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City of Dublin website http://www.dublincity.ie
Dublin Chamber of Commerce website http://www.dubchamber.ie
The San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee is a California
non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The Committee is comprised
of San Jose area residents committed to advancing San Jose’s
relationship with Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. The
Committee plans and implements a wide range of programs to
advance the sister city relationship, including arts, culture,
education, business and government. The Committee hosts the
annual visit by the Dublin Lord Mayor and delegation, sponsors
the annual Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner, an annual golf
tournament, and plans sister city trips to Ireland.
P.O. Box 720893
San Jose, California 95172
408-808-2429
http://www.sanjosedublin.org
email: president@sanjosedublin.org
San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee
Officers – 2007-08
Shane Patrick Connolly - President
Tim Quigley – Treasurer
Colleen Lane-Rafferty– Secretary
The San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee is a California non-profit organization that is comprised of San Jose area residents that plan and organize a wide-range of events to advance the San Jose-Dublin Sister City relationship.
The sister city relationship was established in 1986 to foster cultural, educational, economic, civic, government and people to people ties.
The San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee meets monthly to
plan a wide range of activities to advance San Jose’s
relationship with Dublin. Residents of San Jose and throughout
the region are invited to join the sister city committee and
become actively engaged with the Sister City program. There
is no membership fee to join the committee.
The Committee meets the second Monday of each month at the
San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street. Meetings begin
at 6:30 p.m.
Phone 408-808-2429 to confirm the meeting location.
Current News
Dublin Lord Mayor to Visit San Jose in March 2008.
Dublin Lord Mayor Paddy Bourke and Sister City delegation will make an official visit to San Jose March 6-11, 2008. Lord Mayor Bourke will be accompanied by Lady Mayoress Margaret Bourke, Councillors Mary Freehill and Charlie Ardagh, City Manager John Tierney and his wife Sadie, and Vincent Norton of the City Manager's Office.
Events will include a welcome breakfast, City Hall flag raising ceremony, luncheon hosted by the Sister City Committee, and the Annual Spirit of Ireland Dinner honoring Johnnie Hannigan the 2008 recipient.
San Jose State University - University College Dublin Partnership
San Jose State University and University College Dublin have established a Bilateral Relationship to foster student and faculty exchanges and broaden academic linkages.
Dr. Carmen Sigler, San Jose State University Provost visited Dublin in September 2006 with a City and Sister City Delegation and met with officials at University College Dublin. San Jose State University hosted a visit in August 2007 by Dr. Erik Lithander, University College Dublin's Director of International Strategy & Operations. The Bilateral University Agreement was signed by San Jose State University and University College Dublin in San Jose in August 2007.
San Jose State University students are currently studying for a semester or a full-year at University College Dublin. The Agreement will also forge closer ties between the San Jose BioCenter, a biotech incubator funded by the City's Redevelopment Agency and operated by San Jose State's Foundation, and University College Dublin's NOVA Center.
Current Pictures
Photographs courtesy of Sgt. Bruce Wiley of the San Jose Police Department and San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee
2007 Dublin Sister City Visit
Mayor Chuck Reed and his wife Paula (left) extend a warm welcome to Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson.
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San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Dublin Lord Mayor Vicent Jackson exchange gifts at the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner
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Mayor Chuck Reed provides remarks at the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner.
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Mayor Chuck Reed and his wife Paula with Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson at the annual Spirit of Ireland Dinner.
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City Councilmember Forrest Williams and his wife Dorothy with Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson.
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San Jose City Councilmember Sam Liccardo served as Master of Ceremony for the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner
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Famed Irish Actor Colm Meaney, the recipient of the 2007 Spirit of Ireland Award, with Stan Mason, of the San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee
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Chinese Dragon Dancers perform at the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner.
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson, with Ray and Mary O'Flaherty. Ray was a co-founder of the San Jose Dublin Sister City program and a past recipient of the Spirit of Ireland Award.
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson, and Dr. Ciaran O'Beirne of University College Dublin at the Spirit of Ireland Award
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson, and Ann Webb, of the San Sose Dublin Sister City Committee.
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson (left) and Colleen Lane Rafferty, Secretary of the San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee at the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner
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Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson and Diane McSweeney of the San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee at the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson with members of the San Jose Police and Fire Department Honor Guard Units.
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson with a special guest following the City Hall Flag Raising Ceremony.
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Councilors Wendy Hederman and Robert Sargent visit the office of Mayor Chuck Reed.
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Dublin officials at a reception hosted by the City of San Jose. Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson (right), is joined by Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson, City Manager John Tierney, Sadie Tierney, and Hugh Fitzpatrick.
