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Gulnara Karimova Net Worth

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Gulnara Karimova Net Worth: Gulnara Karimova is the eldest daughter of the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, who has a net worth of $700 million. In addition to being a daughter of the most powerful man in the country, she is also a distinguished diplomat, professor and businessperson. Born Gulnara Islomovna Karimova on 8 July 1972 in Fergana, Uzbek SSR, she attended the Youth Mathematic Academy, from which she graduated in 1988. Next, Gulnara obtained a Bachelor degree from the International Economics department in Tashkent State University. Still searching for her true calling, she went on to take a Jeweler Design course in New York Fashion Institute of Technology and completed it in 1992. But that's not certainly all as she pursued a Master's Degree at the Institute of Economy at the Uzbekistan Academy of Science between the 1994 and 1996. In the period from 1998 to 2000, she also attended Harvard University where she received a Master's Degree in Regional Studies. At the same time, Karimova managed to attend the University of World economy and Diplomacy (UWED) where she earned her PHD in Political Science. In 2006, she added a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications to her vast resume. Whereas two years later, she started to serve as the Uzbekistan's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, a post that she held until 2011. At one point in 2010 she got the role of an ambassador of Spain to the Kingdom, another stint that came to an end in 2011. Finally, she founded the Forum of Cultures and Arts of Uzbekistan, a Foundations Board of Trustees and a number of NGOs, where she still serves as Chairperson. The main aim behind the Forum's inception is working on the improvement of various cultural and social aspects of the life in Uzbekistan. While speaking of her personal life, she got married to Mansur Maqsudi in 1991 and filed for divorce some 10 years later. The now divorced pair has two children, Islam and Iman. Karimova, who has had her ups and downs in both work and life, now holds interests in the telecommunication sector, healthcare and media sector. That's what makes her one of the 10 richest women in Uzbekistan.

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Michael Graves Net Worth

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Michael Graves Net Worth: Michael Graves is an American architect who has a net worth of $10 million. Known to be one of The New York Five group of architects, Graves left a permanent mark with his contemporary building designs and some prominent public commissions. But still, he started enjoying more commercial publicity after he started designing domestic products sold at Target stores in the United States. Born on July 9, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati and then took his Master of Architecture in Harvard University Graduate School of Design. A devoted student as he was, Graves was the recipient of the Prix de Rome that allowed him to learn the language of architecture for two years in Rome. Subsequently, he accepted a teaching position at Princeton University, after which he became a visiting professor at various prestigious universities. In this period, he also published several books on his teachings and works like "The Swedish Connection", "The Necessity of Drawing: Tangible Speculation" and "Le Corbusier's Drawn References". Graves rose to prominence once he joined the New York Five, a group of five New York City architects whose designs was featured by Committee of Architects for the Study of the Environment (CASE) at the Museum of Modern Art in 1969. Michael Graves adopted postmodernism in his architectural designs that are around 150 in total. Some of his most notable projects include Humana Building in Louisville, Euro Disney Resort in France, Nexus Momochi Residential Tower in Japan and Resorts World in Singapore. In addition, he designs consumer products which are sold exclusively by Target Corporation, later by JC Penney. He became a fellow in American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1979, and was a fellow Design Futures Council. For his extensive work he received the National Medal of Arts in 1999, the AIA Gold Medal in 2001, the AIA Topaz Medal in 2010, and Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture in 2012. Furthermore, he was inducted to New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2010. Since 2003, he has been paralyzed as he was infected by some unknown bacteria. However, he still went on developing designs and is still active in his practice designing both in consumer products and structures for the benefit of mankind.

