Disini saya mau share pengalaman mencari kerja setelah lulus kuliah dari Biologi, IPB dengan IPK 2 koma Alhamdulillah :malu:
Yup! mencari kerja dengan IPK pas2an alias 2 koma Alhamdulillah, ternyata agak sulit, hehe.. hampir semua perusahaan memberikan syarat IPK min 2,75 HANYA untuk apply lamaran saja. Dulu sich pertama2 buka website Jobstreet klo ada tulisan min IPK 2,75 udah ga digubris (maklum masih baru bgt lulus, polos, hahaha). Untungnya ada Ichay a.k.a Ikka Erniasari, temen satu dosen PS + tempat curhat masalah akademis, yang bilang cuek aja klo cuma apply aja sich. Semenjak itu, klo ada lowongan yang emang cocok udah ga lagi liat2 min IPK, langsung aja klik "Apply now", thanks chay. Udah hampir sebulan cuma berkutat di web jobstreet, hasilnya agak mengecewakan, jarang banget ada yang kontak, hiks. Untungnya ada Dori a.k.a Dorkas Elisabeth, ga tau benernya siapa ini, hahaha (ampun dori), ceritanya pas lagi chatting di YM dori bilang dia udah kerja di RS Cipto (klo ga salah) tapi dia ga betah disono, kepengen pindah dan ada interview pas dia harus kerja. Wuih! bahagianya ni anak bisa gt mudahnya dapet panggilan kerja. Usut punya usut, ternyata dia jarang pake web jobstreet lebih sering pake web Jobsdb, katanya di Jobsdb lebih banyak lowongan kerja yang "bener2" lowongan kerja ga kayak di jobstreet yg banyak perusahaan "abal2". Sip deh, setelah itu mulai menjajaki web Jobsdb dan apa yang terjadi? bener aja, begitu apply via jobsdb dapet panggilan kerja pertama gw! thanks Dori. Semenjak itu, gw lebih fokus ke web Jobsdb ketimbang Jobstreet. Walaupun masih lebih banyak apply di Jobstreet ketimbang Jobsdb tapi lebih banyak panggilan kerja datang dari Jobsdb. Ini dia perusahaan2 yang udah manggil gw (cowo panggilan, hahaha) dari Jobstreet, Jobsdb, Twitter, CDA IPB, milis, dkk. Klo diitung2 udah 9 bulan dari gw lulus tanggal 25 Juni 2010.
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Broadcasting Development Program : Ujian Saringan – Psikotes – kandas
SMS Finance
Management Development Program : Psikotes – Interview HRD – Interview kepala HRD - Interview Direksi – kandas
Taman Safari Indonesia (Prigen)
Education Staff – Psikotes : Interview HRD – kandas
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Traffic Commercial – Psikotes : Interview HRD – Interview kepala HRD – kandas
Matahari Department Store
Supervisor Development Program : Psikotes – kandas
Home Center
Supervisory Development Program : Interview HRD – kandas
Century Healthcare
Lupa posisi apa : Psikotes – kandas
MNC Finance
Managemen Trainee : Psikotes – Interview HRD – kandas
RCTI
Broadcasting Development Program : Psikotes – kandas
Lippo Insurance
Claim Center : Psikotes – Interview HRD – kandas
Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit Bimoli
Asisten Kebun : Psikotes – Job test – Interview Direksi – Medical Check up – withdraw :p
Pronas kornet beef
Management Trainee : Interview – Psikotes – Interview Direksi – unknown
CIMB Sun Life
Insurance Advisor : Interview – withdraw :p
Sentra Boga Handal Food
Quality Control : Psikotes – Interview user – unknown
Asuransi Central Asia
Management Trainee : Psikotes – Interview – Interview in English + English test – Accepted HOOORAAAY!!!
Jumat, 01 April 2011
Selasa, 08 Maret 2011
Jersey Adidas
Jersey adalah kostum tim yang dipakai oleh sebuah tim pada saat bertanding. Ada beberapa jenis jersey yang dijual oleh pihak Adidas. Pertama adalah Climacool yang memiliki keunggulan dari segi kenyamanan di saat cuaca panas atau dingin. Jersey jenis ini merupakan jersey yang paling banyak diperjualbelikan sebagai replika. Kedua, Formotion (For Your Motion) yang memiliki keunggulan dimana jersey ini akan mengikuti setiap pergerakan pemain dan keringat akan mudah kering di badan. Jersey jenis ini merupakan jersey yang dipakai oleh pemain dilapangan, Perbedaan mendasar antara jersey jenis Climacool dan Formotion adalah terletak pada jahitan. Pada jersey Formotion jahitan semaksimal mungkin dikurangi untuk kenyamanan pemain dalam bergerak. Sebagai contoh strip garis tiga yang menjadi ciri khas Adidas pun bukan lagi dijahit melainkan menggunakan teknologi pencetakan berbahan dasar karet, terlihat glossy jika dibandingkan dengan jersey Climacool. Adalagi jenis jersey dengan teknologi yang paling baru dari adidas yaitu Techfit. Jersey jenis ini diperkenalkan pertama kali pada saat pergelaran Piala Dunia 2010 Afrika Selatan. Hampir sama dengan Formotion, teknologi Techfit PowerWeb yang dibenamkan kedalam jersey ini memiliki fungsi untuk mengurangi getaran pada otot, memaksimalkan kekuatan, akselerasi dan daya tahan.
Jika menilik beberapa kelebihan yang ada, jersey Techfit jelas memiliki harga yang sangat menguras dompet anda. Harga yang ditawarkan untuk jersey ini berkisar 1,2 juta rupiah, berbanding dengan jersey Formotion yang dibanderol 800 ribu rupiah atau Climacool seharga 600 ribu rupiah. Counter-counter Adidas di Indonesia biasanya hanya menjual jersey jenis Climacool saja, untuk membeli jersey jenis Formotion atau Techfit bisa searching di web store online seperti Prodirectsoccer, Weston, atau Ebay, untuk web lokal biasanya bisa dicari di forum jual beli milik Kaskus. Harga yang ditawarkan pada web store biasanya jauh lebih murah dibandingkan dengan harga resmi yang dipatok oleh counter Adidas. Terkadang untuk barang yang tidak baru atau used harganya bisa turun hingga 200 ribu rupiah untuk jersey Climacool, tergantung kondisi dari jersey tersebut. Resiko paling besar apabila membeli jersey di web store adalah jersey tersebut tidak asli. Untuk menghindari penipuan seperti itu, ada beberapa ciri yang menandakan jersey tersebut asli yaitu kode produksi yang biasanya terletak tidak jauh dari washing label dari jersey tersebut. Saat ini terdapat jersey palsu yang sangat mirip dengan asli buatan Thailand. Namun jersey palsu ini tidak memiliki barcode dan kode produksi atau terdapat kode produksi tetapi tidak sesuai dengan jersey yang ditawarkan. Apabila anda ingin membeli jersey ada baiknya anda memeriksa kode produksinya. Kode produksi bisa dicocokkan di situs shopadidas.com atau onlinestore milik klub tersebut. Namun, untuk jersey produksi dibawah tahun 2006, Adidas jersey original hanya ditandai dengan adanya washing label.