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Dr. Carmen Sigler, San Jose State University Provost, and Robert Sigler, with Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson.
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Dublin City Manager John Tierney provides remarks to guests at a dinner in San Jose.
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Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and members of the Dublin Sister City Delegation visit a classroom at San Jose's John Muir Middle School.
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson honors a John Muir Middle School student with the "Lord Mayor's Golden Chain."
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Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Dublin Delegation members with students at John Muir Middle School.
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Greg Jamison, San Jose Sharks President and CEO, with Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson at the HP Pavilion. Mr. Jamison and the Lord Mayor exchanged hurling and hockey sticks prior to the start of a Sharks game.
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Greg Jamison, President and CEO of the San Jose Sharks joins Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and members of the Dublin delegation on the ice for a welcome ceremony prior to the start of a Sharks game at the HP Pavilion. Left to Right - Ronan King, Councilor Wendy Hederman, Greg Jamison, Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson, Hugh Fitzpatrick, Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson, and Councilor Robert Sargent.
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Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson with a signed hockey stick presented by the San Jose Sharks. Councilor Wendy Hederman is in the background
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SJ Sharkie with Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson, Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson, and Councilor Robert Sargent at the HP Pavilion.
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Gina Quin, Dublin Chamber of Commerce CEO, takes at test ride of a Segway at the Tech Museum of Innovation.
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Stan Mason of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee (center) with Hugh Fitzpatrick of the Dublin City Manager's Office (left) and councilor Robert Sargent.
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Members of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee Surprise Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Lady Mayoress Veronica Jackson with an anniversary party during their first day in San Jose.
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Members of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee, pictured with Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and members of the Sister City Delegation, hosted a luncheon at Clos :a Chance Winery in San Martin.
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Archived Pictures
20th Anniversary Dublin Sister City Relationship
The City of San Jose and the San Jose-Dublin Sister City
Committee hosted a visit by Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne and
members of the Dublin community March 10-15 to mark the 20th
anniversary of the sister city relationship.. San Jose and
Dublin established a sister city relationship in 1986 and
the Lord Mayor visits San Jose each year to celebrate the
sister city relationship and mark the start of "Irish Week"
festivities in San Jose.
The Lord Mayor was joined by:
Joseph Byrne
Councilor Anne Carter
Councilor Maurice Ahern
Moira Ahern
City Manager John Fitzgerald
Kevin Dowling (Dublin City Manager's Office)
Eoin O'Neill (Trinity College)
Gina Quinn (Dublin Chamber of Commerce)
Eugene McCague (Dublin Chamber of Commerce)
Marie-Christine McCague
John Menton (Dublin Chamber of Commerce)
Frank Magee (Dublin Tourism)
Michael Flood (Dublin Tourism)
- Activities for Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne and delegation
members included:
- A Welcome Breakfast Hosted by the Sister City Committee
- A Flag Raising Ceremony at the San Jose City Hall
- A Tour of San Jose's new City Hall
- A Luncheon at Clas La Chance Winery Hosted by the Sister
City Committee
- A Luncheon Hosted by the San Jose Office of Economic
Development
- A Visit to San Jose's BioCenter
Photographs highlighting the Delegations 2006 visit to San Jose *2006 Photographs courtesy
of Sgt. Bruce Wiley of teh San Jose Police Department*:
Mayor Ron Gonzales provides welcoming remarks at the Sister
City Committee Welcome Breakfast March 13, 2006
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne provides remarks at the March 13 breakfast organized by the Sister City Committee.
The Honorable Noel Fahey, Ireland's Ambassador to the U.S., provides remarks at the March 13 San Jose-Dublin Sister City
breakfast.
Members of the San Jose Police Department and Fire Department Color Guard units raise the flag of Ireland at the March 13 City Hall Flag Raising Ceremony.
Flags of the U.S., Ireland, California, and San Jose fly at City Hall during San Jose's annual Irish Week festivities.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne with members of the San Jose Fire and Police Department Color Guard units following the March 13 Flag raising ceremony at San Jose City Hall.
 Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne with St. John Vianney Students
following the Marhc 13 Flag Raising Ceremony at San Jose City Hall
Mayor Ron Gonzales and City Councilmember Linda LeZotte present Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne with a proclamation at the March 14 City Council meeting.
Dublin Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne addresses the San Jose City Council, March 14.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne (center) and Dublin Delegation members (left to right) City Manager John Fitzgerald, Concilor Anne Carter, Joseph Byrne, Councilor Maurice Ahern, Moira Ahern, and Kevin Dowling at the 2006 Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner.
City Councilmember Linda LeZotte and Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne at the Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner.
City Councilmember Linda LeZotte presents a framed photgraph of San Jose City Hall to Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne.
