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What are they gonna put there not more freaking condos?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_14:54:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "760300872ebb8368541f2e3ad670417c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858821": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just look up and the the left a little bit.  See that beautiful collage of colors?  Ya, more of that junk.  Of course with current lending practices being curtailed a bit, it might be vacant for awhile.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_14:58:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858822": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow - that sucks! The location is really convenient and unlike some other Seattle post offices I've been to, the staff there is great.<br><br>Is the carrier annex location going to turn into a fullscale post office, or is it just that the employees will be working there?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_15:11:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "ff6495e284b81dd749924b46b91e371a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They are very nice there.  I also dig that style of post office architecture.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_15:28:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858824": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good observation bannedinDC (Bad Brains!).  In fact, I never knew they leased that building.  I always assumed it was built as a post office.<br><br>That said, it was beginning to feel like they needed more space.  The place is ALWAYS packed...has been for years.  It's a large territory to be served by such a small post office.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_15:35:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858825": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yea for more condos or townhomes!  <br>Yea for not having a post office that so many people can walk to!<br>Yea for needing to drive more places!<br><br>End sarcasm.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_15:46:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "9c98fbe8299344066aa514875dde0a29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858826": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't some of you ever get tired of whining about condos?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_15:55:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "65065007a68081ea66b657f8a9f0bc8e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858827": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "bannedinDC: why do you see those as junk?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_15:59:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "099c97fe02b131b5d55007741496ff15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ouch....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:05:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "8843a350163da2fd30b18e3e95d1846f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yup.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:07:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "099c97fe02b131b5d55007741496ff15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not being able to walk to that location IS lame. The city should advocate for a closer - in-downtown-ballard location for the new PO. <br><br>What's wrong with different color townhouses?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:13:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "11502c06bdcd11cb7a0c94d642e75706", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This really blows. Super convenient. Is there any chance they can fight it, or get their lease back at some point?<br><br>toudious: I see those as junk too. It's not that I'm anti-new homes, it's that I'm anti-generic laziness. If they're gonna be throwing up these condos / townhomes all over the place, I just wish they would have some aesthetic diversity, and then blended into the neighborhood better. Although, at this point, they ARE blending in, bc there are so many of the same looking buildings all over the place. So at this point, it's just same thing over and over and over. It's like a visual skip in the CD you're listening to... listening to.... listening to.... listening to.... listening to...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:16:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "6760e62e890123c43623240398acc8ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bad Brains forever!  (well, before HR started doing crack)<br><br>Good point John.  I have several friends who live in these monstrosities and the construction is below par.  I just prefer quality over quantity.  It seems to be a cancer that has been infiltrating this city in only the last 8 years or thereabouts.  I suspect a slow down in this disease as lending practices get a bit more sane.  No more 0% down, interest only adjustable arm, blah blah blah.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:27:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858833": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "who is the landlord? You'd think the USPS would have owned the land and bldg.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:40:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "PLEASE no more condos...they can't even sell the ones they have built, and there are still more going up....hope they can't get a loan...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:41:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Increased density should contribute to a more walkable, environmentally friendly neighborhood where you can enjoy a short walk to the post office and maybe see some of your neighbors along the way.  This is a step in the wrong direction.  I believe that the new location is in the middle of an industrial area.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:44:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "c2e06b7ecf674262ed10a9ffaa2a5c43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858836": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "bannedinDC: \"I have several friends who live in these monstrosities and the construction is below par.\"<br><br>how so? please give examples.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_16:58:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "099c97fe02b131b5d55007741496ff15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858837": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That stinks. I love walking there, and I agree that the neighborhood of Ballard deserves a post office that is not in an industrial zone. <br><br>Has any one tried the Ballard Camera \"post office\"?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:00:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b2e654e04012dd5450227cefac6a27e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858838": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sip and Ship is a great alternative to the post office...right on Market, just east of Ballard Blossom.  All the crap you need to do at the post office you can do there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:17:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858839": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How so?  Thin walls (outside noise).  Badly installed wood floors that aren't aligned with the walls (not very noticeable).  Plumbing needing major maintenance after only 1 year.  Put a candle up to the the windows and see the flame moving.  These are small things but in new construction should not be there.  I live (rent) in a house that was built in 1951.  There is no comparison.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:18:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ballard Camera has a mini post office in their store.  The current PO location is extremely convenient.  I always thought that the land that post offices were on was owned by USPS.   Yuck, the new location is way too far to walk and not in an area that feels very safe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:19:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "5aedfee3831256fce3b6531c0f8b15a7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It would be nice to have a park there.  Like THAT's gonna happen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:19:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "88845c0d0af3a352a7873e81255c97ea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That industrail zone that you speak of is dwindeling too.  Won't be so industrial when the two ballard Blocks developments dig in.<br><br>Those industries down over there must be shaking in their collective boots...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:19:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d4bc3e4bf34c070e61f709609ac4e76", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858843": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i'm sorry that your several friends made such poor purchases, but you cannot apply that experience to all new construction -those houses that you see in the background do not conform to your statements at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:22:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "099c97fe02b131b5d55007741496ff15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858844": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "leasing property to post offices is a huge tax loophole.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:30:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "3de0dfb9b4b711d69bca9f819a486d4c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obviously not all are going to be shoddy.  So buyer beware.  But even the decent ones don't have the solid bones of the house and past houses I have lived in.  Solid construction techniques, materials, and pride in craftsmanship are a rare commodity these days.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:30:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858846": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Just look up and the the left a little bit.  See that beautiful collage of colors? Ya, more of that junk.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:32:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "099c97fe02b131b5d55007741496ff15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858847": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;Badly installed wood floors that aren\u2019t aligned with the walls (not very noticeable). Plumbing needing major maintenance after only 1 year. Put a candle up to the the windows and see the flame moving. <br><br>Jeez, that sounds just like my home after 1 year in it and it was built in 1928. Add the fact that the upstairs leans south bound and the basement walls sweat like a Swede in the tropics, and you have my home. Now I happen to like this; but you know what, I respect people who don't want to deal with this and option out for a condo or new town house. It's called being tolerant. Are they are 1000% better looking than the cr*p built in this neighborhood in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Just drive down 14th ave if you need convincing.<br><br>Sadly, most Ballardites are incredibly intolerant of the choices other people make with their lives and property. It's like a community of little indignant Jerry Falwells.<br><br>&gt;&gt;&gt;Solid construction techniques, materials, and pride in craftsmanship are a rare commodity these days.<br><br>No they're not, they're expensive. Labor is expensive now in the US if you haven't noticed. Now personally I'd like to go back to the 1920s when labor was cheap, but some people might object. <br><br>You are right though, the virgin, prime rain forest trees that went into my home are rare these days but no doubt you don't support allowing clear cutting again?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_17:42:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e83380c34629ade12c1d551fd6ef7e0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To me, it's just a loss of individuality and originality. A bastardization of what architecture has become. Why would I want to have a house that looks exactly like my neighbors? I just prefer to have a little character in my abode... especially if I'm going to hock up $300k-$400k+ for it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:01:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "6760e62e890123c43623240398acc8ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858849": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I also lived in a house like that built in 1921.  Loved its quirks.  And this is a local blog where tolerance is tossed out the window for pure opinion.  Personally I can't give a rats ass to what anyone else does.  We all have to live our own lives.  I will keep my windows shuttered and peak out every once in awhile thank you!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:04:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858850": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ Ballard Girl: The landowners are some local folks who apparently also have a sizable share in Viking Bank, the Nagy Family.<br><br>Also of note: the appraised taxable value of <a href=\"http://www5.kingcounty.gov/kcgisreports/property_report.aspx?PIN=2767604675\" rel=\"nofollow\">that parcel</a> is just under $2M. I could see how they might want to do more with that land than just keep leasing it to the USPS.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:06:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "acb111c86a95ed5f297dac7710f3adbf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I bet the USPS was getting a screaming deal too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:09:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why does every comment section on this blog have to become  a debate about townhouses and/or construction? It's really tiresome.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:11:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "88845c0d0af3a352a7873e81255c97ea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Because that crap has spread like a disease in this once sleepy community.  That's why.  Don't expect it to end any time soon. ha!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:13:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858854": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NAG, pretty simple...any mention of a loss of a building or property that is then replaced by condos raises conern and conversation...it's a hot topic because we are slowly being surrounded by cranes and an overflow of condos", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:29:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BUT MY POST OFFICE BOX IS THERE!