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Development Delays Mean Paradise Postponed For Simon Cowell

Filed under: Celebrity Shopping, Real Estate Developments

It's not always easy to feel sorry for professional crankypants Simon Cowell but we have to feel a little sorry for the American Idol judge over the trouble facing his Barbados home. According to the Daily Mail, Cowell shelled out £15 million in Barbados for his own luxury home but has yet to be able to move in. Cowell who usually spends the holidays at the luxurious Sandy Lane hotel resort in Barbados is spending this year on a £625,000-a-week super-yacht cruising round Barbados, Grenada and Antigua and St Barts.

Cowell's home was supposed to be finished in 2008 but the official finishing date for his home is now 2011. The Daily Mail article says that there are currently no signs of work at the Four Seasons compound at Black Rock which also includes plots owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Formula One boss Eddie Jordan. Work ended last February and debts are mounting on the property. The developers have said there will be an update soon but many investors are worried and some have been quietly asking about getting their money back.

British developer and hotelier Mike Pemberton and his business partner, Robin Paterson bought the site in 2005 with a $40 million loan from the Bank of Scotland. They planned 36 luxury villas and a Four Seasons hotel. Buyers snapped up the first phase and the second phase sold well at prices between £6 and £11 million. Cowell bought two home sites. All the villas would include the services of butlers and other staff from the Four Seasons hotel whenever the villa owners were in residence. The villas would be outfitted with the finest finishes including teak doors from Indonesia and antiques sourced from French flea markets.

It sounds perfect but the Daily Mail article says the project was plagued with problems including controversy over Chinese laborers. Some also said the project was in a place that was too touristy. The Four Seasons has said that construction would resume on the project soon and that the 2011 completion date was still valid. Pemberton has spent the last few months seeking investors and has said that all creditors will eventually be paid. Cowell, who has a brother in the property development business, is said to be unconcerned about the delay. After all, with a house in London, one in Los Angeles and plenty of money, he's never lacking for a place to stay.

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Tags: barbados, four seasons, FourSeasons, simon cowell, SimonCowell

Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Ten

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 gift card.
Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 10, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is closed. Thank you for your participation.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, gift cards, GiftCard, GiftCards, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Nine

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 gift card.
Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 9, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is now closed. Thank your for your participation. Please take part in the Day 10 contest.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Eight

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.
To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 8, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation. Please join the Day Nine contest.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Seven

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.
To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 7, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation. Please join our Day 8 contest.

Tags: four seasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Six

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 6, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

This contest is now closed. Thank your for your participation. Please enter the Day 7 contest.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, gift cards, GiftCard, GiftCards, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Five

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 5, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

This contest is now closed. Thank your for your participation. Please enter the Day Six contest.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Four

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 4, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation. Please take part in the giveaway for Day Five.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Three

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 3, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation. Please try again tomorrow in the Day Four giveaway which launches tomorrow at 7 a.m.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day Two

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 2, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

Today's contest is closed. Thank you for your participation. Don't forget to try again tomorrow, the next contest launches at 7 am.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, gift cards, GiftCards, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Win A Four Seasons Gift Card--Day One

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

Gift cards are popular this time of year and luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is taking an active role in selling their cards and doing some good at the same time. For every Four Seasons Gift Card sold between December 1 and December 10, 2009, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is committed to donating the cost of one "bedkit" to Canada-based charity Sleeping Children Around the World. The not-for-profit organization was founded on the belief that it is the basic right of every child to have a comfortable night's sleep. It delivers bedkits that included treated mosquito nets for those in areas prone to malaria, along with fundamental necessities such as a mat, sheets, blankets, clothing and more. In 2009, Sleeping Children Around the World delivered its one millionth bedkit.

Four Seasons Gift Cards are available online in any denomination ranging from US $100 to US $5,000 and can be used at any Four Seasons resort worldwide. You can contact Four Seasons hotels and resorts worldwide to order gift cards in any amount up to $100,000.

