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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-018\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\nincluding reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\nRadio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\nlaunching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\nsatellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur\nRadio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat.org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Fox-1A Launch Date\n* Most Current ISS Keps\n* NASA Cubesat Simulators Intern Opportunities Summer 2015\n* AESP-14 CubeSat on ISS awaiting deployment\n* OGMS-SA CubeSat to provide FM Transponder\n* Call for Speakers and Papers for the 41st Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave\n   Conference\n* Dick Flagg, AH6NM, honored as Yasme Excellence Award Winner\n* Video of FUNcube-1 demonstration at IARU-R1 conference\n* AMSAT Events\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-018.01\nANS-018 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 018.01\n >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE January 18, 2015\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-018.01\n\n\n----------------------------------------------------- ----------------\n\n\nFox-1A Launch Date\n\n\nAMSAT has received a launch date for the Fox-1A satellite. Fox-1A will\nbe launched on August 27, 2015 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5\nrocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on the NROL-55 flight\nfor the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The launch time has not\nbeen announced.\n\nFox-1A Operating Frequencies include:\n\nUplink 435.180 MHz FM\nDownlink 145.980 MHz FM\n\nThe AMSAT Fox series of satellites will include additional opportunities\nfor launch during 2015-2016:\n\n+ Fox-1B will fly with the Vanderbilt University radiation\nexperiments expected in 2016.\n\n+ Fox-1C* will launch on Spaceflight's maiden mission of the\nSHERPA multi-cubesat deployer during the 3rd quarter of 2015.\n\n+ Fox-1D is a flight spare for Fox-1C. If not needed as a spare\nit will become available to launch on any open launch slot which\nbecomes available and be submitted in a Cubesat Launch Initiative\n(CSLI) proposal in 2015.\n\n+ Fox-1E is built as a flight spare for Fox-1B but has been included\nin a student science proposal as part of the November, 2014 CSLI\nfor an ELaNa flight slot. If selected the Fox-1B spare will fly as\nFox-1E.\n\n* The flight for Fox-1C has been purchased by AMSAT. It is not funded by\nthe Cubesat Launch Initiative ELaNa program. Fund raising for the\n$125,000 launch costs for Fox-1C are underway. We have commissioned a\nunique challenge coin for donors who have contributed at the $100 level\nor higher. This challenge coin is shaped as an isometric view of a Fox-1\nCubeSat, complete with details such as the stowed UHF antenna, solar cells,\nand camera lens viewport. Struck in 3mm thick brass, plated with antique\nsilver, and finished in bright enamel, the coin is scaled to be\napproximately 1:4 scale, or 1 inch along each of the six sides. The reverse\nhas the AMSAT Fox logo.\n\nYou may donate at:\n\n+ The AMSAT web site\nhttp://www.amsat.org\n\n+ AMSAT's page on the FundRazr crowdsourcing web site\nhttp://fnd.us/c/6pz92/sh/561Zd\n\n+ Or Call Martha at the AMSAT Office (888) 322-6728\n\n\n[ANS thanks the Fox-1 Team for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- ------------------\n\n\nMost Current ISS Keps\n\n\nAMSAT has been working on updating the keps for the ISS in a more\ntimely manner. Joe Fitzgerald has confirmed that the AMSAT keps\ndownload site is now updated with the latest ISS data.\n\nHere is his comment:\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt\nis updated daily at 11:18 UTC with TLE's from Spaceflight.nasa.gov\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS018-ISS-TRAJECTORY-DATA\n\nAccording to Joe Fitzgerald, \"This is a very significant improvement\nand should be very helpful for this who need accurate keps for school\ncontacts and other ISS activities.\"\n\nThe bulletins remain on a weekly schedule with data from spacetrack.org\nThe ARISS team suggests this information should be share accordingly.\n\n\n[ANS Thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, and ARISS for the above\ninformation.]\n\n\n----------------------------------------------- -----------------------\n\n\nNASA Cubesat Simulators Intern Opportunities Summer 2015\n\n\nCubeSat Simulator Intern Opportunities in Greenbelt, MD USA\nThe NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is offering an internship\nposition for the Summer 2015 semester. Applications are being taken\non the NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) recruiting web site.