OK, thanks. They're just overloaded.
I guess there really was no other explanation for what I was seeing.
Jordan
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I've been checking out the Apple site lately. All of the site loads and
works fine except for the store. On Firefox 2.0.0.6 the Store loads as
just clickable
That's the two letter ISO (International Organization for
Standardization) country code for China. I'd guess that the characters
are being converted into the words you see.
I'm just spitballing here, but that's my guess.
The stamp is probably worth 3 ยข.
Alvin Auerbach wrote:
I googled The G
In case you are interested, here's what I found:
http://www.bcpl.net/~j1m5path/isocodes.html
http://postage.20m.com/0003550.htm
Alvin Auerbach wrote:
I googled The G rate make-up stamp (an old postage stamp) and came
up with several weird sites with weird names (example below) that have
in
Can't the computer be told to do something else when it sees the camera?
David Turk wrote:
That's the thing. You can plug the camera directly in to the computer, the
Kodak Easyshare software can see the camera, but Windows Explorer can't. I don't
care for the Eayshare software, which is
I remember seeing a certain level of elitism coming from Mac users maybe
13 years ago. I was fully entrenched in Windows because I felt like I
needed to know as much as possible about it for work. And what was up
with the 1 button mouse thing anyway.
It turns out that they were right. The Mac
There is no such thing as a Mac that comes with a 1 button mouse
anymore. (even though it looks like a 1 button mouse) And you can use
any mouse you can buy. I prefer a trackball and have almost always used
a Logitech with several buttons.
(It is easier, but that doesn't stop the sense of
I have never understood the glowing talk of Apple's superpower browser,
Safari. I have always thought it was lame and featureless. (although
according to the stats, I guess it is fast.)Indeed Camino has a similar
presentation, but is clearly superior to Safari to me. I use it for a
specific
you Tom.
Jordan
mike wrote:
I've been reading that this is not a major release, I'm wondering what
denotes it as major for those mac users on the list thinking of getting it?
Mike
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That is a really nice and compelling feature.
For some people this will be valuable. But for those of us who don't
generate critical or important data or files all day, it's not enough to
merit a purchase. I might feel different in a few months or if I started
having trouble.
Tom Piwowar
David Pogue of the NY Times has a rundown of some of the new ways things
work in 10.5 that you might find interesting.
http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2007/10/25/technology/circuitsemail/index.html
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Fantastic!
Thanks for passing it along. Not off topic at all.
Richard P. wrote:
I know this is off topic, but I thought this was quite a creative use
of Flash. There are two parts, watch part one first. Even Avast makes
a guest appearance in part 2.
Part 1:
Ever since I put a cloned copy of my iMac hard
drive on this iMac, Thunderbird has been has been
quitting after working fine for a while. I've
tried pitching the plist file and installing a new
Thunderbird with no improvement. Any Ideas?
Thanks
That didn't occur to me, but the OS was totally up to date. Is it
possible to somehow force it to do an update it does not need?
It's a pain in the butt to start over, but the process makes me dig into
areas of the system that I tend to forget about. It makes me more
effective when I help
I finally had a drastic solution to my Thunderbird quitting problem. I
installed a fresh copy of OS X. Besides Thunderbird quitting, Seamonkey
was acting strangely, and then the iMac had a kernel crash. I had never
had any problem with any of this before installing the copy made with
Carbon
On the Mac:
Preferences/Privacy/Junk
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had to reinstall thunderbird and can't figure out how to have the mail
deemed as junk by thunderbird dumped into the junk folder, as it used to do.
Any suggestions?
I just did a Google search of wireless camera Mac, without the quotes,
and saw some promising hits. Did you try that?
Charles Ballinger wrote:
I'm looking for a wireless IP camera that can be config'd and managed
by OSX v1.4.11 (I think I'm following Tom and holding off a bit on
10.5). I've
I doubt if you'd notice a reduction in speed, but did you look into how
easy it would be to install the card?
Stephen Brownfield wrote:
Looking at the specs for my iMac G4, I see it can take an Airport
Card. Can it take an Airport Extreme Card? I would not mind going
wireless, however, I'd
I have a regular FM that is fairly hi-tech made by Sangean. When this
subject last came up I did a little looking around at the Wi-Fi radios
and discovered that Sangean is making a few that sound pretty
interesting. They might be worth a look if you are interested in this.
I know this goes against what the cable company says, and what we all
believe, but the last few times I've had a problem with my cable
connection I've had to use the opposite turn on order to get it going
again. Yes, I'm saying I turned on the router and then the modem.
If nothing else works,
I'm not sure if this is a processor question or a Mac question.
