Some Soccer News for Fri Aug 17, 2012
STARTERS
The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 7 is ready - download or listen here.
dN
The BBC reports that Clint Dempsey wanted to go to Liverpool, and the club publicly stated their interest but never made an offer. Fulham manager Martin Jol calls the situation "embarrassing."
-Later in the day the English media say he is REFUSING to play for Fulham and they are fining him for every day missed.
-Clint responds to critics on Twitter: "There are two sides to the story" + "The truth will come out soon"
dN
Seattle has sold more than 54,000 tickets for their game against Vancouver on Saturday!
-Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times writes about what this means to players and coaches, and what it means to the future bottom line.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Aug 18
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota Stars
Venue: Atlanta Silverbacks Park - Atlanta GA
-Sat Aug 25
Minnesota Stars v Edmonton
Venue: NSC Stadium - Blaine MN
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEK
On Sat:
-The teams tied for 3rd in the West and part of the Cascadia derby, its Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
-And then a chance to see if this longshot contender is for real against the best in the league. we have Montreal Impact v San Jose Earthquakes.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Aug 14, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Brian Straus of Sporting New writes that it was not a friendly in Mexico and both teams know it, and they also know the implications of the end of the 24 game unbeaten streak.
"Think Wednesday’s win didn’t mean something to Geoff Cameron? A national team afterthought until this year, the new Stoke City member was outstanding inside the Azteca crucible. It wasn’t perfect, but if a player with six caps to his name successfully marshals a makeshift back four, clears more passes than he misses and gets the better of Mexico’s Javier Hernández, that matters to a team still searching for some permanence in back."
CONCACHAMPIONS 2012-13
The next round of games will take place on Aug 21, 22 + 23.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"...he has to complete a biometrics test as part of his visa application." -Stoke City explaining that Geoff Cameron is waiting for his completed English work permit.
What the hell is a biometrics test? Scary stuff.
GUARDIAN 2012-13 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON PREVIEWS
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle
Norwich
Queens Park Rangers
Reading
Southampton
Stoke
Sunderland
Swansea
Tottenham
West Bromich
West Ham
Wigan
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
The subject of the next NBC MLS 36 is Dwayne DeRosario. Will NBC have a better voice narrating this episode? Lets hope so.
FACT OF THE DAY
Its opening weekend for both the English Premier League and Spanish Primera Division. Here are their games:
EPL
-Sat Aug 18
Arsenal v Sunderland
Fulham v Norwich
Queens Park Rangers v Swansea
Reading v Stoke
West Brom v Liverpool
West Ham v Aston Villa
Newcastle v Tottenham
-Sun Aug 19
Wigan v Chelsea
Manchester City v Southampton
-Mon Aug 20
Everton v Manchester United
La Liga
-Sat Aug 18
Celta Vigo v Malaga
Sevilla v Getafe
Mallorca v Espanyol
-Sun Aug 19
Athletic Bilbao v Betis
Real Madrid v Valencia
Barcelona v Sociedad
Levante v Atletico Madrid
-Mon Aug 20
Deportivo La Coruna v Osasuna
Vallecano v Granada
Zaragoza v Valladolid
A-MAZ-ING
Puerto Rico hosted Spain on Wednesday night and only lost 1-2! An amazing feat!
Especially considering who played for Spain:
-Starters:
Pepe Reina
Raul Albiol
Nacho Monreal
Gerard Pique
Cesc Fabregas
Andreas Iniesta
Xabi Alonso
Juan Fran
Jesus Navas
Santi Cazorla
Fernando Torres
-Came on as subs:
Alvaro Arbeloa
Sergio Ramos
Sergio Busquets
Fernando Llorente
David Silva
Iker Casillas
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Former Houston Dynamo player Geoff Cameron has written a letter to his old team's fans.
-Post by the Houston Chronicle.
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
WEEK 24
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Aug 15
Columbus Crew 1-1 LA Galaxy - CC goal by Jairo Arrieta. LAG goal by Robbie Keane.
Venue: Crew Stadium
Atten: 17,019
Toronto FC 2-2 Portland Timbers - TFC goals by Eric Hassli + Luis Silva. PT goals by Sal Zizzo + Darlington Nagbe.
