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Volume XXXVI, Issue 14 | Term 2, Week 7 | Thursday, 13 June 2013 The Pitt Dash Pages 4 & 12 Old Boy Excels Page 8 Boarders’ cOOk-off Page 9 Latin ExcursIOn Page 10

Volume XXXVI, Issue 14 | Term 2, Week 7 | Thursday, 13 June 2013

The Pitt

Dash

Pages 4 & 12

Old Boy

Excels

Page 8

Boarders’

cOOk-off

Page 9

Latin

ExcursIOn

Page 10

What’s on at Cranbrook

June 2013

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10

Queen’s Birthday,

public holiday

11

Photographs:

Whole School,

Hordern Oval

Heads of

Department

meeting,

Mackay Room –

12.40pm

SRC, Room 1.2

– 12.40pm

12

Whole school

photograph

backup day

IPSHA Music

Teachers meeting

Founders’ Day

Assembly

13

Yr 12 Chemistry

excursion

CIS Cross Country

Championships,

Eastern Creek –

9.00am

IPSHA Curriculum

Coordinators

meeting

14

Yr 8 Languages

Day

Boarding Schools

Expo,

Griffith

ISDA debating,

grand final

JS IPSHA debating,

Rd 3

15

Boarding Schools

Expo, Griffith

Winter sport

Rd 6 v Barker

(home)

GPS/CAS

Cross Country

Invitational,

Ewen Park –

9.00am

16

Music showcase

set up,

Carter Hall

Yrs 11 & 12 Drama

excursion,

Belvoir Theatre –

12.45pm

CAS Rugby camp

17

Yrs 7 & 9

Immunisations,

dose 2, Carter Hall

ICAS Writing

Competition

NSW All Schools

Football

Championships

Music Showcase

rehearsals,

Carter Hall – all

day

Yrs 7 to 12 Music

Showcase

evening,

Carter Hall –

6.30pm

18

ICAS Spelling

Competition

NSW All Schools

Football

Championships

CAS v GPS Rugby

CAS v GPS

Football

Heads of

Department

meeting,

Mackay Room –

12.40pm

SRC, Room 1.2

– 12.40pm

Yrs 11 & 12 Music,

Sydney Symphony

Sinfonia,

City Recital Hall

19

PCP

– 10.00am to

10.45am

Boarders’ Chapel

Service

– 6.30pm

20

Housemasters’

meeting,

Mackay Room –

12.40pm

PYP Facilitators

and Committee

meeting

– 3.30pm

21

Last day Term 2

House Football,

Dangar

– 8.30am to

3.15pm

CAS v ISA Football

22

Holidays

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

23

Holidays

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

24

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

25

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

26

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

27

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

28

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

29

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

30

Wallacea Science

expedition,

Indonesia

Basketball camp,

Junior – 12.30pm

to 2.30pm,

Basketball camp,

Junior – 12.30pm

to 2.30pm,

Basketball camp,

Junior – 12.30pm

to 2.30pm,

Basketball camp,

Junior – 12.30pm

to 2.30pm,

Red Nose Day

Senior – 3.00pm to

5.00pm

Senior – 3.00pm to

5.00pm

Senior – 3.00pm to

5.00pm

Senior – 3.00pm to

5.00pm

For a more comprehensive list of events, see the Calendar of Events.

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

FEATURE

The fine print

by Tom Gibson and Matthew Theophile

Are Bitcoins the currency

of the future

Bitcoin and other such crypto-currencies are certainly on track to becoming one of the currencies of the

future. Since Bitcoin’s humble beginnings in 2009, the currency has recently hit the one billion dollar market

capitalisation mark. Bitcoin acts as a currency that has no government affiliations, meaning that money

and trading can be done worldwide without any sort of government interference. The Bitcoins themselves

can be traded all around the world for goods and services, as well as for other more traditional currencies.

Although the worth of a Bitcoin is constantly fluctuating as more and more people become interested in the

new phenomenon, the worth of one Bitcoin has recently reached the equivalent of nearly two hundred US

dollars. Bitcoin, along with many of the other crypto-currencies, also provide an anonymous way to buy and

sell items, which has led many to consider the illicit results of such a currency.

Unlike bank transactions, Bitcoin transactions

are on public record. However, these public

records only show the transactions between

two accounts or ‘wallets’. There is no limit to

the number of Bitcoin wallets that any one

person can have, and since it is very difficult

to determine an actual identity from a Bitcoin

wallet, criminals have found the service

extremely useful. Over the last few months,

some Australians have been arrested for the

importation of illegal drugs, all of which were

organised online through sites that dealt only

in Bitcoins. Federal services have no idea of

the extent to which criminal organisations

have been dealing in Bitcoins, but they fear

that with the various illicit services that can

be found on the internet it is only a matter of

time before the crypto-currency becomes even

more widespread.

To put things in perspective, though,

the transactions being completed using

Bitcoins (especially in illegal dealing) are

not huge. The first Australian to be charged

for importing drugs through the use of the

internet and Bitcoins was sentenced to the

relatively minor sentence of three years and

six months in jail for the possession of 32

weapons, as well as the importation of 60

grams of cocaine and MDMA. Whilst the zero

transaction fees and relative privacy of Bitcoin

transactions are hugely enticing for many

criminal organisations, large payments are

not necessarily the best option. Because of the

nature of Bitcoin transactions detailed above,

Bitcoin has recently

reached the equivalent

of nearly two hundred US

dollars.

once government agencies find one criminal’s

wallet account, it is relatively easy to find the

rest of the transactions between it and the

various other ‘wallets’. When this is combined

with the relatively risky and fluctuating nature

of the worth of Bitcoins, it essentially means

that huge criminal transactions or moneylaundering

using Bitcoins would be in the

words of one of its developers ‘pretty dumb.’

