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Guess Which Generation Spends The Most On Marijuana

We’ll give you a hint: it’s not millennials. Plus, women and men prefer different cannabis products, but not in the ways you’d expect.

If you had to guess which age group spends the most money at dispensaries, what would your answer be? The safest choice would probably be millennials, who account for over half of all legal marijuana sales and maintain sizable disposable incomes. But you’d be wrong.

As it turns out, the older the generation, the more money they’ll spend on weed. Never would you assume that those ages 76-years and older would drop the fattest stacks buying marijuana, but that’s where we are in the legal cannabis era.

That news comes courtesy of Headset, a data and analytics firm that specializes in the cannabis industry. Their latest report focused on major marijuana buying trends, but ended up revealing more about preferences among generations and genders. While many prognosticators will share general assumptions about consumption preferences between men and women, the data says something a little different.

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For example, a commonly held belief is that women choose wellness products at a far higher rate than men do. This is mostly true, according to Headset’s data, with women spending the majority of their cannabis dollars on topical, capsules, tinctures and sublinguals, as well as edibles. But as it turns out, men love these products too. All four of those categories show close to 50-50 splits between the percentage of total sales among men and women.

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In part, that’s due to men spending more money overall on cannabis products, accounting for 60% of all sales at marijuana dispensaries. Nowhere is the preferences between men and women more pronounced than in concentrates. Men buy 70% of all concentrate products and 63% of all vapor pens, which indicates that a significant portion of male consumers focus on attaining the highest high possible when consuming marijuana. In general, Headset notes, “men are overrepresented in the cannabis consumer base” and the industry will have to change its marketing and product development to bring in more women to cannabis.

“CBD will absolutely be a part of any successful push in the cannabis industry to bring in more women,” Headset’s report reads. “Women already have a preference for CBD products, and it’s already closely associated with wellness.”

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Millennials and Gen Z appear most interested in experimenting with different types of marijuana products. Although baby boomers have more disposable income overall, they aren’t as interested in trying new things. Half of all baby boomers still choose flower as their favorite marijuana products, and opt for concentrates and vapor pens less than all other generations besides senior citizens. Curiously, however, baby boomers and seniors buy edibles far more than their younger counterparts.

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Graph courtesy of HeadsetOverall, the cannabis industry will soon be overwhelmingly dominated by millennial and Gen Z choices, Headset predicts. Because of these generations’ lack of funds, the packaging of products and selling them at affordable entry points will be an important barrier for marijuana sellers moving forward.

“It’s safe to say that as millennials and Gen Zers take over the market, price sensitivity will increase,” Headset writes. “Having tons of disposable income is not a hallmark of either generation. That said, cannabis use is, and obviously young people will continue to find room in their budgets for it but will continue enjoying it via a lot of little purchases, rather than by buying premium products.”

5 Netflix Hacks You Should Be Using

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There are plenty of tricks and hacks that will allow you to have a better Netflix experience.

Netflix is one of the most accessible and utilized apps in the world, making it easy to forget that it’s still a website, leaving plenty of room for customization.

Seasoned users know how to keep an eye out for new shows and movies, adding them to their lists in order to never miss out on anything interesting. But there are several ways to make Netflix more comfortable for you, especially if you share it with other people. Here are 5 hacks every viewer should be acquainted with.

Remove stuff from your viewing history

We all watch embarrassing stuff and it should be up to us to keep it some things a secret and to not be taunted by the dozens of people who share our account. You can selectively erase your viewing history in your laptop by clicking on your viewing activity. This allows you to keep guilty pleasures to yourself and even prevents the Netflix algorithm from recommending you similar stuff.

Use add-ons & apps

There are a couple of great add-ons, like IMDB Ratings, which shows the program’s IMDB ranking on the Netflix app. You can also use Rabbit to binge watch with friends in different places, with services such as Skype and FaceTime. Unlike similar apps, Rabbit allows you to launch a window with other guests where you can view whatever you want.

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Netflix roulette 

Sometimes, the hardest thing you can do on Netflix is finding something to watch, which is why Netflix Roulette is so great. Eliminating this thought process entirely, Netflix Roulettte is kind of like a shuffle button for all of their content, allowing you to filter out titles, genres, Rotten Tomatoes score, and more.

