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作者: erica100 时间: 2011-9-29 04:10
标题: Duke Info this year
Sorry for the late info from Fuqua this year. We really have fewer people. And everyone is crazy about Fall 1 courses and searching info of summer internship. Actually Duke is not a Party school. Every day is busy, but exciting. Eg. today, we meet a famous actor, Yang Lixin, at lunch. He will make a speech tonight. Our former Dean helped us take pictures with him, one by one. So you can feel the culture here. Everyone you meet is so kind.

Just a little info about the candidates of Daytime 2013 at Fuqua.

1. We have 15 people from China this year, including one with green card. The number of this year is only half of that of last year. We have 4 girls and 11 guys. However, there were more girls last year. The total No. of students is 444 at Fuqua, and 30% of total students are international ones.
2. People's background is really diverse. We have a captain, bankers, engineers... So no matter what background you have, you will have an opportunity to join. Just make a shining story of your life.
3. I feel that half of us have international experience, before joining Fuqua. I'm not sure about the No.
4. Most people's GMAT scores are 700+, and TOEFL scores are 100+. Actually, Duke does have admitted people whose TOEFL score is below 100. I've heard of 99. But your background should be really strong. Eg. you work for big names.

Good luck everyone, here. Wish to meet you at Fuqua next year.

作者: iamelf 时间: 2011-9-29 06:41
up up~~

作者: pausa1087 时间: 2011-9-29 09:39
标题: Go Duke!
Go Duke! And good luck to all!

作者: atim 时间: 2011-9-29 09:46
Great! Any question about Fuqua is welcome!

作者: zhang__yimei 时间: 2011-9-29 10:21
Thanks for sharing!
I have several questions.
1. My career direction is about corporate finance. Thus, I want to know what resources the school could provide in this area. Although Fuqua is not a traditional "financial school", it is still my dream school, becasue I want to stay in NC.
2. How does the school define ”leader of consequence"?
3. what is the characters of Fuqua in your mind?

作者: Tiler 时间: 2011-9-29 10:51
Hi Dukies! So good to hear from you.

1. Why there's a big drop in Chinese admit enrolled? Any concern of the adcom? or just some admit did withdraw?
2. average w/e of the Chinese candidates? and industry?
3. When will be this year's info session? Will it be held in South China as last year?

Thx!

作者: toprunning 时间: 2011-9-29 11:34
Hi Tiler,

Let me try to answer your questions:

1. According to the admission director, the number of Chinese admits was normal last year, while the year before last was "abnormal" simply because every candidates who got the offer decided to "Go Duke".

2. I would say we have average five years of working experience. The age range for the admitted students is large (24-37) and industry background is very diverse, ranging from banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, government, aviation to name just a few.

3. I think you can find this info in Fuqua website.

作者: tq00624 时间: 2011-9-29 11:59

Hi Tiler,
1. According to the admission director, the number of Chinese admits was normal last year, while the year before last was "abnormal" simply because every candidates who got the offer decided to "Go Duke".

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 11:34:54)

you are saying Duke gave the same amount of offers to Chinese candidates last year and the year before, but the acceptance rates were different, right?

I applied to Duke last year and got interview at Shanghai, but no offer... sad.... I am reapplying now and hope I can meet you guys at Durham next year. Wish me good luck

作者: toprunning 时间: 2011-9-29 12:01
Yes, according to what Russell, the admission director, has told me.

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing you in Durham.

作者: tq00624 时间: 2011-9-29 12:08

Yes, according to what Russell, the admission director, has told me.

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing you in Durham.

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 12:01:45)

I know Russell, he interviewed me. He is a great guy.

another question, out of 15 Chinese students, how many of you applied at the EA round. I know the pilot count for one, anyone else?

作者: superfans124 时间: 2011-9-29 12:21
Duke has 900 seats, but only 15 spots for chinese? according to BW
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/fuqua.html (2010 figures, I think),
27% of its students comes from Asia, that translates to 240 spots, but the reality seems like it's a extremely small pool for Chinese students. really? with the swarm of Chinese applicants, and we get only 1.7%of all the available seats? where the hell do the rest of those 26% from Asia come from?

