I am just so happy that my lovely In-Laws live in Charlottesville.  I just have a love affair with Ablemarle and the surrounding counties.  The landscape is beautiful, the food and wine are devine and the shopping isn’t bad at all either.  We had the opportunity to take a lovely wine trip with some friends and host them at Hubby’s parents beautiful house in Ivy.

We went down by way of Gordonsville because I had been hankering for the BBQ Exchange.  I had heard about this place before it got popular.  And it is no secret now so it is best to get there early or late.  But luckily they can move things pretty quickly.  Our friends chatted up the pit master regarding his smokers and techniques.  They have a wide selection- pulled pork, pulled smoked chicken, smoked quarter chicken, brisket (I know, I know…), smoked pork belly and even BBQ tofu.  And an excellent variety of sides including really good hush puppies, coleslaw and cornbread.  We loaded up with provisions and then headed to Barboursville Vineyards.

Barboursville is very consistant, but this trip yielded a new surprise for me, a lovely brut sparkling wine.  Not quite as good as Thibaut, but close it had a nice balance of dryness and fruit without being very sweet.  Hubby played with Max in the lawn and we picked out a nice selection to go with our BBQ that we took out for us all to enjoy.  We then ate out on a picnic table in the sun.

Next up was Keswick Vineyards.  I am not as fond of it as other wineries, but it is close to Barboursville and on the way into C-ville so you might as well stop off, as everyone has different wine tastes.  That evening we had a lovely dinner at the Local.  We had a great time trying everyone’s dishes and were all really happy with the flavors and lovely local produce and meats cooked perfectly.  The Local is modern American farm to table.  It is upscale casual and really worth a try.  It’s over in the Belmont neighborhood which has a great selection of restaurants.

The next day we went to taste at White Hall which is one of my favorites, although they rotate the selections they taste and sometimes there is something I really want to try before I buy to see if their new vintage is as good as the old.  It is worth the trip to White Hall as I think it is one of the other very consistant wineries in the area with really quality products.  Another surprise was found here- a port style wine that is really quite a nice after dinner drink.

We then crossed the street to Mountfair Vineyards.  This is my new absolute favorite winery in Virginia.  They only have reds, but their reds are oh la la.  AND they taste the Thibaut Janisson sparking wines, which I really like, although Blanc de Chardonnay is better than Fizz.  The Mountfair reds will really blow you away though.  Let’s  just say we served a bottle to a friend who doesn’t like red wine and he loved it, he commented on how smooth it was, I am sure if we told him it was from Virginia he would have even been more amazed.

We lunched at Blue Mountain Brewery, which has such a good Afton Mountain Stout mustard that honestly they should bottle and sell it.  The flatbreads here are great, but really huge.  Hubby loves the soft pretzels.   We then hit Flying Fox, which I must comment- it was one of my absolute favorites, but they are now reserving their best wines for wine club members only, which I find slightly annoying.  But they do put together some good wines, they are a very small producer though so when you visit they may be out of some of their best stuff.

If you would like some local bottles without being able to get to all the wineries Food of All Nations has a great selection, as does the Greenwood Gourmet.  I always like to pick up favorites that the wineries are further out or we have been to them previously such as Jefferson, Blenheim and King Family.  Also another place in Charlottesville to pick up great picnic provisions is the Bellair Market, they have a huge selection of sandwiches and prepared food.  They have fresh roast meats that they cut for sandwiches and wraps and they even have freshly made desserts!

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I recently was at a fantastic baby shower where after the main part of the shower we played the board game Encore.  It is so much fun.  The main point of the game is to form teams and be able to sing at least eight (or six) words of a song with a particular word in it.  You go back and forth until a team can’t think of any more songs with that word.  Normally people are a little nervous about singing, but once they get started other players join along and it really isn’t about how good you can sing, it’s about the lyrics you can remember!  I really think you could even play this game without a board, but it makes it a bit easier.  When the word “love” was up I was very glad I had such a strong love affair with everything Beatles for years when I was younger.

