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| 3rd Anniversary of Zgharta Zawie Municipal Councils. | |
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The Lebanese Local Government Election in North Lebanon took place on Sunday, 30th May 2004, the second time Lebanon elected its municipal councils for a term of six years since the end of the Civil War. Local government is important to people's lives.The Council's of Zgharta Zawie - Aalma:Aarjes:Aashash: Aintourine:Aitou:Arbet Qozhaia:Ardeh, Harf Ardeh, Beit Awkar, Beit Obeid :Basloukit: Bhairet: Bnachii:Daraya Bchennine: Harat Al Fawar: Iaal:Karabach:Karmsaddeh: Kfardlakos: Kfarfou: Kfarhata: Kfarsghab: Kfaryachite: Kfarzeina: Mazraat Al Toufa;Mejdlaya:Miriata, Al Kadrieh: Miziara, Harf Miziara, Hmeiss: Rachiine: Raskifa: Sebbell: Sereel: Toula Aljibbat Aslou; Zgharta Ehden - have a more direct bearing on peoples lives - fresh water, refuge collection, street repair- than perhaps the central government. Councillors are in general the unsung heroes of democracy and perhaps precisely because they are local, they are easy targets to vent frustration upon when things go wrong. But surely it is better for them to be there, nearby, than some unknown person in a city or capital. The current councils, as did their predecessors, face, to an extent, the same problems, chiefly income. As we said in our series on Local Government in Lebanon, it is our belief that increasingly local government will be required by central government to increase the amount it collects for itself from local taxes and other revenue sources, looking to outside entities for funding projects. There now seems more alternative sources open to the councils today, especially via Municipal Unions, from the European Commission, United Nations, USAID and the World Bank. What lays ahead for local government is uncertain; national political minds being focused more on new laws for parliamentary elections rather than municipal council elections. The next national elections, as the law now stands, will be the parliamentary elections in 2009, followed by municipal council elections in 2010. Observers say that the new parliamentary election law, putting to one side the possible different kinds of candidiates, will include provisions for the voting age to be reduced to 18, which we would have thought would have to be same for municipal council elections in 2010. Such a change both on the national and local level will, we believe, have profound changes in the dynamics of politics and public life. Whether the term of office for municipal councils should be reduced from the present six to say four years, is a moot point. A term of office in line with members of the national parliament seems more rational than having the same term of office as the President of the Republic. A reduce term may make local people, young or old, more willing and able to stand for election. Local government may then also become for younger members a training ground and a springboard onto the national stage of politics, as in other countries. The municipal council elections in 2004 now seem almost of an different era. As elsewhere in the world, local government elections are often affected by national politics rather than local issues. They are often treated as an mid-term referendum on the national government or as an reaffirmation of support. In Zgharta - Ehden, there