Category Archives: Gluten Free

Dairy Free, Dinner, Gluten Free, Paleo, recipe, Review

Spaghetti with Beef and Zoodles

July 8, 2016 Maggie

This awesome WonderEsque Spiralizer Tri Blade Spiral Slicer + FREE Cleaning Brush came in the mail today for a product review. You can read my Amazon review By Clicking Here.

I love spaghetti but I can’t handle the gluten in the pasta. I have tried the gluten-free ones, but they really raise my blood sugar. I have heard about the “zoodles” or noodles make out of zucchini.

Zoodles

Here is a little video of me making my zucchini noodles with the WonderEsque Spiralizer.

Now the simple recipe

I made my sauce the usual way. ⇒A jar of organic sauce from the store.⇐ ☺️ added some cooked grass-fed ground beef and let it simmer on the stove while I made my zoodles.

I didn’t cook my zoodles because I knew the hot sauce would. I wanted them to stay firm like an aldente noodle. Plus raw is better for you.

The zucchini noodles did release some moisture when the sauce cooked them a little, but that was okay.

So it was a simple as that. No cook and gluten-free noodles for your spaghetti sauce.

I’m curious to see what other recipes I can make with my spiralizer. I would love to hear you ideas and favorite recipes. Just leave a comment below.

bon appetit

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Gluten Free, Review

Dalvia Vitamin D-3 Liquid Drops Review

January 8, 2015 Maggie 2 Comments

Dalvia Vitamin D-3 Liquid Drops Review

400IU per drop
over 2000 servings in a bottle
easy to use dropper included
fast absorption
gluten-free
soy-free
100% satisfaction guarantee

Dalvia Vitamin D-3 is packaged in an amber glass bottle, not plastic, so there is no plastic leaching into the product. Pure formulation with no salt, no sugar, no starch, no yeast, no wheat, no soy, no milk, no egg, no shellfish, no preservatives and totally gluten-free. The Vitamin D-3 comes in a liquid which is the perfect alternative for people who have a hard time swallowing pills.

I like that the product is liquid so you can choose the amount you want to take. It is easy to use you just add a few drops to your food or beverage in the desired amount you want to take. The drops are quickly absorbed into your body. I have been taking D3 for a while now and I do notice that it is helping with my mood swings and depression, and I also feel it is helping me with my sleep maintenance and overall sleep quality. This is a dream come true because I have been suffering with sleep disorders for most of my life.

Purchase Dalvia D-3 on Amazon.com by clicking here.

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I was provided with a bottle of D-3 free of charge to review for my blog. All opinions are my own. I was not or will not be paid for this review.

Giveaway, Gluten Free, Review

Vitamin C Skin Repair Serum Review + Giveaway

November 6, 2014 Maggie 31 Comments

Ultimate Vitamin C Skin Repair Serum

Azure Naturals

www.azurenaturals.com

Azure Naturals provides high quality facial skincare and anti-aging products using natural and organic ingredients whenever possible. We are committed to delivering the finest skin care system and making sure that our clients are 100% satisfied with the results. Our customers are looking for better health and better skin and the solutions that we develop will always be designed around these elements. We appreciate those who are taking the journey with us to return to your youth.

–Azure Naturals

Things I love about the Ultimate Vitamin C Skin Repair Serum

Made in the USA
Highest Quality Natural and Organic Ingredients
No Alcohol
No Parabens
Gluten Free
Plant Based
No GMO’s
Cruelty Free and Never Tested On Animals
1 YEAR – 100% Money Back Guarantee

The following statements are from Azure Naturals and used with their permission.

VITAMIN C WORKS! Our serum will increase cellular renewal by boosting the production of collagen and elastin. Vitamin C, Ferulic Acid, and Vitamin E are all powerful anti-oxidants that when combined can provide up to eight-fold antioxidant protection, 96% reduction of sunburn cells, and prevent the formation of free radicals in sun exposed skin. Our serum is intentionally designed to be thin, but not greasy or watery. This is the optimal consistency for a Vitamin C serum and allows the potent ingredients to deeply penetrate your skin to repair sun and other environmental damage, while boosting production of new collagen and elastin.

WHY AZURE NATURALS? Our ULTIMATE VITAMIN C is 100% guaranteed to be the fastest working and most effective Vitamin C Serum on the market today. Compare our ingredients to similar product from Skinceuticals, Obagi, and PerriconeMD. Not only will you find we have superior organic and natural ingredients our Vitamin C serum is $80 to $130 less expensive per bottle! More expensive does not mean it works any better! If you don’t care about wasting money, you should still buy our product because it works better! You can donate $100 you save to charity!

