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   DDO.pageData.pageNumber = location.search.split('page=')[1] ? location.search.split('page=')[1] : location.search.split('offset=')[1] ? location.search.split('offset=')[1] : '1';
   
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DDO.init = function(pubsub, dependentEvents) {
	// The following code defers loading the DTM library until after certain events have been fired,
	// namely janrain, mg2, and access meter.
	// Note: we need to add access meter to list of dependent events etc!
	DDO.dependentEvents = dependentEvents;// e.g. ['authn', 'authz'];
	setTimeout(function(){
		DDO.dependentEventCheck("TIMED OUT");
	}, 10000);
	if(dependentEvents.length == 0){
		DDO.utilities.triggerDTMPageView();//DDO.utilities.loadDTMLibrary();
	}
	
	pubsub.publish("DDO-initialized");
	console.log('DDO: ', DDO);
}

//Function to remove last alphanumeric chars from DDO.pageData.pageName url
function removeExtracharFromUrl(urlPath){
    var urlArr = urlPath.split('/');
    if (urlArr.length > 3) {
    	var urlArr_new = [];
		for (var i=0; i<urlArr.length-2;i++) {
			urlArr_new.push(urlArr[i]);
		}
		return urlArr_new.join('/') + '/';
    } 
    else {
    	return urlPath;	
    }
}

</script>

<!-- end metrics_complete_override block -->









<script>
DDO.interaction = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		// pubsubcutioner can use regex for event names, thus all interaction type events
		// can be listened to assuming the data is correct.
		pubsub.subscribe("site-interaction", function(event, data){
			// data should be like: {element:"[widget clicked]",action: "[button clicked]"}
			DDO.action("interaction.Website", data);
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.janrainPort = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		var returnUser = false;
		var isModalOpen = false;
		var autoLogin = true;
		
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.sessionNotFound", function(){
			pubsub.publish("authn-anonymous");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.logout",function(){
			pubsub.publish("authn-logout");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.loginSuccess", function(event, data){
			pubsub.publish("login-success");
			pubsub.publish("authn-login", data);
			if(!returnUser && !window.mg2){
				pubsub.publish("login-complete");
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.loginFailed", function(){
			pubsub.publish("login-error");
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.sessionFound", function(event, data){
			pubsub.publish("session-found");
			pubsub.publish("authn-login", data);
			if(autoLogin) { 
				pubsub.publish("authn-login-return");
			}
			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.onEmailSent", function(){
			pubsub.publish("registration-success");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.onModalOpen", function(){
			if (!isModalOpen) {
				pubsub.publish("authn-modal-open");
				isModalOpen = true;
				autoLogin = false;
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("janrain.onModalClose", function(){
			pubsub.publish("authn-modal-close");
			isModalOpen = false;
		});
	}
}
</script>






<script>
DDO.authn = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		var triggerReturnUser = false;
		var autoLogin = true;
		var connextDataSet = false;
		var connextData = {};
		var hasLocalStorage = DDO.hasLocalStorage();
		var connextActive = DDO.connextActive();
		DDO.userData = DDO.userData || {};
		pubsub.subscribe("connext-updated", function(event, data){
			connextData = data;
			connextDataSet = true;
			pubsub.publish("authn-connext-ready", data);

		})
		function useConnext(action){
			if(connextDataSet){
				useConnextData(connextData, action);
				connextDataSet = false;
			}else{
				pubsub.subscribe("authn-connext-ready", function(event, connextData){	
					useConnextData(connextData, action);	
					connextDataSet = false;
				})
			}
		}
		function useConnextData(data, action){
			console.log("SATELLITE: used connext data");
			DDO.userData.userActive = data.isAuthenticated ?'logged-in':'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = data.isAuthorized ? "premium":(data.isAuthenticated ? "standard":"anonymous");
			DDO.dependentEventCheck("authn");
			if(typeof(action) != "undefined"){
				DDO.action(action);
			}
			