Ada beberapa istilah yang sering digunakan pada web store jersey yaitu BNWT (Brand New with Tag) yang artinya jersey tersebut baru dan terdapat tag. BNWOT (Brand New without Tag), jersey tersebut baru tetapi tidak ada tag. Pulls atau bobbles, terdapat benang ketarik pada jersey. Harga jersey yang ditawarkan di web store sangat beragam, tergantung dari kondisi dan kelangkaan (rare) jersey tersebut. Apabila kondisi telah banyak pulls atau bobbles harga makin rendah, bisa mencapai 150-200 ribu rupiah. Jika anda beruntung dan tidak malas untuk mencari, terkadang ada seller yang menjual jersey dengan kondisi baik (mint condition) atau tidak ada cacat dengan harga berkisar 200 ribu rupiah. Cukup menggiurkan ? Selamat mencari dan Happy Bidding.
Jika menilik beberapa kelebihan yang ada, jersey Techfit jelas memiliki harga yang sangat menguras dompet anda. Harga yang ditawarkan untuk jersey ini berkisar 1,2 juta rupiah, berbanding dengan jersey Formotion yang dibanderol 800 ribu rupiah atau Climacool seharga 600 ribu rupiah. Counter-counter Adidas di Indonesia biasanya hanya menjual jersey jenis Climacool saja, untuk membeli jersey jenis Formotion atau Techfit bisa searching di web store online seperti Prodirectsoccer, Weston, atau Ebay, untuk web lokal biasanya bisa dicari di forum jual beli milik Kaskus. Harga yang ditawarkan pada web store biasanya jauh lebih murah dibandingkan dengan harga resmi yang dipatok oleh counter Adidas. Terkadang untuk barang yang tidak baru atau used harganya bisa turun hingga 200 ribu rupiah untuk jersey Climacool, tergantung kondisi dari jersey tersebut. Resiko paling besar apabila membeli jersey di web store adalah jersey tersebut tidak asli. Untuk menghindari penipuan seperti itu, ada beberapa ciri yang menandakan jersey tersebut asli yaitu kode produksi yang biasanya terletak tidak jauh dari washing label dari jersey tersebut. Saat ini terdapat jersey palsu yang sangat mirip dengan asli buatan Thailand. Namun jersey palsu ini tidak memiliki barcode dan kode produksi atau terdapat kode produksi tetapi tidak sesuai dengan jersey yang ditawarkan. Apabila anda ingin membeli jersey ada baiknya anda memeriksa kode produksinya. Kode produksi bisa dicocokkan di situs shopadidas.com atau onlinestore milik klub tersebut. Namun, untuk jersey produksi dibawah tahun 2006, Adidas jersey original hanya ditandai dengan adanya washing label.
Ada beberapa istilah yang sering digunakan pada web store jersey yaitu BNWT (Brand New with Tag) yang artinya jersey tersebut baru dan terdapat tag. BNWOT (Brand New without Tag), jersey tersebut baru tetapi tidak ada tag. Pulls atau bobbles, terdapat benang ketarik pada jersey. Harga jersey yang ditawarkan di web store sangat beragam, tergantung dari kondisi dan kelangkaan (rare) jersey tersebut. Apabila kondisi telah banyak pulls atau bobbles harga makin rendah, bisa mencapai 150-200 ribu rupiah. Jika anda beruntung dan tidak malas untuk mencari, terkadang ada seller yang menjual jersey dengan kondisi baik (mint condition) atau tidak ada cacat dengan harga berkisar 200 ribu rupiah. Cukup menggiurkan ? Selamat mencari dan Happy Bidding.
Jumat, 25 Februari 2011
Pepatah pelajaran Mahfuzhat
Man jadda wajada : siapa yang bersungguh-sungguh akan sukses
Man shabara zhafira : siapa yang bersabar akan beruntung
Man sara ala darbi washala : siapa yang berjalan dijalannya akan sampai ke tujuan
sumber : Novel Ranah 3 Warna, buku kedua dari trilogi Negeri 5 Menara karya A.Fuadi
Man shabara zhafira : siapa yang bersabar akan beruntung
Man sara ala darbi washala : siapa yang berjalan dijalannya akan sampai ke tujuan
sumber : Novel Ranah 3 Warna, buku kedua dari trilogi Negeri 5 Menara karya A.Fuadi
syair Sayyid Ahmad Hasyimi
Bersabar dan ikhlaskan dalam setiap langkah perbuatan
Terus-meneruslah berbuat baik, ketika di kampung dan di rantau
Jauhilah perbuatan buruk, dan ketahuilah pelakunya pasti diganjar, di perut bumi dan di atas bumi
Bersabarlah menyongsong musibah yang terjadi dalam waktu yang mengalir
Sungguh di dalam sabar ada pintu sukses dan impian kan tercapai
Jangan cari kemulian di kampung kelahiranmu
Sungguh kemuliaan itu ada dalam perantauan di usia muda
Singsingkan lengan baju dan sungguh-sungguhlah menggapai impian
Karena kemuliaan tak akan bisa diraih dengan kemalasan
Jangan bersilat kata dengan orang yang tak mengerti apa yang kaukatakan
Karena debat kusir adalah pangkal keburukan
Sabtu, 03 Juli 2010
Tuhan itu ada
Seorang konsumen datang ke tempat tukang cukur untuk memotong rambut dan merapikan brewoknya.
tuhanSi tukang cukur mulai memotong rambut konsumennya dan mulailah terlibat pembicaraan yang mulai menghangat.
