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Selling number plates - a guide
2007-07-30 02:43:00
If you want to a number plate, you have are 3 main choices. You can either Sell through a dealer (on commission) or Sell directly to a dealer or Sell independently Selling a registration number on commission: Generally, there are no advertising fees if you sell through a dealer. However, dealers will charge a commission fee when your number plate is sold. This can be up to 60% of the advertised retail price. For instance, when a number plate is for advertised sale at around £1000, up to £600 could be dealer commission fees. Fees can be £1000’s for higher priced registrations. Sometimes dealers charge a fee for a ‘sponsored listing’ to make sure your number plate appears at the top of the search list for selected word(s). Selling a registration mark to a dealer: Registrations do not usually sell quickly. So if you need to sell your number plate quickly, you can sometimes sell direct to a dealer. Often the higher value number plates can be sold...
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PART TIME CHAUFFEUR
2007-07-02 20:24:00
PART TIME CHAUFFEUR REQUIRED FOR  COMPANY  BASED IN GERRARDS CROSS.( BUCKS ) MUST HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON AND AIRPORTS. GOOD RATE OF PAY FOR EXPERIENCED CHAUFFEUR LIVING LOCALLY AND  PREPARED TO WORK FLEXIBLE HOURS BERKELEY CHAUFFEURS 07921 297057
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PART TIME CHAUFFEUR
2007-07-02 19:24:00
PART TIME CHAUFFEUR REQUIRED FOR COMPANY BASED IN GERRARDS CROSS.( BUCKS ) MUST HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON AND AIRPORTS. GOOD RATE OF PAY FOR EXPERIENCED CHAUFFEUR LIVING LOCALLY AND PREPARED TO WORK FLEXIBLE HOURS BERKELEY CHAUFFEURS 07921 297057
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L.A. taxi passenger liability
2007-06-23 10:22:00
I was told back in the early 1970s that passengers were held legally respnsibly for any accident while they were in the taxi. The logic being that the taxi driver while under the hire of the passenger had become the employee of the pasenger. Can anyone verify if this was at any time true in Los Angeles 
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L.A. taxi passenger liability
2007-06-23 09:22:00
I was told back in the early 1970s that passengers were held legally respnsibly for any accident while they were in the taxi. The logic being that the taxi driver while under the hire of the passenger had become the employee of the pasenger. Can anyone verify if this was at any time true in Los Angeles
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Blog Updating
2007-06-18 20:47:00
Chauffeurs Blog Update - Please bear with us as we update the blog so we can bring you the lastest news from around the world also if you have any interesting news you would like to share then why not post it up here. A quick register and you can be uploading your news as long as it is to the benefit of our members feel free. You may want to promote your company and services. We would like to hear some real true life stories and funny ones of course. Is there someone in your organisation that needs some press then stick your post up here. Cblog team      
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Blog Updating
2007-06-18 19:47:00
Chauffeurs Blog Update - Please bear with us as we update the blog so we can bring you the lastest news from around the world also if you have any interesting news you would like to share then why not post it up here. A quick register and you can be uploading your news as long as it is to the benefit of our members feel free. You may want to promote your company and services. We would like to hear some real true life stories and funny ones of course. Is there someone in your organisation that needs some press then stick your post up here. Cblog team
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Self-service taxi trend: contactless payments announced
2007-06-14 18:39:00
SAN FRANCISCO –  Visa and Creative Mobile Technologies announced the launch of a program to equip thousands of New York taxicabs with contactless payment readers, located in the back of the taxi.   New York taxis equipped with the new readers are able to accept both Visa payWave transactions as well as traditional swipe transactions. Passengers are able to include a tip to the price of the fare, and no signature is required for transactions under $25. Visa research shows more and more consumers want to use a payment card for purchases under $25 for convenience (73 percent), efficiency (44 percent) and speed (39 percent).   “Our goal is to bring cutting-edge technology to the New York taxi industry to increase efficiency and quality of service,” said Jesse H. Davis, President and COO at Creative Mobile Technologies. “By partnering with Visa, we’re able to help taxi owners and operators easily integrate a new technology and streamline thei...