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Peter Jones Net Worth

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Peter Jones Net Worth: Peter Jones is an English TV presenter, entrepreneur and businessman who has a net worth of $367 million. Even though he rose to riches being active in various industries, he is best remembered as a panelist on the BBC Two television show "Dragons' Den" and on the American television series "American Inventor". Born on 18 March 1966 in Maidenhead, Berkshire in England, he spent his childhood in Maidenhead and attended Desborough School and The Windsors Boys' School. In his teens he wanted to become a Tennis coach. However, he was inclined towards business later on and started a computer company which made PC's under his own brand. In the meantime, he also opened a cocktail bar. But after his computer company failed he was forced to sell the cocktail bar and lost 200.000 pounds in the process. Thus, he moved back to his parents' house and that's when he started working with Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme. When he was done with Siemens he started his next thing, Phones International Group in April 1998. In order to succeed this time, he was literally sleeping in his office. Within the first 7 years his group turnover was at 150 million pounds in excess. In 2009 he founded Peter Jones Enterprise Academy. Furthermore, he owns a TV production called Peter Jones TV and several property investments. Speaking of his TV engagements, he has made several TV appearances on shows like "Dragons' Den" "American Inventor" "Tycoon" "Peter Jones meets…" among other. Today, he lives in South Buckinghamshire with his girlfriend Tara and their three children. A onetime divorcee, he has two children from his marriage William and Annabel.

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Gabriel Chiu Net Worth

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Gabriel Chiu net worth: Gabriel Chiu is a Beverly Hills plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has a net worth of $20 million. Gabriel Chiu received his degree in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Berkeley and went on to complete medical school at the Western University of Health Sciences in Southern California. Dr. Chiu began his general surgery residency in the St. John's Health System in Detroit, Michigan. During training, he transferred to Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital in the Cleveland area of Ohio, where he was chosen as Chief Resident in General Surgery. After completing his residency, Dr. Chiu began a  fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. His training encompassed all aspects of plastic surgery, including hand, burn, craniofacial, wound care, microvascular, pediatric, reconstructive, trauma, and cosmetic surgeries. Dr. Chiu was selected Chief Fellow of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and oversaw the training of plastic surgery fellows, general surgery residents, oromaxillary facial residents, and medical students. After successfully completing his training in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Chiu returned to California, where he has been practicing in Encino and Beverly Hills. Dr. Chiu enjoys spending his free time with wife, Christine Chiu, who is rumored to be one of the newest members of the cast on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and their American Eskimo dog, Kokonut.

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Johnny Manziel Parents Net Worth

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Johnny Manziel Parents net worth: Johnny Manziel's parents, Paul and Michelle Manziel, are oil tycoons and former businesspeople who have a net worth of $50 million dollars. Paul and Michelle Manziel met when they were working as bartenders. She went on to work in real estate and he went on to build homes and sell cars. However, the family is actually independently wealthy, due to Bobby Joe Manziel, Mr. Manziel's great-grandfather, having hit oil when he moved to Texas in the 1930s. The family is now worth millions. Johnny Manziel has never wanted for anything, and now that he has become one of the most decorated and popular football players in the United States, his parents are worried that it is going to his head. He's always been a "wild child", but now his money and fame have caused his bad behavior to escalate somewhat. His parents are reportedly watching his behavior like hawks.

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Scott Disick's Parents Net Worth

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Scott Disick's Parents net worth: Scott Disick's parents were two businesspeople who had a net worth of $25 million dollars. Scott Disick's parents raised him in Eastport, New York, where they both worked as real estate developers. Scott Disick rose to fame as a reality television personality, appearing on the shows, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", "Kourtney and Kim Take Miami", and "Kourtney and Kim Take New York". He is the boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian and they have two children together. Bonnie Disick, Scott Disick's mother, passed away after a long illness in October of 2013. Her decline and death were chronicled on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" in February of 2014. Jeffrey Disick, his father, passed away unexpectedly in January of 2014, as well. The deaths reportedly hit him quite hard, and there has been much discussion about whether he is returning to his old hard-partying ways. Kourtney Kardashian has reportedly been trying to push him towards rehab and counseling.