Venue: BMO Field
Atten: 18,773
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-2 FC Dallas - FCD goals by Fabian Castillo + Jonathan Top.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 19,066
-Sat Aug 18
Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 3:00PM CT
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Toronto FC v Sporting Kansas City - 3:30PM CT
Venue: BMO Field
Montreal Impact v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Saputo Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v New England Revolution - 7:30PM CT
Venue: Toyota Park
Colorado Rapids v CD Chivas USA - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
-Sun Aug 19
DC United v Philadelphia Union - 4:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: RFK Stadium
New York Red Bulls v Portland Timbers - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew - 8:00PM CT
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
The only team not playing this weekend is LA who played during this round already on Wednesday.
MLS MATCH NOTES
How much did Dallas miss David Ferriera last season and the first half of this one? He set up both goals last night as they won at Vancouver. That guy is very impressive.
Portland is still winless under interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson.
MLS STANDINGS
In the West:
LA moves up to 3rd place on the first tie breaker, goals scored.
EAST
43 Sporting Kansas City (30)
41 New York Red Bulls (40)
40 Houston Dynamo (35)
38 Chicago Fire SC (28)
36 DC United (36)
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33 Montreal Impact (36)
29 Columbus Crew (21)
23 New England Revolution (26)
23 Philadelphia Union (23)
20 Toronto FC (27)
WEST
47 San Jose Earthquakes (47)
42 Real Salt Lake (36)
37 LA Galaxy (44)
37 Seattle Sounders FC (32)
37 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (28)
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29 FC Dallas (31)
26 CD Chivas USA (14)
25 Colorado Rapids (31)
21 Portland Timbers (22)
MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS
Player Transactions
Philly + DC have swapped players with Lionard Pajoy going to United and Danny Cruz headed to the Union.
dN
New York has signed 27 year old English midfielder Lloyd Sam from Leeds.
-He played at Notts County (third division) on a loan deal last Spring scoring 5 goals in 10 games.
dN
RBNY did not go through with the announced signing of American defender Babajide Ogunbiyi because he did not pass the medical inspection.
dN
Chicago has sent Sebastian Grazzini out on a loan deal to Atletico de Rafaela in Argentina.
CHICAGO FIRE
Marco Pappa scored from the penalty spot for Guatemala against Paraguay on Wednesday night.
Franco Panizo of Soccer By Ives with a feature story on goalkeeper Sean Johnson, and how he has recovered from his Olympic qualifying blunder.
DC UNITED
Craig Stouffer of the Examiner with the latest United team notes.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Charles Gooch of the Star looks at what is next on SKC's list of desired accomplishments for this season.
MONTREAL IMPACT
Craig Forrest of Sports Net answers 5 questions before the Impact face a big game this weekend.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Kristian Dyer of Big Apple Soccer talks to new NYRB signing Lloyd Sam who says that former Red Bull Luke Rodgers raved about the team.
dN
Surprise, surprise, surprise - Rafa Marquez is hurt and won't play this weekend.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Gabriel Gomez got a red card playing for Panama against Portugal on Wednesday night.
REAL SALT LAKE
Will Johnson scored a PK goal for Canada Wednesday night against T+T.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Russell Berrisford of the Sun wonders if the Caps have enough depth to compete.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Aug 18
Carolina RailHawks v FC Edmonton
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sun Aug 19
San Antonio Scorpions v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Watch online
Standings
39 San Antonio (+18)
35 Tampa Bay (+5)
34 Puerto Rico (+6)
30 Fort Lauderdale (-3)
27 Minnesota (-1)
25 Carolina (-6)
21 Edmonton (-4)
18 Atlanta (-15)
USL PRO NEWS
Standings
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Scott Peterson of Yanks Abroad talks to Eric Lichaj about the new season at Aston Villa.
dN
The Glasgow Daily Record with words from Ale Bedoya on his new team Helsingborg who just happen to be facing Celtic in the Champions League.
