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CONTACTSPresident

� Graham LoweStaffordshire County Councilgraham.lowe@staffordshire.gov.uk

Secretary

� Nigel LeightonWolverhampton City CouncilNigel.Leighton@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Treasurer

� Michael JacquesLeicestershire County CouncilMichael.Jacques@leics.gov.uk

Immediate Past President

� Anthony EvansCity and County of Swanseaanthony.evans@swansea.gov.uk

Executive Members

� Mark BarlowBlackpool Councilmark.barlow@blackpool.gov.uk

� Sharni AthwalKirklees Councilsharni.athwal@kirklees.gov.uk

� John PriceWigan Councilj.price@wigan.gov.uk

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Opinions expressed in this publication aresupplied by contributors and are not theopinions of APCOM. Whilst we try and ensurethe accuracy of all contributions, the editorialteam accept no responsibility for the accuracyof information or legality of the articles. Thisliability rests strictly with the contributor.

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It is just a short time since the APCOM Conference, Awards and AGM,and what an event! This issue of the magazine will bring back some fondmemories if you were there. If you were unable to attend, take a look atwhat was available and take advantage of the resources supplied by ourpresenters which are published on the APCOM website.It is testament to the importance that many members place on theconference, that some members took annual leave to attend when theirorganisations would not support them with time. Now that’s dedication!We are already starting to compile articles for the next issue. If you havea story you think other APCOM members would be interested in, pleasecontact anthony.evans@swansea.gov.uk. It’s your magazine, and youknow what you want to read!

A memorable conferencewith a pertinent businessmessage

APCOMConferencetraining P6

Who were the winners?

APCOMAwards P12-15

A chance to see thewinner, runner-up andhighly commended entryfor each award.

AwardEntries P16-18

3 President’s Article5 Conference Network Evening8 Sponsors Showcase10 Conference Awards Dinner20 Sponsorship opportunities21 Your comments22 Apcom Membership Offer23 2014 Booking Form24 Conference 2014

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President’s ArticleAs you will see, this edition of ourmagazine focuses solely onlooking back at another wonderfulAPCOM conference, in thefabulous setting of the RedworthHall hotel, in County Durham.

Although we are a little later going topress than we had intended, the fun,lessons learnt, colleagues re-acquainted, knowledge gained andoverall restored confidence, are allstill very fresh in the memory. Forthose of you who attended, I hope thisedition is a reminder for you to bookup early for next year….and for thosewho were unable to make it toDurham, have a look at what youmissed and hopefully you can join usnext year.

I have been fortunate enough toattend every conference sinceEdinburgh in 2005 and in that time Ihave seen the event go from strengthto strength. Perhaps we have hadlarger events in the past, but in termsof content, delivery, timing andrelevance, Durham 2013 surpassedour expectations and will take somebeating. However, don’t just take myword, on pages 6 and 21 have a readof some of the many great commentswe received from delegates andsponsors. Given the difficult times ourindustry has endured recently, thesuccess of this year’s conference istestament to everything that is goodabout APCOM.

Probably one of the most pleasingaspects of this year’s conference wasthe training sessions. This alwaysprovides the Executive team with adifficult challenge – choosing a topicwhich is relevant and worthy enoughto encourage members to attend.This year’s theme was “Proving YourWorth” and I think we got it spot on.We had three superb sessions,hosted by two of our Platinumsponsors (Mark Hinder from KonicaMinolta and Chas Blanchard fromCanon UK) and one of our members,Peter Fardy of Kirklees MBC.Between them they gave us acoherent, informative and thoughtprovoking perspective as to how wecan, and need to, return to respectiveorganisations and demonstrate howwe can prove our worth.

As always, the highlight of ourconference is the coveted awardsevening. This really is an evening ofcelebration, when we get the chanceto don the evening gear, enjoy awonderful setting and celebrate thework of our members. Not forgetting ofcourse our resident host, Mark Barlow.Mark promised us the fun factor anddidn’t let us down, even though someof his walk on music sound bites werequestionable. (If I hear the theme-tuneto Dallas once more!!!!!)

I would like to congratulate all ouraward winners, a full list of ourwinners along with details of theirwinning entries are coveredthroughout the magazine. I wouldparticularly like to commend SimonWard from Wigan Council, who pickedup the APCOM employee of the yearaward, just edging out Jayne Harris

from City and County of Swansea.Simon is now part of a very exclusiveclub! I think it’s only right that I alsogive a special mention to BlackpoolCouncil, who again walked away withthe in-plant of the year award. Nomean feat given the standard andquality of award entries, which getbetter and better every year.Blackpool has set the benchmark forus all. I for one will be trying evenharder next year!

