NA Digest Sunday, July 21, 2002 Volume 02 : Issue 29

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Cleve Moler
The MathWorks, Inc.
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From: David Bailey <dhbailey@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:31:08 -0700
Subject: New Arbitrary Precision Arithmetic Software Package

New Arbitrary Precision Arithmetic Software Package

We are pleased to announce "arprec", a new software package for arbitrary
precision arithmetic calculations. Some features include:

- Written in C++ for performance and broad portability.
- Includes C++ and F-90 translation modules that permit one to utilize the
package with only minor changes to an existing C++ or F-90 program.
- Supports integer, floating and complex datatypes.
- Permits datatypes of different precision levels to be defined.
- Inter-operates with conventional integer and floating-point datatypes.
- Includes common transcendental function routines (sqrt, exp, sin, etc).
- Includes quadrature routines (i.e. numerical integration).
- Includes PSLQ integer relation routines.
- Includes special routines for extra-high precision (>1000 digits).

This software, as well as some related double-double and quad-double
precision software packages, are available from the URL:
http://www.nersc.gov/~dhbailey/mpdist/index.html

David H. Bailey Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Yozo Hida U. C. Berkeley
Xiaoye S. Li Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Brandon Thompson U. C. Berkeley


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From: Juan Meza <JCMeza@lbl.gov>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:54:30 -0700
Subject: OPT++, a Package for Nonlinear Optimization

OPT++ 2.0 Available for Download

The newest version of OPT++ 2.0, an object-oriented package for
nonlinear optimization is now available. There have been significant
improvements and new capabilities added since the last release. The new
version includes support for general linear and nonlinear constraints, a
new parallel optimization method, and a new nonlinear interior point
method. Other capabilities include parallel direct search, nonlinear
conjugate gradient, quasi-Newton and full Newton methods. OPT++ has
been ported to various platforms including IX86 Linux, Sun, SGI, and
DEC. A complete set of documentation has also been added with
descriptions of the major classes and extensive sample problems.

The new release of OPT++ is under the GNU Lesser GPL license and may be
downloaded at:

http://csmr.ca.sandia.gov/opt++/

For further information you can contact Juan Meza (JCMeza@lbl.gov),
Patty Hough (pdhough@ca.sandia.gov) or Pam Williams
(pwillia@sandia.gov).


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From: Benkhaldoun Fayssal <fayssal@math.univ-paris13.fr>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:40:56 +0800
Subject: New Electronic Journal, Finite Volumes

The board of editors is pleased to annouce the electronic revue:

International Journal on Finite Volumes

http://averoes.math.univ-paris13.fr

Editor:
F. Benkhaldoun: LAGA, Universite Paris XIII, France

Editorial board:

R. Abgrall: Bordeaux, France
F. Alcrudo: Zaragoza, Spain
C. Basdevant : LMD, ENS Paris, France
R. Borghi : ESM2, Marseille, France
G.Degrez, Bruxelles, Belgium
F. Feistauer, Pragues, Czech Republic
T.Gallouet: LATP, Marseille, France
J.M. Ghidaglia : CMLA Cachan, France
J.M. Herard : EDF, Chatou, France
R. Herbin : LATP, Marseille, France
J. V. Koebbe: Utah State University, USA
D. Kroner : Freiburg University, Germany
R. Lazarov: Livermore, USA
S. Mueller: Aachen, Germany
A. Rahmouni : Universite de Rennes,France
E.F. Toro : University of Trento, Italy


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From: Jacques Blanc Talon <Jacques.Blanc-Talon@etca.fr>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:13:35 +0200
Subject: Conference in Belgium on Intelligent Vision Systems

Acivs 2002
Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems
Conference Program

September 9-11, 2002
Ghent University, Belgium

ACIVS 2002 is the fourth of a series of workshops focusing on
techniques for building adaptive, intelligent, safe and secure imaging
systems. Papers are solicited in the areas of image processing,
pattern recognition, compression and algorithm assessment. ACIVS 2002
will consist of three days of lecture sessions, both regular (30 mns)
and invited presentations. The conference fee (300 EUR, i.e.,
approx. 260-270 US$ for early registration and 360 EUR for late
registration) includes a social program (conference dinner, coffee
breaks, snacks and cultural activities). Students and IEEE members can
register at a reduced fee (225 EUR for early registration and 270 EUR
for late registration).