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Dolly Lenz Net Worth

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Dolly Lenz net worth: Dolly Lenz is an American real estate agent who has a net worth of $50 million dollars. Dolly Lenz, also known as Idaliz Camino, was born in the Bronx, New York, and began her real estate career when she was 18, in the mid-70s. She bought her first apartment in Murray Hill in New York City. She began her professional career as an accountant at United Artists, befriending a number of up and coming actors and directors, such as Barbra Streisand. She subsequently shifted her focus to real estate, slowly rising in the ranks until she was selling for Sotheby's. In 1999, she began working for Douglas Elliman, and became Vice Chairman in 2003. She is currently the most successful real estate agent in the United States. She is used by Donald Trump for almost all of his buildings, and his been in charge of renting and selling space in such famed buildings as the Time Warner Center and 55 Wall Street. She has sold approximately $7 billion in real estate since 1997. She recently left Douglas Elliman to launch her own real estate firm.

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Shiva Ayyadurai Net Worth

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Shiva Ayyadurai net worth: Shiva Ayyadurai is an Indian-American inventor, scientist, and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $500 thousand dollars. Shiva Ayyadurai was born in Mumbai, India, and moved to the United States when he was seven years old. He showed early promise in computer programming, and attended a special summer program on the subject when he was 14. While attending Livingston High School in New Jersey, he began a research fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He went on to earn Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, as well as a Master's degree in Visual Studies, another Master's in Mechanical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering, all from MIT. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study the intersection of traditional Indian medicine and modern biology, and then returned to the US to focus on system visualization. He is credited by some in the computing community as the inventor of email. Others consider his claims related to the invention of email to be completely fabricated or at the very least a series of highly creative exaggerations. Shiva currently runs Systems Health, an educational program for doctors that incorporates traditional Eastern medical practices with modern biology and medical practice.

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Samantha DeBianchi Net Worth

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Samantha DeBianchi net worth: Samantha DeBianchi is a real estate agent and reality television personality who has a net worth of $2 million dollars. Samantha DeBianchi is the founder of the DeBianchi Real Estate firm, one of the top Florida real estate firms, and is probably best known for appearing on the Bravo reality series, Million Dollar Listing: Miami. Her firm represents a large number of athletes, entrepreneurs, and investors and she has quickly moved to the top of the real estate game with $25 million in sales in just three years. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University at the age of 20 and earned an MBA from Nova Southeastern by the age of 22 when most of her peers were finishing their undergraduate degrees. At 25, she was creating and teaching college courses and although she was raised in nearby Ft. Lauderdale, she quickly made a name for herself working in hospitality for the Miami nightlife scene. In addition to her thriving career in real estate, she also reports for various television shows as a real estate expert and is a weekly real estate advice columnist for the South Florida Sun Sentinel newspaper. She has a boyfriend, Jeff, who she spends a lot of her downtime with and is still active in the Miami social scene.

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Chris Leavitt Net Worth

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Chris Leavitt net worth: Chris Leavitt is a real estate agent and reality television personality who has a net worth of $8 million dollars. Chris Leavitt is best known for appearing on the Bravo reality series, Million Dollar Listing: Miami. Leavitt sold $120 million dollars of real estate in 2013 alone and is one of the top brokers at Douglas Elliman, one of the largest real estate companies on the East Coast. He grew up in Boston and became interested in real estate at an early age while helping his parents select and purchase investment properties in Boston, New York City and Palm Beach. At 17, he had an internship at one of the most acclaimed real estate agencies in Palm Beach and nearly 20 years later has an impressive record of success in both the South Florida and New York markets. He recently represented the sale of a triplex penthouse in Miami Beach that sold for $34 million, the largest condominium sale in the history of Florida and the highest-priced dollar per square foot of any individual condominium. He brings a particular brand of East Coast sophistication to the South Florida market and he is well received by his clients and the industry alike. He continues to broaden his scope of experience and has included a role as Director of Sales for several well-established new developments in New York and South Florida which all sold out in record time.

