BITS AND BYTES Issue 2 AY1819

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TABLEOF CONTENTS

0 1 THETEAM

0 3 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI DENT

0 7 WORDSFROM THEPAST OFFI CERS

1 5 EVENTS RECAP

0 9 WHAT I SYOUR LSCSSTORY?

0 5 WHOI S MACKY?

1 2 WHATI SI N THENOOK?

Hel l oEv er y one!

Si nc et he begi nni ng, t he pur pos e of La Sal l e Comput erSoc i et y( LSCS)i st o al l ow member st o dev el ops k i l l sandk nowl edget hatr el at et ot hei rf i el d.

For mor et han 30 y ear s ,t he or gani z at i on has c ont i nuedt opr ov i dedi f f er entoppor t uni t i est hatal l ow i t smember st obec omewel l r oundedLas al l i ans .

I tonl ys eemedl i k ey es t er daywhenwes t ar t edanew j our neywi t ht he33r dbat c hofLSCS.Butnow,t he s c hool y eari saboutt oend.Des pi t eal l t hedi f f i c ul t i es t hatwehav eenc ount er ed,wear eex t r emel ygr at ef ul t ohav ebeengi v ent heoppor t uni t yt obec omeof f i c er s ofLSCS.Thr oughoutt he hi s t or y ofLSCS,we r ememberal l t hegoodandt hebadt i mes .Wi t hev er y v i c t or yands et bac k ,t hemember sandof f i c er soft he or gani z at i onhav es uppor t edLSCS andf ort hatwe ar ev er ygr at ef ul .Thr ought hi si s s ueoft heBi t sand By t es ,wehopet oc onv eyt hatt hememor i esoft he pas ts houl dnotr es t r i c tus .Rat her ,i ts houl dpus hus t ogr owands hapet hepr es entandt hef ut ur e.

Her e' st oanot herf r ui t f uls c hooly ear !Wehopey ou enj oy r eadi ng t hi si s s ue as muc h as we had f un c r eat i ngi t .

ThePubl i c at i onCommi t t ee LSCSAY1819

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI DENT

I b e l i e v et h a tt h ef u t u r eo f t h eo r g a n i z a t i o ni sb r i g h ta s n e wl e a d e r swi l l a l wa y sr i s e a n dc o n t i n u o u s l yl e tt h e o r g a n i z a t i o ng r o w.

Si nce 1986,La Sal l e Comput erSoci et y( LSCS)has had count l ess of f i cer s.Assadasi ti s,t het i mehaspassedf ort he33r d.Goal swer e est abl i shed;meet i ngswer eset ;pr epar at i onswer edone;andpr oj ect s wer ei mpl ement ed.Nel son Mandel a once sai d,“ I tal ways seems i mpossi bl eunt i li t ’ sdone. ”Whatayeari thasbeen!Whatdoesn’ tseem possi bl el astyearwasmadepossi bl ei nj ustabl i nkofaneye.

Li vi ngyest er day’ svi si on.Fort hepast32year s,LSCShasest abl i shed count l essact i vi t i esf ori t smember sandt heCol l egeofComput erSt udi es ( CCS) .Looki ngback,Ihopet hatt hi syearwewer eabl et ocont i nuet hese pr oj ect sandwasabl et oi mpr ovei tevenf ur t her .

Set t i ngt oday’ st r end.Thi syear ,Ihopet hatIhavel i vedupt oLSCS’ l egacyandnur t ur edl eader st oser vet heor gani zat i oni nt heyear st o come.Weai medour sel vest ot r ul ypr omot emember si ncl usi vi t yt hr ough t he di f f er enti nt er act i ons.We al so hope t o expose CCS t o di f f er ent t echnol ogi esboomi ngi nt hei ndust r y .LSCS hasi mpl ement eddi f f er ent i nt er nalpr ocessest oensur et hesust ai nabi l i t yoft heor gani zat i on. omor r ow’ sl eader .Ihope we have est abl i shed a gr eat I nspi r i ng t f oundat i onf ort hef ut ur el eader soft hi sor gani zat i on.

Al l oft hi swoul dnot bepossi bl ewi t houtt heof f i cer soft heor gani zat i onwant i ngt odel i ver mor et han whati st her e al r eady .Ibel i eve t hatt he f ut ur e oft he or gani zat i oni sbr i ghtasnewl eader swi l l al waysr i seandcont i nuousl yl et t heor gani zat i ongr ow.

Iwi sht he34t hof f i cer st hebestofl ucki nt hei rupcomi ngj our neyand cont i nuet ol etLSCSshi nebr i ght l y .I t ’ snowi nyourhandsandi t ’ st i mef or yout omaket hatchange!

I thasal waysbeenapl easur et oser veyouandLSCS.

WHOI SMACKY? b yC e l i naB r i t o

Mackyi st he mascotofLa Sal l e Comput erSoci et y( LSCS)si nce 1995.

However ,i twasonl yr ecent l y( 2017)t hatMackywasr evi ved.Ther ewer e sever alyear swher ei nt hemascotwasnotbei ngut i l i zedbyLSCS.Because oft hi s,mostoft hepastandcur r entmember sdonotknow t heor i gi nsof Macky .Sowe,t hepubl i cat i oncommi t t ee,deci dedt of eat ur eanar t i cl eabout Mackyi nt heBi t sandByt est ol ear nmor eaboutt hemascot .

West ar t edof fwi t haski ngt hecur r ent of f i cer s of t he or gani zat i on about Macky .Unf or t unat el y ,nooneknewany i nf or mat i onbesi dest hati tunder wenta desi gnr evi si ondur i ng20162017.Thi s l edust oi nqui r eabouti tf r om of f i cer s t hat gr aduat ed year s ago. Sever al al umnit r i edt ohel puspi eceMacky’ s or i gi nt oget her .

Appl e’ sMaci nt oshr el easedon1984

Nat al i eQuesai dt hatMackywasdesi gnedaf t ert heMaci nt osh,whi chwas manuf act ur edbyAppl e.I twast hef i r stmassmar ketper sonal comput ert hat hadagr aphi caluseri nt er f ace,abui l t i nmoni t or ,andamouse.

