The maritime industry is becoming more connected – at sea, on land and in between. This trend has given rise to a cyber-enabled fleet that continues to adopt greater levels of automation and operational complexity.
For the end user, the benefits of modern shipping are multiple. For the ship owner or operator, however, every incremental advance of technology creates new entry points for risk.
In this hyper-connected era, defending against the introduction of new risks as technology changes demands a recommitment to systems engineering and, more broadly, established risk-engineering techniques to embed processes that maintain cyber-resilience for all stakeholders.
Functional systems on marine assets are specialized to satisfy particular needs, and they are generally built in relative isolation from each other. Propulsion plant control systems, dynamic positioning systems, ballast and emissions control systems, and many other cyber-enabled, software-intensive components enable crews to work efficiently. These systems are often designed and built by separate manufacturers and, when they are installed, their interfaces and connections require integration.
Integrating hardware from varied manufacturers using multiple pieces of software can introduce a broad spectrum of risks, particularly if the process does not take an organization-wide view or follow established engineering and security principles. Adding to the complexity, the cyber-enabled components of control systems often include a mix of Internet Protocol (IP) communications and non-IP communications and protocols.
All this requires integration strategies to be custom built to the asset class and operational environment they are trying to protect. Tailoring helps operators to avoid failures that cascade beyond the individual system or asset into the wider stakeholder community.
The shipping community differs from other industries in that its main assets are designed and produced in short production runs. From a systems perspective, most ships differ from unit to unit, even between sister-vessels. One strategy does not fit all.
Human processes (this is the area most frequently neglected).
Understanding the operational consequences of integrating onboard systems is a considerable challenge, particularly when information technology and operational technology (OT) systems are combined.
IT-OT systems tend to require continuous upgrades as older software, components and methods are retired or improved. The updates may bring new operating efficiencies for asset owners, but they also offer new opportunities for errors, dysfunction and intrusion.
To maintain cyber resilience, any systems or software upgrade requires a complete reassessment of the organization's risk-engineering processes to determine if any new conditions and vulnerabilities have been introduced.
A new risk assessment rebuilds understanding of the operational implications of the new conditions, technologies or methods. As integrated systems become more complex, an organization's methods of risk assessment too require periodic updates to fully understand the consequences of failure for any element in the enlarged network.
When managing change within cyber-enabled OT-IT network it is important to remember two key points: any new condition can introduce vulnerabilities that have a far greater operational impact than intrusion; and failed or corrupted elements do not require a direct functional relationships with safety-critical control systems (or components) to disable them. They simply needs to be connected to that network; risks often inherit upwards from an operating system's least safety-critical component to its most vital.
Both points can be discovered through a new risk assessment, assuming that it includes a human-factor component because change can also introduce human error.
Systems – such as those that control a ship's propulsion, navigation, ballast water, power, fire and gas alarms, scheduling and crew management – are frequently connected to ship-wide integrated networks. Any failure of those systems could have safety consequences for the asset and the environment, which puts at risk the wider marine community and the public it serves.
Rigorous systems engineering makes assets more operationally reliable. Understanding the consequences of change is not something that can be deferred in critical systems, or any networks to which they are connected. Established risk-engineering techniques provide the type of systems view helps an owner to understand and manage the factors that impact upon reliability, sustainability and cyber-resilience.
Most methodologies of risk management for technology systems use a tiered approach to determine risk. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, for example, requires organizations to assess risk in a very basic hierarchical arrangement.
Risks to systems and technology – those that could impact upon systems, machines, applications or data – create the foundational layer of the scheme (see pyramid above). The intermediate level of the model addresses risks to the specific organization's critical processes. Understanding the risks at this level requires a comprehensive knowledge of systems, applications and organizational processes to identify their dependencies; the objective is to understand how a loss of specific systems or data may affect operating and safety-critical processes.
The top level contains the wider risks to the enterprise as a whole, which are informed by the analysis of the risks at the base and intermediate levels.
The operational risks emerging from an increas¬ingly cyber-enabled, automated marine industry can be managed by broadening established risk methodologies to account for technology-induced variable conditions.
Class societies such as ABS have the foundation in engineering knowledge to help asset owners navigate the 'smart ship' era.
The key to risk-management in a cyber-enabled world is to ensure that knowledge about any asset – including its interdependent systems and components – deepens each time new technology or processes are introduced. There are several ways to accomplish this, but it's probably most instructive to examine the one with which I am most familiar.
The ABS CyberSafety framework, highlights the most effective engineering and risk-management tools for cyber-enabled and automated systems. It encourages companies and organizations to develop knowledge about their systems while also building personnel and organizational maturity.
The methods are measurable, and they scale to the size of the organization in ways that identify risk profiles across assets, systems and people.
The program includes cyber security and the software and data integrity of each of the owner's assets, and it scales to the fleet to manage risk across a global IT infrastructure.
Rapid technological change, heightened connectivity and automation create a complex risk environment. For operational technology, rigorous engineering and assessment are required with each incremental advance of technology. In that environment, assess-ments must be structured to discover whether an asset is operating at risk levels that allow it to remain reliable.
A notional view of the ABS CyberSafety assessment process, encompassing the engineering and risk-assessment activities, is below.
The broader process, showing the major components of the framework, includes cyber security, data integrity, software integrity and cyber-system testing (under development). The breakout portion of the diagram shows an assessment that starts with the security of cyber-enabled systems, including the organizational factors such as policies, procedures and processes. Subsequent stages add risk and management assessments, and the process completes with a summary report of risk conditions, system gaps and recommendations for priority actions.
As marine systems and assets become more complex and connected, a renewed dedication to established systems and risk engineering will help to manage the process of technological change, while keeping the safety of your people, assets and the environment at the forefront.
John Jorgensen is Chief Scientist, ABS CyberSafety.


