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www.sbbike.org May 2006

Serving Santa BarbaraCountyWe’re a countywide advocacyand resource organizationthat promotes bicycling forsafe transportation andrecreation.

How to reach usSanta Barbara BicycleCoalitionPO Box 92047Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047

phone 962-1479email [email protected] www.sbbike.org

May 2nd meetingJoin us on the first Tuesday ofeach month for our generalmeeting:Tuesday, May 2ndSanta Barbara Bank & TrustCommunity Room1021 Anacapa StreetSanta Barbara12:00 noon

Online email listWe sponsor an online emailforum where you can post andread messages that pertain toregional bicycling issues. It’seasy and free. To subscribe toour general forum, just sendan email message to:[email protected]

Leave the subject line andbody of the message blank.That’s all!

Join the CoalitionYou can help improvebicycling safety and condi-tions in Santa Barbara Countyby joining others in our ownregional Bicycle Coalitionadvocacy group. Together wewill continue to make a realdifference. See page 6 for anapplication form.

Our CycleSmart programThe Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition’s CycleSmart bicyclisteducation program offersbicycling skills classes forschool children and adults.Look for details of upcomingclasses inside Quick Release,or contact our Co-coordinatorsDru van Hengel and ErikaLindemann by [email protected].

Bicyclists score big with Measure Dby Ralph Fertig

The public vote won’tbe until November,but on April 20th, theSBCAG Board voted12-to-0 to proceedwith a renewal ofMeasure D, our trans-portation tax that willexpire in 2010. Forpeople who bicycle, itis a significant victorybecause it will setaside $42.5 milliondollars (with a prom-ise for $2.5 millionmore) for bicycleprojects over the 30year span of the measure.

Going into the meeting, we had a 3% dedicatedslice of the transportation pie, or $47.5 million.That’s plus funding for bike projects that theeight cities and the county can optionally spendas well. Two things happened during the meet-ing: Santa Maria asked for an additional $20 mil-lion, and Goleta asked for another $10 millionfunding, both for roadway projects. As part of acompromise to keep everything else together, Iagreed that both Santa Maria and Goleta couldhave $2.5 million from bicycling projects. Thedifference is that theSanta Maria money isgone, but funds given toGoleta will later be“backfilled” by RegionalSurface TransportationProgram (RSTP) money,promised to us by SteveVanDenburgh at SBCAG.

Measure D renewalhas been the major thrustof our advocacy effortsover the past ten months.Early on, our BicycleCoalition teamed with 23like-minded organiza-tions throughout ourcounty, calling ourselvesthe “Coalition for a FairMeasure D.” We activelyand cooperatively pur-sued funding for alterna-tives to the automobile.

A huge boostcame to us in Janu-ary when consultantLarry Tramutolaworked with SBCAGstaff to propose twomeasures, half-centand quarter-centtaxes, that togetherdedicated 3% for re-gional bicycleprojects. That’s 3%of a sizable $1.6 bil-lion pot of money,possibly the biggestportion among allother Californiacounties. It was so

promising that I diverted attention away from theamount for the past four months, fearful of losingit. Yes, we did trade off some to Santa Maria forroad projects, but the future for bicycling in SantaBarbara county is very promising indeed.

The language that accompanies the RegionalBicycle Program funding is in the box below.

If Measure D passes the required two-thirdsvotes in November, we can celebrate 2010’s ar-rival because there will be an extra $1.5 millioneach year to help bicyclists with more and saferconditions throughout our county.

What’s next is thatthe measure has to go toall city councils and theboard of supervisors fortheir approval duringMay. A majority vote isneeded, but we hopethat all will approve it.Then the supervisorswill be able to place iton the ballot for votersto approve or rejectseven months from now.

The two-thirds voterequired to pass themeasure will not beeasy. We will next beworking to make surethat the public is edu-cated about how notonly bicyclists, but alsoall residents countywidewill benefit.

