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New Komatsu FE25-2 and FE30-2 electric forklifts combat CO2 emissions
New Komatsu FE25-2 and FE30-2 electric forklifts combat CO2 emissions Komatsu is aiming to realize a low-carbon society and to expand the introduction of their electric forklift with the FE series that contributes to CO² emission reduction in the 2.5 tons and 3.0 tons class from March this year. The...
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VolvoCE North America introduces two new short-swing Compact Excavators
VolvoCE North America introduces two new short-swing Compact Excavators Volvo Construction Equipment is boosting its compact excavator range in North America with two new short-swing models: the ECR50 and ECR58. The 5-ton ECR50 is a new entry for Volvo in North America, while the 6-ton ECR58 gains p...
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NVIDIA DRIVE Orin driving the next-generation of Plus autonomous truck technology
NVIDIA DRIVE Orin driving the next-generation of Plus autonomous truck technology Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today that it will equip the next generation of its autonomous truck driving system with the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin™ system-on-a-...
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Developing an Autonomous Freight Network within the US regulatory landscape
Developing an Autonomous Freight Network within the US regulatory landscape The US Department of Transportation has taken many steps over the last five years to clarify the Federal, State and local roles and approaches to automated driving. However, many of these policies are still in the process of...
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Why is Highways England updating the Highway Code
Why is Highways England updating the Highway Code Highways England, the UK government-run motorways operator, has been looking forward to updating the Highway Code in the upcoming weeks. The Highway code is a list of rules, guidelines, advices, mandatory rules, and information for the road users in...
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Geo Connect Asia comes to Singapore and the world 24-25 March 2021
Geo Connect Asia comes to Singapore and the world 24-25 March 2021 The keystone event for the ASEAN geospatial community, Geo Connect Asia (GCA) will be held in Singapore this year in a prototype hybrid format, providing a crucial springboard to recovery and growth for the regional geospatial commun...
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Contractors struggling to find accommodation while working away from home
Contractors struggling to find accommodation while working away from home A new report highlights the logistical challenges facing the corporate housing and contractor accommodation sector during Covid-19 lockdowns. Contracting teams including infrastructure firms, builders, healthcare workers and e...
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Cut the cord with the giant 5,100 watt hour BLUETTI Solar Battery
Cut the cord with the giant 5,100 watt hour BLUETTI Solar Battery As an innovative pioneer in the renewable energy industry, BLUETTI established its name in the off-grid power world with cutting edge and reliable power station products. In addition to medium and small size portable power stations, t...
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Biffa launching largest Electric Waste Vehicle Fleet in Manchester
Biffa launching largest Electric Waste Vehicle Fleet in Manchester The country’s largest fleet of electric refuse vehicles (eRCV) will start taking to the streets of Manchester today as Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, launches 27 brand-new zero emissions vehicles which...
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Doosan launches Transparent Bucket technology for wheel loaders
Doosan launches Transparent Bucket technology for wheel loaders Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the industry’s first wheel loader ‘transparent bucket’ system. The transparent bucket is a system that allows the wheel loader driver to see blind spots in front of the bucket on the machine, using t...
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European venture capital tech fund investing €200m in start-ups to de-carbonise cities
European venture capital tech fund investing €200m in start-ups to de-carbonise cities A new venture capital fund, 2150, has been launched to invest €200 million ($240 million) in start-up companies developing sustainable technologies to target the carbon footprint of cities. The advisory board for...
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Any port in a storm – a cautionary tale in drafting
Any port in a storm – a cautionary tale in drafting The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020) has significantly changed the way businesses are able to manage the challenges of having insolvent suppliers in their supply chain. In the recent decision in P&O Princess Cr...
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Volvo L25 Electric Wheel-Loader gives winter the cold-shoulder in Cologne
Volvo L25 Electric Wheel-Loader gives winter the cold-shoulder in Cologne The first electric compact wheel loader from Volvo Construction Equipment, the Volvo L25 Electric, has been proving it can weather any storm by helping to keep the icy streets of Cologne, Germany, clean and clear during the lo...
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Paragon Bank supports Warwickshire AR Demolition with over £860k in funding
Paragon Bank supports Warwickshire AR Demolition with over £860k in funding Paragon Bank continues to support UK SMEs, providing a funding package of £865,000 to Nuneaton-based demolition specialist, AR Demolition Ltd. AR Demolition approached Paragon for support in order to update some of its fleet...
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Hitachi supports women in the Excavator Cab in Norway
Hitachi supports women in the Excavator Cab in Norway When Sigrid Haugen steps out of the cab of her Hitachi excavator, she sometimes sees people doing a double-take in surprise. However, Sigrid and her colleague, Mona Seljeset, are among the growing number of women working in the construction indus...
