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hasswitch
NAME hasswitch - Check to see if a switch is set. SYNOPSIS hasswitch [COMMAND STRING] -switch [SWITCH TO FIND] EXAMPLES hasswitch ${COMMAND} -switch -t From within a command URL will return a number if this command has a switch '-t', or 0 otherwise Used for building other commands, this command implements 'Boolean Switches' (http://groups.google.com/group/YubNub/browse_thread/thread/fadfc4878349ec4c/5e104f37a5e09b54#5e104f37a5e09b54) AUTHOR Stephen Paul Weber http://singpolyma-tech.blogspot.com/
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Created 2006-08-28 16:45:40
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2007-10-26 18:56:39
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strfind -find ${switch} -string %s
websnap
WebSnapr is a handy little tool that instantly creates a thumbnail image of any Web site.
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Created 2006-10-20 05:33:14
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2020-04-28 12:45:28
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http://images.websnapr.com/?url=%s
redhat
command: redhat https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/YourRhn.do
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Created 2006-10-22 06:36:29
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2020-03-13 07:10:49
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https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/YourRhn.do
cga
Curse Gaming V3 Search
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Created 2006-12-04 21:41:17
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2012-05-31 16:24:52
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http://wow.curse-gaming.com/en/files/search/?q=%s
dont
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Created 2005-08-13 08:43:10
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2021-02-17 07:38:27
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http://www.dontclick.it/
sox
The Boston Red Sox
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Created 2005-08-19 20:02:54
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2019-09-10 19:47:12
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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=bos
mea
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Created 2005-08-30 08:02:04
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2023-06-18 17:25:03
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http://www.meaindia.nic.in
dpopm
del.icio.us popular media valid arguments: video (includes mpg, mpeg, avi, wmv, mov) image (includes jpg, jpeg, gif, png) document (includes pdf, doc)
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Created 2005-12-01 01:09:03
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2007-11-06 03:02:33
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http://del.icio.us/popular/system:media:%s
half-music
Half.com music keyword search
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Created 2006-01-09 04:19:17
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2006-01-28 17:11:07
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http://search.half.ebay.com/%s_W0QQmZmusic
eh
View Schwab's Order Book for Extended Hours trading.
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Created 2006-01-13 21:21:22
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2022-06-12 18:09:20
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https://investing.schwab.com/trading/qnrOrderBook?QuotesSecurityName=%s
onbbc
Just takes you to the page that shows what's on BBC TV now and later today
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Created 2005-11-25 20:22:40
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2008-07-15 21:31:54
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/grid.cgi?MEDIUM=tv
tasty
This command will show you how many users have noted the page you're on in del.icio.us. Example: tasty http://www.slashdot.com/
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Created 2006-01-24 15:01:05
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2025-05-11 18:01:25
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http://del.icio.us/url?url=%s
tally
(Golden Egg)
show polls from tally with the mentioned tags. separate multiple tags with /
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Created 2005-06-05 22:34:47
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2026-08-24 23:40:22
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http://tally.dpiddy.net/tags/%s
Mormon
Official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Created 2005-06-09 22:35:00
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2016-12-10 16:20:50
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http://www.lds.org
ARG
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Created 2005-06-10 06:44:40
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2016-07-26 01:27:04
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http://thx8612.blogspot.com
jinx
rockin gamer clothes!!
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Created 2005-06-10 07:57:58
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2018-10-31 10:31:16
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http://www.jinx.com
widgets
Kapsules, the windows support for widgets
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Created 2005-06-10 17:36:57
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2014-09-10 15:13:06
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http://kapsules.shellscape.org/
energy
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Created 2005-06-13 22:14:36
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2025-12-16 07:05:18
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http://www.symmetrydirect.com/msorge
esa
Counter-Strike Clan
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Created 2005-06-14 01:24:14
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2024-03-07 12:25:37
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http://www.freewebs.com/esa_css/
phpfunction
(Golden Egg)
Return the PHP Manual of some function
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Created 2005-06-15 16:33:49
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2013-05-14 10:20:42
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http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.%s.php
oracode
Searches ora-code.com for descriptions of Oracle errors, simply enter the error number minus the ORA-
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Created 2005-06-16 12:41:21
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2010-12-29 18:22:04
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http://ora-%s.ora-code.com/
4ifnotacommand
returns "4" if the argument is not a YubNub command. examples: 4ifnotacommand gim (returns 0) 4ifnotacommand NonYubNubCommandString (returns 4)
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Created 2006-03-22 20:46:35
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2007-10-13 02:41:28
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strfind -find manual entry -string {scrape -tokens </h1> <br -dirs 0 0 -url http://yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=%s}
argentina
arg
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Created 2006-03-28 00:32:54
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2023-11-20 11:55:25
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http://www.cogitoalius.com.ar/2005/08/diferencia.html
lot
Search US Lotto results in info.com
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Created 2006-04-12 13:24:08
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2019-05-07 11:48:35
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http://search.info.com/infocom.us/lotto/
slip
Search Slip-A-Buck.com, the collaborative art community!