Mereka membicarakan banyak hal dan berbagai variasi topik pembicaraan, dan sesaat topik pembicaraan beralih tentang Tuhan.
Si tukang cukur bilang,”Saya tidak percaya Tuhan itu ada”.
“Kenapa kamu berkata begitu ???” timpal si konsumen.
“Begini, coba Anda perhatikan di depan sana , di jalanan… untuk menyadari bahwa Tuhan itu tidak ada.
Katakan kepadaku, jika Tuhan itu ada,
Adakah yang sakit??,
Adakah anak terlantar??
Jika Tuhan ada, tidak akan ada sakit ataupun kesusahan.
Saya tidak dapat membayangkan Tuhan Yang Maha Penyayang akan membiarkan ini semua terjadi.”
Si konsumen diam untuk berpikir sejenak, tapi tidak merespon karena dia tidak ingin memulai adu pendapat.
Si tukang cukur menyelesaikan pekerjaannya dan si konsumen pergi meninggalkan tempat si tukang cukur.
Beberapa saat setelah dia meninggalkan ruangan itu dia melihat ada orang di jalan dengan rambut yang panjang, berombak kasar (mlungker-mlungker- istilah jawa-nya), kotor dan brewok yang tidak dicukur. Orang itu terlihat kotor dan tidak terawat.
Si konsumen balik ke tempat tukang cukur dan berkata, “Kamu tahu, sebenarnya TIDAK ADA TUKANG CUKUR.”
Si tukang cukur tidak terima,” Kamu kok bisa bilang begitu ??”.
“Saya disini dan saya tukang cukur. Dan barusan saya mencukurmu!”
“Tidak!” elak si konsumen.
“Tukang cukur itu tidak ada, sebab jika ada, tidak akan ada orang dengan rambut panjang yang kotor dan brewokan seperti orang yang di luar sana “, si konsumen menambahkan.
“Ah tidak, tapi tukang cukur tetap ada!”, sanggah si tukang cukur.
” Apa yang kamu lihat itu adalah salah mereka sendiri, kenapa mereka tidak datang ke saya”, jawab si tukang cukur membela diri.
“Cocok!” kata si konsumen menyetujui.
“Itulah point utama-nya!.
Sama dengan Tuhan, TUHAN ITU JUGA ADA !
Tapi apa yang terjadi… orang-orang TIDAK MAU DATANG kepada-NYA, dan TIDAK MAU MENCARI-NYA.
Oleh karena itu banyak yang sakit dan tertimpa kesusahan di dunia ini.”
Si tukang cukur terbengong !!!
tuhanSi tukang cukur mulai memotong rambut konsumennya dan mulailah terlibat pembicaraan yang mulai menghangat.
Mereka membicarakan banyak hal dan berbagai variasi topik pembicaraan, dan sesaat topik pembicaraan beralih tentang Tuhan.
Si tukang cukur bilang,”Saya tidak percaya Tuhan itu ada”.
“Kenapa kamu berkata begitu ???” timpal si konsumen.
“Begini, coba Anda perhatikan di depan sana , di jalanan… untuk menyadari bahwa Tuhan itu tidak ada.
Katakan kepadaku, jika Tuhan itu ada,
Adakah yang sakit??,
Adakah anak terlantar??
Jika Tuhan ada, tidak akan ada sakit ataupun kesusahan.
Saya tidak dapat membayangkan Tuhan Yang Maha Penyayang akan membiarkan ini semua terjadi.”
Si konsumen diam untuk berpikir sejenak, tapi tidak merespon karena dia tidak ingin memulai adu pendapat.
Si tukang cukur menyelesaikan pekerjaannya dan si konsumen pergi meninggalkan tempat si tukang cukur.
Beberapa saat setelah dia meninggalkan ruangan itu dia melihat ada orang di jalan dengan rambut yang panjang, berombak kasar (mlungker-mlungker- istilah jawa-nya), kotor dan brewok yang tidak dicukur. Orang itu terlihat kotor dan tidak terawat.
Si konsumen balik ke tempat tukang cukur dan berkata, “Kamu tahu, sebenarnya TIDAK ADA TUKANG CUKUR.”
Si tukang cukur tidak terima,” Kamu kok bisa bilang begitu ??”.
“Saya disini dan saya tukang cukur. Dan barusan saya mencukurmu!”
“Tidak!” elak si konsumen.
“Tukang cukur itu tidak ada, sebab jika ada, tidak akan ada orang dengan rambut panjang yang kotor dan brewokan seperti orang yang di luar sana “, si konsumen menambahkan.
“Ah tidak, tapi tukang cukur tetap ada!”, sanggah si tukang cukur.
” Apa yang kamu lihat itu adalah salah mereka sendiri, kenapa mereka tidak datang ke saya”, jawab si tukang cukur membela diri.
“Cocok!” kata si konsumen menyetujui.
“Itulah point utama-nya!.
Sama dengan Tuhan, TUHAN ITU JUGA ADA !
Tapi apa yang terjadi… orang-orang TIDAK MAU DATANG kepada-NYA, dan TIDAK MAU MENCARI-NYA.
Oleh karena itu banyak yang sakit dan tertimpa kesusahan di dunia ini.”
Si tukang cukur terbengong !!!
Selasa, 04 Mei 2010
Rafa
2004/05
£2m - Josemi: peanuts and was moved on in a swap for Kromkamp 18 months later
£1.5m - Antonio Nunez: part of the Michael Owen deal and filled a gap for a while. Peanuts.
£10.7m - Xabi Alonso: Massive success and sold for £30m+ in the summer when he wanted to leave
£6m - Luis Garcia: Massive success and sold to Athletico Madrid for £4m
Free - Pelligrino: Stop gap that allowed us to rest Sami for league games, benefitting us massively in Istanbul. Now on the coaching staff.
£6.3m - Fernando Morientes: Pretty much everyone made up when we signed him, top class, but never settled. Sold for £3m to Valencia.
£1m - Scott Carson: One the most highly rated young keepers around. Lost out through injury and signing of Reina when Dudek left the club. Sold for £3.25m.
Total bought: £27.5m
Free - Marcus Babbel: Released to Stuttgart at the end of his career.
£2.5m - Danny Murphy: Xabi Alonso signed to fill the role Murphy had in the side
£8.5m - Michael Owen: Wouldn't sign a new contract and sold before he left on a free. He's done nothing since that is a masterstroke with hindsight.
