/* Inline Movable Type Javascript */
/* The following functions are here to support legacy MT templates.
   If you have refreshed your JavaScript template but still use older
   MT comment templates, you may need to uncomment this block in order
   for those templates to work properly. Simply remove the wrapping
   'mt:Ignore' tag to do so. */
function hideDocumentElement(id) { return mtHide(id) }
function showDocumentElement(id) { return mtShow(id) }
function individualArchivesOnLoad() { return mtEntryOnLoad() }
function writeCommenterGreeting() { return mtShowGreeting() }
function rememberMe(f) { return mtRememberMe(f) }
function forgetMe(f) { return mtForgetMe(f) }

// The cookie name to use for storing the blog-side comment session cookie.
var mtCookieName = "mt_blog_user";
var mtCookieDomain = ".mediapundit.net";
var mtCookiePath = "/";
var mtCookieTimeout = 14400;


function mtHide(id) {
    var el = (typeof id == "string") ? document.getElementById(id) : id;
    if (el) el.style.display = 'none';
}


function mtShow(id) {
    var el = (typeof id == "string") ? document.getElementById(id) : id;
    if (el) el.style.display = 'block';
}


function mtAttachEvent(eventName,func) {
    var onEventName = 'on' + eventName;
    var old = window[onEventName];
    if( typeof old != 'function' )
        window[onEventName] = func;
    else {
        window[onEventName] = function( evt ) {
            old( evt );
            return func( evt );
        };
    }
}


function mtFireEvent(eventName,param) {
    var fn = window['on' + eventName];
    if (typeof fn == 'function') return fn(param);
    return;
}


function mtRelativeDate(ts, fds) {
    var now = new Date();
    var ref = ts;
    var delta = Math.floor((now.getTime() - ref.getTime()) / 1000);

    var str;
    if (delta < 60) {
        str = 'moments ago';
    } else if (delta <= 86400) {
        // less than 1 day
        var hours = Math.floor(delta / 3600);
        var min = Math.floor((delta % 3600) / 60);
        if (hours == 1)
            str = '1 hour ago';
        else if (hours > 1)
            str = '2 hours ago'.replace(/2/, hours);
        else if (min == 1)
            str = '1 minute ago';
        else
            str = '2 minutes ago'.replace(/2/, min);
    } else if (delta <= 604800) {
        // less than 1 week
        var days = Math.floor(delta / 86400);
        var hours = Math.floor((delta % 86400) / 3600);
        if (days == 1)
            str = '1 day ago';
        else if (days > 1)
            str = '2 days ago'.replace(/2/, days);
        else if (hours == 1)
            str = '1 hour ago';
        else
            str = '2 hours ago'.replace(/2/, hours);
    }
    return str ? str : fds;
}


function mtEditLink(entry_id, author_id) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if (! u) return;
    if (! entry_id) return;
    if (! author_id) return;
    if (u.id != author_id) return;
    var link = '<a href="mt.cgi?__mode=view&_type=entry&id=' + entry_id + '">Edit</a>';
    document.write(link);
}


function mtCommentFormOnFocus() {
    // if CAPTCHA is enabled, this causes the captcha image to be
    // displayed if it hasn't been already.
    mtShowCaptcha();
}


var mtCaptchaVisible = false;
function mtShowCaptcha() {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    if ( u && u.is_authenticated ) return;
    if (mtCaptchaVisible) return;
    var div = document.getElementById('comments-open-captcha');
    if (div) {
        div.innerHTML = '<div class="label"><label for="captcha_code">Captcha:</label></div><div class="field"><input type="hidden" name="token" value="AcKQ3p0X1YSlfX8CA0VkMsfLl5UfHIIaWRW3F4pC" /><img src="/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi/captcha/1/AcKQ3p0X1YSlfX8CA0VkMsfLl5UfHIIaWRW3F4pC" width="150" height="35" /><br /><input name="captcha_code" id="captcha_code" value="" autocomplete="off" /><p>Type the characters you see in the picture above.</p></div>';
        mtCaptchaVisible = true;
    }
}



var is_preview;
var user;

function mtSetUser(u) {
    if (u) {
        // persist this
        user = u;
        mtSaveUser();
        // sync up user greeting
        mtFireEvent('usersignin');
    }
}


