Art. Music. Computers (Apple Mac!). Politics (liberal!). Vegetarian (health & animal rights!). Flying. And I have a patent for a cam operated clamp that I designed.
Santa Fe, New Mexico; Sedona, Arizona; Fredericksburg, Texas (near Austin), see my website, Texas Hill Country Scene and my MySpace page, Hill Country, about the arts and music of the central Texas Hill Country.
There are some people that I haven't seen for a very long time that I am curious about. From Banfield: Peggy Sherman, Gail Williams, and Bill Helgeson. From Winona: Rick Brunberg and Jeff Gappa.
Peeves: People who don't use turn signals (I flash my headlights at them), people who run red stop lights (I honk at them), and people who litter (that's butts too). And also people who use programs to add friends, that's really lame! I add friends one at a time because I like you, or think you might like me.
Quote: "One of the things that really upsets me is when people say, 'I'm not political.' It's upsetting because what do they think politics is? Politics is about who you are, where you stand, what your responsibility is. It's about being part of the world and part of the community. So when someone says 'I'm not political,' I feel like what they are saying is 'I only care about myself. In my bathtub. Me and my bathtub is what I care about.'" -- Julianne Moore
Quote: “If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That’s the single most important thing you could do. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.” -- Sir Paul McCartney
Quote: "There are viable (and usually better) alternatives to the use of animals for food, sport, clothing, & experimentation. I beg you to discontinue any actions that might cause or condone animal torture, abuse, or destruction. If you look at the course of western history you'll see that we're slowly granting basic rights to everyone. A long time ago only kings had rights. Then rights were extended to property-owning white men. Then all men. Then women. Then children. Then the mentally retarded. Now we're agonizing over the extension of basic rights to homosexuals and animals. We need to finally accept that all sentient creatures are deserving of basic rights. I define basic rights as this: the ability to pursue life without having someone else's will involuntarily forced upon you. Or, as the framers of the constitution put it, the ability to have 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.' By what criteria can you justify denying basic rights to any living thing? Realize that by whatever criteria you employ someone could deny basic rights to you if they objected to your species, sexual preferences, color, religion, ideology, etc. Would you eat your housecat, or force a mentally retarded child to ingest oven cleaner? If not, then why is it ok to eat cows and test products on sentient animals? I believe that to knowingly commit actions that cause or condone suffering is reprehensible in the extreme. I call upon you to be compassionate and treat others as you want to be treated. If you don't want to be beaten, imprisoned, mutilated, killed, or tortured then you shouldn't condone such behavior towards anyone, be they human or not." -- Moby (American DJ, singer-songwriter, and musician)
Quote: "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -- Mahatma Gandhi
Mark Bittman's New York Times article, "Rethinking the Meat Guzzler" (January 27) told us that the meat industry has "led to the destruction of vast swaths of the world’s tropical rain forests" and he discussed the havoc it wreaks on streams and rivers. He also us told us that "the majority of corn and soy grown in the world feeds cattle, pigs and chickens. This despite the inherent inefficiencies: about two to five times more grain is required to produce the same amount of calories through livestock as through direct grain consumption..." You'll find that
wonderful article on line at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html
Quote: "You cannot be an environmentalist unless you are vegetarian or vegan." -- Paul Watson (Sea Shepherd's Captain)
I'd like to start a new religion. The donations would be great and I could sure use the tax breaks. It would be called the church of The Don't Worry Doctrine of Nontheistic Apathetic Agnosticism. Anyone can join and I accept all offerings, especially cash, Rolex watches, and Mercedes cars. "The more you give, the less you worry!" (and the less I worry too!!). The 3 fundamental Trimordial tennets are: 1. Don't worry, appreciate what you have, it could always be worse. Worry is counterproductive, it doesn't help, it hurts. Look at everything that could possibly happen (good and bad) and make the best plans, choices, and preparation that you can, and then just move on, which helps you to... 2. Take care of yourself, don't do things that are bad for you. Don't worry, stay healthy, eat right (vegetarian), don't smoke (duh), have patience (enjoy the wait), have fun, and don't overdo anything, which helps you to... 3. Take care of others (and that includes animals and the environment!), don't do things that hurt the world. Try not to be a jerk, don't waste, don't litter, do eat vegetarian, do vote, and don't have kids, or at least not too many! If someone is doing something that you don't like, if they're not hurting anyone or anything, don't worry about it. You can practice my religion any place and any time. When ever you think of it, where ever you are in the world, turn and face our home base in Las Vegas and say "Thanks for a good time!" And remember to give 'til you stop worrying!!