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:31:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "91119ef95ee0bdf4de411efa98ad252a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858856": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, Ballard Girl, I bet we could start an article on fingernail clippings and the comment board would find its way to condos and townhouses.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:33:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "88845c0d0af3a352a7873e81255c97ea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858857": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny you should mention that NAG.  As I was clipping my nails today, i had a bad snip, and the clipping went sailing out the open window onto the neighbors lawn.  He stepped on it, got an infection that spread to his brain and died.  Having no close family members, the bank took the property and sold it to a developer.  Guess what?  THEY ARE BUILDING A FREAKING COOKIE CUTTER 4 PLEX CONDO WITH OUTWARD FACING GARAGES ON IT.  Can you believe that?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:40:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858858": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lol. I was wondering who would be the first to do it. You win!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:41:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "88845c0d0af3a352a7873e81255c97ea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "broadbrown--<br><br>i tried sip and ship once and they marked up the price of postage stamp by 10%!  i asked the usps if they can do that, and they said yes.  convenience fee i guess.  maybe that's change since i've been there but i found that to be too much.<br><br>and if it moves to the annex, where are \"customers\" going to park.  i've had to go there to get mail and parking is a nightmare!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_18:44:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b224763672e60c289d49df2f2308025", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "2 Million for that parcel?  Who can blame the family for booting the post office and selling.<br><br>It would be nice if they built something decent there.  What ever happened to row houses, with street level porches and parking in the back?  Or better yet, no parking.  Park in the street or ride a bike or something...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_19:18:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d4bc3e4bf34c070e61f709609ac4e76", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "bannedinDC is right, much of it is shoddy construction.   Not all, but most.  But that's what's available, so people buy it.  It's all been said before...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_19:32:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a bummer. So much for doing that errand on foot. It is so convenient to walk there on the way to the bank/library/coffee. Driving to the post office sucks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_20:02:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "0660a8326eb7c203989575c455a8624b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's a true neighborhood post office.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-23_21:42:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "40d98cc1ded430e5f31d200eb4255627", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858864": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The condo crap has been a hot topic for 3-4 years.  Maybe we could care about the homeless in the area instead?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_02:03:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "a12304ca01a2c4f30691220abf027782", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858865": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is there any chance the post office could move into the retail space of one of the new condo buildings, thereby retaining walkable post office access and giving the condo building some personality?  Or would there be access issues for postal trucks?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_04:43:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "dec3879ab65653ccafe963b25ab9452e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858866": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And before the zero lot line townhouses everyone was up in arms over the skinny houses.  They look mansions now.  As for the quality of construction, the quality of new homes in some developments outside the city is not much better.<br><br>I love that post office and walk to it often.  For me, it's a bit of a hike to the place on 11th.  I hope it doesn't stay there - that building looks like a detention facility.  When it was first built, and the parking strip was left as gravel, I thought that eventually it would be landscaped with trees, etc.  You know, some civic pride.  Years later, it's still gravel.  Weeds won't even grow there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:32:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "8d212a203e5b5e73846957508b3875b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858867": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "it sounds like i am in the minority, but i don't think i ever go to the post office, but once or twice a year. <br><br>but still, i love the idea of other things that i do use within walking distance... grocery store, library, bar  *ahem*.    so i can appreciate the inconvenience to many. <br><br>i just don't know what you lot are mailing so often!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:56:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "e8b4206e6486bf43e986d39a6d376bbc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh. And good morning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:42:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858869": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Umm, it's just a post office.  I guess a few folks are bummed cuz they can't walk anymore, but it's really not far to the annex.  Take a longer walk or ride a bike.  Why are you at the post office so often anyway?  <br><br>As for the parcel, I hope they build some good-looking dense housing.  It can be done.  Single family homes are a luxury in-city, and yes, I live in one.  I know I am blessed and lucky, and if my neighbors are condo owners-welcome to the neighborhood.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:45:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d4bc3e4bf34c070e61f709609ac4e76", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858870": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know about you guys, but I go to that post office to, well, mail stuff. <br><br>And what's with all the rude, snarky name calling here on our formerly friendly neighborhood blog? I moved back here from the east coast to get away from all that.<br><br>As for the price of the \"shabby\" condos, try buying a \"well-built\" house in the city for less than half a million. We're I come from, 500k comes with room for the horse and stables (hint: not the east coast)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:04:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "0660a8326eb7c203989575c455a8624b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858871": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Personally, I use a mail service store because it's convenient.  Sure you pay a little more...about 10%.  But 10% on a book of stamps is still less than a dollar.  Parting with some pocket change is totally worth missing the hassle of getting in my car and driving to the USPS annex.<br><br>teasle, if you're going to condemn a fellow reader for generalizing...you shouldn't do the same.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:05:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858872": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Also, comparing today's shotty construction to the quirks of an old house is not apples to apples.  A house that has been sitting for 100 years is going to have some issues.  The real test will be to look at these new places in 100 years...then we'll see.  And I suspect it won't be pretty.<br><br>But who cares right?  By then you'll all have moved up and on...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:09:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858873": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "milo dakkat~ i stopped commenting on here because i would not consider this a friendly neighborhood blog.  people are rude, snarky and totally disrespectful.  unable to have a fierce conversation with differing views without getting insulting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:35:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "e9d8c6e6bf9369056f22dfff7a2a07fc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858874": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right. A lot of the stuff being torn down is the ugly stuff from the 1970's \"new ballard.\"  So now we're looking at the 2050's version of \"old ballard\" that's being built.<br><br>The good stuff remaining from 75-100 years ago has been renovated into 750k homes.<br><br>Of course the \"new ballard\" of 100 years ago involved turning Ballard into a clear-cut forest and removing the dead horse from the water supply so I guess it's all relative.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:39:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "0660a8326eb7c203989575c455a8624b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858875": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Elle--I know. I suspect it's the same folks who run me over in the Ballard Mkt. parking lot and give me an elbow check at the salad bar. What can ya do?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:42:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "0660a8326eb7c203989575c455a8624b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not sure what it matters, but I have noticed that the condos that are going up are kinda  cool looking. What I mean is that they could look alot worse! <br><br>Lets not forget about Ballard MailBox. They are friendly and local.<br><br>scty", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:53:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "c04f1865528a41cf391a5055540ec19d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh dear Ballard Girl, you are getting snarky yourself.  You put the condo dwellers on the defensive by calling for no more condos and hoping that \"they\" don't get loans to build them.  Good idea, less jobs for working Seattleites.<br><br>And yes, renting is a great option.  Until landlords sell to developers and renters are left to schlep back up to the liquor store for boxes yet again.  pOint is, don't expect to stay for long.  Owners can stay as long as they like...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:30:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d4bc3e4bf34c070e61f709609ac4e76", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858878": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've heard the old library building on 24th currently occupied by Abraxus Used Books is eventually slated to become a condominium development (don't know how accurate that info is). If those plans change for the current owner in light of current economic considerations, that might be a great building for a neighborhood post office if the postal service could get a long-term lease or possibly buy it. There is some adjacent parking and it's still in the heart of downtown Ballard. Any other possible locations to suggest before USPS plans are in stone?<br>-Kim<br>(a different Kim than kim  :-)  )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:57:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "8a5ffd9ebcae03a9f3e7a26d0ba2a95d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ballard girl is all about the snark it seems.  Nothing wrong with snark unless you are snarky and telling others not to be.<br><br>As for renters being better off... well it's better for some people but don't think you aren't paying for property tax increases and the ability to call when someone breaks.  You landlord isn't in the business to lose money of you.  He's making money off you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_23:26:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "a12304ca01a2c4f30691220abf027782", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree that every freakin' conversation on here turning into condo this - condo that is getting OLD. New Ballard.... Old Ballard... blah blah blah. <br><br>I, for one, only work in Ballard. I used to rent there and when my husband and I went to buy Ballard was NO WHERE NEAR AFFORDABLE. So.... we went to White Center. (I'm sure you're all gasping in horror that a White Center-ian is in your midst, but get over yourselves). <br><br>It's unfortunate that the post office has to move. But my office (in Ballard) ALWAYS uses Ballard Mailbox on Market. They're just fine. I understand that it is a bit further for some folks but really... how often do you REALLY need to go to the post office?! <br><br>For those don't like the condos.... DON'T BUY ONE. For those who want to buy in Ballard but can't afford the $600k for a decent house it's all they've got.<br><br>I used to dread the thought of having to move out of Ballard. But now after being gone for a bit over a year and reading all the whiney posts on here, I can't be more happy about my move.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_02:35:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "36095eaba03766def1ce1b20a135e572", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "candice, nice sentiment, good to  meet someone who can deal with reality. <br><br>the problem with the anti-condo/townhouse/yuppie  mob is they are actually the anti-people-who-are-not-like-me mob. they're intolerant. 50 years ago they would have been out writing covenants to keep certain people out of their neighborhood. the idea that people should be free to live and do what they like with their own property is alien to them. petty. jealous. intolerant.<br><br>ultimately.....losers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_09:43:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "a28e2951feea319a7de4bb9b26f9c02f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858882": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow.  Atlas is equating those who don't like all the new condos to racists.  No one ever said people should not buy these boxes.  I think some of us just think they are ugly and over done in this here neck of the woods.  It is called opinion.  You must be taking your approach from the Rove strategy book.  Nice job.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_19:35:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Just look up and the the left a little bit. See that beautiful collage of colors? Ya, more of that junk.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_19:51:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "099c97fe02b131b5d55007741496ff15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858884": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "toudios, your quoting of me does not prove any point.  