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  • Mpv Eeco, Mpv Eeco Maruti Mpv Eeco Suzuki 2010

    The company said the Eeco represents the growing expertise of Maruti Suzuki engineers to develop vehicles in India, which is also in line with parent Suzuki Motor Corporation’s vision of turning India into a global hub for small car design.
    The Eeco comes with a flexi design offering 7 seater and five seater options.
    The company also said it will be unveiling a concept electric version of the Eeco, named Eco Charge, which has been developed by the Maruti Suzuki engineers.
    The car would be showcased in the Commonwealth Games.
    Eeco – power and fuel efficiency

    The 1200 cc engine offers 73 bhp @ 6000 rpm, and a maximum torque of 10.4 kgm @ 3000 rpm. 73 bhp should be enough when the Eeco is used as a five-seater – but as a 7-seater, we have our doubts.

    Fuel efficiency is a claimed 15.6 kmpl, very good for a petrol engined MPV.

    Not a bad deal. We laughed when we heard the name for the first time, but at this price, Maruti might possibly have the last laugh.

    The Eeco would be available in both 5-seater and 7-seater options. The price of the AC version will cost Rs 2.89 lakhs while the 7-seater Eeco will be priced Rs 2.75 lakhs.

    There will also be an electric Eeco some time in the future – the company displayed one at the Auto Expo, but no time-frame is given for the same. An Eeco CNG would also be launched in due course.

    As far as looks go, we don’t think it matters much to the segment the Eeco is targeting. The bumpers are now different and better looking, headlights have changed, and the high roof has vanished. But it is unmistakeably a Versa, still.

    You also get one-piece seats like in the Nano or the Hyundai i10, dual tone interiors, flat loading bay, tubeless tyres and six colours.

    At this price, it is possible that Maruti Suzuki can finally start phasing out the Omni, its most basic vehicle in India.

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  • GM Proceeds with Saab Closure

    We’re only a few hours away from the final verdict on Saab and people close to the matter have already started commenting on the subject. The first to express his opinion is GM’s CEO Ed Whitacre who recently said that he doesn’t believe that Saab will be rescued as no potential bidder submitted an advantageous proposal.

    It’s real easy, he said, according to Autonews. Just show up with the money and you can have it, and nobody’s showing up with the money. I think we’ve done everyth… (read more)

  • Should ISPs And Registrars Be Responsible For Bogus Online Pharmaceutical Sites?

    Michael Scott points us to an article at CircleID that appears to be little more than a disguised press release for a company pitching “brand protection service,” suggesting that registrars and ISPs need to crack down on illegal online pharmacies and drug trafficking or face legal consequences. While the analysis is correct that trademark violations are a loophole not protected by CDA section 230 safe harbors, that doesn’t necessarily mean that a registrar or ISP is automatically liable for hosting such a site. The whole point of section 230 is to make sure that liability is properly placed on the user, rather than the service/tool provider. That should stand even without section 230 protections. You can’t just blame a third party because they’re easier to find. The article seems to imply that if anyone complains about a trademark in a domain name, registrars and ISPs should automatically shut down that site — but that would create serious problems. The real issue here is a serious loophole in safe harbor protections when it comes to trademarks. The answer shouldn’t be a moral panic for registrars and ISPs, but to close the loophole and harmonize the various safe harbor provisions.

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  • Maruti Suzuki Eeco Pictures, Maruti Suzuki India

    The Eeco is powered by a 1200cc petrol engine, which is compliant with Bharat Stage IV emission norms.

    The company said the Eeco represents the growing expertise of Maruti Suzuki engineers to develop vehicles in India which is also in line with parent Suzuki Motor Corporation’s vision of turning India into a global hub for small car design.

    The Eeco comes with a flexi design offering 7-seater and 5-seater options.