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Chad Carroll Net Worth

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Chad Carroll net worth: Chad Carroll is a Miami real estate agent and reality television personality who has a net worth of $10 million dollars. Chad Carroll is best known for appearing on the new Bravo reality series, Million Dollar Listing: Miami. Carroll is known in the industry as "The King of Closing" and has closed over $200 million in sales since 2011. He currently serves as Executive Vice President at the luxury real estate powerhouse, Douglas Elliman, which is the largest real estate company on the East Coast. Carroll was born and raised in Ohio in a family of doctors and when he arrived in Miami he was determined to make a name for himself in the real estate market. Now he is considered a Miami "Power Broker" and has been named the company's top broker for the past two years. He has a full service approach to his practice that utilizes his experience in contract negotiation and finance as well as his vast knowledge of multi-million dollar properties. Carroll's longtime girlfriend is Jen Stone, a local television lifestyle host and personality in the Miami area who frequently helps Carroll with his marketing listings. He is currently looking to build his business and develop, build and sell his own exclusive residential properties.

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Demetria Lucas Net Worth

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Demetria Lucas net worth: Demetria Lucas is a blogger, author, life coach, and reality television personality who has a net worth of $500 thousand dollars. Demetria Lucas is based in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from the University of Maryland – College Park, with a degree in English. She then went on to earn a Master's Degree in Journalism from New York University. In addition to her degrees, she earned a certification in life coaching from IPEC Coaching Institute. She served as the Relationship Editor for Essence Magazine, and has written articles for The New York Times, the Guardian, People, VIBE, and Black Enterprise, among other publications. She is the founder and author of the popular blog, ABelleInBrooklyn.com, and the author of the book, "A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life". She also runs her own boutique life-coaching firm. She is currently appearing on the Bravo reality series, "Blood, Sweat, and Heels".

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Teyana Taylor Parents Net Worth

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Teyana Taylor Parents net worth: Teyana Taylor's Parents are American parents who have a net worth of $5 million dollars. Teyana Taylor's parents are based in New York, New York. Teyana's mother gave birth to her in Harlem, New York. Teyana does not have any relationship with her father. Her mother is a successful store owner. She was raised by her mother and began singing when she was seven years old. She began recording tracks when she was nine. She also played basketball and skateboarded regularly throughout her school years. With her mother's encouragement, Teyana Taylor competed in multiple talent competitions. She has released a number of singles and music videos, with her track "Google Me", gaining her widespread attention when it was released in 2008. She has also been a featured vocalist on tracks by Kanye West and Fat Joe. She is most widely recognized for her appearance on the 4th season of "My Super Sweet Sixteen".

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Scott Disick Family Fortune Net Worth

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Scott Disick Family Fortune net worth: Scott Disick Family Fortune is roughly $25 million dollars. The fortune is related to model and reality television personality Scott Disick. Scott Disick was born in Eastport, New York, and grew up in a family of wealthy real estate developers. His parents passed away within months of each other in late 2013 and early 2014. He is most widely recognized for his reality television appearances on the shows, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians", "Kourtney and Kim Take Miami", and "Kourtney and Kim Take New York". He is the partner of Kourtney Kardashian and the father of their two children. They are expecting a third child together in December 2014. He has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with Kourtney since 2007, and he has also been in and out of rehab for alcohol addiction and anger management issues. He allegedly became British royalty while on a trip to London, but he actually only assumed the manorial lordship of Crockton Ford. This does not make him royalty. Instead, it gives him the title of "Lord of the Manor of Crockton Ford".

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Robert Ashenoff Jr. Net Worth

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Robert Ashenoff net worth: Robert Ashenoff is an American tower and reality television personality who has a net worth of $300 thousand dollars. Robert Ashenoff was born in Florida, and works for Tremont Towing. Robert Ashenoff, Sr. founded Tremont Towing, and Robert Ashenoff, Jr. was originally being groomed to take it over. However, his penchant for rash decision making led to Robert Ashenoff, Sr. choosing to promote his sister, Christie Ashenoff, to General Manager. The reality series follows Robert Ashenoff, and his fellow tow truck operators, as they tow cars in and around the South Beach area. The program chronicles their interactions with car owners, as they attempt to collect the cars. The truTV production has come under fire, as it is not a true reality show. Instead, the program uses reenactments to show dramatizations of situations that the tow truck drivers encountered. The show is currently in its 3rd season.

