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The average American can be forgiven for having a bad = case of=20 MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over) when politicians and economists = talk about=20 federal budget deficits and the national debt. Few of us can = easily=20 comprehend the magnitude of government spending in the = trillions of=20 dollars, and the language of government finance can seem = like a=20 foreign tongue.

So, today, we offer the graphic on = this page=20 as something of a beginner's guide to help people understand = this=20 issue. This graphic illustrates how the national debt - that = is the=20 accumulation of spending in excess of tax revenues - has = grown over=20 the past century as the nation has dealt with wars, a Great=20 Depression and shifting tax and spending policies. You can = see some=20 examples of how your tax dollars are spent.

Take a look at the pie chart, which shows that most of = the=20 federal budget is obligated to fixed expenses, such as = Medicare and=20 interest on the debt, and you can see why it is so hard for=20 Washington to come to grips with the deficit: Only about a = third of=20 the budget is potentially on the chopping block.

In = short,=20 eliminating waste, fraud and abuse won't cut it. Indeed, = experts=20 predict that as the post-war generation fully retires and = collects=20 government health care benefits, that expense, combined with = interest on the ballooning debt, could eventually crowd out = all=20 other domestic spending. The demographic reality: Fewer = Americans=20 will be working and paying federal taxes to support = retirees, who=20 are expected to live longer lives.

Presidents and members of Congress mostly have been in = denial=20 about the realities of the federal deficit, and many = Americans are=20 similarly conflicted. Opinion surveys show that while = members of the=20 public are concerned about the nation's debt, they are = equally=20 concerned about protecting their favorite government = services and=20 benefits. The solutions may be painful, it is true, though = not to=20 the degree seen in Europe.

That is provided Congress = lays out=20 a serious long-range plan to reduce federal budget deficits = and=20 assure sound futures for Medicare, Medicaid and Social = Security.=20 There is hope: The National Commission on Fiscal = Responsibility and=20 Reform released just such a plan last week. While not = everyone=20 agrees with everything in it, a growing number recognize the = problem=20 cannot just be kicked down the road another generation.

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We are not really=20 concerned with onload events when we use a Writer to attach,=20 primarily because we do not get them in Gecko.=20 If we need to, we can take advantage of Gecko's insertion order execution preservation and have the onload event trigger via attaching another script immediately after this one.=20 */ if(gelement.isattach){ return gelement.element;=20 } if('setSource' in gelement ){ gelement.setSource(null,true); } var=20 _html=3D gelement.asHTML() ;=20 document.writeln(_html);=20 /* Reset our attacher back to its default; this is a one-shot deal */ gelement.setAttacher();=20 return document.getElementById(gelement.id);=20 } });=20 /* * Class: GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM */ GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.superclass.constructor; _superC.apply(this,arguments);=20 } GEL.extend(GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM, GEL.Element.Attacher, {=20 /* * Function: attachNodeToDOM */ attachNodeToDOM: (function(){=20 var _h=3D document.getElementsByTagName("HEAD")[0];=20 return function(gelement, parentNode){=20 var parentNode=3D parentNode || _h, _el=3D gelement.getElement();=20 parentNode.appendChild(_el);=20 parentNode.appendChild(document.createTextNode("\n"));=20 return _el;=20 } })() }); GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.InsertBefore=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.InsertBefore.superclass.constructor;=20 _superC.apply(this,arguments);=20 } GEL.extend(GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.InsertBefore, GEL.Element.Attacher, = {=20 attachNodeToDOM: function(g,p){=20 var _parent=3D null, =20 _e=3D g.getElement(), _p=3D p instanceof GEL.Element.Base ?