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MONDAY, January 15
6:00pm – 2:00am PBS programs on closed-circuit channels 69 and 70 (see separate schedule)
TUESDAY, January 16
6:00 – 8:45am PBS programs on closed-circuit channels 69 and 70 (see separate schedule)
8:30 Buffet breakfast (Viennese)
9:00 PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC (PBS KIDS) press conference (Viennese)
PBS KIDS’ newest animated series follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her brother Peter. Pinkalicious imagines creative possibilities everywhere she looks. She is an artist at heart – and, like most creative people, she sees the world differently from others. She knows what she likes, and is not afraid to express herself – though she sometimes needs help from her brother, Peter, and her neighborhood friends. Designed for children ages 3-5, PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC encourages kids to engage in the creative arts and self-expression, covering areas such as music, dance and visual arts. Based on the best-selling Pinkalicious book series by Victoria Kann, this new multiplatform media property will air on PBS stations, the 24/7 PBS KIDS channel and PBS KIDS digital platforms. Premieres February 19
• Dorothea Gillim, series executive producer • Kayla Erickson, voice, “Pinkalicious” • Akua F. Kouyate-Tate, vice president, Education, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, and series curriculum advisor • Vaneese Thomas, blues recording artist (The Long Journey Home, Blues for
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My Father) featured in an interstitial in the series
PR Contact: Maria Vera Whelan, [email protected]: 703-739-3225; 703-541-9693
9:45 PBS Executive Session press conference (Huntington)
• Paula Kerger, PBS President & CEO
PR contact: Jennifer Byrne, [email protected]; 703-739-5487
10:30 INDEPENDENT LENS “Dolores” press conference (Huntington)
Dolores Huerta, an important, yet largely unknown civil rights activist, was an equal partner in cofounding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez. Her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Huerta tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, became one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century, and, at 87, she continues the fight to this day. With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, “Dolores” reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to social change. Premieres March 27
• Dolores Huerta, activist • Benjamin Bratt, consulting producer • Peter Bratt, producer, writer and director • Lois Vossen, series executive producer
PR contact: Donna Hardwick, [email protected]; 415-356-8383 ext. 241
INDEPENDENT LENS “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities” press conference (Huntington)
This film tells the rich, complex, and untold story of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). A haven for black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries — and a path of promise toward the American dream — HBCUs have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field, while remaining unapologetically black for more than 150 years. From the earliest attempts of slaves to gain an education to today’s campuses, the film examines the incalculable impact that HBCUs have had on American history, culture and national identity. Premieres February 19
• Stanley Nelson, filmmaker, producer and director • Dr. Michael Lomax, president, The United Negro College Fund • Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, president, Spelman College • Lois Vossen, series executive producer
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PR contact: Donna Hardwick, [email protected]; 415-356-8383 ext. 241
11:30 Writing break
12:15 Buffet lunch (Viennese)
12:45 MASTERPIECE “Little Women” press conference (Viennese)
Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott and loved by generations of women worldwide, “Little Women” is a universal coming-of-age story. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee —and while their father is away at war — the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love to loss and marriage. This two-part adaptation is from the award-winning creator of “Call the Midwife,” Heidi Thomas, who also wrote “Cranford” and the latter-day “Upstairs Downstairs” for PBS MASTERPIECE. Premieres May 13
Producer and writer panel:
• Colin Callender, executive producer • Heidi Thomas, screenwriter and executive producer • Rebecca Eaton, series executive producer
Actor panel:
• Annes Elwy, actor, “Beth March” • Willa Fitzgerald, actor, “Meg March” • Jonah Hauer-King, actor, “Theodore ‘Laurie’ Laurence” • Maya Hawke, actor, “Jo March” • Angela Lansbury, actor, “Aunt March” • Emily Watson, actor, “Marmee March” • Rebecca Eaton, series executive producer
PR contacts: Ellen Dockser, 617-300-5338; [email protected]; Laura Garvey, 617-300-5342; [email protected]
2:30 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Gilded Age” press conference (Huntington)
Thirty years after the Civil War, America had transformed itself into an economic powerhouse. But the transformation had created stark new divides in wealth, class and opportunity. The simultaneous rise of a lavishly wealthy one percent and a struggling working class sparked passionate and violent debate over questions still being asked today: How is wealth best distributed, and by what process? Should the government concern itself with economic growth or economic justice? Are we two nations — one for
