Colin Kaepernick

I do not have much to say about NFL (non-starting) quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision to not stand for the national anthem, since those who read this space know that I support his right to do this, without equivocation. I am heartened to see the NFL and the 49ers are, thus far, allowing his protests--although see the parenthetical in the first sentence. We have come some distance from 1968 and even 1996, when the NBA suspended Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf for one game for refusing to stand.

As for the criticisms, it is more of the same--"you're rich and successful athlete, so you have nothing to complain about." (so one can engage in political expression only when it furthers one's own self-interest?); "the flag is special and you disrespect those who served in the military" (considered and rejected twice by SCOTUS, including by the sainted Justice Scalia); "find another way to do it" (why should someone be forced to sacrifice their best forum?)

Finally, it is beyond laughable that Donald Trump is running for President on an explicit platform that the country is circling the drain, especially for African-Americans, but that an African-American who protests because of the same belief should leave the country. So does that mean that if America does suck, your choices are 1) run for President, 2) leave, or 3) shut up and vote for Donald Trump? That is an odd vision of free speech. But not a surprising one, given the source.

Cruisin' Hines 2016

The 6th Annual Cruisin' Hines took place yesterday.

     The 6th Annual Cruisin' Hines took place yesterday, and the Mitten State Sports Report was there for the 4th straight year.  Classic Cars filled Hines Drive, and the weather was hot, and steamy.  The Cruisin' Hines continues to get bigger, and better every year.  Scroll down to see exclusive photos from the 6th Annual Cruisin' Hines.  Click on the link below for more information about the Cruisin' Hines.
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This was the 4th straight year that the Mitten State Sports Report was on hand for the Cruisin' Hines.

The weather was hot, and steamy for the 6th Annual Cruisin' Hines.

The Cruisin' Hines continues to get bigger, and better every year.

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Northville Downs 8/26/2016

Scroll down to see the winning results from Friday, August 26th.

     Northville Downs features live Harness Racing every Friday, and Saturday night through October 8th. Northville Downs also has simulcast racing on over 350 personal flat screen televisions.  Northville Downs is located at 301 S. Center Street, in Northville.  Scroll down to see the winning results from Friday night's races. Click on the link below for more information about Northville Downs.
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                                              Northville Downs Winning Horses 8/26/2016










Race #1     Ms Luck




Race #2     Sure Thing




Race #3     Canbec Jewell Sun




Race #4     Too Shy




Race #5     Red Falkor




Race #6     Kadapple




Race #7     Real Joy




Race #8     J Cs Jake




Race #9     Intractable




Race #10    Rainbow Gold




Race #11    Cajon Brooke




Race #12    Eastender    










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The Business of Amateurs: Suffering Student-Athletes and a Thriving NCAA

The NCAA frequently lauds amateurism and the ideal of the “student athlete.” But in contrast to this idyllic conception, college football is big business. And it is built on the backs of gladiators, football (and basketball) players who are often forgotten, disposable cogs in big-time college sports.

Such is the story Bob DeMars masterfully weaves in The Business of Amateurs. The former USC football player takes viewers on a tour of the college football machine—its gold-plated, garish facilities and its coaches with million-dollar contracts and reimbursed country-club fees.

On the other side of this excess, however, is the players’ penury. More than 80% of student-athletes live below the federal poverty line. While the fair market value of a Division I football scholarship is $137,000 and a basketball scholarship is $290,000, the average scholarship a student receives is $23,000. The players who never play after college (or have short professional careers) have their highest value when they are in college. But beyond educational expenses, the NCAA prohibits payment. In fact, the ongoing O’Bannon caseagainst the NCAA famously was triggered by the UCLA basketball star’s seeing a near-exact replica of himself in a video game, not receiving a penny from the resulting significant revenues.

If not money, what does the student get in return for filling the school’s coffers? Often, not an education. DeMars highlights UNC, with its fake classes, spoon-fed answers, and predetermined majors, which are selected not because of a student’s interest but because they fit the athletic schedule. Although NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes from spending more than 20 hours per week on their sport, they often spend double that. Yes, there are successful student-athletes. But as these individuals attest in the movie, they are the exception, not the rule.

Surely, the student-athlete at least gets the certainty of knowing they have a scholarship for four years and their health-care costs covered, right? Well, not really. DeMars recounts the players who have had scholarships revoked for being injured, as well as those who are ungraciously denied health-care coverage for injuries suffered during practice or games. Yes, even those practices in which (despite serious injuries) they are forced to participate. Perhaps in response to recent developments like the O’Bannon lawsuit and Northwestern unionization attempt, these practices are changing. But it should not be controversial to apply them to all student-athletes.