-He takes a shot at Celtic fans too!!
dN
Coming Up:
GERMANY - DFB Podal - 1st Round
John Anthony Brooks - Hertha Berlin - Sun Aug 19 at Wormatia Worms
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Sun Aug 19 at Nottingen
Joe Gyau - Hoffenheim - Sat Aug 18 at Berliner AK
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - Sat Aug 18 at Berliner AK
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - Sun Aug 19 at Saarbrucken
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin - Sun Aug 19 at Wormatia Worms
Matt Taylor - Preussen Munster - Sun Aug 19 v Werder Bremen
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - Sat Aug 18 at Berliner AK
Andrew Wooten - Kaiserslautern - Sun Aug 19 at Hansa Rostock
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - Sat Aug 18 at Carl Zeiss Jena
CONCACAF
CONCACAF International Friendlies
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Aug 15
Mexico 0-1 USA
Puerto Rico 1-2 Spain
Costa Rica 0-1 Peru
El Salvador 0-2 Jamaica
Portugal 2-0 Panama
Paraguay 3-3 Guatemala
Canada 2-0 Trinidad + Tobago
MEXICO
LIGA MX - Apertura Round 4
Matches + Scores:
-Fri Aug 17
Tijuana v Tigres UANL
Morelia v Puebla
Cruz Azul v Leon
-Sat Aug 18
Queretaro v America
Santos Laguna v Pumas UNAM
Monterrey v Atlante
San Luis v Guadalajara
Atlas v Jaguares
-Sun Aug 19
Toluca v Pachuca
ENGLAND
Rio Ferdinand who has screamed bloody murder over other people's racist words has been fined $70,000 for his own racist outburst on Twitter. Humans = Contridictions.
ENDERS
My (19) favorite films from the Criterion Collection:
8 1/2
The Battle of Algiers
Chungking Express
Dazed and Confused
Down By Law
Hard Boiled
The Harder They Come
Hoop Dreams
The Killer
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
M
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Le Samourai
Sid & Nancy
Slacker
Stranger Than Paradise
Sweet Smell of Success
The Thin Red Line
This Is Spinal Tap
The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 7 is ready - download or listen here.
dN
The BBC reports that Clint Dempsey wanted to go to Liverpool, and the club publicly stated their interest but never made an offer. Fulham manager Martin Jol calls the situation "embarrassing."
-Later in the day the English media say he is REFUSING to play for Fulham and they are fining him for every day missed.
-Clint responds to critics on Twitter: "There are two sides to the story" + "The truth will come out soon"
dN
Seattle has sold more than 54,000 tickets for their game against Vancouver on Saturday!
-Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times writes about what this means to players and coaches, and what it means to the future bottom line.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Aug 18
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota Stars
Venue: Atlanta Silverbacks Park - Atlanta GA
-Sat Aug 25
Minnesota Stars v Edmonton
Venue: NSC Stadium - Blaine MN
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEK
On Sat:
-The teams tied for 3rd in the West and part of the Cascadia derby, its Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
-And then a chance to see if this longshot contender is for real against the best in the league. we have Montreal Impact v San Jose Earthquakes.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Aug 14, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Brian Straus of Sporting New writes that it was not a friendly in Mexico and both teams know it, and they also know the implications of the end of the 24 game unbeaten streak.
"Think Wednesday’s win didn’t mean something to Geoff Cameron? A national team afterthought until this year, the new Stoke City member was outstanding inside the Azteca crucible. It wasn’t perfect, but if a player with six caps to his name successfully marshals a makeshift back four, clears more passes than he misses and gets the better of Mexico’s Javier Hernández, that matters to a team still searching for some permanence in back."
CONCACHAMPIONS 2012-13
The next round of games will take place on Aug 21, 22 + 23.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"...he has to complete a biometrics test as part of his visa application." -Stoke City explaining that Geoff Cameron is waiting for his completed English work permit.
What the hell is a biometrics test? Scary stuff.
GUARDIAN 2012-13 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON PREVIEWS
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle
Norwich
Queens Park Rangers
Reading
Southampton
Stoke
Sunderland
Swansea
Tottenham
West Bromich
West Ham
Wigan
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
The subject of the next NBC MLS 36 is Dwayne DeRosario. Will NBC have a better voice narrating this episode? Lets hope so.