Although there has been a lot of hype in

the media lately in relation to the criminal

possibilities of the Bitcoin, the reality is that

the majority of its business is conducted by

everyday people around the world. However,

it is unlikely that it will become the currency

of the future as some people are suggesting,

simply because it’s worth is so reliant on

its popularity, as opposed to a country’s

economy. Despite this, it represents the

technological advances that are occurring

every day to overcome many of the problems

that society faces. Whilst it may never become

an actual currency, the Bitcoin has certainly

shown its worth in online trading, and the

zero transaction fees that go with this free

technology makes Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies

very useful to us all.

The Cranbrook Chronicle

2013 Pitt

Dash

The Senior and Junior Pitt Dash, conducted

around the Bellevue Hill campus, was again

a hotly contested event. The race, in memory

of Cranbrook legend, Martin Pitt, requires

the participants to negotiate stairs, buildings,

walkways and ramps before finishing under the

Rugby posts on Hordern Oval.

Michael Turner (Cutler) was a clear winner in

the Junior event improving on his third place

in 2012. He finished 20 seconds clear of John

Suriano (Perkins) and Mackenzie Matters, a

further three seconds behind.

Liam Apter finished strongly to win the Senior

event from Kurt Fryer who was leading at the

half way point. Both have run strongly in the

CAS/GPS cross country events this year. Lachlan

Maples, Casey Writer and Charlie Donald

finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.

The combined scores across both competitions

resulted in the Boarders winning the overall

event ahead of Chelmsford. Cutler, Strickland

and Perkins finished third.

Top to bottom: Mr Sampson at the starting line with

the Senior Team; Will Crammond (Head of House),

Michael Turner (Junior Winner) and Ms McCann

(Housemaster); Michael Turner (Junior Winner), Liam

Apter (Senior Winner) and Mr Sampson

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

FEATURE

For the lads

by Alexander Bogaty and Eddie Najm

Inside North Korea

– The documentary

North Korea is like a black spot on our world. Shane Smith of the HBO tried to get in for one-and-a halfyears

but couldn’t, because North Korea doesn’t let anyone in. They don’t want anyone to corrupt their 100%

homogenous society which is 100% ruled by one person, Kim Jong Un.

Determined, Smith travelled to South Korea to

at least get a glimpse of North Korea from the

DMZ (de-militarised zone). Since the Korean

War ended, it has ironically been the most

militarised zone on earth, almost as ironic

as North Korea’s title as DPRK (Democratic

People’s Republic of Korea) There are 2

million troops on the North Korean side and

500 thousand on the South Korean side with

missiles pointed at each other, artillery and

tanks. There are three million mines on the

border itself; so many, that the North Koreans

built invasion tunnels seventy metres deep,

allowing them to march troops underground

into Seoul. The American Army and the CIA

have found a number of these tunnels but

think there could be more. The DMZ has been

called the end of the world.

Getting to the DMZ is not easy. It is only

a half hour drive from Seoul, but there are

fifteen checkpoints, then a United Nations

indoctrination session, wherein they say not

to point, not to look directly at them (the

North Koreans), not to take pictures, and that

the stop will last for no longer than two and

half minutes. There is a single room called the

barracks room which is half in North Korea

and half in South, set up to facilitate meetings,

with board members separated by dividing

line halfway up the table. This room is as close

as 99.9% of the people in the world can get to

North Korea. There is a concrete slab (as seen

in the image) which signifies the dividing line

of north from south.

Smith and his team couldn’t get in. They tried

the Swedish embassy, the press, the British

embassy, every other embassy, the military

and even private airlines. The break came

while interviewing North Korean refugees,

who suggested going to Shenyang (in China)

and bribing the consulates there. So the

team flew up to China and threw money at

the consulates. The next morning, after no

confirmation, were woken by an unannounced

6am bang on the door. They were told that if

they wanted to go to North Korea, they had to

leave immediately.

You are not allowed to bring anything into

North Korea, you can’t bring a cell phone, you

can’t bring a computer, you can’t bring any

printed material, any music, they don’t want

you to have anything that you can even leave

there. They don’t want you to bring any type

of camera in which is too sophisticated, no

colour photo lenses. You can bring the clothes

on your back and that is all. Additionally,

the team were forced to sign a North Korean

government contract confirming their

agreement to all these conditions. So with

the purpose of shooting, which they were not

allowed to do, with the purpose of making a

documentary, which they were not allowed to

do, they went in. And it was terrifying.

The gravel is South Korea, the sand is North Korea

The team were escorted to probably the only

hotel in Pyongyang. Pyongyang was rebuilt

during the Cold War to display the wealth and

stability of North Korea in propaganda videos,

quelling the scepticism of other nations of the

world. Forty years later, Pyongyang resembled

a nuclear testing site; a mass of deserted and

rotting buildings. Their hotel was a forty-seven

storey concrete block and the team were the

only ones in it. But they couldn’t know for

sure.

This is only the beginning. Smith and his team

were not tourists in North Korea, but on a

tour, escorted by an iron eye. What they did

gain was enough to portray a deeply oppressed

and brainwashed people. Watch the full

three-part doco on YouTube; search for ‘Inside

North Korea.’

The Cranbrook Chronicle

From STUdiES

Term 2/semester reports

Reports will be mailed at the beginning of the

holidays.

Years 7 to 10 receive full reports for the end of

semester – attitude and achievement outcomes,

performance grades and quartiles, teacher academic

and pastoral comment, co-curricular information.

Years 11 and 12, and Year 10/11 accelerants,

receive progress reports - attitude and achievement

outcomes, and task ranks for those tasks held this

term.

HSC Trial Examination

Timetable

The trials are held in Weeks 1 and 2 of next term,

starting Day 1. The timetable and rules governing

assessments and examinations are available on the

portal. Boys must familiarise themselves with the

rules governing examinations and assessment – the

rules on the portal and those in the HSC Assessment

Guide.

All boys sitting HSC Trial examinations should

expect to spend their holidays with a study timetable

that covers a range of revision tasks. Check the

portal for study tips and advice on making notes,

summaries, writing extended responses…

http://portal.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/seniorstudent/

wordworks/default.aspx

Bronze medal for ISDA

Senior A debaters

Mr Benjamin Smith

(Debating Coordinator)

On Friday 31st May our Senior A

debaters opposed Knox in the third

semi-final round of the 2013 ISDA

competition. Unfortunately, our boys

lost the negative side ‘That climate

change denial should be banned.’

