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We own the BALLARD Business of McIntosh Glass Inc.<br> Were still here after 25 years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:10:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "05bb77eee28cb17cd174f242dd9635e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870198": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Where is BHO?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:13:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "845af3cf8dc0c8a51c18f546cbe594f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870199": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "and crime is not up?<br><br>This makes 16 break ins in Ballard in 4 weeks", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:25:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870200": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not the liquor store!!! That's my favorite store on Market!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:28:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "36095eaba03766def1ce1b20a135e572", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870201": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I heard this one on the scanner, too, but was too sleepy to pay attention. I don't remember if it came in as an alarm or if a concerned citizen called it in.<br><br>Keep your eyes and ears open, folks - that's what saved the Ballard Sip 'n Ship!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:29:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "dd2652d13385a13e22ff5b42a25a3542", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870202": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All that damage for  one bottle. Yes one bottle<br><br>Me in picture", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:32:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "c9ae2ab9b360b7c2e5a4f4825385a327", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870203": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So people have alarms/cameras. BFD. Obviuosly it doesn't stop a damn thing. WTF is it going to take here soon? Your place being broken into while you're there? Do we really have to get the obligatory \"this stuff never happens in my neighborhood\" from area residents? Facts are it's about 10-15% of people doing the crimes. Yes, I can spell recitivism. This aint new either. Fiddle away yuppies. Ballard is burning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:35:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "38df258b1e71db40d9411c476a8c0664", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870204": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Recidivism? Are you awake yet?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:42:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "845af3cf8dc0c8a51c18f546cbe594f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do not believe that the police or alrms will protect your business. Many times we have been there before them. Get to know your neighbors.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:42:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "05bb77eee28cb17cd174f242dd9635e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870206": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi Dave and Tom. How do I open my own glass business? It seems like it's a good business to be in diuring a recession - plenty of business. As long as most of our neighbors are warm and fuzzy towards allowing any shelter to set up shop here, you'll be able to retire early. Keep up the good work of repairing Ballard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:43:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "0ebc167d244a1a506f8723fb046d40be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870207": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@goofy norwegian - \"Yes, I can spell recitivism\".<br><br>Actually, no, it doesn't appear that you can.<br><br>recidivism", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:43:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "451eeea0d261aba2dbd84474a6c578df", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870208": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This really crosses a line. The liquor store is one of the most sacred places in Ballard. I blame the hoards of homeless people at Bergan Place.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:44:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "659ff4c9e6113d57f39be73962a17d52", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The  money is not in turning a profit off of someone elses misery. I think it is in collecting parking fees.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_11:53:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "05bb77eee28cb17cd174f242dd9635e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "More Ballard burglary news reported on<a href=\"http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/164472.asp\" rel=\"nofollow\">SeattleP-I.com</a> this morning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_12:16:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "74020069dfcb7117021dd71b91c540e3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Goofy Norwegian said \"Facts are it\u2019s about 10-15% of people doing the crimes.\"<br><br>Do you mean 10-15 people? That sounds more like it. If you really mean 10% of us are committing burglaries that would mean 50,000 burglars in Seattle alone.<br>I know it's frustrating to see this happening in our neighborhood. Hopefully the guys the SPD caught last night will cut down on the crime rate.<br>This break in sounds more like the work of an angry drunk trying to get drunker.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_12:16:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "fec52287d82ab7ebf714b1b88fca6baa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870212": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Crime reporting is definitely at an all time high.<br><br>How many break ins during the same period last year?   You need to compare two statistics, not one, before you can say it is up or down.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_12:16:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "50a375851ec3f33f48b3b687ad84cb25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870213": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just wanted to give a kudos to the guys from McIntosh Glass.  A great Ballard business that I have used many times.  As you can see from Tom &amp; Dave's comments... they care about their neighborhood.  Good guys, good local company.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_12:20:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "39502e59b828f49eb5342da55213d268", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Candice--you crack me up!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_12:43:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "00984d0ee5ab207daf359e3a7dbcd0d9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "elenchos ..can you do that for us?  Check the stats...mine came form a news report in 4 weeks time, I have no idea what the police reports are for Ballard for the same time period...I did not even have the stats on residentials or car thefts...can you get all that and add them up?  Thremust be some way to find out...? Everyone but you agrees crime is up..so take the time to prove us wrong...I'll wait...and if I am wrong I will personally apologize for my added hysteria", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:07:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870216": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "finally got all that alcohol that i could not afford heeyy!- its a sublime thing u wouldnt understand", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:11:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "9c745880f0b40ece82e88f8db334513e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870217": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "here is a report from the North Prec. for December...does that mean crime is down? am still looking for stats...in case elenchos can't come up with any...<br><br>Seattle - Between December 2nd and 11th 2008, Seattle Police Department\u2019s Major Crimes Task Force (MTCF) uncovered a large crime organization involving at least 11 suspects who were Over the course of 10 days the Major Crimes Task Force conducted multiple search warrants in the East, West and North precinct areas. Hundreds of suspected stolen items were recovered during the investigation, to include medical equipment, which was stolen in a car prowl in the north precinct area; this equipment is valued at over $1.4 million. Over the last 3 weeks MCTF detectives have been processing the recovered property. Based on the investigation, MCTF detectives confirmed the crimes were committed in the Seattle area as well as the city of Bellevue. This crime ring may have also impacted other jurisdictions. MCTF detectives are now prepared to distribute photos of the recovered property for crime victims to view, and attempt to identify their stolen property. Detectives have prepared a CD with over 500 photographs of the recovered property for local area news outlets to present to the public.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:16:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870218": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Seriously, one bottle?  <br><br>I hope it was a single bottle of something good they got, if it was worth busting into the place like that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:26:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "349ce15f59152ec2f769761ddaf3225c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870219": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "here's the police blotter for the North Precient..perhaps someone can do a comparison and sendd out an excel spreadsheet, or maybe the SPD has one?  This website does not seem to be very current or have what was reported in the paper, so not sure where else to look...but I am no intellectual so maybe someone else can provide? <br><br><a href=\"http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/category/police-precincts/north-precinct/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/category/police-p...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:27:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870220": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<blockquote>I have no idea what the police reports are for Ballard for the same time period\u2026I did not even have the stats on residentials or car thefts</blockquote>So here e/c admits having no basis for knowing whether crime is up or down.  But then...<blockquote>Everyone but you agrees crime is up.</blockquote>Everyone?  Is <b>everyone</b> going to whip themselves up into a hysterical panic even though <b>you have no idea</b> whether there was more or less crime in the past.<br><br>I think it's great to care about your community, and to participate.  I do.  But can you just be honest?  Don't say crime is up when (for the third time) you have no idea if crime is up or down.  No idea.<br><br>Please get a grip.  Calm down.  It's going to be OK.  There is no need to make things up, no need to exaggerate.  Just stick to the facts that you know and you'll earn respect and trust.  <br><br>If I can find more information on crime trends, I will be happy to share it.  If I can't find data, you won't hear me making claims that I can't substantiate.   I'll admit I  don't know.  Fair enough?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:32:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "50a375851ec3f33f48b3b687ad84cb25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "kudos's to Macintosh, for chiming in. So, one bottle? Yeah, we've got the brightest homeless around. I know the store has cameras, I wonder if they got a picture of him.<br>anyhow, I'd like to see a whole lot more walking and talking, and a lot less 'where was BHO? I can truthfully say, that's irrelevant, just as irrelevant as statistical crunching and pontificating...it really doesn't matter, and knowing the exact numbers, up or down, won't even begin to address the issue. <br>I'll take all the heat you want to dish out, it's ok, I'm too tired to give a damn... btw, Ballard is a lot bigger than I can handle, a little help, please?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:43:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been trying to stay out of it, but I'm forced to weigh in on the side of  elenchos, if for no other reason than I like an underdog.<br><br>I think what we have going on here is a \"wave\" of crime reporting unlike anything that Ballard has ever seen. Thanks to the excellent reporting by the Swedes, and the forum that allows everyone (Thanks Silver!) to post their personal experiences in real time we now know more about local crime than ever before.<br><br>This is my OPINION and I am not going to try to back it up with stats. That IS the job of the large news agencies that have access to the police data etc. If there was actually a large increase in crime in Ballard I would expect that we would have seen Jim Foreman \"reporting live\" from Bergen Park by now. King5 reads these blogs too....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_13:55:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "7efd13d25dd932f13ac1ca717f01fcd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870223": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "elenchos--\"calm down everything will be all right\"...are you snorting baby formula? <br><br>\"Please get a grip. Calm down. It\u2019s going to be OK. There is no need to make things up, no need to exaggerate.