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As reported today in Washington Post. Here’s an excerpt:

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return ret.join(”);
}

function setCarouselContents(){
var paramUser = getParamUser();
var baseurl = “http://md1.washingtonpost.com”;//”http://md1.washingtonpost.com”

//The current url
var paramCurrentUrl = “&url=” + encodeURI(TWP.Data.NN.canonicalURL);//we have confirmation this is preferred over ‘href’
//test url
//var paramCurrentUrl = “&url=” + encodeURI(“/entertainment/tv/tbss-men-at-work-a-rerun-before-its-even-started/2012/05/23/gJQAcSedkU_story.html”);

var rgUrlGetRecommendedVideos = [baseurl, "/search-recommendation/videos.jsonp?callback=?", paramUser, paramCurrentUrl];
var urlGetRecommendedVideos = rgUrlGetRecommendedVideos.join(”);

$ .getJSON(urlGetRecommendedVideos, function(data) {
if(data == null || data.results == undefined || data.results == null){
return;
}

//constants – the size of images, count of items per row
var itemsPerRow = 4;
//the following five lines specify the size. Note that only those sizes automatically generated by Methode are supported.
var photoPathPrefix = “http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_172x114″;
var maxPhotoWidth = 172;
var maxPhotoHeight = 114;
var photoWidth = maxPhotoWidth + “”;
var photoHeight = maxPhotoHeight + “”;
var maxPhotoHeightpx = maxPhotoHeight + “px”;
var minPhotoWidthpx = maxPhotoWidth + “px”;
var blankImageUrl = “http://img.wpdigital.net/wp-srv/images/spacer.gif”;

var results = data.results;

//we want to only show full rows. It was decided partial rows look like an error.
var countResultsToShow = results.length = maxPhotoWidth && photo.path != undefined && photo.path != null){
photoPath = photoPathPrefix + photo.path;
}

//construct the div, by concatenating the array
var rgDiv=[''];
arrayOfHtmlDivs[i] = rgDiv.join(”);
}

var rgFinal = new Array();
var iRow = 0;
for(var i=0; i‘];
var rowStart = rgRowStart.join(”);

rgFinal.push(rowStart);
for(var j=0; j

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//$ (“#storiesConnector”).html(rowOfVideos);
var jCarousel = $ (“#recommended-videos-module”).after(htmlToSet);
//jCarousel.find(‘.carousel-control-prev’).click(function(){alert(“Clicked prev”);});
//$ (jCarousel).find(‘.carousel-control-prev’).click(function(){alert(“Clicked prev2″);});
$ (‘#btn-prev’).click(function(){
//alert(“button prev was clicked”);
//debugger;
moveCarousel(findRowContainer(this), -1);
});

$ (‘#btn-next’).click(function(){
//alert(“button next was clicked”);
//debugger;
moveCarousel(findRowContainer(this), 1);
});

});

function findRowContainer(clicked) {
return $ (clicked).parents(‘.panel.postMost’).find(‘.stories-container’);
}

function findCurrentRow(rowContainer) {
return rowContainer.children(‘.on’).first();
}

function findIndexLastRow(rowContainer){
var rowCount = rowContainer.children().length;
return rowCount == 0 ? 0 : rowCount – 1;
}

function moveCarousel(rowContainer, delta) {
//moves the carousel to the next or previous row, depending on delta
//plan:
// Find current Row
// Figure out which row-to-select
// if the row-to-select != current Row
// disable all buttons
// fade out current row
// make row-to-select the current-row
// fade in row-to-select
// enable buttons based on current-row

//find current row
var curRow = findCurrentRow(rowContainer);

var indexLastRow = findIndexLastRow(rowContainer);

//figure out row to select
var indexCurRow = parseInt(curRow.attr(“rel”));
var indexRowToSelect = indexCurRow + delta;
if(indexRowToSelect indexLastRow){
indexRowToSelect = indexLastRow;
}

//only proceed if there is a possible change
if(indexCurRow != indexRowToSelect) {
//disable all buttons
$ (‘#btn-prev’).addClass(“deactivated”);
$ (‘#btn-next’).addClass(“deactivated”);

//fade out current row
curRow.fadeOut(100, function(){

curRow.hide();
//make row-to-select the current row

//remove class ‘on’
rowContainer.children(‘.on’).removeClass(‘on’)
//add class ‘on’
var rowNext = $ (rowContainer.children()[indexRowToSelect]);
rowNext.addClass(‘on’);
//fade in the new row
rowNext.fadeIn(100, function() {
rowNext.show();

//alert(“index row to select=” + indexRowToSelect + “, indexLastRow=” + indexLastRow);
//enable buttons based on current row
var enablePrev = indexRowToSelect != 0;
var enableNext = indexRowToSelect != indexLastRow;

if(enablePrev) {
$ (‘#btn-prev’).removeClass(“deactivated”);
}
if(enableNext) {
$ (‘#btn-next’).removeClass(“deactivated”);
}
});
});
}

}
}
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