    The company also said it will be unveiling a concept electric version of the Eeco, named Eco Charge, which has been developed by the Maruti Suzuki engineers.
    Maruti Eeco will power 1200 cc petrol engine which is available in two types. It has three row and two row seating which will have the seating capacity of five and seven passengers. Bharat IV emission norms will be passed by the new car Eeco. The car will be under C segment according to industry sources. It will have 1196ccc engine which produce 73bhp of raw power at 6000rpm and a high torque of 101Nm@3000rpm.

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  • iGo unveils power saving universal chargers at CES 2010

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    The 2010 International CES witnessed the unveiling of iGo’s environmentally friendly universal charger power saving product. These chargers can be used to power up laptops and mobile phones and use 85% less standby power than its peers. These products from iGo’s proprietary technology, “iGo Green” are smart enough to detect when a device is not being used and can shut off the power to the device directly from the wall. This helps prevent a useless waste of energy supplies sucked up by these unused devices.

    Turning devices off isn’t the only capability of the iGo Green technology. When the iGo Green power managing systems detects that the attached devices need to be powered up again, they automatically turn the power on. Devices that need to continuous power supply, like electric clocks, can be connected to the ‘always on’ power outlet. This bunch of products from iGo is sure to help save a whole load of energy wasted on idle devices.

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  • Sorry, Here’s Why Democrats Will Hold Both The House And Senate This Year

    The recent retirements of two veteran Democratic senators and the decision by two Democratic gubernatorial candidates to drop their bids could prompt more in the party to head for the exits and further frighten already skittish donors and activists. But it doesn’t yet appear that the party’s congressional majorities are threatened.

    Republicans are poised to make major gains in the House and the Senate, but the number of seats necessary to reclaim the majority makes it unlikely that they could knock the Democrats out of power in either chamber. 

    To win the control of the House, Republicans must win 40 seats in November. And to reclaim the Senate, they must pick up 11 seats. The math is harder than it looks.

    Read the whole story at POLITICO — >

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  • Cellphones Can Help Ward off Alzheimer’s – if you’re a Rodent [Cellphones]

    Researchers in Florida have discovered that cellphone radiation isn’t just about the bad things in life – visual damage, cancer, heart disease, Zac Efron – but may even be useful against Alzheimer’s. Just ask the laboratory mice.

    The Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center experimented on 96 furries, most of which had been genetically altered to develop beta-amyloid plaques in their brains, a marker of Alzheimer’s, as they aged. For one hour a day, they were exposed to the electromagnetic fields generated by a mobile phone antenna, and the results noted.

    The mice with dementia were found to have equal memory and thinking skills as their dementia-free peers. In some cases, their lack of memory disappeared after exposure to the electro-magnetic waves. It took just months for the results to come out with the mice, but the researchers expect the process to take years with humans.

    Which probably explains why those paragons of virtue and forces for good, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and the rest, want to tie us into three year contracts. It’s to save our lives, stupid.

    [BBC News]







  • The Real World Dc Episode 2 Live Streaming

    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 with title D.C will be aired on January 6th, 2010 10:00 PM on MTV Music Television. We think The Real World Cancun s23e02 will be an impressive. So, you should not to be missed it at your TV channel. Or you can watch it via stream online free. Happy watching!
    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 Synopsis

    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 is about Andrew tries to seduce Callie; Ashley and Mike kiss; there may be something special between Ty and Emily. TheReal World Season 23 Episode 2 is for you to watch.
    Ashley meets Mike at the airport and there is an instant attraction, as usual with young good-looking adults. Mike is a 21-year-old bisexual from Colorado and has slept with five girls and five guys. He keeps his sexuality quiet until the dinner with the roommates, but we will get to that later.

    We next meet Andrew, a goof ball also from Denver wants to accomplish three things while in DC: 1) Get laid, 2) Show off his artistic abilities, and I do not think he mentioned a third. Andrew meets Emily, and again there is an instant attraction between the two, and he uses his quick wit to win her over.

