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By Daniel Dura
11 October 2010
11 October 2010
Prerequisite knowledge
Familiarity with ActionScript 3 and its object-oriented features as well as familiarity with Flash application development.
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Required products
When you develop application for smartphones, you cannot take for granted the physical orientation of the actual device—as you can, of course, when developing apps for desktops. Accelerometers are increasingly being included in smartphones and enable them to detect motion, vibration, and physical orientation. Accelerometers are increasingly being included in smart phones and enable them to detect motion, vibration, and physical orientation. Adobe AIR 2 (and later) includes APIs to access that data.
In Adobe AIR 2, two sets of APIs enable you to use accelerometer data: the screen orientation APIs and the accelerometer APIs. The screen orientation APIs discussed in this article provide properties and methods for dealing with changes in—and accessing information about—the physical orientation of the device. They also provide you with ways to rotate the content or stage on the screen so that it is easier to view on the device. The accelerometer APIs, which are outside of the scope of this article, provide access to the raw data from the accelerometer.
When utilizing the screen orientation APIs, you must understand two important concepts: the actual physical orientation of the device itself, and the orientation of the screen in relation to the device. The best way to explain this is to look at Figure 1. It is important to note that while they're sometimes related, these two values can be different depending on your application configuration, and there are two different APIs for accessing this information.
Device orientation
Figure 1. Orientation of the app is consistent with the device, no matter how it is moved relative to the user. (Photo courtesy of Allen Ellison.)
Physical orientation is the actual orientation of the device in real space. This value is completely independent of anything that is happening in the software or how the content is presented. In ActionScript we access this information from within the Stage class using the
deviceOrientation property. The
deviceOrientation property is read-only and cannot be changed by the developer at runtime or in the application descriptor file. Valid values for this property can be found on the StageOrientation class and include
UPSIDE_DOWN and
The value of the
deviceOrientation property changes as the device's accelerometer detects movement and changes in the position and orientation of the device. To detect changes to the physical orientation of the device, you can listen for two events that are dispatched when the accelerometer detects changes:
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING and
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGE. The
ORIENTATION_CHANGING event is dispatched as the application detects that a change is occurring and before any default behaviors such as auto-orientation (discussed later) actually occur. The
ORIENTATION_CHANGE event occurs after any default orientation behaviors occur.
Both events will give you information on the orientation before and after a change in the position or orientation of the device through the
afterOrientation and
beforeOrientation properties.
Note: There could be a period of time in between these events being dispatched as the operating system changes the actual stage orientation of the content on the device. In the next section I will show you how to change the stage of your application in relation to these events.
Here's how that works in code:
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING, onOrientationChanging );
stage.addEventListener( StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGE,
onOrientationChange );
function onOrientationChanging( event:StageOrientationEvent ):void
trace("The current orientation is "
+ event.beforeOrientation + " and is about to change to " +
event.afterOrientation );
function onOrientationChange( event:StageOrientationEvent ):void
trace("The orientation was " + event.beforeOrientation + " and is now " + event.afterOrientation );
While it is important to know and detect changes in the actual device itself, in most cases you will want to update the content on the screen to match the device's orientation and provide the user with a good experience no matter how they are holding the device (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Auto-orienting the screen in response to movement, from portrait (left) to landscape (right). (Photo courtesy of Allen Ellison.)
By default, the application will attempt to orient the stage to one of four orientations (
UPSIDE_DOWN) to match the physical orientation of the device. This feature is called auto-orientation. The benefit of this behavior is that, as a developer, you will not be required to rotate objects on the display list to display them correctly because the entire stage itself is rotating. Stage resize events will also be dispatched as the stage rotates so that your content can resize appropriately to the new stage size. You will also receive the
orientationChanging and
orientationChange events as described in the previous section.
In some cases you may want to disable auto-orientation to force the user to use your application in only a single orientation; or you may want to handle resizing the stage and rotating objects yourself. You can accomplish this with the existing APIs in two ways.
First, you can modify the application descriptor file. This requires you to modify the
autoOrients property and set it to
false. While you will still receive the
ORIENTATION_CHANGE and
ORIENTATION_CHANGING events when the actual device orientation changes, the stage will not update to try and match that orientation. Here's how this setting would look in the application descriptor file:
<application xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/2.0">
The second way to prevent the auto-orientation behavior is to listen for the
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING event on the stage and call the
preventDefault() method on the event object. If you do not call
preventDefault(), the stage will auto-orient as expected to the
afterOrientation value that is found on the event object. Here's how you'd express that in code:
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING, onOrientationChanging );
public function onOrientationChanging(
event:StageOrientationEvent ):void
To detect the current orientation of the stage, use the read-only property
orientation on the stage class. By default, the orientation of the stage when applications are deployed to iOS devices will be in the
DEFAULT (or portrait) orientation. The application can be set to start in landscape orientation in the application descriptor file. To change this behavior, in the application descriptor file modify or add the
<aspectRatio> tag in the
<initialWindow> tag with a value of
portrait or
landscape. When set to
landscape, the application opens with the stage in the
ROTATED_RIGHT or
ROTATED_LEFT orientation:
<application xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/2.0">
You can also modify the stage orientation manually by calling the stage object's
setOrientation() method and passing in one of the valid values defined in the StageOrientation class. This method will immediately change the stage orientation independent of the physical device orientation:
stage.setOrientation( StageOrientation.UPSIDE_DOWN );
By using these configuration settings, properties, and methods, you can support almost any use case when it comes to modifying or detecting changes in screen and device orientation. Here are a few quick examples to illustrate some common use cases.