Despite this, they positioned in third

place out of 34 schools across the

Sydney metropolitan area – no small

feat! Konrad Beckman, James Ross,

Fred Nielssen and Tom-Wilkie Black

are to be commended for a very

challenging debating season, and for

reaching a level that no Cranbrook

senior team had previously achieved.

While ISDA and Eastside come to a

close for another year, CAS debating

begins Week 1 of Term 3. Team lists

LibRARy corner

will be released by early Week 8B

following a brief lunchtime meeting

(12.50pm) for all debaters in room 1.1

on Tuesday 18th June. Training will

commence early in Week 1; times will

be posted on the portal during the

holiday break.

If you are interested in debating, but

have not debated so far this year,

come and see Mr Smith in the English

staffroom for more information.

Debating is great for refining your

writing and presentation skills; you

also get to argue about issues that

matter, and you get to interact with

boys and girls from across Sydney.

Expert coaching is provided.

One Crow Alone

by S. D. Crockett

and:

Cranbrook School subscribes to the ELES Study Skills

Handbook. This online resource contains information

and interactive activities. Access to the Handbook is

available at

http://www.studyskillshandbook.com.au

User name: forcranbrookonly

Password: 53results

Please note the above user name and password is for

the use of Cranbrook School students only.

Any Year 12 student or Year 11 accelerant who has a

problem with the timetable in terms of clashes, must

see Mr Givney as a matter of urgency. Provisions for

disabilities – boys seeking these provisions must see

Ms Bain as a matter of urgency.

The long, bitter winters are getting

worse, and a state of emergency

has been declared across Europe.

In Poland, the villagers are subject

to frequent power cuts and fuel

shortages.

After the death of her grandmother

and the evacuation of her village,

fifteen-year-old Magda joins forces

with the arrogant Ivan and smuggles

her way onto a truck bound for

London - where she hopes to find her

mother. But London, when they reach

it, is a nightmarish world, far from

welcoming. Riots are commonplace

and the growing chaos is exploited by

criminals and terrorists alike.

Magda’s mother is not to be found,

and as the lost girl struggles to come

to terms with her changing situation,

she eventually becomes friends with a

rag-tag group of travellers planning a

new home and future. They will need

all the cunning and know-how they

possess as they realise that the frozen

wilderness of Britain has become just

as lawless as the city.

This is the second book from British

writer S. D. Crockett and has been

long-listed for the CILIP Carnegie

Medal 2013.

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

FEATURE

Silver lining

by James Broe and Jack Jahn

One

Musical To

Rule Them

All

Vivid Turns Vogue

When winter arrives on our doorstep, we all

have a tendency to slam the door and stay

inside. However, the Vivid Light Festival

allows you to check out what Sydney has to

offer during the crisp nights of this autumnal

weather. From Friday 24 May till just a few

days ago on Monday, the annual Vivid Sydney

light festival lit up the harbour fringe for

everyone to see. If you checked it out, we’re

sure you’ll agree with us when we say it was a

real show-stopper.

‘Colouring the city with creativity and

inspiration’ was the aim of the event. In

order to achieve this they installed hugely

popular immersive light installations and

projections which came alive on iconic

buildings across Sydney such as the MCA

and the Opera House.The success of this 7

million dollar event can be drawn back to its

three foundational pillars: Light, Music, and

Ideas. This essentially means that it caters for

all tastes. Now you might be asking yourself

– music ideas Yes, well what you might

not know is that the event also carries many

ticketed venues where speakers can be heard

and concerts are performed.

All in all, the event attracts hundreds of

thousands of people. In 2009 (its first year)

just over 200,000 people went and in 2010 just

over 300,000 people, so if we do the maths,

this year’s figures should be easily over 600,000

spectators. In 2010, while the show was still

in its infancy, it generated 4 million dollars

and, like the attendance figures, this figure too

would have grown since. In fact, one quarter

of all of the money made by the festival was

invested back into the government sector.

It is events such as these that have placed

Sydney (according to the EIU) in the top

ten most liveable cities in the world. And it’s

no surprise because they are so stimulating

and dynamic. To give you some perspective

on just how big and successful the show is,

we’ll compare it to the Sydney New Year’s Eve

fireworks display. As we all know, it is the

largest display in the world, costs around 6.3

million dollars and is viewed by approximately

one billion people, (which is about one

seventh of the entire globe’s population!). Yet

more funding is actually poured into Vivid

Light Festival. So if you didn’t catch it this

year, we would strongly suggest that you see it

next year because it really does demonstrate

everything that Sydney has to offer.

If you haven’t heard that Cranbrook’s

putting on a musical at the end of the

year than we don’t know where you’ve

been, but we thought that we’d give a bit

more insight into what the musical has

to offer and why it would be such a great

production to get yourself involved in.

As with any production, you absorb a

great amount of experience through the

process; however, ‘The Boyfriend’ offers

incredibly more than any other play, and

that is because of the individuals who will

be involved. Max Lambert, a renowned

and highly respected music and theatrical

director, will be the musical director for

the production. Lisa Callingham will

direct the choreography, Trudy Dalgleish

will be the lighting designer and Graham

MacLean will perform as the set designer.

This outsourcing of key roles to various

talented professionals highlights the

spectacle that this musical will be and the

quality of drama productions that people

have come to expect of Cranbrook.

However, don’t be intimidated by the

big names and the enormity of the

production- instead, be enticed. Rather

than turn around and say that you can’t

sing or act, give it a go, because you

probably can. Auditions are open to all

boys in Years 9, 10 and 11, regardless

of whether they are Drama or Music

students. They will take place this Sunday

16 June from 9.30am–12.30pm and

1.15pm–5.00pm in the War Memorial

Hall. We hope all boys in these Year

groups try out – we will.

