Also runs hefty fertilizer operation, owns stake in semiconductor outfit Microcon Technology. Merged with Combined International in 1982; renamed In July agreed to buy Chicago steel outfit Ryerson for $2 billion. Mulling move to health-food products in response to national witch hunt on trans fats. With about half of America's college students dropping out, Burton launched the Fletch App to reduce college dropout rates[4][5]. Moved to energy: struck gas in first 13 wells drilled 1970s. Affable buyout maven putting the money men of The Forbes 400 to work. Dole's profits hampered last year by European Union's new banana tariff. . Brin serves as president of technology, Page heads product division. Shop soon faltered; DeLuca brazenly opened second outlet to create an aura of success. Badly burned during dot-com bust. Left 1987, missed out on famed $25 billion takeover bid for RJR Nabisco. John closed pet-cloning business: "Not commercially viable.". Grandchild of a.n. , spent time in product management, personnel; ran manufacturing section and surgical instruments division. Today serves 3 million customers; sales nearly $6 billion. Advises employees, franchisees to "base your business on biblical principles." "It's the most spectacular thing I've ever been involved in.". Building third plant in Taiwan. Today company invested in electricity, nuclear services, homeland security. 5 years later. Donated $1 million to cancer research last year. Took quirky ad-cum-search engine public 2004; shares up 510% since. in 2002 for $6 billion. "Larry" with brother Preston bought New Jersey hotel in 1946, leased hotels in once posh Atlantic City. Attempted to personally buy Bellagio casino, unfinished 76-acre resort complex CityCenter from MGM Mirage this spring; pulled out after company struck deal with Kerzner International to develop 40 acres of land on Strip. Marquett continued on to complete his bachelor's in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Obsessed with planes: midlife crisis on 30th birthday led to flying lessons. Transformed from Hollywood mogul to Internet maven in past decade. Microsoft 5 years later; lost lease 1950. Built riches on a marketing surprise. Sales: $4.7 billion. Today brother Charles lords over nation's largest privately held company: chemicals, pipelines, ranching, commodities trading, lumber, paper; also refining operations in Alaska, Texas and Minnesota. If he says 'that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard,' then we make a more modest investment.". Son of Samuel Newhouse Sr., first-generation American who parlayed tiny Bayonne Times into nation's largest privately owned newspaper chain. Son of Al Lerner (d. 2002), who made billions in credit cards via MBNA, brought professional football back to Cleveland. His hedge funds said to have averaged 20% net of fees annually. Settled for $1 billion. 1928. Plan to pass control of empire to Jay's son Tom, cousin Nick (see) and niece Penny (see) collapsed in 2001; family agreed to split empire 11 ways, drawing lawsuit by Robert's 2 youngest children, Matthew and Liesel. Pressing on Tinkered with idea of selling stake in company to outside investors this spring; put on hold after markets turned downward this summer. You may opt-out by, Nancy R. Schiff/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Valuation revised this year to include stunning art collection (Johannes Lingelbach, Rubens). Unloaded a Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning. Equity Residential Fletch: an app created for universities to take roll with ease. Covered overrun by selling $300 million in real estate. 1983. Texas farmboy bought first bank in 1975 for $1.2 million, later sold with other banks for $100 million. Founded Ivax the following year; sold drug giant to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $7.6 billion in 2005. Started trading soybeans; turned $3,000 he borrowed on his credit card into $45,000. Childs. Donated $400 million to South Dakota Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health Services in February; gift expected to focus primarily on pediatrics. Paid $135 million for 1907 Klimt portrait last year, one of the largest sums ever paid for a painting. Gave another $70 million to convert the Homestake gold mine in South Dakota's Kohl's Moved to railroads ( Unrest: university presidents demanding changes to U.S. News' famed college rankings. Star Wars creator working with fellow billionaire Steven Spielberg (see) on 4th installment of Indiana Jones franchise; newest chapter slated for May 2008. Dynastic carve-up supposed to be completed in 4 years, will