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Monthly Archives: May 2014
London Daily Photo: VINY
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Score
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Rabbit Ears
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Surf ‘n’ Turk’ Prawn and Turkey Tacos
Inspired by a recent sit in at a British turkey cooking demo hosted by ace TV chef Phil Vicky, I gleaned a thing or two from him for my own home kitchen creations. I was particularly impressed when he showed his audience how turkey and prawns can be paired together for a really tasty combo. Here’s what I came up with: surf ‘n’ turk’ prawn and turkey tacos. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Food, Recipes
Tagged british turkey, chipotle, chipotle pecan sour cream, Food, garlic prawn tacos, Garlic Prawn Tacos with Peach Salsa and Chipotle Pecan Sour Cream, garlic prawns, garlic shrimp, garlic shrimp tacos, my recipes, old el paso, peach recipe, peach salsa, peaches, pecan recipe, pecans, prawn and turkey recipe, prawn and turkey tacos, prawn tacos, prawns, recipe, Recipe: Garlic Prawn Tacos with Peach Salsa and Chipotle Pecan Sour Cream, seafood, seafood recipe, shrimp, shrimp and turkey recipe, shrimp and turkey tacos, shrimp puppies, shrimp tacos, sour cream, surf 'n' turk' tacos, surf n turk, taco recipe, tacos, tikichris recipes, turkey, turkey recipe, turkey tacos
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Made in Mayfair Insider Experience with Intercontinental and London Luxury Quarter (OneTravel)
The InterContinental London Park Lane hotel has teamed up with London Luxury Quarter to create custom made “Made in Mayfair Insider Experience” tours. From Britain’s oldest family run perfumery to bespoke shoes that take nine months from order to delivery, … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Fashion, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Floris, Foster & Son, Gieves and Hawkes, hotel, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, London, London blog, London Luxury Quarter, luxury, made in mayfair, Made in Mayfair Insider Experience, mayfair, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, OneTravel, park lane, perfume, savile row, shoes, Shopping, st james's, W1, W1J 7QY, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Hackney Road
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, Graffiti, hackney, Hackney Road, hoxton, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, shoreditch, street art, street photography, sweet toof, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery
Just opened at Lisson Gallery is its third solo exhibition of works by Ai Weiwei. Featuring a “monumental new installation of bicycles” alongside a number of “hand-carved, domestic-scale copies” of highly personal objects, the show offers some of the best contemporary art I’ve seen in quite awhile and was a real inspiration for me to view during last week’s private view. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Freebies
Tagged AI WEIWEI, Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery, ai weiwei exhibition, Art, Bell Street, chinese art, CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART, contemporary art, edgware road, exhibition, EXHIBITION REVIEW, free, freebies, gallery, lisson gallery, London, London blog, NW1, NW1 5DA, review, Richard Long, Travel, travel blog, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Nuts
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Tagged Bell Street, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Nuts about Nuts, NW1, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dom’s Place – Traditional Turkish Food with E5 Flavour
Since moving to Clapton three years ago, I’ve seen a lot of changes – mostly for the better and particularly along the retail strip of Lower Clapton Road. One of the tastiest has been the opening of Dom’s Place, a casual little low key eatery with a pared down menu featuring “traditional Turkish food with a modern twist.” Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged clapton, CLAPTON POND, cocktails, Dom's Place, E5, E5 8EG, east london, efes, Food, hackney, kebab, kebabs, London, London blog, lower clapton road, new restaurant review, raki, restaurant review, takeaway, turkish, wine, WRAPS, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Chelsea Flowers
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Tagged chelsea, chelsea flower show, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Chelsea, street photography, SW3, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff
Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. RHS Chelsea Flower Show Did you … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged 2010 Crawford Beck Vineyard, american wine, AW14, brick lane, Burger Shadow 500, Capo Caccia, Capo Caccia Fine Food, Catherine MacDonald, CHARCUTERIE, cheese, chelsea, chelsea flower show, Coffin on Cake, Coffin on Cake AW14, cooking classes, Crawford Beck Vineyard, cured meat, design, east london, END, fashion, Food, good stuff, holloway road, islington, italian cheese, italian food, italian wine, Jenius Social, Joseph Pedicini, London, London blog, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, montebruno, Montebruno Wine Co, old truman brewery, oregon wine, pinot noir, raw, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, red wine, Renuso Bianco, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sardinian cheese, sardinian wines, saucony, saucony originals, sneakers, supper clubs, Susannah Hunter, Tenute Dettori, the Artisan Wine Fair, The Massachusetts Garden, The Massachusetts Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, trainers, white wine, Willamette Valley, wine, WINE FAIR, Wine Source Group, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: The Green Woman
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Mixed Case of Codorníu Cava Limited Edition Bottles
Heard about the Cava Revolution? Well, here’s a revolutionary idea – a chance to win a mixed case of Codorníu Cava Limited Edition bottles for free! Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Freebies, Shopping, Wine
Tagged catalan wine, CAVA, cava revolution, CODORNÍU, competition, contest, Drink, free, freebies, limited edition, retweet to win, Shopping, spanish wine, sparkling wine, WIN, win a case of cava, win a case of wine, Win a Mixed Case of Codorníu Cava Limited Edition Bottles, wine
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4 Great Blogs about Portugal (OneTravel)