The Cranbrook Chronicle

George Polonski, Old Cranbrookian

– a Talented Student in Science and

Mathematics at Sydney University

Mr L Mallia

Last Thursday evening June 6, the University

of Sydney celebrated the twentieth anniversary

of the Talented Science Program (TSP).

Mr Robin Nagy and I attended the ceremony,

representing Cranbrook School.

The Dean of Science, Professor Trevor

Hambley, started the proceedings by outlining

the history of this program followed by the

Associate Dean in charge of the TSP, Assistant

Professor Tony Masters, who described the

various features of this program. There was

then an in-conversation session, hosted by

Adam Spencer, with Professor Bryan Gaensler

and Ms Alison Hammond, both former

TSP students, who have made significant

contributions in Astronomy. Ms Hammond

is a co-discoverer of an exo-planet while she

was a TSP student and also studying Law. Mr

Dave Sadler, Head of Mathematics at Sydney

Grammar also participated. Mr Sadler was

Professor Gaensler’s Mathematics teacher.

The Talented Student program began in 1993

and is a special program of study that enables

select students to undertake a challenging

activity and research in science units not

available in normal enrolments. Entry to the

Chessnut Week 7

program is by invitation only by the Dean

of Science to students with an ATAR score

higher than 99.00 and with exceptional results

in Science and Mathematics. There have

been 1600 students who participated since its

inception.

Professor Gaensler described the impact his

Mathematics teacher and his former Science

teacher at Sydney Grammar, Dr Michael

Bishop, had on him. Dr Bishop sadly passed

away two years ago. He was Mr Mark Bishop’s

son, a former Headmaster of Cranbrook

School and a Chemistry teacher as well.

George Polonski, Northcott, 2012 was

present at the ceremony. George is studying

Advanced Science in Physics, Mathematics

and Chemistry, in addition to French, for his

degree. He also continues to practise piano

playing. Many students would remember

George as an accomplished piano player at

Cranbrook. George is a member of the TSP

and has already completed a research program

in Mathematics in the first semester. He will

now embark on a Physics research program as

a member of the TSP in the second semester.

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Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

Mexican Night

Niall Jacob and Steven Law

On Saturday 1 June the boarders

had a magnificent Mexican food

challenge, following the previous

hugely successful pancake and

pizza evenings which saw Rawson

take on Street for an in-house

Master chef competition! The bestlooking

and best-tasting dishes

were up for grabs as the Saturday

night cooks set to work for another

night of culinary excellent and

imagination!

The boys made wraps which

included chicken, cheese, lettuce,

tomato, sour cream, and chilli

sauce. Zach, head of Street, was

the head chef as the boys took the

cooking into their own hands! Miss

Barkway and Mr Smith looked on

in awe and wonder as the culinary

talent of the boarders was exposed!

The smell of spice filled the kitchen

as the boys created their own wrap

designs from a range of ingredients.

Mexican music played in the

background where the boys

attempted to re-create the original

Mexican Hat Dance! Chips

and jelly snakes also made an

appearance!

It was a fun night that all the

boarders appreciated and of course

the Mexican food was scrumptious.

Watch this Space for the next

Boarding Masterchef….

The next challenge: 8 savoury

ingredients, 8 sweet ingredients

– what can you create in 30

minutes…Bring It On!!

Top to bottom: Kevin Tai and Toby

Royds; Niall Jacob; Steven Law

The Cranbrook Chronicle

Latin Reading

Competition (CANSW)

Christopher Cunio

On Thursday 6 June, a group of Year 11 and

10 boys went on a Latin excursion to the

University of Sydney. For the Year 10s it was

the first for the subject, aside from the Italy

Tour in 2012 for some boys. Overall, ten

boys were selected to compete in Preliminary

Finals of the Classical Association New South

Wales Latin Reading Competition. The boys

(in alphabetical order) were, in Year 11: James

Broe, Liam Fitz-Gerald, Dugald Holloway,

Eddie Najm and Sam Renton. The Year 10

boys were: Christopher Cunio, Thomas

Daniell, Kim Gallagher, Jack Mowbray and

Laurence Nettleton.

We headed off at the beginning of recess and

departed in the mini-bus (bravely driven by

Mr Smee), after deciphering how to open

the bus door. On arrival Ms Hardwick Jones

gave us a mini tour/explanation of the main

quadrangle, having recently studied there.

After a quick mingling, and some time to

practise (and listening to Kim’s key things not

to do in front of the judges) we gave it our best

as we read a Latin passage to the three judges.

The Year 10s read a passage from Ovid’s

Metamorphoses while the Year 11s read an

extract from Book XII of Virgil’s Aeneid. With

that over, we set out for lunch in the hope that

we would gain entry into the finals (to take

place on Wed 31 July at the University)…we’re

yet to find out! As only a few students are

selected from 12 schools, the competition will

be tough.

During lunch we stumbled across George

Polonski and Ed Selig, former Cranbrook

students who now study at Sydney University.

Following our break it was time for a lecture

on ‘ancient experiences’. We were informed

about how we experience the ancient

world in comparison to how the ancients

experienced it, and how the differently set

out buildings will affect our experience.

Afterwards we spotted Mr Ross (former

Cranbrook teacher) with his Barker students

in the distance, and, as we shouted for him,

finally he acknowledged us with many waves.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t chat as it was time

to head for the Nicholson Museum.

The museum curator was our tour guide who

explained about the hundreds of items on

display (along with the hundreds more in

storage). There was a Latin tombstone which

we translated, and we were also informed

Back row: Mr Michael Smee, Laurence Nettleton, Sam Renton, James Broe, Liam Fitz-Gerald, Dugald

Holloway

Front row: Kim Gallagher, Jack Mowbray, Christopher Cunio, Eddie Najm, Thomas Daniell.

The Lego Colosseum at the Nicholson Museum

about the curator’s favourite people, the

Etruscans. He also showed us a mummy and

sarcophagus. After recently being carbon

dated it was discovered that there were

hundreds of years between them, meaning the

person mustn’t have matched its sarcophagus.

The greatest display in the museum, however,

was the Lego model of the Colosseum,

which has drawn eighty-thousand visitors.

