When using skip and take to page data, how can I get the total record count without a separate query

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Published on 2010-03-23T23:32:49Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 23:43 UTC
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I don't see how this is possible, but I really, really hate to run my query an extra time just to get the record count so I can build a pager. When I say a "pager" I simply mean the common gizmo with a link for each 10 records for example.

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