Please head back to your mccain hq.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_19:58:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "292e134c8e7b2483831514f1dd3f150a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good point Banned, you'd actually have to have minorities in lilly-white Ballard to be accused of racism.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_21:12:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "c4b8eaf5ea29e175fbf9078f49ef40c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've got no problems with town homes or condos...or the people who live in them.   I've been here over 12 years, and I'm enjoying the new blood and the new life.<br><br>But I do agree that the quality (on average) of these places is sub-standard.  Shit man, if you're gonna build them, then put some thought into it and do it right.<br><br>As for the nasty attitudes, it's simply a result of the safety net that comes with anonymity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-26_00:23:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "damn, I think I spelled that word wrong again!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-26_00:28:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858888": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "boardbrown<br><br><a href=\"http://dictionary.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">dictionary.com</a> is always a good backup.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-26_12:23:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b224763672e60c289d49df2f2308025", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858889": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nina and Ballard Woman- you're right there was a bit of \"peevishness\" in my tone, and I apoligize. I must admit the over building of condos and the loss of the character of Ballard does leave me a bit on edge, and it obviously came out in my remarks....all in all I will miss the Post office in it's current location, and not miss the building of anymore condos....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_12:53:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "USPS policy (from what I understand) is to award a contract to a builder for building a post office on private land (usually owned by the builder, but any consenting landowner works)  and then lease the post office from them. Usually requiring a 25 year lease, minimum. My former father in law, owned a construction company and did this all over the southwest. He made quite a bit of money doing this. Another great example of the government wasting our money!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_13:07:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "8dca3c9feaf2eb28cccb2cbc7b251f84", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "what about all the old folks who walk to the mail because they can no longer drive?  that's sad.  i watch my elderly lady neighbor dress smartly and head up to the post office every other day or so.  it's about a 15 min. walk if your younger.  she is gone over an hour,  just enjoying her walk and the people she meets.  change is coming, is here, and it sucks.  a lot of it.  not all - but most.  all the \"cute\" small townish things are rapidly disappearing along with the ability to afford living in this town.  govt. should buy but this is too late for us.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_13:45:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "af8e81910e1408d1866b25c8e569d496", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858892": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "condos, racisim....woof, gonna miss the post office and the folks who go there, but if you take a good look, there are lots of differnt folks in Ballard....on my block alone we have an asian family a black family and  a cute a Filipino/black gay couple...just because the light shines bright on white don't let it blind you to the fact that we have a diverse group here...and they will no doubt miss the post office too", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_16:49:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858893": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think it's the condos themselves taht are the problem.  It's two things:<br><br>1) increasing our local population without increasing services at all (on or two more parks, but nothing compared to the population increase), a nicer but exact same size libary, absolutely no road improvements.  It's simply bad planning.<br><br>2) Losing the diversity of what is here.  High density living is only good if a basic set of services are around.  If the only thing here are condos and nail salons on the first floor, I might as well live in the country, because I still have to drive to buy groceries.<br><br>Keep 1 and 2 up and build all the condos you want!  The problem is no one advocates for 1 and 2.  The builders are in it for the short-term and the mayor doesn't seem competent enough to deal with it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_18:51:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "8c90475ece90f0a7e98a3824b5c76277", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This town is just giving itself over to greed and over development.  What a dump its becoming.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:12:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "6c04137146fe2938f1bf45415aca20e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So leave Tom, you won't be missed. Plenty of happy, content, tolerant people still around who are adults and  can  handle change. <br><br>Have fun in  Kent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:16:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "c4b8eaf5ea29e175fbf9078f49ef40c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858896": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Atlas (and others) - \"the problem with the anti-condo/townhouse/yuppie mob is they are actually the anti-people-who-are-not-like-me mob. they\u2019re intolerant. 50 years ago they would have been out writing covenants to keep certain people out of their neighborhood. the idea that people should be free to live and do what they like with their own property is alien to them. petty. jealous. intolerant.<br><br>ultimately\u2026..losers.\"<br><br>I find it funny that \"the anti-condo/townhouse/yuppie mob\" are being accused of intolerance.  The reason I don't appreciate the yuppies moving in is because they are usually the most intolerant types I've run across.<br><br>Case in point, the complaints about the noise on old Ballard Ave.  I am not saying there were none prior to the yuppie boom in Ballard, but there sure as heck seem to be a lot more now.  What, you didn't look around before you moved in and realize there were music venues and bars?  <br><br>I think there is equal intolerance, but the reason the members of the \"mob\" are intolerant is that these people are moving in and changing things after they knew exactly what our community was all about to begin with.  Why move somewhere you don't like and try and change it to suit you, when most of the community appreciates what we already have?  <br><br>Just sayin'.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_17:26:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "4edabdaf96067da19c4ecf5a6ed9ee9c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858897": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So Angel, what about the people who were here before you? And the people before that? Hey, let's go all the way back and ask the natives how they feel about the original European settlers moving in and changing everything to suit themselves way back when.<br><br>Oh that's right, we can't ask these questions because time and life stops for you and no one else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_19:05:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ea74ec2c6268ae0b2896187d4070275", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What exactly is a yuppie?  Are we really still using that word?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_19:22:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "5d4bc3e4bf34c070e61f709609ac4e76", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858899": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Let's examine the definition of \"yuppie\".  For those of you who don't remember, it stands for young urban professional.  The key word here is urban...which means \"of the city\".  Seattle is a city, and a pretty damn big one last time I checked.  Ballard is part of Seattle.  Thus, there are yuppies here, as there should be.<br><br>For those folks who don't like yuppies, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you're living in the wrong place.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_21:04:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's simple BB: a yuppie is someone who makes more money than I do, lives in better house, has a nicer car, takes better holidays, drinks fancy wines and smelly cheeses, and reads the New York Times while sipping his pretentious $4 coffees. <br><br>Because of these reasons, I hate them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_22:40:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "30065348768b26bab2e2aac68af65448", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yuppie is also an attitude.  i think it's the attitude we're discussing here.  because according to broadbrown, for those of us that live in ballard, yes, we would probably fit the bill of his definition.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_23:25:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b224763672e60c289d49df2f2308025", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858902": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What attitude is that? The attitude  that it was ok when our families  moved here and   changed everything to the way they wanted it, but not ok  for other people to do that now? <br><br>That's a 3 year old's attitude. It's called a tantrum.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-29_10:42:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "c4b8eaf5ea29e175fbf9078f49ef40c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858903": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is all untrue, the lease goes through another 2 years.  I'm not sure who is spreading this, but it is silly.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-30_18:42:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "18e5a17bf2a677c5c9034671f3b60339", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As for the post office- totally untrue.   This is an extremely disturbing, false and innaccurate rumor.  This blog is like mainstream media...overloaded with innaccurate and one-sided information.     <br>As for condos- welcome the change, it's not all that bad.  You'd like ultra, custom-built, high-end condos?  Then you're looking at 1mill +, and a fabulous increase in property taxes...for those of you who are homeowners.   Ever thought about how this population growth contributes positively to our City, small business owners, and overall community?  It's a scary thing called Capitalism, but it looks as if this too may be a changin'...then you'll really have something to whine about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-30_20:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "7efd24b123876e683690cf1e61ec19b5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858905": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For the owner of this site---instead of writing about rumors, you need to report on facts. This is problematic--its creating paranoia about something that is untrue.  Quite frankly, if they were to lose the lease, it would be up to the post office. And based on this, if they were to pull out early due to these \"rumors\", if I were the landlord, I would sue you for damages.  <br><br>I'm so tired of people \"reporting\" on things in our country and our neighborhoods without any facts whatsoever.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-30_21:52:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "b80bfc6f99c29ff4aa8f1bb8b0e7b67c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "news reader......<br><br>your source?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-31_12:00:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b224763672e60c289d49df2f2308025", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858907": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Swishy Ballard Boy...<br>Thanks for the personal attack.  I really needed it.  Grow up.  <br>A lot of people I know feel the same way, so it's hardly \"all about me.\"  <br>For the record, my name isn't Angel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-31_14:44:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "4edabdaf96067da19c4ecf5a6ed9ee9c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858908": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Angel dear, that simply means there are a lot of babies in this neighborhood who can't handle change and think the world revolves around them sweety. I bet their grandparents didn't give a r*ts' a** about the feelings of the natives who lived here first, why should we care if they can't afford our $4 lattes and tapas?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-02_16:46:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "c88ebe6f8347119b090b0a5724939c55", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858909": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You don't care, it shows, and that's fine.  I am entitled to my opinion, too, B*tchy Ballard Queen.  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-03_11:05:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "4edabdaf96067da19c4ecf5a6ed9ee9c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858910": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi there!<br>My first post at this great blog!<br>I wanna show u my dayly updated blog:<a href=\"http://www.megautbe.cn\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black Amateur Fuck Video</a><br>Have a nice day!<br>BB!<br><br>P.S. if you don't want to see this message please write me to <a href=\"mailto:no.ads08@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">no.ads08@gmail.com</a> with subject \"NO ADS\" and URL of your forum<br>Thank you for cooperation!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-18_12:43:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3c912ab3e33e78e198fd3d23b6484aa6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858911": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sivdpkpxokuhmcuawell, hi admin adn people nice forum indeed. how's life? hope it's introduce branch ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-28_22:31:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "996836aa64ce2a09767ca1d23717f81b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7858912": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi, friends!<br>Thank you for this forum. 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	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '21bc467119200cb06806902fa8e2f5b0';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">93</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" selected="selected">Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on My Ballard" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:15119723" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'myballard',