Apparently, similar models of the Acropolis,

Pompeii and the Stonehenge will be coming in

the next few years.

The day was brought to an end, as we boarded

the mini-bus, Mr Smee having us back at

School by 3:30pm.

Editor’s note: since the time of writing

we have found out that two students, Jack

Mowbray (Year 10) and James Broe (Year 11)

have been selected for the finals, each one of

only seven students in each division. Dugald

Holloway received a Highly Commended

award, and Liam Fitz-Gerald, Christopher

Cunio and Laurence Nettleton received

Commended awards. We wish them the best

of luck in the finals.

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

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All Yr 7 and Yr 9 Students

Reminder for NSW

School Based Vaccination

Program

Monday June 17th 2013 the second round

of vaccines will be offered:

– Dose Two Hepatitis B vaccine for all Year

7 students.

– Varicella (Chicken pox) vaccine for all

Year 7 students who have not previously

received varicella vaccine or had

chickenpox disease.

– Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping cough

(dTpa) to all Year 7 students who may

have missed the first round due to illness.

– Dose Two Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

vaccine will be offered to Year 7 students

and to Year 9 students.

Original consent forms are held by the

immunisation team and are the consent for

the next vaccinations.

Should your son have missed the first round

of vaccinations for any reason and you have

not completed a consent form, please collect

the form from the health centre. If you have

already completed a consent form there is

no need to fill in another form.

Any students who have commenced either

HPV or Hepatits B vaccinations at the

Doctor must complete the course with the

Doctor.

If you have any questions about the program

please contact the school health centre on

Ph: 9327 2671 or the immunisation unit,

Public Health on Ph: 9382 8333.

Thank you

Health Centre Staff

Senior

Holiday

Basketball

Camp

(Yr 7-11)

Date: 24–28 June

(Mon-Fri)

Time: 3–5.30pm

Venue: Dangar Courts

Cost: $160

Bookings & Info: 9327 9481

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FEATURE

Focus

by Ben Grossberg and Max McGrath

Photo of the Week

Light show by Michael Aroney

Liam Apter wins the Senior Pitt Dash!

Junior Pitt Dash

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

Colour versions of these photographs appear

in the Chronicle on Cranbrook’s website.

Do you have an awesome photo

Send a jpg to Ben at focus.chronicle@gmail.com

It may be featured in Focus in the next issue.

Senior Pitt Dash

Harry Fitzhenry and Harry Walter the student directed play “Stones”

Liam Apter in the Pitt Dash

The Student Directed play “Gizmos”

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’

Would you

like to host

a Japanese

student

Wanted: Host families

Who: Nanzan School, Japan

When: Wed 24th July until

Fri 9th August

(Term 3 Wk 2-4)

We need generous

Cranbrook families to

host NANZAN boys for

16 nights. You will receive

$35 per night in return for

accommodation and meals.

SELC- the English language

school which organises

the program will also be

offering a scholarship to one

participating Cranbrook boy

to Nanzan School January

2014.

It would be greatly

appreciated if you can

help us. If you have any

queries or would like to

obtain an application form

please contact Ms Shore

or Ms Jin in the Languages

Department on 9327 9524.

Through the CFC

each Cranbrook

student receives a 10%

discount on the clinic

fees (normally $225)

by mentioning they

attend the School on

registration.

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The Drama Department is pleased to present

a Junior production double bill

STONES &

GIZMOS

The Stones by Tom Lycos & Stefo Nantsou

Directed by Jack Jahn

Gizmo by Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by Tim Ng & Jeremy Richmond

War Memorial Hall

Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 June – 6.30pm

Bookings – 9327 9558

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Chronicle Freelancers

– a call for submissions

We are looking for students of all years

who would like to contribute articles to

the Chronicle.

Send your submissions at any time to

rduke@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

- Articles should be in Word format and

no longer than 500 words

- Attach a jpeg image to your email

(don’t insert it in the article)

- Give your article a headline

- Articles may be serious or humorous

and may be written in a range of

journalistic styles (eg features, reviews,

opinion columns etc)

We don’t guarantee to publish every

article submitted, but thoughtful,

engaging, witty, well-researched and

carefully drafted articles are likely to make

it to the top of the selection pile.

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CRANBROOK

SNOWSPORTS

Compete for Cranbrook

in Snowsports! Regional

Competition

is third week of Winter holidays

9th-13th July.

If you’re interested see Mr Abelson

for a form. All forms must be

completed and returned by

the end of May.

Mr Abelson

AUDITIONS FOR

THE BOY FRIEND

Auditions are open to boys in Years 9, 10 and 11.

They will take place in the War Memorial Hall on Sunday

16 June, from either 9.30am–12.30 pm or 1.15pm–5.00pm

Students who will be rehearsing for the Music Showcase

on this day, can see Mr Wickham about scheduling their

audition around those rehearsals.

Because many students are expected to be auditioning for

this production, boys are requested to see Mr Wickham

to indicate which of the two audition sessions you will be

attending. It may not be possible to audition on 16 June

without having registered your name with Mr Wickham

beforehand.

Please ensure that you read the audition material that

is posted to the cocurricular Drama page of the student

portal. Students who are auditioning will be required to

perform a song, A Room in Bloomsbury, and to prepare

some dialogue. Music for the song, a recording of it and

sections of dialogue are all part of the audition material on

the portal.

IMPORTANT: Please bring two photocopies of a recent

photograph with your name written on each to Sunday’s

auditions.

Please see Mr Wickham in the Drama Department if you

have any questions about the auditions or the production.

Day and tempoRARy boarding

Families are reminded that Day and Temporary

Boarding opportunities are available by

application.

Day Boarding involves your son reporting to one of our

Boarding Houses by 3.30pm or straight after sports training,

on the appointed days.

He can shower and change in the Boarding House, have

dinner with the Boarders and do his homework under the

supervision of our resident Boarding staff.

He can then be collected at 8.00 or 8.30pm.

Temporary Boarding is available depending upon bed

vacancy and is where your son becomes a Boarder for a

short period of time. Temporary Boarding is only available

by the week.

