Gematigd positief

Gematigd positief

Dat was de quote van mijn oom gisteren avond. Zoals ik een tijdje geleden al schreef, gaat het niet goed met mijn tante.

Inmiddels heeft zij drie maanden lang een paardenmiddel gebruikt om de uitzaaiingen in haar longen van haar nierkanker te bestrijden. Gisteren is ze op controle geweest.

De uitzaaiingen zijn niiet groter geworden, maar ook niet kleiner. Het zijn er ook niet meer geworden. Dat betekent in ieder geval dat de behandeling aan slaat. Anders was de grootte en het aantal uitzaaiingen toegenomen. Dat is positief nieuws.

Feit is echter wel dat het plezier in het leven bij mijn tante soms het nulpunt dicht benadert. De bijwerkingen van het paardenmiddel zijn erg vervelend: contimu moe, misselijk, hoofdpijn, slap. Nergens zin in hebben en ook nergens toe in staat zijn. Gelukkig ging dat de laatste weken weer ietsje beter. Maar het houdt niet over. Het paardenmiddel moet waarschijnlijk nog een jaar op de hoogste dosering worden gebruikt. Plannnen van leuke dingen is er niet bij, leven van dag tot dag.

Daar zijn we weer

Er was een kleine log pauze door pc verbeteringen.

Maar FritZ is er weer. U ook?

Neptunus @ HCAW : 8 - 3

De kenners vonden het al saai worden in De Vallei. Denkt HCAW al zeker te zijn dan?

Mariners vs Yankees : 4 - 2

The Mariners scored on starter Randy Johnson for the first time -- four times in all -- at Safeco Field and southpaw Jarrod Washburn limited the Yankees to two runs in the series finale.

• Boxscore
• Verslag

Bron : MLB.com

Geocache #148, #149 en #150

Woensdag onderweg van kantoor naar Delft lagen er nog drie caches "op de route".

Pas als je deze heen en terug caches gaat doen valt het op hoeveel mogelijke andere verstopplekken van hetzelfde type er nog meer langs deze weg zijn.

Stel dat je op iedere potentiele locatie dan ook een micro neerlegt. En in iedere micro een hint neerlegt voor het kraken van een mystery cache....

De derde cache met parkeerplaats voor de deur. Dat is pas luxe. Het hotel begint volledig uit evenwicht te raken. maar aangezien we het land voorlopig niet uit gaan hebben we de kamerverdeling maar in tact gelaten.

Daan!

En daar is Daan. Welkom!

Geboren op 24 augustus 2006 om 6.30 PM CET . Zoon van Raymond (FritZ der Chef) en Louise (FritZin) en broertje van Emma.

Daan weegt 2910 gram en Daan en zijn moeder maken het prima.

3 punten in Groningen of 9 mln euro in Kopenhagen

Gisterenavond verloor Ajax van Kopenhagen. Na alle sms-jes tijdens de play-offs van het vorig seizoen en tijdens de eerste wedstrijd van dit seizoen die Ajacieden mij toestuurden was mijn antwoord altijd: jullie moeten eerst de voorronde nog doorkomen dus juich niet te vroeg.

Juichen dat deden ze wel en juichen deden ze dus te vroeg. Ze juichten in de Arena, in De Kuip, in Euroborg. Maar nu huilen ze. Vage argumenten als "belangen voor het Nederlandse voetbel" en dergelijke tellen nu niet.

Feiten tellen:

• Feiten zijn dat zowel Ronald Koeman als Danny Blind met Ajax wel de Champions League haalden.
• Feit is dat het seizoen nu al mislukt is in Amsterdam. Zo dramatisch als vorig jaar wordt het toch niet en dus haalt Ajax ook dit seizoen weer de play offs en weer Europees voetbal. Maar Ajax wil zich meten met de top van Europa. Dat feest gaat dit jaar niet door.
• Feit is ook dat Feyenoord door het verlies in Groningen maar drie punten inlevert. Feit is dat Ajax door het verlies negen miljoen euri misloopt. Alle moeite voor niets.

Tenslotte het eerste deel uit het wedstrijdverslag van Trouw deze morgen:

Traumatiserende herinneringen welden gisteren op in de Arena, uitgerekend op een avond waarop Ajax vermeende progressie te gelde dacht te kunnen maken. Een kwelgeest uit het verleden deelde een duizelingwekkende dreun uit.

De Deense kampioen FC Kopenhagen, modaal in al zijn geledingen en twee weken geleden in eigen huis met 1-2 verslagen, blokkeerde alsnog de weg naar de Champions League voor Ajax, dat al vóór de knockout diep was gevallen. De Scandinaviërs wonnen met 0-2 door gewiekst toe te slaan in de tweede helft, waarin de Nederlandse opponent hardhandig werd geleerd dat de opgetogenheid van de laatste weken nog op weinig tot niets gebaseerd is.

De nieuwe trainer Ten Cate beleefde een zure avond die uiteindelijk bovenal deed denken aan de ondergang van één van zijn voorgangers, Adriaanse. Aan diens hand blameerde Ajax zich, in het seizoen 2001- 2002, op dezelfde bodem al eens tegen Kopenhagen, waarvoor destijds een 0-1 zege volstond. Het waren toen de nadagen van Adriaanse in Amsterdam, waar Ten Cate, pas begonnen, gisteren een niet mis te verstane waarschuwing werd geboden.

In het proces van de bouw van een nieuwe ploeg kregen hij en zijn spelers een fikse slag te verwerken, die des te gevoeliger was gezien het enthousiasme dat zijn eerste verrichtingen – al te opportunistisch, bleek maar weer eens – hadden opgeroepen.

Ook routinier Stam kon de tegenspoed niet afwenden en in zijn kielzog verschrompelden tal van spelers die ook zelf hadden benadrukt baat te hebben bij de zalvende woorden van hun nieuwe coach.

Bron citaat : Henk Hoijtink / Trouw

Zo... dat lucht op!

Mariners vs Yankees : 2 - 9

Chien-Ming Wang has become a "happy surprise" in 16 months with the New York Yankees.

