{"id":2172,"date":"2016-03-01T09:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T09:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2016-03-01T10:03:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T10:03:34","slug":"thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on the Brasil Open and Shelter Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/meb-rio-open-16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MEB-Rio-Open-16.jpg\" alt=\"MEB Rio Open 16\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MEB-Rio-Open-16.jpg 341w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MEB-Rio-Open-16-256x300.jpg 256w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MEB-Rio-Open-16-260x305.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MEB-Rio-Open-16-160x188.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>Maria Esther Bueno praises the shelter dogs playing at ball boy and gives some insight into the Brasil Open after reports that the Frenchman Benoit Paire asked for a wild card and was furious to find it was being playing outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that the tournament was played indoors for a few years but I would have thought a tennis pro should be able to check his facts before travelling across the world to play,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt started many years ago being played outdoors in the north of Brazil but went indoors into the Ibirapuera Arena when it moved to Sao Paulo a few years back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a very old building, which got very hot, and the organisers had to lay a clay court down so it was never very satisfactory, plus it accommodated 15,000 spectators, which was way too big and so often looked rather empty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2172 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4219\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-1024x768.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-560x420.png 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-260x195.png 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-160x120.png 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full-300x128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The outdoor show court at Pinheiros Club (above) and the indoor arena at Ibirapuera in S\u00e3o Paulo 2015 (left)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2175\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full-300x128.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full-500x213.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full-560x239.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full-260x111.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full-160x68.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/63b8f20fdb255303c0f2ef2d20cb636a_full.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2175'>\n\t\t\t\tThe outdoor show court at Pinheiros Club (above) and the indoor arena at Ibirapuera in S\u00e3o Paulo 2015 (left)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cRightly so, the organisers decided to move the tournament outdoors to the Pinheiros Club where it has been very well attended and successful,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt is a smaller showcourt so always looks pretty full and Pinheiros has many members so there was a lot of interest from them as well as the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also makes sense to play it outdoors since Rio was outdoors last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2177\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2177\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2177\" class=\"wp-image-2177 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Enoite Paire got his wires crossed in Sao Paulo\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-500x281.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-560x315.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919-160x90.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/le-francais-benoit-paire-lors-du-tournoi-de-marseille-le-20-fevrier-2016_5542919.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enoite Paire got his wires crossed in Sao Paulo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Apparently Paire decided to take the wild card after playing on indoor hard courts in Marseille a week earlier and he lost to Serbia\u2019s Dusan Lajovic 6-0 4-6 6-3, facing no less than 18 break points and losing his serve 5 times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Honestly, I didn&#8217;t know the tournament was outdoor this year,\u201d he told the media afterwards. \u201cWhen I saw the first match on the TV, I was surprised it was not indoor like it was last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked for a wild card here because I was scared of losing early in Marseille like in the previous 3 tournaments, so it could have been too long to stay 3 weeks without playing matches before heading to Indian Wells.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought this was a good chance for me to win the tournament, but obviously under different conditions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament follows the Rio Open, which is played outdoors on the clay, and it was Pablo Cuevas who successfully defended his Brasil Open title with a 7-6(4) 6-3 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2178\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2178\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2178\" class=\"wp-image-2178 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"Pablo Cuevas lifts the Brasil Open trophy\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full-300x128.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full-500x213.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full-560x239.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full-260x111.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full-160x68.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/860c224925d3fdf67bb23a04bdb910e3_full.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pablo Cuevas lifts the Brasil Open trophy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 30 year old earned his fifth tour-level title and second in as many weeks after winning the Rio Open seven days ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the tournament, I didn\u2019t play as well as I did in Rio,\u201d Cuevas admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was making more unforced errors and being less aggressive, but I was focused and calm, which was the key to winning this week. I was down in the tie-break, but came back to win the first set. In the second set, there were many long rallies, but I think he got a little tired and I was able to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria Esther added: \u201c Cuevas has had a very good run on the clay, which should hold him in good stead for the coming months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Shelter Dogs<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe highlight of the week for me, though, was the display put on by the stray dogs!,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese were four trained shelter dogs that were picked up off the streets of Sao Paulo and are being trained as \u2018ball kids\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey showed off their skills a few times on the court and were so good!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2172 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/vila-do-tenis-premier\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Shelter dogs become ball boys. Photo: Leandro Martins\/DGW Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6b5cc8e20b86a84b4f5448b05eae28ac.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2179'>\n\t\t\t\tShelter dogs become ball boys. Photo: Leandro Martins\/DGW Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/vila-do-tenis-premier-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photo: Leandro Martins\/DGW Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/35a2411a6b6beac36a0aa6de5b91f269.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2180'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: Leandro Martins\/DGW Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In fact they made headlines all around the world after Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain and Gastao Elias of Portugal played an exhibition on Thursday night and the canines, Frida, Costela, Mel and Isabelle, engaged onlookers by picking up balls that went out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p>The shelter dogs, wearing orange ribbons and trained for months, spent almost half an hour tracking down balls often intentionally missed by the 122nd and 140th ranked players.<\/p>\n<p>At the command of their trainer Andrea Beckert, the dogs retrieved the balls with their teeth and ran off the court to their trainer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-aguV596Lo0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The unusual initiative was made to promote the adoption of abandoned street animals.<\/p>\n<p>Beckert said the biggest difficulty was to make the animals more confident and playful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;These are dogs that were mistreated. We have to make them adapt, feel the environment, the court, the noise of the balls and the noise of the people. Some are doing well, others are still a little scared,&#8221; she told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The basic commands that the dogs are learning are \u2018pick the ball\u2019, \u2018let it go\u2019, &#8216;stay&#8217; and \u2018come&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The organiser of the ball-dog initiative, Marli Scaramella, said that all four still live in shelters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea is to show people that a well-fed and well-treated animal can be very happy. We have more than 1,000 dogs in our care,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great initiative,\u201d added Maria Esther. \u201cMy family have several rescue dogs and they are wonderful. Such fun!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope more people will give these dogs a good home.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>To watch a longer version of the video, click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qM8vBCMXvOk\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2172 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/img_0737\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-500x667.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-560x747.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-260x347.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737-160x213.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0737.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/img_4825\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-500x667.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-560x747.jpeg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-260x347.jpeg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825-160x213.jpeg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4825.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Esther Bueno praises the shelter dogs playing at ball boy and gives some insight into the Brasil Open after reports that the Frenchman Benoit Paire asked for a wild card and was furious to find it was being playing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/thoughts-on-the-brasil-open-and-shelter-dogs\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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