was the total ascendancy of one list over another. Such an absolute result has tended, however, to polarise peoples perceptions of the Council. We admit in advance that we seem to report on this Council more than the others, but this is not from want of trying. During the term of the current Zgharta Ehden Municipal Council it has concentrated on tourism and the infrastructure, such as roads. The Council has been proactive in seeking to promote Ehden and the nearby Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve. Although events sometimes seem to conspire against such efforts. It is to be applauded for improving the amenities in Ehden, with new pavements and lighting at the Al Midan and signposts. The main avenue in Zgharta is much improved. The general ambiance of both town and village has been much enhanced, especially in regard to the lack of rubbish. Still there is lots to do for the remaining term. Of major concern to residents is the old issue of water - both drinking and waste. These are major projects requiring equally major investment. The news of the invitation for tenders for the construction of drinking water and waste water networks, seem to suggest that these concerns are now being addressed. It is understood that the project is being funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, through the, Lebanese Council for Development & Reconstruction. The estimated cost of the project is thought to be in the region of $US 15 million. The design of the project (including tender documents preparation) was undertaken by the office of Engineer Najib Ach'ouch. The consultant and supervising office is CREDO (Dr. Nizar Karam office). The tender deadline is 12th June 2007. Another issue which needs to be addressed by the Municipal Councils and their Union is employment opportunties for the young worker. As the main centre for work, Zgharta suffers from the legacy of the past and being near Tripoli and not that far away from Beruit, it is almost a satellite town. It has to attract new busineses from the outside so that the young are able to remain to live and work. As someone said to us from Zgharta but living in Beruit, " I go to Zgharta rarely - a funeral or a special event- there is nothing there to go for- no work no clubs. In the summer I go to Ehden as do my friends." Ehden will always be a vacation place and its employment requirements will be seasonal and not necessary attractive to the Lebanese sense of worth to be a source of local employment. We applaud the Councillors of Zgharta Zawie for their service to the community, who come from a long line of local people serving the community. From the times of Ottoman rule to the end of the 19th Century Zgharta and Ehden was administered by an appointed director for Ehden. In 1899, the Administrative Council of Lebanon, following the petition of Amine Bey Torbey, a member of the Council, passed a decree for the establishment of a municipal council in Zgharta-Ehden. Some sources suggest that the first municipality was in 1889, the year the slaughter house in Zgharta was built, but there is no record of its members, if there was one. In the 1960's many of the other municipal councils were created. The roll call of past members serving Zgharta-Ehden since 1900 are listed below: 1900 - 1916 1st Council: Khalil Hanna Mawad, Khalil Habib Rizk Karam, Sleiman Ghnatios Frangie, Assad Boulos Makari, Boulos Moussa Saadeh, Sleiman Youssef Bacha, Mikhaiil Youssef Soutou, Romanos Khoury Gerges Yammine, Mikhaiil Badawi Kousa. 