Full conference details and programme are available at:

http://telin.rug.ac.be/acivs2002

You can also send an Email to any member of the Steering Committee:

Jacques Blanc-Talon, CTA, France <blanc@etca.fr>
Wilfried Philips, Ghent University, Belgium <philips@telin.rug.ac.be>
Dan Popescu, CSIRO, Australia <dan.popescu@cmis.csiro.au>


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From: Dominique Chapelle <Dominique.Chapelle@inria.fr>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 14:08:57 +0200
Subject: CEA-EDF-INRIA School on Geophysical Flows

In the framework of the "CEA-EDF-INRIA Schools on
Applied Non-Linear Problems" we are pleased to announce the
advanced course entitled: "Free surface geophysical flows"
October 7-10, 2002, INRIA - Rocquencourt (Paris area), France

TOPICS:
- Saint-Venant type simplified models vs. Three-dimensional simulations.
- Solution methods for shallow water system with source terms.
- Navier-Stokes equations in thin domains, applications to oceanography.
- Industrial applications. Pollutant transport. Granular flows.

LECTURERS:
Dominique ASTRUC, IMFT - Toulouse
Francois BOUCHUT, ENS - Paris
Tomas CHACON REBOLLO, Universite de Seville
Antoine GARAPON, LNHE/EDF - Chatou
Jean-Frederic GERBAU, INRIA - Rocquencourt
Jean-Michel HERVOUE, LNHE/EDF - Chatou
Anne MANGENEY, IPG - Paris
Laurent MARTIN, CIG - Fontainebleau
Andre PAQUIER, CEMAGREF - Lyon
Fausto SALERI, Politecnico di Milano

ORGANISERS:
Marie-Odile BRISTEAU, INRIA-Rocquencourt
Benoit PERTHAME, ENS-Paris and INRIA-Rocquencourt

For more information, see
http://www.inria.fr/actualites/colloques/2002/pnla/

You can also directly contact us at mailto:symposia@inria.fr

The Organising Committee


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From: Laurence Yang <lyang@stfx.ca>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:09:22 -0300
Subject: Workshop in Charlottesville Parallel Computing

CALL FOR PAPERS
The 1st Workshop on Hardware/Software Support for Parallel and Distributed
Scientific and Engineering Computing

Charlottesville, Virginia, September 22-25, 2002

in conjunction with

The Eleventh International Conference on Parallel Architectures and
Compilation Techniques

Scope and Interests:

The field of parallel and distributed processing has obtained prominence
through advances in electronic and integrated technologies beginning in
the 1940s. Current times are very exciting and the years to come will
witness a proliferation in the use of parallel and distributed systems, or
supercomputers.

The scientific and engineering application domains have a key role in
shaping future research and development activities in academia and
industry. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an open forum for
computer scientists, computational scientists and engineers, applied
mathematicians, and researchers to present, discuss, and exchange
research-related ideas, results, works-in-progress, and experiences in the
areas of architectural, compilation, and language support for problems
in science and engineering applications.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Parallel and distributed architectures and computation models
2. Hardware/software co-design
3. Compilers, hardware, tools, programming languages and algorithms,
4. operation system support and I/O issues
5. Techniques in the context of JAVA (Java multi-threading, Java processors
with parallelism, novel compiler optimizations for Java, etc.)
6. Compiler/hardware support for efficient memory systems
7. Novel uses for threads to improve performance or power
8. Software dynamic translation and modification
9. Hardware/software and technological support for energy-aware applications
10. Network, Mobile/wireless processing and computing
11. Cluster and grid computing
12. The application areas are to be understood very broadly and include, but
are not limited to, numerical fluid mechanics and material sciences,
signal and image processing, dynamic systems, semiconductor technology,
and electronic circuits and system design, finance etc.......

Further information about the conference and registration fee can be found
at the web site:

http://www.stfx.ca/people/lyang/activities/pact02-spdsec/

Workshop Co-Chairs:

Prof. Xian-He Sun
Department of Computer Science,
Illinois Institute of Technology
Stuart Building, Room 229C
Chicago, IL 60616, USA
Email: sun@cs.iit.edu

Prof. Laurence Yang
Department of Computer Science
PO Box 5000,
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, B2G 2W5, NS, Canada
Email: lyang@stfx.ca


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From: Erricos John Kontoghiorghes <erricos.kontoghiorghes@unine.ch>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:51:22 +0200
Subject: Workshop in Neuchatel on Matrix Computations and Statistics

Third workshop of the ERCIM Working Group on
MATRIX COMPUTATIONS AND STATISTICS
November 9-10, 2002, Neuchatel, Switzerland.
http://iiun.unine.ch/matrix/seminars/ERCIMWG02/index.html

The third workshop of the ERCIM Working Group on "Matrix Computations
and Statistics" will take place jointly with the 2nd International
workshop on "Parallel Matrix Algorithms and Applications" (PMAA'02)
9-10 November, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2002. There will be two days
of tutorials before the workshop.