\"<br><br><br><br>I merely stated that by news reports, and based on my 12 years lving here, it \"appears\" crime is up based on the fact I do read and listen to the news on a pretty regular basis...no stats...YOU provided what you called \"proof\" that crime is DOWN...so all I asked for was proof on your claim that it at least current. <br><br>I did not make anything up or blow trhe facts out of proportion...I quoted the news, and police reports for a 4 week period...seems those are the facts , and since you claim crime is actually down and thre is mass hysteria..then all I requested is to prove me, and anyone else who may believe crime is actually up here in Ballard wrong...please don't talk to me like I am your toddler...and accuse me of being anything but honest...I quoted the news reports...I have kids your age, as well as a lot more life experience than you can fit on your blog...so please do not insult me. The facts speak for themselves, I look forward to you making a case on whether or not crime is up or down for 2007-2009 in the North Prec. area. I f I am wrong one apology coming up!<br><br>Fair enough?  Ya sure  you betcha!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:02:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870224": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "e/c, you're not looking too bright here.  No, elenchos did not claim crime was down, nor claim they had \"proven\" crime was down.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:13:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "32454cc2e388d0b57269cd9dfc18b6c7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870225": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://MyBurglary.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">MyBurglary.com</a> ???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:22:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "1e4cdc9075759072fc302b1a5366b432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bums don't rob! That's work. No bums just p*ss, sh*t everywhere, yell, scream, hassle shoppers and generally lower the quality of life. Thieves actually work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:24:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "01252508f6a7b74a42189fafd9a0780e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870227": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There are no good public records of recent data that I can find. Here are more nuanced statistics on crime based on beat and type of crime: <a href=\"http://www.seattle.gov/police/crime/stats.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.seattle.gov/police/crime/stats.htm</a> (scroll down to the bottom of the page to look at the excel sheets for precinct data). Unfortunately, they only go to last summer, placing the end of the data around the same time that people started feeling an increase in crime. You would need good comparative figures here since the high crime area reported on MyBallard is actually at the intersection of the B2, B3, and J2 beats.  <br><br>There is no data set that I know of which can unequivocally confirm or deny a very recent increase in crime. So, I share a sense of reticence to simply say crime is up. But, elenchos, it seems as if you imply that people who say crime is up are wrong because they lack data. Lack of data doesn't disconfirm a recent uptick; it merely establishes an assertion that demands confirmation. Right now that data is not available. <br><br>I agree with you that increased coverage of these burglaries can lead to an unfounded sense of increased crime. This doesn\u2019t mean that we shouldn\u2019t talk about an increased sense of criminal activity (for it might very well turn out to be accurate), but the key word is sense. MyBallard was around last year and just searching the articles tagged with crime shows only a handful of stories about crime in Ballard. It is possible that a year ago GeekySwedes wasn\u2019t doing active police beat reporting or it might also mean that there was less crime to report on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:41:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "177ac8263f57e38c05f5b3d6465a5716", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ernie, I think you're right. This blog gives people a forum to discuss reported crimes -- crimes that are usually too routine or run of the mill to land in the papers or on TV. <a href=\"http://MB.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">MB.com</a> does an excellent job of reporting on smaller, local crimes. But, by doing this, the perception is that crime is skyrocketing in Ballard. May or may not be the truth ... but nevertheless, the perception is there. And it fuels paranoia -- like what's been going on for the past few months with posts about break-ins, car prowls and the homeless. Not to say these aren't problems ... but things like this have been happening in Ballard for decades. This blog just does a better job of pointing them out to readers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:48:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "137e456847f38eed7cba3aa50e8421d5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870229": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here is a very interesting concept that has been around for few years in Chicago. This site uses google map technology to breakout in great detail where crime is occuring in the city. It is a great tool for visitors or newcomers to the city.<br><br><a href=\"http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/</a><br><br>I don't know if there is such a map going for Seattle yet. I wish there were. It seems that we would all be a little more certain regarding Ballard crime rates.<br><br>Knowledge is key!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:56:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "f7ef4c8c419f58d1000dcde213d0d41c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870230": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://seattle.everyblock.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://seattle.everyblock.com/</a><br><br>Actually I answered my own question!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_14:57:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "f7ef4c8c419f58d1000dcde213d0d41c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870231": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Freeballard-<br>take a look at elenchos's commnet snad statments about crime ding down in commnets #93 and #98 under the topic of the church and homeless shelter..he provided a link to stat that ended in 2007 and then claimed according to those numbers crime was down.  <br><br>Trust me I did check his statements before I responded it was just not under this particular heading, so I apologize for the confusion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_15:11:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870232": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "although my biggest failure is not using spell check...apologies...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_16:58:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870233": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "freeballard-<br>here is elenchos's quote from post #98 in the nieghborhood meeting about the church/homless shelter:<br><br>\"If you follow the link it allows you to see crime down to the census tract level for the decade from 1997 to 2007. You can break it out by type of crime and can view a trend line for the decade for that census tract and type of crime.\"<br><br>He definitley states crime is down based on a link that ended info in 2007", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:02:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rhetorical question (and I at the very least expect an answer from the McIntosh brothers):<br><br>If you were going to break into a liquor store for ONE bottle of liquor...what would it be?<br><br>Me?  Booker's.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:29:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870235": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny, I woke up for no reason around 3:30 this morning.  Maybe it was like when someone feels something weird or wakes up suddenly when a family member dies.  Poor uncle Tanquetray died suddely befor his time!  On a serious note I guess this is good reminder to be vigilant about locking doos, window ect.. and lot leaving valuables in plain sight.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:33:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "e7926a196d8b12e9ecaad829f3576b4f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870236": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jameson.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:35:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "50a375851ec3f33f48b3b687ad84cb25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870237": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jagermeister", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:39:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Grand Marnier.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:48:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "e505c708e570e66aeff551de6c8fba27", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'd run to the scotch shelf and reach up high for something I haven't had before.<br><br>And I know I'm supposed to pick just one, but I'd have to grab a Jaeger for Mrs. Ernie or she'd turn me in!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:55:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "7efd13d25dd932f13ac1ca717f01fcd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Johnny Walker Green Label", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:55:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "fadc91006dd3bde87ecc6150664f58d5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870241": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's funny Ernie.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_17:57:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "boardbrown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "boardbrown,<br><br>Thanks for bringing some humor back to the board, the crime wave was bumming me out....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_18:04:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "7efd13d25dd932f13ac1ca717f01fcd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870243": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Um, Bailey's?<br><br>I know, I'm such a girl!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_18:11:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "dd2652d13385a13e22ff5b42a25a3542", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870244": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don Julio Silver Tequila", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_18:20:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "b13b99e56271bcae048161b7b0e2beba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870245": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, is Ballard turning into the crime capital of the world, or is this micro blogging thing exposing tons of crimes that were unreported in traditional media?  Every time I check this blog I see a crime!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_18:41:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "52a15c300ad57421151e35aa7078534e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anything vodka. In a big bottle.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_18:46:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "36095eaba03766def1ce1b20a135e572", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870247": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'd take the Thunderbird just to try it. I'm too embarassed to buy it, but under the darkness of night...just maybe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_18:47:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "0ebc167d244a1a506f8723fb046d40be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870248": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Post #51 is also NOT WORK SAFE and is super gross.<br><br>2 porn postings on the blog today, real nice folks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:07:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870249": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oooooooooooo", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:08:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870250": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "that was a test ....head's up: entry #51 is NOT work safe folks and gross!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:09:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you , Geeky Swedes for removing the poopy porn from the blog. i really appreciate it as it was too gross for my taste. I appreciate you watching over the blog.<br><br>good day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:14:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870252": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That link has been removed, but unfortunately the image cannot be scrubbed from my mind.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:15:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "177ac8263f57e38c05f5b3d6465a5716", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870253": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The comment that jules (#55) and skeptical (#56) are referring to has been deleted. The commenter has been banned.