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Cargill Supports American Indian College Fund with $100,000 Donation to Scholarship Program
Denver, Colo. – The American Indian College Fund has received $100,000 from Cargill to continue the Cargill Tribal College Scholarship Program for the 2010-2011 academic year. This program provides much-needed scholarship support to Native students attending the nation's tribal colleges and universities, with particular emphasis on tribal college students who attend institutions where Cargill has a strong business presence.
A portion of the donation is also used for the "Backpacks to Briefcases" program, which provides an opportunity each year for selected scholars to visit Cargill's headquarters and participate in career development workshops and meet company leaders.
"Cargill is committed to creating greater access to quality education for people in our communities," said Margaret Studer, Vice President of Cargill Global Diversity & Inclusion. "Through partnerships like the one we share with the American Indian College Fund, Cargill invests in people and communities around the world. We are proud to be a supporter of the Fund and believe that the scholarships and programs offered will result in increased representation of Native students in higher education."
"It is an honor to continue our partnership with such a forward-thinking, innovative company," said Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. "This gift will allow many more Native students to achieve their educational and career goals. We are grateful for Cargill's generosity."
Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 131,000 people in 66 countries. Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. For more information, visit www.cargill.com.
About Cargill Community Giving
Cargill gives back to communities by contributing 2 percent of its global consolidated pre-tax earnings (based on a three-year trailing average). Cargill donated $57.5 million in 54 countries during its 2010 fiscal year. Cargill provides support to organizations, projects and programs that fall in three focus areas: nutrition and health; education; and environmental stewardship.
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Brief Report: Prevalence of Screening Positive for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Service Members Following Combat-Related Injury
8/1/2021 By: Andrew J. MacGregor, PhD; Sarah M. Jurick, PhD; Cameron T. McCabe, PhD; Judith Harbertson, PhD; Amber L. Dougherty, MPH; Michael R. Galarneau, MS
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The post-9/11 conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan resulted in the most U.S. military casualties since Vietnam.1 Asymmetric warfare dominated the battlefield, commonly in the form of improvised explosive devices and other blast weaponry, which placed infantry and combat support personnel at risk of injury.2 As casualty numbers increased during these conflicts, so too did the survivability rate relative to previous wars, most notably due to advances in personal protective equipment and field medical care.3 This led to a shift in resources towards long-term rehabilitation of wounded service members to ameliorate physical and mental health sequelae.2,4
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently reported among military personnel, particularly those with combat-related injury.5,6 Koren et al.5 hypothesized multiple etiologies for the relationship between combat-related injury and PTSD, including increased levels of perceived threat to life and peritraumatic dissociation (i.e., feeling emotionally numb or separated from a traumatic event) among injured relative to non-injured personnel. An increased incidence of PTSD is associated with physical problems and chronic health conditions after combat-related injury.7,8 Moreover, assessment of PTSD following combat-related injury is essential for planning appropriate treatment protocols and improving long-term well-being.4,9
This report describes the prevalence of screening positive for PTSD and the association with injury severity and time since injury among U.S. military personnel injured during combat operations.
Data were collected from the Wounded Warrior Recovery Project (WWRP), a longitudinal examination of patient-reported outcomes among service members injured on deployment in post-9/11 conflicts.10 Participants in the WWRP are identified from the Expeditionary Medical Encounter Database (EMED), a deployment health repository maintained by the Naval Health Research Center that includes clinical records of service members injured during overseas contingency operations since 2001. Records are collected throughout the continuum of care (i.e., from point of injury through rehabilitation).11 Individuals who sustained an injury during combat operations after 1 September 2001 are eligible for the WWRP and approached via postal mail and email to provide informed consent to complete biannual assessments for 15 years. Recruitment for the WWRP began in November 2012 and is ongoing.
The present study utilized cross-sectional data for 3,847 WWRP participants collected between September 2018 and April 2020. WWRP measures and procedures were updated in late 2018 to remain consistent with current standards of measurement. Specifically, the PTSD screening instrument was updated to the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 (PCL-5).12 The PCL-5 shows good psychometric properties and has been used with military samples.13,14 Scores on the PCL-5 were summed to create a total symptom severity score. A standard cutoff of 33 indicated a positive screen for PTSD. Injury dates, Injury Severity Scores (ISS), and demographics for this study were obtained from the EMED. The ISS is a composite measure of overall injury severity that accounts for multiple injuries to different body regions.15 Prevalence of screening positive for PTSD was calculated and stratified by ISS (mild [ISS 1–3], moderate [ISS 4–8], or serious/severe [ISS 9+]) and time between injury and WWRP assessment in quartiles (0.4–7.3, 7.4–10.7, 10.8–13.0, or 13.1–17.8 years). Chi-square tests assessed differences by PTSD screening status. An alpha level of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Analyses were performed in SAS/STAT software, version 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC).
The study population consisted mostly of young (<30 years old), non-Hispanic White, and male service members in the Army with mild ISSs (Table). Missing data were observed for sex (n = 4), race/ethnicity group (n = 325), and rank (n = 21). Approximately half completed a WWRP assessment more than 10.8 years after injury, and 38.7% screened positive for PTSD. Service members who screened positive for PTSD were more likely to be non-White (p <.001), non-Army (p <.001), and lower- to midlevel-enlisted (E1–E6; p <.001) with mild or moderate ISSs (p =.001).
Overall, the proportions of service members who screened positive for PTSD increased by time since injury quartile (Figure); 35.9% of participants who completed an assessment 0.4–7.3 years after injury screened positive for PTSD, compared with 41.4% who completed the assessment 13.1–17.8 years after injury. Participants with serious/severe injuries had the lowest prevalence of screening positive for PTSD in all time since injury quartiles (30.8–38.0%), while those with moderate injuries had the highest prevalence in the final 2 quartiles (44.5%).
Approximately 39% of WWRP participants screened positive for PTSD, which is higher than the 28% identified in a previous study using the same instrument among military personnel with high combat exposure.14 Another study among Marines and Soldiers returning from deployment identified 12–13% PTSD positive using a 4-item PTSD screening instrument.16 In the present study, all service members had at least 1 potentially traumatic event (i.e., combat-related injury), which could explain the higher prevalence of participants who screened positive for PTSD relative to other studies.
The finding of increasing prevalence by time since injury suggests that PTSD may develop or persist several years after combat-related injury, and underscores the need for continual assessment. The higher prevalence of screening positive for PTSD in participants with mild or moderate combat-related injuries suggests that PTSD symptoms in these individuals may not have been as promptly or readily identified and treated as in those with serious/severe injuries. Further, service members with serious/severe injuries likely received more extensive care for physical ailments and may have been regularly assessed for mental health symptoms leading to earlier identification, treatment, and resolution. Other aspects of serious/severe combat-related injuries, such as medications received during treatment in-theater, could also explain lower PTSD prevalence in this group.17
The results of this study highlight the importance of screening for PTSD after combat-related injury even after long periods of time. Both the Post-Deployment Health Assessment and Periodic Health Assessment should continue to be used to identify and refer individuals at risk for PTSD. Given that service members may be averse to reporting mental health symptoms due to non-anonymity of these assessments,18 programs aimed at reducing the stigma associated with mental health care in the military should be prioritized.19 In addition, medical providers who treat combat-related injuries should routinely screen service members for mental health concerns, as individuals presenting for physical health complaints may be simultaneously experiencing psychological symptoms.20
There are some limitations that should be considered when interpreting the results of this study. This analysis examined time since injury in mutually exclusive groups, rather than repeated measures within individuals, and thus trajectory of PTSD over time could not be elucidated. Similarly, the WWRP does not collect information related to history of PTSD prior to injury. Further, the specific role of injury on the development of PTSD cannot be clarified without a detailed accounting of other factors (e.g., physical health, comorbidities, and life stressors) following combat-related injury.
In conclusion, service members and veterans with combat-related injuries are at risk of screening positive for PTSD even more than a decade after injury. This warrants future research to explore the role of injury severity and factors associated with resiliency, persistence, and recovery. Resources should be prioritized for early intervention and mitigation in this population during active service and post-military discharge.
Author Affiliations: Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA (Dr. MacGregor, Ms. Perez, Dr. McCabe, Ms. Dougherty, Dr. Jurick, and Mr. Galarneau); Axiom Resource Management Inc., San Diego, CA (Dr. MacGregor); Leidos, Inc., San Diego, CA (Ms. Perez, Dr. McCabe, Ms. Dougherty, Dr. Jurick)
Disclaimer: The authors are military service members or employees of the U.S. Government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties. Title 17, U.S.C. §105 provides that copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the U.S. Government. Title 17, U.S.C. §101 defines a U.S. Government work as work prepared by a military service member or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person's official duties. This report was supported by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery under work unit no. 60808. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government. The study protocol was approved by the Naval Health Research Center Institutional Review Board in compliance with all applicable Federal regulations governing the protection of human subjects. Research data were derived from an approved Naval Health Research Center Institutional Review Board protocol, number NHRC.2009.0014.
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I also try to avoid drinking caffeine on the worst days of sickness, and if I need a boost, I'll go for a matcha tea or opt for a nap instead.
When I am sick I avoid eating inflammatory foods – these include fried foods, dairy, refined sugar, refined grains, red meat and processed foods in general. Focusing on whole, nutrient dense foods will help your body immensely when it comes to healing as fast as possible.
Eating whatever your taste buds desire is especially tricky when it comes to being sick with diabetes. Your blood sugar is a lot more sporadic under infection and as mentioned above, utilizes insulin less efficiently, which is why it's so important to eat mindfully.
In addition to eating whole, nutrient dense foods, eating lots of fermented foods is a good idea! Since approximately 70 percent of your immune system lives in your gut and fermented foods fuel the gut, it will help you get better! Consuming lots of soups/warm meals that are easily digestible can help the body extract more of the nutrients and get the most out of the benefits the foods are offering.
During the intensely sick days you may not be eating the most delicious, savory foods but eating mindfully will allow you to get back into healthy shape, where you can eat all the things you love again.
Having the flu with diabetes can be the absolute pits, but thankfully, the body is so smart and will do everything it can to help us get back on track. When we nurture the body with rest, mindful blood sugar adjustments, hydration, and healthy food, we give our bodies the best opportunity to heal as fast as possible.
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At Law & Liberty, Jeffrey Polet (Hope College, Political Science): An American Birthright? (reviewing [unfavorably] Edward Erler, The United States in Crisis: Citizenship, Immigration, and the Nation State [Encounter Books 2022]). From the introduction:
... Erler predicates his argument on the idea that "the nation-state is the only form of political organization that can sustain government and the rule of law." Arguing against the emergence of the "universal homogeneous state," Erler asserts that Donald Trump's presidency fundamentally sought to restore the integrity of the nation-state against such universalizers, particularly as regards citizenship and immigration. In Erler's view, both of these need further restrictions, and the bulk of the book reviews case law concerning immigration and citizenship. Instead of viewing Trump as an assault against Constitutionalism, Erler argues, we should understand him to be making a last-ditch effort to preserve it against the globalizing technocrats who want to open the borders and allow for birthplace citizenship.
And from later on:
Erler's reading of case law has one aim in mind: to convince scholars that "there is no such thing as common law citizenship" and that America "finds its legitimacy in the consent of the governed" that itself is clearly "the language of the Declaration of Independence, not that of the common law." This in turn, supports [ed.: I think maybe he means "rejects"] a "debt of gratitude" approach whereby citizens become subjects who owe allegiance to the Crown. The Declaration "is a clear and authoritative rejection of the common law" by which subjects are turned into citizens, for citizens are made and not born.
What practical difference does this make? According to Erler, if we allow the common law to direct our understanding concerning citizen rights, it would extend them to anyone born on American soil, and this is precisely what Erler objects to. Citizenship, he argues, results not from accident or chance but from rational choice, by which he means that it requires free and reasoned consent from both parties, the individual, and the nation. Birthplace citizenship bypasses the consent of both parties. The common law undergirds birthplace citizenship in the same way the Declaration does free consent. "[C]onsent must be reciprocal. No one can be made a citizen against his will (as is the case with birthplace citizenship) nor can anyone become a citizen without the consent of those who already constitute the body politic."
At the theoretical level, we might ask whether Erler's stringent and restrictive immigration policies require his reading of the Constitution as located within the Declaration's silver frame. Conversely, one wonders whether rejecting that interpretation commits one to open borders or even a more generous immigration and naturalization policy. I'm unpersuaded by Erler's argument: while his interpretation requires an inflexible immigration policy, the common law interpretation would allow for a more prudent and pliable policy, and I would think a more just one.
I think the arguments of both the book and the review miss the central point that "those who already constitute[d] the body politic" made the decision to give citizenship to "all persons born ... in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" in the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment. Professor Erler may be right about the pre-Amendment status of citizenship (I think he's wrong, but that's mostly beside the point); the Amendment seems clear and he has no good argument to the contrary. (See my article Originalism and Birthright Citizenship for arguments and counterarguments.) He thinks birthright citizenship is a bad idea, and he may be right about that, but at least for an originalist, that shouldn't matter. Similarly, the review thinks that "the common law interpretation would allow for a more prudent and pliable policy," and perhaps that's right, but again it shouldn't matter. Both sides seem to have conflated what they think is good policy with what the Constitution requires.