Wang allowed seven hits in seven innings for his 15th victory, and Robinson Cano drove in three runs in Yankees' 9-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

Wang has lost just once in nine starts since July 8 and tied Justin Verlander and Johan Santana for the second in the majors in wins -- one behind Roy Halladay.

Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Seattle Mariners makes a leaping over-the-shoulder catch against the New York Yankees August 24, 2006 at Safeco Field in Seattle Washington. Nick Green was out on the play.

"No, I don't think we could have expected this," manager Joe Torre said. "You love those happy surprises."

Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada and Jason Giambi each added two RBIs to help the Yankees win for the sixth time in seven games -- all on the road. New York maintained its 6 1/2 -game lead over Boston in the AL East.

Wang (15-5) used more sinkers than in recent starts to quell any worries about him allowing 27 hits and eight walks in his previous 16 1-3 innings, spanning three outings. He credited mechanical improvements, such as keeping his pitching shoulder higher.

Not bad for a 26-year-old with 12 games of experience at Triple-A before joining the Yankees last season.

"We expected him to maybe go 13-10 and eat up innings," Damon said. "He's definitely stepped to the front."

Torre marveled at Wang's rapid rise to the top of the Yankees' pitching staff. He is 23-10 since making his major league debut on April 30, 2005, and has made the Yankees all but forget injured or failed starters Carl Pavano, Shawn Chacon and Sidney Ponson.

"To have this kid come in and do this for us for the last year and a half, that's certainly great for us," Torre said.

The Mariners lost for the 12th time in 13 games, looking much more like the team that finished an 0-11 road trip on Sunday than the one that "upset" the Yankees on Tuesday night.

Felix Hernandez (10-12) lost his third straight start by allowing nine hits and seven runs in 3 2-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. Four walks gave New York 13 base runners and only 11 outs against Hernandez, who impressed the Yankees last August by allowing just four hits in eight innings of a 2-0 loss to Randy Johnson.

This time, the Yankees jumped on the 20-year-old's vaunted hard stuff.

"Every game I try to establish my fastball," Hernandez said. "It was just missing the zone by a little today."

Cano staked Wang to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a two-hop single that scored Bobby Abreu and Giambi. Hernandez threw 31 pitches in that first frame, after getting two quick outs.

"That's what we do, wear out starting pitchers so then they have to throw us strikes," Damon said.

The Yankees blew open the game with a five-run fourth. The second of three Nick Green singles loaded the bases. Damon then whacked Hernandez's high-and-outside, 97 mph fastball for a single that drove in Cano and Cabrera to make it 4-0. Jeter followed with a fielder's choice and Abreu walked to reload the bases.

Giambi, the designated hitter because of a sore hamstring, bounced a double over first base to score Damon and Jeter. Abreu scored on Posada's single.

Wang lost his shutout in the seventh. Third baseman Green -- starting for Alex Rodriguez, who was out with a throat infection -- threw Richie Sexson's infield single away for an error. Sexson eventually scored on Jose Lopez's infield single on which Cano's throw to first appeared beat Lopez.

Yuniesky Betancourt's bloop single drove in Lopez to make it 7-2.

Bron : AP

Mariners vs Yankees : 6 - 5

The Seattle Mariners passed out white towels at Safeco Field. It seemed like the perfect giveaway to signify an ongoing surrender.

Adrian Beltre gave 42,454 fans an unlikely, alternative use for the towels. They used them to salute Beltre's two home runs, including a ninth-inning drive off Ron Villone that lifted the Mariners over the New York Yankees 6-5 Tuesday night and stopped Seattle's 11-game losing streak.

Moments after teammate Yuniesky Betancourt implored him to "go out there and end this thing," Beltre lined an opposite-field drive on a shoulder-high 1-2 pitch from Villone just over the right-field fence.

Second baseman Nick Green #17 of the New York Yankees tumbles over Adrian Beltre #29 of the Seattle Mariners while attempting to turn a double play on August 22, 2006 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington.

Villone (3-2) stared for a long time into his locker after the game. He finally said the pitch "wasn't where it was supposed to be. It didn't break."

Coming off a five-game sweep at Boston, New York had two on with two outs in the ninth, but Julio Mateo (9-4) struck out Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees' AL East lead remained a season-high 6 1/2 games over the second-place Red Sox.

New York first baseman Jason Giambi pulled up twice chasing a foul ball early in the game and then left in the sixth inning with a tight left hamstring. Giambi, who said the leg has been bothering him for a couple of weeks, expects to play Wednesday.

Rodriguez, booed and then mocked by his former Seattle fans for striking out in his first two at-bats, hit a two-run homer in the sixth that put New York ahead 5-3. The shot off rookie reliever Eric O'Flaherty soared to the top of a tunnel in the second deck of left-field bleachers, about six rows from the top of the ballpark.

But the Mariners rallied in the seventh against Jaret Wright. With the bases loaded and one out, Richie Sexson hit a slow, potential double-play, two-hopper to shortstop Derek Jeter. Beltre's slide toppled second baseman Nick Green as Ichiro Suzuki scored.

"That's a huge thing ... and he's done it for us a couple of times this year," Ibanez said of Beltre, whom Seattle fans have vilified for not producing since signing with the Mariners after the 2004 season.

After Beltre's gritty play, Villone entered to face Ibanez, who was batting .214 against lefties. Ibanez singled in the tying run.

Beltre's first home run gave Seattle a 2-0 lead in the first inning off Jeff Karstens, who made his major league debut. Beltre had his first multihomer game of the season and raised his home-run total to 15.

Karstens, the 10th Yankees starter this season, allowed one more hit and left with a lead after giving up three runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings.

Karstens, demoted to Double-A Trenton from May to July after going 0-5 at Triple-A Columbus at the beginning of the season, is scheduled to start again on Sunday at the Los Angeles Angels.

Bobby Abreu hit his 200th career home run, his second since the Yankees acquired him from Philadelphia on July 30 and his second since June 13. The third-inning, three-run drive off starter Cha Seung Baek erased the 2-0 deficit, but Sexson tied it with a solo homer in the third.

Baek, called up from Triple-A Tacoma before the game, allowed three hits and three runs in five innings. He struck out six and walked three.

Kom kijken!

