Brighton Secondary School
Newsletter ISSUE 5 I June 2016
From the Principal I was pleased to speak at the Education Nation conference in Sydney about our school’s digital journey since 2009. Schools from around Australia, both independent and public, were impressed with the work our teachers do to provide a world-class learning environment for the students. Many of these educators commented how fortunate our students and staff are to be at Brighton. I heard interesting ideas that either affirmed Brighton’s path or gave me new ways of forging our future. I liked the expression “Learning is hard fun”. Students tell us they want to have fun at school but those who are given challenging tasks, seem to have more fun. Sadly, there are some students who don’t want to keep trying, when the going gets tough. Our goal is to teach the students how to learn rather than what to learn and we seek your assistance to reinforce this message at home. Male staff have discussed with me, how they would like to mentor some of our Brighton boys who are struggling to cope with school. They have suggested a bush walking camp to give students memorable experiences and build their confidence and perseverance. If students are going to cope with the future, they need grit and determination.
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Character development is part of our business as educators. Last newsletter, I included the draft Character Wheel. We are enthusiastic about developing character in the students and look forward to your feedback.
Visit to BSS from Koonibba Aboriginal School. Sue Rodger, SIV Coordinator, Olivia O’Neill, Principal and Wade Bramford, Principal of Koonibba Aboriginal School with students from BSS and Koonibba.
We should call Brighton Secondary, “Busy” Secondary, as we have so many activities. All these events are designed to provide more opportunities for the students, who are fortunate to have dedicated teachers who go above and beyond. Last week, teachers stayed at school to 8pm to support the 19 Brighton teams in the Write a Book in a Day competition, then the outstanding Year 11 Drama production “Also a Mirror” was showcased and the remarkable “White Sands” exhibition of the shared artistic talents of Port Lincoln and Brighton students. The White Sands exhibition is well worth a visit to the Concert Hall foyer. None of these events could take place without staff who made a major personal commitment of time outside normal hours. I am leaving for Harvard on 6th July to study a course in setting Vision, the prize for the Leadership Award I received last year. I look forward to sharing what I learn. Olivia O’Neill Principal
STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! We are delighted to announce that Australian music legend Kate Ceberano will be an artist in residence at Brighton Secondary School in week 2, Term 3!
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Diary Dates JUNE 24 27
End of Semester 1 Semester 2 commences
JULY 1 Year 11 Elevate workshop 1 Year 10 KO Volleyball at Heathfield 3 Chaplain’s concert 4 Governing Council meeting, 7.00pm 8 Last day of Term 2, 1.00pm dismissal 25 Student Free Day / Staff Training 26 First day of term 3 for students 26 Hakuo Study Tour arrives 27 SIM performance to Hakuo Study Tour
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1 Governing Council meeting, 7.00pm 3 Year 10 Student SACE / VET Assembly 3 Year 10 & 11 SACE Parent Evening 5-7 SIV State Cup 10 SIM Recitals Australia 12 Year 11 SACE Assembly 13-20 Year 10 Ski trip 18 Poetry in Action workshops 19 Year 11 Elevate workshop 20 Choral Concert “When Icicles Hang” 22 Stage 2 Music Solo 2nd summative 26 Year 11 Elevate workshop 29 SIV in zone Year 7 trials by appointment 29 SIV out of zone trials for Years 8-11 31 Percussion showcase
1 Year 10 à 11 Subject Conferences 3.30 – 4.30pm 2 Year 10, 11 Subject Confirmation Day 2 Year 8 & 9 Challenge Day (non school day) 5 School Closure Day 5 Governing Council meeting, 7.00pm 6 Student Free Day / Staff Training 9 Year 11 Elevate Workshop 10 Music Spectacular Concert 13-16 Year 12 Trial Exams 14 Moon Lantern Festival 6.30pm 15 Open KO Volleyball at BSS 16 Year 11 Elevate workshop 18 SIM performance City to Bay Fun Run 19 SIV Year 9 Challenge at BSS 20-23 Year 12 Trial Exams 21 Year 10 Outdoor Pursuits Aquatics 22 Year 11 Outdoor Education Aquatics 26-28 SIV South Coast Tour 26-30 SACE Stage 2 Music Final exams for Performance students 30 Last day of term 3, 1.00pm dismissal
100th Birthday for a Former Teacher Congratulations to Mrs Isabel “Jean” Collaton (nee Coleman) a former teacher of Brighton High School. Jean taught at Brighton from 1960 until her retirement in the mid 70’s. Jean was a language teacher – mainly French. She turned 100 in March and celebrated her birthday in San Diego USA with her family and 150 guests.
