Naming Difficulties For Gaming Device

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Nintendo Working On Different Gaming
Device

Nintendo Working On Different Gaming
Device 11/14/2003 01:49 PM
Nintendo has been in trouble for a while. They've been losing out to Sony and Microsoft in the game console world, and are suddenly facing increased competition in the handheld gaming world (which Sony will soon enter as well). Many people were pretty much writing them off, but now they've said they're getting ready to launch a completely new device, that is not an update on either their console GameCube or their handheld Game Boy Advance. What it is... they won't say. In fact, they're being so secretive, that they apparently haven't even mentioned this to Nintendo's US executives, keeping it entirely in Japan. People are guessing, and the idea that seems to make the most sense is something that jumps on the online gaming bandwagon, but we'll have to wait until May of next year to find out for sure.

Mobile Gaming Device Subsidized With
Ads?

Mobile Gaming Device Subsidized With
Ads? 09/08/2004 05:26 AM
Remember back in the bubble days when everything you could ever possibly want (including cars and computers) were available for free if you just agreed to advertising? Apparently we're coming back to bubble thinking. Tiger Telematics made something of an odd splash a few months ago when they announced that the portable gaming device they were working on was going to be called Gizmondo, which didn't endear them to the folks at gadget website Gizmodo. However, some more details have come out about the device -- including their back-to-the-bubble ideas concerning business models. In order to compete with all the competition from Nintendo, Sony, Nokia, Tapwave and others, they've decided to make the device as cheap as possible, while subsidizing it with downloadable video ads. Yes, that's right. You'll be able to get your cheapo device, but you'll have to agree to watch 3 video ads per day. The ads are intended to be targeted, and will have some sort of actionable component to them (the example given is a movie trailer with the ability to click through and buy tickets on the fly). Of course, with prices already pretty low on many of these devices (often subsidized by game revenue) it may be tough to really compete unless they can somehow get the price down somewhere near free. At the same time, despite the GPS location tracking component of the device, these video ads don't seem to really do anything to take advantage of your mobility (other than to suggest the local theater). We've said it before, but simply forcing ads on people in a mobile environment isn't going to get anyone very far. Someone who's mobile has far too many distractions. What will happen to the Gizmondo when advertisers realize no one is paying attention to the ads and they refuse to buy any more?

40% of US households have either a
console, a PC or handheld gaming device

40% of US households have either a
console, a PC or handheld gaming device 04/08/2005 10:51 PM
ZDNet Apr 9 2005 3:44AM GMT

Difficulties

Difficulties 07/08/2002 03:46 PM

Sena Debuts Embedded Device Server for
Device Networking

Sena Debuts Embedded Device Server for
Device Networking 02/01/2005 09:14 PM
The Nemo10 is a compact serial-Ethernet communication module in 24-pin dual-in-line form factor for onboard installation. [PRWEB Jan 11, 2005]

EDS hit by US Airways difficulties

EDS hit by US Airways difficulties 09/17/2004 06:08 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 17 2004 10:19AM GMT

Technical difficulties

Technical difficulties 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
For some reason, Radio Userland stopped uploading my blog posts last weekend.  Lawrence Lee of Userland has been working diligently to fix the problem.

I think things are finally working again.  Apologies for the hiatus!

Technical Difficulties; Please Stand By

Technical Difficulties; Please Stand By 02/19/2004 12:59 PM
We've had some technical problems, and are working on them. Thanks for your patience.

technical difficulties on the horizon

technical difficulties on the horizon 11/01/2003 04:16 PM
this site and my email will be temporarily down for a day or so the starting time might be today...

We're experiencing technical
difficulties

We're experiencing technical
difficulties 12/19/2004 03:02 PM
The ever geekalicious Jason upgraded us all to the newest version of MT (Ok new to us a little not...

The Difficulties of Patent Busting

The Difficulties of Patent Busting 07/16/2004 07:03 PM

Administrivia: Technical difficulties

Administrivia: Technical difficulties 06/22/2004 05:11 PM
David Ahmad (Jun 22 2004)

Difficulties in filming Winnebago
commercial

Difficulties in filming Winnebago
commercial 07/07/2004 02:46 PM
Winnegbago Man (foul language is funny) .. Extreme outtakes from a Winnebago ad .. from the frustrated Winnebago guy .. A very frustrated RV salesman .. promotiefilmpje voor campers .. industrial movies

homepage.mac.com/stevelyon/vacation/imovie.html
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CES Gaming Preview: Xbox 2 and PSP
Mysteries, and Portable Gaming

CES Gaming Preview: Xbox 2 and PSP
Mysteries, and Portable Gaming 01/01/2005 04:24 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Fri Dec 31, 06:48 pm GMT

Tech difficulties blight Kiwi exchange

Tech difficulties blight Kiwi exchange 12/29/2003 01:06 AM
ZDNet Australia Dec 29 2003 0:36AM ET

Plagued by Difficulties, Iraqis Delay
National Conference

Plagued by Difficulties, Iraqis Delay
National Conference 07/29/2004 01:53 PM
The conference considered a crucial first step in the country's fledgling move toward democracy was postponed for two weeks.