HOW DO YOU RECEIVE OPTIMAL RESULTS? Just like exercise, it is very important to use your skin care products consistently. VITAMIN C serum can be applied twice per day in the morning and at night. If you only use the serum once do so in the morning. Vitamin C serum will help protect you against future sun damage and other environmental stressors, but it is definitely not a substitute for sun screen! Your skin’s texture should start to improve with the first application, but give your skin at least 30 days of consistent use to see the optimal results. Follow with our ULTIMATE HYALURONIC Moisturizer, ULTIMATE RETINOL, or another good moisturizer. Our Vitamin C serum is safe for all skin types and conditions including dry or irritated skin, wrinkles, fine lines, dull complexion, acne, and eczema, etc. You should not experience any dryness, but if you do you are most likely applying too much of the serum. If you have dry skin start slowly, especially around any areas that are prone to dryness. You can begin to apply more serum gradually as your skin adjusts.

–Azure Naturals

⇒⇒⇒The Giveaway⇐⇐⇐

Azure Naturals has so graciously offered to sponsor a giveaway for one of their bottles of Ultimate Vitamin C Skin Repair Serum, and they are letting me choose not ONE, but THREE winners! That’s right – there will be THREE winners for this giveaway – your odds of winning just got better. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to get your hands on this amazing serum… just enter the giveaway below.

You can also purchase your own bottle from Amazon.com

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Giveaway, Gluten Free, Review, Vegan

Jamberry Nails Review and Giveaway

October 1, 2014 Maggie 114 Comments

Jamberry Nails

http://maggiesgottajam.jamberrynails.net/

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Everywhere I look I see pictures of Jamberry Nails… manicure pics, pedicure pics, women and children of all ages wearing Jamberry Nails. I had to find out what all the excitement was about. During my research I found out that Jamberry Nails are gluten-free, latex-free, non-toxic and contain no harmful chemicals. Which is ahh-mazing! I just knew I had to try some. I found a Jamberry Nails Independent Consultant and she offered to send me some samples to try so I could write a blog review and host a giveaway.

Here are a few things I love —

What I like about Jamberry Nails — Jamberry Nails

I watched so many YouTube videos on how to apply the nail wraps that I was a little intimidated when I got them. I was so excited to try them, but I just knew I was gonna mess them up, so I just kept on watching videos, and getting more and more anxious about the application. Well I wasted a lot of time and energy because putting on the Jamberry Nails was a piece of cake… nothing to be anxious about at all. Of course like with anything you do a little practice makes you better.

Jamberry Nails Samples — Jamberry Nails Sample Sheet with 2 Accent Nail sheets.

My first nail took a bit of time because I was getting used to the process, but after that I kept getting better and better at it. Honestly it is easier than painting your nails. I always made a mess with the polish on my cuticles and then of course I had to smudge at the very least one nail while waiting for them to dry. There is no drying time or chipping with these wraps. YAY!

I finished my first Jamberry Nails Mani.

I could have done all my fingers with the one design or chosen one accent nail on each hand. But I like being different and I couldn’t make my mind up on just one accent nail, so I though “Why choose just one!” That is the beauty of Jamberry Nails – you can mix and match all you want.

My toes were getting a little jealous so I decided to give myself a pedicure too. The toes were a little more difficult because I had to cut them to fit each toe, but I will save the wraps when I remove them from my toenails and use them as a template for next time.

Here is the official video on application and removal.

I just gave myself a Webtastic Jamberry Nails Halloween Manicure. Love it!

Christmas is just around the corner. I know I am already trying to come up with fun and unique gift ideas, and women and girls of all ages love expressing themselves by doing their nails, and would enjoy getting some Jamberry Nails and creating their own unique mani and pedi’s.

Check out all the Holiday Nail Wraps — There are Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter themes.

A Jamberry Juniors section with smaller sized wraps to fit kids or small nails.

Maybe you are just looking for a classic French Tip — Jamberry has an array of French Tips

There is something for everyone with over 300 wraps to choose from.

The Giveaway

I am so excited about this giveaway!

The giveaway is for the Sister’s Style Exclusive Jamberry Nail Wrap — “Check It Out”.

(This exclusive wrap is NO longer available for purchase!)