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Use the Netflix bible

Netflix categories kind of suck, shoving titles together that at times have nothing to do with each other. What’s On Netflix, aka the Netflix Bible, is the perfect place to go, with over 20,000 cool sub-genres that range from “tearjerkers” to “animal tales.” The site has different ID codes that can be added to the end of your URL, taking you straight to the place where you want to go.

Get rid of unwanted guests

There’s so much password sharing on Netflix that the company has been forced to address it several times, ramping up security measures yet still giving users some breathing room since this kind of behavior is a big part of their business model. Still, sometimes it’s annoying when you have to pay extra so people can use your account, especially if you don’t talk to them regularly or if they acquired your password through a friend of a friend. On your laptop, head over to My Account and click on Sign Out of All Devices.

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How Instagram And Facebook Are Combatting Fake News

The feature will roll out this month, with Facebook working with third party companies who will provide fact checkers to reign in false information.

Among Instagram and Facebook’s new batch of updates, there’s a “false information” label, which aims to prevent the spread of fake news. The feature will blur out any questionable post, letting you know the contents were flagged.

Facebook, which owns Instagram, announced that the feature will roll out this month on both social media sites and that they would be working with third party companies that would provide them with fact checkers, ensuring that each flagged post deserves to be flagged.

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Although people will still be able to share flagged posts in their stories and news feeds, these posts will remain with the “false information” label intact. “Independent fact-checkers say this post includes false information. Your post will include a notice saying it’s false. Are you sure you want to share?” the notification will read.

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On October 21, Facebook released a press release explaining that they wanted to prevent the spread of misinformation from messing with politics and the upcoming presidential election:

“In addition to clearer labels, we’re also working to take faster action to prevent misinformation from going viral, especially given that quality reporting and fact-checking takes time. In many countries, including in the U.S., if we have signals that a piece of content is false, we temporarily reduce its distribution pending review by a third-party fact-checker.”

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These new security measures are some of Facebook’s most aggressive ways of tackling fake news and the spread of misinformation on social networking sites, and it might be the first time that the company admits to playing a role in the 2016 elections. Aside from that, Facebook will also be flagging posts that imply voting is a waste of time or that contain threatening and violent content. We’ll have to wait and see if these measures make a difference.

Pete Buttigieg Confirms Marijuana Use

The South Bend Mayor said he smoked marijuana “a handful of times a long time ago” while focusing on how legalization would help veterans.

If you’re a presidential candidate, you might as well admit you smoked marijuana. All the cool ones are doing it. Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris have admitted to it. And we’re pretty sure Beto O’Rourke, a hacker and punk rocker in his past life, and Andrew Yang, who sold marijuana-themed campaign merch, have dabbled, though they haven’t publicly said so.

In this climate, where a super majority of Americans favor marijuana legalization, confessing marijuana use isn’t a big deal. Before Donald Trump, the past three presidents of the United States (Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton) are all on record having smoked marijuana. Virtually every Democratic presidential nominee supports decriminalizing and legalizing cannabis this primary—besides ol’ Uncle Joe Biden, that is—like it’s part of the party’s national platform.

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And now, Pete Buttigieg wants to join the Cool Kids table. This week the South Bend Mayor announced he’d smoked marijuana “a handful of times a long time ago” while touring a Las Vegas dispensary. He added that the United States should legalize cannabis nationwide.

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“First of all, without legalization, you’re going to continue to see a patchwork of different state laws that create a lot of problems for legitimate businesses like this one,” Buttigieg told FOX News. “We not only need to legalize but we also need to pursue experiments, knowing the racial disparity and lives that have been ruined by sentences over marijuana possession,” he added.

Back in July, Buttigieg unveiled his racial justice plan. Called the Douglass Plan after Frederick Douglass, it called for the decriminalization of all drugs and aggressive expansion of addiction treatment centers. While Sanders told podcast host Joe Rogan he’d legalize marijuana through executive order earlier this year, Buttigieg said to reporters Wednesday he intended to go through official legislative channels.

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Buttigieg, a military veteran, also noted how marijuana legalization would help veterans.

“Yeah, so I’ve met a lot of veterans who rely on cannabis for the treatment of diagnosed or undiagnosed issues, often service-connected issues like post-traumatic stress,” he said. “And, another benefit of decriminalization is, it could pave the way for this to be supported.”

Support For Marijuana Legalization Reaches All-Time High Despite Vaping Illness

A supermajority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, despite recent negative coverage due to vaping illnesses.