作者: 知行 时间: 2011-9-29 12:59
看来 DUKE 招中国的比例很少啊。。。。。。本来还想申请的 DREAM SCHOOL 看来有点悬。。。。

作者: blockingabby 时间: 2011-9-29 13:56
削减一般中国学生！为嘛啊。

作者: JASO 时间: 2011-9-29 14:04
当年的作弊事件？

作者: OxSead 时间: 2011-9-29 14:10

Duke has 900 seats, but only 15 spots for chinese? according to BW
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/fuqua.html (2010 figures, I think),
27% of its students comes from Asia, that translates to 240 spots, but the reality seems like it's a extremely small pool for Chinese students. really? with the swarm of Chinese applicants, and we get only 1.7%of all the available seats? where the hell do the rest of those 26% from Asia come from?

-- by 会员 superfans124 (2011/9/29 12:21:44)

那是两年总数900，一年是400多。15人是指收到offer并决定读的，实际收到offer的中国人（包括投奔其他学校的）大于15人。

作者: cheesyheart 时间: 2011-9-29 14:25
村校，虽然我进不去。。。。 // 自嘲

作者: fabiano 时间: 2011-9-29 14:35
Overall speaking, Duke is friendly to international students, which accounts for 30-40% of total student body. However, one of the reasons for us as international students coming to the U.S. is experiencing different cultures and building a high-quality global network. Fuqua makes efforts to meet students' expectation by building a diverse student body and creating a strong collaborative culture.
Although this year, we have less students from a single country, but this has also something to do with the total applicant pool and yield rate.(Quite a few people got admitted but didn't come.) So I think it make no difference for qualified candidate to be admitted by Fuqua.
A few things to share with you guys are

1) Fuqua is core school of MCKinsey and BCG. Deloitte Consulting is even the largest recruiter of Fuqua last year. This year, Fuqua has improved its relationship with Bain and we had already several recruiting event organized by Bain on campus. It's really a good choice for people interested in Consulting. The consulting club here is awesome.

2) No.1 in healthcare. A tons of opportunities! Healthcare industry accounts for 20% of U.S. GDP. Duke is leader in healthcare and Fuqua has the best MBA health sector management program. What's more important, even you have no healthcare background, you can transform your career to healthcare with the HSM program, which basically means that you can enjoy life while having a decent MBA salary.

作者: erica100 时间: 2011-9-29 23:27
Good Comments, I love it.

Overall speaking, Duke is friendly to international students, which accounts for 30-40% of total student body. However, one of the reasons for us as international students coming to the U.S. is experiencing different cultures and building a high-quality global network. Fuqua makes efforts to meet students' expectation by building a diverse student body and creating a strong collaborative culture.
Although this year, we have less students from a single country, but this has also something to do with the total applicant pool and yield rate.(Quite a few people got admitted but didn't come.) So I think it make no difference for qualified candidate to be admitted by Fuqua.
A few things to share with you guys are

1) Fuqua is core school of MCKinsey and BCG. Deloitte Consulting is even the largest recruiter of Fuqua last year. This year, Fuqua has improved its relationship with Bain and we had already several recruiting event organized by Bain on campus. It's really a good choice for people interested in Consulting. The consulting club here is awesome.

2) No.1 in healthcare. A tons of opportunities! Healthcare industry accounts for 20% of U.S. GDP. Duke is leader in healthcare and Fuqua has the best MBA health sector management program. What's more important, even you have no healthcare background, you can transform your career to healthcare with the HSM program, which basically means that you can enjoy life while having a decent MBA salary.

-- by 会员 fabiano (2011/9/29 14:35:14)

作者: erica100 时间: 2011-9-29 23:32
Duke's students do have diverse background. One of my teammates has been nurse for over 10 years. One is a math teacher. and one worked in a NGO consulting firm.
I feel that applying for Duke shouldn't worry about your background. Just polish your story. If it is brilliant enough, you will get a chance to join.

Hi Tiler,

Let me try to answer your questions:

1. According to the admission director, the number of Chinese admits was normal last year, while the year before last was "abnormal" simply because every candidates who got the offer decided to "Go Duke".

