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Netmonkey Weekly Report Issue 63
Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue LXIII
October 26th, 1999
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Woot, woot, pretty big issue this week, a new section we are going
to experiment with, the mp3 report..if you'd like to do the rock side
of it, to help powertool out with it. Devestato is back and has a
double issue for us to make up for last week. Bud is out of action
this week and so myself and with a little help from Elocin fill in
for him. Enjoy the mag kids. We also have a pic of what Glen
does in his spare time included in the zip.
BTW, editor note. Kdogg is not Draft, our apologies for the
mistake
Les
-----------[ index ]-----------
I.) Intro
a) Lester
b) ndetroit
II.) Quotes of the Week
III.) Stats - Ndetroit's Weekly Stats, and comments on Sites.
IV.) (Your Name Here)'s Biased Courier Report
V.) Articles
a) The Devestato Report (Games)
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Lesters Moview Reviews
d) VCD Group and Movie Reviews
VI.) Scene News - All the news thats fit to print
VII.) Rumors!
VIII.) Closing
---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------
*** _mrp changes topic to 'Congrats to MFD for release #2000!'
<glen> evel
<Evel> glen
<glen> i hope you didnt include those STRIP_SOLITARE-MFd releases at the
very beginning of mfd in that #
<Evel> a rls is a rls
[14:16] <G-R-G> so kdogg is draft?
[14:17] <G-R-G> NWR says so:P
[14:17] <G-R-G> and NWR never lies
<Maxi> I really liked the FCN release of "Virtual Valerie" with the
USB Vibrator attachment!
[00:04] *** Lester changes the topic to 'Lester is the only reason
NWR is on time EVER!
Check out this URL to see the truth about Jess!
http://www.infinet.com/~jkvatek/
-----------[ ndetroit's sites and stats section ]-----------
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
Sites are rated on a 3X and 2X scale.. if you want to know why we
do it that way, read an old issue. Couriers get 10 points per site they get
#1 on, 9 points for 2nd place, 8 points for 3rd, etc, etc.
Sites are rated by us. If you don't like the ratings, then....
heh... fuck off and die..
=--------------------------------------------------------------------------=
The Top Ten sites for this week are:
x3 -FS- -FH- -E- -PD- -HOG-
x2 -ET- -EB- -VDR- -DLS- -APOC-
---=NETMONKEY COURiER REPORT=---
=--------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
trader group FS FH E PD HOG ET EB VDR DLS APOC pts p
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Godbless DEV 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 190
Cedric AOD 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 183
Psedo Risc 5 5 3 5 0 5 4 8 4 0 124
Nail AMN 0 0 5 2 1 0 3 4 0 3 121
Darkwolf AOD 7 4 6 10 4 6 10 5 2 0 111
Glen AMN 0 0 6 4 2 4 0 9 0 0 079
Wishmaster DEV 9 8 8 0 0 7 0 0 3 8 054
Darkangel AMN 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 6 040
LordVader AMB 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 032
Bougz VLN? 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 032
-----------[ Your Name Here's Biased Courier Section ]-----------
Biased Courier Report
Well I'm here again, next week we will have 2 special guest writers
to do this, and if they are any good I'll let them take over, cuz
this is definately getting to be too much work. Pretty soon I'll
be doing the vcds and games :(
Owell!@# enough complaining by the editor, time to talk some shit
Amnesia: AMN has by far it's best week in a long time, owning HOG by
over a gig and placing well on E. They also do a fair bit of damage
on the other sites, pulling down 2nd and 3rd places on a number of
sites. Most notably are Glen, Nail and Darkangel for doing so well on
sites. It will be interesting to see if they can continue this new
trend. Especially with Lester trading!@#!#@$@#!. Pullin down a
nice #3 on HOG and nothing else I think:( But anyhow, AMN has it's
best week in a long time here.
Overall: I can see clearly now the rain is gone. (6/10)
Ascension: Well, Drunkkid is their main star, but they had a few
other guys pop up on the 8-10 spots of a few sites. This group is
still alot of hype and little follow through. Though word on the
street is they have alot of boxes, but very little coordination
to follow it up.
Overall: That don't impress me much! (2/10)
AOD: AOD continues along unphased with the ASN splitoff.
Cedric pre's his little fat ass off and pulls down #1 on alot of
sites. Bizzybone and Tirre come out of the dust and bust out a few
weektops as well, and then they also have the usual Darkwolf
presence on sites. Overall a normal week for AOD, nothing
extroadinary or bad happened to them.
Overall: I want it that way...OH TELL MY WHYYYYYYYYY..er.sorry..
(7 1/2/10)
Devotion: Godbless continues to roll along like he's Garoto on
steroids, and we also see Wishmaster back in action after a long rest.
Which allows Officedog to take a break apparantly, Dev appears to
believe only in trading in pairs. <g> CYBRWOLF is also trading, but
we all know how bad he sucks. <g> Dev remains on top though for the
majority of sites with AOD knockin em down a few times.
Overall: Restart my heart!@# (8/10)
Risc: Wow, like 4 ppl in Risc are trading, and Bender is also back.
Which puts Risc in a decent little position of actually having done
some trading. They were all over the ET weektop. Anyhow, still not a
dominant trader, althought Psedo had himself a big end of week
performance to boost his ranking and Risc's as well.
Overall: God, it's late I can't think of a song..(5/10)
Vice: Little bit of citizen, little bit of Redman, little more of
Mrp..nothing spectacular from the boys though. I hear Redman is a
vice leader now though, so big congrats to him. Anyways, Vice
still maintains that loyalty that they are known for..so you can't
knock em much anymore.