Free - Stephane Henchoz: Released to Celtic at the end of his career
Total sold: £11m
A total of £16.5m net spend in his first year at the club, with the vast majority of that being spent on Xabi Alonso.
2004/05 net spend: £16.5m
2005/06
£240,000 - Antonio Barragan: Kid for the future. Sold for £675,000 to Deportivo a year later.
Free - Boudewijn Zenden: Signed for nothing and released for nothing. Did a job for us.
£6m - Pepe Reina: In the top 3 or 4 keepers in the world now and still young. One of Rafa's best signings.
£5.6m - Momo Sissoko: Brilliant for a few years, had that eye injury and sold to Juventus when his form dipped for £8.2m. Replaced by Mascherano.
£7m - Peter Crouch: One signing I did question but proved to be a great bit of business. Turned him from a laughing stock into an international. Sold for £11m.
Unkown - Miki Roque: Kid bought for peanuts. Sold again for an unknown amount.
£150,000 - Jack Hobbs: Highly rated 16yr old signed from Lincoln. Didn't progress as hoped and sold to Leicester for a reported £1.5m, although figure not confirmed.
£190,000 Besian Idrizaj: No idea who he is
£1.5m - Mark Gonzales: Cheap player to provide back up for the left wing. Sold for £3.5m to Real Betis.
Exchange - Paul Anderson: Swapped for John Welsh. Sold for £250,000.
Exchange - Jan Kromkamp: Swapped for Josemi. Later sold for £1.75m
£5.8m - Daniel Agger: Blighted by injuries but potentially top class and great signing for the money.
£250,000 - David Martin: Young reserve keeper
Free - Robbie Fowler: Pay as you play deal and no risk involved. Scored a few goals. Released in the summer.
Total bought: £26.73
Free - Vladimir Smicer: Out of contract and released. Played a small part in Istanbul.
£3.5m - El Hadji Diouf: The best £3.5m Rafa has ever recieved.
Free - Pellegrino: Filled the gap in the last 5 months of the previous season, not good enough and released.
£2m - Alou Diarra: Sold for £2m. One of Houllier's buys.
£2m - Antonio Nunez: Bought for £1.5m and now sold for £2m when didn't work out.
£6.5m - Milan Baros: A Houllier signing sold at a profit. He's done nothing since.
Exchange - John Welsh: Swapped for Paul Anderson
Exchange - Josemi: Swapped for Kronkamp.
Total sold: £14m
2005/06 net spend: £12.73m
2006/07
£6m - Craig Bellamy: Good signing and later sold for £7.5m to fund Torres deal.
£2m - Gabriel Palletta: Played a few league cup games, not good enough and sold for £1.2m
Free - Fabio Aurelio: Very injury prone but a good player when fit. Great signing for nothing.
£6.7m - Jermaine Pennant: Second choice after missing out on Alves. Ran his contract down and released. Attitude stank.
£9m - Dirk Kuyt: Has his critics, but has been brilliant for the money. 15 goals last season from wide and vital to the way we play. Ultimate pro. Great signing.
£200,000 - Nabil El Zhar: Few cameos last season and improving. Injured now. Promising still. Peanuts.
£750,000 - Astrit Ajdarevic: No idea who he is, and released on a free to Leicester.
Loan - Daniele Padelli: Reserve keeper, made one appearance and never seen again.
Undisclosed - Jordy Brouwer: Young reserve.
£2.5m - Alvaro Arbeloa: Bargain signing, great service for a few years and sold for £3.5m when running his contract down.
Loan - Javier Mascherano: Rescued from West Ham, now one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and will probably be sold to Barca this summer for a massive profit. Paid £18.6m for him a year later at end of loan deal.
Total bought: £27.15m
£200,000 - Zak Whitbread: Youngster
Undisclosed - Bruno Cheyrou: Houllier flopped, sold for a reported £1.5m.
£3m - Fernando Morientes: Didn't work out. Cut his losses.
Free - Didi Hamann: Great servant, released at the end of his career
£675,000 - Antonio Barragan: Paid £240,000 for him.
£2m - Djimi Traore: Houllier signing and daylight robbery getting £2m for him
£500,000 - Neil Mellor: Signed as a kid and did a job for a while. Not good enough and released.
£1.75m - Jan Kromkamp: Nunez bought for £2m, swapped for him, who then sold for £1.75m. Stop gaps at minimal expense.
£525,000 - Darren Potter: Acadamy lad, not good enough and robbery getting that much for him.
£1.5m - Steven Warnock: Probably sold to cheap and looks a mistake with hindsight. Good squad player.
Free - Salif Diao: The clearout of Houllier's flops continues.
Total sold: £10.15m
2006/07 net spend: £17m
2007/08
£5m - Lucas Leiva: Brazilian player of the year when signed. Could still go either way but a lot to prove.
Undisclosed - Krisztian Nemeth: Promising youngster currently out on loan in Athens.
£270,000 - Mikel San Jose Dominguez: Youngester plays in the reserves.
£1.8m - Sebastian Leto: Left winger signing but refused a work permit. Sold for £3m.
£20.2m - Fernando Torres: Bargain of the century
Free - Andriy Voronin: Free transfer to strengthen the squad. Plays well in Germany, garbage over here.
£5m - Yossi Benayoun: Took a while to settle but now a key player. Superb signing and an absolute bargain.
£11.5m - Ryan Babel: Highly rated dutch international. Absolute waste of space. Bad signing on reflection, but nobody knows how he'll turn out. Still got potential but he can't be arsed.
Undisclosed - Charles Itandje: Back up keeper signed for peanuts. Now released.
£1.3m - Emiliano Insua: Youngster who is now a full Argentinian international and massive potential. Bargain.
£6.5m - Martin Skrtel: Been off form this season so far, but brilliant last year and a good signing for the money.
£18.6m - Javier Mascherano: Completion of loan deal
Total bought: £70.7m
£2.7m – Florent Simana-Pongolle: Houllier youngster sold wanting first team football.
£100,000 – Daniel O’Donnell: Kid sold
Free – Jerzy Dudek: Released at end of contract
Free - Zenden: Released at end of contract
Free – Robbie Fowler: Released at end of contract
£4m – Luis Garcia: Wanted to return to Spain. Great service.
£6m – Djibril Cisse: Houllier signing sold to part fund Torres deal.