2. I would say we have average five years of working experience. The age range for the admitted students is large (24-37) and industry background is very diverse, ranging from banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, government, aviation to name just a few.

3. I think you can find this info in Fuqua website.

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 11:34:54)

作者: tq00624 时间: 2011-9-29 23:36
太好了，有人在线，有个问题...官方网站上说reapplicants只需要再额外提交一份新的LOR就好了，为什么在线submit 申请的时候系统说我的申请不完整捏...提交不了，着急啊....谢谢啦～～

作者: erica100 时间: 2011-9-29 23:42
这个你可以给admin的人发信问问，她们应该会很快回的。
我以前申请的时候，有不明白的地方都是发信过去。

太好了，有人在线，有个问题...官方网站上说reapplicants只需要再额外提交一份新的LOR就好了，为什么在线submit 申请的时候系统说我的申请不完整捏...提交不了，着急啊....谢谢啦～～

-- by 会员 tq00624 (2011/9/29 23:36:17)

作者: tq00624 时间: 2011-9-29 23:51
发过了，Russell同学直接cc给 application processing team. 等那个team的回信。话说，我在网上没找到Duke admission office小秘的电话呢...

作者: smthbigur 时间: 2011-9-30 12:02
和作弊事件没有任何的关系。其实没有发觉老外因此事件对任何人有任何偏见。

当年的作弊事件？

-- by 会员 JASO (2011/9/29 14:04:10)

作者: toprunning 时间: 2011-9-30 12:05
标题: More pics
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作者: toprunning 时间: 2011-9-30 12:08
标题: More pics
Duke Garden

作者: smthbigur 时间: 2011-9-30 12:09
回答一下。
1）对于Finance，Fuqua有resource，但是肯定没有Finance专科院校多。基本上排名比较考前的学校，各方面都不会很差。如果说Fuqua的finance一定有什么特点的话，我觉得应该是源自于“稀缺”。一般Finance的人申请Fuqua比较容易拿奖。

2）这个是学校的主要宣传内容。具体的，以官方网站为准。

3）Character in Fuqua 应该来说是"Teamwrok”。每个商学院都是"teamwork"的，这是必然。但是Fuqua是把teamwork 当作 brand 来宣传的。

BTW: 你应该来Fuqua visit过了。

Thanks for sharing!
I have several questions.
1. My career direction is about corporate finance. Thus, I want to know what resources the school could provide in this area. Although Fuqua is not a traditional "financial school", it is still my dream school, becasue I want to stay in NC.
2. How does the school define ”leader of consequence"?
3. what is the characters of Fuqua in your mind?

-- by 会员 zhang__yimei (2011/9/29 10:21:04)

作者: atim 时间: 2011-10-3 14:07
Confirmed that there will be a recruiting event in Shanghai this year. Stay tuned for update.

作者: Pythagoras 时间: 2011-10-3 15:50

Confirmed that there will be a recruiting event in Shanghai this year. Stay tuned for update.

-- by 会员 atim (2011/10/3 14:07:57)

网站上写着是Nov 15啊

作者: wjwish 时间: 2011-10-4 11:00
I read Duke is building a new campus in China - KUNSHAN. I thought Duke wanted to have an expanding strength in China - According to you, the admission rate for Chinese students is really low. I suspect they want to admit more Chinese students to study at the KUNSHAN campus in China, instead of Durham.

-- by 会员 superfans124 (2011/9/29 12:21:44)

作者: wjwish 时间: 2011-10-4 11:07
Could you elaborate please? What made "Fuqua teamwork" unique, so it becomes part of Fuqua's brand?

回答一下。
1）对于Finance，Fuqua有resource，但是肯定没有Finance专科院校多。基本上排名比较考前的学校，各方面都不会很差。如果说Fuqua的finance一定有什么特点的话，我觉得应该是源自于“稀缺”。一般Finance的人申请Fuqua比较容易拿奖。

2）这个是学校的主要宣传内容。具体的，以官方网站为准。

3）Character in Fuqua 应该来说是"Teamwrok”。每个商学院都是"teamwork"的，这是必然。但是Fuqua是把teamwork 当作 brand 来宣传的。

BTW: 你应该来Fuqua visit过了。

-- by 会员 zhang__yimei (2011/9/29 10:21:04)

-- by 会员 smthbigur (2011/9/30 12:09:46)

作者: zhang__yimei 时间: 2011-10-4 22:22
对的上周去的还是很喜欢杜克的找到了很多why school的理由
今天下午去面试啊紧张

想不到上来就是我最想去的学校 essay还没交呢

作者: Jasonyan1897 时间: 2011-10-4 22:31
To 楼上， Good luck!