    Emily is a 20 year old from Columbia, MO and she was sheltered for over half her life and says she is, “making up for lost time.” Translation: I wanna party and make out in public. JK, Emily seems like a nice girl and is a tomboy that likes to stay active and sadly, I do not expect much drama from her.

    Callie is a curvy blonde from a small town in Texas and her city has two things, a prison and a college. She desperately wants to leave her small town and is skilled in photography and much to Ashley’s chagrin, she is independent with her political views.

    Ty walks in after a few members of the cast were already home and is quickly known as the token black kid to the castmates (kinda funny). Ty is a good-looking kid from Baltimore who just broke up with his girlfriend right before he got on the train because she did not want him living with other girls. His presence in the house is immediately felt. A few of the girls are immediately attracted to him, especially Emily, which is cute.

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  • Winter Breakfast: Try Other Grains With Your Oatmeal

    2010-01-08-MixedGrainOatmeal.jpgWant to get a little more out of your morning oatmeal? Try throwing in a handful or two of another grain for some different nutrients and extra protein – not to mention a more complex flavor and texture!

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  • Watch Real World Dc Episode 2 Live Streaming

    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 with title D.C will be aired on January 6th, 2010 10:00 PM on MTV Music Television. We think The Real World Cancun s23e02 will be an impressive. So, you should not to be missed it at your TV channel. Or you can watch it via stream online free. Happy watching!
    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 Synopsis

    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 is about Andrew tries to seduce Callie; Ashley and Mike kiss; there may be something special between Ty and Emily. TheReal World Season 23 Episode 2 is for you to watch.
    Ashley meets Mike at the airport and there is an instant attraction, as usual with young good-looking adults. Mike is a 21-year-old bisexual from Colorado and has slept with five girls and five guys. He keeps his sexuality quiet until the dinner with the roommates, but we will get to that later.

    We next meet Andrew, a goof ball also from Denver wants to accomplish three things while in DC: 1) Get laid, 2) Show off his artistic abilities, and I do not think he mentioned a third. Andrew meets Emily, and again there is an instant attraction between the two, and he uses his quick wit to win her over.

    Emily is a 20 year old from Columbia, MO and she was sheltered for over half her life and says she is, “making up for lost time.” Translation: I wanna party and make out in public. JK, Emily seems like a nice girl and is a tomboy that likes to stay active and sadly, I do not expect much drama from her.

    Callie is a curvy blonde from a small town in Texas and her city has two things, a prison and a college. She desperately wants to leave her small town and is skilled in photography and much to Ashley’s chagrin, she is independent with her political views.

    Ty walks in after a few members of the cast were already home and is quickly known as the token black kid to the castmates (kinda funny). Ty is a good-looking kid from Baltimore who just broke up with his girlfriend right before he got on the train because she did not want him living with other girls. His presence in the house is immediately felt. A few of the girls are immediately attracted to him, especially Emily, which is cute.

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  • Toyota to Fight Back at NAIAS

    After in 2009 Japanese carmaker Toyota went through one of its worst years in the US, the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) may prove to be the perfect ground for the manufacturer to redeem itself in the eyes of the American public.

    Toyota will benefit from a 23,500-square-foot exhibit at the Cobo Center and plans on using every inch of it to showcase its "acuity in hybrid vehicle technology and innovation in all areas of advanced future technology."read more)

  • Audi Design Chief to Address Students in Detroit

    German carmaker Audi announced yesterday their Head of Design Stefan Sielaff will address students at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit on January 10, before the 2010 NAIAS event kicks-off on January 11. The event is part of the Toyota Lecture Series in Design, sponsored by the Japanese carmaker.

    The purpose of this visit is to ease a direct interaction between a top automotive design executive and the future design leaders who study at the globally recognized sch… (read more)

  • “Jersey Shore” Season 2 — MTV Hit Renewed For Second Season, Says Star

    Aye! Oh! Great news for fans of the season’s raunchiest reality trainwreck: We hear MTV’s smash series Jersey Shore will be back for second summer in Seaside Heights. According to castmate Vinny Guadagnino, MTV has decided to renewed the series for an additional run, ensuring that Snooki, Pauly D, and the entire original cast of the ratings winnner will be back for a second season of drama.