To raise interest in the campaign Four Seasons has given us ten gift cards to give away over ten days. Leave a comment on this post and at the end of the day one winner will be chosen to win a $100 Four Seasons gift card.

Some other important details:
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed on December 1, 2009 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a Four Seasons gift card valued at $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is closed. Thank you for your participation.

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Tags: charity, four seasons, FourSeasons, gift card, GiftCard, giveaway, sleeping children around the world, SleepingChildrenAroundTheWorld

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Four Seasons Launches Online Lifestyle Magazine

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is launching an online lifestyle magazine this week designed to "satiate the discerning traveler's thirst for trusted, insider knowledge." Part travel blog and part lifestyle e-zine with a bit of booking agent mixed in, FourSeasonsMagazine.com is a planning tool that "brings the destination expertise Four Seasons is known for to the web in an editorial travelogue format." In addition to booking a stay, travelers can learn about exclusive experiences such as cactus planting adventures at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale in Arizona, destination "must dos" from a local celebrity such as fashion designer Trina Turk's Los Angeles, and concierge recommendations including the hottest culinary "crawl" in San Francisco.

Tags: Four Seasons, FourSeasons, hotel, magazine

Fine French Restaurant In Toronto Shutting Down

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

Another luxury restaurant has become a victim of the economic downturn, the Four Seasons Toronto will be shutting down its 37-year-old restaurant, Truffles, as of September 5. Fine French fare seems particularly vulnerable in this economy. Truffles, which was consistently rated as one of the city's top restaurants, served creative but formal fare rich in its namesake ingredient. The restaurant's signature dish was spaghettini with served with a a sauce of reduced chicken stock, cream and truffle oil with a foamed truffle sauce covered in black truffle shavings. The Four Seasons is building a new hotel in a different location and that hotel will feature a more casual restaurant.

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Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, restuarant, toronto, truffles

Sandals Picks Up A Four Seasons Resort

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The recently-closed Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay in the Bahamas will have a new life as a Sandals Resort. The property will be the 14th Sandals Resort in the Caribbean and the third in the Bahamas. The 500-acre property has a Greg Norman golf course and a marina. The resort closed in May after being in receivership and will re-open next January. It will be given some Sandals-style amenities including a new pool complex with a swim-up bar and additional restaurants. The resort occupies an enviable swath of white sand on Emerald Bay and has 190 rooms. The marina has 133 slips and can accommodate yachts up to 300 feet in length. It seems like a good deal for Sandals, they've acquired a great resort at what was probably a very good price.

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Tags: bahamas, caribbean, exuma, four seasons, FourSeasons, resorts, sandals

Four Seasons Is Top Luxury Hotel

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Bad news for the Ritz-Carlton, it's no longer the top dog in luxury hotels. That's according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study. The study looked at overall hotel guest satisfaction across six hotel segments from luxury to budget. The Ritz-Carlton has been chosen the top luxury hotel in past years but this year the honor went to the Four Seasons even though the rooms at the luxury chain are more expensive. In the next tier down, the winner of the Upscale segment was Embassy Suites Hotels which took the honor for the third year running.

To determine overall satisfaction the study looked at seven key measures: reservations; check-in/check-out; guest room; food and beverage; hotel services; hotel facilities; and costs and fees. Over 66,000 people who stayed n a hotel between May 2008 and June 2009 were part of the study. The survey showed that guest satisfaction with luxury hotels has remained stable from 2008. The most-desired amenities include complimentary breakfast, wireless Internet access and pillow-top mattresses. In luxury hotels a high percentage of guests say they expect in-room high-definition flat-panel TVs. The study also found that guests are more aware of property-initiated "green" programs and 72 percent say they participated in their hotel's conservation programs.

[via LA Times Daily Travel & Deal]

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Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, hotels, jd power, jd power and associates, JdPower, JdPowerAndAssociates, ritz-carlton

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