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Magazine?  <br><br>My guess is that the folks who buy this crap while waiting in line at Whole Foods are the same people who paid too much to live in their now 50% unoccupied condo building and desperately need their decisions validated.  Obviously the people who publish SMM know what sells magazines and covering \"Hot Neighborhoods\" (either blatantly, like this example or disguised as \"Top Restaurants!\" or \"Best Schools!\") is it.  Can we just submit Seattle Metropolitan Magazine to StuffWhitePeopleLike and just get on with our lives?<br><br>On an unrelated note - what is the official designation for Old Ballard?  I'm one of the more crotchety posters here in the comments, but I've only lived in Ballard since the mid-90s, so I don't  know if I've really earned my stripes.  I'm not even Norwegian.  But then when I realize that most new people I meet in town don't even remember the Firehouse, I feel justified again.<br><br>So what's \"a long-time Ballard resident\" defined as?  6 months?   5 years?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_12:37:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "5049b831fa4cb60a0b61eac04aded9e3", "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}, "7852312": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Name a condo that is 50% unoccupied? I'm most intrigued by your knowledge.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_12:46:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "a81dbadecd6c05892a36cd3e7cbbaa3b", "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}, "7852313": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Did the magazine mention this blog? I think it's one of best unsung treats of living in Ballard. :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_13:00:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "d5206ad9f9aec1845684fb217dd6d354", "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}, "7852314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think you're a \"long time Ballard resident\" if you moved to Ballard when people used to poke fun at it's quirks. (Now they're all wishing they moved here when you did.) Or, maybe you're a LTBR if you remember when parking was free and you could actually find a space near Bartell's or WaMu. Or if you remember \"The Backstage\" music venue. The list goes on and on....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_13:47:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "ebdd00962de5f1425749c0ed9f75a7fb", "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}, "7852315": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's positive progress people, get over it and quit your incessant whining. We're extremely lucky to be in a neighborhood where top quality people and businesses want to locate. <br><br>If you are so desperate for \"diversity\" head back to Cleveland, Detroit, or any other depressed metropolis where partially built and unoccupied houses are being bulldozed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_14:05:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "83c0bf5a915c79da03b77d6b56d71cf2", "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}, "7852316": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Peter-<br>Mid -90's?? You've earned your stripes -IMO, anyway.   Do you remember Ernst (which I still miss everytime I drive to Home Depot)?  When Edith Macefield had a neighbor (across the street and on the other side of 15th)? She fed pigeons and looked to be about as fiesty as Edith.  Or for that matter, do you remember that Edith's house used to be surrounded by smelly garbage trucks?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_14:15:38", "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}, "7852317": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "While we laugh about where I'm going to go when Ballard isn't Ballard anymore, my kids know I'm not leaving the village. I've been here for 20 years, moving all the way from Wallingford. <br><br>Yes, condo and townhouse density and traffic are all growing pains, but the best part of my village are the neighbors. I know my baristas,  my checkers at Ballard Market,  my librarians and my bank tellers. I know my waitstaff at Vera's and Thaiku and bartenders at several places. I know shopkeepers on Ballard Ave. And I know all my neighbors in my 5-plex. <br><br>I ask all my new condo &amp; townhouse neighbors to park your car, walk around your neighborhood and have conversations. This builds community, my sense of \"village\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_16:32:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "5fa4ec61a2ccf1c0b7bfdf3cfa133dc3", "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}, "7852318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL what about if you voted for the tax referendum that created the fund that initiated the changes to Ballard? Remember voting on that? It started it all. If you want to live in a diverse area, hit up the central district. Plenty diversity awaits you there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_17:04:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "a81dbadecd6c05892a36cd3e7cbbaa3b", "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}, "7852319": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i love ballard.   i love seattle.  living here has changed my life all for the better.   i am not a fan of the townhomes... but they arent ruining my neighborhood.. doesnt complaining just make you feel worse?  <br><br>everyone that lived in nc complained about how bad they had to get out.  i did as well.  so i got out. (unlike most others)  why doesnt everyone here who doesnt like ballard find somewhere else?!  you may find yourself somewhere that you love.  <br><br>ballard was never going to stay \"old ballard\" are you still the same as you were when you were 17?  is anything the same as it was? everything changes, grows and faulters.. give me a break.  <br><br>ballard is fantastic and i hope to never find myself  bitter and unable to accept change.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_17:26:12", "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}, "7852320": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We may not live in the \"old Ballard\" that my grandparents still talks about, but we do live in a wonderfully unique community.  Yes, our neighborhood is changing but that's not a bad thing. Thanks to the geographic make up of Ballard we will always have a small-town feel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_19:19:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4a19cf472afab901956cae41ecf9c3b", "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}, "7852321": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"that means I\u2019ll soon have to decide whether to move to another neighborhood or to remain in Ballard and live in a camper.\"<br><br>Kent and Renton await.<br><br>\"where I\u2019m going to live when Ballard isn\u2019t Ballard anymore.\"<br><br>They're changing the name?<br><br>\"The list goes on and on\u2026.\"<br><br>ONce they knock down Denny's will the list be done at last?<br><br>\"top quality people and businesses want to locate.\"<br><br>Yes, but remember the myballard posting about gun fire on 15th ave got zero postings the first day , yuppies in Ballard gets 12. Maybe we should be happy the old timers are leaving if their priorities are this screwed up?