City Councilmember Linda LeZotte and former Mayor Susan Hammer present the 2006 Spirit of Ireland Awared to Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, March 13.
David Oliver, President of the Sister City Committee, City Councilmember Linda LeZotte, former Mayor Susan Hammer, Irish
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and former Mayor Tom McEnery at the 2006 Spirit of Ireland Dinner in San Jose.
Irish Prime Minister and Sgt. Tommy Boyle of the San Jose
Police Department at the 2006 Spirit of Ireland Dinner.
Sgt. Bruce Wiley of the San Jose Police Department with Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne and here husband Joseph.
Harry and Lynn Powers with Dublin City Manager John Fitzgerald at 2006 Spirit of Ireland Award Dinner. Mr. Powers designed the 'Flowing Rivers' Sculpture that is awarded to the award recipient.
Members of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee host a luncheon and wine tasting for the Dublin Delegation at the Clos La Chance Winery in San Martin.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne (center) and Dublin Delegation members join with Sister City committee members at the Clos La Chance Winery in San Martin.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne, City Manager John Fitzgerald, former City Councilmember Charlotte Powers, and Harry Powers at the Clos La Chance Winery.
Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City Manager's Office tours the
Council Chambers at San Jose's new City Hall.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne, Councilors Anne Carter and Maurice
Ahern, Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City Manager's Office an
City Manager John Fitzgerald join San Jose Sharks President
& CEO Greg Jamison (second from left) in a ceremonial
stick exchange at March 13 Sharks-Los Angeles Kings game.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne and delegation members visited
eBay's San Jose headquarters.
Eoin O'Neill of Dublin's Trinity College takes a ride with
the San Jose Police Department.
 California vs. Ireland Boxing Matches held at San Jose's Civic
Auditorium Highlighted the 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Photographs highlighting the Delegations 2005 visit to San Jose:
Dublin city officials visit San Jose City Hall on March 11. Left to Right - Councilor Larry O'Toole, Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan, Lady Mayoress Marian Conaghan, Councilor Ann Marie Martin, Terrence Martin, and Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City Manager's Office.
Dublin City officials visit the Sister City Display Area at San Jose's Guadalupe River Park and Gardens. Left to Right - Kevin Dowling, Councilor Larry O'Toole, Councilor Anne Marie Martin, Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan, Lady Mayoress Marian Conaghan, and Terrence Martin.
Members of the San Jose Fire Department and Police Department Honor Guard participate in the March 10 Flag Raising Ceremony at the San Jose City Hall.
The Honor Guard of the San Jose Police Department San Jose Fire Department carry the U.S. and Ireland flag to a ceremony at San Jose City Hall.
Members of the San Jose Fire Department Honor Guard raise the flag of Ireland at the March 10 ceremony at San Jose City Hall. Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan and members of the Dublin Sister City delegation look on.
Members of the San Jose Police and Fire Departments Honor Guard participate in the March 10 flag raising ceremony at San Jose City Hall. Students from San Jose's St. John Vianney School have sung the American and Irish national anthems at the flag raising ceremony for the past 10 years.
Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan and Lady Mayoress Marian Conaghan with students from San Jose's St. John Vianney School.
Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan provides remarks at San Jose City Hall. San Jose City Councilmembers Linda LeZotte, Nancy Pyle, and Judy Chirco attended the March 10 flag raising ceremony.
Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan speaks at the San Jose City Hall flag raising ceremony. San Jose City Councilmembers Linda LeZotte, Nancy Pyle, and Judy Chirco attended the ceremony.
San Jose Department of Public Works official Randy Turner, project manager of the San Jose City Hall, briefs Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan and Councilor Larry O'Toole at the construction site.
Sharon Russell of the San Jose Public Works Department provides a tour of the new City Hall project to Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan (right) and Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City Manager's Office.
Bob Ruff of the San Jose Redevelopment Agency briefs Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan and Lady Mayoress Marian Conaghan at the California Theatre.
Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan meets with students at San Jose's Sierramont Middle School.
Sierramont Middle School Teacher Estelle Jones greets Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan during the Lord Mayor's March 11 visit to the San Jose school.
Joe Amelio, Principal of San Jose's Sierramont Middle School, presents a San Jose Earthquakes soccer ball to Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan. Members of the Dublin delegation met with students and faculty during a March 11 visit to Sierramont.
San Jose Police Department Dispatcher Leslie Bowman greets Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan during the Lord Mayor's visit to San Jose's Police and Fire Communications Center.
San Jose Police Department Dispatcher Carlos Valencia meets Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan at the San Jose Police and Fire Communications Center.
