption patterns\, IoT connectivity of these devices\, and emerging control paradigms\, make it possible for these devices to be utilized to disrupt the operation of the power system.  In this talk\, I will discuss our past research efforts at the intersection of control theory\, power systems\, and AI to model\, simulate\, and mitigate cyber threats in the electric grid. I will close with a discussion of contemporary issues in power systems which will need to be addressed by the research and industrial community in the near future. \n  \nBio: Dr. Daniel Arnold is a Lead Power Systems Engineer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2015 and was an ITRI-Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 2016-2017. From 2017 to 2025 he was a Research Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His interests are at the intersection of the fields of control theory\, optimization\, machine learning\, and power systems. His recent work focuses on the use of these techniques for cybersecurity of the electric power system and other critical infrastructure. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Soumya Bose\, ECE Department \n\nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97975378707?pwd=ljcgaCfhMmhZ88Vt5dqQUBVQRjehOx.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ece-290-seminar-operational-cybersecurity-of-modern-power-systems/
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SUMMARY:AI Frontier: Data\, Agents & Robots at TechWeek SF
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an immersive SF Tech Week experience hosted by the Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club and UC Santa Cruz GenAI Center — where AI builders\, investors\, innovators and top researchers converge to explore the technologies shaping tomorrow. Details and reservations are available at  https://partiful.com/e/OtqKL1z4hvYDLMk0uP8w
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ai-frontier-data-agents-robots-at-techweek-sf/
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SUMMARY:CM Seminar - Tracing and Shaping Paths in Design Space
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Max Kreminski \n  \nAbout: It’s notoriously difficulty to evaluate interfaces intended to support creative work – but as software creative tools proliferate\, the importance of understanding whether and how these tools support user creativity continues to grow. In this talk\, I discuss several related approaches to making sense of user interactions with creativity support tools. I focus in particular on how AI-supported evaluation methods can help us illuminate a design tool’s expressive range; trace user trajectories through design space; and potentially even intervene to shape these trajectories while the interaction is still unfolding. \n  \nBio: Max Kreminski is a human-computer interaction researcher focused on designing expressive and approachable computational systems to support creative work and play. Their research has been featured in outlets such as The New Yorker\, New Scientist\, and The Verge; published and exhibited at top HCI and AI conferences\, including CHI\, UIST\, and NeurIPS; and honored with a variety of awards\, including the Best Paper award at the ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition. Max currently directs the Storytelling Lab at Midjourney and previously served as an assistant professor at Santa Clara University. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Christina Chung \nIMPORTANT: There will be a remote viewing room at UCSC Campus\, in E2-280. \nALSO IMPORTANT: There will be lunch served at both locations.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cm-seminar-tracing-and-shaping-paths-in-design-space/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tracing and Shaping Paths in Design Space
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Max Kreminski\n\nDescription:\nIt’s notoriously difficulty to evaluate interfaces intended to support creative work – but as software creative tools proliferate\, the importance of understanding whether and how these tools support user creativity continues to grow. In this talk\, I discuss several related approaches to making sense of user interactions with creativity support tools. I focus in particular on how AI-supported evaluation methods can help us illuminate a design tool’s expressive range; trace user trajectories through design space; and potentially even intervene to shape these trajectories while the interaction is still unfolding.Bio:\nMax Kreminski is a human-computer interaction researcher focused on designing expressive and approachable computational systems to support creative work and play. Their research has been featured in outlets such as The New Yorker\, New Scientist\, and The Verge; published and exhibited at top HCI and AI conferences\, including CHI\, UIST\, and NeurIPS; and honored with a variety of awards\, including the Best Paper award at the ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition. Max currently directs the Storytelling Lab at Midjourney and previously served as an assistant professor at Santa Clara University.Hosted by: Professor Christina Chung\nWhen: Monday\, October 6 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM\nLocation: IN-PERSON @ SVC 3212  — viewing room @ UCSC Main Campus\, E2-280. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED AT BOTH LOCATIONS! Faculty and students are highly encouraged to attend. \nZoom info: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98638310898?pwd=7gp003b3kifYYNvbZic23v0i2nYd3k.1\nMeeting ID: 986 3831 0898\nPasscode: 904461
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/tracing-and-shaping-paths-in-design-space/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Applications of the Flow-Density Relationship in Traffic Modeling