Het wedstrijdrooster is bekend. FritZ speelt voor het eerst weer op 16 september met heren 3 in Abcoude. Heren 3 is opnieuw ingedeeld in de vierde klasse van het district.

Als je het leuk vindt, kom dan vooral kijken.

Opgezegd

Ooit heeft FritZ een abonnement genomen op de Veronica Gids. Toen kon je nog niet overal alle tv programma's vinden en was een gids nog handig.

Tegenwoordig heet de Veronica Gids al weer jaren Veronica Magazine. Er staat ook veel meer in dan de tv programma's. Inhoud die FritZ meestal overslaat. De programmering zelf kan je tegenwoordig overal (krant, teletekst, internet) al nalezen. Redenen genoeg om op te zeggen dus.

Een ander verhaal is mijn tweede opzegging van deze week. FritZ heeft een briefje gestuurd aan 'De Laan'. Vroeger werd deze locatie aangeduid als 'De Gracht', maar na de verhuizing naar 'De Laan' ging dat niet meer. Kortom, FritZ is met ingang van 1 januari komend jaar ook geen lid meer van de VVD.

Deze lastige beslissing heb ik dan toch maar genomen. Het gevoel met de partij is compleet weg. Zowel op landelijk als lokaal niveau. Dit had ook zo geweest als Rita Verdonk lijsttrekker was geworden. De binding met de partij is voor mij gebaseerd op gevoel en gedachtengoed. Het gevoel is dus weg, maar het gedachtengoed blijft. De twijfel heeft lang in mijn hoofd gezeten. De VVD heeft nog een jaar extra de tijd gekregen, maar het gevoel heeft gewonnen.

Dit wil overigens niet zeggen dat ik mij nu spontaan ga aanmelden bij De Partij van het Fatsoen.

Geocache #147

Zowel de kortste route in de puzzel als de kortste route in Gouda waren geen probleem. Wel was het gezellig druk op de stoep met hondenuitlaters en moeders met kinderen die weer naar school gingen. De cache werd bij de eerste oogopslag al gelocaliseerd en kon ik dus snel lichten. Even verderop gelogd en daarna in het voorbijgaan weer teruggeplaatst.

UnicumCup: Nederland sterk tegen Hongarije

De Nederlandse waterpolomannen hebben het toernooi om de UnicumCup op indrukwekkende wijze afgesloten. In een vol Alfred Hájos zwemstadion maakten Johan Aantjes en zijn mannen het Hongarije bijzonder lastig. Het gastland won uiteindelijk met 12-9 (4-3, 2-3, 4-0, 2-3).

Toch was het optreden in Boedapest een mooie mentale opsteker, met het oog op het aanstaande EK. Pas na de tweede rust zagen de Hongaren kans om bij Oranje weg te lopen. Daarvoor bood gedisciplineerd spelende Nederlandse equipe fantastisch partij. In deel drie zakten Aantjes cum suis even weg, om de wedstrijd vervolgens, in de afsluitende periode toch nog de uitslag te geven die het verdiende.

De negen doelpunten kwamen van de hand van Tjerk Kramer 2, Willem-Wouter Gerritse 2, Paul Verweij, Ton van Jaarsveld, Frank Hoogland, Matthijs de Bruijn en Gerben Silvis.

Bron : ManMeer

Mariners @ Angels : 2 - 3

The Seattle Mariners have tried just about everything to end their losing skid. They even started Ichiro Suzuki in center field on Sunday.

Nothing has worked.

Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 3-2 Sunday to send the Mariners to their 11th straight loss.

Seattle Mariners catcher Rene Rivera, left, waits for the throw as Los Angeles Angels' Orlando Cabrera slides home in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif.

"Miserable comes to mind. The others you can't print," manager Mike Hargrove said, trying to describe the skid. "It's a good time for a day off. Our guys have shown up every day to play, no matter the circumstances. Eventually, this thing will end."

Seattle's losing streak is its longest since September 1992, when the Mariners dropped a club-record 14 straight. All 11 losses have come on this road trip, the first winless trip of 11 or more games in the franchise's 30-year history.

"I don't know if there's a word to describe it," said Seattle closer J.J. Putz, who surrendered Figgins' hit. "There's been games where we haven't played very well, and games where we've played really well and just didn't get the `W.'

The Mariners have lost 20 straight games against AL West opponents, extending their major league record for consecutive losses within a team's own division and tying the mark for consecutive losses against any division. The Montreal Expos lost 20 straight against the NL West in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

"They've obviously hit a rough spot in the last couple of weeks," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "But you learn something very quickly in this game -- nobody is going to feel sorry for you. It's just the nature of baseball."

Putz (2-1) came in with two out in the eighth after reliever Rafael Soriano gave up a walk to Orlando Cabrera and a single to Vladimir Guerrero. Garret Anderson, the Angels' career RBI leader, greeted Putz with an opposite-field single to left that brought home Cabrera to tie it at 2.

Reggie Willits led off the ninth with a single against Putz, advanced on Jose Molina's sacrifice bunt and came home when Figgins singled to left on the next pitch. The loss was Putz's first since Aug. 12, 2005, when the Angels beat him in Anaheim.

"I was surprised that it found a hole," Figgins said. "The ball I hit before that, I lined out to shortstop. I was thinking, if (Yuniesky) Betancourt catches this one, I'm going to go chasing him on the field."

Brendan Donnelly (3-0) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings of relief for the win, allowing an infield hit.

Angels starter Ervin Santana, who surrendered three home runs Tuesday in a no-decision at Texas, served up Richie Sexson's 26th drive of the season in the fourth inning after a single by Raul Ibanez. The Angels got a run closer in the sixth on consecutive doubles by Cabrera and Guerrero with none out.

Santana gave up two runs, four hits and five walks over seven innings while striking out six.

Left-hander Jake Woods, making his first major league start against his former team, threw 74 pitches over 5 2-3 innings and allowed a run and five hits. He struck out two, walked one and stranded runners at third base in the third and fourth innings.

The left-hander was inserted into the rotation after the struggling Joel Pineiro was demoted to the bullpen on Wednesday. Pineiro did not pitch in the four-game series against the Angels.

