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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves first road project in Lao PDR
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves first road project in Lao PDR The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$40 million to improve a critical section of National Road 13 in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ( Lao PDR ). This is AIIB’s...
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New exhibition celebrates Machines of the Future – all built in LEGO
New exhibition celebrates Machines of the Future – all built in LEGO Through a series of visionary LEGO models designed by fans of all ages, exclusive exhibition FutuRE:BUILD reveals the imaginative power of machine technology and Machines of the Future – opening tomorrow at London Transport Museum....
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Mack unveils fully electric refuse truck demonstration model
Mack unveils fully electric refuse truck demonstration model Mack Trucks unveiled its highly anticipated Mack® LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) at WasteExpo 2019. Combining the refuse industry-leading design of the Mack LR model with a fully electric Mack drivetrain, the demonstration model will be...
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Hitachi Capital awarded £136m road fleet management by Network Rail
Hitachi Capital awarded £136m road fleet management by Network Rail Network Rail has awarded a £136m contract to Hitachi Capital to provide integrated road fleet management services. The four-year contract will run from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2023, with the option of a one-year extension. It marks...
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VolvoCE scoops up two awards at Brand Film Festival London
VolvoCE scoops up two awards at Brand Film Festival London Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) takes silver and bronze prizes at PR Week’s Brand Film Festival awards in London. Volvo CE’s excavator film Pump It Up won silver for its viral creativity at the Brand Film Festival awards on May 1, wh...
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New Motorway Services in Leeds explores world of work with primary children
New Motorway Services in Leeds explores world of work with primary children Primary School students from East Leeds have benefitted from a skills initiative delivered by the team behind a nearby £60m major project to build a new Motorway Services Area (MSA) on the M1. Project Developers of Leeds Ske...
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Highways England rolls out Giant mobile barrier trucks
Highways England rolls out Giant mobile barrier trucks Two giant 70ft-long mobile barrier lorries originally designed for military use to protect against roadside bombs are now keeping road workers and motorists safe. The 16-tonne barriers are among the latest innovations demonstrating Highways Engl...
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Hackathon calls for experts to create radical fire safety solutions
Hackathon calls for experts to create radical fire safety solutions Developers, engineers, building owners, tech start-ups and coders are needed to join a central London Hackathon that will bring experts from the built environment and the digital world together to develop new, commercially viable so...
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Skyjack’s ELEVATE moving away from the map
Skyjack’s ELEVATE moving away from the map Skyjack has announced new developments to ELEVATE, its OEM-delivered telematics solution. The mobile-first solution was launched in 2018 and Skyjack has continued to work with its customers to ensure that ELEVATE identifies critical data points to hel...
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Small Robots showcase sustainable farming robots at 4IR Agritech event
Small Robots showcase sustainable farming robots at 4IR Agritech event Small Robot Company, a British Agritech start-up for sustainable farming, featured prominently in the Spring Reception for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) yesterday. Using robotics and...
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Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding
Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding The African Development Bank Group approved a US$70 million loan for a road project in Nigeria’s South Eastern Ebonyi State. The Bank will provide US$40 million, while its co-financier, the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF), will contri...
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Modernisation of Tamale Airport in Ghana financed by KfW IPEX-Bank
Modernisation of Tamale Airport in Ghana financed by KfW IPEX-Bank KfW IPEX-Bank is supporting the expansion of Tamale Airport in northern Ghana with a loan of US$80 million. The loan is covered by government export credit insurance of the UK Export Finance (UKEF) agency. The contractor is the Briti...
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Minster Surfacing developing technology to make roads 90 percent recycled
Minster Surfacing developing technology to make roads 90% recycled Lincolnshire-based road surfacing firm, Minster Surfacing is developing technology that could lead to all roads being made from 90% recycled material. Minster Surfacing works on roads across Lincolnshire on behalf of Lincolnshire Cou...
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Shortlisted road safety schemes give drivers a clear view of approaching hazards
Shortlisted road safety schemes give drivers a clear view of approaching hazards Innovative road safety solutions which use Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) to warn drivers of approaching hazards have contributed to two out of three finalist schemes at the Scottish Transport Awards (STA). In the catego...
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Chalmit launches Protecta X LED lighting
Chalmit launches Protecta X LED lighting Chalmit, the leading luminaires manufacturer, has launched the Protecta X LED, a revolutionary light for the engineering and manufacturing industries. Up to 50% brighter than any traditional linear light on the market, the Protecta X has a user-definable ligh...
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Network Rail partnership launched to tackle increasing numbers of railway risk takers
Network Rail partnership launched to tackle increasing numbers of railway risk takers Network Rail and the British Transport Police (BTP) have today launched a new partnership with the English Football League Trust (EFL Trust) and StreetGames to help tackle the increasing number of people risking th...
