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 ## License (ECL-2.0)
 
-Copyright 2016 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Licensed under the
+Copyright 2016-17 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Licensed under the
 Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
 obtain a copy of the License at