function mtEscapeJS(s) {
    s = s.replace(/'/g, "&apos;");
    return s;
}


function mtUnescapeJS(s) {
    s = s.replace(/&apos;/g, "'");
    return s;
}


function mtBakeUserCookie(u) {
    var str = "";
    if (u.name) str += "name:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.name) + "';";
    if (u.url) str += "url:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.url) + "';";
    if (u.email) str += "email:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.email) + "';";
    if (u.is_authenticated) str += "is_authenticated:'1';";
    if (u.profile) str += "profile:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.profile) + "';";
    if (u.userpic) str += "userpic:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.userpic) + "';";
    if (u.sid) str += "sid:'" + mtEscapeJS(u.sid) + "';";
    str += "is_trusted:'" + (u.is_trusted ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "is_author:'" + (u.is_author ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "is_banned:'" + (u.is_banned ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "can_post:'" + (u.can_post ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str += "can_comment:'" + (u.can_comment ? "1" : "0") + "';";
    str = str.replace(/;$/, '');
    return str;
}


function mtUnbakeUserCookie(s) {
    if (!s) return;

    var u = {};
    var m;
    while (m = s.match(/^((name|url|email|is_authenticated|profile|userpic|sid|is_trusted|is_author|is_banned|can_post|can_comment):'([^']+?)';?)/)) {
        s = s.substring(m[1].length);
        if (m[2].match(/^(is|can)_/)) // boolean fields
            u[m[2]] = m[3] == '1' ? true : false;
        else
            u[m[2]] = mtUnescapeJS(m[3]);
    }
    if (u.is_authenticated) {
        u.is_anonymous = false;
    } else {
        u.is_anonymous = true;
        u.can_post = false;
        u.is_author = false;
        u.is_banned = false;
        u.is_trusted = false;
    }
    return u;
}


function mtGetUser() {
    if (!user) {
        var cookie = mtGetCookie(mtCookieName);
        if (!cookie) return;
        user = mtUnbakeUserCookie(cookie);
        if (! user) {
            user = {};
            user.is_anonymous = true;
            user.can_post = false;
            user.is_author = false;
            user.is_banned = false;
            user.is_trusted = false;
        }
    }
    return user;
}


var mtFetchedUser = false;
function mtFetchUser(cb) {
    if (!cb) cb = 'mtSetUser';
    if ( ( cb == 'mtSetUser' ) && mtGetUser() ) {
        var url = document.URL;
        url = url.replace(/#.+$/, '');
        url += '#comments-open';
        location.href = url;
    } else {
        // we aren't using AJAX for this, since we may have to request
        // from a different domain. JSONP to the rescue.
        mtFetchedUser = true;
        var script = document.createElement('script');
        script.src = 'http://www.mediapundit.net/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=session_js&blog_id=1&jsonp=' + cb;
        (document.getElementsByTagName('head'))[0].appendChild(script);
    }
}


function mtRememberMeOnClick(b) {
    if (!b.checked)
        mtClearUser(b.form);
    return true;
}


var mtRequestSubmitted = false;
function mtCommentOnSubmit(f) {
    if (!mtRequestSubmitted) {
        mtRequestSubmitted = true;

        if (f.armor)
            f.armor.value = '4709461b6c9431691b63ea9bd59f3ecbbc5fa815';
        if (f.bakecookie && f.bakecookie.checked)
            mtSaveUser(f);

        // disable submit buttons
        if (f.preview_button) f.preview_button.disabled = true;
        if (f.post) f.post.disabled = true;

        var u = mtGetUser();
        if ( !is_preview && ( u && u.is_authenticated ) ) {
            // validate session; then submit
            mtFetchedUser = false;
            mtFetchUser('mtCommentSessionVerify');
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

function mtCommentSessionVerify(app_user) {
    var u = mtGetUser();
    var f = document['comments_form'];
    if ( u && app_user && app_user.sid && ( u.sid == app_user.sid ) ) {
        f.submit();
    } else {
        alert('Your session has expired. Please sign in again to comment.');
        mtClearUser();
        mtFireEvent('usersignin');

    }
}

function mtUserOnLoad() {
    var u = mtGetUser();

    // if the user is authenticated, hide the 'anonymous' fields
    // and any captcha input if already shown
    if ( document.getElementById('comments-form')) {
        if ( u && u.is_authenticated ) {
            mtShow('comments-form');
            mtHide('comments-open-data');
            if (mtCaptchaVisible)
                mtHide('comments-open-captcha');
        } else {

