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  • Question about SDLC. How to answer this?

    - by pirzada
    I have seen this asked many times in job interviews but I am still not sure how to answer this. I am a web developer for quite some time but I still have problem with explaining OOP and SDLC (Familiar with system development life cycle) . How to prepare for above 2 topics for an interview point of view. Still I use both all the time during development. I am not clear on OOP SDLC Is there any simplest answer to both of these? Thanks

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  • Time management and self improvement

    - by Filip
    Hi, I hope I can open a discussion on this topic as this is not a specific problem. It's a topic I hope to get some ideas on how people in similar situation as mine manage their time. OK, I'm a single developer on a software project for the last 6-8 months. The project I'm working on uses several technologies, mainly .net stuff: WPF, WF, NHibernate, WCF, MySql and other third party SDKs relevant for the project nature. My experience and knowledge vary, for example I have a lot of experience in WPF but much less in WCF. I work full time on the project and im curios on how other programmers which need to multi task in many areas manage their time. I'm a very applied type of person and prefer to code instead of doing research. I feel that doing research "might" slow down the progress of the project while I recognize that research and learning more in areas which I'm not so strong will ultimately make me more productive. How would you split up your daily time in productive coding time and time to and experiment, read blogs, go through tutorials etc. I would say that Im coding about 90%+ of my day and devoting some but very little time in research and acquiring new knowledge.

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  • What to do when blocked

    - by darkcminor
    I began to code different for 3 different projects, and it is alright, I have done it for 5 months, some php, some c, some matlab, but for some reason I got stucked... Usually when I pass through this I leave a while or go to sleep (and while sleeping I'm thinking on a solution to the problem I´m currently facing, the most important or urgent), and usually when I return (If I slept well) I have the solution and code comes easily, I don not know what you think, but I have like 10 consecutive days! I can't get out of the hole, I only see how time is going... What do you do when you lose the inspiration (I know leave it a while works), I mean, when all seems like it is not working, no matter what you do. Some friends say Go get some air, do sports, well I have tried... I know lot of you have passed this stage but How...

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  • Refactoring in domain driven design

    - by Andrew Whitaker
    I've just started working on a project and we're using domain-driven design (as defined by Eric Evans in Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software. I believe that our project is certainly a candidate for this design pattern as Evans describes it in his book. I'm struggling with the idea of constantly refactoring. I know refactoring is a necessity in any project and will happen inevitably as the software changes. However, in my experience, refactoring occurs when the needs of the development team change, not as understanding of the domain changes ("refactoring to greater insight" as Evans calls it). I'm most concerned with breakthroughs in understanding of the domain model. I understand making small changes, but what if a large change in the model is necessary? What's an effective way of convincing yourself (and others) you should refactor after you obtain a clearer domain model? After all, refactoring to improve code organization or performance could be completely separate from how expressive in terms of the ubiquitous language code is. Sometimes it just seems like there's not enough time to refactor. Luckily, SCRUM lends it self to refactoring. The iterative nature of SCRUM makes it easy to build a small piece and change and it. But over time that piece will get larger and what if you have a breakthrough after that piece is so large that it will be too difficult to change? Has anyone worked on a project employing domain-driven design? If so, it would be great to get some insight on this one. I'd especially like to hear some success stories, since DDD seems very difficult to get right. Thanks!

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  • Data Storage Options

    - by Kenneth
    When I was working as a website designer/engineer I primarily used databases for storage of much of my dynamic data. It was very easy and convenient to use this method and seemed like a standard practice from my research on the matter. I'm now working on shifting away from websites and into desktop applications. What are the best practices for data storage for desktop applications? I ask because I have noticed that most programs I use on a personal level don't appear to use a database for data storage unless its embedded in the program. (I'm not thinking of an application like a word processor where it makes sense to have data stored in individual files as defined by the user. Rather I'm thinking of something more along the lines of a calendar application which would need to store dates and event info and such where accessing that information would be much easier if stored in a database... at least as far as my experience would indicate.) Thanks for the input!

