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It’s difficult to beat the heat, but fresh watermelon cocktails, long drinks and non alcoholic mocktails definitely hit the spot when it comes to satisfying summer sippers.  This perennial fruit favorite might consist of 90% water; but it also goes long on flavor and has stood the test of time as outdoor party and picnic fruit of choice.  Even better for cocktails, fresh watermelon muddles easily which means less muss and fuss.  With the wide choice of watermelon rums and liqueurs available on the market, watermelon cocktails and shots may be enjoyed year round for those wanting a taste of summer when winter’s chill bites at the core. 

Summer Scorcher – created by Cheri Loughlin

2 measures Tabasco Tequila

4 measures Naked Watermelon Chill

3 cubes Fresh Watermelon Garnish

Build in tall glass over fresh ice. Garnish with skewered watermelon cubes.

Blanco Watermelon Margarita

1-1/2 ounce Don Julio Blanco

1/2 ounce Fresh Lime Juice

1/2 ounce Agave Syrup

5 Watermelon Cubes

Watermelon slice Garnish

Muddle watermelon cubes and agave syrup in bottom of mixing glass.  Add remaining ingredients with ice (except garnish).  Shake to chill.  Double strain into chilled martini glass.  Garnish with watermelon slice.

NAVAN Watermelon Daiquiri (10 Cane Rum)

Watermelon Smash (Leblon Cachaca)

Mad Melon Bubble Gum Shot (Three Olives Bubble Vodka)

Watermelon Mist (Boca Loca Cachaca)

Blowing Bubbles (Three Olives Bubble Vodka)

Rainforest on the Rocks (VeeV Acai Spirit)

National Watermelon Day Cocktail Recipe post contains the following drinks:

• Red Squeeze (Red Stag)
• Red Punch (Red Stag)
• Bacardi Grand Melon Gimlet
• Bacardi Grand Melon Mellini
• Bacardi Grand Melon Martini
• Bacardi Grand Melon Juice Cocktail
• Watermelon Lemonade (SKYY Infusions)
• X-Rated Summer

Red Melon (Red Stag & Jim Beam Bourbon)

Barefoot Brazilian (Boca Loca Cachaca & Barefoot Bubbly

Rosy Melon (Azul Tequila)

Mocktails for Anytime

Watermelon Slush – Delaware Government for safe party options

6–8 ice cubes

2 cups Seeded Watermelon

Sugar or Honey to taste

Place ice cubes in blender.  Pulse until crushed.  Add watermelon and honey.  Blend until slushy or smooth according to taste preference.  Garnish with watermelon wedge or skewered cubes. 

Pink Melon

Ginger Melon

Find more cocktail and mocktail options for anytime refreshment and entertaining options by following the category links.

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Anticipation of 4th of July celebrations begins to build as makeshift tents and temporary buildings spring up on street corners and public parking lots with Fourth of July sparklers, fireworks and all the glittery firecrackers that will shine and go ‘pop’ in the night the week of July 4.  As fireworks crackle in the distance this Independence Day add a little visual sparkle and explosive flavor to the cocktail and shot glass with tasty concoctions with a variety of spirits. 

Red, White & Blue 4th of July Cocktail Recipe Guide contains more fun spirited cocktails for Independence Day celebrations including easy build classic cocktails, Mocktails, lower calorie cocktails and a few fun shots.  Three cocktail recipes have been specifically created to feature the colors or flavors of Red, White & Blue to correspond with 4th of July celebrations.  Please enjoy the holiday, but do so responsibly.

Independence Day Cocktails

Star Bangled Spanner

1/4 ounce Green Chartreuse

1/4 ounce Triple Sec

1/4 ounce Cherry Brandy

1/4 ounce Crème Yvette

1/4 ounce Yellow Chartreuse

1/4 ounce Blue Curacao

1/4 ounce Brandy

Chill all spirits prior to using.  Build cocktail in the order given, carefully layering one upon the other.

High Voltage – Bartender’s Pocket Guide, Kathy Hamlin

1 ounce Scotch

3/4 ounce Cointreau

Juice from 1/2 Fresh Lemon or Lime

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass. 

Liberty Cocktail – Bartender’s Pocket Guide, Kathy Hamlin

1-1/2 ounce Apple Brandy

3/4 ounce Rum

Dash Simple Syrup

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass. 

Sparks

1 ounce Absolut Peppar

Brut Champagne

Jalapeno Pepper Slice Garnish – optional

Place chilled Absolut Peppar in champagne flute.  Top with chilled brut champagne.  Garnish with jalapeno pepper slice if desired.

