List of Carleton University people#Notable alumni and faculty
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This is a list of notable people associated with Carleton University, such as faculty members and alumni.
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Lineage and establishment
= Chancellors =
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- 1952–1954 Harry Stevenson Southam
- 1954–1968 Jack Mackenzie
- 1969–1972 Lester B. Pearson
- 1973–1980 Gerhard Herzberg
- 1980–1990 Robert Gordon Robertson (Emeritus 1992–2013)
- 1990–1992 Pauline Jewett
- 1993–2002 Arthur Kroeger (Emeritus 2002–2008)
- 2002 Ray Hnatyshyn
- 2003–2008 Marc Garneau
- 2008–2011 Herb Gray
- 2011–2017 Charles Chi
- 2018– Yaprak Baltacioğlu
= Presidents =
- 1942–1947 Henry Marshall Tory
- 1947–1955 Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum
- 1955–1956 James Alexander Gibson (pro tempore)
- 1956–1958 Claude Bissell
- 1958–1972 Davidson Dunton
- 1972–1978 Michael Kelway Oliver
- 1979 James Downey (pro tempore) 1 January – 15 May
- 1979–1989 William Edwin Beckel
- 1989–1996 Robin Hugh Farquhar
- 1996–2005 Richard J. Van Loon
- 2005–2006 David W. Atkinson
- 2006–2008 Samy Mahmoud (pro tempore), from 20 November 2006
- 2008–2017 Roseann Runte
- 2017–2018 Alastair Summerlee (interim)
- 2018–2023 Benoit-Antoine Bacon
- 2023–2024 [https://newsroom.carleton.ca/2023/jerry-tomberlin-interim-president-vice-chancellor/? Jerry Tomberlin] (interim)
- Jan. 1, 2025 Wisdom Tettey
= Chairs of the Board of Governors =
- 1942–1949 Philip D. Ross, Honorary Chairman
- 1942–1947 Henry Marshall Tory
- 1947–1952 Harry Stevenson Southam
- 1952–1960 J.E. Coyne
- 1960–1962 E.W. Richard Steacie
- 1962–1965 C.C. Gibson
- 1965–1972 David A. Golden
- 1972–1974 James Lorne Gray
- 1974–1976 Russ J. Neill
- 1976–1978 Hyman Soloway
- 1978–1980 George A. Fierheller
- 1980–1982 Denis A. Ross
- 1982–1984 Clifford Thomas Kelley
- 1984–1985 Jean Teron
- 1985–1987 Claude Edwards
- 1987–1989 Ross Cruikshank
- 1990–1992 Donald Yeomans
- 1992–1993 Sam Hughes
- 1993–1995 Maureen O'Neil
- 1995–1997 Ivan Fellegi
- 1997–2000 Robert Laughton
- 2000–2002 Allen Lumsden
- 2002–2005 Jocelyn Ghent Mallett
- 2005–2006 Margaret Bloodworth
- 2006–2008 David M. Dunn
- 2008–2010 Jacques Shore
- 2010–2012 Gisele Samson-Verreault
- 2012–2014 Ronald Jackson
- 2014–2016 Anthony (Tony) Tattersfield
- 2016–2018 Christopher Carruthers
- 2018–2020 Nik Nanos
- 2020–2022 Dan Fortin
- 2022–2024 [https://carleton.ca/secretariat/boardofgovernors/ Greg Farrell]
- 2024-current [https://carleton.ca/secretariat/boardofgovernors/people/beth-creary/ Beth Creary]
= Notable alumni and faculty =
==Academics==
- Emma Anderson, professor at University of Ottawa
- Aslam Anis, professor of health economics at the UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Andrew Brook, Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science
- Madhu Dikshit, cardiovascular biologist and N-Bios laureate{{Cite web |url=https://physics.carleton.ca/people/adjunct-professors/madhu-dixit |title=Dr. Madhu Dixit Adjunct Research Professor |date=2017-11-24 |website=Carleton University |access-date=2017-11-24}}
- Ivan Fellegi, former Chief Statistician of Canada
- Peter Grünberg, Nobel laureate in Physics 2007[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2007/index.html The Nobel Prize in Physics 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805062614/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2007/index.html |date=2011-08-05 }}. nobelprize.org
- Erin Johnson, professor of theoretical chemistry at Dalhousie University
- Lawrence M. Krauss, physics professor at Arizona State University and popular science author
- Michael I. Krauss, professor at George Mason University School of Law
- Randal Marlin, Carleton philosophy professor specializing in the study of propaganda
- Robin Neill, economic historian
- Ryan North, writer and computer scientist
- Norm O'Reilly, professor at University of Guelph
- John Porter, former professor of sociology
- Edwin G. Pulleyblank, professor at the University of British Columbia
- Kenneth B. Storey, current professor of biology
- Lyal S. Sunga, expert in international human rights, humanitarian law and international criminal law
- William Sweet, professor of philosophy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
==Entertainers==
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- Emily Yeung, host of This is Emily Yeung
- Melody Anderson, retired actress, social worker
- Jeremy Gara, band drummer of Arcade Fire