2004 Dublin City Delegation Visit Photographs
Mayor Ron Gonzales welcomes Dublin Lord Mayor Royston Brady and Lady Mayoress
Jill Brady to the San Jose City Hall. Councilmembers Nora Campos and Linda
LeZotte join the Mayor at the March 11 Flag Raising Ceremony.
Supervisor Pete McHugh, chair of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors,
presents a proclamation to Dublin Lord Mayor Royston Brady at the March 11
Flag Raising Ceremony at San Jose City Hall.
Mayor Ron Gonzales provides welcome remarks at the March 11 Flag Raising Ceremony
celebrating "Irish Week" in San Jose. Dublin Lord Mayor Royston
Brady and Lady Mayoress Jill Brady look on.
Dublin Lord Mayor Royston Brady provides remarks at the March 11 Flag Raising
Ceremony at San Jose City Hall. Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City Manager's
office, Lady Mayoress Jill Brady, and San Jose city council members Nora Campos
and Linda LeZotte look on.
Members of the U.S. Navy Reserve in San Jose participate in the March 11 Flag
Raising Ceremony at the San Jose City Hall.
The flag of the Republic of Ireland rises at the San Jose City Hall to celebrate
"Irish Week" in San Jose.
The U.S. Navy Reserve in San Jose participate in the raising of the U.S. and
Ireland lags at San Jose City Hall. Derry, Northern Ireland Mayor Shaun Gallagher
and Mayoress Majella Gallagher look on.
Wil Sutherland's bagpipe music add to the festivities at the March 11 Flag
Raising Ceremony at San Jose City Hall.
Dublin Lord Mayor Royston Brady and Derry Mayor Shaun Gallagher with members
of the U.S. Navy Reserve Unit in San Jose following the March 11 Flag Raising
Ceremony at San Jose City Hall.
Dublin Lord Mayor Royston Brady and Lady Mayoress Jill Brady (far right) visit
the Dublin Sister City area at San Jose's Guadalupe River Park and Gardens.
The Dublin delegation included (left to right) Councilor Anthony Taffee, Dr.
Eoin O'Neill of Trinity College, Councilor Anne Carter, and Kevin Dowling
of the Dublin City Manager's office.
Members of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee join Dublin Lord Mayor
Royston Brady, Lady Mayoress Jill Brady and members Dublin delegation at the
Guadalupe River Park and Gardens on March 12, 2004.
Dublin Lord Mayor Royston Brady (center), Peter Webster of the Dublin Chamber
of Commerce, and Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City Manager's office visit Santana
Row in San Jose.
San Jose artist Harry Powers (center) joins Kevin Dowling of the Dublin City
Manager's office and Dublin city councilor Anne Carter for a tour at Ridge
Winery on March 13, 2004.
2003 Dublin City Delegation Visit Photographs
Members of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee hosted the visit of the
Dublin Sister City Delegation and co-hosted the Spirit of Ireland Dinner with
the All Ireland-U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey greets students from San Jose's St. John Vianney
School. The students performed the signing of the U.S. and Irish national
anthems at a flag raising ceremony.
Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey provided remarks at a flag raising ceremony
at the San Jose City Hall.
Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey receives a commendation from Santa Clara County
Supervisor Pete Mchugh.
San Jose Vice Mayor Pat Dando (second from left) and Councilmember Linda LeZotte
attend a luncheon at Mirrasou Winery for Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey (Center),
Dublin City Manager John Fitzgerald (far left), and, Lady Mayoress Jill Lacey
(far right). The luncheon was hosted by the San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee.
Committee president Ann Webb is next to the Lord Mayor.
Greg Jamison President/CEO of the San Jose Sharks presents a hockey stick
to Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey at the March 7 Sharks-Montreal game. San
Jose Councilmember Linda LeZotte (far right), Ann Webb, President of the San
Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee (far left) and Lady Mayoress Jill Lacey
join in the festivities.
Mayor Ron Gonzales welcomes Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey (far left) at the
annual spirit of Ireland Dinner in San Jose on March 6. Joining Mayor Gonzales
and the Lord Mayor are Lady Mayoress Jill Lacey (Next to Mayor Gonzales),
Ann Webb, President of the San Jose Dublin Sister City Committee, and Committee
member Gabe McMahon.
Members of the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee welcome Dublin Lord Mayor
Dermot Lacey and the Dublin Sister City Delegation to San Jose's Mirassou
Winery.
Vice Mayor Pat Dando; Ann Webb, President of the San Jose Dublin Sister City
Committee; Dublin Councilor Niamh Cosgrove; Charlotte Powers, former San Jose
San Jose Councilmember, Lady Mayoress Jill Lacey, and Dublin Lord Mayor Dermot
Lacey outside Mirassou Winery.
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