diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore file for Visual Studio 2008/2010
+
+*.obj
+*.exe
+*.pdb
+*.user
+*.aps
+*.pch
+*.vspscc
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*.ncb
+*.suo
+*.tlb
+*.tlh
+*.bak
+*.cache
+*.ilk
+*.log
+*.lib
+*.sbr
+*.scc
+[Bb]in
+[Db]ebug*/
+obj/
+[Rr]elease*/
+*resharper*
+_ReSharper*/
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+NHibernate.dll
+build\
+AssemblyInfo.cs