    The civil rights activists of UNICO National are going to have a cow!


  • Real World Dc Episode 2 live Streaming

    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 with title D.C will be aired on January 6th, 2010 10:00 PM on MTV Music Television. We think The Real World Cancun s23e02 will be an impressive. So, you should not to be missed it at your TV channel. Or you can watch it via stream online free. Happy watching!
    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 Synopsis

    The Real World Season 23 Episode 2 is about Andrew tries to seduce Callie; Ashley and Mike kiss; there may be something special between Ty and Emily. TheReal World Season 23 Episode 2 is for you to watch.
    Ashley meets Mike at the airport and there is an instant attraction, as usual with young good-looking adults. Mike is a 21-year-old bisexual from Colorado and has slept with five girls and five guys. He keeps his sexuality quiet until the dinner with the roommates, but we will get to that later.

    We next meet Andrew, a goof ball also from Denver wants to accomplish three things while in DC: 1) Get laid, 2) Show off his artistic abilities, and I do not think he mentioned a third. Andrew meets Emily, and again there is an instant attraction between the two, and he uses his quick wit to win her over.

    Emily is a 20 year old from Columbia, MO and she was sheltered for over half her life and says she is, “making up for lost time.” Translation: I wanna party and make out in public. JK, Emily seems like a nice girl and is a tomboy that likes to stay active and sadly, I do not expect much drama from her.

    Callie is a curvy blonde from a small town in Texas and her city has two things, a prison and a college. She desperately wants to leave her small town and is skilled in photography and much to Ashley’s chagrin, she is independent with her political views.

    Ty walks in after a few members of the cast were already home and is quickly known as the token black kid to the castmates (kinda funny). Ty is a good-looking kid from Baltimore who just broke up with his girlfriend right before he got on the train because she did not want him living with other girls. His presence in the house is immediately felt. A few of the girls are immediately attracted to him, especially Emily, which is cute.

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  • Sony goes green with its Eco-Edition Vaio W Series

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    Sony has taken a step towards environment friendly products by the showcasing of its new Sony Vaio W Series Eco-Edition laptops. The company has made a stand and has saved about a thousand trees by not printing a user manual for this Vaio. The Vaio W Series Eco-Edition laptop has its body made out of 80% recycled materials, 20% of which is obtained from recycled CD’s and DVD’s. The 10.1 inch display with an LED backlight is free from harmful mercury and is more efficient than the usual lamp technology used.

    All this and the energy saving Intel Atom processor has helped certify this Vaio with an Energy Star 5.0. The laptop’s bag outer fabric is made out of 100% recycled PET bottles and is used instead of the traditional cardboard box.

    The Eco –Edition Sony Vaio W Series may be a let down due to its lack of video acceleration. Also, it will burn a $530 hole in your pocket and is available only in Sony Style stores. These shortcomings aside, this Vaio makes a difference in the computing world with its efforts to go green.

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  • Xbox Project Natal, Xbox Project Natal 2010 Information

    Project Natal was first previewed at the E3 show last year. It’s a gaming control system that lets players use full-body gestures, like a kick or a punch, to interact with the action on screen. It employs a 3D camera to track body movements and then translates them into actions on the screen. Bach called it “the culmination of years of research.”
    He talked about Xbox, Xbox Live, and Project Natal, and said that the company has now sold 39 million Xbox 360’s; and more than 500 million Xbox games have been sold for a total of over #20 billion in revenue.
    He said the company made a lot of progress in search with Bing, which he said now has 11 million new users, with new features such as maps and PhotoSynth. He announced that Bing will become the default search engine and MSN the new default home page on HP PCs.

