Tariq Scott Bokhari
@FinTechInnov8r
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Serial Entrepreneur, Political Strategist, Philanthropist, CLT City Councilman, Founder of Carolina Fintech Hub
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On the first day of school, Krista Keith Bokhari and all 3 kids were at the bus stop drop off. A truck careened around the corner and hit her and two of the kids.
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Krista is back in the hospital for an overnight stay and her second surgery since getting hit by the truck. Prayers appreciated.
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I asked our friends at CCP to light the skyline blue tonight.
For every officer on duty tonight, and their family members counting the seconds until they get home… no words can be of comfort… but just look to the skyline as a reminder of how much we all love you.
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But above everything else I want to relay a message of the greatest importance: school is back in session, and many places don’t have sidewalks and there are no safe options. Slow down. There’s no where you need to be that’s worth changing someone’s family forever. Remember that
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From the deepest depths of my heart, I thank all of you who sent kind notes, prayed for us, and helped in various ways over the last week. Krista Keith Bokhari is still in some serious pain, but she has been getting better every single day.
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Today was the kind of gut punch that is almost too much to think about. Several of our brave protectors won’t be going home.
I’m angry, but there will be time to channel that anger into action. For now we must support the CMPD and US Marshall heroes and their families.
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I will be requesting a special task force to be launched on crime for the
#CLTCC
this new year, and help from the
#NCGA
. We can’t allow this anymore.
Spokesmen for Mayor Vi Lyles and the city of Charlotte have not responded to my request for comment about the New Year's Eve mass shooting in Romare Bearden Park
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We’ve just surpassed $100k for Officer Eyer’s wife and 3 year old tragically left behind, thanks to 456 donations and a $50k match from Starmed/Estromante Family Foundation. Amazed by everyone’s generosity.
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Uptown Charlotte was the safest I’ve ever seen it these last 3 days of
@lovinlifefest
and 10s of thousands of people who stopped coming or had never been are seeing it in a new light. Thats powerful economic impact that will live on.
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I’m feeling a lot of things right now.
Grateful to
@CMPD
,
@charlottefire
, and Medic. Thankful to all of the amazing people at
@AtriumHealth
who are the best of the best. Angry that we don’t have sidewalks.
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If you know Krista Bokhari, you know how amazing she is. How much passion she has for our community. And when
#NCPOL
leadership asked her to step up and run in NC House District 104, she answered the call.
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It’s a lot softer than it should have been, but the fact it was finally covered this morning is a win for truth.
#EarnedEditorial
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Tonight I was surprised with the honor of a lifetime, and with my kids there to witness it.
Being recognized by the men and women who work every day to keep us safe was overwhelming.
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This story has us heartbroken in our household today, and the time of year makes it unbearable. We learned that Officer Goodwin has 3 children under the age of 4, and she just returned from maternity leave.
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Spent a very productive afternoon with Chairman
@JasonSaine97th
brainstorming thru the
#CLT
crime task force and how the
#NCGA
can partner in ways we haven’t seen in a long time to achieve real outcomes.
#CLTCC
#NCPOL
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I sent this letter to
@CMPD
this morning as a personal letter from me to them to let them know how many of us feel about them, and help with morale. After seeing the the news today I feel obligated to share it with the community as well. I’m sorry officers. I’m so deeply sorry.
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On behalf of 10,000+ reeling small businesses and thousands of displaced hospitality workers, I DEMAND
@NC_Governor
and
@GOPChairwoman
have a meeting, viewable by the public, to negotiate keeping the 2020 RNC in
#CLT
. We deserve to see that each side is operating in good faith.
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Millennials are now the largest cohort of working Americans. Many are now approaching 40, & are eager to finally buy a home. When baby boomers were in a similar spot in the 1970s and 1980s, we were building, on average, about 60% more homes relative to the size of the population
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I’m so tired of this shit. If we got serious, and were willing to show we have a little spine as leaders, we could end this and a half dozen other travesties overnight. Just waiting on the willpower.
WILD VIDEO: Video obtained last month by Queen City News shows a late-night street takeover outside Uptown Charlotte's NASCAR Hall of Fame.
@CMPD
says another incident occurred this weekend. (Video courtesy of Heather Swanson)
MORE:
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Kids are scraped up but have been released and are good. Krista’s CT scans thankfully were all good, but she can’t move her neck, has a bad concussion, and is in some terrible pain.