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:18:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "305f3bd27d8327119deb7a14ea86378c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870254": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you swedes for removing this 2nd gross photo from our blog too! i am with you, skeptical, that image will be in my mind for a bit i am afraid. so disturbing....<br><br>Good to keep the blog clean and positive. <br><br>unlike the photo", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_19:19:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d171610d73092aec4032141f54667b2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870255": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Post it on youtube please. Then post the link", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:10:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "...that's just not right...please, the Swedes, bump that clown?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:13:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870257": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yikes!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:20:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "845af3cf8dc0c8a51c18f546cbe594f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870258": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Alright, before, or during your demise, I'd like to say that you are one sick puppy...I'd strongly suggest that you loose this url.<br>(I'm referring to the poster called Port Chatham)<br>yeah...I'm as close to speechless as I've ever been.<br>(this is why I avoid this medium, as a rule...)<br>The Geeky Swedes may be the only exception ;-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:22:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Swedes, You need to permanently ban that IP address.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:23:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "fec52287d82ab7ebf714b1b88fca6baa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870260": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "DON'T CLICK THE LINK!!!!!<br><br>It's not security footage, ok?<br>The link will do harm.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:30:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "fec52287d82ab7ebf714b1b88fca6baa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870261": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well chopper74 is posting it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:32:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "845af3cf8dc0c8a51c18f546cbe594f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nope, it's an impostor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:57:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "fec52287d82ab7ebf714b1b88fca6baa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870263": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "does it actually matter if crime is up or down? there is still more crime than we want to see in our neighborhood and with the economy the way it is it is harder for businesses and residents to absorb the losses.  do we need to argue whether it is up or down?  i think we all agree we want to know what can be done to improve matters.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_21:11:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "63aa6a7d44403fa0b48d327e82190b4c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870264": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Our apologies for the porn links have been appearing.  We've banned several IPs, but the user is rotating IPs and deliberately sabotaging the comments. So we're now moderating all comments that include a link.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_21:12:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "305f3bd27d8327119deb7a14ea86378c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'd like to apologize, again, for the malicious attacks on this site. I know that I, and others, are being selected. The desire to undermine what I've worked solidly on for several years is at risk, is unmistakable ,  and intentional. Please, if this is my last post, let it be the one that calls for action, sanity, and the love of our neighbors.<br>If not, I think that we will fail, and our children will have to suffer the result.<br>To those of you that want to stop me, silence me, frighten me, ridicule me...you've failed.<br><br>My love for the 'geeky swedes' increases daily.<br>I wish for them the best life possible<br>Chopper out...and 'way' about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_21:58:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oh, and thanks spg, that means a lot.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_22:01:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think this is important so I'll repeat it.<br><br>The reason it matters whether or not the crime wave is real is mostly that this supposed crime wave is being blamed by some on the homeless.  If there is no crime wave in spite of the presence of the food bank and the shelter, then it shows that blaming them was off base.<br><br>Of course if this increase in crime is real, it would be nice if we would hold off demonizing the homeless until we have some proof that they are to blame.<br><br>There are other advantages, besides this, to being factual and prudent rather rather than going off on a crusade without solid evidence.   It's good policy to stick close to reality.<br><br>I think it is great to have My Ballard here publicizing the stories that the media didn't have time for in the past, but we need a sense of perspective and scale if we're going to keep our heads.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_22:29:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "50a375851ec3f33f48b3b687ad84cb25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870268": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ok elenchos, (both barrels)<br>1.\"The reason it matters whether or not the crime wave is real is mostly that this supposed crime wave is being blamed by some on the homeless.\"<br><br>The homeless are indeed part of the issue.<br>2.\"Of course if this increase in crime is real, it would be nice if we would hold off demonizing the homeless until we have some proof that they are to blame.\"<br><br>Really, elenchos, you need more proof? It's like your begging for more proof! I am begging for less proof! So, who wins, omg, I hope it aint you.<br><br>3.\"It\u2019s good policy to stick close to reality.\" <br><br>I'd hope that you'd be the first to follow that advice...you have fallen short my friend.<br>chopper out....and about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_22:48:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870269": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"this supposed crime wave is being blamed by some on the homeless\"<br><br>No, people are arguing that the crime problems we have and influx of bums are both degrading the quality of life in Ballard and both must be stopped.<br><br>Yet again, Ballard's very own 'public intellectual' stands up like the mental midget he is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_22:49:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f3150b79353033da0da15481a4b145e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870270": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "An officer was assaulted last night at Olympic gym trying to take down a burgler. The Seattle police are taking the gloves off with you guys. It's fact. Justify whatever you want. Play word games all you like. The cops are done playing games when one is assulted over this crap. It's not cute anymore. The s**t is about to hit the fan. This is reality. They are also able to trace url's of all comments here. They know folks are undermining the crime watches. Not a wise choice. Just fair warning", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_22:54:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab65387a1445857367cde04795ad6b04", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870271": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this is one entertaining thread.  I've never seen so many paranoid people in my life!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:16:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "41a9abaafc830b9e91e2336f8443ec21", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870272": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bums, bums, bums. Nothing pisses me off more then a piss drenched, trash eating, jobless, beggar. Don't ask me for some spare change, because, I ain't stupid, mother ****er. I know you want that SPARE CHANGE for either crack or vodka, and I know with all the begging your worthless, odor filled ass has done, you have more $$$$ in your roach infested pocket than I do. Meaning you have enough to eat at the ****ing olive garden. But bums rather eat at the McDonalds, because that restaurant is as dirty and greasy as there entire bodies.(rumor has it that there's more filth and grease in a bum's body to open up 1000 McDonalds. I'm still investigating on this though.) But anyway, any restaurant that lets a bum in should be fumigated instantly. Restaurants shouldn't even allow bums in. All restaurants should have a security guard that personally sprays a bum down with a firehose, if the bum comes within 500 ft. of the restaurant.<br><br>Basically, if you didn't know this, being a bum is a job. It's a evil scam to rob people out of there money and use that money for all the wrong reasons. (like telemarketers .) If you're gonna give a bum money, why not put a big sign on your house that says \"ROB ME, I GOT MONEY\". And when that robber comes in, hand him all your money with no resistance, don't call the cops and smile gleefully. Your thinking i'm nuts, but it's the same exact thing as giving a bum money.<br><br>Now how is being a bum a job?? Well, you have to look like you've been abused for years, raised in a dust cloud and smell like you bathe in tubs full of feces and sweat. The more horrific and abused the bum looks, the more $$$ he'll get from a ****er and basically, he'll blow the money on crack. Mother ****er. I'm demanding people nation-wide to boycott homeless people. Do not give them cash, do not give them a blanket, do not give them anything. Let them freeze to death, and maybe we can use there corpses to grow some nice marijuana plants. And I'm demanding people to mug any bum that you see. Steal all his money, no matter if its just a nickel. Teach that crack fiend a lesson, and deliver a golden shower upon his ugly rash infested face. \"Here you want something to drink?\" Then **** in his mouth and tell him \"Here's your meal for the nite, mother ****er.\"<br><br>The media tries to garner sympathy out of people toward the homeless, like it's not their fault they live in a cardboard box and reak of unknown odors. Listen, you change rattling ass, get a JOB. Here are the steps to getting a job.<br><br>1.) Don't be a lazy slob. Find a place with a NOW HIRING sign.<br><br>2.) Walk inside. To make this easier, pretend your walking into the liquor store, or the local crack house.<br><br>3.) Ask for application. (or in your case, babble incoherently for one.)<br><br>4.) Fill it out, but realize you can't put down dumpster behind Won Fok's restaurant as your address.<br><br>5.) Realize your useless to society and commit suicide like you should have when the thought 1st crossed your mind.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:21:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "820ca95966bdfef06f9fad9e237d1cd5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870273": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hmmm...radio silence? Listen folks, we are not the 'bad guys' here, we are the good guys...with 'the name', with an iron in this fire, and everything to loose. We hope that the community gains, collectively, or it just isn't worth it. I question my publicity here daily, today being a great example, I don't care for the attention, I care for the place I live and work, and have for years, actively. I've shoveled walks, cleared drains, all the stuff that you all expect someone else to do, whenever it needs done. I also walk these streets nightly, as I have always done, because I believe in a safe and welcome civic center. My reach is limited, but with help?...who knows.<br>Chime up Ballard<br>\"I'm mad as hell!...and I'm not going to take it anymore!\"<br>It will be the best day of your life too.<br>If anyone knows of where they think we could do some good. Let us know already? Is there a location, a presence in your neck of this wood, that you'd like to have more time to look after? Of course there is...pipe up people!<br>Or suffer the fools...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870274": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There are more free lunches and food banks in Seattle than these people could ever visit. I agree and will absolutley not spend my limited money at any place in Ballard with transients allowed to sit out frount or inside.<br><br>If these places allow this, they are part of the problem. Tell the manager you are going elsewhere, and to have a nice time running a shelter rather than a business. The few businesses, mostly coffee shops that allow endless transients to hang out have got to be held accountable. BOYCOTT THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHY.  Call the corporate offices if you get nowhere with the manager.<br><br>CALL 7 11'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND TELL THEM THERE IS AN OPEN AIR DRUG MARKET BY THE PAY PHONE AT 7 11 ON MARKET STREET.<br><br>THE OWNER WILL NOT ADDRESS. HE HAS BEEN CALLED COUNTLESS TIMES ABOUT THIS. ITS USELESS TO TRY ANY MORE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:31:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab65387a1445857367cde04795ad6b04", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I can attest, having called the owner numerous times, he's not interesting in anything more than selling the tall boys to these folks, the no-loitering sign is ignored by all, inside and out.