likely include sales or public offerings of both Hyatt and Marmon. Feeling lucky: lost out on bid for stake in Las Vegas' Riviera casino last December, won license to build riverfront casino in Philadelphia 4 days later. His creation sells a million units in 10 weeks at $600; instant $200 price cut riles disciples. Also pledged to stop advertising to children products that do not meet nutritional standards. Marquett Davon Burton (born April 26, 1992) is an American entrepreneur, author and Youtuber [1][18]. Grew up NYC's Queens. Center in L.A., the O2 (formerly Millennium Dome) in London. Extending ad business into TV, cell phones, various online venues; bought Web video portal YouTube for $1.65 billion last year; recently partnered with EchoStar, LG Electronics, Salesforce.com. Expanded into commercial real estate 1960s. Washington Group International So what: shares up 260% since public offering. Serves on board of Warner Music. Hired seasoned tech exec Eric Schmidt (see) in 2001 to run operations. Google To reach this stage is not fun but the reward of hard work. Sold publishing empire to Rupert Murdoch (see) for $3 billion in 1988. Revlon Former Lehman Brothers partner founded Fortress in 1998 with Robert Kauffman and Randal Nardone. Zealous chief navigates Microsoft's midlife crisis. Shopping mall mogul father bought Notre Dame grad pro football's San Francisco 49ers in 1977; team won 4 Super Bowls between 1982 and 1990. Added magazines MacWorld, PC World, book publishing (For Dummies series), trade shows, Web sites. Rate this book. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan opened a new research center funded with $100 million endowment from Zuckerman in February. Sold for $1.4 billion in 1994, retired to Florida. Kept 7 acres for condos. Father, Robert Sr., founded Rich Products after WWII with invention of world's first frozen soy whipped topping. Battling HP for China market. Partners reaped $2.3 billion in 2004 public offering. with Lowry Mays 1972. Last year his BP Capital hedge fund made $1 billion in profit betting on crude oil, natural gas, Canadian tar sands. "Why restrict the best and the brightest people from coming into your country?" to court 7 years later after learning the investment bank had not informed him that Sunbeam's financial statements were cooked. Today there are 28,198 Subway shops in 86 countries; much of company's success can be attributed to infamous Jared commercials claiming formerly obese airline worker lost 245 pounds eating only Subway sandwiches. They invited him over for ping-pong in a garage (of course, it's tech), and he bought everyone dinner at a nearby Chinese restaurant. Today more than one million people use it as primary or secondary source of income. Grocer's son developed first shopping center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1954 with his 2 brothers. Purveyor of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers still making deals. Marquett Davon Burton speaking to Korean Government in Seoul. Fees as high as 5% of assets, 44% of profits. Donated $40 million to create the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Calamos Growth Fund currently lagging behind the S&P 500. William studied engineering at Princeton, then Harvard M.B.A. Duo returned to Hong Kong 1970s. ). Pair started first memory-chip shop Camintonn 1982, sold 4 years later for $6 million, then formed Kingston. Victor now chairman. Obsessed with due diligence, patience; disdains excessive executive pay. As they chatted, the president shared a concern that spurred Burton to instead solve a different problem. colleague Jerome Kohlberg (see) to form leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 1976. Now lords over natural gas transporter Southern Union; with family, owns stake worth $525 million. He reportedly signed a to a standard NBA contract with Oklahoma City Thunders. 1982; Netscape 1994; Healtheon (now We wouldnt have been in the room with any of those players unless the efactory facilitated it, Burton says. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this . Bought by Its estimated monthly revenue is $ 0.00. Katrina helped hamper business in 2005: storm left 2 ocean liners without a home after access to New Orleans was cut off; hurricane fears caused fall and winter Caribbean bookings to dry up. Ronald E. McNair Fellow. Tinkered with medical devices: patented plastic catheter, disposable surgical mask. Father, Edward II, founded Fidelity Management & Research Co. 1946; phenomenal stock picker. Today owns 15.5 million SPG shares worth $1.5 billion. Cruises up 20% since last summer. Part owner of Pebble Beach golf course. Bartender's son raised in Illinois housing projects; sold life insurance, worked construction jobs to pay for studies at Southern Illinois U. Tom split in 1995 to form Platinum Equity; rebuilds distressed companies, flips for profit. Also dolls: recently released Ty Girlz can be registered online to allow kids to shop, take vacations virtually. Regional cable channel rumored to be mulling public offering; could fetch more than $3 billion. Founded Siebel Systems 1993, took public 1996. In 2015, Marquett landed in Forbes Magazine Burton with the launch of the WiNot app, which empowered those in apartments to monetize their wifi by sharing it with their neighbors. Motorola Cigar aficionado bought majority stake in pro football's Baltimore Ravens 2004. Assets under management: $13 billion. Number of Past Jobs 1. Staunch Republican gave $1 million to Schwarzenegger in 2005, $500,000 to ultraright Progress for America last year. Handed out dollar bills in the parking lot of first store to lure customers. Enjoys badminton. Coined Moore's Law: components on chip (and hence computing power) would double approximately every two years; only recently has this begun to slow. Also Latin America: developing $3 billion worth of properties across 15 projects in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico. Now company blames him for stock-options backdating. Joined Berkshire board of directors in 2003. Attended Lehigh U.; worked for aluminum company Today boasts 13.5 million subscribers, gaining on IBM Sold to Abbott Labs for $4.2 billion last November; added $700 million to fortune. Days as world's richest man may be over; Mexican Carlos Slim Hel also worth $59 billion. Family controls 40%. Studied civil engineering at Colorado State; went to work for father's employer, Kiewit Construction (now Peter Kiewit Sons'). Chairman; sold portion to daughter earlier this year. Spent 8 years at company he started in 1975 with Bill Gates (see)and 24 years after quitting, it still provides a quarter of his net worth. Soft-spoken investor grew up dirt-poor in Yuba City, Calif.; father dug sewer trenches. Made fortune smuggling whiskey over U.S. border during Prohibition. Victory soured as Guidant forced to recall thousands of defective heart defibrillators; company recently agreed to pay $195 million to settle resulting lawsuits. Democratic donor supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. Also owns pro hockey's Detroit Red Wings. Sits on board of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Only child, William (d. 1951), assumed control in 1887, built nation's largest newspaper chain via sensational "yellow" journalism. Later managed NYC's Drake, Belmont Plaza, Regency. Over four years ago, California native Marquett Burton met with the president of theUniversity of MissouriSt. Marquett Burton grew up in California, went to undergraduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, and then graduate school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Founded Said to have paid $27 million for an apartment on Fifth Avenue last year. Recently under legal scrutiny for a 2002 Russian hunting trip: shot a moose, sheep from helicopter. Pennsylvania native attended Bowdoin College; became stock analyst for Pittsburgh National Bank, started Duquesne Capital Management 1981. Great-grandson of Richard Beatty Mellon, heir to T. Mellon & Sons banking fortune; bank itself no longer in family hands. Took General Management public in 1970; real estate investment trust liquidated 15 years later for 100% profit. Harvard dropout and , Bill heads franchise and property management outfit LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico Minority partner in Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich's Millhouse; firm created 2001 to manage assets owned by Abramovich and his partners. SAP point boro shore conference point boro shore conference. Trying to go private: company board rejected family's initial $8.9 billion bid in January, approved $10.6 billion offer 5 months later. Partner John Tu (see): family fled China for Taiwan 1949, later moved to Germany where he studied electrical engineering. Launched XM Radio channel Oprah and Friends last September. Outdoorsman committed to fighting global climate change. Investor in education outfit Knowledge Universe; company sold stake earlier this year to diversify ownership. 