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Ford accelerates investment in Solid-State Batteries
Ford accelerates investment in Solid-State Batteries Ford Motor Company today announced it is growing its investment in Solid Power, an industry-leading producer of all-solid-state batteries for EVs. Initially investing in Solid Power in 2019, Ford is making an additional equity investment to help a...
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Granite Construction wins $160m Leon Hurse Dam Project in Texas
Granite Construction wins $160m Leon Hurse Dam Project in Texas Granite has been awarded the Leon Hurse Dam project in Ladonia, Texas by Upper Trinity Regional Water District. The $160 million contract award is anticipated to be included in Granite’s second quarter backlog. The Leon Hurse Dam projec...
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Britain looks to the 4th Industrial Revolution to lead the world in manufacturing
Britain looks to the 4th Industrial Revolution to lead the world in manufacturing Whilst the UK has been an industrial leader for decades, shifting trends in manufacturing has meant that the UK’s total output has been overtaken by several countries across the globe. Rocked by national and internatio...
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HERRENKNECHT pushing forward at the Brenner Base Tunnel
HERRENKNECHT pushing forward at the Brenner Base Tunnel The miners in the Brenner Base Tunnel are pushing ahead rapidly with the major rail project. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, they achieved a new record while excavating the main tubes in South Tyrol: 860 meters of tunnel bored and lined in one mo...
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XAIS and EyeVi partner to deliver unique digital asset management to the UK
XAIS and EyeVi partner to deliver unique digital asset management to the UK XAIS Asset Management has joined forces with EyeVi Technologies to bring a unique digital asset management capability to UK-based highway authorities – XAIS Infrastructure Vision (XAIS iV). XAIS is already renowned for...
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JCB PotholePro proves itself on M6 fast lane night shift
JCB PotholePro proves itself on M6 fast lane night shift JCB’s brand new pothole fixer put in a night shift on the fast lane of the M6 – mending road defects in double quick time. The JCB PotholePro was sent to fix holes on one of the motorway’s busiest stretches – junctions 14 and 15 .....
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Strada GroundApp helps with construction project calculations
Strada GroundApp helps with construction project calculations GroundApp is a one-stop solution supporting a broad range of site calculations and quantity estimations in construction projects. For on-site usage, it acts as a perfect replacement for expensive tools like AutoCAD. It is aimed at site en...
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Tsurumi test tool provides a quick check of the pump oil chamber
Tsurumi test tool provides a quick check of the pump oil chamber For dewatering and wastewater pumps to last a long time, every part of them must run nicely. If users suspect a defect in the oil chamber: Tsurumi has developed a test tool that provides information about the tightness of the pump. The...
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Manufacturing technology innovations that advanced the Construction Industry
Manufacturing technology innovations that advanced the Construction Industry The history of manufacturing can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century, where raw materials were turned into finished goods. It’s safe to say that technology has advanced quite a bit since the...
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Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop gasoline with 20 percent lower CO² emissions
Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop gasoline with 20 percent lower CO² emissions The available range of renewable low-carbon fuels is growing. Following on from R33 Blue Diesel, Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen have now come up with a low-carbon gasoline. Their new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly...
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Cat MH3250 and MH3260 Material Handlers built for the toughest jobs
Cat MH3250 and MH3260 Material Handlers built for the toughest jobs Setting the standard for uncompromising power and performance, the new Cat® MH3250 and MH3260 models deliver high efficiency in demanding material handling applications. Replacing the historical Cat 330D MH and 345 C MH models respe...
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Ferrovial awarded $81m I-35 reconstruction contract in Texas
Ferrovial awarded $81m I-35 reconstruction contract in Texas Ferrovial, via its US construction subsidiary Webber, was awarded the reconstruction contract for a portion of I-35 in San Marcos, Texas (United States). The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected the company to carry out the...
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Velodyne LiDAR selected as exclusive supplier for FF91 Luxury Electric Vehicle
Velodyne LiDAR selected as exclusive supplier for FF91 Luxury Electric Vehicle Velodyne Lidar today announced it has been selected by Faraday Future as the exclusive supplier of lidar for Faraday’s flagship FF 91 all-electric vehicle (EV). Velodyne’s solid state Velarray H800 lidar sensors will powe...
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Advantech launches AIM-75S Industrial Tablet
Advantech launches AIM-75S Industrial Tablet Advantech has announced the launch of their latest state-of-the-art industrial tablet AIM-75S this May 2021. The ideal tablet for industrial users and rugged environments, the outdoors, extreme weather conditions, etc., the AIM-75S features Android 10, th...