<br>I understand that as a business, you can't be making a nuisance of yourself, the more times you call 911 the more you are 'the problem', not the solution. <br>I'd like to suggest that they handle that issue themselves...if not, it will be handled for them, this community can't tolerate any other option.<br>btw, it's a common pan-handling location, and we have to tell them NO. (I'd suggest politeness, even kindness, but be firm!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:43:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870276": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "worry wort, I'm not paranoid, or clueless, let it lay.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:45:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870277": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can also contact 7-11\u2019s HQ and tell them about it if the store owner doesn\u2019t want to do anything.<br><br><a href=\"http://webclarify.7-eleven.com:7001/CR/Store_info.jsp?country=USA\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://webclarify.7-eleven.com:7001/CR/Store_in...</a><br><br>Customer Relations:<br>7-Eleven, Inc.<br>Customer Relations<br>Loc. 231<br>P.O. Box 711<br>Dallas, TX 75221<br>Phone: 800-255-0711", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:51:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "fec52287d82ab7ebf714b1b88fca6baa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870278": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Chopper 74 -<br><br>You can stand there any hour or any day and watch the transactions in plain view. You expect me to believe NOTHING can be done? That 7 11 pay phone should just be taken out of there and that 7 11 closed. Same goes for Tullys and The Chai House.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:52:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab65387a1445857367cde04795ad6b04", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870279": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "(Sorry if this becomes a double post while the Geeky Swedes check the link to make sure it's ok)<br><br> You can also contact 7-11\u2019s HQ and tell them about it if the store owner doesn\u2019t want to do anything.<br><br>(Minus the link)<br><br>Customer Relations:<br>7-Eleven, Inc.<br>Customer Relations<br>Loc. 231<br>P.O. Box 711<br>Dallas, TX 75221<br>Phone: 800-255-0711<br><br>I don't know for sure what 7-11 will do, but most franchise companies will log the complaints and when they get more than a couple will then take some action. If the store owner thinks his franchise is in jeopardy, he'll act quickly.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_23:57:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "fec52287d82ab7ebf714b1b88fca6baa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ok,  so the 'house' is out? Yeah, I'd like that, but those people are evil....do I believe that Satan exists?   YES.  In fact, I bet he loves that place...<br>So, bring'em on.  <br>However...let's be REAL careful, ok?<br>chopper out...and about", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:11:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870281": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How do we harness all the power of this blog to fight crime?  Lots of eyes and ears out there as this blog attests.  Can we start a block watch thread?  Maybe something like America's Most Wanted where posts, pictures, etc. can give hints for others on this site to help stop these criminals in their tracks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:19:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "52a15c300ad57421151e35aa7078534e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870282": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "SPG, greetings freind. I have called the number, which I rec'd. after I had no satisfaction from the owner of that franchise. My complaints were noted, the police presence in the area increased, for a time, almost dealt with the issue myself, I thought. Things are worse now than they were then, and now the clerks just laugh at those guys, \"ah, they just crazy\" like I don't 'get it'. Yeah, it's frustrating, but I aint letting up!<br>I told them to take down the no-loitering sign if they were just going to use it as a ruse to this community. I'd take it down myself if I was looking for '3 hots and a cot'.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:19:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870283": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ok, another attack, post #89, not me folks.<br>Please delete. (Is somebody tracking this stuff?)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:24:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is part of a message (post by \"Regular\"  left in the post about he police chase this moring...great info if anyone wants to call a meeting:<br><br>Stop confining your concerns to this blog. Instead, take action and contact the Captain of the Seattle Police Department\u2019s North Precinct, which has responsiblity for Ballard. His name is Capt. Mike Washburn, and his email is: <a href=\"mailto:michael.washburn@seattle.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">michael.washburn@seattle.gov</a>. The main contact phone for the precinct is (206) 684-0850<br><br>Ask him to set up a meeting with you and other concerned residents and business owners to talk about your concerns and their plans to address them. Don\u2019t let them push you off on Neil Hansen, the Crime Prevention guy\u2026he\u2019s totally worthless and powerless.<br><br>You have also referenced another SPD Officer on here, Devlin Haag. Officer Haag is the Community Policing Team officer assigned solely to Ballard/Crown Hill. His email is <a href=\"mailto:devlin.haag@seattle.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">devlin.haag@seattle.gov</a> . His Sargeant on The North Precinct CPT team is Sgt. Dianne Newsom - (206) 684-0794. or <a href=\"mailto:dianne.newsom@seattle.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">dianne.newsom@seattle.gov</a><br><br>There\u2019s an interesting description of the CPT objectives on the SPD website. Not sure how based in reality it is, but it reads as follows:<br><br>WHAT DO CPT OFFICERS DO?<br><br>\u201cWhile patrol officers assigned to a certain beat and sector are usually very familiar with the area they patrol, CPT Officers go one step further. CPT officers do not respond to 911 calls for service and are instead assigned a specific area to focus on long-term, often chronic problems. They patrol many times a day, checking and re-checking known \u201chot spots\u201d.<br><br>It is their job to know the residents in troubled apartments, to recognize by sight, the \u201cregulars\u201d who congregate on the corner, and to understand the ongoing problems and concerns of neighbors and businesses. Residents and business owners get to know and trust the officers, making it easier to work together to resolve and prevent problems. CPT is about understanding ongoing issues that go back weeks and months and taking steps to prevent problems before they arise. The officers are a unique and invaluable resource in the communities they serve. \u201d<br><br>And finally, if you are concerned about what happens to the people who actually do get arrested, you should voice your concerns about quick release back onto the streets to:<br><br>Ed McKenna, the Police Department\u2019s North Precinct liaison from the City Attorney\u2019s Office, can be reached at 206-684-7765 or <a href=\"mailto:edward.mckenna@seattle.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">edward.mckenna@seattle.gov</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:24:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e9e3cb74171f48bd9e7eea4cdbdc425", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870285": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks guys ;-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:24:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870286": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good Rick, if it were possible to verify all of the posts, it would be a great thing, however, as exampled here today, we'd have more mis-information and libel than we currently have to deal with, and the ramifications would be much greater, not just a nuisance, much, much, greater. <br>However, I'm thinking that if anyone could pull it off...it would be the Swedes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_00:34:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "chopper_74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870287": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I drove by that 7-11 yesterday around 4:45 PM and only saw one confused tweaker on the corner.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_11:20:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "845af3cf8dc0c8a51c18f546cbe594f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "jm... I feel like a confused tweaker after reading through this thread.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_12:41:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "36095eaba03766def1ce1b20a135e572", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Ernie @28 - <br>check this out!<br><a href=\"http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031809WAK-small-business-burglaries-DS.4b14cced.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_03180...</a> <br><br>You asked for it, you got it. Jim Forman is on the case!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_14:29:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "97147f2e813133c4db76229af3227430", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870290": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Larson!<br><br>That article was posted at 05:34 PM PDT on Wednesday, March 18, 2009<br><br>Do you think Jim Foreman has been reading this blog and saw my post?<br><br>That IS funny.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_15:45:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "7efd13d25dd932f13ac1ca717f01fcd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jim Forman says:<blockquote>For <b>months</b>, small businesses have been targeted under similar circumstances.</blockquote>Months?  For months???<br><br>Try more like <b>140 years</b>, in Seattle alone.  Longer elsewhere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_19:25:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "50a375851ec3f33f48b3b687ad84cb25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870292": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Geeky Swedes for watching over the site. I didn't see the link referred to, but from the description so glad I missed it.<br>I also very much appreciate the times you've removed posts that get out of hand and away from the topic.<br>Keep up the great work you do here!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_20:45:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "650c3f28aec9b648c19ab91a4af42146", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870293": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was told what happened here today. A Ballard local homeless man, who is well known, got very drunk and smashed the window to get some wine. Why did he not take more than one bottle? Totally drunk, and he was lucky to have staggered off with the one bottle he got. The story and name of the man is well known amomg the Ballard homeless. <br><br>So, that solves that mystery<br><br>Nothing more complicated than that", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_00:09:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab65387a1445857367cde04795ad6b04", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7870294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I happened to run into Art Olsen today, who is the landlord for many of the businesses in old Ballard..and he told us that the guitar shop was borken into the other night, and over $800 worth of equipment stolen..you can see the board on the front door. He may not be the main charge of the police reports, but in all his years here, he is definitely concerned about the upswing in crime, and he attributes it to the 20 somthing group of what he referred to as an organized group targeting businesses where cash can be had..his biggest concern was grafitti, saying thast it cause countless dollars in dmamge more than what is reported in actual product stolen from merhants\u2026over $100,000 in damages done to to buildings to have it all repaired. I know he mentioned that he thought a comback in the \u201cbeat cops\u201d is the only thing that will bring Ballard back to some sort of normalcy. that and lots and lots of security cameras\u2026", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-21_02:33:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "2cbb2f0a5acbe2709fbc8eb23d1fc53d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": null, "theme": 2, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": true}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "15120614", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "108022", "hash": 1109952729192315958}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "liquor_store_burglarized_overnight", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 100, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 15120614, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "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"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