Then we were up at Autumn Glory in a rental house.  I am sure if we looked around there would have been a board game, instead we played a game similar to Apples to Apples without the board.  It was super easy to do just on a whim.  First we thought up a list of category/questions e.g. What shouldn’t you say to a cop? OR What’s your favorite Disney Movie?  Each turn there is a reader, who doesn’t play that round.  We let them think up the category/question after the first few practice rounds.  You then write down your answer.  Then the reader collects the answers from people and reads them aloud twice.  Then the participants clockwise from the reader try to guess whose answer matches who.  The reader doesn’t re-read the answers until the turn comes back past them after one round.  If you guess someone’s answer they are out for that turn, and you get to guess again.  If you guess incorrectly your turn is done if and until it comes back around and the reader has reread the remaining answers.  People try to set up other people or just have outrageous answers and it is pretty funny.  You get one point for every answer you get correct on your turn and five points goes to the person who wins the round.  It is great because you really learn a lot about your guests.  And you just need some paper and pencils.

Neither game is overly competitive, and it is a great laugh so it keeps the mood light.  And remember when playing games it normally is best not to put couples as team because that can cause tension, and guests don’t have the opportunity to get to know other people.  Hubby and I were so happy to have such fun occasions to be able to relax and play games and laugh with our friends.  We are so busy right now I think it’s going to be a while until we get that kind of time again and it’s just so fun.

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I happened upon these fantastic kits from The Cheswick Company and I immediately thought about our santas.  These are really neat kits and the end products are so cute.  These would make a great project with someone you enjoy spending time with.  Or a great homemade gift for someone worth some effort.  They have holiday themes, or themes from novels, or just cute little characters from nowhere in particular.

And last but not least, this adorable little monkey:

With the weather cooling down I am thinking how fun these could be for a weekend project.

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To all my readers who have diligently followed this post, I wanted to let you know that the 43rd Annual Autumn Glory Festival will be held in Oakland, Maryland from October 6-10, 2010.

I love Autumn in Garrett County, the leaves are beautiful, the air is crisp and people are in such a good mood.  This year I am not so sure how the leaves will fair as it is pretty dry up there, but never the less the festival goes on.

My favorites are listed below, but here is the best listing of events I have seen.  This is a great event to come up for even if just a day or two.

1. The Grand Feature parade on Saturday.  The parade has bands from across the area, commercial floats, Shriners Clubs and so much more, lasting at least an hour and half normally.  Just seeing the kids and adults alike line up to watch the spectical pass feels like a bit of Americana living on.  Not to mention all the good food available in town such as the sausage sandwiches at the fire hall and rotary fries.

2. Oakland Women’s Civic Club Antique Show at the Armory.  This is a huge hall of antique vendors selling all sorts of antiques from furniture, to political memorabilia to jewelery and holiday kitsch.  I always find some great Christmas presents here.

3. No-Hands Ice Cream Eating Contest at Lakeside Creamery.  Although it might be harder to distinguish the culinary great that is homemade ice cream from Lakeside Creamery while scarfing it down in the contest, you no doubt will have a lot of fun helping them finish off the last ice cream for the season.

4. The State Banjo and Mandolin Competition at Southern High School on Friday Night and Fiddle Competition on Saturday Night.  There is some amazing music to be heard here, and you might be surprised how much you will enjoy it even if you aren’t normally a fiddle or banjo type.

5. Western Maryland Tournament of the Bands at Southern High School on Saturday Night.  Bring some blankets to cuddle under while you watch marching bands from across the region battle it out for points and trophies.

This year I am hoping to catch the Antique Car Show which I never get to make.

But if you get a little tired of festival events, I find a diversion out to Swallow Falls to walk and hike the trails is a nice relaxing end to the weekend.  This time of year it is also dog friendly so your Pooch can get some exercise while you enjoy the foliage and views.  I think there are pictures in the archives from last year here.

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Here is my tip:

Top Gear- watch it.

Top Gear is a British TV show devoted to cars, yes, cars.  I know that sounds just positively boring, but it isn’t.  In fact it is a really witty, fun television show that will not only help you pick out your next car (or the fantasy super car of your dreams), but will give you conversation with men, or if you are a man it will give you and the girl of your dreams something to watch together.