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Martha Shott\, Department of Mathematics & Statistics\, Sonoma State University \n  \nDescription: Many mathematical models of traffic are macroscopic in nature\, meaning that they model the relationship between average speed\, density\, and flow along a road or freeway segment. One of the fundamental relationships connecting these three quantities is the flow-density relationship\, for which various models have been proposed since the 1930s. In this talk\, we will discuss some of the more commonly used models of the flow-density relationship\, as well as how those models are used within the contexts of stop-and-go congestion\, catastrophe scenarios\, and freeway infrastructure assessment. \n  \nBio: Dr. Martha Shott is an applied mathematician and professor at Sonoma State University. She received her B.S. in Mathematics from Davidson College in North Carolina and subsequently earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California\, Davis. While much of her research continues from her dissertation related to traffic flow modeling\, Dr. Shott also works with undergraduate students on ecological modeling. Outside of academia\, she enjoys running\, cooking\, playing board games\, and adapting 80s pop music to be about her pets. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-applications-of-the-flow-density-relationship-in-traffic-modeling/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Familiar Touch Screening
DESCRIPTION:This is a public screening and discussion of FAMILIAR TOUCH. Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant)\, a retired cook\, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen — a dish she seems to have made many times before\, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) arrives to dine with her\, she mistakes him for a suitor. Their “date” takes them to an assisted living facility\, which Ruth does not remember that she had previously selected for herself. Among her fellow memory care residents\, Ruth feels lost and adrift\, certain she has found herself somewhere she does not belong. As she slowly begins to accept the warmth and support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen)\, she finds new ways to ground herself in her body\, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Writer-director Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth’s shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective.  Sarah Friedland is a filmmaker and choreographer working at the intersection of moving images and moving bodies. Her work has been presented in festivals and art spaces including the New York Film Festival\, New Directors/New Films\, Mubi\, MoMA and the Performa19 Biennial. From 2021 – 2022\, she was both a Pina Bausch Fellow for Choreography and a NYSCA/NYFA Fellow in Film/Video\, and was named to Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2023. Her short film trilogy\, MOVEMENT EXERCISES\, is distributed by Video Data Bank. Sarah has been working in creative aging for the last eight years\, as a caregiver to artists with dementia\, and as a teaching artist facilitating intergenerational films and workshops for older adults. FAMILIAR TOUCH is her debut feature film.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to UCSC affiliates\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by UCSC permit or ParkMobile.\n– Baskin Engineering Lot #139A and Core West are the closest parking lots to the Communications Building.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) \n—\nThis program is open to all UC Santa Cruz affiliates consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/familiar-touch-screening-2/
LOCATION:Communications Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Familiar Touch Screening
DESCRIPTION:This is a public screening and discussion of FAMILIAR TOUCH. Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant)\, a retired cook\, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen — a dish she seems to have made many times before\, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) arrives to dine with her\, she mistakes him for a suitor. Their “date” takes them to an assisted living facility\, which Ruth does not remember that she had previously selected for herself. Among her fellow memory care residents\, Ruth feels lost and adrift\, certain she has found herself somewhere she does not belong. As she slowly begins to accept the warmth and support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen)\, she finds new ways to ground herself in her body\, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Writer-director Sarah Friedland’s coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth’s shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective. Sarah Friedland is a filmmaker and choreographer working at the intersection of moving images and moving bodies. Her work has been presented in festivals and art spaces including the New York Film Festival\, New Directors/New Films\, Mubi\, MoMA and the Performa19 Biennial. From 2021 – 2022\, she was both a Pina Bausch Fellow for Choreography and a NYSCA/NYFA Fellow in Film/Video\, and was named to Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2023. Her short film trilogy\, MOVEMENT EXERCISES\, is distributed by Video Data Bank. Sarah has been working in creative aging for the last eight years\, as a caregiver to artists with dementia\, and as a teaching artist facilitating intergenerational films and workshops for older adults. FAMILIAR TOUCH is her debut feature film.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to UCSC affiliates\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by UCSC permit or ParkMobile.\n– Baskin Engineering Lot #139A and Core West are the closest parking lots to the Communications Building.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) \n—\nThis program is open to all UC Santa Cruz affiliates consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/familiar-touch-screening/
LOCATION:Communications Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:US - India: Normalization or Reset?