Regional Bicycle Program$45 million over 30 years

This program would fund projects through acompetitive grant process that would expandand improve the regional bicycle network. Cit-ies and the County, Caltrans, transit districtsand the commuter rail operator would be eli-gible to compete for funding. Schools districts,universities and colleges would be eligible tocompete for funding with a city or county co-sponsor. Funds would be used for planning,project development, construction of capitalprojects and education programs but notmaintenance. Eligible projects include, but arenot limited to:• New bike routes to eliminate missing links in

the regional network.• Bike path lighting.• Bicycle route plans and maps.

The SBCAG Board listens to Marc Chytillo, a member of theCoalition for a Fair Measure D, describe our needs.

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Upcoming bike meetings & eventsMay 1, Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting,sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition. OurBoard of Directors and Advisors will discussCoalition issues. Email president RalphFertig [email protected] with questions.

May 2, Bicycle Coalition General Meeting,sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition. Meetingat noon, at the Community Room in theSanta Barbara Bank and Trust building,1021 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. Phonepresident Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 or emailhim at [email protected].

May 10, Goleta Transportation ElementHearing, sponsored by the City of Goleta.Consider attending and reviewing the trans-portation part of Goleta’s proposed GeneralPlan. It describes accommodations for bicy-clists as well as other means of transporta-tion. Two sessions, one at 1:30 PM, theother at 6:00 PM. Public comments are ac-cepted both times. Goleta City Hall, 130Cremona Drive #B, Goleta. Details and thetext itself at www.cityofgoleta.org.

May 11, 18 and 20, Bicycling Skills forWomen, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.We’re offering a three-day course forwomen, taught by women. It will be held at630 Garden Street, in Downtown Santa Bar-bara. For questions and registration, contactinstructor Dru van Hengel at 564-5544 or [email protected]. See separate article onpage 3.

May 13, Trail Maintenance, sponsored bythe Santa Barbara Trails Alliance. The SouthCountry trails need maintenance, so joinother Trails Alliance members on the secondSaturday of each month. Starting at 8:30

Café de Velo opens onMay 14th

AM, check online at www.sbtrails.org/Trails fordetails.

May 13-21, Bike Week 2005, sponsoredby the SB Bicycle Coalition. A week of ac-tivities for people who bicycle. Our BikeWeek flags will be flying on State Street inDowntown Santa Barbara. Many BikeWeek events are still being determined, socheck our web site www.sbbike.org for thelatest additions.

May 13, Bike Week Celebration, spon-sored by the Bicycle Coalition. World cy-cling tourist Willie Weir will be the fea-tured entertainer offering us his tales andadventures in South East Asia at this ca-tered dinner event at the Chase Palm ParkCenter, 236 East Cabrillo Boulevard inSanta Barbara, 6:00 PM. See article.

May 14, Café de Velo Opening, sponsoredby Café de Velo. Baron and Cecile Corpuzare opening their gift to Santa Barbara, agathering place for community bicyclists.615 East Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara,ribbon cutting at 1:00 PM. See article.

May 16, Bike to School Day, sponsoredby COAST. Events are being arranged atindividual South Coast schools. Bike ro-deos and bicycle safety instruction will beoffered at participating schools prior toBike Week. Contact coordinator KateBechtel at [email protected].

May 16, Bike to Work Day, sponsored byUCSB and the City of Santa Barbara. Dif-ferent events at different times and loca-tions throughout Santa Barbara County.Additional business sites are beingsought. Details are on our web site.

It’s been a year since Baron and CecileCorpuz moved their family and Renais-sance Cycles online business from theNetherlands to Santa Barbara. Since then,they have been organizing containers ofvintage—but new—bicycles and compo-nents, while setting up their ongoing busi-ness of shipping to cyclists worldwide.

Dedicated to bicycling as a sensiblemeans of transportation and recreation,they are bringing a Dutch love of bicyclingto their new home in Santa Barbara. Cecilewrites, “The last 10 years we lived in Hol-land we’ve been aching to come to beauti-ful Santa Barbara to become part of thiswonderful community and share the love ofliving life with bicycles in this unbelievableclimate!”