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the rich and one for the poor — or one nation where everyone has a chance to succeed? Premieres February 6
• Edward T. O’Donnell, Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross • Nell Irvin Painter, author, Professor of History Emerita, Princeton University • Mark Zwonitzer, writer • Mark Samels, series executive producer
PR contact: Cara White, 843-881-1480; 843-224-1442 (c); [email protected]
3:15 ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS, A NATURE MINISERIES press conference (Huntington)
Get a front row seat for an extraordinary experience. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan (NATURE “Snowbound: Animals of Winter”) and a team of pioneering animal behaviorists join forces to explore stories of animal lives “told” by the animals. ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS, A NATURE MINISERIES showcases a side of the animal kingdom where human cameramen can’t go, and animals become the cinematographers. Through custom, state-of-the-art cameras worn by the animals themselves, sprint across the savanna with a cheetah, plunge into the ocean with a seal and swing through the trees with a chimpanzee. Be privy to their secret lives as never before and uncover some truly unprecedented behavior through their eyes. Each episode features three different species. Premieres Wednesdays, January 31- February 14
• Gordon Buchanan, on-screen presenter and cameraman • Dan Rees, BBC producer • Fred Kaufman, series executive producer
PR contact: Chelsey Saatkamp, [email protected]; 212-560-4905
4:00 PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS press conference (Huntington)
With more than one billion views since its debut in 2012, PBS Digital Studios continues to reach new, diverse audiences with video content specifically curated for YouTube, Facebook and virtual reality platforms. While many other networks are shying away from developing web-exclusive series, learn how PBS Digital Studios is blazing new trails.
• Danielle Bainbridge, host, “Origin of Everything” • Joe Hanson, host, “It’s Okay to Be Smart” • Don Wilcox, vice president, PBS digital marketing
PR contact: Atiya Frederick, [email protected]; 703-739-5147
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4:15 Refreshment break (Huntington Foyer)
4:30 AMERICAN MASTERS “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart” press conference (Huntington)
In the late 1950s, when Lorraine Hansberry set out to write a play about the struggles of an ordinary black family on Chicago’s South Side, no work by a female African-American playwright had ever been produced on Broadway. Nearly six decades later her acclaimed, groundbreaking play A Raisin in the Sun remains a beloved theatrical jewel, but the fascinating story of its author is not widely known. Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain explores the life and work of this passionate writer and civil rights advocate, with narration by actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson, the voice of Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose as Lorraine Hansberry, as well as interviews with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Harry Belafonte, and Louis Gossett, Jr. The documentary is part of AMERICAN MASTERS’ year-long online campaign Inspiring Woman. Premieres January 19
• Louis Gossett, Jr., Oscar-winning actor • Tracy Heather Strain, filmmaker • Michael Kantor, series executive producer
PR contact: Emma Dayton [email protected]; 212-560-4906
AMERICAN MASTERS “BOMBSHELL: The Hedy Lamarr Story” press conference (Huntington)
Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr (Ziegfeld Girl, Samson and Delilah) was known as the world’s most beautiful woman. Her looks overshadowed Lamarr’s true legacy as a technological trailblazer in communication systems. She never publicly talked about her life as an inventor so her family thought her story died when she did. But in 2016, debut director Alexandra Dean and producer Adam Haggiag discovered four never-before-heard audio tapes of Lamarr speaking on the record about her incredible life. Combining this newly discovered interview with intimate reflections from her children, closest friends, family and admirers, including Mel Brooks and Robert Osborne, “Bombshell” finally gives Hedy Lamarr the chance to tell her own story. Premieres May 18
• Alexandra Dean, director • Danijela Cabric, associate professor, UCLA Electrical Engineering • Michael Kantor, series executive producer
PR contact: Emma Dayton [email protected]; 212-560-4906
5:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES “Nas Live from the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop” press conference (Huntington)
Released in 1994, Illmatic is the seminal debut album by groundbreaking hip-hop artist Nas, and has long been considered one of the greatest hip-hop records of all
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time. The album is a densely textured, deeply lyrical portrait of life in the largest public housing project in North America, the Queensbridge Houses, located in the Long Island City area of New York City and housing nearly 7,000 people. Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, Nas teamed with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to stage a once-in-a-lifetime symphonic rendition of one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history. Premieres February 2
• Nas, 13-time Grammy-nominated recording artist • David Horn, series executive producer
PR contact: Emma Dayton, [email protected]; 212-560-4906