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  • Emulate Historical Figures i.e. Einstein - Is this possible using linguistic logic for my http://www.ustimeline.com Education System

    - by Johnnylight
    After hearing about the success of IBM's Watson I started thinking perhaps emulating human language is now possible? My goal is to create Virtual Historical characters to represent the main characters in my Adventur-Cation The Great American Adventure program such as Einstein or Crazy Horse. The goal is to build an intelligent system capable of indexing the internet and storing the data using a schema using modern knowledge on linguistic theory (phonemes, morphemes, syntax) to build a system capable to returning a semantically sound response very similar to the response made by the same person if still alive today. The goal would be to use the same engine/system for all characters. Each characters would have their own digital representation and voice, and would organize data differently based on tags/keywords stored about the individual. Imagine a Max Headroom Einstein. Based on the success of Watson, I believe something like this may now be possible. Would be an interesting way to study history and would be a vehicle of entertainment as well. Can anyone confirm if this has already been attempted? Is anyone interested in exploring this using Cognitive Science, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Historical data captured on the internet, and Linguistic theory?

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  • Left and right keys acting crazy on Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Remix?

    - by Stephanie
    Hi guys, I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Remix on my HP Mini 1000. Everything worked fine right up until I tried typing - apparently the left and right arrow keys on my keyboard are uncontrollable. Everything I type ends up looking messed up because the left and right keys keep automatically inserting themselves into everything I type. This also happens when I click on, say, "File" on Firefox. It starts rotating between all the different menu options even though I'm not pressing anything on the keyboard. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Is this a problem with the keyboard itself?

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  • Elantech trackpad being identified as a logitech wheel mouse.

    - by Nathan Cox
    I recently purchased a Samsung RF510 laptop computer, which I absolutely love. However, upon installing Ubuntu 10.10 onto it I couldn't get the trackpad to function properly. It worked as a basic mouse (point and click) but had no functionality for edge scrolling or any of the multitouch settings the trackpad is capable of. After doing a lot of research I discovered the reason is a known issue where the Ubuntu kernel will improperly detect an Elantech trackpad as a logitech PS/2 wheel mouse, and as such will gain none of the functionality that seems to be coded for synaptics trackpads. The question I have is: does anyone know a way to get this working properly? This is my first time trying to run Ubuntu on a laptop (actually, it's my first laptop in the last 12 years) and I'm finding the experience to be intolerable without the basic scrolling/zooming/etc I've been used to using for as long as I can remember.

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  • netbook alternate installation/update

    - by Dustin
    Ok I have an Asipre One D255E netbook. Installed 9.10 sucessfully, however no internet connections to upgrade to 10.04 or 10.10. have 10.10 alternate (couldnt get 10.04). However it says that no cd-rom present (netbook via live usb), and i direct it to sdb1 but that does not work. could someone guide me to the steps to installation via alternate ubs only (& no internet). the live usb's of 10.04 & 10.10 internet connections worked, but installation hanged (non alternate). Thank you greatly in advance.

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  • How to configure ubuntu for lightweight low-memory usage?

    - by augustin
    I just upgraded an old, secondary computer to the latest Kubuntu (10.10). It seems the effort was a bit too much for the hardware and one 512MB memory module died. I tried to take it away, clean the connectors, put it back several times, but to no avail. Until such a time I can find a second hand DDR memory module, I am left with a meagre 256MB RAM, which is below the official requirements (384MB) to run Kubuntu/KDE. Indeed: the computer constantly swaps the memory, making everything painfully slow. Since Kubuntu is already installed and I use it on all my computers (and I want to keep KDE for when I really need it), how can I configure ubuntu to squeeze out every bit of unnecessary memory usage? This is a secondary computer but still very useful. We use it mostly for web browsing. A "lightweight" tag is missing.

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  • Unity - Certain applications don't stay in Launcher

    - by user10669
    I can start up IntelliJ Idea using the commandline, which is a shell script that starts up a java process. It then appears in the launcher, as normal. I can select "Keep in Launcher", but it only remains there until I reboot, then it disapears again. This is the only application I've seen that does this - Stuff already in the applications menu stocks around fine if I tell it to stay in the launcher.

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  • New META TAGS with positive effects for seo ranking in 2011 and beyond

    - by Sam
    Hi all, im trying to make an up to date chart of meta tags, for all of us, with their purposes, their use and their good (or bad) effects on search engines/being found. Also any body knows new/promising meta tags? I will add yours into my list so this chart is a result of live discussion and up to date. Also, it would be creative to invent your own useful meta, because we are the ones making the web, or aren't we? LEGEND P PURPOSE? What does this meta tag do in 2011, if anything N NECESSARY? Does every site really needs it or not? G GOOD wether it will have a good effect for your site to be found I INVENTED meta tag, who knows it will be accepted in a year! META "METANAME" = PURPOSE? - NECESSARY? - GOOD EFFECT? #### important meta "title" = P consice summary + teaser - N very - G extremely meta "description" = P description + teaser - N yes - G very meta "robots" = P if needed, to skip default dmoz/yahoodir listing - N no - G? #### new & promising! Thanks for input (John, ) meta "original-source" P url of whoever broke the news gets credits - N? - G? meta "syndication-source" P url for syndication of published news - N? - G? meta "canonical" P? - N? - G? #### seems obsolete meta "keywords" = P some keywords - N+G not for google but yahoo likes them meta "language" = P overrule guesswork by defining language - N no - G? meta "page-topic" = P topic/theme - N? - G? meta "abstract" = P short summary - N? - G? meta "copyright" = ? #### invented by me meta "audience" = P filteres audience: "+seniors, +parents, -children, -youth" meta "mood" = P specifies textual style: "discussion, informative, commercial, sexual, fictional, scientific, romantic, therapeutic, technical"