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_19:46:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852322": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm sorry that you feel that way Dave. Not sure about your story or basis to arrive at that conclusion? <br><br>When I mentioned \"top quality\" I was referring to the numerous folks I have been lucky enough to befriend and/or meet. Whether at the artwalk or at one of the many venues, the folks that I have met in Ballard are generally educated and well informed, kind at heart, intelligent and hardworking folks. All follow the rule of law, pay their taxes, and are dedicated to their profession. Some have families or are in pursuit of that aspiration/many others are single 20-30 somethings trying out Ballard-Seattle for size. All seem to be looking for a dynamic neighborhood with interesting character. Most I talk with enjoy the neighborhood. <br><br>If you feel those traits represent arrogance and selfishness then I guess that is your choice. Seems like a fairly negative viewpoint to me. Personally, I do not feel the need to apologize or be made to feel guilty for a life's worth of dedication and hard work to my trade. I personally invested in my college education, spend numerous weekends studying away at the library, and am not afraid to put in the extra effort that is sometimes required. This has led to a solid career which affords me the ability to buy a house/townhome/condo (whatever) and live a generally comfortable exitence. <br><br>You can do this if you want? Nobody is stopping you except you. Not sure why you feel that people who do experience success are greedy, arrogant, selfish...whatever. It's your choice how you view the world though Dave...nobody has forced you into your personal viewpoints or feelings.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_20:48:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "83c0bf5a915c79da03b77d6b56d71cf2", "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}, "7852323": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Biff - I get most of my information from <a href=\"http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/</a>.  As of May 7th Hjarta had closed on 39 out of 79 available units, which is close enough to 50% for me.<br><br>Facts aside, I think that the circumstantial evidence for low occupancy is pretty obvious.  NoMa has been around for a while and they're trying that Norway trip gimmick to sell off the last 9 units.  Wait until the glut of Canal Station units comes on-board.  $100 bucks says CS is going the same way as Carbon 56 in Belltown did.  Screw the early adopters by turning into a rental apartment building when the bottom falls out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_21:04:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "5049b831fa4cb60a0b61eac04aded9e3", "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}, "7852324": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The condo/townhouse infestation isn't bringing anything  to the community--they're here for the investment potential--flippers. Period.  They'll live here for a year or three, then flip it for the quick buck.  They have no roots here, contribute nothing, and could not care less about the neighborhood, beyond the \"hot-spot\" status that they've been sold by developers (while the developers laugh all the way to the bank.) The townhouses lining my street--less than four years old--have already sold and resold at least once, some twice and three times.  They're already looking shabby.  It's a constant stream of trendy (yawn), arrogant,  affluent, mindless transients.  (Let me get this straight--wealthy transients are ok, poor ones are not?)  Contractors laugh at the quality that goes into these half-million dollar tenement condos--think motel six-quality  fixtures and materials--and the people who are gullible enough to buy them.  The \"well kept properties\" that sell so well in the article are being sold to developers,--often without telling the long-time resident sellers that they will be razed for yet more condo-canyons.  The people who love and care for our community are being pushed out.  We are losing the intangibles and values that have made our fair city and its communities worth living in.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_21:04:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "17245cd554280bc5997da25a602d60d6", "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}, "7852325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I disagree Mary. I really enjoy my townhome. I purchase it brand new a year ago. Quality built through and through as near as I can tell.  Never had any issue. Still is brand new. My power bill during the winter is only $40 every two month. Home owner insurance only $35 per month. I am friends with all my neighbor. I couldn't get anything remotely similar in quality or comfort this close to downtown SFO. I work at Amgen as PhD scientist. How perfect!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_21:22:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "5448ed8385a241da727a7bc772eac26e", "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}, "7852326": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Think about moving to greenwood. And the yuppies haven\u2019t managed to ruin it yet. \"<br><br>Yes, and you can see meth addicts all day long from Greenwood Ave at 85 going Northbound, and you're right, the yuppies haven't spoiled that splendid sight yet. Hell, you can even park your wrecked car on the lawn up there, it\u2019s redneck paradise.<br><br>\"All follow the rule of law, pay their taxes, and are dedicated to their profession.\"<br><br>They sound terrible! Next thing you'll tell me they enjoy $4 coffee and buy organic.<br><br>\"wealthy transients are ok, poor ones are not?\"<br><br>Wow Mary, you are class envious, the true soul of Bitter Ballard no doubt. Now let me explain something, the wealthy transients are at least paying taxes that help run the schools, police, fire station and all those other things I thought the hardened left loved. What do bums pay for exactly?<br><br>\"The people who love and care for our community are being pushed out.\"<br><br>Really, who's forcing them to sell? I haven't seen one old Swede dragged from his home by a Windermere agent and beaten to sell by a dot.comer, so I'm not sure who's forcing them to sell. Unless it\u2019s free will and free choice you hate.<br><br>\"We are losing the intangibles and values that have made our fair city and its communities worth living in.\"<br><br>If you're that bitter, leave.<br><br>San Fran Transplant: Welcome to Ballard! Please understand not all of us hate town homes/condos and their owners, some of us welcome you. I have several friends in some, they're not yuppies, not flippers, they simply could not afford to buy a nice old home on a good sized lot. Apparently these are people Mary hates, people who can't afford $500k for a decent sized home in Ballard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_23:13:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Seriously, if folks like Mary are this bitter, I'd almost be happy to see Mike's Chili get turned into an Italian shoe shop, it might be the only way to scare 'em off.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_23:17:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852328": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"no roots here, contribute nothing, and could not care less about the neighborhood\"<br><br>Really? Is this peer-reviewed research or the sputterings of a drunken malcontent?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_23:18:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852329": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mary, so angry at the yuppies, how come no comments on the thread about the gun fire last week on 15th? Or is this the old Ballard community you're so fond of?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.myballard.com/2008/05/14/shoots-fired-on-15th-ave/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.myballard.com/2008/05/14/shoots-fire...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_23:26:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852330": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\" I just happen to prefer the trashy, \u201clow quality\u201d old Ballard\"<br><br>Hey, there's always Georgetown....oh wait, that's being gentrified too. I guess you can try Renton?<br><br>\"I\u2019m happy I don\u2019t live in Ballard \"<br><br>The feeling's mutual.<br><br>\" suburban wannabe hipsters who flock there in pursuit of trendiness.\"<br><br>Ahem, only a suburbanite would actually think Ballard was a city and not the suburb it's always been. Nice try Sherlock, but some of us grew up in real cities. I've lived in 4 cities with populations higher than 8 milllion, so Seattle is little more than Mayberry with sky scrapers in my book. Ballard is, and always has been, a suburb to a little town.<br><br>\"ridiculed the concept of \u201cdiversity\u201d\"<br><br>Well maybe because Ballard has always been whiter than white, so old timers talking about diversity here do look a tad stupid. Mind you my wife's not white, but she is a yuppie (because she loves Whole Foods), so I guess she wouldn't count towards diversity?