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

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

		header = title;
		body = message;

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

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

		popup.style.display = 'block';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			return ret;
		};
	};

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

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

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

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


			//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">100</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/liquor_store_burglarized_overnight/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" selected="selected">Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/myballard/liquor_store_burglarized_overnight/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

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

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

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

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return html;
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	//
	// Post
	//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on My Ballard" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:15120614" 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'				: 'liquor_store_burglarized_overnight',
			// 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/liquor_store_burglarized_overnight/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='	+ 'liquor_store_burglarized_overnight'
			+ '&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='	+ 'liquor_store_burglarized_overnight'
			+ '&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='		+ 'liquor_store_burglarized_overnight'
				+ '&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/15120614/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:
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			'id': id,
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			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
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			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
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	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
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	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
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			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
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	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
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			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
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	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-7870195">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870195" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870195" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870195">Vagrant</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870195" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870195" class="dsq-comment-message">What was taken from a liquor store on a street packed with winos?<br><br>Let me guess............</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870196">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870196" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870196" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870196">jm</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870196" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870196" class="dsq-comment-message">Did the store have an alarm or security cameras?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870197">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870197" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870197" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870197">Dave McIntosh</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870197" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870197" class="dsq-comment-message">That is my brother and partner Tom McIntosh in the picture. We own the BALLARD Business of McIntosh Glass Inc.<br> Were still here after 25 years.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870198">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870198" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870198" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870198">jm</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870198" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870198" class="dsq-comment-message">Where is BHO?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870199">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870199" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870199" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870199">e/c</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870199" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870199" class="dsq-comment-message">and crime is not up?<br><br>This makes 16 break ins in Ballard in 4 weeks</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870200">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870200" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870200" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870200">candice.</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870200" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870200" class="dsq-comment-message">Not the liquor store!!! That\'s my favorite store on Market!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870201">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870201" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870201" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7870201" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/silverone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silver</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870201" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870201" class="dsq-comment-message">I heard this one on the scanner, too, but was too sleepy to pay attention. I don\'t remember if it came in as an alarm or if a concerned citizen called it in.<br><br>Keep your eyes and ears open, folks - that\'s what saved the Ballard Sip \'n Ship!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870202">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870202" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870202" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870202">Tm</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870202" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870202" class="dsq-comment-message">All that damage for  one bottle. Yes one bottle<br><br>Me in picture</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870203">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870203" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870203" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870203">Goofy Norwegian</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870203" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870203" class="dsq-comment-message">So people have alarms/cameras. BFD. Obviuosly it doesn\'t stop a damn thing. WTF is it going to take here soon? Your place being broken into while you\'re there? Do we really have to get the obligatory "this stuff never happens in my neighborhood" from area residents? Facts are it\'s about 10-15% of people doing the crimes. Yes, I can spell recitivism. This aint new either. Fiddle away yuppies. Ballard is burning.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870204">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870204" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870204" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870204">jm</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870204" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870204" class="dsq-comment-message">Recidivism? Are you awake yet?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870205">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870205" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870205" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870205">Dave McIntosh</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870205" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870205" class="dsq-comment-message">Do not believe that the police or alrms will protect your business. Many times we have been there before them. Get to know your neighbors.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870206">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870206" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870206" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870206">david t.</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870206" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870206" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Dave and Tom. How do I open my own glass business? It seems like it\'s a good business to be in diuring a recession - plenty of business. As long as most of our neighbors are warm and fuzzy towards allowing any shelter to set up shop here, you\'ll be able to retire early. Keep up the good work of repairing Ballard.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870207">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870207" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870207" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7870207" href="http://fox-son.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Roy Hobbs</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870207" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870207" class="dsq-comment-message">@goofy norwegian - "Yes, I can spell recitivism".<br><br>Actually, no, it doesn\'t appear that you can.<br><br>recidivism</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870208">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870208" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870208" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870208">Dixon</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870208" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870208" class="dsq-comment-message">This really crosses a line. The liquor store is one of the most sacred places in Ballard. I blame the hoards of homeless people at Bergan Place.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870209">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870209" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870209" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870209">Dave McIntosh</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870209" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870209" class="dsq-comment-message">The  money is not in turning a profit off of someone elses misery. I think it is in collecting parking fees.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870210">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870210" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870210" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870210">Ltvine</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870210" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870210" class="dsq-comment-message">More Ballard burglary news reported on<a href="http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/164472.asp" rel="nofollow">SeattleP-I.com</a> this morning.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870211">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870211" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870211" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870211">SPG</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870211" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870211" class="dsq-comment-message">Goofy Norwegian said "Facts are it’s about 10-15% of people doing the crimes."<br><br>Do you mean 10-15 people? That sounds more like it. If you really mean 10% of us are committing burglaries that would mean 50,000 burglars in Seattle alone.<br>I know it\'s frustrating to see this happening in our neighborhood. Hopefully the guys the SPD caught last night will cut down on the crime rate.<br>This break in sounds more like the work of an angry drunk trying to get drunker.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870212">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870212" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870212" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870212">elenchos</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870212" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870212" class="dsq-comment-message">Crime reporting is definitely at an all time high.<br><br>How many break ins during the same period last year?   You need to compare two statistics, not one, before you can say it is up or down.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870213">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870213" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870213" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870213">ballardgirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870213" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870213" class="dsq-comment-message">I just wanted to give a kudos to the guys from McIntosh Glass.  A great Ballard business that I have used many times.  As you can see from Tom &amp; Dave\'s comments... they care about their neighborhood.  Good guys, good local company.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870214">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870214" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870214" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870214">kiki</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870214" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870214" class="dsq-comment-message">Candice--you crack me up!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870215">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870215" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870215">e/c</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870215" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870215" class="dsq-comment-message">elenchos ..can you do that for us?  Check the stats...mine came form a news report in 4 weeks time, I have no idea what the police reports are for Ballard for the same time period...I did not even have the stats on residentials or car thefts...can you get all that and add them up?  Thremust be some way to find out...? Everyone but you agrees crime is up..so take the time to prove us wrong...I\'ll wait...and if I am wrong I will personally apologize for my added hysteria</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870216">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870216" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870216" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870216">50intheclip</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870216" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870216" class="dsq-comment-message">finally got all that alcohol that i could not afford heeyy!- its a sublime thing u wouldnt understand</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870217">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870217" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870217" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870217">e/c</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870217" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870217" class="dsq-comment-message">here is a report from the North Prec. for December...does that mean crime is down? am still looking for stats...in case elenchos can\'t come up with any...<br><br>Seattle - Between December 2nd and 11th 2008, Seattle Police Department’s Major Crimes Task Force (MTCF) uncovered a large crime organization involving at least 11 suspects who were Over the course of 10 days the Major Crimes Task Force conducted multiple search warrants in the East, West and North precinct areas. Hundreds of suspected stolen items were recovered during the investigation, to include medical equipment, which was stolen in a car prowl in the north precinct area; this equipment is valued at over $1.4 million. Over the last 3 weeks MCTF detectives have been processing the recovered property. Based on the investigation, MCTF detectives confirmed the crimes were committed in the Seattle area as well as the city of Bellevue. This crime ring may have also impacted other jurisdictions. MCTF detectives are now prepared to distribute photos of the recovered property for crime victims to view, and attempt to identify their stolen property. Detectives have prepared a CD with over 500 photographs of the recovered property for local area news outlets to present to the public.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870218">Chelsea</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870218" class="dsq-comment-message">Seriously, one bottle?  <br><br>I hope it was a single bottle of something good they got, if it was worth busting into the place like that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870219" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870219">e/c</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870219" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870219" class="dsq-comment-message">here\'s the police blotter for the North Precient..perhaps someone can do a comparison and sendd out an excel spreadsheet, or maybe the SPD has one?  