2nd Council: Youssef Ghnatios Frangie, Karam Francis Karam, Boulos Semaan Boulos Makari, Antonios Issa Tresia, Khalil Mikhaiil Zakhia, Boulos Moussa Saadeh, Semann Youssef Naghlish Karam, Youssef Tannous Duwayhi. 3rd Council: Assaad Tannous Duwayhi, Kabalan Sleiman Frangie, Boutros Bechara Karam, Sarkis Khoury Mansour Mawad, Khazen Antonios Tresia, Michel Romanos Dahdah, Youssef Khoury Wakim Yammine, Boutros Antonios Yammine. 4th Council: Boulos Lahoud Frangie, Semaan Assaad Boulos, Boutros Youssef Bacha, Joseph Khoury Boutros Saadeh, Salim Semaan Karam, Salim Badawi Abou-Dib, Boutros Romanos Yammine, Nassif Mikhaiil Kousa. 5th Council: Antoun Yaacoub Duwayhi, Sarkis Youssef Zaatar, Saiid Khalil Mawad, Boutros Semaan Karam, Romanos Youssef Ghnatios Frangie, Gerges Antonios Yammine, Romanos Elias Gitani. In 1916 the Ottoman authorities suspended the Council 1919: Rashid Mawad (President), Boulos Nassif Akkari (Treasurer), Doumit Boutros Saadeh, Youssef Issa Yammine, Saiid Antoun, Darbouz Youssef Soutou, Farid Antoun. 1921: Antoun Yaacoub Duwayhi (President), Boulos Nassif Akkari (Treasurer), Jawad Salim Mawad, Gerges Khazen Tresia, Youssef Issa Yammine, Youssef Khalil Karam, Jamil Youssef Soutou. 1922: Dr. Boulos Frangie (President), Michel Assaad Boulos (Treasurer), Antoun Duwayhi, Youssef Khoury Wakim Yammine, Youssef Khoury Boulos Saadeh, Jawad Mawad, Najib Salim Karam. 1924: Antoun Duwayhi (President), Aziz Lahoud Frangie (Treasurer), Jawad Mawad, Beshara Karam, Doumit Saadeh, Michel Assaad Boulos, Nassim Youssef Khoury Saadeh. 1926 - 1928: Antoun Duwayhi (President), Nassim Khoury Saadeh, Dr. Boulos Frangie, Aziz Duwayhi, Beshara Karam, Fouad Duwayhi, Rashid Mawad, Ghnatios Frangie, Jawad Boulos. 1928 - 1929 (by decree 3052 on 4 April 1928): Beshara Karam (President), Saiid Mawad, Michel Boulos, Michel Shalhoub, Dr. Boulos Frangie, Fouad Duwayhi, Doumit Saadeh. 1929 - 1934 (by Decree 5768 on 23 october 1929): Anis Mawad (President), Romanos Frangie, Fouad Assaad Karam, Youssef Sleiman Ghaled Saadeh, Jamil Soutou, Boulos Akkari, Fouad Duwayhi. 1934 - 1938: Dr. Shaker Frangie (President), Doumit Saadeh (vice president), Bashir Morcos Duwayhi (Treasurer), Nassim Khoury Saadeh, Antoun Duwayhi, Sleiman Youssef Khoury Wakim, Shahid Al-Ahl, Boutros Ghostine Saadeh. 1938 - 1940: Michel Assaad Boulos (President), Doumit Saadeh (vice president), Nassim Khoury Saadeh, Aziz Frangie, Aziz Zakhia Duwayhi, Youssef Saiid Mawad, Hamid Khalil Karam. 1940 - 1944: Ka'emakam Halim Lahoud (President), Dr. Boulos Frangie, Michel Shalhoub, Iskandar Karam, Ghnatios Mawad, Kabalan Morcos Duwayhi, George Hanna Yammine, Aziz Antar, Edmond Boulos. 1944: Ka'emakam Shafik Abou-Haidar (President), Dr. Boulos Frangie, Kabalan Morcos Duwayhi, George Hanna Yammine. 1944: Ka'emakam Shafik Abou-Haidar (President), Rvd. Semaan Aakleh, Michel Shalhoub, Aziz Antar, Gerges Boulos Yammine. 1944: Ka'emakam Hussein Al-Aawja alone till the year 1948 1948 - 1952 (appointed by decree 11836 on 24 May 1948): Ka'emakam Hussein Al-Aawja (President), Farid Boulos, Sleiman Frangie, Dr. Philippe Duwayhi, René Mawad, Hamid Karam. 1952 - 1959: Anis Mawad (President), Hamid Karam (Vice President) Kaysar Saadeh (Secretary), Farid Boulos, Nassim Khoury Saadeh, Najib Keedou Mawad, Gerges Khoury Wakim Yammine, Boulos Dahdah, Salim Morcos Duwayhi, Wajih Youssef Tayoun, Aziz Zakhia Duwayhi. 