Suzuki, the Mariners' five-time Gold Glove right fielder, started in center for the fourth time in his career and first time since Aug. 17, 2002, at Detroit.

"Although we lost, playing center field today was something that was enjoyable in a different way than usual," Suzuki said through a translator. "When you play center field, you're able to see everything."

Seattle's Adrian Beltre was 0-for-4, ending his hitting streak at 15 games.

Bron : AP

UnicumCup: Oranje klopt Slovenië

De Nederlandse waterpoloërs hebben tijdens het toernooi om de Unicum Cup eenvoudig afgerekend met Slovenië. In Boedapest was de equipe van bondscoach Johan Aantjes met 10-5 (3-2, 4-1, 1-1, 2-1) te sterk voor die andere EK-deelnemer.

Nederland maakte vanaf het eerste fluitsignaal de dienst uit. In de tweede helft liet Aantjes zijn hele selectie spelminuten maken. De 18-jarige Koen Verweij maakte zijn debuut in de nationale ploeg. Tjerk Kramer was met drie treffers topscorer. Willem-Wouter Gerritse en Gerben Silvis schoten twee keer raak. Aanvoerder Matthijs de Bruijn, Frank Hoogland en Ton van Jaarsveld waren ieder goed voor één doelpunt.

Bron : ManMeer

Neptunus @ Almere : 0 - 5

Geen Calvin Maduro op de heuvel gisterenavond in Almere. Ook slechts vier honkslagen en geen runs voor Neptunus. Geen beste beurt voor de drietanders in Almere.

Cachen

Vandaag hadden we het plan om lekker een paar caches te gaan doen. Het plan ja.

Het regende nogal en hard en zeer frequent buiig.

Toch maar de GPS mee in de auto, proviand, reserve batterijen, een pen (die schrijven ken) en andere cache benodigd heden.

We moesten in Waddinxveen zijn vandaag dus FritZ had een paar leuke caches uitgezocht daar in de omgeving die tussen de buien door wel te doen zouden zijn.

Precies als wij de deur uit gaan lijken de buien ons voor een uur of 3 wel in te willen sluiten. Nooit is het langer dan drie minuten droog. Het doel van de reis: Waddinxveen, dat hebben we wel gehaald. Maar cachen, ho maar.

Volgende keer beter.

Dip

De Mariners zijn in een serieuze dip.

Aan het begin van mijn vakantie stonden ze slechts drie overwinningen achter op de nummer 1 in de divisie. Drie overwinningen is bijna niets als je 162 wedstrijden in een seizoen speelt. De kans om de play-offs te halen, waren al jaren niet zo groot geweest.

Maar vervolgens ging het mis.

De Mariners verloren 11 maal op rij en staan nu kansloos op ruim 10 wedstrijden achter de nummer 1 in de AL West.

De laatste drie wedstrijden verloren de Mariners in LA van de Angels. Flitspaal is vast in zijn nopjes, maar FritZ baalt.

De Mariners hebben dit seizoen opgegeven. Dat is duidelijk nu veteraan Jamie Moyer werd verkocht aan de Phillies voor twee minor league pitchers. Investeren in de toekomst noemt men dat, maar ondertussen wordt de 43 jarige veteraan die 10 seizoenen in Seattle speelde wel makkelijk geruild. Een paar stats van Moyer bij de Mariners:
onder contracht sinds 30 juli 1996;

• W-L : 145-87;
• ERA 3.97;
• 324 wedstrijden, waarvan 323 starts;
• all time leider voor de Mariners in overwinningen, starts en innings pitched.

Mariners @ Angels : 0 - 3

After joining Whitey Ford as the only AL rookies to win their first nine decisions as a starter, Jered Weaver was well aware of the significance of his company.

Weaver, a lanky 6-foot-7, 205-pounder with a deceptive delivery, held Seattle to three singles over seven innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 3-0 victory Friday night.

The 23-year-old Weaver, who lowered his ERA in 12 starts to 1.95, took his record-tying feat in stride.

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to second after coming into the baseball game during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif. The Angels won 3-0.

"It's great to be mentioned in the same sentence with Whitey Ford," said Weaver, who added that he's familiar with the accomplishments of Ford, who set the record with the New York Yankees in 1950.

"I didn't expect anything like that," Weaver said. "It's great, but now I've got to start thinking about how to get that 10th win."

Keeping most of his pitches low and clipping the corners, Weaver struck out seven and issued just one walk to help deal the Mariners their ninth consecutive loss. It also was Seattle's 18th loss in a row to AL West opponents, a league record. Detroit lost 17 straight from 1996-97. Seattle's last win over a division rival was a 6-2 victory over the Angels on June 11.

Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke, sharing the managing duties with pitching coach Bud Black while manager Mike Scioscia serves a three-game suspension, continues to be impressed by the right-hander.

"I don't know if I've seen a young guy who throws up so many zeros. Even if he has an off night, they might get one or two runs," Roenicke said. "They just do not see the ball well against him."

Seattle manager Mike Hargrove agreed.

"The guy's awfully good. He hides the ball really well and there's a lot of deception," he said. "He commands his fastball real well and he's a tough prospect to hit, plain and simple.

"He's got a (1.95) ERA right now, and you don't get those by accident."

Adrian Beltre, who went 0-for-2 against Weaver and was hit by a pitch by the Angels' right-hander, said, "He kind of hides the ball a little bit and his delivery is a little funky. And he throws a lot of strikes. He throws it on the outside corner and it looks like a ball, so you take it and it's a strike."

Others to win at least their first nine decisions as starters were Livan Hernandez, nine for Florida before losing in 1997; Kirk Rueter, with 10 victories for Montreal in 1993-94; Ford with nine; and the New York Giants' Hooks Wiltse, who went 12-0 in 1904 before losing.

Vladimir Guerrero put the Angels in front with a broken-bat RBI single in the first inning and Mike Napoli added his 13th homer, a two-run shot in the fourth off Felix Hernandez (10-11).

Scot Shields and Francisco Rodriguez combined to finish the four-hitter for the Angels, with Rodriguez working the ninth for his 33rd save in 36 chances.