6:30 Buffet dinner and cocktails (Viennese)
7:30 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Sutton Foster in Concert” performance and press conference (Viennese)
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS BROADWAY SINGS will deliver four leading voices of musical theater: Stephanie J. Block, Sutton Foster, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Andrew Rannells. Blending the intimacy of a cabaret with Broadway panache, each episode features one of these performers illuminating their musical journey to stardom, highlighting favorite songs, and offering some unexpected surprises. All performances were filmed in front of live audiences at the stunning Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center in December. Sutton Foster’s PBS special includes an appearance by theater great and television favorite, Jonathan Groff. Premieres Spring 2018
• Sutton Foster • Andrew C. Wilk, series executive producer and show producer
PR contact: Isabel Sinistore, 212-671-4195; [email protected]
9:00 Evening event concludes
9:00pm – 2:00am PBS programs on closed-circuit channels 69 and 70 (see separate schedule)
WEDNESDAY, January 17
6:00 – 8:45am PBS programs on closed-circuit channels 69 and 70 (see separate schedule)
8:30 Buffet breakfast featuring cuisine from Ethiopia, Vietnam, and elsewhere (Viennese)
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9:00 NO PASSPORT REQUIRED press conference (Viennese)
Chef Marcus Samuelsson embodies America’s extraordinarily rich cultural diversity — born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden and a proud resident of Harlem. In NO PASSPORT REQUIRED, Samuelsson explores U.S. communities that reveal the best global cuisine hidden in America’s backyards — from the flavorful fare of Washington, DC’s Little Ethiopia to Fremont, California’s Little Kabul, with its large Afghan population, to the thriving Vietnamese shrimpers on the bayous of Louisiana. The story will continue through a nationwide series of events that bring the featured cuisines to audiences in each city, through exclusive behind-the-scenes digital content on Eater and PBS.org, and through local outreach by PBS member stations and Eater’s local city platforms. Premieres Summer 2018
• Marcus Samuelsson, chef and host • Sonia Chopra, managing editor, Eater • Chad Mumm, VP, Vox Entertainment • Pamela A. Aguilar, senior director, PBS programming
PR contact: Cara White, 843-881-1480; 843-224-1442 (c); [email protected]; Michaé Godwin, 703-739-8483, [email protected]
9:45 SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED, SEASON 3 press conference (Huntington)
The third installment of the critically acclaimed documentary series features six new episodes, filmed around the world exploring the inspirations, scene settings, text and context of plays in the Shakespeare canon. Each episode is hosted by a major theatrical figure: F. Murray Abraham, Helen Hunt, Brian Cox, Simon Russell Beale, Romola Garai, and one additional to be announced. The series goes beyond biography and performance to focus on the plays themselves: The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure and Richard III. Shakespeare Uncovered 3 draws on a trove of archival film showing some of the finest actors of the last 100 years tackling the great roles, as well as behind-the-scenes production footage and interviews with actors, historians and scholars. Premiere date TBA
• Helen Hunt, Oscar and Emmy-winning actor • Richard Denton, series producer • Nicola Stockley, series producer • Stephen Segaller, executive-in-charge
PR contact: Chelsey Saatkamp, [email protected]; 212-560-4905
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10:30 MASTERPIECE “The Child in Time” press conference (Huntington)
In an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s award-winning 1987 novel by the same name, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald star as the grieving parents of a missing little girl. Set two years after the girl’s disappearance, the film explores the dark territory of a marriage devastated, the loss of childhood, the fluidity of time, grief, hope and acceptance. Premieres April 1
• Benedict Cumberbatch, executive producer and actor, “Stephen Lewis,” via satellite • Kelly Macdonald, actor, “Julie Lewis” • Rebecca Eaton, series executive producer
PR contacts: Ellen Dockser, 617-300-5338; [email protected]; Laura Garvey, 617-300-5342; [email protected]
11:15 MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE press conference (Huntington)
This new special celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of the beloved PBS children’s series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” on February 19, 1968. With nearly 900 shows encompassing topics that resonate with adults and children alike to this day, the series became a landmark in children’s television, and generations grew up watching and learning from its creator and host, Fred Rogers. This special pays tribute to a much- loved American icon and features celebrities like Judd Apatow, Joyce DiDonato, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kratt, John Lithgow, Yo-Yo Ma and son Nicholas Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Sarah Silverman, Esperanza Spalding, and Caroll Spinney as they reveal their favorite memories from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, while Joe Negri (“Handyman Negri”), David Newell (“Mr. McFeely”), and Joanne Rogers, Fred’s widow, share their personal stories. Also featured are performances from the archives by Tony Bennett and more. Premieres March 6.