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Metso expands M and J pre-shredder waste recycling range with two new models
Metso expands M & J pre-shredder waste recycling range with two new models Metso is expanding its waste recycling product range with the launch of the new Metso M&J K-series pre-shredders. The first two models will be M&J K160 and M&J K210. The new competitive models provide a low co...
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Excellent Volvo aftercare prompts Central Plant Hire in excavator choices
Excellent Volvo aftercare prompts Central Plant Hire in excavator choices Central Plant Hire of Horsham, West Sussex, has ordered a brace of Volvo EC18E compact excavators from Glosrose Construction Equipment thanks to the continued high level of aftersales support offered by both Glosrose and SMT G...
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Asphalt Pavement Alliance announces 2018 perpetual Pavement Award Winners
Asphalt Pavement Alliance announces 2018 perpetual Pavement Award Winners Six departments of transportation were named as winners of 2018 Perpetual Pavement Awards by Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA). The award celebrates long-life asphalt pavements that reflect the characteristics of a Perpetual Pav...
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USCO SpA purchases Midland Steel Traders Parts Group
USCO SpA purchases Midland Steel Traders Parts Group The UK’s leading undercarriage and wear parts specialist Midland Steel Traders Ltd (MST) has recently been purchased by their Italian supplier and world leader in the after-market earth-moving machines components, USCO S.p.A. MST were formed in 19...
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Plantworx 2019 features New Machines and Tech
Plantworx 2019 features New Machines and Tech Hot on the heels of Bauma Munich, the Plantworx Construction Machinery Exhibition hosted by the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) is almost upon us! The 4th biennial working construction event is taking place at its brand-new home at the East of E...
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Rivian announces $500m Ford partnership for electric vehicles
Rivian announces $500m Ford partnership for electric vehicles Rivian today announced an equity investment of $500 million from Ford Motor Company. In addition to the investment, the companies have agreed to work together to develop an all-new, next-generation battery electric vehicle for Ford’s grow...
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Boomtime for Australian Infrastructure Investors
Boomtime for Australian Infrastructure Investors The Australian Government intends to invest AUD$100 billion over ten years from 2019-2020 in Australian Infrastructure around the nation. Both major parties, Labour and the Coalition, promise to spend billions on new rail and road projects and improve...
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VolvoCE launches Uptime Centre for EMEA region
VolvoCE launches Uptime Centre for EMEA region In a bid to become the customer’s number one choice for uptime in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Volvo CE has opened a new Uptime Centre with a dedicated team to proactively support Volvo dealers in providing solutions to problems that can le...
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Material Handler with electric travel drive developed by SENNEBOGEN
Material Handler with electric travel drive developed by SENNEBOGEN At ligna 2019, in Hanover, SENNEBOGEN will showcase a new electric drive version of the diesel hydraulic Pick & Carry Material Handler SENNEBOGEN 735 that is so popular with the timber industry. The prototype is currently being...
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Gatic Slotdrain joins the Alumasc WMS Drainage Centre of Excellence
Gatic Slotdrain joins the Alumasc WMS Drainage Centre of Excellence The Alumasc WMS Drainage Centre of Excellence will add Gatic Slotdrain to its portfolio from July 2019. The strategic move will mean the physical relocation of Gatic’s Slotdrain operations from their Dover site to the modern facilit...
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NAO report looks at the challenges of completing Crossrail
NAO report looks at the challenges of completing Crossrail In a report, published today, the National Audit Office (NAO) states that Crossrail is past the point of no return; nearly £16 billion has been spent, tunnelling was completed in 2015, trains have been ordered and some are already in service...
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I-405 Mobility in Los Angeles to improve with Parsons’ Artificial Intelligence solutions
I-405 Mobility in Los Angeles to improve with Parsons’ Artificial Intelligence solutions Parsons has been contracted by Caltrans District 7 to develop a decision support system using artificial intelligence that will help relieve hot spot congestion areas and improve travel reliability along the I-4...
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National Audit Office reports on Network Rail’s sale of railway arches
National Audit Office reports on Network Rail’s sale of railway arches The sale in February 2019 by Network Rail of a commercial property portfolio, comprising primarily of railway arches, raised £1.46 billion which was a fair price and more than expected. However, the long-term value for mone...
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COBOD 3D construction printer nominated for 3D printing awards
COBOD 3D construction printer nominated for 3D printing awards COBOD has recently announced an order for the biggest mobile 3D construction printer in the world (sold to Saudi Arabia), new distributors, an expansion of the co-operation with German Formwork specialist Peri and the delivery of a BOD2...