Their new location at 615 E. GutierrezStreet is home to not only RenaissanceCycles, but will soon be their gift to thecommunity, a bicycle shop where one iswelcome to enjoy complementary coffeeand chat about all things bicycle. Theirname “Café de Velo” describes just that. Itwill be more, however, because they planon adding full-service bicycle repair and apro cycling area that will have Europeanbrand name road bikes and parts. Peoplewill be free to relax while sipping coffee,chatting with others, and watching theirbikes being fixed.

Their grand opening will be on Sunday,May 14th, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM.Consider teaming up with the Goleta ValleyCycling Club’s 10:00 AM ride from Goleta tothe opening, or just bike on by for the rib-bon cutting ceremony at 1:00 PM.

To learn more, check out www.renaissance-cycles.com for their vintage bike parts, andwww.goletabike.org for GVCC ride details.

Cecile and Baron Corpuz at their Café de Veloand bike shop on Gutierrez Street.

There’s more for us in Measure DThe Measure D renewal package approvedby SBCAG Board on April 20 contained otherprograms in addition to Regional Bicycle de-scribed on page 1. One program and onecondition should be of interest.

Safe Routes to School Program. Thiswas originally funded with $45 million, but$1 million was transferred to the Goletaovercrossings at the last minute. Althoughthe Goleta bridges will help bicyclists be-cause they have no on/off ramps to High-way 101, there are no schools at either end,so they will not help children go to school.Safe Routes funding can be used for:• Traffic calming near schools• Wider shoulders and sidewalks near

schools• Crosswalk signals and school zone signage

• Pedestrian and bicycle safety educationfor students.

That education component could be usedby us, perhaps working with Traffic Solu-tions, to promote bike safety for students.

Complete Streets Clause. This is partof several guiding elements in the State-ment of Principles: “Streets should be de-signed and operated to enable safe accessfor all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, mo-torists and transit riders of all ages andabilities must be able to safely move alongand across a complete street.”

This is not as strong as we had advo-cated for, but it is a step in the right direc-tion. There is a possibility that a strongermeasure will be passed by the Californialegislature before Measure D takes effect.

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CycleSmart bicyclist education newsBicycling Skills for WomenMay 11th, 18th and 20th

The Art of Cycling: Using a Bike toTransport and Transform

WHAT: We’re offering another ten hourcourse designed for women, taught bywomen. If you want to learn the basics ofdriving your bicycle confidently in a sup-portive and fun environment, then this isthe class for you!

Have you thought about using your bikefor getting around town or for fitness, butjust don’t feel comfortable on the road withother vehicle users? We’ll show you how tomake decisions intraffic while ridinglegally and confi-dently.

Would you feelmore inclined toride if you knewhow to change aflat tire or to per-form other simpleon-road repairs?We’ll teach you.

We’ll also practice bike handling skillsand emergency avoidance maneuvers suchas quick turns and stops. We’ll also talkabout women-specific bikes and clothing.Then we’ll take you out for a road ride withwomen League Cycling Instructors (LCIs).DAY 1: Thursday, May 11th, 5:30-8:30

PM for BasicStreet Skillsclass (no bi-cycle is re-quired).DAY 2:Thursday,May 18th,5:30-8:30PM for Bicycle Mechanics and commutingtips (no bicycle is required).DAY 3: Saturday, May 20th 1:00-5:00 PMfor hands on bicycle skills and on-roadriding instruction and practice (please be

sure your bike is inworking order beforethe class)WHERE: 630 GardenStreet, Santa Barbara.COST: $30, payableto LCI Dru vanHengel. You can payat the class or by mailto, attn: Dru vanHengel, SBBC, POBox 92047, Santa

Barbara, CA 93190. Don’t have $30?That’s okay, we want you to join us re-gardless! Some scholarships are availableby contacting Dru (see info below).TO REGISTER: Please let us know you’recoming by contacting Dru van Hengel at564-5544 or at [email protected].

Don’t miss the Celebration May 13thDon’t miss the BikeWeek Celebration thattakes us into a wholeweek of fun bicyclingactivity. Join us in en-joying:• Wine and beer by the

glass.• A fine buffet dinner

catered by award-winning CountryCatering.

• Award ceremony topeople who have madebicycling better for usall.