Weaver won his first seven starts, including a 7-1 victory over Hernandez and the Mariners on July 3, then had three consecutive no-decisions before he beat the Yankees on Sunday. Only Wiltse had a better record than Weaver through 12 major league starts.

Hernandez gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and one walk.

Scioscia, serving the second game of a three-game suspension for his role in the Angels' brawl against the Rangers in Texas on Wednesday, watched on TV in the clubhouse as the Angels upped their record to 2-0 while he sits out.

"I've made it through two, and as long as we win, I'll be fine," said Scioscia, who will return to the dugout on Sunday.

The Angels again were without second baseman Adam Kennedy and reliever Kevin Gregg, suspended for four games for the bench-clearing brawl. Brendan Donnelly has appealed his four-game suspension, so he remained in the bullpen, and Roenicke will serve his one-game suspension when Scioscia returns.

Hargrove said before the game that he was giving Ichiro Suzuki the night off, which would have ended his streak of 360 consecutive games. But Hargrove changed his mind and used Suzuki to pinch hit in the eighth. He grounded out and remained in the game in right field.

"It made sense for him to hit there," Hargrove said. "Willie (Bloomquist) wasn't having a lot of success tonight."

Batting in Suzuki's leadoff spot, Bloomquist went 0-for-3, striking out three times against Weaver.

Bron : AP

Mariners @ Angels : 7 - 9

After joining Whitey Ford as the only AL rookies to win their first nine decisions as a starter, Jered Weaver was well aware of the significance of his company.

Weaver, a lanky 6-foot-7, 205-pounder with a deceptive delivery, held Seattle to three singles over seven innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 3-0 victory Friday night.

The 23-year-old Weaver, who lowered his ERA in 12 starts to 1.95, took his record-tying feat in stride.

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki adjusts his helmet after hitting a foul ball against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif.

"It's great to be mentioned in the same sentence with Whitey Ford," said Weaver, who added that he's familiar with the accomplishments of Ford, who set the record with the New York Yankees in 1950.

"I didn't expect anything like that," Weaver said. "It's great, but now I've got to start thinking about how to get that 10th win."

Keeping most of his pitches low and clipping the corners, Weaver struck out seven and issued just one walk to help deal the Mariners their ninth consecutive loss. It also was Seattle's 18th loss in a row to AL West opponents, a league record. Detroit lost 17 straight from 1996-97. Seattle's last win over a division rival was a 6-2 victory over the Angels on June 11.

Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke, sharing the managing duties with pitching coach Bud Black while manager Mike Scioscia serves a three-game suspension, continues to be impressed by the right-hander.

"I don't know if I've seen a young guy who throws up so many zeros. Even if he has an off night, they might get one or two runs," Roenicke said. "They just do not see the ball well against him."

Seattle manager Mike Hargrove agreed.

"The guy's awfully good. He hides the ball really well and there's a lot of deception," he said. "He commands his fastball real well and he's a tough prospect to hit, plain and simple.

"He's got a (1.95) ERA right now, and you don't get those by accident."

Adrian Beltre, who went 0-for-2 against Weaver and was hit by a pitch by the Angels' right-hander, said, "He kind of hides the ball a little bit and his delivery is a little funky. And he throws a lot of strikes. He throws it on the outside corner and it looks like a ball, so you take it and it's a strike."

Others to win at least their first nine decisions as starters were Livan Hernandez, nine for Florida before losing in 1997; Kirk Rueter, with 10 victories for Montreal in 1993-94; Ford with nine; and the New York Giants' Hooks Wiltse, who went 12-0 in 1904 before losing.

Vladimir Guerrero put the Angels in front with a broken-bat RBI single in the first inning and Mike Napoli added his 13th homer, a two-run shot in the fourth off Felix Hernandez (10-11).

Scot Shields and Francisco Rodriguez combined to finish the four-hitter for the Angels, with Rodriguez working the ninth for his 33rd save in 36 chances.

Weaver won his first seven starts, including a 7-1 victory over Hernandez and the Mariners on July 3, then had three consecutive no-decisions before he beat the Yankees on Sunday. Only Wiltse had a better record than Weaver through 12 major league starts.

Hernandez gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and one walk.

Scioscia, serving the second game of a three-game suspension for his role in the Angels' brawl against the Rangers in Texas on Wednesday, watched on TV in the clubhouse as the Angels upped their record to 2-0 while he sits out.

"I've made it through two, and as long as we win, I'll be fine," said Scioscia, who will return to the dugout on Sunday.

The Angels again were without second baseman Adam Kennedy and reliever Kevin Gregg, suspended for four games for the bench-clearing brawl. Brendan Donnelly has appealed his four-game suspension, so he remained in the bullpen, and Roenicke will serve his one-game suspension when Scioscia returns.

Hargrove said before the game that he was giving Ichiro Suzuki the night off, which would have ended his streak of 360 consecutive games. But Hargrove changed his mind and used Suzuki to pinch hit in the eighth. He grounded out and remained in the game in right field.

"It made sense for him to hit there," Hargrove said. "Willie (Bloomquist) wasn't having a lot of success tonight."

Batting in Suzuki's leadoff spot, Bloomquist went 0-for-3, striking out three times against Weaver.

Bron : AP

Dirk Kuijt

Drie jaar geleden kwam hij van Utrecht naar Feyenoord. Dirk Kuijt. Feyenoord was zijn droomclub in Nederland. Daar wilde hij voor spelen en alles voor geven. Drie seizoenen lang deed Dirk dat met volle overgave, met plezier en met emotie. In 101 wedstrijden scoorde Dirk 71 maal voor Feyenoord.

Dirk was, is en blijft een keihardwerkende en eerlijke topsporter met het hart op de juiste plaats. Altijd eerlijk, altijd beleefd. Van zo'n voetballer mogen er best meer zijn.

Nu verlaat Dirk zijn Feyenoord voor zijn droomclub in het buitenland: Liverpool. De keuze is niet verassend. Het tijdstip evenmin. Dirk is 26 jaar en pakt zijn carriere aan zoals het hoort. Rijpt op de juiste niveau's een aantal jaar om vervolgens met al die bagage op het volgende niveau weer te slagen.

Dirk, bedankt voor die mooie drie jaar en veel succes bij Liverpool.

