Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics - Information Board

Official Website
http://rio2016.com/en

Host City for 2016 Olympics

For the 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, the host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The announcement was made at the 121st IOC Session (which is also the 13th Olympic Congress) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009.

They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016.

The 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the same city and organized by the same committee, and are scheduled to be held from September 7 to 18.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics

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On Sunday, 1 July 2012 , Rio de Janeiro was awarded the World Heritage status, in the urban cultural landscape category.  Its candidature was approved during the 36th Session of the World Heritage Committee held in Saint Petesburg, in Russia.

http://rio2016.com/en/news/news/rio-de-janeiro-is-the-first-city-in-the-world-to-be-awarded-unesco-world-heritage-status

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25.8.2012

The Olympic flag receives a special blessing at Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer Statue.
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12 August 2012

Rio De Janeiro received the Olympic Flag from London Mayor after the closing ceremony of the games.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19236754

What Can Rio learn from London about organizing Olympics?
A blog post by David Bond
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/davidbond/2012/08/how_can_rio_follow_london.html
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Learning Portuguese and Learning English

In Brazil now there is now demand for English language lessons to help visitors.
Learning English through Portuguese - YouTube Videos - aprender Inglês através português

Similarly, some in other countries have to learn Portuguese of Brazil.
http://nraoll.blogspot.com/2012/01/learning-portuguese-web-pages.html

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5 August 2012 London Olympics - Day's Summary - Video

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2 August 2012 London Olympics Medal Events - News and Videos

Archery

1

Canoeing 

2

Cycling

2

Fencing 

1

Gymnastics 

1

Judo 

2

Rowing

3

Shooting

1

Swimming 

4

Table Tennis

1

Total 18

Days Schedule and Results - Official Page
http://www.london2012.com/schedule-and-results/day=2-august/list.html

Commentary on the Day by BBC Team  Morning

1 August 2012 London Olympics Medal Events - News and Videos

Canoeing 

1

Kayak Men
http://www.london2012.com/canoe-slalom/event/kayak-men/index.html?v=20120801-155253897

Cycling

2
Cycling Road

Women's Individual Time Trial
Gold  - Armstrong K. (USA)   Silver - Arndt Judity (Germany)  Bronze - Zabelinskaya Olga (Russia)


Men's Indiv. Time Trial

WIGGINS  - GBR

MARTIN - Germany

FROOME - GBR

Diving 

1


Men's 3m Synch.

YUTONG / KAI  China

ZAKHAROV / KUZNETSOV Russia

DUMAIS / IPSEN  USA

Fencing 

2

Gymnastics 

1

Judo 

2

Rowing

3


Women's Pair

 Gold - GLOVER / STANNING  Britain

HORNSEY / TAIT  Australia

HAIGH / SCOWN New Zealand


Women's Quad. Sculls

Gold - UKR

GER

USA


Men's Eight

GER

CAN

GBR

Shooting

1
Women's 25m Pistol
http://www.london2012.com/shooting/event/women-25m-pistol/phase=shw204100/index.html

Swimming 

4
Women's 4 X 200m Free Style Relay
http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-4x200m-freestyle-relay/phase=sww412900/index.html

200m Breast Stroke
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Synchronous Swimming

1

Weightlifting 

2
Men's77kg
http://www.london2012.com/weightlifting/event/men-77kg/index.html


Women 69 kg
http://www.london2012.com/weightlifting/event/women-69kg/index.html

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Total 20

Full Schedule of the Day - List Format

Full Schedule of the Day

31 July London 2012 Olympics Medal Winners - YouTube Video News

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Swimmming Men's 200 m Butterfly

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Swimming 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay. USA won the Gold


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Judo Men -73 kg Final - Gold Medal - RUS v JPN Full Replay

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China wins Golds in Artistics Gymnastics Men's Team
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China wins Golds in Artistics Gymnastics Men's Team
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Weightlifting Women's 58kg Final - Gold: Xueying Li (China)
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Judo Women -57 kg Final - Gold Medal - Matsumoto v Caprioriu
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Judo Men -73 kg Final - Gold Medal - Isaev v Nakaya

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Diving Men's 10m Platform Final - China Mexico United States

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Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals - Moldoveanu Gold
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London 2012 Olympics Olympics Live News Channel on YouTube Video

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqHlITRYr34

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31 July 2012 London Olympics Medal Events - News and Videos

31 July

Canoeing 

1


CANOE SLALOM

Whitewater Men's C-1

ESTANGUET

TASIADIS

MARTIKAN

Diving 

1


Women's 10m. Synch.