This website does not seem to be very current or have what was reported in the paper, so not sure where else to look...but I am no intellectual so maybe someone else can provide? <br><br><a href="http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/category/police-precincts/north-precinct/" rel="nofollow">http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/category/police-p...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870220" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870220">elenchos</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870220" class="dsq-comment-message"><blockquote>I have no idea what the police reports are for Ballard for the same time period…I did not even have the stats on residentials or car thefts</blockquote>So here e/c admits having no basis for knowing whether crime is up or down.  But then...<blockquote>Everyone but you agrees crime is up.</blockquote>Everyone?  Is <b>everyone</b> going to whip themselves up into a hysterical panic even though <b>you have no idea</b> whether there was more or less crime in the past.<br><br>I think it\'s great to care about your community, and to participate.  I do.  But can you just be honest?  Don\'t say crime is up when (for the third time) you have no idea if crime is up or down.  No idea.<br><br>Please get a grip.  Calm down.  It\'s going to be OK.  There is no need to make things up, no need to exaggerate.  Just stick to the facts that you know and you\'ll earn respect and trust.  <br><br>If I can find more information on crime trends, I will be happy to share it.  If I can\'t find data, you won\'t hear me making claims that I can\'t substantiate.   I\'ll admit I  don\'t know.  Fair enough?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870221" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870221">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870221" class="dsq-comment-message">kudos\'s to Macintosh, for chiming in. So, one bottle? Yeah, we\'ve got the brightest homeless around. I know the store has cameras, I wonder if they got a picture of him.<br>anyhow, I\'d like to see a whole lot more walking and talking, and a lot less \'where was BHO? I can truthfully say, that\'s irrelevant, just as irrelevant as statistical crunching and pontificating...it really doesn\'t matter, and knowing the exact numbers, up or down, won\'t even begin to address the issue. <br>I\'ll take all the heat you want to dish out, it\'s ok, I\'m too tired to give a damn... btw, Ballard is a lot bigger than I can handle, a little help, please?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870222" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870222">Ernie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870222" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been trying to stay out of it, but I\'m forced to weigh in on the side of  elenchos, if for no other reason than I like an underdog.<br><br>I think what we have going on here is a "wave" of crime reporting unlike anything that Ballard has ever seen. Thanks to the excellent reporting by the Swedes, and the forum that allows everyone (Thanks Silver!) to post their personal experiences in real time we now know more about local crime than ever before.<br><br>This is my OPINION and I am not going to try to back it up with stats. That IS the job of the large news agencies that have access to the police data etc. If there was actually a large increase in crime in Ballard I would expect that we would have seen Jim Foreman "reporting live" from Bergen Park by now. King5 reads these blogs too....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870223" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870223">e/c</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870223" class="dsq-comment-message">elenchos--"calm down everything will be all right"...are you snorting baby formula? <br><br>"Please get a grip. Calm down. It’s going to be OK. There is no need to make things up, no need to exaggerate."<br><br><br><br>I merely stated that by news reports, and based on my 12 years lving here, it "appears" crime is up based on the fact I do read and listen to the news on a pretty regular basis...no stats...YOU provided what you called "proof" that crime is DOWN...so all I asked for was proof on your claim that it at least current. <br><br>I did not make anything up or blow trhe facts out of proportion...I quoted the news, and police reports for a 4 week period...seems those are the facts , and since you claim crime is actually down and thre is mass hysteria..then all I requested is to prove me, and anyone else who may believe crime is actually up here in Ballard wrong...please don\'t talk to me like I am your toddler...and accuse me of being anything but honest...I quoted the news reports...I have kids your age, as well as a lot more life experience than you can fit on your blog...so please do not insult me. The facts speak for themselves, I look forward to you making a case on whether or not crime is up or down for 2007-2009 in the North Prec. area. I f I am wrong one apology coming up!<br><br>Fair enough?  Ya sure  you betcha!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870224" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870224">freeballard</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870224" class="dsq-comment-message">e/c, you\'re not looking too bright here.  No, elenchos did not claim crime was down, nor claim they had "proven" crime was down.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870225" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870225" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870225">wherehavealltheflowersgone</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870225" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870225" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://MyBurglary.com" rel="nofollow">MyBurglary.com</a> ???</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870226" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870226" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870226">Vagrant</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870226" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870226" class="dsq-comment-message">Bums don\'t rob! That\'s work. No bums just p*ss, sh*t everywhere, yell, scream, hassle shoppers and generally lower the quality of life. Thieves actually work.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870227" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870227">skeptical</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870227" class="dsq-comment-message">There are no good public records of recent data that I can find. Here are more nuanced statistics on crime based on beat and type of crime: <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/police/crime/stats.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.seattle.gov/police/crime/stats.htm</a> (scroll down to the bottom of the page to look at the excel sheets for precinct data). Unfortunately, they only go to last summer, placing the end of the data around the same time that people started feeling an increase in crime. You would need good comparative figures here since the high crime area reported on MyBallard is actually at the intersection of the B2, B3, and J2 beats.  <br><br>There is no data set that I know of which can unequivocally confirm or deny a very recent increase in crime. So, I share a sense of reticence to simply say crime is up. But, elenchos, it seems as if you imply that people who say crime is up are wrong because they lack data. Lack of data doesn\'t disconfirm a recent uptick; it merely establishes an assertion that demands confirmation. Right now that data is not available. <br><br>I agree with you that increased coverage of these burglaries can lead to an unfounded sense of increased crime. This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t talk about an increased sense of criminal activity (for it might very well turn out to be accurate), but the key word is sense. MyBallard was around last year and just searching the articles tagged with crime shows only a handful of stories about crime in Ballard. It is possible that a year ago GeekySwedes wasn’t doing active police beat reporting or it might also mean that there was less crime to report on.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870228" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870228" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870228">PDX Ballardite</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870228" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870228" class="dsq-comment-message">Ernie, I think you\'re right. This blog gives people a forum to discuss reported crimes -- crimes that are usually too routine or run of the mill to land in the papers or on TV. <a href="http://MB.com" rel="nofollow">MB.com</a> does an excellent job of reporting on smaller, local crimes. But, by doing this, the perception is that crime is skyrocketing in Ballard. May or may not be the truth ... but nevertheless, the perception is there. And it fuels paranoia -- like what\'s been going on for the past few months with posts about break-ins, car prowls and the homeless. Not to say these aren\'t problems ... but things like this have been happening in Ballard for decades. This blog just does a better job of pointing them out to readers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870229" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870229" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870229">JH</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870229" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870229" class="dsq-comment-message">Here is a very interesting concept that has been around for few years in Chicago. This site uses google map technology to breakout in great detail where crime is occuring in the city. It is a great tool for visitors or newcomers to the city.<br><br><a href="http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/" rel="nofollow">http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/</a><br><br>I don\'t know if there is such a map going for Seattle yet. I wish there were. It seems that we would all be a little more certain regarding Ballard crime rates.<br><br>Knowledge is key!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870230" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870230" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870230">JH</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870230" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870230" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://seattle.everyblock.com/" rel="nofollow">http://seattle.everyblock.com/</a><br><br>Actually I answered my own question!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870231" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870231" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870231">e/c</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870231" class="dsq-comment-message">Freeballard-<br>take a look at elenchos\'s commnet snad statments about crime ding down in commnets #93 and #98 under the topic of the church and homeless shelter..he provided a link to stat that ended in 2007 and then claimed according to those numbers crime was down.  <br><br>Trust me I did check his statements before I responded it was just not under this particular heading, so I apologize for the confusion.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870232" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870232" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870232">e/c</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870232" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870232" class="dsq-comment-message">although my biggest failure is not using spell check...apologies...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870233" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870233" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870233">e/c</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870233" class="dsq-comment-message">freeballard-<br>here is elenchos\'s quote from post #98 in the nieghborhood meeting about the church/homless shelter:<br><br>"If you follow the link it allows you to see crime down to the census tract level for the decade from 1997 to 2007. You can break it out by type of crime and can view a trend line for the decade for that census tract and type of crime."<br><br>He definitley states crime is down based on a link that ended info in 2007</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870234" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870234" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870234">boardbrown</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870234" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870234" class="dsq-comment-message">Rhetorical question (and I at the very least expect an answer from the McIntosh brothers):<br><br>If you were going to break into a liquor store for ONE bottle of liquor...what would it be?<br><br>Me?  Booker\'s.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870235" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870235" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870235">Wolfgang</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870235" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny, I woke up for no reason around 3:30 this morning.  Maybe it was like when someone feels something weird or wakes up suddenly when a family member dies.  Poor uncle Tanquetray died suddely befor his time!  On a serious note I guess this is good reminder to be vigilant about locking doos, window ect.. and lot leaving valuables in plain sight.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870236" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870236" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870236">elenchos</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870236" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870236" class="dsq-comment-message">Jameson.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870237" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870237" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870237">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870237" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870237" class="dsq-comment-message">Jagermeister</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870238">BlackSheep</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870238" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870238" class="dsq-comment-message">Grand Marnier.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870239" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870239" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870239">Ernie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870239" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870239" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'d run to the scotch shelf and reach up high for something I haven\'t had before.<br><br>And I know I\'m supposed to pick just one, but I\'d have to grab a Jaeger for Mrs. Ernie or she\'d turn me in!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870240" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870240">Yum</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870240" class="dsq-comment-message">Johnny Walker Green Label</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870241" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870241" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870241">boardbrown</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870241" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870241" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s funny Ernie.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870242" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870242" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870242">Ernie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870242" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870242" class="dsq-comment-message">boardbrown,<br><br>Thanks for bringing some humor back to the board, the crime wave was bumming me out....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870243" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870243" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870243">silver</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870243" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870243" class="dsq-comment-message">Um, Bailey\'s?<br><br>I know, I\'m such a girl!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870244" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870244" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870244">angelatini</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870244" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870244" class="dsq-comment-message">Don Julio Silver Tequila</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870245" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870245" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870245">Rick Lewon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870245" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870245" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, is Ballard turning into the crime capital of the world, or is this micro blogging thing exposing tons of crimes that were unreported in traditional media?  Every time I check this blog I see a crime!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870246" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870246" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870246">candice.