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World Class Wreckin' Cru The World Class Wreckin' Cru was a 1980s electro hop-style rap group from Compton, California formed by nightclub owner Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams. Other members of the fluctuating line-up included DJ Yella, Dr.
World Class Wreckin' Kru The World Class Wreckin' Kru was a group formed by Alonzo Williams' shortly after his first group World Class Wreckin' Cru broke up. They released one album, "Turn Off The Lights In The Fast Lane" which was not a big hit.
World Climate Programme The World Climate Programme was established following the first World Climate Conference in 1979. The major sponsors are the World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the International Council for Science (ICSU).
World Climate Research Programme The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) was established in 1980, under the joint sponsorship of International Council for Science and the World Meteorological Organization, and has also been sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO since 1993. It is a component of the World Climate Programme.
World Coal Center The World Coal Center was a proposed skyscraper in Lexington, Kentucky where the Phoenix Hotel had once stood at South Limestone, East Main Street and East Vine Street Duke, Jacqueline. "Plans call for 'Lake Wilkinson' to be replaced by temporary park.
World Combat Martial Artists Association The World Combat Martial Artists Association (WCMAA), founded by Frank Monsalve, is an online culmination of Martial Artists who train and teach street oriented and reality based self defense. It's main purpose is to help spread the word and provide information and links to the sites of schools and instructors that offer this type of training.
World Community Grid World Community Grid is an effort to create the world's largest public computing grid to tackle scientific research projects that benefit humanity. It is run and funded by IBM and currently available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems.
World Computer Speed Chess Championship World Computer Speed Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other at blitz chess time controls. It is held in conjunction with the World Computer Chess Championship.
World Confederation of Labour The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was founded in 1920 under the name of the "International Federation of Christian Trade Unions" as a confederation of trade unions associated with the Christian Democratic parties of Europe. It went into eclipse in the 1930s, when its affiliates in Germany, Austria and Italy were suppressed, and lost most of its affiliates in Eastern Europe after the end of World War II.
World Conference (Community of Christ) World Conference is the highest legislative body in the Community of Christ and is empowered to act for the entire church. It operates according to a principle known as "common consent" and is presided over by the First Presidency.
World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival The World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival (WCBESCAS) is the world's first and one of the most prestigious conferences on Captive breeding. Started by the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, due to efforts by the famous naturalist and pioneer of captive breeding Gerald Durrell, the first conference was held in 1972 at Jersey (on the basis that Gerald Durrell's Jersey Zoo - one of the few zoos of the world to practice captive breeding at that time - was located in Jersey).
World Conference on Disaster Reduction World Conference on Disaster Reduction is a United Nations conference bringing together government officials, non-governmental experts and other specialists from around the world to discuss the growing trend of people affected by natural disasters.
World Congress of Accountants World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) is held every four years. It has sponsored and organised by various national accounting organisations, and today is organized by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the worldwide organization for the accountancy profession.
World Congress of Esperanto The World Congress of Esperanto (in Esperanto: Universala Kongreso de Esperanto) has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of more than a hundred years. The Congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II.
World Congress of Ethnic Religions The World Congress of Ethnic Religions (WCER) was established in June 1998 in Vilnius, at the initiative of delegates from Europe, the USA and India. Their primary goal is the strengthening of ethnic religions and to foster religious tolerance.
World Conker Championships The World Conker Championships are held annually on the second Sunday in October in the village of Ashton near Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. Since 1965, conker players from around the world have gathered on the village green to compete for the world title.
World Conservation Award The World Conservation Award is issued by many of the national Scout associations affiliated to the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and was created in conjunction with the World Wildlife Fund, partially in response to the rise in popularity of Green Scouting, sometime prior to 1977.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre The United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre or UNEP-WCMC is an executive agency of the United Nations Environment Programme, based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. UNEP-WCMC has been part of UNEP since 2000, and has responsibility for biodiversity assessment and support to policy development and implementation.