I’ll keep everyone posted.
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CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer has passed away in the line of duty. He is survived by his wife and three-year-old son.
Please consider giving to his family during this impossible time, as well as signing up to support during Police Week.
@CMPD
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Today is the most significant day of my professional life. After a year of work,
@CarolinaFintech
’s Workforce Investment Network is live. An incredibly diverse and talented class of students are learning to become developers, and are becoming upwardly mobile. So proud.
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This was the open letter I read tonight, penned by over 450 spouses of
@CMPD
. I post it proudly for those who deserve to be heard, and do not deserve having to go through the public pain that goes along with speaking your heart in these difficult times. Much love
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Thank you
#CLTCC
District 6 residents for believing in me, and giving me another 2 years to continue serve. Thanks to my dearest Krista and kiddos for the constant support, and to all the friends who helped make this election possible.
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This is what a campaign looks like. For every 1 min you see a flashy debate or interview on tv, there’s 40 hours of the grind that’ll never see the light of day.
It’s not for the faint of heart. But when you love your city, you find the energy.
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100 murders in
#CLT
. Where is the outrage for THIS terrible milestone that I’ve seen a dozen times for shit a lot less important? We need to get our priorities straight.
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We may be from different parties, we may have different life perspectives, and we may fall on different sides of various issues... but Mayor Vi Lyles deserves some respect and air cover for continuing to step out there despite the mounting pressure.
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Children of
#CLT
: now that the weather has passed and thankfully all went well - we can come clean on my master plan. You are welcome for 3 full nights of trick or treating.
#MasterPlan
#VoteTariq
#BigGuv
#HappyHalloween
from the Bokhari’s.
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While 30k eyes per day were on the stage and the skyline, 1000’s of workers made it all happen.
I’d like to specifically thank the
@lovinlifefest
and
@CLTgov
cleanup teams who’ve been busting their butt for the last 4 days to leave uptown even better than they found it.
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In my opinion, there are 5 things everyone that values good deals and stewardship of taxpayer dollars should know about MLS coming the
#CLT
. Now that we have made today’s announcement, I am able to speak in greater detail on the City’s involvement to date.
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Early voting ends today at 3pm. If you haven’t made it out yet, please make it a priority to come see me at SouthPark or South County Libraries, or Marion Diehl Rec Ctr. This is important. Tell a friend and share.
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Hey
@limebike
, the next time you rally our city to send hundreds of template emails jamming up my city account to express support, why not tell them the whole story?
Like how you didn’t follow the pilot permit protocol and decided to ask for forgiveness rather than permission
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For those voting for the quarter cent sales tax, I wish you were just in the council update on the silver line. Of all the things we don’t know (what it costs, etc), there’s one thing we do know: once this quarter cent is spent on the arts, our capacity is done.
#priorities
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It’s been a long, day, but today we hit a major milestone: MLS Soccer has a new home in
#CLT
. Thank you City of Charlotte staff for a top notch job getting us here. And ‘here’ is arguably the greatest win-win deal involving taxpayer dollars in the history of professional sports.
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I don’t normally geek out. But when Chuck Todd is randomly next to you at the hotel bar, and you get to chat about macro politics for 20 minutes... well... that’s a bucket list item.
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How many folks in
#CLT
would be open to us as a City postponing Halloween (at least the kids trick or treating portion) to Friday due to rain? I don’t even know if that’s possible, but thought I’d see the public response before I try.
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#CLT
: you can count on the quality of your water system. We have the Cadillac of testing systems, and are a Utility of the Future and NACWA award winner. Union County is unrelated to this virus and not a problem here. You don’t need to clear the grocery store of bottled water.
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Up here in Raleigh this week working on my Legislative Agenda for Charlotte for the upcoming short session, and I’m cautiously optimistic we may get something done on crime, transportation, education, economic development, and workforce…
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Good luck to all those on the ballot today. We may be in different parties, and we may fight hard for what we believe in against one another - but it’s always good to step back on days like this and applaud the courage it takes to put yourself out there. Have a great day.
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As the minutes tick down on this election cycle and I watch the last few folks trickle in through the polls, all that’s left to do is say thank you from the bottom of my heart for everyone that worked so hard for the Slate.