With Running Back's Coach Des Kitchings adding the title Co-Offensive Coordinator beside his name, he had to let go of the reins of being NC State's Recruiting Coordinator, a role he served in for the past 5 seasons.
Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Special Teams Coordinator Eddie Faulkner has officially been given the Wolfpack's Recruiting Coordinator duties.
Faulkner has been with head coach Dave Doeren throughout his entire tenure in Raleigh thus far. He served as Doeren's Running Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator in 2011 at Northern Illinois, before heading to Wisconsin (Doeren's old stomping grounds) to coach the Tight Ends in 2012.
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The United States men's rugby team defeated Ireland 19-17 for their second group stage win in nearly seven hours Monday, clinching a spot in the knockout rounds for the first time in Olympic competition.
Perry Baker and Madison Hughes got the U.S. out to an early 12-0 lead with a pair of tries in just over three minutes. Ireland clawed back to within two points early in the second half, before Stephen Tomasin iced the match with the third American try.
The match was already out of reach when Ireland scored a third try of their own as the final whistle sounded
BOX SCORE: United States 19, Ireland 17
The Eagles squad defeated Kenya 19-14 in their Group C opener in the day's early session behind a last-minute try from Hughes. The U.S. had taken a 12-0 lead on tries by Carlin Isles and Martin Iosefo but gave up tries on either side of halftime along with two conversions, putting Kenya ahead 14-12.
At 2-0, the U.S. is guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinal even with a third group match against South Africa still to come. South Africa won both of its games as well, beating Ireland 33-14 and Kenya 14-5.
BOX SCORE: United States 19, Kenya 14
At the Rio 2016 Olympics – the first to include rugby sevens as a medal event – the U.S. missed out on the quarterfinals despite not losing a match in pool play (one win, two draws).
In Group B, Great Britain outscored its two opponents, Canada and Japan, by a combined score of 58-0, while Fiji also won twice against the same foes.
South Korea got a moral victory by scoring a try early against New Zealand, but the All Blacks romped 50-5 and beat Argentina 35-15. Argentina split its games by beating Australia, while Australia also finished the day at 1-1, leaving the top places in the group undecided.