Overall: Little bit of Nailz all night long, a little bit of
redman bla bla bla..(Mambo #5)..(5/10)
Welp, nice little themed shit..and pick the one that isn't a song
and you win absolutely nothing
BYEBYE
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Articles ]-----------
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ The Devestato Report ]-----------
-----------[ The Devestator Report ]-----------
===========================================================================
THE Devestator REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF 10/11/99 - 10/17/99
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not many releases this week, but be prepared for a boatload in the coming
weeks as the christmas season draws closer.
THE RULES
~~~~~~~~~
- Games are rated on a 0-5 scale. The average rating for a game will be 3.0.
Games are rated on how good the game is, and how anticipated the title is.
- Fixes are punished by deducting half the points for the game. If a competing
group fixes the release, they recieve those points. If a fix is very minor in
nature, or is embedded late in the game, a single or no deduction is possible.
- Faction compliancy is NOT required to recieve points. If a faction compliant
rip is released at any time without having essential gameplay components
removed, it will supercede the previous attempt.
- Trainers for games that rate higher than 4.0 will be given a half point.
Only one trainer per group, per game can recieve points. This includes
level skippers and cheat codes, as well as editors and multiplayer cheats.
A truly remarkable trainer for a major game could recieve a full point.
- Patches are worth a half point. Major patches for important games could
recieve a full point.
- Addons for games are given a 1.0 addition provided the addon is not:
(a) a movie addon of any kind... or
(b) An essential component removed for faction compliance (3DFX)
(c) For a below average (under 3.0) game
Any group may release a game addon, regardless of the original release group.
Multiple addons packed within one release (a speech and music addon for example
may be given two points.
===============================================================================
______ /| ___ /\______ /\______
/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \
< | < / | / | \/ | \
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ /
+=\/======================\/=======\/==
Not much from Team CLS this week, but it is enough to win them the week.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.0 SPACE_INVADERS_CHEAT-CLS
3.0 Army_Men_Toys_In_Space-CLS
4.0 NASCAR_Revolution_SE-CLS
0.0 Army_Men_Toys_In_Space_Music_Add_on-CLS
2.0 Shadow_Company_Multiplayer_Fix-CLS
---
7.0
_ ______ ______ ____ _____ ____ _____
\// _ \ _ \_\__/ _ \_\__/_\_ \
/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
Two pretty low quality UK titles from the limey crew this weeks gives OGN a
few points.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.0 Tactical.Manager.2-ORiGiN
2.0 M25.Racer-ORiGiN
-2.0 Shadow_Company_Multiplayer_Fix-CLS
---
2.0
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ÞÛÛÝ ÜÛÛßÜÛÛÝÝ ÜÜÜßÜÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛ
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==============================ÜÜÜ=ÞÛÛÝ=====
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ßßßßß
A great classic game this week from PDM, hopefully we'll see more from
them soon.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3.0 Pong-PARADiGM
---
3.0
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³ ÜÛÜÛÛÛ ßßß ÛÛÛ ±²Û ßßß ²±° ÛÛÛ °±² ²ÛÛ³
³ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ²±° ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ °±² Û²± ²ÛÛ ±²Ûßßß ³
:ÛÛ² ±²Û Û²± ÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ±²Û ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ ²ÛÛ °±²:
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³ßÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ ßÛÜÛß ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛܲÛß³
Wow, seems like DVN took over CLS's job of releasing a lot of crap
stuff, and then doing trainers for the crap, like anyone cares about
training crappy games. But I guess it gives them second place for the
week.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 The_Phantom_Menace_Update_Patch_v1.1-DVN
0.0 Lego.Rock.Raiders-DVN
0.0 Bluewater_Hunter-DVN(Bad Rip)
1.0 Puzzle_And_Mind_Games-DVN
0.5 Fifa.2000.Cheatcodes-DVN
1.0 3D_Bubble_Burst-DVN
1.0 3D_Frog_Frenzy-DVN
0.0 3D_Bubble_Burst_Trainer-DVN
0.0 3D_Frog_Frenzy_Trainer-DVN
1.0 Arcade_Games-DVN
1.0 3D_Pinball_Express-DVN
0.0 3D_Pinball_Express_Trainer-DVN
0.0 AD_D_Core_Rules_2.0_Patch_3_R2.30PR_CRACKED-DVN
---
6.0
_______ ______ ______________ _______
\ . \\_ \ \_ ___ /. \PoYZ . /
__\/ |\ \| \ \_:__|_/ / \ \_/ /| \/__
\_/ .|_) _)__|\ \ ____/: |\ \_ (_|. \_/
/ o|\ \|\____ \ \_| | |_) / /|o \
/____| \__ | \__\______| ___/__/ |____\
<*+=======|__|-RAZOR 1911-|__|===========+*>
With just two updates the good old blade won't be able to win any weeks
at all. They get 1 point for the descent 3 patch, since it is such a
popular title.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 International_Cricket_Captain_2_v1.30_Patch_Cracked-RAZOR
0.5 Total.Annihilation.Kingdoms.v2.0BC.Update-RAZOR
---
1.0
==========================================================================
Look for some point system changes and some new exciting interviews
coming soon!
==========================================================================
THIS WEEK!#@)*!#@
-----------[ The Devestator Report ]-----------
==========================================================================
THE Devestator REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF 10/18/99 - 10/24/99
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A few good 5.0 titles, next weeks report should be interesting, because a
lot of new games come out next week, hopefully someone will step up and
compete with Class.
THE RULES
~~~~~~~~~
- Games are rated on a 0-5 scale. The average rating for a game will
be 3.0. Games are rated on how good the game is, and how anticipated the
title is.