1959-12 January 1960: Hamid Karam (President), Fouad Jir Duwayhi, Faraj Boulos Makari, Boutros Ghnatios Mawad, Gerges Khoury Wakim Yammine, Boulos Dahdah, Youssef Sarkis Dahdah, Wajih Youssef Tayoun, Aziz Antar, Wadih Frangie, Youssef Saiid Mawad. 1963 - 1971: Ramez Khazen (President), Alfred Boulos Makari (Vice President), Hanna Yammine, Youssef Maroun Duwayhi, Tannous Saadeh, Aassaf Dahdah, Victor Yammine, Bakhos Duwayhi, Wajih Youssef Tayoun, Mourad Karam, Khalil Mawad, Hamad Mawad. 1971 - 1977: Alfred Boulos Makari (President), Hanna Yammine, Youssef Maroun Duwayhi, Tannous Saadeh, Aassaf Dahdah, Victor Yammine, Bakhos Duwayhi, Wajih Youssef Tayoun, Mourad Karam, Khalil Mawad, Hamad Mawad. 1977: Ka'emmakam Ibrahim Fakih then Ka'emakam Anwar Hakmeh till 1998 (in 1994 a decree appointed Dr. Antoine Rahban, Violette Roumieh, Wajih Makari, Milad Mawad to assist the Ka'emakam) 1998 - 2004: George Yammine (President), Maroun Zakhia Duwayhi (Vice President), Edmond Dahdah, Pierre Dahdah, Hanna Mohsen Duwayhi, Antoine Merheb, Marie Saadeh Mawad, Renée Boulos, Khalil Mawad, Boutros Frangie, Rima Zaidan, Iskandar Mawad, Marcel Mawad, Paul Morcos Duwayhi, Dr. Maroun Halbi, Finianos Finianos, Simon Makari, Dr. Toni Azizi, Shaiban Makari, Ghassan Tayoun, Saiid Lebian. 2004 - 2010:Joseph Mehsen Maarawi, (President),Georges Samaan Akleh (Vice President)Sayed Joseph Antoun (Isbir),Antoine Yousuf Dahdah,Michel Boutros Abou Daher,Georges Mihrez El Chaikha Doueihy,Joseph Boutros Bachus Doueihy,Joseph Sarkis Zakia Doueihy,Pierre Sleiman Morcos Doueihy, Toni Milad Al Halby,Elie Nabih Mackary,Joseph Tannous Mackary, Simon Milad Mackary (El Habiss),Kabalan Farid Masri,Gabi Niazi Mouawad,Jihad Yousef Mouawad,Simon Kandelaft Mouawad,Paul Boutros Nehmé,Boutros Tannous Saroufim,Youseph Wajih Tayyoun, Michel El- Khoury Franciss Yammine. Current councillors of the other Zgharta Zawie Municipal Councils: Aalma: Albert Yousuf Azar Elie Wahid Awad Mansour Antonious Mansour Milad Doumit Al Kamoua Badwi Bechara Bou Haidar Doumit Sarkis Mousa Toni Chahid Awad Wadii Jouseph Makhoul Bechara Michael Antoine Dib John Michael Khodair Sassin Joseph Mansour Jamil Antonious Abi Akel Aarjes: Andre Hani Matta Antonious Boutros Bou Nijm Badwi Al Khoury Boutros John Al Simrany Badwi Elias Al Khoury Jirjis Antonious Madfer Raymond Boutros Al Atar Fouzi Michael Moubarak Michael Hawwash Kheir Milad Sarkis Mousa Aashash: Gabi Najib Al Doucan Badwi Nabih Chalhoub Asad Majid Mokbel Charbel Naim Al Doucan Jacqueline Boutros Doumit Christo Chafic Naffaa Milad Hamid Bachus Rene Said Al Baalbaki Joseph Labib Abi Assaf Aintourine: Al Badwi Rouhana Abed Al Ahad Antoun Elias Saab John Yousuf Chehadah Georges Yousuf Bou Faress Doumit Bechara Elias Raymond Boulos Bechara Simon Adib Maroun Michael Nehmet Allah Khattar Yousuf Tannous Al Samed Aitou: Quaysar Haress Torbay Yousuf Jamil Saliba Richard Yousuf Trad Chadi Antonious Younis Halhoul Ramia Hloull Nanna Nabih Sleiman Nasif Michael Alwan Antoun Roumanous Trad Hanna Michael Al Khoury Arbet Qozhaia: Elias Edmond Sleiman Antoun Badwi Yousuf Badwi Jibrail Mansour Joseph Elias Bechara Raymond Milad Yousuf Charbel Hanna Touma Younis Mehsen Saadeh Mansour Mourad Elias Yousuf Michel Elias Ghosaiba Ardeh, Harf Ardeh, Beit Awkar, Beit Obeid : William Khalil