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870246" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870246" class="dsq-comment-message">Anything vodka. In a big bottle.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870247" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870247">david t.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870247" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870247" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'d take the Thunderbird just to try it. I\'m too embarassed to buy it, but under the darkness of night...just maybe.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870248" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870248" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870248">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870248" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870248" class="dsq-comment-message">Post #51 is also NOT WORK SAFE and is super gross.<br><br>2 porn postings on the blog today, real nice folks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870249" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870249" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870249">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870249" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870249" class="dsq-comment-message">oooooooooooo</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870250" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870250" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870250">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870250" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870250" class="dsq-comment-message">that was a test ....head\'s up: entry #51 is NOT work safe folks and gross!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870251" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870251" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870251">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870251" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870251" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you , Geeky Swedes for removing the poopy porn from the blog. i really appreciate it as it was too gross for my taste. I appreciate you watching over the blog.<br><br>good day.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870252" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870252" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870252">skeptical</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870252" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870252" class="dsq-comment-message">That link has been removed, but unfortunately the image cannot be scrubbed from my mind.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870253" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870253" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870253">Geeky Swedes</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870253" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870253" class="dsq-comment-message">The comment that jules (#55) and skeptical (#56) are referring to has been deleted. The commenter has been banned.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870254" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870254" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870254">jules</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870254" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870254" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you swedes for removing this 2nd gross photo from our blog too! i am with you, skeptical, that image will be in my mind for a bit i am afraid. so disturbing....<br><br>Good to keep the blog clean and positive. <br><br>unlike the photo</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870255" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870255" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870255">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870255" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870255" class="dsq-comment-message">Post it on youtube please. Then post the link</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870256" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870256">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870256" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870256" class="dsq-comment-message">...that\'s just not right...please, the Swedes, bump that clown?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870257" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870257" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870257">jm</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870257" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870257" class="dsq-comment-message">Yikes!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870258" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870258" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870258">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870258" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870258" class="dsq-comment-message">Alright, before, or during your demise, I\'d like to say that you are one sick puppy...I\'d strongly suggest that you loose this url.<br>(I\'m referring to the poster called Port Chatham)<br>yeah...I\'m as close to speechless as I\'ve ever been.<br>(this is why I avoid this medium, as a rule...)<br>The Geeky Swedes may be the only exception ;-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870259" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870259" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870259">SPG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870259" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870259" class="dsq-comment-message">Swedes, You need to permanently ban that IP address.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870260" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870260" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870260">SPG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870260" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870260" class="dsq-comment-message">DON\'T CLICK THE LINK!!!!!<br><br>It\'s not security footage, ok?<br>The link will do harm.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870261" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870261" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870261">jm</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870261" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870261" class="dsq-comment-message">Well chopper74 is posting it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870262" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870262" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870262">SPG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870262" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870262" class="dsq-comment-message">Nope, it\'s an impostor.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870263" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870263" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7870263" href="http://www.megannoel.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">megan noel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870263" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870263" class="dsq-comment-message">does it actually matter if crime is up or down? there is still more crime than we want to see in our neighborhood and with the economy the way it is it is harder for businesses and residents to absorb the losses.  do we need to argue whether it is up or down?  i think we all agree we want to know what can be done to improve matters.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870264" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870264" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-7870264" href="http://www.myballard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Geeky Swedes</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870264" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870264" class="dsq-comment-message">Our apologies for the porn links have been appearing.  We\'ve banned several IPs, but the user is rotating IPs and deliberately sabotaging the comments. So we\'re now moderating all comments that include a link.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870265" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870265" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870265">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870265" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870265" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'d like to apologize, again, for the malicious attacks on this site. I know that I, and others, are being selected. The desire to undermine what I\'ve worked solidly on for several years is at risk, is unmistakable ,  and intentional. Please, if this is my last post, let it be the one that calls for action, sanity, and the love of our neighbors.<br>If not, I think that we will fail, and our children will have to suffer the result.<br>To those of you that want to stop me, silence me, frighten me, ridicule me...you\'ve failed.<br><br>My love for the \'geeky swedes\' increases daily.<br>I wish for them the best life possible<br>Chopper out...and \'way\' about.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870266" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870266" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870266">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870266" class="dsq-comment-message">oh, and thanks spg, that means a lot.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870267">elenchos</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870267" class="dsq-comment-message">I think this is important so I\'ll repeat it.<br><br>The reason it matters whether or not the crime wave is real is mostly that this supposed crime wave is being blamed by some on the homeless.  If there is no crime wave in spite of the presence of the food bank and the shelter, then it shows that blaming them was off base.<br><br>Of course if this increase in crime is real, it would be nice if we would hold off demonizing the homeless until we have some proof that they are to blame.<br><br>There are other advantages, besides this, to being factual and prudent rather rather than going off on a crusade without solid evidence.   It\'s good policy to stick close to reality.<br><br>I think it is great to have My Ballard here publicizing the stories that the media didn\'t have time for in the past, but we need a sense of perspective and scale if we\'re going to keep our heads.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870268" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870268" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870268">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870268" class="dsq-comment-message">ok elenchos, (both barrels)<br>1."The reason it matters whether or not the crime wave is real is mostly that this supposed crime wave is being blamed by some on the homeless."<br><br>The homeless are indeed part of the issue.<br>2."Of course if this increase in crime is real, it would be nice if we would hold off demonizing the homeless until we have some proof that they are to blame."<br><br>Really, elenchos, you need more proof? It\'s like your begging for more proof! I am begging for less proof! So, who wins, omg, I hope it aint you.<br><br>3."It’s good policy to stick close to reality." <br><br>I\'d hope that you\'d be the first to follow that advice...you have fallen short my friend.<br>chopper out....and about.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870269" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870269" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870269">Vagrant</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870269" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870269" class="dsq-comment-message">"this supposed crime wave is being blamed by some on the homeless"<br><br>No, people are arguing that the crime problems we have and influx of bums are both degrading the quality of life in Ballard and both must be stopped.<br><br>Yet again, Ballard\'s very own \'public intellectual\' stands up like the mental midget he is.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870270" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870270" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870270">Black Helicopter Operations</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870270" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870270" class="dsq-comment-message">An officer was assaulted last night at Olympic gym trying to take down a burgler. The Seattle police are taking the gloves off with you guys. It\'s fact. Justify whatever you want. Play word games all you like. The cops are done playing games when one is assulted over this crap. It\'s not cute anymore. The s**t is about to hit the fan. This is reality. They are also able to trace url\'s of all comments here. They know folks are undermining the crime watches. Not a wise choice. Just fair warning</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870271" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870271" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870271">Worry wort</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870271" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870271" class="dsq-comment-message">this is one entertaining thread.  I\'ve never seen so many paranoid people in my life!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870272" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870272">Dez</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870272" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870272" class="dsq-comment-message">Bums, bums, bums. Nothing pisses me off more then a piss drenched, trash eating, jobless, beggar. Don\'t ask me for some spare change, because, I ain\'t stupid, mother ****er. I know you want that SPARE CHANGE for either crack or vodka, and I know with all the begging your worthless, odor filled ass has done, you have more $$$$ in your roach infested pocket than I do. Meaning you have enough to eat at the ****ing olive garden. But bums rather eat at the McDonalds, because that restaurant is as dirty and greasy as there entire bodies.(rumor has it that there\'s more filth and grease in a bum\'s body to open up 1000 McDonalds. I\'m still investigating on this though.) But anyway, any restaurant that lets a bum in should be fumigated instantly. Restaurants shouldn\'t even allow bums in. All restaurants should have a security guard that personally sprays a bum down with a firehose, if the bum comes within 500 ft. of the restaurant.<br><br>Basically, if you didn\'t know this, being a bum is a job. It\'s a evil scam to rob people out of there money and use that money for all the wrong reasons. (like telemarketers .) If you\'re gonna give a bum money, why not put a big sign on your house that says "ROB ME, I GOT MONEY". And when that robber comes in, hand him all your money with no resistance, don\'t call the cops and smile gleefully. Your thinking i\'m nuts, but it\'s the same exact thing as giving a bum money.<br><br>Now how is being a bum a job?? Well, you have to look like you\'ve been abused for years, raised in a dust cloud and smell like you bathe in tubs full of feces and sweat. The more horrific and abused the bum looks, the more $$$ he\'ll get from a ****er and basically, he\'ll blow the money on crack. Mother ****er. I\'m demanding people nation-wide to boycott homeless people. Do not give them cash, do not give them a blanket, do not give them anything. Let them freeze to death, and maybe we can use there corpses to grow some nice marijuana plants. And I\'m demanding people to mug any bum that you see. Steal all his money, no matter if its just a nickel. Teach that crack fiend a lesson, and deliver a golden shower upon his ugly rash infested face. "Here you want something to drink?" Then **** in his mouth and tell him "Here\'s your meal for the nite, mother ****er."<br><br>The media tries to garner sympathy out of people toward the homeless, like it\'s not their fault they live in a cardboard box and reak of unknown odors. Listen, you change rattling ass, get a JOB. Here are the steps to getting a job.<br><br>1.) Don\'t be a lazy slob. Find a place with a NOW HIRING sign.<br><br>2.) Walk inside. To make this easier, pretend your walking into the liquor store, or the local crack house.<br><br>3.) Ask for application. (or in your case, babble incoherently for one.)<br><br>4.) Fill it out, but realize you can\'t put down dumpster behind Won Fok\'s restaurant as your address.<br><br>5.) Realize your useless to society and commit suicide like you should have when the thought 1st crossed your mind.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870273" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870273" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870273">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870273" class="dsq-comment-message">hmmm...radio silence? Listen folks, we are not the \'bad guys\' here, we are the good guys...with \'the name\', with an iron in this fire, and everything to loose. We hope that the community gains, collectively, or it just isn\'t worth it. I question my publicity here daily, today being a great example, I don\'t care for the attention, I care for the place I live and work, and have for years, actively. I\'ve shoveled walks, cleared drains, all the stuff that you all expect someone else to do, whenever it needs done. I also walk these streets nightly, as I have always done, because I believe in a safe and welcome civic center. My reach is limited, but with help?...who knows.