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Heathrow extends taxi management systems
2007-06-14 18:33:00
Dave Friedlos Airport operator BAA is extending taxi management systems to Heathrow Terminal 5 to handle a predicted one million taxi movements when the 2012 Olympics begin. IT services provider Steria has already deployed the system at existing terminals and will expand it to the new £4bn Terminal 5 when it opens in March 2008. The system will reduce taxi waiting times at what will be the world’s busiest airport and allow it control and track taxi access to the terminals. Fixed and handheld devices will monitor taxis, which will be equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, to identify vehicles and their drivers. Data will then be transmitted back to system headquarters over a wireless network. Staff will also be able to communicate using the devices to ensure flexibility in the event of unplanned events like road works or accidents. The system has provided significant benefits since it was rolled out to terminals 1 to 4, says Izaura Padrao, B...
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Self-service taxi trend: contactless payments announced
2007-06-14 17:39:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Visa and Creative Mobile Technologies announced the launch of a program to equip thousands of New York taxicabs with contactless payment readers, located in the back of the taxi. New York taxis equipped with the new readers are able to accept both Visa payWave transactions as well as traditional swipe transactions. Passengers are able to include a tip to the price of the fare, and no signature is required for transactions under $25. Visa research shows more and more consumers want to use a payment card for purchases under $25 for convenience (73 percent), efficiency (44 percent) and speed (39 percent). “Our goal is to bring cutting-edge technology to the New York taxi industry to increase efficiency and quality of service,” said Jesse H. Davis, President and COO at Creative Mobile Technologies. “By partnering with Visa, we’re able to help taxi owners and operators easily integrate a new technology and streamline their business oper...
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Heathrow extends taxi management systems
2007-06-14 17:33:00
Dave Friedlos Airport operator BAA is extending taxi management systems to Heath row Terminal 5 to handle a predicted one million taxi movements when the 2012 Olympics begin. IT services provider Steria has already deployed the system at existing terminals and will expand it to the new £4bn Terminal 5 when it opens in March 2008. The system will reduce taxi waiting times at what will be the world’s busiest airport and allow it control and track taxi access to the terminals. Fixed and handheld devices will monitor taxis, which will be equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, to identify vehicles and their drivers. Data will then be transmitted back to system headquarters over a wireless network. Staff will also be able to communicate using the devices to ensure flexibility in the event of unplanned events like road works or accidents. The system has provided significant benefits since it was rolled out to terminals 1 to 4, says Izaura Padrao, B...
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Police search for taxi operator accused of attempted abduction
2007-06-14 11:04:00
The police in Hanover are searching for a taxi operator who reportedly attempted to abduct a schoolgirl early Monday morning. The student reportedly jumped from the vehicle and has since been hospitalised. According to a woman who claimed to have been an eyewitness, the incident happened within a split second. “She just jumped out the car and the car sped off because he accelerated quickly. Her forehead burst, her lips burst, a side of her face is scraped as well as her left foot,” said a resident of Ramble, Hanover. RJR news understands that the student boarded the vehicle in nearby Haddo, Westmoreland and asked for a stop upon reaching her school gate close to the Ramble police station. The driver reportedly accelerated and the girl jumped from the vehicle and sustained several injuries to her head and body. She was assisted by residents, who gave her to the police. She is now in hospital while the poli...
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MB council rejects taxi rooftop ads
2007-06-14 10:22:00
Lisa Fleisher  The Myrtle Beach City Council knocked down a proposal today to bring back rooftop ads on taxis by a 5-2 vote, with two council members changing their positions from a previous vote. The ads were banned in 1998, but taxi company owners and drivers asked the council to revive them, saying the extra income would help them make ends meet. Some council members and several taxi drivers said they did not want the ads roving around the city because they thought they were ugly. In April, the council voted 4-3 in favor of approving the ads. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/bre aking_news/story/97521.html
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Police search for taxi operator accused of attempted abduction
2007-06-14 10:04:00
The police in Hanover are searching for a taxi operator who reportedly attempted to abduct a schoolgirl early Monday morning. The student reportedly jumped from the vehicle and has since been hospitalised. According to a woman who claimed to have been an eyewitness, the incident happened within a split second. “She just jumped out the car and the car sped off because he accelerated quickly. Her forehead burst, her lips burst, a side of her face is scraped as well as her left foot,” said a resident of Ramble, Hanover. RJR news understands that the student boarded the vehicle in nearby Haddo, Westmoreland and asked for a stop upon reaching her school gate close to the Ramble police station. The driver reportedly accelerated and the girl jumped from the vehicle and sustained several injuries to her head and body. She was assisted by residents, who gave her to the police. She is now in hospital while the poli...