Our conference would not be possiblewithout the support and generosity ofour sponsors. In addition tosponsorship, our sponsors donatedsome fantastic prizes, for both thesponsors showcase prize draw andthe awards evening charity raffle.During my speech at the awardsevening I made reference to thestrong relationships we have with oursponsors, many of whom havesupported us for many years. I amhopeful that many of our sponsors willbe with us again in 2014.

Last, but not least, I would like tothank the Executive team and inparticular, Mark Barlow for the hugeamount of work that was put in tomaking the conference happen. Beingmy first conference as President I gotthe chance to see every aspect ofwhat is needed and often lost sight ofthe fact the Executive work on avoluntary basis, often includingweekends and annual leave.

So another year is coming to a closeand 2014 is now on the horizon. Weknow that the year will again bringchallenges that will test us all. We allknow that pressures are increasing, ifonly for us to simply stand still. I havesaid many times that we stand a farbetter chance of survival by workingtogether through the sharing ofknowledge and experience. This iswhere APCOM really does come in itsown, something which is virtuallyunique within our sector. We haveagain left the membership fee at £100,with up to three free secondarymembers. I am sure you will agreethat this is fantastic value.Membership renewal invoices will besent to you over the next few weeks.2014 is a very special year forAPCOM as it is our 35th anniversary,look out for some special ways we arelooking to celebrate our Rubyanniversary.

Finally, with Christmas now only amatter of weeks away (yes it’s thatnear!) it only leaves me to wish all ourmembers and sponsors, a very merryChristmas and, I sincerely hope, avery prosperous new year.

Graham LoweAPCOM PresidentStaffordshire County Council

. . . in terms ofcontent, delivery,timing and relevance,Durham 2013surpassed ourexpectations.

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evening A great way to round off a greatsummer! apcom Hawaiian BBQ

The Wine Tasting Casino Table lived up to expectations.Guests could come to the table and choose a numbered winebottle by picking a card, taste the wine from the selectedbottle of wines from around the world and, after sampling theselected wine, place their bet on the country they believe thewine to be from. The more difficult the wine is to recognise,the better the odds paid. Fun money of course!We can reliably say that the house won. Though not beforethe guests had managed to taste most of the samples!No fun casino is complete without roulette, and at the endof the evening, a few guests even managed a winningstreak!Congratulations to Jane Edwards from Sheffield CityCouncil who won a £10 M&S Voucher for winning the most,with runners-up Nigel Meigh from West Mercia PoliceAuthority and Sandra Phillips from Bolton Council who wona £5 M&S voucher each.

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After a long journey to Durham, the APCOMmembers were treated to the true authenticflavours, aromas and textures of the RedworthHall BBQ. Set in the beautiful Baronial Lounge.They didn’t disappoint!A chance to catch up with old and new friends anddiscuss the latest news and technological innovationfrom the in-plant printing world.The Baronial lounge is a strange place to hold aHawaiian BBQ, and our congratulations go to Sharnifor pulling this one off, but also many thanks toeveryone for getting into the true spirit of the Hawaiiantheme, most of us with the type of shirt we thought wewould never ‘ever’ wear!And of course a nice early night to follow!

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The base for this year’s conference wasthe Redworth Hall Hotel, situated in thespectacular City of Durham. A greatsetting for the 2013 Conference,Awards and AGM.

APCOM President, Graham Loweset the scene for what was to bea relaxed, memorable conferencewith a pertinent businessmessage to embrace the changesahead, plan for the future and‘Prove your worth’

All three workshoppresentations were givento all the delegates aspart of their delegatepacks. Don’t worry if youmissed the conference,you can download thepresentations from theAPCOM website.

Chas BlanchardCanon UK

In our first workshop fromCanon, Chas drew on

Canon’s latest findings tooffer their insight in howyour print operation can

increase the value itdelivers to the organisation

and identify ways toenhance business

performance.

Mark HinderKonica Minolta

In our final workshop, Markshared Konica’s vision asto how they see the future

of internal CRD and howbest to prepare for the

challenges ahead.

Some interesting insightsinto the dierection in which

the industry could bemoving.

Peter FardyKirklees Council

For our second workshopPeter Fardy, IT SolutionsManager from Kirkleesdemonstrated how the teamhave successfully retainedand developed their services,in spite of significant internaland external pressures.

Something we could all relateto in the current economicalclimate.