Vect ori magebased ont heMaci nt osh

JasonSyTehwasal ayoutar t i stf ort hef i r steveri ssue oft heBi t sandByt esbacki n1995.Her ecal l edpl aci ng al ogot hatl ookedl i ket heMaci nt oshont hef i r sti ssue.

Headdedt hatt hel ogot heyusedl ookedsomet hi ngl i ke t he pi ct ur e on t he l ef t .Jason used Tur bo C++ t o gener at et hel ogobecausehedi dnotknowhowt ouse Cor el DRAW and Aut oCAD.Upon seei ng t he l ogo, Nat al i econf i r medt hatt hei mageont hel ef twast hel ogo t hatJayPant i g,Ant onLegaspi ,andMel Mej i aObedoza r edesi gnedci r ca20002002.

Mackywasusedsever alyear saf t eri twasr edesi gned i nt oacomput ermoni t orr emi ni scentoft heear l y2000s.

Mackywasal sogi venar msandl egs.Al t houghMacky wast he mascotofLSCS,i twasnotbei ng used f or publ i ci t ymat er i al s.

Macky’ sdesi gndur i ng t heear l y2000’ s

ByAY1617,t heexecut i veboar dofLSCSdeci dedt oupdat eMackywi t hmoder n t echnol ogi es.Theexecut i veboar dexpr essedt hatt heywant edt obr i ngback Mackyf ort hef ol l owi ngr easons: 1.Tot aket her ol eofbei ngt hespokesper sonf ort heor gani zat i on 2.Toaddper sonal i t yandaudi encei mpacti nmedi apost s 3.Toai di nbui l di ngr el at i onshi psandampl i f yemot i onalconnect i ons Thec ur r entdes i gnofMac k yi sr edes i gnedbyAl ecT an.

Mac k ynow adopt st heLSCS pal et t e( pr i mar i l ybl ue, y el l ow,andgr ey ) .Wi t hi t sf ut ur i s t i cdes i gn,Al ecT an k eptt hemoni t orf orMac k y ’ sf ac e,addedaheads et , andec hoedt hec har ac t er i s t i c sofanandr oi dorar obot .

Twov er s i onsofMac k yar emade;onewi t habody ,one wi t hout .I t shandsl ooks i mi l art oMi c k eyMous e' sand i t si c oni ct hi c key ebr owswer er et ai nedasr eques t edby t heal umni Sabr i naOngandJ ak eLac k qui as .

Cur r entdes i gnofMac k y

Mac k ywear i nga LSCSs hi r t

Si nc et hen,LSCShasbeenus i ngi tf ors omeof t he or gani z at i on’ spubl i c i t ymat er i al s .Mac k yi s not abl ypl ac edi ndi gi t alpos t er st hatpr omot et he ac t i v i t i esofLSCS.A3DMac k ywasal s oc r eat ed us i ngi l l us t r at i onboar dsf orT ec hnol ogySummi t 2018.Di f f er entv er s i onsofMac k yar emadeby t hePubl i c i t yandCr eat i v esCommi t t ee,c hangi ng i t shandsand at t i r et of i tac c or di ngl yt of i tt he t hemesofdi f f er entpos t er s .

Thehi s t or yofMac k yi sani nt er es t i ngs t or y .J as onandt heot herl ay outar t i s t s oft he1995publ i c at i onwer eunawar et hatt hel ogot heypl ac edont hef i r s t i s s ueoft heBi t sandBy t eswoul dbegi v enanameandbec omet hemas c ot ofLSCS.Fr om aMac i nt os ht oaPC moni t or ,andev ent ual l yt oar obot , Mac k yhasunder gones ev er al ev ol ut i ons .Eac hdes i gni smadet or ef l ec tt he c ur r entt r endsi nt ec hnol ogybyt he des i gner s ’per s pec t i v e.Al t hough t he c r eat i onoft heor gani z at i on’ smas c oti sac c i dent al ,Mac k y ’ sl ongev i t yand i mpac ts howst hati thasas pec i al pl ac ei nt hehear t sofbot ht heol dandnew member soft heor gani z at i on.

T E S T I M O N I A L SF R O M T H EP A S TO F F I C E R S

KYLECHUA Vi c eP e s i de nt-Uni v e r s i t yRe l aons Commie eAY 1718

Wh a t ’ s y o u r mo s t me mo r a b l e e x p e r i e n c e i n LSCS?

Asaf or me rL aS a l l eComput e rS oc i e t y ( L S CS )offic e rwho s e r v e d unde rt he Uni v e r s i t y Re l aons Commie e f or a l mos tmy e nr ec ol l e g el i f e ,If e e l pr i v i l e g e d t o wor k on v a r i ous pa r t ne r s hi psa ndpr oj e c t swi t hdi ffe r e nt or g a ni z aons . My mos t me mor a bl e e x pe r i e nc ei nL S CSwoul dbeor g a ni z i ng t heNe x tBi gT hi ng .I twa sa ni nnov aon e v e nti npa r t ne r s hi pwi t ht heComput e r S t udi e sGov e r nme nt( CS G)a ndS a ms ung t ha ta i me dt os howc a s et he br i l l i a nt mi ndsofCol l e g eofComput e rS t udi e s ( CCS )s t ude nt s .

Al t houg ht hi swa soneof t hemos tc ha l l e ng i ngpr oj e c t s , i twa ssl l as uc c e s s .T hel e a r ni ng swepi c k e dup f r om t hi se x pe r i e nc ewe r epr i c e l e s s .F or me ,t hee v e ntwa st r ul ys pe c i a la si t e ng a g e ds t ude nt si nt oa ppl y i ng wha t t he yl e a r ni nc l a s st oc r e a t ei mpa c ul t e c hnol og i e sa ndi mpr ov et hes oc i e t y , a dhe r i ngt oL S CS ’mi s s i onofi ns pi r i ng t omor r ow’ sl e a de r s .

Mymos tme mor a bl ee x pe r i e nc ei n L S CSwa sdur i ngT e c hnol og yS ummi t 2016.I twa s my fir s tma r k e ng e x pe r i e nc e , a ndy e twewe r ea bl et o g a t he rs e v e r a ls pons or sf or t he e v e nt .I tf e e l sg r e a tt os e ea s uc c e s s f ule v e nta e rmont hsof pr e pa r aon.T ha nky ouL S CSf ort hi s g r e a toppor t uni t y !