Chinese government hits difficulties
with Internet crackdown

Chinese government hits difficulties
with Internet crackdown 11/03/2003 06:33 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Nov 3 2003 5:32AM ET

The Scobleizer: A challenge for
webl0ggers: handling organizational
difficulties

The Scobleizer: A challenge for
webl0ggers: handling organizational
difficulties 01/28/2004 05:10 AM
Scoble talks about iPods, WMA, AAC, and choice .. Scoble

radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2004/01/26.html#a6361
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Developing sites for users with
Cognitive disabilities and learning
difficulties

Developing sites for users with
Cognitive disabilities and learning
difficulties 02/01/2005 08:40 PM
From Juicy Studio, although the article focuses on writing for people with "Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties", it could just as well have been for "the typical stressed web-user". Many of the tips has to do with making your site...

Coca-Cola Music Site Experiences
Technical Difficulties

Coca-Cola Music Site Experiences
Technical Difficulties 01/19/2004 03:04 PM
Today was the big day that Coca-Cola was expected to be yet another brand to launch yet another online music download store - but it appears the site wasn't designed particularly well, as it failed as soon as the doors opened. You would think that a company as large as Coca-Cola would do a bit more testing before opening the doors. They also are claiming that they're the "the first consumer branded, legitimate downloadable music site", which Apple might take issue with.

12-March-2003 -- Unskilled and Unaware
of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing
One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated
Self-Assessments

12-March-2003 -- Unskilled and Unaware
of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing
One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated
Self-Assessments 03/13/2003 12:21 AM
Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments (Journal of Personality and...

CSS Naming Conventions

CSS Naming Conventions 05/30/2004 07:03 PM

Here's a discussion about core naming conventions for CSS (via Anil Dash).

Naming for Performance

Naming for Performance 01/16/2004 01:02 PM

One of the not often discussed cause of slow performance is careless naming.

When you are naming a method that does more than get or set some value, try to avoid a name that might mislead the caller into calling it multiple times instead of saving it to a local variable.  For example, if a method is named GetTopicName, the caller is not going to expect it to search for the value and instantiate many objects in the course of doing so.  Instead use a name that implies and warns the caller about the cost of the method, like FindTopicName or CalcPrime.

When using a language that supports properties like C#, try not to turn heavy methods into properties.  Property getters and setters should be light operations.  If you have to, then try to precalculate the value and update on change via event handlers.  Failing that, try to warn the developer using documentation so the developer can use the property accordingly.

One caveat: Guidelines are not meant to be straightjackets.  Don't do it if you can't do it.

Reflexive Naming

Reflexive Naming 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
I’m working right now on the design of an XML vocabulary with an element whose name is attribute which has an attribute whose name is name. It makes it hard to talk about the XPaths without a lot of stuttering.

Package Naming Restrictions

Package Naming Restrictions 05/28/2004 09:36 AM

Naming and shaming Apple UK...

Naming and shaming Apple UK... 07/11/2004 08:38 AM

Random consumer-action week on plasticbag.org continues today with a shout-out to my colleague Matt Webb, who has been having considerable trouble with his no-longer quite so new Powerbook 12". More specifically he's having considerable trouble with Apple's replacement and repair policies. He received the machine on Apil 30th, it went wrong on the 12th of May and he's been trying to get it fixed pretty much ever since. That's a full two months of effort during which he's gone through Apple's diagnostic tests, not had his computer picked up, had the machine kept by Apple for 28 days and then had it returned to him with precisely the same problem he started off with.

No. I've had people not call me back, an official complaint ignored, kept in the dark about time estimates, my machine sitting in a repair center for a month and not even picked up for 2 weeks. I'm not going through that again.

Customer services open at 9am Monday morning. I've talked with them before, they obey The System. They can't do anything. In fact there's no-one who can. If I don't do what The System says, there's nothing they can do. Enough. I've dealt with a broken product, tried to be a good Apple user and done what they asked. Enough. I've been writing down the time and length of phone calls to Apple, and what they've said, for the last month and a half. I've got the names of the people who haven't called me back.

