diff --git a/bin/Falcon.swc b/bin/Falcon.swc
index 90b1703..6c3a599 100644
Binary files a/bin/Falcon.swc and b/bin/Falcon.swc differ
diff --git a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLSerialDataTable.as b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLSerialDataTable.as
index 1e28e44..2c45258 100644
--- a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLSerialDataTable.as
+++ b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLSerialDataTable.as
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.core.sql.sqlSerialData
 		private var _TABLE_NAME:					String;
 		
 		// Contacts Table Columns names
-		private static const KEY_ID:		String 					= "id";
-		private static const KEY_DATA:	String 					= "data";
+    protected static const KEY_ID:		String 					= "id";
+    protected static const KEY_DATA:	String 					= "data";
 
-		private var _connection:				SQLConnection		=	null;
+		protected var _connection:				SQLConnection		=	null;
 		
 		private var _dbName:						String 					= null;
 		private var _dbPath:						File 						= null;
diff --git a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLUtils.as b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLUtils.as
index 52df98e..e409bad 100644
--- a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLUtils.as
+++ b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/core/sql/sqlSerialData/SQLUtils.as
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.core.sql.sqlSerialData
 				arr[ix].data = Serialize.stringToObject(arr[ix].data);
 			}
 			
-			
 			return arr;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/FlexImage.as b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/FlexImage.as
index da6c9a2..7ccbdef 100644
--- a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/FlexImage.as
+++ b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/FlexImage.as
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.flex
    * 
    * <ul>
    *  <li>set <code>scaleMode</code> to <code>SCALEMODE_STRECTH, SCALEMODE_LETTERBOX, SCALEMODE_ZOOM, SCALEMODE_NONE</code></li>
+   *  <li>with <code>SCALEMODE_LETTERBOX</code> works even if one dimension is specified</li>
    *  <li>set <code>_forceDisposeConcreteTexture</code> to control disposal of concrete textures</li>
    *  <li>set <code>source</code> to MrGfxManager package paths ala "packA::map", or disk path "../assets/a.png"</li>
    *  <li>set <code>color</code> to tint the image</li>
-   *  </ul>
+   * </ul>
+   * 
+   * <p/>
+   * <b>TODO:</b>
+   * <li>add alignment tools with <code>horizontalAlign/verticalAlign</code>
    * 
    * @author Tomer Shalev
    */
@@ -48,16 +53,6 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.flex
         
     private var _color:                                 int           = -1;
     
-    /**
-     * <p>a Flex comp Image container</p>
-     * <ul>
-     * <li>set <code>scaleMode</code> to <code>SCALEMODE_STRECTH, SCALEMODE_LETTERBOX, SCALEMODE_ZOOM, SCALEMODE_NONE</code></li>
-     * <li>set <code>_forceDisposeConcreteTexture</code> to control disposal of concrete textures</li>
-     * <li>set <code>source</code> to MrGfxManager package paths ala "packA::map", or disk path "../assets/a.png"</li>
-     * </ul>
-     * </p> 
-     * @author Tomer Shalev
-     */
     public function FlexImage()
     {
       super();
@@ -240,7 +235,7 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.flex
           ar                                = Math.min(arW, arH); 
           if(ar == 0)
             ar                              = Math.max(arW, arH);
-          imgW                              = _img.texture.width * ar;
+          imgW                              = _img.texture.width  * ar;
           imgH                              = _img.texture.height * ar;
           break;
         }
@@ -293,6 +288,9 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.flex
       _img.width                            = imgW;
       _img.height                           = imgH;
       
+      _img.x                                =(width  - _img.width)  * 0.5;
+      _img.y                                =(height - _img.height) * 0.5;
+      
       if(width == 0)
         width                               = imgW;
       
diff --git a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/HGroup.as b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/HGroup.as
index e616d22..5de5282 100644
--- a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/HGroup.as
+++ b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/flex/HGroup.as
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.flex
       // if width was not set, then we give the width that the children occupy
       if(width == 0) {
         explicitWidth                               = NaN;
-        var c:  Number                              = isNaN(percentHeight) ? 0 : percentWidth*relativeCalcWidthParent.width;
+        var c:  Number                              = isNaN(percentWidth) ? 0 : percentWidth*relativeCalcWidthParent.width;
         var a:  Boolean                             = setSizeInternal(Math.max(posx, c), height, false);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/utils/serialize/Serialize.as b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/utils/serialize/Serialize.as
index 16da648..cf25941 100644
--- a/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/utils/serialize/Serialize.as
+++ b/src/com/hendrix/feathers/controls/utils/serialize/Serialize.as
@@ -18,15 +18,22 @@ package com.hendrix.feathers.controls.utils.serialize
 			return Base64.encodeByteArray(ba);
 		}
 		
-		static public function objectToString(obj:Object):String
-		{
-			_byteArray.position 	= 0;
-			_byteArray.length 		= 0;
-			_byteArray.writeObject(obj);
-
-			return Base64.encodeByteArray(_byteArray);
-		}
-		
+    static public function objectToString(obj:Object):String
+    {
+      return Base64.encodeByteArray(objectToByteArray(obj));
+    }
+    
+    static public function objectToByteArray(obj:Object, $ba: ByteArray = null):ByteArray
+    {
+      var ba: ByteArray = $ba ? $ba : new ByteArray();
+      
+      ba.position 	    = 0;
+      
+      ba.writeObject(obj);
+      
+      return ba;
+    }
+    
 		static public function stringToObject(data:String):Object
 		{
 			var ba:	ByteArray = Base64.decodeToByteArray(data);