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Ryan Williams: Another loss and Portsmouth can forget about automatic promotion
Ryan Williams has warned one more defeat will end Pompey's automatic promotion ambition.
Monday, 9th March 2020, 6:00 am
Updated Monday, 9th March 2020, 10:21 am
The Australian international is convinced the Blues will be forced to focus solely on the play-offs should they endure another loss in their final 10 League One outings.
Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Peterborough has left Kenny Jackett's men in sixth spot, encouragingly still three points off second place with a game in hand.
However, five teams are level on 59 points, among them both the Blues and the Posh during the congested promotion battle.
Fleetwood visit Fratton Park on Tuesday night, while there are trips to other promotion rivals Ipswich, Oxford United and Rotherham.
And Williams concedes another loss would finish any aspirations of reaching the Championship automatically.
He said: 'We have 10 games left, we can't really afford to lose any more.
'It's as simple as that if we want to try to get into the top two, which I am sure everybody wants to do and I think we are more than capable of achieving.
Pompey winger Ryan Williams
'We have to keep going, we can't dwell on stuff like defeat at Peterborough, you have to bounce back.
'Personally, I feel we can't really lose any more games. We just can't rely on other teams, you don't want to focus on anyone but yourself.
'We have five home games remaining, so we'll be looking to win as many as possible. We are in a good position, we lost on Saturday but it's not all doom and gloom, win our game in hand on Tuesday and we're third.
'We just have to keep working, keep smiling, there's no point in being upset about the Peterborough loss, they were a bit better than us on the day and that's how it is sometimes.'
Kenny Jackett's side will miss out of automatic promotion if they lose another match, according to Ryan Williams. Picture: Simon Davies/ProSportsImages
Kenny Jackett's men now have three consecutive matches at Fratton Park, where they are unbeaten in the league this season.
Following Tuesday evening's visit of Fleetwood, on the horizon are Accrington (March 14) and Doncaster (March 17).
It's an opportunity to strengthen their placing in the race to reach the Championship.
And Williams is relishing the challenge ahead on home soil that has proven so important this season.
He added: 'We have three successive home games now, which I'm looking forward to.
'Let's just try to keep our heads up and look at the positives rather than negatives at this point of the season. Keep morale high and go and win these three games at home.
'We are sixth with a game in hand on all but Coventry, so win our next match and its third – so let's just keep the pressure on the front two.'