		}
		if(hasLocalStorage){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserStatus")||"";
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.userData.userActive = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserActive")||"";
				DDO.userData.userType = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserType")||"";
			}
			if(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData")){
				DDO.userData.userProfileID = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData"))["uuid"] ||"";
			}
		}
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login", function(event, data){
			if(autoLogin){
				pubsub.publish("session-found");
			}
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'registered';
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.userData.userActive = 'logged-in';
				DDO.userData.userType = 'standard';
			}else{
				useConnext();
			}
			if(hasLocalStorage && !connextActive){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.userData.userProfileID = data.uuid;
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-anonymous", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
				DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			}else{
				useConnext();	
			}
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			if(!connextActive){
				DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-modal-open", function(event, data){
			if(typeof(window.janrainClickTracker)!="undefined"){
				if(typeof(DDO.loginEventClickNumber)!="undefined"){
					if(window.janrainClickTracker == DDO.loginEventClickNumber){
						return;
					}
				}
				DDO.loginEventClickNumber = window.janrainClickTracker;
			}
			if(connextActive){
				useConnext('loginEvent_start');
			}else{
				DDO.action('loginEvent_start');
			}
			autoLogin = false;
		});
 		pubsub.subscribe("login-complete", function(event, data){
			if(!autoLogin){
				if(connextActive){
					useConnext('loginEvent_complete');
				}else{
					DDO.action('loginEvent_complete');
				}
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-logout", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.action('loginEvent_logout');
		});	
		
		pubsub.subscribe("session-found", function(){
			autoLogin = true;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				currentCookie = localStorage.getItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie");
				if(currentCookie != null){
					currentCookie = JSON.parse(currentCookie);
				}else{
						currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
						localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie));
				}
				if ((Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - currentCookie['timestamp'])>1800){
					triggerReturnUser = true;
					currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
					localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie))
				}
			}
			
		});
		
		// When user is auto-logged in.
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login-return", function(event, data) {
			if(triggerReturnUser){
				if(connextActive){
					useConnext('loginEvent_return-user');
				}else{
			 		DDO.action('loginEvent_return-user');
			 	}
			}
			 DDO.dependentEventCheck("authz");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("registration-success", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_new-user-register');
			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("login-error", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_error');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.authz = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authorization.granted", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userType = data.premium_user ? 'premium' : 'standard'; 
			if(DDO.hasLocalStorage()){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.comment = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe('livefyre.commentPosted', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('commentSubmitted');
			if (data.sharedToFacebook) {
                pubsub.publish('authn-social-share', { type:'share-content', site:'facebook' });
            }
            if (data.sharedToTwitter) {
                pubsub.publish('authn-social-share', { type:'share-content', site:'twitter' });
            }
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe('additional-comments', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('additionalComments', data);
		});
	}
};
</script>







<script>
DDO.socialShare = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-social-share", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("socialClick", data);			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("livefyre.commentShared", function(event, data){
			if (data.sharedToFacebook) {
	            DDO.action('socialClick', { type:'share-comment', site:'facebook' });
	        }
	        if (data.sharedToTwitter) {
	            DDO.action('socialClick', { type:'share-comment', site:'twitter' });
	        }
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("social-share-interaction", function(event, data){
			DDO.action ("interaction.SocialShare",
			{shareEvent:data.event || "provider_select",
			id:data.url,
			provider:data.provider});
		});
	