FACT OF THE DAY
Its opening weekend for both the English Premier League and Spanish Primera Division. Here are their games:
EPL
-Sat Aug 18
Arsenal v Sunderland
Fulham v Norwich
Queens Park Rangers v Swansea
Reading v Stoke
West Brom v Liverpool
West Ham v Aston Villa
Newcastle v Tottenham
-Sun Aug 19
Wigan v Chelsea
Manchester City v Southampton
-Mon Aug 20
Everton v Manchester United
La Liga
-Sat Aug 18
Celta Vigo v Malaga
Sevilla v Getafe
Mallorca v Espanyol
-Sun Aug 19
Athletic Bilbao v Betis
Real Madrid v Valencia
Barcelona v Sociedad
Levante v Atletico Madrid
-Mon Aug 20
Deportivo La Coruna v Osasuna
Vallecano v Granada
Zaragoza v Valladolid
A-MAZ-ING
Puerto Rico hosted Spain on Wednesday night and only lost 1-2! An amazing feat!
Especially considering who played for Spain:
-Starters:
Pepe Reina
Raul Albiol
Nacho Monreal
Gerard Pique
Cesc Fabregas
Andreas Iniesta
Xabi Alonso
Juan Fran
Jesus Navas
Santi Cazorla
Fernando Torres
-Came on as subs:
Alvaro Arbeloa
Sergio Ramos
Sergio Busquets
Fernando Llorente
David Silva
Iker Casillas
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Former Houston Dynamo player Geoff Cameron has written a letter to his old team's fans.
-Post by the Houston Chronicle.
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
WEEK 24
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Aug 15
Columbus Crew 1-1 LA Galaxy - CC goal by Jairo Arrieta. LAG goal by Robbie Keane.
Venue: Crew Stadium
Atten: 17,019
Toronto FC 2-2 Portland Timbers - TFC goals by Eric Hassli + Luis Silva. PT goals by Sal Zizzo + Darlington Nagbe.
Venue: BMO Field
Atten: 18,773
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-2 FC Dallas - FCD goals by Fabian Castillo + Jonathan Top.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 19,066
-Sat Aug 18
Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 3:00PM CT
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Toronto FC v Sporting Kansas City - 3:30PM CT
Venue: BMO Field
Montreal Impact v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Saputo Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v New England Revolution - 7:30PM CT
Venue: Toyota Park
Colorado Rapids v CD Chivas USA - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
-Sun Aug 19
DC United v Philadelphia Union - 4:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: RFK Stadium
New York Red Bulls v Portland Timbers - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew - 8:00PM CT
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
The only team not playing this weekend is LA who played during this round already on Wednesday.
MLS MATCH NOTES
How much did Dallas miss David Ferriera last season and the first half of this one? He set up both goals last night as they won at Vancouver. That guy is very impressive.
Portland is still winless under interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson.
MLS STANDINGS
In the West:
LA moves up to 3rd place on the first tie breaker, goals scored.
EAST
43 Sporting Kansas City (30)
41 New York Red Bulls (40)
40 Houston Dynamo (35)
38 Chicago Fire SC (28)
36 DC United (36)
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33 Montreal Impact (36)
29 Columbus Crew (21)
23 New England Revolution (26)
23 Philadelphia Union (23)
20 Toronto FC (27)
WEST
47 San Jose Earthquakes (47)
42 Real Salt Lake (36)
37 LA Galaxy (44)
37 Seattle Sounders FC (32)
37 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (28)
-----
29 FC Dallas (31)
26 CD Chivas USA (14)
25 Colorado Rapids (31)
21 Portland Timbers (22)
MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS
Player Transactions
Philly + DC have swapped players with Lionard Pajoy going to United and Danny Cruz headed to the Union.
dN
New York has signed 27 year old English midfielder Lloyd Sam from Leeds.
-He played at Notts County (third division) on a loan deal last Spring scoring 5 goals in 10 games.
dN
RBNY did not go through with the announced signing of American defender Babajide Ogunbiyi because he did not pass the medical inspection.
dN
Chicago has sent Sebastian Grazzini out on a loan deal to Atletico de Rafaela in Argentina.
CHICAGO FIRE
Marco Pappa scored from the penalty spot for Guatemala against Paraguay on Wednesday night.
Franco Panizo of Soccer By Ives with a feature story on goalkeeper Sean Johnson, and how he has recovered from his Olympic qualifying blunder.