The greatest harms appear in the former student-athletes in their 40s, and even sometimes 20s and 30s: the ones addicted to pain medicine; those not able to hold a steady job; the alcoholics; those suffering from dementia; and those who are depressed and even take their own lives. DeMars talks with leading doctors who explain the science behind the degenerative “CTE” disease from repeated blows to the head, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), concussions, and the 900-1500 “subconcussions” football players suffer each season.

As a result of these findings, the NFL has limited hits in practice. But the NCAA, ironically enough founded as an organization to promote safety, has not, “den[ying] that it has a legal duty to protect student-athletes.”

In the past few years, stories about student-athletes as impoverished cogs in the NCAA’s billion-dollar big business machine have spread. DeMars adds to these stories. And he offers a particularly sobering perspective by focusing on the former players whose lives have been upended—if not ended—by injuries. It doesn’t seem right for these gladiators to become a shell of themselves while the NCAA is exploiting their successors for billions. Reform is desperately needed. For everyone who benefits from the gladiators in the ring every week, that is the least we can do.

The Future of College Athlete Players Unions

With today marking the start of the new semester at Baruch College and my first day as a tenured, full Professor of Law, it is my great pleasure to release my newest law review article, "The Future of College Athlete Players Unions: Lessons Learned from Northwestern University and Potential Next Steps in the College Athletes Rights Movement."  The article will be published in Volume 38 of Cardozo Law Review.

  

Here is the abstract:

This article explores the future prospects for organizing Football Bowl Series football and Division I men’s basketball players after the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Northwestern University.  Part I of this article provides a brief overview of U.S. labor law and introduces the unique labor dynamics of big-time college sports.  Part II explores labor organizers’ recent attempts to unionize the grant-in-aid football players on the Northwestern University college football team.  Part III describes potential strategies for unionizing alternative bargaining units of elite college athletes.  Finally, Part IV analyzes the interplay between unionizing college athletes and challenging the NCAA’s restraints on college athlete pay under Section 1 of the Sherman Act. 

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2016 Founders Cup Results!

Scroll down and check out the 2016 MUSL Founders Cup Championship results.

     The 2016 MUSL (Michigan United Soccer League) Founders Cup Tournament came to a conclusion earlier this month.  The MUSL features teams from all across Southeast Michigan, and there are separate divisions for different age groups.  This is the fourth straight year that the Mitten State Sports Report has covered the MUSL Founders Cup results.  Click on the link below for more information about the Michigan United Soccer League.
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                   2016 MUSL (Michigan United Soccer League) Founders Cup Championship Results!












                                                         Open Division Championship







                                               FK Vardar     4     -     2     WHAM Open














                                               Over 30 1st & 2nd Division Championship







                                            UK Royals FC 30     3     -     2     FK Beograd














                                                  Over 30 3rd & 4th Division Championship







                                           Wixom United     1     -     0     Berkley Bulldogs














                                                Over 40 3rd & 4th Division Championship







                                            SC 1924 UV     5     -     2     Rochester United














                                                    Over 48 Founders Cup Championship







                                                Farmington Bullets     vs.     Drita SC 48














                                                      Over 55 Founders Cup Championship







                                           Farmington Bullets     3     -     2     WHAM SC 55










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Chinese Taipei 9-1 Hawaii

On Sunday, Chinese Taipei defeated Hawaii 9-1 to win the 2016 Junior League World Series.

     On Sunday, Chinese Taipei defeated Hawaii 9-1 to win the 2016 Junior League World Series.  It all took place at Heritage Park located at 12111 Pardee Road, in Taylor.  The Championship Game was broadcast live on ESPNU, and at www.espn.go.com  Scroll down to see exclusive photos of the 2016 Junior League World Series Championship Game.  Click on the link below for more information about the 2016 Junior League World Series.
       The Asia-Pacific Region was represented by the Shing-Ming Junior Little League from Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei.  Chinese Taipei finished the 2016 Junior League World Series with an overall record of 5-0.   This was the fourth straight year that Chinese Taipei has won the Junior League World Series.
     The West Region of the United States was represented by the Kawaihau Community Little League from Kapaa Kauai, Hawaii.  Hawaii finished the 2016 Junior League World Series with an overall record of 3-1.  
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It all took place at Heritage Park located at 12111 Pardee Road, in Taylor.  

Hawaii finished the 2016 Junior League World Series with an overall record of 3-1.

Chinese Taipei finished the 2016 Junior League World Series with an overall record of 5-0.

This was the 4th straight year that Chinese Taipei has won the Junior League World Series. 

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Fitness Stations On Hines

There are several fitness stations located off of Hines Drive, in Westland.