=20 p.getElement() : p ; _parent=3D _p.parentNode;=20 _parent.insertBefore(_e, _p);=20 return _e;=20 } });=20 GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.InsertAfter=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.InsertAfter.superclass.constructor;=20 _superC.apply(this,arguments);=20 } GEL.extend(GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM.InsertAfter, GEL.Element.Attacher, { = attachNodeToDOM: function(g,p){=20 var=20 _e=3D g.getElement(), _p=3D p instanceof GEL.Element.Base ?=20 p.getElement() : p,=20 _tNode=3D document.createTextNode("") ; /* We need to append a text node so we can transition to our ready = state */ if(_p.nextSibling) { _p.parentNode.insertBefore(_e, _p.nextSibling);=20 _p.parentNode.insertBefore(_tNode, _e);=20 }else { _p.parentNode.appendChild(_e);=20 _p.parentNode.appendChild(_tNode);=20 } return _e;=20 } }); (function(){=20 var _A=3D {=20 dom: GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM,=20 inline: GEL.Element.Attacher.Writer, _default: GEL.Element.Attacher.DOM };=20 GEL.Element.Attacher.get=3D function(type,el){=20 var _c=3D type in _A ?=20 _A[type] : _A['_default']; if(typeof _c =3D=3D'string'){=20 try { _c=3D eval(_c); } catch(e){ throw e; } } return new _c(el);=20 } })();=20 /* * Class: GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher */ (function(){ var _readyCalls=3D 0;=20 GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher.superclass.constructor, _self=3D this,=20 _waiting=3D new Object(), _keys=3D GEL.objectUtil.keys, _needload=3D true,=20 _pending=3D new Array() ;=20 _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 this.elements=3D new Array();=20 this.type=3D 'asynchronous'; this.getQueueSize=3D function(){=20 return {=20 needload: (_keys(_waiting)).length,=20 pending: _pending.length } } /* * Function: attach * Attaches the GELements contained in the meta element. */ this.attach=3D function(){=20 var=20 i=3D0, _a=3D this.elements,=20 _torun=3D [],=20 _gel=3D null =20 ;=20 if(!_needload) return;=20 while((_gel=3D _pending.shift())){=20 _torun.push(_gel);=20 _gel.on("ready", elementReadyHandler);=20 _gel.on("error", elementReadyHandler);=20 } for(var i=3D0;i<_torun.length;i++)=20 _torun[i].attach();=20 _needload=3D false;=20 if( (_keys(_waiting)).length <=3D 0) { this.isready=3D true;=20 this.fire("ready", this);=20 } return this;=20 } var _calls=3D 0;=20 function elementReadyHandler(t){=20 this.unsubscribe('ready', arguments.callee);=20 this.unsubscribe('error', arguments.callee);=20 delete _waiting[this.id];=20 if( (_keys(_waiting)).length <=3D0 ){=20 _self.fire("ready", _self);=20 _self.isready=3D true;=20 }else if(_pending.length > 0 && _needload ){ _self.attach(); } } /* * Function: addElement *=20 * Parameters: * el - The element to add. */ this.addElement=3D function(el){=20 this.elements.push(el);=20 _pending.push(el);=20 _waiting[el.id]=3D el;=20 this.isready=3D false;=20 _needload=3D true;=20 } }=20 GEL.extend(GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher, GEL.event.Publisher);=20 })();=20 /* * Class: GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher.Synchronized */ GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher.Synchronized=3D (function(){=20 /* TODO:=20 * At some point Gecko browsers can be handled as a unique case.=20 * Since Gecko guarantees script execution in the order of attachment, = * we do not need to have a concept of synchronized script attachment * This, however, does not work correctly when there are MetaElements * within the MetaElement */ var _C=3D function(){=20 var=20 _superC=3D=20 GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher.Synchronized.superclass.constructor ,_pending=3D new Array() ,_running=3D false=20 ,_self=3D this ; _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 this.elements=3D new Array();=20 this.type=3D 'synchronous'; this.getQueueSize=3D function(){=20 return {=20 pending: _pending.length, running: _running } } /* * Function: attach * Attaches a list of elements in order. *=20 */ this.attach=3D function(){=20 if(_running) return;=20 if(_pending.length <=3D0) return _self.finishHandler();=20 var _gel=3D _pending.shift(); _running=3D true;=20 _gel.on("ready", elementReadyHandler);=20 _gel.on("error", elementReadyHandler);=20 _gel.attach(); } function elementReadyHandler(t){ this.unsubscribe('error',arguments.callee); this.unsubscribe('ready',arguments.callee); _running=3D false;=20 if(_pending.length <=3D 0) { return _self.finishHandler(); }else{ return _self.attach();=20 } } this.finishHandler=3D function(){=20 this.isready=3D true;=20 return this.fire("ready", this);=20 } this.addElement=3D function(el){=20 this.elements.push(el); _pending.push(el);=20 this.isready=3D false;=20 } } GEL.extend(_C, GEL.event.Publisher);=20 return _C;=20 })(); GEL.Element.Attacher.MetaAttacher.Inline=3D (function(){=20 var=20 _KEYS=3D GEL.objectUtil.keys,=20 _W=3D window, _GLOBAL_ID=3D 1,=20 _C=3D function(metaElement){ var=20 _waiting=3D {},=20 _self=3D this, _elements=3D [] ;=20 this.attach=3D function(){=20 var _gel=3D null;=20 for(var i=3D0;i<_elements.length;i++) {=20 _gel=3D _elements[i]; =09 addEvents(_gel);=20 _gel.setAttacher("inline");=20 _gel.attach();=20 if(GEL.env.ua.gecko){ _gel.stateManager.stateTransitionHandler();=20 continue;=20 }else {=20 while(!_gel.isready) _gel.stateManager.stateTransitionHandler();=20 } } if(!GEL.env.ua.gecko)return;=20 var=20 _el=3D GEL.ement("SCRIPT", {}), _myid=3D "element_" + _GLOBAL_ID++ ;=20 GEL.ElementLoader=3D GEL.ElementLoader || {}; GEL.ElementLoader[_myid]=3D _elements; GEL.ElementLoader[_myid].readify=3D function(){ for(var i=3D0,l=3Dthis.length;i 0) return; =20 _self.isready=3D true;=20 _self.fire("ready", _self);=20 } } GEL.extend(_C, GEL.event.Publisher);=20 return _C; })();=20 /* * Section: GEL Namespaces */ (function(){=20 /* Get ourselves */ var _CORE_PATH=3D GEL.env.gelpath=3D (function(){=20 var=20 _D=3D document, _GU=3D GEL.env.url, _sMap=3D _D.getElementsByTagName("SCRIPT"), _path=3D "core/core",=20 _gelCore=3D _sMap[_sMap.length - 1],=20 _src=3D _gelCore.src,=20 _pathIndex=3D _src.indexOf(_path),=20 _base=3D _src.slice(0,_pathIndex),=20 _qsvIdx=3D _src.indexOf("?"),=20 _qsv=3D _qsvIdx >=3D 0 ? _src.substr(_qsvIdx+1) : "", _o=3D {}, _protoIndex=3D _base.indexOf("://") ; if(_pathIndex < 0 ) {=20 _o.path=3D "/gel/lib";=20 _o.qsv=3D _qsv;=20 return _o; =20 }=20 _o=3D ( _protoIndex < 0 ) ?=20 (function(){=20 var _b=3D _base;=20 if(_b.charAt(_b.length - 1) =3D=3D=3D '/')=20 _b=3D _b.slice(0, _b.length - 1);=20 return {=20 hostname: _GU.hostname, basepath: _b,=20 qsv: _qsv,=20 proto: _GU.protocol + ':'=20 }; })() :=20 (function(){=20 var=20 _t=3D _base.slice( _base.indexOf("//") + 2,=20 _base.length - 1 ),=20 _idx=3D _t.indexOf("/"),=20 _host=3D _t.slice(0, (_idx > 0 ? _t.indexOf("/") : _t.length - 1)), _b=3D _base.slice(_base.indexOf(_host) + _host.length),=20 _p=3D _base.slice(0, _base.indexOf("://") + 1) ;=20 if(_b.charAt(_b.length - 1) =3D=3D=3D '/') _b=3D _b.slice(0, _b.length = - 1);=20 return {=20 proto: _p, =20 hostname: _host,=20 qsv: _qsv,=20 basepath: _b }; })();=20 _o.path=3D _o.proto + '//' + _o.hostname + _o.basepath;=20 return _o; =09 })(); =09 /* * Variable: GELNS * Holds registered GEL Namespaces. */ var GELNS =3D {=20 'scriptbase': _CORE_PATH.path || "/gel/lib",=20 'skinbase': _CORE_PATH.proto + '//' + _CORE_PATH.hostname + = '/gel/skins',=20 'namespaces': { 'skin.Palette91': {=20 name: 'gel-skin-go4',=20 type: 'skin',=20 path: 'palette91/palette91.css' }, 'skin.logger': {=20 name: 'yui-logger',=20 type: 'skin',=20 path: 'logger/logger.css' }, "legacy.GDN": {=20 path: "legacy/GDN/GDN.js",=20 type: "script", requires: ["util.Cookie"] }, 'legacy.SiteLife': {=20 path: 'legacy/GMTISiteLife.js',=20 type: 'script',=20 requires: ["util.Cookie", "com.Pluck", "util.Selector"] }, 'org.Prototype': {=20 name: 'org.Prototype',=20 path: '3rdparty/prototype/prototype-1.6.1.js',=20 type: 'script' }, 'org.JSON': {=20 name: 'GDN.org.JSON',=20 path: '3rdparty/json/json.js',=20 type: 'script' },=20 'org.PorkIframe': {=20 name: 'GDN.org.PorkIframe',=20 path: '3rdparty/porkiframe/pork.iframe.js',=20 type: 'script' },=20 'org.jQuery': {=20 name: 'GDN.org.jQuery',=20 path: '3rdparty/jquery/jquery-1.3.2.js',=20 type: 'script' }, 'com.Pluck': {=20 name: 'GDN.com.Pluck',=20 path: 'vendor/pluck/pluck.js',=20 type: 'script',=20 requires: ['org.PorkIframe','org.YUI.json'] }, 'anim.YUIAnimator':{=20 path: 'anim/yuianimator.js',=20 type: 'script',=20 requires: ['util.Selector'] }, 'org.YUI.logger':{=20 path: '3rdparty/yui/logger-min.js',=20 depends: ['org.YUI', 'org.YUI.domevent'],=20 type: 'script' }, 'org.YUI' : {=20 path: '3rdparty/yui/yahoo-min.js',=20 type: 'script' }, 'org.YUI.json': {=20 path: '3rdparty/yui/json-min.js',=20 type: 'script',=20 requires: [],=20 depends: ['org.YUI']=20 },=20 'org.YUI.domevent':{=20 path: '3rdparty/yui/yahoo-dom-event.js',=20 requires: [ 'org.YUI'],=20 type: 'script' }, 'org.YUI.animation': {=20 path: '3rdparty/yui/animation-min.js',=20 type: 'script',=20 requires: ['org.YUI.domevent'] }, 'org.YUI.selector': {=20 path: '3rdparty/yui/selector-min.js',=20 depends: ['org.YUI'], type: 'script' }, 'widget.GELTabs': {=20 path: "widgets/tabs/geltabs.js",=20 requires: ['util.Selector'],=20 depends: [ 'widget'],=20 type: 'script' }, 'widget': {=20 path: "widgets/widget.js",=20 requires: [],=20 depends: [],=20 type: 'script' }, 'widget.Conveyor': {=20 path: "widgets/conveyor/conveyor.js",=20 type: 'script',=20 depends: ['widget.GELTabs'] }, 'widget.Console': { path: "widgets/console/console.js",=20 skin: "skin.logger", type: "script", requires: ['org.YUI.logger'] }, 'widget.AdBanner': {=20 path: "widgets/banner/banner.js",=20 requires: ['remoting', 'util.Cookie', 'util.Selector'],=20 type: 'script' },=20 'util.Selector': {=20 name: "util.Selector",=20 path: "selector/selector.js", type: "script" }, 'remoting': {=20 name: "remoting",=20 path: "remoting/remoting.js",=20 requires: [],=20 type: 'script' }, 'widget.Menu': {=20 name: "widget.Menu", path: "widgets/menu/menu.js",=20 requires: ['util.Selector'],=20 type: "script" }, 'widget.Video': {=20 path: "video/video.js",=20 requires: ['remoting', 'widget.AdBanner'],=20 type: "script" },=20 'widget.Video.BrightcoveAPIModules': {=20 path: "http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js",=20 requires: ["http://admin.brightcove.com/js/APIModules_all.js"],=20 type: "script" }, 'widget.Video.gReactions': {=20 path: "video/GReactions.js",=20 requires: [],=20 type: "script" }, "util.Cookie": {=20 path: "cookie/cookie.js",=20 type: "script" }, "util.Flash": { path: "flashutil/flashutil.js",=20 type: "script" }, 'analytics': {=20 name: "analytics",=20 type: "script",=20 path: "analytics/analytics.js", requires: ["util.Cookie", "remoting"] }, "widget.ArticleTools": {=20 name: "widget.ArticleTools",=20 type: "script",=20 path: "widgets/articletools/articletools.js", depends: ["widget"],=20 requires: ["util.Selector"] }, 'custom': {=20 path: "/scripts/custom/custom.js",=20 requires: [],=20 depends: ["widget"],=20 type: 'script' }, 'widget.AdBanner.Helios': {=20 path: "widgets/banner/banner.js", depends: ["widget.AdBanner"] }, =09 'widget.AdBanner.APT': {=20 path: "widgets/banner/banner.js", depends: ["widget.AdBanner"] } } };=20 /* * Function: GEL.register * Registers an an object in a namespace. *=20 * Parameters: * namespace - An identifier for the namespace. * o - An object containing data on the namespace's path, = requirements, dependencies, skin, and type. */ GEL.register=3D function(namespace,o) {=20 var _path=3D o.path ||null,=20 _reqs=3D o.requires|| new Array(),=20 _deps=3D o.depends || new Array(),=20 _skin=3D o.skin || null,=20 _base=3D o.base || null,=20 _type=3D o.type || 'script';=20 if(!_path) throw new Error("You must provide a path to your = namespace");=20 if(_type =3D=3D'script') return registerScript() else return registerSkin();=20 function registerScript(){=20 var _obj=3D GELNS.namespaces, _o=3D { =20 path: _path,=20 requires: _reqs,=20 depends: _deps,=20 name: namespace, type: 'script', skin: _skin };=20 if(typeof _base !=3D 'undefined' && _base )=20 _o.base=3D _base;=20 _obj[namespace]=3D _o;=20 return _o;=20 } /* * Function: registerSkin * Part of . Registers a skin object. *=20 * Returns:=20 * An skin object in the namespace. *=20 */ function registerSkin(){=20 var _obj=3D GELNS.namespaces,=20 _o=3D {=20 path: _path, type: 'skin', name: namespace }; _obj[namespace]=3D _o;=20 return _o;=20 } } /* * Function: getPath=20 *=20 * Parameters:=20 * ns - The namespace to calculate the path for. *=20 * Returns:=20 * The path of the namespace. */ function getPath(ns){=20 if(typeof ns=3D=3D'string')return ns;=20 if(ns.base=3D=3D=3D'relative') return ns.path;=20 var=20 _GP=3D GEL.env.gelpath ,_proto=3D GEL.env.url.protocol ,_GQ=3D _GP.qsv=20 ,_b=3D ns.type =3D=3D'skin' ?