To support landscape mode only, the sole modifications you need to make are to the application descriptor file's
autoOrient and
orientation properties. This will prevent the application from auto-orienting or changing the stage orientation. While you will still receive events when the physical device orientation changes, the stage will not change orientation during the application lifecycle. Here's how that works in code:
<application xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/2.0">
Sometimes you may want to show an entirely different view when the orientation changes instead of just letting the current view resize. To accomplish this you can listen for the
orientationChanging event and modify your application and content appropriately:
var landscapeView:MovieClip;
var portraitView:MovieClip;
stage.addEventListener( StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING,
onOrientationChanging );
function onOrientationChanging( event:StageOrientationEvent ):void
var isPortraitView:Boolean =
(event.afterOrientation == StageOrientation.UPSIDE_DOWN ||
event.afterOrientation == StageOrientation.DEFAULT );
portraitView.visible = isPortraitView;
landscapeView.visible = !isPortraitView;
In some cases, you may want to support specific orientations of the application, or in this case the
DEFAULT and
UPSIDE_DOWN orientation of the screen. This way, you will not have to implement a landscape mode for the application, but can allow the device to be held by the user in multiple directions and have the screen update appropriately. The following code implements this:
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING, onOrientationChanging );
function onOrientationChanging( event:StageOrientationEvent ):void
// If the stage is about to move to an orientation we don't support, lets prevent it
// from changing to that stage orientation.
if(event.afterOrientation ==
StageOrientation.ROTATED_LEFT || event.afterOrientation ==
StageOrientation.ROTATED_RIGHT )
For more information about the topics discussed in this article, check out the following resources:
- Accelerometer input (ActionScript 3 Developer's Guide)
- Launching your application in landscape (iOS Reference Library)
Check out this series of articles to help you learn more about developing for iOS using Flash Professional:
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Tim Duncan had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 101-83 on Wednesday night in a matchup of teams missing their starting All-Star point guards.
Manu Ginobili added 18 points and nine assists, Tiago Splitter had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points for San Antonio (48-14), which was playing its second game without Tony Parker.
Patty Mills provided a needed punch off the Spurs' bench, scoring 10 of his 13 points in the second half.
Parker is expected to miss about four weeks with an ankle sprain and Derrick Rose has yet to play for Chicago this season after undergoing major knee surgery.
Marco Belinelli had 21 points, Luol Deng added 19, Marquis Teague had 11 and Carlos Boozer 10 for Chicago (34-27).
The Bulls led by as many as 14 points before the Spurs rallied behind increased defensive activity. Chicago shot 8 for 31 in the first 18 minutes of the second half.
San Antonio chipped away at the lead in the third quarter, finally taking a 66-65 advantage on Boris Diaw's free throw that completed a three-point play.
Nate Robinson's 3-pointer put the Bulls back ahead, but the Spurs went on a 14-0 run to bridge the third and fourth quarters.
Deng's 3 ended the run, pulling the Bulls within 80-71 with 9:27 left in the game.
San Antonio was able to close out its third straight win at home, outscoring Chicago 54-31 in the second half.


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Search and rescue seeks volunteers
The South Lake Tahoe/ El Dorado County Search and Rescue team is looking for volunteers to help conduct search-and-rescue missions in eastern El Dorado County and surrounding wilderness areas.
Applicants must be 18 years or older, but no special skills are necessary to join, according to an email from volunteer Jamie Dahl.
"Our candidate-training academy prepares all new field volunteers to safely execute a wide variety of missions. In addition to members in fielding status, we accept members for non-fielding roles with a focus on planning, operations, logistics and administrative support," Dahl said.
Initial training introduces volunteers to topics such as search theory, lost person behavior, helicopter operations, tracking, GPS, navigation and wilderness survival. Volunteers then have the opportunity to participate in specialized teams including technical rope rescue, alpine mountaineering, Nordic rescue, off highway vehicle rescue and water rescue.
The team responds to an average of 65 calls annually, according to Dahl. In 2012, the team provided emergency responses for about 140 victims, many of whom were in life-and-death situations.
More information is available at http://www.searchandrescuetahoe.org or by contacting El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy Greg Almos at 530-573-3058.


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Tunable White LED Skylight w/ Summer Skylens® Diffuser - 2x2 Dimmable LED Panel Light - Drop Ceiling
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- Adjustable color temperature (3000K-5000K)
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This Tunable White LED Skylight features a summer SkyLens® and adjustable color temperature from 3000K-5000K. The 2' x 2' printed LED panel light is a quick and easy alternative to traditional window skylights and is designed for use in drop ceilings. It's great for offices, schools, hospitals, basements, and other applications where it's beneficial to mimic natural daylight cycles. Color temperature and brightness can be controlled with an optional remote (sold separately). The image is printed directly on the panel diffuser (upload your own image with our custom-printed version). This 40-watt backlit panel light uses Even-Glow® technology, which consists of a light-guide plate and an optical diffuser, to deliver smooth illumination without visible bulbs or hot spots. The LED skylight operates on 100-277 VAC, has a sturdy aluminum alloy frame with a white finish, and lasts at least 5 times longer than fluorescent panels.
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High-quality and great value, the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus-Top Electric Guitar more versatile and good-looking than ever, with two coil-tapped PAF-style Pro-Bucker pickups and a beautiful AAA flame maple veneer top.
The Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top utilises the classic LP pairing of a solid mahogany body with a maple top, which in this instance is a beautiful AAA flame maple veneer, offset by a single-ply cream binding. Along with looking good this classic combination ensures you get the heralded Les Paul tone and sustain.
The quality woods don't end there as the neck of the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus-Top has also been constructed from mahogany, which has been carved to the fast and comfortable '60s SlimTaper D profile, and features a scale of 24.75" and a 12" radius. This is topped by a rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets, a nut width of 1.68", single-ply cream binding and is adorned with pearloid trapezoid inlays. This leads to the headstock, which has been angled at 14 degrees to give the best possible sustain and tuning stability.
Pro-Bucker Humbuckers with Coil-Tapping
Giving versatility unheard of in previous Plustops the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop Electric Guitar features a pair of coil-tapped Pro-Buckers; a Pro-Bucker-2 in the neck position and a Pro-Bucker-3 in the bridge position.