It’s right there almost glaring at you on any map of Western Europe: Portugal. So to call it a hidden gem would be something of a misnomer. Nonetheless, compared to most of its neighbors, this compact and scenic country is … Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, OneTravel, Portugal, Travel
Tagged Blogs, Julie Dawn Fox, OneTravel, Piglet in Portugal, portugal, portugal blogs, Portugal Confidential, Salt of Portugal, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Shutter Smile
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Tagged east london, hackney, Hackney Road, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Free Pair of Tickets to Isle of Wight Festival 2014
Ah. Summer’s almost here and that means festival season will kick off soon. One of the biggest and best is the famous Isle of Wight Festival. Keep reading to find out how to win free pair of tickets to the Isle of Wight Festival, compliments of sponsor BT. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, England, Freebies, Music, Sports
Tagged Biffy Clyro, Boy George, BT, BT.com, competition, concert, contest, england, free, free tickets, free tickets to isle of wight festival, freebies, isle of wight, isle of wight festival, Katy B, Kings Of Leon, live music, music, music festival, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis, WIN
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London Daily Photo: Peninsula
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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First 100 Corn Dogs Free – 23 May at Shake Shack Covent Garden
First 100 Corn Dogs Free – 23 May at Shake Shack Covent Garden: Consider the Shack Corn Dog, a “Vienna beef hot dog dipped in Shack-made corn batter and fried crisp, served with Rick’s Picks sweetcorn relish.” It’s going on sale tomorrow at Shake Shack Covent Garden for a super short limited run until the 1st of June. The treat will be priced at six quid. But from 11am tomorrow morning … Continue reading
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged corn dog, corndog, covent garden, discounts and special offers, Drink, Food, free, freebies, frozen custard, London, London blog, milkshake, Shake Shack, shakes, The Piazza, WC2, WC2E 8RD, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Hackney Road
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, Graffiti, hackney, Hackney Road, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street art, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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More London Free Festival at The Scoop (OneTravel)
Returning to London for its twelfth year this June is the More London Free Festival. All summer long this free outdoor festival takes place in and around The Scoop, a sunken riverside amphitheatre near the southern end of Tower Bridge. … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Freebies, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged amphitheatre, film festival, free, freebies, London, London blog, more london, more london festival, more london free festival, Movies, OneTravel, outdoor cinema, river thames, RIVERSIDE, scoop, south london, thames, the scoop, the scoop at more london, tower bridge, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Passage
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Tagged city of london, door, east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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KFC Me: Clucking Off
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my short series of posts about my “behind the scenes” visit to KFC HQ. Through KFC Me, I tried to add some nuance to the discussion about what it means to eat fast food and to get past the urban myths and corporate hype to tell the truth about what this global fast food peddler is and does. I don’t think the visit really changed my attitude toward the brand or that I will now begin patronising the restaurants on any sort of regular basis. But it is slightly more positive than it was before. Also, I am more aware of how KFC goes about its business and how those charged with expressing the KFC message perceive its image. There’s value in that, and I appreciate the folks at KFC for opening their doors (and kitchens) to me. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants
Tagged animal welfare, chicken, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, free range chicken, fried chicken, Head of Communications & CSR for KFC UK & Ireland, Jenny Packwood, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, London, London blog, qsr, quick service restaurant, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cookery School Social
Last week I had the delicious pleasure of hosting a friendly little social event at one of my favourite London kitchens, Cookery School. My guests and I made our own tagliatelle from scratch with asparagus and wild garlic leaves as well as tiramisu. We then enjoyed a convivial and candlelit feast together tucking into our handmade creations along with a few other treats whipped up by the hard working Cookery School staff. There was plenty to drink as well and an especially ample amount camaraderie shared. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Drink, Food, London, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged #CSSocial, A Girl has to Eat, Blogs, cookery, cookery school, Cookery School Social, cooking, cooking class, Food, It's Your London, Jingle Jungle, Kindaware, Little Observationalist, LITTLE PORTLAND STREET, London, London blog, London from Scratch, Londres 101, make your own pasta, marylebone, Neon blog, oxford circus, oxford street, pasta, recipes, regent street, tagliatelle, TIRAMISU, W1, W1W 8BW, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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KFC Me: Fry Time
From the headquarters in Woking, we headed out to an actual KFC outlet near Heathrow where I tried my hand at cooking a few products and having a taste of some as well. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants
Tagged animal welfare, chicken, chips, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, free range, free range chicken, french fries, fried chicken, fries, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, kfc secret recipe fries, KFC Supersweet Corn Cobette, London, London blog, natural enrichment, nutrition, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, Red Tractor, Red Tractor Assurance, secret recipe fries, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Old Compton Street
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KFC Me: Finger Lickin’ What?