RUOLIN / WANG

ESPINOSA / OROZCO LOZA

BENFEITO / FILION

Equestrian 

2

Team Eventing - Jumping Final
Gold - Germany;    Silver - Great Britain;  Bronze - New Zealand
http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/event/eventing-team/phase=eqx403100/index.html


Individual Eventing

JUNG

ALGOTSSON OSTHOLT

AUFFARTH

Fencing 

1


Men's Indiv. Foil

LEI S

ABOUELKASSEM A


CHOI B

Gymnastics 

1

Women's Team

USA

RUS

ROU

Judo 

2


Women's 63kg

ZOLNIR

XU

UENO



Men's 81kg

KIM

BISCHOF

NIFONTOV




Shooting
1

Men's Skeet

HANCOCK

GOLDING

AL-ATTIYA


Swimming 4


Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

11:02 - Heats
20:51 - Final



USA

FRA

CHN


Women's 200m Freestyle

19:41 - Final

SCHMITT

MUFFAT

BARRATT


Men's 200m Butterfly

19:49 - Final

LE CLOS

PHELPS - USA

MATSUDA


Women's 200m Individual Medley

20:43 - Final

YE

COUTTS

LEVERENZ



Weightlifting 2


Men's 69kg 19.00


LIN

TRIYATNO

MARTIN


Women's 63kg  15.30


MANEZA

TSARUKAEVA

GIRARD


Total 15


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Men's 200m Butterfly

19:49  - Final - Gold - LE CLOS; Silver - PHELPS - USA; Bronze - MATSUDA



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Swimming 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay - Gold for USA 19th Olympic Medal for Michael Phelps. Making him the highest medal winning Olympic Athlete. Congratulations

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ESPN report on Day 4

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London 2012 Olympics - Medal Events and Medals

28 July

Archery
Men's team  G. Italy   S. USA  B. Republic of Korea


Cycling

Fencing
Women's individal foil
Italians will all the medals - Gold, Silver and Bronze
http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/italian-trio-celebrate-medal-success.html

Judo
Arsen Galstyaan of Russia won 60 Kg Gold
http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/galstyan-claims-gold.html

Shooting
Women's 10m Air Rifle
Yi Siling of China won the first gold medal of London 2012 Olympics in Women's 10m Air Rifle.

Men's 10m Air Pistol
Jin Jon Oh of Republic of Korea won Gold.
http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/jin-claims-pistol-gold.html

Swimming
Weightlifting
Total 12 Medals

29 July

Archery

Cycling
Diving
Fencing
Judo

Shooting
Women's 10m air pistol
Guo of China won Gold
http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/guo-gets-10m-air-pistol-gold.html

Swimming
Weightlifting
Total 14


30 July



Diving
Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
Total 12

31 July

Canoeing

Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
Total 15

1 August


Canoeing
Cycling

Diving
Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Rowing
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis
Weightlifting
Total 20

2 August

Archery

Canoeing
Cycling


Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Rowing
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis

Total 18

26 July 2012 London Olympics 2012 News

Men's Football

12:00 - First Round Group D Honduras 2 - 2  Morocco
14:30 - First Round Group B Mexico 0 - 0 Korea
14:45 - First Round Group D Spain 0 - 1 Japan
17:00 - First Round Group A UA Emirates 1 - 2 Uruguay
17:15 - First Round Group B Gabon 1 - 1 Switzerland
19:45 - First Round Group C Belarus   1 - 0 New Zealand
19:45 - First Round Group C Brazil 3 - 2 Egypt
20:00 - First Round Group A Great Britain  1 - 1 Senegal

http://www.london2012.com/football/schedule-and-results/day=26-july/index.html
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Current London Time

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=136
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25 July 2012 London Olympics 2012 News

25 July 2012

Women's Football matches start at 16.00 

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Current time in London

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=136

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http://www.london2012.com/football/schedule-and-results/day=25-july/index.html


Women's Football


16:00  - First Round Group E Great Britain - New Zealand

Great Britain won - 1 -0

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17:00  - First Round Group F Japan - Canada

JAPAN WON 2 -1
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17:00  - First Round Group G United States - France

USA won 4 - 2
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18:45  - First Round Group E Cameroon  - Brazil

Brazil won 5 - 0
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19:45  - First Round Group F Sweden - South Africa

Sweden won 4 - 1
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19:45  - First Round Group G Colombia - DPR Korea

DPR Korea won 2 - 0
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http://www.london2012.com/football/event/women/

London Olympics - Information Board

World Record Performances at Olympics

Beijing 2008


Men – Senior

100m
9.69 Usain Bolt JAM, Beijing, CHN, 16 Aug 08

previous: 9.72 Usain Bolt JAM, New York, USA, 31 May 08


200m
19.30 Usain Bolt JAM, Beijing, CHN 20 Aug 08

previous: 19.32 Michael Johnson USA, Atlanta, USA, 1 Aug 96


4x100m Relay
37.10 Jamaica, Beijing, CHN, 22 Aug 08
           Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell

previous:
37.40 USA, Barcelona, ESP, 8 Aug 92
          Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis
equal
37.40 USA, Stuttgart, GER, 21 Aug 93
          Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell


