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         * Function to send data upstream to Piano template
         * @param iframeId - Element id of the Piano iframe
         * @param success - true/false. Status of the message
         * @param message - Error message text
         * @param object - Additional data, like the the field that triggered the error
         */
        function sendPostMessageToPiano(iframeId, success, message, object) {
            var iframe = jQuery('#' + iframeId);

            if (iframe.length) {
                iframe[0].contentWindow.postMessage({
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                        success: success,
                        message: message,
                        object: object
                    }
                }, '*');
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        /**
         * Sets cookie for later use in custom variables
         * @param name - Custom variable's name
         * @param value - Custom variable's value
         */
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            var cookieValue = pianoReadCustomVariableCookie();
            /*/ Set the value */
            cookieValue[name] = value;

            /* Get cookie expiration date in 3 years */
            var d = new Date();
            d.setTime(d.getTime() + (94608000000));
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         * Read values from cookie and convert them from JSON
         * @param specificName (optional) Name specific value from the set
         * @returns {*} If specificName is specified - returns a single value, otherwise returns a JSON object with all values
         */
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            var cookieValue;
            try {
                /* Try to get the cookie value with regexp */
                var match = document.cookie.match(new RegExp('(^| )__pcvc=([^;]+)'));
                if (match) {
                    /* If cookie with this name was found - try to parse the JSON value */
                    cookieValue = JSON.parse(match[2]);
                }
            }
            catch (e) {
                // By default - set value as empty object
                cookieValue = {};
            }
            if (!cookieValue) {
                // By default - set value as empty object
                cookieValue = {};
            }
            if (typeof specificName != "undefined") {
                // Get the specific value from the set
                if (typeof cookieValue[specificName] != "undefined") {
                    return cookieValue[specificName];
                }
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            return cookieValue;
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        function deleteCookie( name ) {
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         * Send an event to a speficic Google Analytics tracker.
         *   If the tracker doesn't exist on the page, it will be created.
         * @param  {object} hitObj - object containing hitType, event category,
         *         Action, Label, etc.
         *
         * @param  {string} The UA-code to use when sending the hit. If not
         *   provided, we attempt to find a UA code set in the TN custom site
         *   properties and will use it.
         *
         *   Trackers created or found will be stored like this:
         *     - vpmc.foundTrackers[ UA-CODE ] : TRACKER-NAME
         *     - the hit will be sent like so: ga('TRACKER-NAME.send', hitObj);
         *
         * @param {bool} hitSent whether or not we attempted to send the hit
         *        to Google. Should almost always return true.
         */
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              gaUA = 'UA-5755549-45';
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          var ga = window.ga || null;
          var sendHit = (typeof hitObj == 'object' && Object.keys(hitObj).length >= 3);

          /* Exit if GA is not loaded */
          if (typeof ga !== 'function' || !gaUA || !sendHit) return false;

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          var foundTrackers = vapilot.foundTrackers;


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             will be the value of window.vapilot.foundTrackers[gaUA] */
          var foundTrackerName = (typeof(foundTrackers[gaUA]) !== 'undefined') ? foundTrackers[gaUA] : null ;

          var hitSent = false;

          if ( foundTrackerName ) {
            /* We found a tracker already used once on this page, so no need
            to look any father. Send the hit now. */
              ga(function() {
                  var trackerSend = foundTrackerName + '.send';
                  ga(trackerSend, hitObj);
              });
              hitSent = true;
          }
          else {
            // Tracker name was NOT used yet, so we look for it and store it
            // Find the tracker matching the gaUA code which was passed in
            var trackers = ga.getAll();
            if (trackers && trackers.length) {
                $.each(trackers, function(i, v) {
                    var gaID = v.get("trackingId");
                    if ( gaID == gaUA ) {
                        var gaName = v.get("name");
                        if ( gaName && gaName.length ) {
                              /* Store in window.vapilot.foundTrackers */
                              vapilot.foundTrackers[gaUA] = gaName;
                              /* We found the correct tracker for Ga */
                              ga(function() {
                                  var trackerSend = gaName + '.send';
                                  ga( trackerSend, hitObj );
                              });
                              hitSent = true;
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
          }

          if ( !hitSent && gaUA.length ) {
              /* No active trackers were found with our UA,
                 so we create one, store it as a found tracker, then send hit */
              ga(function() {
                  ga('create', gaUA, 'auto', 'pianoTNTracker');
                  foundTrackers[gaUA] = 'pianoTNTracker';
                  ga('pianoTNTracker.send', hitObj);
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              hitSent = true;
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          return hitSent;
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    tp.push(["setContentSection", "/news/nation-world/national"]);
    tp.push(["setContentCreated", "2017-08-29T12:59:00-04:00"]);
          tp.push(["setUseTinypassAccounts", false]);