Coil tapping aside the humbuckers equipped on the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop are pretty special as they feature the same Alnico II magnets used in vintage PAF humbuckers. From these you can expect a fantastic emulation of the much sought after PAF sound with everything from sparkling highs to solid lows, all with that trademark richness and warmth. While the Pro-Bucker-3 is overwound to bring a bit more edginess to your lead sound both pickups have been wound using Epiphone's double vacuum waxing process to ensure hum-free operation.
Factor in the coil-tapping of both pickups (activated via push/pull controls on the volume knobs) and you're seriously spoilt for choice, as the Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop will give you single-coil bark to full humbucker bite and everything in between.
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Colorado State, Wyoming coaches comment on "local" signees
The Colorado State and Wyoming men's basketball programs each signed a player from the state of Colorado on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.
Coaches must wait until players are signed before they could talk about them to the media.
Here's what CSU coach Larry Eustachy had to say about 6-foot-2 guard Jeremiah Paige, a senior at Rangeview High School in Aurora:
"I think Jeremiah can be a factor for us right away," Eustachy said. "He's got a real chance. It's big to get another player (from the Denver area). He is a guy we kind of targeted because of his ties to the university. It's important we continue to have a presence (in metro Denver)."
Paige's grandfather, Larry Paige, starred at CSU and was drafted in 1978 by the Los Angeles Lakers. Two distant uncles, Floyd and Larry Kerr, also played for the Rams, and Floyd was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame.


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PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Two Plymouth State College female student-athletes have been selected to play in senior all-star games this weekend, representing the best in the region in their particular sport.
Seniors Tara Dickson (Sussex, NJ) of the PSC soccer team and Jill Langis (Farmington, NH) of the Panther volleyball team have been selected. Dickson will play for the Division III team in the 1999 Senior Bowl this Sunday at 11 a.m. at Boston University, and Langis will participate in the 13th Annual New England Women's Volleyball Association Senior Classic Match Sunday at 1 p.m. at WPI in Worcester.
Dickson is finishing up a superb career in a Panther uniform. She led the team in scoring this season with nine goals and nine assists and was named a Little East Conference Second-Team All-Star. Dickson finished her career with 24 goals, 19 asssists and 67 points, ranking tied sixth on PSC's all-time scoring list in all three departments. She helped the Panthers to a 12-6-1 overall record this season, and a 47-22-6 mark the last four years.
Langis is completing a four-year career for the PSC women's volleyball program. She showed improvement every season, and moved into a starting role as a junior. Langis had her best season as a senior, registering 289 kills, 71 service aces and a career-high 481 digs. She now owns school records for the four-year old PSC program in career kills (666) and aces (167) and she ranks second in digs (1,023). She helped the Panthers to a 23-11 record in 1999, and a 92-35 mark in her four years
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Some people take budgeting very seriously. They budget their money down to the very last cent. Others ignore the subject completely and don't even bother to look at the big picture every now and then.
Regardless of the camp you're in, there are five budgeting boo-boos that most people make — and they are big. Let's review these pitfalls so you don't fall into any of them.
1. Not Tracking Your Actual Expenses
Budgeting is great, but without tracking it against your actual expenses it's a useless endeavor. The ultimate purpose of budgeting is to determine if your spending behavior is getting you closer to — or further away from — your life goals. A budget is a dream. Actuals are reality. The dream is nice, but it won't change your life. Your actual spending, if you track it and make critical decisions around it, can propel you forward in ways you could never imagine. Track your actual spending every month.
2. Neglecting Emergency Planning
There are two kinds of emergencies. The first kind are involuntary, as in, "Oh my gosh, my car needs a new transmission!" The second kind are voluntary, as in, "Oh my gosh, I just have to go to Vegas this weekend!"
These are both examples of unplanned expenses that throw most people off track. But they don't have to. Here's why. If you look back over your records for prior years, you'll probably notice that these kinds of emergencies (voluntary and involuntary) pop up about once or twice a year. If it's not one thing, it will be another. You don't know what it will be or what the price tag will be exactly, but people get smacked with "unexpected" expenses in a fairly predictable manner if they view it on an annual basis. That's another reason why it really pays to keep good records.
Look at your past "emergencies" to get a sense of how much goes out more or less each year and divide that number by 12 and set that amount aside every month to cover these costs.
3. Forgetting to Allow for Non-Recurring Expenses
Of the people who do track what they spend each month, few amortize the bills that come in infrequently like property taxes and insurance. That's why, when I ask people what they think they spend on average each month, they usually undershoot it by 30% or more. And that kind of miscalculation poses a huge danger.
If you retire thinking you spend "X" but actually spend 130% of "x" you'll be back to work before you can say, "Flippy Burger." Track everything that goes out. You can either use budgeting software or use my "5 Minute A Month Tracking System." It doesn't matter how you do it. It just matters that you know what it costs you to live on average each month including everything – even non-recurring expenses.
4. Not Expecting the Really Bad Stuff
Do you budget for the really terrible "what if" scenarios? Part of that includes a family continuation plan and that usually includes a discussion about life insurance. Because both my parents died before I got out of high-school, I take the issue of life insurance very seriously. According to JD Power and Associates 40% of the adult population in the United States has no life insurance at all.
And according to that same study, 25% of all widows and widowers (35 to 50 years old) feel their deceased spouses didn't have enough life insurance.
Make sure you know how much coverage you need, carve out a spot in your budget and then put the policy in place. Term life is very affordable. And don't let health issues stand in your way. Each insurance company views your health history differently. Even if your doctor's chart is really ugly, don't despair. You may be eligible for a guaranteed issue policy. You have nothing to lose and your family to protect. Put the latte down and take care of this.
5. Not Budgeting Your Top Resource: Time
Regardless of how much money you have or don't have – time is your most precious resource. Are you budgeting and tracking it? Don't feel bad, most people don't. I'll admit that I am spotty in this area, too. You might be like me and get pulled through the day by the "pressing" events like most everyone else. Even though I battle this daily, I do have some success in the war.