I have one of the last G5 iMacs, before they went to Intel CPUs. I have
the iStatPro widget and a little app called Hardware Monitor. They each
show CPU temperature. The temp indicated by iStat changes pretty slowly
and in my
I've never replaced an iPod battery, but in general I like this company,
and I think the NuPower batteries are very good. They have PDFs or
videos to show you how. I've been happy with batteries I've bought for 2
Powerbooks.
I assume you Googled iPod Battery or some such.
Jordan
Stephen
Apparently not!
Tom Piwowar wrote:
$1,000,000,000
Who says you can't make money with open source software?
Any comments on the future of a very critical piece of software?
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really flaky Netgear.
They have a good reputation but...
Thanks,
Jordan
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Are you aware of this little software update for Intel Macs?
http://tinyurl.com/2r3e2l
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Yes, so I've heard. The Macs we use most of the time are Intel Macs so
it should not be an Issue. I'm not sure we'd notice a higher speed. But
the greater range would be nice!
Matthew Taylor wrote:
Yes. As I recall though N degrades to G if any non-N systems
connect to it.
Thanks,
It's better range that appeals to me. There is a brick wall within the
house that I'm hoping to get WiFi through. I know there are a few
options for me. A removable antenna might work because I could have the
router box where I could plug ethernet cable in, and locate the antenna
Nice font Matthew.
Thank-you.
Matthew Taylor wrote:
That is why I like the comic fonts - they feel more natural and are to
my eye less confusing.
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There's an interview with Mark Seigel on Book TV right now and again at
9 pm and mid-night. A refreshing view of the Muslim world.
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Jordan,
I don't dispute your basic premise, however I think it's unfair to label those who are offended by
the public display of these images as extremists. Islam (to my limited understanding)
has a fundamental objection to graven images and depictions of the Prophet seem
I'm not sure I understand what you mean, but can't a fantasy be hijacked?
Jeff Myers wrote:
Since all belief in a deity is irrational, religion invites extremism. So,
I'm not sure hijacked is the right word.
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Did you try putting the # in a Google search?
Just a thought.
gerald wrote:
the two canidates in my district, wynn and donna ? got about 2.5 million
dollars for the house primary campaign, they spent most of it on deamon
dialers to call residents in the area, and bad mouth the other guy. we
click on 2007 and get all
those shows the same way. The same is true for 2006. I noticed the
reference to Audible for 2001, so you can check the other years.
I hope this helps
Jordan
Stephen Meskin wrote:
I have just investigated the podcast site for one program I really
like, Studio 360. I can
It seems to me like you could make a plexiglass box to put the camera in
and mount it to the outside of your house and run power to it through a
window.
Just an idea.
My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just
comment if you see this?
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Someone
Exactly! Yes I'm relatively new. It's frustrating to have to go to my
gmail inbox on the web to see if the post made it.
There are lots of convenience advantages for me though.
Tony B wrote:
Are you new to gmail? I hate this feature too and wish they gave us
the _option_ to see our own
There's a $100 set at Costco.com that is wireless and infra-red capable.
I just did a search for security camera at the Costco site.
But hey, what do I know. I live on a farm in the boonies and I have 3
big dogs running around.
That's right!
It might be better to invest in euros in a european company or fund
right now.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Today it is reporting a YTD return of -13% and a 1 year return of -3.6%.
It would be better to put my dough in a mattress while spending 3% of my
savings on wine, women, and song.
The European countries may look bad but the dollar has dropped
dramatically in relation to the euro lately.
gerald wrote:
yea, like ireland or spain or italy. they gotta bounce soon.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=IBEX:IND
Blah, Blah Blah.
The European countries may look bad but the dollar has dropped
dramatically in relation to the euro lately.
And, I shouldn't have to add, is likely to continue to, since the
radical right that has been in charge have made us so weak.
If you are on dial-up, a fast browser won't make a difference, eh?
rlsimon wrote:
Izit faster than Opera (latest full ver 9.25, I use 9.50beta) ??
Also, is the 39mb dld because it has dozens of languages; therefore is there
a slipstreamed version of USA inglich only or is there an update to
One other suggestion on the trackball:
I used the Logitech one everyone else is recommending and I liked it.
But my thumb didn't like it after a while so I tried this one:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/189cl=us,en
I like this one even better and some of the
I am no authority on these things but I think it's safe to rely on
wikipedia for information about this sort of thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHTML
Apparently Firefox won't like it without a specific extension(windows
and Linux only) but Thunderbird will.
Good old ms!
Constance Warner
Honestly Tony, take a deep breath and accept that you are mistaken this
time.