Girls, any guy worth his weight in chocolate will know Top Gear and appreciate your enthusiasm.  And if a nice gentlemen you know doesn’t know Top Gear, but checks it out on your recommendation you will instantly become much cooler in his eyes.

But the thing is—- you will enjoy this show, REALLY.  And yes, there is going to be an American version, and it will of course, suck, so you have to watch the original.  Top Gear is a great conversation starter and I always think it is nice to have a topic that you can talk to most anyone about, Top Gear is that.

The genius of the show is that it is a car show with fun spiffs, like their journey across Africa in non-four wheel drive cars (not on roads of course).  They have a new star each show that drives their test track in a reasonably priced (read normal, rather cheap) car and competes for the best board times, Jay Kay was the current board leader last time I checked, but Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsey did very well too.  They build cars that turn into boats with limited success, and all sorts of silliness. They don’t just sit around talking about cars and driving them, although they do test new cars, they have all sorts or outrageous challenges, and they have such good commentary, even watching them test new cars is a lot of fun, they can drive a $300,000 car and say it is crap.

And the hosts are fantastic.  Jeremy Clarkson is pompous in all the best ways, and believes a hammer is the only tool you ever need.  James May is cautious, nice and more soft spoken, and always gets lost.  Richard Hammond is energetic and enthusiastic, stubborn with a hint of short man complex.

I have to admit Jeremy is my favorite.  But the trio really make the show.  The good news is you can even find old seasons on Netflix instant-que!

More sites:

http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/topgear/

Fan site that has some episodes:

http://www.finalgear.com/

So test it out watch some clips and enjoy.  And next time some guy makes a car comment you can really one up him with your knowledge.

Oh and Top Gear Australia is ok, but just ok.

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I once again missed what may be the best celebration of Fall, culture and community support: The Pleasant Valley Harvest Sale in Garrett County, Maryland.  An auction is held in a beautiful little Amish community each Fall to support the school in their district the Swan Meadow Elementary School.  The auction has gargantuan mushrooms and produce, breads and baked goods and other auction items, the big ticket item being the Black Forest Cake.

During the sale you can wander over to the counter to buy homemade caramels, no bake cookies, fresh yeast glazed doughnuts and coffee and cider to satiate you during the sale.  Also for sale is a collection of recipes from the community made into a cookbook.  This cookbook is a big deal, as it normally has the heavy hitting favorites from each family.

But I will make up for it by attending what MSN rates as one of the top Fall Festivals: The Autumn Glory festival.  Also located in Garrett County, Maryland (an area that happens to be where I am from).  This festival begins this week and events continue until Sunday.  A sampling of the events:

Fireman’s Parade- Thursday night a parade of mostly fire trucks and engines, with the occasional truck of football players and cheerleaders rolls down Second Street and up Route 219 to the firehouse.

Oktoberfest- Thursday night after the Fireman’s parade at the fire hall an Oktoberfest dinner complete with Polca music, dancing and lots of beer takes place, an event that is mainly attended by locals, but any person who attends will be feeling the love.

Grand Feature Parade- Saturday is the main parade a video of a past parade I found on YouTube! (Not the most professional screening, but you get the picture)

Click here to view the embedded video.

Also during this weekend there is an Amish breakfast at the Pleasant Valley Community Center, a 5k run/walk, craft shows, antique shows, classic car shows, the Maryland State Fiddle and Banjo contest, The Liars Festival, No-hands ice cream eating contest at Lakeside Creamery and so much more!  You can see a few of my photos here, I will post more after next weekend.

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And while I have family that lives in the area, we tend to overload our capacity so we normally rent a house from Railey Mountain Vacations, who right now has a buy two get a third night for free special (very handy since Monday is Columbus Day).

Now if you are lucky enough to be invited to a Fall celebration, or just need a taste of Germany,  look no further than Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe in Arlington, Virginia (Their site seems to be temporarily down).  A big box of soft pretzels, a Black Forest Cake or wursts would get you an invite back to any party.