Almost every day I make a list of three things I need to get done. I only jot down three things because I want to set myself up for success rather than failure. I keep that list by my side all day long and don't unplug my computer until I cross each item off the list.
On my good days, I stick to my list and plow through it before doing anything else. I don't do this perfectly, but I'm working on it. This effort has yielded powerful results. I am more effective and I feel less stress. Win-win.
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As the countdown to the DRET Summer Cup begins, the Trust is delighted to announce this year's VIP special guest.
We are thrilled to be welcoming five-time Olympic gold medallist rower, Sir Steve Redgrave, to cheer on students during the biggest event in DRET's sporting calendar.
The British rowing star, who claimed victory at five consecutive Olympic Games, hopes to inspire and encourage students to represent their academies with pride and passion at this annual event.
Over 1,000 aspiring athletes from primary and secondary academies across the Trust will take part in athletics, swimming, table tennis, tennis, boccia, sportshall athletics and hockey tournaments at the Grantham Meres Stadium on Wednesday 5th July 2017.
Students have been preparing for the Trust-wide competition since the start of the Spring term, with training sessions and athletics clubs taking place before and after school across every academy.
Shane Ward, Sports Enrichment Manager at DRET, said: "It is an honour to be welcoming Sir Steve Redgrave to the Summer Cup as this year's VIP special guest, he is a British sporting icon and a real inspiration for our students.
"The Summer Cup gets bigger and better every year and with just 58 days to go, the countdown has now well and truly begun for what will be a fantastic day of sport."


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Jesus now turns His High Priestly Prayer to His disciples and asks specifically that they would be kept through His name. In this section Dr. Sproul picks up from the last lesson discussing limited atonement and now discusses the idea of preservation and perseverance of the saints and demonstrates that … Listen
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Dr. Sproul starts off this section discussing prayer and the need for it and does this by relating an experience shortly after becoming a Christian and meeting some people that knew how to pray. He then goes into the passage and focuses on the unity we as believers should have … Listen
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Dr. Sproul relates an event in his childhood when he had fear and links that fear to the moonlit Gethsemane. The garden was within the limits of Jerusalem for celebrating the Passover and Jesus knew that Judas would know to find Him there. Dr. Sproul explains the two groups Judas … Listen
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Dr. Sproul starts this section by discussing betrayal and includes Peter in that category and then continues by detailing Peter's changing devotion to Jesus. As he continues with the passage Dr. Sproul relates that he believes the unnamed disciple who is able to get Peter admitted to the high priest's … Listen
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Dr. Sproul starts this section explaining why Pilate is mentioned in the Apostles Creed and the history behind why he was appointed governor of Judea. He continues with a discussion concerning why Jesus was brought to Pilate and an investigation on how the Jews were attempting to use him. Then … Listen
The Judgment of Pilate
Dr. Sproul relates the account of who was Barabbas and then the extent of Pilate's scourging of Jesus. The descriptive explanation continues concerning the crown of thorns and the mocking of Jesus with a purple robe. Dr. Sproul explains the phrase "Behold the Man" and the revealing of the true … Listen
The Crucifixion
Dr. Sproul explains the meaning behind "bearing His cross" and because of His scourgings was unable to carry the cross all the way to the crucifixion site. In this case Simon of Cyrene was commanded to pick up the crossbeam and carry it the rest of the way. He continues … Listen
The Burial of Jesus
Dr. Sproul starts this section by referring to the Apostle's Creed, then references Isaiah 53:7-9 and discusses the reason and need for expediency for the burial and the burial process. Joseph of Arimathea's relationship to Jesus is discussed as well as the involvement of Nicodemus. Dr. Sproul concludes the section … Listen
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In this section Dr. Sproul discusses that John only mentions Mary coming to give attention to the body of Jesus and explains how we know there were more than just Mary from the text. He goes on to explain other seeming inconsistencies between John's gospel and the others. Dr. Sproul … Listen
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"I was a little surprised by the nomination," she said, "and really honored, because it's a challenging profession in general and particularly for me as a working mom."
Chirco is mother of three children aged four years, two years, and three months. Balancing life as both a professional accountant and a mother is not easy. "It's a zoo," Chirco said, "but I have a lot of support with the family."
To take care of the children, Chirco and her husband stagger their work days; she works three days at the office in Boston and two days at home. "But the door swings both ways," Chirco said. "When work needs to take priority, I get more help at home."
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Sophomore forward Joe Colborne has reportedly signed with the Boston Bruins, forgoing his final two years of eligibility at DU. Great kid, great talent, but c'mon, he never really deserved to advance this fast.
Big Joe, the Bruins' first-round draft pick in 2008 (16th overall), is a very affable young man, and a proven NCAA sniper (team-high 22 goals this season). Problem is, he never learned how to play the tough game that is college hockey. He was fast-tracked, almost cheated, like giving a smart student straight A's just because he's smart. Apparently the 6-foot-5, 210-pound Colborne, his family and the B's think he will become tough in the AHL or turn Gretzky-like in the NHL, and he won't need to bang. I hope so. But there's only one Gretzky, and I was hoping to watch the toughness come out next season at DU.
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TiborA needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 40 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
New camera lens review site is looking for a clean, modern web site design and matching logo. Simple, elegant (web 2.0?) style, table-less design, valid codes are expected. (The brief is a bit lengthy, but I didn't want to leave the details out.)
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Desired Color Scheme:
it is totally up to the designer
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Name: LensBuyersGuide.com
Content: LensBuyersGuide.com will be a camera lens review site, with an extensive lens database.
Tagline: [there is none at the moment, but you should leave space for it below the logo in the header]
Prize: $650 (total) + an extra (see the last section of this brief)
The ideal logo is
- simple and elegant
- contains the whole name (including .com)
- the three words are easy to read out (separated somehow)
- since the whole site is using sans-serif font, the logo should match this
There are no restrictions for color, although it should go along well with the site design.