          // Read all values from cookie
          var cookieValues = pianoReadCustomVariableCookie();

          for (var i in cookieValues) {
              // Set custom variables from cookie
              tp.push(['setCustomVariable', i, cookieValues[i]]);
          }

          tp.push(["addHandler", "showTemplate", function( offerParams ) {
              // Your code after offer has been shown
              var displayMode = offerParams.displayMode;
              var templateId = offerParams.templateId;
              if (displayMode == 'modal') {
                // get ID of iframe with this templateId so we can send it
                // a postMessage
                var iframeId = $("iframe[src*="+ templateId +"]").attr("id");
                if (iframeId && iframeId.length) {
                    var obj = {
                        'message': 'iframe-view-modal'
                    }
                    var pTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){
                        sendPostMessageToPiano(iframeId, true, null, obj);
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                }
              }

          } ]);

          tp.push(["addHandler", "checkoutClose", function( event ) {

              // The event object contains information about the state of closed modal
              switch (event.state){
                  case 'checkoutCompleted':
                      // User completed the purchase and now has access
                      // Usually it's a good practice to reload the page
                      break;
                  case 'alreadyHasAccess':
                      // User already has access
                      // This state could be a result of user logging in during checkout process
                      // Usually it's a good practice to reload the page here as well
                      break;
                  case 'close':
                      // User did not complete the purchase and simply closed the modal
              }
          }]);

          /* Event Handlers for Piano custom events */
          tp.push(["addHandler", "customEvent", function(event, b, c, d) {
                switch (event.eventName) {
                    case 'signin-check':
                        var signin = '';
                        var params;
                        var iframeId;

                        // We are parsing the params object sent
                        // from the template to find out which iframe triggered it
                        /*params = JSON.parse( event.params );*/
                        iframeId = params.iframeId;

                        if ((typeof event.params.signin != 'undefined') && (event.params.signin.length > 0)) {
                            signin = event.params.signin;
                        }

                        if ( signin ) {
                          vpmc_restoreContent( iframeId );
                        }
                        break;
                    case "ga-send-event":
                        /*var params = JSON.parse(event.params);*/
                        var hitObj = {
                            "hitType": "event",
                        }
                        var gaUA =  event.params.gaUa || 'UA-5755549-45';
                        var gaCat = event.params.category || '';
                        var gaAct = event.params.action || '';
                        var gaLab = event.params.label || '';
                        var gaVal = event.params.value || '';

                        if (gaCat) {
                            hitObj['eventCategory'] = gaCat;
                        }

                        if (gaAct) {
                            hitObj['eventAction'] = gaAct;
                        }

                        if (gaLab) {
                            hitObj['eventLabel'] = gaLab;
                        }

                        if (gaVal) {
                            hitObj['eventValue'] = gaVal;
                        }

                        vpmcGAHit(hitObj, gaUA);

                        break;
                 }
          }]);
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         $(function () {
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            e.preventDefault();
            });

           /* Always make sure sign out button signs people out, regardless if
              triggered by a Piano experience or not. Sign in is tied to a Piano
              experience which detects if a user is a subscrier or anonymous.
              Signing out is not necessarily tied to piano, though.*/
           $(".vpmc-meter-signout").on("click", function( e ){
             e.preventDefault();
             doSignOut();
           });
         });

         /**
          * Toggle sign in / out links.
          * @param {string} theState - which state to show (signIn or signOut)
          * @param {object} context - possible context object from piano - not
          *   in use at this time (2017-10-09)
          */

        function toggleSignIn( theState, context )  {
            if (!theState) return;
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            $signInLi = $(".signin");

            try {
                switch( theState ) {
                    case 'signIn':
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                       $signOutLi.css("visibility", "hidden");
                       $signOutLi.css("position", "absolute");

