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A commitment to fix the system – the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Report
A commitment to fix the system – the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower Report Following on from the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, where the fire breached compartmentation of the block resulting in the loss of 72 lives and many more being made homeless, the...
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Success for the Small Robot Company with £1.2 million Crowdcube campaign
Success for the Small Robot Company with £1.2 million Crowdcube campaign Small Robot Company, a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced that it has raised £1.2 million on Crowdcube equity crowdfunding platform. It reached its initial funding target of £500,000 within minut...
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MIT developing tools that automatically generate models from complex datasets
MIT developing tools that automatically generate models from complex datasets MIT researchers are hoping to advance the democratization of data science with a new tool for non-statisticians that automatically generates models for analysing raw data. Democratizing data science is the notion that anyo...
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Finnish companies to collaborate to design a sustainable urban area in Nepal
Finnish companies to collaborate to design a sustainable urban area in Nepal Finnish companies will collaborate to design a new urban area for more than half a million inhabitants of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Rapid population growth and...
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Queensland’s Kilcoy Creek Bridge going out for tender
Queensland’s Kilcoy Creek Bridge going out for tender An 85-year-old timber bridge carrying the D’Aguilar Highway over Kilcoy Creek will be replaced later this year with a new 15-metre-long, two-lane concrete bridge. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional...
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Hitachi’s support chain makes all the difference for Finland’s Maanrakennus Lassi Kaiponen
Hitachi’s support chain makes all the difference for Finland’s Maanrakennus Lassi Kaiponen A Finnish contractor relies on the consistency and quality of the Hitachi Support Chain after-sales programme for its fleet of Zaxis excavators. Maanrakennus Lassi Kaiponen Oy uses the technical su...
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Clearaway expands with SENNEBOGEN 821 E in waste recycling
Clearaway expands with SENNEBOGEN 821 E in waste recycling In Essex, England, recycling company Clearaway Ltd. has recently been working very successfully with a new SENNEBOGEN material handler 821 E series. The machine is being used to presort materials and feed the shredding machine, as is typical...
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Volvo invests in Momentum Dynamics wireless electric car charging
Volvo invests in Momentum Dynamics wireless electric car charging Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group, today announced an investment in Momentum Dynamics Inc – a leading company in high power wireless charging of electric vehicles. Momentum Dynamics is a Philadelphia-base...
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New Holland wins SIMA 2019 Innovation Award for Combine Feed Roll Reverser
New Holland wins SIMA 2019 Innovation Award for Combine Feed Roll Reverser The international jury panel of agricultural experts of the SIMA 2019 Innovation Awards bestowed the Bronze Medal to New Holland’s Dynamic Feed Roll (DFR) Reverser on the CR combine. This innovative feature enables the operat...
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Cities are undergoing transport revolutions
Cities are undergoing transport revolutions The privately owned car has long been the leading means of transportation in big cities. But car pools, electric bikes and self-driving vehicles can challenge the car’s dominant position. Over the past 70 years, the car has had a major impact on urban plan...
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Metso introduces higher capacity Crushers to NW Rapid range
Metso introduces higher capacity Crushers to NW Rapid range Metso is introducing new higher capacity models to its popular wheel-mounted Metso NW Rapid(TM) series. In addition to the bigger jaw crusher model, the NW Rapid units are now available also with a variety of most robust cone crushers, incl...
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Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter
Snow and ice treatment trains all set to keep Network Rail on track this winter Network Rail’s fleet of snow and ice treatment trains are ready to keep passengers moving this winter and minimise disruption. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) also has robust plans in place, including running ghost trains...
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4 International consortia shortlisted for Uganda’s Kampala Jinja Expressway project
4 International consortia shortlisted for Uganda’s Kampala Jinja Expressway project On 18 December 2018, the Honourable Minister of Works and Transport publicly announced the outcome of the Pre-Qualification Evaluation Process of the Kampala Jinja Expressway PPP Project. A public opening of re...
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StreetLight Data unveils all-in-one system to measure Bike, Pedestrian and Vehicle data
StreetLight Data unveils all-in-one system to measure Bike, Pedestrian and Vehicle data StreetLight Data, Inc, a leader in big data analytics for mobility, today debuted an industry-first with the capability to measure bicycle and pedestrian traffic, virtually anywhere, in addition to vehicular traf...
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Manchester city centre bridges to be restored to Victorian splendour
Manchester city centre bridges to be restored to Victorian splendour A project to refurbish three historic railway bridges over streets in Manchester city centre will begin this week. The three Grade II listed bridge structures over Great Ducie Street and Victoria Street, to the west of Manchester V...