UnicumCup: Oranje verliest van Rusland

De Nederlandse waterpolomannen zijn het toernooi om de Unicum Cup begonnen met een nederlaag. In Boedapest was Rusland met 13-6 (3-0, 2-1, 5-3, 3-2) te sterk voor de selectie van bondscoach Johan Aantjes.

Met name in de beginfase sprong Oranje slordig om met de kansen. In het vervolg kon het de Russen aardig partij geven, maar het verschil was al gemaakt. Gerben Silvis maakte zijn rentree in de nationale ploeg. De speler van het Griekse Vouliagmeni was topscorer met drie doelpunten. De overige Nederlandse treffers kwamen op naam van Mark Siewers, Roeland Spijker en Ton van Jaarsveld.

Het toernooi in de Hongaarse hoofdstad geldt als generale repetitie voor het EK, dat op 1 september in Belgrado begint. Rusland is daar één van Oranjes tegenstanders in de poulefase. Vrijdag speelt Nederland tegen Slovenië. Dat land verloor vandaag met grote cijfers van het gastland: 23-3.

Bron : ManMeer

Trainen

Donderdagavond was het gisteren. Dus FritZ had netjes zijn zwemtas ingepakt. Zwembroek, handdoek, polobroek, capjes, fluit (voor de zekerheid, je weet maar nooit) en om 9.30 PM CET reedt ik netjes het parkeerterrein op van het zwembad.

Tot mijn verbazing was het compleet donker. Zwembad dicht; geen training. FritZ in complete verwarring. FritZ dacht dat we deze week weer gingen beginnen?

Dan maar terug naar huis en lekker vroeg naar bed. Dat doet een FritZ ook goed.

Neptunus vs Almere : 6 - 1

Gisterenavond werd er een compleet programma afgewerkt in de hoofdklasse. Neptunus won met 6 - 1 van Almere.

ADO won met 2 -1 van Pirates; Kinheim wom met 7 - 0 van Sparta/Feyenoord en HCAW won met 10 - 5 van Pioniers. Hierdoor staat Neptunus weer steviger op de tweede plaats.

Belangrijke vraag: staat Maduro as zaterdag al op de heuvel voor Neptunus?

Mariners @ Angels : 2 - 5

The Los Angeles Angels played without their manager and two players, and were still too much for the slumping Seattle Mariners.

Kelvim Escobar pitched seven strong innings, Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run double and the short-handed Angels beat Seattle 5-2 Thursday night to hand the Mariners their eighth straight loss.

The Angels played without second baseman Adam Kennedy and reliever Kevin Gregg as each began a four-game suspension for their roles Wednesday night's bench-clearing brawl at Texas. Brendan Donnelly appealed his four-game suspension but didn't pitch.

Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima, of Japan, hits an RBI double off Los Angeles Angels pitcher Scot Shields in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. The Angels won 5-2.

"If you saw us before the game, everybody was up and feeling good," said bench coach Ron Roenicke, who helped run the team with pitching coach Bud Black while manager Mike Scioscia started serving a three-game suspension. "You didn't see anybody walking around moping. It was a good atmosphere."

Escobar (9-10) won for the fourth time in five decisions after going 0-7 over his previous eight starts. The right-hander allowed a run and seven hits, struck out seven and walked one.

"One of the keys was trusting my stuff a little bit more. Sometimes, I tend to overthrow the ball," Escobar said.

Seattle's losing streak is its longest since a nine-game slide in July 2004. The Mariners are a season-worst 12 1/2 games out of first place, after being just three games out on July 26.

"You take the good with the bad," losing pitcher Jamie Moyer said. "I've been on the good side of this, but now we're on the down side and it's up to the people in this room to deal with it and get out of it. The season's not over. We've got 41 games left, and you play them all hard and with passion. Otherwise you shouldn't be here."

Moyer (6-12) was charged with three runs and seven hits over 6 2-3 innings in his third start of the season against Los Angeles. The 43-year-old left-hander fell to 18-16 against the Angels in his career.

"Your job as a pitcher is to go out and battle and try to make good pitches, repeat mechanics, repeat location, get ahead in the count, force contact, rely on your defense and rely on your offense," Moyer said. "A lot of good things have to happen -- and right now, they're not happening for us."

Seattle's Kenji Johjima hit an RBI double off Scot Shields in the ninth before Francisco Rodriguez got two outs for his 32nd save in 35 chances. Rodriguez threw a wild pitch that put runners on second and third, but came back to strike out pinch-hitter Chris Snelling and retire Ichiro Suzuki on a groundout.

The Angels built a 2-0 lead with sacrifice flies by Orlando Cabrera in the third inning and Howie Kendrick in the fourth. Kendrick's came after a triple by Garret Anderson.

The Mariners, who have given Moyer the worst run support in the league this season, finally broke through against Escobar in the seventh when Johjima led off with a double, took third on Yuniesky Betancourt's single to right and scored on a double-play grounder by Willie Bloomquist.

Chone Figgins chased Moyer in the bottom half with his third hit of the game, a two-out double. Rookie Mark Lowe hit Maicer Izturis with a pitch and walked Cabrera, loading the bases for Guerrero, who lined an 0-1 slider to right-center to clear the bases and give the Angels a 5-1 lead.

Lowe, who didn't retire any of the four batters he faced, had not allowed a run in 17 2-3 innings over his previous 13 appearances since his promotion from Double-A San Antonio on July 7 -- a franchise record for shutout innings from the start of a career.

"Every time I go out there, I have confidence in myself to do a good job," Lowe said. "Tonight the results were just a little bit different, and I didn't do my job. The streak was fun and enjoyable, and now it's time to start a new one."

Bron : AP

De grond onder haar voeten

Franz gaf mij een boekentip voor de vakantie. Dus haalde FritZ voor de vakantie het boek uit de bibliotheek. FritZ zag de paperback ook liggen in de boekwinkel van slechts 10 euri, maar dacht 'laat ik nou eerst een kijken of ik het wel leuk vind'.