Further information regarding the ERCIM WG and Workshop can be found
at: http://www.irisa.fr/aladin/wg-statlin/

All topics related to the Working Group and those emphasizing general
computational intensive methods in statistics will be considered for
presentation at the meeting. Full paper will be considered for
publication after a standard peer review process in a special issue of
the Computational Statistics & Data Analysis journal:
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/csda

Co-Chairs
L. Elden (Sweden), P.C. Hansen (Denmark) and G. Moustakides (France)

Scientific Programme Committee
M. Arioli (UK), R. Bro (Denmark), J. Erhel (Fr), S. Van Huffel
(Belgium), E. Kontoghiorghes (CH), B. De Moor (Belgium), S. Pollock
(UK) and B. Philippe (Fr).

Local organizing committee:
E.J. Kontoghiorghes, O. Besson, P. Foschi, C. Gatu and P. Yanev

Important dates:
Submission of 1-page abstract: 21 September 2002
Notification of acceptance: 11 October 2002
Workshop: 9-10 November 2002

Single page abstracts (plain text) should be sent before the deadline
by email to the workshop secretariat (group.matrix@unine.ch).


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From: Carlos Alves <calves@math.ist.utl.pt>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:37:15 +0100
Subject: Workshop in Lisbon on Inverse Obstacle Problems

Workshop in Inverse Obstacle Problems
Lisbon, Instituto Superior Tecnico,
November 4-6, 2002

http://www.math.ist.utl.pt/wiop/

Inverse Obstacle Problems is an important area of applied mathematical
research with applications in several areas of engineering and sciences,
namely non destructive testing, detection of cracks or material inhomogeneities,
medical imaging, etc.
The aim of this workshop is to discuss new developments, mathematical results
and numerical challenges on Inverse Obstacle Problems.
The workshop is dedicated to Professor Rainer Kress,
on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

There is no registration fee to attend the workshop.

Further information ----
Web page: http://www.math.ist.utl.pt/wiop/
Email: wiop@math.ist.utl.pt

The Organizing Committee
Carlos Alves (IST), Andreas Kirsch (U. Karlsruhe)


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From: Alexandre Tenca <tenca@ece.orst.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:00:30 -0700
Subject: IEEE Symposium on Computer Arithmetic

CALL FOR PAPERS
ARITH 16 - 16th Symposium on Computer Arithmetic
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
June 15-18 2003

Authors are invited to submit papers describing recent advances in
all aspects of computer arithmetic, including, but not restricted to
the following topics:
Foundations of number systems and arithmetic,
Arithmetic processor design and implementation,
Arithmetic algorithms and their analysis,
Highly parallel arithmetic units and systems,
New floating-point units and systems,
Standards for number representation and arithmetic,
Impact of high level languages on arithmetic systems,
Special function implementations, and
Applications of computer arithmetic for cryptography, DSP, data
compression, etc.

An electronic version of the complete paper and other contact
information should be submitted before October 15, 2002. Follow the
instructions at the conference web site: http://www.dec.usc.es/arith16/
(The trailing / is part of the URL.) Further instructions about
submission procedure, guidelines for paper preparation, and information
about the symposium will be posted at the web site.

GENERAL CHAIR:
Tomas Lang
Electrical and Computer Eng., University of California, Irvine, USA
tlang@uci.edu

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Javier Diaz Bruguera
Electrical and Computer Eng.,
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
bruguera@dec.usc.es

STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Jean-Michel Muller
CNRS - Laboratoire LIP, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France
Jean-Michel.Muller@ens-lyon.fr

PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Michael Schulte
Computer Science and Eng., Lehigh University, USA,
mschulte@cse.lehigh.edu

Jean-Claude Bajard
LIRMM CNRS, Universit? de Montpellier, France
bajard@lirmm.fr

PUBLICITY CHAIR:
Alexandre Ferreira Tenca
Electrical and Computer Eng, Oregon State University, USA
tenca@ece.orst.edu

This Symposium is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society


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From: Montaz Ali <mali@cs.wits.ac.za>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:49:18 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Lecturership Position at the Witwatersrand University

Lecturership Position in Applied Mathematics

Applications are invited for the above positions from suitably qualified
candidates. Areas of interest in the School include numerical analysis,
optimization and control, image processing, differential equations,
continuum mechanics, astronomy, bio-mathematics, mathematics of finance,
mathematics in industry and mathematical modelling.