The winner will take the $150 prize. We might announce a winner for logo before the the final date!
The ideal website design is
- fixed with, optimized to 1024x768 pixel resolution (aligned to the center if the browser window is wider than the content)
- using only Arial for texts
- having all texts written as text (not graphics)
- clear, easy to read
- consistent on all pages
We will need a template for the following pages
- front page
- lens page with tabs to include data-sheet (specification, images of the lens and short description), readers reviews, test images
- article page
- lens list page
In this contest we are expecting the entrants to submit front page design first. On August 13 we will go through the entries and select maximum 3 that we like. Than we will ask the candidates to make one sub-page in the same style, and to provide one part of the page coded. The quality of the html and the css will count in the final decision
Some page elements that are common on all pages
- header
+ logo on the left
+ 728×90 pixel ad on the right
+ menu bar underneath (more details about the menu below)
+ language selection on the right side of the menu bar (custom, dhtml drop down menu)
- sidebar (except front page) wide enough to accomodate a 336 pixel wide ad space
- link collection (almost like a footer with links to the most important contents of the site; the links are organized into groups.
- footer (with the common links and texts)
I want a horizontal menu bar with the submenus opening as another horizontal menu bar underneath the first one. The third level should open as a third bar. There will be no more than 3 levels in the menu. The selected (or hovered) item (which has its submenu opened) should have a little upward pointing arrow in the bottom (like here but centered in the item: http://www.newzealand.com/travel/de…-page.cfm)
Sidebar (except the front page)
search box on the top of the side bar
there will be a simple lens listing here (a checkbox with a lens name in each row, compare buttons above and below the listings)
this lens listing will be repeated under different titles (e.g. similar lenses, bookmarks, etc.)
there will be small data-sheets in the sidebar (they will include 6-8 rows of data (name and value), the style should be similar to the main data-sheets)
Front page structure
I like the idea of having blocks that have different number of columns following each other (like here: http://www.bartelme.at/). The blocks should be clearly separated, but it is up to you how you do it (I kinda like the different color thing, but I could imagine other ideas working well)
- header as described above
- 1st block: 3 equally sized columns:
+ 1st column: featured review
+ 2st column: simple search box (field and a search button with a dinamically generated suggestion box while typing);
+ 3nd column: 3 drop down menus and a horizontal slider (each having a label for describing the function); both columns should have a few lines of description under their titles
- 2nd block: 3 equally sized columns, all three containing content listing with title and 2 lines of text and a ~100 pixel wide image
- 3rd block: 2 equally sized columns: with similar listings as above
- 4th block: tabbed content, each tab has similar content listings as the blocks above, but each tab should contain 3 columns (sounds complicated, but basically the same as above; the extra item is the tab bar with the tabs)
Sub-page structure
All the rest of the site should have 2 columns: left wide, right narrow (sidebar, accommodating a 336 pixel wide standard ad).
Lens listing page
Lenses will be listed with
- a checkbox (to select the list for comparison or other tasks),
- one image (60x45 pixels),
- lens name,
- some details (about 2 lines),
- lens type (one lens can have more),
- lens application (represented by 20×20 pixel icons, each lens can have more),
- best price
Lists might be under 1st and 2nd level categories (meaning: H1 and H2 headings are needed)
Lens page
The left part of the sub-page structure should contain the following:
- Lens name
- One photo of the lens, with 5 other smaller photos below the main photo.
- Lens description on the right side of the photos
- Tabs (below the photos and the description) to select various related contents, like
+ specifications: a table of data pairs (this should be table element in the code)
+ readers' reviews (with rating stars and sample image thumbnail), review writing form (name, e-mail, text, 2 drop down menus, star rating, file upload field, submit)
+ test images (thumbnails)
+ accessories listings (simple product listings, like the ones on other pages
Article page
Regular article page (title, date, author, subtitles (two levels), data table design, related links). We want to have options to align images on the left and on the right side, to have one large image in the middle and two images in the middle side by side. Winner might be offered an option to make an extra selector after this contest is over.
Colors, styles
No colors set, they are totally up to the designer. Keep in mind that this is a review site, full of information, not a design gallery. So everything should be simple. Fresh, web 2.0 colors (if there are such), gradients, reflections, shadows and rounded corners are welcome if they improve and not clutter the site. I like those sites where the main content looks like it is on a separate sheet (that has shadows) that is placed over the rest of the page (like this: http://www.basecamphq.com/images/ba…board.png). But I am sure you can come up with other great ideas as well. There is no need for photos in the design. The content will have more than enough of those.
I want the site to be coded with HTML (not XHTML), table-less design (yahoo YUI Library CSS elements: reset, fonts and grids is recommended), external CSS file for all the design related stuff.Where appropriate you can save more image pieces as one image to save requests at download time. All codes should pass validation and the page should look the same in all A grade browsers.
File formats
Logo: .ai
web site: .psd and coded (as described above)
Prize with some extras
I am not sure how common it is, but I can offer a text link from all footers to the designers web site (both logo and site designer). Considering that it will soon be a site with PR 5-7 pages (~a thousand pages at the beginning), it can be a nice extra.
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- Web Page Design (Coded)
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Christopher Nickens knows his Hollywood celebrities, having penned bios of Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando and others.
He had no intention of writing about Marilyn Monroe — a subject he thought had been done endlessly — until watching a "Project Runway" episode when the contestants had to create a look inspired by Monroe, Audrey Hepburn or Jackie Kennedy. "I realized no one had ever done a book just about Mondroe's style, but there she was, considered an icon," Nickens said in a phone interview from Los Angeles.