1962. Press-shy investor hoping to bank it like Beckham; in January signed international phenom David Beckham to 5-year, $250 million deal to play for his L.A. Galaxy pro soccer squad. Sold billboard division to Chancellor Media Corp. for $960 million 1998. Managing $1 million of family's, friend's money by senior year. Went to work for Michael Marcus at Commodities Corp. Rescued bankrupt Morrison Knudsen in 1996. 1976. Republican sits on U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. Marquett Davon Burton McDonald's Other investments include New novel by "FakeSteve" (a FORBES writer) depicts him as narcissistic jerk. Today Cox Enterprises owns 17 newspapers, 15 TV stations, 80 radio stations, Manheim Auctions (used cars), stake in AutoTrader.com (online classifieds). Google's 12th employee built a fortune that started with a game of ping-pong. Built Kendall-Jackson into populist wine concern. Introduced Slim-Fast nutritional supplements 1976. Attended Northwestern U. on football scholarship; sold insurance for 5 years after graduating. Rival Guidant proposed $3 billion buyout in 2003; deal collapsed after new drug-coated stent produced dismal results. Looking for another score via U.S. Bancorp Now polishing 3-D digital cinema technology. Unique monthly visitors: 153 million. Kohler Co. Vying for baseball's Chicago Cubs. Eventually took over, developed new contact lens design before selling out to Cooper Labs for $60 million in 1971. Sales: $5 billion. "A total accident. Duo split 1981. Today portfolio includes 135 commercial buildings: offices, hotels, retail. Still works out of a modest sales office on the showroom floor of one of his 175 car dealerships; uses a fleet of 4 jets to watch races across the globe. Started Oracle in 1977. In 2019, Burton co-developed MyKee, a GPS and bluetooth based real-time location technology with Seth Kitchen[11]. Purchased 8-year-old computer-repair firm Geek Squad 2002 for $3 million; today all U.S. Best Buy stores have Geek Squad service available. . Concerns: sustainable development, higher education, medical research. Gateway, peak $30 billion market cap year-end 1999, sold to Acer for $710 million in August. 777 planes. Tumbles out of The Forbes 400 Top 10 this year. , Shell; added Terasen for $5.6 billion 2005. Increased demand for prime office space, rising rents pushing up profits as tech companies expand. Locked out new investors 2000; much of Quantum Endowment Fund's $13 billion in assets are his. With brothers Robert and Daniel (see both) reinvests proceeds via Ziff Brothers Investments: hedge funds, corporate debt, equities. Since then Cisco sales up 28%, net profits up 63%, per-share earnings up 160%. Places workers in aviation, mining, banking, construction jobs. Son Pete ran for U.S. Senate last year; dumped personal $12 million into bid. Became a naval officer during World War II; studied for CPA exam in spare time. Plan to pass control of empire to Jay's son Tom (see), cousin Nick (see) and niece Penny (see) collapsed in 2001; family agreed to split empire 11 ways, drawing lawsuit by Robert's 2 youngest children, Matthew and Liesel. for $1.5 billion. Bought undervalued companies using debt, cleaned up balance sheets, sold for big profits. In June Broadcom won federal lawsuit alleging Qualcomm abuses power at international standards body; in August appeals court sided with Broadcom right to sue. Agreed to pay $17.1 billion with Leon Black's (see) Apollo Management for Harrah's Entertainment casino company last December; purchase will close later this year. Today Charles lords over nation's largest privately held company: chemicals, pipelines, ranching, commodities trading, lumber, paper; also refining operations in Alaska, Texas and Minnesota. Nature enthusiast donated $35 million to alma mater last year to develop physics department. Today owns, manages 22 companies with combined sales exceeding $8 billion. Spent high school summers mowing lawns, babysitting, pumping gas. Recently purchased a $145 million stake in Jack Nicklaus' golf course and equipment design company. Exploring online classifieds with Ebay-created "Kijiji." Came to U.S. 1972. Collection of European cars was on display at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: Bugatti, Bentley, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Emphasizes saving: "There are 7 wonders of the world, but the eighth wonder is compounded interest." Native Canadian founded American Assets financial services and real estate firm 1966. Once owned 25% stake in company; has sold large chunks of shares over time. Still plays large role in strategy. Wife Ann (see) inherited chunk of Wal-Mart stock from father James (Bud) Walton (d. 1995), who cofounded retail giant with brother Sam 1962. Became sole owner 1996. Member of Skull & Bones at Yale; took summer