American Beauty – The Bartender’s Bible, Gary Regan

1 ounce Brandy

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

1/4 teaspoon White Crème de Menthe

1 ounce Orange Juice

1 teaspoon Grenadine

1/2 ounce Tawny Port

Combine all ingredients except Tawny Port in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Stain into chilled cocktail glass.  Carefully float Tawny Port on top.

Betsy Ross 1 – The Bartender’s Bible, Gary Regan

2 ounces Brandy

1-1/2 ounce Tawny Port

1/2 teaspoon Cointreau

Place all ingredients in mixing glass with ice.  Stir until well chilled.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Apple Pie – The Bartender’s Bible, Gary Regan

1 ounce Light Rum

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 teaspoon Applejack

1 teaspoon Lemon Juice

1/2 teaspoon Grenadine

Place all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Eruption – The Bartender’s Bible, Gary Regan

2 ounces Canadian Whiskey

1/2 ounce Crème de Cassis

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass with ice.  Stir until well chilled.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with maraschino cherry.

4th of July Shots

Firecracker – Bartender’s Pocket Guide, Kathy Hamlin

1 ounce Cinnamon Schnapps

2 to 3 drops Tabasco Sauce

Dash Grenadine

Splash Club Soda

Build ingredients in chilled shot glass in order given.  Add club soda last.  Immediately place napkin over the shot glass.  Slam on bar (careful not to break the glass!) and consume while still foamy.  It’s a shot, but please consume responsibly.

Stars & Swirls

1 ounce Coconut Rum

1/2 ounce Strawberry or Raspberry Liqueur

1 teaspoon Blue Curacao

1 Ice Cube

Place large ice cube in chilled shot glass.  Add coconut rum.  Carefully and simultaneously add both liqueurs to the shot glass from opposite sides of the glass.  The liqueurs should slip down the sides of the shot glass and begin to swirl around the ice cube, thus Stars & Swirls.

Pineapple Bomb

1 ounce Southern Comfort

1/2 ounce Amaretto

Splash Pineapple Juice

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled shot glass, pony or serve in rocks glass over fresh ice.

Hot Summer Night – Simply ‘Shooters’, E. Coolik

1/2 ounce Apple Schnapps

1/2 ounce Peach Schnapps

1/2 ounce 151

Splash Cranberry Juice

Splash Pineapple Juice

Place all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into two shot glasses or serve in one rocks glass over fresh ice.   Make this drink go long by building over ice in a highball glass and topping off with equal parts cranberry and pineapple juice.

Firecracker – Simply ‘Shooters’, E. Coolik

1-1/4 ounce Seagram’s 7

Splash Cranberry Juice

Sugar for Glass Rim

Rim shot glass with sugar.  Add chilled Seagram’s 7 to shot glass.  Top with cranberry juice. 

T&T – Simply ‘Shooters’, E. Coolik

1-1/4 ounce Tequila

3/4 ounce Tia Maria

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into two chilled shot glasses or serve in rocks glass over fresh ice.

Independence Day Mocktail

Blaster Bates Mocktail – The Bartender’s Bible, Gary Regan

1 Ripe Banana

1/4 cup Blueberries

1/4 cup Raspberries

2 ounces Chilled Milk

2 ounces Chilled Orange Juice

Place all ingredients in blender with ice.  Puree until completely blended.  Pour into highball glass.  Notation: Fresh berries may be substituted for frozen, unsweetened berries for thicker, slushier effect.

Red, White & Blue 4th of July Cocktail Recipe Guide contains fun spirited cocktails for Independence Day celebrations including easy build classic cocktails, Mocktails, lower calorie cocktail and a few fun shots.  Three cocktails recipes have been specifically created to feature the colors or flavors of Red, White & Blue to correspond with 4th of July celebrations.  Please enjoy the holiday, but do so responsibly.

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Independence Day is celebrated throughout the country with parades, charity events, picnics, neighborhood gatherings and of course backyard grilling.  Fireworks and laughter ring out clearly after dark signaling freedom and merriment of an entire nation united in celebration.  Fourth of July begins the unofficial start of summer.  Refreshing summer cocktails utilizing fresh fruits of the season are the perfect addition to tantalize the taste buds throughout the spirited Independence Day celebrations. 

Three cocktail recipes below feature the colors or flavors of Red, White & Blue to correspond with 4th of July celebrations. 

Twisted utilizes a diet peach flavored water, but has no diet connotation in the drink.  The taste is fresh, light and definitely slurp worthy. 