Aldus ging de grond onder haar voeten 1.000 meter mee omhoog de Zwitserse bergen in. En vol verwachting begon FritZ met lezen. Poeh, dacht ik na twee bladzijden. Dat is geen malse korst. Maar goed dat was al later op de avond. FritZ zal wel moe zijn.

De volgende dag, maar dan 's middags, las FritZ weer verder. Dit moet het boek voor de vakantie zijn! Maar de pagina's werden maar met moeite uitgelezen. Rushdie heeft de neiging om minimaal 10 bijvoegelijke naamwoorden te gebruiken om een zelfstandig naamwoord meer betekenis te geven. Dat is lastig lezen voor FritZ. De verhaallijn is zeker meer dan de moeite waard. Dus hield ik nog even vol.

Bij pagina 37 legde ik definitief het loodje. Het boek ging dicht. En ging niet meer open de afgelopen vakantie.

Gelukkig had ik nog een alternatief meegenomen. Daar was ik vorig jaar in begonnen, maar had het niet uitgelezen. Ik wist niet meer precies waar ik gebleven was. Dus ben ik maar weer opnieuw begonnen. Dat vond FritZ geen straf. Maar ook dit jaar is het boek niet uit. Kijken of ik nu 's avonds en in het weekend wel verder lees.

Casema

FritZ heeft alweer een paar jaar een internet abonnement via Casema. Dat bevalt prima. Stabiel en de juiste bandbreedte.

FritZ had nog een 'ouderwetse' telefoonaansluiting bij de KPN. Op mijn 'to-do list' voor de komende tijd stond nog om dit abonnement om te zetten naar digitale telefonie van Casema.

Gisterenavond om stipt acht uur ging de telefoon: Casema aan de lijn. Of ik over wilde stappen naar digitale telefonie. Dit was echt de eerste keer dat zo'n telefoontje op precies het juiste moment kwam.

FritZ gelukkig, want alles wordt netjes geregeld. De verkoopster van Casema ook gelukkig, want het was haar eerste avond en FritZ was haar eerste klant die inging op de aanbieding.

Mariners @ Athletics : 0 - 4

Maybe Oakland's surprising streak against Seattle means little. The way the surging Athletics are playing, it could as easily be Tampa Bay, Texas or Toronto on the losing end of things.

The A's tied a major league mark with their 15th straight win over Seattle, getting six shutout innings from Dan Haren in a 4-0 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday night.

"I don't care who we're playing," second baseman Mark Ellis said. "We're taking advantage of our opportunities."

Seattle Mariners shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt (3) catches a fly ball, hit by Oakland Athletics' Mark Ellis, in front of left fielder Raul Ibanez in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. The Athletics won 4-0.

Ellis homered for the second time in three games with a three-run shot as the A's matched the 1974 Atlanta Braves for the longest winning streak against a division opponent since divisional play started in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Braves won 15 straight versus the San Diego Padres that year.

Yet Oakland has had a longer winning streak against one opponent, getting 16 straight victories against the New York Yankees from Sept. 9, 1989, through May 1, 1991.

Haren (11-9) struck out eight and didn't walk a batter to win his fifth straight start for the first-place A's, who increased their AL West lead to a season-best 6 1/2 games over Los Angeles after the Angels lost 9-3 at Texas. It's Oakland's biggest advantage in the division since having a seven-game lead on Sept. 30, 1992.

Oakland, 12-2 in August, won its sixth straight game and 12th in 13 and sent Seattle to its season-worst seventh consecutive defeat and 16th in a row against the division.

The Mariners are 0-7 on their 11-game road trip that resumes Thursday with the opener of a four-game series in Anaheim.

"It's a learning process," manager Mike Hargrove said. "We're getting valuable lessons. The bad part of it is we're getting our butts kicked while it's going on. We'll come out of this."

Nick Swisher, who delivered the key hits in the first two games of the series for Oakland, drew walks in his first three plate appearances and scored the first two times -- including on a balk in the fourth.

Ellis, Oakland's former leadoff hitter now batting in the No. 9 spot, connected off Gil Meche (9-8) with a drive into the left-field seats with two outs in the second for his eighth homer of the year.

Justin Duchscherer, Joe Kennedy and Huston Street completed the 10-hit shutout for the A's, who have a 10-game winning streak against Seattle in the Coliseum.

The Mariners loaded the bases against Haren with one out in the fourth but he struck out Willie Bloomquist swinging and also got Ichiro Suzuki swinging on an 87 mph splitter. The right-hander, 5-1 in seven career starts against Seattle, recorded seven straight outs beginning with Bloomquist.

"My stuff was as good as it's been all year," said Haren, helped by a sensational catch from center fielder Mark Kotsay against the wall on Suzuki's hard-hit ball in the first. "I think in order to win so many games against one team you have to catch a few breaks."

Meche, who has allowed 29 runs over his last five outings, lost his third straight start and matched his career high by dropping a fourth consecutive decision. He is winless in six starts since a victory July 14 at Toronto.

He pitched the Mariners' lone win over the A's on April 6 at Safeco Field, but was tagged for four runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings Wednesday.

Kotsay extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a seventh-inning double, while Adrian Beltre got a hit in his 12th straight game when he singled to left in the first for Seattle.

Bron : AP

Polonieuws

Daniëlle de Bruijn is afgehaakt in de voorbereiding op het EK, dat van 1 t/m 10 september in Belgrado wordt afgewerkt. De 28-jarige speelster van GZC Donk raakte onlangs geblesseerd door een val. Vandaag is de Goudse door dr. Van den Hoogenband geopereerd aan haar rechterknie. Het herstel zal zes tot acht weken vergen. De linkshandige topschutter zal zich nu richten op de start van de competitie, begin oktober en op het WK, volgend jaar maart in Melbourne.

Gerben Silvis stelt zich toch beschikbaar voor het Nederlands herenteam, dat van 1-10 september in Belgrado deelneemt aan het EK. De 30-jarige speler van de Griekse topclub Vouliagmeni vroeg na het succesvol verlopen Europees kwalificatietoernooi in Eindhoven om een break voor onbepaalde tijd. Bondscoach Johan Aantjes is gelukkig met het besluit van zijn topmidvoor. “Silvis kan zich meten met de beste waterpoloërs van Europa. Zijn aanwezigheid in Servië is voor onze selectie erg belangrijk,” aldus Aantjes. Komende week al maakt Silvis zijn rentree in Oranje. Dan speelt Nederland in Hongarije het toernooi om de Unicum Cup.