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Clipper Logistics tackles labour shortages and diversity with a Fresh Start Campaign
Clipper Logistics tackles labour shortages and diversity with a Fresh Start Campaign Two ongoing talking points within the logistics industry as a whole are labour shortage and diversity; how the industry will combat any labour issues as a result of Brexit and how to diversify a traditional industry...
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Network Rail awards billion-£ contracts on some of Britain’s busiest routes
Network Rail awards billion-£ contracts on some of Britain’s busiest routes Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, worth up to £7bn for Control Period 6 (2019-2024). The framework to deliver renewals and enhancements in Anglia, Sou...
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Kia looks at AI emotion technology for post-autonomous driving
Kia looks at AI emotion technology for post-autonomous driving Kia Motors previewed a range of new technologies including emotion technology, developed for the post-autonomous driving era at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show (CES). Kia’s interactive ‘Space of Emotive Driving’ exhibit looks to a futu...
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22 new Mabey bridges to future-proof Costa Rica against natural disasters
22 new Mabey bridges to future-proof Costa Rica against natural disasters Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey is proud to announce that it has shipped twenty-two new bridges to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MoPT) in Costa Rica. The bridges will help the MoPT b...
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BIRAL looking forward to a strong 2019
BIRAL looking forward to a strong 2019 Following a successful 2018, leading meteorological specialist Biral is excited to be starting 2019 with a number of high profile projects and company expansion under way. Biral’s Marketing Director Nathan Neal is delighted with the company’s progress commentin...
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ADB President meets Samoa Prime Minister to discusses infrastructure development
ADB President meets Samoa Prime Minister to discusses infrastructure development Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao and Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi met today to examine opportunities for expanded collaboration and sign an agreement establishing...
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Actibump proves a success in Australia
Actibump proves a success in Australia In January 2018 Curtin University installed four active speed bumps called Actibump at the University’s campus in Perth, Western Australia. The goal was to reduce the number of speeding drivers, particularly on semester week days when there are a lot of p...
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The right data infrastructure is crucial for running of our roads
The right data infrastructure is crucial for running of our roads Knowing who and what are using the UK’s roads has never been more important. As the world moves towards an autonomous future it’s important to note that we are not starting from scratch in being able to create a data infrastructure th...
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Highways England reopens A404 near Marlow following bridge installation
Highways England reopens A404 near Marlow following bridge installation The A404 in Buckinghamshire has reopened by Highways England in both directions between the Bisham and Westhorpe interchanges near Marlow following a bridge installation project. The closure, part of a scheme to refurbish the Vo...
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Massive Tunnel Boring Machine arrives in Melbourne for the West Gate Tunnel project
Massive Tunnel Boring Machine arrives in Melbourne for the West Gate Tunnel project The first of the two massive tunnel boring machines that will build the West Gate Tunnel has arrived in Melbourne. Acting Premier James Merlino joined Acting Minister for Transport Infrastructure Melissa Horne at the...
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Maine DOT uses GPR Tech to ensure optimum pavement density throughout pavement layer
Maine DOT uses GPR Tech to ensure optimum pavement density throughout pavement layer The State of Maine Department of Transportation is at the forefront of research on how to improve road pavement quality and extend service life. They focus on improving both the material mixes used and how they are...
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Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France
Boschung fixed automated ice spray technology upgraded on the A4 in France In 2002, the first BOSCHUNG fixed automated spray technology (FAST) system was installed on some sections of the A4 in France which were endangered by black ice. After more than 15 years of uninterrupted service, it was now t...
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Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter
Salt might be bad for your health, but it keeps you safe in winter Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps Highways England keep your roads moving. As temperatures are forecast to remain cold across the country Highways England’...
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes €3.9bn project financing
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) completes €3.9bn project financing The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is announcing financial close today, with €3.9 billion secured from public and private lenders. The EBRD is part of this consortium with a €1 billion loan syndicated to a group of 16 commercial banks w...
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UK M6 Toll marks 15 year milestone with 15 interesting facts
UK M6 Toll marks 15 year milestone with 15 interesting facts Since opening in December 2003, the M6toll has been a driving force in alleviating congestion and pollution in the Midlands, taking thousands of trucks, vans and cars off the M6 and local roads every day. Drivers and commercial fleet opera...
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AIIB to develop Infrastructure as an Asset Class in emerging Asia
AIIB to develop Infrastructure as an Asset Class in emerging Asia The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved US$500 million for a managed credit portfolio that aims to develop infrastructure as an asset class, develop debt capital markets for infrastructure and...