Nickens collaborated with George Zeno, an illustrator who has spent more than 50 years collecting photos and memorabilia about Monroe, to write "Marilyn in Fashion, The Enduring Influence of Marilyn Monroe," (Running Press, July). Using photos, her film work and press materials, Nickens and Zeno were able to chronicle the star's style evolution from her humble beginnings as Norma Jeane Baker through her careful study of modeling and acting, to her transformation into Marilyn Monroe, actress and movie star. We're freshly aware of her on the 50th anniversary of her death. She was just 36 when she died on Aug. 6, 1962.
One of the reasons Monroe looked phenomenal in photographs was that she carefully learned the tools of the modeling trade, Nickens said. "She applied herself at Blue Book as if she were on scholarship at Harvard." She began modeling as a teen and her agent was among the first people to refine her look, teaching her to pose and lightening her hair. "She got much more work as a blond," he said.


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There have been plenty of makeovers in the history of Charleston, South Carolina, some of them–like the War of Northern Aggression–real corkers. The latest of the city's bright-red dividing lines was 1989′s Hurricane Hugo, which, according to Mayor (then and now) Joseph P. Riley, Jr., left in its wake "a degree of devastation unprecedented in anybody's living memory." But what came in Hugo's aftermath was a surge of investment and prosperity that has washed over Charleston and left it sparkling in the Low Country sun.
The city that once liked to say it was "too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash" has reclaimed its magnificent downtown; inaugurated a nearly year-round slate of tours, exhibitions, and festivals (including the 17-day culture party, the Spoleto Festival); spawned a culinary awakening; and erected a new signature structure, the sail-like Arthur Ravenel, Jr., Bridge. Oh, and ponied up for the paint–lots and lots of paint. Charleston is more fun now than it has been since the predawn fireworks show of April 12, 1861, when P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter. You might even say the city has been transformed. Sort of.
"People keep telling me how Charleston is changing every day," I said recently to longtime resident Leigh Handal of the Historic Charleston Foundation.
"That's true!" she answered. "But, well…not true. For instance, I can look at the bird's-eye map of Charleston from 1850 on my office wall and still recognize every street. I could use it today to get around town."
That's Charleston for you: The place, to put it mildly, is not afflicted with the amnesia effects of American Progress. Around here, the new must always accommodate itself to the stubborn tenacity of what came before. It was Charleston where Oscar Wilde claimed he had complimented the moonrise over the harbor only to be told, "You should have seen it before the war!"
This is a city famously marinating in self-regard. The old wheeze about Charleston being located "where the Ashley and Cooper rivers join up to form the Atlantic Ocean"–you will not leave town without hearing it–is meant to be taken as self-deprecating: See, we can joke about thinking we are the center of the universe. The subtext: Actually, that is exactly what we think.
Here are a few of the American "firsts" claimed by Charlestonians during my visit: first historic district, municipal college, country club, golf course, water buffalo, fireproof building. Charlestonians have convinced themselves that they invented the cocktail party, too. Perhaps it's just that parties elsewhere didn't count.
It is an eye-opener to peruse "Local Interest" bookshelves. The Waldenbooks in the Charleston Place complex, for one, carries 14 racks of Charlestoniana. There are titles like The Majesty of Charleston, and one glossy doorstopper devoted simply to the Cornices of Charleston. There are books about gardens, and plantations, and "Low Country" everything. A number of works celebrate the Gullah tradition of the Sea Island African-Americans and their pricey woven-sweetgrass baskets. (One woman weaving away on Meeting Street quoted me a price of $450 for a small handled basket and added, "But you can haggle with me!" Which must be something like what spiders say to flies.)
You may never love the Holy City quite as much as the Charlestonians themselves, but you've got to hand it to them: The place is a knockout.
You fall under the city's spell just wandering about this peninsula originally settled in 1670, its narrow lanes overhung with crepe myrtle, pecan, dogwood, magnolia, palms, and live oak.
Preservation is big business here, tourism-wise, and the regulators of the ever-expanding Historic District take it very seriously. In these precincts, according to local writer Jack Bass, the Board of Architectural Review is "feared more by some than the IRS." Although a native eye can pick out what has disappeared, to a visitor streets like Legare (Le-gree), Church, and Meeting–built on the original high ground of the once marshy city–appear seamlessly intact, a trove of pre– Revolutionary War and 18th- and 19th-century homes, brick carriage houses, old slave quarters, and pocket gardens. There are shady, secret-seeming passageways like Philadelphia Alley off Queen Street, and navigational hazards like the huge cobblestones on Chalmers Street made from ballast stones discarded from old ships. There are historic homes open to the public, including the 1808 Nathaniel Russell House on Meeting Street's Museum Mile, meticulously restored down to its ornate plasterwork and famous "flying staircase," and the picturesquely crumbling 1818 Aiken-Rhett House. You may walk around for days with words like cartouche and fluted pilaster knocking around in your head.
The intriguing sense of a rich interior life going on behind the walls and wrought iron gates is stoked by the glimpse of a playful courtyard fountain here, a perfect English garden there. It's an itch you'll only scratch during the spring and fall garden and home tours. Unless you peek between the trash cans in back.
"Just stay close and be quiet," says my friend, an Old Charlestonian whose roots go back to the first colonial governor. Before I realize what we're up to, she has led me off the street, down an alley, through the back gate, and between the garbage cans behind a grand house. There is a garden she wants me to see on the sly, one she played in as a child and is frankly a little miffed to find occupied these days by someone "from off."
Off the peninsula, that is. "When I grew up here, we all knew everyone in these houses," she had told me. "Not in most of them, in every one." Her youth as an SOB–someone living in the hallowed blocks "South of Broad" Street–was spent immersed in a complete, now-mostly-vanished world. Charleston Day School, Cotillion, East Bay (now Hazel Parker) playground, St. Michael's church, the Carolina Yacht Club–all were within a few blocks. "I don't recall my mother ever picking anyone up in a car," she says.