#SummerIsComing
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While there is much work still to be done, we made an important first step putting ordinances back on the books tonight that address urination, defecation and masterbation in public, among other things. We will keep working to do more.
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Once this all settles down, I am going to very seriously deep dive into sidewalk safety around bus stops.
Thank you all.
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Really scary stuff. It’s been a while since I was gripped by such anxiety for our first responders like this. Things are a lot better than an hour ago, but we aren’t out of the woods. Stay clear of the area, and pray for the workers that haven’t been located yet.
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These are unique people and heartbreaking stories… but homelessness at an intersection or at our busy airport are things we cannot simply ignore because they are too hard to deal with… yet that’s what we’ve been doing for a long time. Time to stop doing that, but with empathy.
I talked to a homeless man living in CLT Douglas right now. His name is Graham. He is from the UK and said after his divorce, he used his last 1,000 pounds on a one way ticket to Charlotte. He had never been here before but says God called him to be here to go to Elevation…
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What an amazing night and tribute. To the heroes who protect us, and to the lives we lost. I love SouthPark so much.
#SouthParkStrong
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Great ideas from
@Larken
to help us get thru a tough period in
#CLT
: buying gift cards from restaurants now for use later to help them maintain during
#Coronavirus
, tip 20% on take-out/delivery as if sitting down to eat, download songs of bands who cancelled shows. What else?
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If we aren’t building smaller, higher, denser and more in urban environments… we are going to be in big trouble.
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This was massively unexpected, and massively appreciated.
At $50,000 raised so far, we're proud to be able to make this match for the Eyer Family. We challenge everyone in our city to give what they can, his family needs it and deserves it. The link is in the tweet below. Thank you,
#Charlotte
❤️
#together
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Prayers for the family please.
We have sad news to report. Our Glenn Counts just spoke to the parents of a worker. They say he did not make it out alive. He was a father of four.
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If you aren’t paying attention to this you should be. It’s horrifying to think how the bad decisions of the last 2 years are now visible in measurable form.
During the 2020-2021 year, test scores fell. That was inevitable. But the SIZE of declines was not. A close look at elementary school test scores suggests that the choice by
@CMS
to hold mostly virtual school was costly w/
@anndosshelms
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Tonight marks the last meeting of this Council and a brutal 3 year term. It wouldn’t be right if we didn’t go out with a bang… and this meeting is going to be a doozy.
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Happy Easter friends. Here’s to 100 attempted pictures where at least one of five can’t smile and look at the camera. Krista made it a special day.
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Here’s my proposed CLT crime task force high level approach… take a look and let me know your ideas:
First, get answers to some basic questions:
1) What percentage of crime is committed by repeat offenders?
2) What laws are we not enforcing?
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If Councilwoman
@DimpleAjmera
does not publicly retract this libelous statement, and refrain from repeating this action in the future, I will be forced to take swift legal action.
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What an amazing day for the
@CarolinaFintech
. Mayor
@ViLyles
and Governor
@PatMcCroryNC
stood together in their support of the
#fintech
community in
#CLT
kicking off shark tank style pitches from 6 companies to our top Banking execs in the hopes of making a game changing deal.
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It has been amazing to see this dream become a reality. So many have worked hard to get it to this point, but there’s still much to do. Ready for a big 2023.
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The kids are all back in school, and aside from the mental trauma of the event, are doing well.
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The Bokhari’s made our way over to the board of elections this morning to file for
#CLTCC
District 6 as a family. We’ve accomplished a lot these last 2 years, and I’ve learned a lot. If the citizens of Charlotte will have me, I would be honored to serve for a 2nd term.
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After a lot of resident feedback and great discussion with the DA and
#NCGA
, today I spent 2 hrs working with the Mayor, Mgr & CM’s Graham/Watlington brainstorming…
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I can’t say much more about this photo than
@Larken
and I rode our bike(s) to pick up our tickets to CLT Squawks
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of Demonte Sherrill, a loving father of four who tragically perished in the SouthPark fire.
His children and fiancée now face immense challenges, and we can make a difference.
Every contribution counts.
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Year 2 of the Fab 5 in May Madness. Practicing without Justin Harlow for the first game this Friday. Last year we beat
#CLTWater
so bad they sprung a leak.
#CLTCC
#FlexBlock
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I’ll be outside on the government center porch at 6pm tonight, with my colleagues, to listen to you. And I’ll be listening with an open mind and heart. It is my deepest hope this action will be the start that begins to bring us together as a community. Join us.