CARLGENI O Vi c ePr e s i de nt-Doc ume nt aons AY 1718

KYL EAL THEASANTOS E x e c uv eVi c ePr e s i de ntf orE x t e r na l s AY 1718

T hemos tme mor a bl ee x pe r i e nc ei n L S CSi sbe angt hede a dl i ne .Ine v e r i ma g i ne d my s e l fbe i ng a s t ude nt l e a de r .Ha ndl i ngal otofdoc ume nt s i st oug h. Be i ng i nv ol v e di na n or g a ni z aoni sas a c r i fic e ,buti ti s wor t ht he me a nd e ffor t .T hi s or g a ni z aong a v emea noppor t uni t y t ol e a r nf r om ot he r sa ndl e a r nmor e a boutmy s e l f . Il e a r ne d how t o ha ndl e di ffic ul t a nd s t r e s s f ul s i t uaons .Ia l s ol e a r ne d how t o i mpr ov e my ma na g e me nt a nd l e a de r s hi ps k i l l s .T hepe opl ei nL S CS a v emear e a s ont or i s ea g a i na nd g a g a i n.T hi sor g a ni z aon ma de me me e tal otofg r e a tpe opl e ,bui l d f r i e nds hi ps , a ndha v ef un.

L S CSma de abi gi mpa c ti nmyl i f e .

I woul dnotbe t hepe r s ont ha tIa mt oda yI fIdi dn’ t j oi nL S CS .

T ha nky ouL S CS .

Bef or ec ol l ege,Ibar el yc ar ed f or ex t r ac ur r i c ul arac t i v i t i es .Dur i ngt hat t i me,Ij oi nedor gani z at i ons ,s uc has Yes t o Mat h( Y2M) and Engl i s h Soc i et y ( ENGSOC) bec aus e my f r i endsi nv i t edme.Addi t i onal l y ,Ial s o j oi ned Chang Kai Shek Col l ege ( CKSC)Band s ot hatIc oul d get ex empt edi nmyMus i c , Ar t s ,Phy s i c al Educ at i on and Heal t h ( MAPEH) c l as s es .I ti snoti nher entt omet oj us t par t i c i pat e i n ex t r ac ur r i c ul ar ac t i v i t i es wi t houtany r eas on.That c hanged dur i ng my f i r s ty ear i n aus e I want ed t ot r y c ol l ege bec s omet hi ng di f f er ent . Howev er , I was n’ tabl et o at t end my Las al l i an Per s onal Ef f ec t i v enes s Pr ogr am ( LPEP) .Iwasonl yi nt r oduc edt oLa Sal l eComput erSoc i et y( LSCS) ,Peer Tut or Soc i et y ( PTS) , Comput er St udi es Gov er nment ( CSG) , and Soc i et y of Pr oac t i v e Rol e Model I ns pi r i ng T ot al Dev el opment ( SPRI NT) dur i ng t he Fr os h Conv oc at i on. Af t er t he ev ent ,I dec i ded t oj oi n SPRI NT bec aus eI l i k edhow i twaspr es ent edandt hei r ac t i v i t i es .Ial s oappl i edasamember i nLSCS.

Af t er j oi ni ng LSCS, I s aw an announc ement r egar di ng J uni or Of f i c erappl i c at i onsand t r i ed i tout .

Ther e Imetv ar i oust y pe ofpeopl e whower et her et os uppor teac hot her .

Theoppor t uni t yt obeaJ uni orOf f i c er al l owed me t o be par tofv ar i ous ac t i v i t i es , i nc l udi ng, T ec hnol ogy Summi t2014.wher eIwaspar toft he c ent r alc ommi t t ee and was abl et o l ear nt hi ngsi nhandl i ngbi gpr oj ec t s .

Thi sl etmewor kandhav ef unatt he s amet i me.Thi sex per i enc emademe wantt o head t he nex tT ec hnol ogy Summi t , whi c h I ev ent ual l y di d.

Bef or e my f r es hman y earended,I waspr omot edt ot heAs s oc i at eVi c e Pr es i dent ( AVP) f or Ac ademi c s pos i t i on and j oi ned SPRI NT .Iwas al s oawar dedt heRook i eoft heYear i nt he CCS Or gani z at i ons Awar ds Ni ght( COAN) .I tmot i v at ed me and made me want t o j oi n v ar i ous or gani z at i onswher e Ic an hone my l eader s hi ps k i l l s .

I nmys ophomor ey ear ,Ir i s k edt ak i ng ex t er nal c ommi t t ee pos i t i ons i n di f f er entor gani z at i ons t ol ear n and ex per i enc es omet hi ng new.Iwas

AVPf orUni v er s i t yRel at i onsi nLSCS, AVP f orSoc i oCi v i ci n SPRI NT ,and Vi c eChai r per s onf orComput erBat c h 2018 ( CATCH2T18) .Fur t her mor e,I want ed t o hel p outt hos e who ar e hav i ng di f f i c ul t yi nt hei rc omput er s ubj ec t ss o Ial s ot ookt ut orr ol ei n PTS.J uggl i ng t he r es pons i bi l i t i esof t hes e pos i t i ons was di f f i c ul ts i nc eI was one of T ec hnol ogy Summi t 2016’ spr oj ec theads .ButIwasabl e t ogot hr oughi twi t ht hehel pofmy f r i ends and or gmat es . The upper bat c hof f i c er sofLSCS andSPRI NT al s o gav e me adv i c es i n handl i ng pr oj ec tmanagement .

WhenIr eac hedmyj uni ory ear ,Iwas pr omot edast heVi c ePr es i dent( VP) f orAc ademi c si nLSCSandc ont i nued bei ngat ut ori nPTS.Idec i dednott o j oi nanygov er nmentr el at edpos i t i on bec aus e I di dn’ tl i k e t he wor k env i r onment .I ns t ead,It ookt heAVP f orLi nk agespos i t i oni nMat hemat i c s Ci r c l e( MC) .Atf i r s t ,Idi dn’ tf eelany di f f i c ul t ybal anc i ngbot hVP andAVP pos i t i ons .

