I watched "Lemony Snicket's" recently, and it reminded me of the recent events in my life, and I realized that I have my own Lemony Snicket's story. I am not going bore you with the mishaps and unfortunate events of my life (some of which I am responsible for and some of which I am not), but I will say this. I have found recently, that no matter how bad you want some things to work, there are certain things that just aren't meant to be. We try hard and do our best, but sometimes when want something to work so bad, we lose sight of whats best for us. Hence the common phrase "Love is blind" or maybe better phrased "Crazy and in Love"
Its very hard to be objective,when you are so immersed in the struggle. Unfortunately in the end you have to be realistic, and thats the part that usually ends up breaking hearts. With that I have my own heart to mend. One of the most painful things in the world to to be so close to achieving your hopes and dreams, and then have them taken away from you. Sometimes it may just be the sinking realization that the things that you hoped would change won't. But I have found that only after you have done your best, can you really bear the pain with no regrets.
I hope that you all have a great day. I really appreciate and thank you for reading my blog and maybe just maybe I said something that can help you out. Caio
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Test Drive Unlimited Review
I usually post my reviews on here however I found that posting them on Helium got me to a bigger audience so Here is a link to my Test Drive Unlimited for the PC review.
Test Drive Unlimited PC Game Review Click here to view it.
Test Drive Unlimited PC Game Review Click here to view it.
Trackmania Nations vs Trackmania United
Well its taken a while however after doing a bit of research (playing the games) I have finally come to a point where I can do a fair comparison. Today I am going to be reviewing Trackmania United (TMU) and comparing it against Tackmania Nations (TMN).(freeware version)
I found this game because I was looking for a cool free game to pass the time. I downloaded TMN from the Nvidia website. I was really blown away with the graphics and speed at which the game was played. Very addicting, I found the game to be a nice blend between racing, puzzles, and beauty.
A great way to waste time, or compete with your friends Trackmania has done something amazing. Out of a simple idea racing online. This game is not in any way ment to be a simulation, so if thats what you are looking for then you are out of luck. However this game does allow you to take your cars hundreds of miles per hour with no consequences.
With Trackmania United, this game has been fully polished. The user interface has been cleaned up to look much nicer and be much more user friendly. They way that you view stats and connect with your friends around the world has also been streamlines. The environments have been varied. All the best parts of the different trackmania games seem to have been mixed into this new game, ending up with a fast fun and visually beautiful game.
There are some downsides however. Not all of the cars handle reasonably, it seems that they didn't take the time to polish the controls of the cars, and some cars are very touchy and hard to drive. Not just to the point of making the cars unique but to the point of making certain cars no fun. It would have been nice to see them give each are their cars individual handling feel, while still maintaining playability.
I found that I played Trackmania Nations, much more because it was straight forward, one car and one style racing. Trackmania United its harder to find servers that have only the styles of racing that are fun. I sure hope that they patch the handling of the different car models, however, this game is very good.
I also looked at the graphics options, and other features of the game. Its nice to see that a person with pretty much any mainstream computer, can configure the game to work well for him, this does mean however that less powerful computer owners may not get all the eye candy, however they will still get to have all the fun.
In conclusion. If you want the eye candy and different environments offered in Trackmania United, you will enjoy your purchase, however you should probably check out Trackmania Nations first and see if that game is fun for you. If it is and you don't want to customize your cars paint or trade car models then TMN might be better for you.
• Biggest online race – 132 players took part in a single time trial race
• Largest content base of any racing game – The TrackMania Exchange website has over 150,000 user created tracks and over 200 unique cars
• First publicly available game developed specifically for an online competition TrackMania Nations was developed for the 2006 Electronic Sports World Cup and made available for free online. It has been downloaded over 30 million times
• Most nationalities in an offline racing competition – 34 nations entered the TrackMania event at the 2007 Electronic Sports World Cup
• Most popular online racing sim – The TrackMania series has over 3 million online registrations
• Most popular user created video – A trailer created by a TrackMania fan using in-game offstage has been viewed over 2 million times at GameTrailers.com
*Records taken from Guinness World Records 2008: Gamer’s Edition.
http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/book.aspx
I found this game because I was looking for a cool free game to pass the time. I downloaded TMN from the Nvidia website. I was really blown away with the graphics and speed at which the game was played. Very addicting, I found the game to be a nice blend between racing, puzzles, and beauty.