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-19_23:53:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dave,<br><br>You must be new here.  Welcome.<br><br>Suthii is a <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29\" rel=\"nofollow\">troll</a>.  Please <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamebait\" rel=\"nofollow\">do not feed the troll</a>.<br><br>Now that Ron Paul is officially out of the running for President, many trolls are now homeless.  It's sad, but these bile-spewing internet nomads need someplace to live.  I'm as self-conscious as the next Ballardite about coming off all NIMBY, but like I said if we ignore it, it might go back to it's old troll <a href=\"http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soundoff/comment.asp?articleID=362889\" rel=\"nofollow\">stomping</a> ground.  <br><br>Unfortunately, the PI doesn't un-ban IP addresses.  So either the Geeky Swedes drop the hammer and our resident bottom-feeder is forced to move on, or we start some kind of letter writing campaign and get the PI to reinstate it's privileges.  In the mean-time, we should really just not respond.  Like a plant needs sunshine, trolls thrive on attention...<br><br>Let's all do our part.  I'll start by making this my last comment on the subject.<br><br>Good night all!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_00:54:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "5049b831fa4cb60a0b61eac04aded9e3", "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}, "7852333": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Man, a little hot weather and Ballard gets a little frisky!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:06:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "e7606eab7a748576bb08339e29943336", "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}, "7852334": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dave, this 'Suthii' character is a total mid-1990s throwback: right-wing Libertarian, internet misanthrope, probably a nebbish in real life.  Has little grasp of nuance and life's complexities.  Better just to ignore him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:18:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "59f38ef370fd6735f42309d9608565b5", "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}, "7852335": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And this talk of \"high quality people\" is just dumb.  I mean, do people still talk like that in 2008?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:25:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "59f38ef370fd6735f42309d9608565b5", "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}, "7852336": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"any hope of saving the neighborhood\"<br><br>At $400-500k for single family home, I think you've lost. The ranch house in Kent awaits.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:32:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852337": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Suthii =clearly miserable and has no life. why else does he comment so negatively and consistently? Is there a way to block him from the comments? I'm sick of him and I bet the <a href=\"http://myballard.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">myballard.com</a> couple is too. <br><br>Dave - :) thanks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:36:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "1d3a90ae9623cd14b48decac22de7098", "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}, "7852338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Is there a way to block him from the comments? \"<br><br>Ahhh, democracy at work. Don't like  what I say, just ban me. Got any books you'd like to burn this evening? Let me know, I'll bring a bottle of red and watch the tolerance fest.<br><br>\"my family still owns 3 of em\"<br><br>Wow, 3 ranch houses? That's what, equivalent to 2 trailer homes ?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:39:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852339": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Suthii, let me contribute to your kids therapy fund. Let's set up a non-profit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:40:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "1d3a90ae9623cd14b48decac22de7098", "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}, "7852340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"neighborhood you don\u2019t even like or respect?\"<br><br>I love the neighborhood. Farmers market, galleries, coffee shops, organic food, nice cinema, and Collective, home of the $1000 credenza. Plus Trader Joes and Whole Foods coming! <br><br>Things are looking up, smile Dave, there's more to life than discount malt liquor!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:41:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852341": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dave-<br><br>Suthii is a guy who sits around playing on the Internet all day, but thinks of himself of some kind of fantastic rugged individualist.  <br><br>Really, you can just ignore him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:44:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "59f38ef370fd6735f42309d9608565b5", "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}, "7852342": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All it needs is a Volvo and Subaru dealership and Ballard will be great!<br><br>Dave, can I take it you're a little bitter because Seattle Met Mag didn't call you up for an opinion on how great Ballard has become?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:44:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852343": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"you can just ignore him.\"<br><br>That's right Dave, just ignore me the way Bill does!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:45:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "b4908b99819acf9c33575b4f938fa346", "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}, "7852344": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Suthii-<br><br>Ron Paul just called - he wants back his copy of The Turner Diaries.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:48:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "59f38ef370fd6735f42309d9608565b5", "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}, "7852345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ok people, please chill.  :)  Let's keep this a happy constructive blog.<br><br>Otherwise, you can snark over at <a href=\"http://seattle.livejournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">seattle.livejournal.com</a> instead.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_01:48:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "e7606eab7a748576bb08339e29943336", "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}, "7852346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OK, this has spiraled out of control.  We deleted the nastiest comments from the bunch, and please folks, keep it civil or we WILL starting banning people (via IP addresses).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_02:10:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "a1e2d39e2b3a100618137e1c2c46b633", "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}, "7852347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well sir, neither top quality or character really register in my brain when I walk through the neighborhood I grew up in these days. I guess if I felt that way, I would have moved to Bellevue a long time ago.<br>*Why are you hating on the people of Bellevue? Because they have been smart enough to study hard, raise a family, and earn a decent living? <br><br>But, hey I just happen to prefer the trashy, \u201clow quality\u201d old Ballard I\u2019ve always known. It so happens anyone I\u2019ve spoken to that has lived in Ballard for five years or more doesn\u2019t really like the direction its headed in either. My bet is that you and your friends you spoke of are all new to the neighborhood. <br>*No, you are wrong. I have lived in Ballard for 7 years. I dated a girl who worked at Wilsons Ford. I used to watch butt rock shows at the Firehouse. I remember when Ediths back yard was a trash pit and that general area was where all the bums slept in their cars/vans. Yup, I was here when it wasn't so hip. I liked it then, I like it more now. The rebirth of Ballard is very exciting to me and countless other residents with whom I have spoken.