• Ellen Doherty, executive producer • Nicholas Ma, featured in the original series • David Newell, “Mr. McFeely, The Speedy Delivery Man” • JoAnn Young, producer
PR contact: Alison Grand, 212-584-1133; [email protected]; Gabrielle Torello, (917) 312-2832; [email protected]
12:00 Buffet lunch (Viennese)
12:30 CIVILIZATIONS press conference (Viennese)
Over nine episodes, the film transports viewers across the globe, visiting such cultural landmarks as the great mosques of Istanbul, the ancient cities of Mesoamerica, the
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Buddhist caves of Ajanta in India and the funeral site of China’s first emperor. CIVILIZATIONS explores a sweeping range of topics, including the earliest human cultural artifacts and the representation of the body in art, what happens when different civilizations encounter each other, and the nature of “renaissances” around the world. Underlying the series will be an exploration of the premise that it is through the creative imagination that humanity expresses its most essential self and looks for the fundamental meaning of life. Premieres April 17
• Debra Diamond, Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, Smithsonian National Museums of Asian Art • David Olusoga, British-Nigerian historian and writer • Jane Root, founder and CEO, Nutopia
PR contact: Brian Moriarty, [email protected]; Michaé Godwin, 703-739- 8483, [email protected]
1:15 NOVA “First Face of America” press conference (Huntington)
On an unlucky day 13,000 years ago, a slightly built, malnourished teenager missed her footing and tumbled to the bottom of a 100-foot pit deep inside a cave in Mexico’s Yucatan. Rising seas flooded the cave and, until recently, cut it off from the outside world. Then a team of divers chanced upon her nearly complete and astonishingly well- preserved skeleton alongside fossils of extinct Ice Age beasts such as giant sloths and saber-tooth tigers. Now, NOVA takes you on a spectacular and risky underwater expedition to recover her bones and explores one of science’s most controversial riddles: the origins of the First Americans. Intricate detective work reveals that the young woman’s bones are among the earliest known human remains in the Americas. Premieres February 7
• Dr. James Chatters, Ph.D., applied paleoscience, lead scientist/principal investigator, Hoyo Negro • Alberto Nava, main diver, discoverer and documenter of Naia • Graham Townsley, producer, director and writer • Paula S. Apsell, series senior executive producer
PR contact: Eileen Campion, 646-325-6455, 212-966-4600, [email protected]; Jennifer Welsh, 978-985-9835, 617-300-4382, [email protected]
NOVA WONDERS press conference (Huntington)
This new series reports from the frontiers of science. With its emphasis on provocative and unanswered questions, NOVA WONDERS follows researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown — and from the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind. NOVA WONDERS reveals how far we’ve come in our search for answers, how we managed to
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get here and the remarkable scientists who are transforming our world and the future. Premieres Wednesdays, April 25-May 30
• Michael Bicks, NOVA WONDERS series producer • Dr. Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D., co-host, CEO and co-founder of Affectiva • Dr. Talithia Williams, Ph.D., co-host, Associate Dean for Research and Experiential Learning and Associate Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College • Julia Cort, NOVA WONDERS executive producer
PR contact: Eileen Campion, 646-325-6455, 212-966-4600, [email protected]; Jennifer Welsh, 978-985-9835, 617-300-4382, [email protected]
NOVA “The Impossible Flight” (a one-night, two-hour special) press conference (Huntington)
On March 9, 2015, Solar Impulse II took off from Abu Dhabi on one of the greatest aviation adventures of our time: the first solar-powered flight around the world. NOVA follows the exploits of two visionary pilots at the heart of the project, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, determined to push the boundaries of human flight and send a message to the world about the potential of renewable energy. NOVA captures an insider’s view of the Solar Impulse pilots and ground team as they experience moments of hair-raising crisis, ingenious problem-solving, and exhilarating triumph. With gorgeous aerial photography, The Impossible Flight celebrates the ingenuity and dedication that overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to build and fly a gossamer-light global flier. Premieres January 31
• André Borschberg, co-founder, CEO, and pilot of Solar Impulse • Bertrand Piccard, initiator, chairman, and pilot of Solar Impulse • Quinn Kanaly, producer and director • Paula S. Apsell, series senior executive producer