        }
        if ( u && u.is_banned )
            mtHide('comments-form');

        // if we're previewing a comment, make sure the captcha
        // field is visible
        if (is_preview)
            mtShowCaptcha();
        else
            mtShowGreeting();

        // populate anonymous comment fields if user is cookied as anonymous
        var cf = document['comments_form'];
        if (cf) {
            if (u && u.is_anonymous) {
                if (u.email) cf.email.value = u.email;
                if (u.name) cf.author.value = u.name;
                if (u.url) cf.url.value = u.url;
                if (cf.bakecookie)
                    cf.bakecookie.checked = u.name || u.email;
            } else {
                if (u && u.sid && cf.sid)
                    cf.sid.value = u.sid;
            }
            if (cf.post.disabled)
                cf.post.disabled = false;
            if (cf.preview_button.disabled)
                cf.preview_button.disabled = false;
            mtRequestSubmitted = false;
        }
    }
}


function mtEntryOnLoad() {
    mtHide('trackbacks-info');
    
    mtFireEvent('usersignin');
}

mtAttachEvent('usersignin', mtUserOnLoad);


function mtSignIn() {
    var doc_url = document.URL;
    doc_url = doc_url.replace(/#.+/, '');
    var url = 'http://www.mediapundit.net/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=login&blog_id=1';
    if (is_preview) {
        if ( document['comments_form'] ) {
            var entry_id = document['comments_form'].entry_id.value;
            url += '&entry_id=' + entry_id;
        } else {
            url += '&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediapundit.net%2F';
        }
    } else {
        url += '&return_url=' + encodeURIComponent(doc_url);
    }
    mtClearUser();
    location.href = url;
}

function mtSignInOnClick(sign_in_element) {
    var el;
    if (sign_in_element) {
        // display throbber
        el = document.getElementById(sign_in_element);
        if (!el)  // legacy MT 4.x element id
            el = document.getElementById('comment-form-external-auth');
    }
    if (el)
        el.innerHTML = 'Signing in... <img src="http://www.mediapundit.net/cgi-bin/mt-static/images/indicator.white.gif" height="16" width="16" alt="" />';

    mtClearUser(); // clear any 'anonymous' user cookie to allow sign in
    mtFetchUser('mtSetUserOrLogin');
    return false;
}

function mtSetUserOrLogin(u) {
    if (u && u.is_authenticated) {
        mtSetUser(u);
    } else {
        // user really isn't logged in; so let's do this!
        mtSignIn();
    }
}


function mtSignOut(entry_id) {
    mtClearUser();
    var doc_url = document.URL;
    doc_url = doc_url.replace(/#.+/, '');
    var url = 'http://www.mediapundit.net/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=handle_sign_in&static=0&logout=1';
    if (is_preview) {
        if ( document['comments_form'] ) {
            var entry_id = document['comments_form'].entry_id.value;
            url += '&entry_id=' + entry_id;
        } else {
            url += '&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediapundit.net%2F';
        }
    } else {
        url += '&return_url=' + encodeURIComponent(doc_url);
    }
    location.href = url;
}


function mtSignOutOnClick() {
    mtSignOut();
    return false;
}


function mtShowGreeting() {

    var reg_reqd = false;

    var cf = document['comments_form'];
    if (!cf) return;

    var el = document.getElementById('comment-greeting');
    if (!el)  // legacy MT 4.x element id
        el = document.getElementById('comment-form-external-auth');
    if (!el) return;

    var eid = cf.entry_id;
    var entry_id;
    if (eid) entry_id = eid.value;

    var phrase;
    var u = mtGetUser();

    if ( u && u.is_authenticated ) {
        if ( u.is_banned ) {
            phrase = 'You do not have permission to comment on this blog. (<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return mtSignOutOnClick();">sign out</a>)';
        } else {
            var user_link;
            if ( u.is_author ) {
                user_link = '<a href="http://www.mediapundit.net/cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=edit_profile&blog_id=1';
                if (entry_id)
                    user_link += '&entry_id=' + entry_id;
                user_link += '">' + u.name + '</a>';
            } else {
                // registered user, but not a user with posting rights
                if (u.url)
                    user_link = '<a href="' + u.url + '">' + u.name + '</a>';
                else
                    user_link = u.name;
            }
            // TBD: supplement phrase with userpic if one is available.
            phrase = 'Thanks for signing in, ' + user_link + '. (<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return mtSignOutOnClick();">sign out</a>)';
        }
    } else {
        if (reg_reqd) {
            phrase = '<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return mtSignInOnClick(\'comment-greeting\')">Sign in</a> to comment.';
        } else {
            phrase = '<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return mtSignInOnClick(\'comment-greeting\')">Sign in</a> to comment, or <a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="mtShow(\'comments-form\')">comment anonymously.</a>';
            mtHide('comments-form');
        }
    }
    el.innerHTML = phrase;