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A Will Ferrell-Chad Smith drum-off on 'The Tonight Show'
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Comedian Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith went snare to snare in a drumming contest on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' (YouTube)
Finally setting rumors to rest that actor-comedian Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith were the same person, both men turned up Thursday night on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and faced off in an old-fashioned musical cutting contest.
Playing off comments made to each over the years that they look like the other, Ferrell and Smith turned up on set in identical outfits, backward baseball caps, leather jackets, KISS T-shirts and faded blue jeans.
"A lot of people think that it's me playing for the Red Hot Chili Peppers," Ferrell said in a recent Reddit session when a fan commented on the issue. "But that would be an insult to Chad Smith. The truth of the matter is there is no Will Ferrell. Only Chad Smith."
Fallon, who recently went vocal cord-to-vocal cord with actress Emma Stone in a lip-sync battle on the show, allotted them each four solos in which to one-up the other musically and rhythmically.
After taking position behind matching drum kits, Smith turned to Ferrell and said, "Ladies first." Ferrell subsequently taunted Smith several times, in one moment asking in a childish voice, "Looks like baby learned how to play the drums!" and later responded to one of Smith's solos by saying, "That was cute. Do you play for the Lukewarm Chili Peppers?"
The segment ended in a blaze of rock 'n' roll glory when the rest of the Chili Peppers turned up for a run through of Blue Oyster Cult's rock anthem "Don't Fear the Reaper."
Smith had recently agreed to engage in a drum-off with Ferrell for charity, Ferrell's recipient being Cancer for College and Smith going to bat for Little Kids Rock.
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Jordan celebrates its Independence Day on May 25. On this day in 1946, it became an independent sovereign state, following the end of the British mandate granted by the League of Nations.
The historical name of the region where present-day Jordan is situated is Transjordan. It was first inhabited during the Paleolithic period. Transjordan was controlled by numerous powers throughout its history, including several Iron Age kingdoms (Ammon, Moab, and Edom), the Roman Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbasid Caliphate, the Crusaders, the Ayyubids, and the Mamlukes.
Finally, in the early 16th century Transjordan was invaded by Ottoman forces and became part of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans ruled in the region for four centuries, but for the most part, their rule was virtually absent and reduced to annual tax collection visits. As a result, Transjordan was briefly occupied by the Wahhabi forces and then by the Egyptian forces in the early 19th century, but the Ottomans eventually restored their rule.
The Ottoman Empire broke down at the end of the First World War. Seeking independence from the Ottomans, the Sharif of Mecca Hussein bin Ali received military backing from Britain and France, and initiated the Great Arab Revolt. Meanwhile, Britain and France held secret negotiations aiming to divide the Middle East after the war. As a result, the territory of Transjordan was allocated to Britain according to the 1916 Sykes—Picot Agreement.
When the war ended and the Ottoman Empire ceased to exist, the Middle East was divided into the British Mandate for Palestine and French Mandate for Syria. The newly created Emirate of Transjordan, ruled by Abdullah I, was included into the British Mandate for Palestine.
In 1928, the Emirate was officially provided full autonomy from the rest of Mandatory Palestine (which included present-day Israel and the West Bank). Although the British still maintained a military presence in the area and controlled the Emirate's foreign affairs and partially finances, Transjordan was nominally independent. However, many Transjordanians sought full independence, which led to widespread dissatisfaction with Britain's policy.
After the Second World War, Britain announced that it would end its mandate over Palestine. The first step was establishing Tranjordan as a fully independent and sovereign state. On March 22, 1946, the UK and Transjordan signed the Treaty of London concerning the latter's sovereignty and independence.
On May 25, 1946, the Emirate of Transjordan was renamed the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Although officially the British mandate over Transjordan ended on June 17, 1946 (and the final treaty with the UK removing all restrictions on sovereignty was signed in 1948), it is May 25 that is celebrated as the country's Independence Day.
Jordan Independence Day is one of the country's few secular public holidays. It is usually marked with an official ceremony attended by royal family members and senior officials, award presentations, parades, speeches, and other festive events and activities.


