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☆ Bill Ackman's celebrity academic wife Neri Oxman's dissertation is marred by plagiarism
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Harvard's president, Claudine Gay, resigned after conservative activists revealed she had plagiarized. But for Bill Ackman, the plagiarism wasn't only cause for Gay's immediate ouster as Harvard's president — it also warranted her total removal from its faculty. AdvertisementGay resigned as Harvard's president on Tuesday. One remains: Kornbluth, the president of MIT, where Oxman wrote her thesis and worked from 2010 to 2020. "Stay tuned @MIT," Ackman replied.

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☆ ‘Eileen’ Review: Sudden Fire, Sudden Danger
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | More About Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

McKenzie’s accent is a bit wobblier than Hathaway’s, but once you’re over that hump, the pair are thrilling together. McKenzie plays Eileen as a wide-eyed girl in arrested development who might have been an ingénue if she’d ever had a moment to sparkle. That’s you, Eileen. Oldroyd’s cold but keen eye for women pushed to the edge of a nervous breakdown by boorish, violent men meets rich ground here. Not just Eileen, but Rebecca and several other female characters are not good or angelic women, and yet they’ve clearly bent themselves to fit molds made by men.

Persons: McKenzie, Eileen, she’d, You’re, Rebecca, Radcliffe, She’s, —, she’s, William Oldroyd, Macbeth, ”, Florence Pugh Organizations: Harvard Locations: England, Moshfegh

☆ The No. 1 type of praise to avoid if you want to raise 'stronger, more mature' kids: Harvard-trained parenting expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Want your kids to grow up confident and successful? Be careful about how you praise them, says toxic-parenting researcher Jennifer Breheny Wallace. "Noticing other people's strengths, and acknowledging them, makes people around us feel like they matter," she tells CNBC Make It. Spotlighting kids' honesty, creativity and other positive attributes often helped them grow in emotionally healthy ways, Wallace's research found. People become "stronger and more mature, less by being praised and more by being known," she recalls Weissbourd saying.

Persons: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wallace, Richard Weissbourd, Weissbourd Organizations: CNBC, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University Locations: U.S

☆ Harvard-trained parenting expert shares No. 1 message for her own kids: There's no such thing as a 'good college'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Kids in the U.S. are locked in a mental health crisis. Pressure from a young age to get into a "good college," as the only path to a successful adult life, may be making it worse. That's why parenting researcher and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace teaches her own three children a very simple concept. "The first thing we need to do is get out of our heads that there is such a thing as a 'good college,'" Wallace tells CNBC Make It. You can save your kids, and yourself, a lot of stress by "deflating that myth that college prestige is the secret to success," says Wallace.

Persons: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wallace Organizations: CNBC, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Harvard Locations: U.S

☆ Opinion | Israelis Were Shattered on Oct. 7. Can They Recover?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Israelis spent 18 years watching Hamas turn to its military advantage every Israeli concession — including free electricity, cash transfers of Qatari funds, work permits for Gazans, thousands of truckloads of humanitarian goods. But while Israelis are still processing the horror from the south, the threat of war looms on every side. Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right finance minister, has even suggested effectively banning the Palestinian olive harvest, ostensibly for security reasons. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with whom Israel had been engaged in a careful rapprochement, has reverted to Islamist form. To many Israelis, there’s a distinct echo of what happened at German universities beginning about a century ago.

Persons: Will, won’t, Camp Iftach, Bezalel Smotrich, Vladimir Putin, Netanyahu, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel, ”, It’s, ” Einat Wilf Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Super, Harvard, Labor Party Locations: Israel, Gaza, Metula, Lebanon, Jenin, Nablus, Iran, China, Turkey, ”, West, Berlin, Sydney, Australia