Have the serenity to accept the things you cannot change; courage to change the things you can; and wisdom to know the difference.
I personally like pop, rock, new age, smooth jazz, folk, bluegrass, country, and classical music. Pretty much anything I haven't heard before, which means that I don't listen to much radio (except KPFA in Berkeley CA or KCRW in LA), and I don't buy too many albums either.
Influential Albums: Santana Santana, Abby Road The Beatles, Purple Rain Prince, Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane, Migration Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai, Joshua Tree U2, Chameleon Days Yanni.
Influential Musicians: Aimee Mann and 'Til Tuesday, Alex Oliver, Andreas Vollenweider, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, Bing Crosby, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Bruce Swedien, The Byrds, Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders, Cream, David Bowie, Deep Purple, The Eagles, Erik Satie, Frank Zappa, Garrison Keillor, George Frideric Handel, George Winston, Grateful Dead, Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Cage, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Mannheim Steamroller, Maria McKee and Lone Justice, Moody Blues, Neil Young, Otmar Liebert, Patty Smyth and Scandal, Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel, Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai, Pink Floyd, Prince, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, Santana, Todd Rundgren, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tori Amos, U2, The Who, and Yanni and Chameleon (Yanni's old hard rock band in Minneapolis).
Movies
The Wizard of Oz (1939), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Long Long Trailer (1954), White Christmas (1954), 1984 (1956), The Spirit of St Louis (1957), The Blob (1958), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), The Mouse That Roared (1959), The Time Machine (1960), It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965), Casino Royale (1967), 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968), Woodstock (1970), Star Wars (1977), The Blues Brothers (1980), Indiana Jones (1981), Purple Rain (1984), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), 9 1/2 Weeks (1986), The Commitments (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), English Patient (1996), Contact (1997), Private Parts (1997), Titanic (1997), Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), The Matrix (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000), Ocean's Eleven (2001) (I was an extra in Ocean's Eleven), Enough (2002), An Inconvenient Truth (2006).
Television
Cosmos, Connections, Austin City Limits, NOVA, Soundstage, Are You Being Served? (PBS).
Sex and the City, Practice / Boston Legal, X-Files, Las Vegas, West Wing / Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Alias, CSIs, Law and Orders, Medium, NCIS, Scrubs, Ghost Whisperer, Monk, Everybody Loves Raymond.
Books
"The 4th Dimension – Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality" by Rudy Rucker.
"Color Psychology and Color Therapy – A Factual Study of the Influence of Color on Human Life" by Faber Birren, "Healing with Music and Color – A Beginner's Guide" by Mary Bassano, "Vibrational Medicine – New Choices for Healing Ourselves" by Richard Gerber MD, "Vibrations – Healing Through Color Homeopathy and Radionics" by Virginia Maclvor and Sandra LaForest, "Color and Personality" by Audrey Kargere, "The Feng Shui Handbook – A Practical Guide to Chinese Geomancy and Environmental Harmony" by Derek Walters, "Living Color – Master Lin Yun's Guide to Feng Shui and the Art of Color" by Sarah Rossbach and Lin Yun, "The Power of Color – The Art and Science of Making Colors Work for You" by Dr Morton Walker, "The Elements of Feng Shui" by Man-Ho Kwok and Joanne O'Brien.
Heroes
The Flying Spaghetti Monster, Steve Jobs, Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci.
About me: Roy Rendahl or Roy Al Rendahl or Vegas Royal: Artist. Musician. Engineer.
I own Trimordial Studio Las Vegas - Audio Video Graphics. Location & studio audio recording, music creation & production, and live sound engineering. Mini DV video production. Graphics, fine & commercial art, photography, and website, MySpace, & Ning site design. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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I am also the bass player and technical director for the Las Vegas based sunshine pop band Poppermost. Please click the links below to learn more:
Vote once a day at MyRecordLabel.net.
(Scroll down and click on Poppermost.)
Judge music at OurStage.com.
(If Poppermost comes up, please rate us "Best.")
Play our song on Clear Channel radio's NEW! Discover Music and I Heart Music pages. (Please play the whole song to count the play, but you can play it as many times as you want if you reload the player so that it counts each time, and give us 5 stars at IHeartMusic.com too.)