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Gluten Free, Review

Gluten-Free Dining Cards Review

September 18, 2014 Maggie

Gluten-Free Dining Cards

Going out to eat at a restaurant can be challenging when you are gluten-free. When you are shopping at the grocery store for food you can look for items that are marked gluten-free right on the package. You don’t always have that luxury at your favorite restaurants. Or maybe you are eating a new ethnic cuisine that you are not familiar with. You are not sure what ingredients are in a specific dish. Gluten can pop up when you least expect it. For example I love Chinese food, and sometimes it is hard to communicate to a Chinese speaking waitress that I need to know if gluten is in a certain dish. The Triumph Dining gluten-free dining cards are translated into the languages of that particular cuisine . So at a Chinese restaurant I would take my Chinese cuisine card and give it to my waitress. On the back side of the card it is translated into Chinese, the card can even be taken to the Chef so the Chef and the kitchen staff can read and understand what I can and cannot have. It even teaches about cross-contamination, which could easily happen in a restaurant that cooks gluten containing foods.

The Triumph Dining gluten-free dining cards are laminated. Which is good in a restaurant where you could get them wet or get food on them, and they are scored so they fold up easily and fit right in your wallet or pocket.

Things I Love About My Gluten-Free Dining Cards

They are laminated and scored
Portable – fits easily in wallet or pocket
Customized for each cuisine
Translated into 10 languages
Helps with language barriers
Covers cross-contamination

Purchase your own set of dining cards from the

Triumph Dining website by clicking here.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Paleo, recipe, Review, Snack

Freedom Super Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder Review + Recipe

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Freedom Super Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder

Raw – Organic – Kosher – Cold Pressed

Produced in a FDA approved facility that is free of the 8 major allergens
Non fermented beans
Antioxidant rich superfood
Magnesium, Potassium, Iron, Copper & other nutrients
Highly alkalizing
Sourced from small sustainable family farms
60 Day no questions asked guarantee

I couldn’t wait to open up my bag of raw cacao powder from Freedom Super Foods. Inside the bag was this beautiful fine, silky smooth chocolate powder. Yum… It smelled heavenly!

I had to taste it right out of the bag. I didn’t know what to expect since it was unsweetened and raw cacao powder. It wasn’t bad. It had a nice dark chocolaty rich flavor.

I thought to myself “I need to make some brownies!”

When you order your bag of raw cacao powder you will also get an e-book with some recipes in it. There is a brownie recipe included but it has gluten in it. I needed a Paleo recipe for brownies, so I researched online and tested a few recipes and came up with my own super moist and chocolaty Paleo gluten-free brownie recipe. I hope you love these brownies as much as I do. I really love the flavor the raw cacao powder gives the brownies plus I feel good about all the nutrients, flavonoids and antioxidants that are in the cacao powder.

FreedomSuperFoods.com

To purchase your own bag of Freedom Super Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder on Amazon click here.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Giveaway, Gluten Free, Vegan

NEVO Lived In Powder Potion Review & Giveaway

September 4, 2014 Maggie 9 Comments

You know when you just washed your hair and it is so clean you can’t style it or get it to cooperate with what you are trying to do. Well now you can apply some NEVO to get that second day texture to your hair. NEVO is vegan and gluten-free.

To enter this giveaway use the rafflecopter below.

NEVO Lived-In Powder Potion Review & Giveaway

Sponsored by:

NEVO and Beauty Care Choices

Hosted by:

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Co-Hosted By:

Holiday Contest and Sweeps

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I received this product in exchange for a review and I LOVED it!

Read My Review HERE

Lived-In Powder Potion is a lightweight fine powder that transforms into a lightweight, velvety pomade product. Something like this has NEVER been seen before on the market. There is no grainy grittiness left in the hair like seen typically with powder volumizer products. Has a medium hold and builds the foundation for styles. Instantaneously creates second-day texture.

Pravana Nevo Care products are 100% vegan and gluten free. 100% biodegradable packaging. 5% of all Nevo product sales is donated to City of Hope for the fight against cancer.

NEVO Lived-In Powder Potion can be found here:

www.beautycarechoices.com/pravana/nevo-lived-in-powder-potion.

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1 LUCKY winner will receive their own bottle of NEVO Lived In Powder Potion

Giveaway Dates: 12AM EST on 9/04 through 12AM EST on 9/20.

Giveaway is Continental US only and must be 18 years old to enter.

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Gluten Free, Review, Thoughts, Vegan

Keomi Skincare Organic Handmade Soap Review

August 14, 2014 Maggie 23 Comments

Keomi Skincare

Organic All Natural Handmade Soap

I was given the opportunity to try a sample of Keomi Skincare’s Green Tea Goddess Handmade soap for a review. Keomi Skincare soaps are all natural and have no chemical preservatives, they are vegan and cruelty free. Keomi Skincare uses only the highest quality ingredients available and their products are backed with a 100% guarantee.