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Limo driver departs hospital
2007-06-14 10:03:00
 William C. Bayne Will continue rehab following I-55 hit-runthat killed 5 in family The driver of a limousine involved in a hit-and-run accident that claimed the lives of five members of a family on a birthday outing has been released from the hospital. James Russell Koonce, 60, of Lake Cormorant was the driver of the limousine that was struck on the night of April 28. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said the accident took place at 12:39 a.m. at the Nesbit exit on Interstate 55, north of the Interstate 69 junction. Scott Burnham Hollis, an attorney for Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, said Monday that he had received permission from Koonce to discuss the driver's injuries. "He is in the process of making a recovery," Hollis said. "He had a broken collarbone and a broken shoulder blade. Nine of his ribs were broken and he had a fracture of some kind near his left knee. He also had a severely broken right ankle." Hollis said the limousine w...
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Milwaukee Airport Cab Limit Struck Down
2007-06-14 09:58:00
RYAN J. FOLEY MADISON, Wis. — In a ruling that could give more ground transportation choices to Milwaukee airport users, the state Supreme Court struck down part of a county ordinance that requires taxis picking up travelers to have permits. In a 5-2 decision, the court tossed out the convictions of two cab drivers ticketed at General Mitchell International Airport in 2005 for lacking the permit. The ordinance went into effect in the late 1980s to end an "open" taxi system that led to traffic and safety problems, caused taxis to wait hours for customers and even prompted fights between drivers jockeying for position. Some drivers refused to pick up travelers who needed short rides. The ordinance requires taxis picking up random travelers curbside and those who make prearranged pickups of specific travelers to obtain a permit. It also limits the number of permits to 50. The court acknowledged the ordinance has ended congestion and said its ruling does not ...

Mercedes E Class Back on Top
2007-06-12 10:33:00
Gail Edmondson Imagine the cheers in Stuttgart and the grumbling in Munich. The Merc edes E Class Sedan ranked best premium mid-sized sedan in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey -- after several years of humiliatingly poor performances. That's a nice coup for Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche, who admitted defeat at Chrysler last month and sold 81 percent of the struggling US unit to private equity group Cerberus. The newly-redesigned Mercedes S-Class also soared in J.D. Power's ratings, tying for first with the impressive Audi A8. Overall, the Mercedes-Benz brand improved by 20 positions—the greatest rank increase of any nameplate in the study. All Mercedes-Benz models in the study cruised higher in the rankings. Of course, Mercedes Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche has to make the gains stick in the reliability survey, which tests a car's quality after three years. Now that Mercedes' top brass no longer has to fret about Chrysler and it can focus its t...
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Great Gift for Father's Day - a Luxury Limo Ride
2007-06-12 09:15:00
  In The Scene Limo usine offers dad a great ride this Father's Day. Phoenix, AZ, June 11, 2007 --(PR.com)-- In The Scene Limousine wants to give local dads the royal treatment by offering a free Dad’s day package complete with balloons, sparkling cider and Happy Father’s Day sign. Limousine service is a perfect addition to your Father’s Day plan and will give dad that extra touch of luxury on his special day. In The Scene Limousine even offers fun, dad-friendly vehicles such as Chrysler 300 limos, Hummer limos and limo-style party buses. Father’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to give dad some well deserved rest and relaxation. With chauffeured transportation dad can sit back, enjoy and let someone else take care of the driving for a change. “Hard-working fathers deserve the personal service which chauffeured transportation can provide,” said Rachel Ricks, Managing Partner. “A private sedan or stretch limousine gives Father&...
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Car-limo Crash Kills Wisconsin Man, Injures Two Others
2007-06-12 09:12:00
GURNEE (STNG)  -- A car crash on Route 41 in an unincorporated area near north suburban Gurnee killed a 31-year-old man and injured two others early Sunday. Matthew Garbo of Racine, Wis., was ejected from his car when it hit a limousine along Route 41 near Stearns School Road around 12:35 a.m., Lake County Coroner Dr. Richard Keller said. Garbo was driving a Mercury Tracer northbound when he turned into the southbound lanes of Route 41 from Stearns School Road, according to Lake County Sheriff’s police Sgt. Christopher Thompson. While driving northbound in the southbound lanes, Garbo struck a Lincoln stretch limo head-on, Thompson said. Garbo was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.   A 25-year-old passenger from Garbo’s car was critically injured and flown to Advocate Lutheran General Medical Center in Park Ridge. The limo driver and another passenger in Garbo’s car were taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Both men were in &ld...
