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		$('#fbshare').click(function(e){
			e.preventDefault();
			//console.log('Facebook share button clicked');
			var url = $(this).attr('data-video-share');
			url = '//www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + url;			
			//console.log(url);
			
			FB.ui({
				method: 'share',
				href: url
			}, function(response){});
	
		});
	});</script> <script>function initialize(){

		    // Load videos and Update the controls on load
		    //loadVideo();
		    updateTimerDisplay();
		    updateProgressBar();
		    
		
		    // Clear any old interval.
		    clearInterval(time_update_interval);
		
		    // Start interval to update elapsed time display and
		    // the elapsed part of the progress bar every second.
		    time_update_interval = setInterval(function () {
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		    player.cueVideoById({ 
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		// This function is called by initialize()
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		    $('#current-time').text(formatTime( player.getCurrentTime() ));
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		// This function is called by initialize()
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		    // new time in seconds = total duration in seconds * ( value of range input / 100 )
		    var newTime = player.getDuration() * (e.target.value / 100);
		
		    // Skip video to new time.
		    player.seekTo(newTime);
		
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		    var url = $(this).attr('data-video-id');
			var title = $(this).attr('data-video-title');
			$('#videoTitle').text(title);
		    console.log('Video Clicked');
			
			//Update the attribute value of the share icon when a new video is selected
			$('#fbshare').attr( 'data-video-share', url);
			
		    player.loadVideoById(url);		    
		    $('.blur_bg').attr('xlink:href',"//i1.ytimg.com/vi/" +url+ "/mqdefault.jpg");
		
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		    var minutes = Math.floor(time / 60),
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