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How to ensure OSHA safety compliance on a construction site
How to ensure OSHA safety compliance on a construction site It is an unfortunate fact that the construction sector can be full of safety hazards employees may face. After all, 20% of employee fatalities in the US in 2020 occurred within the construction sector, according to OSHA data. While construc...
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Upward trend for used machinery continues
Upward trend for used machinery continues As many industries continue their journeys back from a challenging 2020, global demand for used equipment continues to increase. Many businesses remain wary of making big investments in new machinery, while supply chain issues have hit delivery levels for ne...
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Commercial micromobility Conference set for 1 April in the Middle East
Commercial micromobility Conference set for 1 April in the Middle East With their constant appetite for innovation, GCC cities should arguably be the most dynamic playgrounds for new transportation and mobility solutions. With the raise in app based operators, the market is seeing an increase in sha...
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DJI reinvents the Drone Flying Experience with DJI FPV
DJI reinvents the Drone Flying Experience with DJI FPV DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today launched an entirely new type of drone with an intuitive, immersive flight experience never available until now. The DJI FPV combines the first-person view and high-...
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Trimble announces rugged, lightweight Field Data Controller for Surveying
Trimble announces rugged, lightweight Field Data Controller for Surveying Trimble has introduced the Trimble® TSC5 Controller, a new rugged-yet-lightweight field solution that continues Trimble’s legacy of creating high-quality controllers for land and civil construction surveyors. Built for p...
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Kymppibetoni Oy chooses Rapidbatch Mobile Concrete Plant for Wind Farm Foundations
Kymppibetoni Oy chooses Rapidbatch Mobile Concrete Plant for Wind Farm Foundations Kymppibetoni Oy, is a leading Finnish ready-mixed concrete supplier to concrete element manufacturers and the wider construction industry. In recent years, Kymppibetoni has focused on local readymix concrete productio...
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Vehicle fire suppression redefined with ANSUL LVS Liquid Suppression Agent
Vehicle fire suppression redefined with ANSUL LVS Liquid Suppression Agent Johnson Controls unveils its new ANSUL® LVS Non-Fluorinated Liquid Suppression Agent designed for vehicles and mobile equipment. The patented new suppression agent is manufactured without the use of perfluorinated chemicals a...
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Tobermore producing 1 million m2 of block paving a year with a Rapid International plant
Tobermore producing 1 million m2 of block paving a year with a Rapid International plant As part of its recent £10 million expansion, leading UK & Ireland paving and walling manufacturer, Tobermore, has recently invested in a bespoke state-of-the-art Rapid concrete batching plant. The newly erec...
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International V-health Passport needs standardised, interoperable and coordinated approach
International V-health Passport needs standardised, interoperable and coordinated approach V-Health Passport™, the product of British technology company VST Enterprises (VSTE), was a world first in April 2020. The product is in use across the world in education, the workplace, leisure centres...
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Doosan Bobcat announces new organisational structure for Portable Power products
Doosan Bobcat announces new organisational structure for Portable Power products The Portable Power business of Doosan Bobcat has announced a new global leadership structure to provide the company with increased efficiencies in terms of global operational footprint, global product platforms and othe...
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Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to define Britain’s ambitious future for the North
Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to define Britain’s ambitious future for the North Final recommendations for the new Northern rail network have been made in the UK, with Government urged to support the ambitious Northern plan The North’s leaders have agreed a final preferred route for Northern...
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Record-keeping and being prepared for construction disputes
Record-keeping and being prepared for construction disputes Future-proofing and protecting your construction business from both anticipated and unexpected events is more important than ever in the current climate. A vital step in this process is safeguarding against potential disputes and seeking ad...
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VolvoCE opening Test and Demo Area for sustainable and autonomous solutions
VolvoCE opening Test and Demo Area for sustainable and autonomous solutions Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is distinguishing itself in the construction equipment industry by building the world’s first test and demonstration area for electric autonomous transport solutions at its Customer Ce...
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Exciting plans £275m low carbon housing development in West Lothian
Exciting plans £275m low carbon housing development in West Lothian Exciting proposals have been put submitted to West Lothian Council for the delivery of an ambitious £275 million residential-led mixed-use development and relocation of existing farm space to new state of the art facilities. “Drumsh...
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British drivers facing major Car Tax changes for 2021
British drivers facing major Car Tax changes for 2021 British drivers could be facing major changes in 2021, with proposals being tabled for a range of new schemes, which could impact driver taxes in an attempt to balance the economy and to lessen the environmental impact of driving in the UK. Natio...
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G+ and HeliOffshore collaborate on new helicopter guidance for wind farm operations
G+ and HeliOffshore collaborate on new helicopter guidance for wind farm operations With helicopter use growing in the offshore wind industry, the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation and HeliOffshore have today unveiled new recommended practice for safe helicopter operations. Offs...