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France and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1908. A total of 93 matches have been played, with Wales winning 47 times, France winning 43 times and 3 matches drawn.
The early years of the fixture were dominated by Wales, who won 18 of the first 19 matches up to the point when France were expelled from the Five Nations Championship after the 1931 tournament. Since the competition resumed in 1947 results have slightly favoured France who have won 43 of the 76 matches played, including 27 of the last 38 matches up to February 2015. The teams have met once in the Rugby World Cup with France winning the 2011 semi-final match.
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FALLBROOK — Join award-winning travel photographer Jim Cline on a journey through the fascinating and beautiful country of Peru at Fallbrook Camera Club's June 30 meeting. Cline's presentation features his travels to Peru to document the ancient cultures of the Inca inhabitants.
Travel high in the Andes to Cuzco, the Sacred Valley of the Inca and, of course, Machu Picchu. See ancient Inca ruins at sites such as Sachsayhuaman, Pisac and Ollantaytambo and colorful markets where the modern day descendents of the Incas still carry on many of their ancient traditions.
Visit small villages and Lake Titicaca and take a boat trip to see traditional villages on islands, including the famous Floating Islands. Finally, venture high into the Andes in search of the elusive Andean Condor, the largest flying land bird on earth.
Cline's work has been displayed in galleries and the San Diego History Museum, and published in numerous books, magazines and brochures.
The program starts at 7:30 p.m. in the community room (second floor) of Silvergate Retirement Residence, 420 Elbrook Drive. For more information, call Judy Jobe at (760) 726-7223.


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If there's one person in fashion who always continues to surprise us, it's Alexa Chung. She's got the quirkiest style but always seems true to herself, whether she's wearing sneakers with dresses or a denim dress from her collaboration with A.G. Jeans.
Recently, she posted a pic of herself wearing a totally cool leather mini skirt and a graphic tee paired with a grandma-style cable knit cardigan. This proves she's a fashion genius — she can mix literally anything together to make a killer outfit. Cardigans often get a bad reputation — they're either your grandma's prized possession or a utilitarian piece because your office is a refrigerator — but if Alexa's any example, we can all start rocking cardigans in cool new ways. Here are three to start you off.
This look proves you can layer up without looking dowdy in a cardigan — try pairing it together with something super fashion-forward, like this jumpsuit. It's the same principle that Alexa is using in her above snap, where she's put together an edgy outfit and then added a surprising element. You'll be cozy and comfortable and totally on trend at the same time. Keep things casual with white kicks and a bucket bag, but do you with some fringed, fun earrings.
Cardigans + the office = obvious, right? Not if it's a wrap cardigan that's helping give life to a late summer staple like this open shoulder dress. Some over-the-knee boots and a sculptural necklace keep the outfit trendy, while a satchel big enough for all your stuff keeps it practical.
Yes, a cardi can look chic for date night! The cardigan here is stretchy and soft, and helps tone down the sexiness of the camisole. The addition of ripped jeans to this cami is a nice late 2000s throwback trend, but this time you're making it cool with the addition of feminine accessories.
How do you wear your cardigans? Tweet us your best looks @BritandCo!


The "Thailand and Taiwan Business Matching Forum " was successfully held at The Sherwood Hotel Taipei on June 14th, 2018.
The World PCO Alliance has welcomed a new partner into its association, Indonesia-based Royalindo Convention International.
Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) has gained a new legal status since May 1 – shedding its former structure as a public-private partnership and government-invested corporation to become a fully government-funded foundation.
The business events industry is unlikely to be shaken amidst a new political landscape for Malaysia after the country's ruling coalition of 61 years, Barisan Nasional, fell to the opposition Pakatan Harapan in last week's historic election win.
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The paper, which Alicja co-authored with her PhD supervisors Dr Colin Smith, Dr Gemma Webster and Professor Hazel Hall, is entitled 'Social impact evaluations of digital youth work: tensions between vision and reality'. Its content is concerned with the perceptions of social impact held by youth workers, and processes for the evaluation of digital youth projects. The conference programme shows that Alicja will present this work in the 'Methodologies and interventions' session on Friday 23rd March between 14:00 and 16:00 Spanish time.
For further details of the paper (including the abstract), please see the recent post on Alicja's PhD blog My PhD Adventures.
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You know one of those days that feel like as if the whole world is conspiring against you? Well, this was one of them. It all started with the minivan that "forgot" to pick us up, and we had to wait for another two hours for the next one. Stressed out that we would miss our flight (and consequently the two next flights), we arrived at the airport in Puerto Princessa, only to find out that our flight was delayed. Even worse, the plane that we were supposed to take was still in Manilla, waiting for approval to get into the air towards Puerto Princessa.
When we eventually made it into the arrival hall of Manilla airport, the flight attendants shoved us in a taxi to get to the other side of the airport, where we against all odds, caught the plane to Kuala Lumpur! There we had a relaxing six hours overlay, before departing on our final flight to Yangon.
After travelling for almost six months, it sometimes becomes harder to appreciate the beauty of a country together with its own unique culture. It was only in the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most sacred Buddhist Pagoda in Myanmar, when I fully grasped that we were once again in a different country, with a unique history and culture. Walking around this holy site was a great way to see how important Buddhism is in the daily life of Myanmar people. Especially when you realise that the golden umbrella on top of the pagoda, is worth a stunning 3 billion US dollars (5% of Myanmar's GDP in 2014)!
Another important religious site is the Golden Rock on top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo. We started our pilgrimage from base camp Kinpun, and joined others on our four-hour journey to the top of the mountain. The site is filled with tons of people (mostly who simply took the bus up), who come here to catch a glimpse of the "gravity defying" Golden Rock.
A long night bus brought us to Bagan, a flat city filled with over 4.000 temples/pagodas. Climb up one of those pagodas and you are able to watch the sun rise, lighting up the holy sites, whilst the hot air balloons fly towards the gleaming sun – absolutely beautiful! After Bagan, it was off to Mandalay to end this fantastic year with a new year's rooftop party.


