<span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Dear Erik,</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I am on leave
in these days, so I will (try and) provide an initial clarification to
your point(s), while these will be more comprehensively discussed during
the Telecon – I assume your DAD will be attending.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Basically, the
issue had been indeed addressed at the CESG Meeting in Gaithersburg, where
MOIMS AD presented the whole issue in his Area Report, and the CESG concluded
that ESA, CNES, and DLR members of the SM&C WG shall produce a Technical
Note containing the analysis of the overlap. That TN shall be used by the
OMG Liaison to substantiate the discussion with OMG.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">All that is
documented in the CESG Meeting’s MoM. </span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Mario’s intention
in his e-mail was only to give a head-up to OMG that this analysis was
coming, knowing that the process of producing the TN, and then having it
reviewed first by CESG, then by CMC will take a certain time. </span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">However OMG decided
to proceed, for the reasons that you can find in their e-mail, without
waiting for the TN. </span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">No doubts about
the usefulness of having a CCSDS – OMG liaison, but I think Mario’s concern
was only about the fact that his head-up had not been considered. </span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Meanwhile , the
TN has been produced and has been distributed to CESG for comments, and
for discussion at the mid-term Telecon. At the same time, I’ve sent the
TN for info to the CMC, and informed about the ongoing assessment by CESG,
This will be followed by assessment by CMC.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"> Given the
fact the OMG already proceeded with the C2MS, all the above may look superseded
by facts. Still, for the sake of coherency and for completeness of information,
the OMG should receive such TN, in case there will be consensus on that
within CCSDS.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">I will address
this further at the CESG Telecon.</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Kind regards,<br>
Margherita</span>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">--------------------------------------------------------------<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:8pt;color:#00a1e0;font-family:Verdana"><b>Margherita
di Giulio</b></span>
<br><span style=" font-size:8pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:Verdana">Data
Systems Infrastructure Division (OPS-GI)<br>
</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:8pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:Verdana"><b>European
Space Agency ESA/ESOC</b><br>
Robert-Bosch-Str. 5<br>
D-64293 Darmstadt - Germany<br>
Tel: +49-6151-902779<br>
e-mail: Margherita.di.Giulio@esa.int</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif"><br>
<br>
</span>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">From:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">"Barkley,
Erik J (3970)" <erik.j.barkley@jpl.nasa.gov></span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">To:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">"Margherita.di.Giulio@esa.int"
<Margherita.di.Giulio@esa.int>, "Tai, Wallace S (9000)"
<wallace.s.tai@jpl.nasa.gov></span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Cc:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">"cesg@mailman.ccsds.org"
<cesg@mailman.ccsds.org></span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Date:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">17/08/2018
00:18</span>
<br><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:sans-serif">Subject:
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif">RE:
[CESG] FW: CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message Specification
(C2MS)</span>
<br>
<hr noshade>
<br>
<br>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">CESG
Chairs,</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">I
will be on leave during the teleconference in early September, so I am
sending an email to note a concern that I have.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">I
am concerned about the exchange listed below between our OMG and CCSDS
liaisons, particularly with statements that appear to have been issued
as the CCSDS liaison without consultation of at least CESG not to mention
CMC. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">There
may in fact be issues between MOIMS SM+C WG and OMG SDTF. But CCSDS
is not just MOIMS SM+C. My experience is that I have found OMG GEMS
standard to be quite complimentary to the work of the CSS Area and therefore
have found the liaison with OMG to be useful. To me it is objectionable
for the CCSDS liaison to question the usefulness of the liaison prior to
consulting with the rest of CCSDS. From the email exchange it sounds
like OMG provided due process relative to its rules and governance. As
such it can be argued that a strategy session inside CCSDS should have
occurred to assess the situation, provide an analysis of alternatives and
consider other courses of action. For example, perhaps CCSDS could
have considered the opportunities brought forward by their RFC process
rather than unilaterally (without any consultation at the level of CESG
as far as I can tell), calling the liaison into question. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">For
the record, I will note that we (CESG) have indeed been asked to comment
and review on an analysis prepared by DLR with regard to the CCSDS MOIMS
and OMG SDTF. This is as it should be. But I want to emphasize
this should have occurred prior to any further exchange in the name of
liaison for the all of CCSDS. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">Best
regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia">-Erik
</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;color:#004080;font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b>From:</b>
CESG <cesg-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mario.Merri@esa.int<b><br>
Sent:</b> Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:27 AM<b><br>