}


function mtReplyCommentOnClick(parent_id, author) {
    mtShow('comment-form-reply');

    var checkbox = document.getElementById('comment-reply');
    var label = document.getElementById('comment-reply-label');
    var text = document.getElementById('comment-text');

    // Populate label with new values
    var reply_text = 'Replying to <a href="#comment-'+ parent_id +'" onclick="location.href=this.href; return false">comment from '+ author +'</a>';
    label.innerHTML = reply_text;

    checkbox.value = parent_id; 
    checkbox.checked = true;
    text.focus();

    mtSetCommentParentID();
}


function mtSetCommentParentID() {
    var checkbox = document.getElementById('comment-reply');
    var parent_id_field = document.getElementById('comment-parent-id');
    if (!checkbox || !parent_id_field) return;

    var pid = 0;
    if (checkbox.checked == true)
        pid = checkbox.value;
    parent_id_field.value = pid;
}


function mtSaveUser(f) {
    // We can't reliably store the user cookie during a preview.
    if (is_preview) return;

    var u = mtGetUser();

    if (f && (!u || u.is_anonymous)) {
        if ( !u ) {
            u = {};
            u.is_authenticated = false;
            u.can_comment = true;
            u.is_author = false;
            u.is_banned = false;
            u.is_anonymous = true;
            u.is_trusted = false;
        }
        if (f.author != undefined) u.name = f.author.value;
        if (f.email != undefined) u.email = f.email.value;
        if (f.url != undefined) u.url = f.url.value;
    }

    if (!u) return;

    var cache_period = mtCookieTimeout * 1000;

    // cache anonymous user info for a long period if the
    // user has requested to be remembered
    if (u.is_anonymous && f && f.bakecookie && f.bakecookie.checked)
        cache_period = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

    var now = new Date();
    mtFixDate(now);
    now.setTime(now.getTime() + cache_period);

    var cmtcookie = mtBakeUserCookie(u);
    mtSetCookie(mtCookieName, cmtcookie, now, mtCookiePath, mtCookieDomain,
        location.protocol == 'https:');
}


function mtClearUser() {
    user = null;
    mtDeleteCookie(mtCookieName, mtCookiePath, mtCookieDomain,
        location.protocol == 'https:');
}


function mtSetCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    if (domain && domain.match(/^\.?localhost$/))
        domain = null;
    var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
        (expires ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
        (path ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        (domain ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        (secure ? "; secure" : "");
    document.cookie = curCookie;
}


function mtGetCookie(name) {
    var prefix = name + '=';
    var c = document.cookie;
    var cookieStartIndex = c.indexOf(prefix);
    if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
        return '';
    var cookieEndIndex = c.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
    if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
        cookieEndIndex = c.length;
    return unescape(c.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex));
}


function mtDeleteCookie(name, path, domain, secure) {
    if (mtGetCookie(name)) {
        if (domain && domain.match(/^\.?localhost$/))
            domain = null;
        document.cookie = name + "=" +
            (path ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            (domain ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            (secure ? "; secure" : "") +
            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}

function mtFixDate(date) {
    var skew = (new Date(0)).getTime();
    if (skew > 0)
        date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}


function mtGetXmlHttp() {
    if ( !window.XMLHttpRequest ) {
        window.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
            var types = [
                "Microsoft.XMLHTTP",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0",
                "MSXML2.XMLHTTP"
            ];

            for ( var i = 0; i < types.length; i++ ) {
                try {
                    return new ActiveXObject( types[ i ] );
                } catch( e ) {}
            }

            return undefined;
        };
    }
    if ( window.XMLHttpRequest )
        return new XMLHttpRequest();
}