Twisted – created by Cheri Loughlin

6 Fresh Raspberries

2 Fresh Pineapple Spears (1 inch x 3 inch)

1-1/2 ounce Peach Rum

2 ounces Welch’s Diet Peach Twist

1 ounce Club Soda or Brut Champagne

Muddle fresh fruit in bottom of mixing glass.  Add peach rum and Welch’s Diet Peach Twist with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into highball glass or goblet over fresh ice.  Top with club soda or brut champagne according to preference.  Stir.

Pearl is an adaptation of the Perfect Margarita found on the cocktail menu of a favorite restaurant bar frequented years ago.  The margarita was served straight up with the remainder of the drink left in the cocktail shaker for sipping leisure.  It becomes a watery mess if left in the shaker.  The real hook for the ‘Perfect’ was the garnish; traditional olives.  Usually saved for classic martinis, the olive became the surprise find for this margarita.  This version pops up the heat with jalapeno stuffed olives and fresher recipe that does not call for mass market sour or margarita mix.  Nix the olives if they don’t float your boat, but definitely take this margarita out for a spin.

Pearl – created by Cheri Loughlin

3 parts Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila

1 part Fresh Lime Juice

1/2 part Fresh Lemon Juice

3/4 part Agave Nectar

1/4 part Cointreau

Salt for Garnished Rim

Queen Size Jalapeño Stuffed Olives Garnish

Rim cocktail glass with salt and set aside.  Combine all liquid ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously to blend and chill.  Strain into cocktail glass over ice or serve straight up.  Garnish with skewered olives. 

When I think of blueberry vodka or blueberries in general, the old television series Happy Days and Richie singing “I found my thrill on blueberry hill…” starts jingling through my head.  Thrilled brings in the beautiful flavor of blueberries while allowing the sweetness of fresh pineapple to interweave into the mix.  Depending upon your sweet tooth, vary the simple syrup.  Fresh egg white adds a little froth to the mix and adds a little complexity, but isn’t necessary for a thrilling good time. 

Thrilled – created by Cheri Loughlin

2 Fresh Pineapple Spears (1 inch by 3 inch)

2 parts Blueberry Vodka

1/2 part Fresh Lemon Juice

1/4 to 1/2 part Simple Syrup (according to taste)

1 Egg White – optional

Muddle pineapple and simple syrup in bottom of mixing glass.  If adding egg white, do so at this point and dry shake.  Add vodka, lemon juice and ice to mixing glass.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled cocktail glass. 

Additional cocktails playing upon the glow of summer and fireworks have been linked in the cocktail guide below.  Easy build summertime favorites within the classic and traditional cocktail category have also been added.  Mocktails and lower calorie cocktails can be found for those looking for a few more options.  Celebrations are meant for a little fun infusion, so a few shot recipes have been added. 

Please enjoy the holiday, but do so responsibly.

Independence Day – 4th of July Cocktail, Drink & Shot Recipes

Playing with Fire – Ginger Vodka and Tequila pair; definitely playing with fire

Sweet Tea seems almost traditional with summertime, cookouts and getting together with friends.  Put a little spirited fun into the mix and entertaining is a snap.

Chris’ Cran Lemonade utilizes fresh cranberries and agave syrup

Cobey’s Cran Tea mixes easy with cranberry juice and club soda

Julep Tea Spin takes the classic on the ride of its life in this easy, breezy version

Orange Swell – sit back and enjoy the fireworks with this lush tea concoction

Yuzu Firecracker – Worlds collide when tequila meets Sake (Cocktail created for Beam Global using Hornitos Tequila)

Glitter Island sparkles in your glass while fireworks light up the night (Cocktail commissioned by representatives of Pernod Ricard for the Hiram Walker line of products)

Pinky Sparkle twinkles and glows

Torched Cherry Limeade – childhood favorite gets all grown up

Red Sky at Night – when the night heats up & things start popping

Kentucky Sparkler – even bourbon shines

Bourbon Sling – long on Southern summertime refreshment

Red Melon – watermelon meets bourbon

Classic to Traditional

Fuzzy Navel – an oldie but goodie from the New England Highball family

Ultimate Mojito – minty fresh, completely invigorating

Classic & Hemingway Daiquiri (Papa Doble) – essentials to summer entertaining

Pina Colada – bring out the blender and start mixing

Caipirinha – serve this one on the rocks, up or with muddled fruit

Sex on the Beach – because it’s fun, that’s why

Cuba Libre w/a twist – even a classic needs a jolt sometimes

21 Must Try Classic Cocktail Recipes

Top 10 Classic Cocktails

Mocktails

Sparkling Mango easily fills the glass without tipping your consciousness

Peach Fizz – a pleasing party punch that mixes easily (alternative version included)

Sex on the Beach – because no summertime party is complete without it

Pink Melon – take advantage of summer seasons finest fruit

Mockup Margarita – for those who love to indulge but want a break in between

A Shot of Fun

Oreo Cookie – let the good times roll

Lemon Drop Shot and PB&J Shot – liquid candy

Bubble Blow Pop Shots – tastes like Jolly Ranchers, Blow Pops & Sweet Tarts…Wowser!