     There are several fitness stations located off of Hines Drive, in Westland.  The stations are set up west of Merriman Road, and extend all the way to Ann Arbor Trail.  Fitness stations are a great alternative to the high cost of a gym membership.  Each station includes explanations, and suggestions for repetitions.
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Each station includes explanations, and suggestions for repetitions. 

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10 Mitten State Facts

                                                                    10 Mitten State Facts










1.  Woodward Ave. in Detroit was the World's first poured concrete road.  It happened in 1909.





2.  A bleacher seat at Tiger Stadium went for $3.50 in 1984.





3.  Michigan's State fish is the book trout.  





4.  The Michigan Panthers won the 1st USFL (United States Football League) Championship in 1983.





5.  Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is the 3rd oldest city in the United States.





6.  The Detroit Red Wings won their 1st NHL Stanley Cup in 1936.  They beat Toronto 3 games to 1.





7.  Tin Lizzie was the nickname for the Ford Model T.





8.  George Wilson was the Head Coach of the 1957 NFL World Champion Detroit Lions.





9.  Flint, Michigan is the birthplace of General Motors.





10. Ty Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball.  22 years were with the Detroit Tigers.










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Mexico 2 - 0 Canada

Last Sunday, Mexico defeated Canada 2-0.  It was all part of the 2016 Junior League World Series.  

     Last Sunday, Mexico defeated Canada 2-0.  It was all part of the 2016 Junior League World Series taking place all week long at Heritage Park, in Taylor.  The World Championship Game is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. and can be seen live on ESPN, or at www.espn.go.com  Heritage Park is located at 12111 Pardee Road.  Click on the link below for more information about the 2016 Junior League World Series.
     Mexico is being represented by the Guadalupe Vista Little League located in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon. Guadalupe currently has an overall record of 2-1.  Mexico is scheduled to play for the International Championship against Chinese Taipei today at 3:00 p.m.  The winner will play tomorrow in the World Championship Game.
     Canada was represented by the Lethbridge Southwest Little League located in Lethbridge, Alberta.  Canada has been eliminated from the 2016 Junior League World Series with an overall record of 1-2.
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Mexico is scheduled to play for the International Championship against Chinese Taipei today at 3:00 p.m.  

Heritage Park is located at 12111 Pardee Road, in Taylor.

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More sports rules and perverse incentives

Good stories in Slate and NY Mag about the zero-tolerance false-start rules in Olympic track, under which a racer is disqualified if he false-starts. This is the third version of the Olympic rule. Pre-2003, each runner was allowed one false start and was disqualified only on the second. In 2003, the rule was changed to give the entire field one false start, with a DQ imposed on whoever does the second false start. The current rule was enacted in 2010, making this the second Olympic games under that rule; we have seen two DQs this week, although not by any favorites. Usain Bolt wass DQ'd under the rule at the 2011 World Championships, the only Olympic or world championship final he has lost since 2008. French hurdler Wilhem Belocian was DQd earlier this week and was seen falling to the track in tears, but he had qualified seventh out of eight runners.

The 2010 rule change was designed, at least in part, to eliminate perverse incentives. Slower runners would intentionally false start, using up the "freebie" for the field. This forced faster starters and runners to be a bit more cautious, and thus to hesitate just a bit off the blocks, lest they pick up that second false start that would disqualify them. The new rule eliminates the intentional false start by eliminating the benefit, and thus the incentive, for the slower runner to do this.


This sounds a bit like the logic behind the Infield Fly Rule: 1) Runners were gaining a potentially big advantage (slowing down the fast starters/runners) through the intentional false start; 2) The faster runners could not really counter this move, except perhaps by not false-starting following the intentional freebie; 3) slow runners were intentionally acting contrary to expectations (you do not want to false start); and 4) the advantage offered a perverse incentive to the slower runners to intentionally false-start (although not a great one--the trick did not work very often). The second prong is weak--the faster runners could counter the strategy by not false-starting, something they could do more easily than runners can avoid a double play on an uncaught infield fly. But this is an interesting comparable situation that is worth including in my discussion of similarly justified rules in other sports.

This situation shows the role that aesthetics play in creating sports rules. Rulemakers could have disincentived intentional false starts by returning to the old rule of giving every runner one freebie. But that old rule created problems of multiple false starts by multiple runners, causing long delays, fan boredom, and television overruns. So the new rule, while harsher, is aesthetically favorable to the sport.