☆ Morgan Stanley has named Ted Pick as its next CEO, putting an end to the race to succeed James Gorman at the top of a Wall Street giant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Morgan Stanley's hard-charging trading boss Ted Pick is set to succeed CEO James Gorman. AdvertisementAdvertisementFive months after Morgan Stanley's James Gorman announced he was stepping down, the pick is in. AdvertisementAdvertisementPick is credited with transforming Morgan Stanley's key equities and fixed-income businesses. Morgan Stanley has declined to comment aside from stating earlier this year that the bank was cooperating with regulators. At a bank that prizes loyalty perhaps more than any other, a trader who "bleeds Morgan Stanley blue" may be a welcome choice.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's, Ted Pick, James Gorman, Gorman, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz, —, Morgan Stanley's James Gorman, Edward, Ted, Pick, Tom Glocer, Morgan, He's, Morgan Stanley, Simkowitz, Saperstein, John Mack, Mack Organizations: Service, Investment, Harvard, Disney, McKinsey, Staten

☆ If you don't 'encourage every opportunity' for your kids, you're a more successful parent than most, says Harvard-trained expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sometimes, the best way for parents to help their kids succeed is to hold them back. In many cases, she encountered parents who felt like their children were the ones insisting on signing up for difficult classes and impressive extracurriculars. "The parents that I met who had the healthiest achievers sometimes held their kids back," Wallace tells CNBC Make It. "Our kids see the dissonance between our words and our actions when we exhaust ourselves, trying to secure the best for them," Wallace writes in her book. DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

Persons: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wallace Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, CNBC

☆ The League was criticized as the dating app for elitists—'that was actually never the case,' founder says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

When The League first entered the emerging dating app space in 2014, it was labeled "elitist." All of this, of course, makes The League harder to join than other dating apps such as Tinder or Bumble. Eight years since that post, and one year since the app was acquired by Match Group, Bradford maintains the app isn't elitist. It's less about what you've achieved and more about where you're going. Bradford: She's a Harvard graduate and thinks people from those schools want someone that's going to match them from those communities.

Persons: Amanda Bradford, Bradford, Aditi Shrikant, it's, It's, you've, Wharton MBAs, I've, she's, She's Organizations: League, The League, LinkedIn, Match Group, Bradford, CNBC, Pew Research Center, People, Survey, Ivy League, Harvard, MTA, York's Metropolitan Transportation, Global Locations: Bradford, San Francisco

☆ For Palestinian Americans and activists, doxxing is nothing new
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN is not naming the site because it reveals the identities of students and other individuals without their consent. A conservative nonprofit said it organized the truck featuring the virtual billboards with students’ names and images under a banner that reads: “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites.”Palestinian human rights activists say doxxing is nothing new. They told CNN they’ve feared losing jobs and endured psychological harm for advocating for fair treatment of Palestinians under occupation – or for simply being Palestinian themselves. Doxxing is the release of personal information without a person’s consent, often with malicious intent, according to the International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication. Despite the reality of harassment for Palestinian Americans, the student said, the current sense of hysteria on the Harvard campus is unprecedented.

Persons: Fouad Abu, Israel, Hijleh, “, CNN they’ve, ” Abu, ”, ” Dylan Saba, ” Saba, ” Lena Ghrama, ” Ghrama, Ghrama, ” Harvard Hillel, Meredith Weenick, Bill Ackman, UC Berkeley Law Dean, Erwin Chemerinsky Organizations: New, New York CNN, University of North, CNN, West Bank, Harvard, International, Gender, Media, Communication, Facebook, ” CNN, Palestinian, UN, Palestine, City University of New York School, Law, ”, Jewish, Holocaust, Alliance, Harvard University, University of California, Department of Education, Daily Cal, UC Berkeley Law, Justice, Peace, “ Locations: New York, Jordan, University of North Carolina, Chapel, Abu, Israel, Israeli, Gaza, Palestine, Brooklyn, undergrad, Berkeley

☆ Harvard-trained parenting researcher: The most successful kids are ‘healthy strivers’—here’s what their parents always do
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Raise them to be a "healthy striver," says parenting researcher and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace. Healthy strivers are resilient and self-motivated to succeed, but who don't believe that their accomplishments determine their value as people. Kids who face that mounting pressure to succeed are victims of "toxic achievement culture," Wallace tells CNBC Make It. And when parents regularly voice their concerns about results like grades or sports trophies, it sends a potentially harmful message to their kids: They're only valued for their achievements. Here's how to raise healthy strivers instead, says Wallace.