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Congratulations Students & Staff
Congratulations to Ms Chloë Fox, French Teacher at Brighton Secondary Congratulations to Nick Jones, Year 9, who has been selected to participate in the Secondary School Sport SA Interstate Australian Football Championships, to be held in Maroochydore Queensland, during July this year. Stuart Taeuber, Year 12, competed in his 10th National Junior Tenpin Bowling Championships in Melbourne. This event was followed by State President’s Shield competition which was the 5th time he has been in the SA team, and his 2nd year as Captain. Stuart was also presented with the Sportspersons Award.
Cameron Field, Year 10, who has been selected in the NRL SA Under 15’s State Representative Team competing in the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships. Tom Lightfoot, Year 8, who has been selected for the forthcoming School Sport Australia Swimming championships to be held in Darwin in September. Congratulations to Jasmine Duggan for being awarded a Colin Oliver-Wyatt Music Scholarship.
School, who has won a subsidised place in the national Excellence in School Leadership Initiative’s (NESLI) ‘Lead and Expert Teachers Leadership Colloquium’.
Riley Byrne, Year 10, who represented the state in the South Australian Junior Gold Cup Team in Rugby. Congratulations to Craig Shearer who has been chosen to play in the SSSSA Soccer Championships, to be held in Port Kennedy, WA from 20th - 27th August. Jake Rosenthal, Year 12, who represented South Australia in the ALA Under 18 National Lacrosse Championships in Perth.
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Volleyball News Eyre Peninsula Tour In Week 4 of Term 2, a group of Year 9’s and 11’s travelled to the Eyre Peninsula for our annual tour. While we were there, we went to schools to teach students at other schools how to play volleyball and to assist their learning of the sport. Our first stop was Ceduna where we went to two schools. The first school was a small Aboriginal Primary School outside of Ceduna called Koonibba. While we were there, we were able to try damper and kangaroo tail. The next school was Ceduna Area School where we had volleyball workshops running for the students. While a group were at the school, others were at an Aboriginal Art gallery learning about culture and having a go at dot painting. Next we travelled to Port Lincoln via Baird Bay where students swam with wild dolphins and sea lions. We then went to Port Lincoln High School for another workshop. We experienced many Aboriginal traditions and learnt about their culture as well as expanded our volleyball communication, community and leadership skills. Danielle Sibbons Year 9 Volleyball Student
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SIV Faculty Observation Session On Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th May, family members of our Year 8 SIV Students were invited to attend a double lesson. This new initiative was created to develop an understanding of the history and culture of the SIV Program over the past 30 years. It also allowed those that attended the opportunity to see their student ‘in action’ playing with their peers in class time which rarely occurs at high school. Staff were able to demonstrate the class expectations, lesson structure and rationale of the SIV program for our Year 8 students. Sue Rodger SIV Coordinator
Year 8 Volleyball Challenge On Monday 16th May our Year 8 Special Interest Volleyball classes represented Brighton Secondary School for the first time. Five girls and four boys teams were randomly chosen to participate in a round robin tournament hosted by Heathfield High. Hallett Cove also competed in the all day event. Although scores were kept, the main focus of the day was to meet new people from other schools and develop skills previously learnt in class. Whilst the standard of play was very pleasing, even more impressive was the conduct of our players on and off the court. They were enthusiastically led by a group of Year 11 SIV students who volunteered their services for the day. All students are to be congratulated on being fine ambassadors for Brighton. Thanks also to Sue Rodger for organising the day, Mr Tester for his support during the tournament and to Stuart Scott and his staff at Heathfield for ensuring the day ran smoothly. Shane Durbridge SIV Teacher
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(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths)
STEAM News STEAM News
