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function(e) {
// jQuery(this).hide();
// jQuery(this).fadeIn('slow');
});
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("click",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("mousemove",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OVER');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("mouseleave",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OUT');
});
// KEYBOARD ACTION
jQuery(document).bind('keyup', 'right',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'right',function (e){
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OVER');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keyup', 'left',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'left',function (e){
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_OVER');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'down',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('SHOW_TEXT');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'up',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('SHOW_TEXT');
e.preventDefault();
});
// HIDE AND EXPAND THE TEXT
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").livequery("click",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('SHOW_TEXT');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").livequery("mouseover",
function(e) {
window.status = "Show/Hide Text";
});
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").livequery("mouseout",
function(e) {
window.status = "";
});
// REPLAY SLIDESHOW
jQuery("#ssReplaySlideshow").livequery("click",
function(e) {
// jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
document.location = "?slide=1";
});
jQuery("#ssReplaySlideshow").livequery("mouseover",
function(e) {
jQuery(e.target).attr('src','http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReplaySlideshowOver.gif');
});
jQuery("#ssReplaySlideshow").livequery("mouseout",
function(e) {
jQuery(e.target).attr('src','http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReplaySlideshow.gif');
});
pageInit();
gigya.services.socialize.showShareBarUI(conf,{
userAction:ua,
shareButtons: [{provider:'facebook-like',action:'recommend'},{provider:'twitter'},{provider:'google-plusone'},{provider:'linkedin'},{provider:'share',enableCount:false}],
containerID: 'divSSButtons'
});
});
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var ysource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoo");
var ybsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoobuzz");
var ygsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoogames");
var yssource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoosports");
var yhsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoohotjobs");
var yrsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoorealestate");
if (ysource_index != -1 && ybsource_index == -1 && ygsource_index == -1 && yssource_index == -1 && yhsource_index == -1 && yrsource_index == -1) {
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document.write("");
document.write("");
document.write("");
document.write("");
}
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background-color:#ffffff;
}
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}
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}
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font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;
}
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display:none;
}
/* time and font size */
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display:none;
}
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font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;
}
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background:transparent none no-repeat scroll top left;
display:none;
}
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background:transparent none no-repeat scroll top left;
display:none;
}
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background:transparent none no-repeat scroll top left;
border:0px solid #333333;
color:#ffffff;
display:none;
}
.cnbcbox_moreLinks_head {
}
.cnbc_moreLinks_tab_headline {
}
.cnbc_moreLinks_tab_item {
}
.cnbc_moreLinks_tab_item a {
color:#cccccc;
}
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display:none;
}
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display:none;
}
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div.cnbc_ftr {
float:left;
}
div.cnbc_nav_ftr {
}
div.cnbc_navimg_ftr {
}
div.cnbc_nav_ftr a {
}
div.cnbc_nav_ftr a:hover {
}
div.cnbc_copyright_ftr {
}
div.cnbc_botright_ftr {
}
div.cnbc_botright_ftr h1 {
}
NetNet
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cnbcSubHeaderId.innerHTML = document.getElementById('renderReaderContent').innerHTML;
if (cnbc_DARTFlag=="new")
{
cnbc_DARTAdCall(728,90,"CNBGE7");
} else {
dapMgr.enableACB("USNewsBlogs728",false);