DESCRIPTION:The US–India relationship stands at a crossroads balancing strategic pragmatism with shared democratic values. Recent tensions over trade\, tariffs\, and technology have raised questions about whether the partnership is being recalibrated or simply cooling. \nThe 8th annual AIMA US–India Conference examines how the two countries can review their priorities and either restore normalcy or redefine the relationship for a multipolar world. \nJoin thought leaders and decision-makers from across policy\, industry\, and academia where we’ll explore one of the world’s most consequential relationships at a moment of reassessment. As the global landscape shifts and new alliances emerge\, the conference examines how the US and India can navigate economic and strategic tensions while sustaining long-term cooperation. Key sessions will address AI governance\, global conflict dynamics\, and advances in human health and biotechnology. \nAgenda \n\n2:30 pm – Registration\n3–3:55 p.m. – Inaugural Session: US India: Normalisation or Reset?\nThis opening session explores recent shifts in US–India ties and the roots of friction. With global alliances in flux\, the discussion focuses on how leaders might reframe priorities\, manage divergence\, and steer the relationship toward strategic coherence.\n4–4:45 p.m. – Panel 1: The Great AI Race: Who Sets the Rules?\nAI is rapidly transforming global power dynamics. This session delves into the emerging competition over AI standards\, access to critical technologies\, and regulatory influence. Can the world agree on common frameworks before divides become entrenched?\n4:50–5:45 p.m. – Panel 2: War Games and Peace Plans: Geopolitics of a World on Edge\nIn an increasingly polarised world\, nations are turning to pressure and deterrence over diplomacy. This discussion looks at the fragility of global order\, the risks of escalating conflict\, and the role India and the US can play in rebalancing global cooperation.\n5:50 – 6:35 p.m. – Panel 3: Biohacking Human Health\nAs scientific understanding of genetics and immunology grows\, so does the possibility of extending not just life span but health span. The panel examines how AI\, genomics\, and metabolic science are converging to personalise and revolutionise human wellbeing.\n6:35 p.m. – Networking Reception\nAn opportunity for speakers and attendees to connect informally and continue the conversation.\n\nWho should attend \nThe conference will bring together policymakers\, business leaders\, entrepreneurs\, academics\, investors\, and senior professionals to explore new strategies for US–India cooperation in a fast-changing global landscape. \nRegistration \n\nPre-registration is mandatory\nSeats are limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/8th-us-india-conference-us-india-normalization-or-reset/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium: Can Great Programmers Be Taught?
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: John Ousterhout\, Stanford University \nAbstract: People have been programming computers for more than 80 years\, but there is little agreement on how to design software or even what a good design looks like. As a community\, we talk a lot about tools and processes\, but hardly at all about design. In this talk I will describe my recent work to identify and communicate a set of software design principles\, including a new software design course at Stanford that is taught more like an English writing seminar than a traditional programming class\, and a book on software design\, which is based on the concepts from the class. I will also present a few of the design principles\, such as "classes should be deep" and "general-purpose classes are deeper." \nBio: John Ousterhout is the Bosack Lerner Professor of Computer Science\, Emeritus at Stanford University. His prior positions include 14 years in industry\, where he founded two companies (Scriptics and Electric Cloud)\, preceded by 14 years as Professor of Computer Science at U.C. Berkeley.  He is author of the book "A Philosophy of Software Design"\, co-creator of the Raft consensus protocol\, and creator of the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit.  Ousterhout received a BS degree in Physics from Yale University and a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has received numerous awards\, including the ACM Software System Award\, the ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award\, the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award\, and the U.C. Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. \nHosted by: Professor Mohsen Lesani \n*Refreshments such as coffee and pastries will be provided.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cse-colloquium-can-great-programmers-be-taught/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Resume Workshop with Google
DESCRIPTION:Are you submitting applications for internships and full-time opportunities this semester? Join us for this resume workshop to find out how the format\, structure\, and detailed content of your resume could maximize your chances of receiving an interview opportunity with Google. Don't forget to bring a copy of your most updated resume with you!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/resume-workshop-with-google/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Technical Interview Process at Google
DESCRIPTION:Curious of how the technical interview process at Google works? Are you gearing up for technical interviews this fall? Whether you’re Interested in their internships or full-time roles\, you may want to brush up on those interview skills. Join us for mock questions and tips!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/understanding-the-technical-interview-process-at-google/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Talking Tales of the Undead