The successful candidate will have a PhD. He or she will be working
within the field of computational mathematics/numerical analysis.

SALARY: This is negotiable. Additional benefits include contributions to
the provident fund, an annual bonus, generous leave, medical aid, housing
subsidy (if eligible), relocation allowance, 100% financial assistance of
dependent's university studies (if eligible).

ENQUIRIES: Prof D Sherwell, tel: (+27)(11) 717-6120, fax: (+27)(11)
403-9317, e-mail: sherwell@cam.wits.ac.za

TO APPLY: Submit a detailed CV with the names, addresses and contact
details (e-mail addresses) of three referees and certified copies of
degrees/diplomas to: Prof D Sherwell, School of Computational and Applied
Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050,
Johannesburg, South Africa.

CLOSING DATE 15 AUGUST 2002
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND IS COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY


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From: Ernie Rothman <rothman@salve.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 05:50:37 -0400
Subject: Teaching Position at Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University invites applicants for a full-time one-year
(i.e., 10-month) faculty appointment in Mathematics beginning in
September 2002. Duties are teaching 12 credit hours each
semester in undergraduate mathematics, and being available to students
for 5 office hours each week of a semester. The minimum qualification
for this position is a master's degree in either Mathematics or Applied
Mathematics. Prior teaching experience in undergraduate mathematics is
preferred.

To apply for this position, please send a letter of interest, CV,
(unofficial) graduate transcript, and statement of teaching philosophy,
and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to

Dr. Ernest E. Rothman, Chair
Department of Mathemmatical Sciences
Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Point Avenue
Newport, RI 02840-4192

rothman@salve.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position is filled.


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From: Isabelle Faille <Isabelle.faille@ifp.fr>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:13:22 +0200
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Institut Francais du Petrole

Postdoctoral position in scientific computing at the
Institut Francais du Petrole

Numerical simulation of multiphase production networks

The simulation of transient multiphase flow in pipes requires considerable
computational efforts. Today's IFP code is able to simulate compositional
three-phase flow in a 1D linear pipeline including equipments such as
valves, pumps,etc. However, oil and gas production devices are often
composed of several pipelines linked together into a complex network.
The goal of the postdoctoral position is to propose and to develop numerical
methods able to model junctions of pipelines.

The mathematical model is a PDE system composed of the mass conservation
equations of the components, together with the momentum and energy equation
for the mixture. The numerical scheme is based on a finite volume
discretization in space and a semi-implicit time discretization. The
programming will rely on a new software environment, which uses
object-oriented approach.

Student background
PhD in applied mathematics or scientific computing.
A knowledge in finite volume methods and hyperbolic systems of conservation
laws is necessary.

The salary will be of about 2200 Euros/month. The duration is 12-18 months.

Contact Isabelle Faille at Isabelle.Faille@ifp.fr for more information.


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From: Walter Gander <gander@inf.ethz.ch>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:28:07 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at ETH Zurich

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Computational Laboratory (CoLab)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
www.colab.ethz.ch

The CoLab Postdoctoral Program is envisioned as a core of researchers
conducting computational research on topics within the research goals
of the CoLab.

Current research focus areas include : Machine Learning Algorithms and
Multiscale Computational Methods as applied to Cell Biology,
Bioinformatics and Materials Science.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The postdoctoral fellowships provide successful applicants with the
resources and the interdisciplinary environment to support their
research goals. The purpose of the fellowship is to stimulate
cross-fertilization of ideas and to apply computational science to
challenging problems in Science and Engineering. The fellows are
responsible for conducting their own research projects and are
encouraged to contribute to the CoLab environment of openness,
interaction and collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS
An applicant must have a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree granted within three
years preceding the application date. We strongly encourage
applications from women and minorities.

Criteria used in the selection of postdoctoral fellows are the
applicants' scientific competence, their spirit of innovation and the
capability of conducting original and independent research in a highly
collaborative environment.