World Constitution and Parliament Association The World Constitution and Parliament Association is an organization devoted to convening a series of constituent assemblies to draft a world constitution. Its constitution is a rather socialist-leaning document, noting, for instance, in its preamble, that the citizens of the world are "Aware of the misery and conflicts caused by ever increasing disparity between rich and poor;"link==
World Convention of Churches of Christ The World Convention of Churches of Christ is a Christian world communion that links an international familiy of churches known by a range of names including Christian Churches, Churches of Christ and Disciples of Christ. The first World Convention was held in Washington, USA in 1930.
World Copper Agreement The World Copper Agreement (also called International Copper Cartel) signed March 28, 1935, was an attempt to create a worldwide copper cartel. Uniting African, South American and European producers, the agreement aimed to "bring about better conditions in the production, distribution and marketing of copper throughout the world outside of the United States" through curtailment of production.
World Cotton Centennial The 1884 World's Fair was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the Cotton Exchange, the idea for the fair was first advanced by the Cotton Planters Association.
World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is an international Christian ecumenical organization. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it has a membership of over 340 churches and denominations and those churches and denominations claim about 550 million Christian members throughout more than 120 countries.
World Council of Independent Christian Churches The World Council of Independent Christian Churches is a fellowship of churches, pastors, ministries, Christian schools and individual members in seventy six nations around the world. We provide a platform to independent churches that are deprived of the collective support and the privileges of mainline denominations.
World Crest The World Crest, also known as the World Membership Badge is a badge or patch worn by Scouts and Scouters around the world to indicate their membership in the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Each national organization may determine where on their Scout uniform this emblem is worn.
World Cricket League The World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All Associate and Affiliate members of the ICC are eligble to compete in the league system, which has promotion and relegation between each division.
World Cricket Tsunami Appeal The World Cricket Tsunami Appeal was an effort by the International Cricket Council to raise funds to support the humanitarian relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004. It was scheduled to be held over two games but was reduced to one due to an over-crowded international playing schedule and concerns for players' health playing in the April heat in Kolkata.
World Cup Fountain The World Cup Fountain was built to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. The World Cup Fountain is located in the Han-gang River in Seoul, South Korea, between the World Cup Stadium and Seonyudo Park.
World Cup Live World Cup Live was a news and analysis program that aired on ESPN and ESPN2. The show debuted on June 9, 2006 and focused on the 2006 World Cup, it was the first of 47 telecasts (32 nightly, 12 in-between matches and three pre-game editions).
World Cup of Baseball The World Cup of Baseball is a tournament in which national baseball teams from around the world compete for the position of top national team in the world. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.
World Cup of Road Cycling (women) In 1998, the Union Cycliste Internationale inaugurated a World Cup competition for women. This competition consists of a series (the actual number has ranged from 6 to 9 events) of races linked together, not only by a common designation (World Cups), but also by a yearly overall points competition (see below).
World Cup Skateboarding World Cup of Skateboarding (WCSK8) is an international skateboarding federation, organising the official World Championships of Skateboarding series (taking place in many cities all around the world) and several other skateboard contests.
World Curling Federation The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made.
World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization that helps Members (currently Customs administrations from 169 countries) communicate and co-operate on customs issues. It was established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council; it adopted its current name in 1994.
World Cyber Games The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international e-sports event (or "Cyber Games Festival") operated by Korean company International Cyber Marketing and backed by Samsung and, starting in 2006, Microsoft. World Cyber Games were set up in 2000] with the first festival being held in [[2001.
World domination World domination, global domination, global conquest, taking over the world, or world conquest, is an ambitious goal in which one government, one ideology or belief system, or even one person, seeks to secure complete political control of the entire planet. It can be considered the extreme form of global hegemony.
World Dance Council The World Dance Council Ltd (WDC) , known as World Dance & Dance Sport Council Ltd (WD&DSC) until June 1, 2006, and as the International Council of Ballroom Dancing (ICBD) until 1996, was established at a meeting organised by Philip Richardson on September 22, 1950 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
World Darts Trophy The Bavaria World Darts Trophy is a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands. The tournament has a playing format comparable with the two World Championships - BDO World Darts Championship and PDC World Darts Championship.