Ast i mewentby ,i ts t ar t edt o gethar der ,butnott ot hepoi ntwher eI c an’ t handl e i t . Thank s t o my t r us t wor t hy of f i c er sl at eron,Iev en ac c ept ed t he pos i t i on and r es pons i bi l i t i es of t he Di r ec t or f or Fi nanc e i n Mi c r os of t St udent Communi t y( MSC)t ot es twhet herI c anhandl emor ewhi l ebal anc i ngmy gr adesandot herr es pons i bi l i t i es .The y earended wel land Ir ec ei v ed t he awar dsCCSSt udentoft heYear2017 dur i ngCOAN. I n my s eni or y ear ,It ook t he

BENSON POLI CAN For merPr esi dentAY1718

r es pons i bi l i t i esofbei ngt hePr es i dent i nLSCS,c ont i nuedbei ngt heDi r ec t or f orFi nanc ei n MSC,and a t ut ori n PTS.Thi ngsdi dn’ tr eal l ys t ar ts owel l dur i ng my t i me as t he pr es i dent .

Des pi t et hat ,t heunwav er i ngr es ol v e and ef f or t soft he of f i c er sl ed ust o kt ot he t op t en get t i ng LSCS bac or gani z at i ons ofCounc i lofSt udent Or gani z at i ons ( CSO) af t er many y ear s .Idonotr egr ett hej our neyt hatI t ookbec aus eIl ear nedal otf r om i t .

Gr aduat i ng wi t h a honor s whi l e s er v i ng or gani z at i ons and ot her s t udent s ar e my gr eat es t ac c ompl i s hment si nc ol l ege.

JONATHAN GO Ex ec ut i v eVi c ePr es i dent f orI nt er nal sAY1819

Atf i r s t ,Iwasabl et oj oi neLSCS andappl i edasaJ uni orOf f i c eri n my2ndy earbec aus eI hadal ot of f r eet i me.Il ear nedabouthow t o i mpr ov emy s el ft obeal eader ,as wel las t he pr oc es s es i n LSCS. At ert heJ uni orOf f i c erpr ogr am,I et omeetnew peopl eand wasabl gai nmor ef r i ends .

Onmyf i nalt er m,anoppor t uni t y was opened and Ibec ame t he Vi c ePr es i dentf orSoc i oCi v i cand i mpl ement edapr oj ec ts uc c es s f ul l y .

On my 4t hy ear i nc ol l ege, I bec ame t he Ex t er nal Vi c e Pr es i dentf orI nt er nal s ofLSCS. Al t hought her e’ sal otofwor k ,Iam abl et odoi twi t ht hehel pofour es i dentandVPst hatar eunder Byt he t i me Iwasa 3r dy eari n Pr heI nt er nal sc ommi t t ee.Il ear ned c ol l ege,Iappl i edandbec amean t o bet t ermanage a l otof of f i c eri nLSCS.Ihandl edpr oj ec t s how t e and how t o bal anc e my and t r i ed my bes tt o do t he peopl ademi c sandor gani z at i onwor k . nec es s ar y wor k as an of f i c er .I ac al s o went t o ac t i v i t i es t hat wer ehos t edbyot herc ommi t t ees .

byCel i naBr i t o The s t udent ’ s nook ,al s oc al l ed as t he nookf ors hor t ,i st hedes i gnat edof f i c eof s ev er alor gani z at i ons oft he Col l ege of Comput er St udi es ( CCS) . Thes e or gani z at i onsar et heLaSal l eComput er Soc i et y( LSCS) ,t heSoc i et yofPr oac t i v e Rol eModel sI Ns pi r i ngT ot al Dev el opment ( SPRI NT) , t he Comput er St udi es Gov er nment ( CSG) , and t he Bat c h Gov er nment s .Thenooki sl oc at edatt he f i r s tf l ooroft heGok ongweiBui l di ng.I ti s t he r oom on r i ght s i de of t he Agno ent r anc e oft he bui l di ng.The nook i s pr i mar i l y us ed f ors t or i ng or gani z at i on r el at eddoc ument sandhol di ngmeet i ngs .

Al t hought henookhasbeenar oundf ora l ongt i me,s ev er als t udent shav enoi dea what c an be s een i ns i de t he nook .

Bec aus eoft hi swewoul dbes howi nga gl i mps e ofwhat ’ si ns i de t he pl ac et hat hel psi nt heday t odayt r ans ac t i onsoft he f f er entor gani z at i ons .T oget her ,l et ’ sf i nd di outwhat ’ si nt henooki nt hi sar t i c l e.

Ent r ancet ot he St udent ’ sNook

Compute r

Thecomput eri nt henooki susual l yusedf orwr i t i ng andedi t i ngpr eact i vi t yandpost act i vi t ydocument s.

Thecomput ercanbeusedf orot hert asksasl ong ast heyar er el at edt oor gani zat i onalmat t er s.

Pri nte r

The pr i nt eri s used t o pr i ntor gani zat i onr el at ed document s.I ti s st r i ct l y pr ohi bi t ed t o used t he pr i nt erf orper sonalr easons,whi ch i ncl udes t he pr i nt i ngofacademi cr el at edpaper s

Whi te BOARD

Thel ar gewhi t eboar dact sasamont hl ycal endar .I t shows t he di f f er ent act i vi t i es conduct ed by or gani zat i ons.The whi t eboar d al so cont ai ns t he bi r t hdaysoft heof f i cer sf ort hemont h.

BUL L E TI NBOARDS

Thebul l et i nboar dscont ai nt hedi f f er entpr ocesses andr equi r ement st hatar eneededf oreachact i vi t yt o beappr oved.

DOCUME NTRACKS

The r acks cont ai n t he di f f er ent pr eact i vi t y , post act i vi t y ,andf i nanci aldocument s.Of f i cer smay l eavet hedocument sont her acksf ori tt obesi gned byt heof f i cer si nchar geandf acul t yadvi ser s.

OF F I CESUPPL I E S

Ther ear esever alof f i cesuppl i est hatcanbef ound i nt he nook.Some oft hese ar et apes,sci ssor s, st apl er s,papercl i ps,r ul er s,pens,andmar ker s.

ARTSUPPL I E S

Thear tsuppl i esi nt henookar eusedf ormaki ng pr ops f ort he or gani zat i on’ s act i vi t i es.Some of LSCS’act i vi t i est hatneed pr opsar e Technol ogy Summi t , Of f i cer s Awar ds Ni ght , and Gener al Assembl i es.