A mysterious vaping illness is linked to nearly 1,500 cases and resulted in 33 deaths, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though the illness caused legal marijuana users to stop buying vaping products, it hasn’t changed Americans’ perspective on marijuana legalization one bit.

Two-thirds of Americans support legalizing cannabis, according to a Gallup poll first reported by Forbes. This is the same percentage the polling firm found last year regarding marijuana legalization, demonstrating that negative coverage around vaping hasn’t significantly influenced the country’s thinking on cannabis. The steady support around legalization encouraged cannabis advocates like Justin Strekal, political director for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

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“There is no buyer’s remorse on the part of the American people,” Strekal said in a statement. “In recent years, American’s support for legalization has only grown stronger. At the end of the day, every age demographic below 65, representing the overwhelming majority of the taxpaying public, would rather their dollars be spent to regulate cannabis, not incarcerate its consumers.”

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Gallup reported no major differences were found among major groups or subgroups in supporting marijuana legalization. Most expected categories like millennials (80%) and Democrats (76%) favor legalization. Only conservatives (48%) and senior citizens (49%) count as outliers where legalizing is not the majority position within the group.

This isn’t expected to change anytime soon, Gallup reported. When Gallup first began polling for marijuana legalization in 1971, only 12% of Americans supported it. Over the past 15 years, we’ve seen a rapid 180-degree turn from Americans who are now a supermajority when it comes to marijuana legalization.

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While vaping illnesses remains a chief concern among the American public, mainstream press and cannabis media alike have responded that legalization is the first step in solving the problem. The majority of vaping illness cases stem from THC cartridges bought on the black market, where marijuana concentrates are often cut with toxic chemicals to extend product. Should legalization occur, marijuana products like vape pens would be regulated by health officials and tested to ensure safety for the public.

Jenny Slate Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Smoke Weed Before The Gym

In her new Netflix special, Jenny Slate shares a hilarious, relatable workout story of being high at the gym.

To say comedian Jenny Slate’s love of all things cannabis is well established would be an understatement. Back in 2014, she boldly declared on Late Night with Seth Meyers that “marijuana is my soulmate.” A couple years later, she said during a festival screening she had “to be taught how to pretend to not know about weed” for her role in the movie Landline.

This list could go on. And on. The point here is simple: Jenny Slate smokes weed. So you should’ve expected the comedian would discuss marijuana in her new Netflix special Stage Fright. And guess what? She didn’t disappoint.

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Although many cannabis users tout the benefits of smoking marijuana and working out, Slate advises otherwise. In the special, Slate discusses her struggles with performance anxiety. When people in her life suggests working out to cope with that anxiety, she decides to give it a try. Though, as is often the case with Slate, there’s a catch.

“I’ll just keep smoking weed while working out,” she says. “I just got more and more anxious and working out more and more.”

Being high at the gym just got Slate more into her head.

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“Why am I lifting these two-pounders? Why am I trying to change my body at all?” she asked. “My body is beautiful. I hate this industry I work in. They’re trying to make my body look like the body of Billy Elliott.”

I won’t spoil the punchline, but you can probably guess it involves Jenny Slate realizing she’s too high for the gym.

Ward Off Cold Season With Pineapple Cannabis Cough Syrup

Measured pours of this sweet, spicy juice help to keep sore throats and post nasal drip at bay during cold season.

Working when you’re sick is terrible, and since sick leave in America is far from universal (similar to legal cannabis access), many service workers share DIY remedies that you can sometimes make from the stuff you have on hand at work. This “cough syrup” was my go-to when the exhaustion and general malaise of a cold wasn’t enough to stay home, but I still needed a major immune system boost to get through the day.

No one should have to work while sick, but many of us do, and measured pours of this sweet, spicy juice help to keep sore throats and post nasal drip at bay, one hour at a time. When things are really rotten and you’re stuck at home, an hourly gargle with salt water or diluted vinegar followed by an ounce of this throat coating specialty help soothe your symptoms.

Vitamin C and the added zip of ginger are saviors for immune boosting, and the bromelain in the pineapple juice helps with inflamed throats, cannabis helps with pain and can maybe help you skip smoking or vaping, which would be irritating to an already sore situation. Since this is more of a symptom soother than a “cure” don’t forget to seek real medical advice in the case of a high fever or persistent illness.