Despite their gloom among publics in many countries about their current economic situation and their pessimism about their children's prospects, people generally believe that they are better off than their parents. Majorities in 14 of the 21 countries and pluralities in three more think they are doing better than the previous generation, according to a Pew Global Attitudes Project survey conducted March 17 to April 20.
The Chinese are the strongest believers in how far they have come economically, with 92% saying their standard of living is higher than it was for their parents. Close behind is another emerging economy, Brazil, where 82% sharing that belief. The view extends even to Spain, whose economic confidence has fallen more than any other country in the wake of the global downturn and who are among the most pessimistic about prospects for the next generation. About seven-in-ten (71%) Spaniards still recognize they have come a long way.


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The Cloughpenny project is funded by the Irish Research Council under a New Foundations grant. The project will apply a new and very innovative technology, the Ethereum blockchain, to construct a proof-of-concept local currency in a cutting-edge intentional community, Ireland's only eco-village in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary. The platform used is Asado, which is developed by McSherry Labs and available as open source.
The project will assist in creating a resilient, locally-based, and cohesive economic system which transitions to a low-carbon society. The project aims to construct a working demonstration of a local currency which supports local community decision-making, on-going activities, and accountability mechanisms; to disseminate knowledge and learning through a workshop and peer-reviewed publications; and to integrate the Cloughjordan eco-village into a wider network of researchers. In collaboration with Cultivate and Feasta, a workshop on "Blockchain and Sustainable Communities" was held in Cloughjordan on Friday 28 October 2016.
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Explosive Derbyshire batsman Wayne Madsen is hoping the experience of competing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in February will help him next summer in Derbyshire's Vitality Blast campaign.
Madsen, who scored 854 runs in the last two domestic Twenty20 campaigns for Derbyshire, is pleased to be given the chance to shine overseas.
The 34-year-old was picked up by Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL draft and will join former team-mate Wahab Riaz, as well as England internationals Dawid Malan, Chris Jordan and Liam Dawson, in Peshawar.
Madsen said: "It's a great competition and for me to experience another competition in different conditions with world class players is going to be great, with the aim of showcasing my skills and winning games for the team.
"My skills against spin in particular will hopefully bode well and I'm really excited to test my skills against some of the best spinners around.
"My performances in T20 cricket have really improved in the last few years and I've found my niche role. It suits my game really well and I've bowled a few more overs in the last couple of years as well.
"In any sport, if you perform and play well then you'll get noticed so I've been blessed that this opportunity has come around.
"It's important to play a high-level of cricket in the lead-up to the county season. But also experience of a new competition will also be really valuable going forward into the T20 with Derbyshire.
Derbyshire narrowly missed out on a Finals Day appearance in 2017 afterdefeat in the quarter-finals, following a club-record eight wins in the format.
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Q: Loop through all combinations of 8 in 15 MATLAB I have this matrix and want to make all combinations of column composed square matrixes (8x8) composed from this data.
  4  2  4   3   2   3   3   2   8   4   9   7   6   6   6
  2  0  4   1   0   3   0   8   5   0   9   3   7   7   1
  2  1  2   1   1   3   1   4   5   2   4   2   6   6   3
  0  0  2   2   1   2   3   9   1   1   4   4   4   4   6
  4  0  1   0   4   2   3   1   8   1   3   0   5   5   7
  3  1  4   0   0   1   0   2   6   2   9   1   2   2   0
  1  2  1   4   0   3   4   1   3   4   3   9   7   7   9
  2  0  0   4   0   0   3   1   5   0   1   9   1   1   7

Even after reeding Matlab Loop of all combinations
I'm not really sure how to do all the matrix combinations and include the counter from the for loop in the name of the combination obtained in the itteration.

A: I called your matrix A.
p=nchoosek(1:15,8);

gives all the combinations of 8 numbers taken from 1 to 15. These represent the columns of the matrix A that you want.
There are now 3 ways to proceed. Firstly, using a for loop:
M=zeros(8,8,size(p,1));
for i=1:size(p,1)
    M(:,:,i)=A(:,p(i,:));
end

which puts each 8x8 matrix into a larger 3D array. You would get out individual matrices by doing M(:,:,54), for example.
You can also create a cell array:
N=arrayfun(@(k) A(:,p(k,:)),1:size(p,1),'UniformOutput',false);

and get individual matrices by doing N{54}.
Finally, you could not precompute each matrix, and just pull out the appropriate columns when you need them. This may be the most efficient method if you don't reuse the matrices:
O=A(:,p(54,:));