- Fixes are punished by deducting half the points for the game. If a
competing group fixes the release, they recieve those points. If a fix
is very minor in nature, or is embedded late in the game, a single or
no deduction is possible.
- Faction compliancy is NOT required to recieve points. If a faction
compliant rip is released at any time without having essential gameplay
components removed, it will supercede the previous attempt.
- Trainers for games that rate higher than 4.0 will be given a half
point. Only one trainer per group, per game can recieve points. This includes
level skippers and cheat codes, as well as editors and multiplayer cheats.
A truly remarkable trainer for a major game could recieve a full point.
- Patches are worth a half point. Major patches for important games
could recieve a full point.
- Addons for games are given a 1.0 addition provided the addon is not:
(a) a movie addon of any kind... or
(b) An essential component removed for faction compliance (3DFX)
(c) For a below average (under 3.0) game
Any group may release a game addon, regardless of the original release
group. Multiple addons packed within one release (a speech and music
addon for example) may be given two points.
==========================================================================
______ /| ___ /\______ /\______
/ \/ | / _ \ / _____/ _____>
/ |_ / |/ | \\____ \ \____ \
< | < / | / | \/ | \
\ _____\_<____|___\_____ /\_____ /
+=\/======================\/=======\/==
A few nice titles from class gives them a nice win this week, The AC
addon is excellent, and it's nice to be able to play the classic
Warcraft 2 in windows.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.0 Tanktics_All_Levels_Cheat-CLS
5.0 Sid_Meyers_Alpha_Centauri_Alien_Crossfire-CLS
0.5 GTA_2_All_Levels_Cheat_and_Tweaks-CLS
4.0 Warcraft_2_Battle.Net_Edition-CLS
2.0 TrickStyle-CLS
0.0 TrickStyle.Cheat.Codes-CLS
3.0 Gangsters_Gold-CLS
2.0 Super_Scattergories-CLS
-1.0 Super_Scattergories_Fix-CLS
---
15.5
_ ______ ______ ____ _____ ____ _____
\// _ \ _ \_\__/ _ \_\__/_\_ \
/ / / / /. / / / / / /
\______/ \____|_/\___ /___/___/ /
--------|___|---------/____\------/____\-
A Nice 5.0 from Origin this week in GTA2, and finally someone did a
Pong trainer. :-) Can't give them any points for that Rollercoaster
Tycoon addon, since it's not standalone, and if they would have put some
time into it they could have made it that way. Dynasty came behind
them and cleaned up their mess.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5.0 Grand.Theft.Auto.2-ORiGiN
0.0 Grand.Theft.Auto.2.Movie.Addon-ORiGiN
0.5 Pong.Trainer-ORiGiN
0.0 Rollercoaster.Tycoon.Added.Attractions-ORiGiN
---
5.5
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ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝ ß ßß ßß ßßßßÞ۲ݲÛßßß ßßß ß ß
ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝÛÛÜßÛßÛÛÜßÛÛÜÞÛßÞÛ²ÝÜ ÞÛßÛÛÜßÜÛÛÜ
ÞÛÛÝÜÛÛß Þ²ÛÝÝ ÛÛ² ÞÛÛÝÝ ÞÛÛÝÛÛ Ý ÞÛÛÝÛ ÛÛÝ
ÞÛÛÝ ÜÛÛßÜÛÛÝÝ ÜÜÜßÜÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛ
ÞÛÛÝÞÛÛÝ ÞÛ²ÝÝÞÛÛÝ ÞÛ²ÝÝ ÞÛ²ÝÛ²ÝÝ ÞÛ²ÝÛ ÞÛ²
ÞÛÛÝ ßÛÛÜÛßÛÝÛÜßÛÛÜÛßÛÝÛÜÛÛßÜÛÛÝÛÜÞÛ²Ýß ÛÛ²
==============================ÜÜÜ=ÞÛÛÝ=====
ßÛÛÛÜÛÛÛ
ßßßßß
Demolition Racer is a pretty fun racing title if your into racing
games, still not much from PDM lately.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3.0 Demolition_Racer-PARADiGM
1.0 Demolition_Racer_Music_Addon-PARADiGM
0.5 Madden_NFL_2000_Update_1-PARADiGM
---
3.0
ÚÄÄÄ ÛÛÛ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ °±² ÜÜÜ ßßßßÛÛÜ ßßßßÛÛÜ¿
³ ÜÛÜÛÛÛ ßßß ÛÛÛ ±²Û ßßß ²±° ÛÛÛ °±² ²ÛÛ³
³ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ²±° ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ °±² Û²± ²ÛÛ ±²Ûßßß ³
:ÛÛ² ±²Û Û²± ÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ±²Û ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ ²ÛÛ °±²:
³ÛÛ² °±² ÛÛ² ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ²ÛÛ ÛÛÛ ±²Û³
³ßÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ ßÛÜÛß ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛܲÛß³
Couple of addons and trainers is all we see from DVN this week, guess
they managed to clean out the local Wal-mart last week of all the new stuff..
:-)
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 WarCraft2_Battle.Net_Edition_Trainer-DVN
0.5 Castrol_Honda_Superbike_2000.v1.1.patch.cracked-DVN
0.5 Cutthroats_update_4_rip_only-DVN
0.5 RollerCoaster_Tycoon_Added_Atractions_Trainer-DVN
0.0 AD_D_Core_Rules_2.0_Expansion_Patch_2_3.11B2_CRACKED-DVN
---
2.0
_______ ______ ______________ _______
\ . \\_ \ \_ ___ /. \PoYZ . /
__\/ |\ \| \ \_:__|_/ / \ \_/ /| \/__
\_/ .|_) _)__|\ \ ____/: |\ \_ (_|. \_/
/ o|\ \|\____ \ \_| | |_) / /|o \
/____| \__ | \__\______| ___/__/ |____\
<*+=======|__|-RAZOR 1911-|__|===========+*>
Things don't look to bright for razor lately, a couple of updates and trainers
every now and then and a major about every 6 months, someone needs to jump
start razor again.
Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 Drakan.Order.Of.The.Flame.Update.v444-RAZOR
0.5 Total.Annihilation.Kingdoms.v2.0BD.Update-RAZOR
0.0 TANKTICS_TRAiNER_PLUS_4-RAZOR
0.5 Rainbow_6_Rogue_Spear_v2.04_Update_Cracked-RAZOR
0.5 Demolition_Racer_All_Cars_and_Tracks_Cheat-RAZOR
---
2.0
==========================================================================
Look for some point system changes and some new exciting interviews
coming soon!
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=
-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------
Well, Lester's Biased utils report #1!@#
I am filling in for Bud, and chances are it's going to suck because I have
come to find out just how much work this actually is for Bud. <g> ANyhow,
last week's report sucked so I figure I can at least live up to that.
Anyways, ratings are based on the same shit. Enjoy
Week: Week is based from 10/19/99 to 10/25/99.
Groups: (In no particular order)
Ü ßßÛÛÜ Ü Ü Ü
ßÛÜ ßÛÝßÛÜ Þ ÜÛß ÜÜÛÛÝ A Group
ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛ ÛÝÞÛÝ ÜÛß Û That Gives
ÜÛÛÝÜß ÜÛÛÝßÛÛÝ ÛÛ ÞÝ Slightly
ßÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛ ßÛ ÞÛÛÛÜÜ Û Less Than
ÞÛÝ ÞÛÝ ÞÝ ßÛÛß ßÜ A Fuck.
ß ß ß ß -XeN
PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:
Releases: N/A
PWA is back to normal again, releasing when
they want to and only then. Not much fun to talk about.
Total: 0/10
ÜÄÄÄÄÄ ÜÜÜ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÜÜÛ²Ü ÄÄÄ Ü Ä Ü²Ü
° ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛ² ÜÜÛÛÛÜ ÜßßÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ß
²ÛÛÛß ßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÞ²ß ßÛÛÛ²
²ÛÛÛÝ Þ²Ûß ßÛÛÝÞ² ß ß²ß²Ý ÞÛÛÛÝ
ÞÛÛÛÛÛÜÜß ßÛÜ Ü²Û² Û²Ü ÛÝßÜÜÛÛÛÛ²
ßÛÛ²ßß ß ßßßß ß þÜ Þ² ßß²Ûß
þÜÄÄÄÄÄÄ+ The Corporation +Ä ßÜ Ägas!Äþ
THE CORPORATION:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
This group is basically dead, UJ should
end it and go on with retirement.
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ[XX/XX]Ä
ÜÛÛ ÜÜÜ ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
Û²Û Û²Û ± ÛÛß Û²Û Û Û²Û ÛÛ Û²Û Û ÛÛÛ ÛÛ Û²
Û±Û Û±Û Û°Û ßß ÜÛ Û±Û ÛÛ Û±Û Û ÜÜÜ ÛÛÜÜ
ÜÛÛßÛÛÜ ß Û±Ûßßß ÛÛ Û°Û ÛÛ ÜÜÛ Û²Û ÛÛ ÜÜ
Û±Û Û²Û ² Û²Û ° Û²Û Û°Û ÛÛ ° Û²Û Û±Û ÛÛ Û²
ÛÛÛ Û±Û ± ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛ ± ßÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛ
ÄÄÄ ÛÛß ° ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ² ÄÄÄÄÄ sikos Ä
X-FORCE:
Releases:
Shit, this is an easy ass report when
nobody releases anything. <g>
Total: 0/10
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_/ ______ :|; . __/\ ____/\ __| //
%%%\____ \ |__:_\__ \/ ~~ :\_ | __/%%%%
iii_/ :| \\_ \ ;| \_ |____/ \iiiii
:::\__ ; _/ | \\_ : // | \\_ | \\_:::
\____/---|____/____/_______/-|____/kaz
SHOCK:
Releases:
PC.Maclan.v4.1.WinNT-SHOCK
DataPackage.XML.Client.Server.v2.0-SHOCK
Sentinel.AutoValidate.v2.0-SHOCK
PC.Reseller.System.v2.50-SHOCK
RasterMaster.Platinum.DLL.SDK.v8.3.2-SHOCK
RasterMaster.Platinum.OCX.SDK.v8.3-SHOCK
SITEFORUM.Communications.v3.01.for.Java-SHOCK
SITEFORUM.Communications.v3.01.for.Windows9xNT-SHOCK
Report.Interface.Designer.v2.0.Standard-SHOCK
VSForum.v2.0-SHOCK
VisualSoft.WebDev.v1.0-SHOCK
Gemini.v2.0-SHOCK
Ahh finally a group who releases! Shock continues
to massively rape the SFS line taking a few more
Siteforum releases. Nothing special to say about
those though. Webdev is a nifty little item. I seem
to remember PC Reseller from last week though, so
maybe we'll see them do one every week now<g>
(PRM syndrome) And other notables are Maclan, the
first new version in over 6 months. Overall a medium
range week for the Shock boys, but they do find enough
releases to stay active in a relatively slow week.