=20 GELNS.skinbase :=20 _GP.path=09 ,_path=3D "" ; if( ns.path.toLowerCase().indexOf('http://') =3D=3D 0 ||=20 ns.path.indexOf('/') =3D=3D0=20 ){=20 _path=3D ns.path;=20 }else {=20 if( _b.indexOf('/') =3D=3D 0=20 || _b.indexOf('://') >=3D 0=20 ){ _path=3D _b + '/' + ns.path;=20 }else{ _path=3D _proto + '://' + _b;=20 } } return _GQ ? _path + '?' + _GQ : _path;=20 } function getAssocNamespaces(nsobj, incType){=20 if(typeof nsobj !=3D 'object'=20 || nsobj.length<=3D0 || !(incType in nsobj) ) return null;=20 var=20 _i=3D 0, _libns=3D null,=20 _libgel=3D null,=20 _libnsList=3D nsobj[incType], _metagel=3D new GEL.MetaElement();=20 for(;_i <_libnsList.length;_i++) {=20 _libns=3D _libnsList[_i];=20 _libgel=3D GEL.util.importer.require(_libns);=20 _metagel.addElement(_libgel);=20 } return _metagel;=20 } /* * Namespace: GEL.util.importer */ GEL.util.importer=3D { register: GEL.register, require: function(namespace, o){=20 o=3D o || new Object();=20 var=20 _ons=3D null, =20 _gelement=3D null ;=20 if(typeof namespace =3D=3D 'undefined' || !namespace) throw new Error("You must require() a namespace");=20 if(!(namespace in GELNS.namespaces)){ var=20 _hIdx=3D namespace.indexOf("http://"),=20 _sIdx=3D namespace.indexOf("/");=20 if(_hIdx !=3D 0 && _sIdx !=3D 0){ throw new Error( "Cannot find namespace \"" + namespace +=20 "\", perhaps you need to register it? " );=20 } _hIdx=3D _sIdx=3D null;=20 _ons=3D { path: namespace, type: 'script' }; }else{ _ons=3D GELNS.namespaces[namespace];=20 } var=20 _id=3D '__gel_ns' + _ons.type + '_' + encodeURIComponent(namespace) ,_gelement=3D GEL.cachemgr.get(_id) ;=20 if(_ons.type =3D=3D=3D'skin'){ =20 return _gelement ? _gelement :=20 new GEL.Element("LINK", {=20 href: getPath(_ons),=20 rel: "stylesheet",=20 id: _id=20 });=20 } var=20 _meta=3D new GEL.MetaElement(),=20 _gelement=3D _gelement ? _gelement : =20 GEL.Element("SCRIPT", {=20 src: getPath(_ons),=20 id: _id }),=20 _depmeta=3D getAssocNamespaces(_ons, 'depends'),=20 _reqmeta=3D getAssocNamespaces(_ons, 'requires');=20 _skin=3Dnull; if(typeof _ons.skin =3D=3D 'string'){ =20 var _skin=3D GEL.util.importer.require(_ons.skin);=20 _meta.addElement(_skin);=20 } if( _reqmeta instanceof GEL.MetaElement=20 &&_reqmeta.size() > 0 =09 ) { _meta.addElement(_reqmeta);=20 } if( typeof _depmeta=3D=3D 'object' && _depmeta instanceof GEL.MetaElement=20 && _depmeta.size() > 0 =09 ) { var _synchronizedEl=3D new GEL.MetaElement([=20 _depmeta, _gelement ]);=20 _synchronizedEl.setAttacher("sync");=20 _meta.addElement(_synchronizedEl);=20 }else{=20 _meta.addElement(_gelement);=20 } _gelement._namespace=3D namespace;=20 _meta.id=3D _meta._namespace=3D namespace +':metawrap';=20 return _meta; } } /*=20 * Function: GEL.use * Import a list of namepsaces and execute callback function when = complete * * Shortcut for the following, except it accepts multiple namespaces = * var _metaElement=3D=20 * GEL.util.importer. * require(namespace). * on("ready", callback). * attach(); *=20 * Parameters: * namespace - Array of or single GEL namespace to import * callback - Callback function to execute when complete=20 *=20 * Returns: * The GEL MetaElement created=20 */ GEL.use=3D (function(){=20 var _imp=3D GEL.util.importer;=20 return function(namespace,callback){=20 var=20 ns=3D namespace, cb=3D callback, _mEl=3D new GEL.MetaElement(), _nsEl ; if(!(ns instanceof Array)) ns=3D [ns];=20 var _mEl=3D new GEL.MetaElement();=20 for(var i=3D0;i. *=20 * Parameters: * ns - The namespace to add the requirement to. * req - The namespace of the requirement. */ GEL.util.importer.addRequires=3D GEL.util.importer.addRequirement=3D=20 function(ns, req){ return addDep('requires', ns, req); } /* * Function: GEL.util.importer.addDepends * Adds a dependency to the namespace. Calls . *=20 * Parameters: * ns - The namespace to add the dependency to. * req - The namespace of the dependency. */ GEL.util.importer.addDepends=3D GEL.util.importer.addDependency=3D=20 function(ns, req){ return addDep('depends', ns, req);} /* * Function: addDep=20 * Adds a requirement or dependency to the namespace *=20 * Parameters:=20 * type - 'requires' or 'depends'.=20 * ns - The namespace to add the requirement or dependency. * req - The requirement or dependency. */ function addDep(type, ns, req) {=20 if(typeof ns =3D=3D'string' && = !