Persons: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, who've, Wallace Organizations: CNBC, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University Locations: U.S

☆ Phoenix's big moment: How Mayor Kate Gallego is capitalizing on the 'semiconductor revolution' to establish the next global city
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Phoenix, Arizona, is the center of the US's burgeoning semiconductor chip industry . "We're still trying to prove ourselves as an important global city," Gallego told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementPhoenix's semiconductor industry could face some challengesIn the years ahead, Phoenix's economy and international reputation seem poised to benefit from the semiconductor boom. The first of the two TSMC chip factories has faced construction delays and accusations of management and safety issues. "It is the most complex project that I have seen in our city," Gallego said of TSMC's Phoenix factory.

Persons: isn't, Kate Gallego, —, We're, Gallego, Joe Biden, Gina Raimondo, she's, Patrick Semansky, wasn't, Jacob Zinkula, there's Organizations: Service, Philadelphia, Intel, US, Harvard, Phoenix, . Airlines, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, AP, Deloitte Locations: Phoenix, Arizona, , Arizona, United States, isn't, Taiwan, Asia, New Mexico, South Korea, Japan, California

☆ Larry Summers says some of the Harvard students who signed an anti-Israel letter 'did not understand exactly what they were approving'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Larry Summers has addressed the row about Harvard student groups that signed an anti-Israel letter. The letter, signed by 30-plus groups, said the students held Israel responsible for Hamas attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementLarry Summers, former US treasury secretary and Harvard graduate, said some of the students at the college who signed an anti-Israel letter "did not exactly understand what they were approving." It was authored by Harvard's undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and signed by more than 30 student groups. Several Harvard students have publicly distanced themselves from the letter and said they were unaware their organization had even signed it.

Persons: Larry Summers, —, Summers, Bill Ackman, Danielle Mikaelian, Mohini Tangri, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Harvard, Israel, Service, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Twitter, Harvard University, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, Palestine, Gaza

[1/2] Chairman Anthony Thomson (L) and Vice Chairman Vernon Hill pose with a dog outside the first branch of Metro Bank in Holborn in central London July 29, 2010. Metro declined to comment on Tuesday. A Starling spokesperson said the lender was making inroads into the big banks' market dominance. Metro is not the only smaller bank to have faced problems. One option is for smaller banks to gain scale through mergers and acquisitions.

Persons: Anthony Thomson, Vernon Hill, Toby Melville, John Cronin, Caius Capital, Jaime Gilinski, Dorita, Gilinski, Monzo, Starling, We've, Morgan Stanley, Gary Greenwood, Rupak Ghose, Shore Capital's Greenwood, Ghose, Shawbrook, Iain Withers, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Anousha Sakoui, Huw Jones, Amy, Jo Crowley, Sinead Cruise, Chiara Elisei, Nelson Bocanegra, Alexander Smith, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Yorkshire, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC, Barclays, Metro, Caius, Varde Partners, Harvard, Forbes, Finance, Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, The Bank of England, Prudential, Authority, Shore Capital, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Shore, Financial, Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Holborn, London, BOGOTA, Starling, Colombian, Latin America, Metro, Bogota

A sign hangs on a gate of a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Acquire Licensing RightsOct 9 (Reuters) - Prominent Harvard University alumni on Monday denounced a pro-Palestinian statement from students that blamed Israel for violence engulfing the region and urged the university to take action against the signatories. A coalition of 34 Harvard students organizations said they "hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence" following decades of occupation, adding that "the apartheid regime is the only one to blame." Harvard President Lawrence Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary under Democratic President Bill Clinton and former university president, was one of several Harvard graduates to criticize the current Harvard leadership for failing to respond. Senator Ted Cruz, a Harvard Law School graduate, wrote on X: "What the hell is wrong with Harvard?"