Bron : ManMeer

Mariners @ Athletics : 2 - 11

Nick Swisher gobbled down his postgame lobster meal, then devoured a peppery piece of beef for dessert at his locker before hitting the showers.

"I'm on all-you-can-eat diet," Swisher said. "Everything you see, you eat."

After being slowed by a viral infection and batting .188 last month, Swisher is getting stronger each day -- having gained back about five pounds -- and his swing is as good as ever.

He had a three-run double among his three hits and drove in four runs a night after hitting a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth, and the Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak against Seattle to 14 games with an 11-2 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday night.

Seattle Mariners' Rafael Soriano, left, walks in the infield after giving up a two-run home run to Oakland Athletics' Nick Swisher which scored Eric Chavez, rear, in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. The Athletics won 5-4.

If the A's can complete a sweep Wednesday night, they would match the longest winning streak against a division opponent since divisional play started in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Braves won 15 straight vs. the Padres in 1974.

"I don't think anyone can really figure it out," winning pitcher Kirk Saarloos said. "A lot of it is luck and a lot of it is we're playing good baseball against one team."

Marco Scutaro hit a two-run double, an RBI single and drew a bases-loaded walk for a career-high four RBIs as the A's productive offense helped Saarloos win for the first time in more than two months.

Eric Chavez had an RBI double and Jason Kendall and Frank Thomas each singled in a run in Oakland's fifth straight win. The first-place A's remained 5 1/2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West.

Scutaro is making it hard on the A's to move him back to the bench when shortstop Bobby Crosby returns from the disabled list, perhaps as soon as Wednesday.

A fabulous fill-in during his three seasons in Oakland, Scutaro hit a sharp double down the left-field line in the second after Jay Payton singled and Swisher doubled. One out later, Kendall singled in another run to give Saarloos a nice lead.

Yuniesky Betancourt homered in the fifth for the Mariners, who matched their longest losing streak of the year at six games and are winless so far on their 11-game trip. They have lost 14 straight meetings against Oakland since beating the A's in the teams' first game this season 6-2 on April 6 at Safeco Field -- their longest skid ever to a division opponent. If Seattle loses the series finale Wednesday night, it would match the club's longest streak against any team in franchise history.

The club record for consecutive losses against a single opponent is 15 to the Boston Red Sox during the 1977-78 seasons. Seattle has dropped 15 in a row against the division.

Oakland loaded the bases against Joel Pineiro (7-11) with one out in the first but came up empty-handed. Mark Kotsay and Milton Bradley hit back-to-back singles and advanced on a wild pitch before Thomas drew a walk. Chavez then grounded into an inning-ending double play to end the threat.

Pineiro, winless in last four starts and has lost his last three outings, didn't get out of the fourth after allowing five straight baserunners with two outs -- consecutive walks to Kotsay and Bradley followed by run-scoring hits from Thomas and Chavez before another walk to Jay Payton.

Jake Woods relieved and immediately gave up Swisher's bases-clearing double to left.

"Every ground ball found a hole and then I got wild," Pineiro said. "Nothing clicked. I've been trying everything. It's definitely not my year. I got frustrated in the first inning with two runners on and one. I got the double play and I figured, let's go. Then it's back to the same old thing the next inning. It falls down again. Every start has been frustrating."

Saarloos (5-6), pitching on six days' rest after making his last relief appearance Aug. 8 against Texas, worked ahead in the count and used his effective sinkerball to keep Seattle's batters off balance in his first victory since June 10 at Yankee Stadium.

A's manager Ken Macha hoped to get 75 to 80 pitches from Saarloos and he threw 82 over six strong innings -- around 65 sinkerballs. Saarloos, who made his 11th start after beginning the season in the bullpen, allowed eight hits and two runs, didn't walk a batter and struck out one.

"That's probably as sharp as my sinker has been all year," he said.

Seattle's Adrian Beltre extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a sixth-inning RBI single.

Kotsay, back in the starting lineup after nursing back spasms the past seven games, extended his hitting streak to 14 games with the first-inning single.

Bron : AP

Fotoboek Grindelwald

Zoals zondag en gisteren al werd beloofd door FritZ: Het fotoboek van Grindelwald.

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Tweehonderdtachting e-mails.

Dat is best een hoop na twee weken vakantie. Dus begon FritZ vanochtend vol goede moed aan de "stapel". Maar het liep sneller als gedacht en tegen het middaguur was FritZ er gelukkig doorheen.

Verder viel de werkdag weer erg mee. FritZ heeft nog lekker veel kunnen doen!

IKEA

Voor vandaag had FritZ een hoop dingen ingepland, maar geen bezoek aan de IKEA.

Echter, wat doet een gezin dat net terug is van vakantie: lekker inburgeren bij IKEA. Het is dat IKEA pas om 10 uur open gaat, want we hadden er al eerder kunnen zijn. Even over 10 uur stonden we wel binnen.

Effectief winkelend kan je IKEA binnen 30 minuten weer verlaten. Maar sommige mensen zijn na een hele dag nog niet bij de kassa. Wij waren na een uur weer buiten. Niet slecht met 2 vrouwen erbij, toch?

Waarom ga je een dag na aankomst weer gelijk naar IKEA? Omdat er een hoop dingen op mijn to do lijstje stonden waar in ieder geval droog weer voor nog was en kennelijk is het hier ook niet al te best met het weer. Dus hebben we weer wat extra opbergruimte bij IKEA ingekocht. Dat moest toch nog een keer gebeuren. Bovendien hebben we nog goede ideeen opgedaan voor nieuwe gordijnen in de woonkamer. Maar daar gaan we pas weer mee verder als de Benz in de kamer staat. De Rolf Benz natuurlijk.

Vanavond heb ik wel weer verder gewerkt aan een fotoverslag van de vakantie, maar die is nog niet af. Morgen ga ik daar weer mee verder, dus tot die tijd moeten jullie het doen met de zelfgenomen(!) foto preview.

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