To:</b> Steve MacLaird <maclaird@omg.org><b><br>
Cc:</b> cesg@mailman.ccsds.org; Larry L. Johnson <larry@omg.org>;
danford.s.smith@nasa.gov; space@omg.org; liaison@omg.org; sam@brightascension.com<b><br>
Subject:</b> Re: [CESG] FW: CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command &
Control Message Specification (C2MS)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">Dear
Steve,</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
it is very disappointing that the OMG, after a strenuous discussion of
1.25 hours on my 10 line email, has decided to move forward without waiting
for the analysis in the Technical Note that was announced and is under
finalisation. The motivation adduced for the decision, i.e. that "the
consensus of the Space DTF and OMG AB that the note below was your position
...", is offensive and reductionist: I deliberatively did not participate
in the WG discussion to avoid influencing. The outcome of the discussion
in the WG, which I reported in my email, is that 3 space agencies out of
4 that are active in the WG, i.e. 75%, had identified notable overlaps:
it is not my opinion! </span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"><br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
Thanks for the offer to provide/clarify the OMG’s P&Ps and processes,
but there is no need. I will consult with the CCSDS Engineering Steering
Group and question the usefulness of a technical liaison between OMG and
CCSDS in these conditions</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
I will still provide you with the technical note, once available. Please
note that the technical note is also a collective work supported by the
same 3 agencies and it is not even led by ESA.</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
Regards,</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
__Mario</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
<br>
<br>
<br>
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:Arial"><br>
From: </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">"Steve
MacLaird" <</span><a href=mailto:maclaird@omg.org><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:blue;font-family:Arial"><u>maclaird@omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">></span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:Arial"><br>
To: </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial"><</span><a href=mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:blue;font-family:Arial"><u>Mario.Merri@esa.int</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">></span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:Arial"><br>
Date: </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">22/06/2018
15:35</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#5f5f5f;font-family:Arial"><br>
Subject: </span><span style=" font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial">FW:
CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message Specification
(C2MS)</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span></p>
<div align=center>
<hr noshade></div>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:240px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">Mario
– </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
I rec’d a bounce back that you did
not receive the below email despite the same address. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:18pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"><b>Steve</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Steven
A. MacLaird, Col (Ret), USAF</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Senior
Vice President, Gov't & Industry Strategy</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">+1
703.231.6335 (USA)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><img src=cid:_4_0E3A80640E3A7C540013174CC12582EC alt=cid:image001.png@01D3CBF6.CB5D0260 style="border:0px solid;"></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><b>From:</b>
Steve MacLaird [</span><a href=mailto:maclaird@omg.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>mailto:maclaird@omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">]
<b><br>
Sent:</b> Friday, June 22, 2018 9:22 AM<b><br>
To:</b> 'Mario.Merri@esa.int '<b><br>
Cc:</b> 'Larry Johnson'; 'Kizzort, Brad'; 'Luis Rodriquez'; 'Dan Smith';
'sam@brightascension.com'; 'cesg@mailman.ccsds.org'; 'Juergen Boldt'<b><br>
Subject:</b> FW: CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message
Specification (C2MS)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">Mario
– </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
I wanted to be the first to notify you
of the results of the Object Management Group’s (OMG) Space Domain Task
Force (DTF) and Architecture Board (AB) decisions. Your note created
a great deal of conversation, dialog and debate, since receipt while here
in Boston at OMG’s Quarterly Technical Committee (TC). </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
Two days ago during the Space DTF, they
spent an hour discussing your email to determine whether or not to forward
onto the AB for vote. The pro’s and con’s were discussed with the
largest concern being if the AB accepted the concerns in your email below
and sided with you, the </span><span style=" font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman">MCMS
</span><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">RFC
would be dead and never allowed to become an RFP. Therefore the Space
DTF’s decision to vote to send to the AB would be very risky and all avenues
and scenarios possible were discussed. In the end, the MCMS RFC was
voted to move to the AB. Please note, on Monday June 18<sup>th</sup>, I
sent your email below to the AB for their review per the AB Chairman’s
request even though it was sent to me versus the formal process and being
7 days late to the 4 week rule. This allowed all the AB members to
review all the documentation before meeting yesterday afternoon and discussed
it at the AB Plenary on the 18<sup>th</sup>.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
Today during the AB, they had a lengthy
and painful discussion that lasted 1.25 hours on MCMS and your email. Per
OMG’s Policies and Procedures (P&P) your email was reviewed, discussed,
debated and alternatives explored. I want to let you know, that in
1.5 hours preceding the MCMS discussion, 4 RFCs and 2 RFPs were reviewed.