Persons: Brian Snyder, Israel, Claudine Gay, Lawrence Summers, Bill Clinton, Summers, Elise Stefanik, Ted Cruz, Daniel Trotta, Jamie Freed 私 Organizations: Harvard University in, REUTERS, Harvard University, Monday, Harvard, Liberation, American Resistance Organization, Reuters, U.S . Treasury, Democratic, Republican U.S, Representative, Harvard Law School Locations: Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts, U.S, Gaza, Israel, New York

☆ Harvard-trained toxic-parenting researcher: Here's the No. 1 thing I never do with my kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Teens in the U.S. are more stressed out than ever, and it's causing their mental health to suffer. Parents need to avoid adding to that pressure, says award-winning journalist and parenting researcher Jennifer Breheny Wallace. Her research for the book inspired her to make a big change to her parenting style when it comes to her own three children, she says. "When my kids come in the door, instead of asking them, 'How'd you do on the Spanish quiz?' — which I used to do before I wrote the book — I now ask them, 'What did you have for lunch?'"

Persons: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wallace Organizations: CNBC, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Locations: U.S

☆ Harvard grad, bestselling author, and toxic-parenting researcher who spoke to 6,500 moms and dads: The counterintuitive way to help your kids succeed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It feels natural to many parents to worry about their kids. In an increasingly uncertain world, you want to ensure they're on the right path and have the tools they need to succeed. But when your worry grows out of control and veers into anxiety, it can negatively affect mental health — yours and your child's. Various studies have found surging mental health issues for college students across the U.S. over the past decade. One recent Healthy Minds Study of 96,000 U.S. college students found that 37% reported suffering from anxiety disorders and 15% said they'd seriously considered suicide within the past year.

Persons: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wallace, they'd, I've Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Gen Z loneliness is so bad that some young adults are spending thousands trying to make friends through gym memberships and social clubs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In search of connection, young people are spending on gym memberships, social clubs, and art classes. Most said they spend more on social activities than pre-pandemic. All but three said they're spending more money now than they were before the pandemic on social activities such as art classes and gym memberships to make friends. The software engineer said he's increased his investment in social activities after struggling to make friends at work. Other Gen Zers told Insider they made connections through free gallery events, volunteering, and joining book clubs.

Persons: Zers, Lynette Ban, she's, Ban, Vivek Murthy, Richard Weissbourd, Weissbourd, Murthy, Rachael, Matt Schulz, William Cabell, Cabell, he's, Cabell isn't, Kazerouni, Kelly Lohr, —, Barley Vogel, there's, Rebecca Schweiger, Schweiger, Noureen Shallwani, Shallwani, Gen Zers, Zers don't, Lillian Lema, Bumble BFF, Lillian Lema Lema, BFF, She's, Margaux Duvall, Duvall, Alexandra York Organizations: Service, Soho House, Harvard Graduate School of Education, IRL, SEC, Studio Arts Dallas, Studio, The, Facebook Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, Austin, Italy, Richmond , Virginia, Soho, Soho House's New York, Philadelphia, Maine, Portland , Maine, Ohio, Denver, nsheidlower@insider.com

☆ The No. 1 thing successful parents who raise the strongest and most resilient kids do differently: Harvard study
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jennifer Breheny Wallace | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

One of the most fascinating things that followed had to do with a particular parenting style that hurts children's confidence and self-esteem. Critical parenting can lead to a 'false self'The most successful parents don't follow a critical style of parenting. Parents who raise the strongest and most resilient kids create an environment that allows them to make mistakes and not fear failure. What successful parents do differentlyParents who raise the strongest and most resilient kids create an environment that allows them to make mistakes and not fear failure. You can still love the person, but you don't love the action.

Persons: we're Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education

☆ Occupational Segregation Drives Persistent Inequality, Study Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Steve Lohr | More About Steve Lohr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To have an equitable distribution across the work force, 22 percent of Black workers with a college degree would have to switch occupations with white college graduates. For workers who graduated with a high school degree but lack a college degree, nearly 28 percent of either Black or white workers would have to switch jobs. The researchers called this a “dissimilarity index,” and since 2000 it has ticked up slightly for both groups. The new report notes that Black college students often major in fields that have lower wages. But the dearth of Black students in majors that lead to higher pay in careers like technology or finance, the researchers say, is a legacy of racism.

Persons: ”, Peter Q, Blair, Dr, “ Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Education

☆ 16 Adults on the Virtues and Pleasures of Being Bad - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

They’re almost enough to make you forget the pleasures of being a little bit bad. We asked 16 writers — most of them respectable adults — about the irresponsible, immoral, indulgent things they do. Years later, we bumped into each other in public, resulting in a humiliating exposition that left everyone questioning my sanity. Can’t stop won’t stop ShopliftingWhenever I’m at the airport, I like to do a little shopping at the Free Store. Yes yes yes.