<br><br>Not going to hate on you for that, <br>*You just hated on me for some fiction that just materialized in that feeble mind of yours.<br><br>Ballard definitely pretty much been ruined at this point. <br>*Very sad that you consider new development where empty abandoned lots recently stood as \"ruined\". Maybe you should move to Cleveland or Detroit? There are plenty of abandoned lots, boarded up buildings, and a lack of quatlity jobs.  <br><br>I\u2019m happy I don\u2019t live in Ballard anymore and only really come around when I feel like drinking in some of the decent bars that are still around. <br>*We have something in common. I like to have a beer in some of the decent bars myself.<br><br>Love making fun of all the suburban wannabe hipsters who flock there in pursuit of trendiness. <br>*I bet that makes you feel really good about yourself eh? Wow, you are such a renegade, old school Ballard rebel!<br><br>As for your earlier comments, I saw the phrase about \u201cincessant whining\u201d being brought up against a gentleman who made rather valid points. <br>*My inference about \u201cincessant whining\u201d was directed at the general attitude of people like you, Bill, Mary, and others who feel the need to complain about the economic success of our lovely neighborhood and city in general.  <br><br>And I notice you sort of ridiculed the concept of \u201cdiversity\u201d which really can easily be seen as having some really racist and/or classist undertones. <br>*Nope, again you are wrong. My intention was to point out that we have it really good in Seattle/Ballard. Our economy is strong, people want to live here, businesses want to locate here. If you want economic \"diversity\" (read: vacant lots, boarded up downtown buildings, no jobs) head to Cleveland or Detroit where they are getting hammered by the dying auto industry and the great depression of housing. I work with 3 people from Detroit, and 2 from Cleveland who have recently located here and have filled me in on just how bad those metro areas really are. Read all about it with a quick Google search. Here are a couple of examples, in case you can't figure out the Google thing.  ; <br> <br>Also.....speaking of classist undertones? Like your putdown of everyone from Bellevue?  <br><br>Loved the way you called my comments negative. <br>*lol, sorry Dave. I just don't see you as a positive person.<br><br>Congratulations on a hard earned success by the way. <br>*Thank you.<br><br>I am a student working hard toward an engineering degree. <br>*Best of luck. My advice to you would be to lay off the alcohol a bit (especially on a Monday night) and spend more time with your nose in the books. <br><br>I\u2019ll be sure to try very hard not to let the money change my perspective on people and the world as it has for some. <br>*Don't get too far ahead of yourself Dave. Lets get that Engineering degree first. Baby steps. <br><br>You probably don\u2019t care just the same as I really don\u2019t give a shit about your career and accomplishments. <br>*Oh wait, so your statement about congratulating me wasn't genuine?<br><br>Oh yeah by the way, loved your bullshit. \u201cIt\u2019s your choice how you view the world though Dave\u2026nobody has forced you into your personal viewpoints or feelings.\u201d lol<br>*Not sure why you found this statement so amusing? 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We're shutting down comments on this post.   Please keep things constructive in other posts.  We really don't want to start blocking people...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-20_13:42:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "a1e2d39e2b3a100618137e1c2c46b633", "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}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": null, "theme": 2, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": true}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "15118923", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "108022", "hash": 4485382971967128872}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "ballard_the_top_8216hot_hood8217", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 41, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 15118923, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": false, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "29ac93bcc80e20dc00554a7b3e9cc874", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
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}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
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	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
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	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
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	this.EDIT = "Edit";
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/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
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	};

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				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

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			(num == 1
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// 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) {
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};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
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};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
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};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
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 * 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() {
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// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
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Dsq.Validators = new function() {
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	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
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			error = true;
		}
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			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) {
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			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
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			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">41</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_the_top_8216hot_hood8217/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" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/ballard_the_top_8216hot_hood8217/">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">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217/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 '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// 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:15118923" 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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217',
			// 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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217/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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217'
			+ '&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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217'
			+ '&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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217'
				+ '&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/15118923/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);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

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

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/myballard/queueurl.js');
	};
};

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

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}