dapMgr.renderAd("USNewsBlogs728","&PG=CNBGE7&AP=1390&PN=CNBC",728,90);
}
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#divButtons .gig-button-container-google-plusone {margin-right:-16px;}
#divButtons .gig-button-container-linkedin {margin-right:17px;}
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userAction:ua,
shareButtons: [{provider:'facebook-like',action:'recommend'},{provider:'twitter'},{provider:'google-plusone'},{provider:'linkedin'},{provider:'share',enableCount:false}],
containerID: 'divButtons'}
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width: 970px;
background-color: #ffffff;
display: none;
}
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padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 640px;
background-color: #ffffff;
}
#ssThinTbl {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 300px;
background-color: #ffffff;
}
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padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 640px;
background-color: #ffffff;
float: left;
}
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padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 300px;
background-color: #ffffff;
float: left;
}
#ssHead {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 640px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccd6db;
float: left;
}
#ssMoreLink {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 300px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccd6db;
float: left;
}
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padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 450px;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 44px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #303030;
}
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padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
#ssPhotoNumber {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
font-size: 12px;
color: #303030;
}
#ssPhotoCount {
padding: 0px 7px 0px 0px;
margin: 0px;
font-size: 12px;
color: #303030;
}
#ssPhotoLinks {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
#ssPhotoImg {
padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 640px;
float: left;
text-align: center;
}
#ssPhotoImg:hover {
cursor:pointer;
cursor:hand;
}
#ssPhotoDesc {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;
width: 300px;
float: left;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ccd6db;
}
#ssPhotoDesc a {
color: #3577a4;
}
#ssPhotoDesc a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
#ssPhotoAlt {
padding: 14px 0px 10px 0px;
margin: 0px;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #303030;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
width: 300px;
position: relative;
float: left;
}
#ssPhotoAlt p {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
#ssPhotoCaptionScroll {
margin: 0 0 5px 0;
width: 300px;
height: 142px;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
float: left;
}
#ssPhotoCaption {
padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px;
margin: 0px;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 14px;
color: #303030;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
width: 300px;
position: relative;
float: left;
}
.ssDeckLinks ul {
list-style-type:none;
padding:0;
margin:0;
}
.ssDeckLinks ul li {
list-style-type:none;
padding:0;
margin:0;
}
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font-size:11px;
line-height:11px;
}
#ssPhotoCaption p {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 300px;
position: relative;
text-align: left;
}
#ssPhotoCaption p p {
padding: 0px 0px 5px 0px;
margin: 0px;
width: 300px;
position: relative;
text-align: left;
}
#ssPhotoCredit {
padding: 0px 0px 5px 0px;
margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;
font-size: 11px;
line-height: 11px;
color: #3577a4;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
width: 300px;
position: relative;
float: left;
}
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padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
#ssPhotoTools {
padding: 5px 0px 0px 0px;
margin: 0px 0 10px 0;
width: 300px;
height: 20px;
font-size: 11px;
line-height: 11px;
color: #3577a4;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
text-align: top;
position: relative;
border-top: 1px solid #ccd6db;
float: left;
}
#ssShare {
position: relative;
float: left;
height: 30px;
text-align:left;
width: 530px;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-bottom: -10px;
}
#ssAddThis {
position: relative;
float: left;
width: 130px;
height: 30px;
text-align:left;
}
#ssBuzz {
position: relative;
float: left;
width: 100px;
height: 30px;
text-align:left;
}
#ssDigg {
position: relative;
float: left;
width: 70px;
height: 30px;
text-align:left;
}
#ssReadMore {
position: relative;
width: 300px;
height: 20px;
float: left;
text-align:right;
}
#ssShowTextBtn {
float:right;
}