Friday Night Favorite Shot Recipes

Top 10 Popular Shot Recipes

Lower Calorie

Raspberry Ringer – a favorite sipper for long refreshment lower calories

A Tale of Two Limes – the classic gin and tonic gets a makeover with flavored vodka

Bikini Blueberry – strut your stuff while sipping this delicious lower calorie, full flavored drink

Hurricane Teenied – Big taste, lower calories

Jim’s Peach Fizz – Lower calorie version of a Fuzzy Navel

Mai Tai-Teenie – never give up flavor when cutting back on calories again

Tequila Cocktails Your Way

Finding Affordable Entertaining Options for 4th of July Drink Recipes

Toast our Nation’s Spirit this 4th of July with Tommy Bahama

National Watermelon Day turns Bourbon, Rum, Vodka, Tequila and Cachaca Cocktails Refreshingly Pink

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Leblon Cachaca sent this cocktail recipe out in their newsletter bright and early this morning along with a video link from Tobin Ellis, of Bar Magic.  Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day!

Batida de Shamrock

5 ounces Leblon Cachaça

6 lime halves- fresh squeezed

4 ounces Coconut Syrup

6 ounces Horchata (cinnamon rice milk)

15-20 sprigs of mint

Squeeze the juice of 6 lime halves into blender and add mint sprigs, coconut syrup, and horchata. Add crushed ice to the blender and add Leblon. Blend until smooth. Garnish with a mint sprig. Makes 2.

More St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails of Interest:

Grey Goose makes St. Patrick’s Day sparkle with the La Poire Sparkling Shamrock cocktail. Taste the luck of the Irish with 15 Michael Collins shots & cocktails and the extraordinary Michael Collins Corned Beef Collins cocktail. Baileys Irish Cream sweetens the deal with the Follow Your Senses cocktail, Baileys Irish Martini and Baileys Coffee Shiver. Go Traditional to Avant-garde with these St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails or a few St. Patrick’s Day recipes for the Tequila Minded. Hot coffee is a must once the sun goes down and the chill sets in: Irish Mock-achino Mocktail, Irish Winter, Irish Dream and Irish Coffee at 100 Calories or Less will keep you warm. Regatta Ginger Beer: Invigorating Cocktails with a Refreshing Twist, Diva Maria and Apple Tartlet each have a touch of Irish whether including whiskey or Baileys Irish Cream.  Pernod Absinthe adds an interesting twist to St. Patrick’s Day with the Death in the Afternoon cocktail topped with champagne.

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Though St. Patrick’s Day celebrates the most recognized patron saint of Ireland and is a national holiday of Ireland, the well-known holiday is celebrated in many countries.  Often referred to as ‘amateur night’ by seasoned drinkers, St. Patrick’s Day brings out the young and old touring pubs, watering holes and night clubs with Irish themes of green beer, cocktails and every sort of Jello shot or drinking game one could possibly imagine.  With cocktails and shots flowing freely on such a festive occasions, please keep in mind the need to consume responsibly and designate responsible drivers so everyone arrives home safely. 

Beginning shot for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations March 17, 2010:

Collins Cream

1 part Michael Collins Blend

1 part Irish Cream Liqueur

Combine all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake well.  Strain into a shot glass. Enjoy with a glass of stout.  You might also like the Irish Car Bomb.

“Michael Collins is the dawning of a new age of Irish Whiskey; combining the best of Ireland’s long history of distilling with today’s demand for premium quality and unique style. Distilled at the last Irish independently owned distillery, Cooley, Michael Collins Irish Whiskeys are double distilled to retain the flavor characteristics of their premium ingredients.  Aged in small bourbon seasoned casks, they are refined, flavorful and well-balanced.  Michael Collins Single Malt is bold with a distinctive and unexpected lightly peated style.  Aged for a minimum of eight to over twelve years, it has aromas of chocolate malt with light citrus and honeysuckle notes.  Well-rounded and complex with rich maltiness, it finishes long with a hint of chocolate and a wonderfully settled smoke that lingers on the palate.”  – Michael Collins Media Release Notation

Irish Smash

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

3/4 part simple syrup

3 lemon wheels

6 – 8 mint leaves

Muddle 3 mint leaves, simple syrup and two of the lemon wheels in a cocktail shaker. Add Michael Collins Blend and shake well with ice. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with the remaining lemon wheel and a sprig of fresh mint.