Total: 6/10
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PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:
Releases:
TestStand.v1.0.1.for.Win9xNT-PFT
And we see PFT release another version
of Teststand, they have the market on this
credits release. <g>
Total: 1/10
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LEGENDS NEVER DIE:
Releases: N/A
Total: N/A
LND is like dead...
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= THE PINNACLES OF RELEASING (C) PNC 95-99 =
PINNACLE:
Releases:
Aelita.ERDisk.v4.0.0.14-PNC
ReLayerIt.v1.0.for.AutoCAD-PNC
Data.Pro.Infinity.Power.v5.0-PNC
BioLogon.v2.0.Server-PNC
BioLogon.v2.0.Client-PNC
Conversions.Plus.Suite.v5.0-PNC
EsabaTAD.v2.02-PNC
Cyber.Spy.v3.0-PNC
DJ2000.MP3.Manager.and.Player.v1.0-PNC
DataKure.2000.Pro-PNC
Well PNC continues their little run of
medium range titles. Little AutoCAD plugin
is neat, but nobody uses Acad anymore if they are
smart. ERDisk hasn't been released in some time,
so good job to them for bringing that back and
taking something from the Aelita line away from MFD.
And they grab another version of Infinity Power, they
pretty much have that line covered. A fair share of
medium range titles but nothing special this week.
Total: 5/10
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d(*)d D r i n k O r D i e 1 9 9 8 d(*)d
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DRINK OR DIE:
Releases:
Java_Web_Server_2.0_WinNT-DOD
Cerebellum_1.3_Win9xNT-DOD
Wow, 2 DOD titles and none of them are AV software.
Who would have thought. Java Web Server is a decent
little program and I have no idea what Cerebellum does,
and I dont think anyone else has ever released it. <G>
But it's good to see the old boys do something.
Total: 3/10
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REBELS: WE MAKE ALL DAYS PARTY DAYS
>> RELEASING WITHOUT PERMISSION <<
REBELS:
Releases:
PowerQuest.Partition.Magic.Professional.v5.0-RBS
ArcView.GIS.3.2-RBS
HDL_Cover_5.1_Licensed-RBS
PowerQuest.BootMagic.v2.0-RBS
VHDL_Cover_5.0_Licensed-RBS
HP.VEE.V5.0-RBS
ViewBoard_v1.2.2-RBS
CLR.Script.v1.40.Registered-RBS
Innovativecad.CAMtastic.99.v2.1.2-RBS
RBS continues to gain momentum and put out some
truly nice apps. Most notably would be Partition and
Boot Magic from PowerQuest. RBS also grabs a few
titles that most ppl wouldn't use but they get alot
of credit for grabbing the finals from PowerQuest.
Unfortunately CLR Script was a dupe of GWA.
Also good to see the new version of ArcView GIS.
Total: 6/10
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SCUM:
Releases:
CIMATRON.IT.COMPLETE.FIX.V10.5-SCuM
MATERIALISE.MAGICS.COMMUNICATOR.V1.1-SCuM
MATERIALISE.MAGICS.RP.V5.1.1.4-SCuM
MATERIALISE.MIMICS.V6.13-SCuM
LOTUS.CLIENT.AND.ADMINISTRATOR.ADMIN.V5.0.1B-SCuM
LOTUS.DOMINO.V5.0.1B-SCuM
LOTUS.NOTES.V5.0.1B-SCuM
VISION.JADE.DEVELOPER.STUDIO.V4.1A-SCuM
VISION.JADE.SERVLET.ENGINE.V4.1A-SCuM
VISION.JADE.INTERNET.PROXY.SERVICE.V4.1A-SCuM
VISION.JADE.BUSINESS.LOGIC.SERVER.V4.1A-SCuM
PADS.POWERLOGIC.V3.0-SCuM
APPLIX.TM1.V7.1.1-SCuM
MIND.IPHONEX.V3.10.032-SCuM
SEGUE.LIVE.QUALITY.V1.3-SCuM
Well we can see the Lotus supplier went to SCuM with
SJ and the ex-siege boys. Not a great deal of hype
behind the .1B versions though. We do FINALLY see
a 100% working fix of Cimatron 10.5. After many
groups talked about fixing it, Scum fixes what
they messed up when they were in PWA. So kudos for that.
Jade Developer studio was rlsed by PFT as 4.1.55,
not sure what the difference between 4.1a is and that.
A few more Vision Jade's, nothing really special but
Pads Powerlogic and Applix are good titles. A decent show
of releases but more high end utils could be strived for.
So not exactly the kind of quality we expect from SCuM
recently but not a terrible week either.