Raising STEAM - This event was held during week 5 of the school term, and was held in an effort to demystify and unpack STEM at Brighton Secondary School, and in the larger educational community. Activities and presenters included: Yasmin Patterson/Maj-Lis Borgen-Smith - Design Thinking Challenge STeAM Sam Moyle - Terrain parking with Sphero SPRK sTEAm David Adam - Mexhexaflexagons sTeAM Jeremy LeCornu - The Marshmallow Challenge StEam Aimee Shattock - BreakoutEDU Challenge Launch sTeAM Finn Galindo - Computer Aided Design (CAD) at BSS sTEAm Mel Adams - Laser Etching in your faculty STEAM Nic Tubb - Making super simple video games sTEAM Lyle Sutton - Task Design for Beginners Using a STEM Approach STEAM Marie Elley - Buzzlebot - E textiles sTeAm I would like to congratulate and thank each one of the presenters, who gave up their time to prepare and deliver the excellent sessions listed above, with particular acknowledgement to Sam Moyle and Finn Galindo who assisted me greatly with the logistics of the event. We have some talented and dedicated STEAM teachers at Brighton Secondary School, and many of them were on show during this event.
Subs in Schools – Advanced Technologies The wonderful ‘Deep Blue’ Subs in Schools team, comprising of Year 11 students, Sheli Sverdlov, Michael Walker and Sukhbir Gill, are advancing well with their campaign towards the State Finals in September. Similar to the F1’s marketing and collaboration feature strongly in the campaign, and along with advanced graphics, they are all progressing well. Parts of the hull have been designed and prototyped using our 3D printers. Much of the required electrics have been obtained, and are being assembled and trialled.
F1 in Schools – State Competition Several teams are preparing for the F1i’S’s State competition to be held at the Adelaide Show during September. Of course, if any teams are good enough to win this event, we know that they will represent South Australia at the National event in 2017. From there, who knows? The next newsletter will feature the new teams, their members, and some marketing details.
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F1 in Schools – Advanced Technology World Finals Preparation As reported previously, we have won the right to represent Australia at the World STEM F1 in Schools Finals in Austin Texas during October this year. Our students are now collaborating with students from St. Bede’s College in Melbourne, who are new to the challenge, and finished 4th at the Nationals. To facilitate the collaboration, the team Skype and keep in touch regularly via social media. In addition, each group of students have visited their respective schools in recent months. The new team name is Infinitude. The car is constantly being engineered, designed, tested, analysed and modified in an effort to produce excellence for the team, and the results so far have been very encouraging. The team is working diligently with a number of engineers and G&M code writers, both here in Adelaide, interstate and overseas. Watching students collaborate meaningfully with industry, in partnerships, is a much sought after school goal and that’s just one reason I love this challenge! Marketing and the design and manufacture of the Trade Display booth itself, are well under way. Fundraising is part of this program, and the team is desperately trying to find sponsors, who may be able to assist them with travel and accommodation costs. Please contact the school if you or your company could help in any way. The P1 (Prototype 1) will be displayed on their Trade Display booth in Texas. This design features a standard wheel and axle assembly, and P2 will have advanced modifications to this part of the car. We are all very excited, and working hard to represent our school, state and country, so please come in and visit if you would like to see the National Champions at work, and therefore the World campaign first hand. Stephen Read Coordinator STEM
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Drama News Year 8 Drama Year 8 Drama have been developing their acting skills and tools over the last term through a range of physical and theoretical workshops. Judging by some of the performances given this term, there will be some very talented actors coming through BSS Drama program in the near future. Pictured are the Year 8’s in their performance ‘Quest for the Stone’. Clynton Oakley Drama Teacher