Women – Senior

3000m Steeplechase
8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina-Samitova RUS, Beijing, CHN, 17 Aug 08

previous: 9:01.59 Gulnara Samitova RUS, Iráklio, GRE, 4 Jul 04


Pole Vault
5.05 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Beijing, CHN, 18 Aug 08

previous: 5.04 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS, Monte-Carlo, MON, 29 Jul 08


Women – Junior

800m
1:54.87 Pamela Jelimo (89) KEN, Beijing, CHN, 18 Aug 08

previous: 1:54.97 Pamela Jelimo (89) KEN, Paris Saint-Denis, FRA, 18 Jul 08

NOTE: Pending ratification in this event:
1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo (89) KEN, Zürich, SUI, 29 Aug 08


10,000m
30:26.50 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (89) KEN, Beijing, CHN, 15 Aug 08

previous: 30:31.55 Huina Xing (84) CHN, Paris Saint-Denis, FRA, 23 Aug 03

http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=101/newsid=47917.html


Athens 2004


ARCHERY

Men

Individual 70m — Im Dong-hyun, South Korea, 687, Aug. 12, 2004.
Previous Record: Shim Young-sung, South Korea, 685, Oct. 1, 1995.

Individual 70m - Total — Szu Yuan Chen, Taiwan, 339, Aug. 19, 2004.
Previous Record: Oh Kyo-moon, South Korea, 336, Aug. 1, 1996.

Women

Individual 70m -
Park Sung-hyun, South Korea, 682, Aug. 12, 2004. Previous Record: Natalia Valeeva, Italy, 679, May 18, 2004.

Team 70m - South Korea (Park Sung-hyun, Lee Sung-jin, Yun Mi-jin), 2,030, Aug. 12, 2004.
Previous Record: South Korea (Yun Mi-jin, Kim Soo-nyung, Kim Nam-soon), 1,994, Sept. 16, 2000.

ATHLETICS

Women

Pole Vault — Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, 4.91, Aug. 24, 2004.
Previous Record: Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, 4.90, July 30, 2004.

CYCLING

Women

500m  — Anna Meares, Australia, 33.952, Aug. 20, 2004.
Previous Record: Jiang Yonghua, China, 34.000, Nov. 11, 2002.

3000m Individual Pursuit — Kate Mactier, Australia, 3:29.945, Aug. 21, 2004.
Previous record: Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:30.604. May 27, 2004.

3000m Individual Pursuit — Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:26.400, Aug. 21, 2004.
Previous Record: Kate Mactier, Australia, 3:29.945, Aug. 21, 2004.

3000m Individual Pursuit — Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:24.537, Aug. 22, 2004.
Previous Record: Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 3:26.400, Aug. 21, 2004.

SHOOTING

Men

10m Air Rifle Final — Zhu Qinan, China, 702.7, Aug. 16, 2004.
Previous Record: Jason Parker, United States, 702.5, June 15, 2003.

10m Running Target, Qualification — Manfred Kurzer, Germany, 590, Aug, 19, 2004.
Previous Record: Yang Ling, China, 588, July 5, 2002.

SWIMMING

Men

400 Individual Medley — Michael Phelps, United States, 4:08.26, Aug. 14, 2004.
Previous Record: Michael Phelps, United States, 4:08.41, July 7, 2004.

4 X 100 Freestyle Relay — South Africa (Roland Mark Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend, Ryk Neethling), 3:13.17, Aug. 15, 2004.
Previous Record: Australia (Ashley Callus, Chris Fydler, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe), 3:13.67, Sept. 16, 2000.

4 X 100m Medley Relay — United States (Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak), 3:30.68, Aug. 21, 2004.
Previous Record: United States (Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, Jason Lezak, Aaron Peirsol), 3:31.54, July 27, 2003.

Women

4 X 100 Freestyle Relay — Australia (Alice Mills, Lisbeth Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry), 3:35.94, Aug. 14, 2004. Previous Record: Germany (Petra Dallmann, Katrin Meissner, Sandra Voelker, Franziska van Almsick), 3:36.00, July 29, 2002.

100 Freestyle — Jodie Henry, Australia, 53.52, Aug. 18, 2004.
Previous Record: Lisbeth Lenton, Australia, 53.66, March 31, 2004.

4 X 200m Freestyle Relay — United States (Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, Dana Vollmer, Kaitlin Sandeno), 7:53.42, Aug. 18, 2004.
Previous Record: Germany (Heike Friedrich, Anke Mohring, Manuela Stellmach, Astrid Strauss), 7:55.47, Aug. 18, 1987.