Finally, runners and rulemakers have minimized the effect of the harsh rule. All runners slow down their starts a bit to avoid the risk--Bolt, never a fast starter, has slowed his start even more, relying on his remarkable ability to dominate the last 30-40 meters (as he did in winning gold in the 100m this week). And the rulemakers narrowed what qualifies as a false start to exclude flinches and twitches, so a runner false-starts only if his feet leave the starting blocks or his hands leave the track.

Further Thoughts Midway Through RIO 2016

Despite all the naysayers, including me, and dire predictions, the Rio Olympics thus far seem to be rather successful. Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt surely will be remembered 84 years from now when Sports Illustrated opines as to who was the greatest athlete of the 21st Century. (Assuming SI still exists in one form or another.) And Simone Biles demonstrated how far women athletes have come in the last quarter century in demonstrating not just grace but strength and power on a par with any of her male counterparts.

Still, there have been a few low points. First, was the action of the Olympic Committee punishing non-offending Russian Athletes for the sins of their predecessors. Even worse was the despicable behavior of certain athletes from Arab countries manifesting everything the Olympics is not by refusing to either shake the hands of or even compete against Israeli athletes.

I cannot remember any prior games where coaches and athletes complained of being mugged, or of contracting illness from the polluted water venues, or of having to wear protection six weeks after the games to ensure they don’t pass on the Zika virus to their mates when they return home.

Speaking of which, pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita is certain to replace Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards as the athlete achieving the most fame for Olympic failure. In the first round of the competition, on his attempt to clear the bar at 17 feet, 3 inches, it seems Mr. Ogita brushed the bar off its moorings in a rather impressive fashion:

 

Let’s avoid the junior high humor and not even mention this is why Milton Berle gave up pole vaulting for a television career.

JLWS In Taylor

The JLWS (Junior League World Series) is underway in the city of Taylor..

     The JLWS (Junior League World Series) is underway in the city of Taylor.  Teams have traveled from all over the World to compete against top level competition at Heritage Park.  The World Championship Game will take place on Sunday, August 21st at 1:00 p.m.  The Championship Game can be seen live on ESPN, and on www.espn.go.com   Chinese Taipei is the 3 time defending World Champions.  Click on the link below for more information about the Junior League World Series.
     The United States Pool is divided into 5 Regions.  The Central Region is represented by Midland, Michigan, the Southeast Region is represented by Taylors, South Carolina, the East Region is represented by Salisbury, Maryland, the Southwest Region is represented by Corpus Christi, Texas, and the West Region is represented by Kapaa Kauai, Hawaii.
     The International Pool is divided into 6 Regions.  The Asia-Pacific Region is represented by Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei, the Australia Region is represented by Sydney, South New Wales, the Europe & Africa Region is represented by Brno, Czech Republic, the Latin America Region is represented by Juan Diaz, Panama, the Canada Region is represented by Lethbridge, Alberta, and the Mexico Region is represented by Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon.
     Heritage Park recently added a bullpen with a viewing platform along the right side of the baseball diamond.  Heritage Park also features soccer fields, trails, picnic areas, a petting farm, and a catch, and release fishing pond.  Heritage Park is located at 12111 Pardee Road, in Taylor.  
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Heritage Park recently added a bullpen with a viewing platform along the right side of the baseball diamond.

 










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New York May Be The Perfect PASPA Challenger

I met New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow at a gaming industry conference in Boston last week. Mr. Pretlow, the chair of the Assembly's Racing and Wagering Committee, moderated a panel at the National Conference of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Summer Conference devoted to two subjects near and dear to my heart -- sports betting and daily fantasy sports. Over the course of a long weekend, Assemblyman Pretlow and I indulged in a shared passion--cigars (he brought his own bag of hand-rolled cigars to the conference!). He invited me to join him for cigars on his hotel room balcony, and, inevitably, the conversation turned (or, rather, I steered it) to sports betting. I explained why I believed that New York State--which was on the verge of legalizing daily fantasy sports--would be the perfect state to challenge the federal ban on state-sponsored sports betting. Assemblyman Pretlow was listening intently to my pitch, and I could tell he was interested in the topic. Fast forward eleven days later, and Assemblyman Pretlow, who was in attendance at another gaming conference at which we both spoke (the Saratoga Institute on Equine, Racing and Gaming Law) told GambingCompliance reporter Sara Friedman that he would be "looking at challenging the feds" on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, the 1992 federal law which prohibits states from legalizing sports betting. He told Sara not to be "surprised if you see a state like New York put through legislation on this very shortly," but that he had "more homework to do." Hey, homework is my specialty!