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If any conservatives have the urge to listen in to CLT Talks tomorrow morning at 9am on WFAE for the first time ever, I’d appreciate your support.
Thursday on Charlotte Talks, the two candidates, incumbent Republican
@FinTechInnov8r
and Democrat
@RevSMHand
, join Mike Collins to discuss the race and issues pertinent to the city. It starts at 9am on
@WFAE
.
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There is much work still to do before this story is fully written, but today we should excited that no matter what CLT is an MLS city, and thankful for the hard work of David Tepper, the Tepper Sports organization, City Staff, and the Mayor that got us to this point.
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I learned that
@GOPChairwoman
Ronna McDaniel and
@realDonaldTrump
attempted to negotiate in good faith with
@NC_Governor
to keep the
@GOP
#RNC2020
in
#CLT
, and he declined. All while 10,000+ small businesses and hospitality workers suffer the loss
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Pay attention CLT residents: When they say “Revenue Neutral”, that means a tax hike for most of you, and the less you have the more it will cost. Don’t fall prey to distraction topics (eg golf courses or malls).
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Just had a great 1st meeting with
@boringcompany
. A lot of takeaways, but one punchline: if
#CLT
has an appetite to partner, we could be moving people in innovative ways as quickly as 2021. That's
@elonmusk
speeds right there.
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Rest in peace Officer Sam Poloche. Gone too soon and protecting us all to the very end. We love you.
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Today marks 197 days since my wife and kids were hit by a truck at the bus stop and nearly lost their lives.
After much reading and research, I’m beyond excited to be switching gears into action.
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Here are my unedited comments from last night's meeting. It gave me no pleasure having to engage in this debate - especially when we have 64 homicides and so many other topics we haven't dealt with - but I felt an obligation to provide the dissenting view.
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If we spent the kind of time on prioritizing the budget or monitoring the performance of our portfolio as we have on scooters and 4 year terms over the last year, we prob wouldn't have had to raise taxes or get surprised by things like the cross CLT trail.
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This is exactly what will make CLT better than any other city at hosting this convention. To the supporters of this convention: I ask you to be humble and respectful of those who didn’t get what they wanted. Now is not the time for a victory lap. Now is the time to come together.
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I’ve seen great beauty today. I’ve seen the best that our city has to offer. And now I’ve just seen the worst. Much love for the protesters that fought to not let them burn it, repeating over and over “this isn’t what this s about”. Glad my grandfather isn’t alive to this moment.
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My wife asked me what I really wanted for my 40th bday coming up. I decided it was getting back to music in some small way. So we are putting together a band for a one time concert, and we jammed tonight as we work towards figuring it out. And it was awesome.
#musiceverywhereclt
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Democrats send Larken Egleston home in the primary tonight. That’s all you need to know about what they value. There’s another option in July folks. Check out the
#CLTCC
Republican Slate. They all won resoundingly tonight.
#SummerIsComing
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Friday 7pm. Tune in to see first hand what all the buzz is about in
#CLT
#HomeTeam
#eSports
@CLTPhoenixGG
@EsportsClt
@RocketLeague
#cltcc
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Massively inappropriate. You see now how serious they take these things when a partisan opportunity to win points comes up.
I guess we really are still learning about new effects of Long COVID.
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Tonight we approved a resolution of support for Officer Mia Goodwin Memorial Bridge.
@CMPD
showed up with strong support.
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With everything I hate about divisive politics across the nation today, I believe CLT hosting the RNC in 2020 is just what the doctor ordered. Not just because I would love to see my party in my town... but because it is our chance to show the world just how inclusive we are...
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We’ve cancelled SouthPark After 5 this evening, as there are still workers unaccounted for in this terrible fire today. Please pray for these folks and our first responders who were nothing short of heroic.
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If you just read the Observer Q&A with former head of CATS John Lewis, allow me to set the record straight.
I figured out well over a year ago he’s a habitual liar. That’s why I worked so hard to push him out.
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Let me tell you what’s cool. To grab The Wall Street Journal while here in DC representing our city and see our story on the front page.
#bucketlist
.
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We did everything that could possibly be done. We left it all on the field. We had a group of amazing first time candidates that will be the new leaders of our community.
Whatever happens I will be at peace with it.
#SummerIsHere
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