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EIB approves €3.8 billion in financing for transport, energy, business and water supply
EIB approves €3.8 billion in financing for transport, energy, business and water supply During the COP24 global climate conference in Katowice, the Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved investment worth hundreds of millions of Euros for projects to fight climate change and help co...
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Ritchie Bros. celebrated their 60th anniversary by winning multiple leadership awards
Ritchie Bros. celebrated their 60th anniversary by winning multiple leadership awards Ritchie Bros. is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2018 with multiple leadership awards for members of its executive team. Chief Executive Officer Ravi Saligram was recently recognized as B.C. CEO of the Year (En...
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New Holland award-winning innovations win ASABE AE50 Awards for 2019
New Holland award-winning innovations win ASABE AE50 Awards for 2019 The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has elected the New Holland IntelliSense™ combine setting system and the Intelligent Trailer Brake System recipients of the 2019 AE50 Awards. The award, s...
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Adelaide River Flood Plain upgrade for 13 bridges and raising road levels announced
Adelaide River Flood Plain upgrade for 13 bridges and raising road levels announced Wet season access to Kakadu National Park and the service centre of Jabiru is set to become a reality with the release of the construction tender for the first package of works on the Adelaide River Flood Plains Upgr...
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London’s busiest toilets closed for £4m revamp
London’s busiest toilets closed for £4m revamp The capital’s busiest toilets closed on Christmas Eve and will be open again in April 2019 as Network Rail undertakes a major redesign and refurbishment of the facilities at London Victoria station. The new, revamped toilets will be furnished with...
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Company sports teams are one of the best employee incentives
Company sports teams are one of the best employee incentives The workforce is increasingly keen for companies to offer more team-based perks such as company sports teams, according to new research. A study of 2,315 UK workers published in the 2018 Great Perk Search Report by Perkbox, the UK’s fastes...
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Cat 990K Aggregate Handler boosts Wheel Loader productivity
Cat 990K Aggregate Handler boosts Wheel Loader productivity Caterpillar introduces the 990K Aggregate Handler, designed to handle greater payloads in aggregates yard applications. With as much as a 25 percent payload increase, as compared to the standard 990K, the new Aggregate Handler enables custo...
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Nottinghamshire residents among 40,000 benefitting from quieter roads
Nottinghamshire residents among 40,000 benefitting from quieter roads People living near the busy A1 in Nottinghamshire are among 40,000 roadside residents getting used to a quieter life thanks to a major noise reduction initiative delivering quieter roads. Highways England has pledged to reduce noi...
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Continental’s vision combines autonomous shuttles and delivery robots
Continental’s vision combines autonomous shuttles and delivery robots The technology company Continental steadily pushes the boundaries of autonomous vehicle technology, exploring new use cases and advancements every day. At CES 2019, Continental will exhibit how a autonomous shuttles could be...
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Positive feedback prompts Wordingham Plant Hire to opt for Volvo compact excavators
Positive feedback prompts Wordingham Plant Hire to opt for Volvo compact excavators Wordingham Plant Hire Ltd of Binham, near Fakenham, Norfolk, has opted for a package of Volvo compact excavators for the first time, thanks to a longstanding relationship with Volvo dealers, Contractors Equipment Sal...
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World’s largest capacity crane flexes its muscles in Texas
World’s largest capacity crane flexes its muscles in Texas ALE has used the 354,000te/m high capacity and long outreach of the worlds largest capacity land based crane to lift the first of three modules on top of the offshore topside for an oil and gas project in Texas, USA. The three modules,...
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Liebherr to present “Together. Now and Tomorrow.” at Bauma 2019
Liebherr to present “Together. Now and Tomorrow.” at Bauma 2019 From 8-14 April, Liebherr will give attendees of Bauma 2019 a unique chance to experience its latest innovations first-hand, which range from construction machines, material handling, mining and components. Visitors can look...
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UK workers are risking GDPR penalties by forwarding work emails to personal accounts
UK workers are risking GDPR penalties by forwarding work emails to personal accounts A survey of 1,002 UK workers in full or part-time employment, carried out by technology services provider Probrand.co.uk, has revealed that an incredible 64% of people admitted to having forwarded a customer email t...
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STRABAG receives contract for modernisation of D1 motorway in Czechia
STRABAG receives contract for modernisation of D1 motorway in Czechia A consortium including STRABAG a.s., a subsidiary of European construction group STRABAG, has been awarded the contract for the modernisation of the D1 motorway in the Czech Republic. The contract, which has a total value of CZK 1...
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MIT computer program can translate 2-D drawings into DNA structures
MIT computer program can translate 2-D drawings into DNA structures Researchers at MIT and Arizona State University have designed a computer program that allows users to translate any free-form drawing into a two-dimensional, nanoscale structure made of DNA. Until now, designing such structures has...