Application forms for both of these forms of Boarding are

available on the Parent Portal.

For further information, please contact our Director of Admissions,

Mr Michael Atkins,

enrol@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

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CRANBROOK MUSIC DEPARTMENT

SHOWCASE CONCERT 2013

Maths Clinic 2013

Room F3.5

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MORNING

7.30 - 8.00am

CJC CRA RDS

LUNCHTIME

Last ½ hour of

lunchtime

MONDAY 17 TH JUNE, 6:30PM

Junior School Gymnasium

For the first time, Junior and Senior School musical talent from

Years 3-12 combine to present an event rich in variety, including:

MUSIC

DISCONTINUATION

LETTERS

• The Notables and Furber Choir joining the Senior School Choir

and the Cranbrook Orchestra for two stunning pieces

• Year 9 and the Big Band performing an arrangement of ‘Skyfall’

• Year 10 performing ‘L’Morpheus’, an opera-rock fusion

Students wishing to discontinue music lessons

must submit a parent/guardian’s letter requesting

this to the Music Department no later than

Tuesday, 11 June 2013.

Please address letters to The Director of Music or

the Music Secretary. If notification is not received

by this time, it will be assumed lessons are to

continue and fees will be charged for Term 3 2013.

• Year 4 performing an original composition written by one of

their classmates

Email: pburke@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

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For the first time, Junior and Senior School

musical talent from Years 3-12 combine to

present an event rich in variety, including:

– The Notables and Furber Choir joining the Senior

School Choir and the Cranbrook Orchestra for

two stunning pieces

– Year 9 and the Big Band performing an

arrangement of ‘Skyfall’

– Year 10 performing ‘L’Morpheus’, an opera-rock

fusion

– Year 4 performing an original composition

written by one of their classmates

– The Senior School Stage Band joining forces with

Junior School instrumental students to perform a

Queen medley

It promises to be a spectacular evening –

so see you there!

Cranbrook

Recording Studio

Production Opportunity

Have you ever wanted to be involved in

a full scale recording production with

cutting edge professional artists

Over the coming weeks, the music department

will be producing two tracks to be released at the

Music Showcase later in the term. Two students’

original compositions have been chosen for this

opportunity where all proceeds will go to charity.

We are calling for expressions of interest from

students who would like to be involved in the

recording process as either production assistants,

engineers or simply as spectators. Please register

your interest with Ms. Burke in the music

department. The recordings sessions

will mostly take place

after school and on the

weekends.

Rock on!

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VOlunTEERS NEEDED

As part of our Indigenous Scholars Program our

Indigenous students participate in a range of

activities hosted by AIME - Australian Indigenous

Mentoring Experience.

Last year, parents assisted in driving the students to

weekly sessions in Ultimo. This year we are calling

for volunteers to donate their time for only four

dates throughout the year.

The boys will be attending four full-day sessions at

the University of Sydney and we need parents to

assist in drop off OR pick up on these days.

The sessions commence at 9am and finish

at 3pm and will be held on the following

Wednesdays: June 12, July 31, August 28,

October 30.

We will need at least two vehicles for each

driving leg.

If you are able to help out on either a drop off or

pick on any of these dates please email me your

preferred date and leg.

Thank you for your support.

Tresna Karras

tkarras@bigpond.net.au

Wanted – volunteers for

examinations

Do you feel competent reading and writing English

Are you a reasonably legible writer Are you

sometimes available during the school day

If so, we would love to hear from you as we are always

keen to have more people on our program of exam

volunteers. We need people who would be prepared

to act as a reader and/or a writer for a student.

Other parent volunteers comment that this is a great

opportunity to experience the content and conditions

of examinations that your son will be undertaking in

his school years.

If you are interested, please contact Fiona Bain,

Coordinator of Academic Support on fbain@

cranbrook.nsw.edu.au or on 9327 9435.

WINTER HOLIDAY

SKI CAMP

Operated By ‘On Course Tours’

Sunday 7th July – Friday 12th

July 2013

Cost per student: $1365

Includes:

• 5 nights accommodation at the Station

Resort Jindabyne with 5 breakfasts & 5

dinners

• 5 & 1/2 day lift tickets at Perisher Blue

Resort. We plan to ski on the afternoon

of Sunday 7th July.

• 5 x 2 hour lessons each morning (skiing

or snowboarding). All abilities catered

for.

• 5 & 1/2 day ski hire including a helmet

(snowboards available – add $50)

• Supervised skiing and boarding each

afternoon across the entire Perisher Blue

Resort by members of Cranbrook’s PE

staff and On Course Tours staff

Departing 6.30am Sunday 7th July

(Victoria Road gates) and returning at

approximately 11pm Friday 12th July 2013.

Please see Mr Slavin in the PE office for a

booking form.

If you have any further queries please do

not hesitate to contact us.

Mr. P. Slavin – 9327 9465

Mr A. Slavin – 9327 9501

Mrs. Debbie Dawe at On Course Tours –

9986 2400

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The Cranbrook boys in the production are James Pettaras (Yr9 Chelmsford),

Antony Robinson (Yr12 Harvey), Jack Sutherland (Yr9 Northcott), Nicholas

Langsworth (Yr8 Strickland) and myself Lachie Pringle (Yr10 Perkins)

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TAKE YOUR TENNIS

TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Join Cranbrook’s winter tennis camp – designed

and run by former Top 10 international player

and new Cranbrook Tennis Coordinator, Nicole

Arendt 0400 948 250.

VISUAL ARTS

Competitions & Events

All open to Years 7-12

Robin Anderson Film

AWARds for 2013

Entries close 13 September

V-Fest Studio Video Festival

Entries close 3 September

For details see the Visual Arts staff or noticeboard!

Come and work on your entries after School in Open

Studio or Photography Club.

Food for Thought – Year 10

If you like reading, eating and socialising then sign up to

join the Year 10 Kambala girls in an afternoon of delicious

food, lively discussion about books and socialising.