World Data Center The World Data Center (WDC) system was created to archive and distribute data collected from the observational programs of the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year. Originally established in the United States, Europe, Soviet Union, and Japan, the WDC system has since expanded to other countries and to new scientific disciplines.
World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks is car combat shooter game that has a similar gameplay to Twisted Metal series and Vigilante 8 series. Like the Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 the player must obtain powerups and defeat enemy velclies, but must capture the enemy flags in order to win.
World Diamond Congress World Diamond Congress is made up of representation from the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association. It is founded to create of an international regulatory system to cleanse the world supply of conflict diamonds.
World Diamond Council The World Diamond Council (also known during its prototype period as the International Diamond Council) is an organisation consisting of representatives from diamond manufacturing and diamond trading companies. The Council was set up in July 2000 to examine ways to reduce the number of conflict diamonds entering the diamond market.
World Directory of Medical Schools The World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS) [2000 Edition pdf] is a publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) which lists all medical schools which have been recognized and granted a charter by their host countries. A listing in the WDMS does not provide any information regarding the quality of education at a medical school, nor does it imply any quality assurance by either the WHO or the host country.
World Disc Games The World Disc Games (WDG) is a semi-regular event that brings the entire world flying disc community together for a week of overall disc events that allow people to compete in and enjoy disc sports. Begun in 1978, and originally called the Santa Cruz Flying Disc Classic, the WDG has its home in Santa Cruz, California, with promoter and hall of fame disc sport player Tom Schot.
World Domination Recordings World Domination Recordings was an indie rock record label founded by bass player and music entrepreneur Dave Allen in Los Angeles. From roughly 1989 to 1996 it released records by artists including Low Pop Suicide, The Elastic Purejoy, Stanford Prison Experiment, Perfume Tree, Sky Cries Mary, Loop Guru, Sugar Plant, and Noah Stone, and published a zine with essays by Allen and design by Ophelia Chong, called Clutter.
World Doubles Championship (snooker) The World Doubles Championship, also known as the Hofmeister World Doubles (1982-6) or the Fosters World Doubles (1987), was a non-ranking snooker tournament held from 1982 to 1987. Created to capitalise on the growing popularity of televised snooker, and to offer a slightly different version of the game, it was initially staged at the Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre before being moved to the Derngate Centre in Northampton after one year.
World Doubles Squash Championships The World Doubles Squash Championships is an international squash tournament including Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles events. Under the rules of the championship, double pairs must be made up of two players from the same country.
World e-Sports Games World eSport Games (WEG) is a competitive, international video game league with elite amateur and pro gamers from around the world battling to be crowned world champions. WEGs goal is "developing an accessible, world-class experience for broadcast and web TV broadcast viewers around the world.
World economic effects arising from the September 11, 2001 attacks It is usually claimed that the September 11, 2001 attacks had immediate and far-ranging economic effects. The overwhelming majority of these effects, however, were not a direct result of the terrorist attacks, but a consequence of the subsequent actions of Western people and their governments.
World economy The world economy can be evaluated in various ways, depending on the model used, and this valuation can then be represented in various ways (for example, in 2006 US dollars). It is inseparable from the geography and ecology of Earth, and is therefore somewhat of a misnomer, since, while definitions and representations of the "world economy" vary widely, they must at a minimum exclude any consideration of resources or value based outside of the Earth.
World egg A world egg or cosmic egg is a mythological motif found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations. Typically, the world egg is a beginning of some sort, and the universe or some primordial being comes into existence by "hatching" from the egg.
World energy resources and consumption The world has a number of energy resources which provide us with the ability to perform work (a narrowly-defined measure of the ability to effect physical change). When this pool of energy is drawn upon, and the energy converted to a less useful form, consumption is said to have occured.
World Ecological Parties The World Ecological Parties (WEP) is an international association of mainly ecological parties. The WEP was founded in November 2003 in Mainz, Germany and elected its first board in April 2004 in Strasbourg, France.
World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based foundation whose annual meeting of top business leaders, national political leaders (presidents, prime ministers and others), and selected intellectuals and journalists is usually held in Davos, Switzerland. There are also regional meetings throughout the year.