    He said Ford will be announcing its support for the next version of Sync, and that Fiat has sold 1 million cars with the Eco:drive software. And he said Microsoft and Kia are doing Uvo, a car platform that will be launched later in the year. He said the Zune is getting great reviews

    In Mobile, he said there are new and exciting Windows phones coming to market every month, but said the company would have more to talk about Windows Mobile next month at the Mobile World Congress show.

    And of course, he talked about how Windows 7 has been very well accepted. He said Windows 7 was the work of 3,000 Microsoft engineers, 50,000 partners, and 8 million beta tests. He said Windows PC sales were up more than 50 percent year over year; and that Windows 7 was the fastest selling OS in history. He said there are more than 1400 Windows 7 models out, and more than 4 million Windows applications, including 800,000 specifically written for Windows 7.

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  • Snow and ice have brought the country to a virtual standstill. Mac, Daily Mail 6th January 2010

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    “Can you help? We have a real emergency…My husband’s giving a talk on the perils of global warming in half an hour.”

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  • Project Natal Xbox, Project Natal For Xbox 360

    Project Natal was first previewed at the E3 show last year. It’s a gaming control system that lets players use full-body gestures, like a kick or a punch, to interact with the action on screen. It employs a 3D camera to track body movements and then translates them into actions on the screen. Bach called it “the culmination of years of research.”
    He talked about Xbox, Xbox Live, and Project Natal, and said that the company has now sold 39 million Xbox 360’s; and more than 500 million Xbox games have been sold for a total of over #20 billion in revenue.
    He said the company made a lot of progress in search with Bing, which he said now has 11 million new users, with new features such as maps and PhotoSynth. He announced that Bing will become the default search engine and MSN the new default home page on HP PCs.

    He said Ford will be announcing its support for the next version of Sync, and that Fiat has sold 1 million cars with the Eco:drive software. And he said Microsoft and Kia are doing Uvo, a car platform that will be launched later in the year. He said the Zune is getting great reviews

    In Mobile, he said there are new and exciting Windows phones coming to market every month, but said the company would have more to talk about Windows Mobile next month at the Mobile World Congress show.

    And of course, he talked about how Windows 7 has been very well accepted. He said Windows 7 was the work of 3,000 Microsoft engineers, 50,000 partners, and 8 million beta tests. He said Windows PC sales were up more than 50 percent year over year; and that Windows 7 was the fastest selling OS in history. He said there are more than 1400 Windows 7 models out, and more than 4 million Windows applications, including 800,000 specifically written for Windows 7.

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  • World’s largest solar project prompts environmental debate

    The San Jose Mercury has an article on opposition to a solar power proposal that seems as well sited as you could get – World’s largest solar project prompts environmental debate.

    Panoche Valley is known mostly for cattle and barbed wire, a treeless landscape in eastern San Benito County that turns green every spring but for much of the year looks like rural Nevada.

    A posse of lawmen gunned down the famous Gold Rush bandit Joaquin Murrieta, an inspiration for the fictional character Zorro, near here in 1853. Nothing that exciting has happened since.

    But now the remote valley 25 miles south of Hollister is finding itself at the center of a new showdown. A Silicon Valley company is proposing to build here what would be the world’s largest solar farm — 1.2 million solar panels spread across an area roughly the size of 3,500 football fields.

    “This is renewable energy. It doesn’t cause pollution, it doesn’t use coal or foreign oil, and it emits no greenhouse gases,” said Mike Peterson, CEO of Solargen Energy, the Cupertino company behind the $1.8 billion project.

    But critics — including some environmentalists — say green energy isn’t always green. In a refrain being heard increasingly across California, they contend the plan to cover this ranch land with a huge solar project would harm a unique landscape and its wildlife.

    From the Bay Area to the Mojave Desert, green energy supporters are frustrated that a state that wants to lead the green revolution is facing roadblocks.

    Peterson, a former vice president of Goldman Sachs, looked across the Panoche Valley last week and noted its attributes.