Even I have seen articles that say that studies have shown that more
screen real estate makes people more productive. And I've switched from
a Powerbook to an iMac, so I can attest to this fact.
I think Tom didn't
,
is working fine on most pdfs. Also, I Googled pdf test and tried the
first one on the list and it worked for that.
Jordan
Richard P. wrote:
In the last week, I've been unable to open any PDF's through Firefox.
At first I thought it might have something to do with Adobe Reader 8,
so I went back
. Interestingly, if
I scroll up or down so that the YouTube player is at the edge of the
window, it reappears.
By the way, Safari does pdfs quite well.
Jordan
db wrote:
Although I haven't experienced your problem, I have found firefox to
be problematic on various machines. Particularly in older
This is all very interesting but I'm still very happy running rock solid
10.4. Maybe I'll just hold out for 10.6 before changing.
Jordan
Steve Rigby wrote:
Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of
their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel
Yes, that is frustrating. I think it's because Google thinks everyone
does web mail, or they want everyone to use apps on the web instead of
on their computers.
Jordan
Ralph wrote:
I use two gmail accounts - one I download to my computer via pop
access, and the other I leave online
.
Should I try to do anything to see if there is spam being sent from my
computers?
Thanks,
Jordan
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Even more funny and interesting:
My Thunderbird wants to know if the Comcast email is a scam. I'm
thinking yes!
After I received the Comcast email this morning, I sent the earlier
email to CGUYS and an email to myself at the Comcast address. Obviously
gmail is working because CGUYS got the
Thanks Tom. I don't deal with ports enough to have much knowledge of
them but gmail has me on port 587 for SMTP and 995 or something like
that for pop. So, would I know or should I care if 25 is blocked?
I only use gmail.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
You may want to make a note of it if you do discover
Yes, I checked coverage for a bunch of carriers. Some have no coverage,
and some cover the towns and highways pretty well.
Tony B wrote:
I doubt large parts of Montana actually have any cell coverage. If
they're going camping, they'll need a satellite phone.
I'm no authority, but I can't help wondering if
the first tech put a
filter on the line, either on the pole or
somewhere on or in your house.
If I were you I'd look at all the connectors you
can see for tubular
connector a couple inches long, and remove it.
It's just a possibility.
Scott
I think Digital Photography Review is still the the best place I have
ever seen for seriously comprehensive reviews of still cameras.
http://www.dpreview.com/
Get advice and ideas of what models to look at and then go there and
compare.
Jordan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With thanks to everyone
There is a curiosity I've noticed lately. Beside the symbols for the
Thunderbird, Sunbird, and Audio Hijack applications in Activity Monitor,
it calls the process name (null) instead of their names. These apps seem
to be working properly and quitting them a restarting them does not
help. I did
(APE) from Unsanity?
David
Date:Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:17:44 -0400
From:Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Process name (null) on OS X
There is a curiosity I've noticed lately. Beside the symbols for the
Thunderbird, Sunbird, and Audio Hijack applications in Activity Monitor,
it calls
All the null named programs were migrated. But plenty of migrated
programs are not named null, the icon for the programs in each case is
right there beside the word null, the programs are all working properly,
and in the case of Thunderbird, Seamonkey, and now Audio Hijack, the
name null has
.
db wrote:
I would bet that the null had something to do with the migration of
those particular programs...
OS X runs some maintenance programs occasionally and that might
account for the later change...
db
Jordan wrote:
All the null named programs were migrated. But plenty of migrated
I was just at a Firefox previous versions page recently where they had
all the 2.xx versions listed, but now I can't find it. But this should work:
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0.0.14/win32/en-US/
There are site like this that have all the versions:
Start by watching some science programs on TV.
There are other types of real life shows where you'll see that creative
people often have a Mac.
mike wrote:
Where do you get this stuff?
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As I said before, people who
If it's the actual version of Safari that is screwing up, as opposed to
a setting that the new version might change, you could try throwing your
new version in the trash and downloading an older version from a place
like this:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_safari/
b_s-wilk wrote:
I
Does anyone have any thoughts or incites on the company called NebuAd?
http://tinyurl.com/64ol2h
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 9:30 a.m., The House Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on the one of the
most dangerous threats to Internet neutrality, privacy, and the
Has anybody else had trouble loading Google maps lately? I've had
intermittant slow or no loads for a few days now and today it's almost
stopped. Or maybe everyone is planning their vacations.
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No matter what zoom level I try, it gives me the we don't have that zoom
level message.
Tony B wrote:
Working real snappy here. Try clearing your browser cache.