DESCRIPTION:Join UC Santa Cruz professors Michael Chemers (The Monster in Theater History)\, Renée Fox (The Necromantics)\, and Kimberly J. Lau (Specters of the Marvelous) as they discuss the histories and politics of vampires\, ghouls\, zombies and other undead monsters in literature\, theater\, and pop culture in this free panel at the Downtown Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library (224 Church St.\, downtown Santa Cruz). Chemers and Fox direct the Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz\, while Lau will be giving one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming Festival of Monsters (October 15–18).\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n—\nAUDIENCE ADVISORIES\n– Mature themes and content\n—\nFUTURE FESTIVAL OF MONSTERS EVENTS \n– Wed. Oct. 15\, 5:30 p.m\, Museum of Art & History (MAH): David Livingstone Smith Keynote \n– Thurs. Oct. 16\, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels\, Kim Lau keynote\n– Fri. Oct. 17\, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels\, Jeffery Jerome Cohen keynote\n– Fri. Oct. 17\, 8:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m\, DARC 108 (No longer at the UCSC Cowell Ranch Hay Barn): Monsters Ball\n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 11:00 a.m\, Bookshop Santa Cruz: “Oh! The Horror” Writers Panel\n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m\, Atlantis Fantasyworld: Cole Lemke\, Horror Comic Artist \n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 6:00 p.m\, Game Santa Cruz: “Blood on the Clocktower”\n— \n This program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/tales-of-the-undead/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Public Library
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Performances
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SUMMARY:Weatherwax\, K. (CM) - LoFi to X and Y: Background Media Use as Colloquial Assistive Technology for Neurodivergent People
DESCRIPTION:Research in media psychology has often framed background media as a distraction that undermines performance. Such perspectives rely on narrow\, output-oriented definitions of success and overlook the emotional\, mental\, social\, and environmental needs that shape how people actually work. They also fail to account for neurodivergent experiences\, ignoring the diverse ways people engage with media in daily life.\n   \nThis dissertation uses a critical disability and neurodiversity lens to examine background media\, with a focus on LoFi as a commonly used exemplar\, as a form of colloquial assistive technology. Drawing on interviews and large-scale online discourse\, I show how LoFi is not primarily used to increase productivity\, but to manage affect\, sustain attention\, and reduce cognitive or sensory overload. Users describe it as a supportive presence—helping them transition into work\, recover from fatigue\, and feel accompanied in otherwise isolating contexts.\n   \nThese findings challenge dominant narratives about distraction and media use. Rather than being passively consumed\, background media is deliberately shaped and adopted as a source of support. This work rethinks what counts as assistive technology\, foregrounds the self-directed practices of neurodivergent people\, and offers design directions for systems that legitimize and extend such strategies. \n  \nEvent Host: Kevin Weatherwax\, Ph.D Candidate\, Computational Media  \nAdvisor: Kate Ringland
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/weatherwax-k-cm-lofi-to-x-and-y-background-media-use-as-colloquial-assistive-technology-for-neurodivergent-people/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Developing Personal Projects & Building Your Brand with Google
DESCRIPTION:Learn directly from successful Googlers about how to highlight the qualities\, skills\, and talents that describe you as a professional by building a brand profile and mission statement.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/developing-personal-projects-building-your-brand-with-google/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:PMI Silicon Valley Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Project managers today are navigating more change than ever—new technologies\, evolving teams\, and rising complexity. To lead effectively\, PMs must blend emotional intelligence with digital fluency\, balancing human connection with AI-driven insights. Join UCSC Silicon Valley partner\, the Project Management Institute Silicon Valley Chapter (PMISV)\, at this year’s symposium as industry leaders explore how modern project managers can adapt\, inspire\, and deliver in a world shaped by innovation and disruption. \nRegistration \n\nPMISV Chapter and PMI members: $99 Early bird: $79\nNon-Chapter and Non-PMI members: $119 Early bird: $99\nContact symposium@pmisv.org for the discount codes for the following:\n\nStudents\nVeterans\nPMISV Chapter active volunteers\n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the UCSC Silicon Valley Professional Education Project and Program Management certificate program.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/2025-pmi-silicon-valley-symposium/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms at Google
DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning more about data structures and algorithms? Join Google for this highly informative workshop!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/guide-to-data-structures-and-algorithms-at-google/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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