// BEGIN: fast browser onload init
// Modifications by David Davis, DWD
// Dean Edwards/Matthias Miller/John Resig
// http://dean.edwards.name/weblog/2006/06/again/?full#comment5338

function mtInit() {
    // quit if this function has already been called
    if (arguments.callee.done) return;

    // flag this function so we don't do the same thing twice
    arguments.callee.done = true;

    // kill the timer
    // DWD - check against window
    if ( window._timer ) clearInterval(window._timer);

    // DWD - fire the window onload now, and replace it
    if ( window.onload && ( window.onload !== window.mtInit ) ) {
        window.onload();
        window.onload = function() {};
    }
}

/* for Mozilla/Opera9 */
if (document.addEventListener) {
    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", mtInit, false);
}

/* for Internet Explorer */
/*@cc_on @*/
/*@if (@_win32)
document.write("<script id=__ie_onload defer src=javascript:void(0)><\/script>");
var script = document.getElementById("__ie_onload");
script.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState == "complete") {
        mtInit(); // call the onload handler
    }
};
/*@end @*/

/* for Safari */
if (/WebKit/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) { // sniff
    _timer = setInterval(function() {
        if (/loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState)) {
            mtInit(); // call the onload handler
        }
    }, 10);
}

/* for other browsers */
window.onload = mtInit;

// END: fast browser onload init


/***
 * If request contains a '#_login' or '#_logout' hash, use this to
 * also delete the blog-side user cookie, since we're coming back from
 * a login, logout or edit profile operation.
 */
var clearCookie = ( window.location.hash && window.location.hash.match( /^#_log(in|out)/ ) ) ? true : false;
if (clearCookie) {
    // clear any logged in state
    mtClearUser();
    if (RegExp.$1 == 'in')
        mtFetchUser();
} else {
    
    if ( is_preview && !user )
        mtFetchUser();
}


var loadingImage = '/images/site/loading.gif';		
var closeButton = '/images/site/close.gif';		

function getPageScroll(){

	var yScroll;

	if (self.pageYOffset) {
		yScroll = self.pageYOffset;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop){	 // Explorer 6 Strict
		yScroll = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
	} else if (document.body) {// all other Explorers
		yScroll = document.body.scrollTop;
	}

	arrayPageScroll = new Array('',yScroll) 
	return arrayPageScroll;
}

function getPageSize(){
	
	var xScroll, yScroll;
	
	if (window.innerHeight && window.scrollMaxY) {	
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = window.innerHeight + window.scrollMaxY;
	} else if (document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight){ // all but Explorer Mac
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.scrollHeight;
	} else { // Explorer Mac...would also work in Explorer 6 Strict, Mozilla and Safari
		xScroll = document.body.offsetWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.offsetHeight;
	}
	
	var windowWidth, windowHeight;
	if (self.innerHeight) {	// all except Explorer
		windowWidth = self.innerWidth;
		windowHeight = self.innerHeight;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) { // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
		windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
	} else if (document.body) { // other Explorers
		windowWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.body.clientHeight;
	}	
	
	// for small pages with total height less then height of the viewport
	if(yScroll < windowHeight){
		pageHeight = windowHeight;
	} else { 
		pageHeight = yScroll;
	}

	// for small pages with total width less then width of the viewport
	if(xScroll < windowWidth){	
		pageWidth = windowWidth;
	} else {
		pageWidth = xScroll;
	}


	arrayPageSize = new Array(pageWidth,pageHeight,windowWidth,windowHeight) 
	return arrayPageSize;
}


function pause(numberMillis) {
	var now = new Date();
	var exitTime = now.getTime() + numberMillis;
	while (true) {
		now = new Date();
		if (now.getTime() > exitTime)
			return;
	}
}


function getKey(e){
	if (e == null) { // ie
		keycode = event.keyCode;
	} else { // mozilla
		keycode = e.which;
	}
	key = String.fromCharCode(keycode).toLowerCase();
	
	if(key == 'x'){ hideLightbox(); }
}



function listenKey () {	document.onkeypress = getKey; }

function showLightbox(objLink)
{
	// prep objects
	var objOverlay = document.getElementById('overlay');
	var objLightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');
	var objCaption = document.getElementById('lightboxCaption');
	var objImage = document.getElementById('lightboxImage');
	var objLoadingImage = document.getElementById('loadingImage');
	var objLightboxDetails = document.getElementById('lightboxDetails');

	
	var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
	var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();