#ssShowTextBtn:hover {
cursor:pointer;
cursor:hand;
}
#ssNextBtn:hover {
cursor:pointer;
cursor:hand;
}
#ssBackBtn:hover {
cursor:pointer;
cursor:hand;
}
#CNBCFilmstrip2 {
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
width: 640px;
float: left;
border-top: 1px solid #ccd6db;
}
#ssFilmstripHead {
padding: 5px 0 20px 0;
width: 640px;
float: left;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 14px;
color: #424858;
}
#ssFilmstripBody {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
width: 640px;
float: left;
}
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width: 140px;
padding: 0 0 0 0;
margin: 0 15px 20px 0;
display:inline-block;
height:150px;
float: left;
}
.filmstripBox p {
padding:0;
margin:0;
}
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font-size:14px;
line-height:17px;
}
.FL_DESP {
display:none;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
#devOutput {
width: 560px;
height: 0px;
float: left;
display:none;
}
.partnerCompWrapper, .partnerCompWrapper none {
display:none !important;
}
#cnbcAddThis {
display: none;
}
#ssReplaySlideshow {
vertical-align:middle;
padding:0 10px 0 0;
}
#ssReplaySlideshow:hover {
cursor:pointer;
}
#ssMoreRelated {
margin:10px 0 10px 0;
width: 300px;
float:left;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #303030;
}
#ssMoreRelatedTitle {
margin:0 0 20px 0;
width: 300px;
float:left;
font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #303030;
}
#divSSButtons .gig-button-container-facebook-like {
margin-right: -2px;
overflow: hidden;
width: 130px !important;
height: 21px;
}
#divSSButtons .gig-button-container-twitter {
margin-right:16px;
}
#divSSButtons .gig-button-container-google-plusone {
margin-right:-16px;
overflow: hidden;
width: 92px !important;
height: 20px;
}
#divSSButtons .gig-button-container-linkedin {
margin-right:17px;
}
div.gig-facebookLikeButton-button_count, div.gig-facebookLikeButton-button_count span iframe {
height: 20px !important;
}
div.gig-button-container-google-plusone iframe {
left: auto !important;
top: auto !important;
}
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var jsReady = false;
var pageObj = {};
var imageObj = {};
var featureList = [];
var flashVars = "v=1&pathname=" + document.location.pathname + "&" + document.location.search.substring(1) + "";
var flashFilePath = "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ss_data_5.swf" + "?" + flashVars;
var flashvars = false;
var params = {
menu: "false",
play: "true",
loop: "true",
allowScriptAccess: "always",
flashvars: flashVars
};
var attributes = {
id: "ssDataProxy"
};
swfobject.embedSWF(flashFilePath, "ssData", "1", "1", "9.0.0", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes);
function pageInit() {
jsReady = true;
jQuery("#devOutput").append("JavaScript is ready.");
jQuery("div#slideshowHolder").hide();
jQuery(".partnerCompWrapper").remove();
jQuery("div#divButtons").remove();
jQuery("div#divButtonsBottom").remove();
}
function isReady() {
// flash will make this call before it tries to call any of the other external interface calls
return jsReady;
}
function ssImageData(pageTitle, slide, total, FileName, Width, Height, NoResize, MediaRoot2, Credits, Caption, Alt) {
pageObj.title = pageTitle;
pageObj.slide = slide;
pageObj.total = total;
pageObj.DisplayTotal = "" + (parseInt(total) + 1) + "";
pageObj.resolutionMode = false;
pageObj.nextURL = '?slide=1';
// this will be filled by the resolution slide
// these are ints in case we need them
pageObj.s = parseInt(slide);
pageObj.t = parseInt(total);
pageObj.dt = parseInt(total) + 1;
imageObj.FileName = FileName;
imageObj.Width = Width;
imageObj.Height = Height;
imageObj.NoResize = NoResize;
imageObj.MediaRoot2 = MediaRoot2;
imageObj.Credits = Credits;
imageObj.Caption = Caption;
imageObj.Alt = Alt;
// set resolution mode state
if (pageObj.s == pageObj.t + 1) {
pageObj.resolutionMode = true;
}
ssSwapContent();
return true;
}
function ssFilmstripData(href, linktype, FileName, Width, Height, NoResize, MediaRoot2, AlternateText, Headline, Description, AssetLinks) {
f = {};
f.href = href;
f.linktype = linktype;
f.FileName = FileName;
f.Width = Width;
f.Height = Height;
f.NoResize = NoResize;
f.MediaRoot2 = MediaRoot2;
f.AlternateText = AlternateText;
f.Headline = Headline;
f.Description = Description;
f.AssetLinks = AssetLinks;
var imgHref = '';
if (f.linktype.toLowerCase() == 'internal') {
imgHref = '/id/' + f.href + '';
} else {
imgHref = f.href;
}
var imgProps = ' width="' + f.Width + '" height="' + f.Height + '" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"';
var h = '';
h += '';
h += ' ';
h += ' ';
h += ' ';
h += '';
h += '';
h += ' ';
h += ' ';
h += ' ';
h += ' ';
var newHeadline = f.Headline;
if (jQuery(f.Headline).find("a:first").attr("linktype").toLowerCase() == 'internal') {
var fsId = jQuery(f.Headline).find("a:first").attr("href");
if(fsId.split("/").length > 1){