No invites?  Well check out the Washingtonian’s list of Oktoberfests. You could also join Rustico on October 10 from noon to six for Oktoberfest where they will have nearly 25 different beers on tap, with live musicand dishes prepared by Rustico, Buzz The Evening Star Cafe, Vermilion, Tallula, EatBar, Columbia Firehouse & Star Catering.Admission is free and tickets will be sold for beer, food, activities and a mighty raffle featuring a beautiful 1997 Harley Davidson Softail – along with three other fantastic prizes. The proceeds from this year’s raffle will be given to DC Central Kitchen to help combat hunger and create opportunity right here in our own backyard.  If this doesn’t get you there,

then this might:

Although please note- kids are absolutely welcome. In fact, there will be many activities just for the kids throughout the day – including a moon bounce, face painting, pumpkin tossing and more.  So choose your reason to go.

Or hop on over to Heidelberg for a delicious grilled wurst prepared on their outside grill.  They have brautwurst, knauckwurst, weisswurst and others for you to try before ordering.  If you need some carb loading before all those tasty German brews order the ultimate combo which comes with a soft pretzel, warm German potato salad, drink and apple strudel.

You can also get your Fall on at Buzz Bakery in Alexandria, VA.  They are selling  Steamed Cider and Pumpkin Lattes. The cider is local and they use a homemade spiced pumpkin puree for the pumpkin goodies. Tempting me most has to be the Candy Apple Martini, made with housemade caramel sauce, apple schnapps and Stoli. They are also stocking seasonal beers, including Dogfish Head Punkin’ and Epheremere.

Order a batch of cupcakes, including out classic Guinness Cupcake, the Caramel Apple Cupcake and the Pumpkin Cupcake with Candied Pepitas and you will surely be a hit.

Fall is glorious, isn’t it?

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So I have spent the past few years exploring the wineries in Charlottesville and other parts of Virginia. So here is my advice of what is worth a stop and sip.

Flying Fox-

A quaint little country store front located in Afton, Virginia.  With Veritas and Pollack wineries nearby you might pass right by this little shop and think it isn’t worth a stop, but you would be wrong.  The red and whites presented here offer a good variety of tastes and very well blended wines.  The Petit Verdot is the perfect porch sipping red, while the 2006 Cab Franc presents an excellent crisp red, that will only get better with a little age.  The chardonnay wasn’t too oaky or fruity, but a nice balance.  The staff are also personable and knowledgable about their wines.  I went here with a group of ladies and we all expressed the opinion that Flying Fox was much better than Pollack and Veritas, which are pretty wineries, but not the best in terms of taste.

White Hall Vineyards and the Greenwood Gourmet Grocery

I was at White Hall quite recently and was really impressed.  The location is really beautiful.  Located on the slopes of Break Heart Mountain it is nestled into its location, not overbearing the landscape.  It is nicely landscaped with grassy areas and picnic tables, a beautiful arbor in front and nicely manicured gardens.

It would be a lovely place to pack a picnic for, they don’t sell any food on sight, but you could certainly pick up something in Crozet, in fact if you take the Crozet exit off 64 there is a little grocery called the Greenwood Gourmet and Grocery, pictured above, that stocks local products and produce including fresh bread.  They also have sandwiches and prepared items.

White Hall had whites and reds that were really good.  The highlights were the 2006 Chardonnay Reserve which was crisp, refreshing and fruity with a nice rounded flavor of oak, the Break Heart Red is a steal at $10, it can be sipped like a white, but has the rounded flavor of a red we bought extra bottles to take as presents to people, the Touriga is also very good another lighter red wine, but if you like a full bodied rich red wine the Cuvee de Champs is your wine.  This is the answer from White Hall to Barboursville’s Octagon, but at $10-15 dollars less without the discount.  Even the 2006 Soliterre a sweet dessert wine shows refinement, it is not overly sweet and sappy, but has a crispness that makes it lovely and delicate.  It would be great drizzled over some peaches and fresh ice cream.  All in all this is perhaps one of the best wineries to visit as they really have a nice varied selection.

Barboursville Vineyards-

I haven’t gotten to go to this winery yet, but it is high on my list after having a few bottles of their lovely Octagon and their chardonnay.  Octagon is very full bodied, yet it has a crispness to it that makes it refreshing, as well.  This wine was served at a Inaguration Conservation Gala.  They have Palladio restaurant, which I am eager to check out, as well.