(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852309">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852309" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852309" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852309">Paul</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852309" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852309" class="dsq-comment-message">Great - that means I\'ll soon have to decide whether to move to another neighborhood or to remain in Ballard and live in a camper.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852310">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852310" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852310" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852310">m</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852310" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852310" class="dsq-comment-message">My kids are already worried about me and where I\'m going to live when Ballard isn\'t Ballard anymore.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852311">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852311" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852311" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852311">Peter</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852311" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852311" class="dsq-comment-message">Are there any "Old Ballard" people who read Seattle Metropolitan Magazine?  <br><br>My guess is that the folks who buy this crap while waiting in line at Whole Foods are the same people who paid too much to live in their now 50% unoccupied condo building and desperately need their decisions validated.  Obviously the people who publish SMM know what sells magazines and covering "Hot Neighborhoods" (either blatantly, like this example or disguised as "Top Restaurants!" or "Best Schools!") is it.  Can we just submit Seattle Metropolitan Magazine to StuffWhitePeopleLike and just get on with our lives?<br><br>On an unrelated note - what is the official designation for Old Ballard?  I\'m one of the more crotchety posters here in the comments, but I\'ve only lived in Ballard since the mid-90s, so I don\'t  know if I\'ve really earned my stripes.  I\'m not even Norwegian.  But then when I realize that most new people I meet in town don\'t even remember the Firehouse, I feel justified again.<br><br>So what\'s "a long-time Ballard resident" defined as?  6 months?   5 years?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852312">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852312" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852312" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852312">biff</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852312" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852312" class="dsq-comment-message">Name a condo that is 50% unoccupied? I\'m most intrigued by your knowledge.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852313">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852313" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852313" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852313">Ronan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852313" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852313" class="dsq-comment-message">Did the magazine mention this blog? I think it\'s one of best unsung treats of living in Ballard. :-)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852314">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852314" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852314">JP</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852314" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852314" class="dsq-comment-message">I think you\'re a "long time Ballard resident" if you moved to Ballard when people used to poke fun at it\'s quirks. (Now they\'re all wishing they moved here when you did.) Or, maybe you\'re a LTBR if you remember when parking was free and you could actually find a space near Bartell\'s or WaMu. Or if you remember "The Backstage" music venue. The list goes on and on....</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852315">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852315" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852315" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852315">Phins</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852315" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s positive progress people, get over it and quit your incessant whining. We\'re extremely lucky to be in a neighborhood where top quality people and businesses want to locate. <br><br>If you are so desperate for "diversity" head back to Cleveland, Detroit, or any other depressed metropolis where partially built and unoccupied houses are being bulldozed.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852316">lakreitz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852316" class="dsq-comment-message">Peter-<br>Mid -90\'s?? You\'ve earned your stripes -IMO, anyway.   Do you remember Ernst (which I still miss everytime I drive to Home Depot)?  When Edith Macefield had a neighbor (across the street and on the other side of 15th)? She fed pigeons and looked to be about as fiesty as Edith.  Or for that matter, do you remember that Edith\'s house used to be surrounded by smelly garbage trucks?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852317">m</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852317" class="dsq-comment-message">While we laugh about where I\'m going to go when Ballard isn\'t Ballard anymore, my kids know I\'m not leaving the village. I\'ve been here for 20 years, moving all the way from Wallingford. <br><br>Yes, condo and townhouse density and traffic are all growing pains, but the best part of my village are the neighbors. I know my baristas,  my checkers at Ballard Market,  my librarians and my bank tellers. I know my waitstaff at Vera\'s and Thaiku and bartenders at several places. I know shopkeepers on Ballard Ave. And I know all my neighbors in my 5-plex. <br><br>I ask all my new condo &amp; townhouse neighbors to park your car, walk around your neighborhood and have conversations. This builds community, my sense of "village".</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852318" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852318">biff</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852318" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL what about if you voted for the tax referendum that created the fund that initiated the changes to Ballard? Remember voting on that? It started it all. If you want to live in a diverse area, hit up the central district. Plenty diversity awaits you there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852319">elle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852319" class="dsq-comment-message">i love ballard.   i love seattle.  living here has changed my life all for the better.   i am not a fan of the townhomes... but they arent ruining my neighborhood.. doesnt complaining just make you feel worse?  <br><br>everyone that lived in nc complained about how bad they had to get out.  i did as well.  so i got out. (unlike most others)  why doesnt everyone here who doesnt like ballard find somewhere else?!  you may find yourself somewhere that you love.  <br><br>ballard was never going to stay "old ballard" are you still the same as you were when you were 17?  is anything the same as it was? everything changes, grows and faulters.. give me a break.  <br><br>ballard is fantastic and i hope to never find myself  bitter and unable to accept change.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852320" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852320">Jasmine</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852320" class="dsq-comment-message">We may not live in the "old Ballard" that my grandparents still talks about, but we do live in a wonderfully unique community.  Yes, our neighborhood is changing but that\'s not a bad thing. Thanks to the geographic make up of Ballard we will always have a small-town feel.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852321" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852321">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852321" class="dsq-comment-message">"that means I’ll soon have to decide whether to move to another neighborhood or to remain in Ballard and live in a camper."<br><br>Kent and Renton await.<br><br>"where I’m going to live when Ballard isn’t Ballard anymore."