For me, the takeaway was this: the chicken you eat at KFC is to the same standard or above that which you get from a typical high street supermarket and probably a lot better than anything from one of the myriad copycat skanky chicken joints spread across the UK. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants
Tagged animal welfare, chicken, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, free range, free range chicken, fried chicken, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, KFC Supersweet Corn Cobette, London, London blog, natural enrichment, nutrition, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, Red Tractor, Red Tractor Assurance, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Infographic: World Triathlon London
Training for the 2014 World Triathlon? Or maybe your daily commute often feels like you’re competing in an epic race? Enjoy this ace infographic from Yellow Jersey, protecting your enjoyment of a shared passion and helping you meet your cycling insurance … Continue reading
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KFC Me: The Good, the Bad, and the BBC
So it wasn’t just me invited to Woking. A couple of other bloggers – Heidi of Heidi Roberts Kitchen Talk came along as did Jan of A Glug of Oil. There was also a film crew with us – a couple of dudes working on a three-part “fly on the wall” documentary about KFC that’s due to air later this year on BBC One. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants, Television
Tagged BBC, BBC One, BBC1, blog, chicken, colonel sanders, documentary, fast food, Food, fried chicken, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, London, London blog, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, surrey, television, tv, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Where Are You Going?
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged DEAN STREET, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, QUO VADIS, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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KFC Me: Something to Cluck About?
… When an invitation recently came my way for a “behind the scenes” visit to KFC HQ in suburban London, I must admit my own secret recipe of childhood memories and cravings, blended with cynical adult ambivalence amounted to a heaping dish of intrigue and a quick RSVP to take up KFC’s PR wing on the offer. Soon enough I was on my way to Woking to visit the UK offices of Yum International (corporate group that owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell) for a talk and a tour and even the chance to have a go at frying up some chicken in an actual shop. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants
Tagged chicken, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, fried chicken, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, London, London blog, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Old Street
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, Graffiti, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, old street, Photography, photography blog, street art, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pizza Union, Super Fast and Budget Friendly Pizza in Spitalfields
Kemey and I dropped by for a midweek early evening dinner at new(ish)ly opened Pizza Union near Liverpool Street for a taste of its “fire-baked” and “super fast” stone oven pizzas. And? We were pleased with this all day pizza bar’s no nonsense approach to offering customers something tasty and quick at a great price. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged All Day Italian, E1, E1 7EZ, east london, Food, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, liverpool street, liverpool street station, London, London blog, nduja, new restaurant review, pizza, pizza union, pizzeria, restaurant review, review, Sandy’s Row, spitalfields, tower hamlets, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Trio
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Win Dinner for Two at The Portman Pub & Restaurant – Courtesy of Zomato
Looking for a great night out in Central London? The Portman Pub & Restaurant near Marble Arch features a lively pub downstairs with a more subdued tablecloth serviced restaurant upstairs – not to mention an excellent menu and wine list. And thanks to a team up with online restaurant discover guide, Zomato, I’m offering one lucky reader the chance to enjoy a free dinner for two at this fine Marylebone gastropub. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged #YouSayZomato, £100 voucher, 51 Upper Berkeley Street, competition, contest, Food, free, free dinner for two, freebies, gastropub, London, London blog, marble arch, marylebone, portman, pub, pub review, restaurant, restaurant review, retweet to win, seafood, seymour place, the portman, twitter competition, W1, W1H 7QW, WIN, win dinner for two, win dinner for two at the portman, wine, wine blog, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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