OL DPROPS

Thr oughoutt heyear s,LSCShavecr eat eddi f f er ent ki ndsofpr ops.Tosaver esour ces,t hepr opsar e st or ed i nt he nookbecause mostofi tcoul d be r eusedf orf ut ur eevent s.Someoft hepr opst hat can be f ound i nt he nookar e:a Gol den Macky cut out ,a R2D2 cut out ,LSCS Bl ockLet t er s,and Technol ogySummi tBl ockLet t er s,andaDi gi mon PaperMache.

La Sal l e Comput er Soc i et y( LSCS) Weekwashel df r om J anuar y29,2019 t o Febr uar y 1,2019.Thr oughoutt he week ,f ourev ent st ook pl ac e.Boar d GamesNi ght ,RebootCi r c us ,Br eak out Room:Sav e Me,andAgok s t i c Ni ght .

The ai m oft hes e ev ent swast o hel p s t udent sr el i ev es t r es sandhav ef un.

Ther ewer egamess uc hasmi nidar t s , bal l oon bal anc e, and or i gami r ac e.

Ther ewer eal s of ac epai nt i ngt ot r ul y enj oyt hes pi r i toft hec i r c us .

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Br eak out Room: Sav e Me was an � es c aper oom�t hemedgameor gani z ed by a gr oup ofLSCS J uni orOf f i c er s , byCai t l i enneJuan whi c hwashel donJ anuar y31,2019.

T o pr omot ec amar ader i e bet ween t he Thegoal oft hegamewast oes c apet he Col l ege ofComput er St udi es ( CCS) r ooms and c at c ht he t r ai t ori ny our s t udent s , es pec i al l y bet ween t he gr oup.T eams wer ec ompos ed of6 di f f er ent bat c hes , LSCS hel d Boar d member s wi t h 1 oft hem bei ng t he Game Ni ghtl as tJ anuar y29,2019 at t r ai t or .Ther oomswer emadet ol ook LS315.Thi sev enti sal s o par toft he l i k e a mes s and par t i c i pant s had t o c el ebr at i on f orLSCS Week-a week r ummage t hr ough t he r oom t of i nd whi c hc ent er ed on pr omot i ng member c l uest hatc oul dhel pt hem es c apet he i nt er ac t i on. Boar d games s uc h as r ooms . Whi l et he par t i c i pant s wer e Monopol y ,Uno,Codenames ,andWhat l ook i ngf orc l uesandf i gur i ngt hi ngsout DoYouMeme?wer eav ai l abl ef ort he ac r eepybac k gr oundv i deowasbei ng at t endant st opl aywi t h.I twasdef i ni t el y pl ay ed c ont i nuous l yt o hel ps ett he ani ghtf i l l edwi t hf unf orev er y one. moodands c ar et hepar t i c i pant s .The par t i c i pant shadt os ol v et hec hal l enges i nor dert opi ec et oget hert hes t or yof t hedeat hofas t udent .I nt heendt he gr oupt hatwont hebr eak outgamewas byShyr eneChi ng c ompos ed of Haneul Ki m,Ant hony J anuar y30,2019wast hes ec ondday Mac al i nao, Dani el Bagui o, Ger y c o oft he c el ebr at i on oft he LSCS week . Di oni s i o,Mar c Nel s i t o Ti bur c i o,and The t heme f orday t wo was Reboot Ys abel l eChen.

Ci r c us ,s i mi l art oac i r c usbutes pec i al l y c r af t ed t o be LSCS s t y l e. Mul t i pl e boot hs hav e been pl ac ed i n t he Gok ongwei Lobbyf ors t udent st oenj oy .

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Tocul mi nat eLSCSweek,Juni orOf f i cer ( JO)Tr ai nee gr oup 5 host edAgokst i c Ni ght . Per f or mer s i ncl ude I sabel Def ensor ,Met hDeLaCer na&Nat assi a Val er i o, Rober t Gant uangco, Ni col e Vi l l a,Al f onso Secuya & Sar ah Abad, Mar coGabr i elGut i er r ez,Al vi nEst r el l a, i l i ,Mi chael l aVi l l ar t a,t he JoshuaManal Wi l der nessPack,PopTr i o,Domi ni que Di maano,Mar i ahOl i ver os,JohnHenr y Cagaoan,Cai l eeFavor ,Dani elBagui o, and Bi anca Benedi ct os& John Henr y Cagaoan. Some sang wel l known songs, whi l e ot her s per f or med t hei r or i gi nal songs. The event was concl udedwi t hadanceper f or manceby t he JO gr oup al ong wi t h some f el l ow LSCSof f i cer s.Thechi l l vi besbr oughtt o usbyAgokst i cni ghtwasagr eatwayt o endt het hr i l l f i l l edLSCSweek.

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Code i tt o Wi ni t , a pr ogr ammi ng c ompet i t i on or gani z ed by J uni or Of f i c er sf r om t he La Sal l e Comput er Soc i et y( LSCS) ,washel dl as tFebr uar y 8,2019atr ooms202and302Aoft he Gok ongweibui l di ng.The c ompet i t i on was ex c l us i v e t o f r os h s t udent s .

Ac c or di ng t o Ant oni o Sot el o I I I , c oor gani z er ,“ Sot hatt hepl ay i ngl ev el i s equal ,we dec i ded t hatt he ev ent Par t i c i pantt r y i ngt os ol v eagi v enpr obl em woul d onl y be open f or f i r s ty ear gor i t hm i s needed t oc ompl et et he s t udent sandonl yl es s onsi nCwoul dbe al t as k . For t hi s ev ent ,y ou need t o i nc l uded. ” under s t and t he c ode of y our eammat es .T oc ompl et et heent i r et as k , Unl i k eot herpr ogr ammi ngc ompet i t i ons , t our eal l yhav et ol eav ec omment si n Codei tt oWi ni t ,t hepar t i c i pant smus t y ourc ode.You and y ourt eammat es t ak e t ur ns i n c r eat i ng 3 di f f er ent y oul d al s o t al k about what t o do pr ogr ams .Thet wi s ti st hatt heyar enot c or ehand.I fnot ,i twoul d be r eal l y al l owed t o t al k ot her t han us i ng bef mpos s i bl et o mer ge t he s ubdi v i ded c omment si nDev C++.Thepar t i c i pant s i odesi nt oone, ”s ai dJ os ephLeonar d ar egi v enonl y10mi nut est odi s c us st he c toft eam Wal kI ns . ogr ams .The par t c i pant ss t ar t ed Lee,par 3 pr c odi ngonebyone.