作者: JASO 时间: 2011-10-4 23:05

对的上周去的还是很喜欢杜克的找到了很多why school的理由
今天下午去面试啊紧张

想不到上来就是我最想去的学校 essay还没交呢

-- by 会员 zhang__yimei (2011/10/4 22:22:49)

这么早就面试了阿~~~~~

作者: zhang__yimei 时间: 2011-10-5 06:29
9.15-10.15（好像）的面试时可以预约的不是by invitation的
同时可以预约school tour， class visit

作者: erica100 时间: 2011-10-8 23:36
Daytime MBA program is not in Kunshan. There will be EMAB there. And Duke didn't plan to open Daytime in Kunshan, until now.

I read Duke is building a new campus in China - KUNSHAN. I thought Duke wanted to have an expanding strength in China - According to you, the admission rate for Chinese students is really low. I suspect they want to admit more Chinese students to study at the KUNSHAN campus in China, instead of Durham.

-- by 会员 superfans124 (2011/9/29 12:21:44)

-- by 会员 wjwish (2011/10/4 11:00:52)

作者: supermanlee 时间: 2011-10-19 15:51
标题: 6-week terms
Hi, erica100. I'm a perspective student.
Paragraph in bold is the description of Fuqua's special term set, which I found in Fuqua's website. But I still don't understand the relationship between 6-week terms and longer class period. How does 6-week terms allow longer class duration?
Study is structured around 6-week terms rather than quarters or semesters. Each course meets for 2 hours and 15 minutes twice per week. Structuring the program in terms allows students to take more courses. Longer class periods give you as much class time per term as other business schools provide during a semester. Longer class periods enable faculty to cover complex topics during a single session and offer ample time for simulations, case presentations, questions, and discussion. They also offer the time for meaningful interaction with visiting members of the business community.

Could you please explain it?

作者: aiming 时间: 2011-10-20 09:25
Thanks for sharing, I've got some questions too:
1.most GMAT=700+ huh...how about 650....

although do have multi-international background...and worked in several industries too...
what's the probability to be a successful applicant?

2.How can we apply for a campus visit?

Cheers

作者: JoannaCaiCn 时间: 2011-10-21 00:18
+1+1,

作者: linmeimei 时间: 2011-10-23 13:43
hi, Dukies
Just one question about student life, would you please describ your real campus life? What clubs you are join in?

作者: sevenmiles 时间: 2011-10-27 14:09
请教诸位杜克的学长一个数字上的问题。
Fuqua的Class of 2012在wiki上说有39%的国际学生，Class of 2013在Fuqua的网站上说是30%的国际学生，少了将近四分之一，45人。
楼主同学又说今年中国人是15位，比上一届少了15位，也就是说，按照一届450人计算，这一年少掉的中国学生占总人数3%，更占到了国际学生减少人数的三分之一。
是否有什么因由？

作者: fabiano 时间: 2011-10-30 05:56
650 is relatively low for Chinese applicant. I encourage you to retake it and it is probably the easiest part of your overall package to improve in a short time.
If there is no room for improvement, don't lose confidence to apply. If other factors are good enough to compensate the weakness on GMAT, you may also have an offer.

Thanks for sharing, I've got some questions too:
1.most GMAT=700+ huh...how about 650....

although do have multi-international background...and worked in several industries too...
what's the probability to be a successful applicant?

2.How can we apply for a campus visit?