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Cabbie remanded for biting colleague's nose
2007-06-11 12:09:00
       A Kumasi Circuit Court on Friday remanded a taxi driver for biting off part of a colleague's nose for cautioning him against reckless driving. Isaac Obinim, the accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing harm and will re-appear before the court on June 15. Meanwhile the victim and complainant, Kwaku Yeboah has been referred to the Surgical Department of the Agogo Hospital for a nose surgery. Narrating the incident, Police Chief Inspector Appiah Kubi told the court presided over by Mr. Ernest Yao Obimpeh that both complainant and accused are drivers residing at Nkoransah near Kumasi. He said on May 23 this year at about 1900 hours, the victim who was watching a football match in front of a shop with some neighbours saw the accused driving carelessly and he cautioned him but the accused got infuriated. A quarrel then ensued between the two, but the neighbours separated them, the prosecutor said. Chief Inspector Appiah Ku...
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Taxi driver mistakes swimming pool for path
2007-06-11 11:55:00
SUBANG JAYA: So heavy was the rain yesterday that a taxi driver drove his vehicle into a 1.5m-deep swimming pool at a condominium here. The incident happened at 5pm when the driver in his 30s entered the Vista Millenia condominium in Puchong Perdana to pick up a passenger. "It was raining heavily when I entered the area. I couldn’t see clearly," said the traumatised taxi driver. Picture courtesy of Sin Chew Daily According to the condominium’s security guard, the Picture courtesy of Sin Chew Dailydriver entered a pathway meant for joggers around the swimming pool. "The sky was so dark that the driver must have thought the pool was a rubber mat. "When he reached a dead end, he tried to make a U-turn, not realising he was driving into the pool," said the guard. The driver managed to get out of the car as it was sinking. A tow truck took nearly an hour to pull the taxi out. The condominium’s residents’ associat...
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Taxi Crashes Into Midtown Store
2007-06-11 11:51:00
A taxi crashed into a Vitamin Shop on 5th Avenue in Midtown Saturday afternoon, sending the cab driver to the hospital. The taxi got into an accident with another car near the corner of 5th Avenue and 35th Street and then went through scaffolding and into the store's front door. A passenger in the other car says the taxi took him by surprise. "He came through a red light while we were in the middle and just plowed right into us, causing the whole damage on the side,” said Jeff Mott. “He hit us, spun us around the intersection, then went right through the construction, and it went right through the store over here, through the glass window." The cab driver was taken to Saint Vincent's Hospital with minor injuries. So far no charges have been filed.  http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp? stid=1&aid=70580
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Alleged knife hacker accused of hiring hitman
2007-06-11 10:06:00
JOE D'AQUILA CAMDEN - An East Windsor business owner, already in custody for allegedly hacking at his girlfriend with a butcher's knife, now stands accused of trying to hire a hit man to finish the job, as he sits behind bars awaiting trial. The Camden County Prosecutor's office announced yesterday that John G. Dellobuono, 45, of Cherry Hill, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, for allegedly trying to arrange the death of his 29-year-old girlfriend. This new offense comes on top of charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, child endangerment, and weapons offenses, for which Dellobuono was indicted in April. Dellobuono, who owns the Royal Coach Lines limousine service, based on Route 33 in East Windsor, has been held in the Camden County Correctional Facility since the Dec. 23, 2006 incident which led to his arrest and indictment. Dellobuono found himself behind bars that night after his girlfriend reported to police that she and the couple...
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“Dont take the Taxi from Zagreb Aiport!”
2007-06-11 09:04:00
 When you arrive in Zagreb Airport dont take the taxis! They rip-off visitors frequently are over-priced and view visitors to Croatia as vultures view stragglers on the Serengeti Plains! TIP!:  Take the Croatia Airlines Bus to town Croatia Airlines operates a bus service from the Airport to the Main Bus Terminal at a cost of 35Kuna per person (1 way) It is very cheap, reliable (every half-hour) and from there you can either take a tram, bus or walk to your destination. Taxi drivers charge anywhere between 200 Kuna to 500 Kuna (seen this personally!) for a fare to "the city". The normal average price to Zagreb Centre should be around 160-190 Kuna, so BEWARE! http://realtravel.com/zagreb-reviews-a474 0298.html

Molly Bloom is moving forward.