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  • How can I keep my privacy while owning multiple domain names?

    - by Abby
    I want to own, create and run x# of domains. I do not want 'whois' to have my name, home address and home phone available to anyone who looks me up. I've already bought a mailbox that I can use for my physical address. But... that doesn't get my name and number question answered. What is the best way to be anonymous yet still be legal? Do I need to incorporate all my sites and get an LLC? Can I create a company name without becoming an LLC? Then there's the phone number.... Thanks in advance to all who respond!

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  • Need guidelines for studying Game Development

    - by ShutterBug
    Hello Everyone, I've completed my graduation in Computer Science and currently working as a Software Engineer in a software company. I was wondering if I can build my career in Game Development. If so, what should be my approach. I've a few questions: Which universities to apply for masters? Preferably in Canada. Scholarships available? How shall I prepare myself before applying which shall give me an edge or advantage over others? I know Java, C#, PHP etc. I dont think these languages will be needed in Game Development. In that case, what languages shall I focus on from now? How do I get some ideas about IDE/Engines/Platform of game development? I'm not talking about flash/browser games. Please suggest me anything you want as I don't know much about it so I'm most likely to miss the most important questions. Feel free to make this thread a starter guide for those interested in perusing their career in game development. Post every relevant information. Thanks in Advance. EDIT: I can see a lot of people suggested to build a small project/game. If so, please suggest me how do I start a small game developing (maybe a clone to some existing small games ie pacman, brick game etc) from start to end.

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  • asp.net MVC partial view

    - by DotnetSparrow
    Hi all: I have created a function for load event like this: $(function() { $('#dvGames').load( '<%= Url.Action("Partial3", "LiveGame") %>',{ gameDate: '2011-03-06' } ); }); and it works. Also, I have created a function for date change like this: $(function() { $('#datepicker').datepicker({ onSelect: function(dateText, inst) { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "/LiveGame/Partial3", data: "gameDate=" + dateText, success: function(result) { alert(result); var domElement = $(result); // create element from html $("#dvGames").append(domElement); // append to end of list } }); } }); }); but it doesnt work. neither it goes in controller action. My controller action is: public ActionResult Partial3(string gameDate) { return PartialView("Partial3"); } Please suggest me solution to this.

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  • Implement a Cellular Automaton ? "Rule 110"

    - by ZaZu
    I was wondering how to use the Rule 110, with 55 lines and 14 cells. I have to then display that in an LED matrix display. Anyway my question is, how can I implement such automaton ?? I dont really know where to start, can someone please shed some light on how can I approach this problem ? Is there a specific METHOD I must follow ? Thanks --PROGRAM USED IS - C EDIT char array[54][14]; for(v=0;v<55;v++){ for(b=0;b<15;b++){ if(org[v][b-1]==0 && org[v][b]==0 && org[v][b+1] == 0) { array[v][b]=0; } array[v][b]=org[v][b]; } } Does that make sense ?? org stands for original

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  • How to change active culture on Windows Phone 7

    - by Sam
    [Update] I see I need the full example to explain. In my Windows Phone 7 App, I got a page containing a TextBox bound to a Decimal "Amount": <TextBox Text="{Binding Amount,Mode=TwoWay}" InputScope="CurrencyAmount"/> The phone settings are set to German. In german localization, a value like 1234.56m would be formatted 1.234,56 (unlike the US, where it should be 1,234.56). Problem is, when I enter a value like 1.234,56 in the textbox, the content will be interpreted for US, resulting in 1.23456m, when it should have been 1234.56m. So, how do I get the binding on the WP7 to use the current phone culture instead of a generic US one? In Germany people expect to enter a colon for decimals instead of a dot.