<br><br>They\'re changing the name?<br><br>"The list goes on and on…."<br><br>ONce they knock down Denny\'s will the list be done at last?<br><br>"top quality people and businesses want to locate."<br><br>Yes, but remember the myballard posting about gun fire on 15th ave got zero postings the first day , yuppies in Ballard gets 12. Maybe we should be happy the old timers are leaving if their priorities are this screwed up?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852322" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852322">Phins</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852322" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m sorry that you feel that way Dave. Not sure about your story or basis to arrive at that conclusion? <br><br>When I mentioned "top quality" I was referring to the numerous folks I have been lucky enough to befriend and/or meet. Whether at the artwalk or at one of the many venues, the folks that I have met in Ballard are generally educated and well informed, kind at heart, intelligent and hardworking folks. All follow the rule of law, pay their taxes, and are dedicated to their profession. Some have families or are in pursuit of that aspiration/many others are single 20-30 somethings trying out Ballard-Seattle for size. All seem to be looking for a dynamic neighborhood with interesting character. Most I talk with enjoy the neighborhood. <br><br>If you feel those traits represent arrogance and selfishness then I guess that is your choice. Seems like a fairly negative viewpoint to me. Personally, I do not feel the need to apologize or be made to feel guilty for a life\'s worth of dedication and hard work to my trade. I personally invested in my college education, spend numerous weekends studying away at the library, and am not afraid to put in the extra effort that is sometimes required. This has led to a solid career which affords me the ability to buy a house/townhome/condo (whatever) and live a generally comfortable exitence. <br><br>You can do this if you want? Nobody is stopping you except you. Not sure why you feel that people who do experience success are greedy, arrogant, selfish...whatever. It\'s your choice how you view the world though Dave...nobody has forced you into your personal viewpoints or feelings.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852323" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852323">Peter</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852323" class="dsq-comment-message">Biff - I get most of my information from <a href="http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/</a>.  As of May 7th Hjarta had closed on 39 out of 79 available units, which is close enough to 50% for me.<br><br>Facts aside, I think that the circumstantial evidence for low occupancy is pretty obvious.  NoMa has been around for a while and they\'re trying that Norway trip gimmick to sell off the last 9 units.  Wait until the glut of Canal Station units comes on-board.  $100 bucks says CS is going the same way as Carbon 56 in Belltown did.  Screw the early adopters by turning into a rental apartment building when the bottom falls out.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852324" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852324">MaryW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852324" class="dsq-comment-message">The condo/townhouse infestation isn\'t bringing anything  to the community--they\'re here for the investment potential--flippers. Period.  They\'ll live here for a year or three, then flip it for the quick buck.  They have no roots here, contribute nothing, and could not care less about the neighborhood, beyond the "hot-spot" status that they\'ve been sold by developers (while the developers laugh all the way to the bank.) The townhouses lining my street--less than four years old--have already sold and resold at least once, some twice and three times.  They\'re already looking shabby.  It\'s a constant stream of trendy (yawn), arrogant,  affluent, mindless transients.  (Let me get this straight--wealthy transients are ok, poor ones are not?)  Contractors laugh at the quality that goes into these half-million dollar tenement condos--think motel six-quality  fixtures and materials--and the people who are gullible enough to buy them.  The "well kept properties" that sell so well in the article are being sold to developers,--often without telling the long-time resident sellers that they will be razed for yet more condo-canyons.  The people who love and care for our community are being pushed out.  We are losing the intangibles and values that have made our fair city and its communities worth living in.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852325" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852325" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852325">San Fran Transplant</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852325" class="dsq-comment-message">I disagree Mary. I really enjoy my townhome. I purchase it brand new a year ago. Quality built through and through as near as I can tell.  Never had any issue. Still is brand new. My power bill during the winter is only $40 every two month. Home owner insurance only $35 per month. I am friends with all my neighbor. I couldn\'t get anything remotely similar in quality or comfort this close to downtown SFO. I work at Amgen as PhD scientist. How perfect!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852326" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852326">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852326" class="dsq-comment-message">"Think about moving to greenwood. And the yuppies haven’t managed to ruin it yet. "<br><br>Yes, and you can see meth addicts all day long from Greenwood Ave at 85 going Northbound, and you\'re right, the yuppies haven\'t spoiled that splendid sight yet. Hell, you can even park your wrecked car on the lawn up there, it’s redneck paradise.<br><br>"All follow the rule of law, pay their taxes, and are dedicated to their profession."<br><br>They sound terrible! Next thing you\'ll tell me they enjoy $4 coffee and buy organic.<br><br>"wealthy transients are ok, poor ones are not?"<br><br>Wow Mary, you are class envious, the true soul of Bitter Ballard no doubt. Now let me explain something, the wealthy transients are at least paying taxes that help run the schools, police, fire station and all those other things I thought the hardened left loved. What do bums pay for exactly?<br><br>"The people who love and care for our community are being pushed out."<br><br>Really, who\'s forcing them to sell? I haven\'t seen one old Swede dragged from his home by a Windermere agent and beaten to sell by a dot.comer, so I\'m not sure who\'s forcing them to sell. Unless it’s free will and free choice you hate.<br><br>"We are losing the intangibles and values that have made our fair city and its communities worth living in."<br><br>If you\'re that bitter, leave.<br><br>San Fran Transplant: Welcome to Ballard! Please understand not all of us hate town homes/condos and their owners, some of us welcome you. I have several friends in some, they\'re not yuppies, not flippers, they simply could not afford to buy a nice old home on a good sized lot. Apparently these are people Mary hates, people who can\'t afford $500k for a decent sized home in Ballard.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852327">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852327" class="dsq-comment-message">Seriously, if folks like Mary are this bitter, I\'d almost be happy to see Mike\'s Chili get turned into an Italian shoe shop, it might be the only way to scare \'em off.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852328" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852328">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852328" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852328" class="dsq-comment-message">"no roots here, contribute nothing, and could not care less about the neighborhood"<br><br>Really? Is this peer-reviewed research or the sputterings of a drunken malcontent?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852329" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852329">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852329" class="dsq-comment-message">Mary, so angry at the yuppies, how come no comments on the thread about the gun fire last week on 15th? Or is this the old Ballard community you\'re so fond of?