World Energy Outlook The World Energy Outlook (WEO) is an annual publication containing medium- to long-term energy projections and analysis. It is produced by the Economic Analysis Division of the International Energy Agency (IEA), under the direction of Fatih Birol.
World English Bible The World English Bible (also known as WEB) is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. It is based on the 1901 American Standard Version, the Greek Majority Text, and the Hebrew Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.
World Environment Day The World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5.
World Equestrian Games The World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The games are held every four years, half way between each pair of consecutive Summer Olympic Games.
World Esperanto Association The World Esperanto Association (in Esperanto UEA: Universala Esperanto-Asocio) is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 119 countries (as of 2000) and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 95 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA.
World famous in New Zealand The phrase "World famous in New Zealand" is a commonly-used phrase within New Zealand. It is used to describe items that though famous within New Zealand are unknown in the rest of the world, whereas similar items and people in larger countries would have a far higher media profile and would therefore be famous worldwide.
World fusion music World fusion music is a fusion genre of world music, blending musical traditions from around the world, and possibly mixing them with modern music such as jazz or rock. The term was coined in 1978 and has since become a standard term used in the music industry.
World Fair Trade Day Each year, on the second Saturday of May, World Fair Trade Day is celebrated. The main organizer of events is the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT), in which 256 fair trade organizations from 60 countries all across the world participate.
World Famous Bushman David Johnson also known as the World Famous Bushman, is a busker (street performer) who has been entertaining passers-by along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco for over 25 years. His act began in 1980 after he had grown tired of some of the other forms of performance art that are common along the Wharf, such as the silver robot performances.
World Famous In New Zealand World Famous In New Zealand is a New Zealand compilation album featuring songs by well known New Zealand artists. The album was released in 1999 and the title taken from the slogan of New Zealand soft drink, Lemon & Paeroa (L&P).
World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy. Since 1975, when they were first awarded, they have been handed out at the World Fantasy Convention.
World Fantasy Convention The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while deemphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like.
World Federalist Movement The World Federalist Movement (WFM) is a global citizens movement with member and associated organizations around the globe. The WFM international secretariat is based in New York City across from the United Nations headquarters.
World Federation for Mental Health The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) was founded in 1948. It is an international non-profit organization that aims to prevent and treat mental and emotional disorders and to promote and provide mental health care.
World Federation of Democratic Youth The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is a left-wing youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY, which describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation, was founded in London] in [[1945.
World Federation of Diamond Bourses World Federation of Diamond Bourses, founded in 1947, was created to unite and to provide bourses trading in rough and polished diamonds and precious stones, with a common set of trading practices. It is composed of 26 member diamond bourses.
World Federation of Independent Scouts The World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS) was formed in Laubach, Germany, in 1996 by Lawrie Dring, a British Scouter with the independent Baden-Powell Scouts Association (BPSA). The UK-based BPSA, founded in 1970, is probably the most widespread and largest of the independent Scouting organizations.
World Federation of International Music Competitions The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition. It was founded in 1957, and now 120 of the world's leading music competitions are members of the federation.
World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities World Federation of Khoja Ithna-aheri Muslim Communities is an international umbrella organization of Shi'a twelver organization that engages in education and charity work, organizes conventions and publishes books.
World Federation of the Deaf The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organisation that acts as a peak body for national associations of Deaf people, with a focus on Deaf people who use sign language and their friends and family. WFD aims to promote the rights of Deaf people worldwide, by working closely with the United Nations (with which it has consultative status) and various UN agencies such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
World Federation of United Nations Associations The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) was created in 1946, Inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it has become a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the UN.
World Festival of Youth and Students The World Festival of Youth and Students is an international event, organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), jointly with the International Union of Students since 1947. The largest festival was the 6th, held in 1957 in Moscow, when 34,000 young people from 131 countries attended the event.
World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships.
World Film Festival of Bangkok The World Film Festival of Bangkok is an annual film festival held in October in Bangkok. It was first held in 2003 and is organized by the Nation Multimedia Group, which had previously organized the Bangkok Film Festival from 1998 to 2001 and the Bangkok International Film Festival in 2002.