\n\nTo search, go to:\nhttps://intern.nasa.gov --> Student Opportunities --> Internships -->\nand you are brought to a page with tabs. The opening tab HOME\ndescribes the main ground rules and schedule. Click the SEARCH\nOPPORTUNITIES tab and scroll to the very bottom. Enter Keyword in the\nbox: \"cubesat\" without the quotes, then click the Search and then you\nwill get a growing list of opportunities including the Cubesat\nSimulator, Cubesat Groundstation, and PICetSat Module & PCB\nDevelopment. This brings the student to this page:\n\nhttps://intern.nasa.gov/ossi/web/public/guest/searchOpps/\n\nAgain, the Internship Titles are:\no CubeSat Simulator Upgrade Plus\no CubeSat Ground Station Development\no PICetSat Module & PCB Development\n\nThe objective of this Opportunity is to allow a university level\nstudent to rework, repair and improve a prototype \"1-Unit\" CubeSat\nsimulator/model on loan from AMSAT and then to share his or her\nexperiences as a result. The model used in this Opportunity is\nsimilar to that described in The AMSAT Journal article \"Education\nWith a Satellite Simulator: ETP CubeSat Simulator,\" by Mr. Mark\nSpencer, ARRL Education and Technology Program Coordinator, Part 1\nin the the September/October 2009 issue and Part 2 in the November/\nDecember 2009 issue.\n\nBack copies are available at:\nhttp://www.arrl.org/files/file/ETP/CubeSat/CubeSat-Pt1-SepOct09.pdfhttp://www.arrl.org/files/file/ETP/CubeSat/CubeSat-Pt2-NovDec09.pdf\n\nA course of study in engineering is required. Electrical/Electronics\nEngineering (EE) or Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) for\nuniversity students in their junior class or higher. Experience in\nhardware is also required.\n\nOpen to U.S. citizens.\n\nThe immediate skills required of the intern are to be a well-rounded\nindividual, and to have an excellent knowledge of and experience with\nWindows operating systems, Microsoft Office (especially in using\nspreadsheets), electrical and electronic circuits (theory and\npractice), microcontrollers, interfacing, and the use of basic\nlaboratory test equipment and procedures.\n\nFamiliarity with the CubeSat community is important.\n\nA proficiency in either C++ or a similar language for microcontrollers\nand the desire to learn a new one is necessary. A basic understanding\nof data acquisition, signal processing, or control is required.\n\nHands-on experience in building something, repairing or upgrading\nPCs or other electronic gear, or just getting stuff to work is required.\nMechanical and electrical construction skills will be used.\n\nExperience in RF or wireless technology (anywhere between 3 and\n2400 MHz) is very important. Holding or obtaining an Amateur Radio\nlicense from the FCC and practical radio experience is a distinct\nadvantage.\n\nA good attitude, an exceptional willingness to learn and to contribute\nas a team player are essential qualities. Likewise, excellent\ncommunicator skills (verbal, writing and definitely e-mail),\nreliability, punctuality, having a self-starter work ethic and the\nability & desire to work independently for long periods are required.\n\nYou may ask questions regarding the tasks and skill requirements\nwith the mentor in advance (Mr. Pat Kilroy, Code 568,\[email protected]) and\ntelephone interviews will be available.\n\nThe student application instructions provide a deadline of March 1\nto apply, but mentors will start evaluating applications as soon as\nnext week. The word to the wise is to get one's application in ASAP\nand certainly within the next three weeks!\n\nApplications must be made via the OSSI web. Please Be sure to enclose\nyour callsign.\n\nhttps://intern.nasa.gov/ossi/web/public/main/index.cfm?sola rAction=\nview&subAction=content&contentCode=HOME_PAGE_INTERNSHIPS\n\n\n[ANS thanks NASA and Pat, N8PK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\nOGMS-SA CubeSat to provide FM Transponder\n\n\nThe AESP-14 is a 1U CubeSat developed by undergraduate and graduate\nengineering students at the Technology Institute of Aeronautics (ITA)\nin Brazil. The satellite’s primary mission is to test the various\nsubsystems in the space environment.\n\nThe satellite was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on\nJanuary 10 by the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and it is now awaiting\nrelease into space by the JEM orbital deployer (J-SSOD) at the Kibo\nJapanese module.\n\nThe satellite has an amateur radio experiment developed by the\nAmericana Amateur Radio Club (CRAM). The experiment consists of the\nrandom transmission of 100 sequences of ASCII characters prefixed\nwith the “CRAM” word that will used as part of a contest among\nreceiving stations. The first 10 amateur radio stations that complete\nreceiving the 100 sequences will be awarded a commemorative diploma.\nA web site is being developed to collect the sequences. The site\naddress will be announced shortly.