£7.5m – Craig Bellamy: Sold at profit to part fund Torres deal
£3.5m – Mark Gonzales: Signed for £1.5m and sold when didn’t work out.
£1.2m – Gabriel Palletta: Bought for £2m but never worked out. Young defender.
£3.5m – Chris Kirkland: Houllier signing. Injury prone and wanted first team football.
£8.2m – Momo Sissoko: Great signing, good service, sold when lost his form at a profit.
Total sold: £36.7m
2007/08 net spend: £34m
2008/09
Free – Philip Degen: Garbage, but free.
£7m - Andrea Dossena: Italian international left back. Hasn’t settled. Bad signing.
£3.5m – Diego Cavalieri: Reserve keeper. Only played league cup games so far.
£1.5m – David N’gog: Young French striker. Promising.
£19m – Robbie Keane: Everyone made up when we signed him. Didn’t work out and sold back to Spurs for £16m.
£8m - Albert Riera: Spanish international. Started well but jury still out.
Total bought: £39m
£4m – John Arne Riise: Good servant but form tailed off. Snapped their hands off at £4m.
Free – Harry Kewell: Harry who?
Undisclosed – Anthony Le Tallec: Houllier youngster finally released. Fee not known.
£11m – Peter Crouch: Laughing stock bought for £7m. Great signing. Wanted first team football.
£2.25m – Danny Guthrie: Youngster from Acadamy thought not good enough.
£3.25m – Scott Carson: Injury prone and Reina now first choice. Sold at profit.
Undisclosed – Steve Finnan: Sold for a fee believed to be £1m
£16m – Robbie Keane: Didn’t work out.
Undisclosed – Jack Hobbs: Young defender that didn’t progress. Sold for believed to £1.5m.
Total sold: £36.5m
2008/09 net spend: £2.5m
2009/10
£17.5m – Glen Johnson: high fee but been brilliant so far.
£17.1m - Alberto Aquilani: Injured so far but meant to be a class act. Highly rated in Italy.
£2m – Sotirios Kyrgiakos: Last minute signing to fill Hyypia’s shoes. Only money we had to spend.
£160,000 – Daniel Ayala: Young defender, played a few times this season and looked promising.
Total bought: £36.76m
£250,000 – Paul Anderson: Youngster that didn’t progess.
Free – Jermaine Pennant: Out of contract. Poor signing.
Free – Miki Roque: No idea who he is. Bought for peanuts.
£3m – Sebastian Leto: Signed for £1.8m but didn’t get a work permit. Had to sell.
£3.5m – Alvaro Arbeloa: Wanted to leave and out of contract in the summer.
£30m – Xabi Alonso: Wanted to leave. Bought for £10.7m. Great signing.
Total sold: £36.75m
2009/10 net spend: £10,000
Total Players Bought: £228,976,000
Total Players Sold: £145,100,000
Total Net Spend: £83,876,000
So, that’s a total spend of just over £83m in 5 years at the club. An average of £16.6m a year.
The vast majority of his signings have been sold at profit, or if still at the club, are worth a lot more than we paid for them. Exceptions being Babel and Dossena, but we’ll still get decent fees for them when sold as they’re full internationals.
A lot of the signings above have been stepping stones in rebuilding the squad, gradually improving it by replacing players with better ones. Our league positions over the past 5 years and the improvement in our league positions and points totals show the progression.
2004/05: Finished 5th – 58 pts
2005/06: Finished 3rd – 82 pts
2006/07: Finished 3rd – 68 pts
2007/08: Finished 4th – 76 pts
2008/09: Finished 2nd – 86 pts
Is it any coincidence that the progression seems to have stopped this summer? Look at the transfer activity above for this year and it might explain why.
Look at our net spend over the past 2 years!
We have a wage bill that is the 5th highest in the league. We can’t afford to pay players £70,000 to be sat on the bench like United and Chelsea can.
Rafa Benitez’ record with signings at the top end of the market is nothing short of brilliant. Robbie Keane being the only flop, but he was sold 6 months later and only a small financial hit taken on that mistake. Rick Parry agreed the fee for buying him in the first place, and common knowledge Rafa wasn’t happy with it; feeling it was far too high.
Where has this myth come from that he’s wasted money on bad players? Have a look through the lists above and try to point them out. There isn’t many.
The ones that haven’t worked out he’s moved on, and not very often has he made a financial loss on them.
The squad is now worth a hell of a lot more than the one he inherited, and that £83m net spend over 5 years is easily offset by the increased value of the squad. He’d recoup nearly all of that through the sale of Torres alone!
He’s worked absolute wonders with the money he’s had to spend. Then take into account the massive amounts of money he’s self generated by reaching the latter stages of the CL every season. Two final appearances, one win. That £83m he’s spent he’s earned the right to spend.
And when comparing it to what United have spent in the same period is flawed, as they already had a title winning squad and all the foundations in place. They weren’t rebuilding from scratch like we were. It also doesn’t take into account their massive wage bill.
When comparing to Chelsea, they spent all their money before Rafa came to the club and just topping up an already established squad.
Man City have spent more than double in the past 12 months than Rafa Benitez has in his 5 year reign.
Do some people still want to get rid of him? If so, you’ve been listening to Andy Gray and Richard Keys for too much and unable to look at the facts yourself to form an opinion.
Every manager makes tactical mistakes. Every manager makes mistakes in the transfer market. Despite what the press seem to think; Rafael Benitez appears to make less mistakes than most.
We’re expected to win the league and European Cup on a budget and wage bill that is entitled to finish 4th or 5th in the league. We’ve been overachieving under Rafael Benitez, not underachieving.
I’m not even going to mention the environment he’s working in under them two clowns.
You’ll only miss him when he’s gone….
£2m - Josemi: peanuts and was moved on in a swap for Kromkamp 18 months later
£1.5m - Antonio Nunez: part of the Michael Owen deal and filled a gap for a while. Peanuts.
£10.7m - Xabi Alonso: Massive success and sold for £30m+ in the summer when he wanted to leave
£6m - Luis Garcia: Massive success and sold to Athletico Madrid for £4m
Free - Pelligrino: Stop gap that allowed us to rest Sami for league games, benefitting us massively in Istanbul. Now on the coaching staff.
£6.3m - Fernando Morientes: Pretty much everyone made up when we signed him, top class, but never settled. Sold for £3m to Valencia.