World Financial Center The World Financial Center is a complex of buildings across West Street from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan in New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. This complex is home to offices of major corporations including Merrill Lynch and American Express as well as Dow Jones and its Wall Street Journal division among others.
World Financial Group World Financial Group (WFG) is a financial services marketing organization based in Duluth, Georgia, USA. WFG markets various investment, insurance, and mortgage products through its network of associates in the United States of America, and Canada.
World Flying Disc Federation The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is the international governing body for flying disc sports, with responsibility for sanctioning world championship events, establishing uniform rules, setting of standards for and recording of world records. WFDF is a federation of international flying disc associations, with no individual members.
World Food Conference The first World Food Conference was held in Rome in 1974 by the United Nations under the auspices of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in the wake of the devastating famine in Bangladesh in the proceeding two years.
World Food Day The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. The World Food Day theme for 2006 is "Investing in agriculture for food security".
World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian agency, is the food aid branch of the United Nations. From its headquarters in Rome and more than 80 country offices around the world, WFP works to help people who are unable to produce or obtain enough food for themselves and their families.
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations is a working party of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). It is tasked with creating a uniform set of regulations for vehicle design to aid global trade.
World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers - Foro Mundial de Pescadores y Trabajadores de la Pesca - is an international organisation for coastal fishers. The headquarters of the organisation lie in Ottawa in Canada.
World Future Council The World Future Council is an initiative started by Jakob von Uexkull to create a body to counterblance the short termism of current dominant system and would speak for the future generations and long term thinking.
World government World government is the concept of a political body that would make, interpret, and enforce international law. Inherent to the concept of a world government is the idea that nations would be required to pool or surrender (depending on point of view) sovereignty over some areas.
World graphic design day World Graphic Design Day is celebrated on April 27th, because this is the day in 1963 when Icograda, the world body for graphic design, was founded. It is a day designed to celebrate the profession of graphic design globally.
World Game World Game, sometimes called the World Peace Game, is an alternative to war games proposed by Buckminster Fuller. The idea was to "make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone.
World Game (Doctor Who) World Game is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Second Doctor and the Lady Serena and is set during "Season 6B".
World Gathering of Young Friends The World Gathering of Young Friends is the name of several gatherings of members of the Religious Society of Friends between the ages of 18-35. There have been two gatherings by this name; the first in 1985 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and the second in 2005 in Lancaster, England and Mombasa, Kenya.
World Genseiryu Karatedo Federation Seiken Shukumine, as the founder of Genseiryu Karate and Taido, was considered the head of his own styles up until his death. However, since 1962 he was mainly occupied with Taido and was no longer involved with Genseiryu, apart from some occasional lessons (pictures of one of these lessons can be found here: Sensei Shukumine held a friendly relationship with some of his former students of Genseiryu.
World Geodetic System The World Geodetic System defines a reference frame for the earth, for use in geodesy and navigation. The latest revision is WGS 84 dating from 1984 (last revised in 2004), which will be valid up to about 2010.
World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions The World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions is a standard of the International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases (TDWG) that sets out an agreed system for describing plant distributions, approximately down to country level. It defines geographic places at four scales:
World Glacier Monitoring Service The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) was started in 1986, combining the two former services PSFG (Permanent Service on Fluctuations of Glaciers) and TTS/WGI (Temporal Technical Secretary/World Glacier Inventory).
World Government Party The World Government Party was a minor federalist political party in the United Kingdom. with the twin aims of advocating a world government based on the British Parliament, and better welfare for the elderly.
World Gym World Gym is an American chain of gyms, reportedly the second largest worldwide after Gold's Gym. Founded in 1977 by Joe Gold seven years after he sold the Gold's Gym chain, its first location was in Santa Monica, California.
World Harvest Radio International World Harvest Radio International (WHRI) is a traditionalist Christian group that sponsors religious programming on the shortwave radio bands. They broadcast worldwide in the English language on a number of frequencies.
World Heads-Up Poker Championship The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit texas hold'em matches. The tournament was co-created by Late Night Poker's Nic Szeremeta, PokerInEurope's Jon Shoreman, and gaming journalist Rich Geller.

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