\n\nAESP-14 will transmit with an RF power of 500 mW on 437.600 MHz using\nthe 9600 bps G3RUH modulation (GFSK) and AX.25 UI framing. Radio\namateurs are encouraged to send any telemetry frames received back to\nthe team. Telemetry format and more information will be published in\nthe project web site\nhttp://www.aer.ita.br/~aesp14\n\nAn update bulletin will be released as soon as the final launch date\nis announced by NASA.\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Edson, PY2SDR for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\nOGMS-SA CubeSat to provide FM Transponder\n\n\nOGMS-SA is a 3U CubeSat being developed by students at the Paris-Est\nCreteil University as part of the QB50 constellation.\nThe purposes of this CubeSat include upper atmosphere science; radio\ncommunication experiments; technology demonstrator; education,\ntraining and outreach.\nAdditionally it will provide an FM voice transponder for amateur use.\nPlanning is to use VHF uplink and UHF downlink with 9k6 FX25 GMSK\nmodulation. A downlink of 437.545 MHz has been coordinated.\n\nOGMS-SA CubeSat\nhttp://www.esep.pro/-CubeSat-OGMS-SA-En-construction-.html\n\nSource IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination\nhttp://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru\n\nQB50 CubeSat Launch Contract Signed\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2014/01/28/qb50-cubesat-launch-contract-signed /\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\nCall for Speakers and Papers for the 41st Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave\nConference\n\n\nTalks and papers, both long and short, are needed for the 41st\nEastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference on April 17-19 2015 in\nManchester, CT.\n\nPlease tell us about what you have been working on: Operating,\ncontesting, construction, homebrewing, microwaves.\n\nPlease let Paul, W1GHZ, ([email protected]) know if you are considering\na presentation or paper. A commitment by the end of February would be\nappreciated, with a deadline of 18 March.\n\nThe conference organizers are also planning another Friday afternoon\nworkshop. One suggestion is for an Antenna Modeling workshop. We\ncould even do two simultaneous workshops - one for Antenna Modeling\nand something else for those who aren't computer-oriented. Any\nsuggestions, please.\n\nFind additional details at\nhttp://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html\n\n\n[ANS thanks Paul, W1GHZ for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\nDick Flagg, AH6NM, honored as Yasme Excellence Award Winner\n\n\nThe Yasme Foundation Board of Directors has announced the recipients\nof several awards. The Foundation named four individuals to receive\nthe Yasme Excellence Award for 2014.\n\nHonored as Yasme Excellence Award winners were:\n\n* Kimo Chun, KH7U, for 20 years of behind-the-scenes support to\nDXpeditions to Pacific entities -- including logistics, organization,\nequipment, local contacts, and planning.\n\n* Dick Flagg, AH6NM, for his years of working with the Amateur\nRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program and its\npredecessor Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX), and for\nsupporting NASA's Radio Jove project, both designed to introduce\nAmateur Radio to students and the general public.\n\n* Florin Cristian Predescu, YO9CNU, and Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, for\ntheir work in organizing and promoting Youngsters on the Air (YOTA)\nand Amateur Radio youth activities.\n\nThe Yasme Excellence Award is presented to individuals who, through\ntheir own service, creativity, effort, and dedication, have made a\nsignificant contribution to Amateur Radio in technical, operating, or\norganizational achievement.\n\nhttp://www.yasme.org/news_release/2014-01-07.pdf\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL Letter and YASME Foundation for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n------------------------------------------- --------------------------\n\n\nVideo of FUNcube-1 demonstration at IARU-R1 conference\n\n\nRiaan Greeff ZS4PR has released a video of the demonstration of the\nFUNcube-1 (AO-73) CubeSat by Graham Shirville G3VZV to delegates at\nthe IARU Region 1 Conference in September 2014.\n\nMats SM6EAN has posted a brief report on the Swedish Amateur Radio\nSociety (SSA) website about the FUNcube-1 CubeSat presentation at the\nIARU Region 1 General Conference in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria.\n\nThe following is translated from the original Swedish post.\n\nAfter the session of the VHF, UHF and Microwave C5 Committee had\ncompleted the delegates were given two interesting presentations.