DC UNITED
Craig Stouffer of the Examiner with the latest United team notes.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Charles Gooch of the Star looks at what is next on SKC's list of desired accomplishments for this season.
MONTREAL IMPACT
Craig Forrest of Sports Net answers 5 questions before the Impact face a big game this weekend.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Kristian Dyer of Big Apple Soccer talks to new NYRB signing Lloyd Sam who says that former Red Bull Luke Rodgers raved about the team.
dN
Surprise, surprise, surprise - Rafa Marquez is hurt and won't play this weekend.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Gabriel Gomez got a red card playing for Panama against Portugal on Wednesday night.
REAL SALT LAKE
Will Johnson scored a PK goal for Canada Wednesday night against T+T.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Russell Berrisford of the Sun wonders if the Caps have enough depth to compete.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Aug 18
Carolina RailHawks v FC Edmonton
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sun Aug 19
San Antonio Scorpions v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Watch online
Standings
39 San Antonio (+18)
35 Tampa Bay (+5)
34 Puerto Rico (+6)
30 Fort Lauderdale (-3)
27 Minnesota (-1)
25 Carolina (-6)
21 Edmonton (-4)
18 Atlanta (-15)
USL PRO NEWS
Standings
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Scott Peterson of Yanks Abroad talks to Eric Lichaj about the new season at Aston Villa.
dN
The Glasgow Daily Record with words from Ale Bedoya on his new team Helsingborg who just happen to be facing Celtic in the Champions League.
-He takes a shot at Celtic fans too!!
dN
Coming Up:
GERMANY - DFB Podal - 1st Round
John Anthony Brooks - Hertha Berlin - Sun Aug 19 at Wormatia Worms
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Sun Aug 19 at Nottingen
Joe Gyau - Hoffenheim - Sat Aug 18 at Berliner AK
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - Sat Aug 18 at Berliner AK
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - Sun Aug 19 at Saarbrucken
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin - Sun Aug 19 at Wormatia Worms
Matt Taylor - Preussen Munster - Sun Aug 19 v Werder Bremen
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - Sat Aug 18 at Berliner AK
Andrew Wooten - Kaiserslautern - Sun Aug 19 at Hansa Rostock
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - Sat Aug 18 at Carl Zeiss Jena
CONCACAF
CONCACAF International Friendlies
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Aug 15
Mexico 0-1 USA
Puerto Rico 1-2 Spain
Costa Rica 0-1 Peru
El Salvador 0-2 Jamaica
Portugal 2-0 Panama
Paraguay 3-3 Guatemala
Canada 2-0 Trinidad + Tobago
MEXICO
LIGA MX - Apertura Round 4
Matches + Scores:
-Fri Aug 17
Tijuana v Tigres UANL
Morelia v Puebla
Cruz Azul v Leon
-Sat Aug 18
Queretaro v America
Santos Laguna v Pumas UNAM
Monterrey v Atlante
San Luis v Guadalajara
Atlas v Jaguares
-Sun Aug 19
Toluca v Pachuca
ENGLAND
Rio Ferdinand who has screamed bloody murder over other people's racist words has been fined $70,000 for his own racist outburst on Twitter. Humans = Contridictions.
ENDERS
My (19) favorite films from the Criterion Collection:
8 1/2
The Battle of Algiers
Chungking Express
Dazed and Confused
Down By Law
Hard Boiled
The Harder They Come
Hoop Dreams
The Killer
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
M
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Le Samourai
Sid & Nancy
Slacker
Stranger Than Paradise
Sweet Smell of Success
The Thin Red Line
This Is Spinal Tap
posted by brucio at 16:28
3 Comments:
According to the British government website, their idea of a biometrics test is just a use of a big, scary word for nothing. It is a visa with your full name, birthday, place of birth, fingerprints and picture. Not even anything as high techy as a retinal scan.
only biometric there is a fingerprint... how long does that take? Sounds slower than the DMV.
After reading your Criterion list, I very disappointed about your omission of Ishiro Honda's classic Gojira! This mistake on your part I'm afraid is a deal breaker, therefore I will not be visiting your amazing site or listening to your wonderful (and fast becoming my favorite) podcast! Please fix this grave mistake so that I can enjoy my favorites once more!
Sincerely,
Brittkamp
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