Very current and truecase study about Kirklees

helped a lot of the delegatesregarding what is achievable,what the vision is and howimportant it is to implement arealistic and sustainablestragegy around the coreservices and stakeholders.”“

What did you think?I can communicate withconfidence about the

impending changes within ourbusiness and have a betterunderstanding of what skillsand abilities are required forme to apply myselfto carry out the change.”“

More feedback on page 21

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This year’s sponsors showcase gavedelegates the chance to chat through thelatest technology, discuss the needs oftheir print rooms or pick the brains of oursponsors, all of which are committed tosupporting our operations, large or small.

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Sponsors Showcase Draw Prizes Sponsor WinnerCanon Digital Camera Canon Kevin Williams - Walsall CouncilTassimo Joy Coffee Machine Duplo Anthony Evans - City and County of SwanseaiPad EFI Mark Barlow - Blackpool CouncilBluetooth Wireless Stereo Headphones ePrint Tony Cartwright - Cheshire West & Chester CounciliPad Funasset Peter Fardy - Kirklees Council£50 M & S Vouchers IFS Jayne Harries - City and County of SwanseaSonos Play 5 Speaker System Konica Minolta Richard Isaac - Stockport MBCPentax Digital Camera Ricoh UK Simon Ward - Wigan CouncilBottle Champagne Sefas Chris James - Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead2 tickets to Cirque du Soleilat the Royal Albert Hall Xerox Linda Wellington - Neath Port TalbotSevron Accounts - Managed SDS (1) Sevron Richard Isaac - StockportSevron Accounts - Managed SDS (2) Sevron Adrian Baker - WolverhamptonSevron Accounts - Managed SDS (3) Sevron Karl Kay - North East LincsSevron Accounts - Managed SDS (4) Sevron Kenny Wallace - Dumfries and Galloway CouncilSevron Accounts - Managed SDS (5) Sevron Kevin Williams - Walsall

Sponsors ShowcaseRaffle Prize Winners 2013

Reword: APCOMMembers took theopportunity to meetwith both establishedand new sponsors atthe popular Sponsor'sShowcase.

Congratulations to all the winners of the prize drawand also many thanks to the sponsors for providingsome fabulous prizes.

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Each president can choose to present the APCOM President’sAward. This is presented to someone who in the eyes of thePresident has put a great deal into the association.

The recipient of the award this year was Mike Bennett.After 23 years as an active APCOM member Mike wasthe outstanding candidate of choice for this year’sPresident’s Award. In fact he joined APCOM in 1990 -when we were known as AIMS (Association of ImplantManagers) taking up the role of Publicity Officer.Mike is now the envy of many of us as last year, after38 years of service to the industry he took a well-earned retirement to quite literally live a life on theocean waves! Mike can now be found canoeing,scuba diving and sailing in the Weymouth area.By the very definition of the word, this man is a truegentleman . . . when we asked Mike the question . . .

How would you like to remembered? He replied“A good honest bloke,who did thebest he could”

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The Heather Anderson Award is presented in recognition of theenjoyment, fun and the love, that Heather brought to all who wereprivileged to know her. The award was presented on behalf of all

APCOM members, both past and present.Delegates were asked to cast their vote for thedelegate who in their opinion, made the eventmore enjoyable and who they felt had shown themost enthusiasm and fun during their visit. The2013 award of a pink diamond went to a verygood friend of Heather’s, Sharni Athwal.

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man there is . . .Hope you enjoy

havng Mike underyour feet Anne!

We presented Mike withan engraved quaich(Scotland’s cup of friendship) and a GoProunderwater camera, for Mike to take with himwhen he goes scuba diving.Let us know how retirement goes Mike!

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Charity donationAPCOM President, Graham Lowe, presentedAlison Braganza from The Printing Charity witha cheque for £1,000, which was raised in theraffle.Congratulations to all those on Table 3 whoraised an impressive £140 and won a bottle ofchampagne which was generously donated bythe Redworth Hall Hotel!Find out who won the raffle prizes on page 12.

An Eveningto Remember

As always the flagship event of theconference is the Awards Evening.Congratulations to the winners who can beseen on the following pages. This wasagain a highly contested event withfractions of points separating the winners.