\n\nGraham Shirville G3VZV did a poolside demonstration of the FUNcube-1\nsatellite which was launched in November 2013. Using a computer,\nFUNcube SDR dongle and a turnstile antenna, held by Kjetil Toresen\nLA8KV, he received FUNcube-1 and displayed the telemetry data on the\ncomputer screen. The satellite’s telemetry beacon on 145.935 MHz was\nalso heard using a handheld SSB receiver.\n\nA presentation was also made about Hamnet which is being expanded,\nespecially in Germany. Hamnet is a high-speed multimedia network and\nit was discussed whether and how IARU Region 1 could support the\nexpansion of this network.\n\nPost by Mats SM6EAN in Swedish\nhttp://www.ssa.se/iaru-reg-1-dag-4/\n\nFUNcube\nhttp://FUNc ube.org.uk/\n\nFUNcube SDR Dongle\nhttp://FUNcubeDongle.com/\n\nFUNcube Yahoo Group\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/funcube/yahoo-group/\n\nDashboard App – Telemetry Decoder\nhttp://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboa rd/\n\nData Warehouse – Telemetry Archive\nhttp://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/\n\nHamnet\nhttp://hamnetdb .net/\n\nIARU Region 1 Conference documents and pictures\nhttp://iarur1con2014.bfra.bg/\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\nAMSAT Events\n\n\nInformation about AMSAT activities at other important events around\nthe country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where\nAMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working\namateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with\nAMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,\nforums, and/or demonstrations).\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 16-17 January 2015 – Cowtown Hamfest in Forest\nHill TX (south of Fort Worth)\n\n* Saturday, 14 February 2015 – presentation for the Greater Los\nAngeles Mensa Regional Gathering 2015 in Los Angeles CA (Concourse\nHotel at Los Angeles International Airport)\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 20-21 February 2015 – Yuma Hamfest in Yuma AZ\n(Yuma County Fairgrounds, 32nd Street between Pacific Avenue & Avenue\n3E, south of I-8 exit 3)\n\n* Saturday, 7 March 2015 – Irving Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in\nIrving TX (west of Dallas)\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 13-14 March 2015 – Green Country Hamfest in\nClaremore OK (northeast of Tulsa)\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 20-21 March 2015 – Acadiana Hamfest in Rayne\nLA (west of Lafayette)\n\n* Saturday, 21 March 2015 – Weatherford Hamfest in Weatherford TX\n(west of Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex)\n\n* Saturday, 21 March 2015 – Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in\nScottsdale AZ (northeast of Phoenix, near AZ-101/Princess Drive)\n\n* Saturday, 28 March 2015 – Tucson Spring Hamfest in Tucson AZ (22nd\nStreet, east of Columbus Blvd.)\n\n* Friday, 3 April 2015 – presentation for the Associated Radio\nAmateurs of Long Beach in Signal Hill CA (Signal Hill Community\nCenter)\n\n* Saturday TBD in early May 2015 – Cochise Amateur Radio Association\nHamfest in Sierra Vista AZ\n\n* Saturday TBD in early June 2015 – White Mountain Hamfest in Show\nLow AZ\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 12-13 June 2015 – HAM-COM in Irving TX (west\nof Dallas)\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 7-8 August 2015 – Austin Summerfest in Austin\nTX\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n\n+ A direct contact with students at Richmond Heights Middle School\nand at BioTECH @ Richmond Heights High School in Miami, Florida, USA\nvia W1HQL was successful Thu 2015-01-15 16:09:40 UTC 46 deg.\nAstronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF answered 12 questions for an\naudience of 400 students.\n\nRICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL\n\nRichmond Heights Middle School opened its doors in 1963 in the\nRichmond Heights community in southwest Miami, Florida. The now 50\nyear old school, is located in a historic African American Community.\nAn army captain by the name of Frank C. Martin believed it to be a\nwise investment as well as the right thing to do to establish a\nhousing development in which Black veterans of WWII could purchase\ntheir own home. There are currently 636 students and a teaching\nstaff of 41 faculty members. Along with its exemplary athletics\nprogram, full time gifted program, and Cambridge program, Richmond\nHeights Middle School offers a Zoology Magnet program to the students\nof Miami Dade County Public Schools. This is an extremely unique\nmagnet program that is one of only three in the nation. The zoology\nmagnet is a result of a partnership with Zoo Miami, the Zoological\nSociety of Florida and Richmond Heights Middle School. It has been\nin existence since 1988. Students have the unique opportunity to\nvisit the zoo to study the animals within their exhibits while\nengaging in STEM fields of study.