Total: 7/10
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(*) F a t i g u e - Couriers Network (*)
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FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:
Releases:
CUEXml_ActiveX_v2.1-FCN
Clarion_5_Internet_Connect-FCN
DIRECT_OS_XTRA_FOR_DIRECTOR_AND_AUTHORWARE-FCN
IMAGE_MAN_ACTIVEX_SUITE_V6.04-FCN
PROTOVIEW_ACTIVEX_SUITE_V7-FCN
PROTOVIEW_DATA_EXPLORER_V7-FCN
PROTOVIEW_DATA_TABLE_V7-FCN
PROTOVIEW_SCHEDULEX_V7-FCN
PROTOVIEW_TREE_VIEWX_V7-FCN
VSS_ConneXion_v1.4_For_Delphi5-FCN
CodeBase_Components_II_v2.58-FCN
Metrowerks_CodeWarrior_For_PlayStation_R5-FCN
REGBASE_v1.0-FCN
SONY_PLAYSTATION_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT_KIT-FCN
Anyshape_Transpack_version_1.4_for_Delphi_N_CBuilder-FCN
Evgesoft_ExtraPack_Library_v1.4_source_for_Delphi_N_BCB-FCN
Infinite.Link.v2.02-FCN
Shell_Control_Pack_1.4p_with_source_for_Delphi_N_BCB-FCN
Structured_Storage_Library_1.2d_with_source_for_Delphi_N_BCB-FCN
REELMOTION.v1.0-FCN
KMeans_v1.00_ActiveX-FCN
LMD_TOOLS_v4.52-FCN
MULTILIZER_SUITE_v4.27-FCN
Multi_Layered_Perceptron_v1.03_ActiveX-FCN
Radial_Basis_Function_v1.02_ActiveX-FCN
Ultimate_Bulletin_Board_v5.39c-FCN
ULEAD_VIDEOSTUDIO_v4.0_FINAL-FCN
FCN continues to knock out a shitload of apps, the
real gem in here is the PSX development kit which
allows you to design your own PSX games. Most of
us netmonkies probably aren't cool enough to do that
but you gotta give em credit for the app. FCN also
rapes the Protoview line with V7 all the way around the
line. We see a Clarion 5 Inet Connect, not sure
what the difference in that is other than XF's Clarion 5
Enterprise Suite. A bunch of Delphi Addons and Goodies,
but Ulead Videostudio is what really stands out with
the PSX kit. A Good week for FCN, large amount of output.
Total: 6/10
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RADIUM:
Releases:
Cakewalk.Audio.Finder.v1.02-Radium
Cakewalk.Pro.Audio.v9.0.addons-Radium
SoundForge.CD.Architect.v4.0g-Radium
Radium owns Audio..that's basically all there is to say.
Total: 4/10
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THE PROFESSIONALS:
Releases:
Stan.Convert.v3.0.for.AutoCAD.R14.and.2000-PROS
L.H.Voice.Xpress.Personal.Finance.v4.0-PROS
PROS doesn't do anything impressive here, little ACAD
crap and some personal finance proggy.
Total: 2/10
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HARVEST:
Releases: N/A
Harvest runs out of things to plugin to 3DSMAX,
and goes idle for the week.
Total: N/A
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Really Into Spreading Elite:
Releases:
SPECTRA.PRECISION.PAYDIRT.SITEWORKS.V3.44-RiSE
CADMAX.SOLIDMASTER.V9.0G.UPDATE.CRACKED-RiSE
RL.VISION.ARTGEM.V1.0-RiSE
GRAPHISOFT.INC.ARCHICAD.FOR.TEAMWORK.V6.0R5.FINAL.INTERNATIONAL-RiSE
STEELCAD.V16.01.FINAL.CRACKED-RiSE
Rise slows down from last week, but they grab Siteworks,
one of the better titles of the week and an update for
Solidmaster. They also grab Archicad V6.0R5 which is a
very sweet title and Steelcad 16.01 to top it off.
Another decent showing but more titles could have been
pumped out and there was no real need for ArtGem. (nuke)
Total: 7/10
New this week: N/A
Idle this week: PWA, CORP, X-FORCE, LND, HARVEST
Welp, the week is tied with Scum and Rise as usual, my personal
thoughts were that Scum was a little bit better, but Elocin chimed
in with his that Rise had better quality releases, and so we decided
to go with a tie. Good work to both groups and honorable mentions to
Shock and FCN
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
Game Recognize Game's MP3 Reviews - Issue #1
=========================================================================
Allright, well, here is my first installment of (hopefully) many more. Mp3's have
become a part of the scene more than ever lately so it's about damn time we had a
report for it, right! I plan on featuring reviews from the top titles (in my eyes)
rom each group. Like all other reports in NWR, this is biased as well, so respect
my mind! Each week, I will also give my top pick as well as some hiphop noteable
quotes. Well...lets get this show on the road...
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Hot Title Of The Week Goes Too...<drumroll>.....Lil Wayne - The Block Is Hot (CFC)
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Lil Wayne, in my humble opinion is the most lyrically talented artist on
Cash Money Records. With his clever story driven sound effects, he sounds
almost as if he is a cartoon character. Manny Fresh once again brings out
his arsenal of beats to create a musical masterpeice that seems to fit in
with Wayne's flesh hungry lyrics. From the opening intro, you hear the
normal Cash Money gloating about their money and the way they spend it in
their own beautiful way. Next up, the title track for the album, The Block
Is hot. Here, Manny digs in his archives and samples UNLV's "Drag'em In
The River." The sample is fitting over Lil Wayne's sly vocals, although I
think he could have turned himself up a bit. At some parts in the track,
the beat becomes too overpowering, so much that you cannot understand Wayne's
lyrical assault. The next impressive track off this album is song number 5,
entitled Kisha. This is a tale about how each member of of the Hot Boys has
sex with a little freak named Kisha, describing the sexual acts she performs o
n them. This is the best 'story" track from the CMR camp that I have ever heard.
The next two tracks, High Beamin' and Lights Off both songs to ride to on a
night on the town. Track 7, entitled Fuck The World is my favorite track off
the entire album. In it, Wayne talks about his everyday struggles over a soft,
rhythm and blues beat produced by Manny Fresh. The next notable track is Enemy
Turf. In this song, Juvenile and Lil Wayne state that they are ready to go to
war with their enemies at any time, any place, and anywhere. Rounding out this
chewy morsel of ear candy is the final track on the cd, titled Mike. Lil Wayne
and Turk hit hard with more punch than Hi-C. If you are a fan of Down South
Bounce music, than this is a must buy. Even the Eastcoast hiphop heads will
appreciate Manny Fresh's producing abilities. There is a little something for
everyone on this album, which will make this a classic Cash Money Records release.