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Year 10 Drama Year 10 Drama presented their ‘24 Hours of TV’ task during week 5. Essentially the task required students to work in small ensembles and devise a series of scenes around the idea of one flicking through the TV over a 24-hour period. Each scene had to realistically capture the TV program while entertaining the audience through the use of comedy. There were some pleasing results. Pictured is a selection of photos from their workshops. Clynton Oakley Drama Teacher
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Write-a-Book-in-a-Day A Resounding Success
This Think Bright and English Faculty product-based learning initiative is now in its third year and we congratulate all students and teachers involved for a very successful day. Organised by the Katherine Pritchard Foundation, BSS students from Years 8 – 12 wrote 4000-word, illustrated children’s books in teams of 5 – 8 to fundraise for Kids for Cancer. Participation has grown enormously from 4 teams in 2014 to 21 teams this year, with students creating and publishing twenty books - all written, illustrated and published in 12 short hours on Wednesday June 15. We also hosted teams from our Holdfast Partnership schools – two from Paringa Park Primary and two from Brighton Primary – and their students learnt new skills, published 4 books and were given a small taste of secondary school life. Prior to writing, students participated in a Skype workshop with well-known children’s author Lili Wilkinson, who brought the art of storytelling vividly alive for all. Illustrators were expertly taught watercolour techniques by our Arts Coordinator, Yasmin Paterson, who gave them both confidence and inspiration. Many teams have already been generously sponsored. The proceeds go to Kids for Cancer and donations to our teams can be made online at www.writeabookinaday. com till the end of August. The books our students have produced can soon be viewed here too and the hard copies will be housed in the Library at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The enthusiasm and very hard work by the 137 students who participated this year is a testament to the success of product-based learning, which is one of many well-researched and proven pedagogies available to all BSS students to promote successful learning. Maj-Lis Borgen-Smith Challenge-Based Teaching and Learning Coordinator
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Think Bright News Think Bright Gifted and Talented Study Day Excursion The Year 8-10 Think Bright cohort recently took a day trip to Concordia College to participate in the Academy Conferences Gifted and Talented Study Day with a further ten schools from around Adelaide. This Study Day was aimed at broadening and enlightening students in regard to conceptual ideas around knowledge, philosophy, ethics and facts. The aim was to develop students’ understanding of how we and other people can interact with the world around us and at the same time generate discussion of these topics. The day began with the topic ‘knowledge’ as a concept, separating what defines knowledge compared to belief. It then philosophically moved into the differing views of Rationalism and Empiricism. The conversation certainly opened up some views and ideas about thinking and how we process opinion and facts in order to develop our own knowledge. The students themselves came away having experienced many new perspectives and also after having spent time engaging in discussion on some new esoteric ideas which were very thought provoking. Developing these ideas and concepts will hopefully, in time, enable our Think Bright students to engage more thoughtfully in the world around them and spark interest in new ways of learning and leading their personal lives. Finn Galindo Think Bright Teacher F1 in Schools
Science News The D. R. Stranks Memorial Lecture - “A Beginner’s Guide to Forensic Science” Public interest in forensic science has increased in recent years due largely to the popularity of fictional crime solving programs. The techniques used to detect evidence are generally presented in an unrealistic way in these programs. Professor Simon Lewis used some real cases to discuss the scientific background of forensic evidence. In order to draw valid conclusions from forensic evidence a variety of techniques are used, such as those used to detect fingermarks and microscopic trace materials. Brighton Secondary School was privileged to co-host this annual Royal Australian Chemical Institute event together with Adelaide University and Pembroke. Approximately 240 Brighton Secondary School science students from Years 9 – 12 attended this fascinating presentation on Friday June 10.