Organic Handmade Luxury Soap for Men and Women

I was sent the Green Tea Goddess handmade soap to review. It has a wonderful fresh green scent that can be enjoyed by either men or women. It did not have a sweet or floral scent that men would not want to use. The Green Tea Goddess soap is scented with oils of clary sage, orange and clove, so it has a fresh green fragrance. Keomi Skincare Organic Natural Handmade soaps are cold-pressed and use pure aromatherapy grade essential oils with a base that is a blend of over 10 USDA certified organic vegetable, fruit and seed oils.

I first tried the soap by washing my hands in the sink. I wanted to see how the soap lathered and how it felt on the skin. There was a natural, rich, luxurious lather because the soaps are super-fatted leaving my hands feeling supple and moisturized.

Later that day I took a shower and used my Keomi Skincare soap as bath soap and washed my entire body. Again I got a luxurious lather from the soap. I felt so clean and fresh afterward. My skin did not feel dry and tight, nor was the soap irritating to my sensitive skin. Instead I was left feeling moisturized and with a subtle fragrance on my skin. I do not like strong fragrances as they give me a headache, so I was pleased with the light scent that was left on my skin.

I really enjoyed my Keomi Skincare soap and would love to try the other soaps that they offer.

Click here for my Amazon.com review of Keomi Skincare.

Keomi Skincare was nice enough to offer me and my readers a coupon for 5% off any of their soaps or sets. The coupon is good until October 31, 2014

Use Coupon Code 25P7X5OW

full size Green Tea Goddess — Here is a full sized bar of the Green Tea Goddess soap.

ORGANIC – ALL NATURAL – HANDMADE SOAP GIFT SET – Pure Aromatherapy Grade – 3 Full Size Bars

ORGANIC – ALL NATURAL – HANDMADE SOAP GIFT SET – Pure Aromatherapy Grade – 4 Full Size Bars – Wrapped

in Handmade Decorative Paper – Comes in Elegant Embossed Gift Box

Organic All Natural Luxury Handmade Soap – 1 Full Size Bar Wrapped in Homemade Decorative Paper

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Paleo, recipe, Snack, vegetarian

Gotta Chop Paleo Almond Butter Cups Recipe

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If you are like me, you love a yummy chocolaty treat every once in awhile, and boy do I love almond butter cups! They are so creamy and chocolaty and just melt in your mouth. Before I went Paleo I used to be addicted to peanut butter cups. They were definitely a weakness of mine. I couldn’t stop until I ate almost the whole bag. I paid for that with skyrocketing blood sugar soars up into the 400’s mg/dl. I would feel so sick and be so sleepy I would be in bed the rest of the day trying to recover. High blood sugar is so hard on our bodies, read more here

Well, I finally found a solution– My Gotta Chop Paleo Almond Butter Cups!. Eating a Paleo diet has definitely saved my life, and probably my FEET. Being diabetic, nerve damage and poor blood circulation from high blood sugar is one of the reasons so many diabetics loose their feet and legs. I don’t want to be one of those people, so I decided to take control of my life again and start eating a clean healthy diet.

The reason that I made almond butter cups instead of peanut butter cups is because peanuts are not a Paleo friendly food. Peanuts are not nuts, but they are legumes and they contain phytic acid, lectin, and aflatoxins. Also, so many people have peanut allergies and problems with digesting them.

The Gotta Chop Paleo Almond Butter Cups Recipe contains organic and more healthy ingredients than those over-processed store bought candies with all their needless chemicals and they taste great too.

Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Snack, vegetarian

Gotta Chop Hummus

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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, Salad, Snack, vegetarian

Guacamole Pico de Gallo Recipe

June 24, 2014 Maggie 6 Comments

It is Tuesday afternoon and I need a little pick me up. I am feeling a bit snacky, so I search the kitchen for something to make. I found an avocado, tomato, onion, jalapeño, and some organic blue corn chips, so I thought why don’t I make a little guacamole pico de gallo…yum!

Guacamole Pico de Gallo recipe —

I chopped up my onion, tomato, avocado, and a little jalapeño and added them to a bowl. I added some sea salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, a dash of cayenne pepper, and a little drizzle of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil and gently mixed everything together.

I grabbed my bowl of guacamole pico de gallo and my chips and a good book and headed outside to find a nice shady spot to sit and read and enjoy my yummy snack I just whipped up. What a beautiful day it is outside, and it just got better with my healthy little snack. Hope you enjoy your day too, and try some guacamole pico de gallo too, you will be glad you did.