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And the rest of the pack....
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98 Degrees - This Christmas (RNS)
On the heels of last years N'Sync Christmas album, comes
98 Degrees - This Christmas. I am not going to to into detail on this
album because you already know what to expect. Your standard Christmas
tunes are sung by the worlds #3 boy group, 98 Degrees. There's nothing real
spectacular here, although the album will sell a decent amount of units
based on it's 14 year old teenage fans alone.
Master P - Only God Can Judge Me (RNS)
First off, I already told you my report is biased, so deal with it. I don't
even consider Master P even an artist. It's hard to find any lyrical content
whatsoever between his "UGHHHHHHHHH's" and "Bowdy Bowdy's". I will be honest
with you on this, I listened to 7 songs on the album, and said "enough." I
deleted this from my hard drive ASAP because it's just random garbage. Master P
has been saying the same verse over different beats since 1994. My advice, don't
waste your money on this cd, unless you're the 12 year old suburban whiteboy who
listens to this incoherent nonsense.
DJ Skibbles - Traffic Jams 2000 (RNS)
Everyone's favorite MTV DJ is back with his sequal to Traffic Jam. Overall,
there is quite a good mix of songs here. I especially like the track with
Juvenile and BG - 187. Here's a solid cd that's worth the buy, however if it
gets stolen or something unfortunately happens to it, it's not worth the second buy.
Various Artists - Cross Country Riiiidahz (ERB)
A decent mix here from the South to the Westcoast. I particularly like the new
music by Big Syke and SSP. The Gigalo Skilloni Remix with RBX and Shiesty is pretty
good as well. This record would be even hotter if Diamond Life Inc could master.
Throughout the cd, their are annoying pops and fizzes. Maybe after they sell a few
copies of this album, they can find something to master with:)
Various Artists - West Coast Never Dies (ERB)
Ahh..another album from the Deff Trapp label. Seems like they put out an album
every week. Nothing new here at all. All are cuts previously released as well as
a joke of a Makaveli bonus song. You all may remember Trapp from his butchering
of other 2 pac and Notorious B.I.G songs. Stay away from this album..if you already
own it, I feel sorry for you.
Hopefully, there will be more next time..but I am getting too tired to type. Notice,
there wasn't any APC releases listed. Sinned Soul didn't want them in it, so if ya got a
problem, message him and give him an earful. tS is also not included because they are an
amature group that releases xing rips as well as steals rips off the internet etc. I
didn't include RageMp3 and CMS respectivly because I ran out of time, hope to get to you
next week guys. Also, if someone wants to add rock/dance reviews to the report, message
me on IRC and I'll give ya a shot.
Lastly, here are some hiphop quoteables...
"Cuz you heard me on the radio, seen me on the TV, If you get me drunk enough,
I'll eat that pussy like a Kiwi" - Tash
"When it comes to dissing my shit make Makaveli sound like Macarena" - Chino XL
"I was told two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left" - Ras Kass
"I pull up in the expedition they be like ah no, no, no he didn't" - Lil Wayne
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
=---------[ Lester's Movie Reviews ]----------=
Sure he's a prominent scene member, leader of the #1 courier
group, and former "Miss Scene 1995".. But did you also know that
in real life, Lester's real name is "Roger", and he hosts a popular
syndicated television show, where he plays a big fatass who has
nothing better to do with his time than go to every single movie
ever released? Well.. now you know..
Bringing Out The Dead
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Ving Rhames, John Goodman, Patricia Arquette..etc..
Directed by: Martin Scorcese
Rating: 1 3/4 out of 4 stars
Well, I must say I haven't been that disappointed in a long time.
Cage and Scorcese?
With that kind of supporting cast? Oh my, there are some truly
funny moments in this movie but it does not even come close to making up
for the drug out slow parts of this movie. Cage is good as he can be, and
the moments where they drive in the ambulance are probably the best parts.
Ving Rhames with Cage has to be the best part of the film. But overall NOT
worth the money to see it.
=----------------------------------=-------------------------------------=
=---------[ VCD Group and Movie Reviews ]----------=
VCD Group and Movie Review
We would like to begin by explaining some of the common terms used in VCD
releasing. These formats are:
CAM - A cam is usually a handheld camera snuck into a full theatre. The base
is shaky, the audio is poor, you can hear people laughing and talking. A cam
is distinguishable by usually having a combination of all three or more of
these flaws. Most sites nuke cams for their general poor quality.
Workprint - An early release of a movie. These are usually stolen or leaked
copies of movies that have made their way onto VCD from VHS or a variety of
other sources. These will usually contain running time codes as well as other
identifying marks used in movie production. The quality on these can vary
from bad to very good depending on the quality of the source material used to
encode the VCD. Note: This category is also used for very bad screeners or
copies of movies that just didn't fit into any of the other categories due to
defects or problems with the quality of the VCD's audio/video image.
Telesync - Basically a very good Cam. A steady base such as a tripod is used,
the theatre is empty or very close to empty, and the audio and video are up
to par. Although, you can usually detect some flaw with a TS. You may see a
random head pop up, the screen edges are noticable, or the audio isn't always
crystal clear. While not perfect, the quality in general of a telesync ranges
from good to very good and is usually the first type of VCD made of a new
movie.
Screeners - These are the top quality VCDs. They can be in either widescreen
(letterbox) or in full-screen (pan and scan) with excellent audio and video.