			't'				: 'ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/15119723/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858820" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858820" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858820">LostAbbott</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858820" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858820" class="dsq-comment-message">damn that is a great post office location.  What are they gonna put there not more freaking condos?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858821">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858821" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858821" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858821">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858821" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858821" class="dsq-comment-message">Just look up and the the left a little bit.  See that beautiful collage of colors?  Ya, more of that junk.  Of course with current lending practices being curtailed a bit, it might be vacant for awhile.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858822">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858822" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858822" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7858822" href="http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jenny</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858822" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858822" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow - that sucks! The location is really convenient and unlike some other Seattle post offices I\'ve been to, the staff there is great.<br><br>Is the carrier annex location going to turn into a fullscale post office, or is it just that the employees will be working there?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858823">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858823" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858823" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858823">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858823" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858823" class="dsq-comment-message">They are very nice there.  I also dig that style of post office architecture.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858824">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858824" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858824" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858824">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858824" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858824" class="dsq-comment-message">Good observation bannedinDC (Bad Brains!).  In fact, I never knew they leased that building.  I always assumed it was built as a post office.<br><br>That said, it was beginning to feel like they needed more space.  The place is ALWAYS packed...has been for years.  It\'s a large territory to be served by such a small post office.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858825">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858825" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858825" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858825">P_I_S</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858825" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858825" class="dsq-comment-message">Yea for more condos or townhomes!  <br>Yea for not having a post office that so many people can walk to!<br>Yea for needing to drive more places!<br><br>End sarcasm.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858826">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858826" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858826" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858826">Joey</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858826" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858826" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t some of you ever get tired of whining about condos?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858827">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858827" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858827" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858827">toudios</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858827" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858827" class="dsq-comment-message">bannedinDC: why do you see those as junk?</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858828">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858828" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858828">Ayles</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858828" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858828" class="dsq-comment-message">ouch....</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858829">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858829" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858829" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858829">toudios</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858829" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858829" class="dsq-comment-message">yup.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858830">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858830" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858830" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858830">Evan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858830" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858830" class="dsq-comment-message">Not being able to walk to that location IS lame. The city should advocate for a closer - in-downtown-ballard location for the new PO. <br><br>What\'s wrong with different color townhouses?</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858831">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858831" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858831" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858831">John</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858831" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858831" class="dsq-comment-message">This really blows. Super convenient. Is there any chance they can fight it, or get their lease back at some point?<br><br>toudious: I see those as junk too. It\'s not that I\'m anti-new homes, it\'s that I\'m anti-generic laziness. If they\'re gonna be throwing up these condos / townhomes all over the place, I just wish they would have some aesthetic diversity, and then blended into the neighborhood better. Although, at this point, they ARE blending in, bc there are so many of the same looking buildings all over the place. So at this point, it\'s just same thing over and over and over. It\'s like a visual skip in the CD you\'re listening to... listening to.... listening to.... listening to.... listening to...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858832">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858832" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858832" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858832">bannedinDC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858832" class="dsq-comment-message">Bad Brains forever!  (well, before HR started doing crack)<br><br>Good point John.  I have several friends who live in these monstrosities and the construction is below par.  I just prefer quality over quantity.  It seems to be a cancer that has been infiltrating this city in only the last 8 years or thereabouts.  I suspect a slow down in this disease as lending practices get a bit more sane.  No more 0% down, interest only adjustable arm, blah blah blah.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858833">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858833" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858833" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858833">Ballard Girl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858833" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858833" class="dsq-comment-message">who is the landlord? You\'d think the USPS would have owned the land and bldg.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858834">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858834" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858834" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858834">Ballard Girl</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858834" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858834" class="dsq-comment-message">PLEASE no more condos...they can\'t even sell the ones they have built, and there are still more going up....hope they can\'t get a loan...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858835">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858835" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858835" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858835">Ben</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858835" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858835" class="dsq-comment-message">Increased density should contribute to a more walkable, environmentally friendly neighborhood where you can enjoy a short walk to the post office and maybe see some of your neighbors along the way.  This is a step in the wrong direction.  I believe that the new location is in the middle of an industrial area.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858836" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858836" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858836">toudios</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858836" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858836" class="dsq-comment-message">bannedinDC: "I have several friends who live in these monstrosities and the construction is below par."<br><br>how so? please give examples.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858837">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858837" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858837" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858837">B</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858837" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858837" class="dsq-comment-message">That stinks. I love walking there, and I agree that the neighborhood of Ballard deserves a post office that is not in an industrial zone. <br><br>Has any one tried the Ballard Camera "post office"?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858838">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858838" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858838" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858838">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858838" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858838" class="dsq-comment-message">Sip and Ship is a great alternative to the post office...right on Market, just east of Ballard Blossom.  All the crap you need to do at the post office you can do there.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858839">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858839" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858839" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858839">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858839" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858839" class="dsq-comment-message">How so?  Thin walls (outside noise).  Badly installed wood floors that aren\'t aligned with the walls (not very noticeable).  Plumbing needing major maintenance after only 1 year.  Put a candle up to the the windows and see the flame moving.  These are small things but in new construction should not be there.  I live (rent) in a house that was built in 1951.  There is no comparison.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858840">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858840" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858840" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858840">gordy</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858840" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858840" class="dsq-comment-message">Ballard Camera has a mini post office in their store.  The current PO location is extremely convenient.  I always thought that the land that post offices were on was owned by USPS.   Yuck, the new location is way too far to walk and not in an area that feels very safe.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858841">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858841" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858841" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858841">NAG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858841" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858841" class="dsq-comment-message">It would be nice to have a park there.  Like THAT\'s gonna happen.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858842">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858842" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858842" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858842">Amy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858842" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858842" class="dsq-comment-message">That industrail zone that you speak of is dwindeling too.  Won\'t be so industrial when the two ballard Blocks developments dig in.<br><br>Those industries down over there must be shaking in their collective boots...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858843">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858843" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858843" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858843">toudios</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858843" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858843" class="dsq-comment-message">i\'m sorry that your several friends made such poor purchases, but you cannot apply that experience to all new construction -those houses that you see in the background do not conform to your statements at all.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858844">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858844" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858844" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858844">angrignon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858844" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858844" class="dsq-comment-message">leasing property to post offices is a huge tax loophole.