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Adult Critical Care & Emergency Medicine
Jenny Ashton, PharmD, BCCCP
Jenny Ashton, PharmD, BCPS, is a clinical specialist in cardiovascular medicine and surgery at UF Health Shands Hospital and clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She currently serves as the program director for the UF Health Shands Critical Care Pharmacy Residency.
Dr. Ashton received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. She completed her pharmacy practice residency at UF Health Shands Hospital and a specialty residency in critical care at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Dr. Ashton acts as one of the primary preceptors for the cardiac critical care and cardiology elective rotations. Her areas of interest include perioperative arrhythmias following cardiothoracic surgery, drug pharmacokinetic alterations during extracorporeal circulation, and infectious diseases management of critically ill patients.
Maureen Converse, PharmD, BCCCP
Maureen Converse, PharmD, BCCCP, is a clinical specialist in the thoracic and vascular surgery intensive care at UF Health Shands Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Converse received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Toledo. She completed her PGY1 residency at Indiana University Health and her PGY2 in critical care at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Converse acts as a primary preceptor for the Advanced Lung and Vascular critical care rotation. Her areas of interest include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, lung transplantation, and infectious diseases in critically ill patients.
Zachary Drabick, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Zachary Drabick, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, is a clinical specialist in the burn, ENT, and plastics intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Hospital.
Dr. Drabick received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2014. He completed his PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at University Health in Shreveport, LA, and his PGY2 Critical Care Residency at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Prior to joining UF Health, he previously worked as a Clinical Coordinator at the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics.
Dr. Drabick acts as a preceptor for the Burn ICU elective rotation. His areas of interest include infectious disease management, pharmacokinetic dosing, sedation/analgesia, and nutrition in critically ill burn patients.
Melissa John, PharmD, BCCCP
Melissa John, PharmD, is a clinical specialist in cardiovascular medicine and surgery at UF Health Shands Hospital and clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Dr. John received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. She then completed both her pharmacy practice and critical care specialty residencies at UF Health Shands.
Dr. John acts as one of the primary preceptors for the cardiac critical care and cardiology elective rotations. Her areas of interest include infectious disease in the critically ill and end-stage heart failure management.
Ada Jutba, PharmD, BCCCP
Ada Selina Jutba, PharmD, is a clinical specialist in the medical intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Dr. Jutba received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. She completed her PGY1 residency and PGY2 critical care residency at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX.
Dr. Jutba acts as one of the primary preceptors for the medical intensive care rotation. Her areas of interest include sepsis, sedation/analgesia, and critical illness related corticosteroid insufficiency.
Amir Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP
Amir Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP, is a clinical specialist in nutrition support and critical care at the UF Health Shands Hospital and is a clinical assistant professor at the University Of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Kamel received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Arnold and Marie College of Pharmacy Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY. He completed his pharmacy practice residency at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY and a specialty residency in nutrition support and critical care at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. He is an active member of the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
His areas of interest include nutrition in critical illness, micronutrient deficiencies, and urea cycle disorders.
Haya Kaseer, PharmD, BCCCP
Haya Kaseer, PharmD, is a clinical specialist in the medical intensive care unit and clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Dr. Kaseer received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. She completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Mayo Clinic and her PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at UF Health Shands Hospital.
Dr. Kaseer acts as one of the primary preceptors for the medical intensive care rotation. Her areas of interest include infectious diseases, anticoagulation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and shock management in critically ill patients.
Kelly Maguigan, PharmD, BCCCP
Kelly Maguigan, PharmD, is a clinical specialist in the surgical intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at Belmont University and completed residencies in pharmacy practice and critical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.
Dr. Maguigan's current areas of interest include hyperglycemia and infectious diseases in critical illness, delirium, and post-intensive care syndrome.
Bethany Shoulders, PharmD, BCCCP
Bethany Shoulders, PharmD, works as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and serves as a clinical specialist in the trauma intensive care unit. Dr. Shoulders received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2014. She joins UF Health Shands Hospital after completing a pharmacy practice residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. Shoulders has completed research evaluating intra-operative continuous infusion cefazolin in a cardiac surgery population and characterizing the guideline evidence behind off-label medication use in the intensive care unit.
Brooke Barlow, PharmD
Brooke Barlow, PharmD, is a clinical specialist in the neuromedicine intensive care unit at UF Health Shands Hospital and serves as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Barlow received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Jefferson College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at University of Kentucky Healthcare in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Barlow is an active member of multiple professional organizations including NCS, ACCP, SCCM and serves as a workgroup lead for ASHP New Practitioners Forum Clinical Practice Advisory Group. She also serves on the editorial board for Critical Care Medicine as a visual abstract editor.
Dr. Barlow serves as the primary preceptor for the neuromedicine and neurosurgical ICU rotation. Her areas of interest include subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, stroke, CNS infection management and social media for professional education.
Kaitlin Alexander, PharmD
Kaitlin Alexander, PharmD is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, and surgery/critical care clinical specialist.
Dr. Alexander graduated from the University of Florida with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree then completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at West Virginia University Healthcare, followed by a PGY-2 Residency specializing in critical care at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Prior to her appointment at the University of Florida, she was an Associate Clinical Professor at the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy and trauma/surgery clinical specialist the University of South Alabama University Hospital in Mobile, Alabama.
Dr. Alexander is an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Her professional interests, include: the management of pain, agitation and delirium in the ICU, infectious diseases, and trauma & acute care surgery critical care management.
Haili Gregory, PharmD, BCPS
Haili Gregory, PharmD, BCPS, is a clinical specialist in emergency medicine at UF Health Shands hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Gregory received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy. She then completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Intermountain Healthcare, followed by a specialty residency in emergency medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Her areas of interest include toxicology, neurologic injury, and resuscitation.
Rusha Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Rusha Patel, PharmD, BCPS, is a clinical specialist in emergency medicine at UF Health Shands Hospital and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Patel received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. Dr. Patel completed her pharmacy practice residency at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and a specialty residency in emergency medicine at Lakeland Regional Health. Prior to joining the UF Health Team, she worked as an emergency medicine pharmacist at Yale New Haven Hospital, held an appointment as a lecturer at the Yale School of Medicine, and was a clinical assistant professor at the University Of Connecticut College Of Pharmacy.
Her areas of interest include toxicology, resuscitation and education.
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