4 X 100m Medley Relay — Australia (Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry), 3:57.32, Aug. 21, 2004. Previous Record: United States (Barbara Bedford, Megan Quann, Jennifer Thompson, Dara Torres), 3:58.30, Sept. 23, 2000.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Men

Over 105Kg Clean & Jerk — Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iran, 263.5, Aug. 25, 2004.
Previous Record: Hossein Reza Zadeh, Iran, 263.0, Nov. 26, 2002.

Women

48Kg Snatch — Nurcan Taylan, Turkey, 95.0, Aug. 14, 2004.
Previous Record: Zhuo Li, China, 93.5, Sept. 10, 2003.

48Kg Snatch — Nurcan Taylan, Turkey, 97.5, Aug. 14, 2004.
Previous Record: Taylan, 95.0, Aug. 14, 2004.

48Kg Total — Nurcan Taylan, Turkey, 210.0, Aug. 14, 2004.
Previous Record: Mingjuan Wang, China, 207.5, Nov. 19, 2002.

63Kg Snatch — Hanna Batsiushka, Belarus, 115.0, Aug. 18, 2004.
Previous Record: Hanna Batsiushka, Belarus, 113.5, Nov. 18, 2003.

69Kg Snatch — Liu Chunhong, China, 122.5, Aug. 19, 2004.
Previous Record: Liu Chunhong, China, 120.0, Nov. 19, 2003.

69Kg Clean & Jerk — Liu Chunhong, China, 153.0, Aug. 19, 2004.
Previous Record: Liu Chunhong, China, 152.5, April 9, 2004.

69Kg Total — Liu Chunhong, China, 275.0, Aug. 19, 2004.
Previous Record: Liu Chunhong, China, 270.0, Nov. 19, 2003.

Over 75Kg Clean & Jerk — Tang Gonghong, China, 182.5, Aug. 21, 2004.
Previous Record: Tang Gonghong, China, 175.0, April 11, 2004.

Over 75Kg Total — Tang Gonghong, China, 305.0, Aug. 21, 2004. Previous Record: Tang Gonghong, China, 302.5, April 11, 2004.

Fauja Singh, the Oldest Marathon Runner with London Olympics Torch

The world's oldest marathon runner was one of the torchbearers of the London 2012 Olympic torch through the streets of east London  on 20 July 2012.

Fauja Singh, who is 101-years-old, undertook  the relay taks for the second time - he carried the torch in Athens eight years ago.

He expressed wish to carry it for a third time at his age of 105.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oldest-marathon-runner-lift-olympic-torch-232505111.html

Olympic Flame Reached London - 20 July 2012

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Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG), Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets and General the Lord Dannatt, Constable of the Tower of London, hosted a special welcome event at HM Tower of London to celebrate the Flame’s arrival in London through a marines helicopter.

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                                          Person carrying the flame coming to ground from helicopter
Source: London2012.com
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During its time in the capital, the Olympic Flame will be carried by 982 Torchbearers and travel around 200 miles of the capital’s streets, taking in landmarks, community spaces and places to showcase London to the world.

http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/london-welcomes-the-olympic-flame.html

http://www.london2012.com/media-centre/article=london-moment-shine-here-the-olympic-flame-arrives.html

http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/olympic-flame-tower-london-201214157.html

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/torch-spends-first-day-capital-015704127.html

Ralph Nadal Pulls out of London Olympics due to injury

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HMS Ocean in London to Help London 2012 Olympics

18.7.2012
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HMS Ocean in London

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The Royal Navy's largest warship has moored on the Thames at Greenwich in preparation for its role as a helicopter landing pad during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

On the ship, 150 of the ship's crew recreated the Olympic Rings on the ship's deck after reaching London. The crew members wore uniforms in the colours of the rings while making the formation.

The arrival of HMS Ocean marks the start of the arrival of numerous ships, which are coming to London to host tourists, spectators and security forces.

Cruise ship Deutschland will arrive into West India Dock on 24 July, ready to accommodate guests of the German Olympic Sports Confederation during London 2012. The ship, which had a trial run into West India Dock last July, is the largest vessel ever to enter the dock.

"In these three weeks running up to the Games we are going to see masses of activity on the river as people get vessels in place ahead of the opening ceremony," says Port of London Authority Chief Executive, Richard Everitt.

Gareth Stephens of West India Docks' owners, Canal & River Trust, added: "By 27 July you'll see cruise ships, super yachts and large sailing ships here on the doorstep of London's new financial district, and close by the centre of London 2012 Games activity. This year the docks are truly coming back to life."

The tourists to London and Olympics will have a wide choice.

Source:
London Media Centre
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