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Created 2006-04-17 07:29:28
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2024-12-02 02:36:43
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http://slipabuck.com/?search_text=%s&search_type=any&search_in=3
simpy
A simpy search engine which is accessible directly from simpy
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Created 2006-04-17 17:14:23
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2013-01-09 19:32:42
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http://www.simpy.com/links/search/%s
dccl
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/
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Created 2006-04-19 00:54:01
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2010-10-17 18:25:29
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http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/
sworldcat
Mashes up worldcatlibraries.org and ISBNdb.com. Takes a keyword input with the -kw parameter, scrapes the first returned ISBN from ISBNdb.com and uses it to run a WorldCat "Find in a Library" search with using the -where parameter as a location. You may use a ZIP code, city, or state name. Example: sworldcat -kw ehrenreich "nickel and dimed" -where 10025 ...will give you a list of copies of Barbara Ehrenreich's _Nickel and Dimed_ near ZIP code 10025. Note that if multiple editions of the same b…
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Created 2006-05-16 19:45:01
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2009-09-30 21:49:30
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worldcat -isbn {scrapeisbn1 ${kw}} -where ${where=19460}
phones
Search for Mobile Phone accessories, mobile phones, mobile unlocking and Ringtones quickly and easily
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Created 2006-05-23 12:30:48
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2024-10-18 09:08:38
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http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/search/?searchterm=%s
inforadio
Opens ORF Inforadio, daily news and reports in German.
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Created 2006-07-29 08:00:47
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2025-08-25 09:27:21
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http://oe1.orf.at/inforadio/
spr
Spreeblick Search. With this command you can search the Weblog Spreeblick. Simply enter the term you want to search for. Example: spr jamba kurs
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Created 2005-08-28 20:44:35
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2023-11-05 05:13:15
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http://www.spreeblick.com/index.php?s=%s
cfjava
Codefetch Java Search. Searches Java books and API. To find code examples regarding database drivers Example: cfjava database driver Find examples using the 2 param form of encode. Example: cfjava encode(.*,.*)
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Created 2005-10-21 21:38:00
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2009-01-19 14:57:37
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http://www.codefetch.com/search?qy=%s&lang=java
5dm
Saved by Yemi Bedu 11/3/2005. I decided to save this to complement the md5 command. This is provided by Ben Ramsey at http://benramsey.com/code/md5/ use as: 5dm 0f4dbab5584de51c65588b56a46af4d5 You will get back "bedu" as a non quoted ajax parseable xml string. Data is in the md5lookup-string section as CDATA. Good day.
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Created 2005-11-03 19:53:38
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2011-09-18 09:53:32
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http://benramsey.com/code/md5/md5.php?hash=%s
jpt
Adds pop-up hints to any Japanese page via Collest.com's POPjisyo Engine. To use it, type: jpt (*Address of Japanese Page*). Example: jpt http://www.nintendo.co.jp/
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Created 2005-11-07 23:59:42
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2012-04-01 20:40:44
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http://www.popjisyo.com/WebHint/AddHint.aspx?d=7&e=Shift_JIS&r=e&s=0&du=http%253a%252f%252fwww.m-w.com%252fcgi-bin%252fdictionary%253fbook%253dDictionary%2526va%253d&u=%s
penguin
My deviant art.
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Created 2005-06-20 20:56:02
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2024-08-27 17:41:48
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http://robopenguin.deviantart.com/
frog
k
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Created 2005-06-20 23:30:02
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2024-08-20 22:54:58
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http://www.legendaryfrog.net/
enel
Translate a page from english to greek. Usage: enel url Example: enel http://linuxfromscratch.org/
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Created 2005-06-21 07:20:04
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2020-09-06 03:17:19
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http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/mstranslate/UP26384/T1/P2/l/?wl_lp=en-EL&wl_url=%s
a3
Goes directly to the A3:The Awakening website.
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Created 2005-06-21 19:59:35
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http://www.alienaa.com
fanfiction
A resource for writing, reviewing and reading fanfiction stories.
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Created 2005-06-22 15:50:45
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2024-06-17 04:59:52
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http://www.fanfiction.net/
ysec
Yahoo Finance's list of SEC filings for that ticker symbol.
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Created 2005-06-24 17:43:36
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2010-04-29 15:40:01
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http://finance.yahoo.com/q/sec?s=%s
counter
dsads
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Created 2005-06-28 20:03:27
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2023-12-14 11:55:27
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http://www.ka.com
libt
This is the "quick" way to add books to LibraryThing by ISBN.
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Created 2006-09-07 17:29:39
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2026-06-22 05:34:10
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http://www.librarything.com/addbooks.php?search=%s
slg
Search Live and Google in a split screen. slg yubnub
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Created 2006-09-27 08:17:27
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2015-07-08 12:29:57
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split {url[no url encoding] mss %s} {url[no url encoding] g %s}
nene
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Created 2006-10-24 18:39:04
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2013-12-22 09:40:23
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http://${C:\\WINDOWS\}
cstock
Chinese Stock
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Created 2006-11-21 04:25:03
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2008-01-17 18:34:51
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http://quote.stockstar.com/stock/external_quote.asp?code=%s
\bot
Use the web interface to lambdabot, a haskell bot. If you just type \bot, it goes to the nice ajaxy interface. If you type \bot <something> , that something is run as a command and shown to you as plain text.
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Created 2006-12-11 22:09:38
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2017-08-22 09:30:08
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http://lambdabot.codersbase.com{ifThen -value1 %s -value2 -test NOTEQUAL -then /bot.fcgi?cmd=%s}
boxnet
Box.Net Account Takes you to your files if you have cookies on; takes you to login screen if you don't
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Created 2007-04-24 12:34:54
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2014-04-28 18:48:57
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http://www.box.net/files
chu
College Humor search. Example: chu tighten up the graphics
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Created 2007-04-24 19:00:26
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http://www.collegehumor.com/search/%s
cadmxn
Use XE.com to convert Canadian dollars (CAD) to Mexican Pesos (MXN). Just enter the amount to convert after the command. e.g. cadmxn 1000
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Created 2007-04-30 07:39:43
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2011-09-05 04:29:59
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http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=%s&From=CAD&To=MXN
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