A great way to waste time, or compete with your friends Trackmania has done something amazing. Out of a simple idea racing online. This game is not in any way ment to be a simulation, so if thats what you are looking for then you are out of luck. However this game does allow you to take your cars hundreds of miles per hour with no consequences.
With Trackmania United, this game has been fully polished. The user interface has been cleaned up to look much nicer and be much more user friendly. They way that you view stats and connect with your friends around the world has also been streamlines. The environments have been varied. All the best parts of the different trackmania games seem to have been mixed into this new game, ending up with a fast fun and visually beautiful game.
There are some downsides however. Not all of the cars handle reasonably, it seems that they didn't take the time to polish the controls of the cars, and some cars are very touchy and hard to drive. Not just to the point of making the cars unique but to the point of making certain cars no fun. It would have been nice to see them give each are their cars individual handling feel, while still maintaining playability.
I found that I played Trackmania Nations, much more because it was straight forward, one car and one style racing. Trackmania United its harder to find servers that have only the styles of racing that are fun. I sure hope that they patch the handling of the different car models, however, this game is very good.
I also looked at the graphics options, and other features of the game. Its nice to see that a person with pretty much any mainstream computer, can configure the game to work well for him, this does mean however that less powerful computer owners may not get all the eye candy, however they will still get to have all the fun.
In conclusion. If you want the eye candy and different environments offered in Trackmania United, you will enjoy your purchase, however you should probably check out Trackmania Nations first and see if that game is fun for you. If it is and you don't want to customize your cars paint or trade car models then TMN might be better for you.
• Biggest online race – 132 players took part in a single time trial race
• Largest content base of any racing game – The TrackMania Exchange website has over 150,000 user created tracks and over 200 unique cars
• First publicly available game developed specifically for an online competition TrackMania Nations was developed for the 2006 Electronic Sports World Cup and made available for free online. It has been downloaded over 30 million times
• Most nationalities in an offline racing competition – 34 nations entered the TrackMania event at the 2007 Electronic Sports World Cup
• Most popular online racing sim – The TrackMania series has over 3 million online registrations
• Most popular user created video – A trailer created by a TrackMania fan using in-game offstage has been viewed over 2 million times at GameTrailers.com
*Records taken from Guinness World Records 2008: Gamer’s Edition.
http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/book.aspx
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Why to smile...
As corny as it sounds
A smile is good
All year round
It goes with most anything,
And is easy to wear,
It can make you feel good
Even when no one is there
Give one to a friend
Or just someone on the bus
For it costs nothing
So whats the fuss?
Maybe it will brighten
someones dark skies,
Just what they need to keep from crying
And who knows
It could come back to you someday.
As a smile, hug, or a pay raise?
Someone asked me why I smile
I gave it some thought
And this is the poem I wrote.
The best answer I think however
By for is why not?
I like to spread happiness,
And believe someday
That my actions will change the world
In a beautiful way.
So many things
Can start
With a smile
So why not?
A smile is good
All year round
It goes with most anything,
And is easy to wear,
It can make you feel good
Even when no one is there
Give one to a friend
Or just someone on the bus
For it costs nothing
So whats the fuss?
Maybe it will brighten
someones dark skies,
Just what they need to keep from crying
And who knows
It could come back to you someday.
As a smile, hug, or a pay raise?
Someone asked me why I smile
I gave it some thought
And this is the poem I wrote.
The best answer I think however
By for is why not?
I like to spread happiness,
And believe someday
That my actions will change the world
In a beautiful way.
So many things
Can start
With a smile
So why not?
Been a while
Sorry its been so long, lots of work in my life right now.. A little preview of my upcoming blogs. I will be blogging about:
Review of Trackmania United ($23 on steam right now)and how it compares to Trackmania nations (free)
Review of Test Drive Unlimited (pc)
Review of Raidmax Smilodon case
My views on the media and society
My proposal on how to fix Illegal immigration.
And much much more... soon....