T os ol v et hepr obl em er al l ,t heev entwasahuges uc c es s 1,t hey wer e gi v en 3 mi nut es ,whi l e Ov twas r eal l ys omet hi ng di f f er ent t her ewer e5and7mi nut esf orpr obl ems and i han t he us ual pr ogr ammi ng 2and3r es pec t i v el y .Thet eam wi t ht he t ompet i t i onshel d.St udent snotonl yget f as t es tt i met of i ni s hal l 3pogr amswi ns . c t os howof ft hei rpr ogr ammi ngs k i l l s ,but hei rt eamwor k and c ommuni c at i on “ Theev entwasv er yc hal l engi ng,butat t k i l l saswel l . s ome poi nt y ou’ l l under s t and what s

FRESHTALENT FROM FROSHI ES byTr i s haPel agi o

Col l ege l i f es eems t o be f i l l ed wi t h ac ademi cr es pons i bi l i t i es .I tal mos t f eel sl i k et he s t udent s ar e dr i f t i ng away f r om t hei rown i nt er es t s and bei ng engul f ed by ex pec t at i ons .

Howev er ,i t ’ s ni c et o be away f r om c odi ng at t i mes and ex pr es s our s el v est hr oughdi f f er entf or ms .

Wi t ht he s mel lof f r es hl yc ook ed popc or n,s t udent sf el tl i k eent er i nga t heat r ehous e;al t houghi twasj us ti n Andr ew 18t h. I t was pr ef ec tf or pr ogr ams of s howc as i ng v ar i ous t al ent s .Thepr ogr am washos t edby Leanne Loy ol a and Mar c Gonz al es wi t ht hei rener get i cand ent hus i as t i c per s onal i t i es ,t he c r owd was nev er bor ed. The pr ay er was l ed by Rebec al y n Lao. The j udges wer e c ompos ed of Sean Par agas ( Ex ec ut i v e Sec r et ar y ofLSCS) ,Sai Manal i l i( Vi c e Pr es i dentofPubl i c i t y andCr eat i v esofLSCSandoneoft he c hampi ons of EmpowHer ) , and

J onat hanGo( Ex ec ut i v ePr es i dentof I nt er nalAf f ai r s ) .I twasr ev eal edt hat t her ewer e100pes osSmar tl oadt o begi v enawayt hr oughoutt heev ent , whi c hbr oughtmor ehy pe.

The f i r s t per f or manc e was by Met hus el ahDel aCer naf r om Bl oc k1.

He s ang “ Wag Ka Nang Umi y ak , ” t ouc hi ngt hehear t soft heaudi enc e.

Thi swasf ol l owedbyt heSYS Cr ew whogl eef ul l ydanc edt oar emi xf ul lof moder ns ongs ,s uc has“ I gni t i on”and “ Mau. ”Af t er war ds ,t heaudi enc ewer e ent er t ai ned by an i nt er mi s s i on number of Mar c Gonz al es , who danc edt ot het uneof“ T ak i T ak i . ” Thepr ogr am r es umedwi t hChr i s t i an T an, ent er i ng t he s t age wi t h an as t oni s hi ngbeat boxt al ent .Thi swas f ol l owed by a mi ndbl owi ng magi c per f or manc e by Cami l l e Cay wi t h s ome c ar d t r i c k s .An i nt er mi s s i on danc e number by Pr i s t i ne Chua.

The audi enc e wer e t hen s er enaded

by Al y s s on Si l v er i o’ sangel i cv oi c e.She s ang “ Mak e You FeelMy Lov e” and t he audi enc e ev ent ual l yl i tt hei rf l as hl i ght s t oex pr es st hei rappr ec i at i on f ort heper f or manc e.Fi nal l y , t he ac ous t i c duo s wi t c hed t hi ngs up by r eques t i ng f or t he audi enc e par t i c i pat i on whi c hmadet heaudi enc ego wi l d.Theys ang“ Dar kTi mes ” whi c hwasaper f ec twayof endi ngt heni ght .

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Thet hi r dpl ac eroft hec ompet i t i oni sMet hus el ahDel aCer na,t hes ec ondpl ac er i sMar t i nMur i l l oandt hec hampi oni sCami l l eCay .

Theywon300,500,and1000 pes osr es pec t i v el y .

Ov er al lt heev entwasahuges uc c es s .I twasagr eatav enuet odi s c ov ert he hi dden gemsofCCS,and t or el axaf t era l ong week .Thi sev enthad t he audi enc ebeggi ngf ormor e.Hopef ul l yi nt henex tf ewy ear s ,ev ent ss uc hast hi s c oul dbear r angedt opr ov i deav enuesf ort al ent edpeopl ei nt heUni v er s i t y .

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Las tMar c h 30,2019,s t udent s enj oy ed a f unf i l l ed game of v ol l ey bal landbas k et bal latt heGok sCup2019.Hel datt he7t h f l oorofEnr i que Raz on Spor t s Cent er ,a t ot alof5 t eams par t i c i pat edi nt hev ol l ey bal lt our namentandat ot alof12t eams par t i c i pat edi nt hebas k et bal l .

The days t ar t ed of fwi t h a pr ay er .The t hr ee gameswer e al l domi nat edbyT eam CCSBOMBSMASHERS,baggi ngt hef i r s t pl ac e.Af t era1hourl unc hbr eak ,t heex c i t ementc ont i nuedas t he bas k et bal lgame began.El ev en gameswer e hel d.Al lt he t eamsgav et hei rbes tt or i s eont op;buti nt heendwaswonov er byBOLERSwi t ht hei r40r ec or d.

I nani nt er v i ew wi t honeoft hepr oj ec theads ,Nok iT opac i o,he s ai dt hatt her ewer es t r uggl eswi t ht hepr epar at i onbuti twas f ul f i l l i ngbec aus ehel ear nedal otf r om t heex per i enc e.Hes aw t hatt hepar t i c i pant senj oy edt hems el v es ,hadgoodc amar ader i e and s por t s mans hi p.“ I t ' sal way sa good t i me t os pend a day hav i ngf unwi t hot herpeopl ef r om y ourc ol l ege, �headded.