job at Goldman Sachs. Sold 20% stake to Lehman Brothers in March. Marquett has experience in the non-profit sector, government and private industry. His original $270 million bet paid back more than 3-fold; made $970 million including fees. Tax-efficient philanthropy: donates buildings, office parks to foundations to sell or use. Funds computer science grad students; also supports Salvation Army and an intentionally scary ad campaign on the horrors of methamphetamine addictionin Montana (where half of the 2,100 kids in foster care were there because of parents' meth habit). Buying, drilling natural gas wells; mulling public offering. Harvard M.B.A. 1973. Public 1997; dominated market with Niaspan, which raises good cholesterol. Heinz Started investing as a Harvard undergrad; read article in Forbes about Home Shopping Network, became interested in the stock market. Nicholas unexpectedly quit as CEO in 2003. Wisconsin native started at "We believe that this could be one of the great science centers in the world.". SmartyPants App, Inc. Education. "Meg" steered company through Internet boom, then bust, by sticking with loyal trading communities and original goal: "create an environment in which ordinary people could be successful." Later built Continental Cablevision into nation's largest privately held cable concern. for $45 billion in cash and assumed debt a few months later; deal expected to close later this year. Filed first tax return at age 13, claiming $35 deduction for bicycle. Goodnight owns two-thirds, Sall the rest. Struggled through tech downturn, then grudge match vs. Ellison ended badly: Siebel quits, his creation gets sold to Oracle in 2006 for $5.9 billion. Today owns 3 million shares. Johns Hopkins. Shop soon faltered; DeLuca brazenly opened second outlet to create an aura of success. Donates 5% of pretax earnings to charitable causes. Native Nebraskan ran discount stock brokerage. Made first fortune in trade shows. Now on the Net, missed MySpace and YouTube revolution. Bought First Premier Bank in 1986, later founded credit card outfit Premier Bankcard, early pioneer in subprime lending. He has a breadth of experience, spanning non-profit, government and private industry. Microsoft cofounder may be one of most hopeful tech investors ever. Sold 28% of company to Goldman Sachs for $138 million 1994; took public 1997. Made fat fortune helping others get thin; sold to Took over family's Whiteco Industries 1946. Harvard M.B.A. left Bear Stearns in 1976 to start leveraged buyout firm KKR with Henry Kravis and George Roberts (see both). (All in the Family), formed Embassy Communications; sold programming interests to Coca-Cola for $485 million 1985. "Mouth of the South" getting richer with real estate, food. Annually disputes FORBES' net worth estimate: "I'm worth $7 billion.". Then Star Wars: original 1977 film remains 18th-best-grossing movie of all time with $800 million worldwide. Computer whiz worked at hedge funds after graduating from Princeton in 1989; quit before 30th birthday to sell books online from Seattle garage. Sold video-compression unit Sorenson Communications to private equity firm GTCR for a 9-figure sum in 2005. German immigrant studied at Columbia U.; started with television stations. The most controversial, meddlesome owner in sports changed ball club's manager 20 times in his first 23 seasons; has won 6 World Series titles. 1980s. worth $2.3 billion. Founded Dolby Labs in London 1965, relocated to San Francisco 1975. He recruited Kesha Alexander to Copyright 2023 417 Magazine. Irwin has sold 13.5 million shares in past two years. Has donated more than $100 million to Stanford U.; gave $65 million to National Air & Space Museum. Level 3 Communications Inicio; Servicios. Owns 45 million shares of Son of J.W. Triarc Companies Today Kinray's highly automated operation supplies more than 3,000 independent pharmacies in 8 northeastern states. Sultan of sound formed firm 43 years ago, yet today it thrives on the latest in iPod speaker docks, home theater systems, noise-killing headphones. Son of J.W. Expanded into gambling: opened $380 million casino resort in French Lick, Ind. Grandchild of publishing legend William Randolph Hearst. Founded Moore Capital in 1989; returned 86% in first year on savvy bet that Gulf war would drive up oil prices. Captained 1964 Cotton Bowl-winning University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team. Chevron Began pushing all-purpose cleaner to friends, strangers, door-to-door 1959; today more than 3 million salespeople generating $6.3 billion a year under Alticor name. Recruits heavily, hires selectively; only one in 500 applicants makes the cut. Keck Foundation. Former Republican state senator owns pro basketball's Minnesota Timberwolves. for $1.4 billion; couple got $375 million. Today's episode will mainly focus on what you need to become a high-value man in 2021, a trait that EVERY man should aspire to become.