Professor Simon Lewis is the Professor of Forensic and Analytical Chemistry and Director of Teaching and Learning in the Department of Chemistry at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. His research is focused on chemical techniques applied to forensic analysis and he has published in excess of 90 peer reviewed papers and book chapters in the areas of analytical and forensic chemistry. His activities in forensic science and chemistry education have been recognised by a number of awards at the university and national level. I would like to thank the RACI Chemical Education group and Professor Lewis for giving our students the opportunity to learn more about this important area of science. Mark Orchard Science Coordinator
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Music News Concert for the Royal Society for the Blind On Tuesday 31st May, we were delighted to entertain some guests from the Royal Society for the Blind in the Concert Hall. Students from all year levels performed for 1 hour followed by a cup of tea and a chat. It was wonderful to connect with the community while giving some of our students and ensembles their first performance opportunity for the year.
Young Adelaide Sings On Sunday 5th June the Brighton Treble Choir and Bel Canto performed at Young Adelaide Sings. This afternoon concert is held annually by the Australian National Choral Association (ANCA) and is a great opportunity for Adelaide youth choirs to come together to celebrate choral singing and perform to each other. This year the concert included the B# Male Voice Choir, Australian Youth Choir, SA Public Primary Schools Choir and Marryatville High School Junior Choir. It was a very successful afternoon of music from a wide variety of genres and a valuable sharing experience for all involved.
Big Band Bash at the Gov On Sunday June 5th the Brighton Big Band 1 was invited to perform at JazzSA’s “BIG BAND BASH” at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel. This is an annual event and the first time Brighton has been involved. The event is a tribute to Mike Stewart who was a very passionate jazz educator and band director in Adelaide with the proceeds going towards a scholarship in his honour.
Adelaide Choral Eisteddfod Our 2016 Choral Eisteddfod campaign proved to be very successful with the following results: • Treble Choir – 1st place • Boys Chamber Choir – 1st place • Concert Choir – 2nd place • Bel Canto – 3rd place Congratulations to all students and staff involved.
ASME Conference On Saturday 18th June, Brighton Secondary School hosted the Australian Society for Music Education’s conference “Young Composers in the Classroom”. This event, which had a strong emphasis on music technology, aimed to equip music educators with tools to aid the delivery of composition courses to students. It saw the return of Andrew Dean to the Hudson Room as keynote speaker to share some of his vast experience with delegates. Andrew Barrett Head of Music
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White Sands Exhibition The opening of the White Sands exhibition was held on Thursday June 16th in the Concert Hall Foyer. White Sands is a collaborative art exhibition celebrating the partnership between Port Lincoln High School and Brighton Secondary School. Our students have had the opportunity to meet with the Port Lincoln students in Adelaide, in Port Lincoln and in Scotdesco to build friendships, develop cultural understanding and teach each other art skills that began the major works for the exhibition. The art work has been packed in suitcases and carefully carried between the two schools. We have learnt new skills such as basket weaving and contemporary Aboriginal painting techniques, along with understanding of the storytelling involved in Indigenous art.
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Two of the major pieces in the exhibition were based on the sand dunes that we share in common in our local areas, and are intertwined in most of our shared experiences. Another major piece Transience was based on the fields we saw on the flight between the two schools. The exhibition was opened by Olivia O’Neill, Tony Green and Wanda Jarvis, as well as some of the students, and was catered for by Brighton’s Home Economics students. We had a wonderful experience learning about the Port Lincoln community, Indigenous language, culture and art as well as making valuable friendships. Cheryl Evans Art Teacher
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Year 10 Geography Coming towards the end of the first semester, Year 10 Geography students have been finalising their assessment pieces. Their recent assignment required students to present a multi-media presentation that examined the major issues facing sustainability in Australia. Students had to use statistics, newspaper articles and a range of other sources as they researched the environmental, social and economic elements of the topic. Topics of focus included: climate change; logging; industrial pollution; introduced species; conservation; deforestation and urbanisation. The results were outstanding. Students really took to the concept of creating their own presentation using various multi-media applications. Their research and final products demonstrated a high level of engagement with the topic ‘Sustainability and Australia’. A special mention to Alysia Sejjal who took up the challenge to deliver a lesson on deforestation to her peers. She used the application of Kahoot to engage her peers and to create some friendly competition. Well done Alysia! Clynton Oakley Humanities & Social Sciences Teacher
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Year 12 Aquatics The Year 12 Physical Education classes participated very successfully in their registered practical at Port Noarlunga Aquatics Centre from Monday to Wednesday of week 4 this term. Students chose either surfing or kayaking for their assessment topic. The swell was a solid 2 foot and students made the most of the offshore winds to surf clean waves, particularly on the Tuesday. Peter Vowles Coordinator Healthy Lifestyles
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Food in Action Mrs Susanna Brandt’s Year 9 Food in Action classes took part in a Bento Box Challenge (Japanese take away lunch food). They created these fantastic character bento boxes as part of the challenge!