I have a huge list of Las Vegas Live Music Venues & Studios on my band's website. This list includes venue capacity, location, contact info, and links.
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THANK YOU!
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Being a vegetarian and being concerned with animal rights today is like being a nonsmoker was in the '50s. Then, not many people new or cared that it was bad to smoke; now almost everyone knows (even though some people are so addicted that they can't stop). In the future, eating meat, and also fish and dairy, will be like smoking is today. Most people will know that meat is bad for them, bad for the environment, and especially bad for the animals themselves!
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The Low-Carbon Diet
Change your lightbulbs? Or your car? If you want to fight global warming, it’s time to consider a different diet. By Mike Tidwell in Audubon Magazine. Here is an excerpt:
"Full disclosure: I love to eat meat. I was born in Memphis, the barbecue capital of the Milky Way Galaxy. I worship slow-cooked, hickory-smoked pig meat served on a bun with extra sauce and coleslaw spooned on top.
"My carnivore’s lust goes beyond the DNA level. It’s in my soul. Even the cruelty of factory farming doesn’t temper my desire, I’ll admit. Like most Americans, I can somehow keep at bay all thoughts of what happened to the meat prior to the plate.
"So why in the world am I a dedicated vegetarian? Why is meat, including sumptuous pork, a complete stranger to my fork at home and away? The answer is simple: I have an 11-year-old son whose future — like yours and mine — is rapidly unraveling due to global warming. And what we put on our plates can directly accelerate or decelerate the heating trend..."
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A friend of mine, a long time ago, told me a theory that she has that the fear and trauma, that animals experience before being killed, stays in their meat. When people eat that meat, that fear and trauma goes into them. And that's why so many people are so bad. I think it's just that a lot of people are just plain mean, either raised to hate or it's in their genes. But who knows, at least that's another reason to be vegetarian, as if there weren't enough reasons already.
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Some Vegetarian and/or Animal Rights People You Might Know:
Hank Aaron - baseball home run hitter Paula Abdul - pop singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality Bryan Adams - rock singer-songwriter Scott Adams - Dilbert cartoonist Chris Adler - Lamb of God drummer Casey Affleck - actor Gillian Anderson - The X-Files star Pam Anderson - actress, sex symbol, model, producer, and author Fiona Apple - singer-songwriter Christina Applegate - Kelly Bundy and Samantha Who? star Patricia Arquette - Medium star Bea Arthur - comedian, singer, and Maude and The Golden Girls star Erykah Badu - singer-songwriter Joan Baez - singer-songwriter Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock actor Brigitte Bardot - actress, former fashion model, singer, and animal welfare and rights activist Jamie Bamber - Battlestar Galactica star Kim Basinger - 9 1/2 Weeks star Amanda Beard - two-time Olympic gold medalist and model Jeff Beck - guitarist Kristen Bell - Veronica Mars and Heroes actress Julie Benz - Dexter actress Frank Black - singer, songwriter, guitarist, and Pixies frontman Linda Blair - actress Harry Bliss - The New Yorker cartoonist and illustrator Elizabeth Berkley - actress Annalise Braakensiek - model Berkeley Breathed - Bloom County cartoonist Christie Brinkley - supermodel Geezer Butler - Black Sabbath bassist Belinda Carlisle - The Go Go's lead singer-songwriter David Carradine - actor Jimmy Chamberlin - former Smashing Pumpkins drummer, songwriter, and producer Julie Christie - actress Chelsea Clinton - daughter of former US Pres Bill Clinton and US Sec of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Phil Collen - Def Leppard lead guitar Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins singer-songwriter and guitarist James Cromwell - film and TV actor Rivers Cuomo - Weezer lead singer-songwriter and guitarist Miley Cyrus - singer, author, and Hannah Montana star the Dalai Lama - Tibetan Buddhist leader Mac Danzig - UFC pro mixed martial arts fighter and instructor Leonardo Da Vinci - scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer Karen Dawn - animal rights and welfare advocate and writer Ellen Degeneres - stand-up comedienne, TV hostess, and actress Tom DeLonge - former Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves guitarist and vocalist Emily Deschanel - Bones star Portia de Rossi - Ally McBeal and Arrested Development actress Andy Dick - comedian, actor, voice artist, musician, and producer Kara DioGuardi - singer-songwriter, record