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BAE Systems collaborates with Plug Power for Hydrogen-powered Electric Buses
BAE Systems collaborates with Plug Power for Hydrogen-powered Electric Buses BAE Systems, Inc., a leader in electric propulsion solutions, is collaborating with Plug Power, a supplier of hydrogen engines and fuelling systems, to offer hydrogen-based electric propulsion systems for transit bus fleets...
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Demand for Digital Services drive expansion for Yotta
Demand for Digital Services drive expansion for Yotta Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, today announces 12 new hires across its marketing, support, sales, development and consulting functions to support its growth strategy, as well as 24 projects secured wit...
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Tula DMD tech reduces Rare Earth Materials and improves Electric Motor efficiency
Tula DMD tech reduces Rare Earth Materials and improves Electric Motor efficiency Tula Technology, Inc., a leader in propulsion efficiency, reported today at the International Vienna Motor Symposium that their product Dynamic Motor Drive (DMD™) mitigates efficiency losses of electric motors w...
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Eurovia drives towards net zero with all-electric site team
Eurovia drives towards net zero with all-electric site team As set out in the Government’s Construction Playbook, the construction sector needs to make strides towards the 2050 net zero commitment; tackling the whole life, of our assets, but also delivering projects in a way that minimises impacts a...
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Doosan showcasing new DL380-7 Wheel Loader at World of Concrete 2021
Doosan showcasing new DL380-7 Wheel Loader at World of Concrete 2021 Doosan will showcase the company’s brand new DL-7 range of wheel loaders for the first time at World of Concrete 2021 in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA from 8-10 June 2021. Representative of the new DL-7 range, a...
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Avalue launches CAXA0 semi-rugged Tablet PC
Avalue launches CAXA0 semi-rugged Tablet PC Avalue Technology, a global industrial PC solution provider and an associate member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, is pleased to announce the latest semi-rugged tablet PC, CAXA0, manufactured using reinforced frames, watertight seals,...
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Bouygues and Dassault Systèmes expand partnership for Construction Digital Transformation
Bouygues and Dassault Systèmes expand partnership for Construction Digital Transformation Dassault Systèmes and Bouygues Construction today announced the renewal of their strategic partnership seeking to open new horizons in the construction industry. The three-year renewal will accelerate the resea...
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Continental and Iteris collaborate on Intelligent Roadway Infrastructure Technology
Continental and Iteris collaborate on Intelligent Roadway Infrastructure Technology Global mobility supplier Continental and Iteris, Inc., the leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement to explore intelligent infrastructure so...
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RoboSense and Webasto working on Smart Roof Module with Integrated MEMS LiDAR
RoboSense and Webasto working on Smart Roof Module with Integrated MEMS LiDAR During the Shanghai Auto Show, RoboSense, a smart and automotive LiDAR system provider, and Webasto, the global Top 100 automotive supplier and market leader for roof systems, announced cooperation on the Smart Roof Sensor...
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Plus and Cummins collaborate on Natural Gas Powertrain Autonomous Trucks
Plus and Cummins collaborate on Natural Gas Powertrain Autonomous Trucks Plus, a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today a new initiative with global engine manufacturer Cummins to develop the industry’s first driver-in, supervised autonomous trucks powered by natural gas....
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Cincoze sunlight-readable Panel Computers open up Smart Cities
Cincoze sunlight-readable Panel Computers open up Smart Cities At the heart of smart cities is the integration of AIoT technologies. Combining human-machine interfaces (HMIs), sensors, embedded computers, networks, and AI data analysis, these technologies provide the tools to assess public infrastru...
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Orange Business Services IoT solutions chosen for Mine vehicle unloading and quality monitoring
Orange Business Services IoT solutions chosen for Mine vehicle unloading and quality monitoring Raspadskaya, a Russian coal mining company partly owned by British steel making and mining group EVRAZ, has deployed an Orange Business Services bespoke IoT solution at its Russian coal preparation factor...
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Contech wins six US Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year awards
Contech wins six US Corrugated Steel Pipe Association Project of the Year awards Contech® Engineered Solutions recently earned six National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) Project of the Year Awards. The prestigious industry recognition is awarded annually in ten categories including Corru...
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Latest Topcon Construction and Survey Software delivers compatibility and connectivity
Latest Topcon Construction and Survey Software delivers compatibility and connectivity Topcon Positioning Group announces the newest release of its suite of software for construction and survey professionals. MAGNET 7 is designed to utilize the strength that cloud-based connectivity can play in stre...
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New RADNOR Welding Helmet features 3M Speedglas Technology
New RADNOR Welding Helmet features 3M Speedglas Technology Airgas®, an Air Liquide company and a leading supplier of safety and welding products, is partnering with 3M, a leader in personal protective equipment solutions, to launch a newly branded line of RADNOR® welding helmets and accessories usin...