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858845">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858845" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858845" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858845">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858845" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858845" class="dsq-comment-message">Obviously not all are going to be shoddy.  So buyer beware.  But even the decent ones don\'t have the solid bones of the house and past houses I have lived in.  Solid construction techniques, materials, and pride in craftsmanship are a rare commodity these days.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858846" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858846" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858846">toudios</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858846" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858846" class="dsq-comment-message">"Just look up and the the left a little bit.  See that beautiful collage of colors? Ya, more of that junk."</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858847">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858847" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858847" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858847">Ballard Boy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858847" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858847" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;Badly installed wood floors that aren’t aligned with the walls (not very noticeable). Plumbing needing major maintenance after only 1 year. Put a candle up to the the windows and see the flame moving. <br><br>Jeez, that sounds just like my home after 1 year in it and it was built in 1928. Add the fact that the upstairs leans south bound and the basement walls sweat like a Swede in the tropics, and you have my home. Now I happen to like this; but you know what, I respect people who don\'t want to deal with this and option out for a condo or new town house. It\'s called being tolerant. Are they are 1000% better looking than the cr*p built in this neighborhood in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Just drive down 14th ave if you need convincing.<br><br>Sadly, most Ballardites are incredibly intolerant of the choices other people make with their lives and property. It\'s like a community of little indignant Jerry Falwells.<br><br>&gt;&gt;&gt;Solid construction techniques, materials, and pride in craftsmanship are a rare commodity these days.<br><br>No they\'re not, they\'re expensive. Labor is expensive now in the US if you haven\'t noticed. Now personally I\'d like to go back to the 1920s when labor was cheap, but some people might object. <br><br>You are right though, the virgin, prime rain forest trees that went into my home are rare these days but no doubt you don\'t support allowing clear cutting again?</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858848">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858848" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858848" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858848">John</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858848" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858848" class="dsq-comment-message">To me, it\'s just a loss of individuality and originality. A bastardization of what architecture has become. Why would I want to have a house that looks exactly like my neighbors? I just prefer to have a little character in my abode... especially if I\'m going to hock up $300k-$400k+ for it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858849">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858849" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858849" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858849">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858849" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858849" class="dsq-comment-message">I also lived in a house like that built in 1921.  Loved its quirks.  And this is a local blog where tolerance is tossed out the window for pure opinion.  Personally I can\'t give a rats ass to what anyone else does.  We all have to live our own lives.  I will keep my windows shuttered and peak out every once in awhile thank you!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858850">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858850" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858850" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858850">Andy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858850" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858850" class="dsq-comment-message">@ Ballard Girl: The landowners are some local folks who apparently also have a sizable share in Viking Bank, the Nagy Family.<br><br>Also of note: the appraised taxable value of <a href="http://www5.kingcounty.gov/kcgisreports/property_report.aspx?PIN=2767604675" rel="nofollow">that parcel</a> is just under $2M. I could see how they might want to do more with that land than just keep leasing it to the USPS.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858851">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858851" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858851" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858851">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858851" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858851" class="dsq-comment-message">I bet the USPS was getting a screaming deal too.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858852">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858852" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858852" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858852">NAG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858852" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858852" class="dsq-comment-message">Why does every comment section on this blog have to become  a debate about townhouses and/or construction? It\'s really tiresome.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858853">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858853" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858853">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858853" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858853" class="dsq-comment-message">Because that crap has spread like a disease in this once sleepy community.  That\'s why.  Don\'t expect it to end any time soon. ha!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858854">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858854" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858854" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858854">Ballard Girl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858854" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858854" class="dsq-comment-message">NAG, pretty simple...any mention of a loss of a building or property that is then replaced by condos raises conern and conversation...it\'s a hot topic because we are slowly being surrounded by cranes and an overflow of condos</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858855">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858855" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858855" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858855">aptgal</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858855" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858855" class="dsq-comment-message">BUT MY POST OFFICE BOX IS THERE!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858856" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858856" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858856">NAG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858856" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858856" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, Ballard Girl, I bet we could start an article on fingernail clippings and the comment board would find its way to condos and townhouses.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858857">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858857" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858857" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858857">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858857" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858857" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny you should mention that NAG.  As I was clipping my nails today, i had a bad snip, and the clipping went sailing out the open window onto the neighbors lawn.  He stepped on it, got an infection that spread to his brain and died.  Having no close family members, the bank took the property and sold it to a developer.  Guess what?  THEY ARE BUILDING A FREAKING COOKIE CUTTER 4 PLEX CONDO WITH OUTWARD FACING GARAGES ON IT.  Can you believe that?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858858">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858858" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858858" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858858">NAG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858858" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858858" class="dsq-comment-message">lol. I was wondering who would be the first to do it. You win!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858859" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858859" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858859">kim</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858859" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858859" class="dsq-comment-message">broadbrown--<br><br>i tried sip and ship once and they marked up the price of postage stamp by 10%!  i asked the usps if they can do that, and they said yes.  convenience fee i guess.  maybe that\'s change since i\'ve been there but i found that to be too much.<br><br>and if it moves to the annex, where are "customers" going to park.  i\'ve had to go there to get mail and parking is a nightmare!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858860">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858860" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858860" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858860">Amy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858860" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858860" class="dsq-comment-message">2 Million for that parcel?  Who can blame the family for booting the post office and selling.<br><br>It would be nice if they built something decent there.  What ever happened to row houses, with street level porches and parking in the back?  Or better yet, no parking.  Park in the street or ride a bike or something...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858861">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858861" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858861" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858861">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858861" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858861" class="dsq-comment-message">bannedinDC is right, much of it is shoddy construction.   Not all, but most.  But that\'s what\'s available, so people buy it.  It\'s all been said before...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858862">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858862" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858862" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858862">milo dakkat</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858862" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858862" class="dsq-comment-message">What a bummer. So much for doing that errand on foot. It is so convenient to walk there on the way to the bank/library/coffee. Driving to the post office sucks!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858863">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858863" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858863" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858863">Kurt</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858863" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858863" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s a true neighborhood post office.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858864">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858864" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858864" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7858864" href="http://ninaforsyth.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nina</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858864" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858864" class="dsq-comment-message">The condo crap has been a hot topic for 3-4 years.  Maybe we could care about the homeless in the area instead?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858865">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858865" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858865" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858865">Steve</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858865" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858865" class="dsq-comment-message">Is there any chance the post office could move into the retail space of one of the new condo buildings, thereby retaining walkable post office access and giving the condo building some personality?  Or would there be access issues for postal trucks?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858866">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858866" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858866" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858866">lakreitz</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858866" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858866" class="dsq-comment-message">And before the zero lot line townhouses everyone was up in arms over the skinny houses.  They look mansions now.  As for the quality of construction, the quality of new homes in some developments outside the city is not much better.<br><br>I love that post office and walk to it often.  For me, it\'s a bit of a hike to the place on 11th.  I hope it doesn\'t stay there - that building looks like a detention facility.  When it was first built, and the parking strip was left as gravel, I thought that eventually it would be landscaped with trees, etc.  You know, some civic pride.  Years later, it\'s still gravel.  Weeds won\'t even grow there.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858867">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858867" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858867" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858867">gooner</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858867" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858867" class="dsq-comment-message">it sounds like i am in the minority, but i don\'t think i ever go to the post office, but once or twice a year. <br><br>but still, i love the idea of other things that i do use within walking distance... grocery store, library, bar  *ahem*.    