var pathArray = fsId.split("/");
for (i = 0; i < pathArray.length; i++) {
if (pathArray[i] == "id") {
fsId = jQuery.trim(pathArray[i+1]);
break;
}
}
}
var link = jQuery(f.Headline).find("a:first").attr("href","/id/"+fsId+"");
newHeadline = jQuery(f.Headline).find("a:first").html(link).html();
}
h += ' ' + newHeadline + '';
h += ' ';
h += ' ';
h += '';
h += f.Description;
h += '';
h += '';
h += '';
jQuery("#ssFilmstripBody").append(h);
featureList.push(f);
return true;
}
function ssResolution(nextURL) {
pageObj.nextURL = nextURL;
return true;
}
function ssSwapContent() {
// we always want the title
jQuery("#ssPageTitle").html(pageObj.title);
if (pageObj.resolutionMode) {
// BUILD OUT THE RESOLUTION STATE
var headline = jQuery("#ssPageTitle").text();
jQuery("#ssPageTitle").empty();
jQuery("#ssPhotoImgHolder").remove();
jQuery("#ssPhotoAlt").remove();
var replayImage = 'http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReplaySlideshow.gif';
jQuery("").attr("id", "ssReplaySlideshow").attr("src", replayImage).appendTo("#ssPageTitle");
jQuery("#ssPageTitle").append(headline).css({"font-size": "12px","font-weight":"bold"});
jQuery("#ssPhotoNumber").html(pageObj.slide + ' of ');
jQuery("#ssPhotoCount").html(pageObj.DisplayTotal);
var cssObj = {
'border-top': '0px solid #fff',
'margin-top': '0px'
}
jQuery("#CNBCFilmstrip2").css(cssObj);
var deckContentText = jQuery('.cnbc_sbhdln:first').text();
var deckContent = '';
if (deckContentText.length >= 1){
deckContent = jQuery('.cnbc_sbhdln:first').html();
} else {
deckContent = 'Replay Slideshow';
}
jQuery('#ssPhotoCaption').addClass("ssDeckLinks")
.append('More related to:')
.append('' + headline + '')
.append(deckContent);
ssShowTextCheck();
} else {
// CREATE THE IMAGE
var imageAlign = "left";
// jQuery("#ssPhotoImg").css("width", imageDetails.w + "px");
if (imageObj.Width < imageObj.Height && imageObj.Width < 640) {
imageAlign = "center";
}
if (imageObj.NoResize == "true") {
jQuery("")
.attr("id", "ssImage")
.attr("src", imageObj.MediaRoot2 + '/i' + imageObj.FileName)
.attr("width", imageObj.Width)
.attr("height", imageObj.Height)
.attr("align",imageAlign)
.attr("border","0")
.appendTo("#ssPhotoImg");
} else {
var fileNameExtPos = imageObj.FileName.lastIndexOf('.');
var fileNameExt = imageObj.FileName.substring(fileNameExtPos);
var fileNameBase = imageObj.FileName.substring(0, fileNameExtPos);
var fileName = fileNameBase + '.aim640' + fileNameExt;
jQuery("")
.attr("id", "ssImage")
.attr("src", imageObj.MediaRoot2 + '/j' + fileName)
.attr("width", imageObj.Width)
.attr("height", imageObj.Height)
.attr("align",imageAlign)
.attr("border","0")
.appendTo("#ssPhotoImg");
}
jQuery("#ssPhotoNumber").html(pageObj.slide + ' of ');
jQuery("#ssPhotoCount").html(pageObj.DisplayTotal);
if (imageObj.Credits != '') {
jQuery("#ssPhotoCredit").html(imageObj.Credits);
}
if (imageObj.Caption != '') {
jQuery("#ssPhotoCaption").html(imageObj.Caption);
}
if (imageObj.Alt != '') {
jQuery("#ssPhotoAlt").html(imageObj.Alt);
}
}
// ADD THE MAIN NEXT AND BACK BUTTONS
// THIS IS JUST THE IMAGES. WE WILL APPLY THE EVENTS LATER
if (pageObj.slide == 1) {
// first slide
// blank
jQuery("").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/blank.gif")
.attr("width", "44")
.attr("height", "44")
.attr("border", "0")
.appendTo("#ssPhotoLinks");
// next
jQuery("").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOffNext.gif")
.attr("width", "44")
.attr("height", "44")
.attr("border", "0")
.attr("id", "ssNextBtn")
.appendTo("#ssPhotoLinks");
} else {
// all the rest
// BACK
jQuery("").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOffBack.gif")
.attr("width", "44")
.attr("height", "44")
.attr("border", "0")
.attr("id", "ssBackBtn").appendTo("#ssPhotoLinks");
// NEXT
jQuery("").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOffNext.gif")
.attr("width", "44")
.attr("height", "44")
.attr("border", "0")
.attr("id", "ssNextBtn").appendTo("#ssPhotoLinks");
}
jQuery('#cnbc_textbody').replaceWith(jQuery('#ssWide').html());
jQuery('#ss_right_rail').replaceWith(jQuery('#ssThin').html());
ssShowTextCheck();
}
// NEXT AND BACK
function ssNext() {
if (pageObj.resolutionMode) {
if (featureList.length >=1){
var path = document.location.pathname;
var pathArray = path.split("/");
var wbId = '';
for (i = 0; i < pathArray.length; i++) {
if (pathArray[i] == "id") {
wbId = jQuery.trim(pathArray[i+1]);
break;
}
}
for (j = 0; j < featureList.length; j++) {
if(jQuery.trim(featureList[j].href) == wbId){
if(j == featureList.length -1){
pageObj.nextURL = '/id/' + featureList[0].href + '';
} else {
pageObj.nextURL = '/id/' + featureList[j+1].href + '';
}
break;
}
}
}
document.location = pageObj.nextURL;
} else {
document.location = '?slide=' + (pageObj.s + 1);
}
}
function ssBack() {
if (pageObj.s > 1) {
document.location = '?slide=' + (pageObj.s - 1);
}
}
// SLIDE CAPTION
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function(e) {
