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This Day in History 2005: Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast
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var s_account="aehistory,aetnglobal";
/*************************************************************************
This code is from Dynamic Web Coding at www.dyn-web.com
Copyright 2001-4 by Sharon Paine
See Terms of Use at www.dyn-web.com/bus/terms.html
regarding conditions under which you may use this code.
This notice must be retained in the code as is!
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function initScrollLayer() {
// arguments: id of layer containing scrolling layers (clipped layer), id of layer to scroll,
// if horizontal scrolling, id of element containing scrolling content (table?)
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// arguments: dragBar id, track id, axis ("v" or "h"), x offset, y offset
// (x/y offsets of dragBar in track)
wndo.setUpScrollbar("dragBar", "track", "h", 1, 1);
// Read instructions if your scrolling layers are inside tables
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var BCBoxTrackingPixelLocation = "BCBoxTrackingPixelLocation";
var BCBannerTrackingPixelLocation = "BCBannerTrackingPixelLocation";
var BCVideoTrackingPixelLocation = "BCVideoTrackingPixelLocation";
var refDate = "aug29";
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var videoAdURL;
var videoTrack;
var expandedBannerClickURL;
var expandedBannerURL;
var expandedBannerTrack;
var collapsedBannerURL;
var collapsedBannerClickURL;
var collapsedBannerTrack;
var displayNameOfCurrentContent;
var ad =
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type:"videoAd", //the ad format ("videoAd")
trackStartURLs:[""], //the list of URLs to fire to track impressions when the video starts playing
videoURL:videoAdAsset, //the url to the video asset (FLV or SWF)
videoClickURL:"", //the url to launch when the video is clicked
duration:30 //the length of the video ad in seconds
};
function parseXMLObject(xmlObject)
{
// parse code for IE
if (window.ActiveXObject)
{
var doc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
doc.async="false";
doc.loadXML(xmlObject);
}
// code for every other browser
else
{
var parser=new DOMParser();
var doc=parser.parseFromString(xmlObject,"text/xml");
}
try{
expandedBanner=doc.getElementsByTagName("Box300x250")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
expandedBannerURL=doc.getElementsByTagName("Baseboard300x250ClickURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
expandedBannerTrack=doc.getElementsByTagName("Baseboard300x250TrackingURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
}
catch(e){}
try{
collapsedBannerURL=doc.getElementsByTagName("Baseboard728x90")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
collapsedBannerClickURL=doc.getElementsByTagName("Baseboard728x90ClickURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
collapsedBannerTrack=doc.getElementsByTagName("Baseboard728x90TrackingURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
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videoAdAsset=doc.getElementsByTagName("videoURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
videoAdURL=doc.getElementsByTagName("videoClickURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
videoTrack=doc.getElementsByTagName("videoTrackingURL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
}
catch(e){}
ad.videoURL=videoAdAsset;
ad.videoClickURL=videoAdURL;
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function playAd(adXML, callback) {
// perform whatever ad actions are necessary with adXML and, when complete, fire callbackFlash(callback);
parseXMLObject( adXML );
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Received the ad information from the parse, so now we send it to the BC flash app to play as an ad
try{ callFlash("playAd", ad); }
catch(e){}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Put the expandedbanner into the box ad location (if location is available)
try{
if (typeof(expandedBannerTrack) != "undefined" && expandedBannerTrack != '') {
if((expandedBannerTrack.substr(-3, 3) == "jpg") || (expandedBannerTrack.substr(-3, 3) == "gif") ) {
document.getElementById(BCBoxTrackingPixelLocation).innerHTML='= BrightCoveVid.limit){
BrightCoveVid.completed = true;
}
}
}else
{
videoRow.appendChild(bright.getTemplateOutput());
addSpacer();
initScrollLayer();
BrightCoveVid.playList[BrightCoveVid.count] = bright.refId
BrightCoveVid.count++;
}
}
function getPlayerLineups_Result(lineups){
var testString = "tdih_"+refDate.substr(0,3);
if(BrightCoveVid.weekVids){ //Process depending on weekVids or Editor's picks
result = function(lineup,ref_id){
return(lineup.referenceId == ref_id);
}
var lineup = lineups.detect(
function(e){
return result(e, testString)}
);
}
else
{
var lineup = lineups[0];
}
for(i=0; i < lineup.videoIds.length;i++){
callFlash('fetchTitleById', lineup.videoIds[i]);
}
}
function addSpacer(){
//
var videoRow = $('videoSelections');
var td = Element.extend(document.createElement('td'));
td.addClassName("spacer");
td.innerHTML = '';
videoRow.appendChild(td);
}