<br><br><a href="http://www.myballard.com/2008/05/14/shoots-fired-on-15th-ave/" rel="nofollow">http://www.myballard.com/2008/05/14/shoots-fire...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852330" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852330" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852330">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852330" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852330" class="dsq-comment-message">" I just happen to prefer the trashy, “low quality” old Ballard"<br><br>Hey, there\'s always Georgetown....oh wait, that\'s being gentrified too. I guess you can try Renton?<br><br>"I’m happy I don’t live in Ballard "<br><br>The feeling\'s mutual.<br><br>" suburban wannabe hipsters who flock there in pursuit of trendiness."<br><br>Ahem, only a suburbanite would actually think Ballard was a city and not the suburb it\'s always been. Nice try Sherlock, but some of us grew up in real cities. I\'ve lived in 4 cities with populations higher than 8 milllion, so Seattle is little more than Mayberry with sky scrapers in my book. Ballard is, and always has been, a suburb to a little town.<br><br>"ridiculed the concept of “diversity”"<br><br>Well maybe because Ballard has always been whiter than white, so old timers talking about diversity here do look a tad stupid. Mind you my wife\'s not white, but she is a yuppie (because she loves Whole Foods), so I guess she wouldn\'t count towards diversity?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852331">Peter</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852331" class="dsq-comment-message">Dave,<br><br>You must be new here.  Welcome.<br><br>Suthii is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29" rel="nofollow">troll</a>.  Please <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamebait" rel="nofollow">do not feed the troll</a>.<br><br>Now that Ron Paul is officially out of the running for President, many trolls are now homeless.  It\'s sad, but these bile-spewing internet nomads need someplace to live.  I\'m as self-conscious as the next Ballardite about coming off all NIMBY, but like I said if we ignore it, it might go back to it\'s old troll <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soundoff/comment.asp?articleID=362889" rel="nofollow">stomping</a> ground.  <br><br>Unfortunately, the PI doesn\'t un-ban IP addresses.  So either the Geeky Swedes drop the hammer and our resident bottom-feeder is forced to move on, or we start some kind of letter writing campaign and get the PI to reinstate it\'s privileges.  In the mean-time, we should really just not respond.  Like a plant needs sunshine, trolls thrive on attention...<br><br>Let\'s all do our part.  I\'ll start by making this my last comment on the subject.<br><br>Good night all!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852333" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852333" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7852333" href="http://ninaforsyth.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nina</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852333" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852333" class="dsq-comment-message">Man, a little hot weather and Ballard gets a little frisky!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852334" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852334" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852334">Bill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852334" class="dsq-comment-message">Dave, this \'Suthii\' character is a total mid-1990s throwback: right-wing Libertarian, internet misanthrope, probably a nebbish in real life.  Has little grasp of nuance and life\'s complexities.  Better just to ignore him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852335" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852335" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852335">Bill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852335" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852335" class="dsq-comment-message">And this talk of "high quality people" is just dumb.  I mean, do people still talk like that in 2008?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852336" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852336" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852336">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852336" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852336" class="dsq-comment-message">"any hope of saving the neighborhood"<br><br>At $400-500k for single family home, I think you\'ve lost. The ranch house in Kent awaits.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852337" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852337" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852337">Weighing In</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852337" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852337" class="dsq-comment-message">Suthii =clearly miserable and has no life. why else does he comment so negatively and consistently? Is there a way to block him from the comments? I\'m sick of him and I bet the <a href="http://myballard.com" rel="nofollow">myballard.com</a> couple is too. <br><br>Dave - :) thanks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852338" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852338" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852338">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852338" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852338" class="dsq-comment-message">"Is there a way to block him from the comments? "<br><br>Ahhh, democracy at work. Don\'t like  what I say, just ban me. Got any books you\'d like to burn this evening? Let me know, I\'ll bring a bottle of red and watch the tolerance fest.<br><br>"my family still owns 3 of em"<br><br>Wow, 3 ranch houses? That\'s what, equivalent to 2 trailer homes ?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852339" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852339" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852339">Weighing In</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852339" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852339" class="dsq-comment-message">Suthii, let me contribute to your kids therapy fund. Let\'s set up a non-profit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852340" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852340" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852340">Suthii</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852340" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852340" class="dsq-comment-message">"neighborhood you don’t even like or respect?"<br><br>I love the neighborhood. Farmers market, galleries, coffee shops, organic food, nice cinema, and Collective, home of the $1000 credenza. Plus Trader Joes and Whole Foods coming! <br><br>Things are looking up, smile Dave, there\'s more to life than discount malt liquor!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852341" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852341" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852341">Bill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852341" class="dsq-comment-message">Dave-<br><br>Suthii is a guy who sits around playing on the Internet all day, but thinks of himself of some kind of fantastic rugged individualist.  <br><br>Really, you can just ignore him.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852342" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852342">Suthii</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852342" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852342" class="dsq-comment-message">All it needs is a Volvo and Subaru dealership and Ballard will be great!<br><br>Dave, can I take it you\'re a little bitter because Seattle Met Mag didn\'t call you up for an opinion on how great Ballard has become?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852343">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852343" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852343" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852343">Suthii</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852343" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852343" class="dsq-comment-message">"you can just ignore him."