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.gallery = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-secondary", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('gallerySecondaryPhotoView');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-opened", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('galleryOpened');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.breakingNews = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-banner", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("breakingNews", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-story", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('breakingNewsStory');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.relatedObjects = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("related-objects", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("relatedObjects", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("non-gallery-photo", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("nonGalleryPhoto", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
	}
};
</script><script>
DDO.videoMetrics = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("video-start", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoStart', data);
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("video-content-play", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoContentPlay', data);
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("video-pause", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoPause', data);
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("video-complete", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('videoComplete', data);
		});
	}
};
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		<div id="signIn_Container">
	<div class="cm-janrain-header">
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<div style="display:none;" id="returnSocial">
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		<div id="signIn_Container">
	<div class="cm-janrain-header">
		<img
			src="/r/PortalConfig/np-paid/assets/mystatesman/images/logo-black.svg"
			name="myStatesman.com"
			class="header-logo"
			alt="myStatesman.com"
		/>
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			</div>
			<div class="col-lg-14"></div>
			<div class="cm-login">
				<h2>Sign in using your myStatesman.com profile</h2>
				<p>
					Need a Profile?
					<a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a>
				</p>
				{* #userInformationForm *}
					<div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
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					<div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
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			<div class="cm-social-login">
				<h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
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			</div>
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<div style="display:none;" id="returnTraditional">
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		<div id="signIn_Container">
	<div class="cm-janrain-header">
		<img
			src="/r/PortalConfig/np-paid/assets/mystatesman/images/logo-black.svg"
			name="myStatesman.com"
			class="header-logo"
			alt="myStatesman.com"
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			</div>
			<div class="col-lg-14"></div>
			<div class="cm-login">
				<h2>Sign in using your myStatesman.com profile</h2>
				<p>
					Need a Profile?
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				{* #userInformationForm *}
					<div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
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				<a href="http://www.mystatesman.com/visitor_agreement/" target="_blank">Visitor Agreement</a>
				and
				<a href="http://www.mystatesman.com/privacy_policy/" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.
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			<p>We&rsquo;re all watching it on TV, on social media. Scene after scene of boat rescues, flooded streets, people on rooftops. Our kids are watching it, too, and they&rsquo;re watching our stress levels rise as we worry about what is happening in Houston and to people we might know.</p><p>What are we supposed to tell our kids about Hurricane Harvey?</p><div class="inline-related cm-inline cm-320-show cm-768-hide cm-960-hide">
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	<p>That depends on the age of your child as well as the kind of child you have, says Julia Hoke, a licensed psychologist and the director of psychological services at Austin Child Guidance Center. Most children of preschool age and younger probably don&rsquo;t need to be told much, she says. Realize that kids that age are very self-centered and think that it must be happening here and to them, Hoke says. Reassure them that you are safe.</p><p>If your child is particularly sensitive and tends to worry a lot, be especially careful about what you say.</p><p>&ldquo;You really need to know your individual child,&rdquo; says Dr. Julie Alonso-Katzowitz, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Dell Children&rsquo;s Medical Center of Central Texas.</p><p>With elementary school-age children and older, you can watch TV with them and ask them what their questions are. Answer them honestly but don&rsquo;t given them any more information than they need. Again, you&rsquo;re trying to avoid worry about things you and your children cannot control.</p><!-- ERROR related-links.jpt> Not displaying unsupported type image for object PortalWebObjectWrapper [+    162664#] /Pub/p8/MyStatesman/2017/08/29/Images/newsEngin.19709825_rbb-harvey-Relief-6.jpg [ConcreteProxyImpl:Image, 3.0.3133812377] -->
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<strong>&bull; Do make your kids feel safe. </strong>Reassure them that you are doing everything to keep them safe and that we are OK here.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do give them information, but without a lot of extra information.</strong> Give simple answers. Remain calm and reassuring. If you don&rsquo;t know, it&rsquo;s OK to say that.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do normalize their feelings.</strong> Tell them: &ldquo;Of course, you&rsquo;re really worried about this,&rdquo; then praise them for the empathy they are showing.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do talk about what you would do in an emergency. </strong>Being able to reassure them that you have a plan if they were in danger can be comforting. Where would you go? What would you do? But don&rsquo;t dwell on that, says Alonso-Katzowitz. Reassure them: &ldquo;Right now we&rsquo;re safe and we have resources.&rdquo;</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Don&rsquo;t give them false reassurances.</strong> You shouldn&rsquo;t say &ldquo;No. that can never happen here,&rdquo; says Melanie Storrusten, a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress management. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not a true statement,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;The world isn&rsquo;t 100 percent guaranteed to be safe.&rdquo;</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do limit the amount of TV</strong> and social media about Harvey both you and your children are watching and consuming. You need a break from it.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do let them know about any close family members who have been affected.</strong> Try to limit that conversation to positive things that are happening if you can.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do prepare them for the possibility that relatives might be coming to live with you.</strong> Get them involved in how that might play out: Where would they sleep? What toys or clothes could your family or friends borrow? &ldquo;Recognize that kids aren&rsquo;t little adults and may have mixed reactions to it,&rdquo; Hoke says.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Don&rsquo;t make promises you can&rsquo;t keep.</strong> Don&rsquo;t tell them your family will be fine. Don&rsquo;t tell them your family is only coming for a few days and then you&rsquo;ll have your room back.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do talk to them about the positive things that are happening:</strong> The boat rescues, the way ordinary people are helping other people, the animals that have been saved, the way first responders are working to help people. That can help prevent excessive worry.</p><p>
            
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               <strong>&bull; </strong>Do engage in ways you can help as a family.</strong> Research local nonprofits who are helping. Find out what different organizations are collecting. Let your kids play a role in what your family decides to do. &ldquo;It can help you regain some sense of power and control,&rdquo; says Storrusten, especially if you&rsquo;ve been feeling out of control and helpless as you watch the events unfold on TV.</p><p style="text-align: center;">
            
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