- Elizabeth Hanna, undergraduate major in philosophy and later graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada; voice actor and speech-language pathologist
- Hamza Haq, actor
- Mervyn G.H. Hinds, Chicago blues musician, known as Harmonica Hinds
- jev., rapper
- K-OS (Kheaven Brereton), musician
- Kayhan Kalhor, Grammy award-winning musician
- Norm Macdonald, comedian, actor
- Mia Martina, pop singer, bestselling author
==Entrepreneurs==
- Suhayya Abu-Hakima, co-founder and CEO of AmikaNow! and Amika Mobile Corporation{{cite web|url=http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2014-09-04/article-3858218/Ottawa-high-tech-CEO-named-Woman-of-Influence/|title=Ottawa High-Tech CEO Names Woman of Influence|work=Ottawa Business Journal|first=David|last=Sali|date=4 December 2014|accessdate=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207095307/http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2014-09-04/article-3858218/Ottawa-high-tech-CEO-named-Woman-of-Influence/|archive-date=7 February 2016|url-status=dead}}
- David Azrieli, architect, 10th richest man in Canada
- Conrad Black, former businessman
- Trevor Matthews, founder and CEO of Brookstreet Pictures
- Jamie Salter, founder and CEO of Authentic Brands Group{{Cite web |date=2011-05-24 |title=Toronto Entrepreneur Oversees Major Brands Including Marilyn Monroe |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-salter-toronto-entr_n_866432 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}
- Eric Sprott, founder of Sprott Asset Management
- Shane Smith, co-founder and CEO of Vice
==Journalists==
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- Nahlah Ayed, Middle East correspondent for the CBC
- Rosemary Barton, political journalist and host of Power & Politics on CBC News Network
- Keith Boag, chief political correspondent for CBC News
- Mark Bourrie, lawyer, journalist, author of RBC Taylor Prize for literary non-fiction for Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson
- Rita Celli, host for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Andrew Chang, television journalist{{cite news |title=Debra Arbec and Andrew Chang – Co-anchors for CBC News: Montreal |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2013/03/debra-arbec-and-andrew-chang-co-anchors-for-cbc-news-montreal/ |accessdate=3 October 2018 |work=The Montrealer |date=11 March 2013}}
- Petronila Cleto, Filipino journalist, film critic and social activist
- James Duthie, TSN host and journalist
- Matthew Fraser, former editor-in-chief of National Post
- Edward Greenspon, former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail
- Greg Ip, economic journalist, The Wall Street Journal{{cite web|url=https://carleton.ca/fpa/fpa75/|title=Carleton University. Faculty of Public Affairs: Our most distinguished alumni|website=carleton.ca}}
- Peter Jennings, journalist and news anchor for ABC News, two-time Peabody Award winner, awarded a Litterarum doctor, honoris causa in 1997
- Arthur Kent, Emmy award-winning war correspondent
- Carolyn Mackenzie, broadcaster{{cite web | title = Carolyn MacKenzie – Anchor | publisher = Shaw Media | url = http://globalnews.ca/author/carolyn-mackenzie/ | accessdate = 1 October 2013}}
- Robert MacNeil, journalist, Officer of the Order of Canada
- Sheila MacVicar, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning journalist
- Gavin McInnes, writer, founder of Vice
- Saša Petricic, journalist, photographer, currently senior correspondent for CBC's The National
- Paul Watson, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist
==Politicians==
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- Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- Arielle Kayabaga, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons of Canada
- Niki Ashton, Member of Parliament, New Democratic Party leadership candidate
- Lindsay Blackett, first black Cabinet minister in Alberta
- Patrick Boyer, Member of Parliament
- Gord Brown, Member of Parliament
- Ben Carr, Member of Parliament
- Mike Colle, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Alex Cullen, Member of Provincial Parliament, Ottawa City Councillor
- Hans Daigeler, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Barry Devolin, former Member of Parliament
- Paul Dewar, former Member of Parliament
- Ward P.D. Elcock, Deputy Minister of Defence, former Director of Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Greg Fergus, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
- Catherine Fife, Member of Provincial Parliament, President of the Ontario Public School Boards Association