These are made from video distributors demo tapes, reviewers copies, insider
copies of the film or from any number of sources. Most screeners will contain
"1-800-NO-COPIES" or "Property of.." messages somewhere in the film, but it's
not a requirement to fit into the screener category. These most closely
resemble a VHS or LaserDisc copy of the movie. They're easily identifiable by
their top quality.
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Ryche's Really Biased VCD Group Report #22
<IdyllWild> I have come to the conclusion that the Utils report is rigged.
Oh how low we have sunk.. Has anyone noticed the DVDRIP scene and theyre
extremely leet releases? Let's see.. Cliffhanger, Blast From the Past,
Life, The Negotiator. Nice. Only problem, theyre all crap or dupes of
screeners already released. Jeez man, get a real scene or do something
unreleased for once. Kids with DVDROM drives acting like a releasing
group. Please, we beg of you.. stop it.
Releases For The Week Of October 20th, 1999 to October 26th, 1999
10201999 - Mystery, Alaska - Telesync - CENTROPY
10201999 - New Rose Hotel - Screener - CENTROPY
10201999 - Trippin - Screener - EViLISO
10211999 - Black And White - Screener - VCD-WTF
10211999 - Jakob The Liar - Telesync - TiLT
10221999 - Plunkett and Macleane - Screener - CENTROPY
10241999 - The Generals Daughter - Screener - CENTROPY
* See DVNVCD Rant * [NUKED] - Final Voyage - Screener - DVNVCD
Another super week in the VCD Scene.. sigh
CENTROPY
Another great week for Centropy. That makes 2 in a row. A first for this group in the
history of the report so let's break em down (gettin jiggy) for the viewing public.
Mystery, Alaska is the film from that guy who writes all the TV shows David E. Kelly. Its
sitcom type funny about a amateur hockey team who gets to play a pro team. Slapstick
humor but the movie's a dud. Plunkett and Macleane missed it's mark by about 1 year. Its
a period piece about a robin hood team from ye olden days. This shit mightve flown last
year when Shakespeare in Love and Elizabeth had everyone going to see this type of crap.
This year, if theyre not being chased in the woods by a psychic kid who sees the dead, it's
not gonna make money. Screener tho.. thats nice. New Rose Hotel eh? Nobody knows what this
is but we do. Its a VERY limited release that played in NY in early October starring
Christopher Walken and William Defoe in another of thier washout roles. Its about a
future where companies and gangsters fight over biological patents. Even Chester Cheetah
would say this one is cheezy. The one good thing that did come out of all this was
the redo of one more of VCD-Europe's fuckups in the Generals Daughter re-release. Grab
that one, its the highlight of the week. (Unfortunately)
Total - 3 Points
TiLT
This no-name group graced us with one more of thier releases in the Jakob The Liar telesync.
We saw the workprint months ago, and the movie sucked then and it still sucks. Robin
Williams playing to the tortured jewish community about the holocaust. No thanks.
Total - 1 Point
EViLISO
Has been quiet from this camp for a couple of weeks and only a few people know why, and
theyre not talking. They did manage to squeek out one screener of Trippin which was
only available as a shitty telesync. Its a shitty black comedy thats not very funny and
doesnt show enuff bootay!!
Total - 1 Point
DVNVCD
Ok, here's where I get to rant. For once, Im on the side of DVNVCD even though alot of
thier nukes have been deserved. The last few weeks (hell, months for that matter) DVNVCD
has continued to release Direct To Video (DTV) Movies. Most sites nuke these, and I dont
know where that rule originated but to me its worthless. Three are quite a few gems of
movies out there that will hit as DTV only. Smaller studios and independent companies
bypass the theatrical market and hit DTV to make thier cash. Now if you look up most
DTV movies prices you'll see that they usually start out around $80 bucks U.S. Pretty
hefty. If a releasing group brings you the screener or telesync before the video stores
and does it whithin the current releasing rules, the movies should be allowed. Whichever
stupid stuck-up siteop with no clue about the movie scene made up this rule or whatever
group thinks theyre too good for DTV needs to stfu and recognize where a majority of
movies are going and coming from nowadays. DVNVCD gets a point for the release even though
it was nuked. (Im not crediting them for the 10 other nukes they got for this reason in
the past few months tho :D )
Total - 1 Point
If your downloading, grab the third release of Generals Daughter from Centropy and maybe
the New Rose Hotel if you like sci-fi cheez. Other than that, not a whole lot worth
mentioning. CENTROPY takes the award the second week in a row without any stiff
competition from the major competing groups. Good work, but Id like to see less crap
and more mainstream.
Juggling my balls..
- Ryche -
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-----------[The Scene News]-----------
All the news thats fit to print...
and then some...
WTF?! No news?! Somebody quit a group or piss someone off PLEASE!!
--------[Stories from the Watercooler]----------
Ahh yes, rumors, we all love them even though we love to say how much we
hate them when they are about us. And these are some of the better ones
circulating around this week. Email us or find us on irc if you have a
good rumor you'd like entered, your name will not be included, but we
do not add rumors like that say "Tdpriest is having anal sex with Fusion"
because we know that Fusion is only having sex with Xtremist and therefore
there is no hard evidence of that rumor, so if you have real rumors, let us
know. Let's begin!
Rumor has it.. that in Dec. European federal agents will begin co-ordinating
with US agents in a mass follow up to the PARADIGM/CLASS/RAZOR/FLT busts
Rumor has it ndtroit took that picture of glen in this issue
Rumor has it neither of those other two are rumors.
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Well friends.. Thats about it. If you've read this far, we sincerly thank you.
We like to know this thing gets read, so if you get the time, drop one of us
a quick msg, and tell us what you think, give us suggestions, tell us it sucks,
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