	// center loadingImage if it exists
	if (objLoadingImage) {
		objLoadingImage.style.top = (arrayPageScroll[1] + ((arrayPageSize[3] - 35 - objLoadingImage.height) / 2) + 'px');
		objLoadingImage.style.left = (((arrayPageSize[0] - 20 - objLoadingImage.width) / 2) + 'px');
		objLoadingImage.style.display = 'block';
	}

	// set height of Overlay to take up whole page and show
	objOverlay.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] + 'px');
	objOverlay.style.display = 'block';

	// preload image
	imgPreload = new Image();

	imgPreload.onload=function(){
		objImage.src = objLink.href;

		// center lightbox and make sure that the top and left values are not negative
		// and the image placed outside the viewport
		var lightboxTop = arrayPageScroll[1] + ((arrayPageSize[3] - 35 - imgPreload.height) / 2);
		var lightboxLeft = ((arrayPageSize[0] - 20 - imgPreload.width) / 2);
		
		objLightbox.style.top = (lightboxTop < 0) ? "0px" : lightboxTop + "px";
		objLightbox.style.left = (lightboxLeft < 0) ? "0px" : lightboxLeft + "px";


		objLightboxDetails.style.width = imgPreload.width + 'px';
		
		if(objLink.getAttribute('title')){
			objCaption.style.display = 'block';
			//objCaption.style.width = imgPreload.width + 'px';
			objCaption.innerHTML = objLink.getAttribute('title');
		} else {
			objCaption.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		// A small pause between the image loading and displaying is required with IE,
		// this prevents the previous image displaying for a short burst causing flicker.
		if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1){
			pause(250);
		} 

		if (objLoadingImage) {	objLoadingImage.style.display = 'none'; }

		// Hide select boxes as they will 'peek' through the image in IE
		selects = document.getElementsByTagName("select");
        for (i = 0; i != selects.length; i++) {
                selects[i].style.visibility = "hidden";
        }

	
		objLightbox.style.display = 'block';

		// After image is loaded, update the overlay height as the new image might have
		// increased the overall page height.
		arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
		objOverlay.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] + 'px');
		
		// Check for 'x' keypress
		listenKey();

		return false;
	}

	imgPreload.src = objLink.href;
	
}

function hideLightbox()
{
	// get objects
	objOverlay = document.getElementById('overlay');
	objLightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');

	// hide lightbox and overlay
	objOverlay.style.display = 'none';
	objLightbox.style.display = 'none';

	// make select boxes visible
	selects = document.getElementsByTagName("select");
    for (i = 0; i != selects.length; i++) {
		selects[i].style.visibility = "visible";
	}

	// disable keypress listener
	document.onkeypress = '';
}


function initLightbox()
{
	
	if (!document.getElementsByTagName){ return; }
	var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");

	// loop through all anchor tags
	for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++){
		var anchor = anchors[i];

		if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && (anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "lightbox")){
			anchor.onclick = function () {showLightbox(this); return false;}
		}
	}

	
	var objBody = document.getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);
	
	// create overlay div and hardcode some functional styles (aesthetic styles are in CSS file)
	var objOverlay = document.createElement("div");
	objOverlay.setAttribute('id','overlay');
	objOverlay.onclick = function () {hideLightbox(); return false;}
	objOverlay.style.display = 'none';
	objOverlay.style.position = 'absolute';
	objOverlay.style.top = '0';
	objOverlay.style.left = '0';
	objOverlay.style.zIndex = '90';
 	objOverlay.style.width = '100%';
	objBody.insertBefore(objOverlay, objBody.firstChild);
	
	var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
	var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();

	// preload and create loader image
	var imgPreloader = new Image();
	
	// if loader image found, create link to hide lightbox and create loadingimage
	imgPreloader.onload=function(){

		var objLoadingImageLink = document.createElement("a");
		objLoadingImageLink.setAttribute('href','#');
		objLoadingImageLink.onclick = function () {hideLightbox(); return false;}
		objOverlay.appendChild(objLoadingImageLink);
		
		var objLoadingImage = document.createElement("img");
		objLoadingImage.src = loadingImage;
		objLoadingImage.setAttribute('id','loadingImage');
		objLoadingImage.style.position = 'absolute';
		objLoadingImage.style.zIndex = '150';
		objLoadingImageLink.appendChild(objLoadingImage);

		imgPreloader.onload=function(){};	//	clear onLoad, as IE will flip out w/animated gifs

		return false;
	}

	imgPreloader.src = loadingImage;