- Rob Ford, former mayor of the City of Toronto, studied political science for a year
- Larisa Galadza, Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine
- Evelyn Gigantes, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Jacqueline Creft, Minister of Women's Affairs of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada
- Abdul Momin Ismail, former Chief Minister of Brunei and member of the Legislative Council
- Pauline Jewett, Member of Parliament, professor and Chancellor of Carleton University
- Leo Jordan, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Wilbert Keon, Senator, heart surgeon
- Catherine Kitts, Ottawa City Councillor
- Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament
- John Manley, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada
- Marco Mendicino, Member of Parliament, former Minister of Public Safety
- John Milloy Member of Provincial Parliament, Minister
- Claudia Mo, Member of Hong Kong Legislative Council
- Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament, former Member of Provincial Parliament
- John Nater, Member of Parliament
- Tom Nevakshonoff, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
- Paul Okalik, former premier of Nunavut
- Ernie Parsons, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Lester B. Pearson, former chancellor, professor, Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Michael Prue, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Scott Reid, Member of Parliament
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, former Prime Minister of Somalia
- Norm Sterling, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Marit Stiles (born 1969), Member of Provincial Parliament
- Jenna Sudds, Member of Parliament, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development
- Barbara Sullivan, Member of Provincial Parliament
- Judy Wasylycia-Leis, former Member of Parliament
- Jim Watson, Member of Provincial Parliament, Mayor and City Councillor of Ottawa
- Omar Zakhilwal, former Professor of Economics, Afghan Finance Minister and chief economic advisor to the president of Afghanistan
==Sportspeople==
- Derek Holmes, IIHF Hall of Fame inductee
- Waneek Horn-Miller, Olympian and activist
- Linda Thom, Olympic gold medal-winning shooter
- Brian Wilks (born 1966), NHL hockey player
==Writers==
- Chris Bailey, writer and productivity consultant
- Shirley Barrie, playwright
- Daniel Francis, writer and historian
- Sara Gruen, fiction author known best for award-winning novel Water for Elephants
- J.J. McAvoy, writer
- Peter Worthington, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Sun
==Others==
- Ngaire Blankenberg, former director of the National Museum of African Art
- Louise Charron, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
- Dan Conlin, historian, author, former journalist at CBC Ottawa, currently curator of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Tong Daochi, former secretary of the Chinese Communist Party of Sanya Committee
- Lorna deBlicquy, pioneering woman aviator
- Michelle Douglas, human rights activist
- Lorne Elias, inventor of the explosives vapour detector EVD-1
- Allan Gregg, pollster, political pundit
- Gregory Henriquez, architect, Governor-General's Medal for Architecture
- Abdul Rahman Jabarah, alleged al-Qaeda member killed in 2003
- Jim Judd, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Kenneth Chan Kai-tai, Hong Kong actor and television host for Cable TV Hong Kong channel
- Warren Kinsella, lawyer, author, musician, political consultant, lobbyist and commentator
- Chalmers Jack Mackenzie, former chancellor, first president of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
- Amy Miller, filmmaker
- Michelle Mohabeer, filmmaker
- Howard Nuk, industrial designer (former VP of Design at Samsung and Co-founder at Palm)
- Karim Rashid, industrial designer
- Cristine Rotenberg, crime statistics analyst and nail art YouTube personality
- Wayne Smith, Chief Statistician of Statistics Canada
- Harley Swedler, architect
- Katie Tallo, filmmaker and writer
- Susan Wood, Canadian literature scholar, pioneer of feminist science fiction studies
- James K. Wright, composer, pianist, and musicologist
= Notable honorary degree recipients =
- Daniel Alfredsson, former Ottawa Senators captain
- Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General (1997–2007), Nobel Peace Prize laureate; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2004
- Wanda Thomas Bernard, Canadian Senator; awarded Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2021