Frisky Whisky

1 part Michael Collins

1 part Barenjager Honey Liqueur

1 part fresh orange juice

1/4 part simple syrup

2 Dashes angostura bitters

Lemon or Orange Spiral Garnish

Build over ice in a highball glass.  Garnish with lemon or orange spiral.

Irish Mint Julep

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1/2 part simple syrup

6 – 8 mint leaves

Dash of Angostura bitters

Place the simple syrup and three mint leaves in a cocktail shaker with the Angostura bitters. Using a back of a bar spoon, bruise the mint leaves. Add Michael Collins Blend and stir gently. Strain into a tall glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

Irish fizz

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1 part fresh lemon juice

1/2 part premium orange liqueur

1/2 part simple syrup

2 parts soda water

Lemon Wedge Garnish

Shake the Michael Collins Blend, fresh lemon juice, orange liqueur and simple syrup well over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with soda water.  Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Irish Blond – created by Dale de Groff

2 ounces Michael Collins Irish Whiskey

3/4 ounce Orange Curacao 

1/4 ounce Fino sherry

Dash of Orange Bitters 

Flamed Orange Peel Garnish

Stir all the ingredients in a bar glass with ice.   Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Michael Collins Honeysuckle

1-1/2 parts Michael Collins Blend

2 teaspoons Honey

1-1/4 parts Sauvignon Blanc wine

1-1/2 parts fresh apple juice

1/4 part passion fruit syrup

1/4 part fresh lemon juice

Apple Slice Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled glass.  Garnish with thin apple slice.

Collins Royale

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1 part sour apple schnapps

1/2 part fresh lemon juice

1 part dry sparkling wine

Green Apple Slice Garnish

Combine Michael Collins Blend, sour apple schnapps and fresh lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to chill.  Strain into champagne flute.  Top with dry sparkling wine.  Garnish with a green apple slice.

Michael Collins Green Dublin Apple

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1 part sour apple schnapps

2 parts white cranberry juice

Green Apple Slice Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled martini glass.  Garnish with green apple slice.

Michael Collins Old-fashioned

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

1/2 part simple syrup

1/2 part club soda

2 orange slices

2 maraschino cherries

Muddle the simple syrup, bitters, one orange slice and one cherry in an old fash­ioned glass. Fill with ice and add Michael Collins Blend. Top with club soda.  Garnish with remaining orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Michael Collins Manhattan

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1 part sweet vermouth

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Stir to blend and chill.  Strain into chilled martini glass.  Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Michael Collins Irish Ale

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

3 lime wedges

3 parts ginger ale

Pour Michael Collins Blend and two of the lime wedges over ice in a highball glass. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with remaining lime wedge. Try with fresh ginger beer for a spicier alternative!

Collins Apple-tini

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1 part Peach Liqueur

1 part Pressed Apple Juice

Squeeze of Fresh Lemon Juice

Green Apple Slice Garnish

Combine all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake well.  Strain into a chilled martini glass.  Garnish with slice of green apple.

Irish Sunrise

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

3 parts fresh orange juice

Splash of grenadine

Squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Orange Twist & Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Pour the Michael Collins Blend over ice in a rocks glass. Top with fresh orange juice and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Add a splash of grenadine and garnish with an orange twist and a maraschino cherry.

Irish Rose

2 parts Michael Collins Blend

1 part simple syrup

3/4 part fresh lemon juice

2 dashes grenadine

Lemon Twist Garnish

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well.   Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon zest twist.

St. Patrick’s Day, Irish Whiskey & Irish Cream Drink Links

Hot Coffee: Irish Coffee – Baileys Mint – Follow Your Senses – Baileys Irish Martini

Baileys Coffee Shiver – Diva Maria – Apple Tartlet

Traditional to Avant-garde: St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails

Regatta Ginger Beer: Invigorating Cocktails with a Refreshing Twist

St. Patrick’s Day for the Tequila Minded – Irish Coffee -100 Calories or Less

Hot Coffee Mocktail: Irish Mock-achino – Hot Coffee: Irish Winter – Hot Coffee: Irish Dream

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