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Pineapple​ ​Cough​ ​Remedy

Makes 16 oz, 2mg THC per oz, estimated

  • 1 pineapple
  • 1lb ginger
  • 3 lemons
  • 1 Tbs cannabis glycerin tincture

Depending on the type of juicer you have, you can decide how concentrated you want your juice output to be. If you are using a blender, you may have to add some water regardless of your preference. A centrifugal juicer may make a very strong juice, so be prepared for some spice, but know you can add water to taste.

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Break down a fresh pineapple by removing the leaves and cutting off the tough outer skin. Remove the core and either cut into spears for a centrifuge juicer and chunks for a blender. Skin the ginger by using a scraping motion with a spoon or the blunt side of a butter knife, then cut into chunks. Remove skin and most of the pith from lemons, cut in half.

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Blend or juice all ingredients, adding 16oz of water if using a blender. You must strain well if you’re blending, as it will be really pulpy and not pleasant this way. Taste for possible dilution with a centrifugal juicer.

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Add glycerin tincture and mix until dissolved. Either store in a clean bottle with a seal or cap, or dispense into smaller jars for single serving on the go. Serve 1 oz at a time after gargling for best results. Stores for 2 days maximum in the fridge.

*Cannabis​ ​Glycerin​ ​Tincture

Decarboxylate 3.5g of finely ground cannabis at 225 degrees for 20 minutes in a tightly sealed, oven safe container. Put cannabis in lidded mason jar or vacuum sealed bag with cannabis and ½ cup vegetable glycerin. Heat in water bath just under boiling for at least 1 hour. Strain and chill to use in recipes.

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Being sick is the worst, and when you have the energy to put some of your efforts into treating symptoms and taking care of yourself, you tend to get better faster, or at least it feels that way. If you’re in bad shape, this juice would also be easy to purchase from a juice spot, and adding cannabis can help relieve pain or help you to skip anything smoky until your respiratory system is in tip top shape.

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5 Animal Videos To Save Your Week: Oct. 21

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This week’s cute animals include a puppy who yawns, a great meme with a cat, two cats fighting, an adorable bunny and a Halloween turtle.

There’s no better pick-me-up than the one you get when you see a clip of an animal acting silly, which is why we’ve compiled this weekly column. These short videos feature all sorts of animals and can provide that much needed mid-week rush of endorphins, anywhere at any time.

This week’s cute animal videos include a puppy who yawns, a great meme with a cat, two cats fighting, an adorable bunny and a Halloween turtle. Have a look!

Puppy yawns

There’s a puppy and its yawning. That’s all the incentive you need to watch this and feel your heart melting.

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Meme cat

While we tend to avoid memes in this column, this clip is just too good. Who hasn’t related to this cat at 3 in the morning?

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Two cats fighting

These cats are playfully fighting and the people who are recording the video are playing the cats’ reactions and voices. It’s great.

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Bunny cheeks

Is it just me or are this bunny’s cheek particularly large? There’s also a slow motion part in the clip where the bunny is just opening its mouth, very adorably.

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Halloween turtle

Turtles aren’t the most fun of pets to have, but this girl, called Ethel, which is also the perfect name for a turtle, looks pretty active. She jumps, or crawls, over some pumpkins and into a pile of crunchy leaves.

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CBD-Hemp Cigarettes That Help Smokers Learn Healthier Habits

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The cigarettes contain 100mg of CBD and don’t contain any additives, pesticides or chemicals, and each cigarette is checked manually for quality purposes.

Hoping to earn a cut of the tobacco businesses, cannabis brand Toast is designing cannabis derived cigarettes. Although smoking any kind of material is not recommended by doctors, these CBD and hemp-based cigarettes could be a healthier option over vaping, smoking nicotine, and other tobacco products.

Each discreet looking cigarette is pre-rolled manually and is meant to be smoked as a regular cigarette. In no way do they resemble a blunt or joint of any kind.

“It’s not going to be addictive. A lot of the problems we have with tobacco is if you smoke enough of it and you’re pre-disposed, you’re not going to stop,” medical expert and The Fresh Toast contributor Dr. Jordan Tishler told Fox News. “That’s unlikely to happen with hemp since there’s nothing in hemp that we’re aware of that makes people dependent.”

Tishler added, “If you asked me would I rather have my teen smoke hemp, smoke tobacco or vape a Juul, I’d rather have her do none of the above, but the hemp cigarette seems like the least dangerous of the three because it has no nicotine.”