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Esh Construction begins £10m redevelopment of nuclear bunker into a Travelodge
Esh Construction begins £10m redevelopment of nuclear bunker into a Travelodge The £10 million redevelopment of a former nuclear bunker which will create 60 new permanent jobs on the outskirts of Hexham has now commenced. Led by Newcastle-based Union Property Development Ltd, the project will delive...
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Network Rail opens Rail Investment Centre of Excellence
Network Rail opens Rail Investment Centre of Excellence Network Rail has established a new team to help achieve its ambition of becoming a more efficient and dependable partner within the rail industry, and bring an increased focus on efficient delivery of major projects and investment. Part of wide...
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Ritchie Bros. Edmonton auction sees 50 percent increase in bidders
Ritchie Bros. Edmonton auction sees 50 percent increase in bidders Ritchie Bros. drove strong results for consignors with its first big Canadian auction of the year, selling 5,100+ equipment items and trucks in Edmonton, AB for CA$53+ million (US$42+ million) last week. The three-day, online auction...
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Russian KamAZ mining dump trucks equipped with Allison automatic transmissions
Russian KamAZ mining dump trucks equipped with Allison automatic transmissions Russian OEM KamAZ has launched the first of a new range of dump trucks for the mining sector. The KaMAZ-65805 Atlant dump truck model features an Allison 4700 fully automatic transmission to support its market proposition...
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ExOne developing portable 3D Printing Factory in a shipping Container
ExOne developing portable 3D Printing Factory in a shipping Container The ExOne Company has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop a fully operational, self-contained 3D printing “factory” housed in a shipping container. Now under development, the rugged 3D printing factory po...
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Samsung develops the first high-bandwidth memory with AI processing power
Samsung develops the first high-bandwidth memory with AI processing power Samsung Electronics has announced that it has developed the industry’s first High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) processing power — the HBM-PIM. The new processing-in-memory (PIM) arc...
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Landfill operator brings data insights on gas detection to Blackline Collective
Landfill operator brings data insights on gas detection to Blackline Collective Blackline Safety, a leader of gas detection and connected safety solutions has announced that Enovert has joined Blackline Collective. Enovert is one of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) leading landfill and waste resource man...
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Siemens Advanta creating Smart City vision for Bleutech Park in Las Vegas
Siemens Advanta creating Smart City vision for Bleutech Park in Las Vegas Siemens Advanta and Bleutech Park have announced a partnership to co-create the futuristic smart city vision – bringing the impressive Las Vegas mixed-use development one step closer to fruition. Siemens Advanta, the IoT consu...
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Mobileye, Transdev ATS and Lohr Group developing Autonomous Shuttles
Mobileye, Transdev ATS and Lohr Group developing Autonomous Shuttles Mobileye, an Intel Company, Transdev Autonomous Transport System (ATS), part of Transdev Group dedicated to autonomous mobility solutions; and Lohr Group, a mobility solutions manufacturer, today announced a strategic collaboration...
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Sterling Construction awarded $135m North Haiwee Dam Project in California
Sterling Construction awarded $135m North Haiwee Dam Project in California Sterling Construction today announced that its subsidiary, Road and Highway Builders, LLC (“RHB”), has been awarded a $135 million heavy civil contract by the City of Los Angeles for the construction of the North Haiwee Dam N...
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APTelecom and Bulk Fiber Networks partner on HAVFRUE Cable System
APTelecom and Bulk Fiber Networks partner on HAVFRUE Cable System Bulk Fiber Networks announced today that it has engaged APTelecom, an award-winning fibre consulting firm specializing in global markets, to serve as its International Sales Partner to assist with the monetization of HAVFRUE, a new su...
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Paramount Group and Sarcos Robotics bringing Mobile Robots to Middle East and Africa
Paramount Group and Sarcos Robotics bringing Mobile Robots to Middle East and Africa Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, and Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in the development of innovative, highly dexterous mobile robotic systems designed for use in the defence, public sa...
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Innovyze Info360-com brings Dynamic Digital Twins to the Water Industry
Innovyze Info360-com brings Dynamic Digital Twins to the Water Industry Innovyze, the global leader in water infrastructure software, has announced the general availability of its cloud-based, AI-powered platform for real-world water lifecycle management, Info360.com. Combined with Info360 Insight,...
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Bentley Systems acquires E7 Civil Construction Software in Australia
Bentley Systems acquires E7 Civil Construction Software in Australia Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the acquisition of E7 Pty Ltd, a Brisbane, Australia-based leader in field-based construction delivery software for heavy civil construction. The acq...