The last winery I am going to feature in this post is the King Family Vineyards-

This winery is in a lovely location overlooking their vines and fields.  They have polo matches and outdoor seating.  Inside not only do they have wine they also offer a variety of meats, cheeses, crackers and other accompaniments so you could have a nice meal outside.  Their wines are not as good as Barboursville or White Hall, but they are still much better than Veritas and Pollack and some other wineries in the area.  And they really are nice wonderful people.  My favorites were the Meritage 2006 a nice blend to make this a full bodied red with a smooth finish it can also be aged until 2012 to let the flavors age.  The Pedit Verdot was another nice sipping red, but it is a little spicier than your typical Petit Verdot.  They also have a nice Chardonney and Brut sparkling wine.  They have sold out of the Cab Franc so I won’t tell you about it as they should have a new vintage out this fall.

So go explore!  And after all that wine go to Three Notch’d Grill in Crozet.  It has a nice variety of entrees and each come with a salad.  After our last visit I highly recommend the shrimp penne with cream sauce, sundried tomato, pancetta and spinach.  Both the shrimp and spinach were very fresh and had great flavor.  The dish was so rich you won’t want dessert, but the entree is good enough to not care.  The lasagna was also particularly good made with fresh pasta.

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Don’t worry I, Katelin Taylor, ever preserver of marriages (hee hee hee, it’s an inside joke maybe you will get it someday) have a solution:

Rent part of a community garden from Arlington Parks.  They have seven locations.

• S. Four Mile Run Drive along the Bike Trail
• S. 9th Street and S. Buchanan along the Bike Trail
• Fort Barnard (S. Walter Reed Drive & Pollard Street)
• S. Glebe and S. Lang Streets
• N. Barton and N. 10th Streets
• S. 9th Street and Rolfe Streets
• N. Harrison Street (near Chestnut Hill Park)
• 1601 Key Blvd.

The ones closer to the metro are harder to get.  You must be an Arlington resident.  They charge a fee which they don’t say is yearly or monthly, but I assume yearly.  Community garden rentals cost $60 (with water) and $50 (without water) for full plots, $30 and $25, respectively, for half plots.

First timers can only have a half plot.  And there is a waiting list.  But here is the information to apply.  So here is to your victory garden.

There is a friend of mine who has tomato plants over-growing her house that I will be trying to convince to get a plot with me (apply now for next year?  It’ll be great).  And lucky my brother is the crazy hippy urban gardner on T St. and can consult on what to plant when and what varietals to plant.  Really you need people to share squash with and help weed.  And who doesn’t love a farm to table experience?

So yay Arlington parks once again and victory gardens.  And friends who like squash.

Virginia is for lovers after all.

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But then I remembered something.  I am Katelin Taylor and never have such small things kept me from having a great time hosting friends.  I have been a broke student most of my life.  And I have plenty of friends who have even offered to do the hosting if I plan the event, or invited me to do cool stuff at their place (props to one of my coolest friends in Baltimore that suggested we make Ginger Ale from scratch together.  You can find the recipe and instructions here.   Some of the ingredients may be a tad bit pricey, but you don’t need to much of them and think how fun it will be.)  So Yay my gracious friends, and the spirit of innovation.

Then I thought to myself that you my readers might like to know how to entertain well, even if you don’t have somewhere to entertain or much cash on hand.

So I decided to post a few suggestions and an offer for you to give me other ideas:

Picnic at a park.  Yep all the cool kids are doing it.   It is all over the message boards.   Even restaurants are having backyard grilling like this event at Evening Star Cafe:

The Big Summer Backyard BBQ
This Sunday At The Evening Star Cafe
Sunday, June 14 | From 12:00 – 7:00
Join us outdoors at the Evening Star Cafe this Sunday for a fun neighborhood afternoon full of food, beer, wine and friends. We roast a whole pig or two, serve housemade hot dogs, corn on the cob, seafood skewers and cool summer soup – along with fresh lemonade, a slew of craft brews, and at least a half-dozen of our favorite summertime wines.
Open Fire Pig Roast
Homemade Red Apron Hot Dogs
Shrimp Skewers & Fresh Corn
6 Craft Beers On Tap
6 Summertime Wines
Tons Of Fun For Everyone
All are invited and theres no fee to attend. Tickets will be sold for all food and drinks at the event and yes, we’ll have a tent just in case it rains. For more information, call 703.549.5051. Reservations are not necessary.