so i can appreciate the inconvenience to many. <br><br>i just don\'t know what you lot are mailing so often!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858868">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858868" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858868" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858868">bannedinDC</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858868" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858868" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh. And good morning.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858869">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858869" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858869" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858869">Amy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858869" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858869" class="dsq-comment-message">Umm, it\'s just a post office.  I guess a few folks are bummed cuz they can\'t walk anymore, but it\'s really not far to the annex.  Take a longer walk or ride a bike.  Why are you at the post office so often anyway?  <br><br>As for the parcel, I hope they build some good-looking dense housing.  It can be done.  Single family homes are a luxury in-city, and yes, I live in one.  I know I am blessed and lucky, and if my neighbors are condo owners-welcome to the neighborhood.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858870">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858870" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858870" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858870">milo dakkat</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858870" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858870" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know about you guys, but I go to that post office to, well, mail stuff. <br><br>And what\'s with all the rude, snarky name calling here on our formerly friendly neighborhood blog? I moved back here from the east coast to get away from all that.<br><br>As for the price of the "shabby" condos, try buying a "well-built" house in the city for less than half a million. We\'re I come from, 500k comes with room for the horse and stables (hint: not the east coast)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858871">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858871" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858871" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858871">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858871" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858871" class="dsq-comment-message">Personally, I use a mail service store because it\'s convenient.  Sure you pay a little more...about 10%.  But 10% on a book of stamps is still less than a dollar.  Parting with some pocket change is totally worth missing the hassle of getting in my car and driving to the USPS annex.<br><br>teasle, if you\'re going to condemn a fellow reader for generalizing...you shouldn\'t do the same.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858872">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858872" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858872" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858872">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858872" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858872" class="dsq-comment-message">Also, comparing today\'s shotty construction to the quirks of an old house is not apples to apples.  A house that has been sitting for 100 years is going to have some issues.  The real test will be to look at these new places in 100 years...then we\'ll see.  And I suspect it won\'t be pretty.<br><br>But who cares right?  By then you\'ll all have moved up and on...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858873">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858873" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858873" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858873">elle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858873" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858873" class="dsq-comment-message">milo dakkat~ i stopped commenting on here because i would not consider this a friendly neighborhood blog.  people are rude, snarky and totally disrespectful.  unable to have a fierce conversation with differing views without getting insulting.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858874">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858874" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858874" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858874">milo dakkat</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858874" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858874" class="dsq-comment-message">Right. A lot of the stuff being torn down is the ugly stuff from the 1970\'s "new ballard."  So now we\'re looking at the 2050\'s version of "old ballard" that\'s being built.<br><br>The good stuff remaining from 75-100 years ago has been renovated into 750k homes.<br><br>Of course the "new ballard" of 100 years ago involved turning Ballard into a clear-cut forest and removing the dead horse from the water supply so I guess it\'s all relative.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858875">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858875" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858875" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858875">milo dakkat</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858875" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858875" class="dsq-comment-message">Elle--I know. I suspect it\'s the same folks who run me over in the Ballard Mkt. parking lot and give me an elbow check at the salad bar. What can ya do?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858876">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858876" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858876" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7858876" href="http://www.ghostsailors.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">scty</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858876" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858876" class="dsq-comment-message">Not sure what it matters, but I have noticed that the condos that are going up are kinda  cool looking. What I mean is that they could look alot worse! <br><br>Lets not forget about Ballard MailBox. They are friendly and local.<br><br>scty</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858877">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858877" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858877" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858877">Ballard Woman</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858877" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858877" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh dear Ballard Girl, you are getting snarky yourself.  You put the condo dwellers on the defensive by calling for no more condos and hoping that "they" don\'t get loans to build them.  Good idea, less jobs for working Seattleites.<br><br>And yes, renting is a great option.  Until landlords sell to developers and renters are left to schlep back up to the liquor store for boxes yet again.  pOint is, don\'t expect to stay for long.  Owners can stay as long as they like...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858878">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858878" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858878" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7858878" href="http://seattle-daily-photo.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kim</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858878" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858878" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve heard the old library building on 24th currently occupied by Abraxus Used Books is eventually slated to become a condominium development (don\'t know how accurate that info is). If those plans change for the current owner in light of current economic considerations, that might be a great building for a neighborhood post office if the postal service could get a long-term lease or possibly buy it. There is some adjacent parking and it\'s still in the heart of downtown Ballard. Any other possible locations to suggest before USPS plans are in stone?<br>-Kim<br>(a different Kim than kim  :-)  )</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7858879">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858879" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858879" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7858879" href="http://ninaforsyth.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nina</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858879" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858879" class="dsq-comment-message">Ballard girl is all about the snark it seems.  Nothing wrong with snark unless you are snarky and telling others not to be.<br><br>As for renters being better off... well it\'s better for some people but don\'t think you aren\'t paying for property tax increases and the ability to call when someone breaks.  You landlord isn\'t in the business to lose money of you.  He\'s making money off you.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858880" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858880" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858880">candice.</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858880" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858880" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree that every freakin\' conversation on here turning into condo this - condo that is getting OLD. New Ballard.... Old Ballard... blah blah blah. <br><br>I, for one, only work in Ballard. I used to rent there and when my husband and I went to buy Ballard was NO WHERE NEAR AFFORDABLE. So.... we went to White Center. (I\'m sure you\'re all gasping in horror that a White Center-ian is in your midst, but get over yourselves). <br><br>It\'s unfortunate that the post office has to move. But my office (in Ballard) ALWAYS uses Ballard Mailbox on Market. They\'re just fine. I understand that it is a bit further for some folks but really... how often do you REALLY need to go to the post office?! <br><br>For those don\'t like the condos.... DON\'T BUY ONE. For those who want to buy in Ballard but can\'t afford the $600k for a decent house it\'s all they\'ve got.<br><br>I used to dread the thought of having to move out of Ballard. But now after being gone for a bit over a year and reading all the whiney posts on here, I can\'t be more happy about my move.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858881" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858881" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858881">Atlas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858881" class="dsq-comment-message">candice, nice sentiment, good to  meet someone who can deal with reality. <br><br>the problem with the anti-condo/townhouse/yuppie  mob is they are actually the anti-people-who-are-not-like-me mob. they\'re intolerant. 50 years ago they would have been out writing covenants to keep certain people out of their neighborhood. the idea that people should be free to live and do what they like with their own property is alien to them. petty. jealous. intolerant.<br><br>ultimately.....losers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858882" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858882" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858882">bannedinDC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858882" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858882" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow.  Atlas is equating those who don\'t like all the new condos to racists.  No one ever said people should not buy these boxes.  I think some of us just think they are ugly and over done in this here neck of the woods.  It is called opinion.  You must be taking your approach from the Rove strategy book.  Nice job.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858883" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858883" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858883">toudios</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858883" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858883" class="dsq-comment-message">"Just look up and the the left a little bit. See that beautiful collage of colors? Ya, more of that junk."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858884" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858884" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858884">bannedinDC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858884" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858884" class="dsq-comment-message">toudios, your quoting of me does not prove any point.  Please head back to your mccain hq.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858885" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858885" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858885">Woof</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858885" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858885" class="dsq-comment-message">Good point Banned, you\'d actually have to have minorities in lilly-white Ballard to be accused of racism.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858886" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858886" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858886">boardbrown</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858886" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858886" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve got no problems with town homes or condos...or the people who live in them.   I\'ve been here over 12 years, and I\'m enjoying the new blood and the new life.<br><br>But I do agree that the quality (on average) of these places is sub-standard.  Shit man, if you\'re gonna build them, then put some thought into it and do it right.<br><br>As for the nasty attitudes, it\'s simply a result of the safety net that comes with anonymity.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858887" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858887" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858887">boardbrown</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858887" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858887" class="dsq-comment-message">damn, I think I spelled that word wrong again!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858888" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858888" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858888">kim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858888" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858888" class="dsq-comment-message">boardbrown<br><br><a href="http://dictionary.com" rel="nofollow">dictionary.com</a> is always a good backup.