Review of Trackmania United ($23 on steam right now)and how it compares to Trackmania nations (free)
Review of Test Drive Unlimited (pc)
Review of Raidmax Smilodon case
My views on the media and society
My proposal on how to fix Illegal immigration.
And much much more... soon....
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Can you figure this out?
Big Version
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Small Version
What do these say? do they say the same thing?
P.S. Hint check out the tags.
Small Version
What do these say? do they say the same thing?
P.S. Hint check out the tags.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Where is the line?
Whats important in a moral leader? Maybe that he does as he advocates? That he isn't vindictive maybe? That he works towards a solution that benefits all parties positively? Who do you want your children looking up to?
It seems today we let important moral matters be decided by the most unqualified people just because they have a big mouth. A good example of this would be Al Sharpton's actions over Don Imus's Remarks.
Here is a man who made a mistake, granted a joke in bad taste, a banter between him and his show mates taken too far, all in all a honest mistake.(distasteful but honest) However unlike many people who would have argued their innocents, and point out that its freedom of speech, Don Imus took accountability for his actions, and did what he could to make up for it. He did use a negative phrase,however , compared to all the rap songs and other things aired on the radio day in and day out, his short joking comment barely compares.
I think it is ridiculous that the person that had the most to say about it, and did the most publicly was a person, who gained much of his fame and public notice, by "...making seven defamatory statements about Pagones, Maddox for two and Mason for one..." (Lying in a court of law and in public) This person Al Sharpton was in fact successfully sued for slander following the Tawana Brawley Case. (cited work Wikipedia) This is the person leading the crusade against someone who said something off color?
Al Sharpton was also quoted as saying
In my opinion it is hard for me to find any instance where his actions were not selfish. I believe that Al Sharptan has truly not shown any care for anyone, but rather acted on his own selfish love of the spotlight. Speaking up on causes just to get attention on himself, and not truly about the issue. A good example being Don Imus. He seemed act as a represenative for the Rutger's women's basketball team, when he clearly had no authority morally or legally to demand the things he did in the name of their (his own cause). The members of the Rutger's women's basketball team actually met with Don Imus in person and after talking with him and hearing his apology in person, accepted and voiced their opinion that they never wanted Imus to get fired.
This is a good example of Al Sharpton selfishly using the Rutger's women's basketball team to put himself in the spotlight, and promote his own show. Well Al I am putting you in the spotlight but all I find is a bunch of terrible choices and blemishes for which I think you should be held accountable for. For Al Sharpton's partner in hate mongering crime Jesse Jackson well I don't need to point out all the hypocrisy there. As the saying goes "birds of a feather flock together".
In conclusion I hope that if you bring anything from this article, it's that you truly try to look at the facts as they are and also the integrity of the person giving them to you . All to often we just take what is given to use believing that its the truth, or that the person presenting it to us is acting with good faith. If you are like me, I think you will be getting a little more involved in your community.
I personally try to open peoples eyes to things out there that they might not have seen. In the pursuit of the truth, we must question, and keep an open mind, making decisions based on our values, and beliefs. We can't just let people with loud mouths and their own agenda do whatever they want, we must speak out and be the balance. Speaking with our votes, speaking with our letters, and in any other way that we can so that we can truly say that we are doing our best everyday. So when we look at the community we see our dedication and devotion.
I am glad to see you made it through another rant, feel free to leave comments, or ask questions.
It seems today we let important moral matters be decided by the most unqualified people just because they have a big mouth. A good example of this would be Al Sharpton's actions over Don Imus's Remarks.
Here is a man who made a mistake, granted a joke in bad taste, a banter between him and his show mates taken too far, all in all a honest mistake.(distasteful but honest) However unlike many people who would have argued their innocents, and point out that its freedom of speech, Don Imus took accountability for his actions, and did what he could to make up for it. He did use a negative phrase,however , compared to all the rap songs and other things aired on the radio day in and day out, his short joking comment barely compares.
I think it is ridiculous that the person that had the most to say about it, and did the most publicly was a person, who gained much of his fame and public notice, by "...making seven defamatory statements about Pagones, Maddox for two and Mason for one..." (Lying in a court of law and in public) This person Al Sharpton was in fact successfully sued for slander following the Tawana Brawley Case. (cited work Wikipedia) This is the person leading the crusade against someone who said something off color?