producer, A&R executive, and American Idol judge Minnie Driver - actress and singer-songwriter Clint Eastwood - actor and director Thomas Edison - inventor and businessman Albert Einstein - genius, agnostic, and Humanist Kevin Eubanks - Tonight Show band leader Chris Evert - tennis champion Brian Fair - Shadows Fall lead singer J.D. Fortune - former INXS lead singer Jorja Fox - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Rory Freedman - former modelling agent and Skinny Bitch author Sadie Frost - fashion designer Ricky Gervais - comedian Bruce Greenwood - Captain Pike in Star Trek Tim Gunn - fashion consultant and television personality Kirk Hammett - Metallica lead guitarist and songwriter Woody Harrelson - Cheers actor Emmylou Harris - country singer-songwriter and musician Carey Hart - Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company and Wasted Space Paul Harvey - radio broadcaster Anne Hathaway - actress Davey Havok - AFI and Blaqk Audio frontman, and fashion designer Lena Headey - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles star Katherine Heigle - Grey's Anatomy star Keith Holmes - boxing champ Desmond Howard - Super Bowl MVP Anjelica Huston - actress, director, and producer Chrissie Hynde - The Pretenders lead singer-songwriter Carrie Ann Inaba - Dancing with the Stars judge Jenna Jameson - model and former adult film star Joan Jett - guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Steve Jobs - businessman and co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.; former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios Kristen Johnston - 3rd Rock from the Sun star Ashley Judd - actress Danity Kane - R&B, hip hop, and pop girl group Diane Keaton - actresss, director, and producer Khloe Kardashian - TV personality, celebutante, and fashion entrepreneur Anthony Kiedis - Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Dennis Kucinich - Dem US Rep and Pres candidate Bonnie-Jill Laflin - model, actress, and TV personality k.d. lang - pop and country singer-songwriter Cloris Leachman - stage, film, and TV actress Téa Leoni - actress Carl Lewis - "Olympian of the Century" Abraham Lincoln - 16th US President George Lopez - comedian and actor Holly Madison - Playboy model Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man star Constance Marie - George Lopez actress Damian Marley - reggae artist, humanitarian, and youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley Stephen Marley - musician and son of reggae legend Bob Marley Linda McCartney - photographer, musician, and animal rights activist Paul McCartney - former Beatle singer-songwriter Stella McCartney - fashion designer and daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and deceased rock photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney Alyssa Milano - actress Jamie Mildren - Architecture in Helsinki co-founder Shanna Moakler - model, actor, reality television star, and former beauty queen Moby - DJ, singer-songwriter, and musician Mary Tyler Moore - actress and comedienne Roger Moore - The Saint and James Bond star Alanis Morissette - singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress Morrissey - singer and lyricist Edwin Moses - two-time Olympic gold medalist Jason Mraz - singer-songwriter Martina Navratilova - tennis star Kevin Nealon - Saturday Night Live star Petra Němcová - model, television host, author, and philanthropist Leonard Nimoy - actor, film director, poet, musician, and photographer; Spock on Star Trek Mike Ness - Social Distortion guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter Ingrid Newkirk - activist, author, and president and co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) John Norris - MTV News reporter Ana Ortiz - singer and Ugly Betty actress Tito Ortiz - mixed martial artist and former UFC Champion Gwyneth Paltrow - actress Hayden Panettiere - singer and Heroes star Robert Parish - one of the "50 Greatest NBA Players" Audrina Patridge - The Hills actress Bill Pearl - four-time "Mr. Universe" Judge Cristina Pérez - Cristina's Court star Tanya Petrovna - head chef of Native Foods restaurant chain Joaquin Phoenix - actor Summer Phoenix - actress and model Kellie Pickler - American Idol singer Pink - singer-songwriter Natalie Portman - Star Wars actress Cat Power (Chan Marshall) - singer-songwriter Prince - musician and singer-songwriter Trent Reznor - Nine Inch Nails musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Rise Against - punk rock band Rikki Rockett - (Richard Allan Ream) Poison drummer Mickey Rourke - 9 1/2 Weeks and The Wrestler star John Salley - NBA basketball legend Roselyn Sánchez - singer, model, andWithout a Trace star Gabe Saporta - Cobra Starship lead singer and creative force Fred Schneider - The B-52's frontman Daniela Sea - musician, performance artist, and actress Christian Serratos - Twilight