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858889" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858889" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858889">Ballard Girl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858889" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858889" class="dsq-comment-message">Nina and Ballard Woman- you\'re right there was a bit of "peevishness" in my tone, and I apoligize. I must admit the over building of condos and the loss of the character of Ballard does leave me a bit on edge, and it obviously came out in my remarks....all in all I will miss the Post office in it\'s current location, and not miss the building of anymore condos....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858890" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858890" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858890">trizzle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858890" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858890" class="dsq-comment-message">USPS policy (from what I understand) is to award a contract to a builder for building a post office on private land (usually owned by the builder, but any consenting landowner works)  and then lease the post office from them. Usually requiring a 25 year lease, minimum. My former father in law, owned a construction company and did this all over the southwest. He made quite a bit of money doing this. Another great example of the government wasting our money!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858891" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858891" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858891">seattletree</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858891" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858891" class="dsq-comment-message">what about all the old folks who walk to the mail because they can no longer drive?  that\'s sad.  i watch my elderly lady neighbor dress smartly and head up to the post office every other day or so.  it\'s about a 15 min. walk if your younger.  she is gone over an hour,  just enjoying her walk and the people she meets.  change is coming, is here, and it sucks.  a lot of it.  not all - but most.  all the "cute" small townish things are rapidly disappearing along with the ability to afford living in this town.  govt. should buy but this is too late for us.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858892" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858892" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858892">EC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858892" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858892" class="dsq-comment-message">condos, racisim....woof, gonna miss the post office and the folks who go there, but if you take a good look, there are lots of differnt folks in Ballard....on my block alone we have an asian family a black family and  a cute a Filipino/black gay couple...just because the light shines bright on white don\'t let it blind you to the fact that we have a diverse group here...and they will no doubt miss the post office too</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858893" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858893" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858893">Joshua</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858893" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858893" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think it\'s the condos themselves taht are the problem.  It\'s two things:<br><br>1) increasing our local population without increasing services at all (on or two more parks, but nothing compared to the population increase), a nicer but exact same size libary, absolutely no road improvements.  It\'s simply bad planning.<br><br>2) Losing the diversity of what is here.  High density living is only good if a basic set of services are around.  If the only thing here are condos and nail salons on the first floor, I might as well live in the country, because I still have to drive to buy groceries.<br><br>Keep 1 and 2 up and build all the condos you want!  The problem is no one advocates for 1 and 2.  The builders are in it for the short-term and the mayor doesn\'t seem competent enough to deal with it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858894" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858894" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858894">Tom</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858894" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858894" class="dsq-comment-message">This town is just giving itself over to greed and over development.  What a dump its becoming.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858895" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858895" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858895">Woof</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858895" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858895" class="dsq-comment-message">So leave Tom, you won\'t be missed. Plenty of happy, content, tolerant people still around who are adults and  can  handle change. <br><br>Have fun in  Kent.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858896" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858896" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858896">angelatini</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858896" class="dsq-comment-message">Atlas (and others) - "the problem with the anti-condo/townhouse/yuppie mob is they are actually the anti-people-who-are-not-like-me mob. they’re intolerant. 50 years ago they would have been out writing covenants to keep certain people out of their neighborhood. the idea that people should be free to live and do what they like with their own property is alien to them. petty. jealous. intolerant.<br><br>ultimately…..losers."<br><br>I find it funny that "the anti-condo/townhouse/yuppie mob" are being accused of intolerance.  The reason I don\'t appreciate the yuppies moving in is because they are usually the most intolerant types I\'ve run across.<br><br>Case in point, the complaints about the noise on old Ballard Ave.  I am not saying there were none prior to the yuppie boom in Ballard, but there sure as heck seem to be a lot more now.  What, you didn\'t look around before you moved in and realize there were music venues and bars?  <br><br>I think there is equal intolerance, but the reason the members of the "mob" are intolerant is that these people are moving in and changing things after they knew exactly what our community was all about to begin with.  Why move somewhere you don\'t like and try and change it to suit you, when most of the community appreciates what we already have?  <br><br>Just sayin\'.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858897" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858897">Swishy Ballard Boy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858897" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858897" class="dsq-comment-message">So Angel, what about the people who were here before you? And the people before that? Hey, let\'s go all the way back and ask the natives how they feel about the original European settlers moving in and changing everything to suit themselves way back when.<br><br>Oh that\'s right, we can\'t ask these questions because time and life stops for you and no one else.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858898" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858898">Ballard Woman</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858898" class="dsq-comment-message">What exactly is a yuppie?  Are we really still using that word?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858899" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858899" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858899">boardbrown</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858899" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858899" class="dsq-comment-message">Let\'s examine the definition of "yuppie".  For those of you who don\'t remember, it stands for young urban professional.  The key word here is urban...which means "of the city".  Seattle is a city, and a pretty damn big one last time I checked.  Ballard is part of Seattle.  Thus, there are yuppies here, as there should be.<br><br>For those folks who don\'t like yuppies, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you\'re living in the wrong place.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858900" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858900" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858900">Ballard Boy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858900" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858900" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s simple BB: a yuppie is someone who makes more money than I do, lives in better house, has a nicer car, takes better holidays, drinks fancy wines and smelly cheeses, and reads the New York Times while sipping his pretentious $4 coffees. <br><br>Because of these reasons, I hate them.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858901" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858901" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858901">kim</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858901" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858901" class="dsq-comment-message">yuppie is also an attitude.  i think it\'s the attitude we\'re discussing here.  because according to broadbrown, for those of us that live in ballard, yes, we would probably fit the bill of his definition.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858902" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858902" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858902">Woof</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858902" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858902" class="dsq-comment-message">What attitude is that? The attitude  that it was ok when our families  moved here and   changed everything to the way they wanted it, but not ok  for other people to do that now? <br><br>That\'s a 3 year old\'s attitude. It\'s called a tantrum.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858903" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858903" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858903">erika</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858903" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858903" class="dsq-comment-message">This is all untrue, the lease goes through another 2 years.  I\'m not sure who is spreading this, but it is silly.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858904" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858904" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858904">Ballard Native</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858904" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858904" class="dsq-comment-message">As for the post office- totally untrue.   This is an extremely disturbing, false and innaccurate rumor.  This blog is like mainstream media...overloaded with innaccurate and one-sided information.     <br>As for condos- welcome the change, it\'s not all that bad.  You\'d like ultra, custom-built, high-end condos?  Then you\'re looking at 1mill +, and a fabulous increase in property taxes...for those of you who are homeowners.   Ever thought about how this population growth contributes positively to our City, small business owners, and overall community?  It\'s a scary thing called Capitalism, but it looks as if this too may be a changin\'...then you\'ll really have something to whine about.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858905" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858905" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858905">News Reader that is tired of r</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858905" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858905" class="dsq-comment-message">For the owner of this site---instead of writing about rumors, you need to report on facts. This is problematic--its creating paranoia about something that is untrue.  Quite frankly, if they were to lose the lease, it would be up to the post office. And based on this, if they were to pull out early due to these "rumors", if I were the landlord, I would sue you for damages.  <br><br>I\'m so tired of people "reporting" on things in our country and our neighborhoods without any facts whatsoever.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858906" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858906" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858906">kim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858906" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858906" class="dsq-comment-message">news reader......<br><br>your source?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858907" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858907" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858907">angelatini</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858907" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858907" class="dsq-comment-message">Swishy Ballard Boy...<br>Thanks for the personal attack.  I really needed it.  Grow up.  <br>A lot of people I know feel the same way, so it\'s hardly "all about me."  <br>For the record, my name isn\'t Angel.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858908" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858908" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858908">Swishy Ballard Boy</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858908" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858908" class="dsq-comment-message">Angel dear, that simply means there are a lot of babies in this neighborhood who can\'t handle change and think the world revolves around them sweety. I bet their grandparents didn\'t give a r*ts\' a** about the feelings of the natives who lived here first, why should we care if they can\'t afford our $4 lattes and tapas?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7858909" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858909" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7858909">angelatini</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858909" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7858909" class="dsq-comment-message">You don\'t care, it shows, and that\'s fine.  I am entitled to my opinion, too, B*tchy Ballard Queen.  :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7858910" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7858910" href="http://www.megautbe.cn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MuhamedBkkKO</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7858910" class="dsq-comment-body">\
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(function() {
	