Al Sharpton was also quoted as saying
“White folks was in caves while we was building empires ... We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.” -Al Sharpton Kean College in 1994-Seems odd that anyone pays any attention to someone that seems to talk out of both sides of their mouth on so many occasions.
In my opinion it is hard for me to find any instance where his actions were not selfish. I believe that Al Sharptan has truly not shown any care for anyone, but rather acted on his own selfish love of the spotlight. Speaking up on causes just to get attention on himself, and not truly about the issue. A good example being Don Imus. He seemed act as a represenative for the Rutger's women's basketball team, when he clearly had no authority morally or legally to demand the things he did in the name of their (his own cause). The members of the Rutger's women's basketball team actually met with Don Imus in person and after talking with him and hearing his apology in person, accepted and voiced their opinion that they never wanted Imus to get fired.
This is a good example of Al Sharpton selfishly using the Rutger's women's basketball team to put himself in the spotlight, and promote his own show. Well Al I am putting you in the spotlight but all I find is a bunch of terrible choices and blemishes for which I think you should be held accountable for. For Al Sharpton's partner in hate mongering crime Jesse Jackson well I don't need to point out all the hypocrisy there. As the saying goes "birds of a feather flock together".
In conclusion I hope that if you bring anything from this article, it's that you truly try to look at the facts as they are and also the integrity of the person giving them to you . All to often we just take what is given to use believing that its the truth, or that the person presenting it to us is acting with good faith. If you are like me, I think you will be getting a little more involved in your community.
I personally try to open peoples eyes to things out there that they might not have seen. In the pursuit of the truth, we must question, and keep an open mind, making decisions based on our values, and beliefs. We can't just let people with loud mouths and their own agenda do whatever they want, we must speak out and be the balance. Speaking with our votes, speaking with our letters, and in any other way that we can so that we can truly say that we are doing our best everyday. So when we look at the community we see our dedication and devotion.
I am glad to see you made it through another rant, feel free to leave comments, or ask questions.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Make A Change
Arm your self with knowledge
Use words as your tools
Make a difference by speaking out
To improve our cities and schools
By turning in illegals
Help lower crime
You can help save lives
If you call in time.
Use words as your tools
Make a difference by speaking out
To improve our cities and schools
By turning in illegals
Help lower crime
You can help save lives
If you call in time.
Sick and tired of people not careing. Is it ignorance?
Recently illegal aliens have been more and more in the news, I think this is a positive thing. Maybe if enough people see the damage the illegals are having on the community they will start calling in businesses that employ illegals, calling in illegals that they know about.
People should be allowed to come to America looking to have a better future, however starting that future by breaking the law and continuing to break the law consistently is unacceptable. There are legal ways to enter the USA many people do.
Unfortunately these are the usual examples of what illegal immigrants bring to our communities.
A Link to the Full Article
Another article has a quote from Deborah Schurman-Kauflin of the Violent Crimes Institute in Atlanta
Link to the Full Story
Do you wanna gamble with your life or your child's well being by not calling in those illegals that you know about?
As if those stories weren't enough.
(ABC News)
Click here for Full Story
Full Story by the New York Post
Don't you think we need to put a stop to this? There are just so many stories I can't reference all of them here without dedicating a whole site to the problem so I will leave you with some of the links floating out there and you can decide for yourself if illegal immigrants are a threat or not.
Suspect in crash that killed 2 had alcohol-related convictions
Illegal Alien With 3 Previous DUI’s Kills Mother Her 5 Month Pregnant Daughter
Another drunk illegal
kills 3 more Americans
Suspect had pleaded guilty last year
to count of driving without a license
DUI illegal kills Marine home on leave from Iraq
What can make up for such atrocities? Why do people sit by and not call the authorities on illegals? And when the authorities are called why isn't action taken?
Illegal Immigrant Kills Dallas Police Officer
Do I have to list more?
People should be allowed to come to America looking to have a better future, however starting that future by breaking the law and continuing to break the law consistently is unacceptable. There are legal ways to enter the USA many people do.
Unfortunately these are the usual examples of what illegal immigrants bring to our communities.