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, United Nations Secretary-General (1992–1997); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1995
- Helen Clark, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008) and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (2009–2017); awarded Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2012
- Tommy Douglas, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan; led the first socialist government in North America and introduced universal public health care to Canada; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1980
- Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1993
- Dag Hammarskjöld, United Nations Secretary-General (1953–1961), Nobel Peace Prize laureate; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1954{{cite web|url=http://www1.carleton.ca/senate/honourary-degrees/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954|publisher=Carleton University Senate|accessdate=9 Oct 2012}}
- Tomson Highway, Indigenous playwright and novelist; awarded Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa in 2013
- Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005–2010); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2012[https://carleton.ca/convocation/honorary-degree-recipients/honorary-degree-recipients-fall-2012/ Honorary Degree Recipients (Fall 2012)]. carleton.ca
- David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (2010–2017); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2016
- Peter Mansbridge, Canadian Broadcaster; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2014
- Paul Martin, 21st Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006); awarded Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2019{{Cite web|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate|url=https://carleton.ca/senate/honorary-degree-guidelines-and-nominations/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=carleton.ca}}
- Sheilah L. Martin, Canadian Judge, awarded Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2021
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, United Nations Secretary-General (1982–1992); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1985
- André Picard, Canadian journalist; awarded Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2017{{Cite web|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate|url=https://carleton.ca/senate/honorary-degree-guidelines-and-nominations/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=carleton.ca}}
- Romano Prodi, 79th Prime Minister of Italy; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2001
- Murray Sinclair, Chairman of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2009–2015), awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2015
- U Thant, United Nations Secretary-General (1961–1971); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1962
- Buffy Ste-Marie, Indigenous musician; awarded Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2008
- Robert Thirsk, Canadian astronaut and engineer; awarded D.Eng., honoris causa in 2019{{Cite web|title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate|url=https://carleton.ca/senate/honorary-degree-guidelines-and-nominations/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=carleton.ca}}
- Herman Van Rompuy, 49th Prime Minister of Belgium (2008–2009) and then as the first permanent President of the European Council (2009–2014); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2017
- Kurt Waldheim, United Nations Secretary-General (1972–1981); awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1972
- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader; awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2010
Other people
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Timothy J. Anderson
| Opera singer, writer | Graduate |
Dan Aykroyd
| Actor | Studied at Carleton, honorary D.Litt. 1994 |
David Azrieli
| Architect, businessman | Graduate |
Rosemary Barton
|Political journalist, host of Power & Politics on CBC News Network |Graduate |
Georges Bédard
| Ottawa City Councillor | Graduate |
Conrad Black
| Financier and newspaper magnate | Graduate |
Walter Douglas Boyd
| Heart surgeon | Graduate |
Patrick Boyer
| Member of Parliament | Graduate |
George Brizan
| Former Prime Minister of Grenada | Graduate |
Gord Brown
| Politician | Graduate |
Shona Brown
| Google's VP, Business Operations | Graduate |
Cody Ceci
| NHL player for Edmonton Oilers | Graduate |
Rita Celli