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BAM planting 150,000 trees to celebrate their 150th anniversary
BAM planting 150,000 trees to celebrate their 150th anniversary In 2019 Royal BAM Group nv turns 150. To underline the Group’s commitment to sustainability, the European construction company will plant 150,000 trees throughout 2019. More information about the history of BAM and the various jub...
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City dwellers are demanding smart traffic measures to cut commute times
City dwellers are demanding smart traffic measures to cut commute times The UK is among the most congested countries in the world, with a reported 37.5 million vehicles registered for use on UK roads last year – and now a new report, by ATG Access reveals that almost two-thirds (65%) of city-dweller...
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The first Tivoli Cinema designed by Run For The Hills opens in Bath
The first Tivoli Cinema designed by Run For The Hills opens in Bath London-based consultancy Run For The Hills is delighted to finally unveil its design for Tivoli Cinema, a new breed of boutique cinema which opened for the first time in Bath this week. The studio has created not only the brand’s vi...
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New John Deere L-Series wheel loaders set to storm into job sites
New John Deere L-Series wheel loaders set to storm into job sites After much anticipation and countless hours of product development, John Deere unveils three powerful and productive L-Series utility wheel loaders. The 524L, 544L and 624L offer customers an intuitive solution, ideal for projects tha...
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Hitachi Excavator and GET the ideal combination for SC Agremin Transcom in Romania
Hitachi Excavator and GET the ideal combination for SC Agremin Transcom in Romania A Romanian construction firm has equipped its new ZX250LC-6 medium excavator with a Hitachi bucket and Genuine GET (ground engaging tools) to help improve productivity on a demanding project in the south of the countr...
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Venice Airport receives €150 million from EIB to finance expansion
Venice Airport receives €150 million from EIB to finance expansion With a €150 million loan, the European Investment Bank (EIB) supports the development of the Venice Airport, the third busiest international gateway in Italy by number of passengers. EIB Vice-President, Dario Scannapieco and the Pres...
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GSSI showcases innovative PaveScan RDM Asphalt Density Assessment Tool
GSSI showcases innovative PaveScan RDM Asphalt Density Assessment Tool GSSI, a world leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces that it will feature its industry-leading PaveScan RDM asphalt density assessment tool at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annu...
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Ringway Wiltshire replaces lighting on Grade I listed Bradford on Avon town bridge
Ringway Wiltshire replaces lighting on Grade I listed Bradford on Avon town bridge Ringway Wiltshire has restored the streetlighting on a historic Grade I listed bridge to its former glory after successfully completing a major scheme which has been hailed a huge success by a local preservation socie...
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Galliford Try digs in to get new roundabout over the M49 in Bristol built ASAP
Galliford Try digs in to get new roundabout over the M49 in Bristol built ASAP Work for a new junction on the M49 at Avonmouth near Bristol being carried out by Galliford Try for Highways England is progressing well. The project will improve road access and provide a much-needed connection into the...
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Heathrow expansion gathers pace as next phase of public consultation takes off
Heathrow expansion gathers pace as next phase of public consultation takes off Today Heathrow launches its Airspace and Future Operations consultation and is asking local communities to help shape the airport’s plans for its future airspace – both for the existing two runways and as part of the prop...
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Hyundai Transformers may be the way forward for Emergency and First Responders
Hyundai Transformers may be the way forward for Emergency and First Responders Any first responder will tell you that the first 72 hours following a natural disaster are the most crucial to saving lives. However, often times due to the nature of the disaster (forest fire, earthquake, hurricane, or f...
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Network Rail delivers 330 projects worth over £148m on time
Network Rail delivers 330 projects worth over £148m on time Passengers returning to work are benefiting from more reliable infrastructure, improved facilities and services after a £148m Network Rail Christmas programme of investment across the network successfully completed on-time. Across the count...
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The first 16 Volvo EC18Es in Great Britain heading for Nixon Hire
The first 16 Volvo EC18Es in Great Britain heading for Nixon Hire Tyneside based Nixon Hire has taken delivery of the very first E-series variant of the highly popular Volvo 1.8 tonne compact excavator with an initial batch of sixteen units. The new E-Series Volvo compact excavators offer significan...
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140 year old Drewitt Construction expands into construction services in West Midlands
140 year old Drewitt Construction expands into construction services in West Midlands Drewitt Construction, a family-run business with over 140 years of history has branched out to offer construction services in the West Midlands. Headed up by Alex Drewitt, the sixth generation of the Drewitt family...
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