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has
I look at all kinds of places with Google maps almost daily. The
problems I've had lately are with all areas of this country and others,
at literally any zoom level in satellite mode. In other words, even
zoomed out to a view of the whole country, it may give me a zoom level
not available
Come now, don't try to pass this crap off like that.
Admittedly, our current national administration has broken government to
a point where more people than ever have no faith in it. But it doesn't
have to be like this.
What this government has moved toward is Don't worry, we're the
/6dfvlk
I like the way they present the weather, another obsession since I'm
outside a lot, and they charge $5/year to show you their site without ads.
Yes, I know Firefox and Seamonkey and other browsers can block most ads,
but I do this anyway.
Jordan
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Indeed..so we should allow the posting of 50 year old men having sex with
nine year old boys? Free speech no matter what? If that were true we would
have no laws about libel or slander. I suppose we should repeal those laws
as well. Civilized society would be much
the software that came with my Nikon camera.
Jordan
Constance Warner wrote:
It's true--iPhoto has a number of annoying features. Most annoying, it
puts all your photos in a single folder such that individual images are
not accessible EXCEPT within iPhoto. You can't just open a folder
well the system worked. Even
a couple years later now, the Eye TV is pretty lame compared to that,
and from what I've read, Tivo works even better than the satellite DVRs.
That's my report so far on Eye TV.
Jordan
Tom Piwowar wrote:
After some research and
discussion with someone who had
Just to clarify:
Are you saying you think I could just buy a Tivo unit and never go on
line with it or pay for their service, and just program it by start time
and duration? Or something like that?
Tom Piwowar wrote:
They should allow it to be programmed like a VCR.
You can do that.
My watching habits are pretty simple and no one else here watches TV.
It's easy for me to program by the hour.
I was always afraid it wouldn't function if it couldn't call home.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Are you saying you think I could just buy a Tivo unit and never go on
line with it or pay for
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I uninstalled them all and tried to reinstall them when the computer
found them upon reboot, but that installation failed. The monitor
refresh is sluggish, and the Ethernet port still doesn't work. Any
suggestions or is it time to give up. Can't figure out if it's
hardware or
I did not start appreciating Seinfeld until it had been on for a couple
years, and I thought it should be called the Kramer show.
But didn't Seinfeld have a Mac on his desk?
b_s-wilk wrote:
Is there a link that doesn't require buying a new computer or OS? I
think I'll buy that new iMac and get
Did you know that the article you linked to is for paid subscribers?
You might quote us a bit of it.
Jim wrote:
Helpful link below:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080925091223670
On Sep 28, 2008, at 10:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A link to the article would be helpful.
I sometimes use a Firefox extension called PDF Download which asks what
you want to do when you click on a pdf: view as html, or download. It
usually works pretty well, but it would not view the one I tried at the
Cannondale site.
Firefox 3
Mac OS 10.5
Richard P. wrote:
I am having some
You mean it's patriotic to not pay you taxes!?
Why didn't I think of that!
No wonder the radical right loves the lying Joe the non-plumber.
Larry Sacks wrote:
Interesting statistic floated by MS to flog Silverlight.
While Adobe claims that the Flash Player is installed on 98% of
computers, MS
Chris Dunford wrote:
The MS ads are not memorable so you might get the impression that there
are fewer.
So, you are seriously saying that there have been more MS ads than Mac ads,
total, over the last two years. Seriously? You are seriously saying that?
I don't see words to that
I had updated the Netgears a couple times and would see improvements in
some ways.
When I hooked up the D-Link to my Komcast it worked great. I updated the
firmware on it right away with no problem. It seems to me that most
makers of updatable devices always ship with the original software
I'll vote for the Power supply.
Ranbo wrote:
Sorry for the continuing questions on this, but computer is exhibiting new
behavior at start up. Today, even with all the USB devices pulled, still
got the low system battery voltage warning, and on first few tries nothing
happened when I hit the F2
Ranbo wrote:
Okay, one more naive question - why a notebook over a laptop?
I don't know if the above explanations are true or not.
My understanding is that these portable computers started getting so
warm on the bottom that manufacturers stopped calling them laptops
because they are to hot
Tom Piwowar wrote:
The modem either belongs to or is sold to you by the internet service
provider. It will be what their system requires and you really don't want
to fool with their requirements. Use whatever they think works best. And
you don't mess with any of the settings in their box. All
Tom Piwowar wrote:
This illustrates why I have avoided hibernation: it's never worked
reliably enough to be worth it. Stand-by works fine and if I need to
save battery life, I'll turn the system off.