Charlestonians still have house accounts at Bur-bage's dowdy grocery store, still get their white bread sandwiches–crusts pared off–from Miss Hamby's, still send their children to Wednesday cotillion class and attend semimonthly Thursday supper club at South Carolina Society Hall, and still sit in the boxed family pews at St. Michael's, with its
Prices for coveted SOB homes have ranged well past $5 million, and the whole neighborhood evolved into a kind of real estate trophy case. Everyone is grateful for the spruce-up the out-of-town money has bought. But still
Back at the stealth garden tour, we tiptoe out from the garbage area."The last time I did this," my friend whispers, "I rounded the corner and just froze! The family was at breakfast being served by white-jacketed waiters." This lingers in the air a moment, partly because I hadn't figured on the place employing a built-in staff of bouncers. But I take her meaning: These imported people are not averse to a bit of un-Charlestonian high-hatting.
We get lucky this morning–nobody's in sight when we peer around the house. We bask in the perfect vision of a vest-pocket-size green Eden, lovingly manicured, with a splashing fountain and a gentle play of dappled light through the trees. Then we beat it out of there.
Later I meet up with landscape designer Nancy Stafford for more conventional garden sightseeing. As we drive uptown to the Ansonborough district and the home of Patti McGee, Stafford explains the template of the Charleston garden: small (these are urban spaces), low beds, lots of color because they are seasonally planted, but edged in green–typically boxwood–and brick. The hovering presence is Loutrel Briggs, a designer who died a generation ago but whose dictates on formal Italianate garden structure and symmetry still hold sway.
Patti McGee isn't having any of it. A self-confessed, hand-on-the-heart "plantaholic," she is a woman of formidable energy with a national network of gardening contacts (and who, for bonus points, is Stephen Colbert's mother-in-law). The expansive garden she acquired along with the historic Benjamin Neufville House came with the intact bones of a 1968 Briggs design. These are now long-buried beneath an exuberance of shrubs, beds, plant-sprouting fountains, and thickets that seem to celebrate the humming, semitropical life of the locale; it's the other kind of Charleston garden.
At lunchtime the next day, my wife and I find ourselves sitting in the Hominy Grill with Mitchell Crosby, go-to party and event planner, general fixer, and Charleston disher supreme. We are discussing several ranks of Charlestonian sins, including the cardinal error of using thermograving rather than engraving on debutante party invitations ("You will be discussed," says Crosby), when chef Robert Stehling stops by.
Stehling surprised some locals in this city of star chefs by winning the 2008 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast. This for a Southern-food neighborhood place in a former barbershop with butcher paper on the tables and paper plates of boiled peanuts for an amuse-bouche. When Stehling says hi, I have just polished off a Picnic Platter of pickled okra, Tennessee farm ham, beet-dyed hard-boiled eggs, and pimento cheese on white bread.
Mitch Crosby can't resist tweaking the chef. "I was in here the other day," he says, "and a woman behind me said, 'If I want food like this, I'll go to my mama's.' What would you say to that?"
Stehling, with a bandanna wrapped around his head and the look of a man who has been cooking for hours, doesn't skip a beat. "I'd say: 'We hired your mama! It didn't work out but we kept the recipes.'"
Those mama's recipes, or something like them, have provided the launching point for the city's exploding food scene. Charleston today has to be included among the handful of great eating cities in America, and it may be the only one where you can taste a local, close-to-the-ground cuisine being born and defined from plate to plate.
The groundwork was laid by Southern food writers and promoters such as Nathalie Dupree–now a Charlestonian herself–and by godfathers of the Southern artisan food scene like Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills. Charleston's contribution has been to bring the bounty of the sea and farm together in a place where the economy and taste level could support experimentation and small, pricier purveyors.
"A lot of us were digging in and going for broke," says Emile DeFelice of Caw Caw Creek, a pastured pig farm in nearby Calhoun County. "It was just lucky that this wave came along when it did."
At the posh end of the scale, Charleston Grill, in the Charleston Place hotel, is a big airy room with windows onto the planted courtyard, filled with soothing, up-tempo jazz. Equally up-tempo general manager Mickey Bakst, who works the floor all night, said to my wife as we walked to our table, "You have a way of gliding calmly through life–you just have that look." He has no doubt used that line a thousand times, but I'm here to testify: It puts a smile on the face.
We glided calmly through our meal, too, once we gave ourselves over to the chef's tasting menu and put our wine choices in the sommelier's hands and tasted gem after surprising gem (Gatinois Champagne, Tahbilk Marsanne, D'Oliveiras Madeira) from the cellar. The dishes manage to elevate the low to something haute, in a dish such as duck confit and dirty grits with bacon-sage gravy, which is like barbecue gone to heaven.
But it is Sean Brock's McCrady's that seems to be separating itself from the pack. Brock is definitely a chef who enjoys leading taste rather than following it, although his foam-and-emulsion, mad-scientist reputation among some natives didn't seem entirely justified on my visit. It doesn't hurt that McCrady's is one of the most atmospheric restaurants in America: a twilit, 1788 dark-brick-and-beam interior outfitted with checkerboard glass; modern skylights; a long, honey-colored bar; and creamy leather banquettes. George Washington feasted here–a cannoneer outside fired off a round after each of his numerous toasts–but the General missed out on culinary riffs such as the palate-warmer "lollipops" of watermelon, tomato, and fennel from Brock's own Wadamalaw Island farm. Brock, maybe more than any other chef in town, combines a light touch with electric flavors. You get it in something as simple as a chilled cucumber soup, combined with yogurt and Meyer lemon and poured tableside over a bed of chopped shrimp, like a small civilization disappearing beneath the celadon waves.
It is worth noting that the demand for "local" in Charleston's top restaurants has been created at least in part by all the city's expatriates. Charleston's newfound sense of energy is making it a magnet for successful people looking for a change in work or lifestyle. "So many things are drawing people to Charleston: history, water, golf," says Ron McCoy. He and his wife relocated their French antiques shop, Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques ($340,000 Louis XIV marquetry commode, anyone?), here from Birmingham, Alabama. The McCoys looked hard at many cities before settling in on King Street. "Our studies showed that a lot of old East Coast money is heading this way, and people from Dallas, Houston, Chicago. We weren't getting that in Birmingham."