2007-06-11 01:07:00
Laura Main The Denver teen who lost her leg on Prom Night last May has reached a financial settlement in her civil case. The accident last May happened at the intersection of 17th and Sherman. Molly and her friends were getting into a Hummer stretch limo on their way to the prom, when the driver didn't realize Molly wasn't completely inside the vehicle. He took off as she was climbing in and dragged her almost 40 feet before stopping. She lost a leg and half of her pelvis. After countless surgeries and months of physical therapy, Molly can now walk with the help of crutches and a prosthetic leg. "Despite catastrophe, despite set-backs, life continues." Bloom said. "And I'd like to tell you to make the most of all the situations you face." Molly and her attorney, Stephen Wahlberg, announced Friday afternoon that a settlement's been reached in her civil case with the limousine company, the driver and the insurance companies that have been in...
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'Taxi driver’ attacks girl
2007-06-11 00:54:00
A 19-year-old woman was seriously sexually assaulted after she accepted a lift from a bogus taxi driver. The woman, who was on her way home, was picked up by her attacker at a bus stop in Burleigh Road, Sutton. The driver said the woman's friend had told him she was looking for a cab. He then drove her to a car park by the Nonsuch Park Hotel in London Road where he attacked her early on April 14. The man, described as white, aged over 45, 5ft 9in and of average build, had been driving a red Toyota car. He had straight grey collar-length hair and long sideburns. He also spoke with a London accent. The four door saloon with a grey interior had an R-registration. Anyone with information should call Surrey Police or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/s uttonnews/display.var.1457387.0.taxi_driv er_attacks_girl.php
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Cabbie robbed
2007-06-11 00:52:00
POLICE are looking for four men who robbed a taxi driver of cash and valuables at Kinoya on Friday afternoon. The incident happened at about 3pm when the suspects boarded the victim's taxi at Sarosaro Road. The other three later joined and pulled the driver to the back seat and drove the vehicle, which was later found abandoned at Laucala Beach Estate. Investigations are continuing. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=64 298
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New Phantom of fantasy
2007-06-11 00:46:00
PRESTIGE Rent A Car has announced the “ultimate addition” to its prestigious fleet, a chauffeur-driven extended-wheel base Rolls-Royce Phantom . The company, part of the Alfardan Automobiles and the Alfardan Group, is now offering this unique vehicle, the ultimate in luxury, for both daily and hourly hire within Qatar,  a spokesman said. The new Phantom with an extended wheel-base offers additional interior space for the rear occupants while maintaining the elegant exterior looks of the standard length Phantom and its first class driving performance. It is entirely hand crafted in-house and designed, engineered and hand built by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in the same way as the standard length motor car. Omar Alfardan, president of Alfardan Automotive Group, including Prestige Rent A Car said: “We are delighted to launch this business and offer such a unique service. The most prestigious car in the world will now be available for VIP duties, weddings and...
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Bus and taxi drivers face 'eco-safe' tests
2007-06-10 22:52:00
Richard Gray Bus, lorry and taxi drivers are to be given lessons on how to drive in a more environmentally friendly way. Techniques for green motoring will be introduced next year into tests for passenger and large goods vehicle licences. Local authorities are also piloting a scheme that could require taxi drivers to take courses in how to drive in an environmentally friendly way before they are awarded a licence to operate. Eco-safe driving, as it is called, encourages motorists to drive more efficiently to reduce the impact they have on the environment by reducing fuel consumption and exhaust fume emissions. According to the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), drivers can significantly reduce the amount of fuel they use by accelerating less ferociously, revving the engine less and reducing sharp braking by anticipating the need to slow down or stop. The agency also wants drivers to switch off their engines if they are stationary in traffic, at bus stops or on taxi ranks. ...
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Taxi drivers could lose licence
2007-06-10 07:03:00
Tom Edwards  TWO thirds of Worcester taxi drivers have been warned they could lose their licences if they continue to ignore requests to collect official guidebooks. The city council is fuming after it was revealed 264 taxi drivers, owners and operators in Worcester do not have up-to-date copies. Only 108 drivers have picked the books up from the authority so far - despite having had since February to do so. But the taxi driver association said drivers had not collected the book because of a dispute over certain conditions. Councillor Stephen Hodgson said at highly-charged licensing meeting: "We may have to look at seriously imposing conditions to say to drivers, you will lose your license unless you collect your book. "It needs that degree of seriousness - if drivers are not prepared to collect them, we have to be firm." advertisementThe book contains details on rules and conditions of the licence, as well as important safety and bylaw information....
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