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Brandon Sheets Net Worth

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Brandon Sheets net worth: Brandon Sheets is an American professional buyer and reality television personality who has a net worth of $400 thousand dollars. Brandon Sheets was born in the United States, and chose to get his GED, rather than graduating from high school. He wanted to join the family business, storage and antiques acquisition, as soon as possible. He and his father, Darrell Sheets, run an online store and hold a weekly swap meet with the items they purchase from storage lockers. The pair is featured on the A&E reality series, "Storage Wars", which follows a group of professional buyers as they purchase storage lockers that are being auctioned off because the rent has not been paid. They only have five minutes to examine the contents of the lockers. They hope that the lockers they purchase contain items that will resell for larger amounts. Brandon and his father have purchased lockers that they later discovered contained paintings by Picasso and Gutierrez, a letter written by Abraham Lincoln, and a massive comic book collection.

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Dennis Drinkwater Net Worth

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Dennis Drinkwater net worth: Dennis Drinkwater is an American businessman who has a net worth of $10 million dollars. Dennis Drinkwater graduated from Salem State University and is the owner of Giant Glass Company, Massachusetts' largest and most successful auto glass repair shop. The company has six locations around the state. They are known for their ads that feature a phone number that spells Giant. Dennis Drinkwater is most widely recognized as a Boston Red Sox super fan. His company has advertisements all over Fenway, and he shows up to every game and sits directly behind home plate in the stands. Though there is a screen in front of the seats behind home plate to block foul balls, people still flinch or duck instinctively when stray balls come flying at them. However, Dennis Drinkwater never does, and the cameras often catch him sitting, calmly, as the balls seem to be flying directly at his face. He's been in the same seat for every home game since 2003.

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Harry Markopolos Net Worth

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Harry Markopolos Net Worth: Harry Markopolos is an American accountant and former securities industry executive who has a net worth of $2 million dollars. He is known for cracking down on Bernard Madoff and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC. It was discovered as a large-scale Ponzi scheme, and Markopolos acted as a whistleblower in the case. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1956, Markopolos attended Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania as well as Loyola College in Maryland and Boston College for his Master's degree in Science and Finance. He began working on Wall Street in 1987 as a broker and later worked for Darien Capital Management as an assistant portfolio manager. It was with his involvement in the Madoff case that he earned notorious fame. Markopolos provided supporting evidence of the fraud to the Securities and Exchange Commission but was looked past until Madoff's sons contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in December 2008. Thus, Madoff was sentenced in the following year to 150 years in prison. Today, he works as a forensic accounting analyst and is a Chartered Financial Analyst as well as a Certified Fraud Examiner. Markopolos is currently married to his wife, Faith, and has three sons.

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Laura Dotson Net Worth

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Laura Dotson net worth: Laura Dotson is an American auctioneer and reality television personality who has a net worth of $4.5 million dollars. Laura Dotson was born in East Los Angeles, California and grew up in Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles. She began working as auctioneer with her husband, Don Dotson in the mid-90s. Danny Dotson grew up in an auctioneering family. Laura and Danny Dotson's company, American Auctioneers, has grown from 300 auctions per year to 3000. She is known for her end of auction catchphrase – "Don't Forget to Pay the Lady!". She is featured on the A&E reality series, "Storage Wars", which follows a group of men and women who buy up the contents of storage units that are being auctioned off because of back rent. The men and women only have five minutes to review the lockers before the auction begins and they must start bidding. The hope is that something within the lockers will actually be valuable. The show is currently in its 5th season and has spawned two spin-offs.

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Ron Sturgeon Net Worth

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Ron Sturgeon net worth: Ron Sturgeon is an American auto salvage specialist and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $40 million dollars. Ron Sturgeon was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from Richland High School in the early 70s. He began running his own VW Beetle repair shop in the early 70s, to support himself and his brother, after his father passed away unexpectedly. The repair shop grew to include auto sales, auto recycling, body work, and marketing and software development. The company ultimately became one of the largest auto recyclers in the nation. In 1999, he sold it to Ford for over $10 million. He then launched an auto auction business that he later sold for $5 million. He bought his recycling business back from Ford, and then resold it for $23.5 million two years later. He now owns 14 classic cars and and has extensive toy car collection.

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