Gleaming Charleston is in a welcoming mood, and you don't have to go back ten generations to feel at home here these days. I'll be listening for it the next time I talk to Ron McCoy: "Hey–know how to find Charleston? It's where the Ashley and Cooper rivers join up ."
Charleston Place: This Orient Express–owned high-rise (right) is a large city hotel encased in a glitzy shopping complex. The 440 rooms have nearly identical traditional decor–lots of yellow and blue with Chippendale-style furnishings. There's a fine spa and an indoor nonchlorine pool with a retractable roof. Spring for the Club Level (from $479) to get the expansive lounge, dedicated concierge, and free, actually tempting, all-day chow. $279–$2,100. 205 Meeting St.; 888-635-2350, www.charlestonplace.com
Planters Inn: This 64-room Relais & Châteaux property next to the tourist-encrusted City Market is a calm, well-ordered haven lately emerged from a major 2008 renovation. The palette is muted, cool greens and beiges; there are lots of Audubon prints and Charleston-style reproduction antiques by Baker. The rooms in the Piazza annex are smaller but quieter; those in the main 1844 building have high ceilings and elbow room, but only the two penthouses have minibars. $250–$800. 112 North Market St.; 800-845-7082, www.plantersinn.com
Wentworth Mansion: This High Victorian home of a cotton magnate arriviste of 1886 features luxurious, baronial rooms that are modern where it counts: in the king-size marble baths. Room 9 has a separate study, lovely sunporch, and two-person Jacuzzi bath; room 18, the old gaming room, has views over the city rooftops. There's a gemlike spa and restaurant, Circa 1886, in the old carriage house. In the Harleston neighborhood, a ten-minute walk to downtown. $340–$720. 149 Wentworth St.; 888-466-1886, www.wentworthmansion.com
Wortham House:
Set amid Betsy and Gene Johnson's exquisite formal gardens, this handsomely decorated Gothic Revival carriage house B&B offers three bedrooms with private baths. $300; no credit cards. 54 Montagu St.; 843- 723-4668, www.bbonline.com/sc/wortham
Charleston Grill: A place for sensational, Lucullan feasts thanks to the subtle, confident, full-flavor cooking and a wine lover's wine list. A big, warm, vibrant room with live jazz in the Charleston Place hotel. 843-577-4522, www.charlestongrill.com
Fig: (Food Is Good) Francophile Mike Lata can do down-home (a crispy medallion of Caw Caw Creek pig's trotter) or classic (a magical, creamy, foie gras–like chicken-liver pâté) in this casual-chic, family-friendly bistro. 232 Meeting St.; 843-805-5900, www.eatatfig.com
Hominy Grill: Nobody's Southern mama can bring it like James Beard Award winner Robert Stehling. Don't miss the okra and shrimp beignets with salsa and cilantro-lime sour cream, or the perfected chocolate pudding. 207 Rutledge Ave.; 843-937-0930, www.hominygrill.com
McCrady's: Arguably the city's top chef, Sean Brock cooks up avant-garde riffs on classics Southern and otherwise (beef short ribs with grits, pickled mushrooms, and truffle jus, for instance) in this romantic, twilit restaurant. Great "secret" space: the chef's table room with its Baccarat chandelier, paneled walls, and private entrance. 2 Unity Alley; 843-577-0025, www.mccradysrestaurant.com
Peninsula Grill: Robert Carter packs a genteel crowd into this formal space in the Planters Inn with dishes such as the smoky Low Country oyster stew with wild-mushroom grits and the towering five-layer coconut cake. 843-723-0700, www.peninsulagrill.com
Ben Silver: This clothier (right) pushes Waspy stodginess to the point of self-parody, but its custom blazer buttons, cuff links, and regimental/club ties make it world famous. 149 King St.; 843-577-4556, www.bensilver.com
Carlton Dailey: A posh antiques shop focusing on the 20th century: Moderne, Art Deco, and Viennese Secession. 208 King St.; 843-853-2299, www.carltondailey.com
Charleston Cooks!: A wonderfully vetted kitchenware store that also features a gleaming test kitchen/classroom and a regular schedule of Low Country–cooking courses. 194 East Bay St.; 843-722-1212, www.charlestoncooks.com
George C. Birlant & Co.: Wedding gift central–a supermarket-size antiques/tableware/chandeliers/you-name-it store crammed to the walls. Also famous for sterling rice spoons and cast-iron outdoor "Charleston benches." 191 King St.; 843-722-3842, www.birlant.com
Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques: This new, airy shop transplanted from Birmingham, Alabama, claims to have Charleston's highest price point on French antiques; given the rare 17th- to 19th-century pieces on display, that seems very likely. 120 King St.; 843-577-6445, www.maryhelenmccoy.com
Plum Elements: Owner Andrea Schenck lived in Japan and returned with gems such as Konomi Ryosuke's mysteriously organic, honeycombed porcelain sculptures. 1611TK2 King St.; 843-727-3747, www.plumelements.com
The Shops of Historic Charleston Foundation: Curated Charlestoniana, from stationery to handsome Baker repro- ductions of Charleston antiques–best of all, it supports this preservation organization (and purchases are tax-free). 108 Meeting St.; 843-724-8484, www.historiccharleston.org
Mitchell Crosby: Widely recommended party and event planner. JMC Charleston; 843-577-1100, www.jmccharleston.com


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The Egg: Life's Perfect Invention
Season 37 Episode 12 | 53m 29s
How is an egg made? Why are they the shape they are? And perhaps most importantly, why lay an egg at all? Step by step as the egg hatches, host David Attenborough reveals the wonder behind these incredible miracles of nature.
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