Outdoor Education Mountain Biking SACE Stage One Outdoor Education Mountain Biking On June 2nd our Outdoor Education class went mountain biking at Prospect Hill in Kuitpo Forest. We had been increasing our fitness in the spin room during the weeks leading up to the experience, so we were ready for the challenge. After being correctly fitted out with the right size hardtail mountain bike and safety gear, we learnt and practised techniques of navigating over, under and around obstacles. Once we were confident that we could apply these skills, we went down hill mountain biking on the single trails through the pine trees and native forest. It was an exciting and adventure filled activity. A great way to be active in the outdoors. Peter Vowles Coordinator Healthy Lifestyles
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English News Cloudstreet Opera
Luka gives a different Lesson in poetry!
On the 18th May, a seemingly normal Wednesday night, while most high school students sat at home thoroughly ‘engrossed’ in homework, four Brighton Secondary Year 12 students gathered in the blistering cold outside Her Majesty Theatre to embark on an epic journey of love and family.
Late last term the Year 10s gathered in the Brighton Theatre to see Luka Lesson, a slam poet from Victoria, perform and inspire students to open their minds to creative thinking. Luka Lesson recited many of his poems, taught poetry reading and writing skills and shared a bit about himself.
Along with English teachers, Ms Smith and Ms Chetty, the students were lucky enough to witness the magic of opera in the exhilarating, new, theatrical adaptation of the iconic Australian novel by Tim Winton, Cloudstreet.
Luka taught the students that while performing poetry you must not only convey the story and emotion with your voice but with your stance and movement. He performed a moving piece about war that won the Australian Slam poem competition. Luka’s poems had themes ranging from the tragedy of war to his wonderful, elderly ya-ya. Luka interacted with the students by quizzing them on poetry and giving them the chance to ask him questions. He also gave students the opportunity to go on stage to show everyone their own poetry skills. It was a fun and positive experience, giving students a new perspective on poetry.
Directed by internationally renowned theatre director, Gale Edwards, Cloudstreet follows the tale of two working class Australian families, and the extraordinary events that unite them. Set in suburban Perth during the mid 20th century, the performance was emotional, hilarious and thought provoking and certainly did the novel justice. In particular, it was strange yet amazing witnessing opera sung in classic Australian accents with slang such as, ‘dunnies,’ and ‘ning-nongs.’ The actors also did an incredible job fulfilling the roles of the quirky and memorable characters.
Elenora Stephenson Year 10 English Student
It was evidently very well received by the students, with Alex Hogan, Year 12 English Studies student, proclaiming it a, ‘zany and creative rendition of a classic Australia novel’. Fellow English Studies and Music student, Travis Collins, agrees and states that, ‘the lazy Susan stage was ingenious and the orchestra was majestic’. They all highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the novel or possesses a keen interest in music. It is definitely very different from anything you would have seen before, however, its originality and Australian uniqueness is sure to leave you astounded and your opinion on opera changed forever. Nina Phillips Year 12 English Studies Student
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