• Adventure Cycyling inLaos, Cambodia andThailand by actor, touring cyclist, andworld-class entertainer Willie Weir.

Willie Weir is a touring cyclist, actor, pho-tographer and writer. He bundles every-thing into a top-level professional presenta-tion that describes the joys of touring in

countries throughoutthe world. His mes-sage is endowed witha personal enthusiasmfor cycling as a meansof meeting people. Inhis newest tales of ad-venture in South EastAsia for three months,Willie takes us downroads in these as-tounding countriesand explores the ques-tion, “How do you de-cide when adventureis worth the risk?”

It’s on Saturday,May 13th, 6:00-9:00

PM, Chase Palm Park Center, 236 EastCabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara.

Tickets for the Bike Week Celebrationare $30 each person. Mail payments toSanta Barbara Bicycle Coalition, PO Box92047, Santa Barbara, CA 93190.

Bikes in Phou Khoun, Laos, during the tourby Willie Weir and his wife Kat Marriner.

Mike Fasth Runs OpenAir with Open Spirit

by Erika LindemannOpen Air Bicycles changed ownershipabout 2 years ago and with that changecame a strong new supporter of the SB Bi-cycle Coalition and of our greater cyclingcommunity. Santa Barbara County isblessed with great bike shops, all of whichare owned by conscientious and generousmen and women (who we’ve often high-lighted in this column). Mike Fasth, OpenAir Bicycles new owner, joins these rankswell qualified.

Mike has been a Santa Barbara resident forover 20 years and formerly worked forKinkos. Five years ago he started looking togo into business for himself, so he jumpedat the opportunity to buy Open Air Bicycleswhen it went on the market, as it met hiscriteria of being an environmentally posi-tive, socially beneficial and fun business.

Mike is a vocal proponent of buildingmore facilities for bicycles. He believes add-ing infrastructure like bike paths and bikelanes will make biking safer and allow formore people to ride bikes more often.“People are scared to ride in this town be-cause they feel it is dangerous. Buildingnew bike amenities will lead to more peoplegetting out of their cars and starting to ridetheir bikes.”

Mike’s entire family helps out with run-ning the shop and four of his five familymembers ride their bikes regularly for fit-ness and sometimes for transportation.Mike especially enjoys working with hisstaff, meeting new customers and gettingthem on new bikes. He is interested in of-fering more bike maintenance classes(Open Air hosted the Coalition’s first “BasicBike Maintenance” class in March 2006)and identifying more ways he and his shopcan be more active with Santa Barbara’s bi-cycling community.

Mike Fasth outside his shop near the Amtrak

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“I love these roundabouts,” exclaimed themotorcyclist as he climbed up Olive Street pastthe prototype calming structure.

SB City approvestraffic calming

On April 11th, Santa Barbara’s City Coun-cil listened to staff recommendations andpublic comments on proposed traffic calm-ing devices in the Saint Francis neighbor-hood, then acted to finalize implementa-tion of the measures.

At issue was the city’s first neighbor-hood traffic management program that re-sulted from concerns identified byresidents in the quiet neighborhood.

Bicycle Coalition president Ralph Fertigspoke in favor of the plan because slowermotorists means more time to react to situ-ations, resulting in less likely and less se-rious collisions when they do occur. Henoted that Seattle is four years behind de-mand for installing roundabouts in resi-dential areas because people see howeffective they are in reclaiming theirneighborhoods from speeding motorists.

A city police officer cited recent Califor-nia Office of Traffic Safety statistics report-ing that, out of 97 cities of Santa Barbara’ssize, we are the 2nd highest in motorist-pedestrian collisions, and 4th highest inmotorist-bicyclist collisions.

A few public members complained thatthe temporary installations were ugly andslowed traffic. A representative from thecity’s fire department, however, testifiedthat they spent two days driving theirtrucks through test configurations, and se-lecting designs that do not reduce their ef-fective emergency response time.

The Council members recognized thespeeding problem in this residential area.They stressed safety, especially childsafety. Suggestions were to make cross-walks more visible, increase red curb areasnear intersections, have final designs sub-ject to aesthetic review, and monitor theresults. The motion to proceed was passedunanimously by the Council.