PR contact: Eileen Campion, 646-325-6455, 212-966-4600, [email protected]; Jennifer Welsh, 978-985-9835, 617-300-4382, [email protected]
2:15 Refreshment break (Huntington foyer)
2:40 THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BROWN BUFFALO press conference (Huntington)
This is a fresh and genre-defying film about the life of radical Chicano lawyer, author and countercultural icon Oscar Zeta Acosta — the basis for the character Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, written by legendary journalist-provocateur Hunter S. Thompson. Acosta’s powerful literary voice, brash courtroom style and notorious revolutionary antics made him a revered figure within the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 70s. Phillip Rodriguez brings Acosta to life by employing a cinematic style as unorthodox as his subject: weaving archival footage and images with dramatized
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portrayals of Acosta, Thompson and other key figures and moments of the era. Premieres March 23
• Phillip Rodriguez, director • Pamela A. Aguilar, senior director, PBS programming
PR contact: Cara White, 843-881-1480; 843-224-1442 (c); [email protected]
3:00 FRONTLINE “The Gang Crackdown” press conference (Huntington)
In “The Gang Crackdown,” FRONTLINE investigates how the slew of gruesome killings on Long Island linked to the MS-13 gang led to many immigrant teens being accused of gang affiliation and unlawfully detained.
Drawing on interviews with murder victims’ families, top Justice Department officials, local law enforcement leadership, accused gang members, prosecutors, and defense lawyers, the documentary explores the impact of both the killings and the anti-gang crackdown on Long Island — home to one of the U.S.’s largest communities of unaccompanied minors who fled gang violence in Central America only to face it here. Premieres February 13
• Philip Desgranges, senior staff attorney, NYCLU (ACLU-NY chapter) • Marcela Gaviria, writer, director and producer • Sgt. Steven Lundquist, Commanding Officer of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Gang Intelligence Unit • Alex Sanchez, a former gang member and Executive Director of Homies Unidos • Raney Aronson-Rath, series executive producer
PR contacts: Anne Husted, 617-300-5312; 617-640-9422 (c); [email protected]; Pam Johnston, 617-300-5327, [email protected]
3:45 THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT, A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF AMERICAN EXPERIENCE press conference (Huntington)
On May 6, 1882 on the eve of the greatest wave of immigration in American history, President Chester A. Arthur signed into law an extraordinary piece of federal legislation. Called the Chinese Exclusion Act, it singled out as never before a specific race and nationality for exclusion making it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become citizens of the United States. This two-hour film explores the origin, history and impact of this little-known, yet deeply resonant and revealing episode about immigration and national identity, civil rights and how we define who can be an American. Directed by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu. Narrated by Hoon Lee and featuring the voices of Russell Wong, Fenton Lee, Yuet-Fung Ho and Josh Hamilton. Premieres May 29
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• Ric Burns, director and co-writer • Li-Shin Yu, director and editor • Hoon Lee, narrator and actor (voice of Splinter, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”)
PR contact: Adam J. Segal, 212-642-4317; 202-422-4673 (c); [email protected]
4:30 POV “Bill Nye: Science Guy” press conference (Huntington)
Bill Nye is on a mission to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world. The former star of the popular PBS KIDS show “Bill Nye The Science Guy,” he now runs The Planetary Society, founded by Nye’s mentor, Carl Sagan, where he’s launching a solar propelled spacecraft into the cosmos and advocating for the importance of science, research, and discovery in public life. With intimate and exclusive access — as well as plenty of wonder and whimsy — this behind-the-scenes portrait of Nye follows him as he takes off his Science Guy lab coat and takes on those who deny climate change, evolution and a science-based world view. The film features Bill Nye, Ann Druyan and many others. Premieres April 18
• Bill Nye, science educator and CEO of The Planetary Society • David Alvarado, filmmaker • Justine Nagan, series executive producer
PR contact: Keisha Salmon, [email protected]; 212-989-7425 x333
5:15 – 7:30 Closing reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres (Lobby Lounge)
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