Jabbour Semaan Tannous Dib Roland Emile Azat Ghassan Sleiman Haykal Sleiman Hanna Raffoul Al Khoury Sayed Khalil Yarak Semaan Tannous Al Moukhtafy Micheline Jirjis Al Touny Joseph Semaan Amine Sarkis Badaoui Bou Franciss Michel Antonious Saad Sarkis Rahif Jounaid Yousuf Melhim Melhim Hamid Habib Awkar Habib Hamad Obeid Basloukit: Elias Naoum Abi Adam Bachus Hanna Abboud Boulos Dahdah Dahdah Roger Romanous Bou Nehme Raymond Rouhana Abboud Toni Boulos Boulos Issa Fouad Issa Al Khoury Corine Fayez Sakr Mounir Yousef Saad Bhairet: Maroun Khalil Saad Michel Camil Al Boustany Georges Elias Saad Antoun Jibrael Ghabash Kablan Hanna Al Khoury Michel Farah Farah Tannous Maroun Farah Milad Halim Ghabash Jibrael Karim Dehman Bnachii: Ivonne Mohsen Abdallah Joseph Badaoui Raaych Salma Victor Deeb Charbel Simon Antoun Maroun Christian Maroun Maroun Loby Badaoui Maroun Marie Yousef Raaych Mama Khalil Jibrine Michel Georges Yousef Raaych Daraya Bchennine: Antoun Joseph Alam Joseph Yousuf Hakim Jirjis Jouad Saliba Georges Antoun Mniia Hamid John Hadwan Dani Toufic Debbou Sassine Boutros Chbat Mounir Mehsen Samrani Toni Hanna Challita Harat Al Fawar: Ahmed Rasid Al Owayek Ahmed Abulruhman Al Tabbaa Bassam Mostafa Al Tabbaa Khaled Ibrahim Al Owayek Marcel Sarkis Al Hamoud Michel Georges Simaan Naji Omar Al Owayek Yahyah Ghidr Al Owayek Iaal: Ali Ahmed Diba Ahmed Toufic Al Meer Ali Salaheddine Hamoud Said Toufic Al Meer Ahmed Jamil Merae Nasreddine Mahmoud Deeb Jaafar Ali Naser Aref Mohammed Taleb Mohammed Samir Hassan Al Sayyah Karabach: Ibrahim Bachir Al Joughadar Georges Elias Al Joughadar Georges Farid Sabbouh Dani Zaki Ayyoub Gabriel Hanna Saad Melhim Al Khoury Nichola Al Joughadar Nazih Ayyoub Ayyoub Henry Jirjy Yacoub Yousuf Michel Ayyoub Karmsaddeh: Emile Georges Elias John Wadii Mansour Khalil Boutros Al Khoury Maurice Antoun Al Franji Joseph Hanna Ibrahim Najib Michel Antoun Yousef Michel Sassin Joseph Boulos Toubia Saad Boutros Al Khoury Kfardlakos: Rene Michel Nakad Ghantous Iskandar Nakad Silvana Yousuf Mjalleh Toni Ghantous Al Bayea Milad Naim Al Zaouk Bachus Yousef Hadid Hanna Yousuf Simaan Joseph Sarkis Mjalleh Antonious Said Nakad Kfarfou: Antoine Rachid Antonious Jeanne Karim Sahyoun Toni Yousef Al Alam Joseph Chaker Sahyoun Chahid Mnassa Mnassa Badwi Antonious Badour Joseph Mehrez Tabet Rene Chehadeh Mnassa Rabiha Salim Matar Kfarhata: Antoine Yousuf Al Kolegh Joni Yousuf Aoun Khoder Ahmed Al Hassoun Khoder Hamad Al Khoder Rasoul Mahmoud Al Chebli Saadeh Jibrail Saadeh Siman Badwi Nader Fouad Hanna Ishak Mohammed Hamid Al Saoura Kfarsghab: Fernan Yousuf Gibrani Milan Antonous Mihrez Salim Joseph Toufic Samia Habkouk Boutros Hanna Boutros Hanna Nadim Abboud Jirjis Rizk Boutros Owtel Yousuf Jabbour Michael Owtel Lahoud Azar Badwi Khalil Istefan Richard Hamid Joseph Saba Simaan Nasim Michael Elias Elias Tannous Al Khoury Kfaryachite: Elie Melhem Nasr Carol Edmond Dahdah Houshab Antonious Wakim Moukhayber Jirjis Al Khoury Georges Rizk Bou Rizk Rizkallah Maurice Al Daher Wahib Rashid Nasr Fayez Simaan Al Hindi Gloria Mousa Habak Kfarzeina: Antoine Halim Al Lackiss Patrique Harb Harb Barakate Boulos Chalhoub Ted Joseph Ghanem Georges Toufic Al Hazzoury Riyacher Jibrail Jibrail Samih Farid Atieh Samir Toufic Al Saklawi Fadi Hanna Nader Mazraat Al Toufah: Mick Al Khoury Michael Al Khoury Hanna Tannous Yacoub Joseph Tannous Saleh Antoun Doumit Toubia Toni Akl