	// create lightbox div, same note about styles as above
	var objLightbox = document.createElement("div");
	objLightbox.setAttribute('id','lightbox');
	objLightbox.style.display = 'none';
	objLightbox.style.position = 'absolute';
	objLightbox.style.zIndex = '100';	
	objBody.insertBefore(objLightbox, objOverlay.nextSibling);
	
	// create link
	var objLink = document.createElement("a");
	objLink.setAttribute('href','#');
	objLink.setAttribute('title','Click to close');
	objLink.onclick = function () {hideLightbox(); return false;}
	objLightbox.appendChild(objLink);

	// preload and create close button image
	var imgPreloadCloseButton = new Image();

	// if close button image found, 
	imgPreloadCloseButton.onload=function(){

		var objCloseButton = document.createElement("img");
		objCloseButton.src = closeButton;
		objCloseButton.setAttribute('id','closeButton');
		objCloseButton.style.position = 'absolute';
		objCloseButton.style.zIndex = '200';
		objLink.appendChild(objCloseButton);

		return false;
	}

	imgPreloadCloseButton.src = closeButton;

	// create image
	var objImage = document.createElement("img");
	objImage.setAttribute('id','lightboxImage');
	objLink.appendChild(objImage);
	
	// create details div, a container for the caption and keyboard message
	var objLightboxDetails = document.createElement("div");
	objLightboxDetails.setAttribute('id','lightboxDetails');
	objLightbox.appendChild(objLightboxDetails);

	// create caption
	var objCaption = document.createElement("div");
	objCaption.setAttribute('id','lightboxCaption');
	objCaption.style.display = 'none';
	objLightboxDetails.appendChild(objCaption);

	// create keyboard message
	var objKeyboardMsg = document.createElement("div");
	objKeyboardMsg.setAttribute('id','keyboardMsg');
	objKeyboardMsg.innerHTML = 'press <a href="#" onclick="hideLightbox(); return false;"><kbd>x</kbd></a> to close';
	objLightboxDetails.appendChild(objKeyboardMsg);
}

function addLoadEvent(func)
{	
	var oldonload = window.onload;
	if (typeof window.onload != 'function'){
    	window.onload = func;
	} else {
		window.onload = function(){
		oldonload();
		func();
		}
	}

}

addLoadEvent(initLightbox);	// run initLightbox onLoad

/* Begin local Javascript */
function mp_escape(str)
{
  return str.replace(/\'/g, "").replace(/\"/g, "");
}

function show(e)
{
  var e = document.getElementById(e);
  if(e)
    e.style.display = 'block';
}

function hide(e)
{
  var e = document.getElementById(e);
  if(e)
    e.style.display = 'none';
}

function heroesTimer()
{
  var now = new Date();
  var future = new Date("24 Sep 2007 21:00:00");

  var days = 0, hours = 0, minutes = 0, seconds = 0;
  seconds = Math.floor(((future.getTime() - now.getTime()) / 1000));

  if(seconds > 59)
  {
    minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
    seconds -= Math.floor(60 * minutes);
  } else minutes = 0;

  if(minutes > 59)
  {
    hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
    minutes -= Math.floor(60 * hours);
  }
  else hours = 0;

  if(hours > 23)
  {
    days = Math.floor(hours / 24);
    hours -= Math.floor(24 * days);
  }
  else days = 0;

  if(hours < 10) hours = "0"+hours;
  if(minutes < 10) minutes = "0"+minutes;
  if(seconds < 10) seconds = "0"+seconds;

  document.getElementById("heroesTimer").innerHTML = "<strong>" + days + "</strong>" + " days<br /><strong>" + hours + "</strong>:<strong>" + minutes + "</strong>:<strong>" + seconds + "</strong>";
  setTimeout('heroesTimer()', 1000);
}

function insertQuicktimeTrailer(trailerUrl, autoplay)
{
  var trailer = document.createElement('embed');
  var container = document.getElementById('trailerContainer');