In many ways, New York is the perfect state to challenge PASPA. As Ms. Friedman notes, New York lawmakers have already agreed to legalize sports pools at the state's racinos and casinos if PASPA is overturned by a court or a new federal law is enacted by Congress. New York's status as one of nine states to have legalized daily fantasy sports may provide it with a litigation advantage that New Jersey lacked. Ironically, the recent state measures to legalize daily fantasy sports may be the catalyst for legalizing sports betting, but not in the way that many envision. One unintended consequence of the new DFS laws is that it may have provided states that have enacted such laws with a "winning argument" in future PASPA cases. Since PASPA in my view (see here and here) also encompasses state-authorized wagering schemes on "athlete performance" (not just game-level outcomes), the recent state laws authorizing daily fantasy sports create a true PASPA quandary for the professional sports leagues and the U.S. Department of Justice (the likely plaintiffs in any lawsuit to enjoin a state from legalizing sports betting). A colorable argument can be made that the leagues and the DOJ are "selectively enforcing" PASPA by opposing state efforts to legalize traditional sports betting, but "looking the other way" on state DFS laws, which in the leagues' case, could be seen as entirely self-serving (and self-interested) given their financial partnerships with (and equity stakes in) FanDuel and DraftKings. They can't have it both ways. Either PASPA applies to both or to neither.

At a minimum, this duality could serve to undermine the leagues' argument in future cases that they would be "irreparably harmed" by expanded legal sports betting when they have neither suffered nor asserted any such harm from other supposed violations of PASPA in the DFS context. The ideal plaintiffs to advance such an argument would be those states that have already legalized daily fantasy sports. These states (which include New York, Mississippi, Indiana, Virginia, Colorado, Missouri, Massachusetts and Tennessee) are perfectly situated to advance a selective enforcement, waiver, or other equitable defense against the four major professional sports leagues, the NCAA and the DOJ. (By contrast, New Jersey, which has no DFS law on the books, was limited to an "unclean hands" defense based on the sports leagues' financial investment in DFS, and that argument was rejected by the Third Circuit since it did not involve the type of "reprehensible conduct" necessary for an unclean hands argument to succeed). These additional equitable arguments, if successfully advanced, could prevent the leagues from securing an injunction against states in future cases, thus serving as a possible "tipping point" for expanded legal sports betting. While such an argument is not guaranteed to succeed, it provides another possible tool in the legal arsenal for states to utilize in toppling PASPA. New York, by virtue of its status as a DFS state, could be well-positioned to advance this argument.

21-30 Most Viewed! 720th Post!

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                                                         21-30 Most Viewed Posts










21.  "College Baseball: EMU vs. MSU"  posted 4/4/2015

22.  "Plymouth Ice Fest Photos!"  posted 1/17/2014

23.  "College Baseball HFCC vs. MCC"  posted 4/27/2014

24.  "Henry Ford vs. Ancilla"  posted 4/6/2015

25.  "Top 10 Reasons ESPN is Doomed"  posted 9/14/2015    1 comment





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26.  "College Baseball Returns"  posted 4/6/2014

27.  "Local Wrestling News + Shows!"  posted  2/21/2015

28.  "Madonna vs. Siena Heights"  posted 4/6/2014

29.  "College Softball: Mott at HFCC"  posted 4/13/2014

30.  "College Baseball: ND 9 - UofM 1  posted 4/11/2014

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Best of July 2016

     The month of July featured 21 posts that were viewed by people all over the world.  "Morneau Jr. Wins At Flat Rock" (posted 7/5/2016) received the most views.  Scroll down to check out the Top 3 most viewed posts of July.  Be sure to click on past months to see all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material.  Scroll down and vote in the monthly Poll Question.  You can always leave a comment, and you can email the Mitten State Sports Report at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com










                                                                 Best of July 2016











1.  "Morneau Jr. Wins At Flat Rock"  posted 7/5/2016

2.  "Northville Downs 7/15/2016"  posted 7/17/2016

3.  "Live Horse Racing"  posted 7/3/2016

                                                                      Best of the Rest  











-  "Classic Cars At Tap's"  posted 7/16/2016

-  "Fishing In Livonia"  posted 7/29/2016

-  "Top 10 Most Viewed! 700th Post!"  posted 7/9/2016

                                                                Pic of the Month

The Pic of the Month is a photograph of Flat Rock Speedway.

                                                                     Link of the Month







             For more information about Flat Rock Speedway click on  flatrockspeedway.com 









                                                                   Blog of the Month







    For more information about the Blog of the Month for July click on  www.draftexpress.com









                                    Mitten State Sports Report's monthly Poll Question







                                     Is Harness Racing considered cruelty to animals?







                                  Yes                                                              0%







                                No                                                            100%











                                                    Which TV show do you like better?








                                    American Ninja Warrior                                       0%







                                  BattleFrog Obstacle Race                                   100%










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