    It sits 20 miles from the nearest town. It has 90 percent of the solar intensity of the Mojave Desert. Five willing sellers, mostly longtime ranching families, have signed options to sell his company 18,000 acres. And huge transmission lines run through the site, negating the need to build the kind of costly and controversial new power lines that have stalled similar projects. “From our standpoint, this is a perfect place,” he said. “If not here, where?”

    The project would produce 420 megawatts of electricity, roughly the same as a medium-sized natural gas power plant, and enough to power 315,000 homes.

    Meanwhile, in the UK, transmission line costs are provided added friction to getting offshore wind and tidal power projects underway – Wave of protest over tidal power charges.

    Plans to build Europe’s biggest wave farm off the coast of Scotland are under threat after energy firms threatened to pull out over “unfair” charges to connect to the national grid, a lobby group has claimed.

    The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) said that some of the 20 firms involved in the project, in the Pentland Firth, have said that they may withdraw in protest at the charges imposed by Ofgem, the energy regulator.

    Under the charging scheme, electricity generators are forced to pay more the farther away they are from the national grid and urban centres.

    According to the council — an independent body that represents 1,200 businesses, trade unions and local authorities — Scottish generators pay about 40% of total UK transmission charges, but produce just 12% of the country’s renewable energy. It claims they pay £100m a year more than their “fair share”.

    The threat of firms pulling out will be a blow to Alex Salmond, who has claimed that the farm could transform the Pentland Firth into “the Saudi Arabia of marine power”. The first minister used his new-year message to call for a cut in connection charges, which he claimed were preventing Scotland from becoming the “energy powerhouse of Europe”.

    The SCDI has raised its concerns in a policy report for ministers that urges Ofgem to consider a flat-rate scheme, irrespective of location.

    “Wave and tidal companies involved in the Pentland Firth process face higher generation costs than established technologies such as onshore wind,” the SCDI submission states. “They have emphasised that without projects remaining viable they will not proceed and the locational charging regime could destroy viability.”

    Gareth Williams, the head of policy at the SCDI and author of the report, added: “We are concerned that higher charges are proposed for renewables projects in Scotland where there are the best resources. Onshore wind projects already face far higher transmission charges and members in the marine energy industry have warned that higher connection charges will become a disincentive for investment in developing offshore wind, wave and tidal projects in Scotland.”


  • Project Natal Price, Project Natal Price Information 2010

    “2010 is going to be a landmark year for all Xbox customers,” thanks to Project Natal, lots of new games and an online retro arcade service, said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, who followed Ballmer on stage.

    Project Natal was first previewed at the E3 show last year. It’s a gaming control system that lets players use full-body gestures, like a kick or a punch, to interact with the action on screen. It employs a 3D camera to track body movements and then translates them into actions on the screen. Bach called it “the culmination of years of research.”
    He talked about Xbox, Xbox Live, and Project Natal, and said that the company has now sold 39 million Xbox 360’s; and more than 500 million Xbox games have been sold for a total of over #20 billion in revenue.
    He said the company made a lot of progress in search with Bing, which he said now has 11 million new users, with new features such as maps and PhotoSynth. He announced that Bing will become the default search engine and MSN the new default home page on HP PCs.

    He said Ford will be announcing its support for the next version of Sync, and that Fiat has sold 1 million cars with the Eco:drive software. And he said Microsoft and Kia are doing Uvo, a car platform that will be launched later in the year. He said the Zune is getting great reviews

    In Mobile, he said there are new and exciting Windows phones coming to market every month, but said the company would have more to talk about Windows Mobile next month at the Mobile World Congress show.

    And of course, he talked about how Windows 7 has been very well accepted. He said Windows 7 was the work of 3,000 Microsoft engineers, 50,000 partners, and 8 million beta tests. He said Windows PC sales were up more than 50 percent year over year; and that Windows 7 was the fastest selling OS in history. He said there are more than 1400 Windows 7 models out, and more than 4 million Windows applications, including 800,000 specifically written for Windows 7.

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