Enough with official channels.

I want a new computer, one that works, and I want it not in a month, but now, as it should have been to begin with. I want an apology. If it were possible, I'd want the days I've spent on this back, because the time this has cost me, on the phone to Apple, doing tests, moving things around,is now worth more than the machine itself.

Both Matt and I are tremendous fans of Apple computers, Apple UI and the innovation that comes out of Cupertino. But this has been happening now for months. Just from watching it happen, I've found myself turning from a rabid Mac evangelist to someone who wouldn't want to risk inflicting this kind of insane process on anyone. My mother has been thinking of getting a new laptop - and I've been trying to move them to a Mac. But I can't put them through this kind of thing? Do the right thing, Apple! Bloody sort yourselves out!

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naming conventions for CSS styles

naming conventions for CSS styles 05/29/2004 07:28 PM
a lengthy table of designers, and there's only one woman on it

Sun Changes Java Naming Scheme

Sun Changes Java Naming Scheme 06/28/2004 01:11 PM
Instead of Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.5, the platform will now be known as J2SE 5.0 to reflect the number of changes since the last version.

Naming Conventions and Inventory

Naming Conventions and Inventory 04/02/2005 11:51 AM

PodShanking: A Revolution in Naming

PodShanking: A Revolution in Naming 03/19/2005 02:45 AM

For moment, I was excited to hear about 'PodShanking,' the idea and term coined in this article on The Mod Gods (which takes itself pretty seriously, but they'll get learn how to hack a girl to give it up soon enough). The whole shtick is that they are doing iPod-to-iPod direct transfers, except they are really just using voice recorders with line-in to make low(er)-fi versions of analog audio, which means the picture they made showing a single 1/8th-inch plug is fairly disingenuous. Anyway, I have no point, really, except I'd like for someone to finally explain to me why it's been 3 years and nobody has hacked together a way to do a direct transfer of digital files via the bottom port with a crossover cable. Don't tell me it's too hard, just do it. I'll be over here making a sandwich.

Also, that 'Joel Johnson' in the comments isn't me. I don't know what the hell he's talking about.

PodShanking: physical pod on pod penetration. [TheModGods via CoolHunting]

Naming the leaders in SOA management

Naming the leaders in SOA management 03/14/2005 04:32 PM
Loosely Coupled this week launched its first standalone report, the SOA Management 2005 Report. The 40-page document ...

Variable Naming Restrictions

Variable Naming Restrictions 05/28/2004 07:59 PM

Americans are naming their babies after
brands

Americans are naming their babies after
brands 11/14/2003 02:27 AM
Increasingly, American parents are naming their children after major corporate brands, particularily car-model names. A psych prof who's been studying social security rolls to gather info on child-naming for 25 years says that the 2000 data indicates a sharp uptick in brand-based naming, which he describes as the 21st-century aspirational equivalents of the Victorians who named their daughters Opal and Ruby.

He has found that car models are a popular source of inspiration; 22 girls are registered as having the name Infiniti while 55 boys answer to Chevy and five girls to Celica.

Seven boys were found to have the name Del Monte - after the food company - and no less than 49 boys were called Canon, after the camera.

Designer firms and types of clothing were also well represented, with almost 300 girls recorded with the name Armani, six boys called Timberland and seven boys called Denim.

In some cases it seems something else was on some parents' minds - six boys were named after Courvoisier cognac.

Link (via Die Puny Humans)

AMD embeds new Geodes, naming system

AMD embeds new Geodes, naming system 05/25/2004 10:18 AM
ZDNet May 25 2004 2:16PM GMT

BearingPoint shares jump on CEO naming

BearingPoint shares jump on CEO naming 03/22/2005 03:44 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Mar 18, 06:36 pm GMT

Security Patch Naming Conventions

Security Patch Naming Conventions 07/23/2004 04:18 AM

Man Pleads Guilty in Web Naming Scheme

Man Pleads Guilty in Web Naming Scheme 12/10/2003 07:46 PM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 10 2003 6:53PM ET

Man pleads guilty in Web naming scheme

Man pleads guilty in Web naming scheme 12/10/2003 09:10 PM
Boston Globe Dec 10 2003 7:25PM ET

AMD names scheme for Opteron naming

AMD names scheme for Opteron naming 03/14/2003 01:09 PM
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Critical Update for Windows Media Player
(All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026)

Critical Update for Windows Media Player
(All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026) 02/11/2004 01:19 AM
When a content owner creates an audio or video stream, they can add script commands (such as URL script commands and custom script commands) to be encoded in the stream. When the stream is played back, the script commands can trigger events in an embedded player program, or they can open your browser and then navigate to a Web page. This behavior is by design

Windows Media Player (All Versions) for
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003 (KB832353)

Windows Media Player (All Versions) for
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003 (KB832353) 04/22/2004 01:20 AM
After applying the Update for Windows Media Player Script Commands (KB828026), some URL script commands do not fire even though they would be expected to do so. In addition to the URL script command issues, this package addresses an issue with the installer that would cause 100% CPU utilization in certain scenarios.