On Friday 6th September, Cranbrook boys and Kambala

girls are meeting to discuss the following books:

The Fault in Our Stars – John Green

Erebos – Ursula Poznanski

The Bridge – Jane Higgins

Everybody Sees the Ants – A.S. King

Exposure – Mal Peet

Divergent – Veronica Roth

You do not have to read every book to participate but you

will enjoy the discussion more if you have read most of

them. Afternoon tea will be provided.

If you are interested or you want more information please

see Ms Roberts, Ms Crawley or Ms Brooks in the library.

When: Monday 8th – Friday 12th July 2013

(inclusive) 9.00am – 1.00pm

Where: Dangar Tennis Courts

Why: High-energy tennis training to get you

ready to finish the tennis season with a bang

For: Years 7-12, bring your own snacks

(no nut products)

Includes:

• New drills

• Stroke development

• Footwork

• Point situations and shot selection

• And TONS of match-play

Cost: $200.00 (Monday – Friday inclusive)

THIS WILL BE THE BEST START

TO TERM 3 TENNIS!

(Rain or shine meet at the Dangar Tennis

Courts, tennis activities will be provided)

Please return or email this slip signed with

payment option to Nicole Arendt (nicolearendt@bigpond.com),

Mr Davis or at the

camp.

Print Name: __________________________

Yr: __________ House: __________________

will be attending the Tennis Camp. Please find

attached cheque or please charge my account

$200.00. Circle option.

Signed by parent/guardian:

________________________________

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

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CRANBROOK SCHOOL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) YEARS K to 10

JUNE/JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMP 2013

Dates: WEEK 1- Monday 24 th June to Thursday 27th June 2013

WEEK 2- Monday 1st July to Thursday 4 th July 2013

Times:

9am to 12pm

Venue:

Dangar Fields (Drop off point at Ashton Pavilion)

Cost:

$150 for 4 days or $50 per day

To confirm your place, please fill out the registration form and email to elvisdemarchi@bigpond.com by no later than

Friday 21 st June 2013.

A text message will be sent upon receipt of your Registration form and another text message to confirm that the Camps

will go ahead. (A minimum of 10 players is needed for the Camp to commence)

Payments can be made by cheque to World Keepers Web or cash and handed to Elvis DeMarchi (Cranbrook School

Football Coaching Coordinator) on first day of camp or email for further information regarding Direct Funds Transfer.

HOLIDAY CAMPS 2013 REGISTRATION FORM

STUDENTS NAME

DATE OF BIRTH

SCHOOL YEAR/CLASS

CONTACT NUMBERS/EMAIL

HOME

BUSINESS

MOBILE

EMAIL

PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON

RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT

CONTACT NUMBER

SECONDARY CONTACT PERSON

RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT

CONTACT NUMBER

DATES ATTENDING

PRE-EXISTING

MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR ALLERGIES

MEDICARE NO.

(In case of emergency)

CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION

1. If in the event of a camp/day being cancelled due to inclement weather, the player will not be charged for the

camp/day.

2. If the weather is inclement players must attend the designated venue each day & have their name marked off. The

Head of Sport/school’s ground staff’s decision on ground suitability will be final.

3. The camps will consist of 1 coach for every 12 players.

4. World Keepers Web if specifically requested will issue a Tax Invoice.

5. Cranbrook School participants are fully covered under Cranbrook School’s personal accident and public liability

insurance scheme.

6. All participants are required to wear training shirt, shorts, socks, shin pads, rain jacket, tracksuit and soccer boots

to all sessions. Joggers/trainers (preferably with clear/white sole) are required should it be necessary to attend an

indoor facility.

7. Players are to bring a water bottle and light snacks for breaks.

8. No participant will take the place of any registered player at a camp for any reason without the full knowledge and

consent of the School and appropriate forms being completed for insurance purposes and fees being paid.

9. Please note that any property left behind at the camp will be forwarded on to the school.

10. A minimum of 10 players will allow a camp to go ahead.

The Cranbrook Chronicle

Sports pages

Fencing Finals

Kim Gallagher, Year 10, Wakehurst

Last Saturday 8 June I competed in the

finals of the School’s U15 Boys Foil

Fencing Championship. My bout for the

day was against a competitor who was

to place as runner-up champion, and

so after a hard fought bout I ended up

scoring four to fifteen points.

Nevertheless, my final ranking was an

excellent eighth out of 68 competitors.

It is definitely safe to say that Cranbrook

has begun to make a name for itself in the

sport of fencing.

Football

House Football

Friday 21 June

The annual Inter-House Football day

is scheduled for Friday 21 June. It is a

normal school day. Boys will be expected

to be at the Dangar fields and report

to Housemasters by 8.30am. Junior,

Intermediate and Senior Oztag will be on

the Woollahra playing fields and Junior,

Intermediate and Senior Football will be

on the Dangar fields.

The event will conclude at approximately

3.00pm due to the 11 house draw (with

the recent addition of Harvey House).

Parents are advised to use the Kent Rd

entrance and not the Iluka St entrance

for drop-off and pick-ups. Should the

weather be inclement, a normal school

day will replace and a message will be

recorded on the wet weather line by

7.00am.

For House Football, boys should wear

their house sports uniform to compete.

Housemasters are currently allocating

teams and boys should ensure they

liaise with their Housemaster to avoid

disappointment.

The Cranbrook Football Club has

generously agreed to open the Ashton

Pavilion to sell hot food, coffee, snacks

and drinks throughout the day.