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Best Cross MediaMark Hinder from Konica-Minolta presentingJane Edwards, Sheffield City Council

Best Full Colour Work - DigitalAndy Merritt from Canon (UK) Ltd presentingPaul Precious, Blackpool Council

Best Wide FormatMike Bennett from APCOM presenting Chris O'Hara,Kirklees MBC

Best In-house Promotion PieceMark Wilson from Ricoh UK presenting Nick Moss,Blackpool Council

Raffle Prizes: Winners

Kindle Shelley Jacques

FREE 2 night stay for 2 at any Puma Hotel in the UK David Crichton (given to Alison Braganza)

iPod Touch 8gb Tracy Dineen

Sony DVD Player Simon Ward

Technika Portable 7" DVD Player with swivel screen Tony Hards

DeLonghi Espresso and Cappuccino maker Kenny Wallace

Nikon Coolpix L127 Digital Camera (Black) Jayne Harries

Champagne and 6 Light Up Champagne Flutes Gary Ashton

JAM Classic Bluetooth Rechargeable Speaker Peter Holland

Leather Kindle Fire HD Folio Case Tony Cartwright

Epson Workforce WF-2530 Wi-Fi 4-in-1 Printer Kevin O'Hara

Philips Headband DJ Headphones Richard Isaac

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Best Full Colour Work - LithoSarah Crumpler from Duplo International presentingLinda Wellington, Neath & Port Talbot

Best 1, 2 or 3 Colour Work - Litho or DigitalMark Dowson from Funasset Ltd presentingMichael Jacques, Leicestershire County Council

Best Variable Data PrintingClive Blackwell from Sefas Innovation Ltd presentingMichael Jacques, Leicestershire County Council

Best Creative Graphic DesignChris Camp from ePrint Direct Ltd presentingSharni Athwal, Kirklees MBC

Best Finished ProductTony Hards from IFS presenting Kevin O'Hara,Blackpool Council

Best Environmental AwarenessGavin Harbour from Xerox (UK) Ltd presentingPaul Precious, Blackpool Council

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Dale Wallis - BPIF Membership Director presenting APCOM In-Plant of the Year Winner Award to Mark Barlow andthe team from Blackpool Council.

Dale Wallis presenting the APCOM In-Plant of the YearRunner Up Award to Michael Jacques, LeicestershireCounty Council.

Dale Wallis presenting the APCOM In-Plant of the YearHighly Commended Award to Sharni Athwal, KirkleesCouncil

Entered 8/10 l Won 4 l Runner Up 2 l Highly Commended 0 l Total Score: 24 Points

Entered 7/10 l Won 2 l Runner Up 2 l Highly Commended 1Total Score: 18 Points

Entered 6/10 l Won 2 l Runner Up 1 l Highly Commended 0Total Score: 14 Points

This award excludes the Employee of the Year category.

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Winner Simon Ward

David Crichton - Sector Director - Strategic &Enterprise Accounts Canon and DannyMorris - Regional Sales Director EFIpresenting Simon Ward from Wigan Council,Document SolutionsThe judges said “Simon understands what isneeded and understands print goingforward.”

Runner-up Jayne Harries

David Crichton - Sector Director - Strategic &Enterprise Accounts Canon and DannyMorris - Regional Sales Director EFIpresenting Jayne Harries - DesignPrint, Cityand County of Swansea.The judges said “Jayne is passionate andhas a good understanding of the direction ofthe industry.”

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Our thanks to the judging panelfor the time and effort they putinto the task. Marking wasextremely close again this yearwith a further increase in thequality of entries.This year’s awards were againfiercely competed. Judging wasindependent and this year’s judgingpanel comprised:Miranda Hayward - Group HRDirector, Wyndeham Press GroupLtdDale Wallis - BPIF MembershipDirectorKathie Lock - Hampshire CC

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� Sharni AthwalKirklees Council

� Mark BarlowAPCOM Past PresidentBlackpool Council

� Graham LoweAPCOM PresidentStaffordshire County Council

� John PriceWigan Council

� Michael JacquesAPCOM TreasurerLeistershire County Council

� Nigel Leighton (not pictured)APCOM SecretaryWolverhampton City Council

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APCOM sponsorship is a great way to getdirect contact with your target markets.Sponsorship opportunitiesare available in the form ofPlatinum, Gold and Silverpackages, some of whichinclude a 12 monthpartnership whereby you can contribute todeveloping APCOM and your support isacknowledged in all of APCOM’s annualactivity (includingexciting opportunitiesto be part of ourWebsite).

APCOM’s Flagshipevent in September2014 is theConference, Awardsand AGM, andpromises to beanother top notchaffair.

The event also offers delegates theopportunity to find out first hand thelatest in new technologies, productsand services from leading suppliersthrough a sponsors showcase

(interactive supplier exhibitions anddemonstrations) and partnerpresentations.

Supporting APCOM, and inparticular our conference, will alsoallow you to gain a unique insightinto the needs and requirements ofyour target market. Past sponsorshave recognised the benefit ofsupporting a very professionalassociation and have recorded asignificant return of their investmentfrom participating at the event – canyou afford to miss this opportunity?

