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-(void)pingAnalytics:(NSString*)action {
    NSMutableString* params = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat:@"uuid=%@",[self getUUID]];
#ifdef BETA    
    [params appendString:@"&beta=1"];
#endif
    NSString* url = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"https://update.appscape.at/degrees/%@?%@", action, params];
    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];
	[request setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];
    [[NSURLConnection connectionWithRequest:request delegate:self] retain];
}

-(NSString*)getUUID {
    NSString* result = @"unknown";
    io_registry_entry_t ioRegistryRoot = IORegistryEntryFromPath(kIOMasterPortDefault, "IOService:/");
    CFStringRef uuid =  IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(ioRegistryRoot, CFSTR(kIOPlatformUUIDKey), kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
    IOObjectRelease(ioRegistryRoot);
    if (uuid) {
        result = [NSString stringWithString:(NSString *)uuid];
        CFRelease(uuid);
    }
    return result;
}

- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error {
    [connection release];
}

- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection {
    [connection release];
}