A motion was made and seconded, discussion followed, amendment made
on intellectual property, and voted on. Before the vote, a dissenting
opinion was raised and explored/discussed when a AB Member called the question
for vote. Eight (8) votes were for the motion, one (1) against and
1 abstained and the motioned passed to approve the MCMS RFC. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">
I, the Space DTF, and OMG value your,
ESA’s and CCSDS’s inputs and would like to have a closer collaboration
throughout OMG’s and CCSDS processes. It was the consensus of the
Space DTF and OMG AB that the note below was your position and possibly
that of ESA’s. Your email was the only note of contention received.
If I need to clarify OMG’s P&Ps and processes, I can provide
and or put you in touch with the right contacts to answer your, ESA, CNES
or DLA’s questions. Our next meeting will be in September in Ottawa
Canada. You can find out more at </span><a href=http://www.omg.org/><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"><u>www.omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">.
</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman">Take
Care - </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#004080;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:18pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"><b>Steve</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Steven
A. MacLaird, Col (Ret), USAF</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">Senior
Vice President, Gov't & Industry Strategy</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:9pt;color:#0041c2;font-family:Times New Roman">+1
703.231.6335 (USA)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:blue;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><img src=cid:_4_0E3969300E3ACA6C0013174CC12582EC alt=cid:image001.png@01D3CBF6.CB5D0260 style="border:0px solid;"></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:11pt;color:#004080;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><b>From:</b>
</span><a href=mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>Mario.Merri@esa.int</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">
[</span><a href=mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>mailto:Mario.Merri@esa.int</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">]
<b><br>
Sent:</b> Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:54 AM<b><br>
To:</b> Steven A. MacLaird<b><br>
Cc:</b> </span><a href=mailto:liaison@omg.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>liaison@omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
Larry L. Johnson; </span><a href=mailto:space@omg.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>space@omg.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
</span><a href=mailto:danford.s.smith@nasa.gov><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>danford.s.smith@nasa.gov</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
</span><a href=mailto:sam@brightascension.com><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>sam@brightascension.com</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">;
</span><a href=mailto:cesg@mailman.ccsds.org><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:Tahoma"><u>cesg@mailman.ccsds.org</u></span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma"><b><br>
Subject:</b> CCSDS-OMG Liaison: Satellite Command & Control Message
Specification (C2MS)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-Bottom:0px"><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial">Dear
Steve,</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
<br>
in the context of the CCSDS-OMG liaison I would like to inform you that
during the last CCSDS Technical Meetings in Gaithersburg (09-13 April 2018)
reservations had been raised on the proposed OMG standard (RFC):</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><b><br>
<br>
Satellite Command & Control Message Specification (C2MS).</b></span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
<br>
In particular, three space agencies via their members in the CCSDS Spacecraft
& Control Working Group have identified notable overlaps between the
above perspective document and the on-going work of the working group on
Mission Operations (MO) Services. These Space Agencies (CNES - French Space
Agency, DLR - German Space Agency, and ESA - European Space Agency) are
producing a Technical Note to substantiate the overlap, which will be available
in the second half of June. <br>
<br>
Clearly, in the spirit of the liaison, both CCSDS and OMG should strive
to avoid overlaps and duplications, in favour of reciprocally adopting
relevant standards, as already done for instance by the CCSDS with the
adoption of the OMG XTCE standard.</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
<br>
Sincerely,</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
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Dr. Mario MERRI</b></span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
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Head of Mission Data Systems Division (OPS-GD)</span><span style=" font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman">
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