jQuery("#ssNextBtn").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOnNext.gif");
window.status = 'Next Slide';
});
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function(e) {
jQuery("#ssNextBtn").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOffNext.gif");
window.status = '';
});
jQuery(document).bind('NEXT_CLICK',
function(e) {
ssNext();
});
jQuery(document).bind('BACK_OVER',
function(e) {
jQuery("#ssBackBtn").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOnBack.gif");
window.status = 'Previous Slide';
});
jQuery(document).bind('BACK_OUT',
function(e) {
jQuery("#ssBackBtn").attr("src", "http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/ss_btnOffBack.gif");
window.status = '';
});
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function(e) {
ssBack();
});
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function(e) {
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jQuery("#ssPhotoCaptionScroll").animate({
height: 142
},
500);
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").attr("src", 'http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReadMoreShow_1.gif');
} else if (jQuery("#ssPhotoCaptionScroll").height() < captionHeight) {
jQuery("#ssPhotoCaptionScroll").animate({
height: captionHeight
},
500);
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").attr("src", 'http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReadMoreHide_1.gif');
}
});
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jQuery("#ssNextBtn").livequery("click",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssNextBtn").livequery("mouseover",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OVER');
});
jQuery("#ssNextBtn").livequery("mouseout",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OUT');
});
// BACK button
jQuery("#ssBackBtn").livequery("click",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssBackBtn").livequery("mouseover",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_OVER');
});
jQuery("#ssBackBtn").livequery("mouseout",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_OUT');
});
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// this is the onload of the image
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("load",
function(e) {
// jQuery(this).hide();
// jQuery(this).fadeIn('slow');
});
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("click",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("mousemove",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OVER');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssImage").livequery("mouseleave",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OUT');
});
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jQuery(document).bind('keyup', 'right',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'right',function (e){
jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_OVER');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keyup', 'left',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_CLICK');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'left',function (e){
jQuery(document).trigger('BACK_OVER');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'down',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('SHOW_TEXT');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery(document).bind('keydown', 'up',
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('SHOW_TEXT');
e.preventDefault();
});
// HIDE AND EXPAND THE TEXT
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").livequery("click",
function(e) {
jQuery(document).trigger('SHOW_TEXT');
e.preventDefault();
});
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").livequery("mouseover",
function(e) {
window.status = "Show/Hide Text";
});
jQuery("#ssShowTextBtn").livequery("mouseout",
function(e) {
window.status = "";
});
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jQuery("#ssReplaySlideshow").livequery("click",
function(e) {
// jQuery(document).trigger('NEXT_CLICK');
document.location = "?slide=1";
});
jQuery("#ssReplaySlideshow").livequery("mouseover",
function(e) {
jQuery(e.target).attr('src','http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReplaySlideshowOver.gif');
});
jQuery("#ssReplaySlideshow").livequery("mouseout",
function(e) {
jQuery(e.target).attr('src','http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Components/Slideshow_V2/Global/ssReplaySlideshow.gif');
});
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});
});
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var ygsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoogames");
var yssource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoosports");
var yhsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoohotjobs");
var yrsource_index = location.href.indexOf("__source=yahoorealestate");
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