NTSC-J, PAL, and SECAM TV Tuner Hotfix
for DirectX 9.0b on Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
(KB825116)

NTSC-J, PAL, and SECAM TV Tuner Hotfix
for DirectX 9.0b on Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
(KB825116) 11/04/2003 11:37 PM
DirectX 9.0b was released on 7/23/03 to address the MIDI security issue identified in bulletin MS03-030. A small number of non-security fixes were also included in the release. One of these fixes caused several TV Tuner capture card/driver combinations using video formats other than NTSC (NTSC-J, PAL, SECAM) to no longer initialize correctly on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Symptoms include loss of capture functionality and potential inability to set/retain device capture settings. This hotfix, documented further in Knowledge Base article 825116, has been issued to correct the flaw. 11-04-03 update: The English hotfix package has been modified to allow patching of all language installations supported by the affected Operating Systems.

Windows SBS 2003 and Windows Server 2003
SP1 Known Issues

Windows SBS 2003 and Windows Server 2003
SP1 Known Issues 04/03/2005 03:56 AM
Before installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 on Windows Small Business Server 2003, it is recommended that you read this document to learn about the top known issues that you may encounter when installing the service pack. Although Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 has released, it is recommended that you wait to install this service pack until Windows Small Business Server 2003 Service Pack 1 releases.

Download: Windows SBS 2003 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 Known Issues

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Comdex Las Vegas 2003 Focuses On Windows
Server 2003 For Business Productivity

Comdex Las Vegas 2003 Focuses On Windows
Server 2003 For Business Productivity 11/06/2003 06:13 PM
COMDEX Nov 6 2003 4:17PM ET

Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Windows
Server 2003 Speed Love Connections For
the Web's Premier Dating Site

Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Windows
Server 2003 Speed Love Connections For
the Web's Premier Dating Site 02/12/2004 06:11 PM
In Internet time, you really can hurry love. And thanks to Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 and Windows Server™ 2003, millions of Match.com users will see just how fast cupid's virtual arrow can travel this Valentine's Day.

Windows SharePoint Services 2003 SDK:
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
2003 programming information

Windows SharePoint Services 2003 SDK:
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
2003 programming information 11/03/2003 01:01 AM
The Windows SharePoint Services 2003 SDK provides information about the languages, protocols, and technologies used to customize a deployment of Windows SharePoint Services. This SDK is part of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies SDK.

System Services for the Windows Server
2003 Family and Windows XP Operating
Systems

System Services for the Windows Server
2003 Family and Windows XP Operating
Systems 06/14/2004 06:15 PM

Troubleshooting Kerberos Delegation in
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003

Troubleshooting Kerberos Delegation in
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 04/10/2004 12:43 PM
This white paper explains how to troubleshoot delegation issues that can arise in Kerberos authentication scenarios. The paper summarizes required infrastructure and describes Windows authentication scenarios. The central discussion is organized around four troubleshooting checklists: one each for Active Directory, client application, middle tier, and back-end. The appendices detail diagnostic tools and give examples of how to resolve problems in typical IIS to SQL delegation scenarios.

Threats and Countermeasures: Security
Settings in Windows Server 2003 and
Windows XP

Threats and Countermeasures: Security
Settings in Windows Server 2003 and
Windows XP 01/29/2004 02:48 AM
The Threats and Countermeasures Guide contains detailed information about relevant security settings that can be configured on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. This guide details the different threats, potential countermeasures, and the potential impact of configuring these settings.

Microsoft Announces Availability of
Windows Rights Management Services For
Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Announces Availability of
Windows Rights Management Services For
Windows Server 2003 11/04/2003 10:55 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced public availability of Windows® Rights Management Services (RMS), information protection technology for Windows Server (TM) 2003 that helps enterprises and organizations safeguard their sensitive digital information from unauthorized use. RMS allows information workers to distribute information within their organizations and define how and under what circumstances it can be used, such as when it expires and who can open, modify, print and forward it. The ability to express and enforce document-level protection will allow organizations to internally share information more broadly, with less risk of inadvertent or intentional misuse.