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NEBOSH and Health and Safety Executive launch new risk management qualification
NEBOSH and Health and Safety Executive launch new risk management qualification NEBOSH has partnered with Great Britain’s regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, to launch an introductory qualification that provides straightforward, practical health and safety risk management skills. The NEBOSH...
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Benninghoven renews existing mixing plants by retrofitting new technology
Benninghoven renews existing mixing plants by retrofitting new technology The usual service life of asphalt mixing plants is easily twenty to thirty years – if not longer. Over this unbelievably long period, a lot can change in the world – requirements on formulas and qualities of mixes, for example...
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New Bobcat Compact Wheel Loader wins global iF Design award
New Bobcat Compact Wheel Loader wins global iF Design award The new Bobcat L85 compact wheel loader (CWL) has been announced as a Product discipline winner in the 2021 edition of the world-renowned iF Design Awards. The organizer of the awards, iF International Forum Design GmbH, is the world’s olde...
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Hyundai HL960A Wheel Loader quickly becomes a firm favourite at G Webb Haulage
Hyundai HL960A Wheel Loader quickly becomes a firm favourite at G Webb Haulage To meet the ever-increasing demand for recycled aggregate materials, G Webb Haulage operates a large site adjacent to the A1 at Little Paxton where they currently handle a large volume of material on an annual basis. Whil...
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Doosan launches DoosanCONNECT telematics mobile app
Doosan launches DoosanCONNECT telematics mobile app Doosan has launched a new mobile app for Apple and Android devices for its successful DoosanCONNECT™ TMS2.0 fleet and asset management system, now covering over 80,000 of the company’s excavators, wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks (A...
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Yanmar celebrates 50 years of the tracked carrier
Yanmar celebrates 50 years of the tracked carrier Yanmar is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the YFW500D, the world’s first tracked carrier equipped with a Yanmar diesel engine. The original carrier used the undercarriage of a Yanmar rubber crawler combine harvester, adding a cargo box to enable...
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New Cat 816 Landfill Compactor delivers on uptime reliability and productivity
New Cat 816 Landfill Compactor delivers on uptime reliability and productivity Building on a nearly 50-year legacy of delivering maximum compaction performance and rugged durability, the new Cat® 816 Landfill Compactors features improved guarding and structure engineering to optimize uptime availabi...
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VolvoCE EC55 Electric Excavator trials start in China
VolvoCE EC55 Electric Excavator trials start in China Aluminum company Xinyuan has taken delivery of a pilot EC55 Electric excavator, designed by Volvo Construction Equipment specifically for the needs of the Chinese market, for the customer trial phase of its development. The environmentally-consci...
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Zero emission bus funding to help UK minimise carbon from local public transport
Zero emission bus funding to help UK minimise carbon from local public transport In order to achieve the long-term objective of reducing the carbon footprint in the United Kingdom, the government has been incorporating various precautionary measures, as well as several steps that can lead to transfo...
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Hino Motors and REE Automotive partner for next-generation commercial mobility
Hino Motors and REE Automotive partner for next-generation commercial mobility Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and REE Automotive, an innovator in e-mobility, today announced the signing of a strategic business alliance agreement to realize their shared vision of “providing ne...
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FARO introduces Freestyle 2 Handheld Scanner for 3D data capture
FARO introduces Freestyle 2 Handheld Scanner for 3D data capture FARO Technologies, a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions for Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC), 3D Metrology, and Public Safety Analytics, today released the Freestyle 2 Handheld Scanner...
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Createc develops robotic solution to make nuclear waste decommissioning safer
Createc develops robotic solution to make nuclear waste decommissioning safer An innovative robotic solution to mapping and segmenting different levels of nuclear waste without the need to put humans into a hazardous radioactive environment has been proven by a pioneering company. Createc is behind...
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Recycling waste materials in highway construction
Recycling waste materials in highway construction Chinese recycling processors imported 95% of plastics from the European Union and 70% from the United States for recycling. China’s decision in 2017 to stop the importation of 24 types of solid waste, including plastics, increased the global lo...
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Managing surface water and drainage crucial to prevent potholes
Managing surface water and drainage crucial to prevent potholes In response to the spiralling cost of fixing potholes across the UK road network, ACO Water Management has stressed the key role of effective surface water management in addressing the issue at source. A recent survey has found that alm...
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Cat 815 Soil Compactor upgraded with advanced technology
Cat 815 Soil Compactor upgraded with advanced technology The new Cat® 815 Soil Compactor features technology upgrades to help increase productivity and efficiency, so more area is compacted in less time on large earthworks projects. New machine designs and revised service groupings combine to cut ma...