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According to Toast, the cigarettes contain 100mg of CBD and are rolled in organic hemp paper. They don’t contain any additives, pesticides or chemicals, and each cigarette is checked manually for quality purposes.

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While there’s no evidence that smoking cannabis reduces tobacco intake (in fact, some studies suggest the opposite), these CBD cigarettes could help smokers smoke something that’s less harmful to their bodies. Some studies have found that CBD helped manage anxiety and cravings, especially those intense ones that heavy smokers feel whenever they do something that triggers their habit.

Kanye West Considered Quitting Rap Because ‘It’s The Devil’s Music’; Justin Theroux Is ‘Proud’ Ex-Wife Jennifer Aniston Joined Instagram

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Justin Theroux says everyone will get to see how funny his ex Jennifer Aniston is now that she’s on Instagram; Kanye West admits he almost walked from hip hop because it’s unholy.

Kanye West Considered Quitting Rap Because ‘It’s The Devil’s Music’

Via iHeart Radio:

Kanye West was willing to give up his career to strengthen his relationship with God.

Earlier this week, Ye’s pastor, Adam Tyson, revealed that the 42-year-old rapper, who recently gave his life to Christ, told him that he wanted to walk away from hip hop because he thought it was unholy.

“One time, he told me that he wasn’t going to rap,” Adam recalled while being interviewed on a Christian podcast. “I said, ‘Why not?’” to which Kanye replied: “‘That’s the devil’s music.’”

“I said, ‘Hey, man. Rap is a genre. You can rap for God,’” the pastor continued. “I think he was already thinking about it a little bit, but I definitely said, ‘Hey, bro. I think you need to use your talents that God’s given you and use that platform for God.’”

“In fact, I asked him, ‘Hey man, have you heard of Lecrae?’ He’s like, ‘No.’ [So I asked], ‘Have you heard of Flame, Tedashii, Trip Lee?’ He hadn’t heard of any of those guys,’” Adam added. “I’m sure he’s heard of them now […] All I’m trying to do is to help him be rooted and grounded in God’s word.”

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As fans know, Kanye has been on a spiritual journey for much of 2019. Back in September, he even announced that he will no longer make secular music, only gospel from here on out. His first project being his soon-to-be-released album, Jesus Is King.

Earlier this month, Ye stopped at George Washington University for a listening party of his Christian-inspired album and revealed that he’s a born again Christian. “I want to let you guys know that I am not here for your entertainment this afternoon,” Kanye told the crowd. “We are here to spread the gospel.” He then proceeded to read a bible verse and said, “Excuse me if I mispronounce anything. I am a recent convert. It means I recently got saved within this year.”

Ye later added, “I know for a fact, being that I am a strong member in pop culture that I worshipped the idea of labels, brand names. I worshipped cars. I worshipped the city I grew up in. I probably said Chicago in my career more than I said Jesus.”

Kanye went on to discuss his favorite bible verses and the story of Jesus.

Justin Theroux Is ‘Proud’ of Ex-Wife Jennifer Aniston for Joining Instagram: ‘She’s Gonna Be Good’

Via People:

Justin Theroux, who split from Aniston in early 2018 after two and a half years of marriage, congratulated the star on joining the social media platform and said he was proud of her.

“She has sworn she was not gonna do it, and then she did it. I’m so proud of her — I thought it was so great,” he told Extra. “The world’s about to learn what a hilarious woman she is if they don’t already… She’s gonna be good at this.”

The former Friends actress, 50, finally joined Instagram last week, sending fans into a frenzy with her very first post: a selfie of the entire core cast of Friends. And, as any new member of Instagram, she made sure to follow all her closest friends — including Theroux, 48.

Theroux joins the list of the first 82 people Aniston followed, which also includes Friends pals Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer (Matthew Perry hasn’t joined Instagram yet). The former couple, who split in early 2018 after seven years together and two and a half years of marriage, have remained close.

He was one of the first to comment on her inaugural post, writing, “Woot-Woot! #first.”

Theroux also wished Aniston a happy birthday on his Instagram earlier this year, sharing a black-and-white photo of Aniston, who turned 50, carrying a horned statue above her head as she gazed down at the camera.

“Happy Birthday to this fierce Woman,” Theroux wrote in the caption. “Fiercely loving. Fiercely kind. ….and fiercely funny. ❤️ you B.”

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