Available switch options for Windows XP
and Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini

Available switch options for Windows XP
and Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini 04/24/2004 06:25 PM

Security Settings in Windows Server 2003
and Windows XP

Security Settings in Windows Server 2003
and Windows XP 07/27/2004 07:38 AM

Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 64-Bit
Updated

Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 64-Bit
Updated 08/18/2004 07:00 PM

Windows Server 2003 SP1... and Windows
XP Professional x64

Windows Server 2003 SP1... and Windows
XP Professional x64 04/01/2005 03:37 AM
TechSpot Apr 1 2005 8:10AM GMT

What's New in Windows Installer in
Windows Server 2003

What's New in Windows Installer in
Windows Server 2003 02/18/2004 06:49 PM

WinFX on Windows XP and Windows Server
2003

WinFX on Windows XP and Windows Server
2003 08/28/2004 04:34 AM
At PDC 2003, we laid out a vision of the future that was embodied by "Longhorn" and, from a developer perspective, the WinFX programming model. The PDC enabled us to show some of our technology to the world and to start soliciting feedback on where we were going, as well as show the world how serious we were about managed code.

64-bit Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
SP1 delayed

64-bit Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
SP1 delayed 07/29/2004 01:15 PM
64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 have been delayed until 2005, along with Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Business Contact Manager for Outlook
2003 Update: Windows Small Business
Server 2003

Business Contact Manager for Outlook
2003 Update: Windows Small Business
Server 2003 12/03/2003 12:40 AM
With this update you can use Windows Small Business Server 2003 to run Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2003.

Windows x64 and Windows Server 2003 SP1
did NOT RTM

Windows x64 and Windows Server 2003 SP1
did NOT RTM 03/30/2005 05:46 PM

Windows FAQ: Deploying Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 by using Systems
Management Server

Windows FAQ: Deploying Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 by using Systems
Management Server 04/01/2005 11:15 AM

Spry Launches Windows Based Virtual
Private Server Hosting Based on
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Spry Launches Windows Based Virtual
Private Server Hosting Based on
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 03/14/2005 04:40 PM
Virtual Private Server (VPS) technologies have allowed webhosting users on Linux for years to have control of their own servers while minimizing cost. Spry now offers this ability to the Microsoft Windows hosting community. Spry is known as a leading VPS hosting and colocation provider in Seattle, Washington. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2005]

Windows 2003 SP1

Windows 2003 SP1 07/01/2004 01:58 AM
Microsoft Windows MVP Steven Bink, reports on the latest regarding the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 schedule. He reports that the “customer preview program” actually started Monday. It is also reported that Release Candidate 1 beta is due to make an appearance on September 15th with the release to manufacturing target as soon as December 8 of this year.

What's new in Windows Server 2003?

What's new in Windows Server 2003? 12/31/2003 09:42 PM

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 04/04/2005 01:02 PM

In praise of Windows 2003 SP1

In praise of Windows 2003 SP1 04/05/2005 11:49 AM
Comment Reasonable fixes

Windows Server 2003 1218

Windows Server 2003 1218 07/23/2004 09:59 PM

The road to Windows Server 2003

The road to Windows Server 2003 12/02/2003 03:06 AM
Thanks to Lockergnome for this great link. A very good informational site on what it took to get from Windows...

Mounting Windows Server 2003 & NT
with 10.3

Mounting Windows Server 2003 & NT
with 10.3 06/03/2004 12:15 PM
Setup a G5 running Panther with all the latest updates to find that when I mounted the NT server volumes (some specifically setup for Mac), all files without a dot prefix eg .jpg .doc, came up as Unix exe (Executable) file wi...

Windows Server 2003: Downloads

Windows Server 2003: Downloads 04/15/2004 11:48 AM

• Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services
  This book describes how to design, deploy, upgrade to, or restructure to a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment. This book also describes how to design and deploy Windows Server 2003 distributed security services for authentication, access control, and certificate use.
• Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Automating and Customizing Installations
  This book provides comprehensive information about planning, designing, and implementing automated installations in medium and large organizations. Options range from automated installations of a basic operating system to complex installations of a customized operating system and applications.
• Planning and Implementing Multitier Applications Using Windows Server 2003 Security Services
  This white paper introduces Microsoft Windows Server 2003 security technologies and describes how they operate and interact with each other to allow you to build multitier applications that take advantage of these technologies to provide enhanced security.
• Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit
  Whether you manage a single Web server or many, the prescriptive, task-based, and scenario-based guidance in this book will help you effectively plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot your IIS 6.0 solution.

Naming Difficulties For Gaming Device

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