Curiously, the Mac has the same problem. I wonder this is so tough to get
right.
I
mike wrote:
Windows 7 is a radical departure in the way MS builds it's OS. Instead of
each feature being worked on and added in at various times and various
stages of 'beta', these groups aren't allowed to include their code in 7
until it is ready to ship.
If Microsoft puts features in just as
Have you tried Seamonkey?
Fred Holmes wrote:
I'm using Mozilla as my default browser for everything that works, because I like its interface, e.g., its bookmarks manager. I like the ability to manually sort my bookmarks by just dragging and dropping them. They are not in alphabetical order,
The first thing I would do on OS X is check out Activity Monitor and see
if something is sucking up a all the CPU cycles. Wouldn't that make
sense, or am I missing something?
I can't remember, but there must be system monitors like that for the
Windows OS.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Good question. I
I'm on a newish Mac using iTunes 7.
I'm trying to import audio books into iTunes. Some of them come in mp3
format now. When I import these mp3s, they import at the original size
that the are on the mp3 disk, regardless of my settings in
preferences/advanced.
I can then right click on the
The Mozilla product that includes the email client is Seamonkey.
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/
But most Mozilla users use Firefox and Thunderbird.
RLeeSimon wrote:
Then wat?
I need also to change her browser ...she's got win2k and it doesn't allow
upgrade to ie7 so wassabest?
Matthew S. Taylor wrote:
Not strictly true. They require artists who wish to sell via their
store to provide edited versions. Nothing evil about it, just a
marketing decision that for them works. No one is forced to make an
edit and Walmart is not forced, nor should any store be forced, to
Ahh, so dismissive of Palin's people. If you don't know what it's like
to live in a community where a Wal-Mart forces the closing of many of
the local businesses, then stick with something you might know something
about.
Jeff Wright wrote:
Actually you are not. In many communities WalMart is
I was looking at upgrading the memory for my wife's 1.67GHz PowerBook
G4. Crucial recommends DDR2 PC2-5300, while OWC and DMS both have the
DDR2 PC2-4200, which is the type of the memory that is in her computer now.
Does anyone know why this variation is OK?
I don't know how it would come out
Thanks for the input.
Only Crucial did not have the PC2-4200. The others did. If Stewart's
perspective is accurate, maybe Crucial moves out older, slower memory
faster.
I can remember when Crucial's prices were higher than others, but I
expect price competition online has driven their prices
I'm sure Newegg is good too. I usually get computer stuff from OWC, but
I purchased from Crucial this time.
I've never had any trouble finding the right memory, and never had a
problem with what I got. But I've only managed about 10 computers in the
last few years, almost all Macs, so my
Alvin Auerbach wrote:
There' s been a great deal of discussion here about unlocking used
cell phones, and I assume that this means using the phones for several
years. Correct?
But what about obtaining batteries? My experience with a LG phone on
Sprint, and a friends ?? phone on Verizon, is
Honestly Mutt and Jeff! Grow up a little. I'm starting to delete your
comments before reading them.
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Tandoori Chicken (19+ / 0-)
1 Chicken, approximately 2 pounds (without skin), cut in serving sizes.
Ingredients for marinade:
3 tbsp yogurt + 1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp garam masala
1 cup portland cement
1/2 tsp corriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt
Generally, Tom talks about issues, jeff and the boys talk about Tom.
Wayne Dernoncourt wrote:
I wonder if the Tom/Jeff pair are different personalities in
the same body? They both denigrate the other and proclaim
their's is the correct side. Both companies are using methods
to make their
Moose Jerky
3-5 pounds lean moose, Sara Palin, or caribou meet.
2/3 cup worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder (not salt)
1 tsp. onion powder (not salt)
1 Tbsp. liquid smoke (unless using smoker)
Cut meat into
Have you seen this alternative to Finder?
http://cocoatech.com/
I guess it's been around for a while.
Tom Piwowar wrote:
http://code.google.com/p/openmeta/
A while back we were discussing an alternative system for organizing
files using tags instead of a folder hierarchy. I gave GMail as a
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I agree the coupon program should never have been implemented. Even
the poorest of people can't be all _that_ poor if they own a TV. Not
like the $50 is going to break them.
Spoken like a rich capitalist. $40 will pay for a week of food.
To a growing number of
Steve at Verizon wrote:
Wall Street firms and employees gave more to dems than GOP this past
year?
As did anyone with any sense.
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Right, they spent the rest of the day twiddling their thumbs.
Tony B wrote:
Yes, but that's about all they did - vote to postpone. They didn't
address the sticky issue of more money for free converter boxes. Worse
than useless.
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