£1m - Scott Carson: One the most highly rated young keepers around. Lost out through injury and signing of Reina when Dudek left the club. Sold for £3.25m.
Total bought: £27.5m
Free - Marcus Babbel: Released to Stuttgart at the end of his career.
£2.5m - Danny Murphy: Xabi Alonso signed to fill the role Murphy had in the side
£8.5m - Michael Owen: Wouldn't sign a new contract and sold before he left on a free. He's done nothing since that is a masterstroke with hindsight.
Free - Stephane Henchoz: Released to Celtic at the end of his career
Total sold: £11m
A total of £16.5m net spend in his first year at the club, with the vast majority of that being spent on Xabi Alonso.
2004/05 net spend: £16.5m
2005/06
£240,000 - Antonio Barragan: Kid for the future. Sold for £675,000 to Deportivo a year later.
Free - Boudewijn Zenden: Signed for nothing and released for nothing. Did a job for us.
£6m - Pepe Reina: In the top 3 or 4 keepers in the world now and still young. One of Rafa's best signings.
£5.6m - Momo Sissoko: Brilliant for a few years, had that eye injury and sold to Juventus when his form dipped for £8.2m. Replaced by Mascherano.
£7m - Peter Crouch: One signing I did question but proved to be a great bit of business. Turned him from a laughing stock into an international. Sold for £11m.
Unkown - Miki Roque: Kid bought for peanuts. Sold again for an unknown amount.
£150,000 - Jack Hobbs: Highly rated 16yr old signed from Lincoln. Didn't progress as hoped and sold to Leicester for a reported £1.5m, although figure not confirmed.
£190,000 Besian Idrizaj: No idea who he is
£1.5m - Mark Gonzales: Cheap player to provide back up for the left wing. Sold for £3.5m to Real Betis.
Exchange - Paul Anderson: Swapped for John Welsh. Sold for £250,000.
Exchange - Jan Kromkamp: Swapped for Josemi. Later sold for £1.75m
£5.8m - Daniel Agger: Blighted by injuries but potentially top class and great signing for the money.
£250,000 - David Martin: Young reserve keeper
Free - Robbie Fowler: Pay as you play deal and no risk involved. Scored a few goals. Released in the summer.
Total bought: £26.73
Free - Vladimir Smicer: Out of contract and released. Played a small part in Istanbul.
£3.5m - El Hadji Diouf: The best £3.5m Rafa has ever recieved.
Free - Pellegrino: Filled the gap in the last 5 months of the previous season, not good enough and released.
£2m - Alou Diarra: Sold for £2m. One of Houllier's buys.
£2m - Antonio Nunez: Bought for £1.5m and now sold for £2m when didn't work out.
£6.5m - Milan Baros: A Houllier signing sold at a profit. He's done nothing since.
Exchange - John Welsh: Swapped for Paul Anderson
Exchange - Josemi: Swapped for Kronkamp.
Total sold: £14m
2005/06 net spend: £12.73m
2006/07
£6m - Craig Bellamy: Good signing and later sold for £7.5m to fund Torres deal.
£2m - Gabriel Palletta: Played a few league cup games, not good enough and sold for £1.2m
Free - Fabio Aurelio: Very injury prone but a good player when fit. Great signing for nothing.
£6.7m - Jermaine Pennant: Second choice after missing out on Alves. Ran his contract down and released. Attitude stank.
£9m - Dirk Kuyt: Has his critics, but has been brilliant for the money. 15 goals last season from wide and vital to the way we play. Ultimate pro. Great signing.
£200,000 - Nabil El Zhar: Few cameos last season and improving. Injured now. Promising still. Peanuts.
£750,000 - Astrit Ajdarevic: No idea who he is, and released on a free to Leicester.
Loan - Daniele Padelli: Reserve keeper, made one appearance and never seen again.
Undisclosed - Jordy Brouwer: Young reserve.
£2.5m - Alvaro Arbeloa: Bargain signing, great service for a few years and sold for £3.5m when running his contract down.
Loan - Javier Mascherano: Rescued from West Ham, now one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and will probably be sold to Barca this summer for a massive profit. Paid £18.6m for him a year later at end of loan deal.
Total bought: £27.15m
£200,000 - Zak Whitbread: Youngster
Undisclosed - Bruno Cheyrou: Houllier flopped, sold for a reported £1.5m.
£3m - Fernando Morientes: Didn't work out. Cut his losses.
Free - Didi Hamann: Great servant, released at the end of his career
£675,000 - Antonio Barragan: Paid £240,000 for him.
£2m - Djimi Traore: Houllier signing and daylight robbery getting £2m for him
£500,000 - Neil Mellor: Signed as a kid and did a job for a while. Not good enough and released.
£1.75m - Jan Kromkamp: Nunez bought for £2m, swapped for him, who then sold for £1.75m. Stop gaps at minimal expense.
£525,000 - Darren Potter: Acadamy lad, not good enough and robbery getting that much for him.
£1.5m - Steven Warnock: Probably sold to cheap and looks a mistake with hindsight. Good squad player.
Free - Salif Diao: The clearout of Houllier's flops continues.
Total sold: £10.15m
2006/07 net spend: £17m
2007/08
£5m - Lucas Leiva: Brazilian player of the year when signed. Could still go either way but a lot to prove.
Undisclosed - Krisztian Nemeth: Promising youngster currently out on loan in Athens.
£270,000 - Mikel San Jose Dominguez: Youngester plays in the reserves.
£1.8m - Sebastian Leto: Left winger signing but refused a work permit. Sold for £3m.
£20.2m - Fernando Torres: Bargain of the century
Free - Andriy Voronin: Free transfer to strengthen the squad. Plays well in Germany, garbage over here.
£5m - Yossi Benayoun: Took a while to settle but now a key player. Superb signing and an absolute bargain.
£11.5m - Ryan Babel: Highly rated dutch international. Absolute waste of space. Bad signing on reflection, but nobody knows how he'll turn out. Still got potential but he can't be arsed.
Undisclosed - Charles Itandje: Back up keeper signed for peanuts. Now released.
£1.3m - Emiliano Insua: Youngster who is now a full Argentinian international and massive potential. Bargain.
£6.5m - Martin Skrtel: Been off form this season so far, but brilliant last year and a good signing for the money.
£18.6m - Javier Mascherano: Completion of loan deal
Total bought: £70.7m
£2.7m – Florent Simana-Pongolle: Houllier youngster sold wanting first team football.