Chbat Simon Yousef Jirjis Wadih Chafic Tannous Antoine Jouwad Ramia Marcel Doumit Majid Mejdlaya: Ibrahim Elias Harfouch Elias Jirjis Al Baayni Michel Elias Chaanine Raymond Afif Joughadar Antoun Georges Al Howch (Known as Amadoyo) Raymond Lisha Lisha Doumit Antoun Al Kortobani Georges Elias Barbara Gabi Antoun Jabbour Zidan Miriata, Al Kadrieh: Mohammad Mahmoud Ajjaj Abed Alhakim Riyad Ajjaj Ali Mohammed Asad Ali Mostafa Ajjaj Mostafa Ahmed Ajjaj Khaled Ahmed Abdallah Talal Ghidr Zrayk Mohammed Ghidr Al Ghourani Ziyad Mahmoud Dib Abdulaziz Mohammed Ajjaj Mahmoud Khaled Abbas Ghidr Abdulkarim Hamzah Khaled Mohammed Hamdoun Mohammed Fawzi Abbas Mohammed Abdulaziz Asad Miziara, Harf Miziara, Hmeiss: Joseph Salim Al Chidiac Marc Antonios Al Kadi Fadi Hanna Ghalia Sayed Hanna Al Shaghouri Michel Paul Jizzar Joseph Maurice Dahdah Elie Antoun Dina Michel Jabbour Al Khoury Ricardous Jirjis (Known as Al Khoury Georges Wahbeh) Elias Naghleh Nasr Antonious Yousuf Al Khoury Saliba Saliba Lucien Hanna Sleiman Raymond Hanna Chidiak Lili Maroun Daaboul Fahd Antoun Al Basha Boutros Sarkis Abi Chammouni Rodrique Rizk Jani Eliya Minas Rachiine: Wadih Al Derjany Yousuf Abdallah Al Kharib Milad Masoud Barmou Michel Chaker Ayyoub Adel Antonious oweiss Michel Maroun Abboud Chamel Salim Ayyoub John Masoud Al Almawy Sassin Yousef Farah Rashid Boulos Moarbess Philip Hanna Al Mourany Said Naim Restoum Michael Salim Altarazi Edward Jamil Nasif Sarkis Boutros Al Hakim Raskifa: Asteer Boutros Kadou Elias Michael Macklouf Antoun Elias Al Debss Jouad Yousuf Khoury Chahid Antoine Saliba Victor Merchid Alam Marianne Tannous Khawajah Nabil Michael Debbou Nasim Habib Al Hayek Sebbell: John Boulos Salhab Jirjis Franciss Bachus Jomana Yousuf Lahhoud Habib Henry Toebey Jibrail Al Hajj Bernard Michel Al Hayek Dalal Boutros Elias Boutros Hanna Antoun Tartak Andre Hanna Mousa Elie Edward Al Sham Boutros Tannous Al Khoury Daniel Michel Bachus Fouad Maroun Tannous Badawi Farah Kablan Georges Al Khoury Sereel: Antoine Hanna Simaan Joseph Elias Melhim Elias Saade Yousef Mouawad Charbel Yousef Abi Maroun Toni Sayed Nehme Gabi Antonious Mjalli Yousuf Abou Elias Yousuf Jamil Jreije Yousuf Raji Abi Mansour Toula Aljibbat Aslout: Antoun Hanna Chahla Fadi Fouad Saad Antoun Hanna Daher Georges Yousef Al Khoury Farah Asia Yousef Younis Hanna Jabbour Nichoula Nabil Michel Yousef Jilwan Charbel Sarkis Jouiit Toni Mehrez Yazbeck Directors of Ehden from 1867 to 1928 Hanna Bey Mawad, Sheikh Fandi Al-Khazen, Assaad Bey Karam (1874-1878), Emir Majid Shehab, Emir Mas'oud Shehab, Assaad Bey Karam (1883-1887), Emir Mas'oud Shehab, Amine Bey Torbey (1893-1898), Salim Bey Karam (1898), Mikhaiil Bey Al-Daher, Emir Fayez Shehab, Sheikh Khazen Al-Khazen, Emir Farid Shehab, Sleiman Bey Frangie (1904-1908), Emir Farid Shehab (1908), Kabalan Bey Frangie (1908-1913), Sheikh Mahmoud Hobeish (1913-14). During World War I: Mohammad Turky, Najib Moutwali, Antoun Duwayhi (Interim 1916) Osman Sultan, Saiid Eid Bustani, Saiid Bitar, Sheikh Khalil Abi Saab. After 1920: Sheikh Salim Al-Hashem, Sheikh Rashid Mawad (1920-1925), Shebli Mallat, Antoun Duwayhi (Interim 1926) Khalil Ghosn. ( Lists from 1st Council to 1977 and of the Directors of Ehden compiled by Paul B.M. Douaihy) Zgharta.com articles covering the Local Election can be read in News Digest Archive 2004 - Local News. |
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