Thursday, 13 June 2013 | Term 2, Week 7

Sports pages

Fencing

NSWFA 1 June 2013

School Championship 2013 U15 Boys Foil, Marrickville

Overall ranking

Rank Name First name Club

1 DOWSON Jacob William Carey

2 MORENO Federico Bossley Park HS

3 LAPITAN Emmanuel St Aloysius’

3 XU Jason Sydney Grammar

5 FAWKES Boston Newington Co

6 GALLO Jean-Luc Newington Co

7 EGGLETON Oscar St Ignatius

8 GALLAGHER Kim Cranbrook

9 DALL'SEN Matthew Knox Grmr

10 SPITERI Corey MACQ U

11 TAING Conrad Barker College

12 PARK Jesse Sydney Technical HS

13 DAMIANO Christian St Ignatius

14 DOMMETT James Sydney Grammar

15 WANG Chen Yu Sydney BHS

16 JEANSON Kenzo Newington Co

17 LAI Alcuin Sydney Grammar

17 LAKE George Marist Eastwd

19 TRAN Jonathan Sydney BHS

20 WARD Thomas St Andrews CS

21 JAMESON Chares Sydney Grammar

22 ZHOU Sydney BHS

23 CHALK Gaelan St Aloysius’

24 WAY Lucas Sydney Grammar

25 BURTON Hugh Newington Co

26 COWAN Darcy Barker College

27 TU Julian Peng Hanh Sydney BHS

28 TARLINGTON Lucas Newington Co

29 MANDORLA Morgan Sydney Grammar

30 LANCE Thomas Newington Co

31 PANNOZZO Marcus St Ignatius

32 LAPSTUN Sigmund Newington Co

33 FARROW James Sydney Grammar

33 HANAN Morgan Marist Nth Syd

35 HOCKINGS Evan Sydney Grammar

36 MORGAN Isaac Barker College

37 WU Edson Sydney Grammar

38 CHEUNG Jarad Barker College

39 RYAN Thomas Sydney Grammar

40 LIGHT Dylan Barker College

41 ENGEL Tas Mossvale HS

42 CRESWICK Max Newington Co

43 QU Leon Barker College

44 NGUYEN Justis Ngo Sydney BHS

45 COADY Joshua Sydney Grammar

46 MANNELL Dominic Barker College

47 YOUNG David Barker College

48 SOUTHALL Alexander Sydney Grammar

49 PANG Jonathan Newington Co

50 JOFFE Ilan Sydney Grammar

51 HERSCHEL Jack St Ignatius

52 SPILLER Jasper Knox Grmr

53 GOMEZ Isaac Knox Grmr

54 WAGSTAFF Hamish Sydney Grammar

55 CHEN Yu Fan Sydney BHS

56 ROCKWELL Conor Knox Grmr

57 LIN Edward Jia Sydney BHS

58 LONG Yu Bin Benjamin Sydney BHS

59 ZHONG Kevin Sydney BHS

60 LOOFS Zachary Knox Grmr

61 BAILEY Tom Barker College

62 DUFF Jonathon Knox Grmr

63 SONG Bo-Ping Sydney BHS

63 WANG Cameron Knox Grmr

65 ROWE Philip Barker College

66 WU Alexander Knox Grmr

67 TAPNER Thomas Barker College

68 BENNIE Sean Newington Co

The Cranbrook Chronicle

FEATURE

From the stands

by Dugald Holloway and Tom Mahony

And Pigs Will Fly…

In recent times, reports of illegal

drug use, cheating and scandalous

behaviour in the sporting arena have

been prevalent, regularly making

headlines. This week, FTS takes a

look at some of the ‘best’ excuses

that athletes have given having tested

positive to a drug test. Outrageous,

absurd and utterly embarrassing

would be an accurate description of

some of the responses.

Dieter Baumann

Excuse: ‘They spiked my toothpaste.’

Baumann, a German athlete best known

for winning gold in the five thousand metre

race at the 1992 summer Olympics in Spain.

Seven years later he was found guilty of

using nandrolone, a steroid. His explanation

Someone spiked his toothpaste. As far-fetched

as it may seem, this excuse was actually

plausible and held for several weeks before he

was ultimately convicted.

Justin Gatlin

Excuse: ‘The masseur had it in for me and

rubbed testosterone cream into my legs.’

American sprinter, World and Olympic 100m

champion Justin Gatlin, failed his drug test

in 2006. His drug of choice was testosterone.

Gatlin was indignant and blamed it on his

masseur, Christopher Whetstine, who had

apparently rubbed a banned cream into his

buttocks without his knowledge. The backing

of his coach, Trevor Graham, notoriously

associated with doping, did little to help Justin

who was punished with a four-year ban.

Tyler Hamilton

Excuse: ‘An unborn twin lives inside me.’

The most farfetched excuse in this article and

most likely in the history of sport was put

Justin Gatlin

forward by Hamilton, an American cyclist in

2004. After testing positive to blood doping, in

a test that revealed someone else’s blood cells

within his body, he suggested that an unborn

twin resided within him. Whilst a ‘vanishing

foetus’ absorbing into the other foetus in the

womb isn’t unheard of in the medical world,

in this case, it was quite the tall tale. In 2011,

Hamilton finally admitted to doping and

also revealed much about his partner, Lance

Armstrong’s, drug habits.

Petr Korda

Excuse: ‘Too much veal parm.’

In 1998, Czech tennis player Korda

unexpectedly won the Australian Open,

however not so surprisingly six months later, he

tested positive to steroids. His excuse He just

loved veal and the calves he had been eating

were fattened with nandrolone. Unfortunately

for Korda, to have nandrolone levels that high

in his body he would have had to eat 40 calves a

day for 20 years.

The next excuse has nothing to do with this

athlete’s on-field performance…

LaShawn Merritt

Excuse: I wanted to perform better off the

track.’

Olympic gold medallist, American 400m

sprinter Merritt tested positive to the drug

dehydroepiandrosterone, which is found in an

over-the-counter penile enhancement ‘drug’

known as ‘ExtenZe’. Apparently, on the way

home from a night out with his girlfriend he

unknowingly picked up this drug in a product

he bought from a convenience store. The

product had previously intrigued him when an

advertisement for it had turned up in his spam

email box. Perhaps his response should have

been more along the lines of, ‘apologies, I was

trying to win more races,’-not so embarrassing.

In the end he was dealt a 21-month ban.

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For the Lads Editors: Alexander Bogaty, Eddie Najm

Silver Lining Editors: James Broe, Jack Jahn

From the Stands Editors: Dugald Holloway, Tom Mahony

Focus Editors: Ben Grossberg, Max McGrath

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