(ns=3DGEL.util.importer.getnamespace(ns))) throw new Error("Cannot add Requirement to namespace that does not = exist");=20 if(typeof req =3D=3D 'string' && !(req in GELNS.namespaces) ) GEL.register(req, { path: req, type: 'script' }); ns[type]=3D ns[type] || new Array();=20 ns[type].push(req);=20 } })(); (function(){=20 var _A=3D ['attach','installTransitionDetector', 'registerDOMEvent', = 'unregisterDOMEvent'];=20 var _C=3D GEL.Element.StateManager=3D function(gelement){=20 var _superC=3D _C.superclass.constructor;=20 _superC.call(this);=20 this.gelement=3D gelement;=20 if(!this.gelement) return null;=20 } /* * Class: GEL.Element.StateManager */ GEL.extend(GEL.Element.StateManager, GEL.event.Publisher, {=20 /*=20 * Function: begin * Initializes the state manager. */ begin: function() {=20 this.installTransitionDetector();=20 }, /* * Function: stateTransitionHandler * Prompts a transition event to a new state. *=20 * Parameters: * newReadyState - The new state. */ stateTransitionHandler: function(newReadyState){=20 this.fire( "loadstatetransition", this,=20 { oldstate: this.type,=20 newstate: newReadyState,=20 gelement: this.gelement } );=20 } });=20 for (var i=3D0;i<_A.length;i++) {=20 var _m=3D _A[i]; _C.prototype[_m]=3D (function(method){=20 return function(){=20 throw new Error('GEL.Element.StateManager.' + method +=20 '() is abstract ' + 'and must be implemented' );=20 } })(_m);=20 } })(); // Transition detector for elements that are not yet in the DOM=20 // This wil detect when the objects move to the Attached state (function(){=20 /* * Class: _C */ var _C=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach=3D function(){ var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.superclass.constructor; _superC.apply(this, arguments); } GEL.extend(_C, GEL.Element.StateManager, {=20 type: 'preattach', /* * Function: attach * Attaches a GELement and handles the state transition. */ attach: function(){=20 var _el=3D this.gelement.attacher.attach(this.gelement);=20 if(_el)=20 this.stateTransitionHandler(_el);=20 else {=20 GEL.log( 'got no element for ' +=20 this.gelement.id +=20 ', installing local transition detector' );=20 =09 _C.prototype.installTransitionDetector.apply(this); =09 } }, /* * Function: registerDOMEvent * Registers a DOM event listener for a specified type *=20 * Parameters: * type - The type of DOM event listener. *=20 * Returns: * Boolean value. False if the listener is already registered, true = if the operation completes successfully. */=20 registerDOMEvent: function(type){=20 var _l=3D this.gelement.domEvents;=20 if(type in _l)=20 return false;=20 _l[type]=3D true;=20 return true;=20 }, /* * Function: unregisterDOMEvent * Unreachable. */=20 unregisterDOMEvent: function(type){=20 var _l=3D this.gelement.domEvents;=20 if(type in _l)=20 return delete _l[type];=20 else=20 return false;=20 }, /* * Function: installTransitionDetector * Detects state transitions for the GELement. */=20 installTransitionDetector: function(){ var _id=3D this.gelement.id, _self=3D this, _el=3D null,=20 _d=3D document,=20 _finderFn=3D function(){=20 var _ret=3D _d.getElementById(_id); return typeof _ret =3D=3D 'object' ?=20 _ret : false;=20 }, _foundFn=3D function(element){=20 _self.stateTransitionHandler(element);=20 } if( (_el=3D _finderFn()) ) { _foundFn(_el); }=20 else {this.trackid=3D GEL.tracker.add(_finderFn, _foundFn);} },=20 /* * Function: stateTransitionHandler *=20 */=20 stateTransitionHandler: function(element){=20 GEL.tracker.remove(this.trackid);=20 var=20 _gel=3D this.gelement,=20 _el ;=20 _el=3D typeof _gel !=3D 'undefined' ?=20 _gel.getElement() : null;=20 if(typeof element !=3D 'undefined' && element && _el !