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Ourcurrent revenue and EPS estimates are $37M and $0.09 respectively versusconsensus estimates of $37M and $0.10. Our Buy recommendation remains intact atcurrent levels pending the 4Q08 earnings release. Starwood derives the majority of itsrevenue from its full-service, luxury/upscale brands, including Sheraton,Westin, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Four Points by Sheraton, and LeMeridien. We continue to believe that Starwood's well-positioned portfolio will benefitgiven an increase in demand. However, we currently do not expect an improvementin the operating environment in the near term, and we expect that challengeswill persist through 2009.

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