STIPEND
Successful applicants currently receive a stipend of about 90,000 to
100,000 SFR in the first year. These stipends are adjusted annually,
based on the governing guidelines of ETH Zurich.

NUMBERS AND TERMS OF APPOINTMENTS
We anticipate 5 to 10 initial appointments, followed by another 10
appointments within the next 6 months. The fellowships have a one to
three year term. Review of applications will begin July 1, 2002, and
will continue until the positions are filled.

HOW TO APPLY
Each applicant for a postdoctoral fellowship at the CoLab should
submit:

* An up-to-date curriculum vitae including summary of scientific work
experience, including :
o a detailed list of publications
o The names and addresses of three people familiar with the
applicant's research
o An abstract of her/his doctoral thesis

* A concise statement (1 to 3 pages) describing the applicant's
interest in CSE and the research that he/she wishes to pursue
during the CoLab appointment

We encourage applications via e-mail in electronic format (PDF, Word).
Inquiries and applications should be addressed to:

Dr. Sibylle Mueller
Computational Science, WET D 3
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
ETH Zentrum
8092 Zurich, Switzerland

E-mail: muellers@inf.ethz.ch
Tel : +41 1 632 6827

For further information please visit www.colab.ethz.ch


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From: A. K. Pani <akp@math.iitb.ac.in>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 07:06:25 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Contents, Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems

Contents of recent Issue of DEDS: Differential Equations and
Dynamical Systems: An International Journal

Volume 10, Numbers 1 \& 2, January \& April 2002

New Millennium Special Issue On Neural Networks and
Neuro Computing-Theory, Models, and Applications,
Part-2

V. Sree Hari Rao and P. Raja Sekhara Rao, Global
Dynamics of Cellular Neural Networks Involving
Time Delays, 3

Teodoro Lara, CNN and Controllability, 33

Xuemei Li and Lihong Huang, On the Existence of
Stable Equilibrium Points for CNN's, 53

Teodoro Lara, Paule Ecimovciz and Jianhong Wu,
Delayed Cellular Neural Networks, Models, Applications,
Implementation and Dynamics, 71.

Vladimir Chinarov and Michael Menzinger,
Computational Dynamics and Adaptive Learning of Bistable Gradient
Networks, 99.

D.E. Postnov, Seung Kee Han, O.V. Sosnovtseva and
Chang Soo Kim, Multistability in Coupled Neural
Oscillators: Transitions from Anti-phase to In-phase
Synchronization, 115.

Simon X. Yang and Tiemin Hu, An Efficient Neural
Network Approach to Real-time Control of a Mobile
Robot with unknown Dynamics, 151.

Teodor Marcu and Paul.M. Frank, Process Fault
Detection and Isolation using Dynamic Multi-layer Perceptrons
Genetically Evolved, 169.

Vu N.P. Dao and V. Rao, Computer Network Intrusion
Detection: A Comparison of Neural Networks Methods, 201.

Fernando Buarque Lima Neto and Philippe de Wilde,
Multiple Sclerosis Plques on Nervous Pathways:
A Computational Model using Neural Networks, 215.

JeongYon Shim, Conditional Reactive Hierarchial
Memory with Empirical Sensory Factor, 235.

Journal Home page: http://www.dedsj.org/


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From: Oleg Burdakov <olbur@mai.liu.se>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:23:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software

Table of Contents
Optimization Methods and Software (OMS)
Volume 17, Number 2 (2002)

A. B. Kurzhanski and P. Varaiya
On ellipsoidal techniques for reachability analysis
Part I: External approximations
177-206

A. B. Kurzhanski and P. Varaiya
On ellipsoidal techniques for reachability analysis
Part II: Internal approximations box-valued constraints
207-237

Murat Subasi
Optimal control of heat source in a heat conductivity problem
239-250

K. Beer and V.A. Skokov
Cutting plane methods based on the analytic barrier for minimization
of a convex function subject to box-constraints
251-269

Igor V. Konnov
A combined relaxation method for nonlinear variational inequalities
271-292

M. Doumpos and C. Zopounidis
On the development of an outranking relation for ordinal
classification problems: An experimental investigation of a new
methodology
293-317

J.W. Chinneck
Discovering the characteristics of mathematical programs via sampling
319-352

Forthcoming papers and complete table of contents for the journal OMS:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/OMS.contents

Latex style files:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/STYLES/

Free sample copy:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10556788.html


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