£100,000 – Daniel O’Donnell: Kid sold
Free – Jerzy Dudek: Released at end of contract
Free - Zenden: Released at end of contract
Free – Robbie Fowler: Released at end of contract
£4m – Luis Garcia: Wanted to return to Spain. Great service.
£6m – Djibril Cisse: Houllier signing sold to part fund Torres deal.
£7.5m – Craig Bellamy: Sold at profit to part fund Torres deal
£3.5m – Mark Gonzales: Signed for £1.5m and sold when didn’t work out.
£1.2m – Gabriel Palletta: Bought for £2m but never worked out. Young defender.
£3.5m – Chris Kirkland: Houllier signing. Injury prone and wanted first team football.
£8.2m – Momo Sissoko: Great signing, good service, sold when lost his form at a profit.
Total sold: £36.7m
2007/08 net spend: £34m
2008/09
Free – Philip Degen: Garbage, but free.
£7m - Andrea Dossena: Italian international left back. Hasn’t settled. Bad signing.
£3.5m – Diego Cavalieri: Reserve keeper. Only played league cup games so far.
£1.5m – David N’gog: Young French striker. Promising.
£19m – Robbie Keane: Everyone made up when we signed him. Didn’t work out and sold back to Spurs for £16m.
£8m - Albert Riera: Spanish international. Started well but jury still out.
Total bought: £39m
£4m – John Arne Riise: Good servant but form tailed off. Snapped their hands off at £4m.
Free – Harry Kewell: Harry who?
Undisclosed – Anthony Le Tallec: Houllier youngster finally released. Fee not known.
£11m – Peter Crouch: Laughing stock bought for £7m. Great signing. Wanted first team football.
£2.25m – Danny Guthrie: Youngster from Acadamy thought not good enough.
£3.25m – Scott Carson: Injury prone and Reina now first choice. Sold at profit.
Undisclosed – Steve Finnan: Sold for a fee believed to be £1m
£16m – Robbie Keane: Didn’t work out.
Undisclosed – Jack Hobbs: Young defender that didn’t progress. Sold for believed to £1.5m.
Total sold: £36.5m
2008/09 net spend: £2.5m
2009/10
£17.5m – Glen Johnson: high fee but been brilliant so far.
£17.1m - Alberto Aquilani: Injured so far but meant to be a class act. Highly rated in Italy.
£2m – Sotirios Kyrgiakos: Last minute signing to fill Hyypia’s shoes. Only money we had to spend.
£160,000 – Daniel Ayala: Young defender, played a few times this season and looked promising.
Total bought: £36.76m
£250,000 – Paul Anderson: Youngster that didn’t progess.
Free – Jermaine Pennant: Out of contract. Poor signing.
Free – Miki Roque: No idea who he is. Bought for peanuts.
£3m – Sebastian Leto: Signed for £1.8m but didn’t get a work permit. Had to sell.
£3.5m – Alvaro Arbeloa: Wanted to leave and out of contract in the summer.
£30m – Xabi Alonso: Wanted to leave. Bought for £10.7m. Great signing.
Total sold: £36.75m
2009/10 net spend: £10,000
Total Players Bought: £228,976,000
Total Players Sold: £145,100,000
Total Net Spend: £83,876,000
So, that’s a total spend of just over £83m in 5 years at the club. An average of £16.6m a year.
The vast majority of his signings have been sold at profit, or if still at the club, are worth a lot more than we paid for them. Exceptions being Babel and Dossena, but we’ll still get decent fees for them when sold as they’re full internationals.
A lot of the signings above have been stepping stones in rebuilding the squad, gradually improving it by replacing players with better ones. Our league positions over the past 5 years and the improvement in our league positions and points totals show the progression.
2004/05: Finished 5th – 58 pts
2005/06: Finished 3rd – 82 pts
2006/07: Finished 3rd – 68 pts
2007/08: Finished 4th – 76 pts
2008/09: Finished 2nd – 86 pts
Is it any coincidence that the progression seems to have stopped this summer? Look at the transfer activity above for this year and it might explain why.
Look at our net spend over the past 2 years!
We have a wage bill that is the 5th highest in the league. We can’t afford to pay players £70,000 to be sat on the bench like United and Chelsea can.
Rafa Benitez’ record with signings at the top end of the market is nothing short of brilliant. Robbie Keane being the only flop, but he was sold 6 months later and only a small financial hit taken on that mistake. Rick Parry agreed the fee for buying him in the first place, and common knowledge Rafa wasn’t happy with it; feeling it was far too high.
Where has this myth come from that he’s wasted money on bad players? Have a look through the lists above and try to point them out. There isn’t many.
The ones that haven’t worked out he’s moved on, and not very often has he made a financial loss on them.
The squad is now worth a hell of a lot more than the one he inherited, and that £83m net spend over 5 years is easily offset by the increased value of the squad. He’d recoup nearly all of that through the sale of Torres alone!
He’s worked absolute wonders with the money he’s had to spend. Then take into account the massive amounts of money he’s self generated by reaching the latter stages of the CL every season. Two final appearances, one win. That £83m he’s spent he’s earned the right to spend.
And when comparing it to what United have spent in the same period is flawed, as they already had a title winning squad and all the foundations in place. They weren’t rebuilding from scratch like we were. It also doesn’t take into account their massive wage bill.
When comparing to Chelsea, they spent all their money before Rafa came to the club and just topping up an already established squad.
Man City have spent more than double in the past 12 months than Rafa Benitez has in his 5 year reign.
Do some people still want to get rid of him? If so, you’ve been listening to Andy Gray and Richard Keys for too much and unable to look at the facts yourself to form an opinion.
Every manager makes tactical mistakes. Every manager makes mistakes in the transfer market. Despite what the press seem to think; Rafael Benitez appears to make less mistakes than most.
We’re expected to win the league and European Cup on a budget and wage bill that is entitled to finish 4th or 5th in the league. We’ve been overachieving under Rafael Benitez, not underachieving.
I’m not even going to mention the environment he’s working in under them two clowns.
You’ll only miss him when he’s gone….