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Green projects in developing countries scaled-up by European financing
Green projects in developing countries scaled-up by European financing Three EDFI members (FMO – Netherlands, OeEB – Austria and Swedfund – Sweden) reinforce the DFI´s collaboration under The Interact Climate Change Facility (ICCF) with a replenishment of €50 million. While the COV...
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Outer Hebrides islands get permanent link thanks to Mabey Bridge
Outer Hebrides islands get permanent link thanks to Mabey Bridge Mabey Bridge, a leading international modular bridging specialist has been selected to design and install a 99 metre span bridge to link the islands of Great Bernera and Lewis in the Western Isles. Mabey Bridge’s structure will replace...
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Business Environment Council welcomes 20 new signatories in Hong Kong
Business Environment Council welcomes 20 new signatories in Hong Kong The Business Environment Council (BEC) organised a virtual ceremony to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the BEC Low Carbon Charter and welcomed 20 new signatories who have committed to set carbon reduction targets. Climate Change...
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Austrian start-up Baubot reveals multi-functional Construction Robot
Austrian start-up Baubot reveals multi-functional Construction Robot Austrian start-up Printstones is developing mobile robotic systems for 3D printing since 2017. After finishing more than 100 pilot projects the start-up now revealed a new prototype. This new robot has a modular design approach and...
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Will Brexit increase or reduce the cost of construction?
Will Brexit increase or reduce the cost of construction? The United Kingdom is the first and only nation to part ways with the European Union since it joined the European Communities -the predecessor to the European Union- in 1973. This unprecedented change is, without a doubt, going to come with ma...
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Bentley Systems and AASHTO host student TRAC Bridge virtual event
Bentley Systems and AASHTO host student TRAC Bridge virtual event Bentley Systems the infrastructure engineering software company, and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a non-profit and nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departm...
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SPIE installing high voltage switchgear for Merseytravel
SPIE installing high voltage switchgear for Merseytravel SPIE UK has been awarded a new contract for the supply and installation of replacement high voltage switchgear by Merseytravel. SPIE UK will be supplying, installing and replacing high voltage switchgear, low loss transformers, and high voltag...
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Civil Aviation Authority authorises drone trial for BVLOS operations
Civil Aviation Authority authorises drone trial for BVLOS operations In a significant step forward for the drone industry, beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) command & control solution developer sees.ai has become the first company in the UK to secure authorisation from the UK Civil Aviation A...
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Air Leaks cost UK business £100m every year
Air Leaks cost UK business £100m every year Across UK-based businesses, it is estimated that a staggering £100m is lost every year through air leaks. Wasted energy isn’t just hitting the wallets of the industry but also contributing to carbon emissions and a negative impact on our planet. A hole in...
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GHH and BIA form strategic alliance to dig deeper in Africa
GHH and BIA form strategic alliance to dig deeper in Africa The manufacturer of machinery for mining and tunnelling GHH Group has expanded its presence in the African market significantly in just one stroke. The new strategic partnership agreement with BIA practically adds more than 1000 employees t...
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How to prepare a Construction Site for Projects
How to prepare a Construction Site for Projects Breaking ground on a new project can be one of the most exhilarating and stressful experiences for administrators and managers. Before your crews can get to work, every site needs to go through a comprehensive preparation process to ensure operations r...
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Eliminate Asphalt Plant VOCs and odours with Blue Smoke Control
Eliminate Asphalt Plant VOCs and odours with Blue Smoke Control Blue Smoke Control, a division of Anaheim, California-based Butler-Justice Inc., has introduced X-VOCS™, the company’s newest system for eradicating odour-causing emissions produced as a by-product during hot-mix asphalt producti...
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John Holland one of the first companies in Australia to achieve BIM Kitemark
John Holland one of the first companies in Australia to achieve BIM Kitemark John Holland is amongst the first construction companies in Australia to achieve the Kitemark certification for its Building Information Modelling (BIM) services. The internationally accreditation solidifies John Holland as...
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CASE G Series Wheel Loaders transformed with new technology Enhancements
CASE G Series Wheel Loaders transformed with new technology Enhancements CASE Construction Equipment has introduced comprehensive enhancements to its entire line of G Series wheel loaders to improve performance and productivity, increase uptime, and empower the operator with greater control and unde...
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UK Industry launches Skills Hub to improve supply chain procurement
UK Industry launches Skills Hub to improve supply chain procurement The Supply Chain Sustainability School, a multi-award-winning initiative which represents a common approach to addressing sustainability within supply chains, has today launched the first ever construction-focused skills hub, dedica...
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Bosch looks to the future with AIoT, electrification and green hydrogen
Bosch looks to the future with AIoT, electrification and green hydrogen Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, is combining the internet of things (IoT) with artificial intelligence (AI) and believes electromobility will allow it to develop new business opportunities on the back of the prof...
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