Cheers

-- by 会员 aiming (2011/10/20 9:25:57)

作者: fabiano 时间: 2011-10-30 06:07
Best of luck to your application and look forward to seeing you at Durham next summer.
This is a very good question.
Each year, we have four terms,e.g. Fall1 Fall2 Spring 1 Spring 2. There will be totally 8 terms during two years. For the first two terms, all the students will take core courses and there is little room for elective courses. Beginning from the 3rd term, students can take several electives(2-4) each term, which can be tailored to meet his/her interest or concentration. That's why having 4 terms each year really allows students to take more courses they like.
The length of each class is 2 hours and 15 min. Compared to traditional 1h30m class length, students will have more time in class to practice and simulate really business situations. Besides this, longer time gives professors the flexibility to interact more with students, which enriches students' overall experience.
Does it answer your question?

Hi, erica100. I'm a perspective student.
Paragraph in bold is the description of Fuqua's special term set, which I found in Fuqua's website. But I still don't understand the relationship between 6-week terms and longer class period. How does 6-week terms allow longer class duration?
Study is structured around 6-week terms rather than quarters or semesters. Each course meets for 2 hours and 15 minutes twice per week. Structuring the program in terms allows students to take more courses. Longer class periods give you as much class time per term as other business schools provide during a semester. Longer class periods enable faculty to cover complex topics during a single session and offer ample time for simulations, case presentations, questions, and discussion. They also offer the time for meaningful interaction with visiting members of the business community.

Could you please explain it?

-- by 会员 supermanlee (2011/10/19 15:51:43)

作者: fabiano 时间: 2011-10-30 06:24
Here we talk a lot about Team Fuqua.
Different people will have different experience about it.
If you want to dive deeper, you may probably reach out to some Fuqua students to ask about their experience. Basically, Fuqua provides a collaborative environment for students.
Here I'd like to share with you some of the important factors leading to that environment.
ILE team( Each student will be assigned to a team of 6 with diverse background. You will have a very good relationship with your teammate. )
Career Fellow (A Second Year assigned to provide you suggestion on career development/ Resume Edit/ Cover Letter/ Mock Interview, this is extremely valuable for intl students who may have some language barrier)
Cole Fellow ( A Second Year helps to guide the team work. Help each tem member reflect on their participation, leading team members to provide constructive suggestion to each other.)
Fuqua Buddy ( A Second Year helps to answer all kinds of questions since you are admitted)
Hope it helps.

Could you elaborate please? What made "Fuqua teamwork" unique, so it becomes part of Fuqua's brand?

-- by 会员 zhang__yimei (2011/9/29 10:21:04)

-- by 会员 smthbigur (2011/9/30 12:09:46)

-- by 会员 wjwish (2011/10/4 11:07:11)

作者: sundari 时间: 2011-10-31 01:05
请问楼主能否介绍一下CIBER, 学校的global project是否全是由CIBER组织的？学生应该如何参与？
谢谢~

作者: cloudyhxy 时间: 2011-11-1 21:05
申请时付application fee碰到一个问题，来这边问下楼主。
整个申请都submit完了之后，没有地方让我交钱，写信问了adcom的人，说是系统问题我先啥都不用做。
想问下，这个会影响到package在round 1被review的进度吗？

作者: FuquaYF 时间: 2011-11-4 13:55
CIBER 参加很方便，部分项目（绝大多数）需要另外交钱（不包括差旅费用）。至于学校的global project是否都有CIBER组织，个人不知道。

请问楼主能否介绍一下CIBER, 学校的global project是否全是由CIBER组织的？学生应该如何参与？
谢谢~

-- by 会员 sundari (2011/10/31 1:05:02)

作者: FuquaYF 时间: 2011-11-4 13:56
不会。老美是这样子的，经常遇到技术问题。但是他们会比较认真的处理，并且从用户角度考虑。比如我们去Target买菜，经常遇到称坏了，或者条形码扫描不进去，Target会把菜送给你，不收钱，因为是他们公司的责任。

申请时付application fee碰到一个问题，来这边问下楼主。
整个申请都submit完了之后，没有地方让我交钱，写信问了adcom的人，说是系统问题我先啥都不用做。
想问下，这个会影响到package在round 1被review的进度吗？

-- by 会员 cloudyhxy (2011/11/1 21:05:03)

作者: sundari 时间: 2011-11-9 05:11

CIBER 参加很方便，部分项目（绝大多数）需要另外交钱（不包括差旅费用）。至于学校的global project是否都有CIBER组织，个人不知道。

请问楼主能否介绍一下CIBER, 学校的global project是否全是由CIBER组织的？学生应该如何参与？
谢谢~

-- by 会员 sundari (2011/10/31 1:05:02)