\n\nBIOTECH @ RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL\n\nBioTECH @ Richmond Heights 9-12 High School is the only Conservation\nBiology public magnet high school is the United States and boasts\nthree campuses: our educational center at Richmond Campus, our\nResearch Station at Zoo Miami, and our Botanical Outpost at Fairchild\nTropical Botanic Garden. BioTECH provides students with a\nchallenging and advanced level math and science curriculum focused on\nConservation Biology that exposes them to rigorous STEM coursework as\nwell as research opportunities with practicing scientists in state-of-\nthe-art laboratories. In classes taken on-site at Zoo Miami,\nstudents study the human impact on biological diversity, making\nBioTECH the only school in the country to offer a full research and\nteaching facility within zoo grounds. Research experiences are\noffered in collaboration with the local zoo and the local research\nand botanic garden. BioTECH is currently home to 130 students that\ntravel within the boundaries of a 467 square mile area to attend\nthis unique school. The school opened its doors in August 2014 with\na total of 8 faculty members, 7 support staff members, and\nan arsenal of practicing scientists and conservation educators from\nFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Zoo Miami, Zoological Society of\nFlorida, Everglades National Park, The Dumond Conservancy, and\nBiscayne National Park.\n\n1. How would astronauts combat disease, say an accidental\ninfection by a Salmonella culture, given the increased virulence of\nmicrobes in space?\n\n2. What kind of work is the crew doing in support of the future\nmissions to Mars?\n\n3. We have a 3D printer in our school. What are the future\nimplications of having a 3D printer on-board? What types of prints\nwill you create?\n\n4. Does experiencing a sunrise/sunset every 90 minutes change\nyour sleep/wake cycles?\n\n5. Do you feel physical exhaustion in space at the end of your\nwork day? How long is your work day?\n\n6. Without gravity, how do plants, such as Arabidopsis, determine\norientation germination? Geotropism what do roots do? Do plants on\nthe ISS grow in all different directions?\n\n7. Do you feel stressed on the space station? How do you cope\nwith stress on a space station and does it have more or less of an\neffect on your immune system in space? Measure muscle conditioning?\n\n8. How are astronaut diets altered to accommodate the changes to\nthe digestive system in microgravity?\n\n9. All work and no play can be boring. What do you do for fun up\nin space?\n\n10. How do you keep from feeling trapped in the space station?\n\n11. What role did your education play in becoming an astronaut?\n\n12. Which teacher influenced you the most in your life and why?\n\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\n+ A direct contact with high school students at Japanese Broadcasting\nCorporation (NHK) headquarters in Shibuya, Japan in connection with\ntheir “Masakame” event is scheduled for\nSat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg.\n\n\nJapan’s NHK is televising a regular science program “Masakame” for\nyoung people. (\"Masakame\" means Good Heavens.) They are planning to\noffer a special program around the ARISS contact, which will be\nvideo recorded, and Amateur Radio satellites on air on February 28.\n\nThe following contacts with RSØISS:\n\n+ A direct contact with students in Kursk, Russia scheduled for\nWed 2014-12-24 has been postponed until January.\n+ A direct contact with students in Kursk, Russia scheduled for\nThu 2014-12-25 has been postponed until January.\n\nNo additional information has been provided.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n------------------------------------------- --------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\n73 on 73 Award #7 - EA4AYW\n\nCongratulations to Jorge Gallardo Sanchez, EA4AYW, for becoming the\nseventh recipient of the 73 on 73 Award. He submitted a list of 73\nstations worked via AO-73 between September 1, 2014 and\nJanuary 9, 2015.\n\nFor more information on the award see\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/\n\n[ANS thanks Paul, N8HM for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -----------------\n\n\n/EX\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\nPresident's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\ndonors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-\ntional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\nOffice.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\nat one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\ndent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\nContact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\ninformation.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nJoe Spier, K6WAO\nk6wao at amsat dot org\n",
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