  trailer.setAttribute('src', trailerUrl);
  trailer.setAttribute('autoplay', autoplay);
  trailer.setAttribute('loop', 'false');
  trailer.setAttribute('pluginspage', 'http://www.apple.com/quicktime/');
  trailer.setAttribute('controller', 'true');
  trailer.setAttribute('width', '480');
  trailer.setAttribute('height', '216');      

  container.insertBefore(trailer, document.getElementById('trailerInfoBox'));
  return;
}

function mp_MP3Player(url, title)
{
  document.write(
    '<div style="text-align: center;">'+
    '  <strong>'+ title +'</strong> (<a href="'+ url +'">save</a>)<br/>'+
    '  <iframe style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); height: 27px; margin-top: 3px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" id="musicPlayer" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl='+ url +'"></iframe>'+
    '  <noscript>This player requires Javascript to load.</noscript>'+
    '</div>'
  );
}

/* Begin astracker inlining */
var analyticsTag = '/adsense';
attachOnloadEvent(adsenseTrackerInit);
var adsenseTrackerActive = false;
var adsenseTrackerUnit = '';

function adsenseTrackerInit()
{
  var pageHasAdsense = false;
  var el = document.getElementsByTagName("iframe");

  for(var i=0; i<el.length; i++)
  {
    if (el[i].src.indexOf('googlesyndication.com') > -1)
    {
      pageHasAdsense = true;

      el[i].onmouseover = adsenseTrackerActivate;
      el[i].onmouseout = adsenseTrackerDeActivate;
    }
  }

  if(pageHasAdsense)
  {
    if(typeof window.attachEvent != 'undefined')
    {
      window.attachEvent('onbeforeunload', adsenseTrackerCheckClick);
    }
    else if(typeof window.addEventListener != 'undefined')
    {
      window.addEventListener('beforeunload', adsenseTrackerCheckClick, false);
    }
  }
}

function adsenseTrackerCheckClick()
{
  if(adsenseTrackerActive)
  {
    var reportedUrl = analyticsTag;

    if (adsenseTrackerUnit != '')
    {
      reportedUrl += '/'+ escape(adsenseTrackerUnit);
    }

    if (window.status)
    {
      var adsenseClickedAd = '';

      if(window.status.substring(0, 6) == 'go to ')
      {
        adsenseClickedAd = window.status.substring(6);
      }
      else if(window.status.substring(0, 15) == 'View ads about ')
      {
        adsenseClickedAd = window.status.substring(15);
      }
      else if(window.status != '')
      {
        adsenseClickedAd = window.status;
      }
      if(adsenseClickedAd != '')
      {
        reportedUrl += '/'+ escape(adsenseClickedAd);
      }
    }

    //reportToGoogleAnalytics(reportedUrl)
    var sourceUrl = window.location.href.split("http://www.mediapundit.net")[1];
    reportToGoogleAnalytics(analyticsTag + sourceUrl);
  }
}

function adsenseTrackerActivate()
{
  adsenseTrackerUnit = '';

  if(this.parentNode)
  {
    if (this.parentNode.id.substring(0, 4) == 'asc_')
    {
      adsenseTrackerUnit = this.parentNode.id.substring(4);
    }
  }
  
  if(adsenseTrackerUnit == '')
  {
    var url = this.src;
    var startIndex = url.indexOf('format=');
    
    if(startIndex >= 0)
    {
      var lastIndex = url.indexOf('&', startIndex);
      adsenseTrackerUnit = lastIndex >= 0 ? url.substring(startIndex + 7, lastIndex) : url.substring(startIndex + 7);
    }
  }
  adsenseTrackerActive = true;
}

function adsenseTrackerDeActivate()
{
  adsenseTrackerUnit = '';
  adsenseTrackerActive = false;
}

function reportToGoogleAnalytics(reportedUrl)
{
  if(typeof urchinTracker == 'function')
  {
    urchinTracker(reportedUrl);
  }
}

function attachOnloadEvent(func)
{
  if(typeof window.addEventListener != 'undefined')
  {
    window.addEventListener('load', func, false);
  }
  else if(typeof document.addEventListener != 'undefined')
  {
    document.addEventListener('load', func, false);
  }
  else if(typeof window.attachEvent != 'undefined')
  {
    window.attachEvent('onload', func);
  }
  else
  {
    if(typeof window.onload == 'function')
    {
      var oldonload = onload;
      window.onload = function()
      {
        oldonload();
        func();
      };
    }
    else
    {
      window.onload = func;
    }
  }
}