and Hannah Montana actress George Bernard Shaw - Nobel and Oscar winning playwright Maureen Shea - pro boxer and sparring partner for Hilary Swank Martin Sheen - activist and The West Wing star Alicia Silverstone - Clueless and Batman & Robin actress Russell Simmons - entrepreneur and philanthropist Matt Skiba - Alkaline Trio lead singer and guitarist Grace Slick - singer and songwriter, one of the lead singers of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship Gloria Steinem - feminist icon, journalist, and social and political activist Michael Stipe - R.E.M. lead vocalist Joss Stone - singer-songwriter and actress Serj Tankian - singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist; lead vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist of System of a Down Aimee Teegarden - Friday Night Lights star Charlize Theron - actress, film producer, and former fashion model Christy Turlington - model Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) - author and humorist Shania Twain - singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood - American Idol singer-songwriter Brendon Urie - Panic at the Disco lead singer Wilmer Valderrama - "Fez" on That '70s Show Amber Valletta - model and actress Milo Ventimiglia - Heroes star Natasja Vermeer - fashion model Alice Walker - author, feminist, and womanist Barbara Walters - journalist, writer, and media personality Charlie Watts - Rolling Stones drummer Keenen Ivory Wayans - actor, comedian, director and writer; In Living Color host and creator Forest Whitaker - actor, producer, and director Jane Wiedlin - The Go-Go's guitarist and actress Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live actress, comedian, and impressionist Fred Willard - comedian and character actor Oprah Winfrey - TV presenter, media mogul, and philanthropist Chely Wright - country music artist Noah Wyle - TV and film actor; Dr. John Carter on ER Owain Yeoman - The Mentalist actor Thom Yorke - Radiohead lead singer-songwriter Ahmet Zappa - musician, actor, novelist, and son of Frank Zappa Rob Zombie - musician, film director, screenwriter, and film producer
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Who I'd like to meet: Kristin Chenoweth (4'11"), Tila 'Tequila' Nguyen (4'11"), Stevie Nicks (5'1"), Paula Abdul (5'2"), Holly Hunter (5'2"), Eva Longoria (5'2"), Tori Amos (5'2"), Sarah Jessica Parker (5'3"), Gillian Anderson (vegetarian 5'3"), Marla Sokoloff (5'3"), Carmen Electra (5'3"), Vanessa Marcil (vegetarian 5'4"), Lisa Edelstein (vegetarian 5'6"), Rhona Mitra (5'6"), Kim Basinger (vegetarian 5'7"), Melina Kanakaredes (5'7"), Julia Roberts (5'8"), Minnie Driver (vegetarian 5'10").
(I did talk to Paula Abdul before she was famous, while she was recording her first album. My band at the time was recording a couple of songs in the big room across the hall from her at a Minneapolis recording studio.)
Hey are you going to FIRE on June 20th? TICKETS ARE JUST 20 BUCKS ON SMITHTIX.COM or @ Any Smithtix location. GET EM NOW SO YOU WONT HAVE TO PAY LATER :D
Vegas Royal - The LVSK8 III show is going down June 19th, 7-10pm @ Henri & Odette gallery in downtown Las Vegas. Mark your calendar and come see the coolest decks to ever thrash Vegas!
Vegas Royal, Please note the new RecordScout.com website is live! We have so many new features all aimed at unsigned, and signed bands looking for valuable exposure. Previously it was just a directory for unsigned bands but our new launch includes MP3 and Video exposure as well as photo galleries. Encourage your fans to sign up and vote for you. When we go live with our national radio coverage the charts will be announced weekly! Unfortunately previous bands and artists will have to set up an new account from scratch but it is worth it!
Did you know that your civil rights are hanging by a thread? What can we do to protect ourselves and our freedoms? theN3TWORK would like to announce the completion of Constitutional Rights, the latest episode in the yourTruth series.
Watch our show to find out if you still have all the rights your mama gave you! A must-see for EVERY American citizen!
Just wanted to let you know that Rodney Pino just uploaded his Kuwait and Iraq tour photos to the HOLLYWOOD HOT ROD MySpace Photo Albums!!
Go check ‘em out and see what it was like for Rodney and the band, NO DUH, to tour and play live music in a desert war zone!!
Also see the smiling faces of our men and women in uniform that got to take a short break from the seriousness of war and just have some fun with Rodney, Heather, EJ and Randy for a while!!
Welcome Rodney back in person this Saturday, April 11, 2009, 8:30pm!! HOLLYWOOD HOT ROD will be playing live at The Stardust Club, 7643 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA 90241.
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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