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  • Problem while inserting data from GUI layer to database

    - by Rahul
    Hi all, I am facing problem while i am inserting new record from GUI part to database table. I have created database table Patient with id, name, age etc....id is identity primary key. My problem is while i am inserting duplicate name in table the control should go to else part, and display the message like...This name is already exits, pls try with another name... but in my coding not getting..... Here is all the code...pls somebody point me out whats wrong or how do this??? GUILayer: protected void BtnSubmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!Page.IsValid) return; int intResult = 0; string name = TxtName.Text.Trim(); int age = Convert.ToInt32(TxtAge.Text); string gender; if (RadioButtonMale.Checked) { gender = RadioButtonMale.Text; } else { gender = RadioButtonFemale.Text; } string city = DropDownListCity.SelectedItem.Value; string typeofdisease = ""; foreach (ListItem li in CheckBoxListDisease.Items) { if (li.Selected) { typeofdisease += li.Value; } } typeofdisease = typeofdisease.TrimEnd(); PatientBAL PB = new PatientBAL(); PatientProperty obj = new PatientProperty(); obj.Name = name; obj.Age = age; obj.Gender = gender; obj.City = city; obj.TypeOFDisease = typeofdisease; try { intResult = PB.ADDPatient(obj); if (intResult > 0) { lblMessage.Text = "New record inserted successfully."; TxtName.Text = string.Empty; TxtAge.Text = string.Empty; RadioButtonMale.Enabled = false; RadioButtonFemale.Enabled = false; DropDownListCity.SelectedIndex = 0; CheckBoxListDisease.SelectedIndex = 0; } else { lblMessage.Text = "Name [<b>" + TxtName.Text + "</b>] alredy exists, try another name"; } } catch (Exception ex) { lblMessage.Text = ex.Message.ToString(); } finally { obj = null; PB = null; } } BAL layer: public class PatientBAL { public int ADDPatient(PatientProperty obj) { PatientDAL pdl = new PatientDAL(); try { return pdl.InsertData(obj); } catch { throw; } finally { pdl=null; } } } DAL layer: public class PatientDAL { public string ConString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConString"].ConnectionString; public int InsertData(PatientProperty obj) { SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConString); con.Open(); SqlCommand com = new SqlCommand("LoadData",con); com.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; try { com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", obj.Name); com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Age",obj.Age); com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Gender",obj.Gender); com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@City", obj.City); com.Parameters.AddWithValue("@TypeOfDisease", obj.TypeOFDisease); return com.ExecuteNonQuery(); } catch { throw; } finally { com.Dispose(); con.Close(); } } } Property Class: public class PatientProperty { private string name; private int age; private string gender; private string city; private string typedisease; public string Name { get { return name; } set { name = value; } } public int Age { get { return age; } set { age = value; } } public string Gender { get { return gender; } set { gender = value; } } public string City { get { return city; } set { city = value; } } public string TypeOFDisease { get { return typedisease; } set { typedisease = value; } } } This is my stored Procedure: CREATE PROCEDURE LoadData ( @Name varchar(50), @Age int, @Gender char(10), @City char(10), @TypeofDisease varchar(50) ) as insert into Patient(Name, Age, Gender, City, TypeOfDisease)values(@Name,@Age, @Gender, @City, @TypeofDisease) GO

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  • How to cache code in PHP?

    - by Janis Peisenieks
    I am creating a custom form building system, which includes various tokens. These tokens are found using Regular Expressions, and depending on the type of toke, parsed. Some require simple replacement, some require cycles, and so forth. Now I know, that RegExp is quite resource and time consuming, so I would like to be able to parse the code for the form once, creating a php code, and then save the PHP code, for next uses. How would I go about doing this? So far I have only seen output caching. Is there a way to cache commands like echo and cycles like foreach()? Because of misunderstandings, I'll create an example. Unparsed template data: Thank You for Your interest, [*Title*] [*Firstname*] [*Lastname*]. Here are the details of Your order! [*KeyValuePairs*] Here is the link to Your request: [*LinkToRequest*]. Parsed template: "Thank You for Your interest, <?php echo $data->title;?> <?php echo $data->firstname;?> <?php echo $data->lastname;?>. Here are the details of Your order! <?php foreach($data->values as $key=>$value){ echo $key."-".$value }?> Here is the link to Your request: <?php echo $data->linkToRequest;?>. I would then save the parsed template, and instead of parsing the template every time, just pass the $data variable to the already parsed one, which would generate an output.