Team Bike ChallengeLast year, TrafficSolutions ran theirTeam Bike Chal-lenge for the firsttime, not knowingwhat to expect.What they got wasbeyond their wild-est dreams, over100 teams contend-ing for prizes andglory. Nearly 7,000 bike trips were madeduring June.

The Team Bike Challenge runs for theentire month of June, 2006. To participate,form a team of five, then track the daysyou make utilitarian bike trips. As the teamenters trips on the Challenge web site, youand your teammates can win T-shirts,movie tickets, iTunes music, and bike shopgift certificates. All ages can participate.

The contest structure has changed fromlast year, points for rides are calculated indifferent, more balanced ways. Perhapsyour employer can sponsor a team, or en-rich the pot of your team rewards. You canfind all about the Challenge online atwww.trafficsolutions.info, or by phoning ErikaLindemann at 961-8919

Art by Dave Bramsen.

The Bicycle Coalition &Traffic Engineering

by Wilson HubbellThe County Public Works Department’sTransportation Division is regularly con-fronted with decisions like when and whereto develop bike lanes, install stop signs, es-tablish No Parking zones, raise or lowerspeed limits and install traffic signals in theunincorporated areas of the County. TheBoard of Supervisors is ultimately respon-sible for making these decisions, after re-ceiving input and recommendations fromCounty Public Works staff and the member-ship of a group called the Traffic Engineer-ing Committee—more commonly known asthe TEC.

The TEC is comprised of representativesfrom the Bicycle Coalition, California High-way Patrol, SB County Sheriff, SB CountyFire Department, the Automobile Club ofSouthern California, Caltrans, and similarorganizations. The recommendations sentby the TEC to the Board of Supervisors, andthe Board’s subsequent action on those rec-ommendations, can have a significant im-pact on bicyclists.

For example, the traffic signal atPatterson Avenue and University Drive inGoleta came into being primarily because ofrecommendations from the TEC. GaryWissman was the Bicycle Coalition repre-sentative on the TEC at the time this signalwas being considered, and he did an excel-lent job of enlightening his fellow committeemembers as to how a traffic signal at thatlocation would enable cyclists using theNorth Goleta Bike Route to safely crossPatterson Avenue at University Drive. With-out such a strong voice on the TEC, cyclistsmight still be waiting for a traffic signal atthat intersection.

I am the new Bicycle Coalition represen-tative on the Transportation EngineeringCommittee. Hopefully, my knowledge ofCounty government and transportation sys-tems will enable me to serve the Coalition’sinterests as well as Gary did.

Er...what’s that?Bike to avoid dementia later in life. That’sthe results of an analysis of 1740 peopleaged 65 or older. The Seattle study deter-mined that those who exercised three ormore times a week had a 32% reduction intheir risk of developing dementia later inlife. So don’t slow down your bike trips asyou get older, keep them up and you’ll havea richer life as time moves on.

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April Coalition meeting topicsOur April 4th monthly Bicycle Coalition evening meeting at-tracted 15 people. We discussed these topics:

• Members volunteered to help serve dinner and raise money forthe Coalition at the Firestone mountain bike weekend. This wasin response to event manager Mike Hecker’s generous offer.

• We were updated on the renewal of Measure D in view of ourmembership in the Coalition for a Fair Measure D and theupcoming 5-hour SBCAG workshop on April 5th. What happensat the workshop will be crucial. The Bicycle Coalition sent aletter to SBCAG board members, including a petition with 415signatures from residents saying they wanted bicycle funding.

• We will for our 15th year have a booth at Santa Barbara’s EarthDay, including bike check-ups, bike parking, and generalinformation. A sign-up sheet for booth help was passed around.

• Cyclists were advised to avoid riding on northbound Highway101 at Ortega Hill from Summerland because the shoulder isblocked by concrete barricades to allow construction of the newauxilliary lane and bike path.

• Wilson Hubbell will replace Gary Wissman as our representativeon the County’s Traffic Engineering Committee.