	





Dsq.Debug.profile(function() {
	if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page == 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.is_initial_load) {
		Dsq.container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.header() + Dsq.container.innerHTML + Dsq.Templates.footer();
	}
	Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML = Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
}); // Dsq.Debug.Profile

// HACK: Resetting cache because we're done with.
Dsq.Utils.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = null;


	
	
	var dsq_styleEl = document.getElementById(disqus_container_id);
	var dsq_anchorEl = document.getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
	
	Dsq.Thread.fc = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, 'color');
	if(dsq_anchorEl) { Dsq.Thread.ac = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_anchorEl, 'color'); }
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, (Dsq.Utils.ie || window.opera ? 'fontFamily' : 'font-family'));
	// For Safari / Opera: strip quotes.
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Thread.ff.replace(/['"]/g, '');
	Dsq.Thread.fc = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.fc);
	Dsq.Thread.ac = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ac);
	Dsq.Thread.ff = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ff);

	
	
	
	if(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer)) {
		// TODO: Check to see if theme uses postmessage.
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.textareaContainer));
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].init(function() {
				// Use fallback iframe
				Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer).innerHTML = '';
				var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer), null, {theme: theme});
				// if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
			});
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-post-add'));
		}
	}

	
	

	
	if(document.location.hash != '') {
		document.location.hash = document.location.hash.substring(1);
	}

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

	
	if((typeof OB_Script != 'undefined') && (typeof OB_versionNum != 'undefined')) {
		if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1) {
			if(window.frames['dsq-reply-frame']) {
				window.frames['dsq-reply-frame'].location = Dsq.Urls.REPLY + (new Date()).getTime() + '&f=myballard&t=ballard_post_office_may_not_renew_lease&to_redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location) + '&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
			}
		}
	}

	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			Dsq.Realtime.initialize();
		}
	}

	



	window.ExecuteWhen = (function () {
	var obj = {}
	
	// Private
	var running = false;
	var timer = null;
	var pending = [];
	var startTimer = function() {
		running = true;
		timer = setInterval(obj.heartBeat, 100);
	};
	var stopTimer = function() {
		running = false;
		clearInterval(timer);
	};
	
	// Public
	obj.add = function (condition, code) {
		pending.push([condition,code]);
		this.heartBeat(); //!
		if (!running) {
			startTimer();
		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
			}
		}
		pending = newPending;
	};
	return obj;
})();

// also used in embed_thread.js:
window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
	if(window.Dsq && Dsq.container) {
		// container is not present when init.js is loaded from an xd-receiver iframe; in this case,
		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
		fbDiv.id = "FB_HiddenContainer";	// Required or else FeatureLoader will execute a document.write.
		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
		fbDiv.style.top = '-10000px';		// Flash in Safari.
		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
		fbDiv.style.width = '0px';
		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(fbDiv);
	}
	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = '29ac93bcc80e20dc00554a7b3e9cc874';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

			FB.init(facebook_api_key, window.facebookXdReceiverPath || null,
				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
		});
}


	
		Dsq.Debug.log('Loading fbc');
		window.DisqusFbcParentController = (function (){
	var obj = {};
	
	// Private
	var rpcServer = null;
	var initted = false;
	var onInit = [];
	var user = null;
	var defaultRpcClient = null;
	var receiverUrl = "http://disqus.com/facebook-connect/xd_receiver.htm";
	var loginNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-login');
	var authenticatedNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-authenticated');
	var fbName = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-name');
	var fbPic = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-profilepic');
	var iframes = { 
		// Map of rpcServerName -> (rpcClient, iframeDomNode) pairs
		// Main Disqus iframe is added by init()
	};
	var makeRpcServerName = function(opt_postId) {
		// this method should be identical here and in iframeController factored out 
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer';
		} else {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var makeRpcClientName = function(opt_postId) {
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient';
		} else {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var updateFrame = function(rpcServerName) {
		var rpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		var iframeNode = iframes[rpcServerName][1];
		rpcClient.send('setConnected', user);
		iframeNode.className = user ? 'dsq-post-reply-authenticated' : 'dsq-post-reply';
	};
	var setUser = function(userNow) {
		user = userNow;
		// pass null user data to signify logout
		var rpcServerName = null;
		for (rpcServerName in iframes) {
			updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		}
	};
	var createRpcClient = function(frameNode, opt_postId) {
		// Creates an XdRpcClient for communication with the iframe frameNode with parent comment 
		// equal to opt_postId. If this argument is undefined, creates a client for communicating with 
		// the main Disqus iframe. The XdRpcClient and frameNode are added to the "iframes" array.
		//
		// Returns the rpcServerName that the client is accessing. This name is also the index into
		// the "iframes" array.
		var ifName = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId);
		var rpcServerName = makeRpcServerName(opt_postId);
		var rpcClientName = makeRpcClientName(opt_postId);
		var endpoint = new FB.XdComm.EndPoint(ifName, FB.XdComm.PageRelation.child, receiverUrl);
		var rpcClient = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcClient(rpcServerName, rpcClientName, endpoint, receiverUrl);
		iframes[rpcServerName] = [rpcClient, frameNode];
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// TODO: does this belong here?
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			rpcClient.send('createRpcClient', FB.XdComm.Server.singleton.get_receiverUrl());
		}
		return rpcServerName;
	};
	var postToNewsfeed = function(opt_result) {
		// Argument opt_result is an object containing values of the fb_connect_newsfeed cookies. 
		// These are `postId`, the id of the comment just posted, and `url`, the shortened link to it
		if (!opt_result) {
			return;
		}
		var activeComment = Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId();
		if (activeComment != opt_result.postId) {
			return;
		}
		var comment = Dsq.jsonData.posts[activeComment];
		params = {
			'site_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name,
			'comment_url': opt_result.url,
			'message': Dsq.Utils.stripTags(comment.message)
			};
		FB.Connect.showFeedDialog(83035958976, params, null, null, null, FB.RequireConnect.require);
	};
	var requireSession = function() {
		// Used when the iframe wants to initiate an FB Connect session
		FB.Connect.requireSession(obj.onLogin);
	};
	
	var onCreateReplyIframe = function(value) {
		if (value.xtype) {
			return;
		}
		var postId = value['postId'];
		if (!postId) {
			// We handle the main iframe separately, so in case somehow this gets called, skip it
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = value['node'];
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode, postId);
		updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		if(user && postId) {
			var node = document.getElementById('dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + postId);
			if (node) { // Not present in Mashable
				node.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	// Public
	obj.onLogin = function() {
		// This is triggered either when the user connects or when they're already connected on visit
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'none'; }
		loginNode.style.display = 'none';
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='block';
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.ProfilePic(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-profilepic')));
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.Name(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-name')));
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(setUser);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'none';
		}

		
		if(typeof(fbcLoginCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLoginCallback();
		}
	};
	obj.logout = function() {
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		FB.Connect.logout();
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			loginNode.style.display='inline';
		}
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'block'; }
		
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='none';
		// Passing null user data to signify logout
		setUser(null);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		if(typeof(fbcLogoutCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLogoutCallback();
		}

		return false;
	 };
	obj.ensureInit = function(callback) {
		// If the controller hasn't already been initted, will wait until it has been before calling
		// callback; otherwise, calls it immediately. Does not attempt to call init.
		if (initted) {
			callback();
		} else {
			onInit.push(callback);
		}
	};
	obj.init = function() {
		// This method should be called after the FB scripts have loaded, FB.init has been called, 
		// and XdComm loaded.
		if (initted) {
			// I think this double init is caused by a bug with FB.ensureInit
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = Dsq.$(Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId());
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode);
		defaultRpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.LoginButton(loginNode));
		}
		Dsq.Events.addHandler(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, onCreateReplyIframe);
		if (Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId()) {
			// If there's a highlighted comment, we may have just posted, so check the cookie
			// to see if we should post to newsfeed.
			defaultRpcClient.send('queryNewsfeed', null, postToNewsfeed);
		}
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			var exportedMethods = {
				requireSession : {'method': requireSession}
			};
			rpcServer = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcServer('disqusParentFbcRpcServer', exportedMethods);

		}
		initted = true;
		for (var i=0; i<onInit.length; i++) {
			onInit[i]();
		}
	};

	return obj;
})();

		ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
			function() {
				FB.ensureInit(function () {
					DisqusFbcParentController.init();
					FB.Connect.ifUserConnected(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin);
				});
			});
	


if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

})();