<br>Chime up Ballard<br>"I\'m mad as hell!...and I\'m not going to take it anymore!"<br>It will be the best day of your life too.<br>If anyone knows of where they think we could do some good. Let us know already? Is there a location, a presence in your neck of this wood, that you\'d like to have more time to look after? Of course there is...pipe up people!<br>Or suffer the fools...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870274" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870274" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870274">Black Helicopter Operations</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870274" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870274" class="dsq-comment-message">There are more free lunches and food banks in Seattle than these people could ever visit. I agree and will absolutley not spend my limited money at any place in Ballard with transients allowed to sit out frount or inside.<br><br>If these places allow this, they are part of the problem. Tell the manager you are going elsewhere, and to have a nice time running a shelter rather than a business. The few businesses, mostly coffee shops that allow endless transients to hang out have got to be held accountable. BOYCOTT THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHY.  Call the corporate offices if you get nowhere with the manager.<br><br>CALL 7 11\'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND TELL THEM THERE IS AN OPEN AIR DRUG MARKET BY THE PAY PHONE AT 7 11 ON MARKET STREET.<br><br>THE OWNER WILL NOT ADDRESS. HE HAS BEEN CALLED COUNTLESS TIMES ABOUT THIS. ITS USELESS TO TRY ANY MORE.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870275">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870275" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870275" class="dsq-comment-message">I can attest, having called the owner numerous times, he\'s not interesting in anything more than selling the tall boys to these folks, the no-loitering sign is ignored by all, inside and out.<br>I understand that as a business, you can\'t be making a nuisance of yourself, the more times you call 911 the more you are \'the problem\', not the solution. <br>I\'d like to suggest that they handle that issue themselves...if not, it will be handled for them, this community can\'t tolerate any other option.<br>btw, it\'s a common pan-handling location, and we have to tell them NO. (I\'d suggest politeness, even kindness, but be firm!)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870276" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870276" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870276">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870276" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870276" class="dsq-comment-message">worry wort, I\'m not paranoid, or clueless, let it lay.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870277" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870277">SPG</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870277" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870277" class="dsq-comment-message">You can also contact 7-11’s HQ and tell them about it if the store owner doesn’t want to do anything.<br><br><a href="http://webclarify.7-eleven.com:7001/CR/Store_info.jsp?country=USA" rel="nofollow">http://webclarify.7-eleven.com:7001/CR/Store_in...</a><br><br>Customer Relations:<br>7-Eleven, Inc.<br>Customer Relations<br>Loc. 231<br>P.O. Box 711<br>Dallas, TX 75221<br>Phone: 800-255-0711</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870278">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870278" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870278" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870278">Black Helicopter Operations</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870278" class="dsq-comment-message">Chopper 74 -<br><br>You can stand there any hour or any day and watch the transactions in plain view. You expect me to believe NOTHING can be done? That 7 11 pay phone should just be taken out of there and that 7 11 closed. Same goes for Tullys and The Chai House.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870279">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870279" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870279" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870279">SPG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870279" class="dsq-comment-message">(Sorry if this becomes a double post while the Geeky Swedes check the link to make sure it\'s ok)<br><br> You can also contact 7-11’s HQ and tell them about it if the store owner doesn’t want to do anything.<br><br>(Minus the link)<br><br>Customer Relations:<br>7-Eleven, Inc.<br>Customer Relations<br>Loc. 231<br>P.O. Box 711<br>Dallas, TX 75221<br>Phone: 800-255-0711<br><br>I don\'t know for sure what 7-11 will do, but most franchise companies will log the complaints and when they get more than a couple will then take some action. If the store owner thinks his franchise is in jeopardy, he\'ll act quickly.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870280" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870280" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870280">chopper_74</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870280" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870280" class="dsq-comment-message">ok,  so the \'house\' is out? Yeah, I\'d like that, but those people are evil....do I believe that Satan exists?   YES.  In fact, I bet he loves that place...<br>So, bring\'em on.  <br>However...let\'s be REAL careful, ok?<br>chopper out...and about</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870281">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870281" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870281" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870281">Rick Lewon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870281" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870281" class="dsq-comment-message">How do we harness all the power of this blog to fight crime?  Lots of eyes and ears out there as this blog attests.  Can we start a block watch thread?  Maybe something like America\'s Most Wanted where posts, pictures, etc. can give hints for others on this site to help stop these criminals in their tracks.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870282">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870282" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870282" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870282">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870282" class="dsq-comment-message">SPG, greetings freind. I have called the number, which I rec\'d. after I had no satisfaction from the owner of that franchise. My complaints were noted, the police presence in the area increased, for a time, almost dealt with the issue myself, I thought. Things are worse now than they were then, and now the clerks just laugh at those guys, "ah, they just crazy" like I don\'t \'get it\'. Yeah, it\'s frustrating, but I aint letting up!<br>I told them to take down the no-loitering sign if they were just going to use it as a ruse to this community. I\'d take it down myself if I was looking for \'3 hots and a cot\'.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870283">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870283" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870283" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870283">chopper_74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870283" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870283" class="dsq-comment-message">ok, another attack, post #89, not me folks.<br>Please delete. (Is somebody tracking this stuff?)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870284">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870284" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870284">e/c</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870284" class="dsq-comment-message">This is part of a message (post by "Regular"  left in the post about he police chase this moring...great info if anyone wants to call a meeting:<br><br>Stop confining your concerns to this blog. Instead, take action and contact the Captain of the Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct, which has responsiblity for Ballard. His name is Capt. Mike Washburn, and his email is: <a href="mailto:michael.washburn@seattle.gov" rel="nofollow">michael.washburn@seattle.gov</a>. The main contact phone for the precinct is (206) 684-0850<br><br>Ask him to set up a meeting with you and other concerned residents and business owners to talk about your concerns and their plans to address them. Don’t let them push you off on Neil Hansen, the Crime Prevention guy…he’s totally worthless and powerless.<br><br>You have also referenced another SPD Officer on here, Devlin Haag. Officer Haag is the Community Policing Team officer assigned solely to Ballard/Crown Hill. His email is <a href="mailto:devlin.haag@seattle.gov" rel="nofollow">devlin.haag@seattle.gov</a> . His Sargeant on The North Precinct CPT team is Sgt. Dianne Newsom - (206) 684-0794. or <a href="mailto:dianne.newsom@seattle.gov" rel="nofollow">dianne.newsom@seattle.gov</a><br><br>There’s an interesting description of the CPT objectives on the SPD website. Not sure how based in reality it is, but it reads as follows:<br><br>WHAT DO CPT OFFICERS DO?<br><br>“While patrol officers assigned to a certain beat and sector are usually very familiar with the area they patrol, CPT Officers go one step further. CPT officers do not respond to 911 calls for service and are instead assigned a specific area to focus on long-term, often chronic problems. They patrol many times a day, checking and re-checking known “hot spots”.<br><br>It is their job to know the residents in troubled apartments, to recognize by sight, the “regulars” who congregate on the corner, and to understand the ongoing problems and concerns of neighbors and businesses. Residents and business owners get to know and trust the officers, making it easier to work together to resolve and prevent problems. CPT is about understanding ongoing issues that go back weeks and months and taking steps to prevent problems before they arise. The officers are a unique and invaluable resource in the communities they serve. ”<br><br>And finally, if you are concerned about what happens to the people who actually do get arrested, you should voice your concerns about quick release back onto the streets to:<br><br>Ed McKenna, the Police Department’s North Precinct liaison from the City Attorney’s Office, can be reached at 206-684-7765 or <a href="mailto:edward.mckenna@seattle.gov" rel="nofollow">edward.mckenna@seattle.gov</a>.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870285">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870285" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870285" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870285">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870285" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870285" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks guys ;-)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870286">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870286" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870286" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870286">chopper_74</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870286" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870286" class="dsq-comment-message">Good Rick, if it were possible to verify all of the posts, it would be a great thing, however, as exampled here today, we\'d have more mis-information and libel than we currently have to deal with, and the ramifications would be much greater, not just a nuisance, much, much, greater. <br>However, I\'m thinking that if anyone could pull it off...it would be the Swedes.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870287">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870287" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870287" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870287">jm</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870287" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870287" class="dsq-comment-message">I drove by that 7-11 yesterday around 4:45 PM and only saw one confused tweaker on the corner.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870288">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870288" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870288" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870288">candice.</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870288" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870288" class="dsq-comment-message">jm... I feel like a confused tweaker after reading through this thread.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870289">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870289" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870289">Larsen</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870289" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Ernie @28 - <br>check this out!<br><a href="http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031809WAK-small-business-burglaries-DS.4b14cced.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_03180...</a> <br><br>You asked for it, you got it. Jim Forman is on the case!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870290">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870290" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870290" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870290">Ernie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870290" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870290" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Larson!<br><br>That article was posted at 05:34 PM PDT on Wednesday, March 18, 2009<br><br>Do you think Jim Foreman has been reading this blog and saw my post?<br><br>That IS funny.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870291">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870291" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870291" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870291">elenchos</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870291" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870291" class="dsq-comment-message">Jim Forman says:<blockquote>For <b>months</b>, small businesses have been targeted under similar circumstances.</blockquote>Months?  For months???<br><br>Try more like <b>140 years</b>, in Seattle alone.  Longer elsewhere.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870292">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870292" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870292" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870292">churchneighbor</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870292" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870292" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Geeky Swedes for watching over the site. I didn\'t see the link referred to, but from the description so glad I missed it.<br>I also very much appreciate the times you\'ve removed posts that get out of hand and away from the topic.<br>Keep up the great work you do here!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870293">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870293" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870293" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870293">Black Helicopter Operations</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870293" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870293" class="dsq-comment-message">I was told what happened here today. A Ballard local homeless man, who is well known, got very drunk and smashed the window to get some wine. Why did he not take more than one bottle? Totally drunk, and he was lucky to have staggered off with the one bottle he got. The story and name of the man is well known amomg the Ballard homeless. <br><br>So, that solves that mystery<br><br>Nothing more complicated than that</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7870294">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7870294" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7870294" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7870294">e/c</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7870294" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7870294" class="dsq-comment-message">I happened to run into Art Olsen today, who is the landlord for many of the businesses in old Ballard..and he told us that the guitar shop was borken into the other night, and over $800 worth of equipment stolen..you can see the board on the front door. He may not be the main charge of the police reports, but in all his years here, he is definitely concerned about the upswing in crime, and he attributes it to the 20 somthing group of what he referred to as an organized group targeting businesses where cash can be had..his biggest concern was grafitti, saying thast it cause countless dollars in dmamge more than what is reported in actual product stolen from merhants…over $100,000 in damages done to to buildings to have it all repaired. I know he mentioned that he thought a comback in the “beat cops” is the only thing that will bring Ballard back to some sort of normalcy. that and lots and lots of security cameras…</div>\
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		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');
}

})();