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Mecalac dealer Versatile Equipment expands Kent headquarters in the UK
Mecalac dealer Versatile Equipment expands Kent headquarters in the UK Versatile Equipment, Mecalac’s official dealer for the south-east of England, has expanded its headquarters in Kent with a purpose-built new facility. An expert in equipment rental, sales and servicing, the move will enable signi...
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Meet Skyjack’s new micro scissor lift
Meet Skyjack’s new micro scissor lift Skyjack’s new micro scissor represents a significant new presence in the low-level access arena from the industry-leading OEM. Designed to easily access tight spaces, with quiet and swift electric drive, and low floor load ratings, Skyjack’s micro co...
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Superior Construction engages diverse workforce for I-65/I-70 reconstruction in Indianapolis
Superior Construction engages diverse workforce for I-65/I-70 reconstruction in Indianapolis Superior Construction, has been selected by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) for a $320 million dollar infrastructure project that will reconstruct the I-65/I-70 North Split in downtown India...
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SimScale launching series of Industrial Simulation Workshops
SimScale launching series of Industrial Simulation Workshops SimScale GmbH, the provider of the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation, today announced a series of free workshops held jointly with leading global engineering design firms. The series consists of sev...
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Fisker and Foxconn to collaborate on Electric Vehicle Project
Fisker and Foxconn to collaborate on Electric Vehicle Project Fisker Inc., designer and manufacturer of the world’s most emotion-stirring, eco-friendly electric vehicles, and advanced mobility solutions – today announced it has entered into a MOU with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) supporting a...
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SANY partners with QuickFi for customer financing in the US
SANY partners with QuickFi for customer financing in the US Today, SANY announced it will partner with QuickFi, employing two QuickFi platforms: the QuickFi 100% digital, borrower self-service financing platform, for nearly instant digital, financing of SANY equipment sales through SANY’s U.S. deale...
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Offsight helps Cahill Contractors build Bay Area affordable housing projects
Offsight helps Cahill Contractors build Bay Area affordable housing projects Developers and owners are turning to the disruptive method of Modular and Offsite Construction, to deliver high quality affordable housing at a fraction of the time and cost. Bay Area builder Cahill Contractors is a well re...
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Carvana’s colourful new Car Vending Machine delivers with a spin in Las Vegas
Carvana’s colourful new Car Vending Machine delivers with a spin in Las Vegas Today, leading online auto retailer Carvana launched its newest Car Vending Machine in Las Vegas with a special spin, debuting the world’s first slot machine for cars. Offering car buyers The New Way To Buy A Car®, w...
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AeroVironment acquires Progeny Systems Intelligent Systems Group
AeroVironment acquires Progeny Systems Intelligent Systems Group AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it has acquired Progeny Systems Corporation’s Intelligent Systems Group (ISG), a leader in the development of artificial intelligence-enabled computer v...
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Joby Aviation Air Taxis will fly above America’s congested cities in the next Decade
Joby Aviation Air Taxis will fly above America’s congested cities in the next Decade Today, Joby Aviation is releasing the first footage of its revolutionary all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft in flight. The company is also celebrating an important milestone on its journey to...
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Intersections evolve from Inductive Loops to Artificial Intelligence
Intersections evolve from Inductive Loops to Artificial Intelligence Intersections are dynamic and challenging projects for any city planner to tackle. Many factors affect how intersections vary, such as: How many through streets? Is there heavy traffic Amount of pedestrian traffic? Is their bike tr...
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Keystone Construction opt for Cat Excavator with new Caterpillar TiltRotate System
Keystone Construction opt for Cat Excavator with new Caterpillar TiltRotate System When Edinburgh based groundworks contractor, Keystone Construction decided to purchase its first machine, a Cat 308 excavator was the obvious choice. However, Keystone Construction didn’t purchase just any excavator —...
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Why all Construction Workers need to return to onsite work in 2021
Why all Construction Workers need to return to onsite work in 2021 Approaching a year under lockdown, we should reflect on how difficult it has been for construction workers. Output in the construction sector has been hit hard by the lockdowns and increasing social distancing regulations. This repre...
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Skyjack leverages SMARTORQUE technology in new 40′ and 60′ booms
Skyjack leverages SMARTORQUE technology in new 40′ and 60′ booms Skyjack has launched all new 40ft and 60ft booms, leveraging its SMARTORQUE™ technology and data-driven design, to improve its customers’ return on investment. Skyjack recognized that some of its booms had room for f...
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Bobcat smooths the way with new light compaction product line
Bobcat smooths the way with new light compaction product line Compaction applications are a required part of numerous industries, and no construction site is complete without a soil and asphalt compactor. To meet this demand, Bobcat has launched the company‘s new Light Compaction Product Line, in co...
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