Persons: —, it’s, I’ve, Kennedy, Dan Cathy, Burger King, Jack, they’re, Chick, I’m, ”, Tell, Wranchers, pant, Henry Hill, Bob Hughes, — let’s, Kelly I, It’s, Saint Augustine, “, It’s icky, Jamieson Webster, Rinee Shah Organizations: Harvard, New York Times Locations: British, New York, “, YOLO, San Francisco

Eight candidates will appear onstage for the first Republican debate on Wednesday. Many far more politically experienced contenders have met their end under the bright lights of the debate stage. How Republican voters respond will offer some early clues into the ideological future of the party, particularly in a post-Trump era. He participated in eight face-offs during the 2016 campaign and helped coach Mr. Trump for his presidential debates in 2020. The debate offers Mr. Christie an opportunity to take aim at those aligned with Trumpism, even if they are opposed to Mr. Trump.

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☆ 7 daily practices that lead to sustained happiness and good health, from 85-year Harvard study
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Tools for Happiness series, which details what we learned from taking a free happiness course offered by Harvard University. 85 years ago, researchers at Harvard University started the Study of Adult Development to identify which lifestyle choices make people happy throughout their lives. The over-arching research is composed of several studies, including the Grant Study which followed "268 Harvard graduates from the classes of 1939 [to] 1944," for 80 plus years, according to the site that houses information about the study. "The Grant study found that there are seven habits that result in individuals being happy and well in older age rather than ending up sad and sick," Harvard's course about managing happiness included in its coursework. These are the behaviors that appear to lead to a happy and well-lived life, based on the study's findings.

Persons: Grant Organizations: CNBC, Harvard University ., Harvard University, Development, Harvard

☆ Rent the Runway CEO started her company as a Harvard graduate student—now it's worth $120 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman came up with the idea for her clothing rental company, fittingly, in a closet. Hyman recounted a story from Rent the Runway's early days, when she and Fleiss cold-called designer Diane von Furstenberg. They landed a meeting, but von Furstenberg scoffed at their idea, Hyman said. It was an effective argument, and von Furstenberg was struck by the co-founders' openness and ability to engage in dialogue, said Hyman. Von Furstenberg eventually partnered with the brand and introduced the co-founders to other fashion labels and publicists, Hyman added.

Persons: Jennifer Hyman, Hyman —, —, Bergdorf Goodman, Hyman, She'd, Jennifer Fleiss, It's, Hyman hadn't, Diane von Furstenberg, von Furstenberg scoffed, von Furstenberg, Von Furstenberg Organizations: Harvard University, Stanford Graduate School of, Stanford, Hyman's, Forbes

☆ How a Harvard grad school dropout launched a startup during the Great Recession—and sold it for $375 million in just 7 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In 2007, while working as a Morgan Stanley analyst, von Tobel started working on a 75-page business plan. A year later, she entered Harvard Business School, assuming she'd need training and connections to launch a successful startup. She credits her detailed business plan, and her conviction that she could tap into an underserved market of people who urgently needed help. Fast forward, I went to Harvard and Harvard Business School, and I remember being taken aback that there was zero education about the wallet and our finances. I was in this extremely cozy, safe cocoon with a clear life plan.

Persons: von Tobel, Morgan Stanley, Von Tobel, Von, hadn't, would've Organizations: CNBC, Harvard Business School, Northwestern Mutual, Harvard, Alexa Locations: New York, America

The study — by Opportunity Insights, a group of economists based at Harvard who study inequality — quantifies for the first time the extent to which being very rich is its own qualification in selective college admissions. The result is the clearest picture yet of how America’s elite colleges perpetuate the intergenerational transfer of wealth and opportunity. Less than 1 percent of American college students attend the 12 elite colleges. For the several elite colleges that also shared internal admissions data, they could see other aspects of students’ applications between 2001 and 2015, including how admissions offices rated them. Share of admitted students who were recruited athletes at selected elite colleges Recruited athletes at elite colleges were much more likely to come from the highest-earning households.

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