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Go f i s hi ng i n Fi s hy Fi s h,wac ks ome mol esi nGuac amol ey ,ordel i v erwat ert o t her es i dent sofMet r oMani l ai nWat AR. Thes ear ej us ts omeoft hegamesmade bys t udent sofARVRDEV f ort hei rf i nal pr oj ec t .On Apr i l35,2019,t he DLSU Gr aphi c s , Ani mat i on, Mul t i medi a, Ent er t ai nment ( GAME) Lab, i n par t ner s hi p wi t h La Sal l e Comput er Soc i et y( LSCS) , hos t ed See Bey ond Real i t y :ARVRDEV Showc as e.I twasan ev ent wher e s t udent s of ARVRDEV, t aughtbyMr .Nei l Del Gal l egos howc as ed t hei rf i nal pr oj ec t s .

Theev entt ookpl ac ei n ongwei l obbyf ort heT af tCampus , t heGok andont he2ndf l oor ,Mi l agr osDel Ros ar i o Bui l di ngf ort heSc i enc eandT ec hnol ogy Compl ex( STC)c ampus .

Theaugment edr eal i t yappswer emade f r om t he game engi ne Uni t y ,and wer e depl oy edi namobi l ephone.Thev ar i ous t hemesoft hegamesi nt heex hi bi tv ar y dr as t i c al l y .Gamesl i k eFi s hyFi s handYou Can( NOT)Ov er c omer equi r edt hepl ay er t omov et hei rphonear oundt opl ayt he ng on a mar k er or a game, dependi phy s i c al obj ec tt hatt hec amer ahast of i nd t or endert hegames c ene.

On t he ot her hand, games l i k e Guac amol e, J et pac k Far mer s ,Agai ns t t he Cr ows r equi r ed t he pl ay ert o onl y poi ntt hephoneatt hemar k ert opl ayt he

game. Las t l y ,games l i k e Shut t erand Met eor Smas hr equi r ed t he pl ay er t o mov e ar ound, but di d not r equi r ea mar k er .

Notal lappsont heex hi bi twer egames .

One uni que app f r om t he ex hi bi tc al l ed I mpr es s Me,c oul dl ety ou pl ac e 3D obj ec t sont hes c eneandr endert hem t oa s pec i f i c ar ts t y l e.Thi ss howed t hatt he i mpl ement at i onofVi r t ualandAugment ed r eal i t yar enotl i mi t edt ogames .

See Bey ond Real i t y : ARVRDEV Showc as e was notonl yc onduc t ed t o s how t het hi ngofVi r t ualandAugment ed Real i t yi nt hef or m ofmobi l eapps .The v ar y i ngt hemesoft heappsex hi bi t edt he di f f er entt ec hnol ogi c alf eat ur est hatc an beus edwhenc r eat i nganAR/ VRappand s howc as ed t he t al ent of our CCS s t udent s .

Ex hi bi t or sf r om t heSTCCampus

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SPARK i sanannualt echnol ogycamp or gani zed by La Sal l e Comput er Soci et y( LSCS) .The eventai ms t o exposeseni orhi ghschoolst udent st o t he di f f er entar eas ofcomput i ng by at t endi ng har dwar e,sof t war e,and I T busi nesspr ocessr el at edwor kshops.At t heendoft hewor kshopsessi ons,t he st udent swi l l par t i ci pat ei nacompet i t i on wher et hey wi l ldemonst r at e pr obl em sol vi ng,t echni cal ,and cr eat i ve ski l l s t hat t hey have l ear ned f r om t he wor kshops.

Thi s year ,SPARK 2019 was hel d on Apr i l25-27andApr i l29-30.LSCS par t ner edwi t hCOSCA’ sOper at i onBi g Br ot herPr ogr am f ort he10par t i ci pat i ng school st hi s year .Each schoolwas r epr esent edby3st udent sandacoach.

The school st hat par t i ci pat ed wer e: Cayet ano Ar el l ano Hi gh School , Fl or ent i noTor r esHi ghSchool ,Gr egor i o Per f ect o Hi gh School ,Jose P.Laur el Hi gh School , ManuelAr aul l o Hi gh School , Mandal uyong Hi gh School , ManuelRoxas Hi gh School , Mani l a Sci ence Hi gh School , Ramon MagsaysayHi ghSchool ,andVi ct or i no MapaHi ghSchool .

Fort hef i r stdayofSPARK2019,abr i ef or i ent at i on aboutt he event s and i t s obj ect i veswasgi ven.I n addi t i on,t he speaker sgaveanover vi ew aboutt he degr ee pr ogr ams t hatt he Col l ege of Comput erSt udi es( CCS)havet oof f er .

Thest udentor gani zat i onsunderCCS wer eal soi nt r oducedt ot hepar t i ci pant s.

Tohel pt hepar t i ci pant sadaptt ot hei r cur r ent envi r onment ,t he or gani zer s t our ed t he par t i ci pant s ar ound t he Mani l a campus and showcased t he di f f er entst udi esconduct edbyt heCCS r esear chl abs.

Par t ci pant sdur i ngt he embeddedsyst mswor kshop

SPARK 2019par t i ci pant satt heDeLaSal l eUni ver si t ySci enceandTechnol ogyCompl ex

Ont hes ec ondday ,t hepar t i c i pant shad t wo k i nds of wor k s hops : game dev el opmentand ar t i f i c i ali nt el l i genc e.

Wor k s hopsaboutembeddeds y s t ems , net wor k i ng,andus erex per i enc ewer e c onduc t ed on t he t hi r d day . An or i ent at i on about t he c ul mi nat i ng s o hel d.Thi sy ear ,t he ac t i v i t y was al t eams wer ec hal l enged wi t h an I T s ol ut i onsCas eChal l enge. Thet heme oft he c hal l enge was :“ I CT Sol ut i ons wi t hSoc i alRel ev anc e. �Thef our t hday oft heev entwasdedi c at edt ohel pt he t eamsc omeupwi t has ol ut i onf ort he ul t yands t udentment or s c hal l enge.Fac wer eal s opr es entont hef our t hdayt o ai d t he t eams i n pol i s hi ng t hei r s ol ut i ons .