Gardening, Gluten Free, Paleo, Thoughts

Gluten-Free and Loving It

June 5, 2014 Maggie 6 Comments

As I am walking around the yard I think to myself how long it’s been since I have had the energy to even go outside, much less walk around. It is unbelievable how much my life has changed since I started eating organic clean whole foods and cut GLUTEN completely out of my diet, I am gluten-free and loving it! I am eating a low-carb, high-fat LCHF mostly Paleo diet trying to get my diabetes under control, and so far it’s working.

I tested my blood sugar level and it was 127 mg/dl. Now that may not sound like a perfect number, but it is truly a miracle for me. For example, I looked at my calendar where I track my blood sugar readings, and on February 16, 2014 my numbers where as follows– my first reading of the day after fasting all night was 231 mg/dl, then the rest of day it only got worse– 334,476,434,492,431, and finally 343 mg/dl. I felt terrible ALL the time. I don’t ever want to go back there again!

I love how I am feeling now, my mood is so much more calm and positive, and I am starting get energy and an actual desire to get out of bed, even get out of the house in the day time. It has been years since I have even gone out in the sun, and now I know how important getting a little sunlight is so my body can make its own vitamin D.

I love flowers with all their beautiful colors and fragrances, they just make me happy. I especially love finding wildflowers. I have noticed that now I enjoy walking around the yard taking pictures, picking blackberries, or even doing some light yard work or gardening. Oh yeah, and a big bonus, I am actually loosing weight. I love the new me. Here is a little slide-show of my recent photos.

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This awesome WonderEsque Spiralizer Tri Blade Spiral Slicer + FREE Cleaning Brush came in the mail today for a product review. You can read my Amazon review By Clicking Here.

Zoodles

Now the simple recipe

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Ultimate Vitamin C Skin Repair Serum

Azure Naturals

Things I love about the Ultimate Vitamin C Skin Repair Serum

Made in the USA

Highest Quality Natural and Organic Ingredients

No Alcohol

No Parabens

Gluten Free

Plant Based

No GMO’s

Cruelty Free and Never Tested On Animals

1 YEAR – 100% Money Back Guarantee

The following statements are from Azure Naturals and used with their permission.

⇒⇒⇒The Giveaway⇐⇐⇐

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Jamberry Nails

Here are a few things I love —

I could have done all my fingers with the one design or chosen one accent nail on each hand. But I like being different and I couldn’t make my mind up on just one accent nail, so I though “Why choose just one!” That is the beauty of Jamberry Nails – you can mix and match all you want.

My toes were getting a little jealous so I decided to give myself a pedicure too. The toes were a little more difficult because I had to cut them to fit each toe, but I will save the wraps when I remove them from my toenails and use them as a template for next time.

Here is the official video on application and removal.

Christmas is just around the corner. I know I am already trying to come up with fun and unique gift ideas, and women and girls of all ages love expressing themselves by doing their nails, and would enjoy getting some Jamberry Nails and creating their own unique mani and pedi’s.

Check out all the Holiday Nail Wraps — There are Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter themes.

A Jamberry Juniors section with smaller sized wraps to fit kids or small nails.

Maybe you are just looking for a classic French Tip — Jamberry has an array of French Tips

There is something for everyone with over 300 wraps to choose from.

The Giveaway

I am so excited about this giveaway!

The giveaway is for the Sister’s Style Exclusive Jamberry Nail Wrap — “Check It Out”.

(This exclusive wrap is NO longer available for purchase!)

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Gluten-Free Dining Cards

Things I Love About My Gluten-Free Dining Cards

They are laminated and scored

Portable – fits easily in wallet or pocket

Customized for each cuisine

Translated into 10 languages

Helps with language barriers

Covers cross-contamination

Purchase your own set of dining cards from the

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Freedom Super Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder

Raw – Organic – Kosher – Cold Pressed

To purchase your own bag of Freedom Super Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder on Amazon click here.

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You know when you just washed your hair and it is so clean you can’t style it or get it to cooperate with what you are trying to do. Well now you can apply some NEVO to get that second day texture to your hair. NEVO is vegan and gluten-free.

To enter this giveaway use the rafflecopter below.

NEVO Lived-In Powder Potion Review & Giveaway

Pravana Nevo Care products are 100% vegan and gluten free. 100% biodegradable packaging. 5% of all Nevo product sales is donated to City of Hope for the fight against cancer.

Giveaway is Continental US only and must be 18 years old to enter.

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Keomi Skincare

Organic All Natural Handmade Soap

Organic Handmade Luxury Soap for Men and Women

Keomi Skincare was nice enough to offer me and my readers a coupon for 5% off any of their soaps or sets. The coupon is good until October 31, 2014

Use Coupon Code 25P7X5OW

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