| Ottawa anchor for CBC TV's Canada Now program | Graduate |
Louise Charron
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | Graduate |
Mike Colle
| Politician | Graduate |
Michael Cowpland
| Former CEO and founder of Corel | Graduate |
Alex Cullen
| Ottawa City Councillor | Graduate |
Allan Cutler
| Public servant, politician | Graduate |
Hans Daigeler
| Politician | Graduate |
Barry Devolin
| Conservative Member of Parliament | Graduate |
Paul Dewar
| New Democratic Party Member of Parliament | Graduate |
Michelle Douglas
| Human rights activist | Graduate |
James Duthie
| TSN sportscaster | Graduate |
Ward P.D. Elcock
| Public servant | Graduate |
Phil Eyler
| Politician | Graduate |
Ivan Fellegi
| Chief Statistician of Canada | Graduate |
Marc Garneau
| Former President of the Canadian Space Agency, Member of Parliament | Former chancellor |
Evelyn Gigantes
| Former New Democrat Ontario cabinet minister | Graduate |
Frank Graves
| President of EKOS Research Associates | Graduate |
Herb Gray
| Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | Former chancellor |
Edward Greenspon
| Editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail | Graduate |
Peter Grünberg
| Nobel laureate in Physics, 2007 | Research faculty |
Thomas Homer-Dixon
| Author of The Ingenuity Gap; director of Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies | Graduate |
Peter Hume
| Ottawa City Councillor | Graduate |
Peter L. Hurd
| Evolutionary biologist | Graduate |
Marianne Illing
| Member of Canadian Olympic water polo team | Graduate |
Peter Jennings
| Journalist | Studied briefly at Carleton, honorary D.Litt. 1997 |
Pauline Jewett
| Politician | Taught at Carleton; was chancellor 1990–1992 |
Leo Jordan
| Politician | Graduate |
Wilbert Keon
| Senator, heart surgeon | Graduate |
Warren Kinsella
| Politician, author, weblogger | Graduate |
Alison Korn
| Olympic medalist | Graduate |
Lawrence M. Krauss
| Author of The Physics of Star Trek | Graduate |
Arthur Kroeger
| Civil servant | Chancellor (1993–2002) |
Shawn Little
| Ottawa City Councillor | Graduate |
Robert MacNeil
| Journalist and television news anchor | Graduate |
Maestro (Wes Williams){{Cite news|url=https://carleton.ca/our-stories/story/maestro-fresh-wes-carleton/|title=Maestro Fresh Wes in the House - Wes Williams Helps Carleton Launch 75th Celebrations|newspaper=Carleton.ca|access-date=2017-01-12}}
|Musician |Studied at Carleton |
John Manley
| Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister | Graduate |
Randal Marlin
| Author | Professor |
Trevor Matthews
| Producer, actor | Studied at Carleton |
Gerald McMaster
| Author, artist, and curator | Graduate |
John Milloy
| Politician | Graduate |
Emma Miskew
| Olympic curler | Graduate |
Tom Nevakshonoff
| New Democrat Manitoba MLA | Graduate |
Ryan North
| Comic author | Graduate |
Paul Okalik
| Former Premier of Nunavut | Graduate |
Ernie Parsons
| Politician | Graduate |
Michael D. Prue
| Politician | Graduate |
W. Wesley Pue
| Professor of law, past President of Canadian Law and Society Association | Faculty |
Karim Rashid
| Industrial designer | Graduate |
Scott Reid
| Politician | Graduate |
Cristina Rémond
| Model, anthropologist | Graduate |
Cristine Rotenberg
| Crime statistics analyst, YouTube personality | Graduate |
Don Scott
| Politician | Graduate |
Sheridan Scott
| Politician | Professor |
Norm Sterling
| Politician | Graduate |
Barbara Sullivan
| Politician | Graduate |
Doug Thompson
| Ottawa City Councillor | Graduate |
Chris Tse
| Graduate |
John Turmel
| Engineer, holder of Guinness world record for greatest number of elections lost | Graduate |
Jill Vickers
| Political scientist, author, candidate | Professor |
Graham C. Walker
| Professor of Biology, MIT | Graduate |
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
| Politician | Graduate |
Jim Watson
| Politician | Graduate |
Douglas Whiteway
| Journalist | Graduate |
Peter Worthington
| Journalist | Graduate |
Hassan Diab (sociologist)
|Convicted of terrorism charges by a French court in absentia and sentenced to life in prison. |Faculty |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130117015848/http://cualumni.carleton.ca/grads/ Great Grads – Carleton Alumni Services]
- [https://carleton.ca/fpa/fpa75/ 75 for the 75th – Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140325161713/http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2011/08/29/charles-chi-named-next-carleton-university-chancellor/ Charles Chi Named Next Carleton University Chancellor – Carleton Newsroom]
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