For further details or just to discusssponsorship packages for 2014, please contact Mark Barlow,APCOM Executive Member (Past President) Tel: 01253 478767, e-mail:mark.barlow@blackpool.gov.uk. or download the documents fromwww.apcom.org.uk.

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December 2013 to ensure your chosen package. Gold and Platinum packages will require payment prior to 1st January, all

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APCOM Website - web sponsorship will attract a high prominence for your organisation, with a banner advertisement

including your company logo on both the public and member home pages of the APCOM website, with a direct hyperlink

to a web page of your choice. Additional web content will also be available by arrangement;

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Thanks for a greatconference, It was good to

meet the members and the Apcomteam. Really well organised event. ”“

Once again thanks formaking the last two days so

enjoyable, it’s certainly a highlightof the year and great to see somany friendly faces that showedgenuine interest in our solutionsat the showcase exhibition, andof course the networking eveningwhich was one of the best nightsI’ve had this year.Gala Dinner was another specialevening and loved the songs thatwere played over the awards, ohand make sure you get somemore of them envelopes that nobody can open! ”

“Thought the networkevening was good fun and

everyone took to the spirit of theevent by dressing in LOUD shirts and good ice breaker”“

What did the Sponsors and Members think ofthe APCOM Conference, Awards and AGM 2013?

I have a renewed confidenceand reassurance. I think

APCOM is as valuable today as ever before. ”“

Felt it was a terrific successand got similar feedback

from other suppliers during theconference. Especially enjoyedthe themed networking evening too. ”“

Another successful event,where all your hard work

paid off. Everyone I spoke to saidhow useful the training was andhow much they were enjoying the evening. ”“

I really enjoyed it at theevent - I have a great

affinity to Print Room Managersas you know – my type of people!And it was really nice to see a lotof old friends, and really I’veknown some of the managers foryears !!I thought the additional partnersponsors added a lot of value andthat’s what print managers want.They need help to promoteCentral Print Services and Hybridmail is a wonderful way of addingvalue – so it was very appropriatedoing that. A nice blend ofmachine suppliers and finishing equipment. ”

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Having attended my fairshare of these that this

years event was in my view oneof the best - the business contentwas first class striking the rightbalance in being thoughtprovoking, relevant andinformative, the networking was as strong as ever. ”“

The formal dress code andthe venue gave a

prestigious feel to the evening,combined with the interaction bythe organisers with theparticipants created a relaxedatmosphere, a fabulouscombination for a very successful event. ”“

Many thanks for a goodevent, well executed and

fun. It was great to have sometime to discuss business andunwind over a few beers.

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Thank you all for your comments following the 2013 APCOMConference, Awards and AGM. Our appologies if we have missedyour comment, there were so many we had to pick just a few.

Are yougetting themost fromapcom?At the last APCOM AGM, a motionwas passed to allow each APCOMmember organisation to have aprimary member for the £100membership fee, plus up to threesecondary members from thesame organisation.Secondary members must be in amanagerial role, and have directresponsibility for the delivery ofprint or communications within theorganisation.

apcom membership is just £100 per year.You can now also register up to three secondarymembers free of charge.Secondary members can enjoy all the benefits of primary membership, including:� Subsidised attendance at the conference� Support through APCOM networking� Free or subsidised training events� Free or subsidised seminars� Visits to suppliers and other members� Access to the APCOM web site� Access to the APCOM forums

It’s simple to apply. Just go to www.apcom.org.ukand click on the apply tab. Enter your details andin the order number field, enter Free/Secondary. It really is that easy!

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Additional accommodation (B&B) Single £85.00Tuesday 23 September 2014 Twin/double £100.00

Networking Evening £50.00Tuesday 23 September 2014

Training Workshop £75.00Wednesday 24 September 2014

Awards Dinner £50.00Wednesday 24 September 2014

Additional accommodation (B&B) Single £85.00Wednesday 24 September 2014 Twin/double £100.00

PAYMENT METHOD Please return your completed booking form along with any payments, cheques made payable to ‘Association of Print and Communication Managers’ to;

APCOM, PO BOX 10220, LEICESTER, LE7 2WD

Booking forms to be returned by 30th June 2014, bookings received after this date will be subject to availability. All monies are non refundable. There will be no refunds for non attendance after communication.

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SPECIAL OFFER!! Book and pay before 31st December 2013 and receive FREE Membership!

Single £250 Twin £400

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Conference, AGM & Awards 2014

23rd - 25th September 2014Shrigley Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Cheshire

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