Senin, 26 April 2010
Istanbul 2005
1- Dida
2- Cafu
3- Paolo Maldini
31- Jaap Stam
13- Alessandro Nesta
21- Andrea Pirlo
8- Gennaro Gattuso / 10- Rui Costa (112')
20- Clarence Seedorf / 27- Serginho (86')
22- Kaka
7- Andriy Shevchenko
11- Hernan Crespo / 15- Jon Dahl Tomasson (85')
Liverpool
1- Dudek
3- Steve Finnan / 16- Dietmar Hamann (46')
21- Djimi Traore
23- Jamie Carragher
4- Sami Hyypia
14- Xabi Alonso
10- Luis Garcia
6- John Arne Riise
8- Steven Gerrard
7- Harry Kewell / 11- Vladimir Smicer (23')
5- Milan Baros / 9- Djibril Cisse (85')
Dinding stadion Kemal Ataturk seperti setipis kertas. Dari kamar ganti Liverpool, sorak sorai pemain AC Milan di ruangan yang berbeda begitu jelas terdengar. Semua pemain Liverpool tertunduk lesu. Tak ada yang berani menegakkan kepala. Pada malam final Liga Champions 2004/05 itu, Milan memberikan pukulan telak kepada Liverpool. Milan mampu unggul 3-0 saat jeda. Bek veteran Paolo Maldini membuka keunggulan pada menit pertama pertandingan. Sebelum turun minum, Hernan Crespo menambahnya dengan dua gol. Awal yang sempurna.
Tak mau disetir kemurungan, Rafael Benitez menghimpun nafas dan berdiri di tengah para pemainnya. Sang manajer sadar, dia hanya punya waktu 15 menit untuk mengembalikan kepercayaan diri tim. Ketika berjalan dari bangku cadangan menuju ruang ganti, benak Benitez dipusingkan mencari-cari kalimat dalam bahasa Inggris yang tepat untuk "menghidupkan" para pemainnya. Kalimat yang kemudian meluncur dari mulutnya sederhana saja.
"Jangan tundukkan kepala kalian. Kita Liverpool. Kalian bermain untuk Liverpool. Jangan lupakan itu. Kalian harus tetap menegakkan kepala kalian untuk suporter. Kalian harus melakukkannya untuk mereka", serunya.
"Kalian tak pantas menyebut kalian pemain Liverpool kalau kepala kalian tertunduk. Kalau kita menciptakan beberapa peluang, kita berpeluang bangkit dalam pertandingan ini. Percaya lah kalian mampu melakukannya. Berikan kesempatan buat kalian sendiri untuk keluar sebagai pahlawan."
Sebelum tim keluar kamar ganti, Rafa menyusun skema formasi baru di papan tulis. Untuk menghambat Kaka, Rafa meminta Dietmar Hamann bersiap tampil menggantikan Djimi Traore. Namun, ketika diberitahu Steve Finnan mengalami cedera, Benitez memanggil kembali Traore yang sudah mencopot sepatu dan berjalan ke kamar mandi. Keputusan terakhir, Finnan keluar, Hamann masuk.
Rafa sadar, tak ada lagi ruginya mengorbankan seorang pemain bertahan. Liverpool bermain dengan tiga pemain belakang dan kapten Steven Gerrard didorong lebih ke depan. Liverpool memang harus bangkit, sekarang atau tidak sama sekali.
Inilah lima belas menit yang menentukan. Lima belas menit yang mengubah segalanya. Babak kedua menjadi milik Liverpool. Sembilan menit berjalan, Liverpool menyulut sumbu ledak stadion. Dalam rentang enam menit berikutnya, Liverpool ganti mengendalikan situasi. Steven Gerrard memberikan gol inspirasional lewat sundulan kepala menyongsong umpan John Arne Riise. Tak lama berselang, tendangan keras jarak jauh Vladimir Smicer tak dapat ditahan Dida. Belum lagi Milan menata diri, pada menit ke-60, Gerrard dijatuhkan di kotak penalti oleh Gennaro Gattuso. Penalti! Awalnya, eksekusi Xabi Alonso sempat ditahan Dida, tapi bola muntah langsung disambar Alonso.
Cerita belum selesai. Kedudukan 3-3 bertahan hingga 90 menit. Pertandingan diperpanjang hingga 30 menit, tapi tetap tak bisa menentukan pemenang. Juara Liga Champions musim itu pun harus diselesaikan melalui babak adu penalti.
Sebelum "babak perjudian" itu dimulai, Jamie Carragher datang menghampiri kiper Jerzy Dudek. Carra menyarankan Dudek agar melakukan "sesuatu" untuk mengacaukan konsentrasi pemain Milan. Dudek langsung teringat rekaman video yang pernah disaksikannya. Kaki spaghetti! Saat adu penalti final Piala Champions 1984 melawan AS Roma, pendahulu Dudek, Bruce Grobbelaar, memelintir-melintir kakinya. Entah memang berpengaruh atau tidak, Grobbelaar berhasil membawa Liverpool menang dan merebut Piala Champions.
Trik yang sama dipakai Dudek ketika Andriy Shevchenko bertugas sebagai eksekutor terakhir Milan. Terbukti, trik kuno itu berhasil. Eksekusi Sheva mengarah ke tengah gawang dan dengan sebelah tangan, Dudek menahannya. Liverpool pun merajai Eropa! Jerih payah fans Liverpool yang terus menggemuruhkan dukungan untuk klub kesayangan mereka terbayar sudah!
Mukjizat di Istanbul ini kemudian diabadikan dalam film Fifteen Minutes That Shook The World. Betapa tidak, final Liga Champions musim itu sangat dramatis dan membuktikan segalanya mungkin terjadi di lapangan sepakbola.
Pascafinal Istanbul, hidup tak lagi sama. Tapi, hidup juga berjalan terus. Satu per satu figur pemain heroik, seperti Harry Kewell, Milan Baros, Djibril Cisse, Luis Garcia, Dudek, dan Smicer meninggalkan Anfield dan melanjutkan karir di klub baru.
Sebagian tetap tinggal, terutama Gerrard. Sang kapten sempat disebut-sebut akan hijrah ke Chelsea musim panas 2005 itu. Tapi, Istanbul mengubah segalanya.
"Bagaimana mungkin saya pindah setelah mengalami final seperti ini?" ujar Gerrard.
Arak-arakan bus dengan atap terbuka dan kerumunan satu juta orang, 300 ribu di antaranya memadati St George's Hall, suatu hari di Mei 2005, pasti takkan pernah dilupakan Liverpudlian sepanjang masa.
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