-- by 会员 FuquaYF (2011/11/4 13:55:10)

thx~
还有一个问题，知道duke非常注重global experience, 也希望可以通过MBA多积累相关经验，除了CIBER之外，还有什么值得推荐的项目和活动吗？

作者: FuquaYF 时间: 2011-11-9 11:43
觉得，作为中国人，在美国学习就是global experience了吧。当然可以在美国实习啊，工作啊，或者去中国以外的国家实习和工作。还有，DUKE也很大多数MBA项目一样，有交换的学校，不过大家一般都是工作搞定了之后才去的。比较热门的地方是意大利和西班牙。

CIBER 参加很方便，部分项目（绝大多数）需要另外交钱（不包括差旅费用）。至于学校的global project是否都有CIBER组织，个人不知道。

请问楼主能否介绍一下CIBER, 学校的global project是否全是由CIBER组织的？学生应该如何参与？
谢谢~

-- by 会员 sundari (2011/10/31 1:05:02)

-- by 会员 FuquaYF (2011/11/4 13:55:10)

thx~
还有一个问题，知道duke非常注重global experience, 也希望可以通过MBA多积累相关经验，除了CIBER之外，还有什么值得推荐的项目和活动吗？

-- by 会员 sundari (2011/11/9 5:11:37)

作者: sundari 时间: 2011-11-10 00:07
恩好的谢谢了

觉得，作为中国人，在美国学习就是global experience了吧。当然可以在美国实习啊，工作啊，或者去中国以外的国家实习和工作。还有，DUKE也很大多数MBA项目一样，有交换的学校，不过大家一般都是工作搞定了之后才去的。比较热门的地方是意大利和西班牙。

CIBER 参加很方便，部分项目（绝大多数）需要另外交钱（不包括差旅费用）。至于学校的global project是否都有CIBER组织，个人不知道。

请问楼主能否介绍一下CIBER, 学校的global project是否全是由CIBER组织的？学生应该如何参与？
谢谢~

-- by 会员 sundari (2011/10/31 1:05:02)

-- by 会员 FuquaYF (2011/11/4 13:55:10)

thx~
还有一个问题，知道duke非常注重global experience, 也希望可以通过MBA多积累相关经验，除了CIBER之外，还有什么值得推荐的项目和活动吗？

-- by 会员 sundari (2011/11/9 5:11:37)

-- by 会员 FuquaYF (2011/11/9 11:43:29)

作者: sanlingjie 时间: 2011-11-10 14:29

Duke's students do have diverse background. One of my teammates has been nurse for over 10 years. One is a math teacher. and one worked in a NGO consulting firm.
I feel that applying for Duke shouldn't worry about your background. Just polish your story. If it is brilliant enough, you will get a chance to join.

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 11:34:54)

-- by 会员 erica100 (2011/9/29 23:32:51)

I LOVE IT!

作者: happyweiwei 时间: 2011-11-13 04:54
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作者: zhang__yimei 时间: 2012-1-3 05:08

发过了，Russell同学直接cc给 application processing team. 等那个team的回信。话说，我在网上没找到Duke admission office小秘的电话呢...

-- by 会员 tq00624 (2011/9/29 23:51:57)

哪位同学能够帮忙给一个AO的邮箱，特别是这个application processing team. 我要attach essay了没有发现附reapplicant essay的地方！
在其他essay的那页没有，也没有单独的一页......急死

作者: asimov1 时间: 2012-1-26 18:11

-- by 会员 toprunning (2011/9/29 11:34:54)

This is the BS that the school is feeding people. Not only are there fewer Chinese, but fewer Asians (Thai, Korean, Indian) in general. I find it hard to believe that all of sudden the yield dropped that significantly. If it did, and I was on the AdCom, I would be very concerned about the development. In contrast, the admit from Latin America and Europe have gone up. This is a clear policy change. I know the former dean, Blair Sheppard, faced a lot of criticism for the Kunshan campus. The pressure was the unofficial reason for his resignation.

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