"Illegal aliens murder
12 Americans daily
Death toll in 2006 far overshadows total
U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, Afghanistan"
-Posted: November 28, 2006
1:00 a.m. Eastern-
By Joseph Farah
A Link to the Full Article
Another article has a quote from Deborah Schurman-Kauflin of the Violent Crimes Institute in Atlanta
"This translates to 93 sex offenders and 12 serial sexual offenders coming across U.S. borders illegally per day,"
She later pointed out "... only 2 percent of the offenders in her study had no history of criminal behavior, beyond crossing the border illegally..."
Link to the Full Story
Do you wanna gamble with your life or your child's well being by not calling in those illegals that you know about?
As if those stories weren't enough.
"Juan Leonardo Quintero, an illegal immigrant, has been charged with killing a Houston police officer last week after a routine traffic stop."
(ABC News)
Click here for Full Story
"I was having a bad day," illegal immigrant Diego Pillco, 19, allegedly told cops. "I didn't mean to kill her. But I did kill her."
Full Story by the New York Post
Don't you think we need to put a stop to this? There are just so many stories I can't reference all of them here without dedicating a whole site to the problem so I will leave you with some of the links floating out there and you can decide for yourself if illegal immigrants are a threat or not.
Suspect in crash that killed 2 had alcohol-related convictions
Illegal Alien With 3 Previous DUI’s Kills Mother Her 5 Month Pregnant Daughter
Another drunk illegal
kills 3 more Americans
Suspect had pleaded guilty last year
to count of driving without a license
DUI illegal kills Marine home on leave from Iraq
What can make up for such atrocities? Why do people sit by and not call the authorities on illegals? And when the authorities are called why isn't action taken?
Illegal Immigrant Kills Dallas Police Officer
Do I have to list more?
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Outragous
I think that it is absolutely outrageous that our Border Patrol agents do their job, and get prosecuted while the illegal who was breaking the law gets to sue? For his rights? what rights he is not a citizen, and was breaking many different laws!!! Do you think that he should have the same right as a citizen? Smuggling Drugs into the country, Illegal entry into the country, Disobeying a sworn officer.
The Guy knew he was breaking the law because he was running away from the officers. Do you think if illegal aliens knew for a fact that they would be shot on site crossing the border they would continue to come? It seems to me now they know that if our officers tell them to do something they don't have to do it, and if they get hurt they can sue us and not have to work. Sounds like a good deal for them, and bad deal for the US citizens. Why do we have agents at the border if they get in trouble for stopping illegals, let alone illegals smuggling drugs.
Leave comments telling everyone your stance on this, do you like that you tax dollars are going to non US citizens breaking the law? Do you like paying for non citizens education, and lowing the overall effectiveness of our already dismal educational facilities? Or do you believe that people who break the law shouldn't be held accountable for their actions?
Click here to put yourself on A map where you can help make a stand against people taking the law into their own hands. tell everyone what you think.
Aren't you tired of supporting people who are breaking the law everyday, knowingly!
The Guy knew he was breaking the law because he was running away from the officers. Do you think if illegal aliens knew for a fact that they would be shot on site crossing the border they would continue to come? It seems to me now they know that if our officers tell them to do something they don't have to do it, and if they get hurt they can sue us and not have to work. Sounds like a good deal for them, and bad deal for the US citizens. Why do we have agents at the border if they get in trouble for stopping illegals, let alone illegals smuggling drugs.
Leave comments telling everyone your stance on this, do you like that you tax dollars are going to non US citizens breaking the law? Do you like paying for non citizens education, and lowing the overall effectiveness of our already dismal educational facilities? Or do you believe that people who break the law shouldn't be held accountable for their actions?
Click here to put yourself on A map where you can help make a stand against people taking the law into their own hands. tell everyone what you think.
Aren't you tired of supporting people who are breaking the law everyday, knowingly!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Well I have it !!!! I will post a full review along with some screen shots and other fun stuff stay tuned !!.. ciao
Monday, March 12, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Cool Tools Ep2 : Xion
Well I go through allot of freeware, and other software, and have decided that for this episode, I would share with you a little gem I found. this program is Xion. This amazing little program does what many others do but with style, better and with a smaller memory footprint. So you have a Mp3 player you say, well get a load of these features.