• Erika Lindemann reported that 10 people participated in a bikemaintenance workshop held at Open Air Bicycles in SantaBarbara.

• Ralph Fertig told everybody about a meeting on May 10th onGoleta’s proposed Transportation Element of their General Plan.

• Bike Week events were discussed, locations for new ones wereconsidered.

• Erika described Traffic Solutions’ Team Bike Challenge that willtake place during June. They have altered the structure andrewards for 2006. Their web site has all the information.

Meeting fosters trail cooperationOn April 6th, threeagencies held ajoint public work-shop to considerFront Country trailaccess. The ForestService, Santa Bar-bara City Parks andRecreation Commis-sion, and SantaBarbara CountyParks Commissionmet to listen to aproposal for trailmanagement fromthe Front CountryTrails Working Group (FCTWG), and from 40 public speakers.

The purpose of the joint meeting was to listen and gather in-formation on public use of eight trails between Jesusita on thewest and Romero Canyon on the east.

The room was packed with standing-room only people who re-spected one anothers’ views. Three of the four FCTWG proposalsmet with approval: formation of an umbrella trails group, instal-lation of informative trailhead signs, and the expansion of a traileducation and hosting program. There was strong rejection of thefourth proposal—an even-odd day program that would prohibitmountain bikers from trails every other day. The idea was thatbikers would share trails with hikers and equestrians one day,then be excluded the next. The Commissioners concurred that itwas an unworkable recommendation.

Bicycle Coalition members John Berberet, Jamie Goldstein,and Chris Orr spoke in favor of continued access by bikers. Thecurrent usage of 8000 trails people each year is reportedly in-creasing, resulting in pressure on our trail system. The MontecitoTrails Foundation’s John Venable said simply, “we need moretrails.” However, money for both trail maintenance and new trailsis scarce. Among all the public speakers, 23 favored biking, 12hiking, and 5 horse riding.

Everybody agreed that trail safety, maintenance, and educa-tion are primary objectives. The meeting ended with Commission-ers calling for the creation of a new cooperative working groupthat will consist of the Forest Service, City and County represen-tatives, plus members of yet-undetermined stakeholder groups.The County staff are working on creating a formal group that willgather data on trail use and craft management plans. Don’t holdyour breath, this will take a long time.

Two hikers take off on Cold Springs Trail inMontecito on a beautiful mid-April day.

Truck driver chargedThe driver of an asphalt truck, Marcos Angel Almaguer, wascharged on April 13th with misdemeanor manslaughter in thedeath of UCSB student and triathlete Kendra Payne. The fatalityoccurred on a training ride on Gibraltar Road on January 11th.

We thank our active membersPlease thank and support the following Bicycle Coalition businessmembers:

• Big Gear Bike Gear, Santa Barbara• Café de Velo, Santa Barbara• Jeffrey Stoutenborough, Architect, Santa Barbara• King Cycle Group, Portland, Oregon• Nett & Champion Insurance Services, Santa Barbara• Open Air Bicycles, Santa Barbara• Pedal Power Bicycles, Santa Maria• Santa Barbara Electric Bicycle Company, Santa Barbara

We welcome our newest Bicycle Coalition member Santa Bar-bara Electric Bicycle Company. We additionally thank thosewho renewed their memberships: Andy Cranmer, ThomasMatthias, Amy Bowen, Jamie Goldstein, David Lawson, BobSwinney, Don Irby, Matt Richards, Alex & June Pujo, NicolaGordon, Rafael Orozco, Eva Inbar, Erika Lindemann, BurtRomotsky, Caroline Tesiorowski, Greg Janee, and David,Karen & Zachary Wheeler.

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Santa Barbara BMXDale Bowers, [email protected]

Tailwinds Bicycle ClubDavid Cantero, [email protected]

UCSB Cycling ClubMatthew Post , [email protected]

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CarpinteriaDale Lipp, 684-5405 [email protected]

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LompocLarry Bean, [email protected]

Santa Barbara CityDru van Hengel, [email protected]

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Santa MariaRick Sweet, 925-0951 [email protected]

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