                       /* Show Sign in */
                       $signInLi.css("visibility", "visible");
                       $signInLi.css("position", "relative")
                       $(".paymeter-promo").removeClass("paymeter-promo-hidden");
                       sessionStorage.removeItem('vp_dlUserState');
                        break;
                    case 'signOut':

                        /* Show sign out  */
                        $signOutLi.css("visibility", "visible");
                        $signOutLi.css("position", "relative");

                        /* Hide Sign in */
                        $signInLi.css("visibility", "hidden");
                        $signInLi.css("position", "absolute");
                        $(".paymeter-promo").addClass("paymeter-promo-hidden");
                    break;
                }
            }
            catch(e) {
                console.log( e );
            }
        }

        /**
         * [doSignOut description]
         * @param  {object}  possible context object from piano - not
           in use at this time (2017-10-09
         *
         */
        function doSignOut( context ) {
            $.getJSON( "https://secure.pilotonline.com/subscriptions/?logout&js&callback=?", function( data, context ) {
               var msg = data.message;
               if (data.message == "loggedOut") {
                toggleSignIn("signIn");
                if (typeof window.tp !== 'undefined') {
                    tp.push(["setCustomVariable", "userState", 'Anonymous']);
                    tp.experience.execute(); /* reset all experiences */
                }
               }
            });
        }

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                 a.type = "text/javascript";
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                 a.src = src;
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       /* Piano functions for inline modal template */
        function vpmc_fadeContent( selector ) {
            var pModal = $(".tp-modal");

            /* There could be a modal experience running at the same time as
            the inline experience, so a selector is sent via postMessage data */
            if ( selector ) {
                $( selector ).parents(".asset-body").find("p:first").nextUntil("#tncms-region-article_instory_top").css("position", "relative").addClass("vp-fade");
                $("#tncms-region-article_instory_top").nextUntil("tncms-region-article_bottom").hide();
                $(".asset-tagline").hide();
                $(selector).addClass("piano-inline-active");
            }
        }

        function vpmc_restoreContent( selector ) {
            var pModal = $(".tp-modal");
            var pModalClose = $(".tp-close.tp-active");

            tp.template.close();

            if ( selector ) {
                /* Remove any Inline selectors */
                $( selector ).parents(".asset-body").find("p:first").nextUntil("#tncms-region-article_instory_top").css("position", "relative").removeClass("vp-fade");
                $("#tncms-region-article_instory_top").nextUntil("tncms-region-article_bottom").show();
                $(".asset-tagline").show();
                /* remove Piano signin / warning iframe if it exists */
                $(".vpmc-piano-inline-template").html('');
                $(selector).removeClass("piano-inline-active");
            }

            /* Change signin link to say signed out */
            toggleSignIn('signOut');

        }

        /* PostMessage event listenters */

        $(window).on("message", function(e) {
            var data = e.originalEvent.data;
            if (e.originalEvent.origin !== 'https://experience.tinypass.com' && e.originalEvent.origin !== 'https://buy.tinypass.com') {
                return;
            }
            /* PostMessage is an object */
            if (typeof data == 'object') {
                var eventName = data.eventName;
                if (eventName && eventName.length) {
                    switch(eventName) {
                        case 'ga-send-event':
                            hitObj = data.gaHit;
                            var gaUA =  data.gaUa || 'UA-5755549-45';
                            if (typeof hitObj == 'object' && gaUA) {
                                vpmcGAHit(hitObj, gaUA);
                            }
                        break;

                    }
                }
            }

            /* PostMessage is a string */
            if (data == 'fadeContent') {
                vpmc_fadeContent('.vpmc-piano-inline-template');
            }
            if (data == 'signedIn') {
                vpmc_restoreContent('.vpmc-piano-inline-template');
                checkSubscriber();
            }

            if (data == 'first-free') {
                tp.template.close();
                tp.experience.execute();
                toggleSignIn('signIn');
            }

            if (data == 'sign-out') {
                doSignOut();
            }
        });