* Full layered skins
* Complete animation support
* Powerful playlist support
* Gapless playback
* 10 band equalizer with presets
* MP3/OGG internet file streaming
* Customizable global hotkeys
* Auto play and position saver
* Single click play/pause
* Volume and balance controls
* Full system tray functionality
So not only does it look good allowing the everyday person to make their own skin for it but it also gives you amazing control of the program, and a 10 band Eq. I am not going to name the other programs that it replaces, however I am going to say that with a small footprint on your memory you will have no problem running this mp3 player while you are doing many other things.
So you want my rating do ya.
Graphics 10
Ease of use 9
Features 10
Stability 10
Potential 10
Overall 99/100
In conclusion this is one awesome program, but don't just take it from me go to the site and see for yourself.
Xion's Home Page
* Full layered skins
* Complete animation support
* Powerful playlist support
* Gapless playback
* 10 band equalizer with presets
* MP3/OGG internet file streaming
* Customizable global hotkeys
* Auto play and position saver
* Single click play/pause
* Volume and balance controls
* Full system tray functionality
So not only does it look good allowing the everyday person to make their own skin for it but it also gives you amazing control of the program, and a 10 band Eq. I am not going to name the other programs that it replaces, however I am going to say that with a small footprint on your memory you will have no problem running this mp3 player while you are doing many other things.
So you want my rating do ya.
Graphics 10
Ease of use 9
Features 10
Stability 10
Potential 10
Overall 99/100
In conclusion this is one awesome program, but don't just take it from me go to the site and see for yourself.
Xion's Home Page
Sunday, February 4, 2007
For all of you BF2 Players..
This is the torrent for Project reality Mod latest version as of 02.04.07
Download pr_0506_setup.exe
The Straight Torrent
Enjoy for a bit torrent client I use My bit torrent of choice
Download pr_0506_setup.exe
The Straight Torrent
Enjoy for a bit torrent client I use My bit torrent of choice
Monday, January 22, 2007
Cool Tools Ep1
Well this is going to be my first cool tool entry, as you all know I am a computer tech, among other things. I do lots of research on the internet, and found this seemingly insignificant free download. The Program in question is Rocket Dock (Click here to go to website). I decided to inspect it closer and found out that this amazing freeware was both beautiful and responsive, not to mention useful. So what does it do your asking? Well imagine a task bar in windows that was both beautiful responsive, and stable, now add in some cool options, and thats what this is, While most people won't completely let it replace their task bars, I think that they will find that it is easy to use, looks nice, and a very reasonable addition to your desktop. Sporting nice features, and good looks it can make any desktop look better. If your like me you may even hide your old task bar using it only once in a while.
Graphics 10
Ease of use 10
Features 9
Stability 10
Potential 10
Overall 98/100
Well thats all for now. I hope that you enjoyed this installment of Cool Tools, until next time.. Ciao
Graphics 10
Ease of use 10
Features 9
Stability 10
Potential 10
Overall 98/100
Well thats all for now. I hope that you enjoyed this installment of Cool Tools, until next time.. Ciao
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Reward for a hard days work.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Well I have done it...
I added all the posts from my old online diary. To this new blog, I have also made a 
for Cellphone users who may be using WidSets (click here to also learn about Widsets), and I also added my Twitter to the bottem of this blog, and updated the layout of what you see right here. I hope that you guys enjoy. Ciao for now..
for Cellphone users who may be using WidSets (click here to also learn about Widsets), and I also added my Twitter to the bottem of this blog, and updated the layout of what you see right here. I hope that you guys enjoy. Ciao for now..
Saturday, January 13, 2007
First mobile post
Good morning, this is my first post with my N93 getting ready to go home I hope you are all doing well when you get this :) ciao..
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Now listeded with Technorati yay....
Technorati Profile
Well I have added Techorati to my blog here so you can search my blog and have more features and cool things to do, should my ranting and raving start to bore you.. Ciao
Well I have added Techorati to my blog here so you can search my blog and have more features and cool things to do, should my ranting and raving start to bore you.. Ciao
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