So call up some people and check out some of the great parks Arlington has to offer.  We live in Ballston and have a park that allows grilling and has picnic table a block from the house.

Bon Air Park on Wilson Boulevard has picnic tables, grills, volleyball, tennis, a walking and bike trail, even a playground- so your friends with kids might actually come.  Arlington Parks Service has a great sight where you can look up park features, rent space online, even reserve a tennis court.  I think they have a great website that is really useful, especially this time of year (when it doesn’t thunderstorm every night of course).Â

Low on the moola?  Catch another great trend that is resurfacing: potluck.  Throwing a swank shindig can be expensive, but when times are tough people want to see each other more than ever.  The bonus is summer potluck is easier and cheaper than any other season.  You can make or even buy great pasta or potato salad relatively cheap.  Hot dogs, sandwiches, lemonade all pretty easy on the budget.  And everyone has a friend who makes awesome brownies for any potluck they go to.  I never snub the great American tradition of Hotdogs on the grill, and sometimes a sandwich can be pure heaven, so hey why not.  Just try to communicate with people so you don’t have twelve seven layer dips and offer useful cheap items for people struggling for ideas.

Have other great ideas for hosting people either sans place, or sans moola?  Please post or email me.  I will feature other ideas and tips as they come to me and would love to hear what you are doing.  Bonus points if you hit both criteria.

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I love the market, I love the interaction with local artisans, I love the fresh fruit and I love the selection of meats and cheeses.

I really love the card stand at the Eastern Market.  It is in the flea market section.  You can get all sorts of cards from $1.00 to $3.00 and even the $1.00 cards are nice.  I always flip through them and get a bunch of birthday cards, a few wedding cards, a couple baby cards and a couple get well cards.  I use blank cards for thanks you and other occasions, so I get those as well.

Another artist I really like is Amy Marx, her sea glass jewelery is really pretty.  I really like the connectors she has made that you can use to turn her bracelets into necklaces, that makes them very versatile.  Here is a sample:

Chris Water’s has very cool chopsticks and Asian ceramics.

Had Matter Art makes the coolest keyholders.  I really like the ones with funny prints like cows or hula girls.  I also like the collage ones like the one below.

You hook you keys below, and put little things like your extra garage pass on the shelf.

I also absolutely love the arrangements by Blue Iris.  They are modern and chic.  I think anyone would be supremely happy to get one of their arrangements, and they would instantly make a room look put together.

Man Made Design’s which makes very modern earrings, cufflinks and pendant’s has an etsy shop!  Find their beautiful and modern gifts like the aqua cufflinks below… they are super cool and a favorite color of mine.

But my very favorite is Turtle’s Webb.  A humanities major like me who took jewelry classes in college and fell in love with it, unlike me she makes more of a living out of it… someday.  I love her metal flower earrings.  I have ones similar to these below that are cooper and silver, I get compliments on them almost everytime I wear them.  I once saw gold ones that were phenomenal that I would love to have.  I really think this jewelry is so distinctive and creative.  My grandmother used to grow these flowers in hanging pots that look a lot like the flowers in her design so that is one reason they really hit home to me.  I can’t think of the name of the flower now, but maybe it will come to me.

You could also get some lovely cheese, fruit, bread in the Market itself.  The flea market has so many lovely gifts.  There are so many vendors I can’t even remember the name of like the box guy who has small boxes with cartoons and pictures on them.  The vendor who has super cute linens which look very April Cornell.  I love a day at the market I find things for me, and I find things for others.  All in all it is a great time.

And bonus if you get there early you can get bluebucks at Market Lunch, they are yummy blueberry buckwheat pancakes.  They are worth the wait.  If not then get a crabcake, they are one of the best in the city.

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