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Brieda Cabins pioneers ground control station for remote crane operations
Brieda Cabins pioneers ground control station for remote crane operations Brieda Cabins, a specialist in ergonomic cabins, control stations and desks for manned and remote crane operations, has developed a ground control station to remotely operate container cranes, with an ergonomic design and user...
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Volvo Financial Services iLABX program draws to a close with a Demo Day
Volvo Financial Services iLABX program draws to a close with a Demo Day Volvo Financial Services’ iLABX program draws to a close with a Demo Day showcase event this week, featuring some of the brightest startup companies from around the world. Seven startup companies from around the world will take...
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Beat crime and protect your valuable assets with GPS Trackit247 technology
Beat crime and protect your valuable assets with GPS Trackit247 technology Trackit247, a leading manufacturer of live GPS tracking technology is advising equipment owners to be on their guard after the latest NFU crime report, which highlights rural crime is rising at its fastest rate since 2010, wi...
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Anglo American a founding sponsor of the World Bank Climate Smart Mining Fund
Anglo American a founding sponsor of the World Bank Climate Smart Mining Fund Anglo American has today committed to the World Bank’s Climate Smart Mining Fund initiative, by becoming a founding donor to the Climate Smart Mining Facility. It is the first-ever fund that is dedicated to making mining f...
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Leica BLK3D imager powers real-time 3D measurement for visual construction
Leica BLK3D imager powers real-time 3D measurement for visual construction Multivista has launched 3D Images as part of its suite of documentation services for the construction industry. The service will be powered by the Leica BLK3D, which is a handheld 3D imager that allows real-time, professional...
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Clearview looks at lack of free parking driving jobseekers away
Clearview looks at lack of free parking driving jobseekers away A survey by Clearview Intelligence has revealed the importance of free parking at the workplace, with a lack of spaces, car park charges and inconvenient locations all cited as reasons that could influence a decision to resign. Free car...
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Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge to find the world’s best Operators
Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge to find the world’s best Operators Caterpillar is proud to announce the launch of the 2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge Competition. Operators will test their skills against those of fellow operators around the world to determine who can claim the title...
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The UK APM Project Management Awards 2019 are open for entries
The UK APM Project Management Awards 2019 are open for entries With an exciting new category line-up and a prestigious judging panel in place, the Association for Project Management (APM) has announced their Project Management Awards 2019, sponsored by RPC UK Ltd, are now open for entry. The APM Awa...
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FCA announce EnergiMine participation in the Green Fintech Challenge
FCA announce EnergiMine participation in the Green Fintech Challenge The FCA has today announced the participants of the Green FinTech Challenge. EnergiMine, a start-up based in Manchester, has successfully been accepted on the FCA’s Green FinTech Challenge. The challenge is aimed at firms developin...
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Chicago O’Hare Airport keeps snow at bay with 65 Boschung Jetbrooms
Chicago O’Hare Airport keeps snow at bay with 65 Boschung Jetbrooms Boschung has announced that Chicago O’Hare International Airport has acquired another 36 Jetbrooms, adding to their existing fleet of 29 of the same vehicles already in successfully use for Chicago’s winter operati...
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SMT GB launches a new generation of Customer Support Agreements
SMT GB launches a new generation of Customer Support Agreements Having showcased its Site Efficiency Services campaign at Hillhead 2018, SMT GB has now introduced a new generation of Customer Support Agreements to support this ongoing initiative. With effect from April 1st 2019 SMT GB has introduced...
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More than half of Brits willing to fund smart city traffic solutions
More than half of Brits willing to fund smart city traffic solutions New research has found an increasing appetite for smart city measures that aim to tackle urbanisation problems, such as congestion and security issues, with almost a quarter (24%) of Brits even saying they would be happy to fund th...
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New job site product aims to put a stop to theft, data blackspots and downtime
New job site product aims to put a stop to theft, data blackspots and downtime British technology company, Sunstone Systems, has unveiled the latest product in its range, the Autonomous Remote Communications Unit (ARC). Scalable, portable and modular, the ARC has been created to provide flexibility...
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UK National College for High Speed Rail consults on name change
UK National College for High Speed Rail consults on name change The National College for High Speed Rail has launched a formal consultation to change its name, reflecting a growing demand for higher technical skills across a range of advanced transport and infrastructure developments, in addition to...
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John Deere adds Backhoe attachments
John Deere adds Backhoe attachments John Deere is unveiling three new backhoe attachments to complement its full lineup of attachments. The BH9B, BH10B and BH11B were designed for operators handling light construction, agricultural, landscaping or utility work. Similar to other John Deere attachment...