Eac ht eam pr es ent edt hei rs ol ut i ont o t hej udgesont hel as tdayoft heev ent .

Thei rs ol ut i onswer e ev al uat ed bas ed on 6 c at egor i es : s t r uc t ur e and or gani z at i on, or i gi nal i t y , pr es ent at i on, c r eat i v i t y , f eas i bi l i t y , and s oc i al r el ev anc e.The s ol ut i on ofeac ht eam v ar i edf r om oneanot her .Somet ac k l ed pr obl emsabouts us t ai nabl eagr i c ul t ur e andhow i tc oul dbeac hi ev edt hr ough

t hei ri dea.Ot her spr es ent edanappt hat woul d gi v et i ps and gui del i nes about whatt o do dur i ng a nat ur alc al ami t y .

Anot hert eam s howed t he benef i t sof hav i nganal l i noneapp.Theappwoul d al l ow i ndi v i dual st o do t he f ol l owi ng: wat c hv i deos ,l i s t en t o mus i c , get di r ec t i onswhi l et r av el i ng,andmes s age ands oc i al i z ewi t hot her s .

Af t eral l t het eamshav epr es ent edt hei r s ol ut i ons ,t het hr eej udgesc ol l at edt he s c or esofeac ht eam.The t hi r d pl ac e wentt oT eamQuadr i f ogl i of r om Mani l a Sc i enc e Hi gh Sc hool ,s ec ond pl ac e wentt oT eam Laur elf r om J os e P. Laur elHi ghSc hool ,andt hef i r s tpl ac e wentt oT eam Mons ayYout hWar dens f r om RamonMags ay s ayHi ghSc hool .

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Uni v er s i t ys t udent sc ons t ant l yf oc uson ac ademi cr el at edac t i v i t i es .Bec aus eof t hi s ,s t udent st end t o negl ec tt hei r i nt er per s onal and s pi r i t ual dev el opment .Wi t ht hi si nmi nd,LaSal l e Comput er Soc i et y( LSCS) or gani z ed Camp S. A. W. I . , an ov er ni ght t eam bui l di ng ev entt hatwoul d pr ov i de an av enuef ors t udent st obui l df r i ends hi p among t he member s .The ev ental s o ai mst ohel ps t udent sunwi ndandhav e f un.

CampS. A. W. I .2019washel donMay 17-19att heDeLaSal l eUni v er s i t y Sc i enc e and T ec hnol ogy Compl ex ( STC) .Thepar t i c i pant smetupatt he Mani l ac ampusandpr oc eededt ot ak ea v an t o STC.Upon ar r i v i ng att hei r des t i nat i on,t hepar t i c i pant swer egi v en t i met os et t l edown.Ont hef i r s tdayof t heev ent ,t hepar t i c i pant spl ay edal ot of games . For t he games , t he par t i c i pant swer edi v i dedi nt o6t eams .

Thef i r s tt as kf ort hepar t i c i pant swast o c r eat eac heerf ort hei rt eam.Eac ht eam wasal s ogi v en2eggst hatt heymus t dec or at e. Anot her game t hat t hey pl ay ed was dodgebal l . Af t er war ds , ev er y one had l unc h t oget her . The par t i c i pant st hen t r ans f er r ed t o t he

c ov er ed c our tt o pl ayanot hergame.

Fort hi sgame,al lt hemember soft he t eam wi l lbebl i ndf ol dedandt heymus t f i ndt hei rt eam bys hout i ngt hei rt eam c heer .

Thet eam wi t ht hemos tmember s gr oupedt oget heratt heendoft hegame wi ns . Af t er war ds , t he par t i c i pant s pl ay edul t i mat ef r i s beeandbas k et bal l .

Theyal s o par t i c i pat ed i nar el ayr ac e andawat erbal l oonf i ght .

Thepar t i c i pant swer edi v i dedi nt ot wo gr oups .Onehal fwoul dc ookf oodwhi l e

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t he ot herhal fwoul ds etup t he t ent s .

When t he as s i gned t as k s wer e ac c ompl i s hed,ev er y oneat edi nnerand had a l i v el yc onv er s at i on wi t h one anot her .Bef or e goi ng t os l eep,t he par t i c i pant s pl ay ed t he l as tgame i n whi c h t hey r eenac t ed s c enes f r om mov i es .Att he end oft he game,t he t eam wi t ht he hi ghes t poi nt s wer e awar ded.

Af t eronewhol edayf i l l edwi t h f un and pl ay i ng games , s ome par t i c i pant s pl ay ed boar d games and wat c hed mov i es whi l e ot her ss i mpl y c onv er s edwi t honeanot her .Onc et he par t i c i pant sf el tt hati twast i met oc al li t ani ght ,t heys l eptatt het ent st hatt hey hav es etupear l i er .

Ont henex tday ,t hepar t i c i pant swer e gi v enanopt i ont ot ourt hec ampusort o s t ay bac k and r es t .Af t er war ds ,t he par t i c i pant s pac k ed t hei rt hi ngs and hel ped i n r emov i ng t he t ent s .T o r emembert heCampS. A. W. I 2019,a gr oup phot o wast ak en.Bef or e goi ng bac khome,t hepar t i c i pant shadbr unc h t oget herandbondedwi t heac hot her .

Thr ough Camp S. A. W. I . ,memberof LSCS wer e abl et o meetnew peopl e ands t r engt hent hebondbet weent he member s .Al t hough t he ev ent onl y l as t edf or2day s ,ev er y onehadal otof f un and al ong wi t hi t ,new memor i es wer emade.

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T ec hnol ogySummi ti san annualev ent t hatai mst ohi ghl i ghtt hel at es tt r endsand i nnov at i ons i nt ec hnol ogy . The ev ent r eac hesoutt opeopl et hathav eapas s i on f ort ec hnol ogy .Thr ought heev ent ,t her e woul d be ex hi bi t s wher e par t i c i pant s woul dbeabl et oi nt er ac twi t ht hel at es t emi nar s wher e t ec hnol ogy and s pr of es s i onal s woul d s har e t hei r ex per i enc ei nt hei rf i el d.

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