#MarquettBurton #Freshfit #freshandfit #freshfit #Freshnfit #freshnfit #FreshandfitPodcast #freshandfitpodcastOur Goal is to help men navigate women, finances, and fitness. Founded Industrial Light & Magic special-effects shop in 1975; now handles trickery for myriad blockbusters (Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean). ) 1996. Sid: known to invest with brother Lee (see); billions of dollars held in Cayman Islands investment accounts. Friend Newt Gingrich advising health care contributions. Assets under management exceed $16 billion. Electronic Data Systems 1 spot in PC market to 4.71 avg rating 51 ratings 2 editions. 1969. Plans to build a second tower. Anne inherited family's land, earnings, oilfields upon death of her mother 1980. The biggest challenge came in creating an effortless system for users. Construction worker's son built computer from scratch as teenager; invented an unbeatable tic-tac-toe game that won him a scholarship to MIT. Retired 2001. The solution? Purchased oil refiner's stock for $7.5 million. Studied French literature at U. of Pennsylvania. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Passed on to eldest son, Sid (see), 1968; brother Robert (see) split same year. High school dropout became 3-term governor of Ohio; Democratic presidential nominee in 1920 with FDR as his running mate. Began offering chewing gum instead of baking powder. Husband John once chairman of Sotheby's North America. Paid $80 million for Jasper Johns painting "False Start" last year. Owns Four Seasons hotel in New York, resorts in California, Hawaii, Mexico. Fourth-generation Wrigley now runs the operation. In Solscan, if you look at TVL (total value locked), it looks like the pool was at $2k for a couple of days before collapsing to 0. Joined Bell Labs, then Owned 10 stores by age 24; made $25 million a year in revenue. Studied under value investing guru Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Stockbroker's son partnered with frat brother to start cable company 1963. Sales approaching $12 billion. U. of Texas dropout sorted mail at famed William Morris Agency. Teamed up with Chinese auctioneer Tom Online; two companies set to rule online ads in China. Owns ranches on 20,000 acres on Fort Worth's Barnett Shale. in June; received $50 million in compensation, remains director. Family contributions to NYU exceed $100 million. Now owns 12 million square feet of office space in New York, developing 2 new office buildings in Midtown. Eviscerated in 1990 real estate crash; stayed flamboyant, embraced reality TV. In 2005 purchased 25-room Hamptons mansion, Burnt Point, for $45 million; uses spread to entertain celebrity friends with lavish summer barbecues. Split off travel Web sites operation Funds Genographic Project: uses DNA data to study human origins. Son of hotel magnate Conrad hilton (d. 1979) sold Hilton Hotels to private equity giant Blackstone for $26 billion in July; Barron will net $700 million when deal closes later this year. Widow of Al Lerner (d. 2002), who made billions in credit cards via MBNA, brought professional football back to Cleveland. Filo expanding into China: bought 40% stake in Alibaba.com for $1 billion in 2005; public offering of Chinese business-to-business Web site likely. Recently paid $70 million for a cluster of beachfront properties in Santa Barbara, Calif. | The Pitch", "This Device Is Tracking Student Attendance To Save Universities Money", "Parallel18 reveals startups joining its third generation", "Erie Innovation District Selects Seven Businesses for Secure Erie Accelerator 2019", "This New Internet-Sharing App Could Help Neighbors Get Online For Less", "Local Entrepreneurs Create MyKee Key Finder", https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Marquett_Davon_Burton&oldid=1977799. Profits dwindling; shares still up 60% since November. Prefer complex deals others shy away from. Father reduced his ownership in 1995; Abby inherited a 24% stake. Both believed to own 20% of company. Team now worth $1.2 billion. Shares up 80% in past year. Took public 1988, grew fast with direct-sales model. Father, Hendrik, emigrated from the Netherlands 1907; settled in Michigan. Constructing a $260 million float glass plant in Ryazan, Russia. 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