<br><br>That\'s right Dave, just ignore me the way Bill does!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852344">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852344" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852344" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852344">Bill</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852344" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852344" class="dsq-comment-message">Suthii-<br><br>Ron Paul just called - he wants back his copy of The Turner Diaries.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852345">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852345" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852345" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7852345" href="http://ninaforsyth.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nina</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852345" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852345" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok people, please chill.  :)  Let\'s keep this a happy constructive blog.<br><br>Otherwise, you can snark over at <a href="http://seattle.livejournal.com" rel="nofollow">seattle.livejournal.com</a> instead.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852346">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7852346" href="http://www.myballard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Geeky Swedes</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852346" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852346" class="dsq-comment-message">OK, this has spiraled out of control.  We deleted the nastiest comments from the bunch, and please folks, keep it civil or we WILL starting banning people (via IP addresses).</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852347">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852347">Phins</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852347" class="dsq-comment-message">Well sir, neither top quality or character really register in my brain when I walk through the neighborhood I grew up in these days. I guess if I felt that way, I would have moved to Bellevue a long time ago.<br>*Why are you hating on the people of Bellevue? Because they have been smart enough to study hard, raise a family, and earn a decent living? <br><br>But, hey I just happen to prefer the trashy, “low quality” old Ballard I’ve always known. It so happens anyone I’ve spoken to that has lived in Ballard for five years or more doesn’t really like the direction its headed in either. My bet is that you and your friends you spoke of are all new to the neighborhood. <br>*No, you are wrong. I have lived in Ballard for 7 years. I dated a girl who worked at Wilsons Ford. I used to watch butt rock shows at the Firehouse. I remember when Ediths back yard was a trash pit and that general area was where all the bums slept in their cars/vans. Yup, I was here when it wasn\'t so hip. I liked it then, I like it more now. The rebirth of Ballard is very exciting to me and countless other residents with whom I have spoken.<br><br>Not going to hate on you for that, <br>*You just hated on me for some fiction that just materialized in that feeble mind of yours.<br><br>Ballard definitely pretty much been ruined at this point. <br>*Very sad that you consider new development where empty abandoned lots recently stood as "ruined". Maybe you should move to Cleveland or Detroit? There are plenty of abandoned lots, boarded up buildings, and a lack of quatlity jobs.  <br><br>I’m happy I don’t live in Ballard anymore and only really come around when I feel like drinking in some of the decent bars that are still around. <br>*We have something in common. I like to have a beer in some of the decent bars myself.<br><br>Love making fun of all the suburban wannabe hipsters who flock there in pursuit of trendiness. <br>*I bet that makes you feel really good about yourself eh? Wow, you are such a renegade, old school Ballard rebel!<br><br>As for your earlier comments, I saw the phrase about “incessant whining” being brought up against a gentleman who made rather valid points. <br>*My inference about “incessant whining” was directed at the general attitude of people like you, Bill, Mary, and others who feel the need to complain about the economic success of our lovely neighborhood and city in general.  <br><br>And I notice you sort of ridiculed the concept of “diversity” which really can easily be seen as having some really racist and/or classist undertones. <br>*Nope, again you are wrong. My intention was to point out that we have it really good in Seattle/Ballard. Our economy is strong, people want to live here, businesses want to locate here. If you want economic "diversity" (read: vacant lots, boarded up downtown buildings, no jobs) head to Cleveland or Detroit where they are getting hammered by the dying auto industry and the great depression of housing. I work with 3 people from Detroit, and 2 from Cleveland who have recently located here and have filled me in on just how bad those metro areas really are. Read all about it with a quick Google search. Here are a couple of examples, in case you can\'t figure out the Google thing.  ; <br> <br>Also.....speaking of classist undertones? Like your putdown of everyone from Bellevue?  <br><br>Loved the way you called my comments negative. <br>*lol, sorry Dave. I just don\'t see you as a positive person.<br><br>Congratulations on a hard earned success by the way. <br>*Thank you.<br><br>I am a student working hard toward an engineering degree. <br>*Best of luck. My advice to you would be to lay off the alcohol a bit (especially on a Monday night) and spend more time with your nose in the books. <br><br>I’ll be sure to try very hard not to let the money change my perspective on people and the world as it has for some. <br>*Don\'t get too far ahead of yourself Dave. Lets get that Engineering degree first. Baby steps. <br><br>You probably don’t care just the same as I really don’t give a shit about your career and accomplishments. <br>*Oh wait, so your statement about congratulating me wasn\'t genuine?<br><br>Oh yeah by the way, loved your bullshit. “It’s your choice how you view the world though Dave…nobody has forced you into your personal viewpoints or feelings.” lol<br>*Not sure why you found this statement so amusing? One of Mahatma Gandhi\'s better quotes "Be the change that you want to see in the world".</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852348">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852348" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852348" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852348">Phins</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852348" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852348" class="dsq-comment-message">h. t . t . p: //  m o n e y . c n n . c o m /2007/11/12/real_estate/Cleveland_foreclosure_factors/index.htm</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852349">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852349" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852349" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7852349">Phins</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852349" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852349" class="dsq-comment-message">h t t p: // n  e w  s . b b c . c o . u k/2/hi/business/7070935.stm</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7852350">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7852350" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7852350" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7852350" href="http://www.myballard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Geeky Swedes</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7852350" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7852350" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok, this is going nowhere.  We\'re shutting down comments on this post.   Please keep things constructive in other posts.  We really don\'t want to start blocking people...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
';

(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_the_top_8216hot_hood8217&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');
}

})();