function loadEditorVids(){
$('editorsVids').disable = true;
$('weekVids').disable = false;
//$('hold').removeClassName = "hold";
$('hold').className = "holdeditors";
BrightCoveVid.weekVids = false;
callFlash('loadPlayer',editorConfig);
}
function loadWeekVids(){
BrightCoveVid.weekVids = true;
$('weekVids').disable = true;
$('editorsVids').disable = false;
$('hold').className = "hold";
callFlash('loadPlayer',weekConfig);
}
function receiveBCEventInfo(eventName, type)
{
var typeToAd = "";
if (debugdiv != "") {
var currentText = document.getElementById( debugdiv ).innerHTML;
currentText='' + eventName + ' ' + typeToAd;
document.getElementById( debugdiv ).innerHTML=currentText;
}
}
function linkCode(EVNT,PRP12,PRP13,PRP14,EVR1,EVR2,EVR3,EVR7) {
//var s=s_gi(omnitureSuiteName);
s.linkTrackVars='events,prop12,prop13,prop14,eVar1,eVar2,eVar3,eVar7';
s.linkTrackEvents=EVNT;
s.events=EVNT;
s.prop12=PRP12;
s.prop13=PRP13;
s.prop14=PRP14;
s.eVar1=EVR1;
s.eVar2=EVR2;
s.eVar3=EVR3;
s.eVar7=EVR7;
s.tl(this,'o','Video Progress');
}
function createCuePoints(titleDTO) {
var finishTime = (titleDTO.length)/1000; //setting sue points can only be done in seconds
var midPointTime = finishTime/2;
receiveBCEventInfo("[Set midPointTime] " + midPointTime, "");
callFlash("addCuePoints",titleDTO.id, [{time:midPointTime,name:'50%'},{time:finishTime,name:'100%'}])
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function clearCuePoints(titleDTO) {
callFlash("clearCodeCuePoints",titleDTO.id)
}
function onCuePoint(cuePoint) {
if (cuePoint.parameters.cuePoint.name == '50%') {
receiveBCEventInfo("[Omniture:50%] " + cuePoint.parameters.cuePoint.name, "");
linkCode('event14','','','','','','',''); //ADDED FOR OMNITURE
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receiveBCEventInfo("[Omniture:100%] " + cuePoint.parameters.cuePoint.name+"", "");
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linkCode('event12','','','','','','','');
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function getCurrentTitle_Result(titleDTO) {
receiveBCEventInfo("[Omniture:ShowTitle] " + titleDTO.displayName, " ");
clearCuePoints(titleDTO);
createCuePoints(titleDTO);
videoTitle = titleDTO.displayName;
var tags = new Array();
if (titleDTO.tags != null) {
tags = titleDTO.tags;
} else {
tags[0] = "Untagged Video"
}
linkCode('event8',titleDTO.displayName,tags[0],'',titleDTO.displayName,tags[0],'','');
receiveBCEventInfo("[Omniture:Sent] ShowTitle= "+titleDTO.displayName+", Tag[0]= "+tags[0], "" );
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if (divId == "leadstory") {
document.getElementById("dividerleadstory").style.display = "block";
}
var leftnavobject = document.getElementById("leftnav");
var divlist = leftnavobject.getElementsByTagName("div");
for (x=0; x < divlist.length; x++) {
if (divlist[x].className == "articles" & divlist[x].style.display != "none") {
Effect.BlindUp(divlist[x].id);
var closeheaderid = divlist[x].id + "header";
document.getElementById(closeheaderid).className = "headerclosed";
if (divlist[x].id == "leadstory") {
document.getElementById("dividerleadstory").style.display = "none";
}
}
}
var openheaderid = divId + "header";
if (openheaderid == "leadstoryheader") {
document.getElementById(openheaderid).className = "headeropenleadstory";
}
else
{
document.getElementById(openheaderid).className = "headeropen";
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Effect.BlindDown(divId);
}
else
{
if (divId == "leadstory") {
document.getElementById("dividerleadstory").style.display = "none";
}
Effect.BlindUp(divId);
var closeheaderid = divId + "header";
document.getElementById(closeheaderid).className = "headerclosed";
}
}
function doanimationtoolbox(divId) {
if (document.getElementById(divId).style.display == 'none') {
var openheaderid = divId + "header";
document.getElementById(openheaderid).className = "headeropentoolbox";
var openheaderid = divId + "footer";
document.getElementById(openheaderid).className = "footeropentoolbox";
Effect.BlindDown(divId);
}
else
{
Effect.BlindUp(divId);
var closeheaderid = divId + "header";
document.getElementById(closeheaderid).className = "headerclosedtoolbox";
var closeheaderid = divId + "footer";
document.getElementById(closeheaderid).className = "footerclosedtoolbox";
}
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createExperience(weekConfig, 8);
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function getCategory() {
var selCat = document.getElementById('category');
var selIdx = selCat.selectedIndex;
return selCat.options[selIdx].value;
}
function gotoDate() {
var displayDate = document.getElementById('dateFrom').value;
var category = getCategory();
if (displayDate == 'mm/dd') {
return false;
}
var url = '/this-day-in-history.do?action=Landing';
url += '&displayDate=' + displayDate + '&categoryId=' + category;
//alert(url);
location.href = url;
}
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function(e){
e.observe('click',
function (evt)
{
if(!e.disable){
BrightCoveVid.resetVidCount();
while($('videoSelections').hasChildNodes()){
$('videoSelections').removeChild($('videoSelections').firstChild);
}
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