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  • assignment vs std::swap and merging and keeping duplicates in seperate object

    - by rubenvb
    Say I have two std::set<std::string>s. The first one, old_options, needs to be merged with additional options, contained in new_options. I can't just use std::merge (well, I do, but not only that) because I also check for doubles and warn the user about this accordingly. To this effect, I have void merge_options( set<string> &old_options, const set<string> &new_options ) { // find duplicates and create merged_options, a stringset containing the merged options // handle duplicated the way I want to // ... old_options = merged_options; } Is it better to use std::swap( merged_options, old_options ); or the assignment I have? Is there a better way to filter duplicates and return the merged set than consecutive calls to std::set_intersection and std::set_union to detect dupes and merge the sets? I know it's slower than one traversal and doing both at once, but these sets are small (performance is not critical) and I trust the Standard more than I trust myself.

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  • Autofac wiring question - beginner

    - by user645788
    Beginners question: Given two classes: Myclass5 and Myclass6 how can one wire up following factory method (returned as Func) such that myclass5 and myclass6 instances and IMyClass that they depend on are all retrieved via autofac (assuming that these three instances are registered). public static MyClass4 FactoryMethod(int nu) { if (nu == 1) return new MyClass5(....); if (nu == 4) return new MyClass6(....); throw new NotImplementedException(); } public abstract class MyClass4 { } public class MyClass5 : MyClass4 { public MyClass5(int nu, IMyClass a) { } } public class MyClass6 : MyClass4 { public MyClass6(int nu, IMyClass a) { } }

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  • Grabbing random object from ArrayList is not random.

    - by Isai
    I am creating a method where if you pass in a parameter of type Random, then it will return a random object. Here is basically what I am trying to do: public T choose(Random r) { int randomInt = r.nextInt(randomList.size()); // randomList is just a instance variable return randomList.get(randomInt); } The random list has this the following strings:[2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, c, c, c, a, a, a, a] Then I made a driver with the following code for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { System.out.print(rndList.choose(rnd)); // rnd is initialized as a static Random variable } However my outputs are not coming out random. I used the debugger and found out that my choose method generates an integer that is relatively low, so it will always print out either 2's or 1's but never c's or a's. I can't figure out why this is happening and help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Hot to get generic type from object type

    - by Murat
    My Classes are; class BaseClass { } class DerivedClass1 : BaseClass { } class GenericClass<T> { } class DerivedClass2 : BaseClass { GenericClass<DerivedClass1> subItem; } I want to access all fields of DerivedClass2 class. I use System.Reflection and FieldInfo.GetValue() method; Bu I cant get subItem field. FieldInfo.GetValue() method return type is "object". And I cant cast to GenericClass<DerivedClass1> or I cant get DerivedClass1 type. I try this with BaseClass BaseClass instance = FieldInfo.Getvalue(this) as GenericClass<BaseClass>; but instance is null. How to get instance with type or how to get only type?

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  • php facebook delete feeds

    - by meAtStackOverflow
    Hi there, I have manage to grab all the photos posted to my app wall. Now I am trying to add a function to my facebook app where it will delete all the feeds posted on the wall. <?php include_once 'facebook.php'; include_once 'config.php'; $feed = $facebook->api('/me/feed'); foreach($feed['data'] as $feeds) { echo "Feeds secion", "<br />"; echo $feeds["picture"], "<br />"; echo "<img src='{$feeds['picture']}' />", "<br />"; $target_path = "uploads/"; $target_path = $target_path . basename($feeds["picture"]); $content = file_get_contents($feeds["picture"]); file_put_contents($target_path, $content); } ? This is how i grab the photos and push them into my server. Please guide me on how i could delete all the feeds. I have went through some online examples but i could not figure out how to go about doing it. I kept receving errors. Thanks!

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  • parsing the output of the 'w' command?

    - by Blackbinary
    I'm writing a program which requires knowledge of the current load on the system, and the activity of any users (it's a load balancer). This is a university assignment, and I am required to use the w command. I'm having a hard time parsing this command because it is very verbose. Any suggestions on what I can do would be appreciated. This is a small part of the program, and I am free to use whatever method i like. The most condensed version of w which still has the information I require is `w -u -s -f' which produces this: 10:13:43 up 9:57, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 USER TTY IDLE WHAT fsm tty7 22:44m x-session-manager fsm pts/0 0.00s w -u -s -f So out of that, I am interested in the first number after load average and the smallest idle time (so i will need to parse them all). My background process will call w, so the fact that w is the lowest idle time will not matter (all i will see is the tty time). Do you have any ideas? Thanks (I am allowed to use alternative unix commands, like grep, if that helps).

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