        /**
         * Checks subscriber status with secure server on every page load, and
         * when user signs in. Populates appropriate Piano custom variables,
         * sessionStorage, and GA dataLayer with basic info about the subscriber
         * and their account.
         */
        function checkSubscriber() {
            $.getJSON("https://secure.pilotonline.com/subscriptions/?js&callback=?",
                function(r) {
                    var dlUserState = 'Anonymous'; /* Google Analytics: start userstate as anon for GA dataLayer*/
                    if (typeof(r) == "object" && 'authorized' in r) {
                       var userState = r.userState;
                         if (userState && typeof(userState) == 'string') {
                           tp.push(["setCustomVariable", "userState", userState]);
                           /* Google Analytics: Set official GA datalayer custom
                              dimension based on response from Piano */
                           /*
                           Set user state in localstorage for our GA code in
                           option.head.utl so the userstate can transfer to GA on
                           pageview instead of dom ready for the next page load. */
                       }

                       var deliveryScheduleId = r.deliveryScheduleId;
                       if (deliveryScheduleId && typeof(deliveryScheduleId) == 'string') {
                         tp.push(["setCustomVariable", "deliveryScheduleId", deliveryScheduleId]);
                         /* We want to track User State as granularly as possible,
                         so if this exists, overwrite the more generic 'Subscriber'
                         status set above. e.g. ePilot, DS etc.*/
                         dlUserState = deliveryScheduleId.toLowerCase();
                         sessionStorage.setItem('vp_dlUserState', dlUserState);

                       }
                       var deliveryMethod = r.deliveryMethod;
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                                <p>ExxonMobil acknowledged Tuesday that Hurricane Harvey damaged two of its refineries, prompting the release of hazardous pollutants.</p><p>The acknowledgement, in a regulatory filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, follows repeated complaints on Twitter of an "unbearable" chemical smell over parts of Houston. However, it was not immediately clear what caused the smell.</p><p>The company said in the filings that a floating roof covering a tank at ExxonMobil's Baytown oil refinery sank in heavy rains, dipping below the surface of oil or other material stored there and causing unusually high emissions, especially of volatile organic compounds, a category of regulated chemicals.</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_top" class="tncms-region hidden-print"><div id="tncms-block-614911" class="tncms-block"><div class="vpmc-piano-inline-template"></div></div></div><p>The Baytown refinery is the second largest in the country. The company said in its filing that it would need to empty the tank to make repairs, though it wasn't clear when the weather would permit that.</p><p>An ExxonMobil spokeswoman said the company would "conduct an assessment to determine the impact of the storm once it is safe to do so." It would not say what was in the tank.</p><p>At the company's Beaumont petrochemical refinery, Harvey damaged a sulfur thermal oxidizer, a piece of equipment that captures and burns sulfur dioxide. As a result, the plant released 1,312.84 pounts of sulfur dioxide, well in excess of the amounts allowed by the company's permits.</p><p>"The unit was stabilized. No impact to the community has been reported," the company said in its filing. "Actions were taken to minimize emissions and to restore the refinery to normal operations."</p>
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<p>A variety of other chemicals were emitted during the shutdown of the plants.</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_middle" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div><p>"Most of the unauthorized emissions come from the process of shutting down, and then starting up, the various units of the plant, when pollution control devices can't be operated properly and there's lots of flaring," said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas.</p><p>Flaring is generally done when releasing chemicals without burning them is more hazardous for people and the environment. ExxonMobil said it had flared hazardous materials at its Baytown refinery on Sunday and Monday.</p><p>Most of the other facilities belonging to major companies also filed notices with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Chevron Phillips, for example, said that it expected its Cedar Bayou chemical plant to exceed permitted limits for several hazardous pollutants, such as 1,3-butadiene, benzene and ethylene, during shutdown procedures.</p><p>Environment Texas and the Sierra Club sued the oil giant in 2010 alleging that the company's Baytown complex had emitted 8 million pounds of hazardous chemicals over a five-year period. A federal judge imposed a $20 million penalty on the company.</p><p>"Any release of carcinogens (like benzene, 1,3-butadiene) adds to the increased cancer risk for those living near these plants," Metzger said in an email. He said that large releases of nitrogen oxides or sulfur dioxide "and other respiratory irritants adds to the respiratory problems people in the area suffer from at high rates."</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_bottom" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div>
                                
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