=3D=3D element ) this.gelement.setElement(element);=20 var _super=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.superclass; _super.stateTransitionHandler.call(this, 'attach');=20 } }); })(); // This is for anonymous DOM elements=20 // Since we will attach these ourselves, we do not need=20 // to detect its attachment transition=20 /* * Class: GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Null */=20 GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Null =3D function(){ var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Null.superclass.constructor; _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 } GEL.extend(GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Null, = GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach, {=20 /* * Function: installTransitionDetector * Null function. */ installTransitionDetector: function(){=20 return;=20 } });=20 GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.ImmediateTransition=3D function(){ var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.ImmediateTransition.superclass.constru= ctor; _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 } GEL.extend( GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.ImmediateTransition,=20 GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach,=20 {=20 installTransitionDetector: function(){=20 return this.stateTransitionHandler();=20 } } );=20 // Transition state manager for elements in the DOM but not yet ready=20 // or loaded. Will detect and transition to ready or error state=20 /* * Class: _C */ (function(){ var _C=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached.superclass.constructor; _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 }=20 GEL.extend(_C, GEL.Element.StateManager, {=20 type: 'attach', /* * Function: attach * Null Function. */ attach: function(){=20 //return;=20 var =09 _el=3D this.gelement.getElement(), _a=3D this.gelement.attachToElement ;=20 _a=3D _a instanceof GEL.Element.Base ? _a.getElement() : _a;=20 if(_el.parentNode =3D=3D=3D _a) return;=20 this.gelement.attacher.attach(this.gelement);=20 }, /* * Function: unregisterDOMEvent * Unregisters a DOM Event Listener. *=20 * Parameters:=20 * type - The DOM Event Listener type to unregister. */ unregisterDOMEvent: function(type){=20 var=20 _gel=3D this.gelement, _l=3D _gel.domEvents;=20 if(!(type in _l))=20 return false;=20 var fn=3D _l[type]; _gel.detachEventListener(type, fn);=20 return fn;=20 }, /* * Function: registerDOMEvent * Registers a DOM event listener for a specified type *=20 * Parameters: * type - The type of DOM event listener. *=20 * Returns: * Boolean value. False if the listener is already registered, true = if the operation completes successfully. */=20 registerDOMEvent: function(type){=20 var _l=3D=20 this.gelement.domEvents, _el=3D this.gelement.getElement() ;=20 if(type in _l)=20 return false;=20 var fn=3D this.gelement.getDOMEventHandler(type);=20 _l[type]=3D fn;=20 this.gelement.attachEventListener(type, fn); =20 return true;=20 }, /* * Function: installTransitionDetector * Detects state transitions for the GELement. */ installTransitionDetector: function(){=20 var _self=3D this,=20 _foundFn=3D function(){ _self.stateTransitionHandler('ready'); }, _gel=3D this.gelement, _el=3D _gel.element ;=20 var _finderFn=3D function(){=20 var _el=3D _gel.element;=20 if(_el.readyState &&=20 (_el.readyState =3D=3D 'loaded' || _el.readyState =3D=3D 'complete' ) ) { return _el; } if(_el.nextSibling) { return _el; } else {=20 return false;=20 } }; if( _finderFn()) _foundFn();=20 else this.trackid=3D GEL.tracker.add(_finderFn, _foundFn);=20 }, stateTransitionHandler: function(newState){=20 GEL.tracker.remove(this.trackid);=20 var _super=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached.superclass;=20 _super.stateTransitionHandler.call(this, 'ready');=20 } });=20 GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached.Null=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Ready.superclass.constructor, _super=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Ready.superclass;=20 _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 } GEL.extend(GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached.Null, = GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached, {=20 installTransitionDetector: function() {=20 this.stateTransitionHandler('ready');=20 } });=20 })(); (function(){=20 var _C=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Ready=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Ready.superclass.constructor, _super=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Ready.superclass;=20 _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 }=20 GEL.extend(_C, GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached, {=20 type: 'ready',=20 installTransitionDetector: function(){ }, stateTransitionHandler: function(){ } });=20 })();=20 (function(){=20 var _C=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Error=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Error.superclass.constructor, _super=3D GEL.Element.StateManager.Error.superclass;=20 _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 }=20 GEL.extend(_C, GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached, {=20 type: 'error',=20 installTransitionDetector: function(){ }, registerDOMEvent: function(){=20 GEL.log("ERROR: This element is in an error state");=20 }, stateTransitionHandler: function(){ }=20 });=20 })();=20 /* * Class: GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Document */ GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Document=3D function(){=20 var _superC=3D = GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Document.superclass.constructor;=20 _superC.apply(this, arguments);=20 } GEL.extend(GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach.Document, = GEL.Element.StateManager.PreAttach, {=20 installTransitionDetector: (function(){=20 var _D=3D document;=20 function findFn(){=20 var _ret=3D =09 !!( 'body' in _D && =09 _D.body &&=20 'nodeType' in _D.body.firstChild ); GEL.log("finding " + _ret);=20 return _ret;=20 }=20 return function(){=20 var _self=3D this;=20 if(!findFn()) this.trackid=3D GEL.tracker.add( findFn,=20 function(){=20 _self.stateTransitionHandler();=20 } );=20 else=20 return this.stateTransitionHandler();=20 }})() });=20 /* * Class: GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached.Document */ GEL.Element.StateManager.Attached.Document=3D (function(){=20 var=20 _D=3D document,=20 _W=3D window, _G=3D GEL,=20 _UA=3D GEL.env.ua, _aeFn=3D _G.elementUtil.attachEventListener,=20 _isReady=3D false,=20 _loadEvent=3D null,=20 _deFn=3D _G.elementUtil.detachEventListener ; return function(){=20 var=20 _superC=3D GEL.Element.StateManager. Attached.Document. superclass.constructor, _self=3D this ;=20 _superC.apply(this,arguments);=20 this.installTransitionDetector=3D (function(){=20 var _isloaded=3D false;=20 return function(){=20 if(_isReady){ GEL.tracker.remove(_self.trackid);=20 _self.stateTransitionHandler();=20 _self.gelement.overrideLoadHandlers();=20 } else if(!_isloaded){ _isloaded=3D true;=20 _self.trackid=3D=20 GEL.tracker.add( arguments.callee,=20 new Function() ); } return _isReady;=20 }=20 })(); init();=20 function init(){=20 var=20 _G=3D GEL, _D=3D document, _W=3D window, _isIE=3D GEL.env.ua.ie, _domObjects=3D [_D, _W], _owEvents=3D _self.gelement.loadEvents,=20 _keysFn=3D _G.objectUtil.keys,=20 _copyFn=3D _G.objectUtil.copy,=20 _attachFn=3D _G.elementUtil.attachEventListener,=20 _detachFn=3D _G.elementUtil.detachEventListener, _readyHandler=3D function(domObject, eventType){ return = function(event){ if(eventType =3D=3D 'readystatechange' &&=20 domObject.readyState !=3D 'complete' &&=20 domObject.readyState !=3D 'loaded' ) return; _detachFn(domObject, eventType, arguments.callee);=20 _isReady=3D true;=20 if(!("readyState" in domObject)) domObject.readyState=3D"complete";=20 _owEvents[eventType][domObject]=3D _isIE ?=20 _copyFn(event) : event;=20 }} ; for(var event in _owEvents){=20 if(!_owEvents[event]) continue;=20 for (=20 var a=3D _owEvents[event], i=3D0, l=3D a.length, o=3D a[i];=20 i 0) _timer=3D setTimeout(tierTimeoutHandler, _TIMEOUT);=20 _self.attach();=20 } function tierTimeoutHandler(){=20 doNext();=20 } function tierFinishHandler(){=20 clearTimeout(_timer);=20 if(_queueList.length <=3D 0){ _self.unsubscribe(arguments[0],arguments.callee);=20 } doNext();=20 } function loadTier(routineList){=20 var=20 _r=3Dnull, _lib, _m=3D new GEL.MetaElement(), _config=3D GEL.config.init,=20 _t=3D null, _tList=3D [], _cbFn, _name=3D '' ;=20 _m.on("preAttach", function(){ for(var i=3D0;i<_tList.length;i++)=20 _tList[i].start();=20 });=20 for(var i=3D0;i2 && idx<3) { = this.gel(pfx+(idx+1)+sfx).focus();this.env.fstClr=3D1;return; } var evt = =3D e || = window.event;this.env.fstClr=3D!this.env.fstClr&&fld.value.length=3D=3D0;= if(fld.value.length=3D=3D0 && !this.env.fstClr && evt.keyCode=3D=3D8 && = idx>1){this.gel(pfx+(idx-1)+sfx).focus();this.env.fstClr=3D0;} }, xst:function(id) { return this.gel(id)!=3Dnull; }, kwd:function() { if (!this.xst('_4iChsCtn')) return true; var a =3D document.getElementsByName('bundleKeywords'); for(var i=3D0;i

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