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Doka Campus introduced the multi-faceted world of formwork to bauma 2019
Doka Campus introduced the multi-faceted world of formwork to bauma 2019 From April 8 through to April 14, Munich was once again the largest international meeting place of the construction sector. With 620,000 visitors from 200 nations, bauma 2019 managed to attract the largest number of visitors in...
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Samsung SDS and Telensa Partner to deploy Smart City Infrastructure Solutions
Samsung SDS and Telensa Partner to deploy Smart City Infrastructure Solutions Samsung SDS, the digital arm of Samsung, and Telensa, a leader in smart street lighting and smart city data, today announced that they are working together on smart city projects. The two companies are collaborating on sma...
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Excavator specially rigged for demolition goes to Total Reclaims
Excavator specially rigged for demolition goes to Total Reclaims Total Reclaims Demolition Ltd of Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, has opted for a Volvo EC300E rigged for secondary demolition duties for the first time. Adding the Volvo thirty-tonne machine to the fleet is a change to the usual brands asso...
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Volvo Electric Excavator digs in at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Volvo Electric Excavator digs in at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show The construction of the Morgan Stanley Garden – one of this year’s main show gardens at the global consumer showcase – will be the first major project for Volvo’s new electric ECR25. Highlighting the machine’s unique capabilities for in...
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CEA and HMG Report reveals UK Construction ranked top in Europe
CEA and HMG Report reveals UK Construction ranked top in Europe At PLANTWORX 2019 (11-13 June, East of England Arena & Events Centre, Peterborough) the construction machinery manufacturers will demonstrate to visitors why the UK construction sector is ranked number one in Europe with a 24% marke...
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Network Rail announces £750m contract awards for nationwide signalling
Network Rail announces £750m contract awards for nationwide signalling Network Rail has announced the award of six multi-million-pound framework contracts to deliver signalling and telecoms across the country, worth an estimated £750m for Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The signalling and telecoms (S...
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Minster Surfacing shortlisted for five UK National Recycling Awards
Minster Surfacing shortlisted for five UK National Recycling Awards Minster Surfacing, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is a finalist for three BusinessGreen Leaders Awards and for two National Recycling Awards. Last year, the Lincoln-based company won regional awards for its commitm...
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SWARCO Traffic signs framework agreement in Northern Ireland
SWARCO Traffic signs framework agreement in Northern Ireland SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new framework agreement with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI Roads) in Northern Ireland, to provide leading traffic solutions and smart technologies throughout the country. The new contract will see S...
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McCann wins fourth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award
McCann wins fourth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been named as a winner of the RoSPA Gold Award for a fourth consecutive year for successfully ensuring the safety of both its staff and contractors within the workplace over the previous...
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SMIE Crane Simulator wowed audiences at Bauma
SMIE Crane Simulator wowed audiences at Bauma SMIE is yet again innovating in the world of crane productivity and safety. As those attending Bauma this year will have seen, the booth is full of new technologies and products. What can’t be missed is the five screen simulator, which is drawing wide ac...
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Tokyo features Finnish wooden architecture with the elegant Metsä Pavilion
Tokyo features Finnish wooden architecture with the elegant Metsä Pavilion The wooden Metsä Pavilion is to be used by Finnish athletes and companies during the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020. The building will be made entirely from Metsä Wood’s Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) elements. This pavi...
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Metso delivering Hybrid Truck Bodies for the Boliden Aitik mine in Sweden
Metso delivering Hybrid Truck Bodies for the Boliden Aitik mine in Sweden Metso has won an order to deliver two Metso Truck Bodies to Aitik mine in Gällivare, Sweden owned by Boliden. In addition, Metso will supply rubber truck bed lining for five more haul trucks. Boliden has been using Metso...
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STRABAG SE confirms record earnings for 2018
STRABAG SE confirms record earnings for 2018 The publicly listed construction group STRABAG SE posted several records in 2018 again: Not only did the output volume and the order backlog – as reported – reach their highest level in company history, but the earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) an...
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Cat 299D2 XHP Compact Track Loader is purpose-built for difficult land-clearing
Cat 299D2 XHP Compact Track Loader is purpose-built for difficult land-clearing The Cat® 299D2 XHP Land Management Compact Track Loader has just been released in the USA. The loader is a superior, purpose-built machine solution for customers involved in demanding vegetation-management applications,...
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Self-Driving Cranes will be a reality thanks to Crane Operations Experts SMIE
Self-Driving Cranes will be a reality thanks to Crane Operations Experts SMIE SMIE has entered the race to create automated self-driving crane technologies using ProSITE, their acclaimed anti-collision and jobsite monitoring system. In a series of tests carried out during the first quarter of 2019,...
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